The celestial phenomena were different, and Emperor Mu Xuan's birthday banquet was still very lively. Everyone also admired the elephant presented by the Zhennan Crown Prince. The elephant was very majestic, and there was an elephant driver riding on the back of the elephant, commanding the elephant to show its performance.
Various acrobatics, many concubines and concubines were amazed to see.
Especially the wife of Duke Lu Guo’s son, she even cried out in surprise.
Princess Jiaxiang also found it interesting, but because she didn't like the Crown Prince of Zhennan, Princess Duanxiang said, "This is nothing strange, just a thing for viewing. The white camel sent by the third brother is as white as snow, although
Without these funny handles, a camel can carry its owner while walking in the desert without eating or drinking for half a month. It is used for transportation in many places in northern Xinjiang. In terms of practicality, it is much more practical than an elephant.
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Of course, Princess Duanxiang didn't like Mu Anzhi either, but compared to Crown Prince Zhennan, Mu Anzhi was one of her own, so she immediately compared Prince Zhennan's elephant with Mu Anzhi's camel.
Some people who don't understand the imperial decree are still wondering, is this the reconciliation between Donggong and King Pingjiang?
Empress Dowager Lan saw the reason and did not criticize it, but echoed Princess Jiaxiang, "Yes, it's just that the camels can't perform, so they won't be for everyone to enjoy."
Princess Jiaxiang smiled and raised a glass to honor the emperor's grandmother. Queen Mother Lan was so happy that she took the glass and ate it.
After the birthday banquet, the Prince of Zhennan and his entourage said goodbye and left. Emperor Mu Xuan rewarded the crown prince with gifts according to the gift list provided by the Crown Prince. He usually gave rewards to small countries, and the court was very generous. Moreover, Zhennan Kingdom did not often come to visit, but if this time
Comparing the two gift lists, we can see that Emperor Mu Xuan did not reward him with even a copper coin.
Wei Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites felt that he was taking it too lightly. Emperor Mu Xuan said, "The south is not very stable, and it is indispensable for them to instigate the South Kingdom. If you are peaceful and contented, I will naturally treat you generously. How can you give generous gifts to such a small country with ulterior motives?"
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Wei Shangshu said no more.
During the entire birthday banquet, the imperial guards were responsible for the safety of the imperial city, but nothing went wrong. Lin Cheng almost stayed in the palace for more than a month. Emperor Mu Xuan knew of his hard work and gave him a generous reward, allowing him to go home and rest for a few days.
day.
Lin Cheng still returned home after inspecting the palace guards' change of defense. The early wind brought fine pieces of ice and scattered it on the grass and trees on the rooftops and streets. If there were no accidents, the temperature dropped again in the middle of the night, and it would be the first snow this winter. Like this
Due to the weather, the evening market also closed early and there were not many people around. Many shops saw that there were few customers, so they simply lined up the door early, so that the shopkeepers and waiters had to rest early.
The road was spacious and deserted, and the weather was cold and windy. Lin Cheng and his entourage drove their horses to a trot. The light of the lanterns rose and fell with the horses' backs. Suddenly, a dark shadow jumped out of a diagonal alley.
He screamed and fell to the ground. The guard suddenly reined in the horse, and then took out his sword from its sheath. Then he pounced on the other one, holding down the black shadow that fell on the ground, and started punching and kicking him. At this time, the black shadow cried out to Fang.
Knowing that she was a woman, the one who beat her was obviously a man. While beating her, he scolded her, "Let's see if you dare to steal someone for me!"
The guard breathed a sigh of relief and then yelled, "You are so bold, you dare to block the general's way! Why don't you get out of the way!"
The man looked up and saw dozens of men and horses in the dark. He was obviously frightened. He bowed his head and said repeatedly, "I don't dare disturb you. I will take this woman home now."
The wind and snow at night became stronger and stronger, and the snow flakes hit the face with a cold feeling. Just as the guards were driving the man and woman away, it was so light that it seemed like a wisp of night wind accompanied by the wind and snow. Lin Cheng shouted,
"There's an assassin!"
