These days, there are assassins in Beijing, and every household closes their doors early. When the moon came out, there was no one on the street, and the rows of doors blocked the whispers under the roof tiles, and the only people walking in the alley were squatters and barking dogs. Rouge Hutong was also deserted, and the last few hawkers closed their stalls as if they were running for their lives. One of the mirror sharpeners inadvertently broke a mirror in his hand, and the sound of clang continued to the end of the alley.
Ah Chu crawled out of the dog hole with a burden on her back, she was shocked when she heard the sound in the alley next door, her head accidentally bumped against the wall, and tears came out from the pain.
In fact, Yunxianlou has already been sealed, and Fanzi has long since withdrawn. But she still didn't dare to go through the main entrance, for fear that Fanzi would stop her from letting her leave with A Yuan. After all, she was an official prostitute, so she could not leave. The sisters who were captured by Dongchang last time have all come back. They didn't have any missing arms or legs, and no one was bullied by the men. It's just that some people were weak and had sores in the prison. Went to lie down for a few days.
She felt more and more that this place could not stay. A Yuan is willing to take her away, this is a great creation, maybe she will jump out of the fire pit in this life, she is full of joy, she packed up the delicate jewelry early, and bundled it all into the bag, which is the property she has accumulated for many years, in the future Maybe you can open a small restaurant to live in Shuobei. She didn't dare to tell anyone, she changed into the coarse cloth dress worn by the people below her, crawled out quietly, and found a secluded place to sit and wait for Bailiyuan to pick her up.
She was too impatient, and she made an appointment to leave the city just in time for the closing of the city gate. She came out at the hour, sitting on the stone pier and waiting for a long time without seeing the shadow of the carriage and horse. At the entrance of the alley, there was an old woman who was making pancakes in the stall. Ah Chu patted her stomach, she was covered with gold and silver jewelry but not food, and the greasy smell wafted by the wind, making her drool with greed. Ah Chu walked over with her bag and asked for two pancakes, she sat under the shed and ate while waiting for Bailiyuan.
After the old woman had collected the stall and left, the hawkers in the hutong all carried their burdens and left. In the quiet alley, there is only Ah Chu left, and the business is light. There are no bills standing at the gates of the brothels. The more dashing ones simply go up to the rows of doors. The dark door panels under the dim lanterns, and a New Year's picture of the God of Wealth must be dropped. fell, rustling in the wind. For no reason, she thought of the sister who died on the bed, with a face like white paper, sores and pus, and the look in her eyes so quietly faded. There were also Bustard and Xiahou, two corpses lying upright on the slate floor, as cold as ice.
It's all caused by esculentia. Ah Chi thought.
"Sister Ah Chu hasn't come out yet." Bai Li Yuan's voice suddenly sounded in the alley, Ah Chu woke up from the psychedelic wandering, her heart filled with joy, and she quickly grabbed her burden and stood up.
"It's just now, and women are always slow to pack up." It was a man's voice.
"Why are you here?" Bailiyuan asked, "Aren't you going to follow Babu to kill Shen Jue?"
As if a lightning bolt struck her head, Ah Chu stopped when she stepped out of the corner.
"Mr. Duan is worried that Yama has a long way to go, so he will even come out to protect Yama." The man smiled, "I really want to kill Shen Jue with me. I heard that the eunuch knelt down to Guangling Temple for Xiahou Lin three times and nine kowtows. It's really a pair of good mandarin ducks with deep love and righteousness."
"Mandarin duck? Isn't Shen Jue Xia Houlu's new brother?" Bai Liyuan asked, "Some people say they are father and son, some say they are brothers, and you say they are husband and wife, what is their relationship?"
"It's always a dirty relationship." There was disgust in the man's voice, "I should have thought that Xia Houlin had a broken sleeve, when Jia Lan gave Liu Shao'er to him but he didn't want it, I still thought he was Gu Nian and me. The brotherhood of my brother does not compete with me. I didn't expect that he is a broken sleeve who is a professional supporter. Two men are crooked together, which is disgusting. "
It's Galan! Ah Chu was standing against the wall, her hands and feet feeling cold every inch. how is this possible? How could A Yuan be related to Garan? Ah Chu was in shock, her heart was beating so fast in her cavity that she was almost out of breath. Their voices were not loud, but the alley was so short that Ah Chi could barely hear it.
