Emperor Que Shaohua

"Master Huo, thanks to your good wine, otherwise I would have to face a bunch of desperate faces all day long, and those women would cry in the middle of the night. It would be a difficult day." Across the mountain wall, someone said in a stern voice, the voice It's not very clear, if it wasn't for Luo Pingyuan's excellent hearing ability, it would be really hard to catch it.

"Brothers and brothers, Master Peng is being polite." Another hoarse voice said, "Let's take advantage of Venerable Wei's place to avoid disaster, and where can we go comfortably under the fence, and count the days until the limelight passes."

The two voices sounded familiar, and Luo Pingyuan immediately remembered that they were Zhou Zhi's two generals Hengha, Peng Sanhu, the head of the Broken Door Knife, and Huo Liansheng, the head of the Eagle Claw Sect, they had met at the sword test meeting.

I only heard that Peng Sanhu was full of complaints and kept cursing Zhou Zhi for being shameless and unwilling to die. It turned out that Zhou Zhi took a group of cronies and fled away, but pushed the other small sects he gathered before to the back of the palace, Eagle Claw Gate and Broken Gate The knives were all unlucky, and the brothers caught and ran, and there were not many left.The paradise on earth in Hangzhou couldn't stay, the two guys could only squat in the cave and count the ants.

"Be patient for a while, there will always be a time to subside. When King Ning returns to the capital, we will regroup and slowly settle accounts with the Sanjiang Gang." Huo Liansheng persuaded, "Besides, the order of Lord Wei has arrived, and it will take less than two days. Just withdraw from Beifeng Mountain, did you see that they are planning to deal with those women?"

Luo Pingyuan's heart suddenly rose, and he couldn't help leaning close to the stone wall, holding his breath and listening.

Peng Sanhu said: "I don't understand, it doesn't mean that these ladies are always by the Lord's side, even if they don't want them anymore, why do they have to be killed?" There was a bit of regret in his words.

"What kind of person is Wei Zunzhu, how can he preserve the benevolence of a woman." Huo Liansheng said, "It is inconvenient for women to move around now, the closer they have served, the harder it is to keep them. They know too much, and it will inevitably cause trouble if it is leaked. Especially Among them is Qingluan, who is said to have lived the longest, almost ten years."

His tone suddenly became ambiguous: "If you say it, you will be shocked. The background of that Aunt Qing is not simple. She was born in the palace. She was not only the personal servant of King Ning in the past, but Jiang Hua gave her with both hands to save her life. A generous gift to Venerable Wei!"

Peng Sanhu clicked his tongue, and seemed to be interested: "The name sounds familiar. I remembered it. King Ning mentioned it to Lord Wei in Wanjian Villa, and it spread. It is said that it is called Qingluan. I can't tell if the prince is still a prince. A sentimental seed, I have to take a look at the little lady's appearance, is she beautiful, it would be a pity to kill her with a knife."

Huo Liansheng understood, and both of them laughed.

Over there the words were frivolous, but Luo Pingyuan was furious when he heard it, he couldn't make a move due to the barrier of mountains and rocks, so he had to endure it for the time being.However, when he finally found out that Qingluan was in the cave and that he hadn't been murdered, he felt a little joy in his heart.

He considered that he had to rush into the valley in the shortest possible time, and when he was about to turn around and go back to join his subordinates, Peng Sanhu in the mountain wall suddenly sneered: "Since he is King Ning's personal servant and the most important person, how can Jiang Hua take it for nothing? A gift? It turns out that Lu Yuankong has a whole body of style, but he is actually a wimp!"

King Ning's footsteps stopped in place unconsciously, and then he heard Huo Liansheng say: "The fifth prince was only ten years old at the time, so it's reasonable that he couldn't keep the people around him. You mentioned to me that you found the right person. Two days ago, Dai Er The helmsman entertained me for a drink and chatted about the early years, there is an article in it."

