The city, bustling with people coming and going, did not seem to be affected by the cold weather.

The light smoke building is luxuriously decorated, the flow of people is continuous, the sound of shouting comes and goes, and the people in front of the door are all young women with willow thin waists and heavy makeup. Their eyebrows are affectionate, and their smiles are like flowers, hoping that the young talents passing by will be attracted by them.

The hall is full of light smoke, singing and dancing, and on the platform in front of it, there is a graceful woman, like a hollow valley orchid. His eyes are like water, his long clothes are mopping the floor, dancing between heaven and earth, his ink-dyed hair fluttering with it, and his body is light and graceful, fluttering like a fairy, which is intoxicating.

At the end of the song, the audience fell silent for a short moment, and then burst into warm cheers.

In the private seat on the second floor, a man sat steadily, dressed in an ice blue robe, tied with a jade belt around his waist, adorned with a white and flawless jade pendant, draped in a white coat, spotless, his eyes were as deep as water, and there was an unpredictable smile on his face, as if the wonderful performances and ear-bursting cheers downstairs had nothing to do with him.

"It seems that King Qingping is not satisfied with this woman?"

Sitting next to him was a middle-aged man, who was a merchant from the Western Regions, named Ashqi, who had a good relationship with Zhu Luofeng, the king of Qingping, who had a calm face, a mink hexagonal hat on his head, and was wearing a dark blue auspicious cloud pattern suit, with a rhino horn belt around his waist, embellished with a bronze waist buckle glowing with dark light, and a sleeveless robe.

The ivory folding fan held by Zhu Luofeng tapped lightly on the palm of his hand, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, "It's just a mere singer, it's commonplace." I really can't get any interest. ”

"Oh?" Ash's eyebrows twitched, "I wonder what about the next girl?"

When the words landed, the sound of the huqin sounded again, like the sound of a horn at the border gate, and the sound of the huqin became more and more rapid, so fast that people were overwhelmed and couldn't even breathe. In the rapid sound of the piano, a woman of different races danced, her face was covered with blue veil, her eyes were transparent, with a hint of coldness, the lake-blue hufu danced with the posture, like ink, and her graceful waist swirled faster and faster with the fast-paced music.

Seeing Zhu Luofeng's intoxicated appearance, Ash smiled without a trace, picked up the teapot with his slender fingers, and poured tea into the tea bowl in front of Zhu Luofeng, the heat was thick, like a light mist rising, and his eyes were a little hazy, "Lord, take a sip of tea and refresh yourself!"

"Huh?" Zhu Luofeng suddenly came back to his senses, as if he had returned to the ordinary world from a very beautiful fairyland, and smiled awkwardly to hide his soul that was almost taken away, and couldn't help but say in annoyance, "This king has lost his temper." ”

Ashqi smiled, "It's okay, it's normal for people, whether it's a high-ranking king or a low-level common people, it's ...... after all" Halfway through the words, he felt that something was wrong, and then changed the topic, "This woman I bought from the street, her name is Aina, if the prince likes it, I will send someone to call that woman and talk to the prince alone?"

Zhu Luofeng smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip, "I entrusted you with errands, and I have to accept your benefits, I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate, right?"

"Where?" said Ash, still smiling easily, "we're helping each other out, aren't we?"

Zhu Luofeng was noncommittal, and he no longer shirked. Ashqi understood, waved his hand and whispered a few words to the attendant, and the attendant took the order.

But after half a cup of tea, the alien woman who had just danced slowly came with her entourage, and Zhu Luofeng looked carefully at the woman named Aina, dressed in lake blue clothes, her eyes were as deep as sea water, revealing a trace of coldness, and the semi-transparent blue veil could not hide her beautiful appearance.

Ashqi stood up and made a resignation, "In this way, I won't disturb Wang Ye Yaxing." The prince must do his best to do what he has entrusted him. ”

Zhu Luofeng bowed slightly, "There is labor." ”

Ashqi walked up to Aina and commanded, "Serve the prince well." ”

In a quiet private room, all the figures retreated, Aina generously walked to the table, poured two cups of tea, raised the teacup and said softly, "It is rare for the prince to appreciate, the little girl replaces the wine with tea, and toasts the prince with a cup." ”

Zhu Luofeng didn't take the tea, nor did he make any moves, just carefully looked him up and down, there was an object on Aina's waist that was slightly reflective, Zhu Luofeng's brows suddenly tightened, and a shallow smile appeared on his face, "Yes, the rules are learned quickly, how long have you been here?"

Aina put down the teacup, "It's been more than a year since I came here, and the little girl came from a poor family, and because her parents were mourned, she had no money to bury her, so she was sold here. ”

Zhu Luofeng took a sip of tea casually, and gently put down the teacup, "There is nothing wrong with being forced by life, but you must also be temperamental and follow the customs, otherwise it will hurt others and yourself, you say yes?!" After that, he quickly dodged and took out the dagger that Aina hid in his waist, the dagger sheath was made of gold, inlaid with rubies, and it was very dazzling, but in a blink of an eye, he was attracted by a double dragon pattern, frowned, pulled out the dagger, and the blade flashed with cold light.

