Taiping Inn

The east gate tower of Langya Prefecture is tall and has three eaves and a hip roof. Behind it is a urn city. Only after the urn city can you enter the real city.

The gate guard Ma Wuji was wearing armor and a black and red cloak, standing with his sword. Next to him was Xiao Yun, the head of the Xiao family. Ma Wuji was very respectful to the Xiao family master. After all, they were all foreign officials. The real rooted families here were the Xiao family and other powerful families. If they were not on good terms with these powerful families, they would be unable to move forward. A few days ago, at the end of last year, the Governor of Jiangnan had a conflict with many gentry and powerful families in Jinling Prefecture. What was the result? Although the head of the Qian family was killed, the Governor of Jiangnan and the Supervisor of the Weaving Bureau were also driven out of Jinling Prefecture and could only live under the roof of the Governor of Jingchu. This is a clear proof.

Seeing Xiao Yun staring at the southeast direction outside the city for a long time, Ma Wuji thought there was something unusual there, so he asked, "What is Mr. Xiao looking at?"

Dressed as a scholar, Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Looking at the forest."

Ma Wuji followed Xiao Yun's line of sight and saw a large group of birds circling over the forest. His face suddenly became solemn and he said, "The birds are circling, which means there are a large number of people ambushing in the woods. This is why the birds were startled. Could it be that there are bandits from the Qingyang Sect in the forest?"

Xiao Yun looked at Ma Wuji with a little surprise. He didn't expect that this reckless man would have such a delicate mind. But at this point, knowing or not is irrelevant, so Xiao Yun was not too nervous, just said: "I am not a soldier who leads troops, I don't understand these military matters."

Ma Wuji said in a deep voice: "This matter must be reported to the minister as soon as possible."

Xiao Yun looked up at the sky and said: "I'm afraid Minister Qin is still unable to do anything at the moment."

Ma Wuji was stunned: "What does Mr. Xiao mean by this?"

Xiao Yun said: "So many people went to the Governor's Mansion, and the square in front of the Governor's Mansion was full of kneeling. These people all want Minister Qin to give them an explanation. As the saying goes, We must first stabilize the outside, do you think Minister Qin has the mind to care about other things at this moment? "

Ma Wuji is familiar with military affairs, but he knows nothing about these political affairs. When he heard what Xiao Yun said, he suddenly realized: "So that's it. But even if there are bandits from the Qingyang Sect in the woods, as long as we guard the city gate carefully, they can't cause any trouble."

After Qin Daofang returned to the city, Qin Daofang ordered the closure of the gate of the city wall, leaving only a side door for pedestrians to enter. At this time, even if a large group of people from the Qingyang Sect rushed in, they could only reach the city wall at most, and could not rush into the city.

The so-called city wall is to build a small city outside the city gate, the same height as the big city, and its shape is either round or square. The round one is like a jar, so it is called a city wall. If you want to attack the city, you must first break the city wall. This is the reason why Ma Wuji is fearless, and this is also the reason why the Qingyang Sect must rely on the insiders in the city to open the city gate before attacking the city.

Xiao Yun smiled and said nothing more after hearing what Ma Wuji said.

For some reason, Xiao Yun always felt a little uneasy in his heart. Now he knew that the person who sneaked into his mansion that day was the once famous Purple Mansion Sword Immortal. Although Liu Yushuang did not say how she escaped from the hands of the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal, Xiao Yun also guessed that Liu Yushuang had already confessed to the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal, which saved her life. And Chu Yunshen's next move made Xiao Yun more certain of his guess, but Liu Yushuang's move was also for her son Xiao Chi, so he couldn't say much. Instead, he had to help Liu Yushuang cover up and deceive Sun Hu, who was not the same as Liu Yushuang.

It's not that Xiao Yun didn't think about giving up, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. If he wanted to give up, Qingyang Sect might not agree, and the Governor's Office might not tolerate him, so he had to bite the bullet in the end. But before that, he had asked Xiao Chi and Liu Yushuang to leave the city secretly. If the big thing could be accomplished, they would come back. If the big thing failed, they would leave. As for the Xiao family, with Xiao Shiyu's face, they would not be cut off.

Xiao Yun squinted his eyes again and tried his best to look at the dense forest, but it was too far away and the scene in the forest was still unclear. It was a pity that he and Tang Wenbo did not decide to send a letter by flying sword, and he could not ask him how he was preparing.

But I think there will be no mistakes. The key to the whole plan is to open the city gate. It should not be him who is worried about Tang Wenbo, but Tang Wenbo who is worried about him.

At this moment, a young man with a sword appeared on the tower, came to Xiao Yun and stood beside him, gently stroking the head of the sword, looking at Ma Wuji with eyes like a hungry wolf looking at its prey.

This person is Sun Hu, who suffered a great loss at the hands of Li Xuandu. On that day, Li Xuandu forcibly sealed his cultivation with the "Circular Force Method". With the help of Xiao Yun and several Xiao family worshippers, he barely broke free from the shackles of the "Circular Force Method". Sun Hu appeared here today to do dirty work.

Sun Hu's five fingers slid down, holding the scabbard, and his thumb pressed against the blade and gently pushed, and the "Blood Oath" was immediately unsheathed three-quarters.

At this time, Ma Wuji also noticed something wrong, turned his head to look at Sun Hu, who was staring at him, pressed the hilt, and said sternly: "Who are you? What are you going to do?"

Sun Hu did not answer, but walked forward slowly.

Ma Wuji looked at Xiao Yun again and said loudly: "Mr. Xiao!"

Xiao Yun did not answer either, but turned his head to look at the scenery outside the city.

Ma Wuji's heart sank, and he immediately knew that something was wrong.

Sun Hu grinned and said, "Don't look. All your soldiers have been killed. Now, except for the soldiers under the tower, there are no soldiers on the tower. To tell you the truth, I'm in a bad mood recently, so I want to chop you in half with a knife. Do you want to chop it vertically or horizontally?"

Ma Wuji drew out the sword at his waist and asked, "Are you a thief from the Qingyang Sect?"

"Qingyang Sect?" Sun Hu pulled the corner of his mouth: "They are outside the city."

Xiao Yun finally said, "Don't talk nonsense, act quickly. If you provoke the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal, it will add variables."

Sun Hu's face was slightly gloomy when he heard the words "Purple Mansion Sword Immortal", but he still drew his knife.

At this time, a woman's voice said, "What a bold thief, he dared to slaughter officers and soldiers and assassinate court officials in broad daylight. According to the law, he should be executed."

Sun Hu suddenly stopped his action and turned his head to look.

I saw a woman standing on the battlement not far away. She was wearing a silver gauze skirt, her black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and she wore an ice-blue jade forehead ornament on her forehead, which supported her bangs. She looked heroic.

Sun Hu looked at the woman and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman said calmly, "My surname is Lu."

Sun Hu thought for a while and suddenly remembered someone, and his face changed slightly.

The woman jumped off the battlement and walked towards Sun Hu and Xiao Yun, saying calmly, "My name is Lu Yanbing, the fifth disciple of the old sword god of Qingwei Sect, and the current right commander of Qingluan Guard. The purple mansion sword fairy you are talking about is my fourth senior brother."