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"Damn it, I've worked so hard to kill you for a long time, yet you're here hugging the fragrance and jade."

Mo Ran walked over with the sword on his shoulders, with a few drops of blood splashed on his face, and he cursed angrily, "Ye Xuerongcai, I love you..."

After thinking about it, this guy is a prince, and everyone around him seems to be in a bad mood, so he has no choice but to take him in.

The Yexue family continued the tradition of the Feng family of the previous dynasty. Children of the royal family could not be named by others, even if they belonged to the same royal family, they could not be called by their first names, so they would use another name when they were born.Ye Xuehuan was called Rongcai, but only people of Mo Ran's status were qualified to call him, and most people could only call him "Third Highness" respectfully.

Mo Ran is the son of Yanbei Prince, and his status is equal to that of the royal family. Although there are substituting characters, they are still inferior to the real royal family and cannot use substituting characters.What's more, Mo Ran doesn't like his substitute words, and he never lets bad friends like Ye Xuehuan call him by substitute words.

Ye Xuehuan glanced at him with a half-smile, but didn't let go, and held this young man of unknown origin and temporarily unknown enemy or friend himself.Lan Qi's entire right arm was twisted so sore, but he didn't struggle, and his attitude was very cooperative.

But in a short while, the ground was already full of corpses.Xuan Feng was also damaged, but compared to the completely destroyed Skylark, it was much better.

Tong Xuan directed his subordinates to clean up the mess, while he walked over holding a lark's thorn.Covered in blood, heavily tied up, with a cloth ball stuffed in his mouth, he was supported by two black-clothed black bees on his shoulders, kicked his knees, and knelt down in front of Ye Xuehuan.

Lan Qi couldn't help but glanced at the commander of the guards. He clearly had an upright face, but he was so skillful that he was able to catch a living man in such chaos, and he also caught the stabbing head of this pursuit with such precision.

"Your Highness." Tong Xuan asked, "How to deal with this person?"

Ye Xuehuan glanced at Lan Qi meaningfully, and gave Tong Xuan a look.Tong Xuan understood, and pulled out the cloth ball in the mouth of the stabbing head.

The stab head snorted coldly and turned his head away, his teeth moved slightly.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Mo Ran slapped him on the face; the stabbing head was caught off guard, and he vomited blood from the beating, with two broken teeth and a small white wax pill mixed in it.

The prince of Yanbei shook his hand, with a look of disdain: "I'm only thinking about suicide now, what should I do?"

The thorn head looked at him calmly, his expression was numb, and he didn't say a word.

Mo Ran curled her lips and said, "He's a hard-headed one, and he's still pretending to be loyal at this time."

Ye Xuehuan kindly reminded: "You dislocated his jaw, he couldn't say it even if he wanted to."

Mo Ran grumbled and complained: "The Southern barbarian is weak, I haven't used my strength yet..."

As he spoke, he walked forward, squeezed his fingers on the face of the thorn, and then snapped his chin back with a sharp force. The slap was heavier than the previous slap. Besides, this well-trained, death-defying slap The skylark stabbed his head, and couldn't help snorting.

Ye Xuehuan said leisurely: "Although I guess you won't say it, but let's have a trial."

Mo Ran rolled her eyes, this interrogation was really insincere.

The stabbing head was in severe pain, he lost the poison pill hidden between his teeth, and he was unable to bite his tongue to kill himself, but his eyes were still stern, his face was covered with a bloody sneer, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, why waste your efforts in vain? It's better to give it a good time."

The third prince squinted his eyes and said with a sneer: "It's rare that you Larks sometimes miss, and you managed to catch one. It would be a pity not to have fun."

The thorn head snorted, with a sarcasm hanging from the corner of his mouth, he raised his head and smiled contemptuously, with an arrogant look ready to die generously at any time.

Lan Qi suddenly said: "He is just a thorn who only knows how to fight and kill. It is indeed a waste of effort to interrogate him. If you want to know anything, your Highness, you might as well ask me."

Those words stunned everyone in the room.

