female catcher

The bloodbathed Gaotao Prison still exists in a hidden place, but there are no strict guards anymore, and the place where countless vicious criminals were imprisoned is now deserted.The square stone walls are covered with vines and moss, and the dark bricks are somewhat uneven. In front of the iron gate sits a thin, one-eyed old man with a blind eye protruding from his left eye. The current Gaotao Prison is even worse. Like a funeral home.

It has indeed been transformed into a place where unclaimed corpses are parked by the yamen. It used to trap living ghosts, but now it locks up resentful souls. It’s like being isolated from the world. The filth is left here, Qingming is isolated from the outside world, and no one is imprisoned. The place where the crime was committed was never clean.

No one will set foot in such a remote and evil place. Only those who are strong enough dare to stay here, ask for a living, take care of the coffin, add some incense for the spring and autumn festivals, so that there will be no more mass graves. It is also where Qin Zhiyuan became humane after he took office.

Because there are few people around, when Nangong Biluo came, the old man who was dozing off suddenly noticed, rubbed his still intact eye and looked far away to cheer up. After a while, the female arrester with the flagon was gone. come before.

"Uncle Tai, are you still used to it?" Nangong Biluo greeted and handed over the wine jar.

The old man took off the blindfold to cover his frightening eyes before he took the drink, "It's good, everyone you want to see has left the world, and you can't find anyone you don't want to see. You don't seem to be feeling well."

"After suffering from the heart-shattering palm, the reincarnation nail has been pulled out. This is the final stage of recovery."

"Old Monster Xiao's Reincarnation Nail, coupled with the Heart Breaking Palm, you can say it so easily, the title of the Nine-Life Cat is well-deserved, and Old Monster Xiao's two treasures are worth it to you."

"Tai Shumo made fun of it, if it wasn't for..." She recalled the cold lake water, shook her head and smiled wryly, "Nine Lives Cat almost lost her tail this time. How is she?"

"Not only does she look similar to you, but she also has the same ruthlessness after receiving the reincarnation nail. But after being rescued, she was not noisy, no different from the one in the coffin. I think——she is waiting for you, go in."

Nangong Biluo was stunned for a moment, but saw that Huo Qitai, who had always had an expression on his face, had already sat back to his original position and opened the wine tasting, she came back to her senses, walked into the dark passageway with a chuckle.

The blood-washed walls were mottled indistinctly under the light from the vents. Xuan Gang, the ghost ghost, and the inner ghost who broke into the Yamen managed to escape. Gao Tao Prison was destroyed, and her mother left her.

Thinking of this, there will still be a dull pain in my heart, but the pain has gradually subsided. Maybe everyone in the Nangong family lives and dies calmly, without being shocked by honor or disgrace, and the final choice is only the four words "death is worthy".

Back then, Xuan Gang was not killed immediately because he wanted to find out the real mastermind behind the scenes, to lure the ghosts in the yamen, and he was also the only witness of the high-level people in the walking corpse building, but in the end, the careerist behind the scenes was allowed to go unpunished all these years, and the price seemed too heavy .Times have changed, things are not what they were yesterday, and people are not what they were in the past, but if there is another chance, her father will still set foot in the walking corpse building, and she will also capture Xuan Gang alive, but she will be more careful to protect the people around her.

Fortunately, time is fair, if you leave, you will not come back, you will not regret it, you will not regret it, and you will heal your scars.

Up to now, the bloody road that has been walked, the mottled road, the sacrificed people will also witness the results of all their persistence, soon, after waiting for a long time, at a loss for a long time, a dark road may not be all at the end dark.

Just like this passage, she walked from a bright place, and there was always a blue sky behind her, even if it was endless, even if it was a prison, it would still pass.

After passing through the long passage, the original torture room has become a coffin hall. With the memory buried in her body, she turned on the switch leading to a deeper underground level. The sound of the mechanism starting brought her back to her senses.

The underground stone wall was always on fire, presumably it was refilled by Uncle Tai after he came here. After an ups and downs, he went up to a stone room. Opening the iron fence was her destination this time.

There was a rotten sound from the iron fence, and she stepped into Gaotao Prison's relatively neat first floor of cells. There were empty cells in front of her, and there was no one she wanted to see until the biggest cell at the end.

