Urban Night Returner

Snow has been intermittent since early morning.Standing on the corridor, Bi Yan heard the sound of horseshoes outside the gate, and hurried to meet him.Luo Jing, dressed in thin snow, strode in from the door with an irritable expression on his face.Bi Yan took off the cloak for him, and said softly: "Master, I made longan eight-treasure soup, do you want to—"

Luo Jing threw the reins to her and said, "Send it to the East Wing." After saying that, he strode past her without looking back.

Bi Yan stood in the snow, her eyes gradually turned red.Biquan walked gently behind her, and took the reins from her hand: "Go back to the room, it's cold in the ground."

Bi Yan clenched her fists tightly: "That evildoer! He, how did he confuse the Lord! Brother, I don't accept it, I just don't accept it!"

Biquan sighed slightly, and brushed the snow from his younger sister's hair: "So what if you don't accept it? That's the person I like." No one expected that Shen Mobai would return to Luofu after a day away.When Luo Jing found him, he almost froze to death on the steps.Biquan clearly remembered that Luo Jing sternly told him to invite the doctor, and he picked up Shen Mobai and rushed back to the bedroom.Just like in Wucheng, a whole room of braziers was built, and all the quilts that could be found were covered on Shen Mobai.When he came back with the doctor, he saw Luo Jing sitting on the edge of the bed, carefully rubbing Shen Mobai's hands and feet, he might not even be aware of that focused demeanor.At that moment, he knew that there was no need to do anything to Shen Mobai, because no matter what he did, it was useless.

Bi Yan tightly clenched her fists: "Why? We have been with you for eight years, how long has he been here? What is so good about him?"

Biquan shook his head, does it matter if the time is long or short?

"Don't think about it. After all, he is just a man. After a few years, I will grow older, and I will not care about it. Now I have made a marriage, and the new wife will come in soon. You should think about this The thing is. The master has promised to give you a title, as long as you can give birth to a man and a half woman, it is better than anything else. With a man, what do you care about?" He said, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad— —He is also a man himself, and he has probably been just a guard in his life.

The expression on Bi Yan's face twitched for a while, and finally she restrained herself: "Brother, you are right. It's no use getting angry with him, you have to catch me. I'll send the Eight Treasure Soup to you right now."

When Luo Jing entered the room, he saw Shen Mobai leaning against the window, dazed in a daze.Since he came back, he has become more silent, and sometimes he can't say a few words all day long.After sleeping in the snow for too long, he had intermittent fever, and his pale to somewhat transparent face often had a sickly blush.In the past, he looked like he was carved out of jade, but now he looks like he is made of snow, as if the sun will gradually melt away after a long time.

"Why are you standing on the window again?" Luo Jing frowned, went to touch his body, it was really cold again, "Don't you wear an extra coat?"

Shen Mobai silently asked him to put the clothes on his shoulders, lowered his eyes to look at the embroidery on the material, twisted the corners of the clothes unconsciously with his fingers, and still did not speak.

Luo Jing was irritated and helpless by his silence.In the past, he was afraid that he would raise his voice a long time ago, but now he is a little scared, not because he is afraid of Shen Mobai, but because he is afraid that the loud scolding will shatter him.

"Why don't you speak?"

Shen Mobai could hear the irritability in his voice, looked up at him, then lowered his head again.The corner of Luo Jing's mouth curled up, almost unable to bear it anymore, but he forced it down again, walked to the soft couch under the window, lay down on his back, and pressed his fingers between his eyebrows wearily.There are too many things these few days, and he really doesn't have the heart to be considerate of Shen Mobai.

Shen Mobai stared at him intently for a while, then walked over quietly.Hearing his footsteps approaching, Luo Jing stopped beside the couch, there was no movement for a long time, and finally couldn't help opening his eyes: "Why are you in a daze?"

Shen Mobai pursed his lips and looked at him, Luo Jing also looked at him patiently.After a long time, Shen Mobai lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Is there anything bothering you these days, General?"

As long as he spoke, Luo Jing was delighted, pulled him to sit down on the soft couch, wrapped the clothes on his shoulders tighter, and sighed: "You got it right. Your Majesty is ill."

