Shen Yuze must have noticed something, otherwise he would not have taken the risk of threatening Zuoyue.

Liu Qian thought that Shen Yuze's purpose was to use Xu Yuanqing to threaten the Xiang family. Even if Xiang Changning and Xiang Changbo refused to give in for righteousness, he could still threaten Empress Xu.

Therefore, Xu Yuanqing could not go.

"Xunniang is already on the way here, he will take you to the city gate, just in case, it's better for you to go to the city gate."

Seeing that Xu Yuanqing was unmoved, Liu Qian continued to comfort him, "Shen Yuze acted carefully, he doesn't have enough manpower, he won't bring A Yue with him, Xiao Yu'an has already brought people to search, I will hold Shen Yuze in a while, as long as you hold on tightThe soldiers at the city gate are settled."

"puff!"

Xu Yuanqing vomited blood suddenly, his thoughts were too confused, and his whole body recurred with soreness and pain. Fortunately, he finally thought of a way to deal with it.

Liu Qian frowned, his eyes full of worry.

He himself remained unmoved, he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth, his white lips were stained red with blood, his expression was fierce, and killing intent flowed in his clear eyes, he stretched out his hand to hold Liu Qian, his whole body was full of hostility.

"No."

Now that Shen Yuze has come to this point, it means that the matter is out of his control. He wants to use Xu Yuanqing to save it as much as possible. Zuo Yue is his chess piece. If Xu Yuanqing doesn't take the bait, it means that the bait is useless.Danger.

It is absolutely impossible for him to pin Zuo Yue's hope of survival on others.

Xu Yuanqing supported Liu Qian's arm, stood up tremblingly, with cold and strange eyes, "I'll go."

Liu Qian is well aware of the importance of Zuo Yue to him, and he will not hinder his decision.

"My son!"

Xunniang rushed over with an anxious expression.

"Ah Yue is most likely in the Criminal Department, tell Xiao Yu'an to go immediately."

Xunniang and Liu Qian were startled at the same time.

Shen Yuze is the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. The current situation in the capital is severe. Xu Yuanqing has dealt with all his subordinates. There is not enough manpower, and only the Ministry of Punishment can be used by him.

They were all in a hurry, and they were led by the nose by Shen Yuze before they realized it.

Xu Yuanqing let go of Liu Qian, tore off the token from his waist and handed it to Xuniang, and said in a deep voice, "Shen Yuze, be careful, take someone on guard, don't get close, wait for the opportunity."

Xun Niang took the token with both hands, and nodded solemnly.

After making arrangements, Xu Yuanqing didn't dare to be discouraged. He looked sideways at Liu Qian, raised his hand and pulled him to borrow strength, and walked slowly towards Xuanwu Street.

"What's wrong with Ah Yue..."

He asked the question weakly, Liu Qian heard his breathless breath, knew what he was going to ask, and answered before he finished speaking, "He seems to have noticed that the people around him are gone, and he has not shown his flaws, and our people have also been confused..”

"The secret guard said, Ah Yue left Xiao's mansion, and Xiao Yu'an's people followed. There were too many people and they were negligent. Seeing Ah Yue shopping and joking with the boss, they just got dazed, and they disappeared. I went late.Did not catch up."

Liu Qian had an ugly face. When he was only monitoring Shen Yuze in the Jiang Mansion, he felt that Shen Yuze had done nothing outrageous, so he didn't need to be so cautious. Only now did he fully understand why Xu Yuanqing was so guarded against him.

Shen Yuze, in order to achieve his goal by any means, he was able to dormant in the Jiangfu for three years. Once he was in power, he was ambitious, wanted power and influence, and even did not hesitate to destroy the peace of the world.

This kind of person is really terrible.

When Xu Yuanqing heard the words, she lowered her eyes slightly to get rid of the coldness in her eyes.

He let Liu Qian wipe out his people without a trace, and used his own people to pretend to be his people to confuse him. He never thought of cheating him all the time, but he didn't expect him to be so calm, knowing that fake people can still play tricks.

Xiao Yu'an's men and his men followed Zuo Yue, and they were able to kidnap people in full view. It seems that Shen Yuze still has a backhand.

