Oriole Line

Dao Hanguang flashed across his neck, blood spurted out, splashing Wen Tao's face, the man in black's dagger fell in response, and the whole person fell down heavily, revealing Pu Chen's extremely stern face behind him.

Wen Tao exhaled lightly, the strong smell of blood made him suffocate.Pu Chen squatted down to confirm that the man in black was dead, and suddenly Wen Tao muttered: "Hey, wipe my face." Pu Chen glanced at him, and Wen Tao said innocently, "You tied my hands, I didn't hand."

"I don't have a name?" Pu Chen was annoyed.

"Apu..." Wen Tao's tone softened a bit, "This will always prove that I didn't come to harm you. If the man in black was with me, he wouldn't want to kill me either."

Pu Chen snorted, and cut the ropes binding Wen Tao's limbs with a dagger.He was indeed testing Wen Tao just now, and when Wen Tao said something was wrong, he had already heard the footsteps before Wen Tao.His first reaction was whether that person and Wen Tao were accomplices, and Wen Tao was responsible for bewildering him, and then waiting for an opportunity to kill him.So he stuffed Wen Tao into the quilt and hid in the dark to observe.The man clearly saw that the person on the bed was not Pu Chen, but he still killed him, so it was obvious that he and Wen Tao were not in the same group.

"So what if you're not in the same group? That doesn't prove that you don't want to harm me." Pu Chen gave a strange sound, and he glanced at Wen Tao, seeing that his head and face were covered with blood splattered by the man in black.Wen Tao has always loved cleanliness, his brows frowned unconsciously.

"Take it and wipe it off." Pu Chen threw Wen Tao's handkerchief to him.

Wen Tao's hands were tied for a long time, and the left hand with the broken meridian naturally couldn't use his strength, and his right hand was also sore.He wiped his face a few times with Puchen's handkerchief.Pu Chen glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and saw that he couldn't exert himself, but the spot-like blood stains were all mixed together, turning into a red-faced Guan Gong.He couldn't see it, so he took the handkerchief and soaked it in the water basin in the room. After rubbing it twice, the blood on it boiled away, and the water in the basin instantly turned red.

This scene seems familiar... Pu Chen thought for a while, yes, the first time he saw him back then, he threatened him with a sword, and pinched his neck with his hands, and when he went back to the room to clean his hands that day, it was also a basin. bloody.Pu Chen wrung out the handkerchief and wanted to hand it to him, but he saw that he was turning the wrist of his right hand, as if he was still recovering the flexibility of his hand.

That's all... Pu Chen let out a sigh of relief, pulled Wen Tao over, and wiped his face himself.Wen Tao's radiant forehead and fair skin were exposed again, and his lips were five points more bloody than before, and his whole face became vivid.Pu Chen stared at Wen Tao's blood-filled and slightly moist lips, and his Adam's apple twitched.

Unexpectedly, Wen Tao saw that Pu Chen stopped his hands and thought that he had finished wiping, so he got up from the bed, walked to the body of the man in black and said, "Who is this person? Can he recognize the person lying on the bed?" You must be someone who has seen you."

Wen Tao pulled down that person's mask, his pupils shrank suddenly, he had seen this person before...

Pu Chen didn't even look at it, and said, "It's the leader of my personal guard."

"What?" Wen Tao was horrified. He had indeed seen this person before. It was the guard he had seen when he came here three days ago to persuade Pu Chen not to drink. It turned out to be the leader of his guard. "The leader of your personal guard is going to kill you, do you know that?"

"I was just a little skeptical at first, but after you came here three days ago, I was sure."

"Oh?"

"You used the incense that time, and there were traces inside and outside the house, indicating that the four guards at the door were brought down by you with the incense. In this case, as the leader of the guards, he should call Wake me up, and report to me as soon as I wake up the next day at the latest."

"He didn't?"

"Not only did they not report it to me in time, but they also concealed the matter. I later privately asked one of the guards who was on duty that night. I brought it from Wuchang, and it was absolutely reliable. He said that it was the leader of the guards who told them not to Make a statement, so as not to be punished by me."

"So that's how it is." Wen Tao smiled lightly, "Probably my actions three days ago disrupted his plan. Although your personal guards were fainted that night, they woke up quickly, and you were fine. The leader of your personal guards was terrified, afraid of being troubled by others, so he hastened to do it."

"So," Wen Tao raised an eyebrow at him, "Should you thank me for saving your life again?"

111, 111.

The corners of Pu Chen's mouth curled up, but he did not relax: "Who knows if you are pretending to gain my temporary trust."

Wen Tao knew he was wrong, but Pu Chen stumbled against him. He knew that everything is one thing, but Pu Chen didn't know it?He used to believe in himself with all his heart and never had any doubts. Now that his trust in himself has been destroyed in Luoyang Palace, he can't expect this broken trust to be repaired soon.

