In Chang'an East Market, on the streets where people come and go, petite figures are like happy butterflies, wandering around in front of various stalls, their little faces are filled with satisfaction, and their big eyes are wandering back and forth among the endless stalls.
Wherever the girls stop, the stall owners smile and spare no effort to recommend the goods, ranging from wooden hairpins to large rattles, or a handkerchief embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water. The little girls can't put it down for a long time. They are so innocent.
He looked at Wu Ming with his big eyes until the latter nodded and happily held him in his arms.
A piece of broken silver fell on the stall, which made the stall owner smile and bend down to thank him. It was rare to encounter a patron who was generous.
"You're watching closely enough!"
Wu Ming's eyes never left Chai Wei, who was cheering like a deer, but his keen senses never relaxed. Even without Ku Ye's reminder, he could clearly capture a few vague sights or spiritual consciousness.
After experiencing several life and death trials in the Qianlong Abyss, the power of the soul has been tempered beyond imagination, and the strength of the spiritual consciousness is far beyond that of the same level, which can be called transformation and sublimation.
In Ku Ye's words, even the strength of ordinary great masters' spiritual consciousness is only like this. However, these people can hide from their spiritual consciousness, but cannot avoid their perception. This shows that these people's ability to become invisible is truly remarkable.
"These people have similar auras. They are all practicing special skills. They are all affiliated with the Qianniu Internal Guard of the Middle Tang Dynasty, or they are legendary bad guys!"
Kuye said.
"Qianniu Neiwei, a bad person?"
Wu Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with some surprise, "I have heard of the Mid-Tang Dynasty Modao Camp, Thousand Niu Internal Guards, and Bad People, collectively known as the Three Walls of the Mid-Tang Dynasty. The difference is that Modao Camp is directly under the military strategist.
The royal family has the power to mobilize, but not to control them all. The Qianniu Internal Guard belongs to the imperial court, while the bad guys belong directly to the emperor. Even the prince is not qualified to be mobilized!"
"Yes, the Zhan Taihuang you met in the upper level of Qianlongyuan before was probably the seed warrior cultivated by Modao camp. As for the Qianniu inner guard, it is composed of the best among the descendants of the nobles of the Middle Tang Dynasty. All of them are loyal people.
, Yuchi Shang is probably a Qianniu Guard, but it’s hard to say whether he is an Internal Guard or not!”
"Why, is there any difference between Qianniu Neiwei?"
"Yes, the Qianniu Guards are in charge of the Qianniu Imperial Sword. They are regulated as a forbidden army and guard the imperial city. In fact, they are to maintain the stability of the Central Tang Dynasty. The inner guards are to supervise hundreds of officials, specialize in exploring secrets, and only perform their duties to the emperor. Most of them are
From the royal family descendants
They are equally loyal. As for the bad guys, they are too mysterious. Basically no one knows their true identities. It is said that they may be selected from thousands of Mo Dao Camp and Qian Niu Internal Guards and go through layers of tests.
Become a bad person!"
"Then these guys are probably internal guards. The legendary bad guys are not at this level!"
Wu Ming pouted.
"It is indeed somewhat similar to the auras of the Qianniu Neiwei I saw before, but it's just been so long that I can't remember them clearly!"
Ku Ye sensed it again and changed the subject, "Sending Qianniu internal guards to keep an eye on you, it's probably the Emperor of the Mid-Tang Dynasty who is secretly investigating and has listed you as one of the candidates for a national scholar!"
"According to the secret report from Hong Xiuzhao, in addition to being criticized for my cultivation, my trip to Hidden Dragon Abyss, whether I ranked first on the king-killing list or for my achievements in exterminating demons, was the reason why I was canonized as a national scholar.
Even if there are several strong contenders for the second choice, it’s not a big concern!”
Wu Ming nodded secretly and said in a serious tone, "The Red Sleeve Move should not be underestimated. It was able to detect the movements of these Qianniu internal guards and retreat in advance to the following spies. In comparison, the other waves of people pale in comparison.
I thought I was hiding well, but I didn’t know that the inner guards were watching every one of them.”
It turned out that there were more than one group of people who were watching Wu Ming overtly and covertly. In addition to An Tan, who was suspected of being Qian Niu's inner guard, there were no less than five or six groups of people. Among them, the first ones to withdraw were the spies from Hongxiuzhao.
"Then Li Twelve Niang is ranked among the top half-saints. How do you think about how to deal with her?"
Kuye said a little nervously.
"Aren't you always here?"
Wu Ming said jokingly.
"Don't be ridiculous, even if I am blessed by heaven and earth, if I use the power of the Holy Soul alone to deal with a top semi-saint who has laid a solid foundation for the Holy Path, I will still be able to hit an egg against a stone. At most... I can block one blow at most!"
Kuye said a little angrily.
"One blow is enough!"
Wu Ming smiled slightly and quickly followed Chai Wei, standing in front of the stall with her, watching her happily picking out interesting little things.
"Miss, you have good eyesight. The best thing in the old man's stall is this jade hairpin!"
An old man with a dark complexion, about fifty years old, rubbed his hands with a fawning and humble smile on his face.
"elder brother!"
Chai Wei looked at Wu Ming eagerly, holding the jade hairpin tightly in his little hand.
"As long as Xiao Wei likes it!"
Wu Ming nodded, handed the old man a piece of silver, and curled his lips secretly.
Those internal guards were really idle. With just a jade hairpin and an ordinary salesman, they used their spiritual consciousness or secret treasures to explore it four or five times before they recovered all kinds of hidden powers.
