[This is a dilemma]
Zuo Yunqi lived like a walking dead for a few days.
Seeing the day of the full moon approaching, Li Ke held Zuo Yunqi to discuss the plan again. Seeing that he was still in a daze, he couldn't help persuading him: "Young man, calm down when things happen, maybe it's not your father."
Zuo Yunqi said: "Who else could it be?"
Li Kedao: "So what if it's him? He said something like killing you... A tiger's poison does not eat its child, it must be an angry word."
Zuo Yunqi said: "He never breaks his promise in his life. Especially when he talks about killing people."
"..."
Li Ke said: "Don't be afraid, think on the bright side, if you act according to our plan, maybe you will be beaten to death before you can see him."
"..."
[plan]
Zuo Yunqi cheered himself up and said: "Let's talk about the key points again. First of all, we must win and maintain the trust of the organization..."
[Implementation]
On the day of the full moon.
The cave was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and there was a lot of voices. All the newcomers who joined soon were locked in their own rooms to prevent anyone from escaping in the chaos.
Zuo Yunqi and Li Ke have been honest for quite some time, and they have received a lot of donations from the landlord, so the organization has somewhat relaxed their vigilance towards them, and they are not included in the list of newcomers.
After the unitary hour, cheers suddenly came from somewhere in the tunnel, and the echo hovered between the mountain walls.
Among the waiting crowd, Zuo Yunqi and Li Ke glanced at each other, turned around silently, and walked in opposite directions.
[plan]
"...Secondly, the two of us must split up and reduce our sense of existence..."
[Implementation]
Li Ke followed the flow of people and rushed to the direction where the cheers came from.
But Zuo Yunqi went against the current, stepping into the depths of the rugged tunnel silently.
As Zuo Yunqi walked, he took out a temporary mask made of simple materials, and fumbled to put it on.
[plan]
"... On special days, there must be extra patrolling people everywhere, especially near the exit. But there is one place that may not get too much attention..."
[Implementation]
Sure enough, there were only two people guarding the door of the library. Zuo Yunqi observed in the dark for a while, then raised his hand and threw a copper plate, which landed three feet away with a "ding".
While the guard turned to look around, Zuo Yunqi rushed out from behind the two of them like lightning. The traveler probably didn't have much effort, and was hit in the back of the neck unexpectedly, and immediately fell limp and fell to the ground.
Zuo Yunqi caught one person with one hand, dragged them to a hiding place on tiptoe, found the key from them, and walked into the library by himself.
[plan]
"... According to my guess, for such an important banned book, they should not only make orphan copies..."
[Implementation]
Without any surprise, Zuo Yunqi walked towards the stack of manuscripts in front of him, opened them and checked them roughly, picked up one and stuffed it into his arms, and then took out the booklet.
After a while, he rushed out of the room accompanied by a puff of smoke, and yelled at many people: "Come here, there is a fire, and the books in the library are going to be gone!"
…
The plan has progressed so far that it is almost ominously smooth.
Zuo Yunqi stood in a room with no one and no lights, silently watching the chaos outside. Some people rushed to put out the fire with buckets, and some people shouted "don't let the arsonist escape" and rushed to the exit.
Zuo Yunqi dismantled the huge book two or three times in the dark, divided the pages into stacks, and stuffed them into his clothes.
After confirming that he would not be too eye-catching, he lowered his head and blended into the rushing crowd, searching for Li Ke's figure.
[Li Ke]
Li Ke did not come as promised.
Zuo Yunqi had no choice but to look all the way to the banquet hall where distinguished guests were entertained, and finally saw him. Li Ke stood dumbfounded in the hall, and the people inside seemed to have not noticed the chaos outside, and they were still laughing and chatting with each other.
The distinguished guest was shaking hands with several organization leaders cordially and friendly, and then stood still while maintaining the handshake posture.
A row of painters next to him moved their brushes like flying, drawing sketches seriously.
Zuo Yunqi gritted his teeth and refused to look at the distinguished guests surrounded by three layers inside and outside. He pressed his head deeply and squeezed to Li Ke's side, hissing, "Didn't you look for the exit? Did you find it?"
Li Ke glanced at him, shook his head slightly and did not answer, with a very strange expression.
Zuo Yunqi suddenly realized something, and turned his head to follow Li Ke's gaze, his eyes seemed to have been stung by a needle.
[left way]
It really is heresy.
I haven't seen him for a year, Zuo Dao has grown a long beard and looks quite elegant. It's just that a pair of eyes became more and more cloudy, and there was a gloomy light in the cloudiness, showing a bit of a tiger and wolf. Zuo Yunqi remembered that he pointed at himself and yelled at "Nizi", and gritted his teeth secretly.
But the so-called honored guests are not the only heretics.
[another person]
Behind him, a slender figure with black hair like clouds, wearing a thin gold-painted mask, revealing a pair of cold black pupils from the hollow eye sockets.
Li Ke, who was outside the crowd, seemed to be condensed into a sculpture, just staring at him dully.
