Chapter 51: Snow in May
Zhong Xihou sat in the inner courtyard of the back garden of the Forbidden City, such a quiet night always makes people slack off, because it is comfortable.
And this comfort can sometimes cost people's lives.
"Brother Jiannan, do you know who the Taoist priest who died in Jinling City a few days ago?"
However, more than an hour ago, Zhu Jiannan was still shocked how could there be a vision in this Jinling City, how could the stars fall, how could he have expected that the lord who made this vision of heaven and earth would soon come to his place.
"I've heard that it seems to be called Kang Jinlong, but Xiao Wang has heard that he is not just a Taoist priest, he was a demon who likes to skin and extract scriptures from death row prisoners in prison many years ago. β
"Is that so?" said yes, Zhongxi Hou was surprised by the Jinling Palace's ability to gather information.
He never knew that Kang Jinlong was also an imperial general before he became a jailer, and his martial arts were extraordinary and his heart to serve the country was full of blood. But sometimes, when the meat is opened, it is difficult to surrender the wild horses that have escaped. Men and women will think about it day and night when they taste the forbidden fruit, but this golden dragon, after enjoying the abuse and killing of others, listening to others screaming, begging for mercy, scolding, moaning, etc., the pleasure in this is unstoppable.
Human desires are endless, Kang Jinlong voluntarily left the barracks and became a little jailer, only torturing those death row prisoners. But the desire is like gluttony, how can it be satisfied, he began to attack ordinary people, watching them struggle, watching them look helpless.
It was a feeling that I couldn't put into words.
The cold sharp weapon cut through the skin and opened the blood vessels, and the blood in it slowly flowed out until the man died of blood loss. He indulged in it and became out of control.
"Master Hou wants to say, but this golden dragon died in my Forbidden City?"
Zhong Xihou smiled, raised his wine glass and took a sip gently. This grape wine from the west of the city that never sleeps is really different from other fruit wines, astringent and sweet.
"Kang Jinlong's death in Jinling shouldn't have been something to talk about with the male brother, but this jailer has changed his name to Kang Jinlong, so the male brother should understand something. β
"I have heard that the Venerable Haunting Song of the Dusk Pavilion has subdued many of the most heinous people in the world, and then some of these people have been hunted down or killed for all their past evil deeds, or they have been punished by the world. β
"Someone who dares to name such a wicked person a star shows how much this person values these people. β
"These people are indeed amazing, Yinuo and Mo Ming have also seen these people when they were in the teahouse. In the teahouse on the third and fourth floors, these people snapped their fingers up, and they didn't ask where the stairs were, and the windows could be locked?"
"That's why I'm here to ask you, how do you plan to deal with this matter? Although Kang Jinlong is a small character, if an earth dog has an owner like a general, it is also a hunting dog. Not to mention that these people are not earth dogs, they are fine dogs. β
"Xiao Lei, how did you say Kang Jinlong died?"
This thunder cow was silent, Zhu Jiannan sighed again, since the last time he saw Zhongxihou, this Xindu man is like this today, he is silent, and he doesn't understand what he is trying to do.
"I have been in contact with this song many times, and if this person cannot form an alliance, I cannot let him go. β
"Just like the previous Hou Ye?" Zhu Jiannan laughed loudly when he said this, "Capable people must be arrogant, Hou Ye is like this, then this lingering song must be like this." Why does Master Hou care so much about his Tianluan Killer?"
"Lone was assassinated in Jinling during the day, have you heard about it?"
"Zonghengzi has said it. β
"Although I don't know much about Yan Yun Ride, this Yan Yun Ride is divided into eight parts, and Tianlong is eight parts. β
"The One Days, the Two Naga, the Three Nakshatas, the Four Gandharvas, the Five Asuras, the Six Garudas, the Seven Kinaras, the Eight Makhuras. Hou Ye met four people of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and the heavens and the earth smiled back to Yi Shuihan, these four people all belong to one of the nine people of the Dragon CrowdΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·"
"I heard that the nine dragons are second only to the masters of the Twelve Horsemen of the Heavenly Crowd Yanyun, but this wind, rain, thunder and lightning are vulnerable. β
"If a chess piece is gone, it will definitely play its greatest role when it is abandoned, and Master Hou thinks that Yan Yunqi will also have an accident?"