Maybe someone who wants to see her too.

After all, when she walked to the front of the wooden fence, the person who was exactly the same as her in appearance and figure had already grabbed the wooden fence impatiently. The only difference was that the two people were dressed differently, and half of the person inside had a bandage on his face. , wearing a loose hunting suit lining, the entire right arm is also wrapped, and the palm on the wrist is broken, empty.

Nangong Biluo walked towards the door, she took a step, and the people inside took a step, staring at her with bloodshot eyes, like a ghost crawling out of a coffin, but the facial features really couldn't be seen from her There is a strange feeling of looking in the mirror, but it shows her strange side.

Ferocity, cruelty, unwillingness, anger, violent wind and rain, and stormy sea, clearly want to tear everyone who looks into those eyes.

How much has it gone through before you have eyes like a struggling beast?And why are you looking at yourself so intently?Nothing can be tolerated, the whole world seems to be only them.

Nangong Biluo, who was about to open the cell door, stopped suddenly. She looked at the people inside and lost her mind, and couldn't find what to say for a while.

"Why didn't you speak?" Instead, the person inside spoke first, her remaining hand grabbed the wooden railing, and her nails almost sank into the railing. "Do you think it's amazing that there is such a similar person in the world?"

Nangong Biluo came back to her senses, "What should I call you?"

Huahu laughed, "Nangong Biluo."

Nangong Biluo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said softly: "It's just a name. Unfortunately, I have used it for more than 30 years. You——should be younger than me."

"But it's not just a name to me!" Huahu's eyes were red, and she wanted to rush out, but the wooden fence blocked her, and she seemed to never be able to touch people outside.

Nangong Biluo saw the tears in Huahu's eyes that refused to break the embankment, just like herself who was stubborn and refused to cry. Her excitement was not only hugging the wooden railing tightly, but also blood oozing from the gauze of her left eye.Nangong Biluo couldn't help getting closer and said, "Don't be so excited, you've just recovered from a serious injury, and it's hard to recover from the wound on your face."

"That's not right, then no one can pretend to be you anymore." After saying this, Huahu still forced herself to calm down. She felt the flow of blood, and was about to fumble for a clean handkerchief to wipe it off. A hand has already been stretched out from outside the railing.

Huahu paused, she looked at Nangong Biluo's face, probably what she has never been able to learn is such clean and gentle gentleness, as calm as spring breeze, as bright as the sun, and she herself is like the dust that appears under the sun, washing away No matter how clean it is, it can't wash away the past, the dark past, it can only imitate the dirty self.

"Why, why do you want to come back? Why are you always so dazzling? Nangong Biluo, we obviously look the same, why can you be called Nangong Biluo? No matter how I try to surpass, people keep telling me that I am a fake, forever I can't replace you, I have the confidence to become a better Nangong Biluo, but I was doomed to have a completely different life trajectory since I was born." Huahu laughed and cried, and cried with a smile when he couldn't hear the cry, half of the tears, half blood.

Nangong Biluo couldn't help but raised his hand to wipe it, and said at the same time: "Because my father's name is Nangong Haotian, so I am called Nangong Biluo. I can't follow other people's surname. Don't cry, it's not good for the wound."

Huahu dodged, and knocked off Nangong Biluo's handkerchief, with a crisp snap, causing them to fall into silence again.

Nangong Biluo glanced at the handkerchief on the ground, then looked at Huahu, who had erased the traces of herself, and sighed: "I always feel that you don't just look like me, Huo Qilin once said that Thunder Martial Hall caught someone pretending to be me. I don't care about the person, do we have any relationship?"

"Huo Qilin, I must have told you a lot." Huahu let out a foul breath to make himself not so embarrassed. "Then he should also tell you, my name is Huahu, and you should have checked my past."

"I've checked, I... can only sympathize with your experience, because I can't do anything about what has happened, and I appreciate your resilience. Even if you have used unscrupulous methods, in all fairness, I would not do better than you in such a living environment. Well, it's more likely to die in those shadows. But I don't remember us ever crossing paths, after all, we are so similar."

"Similar, yes similar. The first time I saw you, I never thought that I would meet you in this way. My nickname is Huahu, don't you have an impression?"

