late at night

At the foot of a small hill in the outermost part of the Fallen Dragon Mountains, several tents formed a circle to form a small camp.

Li Shu, Ping'er, Wu Ma, and Zhao Xuan lived in a big tent in the center, and the fourteen guards outside worked in pairs and twos, alternating vigils, while Sun Siyuan lived with Imperial Doctor Qian.

In the dead of night, bonfires dance.

The time has come to the ugly, the winter nights are already very long, the moonlight is sprinkled, and the earth is silvery white.

The snow is shining.

The two guards who were keeping vigil were surnamed Feng and Zhao, and the guards surnamed Zhao were left by Zhao Xuan's second brother.

The two guards were in front of Zhao Xuan's tent, and they didn't speak to each other.

The light of the fire was between the two, and they were both a meter or two away.

Suddenly!

The evening breeze blows, and the cold is to the bone.

The fire shook twice, and fell to the guard surnamed Feng.

As the light of the fire shifted, the Feng guard actually popped and fell on his back.

Under the firelight, I could vaguely see that Feng Guard's eyes were wide open, full of life.

What's going on?

Zhao Cheng's heart was shocked, and he shouted: "Who is it?" With the weapon in hand, he cautiously looked around.

He could see that the guard on the other side was dead.

Although he didn't know how the other party died, and he didn't know who did it, the dead air on Feng Guard's face could not be faked.

They have been arranged by Zhao Lai to protect Zhao Xuan, although they are resentful, they have always been conscientious and dare not slack off.

Zhao Lai had told them to guard against these guards. So even the vigil, they have to be with each other.

But right now, one person is dead.

Who did the hand and how?...... Why get your hands dirty?

Zhao Cheng had doubts in his heart. But he didn't dare to be distracted. Look around cautiously.

Several tents opened. The people inside heard Zhao Cheng's shouting, and they were all awakened.

When he came out, he saw Zhao Cheng's cautious appearance, as well as the Feng guards who were lying on the side with a hideous face and obviously dead, and the three of them with Zhao Cheng and his party walked quickly to the side of the tent, and together with Zhao Cheng, back to back, their hands pressed on the handle of the knife. cautiously looked at the other nine guards who came out at the same time, and then asked Zhao Chengdao in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Cheng frowned, shook his head slowly, and said, "I don't know, the guard died suddenly, I don't know who moved it." Everyone be careful and protect the third son. ”

"Didn't find anything out of the ordinary?" the other three guards were slightly shocked.

They wouldn't doubt Zhao Cheng's words, because they had been together for decades and had already trusted each other!

But that's what makes it even more shocking.

Zhao Cheng is the highest cultivator among the four of them, and his cultivation has entered the middle stage of returning to the truth. And they're just in their infancy.

The other party was able to kill people under Zhao Cheng's eyes, and he didn't even know how to kill them. What kind of means is this?

At this time, the other nine guards suddenly drew their swords together, staring at the four of them awe-inspiringly, and one of them shouted, "You killed him?"

The man who spoke was nearly middle-aged, emaciated, and his eyes were like eagles, and he was very fierce.

It was the one who was spying on Zhao Xuan on the Zhao Mansion!

Zhao Cheng frowned slightly, and said, "What are we going to do when we kill him?"

At this moment, Wu's mother walked out of the tent, saw the confrontation between the two sides, and shouted, "What are you going to do?"

"Then I'll have to ask them!" The eagle-eyed man sneered, pointed at Zhao Cheng and the four of them, and then pointed to the corpse of Feng Guard on the side, and said, "Why did you kill my men?"

Mother Wu took a deep look at him, and her subordinates Shouldn't they talk about brothers under normal circumstances? It seems that Zhao Ergongzi was definitely not talking in vain before leaving! She turned to Zhao Cheng and the four of them and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Cheng shook his head and explained the situation at that time.

Mother Wu's eyes sharpened, she looked at the eagle-eyed man, and reprimanded awe-inspiringly: "Wang An, don't ask about the indiscriminate and unauthorized civil strife, what do you mean? If the princess is on a business trip, can you take it!"

"Mother Wu, what's wrong?" Li Shu and Ping'er walked out of the tent together.

Mother Wu turned around and said, "Princess, you go back to the tent first, things are a little bad...... and briefly explained the situation.

Li Shu frowned lightly and looked at Zhao Chengdao: "Escort Zhao, please go and check it to see if there are any hidden wounds on Escort Feng's body." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Cheng clenched his fists and turned to Feng Guard's corpse.

The eagle-eyed man, also known as Wang An, said: "No need, before the princess came out, her subordinates had already seen it, and Feng didn't have any wounds on her body. ”

Zhao Cheng didn't stop, as if he hadn't heard it, walked to the corpse, squatted down to check.

Li Shu stared at him, waiting for the result.

Wang An's face sank, and he didn't say anything after all.

Soon, Zhao Cheng stood up, returned to Li Shu, and saluted: "Back to the third young lady, there are indeed no scars on Feng Guard's body!" He and the other three guards were all old men from the Zhao Mansion, and they felt in their hearts that since the princess married into the Zhao Mansion, she should be called the young lady, not a princess. Although Zhao Xuan can't shake up her husband, that is also Zhao Xuan's business.

Li Shu had long been accustomed to the title of the four people, and did not say anything, but was taken aback in her heart, how could the secret path be? There were no scars, and the person died so silently? Looking at Wang An opposite, he asked, "Wang Guard, did Feng Guard have any hidden diseases before?"

