Shen Gong Ji

Duan Xihe hasn't come back yet.I sat there waiting for him, feeling inexplicably heavy in my heart.

The meeting with Min Qingping just now made me feel that Piaomiao Palace is not just a neutral organization.So far, I have recognized the abilities of Misty Palace many times.Their eyeliner is all over every corner of Yan Country, as if there is no secret in this world that they don't know.Holding such a huge information network, this kind of ability is more powerful than any ability in the world. If they want to, they can even provoke wars between countries at will, and manipulating the current situation is not a problem.

Judging from the present situation, most of the things they handle are hidden, and the hidden secrets are the truly astonishing secrets.As the most prestigious assassin organization on the entire continent, maybe all the huge forces have some of these secrets in their hands.Such a terrible organization is a potential threat to any country, but they can exist safely until now. They must have strict teachings and creeds, maintain absolute neutrality and mystery, and at the same time skillfully deal with different forces .

However, sometimes, when the situation is out of balance, their position will become very delicate.For example, now that the Three Kingdoms are in a melee, even the Yuan Kingdom is about to move.Min Qingping personally came to see me, the son of Yan Guoxian, at this time, and even offered to help. Could it be that he wanted to favor Yan Guo?

But the current situation of Yan Country is in dire straits, no matter what, he shouldn't choose us, right?

Duan Xihe helped me again and again, is it really as simple as treating me as a friend?What kind of medicine are they selling in their gourds?

I just feel so bored.Why is there always so much to doubt?When can you simply trust someone?

Only now do I know how painful and helpless it is to be suspicious, and how lonely it is.Now I am suddenly more and more jealous of the dead Xiangli. Even if he is in such a deep palace full of intrigues, he can still trust someone so easily. What a happy feeling that should be.

At this moment, the door opened again, and Duan Xihe walked in with a smile in his eyes, "Xiao Yang, are you impatient for waiting?"

I calmed down my chaotic thoughts and smiled at him, "Ah, no, I saw your boss just now."

"I've already heard from the palace lord. I was afraid that you would be stunned by our palace lord. I didn't expect you to be quite courageous~"

"Tch, Father Huang Ya didn't scare me, your palace master is still far behind." At this moment, the assassin guarding me was gone, so I dared to comment on Min Qingping so presumptuously.

"Hehe..." Duan Xihe shook his head and smiled, "That's how you didn't see him kill someone."

Killing...Speaking of it, I almost forgot that Duan Xihe is a killer...He always looks like a smiling, sunny boy, no matter how I imagine it, I can't think of him as a murderer.

Could it be that he was smiling like this when he assassinated the target?

Get out of Huailu City and head north all the way.The scenery on both sides is also gradually changing with the journey.Passing through the hills, the terrain began to climb, the tall trees were gradually decreasing, and the continuous farmland scenery was gradually disappearing.However, the field of vision gradually widens, and the sky is like a slanted blue curtain, extending endlessly without any wrinkles, gradually changing from blue to ocean-like vast light blue.There are magnificent undulating mountains and rivers in the direction of the horizon. The white snow on the top of the mountain is blurred with the floating clouds in the sky, like a fairy island floating on the sea, faintly looming in the halo of the sun.

However, there were more refugees on the way.I saw many ragged families dragging battered carts piled with the only remaining belongings.Their faces were covered with dust, and they looked exhausted, walking slowly on the road as if they had lost their souls.Occasionally, I would see corpses starved to death on the side of the road, basking in the sun like insignificant livestock, and my life ended in such a sad way.There was even a child crying on the sidelines, calling "Father" in vain and fear, the scene was very bleak.

I lifted the curtain of the car to see these, and occasionally asked Duan Xihe to stop the car to give some silver taels to those beggars.But after doing this two or three times, Duan Xihe warned me that it is best not to do this again.It was the era of war, and if the money was exposed, it was easy to be targeted.In order to find the little emperor as soon as possible, it is better not to cause trouble for yourself as much as possible.

Along the way, there was only one robbery, but Duan Xihe took care of it.I understand that I am now under his protection, and there is always nothing wrong with listening to him.

