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As if they had reached a consensus, the man in black took a step back, and Zhan Zhao also vigorously pushed away the opponent's sword hand at the right time.He glanced at Xiao Qi out of the corner of his eye, his pupils shrank suddenly when he saw the tragic appearance of a young man, and he was shocked.When he looked back at the four men in black again, he unconsciously showed an uncontrollable anger.

The leading man in black couldn't help but startled.Although the face is covered, a pair of piercing eyes are exposed, and it is not difficult to see the distress and disbelief in his eyes.

"You haven't been drugged?... How is this possible? I clearly watched you take it..." Suddenly stopped, the man in black seemed to have thought of something.When Zhan Zhao was eating just now, apart from covering his mouth and nose with his right hand throughout the first mouthful, he was still thinking that this Zhan Nan Xia was really handsome, how could he be as free and unrestrained as a Jianghu man?Now it seems that they must have taken the opportunity to tamper with and hide those pastries in the haystack.And they were afraid of being discovered, so they hid far away, so they could only take a general look, and they must have missed many details.

Xiao Qi was also very surprised at the moment.He stared dumbfounded at Zhan Zhao slowly getting up and standing in front of him, looking at the motionless back of the man, there was no weakness or discomfort at all.This made him finally realize a problem that had been deliberately ignored - why did Bai Yutang and his party disappear when he left the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?

It turns out that the one with the real pig brain is not the hairless mouse, but him!Zhan Zhao is simply playing tricks.Bai Yutang should have sensed Zhan Zhao's strategy of pretending to be a prisoner, but in fact drawing salary from the bottom of the pot, so he mobilized everyone to help his plan to be carried out smoothly. Unexpectedly, he was so confused that he thought he would save Zhan Zhao, but actually disturbed it. A good game for the opponent to show weakness.

Xiao Qi suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.This time it was really tricked by that hairless mouse.In fact, he had already arrived long before Bai Yutang arrived.However, he noticed that the five men in black who had been lurking in the dark were acting suspiciously, so he kept hiding in the distance and did not dare to move rashly.If Bai Yutang hadn't been so nervous that he was trying to block and kill God, he wouldn't have been convinced that Zhan Zhao had been assassinated.In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that Zhan Zhao definitely didn't get along with Bai Yutang at the beginning. After all, he didn't know that someone would rob him from prison, let alone Bai Yutang brought someone to stop him.Afterwards, the two of them hid in the corner and just blocked everyone's sight. Perhaps Zhan Zhao did some small tricks to hint that Bai Yutang reacted, and began to cooperate with the play so that the thieves could successfully rob Zhan Zhao.It's just that it deceived these scheming men in black, but also deceived him into it.After I figured it out, I couldn't help but feel very wronged: I had good intentions, but it didn't count as unnecessary, and I even did bad things with good intentions.

As if he could feel Xiao Qi's depression, Zhan Zhao didn't dare to look back for a moment, feeling ashamed to face the boy.Bai Yutang's appearance was already beyond his expectation, and he managed to make the other party understand his intentions, who would have killed another little Qi halfway through.He thought to himself that even though he had shown affection towards Xiao Qi, the two of them didn't have much contact with each other, so it's really not possible for this foreign boy to do this for him.Unexpectedly, he thought his friendship was very shallow, but Xiao Qi did it without hesitation, and almost lost his life.As long as he thinks of the arrow wound deep into the boy's shoulder at this moment, Zhan Zhao's eyes will turn red and hot, and his heart will be filled with apology.

"Xiao Qi... I'm sorry..."

With a weeping expression, the moment he heard the words, he stopped his sorrow, and couldn't help but look surprised: "You... apologize to me? Why? Don't you blame me?"

"This matter is only my fault for not thinking carefully, how can it be blamed on you?"

Yes, what face does he have to blame Xiao Qi?He is the one who sets the trap, and he is the one who bears the bitter fruit of deception.What else could he do but blame himself deeply?If he had known that things would develop to such a point, he should have given up his original plan and acted in time, at least not to make the boy sad and hurt himself.

The corners of Xiao Qi's mouth raised slightly involuntarily. Although the pain on his body made him grin his teeth, he was relieved: no wonder he couldn't help but want to get close to Zhan Zhao, this person is worth what he paid.

