Shadow Guard Capture Manual

"Anxuanming... You may have misunderstood him, but you can rest assured that he will not treat me badly. On the contrary, I owe him a lot, so I should thank him for His Majesty's decision. "

Since Zhao Ruhui would allow the old Chief and the others to enter the palace, of course he wouldn't just let them meet, but also deliberately set aside time for them to talk in private.As for the former leader of Anbu, he was called to discuss any emergencies that might arise after that.

So the current situation has become two awkward masters and apprentices sitting opposite each other.The old chief took a sip of his tea, but he was still afraid that his precious apprentice would be worried, so he said this.Not only did he talk, he even took out a small bag from his wide sleeve pocket, handed it to He Zhizhou, and motioned him to open it.

"Well... this is his meeting gift for you."

He Zhizhou choked up for a moment, thinking that this thing might not be as simple as a meeting ceremony, after all, he had seen An Xuanming more than ten years ago, but seeing the embarrassment of the old chief and the look of anticipation, he In the end, he reached out and took the bag.

The bag is not big, but it has a great sense of weight. It is heavy in the hand, and you can clearly feel the weight and texture of the metal in it.He Zhizhou opened the bag, and really saw two metal products in the shape of small long tubes.

"Sleeve arrow?"

According to He Zhizhou's eyesight, after opening it and studying it for a while, he naturally figured out that after assembly, it is probably a rather small sleeve arrow.

After all, he was a disciple taught by himself. After the initial discomfort passed, He Weiming quickly entered the original mode of getting along, and nodded slightly at him.

"Xuan Ming...Your dark senior is different from me. He has always been good at one-hit kills. These hidden weapons are also the ones he has studied the most in his daily life. This one was designed by him before. It is quite powerful and has a long range. More than ordinary sleeve arrows. Now a total of two have been made, one is presented to His Majesty, and the other one is given to you."

As He Weiming explained, he saw that He Zhizhou was in a very subtle stiffness, thinking of what he said just now "there are only two, one was still with the emperor" and suddenly understood the reason for his apprentice's expression, and for a moment There was also a slight pause, but he is an old fox after all, he has seen the big world, and his reaction is quite fast, he quickly put away the strange color, pretending that he didn't notice anything.

"Thank you, Master, and thank Senior An on my behalf." In just a breath or two, He Zhizhou quickly calmed down his expression, and solemnly took the small bag.

He Zhizhou is smart, he has obviously guessed the changing relationship between his master and An Xuanming, so he doesn't want his master to be disappointed.It's just that after he guessed it, he still couldn't understand the reason for the change, so he couldn't help asking.

"In the past, it was not a lie to see that you were fighting against senior An, and you didn't mean it at all. But why have you changed now?"

……

At night, the old chief and the others had already left, but the emperor strolled over from his study again, smilingly asking He Zhizhou to watch the night scene.

Although I don't know what is so good about this dark night, but because of the emperor's tolerance today, He Zhizhou went out with him without saying a word.But this time, the emperor led him around, and came to a quite remote place in the palace.

This place is located in the northeast corner of the palace. It used to be the place where the unfavored concubines lived. However, after Zhao Ruhui ascended the throne, he voluntarily had to be a filial piety for his father for three years.At this time, don't you give the emperor a beauty to put the hat of a treacherous minister on your head, trying to use the beauty to disrupt the court? ?So for a while, there was no courtier who didn't have eyesight to stop His Majesty's filial piety. The harem was so clean that it couldn't be more clean. Eunuchs rarely come here.

Logically speaking, there were no people walking in this place at night, let alone the scenery. However, Zhao Ruhui not only insisted on bringing He Zhizhou here, but even ordered him to stand alone by the lake facing the cold wind.

Seeing the back of Zhao Ruhui leaving without saying a word, He Zhizhou was silent for a while, and began to wonder if he had made him unhappy today.

Fortunately, it is summer now, and the wind is still comfortable.

He Zhizhou deliberately waited patiently for his moth, but he didn't expect that he didn't wait for Zhao Ruhui's figure turning back, but first saw a little light floating in the darkness.

In such a dark and moonless night, this light is like a pioneer who suddenly broke into the dark world, it is so abrupt and eye-catching.

The cold wind blows the beam of warm light swayingly, as if it will be annihilated by this powerful and irresistible external force at any time.

He Zhizhou's gaze was distracted by this ray of light in the distance at some point, he stared at this cluster of small warm lights, even with concentration that he himself hadn't noticed.

Time seems to have passed for a long time, and it seems that only half a moment, the fireflies in the distance are getting closer and closer to him, but they are always there firmly, and I don't know when, behind this strong pioneer appeared again The second cluster, the third cluster...

