Chapter 393 Flattening the City

In the middle of the night, there were still large groups of soldiers patrolling the walls of Pingyi City. The city was much livelier than before. Merchants from the Northern and Southern Dynasties or from various tribes in the West China Sea did not dare to leave because the wasteland was too chaotic, so they all stayed here. He went to the city and waited for the end of the storm.

Pingyi City is an important military town under the command of King Zuoxian. It is mainly used to guard against the rebellion of the Gouchen tribe and the northward march of Liang Wang. It can also rush to the Tianmenxia Pass in Yazhou on the middle line. The intelligence department of King Zuoxian's palace facing the south is also set up here. , but his official identity is the Anti-Theft Department of Baixiao Camp. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary yamen.

In the dead of night, in a squad room next to the Yamen, two spies responsible for collecting intelligence outside were reporting the situation:

"There are many gangsters who came out of the prairie fire, but they are all relatively peaceful and there is no sign of them moving to the royal city in large numbers..."

"How is the situation over there at Tian Wuliang?"

"The wind is calm, it looks like I just want that Snow Lake Flower, and I should leave after taking it..."

"Hmph! Anyone who dares to kill me in Bai Xiao camp, if the current situation is not serious and cannot escape, I will have to lead people to kill that old man..."

…

Jia Shengzi sat in front of his desk and recorded various news with a pen.

In several rooms in the front yard of the Yamen, the elites of the Bai Xiao Battalion were on standby, chatting with each other about the situation outside.

Xu Tianying is the direct descendant of Lu Jieyun. Although he is a bit unqualified to inherit the title of "Pao Kui", his martial arts attainments are indeed top-notch in Baixiao camp. For this reason, his residence is more luxurious, and a separate courtyard is specially arranged for him to live in. , I don’t need to go out to run errands at ordinary times. I will only come out to do things when necessary.

Because Jia Shengzi and others were still in the review stage of returning to the country and could not return to the Xihai Protectorate, and there were no errands to do, Xu Tianying had nothing to do, so he had already started to maintain his health. He sat in front of the sea of ​​tea in the study and drank slowly. Drinking Kung Fu tea.

Cao Aning was also in the study, looking obviously a little more sad than before.

Cao Aning has been in the imperial city for as long as he can remember, and was adopted as an adopted son by Eunuch Cao. Although Eunuch Cao has a meticulous character, almost no personal feelings, and is not considered a loving father, the kindness of teaching martial arts to others is placed here.

Cao Aning has never denied that he is a villain who is greedy for power. He has no clear position on whoever forces him to hang out with him. Last year, he robbed the Black Yamen dungeon and even used his adoptive father to test the depth of the empress.

But at that time, she knew that her adoptive father was still useful, and even if she wanted to die, the empress would not kill him.

But this is not the case now. The empress has the King of Hell, and the adoptive father has lost the meaning of his existence. Letting the adoptive father out now is to let the adoptive father have a beginning and an end, and die in a proper way. As the head of the palace, he can complete the affairs for the Dongfang family before his death. One last thing.

Cao Aning is an eunuch who has no father, no mother, no wife and no children. When his adoptive father is around, he still has a future in life.

And as soon as his adoptive father died, he completely became a wanderer in the world. No one knew about him when he was alive, and no one cared about him when he died. He was just like a wild dog wandering in the countryside. No matter how great the world is, what does it have to do with him?

Cao Aning may not necessarily regard Eunuch Cao as his father, but Eunuch Cao is indeed the only person in the world who is emotionally tied to him.

Eunuch Cao took a few people and ran to the Xihai Protectorate to grab Snow Lake Flowers. They were destined to never return.

Cao Aning was unable to dissuade him, nor was he able to reverse the situation. At this time, he was pacing back and forth in the tea hall, occasionally looking to the north and sighing, and had been silent for a long time.

Xu Tianying was implicated by his master and went from being a prodigy of the Wei Dynasty to a hidden danger lurking in the enemy country alone. Deep down in his heart, he felt aggrieved. When he saw Cao Aning sighing, he began to persuade:

"Cao Qiansui guarded the imperial city for a long time and never made any mistakes in his life. He was able to fight the last battle vigorously in the northwest enemy territory. It can be said that he started well and ended well. If such a heroic figure really died silently, It’s a real pity that you’re on the bed…”

Cao Aning turned around at the window, frowned and said:

"What you said is easy. If it really works and sacrifices one death to gain Jiazi's achievements, I will be happy before it's too late. But Cao Gong has been in the dungeon for ten years, and he is only good at defense but not good at offense. He went to trouble King Zuo Xian, and What difference does it make to die?”