Carefully sticking out her head, a carriage was parked in the dark alley, with a bright yellow lamp on the lintel, Bailiyuan sat on the shroud and dangled her legs, a man in black stood beside her, cheeks The scars on the top are looming under the sparse hair. In addition to the dim lights, there were many silent men standing in black clothes that almost blended into the night. They were servants of the Hou Mansion during the day, and sneaking evil spirits at night.
It turned out that it was the Garan assassin who came to pick her up, the assassin who killed the bustard and Xiahou. Ah Chu is like falling into an ice cave. She felt like a stranger who had strayed into the underworld, lest she breathe too loudly and disturb these silent ghosts. How is this possible? Ah Chu covered her mouth tightly, shaking uncontrollably. She remembered Bailiyuan calling her sister sweetly, pulling her crony like a puppy.
But it was this weak girl who opened the eyes of the evil spirit in the darkness.
Ah Chi remembered that night when she held Bailiyuan and asked questions—
"What does your family do?"
"My family sells medicine."
It turns out that this medicine is the fruit of bliss. Ah Chi's tears fell. She had seen her sisters' sickness with her own eyes, some of them were demented and some were insane, indulging in drug addiction and unable to extricate themselves. The evil spirit of Garan was always by her side, calling her sister.
"You are his junior brother, but you hate him so much." Bailiyuan tilted her head to look at him.
"He's a hypocrite," the man sneered. "In order to avenge his mother, he pushed everyone in Galan to death. Don't you hate such a person?"
Bai Liyuan showed no expression, jumped off the carriage and walked a few steps: "You don't need to kill him, he is about to die," Bai Liyuan's eyes darkened, "It's the same as Chi Yan."
The man was silent for a while, looking up at the azure sky with the full moon hanging high, looking down at all beings indifferently.
He said softly, "Yeah, he's dying."
Bai Liyuan waited for a while, seeing that it was almost time, she squatted down and looked into the dog's hole. In the cluttered gaps, she could vaguely see the lights and shadows, but there was no shadow of Ah Chu. Bailiyuan frowned, stood up and said, "Someone, go in and have a look. I haven't been here for so long, has my sister encountered any trouble?"
Ah Chu was startled, she stepped back subconsciously, her ankle accidentally knocked over a dustpan, the dustpan stood on the ground, and rolled out roundly.
Bai Liyuan's face became solemn, "Who!"
Ah Chu hurriedly ran out, the burden fell to the ground in a panic, and the gold and silver fell all over the ground. Bailiyuan chased to the entrance of the alley and picked up a golden temple on the ground. Assassin owlbirds generally passed by her, rushing into the vast night.
"Yan Luo, she seems to know all about it. Are you still playing the game of the house?" Jinna Luo asked behind her.
Bailiyuan threw the cover hair back, and the tip of the hairpin rubbed Nara's cheek and flew out, drawing a bloodstain.
"Stop talking nonsense." Bailiyuan turned her head, Jin Naluo saw that her eyes were deeply hideous. She gritted her teeth and said, "Follow me!"
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The wheels rolled over the night, and there was a thin layer of fog on the loess ridge road. Looking at the deserted area, the clear light of the moon passed through the fog, and the world was like a cage in water, sparkling. Guangling Temple is more than ten miles away from the city, and it is only halfway through. Shen Jue tied bandages on his hands and forehead, and fell asleep leaning against the perimeter of the car. Shen Wenxing was so distressed that he gently put the blanket over Shen Jue's knees.
Shen Jue knelt down so much blood on her hands and knees that she couldn't ride back for a while to see Xia Houlin, so she sent someone back to see if Xia Houlin was cured. I sent it when I was going down the mountain, and I haven't come back yet. I don't know if it was delayed on the way or what. Shen Wenxing secretly scolded that person for being lazy, but secretly hoped that person would come later. No one knows whether the worship of Buddha is effective or not.
He looked at Shen Jue's sleepy face and sighed. He was usually a very capable person, but he also fell into such a field.
There was the sound of hooves being smashed outside the carriage, Shen Wenxing lifted the curtain and probed to see, is this coming back? There was no sign of the horse in front of the carriage, and when he looked back, he saw a group of men riding horses. Shen Wenxing was taken aback, why did he come from the back of the car
"Little Eunuch Shen!" Captain Yun saw Shen Wenxing with a smile on his face, "Is the Governor in there?"
