Chapter 342 Here

Wow~

When the curtain is lowered, the series of green beads collide with each other, making a crisp sound like rain hitting banana trees.

Seeing that the two quarreling girls had regained their composure, Ye Jingtang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was raising his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, he suddenly felt murderous intent coming from behind again...

? !

Ye Jingtang's movement of wiping sweat was slightly stiff. Before he could turn his head and take a look, he found that his left hand was held by Rusu's palm and he fell down on the couch. Then his plump figure, which was a little heavy, was pressed directly on him. , like a female detective holding down a prostitute, he quickly said:

"Eh? Miss Yuhu, what are you doing?"

The Empress of Wei pressed down on Ye Jingtang, her face still calm and leisurely, but her eyes were obviously dissatisfied. She raised her hand to pick up the teapot and pretended to pour it on Ye Jingtang's face:

"In front of me, it's 'The universe has no hatred and the ghosts wake up together'. In front of outsiders, it becomes 'The plum is three cents whiter than the snow, but the snow is less fragrant than the plum.' Do you think this girl has a broad mind and won't I can deal with it casually if I argue with you?"

Ye Jingtang raised his hand to stop the teapot:

"I was afraid that Prince Jing would misunderstand, so I had to give some advice, and I remembered this because of my haste. When chatting with Miss Yuhu, I also had my wits about me, but my words were good and bad..."

The Empress of Wei narrowed her eyes slightly: "What did I say the day before yesterday, could you forget it when you turn around?"

The day before yesterday?

The white jade tiger is in bud...

Night Terror Hall was a little helpless:

"How could I forget? If I think of anything in the future, I will send it to the palace first so that Miss Yuhu can see it. If I hear it from somewhere else, I will never be done with it. Miss Yuhu is sitting in front of me and hearing it from my mouth is not considered from me." Did you hear it elsewhere?"

"..."

The Empress of Wei blinked her eyes, thinking about it, it was true. She immediately put the teapot back on the small case, but did not stop the tilting movement, and said condescendingly:

"Young Master Ye can only think of good poems when he is about to die?"

?

Ye Jingtang felt that this question was not quite right and said seriously:

"No, just when I am struck by a scene or by chance, I can think of something I heard from hearsay in the past. I travel all over the north and south all the year round, and I have heard too many stories. It makes me think, even if I am beaten to death, I may not be able to suppress it. "

The Empress of Wei had been treated perfunctorily over and over again, and she didn't believe it at all, so she threatened her:

"I can't think of it. Don't even think about getting up today."

Um?

Ye Jingtang was pressed by two soft lumps, and he was a little confused as to why Miss Yuhu wanted to reward him, but it was really hard for him to accept this reward, so he thought for a while and said:

"How about I make up a limerick for you?"

The Empress of the Wei Dynasty nodded:

"If you have good words and sentences, and if you dare to be perfunctory, I will blow a pillow with the Holy One and transfer you to the border to be a widow."

Ye Jingtang didn't say anything. He looked around the room and thought for a moment before saying:

"Well... the night is freezing and the wind is light, the candle is bright, and the golden couch in Yutang is watching the two heroes. The dragon is vomiting for the rhyme of poetry, and the sick tiger is vomiting and cannot make it. How about it?"

?

The Empress of Wei was startled for a moment, blinked slightly and thought about it. She wanted to say that it was just an ordinary limerick, but she soon discovered that her and Ye Jingtang's names were both in it, and also wrote down their actions and what they were currently doing. Once in, the key is to get the rhyme right...

This is much more powerful than me...

A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Empress of Wei:

"Is this what you're thinking now?"

Ye Jingtang looked helpless: "Do you think you can think ahead about this thing?"

The Empress of Wei nodded slightly, the color in her eyes was no more different than when she saw her younger sister killing everyone. She relaxed a little, thought about it and frowned:

"Are you making insinuations and calling me a sick tiger?"

What? !