Something unexpected happened!
The couple who was bending to pull away rushed toward the guards in front of them like lightning. A cold light flashed in their palms, and the strong smell of blood in the air hit them. In the blink of an eye, they were fighting with Lin Cheng's guards.
However, this is not a killer move.
The real killing move was the silent night wind. It was so sneaky and hard to detect. Even with Lin Cheng's vigilance, he could only detect it when it approached. Lin Cheng knew immediately that this person's martial arts skills were by no means inferior.
As for himself, when he soared from his horseback like a bird, the murderous intent surged out of the sea and came towards the sky and the earth. Lin Cheng swung out the sword in his hand, and the two huge inner energy collided, and even the weapons collided.
The sound of the collision was drowned. All the guards, horses and assassins were thrown off their feet by the loud noise, which was as dull as the collision of mountains. They retreated to avoid being affected. Several houses on both sides seemed to be hit by a storm, with walls falling down and tiles collapsing.
The stone fell to the ground. Crying and crying sounds of pain could be heard one after another. Lin Cheng pursed his lips and said: This is in the streets, and he is afraid that civilians have been hurt.
When masters fight each other, the most important thing to avoid is distraction.
As Lin Cheng thought this, the man in black came again with his strange and sinister moves. Lin Cheng had never seen such a weird and sinister move in his life. Fortunately, although he was attacked for a moment, his martial arts evolved from the authentic Shaolin style, which was the best to overcome this.
Similar to martial arts, although it was strenuous for a while, it did not show signs of failure.
Lin Cheng's bodyguards were not incompetent. One of them quickly took out a bamboo tube from his waist, lit it and threw it upwards. After hearing a scream that broke through the sky, fiery red signal fireworks exploded in the dark night sky, and then sparks drifted away.
, was quickly swept away by the night wind. But it doesn’t matter, this is the first-level rescue signal of the Imperial Guards. When the patrolling Imperial Guards see the signal, they will know that a high-ranking official has been assassinated, and they will come quickly!
Sure enough, the sound of horse hooves soon sounded in the night.
Lin Cheng did not dare to relax at all. He had exchanged nearly a thousand moves with the man in black. Although he had the upper hand, he was not sure of keeping this man alive. What's more, if this man dared to attack him at night with his martial arts skills, he must have a back-up plan.
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That sword was faster than the horse that came to the aid of the Imperial Guard, and was not even covered. It was like a very fast stream of light, piercing the night. At the same time, it pierced Lin Cheng's shoulder blade. If Lin Cheng's martial arts were not strong, this sword would have passed through
It should be his heart. The sword energy penetrated his bones without stopping, roaring through the air.
Lin Cheng roared in pain and slashed out with an earth-shattering sword. The man in black who was the first to assassinate him took the sword and took advantage of the sword's momentum to retreat. He raised the sword to fight again. The person who attacked him with the sword even brightened up in the darkness.
Due to their physical appearance and their martial arts skills, they did not pay any attention to the reinforcements from the Imperial Guards.
However, suddenly, a stronger pressure came overwhelming, and the expressions of the two men changed drastically. Without stopping for a moment, they turned around and disappeared into the vast darkness.
Lin Cheng fell to the ground and barely stood up with the knife in his hand. He reached out and touched several acupuncture points on his chest. He lowered his head and spurted out a mouthful of black blood. Lin Cheng's remaining guards saw a white shadow coming suddenly in the distant night sky.
When he came to Lin Cheng, he said, "I'm poisoned." The voice contained a hint of ice and snow, and a hand as white as jade covered Lin Cheng's back. Lin Cheng felt that the energy in the meridians in his body was being suppressed by this strong inner energy.
Slowly taming and returning to a stable state, he vomited a few more mouthfuls of blood. The man in white retracted his hand and looked into the depths of the night, frowning with regret.
