monopolize my master

Chapter 32

Ling Yun was also obviously taken aback.

"I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence." Ling Yun thought about it.

"Master Ling, do you know that the emperor will send troops to attack Dawu in the future?" Su Huang asked rather worriedly.

"The emperor wants to send troops to attack Da Wu?" Ling Yun was obviously taken aback, "I have been busy with Ling Xiao's affairs recently...Da Yin and Wu Kingdom have always been at odds, and the Holy Majesty marched rashly...It is indeed elusive... ..."

"Lord Ling, I think someone did this on purpose." Su Huang suddenly put down his pen, "And you said that there were traces left by Ling Xiao at the place where the mission was intercepted, which means that the mission was killed for a long time. The case and the people holding Ling Xiao are the same group..."

"I understand." Ling Yun frowned, "Your Highness thinks that the purpose of those people is to take this opportunity to provoke a dispute between the two countries, so as to reap the benefits?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"Then why did they rob Ling Xiao a few days ago? Didn't they reveal their whereabouts?" Ling Yun retorted, "Think carefully, Your Highness, if you were a fisherman, you would be so stupid to expose your whereabouts in front of everyone in advance, and then let people Got a handle?"

What Ling Yun said was not without reason, and Su Huang couldn't figure it out at all.It's just that he faintly felt that an unprecedented storm was about to sweep the entire Jinping City, no, not only Jinping City, but the entire Dayin.

As for himself, he knew nothing about the enemy.

"Lord Ling, you might as well slow down the matter of rescuing Ling Xiao." Su Huang pondered for a long time, and said slowly, "You first take a few attendants with high martial arts skills and go to the lair of those thieves to inquire about Ling Xiao's identity first. The situation. I continue to collect information about those culprits here in the magistrate. Don’t act rashly.”

"Chen... let's go get ready." Ling Yun moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it back.

"Hey, get up and work."

A whip was lashed at Ling Xiao's body, Ling Xiao grinned in pain, gritted his teeth, got up and continued to join the ranks of forging iron and swords.

After the death of the great protector, the man in green clothes that day took charge of the overall situation of Xuanfeng Pavilion, and justifiably replaced the masked man.The man in Tsing Yi thought he was well prepared, and within a day after returning from the ambush, he wiped out all the henchmen left behind by the Great Guardian.What made Ling Xiao curious was that he didn't blame himself for the cause of the guardian's death, but lied that the guardian was unfortunately killed by thieves.Although the members had some doubts, but due to the identity of the man in Tsing Yi, it was inconvenient to say anything more.

After dealing with the matters in the pavilion, the man in Tsing Yi took Ling Xiao alone.

"There is something that needs the help of Mr. Ling." In the dark dungeon, the sinister smile of the man in Tsing Yi became more and more terrifying.

"I want you to tell me all the secrets of the Ling family."

"What secret?" Ling Xiao was at a loss.

"Is that secret edict 13 years ago in your father's hands?" The man in Tsing Yi changed his usual calmness, and he grabbed Ling Xiao's jaw and asked forcefully.

"Even if you... say that... I don't know..." Ling Xiao was so pinched that he almost passed out.

"It seems that you are unwilling to say it after all?" The man let go of his hand and sneered, "There is no waste in Xuanji Pavilion. If you can't remember it for a day, I will have thousands of ways to torture you." The man sneered Then, gently brushing Ling Xiao's pale face with his hand, "I will have [-] ways to make you taste all kinds of suffering in this world—until you are willing to tell the truth honestly."

"Everything I said is true. My father has always been very little in charge of my affairs, and the three generations of the Ling family have never had anything to do with the court. If you are looking for a secret edict, I advise you not to think about it from the Ling family." Ling Xiao replied coldly.

"Is that so?" The man in Tsing Yi squinted his eyes, thinking for a while before someone threw Ling Xiao to the sword casting room.

"Just save his life." He only dropped this sentence lightly before leaving.Then the scholar was also sent to the sword casting room.

The work in the sword casting room was very hard.Those who work here are all dead soldiers who have committed wrongdoings in Xuanji Pavilion.They just keep their heads down and work hard.Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen the sun for a long time, their faces were pale and their eyes were dull, like dead bodies.The person in charge is also a very fierce and reckless man. Seeing that Ling Xiao and the scholar are strangers, he beats and scolds them frequently.Ling Xiao and the scholar were full of bitterness, and there was nowhere to dump it.

That night.Inside the woodshed.

Ling Xiao and the scholar were treating their wounds in the room, when they suddenly heard a few crisp cuckoo calls from outside.

"He's here." The corners of Ling Xiao's lips raised slightly.

"Huh? Are you talking about Ling Yun?" The scholar asked suspiciously, "Where is it?"

"I have a little ability to listen and distinguish people." Ling Xiao smiled, "And when I went to kill the mission that day, I quietly left a signal, and he really found this place."

Ling Xiao listened carefully, and then, the cuckoo's song echoed in the forest again.Three times in a row.Then, the Xuanfeng Pavilion in the dark night returned to silence.