Shen Mobai is not good at finding words for nothing, so he just looked at Luo Jing with wide eyes.Luo Jing saw that his face had become thinner, and his eyes were particularly dark and big. He couldn't help feeling soft, touched his cheek, and then continued: "The emperor's illness is strange. It is said that he has a headache, but It doesn't look like it. It occurs every day, and no medicine can be effective. I was on duty in the palace last night, and I saw it with my own eyes. No matter how your mother calls and shakes, it's useless, it's really strange..." This matter is extremely secret, the emperor is in trouble, it is a big matter, and it is strictly forbidden to leak it, but at this moment he just wants Shen Mobai to speak, and he can't say anything. I can't even take care of it.

Shen Mobai frowned: "Did you fall asleep?"

Luo Jing nodded: "I called you too, and it took a full hour before the emperor woke up, looking very bad. The imperial doctor is very worried..." He lowered his voice, "The emperor is young now, and there is nothing wrong these days , but looking at the body will weaken, if it doesn't heal for a long time, I'm afraid..."

Shen Mobai frowned and thought: "This doesn't look like a headache, but rather... being suppressed by something..."

Luo Jing raised his eyebrows: "Suppressing Nightmare?"

Shen Mobai nodded lightly: "Or you should search the place where the emperor usually lives to see if there are any weird things."

Luo Jing's eyes turned cold, and he stood up abruptly: "Yes! I'll make arrangements now!"

Biyan was coming in with eight treasure soup, and she was surprised when she heard the words: "Master, I just came back, where are I going? This soup..."

Luo Jing was all about suppressing nightmares, so he said casually, "Enter the palace. Drink the soup yourself."

Bi Yan endured the grievances in her heart, forced a smile and said: "Then I'll warm it up for you, and drink it when you come back."

Luo Jing didn't come back until it was time to light the lamp, and as soon as he entered the door, he went straight to Shen Mobai's room.Shen Mobai was meditating under the lamp, looked up and saw his expression, and said softly: "Nothing was found, did it?"

Luo Jing let out a long breath: "Nothing was found. The chief servant almost turned the emperor's bedroom upside down, and didn't find anything weird. Besides, I heard that Wang Zhaoyi in the Chaoyang Palace also seemed to be infected with this strange thing." Sick, drowsy every day, but can't sleep well, often wakes up crying, and the imperial doctor is helpless."

Shen Mobai pondered and said: "This Wang Zhaoyi, should he be the closest person to the emperor these days?"

Luo Jing was slightly taken aback.He doesn't like to listen to those gossips from people in the palace, but he can't avoid listening to them. It is said that this Wang Zhaoyi is a new beauty in the palace, and the emperor loves him very much. Most of the time these days she spent the night at her place, but recently she had a severe headache, the queen moved into the emperor's bedroom in order to take care of the emperor's convenience, and temporarily interrupted the emperor's visit to her.But after all, this Wang Zhaoyi is indeed the closest person to the emperor these days.

Shen Mobai thought for a moment.When he was thinking, there was shrewdness in his long and beautiful eyes, completely different from his usual blank expression.Looking at Luo Jing under the lamp, it was as if a jade statue suddenly came to life, full of flesh and blood, indescribably agile, even more radiant than usual.

Shen Mobai didn't know what Luo Jing was thinking, he thought to himself: "The emperor these days, have you seen any outsiders?"

Luo Jing had already asked the chief servant about this, but the emperor saw nothing but court officials and harem concubines, counting and counting, only King Zheng and the side concubine he brought could count as outsiders.Naturally, King Zheng often accompanied him, and Concubine Zheng often came into the palace to chat with the queen to relieve boredom. Sometimes when the emperor returned to the palace, he would bump into him once or twice.This time when King Zheng came to Beijing, he brought some rare gifts to the emperor and empress as usual. Gold, silver and jewelry are not unusual. There is only a plate made of sea shells, which is as big as a silver basin and as white as fat jade. It is a whole shell. A pearl the size of a pigeon's egg is naturally formed in the shell, and it sticks to the shell, giving it an extraordinary brilliance.The emperor loves it very much. It is used to hold fruits and placed in the study.Luo Jing asked about the details, and King Zheng gave countless gifts, but this one was very rare, so the chief servant remembered it very clearly.Luo Jing originally suspected that it was King Zheng who was causing the trouble, so naturally he remembered it all the more clearly.

Shen Mobai listened to him quietly, his brows were gradually untied, and he said: "Yes, the emperor has suffered a mirage."

Luo Jing raised his eyebrows: "Kidney?"

