All your life is gentle

The person Zi Shi recognized at first sight was Luo Miao.

Brother Sanshui was dressed in a monkey costume, which was neat and convenient. He was single-handedly fighting against several guards, blocking from left to right, facing dangers everywhere, but he never lost.Even though this was an occasion where he was not in the mood to laugh anyway, Zi Shi couldn't help but smile inwardly.

In the past, Wang Feilian of Jingbei, most of them entered the forbidden camp, but those who could really fight against the people in the martial arts were few after all, so the latecomers were only ordered in the periphery, and the soldiers in the inner circle were all holding bows and arrows .

The second person Zi Shi recognized was Hua Ziluo.Because the moment Zigui got out of the car and raised his bow and arrow, he obviously lost his pace and moves, and was immediately captured by several guards.Hua Shaoxia was struggling desperately while staring at this side, his face was covered with oil paint, and only the eyes of extreme grief and indignation could be seen.

Zi Shi stopped at the station, secretly holding his breath.Ignoring the bloody scene around him, he looked around and was a little surprised that he didn't see Fu Chuqing.No matter from the situation speculation or the information obtained before, it is impossible for Gangzhu Fu not to participate in this major operation.Could it be that it has been too long, the opponent's appearance has changed too much, or the level of disguise and makeup has improved, so that he did not recognize it?Zi Shi noticed that several people saw Zi Gui and himself, and their movements were slow for a moment.After identifying the people other than Brother Sanshui one by one, I can barely see that Hua Youxin and the two Hua family figures who have dealt with him before, there is still no Fu Chuqing.

Changsheng clapped his hands: "Everyone, surrender." Most of the ground has been laid down, and the rest are just stubborn resistance.The kung fu that came here was not weak, and with the heart of mortalism, the fight was a posture of fighting for life, and many of our own personnel were injured.Fortunately, the healthy ones are still more than twice as strong as the opponent. As long as they don't suddenly bite their tongues and kill themselves collectively, I believe most of them can be captured alive.He had already opened his eyes to look for Chief Fu, but with the assassins in costumes, he couldn't be sure based on his little impression from the past.Hearing the sound of the car door, he turned his head and asked Zi Shi with his eyes.

Zi Shi shook his head slightly.

At this moment, before it was too late, several corpses lying in a pool of blood burst up and rushed over.

They weren't wearing costumes.

Chang Sheng remembered that at the very beginning of the assassination, several passers-by watching the play seemed to have no time to dodge, and were stabbed to death by the assassin who jumped off the stage.

——It turns out that there is still a play within a play.

"Zi Shi, get in the car." Chang Sheng said, the scimitar was already in motion.The last time the one was broken by Qu Buyan's sword, after Master Pu of "Yeshifang" heard about it, he worked hard for a whole year and gave him a one that was said to be better.

Zi Shi narrowed his eyes slightly: "The one in the middle."

As soon as he spoke, Zigui's arrow flew past.Zigui can tell who is an old acquaintance at a glance without needing to be identified by his elder brother.

Fu Chuqing dodged to dodge, and the feather arrow brushed against her ribs, bringing up a string of blood beads.After a pause, he fell behind the others and was stopped by two guards.He kept parrying with his hands, but his head was like a puppet with its strings broken, and it stared blankly in the direction of Zi Shi, unable to turn it back.

The newly-appeared assassins are better than the previous large number of assassins, which shows that the main force is the one who came up in the second scene.Ni Jian and some guards flew to intercept him, but two powerful ones still approached Chang Sheng and fought with him.

Zi Shi got into the car and sat cross-legged to watch without closing the door.Look at Changsheng first, he couldn't see clearly at all, he could only hear the clanging of swords and swords, like knocking on a plate and singing lotus flowers falling, somehow, he knew in his heart that he was playing leisurely.Look at Gang Leader Fu again. Although he has undergone a careful disguise, for Zi Shi, this person can see through his heart, heart, heart, and lungs at a glance.Such a reunion is a bit like recalling nightmares in the middle of the night under the sun in broad daylight. Not to mention more shadows, it is good not to reappear.

