[Rat and Cat] Han Palace Autumn

"Wow--" The icy cold water poured down hard on the bound man's head, Zhan Zhao moved a little, and woke up leisurely.

A trace of confusion flashed through the jade-like pupils, and then they suddenly tightened, and the consciousness regained clarity step by step before the exhausted body.He stared at the ugly things in front of him coldly, with an unyielding light shining in his eyes.

"Zhan Zhao, I advise you to reveal the whereabouts of the alliance letter as soon as possible, otherwise—" Xiangyang King played with the blood-red Ruyi in his hand, and pointed to the torture instruments hanging on the wall with a little show, "I cherish Cai, I wanted to give you a bright future, so why bother asking for trouble?"

He walked slowly in front of Zhan Zhao, looking at this handsome young man.He remembered that he was turning the small purple sand pot in his hand with a gentle smile, his white fingers were slender and shiny, and he also remembered that he leaned forward, offering advice to himself in a whisper, with the faint fragrance of tea lingering around him... The king of Xiangyang spat, thinking about it What kind of schemes did the two of them offer him, and he still offered Ruo Guigao... Seeing Zhan Zhao watching him calmly, the anger in his heart couldn't help getting stronger, he waved his hand casually, so that Soft chair.

The jailer stepped forward knowingly, and pulled out a water-soaked leather whip from the bucket. This kind of whip was flexible and heavy, with tiny barbs on it. The jailer looked at King Xiangyang, and Zhao Jue opened his mouth to persuade him again. However, seeing Zhan Zhaoyun's calm demeanor, he snorted coldly and nodded slightly to the jailer.The jailer didn't say any more, and whipped his whip fiercely on Zhan Zhao's chest.

Zhan Zhao tensed his body. Although he had been prepared for a long time, the unexpected pain in his chest made him groan, and then he bit his lower lip tightly. The shirt on the front of his chest was torn a hole, blood stained It came out from inside.

"Ah... Master Zhan, I forgot to tell you that this poison has another effect, which can make your body more sensitive." Seeing the ironic smile in the eyes of the rather embarrassed young man, he cursed secretly "Continue."

This time there was no further pause, the two jailers took turns to fight, without giving Zhan Zhao a chance to breathe, the special whip rolled out afterimages, wreaking havoc on every inch of skin, the sharp pain was so vivid and sharp.The iron chain on the torture rack rattled, but then stopped for an instant as if realizing something, and was held firmly by the knuckle fingers, but no scream was heard.

After dozens of lashes had passed, King Xiangyang signaled the jailer to stop. He walked to the torture rack and looked at Zhan Zhao, who was breathing heavily with his eyes closed. It was already fragmented, and sweat slid down the flexible body, mixing with the vertical and horizontal whip marks, leaving red marks with a touch of blood.

Zhao Jue lifted Zhan Zhao's chin and forced him to look at him. The strength in his hand almost crushed his jaw: "Say, where is the alliance letter?"

Zhan Zhao just looked at him with a sneer, and remained silent, the bright colors in his eyes seemed to gather again in an instant, shining amazingly.

Zhao Jue shook his hand and slapped his face hard, turning his face to one side, and blood immediately dripped down the corner of his mouth.He took out the human form where the mother Gu was, and stabbed it fiercely with a thin needle.

"Hmm..." The intense pain broke through the defense line that he was struggling to maintain in an instant. Zhan Zhao was so painful that he wanted to curl up, but was blocked by the cold iron chains. , front chest and other weak points were beaten frantically.He bit his lips tightly, his bloodless lips trembling uncontrollably, his beautiful eyes opened wide, and his body couldn't stop shaking violently.

Zhao Jue signaled the guards to stop, stepped forward himself, and chose a silver chain with a long hook. He shook the chain in front of Zhan Zhao's absent-minded eyes, and was satisfied to see the dark pupils constrict suddenly.

Simply and neatly, he passed the iron hook under the collarbone of the left shoulder, passed around from the back to the top of the shoulder, and nailed the hook into the wall.Zhan Zhao's body suddenly arched backwards, blood from his shoulder blades rushed out, sweat formed soybean-sized sweat beads, and formed a large wet spot under his body. The wrist was already bloody, and the blood flowed down the arm, staining the slender fingertips that stretched forward as hard as possible.Finally, a dull mournful cry was heard in the ear, and King Xiangyang raised one corner of his mouth in satisfaction.

"My lord, the prisoner has passed out."

The jailer's call made Zhao Jue notice the situation of the person in front of him. Indeed, Zhan Zhao had passed out, his body was hanging limply on the torture rack, his head was hanging down on his chest, and his body was dripping with blood.

"Wake him up." He ordered simply.

Bucket after bucket of cold water was poured on Zhan Zhao's body, but it didn't have any effect. He just hung silently and softly between the iron chains, his torn clothes stuck tightly to his body, revealing his delicate and beautiful curves.

"Hmph," King Xiangyang continued to stimulate the poison, picked up a thin bamboo stick, came to Zhan Zhao, and inserted it between his fingers mercilessly.

With ten fingers connected to the heart, this bamboo stick seemed to be inserted into the heart suddenly, and the sharp pain instantly awakened the nothingness of mind.The rationality he had just woken up was not enough to resist such inhuman torture. The broken cock came out of his throat, but it was blocked by his bitten and scarred lips in just a moment.