"Lone only tells you, this person is not abandoned, Yan Yun has twelve horses, and there are twelve subordinates of Ying Ruge. What Jinling has to do is to find out who killed Kang Jinlong. β
Zhu Jiannan's bloodless and pale face showed a trace of confusion and embarrassment, and it was only for a moment, he asked, "Then is this person surrendered or abandoned?"
"The master of the Tianluan killer is Yingruge, behind Yingruge is the entire Dusk Han Building, you should also understand the identity of the current owner of the Dusk Han Building, weigh it again and again, then dare to ask, what questions does the male brother have?"
"What a waste of talent. β
"For Duhanlou, Jinling City is an old account that has not been paid off and new debts have been added. β
Zhu Jiannan's face was sick, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief, coughed lightly, relaxed, and asked, "The city lord said clearly?"
"Brother Ji Nan remembers the day when Zhongxi Hou stepped into Jinling, many people died on the street. β
Zhu Jiannan frowned, his tone was puzzled, and asked: "There are a lot of martial arts warriors who come and go to Jinling, and it is normal for them to occasionally die and be injured due to weapon fights, what is the difference between the events of that day?"
"The dead ones are the backbone of his twilight building. Although this lingering song has never asked the male brother or the old prince to give an explanation, or he has scruples that on the one hand, it is a non-governmental organization in the rivers and lakes, and on the other hand, it is the imperial government, so that there is no intersection and the water of the well and the river do not offend each other. β
"Oh, it turns out that those people are from the Dusk Building. So, is there a city lord under his command?"
Zhong Xihou smiled, did not answer, and asked rhetorically: "How is the male brother going to deal with this twilight building?"
Zhu Jiannan stood up, took a few steps, stopped, turned around, and smiled at Zhongxihou: "Since this twilight building is not a good one, then treat each other politely." But Jinling has never interfered in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, how did those people die, why did they die in my Jinling City, and it is not easy for the man to be held responsible, but if he lingers like a song and has a powerful general who lost his life in my Jinling City, even if he no longer wants to have an intersection with my Jinling City, it is difficult to swallow his anger and no longer avoid it. β
Zhong Xihou really didn't expect Zhu Jiannan to plan like this, so he restrained his smile, took a sip of wine, and asked, "What is the next plan for Brother Jiannan?"
"But I have to worry about it, and the city lord has come to relieve my worries. β
"It's clear. β
"If he picks the most important people, tortures and exposes the corpses, and disposes the corpses by the walls of my palace, no matter how much this lingering song is, it will come to the door. β
Zhong Xihou smiled: "It's not good to kill people alone, this kind of thing really can't be served." β
"Yes, but why did the city lord come to Jinling, but in January, he had already killed six or seven people, especially in the past few days, even Chengtong was not spared, which can be regarded as merciful. Without waiting for Zhong Xihou to argue, Zhu Jiannan continued, "Since those people threatened the city lord, how could this subordinate of Ying Ruge not be a threat?"
Zhongxi Hou looked at Zhu Jiannan with interest, His Royal Highness the prince of this world has a scholarly demeanor, elegant and extraordinary. But why, but it makes people's scalps tingle, looking at this handsome His Royal Highness, it is like seeing a demon who eats people and does not spit out bones?
"Does the son of the world know that Lone and the Ghost Controlling Venerable are from the same family?" Zhong Xihou's eyes were dark and deep, perhaps because of his dark skin, which made those eyes even brighter. But this brightness is like a sharp sword, hanging over the top of a person, as if it will shoot down at any moment.