Zuo Yunqi's eyes turned a few times between the two of them, and he suddenly laughed.
Zuo Yunqi said softly: "It's amazing."
[Li Ke]
Li Ke suddenly woke up and said: "This is impossible. I have been with him all the time, and he never mentioned..."
The thousands of thoughts in Zuo Yunqi's mind gradually cleared up, the more mixed feelings in his heart, the calmer his tone: "Maybe he really didn't know at first, otherwise he wouldn't let you suffer for nothing."
Li Ke muttered: "But..."
Zuo Yunqi said: "However, now that he knows the existence of the Pioneering Group, he probably doesn't mind turning an enemy into a friend. After all, he has money and power, and he is only a little short of scientific knowledge from killing the emperor."
"..."
The man in the golden mask turned his head slightly as if aware of it, his deep eyes suddenly passed through the crowd, and locked on Li Ke's face.
Li Ke was shocked.
Beside him, Zuo Yunqi smiled and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Yu... is really extraordinary."
[King of Yu]
Zhou Rongju moved past the leader of the organization that entertained him, and approached them step by step.
Li Ke was still waiting stiffly, as if he didn't know how to face him.
Zuo Yunqi said: "Congratulations, you don't need to take the risk of fleeing outside."
"..."
Zuo Yunqi said leisurely: "It's just that I don't know how I will live and die after dragging you in."
"..."
Zuo Yunqi said: "Remember to burn money for me. Burn the real thing."
Zhou Rongji was already five steps away, and the golden mask without joy or sorrow showed no expression at all, like a god who judged life and death.
[Li Ke]
Li Ke suddenly opened his arms to meet Zhou Rongjun, and pushed Zuo Yunqi along the way.
Li Ke barely heard: "Run."
[Zhou Rongqi]
Zhou Rongjun caught Li Ke who was rushing towards him, and let him hug him by the waist. The people around all looked over, and Li Ke boasted without shame: "Master! Woohoo, I thought I would never see you again!"
Zhou Rongyu paused for a moment, feeling Li Kewei trembling and tightening his arms, he withdrew his gaze from examining Zuo Yunqi's back.
Zhou Rongyun patted Li Ke on the back, pulled him behind him, and said calmly, "It's okay, I'm here."
Li Keqiang said happily: "Well! Then... when will we leave?"
…
He seemed to hear Zhou Rongjun smiling lightly under the mask.
[Zuo Yunqi]
Zuo Yunqi followed Li Ke's direction and walked quickly.
Even though Zhou Rongji didn't make an attack in public, a lot of eyes were drawn to him. Zuo Yunqi wore a fake face and acted suspiciously. He had just walked for a while when he felt several people following him.
Zuo Yunqi's steps became faster and faster, and he finally started to gallop. After shaking off a few tails, someone behind him shouted: "The one in front stops him!"
Zuo Yunqi raised his head, although there were no guards at the front doors, there were strangely many people in front of them. He expected the exit to be nearby, so instead of retreating, he rushed forward with all his strength and rushed towards the crowd!
Seeing this posture, the group of people silently showed their green-stained swords, spears, swords and halberds.
Zuo Yunqi slammed on the brakes.
Everyone held up deadly weapons, scrambling to chop off his head.
Zuo Yunqi relied on his kung fu to move all the way, but he couldn't use his fists and feet because he was worried about the poison-hardened weapon, and he couldn't use his strength to find the exit. After a moment of stalemate, they faintly showed signs of decline.
Suddenly there was a strong palm wind coming from behind, Zuo Yunqi was unprepared, he was hit by this palm in the middle of his vest, and immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Zuo Yunqi struggled and twisted his body to block it, but saw the face he didn't want to see the most at the moment.
[left way]
It's heresy.
In just a split second, Zuo Yunqi knew that his mask was nothing in the other party's eyes. It's ironic to say that the flesh and blood relatives he recognized at a glance just happened to be convenient for him to come and cut them off with his own hands.
The encirclement was getting tighter and tighter, but Zuo Yunqi's whole body was exposed more and more. Seeing that he couldn't escape the deadly poison, he even put up a perfunctory parry.
Zuo Yunqi stared at Zuo Dao closely, and said softly: "...Father."
Without hesitation, Zuo Dao slapped him again brazenly, like slaughtering an animal, he was thrown flying!
Zuo Yunqi vomited blood and flew across the mountain wall. He didn't know which stone hit his vest. He only heard a few suspicious blunt noises from inside the mountain wall.
The entire mountain wall suddenly shook, and a hole was slowly split in the middle.
The mountain wind is facing each other, and the sky is full of crazy moon!
[This is the climax]
The icy air rushes in violently, making Zuo Yunqi chill all over his body.
Zuo Yunqi endured the severe pain and turned over, scrambling and scrambling to escape from the exit, and couldn't help but look back in amazement.
Zuo Dao had already turned his back and walked away without turning his head. He just said lightly: "Don't let me see you again."