Xu Yuanqing gathered information from several parties, and they all found out about his back-ups. Presumably those people were only sent by him, not his people.

Going here, it's really a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

"He has a master by his side."

Liu Qian: "Remember, it's called Mu Xiu."

The corners of Xu Yuanqing's mouth were raised, but his eyes were cold and strange. Under the moonlight and the weak candlelight, his expression flickered, like a deadly ghost haunting the night.

"Have you ever heard of Tian Ji's horse racing?"

Hearing this, Liu Qian was stunned, his brows and eyes moved slightly, and the words he wanted to stop sank in his throat. He was worried that Xu Yuanqing's body would not be able to hold on, but what he said was indeed the best way.

Xu Yuanqing saw that his nursing face had turned into a mouse face, suppressed the hostility and bloodthirsty expression on his body, and pretended to be relaxed, "You may not believe it, but when I am at my peak, I can kill a cow with one punch."

Liu Qian moved his mouth, and he, who is not good at joking, also cooperated with him, "I think only Xiang Changyuan can believe it."

"Boom boom boom~"

The sound of the gong to beat the watch, followed by the bellman yelling "three watch", the sound of chickens crowing and dogs barking in the alley one after another, in the dead of night, only two people were seen on the long street.

The watchman looked surprised when he saw them, and was about to remind them to leave quickly, when he saw a guard approaching, he hurriedly dodged carefully.

"who!"

The patrol came aggressively and stopped the two of them, "What are you doing?"

Xu Yuanqing pressed Liu Qian, who was about to move, and showed the token of Marquis Xuan Ping. Just as he was about to speak, one of the guards made a move towards them without saying a word, "What's the matter, arrest him first."

As he spoke, he motioned for his companions to take the men, and seeing that they had already surrounded him, it would be difficult to fight back if he was detained by them. Liu Qian decisively pushed Xu Yuanqing behind him, flashed his sword, and knocked down several guards with ease.Seeing this, the guard was furious and yelled loudly, intending to make things worse.

Xu Yuanqing looked terrified. The curfew does not allow people to walk in the city, but those with eyes should have seen his badge. This is clearly aimed at targeting him. He doesn't want to cause trouble, but he won't still be bullied.

"stop!"

There was a sound of scolding, and both parties stopped their hands. Liu Qian took the opportunity to kick away the guard who was approaching Xu Yuanqing, and stood in front of him.

Following the prestige, I saw a red shadow approaching slowly under the faint candlelight under the eaves on both sides of the road. It was Chen Wenjing who was a little closer, and he ran up to them after a while, panting for Xu Yuanqing.Saluted, then turned around and scolded the guard angrily, "I just told you not to say anything when the night guard meets the prince. Are you all deaf?"

The guards looked at each other with fear on their faces.

Xu Yuanqing took two steps forward, motioning for Chen Wenjing to speak aside.

"Shen Yuze may have hidden the child next to me in the Ministry of Punishment, have you noticed?"

Chen Wenjing shook his head, "I've been checking files in the palace since the prince's incident, and I rarely go to the Ministry of Punishment."

Shen Qiwen was deposed, and Emperor Chongming took this opportunity to dismiss many officials. Xiao Zheng asked himself for the crime of negligence, and finally fined his salary for one year and suspended it for half a year.Shen Yuze is a grown man, so naturally he rules the world.

He hid Zuo Yue in the Ministry of Punishment, and it might not be easy to find him.

Xu Yuanqing bowed his head and said: "Xiao Yu'an has gone to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, please help him."

Chen Wenjing nodded and watched him and Liu Qian leave.

The two slowly arrived at Xuanwu Street. It was still late at night, and there was still half an hour before Chou. Seeing that he was not feeling well, Liu Qian helped him to sit aside and rest.

The lanterns under the eaves swayed slightly, and the figures also swayed with the light and shadow.

Xu Yuanqing put his hands on his waist, looked up at the full moon in the dark, thoughtfully, "Liu Qian, get me some water."

Liu Qian looked at the alley, worried to leave, hesitating to move.