The first person who came to his senses was the thorn head kneeling on the ground. His face changed suddenly, he struggled and wanted to get up, but was pressed back firmly, and he could only raise his neck and scold angrily: "You traitor! You are extremely shameless!"

"Oh... I see." Mo Ran's eyes turned between the two, and then he suddenly smiled, "I dare say that this is you Skylark's own dog biting dog."

The words were very harsh, but the calm and calm young man did not show any dissatisfaction.He looked at Mo Ran, and said lightly: "If the prince wants to say that, there is really no problem."

Mo Ran pretended to be surprised: "You actually recognize me."

Lan Qi replied calmly: "The son has such an appearance, it's hard not to recognize him."

Princess Yanbei is the princess of the Hot Sand Kingdom in the Western Regions, and the son she gave birth to is also full of exotic style, tall and straight, with profound features, and the most important thing is a pair of dark blue eyes, which are very eye-catching. If she appears in public, Ten out of ten will be recognized.

Lan Qi's words were good, but he always felt that something was wrong, so he paid Mo Ran back calmly.Mo Ran raised her brows upright when she heard this, and was about to explode, but Ye Xuehuan stopped him with a suppressed smile, and finally let go of his hand mercifully, letting him stand still, "You said he was a thorn, why don't you explain it first. "

Lan Qi shook his numb right arm, and just about to speak, the thorn head over there roared: "Traitor! Shut up!"

With no expression on his face, Tong Xuan stuffed the cloth back again.

"The larks are divided into four divisions. The thorns belong to the beak. They are just a group of loyal dogs that will not let go if they bite. They only follow orders and don't know anything else."

Lan Qi didn't even look at him, his expression and voice were always indifferent, "He may know that I am a traitor to Skylark, but he probably doesn't know who I am and why I betrayed."

Ye Xuehuan raised his eyebrows, and looked at the thorn on the ground thoughtfully, seeing that he was furious, his eyes were about to burst into flames, and he completely lost the previous attitude of seeing death as if he was at home, so he knew what Lan Qi wanted to do. It's true.There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Lan Qi with some other meaning, "So, you are still his superior?"

"Strictly speaking, there is no difference in rank between me and him." Lan Qi replied slowly, "But I belong to the Eye Department, and I do spies and infiltrations, and the mission targets are all the highest-level confidential information .So within Skylark, my status is much higher than his, and I know much more than him."

The expressions of several people changed slightly.According to Lan Qi, thorns are equivalent to dark guards or dead men, not a scarce resource; and what he has come into contact with is the core secret of the skylark, which is the root cause of the skylark being feared by the whole world.Tong Xuan knew that the matter was of great importance, so he secretly made a gesture, and all the guards of Xuan Feng immediately formed a circle to block them.

Ye Xuehuan still curled his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes, "How do you prove your identity?"

Lan Qi's face remained unchanged, and he still replied calmly: "Five years ago, the southwestern frontier army in Chongyang lost half of the Tiger Talisman. The commander Liu Xian and several lieutenants all lost their military status and were exiled to the Southern Wilderness. The Liu family suffered a lot for this. Your Highness knows about this."

Ye Xuehuan looked at him, his gaze became more and more serious.

Lan Qi raised his hand, threw something over, and uttered three words: "I stole it."

Ye Xuehuan took the small object he threw, and it turned out to be a half-piece tiger charm made of ebony wood.Whether it is shape, material, weight, or feel, it is undoubtedly authentic.He has been in the military camp for many years, and he will never be wrong about this kind of thing.

Mo Ran grabbed the Tiger Talisman from his hand in disbelief, looked around for a long time, and his face gradually became ugly.

Of course they know about it.

The loss of the Tiger Talisman is such a serious situation, not to mention that it happened in a border defense area like the Southwest Frontier Army.The Liu family became anxious and turned the entire resident upside down, from the highest-ranking coach to the pawn who brushed the horses one by one, but nothing was gained.The entire camp showed no signs of being invaded by anyone, and the guard post on duty at night did not find any trace of any suspicious personnel. The half of the tiger talisman seemed to disappear out of thin air, and it was lost in an extremely strange way; A pending case.