His tone was not without showing off, and he opened the conversation in a dragging tone: "It is said that ten years ago, Luo Shenhua, the eldest son of the fake emperor, who is now the most popular Sect Master Jiang, was imprisoned in the palace by His Majesty today, and his subordinates were either fleeing or looking at the palace. It can be said that the sky should not be called, and the earth is not good. Our Master Wei has become the confidant of the empress and the second prince. Life and death are in his hands, and the life and death of the first prince is in his hands. Jiang Hua knows that it is useless to beg for mercy. Then he thought of a way. Venerable Wei had some green eyes for the little prince's maid Qingluan at that moment, and was about to take it into the house, but that Qingluan was brought into the palace by Queen Langhuan, so he was loyal and vowed not to obey. It should be noted that picking a twisted melon is not sweet, and she is so stubborn that it makes life boring. Jiang Hua then exchanged terms with Wei Zunzhu, and he persuaded Qingluan to follow the Zunzhu willingly, in exchange for his own breathing and prolonging his life. It is said that Miss Qingluan fell in love with Jianghua. Seeing that the young master was in a critical situation, she listened to the persuasion, cried a lot and followed the lord. Thinking about the current scenery of the lord Langhuan, it was originally thanks to the blessing of a little maid. Yes, do you think it's interesting?"

Peng Sanhu said: "What a loving and righteous woman, it's a pity that she ended up like this after ten years, Wei Zunzhu is not the one who cares about the fragrance and jade, so that's all, no one rescued Langhuan, on the contrary, King Ning is still thinking about it. "

"If Langhuan was willing to save, he would have saved it long ago. How could he have waited until today?" Huo Liansheng said with a smile. It is also obedient, what is it to sacrifice a little maid?What's more, it's too late to cover up such a disgraceful past, not to mention that he won't take the initiative to reveal it, even if others try to rescue him, Lang Huan might stand in his way! "

He seemed to be very satisfied with his high opinion, and continued: "Wei Zunzhu is thoughtful, so that my brothers can rest in this mountain with peace of mind. Let's just watch, Ning Wangkong is thinking about it for a while, and he will definitely be punished." Jiang Hua couldn't come because he was stuck in his footsteps. The fifth prince is his greatest help at the moment. Of course, he must be firmly grasped. We can't say anything because of a maid. In two days, we will evacuate safely. Come on, have a drink !"

There was a slight sound of wine glasses colliding inside the stone wall. Huo Liansheng was obviously a little drunk, and he teased again: "Master Peng is interested in that Qingluan, do you want to ask Dai Er for a favor, maybe your brother is lucky, Wei Wei The lord left someone to reward you."

"No, no." Peng Sanhu said repeatedly with his tongue out, "It's Zunzhu Wei, Jiang Hua, and the Fifth Prince, this woman's relationship is greater than the sky, even if I'm a fairy, I wouldn't dare touch her! "

The two gang leaders didn't know whether they were drunk or for some reason, the more they talked, the louder their voices were, they talked about secrets without any scruples.Luo Pingyuan's mind was buzzing, and he couldn't hear what else they said. For a while, he saw a miserable female corpse in a mountain stream, and for a while, it was the last time he saw Qingluan in his memory, a 16-year-old girl in clothes The pale green palace attire was like a willow branch in the drizzle, and tears rolled down from the black pupils: "I don't know what I'm afraid of, but I'm very scared. Fifth Highness, Qingluan really wants to wait until you grow up." Some, go out of the palace to build a mansion, but I am too useless, you are only ten years old, and you have no one to rely on in the palace. If Qingluan can't protect you, what should I do?" Clearly trembling with fear, to comfort himself With a forced smile, "Slaves are not afraid, His Highness Fifth Highness is right, there will be a solution."

That night, Qingluan went to Changning Palace, and approached the heavily guarded palace gate alone. Three days later, she came out alone, without any struggle and resistance, and was handed over to Wei Wuze, leaving her own world ever since.

Luo Pingyuan will never forget that palace gate like a moat, without the emperor or concubine Han nodding, even the relatives of the emperor could not enter, but Qingluan went in smoothly, why did she go to Changning Palace, what happened again in three days What, why did Brother Huang never mention it?

King Jing's serene expression appeared in front of his eyes, calming his burning emotions slightly, but Huo Liansheng's words pierced his heart like a wedge. Even Jing Yuwei was able to trace Beifeng Mountain. Why did he stay in Jiangnan for so long? But Lang Huan could not be found. Wei Wuze is so powerful?