Nangong Biluo murmured a few times, thinking of something, "Huahu, Huahu, the only person who is related to Huahubiao in my impression is Huahubiao. Could it be that you are related to him and you followed me because of him?"

"That kind of scum has no right to be related to me, but I have to admit that when I was young, I survived because of his blessing. I lived like a begging beast in a bandit's den. I hated that I was a daughter. All women can't escape their humble fate in the end, until—" Huahu's eyes blurred, the bandits are hidden in the green mountains, and in the mountains with green mountains and green waters, she saw God of War on a sunny afternoon.

He was in high spirits, majestic and majestic, wearing black and white clothes, holding a bland sword, just one person.

"It wasn't until a female catcher went up the mountain alone, picked up the entire bandit den, captured several mountain kings, and forced Hua Hubiao to jump off the cliff to commit suicide. I didn't know that there was another way to live in the world. I was in the crowd Seeing you with blood on your face and letting us share the stolen money and go our separate ways, the fire you burned down the bandit den in the sunset has always been burning in my heart. It is the belief that I still gritted my teeth and survived many places. And I also found that my appearance gradually approached the person I was thinking of as I grew up, except for that nasty birthmark!"

When Huahu talked about the past, her body trembled a little. For many days and nights, she thought about the person who was smiling in front of the gangster. "When I become more and more like you, I think it is destined. I am ecstatic, proud, and raise the proudest and most tenacious flesh and blood in the most humble place. But it is the innate birthmark that makes me and You have a difference, which is very similar to our difference between clouds and mud. While the birthmark saved me from some suffering to a certain extent, it also made me hate it. The birthmark hurts the difference between me and you. I am not Nangong Biluo .”

"So when I finally had a chance to get rid of the past, and I finally had a face exactly like yours, I was even more sure that this is God's arrangement, let me replace you, no, let me get back what I should have I am Nangong Biluo, the first female arrester of Ming Dynasty!" Huahu seemed to be dazed, she wanted to get close to Nangong Biluo, but she refused Nangong Biluo's contact, "You can do it, I I can do it ten times and a hundred times better. I can investigate the cases you investigate, and I can investigate the cases you can’t. I will learn all your martial arts and make them stronger. You can’t catch them. I can catch people, but I have been able to nibble away at Wang Jin, who you have been unable to move for a long time. What qualifications do you think you have to come back?"

Nangong Biluo recalled the days of following Huahu, from being surprised to witnessing her rapid growth, so that she changed her plan.She said frankly: "I have read your annotations on my handbook for handling cases. You are indeed very smart, with extraordinary understanding and unique insights. You even found a breakthrough in some outstanding cases that I couldn't even handle. It's just that the means are too extreme." Vicious, just like you are indeed more efficient than me in interrogation, but you are also prone to torture, and you don’t care much about your surroundings when you are arrested. , be less aggressive, you can completely surpass me, but unfortunately..."

"It's a pity that you can't be a saint like you. You don't even care about yourself but you are dedicated to others. Do you think you are the savior? Even if Nangong Biluo has the heart, there are more than tens of millions of people who suffer in the world. Can you save them? You save them." If you get one, you don't have to sacrifice the opposite side, or even put yourself in a difficult situation for your morality, but you have to know that only by keeping yourself can you spare the power to save others. The law of the jungle here is nothing more than survival. You can’t save everything, and your ability is only human. I just did what you dare not do, cast aside the so-called moral shackles, and use the simplest method to complete the mission of your female catcher. Responsibility. Only I can make Nangong Biluo live longer, live better, and live more like a person!"

Huahu became a little excited again, "You shouldn't come back, you let me out! I also want to help Zhiyuan kill Wang Jin, I also need to remove obstacles for the Yamen, I also need to settle the remaining pending cases, and I also want to clear the Nangong Mansion. Renovation, I also want to shut up those who gossip about Nangong Biluo behind their backs, and let people know that a fast catch can be noble, and a female catcher can fly to a branch and become a position that even the daughter of a rich family can't get."

Nangong Biluo fell silent, quietly looking at Huahu, as if looking at another self.

"Why do not you speak?"