Xu Tianying had seen the tyranny of King Zuo Xian. If it weren't for Xue Baijin's sneak attack, he would not necessarily lose in a one-on-three fight. No matter how tough Cao Qiansui was, he could only passively take a beating when faced with it. The only difference was that he could last longer than ordinary Wu Kui and had no winning points at all.

Xu Tianying thought for a moment: "Cao Qiansui should not be reckless. As long as he manages to sneak into the Xihai Protector's Mansion, steal the Snow Lake Flower, and let his subordinates fight to break out, and Cao Qiansui sacrifices his life to stop King Zuo Xian, there should still be a chance."

"King Zuo Xian is not alone. There are many masters under his command. So what can Gong Cao do if he supports King Zuo Xian alone?"

Cao Aning clasped his hands behind his back and said angrily:

"It's the same thing with the King of Hell this night. In the past, when I least wanted to see him, as long as he turned his head, he would stand behind him and scare people half to death. Now it's good, the news has been sent for half a month, and I'm looking forward to the stars and the moon. Come here, even if you break your neck, you won’t see anyone.”

Xu Tianying wanted to answer the call, but he looked out of the window out of the corner of his eye and suddenly sat up a little straighter, with a slightly strange expression on his face:

"Then you can do the opposite and try not to see me?"

"Why should I do it the other way around? I can't say behind my back that the King of Hell is just like a girl, and as soon as he turns around, he'll... hiss!"

As Cao Aning spoke, he instinctively looked back, wanting to see if his great summoning technique was working.

The result was great. When I turned around, I saw a stern man in black robe standing outside the window behind him. He wore a bamboo hat and his hands behind his back. His eyes were looking at him like those of the Tenth Palace of Hell.

? !

Cao Aning's face turned pale as if he had been struck by a ghost, and his legs went weak. After he came to his senses, he looked at Xu Tianying:

"You're so stupid..."

Ye Jingtang had just come from Liaoyuan. Because he was in the branch of Baixiaoying Camp, he couldn't be too public. At the moment, he still raised his hand slightly to signal for peace of mind, and then entered the teahouse:

"I just rushed here from Jiangzhou thousands of miles away. It's really a bit slow. I kept you guys waiting for a long time."

Cao Aning had just been saying bad things about the Lord of Hell behind his back, but the Lord of Hell came directly to the door. Not to mention how embarrassed he felt, he quickly raised his hands and said:

"Not too slow, not too slow, it's very fast. I just made a joke just because I was humble. Please don't blame me, Mr. Ye..."

How could Ye Jingtang keep such a joke in his heart? He sat down at the tea table and said straight to the point:

"Can you find out where Mr. Cao is currently?"

Although Cao Aning could not return to the Xihai Protectorate, he must have been paying close attention recently. He quickly picked up the teapot and poured tea for Ye Jingtang:

"The location of Mr. Cao is not yet clear, but according to my private inquiries, there should be a batch of dried Snow Lake Flowers from Tianlang Lake to Hudong Road at noon tomorrow. Prince Zuoxian's Palace asked us to pay close attention to the Jianghu people around Pingyi City. Movements to avoid mishaps on the road.

"Gong Cao's fighting power is not as good as Duke Ye's, and he doesn't have many subordinates. It's impossible for him to force his way into the prison. I guess he will probably attack on the way..."

Ye Jingtang motioned for Cao Aning to sit down as well:

"How many snow lake flowers are there in this batch? Who are accompanying them?"

Cao Aning sat across from the tea table and thought about it carefully:

"As far as I know, the box containing the Snow Lake Flower was originally made by the Liang Dynasty. It was made of Yashan jade. One box contained half a catty and was used as a reward to the vassal states. Later, the northwest royal courts of all dynasties also used this object to contain the Snow Lake. Flowers were given as national gifts to the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

"Snow Lake Flower is a medicinal material and will be stored for decades. We don't dare to make any mistakes. This packaging method has been used for several dynasties without any glitches. Beiliang will definitely not dare to change the specifications. If you want to send it for this reason, It should be just one or two boxes, and there should be two or three teams leaving separately to confuse the public..."

Snow Lake Flowers are used as medicine, and two or three dollars is considered a generous sum. Half a pound of dried Snow Lake Flowers is enough to make a Tianlang Pearl, which is definitely a lot.

Ye Jingtang thought about it for a while and asked again:

"Do you know the exact route and the identity of the escort?"