Turn to look at other people.Roughly counting, there are no less than twenty or thirty members of the assassin group, seven or eight of them are still fighting, all kinds of weapons and tricks are available, it is obvious that they do not belong to the same sect.I thought to myself, it is not an easy task to gather all these martial arts masters who are willing to risk their lives to assassinate the emperor to act collectively.In the past, Daxia Qu, Chief Xu, and even General Feng, if they had this ability, maybe history could be rewritten... Then again, if it weren't for his blessing, Chief Fu, how could it be so easy to attract so many dangerous people, please enter the urn and catch them all do?

A few more assassins fell down, and the breath of blood that permeated the surrounding area became stronger and stronger.

Countless inexplicable causes and consequences emerged in his heart, Zi Shi looked up at the sky.

For the first time this time, why is it... amazing?Speechless.

It was not completely dark yet, and the soldiers raised their torches, which illuminated the inside and outside.Zi Shi raised his head and was distracted. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a gray cloud passing by, like the shadow of some kind of big bird. Before he realized it, he blurted out, "Longevity! Above!"

He saw that the big bird had a long sharp metal beak at the front, and the snow-bright light was extraordinarily dazzling in the hazy twilight, like a meteor falling from the sky to the ground, heading straight for that person.

Instantly petrified.

The Longevity Scimitar blasted a cloud of silver sparks in front of him.

Zi Shi felt that he also exploded along with the silver light, and the burning ashes of sparks flew into the air like fireworks.

At this moment, he heard a stern voice shouting: "Emperor Barbarian, take your life—"

"when!"

Swords intersect.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the assassin seemed to rush towards Changsheng only to find a temporary foothold.As soon as the weapon collided with it, he immediately turned around with his strength, and roared: "Da Xia traitor, take your life—" Fast as lightning, he rushed straight to the carriage.

When Zi Shi saw the bright long beak belonging to that big bird separating from the silver light and coming towards him, his heart was so relaxed that he was at a loss.Sneaking away with uncontrollable consciousness: "What a young voice, a very young master..."

He was in chaos here, so he didn't hear the three voices that sounded at the same time as the phrase "Da Xia traitor".

The first voice: "Wow!" It was Zigui who activated the carriage mechanism and lowered the protective curtain.It is said to be a door curtain, but it is actually a semi-automatic rolling gate installed with the most advanced chain mail technology.Like other mechanisms in the car, Zishi provided the idea, and Yeshifang was responsible for the design and manufacture.This device is light and breathable, and powerful.Because it is installed on the car, there is no strict requirement of the armor on the load, and it can be thickened in multiple layers, which can block almost all kinds of weapons.Unless Qu Buyan is a super expert with deep inner strength, the blade will be stuck by its unique lock structure and cannot be completely penetrated.

The second voice: "Xu Tingran!!!" was the roar of Fu Chuqing who was fighting with someone like a wild beast.The roar was startled and angry, as if he had seen the most unexpected horror scene in the world.Together with this roar.It was his swooping body, throwing himself like a weapon, and landed just in front of the carriage door.The assassin was too late to stop, and raised the point of his sword, drawing a long wound on his chest.

The third voice: "Xiaoran—!" came from far away from the periphery.The voice rang for a while, before seeing a person appearing at the east end of Fushi Street, galloping here alone, shouting loudly: "Xiao Ran, stop!!" With inner strength, it aroused repeated echoes.

Changsheng never spoke.His position is a little distance away.Because he was convinced that he was the most conspicuous target, and he had to go off in person, he deliberately tried not to get too close to him.He believed that Zigui who was standing close to the carriage must be faster than the assassin.Even if it wasn't fast enough, he believed he could catch up to the sword in time—talking was a distraction.So when the assassin's sword tip passed Fu Chuqing's chest, his blade had already reached his vest.

The assassin leaned forward suddenly, soaring into the sky in the blink of an eye, with his long sword casually placed on the roof of the carriage, he jumped vertically with his strength, his figure was light and graceful.The belt was cut off by the tip of Changsheng's knife, and the hem of the long gown was spread out, making it more elegant and unrestrained, without any embarrassment.

But after hearing a shout of surprise and surprise: "Brother Zizhou!" Dancing, rolling and crawling, he rushed towards the man on horseback, which was in stark contrast to the beautiful figure before.

The guards wanted to shoot arrows, but Ni Jian stopped them with gestures.