"What should I say? Once upon a time, I also had these thoughts, and I also doubted the path I chose, but in the end I have come to this day. I—" Nangong Biluo seemed to recall something long, long ago, Full of passion to serve the imperial court, a female stream bumped into walls everywhere, and she was also disheartened and self-doubted. "It's human too."

Huahu calmed down, she saw the past she had never recorded from the corner of Nangong Biluo's eyes, but the place she walked was flowing in Nangong Biluo's blood.

Nangong Biluo breathed out, always smiling, "I never thought of myself as the savior, but I just heard that there are things I want to do, I want to be famous, I want to wear the clothes my father wore, and I am not willing to do nothing. All my life, I didn’t feel that I was justice, I’m not the only one who punishes the evil and promotes the good, I’m just a female arrester, and the arrester shouldn’t be a dog or claw that oppresses the people.”

"You said that being fast can be noble, and I agree. But it's not about status. It's about strictly observing the honor of redressing wronged Zuo Qing officials and protecting one side with their own strength. Inferior than anyone else, apart from the difference in status, people should be human in essence, and the premise is also an individual. Do you know what I am most proud of wearing this dress?"

Huahu: "What is it?"

"He is a humble person who is respected by thousands of people, and Nangong Biluo is just a mortal. Even if there will be a time when he has to, five fingers of confidantes are enough, so in their eyes, you are you, and I am me."

After Nangong Biluo sighed, he immediately pointed out: "And the achievement you mentioned, I am afraid that you want to control Lord Qin to become the king of Yue, and after destroying Wang Jin, you will take advantage of the situation to support the new emperor, so that you can replace Wang Jin alone and under ten thousand people." above, right?"

"So what, if I have the ability, why don't I change the sky?"

"But if you press the wrong treasure, you can't succeed. Do you think you can eat Wang Jin's trust by gaining him? The power and trust he gave you is when he is in the mood to indulge others to play around. , the prince is sharper than anyone else."

"You don't let me go out, how do you know I can't do it? You are afraid that I will go out and disrupt your plan to pretend to be me. You want to monopolize the credit and please the emperor."

"I am Nangong Biluo, what are we talking about in disguise? The experience of pretending to be yourself is a novelty. If you let you go, you will only have a dead end. At this time, I am not trying to curry favor with the emperor, but to ask him for an explanation."

"Don't come here. If you don't let me go, you must have another purpose. You don't want to destabilize the court, and you want to ask the emperor for an explanation. You must want me to be a scapegoat. Otherwise, you will replace me in Hongfenglin When the time comes, just let that giant python bite me to death. Why bother to save me and let that one-eyed old man give me a reincarnation nail so that I can greatly improve my skills. When I succeed, you will have endless troubles. I I will take back everything that belongs to me!" Huahu said, grabbing the wooden fence with all his strength.

"Uncle Tai said that you have always been like a dead body. Now it seems that you are only improving your internal strength with the breath of a tortoise. There is no one in the world who has improved so fast. I can't bear the genius to die early. Besides, the red maple forest is in the palm of your own hands." I broke away from Xiaohong, if I was one step later, it might not be you, but Xiaohong who died. It guards Liushang, how could I let you kill it, and let Xiaohong bite, just to cover up that you were caught by Wu Qianer Injury. I've seen the scratches on your hands. It must have been corroded by your father-in-law. Although the conditions here are not good, they are also safe. Everything is coming to an end. Before the dust settles, you can rest here and recuperate. With your talent, you will soon be at the top of the martial arts world, and if you go out and say you are invincible, no one will be able to bully you. It can be regarded as compensation for my incompetence back then."

Nangong Biluo was a little bit emotional, it turned out that he and her had already formed a relationship, "Young and frivolous, you will always ignore the past and ignore the future. Back then, I was only thinking about making a name for myself by eliminating bandits, but I didn't think about what would happen to you after I dismissed you. When I saw the experience you wrote in my handbook, I was even a little ecstatic. Even though we have no contact, you can easily understand my intentions, and I appreciate your seriousness, and I will cherish my talents. I I have never thought of accepting apprentices in my life. Of the few small arrests I brought out, one of them has returned. Although the other two are good, they also have their own shortcomings. Their martial arts attainments are also limited. The rest can protect themselves. I am content I'm gone, and I've always regretted the loss of the female arrester. You, I can't bear it."

