I can't sleep well after the wind and rain parting

"The strongest combat power "God of Fighting" can no longer use guiding magic at this time, and is still a warrior with a firm mind and first-class physical skills.

In an instant, he calmed down his sudden rising melancholy, lowered his head and quickly arranged his equipment.

After taking a deep breath, he stepped lightly, quietly blending into the black night, and sneaked towards his destination.

If there is any way to easily avoid the guards of the palace and approach the king's bedroom—Ye Xiu thought while standing at the inconspicuous exhaust vent in the corridor, then it can only be this.

These inconspicuous exhaust ducts can just allow a grown man of Ye Xiu's stature to pass through on his stomach. Although the smell is a bit unpleasant, it can save a lot of fighting.

Before opening the small strip window of the exhaust vent, Ye Xiu closed his eyes and briefly recalled the map of the palace he had seen - because the map of the palace is a confidential document that can only be viewed in the reference room and cannot be taken away, he can only Under the leadership of Chairman Feng, he carefully checked the map in just 10 minutes, and kept the details that needed attention in mind.

For him, this is not a difficult thing - he should thank his parents, he inherited good genes so that he has a good brain and an enviable memory.

He didn't even need to deliberate, just by concentrating for a while, he could describe every detail of the confidential map he looked at yesterday in his mind.

The king's bedroom is on the easternmost part of the second floor, but Ye Xiu didn't intend to single-handedly infiltrate this private territory that is likely to be their future enemy - although he did have a way to sneak in without anyone noticing, but he There's no guarantee you'll get out unscathed with the same ease.

Failure to retreat unscathed means mission failure—after all, only if he survives and returns to the base can he bring back correct intelligence, from which the military can judge the situation and formulate the best response strategy.

Instead, he planned to go to the library on the first basement floor to see if there was any information available.

If his guess is correct, it is very likely that there are some secrets that the royal family does not want to be known in the library.

He could feel a mysterious enchantment atmosphere in the northwest corner of the first basement floor.

At the same time, due to the loss of spiritual power, he was not as sensitive as before, but he could still vaguely sense a faint sign of life in the barrier.The life signal was a little familiar—it was probably hiding a guy he knew, which really made him a little concerned. People he knew might appear in this place, but there were really not many of them.

He bent down and checked his equipment for the last time: the "autumn leaves" on his waist, a ring of □□ and □□ hanging on his calf, and a power guide gun similar to the old "M57A" in his chest pocket .

After confirming that it was correct, he opened the small window and leaned over to get in.

At the fork, he turned left without hesitation.

After walking for a certain distance, the left passage he chose showed a downward slope - Ye Xiu knew that this proved that his judgment was not wrong, and walking this way could indeed lead to the basement floor.

I don't know how long he has been crawling forward like this. Ye Xiu felt that his sense of smell was about to lose its sensitivity in the stench, and then there were bursts of tingling pain in his elbow. It is very likely that a large piece of skin was worn away. .However, what made him feel the most uncomfortable was that there was something sticky and disgusting on his body and hair, which made him feel strangely uncomfortable.

Finally, I saw some light ahead.

He opened the small window of the exit, and finally escaped from the exhaust passage.

The basement level of the palace is mainly the royal library and the guide train station for the direct travel of the royal family members.

Ye Xiu has heard for a long time that the Royal Library has many ancient books recording "truth".He even heard some radicals comment in the past that the real history of this world was actually forgotten and discarded under the deliberate guidance of those in power—the history that people know now is simply a set of victors’ declarations that have been modified to pieces .If you want to know the truth of history, you have to go to the royal library to find the only remaining "historical relics".

Another spectacle on the basement floor is one that is exclusive to the privileged class.The first guide train "Charlie" named after the royal family's surname is also parked at the train station. It is equipped with the most luxurious and comfortable internal facilities, and provides the most advanced technological equipment in the entire continent. It is ready at any time and can set off to glory All parts of the continent connected by train tracks.

