readytorunbook Chapter 127 There are also their people around him
Chapter 127 There are also their people around him
"I'll be right over."
As Mr. Li spoke, he threw the note in his hand into the stove where medicine was boiled. After the note burned out, he stood up and walked out.
As soon as I opened the door, the howling wind was unstoppable and rushed in with drizzle.
Mr. Li picked up the oil-paper umbrella and followed the guards towards the dungeon.
Lightning flashed across the sky, accompanied by deafening thunder.
Amidst the huge buzzing sound, there seemed to be fierce screams.
Mr. Li was slightly startled and said:
"Did you hear anyone shouting just now?"
The guard listened carefully for a while, but heard nothing, so he said:
"It's probably thunder. Elder Li, please go. We can't keep His Highness waiting for too long."
The two continued walking towards the dungeon.
On the other side of the wall, Liu Yiyi, who was wearing a white dress, covered the maid's mouth with her hand.
The rain slid down her soft face, and her eyes were as fierce as a devil:
"I wanted you to die with dignity, but since you dared to scream, I will punish you with a torn corpse!"
As he spoke, he thrust the golden hairpin in his hand fiercely into the maid's artery, and blood gushed out instantly.
She enjoyed watching the maid struggle until she died with her eyes open, and only let her go after she died.
The maid opened her eyes in despair and fell down limply.
Liu Yiyi lifted her skirt, took out the dagger hanging on her thigh, and cut off the maid's head cleanly.
Looking at the perfect cut with blood and flesh all over, Liu Yiyi smiled sinisterly.
If this head were given to that bitch Lin Zhaoyue, I wonder if she would be scared into a fool.
A headless corpse was tied to a huge rock and thrown into a deserted well.
The blood on the ground disappeared completely under the washing of rain...
……
In the dungeon.
Damp and dark.
The musty smell mixed with the smell of blood makes people hold their breath unconsciously.
When Mr. Li arrived, Qingzhu had no idea how many buckets of cold water had been poured on him and his entire body was wet.
His face was very red, his lips were cracked and chapped, and there was a thin layer of smoke coming out of his body. It was obvious that he had a high fever.
A man in black clothes sat on an exquisitely carved sandalwood chair.
The handsome face was half hidden in the darkness, the chiseled profile was sharp and intimidating, and in the deep eyes, it seemed as if there was a giant beast lurking, ready to rush out of the cage at any time, stretch out its claws, and tear apart all obstacles.
Even the black ears with shiny black fur at his feet did not look as gentle as usual.
Hei'er has been fed with raw meat since he was a child. Perhaps he smelled the blood, and now he is drooling, which looks very creepy.
Mr. Li lowered his head, walked in respectfully, and saluted:
"His Royal Highness."
Xiao Yan glanced at him lightly and said:
"Mr. Li, do you have any way to wake her up?"
Mr. Li looked at Qingzhu and said hesitantly:
"It is possible, but Miss Qingzhu has a high fever now. I am afraid we cannot give her medicine again, otherwise Miss Qingzhu's body will not be able to bear it."
Xiao Yan hummed and said:
"Just wake her up."
"Yes."
Old Li looked at Qingzhu and walked forward to give him acupuncture.
After a while, Qingzhu woke up slowly.
My throat was dry and my whole body felt like I was in a furnace, even my lungs were burning.
Her eyelids were heavy and her vision was blurry. She could only call out subconsciously:
"Water, water..."
"Give her a glass of water and some sugar."
Feng Xin heard this and poured her a cup of warm water with a piece of candy.
Qingzhu was having a hard time breathing at this moment, and Fengxin could only feed her little by little.
After drinking the water, Qingzhu finally regained some strength and his vision became clear.
Looking at Xiao Yan sitting on the chair, he sneered:
"What? Your Highness the Crown Prince still hasn't given up? Today's medicine is not strong enough. Has Your Highness the Crown Prince developed another new medicine?"
Xiao Yun looked at Qingzhu's fearless and sarcastic look and signaled Fengxin with his eyes.
Feng Xin took a scroll and unfolded it.
The painting shows a young man in red clothes. At first glance, he seems nothing special, but when Qingzhu looks closely, his eyebrows, face shape... are clearly Qingchuan.
Xiao Yun captured Qingchuan?
Impossible, impossible, how could Qingchuan be caught.
Qingzhu kept shaking his head, frantically suggesting to himself that Qingchuan would not be caught.
The Dog Prince was just bluffing her.
Xiao Yun took in Qingzhu's reaction, narrowed his eyes slightly, said nothing, and drank his tea slowly.
The hourglass ticked, and after an unknown amount of time, Qingzhu finally couldn't help it anymore, and a trace of collapse appeared on that cold face:
"What did you do to Qingchuan?"
"Nothing serious, I just sent him to Yan Zhou's place to play for two days."
After speaking, he paused for a moment, glanced at Hei Er at his feet, and said:
"My beloved dog has never tasted tender meat, so I'm sure your brother's meat should be good."
