One person waved his ghost-headed sword in front of him and shouted: "Young master, leave quickly, I will break up the rear."

When the swords were at war, two people rushed out with their hands raised: "Don't shoot arrows, we are on our own."

"I am Liuzi!"

"I'm Bai Hui!"

The two men took off their masks and waved desperately. Bai Hui was a middle-aged man. When he walked up to the archers, he suddenly realized that most of the archers were dummies. Each real person had a bamboo pole tied to his body, and there were several paper sticks on each side.

of archers. The team of hundreds of people actually only had more than 20 people, which was purely a bluff.

"Who are you?" Bai Hui noticed something was wrong.

Gu Shengchao, who was "dead" on the ground, slowly stood up and took off his blood-stained coat. Only then did people notice that the arrow that penetrated his chest was just broken and inserted into his coat. Gu Shengchao grabbed a

The "jailer"'s legs were twisted off with all his strength, but it was just that his clothes were filled with straw. Zhong Lei was walking like a tiger, so the wounds on his legs were naturally fake.

Bai Hui was dumbfounded. He looked carefully and suddenly exclaimed: "It's all fake. It's all fake. Qi Tianzeng is deceiving us. This is not a prison of the Ministry of Punishment at all."

The man Qi Tianzeng put down his back was real, and of course he was not his father. Qi Tianzeng said solemnly: "Dear heroes, I did deceive everyone, just to let the traitor jump out on his own. That's all.

That’s fine, let us see clearly what is right and what is wrong, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties in the future.”

Some of the people were still in the fog and didn't know why, but most of them were old Jianghu who understood the twists and turns. One person stepped forward and spat at Bai Hui, brandished a spear and stabbed him: "You spy, you almost let everyone accompany you.

"Funeral." Bai Hui raised his sword to parry. The six men behind him saw the opportunity and jumped up to escape. However, as soon as he jumped into the air, he was greeted by dense arrows, which immediately turned into hedgehogs and fell from the air, killing their lives.

Bai Hui was forced back by the spear. Qi Tianzeng stopped the spear with his bare hands, and the spearman said angrily: "Young Master, this person cannot be retained."

Qi Tianzeng said: "I know he can't stay, I just want to ask him a few words."

The gunman glared at Bai Hui and said angrily: "Let's let you live a little longer."

Bai Hui took a few steps back, looking for an opportunity to escape. He threatened: "Qi, I fell into your hands today. Don't forget that your father is still in prison. At worst, everyone will die and no one will be able to take advantage."

Qi Tianzeng sneered: "You are also a small fish in the pond. You can't protect yourself. Everyone knows who is holding the net, so don't deceive yourself." He cupped his hands and said: "Brother Bai, please forgive me for calling you like this for the last time. You

I have known each other for many years, and we have been together in the escort agency through life and death. I just want to ask, I am not kind to you on weekdays, why would I do something so outrageous?"

Bai Hui was stunned for a moment, and laughed at himself: "You and I are just small fishes in the mud, so why bother to ask more questions? If you want to blame me, it's because your escort agency's business is so good that others are jealous."

Qi Tianzeng realized something: "They destroyed my family, what can you gain?"

Bai Hui smiled bitterly and said: "It's still the same as before. You and I are both chess pieces. When we have seen the chess pieces, there is still room for bargaining. In the face of absolute power, everything is like chess pieces on the chessboard, at the mercy of others.

Everyone else is just a spectator."

Qi Tianzeng shook his head, "Since we are all chess pieces, why not fight and fight for a better way out for yourself."

Bai Hui mocked: "What are you fighting for? Do you want your family to be ruined like you? No, you can seek your own death, but I am not willing to accompany you to the end."

He saw Qi Tianzeng stunned for a moment, suddenly waved out his hands, and countless steel needles as thin as ox hair were shot away, and turned around to run. However, he couldn't make a sound with his palm alone, because there were so many people on the other side. Bai Hui was hit in the leg just a few steps away.

A copper coin-shaped dart was thrown at him. He staggered and was pierced by a flying knife in the back. Before he could react, an arrow penetrated his chest from behind. He looked at the blood pouring out of his chest and felt unwilling to do so.

He looked back. What made him even more desperate was that Qi Tianzeng had already erected multiple shields in front of him, blocking the deadly steel needle.

Bai Hui fell slowly, looked at the sky with a despairing heart, and murmured to himself: "I'm not afraid of death, I'm not afraid of death, but why should I die, why should I die..."

The surrounding archers quietly withdrew, and Fan Lixin said to Qi Tianzeng and others, "Take care." Then he disappeared into the night.

Zhong Lei led people to clean up the scene, and Qi Tianzeng raised his hands to everyone and said, "Thank you for your hard work in cleaning up the house today. Everyone saw just now that it may be more dangerous in the future. I would love it if there is anyone who is willing to share the joys and sorrows with Qi. I am not willing to take risks."

If you want to leave, I won't force you to give me some money. You don't need to reply now. You can go back and think it over carefully before making a decision. I, Qi, will never force you."

Some people immediately expressed their willingness to follow Qi Tianzeng, some remained silent, and some waited and watched. After everyone dispersed, the scene was cleaned so that outsiders would never be able to tell what had happened here.

Gu Shengchao returned to Donglai Inn and told Liu Ximei what happened that day. Liu Ximei was also sighing. He rested for a night and then went to Zhong Lei's new location to contact him. He learned that the prince Juncheng wanted to see him and asked him to go to Gaosheng Inn.

Gu Shengchao didn't know why, so he rushed to Gaosheng Inn and entered through the secret passage to see the Ninth Prince.