Although there is a royal apron not far from the palace, helicopters may be able to reach their destinations more quickly.But for these royal family members and even those nobles, it seems that it is not necessary to consider the issue of "time". They care more about how to maintain the most "elegant" and "noble" form to reach the destination-so in fact the train is more perfect s Choice.

Thinking of this, Ye Xiu twitched his lips and sneered.

He was about to take a step towards the library, when out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of three patrolling infantrymen walking side by side.

Anyway, Ye Xiu didn't think about making any noise - it was actually necessary to bring down some patrolling guards

His eyes turned cold, before the three people in the distance could see who it was, Ye Xiuren had already dodged behind them.

"Come—" One of the guys reacted quickly. Although he didn't see the figure clearly, he knew to call for help immediately—and he also knew to turn on his ARCUS.

But Ye Xiu wouldn't give them a chance to rescue them.

He gave the smartest guy a spinning kick, and the ARCUS flew out.At the same time, the movements of his hands were also clean and neat - a "flash slash", and the shadow of "Autumn Leaf" drew a beautiful arc.

As soon as the "autumn leaves" came out, the throat was sealed with blood!

The scarlet liquid splashed onto Ye Xiu's face in an instant, and the three of them fell to the ground at the same time, never having the chance to cry out again.

"Autumn Leaf" was sheathed, Ye Xiu didn't even look at the three corpses lying on the ground, he lifted his foot indifferently and collapsed.

Now that we've done it—Ye Xiu looked up at the monitors on the wall of the corridor every few steps—we might as well keep it simple and rough.Although he usually doesn't use a gun, his marksmanship is actually no worse than Huang Shaotian's, and he can even compete with Zhou Zekai, who is known as the king of spears.They used to compete privately in the shooting range many times before, and the guy lost to him six or seven times out of ten, but he was not convinced every time, chasing him angrily and shouting "Come again! Come again! Come again! Never again next time!" lose you".

The gun went silent, and Ye Xiu felt a little regretful that he couldn't hear the clear sound of bullets - he liked that sound quite a bit.

A row of monitors shattered one by one in front, and some of the falling debris hit the thin-necked vases, thereby distorting the carefully placed flower arrangements, and some were still smoking, thus distorting the clean, noble red Holes were burned in the carpet, and some fell in front of the patrol soldiers who rushed over when they heard the sound.

But it's the opposite row.

one shot.two shots.Three shots.

Even cut.

Three sudden.

Four shots.

Knife and gun are really like how many times they fought side by side.

It was the first time to fight alone since the time in the Catacombs. Even though the opponent was really vulnerable, he didn't feel powerless because he couldn't use the guiding magic. Moreover, his preparation this time was far better than the last time. Sufficient, but he still felt a deep sense of powerlessness and burnout in his heart.

Missing this kind of feeling that comes and goes without a trace, always approached quietly at a certain moment that he would not notice, and then stabbed him accurately.

The sword that could stab him was obviously soft and boneless, but in fact it was extremely sharp.People who were stabbed, like him, couldn't see the wound, but the pain pierced their hearts.Or he shouldn't compare it to a sword, miss is obviously a poisonous snake hovering in his body, sometimes curled up in a deep sleep, sometimes wakes up and attacks around, he doesn't know when it is sleeping and when it wakes up Just bite him - and the painful poison will spread all over him!

After Ye Xiu easily dealt with all the patrolling soldiers, the corridor was already in a mess: there were red blood stains and black footprints on the snow-white walls, scattered weapon wreckage and various corpses scattered everywhere on the ground, and the chandelier came from The dazzling broken diamonds that were beaten down from the ceiling were scattered all over the place. In the mural, the Jesus on the cross was cut one after another with a knife, but it was more appropriate. The fire in the fireplace was fighting fiercely but quickly. Afterwards, not only did it die, but the flames actually shot up again after devouring half of the corpse lying on the fireplace.

