The whole world is waiting for the devil to break up

Jiang Yuelou's face froze, she waved her hands and stepped back, and said embarrassingly: "Just kidding, I know it's not you,? If the assassin is really you, the prince will not let you live until now,? He should take your life For his family."

Li Zhi frowned tightly.

Jiang Yuelou hurriedly said: "In my eyes, he should be able to do this. But he is so polite to you, he must already know that you are innocent. During this period of time, I was working in the southwest, and I heard faintly that something happened in the rivers and lakes. Some things,? I don’t know what you have been through recently,? What did you do with Shizi? But you should have guessed it,? The finger has been pointing at the Demon Cult.”

Li Zhi didn't correct his address, he let go of his sword, took out a black iron plate from his sleeve, and pushed it in front of Jiang Yuelou, "What is this?"

Judging from Jiang Yuelou's surprised eyes,? He could see it—"The waist badge unique to the dead men of Zhennan Palace? They have already made a move?"

Li Zhi pondered for a while, and asked again: "Is there a swordsman named Yuan Hui in the Zhennan Palace?"

"I don't know,? I haven't heard of this name." Jiang Yuelou said: "I can't find it for a while,? I only know that there are two disciples beside King Zhennan, with extremely high martial arts,? That's a For the senior brothers and the two foreign monks, King Zhennan trusts them very much."

Li Zhi looked at the iron plate again, "Your Majesty also knows about this?"

Jiang Yuelou smiled, "Li Zhi, you have to know that the prince and I have never been on the same line, but there are so many masters in the Pingyang Palace, and the prince holds the Qianji Pavilion in his hand, and he is as well informed as the prince. Even my Wuzheng Villa has to stand aside, do you think he doesn't know what it is?"

Li Zhi was startled, "Qianji Pavilion?"

"It was left by the previous emperors to King Pingyang. As you know, the throne has changed so quickly these years. In just 25 years, five emperors have been replaced. And Qianji Pavilion is where Emperor Hui was at its peak. It was created by himself during the period, but in the end it was left to the youngest son, King Pingyang. At the beginning, the incumbent, who was a brother, was quite on guard." Jiang Yuelou said: "Even if Qianji Pavilion has changed from light to darkness these years, and from court to hall, When it comes to the rivers and lakes, the one above and the prince can't rest assured."

Now the emperor and the mother of the regent king, as long as the queen mother is still there, the trust between them is still solid.In other words, the current emperor's throne is also given up by the regent, Prince Zhuang.

Three years ago, the late emperor died of a sudden illness. He was the one most qualified to take the throne, but he refused and gave the throne to his ten-year-old younger brother.

It is said that there was a rumor in that year that the male concubine that Prince Zhuang wanted to marry was the queen who was about to be conferred by the previous emperor. He planned to murder his own brother for a man, and he did not dare to risk the disgrace of the world to become the emperor.

Therefore, the Supreme Emperor who came back from the palace was furious and taught the young emperor himself, but the Supreme Emperor was already old and frail, and died of illness last year, and the world of Zhou Kingdom finally fell into the hands of the Regent——

But these are just rumors.

It was only when Li Zhi found out that Xiao Han still had Qianji Pavilion under his hands, he was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything more on this topic, he just looked at Jiangyuelou.

"That's all there is?"

Jiang Yuelou said helplessly: "There is only so much I can tell you. Presumably the son can't tell you much, because this time, the prince has more than us under his command, and I don't know how many people will be assigned to investigate. Everyone The missions he got are different. The prince should still be waiting for news from the prince, because the mission assigned to him by the prince is to catch the assassin—and maybe you are not the assassin who is being targeted by the Zhennan Palace. He may have already begun to guess , Is this a plan to slow down the troops of Zhennan Wangfu, because what the prince and Zhennan Wang are fighting for is time..."

Li Zhi got a headache when he heard it, and waved his hand: "You don't need to tell me these things, since you have finished talking, then it's my turn next."