Wen Tao made a slight pouting motion, squatted down, continued to inspect the corpse on the ground, and said, "Tell me, who is the person behind this person?"

Pu Chen didn't answer, but instead asked, "What do you think?"

"Since he is the leader of your personal guards, he must have been brought by Wuchang. You are extremely strict in the military in Wuchang. I don't believe that this person betrayed you when he was in Wuchang. So the most likely thing is that you were withdrawn from the university. Sima, after the Wuchang Army was split, this person was bought or coerced. As for the person behind it..." Wen Tao thought for a moment, "Could it be Beiyan?"

Pu Chen's eyes flashed: "A member of the Da Yan family?"

Wen Tao nodded and continued to analyze: "Even if she didn't guess our identities at the time, but after His Majesty ascended the throne and inquired about the details of Renzi's Change, she may be able to guess that the person who negotiated with her that day was the Da Sima Mansion. .Now that you are stationed here, the strength of your troops is not as good as before. She took advantage of the turbulent period when the Youzhou Army was first established to plant her own eyeliner and wait for the opportunity to attack you. The chance of success is not small."

Pu Chen nodded: "It is indeed possible, what else?"

"There are more." Wen Tao said, "Your father offended many enemies back then. In the past, you were powerful in Wuchang, and no one could touch you, and His Majesty also protected you. Now, you have been condemned..."

"So anyone can kick me and step on me, right?" Pu Chen sneered.

"Whether someone can kick you or step on you is completely up to you." Wen Tao stood up and stared at Pu Chen with burning eyes.

"If General Pu never recovers from this fall, anyone can attack you and let you die here quietly. But if you regain your power and subdue the Youzhou Army, you will still be a powerful army after all. Frontier Army. Youzhou Army and Beiyan are confronting each other. If you talk about it in detail, you should build a cavalry. Who will dare to underestimate the Youzhou Army? I just don’t know if General Pu has the ambition to be in the Chaoyang Palace. .”

Pu Chen's heart was shocked, Wen Tao had this ability to grasp the most indelible point in his heart at once.He has been here for more than a year. Wen Tao's betrayal is certainly an important reason, but his own guilt towards the Wuchang Army and his confusion about what he has done in the past and the path he will take in the future are even more deadly.Only when you can't see the way ahead will you paralyze yourself, pretending that the way forward is not important.

Looking back, Pu Chen's doubts about Wen Tao were entangled with a kind of instinctive heart, and he finally said: "Why don't you doubt Si Jiange? What if Si Jiange wants to attack me? "

"No." Wen Tao was decisive, almost without hesitation.

"Why?"

"Qi Dai won't do anything to you. As long as Zhou Yu is alive, he won't do anything to you."

"Why?"

"I can't explain it clearly in a few words. I can explain it to you slowly in the future."

Pu Chen was startled, if Wen Tao had prepared a few reasons that sounded flawless, Pu Chen would definitely suspect that this matter had something to do with Si Jiange.However, Wen Tao, who has always been meticulous, is sure that Qi Dai has nothing to do with this matter, but he can't explain the reason clearly, which makes him feel that he is not lying, as if he is moaning and saying irony in bed, but his body will cater to him.

"However, it doesn't seem right." Wen Tao said suddenly.

"What's the matter?" Pu Chen's nerves, which had been relaxed just now, became tense again.

"Since this person is the leader of your personal guard, then your entire personal guard..."

"Not good!" Pu Chen whispered, and quickly went downstairs to the door. He didn't dare to open the door rashly, but opened it slightly, and looked out of the door. After just one glance, his heart was ruthless. sink.The four guards at the door who were brought down by Wen Tao have been killed with a single knife, and the guards who should be handed over by Choushi are also missing at this moment.

He glanced at the courtyard again, and there was a faint light of fire, someone was setting fire!

"How?" Wen Tao put one hand on Pu Chen's shoulder and asked softly into his ear.

Feeling hot all over, Pu Chen replied in a low voice, "Something happened." He pulled Wen Tao back to the second floor, and said as he walked, "We can't stay here anymore, it's dangerous."

Wen Tao nodded, and held Pu Chen's arm tightly.

Pu Chen made a decisive decision, brought Wen Tao to the bedroom, and said to him: "Wait for me." After saying that, he jumped up with light kung fu, flew up to the beam, and pulled the thatch on it, revealing a hole inside. A transom!

"Taotao." Pu Chen yelled casually, his expression a little unnatural.

Unexpectedly, Wen Tao suddenly said: "Yes, I have to take Taotao with me." He went under the bed to catch the civet cat.

"Hey, you..." Pu Chen hesitated to speak.

Fortunately, Wen Tao took Taotao out in just a blink of an eye, and hid it in his chest like before.Then he jumped up towards Pu Chen's direction but was a bit wobbly.Putting his arms around his waist, Pu Chen teased, "Why does Qinggong seem to have regressed?"