Changes happened one after another, and everyone in the fierce battle couldn't help but stop.

Only Changsheng, when the assassin jumped up, his castration remained undiminished, and he raised the knife in his hand and slashed at Fu Chuqing.

"Longevity!"

The blade rests on the neck.

Only then did Zi Shi regain consciousness, and saw the two people in front of the car through the door curtain, trying to gather his composure, and slowly uttered each word: "Changsheng, don't let him die... don't let him... die like this .”

Fu Chuqing didn't blink her eyes: "Xiao Mian..."

The lock door curtain is painted in the same dark brown as the carriage, which echoes the higher and farther night Beijing.The silhouette behind the invisibility is so familiar, it's obvious that you can't see the appearance clearly, but the expression on the brows and eyes seems to be right in front of you.He thought he was looking at himself, but it took him a while to realize that his gaze was infinitely vast and empty, as if he was looking at everyone, but at the same time he didn't seem to be looking at anyone.

After a moment of trance, Fu Chuqing felt a little cold on her neck, and immediately reacted.He didn't dare to move his head, he just turned his eyeballs left and right, knowing that the general situation was over, and this time it was a complete failure.No matter what, he couldn't figure out why Xu Tingran, who had clearly promised to assassinate the emperor, would turn around and kill Li Fang without warning at the last moment.If not, how could it fall short?A vague thought flashed across: Even so, why should I block him?Staring blankly at the motionless person in the carriage, there seemed to be a hole in his heart, which was getting bigger and bigger until he fell into it...

Zi Shi thought: Very good, Zi Zhou is back, this brat really knows how to pinch... That little guy turned out to be a ginseng baby, and his kung fu has become so good...Fu Chuqing, a member of the Hua family, a member of the Baisha gang , everything that should come has come.very good……

Suddenly too tired to keep my eyes open, I slid down the car wall little by little and went to sleep.

On the seventh day of March in the first year of Renhe, Ni Jian, the commander of the front office and commander of the forbidden garrison, led his men to arrest 28 assassins.Four people were killed on the spot, 16 people were seriously injured, and six people were slightly injured. Hua Ziluo and Xu Tingran were unscathed.Of course, the latter can't be counted in the list of arrests, he surrendered himself out of friendship.

This time the emperor was assassinated while traveling in micro-clothes. He was well prepared beforehand and neatly afterwards. In less than two hours, everyone evacuated and the street quickly returned to its original state.The guiding principle that Changsheng instructed Ni Jian was to be tight inside and loose outside. The Forbidden Garrison and the Qinchawei who were in charge of public security in the capital did not dare to slack off, and continued to pursue various clues in secret.

At dusk the next day, Zi Shi woke up.I didn't sleep well this time, and I seemed to have many, many strange nightmares, but I couldn't wake up because of being extremely tired.When I was awakened by Changsheng, I couldn't remember the contents of those nightmares, but the feeling of being so frightened that I was numb all over my body still remained in my body.Leaning against his chest, listening to the strong and rhythmic heartbeat of "pounding", it took a long time for the stiffness and numbness running through the inside and outside to gradually ease, and the limbs slowly warmed up, and raised his hand to touch his face.

What happened yesterday is vivid in my mind, and I can't help but have lingering fears in my heart.

How to do it?

The emperor, and the emperor's lover, are destined to be the first-class and high-risk occupations in this world, and they must not change their careers for life.He really didn't have the confidence to guarantee that he would be able to withstand such shocks a few times.

Chang Sheng held his hand and pressed it to the side of his face, and the other cheek to his head.

"Okay. It's all right. I said earlier that God is on our side-you see, is it right?" Let go, carefully tuck the quilt, and take the bowl on the desk: " No matter how much you drink. If you don't eat, it will be bad if your stomach hurts."

Zi Shi said "hmm" and sat up straighter.I was a little worried, wondering if my stomach would cooperate.

While stirring the medicinal porridge in the bowl with a spoon, Chang Sheng said leisurely, "Zi Zhou has been waiting for you to wake up all day. Now my son is talking with him at the front..."

"Ah... is that so..." The spoon was brought to his mouth, and he swallowed it in one gulp.

Changsheng smiled: "Xu Tingran is pestering him like a follower. During the day he clamored to visit the palace, I asked Ni Jian to show him, and I must drag Zizhou along - this ginseng baby, hey..."

