It was just dawn, and there were still crystal dewdrops hanging on the leaves. A carriage quietly drove out of the inn and set foot on the official road leading to the capital of the king of Chu.
It is not long before autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are low, and it is refreshing and pleasant, but the carriage is covered with a heavy cloth, which is still very dark blue-gray, and there is no way to see a shadow. The driver was named Tang Qingfeng. He was a burly man with a rein in his hand and a long sword around his waist. Although he looked simple and honest, his face was always sullen, and he had an inexplicable chill, and he taught people not to approach him. .
The horses galloped all the way at a constant speed, and the majestic city walls of the royal capital had already appeared in the field of vision, and they would be there in about two hours. Tang Qingfeng turned around and reported, and the people in the car were almost invisible and nodded, as if they knew.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the maple forest on both sides. Tang Qingfeng noticed that he was wrong and immediately stopped his horse. He glanced at it for a while, and a dozen black shadows shot out of the shadows, and the cold light flashed and bullied him forward.
"It's here again, it's all down to the imperial city, and they still haven't given up." Tang Qingfeng was half-sullen and half-disdainful, but he didn't move at all, as if waiting for the order from the people in the car, and after a while, he lowered his voice. And the calm voice reached his ears through the curtain.
"Catch a live one this time."
"Yes, my lord."
Tang Qingfeng turned around and jumped off the carriage, his thumb slightly opened the scabbard, revealing a sharp snow-white blade, reflecting the rising sun, emitting a little golden light, which was both dazzling and daunting. When the leader of the man in black saw him alone in front of the carriage, he thought that he was not afraid, so he lightly walked to surround the carriage, Tang Qingfeng looked at them coldly, and his murderous intention gradually grew, but he did not move. , Between breathing, the air is so tight that it will burst at any time.
"superior!"
The leader of the man in black drank suddenly, everyone rushed up immediately, and the murderous intention was immediately apparent. Tang Qingfeng split the one closest to the carriage with his bare hands, and immediately jumped in front of the leader of the man in black like a ghost, and the long sword suddenly unsheathed, Carrying Li Mang to stab him in the chest, he raised his sword to block, but Tang Qingfeng floated behind him again after changing his footwork. Such a fast speed was unstoppable, and he leaned his body to avoid it. After retreating a few steps and standing still, just as he was about to call someone to help, he raised his head and looked over, and his face turned pale in shock.
A dozen shadow guards appeared out of thin air on the empty official road!
The previous advantage suddenly disappeared. Not only was the man in black unable to approach the carriage, he was also beaten by the shadow guards with superb martial arts skills, and gradually fell behind. The leader of the man in black gritted his teeth slightly and was about to give an order. Retreat, who would have thought that as soon as he turned around, a hand was clasped on his shoulder, almost crushing his bones like steel claws.
"Want to go?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his waist became numb, and he couldn't move anymore. Tang Qingfeng walked out from behind him, and easily dealt with the two men in black who came back, and then stood there until the men in black were shadowed. Wei beheaded.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, the leader of the man in black immediately bit the poison hidden between his teeth. Tang Qingfeng's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly stretched out his hand to clamp his jaw, but it was still a step too late. His palms were red, and the man in black slammed to the ground, splashing countless flying dust.
He frowned and wiped away the blood, then walked to the curtain and said in a low voice, "My lord, this subordinate has missed and everyone is dead."
"Forget it, pick up and continue on the road."
"Yes."
Tang Qingfeng looked around, and there were all the corpses of men in black all around, which were very unsightly. He made a gesture to the people under him, and they immediately started to clean up the scene, while he kicked away a few in the way. The corpse of the man walked towards the leader of the man in black, and then bent down to probe the inside of his shirt. Suddenly, a silver medal slipped to the ground and made a crisp sound. He picked it up and took a look.
"My lord, look at this."
He held the silver medal and handed it into the car. Chu Jinglan didn't answer it, so he glanced at the light that was thrown in, and then coldly spit out two words: "Yejia."
Tang Qingfeng nodded, and flames burst into his eyes, "It's the emblem of the Ye family."
"Just put it away, let's talk about it after entering the capital, this should be the last group of people."
"Yes."
Tang Qingfeng put the silver medal into his waist, and followed the reins. After a hoot, the horse spread its hooves and ran forward, while the dozen or so shadow guards hid in the woods and continued to protect them in secret. Chu Jinglan.
Time quietly came to noon, the sky was already translucent, and the huge king stood under the blue sky, with no end in sight, extremely majestic and majestic.
The empty Xuanwu Street was actually overcrowded today. The sun fell from the red maple leaves, paving a layer of gold foil on the stone road. From time to time, the shadow of wild goose passed by, accompanied by the curling autumn wind to the south, and soon it was gone. drowned in the crowd.
The guards on both sides of the street are like forests, all dressed in armor and standing tall, with five steps and one guard, silver guns overlapped in the air, firmly locking the crowded crowd. Dare to make a mistake, I had to whisper in a low voice. Of course, the children of the noble family were not among them. They had already reserved seats by the window in the restaurant, and when they turned around, they could see everything.
