bastard returns

At this moment, all the guards around Ning Yuan stretched out their hands, wanting to hold Ning Yuan. Ning Yuan didn't expect the eldest princess to be so domineering and unreasonable. There is no reason to sit still and wait for death. With a shake of his sleeves, he pointed into a sword and used his inner strength to break through the gap between the two guards.

Those guards seemed to be quite skillful. Ning Yuan expected that he was not a match for so many people, but he still had some confidence in breaking out of the encirclement. He had already thought very well. Going to the Palace of Huanqing, Sikongxuan must have not left the palace at the moment when he attended the banquet in the palace last night, and now maybe only he and Concubine Shu Hui have the ability to block the eldest princess.

The situation was exactly as Ning Yuan had expected. Even though those guards had some skills, they were not Ning Yuan's single-handed enemy. He easily shook the two of them away and escaped from the encirclement. Back, directly towards the gate of the hall.

But at this moment, there was a figure chasing up at a speed not inferior to his, and in an instant, he crossed in front of Ning Yuan, raised his hand and slapped Ning Yuan's face.

Ning Yuan hastily raised his palms, and the two palms met. Before Ning Yuan could send out the inside, he felt an overwhelming infuriating energy poured directly from the opponent's palm, and it was so easy to condense him together. The internal energy rushed to pieces and rushed into his meridians undiminished. Ning Yuan only felt a sharp pain coming from the meridians, a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his lips, and he retreated several times.

"Nirvana Heart Sutra!" Eunuch Qi seemed to have seen the exercises that Ning Yuan was practicing, and he showed a very surprised expression for a moment, but his movements were not vague at all. After he closed his palm, he took advantage of Ning Yuan's vomiting of blood, and he once again bullied himself. On the ground, a finger pointed at the vein gate of Ning Yuan's neck, completely sealing his acupuncture points.

"Hmph, a boy who can't control himself. Eunuch Qi used to be the guard of the late emperor. He was ordered by the late emperor and the Jinwu Guard, who was once exclusive to the late emperor, came to protect the palace under the command of the late emperor. These people are all first-class experts. , how could you be able to run with that three or two kung fu." The eldest princess walked up slowly, looked at Ning Yuan who had been restrained with a sneer, and said to Qi Gonggong: "I will leave this matter to you Now, make sure he disappears without a sound, and don't cause trouble for me!"

"Mother!" Princess Zhaoyi wanted to speak up, but was stopped by the eldest princess, "Shut up." The eldest princess said angrily, "Now you follow me to see Wanyi, I still have something to ask Girl!" After saying that, she walked out of the hall without looking back.

Princess Zhaoyi had no choice. Eunuch Qi and the Jinwu guards only listened to the eldest princess’s orders. She wanted to save Ning Yuan but she couldn’t, so she had to recruit a personal eunuch before leaving with the eldest princess. Go outside to report the news.

Seeing the back of the eunuch leaving quickly, Princess Zhaoyi looked back into the hall again, said lightly, "It's really a crime", and then stepped up to follow the eldest princess.

Ning Yuan's acupoints were sealed and he was restrained by two strong men. He really couldn't exert any strength at all. At this moment, he finally panicked, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead, watching Eunuch Qi bend down, Pinch his chin and pour the stinky liquid from the small porcelain bottle into his mouth.

I don't know what kind of poison is in the bottle. As soon as Ning Yuan took it into his mouth, Ning Yuan felt that his tongue was numb. The idea of ​​using his tongue to hold it down was also lost. Qi Gonggong saw that Ning Yuan had already given Ning Yuan the poison. Going down, someone fetched another big sack, covered Ning Yuan from head to toe, tied it tightly, and these people carried it up, and walked towards the nearest palace gate.

And when the eunuchs sent by Princess Zhaoyi found Concubine Shu Hui and Sikong Xuan, the entire bedroom was empty.

