In autumn, even in the garden, many shrubs and flowers lose their leaves.
There was a maid on the ground sweeping slowly with a broom.
Lu Sheng did not go far, but returned to his room.
He did not go to the Moon King's bedroom, nor did he quickly pack his things. He just found a chair and sat down, lying on his back and looking at the flowers and plants blowing in the wind in the yard outside.
After waiting for a while, a scream suddenly came from outside the garden.
Lu Sheng didn't move, still lying on the chair. He also heard the screams of the guards coming from outside.
But he believed that Xiao Rong would not let him down.
Soon, thin footsteps approached quickly from outside the garden, but when they were about to approach the garden gate, all the footsteps suddenly disappeared.
Everything became calm again.
The maids sweeping the floor looked calm. As maids of the royal palace, they were naturally not of average quality and had experienced many assassination attacks.
Although there are not many assassins who can directly break through to this position, it is not impossible. So she can still maintain her appearance.
The maid quietly glanced at Lu Sheng from the corner of her eye. Seeing that his face was calm and showed no signs of panic, she calmed down and continued sweeping the floor.
Not long after, another group of rapid footsteps came from the distance.
The surrounding guards seemed to have disappeared, and there was no sound at all. But when the footsteps approached the small garden, they suddenly seemed to disappear and completely disappeared.
After a while, no third wave of assassins approached.
The corner of Lu Sheng's mouth curled up.
"Are you scared?" He originally thought he was a very powerful master, but he didn't expect that he only had this ability.
After waiting for a while, there was still no sound. Lu Sheng slowly stood up, stretched, turned and walked towards the study.
squeak.
The door opened, and the Moon King was holding a clip in one hand, holding the centipede on his chest and slowly pulling it out.
"Why are you back!?" He heard the voice, looked up and saw Lu Sheng coming in, and his expression suddenly changed.
"I suddenly felt that there was no need to leave anymore." Lu Sheng smiled.
The Moon King squinted his eyes. Suddenly he felt that he couldn't see through his only son.
"Just now, several waves of assassins came, but they were all repelled by the palace guards. They are all fine now." Lu Sheng comforted, "Father, you just need to take good care of your injuries. Speaking of which, my son went to the mountains to practice Taoism this time.
I have read some miscellaneous books and it is recorded in the book that the centipede on your body can be removed using the black scorpion removal method."
"Black Scorpion Technique? How do you say it?" At this time, the Moon King felt more and more that his son was not simple. Before practicing Taoism, he might have really encountered the guidance of an expert.
"It's just using trigium flowers, bark tree roots, and the heads of nine-color toads to mix them into a paste, lure the centipedes away, and then kill the centipedes to cure the injuries on the body." Lu Sheng explained carefully.
When he was managing Qinghe Road, he had indeed seen information on this aspect.
"I'll give it a try." Moon King said solemnly.
"Then, I have resigned." Lu Sheng slowly exited the study.
The Moon King watched him leave and closed the door. He couldn't help but think of his friend Jiang Rong, the governor of the seventh province.
Jiang Rong, who played chess to make friends with him, has an extraordinary temperament and often has extremely accurate comments on current affairs.
Moreover, he seemed to have extremely rich and mysterious experiences. Occasionally, the Moon King heard some strange and miraculous things from him while chatting.
There is also the always mysterious Prince Qing's Mansion. Before he went on the expedition this time, he heard that Prince Qing was lamenting on a sunny day that heavy rain was coming and wind and thunder were gathering.
He had met Prince Qing, who was a very mysterious and calm middle-aged man.
That kind of temperament is somewhat similar to that of the only son Huang Jing at this time.
Qingwang's palace can be said to be the most mysterious place in the entire dynasty. It is like a huge whirlpool with countless tentacles extending outwards.
No one has actually entered Prince Qing's Mansion, and no one has ever seen the family members of the Prince's Mansion except Prince Qing. Occasionally, the guards and attendants who come in and out of the Prince's Mansion are all taciturn and will never say a word to others.
Prince Qing always smiled calmly and remained silent in the court, acting as a backdrop. People often ignored his presence.
But whenever some force wants to take action against Prince Qing's Mansion, which occupies a prosperous land in a province, the person in charge of this force will always disappear inexplicably.
Once, twice, three times or four times, the more times it happens, the more people become afraid.
It is said that even the Blood Guards sent by the Great Emperor killed many people in Prince Qing's Mansion.
So in the court, even the emperor was polite to Prince Qing.
When the Moon King's thoughts came to this point, he let out a long sigh, feeling a little helpless but also a little hopeful.
If my family had the foundation and strength of King Qing, perhaps the current situation would not have occurred.
He thought for a while, quickly got up and rang the bell, called the maid, and prepared to try the method his son said.
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Lu Sheng came out of the study, called the maid, and went to call the head guard An Tenghui.
An Tenghui has served diligently in the Moon Palace for decades. He has grown stronger with age, and his spear skills are astonishing. He once set a brilliant record on the battlefield by killing thirteen knights in a row.
You know, it's infantry versus cavalry!