"We'll take action at three o'clock tonight." Ling Xiao said to the scholar, "The Xuanji Pavilion has been practicing intensively for the past few days, and there are not many guards in the Sword Forging Institute. It's a good time for us to meet Ling Yun."

"How sure are you?" the scholar asked with some concern.

"Probably [-]%." Ling Xiao frowned, looked at the dead men lying in a mess not far away, and said softly, "According to the echo just now and the general location of Xuanji Pavilion, he should hide It's in the dense forest near the cliff behind the pavilion. It's only half a cup of tea time to sneak out from here, if we arrange it properly, we should be able to fight them smoothly."

The scholar nodded hesitantly, "Shouldn't we take down Xuanji Pavilion in one fell swoop?"

"No, it's too late." Ling Xiao's face was heavy, "There is only one mission of Xuanji Pavilion from the beginning to the end--the side of the Qing emperor. A few days ago, when the guardian took me for interrogation, he mentioned the secret edict. Although I don't know about my father and this matter Does it have anything to do with it—but I think it has something to do with the royal power. I'm afraid that if this drags on, there will be big troubles in Donghui City."

"So no matter what, we must escape tonight." Ling Xiao looked out of the window firmly, a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes, "If things really develop to that point --- "

"Don't think too much, let's rest first." The scholar patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder and said, "You can sleep peacefully after escaping. Take a look at your injuries. If you don't take good care of them, you may suffer from the root cause of the disease." .”

"Ah."

Looking at the night sky outside the window, Ling Xiao smiled relievedly for a long time.

There is no moon tonight, which is a good day for absconding.

Three hours.

In the name of lending medicine to everyone, the two mixed the stolen anesthetic into the ointment, and numb all the dead soldiers.Ling Xiao took off two sets of dead men's night clothes and changed them for himself and the scholar.

There were only five dead men on duty at night.Near the middle of the night, Ling Xiao and the scholar released the mice that had been hungry for three days, and tied a small bundle of dead branches to their tails one by one.In this way, when the mouse runs, it will make a rustling sound.In a quiet night, it is enough for these dead men to be vigilant and chase after them.

Looking for a good time, Ling Xiao and the two let the mouse out of the small hole.

The granary of Xuanji Pavilion was in the opposite direction to the woods, and the hungry mice ran towards the granary frantically.Sure enough, it aroused the vigilance of the dead soldiers at the door.The remaining two dead soldiers who stayed behind were easily dealt with by the two.

"Hey, who are you two? Why are you running in such a hurry!"

Suddenly someone called Ling Xiao from behind.

"A thief ran away from the west." Ling Xiao said in a rough voice, looking anxious.

"West?" The dead man hesitated, "Then why are you running south?"

"A few remnants fled in this direction." Ling Xiao said anxiously, "Let's go after that person. But most of the thieves have gone to the west, so go and reinforce them."

"Since there are only a few remnants of the party, there is no need to chase him. Go and check to see if he has any party members, you--" the man in black pointed at the scholar, "Come with me to the west."

"That...me?" The scholar was taken aback, "that...he is alone...I don't worry, I want to go with him..."

"How dare you be so disrespectful when talking to the captain!" A man in black yelled sharply, "Which team are you from, report your life?"

"I..." The scholar's legs softened in fright, and he hesitated for a while, unable to speak.

"We can't drag on like this any longer." Ling Xiao patted the scholar's shoulder lightly, "He was frightened a few days ago, and his mind was a little unclear. I'll go with you and let him investigate the whereabouts of those thieves. It's okay of."

"You can do it too." The man hesitated for a while, but he didn't pursue it any further.

"You retreat first, call Ling Yun's name, someone should respond to you. I will try my best to catch up with you." After Ling Xiao gently left these words to the scholar, he walked towards the direction of the black-clothed soldier without looking back. go.

The scholar hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind and ran to the place Ling Xiao said.

"Hey, did you catch the thief?"

The black-clothed dead soldier who looked like the captain shouted loudly at the accomplices who went to visit.

"It was easy to catch up. It turned out that some hungry rats did it." A team member said angrily, "I don't know where so many rats came out. It's really annoying."

"How could it be possible for a mouse to make such a big noise?" The black-clothed captain was a little suspicious, "Did you catch it? Let me see what it looks like?"

"No, who would bother to catch those disgusting things?" The team member said, "It's just an ordinary mouse, but it's a bit bigger, and there's nothing unusual... Well, it's the tail, which seems to be tied with some strange things. stuff. That’s why we’re drawn to the sound.”

"Really?" The captain in black frowned, "Which part of the team are you on duty?"

"The one near the sword casting room, what's wrong?" The team member was a little confused for a moment, not understanding what he meant.And Ling Xiao's palms were covered with a thin layer of cold sweat.

He clenched the long knife in his hand.

"how about you?"

The captain in black turned around and asked Ling Xiao, who was silent at the side, staring at him.