Chapter 220: The Assassin
Tears flashed in Lu Wushuang's eyes: "That Chu Yuanwai was originally to save me, not to save Senior Brother." If you don't leave, neither will your little sister. ”
Qiu Yintao pursed his lips and said, "The Divine Fire Sect respects the senior brother, if you don't leave, where else can we go." The younger brother didn't leave either. After speaking, he looked at Guo Chong.
Guo Chong saw Qiu Yintao looking at him, and smiled innocently: "Second Senior Brother, what are you doing with me? I have never left Senior Brother at all." But..."
Qiu Yintao frowned and asked, "But what?"
Guo Chong scratched his head: "Senior brother also said just now, I have never seen such a kind-hearted outsider." I haven't seen Guo Chong either. Why the hell is he so good to us?"
All four looked at each other and fell silent.
On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, there was a news from the capital. The news shook the city of Beijing and the capital of Yangzhou. Liu Jingxuan received two confidential letters at the same time. One is from the fourth master Yinzhen, and the other is from the governor Ashan. The content is the same: this year, Kangxi toured south to Jiangsu Road, and did not go directly to Jiangning Mansion to settle down, but to go to Yangzhou first.
Liu Jingxuan looked at the two secret letters in his hand and broke out in a cold sweat. He held two secret letters in his hand and stood stunned for a long time. He really couldn't understand why the emperor's southern tour this year had to pass through Yangzhou. Don't say that he couldn't figure it out, even all the officials in the capital didn't figure it out, including the eighth master Yinxi, who was strategizing.
You must know that a few days ago, Emperor Kangxi added the title of General Fengyi, the princess of Chunyu, who was responsible for arresting the fake third prince Zhu Cihuan and a group of court thieves. How can it be that within two months, you will be lucky to drive Yangzhou.
Liu Jingxuan pondered for a long time, and ordered someone to quickly find Xiao Rang back to the mansion. Today, Liu Jingxuan has just received a document from the Criminal Department, ordering that several criminals detained by Yangzhou Prefecture who have committed heinous crimes be escorted to Beijing to be executed after the autumn. Xiao Rang had just sent the prisoner out of the city.
After a while, Xiao Rang hurriedly walked into the mansion from outside the door, saw Liu Jingxuan, and asked, "My lord, you are in such a hurry to summon the students, I don't know what urgent matters to discuss?"
"Mr. Xiao, look at this. With that, Liu Jingxuan handed the two secret letters to Xiao Rang.
Xiao Rang took it and quickly browsed it, but he was also taken aback: "My lord, how can this be good?"
Liu Jingxuan's face was grim, and he said in a deep voice: "I called Mr. here just to discuss this matter. If you don't get it right, this Yangzhou is difficult to protect. ”
Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang discussed for most of the day, and it was not over until the lantern was held. All the officials who looked for Liu Jingxuan were turned away, and even Nangong Huangyun was just guarding outside the door. This has never happened before. However, Nangong Huangyun didn't mind, he knew that Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang were discussing extremely important matters, and it was inconvenient for him to disturb.
Today's third prince Zhu Cihuan and his subordinates are miserable. They hid in a huge cave and did not dare to leave the cave all day. The ghost road is so popular that he scolds the street all day long, and Zhu Cihuan is also upset. Cheng Qiran was very frank: he originally suggested to Zhu Cihuan to leave Yangzhou and rush to Sichuan, and then take Sichuan to Yunnan. But the ghost Taoist took a fancy to the flower world in Yangzhou and said that he would not leave. Chu Jinglian found such a huge cave for Zhu Cihuan, although he didn't worry about eating and drinking, he didn't have the slightest freedom, and he didn't even know if it was day or night outside.
Now that Yangzhou City is full of spies from Princess Chunyu, Zhu Cihuan is even more afraid to go out.
The ghost Taoist pushed the wine glass and said, "Third Master, why don't you let the poor Dao go out tonight and directly take off the head of Princess Chunyu?"
Zhu Cihuan's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he shook his head again and again: "I can't help it, Immortal Chief! I heard that the pure princess is strong in martial arts, and there are four major mountain villas under her to support her." Immortal Chief, don't take risks easily, be rash!"
The ghost man nodded and stopped talking.
Wait until everyone is asleep. The ghost Taoist quietly left the cave and went straight to the Jinfu in the south of the city. Chu Jinglian had been here once, and he told Zhu Cihuan and his subordinates about some of Princess Chunyu's movements.
When the ghost Taoist arrived at the Jinfu in the south of the city, it was already the second watch. He jumped lightly onto the roof, like a leaf falling without a sound. The ghost man looked at the courtyard of the Golden Mansion with a long body. The first courtyard was brightly lit, and the ghost Taoist saw a group of high-rollers in the house making fists and orders, and the sound of shouting came and went. The ghost Taoist pouted: "Let you wait for a while, and wait for me to take the head of the pure neck, and then come to find your bad luck." ”
The ghost Taoist came to the second courtyard, which was much quieter than the first courtyard. Except for a few rooms where candles flickered, the lights were out.
The ghost Taoist came to the third courtyard, where all the houses were dark except for the upper room, which was lit with lights. The ghost Taoist frowned, turned around and floated towards the fourth courtyard. This fourth courtyard is different from other courtyards. It's brightly lit, but it's unusually quiet.
The ghost Taoist saw Cheng Haoran and He Wenwan whispering in the northwest house. In the northeast room, Shangguan Yunfei was wiping the Soul Falling Sword with a white silk handkerchief. He had to be so cautious, as if he was afraid that the silk handkerchief would wipe out the fallen soul. In a room in the main room, Murong Changqing closed his eyes tightly, and Tai'a and Zangquan were placed at his feet, as if he was practicing. In another room, Shangguan Yunying and Nangong Weiman were playing chess. I saw Nangong Weiman's brows furrowed, and the sunspot in his right hand just wanted to fall, and he raised it again. Back and forth, always hesitating. Shangguan Yunying didn't urge, sometimes looking at Nangong Weiman, sometimes looking at the sky outside the window.
The ghost Taoist circled around the Golden Mansion, and he already had seven, seven, eight, eight or eight in his heart. He turned back to the third courtyard, where the light in the upper room was still on. The ghost man tiptoed to the roof of the upper house, and then a pearl inverted curtain, hanging on the eaves of the house on his toes, and his body rolled upside down through the window lattice to look into the upper house.
A feminine figure flashed in the room. I saw Chun Yu wearing a silver-white brocade robe, rusted with a few golden peonies. A pure black hair was scattered on his shoulders, a golden ribbon simply tied the black hair like a waterfall on the top of his head, and a golden hairpin inlaid with beaded flowers went straight into the center of the ribbon.
The bright candle is reflected on the pure and bright face, which looks even more delicate and lovely. Pink face and peach cheeks, cherry lips and teeth, eyebrows like smoke and rain, eyes like morning stars. Although it is not as detached and beautiful as Zhuge Qinglin, it also has its own charming charm.
The ghost Taoist was itchy and couldn't bear it, and changed his mind in an instant. It's a pity to kill this, it's better to go back and serve yourself, and it's not too late to kill again. The ghost Taoist made up his mind and took out a poisonous needle from his pocket. His secret weapon kung fu is quite good, and Nangong Xuanyun has been injured under this poisonous needle twice.