Ye Jingtang was stunned and spread his hands slightly:

"Why don't we talk about our differences? We are all warriors, so why embarrass each other."

The empress of Wei's understanding was not that bad, she was just happy and just joking. She got up and sat sideways on the couch, poured a glass of wine for Ye Jingtang, and asked:

"Good performance. Come on, I'll toast you with a drink."

Ye Jingtang sat up, wanting to teach Hu Niuniu a lesson, but he was a little surprised when he saw that she was just toasting:

"Why don't you ask me what reward I want this time?"

The Empress of Wei was not stupid. Last time she discovered that Ye Jingtang was very clever. She really dared to ask for it. If she asked again, wouldn't it be in vain?

The Empress of Wei poured the wine slowly and said:

"This time it was just a drunken chat, and I didn't make any achievements. I'll keep it in mind for you first. When you have accumulated enough achievements, I will reward you again."

Ye Jingtang knew this would happen and didn't force it. He picked up the wine glass and touched it with Yuhu:

"Okay, then let's continue playing against pairs?"

"Hmm~ It's you who will give the question this time."

"Okay, Yansuo Pondliu."

"cigarette……?!"

The Empress of Wei Feng Qingyun's faint smile froze, she put down the wine glass and looked at the handsome young master opposite. The meaning in her eyes was probably - Young Master Ye wanted to be demoted to a commoner tomorrow morning just because he stepped into the Yamen with his right foot?

"It's just a joke. This is an eternal truth. It's normal. Well... I can see the three-month moon in front of the window."

"A bird ran outside the door."

"ha?"

"Huh? Just tell me whether it's right or not."

"That's right..."

Ye Jingtang turned to look at the door, and sure enough he found Niaoniao trotting in the corridor outside. He was also looking at the door. He probably found him here and came over to take a look.

It was definitely not easy for Night Terror Hall to go to the Queen Mother's room now, so he just whistled to indicate to Niaoniao to play by himself, and then started to observe the game in the hall.

After the first round of competition, Hua Qingzhi and Dongfang Liren began to compare their chess skills. The hall became very quiet, and all the literati were watching carefully.

There is also a large chessboard erected in the center of the hall. The chess pieces are as big as a fist. A chess boy hangs the black and white pieces on a long pole so that guests from a distance can watch.

Ye Jingtang has been reading a lot of books since he was a child, and he has read some limericks, couplets and so on. As for Go, he only knows how to surround the opponent to death. He knows nothing about it. In the past, when he had nothing to do, he had played with Uncle Song. Backgammon, but because of his excellent skills, Uncle Song stopped playing with him after losing a game.

Benben and Hua Qingzhi were playing tit-for-tat chess, and the literati in the audience were watching with rapt attention. Ye Jingtang estimated that the battle situation must be dangerous and very anxious, but as a layman, he really couldn't make any comments.

Although the Empress of Wei was not talented enough, she still loved it in her heart. She had studied it since she was a child, and she watched it with great interest. She even reviewed the game on the chess table between the two of them and told Ye Jingtang:

"Prince Jing shouldn't have settled here... Oh, it turns out he had other intentions... Hua Qingzhi's move is quite intriguing..."

After talking for a while, she found that Ye Jingtang on the opposite side did not respond, and even frowned and was sweating. The empress said doubtfully:

"Night Terror Hall? What are you thinking?"

Ye Jingtang didn't think about anything. He was just trying to exhaustively find out all the possible positions of both sides, and then deduced to find the optimal solution.

As a result, he soon understood what "the end of manpower" means. After pushing for a while, he rubbed his forehead:

"It's nothing. Playing chess is really difficult. I can't understand it."

"That's natural. Chess moves are the same as martial arts moves. They are unprecedented in the game, and they are more difficult. Above martial arts moves, there is at least a sure-win method like the 'Crying Dragon Picture'; and in the chess world, from ancient times to the present, There are so many talented chess masters, but no one can sum up a winning solution..."

"hehe……"

…

The two people in the hall were equally matched, their moves were not too fast, and there was no limit on thinking time.