Realizing the deep meaning in the words, Jiang Yuelou said with a wry smile, "Yes, it's time for you to settle the score with me."

"Yes." Li Zhi grasped the long sword, stood up and said, "Master Jiang, I have a question for you."

Jiang Yuelou followed suit and stood up, "Say it."

Li Zhi asked: "How does it feel to betray a friend?"

Jiang Yuelou smiled bitterly, "If it's possible, I don't want to betray you. But this time it's not for my own benefit, and I can't help it. This assassin is very important. The King of Zhennan is already plotting a rebellion, and even contacted the foreigners of Xirong The situation is tight, and if we can catch him at this moment, we may be able to stop this war, otherwise it will be the common people who will suffer."

Jiang Yuelou said seriously: "This will not bring down King Zhennan, but it will definitely delay his progress. The world is still peaceful today, Li Zhi, I like this peace, and I want to protect it."

Li Zhi looked at him silently. This was the generation gap between him and Jiang Yuelou.

"One size fits all, don't tell me that."

Jiang Yuelou was familiar with his temperament, nodded and sighed: "I know, you must be angry, this time I really betrayed you. You do it, but I hope you save my life, my task It's not finished yet, and I still have to escort the young master to the capital. After that, I won't go back to the rivers and lakes, and I don't know where the prince will arrange for me to go..."

"I have told Wuzheng Villa that they will continue to help you find your father, but if there is any news, they will let you know immediately." Jiang Yuelou said: "This is my guilt and compensation for you. Li Zhi, can you It is a blessing for Jiang to make friends with you, Jiang is extremely grateful for your generous help several times!"

As he spoke, he bowed to Li Zhi and bowed his hands in a solemn salute.Li Zhi accepted it calmly, but he put the sword back and walked towards Jiangyuelou.

"Okay, let's start now."

Jiang Yuelou slowly spread out his arms, "Come on, I admit whether you want to break my arm or my leg, I can't die now... eh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhi clenched his fist and hit him hard in the abdomen.

When the severe pain hit, Jiang Yuelou couldn't care less about talking, his whole body arched, his face flushed, the veins on his forehead popped up, cold sweat poured down, he opened his mouth for a long time without speaking, but He didn't fight back either, and waited quietly for Li Zhi to continue his attack.

However, Li Zhi shook his numb wrist due to too much force, and did not make another move for a long time.

Jiang Yuelou was confused when a clear young voice came from the corridor not far away——

"Can you not kill him?"

The two looked over together, and saw two people lying on the railing of the stairs, and they didn't know how long they had been here.

One is Xiao Han, with a happy expression on his face, and the other is a boy in gray clothes.

The boy was still very immature, about sixteen or seventeen years old, his face still had a bit of baby fat, it looked white and soft, his eyes were big and clear, as if they were shining, he was the one who said that just now.

Seeing Li Zhi looking over, Xiao Han smiled and waved at him.Li Zhi ignored him, and asked the young man interestingly: "Why?"

The young man was not pleading, he said: "Because he took me out from the southwest and saved me several times, and he belongs to Prince Zhuang, so he cannot be killed indiscriminately, although he is really not likable."

Jiang Yuelou's severe pain had already subsided, and he laughed again when he heard the words.

"Young Master?" Li Zhi asked.

The young man raised a bright and innocent smile, "If there is no second young master here, then the young master you call should be me."

Xiao Han walked down the stairs and introduced: "His father was a general in the Southwest Army. He happened to be patrolling the border when Xirong invaded the country more than two months ago. He died in battle while defending the city. The prince then named him Marquis of Changping. After sympathizing with the heroes, let me wait to escort the young master back to the capital, he is also a member of the royal family, he is my distant nephew."

Little Hou Ye leaned on the railing and nodded vigorously, "Yeah, but I have never been to Chang'an, this is my first time going home." He looked at Xiao Han and Jiang Yuelou, "Can Daddy and I go back to Chang'an? ?"

