Ruyi Jue

The sound of knocking in the imperial city reached the last sound, and the imperial city was still shrouded in darkness, but the palace people lit up the lanterns one by one, and it was time to go to court again.

According to the usual practice, at this time the palace people should prepare hot water and wash and wash things, and wait for the emperor to get up and change clothes.Unexpectedly, the young emperor was already sitting in front of the reading table. Whether it was the night leak that dripped to the end or the candle that burned into a puddle of wax water, it showed signs that he had read the memorial all night.

The father-in-law guarding in the hall cut off the candle wick, came to him, and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, it's time to rest."

The emperor frowned and said, "Back off."

The palace people knew that he was diligent and shrewd. Although they wanted to persuade him to rest more for the sake of the emperor's dragon body, they did not dare to speak too much in the face of the majesty of the emperor. They sighed slightly and backed away slowly.

Shen Yufeng appeared in the bedroom at this moment.

The little emperor noticed the wind blowing in the hall, looked up, and saw a tall young man appeared, and hurriedly called out to the people outside the hall: "Who is it? Escort!"

Shen Yufeng rushed forward, put the sword against his neck, and threatened in a cold voice: "Shut up!"

"It's you?" The little emperor turned pale with shock, but still did not forget to observe his face. After looking at his face several times, he remembered the true identity of the person in front of him.

They had met once in the palace before.

The palace servants outside the gate arrived together with the guards guarding the imperial city, and shouted loudly outside the hall: "Help me! Hurry up and save me!" "Your Majesty, are you alright?"

The little emperor lowered his eyes and glanced at the sword blade on his neck, met Shen Yufeng's cold eyes, and just before the imperial guards broke open the palace door, he suddenly shouted towards the outside of the palace: "It's okay, step back! "

The father-in-law outside the hall still shouted: "Your Majesty!"

The little emperor's voice suddenly rose, and he shouted with obvious anger: "I told you to back down, didn't you hear?"

The father-in-law outside the hall was familiar with his temper, heard his majestic voice, although he was worried, he ordered the imperial guards and other palace people to retreat to the side outside the hall, not daring to come forward to disturb him.

After all the footsteps outside the hall were gone, the little emperor said from between his lips: "Shen Yufeng, you are so brave! How dare you break into my bedroom at night!"

The little emperor was still young, but the majesty of the emperor had been cultivated to a high degree of perfection. Facing Shen Yufeng's weapons, he did not panic, pulled his lips and sneered, and uttered this sentence coldly from his mouth.

Shen Yufeng took out the ledger from his pocket and threw it on the table.

"I know you may need this thing, so here it is for you."

The little emperor's eyes fell on the ledger, without any change in his eyes.

"I told you, this thing doesn't work."

Hearing what he said, Shen Yufeng was not in a hurry, and said, "If this account book didn't work, you wouldn't have sent someone to follow us out of the palace in the first place."

The little emperor's calm pupils shrank suddenly.

"The emperor doesn't need to act in front of me. You and I know that we all have the same enemy." After Shen Yufeng finished speaking, he withdrew his sword from the side of his neck.

Seeing that the little emperor didn't say a word, Shen Yufeng didn't care at all, he just wanted to send the ledger to where it should be returned, and make the most of it.Now that the goal has been accomplished, naturally no more nostalgia, put away the sword, turned around and left.

He walked to the burning candle, and his pace slowed down.

This young emperor has a lot of wealth, and he is not inferior to the sixth prince, but judging from the fact that he has endured humiliation under the eyes of the sixth prince for more than ten years, he is not willing to be a puppet controlled by others, and will do something in the future;

Judging from his sleepless nights reading the memorial, maybe after he ascends the throne, he will be a good emperor who is diligent in governing and caring for the people.

"I just hope you can make good use of this ledger, and don't let down the many lives on it."

He sighed silently, and left the palace with only this sentence in the end. The little emperor was left staring at the ledger on the table, dazed by the dim light.

***

Shen Yufeng left the imperial city and rushed back to Yun's house to see Yun Lian, but when he returned to Yun's house, he was taken aback by the scene in front of him.

