Chapter 18: The Assassins (2)
Tianxianglou is located near the south gate of Yingdu, and the south gate is the place with the most people among the four city gates of Yingdu. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info because, out of the south gate is the famous Yingfang, wanton, bazaar. Sitting on the Tianxiang Tower, you can see the crowds of people coming and going in and out of the city gate, the noisy sound is endless, extremely prosperous and lively.
Tianxianglou is a three-storey attic, carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and vermilion tiles, looks magnificent, very magnificent. Obviously, those who can enter and exit Tianxiang Building are either rich or expensive, and they are not places that ordinary people can enjoy.
Xiong Huai came to a place similar to a restaurant for the first time, and when he saw such a noisy and noisy neighborhood around Tianxiang Building, he couldn't help frowning, and he had a feeling of losing his identity. Fortunately, Xiangbei Lao Ma knew the way, and when he arrived at the ground, he shouted loudly, and a few neatly dressed bartenders and servants snatched them out of the restaurant, settled everyone's carriages and horses with their hands and feet, and then respectfully let everyone into the restaurant.
The bartenders here are also some well-informed people, seeing that this group of people are all brightly dressed and extraordinary, and seeing that there are special Chengyu and ironclad guards in the Chu Palace, they know that there must be princes and grandsons here.
The restaurant is very deep, and after coming in, it gives people a feeling of being in the sky. The bartender arranged the guards and entourage on the second floor, and led Xiong Huai and a dozen others directly to the third floor. There was a table of guests on the third floor, but the bartender coaxed and persuaded him to the first floor. As a result, the entire third floor was completely occupied by Xiong Huai and others. A mahogany dining table carved with dragon and phoenix patterns was lifted, and there were exactly enough chairs around it. Xiong Huai was given to the main position, on the left is the nineteen sons of Xiong Jieyu, next to the nineteen sons are Xiong Yue, Huang Xie, Xiang Bei, Qu Qi, on the right is the ten sons of Xiong Qian, next to the ten sons are Zhao Slip, Ye Fei, Zhao Ziyu, Zhao Qi Uncle, Ren Tu.
The shopkeeper of the restaurant is surnamed Long, and he is known as the shopkeeper of Long. When he heard that a group of distinguished and mysterious guests had come, he hurriedly went upstairs to greet them. I saw this group of young people in brocade robes and jade belts, but I had never seen them, and I don't know which prince they were. Just as he was in doubt, he suddenly heard a young man who was a little older laughing and scolding: "Old Dragon, are your old eyes dizzy? I don't even know Young Master Ben anymore?"
The shopkeeper looked at it hurriedly, and couldn't help but be surprised, the young man who spoke was actually the eldest grandson of the Xiang family, and he had been to the restaurant several times before, so the shopkeeper of the dragon vaguely recognized it. However, the eldest grandson of the Xiang family was almost in the last seat, and the young man sitting in the main seat was not frighteningly high? At least he should be a prince, and he was not a prince of low status. Seeing that he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, could it be the legendary ninth prince Xiong Huai, who may become the crown prince?
Although the shopkeeper Long had a guess in his heart, he didn't dare to take the liberty of asking, but he just waved Xiang Bei respectfully, with a smile on his face, and said humbly: "It turned out to be Xiang Gongzi, the old man was disrespectful and disrespectful." These distinguished guests who came with the son must be extremely noble, and the little old man is so honored! This table is hosted by the little old man, and he pays homage to all the distinguished guests, in order to thank the shop for the sin of simplicity and neglect. ”
Xiong Huai was quite satisfied with the humility of the shopkeeper of the dragon, so he said with a smile: "The shopkeeper, you don't need you for a treat, you bring up the specialty dishes of the store, I heard that the rice wine of the store is famous far and wide, and even if you take twenty catties, I want to get drunk with all the brothers!"
The shopkeeper of the dragon promised again and again, and ordered the little servant to put the tea and fruit plate on the table first, and then bowed down and left the third floor backwards. After a while, all kinds of dishes were served up like flowing water, although there was no dragon liver and phoenix marrow, rare treasures, but flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, all kinds of birds and beasts, mountain delicacies, but also readily available. Coupled with the unique cooking method of Tianxianglou, all kinds of dishes are very delicious and delicious. And the rice wine brewed by Tianxianglou is a must, the taste is mellow, there is no impurities and peculiar smell, it is really extraordinary.