I took out the dry food I bought a few days ago from my bag, got out of the carriage and sat next to Duan Xihe who was driving on the shaft, and handed him the water bag and food.

"Thank you." He took a big sip from the water bag and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "After a few more days of walking, we will reach the border of northern Xinjiang. Have you figured out where to start?"

I pursed my lips, "I want to pretend to be a refugee first, and sneak into Beichuan City to find clues."

"Pretending to be a refugee is a feasible way. But it's very dangerous."

"Your palace lord said that you will help me find out the situation in the city beforehand. Is there any news now?"

"Yes, yes." He took a bite of the tortilla, squinted his eyes and looked at the dusty road ahead, "The one who raided Beichuan that night was a light cavalry under the command of Prince Qi Zhu Ran, called the Greedy Wolf Army. There are only 5000 people in this team, but all of them are the top-notch figures in Qiguo Cavalry, and they can fight a hundred with one. In addition, the surprise attack was fast and fierce, and the guards were already killed before they could react. The archers were killed. At that time, the army was clashing with the Qiguo army outside, and the king of Beichuan had no choice but to temporarily abandon the city. At that time, Zhao Yanshu ordered the guards to evacuate the people first, and then began to evacuate the palace. But at that time, the Tanlang army had already attacked They came in. The king of Beichuan wanted to lure the pursuers away, so he separated from Zhao Yanshu, but he didn't expect that when he withdrew to Fumu City afterwards, he lost news of Zhao Yanshu."

I tried my best to digest the information he told me, and then asked, "Then are the Greedy Wolf Army currently stationed in Beichuan?"

"No, the Greedy Wolf Army was only in charge of the surprise attack, and after they succeeded, the army led by Zhu Ran took over. But don't worry, Zhu Ran did not order the massacre of the city, but strictly prohibited the soldiers in his army from harming the people in the city. It's safe."

"Then how much time was there between the successful raid and the closure of the city?"

"About six hours."

Did it only take half a day?So if the little emperor escaped from the city, he would only have half a day.Afterwards, Beichuan City was sealed off, and no one could get out.

"Where is Du Leng's army now?"

"Du Leng led the main force of the army back to the vicinity of Tongguan, intending to wait for an opportunity to recapture Beichuan City. But he has not made any moves yet, probably because he did not dare to fight rashly because the emperor's disappearance may affect the morale of the army. However, he won three games in a row before. It actually bluffed Xia Guo and Qi Guo, and now it is considered a stalemate."

That is to say, there will be no fight yet.That's good, it bought me a certain amount of time.

King Beichuan, the little emperor's uncle, seemed to always be on the side of the little emperor.In this palace change, Zhu Lan had no choice but to stand still on the side of the general because King Beichuan's army put pressure on him, and watched the little emperor take back the power.The little emperor should trust him very much. If he can escape from Beichuan City, there is no reason not to go to him to make peace.

He's probably still in town...

My heart clenched tightly, it has been almost two months, has he really not been caught by Qi Guo yet?How will he live these two months?

"Duan Xihe..." I hesitated, and said to him, "You...don't come into Beichuan City with me, it's too dangerous..."

He squinted at me, "I should be the one who said this to you, right? I'm the master of Guyu Palace, and I'm a master of martial arts. Don't look down on me."

"What I mean is that you are willing to send me so far, and you have done the best for me. You really don't have to take risks with me."

He smiled heartily, "Okay, I'll help you as a friend. I'm very loyal."

"But..." I broke my heart and said, "Why do you keep helping me? I haven't helped you with anything."

"Why didn't you help me? In the past two years, the money earned by our Guyu Palace is twice that of previous years. It's thanks to you who have been looking for me to do business."

Seeing that he doesn't care much, I don't know whether I should just believe that, he just treats me as a friend so simply.

But think about it carefully, what is there in me that is worthy of his attention?It seems that there is really nothing...

Maybe I really shouldn't continue to be so suspicious... Let's take one step at a time.

