Emperor Que Shaohua

Isn't Miyun Valley in Beifeng Mountain the place where Luo Pingyuan is about to launch a purge?The word "trap" flashed across Zhu Jin's mind for an instant, but he felt something was wrong.

"Miss Huo," King Jing asked, "Wei Wuze clearly told you to leak the information to Langhuan, not Jingyuwei?"

Huo Yan nodded: "The lord said that it must be Lang Huan who dealt with Uncle Xiang. It is useless to find Jing Yuwei. He asked me to come directly to Huaibizhuang." Although she hated Wei Wuze deeply, she had been under pressure for a long time, so she changed her name at once. However, the mouth is still called the Lord.

With a thought in his mind, Zhu Jin suddenly understood where his weird feeling came from. If Wei Wuze's intention was to set a trap through false information, it is obvious that King Ning is a more suitable target. He lacks experience in fighting Youming and is young and impulsive. Why? Must it be conveyed to Langhuan?

Luo Yanhua asked Rong Feisheng to place Huo Yan, and then walked slowly to the window of the study.The sun was just right, and the greenery in the courtyard was verdant and verdant, but what was reflected in his mind was the seventh day of May, the scene in the flower hall of Wanjian Mountain Villa, Wei Wuze, who was disguised as an old servant, turned his back to the dark window, and the uncertain light and dark of the candlelight Luo Pingyuan faced him with a sword, and asked anxiously: "Where is Qingluan? What have you done to her? Where are you hiding her?" In return, the other party laughed mockingly, "Ten years Now, Luo Shenhua, your beloved brother still seems to be deeply regretful, what should His Royal Highness King Jing do, who has no plans to spare?"

Knowing that he couldn't trust him, he still instructed Huo Yan to pass on the news that King Ning would lock on Beifeng Mountain in a short time, probably because of Wei Wuze's secret guidance.

I don't know why, at this moment, the dusty past resurfaced in my mind, and the scenes deep in my memory are still clear. Qingluan, Qingluan, what kind of mood did she walk out of Changning Palace, and how did she spend ten years? The long days?

Seeing the suzerain leaning against the window to think, Zhu Jin remained silent for a long time, worried that he would be too distracted, and said softly, "My lord, should you inform the Hangzhou side immediately and ask His Highness Fifth to stop, and don't fall into the tricks of the bandits of Wei."

"It's not that simple," Luo Yanhua said calmly without turning his head, "Even if he knew it was a trap, Ping Yuan would go there."

I was careless, I should have thought that once Wei Wuze noticed Luo Pingyuan's feelings for Qingluan, he would definitely use it.

Zhu Jin was stunned, only to hear the Suzerain continue: "Pack up my luggage, I will go to Yuhang immediately."

"My lord, absolutely not!" Young Master Zhu, who had always been steady and calm, was taken aback, and lost his voice, "After spending so much time in the study in recent days, Master Xi Gu is already very dissatisfied, how can you agree to your lord rushing to work?"

Luo Yanhua turned around, his face was still morbidly pale, but his expression was cold and serious: "Vice Zhuangzhu, do you listen to me or Master Xigu?"

This sentence is extremely important, Zhu Jin didn't dare to bring out Xi Ming's paintings for a while, but he couldn't help dissuading him.

"Subordinates naturally follow the order of the suzerain!" He touched the ground on one knee, "but... but this trip to Hangzhou will take at least two days by water, and tomorrow night will be June [-]th. How can the master's body withstand the exhaustion of the boat!" As he spoke, he became wise from his haste, "A Su, you heard everything, why don't you hurry up and persuade the Lord! And Fei Sheng, where did Fei Sheng go?"

Inside and outside the Huaibizhuang study, subordinates who knew or didn't know stood all over the place, some dissuaded, some asked for help. In the end, it was just a mere piece of suspicious false news, how could it be worth the suzerain to go to war regardless of his illness?Who is Qingluan?Everyone bowed down and tried to persuade, but Qin Su remained silent.

Looking at the worried and puzzled faces, Luo Yanhua felt his head ache, and sighed: "There is a reason to go, this matter is a foregone conclusion, time is tight, no one needs to talk about it. "

Although he has a calm personality, when he makes a decision, he speaks like a mountain and never changes.Everyone knew they couldn't stop them, so they hurriedly retreated to prepare to leave.When the owner of Mengxian Valley heard the news, he was naturally very annoyed, but the patient on the stall insisted on going his own way, and he couldn't really let go and leave in a hurry. In the end, under the earnest pleas from all over Huaibizhuang, he boarded the carriage with a sinking face and went with him. Past.

