The imperial capital is Chang'an City
In the early morning of February 24, the second year of the Qi Ning Emperor
Two twenty-five or six-year-old men in green clothes, riding black horses, walked slowly toward the city gate in the early morning light.
"Stop." The guards at the city gate staggered and stopped the two men on horseback.
The two strangled their horses, and one of them took a jade tablet from his arms and showed it to the guards guarding the city.
The defender glanced at it and immediately gave way: "Xiao Shen catch please." ”
"Hmm." The man withdrew his jade card, nodded slightly to the guards guarding the city, and then kicked the horse's belly lightly and walked toward the city.
"Xiao Lang, Lin Feng, you are finally back." Familiar voices rang out behind him.
The two men in green clothes gently pulled the reins and turned behind them, only to see a man riding a brown-red sweaty horse parked not far away.
The man was about twenty-seven or eight years old, with a handsome face, dressed in black clothes and black armor, holding a spear, although his face was a little tired, but still made people feel heroic.
This person was none other than Xue Xizhong, the 60,000 Xuanjia Wei Grand Commander of Chang'an City.
"Commander Xue, how do you see that you are tired, did you go to Changle Fang again last night?" A man in green quipped.
"Alas." Commander Xue sighed lightly. "Lin Feng, don't make fun of me." Recently I have time to go to Changle Fang, recently there has been a big incident in the imperial city, I have been patrolling last night. ”
"Oh? What's up? Lin Feng asked.
"No wonder when I entered the city just now, I found that there were twice as many guards guarding the city as usual." Xiao Lang said.
"The Rebellion of the Murong family in Jiangnan was just quelled a few days ago." Commander Xue said slowly.
"Murong Family rebellion? Why didn't we hear a little bit of wind about such a big thing? Lin Feng's face showed a shocked expression, and the Qingyi person next to him was also surprised.
"You keep going on patrol." Xue Xizhong turned his head and said to a group of guards behind him.
"No." The leader of the guards took command.
After the guards walked away, Xue Xizhong patted the horse's back and walked to the two Qingyi men.
"This time, the Murong family did not start a rebellion, but colluded with the Qiaoyao Palace in the Western Regions, and set out in the imperial city to first hold His Majesty hostage and then coerce His Majesty to surrender his military power, and finally seize the throne." Xue Xizhong said slowly. "In order to prevent the news of their rebellion from coming out, Murong Cheng's Red Ling Army blocked all the roads leading from Chang'an City to the outside world, so there was no news outside, and naturally you didn't hear a little wind. However, fortunately, he did not succeed, and with the help of Bai Sanshao and the Forgotten Dust Valley Xia Shen Doctor, he quelled the rebellion. ”
"Bai Sanshao and Doctor Xia Shen are also involved in countering the rebellion?" Xiao Lang asked.
"Yes. In addition to counterinsurgency, this matter has a great relationship with Bai Sanshao. ”
"Oh? What does it matter? ”
"Do you remember the disappearance of the Bai family ten years ago?" Xue Xizhong leaned forward slightly, slightly suppressing his voice.
Xiao Lang and Lin Feng looked at each other, their expressions changed slightly, as if what Xue Xizhong said reminded them of the memories in the depths of their minds.
"Of course I remember. At that time, except for Bai Sanshao, the rest of the Bai family disappeared for no reason, shocking the whole world, but the emperor was the Ministry of Life and Punishment, Dali Temple and Tianjimen jointly investigated the case thoroughly. At that time, I had just entered the Tianji Gate, and in order to exercise me, Master let me participate in the investigation of this case. However, the final results are also known, and nothing is found. This case can be described as the first strange case in the hundred years since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty. Xiao Lang said slowly.
"In fact, the people of the Bai family are not missing," Xue Xizhong paused, and then took a step forward with a light patting of the horse's belly, "but was made into a walking corpse by the Murong family with magic and hidden in the garden outside the Qiankun Palace." This time, Murong Cheng's army in the imperial city did not use troops, but wanted to use the masters of the walking corpse and the Happy Palace to attack the Qiankun Palace and hold His Majesty hostage, and finally was defeated by the Seven Saints of Canglan, including Bai Sanshao. ”
Xiao Lang and Lin Feng were shocked to hear this, but they returned to calm for a moment, after all, they were also people who had experienced great winds and waves, and although they might be shocked when they encountered this kind of thing, the expression on their faces would not change much.
"I can't imagine that a conspiracy involved so many things, even the Canglan Mountain and the Western Pleasure Palace were involved." Xiao Lang couldn't help but sigh.
After all, the Canglan Mountain Sword Pavilion was founded by Jiang Shuhan, the third son of Gaozu Jiang Zhensheng, and anything in the hall that Canglan Mountain would help.
After all, since the establishment of the Runaway Palace for hundreds of years, it has always wanted to intervene in the Central Plains Wulin, but it has been resisted by the jianghu people.
The most recent time was thirty years ago, but it was driven back by the current Vicissitudes Sword Saint Leaf Nameless.
After more than thirty years of recuperation, they are ready to move again.
"What happened to the masters of the Murong Family and the Happy Palace?" Lin Feng asked Xue Xizhong, he was very concerned about the outcome of such a big event.
Xiao Lang also looked at Xue Xizhong expectantly.
Murong's family was all thrown into heavenly prison, and the Lunar God of the Happy Palace escaped, but the dementors, one of the four protectors, were beheaded by Bai Sanshao and landed in the Qiankun Palace. However," Xue Xizhong frowned slightly, "Xia Shen Doctor was injured by the walking corpse." ”
"What? Doctor Xia Shen injured? Xiao Lang interrupted Xue Xizhong and asked.
