Chu Chen Kee

Lantern Festival.

To the north of Chengtianmen Street outside the palace wall of the imperial city, the bustling crowds and horses blocked the most prosperous street in Chang'an City.

The envoys of the small countries of Fusang, Nanman and Beifan, also gathered at the gate of the palace city, waiting to see the Emperor of Tang Dynasty.

The palace banquet in the palace is no different from others. There are three checkpoints just at the entrance, which are patrolled by Qianniuwei, Yulinjun and Imperial Army guards respectively, and there is also a thousand guards from the Xuanjia Battalion who patrol in groups of ten. It is heavily guarded.

All civil servants and military generals must dismount at the palace gate, and only princes and dukes can drive their horses into the first Chengtian Gate.

The emperor held a banquet in the Hanyuan Hall, the snow on both sides of the road had already been swept away, and the big peonies made of colored silk were tied to the treetops.

The lanterns on the left and right of the palace reflect the belt, and the dark fragrance circulates.The sound of silk and bamboo is endless, the music of bells, chimes and drums is clear and melodious, and the melody is endless for three days.

The bright moon beads falling from the palace wall are shining and beautiful, making the surroundings seem like daylight against the background.Under the eaves, the light gauze flutters, the brocade curtains are uneven, and the people in the palace are all dressed up, with fragrant clothes and shadows on their temples.

Hundreds of tables are placed in front of the Hanyuan Hall, which are filled with exquisite delicacies and rich-flavored nectar and jade dew. The maids on both sides are standing gracefully, just waiting for the guests to sit down.

Among them, the main table set high above the nine steps is the emperor's seat, and no one dares to sit down before he takes the seat.

Bai Yi's position was relatively far away from the main table. Standing beside him were all officials of moderate grades, and they were all familiar with each other, but no one knew him, so they all cast their guessing eyes on him.

Bai Yi is young and handsome, and there is no lack of people who will hit him with crooked thoughts.

But before those people could make a move, Prince Li Chenhuan walked over from the door, greeted Bai Yi warmly and naturally, and then exchanged a few pleasantries.

Bai Yi nodded slightly, and asked softly, "Has the national teacher entered the palace?"

Li Chenhuan smiled casually, and said in a low voice: "Here we are, I'm delivering the old man's medicine in the back."

Hearing this, Bai Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.Li Chenhuan turned around and gave the people around him a warning look, as if he was swearing sovereignty, those people lowered their heads and avoided his gaze guiltily.

Emma, ​​it turns out that this beauty belongs to His Royal Highness, no wonder!Fortunately, they were lucky and didn't go up to offend them, otherwise, they wouldn't know how they died.

Just as everyone's thoughts were flying, the emperor came in.

The person following him was not the queen, but the concubine Bai who had been in the limelight recently.

Concubine Bai's attire did not exceed her position, elegant and decent, the golden-winged phoenix hairpin on her temples was still a token when she and the emperor made a private life-long appointment.

The courtiers present were all stunned for a moment, but everyone here was not a slippery person, trying to pretend to be casual, so as not to sweep the emperor's face and make everyone embarrassing.

The emperor seemed to be in a good mood, and waved his hands: "Your servants are welcome, there are no rulers and ministers today, so don't be restrained."

Li Chenhuan inadvertently gave Bai Yi a look: I don't know how those two old Taoists did it, the emperor didn't seem to have any intention of pursuing Princess Yuzhen's matter, and let them go so easily.

The singing and dancing sounded, and for a while, everyone was drinking and drinking, and it suddenly seemed like a microcosm of the prosperity and prosperity of the country and the people.

After a burst of Qingyue zither sounds, four masked women walked gradually on the stage of His Highness.

These women were dressed in splendid attire, like nine-day fairies falling into the world, with their sleeves flamboyant and their skirts fluttering, which made the Fusang envoy's saliva almost flow out.

The four dancers showed off their young and beautiful figures lightly, like a fleeting shadow passing by, staggered sideways, and a tall and veiled woman walked out from the middle of the four of them, suddenly surrounded by hundreds of flowers. King of flowers.

The woman was wearing a peacock bun, a golden phoenix feather bloomed in the middle, and a string of pearls was held in the beak of the phoenix, and at the end a huge pearl fell between her eyebrows, looking forward to brilliance.

The beautiful eyes are dotted with bright red flowers, and the depiction is complicated and delicate, which is extremely charming.

The woman's body is limp and boneless, and as she jumps and pitches, her graceful figure is fully revealed, making people unable to look back.

Bai Yi in the distance closed his eyes slightly, he also recognized this woman, she was Princess Yuzhen!