In the evening, Luo Pingyuan, who was in Hangzhou, received a letter from Feige from Jinling, and was immediately surprised that Brother Huang was already on his way.King Jing didn't specify the reason, but simply informed Miyun Valley that it was most likely a trap carefully arranged by the enemy, and ordered that the planned suppression be postponed, no matter what happened, stay put, and make plans after meeting.

Tomorrow night is the middle of the month, Brother Huang is weak, how can he go out at such a stall?From Jinling to Hangzhou, it means two days and two nights of waterway, obviously still recuperating, why did you suddenly decide to come?

Perhaps it was because he was worried that he would act recklessly and be ambushed by Wei Wuze.Bai Qingyuan once mentioned that in the past few years, Langhuan has aimed at the stronghold of Kunlun Mansion several times, but small fish and shrimps are easy to find, but it is difficult to follow the vines to catch big fish. Youming is good at hiding, and the clues are often broken in the middle.Jing Yuwei's subordinates were quite proud of the progress made this time.

King Ning folded up the thin silk book, and a cloud of boredom floated over his heart, because he really wanted to do something.Half an hour ago, the spies stationed around Beifeng Mountain had just reported back. Although they couldn't get too close, according to various signs, not only were there many people hiding in the valley, but there were also young women among them.

Since Jing Wang said that it might be a trap, it means that [-]% of the [-]% has been confirmed.He circled around the room twice, sat at the square table, feeling impetuous for a while, even if it was a trick, it would not be false if there were enemies hiding in the valley, and more importantly, would Qingluan be there too?

It should be said that Brother Huang's letter was still very useful. Luo Pingyuan summoned Deputy Commander Shen and ordered to suspend the action scheduled for two days later.He repeatedly told himself that he had waited for ten years, why not wait a few more days; however, after only one night, two important pieces of information came one after another, and his mood, which had finally calmed down, began to fluctuate again.

The first news came from a local doctor who was famous for his medical skills and had treated You Mingdao's subordinates many times.Jing Yuwei didn't pay much attention to him at first, but he got a confession during the routine interrogation: he was blindfolded and sent to an unknown mountain residence in a carriage. The face is not beautiful, but the maid calls her Miss Qingluan.

The second news is that in the mountain stream near Miyun Valley, a young female corpse was found, dressed as a young woman, with complete hairpin rings, and someone cut her throat with a knife.

Luo Pingyuan couldn't sit still, first he interrogated the doctor himself, to make sure that the other party was not lying or fabricating, and then examined the corpse. The woman should have had a good face when she was alive, but now the blood has been drained, her complexion is gray, and the wound on her neck is in the stream. Soaked white.

Paradoxical clues were connected in his mind, the face of the deceased seemed to be changed into Qingluan, his heart was faintly chilled, Wei Wuze was ruthless and unpredictable, and he showed no mercy to women and children, if the same fate befell Qingluan, do it yourself It was too late.

After much deliberation, waiting is not the solution. Even if we can't launch an immediate suppression campaign, we should at least sneak into Beifeng Mountain and find out the details of the enemy.He has been thinking about Qingluan for a long time, thinking that she is probably in the valley, looking forward to his rescue, his heart suddenly heats up, and he doesn't want to delay any longer.

The subordinates all thought that such an approach was too risky, and dissuaded them one after another, saying that if they needed to find out more about the enemy's situation, they could send capable experts, and there was really no need for the Fifth Highness to personally go into battle and risk himself.However, King Ning made up his mind, how could he listen to it.

Guan Chan persuaded: "Young master Lu, the lord will arrive tomorrow, and I have repeatedly told you not to act rashly. Could it be that you can't wait a day?"

Speaking of King Jing, Luo Pingyuan finally hesitated, and the emperor came here despite being ill, which showed that the situation was far from simple.He had no choice but to sit back in the chair: "Okay, then wait a little longer and wait until the emperor arrives tomorrow."

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief, but the crisis was far from over. A few hours later, the spies came to report that another woman's corpse had drifted down the mountain stream. There were many scars from whipping and iron scalding, bloody and bloody, and the death condition was horrific.

This time, Nine Bulls can't hold back King Ning anymore, even if Miyun Valley is a dragon's lake and a tiger's den, they still have to go through it.

Shen Ling proposed to mobilize troops and horses to block Beifeng Mountain, but Luo Pingyuan rejected it. You Mingdao is full of desperate men, and if there is a lot of movement, Qingluan's situation will be even more dangerous.