After the guest of honor took his seat, Prince Junchen said straight to the point: "I have already negotiated with the Escort Bureau. From today on, you will stay with me to do things. I don't know what the young knight wants. If the young knight has a better plan, I will definitely go with it."

Naturally, we will never force others to do anything."

Gu Shengchao was also unexpected. He thought for a while and said: "I don't care, as long as I can rescue a death row prisoner named Ding Ying from the Penal Department Prison, the rest will depend on His Highness' orders."

"Oh, what's going on?" Prince Juncheng asked curiously.

Gu Shengchao told the prince how he met Ding Ying when he went to the prison that day, and Jun Cheng took action: "These bastards from the Punishment Department, not only framed the Escort Agency for their own sake, but they are extremely arrogant in taking human life."

"I have a question, I don't know whether I should answer it or not?" Gu Shengchao couldn't help but ask.

"Say." Prince Juncheng was still angry.

"Your Highness is the Dragon Son of the current Saint. As long as you explain it to the Saint, why do you need to bother so much?" The ancient Saint Chao expressed the doubt in his mind.

Prince Juncheng shook his head and said solemnly: "Do you know who our biggest enemy is now?"

"Ministry of Punishment?" Gu Shengchao was puzzled. He couldn't understand the relationship between the officialdom.

Prince Juncheng sighed and said: "That's wrong, the biggest enemy we have to deal with is the chief eunuch in the palace, named Wen Zhe."

Gu Shengchao didn't even understand: "How capable a little eunuch can be, causing His Highness to worry so much."

Prince Juncheng said with a solemn expression: "It is people's carelessness in the past that made this person so domineering today. Even if I, the majestic prince, can meet with His Majesty, I have to get his consent." After saying this, Juncheng took out one from his arms.

A small strip of cloth with five small words written in writing on it: "Save me, kill the traitor Wen".

"This is?" Gu Shengchao looked at Yuan Cheng, his heart full of doubts.

Prince Juncheng said sadly and angrily: "This is the handwriting of the Holy One. As the ninth-five-year-old king of the Dawu Dynasty, I can only inform others in this way. It's frustrating!" He looked up to the sky and sighed, and then said:

"I only saw my father once when I came back. That day I went to the palace to see him. In front of many eunuchs, he just chatted with me about some innocuous topics, and then gave me a cotton robe to wear in winter. Just then.

When he handed me the cotton robe, he secretly put a ring on me under the cover of the cotton robe. From his helpless eyes, I saw the humiliation and grief. After a while, Wen Zhe used the excuse that his father was in poor health.

Jia needed to rest, so we were separated. I wanted to stay longer, but a group of eunuchs helped my father to leave. The emperor who kept his word could not even take charge of this, and had to listen to the eunuchs' arrangements. It was really difficult

It made people filled with righteous indignation. That's it. They also carefully checked and searched me thoroughly. They also cut open the cotton robe with scissors and took out all the cotton. They let me out of the palace only when they found nothing strange. Fortunately, they didn't notice the ring.

I took out the strip of cloth from the interlayer of the ring, and finally realized that Wen Zhe is the one who truly covers the sky with one hand in the palace, and even the Holy Emperor, who is the center of attention, has to surrender to his lustful power and live an ignoble existence."

"In order to deal with the barbarians in the north, the Dawu Dynasty and the Serang Kingdom often formed an alliance by exchanging protons, so I was sent to the Serang Kingdom as early as I could remember. I resented the Serang Kingdom when I was growing up.

Everyone here is a blessing in disguise. My other brothers have all passed away due to various reasons. Some died prematurely due to illness, some died mysteriously for unknown reasons, and some were executed by the emperor's father's decree. The seventh child finally survived to become the crown prince.

, had no choice but to rebel and failed, and committed suicide. In addition to me, the existing princes also have a child, Concubine Lan, who is only seven years old now. Concubine Lan has become a queen, and her child will naturally become a prince. "

"I have gone through many hardships on my way back to the capital from the Serang Kingdom. In addition to the night you and I met, I was also attacked many times. It is a lucky thing that I came to the capital alive. The Minister of Libu is my father-in-law, so naturally he fully supports me. Fan

The eldest brother is my childhood playmate, and he also has a group of people who can be mobilized. Although Wen Zhe is the chief eunuch, he can mobilize 5,000 imperial guards. With the support of the Ministry of Punishment, his strength cannot be underestimated. Other officials are swaying around.

We can’t hope for anything while we wait and see.”

"The attitude of Wuwangdian is the most critical now, but I sent someone to contact me and there was no reply. It seems that they will only decide who to support after the outcome between me and Wen Zhe is clear. Wuwangdian and the royal family of Dawu Dynasty are of the same blood.

Connected with each other, it is said that the founding of the dynasty was assisted by an expert, who was invincible in the swordsmanship of Fengwuqiuhuang. Later, the late emperor did not want to dominate the family, so he appointed his younger brother to establish a sect and establish the Wuwang Palace.

Resist other sects and branches to reduce the threat to the royal family. How could we know that now the Wuwang Palace is the leader, but it is too weak to lose, forgetting the intentions of our ancestors and becoming mercenary."

“In a few days, our Dawu Dynasty’s annual Flower Appreciation Festival will be held. According to the custom of previous years, on this evening, the Holy Lord will lead civil and military officials to enjoy the flowers and the moon by Luoxian Lake. There will also be performances by Goulan and Washe actors, and finally,

The grand fireworks display can be described as an unprecedented event with a packed house.”
Chapter completed!