outside the imperial city

"What happened just now?" Jing Shuo asked the man in black beside him while confronting the enemy in front of him.

"Yes." The man in black replied, "Speaking of it, it was only a matter of a moment. While Mr. Chu was going to a small stall nearby to buy something for the eldest lady, the man in purple stepped forward to tease the young lady, but after being rejected, he immediately appeared. The knife wanted to hurt the eldest lady. Fortunately, Mr. Chu rushed back in time and took the knife with his arm."

"Hmph." Jing Yanshuo pulled out the Wuhen sword, "So, molesting is an excuse, and everyone's goal was to hurt Qianhan or Chu Jingqing from the beginning."

Yao Fanglan listened and nodded frequently.How can someone immediately hurt someone if they fail in molesting?If he wanted to use the knife, he should use the knife to force Bei Qianhan to obey, right?

"Yao..." Jing Shuo turned his head and wanted to call Yao Zanglan by his full name, but he didn't know that his nerves were wrong. Suddenly, he remembered that this person had said that he could not show his face in public, so he changed his words, "Yao Yao, You and my subordinates will take Chu Jingqing and Qianhan back first."

As soon as this title came out, both of them felt a chill.

"Okay." Yao Fanglan stood up holding Chu Jingqing, and left from the right and wrong place under the protection of several men in black.

"Okay. Brothers," Jing Yanshuo raised his hand, pointing his sword at the purple-clothed man standing in the middle, "I am King Jinyuan of the current dynasty, Jing Yanshuo. If it's a favor, could you tell me your names?"

A bone-chilling chill spread from Wuhen's snow-white sword body, and Ruifeng's eyes, which were supposed to be charming, did not show any frivolous look at this time.Although Jing Lishuo's tone was the same as usual, the people in black around him could feel that he was really angry.

Hearing his name, there was a little murmur among the onlookers.A man in black took a step forward and explained: "My lord, this is the young master of the Zhang family, which is second to none in Jingyang City."

"My lord." An old man walked out from behind the purple-clothed man, "Young Master, I don't know which ones belong to your lord..." He thought about his choice of words before saying, "My relatives and friends, I just act recklessly. Please forgive me, my lord."

"Reckless?" Jing Yanshuo laughed angrily, "I've already said that you came prepared. Tell me, what is your purpose?"

As soon as the voice fell, without waiting for the other party to answer, he immediately shot, and the Wuhen sword went straight to Zhang Ziyi's face.Startled, the old man moved a few steps sideways, pushed Zhang Ziyi away, and planned to take this move forcefully.

Unexpectedly, Jing Lishuo had no intention of hurting the old man at all, it seemed that he was only focused on Zhang Ziyi.The tip of the sword seemed to have its own consciousness, and it swirled magnificently in front of the old man's eyes, and turned to where Zhang Ziyi was.

Jing Lishuo's sword doesn't conform to any set of swordsmanship.At the beginning, he was ordered by the emperor to learn swordsmanship, but found that the swordsmanship taught in the palace was not satisfactory.The swordsmanship learned by the nobles is fancy and can only be used to show off; the swordsmanship learned by the soldiers in the camp is the same, probably only useful to the enemy's pawns.So I figured it out by myself, sneaked out of the palace from time to time to compete with others, and occasionally went to watch the master's sparring, and over time, I had my own set of swordsmanship.In this way, there is no need to talk too much about how tricky he is with the sword.

However, the old man took out two stones from nowhere, and flicked them towards Wuhen, which happened to deflect Wuhen from the original track, and only lightly cut off a few locks of Zhang Ziyi's hair.Zhang Ziyi escaped, retreated a lot, and gradually got out of Jing Shuo's attack range.

Jing Lishuo was taken aback, and the sword's momentum also eased: "I didn't expect such a person to exist here."

"My lord?" The man in black moved his sword out of its sheath an inch, and wanted to step forward to help Jing Shuo.

Jing Lingshuo reached out his hand to stop him from moving forward: "Just go and deal with those miscellaneous fish. I'm not even incapable of dealing with this old man."

Jing Lishuo leaned forward, sliding almost close to the ground, the Wuhen sword dragged a crack on the ground, stirring up countless dust and small stones, blocking the sight of both sides.The sound of breaking wind came from beside his ears, and Jing Lishuo raised the tip of the sword outward, bringing out some drops of blood.When I waved it again, it was stuck by something.

Jing Lishuo was not in a hurry to attack hard, and lifted the blade up a few inches.As soon as Wuhen was freed from the shackles, he was pulled back in front of him by Jing Lingshuo.

After two rounds of fighting, Jing Shuo knew that the old man's weapon was not a stone or a rope, but his fingers.I don't know what kind of training he has gone through, but his fingers are as hard as stones and as flexible as ropes.

Jing Lishuo fought a lot on the battlefield, and the chances of one-on-one duels with masters like this were very rare, and the blood in his whole body boiled involuntarily.

After thinking for a moment, when the smoke cleared, a winner's smile appeared on his face.

"Why, you don't pay attention to me as an old man? You underestimate the enemy, but you will lose." Although he didn't care in his tone, he still took two steps back.

Jing Lishuo made a sudden move and threw the stone in his hand at the old man.Sure enough, the old man stretched out his finger to catch the stone.Jing Lingshuo saw the right timing, and kept throwing stones with his left hand that he picked up while the smoke was still there, and swung his sword sharply with his right hand, slashing at the old man.