For this reason, the speed of the game was quite slow. A game of chess was played for more than half an hour. However, the two of them were unable to notice the passage of time. The onlookers, who were watching the literati, followed their thoughts and watched with great interest.

Because Ye Jingtang was not good at this, he sat upstairs and just drank. Suddenly he understood why Benben asked him to ask two maids to accompany him.

If there is a beautiful woman playing and dancing, and there is another one in the arms, then whether you can see or understand it or not, sitting here will not be boring.

Although there was a voluptuous and beautiful woman lying in front of her, it was obviously not easy to hug and touch her in the Night Terror Hall. After drinking alone for a long time, she didn’t see the winner of the chess game, but she heard footsteps coming from the corridor. .

Tap tap tap~

The empress frowned slightly and turned to look at the door.

Ye Jingtang put down his wine glass and stood up. Before he reached the door, he found a knock on the door, and then Chen Biao's voice came out:

"Young master?"

Ye Jingtang was stunned for a moment. After looking back at the beautiful girl on the couch, he came to the door and opened the door:

"Is something wrong?"

In the corridor, Chen Biao was wearing a winter coat and sweating profusely from running. He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Ye Jingtang:

"Someone just threw a throwing knife into the escort agency. It was surprisingly accurate. It went right through the window and almost nailed my head..."

Ye Jingtang took the envelope and looked at it, only to see the words "Ye Jingtang personally expresses it" written on it. Judging from the handwriting, it was similar to the letter he sent to King Wu last time, and it should have been written by Cao Aning.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang became a little more serious. He closed the door and walked into the corridor. He opened the envelope and looked at it carefully. It could be seen that there was a brief message written on it. It was probably - Li Si suddenly mobilized manpower and asked Jia Shengzi and others to go to Xicheng Port. It was clear that there were important arrangements for them to leave. Cao Aning and Xu Tianying had to go there together, and could no longer pass on the news.

Xicheng Port...

The Night Terror Hall estimated that there was something going on in Beiliang, which was related to the arrest of the hall master of Qianjimen yesterday, so he didn’t waste any time at the moment and turned around to say hello to Yu Hu through the door:

"The hidden post has sent the news. I will go outside the city to have a look. Miss Yuhu, why don't you send the Queen Mother back to the palace first?"

The Empress of Wei was in much better health than before, but she still couldn't force herself to get angry. Knowing that Ye Jingtang was worried about her safety, she said:

"Master Xuanji is with the Queen Mother. Just go about your business. Come back early and pay attention to your safety."

Ye Jingtang turned around and looked, quite surprised in his heart. It is estimated that Fairy Lu entered the palace after getting up and accompanied the Queen Mother here.

As long as Fairy Lu was around, he no longer had to worry about the safety of the Empress Jing and even the Queen Mother. He said no more at that moment, turned around and went down the stairs...

——

Although Night Terror Hall talked a lot about the moon and night couplets, the actual time was only in the afternoon, the sky was bright and light snow was falling all over the city.

Because the confrontation at Longyin Tower had just started, it was impossible for it to spread so quickly. The city was still calm, and at most there were only a few idle people speculating on the outcome of this competition in teahouses and restaurants.

Outside the city, there is the main port of Yun'an.

It was snowing, and several large Beiliang ships anchored in the port were already covered with a layer of snow.

Emperor Liang ordered the Ye Jingtang to be eliminated, which was a secret order. This matter came to the fore when the Northern Liang conspired to assassinate the Duke of Wei during the truce. It was very unfavorable to the situation when the situation was wrong.

For this reason, the first task of Shen Lin and other assassins who came secretly was to distance themselves from the Beiliang envoy. Even if they were discovered by the Southern Dynasty, it would be Qian Jimen and other Jianghu righteous men who took the initiative to eliminate harm for the country, or King Zuo Xian acted without authorization for revenge. Emperor Liang must be taken out.

For these reasons, the place where the heroes of Beiliang gathered was on a merchant ship outside the port.