"Come on, there's no one here right now, so it's probably too late!" Shi Shi pulled the father-in-law who led the way and said, "Eunuch, do you know what the Eldest Princess has done to that Young Master Ning?"

"Slave, I don't know, I don't know!" The eunuch cried, "His Royal Highness asked the little one to come out to report the news. The little one only knew that the son was close to the sixth highness, so he came to look for his highness and empress. His highness gave birth to a big baby today. I'm afraid..." the eunuch said, carefully looking at Shu's face, "Why not, why don't Empress Hui go directly to meet Her Highness the Princess, Her Highness should be in the apse, do you want to go little by little? report."

"No, there's no need." Shu raised her hand to stop the eunuch. Even though she didn't have much contact with the eldest princess, she had lived in this palace for so long and knew her character somewhat. I have already been sent down by the eldest princess, even if I ask the princess, I am afraid that I will not be able to get it back. It is still more important to save people. I will go to see the emperor now. A Xuan, you go out of the palace immediately and contact General Zhao and Madam Tang. The princess has not yet had the guts to kill someone in the palace, but with their help in the search outside the palace, there might be a turning point."

Sikong Xuan's cheeks were tense, he was very shocked by the fact that Ning Yuan was suddenly captured by the eldest princess, he didn't hesitate at hearing what Shu said, he turned around and left, Shu also took another look at the empty bedroom, Hastily exited the palace and went straight to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At the same time, on an elegant painting boat by the pier, several luxuriously dressed people were also talking about the same thing.

Meng Zhifan was wearing a white fox fur robe today, holding a tea spoon in his hand, gently stirring the tea soup that was boiling in a purple sand pot on a small stove in front of him, and the fragrance of the tea wafted all over the room. The two of them took a deep breath, and one of them, who was slightly fat, said, "This snow-covered Baguio tea is only delicious when drunk in winter. I heard that this year's tribute is only half a catty, and the emperor kept a couple of them for himself. I gave one or two to the queen mother, and the rest were rewarded to the three princes of the dynasty, Meng Guogong, Jing Guogong, and Ning Guogong. Taste this peerless treasure."

On the other side, Sikong Xu chuckled and echoed, "I think the same as Pang Da. It just so happened that it snowed again last night. The scenery of the first snow, coupled with this kind of good tea, would be hard for even a god to enjoy."

"Are you two really flattering me, or are you mocking me?" With a smile on the corner of Meng Zhifan's mouth, he picked up a purple clay pot and filled the small cup in front of the three of them, "If it wasn't for a happy event, I wouldn't do this If you take out such a treasure so generously, you must keep it well, and spend a little bit of extravagance during the holidays."

Hearing Meng Zhifan mentioned the word "good thing", Pang Song couldn't help but secretly smiled, "Earlier I got the news that the kid was invited into the palace by the eldest princess, I'm afraid that at this time, things should be Got it."

"If this matter can be accomplished, it will be due to Prince Meng." Sikong Xu picked up the teacup and took a sip, "If Prince Meng hadn't known about Princess Wanyi's incident, we couldn't take this opportunity to embellish others and let the eldest princess Come to get rid of our serious troubles, but I am always worried..."

"Your Majesty, what else is there to worry about?" Meng Zhifan said with a smile: "With that forged letter of love and the testimony of Princess Wanyi, it is impossible for Ning Yuan to get by no matter how eloquent he is. In this calamity, the Eldest Princess is not only self-willed, but also very defensive, she can't let her granddaughter talk non-stop, and turn to Ning Yuan's defense in detail."

"That's what I'm worried about." Si Kongxu frowned and said, "Although I don't have much contact with that girl Wanyi, I do understand that with her character, if she doesn't want to cooperate with us, if she retorts temporarily..."

"Impossible." Before Sikong Xu finished speaking, Meng Zhifan shook his head, "His Royal Highness can't turn back, unless she is willing to watch her lover die."