Seeing Xiao Qi standing up and about to draw the arrow, Zhan Zhao hastily stopped him.He quickly pointed to the big acupoint around the upper shoulder to help it stop the bleeding, and shook his head with concern: "Don't pull it out, I'm afraid you have injured your bones and muscles. This injury needs to be treated by a professional doctor, so don't be hasty. Can you still hold it?"

"I can hold on." Xiao Qi nodded stiffly and asked, "What are you going to do now?"

"Since it is impossible to follow the trend to find the real master behind, these minions must not be let go."

The sharp eyes were aimed at the men in black again, like a shrewd cheetah staring at its prey, causing the other's hair to stand on end.The leader man in black said: "Lord Zhan, we didn't want to embarrass you, but we are employed by others, so we can't break the rules of Taoism, it's just that we offend you."

"It doesn't matter. Your Four Elephant Pavilion is indeed strict in rules, but the so-called rules can be enforced or abolished. It won't be too late to make a fuss after Zhan has captured you and brought you to justice."

The man in black shrank his eyes and said coldly, "Do you know our origin?"

"Among the rivers and lakes, only you from the Four Elephant Pavilion often take out missions in groups of five. Not only do you use soft swords, but you are also good at forming sword formations to fight against the enemy. Why, is it hard to guess your origins?"

The man in black was momentarily at a loss for words, and looked at the other three in blank dismay.One of the men in black still didn't give up, and questioned: "There are only four people here. Shi Caizhan pretended to be dizzy the whole time, and he didn't even open his eyes. How did he know that we are good at forming sword formations? How could we know?" There were five of us in the beginning?"

Zhan Zhao sighed deeply helplessly, wondering if he was anxious about the other party's IQ. "Xiao Qi fought against the enemy just now, and the sword wind pierced by the soft sword was always indiscriminate. What is it that you are doing if it is not a sword formation? As for the number of people, in the prison, you have gone to the exhibition hall. A certain person approached, and counted the number of people by listening to the footsteps? And if the missing person is not bad, I am afraid that he was used as bait. At this moment, Bai Yutang did not lead anyone to chase here. This is the best proof .”

The leader suddenly sneered, and said insincerely: "I admire you, I heard that Mr. Tingzhan is extremely intelligent, wise and brave, and he is a peerless hero. However, if you want to deal with the four of us alone, I'm afraid Somewhat whimsical. Knowing that my Four Elephant Pavilion is famous for its sword array, how do you plan to fight with bare hands?"

Zhan Zhao didn't answer, but suddenly hooked the chained steel whip that fell on the ground with his toes, lifted it upwards lightly, and caught it in his hand very quickly.The weight is very heavy, it should be made of pure steel.Zhan Zhao then said to Xiao Qi, "Let me use it."

Xiao Qi said worriedly: "Every line is like a mountain, and changing soldiers is like changing hands. You usually use a sword, can you know how to do this?"

"Although weapons are different, as the saying goes, if one method is effective, then there are a hundred methods. This soft weapon is not difficult to control." As he spoke, Zhan Zhao danced a few rounds of whips with his backhand, which was exactly what was in the middle of the flower. The flowers are connected with each other, and they don't look like a novice at all.Only then did Xiao Qi swallow the worry back into his stomach.

A flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and the leader said: "As the top of the Qinglong list in Sixiang Pavilion, we have been underestimated so far. Mr. Zhan, since you only have [-]% to [-]% of your skill, you should weigh it carefully, and don't be a car with your arms."

"What? Was that employer also the one who disclosed Zhan's recent situation to you? He really knows a lot." The other party was speechless again.Zhan Zhao smiled nonchalantly, and said, "It's okay, if I'm fine, I'm afraid you won't dare to accept this business."

Really hit the nail on the head, the four men in black suddenly looked extremely ugly.It should be known that since Zhan Zhao entered the Kaifeng Mansion, he has offended many dignitaries and gangsters in the officialdom, and Sixiang Pavilion is a gangster that uses people's money to eliminate disasters for others, and can receive several cases against this Lord Yumao a year .As for why he didn't actually take over the task until now, of course it has something to do with the generous reward given by the order, but also because the other party revealed Zhan Zhao's lack of skill and offered to provide a precise layout.

The leader shouted "Come on", the four of them no longer hesitated, and the soft sword shook out more than a dozen sword flowers to attack Zhan Zhao's head, chest, abdomen, and legs respectively.Zhan Zhao's eyes shined brightly, and he was calm and composed. With his left hand, he took advantage of the situation to send Xiao Qi away from the battle circle. With his right wrist, he secretly performed a [-]-ring dance.