So the young boys' eyes lit up, and they couldn't excuse themselves and were humble, and they all feasted on it. Among the people, except for Xiang Bei and Qu Qi, who are older, and occasionally have the opportunity to participate in entertainment or banquets in restaurants outside the house, the rest of the people, including Xiong Huai, have almost no such opportunities to participate in a banquet in a place like Tianxianglou. Although they usually eat in fine clothes, the unique and delicious game and unique wine of Tianxianglou still open the eyes of these princes and grandchildren, and they are very excited.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone's mood became more and more high-pitched. Qu Beggar proposed: "The brothers are all interested, why don't you call a few singers and sing a few songs?"
Xiang Beidao: "Tianxianglou is all vulgar powder, what does it mean?"
Qu beggar said: "Talking is better than nothing!"
Jiuzi Xionghuai was already a little drunk, and everyone toasted him just now, giving him a feeling like the stars holding the moon, and he couldn't help but feel good, and the unhappiness towards Xiang Bei was temporarily put to the back of his mind. Now when he heard Qu Begging's suggestion, his heart moved, and he shouted drunkenly:
"It doesn't matter what kind of mediocrity he is, he is still a vulgar fan, although he shouts it all, today, this prince will get drunk and rest. ”
Zhao Slip hurriedly got up and wanted to call the shopkeeper. At this time, the window facing the street on the third floor was half-open and half-hidden, Ye Fei's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly shouted:
"Look, there's an artist singing by the city wall!"
Everyone crowded to the window to look, and sure enough, on the side of the city wall on the inside of the south gate, there was indeed a group of soldiers guarding the city and the people nearby, besieging the city to watch the artists singing. From a distance, there were three people among the artists surrounded by the crowd, an old man, a child, and a young girl. The girl's body is covered with white veil, graceful, elegant like a fairy, although her face is not clear to see, but it must be the best in the world by feeling.
Qu beggar shouted: "Why don't you shout up?
At this time, the shopkeeper of the dragon had already heard the movement, and hurried upstairs to listen to the instructions, Xiong Huai saw him, so he ordered:
"Shopkeeper, there is a Youfang artist downstairs, please come up quickly, the waiting brothers are happy, there will be a heavy reward!"
How dare the shopkeeper of the dragon have any doubts, he answered, and hurriedly went downstairs.
Before the tea time, only the sound of the stairs could be heard, and the dragon shopkeeper had already brought the three artists to everyone's eyes.
At the lead was an old man, hunched, with silver hair and a pale and bloodless face. A pair of eyes can barely see the whites of the eyes, black holes, but there is no life. He was followed by a short man, who everyone originally thought was a boy, but when they looked closer, they realized that it was a dwarf. This dwarf has a wrinkled face, but it doesn't give people the feeling of old age, as if it is the kind of deformed person who is born old. And the dwarf's eyes are the opposite of the old man's, all whites, and they look very weird. The left eye was motionless, apparently blind, and the socket was supposed to contain a prosthetic eye. The dwarf holds a six-stringed instrument in both hands.
The girl who caught everyone's attention the most was the girl who came up last. is at the age of twenty-eight, a pair of barefoot soft and slender, slender body, graceful demeanor. Between the fluttering skirts, the snow-like skin looms, which is sultry. But his face was covered with a white veil, so that people could not see his true face. However, from the fluttering demeanor, one can't help but speculate that there must be a touching beauty hidden inside the veil.
The old man bowed to everyone, and said without humility or arrogance: "Ladies and gentlemen, the old man and the little girl are all good at singing and dancing, I don't know if you need to sing a song?"
Xiong Huai said: "Let's dance first." ”
The old man took the lead, took a few steps back, and let the girl go ahead. The strange dwarf pressed his hands lightly, but began to lower his head and stroke the lyre. I can only hear the sound of "Ding Dong, Ding Dong", the tune is tactful, the sound of the piano is melodious, and the song of "Lotus Picking" in Jiangnan minor key is played.
