Outside the city of Nanzhou.

Soon after Yan Wuchang said goodbye to Li Chungang, he took Skynet's convoy to the gate of Nanzhou City, South Korea.

He sat in a simple carriage, with the unconscious Liu Xiaoxiao and the young Niu Lian lying beside him. They had been on the long march all night, and the two women still showed no signs of waking up. In front of the Niufu Gate, he mobilized his internal force to rescue the two of them under the noses of everyone, and in one step, these two weak women who had no skills did not react at all, and such an astonishing speed made them fall into a coma and unconscious.

And just when he stopped in front of Nanzhou, he received a secret letter from Yan State, and King Wu had launched a thunderous momentum to thoroughly investigate the case of theft and sale of armaments. In addition to the original military secretary Lu Wenjie, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu was also arrested according to the law and punished the nine clans. The Criminal Department had already obtained evidence of its fornication with the Yan Imperial Court, and sent envoys to negotiate, and the situation between the two sides suddenly became tense.

After reading the secret letter, Yan Wuchang sighed helplessly, often walking by the river, how can he not get his shoes wet. Eventually, the trick of stealing and selling armaments will be discovered, and the two sides will be at odds with each other, and the gains outweigh the losses. He didn't want to know what King Yan would do in the end, the only thing he had to do now was to catch the fleeing prince of Chu and finish him off with his own hands.

He didn't know how many Chu State eyeliners there were in South Korea now, so he didn't dare to act rashly, and he had been not far from the city gate, and only sent Ouyang Mu to find out the details in the name of going to Ouyang Mansion for a banquet.

Ouyang Mo ...... Chu Mo...... Interesting......" Yan Wuchang muttered, his eyes wandering and looking out of the carriage.

Beside him, Liu Xiaoxiao slowly woke up from her coma, she let out a weak moan, raised her eyelids, and stared blankly at the roof of the carriage.

"Awake?" Yan Wuchang looked at her and chuckled.

Liu Xiaoxiao tried his best to raise his arm, straightened up, shook his heavy head, looked around dimly, and asked, "I...... Where is this?"

"Nanzhou. We have already left the country of Wu. A hint of cunning flashed in Yan Wuchang's eyes, and he said, "However, you two are now the most wanted criminals in Wu Kingdom." ”

After hearing this, Liu Xiaoxiao hurriedly looked to his side, and there was a sleeping cow lotus lying beside him. She panicked, and hurriedly held Niu Lian in her arms, feeling the body temperature in her arms before relieving her heart slightly.

Niu Lian was awakened in her arms, gradually opened her eyes, looked at the face in front of her, and said, "Sanniang......"

"Little ghost, we meet again. Yan Wuchang smiled maliciously at her.

Niu Lian glanced at him, ignored him, and fell asleep again on Liu Xiaoxiao's shoulder.

Liu Xiaoxiao stroked her little head with pity, and asked Yan Wuchang, "Where are you going next?"

"South Korea. Yan Wuchang said, "The Niu Mansion is gone, and no one will come to save you anymore." ”

Liu Xiaoxiao looked at him in a daze, didn't say a word, lowered his head, and his eyes were full of sadness that couldn't be hidden.

"Follow me now. Yan Wuchang turned his head to look at her, and said, "I originally wanted to use you as a bargaining chip to trade with your Ouyang County Order, but now there is no need for this, the two countries have begun to fight each other." I'm taking you two with me now purely to save you, don't you want to thank me well?"

Liu Xiaoxiao still lowered her head and was silent.

Yan Wuchang looked at her as if she was reluctant to speak, and she was not annoyed, she smiled faintly, lay down comfortably in her seat, and began to close her eyes and recuperate.

After a long while, Liu Xiaoxiao slowly spoke and asked, "...... them Are they all dead?"

"Yes, there is no way, the treason is all for the Nine Clans. Yan Wuchang said lazily, "The next one in the Niu Mansion can't live." ”

"Big lady...... Second Lady ...... Xiao Ran...... Are they all dead?" asked Liu Xiaoxiao as hard as she could, her voice choked.

"If you don't know, you shouldn't be able to run. Yan Wuchang said, "According to Wu Law, Niufu was raided, and all of them were beheaded on the spot from top to bottom. As a middleman who steals and sells armaments, you have wantonly amassed wealth and collaborated with the enemy to commit treason, if he hadn't died, I am afraid that he would have suffered a punishment worse than death. ”

"Why?" Liu Xiaoxiao asked with a crying voice, "They are all innocent people, they don't know anything, why do they ......?"