The pale orange warm light covered the entire lake surface, spreading in groups under the reflection of the sparkling light.

Until this time, with the help of the faint but numerous sparks around, He Zhizhou could clearly see the fireflies all over the lake—they were all carried on small and delicate lotus lanterns, with several petals blooming , patchwork, layer upon layer...

But I don't know whether there are hundreds or thousands of lamps in full bloom?

This is the most exquisite and beautiful lotus lantern that He Zhizhou has ever seen, and it is also the most beautiful and intoxicating lake he has ever seen.

This kind of silent dream, the quiet shock made him stunned for a moment, as if he was in a dream.

Slight footsteps sounded beside him, and the person who had been missing for a long time stood beside He Zhizhou again, with a nostalgic smile in his soft voice.

"In Xuanzhou, you gave me a lotus river lantern. Today, I will light a lake lotus lantern for you. There are 99 lanterns in total. I only wish you peace and happiness in this life."

Zhao Ruhui looked at the lotus lanterns all over the lake, smiled lightly and added again, "This lake actually has a name. I chose here because I have really wanted to ask for your opinion on something for a long time.”

"—Since you are broken in love, why don't you see how I am?"

He Zhizhou didn't know how long it took before he found his voice. He forced himself to look away from the lake, and then said in a low voice, "Your Majesty just joked."

Zhao Ruhui didn't look disappointed when he heard him say this, but shook his head slightly, and replied very patiently, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I've prepared for a long time, so I have today's question."

But this time, He Zhizhou was just silent.

"I know you care about your master very much. Maybe you will stay and obey me because of your master, but you have also seen your master's current life, and even your master has settled down with his predecessor. , do you really not think about me?"

Zhao Ruhui's voice seemed to be genuinely puzzled.

He Zhizhou held his breath for a moment, and just when Zhao Ruhui thought he still couldn't speak, he finally pursed his lips slightly.

"It's not the same. Master and the others put aside their suspicions because they already have feelings, but Your Majesty, what else do we have besides the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and the relationship between monarch and minister?"

"...Then what about you and Zhao Ruhui?" He stared at He Zhizhou, "What's the relationship with him?"

"Do you know that when I just found you, you were already burnt out, but whose name was you shouting at that time? Zhizhou, why do you think I made these things? Is it true? Only at that time can I hear a few words of your truth from your mouth?"

Zhao Ruhui looked at He Zhizhou, with rare sternness and questioning in his eyes.

Even He Zhizhou himself heard the news for the first time. He stood there in a daze for a long time, looked at Zhao Ruhui's eyes that did not allow him to avoid it, adjusted for a long time, and finally spoke again with a dry voice.

"But you are not Zhao Ruhui, you are His Majesty."

Zhao Ruhui didn't get angry, but suddenly smiled lightly, and this smile took away the seriousness on his face before.

He pondered with some nostalgia, "You are wrong, maybe everyone thinks that Zhao Ruhui is just a name I made up casually, but Zhizhou, that's not the case. 'Zhao' is my real name, and 'Ruhui' ' is the nickname I gave myself when I was crowned. The ministers don’t know it, the maids don’t know it, and even my elder sister doesn’t know it. Only you, now only you know.”

"Zhao Ruhui has always been me, and there has always been only one Zhao Ruhui. It was Zhao Ruhui who played the emperor, not the emperor who played the role of Zhao Ruhui. Zhizhou, everything I do now is not because I am showing my true colors, not because I am moody. , but I just hope that you can understand more about the whole 'Zhao Ruhui'. After all, emperor is really a very important title, and this identity is carried by me, do you understand?"

Zhao Ruhui's words continued, but the sentence "Zhao Ruhui played the emperor, not the emperor played Zhao Ruhui" formed a subtle overlap with what the old chief said when he left.

The old chief at that time, with a complicated look, explained and told him softly with a sigh.

"Because the former traitor shadow leader and the loyal former dark leader are destined to have only hostile relations. But fortunately, there are not so many concerns between He Weiming and An Xuanming." He looked at He Zhizhou, as if looking at A child who can't help but worry, his eyes are gentle but with the trust and blessing of the elders, "I'm worried about you for some things, but it's just your own business, Zhizhou, the master can't help you, you can only do it yourself." Decide and deal with it yourself."

But in this room, Zhao Ruhui continued to speak sincerely without any falsehood.

"I don't want to force you, and I won't force you. Except for that uncontrollable kiss|kiss, I don't think I have done anything out of bounds these days. So, Zhizhou, don't label me as 'should refuse' in advance , don't subconsciously face me with a 'hate' impression."

"At least give me a chance to continue, okay?"

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