The difference between the thirteenth chain and the soft whip is that it is soft but hard.Except for the head and handle of the whip, the twelve-section whip body in the middle can be used freely under different degrees of force if it is cleverly used.Its martial arts skills are "stretching a line vertically, sweeping across a large area, rotating vertically and sweeping horizontally, turning around and entanglement". The main focus is on vertical circles. endless feeling.

Although this weapon is not as smooth as Xiao Qi's, but there is one thing he does better than Xiao Qi, that is unpredictable.At this moment, the four of them are coming fiercely, according to common sense, those who use soft weapons must not let the opponent get close, so they have to back away in order to keep a distance.Unexpectedly, Zhan Zhao was going in the opposite direction—advancing instead of retreating.He fired like a dragon, seemingly swung it in the air, but he didn't know that as soon as the whip tip touched the first soft sword, it wrapped around it, then wrapped the second one, and waited until the third one was closed together. At one point, the fourth person finally realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly retreated.

"Withdraw!"

Zhan Zhao let out a low cry, his internal energy was exerted on the whip, which made the hand holding the sword go numb for a while, forcing the three of them to let go of the handle at the same time.The whip turned around with three intertwined soft swords, Zhan Zhao hit the ground with one foot, spun for a circle, raised his arm calmly again, and flung it out.The soft sword flew towards the fourth person like a hidden weapon. "Dangdang" blocked two swords, and the last sword pierced through the flesh of the opponent's abdomen in a thrilling way. If the man hadn't been so skilled, he would have turned sideways to avoid danger, and the injury would have been even worse.

The three of them ran away to pick up their respective soft swords, and turned around to help the injured man.The leading man in black asked, "How is the injury?"

"It's okay, it's just a little skin scratch. There's not much bleeding." The injured man replied after he had stopped the bleeding.

"That's good. It seems that we have to deal with this Lord Yumao. We can't hold back any more. If he takes the opportunity to knock down one of them, our mission will definitely come to naught." The four nodded in tacit understanding at the same time, reaching an agreement .The leader shouted: "Form the formation!" The four of them ran immediately, just like how they dealt with Xiao Qi before, they trapped Zhan Zhao in the formation according to the four directions of east, west, north and south.

"Four elephant formation?" Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, muttering to himself.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao's eyes dimmed instantly, Xiao Qi thought that he couldn't break the formation, so he hurriedly said, "I'll help you break the formation!"

"No need. I know how to break the formation." Zhan Zhao forced a soothing smile.Seeing this formation, it just reminded him of Feng He and his party who died in Haoshan, and he couldn't help feeling sorry for him.When he compared the formation with Chai Wenyi, he practiced the four-element formation. Although he is not as good at formation as Feng He Baiyutang, he is confident that any formation that has been experienced once will never be invincible.

The sword formation formed by only four people is not as complicated as the original 28-person formation.But the victory lies in the fact that these four have practiced and cooperated all the year round, integrating offense and defense, and their power is multiplied.It's just that the extremely intimidating power for others is not the slightest for Zhan Zhao.The way of the formation is inseparable from it. Although the formation of four is simplified, the directions are still recorded by the stars.Every change must cooperate with each other to step on the corresponding position to communicate with each other, which also gave Zhan Zhao an opportunity to break through.

Zhan Zhao stood up.He was still wearing the linen-white mourning uniform uniformed by the palace guards at the time of the crime, and when he flew up, many overlapping pieces of the robe bottoms flew up, like white gulls on the sea, flying like a bird out of water.With only half an ups and downs, he tossed twice and attacked four places, blocking the opponent's attacks in the starting position.I saw him flipping his wrists continuously, and when the second round of throws was thrown, he was no longer satisfied with blocking, and turned into an offensive in an instant, forcing the four people to panic.

However, Zhan Zhao finally believed that these four people really deserved to be the top of the Sixiang Pavilion Qinglong list, even though his offensive sprung up like mushrooms without a break, they could all cooperate properly and prevent airtightness.It's just that at this moment, the leader of this group is probably even more depressed. It's the first time that he feels so aggrieved against someone.Zhan Zhao used offense instead of defense, with intensive attacks and variable landing points, let alone counterattack, they were exhausted just to deal with it.Often that person flies up like a swallow, taking advantage of the high altitude, and unleashes a series of offensive moves, the four of them are so tired that they break out in cold sweat, and their hands and feet become weak.