"It's okay." Xu Yuanqing leaned against the wall listlessly, his eyes blurred and his breath weak, "Will they come soon?"

He said he would see you when he was ugly, but he wanted to send Xu Yuanqing to come earlier to sharpen his mind so that they would have no time to arrange other things.

Liu Qian thought for a while, and obediently went to find water.

In early summer, it was slightly cold at night, and the spring cold and summer heat biting in the wind, suddenly cold and hot, Xu Yuanqing felt that the internal organs in his body were being torn apart. It was not like the pain when the body was poisoned before.The double pain of tearing, new and old intertwined, made him suffocate several times due to the pain.

In a daze, Liu Qian came back and handed him a bowl of water.

"My son?"

Liu Qian noticed that something was wrong with him, put the water aside, and stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, it was amazingly cold, his eyes widened, and he wanted to take him away first, but Xu Yuanqing grabbed his hand.

"water."

Liu Qian supported him and handed him the water.

Xu Yuanqing took out a pill from his waist, stuffed it into his mouth before Liu Qian could react, and then leaned his head to drink the water in the bowl. He was already in pain and had no sense of taste. He didn't taste the bitterness of the pill at all, but the coolness of the water wasBring him back to his senses.

Liu Qian frowned, and said in a sad tone, "Xu Yuanqing, go back."

It's been a long time since he called him by name. Xu Yuanqing pushed away the bowl, continued to lean against the wall, put his hand on his heart, raised his eyes to look at the moon, and raised the corner of his mouth, "Liu Qian, I must see tomorrowthe sun."

Liu Qian remained silent, what he saw in his eyes was not the glaring sun, but gentle longing.

He knew that what he wanted to see was actually a human being.

Liu Qian lowered his eyes and smiled wryly, and sat against the wall like him, looking at the moon with a faint expression. He worked as a dark guard and came out at night. In fact, he could often see the moon. He often sat on the roof alone and waited for the moonlight to dissipate. The sun was shining brightly.It illuminates the entire capital city.

"Xu Yuanqing, I will try my best to save you in a while, after everything is over, please do me a favor."

"Um?"

Liu Qian didn't answer, just smiled.

The moonlight is getting weaker and weaker, and the sound of chickens crowing and dogs barking is endless from far to near.

The sky gradually brightened, the black curtain faded and the color became lighter, and the candlelight on the ground was gradually replaced.

"My son."

Liu Qian made a sound, he stood up, looked at the empty alley, and stretched out his hand to Xu Yuanqing.

"Remember Tian Ji's horse racing."

Xu Yuanqing stood side by side with him, watching a person walking slowly from the alley.

In summer, the dawn is early, the sky is gray, the moon still has afterimages, the candlelight has lost its light, and the shadows under the feet have disappeared.

"Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time." Shen Yuze's narrow-sleeved long robe, with a harmless face to humans and animals, and a tall and tall body, at first glance he looks like a banished immortal.

"Are you planning to give yourself a way out?" Xu Yuanqing has recovered most of his vitality after two hours of rest, and he has the medicine left by Chang Lao before he left to cheer him up, looking aggressive.

Shen Yuze was startled when he saw his domineering posture, but when he saw the blood on his clothes and calmed down, he thought he was holding on, so he sneered and asked, "Isn't it all because of your son?"

Xu Yuanqing sneered.

He was indeed blocking Shen Yuze's way. From the time of the fire in the ruined temple, he knew how terrifying the person in front of him was.Good Qingyun Road, he will not give up until he is powerful.

His ambition can hold the entire Dasheng, but his conscience refuses to forgive even innocent people.

"It's because you are unwilling to be content with the status quo and cling to Shen Qiwen, take over his high-ranking branch but are unwilling to be his running dog, want to be a famous minister but do all kinds of bad things, want power but use any means!"

"Heh." Shen Yuze's eyes were fierce, he tore off the mask of kindness, and gritted his teeth, "This is a world where the weak prey on the strong. I've had enough of being subservient to others, so what's wrong with wanting to go up!"

"It's not wrong!" Xu Yuanqing looked at him coldly, not affected by his emotions, "If the road you walk is not made of bones, then you are not wrong at all."

