They all say I'm a puppet

The moon and stars are sparse, and everything is silent.

A tall and thin figure flashed out from the side door of Changle Palace, avoiding the nearby guards with ease, hiding his figure under the wall of the side hall, raised his head slightly to glance at the cold moonlight above his head, and frowned slightly.

Cang Lin was thinking, but also waiting.Since last month, his daily practice has become a competition between him and Xun Cheng.Xun Cheng no longer told the place to meet in advance, and recently he didn't even know the exact time when Cang Lin would meet. Cang Lin could only rely on his own understanding of Xun Cheng and his own agility to get out of this big place in the vast night. Find this person out of the imperial city and arrest him, and be wary of whether this person is looking at you somewhere, and make a move at any time.

Although he has made a lot of progress in this year, he is definitely not Xun Cheng's opponent, and Xun Cheng has never been a person who knows how to release water, so after this period of time, Cang Linyi has never won, it's not a toss I didn't find any sign of Xun Cheng for most of the night, but I finally got a little direction but was attacked by Xun Cheng who came out of nowhere and knocked him to the ground.

Cang Lin knew very well in his heart that according to the huge gap between him and Xun Cheng, there was no suspense in this kind of competition. Fortunately, he didn't care about winning or losing, but he just hoped that he could be stronger, and the next time he lost, he wouldn't try to win again. So miserable.Because Xun Cheng never relents when he strikes, and will always leave some bruises or scars on Cang Lin's body, which can be easily discovered by Fu Yu after a long time.

There are some things that Cang Lin is completely honest with Fu Yu, but there are some things that he has no way to tell Fu Yu, at least not related to all of his life experience. It was for self-protection before, but now he has to hide it.

Cang Lin sighed faintly in the night, turned his ears to listen around, raised his eyebrows slightly, moved his body, and went directly to the roof.He needs to be extra careful, and also needs extra patience. The night is long and the time is still long, and he still has the opportunity to investigate slowly.

Cang Lin's skill is far more nimble than before, he can quickly pass across the roof and jump to another roof without making a sound or alarming anyone, but these alone are not enough to defeat Xun become.Xun Cheng was not only superb in martial arts, but also extremely secretive and hard to fathom. No wonder he was able to stay by Chen Yuan's side for many years.

Cang Lin searched half of the imperial city for more than an hour, but found no trace of Xun Cheng. He couldn't help wondering whether he chose the wrong direction today, or whether Xun Cheng had already grasped his whereabouts?If this is the case... Cang Lin turned his head and looked around, his eyes slowly fell on the towering tree not far away.

It was midsummer, and the luxuriant branches and leaves covered the sky and the sun, and it was very easy to hide someone.Cang Lin rubbed his fingers, and at the next moment, his body flashed, and he rushed towards the tree, and almost at the same time, a figure rushed out from the tree, and the next moment, he entangled with Cang Lin. fight together.

What Cang Lin learned was all from Xun Cheng, every move was within Xun Cheng's expectation, and was resolved one by one, and then he could only passively defend against the opponent's attack.

The final result is self-evident, Cang Lin fell to the ground, panting slightly, the dagger in Xun Cheng's hand rested on his neck, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly: "You lost again."

Cang Lin looked up at him, raised his hand and swung the dagger away, touched his neck, and couldn't help but said: "You actually brought a dagger today."

Xun Cheng shrugged his shoulders, put away the dagger casually, and sat down next to Cang Lin: "You can't expect the person who wants to kill you to not have any weapons. But you have lasted a dozen more moves than last time. "

Cang Lin's hand was still on his neck, the dagger brushed against his skin several times just now, and it shone coldly in the night, several times he really thought his throat was going to be cut, so even if he had confirmed himself now Not injured, but still a little scared.

Sensing his movements, Xun Cheng tilted his head slightly: "I'm very measured, why are you so worried?"

"You only ensure that I will not die in your hands, but you don't care whether I will be injured." Cang Lin finally let go of his neck, and rubbed his back just hit the tree.

Xun Chengwei curled his lips: "I found out why are you more delicate now than before?"

Xun Cheng glanced at him, and still replied: "The little emperor looks confused, but in fact he is very careful. He may find excuses once or twice. If he always returns with injuries, he will be suspicious."

Xun Cheng was taken aback, then laughed: "So what if he doubts? Are you still afraid of a little emperor who has nothing?"

The sky was dark, Cang Lin's expression could not be seen clearly, but his voice sounded a little lost: "I'm afraid he will be disappointed."