"Why are you telling me, go talk to the people in the government, see if they listen to you?" Yan Wuchang still squinted, looking like he had nothing to do with me, and said.

"Why don't you save them? So many people are dying in front of your eyes. Liu Xiaoxiao turned his head, holding back his tears, and said angrily to Yan Wuchang.

Yan Wuchang sat up from his seat all of a sudden, looked at her in confusion, and was speechless.

"Miss Liu, I saved you. ”

Liu Xiaoxiao glanced at him with resentment, turned her head away, snorted, and stopped talking.

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly fell silent again, and Yan Wuchang spread his hands helplessly and leaned back to his seat.

Skynet's convoy stopped in a hidden forest on the outskirts of Nanzhou, and the occasional hoof chirping of birds outside the carriage made the carriage more and more dull.

After a long time, Liu Xiaoxiao's long hair hung down, covering half of her face. She made a subtle voice and said to Yan Wuchang: "You say, am I very miserable?"

Yan Wuchang was stunned for a moment, not knowing what she meant, and said: "What kind of life is hard? At a young age, he became the top brand of Qinglou, he didn't worry about food or clothing, even if he lived so nourished during the war, how many women couldn't envy it." ”

Liu Xiaoxiao hugged the sleeping Niu Lian in her arms, shook her head gently, and said, "You don't know." When I was very young, I loved a person who was a poor scholar, and my father and mother did not approve of us being together, so they sent me to the Qinglou to learn the piano and cut off contact with him. He was studying in Hangzhou, so close, but we didn't see each other again. ”

"You became famous later, a night of Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, how can a poor scholar have a chance to see you?" Yan Wuchang quipped.

Liu Xiaoxiao didn't seem to hear it, and continued to herself: "Later, I got acquainted with the sisters in the Qinglou, and they all treated me very well, just like home. Then, I was forcibly married to Niu Tao by my father. ”

"The life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. Yan Wuchang said with a smile.

"Even if it...... Niu Tao humiliated me again, and I also found my family...... Big Lady ...... Second Lady ...... They are all good people. Liu Xiaoxiao's eyes were hollow and he choked up.

"Niu Tao? What's wrong with him? Oh, I remember, his wife, concubine, and children all want his life, and there is no one else to do this. Yan Wuchang said with interest.

"If I hadn't killed him that night, he would have killed me...... Where there is Him, there is hell. Liu Xiaoxiao said word by word, "I have already thought about it, even if I pay for my life in the end, I have to do this, not only for me, but also for the children, they are all innocent." ”

Yan Wuchang quietly looked at the tears in her eyes and did not speak.

"But now......" Liu Xiaoxiao couldn't control it anymore, covered her mouth and cried, "Because of Niu Tao's incident, my former Qinglou was burned down, and my sisters died...... And my father and my mother...... Now all the innocent people in the cow house are dead...... The people around me...... She was the only one left. ”

As she spoke, she hugged the Niu Lian in her arms tighter. Yan Wuchang turned his head to the side and didn't say a word.

"Eh, can I ask you a favor?" After a while, Liu Xiaoxiao barely calmed down and asked him coldly.

"What are you doing? I can't do it to raise the dead. Yan Wuchang said lazily.

Liu Xiaoxiao raised her head, and a line of hot tears flowed down her pale cheeks.

"You help me find the murderer of my sister and my father, and help me get revenge. ”

That's what I did, how can I help you find it?

Yan Wuchang thought about it and couldn't help but laugh secretly. He took out a bag of dry food from the small vendors along the way, handed it to her, and said, "Don't think about this, I haven't eaten all night, and only when I am full can I have the strength to take revenge." The child is still young, and he can't wake up now, how about you slow down first?"

After hearing this, Liu Xiaoxiao turned his head to look at him, his face was haggard, and his long black and beautiful hair was messily spread on his face at this time. Without saying a word, she took the dry food, and bit down hard with hatred.

Wu.

Wu Palace.

At this time, the palace of King Wu was shrouded in a solemn and oppressive atmosphere. On the wide stone corridor, the palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to raise their heads, and walked hurriedly. The faces of the officials who came and went were all sad and worried.

In the military department in the palace of King Wu, the mansion has been guarded by the Praetorian Guards layer by layer, and the officials of the criminal department are distributed around each house. The avenue between the mansions was littered with household belongings that had been brought out of it, and large mahogany cabinets were poured down the road, filling the road with overturned paperwork. A group of officials from the Criminal Department were burying themselves beside the stacks of books, meticulously flipping through them.