It was white in the east and dawn was already breaking, Luo Pingyuan said he would only go for a while, but half an hour passed, and everyone waiting below became anxious.Guan Chan was about to lead people to search along the stream when Nie Jiluan suddenly said, "Master Lu is back!"

But seeing King Ning's swift figure, flying back on the rocks and bushes wet by the morning mist, more than a dozen people were relieved and rushed to meet him.

"What did you discover?" Luo Pingyuan asked directly as the group gathered under the tree.

The leader of the Xuanshuang dark guards took the lead and said: "There is no ambush on the two sides of the mountain, but there are strange rocks, some of which have been loosened, and there is a certain danger."

"Taniguchi has been inspected. Although it doesn't look like there is a buried trap, the terrain is narrow, and it will be difficult to break through once it is blocked." Guan Chan continued, "Besides, as Wei Wuze's lair, there is no reason why even half of the night watchmen are missing. If things go wrong, you are a demon, and I suspect that Xuanxu is hiding in the mountainside. After all, we are far away from each other, and the Lord is coming soon, I don’t know Mr. Lu..." The implication is to suggest that King Ning stop for the time being. He is discussing with King Jing.

"It's easy to turn back without merit, and there will be a few more female corpses in the stream!" Luo Pingyuan's expression was light, but his tone was very stern, "I got some information, and I can confirm that there is a group of dead men hidden in the belly of the mountain. As the head of the second rudder, there is the head of the broken door knife and the eagle claw door, as well as several female family members who are about to be wiped out, and Qingluan is also among them." He briefly recounted what he had seen and heard during his investigation, except for the fact that Huo Liansheng was silent on the matter. At the end of the discussion between Qingluan and Brother Huang, he said: "I think there is a way to the mountainside in the area around the stone wall. Please ask Guan Lingzhu to lead people to look for it and copy their back route. I want to enter the valley immediately and attack directly from the front. Attract the enemy's attention."

This trip was originally for investigation, but he suddenly wanted to launch an attack, and it was so decisive that everyone was taken aback.

"Your Highness has such a high status, how can you walk through dangerous places lightly." Nie Jiluan was straightforward, and was the first to object, "We don't know how many dead men are there in the belly of the mountain, and whether there are many institutions. It is really inappropriate to act hastily. Not enough, according to my humble opinion, I should send a few brothers to visit first, and the rest of the people can take care of them at any time outside the valley.”

Everyone felt that it made sense, and they all spoke out to persuade them.

Bai Qingyuan also said: "Wei Wuze is cunning and cunning, the master has repeatedly asked Mr. Lu not to enter the valley rashly, lest you fall into a trap, please think twice!"

At other times, Luo Pingyuan would at least hesitate when mentioning Prince Jing, but right now his heart was in a mess, and his complicated emotions merged into an evil fire. He wished he could ask Qingluan directly to clarify, Hearing the words is like adding fuel to the fire.His expression turned cold at the moment, and he said coldly: "The dead cannot be brought back to life. This matter is urgent. I am worried that there will be insufficient manpower, so I will send a signal for Deputy Commander Shen to reinforce!"

With a clang, the sword came out of its sheath, and cut a branch as thick as an arm into two: "I have made up my mind, no one needs to say anything!"

He has always been easy-going in front of his fellow martial artists, not to mention Langhuan's subordinates, even Jing Yuwei had never seen His Highness the Fifth Prince lose such a temper, and immediately stopped talking.

The division of labor was very simple. A few people from Ling Xuzhong went up the mountain stream to survey the stone walls. Chu Huan and Cao Molin were in charge of sending out the contact signal and waited for Shen Ling to arrive. The rest followed King Ning into the valley.

Guan Chan's mind is more careful, Luo Pingyuan went to investigate alone, and when he came back, his face was ugly, and his attitude was extremely persistent and fierce, which made people intuitively feel that something was wrong.But the guide has long since disappeared, no matter how he guesses, he can't think of Huo Peng and the two of them using the past to arrange their master, only the news that Qingluan is in danger has stimulated King Ning.He was very worried, and explained to Bai Qingyuan and several hidden guards in a low voice, leaving a subordinate of Ling Xu to help, before turning around and leaving.

