Oriole Line

Only less than [-] soldiers and horses were stationed in Luoyang, and many of them were old and weak.After entering Luoyang City, Pu Chen and Wen Tao changed their appearances and dressed as personal guards without attracting attention at all. They followed Qi Dai to a separate courtyard in the palace, where the Dai Wang's mission lived.At that time, the king of the era brought a group of civil servants and military officials to Luoyang for peace talks as a prince. Now, the king of the era is imprisoned, and the officials who came together from other courts are like ants on a hot pot, and they don't know what to do.

"Lord Qi, I heard that you have been feeling cold for a few days, but you look fine today." The civil servants in the mission greeted Qi Dai when they saw him coming.

Previously, Qi Dai pretended to be Puchen's bodyguard and went to Wuchang to ask for help. Others in the mission did not know his real whereabouts.Qi Dai said in a tone as if he was just recovering from a serious illness: "I'm not acclimatized, so I rested for a few days. Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xie. Is there any news from Mr. Xie?"

"The scout has sent a message, and it should arrive in two days."

Qi Dai said in a calm tone: "Xie Xiang came in person, I believe there will be no more twists and turns in the covenant."

"I hope so." The officials in the mission said so, thinking of the situation of Dai Wang, the worries between their brows did not dissipate.

Qi Dai winked at Wen Tao and Pu Chen, took them to a remote room, closed the door and said, "Forgive me, Da Sima, because you came here in low service this time, the residence can only wrong you, if you don't I hate it, it's good to live in this room, and no one comes to bother me usually."

Pu Chen waved his hand: "It's all trivial, it doesn't matter. Where is Dai Wang now?"

Qi Dai shook his head: "Since the incident happened, King Dai has been imprisoned by Beiyan people. I don't know where he is imprisoned. Because I don't have martial arts, it's inconvenient to go to the palace to search."

"There must be generals in the mission, but they didn't act?" Pu Chen wondered.

Qi Dai looked worried: "It happened suddenly, and it has something to do with the alliance between the two countries. No one dares to act rashly."

Pu Chen thought for a while and said, "So, Wen Tao and I will explore the way tonight."

Qi Dai cupped his hands and said, "I have the map of the Luoyang Imperial Palace. I found it from the library of the Guangling Academy for Da Sima's reference." He took out another piece of paper from his sleeve, "This is the Beiyan guard patrolling the palace. The route and the time of handover are what I entrusted to Da Sima's personal guards to investigate after Dai Wang was imprisoned, and hand them over to Da Sima."

"You are thoughtful in your preparations." Pu Chen glanced at Qi Dai, unable to discern his expression.

Qi Dai turned around, sighed and said, "I only regret that I don't have the martial arts skills like Da Sima and Wen Tao, so I can't find Dai Wang in person and ask him for details."

"Qi Shilang is really concerned about the safety of the acting king." Pu Chen said.

Qi Dai said seriously to Pu Chen: "As a member of the Nanjing Mission, the dignified prince was framed and imprisoned, so I am naturally very anxious. Doesn't Da Sima want to find the acting king as soon as possible?"

"Let's leave this matter to us to handle. I will make my own arrangements to find the acting queen." Pu Chen's voice was cold, implying that there is no need for Qi Dai to intervene in this matter.Qi Dai Bingxue was smart, heard the implication, looked deeply at Pu Chen for a while, bowed to them, and pushed the door away.

"Why are you so wary of him?" Wen Tao asked.

"I know he is your old acquaintance, but I can't see how deep he is. Besides, in a sense, I am his enemy who killed his father and brother. I really can't figure out why he is willing to do this for the king this time." things run away."

Wen Tao thought for a while and said: "He has been investigating for a long time in Jiankang for the matter of the Chaoyang Palace. Since he chose to become an official, he must have found something before he took action. Last time I checked his tone, he Don't trust His Majesty, could it be that he turned to Daiwang?"

Pu Chen frowned, it's a big taboo for courtiers to make friends with princes privately, could it be that Qi Dai's plan is so far-reaching that he already has this kind of thought in mind? "Forget it, we'll talk about Qi Dai's matter later. Since we're here, this matter must be settled before Prime Minister Xie comes." Pu Chen looked around, "Taotao, it's still early, and I must be tired all the way. You rest for a while."

"are not you going to rest?"

Pu Chen smiled and said: "This distance is nothing to me, I want to see what Qi Dai gave me."

Wen Tao made a gesture to stand up and said, "Let's watch together."

Pu Chen pushed Wen Tao down, leaned over and said to him, "Use lightness exercises at night. Your body is not as good as before, so you don't want to go to sleep? Do you want me to protect you at night?"

Wen Tao has a strong personality by nature, and he has not relaxed his practice of light kung fu since the sword in his left hand was abolished.However, after all, the meridians were damaged, and the fluency of luck was not as good as before. Hearing this, his eyes became a little lonely, and he lay down facing inward.