"Hmm." Xue Xizhong nodded slightly.
"Doctor Xia Shen was scratched by a walking corpse and poisoned by the corpse, and three days ago he was taken by Bai Sanshao to the Southern Xinjiang Moon Worship Sect to find the High Priest of Xuanming for treatment, and he didn't know if he could be cured." Xue Xizhong's face showed a hint of worry.
"The Moon Worship Sect also has something to do with our Central Plains Martial Forest, can the High Priest of Xuanming agree to heal Xia Shen Doctor?" Lin Feng said.
"Who knows? I only hope that the High Priest of Xuanming will put aside these entanglements for the time being! Xue Xizhong sighed.
"After saying this for so long, I should also go on patrol, so you should go back first." Xue Xizhong's words turned sharply, and he was ready to leave to continue the patrol.
Although the rebellion was quelled, according to intelligence, murong family still had remnants of henchmen waiting for an opportunity to act in the capital, but he Xue Xizhong did not know who the remaining henchmen were.
As the commander of the 60,000 Xuanjia guards, Xue Xizhong's greatest task was to defend the capital, and since Murong's henchmen were still in the capital, he wanted to take these people out.
"Okay, farewell! We should also go to the Punishment Department to make an errand. Xiao Lang arched his hand to Xue Xizhong.
"Farewell." Lin Feng also bowed his hand to Xue Xizhong.
Xiao Lang and Lin Feng gently pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and walked towards the Imperial City.
Without taking a few steps, I overheard Xue Xizhong laughing and drinking behind him: "Lin Feng, you still owe me a meal of wine, don't forget your boy." ”
Lin Fengtou did not reply: "Rest assured, it is indispensable to you." ”
"Gone." Lin Fengtou waved his hand without looking back.
Xue Xizhong smiled and shook his head, then turned and left.
Chang'an City Xinle Fang
The crisp and bright sound of the lute echoes in the ears, and the feminine song of beauty surrounds the beam.
In the moon room of Xinle Fang, a long table is crossed in the middle of the room. On the table were several plates of dim sum, a small stove with a bottle of wine warm on the stove, slightly steaming and overflowing with wine.
On one side of the table sat Xue Xizhong, and on the other side was the Lin Feng that Xue Xizhong had encountered a few days ago. The two of them held a white jade parrot cup in one hand, drunk and confused, and the other hand was lightly placed on the tabletop, hitting the table with the melody of the pipa.
Not far from the table sat a young woman, dressed in a pale blue cross-collared skirt, her long black hair tied casually with red rope, hanging behind her, up to her heels.
The woman embraces the pipa, and her slender fingers flutter on the strings, emitting a series of crisp sounds, converging into a beautiful song that is refreshing.
At the end of the song, the two of them drank the warm wine in their hands and then clapped.
"Xi Yan Girl's new song "Snow Falls Silent" is really good!" Xue Xizhong looked at the woman with drunken eyes, and there was a hint of tenderness in his confused eyes.
"What about good sounds?" Didn't Xue Gongzi still not come to listen for a long time? The woman said with some disgust.
After saying that, the woman put the pipa on her side, got up, walked to the long table, and sat down next to Xue Xizhong.
"Look at you, why don't you come to accompany Miss Xiyan more, it makes people angry." Lin Feng couldn't help but quip.
"Lin Gongzi, don't just talk about him. I haven't seen you in half a year, right? The woman said to Lin Feng, but the tone of her voice was less than the previous anger.
"Yo yo yo, still protect him." Lin Feng said with a smile.
"You shut up." Xue Xizhong stared at Lin Feng.
"I'm not busy with official business lately." You see I came as soon as I was free. Xue Xizhong turned to the woman, his eyes immediately changed, and he smiled and explained to the woman.
"I believe you. But there is still a small punishment. The woman took the wine bottle on the small stove and poured wine into Xue Xizhong's glass.
"Okay, I drink." Xue Xizhong raised his wine glass and drank it with his head up.
"Okay, I'm gone, don't watch you flirt here." Lin Feng stood up.
When Xue Xizhong and Xi Yan heard Lin Feng say this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and suddenly they immediately staggered their eyes, and a red halo floated up to their cheeks.
"Lin Gongzi should sit for a while!" Women retain.
"No, I still have official duties, so I won't bother you if I leave first." Lin Feng's body shook slightly as he walked toward the door.
"Lin Gongzi walks slowly." The woman stood up straight and said to Lin Feng's back.
Lin Feng walked out of the room, leaving only Xue Xizhong and Xi Yan in the room.
As soon as Lin Feng left, the atmosphere in the room instantly became somewhat tense and ambiguous.
"Why haven't you come for so long?" Xi Yan looked down and fiddled with the stove.
"Recently, there have been some things in the Imperial City that I can't get rid of." Xue Xizhong played with the white jade parrot cup in his hand.
"Oh." Xi Yan said softly.
"There have been too many things lately, too tired, and my body is a little uncomfortable, so you can help me pinch my shoulders."
"Okay." Xi Yan got up and moved behind Xue Xizhong. "Lie down!"
"Hmm." Xue Xizhong lay back.
Xi Yan put her hands on Xue Xizhong's shoulders and let him lie down slowly, landing right on her legs.
Xi Yan squeezed Xue Xizhong's shoulder, and the right force made his body that had been tense due to many days of fatigue gradually relax.
After a moment, Xue Xizhong's breathing became regular, a slight snoring sound sounded, and he fell asleep.