Of course, there is Zhan Zhao's understanding of the four-element formation, but the speed itself is unimaginably fast.At the beginning, several people could still clearly see the pivoting movement of his wrist, predicting where the whip will fall.After seeing it clearly, it was too late to think about it, and in the end, I couldn't even see it clearly.The sharp part of the whip head collided with the soft sword frequently, and the sound of striking gold and jade was like light rain at first, and gradually turned into a gust of wind and showers.

Xiao Qi was dumbfounded watching from the sidelines, and couldn't help praising in his heart: I'll go, Thirteen Lianhuan still has this kind of style of play.I saw that Zhan Zhao almost gave up painting Yuanwuhua and focused on projectiles, but actually used the thirteen chains as a hidden weapon.But it's a moment to let it go, and it's back when you touch it, the speed is so fast that it's amazing.However, it is very practical, and it really works in this sword array.Although the formation is good, it also crucifies the positions of the four of them in a disguised form. Every time the whip is thrown, the front move is followed by the back move, interlocking and endless.

The Four Elephant Formation itself is actually perfect in the way of the formation, otherwise the Four Elephant Pavilion would not be named after it, and use it to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes.But as the saying goes, the master is beaten to death with random punches, no matter how perfect things are, they can't stand the word "fast".Zhan Zhao is persevering, and they are also persevering.The four of them knew that Zhan Zhao's rush to attack must consume a lot of energy, as long as he was delayed until he was exhausted, they would be able to counterattack in one fell swoop.But Zhan Zhao is waiting for them to make mistakes in the chaos.We must know that when people have uncoordinated hands and feet, let alone a sword formation formed by many people?In fact, there is no need to make mistakes, as long as the other party cannot keep up with the changing rhythm of each other, a breakthrough can be found.

But this so-called breakthrough is also after half a stick of incense.

After a long offensive and defensive battle, the black-clothed man in the Western White Tiger's position staggered and moved a step slower.It was just this small step that made Zhan Zhao's eyes shine brightly, and he found a flaw.He suddenly abandoned his position in the formation, like a dragon diving into an abyss and a tiger entering a forest, he pounced on the opponent.With a flash of silver light, the head of the whip was deeply nailed into the man's right shoulder, which was exactly the same as the injured part of Xiao Qi before.Looking at Xiao Qi's eyes, his eyes became even hotter, and he thought that maybe Zhan Zhao was annoyed that these people hurt him, so he did the same thing with a tooth for a tooth.

He flicked his whip, wrapped a tight circle around the man's neck, and then jumped behind him and strangled the other man's neck.There was no expression on Zhan Zhao's face, only a touch of calmness. "You lose."

A trace of hatred flashed in the corner of the leader's eyes, and he said coldly: "Not necessarily." As he spoke, he quickly took out the crossbow behind him and let out an arrow.Zhan Zhao didn't dodge, he only used the non-critical parts of the man in black to block, the man let out a scream, and was hit by an arrow in his left arm.

He shot his partner, but the leader did not waver in the slightest.Zhan Zhao couldn't help but stare, feeling that something was wrong.But the leader said again: "Since you have missed and been captured, you should know how to deal with yourself." When Zhan Zhao reacted and wanted to stop him, he saw that the captured man in black had taken poison and committed suicide.

Seeing the man's corpse collapsed, Zhan Zhao finally got really angry again, and scolded: "Is that how you Sixiang Pavilion behaves?"

"It's not like this in Sixiang Pavilion, but it must be like this as my subordinate."

"Now that one of you is missing, you can't form a team. Do you think there is still a chance of winning?"

The leader laughed loudly: "The so-called strength that does not necessarily depend on the chance of winning, you can achieve your goal if you plan well." Suddenly, he ordered the other two to hold Zhan Zhao in a cold voice.And he himself turned back and rushed towards Xiao Qi.Xiao Qi was not surprised when he saw that the other party suddenly turned against him. Although he was injured, he could barely cope with it and ask himself.Who would have thought that the man neither drew a sword nor shot an arrow, but for no reason in the air he threw away the crossbow, took out another hidden weapon from his bosom and threw it at Xiao Qi.

"Xiao Qi, get out of the way!"