Originally, Pu Chen just wanted to tease him, and urged him to rest quickly, but seeing that he really cared so much, he couldn't bear it anymore, and while covering him with a quilt, he planted a kiss on his ear.Wen Tao's ears are sensitive, and he immediately turned red, and his curled body became even more curly.Pu Chen chuckled secretly, then turned his attention to the map on the case.

When Wen Tao woke up, it was completely dark outside the window, and there was only one candle burning on the desk, which flickered on and off, covering Pu Chen's back.

"What time is it?" Wen Tao's voice was in his throat.

"It's just passed, Taotao, it's time to wake up." Pu Chen turned his head, his star eyes were particularly bright, and he looked eager to try.

"Let's go." Wen Tao got up, casually grabbed the mustache on the table and ate two pieces.

Dressed in night clothes, the two flew away from the window and landed on a pavilion with a better view in the northwest corner.Most of the huge palace is completely dark, except for a few lights dotted in the northeast corner.

"It's near the original Chongguang Gate, and the palace is relatively new. Now the royal family of Beiyan lives in that area," Pu Chen explained.

"Let's go in that direction, there are many guards there, and they must guard the Dai Wang heavily. You understand Jie language, so it shouldn't be difficult to hear clues." Wen Tao judged.

Pu Chen nodded, and took Wentao across the roof, stopping on the roof of the apse of a hall in the northeast corner.A team of guards happened to pass by, and the two hid in the shadow of the roof.The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the shadow of the ridge of the roof was only a small piece, so the two had to huddle together, clinging to the glazed tiles on the roof, not daring to make a sound.The guard in charge was talking to a Beiyan officer.Seeing Pu Chen staring with bated breath, Wen Tao was embarrassed to remind Pu Chen that Wen Tao's left arm was pressed against the broken glazed tile, causing a burst of pain.

After the team left, Pu Chen subconsciously led Wen Tao back, only to find that Wen Tao's left arm was covered with bloodstains, and his pupils instantly became bigger. He smiled as if prepared.Wen Tao doesn't like to smile usually, but he always smiles nicely. Pu Chen's anger seemed to hit the cotton, he secretly sighed deeply, half supported and half hugged Wen Tao and withdrew to the unoccupied palace .

"you……"

As soon as Pu Chen opened his mouth, Wen Tao interrupted: "Did they just say where the Dai Wang is being held?"

Pu Chen tilted his head, and said a little angrily, "Wu Chengdian."

"Really?" Wen Tao said in surprise.

"I heard a sentence about the Prince of Nanjing in Wucheng Palace." Pu Chen said sullenly.

"Wucheng Palace..." Wen Tao recalled the map he glanced at just now, "that direction." Wen Tao raised his breath to leave, but saw Pu Chen motionless, just staring at him.

"Why don't you go?"

"What happened to your hand?"

Wen Tao put his left hand behind his back: "Small injury. The place was too small just now, and it was accidentally scratched by the glazed tile."

Pu Chen wanted to speak and stopped several times. He recalled that it must be Wen Tao who didn't want to disturb him just now, so he reluctantly reminded him.For a moment, he wanted Wen Tao to go back first, and even regretted bringing him to Luoyang, but he held back when he saw Wen Tao's expression, sighed and said, "Bandage up."

Wen Tao tore off a piece of clothing, and was struggling to wrap it with his teeth. Pu Chen snatched it and wrapped his injured left arm tightly.

He wanted to tell Wen Tao to go back to rest first, but it was rare to see Wen Tao in high spirits tonight. He hadn't seen him so full of fighting spirit in Wuchang for a long time, so he held back his words.

Wen Tao seemed to have seen Pu Chen's thoughts, moved his hands and said, "You really underestimate me." After finishing speaking, he raised his breath and leaped towards the Shangyang Palace.

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Puchen followed closely behind.Wucheng Hall is the main hall, and went into the courtyard several times, Wen Tao and Pu Chen searched separately, personally inspected every room, but found nothing.

It was already the middle of the night, everything was silent, the moon was dim, and only the sky was full of stars.The two sat on the roof of the side hall, and a few crows flew by, passing by a few black shadows.

"Did you hear it wrong?" Wen Tao said, "Every room has been checked, the entire Wucheng Hall is deserted, and there are not many guards."

Pu Chen recalled it intently, then shook his head: "The word 'Wucheng Palace' is only found in Chinese, I can't hear it wrong. And you see, there is no one living inside or outside the whole Wucheng Palace. But the gate is heavily guarded, Beiyan's guards will come here to patrol here every once in a while, it must be weird..."

"Hush..." Before Pu Chen finished speaking, Wen Tao covered Pu Chen's mouth with his hand, made a gesture of silence, and said with his mouth: "Someone is here."

The two of them turned over and shrank into the shadows of the corner. The person who came was not the usual Beiyan guard, but a woman in a colorful dress. Beiyan's braided hair and complicated headgear seemed to be of noble status.She took several maids and guards into Wucheng Hall and walked straight in.Pu Chen and Wen Tao looked at each other and followed the woman closely.The woman walked to the apse, asked the guards to guard the door, and went in with only two personal maids.Pu Chen and Wen Tao quietly jumped on the