He hadn't slept well since the accident in the palace, and now he finally had a chance to get a good night's sleep.
Looking at Xue Xizhong in his sleep, Xi Yan couldn't help but smile, but the smile didn't appear for a long time before it slowly faded, and a strange expression floated onto the beautiful face, but the movement in his hand did not stop.
Late at night, in the deepest part of the prison, a man of about forty years old sat paralyzed in a dark, damp cell, disheveled, ragged, and with some scars on his face.
The man's eyes were slightly closed, leaning against the wall, as if thinking about something.
With a "click", the cell door opened, and the man's slightly closed eyes immediately opened and looked at the cell door.
A man walked in slowly, dressed in a black robe, and the whole person was hidden in the black robe, wearing a black veil, and could not see clearly.
"Xuezong's snow without a trace is indeed not a vain name, and even the well-defended place of the Heavenly Prison can easily enter." The man sitting in the corner said to the black-robed man.
"If I had xuezong lang had the false name of general Murong, I wouldn't have come to us for cooperation." The black-robed man chuckled.
It's a woman's voice!
"Huh." The man smiled helplessly. "I don't know if Shu Yue's Protector came to save me at this time?"
"Not really." The black-robed man said lightly.
"Isn't it? Not what are you here for? The man suddenly stood up from the ground and rushed to the black-robed man, as if to tear her apart.
However, he had just taken two steps before he suddenly stopped, and his neck and limbs were covered with chains, and the tight chains pulled his forward body.
The black-robed man stood motionless, not even blinking his eyes, and the man's hands listened at a distance of one slap from her.
"Since you didn't come to save me, what are you doing here?" What should I do if I am discovered? If you find out I'll lose. The man roared at the black-robed man.
"Rest assured, I will not let them find me if I can come." The black-robed man glanced at the man. "But you shout so loudly, if you are discovered by those jailers, you don't blame me."
When the man heard this, he immediately became quiet and sat back down like a dog that had lost his family.
"I'm here today to give you something." The black-robed man reached out from the black robe, a palm like a piece of mutton fat, and in the center of the palm was a pill.
"What is this?" The man looked at the pill in the black-robed man's hand.
"Nightmare Dan." The black-robed man said. "After taking this Dan, you will be in a state of suspended animation within twelve hours, and after a while you will recover without any effect on the body."
"What are you giving me this for?" The man was puzzled.
"Of course it's to get you out." The black-robed man said coldly. "We have received news that in ten days the emperor will hold a spring festival ceremony in the suburbs, and your interrogation will be carried out after the spring festival, so the day of the spring festival is a good time to save you." The emperor wants to go out of the city for the Spring Festival, the defense of the city will naturally be reduced, and on that day you take this dan medicine, and the jailer will definitely find an imperial doctor to save you when he finds out about your situation. The imperial doctor who came to save you is already under our control, and as long as the imperial doctor will ask you to be sent outside for treatment, then we will naturally be able to rescue you. ”
The man listened to the words of the black-robed man and fell into deep thought, although he wanted to go out immediately in this way, but he only wanted to go out by this method. If you let Xuezong's people directly attack, it will be impossible, so you have to stay here for a few more days.
"Well, I agree with your approach." The man reacted from his thoughts and looked at the black-robed man.
"Well, then, take this elixir." The black-robed man took two steps forward and handed the elixir to the man.
The man reached out to take the elixir, and his thin palm trembled slightly.
"Don't misremember the time, it's seven days later." The black-robed man finally reminded the man.
The man nodded wordlessly.
No longer caring about the man, the black-robed man turned and walked to the cell door, and at the moment when the cell door was locked, the man looked up, and the figure of the black-robed man was gone.
After the black-robed man left, the dim dungeon fell into a dead silence.
Although it is already the season of spring, the temperature of this year's spring season is much lower than in previous years, and there is still some thin ice on the river.
Today is even colder, the sky is faintly drifting snow, more than an hour has not stopped, look at this look is going to fall bigger and bigger.
Tomorrow is the Spring Festival Ceremony, and when the time comes, it will be busy, and I have not gone to find the Xiyan girl for several days, and I have no time to look for her at the beginning of the Spring Festival Ceremony.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was a spare time today, Xue Xizhong decided to go to The Xiyan girl to listen to a little song and drink some wine.
"Xue Gongzi is coming, inside please." The small house at the door of Xinle Fang recognized the person at a glance.
"Hmm." Xue Xizhong walked into the door.
"Did Xue Gongzi come to look for Lady Xiyan again today?" The little squatter followed behind.
"Yes, go and call Out Lady Xiyan, and go to the previous room." Xue Xizhong said.
"Today, Xue Gongzi did not come at the right time, and it seems that Miss Xiyan is not there." Xiao Wei replied.
"Not there?" Xue Xizhong suddenly stopped. "Then where did she go?"
"I don't know if this little one." Xiao Wei shook his head. "But Xue Gongzi can ask the owner, he should know."
"Then you go and get the owner, and I'll wait for him here."
"Okay." The little boy responded.
This music workshop is a famous music workshop in Chang'an City, and there are musicians playing in the hall all the time. However, they are all less famous musicians, and the people who listen to music in the hall are also some literati who love music and are not rich.
Dignitaries like Xue Xizhong naturally come here to ask for a private room, and then invite famous musicians to the room to play solo.
However, today Xi Yan was not there, so he did not go to the private room, so he found a place in the hall and sat down.
Every time he came here, he went to the same private room, and the only musician invited was Xiyan Girl.