At that time, Ye Xuehuan was still in the Northwest Frontier Army. When the news came, the whole army was shocked, and they had been on guard for a month, so they were deeply impressed.The situation of the garrisons in other places is similar, and it has been very jittery for a while.

And such a loss of Tiger Talisman, which made Chongyang's entire army panic for a long time, was actually done by this calm-faced young man in front of him.And it was five years ago, how old was he then?

Skylark's secret agent, can he really do this?

Mo Ran really wanted to laugh and scold him for "farting", but the tiger talisman in his hand seemed extremely heavy at this moment, making him unable to laugh at all.

"The original Tiger Talisman has expired, so I just keep it as a souvenir."

Lan Qi is still calm, as if this earth-shattering action has nothing to do with him, and there is nothing in this world that can make him show the slightest emotion, "This is the test for me to officially become the latent eye department. content."

"...You larks." Mo Ran's eyes almost popped out, and the tiger talisman in his hand was rattling, "Do you take this as the content of the assessment? You stole it back as a souvenir?"

"Are you making fun of my frontier army in the central area?!"

He slammed the tiger talisman onto the ground, turned his long sword upside down and stabbed hard, the wooden tiger talisman split into several pieces in an instant, completely destroying the corpse.This tiger talisman that has disappeared for five years must never reappear, especially if it still appears in their hands; even if Lan Qi is turned into the main criminal and handed over to the court, they will not be able to explain it clearly. The Liu family is arguing.

Lan Qi probably had calculated this point correctly, so he dared to throw out the tiger talisman openly.

He glanced indifferently, and continued: "Tiger Talisman is useless to Yi Country. It cannot be used to mobilize Chongyang's army, and if it is exposed, Yi Country cannot bear the anger of Chongyang. What is really useful is confidential information. Intelligence, and the top-notch concealment of the eyes, will not be caught in any whereabouts."

Ye Xuehuan looked deeply at the indifferent young man in front of him, his face was as gloomy as water.

What Lan Qi said sounds exaggerated like a fantasy, but it may not be true.The situation inside the Skylark has never been ascertained, because these spies will not leave a trace when they act, and they often have to wait until Yiguo has control of the information before they realize that the information has been stolen.

If all the so-called stealth in Skylark have this level, then this organization is really too dangerous.

He raised his head and asked word by word: "How many Larks are there for a hidden person like you?"

"There are a lot of hidden things, but few like me." Lan Qi also replied word by word, "I am one of the golden eyes of the skylark."

The stabbing head on the side suddenly widened his eyes.

Seeing his reaction, Lan Qi said again: "Look, he really didn't know. The entire beak probably didn't know what happened, but was simply sent out to hunt and kill."

Tong Xuan took out the cloth ball that had been bitten to pieces in good time.

"you……"

The thorn head stared at him, his voice was extremely difficult, every word seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, "Are you really golden eyes?"

Lan Qi asked back: "You have been chasing me for more than a month, and the number of people has increased from five to fourteen all the way, but you have not succeeded. Can't you see it?"

As if struck by five thunderbolts, the stabbed head asked in a hoarse voice: "You...you have golden eyes, why did you betray?"

"Since you can be the assassin who hunted and killed me, you should know a little bit." Lan Qi sighed, showing a slightly tired expression, "I'm not the only one who was hunted down this time."

"But you have golden eyes!"

The assassin suddenly became agitated, hysterical, with a collapsed appearance of years of faith being ruthlessly destroyed, "Since Jinjing already has the authority to enter and leave the Yunxi Pavilion, he is a candidate for the next Jingshou, half a foot has stepped into the heart ! Why are you betraying?!"

"Even the golden eyes are rebellious... Are your eyes going to rebel?!"

"If the eyes were to rebel, Yiguo would have died long ago." Lan Qi shook his head sarcastically, "That's why I said, your beaks are just dogs that bite and bite, and you don't know anything at all. .”