"I'm going tonight, and I'll go into the mountain to investigate in the dark, and I'll have time to pick up Brother Huang at the pier tomorrow." He said, "Deputy Commander Shen is worried, just bring some people to help."

Shen Ling had no choice but to obey, Guan Lingzhu and Bai Qingyuan looked at each other, both were helpless, His Highness Fifth Highness said it lightly, but in fact, most of them had the desire to win over others, otherwise it would be a tough battle.

"Xiaobai and I will also go together." Guan Chan sighed, "Just please take your own safety into consideration, Mr. Lu. If the situation is not right, you should retreat. Otherwise, if something happens, we will have nothing to do with the suzerain Confession."

Luo Pingyuan agreed straight away, the number of people on this trip is expensive or not, and Guan Bai and the two have their own unique skills, so it would be great if they could go together.He selected eight subordinates with high martial arts skills and dexterity, Guan Chan led two Lingxu disciples, and four Xuanshuang secret guards.A group of more than ten people had a hasty dinner, they all changed into night travel attire, and together with the guide Jing Yuwei had found, they all got on their horses and set off.

Ten miles out of the city, there are no pedestrians on the road, the golden bird falls to the west, the jade rabbit rises to the east, and a full moon hangs in the dark blue sky.Luo Pingyuan suddenly remembered that one year ago tonight, he was drinking and talking and laughing by the fire in the Wulan paddock. It was also that night that he saw King Jing's illness attack for the first time, dragging around, time flies like a shuttle As time goes by, every month is always extremely slow and difficult.I don't know if Brother Huang is okay at the moment.

At the same moment, Luo Yanhua was leaning on the bed in a passenger ship in the canal waterway, and was looking at the moon wheel slanting across the river and sky.It’s no wonder that Dr. Xi was angry. Since the afternoon, his body started to have a fever again, and the inside and outside of the cabin were full of strong medicinal gas. Gu Yu filled the river water with a copper basin, and covered his forehead with a wet cloth instead. It was warmed up.

Although the antidote has been taken, he has a hunch that tonight will definitely not be easy.

While in a trance, Qin Su came in from outside the cabin, put the medicine bowl in his hand on the small table at the head of the bed, and closed the wooden window half-opened by the river wind, leaving only a gap for ventilation.Looking at his actions, Luo Yanhua felt inexplicably apologetic. For more than a year, A Su either ran around on the battlefield or accompanied him through various accidents, and he really didn't have a few days of comfort.

Feeling a little confused, he stretched out his hand to pick up the medicine bowl, and Qin Su suddenly said, "Why did you keep the matter from the Fifth Highness?"

Luo Yanhua's hands trembled slightly, he brought the bowl to his lips and took a sip, only to feel surprisingly bitter.

"A Su," he said, "It's been so many years, why bother you, but why bother me. Didn't we agree a long time ago, don't let Ping Yuan know?"

"Your Highness the Fifth Highness has a heart knot, and I'm afraid it will be taken advantage of by traitors." Qin Su said simply.

Luo Yanhua didn't answer right away, Qingluan was indeed Luo Pingyuan's knot in his heart, if he was successfully rescued, maybe the haze of the past would dissipate, but that was the most ideal situation, in fact, Qingluan was no better than Mu Shaoqing, The possibility of being able to come back safely is very slim, and even the more anxiously looking for it, the more harm she will do, but he has no way to tell his brother these vague thoughts.

"Ping Yuan has already undertaken a lot of things. If he believes in me, it won't matter if he doesn't say it. If he doesn't believe it, it's even more meaningless to say it." He finally said, "Ah Su, the past is like a cloud of smoke. I really don't want to mention it. You Promise me, don't tell Ping Yuan, okay?"

The two people's eyes met, Qin Su nodded, and stopped talking, waited for King Jing to drink the medicine, took the empty bowl and walked out.

A Su didn't seem very happy, Luo Yanhua slowly lay back on the bed, feeling dizzy, maybe he was a little self-willed, he thought to himself, don't look at the calmness of the words, if you really don't care, why bother Rushing towards Hangzhou, looking like a mess?

Beifeng Mountain is not a lofty mountain, but it has lush vegetation and twists and turns. In the early years, Nalan Yu once hid in a small temple in the mountain and taught Sanskrit to Nan Gongchen.Under the leadership of the guide, more than a dozen Luo Pingyuan riders quietly went deep into the mountain under the moonlight, and arrived at the surrounding area of ​​Miyun Valley in more than an hour.