Xun Cheng turned his head to look at Cang Lin in surprise, then let out an emotionless smile, and shook his head: "After all, I'm still just a child."

Cang Lin didn't refute, he knew that Xun Cheng was simply expressing emotion, but he didn't mean to refute him.Xun Cheng was much older than him, and taught him martial arts all day long, so he was more or less a half-master, but he never used this as an excuse to ask Cang Lin for anything, let alone impart any so-called experience to Cang Lin. He just told Cang Lin what he knew, everything he understood, but he never interfered with how Cang Lin would understand and what path he would take in the future.

There was still a while before dawn. Today, Cang Lin found out that Xun Cheng had discovered it early, so it ended very quickly. The two of them sat like this for a while. .”

Cang Lin suddenly turned his head to look at him, because he was worried about being discovered by Chen Yuan, so they actually didn't have many contacts with Northwest. Fu Yu's recent situation is more like a test for Cang Lin.Cang Lin knew that there must be other people in He Hongyi in the imperial city, and there was nothing about Fu Yu's recent situation that he couldn't mention, and he told them truthfully. After several visits, he seemed relieved Not a lot.

And at this time, a secret message came from the Northwest?

Xun Cheng's tone was flat: "Words about Princess Yongning's pregnancy have spread to the northwest. He Hongyi has been waiting for too long, and now she can't hold back anymore. She wants to take this opportunity to make a fuss in the court."

Cang Lin pursed his lips into a line, and said in a low voice, "How do you make trouble?"

Xun Cheng made a palm with his right hand and made a "kill" movement.Cang Lin only glanced at it, then frowned: "He wants to kill Chen Yuan?"

Xun Cheng made a mocking smile: "If Chen Yuan is so easy to kill, how could it be possible that I haven't had the opportunity to do it for so many years?"

"Then who is he going to kill?" After asking, he actually already had the answer in his mind. Since He Hongyi wanted to make trouble in the court, he would naturally choose someone whose killing would cause turmoil in the court, but in fact he had no protection , and the whole court, who can cause the most turmoil in the court, besides the king of a country, who else?

Xun Cheng just glanced at Cang Lin indifferently, without answering.Cang Lin clenched his lower lip, and asked after a long time: "Didn't he still want to get rid of Chen Yuan and get the control of the little emperor, so as to control the government?"

"Isn't that the ultimate goal of his wanting to control the government?" Xun Cheng suppressed the smile on his face, and said slowly, "Although the little emperor is now under Chen Yuan's control, in name he is He is still a king, and Chen Yuan is still a minister. He can't find any evidence, and he has no way to launch an attack. He can only hope to control the little emperor, get the support of the royalist faction, and then take the opportunity to get rid of Chen Yuan. Now, Chen Yuan has created an opportunity In front of his eyes, as long as he gets rid of the little emperor and blames Chen Yuan on the way, then he will raise troops under the banner of avenging the little emperor, and he will definitely get the support of the whole world, and then he can get rid of Chen Yuan, a traitorous official , there is no master in the world, and the Nanxia royal family has no blood, so he can take the throne as a matter of course, why not?"

Naturally, He Hongyi would not tell all of his plans. What Xun Cheng said was all his guesses, but Cang Lin knew that what he said was basically true.He still bit his lower lip tightly until he felt the smell of blood filling his mouth, after a while, he heard his own voice: "I won't let Fu Yu die, I won't let anyone hurt him. " Having said that, he suddenly stood up and looked down at Xun Cheng, "If I can't even keep Fuyu, it's meaningless for me to learn this martial art, let alone expect to make any great achievements by myself."

Xun Cheng stood up slowly, looked at Cang Lin at the same level: "Are you going to defy him?"

Cang Lin slightly closed his eyes: "Since I was young, I never wanted to obey him."

"But if you defy him on this matter, all your patience before will be in vain. Aren't you afraid?" Xun Cheng asked.

"He doesn't know that I practice martial arts with you, and he doesn't know that I know about it, does he?"

Xun Cheng nodded: "Naturally."

"Then just pretend that I don't know about this matter, and follow your plan." Cang Lin took a deep breath, "I will handle it well, and I will keep Fuyu safe, and I won't make He Hongyi suspicious. .”

Xun Cheng gave him a surprised look, and finally he just curled his lips: "Okay, I see."

Cang Lin breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he meant no objection.He looked up to the east, turned his head and said to Xun Cheng, "Then I'll go back first, it's getting late." After speaking, he turned and walked towards Changle Palace.

Xun Cheng stood where he was, staring at Cang Lin's back who was not tall enough, and slowly raised the corners of his lips: "It's grown up."