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On the night of August [-]th, the full moon hung high in the sky, and the moonlight melted in the palace.

When stepping on the land of the back garden of the imperial palace, Mu Li felt a sense of nostalgia for revisiting the old place. She took a deep breath, and there was a hint of coolness in the mid-autumn cold wind, which took away the wine that remained between Mu Li's lips and teeth. , She couldn't help but feel refreshed.

The leaves of the ginkgo tree in the garden were about to wither at some point, and the tree groats stepped on the soft and wet ground, step by step lightly, without making a sound.According to the impression in his mind, Muchen found the ginkgo tree buried with fine wine that he discovered more than a month ago, that seemingly inconspicuous, very ordinary tree.

Muchen caressed the trunk, just like a month ago, there was no mark on the trunk, no color, smell, texture, nothing special, she was able to find the hidden wine under this tree, now looking back, it seems like a random As soon as I looked up, there was a pie falling into my mouth, I felt incredible.If, this is not a coincidence... the faint thought in Mu Li's heart became firm, those jars of wine were buried by her father!

So, Dad was indeed in the palace and left news about the treasure... But, why didn't she find anything?

However, God didn't seem to leave much time for her to think. Mu Li was about to turn around to look at the other trees, but only took a step back. In an instant, an unspeakable sense of oppression suddenly enveloped her. Before he had time to react, the sharp sound of the wind had already pressed down on the back of his head with murderous intent.Muchen opened her eyes, turned around and retreated at the same time, almost her whole body was swimming up against the tree trunk. The moment her vest touched the tree trunk, a steel knife with a cold light rubbed against the tip of her nose and cut it down.

been discovered!

Taking advantage of the moment when the man had exhausted his strength with one knife and hadn't yet developed the strength of the next knife, Mu Li suddenly exerted strength on his back, stood up, turned over and landed on a branch at the top of the tree, and while standing still, Mu Li looked at under the tree.There were no guards in the palace, and there was only one person under the tree, an acquaintance.

Muchen exhaled lightly, only to realize that his back was drenched in cold sweat and the wind was chilling.The leap she made seemed light just now, but in fact she had exerted all her strength. If she was any slower, she would say goodbye to her nose; , he will change from chopping to chopping. At that time, she will lean against the trunk, and the state will be much more passive.

She dodged this knife without warning at all.

Mu Li secretly thought of luck, it seems that the timing of this jump is well grasped, the branches under the toes are soft, and they can't help rising and falling with the wind. With this ups and downs, Mu Li tried to adjust the messy state of the body. Breathing in, at the same time his eyes dropped, looking at the old acquaintance under the tree.

Ordinary guards' clothes, ordinary guards' waist knives, ordinary body and appearance, if it weren't for the thick and fierce murderous aura, Mu Li would have died under that silent knife just now.

The moonlight seemed to suddenly add a bit of coldness, and the ground seemed to be covered with a layer of hoarfrost.The voice of the tree is also like the cold moonlight, shining down from the top of the tree:

"Li Ziyan, long time no see."

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On the night of August [-]th, it was still in the palace.

In the Yanfu Palace where the Moon Appreciation Conference is held, countless lanterns are hung and the lights are bright; on the long table, there are exquisite dishes, pastries, snacks, wine and delicacies; Dance, fragrant wind bursts, pleasing to the eye.

Wei Tongli, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, held a silver cup and watched the singing and dancing while slowly sipping the fine wine in the cup, feeling very happy.Being able to be invited to participate in the Moon Appreciation Conference, Wei Tongli firmly believed that, on the one hand, it was because of His Majesty's grace, and on the other hand, it was because of the good deeds of his ancestors.Wei Tongli has firmly believed in the fact that his ancestors have accumulated virtue since the imperial examination high school 30 years ago. After 30 years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he has seen countless former colleagues fall from the horse, but he has been an official all the way, although he is not a triumphant song, but he is also conscientious. With his current position, he is very satisfied and proud. In the past 30 years, no matter whether it is officialdom or life, he has never failed him.The officialdom is like a casino, it is possible to build tall buildings overnight, or to see Zhulou collapse, but he is not greedy.At least, he thought so himself.It is enough for him to be in power now, he neither needs to rack his brains to flatter, nor does he need to rack his brains to gain power.When he drank the first glass of wine just now, he even thought with some disgust that later on, he didn't know how many colleagues would use the songs and games at the meeting to flatter horses and win the favor of the Holy Majesty.He was very glad that he didn't need it, but he completely forgot that decades ago, he had racked his brains to figure out what he wanted, and he had also made an ugly appearance that he loathed and disdained today.

If there is anything he is not satisfied with today, it is that he has no children.To be old and childless is to be unfilial.It's just that there are many beautiful wives and concubines in the family, but there is only one daughter, who has turned [-] this year, but has not yet married.

