Shen Gong Ji

Cicadas on the locust tree in front of the house made people feel agitated, I lay down in front of the computer and played dungeons with my brothers in the guild, my forehead was dripping with sweat.The air conditioner at home is broken, only the old electric fan is still spinning.

With a dry mouth, I grabbed the Coke next to me and took a big gulp into my mouth, then continued to press the shortcut key quickly.There was the sound of the old man cooking outside. What I ate today must be garlic sprouts?A scent has penetrated into the room.

Depend on!Accidentally plotted against by an alliance behind!The pastor was just about to revive me, but he heard a click, and then the computer screen went black, only showing my stupid face.

"Grass mud horse! Why tmd has to have a power outage right now!!!" I was furious, but unfortunately it couldn't turn on no matter how hard I pressed the power button.Now it's a big deal, and if you go up again, you will have to kill the people in the guild...

It was useless to be anxious, so I had to go out of the house to eat while kicking on my slippers and rubbing my messy hair.Dad was putting the last dish on the plate, so I hurried to help serve the rice and get the chopsticks.The small two-bedroom room seemed a bit stuffy, the hot rays of the sun dragged from the balcony to the living room, and the elongated shadow of the locust tree occasionally swayed its branches and leaves.

I sat and ate face to face with my father, silent as before.We don't chat much, mainly because both of us have a bit of a stubborn personality, and we start arguing as soon as we chat, so we simply stopped chatting to save mutual anger.

At this time, the doorbell rang suddenly, and my father glanced at me, so I had no choice but to roll my eyes and put down the bowls and chopsticks to open the door.

I was dumbfounded when I opened the door.Isn't he dressed in red outside, with a face like a lotus spring water, smiling like a fox, the little emperor? ! ! !

Where is this, where is this? ? ?

He happily called me, "Juntian!"

"You, you, you, why did you come to our house????" I was still thinking that this would not let my dad know that I was gay, so I glanced nervously into the house.

He tilted his head slightly, but that movement was a bit strange, as if his neck was broken and he couldn't support the weight of his head, which made me panic...

"Juntian, I miss you so much."

After he finished speaking, streaks of bright red blood suddenly left from his eyes, nose and corners of his mouth!The blood flowed meanderingly across his smiling face, like weeping blood and tears, coupled with the gloomy and sad expression.I suddenly felt heartbroken, and a strong fear engulfed me.I yelled out of control, "Yanshu!!!!!!"

"Xiao Yang? Xiao Yang? Wake up..."

I opened my eyes suddenly, only to see a worried face.It's Duan Xihe.

I stared at him blankly for a while, feeling the remaining haze in my vision gradually dissipate, and finally returned to reality.It turned out that I didn't go home, it was just a dream.

However, the last scene I saw in the dream is still lingering in my mind, and a deep uneasiness gradually rises.

"Having a nightmare?" He straightened up with a sigh of relief, "I was woken up by you when I was sleeping next door."

I sat up rubbing my eyelids with my hands.This is Huailu City in the northwest of Yan Kingdom, located in the upper reaches of the Banyue River.It has been nearly half a month since we left Lujing. We have been traveling all night and even slept in the wilderness for several nights. Today we finally saw such an inn. We thought we could sleep peacefully, but we actually had such a dream.

"I'm fine, you go to bed."

He handed me a cup of tea, "Did you dream about your sweetheart?"

"Don't say it so disgusting, okay..."

"In my dream, I was still calling people's names heartbreakingly. I'm afraid that half of the inn will be woken up by you."

"Is it over, you? Go back to sleep!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you've become more and more barbaric since you left the palace~ How can the dignified Mr. Xian be so uneducated~"

"Hiss—are you full and hungry today? Do you want me to loosen your muscles and bones, my lord?"

He lightly flashed the pillow I threw over, and waved his hands again and again, "Okay, okay, stop making trouble. Now that you're awake, I'll tell you something."

Seeing that his expression became serious, I said seriously, "What's the matter?"

"The palace lord summoned me, I must go see him."

Palace Master, isn't that the biggest leader of Piaomiao Palace, equivalent to some sort of Demon Sect leader? !

Wow...that sounds so handsome!

He probably didn't expect me to look excited with red eyes, and looked at me inexplicably, "Why do you look so excited?"

"The number one assassin in the world, how handsome~"

He rolled his eyes, looking like an idiot, "Our palace master is very scary, with a dark face every day, if he is not happy, he will kill someone."

Sounds like I'm imagining a leader of assassins.

However, if such a person is really seen, it must be a terrifying experience...

I put away my joking mood and said to him, "Where are you going to meet him? Will there be a long delay?" In this city. The palace lord is there now."

...This kid actually decided to go to see his boss... Then why ask for my opinion...