Huahu sneered, "Hypocritical, are you worried that I told the old gatekeeper that Qin Zhiyuan would be buried with me, and Cao Yu'an was also poisoned by me?"

Nangong Biluo frowned, "Uncle Tai didn't convey anything to me. After I replaced you in Hongfenglin, I also checked that you were not despicable enough to use poison to control and frame my friends and people in the yamen. I would also like to thank you for accidentally protecting Shui'er, so this kind of worry does not exist. As for you and brother Qin - I will let him come to see you."

"Come on, even if you meet Qin Zhiyuan, he treats you like a god. If I pretend to be you and kill someone, if he doesn't kill me, he will throw me in jail. How is that different from now? You don't use me as a scapegoat, What about Feng Piaoxu? You love her so much, are you willing? I am the best substitute. You are as hypocritical as I am. What I regret most is that I failed to accept Feng Piaoxu from the beginning. In fact, I can also love She, isn't she? She can be better than you, and she doesn't even need to take risks. Nangong Biluo doesn't need to be trapped in female arrest."

"Really?" Nangong Biluo saw paranoia in Huahu's eyes, "It seems that letting you go out to impersonate is also a good way to get out."

As she said that, she took out the key, spread it out and handed it over, but Huahu hesitated instead.

"What do you mean?"

"Let you go out. At this point, I also want to stay in this place and wait for everything to end before she comes to pick me up." Nangong Biluo opened the cell door and walked in after saying that.

Huahu backed away, "What kind of tricks are you playing? Just so sure, she can come to pick you up?"

"Yes, because she is Feng Piaoxu. And your fault is not that you failed to accept her from the beginning, but that you neglected to pretend that your feelings cannot be faked. What I experienced with her never belonged to you. When Nangong Biluo was like that Okay? You said you can do better than me, then I tell you that once I put on this dress, I will wear it to the end, can you? Dare?"

Huahu frowned, "You're trying to get me into a trap. From what you said just now, you've come back a long time ago, and you know I'm pretending. If you really don't want me to take the place, why didn't you just do it at the beginning?" Replace me, wouldn't it be easier to achieve your goal according to your method? I know you have waited for this opportunity for too long, but now you let me go out instead of you, isn't it ulterior motives?"

"No, Wang Jin knows me too well, and there are certain things that only you can do, but Nangong Biluo can't."

"for example?"

"Emotions." Nangong Biluo continued to say frankly: "It's the same sentence, feelings can't be disguised. When you show up, and I survived a catastrophe, it is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. My family is gone. Hiding it, but floating catkins can't do it. And once Wang Jin finds out, his relaxed vigilance will rise again. Brother Qin finally designed Wang Jin and King Yue to be radical and self-destructive. It will change again. We wait for this opportunity It's been too long, and you have unintentionally helped us advance, even though you have ambitions, but the purpose is still to bring down the prince, so I will push the boat along the way and observe secretly and stand still."

"Although your repeated behavior has confused Piaoxu and the others, it has also weakened Wang Jin's strength. If it is true that Nangong Biluo killed Chunxiang, Wang Jin's new and old hatreds will definitely kill me immediately. Death is inevitable. But you are different. He knew from the beginning that you were a fake, and he would appreciate ambitious people. I have been waiting for the right time until Hongfenglin, and you have been cornered Now, if I don't show up again, everything will be out of control. I have to thank you, without you, the 'Nangong Biluo', King Yue would not trust brother Zhiyuan, and Wang Jin would not be negligent. Now it is the last moment, neither father-in-law nor King Yue has any descendants Way to go, even if you go to report, you will only have a dead end, and I am already a dead person."

Huahu hesitated, "Stop bluffing me."

"Why should I? I just need to disappear again. There is no loss for me. Even with you outside, I can remain anonymous and live freely in the world. But you are different, no matter which side you are. If you need to add more variables, when you get involved in this game, you will not be able to escape unscathed, think about it. I will give you the key, and the door is also open."

"Are you so sure that there will be no more variables after you disappear?"

"Because even if I don't show up, they will do what they are doing now. Nangong Biluo has never been omnipotent. Even if he dies, there are still people who are willing to continue things. My powerlessness will always be filled by someone. It is enough to do this in this life."