The huge Yunjiazhuang was full of officers and soldiers on horseback, at least a thousand of them.They surrounded the Yun Family Manor and held torches to illuminate the entire manor.Guests coming and going, coming and going, or members of the Yun family were all subject to their interrogation.

Shen Yufeng hid in the dark and took a look, realizing that this group of people should be the Sixth Prince's team.

Why did the sixth prince come here suddenly?

What happened to Yun Lian?Could something be wrong?

When he was anxious, he quickened his pace, and instead of entering Yunjiazhuang through the main entrance, he jumped directly onto the top of the tree with both feet, and flew to the main courtyard along the dense branches and leaves between the trees. wall.

But when he landed on the wall, the scene in front of him made him click his tongue in astonishment.

I saw the sixth prince riding a horse and leading a group of officers and soldiers around the main courtyard, confronting Yun Lian who was standing in front of the door.

On the side of the Sixth Prince were menacing officers and soldiers, and on Yun Lian's side were only him, the officials behind him, and a few servants of the Yun family. However, they had no fear on their faces, and stood in front of the door with their hands behind their backs, stunned. It is the momentum of standing out.

Seeing this battle, Shen Yufeng was concerned about his safety, so he was about to jump off and land beside him.

Since the wall where he was standing turned his back on the Sixth Prince and the others and was opposite Yun Lian, as soon as he raised his head, Yun Lian saw him.

When Yun Lian saw him appear, his expression didn't change, he just blinked towards his hiding place.

Shen Yufeng understood his eyes, and just as half of his figure appeared, he suddenly shrank back.

He knew that Yun Lian was signaling him not to come down.

Shen Yufeng actually didn't understand what he was thinking, but he followed his meaning seriously.

Fortunately, it was still dark at this time, and the walls of the Yun family were tall and thick. His back was facing the sixth prince and the others. Except for the sharp-eyed Yun Lian, no one noticed his presence.

The sixth prince spoke at this moment: "Hand over the man, and I forgive you for not being guilty."

Yun Lian smirked and said, "This subordinate doesn't understand what the lord means. Who should I hand over to?"

The sixth prince said indifferently: "You don't need to say who you are, you and I know it well. This king has taken good care of the Yun family for many years because of the relationship between the Yun family and Mu Niang. As long as you hand over your original Those whom the king wants, this king will forgive you without guilt."

Because his back was facing the person, Shen Yufeng did not see the sixth prince's face, but heard his words falling down word by word, his tone was calm, and his voice was not as distraught as he imagined because of the disappearance of his concubine. After returning to him, it was even more confirmed that Liu Hong had betrayed the Sixth Prince.

So who is he here tonight?

Shen Yufeng crouched on the wall and suddenly thought of someone.

His father.

That's right, since the sixth prince knew that his father was hiding in the palace, he must have wanted to reveal his true identity, and the only thing his father cared about was the concubine, so the sixth prince simply used his wife as an excuse to lead people into Yun's house at night , so that his father believed it was true and took the initiative to appear.

He brought so many people here, maybe he brought all the people from the palace here, just to find out which one is Shen Xingzhou.

Yun Lian obviously expected this earlier, and said with a slight smile, "This subordinate is really stupid, and I don't know who the lord is referring to. If the lord doesn't dislike this subordinate, please tell me clearly."

The Sixth Prince naturally couldn't say it in public, what he wanted was this paradoxical feeling, so that Shen Xingzhou would be hooked.After hearing Yun Lian's reply, he was silent for a moment and didn't speak anymore.

Yun Lian smiled and said: "My lord won't say it. Is there something hard to hide? To be honest, although I have only been with you for a few days, my subordinates deeply feel that your lord is an upright person. I really admire your magnanimity. If you have something to send, All you need to do is give an order, and the subordinates will do their best to serve the prince, and there is no need for the prince to dispatch so many troops."

The sixth prince squinted his eyes and remained silent. At this time, a lieutenant standing beside him reprimanded: "The prince is here to find someone if he wants to find someone. It's not up to you foolish people to stop him! Since you don't want to move, Just search for me!"

After saying that, hundreds of officers and soldiers behind him moved together, drew out their swords one after another, and rushed towards Yun Lian.

Yun Lian led the servants of the Yun family to guard the door, and quickly fought with them.The scene quickly became chaotic.

