Chapter 635: The Palace
Xiao Yan sat alone in the tent, it was late at night, she was still fully dressed, she did not sleep, every once in a while, someone came in to report the news.
The dragon court is like a huge group of lions, the old lion king is showing signs of dying, and before he can breathe, the young lions have already openly fought to become the new king.
Xiao Yan felt the powerlessness of a woman, she had ambitions, an army, and even supporters, but she could only stand still, and at such a sensitive moment, her intervention would cause controversy whether she won or lost.
Like the lions, the male lions compete for the position, and the lioness watches, they always have a way to control the new lion king, but they will not interfere and will not choose the lion king.
Xiao Yan wants to have a choice.
A female soldier in leather armor and a turban walked in, "The army of the king and the king of Kua have clashed, and as you expected, the other princes are timid, and they all stop at the wall in the craftsman area to watch. ”
This shows that the two kings have not yet decided the winner. ”
"It is said that if there are many generals and soldiers in the king's army, they will definitely win. ”
Xiao Yan smiled, the female soldier picked what she liked to hear, and didn't understand that what she needed urgently now was the truth, and said that if the king had a stable chance of winning, the kings would not be watching, "Is there an abnormality in the north?"
"Not for the time being, the palace has strengthened its vigilance, but no signs of moving cavalry have been found, several princes have abided by the agreement, and have not transferred troops to the north, and the protection of the Baihua Camp is even tighter than that of the palace, even flies can't fly in. ”
Xiao Yan waved the female soldier back, and continued to think about the various possible outcomes of the current situation, as well as the most favorable response.
She thought that the Xiao Yan clan wanted to defeat the king. A voice called from behind him.
Xiao Yan glanced back, not particularly surprised, but smiled, "Flies can't fly in, but the Dragon King can, is your kung fu too good, or did my subordinates betray me?"
"Your subordinates don't think I'm a threat, and it's in your best interest to do so. ”
"When the slave begins to think of his master and make his own decisions, it is the beginning of betrayal, haha, how does this sound like the old Khan's words, alas, from his mouth I get a lot of things. Xiao Yan shook his head, "I know that I shouldn't let my subordinates associate too much with the female soldiers of the country of incense. ”
"I'm going to wrap it up. Gu Shenwei said the purpose.
Xiao Yan turned around and looked at the young dragon king, "We haven't started yet, where did we finish?"
"Because of your lies, the union has failed, and there is no 'beginning'. ”
Xiao Yan was neither angry nor ashamed of the accusation, "That's right, I gave Luo Ning tea to the old Khan King, this is an order that I must carry out, I didn't tell the Dragon King, because the Dragon King doesn't seem to have any interest in that woman." ”
"It's not just her. ”
"Hehe, the dragon king is playing tricks on me, but I don't understand, why don't you say it directly? If I don't tell the truth, you can give me a knife, anyway, tonight is very lively, and I won't die alone." ”
"Beiting has been intercepting the Dragon Army messenger. ”
"Believe it or not, I haven't heard of anything like this, and I don't know what it would do to intercept a messenger. ”
"It was your idea to send Dotun to the Western Regions, right?"
"The old fellow told you? Yes, it was my idea, and it was my credit to make the old Khan re-notice this son, and no matter what the old fellow thought, even if he was mad with jealousy, I would marry Dotun, and it was my reward for serving him so many years and suffering so much. ”
Xiao Yan said with a straightforward and resolute expression, as if whoever dared to oppose was her enemy, and then she continued in a softened tone: "This is no harm to you, and it has no effect on our union, Dotun becomes the king of the Khan, you are the king of the Western Regions, we can continue to join forces and launch a war against the Central Plains, weren't you from the Central Plains before? ”
This scene was so far away that even Xiao Yan felt that it was too illusory, so her eyes were shining, hoping to increase her persuasiveness with an excited look.
Gu Shenwei was not interested in this, and directly moved on to the next question, which was also the one he really cared about, "The old Khan king arrested a few people related to me, I think they are hiding from you." ”
"Woman?" Xiao Yan's eyes brightened, and in an instant, the importance of this news seemed to surpass the battle of kings that the Dragon Court was ongoing.
Gu Shenwei nodded.
"I knew that the Dragon King was a lover, which is why I chose to ally with you. Xiao Yan showed real excitement, and even took a step towards the Dragon King, completely forgetting that this was a killer, "When I heard that you used the female soldiers of the Incense Country to defeat Jinpeng Castle, I thought that this is a different man, you trust women, the key is that you trust the enemy's daughter, you two are in love, aren't you?"