There was more to be said about stabbing the head, but Mo Ran had run out of patience, grabbed the cloth ball in Tong Xuan's hand, stuffed it back, turned around and asked, "What is the golden eye?"

"The top level of concealment." Lan Qi replied, "ordinary concealment only acts according to orders, while Jinyan has the authority to judge and investigate independently, and can come out without orders when necessary. The most basic assessment to become Jinjing is to break through the clouds." Xi Pavilion, and Yunxi Pavilion represents the most stringent defense in the whole Yi Kingdom, so the Golden Eye can almost come and go freely in the entire Yi Kingdom. Such an existence is even feared by the Yi King's family, and it cannot be many. But This is the internal name of Skylark, and you Zhongyang seem to have another name for us."

Tong Xuan suddenly thought of something, exhaled lightly, and said in a deep voice: "...Wandering Soul."

The two light words, like a gust of wind that came from nowhere, swished across the back of everyone's necks.

For the important officials from all walks of life in the center, wandering souls are extremely terrifying existences.No secret room can escape their eyes, and no mechanism trap can catch them, and no matter how tight the defense is, it can be easily broken through.Any confidential documents, information, and keepsakes that can be hidden at home are not inaccessible to them.Even if it is something you carry close to your body, unless you don't close your eyes or sleep, it will be taken away as soon as you slip away without leaving any traces or making any movement.Sometimes it is known that the information leak is the news that Skylark deliberately released for the deterrent effect.

Zhongzhong Chaozhong called these top skylark spies "wandering souls" because they resembled those ghosts who could pass through walls and were invisible to the naked eye.

And such an extremely dangerous existence stood in front of them.

After a while, Mo Ran suddenly laughed, and Mo Lan's eyes suddenly showed murderous intent, and the next moment, the long sword was already on Lan Qi's neck, "You are such a powerful person, I think it's safer to die."

Pushing the long sword forward, a bloodstain slowly seeped from Lan Qi's snow-white neck.However, he was happy and unafraid, didn't even move, and said slowly: "But I think it's better for you if I live."

The third prince, who had been silent for a long time, finally stepped forward, raised his hand and pushed away Mo Ran's long sword, stared condescendingly at the young man in front of him, and said slowly: "You sound like you have plans. We will be here today Meeting you, I'm afraid...it's not a coincidence."

Lan Qi also looked at him, and nodded unabashedly: "Yes. I have calculated a few options, and His Highness is the most preferred and ideal one."

"...you are fine."

The third prince grinned, and there was a bit of bloodthirsty in his smile, his eyes were full of coldness, "Tell me about your plan."

"If I really want to escape, they may not be able to stop me." Lan Qi replied softly, "But I can't escape forever, so I need a backer who is strong enough to protect me from Lark, such as Your Highness."

"The skylark never leaves any traces. Your Highness can detect the whereabouts of these thorns because I left traces for them along the way. It's not too obvious, but it's very targeted, so if someone in Chongyang can detect it, Probably only His Highness's spy bee."

Mo Ran was shocked when she heard the words, then she was furious again, and then she laughed back, turned her head and sneered at Tong Xuan, "Did you hear that, you don't even know that Lu Yao is being used as a pawn!"

Tong Xuan remained silent, staring at Lan Qi's plain face with a dignified expression.

The thorn head on the ground widened his eyes again in shock, and then fell back slumped.This hunt, which was inevitable, turned out to be a trap to invite you into the urn.

This is the strength of the legendary Golden Eye.

"You think highly of me." Ye Xuehuan glanced at his right knee, and said with a low smile, "What if I didn't show up? Can you continue to escape, continue to arrange, and continue to lure me into the bait?"

"Your Highness has been investigating the news about Skylark for the past two years. As long as you are aware of the arrangement I made, you will definitely not miss it." Lan Qi looked at him, as if there were stars shining in his dark eyes, "Luanyang is already a cloud. Along the edge of the county, further east is the real bustling area in the southwest, and it is impossible for His Highness to let spies from other countries go there. So as long as His Highness comes down, tonight at the latest, he will definitely do it."