I saw the four women wave their water sleeves, and the four light silk sleeves gathered in the air, and Yuzhen jumped lightly, stepping on the water sleeves and dancing in the air.

And the most amazing thing is that there are also colorful butterflies flying in the distance, all kinds of colors, the dazzling array makes people dizzy.

The large butterfly circled around Princess Yuzhen, and when people were dazzled by it, they stared obsessively at Princess Yuzhen who was as beautiful as a fairy in the moon palace.

After the dance, Princess Yuzhen left gracefully, leaving only a room of people who hadn't woken up yet.

Bai Yi could see clearly that Yuzhen danced, but it was difficult for the two old Taoist priests to attract butterflies behind them, and cast a spell to make her walk on the ground in mid-air.

The emperor seemed very satisfied with the effect, cleared his throat and said, "I'm hosting a banquet today, and besides watching the martial arts competition, I have one more thing to announce."

The emperor looked at the ministers below and felt ashamed to say this, so he glanced at the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch could only drive the ducks to the shelf, and with a sharp voice, he must let everyone in the hall hear: "Your Majesty has an order. Today, all the children of the aristocratic families will compete in the martial arts test. Those who can enter the top three will be rewarded in addition to the usual rewards." A goldfish bag is specially given, and those who have an official title will be granted the title of first-class duke, and those who have no fame will be awarded a third-rank official title."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was astonished.

Did the emperor take some wrong medicine?It's just a competition, but it's such a big prize!

"Also, the six winners will be found by Princess Yuzhen among them!" The eunuch insisted on finishing his sentence.

It was immediately quiet down there.

About Princess Yuzhen, I am afraid that the emperor is the only one who thinks that no one else knows about it?

No one wants to marry a princess and go home to serve as a Buddha, especially since this princess was found to be having adultery the day before yesterday. For any bloody man, this is a very humiliating thing!

What's more, the one who cuckolded him was a Taoist priest!

But can you say no to the princess in front of the emperor?

That's the rhythm of thinking that your whole family has too many heads to cut off!Everyone looked at each other, but no one came to break the deadlock.

Bai Yi looked around, then turned around, and left the banquet without a sound, like a fish swimming in the sea, and went straight to Yuxu Temple in Langya Mountain lightly and nimbly.

He entered Yichenzi's bedroom familiarly, and opened the tunnel to enter the cave. Everything in the cave was as usual. I saw that he came here to investigate last time, and did not disturb the two old Taoist priests.

It was still pitch black under the cave, and the power of the five elements kept oppressing him.Bai Yi found Li Yuchen who was locked in the corner, calmed down, and hinted that he must not make mistakes at this time.

Bai Yi carefully observed the Five Elements Trapped Immortal Formation, then raised his eyes to look at the five immortal swords floating above his head, and then he lifted up the inconspicuous long sword in his hand, luckily The whole body's spiritual power is poured into the sword body.

I saw a tiny golden light suddenly burst out from the long sword, and at this moment, the five low-grade swords that originally operated according to the sky and stars immediately froze for a moment, and those swords seemed to be afraid. Seeing the long sword in Bai Yi's hand, they shrank back one after another.

Bai Yi made a decisive decision, and approached the child with gossip steps.

And once the spiritual power in his hand dissipated, the golden light of the long sword in his hand disappeared, and the five immortal swords immediately returned to their positions, continuing to maintain the formation.

The moment his feet were about to land on the ground, the thin figure who was lying motionless on the ground suddenly bounced violently, like an arrow flying towards Bai Yi, those black eyes pierced through the scattered eyes. Staring at Bai Yi coldly, it was like staring at a life-and-death enemy.

Even though Bai Yi was used to seeing ferocious goblins and beasts, he was taken aback by such fierce eyes.Is this beast-like bloodthirsty look really a human being?

Bai Yi subconsciously took a step back, avoiding the man's attacking hand.

Only then did he see clearly that his hands were also pitch black, and the gaps between the long nails were filled with mud, which made Bai Yi, who had always been a bit of a clean freak, change his expression over and over again.

Halfway through the man's movements, he was held back by the iron chains that bound him, and when the slender arms collided with the black iron chains, there was a crisp sound of gold and stone hitting each other.

When Bai Yi came back to his senses, he saw that the thin man was still trying to break free from the chains and rushed towards him, as if he would never stop until he was torn to pieces.

"Yuchen?" Bai Yi called out tentatively, but the real Li Yuchen didn't respond at all, and still roared from his throat, looking like a real beast!

Bai Yi gritted his teeth tightly, no matter what, he has paid the debt to the two national teachers and the empress!