Before Zhan Zhao finished speaking, Xiao Qi deftly dodged to avoid it.It's just that what the man in black threw was a perfectly round black ball.I thought it was out of the attack range, but the black ball suddenly exploded in the air, scattering dust all over the ground like a goddess scattering flowers, and Xiao Qi couldn't avoid getting some of it.

Zhan Zhao's pupils shrank, "Xiao Qi, hold your breath."

The leader sneered again and again: "It's useless."

Sure enough, although Xiao Qi held his breath, he still felt that something was wrong.He suddenly felt a bone-eating pain like ten thousand ants piercing through the heart, spreading from the wound on his shoulder all the way to his limbs and bones, forcing him to groan and fall to the ground endlessly.

"This is bone erosion powder. It can enter the body from any wound. If there is no antidote, the muscles and bones of the whole body will turn into a puddle of blood and die in a short time. How about it, Mr. Zhan, if you have love and righteousness, you should spare no effort to save this boy?"

"Scumbag!" Zhan Zhao couldn't help cursing with red eyes.

The leader didn't care about it: "Zhan Zhao, you are amazing, but don't forget, there are no honest men in my Four Elephant Pavilion, and they will use any means to achieve their goals."

Suppressing his anger, Zhan Zhao said in a deep voice, "What do you want?"

"You know what I want." He took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and threw it into Zhan Zhao's hand, saying, "This is a bottle of Huagong powder, which will make you lose all your energy for twelve hours and make your whole body weak. If you want to save Him, drink it."

"Why should I trust you?"

"You have no choice. Believe me, he still has a chance to live. If you don't believe me, he will definitely die." He took out another porcelain bottle from his arms, and the leader man in black glanced at the writhing screaming Xiao Qi said: "This is my sincerity, the antidote is here. He doesn't have much time, if you hesitate for a moment, he will be hurt more."

"Okay, I hope you will keep your word."

At that moment, Zhan Zhao pulled off the cap of the bottle without hesitation and wanted to pour Hua Gong San into his mouth, but was stopped by the leader.It turned out that the man was still worried, and asked his two subordinates to hold Zhan Zhao in and force-feed him with medicine.After making sure everything was safe, he walked up to Xiao Qi, opened his upper and lower jaws and poured in the antidote.

The antidote took effect slowly, and Xiao Qi finally stopped rolling, lying on the ground and panting vigorously.He was drenched in sweat, and the sweat on his forehead flowed into his eyes, blurring his vision.In a daze, Zhan Zhao called his name a few times as if to say something, but was slapped on the back of the neck by the leader man in black and knocked unconscious.The man picked up Zhan Zhao, and disappeared with the rest of the two.

"Zhan Zhao..."

The blurring of the eyelids was so severe that Xiao Qi couldn't tell whether it was the sweat flowing in or the tears flowing out.

Looking at the man in black who committed suicide by taking poison in front of him, Bai Yutang almost gritted his teeth.

In order to cooperate with Zhan Zhao's strategy, when the man was robbed, he didn't dare to get too close, and only kept a close eye on the man in black who fell at the rear.Unexpectedly, the distance between that person and the front was getting bigger and bigger, and he was walking further and further away. When he realized that something was wrong and shot him, the men in black in front had already disappeared with Zhan Zhao.

Although he acted according to the plan, but for some reason, his right eye suddenly jumped wildly, and the uneasiness in his heart became even louder, as if something bad had really happened.He rushed forward and picked up the collar of the man in black, who was still breathing, and shouted, "Say it! Where did you take Zhan Zhao? Tell me!"

"Duting Station... Khitan...."

Before the words were finished, the person had lost his breath.Bai Yutang didn't seem to notice it, but was so shocked by the last information he got that he couldn't speak.

The Khitan embassy in Dutingyi?how come?Then the Red King of Khitan had no grievances with Zhan Zhao, why did he abduct him?Could it be that the mastermind behind the scenes got mixed up with the Khitan people?

Bai Yutang suddenly remembered the black figure who rushed out of the dungeon with Zhan Zhao on his shoulders. He didn't realize anything was wrong at the time, but thinking about it now, it was indeed a bit weird, because it was clearly a young man's figure.Speaking of young people, Chi Wang Yelu Zongche had a young attendant beside him, and the figures of these two people were surprisingly similar.

The guard behind him didn't know why the Lord Bai froze in front of him, and was about to step forward to ask.Bai Yutang suddenly threw the corpse in his hand out, and cursed "Bastard".Then there was a stern look in his eyes, and he ordered: "Let's go, go to Guanghuafang Dutingyi."

