Xia Zhaoyi came over, knelt down, and touched the man's chest.
There was nothing left except a bag of broken silver, a bag of medicinal powder, and a poison dart with an arrowhead wrapped in oil paper.
The sound of patrolling guards gradually came from the distance, and Xia Zhaoyi stood up and looked at the man in black.
The night-walking clothes clearly outline the man's tall and slender figure, with broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs. His face is covered with cloth, so his appearance cannot be seen clearly. The straight nose bridge makes the face cloth three-dimensional, and his pair of slanted long eyes are somewhat familiar.
"Who are you?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
The man paused, looked at her and said, "Shen Lie."
Xia Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, and was surprised: "It's you."
The man glanced at the intersection in the distance, turned around and squatted down: "Come up first, I will take you away."
Xia Zhaoyi frowned slightly, paused, and lay on his back.
The girl weighed very little and had a slim figure. Although the weight of her body covered him, her hands were lightly supporting his shoulders and her upper body was kept at a distance.
Shen Lie carried her on his back: "Sit tight."
"good."
Shen Lie held a sword in one hand and a fist in the other, supporting her on his back. He stepped forward and stepped on the low wall, then jumped up to the eaves next to her.
The two beggars remained where they were, watching them disappear.
The old beggar hugged the little beggar tightly, looking back at the corpses on the ground and the killers who were struggling to get up and escape, but in vain, until the officers and soldiers arrived.
It was a long way out, and the movement behind me became lighter and lighter. In the distance, lights were like dragons, and torches held high gathered in the streets and alleys.
Xia Zhaoyi looked away from behind and said, "Thank you for tonight."
The cold wind blew her voice into fragments, and it sounded unreal in the dim light.
"No need to see anyone outside," Shen Lie replied.
"There's no one in front, please let me down."
"Okay." Shen Lie responded.
When he reached the front steps, Shen Lie stopped.
This place is empty and quiet. To the south is the big lake behind Wanglaifu Inn. The lake is too big. This is the shore of the First Class Trail. There are twenty or thirty lake lanterns floating on the lake. Some of them still have candlelight. Not extinguished.
Xia Zhaoyi jumped off Shen Lie's back, straightened her skirt, raised her hands and cupped her fists, and smiled: "It's not to show off, but I really want to express my gratitude, but why are you in the capital?"
"I have been in the capital for a while," Shen Lie said, "my grandfather sent me here to study."
"Dongping Academy?"
"Yes," Shen Lie nodded, "but I'm not going yet."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled again and said, "It's the right thing not to go."
As she said that, she took a look at Shen Lie's clothes and said, "Are you... okay?"
Shen Lie paused slightly and shook his head: "No more."
I was looking for her, but I found her.
He had been looking for her these past few nights, but to no avail. Thinking that he had accidentally bumped into her at Chuifangzhuang before, he wanted to come here tonight to have a look, and happened to bump into her on the road.
"It's a coincidence," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Then you should know that I have become notorious in the capital recently, right?"
"It's not a bad name," Shen Lie said, "None of those who give you a bad name are good people. Their words are just used to fool the people, so just listen to them."
Xia Zhaoyi blinked his eyes and suddenly smiled, his laughter was sweet and bright.
"It's fun." Xia Zhaoyi said.
"Fun?"
"Yes," Xia Zhaoyi went and sat down on the steps, stroking the folds of his sleeves and said, "Everyone I met along the way, except Mr. Yan Hui, was lifeless, without any vitality or vitality. , which makes me lose my energy. One after another, they are rigid, abiding, and stubborn. You are different from them."
Shen Lie had no expression. He looked down at her and said, "Are you cold? Or go back first."
"Suddenly I am in a good mood," Xia Zhaoyi still smiled, looked up at the torches of the patrolling guards in the distance, and said, "Who do you think those people are tonight?"
Shen Lie sat down on the windward side of Xia Zhaoyi with his sword in hand. Because his legs were too long, one foot stepped on the ridge several steps below the steps. His tall body blocked the girl's petite body, and he could barely resist. Some cold wind.
"I don't know, but they look like outsiders," Shen Lie said. "They try their best to hide their accents, and their sword skills are also very strange."
"The sword technique is strange?" Xia Zhaoyi looked at him.
"Well," Shen Lie nodded, "their swordsmanship is very good and their moves are proficient, but when I fight, I can easily detect that they have many deviations in details. This contradiction may be due to their superb swordsmanship, but they are not used to this kind of Big knife."
"Is this true for just one person, or is it true for all the people you fight against?"
"That's all true."
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "Could it be that they changed weapons together? But why is this necessary? They are still using knives to kill people and set fires. Was it because the previous weapons were broken or lost, or were they? Were the weapons used deliberately replaced by themselves? However, if it is broken and lost, just find another weapon that is the same as the original and is equally suitable for the hand, unless it cannot be found, and unless the original weapon needs to be covered up and cannot be seen. people."
"It is said that the Dacheng Army uses plain knives," Shen Lie said, "and the Beiyuan Army is very famous for its combat sword formation."
Xia Zhaoyi paused, then raised his eyes and looked at Shen Lie: "Bei Yuan Army."
"It's possible."
Xia Zhaoyi pursed her lips, her heartbeat began to accelerate, and she stared blankly back at the torch in the distance.
If those people are really the Beiyuan Army, then what are they here to do?
She will still go to the northern border again. She will personally take off the two heads from Tao Lan and Yi Shurong's necks. This is more important than anything else. No one can stop her. It is revenge, killing, and so on. Want them to die.
The wind whimpered, Xia Zhaoyi felt a little sore in her eyes, and hatred grew crazily in her heart.
Regardless of whether these people were from the Beiyuan Army or not, she had to investigate them carefully.
"Ah Li." Shen Lie said at this time.
Xia Zhaoyi turned her eyes: "Yeah."
"I will investigate these people. It's time for you to go back," Shen Lie said, taking out a jade pendant from his sleeve. "This is for you. If you have any trouble, you can always go to Lianfei Pavilion in Shili Road to find me. Yes A shop left by my mother."
Xia Zhaoyi took the jade pendant. In the night, she could see that it was of high quality and shiny, and the jade still carried his warmth, as well as a very elegant orchid fragrance.
Xia Zhaoyi stroked the jade pendant, raised his head and said, "Well, if you have any trouble, you can also go to Qingque Pavilion to find me. I don't have any tokens with me today, so you can go directly to Mr. Yan Hui, and I will tell him One sound."
The corners of his lips under the stern mask were slightly raised, and he nodded: "Okay."
Xia Zhaoyi stood up holding the jade pendant: "Then I'll leave first."
After a pause, she continued: "Shen Lie, I don't like to get too involved in other people's affairs, but I still want to remind you that if you want to study at Dongping University, you'd better wait until next spring."
"Yeah." Shen Lie nodded and responded without asking why.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "It depends on the situation. Have you seen everything?"
Shen Lie still nodded and said: "Be careful on the way back. If it is convenient, send someone to Lianfei Pavilion tomorrow to report that you are safe. Although I know that you are good at it and will not let anything happen to you, the situation now is too chaotic."
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi agreed, "I will send someone there before noon tomorrow. You should be careful when you get back. I'll leave first."
"Um."
Xia Zhaoyi waved her hand, held the jade pendant and turned to leave.
Shen Lie was still sitting in a casual and lazy posture, watching her figure completely disappear.
As the cold wind blew, Shen Lie looked back, suddenly smiled, and raised his hand to rub his straight nose under the cloth.