Cao Aning shook his head: "I'm afraid the route will not be determined until we set off. No one knows it yet. As for the escorts, Beiliang Poison Saint Master Daoyu must be among them, as well as several major commanders of Baixiao Camp and recent recruits. The martial arts masters and the elite cavalry..."

Ye Jingtang was slightly puzzled: "King Zuo Xian has recently recruited masters from the martial arts world?"

Cao Aning nodded: "The Jianghu people who come to Tianlang Lake have the biggest appetite and want two doses of Xuehuhua. King Zuo Xian can afford it. He has recently recruited many powerful people in the Jianghu, and the most powerful among them should be Xie Jianlan."

"Xie Jianlan?"

Ye Jingtang frowned and thought about it, but he had never heard of this person.

Seeing this, Xu Tianying interjected: "I used to be the young master of the Xie family in Langzhou Prefecture, Beiliang. He was a general and was good at using euphorbia. He became famous in Beiliang at the age of seventeen or eighteen. He was often compared with Hua Ling and said that he was "fanning". When the wind comes with the prodigal son, when will the gladiolus bloom?'.

"Xie Jianlan was quite famous back then, but unfortunately she retired from the world at the age of 20 due to emotional injuries. She has not been seen in nearly ten years. She suddenly arrived at Prince Zuo Xian's Mansion a few days ago. According to people in Baixiao Camp, Prince Zuo Xian I came to entertain the guests in person, and there was no conflict between us. I guess I came to ask for medicine, and the two sides reached an agreement..."

When Ye Jingtang heard this, he couldn't help but frown secretly, feeling that this character was a bit tricky.

There is an old saying in the world of martial arts, "It is better to step on the old gods than to bully the young." It means that when walking in the world, you would rather offend the old heroes who are successful and famous than easily offend the good young people who have just emerged.

Because the talents of successful old heroes, such as Xuanyuan Chao and Lu Jieyun, have already exploded when they were young, and it is difficult for their martial arts to improve significantly. Even if they are offended, they know how far away they should hide.

Young people are different and their potential is immeasurable. For example, Jiang Zahu and Liu Qiansheng had enemies back then, but they didn't eradicate them. So what if he was the eighth leader? When Jiang Zahu came back ten years later, he still beat Liu Qiansheng until he lost his temper.

The most obvious example is Ye Jingtang himself. Shuiyun Jiantan provoked him without long-sightedness. Now that Zhou Huaili's tomb has been moved out of the ancestral mausoleum, the Zhou family is worried all day long, fearing that Ye Jingtang will suddenly come to their door.

Xie Jianlan was on par with Hua Ling ten years ago, and her talent was definitely not bad. Because she retired due to emotional injuries, she did not suffer any hidden injuries. If she had been concentrating on practicing martial arts in the past ten years, it is impossible to predict how far she would have grown now.

There are actually people like this in the Wei Dynasty, such as Xuanyuan Tiangang, who ranked first among the three heroes of Yunze thirty years ago and was not injured. If he comes back to the world, he might be more powerful than his father Xuanyuan Chao now, just because of his adoptive father Xuanyuan Tiangang was already disheartened by Jianghu and didn't want to come out again.

Ye Jingtang thought for a moment and asked:

"Since Xie Jianlan washed his hands in a golden basin, why did he come out of the mountain again?"

Xu Tianying shook his head and said: "It's not clear. This person should be more difficult to deal with than Shi Daoyu. Master Ye should be more careful. In addition, there are many deep-water old bastards in the rivers and lakes. Even if they are injured and helpless, they still can't risk their lives with a single blow. Underestimate..."

When Cao Aning heard this, he nodded and said, "That's right. When I came back, I met Tian Wuliang, the former overlord of the Celestial Mother Way, in the Liaoyuan. He was so good at wielding the thunder cudgel that he might have reached the level of a military commander..."

Ye Jingtang raised his hand slightly: "I just defeated him and went to Tianlang Lake to help me rob the caravan."

"..."

Cao Aning opened his mouth, but after holding in his words for a long time, he nodded:

"That's good. I'm just worried about my humble position..."

There are indeed a lot of old bastards in the world, but most of those who can come to snatch the flowers from the snow lake are Liu Qiansheng and Tian Wuliang, losers in the world with hidden diseases.

Masters such as Sword Master Sun, who retired from the world after becoming famous, would never come to participate in such affairs. In fact, they are not afraid of coming to the Night Jing Hall now.

