Hypocrites

The voice came from afar, but not in front of him, Shen Yu took a gamble and didn't look back.Unexpectedly, it was not a question, but a confirmation, followed by the sharp whistling of the flying arrow - the river bank screamed and heaved, Shen Yu turned around and pulled out the iron sword tucked in his clothes, and cut off the shaft of the arrow.In the streamer of the sharp weapon, Liang Heng saw his eyes, and that was the last look.

The officers and soldiers drew their swords, and the few guards who had been thrown away at the restaurant set up their crossbows. Shen Yu jumped down the gangway and landed on the adjacent sampan, scaring the boatman so much that he dropped his oars and jumped into the water to escape for his life.He stepped on the bow of the ship all the way, leading the officers, soldiers and guards on the shore far away.

The boat has become a mess, unexpected accidents caused guests to swarm up the gangway, pushing each other, and nearly falling into the river. The master struggled to maintain order: "Start the boat! Let the boat go! Leave the river bank!"

Liang Heng clutched the railing tightly, as if in a daze, how could he leave Shen Yu at this moment?But once he turned around, Shen Yu's sacrifice would be in vain.

"Give way! Excuse me!" The constant influx of boat passengers squeezed Liang Heng immobile.The chief scolded: "You can't take the boat if you don't have money! Give me money!"

Liang Heng touched his bosom, and the orchid embroidered pouch containing the money was gone—he was stunned immediately, the embroidered pouch was a gift from Shen Yu, it almost became a metaphor, and the strong anxiety made him lose his composure.

The master stared at him warily.

"I have no money," Liang Heng said, "I want to get off the boat!"

At this time, the boat was far away from the shore.

"Are you kidding me? There are also those on the overlord ship!"

"No kidding! You let me go down!"

I had never seen the host who was playing tricks before, and he clamped Liang Heng's arm. The two started arguing, and the guests suddenly felt bad and gave way one after another.At this time, a hand was placed between the two of them, holding a broken piece of silver in the palm.

"Boat fare, two people."

Hearing this sound, Liang Heng stopped struggling, and the master turned his anger into joy and picked up the silver. As soon as he relaxed, Liang Heng, like a slippery loach, dropped his hand in the blink of an eye and appeared beside the railing of the boat, with one foot already in the river. .

"Stop!" The wealthy guest yelled, "Do you think you can escape now?!"

There was silence on deck.

Liang Heng retorted, "It's you who can't swim, I've always been good at swimming...Cousin."

Duan Yanling's face was covered with black air, he couldn't say he was angry, but he seemed nervous, his facial features were twisted hard, and his originally handsome face became a mess.Five or six followers stood behind him, blocking Liang Heng's retreat from different directions.

"I jumped from here, whether it is dead or alive, your calculations are all in vain."

"Cousin!...Heng'er, listen to me!"

"What are you talking about? Why did you Duan team up to deceive me for twenty years? The mother is not like my own mother, because she is not my mother!"

"Shut up!" Duan Yanling sternly yelled, there are so many people here, it would be a terrible thing to slip up, "If you dare to run away! It will be over if Shen Yu falls into my hands!"

Liang Heng was waiting for this sentence, and immediately said: "I will not run away, call all your people back, and let Shen Yu leave."

Duan Yanling stared at him firmly.

For a moment, he felt that he seemed to arouse Duan Yanling's anger, and the monstrous resentment turned into a wild beast and grabbed him by the throat.The water quietly pushes the boat into the river, and Liang Heng is like fluff in the wind, precariously on the verge of falling.

Duan Yanling took out a sentry arrow from his sleeve.

The officers and soldiers on the shore chased after him.At such a crucial moment of life and death, Shen Yuru was pulling a kite with a few guards behind him, swaying his sword to block while running away in the dense rain of arrows.The bow of the boat swayed, and he couldn't stand for a while, the arrow pierced through his thigh, Juli took Shen Yu and fell into the river, shouting from the bank, "He's dead!", Ge Wei rushed to the bow, but saw The river cement is muddy, making it difficult to distinguish clearly.

"Go into the water?" one person asked.

