incomprehensible

On the second day, Lan Qi sprained his foot inexplicably.Everyone knows how much the third prince dotes on his little Lan'er, who is so injured that she can't walk, and she may not be able to leave on time.

Ye Xuehuan looked at his swollen ankle and said helplessly, "Didn't I tell you not to hurt yourself?"

"It's just a small injury, it's not a problem." Lan Qi replied indifferently, "Wouldn't it be better to have a twisted foot, and there's no need to pretend to be weak."

After a pause, he said again: "Your Highness wants Hongling to feel that I am delaying the schedule, so there should be no big moves, it can only be such a small disturbance. Your Highness said not to interfere, just watch."

The sprain couldn't be delayed for a few days, and when Lan Qi recovered, a large number of officials suddenly had collective diarrhea.Wen Luo checked the situation, and went to the kitchen to check for a long time, only to find out that the dog raised by the cook of the mansion had left some very immoral things in the water used by the officials for cooking that day.The accompanying officials were completely unacceptable to the results of the investigation. They changed from simple diarrhea to vomiting and diarrhea. They saw that they would not be able to set off in three to five or seven days.

Ye Xuehuan couldn't laugh or cry, and couldn't argue with an innocent puppy, so he had to punish the dog's owner severely, and went back to scold Lan Qi: "Anyway, they are important officials of the imperial court. After being tossed like this by you, do you want to be a human again?"

Lan Qi looked innocent and pretended to be deaf and dumb.

This kind of tossing has indeed had an effect. Luanyang has come to inform that Hongling has secretly left since Lan Qi went out late at night for the first time; but Luanyang is far away from Wuzhou, and even if he is on the road without sleep, he always needs someone. Five or six days.

So when this group of officials finally accepted an embarrassing fact both physically and psychologically, something went wrong in the Habayashi Army, and more than a dozen war horses suddenly had sex all night for no reason, and the hissing sound echoed throughout the camp. The echoes were so violent that they nearly knocked the stables over; by the second day, both men and horses were exhausted, and the whole camp was miserable.When Wei Yan came to report with two dark circles under his eyes, he was completely devastated, looking like he was about to collapse.

Ye Xuehuan was speechless for a long time. He thought that Lu Yao was a wicked boy, but he didn't expect that Lan Qi would not give in at all when he was hurt. Suddenly he felt angry and funny, so he pressed the culprit on the bed and punished him severely, so that Lan Qi When Qi went out that night, both legs were so weak that they were trembling, so there was no need to pretend.

After such a delay of more than ten days, no matter how dull a person is, it will be tricky.While Ye Xuehuan pretended to investigate all kinds of "strange things" in the past few days, he became more and more tense in private.In order to prevent accidents, after Hongling left Luanyang, he withdrew all secret sentries and did not care about her specific whereabouts, for fear of disturbing others.

Lan Qi came and went in that residential area every now and then, and then got rid of the follower in the same dark alley, making a false appearance of sneaking out to meet people in private whenever he had the opportunity.In the beginning, some people followed, but after a few times, maybe they felt that they couldn't follow, so they stopped following, and only kept people watching near the dark alley.

Ye Xuehuan knew that the prey was expected to bite the bait, estimated the time, and calculated that Hongling had almost arrived in Wuzhou, and then began to collect the net, and ordered that no matter what emergencies happened, he must set off the next day without delay.The team began to pack up, and it seemed that they had to leave.

The play has been done very realistically, but Ye Xuehuan is still not [-]% sure.But even if Hongling really didn't take the bait in the end, it was just a waste of work, and there was no real loss.What's more, it is impossible for him to just let Lan Qi go on messing around like this, even the Habayashi Army has been killed by him, so next time he will directly break ground on Tai Sui's head.

The night before the departure, Lan Qi still slipped out, but he seemed very anxious and urgent. He didn't even take the previous route, and he ran on the eaves the whole time.

He was even more uncertain than Ye Xuehuan, or felt that the plan was too uncertain from the beginning; but Ye Xuehuan had Ye Xuehuan's ideas, so he just cooperated.It is impossible for them to stay in Wuzhou forever. Tonight is the last chance for both parties; if Hongling really wants to make a move, it will only be tonight.