Because there were so many visitors, and everyone was wearing armor and holding weapons, even though there were quite a few members of the Yun family, it was still difficult for them to completely resist. Yun Lian, who had a certain level of martial arts, contributed the most and became the one who was beaten the most. that one.

Shen Yufeng was anxious to save him, but at this moment, he saw a gust of wind blowing past in front of him, blowing out all the torches present, hundreds of people in the main courtyard all stopped their movements together, and the scene fell silent instantly.

Then there was a muffled snort, and a ghostly black figure flashed across the crowd, seeming to take one of them away.

Shen Yufeng heard it clearly, the familiar muffled hum was from Yun Lian, and he was taken away!And although the person who took Yun Lian away couldn't see clearly, he was sure that this person was definitely his father, Shen Xingzhou!

Until this moment, he is still unwilling to take off his mask and restore his identity. Even if he comes in front of everyone, he still wants to knock down everyone's torches and act in the dark.

He couldn't hide anymore, he suddenly showed his whereabouts, and rushed towards the black shadow that had jumped onto the eaves.

The black figure obviously didn't know that there were other people hiding in the corner, and was caught off guard by his sudden appearance, but he soon regained his composure, holding Yun Lian with one hand, and confronting Shen Yufeng with the other.

Shen Yufeng wanted to take him back, but he didn't want to fight too much with his father. He sent his right hand forward, fists tightly together, unleashed his bipolar skills, and beat Shen Xingzhou back three steps.

Seeing Shen Xingzhou retreat step by step, Shen Yufeng stretched out his palm and hit the hand that was clamping Yun Lian, preparing to rescue Yun Lian.

Where did Shen Xingzhou fail to notice his intentions, the next moment he pulled Yun Lian to his chest without hesitation, facing Shen Yufeng's palm directly.

Shen Yufeng stopped his movements.

Shen Xingzhou didn't care about Yun Lian, but he did. Shen Xingzhou used Yun Lian to block his attack, which could be said to have firmly grasped this son's weakness.

However, Shen Yufeng's move failed to be effective, and his movements continued afterwards.He knew that when Shen Xingzhou brought Yun Lian away, he must be planning to take him to a certain corner, torture him severely, and force him to tell the whereabouts of the princess, so he couldn't let Shen Xingzhou take him away no matter what.

Just as the two were fighting, the scene below had returned to normal, and the Sixth Prince's men lit the torches again.Under the firelight, the sixth prince looked up at the people on the eaves, and his eyes fell on Shen Xingzhou who was still wearing an iron mask. A smile appeared on his usually serious face, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes after a successful scheme.

"It can be regarded as coming..."

The deputy general next to him signaled: "My lord, go and shoot him down."

"En." The Sixth Prince nodded slightly.

The lieutenant ordered the gray-clothed men behind him: "You, and you, go up for me, and shoot that man down."

Those who were named by him had superb eyesight, and muscles all over their bodies. They looked like people with good skills.Hearing that the deputy general dispatched them, they responded in unison: "Yes."

Under the signal of the Sixth Prince, those masters also jumped onto the eaves, blocking Shen Xingzhou's way.

Just as Shen Xingzhou repelled Shen Yufeng, he turned his head to leave, but was entangled by the masters of the palace again.He was struggling left and right, and found that Shen Yufeng and a few masters blocked his way forward and retreat, and he couldn't advance or retreat.

Shen Yufeng shouted: "Father, let him go!"

Shen Xingzhou reprimanded: "Shut up!"

Instead of escaping in time, he grabbed Yun Lian's throat in his arms: "I ask you, where is she?"

Yun Lian was held hostage by him for a fight on the roof, blocked Shen Yufeng's move, and was grabbed by his throat again, his breathing was short of breath, his face was pale, but he still had the strength to smile and said, "Who are you asking?"

Shen Xingzhou's fierce voice came from under the iron mask: "Boy, you don't know how to flatter, tell me quickly, or I'll strangle you to death!"

Shen Yufeng hurriedly shouted: "Father, don't hurt him!"

Shen Xingzhou didn't care about him, and kept lowering his head to interrogate Yun Lian: "Where is she?"