Zhu Jiannan sighed, and pinched the ebony folding fan with his right hand, which obviously didn't have much strength, as if several battles between heaven and man, and finally returned to his appearance of smiling but not smiling, laughing with his voice, but respectful and extraordinary, and said: "Then, will Master Hou forget, Zhongnan Yan Zhongxia's great enemy before his death?"
Zhong Xihou became even more interested in the words of His Royal Highness the Prince, was Zhong Nanyan the great enemy during his lifetime? There are too many, which one will Zhu Jiannan want to say? Zhong Xihou did not speak, and with a look, he motioned Zhu Jiannan to continue,
His Royal Highness the Prince of Jinling City lowered his voice and spit out three words softly: "Bai Xiaotian!"
Zhong Xihou didn't smile at all, just looked at Zhu Jiannan with an expressionless face, which play is this singing?
"My father-in-law and Bai Xiaotian did discuss swords many times before his death, what about the way of martial arts and friends?"
Zhu Jiannan listened, paused for a few moments, and laughed out loud. Is the way of martial arts to deal with friends?
"Oh, if that's the case, if it's Bai Xiaotian who announced Zhong Daxia's secret to the world, so that Zhong Daxia's painstaking protection of the secret caused a deceased's reputation to be greatly damaged, and finally made Zhong Daxia exhausted and depressed. Is this the work of a friend?"
For some reason, Zhong Xihou actually felt that what Zhu Jiannan said was a little familiar, and was about to ask Zhong Nanyan what he kept the secret during his lifetime. When the words came to his lips, his eyes were hollow, and he forgot what to ask!
This feeling, although disgusting, adds a sense of familiarity?
Although Zhu Jiannan is not a first-class martial artist, his cultivation of observing words and emotions is better than most people, but he doesn't understand that Zhong Xihou suddenly lost his mind and calmed down in an instant, he didn't understand whether Zhong Xihou knew this secret, and was surprised that he would use it as a bargaining chip today, or did he Zhongxi Hou not know that Bai Xiaotian betrayed Zhong Nanyan at all?
Zhu Jiannan sniffed his heart and continued: "The palace change many years ago, can Master Hou remember?"
At the mention of this, Zhong Xihou's eyes changed greatly, he was vicious, and he stared at Zhu Jiannan viciously. Someone also noticed the change in Zhongxi Hou's breath, and originally closed his eyes and leaned on the big red pillar, but he opened his eyes in an instant, and secretly urged his power to prepare for the unexpected.
But in the next moment, Zhongxi Hou's killing intent dissipated, and he looked up to the sky and smiled.
"Son, son, do you know what is the most depressing thing in the world?"
Zhu Jiannan put away the fan, and he wanted to hear it in detail.
Listening to Zhong Xihou continue to say lightly: "I know the things in the world and don't say much. β
Zhu Jiannan frowned, he knew the affairs of the world but could not say much? The university of people asks about the family, but the way is to preach and teach and solve doubts, and he knows everything. Why did Zhong Xihou say that he knew the world and couldn't say much?
Zhong Xihou looked contemptuous and continued: "What's more interesting is to know the future and cook tea and meat, and wait for the show. β
Zhu Yanan's brows tightened, what did Zhongxi Hou mean in his words, and what did he mean beyond his words?
"It seems that this little junior brother Lone, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has to ask Gao Ming to get rid of him. β
When the words fell, it was better to go back and look at the red-haired little lady, but I heard the people behind me also looking up to the sky and laughing. After a series of hahaha, I heard Zhu Jiannan say softly again, and he asked: "What if Bai Xiaotian's children are called Qin Yue'er?"
Zhong Xihou was stunned on the spot, but when he heard Zhu Jiannan ask again, he listened to his voice rise and fall, and said, "If Qin Yue'er also knows, what about the people Zhong Nanyan guards?"
The City Lord of the West Land slowly closed his eyes, breathing at a uniform speed, without saying a word.
Father, what should I do?