When he said this, he touched a small black jar in his arms.Li Zhi then saw the jar and guessed that it contained ashes.

Xiao Han happened to walk up to Li Zhi, turned around and said with a smile, "Of course I can."

Little Hou Ye got the promise and smiled, "Then I won't disturb your conversation."

After finishing speaking, the boy ran up to the third floor again, faster than a rabbit.

Xiao Han clicked his tongue, then looked back at Li Zhi and Jiang Yuelou, "Are you finished talking?"

Li Zhi thought for a moment, then nodded.

Xiao Han asked again: "Do you still fight?"

Li Zhi said disdainfully: "Let's wait until next time. It wouldn't be fun to beat this half-dead man."

Xiao Han laughed softly.

Jiang Yuelou also heaved a sigh of relief, and sat down while holding the table.

Xiao Han suddenly said: "I have brought half of the remaining elite of the palace with me this time, before dusk, they will arrive one after another to send you to the boat, and then Yan Qi will directly escort you to the capital by water. "

There was a bit of joy on Jiangyuelou's face, but soon changed to embarrassment, "There are still people chasing and killing us, just around here, and they may attack at any time. We passed here a few days ago, and it was Hukou's deputy. The general soldier received us, but at the reception banquet, the assassin suddenly appeared, and I suspect that he was either bought by the Zhennan Palace or he was the one who got in from the Zhennan Palace."

"I will investigate." Xiao Han said.

This place is far away from the southwestern region, and I didn't expect the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to stretch so far.

Xiao Han thought for a while, and decided: "It's not too late, you guys set off tonight."

Jiang Yuelou said: "How?"

Xiao Han said: "You go, I will make arrangements."

It's just that Jiang Yuelou said long ago that the deputy chief soldiers here have all rebelled, so it would be very dangerous for them to leave, and this is not Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the forces of the Pingyang Palace are not here.

But Xiao Han dared to agree, all Jiang Yuelou could do was thank you heavily, and then hurried downstairs to find someone to arrange to leave tonight.

After watching the limping man go downstairs, Li Zhicai asked, "What's your plan?"

He also vaguely heard that it was not easy to help Jiang Yuelou, and it would be very dangerous.

Xiao Han shook his head, didn't speak directly, just smiled and said: "When night falls, you can go with them on the boat, and wait for me on the way down."

Li Zhi vaguely heard something, his eyes paused, and he vetoed: "No."

Xiao Han pretended to be curious and asked: "Why?"

Li Zhi looked into his eyes, "You want to stay."

Xiao Han didn't deny it, "There must be some people left to cover those who are hiding in the dark."

Li Zhi felt that he had guessed some of Xiao Han's arrangement, and said without thinking: "I will stay too."

Xiao Han was obviously a little surprised, but he never could shake Li Zhi's decision. After a while, he smiled and put his arms on Li Zhi's shoulder, "Okay, but in a while, I want to ask Zhizhi to do me a little favor."

Li Zhi didn't bother to care about his title, and clapped his hand away without hesitation.

"what?"

At night, the wind and rain suddenly arrived.

Changing into Li Zhi and Xiao Han's Jiang Yuelou and Xiaohou Ye and others, they separated into several groups and left in the carriage one after another. Yan Qi was very worried when he left, and finally had no choice but to take everyone in the inn.

The wind and rain were very strong, and the inn was very quiet.

In the whole building, there was only a warm candle in the lobby and two people sitting beside the candle.

Li Zhi changed his appearance into the appearance of the young master, but his figure was always different, while Xiao Han removed his disguise and returned to his original face.

The freshly brewed tea on the table was boiling, adding a bit of life to the cold small building.

Looking at the wind and rain outside the door, Li Zhi unconsciously pressed the Nine Jin Sword on the table with his fingertips.

"You are too risky, not a single guard is left behind."