When all the tall, well-ordered, and neat things are destroyed, the destroyer will have an inexplicable pleasure.

——Because, disrupting order means that the curtain of change has been lifted.

Completely ignoring the identity verification device next to the gate, Ye Xiu didn't consider the situation they would face after he made such a drastic move, but with a wave of "Autumn Leaf" - the protective door that the royal family is proud of was split open in embarrassment. , fell down and looked up at the unexpected guest.

Although the loss of spiritual power made it impossible for Ye Xiu to crack the barrier with magic, it did not prevent him from being able to enter the barrier through the gap created by physical attacks - this was the convenience brought to him by his pure elven blood.

He held the knife horizontally in front of him, and walked inward step by step quite calmly.

When passing through layers of ancient bookshelves, he was choked several times by the thick dust in the house.

Seeing this, he narrowed his eyes slightly as it had not been cleaned for a long time.

There was no light in the room, and he didn't turn on any lighting tools, but relying on the dim light of his own ARCUS, he finally saw a familiar figure lying in the deepest part of the library.

Gee.

Ye Xiu put away "Autumn Leaves".

What is this guy.

Chapter 15

Ye Xiu stood in front of the young man for two to three minutes before the other party lazily raised his eyelids to look at him.

He squinted his eyes and looked at Ye Xiu for a moment, and even rubbed his eyes again, as if he didn't want to believe that the person standing in front of him who could save his life was Ye Xiu.

"Hold!"

After repeated confirmation, the young man knew that there was indeed nothing wrong with his eyes, "Why are you?"

"Should I ask this question?" Ye Xiu fiddled with his hands to gather his time - anyway, he didn't look like he was going to die, he wasn't in a hurry at all, and even raised his eyebrows in a good mood when he saw the other party looking a little out of breath .

"I don't want to be saved by you if I get rescued by anyone!"

Perhaps the young man hadn't eaten properly for a few days, and his speech was weak, but because he didn't want to bow his head in front of Ye Xiu, he tried his best to speak forcefully.

"I don't want to owe the Five Armies the most! Among the Five Armies, I don't want to owe you Ye Xiu the most!"

"Oh." Ye Xiu shrugged, "Then I'm leaving."

The young man didn't panic at all, he turned his head especially, as if he didn't want to see the smile in the other party's eyes after he said such condescending words, "I will force you to give you a chance this time... I will definitely return your favor. "

Ye Xiu, who just wanted to tease the other party and didn't intend to leave at all, really didn't expect to get such a response. He took out the "big healing pill" from his arms and gave it to the other party.Because he is not used to being too close to people, he took a step back after doing this action, and then looked at the other person with interest, whimpering and murmuring a word of thanks, then immediately shut up and watched cautiously. His eyes looked like he said it but you were not allowed to hear it.

Time has never been more than engraving a few wrinkles on your face. More, it is for people to recognize reality, let go of pride, and learn to compromise.

The first time Ye Xiu met Sun Xiang was when he returned from a mission with Huang Shaotian to report to the headquarters.

At that time, the other party was still a rebellious young man. When he first joined the army, he heard that there was a man named "Ye Xiu" who was the first successor of the Akiba Ryu.This guy was young and energetic, and he didn't know how to hide it. When Ye Xiu and Huang Shaotian were standing outside the door, they heard the young man's angry voice.

"That Ye Xiu can be so powerful! Maybe he can't beat my move!"

Huang Shaotian couldn't listen to others saying that Ye Xiu was bad, so he quit immediately and went in directly. Although he found that the other party was just a brat, he didn't want to find out the situation, let him go, and pointed at Ye Xiu. The other party's nose tip and Huang Shaotian didn't give other people a chance to speak at all, and scolded the other party for a while, making the young man stunned for a while.

——Liang Zi ended up like this.

Ye Xiu felt that he needed to emphasize that it was Huang Shaotian who made the knot with Sun Xiang—he always thought that he was a fish in a pond who suffered from the fire at the city gate.

