The night celebration in Anshun City originated from the people's spontaneous memorial to the Chenghuang general, and later gradually formed a scale, so it was customary for people to gather together on the night of the general's birthday to pray to the general of Chenghuang for peace and family harmony in southern Xinjiang.

It's night, and the stars are shining.

Chen Mingye returned to Jiang's Mansion at night, only to find that Cai Ling'er had left the mansion three days ago and had never returned.

"Nothing will happen, right?" Jiang Ying asked.

"That little girl is very ghostly," Chen Mingye shrugged, "It's okay, I guess where she went again." ”

"Is it really okay?" Jiang Ying said uneasily, "Do you want to send someone out to find her?" ”

Chen Mingye said helplessly: "She is good at disguise, if she doesn't want to be found, it is generally difficult to find her." ”

As early as before night completely fell, the entire Anshun City had already fallen into a slight agitation. And when the stars rise and the moon shines, all kinds of lights gradually light up in the whole city, and the prelude to the night of the night celebration slowly begins.

Girls who don't usually go out often make an appointment with their close friends early to come out together to watch lanterns, eat snacks, and enjoy fireworks.

The hawkers also took advantage of today's rare liveliness, and had already prepared all kinds of goods and were ready to do business.

The incense on the face of the city god has not been broken, even if it is night, the lights are still bright, and most of the people are holding incense and candles, entering the worship sincerely, and making a wish to this general who has defended the peace of southern Xinjiang.

The annual celebration has always been presided over and maintained by the city defense battalion. Gu Jian stood at the head of the city, condescending, and glanced around.

"Commander Gu, it's already time. "One of his sergeants came to report.

"Okay, the city lord is not here today, and the young lady is injured and it is inconvenient to come forward, so my father will announce the celebration on his behalf. Gu Jian nodded.

"Isn't this a bit reckless...... his subordinates hesitated.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal, and I've already asked Miss's permission. Gu Jian waved his hand, "Let's do it." ”

"Yes!" his men replied and went down to make arrangements.

Crowds of people marching through the streets of the city enjoy this extraordinary evening.

Ten thousand trees are shining with lanterns, the night sky is lit up by the red glow, the smiling woman gently releases the lantern in her hand, the jumping child pesters his father for candy from the food stall, and the old man in the teahouse chats with great interest......

"Thank you for always remembering this festival!" A tall middle-aged *** was at the head of the city, and said loudly downward, and the majestic aura of the martial arts powerhouse spread the voice far away.

The whole city was quiet.

"I am Gu Ming, the deputy general of the Jiang City Lord, and the City Lord has been out recently, so I will preside over today's night celebration for everyone. The man smiled slightly, "Now I announce, tonight's ......"

Suddenly, he was interrupted by a screeching sound that broke through the air.

The man quickly dodged the oncoming arrow sideways, and with a "click", the arrow shot straight into the pillar behind him, and went into the wood.

"There are assassins!" the guards immediately shouted, and they all drew their long knives and guarded the man's side.

"Ah!" suddenly a woman's scream came from the crowd that had been gathering under the city.

"Murder!"

"Ah...... Blood! It's blood!"

There were panicked screams from the crowd, and the whole crowd suddenly went into chaos, and for a moment several people lay on the ground, blood flowing all over the ground.

The lively atmosphere of the night suddenly cooled down quickly because of the arrow and the woman's scream.

At the same time, a restaurant not far from the city actually lit a raging fire, and the flames soared into the sky, baking up the whole night, and it was as illuminated as day.

The crowd became even more chaotic for a while, and everyone no longer cared about any celebrations and festivals, and fled one after another.

For a while, stampeding, pushing, screaming, and scolding made a commotion, and the entire Anshun City seemed to be in chaos.

The man at the head of the city frowned, stared at the arrow that shot into the pillar beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Where is the commander of the patrol battalion?"

"The last general, Gu Jian, is here. Gu Jian immediately walked out from the side and knelt on one knee with his fists clenched.

"Go put out the fire quickly, and take your men to try to keep order in the city. ”

"Yes!" Gu Jian took the order.

"Where is the commander of the Zhennan Army?"

"The last general Wang Shan is here. ”

"Take your people, follow me, I want to see who dares to make trouble tonight!" the man said fiercely.

"Yes!"

Gu Jian and his people hurriedly went to the place where the fire broke out, but as soon as they arrived at the restaurant, someone immediately came over with a black face to report: "Oh no, Commander Gu, there are shops of all sizes in the east and south of the city that are on fire, and we also found that some people are taking advantage of the dark night to make trouble and even kill people!"

"Bastard!" Gu Jian's brows tightened together, and he suddenly remembered Jiang Ying's speculation about the assassination, and his heart trembled fiercely.

