Chapter 8: The Backhand

In the cloudless weather, under the poison of the sun, the heat wave swept the entire Bianjing, and in the afternoon when the cicadas were bursting, Lin Yiqi wore a standard fast hunting suit, a long knife at the waist, and a big straw hat with white cloth on his head, and hurried to the palace of the king of Qi.

"Brother Lao reported, Lin Yiqi, the deputy head of Dali Temple, asked to see him!" Lin Yiqi turned over and dismounted, and bowed to the guards outside the door.

"Wait a minute. The guard bowed slightly, turned around and walked into the mansion, and after receiving Su Ke's instructions, he quickly turned back and welcomed Lin Yiqi in with a respectful expression.

Passing through the corridor, the carved beams and paintings on both sides are in full view, Lin Yiqi raised his eyes and looked around, faintly felt that there was a dragon and tiger spirit rising, the decoration and layout of the house were also quite exquisite, it seemed to imply some yin and yang gossip Feng Shui principles, the guards led Lin Yiqi to a study, and left with a sentence of "the prince will arrive later" and strode away.

Lin Yiqi stayed alone in the study, bored and put a small golden toad on the table in the palm of his hand to play, looked carefully, and couldn't help but admire the skill of the ancient craftsmen.

"Dada"

There was a steady sound of footsteps outside the door, and when he looked away, a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe, thick eyebrows and square face, and long sideburns and drooping chest stepped in.

"The villain has seen the prince. Lin Yiqi got up and saluted, this was the first time he saw Liu Pingjiang himself, and he looked at it secretly, only to feel that this person had a domineering aura of palming.

"No courtesy. Liu Pingjiang smiled, walked straight to the table and sat down, and said, "I don't know what Lin Zhutou is looking for this king today?"

"The contemptuous villain sent a secret letter to the prince. After speaking, Lin Yiqi took out a secret slip sealed with fire paint from his arms and handed it over, Liu Pingjiang took the secret slip, only to see two lines of small characters written on it: The sleeve is the palace of the king of Qi, the prince of Linyuan of Qichuan is demolished, and the following signature is Xing Dao, the chief catcher of Dali Temple.

Liu Pingjiang raised his eyebrows, tore open the secret slip casually, took out the letter inside, read it carefully, his originally stretched brows furrowed slightly, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and said: "The matter is big, I'm afraid this king can't make a decision right away." ”

Lin Yiqi looked embarrassed and said, "How will the villain reply when he goes back?"

"Needless to say. Liu Pingjiang waved his hand, put the letter on the table, and said, "This king repairs a book, and he will send someone to the head of the torture and arrest later." ”

Speaking of this, the meaning of King Qi's expulsion was already obvious, Lin Yiqi immediately clenched his fists and said, "Since this is the case, the villain will go back to repay his contempt." ”

Liu Pingjiang beckoned and said, "Xiao Hao, send Lin Zhutou." The white-haired young man walked in in response, wearing a black suit, thick eyebrows like a sword, his face was like a knife, and the three-foot long knife pinned to his waist shook slightly with his steps, although it was not unsheathed, but it revealed a fierce momentum, this person's swordsmanship is not low, this is Lin Yiqi's first impression of this guy.

After sending Lin Yiqi away, Wang Hao turned back into the house and stood beside Liu Pingjiang waiting for the dispatch, "Xiao Hao, what do you think of that kid just now?" Liu Pingjiang suddenly asked, Wang Hao didn't know what King Qi meant, and said in a decent manner: "Some martial arts foundation, but not powerful, along the way the expression is natural, the behavior is the same, it looks like an ordinary head catcher." ”

"Ordinary head catcher...... Liu Pingjiang whispered a few times, raised his head, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and said: "Xiao Hao, you go and tell that kid from Muyunmen to come to my house before tonight." ”

"Yes!" Wang Hao bowed, turned around and retreated.

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Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhang Jilin sat alone in the main seat, his brows were tightly locked, and on the left side sat a middle-aged man with a slightly white beard, who was emaciated, pale, and looked sick, but the dark eyes in the sunken eye sockets were as deep as the sea, jet black, as if pouring ink, at first glance it was no different from ordinary people, and if you looked closely, you will find that the condensed divine light in these eyes reveals a Wei Ran momentum, only those who have a certain level of internal strength can have, this person is the big devil who shook the rivers and lakes fifteen years ago - the withered face of the demon!