In Miyun Valley, the vegetation stands straight, the two stands upright and steep, and the huge boulders above are uneven, and some are even half suspended above the head, which is indeed not like a good place.There was no one around, if he hadn't heard the whispers in the mountains with his own ears, probably even Luo Pingyuan would suspect that he came to the wrong place.The sun gradually rose, but the sun was covered by trees and rocks, and the valley was still dark. Eight or nine people walked all the way, searching along the ruts, footprints and horseshoe prints.

Chu Huan and Cao Molin who stayed outside took out the messenger fireworks from their arms and lit them with a torch.Jing Yuwei's contact fireworks are red, and they must be very dazzling if they are released at night. Although they are not conspicuous during the day, the screaming whistle flying in the air is enough to resound for several miles.

Deputy Commander Shen ordered forty Jingyu Guards, who had already been stationed at the outskirts of Beifeng Mountain to wait for the response. He immediately gave an order when he heard the whistle, and led his troops to march towards Miyun Valley in a hurry.

In the valley, after about half an hour, a Jingyu guard suddenly shouted: "Look, there is something weird here!"

When everyone looked intently, they saw several rows of footprints leading to the mountain wall, some went in and some came out, and they stopped abruptly in front of a big rock, as if the owner of the footprints didn't stop and walked directly into the stone.

That boulder was rough on the outside with a layer of moss growing on it. At a glance, it looked normal. The Lingxu disciple who was with him took out the small hammer and chisel he carried with him, beat it up and down to check, and after a while, he shouted: "There is a mechanism. , here it is!" Stretching out his hand to grope on the rock, he didn't know how to press it three times and press it twice, but when he heard the sound of "chacha", there was a hole on the mountain wall that only allowed one person to pass through, and it was dark and cold outside. , there were faint exclamations from inside.

Even though he knew that there must be a mystery in the belly of the mountain, when it really appeared in front of him, he still couldn't help being shocked.Luo Pingyuan praised: "Ling Xu's knowledge of organs really lives up to its reputation!"

The disciple was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile, "My lord, I'm overwhelmed. This panlong lock is the most common type of door trap, and it's not a skill to untie it. I don't know if there are other traps in the belly of the mountain."

Bai Qingyuan was even more vigilant, and said in a deep voice: "Young master Lu, do you think that the process of finding the entrance is too easy for us, and the enemy hasn't shown up until now, I'm afraid the mountain is full of dangers."

Before the words were finished, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps at the entrance of the cave, and a dozen men in black rushed out one after another, rushing towards them with long knives in their hands.Luo Pingyuan immediately drew his sword in his hand, Jing Yuwei and several hidden guards all drew their swords, the two sides fought in one place, and the sound of swords clashing could be heard for a while.

The number of black-clothed dead soldiers is dominant, but their kung fu is very common, far from being an opponent of Jing Yuwei's elite, it is all supported by a fierce and fearless spirit.Luo Pingyuan was in a restless mood, he just wanted to fight quickly, and when he drew his sword, he showed no mercy, the long knife broke where Chunjun's sword touched, and blood spattered everywhere.In just a short time, seven or eight opponents died unexpectedly, and the rest also retreated step by step, being blocked by the crowd.

Luo Pingyuan was about to order two survivors to be arrested for interrogation, when suddenly there was a loud bang in the distance, the rocks near the valley entrance rolled down, and the mud and sand flew up, filling the narrow passage into the valley, blocking most of it in a blink of an eye.Looking up, I saw a few figures in black swaying faintly on the top of the mountain wall, jumping back and forth, pushing down boulders one after another.Following a muffled thunderous explosion, a huge boulder several feet high in the middle of the mountain crashed down, the smoke and dust covered the sun, and the ground trembled twice.

"It's the firearm of the Thunderbolt Hall, they must have buried it on the peak!" Bai Qingyuan changed his expression.A group of guards instinctively gathered around King Ning for fear of accidents, but You Mingdao's subordinates didn't move any further, and disappeared after tossing for a while, leaving behind piles of rocks piled up like hills.The black-clothed dead soldiers who were at a disadvantage also took the opportunity to retreat, and disappeared into the cave, and the Miyun Valley fell into silence again.