A cloud piercing whistle sounded from the sky.The leader followed the prestige and saw that it was the direction when he came, and saw a blood flower blooming under the water, blurring into a red mirror, so he said: "The Zuo Hou has a call, let him go."

Several people recalled the officers and soldiers and went back the same way.

The red mirror expanded bigger and bigger, almost spreading to the water bank, and the pale sun was reflected in the pool of blood.

The boat docked at the market town on the bank of the Tuoshui River, the golden black was falling, the thin clouds were bleak, and the wind was blowing, it was late and the sky was about to rain.The guests were all gone, the pier was empty, and the rain was pouring down. The master of the boat held up an umbrella, and was going to take advantage of the rain to find a safe hotel in the town. No one would want to sleep in the waves.

Everything in the rain was blurred, and there seemed to be a human figure in the dark shadows, and the water vapor was mixed with the smell of blood.

The principal's goosebumps rose instantly, thinking that the group of evil spirits in the daytime had come back again.

"Who?!"

"Are you a boatman?" Shadow's voice was hoarse.

"The boat is not mine, I will work as soon as it is!"

"What about the guests?"

"Let's go when we land, who will stay on the boat overnight?"

"All gone? Have you ever seen a girl...alone?"

The master remembered it, and in order to get rid of this strange person, he immediately said: "You mean that weird man who disguised himself as a woman? He was taken away by the enemy as soon as he boarded the boat. It has nothing to do with me. How do I know where he went! "

When the master reacted, the shadow in front of him had dissipated, and the strong water vapor dispelled the fishy smell. If it wasn't for the bloody footprints gathered in the bluestone, he might have thought it was his hallucination.

"It's really unlucky..." The chief muttered in his mouth, and slipped into the market town under his umbrella.

Shen Yu fell in the heavy rain, and the severe pain in his legs made him unable to support his body. Fortunately, the crossbow arrow was short and had no tail feathers, and it shot straight through his thigh, without being imprisoned in the flesh, nor hurting the bones.

However, if the bleeding is not stopped as soon as possible, tomorrow he will become an unknown corpse soaked in the rainy night.He supported himself and climbed to the eaves, the tiled roof was like thunder, and the splashed drizzle intertwined into a curtain.

It was the guards who took Liang Heng away, and only the new emperor of Zhangyi Palace gave orders to the guards. No need to guess, they would definitely bring Liang Heng back to Wangdu City.Shen Yu listened to the tearing gasps in his chest, and thought to himself, don't worry, I'll come to you right away.

It was night, and a team of convoys raced fast in the rain.

The wooden wheels of the carriage tripped over the Taipa and shook violently.Liang Heng was about to fall apart. If he had a mouth, he would be able to spit out the overnight meal. Unfortunately, his mouth was stuffed with numbness, his eyes were covered with cloth scarves, his hands and feet were tightly bound, and he was bound like a silkworm chrysalis. .

Duan Yanling didn't show up from the beginning to the end. The guard who tied him up had seen Liang Heng in the Golden Palace before, and his heart was terrified by those sharp eyes. He trembled and almost pulled Liang Heng's eyeballs out.

He couldn't see, his hearing was cut off by the heavy rain, and he didn't know where he was at all.But maybe he will be able to see the city gate of Wangdu tomorrow after taking off the cloth towel, and he is already prepared.Suddenly the car body shook, someone climbed onto the shaft, pulled up the curtain and came in, instantly the rain splashed onto Liang Heng's face.

At the same time, he smelled a warm fragrance.

Helping him to sit up with one hand, he took off the blindfold and numbness.Duan Yanling put down the food box, sat cross-legged across from him, opened the lid, there was steaming hot food inside, I don't know where he bought it on the way, no wonder there was no one there.

"Eat something? It's late." Duan Yanling took out the bowls and chopsticks, but didn't untie the rope, as if he was going to do it for Liang Heng.

Liang Heng was so tormented that his face was pale, and Duan Yanling was no better than him, half of his body was drenched.When the spoon was brought to his mouth, Liang Heng still looked like he was rejecting others thousands of miles away. Duan Yanling's face was gloomy, but he didn't force him to put the bowl and spoon aside.