"Young Master must have brought something back from the southwest. This must be very important to the regent, and it is also very important to the King of Zhennan. They all want to get it, so they must do their best, and I want to escort the young master to a smooth journey If you leave, you must go all out."

Xiao Han slowly poured the tea from the pot, and then fluently pushed the first cup of hot tea in front of Li Zhi.

"They may have been dispersed by Yan Qi and the others, but there will not be many people left behind. They will definitely come to check this inn." Xiao Han said: "Since they are here, we cannot let them leave easily tonight."

Li Zhi stared at Xiao Han, but didn't take the tea.

Xiao Han's handsome face was very calm, and he had a kind of composure that seemed to be in place, but he was also a little tense tonight, he didn't smile any more, and he talked less.

Li Zhi remembered what Jiang Yuelou had said to him, and couldn't help asking Xiao Han: "Are you forced by the regent? Because he trapped your family?"

Xiao Han paused, showing his first smile tonight. "Jiang Yuelou told you?"

Li Zhi lowered his eyelids, as if he had acquiesced.

Xiao Han shook his head and laughed, "Jiang Yuelou thinks too much. The relationship between me and my fourth brother is not so rigid. He doesn't trap my family, and he can't trap my father. I will help him with things, but it's actually voluntary. .”

Li Zhi asked: "Why?"

Xiao Han tapped the table with his fingertips, as if he was thinking about how to tell Li Zhi, and after a while, he said: "Let's put it this way, the King of Zhennan is suspected of colluding with foreign enemies, and the imperial power has not been stable these years, the fourth brother is not only afraid King Zhennan is also afraid of many people, including me, but I don't really have any ambitions."

"Really." Xiao Han was afraid that Li Zhi would not believe him. He looked at him intently and said, "I'm living a good life. Why do I have nothing to do to participate in those things? My father thinks the same way, he just wants to throw the mess to I, take my mother out to play, he doesn't care about power at all. However, I am innocent and pregnant with a crime, all because the inheritance that the imperial grandfather gave to our family is too precious."

Li Zhi said: "Qianji Pavilion?"

"Exactly, they all felt that the Qianji Pavilion created by the emperor's grandfather must be the next emperor identified by the emperor's grandfather, so they doubted my father for decades, even if there have been several emperors. With Jige let out, we have no way to protect ourselves." Xiao Han sighed and said, "So I can only show my kindness to Fourth Brother and volunteer to do things for him."

Li Zhi asked curiously: "You have a good relationship?" Xiao Han called the regent fourth brother.

"It used to be pretty good, but it's not the same since the new emperor ascended the throne." Xiao Han said helplessly, "But in fact, compared with King Dingbei and King Zhennan, our Pingyang Palace is really mediocre. We don't have military power in our hands. There is only one Qianji Pavilion, and the fourth brother also understands the truth, he is always closer to my father and me than other people."

The Qianji Pavilion, which has been rumored to be miraculous, seems to be a burden in Xiao Han's mouth.

Li Zhi was skeptical, but he also thought that Xiao Han didn't need to lie to himself again.He still had some doubts, so he simply asked, "Is the assassin who was poisoned by the emperor related to my Fuyue Sect?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Han felt a little guilty, "I guess it should be so. But now I am also confused by the people of Zhennan Palace. They have been targeting you, but they just instigated others, and did not directly attack."

He didn't say anything clearly, but Li Zhi said for him, "You are approaching me to test my position, fearing that I may be related to the assassin, and at the same time to test Zhennan Palace, creating the illusion that I have long been associated with you."

Xiao Han rubbed his nose, "This assassin came out of the capital, it's not easy to find him in the vast crowd, but I believe it's not you, it's just Zhizhi, this assassin is very likely related to Fuyue Sect."

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I don't know, I've been away for half a year..." He paused, looked at Xiao Han, his sharp eyes flickered slightly, "Jiang Yuelou reminded me before leaving that I have you by my side." My address outside, even my cronies in the church, few people know my whereabouts, and I never took the initiative to tell Jiang Yuelou, it is impossible for him to leak it."

