"Brother, I want to leave here. Take me away..." Princess Zixuan's voice was filled with fear.
The eleventh prince had always loved his sister very much. When he found out about this, he was frightened and just said lightly: "We will make plans in the morning, not to mention there is no carriage now..."
"Aren't there still a few horses? Let's go first and rest in the town ahead. Others can wait until dawn to come to us." Princess Zixuan said with a arrogant cry: "I don't want to stay in this place for a moment.
Already."
Liu Ruomei walked over and said gently to Princess Zixuan: "Princess, everyone is here, nothing else will happen, otherwise I will accompany you up to have a rest first."
When Nangong Zixuan saw that the Eleventh Prince had no intention of taking her away first, she followed Liu Ruomei upstairs while cursing in a low voice.
"It's not an option for us to wait like this. We can't get out of Chifengling without a carriage." The Eighth Prince said, "It's better to send a few people to the town ahead to contact the government to meet us." The Eighth Prince said.
"Master Zuo and I will go together." Liu Qingfeng stood up and said, "There are still four horses. Master Zuo and I will go to the town ahead to find the carriage."
"It's better to let me go." Nangong Feiran said. Everyone knows that it is definitely not a good idea to wander around Chifengling in the middle of the night.
"Brother Feiran, you should stay here, others still need your protection." Liu Qingfeng smiled, then called Zuo Cheng, took two horses and galloped away.
Yuchi Pingting handed Mo Mo over to Feng Qingyu and went straight upstairs, with Yi Xiaoyao following closely.
"Boss? What do you think?" Yi Xiaoyao asked.
"What do you think?" Yuchi Pingting asked instead without speaking.
"I don't think there are any innocent souls asking for their lives. Someone must be causing trouble." Yi Xiaoyao said disdainfully. He is a well-informed traveler, so he naturally knows that innocent souls have no control over the affairs of the underworld.
Yuchi Pingting nodded and said: "More than a dozen carriages disappeared in an instant. This is so strange. There must be a secret passage mechanism in this inn." Yuchi Pingting said that she had already reached the third floor, and then continued.
: "The prince said that he saw someone jumping into the room of the eighth and sixth princes from the window just now, but then he broke in and found nothing. I have to go and take a look."
"Boss, why did you say you wanted to steal the carriage?" Yi Xiaoyao asked. There were many questions that he didn't understand. If the black shop just wanted to steal money, why bother to arrange such a terrifying scene? If it was really the so-called search for innocent souls
Why did only one of them die? Also, why did he use Huanshen Powder to confuse them...
"Probably to trap us, wait, there is a problem..." Yuchi Pingting said suddenly, because she had already thought of something.
"What's wrong, boss?" Yi Xiaoyao asked hurriedly.
"If it was just to trap us, then why did they leave four more horses? Doesn't this make it clear that they want us to go out, but they can't go out too many at one time..." The more Yuchi Pingting said, the more frightened she became. Could it be that the other party was?
Want to divide us and annihilate them?
"I don't think so. From the appearance of the dead head just now, to the moment he put down an object and retreated, and I didn't hear a single sound at all, this light skill is so amazing. It means that the person on the other side must be
Master, didn't the Crown Prince say that he saw the waiter in the shop transporting the carriage, maybe they didn't expect that we could remove the properties of Huanshen Powder so quickly and didn't have time to transport the other horses." Yi
Xiaoyao analyzed.
Yuchi Pingting did not speak, but walked straight to the door of the eighth prince and sixth prince's room, listened quietly for no movement, and then stretched out her hand to open the door and walked in.
As soon as she stepped into this room, Yuchi Pingting seemed to smell the smell of decaying corpses. Yuchi Pingting and Yi Xiaoyao carefully looked around the room, including the cabinets on the wall, the table in the center, and the teapot on the table.
There is nothing special about the water glass.
Yuchi Pingting signaled Yi Xiaoyao to look under the two beds, then she walked to the cabinet against the wall, moved the cabinet, and looked at the wall. There seemed to be no mechanism.
"Boss, there is blood here." Yi Xiaoyao exclaimed. There was a pool of blood under the bed he was checking.
Yuchi Pingting heard the words and moved closer. Just when she saw the small pool of blood, a gust of wind blew out the torch in Yi Xiaoyao's hand, and the door to the room closed with a bang.
Yuchi Pingting and Yi Xiaoyao stood back to back, one facing the window and the other facing the door, both ready to fight.
But when Yuchi Pingting saw clearly the person standing behind the door through the dim moonlight, she couldn't help but feel cold in her heart. No, that couldn't even be called a person, because everyone has a head, and this morning
What they walked slowly towards was just a headless body.
