Neverland

All this happened in an instant, Xu Muzhou only had time to catch the little prince who flew out of nowhere, and when he raised his eyes again, Yan Cen and Heiying had already left the main hall one after the other.

The little prince was dazed and was embraced by Xu Muzhou. In his panic, he only saw Yan Cen's figure turning over, and he was immediately angry and completely anxious.

"How dare you blaspheme my mother's mother - oh oh oh!!"

The voice of a child is much higher than that of an adult, Xu Muzhou got a headache from his noise, and was afraid that he would attract others again, so he covered his mouth.

"What is profane or not, don't put a label on people here." Xu Muzhou frowned and said: "If you don't know how to use words, learn the language well before speaking."

The little prince wanted to act like a dragon, but it was a pity that he met a modern person who would not take hard things, and was violently suppressed before he could finish a sentence.

Three or four-year-old children have short hands and feet, and they are harmless when jumping. They have no advantages other than their status to bluff people.Xu Muzhou grabbed the little prince's two waving hands with one hand, and easily subdued this "little prince".

The candles in Changqiu Palace were dimly lit, and Song Xueyao's coffin was too big, so there was a blind spot under the coffin. He and Yan Cen passed by for so long, but they couldn't find anyone underneath.

Xu Muzhou glanced at the empty wooden frame under the coffin, and when he thought that he and Yan Cen were standing next to the coffin for autopsy just now, and being so close to the mysterious person, he felt a little panicked.

He was worried about Yan Cen, and wanted to go out with him to have a look, but felt that it was too dangerous to leave Xiao Douding here alone, so he gritted his teeth, covered Xiao Douding's mouth, pressed Xiao Douding into his arms, and took the little prince to chase after him. out.

The main hall of Changqiu Palace is not far from the side door and there is a long palace road. The area of ​​the imperial city is too large, and the area of ​​the first palace is also very considerable. A palace road is hundreds of meters long, flat and straight, even a There is nowhere to hide.

Yan Cen walked quickly, and the distance from the man in black in front had shrunk to only three or four meters.

The other party was wearing a black robe with a cloth scarf covering his face. Although his body was thin, it was as soft and smooth as a swimming fish, and his lightness kung fu was surprisingly good.

He probably didn't expect that Yan Cen would suddenly find him, and he was caught off guard for a while, so he could only think of getting out first.Unexpectedly, Yan Cen's speed was only faster than him, and he was only a few tens of meters away from the side hall, and he faintly wanted to catch up with him.

The man in black glanced at Yan Cen who was chasing after him out of the corner of his eye, gritted his teeth, turned his footsteps suddenly, and kicked hard against the bright red palace wall with his feet, stepping on the wall with his whole body Climbed up the edge of the wall.

The palace walls are thick and the golden tiles laid diagonally can accommodate two people walking side by side.The man in black stepped on the thin tiles as if he was walking on the ground, and touched the tiles with his toes like a dragonfly. Seeing that he was about to turn out of the Changqiu Palace.

Before the man in black could rejoice, he felt the whistling wind coming from behind him.He was forced to turn a corner, and turned around to hold Yan Cen's hand that was reaching out to grab his shoulder.

The forearms of the two collided heavily, and the man in black suddenly exerted strength in his waist and abdomen, and slid out from Yan Cen's body.It's a pity that before he could get away, Yan Cen grabbed his shoulders.

The man in black shook his shoulders, turned around and pressed Yan Cen's wrist, and tried a clever trick to swing his hand away.

Yan Cen's saber had been re-sheathed. He wanted to save his life, but he was afraid that the opponent would commit suicide if he pressed too hard, so he only wrapped his fists and feet around the opponent.

The black robe on the man in black was made of unknown material, it was a little more slippery than satin. Yan Cen had clearly caught him a few times, but unfortunately he escaped again.

However, in just a few breaths, the two of them had passed a few moves. The man in black not only had excellent lightness skills, but also had good boxing skills.It seemed that he had no intention of fighting, and only wanted to get out as soon as possible, but it was a pity that Yan Cen didn't give him this chance at all. The two were fighting and retreating on the edge of the wall, and the other was tightly entangled by Yan Cen, and there was no chance of getting out.

Most of today's moonlight is covered by dark clouds, and only subtle moonlight falls down.The moon was hiding vaguely behind the dark clouds, blurred by a layer of halo so that it couldn't be seen clearly.

Looks like it's going to rain.

Dark clouds cover the moon, the sound of bells is covered with dust, coupled with the dim candlelight mourning hall in the Changqiu Palace, there is indeed an atmosphere of being wronged.

The black veil of the man in black blocked most of his face, but this did not prevent Yan Cen from seeing the opponent's eyes clearly during the fight.

They were a pair of very young eyes with fair skin and slightly elongated corners. They were staring at Yan Cen intently and fiercely. There was an inconspicuous scar on the right eyelid.

The man in black was very careful, and deliberately lowered his breath even during the fight, and he didn't make a sound during the fight with Yan Cen.

Such prudence seems to be a person with obvious characteristics, Yan Cen thought.

The dark clouds in front of the moon dispersed slightly, and there were footsteps approaching from far to near.