"That's not why I came to you. Gu Shenwei poured a basin of cold water on Xiao Yan's in a cold tone, "I need a reliable ally in Beiting, but I am not a woman who cares more about love than strength. ”
Xiao Yan restrained her smile, but her expression was still ambiguous, as if she had found common ground in the Dragon King, so that the two of them understood each other, "I hope to help you, and I will spare no effort to help you, Shangguan Ru has been missing for a long time, but she is not in the Hundred Flowers Camp, indeed, it seems to be the most convenient to hide women in my place, but you forget, the old Khan King is the most cunning fox on the grassland, and there are at least twenty or thirty caves built, and more than a dozen women can be stuffed in any place." But you are right to ask me for help, no one knows the old Khan King better than me, give me a day, no matter how many women, I can find it for you. ”
Gu Shenwei didn't ask her for help, Xiao Yan took it himself, and then reproached with a little dissatisfaction: "Actually, you should have opened your mouth to me a long time ago, but you behaved lukewarmly to Shangguanru, and I thought my previous guess was wrong." ”
Gu Shenwei wanted to explain, and immediately changed his mind, so let Xiao Yan have the current thoughts and attitudes, which is only good for him, "I hope there will be results before dawn." ”
"Why are you in such a hurry, what's going on?" Xiao Yan didn't understand why the Dragon King, who had always been unhurried about Shangguan Ru's disappearance, suddenly became impatient.
"The old Khan is going to do it. ”
Gu Shenwei told a lie, but Xiao Yan was quite convinced, "I will do my best, you are here to wait for my news." ”
"No, I want you to find a way to get me into the palace now. ”
"What to do?" Xiao Yan immediately became vigilant, as if the enthusiasm just now had never existed.
"The old Khan invited me to meet him tonight, but he did not leave me a way. ”
"It's like an old man's trick, but you must know that the old Khan was very jealous of being controlled, and if he knew that I could bring you into the palace, he would never spare me. ”
"He won't punish you, he's already laid out the ending for you. ”
"Haha, the old Khan King will always be the old Khan King, and the whole steppe regards him as a god, so he really thinks that he is a god, and treats everyone as a pawn at will. ”
Xiao Yan looked very disdainful, but after only holding on for a while, his expression darkened, "What did he say?"
"He said you and Dotun weren't destined to be together. ”
Xiao Yan didn't continue to ask, was silent for a while, and said, "He is not right every time, okay, I will personally take you into the palace." ”
"It's not just me, it's two people. ”
"I hope they do things as neatly as the Dragon King. ”
Fires began to appear in the aristocratic area, one in the east and one in the west, the fire was not too strong, but the cry of battle weakened, "The princes watching the battle are about to participate in the battle." "Xiao Yan seems to be talking to himself, but he is actually talking to the dragon king behind him.
Gu Shenwei, Mustang and Shangguan Nu were the guards of the Xiao Yan clan at this time, there were no men in the Baihua camp, and yesterday evening, the Xiao Yan clan transferred five hundred cavalry belonging to him to protect the periphery.
They failed to detect the three killers infiltrating the camp.
The palace guards were much stricter than usual, and it was not easy for Xiao Yan to enter, so the means she took were simple, angrily reprimanded, and then took the lead and galloped inside, "No one can stop me from seeing the old Khan King." ”
No one could stop her, no one dared to touch her, and the real obstacle was the countless tents, and the old Khan's residence was constantly changing, especially when communicating with the gods or holding secret ceremonies, and the location was kept strictly secret.
This was especially true tonight, when she broke into several of the most commonly used tents, and except for waking up a few female slaves, she did not find any clues about the old Khan King, and the guards and eunuchs who chased after her would only beg her not to cause trouble and refuse to provide any help.
Xiao Yan left the palace angrily, "My affairs are very important, let's see how the old Khan King cleans you up tomorrow." ”
The guards were all relieved, believing that it would definitely not be them who would be cleaned up tomorrow, and no one noticed that the three guards disappeared during the frequent entry and exit of the tent.
The three killers went their own way, this was an agreement they had reached before infiltrating the Hundred Flowers Camp, since they didn't trust each other, and neither of them would expose their backs to the other in the most dangerous place, the only option was to carry out their plans separately.
Gu Shenwei brought the two into the palace and solved one of the biggest difficulties in the assassination, and the next thing is to depend on their respective abilities.
Shangguan Nu's martial arts are the weakest, but his self-confidence is not a lot at all, the assassination is not only the sword technique, he used to be the young master, he has participated in more actions than the other two, he has rich experience, and knows how to use his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.
Mustang has always been unconvinced by the Dragon King, and has a unique advantage, he has a close relationship with the mages around the Old Khan, and from these people, he has learned a lot of secrets about the Old Khan.
Gu Shenwei couldn't talk about confidence or not, he knew that the old Khan King was waiting for him, and he also knew how to find the target, he first found a place to hide, and waited until the palace camp was quiet again, and began to act.
The tent where the old Khan had received the dragon king was empty, and there were no guards outside, but a jar of wine was placed in the middle of the house.
Gu Shenwei went around in a circle and came to the tent where the dinner was held, there were no guards here, it seemed to be empty, but as soon as he entered, he knew that there was a person standing in the dark.
"Ask the Dragon King to choose a name. The cold voice was not the old Khan King, but a woman.
(To be continued)