Yi Xiaoyao realized that Yuchi Pingting was unnatural. When he turned around and saw the headless corpse, he was also shocked.
He clearly remembered that he had looked through the entire room just now. There was absolutely no such strange corpse behind the door. So, where did this aconite corpse come from?
I saw this headless corpse dressed in black clothes walking at night. There was nothing above the neck, only a small scar, and blood was still dripping down. There was also a bright dagger stuck in the chest, with the hilt of the sword exposed.
Along the wound, blood kept coming out and dripping down drop by drop.
This horrifying corpse was approaching the two of them with stiff steps.
Yi Xiaoyao couldn't help but gulped, thinking that he had traveled around the world for many years, experienced countless experiences, and encountered countless enemies, but he had never come face to face with a headless corpse. He didn't know if this corpse that had died once could die again.
Once.
Thinking about it, he took out the soft sword from his waist, pulled out a sword flower, and then stabbed the headless corpse in a cool and unrestrained way.
Yuchi Pingting did not move, and saw that Yi Xiaoyao had been fighting with the headless corpse for nearly thirty rounds in the blink of an eye. However, although the corpse seemed stiff in movement, it could skillfully avoid Yi Xiaoyao's exquisite swordsmanship, and
This headless corpse can be used as a useful weapon no matter what it picks up, and judging from the tea cup she threw into the wall, this corpse is extremely powerful!
Just as Yuchi Pingting was about to take action, the door was pushed open again, but this time it was Nangong Feiran and the three princes who caught up.
Upon seeing this, the Eleventh Prince quickly ran to Princess Zixuan's room on the third floor. Seeing that Princess Zixuan and Liu Ruomei were inside, he breathed a sigh of relief and told them not to come out, and then turned back.
Several people were obviously shocked by the scene before them. A headless corpse was fighting with Yi Xiaoyao.
The sword light in Yi Xiaoyao's hand flashed, and he stabbed the headless corpse straight into the chest with his sword. The headless corpse could not move easily, as if it really had no eyes and could not see. The sword hit its chest solidly.
But feeling that his chest was pierced, he grabbed the sword with one hand and pulled it out from his chest. This brute force also forced Nangong Feiran to let go. The headless corpse threw the swords at Yuchi Pingting. Yuchi
Pingting dodged and the headless corpse jumped out of the window a few steps before Yi Xiaoyao attacked again.
When several people hurried downstairs, there was still a headless body.
The people downstairs paled when they heard about the headless corpse.
If you hadn't seen these things with your own eyes, you would never believe them. Yuchi Pingting couldn't figure it out, but it was really strange.
Nangong Feiran sat next to Yuchi Pingting, and he was also thinking a lot, but he vaguely felt that this matter and everything about the Canglong treasure map was simply a carefully woven trap. But who did he want to trap?
unknown.
No one said anything, only a few maids hugged each other, and the air was filled with an unpleasant fishy smell and the smell of charcoal from the fire. No one spoke, there was only the sound of wood beeping in the fire.
The popping sound.
"Boss, you said there is a secret passage here. If it is true, then you can definitely find it. I will go look for it." Yi Xiaoyao said and walked towards the backyard. He didn't believe in this evil, and he must find it.
Secret passage to find out the truth inside.
I don’t know how long it took or what time it was. Everyone was very sleepy, but occasionally a gust of wind would wake people up.
Behind Yuchi Pingting, the girl Xiu Xiu and Xiao Tao hugged and chatted. Xiu Xiu kept talking about new topics to attract Xiao Tao's attention, but Xiao Tao kept crying looking at the atmosphere around her.
The three princes each had their own concerns and remained silent. How to leave here now became a big problem.
Nangong Fuyi distributed his calming pills to the accompanying people.
The night wind was cool and annoying, but it couldn't take away the terrifying and gloomy atmosphere.
The Ping'an Inn shrouded in moonlight is like a big coffin. If there weren't living people inside, it would be lifeless.
Yi Xiaoyao searched all over the backyard but couldn't find a secret passage, and couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
"Xiaoyao, tell me, how is Guiying'er's Qinggong in the world? How many people can surpass him?" Yuchi Pingting asked in a low voice.
Yi Xiaoyao thought for a while and said: "In terms of Qinggong, he is one of the best in the Tao. There are probably no more people who can surpass him." Yi Xiaoyao raised three fingers as he spoke.