A Jingyu guard went to check the situation, and the exit was sealed.Luo Pingyuan was a little hesitant: the rocks several feet high were more than enough to block soldiers and horses, but not enough to trap martial arts masters to death, and there were no ambushes in the surrounding area, what kind of medicine was sold in the enemy's gourd?

Bai Qingyuan persuaded again: "Mr. Lu, there are strange things everywhere in this valley. We should try to get out first before making sense. Even if we are in a hurry to save people, we must put our own safety first."

"However, I feel that the Youming Dao is bluffing everywhere. It's slamming east and west, and using advance as retreat." Luo Pingyuan turned his mind, and suddenly thought of a possibility, "There are more than one exits in the mountainside, blocking the entrance of the valley, so that we can feel safe." Don't dare to rush forward, and when Deputy Commander Shen arrives, he will definitely gather all his subordinates to go to the valley for reinforcements, and he has no time to think about other things, so the bandits can take the opportunity to escape from the other side." And before they escape, most of them will not let go of those who are still alive Innocent women, if you want to silence them, including Qingluan, you must not wait any longer!

As if to verify the ominous premonition in his heart, a woman's miserable cry suddenly came from the mountainside, as if separated by a long distance, with a faint echo, indescribably frightened and shrill, followed by a dull bang, everyone's screams His complexion changed. Unexpectedly, this group of desperadoes would not let go of the lair where they were hiding. They also buried gunpowder. Listening to the dull sound, they still don't know what it looks like when it collapses inside.

Luo Pingyuan felt a surge of hot blood rushing straight to the top of his head, and before he had time to think, he ran straight to the cave, but was dragged by Bai Qingyuan from behind: "Dangerous, Mr. Lu must not!"

He poured his inner strength into his hands, Luo Pingyuan was caught in the pulse door unexpectedly, he couldn't break free after struggling twice, he couldn't help being furious: "Let me go, I'm going to save Qingluan!"

Bai Qingyuan gritted his teeth, and winked to the side, and the four Xuanshuang dark guards immediately stepped forward, surrounding the two of them, separating them from the bewildered Jing Yu guards.

"Your Highness Fifth, you really can't go inside, you have to offend me!" Mr. Bai said with a serious expression, "The Lord has ordered, if His Highness insists on going to Beifeng Mountain, no matter what the situation is, we must stop it!" You risk yourself on impulse, even for Miss Qingluan!"

"You..." There was another bang in the belly of the mountain, accompanied by the woman's weeping and weeping, Luo Pingyuan never expected that King Jing would not only warn himself, but also issued a secret order to Guan Chan and Bai Qingyuan, watching helplessly. In the cave, his face turned ashen for a moment, almost blood pouring into his pupils.

At noon, a passenger ship docked at a river bend outside Hangzhou City. Luo Yanhua had a fever all night. After Xi Minghua gave acupuncture, the fever subsided a little at dawn.So it is good to be at home, but it is difficult to go out for a while. Even if he is sitting or lying down along the way, he still feels tired.

However, no matter how unwell he was, he couldn't be carried off the boat lying down. Luo Yanhua was supported by Qin Su across the pontoon bridge, and when he stepped onto the shore, he felt weak and top-heavy. dizzy.

There were already a group of subordinates waiting at the pier, surrounded by the suzerain and sat in the prepared carriage, Bai Qingyou, the second son of the Bai family, stepped forward and whispered, Luo Yanhua frowned after hearing a few words: "Why don't you stop him?" ?”

"The lord is not here, and we as subordinates really can't stop His Highness the Fifth Highness." Second Young Master Bai smiled wryly, "Brother and Lord Guan Ling have already followed. Although Young Master Lu is impatient, he is not a child after all, so he reminds him carefully everywhere. Nothing will happen."

What I was worried about still happened, Luo Yanhua closed his eyes, and his subordinates didn't know, as long as Qingluan was involved, the steady and calm His Royal Highness Ning Wang might be a child, just like the ten-year-old who was full of sadness and frustration and the angry little prince.

"Go to Beifeng Mountain," he whispered, "I hope the situation is not the worst."

I also hope that after many years, Wei Wuze can retain a little bit of pity for Qingluan.