One of the secret guards already knew where Bai Yutang was going, so he couldn't help worrying: "Master Bai, since the Khitan is involved, it also involves the diplomatic relations between the two countries, should we report it first and act safely?"

"Safe ass! Liaogou, who doesn't know how to live or die, actually came to my Song Dynasty to play tricks and play tricks. I told him to detour when he sees Fifth Master in his life." Bai Yutang cursed like crazy.Suddenly he turned around and faced all the hidden guards, he said in a deep voice: "Although you were temporarily assigned to me by His Majesty, since you have been handed over to me, you are my people. I will be responsible for your life and death, but I You have to obey Bai Yutang's orders. Fifth Master, I don't want companions who don't agree with you. If anyone has other ideas, they can leave now, and I, Bai Yutang, have nothing to say."

When all the hidden guards thought of Bai Yutang's efforts to rescue them in the prison, their hearts were agitated, and they all knelt down and said, "Your subordinates will swear to follow Lord Bai to the death."

"Okay, since we are of the same mind, we should be treated as brothers." He suddenly said to the secret guard who proposed to report: "But what you said is also reasonable, just now I was acting on my own will, so I will trouble you, brother, to go back to the palace and report the situation here to His Majesty, and do it sooner." decision."

This person led away, Bai Yutang waved one hand and shouted: "The rest, follow me!—"

When Bai Yutang led the crowd to the Duting Station, he happened to see Xiao Qi in black stumbling into the gate of the Khitan embassy.This time his conjecture was more confirmed, and his anger exploded from his chest.A group of people quickened their pace and were about to break into the Khitan embassy aggressively, but were stopped by two Khitan guards at the door.

"Bold, this is the Khitan embassy, ​​are you free to break into it?"

Bai Yutang sneered endlessly. "What are you? There is no place in the world that I, Bai Yutang, can't go to." As he spoke, he continued to push forward.Seeing that they could not stop him, the Khitan guards suddenly drew their sabers and slashed towards Bai Yutang. "Wu Na Han people, Hugh is crazy!"

When Bai Yutang saw the knife slashing down, he didn't even blink his eyes, only heard a "clang", and the blade was blocked by the sword of the hidden guard.Then the sound of swords being drawn in unison behind them startled the two guards.Bai Yutang smiled suddenly, his smile was fierce and unruly, evil and arrogant. "Even if this Khitan embassy is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, I will make a breakthrough today."

Kicking the man over with one kick, Bai Yutang made a gesture to lead the man into the outer courtyard, but saw a group of Khitan men holding tiger-headed knives murderously coming up to him, shouting "Get out".A Khitan adjutant saw that a group of dark guards from the Song Dynasty came here to mess around with a man in white clothes dressed as a military student. He stood up and said in Chinese: "Which department of the Song Dynasty do you belong to? Why do you want to come to my Khitan?" The embassy is here to make trouble?"

All the secret guards were worried that Lord Bai, who was born in a reckless family, would play tricks again. Who would have thought that he would change his style, and said in a dignified and upright manner: "I am the fourth-rank imperial guard Bai Yutang with a sword. Now I will check the inside of your Khitan embassy. Some people have colluded with rebels to murder our Holy Majesty, and we have come here to bring them to justice. Please come and speak with your Lord Red King Yelv Zongche." At first, he sounded polite and polite, but at the end, he spoke in an unceremonious tone of order. , It's really annoying.

The Khitan adjutant suppressed his anger and said: "Our prince went to the palace early in the morning to meet His Majesty of your country, but he has not returned yet. Please wait for this white guard."

"I don't have so much time to waste time with you. Soldiers are precious, and if you can't catch criminals in time, things will change. Since you are guests in our country, you can do whatever you want. Forgive Bai and my brothers for nothing Li offended you." He wanted to lead someone deeper, but was blocked by the adjutant.Bai Yutang sneered. "I originally thought that only a few people in your country participated in the conspiracy. What? This Lord Khitan wants to tell me that all the envoys here are involved?"

The Khitan adjutant frowned, and replied: "What did the guard Bai say? It's just that since this is our country's embassy, ​​outsiders should not be allowed to intrude. Besides, even if you really want to arrest people, you should have the corresponding official documents from the yamen. You alone What's the reason for the fourth-rank imperial guards with swords to come here rashly?"