"Then shall I go with you or will you go by yourself?"

"If you stay outside alone, I don't feel at ease, so I have obtained the consent of the palace lord, and I can take you with you. It's just that you have to cover your eyes."

So mysterious?But I still nodded, anyway, it won't be a long delay, so there shouldn't be any problem.

Besides, if it is possible to use the power of Piaomiao Palace to help me find the little emperor, it should be more effective, right? "Okay, just do as you say. When are you going?"

"Now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door suddenly opened.Before I could react, two people dressed in black and very similar to Duan Xihe walked in quickly, first knelt down to salute Duan Xihe, and then walked towards me.Before I could finish a complete question, one of them took out a black cloth and covered my eyes.

I'm breaking out in a cold sweat, are all assassins acting so swiftly and resolutely... Come on as soon as you say it...

The person who gave me the blindfold was really trying hard, and it hurt my eyes.I lost my vision, and suddenly felt empty around, as if the world had disappeared, lost my way, and I felt flustered for a while.I stretched out my hand and didn't know what I wanted to grab, and then a slightly cold hand grasped my hand. Duan Xihe's voice came from beside me, "Don't worry, I will hold you."

"what?"

As soon as I uttered the word ah, I suddenly felt that my back and knees were lifted, and my whole body was suspended in the air.I screamed, and quickly hugged the source of the power, for fear that I would fall.Duan Xihe's low smile came from beside his ears, "Hold me so tightly, be careful that others will misunderstand~"

I quickly let go, but didn't dare to let go completely, so I could only bite the bullet and ask, "You, you, you just take me out like this?!"

"Don't worry, no one will see it in the middle of the night."

Although I have seen scenes of heroes flying around in the sky in TV dramas, I never thought that people can really do light work!It's just that Yushu Linfeng's handsome and unrestrained movements on TV, for me, who is held in a strange posture, it feels like the plane takes off and crashes constantly, and the whole heart is about to jump out Throat.I guess my face turned pale, and I almost vomited in Duan Xihe's arms. I didn't care about whether I looked good or not, and I clung to him like an octopus.

The long journey was finally over, and after the last take-off, he finally put me down carefully.I felt nauseous, bent over and retched for a while.Duan Xihe patted me on the back and asked if I was okay, but the restrained laughter in that voice made me wish I could give him a punch...

For the rest of the journey, he continued to lead me by the sleeve and told me thoughtfully on the way where to go up the steps and where to go down. Even so, I was tripped and scrambled, not knowing how many people were around. Not many, I hope there is no one... Otherwise, I will really be ashamed to meet people...

Finally the shades on my eyes were removed and I found myself in a boxy room.The walls of the house are all made of huge stones, decorated with some simple reliefs, and the uneven rough surface looks a kind of alternative dark beauty.There is a lamp niche not far away on the wall, and a bronze figure is placed in the niche, holding a palace lantern in his hand.The light was a bit dim, reflecting the bronze man's rusty face, and his uncertain appearance, which echoed the eerie atmosphere around him very well...

Apart from me and Duan Xihe in the room, there was only one man dressed as an assassin guarding the door, watching us silently like a shadow.I was horrified by him, so I asked Duan Xihe a little uneasy, "This is your stronghold?"

"That's right, you wait for me here, and I'll come back as soon as I go."

I panicked all of a sudden, "You, you, you won't leave me here alone, will you?"

"Don't be afraid, it's safe here." Seeing my eyes keep running towards the assassin guarding the door, he smiled and patted me on the shoulder, "Don't worry, his name is Min Lan, he's my subordinate, he won't treat you How was it."

That's what I said, but that brother's expression is too gloomy, it makes me feel big...

"I'll be back soon, wait for me." After he finished speaking, he opened the door and walked out, leaving only me and the man named Min Lan staring at each other.

This environment is really weird... Why do I feel like I've followed into the game...

I had nothing to say to that person, so I wandered to the stone table and chair in the house and sat down.There were refreshments on the table, but I dared not eat or drink, so I just stared blankly.

Thinking back to the past half a month, following Duan Xihe all the way from Lujing, I met so many people on the road.They are not like the people in the palace who always wear silk and satin, even the clothes of the palace servants are made of brocade.Most of them only have coarse linen clothes, and most of them are ordinary-looking, shuttling back and forth between the markets.There are all kinds of snacks on the small stalls on the side of the road, the steamed buns are steaming, and the sound of shouting is like the main theme in the noise of the market, setting off the vitality.

Is this the real life, the way I lived before I came into this world?Simple and frivolous, noisy and crowded, although the imperial palace is well-clothed and well-fed, it doesn't feel like living a life after all.That kind of life is a kind of silent fighting, and the huge Zihuan Garden is a battlefield where blood cannot be seen.