"Your Majesty, the old man also thinks that you are worrying too much." Pang Song followed up with a smile and said, "Why would Mr. Meng not think that Princess Wanyi may have a backlash, but for the princess, one side is his own. Lover, on the one hand is a stranger who has nothing to do with each other. Anyway, the eldest princess has to deal with one. , to exchange the life of a stranger for the safety of her lover, isn't this a good deal."

Sikong Xu nodded, "That's right. After all, I was overthinking. It's really that kid Ning Yuan who is too scheming, so I'm always not at ease."

"There's nothing wrong with it. The so-called one-strength drop ten times, no matter how many tricks and clever mouths he has, in the face of absolute superiority and power, it will be useless." Meng Zhifan put the purple clay pot on the fire again. On top of that, "Knowing that someone has ruined the reputation of the jewel in my palm, the only way for the eldest princess to preserve Wanyi's reputation is to cut grass and roots. She is accompanied by Eunuch Qi, the number one master in the previous dynasty, and a group of Jinwu guards of the late emperor. This time, Ning Yuan, even with wings, cannot escape death."

****

The horse-drawn carriage is speeding along the snow-capped mountain road.

The mountain road is not wide, and the dense forests on both sides are towering. The snow water condenses on the branches of the big trees to form slender icy edges, which look very beautiful under the sunlight, but judging from the hurrying of the carriage, no matter the driver Neither the coachman nor the people sitting in the car were interested in looking around and admiring the snowy scenery.

Originally, there was not much snow in Huajing City, but there was a lot of snow in the deep mountains, but the people who drove the carts were not only skilled, but the horses that pulled the carts were also shiny and good horses, so that they could walk like flying on the thick snow. , the speed of the carriage is not inferior to galloping on flat ground.

Ning Yuan had already been released from the sack, but his hands and feet were tied up with thick hemp rope, and a piece of cloth was stuffed in his mouth. In the past, Ning Yuan could break free with this kind of ordinary hemp rope if he worked hard enough. , but now he was not only injured internally when Eunuch Qi met his palms, but with only a little internal strength remaining, he had to resist the poison that had been force-fed down, so he couldn't do anything except lie there and sweat.

It's a pity that even though Ning Yuan has tried his best to resist the spread of the poison, the poison is extremely strong, coupled with the bumping of the carriage, Ning Yuan still feels that the strength in his body has been taken away by a little bit, and his limbs have already lost consciousness. Consciousness remains, and he can vaguely feel the vibration from the bottom of the car. He may believe that he has passed away.

Eunuch Qi was sitting next to him. Seeing Ning Yuan's pale face, he suddenly opened his mouth and spoke softly. He didn't know if he was speaking to Ning Yuan or talking to himself, "I wanted to throw you directly into the Jianghua Canal After all, there are too many people on the riverside to appreciate the first snow, so I can only bring you to this Liangshan. Don't worry, I will find a good grave for you, so I won't leave you dead in the wilderness.

After finishing speaking, Eunuch Qi seemed to think of something again, squatted down, pressed his fingers on Ning Yuan's pulse gate, and carefully felt Ning Yuan's pulse that had become like a gossamer for a while, and frowned slightly: " It really is the Nirvana Heart Sutra, if someone else had been fed so many secret poisons, he would have passed away long ago, this kid is still holding his breath." He brushed his smooth chin, "It's really strange, this kid If you are not an eunuch, how did you achieve such extraordinary skills?"

Just as he was thinking, the carriage suddenly stopped with a bang, and the driver who was driving the carriage, who was also one of his subordinates, yelled outside: "Eunuch Qi, we have arrived!"

Eunuch Qi shook his head, stretched out a hand to lift Ning Yuan up, and jumped off the carriage.

In front of me is a very spectacular canyon, not only steep and deep, but also can't see the end on both sides. Looking down the canyon, one can vaguely see a fast-flowing canyon river at the bottom of the canyon, winding and circling, all the way to the deep mountains.