If you can say that a well-matched marriage, for your daughter, you will have nothing to worry about in the rest of your life, and for yourself, as the so-called half of a son-in-law, you can also let go of half of your heart.However, over the years, there have been many marriage proposals, but none of them caught his eye.Either the family background is not good, or the education and appearance are not good enough. After coming and going, the hearts of others to marry become weak, but no one cares about his daughter. At the age of 20, he still stays alone in the empty cabinet, which has become a major concern for him.

These unpleasant things should not have been thought of on such a happy occasion.The reason why Wei Tongli thought of his daughter was because he saw a person, and because of this person, when Wei Tong imagined his unmarried daughter, he was more joyful than sad.

The person he saw was none other than Zhan Zhao.

Wei Tongli looked at Zhan Zhao on the opposite side of the banquet with great interest. He knew this young man. He was a fourth-rank imperial guard with a knife.

Wei Tongli took another sip of wine, thinking in his mind, ever since the case of replacing the civet cat with the crown prince, which caused a sensation in the government and the public, was settled, Bao Zheng has been highly valued by the sage, especially the queen mother and her elders. As an upright and upright official, he has a very good reputation among the people, and his guards are certainly not bad.

What's more, Wei Tongli narrowed his eyes slightly, and the opposite Zhan Zhao had sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his face was handsome, his brows were full of heroism, and his gestures were modest and polite. This kind of talent alone was already impressive, and he was very suitable for his daughter.

If we can talk about this kind of marriage...

Wei Tongli couldn't help but drank another glass of wine, with a happy smile on his face.

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It was the deputy commander of the guards, Li Ziyan, who cut that knife.

It seemed that he was afraid of Mu Li's martial arts. Li Ziyan didn't succeed with a single strike, so he stopped chasing him. Instead, he put away his sword and stood up, looking up at Mu Li, with a smile on his lips, and said in a cold voice: "I've been hit by Sabara!" You are the first person to be poisoned by flowers without dying."

Mu Li showed a provocative smile on his face, raised his eyebrows and said: "Since there is the first one, there will be a second and a third in the future. Miao Langzhong himself may not have imagined that his only trump card would be so easy. It was cracked."

Li Ziyan's pupils contracted, and it took him a long time before he could smile and said, "In this way, the death of Master Ling was caused by his own impatience? Or maybe...Your Excellency committed this treasonous act of killing the master?"

Mu Li smiled charmingly, her eyes were frighteningly bright, she neither said yes nor said no, but looked at Li Ziyan in silence for a moment, then tilted her head and replied very playfully:

"you guess."

Mu Li's reaction was somewhat beyond Li Ziyan's estimation. He originally wanted to anger Mu Li, but now he became a little suspicious. He was not present when he planned to kill Yi Dian's master and apprentice, and everything was told by Xiao Wuniang afterwards. , and Xiao Wuniang once said personally that Yidian master and apprentice had died of the poison of the Sahara flower.But the leap that girl turned around just now is clearly Yidian's unique lightness kung fu, although the skill is still shallow, it must have been passed down by Yidian himself.

Yidian's master and apprentice were dead, but now he was asked to meet Yidian's apprentice.

Li Ziyan's lips were a little dry, no matter what the facts were, as long as he could capture Yidian's apprentice alive, Mu Jiansheng's treasure, as well as the antidote of the Sahara flower, would be all at his fingertips!He decided almost in an instant to save the life of the person in front of him, and at the same time avoid other people, take her out of the capital alone, find a place that is clean and uninhabited, and ask questions slowly... These thoughts are in Li Zi's heart. It was only a moment that flashed through Yan's mind, but before he had time to think about it, there was a gust of wind above his head, and Li Ziyan leaped behind him, only barely avoiding the lightning-like knife from the tree lily.But even though he dodged, he was at a disadvantage in one move, and Mu Li's back moves have been handed over continuously.

Li Ziyan is known as the Silent Swordsman among the Seven Wonderful People. He is good at lightness kung fu and swordsmanship. He only sneaked into the palace and pretended to be a guard, so he had to abandon the sword and use the knife. Taking advantage of his hand, he was afraid of hurting Mu Li's life, and almost got hit by Mu Li's blade several times.Although Muchen's kung fu was weaker than Li Ziyan's, he was as deadly as a knife and knife, which only attacked but not defended. After dozens of moves, Li Ziyan's forehead was already covered with sweat.But even so, Mu Li still couldn't get away. Li Ziyan deftly deflected her series of attacks, and after a few more attacks, Mu Li became anxious.

While he was anxious, a suppressed voice suddenly came from beside him:

"The shopkeeper... woo..."

Mu Chen cast a glance out of the corner of her eye, and the scene she saw caused the blood all over her body to rush to her face in an instant!

On the side, Ah Huang tugged at a person's hair with a ferocious expression, the steel knife in his hand glowed coldly, reflected on the face of the person below him, it was... Douzi!

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