Now An Tenghui has served as the chief bodyguard of the palace for more than ten years. His own children and grandchildren are all serving in the palace, which can be said to be absolutely loyal.
Soon, Lu Sheng saw the tall, white-haired An Tenghui in the small pavilion in the garden.
"I have seen the Crown Prince, but I wonder what the Crown Prince's orders are?" An Tenghui knelt down on one knee and saluted.
"Uncle An, you're welcome. Did you hear the screams from outside just now?" Lu Sheng looked at An Tenghui carefully.
This man has a calm face, a Chinese character face, and his facial features seem to have always been solemn and unsmiling. He is obviously over eighty years old, but his figure is still unusually strong and tall.
"What do you mean by the crown prince, is there an assassin just now!?" An Tenghui was suddenly startled, stood up suddenly and held down the handle of the knife.
"Uncle An, didn't you hear any sound?" Lu Sheng said with a half-smile.
"My subordinates really didn't hear any sound." An Tenghui shook his head slightly.
"Really? Well, then, you go down and rest first." Lu Sheng gave casual instructions without saying much.
"Yes." An Tenghui nodded, turned and walked towards the small garden door.
After walking out of the garden, he turned back and looked in the direction of the pavilion.
"Huh?" An Tenghui suddenly exclaimed. The pavilion in his eyes was actually empty at this time. There was no sign of the prince and his guards anywhere.
Before he could recover, a white shadow suddenly flashed past him.
An Tenghui's eyes were fixed, and his whole body suddenly froze, and he fell back numbly.
"I, I," he finally saw a white shadow flashing past his eyes.
"How could I, Qing Lingzi, die?" Before he could finish his words, he completely lost his breath.
Not long after, An Tenghui suddenly opened his eyes again.
"Huh? Where am I?" He touched the sore back of his neck and got up from the ground.
Suddenly there was an explosion in his mind, and scenes of things he had been controlled to do before were quickly replayed in his mind.
An Tenghui's face suddenly turned pale. He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he hurriedly left here.
As a mature man, he knew that he had been involved in those mysterious battles.
The assassination operation lasted three days.
In the past three days, Xiao Rong killed at least dozens of assassins one after another, including two Yin-like ghosts among them.
The other party seemed to realize that it was pointless to continue like this, which would only increase casualties. On the fourth day after that, no more assassins attacked, and everything returned to calm.
After waiting for a few more days, the Moon King's injury was cured according to Lu Sheng's method. Once the centipede was lured out of the body, it was no different from an ordinary centipede and was crushed to death.
The Moon King only cultivated himself for a few days, and then quickly set off towards Kyoto to return to his life.
Lu Sheng directly transferred one of the twelve demonic cranes to follow the Moon King to the capital to protect it.
After the demon crane became a demon, he fully utilized the original advantages of the white crane. His body speed reached a ghostly level, and he could spin around a person dozens of times with just one breath.
The speed is simply astonishing.
In addition, it has the ability to fly, and the sharp beak infused with demonic power is a natural weapon. An assassination like this is absolutely invincible.
A transformed monster crane is equivalent to an elusive assassination team of a hundred people.
Lu Sheng let a monster crane protect him, which also meant to test the strength level of Kyoto.
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Kyoto, court.
The Moon King stood respectfully among the ministers on both sides, lowering his eyebrows and saying nothing.
General Shenwu was reading aloud the battle report that had just been sent to him.
The splendid court hall was filled with solemnity.
"Your Highness the Moon King, I heard that the Moon King's Mansion was attacked by an assassin a while ago. I wonder what the current situation is like. Is there anything you need help with?" While listening to the battle report carefully, the Moon King suddenly heard a small voice coming from behind him.
"Fortunately, it's all thanks to the palace guards to repel the assassins, everything is fine." The Moon King whispered back with a smile.
"The guards of the Moon King's Palace are really impressive. Our Shanwang Palace was also attacked by an assassin a while ago, and we lost more than a dozen guards. We finally managed to capture and kill the assassin." A vassal king on the other side shook his head in a low voice.
The Moon King remained calm and listened carefully to the Mountain King's detailed story.
Several ministers standing a little further away also noticed the movement.
"Hey, the thirteen Plum Blossom Assassins, the Red Dust Hero couple, and more than ten masters from the Dizang Temple, three groups of masters, disappeared completely after entering the Moon King's Mansion. The Moon King still looked confused and ignorant when he took action.
Son, who are you showing off to?" an old minister said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Even the Dizang Temple has sent people?" another minister said horrified.
"Of course, it is said that some eminent monks planted the black poisonous blood centipede technique, but it still had no effect." The old minister shook his head.
"I haven't heard that there are any top masters in the Moon Palace?"
"Who can tell this clearly? Maybe he was just recruited?"
"The Sanmei Rebel Army successively assassinated many important ministers, but this time they failed to target the Moon King. There must be a follow-up method, just wait and see what happens."
Nowadays, in addition to the Shenwu generals, there are three princes who command the army to suppress the country. The Moon King is one of them, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor.
If the Moon King and the three others don't die, the overall situation will not collapse. General Shenwu will still be able to support the continuous dynasty.