Zhao Jue grabbed Zhan Zhao's hair and pulled it back fiercely. Zhan Zhao's head was forced to be raised high, revealing a slender and slender neck and a pale, almost transparent handsome face. The brilliance is as gorgeous as the sunset, and it is dazzling and poignant.

Zhao Jue was in a trance, let go of the hand holding the bun in a strange way, and then tore off the jade belt that tied the hair, the long black hair like a waterfall flowed over the trembling thin shoulders, Zhao Jue's eyes seemed to have flames burning , It took him a long time to gather his mind, pinched his neck and asked fiercely: "Say, where is the alliance letter?"

Zhan Zhao weakly gave him a contemptuous smile, tried hard to control his trembling voice and said, "The alliance letter...is very safe, I will never...never tell you..."

Zhao Jue laughed back in anger, brought his face closer, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said coldly in a voice almost whispering: "Okay, then you can take your time..." Returning to the soft chair, he said coldly Tell the jailer: "Continue."

In the middle of the night, the government office in Kaifeng.

It was nearly three o'clock, and there was almost no sound on the streets of Kaifeng, and the whole city was sleeping peacefully in the cool autumn night. However, two figures floating in from the heights of the city wall broke the silence.

"Who is it!" The officers and soldiers guarding the city turned their arrows one after another, shouting at the uninvited visitor, but they received a golden belt shot from mid-air: Zhan Zhao, the fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword.

"So it's Mr. Zhan." The team leader hurriedly motioned his colleagues to put down the bow and arrow, and was about to chat with Mr. Zhan, who was on a hard business trip like before, when he saw a white shadow flying overhead, looking in the direction of Kaifeng He went in the direction of the Fuyamen.He murmured: "Looks like some serious case happened—hey, when did Mr. Zhan start wearing white clothes?"

Using his lightness kung fu, Bai Yutang led Zhang Wu straight into the gate of the Kaifeng mansion, and the mansion jumped like crazy for a moment. Fortunately, everyone quickly recognized this young hero Bai who often went in and out with Zhan's guards. Surrounded up.

Bai Yutang pursed his lips and remained silent until Mr. Bao got up, and then followed Mr. Gongsun into his study alone.

"Bai Yishi, eh...why didn't the guard Zhan come back with you?"

Seeing that the first thing Bao Zheng asked was Zhan Zhao, not the damn alliance letter, Bai Yutang's gloomy face eased a little, he took out the alliance letter from his sleeve and handed it over, and said in a shy voice, "We have reached the sky. Lou, I got the letter of alliance and the list...here, the cat... Zhan Zhao escaped to cover me, and was taken back by King Xiangyang."

"This..." Bao Zheng suddenly stood up, and Gongsun Ce's face turned pale - of course they knew what would happen to Zhan Zhaoyuan if he was in the hands of King Xiangyang.

Bai Yutang continued in a deep voice: "The only thing we can be thankful for now is that the old Xiangyang thief didn't know that I had delivered the alliance letter to the capital, so before the news leaks, at least the cat's life will not be in danger."

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce reacted for a moment before they realized that the cat he was talking about referred to Zhan Zhao, but at this moment, he was in no mood to worry about such a trivial matter. Bao Zheng immediately put on his official uniform and prepared to go to the palace overnight to give a secret performance to the emperor. With a little more time saved, Zhan Zhao, who is in prison, can suffer less.

Zhao Zhen had already gone to bed, but was called up by the eunuch in charge. Hearing that it was Bao Zheng who saw him late at night, he didn't know why his heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, he got up and dressed neatly, and said, "Xuan."

"Xuan, the Grand Scholar of Longtuge, and Bao Zheng, Governor of Kaifeng, will meet you."

Bao Zheng was about to salute when he came in, but was stopped by the impatient emperor: "Your Majesty Bao, you are here late at night, but what news does Zhan Wei have?"

"Report to Your Majesty, Zhan Huwei and Bai Shaoxia have brought back the alliance letter and list of King Xiangyang's rebellion." Bao Zheng knelt down and handed the items in his hand to Yulan. After the emperor had read it, he continued, " Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to react as soon as possible, now that Guard Zhan has been captured by the King of Xiangyang, his life is at stake..."

"What did you say!" The young emperor suddenly stood up and turned over the teacup on the imperial case, but he didn't even look at it, he just stared at Bao Zheng and said, "Guard Zhan was captured by King Xiangyang?"

"Yes," Bao Zheng couldn't help crying, "The guard Zhan was poisoned, and in order to return the alliance letter safely, he made a plan with Bai Shaoxia, and ... he will be captured without a fight."

Zhao Zhen sat back on the dragon chair in a daze, and after a long while, he asked: "Then...is his life in danger?" Seeing Bao Zheng shaking his head, he seemed to have been injected with some vitality, and after a moment of meditation, he seemed to be exhausted. He waved his hand, "Kneel down, I will arrange it as soon as possible... don't startle the snake, just ask Bai Yutang to take someone to Xiangyang again after the imperial decree."

Bao Zheng had no choice but to step back first. The emperor rested his forehead on the imperial case in silence for a while, and suddenly showed a strange smile. He opened the secret compartment, took out a special letter paper, wrote a few lines, and rushed Beckoning from the shadows, a man in black appeared out of nowhere as if appearing from the air.

"Send the fastest carrier pigeon to Xiangyang immediately."