Xiyan girl came here two years ago, Xue Xizhong first came here and fell in love with Xiyan girl, when Xiyan girl was still an ordinary musician who could only play in the hall, but Xue Xizhong named her to play for herself.
In the past two years, Xiyan Girl's fame has become more and more famous, and she has long since stopped playing in the hall, but the only dignitary who invited her to play was Xue Xizhong.
It wasn't that others didn't want to invite her, but the dignitaries and nobles in this capital all knew that Xue Xizhong and Grand Commander Xue liked Lady Xiyan, and no one in this capital dared not to give him the face of the sixty thousand Xuanjia Wei commanders.
This time and so, The Xiyan girl became Xue Xizhong's personal musician.
Although Xue Xizhong's liking for Xiyan girl had become a secret that was not a secret in this capital, Xiyan girl did not know how to behave.
In the past two years, he had eaten alone with Xue Xizhong or rubbed his shoulders for him, and had never even traveled together, although Xue Xizhong had invited her no less than ten times.
Everyone in the capital saw that Lady Xiyan behaved like this, but no one knew her thoughts, and Xue Xizhong had no choice but to let this situation continue.
He was not in a hurry, believing that he would one day be able to make The Xiyan girl accept him.
"Xue Gongzi is good." A man of about forty years old came to Xue Xizhong's side, followed by the little boy just now, who was the owner of Xinle Fang.
"Miss Xiyan is not there?" Xue Xizhong asked the owner.
"Yes." The owner replied respectfully. "Miss Xiyan went out in the morning and said she was going out to find a kind of lute string."
Look for the lute strings, look for me, I will send someone to find it, why do you have to run out to look for it, now it is snowing outside! Xue Xizhong murmured in his heart.
"Do you know where she went?" Xue Xizhong asked again.
"I don't know about that, she didn't tell me." The owner of the shop looked embarrassed.
"Well, wait until she comes back and tells her I might not be able to come for days." Xue Xizhong stood up and prepared to leave.
"Xue Gongzi is assured, I will definitely convey it." The owner said.
"Well, since Xi Yan is not there, I will go back first."
"Won't Xue Gongzi listen for a while?" The owner tried to keep Xue Xizhong.
However, he also knew that Xue Xizhong might not continue to stay, and before Xue Xizhong came over, if Xi Yan was not there, he would not stay for a moment.
"No, I still have something to do, so I'll go back first." Xue Xizhong set off and walked outside.
"Congratulations to Xue Gongzi." The owner arched his hand at the distant Xue Xizhong.
Sure enough, as he expected, Xue Xizhong did not stay. Alas, I don't know what Xi Yan thinks, and a man so dedicated to Commander Xue is not even moved.
Qiankun Palace Ganlu Hall Study
"See Your Majesty." Xue Xizhong knelt on one knee and saluted the man in front of him.
The man in front of Xue Xizhong was none other than the fourth emperor of the current Qi Dynasty, Emperor Qi Ning.
Emperor Ning was only twenty-six years old this year, handsome in appearance, and his eyebrows did not look like an emperor, but rather like a young man who had been in the jianghu for a long time.
"Flat out." Emperor Ning said to Xue Xizhong.
"No." Xue Xizhong stood up and stood aside.
"Your Majesty, what did you call me late at night?" Xue Xizhong asked.
"You don't have to go to the Spring Festival tomorrow." Emperor Ning went to the chair next to the desk and sat down.
"Don't go? why? I also want to protect your majesty's safety. Xue Xizhong was puzzled.
Every year, the Spring Festival is when he leads Xuan Jia Wei to be responsible for the safety of the emperor, why did he suddenly not let him go this year? Did something go wrong? Xue Xizhong muttered in his heart.
"You told me before that according to intelligence, Murong Cheng still has some henchmen lurking in the capital waiting for an opportunity to do something, right?" Emperor Ning looked at Xue Xizhong.
"Exactly. But I haven't figured out who it is. Xue Xizhong replied respectfully.
"I guess those people will do it tomorrow." Emperor Ning said calmly. "Tomorrow is the Spring Festival, and the defense of the capital will be weakened, which is a good time for them to do it."
"Then I want to go with you to the Spring Festival ceremony to ensure your safety." Xue Xizhong said.
"Old Xue, why don't you use your brain?" Emperor Ning suddenly laughed and pointed to his forehead. "They won't come and assassinate me, but they will go to heavenly prisons to rescue Murong Cheng."
Xue Xizhong also laughed helplessly; "I didn't expect it." ”
The atmosphere immediately became relaxed, and Emperor Ning called him Old Xue directly when no one was there, although he was only two or three years older than Emperor Ning.
On the surface, they seem to be a monarch-vassal relationship, but in private they have a very good personal relationship, like brothers.
"What if they do something to you?" Xue Xizhong put away his smile.
"You don't have to worry about this, the martial arts I have studied in the Sword Pavilion of Canglan Mountain for ten years are not learned in vain." Speaking of which, although you are the first master in the army, I am not bad, although I am not as good as the third brother of Bai, but I am also one of the Seven Saints of vicissitudes. Emperor Ning said with a smile. Find a time for us to compete? ”
"Then the subordinates are more respectful than obedient." Xue Xizhong replied with a smile.
"Well, without further ado, you will be hiding in the Heavenly Prison tomorrow, keeping an eye on Murong Cheng, not to be discovered by him." Also, if you don't go to the Spring Festival tomorrow, don't let others know, and if you go to heavenly prison, you must also go to the heavenly prison to secretly pass, and you can't expose your whereabouts. As soon as there was any change, Murong Cheng wanted to ensure that he was alive, as for the others, Emperor Ning's face turned again, and he instantly cooled down. "Shoot to kill."
