The bright moon sits on the ground

At the end of the banquet, a group of people fell asleep crookedly on the high platform illuminated by the bright moon.

Nie Qiu fell asleep on Fang Qisheng's lap. The pillow was indeed too hard, and he couldn't help frowning in his sleep.

Fang Qisheng sat cross-legged, with his elbows propped on the table, his knuckles resting on his cheeks, his brows and eyes drooping, one hand resting casually on Nie Qiu's neck, and the pitch-black fox fur draped over his shoulders, feeling drowsy Come,? He fell asleep just like that.

Shi Huang was not afraid of the cold, so he just lay down on the ground with his arms folded, even when he fell asleep, he did not relax his vigilance at all.

Zhou Ru lay prone on the table, with his cheek buried between his arms, sleeping soundly. There was a layer of outer robe on his shoulders, which belonged to Duan Que.

Because Ji Wanghe was drunk, he lost his mind and drugged people everywhere. Duan Que couldn't bear it anymore, so he tied him to the fence. He struggled for a long time but couldn't break free. Really tired,? This quietly fell asleep.

An Pi just got off the high platform, went to the bottom to get a few outer robes, and prepared to send them to the few people who were left alone.

It was cold at night, so he was worried that these people would catch a cold, so he brought a few clothes up, which can be described as careful and thoughtful.

When he boarded the high platform again, An Pi realized that Xuanwu was missing, and he should be hiding in a dark place, always on guard.

Duan Que was sitting on the edge of the high platform, his legs dangling in the air, his long hair fluttering in the wind, like pitch-black crow feathers.

After sensing that An Pi had just approached, she didn't react, she didn't raise her head, and she was still looking at the mountains in the distance.

An Pi just patted the dust, and sat down on the spot, a few feet away from Duan Que.

The group of people behind him were in a deep sleep, they only moved a little after putting on a piece of clothing, glanced at him, and fell asleep again.

The moonlight is as calm as water, and the closer it is to midnight, the brighter it becomes, and the colder it is.

He followed Duan Que's line of sight, the mountains were hidden in the night, covered in mist, and he couldn't see anything about it, but in Duan Que's eyes, looking at mountains and water is much more interesting than looking at people .

An Pi asked: "Master Duan should have seen something?"

Duan Que said, "Slightly clear."

An Pi just sighed, and heard Duan Que continue to say: "Zhou Ru should also know, after all, he knows Fang Qisheng very well. Although we know about Master Chang, we will not say too much."

It's strange to say that Duan Que is an impersonal person, uncontaminated by the world, but has a thorough understanding of people's hearts.

Her eyes slanted slightly, the corners of her eyes were slightly raised, she looked straight at her, and said in a flat tone: "Everyone in this world has secrets. Master Anmen, I have my secrets, and you have yours. You can't say it easily, can you?"

An Picai's eyes suddenly sank. The master of Qinglongmen, who is good-tempered and gentle, showed a completely different expression at this moment. After staring at each other for a while, two or three laughs escaped from between the lips and teeth, and he lowered his voice and said, "However, it's hard to tell what's your own, but it's easy to tell what others have."

Duan Que became a little interested and didn't panic. He asked, "How did Master Anmen know?"

"I drank blood wine." An Pi replied like this.

Duan Que's tone was slightly appreciative: "You are not a miasma-ridden person, but you voluntarily drink poisonous wine, you are also a lunatic."

"You can say that." An Picai didn't have any feelings about this new nickname, "How did Sect Master Duan know?"

"When you look at the long knife on Nie Hufa's waist, although there is no unnecessary emotion in your eyes, every time you look over, your eyes will stay for a second or two... However, Master Anmen can rest assured. , At present, I should be the only one who discovered it." Duan Que said, "And I'm not a very curious person, so it has nothing to do with me whether there are twists and turns in this."

An Picai didn't realize this himself, but after Duan Que mentioned it, he realized that he really paid too much attention to the knife before.

"I hope Sect Master Duan will keep this matter safe." He said, thinking again in his heart, whether he can hide it or not is not up to him.

"Naturally." Duan Que replied, "I hope Master Anmen can also rot in his stomach the secret you know."

The strong wind blows, and the floating clouds gradually flock to the white moon in the sky, completely covering the bright and flawless moonlight.

An Picai and Duan Que looked at each other tacitly, stopped talking, got up and left.

After the banquet ended, a few days later, Fang Qisheng and several elders finally finalized the candidate for the deputy sect master. He was a clever and talkative disciple. The rudder also stayed for several years.

The sect masters were also busy with other things, so it was impossible to stay at the main helm for too long.

Therefore, Shi Huang from Baihumen left the main rudder first, and went to the deep swamp with his disciples.

When he came to the helm, he had already competed with several strong martial arts masters, and even Nie Qiu did not escape his invitation to fight.

When Shi Huang left, he was in a very good mood, and he left the chief helm after performing all the etiquette.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Wanghe from Suzaku Gate.

He kept a few disciples with good medical skills in the Demon Cult to help Tian Dan, and then brought a new deputy sect master, rented a ostentatious carriage with a lot of money, and left without saying goodbye.

Zhou Ru stayed at the helm and cleaned up the remaining mess for Fang Qisheng.

Duan Que had some important business to do, so he set off for Zuihuan's gate with ten drinking girls.

As for Qinglongmen, only the disciples returned, and Anpi stayed behind.

Huang Sheng has already sent several letters to Fang Qisheng to urge Fang Qisheng. Although the handwriting is correct, there is a sense of irony between the lines. .

The reminder, of course, is something that was agreed before.