After all, people like Xuanyuan Tiangang and Xie Jianlan are very few, and there are only a few in the northern and southern rivers and lakes combined. If you encounter them, you have to be more careful and don't underestimate the enemy. No matter how powerful you are, you can't really hold him down.

The Night Terror Hall discussed for a while, and after roughly understanding the information, they stood up and said:

"I'll take my leave first. Since King Zuo Xian has not asked you to return to the Xihai Protectorate, you should not get involved in this matter. When King Zuo Xian runs out of manpower, he should call you back for emergency response."

Xu Tianying stood up and sent him off respectfully, but Cao Aning was a little hesitant, thought about it and said:

"I hope Duke Ye will pay attention to Duke Cao..."

"I have my own sense of discretion."

After Ye Jingtang finished speaking, he jumped and disappeared into the room...

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The Yamen is located in the southwest corner of Pingyi City. Because of Baixiaoying's illustrious reputation, very few people dare to walk around. However, merchants who want stability prefer to stay nearby, so many inns have been opened nearby. Restaurant.

Ye Jingtang and Benben came to the city overnight and lived diagonally across from the Yamen.

After the Ye Jingtang finished talking about business, he came out of the Yamen and quickly arrived at the inn. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Da Benben dressed as a heroine in black, standing at the window with his arms folded across his chest, and opened the window through the gap. Li looked downstairs.

The birds were also crowded on the windowsill, looking out with one eye.

Squeak~

Ye Jingtang closed the door, came to the window, and looked outside:

"What's wrong?"

Dongfang Liren gestured to a dozen carriages loaded with goods in the backyard of the inn:

"That is the brand name of Yanjing Wanbaolou, the property of Hua Qingzhi's family."

Ye Jingtang had seen the name of Wanbaolou in Yazhou before. Hearing this, he looked carefully and found the sign of Wanbaolou hanging on the carriage, so he looked around.

Click~

Dongfang Liren closed the window and looked back at the Night Terror Hall:

"What are you looking for? Miss Miss Hua?"

Ye Jingtang shook his head and said, "It's just for a look. Hua Qingzhi has returned to the capital. She probably just got home now. How could she come here."

"Hmph~"

Dongfang Liren returned to the tea table and sat down, picked up the tea cup, and wanted to ask about official business as usual.

But when I looked up, I saw the dignified man walking up to the clothes rack and beginning to take off his clothes...

?

Dongfang Liren's sitting posture immediately straightened up a bit, his eyes a little confused:

"Night Terror Hall, what are you doing?"

Ye Jingtang paused and turned his head to look at the bed:

"Sleep, what else?"

?

Dongfang Liren's face turned red for some reason. He stood up with a serious look and picked up the saber from the table:

"Then you go to sleep. I will sit here and watch the night. Call me when you wake up."

Ye Jingtang shook his head secretly, took off his outer robe, lay on the bed wearing thin pants, and closed his eyes:

"Tomorrow I have to go to Tianlang Lake to squat. I don't know how many days I will have to squat. I have to take a good rest and recharge my batteries. It's okay if His Highness wants to keep vigil. I will get up in the middle of the night to change shifts with His Highness."

"..."

Dongfang Liren secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Master Tangtang did not let her sleep with him. He sat down on the chair and placed the long knife across his knees, pretending to be vigilant attentively. After thinking about it, he placed the bird outside the window again. Let it go to the roof to watch.

"call……"

There was no sound in the room. The two of them sat back and forth, and about half an hour passed unknowingly.

Dongfang Liren closed his eyes and pretended to be meditating. Before his heart calmed down, he suddenly saw Ye Jingtang open his eyes again and sighed softly.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"I can't seem to sleep. Half a catty of Snow Lake flowers will be shipped back from Tianlang Lake tomorrow. It's really important. Why don't Your Highness try to knock me out?"

?

Dongfang Liren was stunned when she heard this - if she was in Yun'an City, she would definitely help knock this pervert unconscious, but this is an enemy country, and there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the wasteland. Her three-legged cat's skills can knock the only one out. The guard knocked her unconscious, what should she do?

Dongfang Liren's eyes turned slightly cold when he saw this:

"If your mind is not at peace, you will naturally not be able to sleep. Are you thinking wildly again?"

Ye Jingtang smiled softly and did not deny it:

"Um."

Dongfang Liren looked angrily when he saw that this pervert was not showing off.

"Then it's okay if you don't think too much? What can I do? If I knock you out, who will protect me?"

Ye Jingtang thought about it and closed his eyes again:

"Okay, I'll try not to think too much."

…

The room became quiet again, and two sounds of breathing came and went.