Zi Shi tilted his head to imagine, and also smiled.The second sip went down.

Changsheng didn't speak anymore, he hugged him and leaned against him, put down the spoon, and rubbed his luck between his chest and abdomen with one hand, and fed him one mouthful after another with the porridge in his mouth.

When Zi Shi shook his head, there was only half a bowl left, and there was no waste at all, which can be called a major improvement.Changsheng is very happy.If it were in the past, such a toss would at least throw up several meals, and it would be impossible to eat normally for three to five days.This pig, the most expensive, delicate and difficult to raise in the world, has finally cultivated his experience and achievements, and his confidence in the unique breeding mode that he has explored through combining theory with practice has greatly increased.

"I'll call them in, okay?"

Thinking of his younger brother whom he hadn't seen for more than two years, Zi Shi became more emotional: "Okay."

"Brother." Zi Zhou followed Zi Gui into the bedroom, and walked straight to the bed.Nodding to Chang Sheng next to him as a greeting, he stared at Zi Shi for a while, "Brother... How have you been these two years?"

"Very good." Zi Shi smiled.After wandering outside for a long time, the already mature young man has added a bit of vicissitudes of life, his charm is outward and his edge is restrained, and he will not be inferior to anyone standing next to him.

Zigui answered in detail for his eldest brother: "I was seriously ill in Xijing, and later, I was injured again..." When the twins meet, there are so many things that need to be exchanged, and these things have not been mentioned in time.

"How did elder brother get hurt?!" Zi Zhou asked, staring at Chang Sheng.Sickness is acceptable, but injury is unforgivable.

It was Zigui who continued to explain: "On the way back to Beijing from Shuzhou, I met the hero Qu Buyan Qu... Zizhou, this matter is a bit complicated, I will explain it to you later."

Zi Shi still smiled: "There was an accident, it's nothing serious, it will be fine soon."

At this moment, Zi Zhou poked his head out from the back, a little shyly: "Brother Zi Shi..." Turning to look at Chang Sheng, then at Zi Zhou, and then at Chang Sheng again, finally nodding like Zi Zhou did before, which is regarded as greet.

Zi Shi smiled all over his face: "Xiao Ran, you have grown up so much, and your kung fu is so good, I can't even recognize you."

"Ah, that... I didn't know Da Xia Jian was brother Zi Shi, ah! I'm sorry, I didn't know that Zi Shi brother was Da Xia traitor..." The handsome and handsome young man covered his mouth with his hands in a dazed expression. "Ah, still not right..."

"Xiaoran, I told you earlier that there is no such thing as a big summer traitor."

Xu Tingran looked at Zi Zhou: "But, sister and brother-in-law said..."

"That's their misunderstanding."

"Oh..." I was still puzzled, but I stopped asking.

Zi Shi looked at his younger brother, thinking that if he said that the sky is green and the water is flowery, Xu Tingran would not object.

Zizhou said: "I know about Qu Daxia. In the spring of the year before last, there were rumors about Qu Daxia..." Seeing him looking at him, Zi Shi asked with a smile, "How is it? What are the rumors about? Is it exciting?"

Zizhou twitched the corner of his mouth, and said solemnly: "Anyway, it was said that he was washing his hands in the golden basin, and retired. But not long after, there were rumors that Qu Daxia was actually killed by the conspiracy of the Jingbei Palace."

Zi Shi frowned slightly: "This Qu Buyan, he is going to retire from the world, so it's not like he doesn't say hello, does he?"

"No, no, before Qu Daxia left the customs, he specially bid farewell to Master and Mistress." It was Xu Tingran who spoke.

Zizhou nodded: "I was in the north at the time, and after inquiring about the news came from Chuzhou, I was going to go south to find out the truth, but I ran into Xiaoran on the way."

"Yeah, brother Zizhou doesn't recognize me anymore, but I recognize him. Someone bullied me, brother Zizhou beat them away..."

Zi Shi raised his chin: "Xiao Ran, that's not right. Your skill is much better than Zi Zhou's now, right?"

"Well, the master said that unless it is absolutely necessary, you should not fight with others, especially those who do not know martial arts, so I have been holding back..."