"Hey!"

Sun Xiang seemed to be able to move after the abnormal state was lifted.Although still weak, he stood up, leaned against the bookshelf beside him, and talked to people without looking at them.

"Are you going to stay in a daze in this ghost place? There's such a big commotion, should the pursuers come?"

"Heh." Ye Xiu still looked like he was there, and he didn't show any panic on his face. Instead, he explained the purpose of his trip to others for the first time—although the tone was not particularly patient.

"How much face do you think you have? My brother came here specially to find you? But there is indeed a mission... It has nothing to do with you. Go up to the second floor to find out..."

But he looked straight at Sun Xiang without any hesitation, and when Sun Xiang just turned his head, he happened to meet his eyes—the eyes that seemed to say "you are a drag on this weak little fellow".

"Let me guess..."

In the past, Sun Xiang would have been jumping up and down with anger when he was scrutinized by such unceremonious eyes, but now he didn't know whether it was because of his weakness or Ye Xiu's mistake that saved his life, but he just touched his nose. , seems to be more interested in "what task".

"Is that finally suspicious? It's really... so many people have already turned in..."

Ye Xiu was actually not surprised that Sun Xiang seemed to know the inside story - it must be because the two of them accidentally broke some secret to be locked up here like this.

Sun Xiang didn't continue to delve into this topic any more.

"I really didn't expect that after the incident three years ago...you recovered very quickly? Are you planning to reinstate your job? It's just...alone? Does this mean that no one wants to be your partner?"

Knowing that the other party was provoking, Ye Xiu was completely unmoved.Apparently, the person in front of him, the leader of the Fourth Department of the Seventh Army, was cast into a spell and locked up in the barrier, because he knew something inside - it seemed that he could successfully complete the task without going upstairs. You just need to take this guy back.

After he figured this out, he didn't continue to ask any more questions, and directly ignored the other party's series of questions, took his own ARCUS, and dialed Su Mucheng who was in charge of the channel.

"Mucheng, plus the two of me..."

Su Mucheng on the other end seemed to ask something, and Ye Xiu glanced at Sun Xiang again and nodded, "Yes, there is one more troublesome guy. Okay, I'll talk about the rest later. You can teleport us back to the Headquarters."

Sun Xiang on the side looked as if he wanted to express his opinion, but Ye Xiu didn't give the other party a chance to speak - anyway, this guy will have a lot of opportunities to speak later.

"You also know that it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Since you know everything you need to know, go back and talk about it in front of Lao Feng. Even if you want to talk now, I don't want to hear the same thing twice."

Sun Xiang hadn't intended to hide what he knew, but it was true that he purposely made it so vague in front of Ye Xiu just now—now that he was robbed by the other party, he seemed stingy.

Sun Xiang, who always felt that he was being swayed by the old fox Ye Xiu, curled his lips unwillingly. Such a meeting did remind him of something, maybe it would make this always Tai Shan collapse in front of him and turn pale. The changed seniors are in chaos.

"It suddenly occurred to me—maybe I can return your favor now! Guess who I accidentally saw a while ago? A guy who you all think is recorded in the file and is dead?"

He spoke word by word very slowly, and observed Ye Xiu carefully while speaking, not letting go of the slightest expression on his face—but he was disappointed, he didn't see anything on Ye Xiu's face.

The man stared back at him blankly, as if he had no interest in the "stranger" he called.

So what he said next, "Do you want to know where Huang Shaotian is?" was abruptly choked back when the words came to his lips.

He is still young and has not yet met the right person, so he still does not understand, there is a kind of deep affection, after experiencing all the vigor and relentlessness, time has brewed it into an old wine that does not have a strong taste when it is first smelled.Most of the time, it is hidden in people's hearts, just like old wine sleeping in a well-sealed jar. It is plain on the surface, but it has a mellow and long-lasting taste inside.

The so-called deep affection seems shallow is probably the same thing.