Miyun Valley is not very long, with steep mountain walls and a narrow valley mouth, which is a typical gourd shape that is easy to enter and difficult to exit.Seen from the outside, the valley is dark and gloomy, and there are no traces of people around, only the sound of gurgling water and the sound of insects.

"Mr. Lu, the terrain here is dangerous, so it's not suitable to enter rashly." Guan Chan said in a low voice, "Why don't we take a rest and find out if there are any ambushes on the surrounding mountain walls first, and then make any calculations." To ambush the Liao soldiers in Guiyanfeng Rift Valley, they knew the situation well.

Luo Pingyuan also felt that Miyun Valley was uniquely used for siege and ambush. Although he was impatient, he was not stupefied, so he nodded in agreement.More than a dozen people split up and acted separately. Xuanshuang's dark guards were responsible for climbing up and observing the mountain walls on both sides. Jingyu's guards searched for traces of invincible nearby. Wang waited in place.

The full moon gradually set in the west, and there were occasional chirps of apes and cuckoos in the night sky. After half an hour, Jing Yuwei reported back one after another. Judging from the fallen bushes and trampled grass stems, there were often people in the valley area. They also found fresh footprints and ruts leading to the mouth of the valley, which were consistent with what the spies reported before, but all the traces pointed to the inside of the valley, and there was no other harvest on the outside.

The hidden guards and Guan Lingzhu hadn't turned back yet, Luo Pingyuan felt a little anxious, if he waited any longer, it would not be long before dawn.He turned his head and inadvertently saw the guide leading the way shrinking aside, as if he was very scared.

This guide is a mountain man hired by Jing Yuwei, with a simple and honest face, Luo Pingyuan thought to himself, he was negligent just now, this person is not familiar with martial arts, if he fights later, he might be killed, so He patted Chu Huan beside him and made a gesture.Chu Huan understood, took out five taels of silver and walked over, "You live nearby, this is given by Mr. Lu, go home."

The guide took the money with a grateful face, and everyone showed respect to Luo Pingyuan along the way, and he also knew that the young man in front of him must be a noble person, so he hurriedly kowtowed his thanks, and as if suddenly remembered something, he whispered: " It’s good to teach my son to know that the little one heard the old man in the village talk about walking up the mountain stream outside the valley, and there is a secret cave on the mountain wall at the end, which can lead to the mountain’s belly.”

Luo Pingyuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Can you find out where the cave is?"

The guide shook his head: "I don't know. It is said that a group of mountain kings lived in it more than a hundred years ago, but no one has entered it in the past few decades. I have long been confused about the location."

Jing Yuwei couldn't help being disappointed, but Luo Pingyuan thought of the two corpses found in the mountain stream, maybe the killer came out of the secret cave and threw them into the stream.He stood up: "You guys wait a moment, I'll go up and have a look."

His martial arts are still superior to those of his subordinates, and it is difficult for everyone to stop him. Nie Jiluan proposed to go with him, but was stopped by King Ning, "No, I will return in a moment." No one noticed, the guide had already bowed his head His head slowly moved away, and a mysterious expression flashed across his dull and ordinary face.

There was only a heavy rain yesterday, and the water in Miyun Valley gurgled and gurgled down the mountain, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow, sometimes slow and sometimes turbulent.Luo Pingyuan unfolded his lightness kung fu, stepping on the large and small rocks that had been washed by the water and swept up.His body is light and graceful, like a big bird spreading its wings under the moonlight. He has already traveled several miles in a moment, but he secretly wonders: the stream flows around the mountains, where does it end? I forgot to ask the location and started. Wouldn't it be a mess.

Although he muttered, he was unwilling to turn back in vain. He hadn't stretched his muscles for many days, so he simply pumped up his energy to do it with all his strength, his inner breath circulated, and he ran faster and faster.

After a few miles, the mountain stream turned, and a huge boulder several feet high suddenly appeared in front of him, crossing the stream, sealing the path tightly.

Could it be that the end of the mountain stream mentioned by the villagers refers to this area?Luo Pingyuan stopped and looked around under the fading moonlight.The mountain wall is steep, overgrown with vines and trees, and there is no way to see any caves or entrances.He pulled out the short dagger he carried with him, and cut open a few weeds, and the ground was either soil or rocks.

Walking out Zhang Xu slowly, under the vines, there is a huge and wide rock face. Luo Pingyuan was about to turn the dagger upside down and hit it a few times, when his figure suddenly froze in place.Indistinct, there was a low and indistinct voice coming to the ears, the distance was very close but muffled, it was very strange in the empty mountain, but it came from the other side of the stone wall in front of him, that is, the mountain belly.