"The whereabouts of Gui Ying'er are no secret to me, but I didn't hear any movement from the person who could put the dead head on the table just now. If this person is not extremely skilled in Qinggong, then there is only one reason.
." Yuchi Pingting said, her unique confidence flashed in her eyes again.
Nangong Feiran smiled when he heard this and said: "Yes, I'm afraid this is the only way to explain it." After saying that, he walked to the table where the dead head was still placed, but at this moment, the head of the dead man was covered with a blouse.
It belongs to the big man with the beard.
Nangong Feiran circled around the table, and the three princes stared at him.
"Feiran, have you discovered anything?" asked the eighth prince Nangong Quansheng. This gentle prince was more inclined to be civilized, so he seemed weak and gentle, but he had a very clever mind.
Nangong Feiran was silent when he heard the words, but secretly thought in his heart that he should have discovered it long ago. The tables and chairs on the first floor were all placed in a mess, but this table was the only one standing intact. Nangong Feiran thought about it and kicked the table away.
.
There was a blanket under the table. Originally, there was such a small blanket under every table, so it didn’t attract anyone’s attention.
Nangong Feiran kicked off the blanket and saw that the floor tiles under the blanket were movable.
At this moment, everyone gathered around him, and even a few brave maids came over to see what was going on.
Nangong Feiran signaled the three princes to retreat, he was going to open the tunnel.
Yuchi Pingting didn't know what was down there. It was probably the owner of the store and the waiter who were hiding inside, but there was no guarantee that there was nothing else.
The three princes also took out their swords and motioned to Nangong Feiran to open them.
Nangong Feiran and Yi Xiaoyao signaled to each other. Seeing that everyone was ready, Nangong Feiran started to turn the movable floor, and no figure jumped out as expected.
It's just the entrance to a dark hole, so deep and pitch-black that you can't see the bottom at a glance, and it's full of mystery.
The sixth prince, Nangong Quanyi, ordered a guard to go down with a torch to investigate, while the others nervously guarded the entrance of the cave.
The guard who went down walked forward cautiously and fearfully. The air underground was very humid. He didn't know whether the dripping on his face was sweat or water.
The tunnel was very long and had many forks. After taking a few steps, he did not dare to go any further. Instead, he returned and reported the truth to the princes: "It's like an underground maze down there."
The Sixth Prince asked several guards to tie ropes around their waists before going down.
People outside listened intently to what was going on below.
Yi Xiaoyao couldn't hold himself back, so he also took a torch and wanted to go down.
Yuchi Pingting stopped him and said, "Xiaoyao, go up to the roof and take a closer look at the situation of the entire inn."
Yi Xiaoyao was a little confused, but he flew out without asking any more questions. He knew that what the boss asked him to do always made sense, and he didn't need to ask any more questions.
"Boss, why is this?" Feng Qingyu asked, Mo Mo was about to fall asleep in his arms, and Xiao Bai was nestling next to them.
"If this tunnel is really a maze as the people below said, then it is not difficult to explain the headless corpses that suddenly appeared in the rooms of the eighth and sixth princes just now." Yuchi Pingting paused and continued.
Said: "This inn, including the wall structure, is very likely to be part of the tunnel. All the rooms are connected by the tunnel. Otherwise, why would a simple tunnel create a maze? They have been down there for so long, but there is still nothing.
information?"
"If it is a Datong unit, they can easily escape from the outside. This is probably why you asked Xiaoyao to keep an eye on it outside." Nangong Feiran continued.
Yuchi Pingting was right, but she was only half right. There were indeed people in the tunnel, but the people in the tunnel did not flee outside as she expected.
The people in the tunnel seemed to be hiding with the guards who entered. The guards inside were frightened by the ghostly movements and fled away. It was only when they were fleeing that they discovered that the rope tied to their waists had been cut at some point.
Immediately, the few torches inside were extinguished by the blows from the palms. Several guards fell to the ground immediately after being hit by the palms. Without even a muffled groan, they fell straight to the ground.
Suddenly the other people inside started shouting.
Yuchi Pingting realized that something was wrong, and the expressions of the three princes also changed.
Nangong Fuyi came over and said, "I have a way." Her eyes sparkled.
When everyone was wondering what this powerless imperial doctor could do, Nangong Fuyi took out an amber object from the box he carried, then took a candlestick and put the amber object
On the candlestick, I lit the candle with a fire stick, then carefully put the thing down, and then quickly covered the movable panel at the entrance of the hole.
Despite this, the few people guarding the entrance of the cave still smelled a pungent smell.
"What is that of yours?" Nangong Feiran asked, frowning.