Ye Xiu’s relationship with Huang Shaotian, Huang Shaotian’s relationship with Ye Xiu, never need to mention it verbally, the deepest thoughts are hidden in the bottom of my heart, and there is no need to pay them out, and the strongest feelings don’t need to be often hung by the mouth to set up a memorial archway—they It may not be the person who fits best with the other party, but it must be the person who understands the other party best in this world, will not force the other party to change from being like yourself, and will not lose your edge because of the other party, but carefully change your sharp direction to avoid poking people who hurt each other.

But don't worry, one day, he will meet.

Just like Ye Xiu met Huang Shaotian.

In the conference room, Chairman Feng sat at one end of the round table, and Sun Xiang sat at the other end.Sitting in the middle were Wang Jiexi and Yu Wenzhou who were whispering to each other, Han Wenqing who put his hands on the table, Zhou Zekai who lowered his head and didn't know whether he was thinking or fell asleep, Zhang Xinjie who tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, and the one holding a brush Xiao Shiqin who didn't know what to memorize quickly while brushing in his notebook.

Everyone didn't speak, and seemed to be waiting tacitly for a guy who was dawdling, never knew what discipline was, and now even his military status was being revoked.

——Oh, everything is here.

Ye Xiu randomly found a seat across from this group of people and sat down, lazily slumped on the chair, and then kicked his feet. Facts have proved that the four wheels of the boss chair in the meeting room do not need to be lubricated and are very flexible. "Wow——" He slid back with the chair, but stopped just right when he was about to hit the rear wall.

At this time, everyone in the conference room staring at him showed a bit regretful expression.

"You group of people, sitting and playing and staring are very idle, aren't you?"

Ye Xiu took out a cigarette from one pocket of his trousers and put it in his mouth. He skillfully took out an outrageously old manual lighter from the other pocket. The moment the cigarette butt was lit, the whole conference room was filled with a smell of nicotine. smell.

The eyebrows of Zhang Xinjie on the opposite side immediately frowned.

Ye Xiu didn't care about other people's opinions, and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

"If you don't hurry up, the Royal Guards tomorrow may have some powerful secret weapons, such as a neat row of 2S-level monsters, or, cough, that kind of thing... it's time to get in?"

Speaking of which, he didn't feel that such foreseeable consequences were basically caused by his actions with great fanfare tonight. Instead, he winked at the people who were not looking well, and laughed.

Chairman Feng put Suxiao Jiuxin Pills on the table very presciently. At a time like this, you just need to reach out and stuff them into your mouth. big relationship.

——It's better to ignore Ye Xiu who never spit out ivory.

Zhang Xinjie pushed his glasses, and turned slightly sideways towards Sun Xiang, the protagonist of today, who also belongs to the Seventh Army.

"If I remember correctly... a week ago, you were transferred with four copies to strengthen the guards of the palace - because a large number of mobs rushed into the palace the day before, causing chaos and casualties?"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhou Zekai who was bowing his head, and after receiving the affirmation from the other party with a slight nod, he habitually pushed his glasses.

"Hey! Have you noticed that Zhang Xinjie always pushes his glasses when he starts and ends his speech? Is this also a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder of yours?"

With a kick of Ye Xiu's foot, his chair happily turned around on the spot again.

In Huang Shaotian's absence, Ye Xiu had to whitewash the two corners by himself, but it was really not easy.

Sun Xiang didn't have the patience of the others, so he rolled his eyes disrespectfully to Ye Xiu.

"That's right. That's the order I received at the beginning... But there was no disturbance..." Sun Xiang wrinkled his face as he said this, and pressed his fists on the table with both hands, as if remembering Not too good memories.

After Sun Xiang led the team to report to the palace, he was not received directly by His Highness the King—in fact, His Highness the King had not appeared in front of people to deal with affairs for a long time, and they were all represented by several princes.

So when he found out that the person who met them was Prince Ezel who was in charge of guarding the palace, Sun Xiang didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it, but took it for granted.