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The inn they stayed in was not a private building, but a villa specially set up by the local government on the side of Zhongning Road for the nobles from Ningzhou to rest and stay on the way to Beijing.

Therefore, not only Lishan's convoy is in the inn, but other famous families from Ningzhou who went to Beijing to celebrate their birthdays are also temporarily staying in the garden.

Dongjun's whereabouts are always uncertain, and this time it has been more than half a year since he appeared in Yiye Gucheng, so when he first heard that Ji Wuyue was going to go to the imperial capital with them, Lishan and his party all waited in front of the other garden, and the battle was not smooth. Small.

Mu Xiyun didn't let anyone hide him either. As soon as the battle was staged, Ji Wuyue had just arrived, and the owner of Bieyuan and other aristocratic families in the garden knew the news that Lord Lishandong was going to set foot in the imperial capital.

So in the afternoon of the same day, several homing pigeons and hawks flew past this garden on Zhongning Road, flying to the Imperial Capital City and the Kyushu Quartet.

Ji Wuyue got out of the carriage, just like when she appeared in Lishan in the past, his face was covered with a half mask, and he wore a bamboo hat and veil, so his face could not be seen at all.A cloak of black pattern is wrapped around her body, and underneath is a simple plain robe, but the corners of the clothes are slightly dusty - a sign of rushing on the road.

He glanced at the waiting crowd, but he didn't speak, he just nodded and walked towards Linjiang Garden where Lishan was settled.

Walking to the gate of the courtyard, Chu Heng suddenly stopped, looking straight at the several cypresses planted opposite Linjiang Garden.Ye Shuli, who was walking with him, was slightly taken aback. He followed the direction of his head and looked towards the lake a few feet away. There were lush pines and cypresses, and the shadows of the trees were shaken by the wind. There was no unusual trace.

Ye Shuli didn't know, so he was about to ask, when he saw Chu Heng stretch out a hand from under the cloak, and a force of energy shot out from his fingertips, striking the two trees farthest away impartially. the central.

The sparrows parked on the treetop flapped their wings and flew up in pieces. An extremely short and slender figure fell from the dark place with mixed branches and leaves, and glanced in Ji Wuyue's direction. Skimming across the lake, the figure disappeared into the pavilion on the other side of the lake.

Ye Shuli's eyes dimmed for a moment, and he raised his hand to summon the hidden guard and said, "Go and find out, who are the families in the yard next to the Bieyuan?"

Chu Heng didn't say anything, and walked in.

At this moment, Mu Xiyun was sitting in the main hall of Linjiang Garden checking the gift list. When he saw Chu Heng and Ye Shuli coming in from outside, a smile appeared on his face and his hands stopped, "Here you are?"

Chu Heng yelled "Mistress", went to sit opposite her, the other people in Lishan did not follow the main courtyard, there were only three of them in the hall, Chu Heng took off the gauze hat, revealing a half mask covered live face.He raised his hand and poured a cup of hot tea, but he didn't drink it. He just held the cup in his hand and let the steam from the tea soup soothe his dry eyes.

He had been traveling all night, he was already tired, and he had taken half Mengtan just now, and now the medicine was causing him to have a terrible headache, just now he got off the carriage and stood outside, when the cold wind blew, he didn't even want to say anything.

Mu Xiyun looked at his temples which were wet with cold sweat, felt a pain like tearing in his heart, and unconsciously frowned, and suggested: "Go and have a rest, we will stay here today..."

"No." Chu Heng immediately put down the cup when he heard the words, stood up and put on the gauze hat again, "Master, we're leaving in half an hour, it really shouldn't be too long at the imperial capital."

Seeing this, Mu Xiyun knew that what he said was because he didn't want to waste a little time in Zhongning Road, he wouldn't say it hurts, he was tired, and he wouldn't be accommodated by others. Mu Xiyun sighed in his heart, and wanted to say something more What, seeing Chu Heng's straight back, he finally agreed.

Two hundred miles from Gyeonggi, Mengzhang Pass.

A snow-white falcon flew silently across the woods on both sides of the official road, passed over the boundary marker of Mengzhangguan, and landed on the watchtower ten miles away.

Ling Qi raised his arm to take the white falcon, took a look at the letter, it was the news from Zhongning Road, Lishan Junji Wuyue just arrived in Zhongning Bieyuan an hour ago, and joined the Lishan group .

Ling Qi smashed the secret letter into powder between his fingers, narrowed his eyes slightly, waved his hand to call for the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven, and gave a few orders.

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Lishan's convoy arrived at Mengzhang Pass in Zhongzhou the next evening.

Mengzhang Pass is the eastern gateway of the imperial capital, and it is heavily defended. Unless there is an imperial order or an emergency military situation, all convoy travelers who enter the pass later must stay here for at least one night and undergo identity checks and verifications.

Therefore, the inn where Mu Xiyun and the others rested is even worse than Zhongning Bieyuan. All the ice-cutting families who entered Beijing from the east road lived here temporarily, and there were countless servants and secret guards from all the governments.