"Wood Fang Stone." Nangong Fuyi said with a smile: "If this thing is ignited and put down, it will produce a lot of pungent gas, and it will temporarily paralyze people's limbs." Nangong Fuyi explained.
"Uh...Mr. Miracle Doctor, why do you carry this object with you?" Yuchi Pingting asked.
"Haha, in fact, another effect of it is that it can treat headaches caused by direct exposure to the scorching sun in the desert. Several princes grew up in Luoyang City and are not familiar with life in the desert, so I brought it just for use.
But you can't light it during treatment, but I didn't expect it to come in handy here." Nangong Feiran explained patiently.
Not long after, there was no sound underground, but the sound of soldiers fighting outside the house came to mind.
A group of people ran out and saw Nangong Feiran fighting with two people. One of them was the headless corpse just now, but the other one could be seen at a glance. He was strong and agile and was the waiter in the shop.
.
Upon seeing this, Nangong Feiran drew out the sword from his waist and joined the fight. He separated the waiter with one sword, and it seemed that Yi Xiaoyao could deal with the headless corpse with all his strength.
Nangong Feiran used ruthless attacks when he came up, and gained the upper hand in just a few moves. Although the waiter in the shop was also very skilled, he felt a little powerless after taking more than a hundred moves from Nangong Feiran, the God of War. He could only parry but was unable to fight back.
However, Nangong Feiran approached step by step, not giving the opponent any time to breathe. Each sword was more urgent than the other, and each move was more cruel than the last. Nangong Feiran's sword flowers came overwhelmingly, and the waiter was completely enveloped in Nangong Feiran's sword.
He was so angry that he couldn't get away.
Many people present have heard of Nangong Feiran's name as the God of War, but they have never seen him actually take action. At this time, it seems that he is indeed well-deserved. Even Feng Qingyu, who has a bad impression of Nangong Feiran, can't bear it.
Stay in admiration.
In the eyes of others, the Eighth Prince was naturally happy. Having such an incredible God of War helping him was certainly something worth celebrating. For the same reason, the Sixth Prince and the Eleventh Prince were not very happy, but the Sixth Prince did not write
On the face, but the eyes reflected a ruthless light that this person will be killed if he is not used by me, while the face of the eleventh prince showed the disdain of an ordinary man.
The light of swords and the shadows of swords come and go. If there wasn't a life-and-death battle going on here, such a sword dance would be quite special under the quiet moonlight.
After more than a hundred moves, Nangong Feiran became more and more courageous as he fought, but the waiter still couldn't even parry. Flaws were constantly exposed, and his body had been scratched in five or six places by Nangong Feiran's sword energy.
When he finally struck out with a palm, a flaw was revealed in his chest. How could Nangong Feiran let go of this golden opportunity? Looking at the right moment, he raised his sword and heard the waiter in the shop groan, but his figure did not move.
Under the moonlight, Nangong Feiran's sword had pierced the waiter's heart, and blood was dripping down the sword.
Let's talk about Yi Xiaoyao. When he fought with this headless corpse in the room before, he couldn't use it at all. Now he was fighting in an open place outside and suddenly showed off his skills. Yi Xiaoyao's swordsmanship is different from Nangong Feiran's.
As a battle-hardened general, Nangong Feiran's swordsmanship is more practical, and his moves are all aimed straight at the target, fast and accurate. But for a wanderer like Yi Xiaoyao, his swordsmanship is more like a gorgeous dance, elegant.
And dangerous.
Under the coercion of Yi Xiaoyao's precise and gorgeous swordsmanship, the headless corpse slowly revealed its original shape.
It turned out that this headless corpse was actually the owner of the inn, but in terms of body shape, he was indeed a head shorter than the dead "Brother Ren", so he pretended to be a headless corpse.
The headless corpse of the shop owner was naturally calmer than the waiter. He calmly responded to every move Yi Xiaoyao made without being arrogant or impetuous, so he was evenly matched with Yi Xiaoyao at first.
But gradually he saw that the waiter in the shop was gradually getting weaker under Nangong Feiran, and he couldn't help but feel a little impatient. He knew that they would not have backup at the moment, because this was the plan made by their boss, so he saw that the more they fought, the worse they got.
The brave Nangong Feiran and Yi Xiaoyao thought that they might not be able to escape intact. They were hesitating. Before they could think of a good way, they saw Nangong Feiran's sword tip piercing the waiter's chest, and they immediately screamed.
He said "Xiaojun", but with such a small distraction, the tip of Yi Xiaoyao's sword was already pressed against his neck.