"This is in the depths of Liangshan Mountain, known as a line of sky. Not only is it inaccessible, but I heard that there are hunters who occasionally slipped and fell from here, and never climbed up again. It is also called a line of sky... Take this place as your burial place , It’s very good to think about it.” Eunuch Qi looked down at Ning Yuan, and suddenly said to a few of his subordinates who were guarding not far away: “Go and guard around, I have a few words to say to this kid.”

Those subordinates saluted immediately, and then scattered and disappeared in all directions in an instant.

At this time, Eunuch Qi threw Ning Yuan into the snow, untied the rope on his body, and took out the cloth strip in his mouth, looked at his sweaty face, still panting slightly, and said softly: "I I don’t know if you can still hear me, kid. I’m also curious about where the Nirvana Heart Sutra in your body came from, but since you practiced this exercise and I noticed it, it can only mean that you and I are the same. People are destined... The poison you drink is a strange poison secreted by the palace. Most of the people who take it will die and die, but because of this fate, I am willing to give you a chance, but whether you can catch it depends on you It's my own." After finishing speaking, Eunuch Qi took out a pitch-black pill from his sleeve, pinched Ning Yuan's mouth open and let him swallow it.

"Who is it!" As soon as Ning Yuan swallowed the pill, Eunuch Qi suddenly felt a gust of wind rushing towards him. He turned his face, but what he saw were two rows of teeth as bright as blades and a smelly smell. bloody mouth.

"Those brats, why did you let a snow wolf come over when you asked them to be on guard around here!" The snow wolf that is common in the deep mountains in winter suddenly appeared, but the size of the snow wolf in front of me looked much bigger than the other snow wolves. Double, the teeth are sharp and long, very fierce, and he opened his mouth and bit at Eunuch Qi.

No matter how you say it, Eunuch Qi was also the number one master in the past. Although the snow wolf is fierce, in his eyes, it is just a beast relying on brute force. With a snort, he slapped Snow Wolf's stomach on his side.

With that palm, he exerted enough internal strength, only to see the ripples visible to the naked eye on the wolf's fur, the snow wolf screamed, rolled several times in a row on the snow, and slammed straight into Ning Yuan.

"Not good!" Seeing that something was wrong, Eunuch Qi rushed forward to stop the snow wolf from rolling, but it was too late. Before his fingers touched the snow wolf's fur, the huge wolf body was already lying on the ground with Ning Yuan. Their bodies on the snow collided together, and then one man and one wolf flew out of the cliff and fell straight to the bottom of the canyon.

"Damn it!" Eunuch Qi's expression changed drastically, and he threw himself onto the edge of the cliff. All he could see was the rushing river water at the bottom of the canyon, and nothing else. The man and the wolf must have been swallowed by the river water.

"I wanted to give that child a lifeline, but I was disturbed by this beast that suddenly appeared. Could it be that his life should die here...?" Lying on the edge of the cliff, Eunuch Qi stared at the river below and murmured .

"My lord, what happened!" The surrounding guards heard the movement, and immediately ran over, seeing Eunuch Qi standing there motionless, they couldn't help asking.

"It's okay." Eunuch Qi stood up and muttered to himself, "Master, is it true that the Nirvana Heart Sutra is going to be completely lost from now on... Anyway, it must be God's will." He shook his head, turned around, The opponent shouted: "The matter is over, go back to the palace and report to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Yes!"

****

Since noon, Huyan Yuanchen felt that his right eyelid was twitching non-stop.

He put down the carving knife in his hand, rubbed his forehead, and frowned at his chest.

In addition to the eyelids, he also felt an inexplicable panic, and his heart was beating violently, and there was an illusion of fright when he pulled it.

"Could it be that he didn't have a good rest last night?" Unable to find the reason, Huyan Yuanchen could only associate the matter with what happened last night. Zhao Mo and the others tossed about most of the night, and he seemed to fall asleep at dawn. I woke up early again, so it can be said that I hardly slept much. I originally thought about going back to the post house to catch up on a good night's sleep, but I didn't know where the inspiration came out. I sat down at the table and took out a half-carved sculpture in the drawer. The jade tube has been engraved all the way to the present.

