A few distant and ethereal bells came, but the time had passed, and the imperial city was in an emergency.

On the streets of Kyoto, there is darkness everywhere, there are no extra pedestrians, only the sound of Gyeonggi Wei and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion mobilizing troops and horses, some meet on narrow roads, some are-for-tat, and some are going against each other.

The people of Kyoto, who were already asleep, were awakened by the strange noise coming from outside, and sat on their beds with their eyes open and in horror, or looked at their families and did not know what was going on outside.

The night sky was rarely clear, except for the occasional light breeze that quickly disappeared.

At this time, the palace was already like boiling water, exploding a pot. During the shuttle of the forbidden army, they searched everywhere, came and went, and there was a solemn aura on their faces, which made the palace people on duty at night tremble.

A well-informed palace maid and eunuch had already learned the news of the siege of the imperial city, trembling, panicked, packed up their things, and wanted to find a way to leave, but unfortunately was met by the forbidden army patrolling the night, and they were killed.

I don't know which forbidden army made the first move, but when a palace maid's body was split in half in the dark night, the blood glowed with a bewitching and dazzling light under the moonlight, reflecting everyone's eyes.

In the palace, it suddenly boiled.

Bursts of panicked screams came and went, making them stand brighter in the otherwise silent night sky.

Mu Qingchen was still staring ahead, and after the forbidden army in front of him walked by, he dodged out, rolled forward on the ground, and instantly hid behind the rockery, avoiding the search of the forbidden army's eyes.

The treasure trove of the palace is already close at hand.

In order to show his trust and favor for her, the first emperor specially brought her here and asked her to choose the treasures she was interested in as a reward.

At that time, Ye Chengcheng didn't lack anything, so he just took the martial arts cheats of the Shadowless Sword and the Soul Breaker Whip from here, and brought them back to the Star Picking Tower for Tomorrow and Mingyue to cultivate.

And this time, her target is the Holy Pond Golden Lotus.

The noise in his ears continued, whether it was the angry scolding of the forbidden army, the scared screams of the palace maid, or the inquiries of people who didn't know the truth, they all seemed to fill Qingchen's ears.

However, she didn't bother to pay attention to these voices, and she didn't care about the situation outside the imperial city gate, she only knew that everyone had their own tasks, and as long as they cooperated tacitly, her plan could go as expected.

After successfully dodging the three waves of forbidden troops on the road, Qingchen came to the door of the palace treasury. She looked around and found no one else, for all of them were now attracted by the chaos of the dungeon and the horsemen outside the Imperial City, just so that she could enter the treasury without any worries.

Taking a deep breath, Mu Qingchen pushed open the door of the treasure house, dodged in, and then reflexively closed the door, plunging into darkness in front of him.

Qingchen took out the fire fold that had been prepared long ago from his bosom and lit it, illuminating the road ahead.

The treasure house has not changed as before, and many rare treasures that are rarely seen in the world are placed here at random, as if they are just ordinary playthings. If there's one thing that makes this treasure trove any different from what it used to be, it's that the treasures here are much higher than ever.

Because of the destruction of the Ye family and the Shen family, all the things that were confiscated were basically worth it here, not to mention the gifts sent by the envoys of the four countries during the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother before.

The treasure house is different from the Scripture Pavilion, and the hidden weapon is set up in the Scripture Pavilion, because the most important materials of the royal family and the information of the past dynasties are here, and even the edict of each emperor will be placed here.

And the treasure house is where the emperor often comes, even if it is a well-made hidden weapon, there will be errors, in order to avoid his own injury, the emperor generally does not choose to set up these mechanisms in the treasure house, so compared to the hidden scripture pavilion where the mechanism is heavy step by step, the treasure house seems to be much easier.

Because Qingchen had seen the Holy Pond Golden Lotus before, it didn't take much effort to find it among the many treasures. The Holy Pond Golden Lotus is not big, even smaller than the ordinary lotus, and after Qingchen made sure that it was correct, he packed it in a box, put it in the bag he carried, and took the Holy Pond Golden Lotus out.

If she usually enters the palace to steal treasures, she will definitely be surrounded by the forbidden army, and it is easy for Xiao Ling to detect her purpose, as for now, the forbidden army is scattered, and no one notices her, which is just right.

After leaving the treasure house, Qingchen took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, so he turned around and went to the Purple Smoke Palace, wanting to find Ye Xi.

Calculating the time, Feng Xiran should have been rescued by tomorrow's people, and the Hou with the different surname must have also surrounded the imperial city with the guards of Nanjun and the men and horses of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, as for Xiao Yi, he is a bargaining chip in Xiao Ling's hands, and he will not easily have an accident, and besides, he has not yet appeared.

Everything has been prepared, the affairs in the palace have nothing to do with Qingchen, what she has to do now is to take Ye Xi out of this place, because whether Xiao Ling wins or loses, Ye Xi must live, because only she can represent the Ye family and become a witness to the Ye family's grievances.

When Mu Qingchen arrived at the Purple Smoke Palace, he happened to see Ye Xi coming out of the Purple Smoke Palace tied up, and the person who followed him was the commander of the forbidden army, Zhang Jing.