"No." Xue Xizhong took command.
Heavenly Prison
"Hey, Murong Cheng, it's time to eat." The jailer opened the cell door to bring the food into the cell and said to the man lying on the ground.
The man on the ground did not react and lay on the ground like a dead dog.
"Hurry up." The jailer said impatiently and kicked the man on the ground.
The man on the ground didn't react at all!
"Murong Cheng?" The jailer crouched down and patted the man on the ground.
Still unresponsive!
The jailer turned the man over and faced upwards and put his finger to the tip of the man's nose—breathing weakly, if any.
The jailer immediately retracted his hand in fright, Murong Cheng was the prisoner he was in charge of, and if Murong Cheng made any mistakes in prison, he would not be able to afford it.
"Go and call the Imperial Doctor!" The jailer rushed out of the cell.
"Old Fourth Liu, what happened?" A jailer looked at the panicked jailer.
"Second Brother Xu, something happened to Murong Cheng, so go to the Imperial City Taiyi Bureau and call the Taiyi to come." Liu Laosi said hurriedly.
"Well, you're looking at Murong Cheng here, and I'm going to find the Tai Doctor."
Without the slightest hesitation, the jailer immediately ran outside the heavenly prison.
At the same time as the jailers left, an inconspicuous jailer in the corner where the jailers rested also quietly walked out of the prison.
"Old Five, you go and tell the adults about what's going on here." Liu Laosi spoke to another jailer, and then returned to Murong Cheng's cell.
"Commander Xue, something happened to Murong Cheng." An urgent voice sounded in my ears
In an inconspicuous small house at the entrance of the Heavenly Prison, Xue Xizhong, dressed in black and black armor, sat on a bench and was wiping the spear, and the silver tip of the gun emitted a chilling cold light.
Xue Xizhong heard the report of the comer, and the hands that were wiping the spear suddenly froze, and then continued to wipe.
"What happened?" Xue Xizhong asked without hesitation, and the hands that wiped the spear did not stop.
"I don't know." The jailer scratched his head. "It seems that I am unconscious in prison, but I have already gone to the imperial doctor."
Xue Xizhong smiled lightly, "Don't worry, look at it first." You go back first, and then something comes back to me. ”
"No." The jailer took the order and slowly retreated.
Seeing that Xue Tongling's face was calm, Murong Cheng should not be going to happen, but he still had some strange feelings in his heart.
"Murong Cheng, I have laid heavy troops around the prison this day, and I want to see what tricks you are playing." After the jailer walked away, Xue Xizhong murmured.
"Dr. Du, Murong Cheng is inside."
On the aisle leading to the deepest part of the Heavenly Prison, two people rushed forward one after the other, and the one who led the way in front was the jailer who went out to look for the imperial doctor before, who was known as "Xu Laosan" in the Heavenly Prison.
Followed by a middle-aged man in his forties dressed in gray robes, carrying a large medicine box, it was Dr. Du in the mouth of the jailer.
"Old Fourth, Dr. Du is here." Xu Lao'er shouted from a distance at the jailer at the door of Murong Cheng's cell.
Liu Laosi heard the shouting and looked into the aisle, where two people were hurrying towards him, so he immediately opened the cell door and waited for the arrival of the imperial doctor.
The two came to Murong Cheng's cell, and Without saying a word, Du Dafu immediately walked over to Murong Cheng's side and squatted down to take his pulse.
Just after taking the pulse for a moment, Dr. Du frowned.
"Murong Cheng's situation is not good, and the things I brought with me cannot be cured, so I will send him to the Taiyi Medical Bureau." Dr. Du stood up and said to the two guards.
"This..." The two jailers looked embarrassed. I'm afraid it won't work to let him leave the Heavenly Prison, but if something goes wrong on the road, he will be killed. ”
"If he dies here, you're going to kill him too." Dr. Du said to the two.
"But..."
"Second brother, let's ask for instructions." Liu Laosi interrupted Xu Lao'er's words.
"Dr. Du, we need to ask for instructions." Xu Lao'er agreed with the jailer's proposal.
"It's too late." Dr. Du shook his head. Murong Cheng's situation was urgent and needed immediate medical treatment. Well, if something happens, I'll take responsibility. ”
Hearing Dr. Du say this, the two jailers looked at each other and patted their thighs: "So be it." ”
"Well, go find a door panel and carry him away." Dr. Du said.
The two jailers immediately rushed out.
"You go and tell Commander Xue about this, and I'll go find the door panel." After walking away, Xu Lao'er posted it in Liu Laosi's ear and said.
Liu Laosi nodded slightly and ran toward the house.
"Quick, put him up slowly." Du Dafu instructed the guards to carry Murong Cheng to the door panel.
The guards carefully lifted Murong Cheng to the door panel, and then the four jailers simultaneously exerted their strength, smoothly lifted the wooden board, and then walked towards the outside of the Heavenly Prison, with Dr. Du closely following behind.
"Commander Xue, Murong Cheng is already out of heaven." Liu Laosi stood not far from Xue Xizhong and said, Xue Xizhong's tightly closed eyes immediately opened.
The corners of Xue Xizhong's mouth rose slightly: "Well, it's time for us to play next." ”
On the path leading to the Imperial City Taiyi Office outside the Heavenly Prison, four jailers carried Murong Cheng forward quickly, followed by Dr. Du. On each side of the line were six or seven guards, who were protecting Murong Cheng's safety.