Dongfang Liren sat upright, his expression as calm as a mountain, but his heart was also filled with waves, and he began to recall the scene last night...

Crispy and numb...

She secretly gritted her teeth and warned herself not to think blindly, but the more she thought about it, the more images appeared, and her face turned red without realizing it.

After waiting for two quarters of an hour, Dongfang Liren sighed softly when he saw the night terror, and opened his eyes:

"You, the great Eight Great Leaders, can't even suppress your thoughts?"

Ye Jingtang shrugged slightly, sat up and wiped his face:

"No one is a saint, and His Highness cannot suppress his thoughts. Why don't Your Highness sleep first, and I will keep vigil."

"..."

Dongfang Liren was not sleepy at all, and felt that spending such time was a complete waste of rest time.

She knew the risks of this trip, and she didn't dare to let Ye Jingtang go out to fight without a good rest. After hesitating for a moment, she put down the knife, got up and walked to the bed:

"Lie down."

"Um?"

Ye Jingtang was surprised when Benben didn't let him go down, so he lay down again.

Dongfang Liren gritted his silver teeth secretly, took off his shoes and lay down next to him, folding his hands on his waist:

"Are you satisfied now?"

"hehe……"

Ye Jingtang felt that Benben was so considerate, so he immediately pulled up the quilt and covered Benben, then hugged her into his arms, lowered his head and put his red lips in his mouth.

"..."

Dongfang Liren clenched his fists, but there was nothing he could do with the cheeky one, so he closed his eyes and refused to respond.

Rustling, rustling~

Ye Jingtang slowly opened her black skirt, took off her wrist guards, daggers, throwing knives, soul-leaving needles, etc., and placed them on the dressing table...

After letting it go for a moment, Ye Jingtang couldn't help but let go of his lips and looked at a pile of weapons:

"Your Highness, you have too many weapons and you don't need them..."

?

Dongfang Liren was a little dizzy after being kissed, and when he heard these words, he was immediately annoyed. After opening his eyes and glaring at Ye Jingtang, he wanted to get up and walk away.

"Hey! I didn't say that Your Highness is wrong. Although you don't need it at ordinary times, you should be prepared for any emergencies. I just don't carry enough weapons. Many times I can only find weapons all over the place..."

Ye Jingtang apologized with a smile, pushed Benben down, untied his black skirt, took it out and threw it aside. The shiny fat-headed dragon's bellyband suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

At this time, I was lying flat on the pillow, because the fat-headed dragon was really majestic. From the side of the bellyband, I could still see the white half arc. Under the beautiful waistcoat line, there were white underwear, which was very slim, and you could see the perfectly fitted outline...

Benben is very tall and has an outstanding figure. His waist is thin but his upper and lower girth are plump and generous. The proportions are just right and he has a strong visual impact, just like a piece of carefully carved jade.

Dongfang Liren's face turned red and he closed his eyes. Seeing that Ye Jingtang was still motionless, he just stared at it and raised his hands to hug his chest:

"If you linger any longer, go out and keep vigil. It's your own fault if you can't sleep well. Don't say that I don't understand the general situation."

"hehe……"

Ye Jingtang nodded with a smile, pulled his wrist away, and then flicked the fabric, and the upside-down jade bowl slipped out. He was still a little unable to hold it with one hand.

Zhi~

Dongfang Liren's instep arched slightly. After enduring it for a moment, he realized that Ye Jingtang was very articulate and deliberately tormenting people. Feeling confused, he simply raised his hand to support Ye Jingtang's shoulder and pressed it to the side:

"A grown man, grinding and chirping..."

"Woo..."

Ye Jingtang still wanted to speak, but he found that Benben came forward with murderous intent, blocking his words. Then his body sank, and he was pressed hard by the heavy warmth.

Benben is only two fingers shorter than him, and his figure is also majestic. He is definitely not lighter, but it is quite comfortable to press him like this...

Ye Jingtang saw that Benben was about to use what Heroic Lady Tears had learned. He stopped taking the initiative at the moment. He just wrapped his arms around his waist and caressed his back gently, gradually sliding to the moon. He felt really majestic in his heart...

Dongfang Liren thought for a moment that the long-term pain would be better than the short-term pain, so he taught Ye Jingtang how to do things, but it turned out that he was obviously a bit rusty when he got started. After a few kisses, he was confused.

Fortunately, Night Terror Hall was very careful and guided them slowly, and finally succeeded in taking in the villain...

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It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I woke up. It was a bit late to finish writing and I couldn't help it or2!

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