Qingzhu recalled the scene he saw that day when he accompanied the young lady in the side courtyard of Huguo Temple. At that time, the beast was gnawing on a severed arm, leaving blood and flesh all over.
She pretended to faint.
Her face turned pale, her lips trembled, and finally she cursed fiercely:
"Xiao Yan, you devil, you will go to hell sooner or later."
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and spoke in a chilly voice:
"Tell me what you know, and I'll spare your brother's life. I can even let him stay with your young lady. If you don't trust me, you should at least trust your young lady."
The young lady is faking her own death and is now under house arrest in the Eastern Palace by Xiao Yun.
If Qingchuan was with the young lady, with her personality, she would definitely protect Qingchuan and prevent him from getting hurt.
And if Qingchuan stayed in the East Palace, at least he would be safe.
A hint of determination flashed across Qingzhu's eyes, but when he raised his head, he looked indifferent:
"How do I know if what the prince said is true? I want to see Qingchuan."
Only when she meets him in person can she believe him.
Xiao Yun was the most cunning one.
"Are you negotiating terms with me?"
Qingzhu laughs:
"What? Is the prince framing me?"
A trace of annoyance flashed across Xiao Yan's eyes, and a chill emanated from his body:
"I hate it most when someone bargains with me."
As he spoke, he turned his head to Feng Xin and said in a cold voice:
"Cut off one of his arms first, then bring the man over here."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Feng Xin bowed perfectly and walked out.
Qingzhu had dealt with Fengxin before when the young lady had been chasing after the prince. He was a man who could not keep secrets.
But just now, his expression was calm and he didn't seem to be lying at all.
In fact, Qingzhu was right, but she didn't know Fengxin well enough.
Although Feng Xin couldn't hide his thoughts, after following Xiao Yin for many years, he had already trained himself to appear confident and determined no matter what Xiao Yin said or did during the interrogation.
Especially when Your Highness is engaging in psychological warfare with others, he must not show off his abilities and must not reveal any flaws.
Moreover, the portrait he was holding just now was not of Qingchuan, but of the "Hundred Portraits" painted by His Highness himself.
The meaning of the painting is that the person in the painting looks different from every angle, and has a trine aspect with most people.
As for why His Highness guessed that Qingzhu had a younger brother, Feng Xin didn't know.
He asked His Highness but he didn't say anything. He would ask Shen Yanzhou someday.
This devil!
Qingzhu cut off one of Qingchuan's hands. She knew that this was the price she bargained with Xiao Yan.
Qingzhu gritted her teeth, and the wound on her hand, which had not yet healed, bleeds. Just as Fengxin's figure was about to disappear, she opened her mouth and said:
"I said."
When Mr. Li heard Qingzhu's words, his eyes flashed slightly and he clenched the silver needle in his hand.
But he couldn't act rashly now.
Otherwise, he would be the one to die. After all, he was not like Qingzhu who had a good lady who could save his life.
"Prince, Miss Qing is weak now. Would you like me to give her a strong medicine? Otherwise, Miss Qing's body may not last long."
Xiao Yan glanced at Mr. Li and said calmly:
"No need."
Those who can become killers have willpower far beyond that of ordinary people.
Qingzhu looked at Xiao Yan and said:
"Your Highness, please ask Guard Feng to come back first."
Xiao Yun waved his hand and asked someone to call Feng Xin over.
After Feng Xin came back, he signaled everyone to leave.
Mr. Li hesitated:
"Your Highness, Miss Qing's body..."
Xiao Yun holds a high position and has been a prince since birth. Deep down, he doesn't like others to disobey him.
Seeing Mr. Li's expression, he frowned slightly and said:
"Mr. Li, please wait outside first."
Knowing that Xiao Yan was unhappy, Mr. Li said nothing more, but cupped his hands and said:
"Yes, Your Highness."
After everyone left, Xiao Yan looked at Qing Zhu and said:
"explain."
Qingzhu took a breath and said slowly:
"Duke Lin commands a large army. I was sent to the Duke's Mansion when I was young. There were only two purposes for that: one was to monitor the movements of the Lin family army, and the other was to kill fish.
However, Duke Lin was too cautious, and his study and basement were guarded by experts, so I didn't get any information about the border.
Regarding my connection with the previous dynasty, I am not from the previous dynasty in the actual sense. My father sold me when I was a child, and I was trained by them to be a killer since I was young.
There are many assassins like me in the Shadow Moon Tower. I am just an insignificant one and cannot get in touch with the secrets of the Seven Dukes. But every time there is a mission, they will send someone to deliver the message to the Duke's Mansion, and I will go to execute it. I was also the one who killed the man in Lanting Waterside last time."
"Seventh Duke?"
Xiao Yan immediately grasped the key point.