"Pile up the bones?" Shen Yuze sneered.

"Floods in Xuzhou, you confiscated the disaster money in order to curry favor with Sima. Sima didn't want to share the spoils with you, so he drove you out of Xuzhou. Soon after, Shen Qiwen ordered a thorough investigation of the case. You escaped your life. You were burned to death in the ruined temple under Mingshan Mountain.How many people! After you enter the capital, you want to seek refuge with Minister Qingliu, so ask yourself, are all those articles written by you?"

"Shen Lin'an, you don't need to make excuses for your ambition, Xiang Changyuan treats you sincerely and treats you as a best friend, but you only want to use him, if he refuses to help you, you want to kill him!"

When Xu Yuanqing thought of Xiang Changyuan dying in the rain, he gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear him to pieces.

Shen Yuze's eyes showed killing intent, "Your Majesty knows a lot."

He thought that Xu Yuanqing had been watching him since the temple was broken, but he didn't expect that Xu Yuanqing was his nemesis earlier, no matter who he was, he would never keep him in this world.

"Mu Xiu!"

Shen Yuze shouted, Mu Xiu fell from the sky, Liu Qian reacted very quickly, raised his sword to block the hidden weapon flying towards Xu Yuanqing, and pulled out the long sword, full of murderous aura.

Xu Yuanqing and Liu Qian exchanged glances, and they rushed out together, Liu Qian turned around to kill Shen Yuze, and Xu Yuanqing stopped the rushing Mu Xiu.

Mu Xiu is very skilled in martial arts, even Liu Qian could only barely draw a fight with him.

Xu Yuanqing is good at melee combat, but this body has been disabled for too long, and its sensitivity and resistance are poor. He drew out the dagger at his waist to block Mu Xiu's sword, his arm was tingling, and he felt his bones trembling.

Mu Xiu was nervous about Shen Yuze and didn't want to get entangled with him, so the blow was fatal, and Xu Yuanqing almost died several times.

"ah!"

Mu Xiu shouted, the sword kept pressing down against the dagger, his eyes were full of bursting tendons, trying to cut them.

"Liu Qian!"

Xu Yuanqing's hands trembled, and the blood in the meridian was about to burst out.

"Mu Xiu!"

With a cry, Mu Xiu withdrew his hand abruptly, and Xu Yuanqing fell to the ground trembling all over. He turned over in embarrassment to see that Liu Qian had already subdued Shen Yuze.

Mu Xiu was as powerful as an ox, and his moves were fierce. Xu Yuanqing died on the spot if he was careless with his moves. Fortunately, he was still clear-headed. Mu Xiu was worried that Shen Yuze would lose his composure, so he led him into a close fight, otherwiseHe can't stand it now.

He is now relaxed, his limbs have lost the ability to move, and his whole body is shaking.

Mu Xiu rushes towards you Liu Qian anxiously, even forgetting that he can hold Xu Yuanqing hostage.

Shen Yuze looked at Xu Yuanqing, his eyes were full of unwillingness, he did not expect Xu Yuanqing to know martial arts, but he was able to restrain Mu Xiu.

Xu Yuanqing slowed down, regardless of whether he was embarrassed or not, he crawled to the side wall with hands and feet, leaning against the wall to breathe.

Shen Yuze: "Does the prince think he has won?"

Xu Yuanqing looked at Mu Xiu who didn't dare to act rashly, looked down at his trembling hands, his brows and eyes moved slightly, "I didn't lose."

"Is it?"

Before he finished speaking, the hidden weapon in Mu Xiu's sleeve flew out, Xu Yuanqing's expression changed suddenly, and then a sword flew over.

He witnessed the tiny flying knife being knocked down by the sword, and the crisp sound exploded in his ears.

Mu Xiu rushed forward, and Liu Qian fought with him.

Xu Yuanqing gritted his teeth and got up, pulled out the sword inserted into the wall, called "Liu Qian" as a signal, and then threw the sword to him.

Shen Yuze touched his skinny neck, looked at Liu Qian with sharp eyes, "Is he the one you took away from the ruined temple?"

"That's not your concern."