Zi Shi stared at him dumbfounded.

"Those people are unreasonable. It doesn't work what I say, and I can't beat them. I thought I couldn't do it, so I just ran. Anyway, no one can catch up with me. At this time, Brother Zi Zhou suddenly came to help me reason with them. They If you can't say it, brother Zizhou, you will beat him, and then..."

"Pfft! Haha..." Zi Shi finally couldn't hold back his laughter, grabbed Chang Sheng's arm, and threw himself forward and backward with joy.The other two listeners also smiled.

"Brother." Only Zi Zhou was still serious, "Xiao Ran was ordered by his master Leng Shou Shan Leng to send a letter to the Baisha Gang and several martial arts seniors to clarify the rumors and explain the matter of Qu Daxia returning to seclusion." Glimpse Xu Tingran was inexplicably embarrassed by his elder brother's laughter, and comforted him: "Don't pay attention to brother Zishi, you forgot, he has been like this since before."

Xu Tingran scratched his head and thought about it, it seemed that it was indeed the case, he was no longer embarrassed, and continued with Zizhou's words; "The master said that if there is nothing wrong with my sister, I can go back later after delivering the letter. Yes, it’s all places I’ve never been to…”

After some conversation, it turns out that in the second half of the seventh year of Yongqian, Xu Tingran followed Zizhou around for a long time, and it was only in the twelfth lunar month that Xu Tingran rushed back to Yuping Peak to celebrate the New Year with his master and wife.He was born with a simple and honest personality, he was weak and sick since he was a child, and he was cared for by the people around him. Although he was smart, he didn't know much about world affairs.At the age of ten, he went to the mountains to study martial arts. He was very talented in martial arts and had a very high understanding. Not only did he maintain his health, but he also cultivated superb lightness kung fu and swordsmanship.During the period, by coincidence, it happened that Qu Buyan and Pan Heng had spent several years in the Chenxiang Essence, which meant that the two great masters taught each other all their money, and created a martial arts genius that is rare but hard to come by.

Xu Lengruo knew his younger brother's temperament well, and cherished the only blood of the Xu family, so he never let Xu Tingran intervene in the Baisha gang's affairs at first.Later, the situation became increasingly tense and complicated, and many times I couldn't help myself, and I wanted to let him be at ease, and not ask him to go back.Xu Tingran stayed on the mountain for more than half a year. He remembered that he had made an appointment with brother Zizhou to watch the tide on August [-]th, said goodbye to his master and wife, and went to Dongning Haikou, Yuezhou.This time, the two wandered around the three states in the southeast for a few months. At the end of the year, Zizhou turned north, Xu Tingran turned around and returned home, and agreed to meet again in the capital next year during the Qingming Festival.

"After the new year, my wife suddenly asked me to pick up my sister up the mountain. I didn't know until I returned to Mengjin that my sister was pregnant and I was going to be an uncle!"

Looking at Xu Tingran's excited expression, Zi Shi couldn't tell what it was like.He forced a smile and said, "Yes, then congratulations."

"My wife was afraid that the mountain would not be peaceful, and there were many things in the gang, so she asked me to take my sister up to live in the mountain. But my sister refused to go with me no matter what, she just told me to go back. I saw that she and her brother-in-law were both sad. One night , I couldn’t help but eavesdrop on them, and that leader Fu—I know it’s wrong to eavesdrop on people’s conversations, but if my sister doesn’t tell me anything, I’ll worry about her too..."

"Does your sister and brother-in-law know about you meeting brother Zi Zhou?" Zi Shi asked casually.

Xu Tingran shook his head: "Brother Zizhou didn't let me speak, so I didn't."

Zi Shi rolled his eyelids: You are so obedient...

"Then why did someone surnamed Fu become the leader of your Baisha Gang?"

"In the past, my sister and brother-in-law were the leader of the gang together. Later, my brother-in-law was injured and only [-]% of my kung fu was left. My sister was pregnant again, so he became him. I heard from several elder brothers in the gang that he is very powerful. A lot of big things happened, and many people were convinced—ah, by the way, I heard them discussing going to Beijing, saying, saying..." Xu Tingran looked at Zi Shi, then at Chang Sheng, and his voice suddenly disappeared.