"Before Bai acted, I received His Majesty's oral order to act cheaply. If you don't believe me, I will give you an explanation after I take the person."

The Khitan adjutant saw that Bai Yutang was not easy to deal with, so he changed his strategy and said: "Listening to what Bai Yutang said, you should know who in my embassy colluded and participated in the conspiracy. Why don't you say, I will hand over people, so it won't hurt both of you." The country is peaceful."

Bai Yutang laughed loudly, clapped his hands and said, "That's very good. This lord is still sensible. What I want to arrest is an attendant named Xiao Qi who is next to King Chi. Please make it easier for your lord."

When Xiao Qi's name came out of Bai Yutang's mouth, the Khitan adjutant was already sweating, his face was ashen.Although these Han people don't know Xiao Qi's identity, how could he not?Not to mention that Xiao Qi would never participate in conspiracy, even if he did, he would never dare to hand over people just like that.The disbelief on his face turned to anger in an instant.At this moment, he had decided that Bai Yutang came here deliberately to find fault, and shouted loudly: "Bai Yutang, I don't care if you are a fourth-rank or a third-rank, since you came here to provoke, even if you fight to the death today, you don't want to kill me." People take it away."

"Very good! It seems that the Khitan embassy is really full of snakes and rats. Then, Grandpa, I don't need to be polite to you Liao dogs." Bai Yutang worried about Zhan Zhao's safety, and finally restrained his temper for a long time, and finally erupted. If you say turn your back, turn your face, "choke kuang" drew his sword in his hand, and shouted: "Brothers, let me go in and search. If there is anything, I will take care of it. Anyone who dares to stop will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that the battle between the two sides is about to break out.A vigorous figure suddenly rushed in and stopped between the two groups of people.Everyone fixed their eyes and saw that it was Yelu Zongche, the Red King of Khitan.

"What happened?" Confused, he heard a few whispers from the adjutant, and when he learned that Bai Yutang had come to arrest Xiao Qi, he immediately flew into a rage and yelled at Bai Yutang, "Bai, you deceived me!" You are too much. Who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to come to this king’s territory and speak out and act wildly? Get out of this king!—”

Bai Yutang was about to have an attack, but he heard a faint voice outside the door.The voice was not harsh, nor domineering, except for a natural nobility, there was only a trace of indifferent calm.

"My lord, that's a good question. Who gave Bai Yutang this right? Let me answer you."

Song Emperor Zhao Zhen stepped into the door calmly, obviously just glanced at it lightly, obviously he just stood there with his hands down, an indescribable coercion spread easily in an instant, making it hard to look directly at.Zhao Zhen spoke slowly, but neither hurriedly nor hurriedly.

"It's me, who conferred the position of the fourth-rank guard with a sword in Bai Yutang; it's me, who gave him the group of people under him; it's me, who wants him not to let that little boy go; it's me, who allows him to come here Come on, allow him to talk nonsense, allow him to act wildly."

The three "promises" that gradually became louder were like three heavy hammers hitting the hearts of everyone present.Just when everyone was terrified, Zhao Zhen suddenly fell silent. He walked slowly, passed Bai Yutang, walked straight to Yelu Zongche, and looked at him.The two men's figures are obviously not symmetrical at all, but their aura is unexpectedly strong, and it is difficult to distinguish Zhongbo.

"Chi Wang, what a pity. It seems that I am afraid that you and I have no chance to form an alliance." The whisper was so light that only the two people facing each other could hear it.Zhao Zhen smiled lightly, his usual gentle eyes burst out with unusually strong determination, like a sharp knife piercing Yelv Zongche's heart and lungs, it was the first time for him to face this overly benevolent emperor There was a tinge of fear.

"You shouldn't, you shouldn't touch him. If he hurts the slightest bit, I can't guarantee that your Khitan envoys and his party can leave the Song Dynasty safely. And this includes the prince—you!"

A drop of cold sweat fell from the top of his forehead.

The word love can make people feel like a spring breeze, but it turns out that it can also make people feel like facing a cold winter.

This Emperor Song is really crazy. He has fallen into such a deep relationship with a man, and he doesn't hesitate to stir up disputes between Song and Liao because of that man?If he died in the Song Dynasty, his Khan's elder brother Yelv Zongshi would use the excuse of revenge to fight the Song Dynasty.It couldn't have been worse.He was wrong, Emperor Song's weakness was not Princess Deyi at all, but the guard named Zhan Zhao, he actually underestimated the importance that Emperor Song attached to that little guard, damn it!It's just why Emperor Song was so sure that he was the Khitan envoy who acted Zhan Zhao?