But now, those intrigues seem to be far away all of a sudden.

The dream I had just now made me feel homesick again.I don't know how my father is doing now. I haven't been home for so long. Is he worried?

But with his personality, he wished that I would disappear quickly, so he would have a better life...

I pouted, but thought of the little emperor again.Where is he now?Is it still safe.Even though he grew up in a palace full of intrigues and deceptions, how had he ever suffered from living in the open air outside?

The more I think about it, the more anxious I become, but it's useless to be anxious.I can only calm down and search slowly, and I can't get confused.

Now that Beichuan has fallen, I have to enter the area currently occupied by Qi Guo, and my life will be gone if I am not careful.In this situation, if I lose my stability, not only will I not be able to find the little emperor, but I will also lose myself, which is really not worthwhile.

Suddenly, the door knocked softly.I thought it was Duan Xihe who had come back, but when I looked up, I saw a stranger in an indigo brocade suit standing at the door and looking at me.He is tall and handsome, but his expression is gloomy and cold, with a pair of wolf-like eyes, which makes people feel cold.I was wondering who he was, when I saw the person named Min Lan saw the person outside the door, and quickly knelt down respectfully on one knee, bowed his head and said, "I will see the Palace Master."

The lord of the palace? ! ! !

I froze for three seconds, then stood up abruptly.But when he stood up, he didn't know what to do, so he stared dryly and choked out two words: "...Hello..."

I can't wait to slap myself after I finish speaking...

He ignored me, just looked at me like that for a while, and then slightly bowed his body, "Min Qingping, I am honored to meet Mr. Xian."

The way he bowed his body didn't feel like bowing his head to me at all. In this life, I have only seen Zhu Ran, the prince of Qi, who is as arrogant and domineering as he is...

I can't be too off the hook... Thinking of this, I quickly put on the airs I should have, and nodded slightly to him, "I heard the name of Palace Master Qingping a long time ago, and seeing him today is really extraordinary."

"Thank you, sir." He narrowed his eyes slightly, and I felt like I was being targeted by some carnivore...

As he stepped closer, I looked behind him, but I didn't see Duan Xihe.

"Young Master, are you looking for Palace Master Gu Yu?" Min Qingping asked abruptly.

"He said he was going to see you, why isn't he with Your Excellency?"

He raised one corner of his mouth, "I asked him to wait in the living room. Young Master is a big customer of my Misty Palace, and now that I am here, I should come to see him in person."

"Ah, speaking of these days, I am grateful to your faction for your help. It's a pity that I came in a hurry this time, and I couldn't prepare a small gift."

"You don't need to. The reward you pay for each business is enough. My Piao Miao Palace will not take any extra money from the customers."

I laughed dryly, "As expected of the No. [-] intelligence organization in Jianghu, it's amazing, amazing..."

"Young Master, Fang Ziji, who I wanted to protect from Piaomiao Palace, is here. I wonder if Young Master wants to see him?"

Fang Ziji...is he the only one who knows the little emperor's secret?

It doesn't make much sense to see him or not, and if I let him know that I am investigating him, there is no guarantee that there will be no mistakes in the future.So I said, "No need, I believe that your faction will successfully complete the task."

"Hehe, thank you for your trust, Young Master. But...how long does Young Master want us to protect him?"

"When the time comes, I will naturally tell you." In fact, I don't know what the so-called time is.It stands to reason that now Huang Yafu has been placed under house arrest, and the little emperor has won the power, basically there will be no threat, but I still can't rest assured.

In fact, the easiest way is to kill the man named Fang Ziji.

But I'm not that ruthless yet... I know that I'm actually an insidious villain who is willing to do anything for power and status, and is even willing to hurt others, but until now, I don't know what I'm insisting on, I just don't know At the last moment, you can't just kill this person.

"That's it..." He looked into my eyes, wondering what he was thinking about, which made me feel uncertain for a while.However, the more important thing right now is to ask them for help, "Palace Master, actually... I have one more thing to ask for your help."

"Sir, please speak."

"The Beichuan City of Yan State was destroyed a few days ago. I hope that your faction can investigate the details of the night the city was destroyed, as well as the current situation in the city."

I didn't directly ask them to help me find the little emperor.Since he knows that I am Mr. Xian, he must be able to guess why I came out this time.I already have too many handles in their hands, and this matter is related to the personal safety of the current emperor. If they have full powers to act as their representatives, it will always make people worry.

The less people know about the whereabouts of the little emperor, the better.Now I just need to know the situation in Beichuan City, and then go find it myself, which is safer.

"Just leave this matter to Piao Miao Palace." He agreed happily, but that smile that looked a little dark made me a little uneasy.