A sneer curled into the corner of Wang An's mouth, which quickly disappeared, and snorted lightly: "The princess is too worried, Feng Quan's health is very good, it is impossible to die so silently." ”

Li Shu's brows furrowed even tighter.

Since leaving the capital, her brows have hardly dispersed.

Ping'er suggested on the side, "Princess, should we leave here immediately?"

Li Shu pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Now the situation is unclear, and it is definitely not the best policy to act rashly!"

Mother Wu agreed: "What the princess said is reasonable, if there is no enemy, it is fine, if there is an enemy, since you can easily kill Feng Guard, I am afraid there are other ambushes." ”

"So what do we do now?" asked Ping'er worriedly.

Li Shu said: "Wait!"

"Wait?"

"That's right! When it dawns tomorrow, we'll leave!" Li Shu finished speaking, turning to Zhao Cheng and Wang An. said: "Please bother the two guards." Sent more men to keep vigil. ”

"The third young lady can rest assured. I will protect the third young master and the lady thoroughly!" Zhao Cheng's four guards said in unison.

The voices of Wang An and the others also sounded immediately after: "The princess is at ease!"

Li Shu glanced at them deeply, turned around and said, "Ping'er, Mother Wu, let's go back first." ”

Walking into the tent, Ping'er closed the door. Li Shu glanced outside and asked in a low voice, "Mother Wu, have you found anything?"

Mother Wu shook her head silently and said, "The old slave has already used his divine thoughts to probe before, and it is within a hundred zhang radius. Nothing out of the ordinary. ”

"Divine thoughts" are only available to martial artists or Hanlin scribes who practice the gods!

Li Shu's eyebrows tightened, this kind of thing is like a kind of consciousness wave, as long as part of the consciousness is emitted in the form of fluctuations, and then receive the reflected information, so that you can see the surrounding scenery.

Theoretically speaking, the Divine Mind is a 360-degree perspective without dead ends, and under the cover of the Divine Thought, no one can escape the detection of the Master of the Divine Thought.

There are, of course, exceptions. One is that the opponent's cultivation is higher than that of the spellcaster, and the other is that the opponent is proficient in the art of concealment.

Either way, it's not good news.

But what is the purpose of the other side, and why only one guard?

Li Shu couldn't think through. Suddenly, he remembered something again, raised his head and asked, "Mother Wu, how is Wang An's strength?" Especially that Feng Guard, what kind of cultivation is it?"

Mother Wu's face suddenly became solemn when she heard this, and said: "Zhao Ergongzi's worries before were not unreasonable, although those ten guards, although they all seem to be only in the stage of refining and concentrating, according to the analysis of the old slave, I am afraid that they all have returned to the true realm, and Feng Escort is naturally no exception." Especially that Wang An, the old slave can't see half of the flaws in him, it seems that it is really just a period of survival. There are only two possibilities for this situation, either he has no disguise, or his strength is on par with the old slave, or higher!"

Is this possible?

Li Shu ruled out the first possibility without even thinking about it.

One is because the other nine guards before were faintly headed by Wang An: if Wang An didn't hide his cultivation, how could the nine masters of the Conversion Period listen to one of the Divine Preservation Periods?

You must know that she also woke up from her sleep after being reminded by Wu's mother, and Wang An was able to wake up for the first time, which shows her high alertness.

Compare it with Imperial Doctor Qian and Sun Siyuan, who have never appeared in a sound sleep, Sun Siyuan's specific cultivation is unknown, but Imperial Doctor Qian has a humanistic position, how can he not compare to a martial artist in the god period?

Even if Imperial Doctor Qian is too peaceful and unsuspecting, there shouldn't be such a big difference!

What is the purpose of these people's hidden cultivation? Why did Lord Zhao tell me to guard against them?

Thinking like this, Li Shu faintly had an inference in her heart: The purpose of these people may not be inseparable from Zhao Xuan!

Obviously, if these people were sent by the emperor to protect her, then at least let her know. In addition, although the emperor sent a lot of people to escort them this time, his strength really did not match the princess's travel.

Originally, she thought that she was not treated by the emperor's brother, but after today's incident, she couldn't help but have a new layer of ideas in her head.

Why did his father marry himself to Zhao Xuan when he was alive?

The imperial brother knew that Zhao Xuan was a fool, why did he insist on letting him marry him?

He and Zhao Xuan went to Qingzhou, why did they seem to be powerful, but in fact, they were strong on the outside?

Why are there so many people with high cultivation who still hide their cultivation from themselves?

How many people are still in the original team who hide their cultivation like this?

I have to say that Li Shu is really very smart.

So clever that a little doubt can make countless associations.

But it is precisely because of her cleverness that she has added countless troubles.

How else to say that confusion is a blessing?

There is a cloud in the text of "Stopping Learning": Wisdom is stupid. The saint does not suffer from wisdom and widowhood, but from virtue and failure.

Talent is not wise, and the wise man is also visible. The dignity is in danger, and the wise are not enough. Great wisdom knows the stop, small wisdom is only strategic, wisdom is poor and the way is endless.

Those who seek people become wise, but they also die in wisdom. Those who seek their lives rely on their wisdom, and they also give up their wisdom. Wisdom is lacking, there are deep enemies, and caution is less evil.

There was nothing to say all night, and it was safe, and in the blink of an eye, it was early the next morning. (To be continued......)