"Your Majesty, I dare to swear to my Khitan Wolf God that I have never done anything against Your Majesty."

Bai Yutang stepped in at the right time, and hurriedly said: "Then hand over your servant, Xiao Qi!"

...Xiao Qi?By the way, why did Bai Yutang come here recklessly to arrest Xiao Qi? What did that kid do? !

Yelu Zongche asked the adjutant behind him in Khitan. "Where is Mr. Qi?"

The adjutant faltered, and was reprimanded by Yelu Zongche for "speaking directly", before he confessed: "Mr. Qi just came back with scars in his night clothes, and his shoulder was seriously injured. He passed out as soon as he came back. At this moment, the doctor Heal in the bedroom."

"What?! What's going on?" Hearing that Xiao Qi was injured, Yelu Zong couldn't care about Zhao Zhen anymore, and his heart was in turmoil.He was about to leave the outer courtyard here and rush to see what happened, who would want to be blocked by Bai Yutang striding forward.Bai Yutang persisted and said: "My lord hasn't given an explanation yet, so I'm afraid it's not good to leave like this?"

Yeluzong was furious, and his eyes were burning. "If you want me to give you an explanation, it's fine. Now disappear from my eyes."

"Then the lord wants me to disappear too?" Zhao Zhen followed one step at a time, standing side by side with Bai Yutang.The two stared at Yelu Zongche closely, forcing Yelu Zongche to be really angry at this moment, and he was so angry that he couldn't give up an inch in a stalemate with the two of them.The two groups of people around were so overwhelmed by the cold atmosphere that they did not dare to take a breath.

Just when he thought that the three of them would continue to confront each other, Xiao Qi suddenly rushed out in disheveled clothes, followed by the maid who took care of him and the doctor who treated him.When Xiao Qi saw Zhao Zhen and Bai Yutang suddenly became excited, he just wanted to go over, but he couldn't control himself and fell to the ground.Yeluzong was shocked, stepped forward to help him up, and was extremely concerned. "Xiao Qi, are you okay?"

With his sword in his chest, Bai Yutang said with a sneer, "Bringing him to the door himself will save you the trouble of searching. My lord, hand him over!"

"Bai Yutang, don't try to bully people too much!" Yelu Zongche also gradually lost his mind, and was about to teach the Chinchilla a lesson, but Xiao Qi shook his head and stopped him.Xiao Qi stabilized his figure and suddenly rushed towards Zhao Zhen. Bai Yutang thought that Xiao Qi was trying to harm the emperor, so he stopped him to block him, but he saw Xiao Qi reached out and grabbed his arm instead.

"Hurry up, save Zhan Zhao, something really happened to him this time."

Bai Yutang asked inexplicably, "What are you talking about? What really happened?"

At this time, Zhao Zhen also stepped forward. Xiao Qi burst into tears when he saw Emperor Song, stretched out his other hand to grab Zhao Zhen, and said in a voiceless voice: "It's all my fault, I harmed him. Your Majesty, Please, hurry up and save him, before it's too late."

Yelu Zongche was also stunned at this moment, and said anxiously: "Xiao Qi, what happened?"

Only then did Xiao Qi tell the whole story of what happened just now.

When Zhao Zhen heard what happened, he was struck by lightning.Thinking that Zhan Zhao had lost all his skills and had no ability to resist, and even fell into the hands of an enemy who didn't know the details, his heart was in a mess.His hands were shaking violently due to the fear in his heart, and he squeezed tightly to control his cowardice, but there was no way.What will those people do to him?Will he die?As long as he thought of the situation of that person at this moment, he felt that the whole world was pale and dark.

"You... you deserve to die!" Bai Yutang let out a long roar, furious, pointing the tip of his sword at Xiao Qi's throat.

"Xiao Qi was saved by Zhan Zhao at all costs. If you kill him now, are you planning to make your brother Zhan's sacrifice go to waste?" Yelu Zongche completely calmed down.Although he knew that Bai Yutang would not really stab that sword, Yelu Zongche still couldn't help blocking him with words.Who made this Bai Yutang really be too arrogant just now.

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