It was not so much to protect Murong Cheng as to prevent him from being robbed.
The Heavenly Prison is located in one of the most remote corners of Chang'an City, quite a distance from the Imperial City in the center of Chang'an City.
Moreover, the road from the Heavenly Prison to the Imperial City deliberately avoided the activity area of people, and the road was desolate.
The jailers were now walking in a forest, and as they walked briskly, they vigilantly inspected the surrounding situation, which was the most likely place to go wrong.
"Whoosh, whoosh" twice, two things flew into the crowd, and before the crowd could see what it was, the two jailers fell down in response to the sound, and the others immediately stopped and looked around.
"Be careful, there is an ambush." Someone reacted. "Protect Murong Cheng and Du Dafu."
The crowd immediately surrounded Murong Cheng and Du Dafu.
Just as everyone was looking around, Dr. Du's face in the protective circle changed, and he immediately cooled down, took out two triangular short forks from the medicine box, and stabbed at the jailer next to him.
Before the jailers could react, four or five fell.
In the blink of an eye, half of the jailers had already fallen to the ground.
Just as the remaining jailers joined forces against Dr. Du, six more black-robed men floated down from the trees and joined the battle group.
The martial arts of these six men in black were obviously much stronger than those of the jailers, and as soon as they fought, the jailers were defeated and killed one by one by the black-robed people.
From the end of the attack, less than half a cup of tea, more than a dozen jailers all killed the black-robed man and Dr. Du's men.
In addition to the six black-robed people and Du Dafu, only Murong Cheng was still alive, and it should be said that he was in a state of suspended animation.
"Go, give this to Murong Cheng to eat." A black-robed man handed a pill to Dr. Du.
This black-robed man was a little shorter than the other black-robed people, and the voice just now was actually a woman, and the hand that stretched out from the black robe was also white and slender.
However, although she was a woman, the black-robed man was the leader of the people present.
Dr. Du took the pill, walked over to Murong Cheng, and gave the pill to Murong Cheng.
After taking the pill for a few moments, Murong Cheng gradually woke up, rubbed his eyes and stood up, seeing the people around him clearly.
"Thank you Shu Yue Protector for saving me." Murong Cheng arched his hand at the black-robed woman.
These black-robed people were the people of the Xuezong Sect in the Northern Realm, and they were also allies of Murong Cheng, and they were the retreat that Murong Cheng had sought for his own defeat, and he did not expect to really use them.
With his identity as Murong Cheng, he naturally did not need to be kind to this black-robed woman before, and even if the Xue Sect Patriarch came, he would have to give him three points of courtesy. However, now that his own army has failed, and the tiger has fallen into Pingyang, he has to be polite to these people.
"Now that you've woken up, let's get out of here and discuss." The black-robed woman said to Murong Cheng.
"Okay." Murong Cheng nodded.
"Want to go? Which is so easy. ”
Just as Murong Cheng and his party were about to leave, twenty or thirty Xuanjia guards suddenly appeared to surround them, and not far from the encirclement, Xue Xizhong held a spear in his hand and rode slowly on a brown-red sweat-blooded horse.
All the black-robed people were shocked to see this sudden appearance of the twenty or thirty Xuanjia guards, but although they were a little surprised in their hearts, there was no expression on their faces.
For these experienced Xuezong killers, this kind of scene was nothing. Moreover, the weak breath of these Xuanjia guards on the opposite side showed that these people were also some ordinary goods, and only Xue Xizhong, who was riding on a horse, had some trouble.
But what they didn't know was that the reason these Xuanjia guards were weak in breath was because they used secret methods to suppress their own breath. This kind of secret method has been lost in the rivers and lakes for a long time, but in the palace where there are countless treasures, what is this kind of secret method?
These twenty or thirty Xuanjia guards were all first-class masters in the Xuanjia Army, and although their individual strength was not as good as these black-robed people, it was enough for them to drink a pot together.
The leader of the black-robed people looked at Xue Xizhong who came on horseback, and the body hidden under the black robe trembled slightly, not because she was afraid, but because she did not expect that the person who came would be Xue Xizhong.
"Du Zhong, I didn't expect you to be so good at kung fu as a doctor." Xue Xizhong smiled and looked at "Dr. Du" in the crowd.
Although he is smiling, there is an endless killing opportunity in his smile.
Looking at this smile full of endless killing chances, a chill surged from the back of "Dr. Du".
"Hmm." Dr. Du sneered, "I'm not Du Zhong's coward." ”
"Dr. Du" put his hand behind his ear and pulled it hard along his cheek, a layer of membrane was completely torn off from his face, and "Dr. Du's" appearance also changed greatly, completely different from before.
"Remember, my name is Han Feng." Dr. Du sneered, no, it should be Han Feng.
Xue Xizhong looked at this sudden change, and his face instantly froze: "What happened to Dr. Du?" ”
"What do you say?"
"You killed him?"
"Where did this fake face of mine come from without killing him?" Han Feng raised the object in Yang's hand and smiled evilly.
"Dr. Du's account will be calculated for you in a moment." Xue Xizhong snorted coldly.
"Protector, let's hurry up and rush out." Murong Cheng looked around and said to the black-robed people next to him. "Xue Xizhong, he is stalling for time, once the other Xuanjia guards arrive, we will not be able to leave."
After Murong Cheng's reminder, the black-robed leader's body trembled violently, as if he had awakened from deep thought.
Murong Cheng looked at this performance of the black-robed man, and his heart was full of doubts, at this urgent moment, Shu Yue's protector would not be distracted, right? However, at this moment, the situation is urgent, and he still relies on these people to take him out, and it is not easy to ask in detail.