The merchant ship parked by the river carried the flag of a Yunzhou chamber of commerce. The ship was quite large and filled with groceries covered with oilcloth. It looked normal.

The cabin below the deck is clean and tidy without any debris. There are tables and chairs inside, and a map of Yun'an City is hung on the wall. There are many symbols on it, such as: Tianshui Bridge, Mingyu Tower, Zhifang Lane, etc. They are all places where Night Terror Hall has been, and there are also portraits of Night Terror Hall and a big bird next to them.

There were already more than twenty people sitting in the cabin, including Cao Aning, Jia Shengzi, Xu Tianying, etc., and the rest were experts recruited from various places by the Beiliang court.

Although he had never met these people, Cao Aning realized how much money Beiliang had spent this time.

The person standing in front of the map and speaking was Shen Lin, the acting head of Qianjimen in Beiliang. He was the direct descendant of Zhongsun Jin, one of the four saints. He was nicknamed "Dian Zizi" in the world. He is not the strongest in the field, but his status in the world is currently unmatched by anyone.

The person sitting in the second seat is Sikong Sheng, the second master of Canglong Cave in Beiliang. He is an old man with a gloomy face. He looks unattractive, but his inner martial arts are superb. He is known as "Xiaolu Jieyun" in Beiliang. His Qinggong and body skills are definitely not as good as Lu's. Jieyun is good, but his tricks are even worse. 'Snow Moth Scale', a household medicine that everyone in Beiliang Jianghu must have, is this person's masterpiece.

Sitting next to Sikong Sheng is Xu Yetang, a master of Qingji Pavilion in Beiliang. Although the sect name and name are quite decent, it is an assassin organization and specializes in killing people. The meaning of 'Qingji' is - Qing Feng Yi Pointing to the falling clouds and smoke, the Thousand Poison Techniques cut off the golden dragon.

For this reason, Qingji Pavilion is also known as the "Qinglong Club". The leader of the gang was the number one assassin in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. However, everyone who met him died and no one knew who he was. The Jianghu people only nicknamed him "Dragon King". It's similar to the 'Red God of Wealth' in Honghualou.

Xu Yetang ranked among the top three assassins in Qingji Pavilion. His highest record was to assassinate Beiliang's 'Dao Lao Er'. If converted into the world of Wei Jianghu, he probably had successfully assassinated Qiu Tianhe.

The rest of the people here are all masters from all over Beiliang. Some of them are here for the heavy rewards, and some are hidden stakes placed by the Imperial Prefect's Office in the rivers and lakes. Because the situation is urgent, basically all the people who can be mobilized nearby are mobilized. Come over.

When Cao Aning saw such an exaggerated lineup, he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart. Not to mention the remaining dozen people, just the appearance of the three ruthless people in front was enough to make any master shrink back.

And these are just helpers, the grand master Hua Ling has not yet arrived.

Cao Aning didn't know how powerful Hua Ling was, but he had heard of the saying, "The flowers fly, the leaves fall, and the prodigal son arrives, and the wind blows and touches the golden feathers."

Master Cao Gonggong once said that because the fourteen-character comment is too difficult to remember and difficult to remember, the people who can have such a long name in the world and spread it are all outstanding people of their generation, and the most famous among them is Mo It's too much like the saying "I'm drunk and lying on Yangshan Mountain to create a holy place, and I will be a loyal official city for thousands of years".

Anyway, Cao Aning was so old that he only met King Zuo Xian who had such a domineering name. Zhenren Xuanji only came to power ten years ago, and his best record was just beating Eunuch Cao, but he couldn't get away with it. thing.

With such an exaggerated lineup, even if there were two hidden stakes and four gangsters hidden among the twenty or so people, Cao Aning could not imagine how Ye Dayan, King of Hell, would survive this disaster.

But it was a pity that Hua Ling didn't know if the dead woman was in her belly. Everyone waited here for two hours, but no one saw the main force show up.