"Since things will continue to develop as you expected without you, why do you show up again?"

"Because I don't want to be burned by those who chase the light, and I do my best to protect those who deserve to be protected. I have some regrets. I have seen too many sacrifices of relatives and friends along the way. Some of them were not fast arresters. Some have just become parents and are still so young. Nangong Biluo is not trapped in the female arrest, but has already integrated into this identity."

"Is it worth it? Do you know why I think I can surpass you? Because I won't stick to this identity, and I don't have so much introspection. Some things have sacrifices, and you can do it in another way. In addition, even if you don't If you do it, someone will go ahead.”

"Everyone thinks this way, who is going to be the first? Looking forward and backward, I just don't want to make so many sacrifices. And the identity is not rigid, it's just my idea. The first female arrester, Nangong Biluo, it's as simple as that. As for whether it's worth it or not?" , you once regarded me as the dawn, didn't you?" Nangong Biluo smiled again, the sadness faded away, and the cloudless sky was as clear as ever.

While Huahu was dazzled, she gently spread Huahu's hand and put the key in.

"There is only one Nangong Biluo in the world, do you think so? Take good care of your wounds. If there is a chance, I look forward to the moment when I see you outside. The value of a person, I will realize it by myself. Take care, um—a friend in the same robe." The female catcher found a suitable address, she didn't say goodbye, and straightened the unruly lining on Li Huahu's body, which was bright red.

That smile was much more precipitated than the first time I saw it, and it became the Nangong Biluo that Huahu saw last, but the leaving figure was still as tall and straight in the setting sun and fire.

Huahu didn't hear the door closing again, but she held the key tightly and murmured in despair: "There is only one Nangong Biluo, why not me?"

When Nangong Biluo stepped out of Gaotao Prison, Uncle Tai, who was guarding the gate, was already drunk and fell asleep. He was guarding a not-so-clean place in an orderly manner, but he could be called a soul suppressor.People are always looking for their place.

She looked at the blue sky and took a deep breath. No matter how unpredictable the weather is, how many lightning storms there are, when the blue sky is thousands of miles away, the breeze, white clouds, and falling flowers and catkins are blowing in the wind, her mood will always be brightened.

Everyone is sad, if the heart is clear, there is no need to be afraid of thorns, and there are more possibilities in life.

Nangong Biluo looked back at Gao Tao Prison again, and muttered to himself: "Thank you, if you don't agree, why are you so persistent, this female arrest is worth it. Whether it is prison or release, it depends on yourself."

"Move all the books and files in the study here. It's not bad for a female arrester to inherit the same salary." Nangong Biluo muttered, twisted his neck, loosened his muscles and bones, and said seriously: "Brother Qin is dismissed, King Yue After entering Beijing, two days later it will be the Forbidden City to worship ancestors, just in case, it is time to meet old friends next time."

Her right hand was used to sticking to her lower back, and she quickly disappeared into the forest.

Some distance away from the capital, the men and horses led by Feng Piaoxu also found a place to camp and discuss the matter of sneaking into the capital. Yi Wu, who was supposed to come to meet him, was ambushed by Xuan Gang, and Lin Lang's letter also stated that the reason for entering the city The card is on the 'fake' Nangong Biluo, and everyone discusses how many people will go to Beijing to steal the token, and the rest will ambush the Yue King's army and enter Beijing disguised as an army.

Originally, everyone didn't want Feng Piaoxu to take risks, and let her direct, but Feng Piaoxu said that some accounts could only be settled by her, so he brought Ningyan, Qushui, the Three Heroes of Meilang and Huo Qilin to Beijing, and the rest was left to the public. Commanded by Guan Baiyu and Wudang disciples.It is easy to find the troops hidden by King Yue, and it is not difficult for a group of well-coordinated Jianghu people to sneak into the barracks, but the difficulty is that Wang Jin ordered that even King Yue's troops were stopped outside the city, not only that, but also the forbidden army Move out.

Feng Piaoxu and others also hid for a long time after sneaking into the capital. There are all hidden guards around Nangong Mansion, and the forces are very mixed. It is hard to tell who is who.

In the capital city, the city scene is peaceful, and only keen people know that the wind and rain are about to break.