"Oh, it's worthy of being a great general Murong Rong, and you can see through it at a glance." Xue Xizhong said lightly. "However, no one else is needed, these Xuanjia guards can take you down."
"You dream." Han Feng said.
"If you're dreaming, you'll find out."
"Xuan Jia Wei, attack." Xue Xizhong jumped up from his horse and rushed towards the black-robed man.
"Except for Murong Cheng, there is no one left."
Under Xue Xizhong's orders, the twenty or thirty Xuanjia guards simultaneously moved their hands and crushed several black-robed people.
Those black-robed people were shocked even if they thought that Xue Xizhong would suddenly attack, but these people were all killers who had been practicing for a long time, and this kind of sinister scene had long been accustomed to, and they had always been in a state of vigilance, and they had not lost their minds because of it.
Xuan Jia Wei knew that his individual strength was inferior to that of the black-robed people, so he randomly besieged a black-robed person in a team of three or four people. Although those black-robed people were powerful, they were separated by XuanJia Wei one by one, and each of them was in the ascendant, and only Xue Xizhong and the leader of the black-robed people were slightly tied.
Xue Xizhong jumped up from the back of his horse, swinging his silver spear and stabbing the leader of the black-robed people with a little cold light.
The black-robed man looked at the aggressive Xue Xizhong without panicking, his toes tapping the ground, and his figure retreated backwards sharply, leaving everyone in one breath.
Xue Xizhong chased after him, and with a hard stomp on his feet, his speed immediately accelerated, and the silver spear in his hand stabbed straight towards the black-robed man's face door.
The black-robed man couldn't dodge it, his body leaned back, and the silver spear whistled past a finger on his face.
The black-robed man held the ground with his left hand, and with his right hand, he drew a steel soft sword from his waist and stabbed straight under Xue Xizhong's ribs.
Xue Xizhong did not expect that the black-robed man had this hand, and his front foot stomped to the ground, stopping the forward-charging figure, and forcefully retracted the spear in his hand, and crossed to the side to block the fatal blow of the black-robed man.
The soft sword stabbed the gun shaft, instantly bent into a semicircular arc, with the elastic force of the soft sword bending, the black-robed man took a step back to stand on the body, the long sword swung forward, turning to attack.
Just when Xue Xizhong and the leader of the black-robed people were fighting inextricably, the situation of the other black-robed people was not optimistic.
These Xuanjia guards were all first-class masters in the Xuanjia Army, and four or five people besieged a black-robed person, which made the black-robed people feel a little stretched.
Not long after, there was a wail, and a black-robed man with weak martial arts was stabbed by four or five Xuanjia guards who were besieging him.
This sudden change immediately attracted the attention of the other black-robed people, seeing that some of the companions had died, the other black-robed people were not immune to some slight impact, and in this one loss of concentration, three black-robed people had several wounds on their bodies.
The leader of the black-robed man was equally shocked to see his companions killed. However, as the leader, although her heart was shocked, her movements were not affected in any way, and the soft sword in her hand stabbed at Xue Xizhong like a poisonous snake.
After the five Xuanjia guards eliminated one of the black-robed men, they immediately joined the other warriors. After these Xuanjia guards joined, those black-robed people were even more suppressed and unable to fight back.
Two more cries of mourning came, and the two black-robed men who had been seriously injured before were cut off by the Xuanjia Guards, instantly losing their combat effectiveness and lying on the ground wailing.
Murong Cheng, as a great general, was also proficient in martial arts, and under the siege of several Xuanjia guards, he only fell slightly behind, unlike other black-robed people who were stretched thin.
Rao was Murong Cheng's martial arts were not weak, but after experiencing this change, his concentration was not as good as before, and he saw that two more of his own personnel had been cut off, one was distracted, four or five swords were already on his neck, and his body immediately froze in the distance, not daring to make any movement.
A Xuanjia guard removed the long sword in his hand, took out the shackles to lock his hands and feet, and then took out an iron-black mask to cover his face, and plugged his ears with earplugs, so that Murong Cheng, who had lost his vision, hearing, and ability to move his limbs, stood where he was and did not dare to move in the slightest.
Murong Cheng was arrested, and three of his companions were beheaded, and such a huge change made the remaining black-robed people lose their will to fight.
"Withdraw." When the leader of the black-robed people saw this situation, he knew in his heart that the general trend had gone at this time, and if he continued to pester, he was afraid that no one would be able to leave, so he immediately ordered a retreat.
As for the rescue of Murong Cheng, there will be a chance to think about it in the long run in the future!
The remaining two black-robed people and Han Feng heard the leader's order to retreat, so they used a powerful move to repel the Xuanjia guards who were besieging them, and turned around and fled in all directions.
How could those Xuanjia guards let them escape, the long hooks were thrown out, all of them were accurately hooked on the two shoulders of the black-robed people, the two Xuanjia guards pulled hard, and the black-robed people and hanfeng who were in mid-air were pulled back, and as soon as the body landed, there were five or six swords on the neck, so they had to tie their hands and grab them.
The leader of the black-robed man saw this in his eyes, and his heart rose with anger. However, how about the rise in anger, in the face of these thirty Xuanjia guards and Xue Xizhong, the leader of the black-robed people did not dare to act rashly, and he first got out and then said.
No longer caring about those companions, the leader of the black-robed people repelled Xue Xizhong with a sword, and his body took advantage of the situation to retreat backwards, turning around and fleeing into the depths of the dense forest.