He pretended to be anxious on the face, but his heart became more and more calm; when he was near the dark alley, he was about to fall down, when suddenly his back felt a chill, and the warning sign suddenly appeared, he jumped back three steps in a row, and stood firmly on the narrow roof ridge , looking at the few silver needles nailed to the tiles in front of her, shining coldly in the moonlight.

The prey has bit the bait, but it has not been hung firmly, and the net has not been fully drawn, and the play will continue.

Lan Qi's expression remained unchanged, he turned around without saying a word, and wanted to leave; however, just as he raised his foot, several shining long knives had already been chopped down, blocking all his escape routes.Seven or eight black-clothed thorns approached, avoiding the vital parts, and only aimed at the limbs, apparently only wanting to restrict his movements.He didn't make much resistance, and fell into the alley. A large number of thorns sprang up all around. It was roughly estimated that there could be five or sixty people. The station was full of people, and the sky and the earth were like a net to guard against death.

Lan Qi was not afraid, looked into the darkness deep in the alley, and said lightly: "The superiors really think highly of me, and sent so many thorns out."

"Why be so modest. You are the one with golden eyes who can escape from the palace. I'm afraid that this little person won't be able to catch you."

The woman who came out of the alley was still dressed in bright red, but she was only wearing a blouse with narrow sleeves and a waist, with a low open neckline, long hair tied high, and a pair of long and narrow willow leaves shining in her eyes. , On the contrary, it is a shrewd and capable style.

It wasn't until this time that she finally showed the aura of a superior person. Although she was not tall, she showed a bit of condescension, "Why do you say you are doing this? You have been weakened by the [beep] and you still have to wait." To run outside, you can only use the dark alley to get rid of the follower, wouldn't it insult your reputation of golden eyes?"

Lan Qi looked directly at her, with a calm expression on his face, "It's a hard work for a young man at the age of [-]. He stepped down from his post at the peak of his life, and endured the humiliation to be the mistress of the Southwest Governor in Luanyang City."

"You actually recognized me." Hong Ling clasped her hands in front of her chest, her gaze lingered on Lan Qi like a poisonous snake, her voice was soft and lazy, "If I remember correctly, I only met you once. In front of it, it was your primary election more than ten years ago."

Lan Qi said calmly: "Master Hongling said that I was not good-looking enough, so he pushed me to Master Yu."

"So you remember this enmity." Hongling hooked the corners of her lips, and the interest in her eyes grew stronger, "Okay, I admit that I was wrong, I didn't expect you to be so capable, and you hooked up with Zhongyang's three Prince. If I entered the Yubu back then, I’m afraid I would be a golden feather now. It’s because Yu Wushuang couldn’t think about it, and insisted on dragging the entire Yubu to be buried with her. A character like you can only open your legs. For a living."

Her words could be described as vulgar, but Lan Qi was not irritated at all, and her voice was still flat, "It is clear that the emperor is not benevolent, why bother to blame Master Yu."

"Tsk tsk, Yu Wushuang is really good, everyone speaks for her."

Hongling sighed pretendingly, her expression seemed to be a little regretful, "Your Majesty's move is indeed a little too radical, but how much do you know about Yu Wushuang's secret? Everyone regards her as a spiritual pillar, But what does she take you for, do you know? A hypocrite like her, why bother with her in vain. If you hand her over, I will recommend you to go back and be a new eye. Xing, we need an excellent golden eye like you to lead."

Lan Qi was unmoved: "What if I say no?"

Hongling wasn't surprised by his answer at all, sneered, stopped trying to persuasion hypocritically, stretched out her hand and waved behind her.

A young girl slowly walked out from the depths of the alley. She looked young and sweet and cute, but her face was too pale, her expression was dull, her eyes were empty, and her body movements were slightly stiff. She didn't look like a normal person, or even a living person. .Lan Qi hadn't noticed her aura at all before—or, in other words, she had no aura at all.