"What's the matter?" The window was pushed open, and Shen Jue's cold white face faced the moonlight, with a layer of white brilliance.
The carriages and horses on both sides stopped, Shen Jue got out of the car with the help of Shen Wenxing, Mingyue also got out of the car with Sister Yu, and a few others knelt with fists and shouted: "Master! It was only then that Shen Jue noticed that these were the sons he sent to Shuobei to check Bailiyuan.
"Master," said the leader, the leader surnamed Xi, "I secretly dug the coffin and examined the bodies of the Lao Junhou couple and their four sons and three daughters, and found that these nine people did not die from smallpox. There are bruise marks on the skull, and there are pieces of clothing in the fingernails. After examining the stomach and intestines, we will find the fruit of bliss."
Shen Jue frowned.
"That's why I boldly speculate," said Zhang Ban, "All of these nine people were addicted to the bliss fruit, and they died of madness."
Mingyue stepped forward and saluted, saying: "My concubine's return is also due to the discovery of a flower field near Daomaguan. According to the local peasant woman, there are officials in the city who are eating the fruit of bliss. The disaster has spread to all the counties in Shuobei, and the officials from top and bottom are in unison, and they are under the control of Jialan."
Shen Wenxing was stunned, "God, this is going to rebel!"
Shen Jue turned around with her brows furrowed, and walked a few steps while leaning against the wall of the car. Bailiyuan, Bailiyuan... Xia Houlin met Bailiyuan in Yunxian Tower, and the bustard's wine contained a trembling voice; Linbeihou's mansion was destroyed by the fruit of bliss; the fake official document presented by Datong Dongchang; Seventeen said that Galan Yama was a dwarf... All the clues were linked together, and he remembered the dark eyes of the girl in the snow.
Bailiyuan is the Son of Heaven!
Shen Jue immediately ordered: "Xi Zhong, Yun Xiu, bring your people back to the capital quickly, order Shuntian Prefecture, Wucheng soldiers and horses, assemble factory guards, surround Linbeihou Mansion, and capture Baili Yuan!"
The two clasped their fists at the same time: "Yes!"
The fans quickly mounted their horses, the golden dark pattern on the black scabbard under the moon was cold, and the chain armor was covered with a thin layer of frost. Xi Zhong took the lead and slapped the horse out, the horse's hooves clacked with flying dust. When Shen Jue stepped on Fanzi's shoulders and got on the carriage, and put his hand on Shen Wenxing's arm, a cold light flashed across the corner of his eye.
He was startled, and a cold air rushed through his body from the top of his head.
He opened his mouth to warn, but it was too late. There was a pop in the air, and the horse head under Xi Zhong's crotch at the front exploded with bright red blood flowers, which sprayed out like spring water, covering Xi Zhong's head and face. He didn't have time to panic, because the next moment his neck was cut by an invisible pulling wire, and his head flew out, drawing an arc in the air. The heavy horse body knelt down with its headless body, and was buried in the loess smoke.
Yunxiu's horse was too fast to stop her. Seeing that the horses are about to pass through the pulling wire, the extremely thin peerless killer is close at hand! Yunxiu stomped on the saddle and jumped off the horse with a backflip like a swallow. At the same time, the horse's head was cut in half by the pulling wire, and blood was sprayed like rain.
Xi Zhong's head fell to the ground, and Gu Lulu rolled to the feet of a pair of black boots.
"There are assassins! Protect the overseer!" Fanzi shouted, drawing their swords and surrounding Shen Jue.
The fog was thick, and in the dark night, the assassins came out of the fog one by one like ghosts descending on the moonlight. There are front and rear, countless people, and only one side after another can see expressionless white porcelain masks.
Behind all the assassins, in the deepest part of the fog stood a man, holding a knife, silent. He didn't move, countless assassins walked past him, and he was like a rock, as if he had stood there from the beginning of time.
Like the intuition between beasts, Shen Jue had a hunch that that person was the strongest killer among assassins. When he was unsheathed, his corpses were bound to lie all over the field, and the blood flowed into rivers.
They looked at each other from a distance between the heavy assassins and Dongchang Tiqi, and there seemed to be a beacon fire where their eyes met.
In the deathly silence the man spoke, a young voice.
"Seven-leaf Garan Garuda led the eight tribes to send the factory master to a blissful life."