Tian Ji couldn't make a horse race, but he had to fight evenly.

The two were about to fight when they heard a strange noise.

"call out!"

An arrow came out of nowhere, piercing the quiet morning breeze. Liu Qian reacted very quickly and dodged immediately.

Before the arrow landed, another arrow came across, Mu Xiu's pupils dilated, he turned away Liu Qian's sword, and rushed towards Shen Yuze, cutting off the arrow.

Liu Qian went up a few steps to protect Xu Yuanqing, watching the arrow's direction vigilantly.

The arrow came so strangely, Xu Yuanqing stared at the broken sword on the ground, as if he had known him before.

Before he had time to think, arrows flew one after another, flying towards the four of them indiscriminately.

The four of them didn't care about other things, and dodged in a hurry.

"Liu Qian!"

The cry of Xunniang came, and then the arrow flying towards them was shot down by the arrow from the other direction. Liu Qian immediately pulled Xu Yuanqing to hide aside, and left the arrow position.

Afterwards, Xunniang's arrow was also aimed at Shen Yuze.

There was no one to save Mu Xiu and Shen Yuze, they dodged in the rain of arrows from all directions.

"grown ups!"

Mu Xiu's clothes were scratched, and his whole body was covered with scars. After a while, the rain of arrows stopped. He didn't dare to be careless, and stared coldly at the direction the arrows came from.

Liu Qian saw Xunniang's location and motioned her to find the archer.

Xu Yuanqing pushed Liu Qian. At this time, Mu Xiu was covered with scars and Shen Yuze was also restless. It was a good time to take them down.

Liu Qian understood that, holding the sword, he went straight to Shen Yuze. With his current skill, it was impossible for Shen Yuze to escape.

"Mu Xiu!"

Shen Yuze exclaimed, Mu Xiu had only received so many arrows, and blood was flowing all over his body. Obviously, with his ability to bear, he could withstand these skin-breaking injuries, but his thoughts gradually became lax, his strength was also weakening, and he felt that he was about to fail.live.

Liu Qian's sword stabbed at him, and he had already figured out how to block it in his mind, but the sword in his hand was unmoved.

But in an instant, a sword pierced his chest.

"Pfft~"

Mu Xiu's blood dripped all over the ground, red with black.

Shen Yuze looked at the fallen Mu Xiu in disbelief, and put his hand on his heart.

Xu Yuanqing stepped forward tremblingly, looking down at the short arrows all over the ground. If he remembered correctly, these were the same as the arrows hurting Changbo.

With mixed feelings in his heart, he raised his head slightly, the mountainside was shining with golden light, and the sun was about to come out.

Liu Qian's sword pointed at Shen Yuze, his eyes were indifferent.

Xu Yuanqing: "Kill."

"Lu Qiuling!"

Shen Yuze shouted suddenly, he turned his head to look at the alley, and saw a young woman walking slowly.

Lu Qiuling was dressed in red, her hair was full of pearls and hairpins, and her rouge was pink. She walked slowly in the morning light, her eyes were as charming as silk, and she was so breathtakingly beautiful.

Since the death of Duke Huai, she has been wearing plain clothes and white flowers on her head. At first glance, she is so beautifully dressed, but she is beautiful, but in such a scene, she is a little more weird.

She stopped a few feet away, looked at the crowd calmly, raised her hand and patted them.

Countless bows and arrows appeared on the wall of the alley.

Seeing this, Shen Yuze laughed maniacally, and let go of the hand that pressed Mu Xiu's heart. The blood splashed on his face. He didn't realize it., "Lu Qiuling, you hide too deeply."

It was indeed hidden so deep that Xu Yuanqing didn't even notice it.

It seems that the people who helped Shen Yuze take Zuoyue away were Lu Qiuling's people.

Lu Qiuling curled the corner of her mouth, smiled lightly, and played with a strand of black hair, "Your Majesty is right, ambition is full of bones."

Her eyes narrowed slightly, her red lips parted slightly, "You all have to die."

She raised the token in her hand, it was the order of the prince.

It seems that these people are all from the Prince's old department, but now they are used by her, Lu Qiuling is really unfathomable.

"kill!"