"If after tonight, His Highness still hasn't appeared, it can only mean that I overestimated His Highness." He glanced at the scattered corpses on the ground, and his voice became even softer, "I made a wrong choice, and I won't be wronged if I die."

"..."

Tong Xuan tightly squeezed the long sword in his hand, cold sweat was already oozing from his back.

Lan Qi said it well.Skylark's whereabouts have always been a mystery, and this time Lu Yao got the information, and he was very suspicious of it. He guessed that it might be fake news, or it might be a trap at all.But the third prince is willing to take a gamble, after all, the news of Skylark is too rare, and he would rather kill the wrong than let it go.Moreover, Prince Yanbei also had a reason to contact Skylark, even if it was a trap, he had to jump, so they went south together.

Now it seems that this is indeed a trap. Lan Qi used himself as a bait, these thorns as prey, and Ye Xuehuan as a hunting gun.He has a clear understanding of Ye Xuehuan's intelligence ability and behavior style, with injuries, and with the pursuit of killing, he set up this series of traps all the way without anyone noticing.Skylark took his bait, and Ye Xuehuan took the bait of Skylark again.

It is of course extremely dangerous to have such an enemy, but on the other hand, if it can be used by the third prince, it can become a trump card for a final kill.

— But is what he said really credible?If he wants to find a backer, the third prince is of course a good choice, but it may not be the only choice.His choice of the third prince to surrender is nothing more than jumping from one vortex of imperial power to another, bigger and more complicated one. It is impossible to come to him.The purpose is too clear, but it makes people suspicious.

It is impossible to tell whether the internal contradictions in Skylark are true or not, and whether Lan Qi's situation is true or not.

Out of caution, if Tong Xuan were to judge, he would make the same choice as Mo Ran.Although they urgently need information about Skylark, Lan Qi is too difficult to control, and it is safest to die.

However, with the temperament of the third prince, I'm afraid he will choose the other side.

——This may also be within Lan Qi's plan. He can count Ye Xuehuan's movements, and naturally he can understand his temperament.

"I'm honored that I didn't disappoint you." Ye Xuehuan raised the corners of her lips, "Tell me what you want."

Lan Qi looked at him and said, "I want His Highness' protection."

Mo Ran sneered and said, "One day you don't die, and Skylark will chase you down for one day. If I really want you to follow, wouldn't it be troublesome in the future?"

Lan Qi replied: "If I am on the run, it will be prey to Skylark. But if I follow the new owner, it will be bait to them. Now Skylark is also in chaos inside, and there is no spare energy to jump into my trap at any cost. .”

"And..." He lowered his eyelids to block some imperceptible emotions, "The eyes are gone, the life and death of the eyes are uncertain, and I am the only golden eye left."

He raised his eyes to look at the third prince again, and said lightly: "So Your Highness has nothing to worry about. Without the eyes, the skylark is blind and can't pose any threat."

"You have already planned everything for me." Ye Xuehuan narrowed her phoenix eyes, pinched his chin with one hand, and slowly approached, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you after I finish asking?"

The distance between the two of them is so close that the tip of their nose is almost touching the tip of their nose. When they speak, their lips touch each other. In the eyes of others, it is probably no different from the whispers between lovers, but only Lan Qi can see his smile. bloody smell.

The sudden sense of oppression made him short of breath, and he couldn't help avoiding that sharp gaze, and said in a low voice, "My life is more useful to His Highness. After all, His Highness is in the central center...and has political enemies."

Mo Ran sneered and said, "After talking for a long time, it's not that I'm afraid of death."

Lan Qi glanced at him, and replied: "Fear of death and not wanting to die are two different things. No one will go to die just to prove that he is not afraid of death."

Mo Ran was choked, but couldn't refute for a while, and gave him a fierce look, then turned to Ye Xuehuan and said, "Stop playing. Take him back and question him, and kill him cleanly."

Ye Xuehuan was noncommittal, and slowly said to Lan Qi: "I really appreciate your ability. But..."