He glanced at the guards who followed him: "You each lead a team of people to fight the fire, and the others follow me." ”

"Yes!" Several guards were ordered to take away a pair of men and horses, Gu Jian swept it, and there were less than twenty people in the city defense battalion who followed him.

He turned over and got on his horse, and without any hesitation, led the people to gallop towards the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the south of the city, and since tonight is the celebration of Anshun's night walk, the City Lord's Mansion has also allocated a little manpower to help maintain order in the nearby streets, and the security of the entire mansion is relatively lax.

Chen Mingye was lying in the wing room at the moment recuperating from his injuries, and after coming back, Jiang Ying specially asked the doctor in the city to help him apply the medicine, and he was already in a state of half-sleep at the moment.

"Bang bang," the door was suddenly knocked violently.

"Who?" Chen Mingye was too lazy to open his eyes, and his voice was impatient.

"Are you dressed?" Jiang Ying's voice turned out to be outside the door.

Chen Mingye smiled: "Xiao Ying'er, you are too anxious, you hurriedly knocked on my door at night......

It's just that Jiang Ying didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and she had already pushed the door open directly and rudely.

"It's too late to say more, come with me!" Jiang Ying glanced at him and said in a hurry.

"What's going on?" Chen Mingye opened his eyes suddenly, although Jiang Ying's face was still that cold, but the slight anxiety revealed in her eyebrows couldn't be faked.

"There are people in the house, and the soldiers can't stop it. Jiang Ying said this, she had already stretched out her slender hand, grabbed Chen Mingye, who was still paralyzed on the bed with medicine all over her body, and carried him on her back.

The faint fragrance of the only virgin came to her nose, and Chen Mingye stretched out her hand to wrap her ***: "Xiao Ying'er is here to take me away?"

"Hmph, if you are presumptuous, I will just throw you down. Jiang Ying snorted coldly.

"Did Xiao Ying'er just finish taking a bath?" Chen Mingye had no intention of letting go, and the smile on his face became more and more playful.

The beautiful woman's skin is smooth and fair, and it is difficult to move away even if she looks at it, but she is still next to him, Chen Mingye can even clearly feel the scorching temperature of the soft little waist skin in her hand.

"You talk nonsense, I'll keep your mouth shut. Jiang Ying was sure that he was holding it firmly, and a red glow rose slightly on her pretty face, but her movements were not slow, and she rushed in one direction when she left the door.

"Where are we going?" Chen Mingye looked at her side face, her usual cold appearance was gone, and the softest arc was in her eyes.

"There is a secret passage in the house. Jiang Ying walked lightly and said calmly.

Chen Mingye glanced around, and the entire mansion was quiet, and the silence was a little scary.

He couldn't help but squint his eyes, couldn't all the guards of the government have suffered?

"Be careful. He whispered.

Jiang Ying looked straight ahead and stopped silently.

"Miss Jiang, where are you going in a hurry?" a voice sounded for a long time, and then a dark shadow slowly walked out of the shadows, "I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Who are you?" Jiang Ying slowly pulled out the long sword at her waist with one hand.

"The person who killed you hahaha~" The man in black laughed proudly as if telling a joke.

Jiang Ying didn't say anything more at all, and stabbed without saying a word.

"I can't help myself. The man in black sneered, but he didn't use his blade, but slashed towards Jiang Ying's blade with his flesh palm.

Chen Mingye's pupils constricted suddenly, the momentum of this man in black was far beyond Jiang Ying's comparison.

"Get out of the way!" he couldn't help but growl.

"It's late. The man in black sneered, and actually split the blade of the sword with one palm, and the whole person bullied up, stretched out his hand and grabbed it straight towards Jiang Ying.

A hint of caution flashed in Jiang Ying's eyes, and the whole person retreated quickly like a flying willow leaf.

The man in black naturally chased after him, a trace of determination flashed in Jiang Ying's eyes, and he was about to raise his sword to forcibly meet him, but suddenly a person sprang out from the side, and stabbed the man in black fiercely with a sword.

The man in black was startled, and he rolled in embarrassment to dodge the sudden appearance of the sword.

"Brother Gu!" Jiang Ying saw the person coming clearly, and suddenly said in surprise.

"Sorry Ying'er, I'm late. Gu Jian gave her a reassuring smile, his eyes swept over Chen Mingye on Jiang Ying's back, and his face suddenly became a little bad.

"Boy, this is not something you can meddle with, I advise you not to throw your life here in order to be a hero. The man in black smirked, his eyes revealing a hint of threat.

"I, Gu Jian, have long sworn to protect Ying'er for the rest of my life," Gu Jian smiled at the woman beside him, "This oath is valid for life." ”