Aina stood aside, still calm and light, with a little stubbornness and unyielding in her eyes. Zhu Luofeng waved his hand and drank back the guards who came up, and the door closed again, and there were only two people left in the room, one standing and one sitting.

Zhu Luofeng was not only not provoked, but showed a gentle smile, "You came to the Central Plains alone just to kill innocents?"

"Innocent?" Aina, who was extremely gentle just now, stared at Zhu Luofeng with eyes like a breath of fire, "A big family like you, dignitaries, how many of them are innocent?!

Zhu Luofeng changed the topic, "What does that Ashqi just now have to do with you?"

"It doesn't matter, I was just bought by him. ”

"Good. As long as you are obedient and obedient, your blood and hatred will be wrapped around me. ”

Aina was stunned, she clearly remembered that he had not revealed anything to the prince in front of her, but he seemed to know everything. Zhu Luofeng obviously understood the doubts in her heart, and smiled indifferently, "Don't you really think that my dignified prince would dare to come here alone without doing any investigation?"

Aina frowned slightly, her eyes were cold, and Zhu Luofeng continued, "Aina, the princess of Hengjiang Chiguo, the country was destroyed due to the war, you escaped by luck, went to the Central Plains alone, committed to Qingyan Building, and waited for the opportunity to assassinate dignitaries and dignitaries to avenge the loss of the country. Am I right?"

"You seem to know everything. Aina took away the gentle voice of the artist, and said in a slightly hoarse tone, "But why do you think I will promise you? Just because you are a prince, can you cover the sky with one hand?"

Zhu Luofeng played with the ivory folding fan, "This king is not interested in using the right to cover the sky with one hand on a woman who has no power to restrain the chicken, it is too boring." I'm taking you just because you don't have a choice. ”

Aina thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I promise you, but we're just a partnership, nothing else. ”

Zhu Luofeng laughed and said, "Don't worry, the woman of my palace is not inferior to you." As he spoke, he summoned the guards and instructed, "Take it down and pack it up and send it back to the palace." ”

Zhu Luofeng's confidant guard Chang Ning was shocked, "Lord, this ......"

"Just do it. ”

"Yes. ”

Hengshan School Shang Qing Yuan

Two secret reports from the Linxiu Dart Bureau in Zhucheng were placed on the bookcase. Linxiu Dart Bureau is almost all over the Central Plains, Mingzhong is like an ordinary dart board escort dart guard, in fact, it is the armed force branch of the Hengshan faction in various places, on weekdays, the soldiers do not move, do normal business, if there is a major action will be dispatched, only the old master Ouyang Tian and the head Ouyang Ze can be mobilized, or directly accept the appointment of Emperor Zhu Xingzhan, is the hub of secret contact between the imperial court and the Hengshan faction, so the Linxiu Dart Bureau can explore all kinds of intelligence, including the possible rebellion of the imperial court.

At this time, one of the secret reports vaguely stated that half a year later, the envoy of the Jade Kingdom of Hengjiang would transport a batch of treasures to the emperor of the current dynasty, Zhu Xingzhan, and the other secret report, using a pseudonym, stated all the suspicious movements that had recently occurred in and around the city, and naturally included a singer brought back to the palace by a certain prince from the light smoke building.

Ouyang Ze raised his eyebrows and asked Li Zifeng, who was sitting on the side, "What do you think about this matter?"

At this time, Li Zifeng, who was still unable to speak, picked up the pen and wrote something rustling on the white paper, and after a while, he got up and handed it to Ouyang Ze with both hands, which read, "The treasure of Hengjiang is here, and there must be a move in the Lingye Palace, considering the previous attack on the library pavilion, it may be possible to start from Hongyuan Villa, as for the matter of the singer, because it involves the royal family." It's hard for a disciple to draw conclusions. Ouyang Ze saw it and smiled knowingly, "You went with the teacher." ”

Li Zifeng smiled, thinking of Hongyuan Villa, his heart became inexplicably heavy, taking advantage of his 'advantage' of not being able to speak, he never mentioned everything he thought of to Ouyang Ze. But escaping will not solve the problem, and the old things involving Hongyuan Villa will have to be thoroughly investigated sooner or later.

Ouyang Ze saw what Li Zifeng was thinking, and instantly understood his thoughts, and no longer avoided it, "Are you trying to take the opportunity to secretly investigate Hongyuan Villa?"

Li Zifeng nodded, Ouyang Ze took out the head token and handed it to Li Zifeng, "In the third layer of the dark cabinet on the left side of the inner room of the Library Pavilion, there are all the old files about the relationship between the sect and Hongyuan Villa, you can go and check, if you need anything, just ask." ”

Li Zifeng clenched his fists and solemnly saluted Ouyang Ze. Then he remembered something, and was about to pick up the pen to write, but Ouyang Ze took the lead and said with a smile, "The teacher understands what you mean, Zining has grown up, and it is time to pick up some of the burden, so it is half a year later to simply cross the frontier and offer treasures, and it is not too urgent, and in two days, the teacher will send Zining to take someone to Weicheng to investigate." ”

The master and apprentice looked at each other and smiled.