Shen Mobai nodded and said: "A mirage is a big shell in the sea. It can spit out mist as air, and it can transform mountains, rivers and towers. Commonly known as a mirage, it is transformed by the exhalation of this thing. The emperor's long dream is that he was caught by the mirage, and suffered in the dream. If things go on like this, they can also kill people. Most of the dishes are made of mirage shells. Wang Zhaoyi is the closest to the emperor, and she is also infected with mirage, but the person who manipulates the mirage is not based on her, so it is just Lethargy, nothing else."

Luo Jing jumped up at the case: "Sure enough, it's King Zheng! He saw that the emperor was in full bloom, and recently there was good news from a concubine in the palace. He expected that it would be very difficult for him to usurp him, so he used this method to secretly suppress the emperor! "

Shen Mobai frowned, and murmured: "The mirage is a thing in the sea, hidden in the deep water, out of the reach of human beings, how did King Zheng get it?"

Luo Jing suddenly recalled the scene at the market, and said with a sneer, "It's not difficult for people to get there, isn't it difficult for monsters?"

Shen Mobai looked up at him, opened his eyes wide and said, "Monster?"

Luo Jing sneered and told about the weirdness of Princess Zheng seen in the market, Shen Mobai frowned, and thought again.Luo Jing said angrily: "King Zheng is a wolf with ambition. I only hate the emperor for being too lenient. He regards him as a brother, but I don't want to be tricked by him! Is there any way to break this mirage technique? The emperor is so restless every night. , what in the world did you dream about?"

Shen Mobai lowered his head and thought for a while, then slowly said: "It's hard to say. The mirage sufferer may dream of being crushed by a boulder, or bitten by a wild beast, it just depends on how the mirage operator acts. The emperor has such a headache, The imperial doctor should check to see if there are any injuries."

The imperial doctor really wanted to test it, but the emperor's pain was in his hair, and the imperial doctor couldn't shave the emperor's hair to have a test, so he had no choice but to give up.But this is not the top priority, what Luo Jing is most anxious about right now is how to crack it.

Shen Mobai tilted his head in thought, and said for a long time: "What exactly is Princess Zheng, I am just guessing now... There is a way, but I don't know if it will work..."

Luo Jing said anxiously: "If there is any method, please tell me quickly. You will only know if it is effective after you try it."

Shen Mobai flicked his fingers lightly on the table: "Princess Zheng never drinks water? Then, I have to sneak into the palace..."

Luo Jing was dressed in nocturnal black clothes, leaning against the eaves of Prince Zheng's mansion, as quiet as a shadow.Under the eaves, the guards on duty took three or four mastiffs and patrolled back and forth.The mastiff would occasionally raise its nose to sniff the air, but in the end it didn't bark and followed the guards past.

Luo Jing breathed a sigh of relief.He is not afraid of these guards, but only afraid of this mastiff with a keen sense of smell.King Zheng loved field hunting, and the mastiffs raised in the mansion were all carefully selected breeds, which were not comparable to ordinary dogs.On his night clothes, there is a talisman drawn by Shen Mobai himself, which is said to be able to make the mastiff not know the other side, and now it seems that it is really useful.

King Zheng's mansion in the capital is not small, with pavilions, towers and pavilions, I don't know how deep it is.Although Luo Jing bought a few servants from the palace, but these people are running around in the outer courtyard, the inner courtyard is an important place, they can't go in at all, Luo Jing can only explore by himself.

Fortunately, King Zheng didn't bring many female relatives with him when he came to Beijing, so it was less troublesome to find them.Luo Jing was peeping from room to room, when a young girl in the yard came briskly with a cup of something, and went straight into a room.Luo Jing touched it quietly, only to hear the voice in the room: "Your Majesty, the red porridge is here."

Luo Jing looked around for no one, so he quietly touched under the screen window and looked through the gap. He saw a beautiful woman in palace costume sitting on a table in the room, surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, with brilliant tassels. Presumably it was Princess Zheng.The little girl from just now carefully lifted the porcelain cup in her hand to a few, and when the lid was lifted, Luo Jing could smell a bloody smell outside the house, and she didn't know what was in the so-called red porridge.Princess Zheng glanced lazily, she didn't seem to be very interested, she frowned and said, "Only this?"

The little girl murmured: "Yes, this is what the kitchen makes..." She seemed to be terrified of Princess Zheng, and took a step back involuntarily.

Princess Zheng threw the cup and said with a sneer, "At least half of it is pig's blood and sheep's blood! You are so bold, you dare to fool me!"

The little girl was so frightened that her face turned pale, she knelt down with a plop, and said in a crying voice: "I don't know——"

Concubine Zheng turned her head, looked back and forth on her neck, and said lazily: "I don't know, I don't know, what else do you want?"