The doctor and deputy doctor of the Taiyuan Hospital were being sent to the General's Mansion overnight. Lin Cheng was seriously injured. Even with the best doctors and the best medicines from the Taiyuan Hospital, it would not be possible for him to recover in a short time. What's more, he was seriously injured and was also poisoned.
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Lin Cheng's martial arts skills mean that ordinary poisons are useless to him, so the assassin uses poison that seals the throat after seeing blood. Although Lin Cheng was rescued by Feng Ning in time, with his deep internal strength, he cannot die now, but even if he prays to God,
The accumulation of both the temple and Tianjin Hospital makes it even more difficult to recover in a short period of time.
What's more, Lin Cheng's right shoulder blade was shattered. He was good at swordsmanship. Even if his right shoulder recovered, his swordsmanship would be affected.
It may not have much impact on ordinary people, but for a master like Lin Cheng, a slight difference can make a huge difference. This injury has already damaged Lin Cheng's martial arts realm.
The mighty heavy snow fell from the sky. Feng Hou stood under the eaves of a corner wearing a black monkey fur. His secret guards quickly and lightly swept away the thick layer of snow to collect the clues left by the thorns last night.
Suddenly, a few people in the distance rose and fell lightly, fluttering and swaying as if they had melted into the heavy snow, but they came to Feng Hou in the blink of an eye. This was a woman. Unlike Feng Hou, this woman was completely snow-white, and the snow-white sable struck down.
The occasionally exposed corner of the skirt is also white.
"I checked and saw that the sword energy that injured General Lin yesterday fell on the Wangyunting Pavilion in the garden of the Fengyang Grand Duke's Mansion and shattered the top of the Wangyunting Pavilion. He was a master." Feng Ning said.
"What did the guards and worshipers of the Princess's Palace say?" Feng Hou asked.
"They heard the whistling sound of sword energy and saw nothing suspicious during the inspection. When the Imperial Guard's signal flares went up, they knew that someone in the city was being assassinated, so they didn't pay much attention." Feng Ning's eyes fell on a path cleared by the secret guards.
On the frozen knife mark, he sighed, "What a pity."
Feng Hou looked at his daughter, and Feng Ning said, "Lin Cheng has touched the threshold of the Grandmaster realm a few years ago, but he has never been able to step into it. Judging from his sword energy, after fighting hard last night, he is already a Grandmaster master with this sword. It's a pity that he
The shoulder blade is injured, even if I realize the master level and my sword skills fall, I am afraid that I will stop here."
Marquis Feng couldn't help but look regretful.
The wind was blowing and snowflakes were blowing towards his face. Feng Ning's eyes were still as calm as water, "However, it's fortunate that he suddenly made a breakthrough last night, otherwise he would have died on the spot even if the imperial guards came to help him."
"Then both of them have higher martial arts skills than General Lin?"
"Both of them are masters. However, one of them has just entered the realm of master. Although his martial arts is better than Lin Cheng's, according to Lin Cheng, that person's martial arts is extremely sinister. Shaolin's martial arts are upright and can overcome the sinister methods. Therefore, General Lin can
If you hold on for a while, you can see the traces of the fight." Feng Ning's eyes wandered over the ruins, looking into the distance, "The one who hurt Lin Cheng with that sword was a master."
When Marquis Feng heard his daughter describe this person as "master" twice, he couldn't help but ask, "Is he taller than you?"
Feng Ning's eyes were full of fighting spirit, and the surrounding snowflakes were affected by this and spun into a tiny cyclone. Feng Ning sighed, "I really want to fight."
Feng Hou was speechless.
Feng Ning waved her sleeves, and the cyclone gradually slowed down, falling into pieces of snowflakes again. She said, "The Queen Mother summoned me to the palace to accompany her."
"Then go." Feng Hou nodded.
Feng Ning jumped up a few times, just like when Tathagata came, his body was swaying like snowflakes in the wind, and he quickly disappeared.