He moved his hand from his chin to his neck, stroked the tiny bloodstains just wiped off by Mo Ran with his fingertips, and then easily grabbed the white and tender neck.The hot and humid fingers tightened slowly like a snake entangled in its prey.There was a slight rush of agitation under the cold and soft skin, as if it was too fragile to be vulnerable to a single blow.

"The skylark has trained you so far, yet you have betrayed me." His voice was low and warm, and his expression seemed to be looking at his lover, but instead exuded a creepy and eerie tenderness, "How do you prove that... You won't betray me in the future?"

"...How does Your Highness want me to prove it?"

Even with the pursuit of Skylark all the way, he has never felt so clearly the death that is close at hand like at this moment.He had no doubts at all, as long as he said a wrong word, the hand on his neck would mercilessly twist his neck.But he still endured his nervousness and fear, and met those bright, almost dazzling phoenix eyes.

Ye Xuehuan stared at him for a while, her smile was a little weird, and she didn't know what she was thinking.After a while, Tong Xuan was called over and whispered a few words.

"..."

It's hard to describe Tong Xuan's expression at the moment, it's extremely mixed.However, as a loyal and dedicated guard leader, he still obeyed the order and brought a small white porcelain medicine bottle with a narrow neck from a black-clothed black bee behind him.

When Mo Ran saw the bottle, she immediately put on an expression very similar to Tong Xuan's.

Ye Xuehuan took the medicine bottle, poured out a small round pill from it, and handed it to Lan Qi's mouth: "Eat it, I will believe you."

Lan Qi opened his mouth without hesitation, let the small pill fall into his mouth, and swallowed obediently.There is still a bit of bitterness on the tip of the tongue, and the heat is slowly rising in the stomach.He pursed the corners of his lips, and there was a streamer of light in his eyes.

"Don't ask me what medicine it is?"

Lan Qi looked up and said softly, "I've already eaten it all, so why do I need to ask?"

Ye Xuehuan smiled lightly: "You think clearly."

He glanced at his knees again, "Can the legs still walk?"

Lan Qi was slightly surprised, he didn't expect him to ask this, some other emotions arose in his heart, he nodded and replied: "If you just leave, it's fine."

Ye Xuehuan raised his eyebrows slightly, his face seemed to be a little dull, but he didn't say any more, turned around and waved to Tong Xuan, "Leave a few people to deal with the scene, and the rest return to the heart. Such a big trouble It is estimated that the people over there will not be able to hold their breath. Maybe they can have a drink or two before coming."

"Rong Cai! You..."

Mo Ran's expression was complicated, he glanced at Ye Xuehuan and then at Lan Qi, he hesitated to speak.

Ye Xuehuan laughed and said, "What do you want to say?"

Mo Ran was so choked that he had nothing to say, he pointed at Lan Qi and said, "You just let him go?"

His original intention was to at least be restrained, but Ye Xuehuan obviously didn't understand it that way, and he narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, with a playful look on his face, "That's right."

So he turned to Lan Qi and said, "Come here."

Lan Qi approached according to his words, and when he saw him stretching out his hand to grab, he instinctively dodged and reacted very quickly.Ye Xuehuan took a moment to raise his eyebrows, his eyes were half teasing and half threatening.Lan Qi was helpless, and didn't dare to hide anymore, so he had to obediently be held in his hands. Five slender and powerful fingers clasped on his cold wrist, like a hot iron hoop, tied him firmly to death, and never broke free again. no.

"It's safer to lead this cunning little wild cat."

Lan Qi bowed his head and said nothing, Mo Ran rolled his eyes, but he also knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he snorted and said: "You will die sooner or later."

Ye Xuehuan smiled at him, then pointed to the dejected stab head, "As for this... since it's useless, let's deal with it."

Tong Xuan responded and asked his guards to drag the thorn head away, and ordered to clean up the scene.

Mo Ran snorted and turned away, while Ye Xuehuan walked slowly behind, leading the little wild cat he had just picked up, and returned with a full load.