Since I got the news from Zhang Yu that Chang Jinyu had been to Zhen'e before his disappearance, and had a drink with King Zhen'e, Fang Qisheng and others had to go to Zhen'e to see if they could get some information from King Zhen'e. Find out what news.

King Zhen'e, Chang Jinyu, and An Pi are old friends. Because of Chang Jinyu's "death", King Zhen'e never wanted to see Fang Qisheng, so Fang Qisheng had to discuss with An Pi, and finally decided to go there together Let's see if King Zhen'e will tell them the specific situation of Chang Jinyu at that time for An Picai's sake.

At this time, it has been a month since they left the imperial city.

From the main rudder to Zhen'e, it took no more than two or three days at most, so the three of them chose to ride to Zhen'e on horseback.

In the late autumn, the sky in the daytime is always gray, with few suns, it is pale white, riding on the horseback, looking at the past, at the end of the line of sight can only see the junction of the mountains and the sky, connecting into a void False gray lines.

Just as An Pi raised his arm, the Grey-headed Eagle, which had been hovering in the air for a long time, folded its wings and landed on his leather wristband.

He took off the small bamboo tube on the eagle claw, poured out the thinly rolled paper strip inside, flattened it, and roughly read the words written on it. After a long while, he took a deep breath, tore up the paper strip, and said : "King Zhen'e agrees."

However, it was An Pi who agreed to go there. As for Fang Qisheng and Nie Qiu, An Pi did not mention it in the letter.

Only then did An Pi press his temples, feeling that the matter was difficult to deal with, and King Zhen'e might be furious at that time.

"It's okay, uncle." Fang Qisheng's voice was very calm, "The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge."

That's what I said, but the first person King Zhen'e vented his anger on must be his long-standing friend, not you two juniors.Only then did An Pi raise his arm and let the Grey-headed Eagle fly to hunt for prey. He thought to himself, what can he do, so he had to suffer.

King Zhen'e is now in Zhen'e's mansion, and he just delivered the letter, so he must have never imagined that they are now at the gate of Zhen'e's city.

An Pi said: "Let me remind you first, his temper is not much better than Ji Wanghe's."

They had only heard An Pi say this once when they were at the helm of the Demon Cult.

The consistent style of the Devil's Cult is to use everything that can be used, and do whatever it takes to seek benefits.

Before setting off, Fang Qisheng discussed with Nie Qiu, and first passed a letter to Zhang Yu, asking if she could go back to her natal home.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yu originally planned to find a time to go back to visit relatives with Jia Zhao, and the Jia family cooperated with the Demon Cult. Nie Qiu told her about this matter, and she hardly hesitated, and soon decided to make a favor , agreed.

King Zhen'e is notoriously protective, even if he was furious because of Fang Qisheng, and even wanted to drive them out of the mansion, as long as Zhang Yu is present, say a few more good words for them, and then stop them, the rest of the matter will be resolved up.

They deliberately delayed time on the road, in order to wait for Zhang Yu to return to Zhen'e Mansion before they visited.

The time should not be too close, as it is easy to be suspected, and it should not be too far away, and time will be wasted if it is too far.

How to grasp the timing has become the most distressing problem for Nie Qiu and others now.

Nie Qiu just mentioned it to Zhang Yu briefly. She is so smart that she immediately understood what they were worried about. She only said to let them enter the city, and after that, she would come to them to discuss things after she tidied up.

Then, Nie Qiu, Fang Qisheng, and An Picai entered the city first, and found a small inn to rest.

Zhang Yu didn't keep them waiting for too long. After returning to the mansion to pack her things, she found an excuse to dump Jia Zhao to King Zhen'e, and slipped out of the mansion, covering her face with a veil, with only Nie at her side. The maid that Qiu had met in Jia's mansion back then, Lingxi.

"Master, right protector, Master Anmen."

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Concubine narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced over Nie Qiu and Fang Qisheng, and suddenly covered her lips and smiled.She is wearing a peach-colored gauze dress today, with peach blossoms tattooed at the corners of the sleeves, which are in full bloom among the branches and leaves, full of vigor and freshness, holding a dough fan in her hand, and covering her bright red lips, people can only see butterflies flying among them a touch of red.

She said: "It seems that there is more than one happy event today."

"The first happy event, of course, refers to the two of you. I don't know when you can invite me to a wedding?" Zhang Yu said with a smile, but her expression was very sincere, as if she really wanted to reach out to Nie Qiu and Fang Qisheng for a wedding invitation, "Be careful Speaking of which, I can also be regarded as Nie Hufa's half-sister-in-law, right?"

It was indeed as she said, after all, when he was in Jia's house, he and Jia Zhao became sworn brothers.Nie Qiu thought.

Being interrupted by Zhang Yu like this, the previous dignified atmosphere disappeared, but it actually brought their relationship closer invisibly.

Nie Qiu followed her words and said: "Then you have to ask the leader, he has always made up his mind between us."

What do you mean by "he always makes up his mind"?

Fang Qisheng coughed twice.

He doesn't mind talking about this in front of Ji Wanghe or Huang Sheng, but An Pi is different. This feeling is almost the same as being in front of the elders in the family with the person he likes, especially now that he is not like that night. Drunk, very sober.

So he quickly reined in the precipice and brought the topic back: "What is the second happy event you mentioned?"

Zhang Yu lightly shook the round fan in her hand, and said with a smile, "As for the second happy event, His Majesty withdrew the arrest warrant for Protector Nie. From now on, Protector Nie doesn't have to hide like this anymore."