For a while, it is like a load in the wind; For a while, it is like a willow catkins flying, for a while, it is like a girl picking lotus, beautiful eyes are clever, it seems to be disgusted and happy; for a while, it is like a young woman in the boudoir, it is like a young woman in the boudoir, it is like a young woman, it is like a young girl, it is like a girl, it is like a girl, it is like a girl, it is For a while, it looked like a nine-day fairy, with a radiant look and a reverie. I just saw that everyone was dizzy and drunk. It's just that the girl has always covered her face with a white veil, and her face can't be seen, which makes everyone cry out regret in their hearts.
Qu Beggar was itchy and uncomfortable, and took advantage of the wine, took the scabbard in Ren's hand across the table, and then lifted the girl's veil. The girl was attacked by this surprise, but she was not flustered, her waist was swaying, and she easily avoided it. Seeing this, Xiong Yue was very competitive, snorted lightly, waved the wooden sword, and also lifted the girl's veil, however, the girl's body was subtle, and she easily avoided it again. Huang Xie on the side saw that the girl was extraordinary, obviously with a great background, and couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart, and he also picked up the scabbard and tried to attack the girl. For a while, four figures were floating around in the field, and the girl did not fall behind in the face of the three people's attack, and her figure was like a ghost, flickering east and west, so that Qu Qi and the other three were completely unable to touch the edge. It's just that the girl's jade hands that were originally caged in her sleeves slipped out, and her fingers were slender and white, but the nails were extremely long, shining with a silver glow in the sunlight shining through the window lattice.
Xiong Huai saw that the four of them were fighting interestingly, and he didn't stop it. The dwarf still bowed his head and stroked the harp, ignoring it. And the old man stood aside, watching coldly, without saying a word, and had no intention of stopping.
Seeing that the three of them couldn't help the girl, Nineteen couldn't help but be curious, and secretly used the internal force in his right palm, and slashed at the girl's veil without warning.
The girl suddenly felt a powerful dark energy hitting her face, and she was shocked, and subconsciously tilted her head, only to feel as if a gust of wind was blowing, and the veil had already been lifted into the air.
The veil was lifted, and everyone could finally see the girl's true face. However, when everyone really saw the girl's true face, they were all shocked. Behind the veil, there is a peerless face, but a skeleton face, the skeleton's eyes are glowing with a faint blue light, the lower part of the skeleton, the fangs are looming, it looks very hideous and terrifying.
The moment the skeleton girl was lifted, she screamed sharply, and suddenly left aside the three beggars who were besieging her, her body twisted, and her fingernails were more than three feet long, like ten sharp swords, and she slammed into the nine sons of Xionghuai. Xiong Huai was horrified, and he fell down when he raised his head. Seeing this, the nineteen on the side came out with both palms and slashed at the skeleton girl. The girl was blocked by the palm wind and eased up, and Xiong Huai also took the opportunity to escape the catastrophe. The girl missed the blow, but she gave up Xiong Huai, turned her waist again, and pounced on Nineteen instead. Nineteen saw the silver light of the sword turned into nails, and stabbed the vital point of his body mercilessly, but he did not panic in the slightest. Stepping on the Tengyun Phantom Footwork, the body has already jumped into the air. However, the skeleton girl followed her like a shadow, and she didn't mean to let go of Nineteen at all, and the cold sword wind was like a maggot attached to the bone, making Nineteen's hairs stand upside down, and there was a very dangerous feeling. And the colorful light mask conjured up by the Gang Qi that covered the whole body, under the sword wind, actually had a tendency to pierce and collapse. Nineteen changed their bodies one after another, and they could avoid the dangerous sword wind.
At this time, the old man who was waiting for change suddenly moved, and his left leg kicked towards Nineteen. What was surprising was that the old man's left leg turned out to be a prosthetic leg, which instantly left the old man's body and stabbed at Nineteen like a spear. There is a skeleton girl in the nineteenth generation, and there is an old man's prosthetic leg in front of her, and she can't avoid being seriously injured. But the magic skill of the Nineteen's Dragon Phantom came into play again, and Nineteen changed his body in the air, and his body was more than a foot taller again, and the attack of the old man and the pursuit of the skeleton girl failed.