"You take these people back, and I'll go after her." Xue Xizhong dropped a sentence and rushed in the direction where the black-robed man fled.
At the same time that Xue Xizhong and the leader of the black-robed people left, the sky gradually dimmed, and within a few moments the snowflakes fell like goose feathers, and in just a quarter of an hour, the earth was completely covered with snowflakes, and the white expanse was complete, and the traces of the previous fight in the dense forest were also covered by heavy snow.
Heavy snow fell for three days and three nights, before it gradually weakened, Chang'an City was white, and the traces caused by Murong Cheng's rebellion were completely covered by heavy snow, and Chang'an City returned to its former peace and tranquility.
And these, Xue Xizhong, the guardian of Chang'an City, had not seen them yet.
The leader of the black-robed people left Chang'an City, ran all the way to the northeast, crossed the Yellow River, all the way north, and crossed the Yinshan Mountains before Xue Xizhong caught up with the black-robed people.
"You chased me for three days and three nights, but you also persevered."
On a snowy grassland, the black-robed man's body trembled slightly, and the long-distance attack of three days and three nights made her a little weak, and she gasped for breath.
The situation of Xue Xizhong on the other side was not much better, which made the black-robed people feel a little relieved.
"If you participate in the rebellion, I will arrest you as far as you can escape." Xue Xizhong said coldly, holding a spear on the ground, supporting his tired body.
"Huh." The black-robed man sneered. "Such a big breath. Half a day to the north is the boundary of my Xuezong Sect, and I see if you will dare to say this when the time comes. ”
"Don't chase, I don't want to fight you." The black-robed man said lightly, the tone was not like a threat, but like an exhortation.
"I know that I still have half a day to go to the snow sect's realm." Xue Xizhong coldly looked at the black-robed man on the other side. "So, I decided to leave you here."
Xue Xizhong lifted his spear, slammed into the black-robed man with force at his feet.
The black-robed man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't expect Xue Xizhong to say that he would do it, and it seemed that he would not be able to delay his plan to take the opportunity to recover his physical strength.
At this time, the physical strength had not yet recovered, and the black-robed man did not dare to take Xue Xizhong's blow hard, and the soft sword slashed at the side of the gun head, and the body turned to the side to dodge a blow.
After three days and three nights of running, Xue Xizhong's body was already exhausted, and the black-robed man's split made him lose his direction, and the tip of the gun crossed the side of the black-robed person. If it was in normal times, the simple slash of the black-robed man could not make his direction deviate in the slightest.
Without a hit, Xue Xizhong's toes pointed to the ground, and the figure of the forward charge immediately stabilized, the arm was forceful, the spear swept through, the black-robed person's body leaned back slightly, and the silver tip of the gun was close to the neck of the black-robed person.
Although this blow did not hurt the black-robed person, the black scarf covering the black-robed person's face was picked up by the tip of the gun, and the black-robed hat was also taken off because of the black-robed person's back.
Suddenly, a familiar and beautiful face appeared in front of Xue Xizhong's eyes.
"Xi Yan, how could it be you?" Xue Xizhong looked at the woman in front of him and asked in disbelief.
Xi Yan turned to Xue Xizhong's side and was silent.
"Why would it be you?" Xue Xizhong casually threw the spear aside, took a step forward, and grabbed Xi Yan's shoulder with both hands.
Xi Yan lowered her head, and her eyes swept over the ground, completely devoid of the cold breath she had before.
"Look at me." Xue Xizhong yelled at the woman in front of him.
Xi Yan slowly raised her head, and her handsome face was covered with tears.
"Why are you lying to me?" Xue Xizhong choked.
Xi Yan looked at the angry Xue Xizhong in front of her, not knowing how to answer.
"Why?" Xue Xizhong Xue Xizhong asked softly, and a drop of crystal tears slipped from the corner of his eyes.
"I was originally the protector of the XueZong Sect, and I came to zhongyuan only to carry out a mission, and it was you who made yourself sentimental." Xi Yan said with difficulty, the voice was completely different from just now, and it became the voice of the weak musician in Chang'an City Xinle Fang.
"Have you ever liked me?" Xue Xizhong looked into the eyes of the woman in front of him and asked softly.
"Nothing." The woman looked directly into Xue Xizhong's eyes and immediately replied, without a trace of change in her eyes.
Listening to this answer, Xue Xizhong's whole body softened weakly, and his hands silently slipped off Xi Yan's shoulders, took a step back, and knelt down weakly.
"You go!" Xue Xizhong used all his strength to say these three words.
Xi Yan looked at Xue Xizhong on the ground, her body moved slightly, and she wanted to rush over and hug him, but she resisted the impulse in her heart.
One was the commander of the Xuanjia Army in Chang'an City, and the other was the protector of the Northern Snow Sect, and she knew that neither she nor Xue Xizhong would be able to do so in this life.
Xi Yan took a difficult step forward, slowly walked past Xue Xizhong's side, took a few steps, and suddenly stopped with his back to Xue Xizhong's body.
"In this life and this life, I will never step into the Central Plains again."
Without a word, Xi Yan walked towards the depths of the vast snowfield, and within a few moments, the woman's thin figure had disappeared.
The footprints of the woman left on the snow were also completely buried by the heavy snow that fell at an unknown time.
From then on, Chang'an City would never see that beautiful musician again.
I don't know how long later, Xue Xizhong on the snow slowly stood up, picked up the spear on the ground, and slowly walked in the direction of Chang'an City.
Deep in the snow behind her, a woman looked at the fading figure until she could no longer see it, and then tightened her black robe and turned to the north.