Yan Fei pushed open the door, walked in with a bowl of steaming rice cakes, and said, "Young master, these are the rice cakes you made yesterday. Before I finished eating them, I brought some back and let the kitchen heat up. Now It's good to eat." Putting the rice cake down on the table, Yan Fei saw the jade tube in Huyan Yuanchen's hand again, and couldn't help laughing: "Didn't the young master just give the jade tube that was carved a few days ago to Mr. Ning, why is it now? Engraved?"

"It's not too much to have a few extra things like this." Huyan Yuanchen said: "And when I gave it to A Yuan this morning, he liked it very much, so it doesn't matter if I carve a few more."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the jade tube to carefully examine the patterns carved on it. The one that had been given to Ning Yuan was engraved with the three friends of Suihan, but the one engraved now is the fourth son of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. I don't know if it is Huyan Yuanchen. The carver has improved a bit, and it looks much more refined than the last one.

Yan Feichao was serious about Huyan Yuanchen, and was about to say a few words of encouragement, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and through the gap in the window, he could see that someone was about to break into the posthouse, but was killed by the guards guarding the door. Death stopped.

"Zhou Shi?" Yan Feiqi asked, "What is he doing here at this hour..." He originally wanted to ask if Ning Yuan had accepted Huyan Yuanchen's gift in the morning, so now he sent Zhou Shi to return the gift, but his voice still remained , I heard Zhou Shi shouting at the bottom: "Brother Huyan! Something happened to my son!"

The moment Huyan Yuanchen heard these words, he immediately stood up from the stool in a panic, and rushed out the door with big strides.

"Concubine Hui sent news from the palace...that the young master has been drugged. I'm afraid he has already been sent out of the city at this moment. General Zhao has already brought people out of the city to look for it." Zhou Shitong's eyes were red, He was out of breath, "They said, I don't know why the young master offended the eldest princess, the eldest princess... the eldest princess wants the young master's life!"

"How could this be? Didn't you be fine in the morning..." Yan Fei was stunned by the sudden news, while Huyan Yuanchen's entire face had turned livid, with blue veins floating on his forehead, and he was grabbing Zhou Shi's hand with all his strength. Shoulder said: "So there is no news from anyone yet!"

"Concubine Hui personally went to ask the eldest princess, but the eldest princess didn't say anything about the whereabouts of the young master, and insisted that our young master deserved what he deserved. The sixth highness almost searched all the places in the palace where people could hide, and found nothing. I thought maybe he was sent outside the palace." Zhou Shi choked up sobbing while talking, "Madam fainted when she heard this, what if something really happened to the young master!"

"Yan Fei, prepare the horse immediately, follow me!" Hu Yanyuanchen made a decisive decision, took out a small whistle with a strange shape from his arms, blew it, and soon saw a bright white shadow flying from nowhere Come, stop on the edge of the bed in the room, the soybean-sized eyes are looking at Huyan Yuanchen.

"Xue Lihong can help us find someone, follow me immediately!"

Even though Huyan Yuanchen was anxious, he felt inexplicably grateful. Fortunately, fortunately, he tied the jade tube on Ning Yuan's head with his own hands this morning. Otherwise, if such a thing happened, everyone would be like a blind man. If the ground is spinning around, there will be no way to do it.

Xue Lihong is very talented and can find her own feathers thousands of miles away. Taking advantage of this feature, Xue Lihong used to help Huyan Yuanchen and Ning Yuan quietly send many letters, but in order to let herself find Ning Yuan at any time Yuan, when Huyan Yuanchen was carving the jade tube, he had kept an eye out for it, and inlaid a small snow-red feather in it.

How could he know that his selfish act would be of great help at this very moment!