Beichuan City appeared far away in the field of vision, the dark gray city wall stretched across the horizon, the surrounding fields were scorched yellow, and it was a ruined scene trampled by iron cavalry.The sky above was dead silent, not even a bird in flight.Except for the scattered pedestrians on the road, there are no other living creatures.

I remember living here temporarily when I first came to this world. It was obviously not such a desolate scene at that time.

Beichuan opened the city for half an hour every morning, and if he wanted to sneak into the city, he had to take advantage of this opportunity.I put on a coarse linen shirt and a tattered cloak, and pretended to be a traveler.Duan Xihe pretended to be my attendant. We led the horses and walked slowly to the city gate.

The soldiers are all Qiguo people, with leather armor and a circle of animal hair sewn on the hat.They questioned him very carefully and searched him.But we had already made preparations, Duan Xihe only kept his piccolo on his body, and he didn't know where to hide the rest of the weapons.And I also stored all the valuables in the pawn shop in the previous city, exchanged a few silver notes and sewed them in the pockets of my underwear.

I lied that I was going to visit my relatives in the city, and they let me go when they found nothing suspicious.

The city is in a state of depression, many houses have collapsed, and there are traces of being burned by the fire.There were many beggars lying on the side of the road, some of them were motionless, and it was impossible to tell whether they were alive or dead.Teams of Qiguo soldiers patrolled the streets and alleys, and their neat steps made rumbling sounds on the stone road.

There was a portrait of the little emperor posted on the wall, but he did not specify his identity, only saying that if he saw this person and provided information to the government, he would be rewarded with a lot of money.I looked at the amount, and then I took a deep breath, even if I have been in the palace for two years, I have to say it is very impressive.

From this point of view, the little emperor has not been caught yet.

We first found an inn to stay.The name of the inn is Yuelai. According to my observation these days, the name of Yuelai seems to be a chain... I have seen their semicolons in several cities, but I didn't expect there to be one here.It's just that the inn looks very run down now, walking into the lobby, there is only one waiter lying listlessly sleeping on the counter.

I went up to pat Xiao Er.He jumped up all of a sudden, it seemed that he was just about to complain, but when he saw me, he changed into a flattering expression, "Oh! Hello, guest officer!" He put a towel on his shoulder and trotted He came out of the counter and greeted us, "Come here, please come in, please come in~ Are you a top-notch or staying in the store?"

"Stay in the hotel. Ask for two clean rooms."

"Okay, would you like to have a meal downstairs before going to see the room?"

"Alright. Then let's eat first." I sat down behind a square table with Xiao Er, and Duan Xihe also sat next to me.Xiaoer opened the teacup skillfully, took the teapot to add water, and asked while adding water, "I really didn't expect that there would be guests in these two days. Guest officer, why did you come to us at this time?" ?”

"I'm here to look for relatives." I took a sip of tea, thinking of taking this opportunity to inquire about some news, "As soon as I heard something happened here, I hurried over here."

"Hey, didn't you jump into the fire pit by yourself? Although the prince of Qiguo is a reasonable person, his soldiers are all barbarians..." He lowered his voice, as if afraid of being heard , "You don't know, yesterday I watched them beat a beggar to death in front of our shop. Tsk tsk tsk, it's miserable..."

"Brother, why don't you give me an idea, how should I find this person?"

"You really stumped me. Our Beichuan is a big city. If you want to find someone, it's like finding a needle in a haystack... However, generally speaking, those who have lost their houses and are homeless gather in In a temporary camp in the west of the city, maybe you can find it there."

A refugee camp...it's a good place to hide.The more people there are, the harder it is to be recognized.

After thanking Xiaoer, I whispered to Duan Xihe, "What do you think?"

He rubbed his chin, "I think I can give it a try. Even if I can't find it, there must be some guards who fled that night. It would be a great progress if we can find one to press and ask."

Just as he was talking, suddenly a few tall figures walked in while making loud noises at the door.They were dressed in the clothes of Qi Guo soldiers, but they did not seem to be ordinary soldiers, because their hats were decorated with ornaments such as coral agate.