"Yes, we assassins obey the Shadow Master, and the Shadow Master obeys the Seventh Master. We call him the Young Master. We don't have any information about the Seventh Master. The Shadow Moon Tower has four prohibitions:
First, it is strictly forbidden to inquire into or discuss privately all matters concerning the young master;
Second, without orders from superiors, one must not interfere with the mission of a companion, whether by helping or revealing information;
Third, everyone below the Shadow Master level only performs single-line tasks and only follows orders;
The fourth is those who are already in hiding. Before receiving orders, they must be loyal to the master they serve, and they can even hunt their companions to gain the master's trust.
Anyone who violates the order will be executed or hunted down."
Qingzhu said half of it and kept the other half to herself, because she knew that if Xiao Yun knew that one of the Seven Dukes was the eldest son of the Lin family, the Duke's Mansion would definitely be implicated.
She didn't care whether the world belonged to the previous dynasty or the current Xiao family.
She just didn't want to make her young lady sad.
Moreover, based on the evidence Xiao Yan has collected now, it is impossible to determine whether what she said is true or false.
But if what she said was all lies, Xiao Yan would easily see through her.
Qingzhu paused for a moment and continued:
"So, Your Highness, I don't know who my companions are? Where are they hiding? They may have already taken root around you, but you just haven't discovered it."
Xiao Yan's eyes were slightly deep, and it was hard to tell whether he believed it or not:
"You should know where Shadow Moon Tower is."
“There are numerous Shadow Moon Towers throughout Anguo, and I only know the location of the Shadow Moon Tower that assigned me the mission.
They arranged this because they were afraid that we would leak more useful information after being caught."
Xiao Yun's dark eyes were tinged with a layer of dark color, and his jade-white fingers turned the jade ring on his hand and said:
"Location."
"Weiyang Street, Begonia Garden..."
……
Mr. Li was waiting anxiously outside. When Xiao Yan came out, he said emotionlessly:
"Feng Xin, gather the men and go to Weiyang Street to encircle and suppress Haitangyuan."
"Yes, Your Highness..."
……
Feng Xin hurried to gather people. Just as Xiao Yan was about to leave, Mr. Li said:
"Then Your Highness, I, the common people..."
Xiao Yan slightly turned his head to look at the cell behind him and said:
"Heal her."
After saying that, he lifted his feet and left.
Heavy rain poured down and lightning danced like silver snakes.
Countless sounds of horse hooves rang out from the East Palace and galloped towards Weiyang Street. The accumulated water on the street splashed huge waves, and the whole earth seemed to be shaking.
A curious neighbor came out with an umbrella, opened the door and took a look. When he saw the dark mass of cavalry, he felt a chill down his spine and quickly closed the door with a snap.
After everyone had left, Mr. Li left the dungeon on the pretext of getting medicine.
Wrote a note and released the white doves.
Begonia Court.
A masked man looked at the note in his hand, his eyes instantly turned cold, his fists clenched and trembled slightly.
"Xiao Yan!"
As he spoke, he waved away all the things on the table.
The guardian standing beside him said:
"Shadow Master, what's the important matter?"
"Qing Yi rebelled, Xiao Yan brought people here to encircle and suppress Haitangyuan."
The guardian was startled and said:
"Do you want me to evacuate everyone immediately?"
The masked shadow master shook his head and said:
"That's too late."
Even if he ran now, he would definitely be caught with the people Xiao Yan brought with him.
The people here are not like Qingzhu, who are lurkers. They know the whereabouts of every lurker clearly, the locations of multiple Yingyue Towers, and how to contact their companions.
If they were caught, they would have to wait for Xiao Yun to massacre one Yingyue Tower after another.
The man closed his eyes, forcibly suppressing his inner emotions. When he opened his eyes again, they were filled with murderous intent:
"There is no one left here."
The Dharma Protector paused for a moment and said:
"Where's Qingchuan?"
Qingzhu has already betrayed us, so there is no point in keeping that fool Qingchuan.
"kill."
Swords flashed and blood splattered.
The miserable sobbing was drowned out by the huge thunder, and a small figure walked directly into the secret passage...
……
As the sound of horse hooves got closer, the cavalry scattered and surrounded the Begonia Garden.
Xiao Yun's entire body was soaked, and his fitted black uniform was dripping with water.
He rode his horse to the main entrance of Begonia Garden. From a distance, he could smell a faint smell of blood.
Xiao Yun frowned, tightened his grip on the reins, dismounted, walked up the steps, and kicked the heavy wooden door open.
The wooden door was hit by gravity and fell to the ground with a loud bang. Without any cover, blood poured out.
The corpses were lying on the ground, and the ground was covered with blood.
All of them were stabbed in the throat with one sword.
Although they were used to all kinds of bloody scenes, this scene still gave them a great shock.
Xiao Yan pursed his lips and walked in.
He turned over the body of one of them with his hands.
As he moved, blood began to flow from his neck again and was soon washed away by the heavy rain.
Their bodies were still soft, their blood had not yet dried.
Apparently he had been killed not long ago.
They were a step too late.
Someone tipped them off.
Therefore, they also have people around him.
Who is it?