Zhu Jiannan was not ready to let go of Zhong Xihou at all, and took advantage of the situation to continue: "Zhong Nanyan Zhong Daxia, as the lord of a city, actually abandoned the life and death of the people of a city in the past, and was willing to gamble the lives of three million people to risk himself, but what he did was only a trace of his own lust. If this matter is said to the people of the world, will it not make people laugh, and if this matter is said to the people of Xicheng, will it not be chilling?"
A word is like a knife, and the knife is engraved in the heart. Zhong Xihou's body was turbulent, but Zhu Jiannan didn't see the scene he wanted, and Zhong Xihou was furious and wanted to stab himself to death with a sword to kill his mouth.
Thunder Bull has tightened his grip on the chains, ready to fight the Lord of the City that never sleeps. But I saw snow falling in the sky, and now in May, Jinling City is inexplicably snowing. The air flow around Zhongxihou dissipated, and he stretched out his hand to catch the falling snowflakes. Before touching the fingers, the snowflakes were like sharp blades, and before they touched, the fingerprints were cut, and the wounds were as thin as hair.
Zhong Xihou looked at his fingers in a daze, the sword qi was actually an incomparably strong sword qi. Looking up at the snow in the sky again, he couldn't help but smile, this snow in the sky was full of incomparably pure sword qi. Looking at the snow again, the scene changes like a rain of swords.
This Western City Lord, a generation of sword heroes, couldn't help laughing.
After all, Zhong Xihou is a person who uses a sword, and he is also a half-sword idiot, and his power is a headache, and he is even more curious about who it is at this moment, and he is born with a vision.
"There are still such immortal swordsmen in the world!"
And that Zhu Jiannan couldn't help but sigh and feel a chill. Looking at this snowfall, I couldn't help but smile, although it was an ominous vision, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jinling City actually smiled like a child. Raising his hand to catch the snowflake, with a simple action, Zhong Xihou and Lei Niu's eyes were sharp, and they were about to stop it, but the snowflake had already fallen into Zhu Yanan's palm.
But it was just a snowflake, no visionary snowflake.
The snowflakes paused a few gaps in Zhu Jiannan's pale palm, and if you looked closely, you could still see the edges and corners of the snowflakes, and each edge and corner was as beautiful as an arrow made by a famous craftsman. The snow melted by the body heat, turning into a small puddle of snow that slipped from the palm of the hand.
Zhu Jiannan laughed, haha laughed, and also smiled like a child, tears inexplicably slipped from the corners of his eyes and cheeks, and he unconsciously silently spit out two words in his mouth: "Brother!"
"Brother Nan, I never thought that there would be such a world-class sword wizard in Jinling City. β
Zhu Jiannan smiled bitterly, where would this be an auspicious omen. Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, he looked at Zhongxihou, his voice was gentle and gentle, he bowed and saluted, and said, "Lord Zhongcheng smiled, is there a genius in the sword?"
Before the words fell, Zhong Xihou's ears hurt, and Lei Niu reacted in the same way. The two of them heard a dragon groan, the low sound of a sharp sword. The two of them couldn't help but look to the south in unison, which was the source of the sound. This is exactly the same as the vision at the banquet, or even more intense.
Zhongxihou covered his ears, painful, painful.
No matter how hard it is to suppress, a roar looks up to the sky.
But there was a roar, and the snow was gone. Similarly, Zhong Xihou's body turned into a goose yellow sword aura as thick as smoke. Looking at the Western City Lord again, those eyes were as white as coral, extremely terrifying.
Zhong Xihou took out the sword of the dancing goose, looked at Zhu Jiannan, his voice was low, and he roared angrily: "Listen to the rain sword, listen to the rain sword......"
Zhu Jiannan instinctively retreated, looking at the person in front of him, the strangeness was terrifying, and it was indeed terrifying. Lei Niu untied the iron chains wrapped around his body, and King Kong was angry, unreserved, and murderous.
Zhongxi Hou grinned, put his sword into the sheath, and looked at His Royal Highness the Prince of Jinling who was panicked, the blood red receded, and the black eyes were extremely bright, and the same eyes were contemptuous.
Turning away, stepping into the wind and snow, no more words.