According to the instructions of King Wu, the case of people in the military department colluding with foreign forces to steal and sell armaments has become a major event in the palace, and there are countless powerful people in the DPRK and China involved in this matter, and everyone is in danger. The Criminal Department is racking its brains to search for clues in the military department, and the evidence is presented to King Wu for business. In the past, the entrance of the military department in the city has now become a forbidden place for everyone to take a detour.

At this time, Song Zhiping, who was originally just an ordinary head catcher in the Criminal Department, was deeply used by King Wu because of this case, and his promotion was just around the corner, and he became a rising star in the Criminal Department. Lu Wenjie, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, was strictly interrogated after he was taken into the dungeon, and was forced to confess the fact that the Ministry of War and the Yan Imperial Court secretly stole and sold armaments.

The entire military department has undergone a major change, but the matter is far from over, King Wu sent an envoy to Yan Guo while rectifying the internal court, asking King Yan to give an explanation.

Song Zhiping was sitting on the golden bench in the center of the main hall of the military department at the moment, holding two golden dragon heads with carved beams and paintings in both hands, and sandalwood curling on the side. His Royal Highness, more than a dozen officials of the Criminal Department piled up all the objects that could be carried out in the hall on the ground, searched and counted them one by one, and were very busy.

When Li Qinghou, the prime minister of the court, stood aside, his face was tired, looking at this scene with his hands behind his back, anxious, and occasionally let out a long sigh.

"Master Li, you have been here as an inspector for the past few days, and you haven't closed your eyes for a few days, so let's go back and rest. Song Zhiping lay on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, and said to him lazily.

After hearing this, Li Qinghou glanced at him dissatisfied, turned his head, and said, "No need, this matter is of great significance, it is better for the old man to stay here, so as not to make any mistakes." ”

"Master Li. Song Zhiping didn't raise his eyelids, and said, "Xia Guan knows that Lu Da had a very good personal relationship with you during his lifetime, but now that such a thing has happened, you don't feel good in your heart, why didn't Xia Guan be pulled up by Lord Lu?"

Li Qinghou snorted from his nose, his face blushed, and he didn't say a word.

Seeing that he didn't react, Song Zhiping just wanted to continue speaking, when a eunuch came up to him, bent his waist, and whispered to him: "Lord Song, have you heard of several murders near the imperial city in recent days?"

Song Zhiping raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said, "Oh, what's the matter?"

The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, I heard that several people have died in this Hangzhou city recently, and the death is very strange, and the whole body is as white as a baby, without a trace of blood, as if the blood in the whole body has been drained." ”

"Oh, and this?" Song Zhiping opened his eyes and asked, "What does this have to do with me? Isn't it the responsibility of the local yamen?"

The eunuch smiled flatteringly: "Drink, my lord, you don't know that the county magistrate in charge of the murder is related to this case of arms theft and sale. He was the Yamen County Commander who had interrogated a group of middlemen, and not long ago, he sneaked out of the country under the pretext of returning to his hometown to visit relatives. Zhang Renjie, who was secretly investigated by our criminal department, was also murdered and set fire shortly after he left. ”

Song Zhiping frowned and asked, "You mean, there is a problem with that county order? I should have known that there must be a problem with such a coincidence in time." Hurry up and notify it, and the county order is also wanted. ”

"Alas, my lord, there is something more interesting. The eunuch laughed. As he spoke, he solemnly took out an official document from his bosom and presented it.

Song Zhiping sat up with a suspicious face, took the official document and read it. After a while, his face changed, and he exclaimed, "And this is the case, the swallow thief is so bold!"

Li Qinghou, who was standing in His Highness, heard the movement and asked him, "What happened?"

"Lord Li, this matter must be submitted to the emperor as soon as possible. Song Zhiping said excitedly to him, "Look at it." ”

With that, he handed the official document to Li Qinghou.

Li Qinghou took it and took a cursory glance, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"What?Gu Technique?" he glanced at Song Zhiping in disbelief and said, "There is actually a person in Hangzhou City who was killed by Gu Technique?

The eunuch's face turned red with excitement, and he said to him: "My lord, this matter is absolutely true! A few days ago, a corpse with blood drained from all over his body was found in an inn, named He Bai, who was a small merchant. Subsequently, several more people encountered the same kind of death, and according to the preliminary investigation, this was definitely one of the three major evil arts from the Yan Kingdom. ”

"Gu Technique......" Song Zhiping narrowed his eyes and muttered, "This kind of evil art has been blocked by people from all factions in the rivers and lakes, but now it is reborn in the world, and there must be someone behind it." Without further ado, we must report to the Holy Lord!"

"Yes!" the eunuch nodded hurriedly, and left the hall quickly.