"Xiaoer! Xiaoer!" The rude shout was somewhat arrogant.

Xiaoer ran over in a hurry, and he could see that he was a little flustered, "Aiyo, military lords~ The shop is really full of splendor~ Please hurry up~"

Those few people sat down near our table, and started talking loudly after ordering, and it was extremely noisy.I rolled my eyes, but I could only bear it.

At this time, Xiao Er brought up the dishes we ordered.Who knew that one of the sergeants slapped the table suddenly at this time. The man was so powerful that he felt that the wooden table was about to be shattered, "Hey! Xiaoer! Where's our food?!"

Xiao Er hurriedly turned to them, "I'll be fine soon~ I'll be fine soon~"

"Why serve them first?! Are you looking down on grandpa!"

"The younger ones don't dare, the younger ones dare not... It's because the two of them came first, so..."

"Hmph!" The man grabbed Xiao Er's collar suddenly, with a fierce look on his face, "You mean I don't understand the rule of first come, first served?! You fucking dare to mock me! Looking for a fight!" fist up.Xiao Er was so frightened that she almost cried, her legs were visibly shaking.

Although he knew that he should keep silent, he always felt that Xiao Er was being picked on by the other party because of us.Probably because I have been hanging out with Duan Xi and this Jianghu person since I left the palace, and it seems that I have acquired such a bloody spirit. I looked up at them and said, "Brothers, why bother to take advantage of others when you are in a bad mood?" How about getting angry?"

The man slowly shifted his eyes to me, and his vicious look really made me flinch a little.But when I thought of Duan Xihe sitting next to me, he straightened his back and stared back as if he had a backbone again.

He stared at me for a while, and suddenly laughed, "Hahaha, where did this little beauty come from?!"

Little... little... little beauty? ! ! !

Several of his companions also looked at me and laughed, and kept spitting out words that made me dumbfounded. "Huh? Really? I've never seen such a thin skin and tender meat."

"It's not from this city, is it? Haven't you seen it before?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you guys are really lucky today?"

I rely on!Do these people have eyes? !Have you ever studied Chinese? !Brother, this is called handsome, right?hansome! !

I'm also angry, it's the first time for me to be molested by local hooligans!

The man also walked up to me shamelessly and stretched out his dirty hands towards my face.As soon as I waved his hand away, I didn't care about demeanor or anything, and immediately cursed, "You fucking... No, is it your father's eyes growing on the jj? Can you find the right person first, too? !"

I guess he didn't expect me to speak so badly, that person was taken aback for a moment, but he got even more aggressive, "Oh, that's pretty aggressive~" The people behind also laughed, which made my veins pop .He leaned on the table, lowered his head towards me, and didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, making a standard obsessive expression and sticking it over, "Come on, let brother kiss me."

I was about to punch that face when someone was faster than me.I just felt a gust of wind passing by my ears, but when I heard a scream, the man's huge body flew straight out like this, and rolled all the way to the gate on the ground.I opened my mouth wide and looked at Duan Xihe, who just made a shot. The latter was still smiling, and looked at the other four who were also stunned, "I'm sorry, my hands are cramping."

"Your father is looking for a fight!" The four of them rushed forward, and the formation was quite scary.But in the blink of an eye, a gray shadow flashed in front of me, and the next moment, I saw the four people wailing one after another, some fell out of the window, some hit the wall, and some flew out of the gate , It's like a magic trick.I stared dumbfounded at Duan Xihe clapping his hands with a chic demeanor that didn't even touch a speck of dust.

"You...you..." I was so impressed that I couldn't even make a complete sentence.This is the first time I have seen how people in the Jianghu fight...

But at this moment, there was a commotion in the street.I saw Duan Xihe frowned slightly.

"shit."

"what?"

"Just now, I just took care to vent my anger, and it seems that I accidentally caused a lot of noise. Qiguo soldiers patrolling the streets, seeing their own people being bullied, probably won't give up with the two of us today." He said, slightly With a distressed expression, "What should we do? Shall we surrender or run?"

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone outside yelling, "Get out of the people inside!"