The wind and rain blew the car curtain, Duan Yanling carefully bolted the four corners of the curtain, the car car became an airtight cage, Liang Heng wanted to suffocate.

After a long time, Duan Yanling whispered: "Do you hate me?"

Liang Heng thought to himself, what was waiting for him in Wangdu City was clearly the execution ground, Duan Yanling, the executioner, pressed him to walk on Huangquan Road, but asked him whether he hated it or not, it was really ridiculous.What's even more ridiculous is that as soon as he closed his eyes, he recalled the pitiful appearance of Duan Yanling in the ruined temple of Qifeng Mountain, so he couldn't answer this question for a while.

"You acted in a good play," Liang Heng said, "When I was young, I was lonely, and only you would come to the Chu Palace to accompany me and take me out to play. The children in black clothes in Wangcheng are all for your sake , come to get close to me, the crown prince in name only. Every time I go back to Zhangyi Palace, after seeing my father and queen mother, and receive a cold reception, you are the one who comforts me..."

Only then did he understand why his mother seemed happier seeing Duan Yanling than seeing him.

"When did you know?" Liang Heng asked.

Duan Yanling propped one leg up at a slant, tilted his head as if thinking, and replied: "The night that His Majesty the late Emperor passed away."

On that day, both inside and outside the Forbidden Palace fell into anxiety. For the state funeral, mourning, and preparations for the enthronement ceremony, Liang Heng was driven around by the officials and officials, and he lost all awareness of external affairs, and had never contacted Duan Yanling at all.It turned out that they parted ways from that day.

"If you don't want to eat, just answer my question," Duan Yanling said in a cold voice, "Is the Emperor Wu bone ring on you?"

Liang Heng was taken aback, hadn't the bone ring been destroyed by Shen Yu?

Duan Yanling said: "Don't lie to me, what is displayed on the Golden Palace is just flour, the real bone ring is not in Qiu Zhiyuan's hands, it is in yours. I don't want you to suffer, if you don't want to give it to me, you will be punished even more when you go to Wangdu City Many people covet it."

Liang Heng said: "Why do you want the bone ring?"

"..."

"Do you know what the bone ring symbolizes?" Liang Heng said suddenly as if waking up from a dream, "Of course you know, Qiu Zhiyuan said in the Golden Palace that blood that does not dissolve in the bone ring is not recognized by the Liang royal family. New The emperor is Liang Xuan's parent and son, but Liang Xuan may not be the orthodox royal family."

Duan Yanling frowned, a little irritable: "Don't talk so much."

Liang Heng continued: "Uncle, no, does the prime minister know about this?" He stared closely at Duan Yanling's expression, his familiarity since childhood made him immediately judge: "He doesn't know! So I asked you to find the bone Warning? I guess, when Qiu Zhiyuan exposed everything, he was also caught off guard, Liang Xuan never told him about it, right?!"

Duan Yanling straightened up abruptly, and the hair crown touched the roof of the car, making a loud noise.The guards accompanying the team rode their horses to the side of the car in time to inquire, but were repelled by him, which showed that everyone was very vigilant.

Duan Yanling seemed to be meeting Liang Heng for the first time. After tearing his face apart, this "cousin" showed a level of agility that he had never seen before.He thought that Liang Heng wasn't stupid, no wonder his father treated Liang Heng as an idiot who could be manipulated at will, but he was deflated instead.

"Then I can't even give it to you. Isn't this chip a life-saving magic weapon for me now?" Liang Heng laughed fearlessly.

He once imagined that even if Duan Boyu knew the life experience of the late emperor, he would support him to the throne for the sake of his blood relatives.Unexpectedly, the first emperor had the same abacus.It's just that now Duan Boyu is looking for the Emperor Wu's bone ring again, in order to destroy the body and traces to ensure that the new emperor has no worries, and he is also preparing to become the second Korean clan...

Duan Yanling's face was as cold as ice, he threw Liang Heng over, and covered his eyes and mouth with a black cloth again.When the darkness fell again, Liang Heng heard Duan Yanling whisper in his ear: "It's not a good thing to think too much. Didn't you know this truth before? If you refuse to reveal the whereabouts of the bone ring, you will have to suffer in the capital."