Yun Lian smiled without saying a word, Shen Xingzhou ran out of patience, his fingers tightened, and he increased his strength, pinching Yun Lian until he couldn't even speak, Shen Yufeng hurried forward again upon seeing this.

Those masters from the palace also joined the battle, targeting Shen Xingzhou. Shen Xingzhou was facing the siege of two sides at the same time, dodging from left to right, and blocking moves with Yun Lian from time to time. In the chaos, Shen Yufeng also hit Yun Lian with a palm .

Yun Lian himself was fearless, and even smiled slightly at him, but Shen Yufeng was so distressed that he was forced to take back his actions several times.But it was also this retreat that gave him a chance to calm down. After observing Shen Xingzhou's confrontation with those masters, he changed his strategy. Between Shen Xingzhou and those masters, when those masters made moves, they frequently disrupted Shen Xingzhou's counter moves, forcing Shen Xingzhou to reveal his weaknesses in kung fu.And Yun Lian, who was caught in front of him, not only failed to become Shen Xingzhou's human body pad, but because of Shen Yufeng's intervention, he became a burden that affected his moves, making him constrained everywhere.

He and Shen Xingzhou practiced Kungfu in the same school, and they came from the same line. Naturally, he knew where the opponent's kung fu was weak. Although he didn't dare to use his full strength against his own father, he could hit it almost every time. Bao, in the end, had no choice but to take off his hand in a fit of anger, and threw Yun Lian straight down.

Before Yun Lian could utter his cry, Shen Yufeng, who was flying over, held him firmly in his hand, and flew to the top of the wall on the other side.

"Yu Feng." Yun Lian let out a long sigh of relief and called him.

Shen Yufeng hugged him, and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?"

Yun Lian shook his head and said, "It's okay."

However, his neck was covered with red strangle marks pinched by Shen Xingzhou, and he seemed to be fine. Shen Yufeng felt distressed, and was angry and hated at his father's madness. His eyes darkened, and he stretched out his hand to gently stroke his injured skin.

One side of them is full of affection, but the other side is in full swing. Shen Xingzhou's kung fu is not weak, but it is still a bit difficult to face several masters of the palace at the same time, especially since he is over fifty, his physical strength is not as good as before, and it is difficult to maintain it for a long time fighting state.And this person's tenacity was far beyond everyone's expectations. After being knocked down from the roof three or five times by several masters, he was able to return to the original place, recover the defeat, and occasionally gain the upper hand.

The two groups of people below also held their breath, looking down at the battle without blinking.

Shen Yufeng watched from the roof on one side, not intending to interfere at all.And Yun Lian next to him has always been a person who doesn't think too big of a big deal. Watching Shen Xingzhou become more and more courageous in the battle, the masters of the palace fought with all their might, and the culprit who really started the dispute tonight was still sitting quietly on the horse below. Thinking about it, he said loudly to the roof on that side: "Shen Xingzhou, don't you want to know where she is?"

Shen Xingzhou stopped his movements when he heard the words, and glanced over fiercely under the mask.

Yun Lian met his stern eyes without turning back, and said with a smile: "You take the sixth prince down, and I will tell you where I take her."

The expressions of all the officers and soldiers around the Sixth Prince changed.

Shen Xingzhou didn't answer yes or no, but let out a cold hum from his mouth, and suddenly charged up with a palm, knocking back the masters of the palace for a few feet, and then really jumped off the roof of the main house, towards The sixth prince leaned over and charged straight away!

The officers and soldiers around the sixth prince immediately panicked: "Quick! Protect the prince!"

In an instant, everyone set up their formation and surrounded the Sixth Prince for protection. The Sixth Prince remained calm and composed, but at the moment when the lieutenant pulled the reins, he cast an unfriendly look at Yun Lian on the wall.

The sixth prince came out tonight in full force, just to make a big fuss about the disappearance of the princess the day before yesterday, and force Shen Xingzhou to show up. Unexpectedly, he was suppressed by Yun, and the hatred in his heart can be imagined at this time, but Compared with the provocations of juniors like Yun Lian, he obviously cared more about how to catch Shen Xingzhou, his lifelong enemy.