Such a grand occasion is only because today is the day when King Lan returns to the dynasty.
Speaking of Chu Jinglan, he was the third son of the late emperor. He was once very favored by the emperor. He entered the central government at the age of fourteen, and was awarded the king for his military achievements at the age of eighteen. The people are treated as the prince. But just six years ago, when he went to the frontier to pacify the chaos, the late emperor suddenly became critically ill. Before he died, he made his eldest son, Chu Sanghuai, the crown prince, and he succeeded him. Since then, Chu Jinglan has never returned to the capital, and has been living in hibernation. Northland, stay for six years.
Over the years, there has been constant discussion about the situation of the establishment of the reserve, and there are all kinds of speculations, but the four aristocratic families of Wang, Xie, Bai, and Ye who have experienced all this have never mentioned it. One of the most talked about anecdotes among storytellers.
While chatting, laughing and drinking tea, King Lan's car was slowly approaching from a distance.
Ye Huaili was sitting alone on the third floor of her restaurant watching the scenery when she heard the sound of silk walking behind her. She turned around and saw that the person who came was wearing a cross bun and a jade robe. Curved out a very beautiful arc, smiling at him.
"Yang'er, why are you here?"
He knows his younger sister's temperament very well. Since she became the head of the Ye family, she has been calm like an eighteen-year-old girl. There are few things that can arouse her interest. This scene is definitely the one she doesn't want to approach the most. Today, for some unknown reason, she went up to the Tianque Tower in the face of the crowd, which is truly unprecedented.
"I came here when I was bored at home, and just happened to accompany you."
Hearing this in Ye Huaili's ears, I don't know how useful it was, and there was a bit of joy on the face that had always been cold and hard.
King Lan's car also went downstairs at this moment, Ye Huaiyang watched from a distance, although the dark gray curtain blocked everything, it couldn't stop her quietly revealing smile. There was a noise that made her restless, and she didn't know who was sitting on the second floor, making loud noises without any scruples.
"This King Lan didn't grab the throne back then. Didn't he flee to the north with his tail between his tails? How dare he come back now?"
"That's right, look at this single-handed man, the guards didn't bring one of them, do you still want to make some waves? It would be great if it was like that. In a peaceful and prosperous world, this is a good opportunity to make contributions!"
After that, the two of them laughed together, their voices wretched and slutty, unbearable to hear.
The smile on Ye Huaiyang's face gradually solidified, the person did not move, the eyes did not move, and the cold voice spread across the square inch, as crisp as ice, and could not be ignored.
"Ciyuan, drive them out."
As soon as the voice fell, Xuan Ying flashed, and he went straight downstairs. It didn't take long for the noise to stop, and there was no sound of resistance at all, and the person had been thrown out the door.
Ye Huaili raised his eyebrows without a trace, and said, "When did you care about this kind of thing?"
"Dog barking is just annoying." Ye Huaiyang said with half-drooping phoenix eyes.
"It's not like they're lying." Ye Huaili looked at the unpretentious car driver with a deep expression, "You were still young back then, and I don't know what happened. King Lan's return this time must be a wolf's ambition, he must Defend."
"Big brother, I was still young, but I haven't reached the point where I can't tell right from wrong." Ye Huaiyang retracted his eyes, the nostalgic color faded, leaving only a stern look, "To take back what belongs to me can't be called wolf ambition. ."
"Presumptuous! Who taught you this?"
Ye Huai Li abruptly stood up and reprimanded Ye Huaiyang, with a very stern look, as if she was very sensitive to this matter, but Ye Huaiyang looked light and calm. Out of the corner of the eye, she saw that Chu Jinglan's car had already driven away, and she took it slow. He brushed off his sleeves and said, "I've seen the excitement. I'll go back to my home first. I'll wait for you to come back for dinner tonight."
After saying that, she turned around and went downstairs, without giving Ye Huaili a chance to say more, Ye Huaili stood there and watched for a long time, until the slender figure disappeared at the end of the stairs, the gloomy expression on his face still disappeared. subsided.
What they didn't know was that this conversation had already been passed on to the carriage. Tang Qingfeng thought to himself, this little girl is quite interesting. She mentioned her own family in the words. I don't know which family she is from? But after thinking about it, he never turned his head to look, his expression was still cold, like a stern colossus guarding in front of the car, blocking those inquiring eyes one by one, so as not to affect Chu Jinglan in the car.
It's just that he forgot that Chu Jinglan's martial arts were far superior to him. Since he could hear the conversation in the restaurant, Chu Jinglan was no exception.
wild ambition…
Chu Jinglan put down the scroll in his hand silently, his dark brown eagle eyes swept out of the curtain, seeing that the bustling scene and the people of Limin had turned into deep shadows, like a picture scroll under the dim light, the outline could be discerned but the color could not be distinguished. , there is an inexplicable sense of blindness. He pursed his thin lips, and after all, he didn't say a word, but it was hard to withstand the huge waves in his heart.
After six years, he finally came back here again.