So the moment the Lishan convoy set foot on Mengzhang Pass, the news flew to every corner of the post station as if they had grown wings—the arrival of Dongjun Ji Wuyue.

As Chu Heng had previously expected, Ling Qi really came prepared, and made a special trip to wait for him at Mengzhang Pass, two hundred miles away from the capital, at the border of the territory controlled by the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven.

And without hesitation, Lishan and his party had just settled down in Mengzhangguan post station, when the emperor's shadow guard came to the door.

At that time, Ji Wuyue was sitting alone on the stone bench under the tree in the small courtyard. On the stone table in front of her were two cups of fresh tea that were about to be poured, and the steam was still radiating. Ji Wuyue held the cup in her hand. , another cup--

Ling Qi stepped in, his eyes fell directly on the figure in plain shirt beside the stone table.

This is the first time he has seen this enigmatic Mahayana.

Lishan Dongjun looked younger than he imagined. He had half a mask covering his face, covering his eyebrows, eyes and bridge of nose, only showing a white chin, and his outline was curved into a clear and meaningful arc.

Sitting under the tree at this moment, he is like an ordinary frail scholar.If it wasn't because Ling Qi himself was only a piece of window paper away from Mahayana Realm, otherwise, it would be difficult for another person to detect Ji Wuyue's inner strength, let alone compare the person in front of him with the strongest man standing at the pinnacle of Kyushu Martial Dao Get in touch--

The big sound is like the sound, and the big image has no form. This is the real perfection.

Just as Ling Qi was waiting for Lord Lishandong at Mengzhang Pass in advance, Ji Wuyue was obviously also waiting for the leader of the shadow guards in this courtyard.

"Chu Heng sent a letter to tell his master, and I heard that Commander Ling has something to see me." Ji Wuyue stretched out her hand and made a "please" gesture, her voice was flat, and no emotion could be heard.

Ling Qi sat down at the stone table, picked up the cup of steaming tea, but didn't drink it, just held it in his hand, "I really need to talk to Dong Jun about something."

"Please say."

Ling Qi looked at Ji Wuyue's eyes, and only then noticed that the eyes of this Lishan Dong Jun were very moving. Although the mask covered his brows and eye sockets, it was difficult to hide the expression of those eyes. To put it in an inappropriate word, the eyes flashed, and the eyes sparkled, looking bright.

Ling Qi settled his mind and said, "I heard that Dongjun didn't come here with Mrs. Mu, so Dongjun wasn't in Lishan before?"

Ji Wuyue gave a "hmm", nodded and said, "Not here."

Ling Qi was not surprised by his answer, slowly turning the teacup around in his hand, Ling Qi looked down at the white porcelain in his palm, and his eyes inadvertently fell on Ji Wuyue's hand resting on the stone table.

These hands, with long and slender knuckles, are white and smooth, just like the warm white porcelain cup containing the boiling hot tea at this moment, soft on the outside and firm on the inside.If it weren't for the thin calluses between the tiger's mouth and knuckles, it would be hard to imagine that these are the hands of a martial artist, and they are hands that contain extreme strength.

Ling Qi came back to his senses, and continued: "Lishan has always claimed that Dongjun always lives in Lushui recently, but as far as I know, Dongjun doesn't seem to come from Guangling."

Ji Wuyue paused for a while with the hand holding the cup, but she didn't refute when she heard the words, it was a tacit agreement.

Seeing this, Ling Qi put down the cup, and the moment the cup fell on the table, all his original gentleness and words disappeared. He raised his eyes, and his gaze was full of scrutiny——

"Then where was Dong Jun three months ago?"

What responded to him was a long silence, full of silence.

In the evening of midwinter, the sky outside is always terribly cold, and the hot tea in the cup will completely cool down in a moment, turning into a puddle of bitter cold water in the wind.

In the afternoon, Ji Wuyue put down the teacup in her hand, and the white porcelain cup hit the stone table, making a crisp sound, suddenly tearing the silence of the courtyard.

An untimely evening wind happened to pass through the courtyard, leaving the ground cold and cool, adding a bit of chill to the courtyard.

Ji Wuyue raised her eyes to look at Ling Qi, and there seemed to be a thin layer of smile in her eyes. He didn't answer Ling Qi's question, but asked slowly, "Commander Ling is interrogating me, or is he ask me?"

Ling Qi was startled, and instantly realized that what he had said just now had crossed the line. Of course, he could ask Dong Jun if he had been to the imperial capital three months ago - because the national law contained clear orders, but he shouldn't just ask where he was - because The Kyushu Mahayana realm listens to the tune but not to the announcement. This is an ancient rule.

Sure enough, Ji Wuyue was still smiling slightly, but she was no longer polite in her words: "If you want to interrogate me, I'm afraid you are not qualified. Instead, your master will come in person."

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Big Lemon: To be honest, I was thinking about how to lie at that moment, but they were too good at checking, and it was not appropriate to say where I was, so I finally decided not to tell at all!But I never thought that I would pay a heavy price for this sentence in the future.