If Hua Ling doesn't come, this plan will obviously not go forward. After all, no matter how strong the lineup is, the one who wants to kill is Ye Jingtang.

According to Cao Aning's judgment, if Hua Ling didn't hold up the formation, the twenty or so heroes present would probably be wiped out if they didn't receive twenty shots.

After all, the only Wu Kui present was Xu Tianying, a parallel import that had been pushed to the shelves.

Xu Yetang and Sikong Sheng are top masters at best. Not to mention killing, if Ye Jingtang wants to run away, they will be too exhausted to catch up.

After waiting for a long time, Shen Lin, as the chief counselor, gradually lost his patience:

"Send someone to urge us again. If they don't come, we will take action directly. According to Jia Shengzi's information, Night Jingtang will go to Wulipu in the afternoon. The trap has been set up overnight. We will encircle at least nine people. Successfully take his life..."

Cao Aning really disagreed with this statement.

After all, after Jia Shengzi and Xu Tianying tirelessly badmouthed him, he had no intention of going all out, needless to say, he and Xu Tianying.

The number of twenty people was reduced by less than half on the spot. It was unclear whether there were others who were trying to make up the number. If this could kill Ye Da Yama, why would Ye Da Yama still be alive today?

Xu Tianying also felt that there was little chance of winning, but as they sat here, the news could not spread at all. If Master Ye accidentally walked into the trap and was attacked, there was still a risk, so he immediately said:

"Hero Hua Ling is not here, so I, Xu Tianying, should take the lead in order to avenge the murderer's blood. However, Ye Jingtang is not an ordinary person after all. We only have one chance to take action. Without preparations, should we? Think again and find another time?"

The people present also had this idea when they saw that Hua Ling was not coming.

But Shen Lin shook his head:

"Last night, Junior Brother I was traced by the Black Yamen and was arrested in the Black Yamen's dungeon. Junior Brother Han is very strict and will never leak secrets, but no one knows how many days he can survive the Black Yamen's methods.

"If the Southern Dynasty knows exactly who we have arrived, the difficulty of the assassination will only double. If the empress invites Lu Taiqing just to be on the safe side, Lu Taiqing may already be standing outside Chengtian Gate in half an hour. By then... "

Jia Shengzi thought for a while and said: "The three immortals on the mountain in the Southern Dynasties seem to not care about the affairs below the mountain..."

Shen Lin said: "Lü Taiqing just doesn't care about the affairs of the Southern Dynasty and the empress usurping the throne. But here are all my Daliang warriors. If the masters of the Southern Dynasty can't solve it, Lu Taiqing will naturally step in to smooth things over. When the time comes, we, the twenty or so people, will Plus Hua Ling, she might not be able to withstand three slaps from Lu Taiqing."

Everyone is a master from all over the world, so they naturally know the importance of the Taoist leader, and they also know that the situation is imminent. When they were thinking about countermeasures, footsteps sounded from above, and then a minion came down:

"The team of Tianshui Bridge Pei family and household officials have left the city. Ye Jingtang is not among them. The leader is a shopkeeper."

"Um?"

Shen Lin frowned and glanced at Jia Shengzi.

Jia Shengzi was a little helpless: "This is the arrangement of the investigation, but Ye Jingtang is a living person and has a high position. No one can control it if he goes to other places at short notice. If we follow the arrangement, I think there is something wrong with the accuracy of Aning's information. ”

Everyone thought about it and looked at Shen Lin again.

Shen Lin knew that the situation was imminent. If it were pushed to tomorrow, the risk of failure would be several times greater, so he asked:

"Where is Night Terror Hall now?"

As the chief scout, Cao Aning was just about to take this opportunity to go out to inquire and pass on some news, when he suddenly heard:

"At this."

The clear and indifferent voice suddenly sounded. Cao Aning was frightened and quickly looked back. It seemed that he had been frightened out of his psychological shadow.

The expressions of the rest of the people suddenly changed, they grasped the weapons at their sides, and all looked directly above...