"They discussed going to Beijing to assassinate Emperor Manzi and Daxia traitor, right?" Zi Shi asked kindly and amiably.

"Ah."

"But there's not enough staff, so you decide to help, don't you?"

"Yeah... my sister refused to agree at first, but then I agreed when I saw that my kung fu was better than Gangzhu Fu. We split up and went to the capital quietly. meet……"

Zi Shi understood that the Baisha gang used Xu Tingran, who made a temporary guest appearance, as a top-secret weapon on this trip, but he didn't expect that this weapon would not only run around, but also reveal its whereabouts.

At this time Zi Zhou said: "It's hard for me to find this way. I found that the atmosphere in the city is not right. I was running around in a hurry. Fortunately, I caught up."

"Sorry, they don't allow me to go out..." Xu Tingran apologized to him again.

Zi Shi asked abruptly, "During the assassination yesterday, why did you suddenly turn around?"

"Ah, that... Brother Zishi, I really didn't recognize you. If the sky wasn't so dark and the situation wasn't so urgent, I would have recognized you..."

Zi Shi waved his hand and smiled: "Those who don't know are not guilty, this is not your fault. I want to know why you came to assassinate the emperor, but why did you change your mind halfway through the killing?"

"Well, when I left for the capital, my brother-in-law told me quietly, saying that Lord Fu would definitely ask me to kill the emperor, but what my sister meant, I must kill the traitor Daxia, because the traitor Daxia is the worst and the most damned—— Ah, brother Zi Shi, I'm sorry, this... is what my brother-in-law said... I heard what my brother-in-law said, and I thought it would be best to have both..." Xu Tingran blinked and fell silent.

Zi Shi nodded: "Who knows that after a fight, I found out that the emperor's kung fu is very good, so I might as well kill Da Xia rape first, right?"

"Hmm..." Xu Tingran felt very guilty.Brother Zi Shi's complexion was so bad that he fell into a coma all day, needless to say he was scared by himself.Although the warning was issued in the spirit of chivalry at the time, it was deliberately delayed by half a minute, which was no different from a sneak attack.Fortunately, I haven't cultivated my internal strength well enough, otherwise, if I use all my strength, the sword energy and murderous energy are enough to kill someone who has no kung fu.

"Xiaoran." Zi Shi showed an extremely sincere expression, "Didn't Brother Zizhou tell you that this was a misunderstanding? The reason why your sister and brother-in-law misunderstood was because they were tricked by bad guys. Look, Brother Changsheng became the emperor. , but he is not a bad person, right? My sister Zigui and I both help him, and we are not bad people, right?..."

He asked "Is that right?" Xu Tingran nodded.

Finally, Zi Shi comforted: "After a while, brother Changsheng and I will find a way to contact your sister and brother-in-law and explain clearly to them. Those who were injured yesterday have already seen the doctor. For those who died unfortunately, you See if you recognize them. If you know them, tell General Ni who accompanied you to the palace, we will try to find their family and friends, take good care of them, and let the dead rest in peace..."

Xu Tingran listened and hummed.Zi Shi followed the conversation and found that Xu Shaoxia had very little inside story to tell, so he began to worry about whether he was sleeping well and whether he was getting used to eating——Xu Tingran and Zi Zhou lived in the former prince's mansion temporarily.

Zi Zhou said: "Brother, let's talk about other things slowly. After talking for so long, you should rest first."

Zi Shi closed his eyes slightly, and leaned against the head of the bed: "Okay." After a short pause, he spoke again, "Zi Zhou, how long do you plan to stay in Beijing? — At least until you send your son back to get married, right?"

Changsheng pricked up his ears.

"I promised Zigui to marry her, and then..." He seemed to be hesitant, but his eyes were on Changsheng.

"I wandered around the southeast last year and went back to Tongcheng."

Zi Shi didn't open his eyes: "Yes."

"Most places in Yuezhou seem to be quite prosperous. It's a pity that Tongcheng... such a large area of ​​ruins has been piled up for almost ten years... Many things that want to be done seem to be being done one after another. The only thing is to rebuild Tongcheng. One, probably no one has thought about it..."

Changsheng looked straight at him: "Zi Zhou, if you really have this idea, come to court on March [-]th."

Zizhou stood still for a moment, then knelt down solemnly: "I obey the order."