Along the way, I don’t know how many times I have experienced this situation. No matter how good my patience is, it is worn away, let alone Wu Ming’s bad temper.
"Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat!"
Wu Ming smiled.
"Uh-huh!"
Chai Wei nodded obediently and reluctantly looked at the stalls on the street, "I'll come and play in the afternoon!"
"good!"
Wu Ming did not refuse, and took Chai Wei around a few street corners. Instead of going to any high-end restaurant, he went to an ordinary food stall.
"What would you like to eat, sir?"
There was only one waiter, who was diligently wiping the table, with nervousness written all over his young face. He secretly looked at Chai Wei, then quickly lowered his head, his face reddening a bit.
“Just serve a few signature side dishes!”
Wu Ming nodded gently and threw a piece of broken silver to the waiter. When he turned around, he was horrified, his pupils shrank several times, and he looked at the unattractive young man who had sat down at the table at some point.
Chai Wei was playing with the trophies on half the table, not noticing that there was someone else at the table.
"Do you mind sharing a table?"
The young man sat down and said familiarly.
"mind!"
Wu Ming said calmly.
"Grand Master, be careful. This person's breath-condensing technique is extremely skillful. If he hadn't shown any malicious intent, I would have had a hard time detecting it!"
Kuye reminded solemnly.
"Ha, the prince is really quick to talk!"
The young man laughed to hide his embarrassment.
"A bad person, or the commander of the internal guards?"
Wu Ming squinted at the other party and said.
"Why is the prince so convinced?"
The young man's eyes flashed with strange color.
"Except for the bad guys who are directly subordinate to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty or the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty, I can't think of anyone else who can make a group of thousands of internal guards retreat!"
Wu Ming said calmly.
"Then your Majesty, do you think it is the former or the latter?"
"I wasn't sure before, but now I am sure that you are a bad person!"
"Your Majesty is really a very human being!"
The smile on the young man's face faded and he said seriously, "I, Li Zhengfang, number thirteen, have met His Highness King Wu."
"The number 13 with the earth character has such amazing achievements. Could it be that the bad person on that day is a semi-saint?"
Wu Ming was surprised.
"Your Majesty is joking!"
The young man's eyes twitched, he took out a picture scroll and said, "I am here to capture an important criminal. If the prince knows his whereabouts, please don't hesitate to tell me!"
"Hey, this uncle looks so familiar!"
Chai Wei pointed at the painting of a man in his thirties with long black and gray hair and a resolute and handsome face, and said coquettishly.
"What a bad person!"
Wu Ming took a breath and his eyes flashed slightly.
The person in the painting is none other than Lu Tianchi, the man in the iron mask who swore to be a slave.
"Have you ever seen this person, little sister?"
Li Zhengfang smiled and said.
"You want to die?"
Wu Ming's eyes flashed with coldness, indescribably cold.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's just a matter of routine. Besides, don't you think it is stupid to threaten bad people in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Zhengfang's smile did not change and she still looked at Chai Wei.
Both of them were using voice transmission, so the little girl didn't hear the exchange of words.
"That's true!"
Wu Ming rubbed his chin and smiled brightly, "However, in the eyes of some people, haven't I done enough stupid things?"
Li Chengfang was slightly startled, and her smile visibly stiffened for a moment, until Chai Wei covered her little head and said she didn't remember, and said sarcastically: "The prince is joking!"
"Do you think I am someone who makes jokes and amuse others?"
Wu Ming forced himself forward.
"To be honest with you, the prince, this person is a wanted criminal in the Tang Dynasty. He killed the true successor of the Tianchi Sword Sect a few months ago and is now on the run without a trace. If the prince knows his whereabouts, please tell me and save everyone."
Please, say goodbye!"
Li Chengfang took a deep breath, stood up and left immediately.
"Brother, this person looks so familiar. Have you seen him somewhere?"
Chai Wei pulled the scroll and looked at the portrait in confusion, his beautiful eyebrows furrowed, with hidden pain and entanglement.
"It's okay, be good, maybe you'll remember it when you're full!"
Wu Ming patted Chai Wei's hair lovingly, and while her attention was on the snacks, he took away the scroll without leaving a trace, letting Ku Ye examine it carefully.
"Hey, all these sneaky tricks have been used. It seems that the kid has caused quite a lot of trouble!"
Almost in the blink of an eye, Ku Ye was sure that there was some kind of secret mark left on it.
"It seems that some people can't wait!"
Wu Ming casually placed the scroll on a stool aside, his eyes as dim as the sea.
If the person in the world who treats Chai Wei the best, apart from his father Chai Qing, is not Wu Ming, nor is it Wu Fu who treats the children of the palace as his own children, it is Lu Tianchi.
He was rescued by Wu Ming and recuperated in Prince Wu's Mansion. Chai Wei took care of him most of the time, until Li Donghu refined the Blood Yang Golden Pill, repaired his body, restored his cultivation, swore to be a slave, and became Wu Ming's
shadow.
"The Red Sleeve Moves are obviously very protective against the outside world. For more than half a year, no clues have been found. It seems that it will be difficult to find where Aunt Su is hiding!"
Wu Ming rubbed his chin and thought for a long time. After Chai Wei had eaten and drank enough, he continued on his shopping journey, leaving a picture scroll alone on the stool.
"Hehe, what a coincidence!"
While shopping, I heard a clear call, and saw a girl with bright eyes and white teeth, a sweet smile, and a shy boy with a reserved expression, waving from a distance. (To be continued)