Xu Muzhou is not as skilled as Yan Cen, and it is difficult to hide his footsteps while running. The man in black saw a figure appearing at the end of the palace road from a distance, and immediately became anxious, his five fingers turned into claws, and he grabbed Yan Cen's throat.

Yan Cen didn't take him seriously, and took a step back easily, avoiding his attack sideways.

Just at this side, the tie of the black robe of the man in black suddenly loosened, and the knot that was originally tied fell down, revealing the clues underneath.

The man in black was startled, quickly took a few steps back, and stretched out his hand to wrap the black robe around his body again.

But even so, Yan Cen had already seen clearly what was just exposed at his waist.

——That is a waist card.

During the fight just now, Yan Cen was convinced that the person in front of him was not a woman.Apart from the emperor himself, there are only two kinds of men who can enter and leave the harem at will, one is the guards guarding the palace, and the other is the servants on duty in each palace.

The former type belonged to outsiders, and the guards changed every two hours. There was a fixed number of who guarded which gate, and it was almost impossible to rashly leave the guard.What's more, the martial arts of these guards are closer to the military style, and they don't have such heretical kung fu.

The waist tag on the man in black is made of metal, with only the word "Lu" written on it.This thing doesn't look like a surname, but more like a title. Presumably this person should be a dog raised by a concubine in the harem.

When the two of them fought, Xu Muzhou had already run over from the palace road with the little prince in his arms, and he had already seen them.

The man in black was attacked from the front and back, and his heart became ruthless. He no longer tried to escape and slip away. Instead, he stood still and met Yan Cen head-on.

From a long distance, Xu Muzhou saw that the man in black had already moved his hands with Yan Cen. He was average in skill and still held a hot potato in his arms, so he swallowed the cries he wanted to utter, and stopped vigilantly. , standing outside the safe area to observe the battle situation.

The height of the palace wall was five or six meters, and Xu Muzhou could only barely see the situation on the top by leaning against the opposite wall.

But fortunately, the little prince in his arms became calm after being coaxed and frightened by him just now, so he didn't dare to make a sound along the way, which saved him a lot of effort.

Yan Cen also wanted to distance the source of the danger, so when he saw the man in black go and come back, he simply stopped where he was, waiting for the man to come forward.

The man in black has already wasted too much time here, and he is very anxious, and just wants to make a quick decision.He narrowed his eyes slightly, and taking advantage of the flying momentum of the black robe, he quietly took out a thin knife about two fingers wide from his waist.

Yan Cen took in all the movements of the man in black that he thought were concealed, and chuckled secretly in his heart, as if he hadn't seen it.

The confidant of the concubine in the harem is hidden in Song Xueyao's mourning hall, no matter how you think about it, it is strange.Yan Cen's thoughts flashed, and he already had a plan.

The man in black didn't make a move, and when he made a move, it was a killer move. The thin knife was hidden in his palm, just waiting for Yan Cen to deal him a fatal blow.

Yan Cen didn't like this kind of temperament that hides his head and shows his tail. He avoided the sweeping leg of the man in black, reached out and grabbed the other's forearm, and pulled back hard.

The man in black didn't expect him to come up to him like this, he was stunned for a moment, and his footsteps that were originally easy to handle suddenly became chaotic.

It's just that Yan Cen's front and back were exposed at this moment, which was an excellent opportunity for a sneak attack. The man in black gritted his teeth, and the blade was drawn from the cuff, and went straight towards Yan Cen's abdomen.

Yan Cen didn't dodge or dodge, only when the blade was approaching, he turned sideways with ease, and grabbed the man in black's wrist.

The person in black suddenly thumped, and before he had time to think about how to respond, Yan Cen suddenly raised the corners of his lips, revealing a meaningful smile.

The man in black was startled, subconsciously trying to flee with his hands, it was already too late.

—— Yan Cen held the wrist of the man in black, and sent the blade to his waist.

The sharp blade, as thin as a cicada's wing, slid across Yan Cen's belt, easily tore through his cloth, leaving an obvious scar on his waist.

Yan Cen's face remained unchanged, and he still felt that it was not enough, so his subordinates worked hard to make the wound bigger.

Blood gushed out from the wound immediately, completely soaking the surrounding cloth.

The man in black hurriedly regained his senses, and struck Yan Cen's eyes with his left hand. Yan Cen took advantage of the situation to loosen his grip, and took a step back, intending to let him go.

"Thank you." Yan Cen said in a good mood.

The man in black was startled and suspicious, he didn't have time to figure out his intention, and didn't dare to wait any longer, he hurriedly climbed over the palace wall and fled away.

Yan Cen withdrew his gaze, supported the edge of the wall with one hand, and jumped down from above with ease.

Xu Muzhou, who was under the wall, saw all the short confrontation just now. Seeing that the man in black had already left, he rushed up to meet him. Before he could speak, he grabbed Yan Cen's arm and walked towards him. Look at the wound on his waist.

"You—" Xu Muzhou was too angry to speak.

"Okay, okay." Yan Cen knew he couldn't fool around this time, he covered his wound, and pre-emptively leaned over and kissed him: "I'll explain to you in a moment..."

Xu Muzhou: "..."

Yan Cen looked at Xiao Douding who was pale and trembling in Xu Muzhou's arms, stretched out his hand to pinch his chin, and sighed.

"Now we have to deal with this little trouble first." Yan Cen said.