The old man let out a soft "huh", it seemed unexpected that he was so difficult for Nineteen. The old man shouted to the dwarf who played the harp:
"Dwarf, don't make a move!"
The dwarf who was called the dwarf heard the sound, and the six strings of the six-stringed instrument in his hand suddenly broke, and then, like a tenacious spider silk, sealed the sixteen directions of the nineteen up, down, left, right, front, and back, and the strings made the sound of sharp weapons breaking the wind, and mixed with the cold air completely enveloped the nineteen.
From the veil being lifted, the skeleton girl burst out and hurt people, and the old man shot with a prosthetic leg, until Nineteen was attacked by the dwarf and was in danger, and there was only a dozen breaths. Qu Qi, Huang Xie and the others were completely stunned, and they didn't help for a while. Xiang Bei saw that the life and death of nineteen were already in the moment, and he was furious and shouted: "Nineteen!", but he was powerless and had no time to rescue.
At the moment of life and death, Nineteen's innate endowment once again showed magic. With a flash of inspiration in his mind, Nineteen unconsciously used the shape-shifting technique that he had been practicing diligently. This shapeshifting technique has been practiced for half a year, but because he has not understood the laws of space, he has never practiced the shapeshifting technique. And today, the persecution between life and death made him suddenly realize at the last moment, and he subconsciously used the art of shapeshifting and succeeded! When everyone looked at it, Nineteen had already teleported beyond the range of Dwarf's attack.
The staircase made a chaotic sound again, and on the third floor of the restaurant, suddenly, five or six figures appeared. When everyone saw it clearly, the figure that appeared later turned out to be Zhaohu, the commander of the ironclad guards, and several first-class guards. But everyone didn't know how this Zhaohu happened to get the message, and how he arrived in time. As soon as Zhaohu came upstairs, he already understood the situation at the scene, and after a pause, he pounced on the three people besieging Nineteen. Although the old man was surprised by the arrival of Zhaohu and the others, he was not flustered, and waved his prosthetic leg to stop Zhaohu and the others. Without the slightest hesitation, the dwarf flew up and pounced on Nineteen like a ball of flesh, and the skeleton girl also pounced on the other side. Obviously, the dwarf and the skeletal girl are desperate to kill Nineteen. However, Nineteen once again used the Dragon Phantom Technique and leaped into the air. Seeing that Nineteen was about to escape the siege again, the dwarf's left eyeball suddenly burst out at this moment, and a ball of white light shot towards Nineteen like lightning. Nineteen originally thought that he was out of danger, but he never expected that Dwarf Su would have such a trick, so he hurriedly avoided it, but it was too late. Nineteen only felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder, and the silver bullet turned by the eyeball had pierced Nineteen's shoulder. The skeleton girl who was rushing towards Nineteen saw that the dwarf was hit, and immediately stopped, her eyes emitted a cold blue light, and she made a gesture to the dwarf, ignoring the nineteen, the two of them reflexively threw themselves at the window facing the street, and broke out of the window on the third floor of the restaurant in an instant. Seeing this, the old man who was confronting Zhaohu and the others also abandoned Zhaohu and fled through the street window in the blink of an eye.
Zhaohu was furious, and he didn't have time to greet everyone, so he led the guards to chase out from the window.
When the soldiers defending the city saw that the restaurant suddenly flew down three people and went straight to the city wall, they knew that it was a villain. So he hugged the three of them, and Zhaohu and the others also chased after them from behind. The three of them saw that they were about to fall into a heavy siege, but the skeleton girl sneered, and with a slight wave of her skirt sleeves, a cloud of pink smoke suddenly came out, quickly covering everyone.
Zhaohu was shocked, and hurriedly stopped, shouting: "Hold your breath, be careful of poison!" However, it was too late to warn, and I saw that all the soldiers "plop, plop" fell all at once. When the powder mist cleared, the old man, the dwarf, and the girl had already disappeared.