Qingchen was about to make a move, but saw that Ye Xi's head was covered with a black hood by Zhang Jing, as if he was deliberately trying to hide her identity, and Zhang Jing's knife was still on Ye Xi's neck, as if he was ready to kill at any time. Qingchen knew in his heart that although Ye Xi had the help of Jiuzhu in a row, he had detoxified and even recovered part of his internal strength, but in the face of Zhang Jing, he was far from being an opponent.

If she rashly made a move now and forced Zhang Jing to be in a hurry, he might kill Ye Xi, so she could only take advantage of Zhang Jing's inattention to save people again.

Thinking of this, Qingchen didn't alarm anyone, but just followed Zhang Jing and Ye Xi from a distance, watching Zhang Jing bring Ye Xi to the gate of the imperial city and climb to the top of the imperial city.

Once, she was standing here with Ye Xi, looking at the prosperity of Ningyue Kyoto, and feeling the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Ningyue Kingdom. At that time, her heart was full of pride, because she knew that the country of Ningyue Country could have the stability it has now, and she has a part of the credit.

But now, when she saw this tower again, she was unspeakably ironic. It seems that everything is laughing at her original lack of eyes.

Qingchen hid in the shadows and looked around, wanting to see if there was any place for her to climb the city tower, take a look at the situation around her, and save Ye Xi by the way.

At this time, Qingchen saw a forbidden soldier holding something in his hand, walking from not far away, with an eager look on his face. Qingchen waited until the forbidden army approached, and suddenly flashed to his side, stretched out his hand, and slashed the back of the forbidden army's neck with a palm, causing the forbidden army to fall to the ground and faint.

Qingchen dragged the forbidden army into the dark place, quickly took off his clothes and put them on himself, arranged his hair again, dressed himself up as the forbidden army, and then touched a handful of ash from the ground and wiped it on his face, and his white face suddenly became gray, becoming more blurry in the dark night.

After doing all this, Qingchen picked up the things in the hands of the forbidden army on the ground, and after a closer look, it turned out to be a small medicine bottle, she opened it and sniffed it, frowning, with her understanding of medicine, she didn't know what was in this medicine bottle.

There was no time for her to think about it, Qingchen looked at her outfit, and there was nothing wrong with it, so she hid the body of the forbidden army, and then rightfully climbed the stone steps to the city tower.

"Sun Yi, what did I let you take?" Xiao Ling stood on the city tower and saw Qingchen walking up in the clothes of the forbidden army, so he asked.

Qingchen's heart froze, and then he realized the identity of the person he knocked out turned out to be the little leader named Sun Yi in the forbidden army, before she was wandering at the gate of Longchen Palace, or Sun Yi sent her to the Imperial Garden.

Knowing her current identity, Qingchen stepped forward and handed the medicine bottle in her hand to Xiao Ling, for fear of being seen by Xiao Ling, she kept her head down, and after handing the medicine bottle out, she took a few steps back, standing a little farther away, but her eyes turned from Xiao Ling's body to Zhang Jing on the side, and in his hand, he was still holding Ye Xi hostage.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yi brings. Suddenly, such a voice sounded in Qingchen's ears, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that several more people had climbed the city tower, and it was Xiao Yi who was holding it in his hand.

That's not Xiao Yi, that's just Zhao Yan who is disguised as Xiao Yi!

Qingchen raised her eyes, and recognized the person in front of her almost instantly, she has an extraordinary talent for recognizing people, whether it is twins who look exactly the same, or people who imitate after disguise, she can see at a glance. Therefore, the moment this Xiao Yi appeared in front of her, she knew that this person was not Xiao Yi.

In other words, Xiao Ling arrested Xiao Yi into the palace on the charges of forming a party for personal gain and plotting against him, but in fact, Xiao Ling simply arrested the wrong person, or rather, Xiao Yi deliberately let Xiao Ling arrest the wrong person, because what Xiao Ling arrested was just a stand-in.

Seeing this, Qingchen knew that Xiao Yi did not fall into Xiao Ling's hands, and his heart was a lot more relieved. Thinking that Xiao Yi should have had his own considerations, he didn't follow the plan she arranged, pretending to be caught by Xiao into the palace and joining her.

Just thinking about it, Qingchen saw Xiao Ling walking to the edge of the Imperial City Tower, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Rebels and thieves who rebel against each other should be punished for their crimes. Xiao Ling looked at the soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion under the black pressure, and the Hou with a different surname who was sitting on the horse at the head, and spit out these words in his mouth.

As Xiao Ling's words fell, many archers suddenly appeared on the city tower, standing on the roof of the imperial city, surrounding the entire imperial city, and the arrows in their hands pointed at the Xiao cavalry camp and the marquis with different surnames below, and the bows in their hands were also full, just waiting for Xiao Ling to give an order, they launched the first wave of attacks on those people under the city tower.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers on the city tower involuntarily took a few steps forward, came to the edge of the imperial city tower, and looked at the scene below. Seeing this, Qingchen also walked over and took in the scene under the entire city tower.

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(Tianjin)