The leftist left, but the people from the Pioneering Group relentlessly chased after them holding up their weapons.
Zuo Yun didn't have time to think about it, turned around and ran, letting the strong wind in the mountains blow his sleeves full, like a lone sail going against a wild current.
A strange full moon hangs high in the sky.
Zuo Yunqi listened to the shouts of killing behind him, and ran so fast that he forgot everything, and just pulled away a little distance, suddenly a ignited arrow "swish" and flew past his ear!
Zuo Yunqi's liver and gallbladder were torn, he suddenly raised his hand to tear off the mask, and roared forward with all his strength: "I'm here! I'm here!!"
Then he heard the swishing sound, and the flaming arrows shot from all directions like locusts, but they tried to avoid him as much as possible. Zuo Yunqi managed to dodge while running, and the pursuers behind him screamed miserably.
Finally someone couldn't help shouting: "Stop chasing, go back..."
Zuo Yunqi stumbled and fell to the ground exhausted.
Somewhere in the distance, a flickering fire lit up among the trees. Zuo Yunqi raised his head and squinted his eyes, and saw a group of people dressed in Jianghu approaching with torches and crossbows.
At first the man was riding on the horse and holding the rein loosely, looking very familiar.
[Wulin League]
The members of the Martial Arts League seemed to have been planning for a long time to win back this situation. They did not know where to get so much equipment, and their actions were even more orderly. They camped far away from the cave, beyond the reach of the pioneers' sharp swords and poisonous smoke whips.
The pursuers had all retreated back to the cave, but the whizzing arrows didn't stop, and a magnificent meteor shower directed at the lair.
The tongue of fire licked half of the mountain, reflecting the full moon in the sky into the color of blood. It merged with the fire left by Zuo Yunqi in the cave, and against the faint mournful howls, it seemed to be an inexhaustible piece. The red lotus industry fire.
[This is a flashback]
Zuo Yunqi was paralyzed on the ground, squinting at the bloody light that filled the sky and slaughtered the city, and suddenly remembered the scene when he was taken by Zuo Dao to see the time traveler when he was young.
What did Zuodao say at that time
[Landlord]
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of horseshoes stopped in front of him. The landlord got off his horse, looked down at him and asked, "Are you still alive?"
Zuo Yunqi said: "Temporarily there are still two or three breaths left."
Zuo Yunqi was carried on a stretcher, and said slowly: "Don't take advantage of the victory to chase in, there are... biochemical weapons inside."
[three days later]
The Wulin League really didn't dare to break in directly, and guarded the entrance of the cave for three days.
Three days passed, and there was no sound in the mountains. The landlord felt something was wrong, and sent a small team in to investigate, only to find out that the inside was empty. The Pioneering Team did not know which secret passage they escaped into, and took away all the equipment that could be taken away.
At present, everyone started to manage the remaining large machines, packed them and moved them back to study slowly.
[Zuo Yunqi]
Zuo Yunqi lay dead on the bed.
The host was about to feed him with a medicine bowl, Zuo Yunqi asked, "Will King Yu rebel?"
The landlord paused, put the bowl on the table, and said with a half-smile: "He gave up before because the timing was wrong and he didn't want to die in vain. But if the right time and place are in his hands, I don't think he would mind letting the emperor die.
Zuo Yunqi said: "Then are you going to report it to the imperial court?"
The landlord said: "Of course we have to report it. If such a big thing happens, we have to launch a search. As for how to report it, it is worth studying."
Zuo Yunqi said: "I have figured out one thing in the past few days. His Royal Highness Prince Yu asked me why you knew the dark history of his conspiracy to rebel, but the emperor didn't."
The landlord smiled and said, "Why?"
Zuo Yunqi said: "First, because your intelligence network has already surpassed the Ouchi secret agents. Second, because you chose to suppress that piece of information."
"..."
Zuo Yunqi said: "In the final analysis - you are also one of the outliers."
[Landlord]
Zuo Yunqi said: "I brought out a book."
The landlord nodded and said, "It's already been done."
Zuo Yunqi stared at him probingly, and asked slowly: "Are you going to hand it over to the emperor, or return it to the pioneer team?"
The landlord said: "No one will give it. We keep it for ourselves."
Zuo Yunqi said: "Is this your position?"
The landlord smiled and said, "My position? My position is to lie on the pile of money and wait to die."
"..."
The landlord said: "But if one day even this bit of fun is deprived, then I have to... save some chips and fight for it."
[This is the end]
Zuo Yunqi said: "I grew up in a sect. When I was a child, I asked my father why everyone was obsessed with making poison all day long. My father said that what they make is not poison, but medicine. Because troubled times are like emergencies, good medicine cannot be cured. Only poison attack."
"..."
Zuo Yunqi said: "Is it ridiculous? Everyone in this world is sick, and everyone thinks they have medicine. Do you think this kind of world will come to an end sooner or later?"
"..."
The host stood up and said, "Drink the medicine early. It's going to rain."
[to be finished · finished]