Xiao Han hesitated to speak, but finally looked at Li Zhi with a puzzled expression, and did not speak.

"Can't say?" Li Zhi understood.

Xiao Han hesitated for a while, and said: "The timing is not right now, but you can trust me, he will not hurt you, and I will not let him hurt you."

In this way, he is not lying to himself, nor is he violating his previous words.

Li Zhi was silent for a while, then picked up the half-cold tea, "How much can I believe what you say?"

Xiao Han also couldn't tell, he could only say: "People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves."

Li Zhi laughed, and squinted at Xiao Han.

Xiao Han also smiled.

Li Zhi picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.

Thunder roared outside the small building, streaks of white lightning pierced the night, and the wind and rain rushed.

Countless black shadows quietly approached the small building in the rain.

Li Zhi put down his teacup and looked out the door.

"coming."

Xiao Han also drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, and at the same time he got up, he picked up the sword that was put aside.

Li Zhi followed suit.

Xiao Han then drew his sword out of its sheath.

"I brought a sword." Li Zhi's eyes paused, and he raised the Nine Jin Sword in his hand.

Xiao Han looked at him, with some smiles in Taohua's eyes, "I know, I use it myself." His fingertips lightly brushed against the edge of the sword, and said with emotion: "But I seldom fight with others, and I also use it myself." I don't know if my sword can kill people." He told Li Zhi, "But it's raining heavily tonight, try not to make a move."

"You are weak and easily catch cold."

Li Zhi was a little shocked, looking at the long sword in his hand, "Xia Guang?"

Xiao Han smiled and said: "You really know swords very well. That's right, this is the sword left by Jiang Yuelou, but I heard that he has hundreds of good swords in stock, so it can be seen that this sword is his favorite at present. of."

Li Zhi nodded and said: "A sword is a good sword, but Xia Guang is not suitable for you."

Xiao Han was a little curious when he heard the words, and asked Li Zhi, "Then what kind of sword is suitable for me? To be honest, I really haven't found a suitable sword."

Li Zhi looked at him, then at the extremely sharp sword in his hand.It is estimated that the people outside are waiting impatiently, he said: "Look at the fate, if there is a chance, you will always find it, and now this one can be used as it is."

Xiao Han nodded, and walked out holding the sword.

Li Zhi also followed, but when he was in front of the door, he stuffed in a freshly opened oil-paper umbrella.

Li Zhi frowned, and looked at Xiao Han indifferently, who looked innocent.

"Don't move, wait until I have no strength."

Li Zhi was startled.

Xiao Han smiled at him, turned around neatly and went out.

The rain was heavy, and Xiao Han's purple clothes were wetted the moment he went out. The men in black from all directions outside the fence were slowly approaching in a siege, and their bodies had already been exposed. Roughly, there were nearly 30 people.

Xiao Han walked into the courtyard, raised his hand and raised his sword, and made a very ordinary gesture.

Li Zhi was standing in front of the inn with an oiled paper umbrella, watching. At this moment, a similar scene appeared in front of him, his heartbeat suddenly increased, and his eyes were fixed on Xiao Han's back for a moment.

He knew that Xiao Han knew martial arts, but this was the first time he saw Xiao Han use a sword.

Li Zhi was inexplicably nervous, and his heart was a little excited for no reason, as if he was reviewing Xiao Han's hard work over the years.He really didn't make a move.

The people in black with fierce eyes approached cautiously, trying to kill Xiao Han, the ignorant kid first, they moved first, cut off the rain thread with sharp knives, weaved a net and pressed it down.

At the same time, a clear sword light rose in the rain.

Destroy the wind and break the rain, shake the soul with one sword.

The corners of Li Zhi's mouth curled up uncontrollably, his eyes were both surprised and relieved.

Sure enough, Xiao Han did not live up to his expectations.