Luo Jing saw Princess Zheng's hand resting on the table gradually changed in the shadow of the candle. The skin that was originally as white as jade became rough and dark brown, and her nails stretched like eagle claws. She quickly took it out of her arms. A small oiled paper bag was thrown into the courtyard.The oiled paper bag fell into the grass and scattered.Princess Zheng suddenly raised her head: "Have you done swallow moxibustion in the kitchen?"

The little girl didn't know that she had already walked around the ghost gate and came back, and said in a daze: "Yan Moxibustion—no..." The kitchen didn't get Yan Moxibustion today, so they got this red porridge to make up for it, which almost killed her. kill.

Concubine Zheng frowned: "No, it's the aroma of swallow moxibustion—" she said, got up and walked out the door, and walked straight to the grass.

Luo Jing had already held a water bag in his hand, and when Princess Zheng came to the courtyard, he unplugged the water bag and threw it at her.Princess Zheng turned around upon hearing the sound, her swiftness was far beyond that of ordinary women, and with a wave of her hand, the water sac was already blown away.But the plug of the water bladder had already been pulled out, and a small stream of water splashed out, and it was splashing on Princess Zheng.Luo Jing only heard Princess Zheng's roar, the sound was like a bull's roar, how could it be a woman's voice?Amidst the roar, her body swelled suddenly, and her silk clothes were broken into pieces, revealing a layer of thick bluish-brown scales, her hands and feet had turned into giant claws, and only one head was still barely holding onto the female body. It looks even more frightening in the night.The little girl heard the movement and ran to the door, and when she saw this scene, she screamed and fainted from fright.There was a commotion from the outer courtyard, presumably the guards heard the commotion.Suddenly there was a thunderbolt, and the hurricane picked up. Concubine Zheng jumped up, and her body grew tens of feet in mid-air. Her four claws stomped on the ground, and even smashed the bluestone slabs in the courtyard to pieces; With a wave of the long tail behind him, more than ten houses in the inner courtyard collapsed, and with another wave of the tail, the collapsed stones and bricks flew all over the sky, and a layer of the entire ground was scraped away, and there were spots of paleness in the exposed soil.Luo Jing had been prepared for a long time, pinched the spell that Shen Mobai handed him, but it was not blown off the ground by the wind.While watching the giant dragon flying in the air, he glanced at the ground, and as expected, there were human bones supporting each other in the soil, and he didn't know how many there were.

The giant dragon tossed several times in the air, then bent down and rushed down.Luo Jing drew out the Chun Jun sword and stood steadily until the huge dragon claw stretched out in front of his eyes, then he dodged to the side and slashed at the dragon claw with his sword.Although the dragon scales are solid, Luo Jing's "pure jun" is an ancient weapon. He even drank dragon's blood in the water of Qiantang town. With a single strike, he chopped off a dragon's toe as big as a bull's horn.The giant dragon turned over in extreme pain, and swept its tail towards Luo Jing.Luo Jing rolled on the spot, swung his sword backhand, and cut another wound on the dragon's tail.The giant dragon wagged its tail and turned around, opened its bloody mouth wide, and a hot wind with a fishy smell flew away sand and rocks.Even though Luo Jing was holding the talisman in his hand, he still felt the fishy smell was unbearable, so he had an idea, and silently recited the "Suppressing Dragon Jue" in his mouth, and threw the Chun Jun sword with his right hand, the sword turned into a streamer and shot straight at Jiao's mouth.There was only a long howl, which was deafening, and a rain of blood sprinkled in the air, and the Chun Jun sword also clanged, falling from midair to the ground.Jiao Yilong belongs to the dragon family, this Dragon Suppressing Art is used here, although the scene is not very good, but it is hit straight, the sword is poking into the mouth of the Jiao, almost piercing the throat, if it is not for the quick dodge, the entire Jiao head will also be hit. Was stabbed in half.The giant dragon was seriously injured, knowing that he was invincible, twisted his grown body, and headed east of the capital amid lightning and thunder.

Luo Jing watched the black cloud disappear into the sky, and then let out a long breath.The street was already in chaos, and there was a faint sound of horseshoes. Luo Jing knew that it was the night patrol soldiers and horses from the two battalions of the city guards.At this time, the palace was almost left with ruined walls, and some guards were crawling out from the ruins.Luo Jing looked around for a week, put away his sword, jumped lightly, and disappeared into the darkness...