Shen Xingzhou has been obsessed with the princess for many years, and he has already developed a heart problem. After beating Gong Yeming to death the day before yesterday, his mood fluctuated. A thunderbolt from the blue sky killed all the maids around the princess to vent her anger.When the mood stabilized a bit tonight, I heard that the prince brought someone to the Yun's house to find someone.He knew that except for the concubine, the sixth prince would not be so motivating for anyone.Eager to confirm the safety of the princess, he immediately followed the team to Yunjiazhuang and hid in the crowd until the two sides fought in a scuffle, finally found a chance to capture Yun Lian and reveal his whereabouts.

When he attacked the sixth prince, he believed Yun Lian's words to be true, but he was also really ruthless. This man who has occupied his beloved woman for many years, without Yun Lian's words to instigate him, he would attack the sixth prince sooner or later.

He immediately locked on to the target in the crowd, approaching the Sixth Prince's place step by step, and at the same time kept flying the guards of the palace. Anger moved forward courageously, but after the crowd kept coming, he, who was old and frail, began to gradually show a state of exertion.

Shen Yufeng looked on the roof with worry and helplessness, his fists clenched tightly, as if he wanted to go down to help at any time.

"Yu Feng," Yun Lian noticed his fluctuating mood, took his hand, and said, "Let's not interfere, let them handle it themselves."

He held Shen Yufeng's hand, and his turbulent emotions slowly recovered. Seeing that his father's madness was the same as when he killed Gongyeming the day before yesterday, the slightly raised family affection was extinguished again, and his clenched fists loosened. He squeezed and squeezed, squeezed and loosened, but in the end he still didn't help, and sighed: "That's the only way to go."

Even Shen Yufeng, his own son, chose to stand by and watch, and it was even more impossible for the rest of the people to help, but the reason why everyone in the Yun family didn't choose to do so was that they couldn't confirm who the masked person in front of them was.

Although the Shen Yun family has been close friends for generations, Shen Xingzhou often came to Chang'an Yun's family to live temporarily because of Yun Muniang when he was young, but he has not seen each other for many years. Shen Xingzhou also passed away due to illness two years ago. Although he had doubts, he did not dare to act rashly.

Shen Xingzhou fought alone against the soldiers and horses of the palace, and was beaten back steadily. After taking a step back, he was suddenly dazzled by the bright lights of the fire. His favorite place to visit in his youth.

But at this moment, with a sword on his body, compared to his identity that may be revealed at any time, of course his life is the most important thing.

He suddenly lifted off the heavy mask on his face, and showed a vicissitudes but familiar face to everyone in the Yun family.

Everyone in the Yun family was stunned: "It's really Senior Shen."

"He really didn't die."

Shen Xingzhou shouted loudly: "Who are the disciples of the Yun family who will help me? Help me kill this evil prince!"

After everyone in the Yun family froze, a few of them were ready to move, and they actually wanted to step forward to help.

Shen Xingzhou's plan could only be regarded as a temporary emergency, but the current situation is urgent, and it actually had the opposite effect. Yun Lian had been observing the expressions of the group of people below, and when he realized that they really wanted to help Shen Xingzhou, he was shocked.

As long as Shen Xingzhou wants to achieve his goal, why bother to come and harm his members of the Yun family?The soldiers and horses brought by the Sixth Prince were all in armor. Forcibly helping Shen Xingzhou to fight against him, he could only kill innocent people like his Yun family in vain.He thought for a while, and said to the members of the Yun family: "Wait a minute, are you sure you want to help him?"

The faces of the members of the Yun family all looked a little embarrassed: "My lord, the Shen family, after all, the Shen family has a family relationship with us, we, we are always not good... just stand by and watch..."

Seeing that Shen Yufeng was Shen Xingzhou's own son and seeing his father being besieged, they remained indifferent, although they couldn't understand it.

But the inside story of their Shen family has nothing to do with their Yun family, because of the relationship between the Shen Yun family, seeing that Shen Xingzhou is in trouble, and their Yun family will not save them, it is unreasonable based on emotion and reason.

Yun Lian sneered and said, "You treat Shen Xingzhou as a family friend, and he doesn't take the lives of your Yun family seriously."

"Ask Shen Xingzhou, what did he do back then?"