"My lord doesn't respect the elderly at all." The old man feigned hiss, and stretched out his other hand to clamp the blade.

"You are an old man with fingers like the wind," a dazzling light flashed in front of his eyes, and before the old man had time to react, he felt a chill on his neck, "I dare not neglect."

Jing Shuo's left hand held another sword, which was resting on the old man's neck: "General."

"Hmph." The old man lowered his hands resignedly, "I've heard that there are two swords. It's the first time I've seen someone like you who uses two swords like you."

Jing Lingshuo looked around and saw that the man in black had finished taking care of the rest of the miscellaneous fish, so he calmly put the sword back into the scabbard.

"I can't use the two swords at the same time freely." Jing Yushuo lowered his eyes and looked at the old man who was much shorter than him. me."

"Where." The old man walked towards Zhang Ziyi and helped him up, "Your lord, you don't have to be humble. I'm Zhang Man, I've learned a lesson."

Jing Lingshuo saw that this old man resolutely surrendered, he is a straightforward person, and his tone softened a lot: "Now, can you tell me, your purpose and who is behind the scenes?"

"I'm afraid it won't work." Zhang Man took out a pack of medicinal powder from his pocket and threw it on the ground.For a while, smoke and dust rose up everywhere, and the figures of the Zhang family's old and young were hidden.

"My lord!"

"I'm fine." Jing Yanshuo waved the Wuhen scabbard, trying to sweep away the smoke and dust that blocked his vision with the sword wind, "This is nothing more than a diabolism. Go and chase after them. If you can't catch them, go to the Zhang family first." Take a look at the mansion."

"Yes!" The men in black took their orders and went.Jing Lishuo scolded himself secretly, and ran towards the imperial city instead.

Zhang Man said "I'm afraid it won't work", not only as if he wanted to cover the chief envoy, but also as if he was afraid of something.So, what kind of big shot is it that can keep such a skilled person secretive?Such a person either possesses unique skills or has unparalleled power.No matter which one it is, if he is targeting Bei Qianhan, then the royal family will be in danger.Jing Yushuo ran fast, wanting to tell Emperor Shaoxuan the news quickly.

—but was blocked outside the palace gate.

This is something that hasn't happened in 20 years.Could it be that the imperial palace has been occupied and Emperor Shaoxuan was kidnapped or killed?

Jing Lingshuo's brows were tightly frowned, and Wuhen was unsheathed for a third of the time without any trace. "What does it mean?"

The guard responded mechanically: "The emperor has ordered that idlers are not allowed to enter."

"Idlers? This king is so old, and I haven't been regarded as an idler by this imperial gate." Jing Lingshuo probed, wanting to look past the guards to see what's going on inside the palace, "Who's there?"

The guards didn't answer, Jing Lishuo was even more furious, and he was about to draw his sword to force his way in, when suddenly he heard a thick baritone voice from the room: "Let King Jinyuan come in."

Jing Lishuo was taken aback, but the guard immediately gave way.

Emperor Shaoxuan was sitting on the dragon chair, closing his eyes and meditating.Yao Fanglan knelt aside to feel his pulse.

Sensing that Jing Shuo was approaching, Emperor Shaoxuan slightly opened his eyes, but instead of looking at him, he asked Yao Zanglan, "How is it?"

Yao Fanglan no longer had the frivolity she had when they first met, and responded leisurely with almost no emotion: "No more than three to five years."

"What? Three to five years what?" Jing Shuo was stunned.

Only then did Emperor Shaoxuan look at Jing Yanshuo, and smiled kindly: "Jingshuo, I'm getting old. It's time to choose an heir."

"You have always been in good health, three to five years is too short." Jing Lingshuo still couldn't believe it.Although it was expected that the heir issue would be settled soon, Jing Lisuo never expected that Emperor Shaoxuan, who was like his father, would leave him so early.

"Calm down, Yan Shuo, this is not like you."

Hearing this, Jing Lingshuo took a deep breath, clenched his fists and stood still: "Yes."

"I've already heard about what happened in the market. I've already heard what happened in the market. Leave the rest to me." Emperor Shaoxuan's voice suddenly rose, "Jinyuan King Jing Lingshuo listens to the order!"

Jing Lishuo's legs trembled, and he knelt on the ground subconsciously.

"I now order you, together with Yao Zanglan, to be my eyes and travel all over these ten capitals within three years. What you see on the way, you must report to me one by one. According to what you have learned See, determine the master of this country. Set off today, don't neglect." Emperor Shaoxuan paused, and said, "This order must not be announced to the fourth person."

Jing Shuo knelt on the ground, raised his eyes and glanced at Yao Fanglan who was standing behind.His face was calm, and he couldn't see what he was thinking at this moment.However, I'm afraid he had already expected Emperor Shaoxuan to make such a move.Otherwise, how can you say to yourself, "We will meet soon"?

"Jing Shuo, can you accept the order?" Emperor Shaoxuan asked again.

Jing Lishuo said solemnly: "Your servant, take the order."

"Get flat." Emperor Shaoxuan walked up to him and helped him up. "Yusuo, I have to work hard on you again. This time, you can take a good look at my country for me."