"In the past two days, the stalking of Dali Temple has become more and more frequent, and your whereabouts may have been exposed. Zhang Jilin sighed and said: "Dali Temple behaved like this, those gelding dogs in the palace must have also smelled the wind, those sparse martial arts catch fast don't have to be taken to heart, the Qianji Battalion under the Qin Gelding Thieves is what we need to watch out for." ”

"Xiangye is right. There was a white-clothed scholar with a clear face standing beside the wither-faced man demon, he walked out slowly, and said: "Last night, Xiaosheng sent people to the north gate to investigate the law of the forbidden army's defense, deliberately exposed his whereabouts, and led the various secret sentinels in the city, and then sent the ugly generals and Yin generals to the south gate, each leading a guard, sneaking in at night, just waiting for tomorrow's incident, as soon as the order is issued, you can call each other inside and outside, and break the door in one fell swoop." ”

"As for the Qianji Battalion and Dali Temple, Xiangye don't have to worry, before tomorrow's operation, I will send a team of men and horses in advance, led by the general, to attack and kill the north gate with great momentum, and attract all the attention in the city. ”

"Sir is so strategic!" Zhang Jilin listened, his eyes flashed, and his brows gradually relaxed.

"Uncle Mao is still the same as before. The pretty girl sitting next to the withered demon grinned toothily and said, "It's great to have you planning by your father's side." ”

"Hehe, Miss is false. The white-clothed scholar smiled indifferently.

"Well, you go down and rest first, and get ready for tomorrow's action. The withered man and demon waved his hand and said in a flat tone.

"Subordinates obey!"

"Li'er, you can also take a rest. The withered man turned his head and looked at the girl's eyes full of tenderness, "Dad, your body is not well, I'm afraid of ......" The girl's beautiful eyes showed a lot of worry.

"No problem. The dry-faced man and demon waved his hand and smiled, the girl knew that her father was stubborn, so she didn't say much, and after saying that her father must take care of her body, her shadow flashed and ran out angrily.

At the same time, Zhang Jilin also glanced at Yu Chan on his side, causing him to retreat quietly, and in the spacious hall, only Zhang Jilin and the withered face man and demon were left.

Let Xiang Ye see a smile. The withered man and demon looked at the girl's distant back, sighed helplessly, and said: "After fifteen years in prison, Li Er has been raised by me in Xiaowei since she was a child, and she is not disciplined by her side, and her temperament is a lot wilder, she must have caused you a lot of trouble these days, thanks to Xiangye's generosity, I don't care about her." ”

"Brother Gongsun, look at what you said, Li'er is so ice and snow smart, it's too late for me to like it, how can I be willing to be angry with her?" Zhang Jilin laughed and said: "It's you, Li'er was born so beautifully, there will be countless hairy boys who will be jealous of her in the future, and if you want to get started as your son-in-law, you can line up, I'm afraid that you can line up from the east of the city to the west of the city, haha, when the time comes, you have to be very busy." ”

"The daughter of my big devil Gongsun Yu, I'm afraid there are few people in the world who dare to marry. Gongsun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "I don't care how the world fears me, scolds me, resents me, and hates me, and what does the thousand husband refer to, the husband stands between heaven and earth, and acts worthy of heaven and earth!"

"The common saying is, fish and bear's paw can not have both, although my grandson Yu is worthy of heaven and earth, but after all, he is still ashamed of his heart, the death of Li Er's mother, for so many years, I have not been able to let go, live to this age, death, to be honest, I have not been afraid......! It should be that Li Er will not be happy in this life. Gongsun Yu said clearly, Zhang Jilin heard it empathically, sighed long, and couldn't help but think of his daughter who married a few years ago, that day she wore red makeup and walked into the sedan chair, even though she was reluctant to give up, but the father still hopes that his daughter will be happy after all.

I still remember that night, I had a long conversation with my son-in-law at the wine table, I was a little drunk, and I staggered out my finger, pointed to the Shang Fang sword hanging in the main hall, and asked my son-in-law: "Virtuous son-in-law, do you know who gave me this sword to my Zhang family?"

The son-in-law shook his head and said, "The son-in-law doesn't know." ”

Zhang Jilin laughed, his expression was suddenly sharp, he slammed the wine table, there was a bang, the cups, bowls, plates and chopsticks all fell to the ground, the dishes on the table were mixed together, and the banquet was a mess.

Everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they didn't dare to come out, no one knew why Prime Minister Zhang Cheng, who was above 10,000 people under one person, was so angry, and his son-in-law was the first to bear the brunt, the whole person was stunned in place like a log, and the sweat on his forehead flowed down like a floodgate.

Until Zhang Jilin patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and while spitting wine, he said seriously: "Virtuous son-in-law, this sword is called Shang Fang Sword, which was given to me by the Holy God today.

"Little ...... Son-in-law, Zhi...... Know. The son-in-law said tremblingly, his clothes were almost soaked with sweat, and the whole person looked like he had just been fished out of the water.

"From now on, Xueqi will be handed over to you, you have to treat her well, if one day, let me hear gossip about what you treat her badly, this Shang Fang sword may leave my Zhang family for a while. Zhang Jilin looked at his son-in-law expressionlessly, and after a while, he laughed to himself, regained his former kindness, and said: "Why is the virtuous son-in-law so nervous? Haha, it's all because the old man is drunk and lost his words, people are old, and after drinking too much, they just love to talk nonsense, you must not take it to heart, come on! Clean up the table, set up the wine and food, eat what you should eat, drink what you should drink!"