He didn't recognize that face, but he recognized that figure, and it could be said to be very familiar.

"... Yujiu?"

Even though Lan Qi was calm, his face couldn't help changing at this moment.

Hongling giggled, her charming smile seemed particularly vicious at this moment, "It's a golden eye after all, wouldn't it be a pity to kill it. It's not bad to make it into a doll, don't you think? It's a pity that when Fang Li was captured Just kill yourself, otherwise you can make a golden boy and a jade girl."

She took a bag from the girl, pulled off the belt, and threw it in front of Lan Qi.The things inside were scattered all over the floor, the white ones were all human thumb bones, it was impossible to count them at a glance, and they fell in a haphazard manner at his feet.

"Except for the one who defected from Youling, there are a total of 37 people who defected from you, and they are all in front of you."

Lan Qi stared at the bones on the ground, his eyes were slightly cold.

"You must know what happened to the one at Youling Station." Hong Ling's tone was slow, as if he had already won the game, "You guys are too good at escaping, and the brothers in the beak chased very hard, so I caught them back. It’s not easy for me to stop what I want to do later, right? Even if the action is slow and they kill themselves, the corpse can still be used.”

She observed Lan Qi's expression, and when she saw that he finally showed disgust uncontrollably, she smiled even more happily, "Your anti-encirclement campaign in Luanyang was wonderful, and none of the fourteen thorns were left behind; The brothers in the Ministry are holding back their energy, and they all want to try the taste of your chief golden eyes, and see how ecstasy you can have with a body that the third prince of Chongyang can't put it down."

The thorns in black all around sneered, their obscene eyes focused on Lan Qi naked, as if he was already a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Lan Qi's eyes became darker and darker, and he said coldly: "The beaks are indeed obedient dogs, and they have to be directed by others even when they send [beeps]."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the murderous aura around him soar, and the few thorns closest to him wished they could come up and cut him down immediately.

Hongling smiled lightly, raised her hand to block those thorns that were ready to move, and said slowly: "Yes, in your eyes, the feathers are prostitutes, and the beaks are dogs. Only your eyes are the most precious, presumptuous Noble, arrogant. But now? Has he become a bereaved dog? "

Seeing that Lan Qiyin was angry, she knew that she had stepped on his painful foot, and she smiled more happily.After the cleansing of the eye area, most of the defectors chose to flee to Chongyang, thinking that the sky was high and far away, but they didn't know that there was a former Yushou sitting in Luanyang City, and they threw themselves into the net one by one.Since taking on the hunt, she has taken pleasure in torturing and humiliating the captured subconscious, both physically and psychologically.Watching these once invincible concealments slowly lose their former brilliance, I feel extremely happy in my heart.

As far as the top priority is concerned, she certainly hopes that Lan Qi can cooperate obediently and confess Yu Wushuang, so she will not touch Lan Qi, otherwise she will disturb the third prince, which is not the best policy after all.But if Lan Qi really doesn't know how to praise, she doesn't mind making him suffer, especially verbal humiliation.

"Tell me, where is Yu Wushuang?"

Hong Ling narrowed her eyes, and a sly look flashed past her, "She was seriously injured, and she must have taken the 'beautiful face and dry bones' for such a long time, and her life is not long. You know it very well, why should you be on a dying person? What hope do you place on? Don’t be like your colleagues who foolishly believe that Yu Wushuang is a kind-hearted and kind person who suffered humiliation for her and finally died with hatred.”

Lan Qi's heart moved slightly, and he felt that she seemed to have some information that could be used, so he continued: "You know that she is going to die and you are still chasing after her, it seems that you also want that thing on her. "

As expected, Hongling understood some meaning in his words, raised her brows, and showed a clear and playful smile: "So that's the case, no wonder you are so impatient, it turns out that you are also greedy."

She thought she had grasped the bargaining chip with Lan Qi, sighed lightly, and said in an elder tone: "There are some things that you can't afford. Maybe she will give you the first jade card, but only That thing, she can only give it to her Yu family, you will never get it."

Lan Qi raised his head and said: "You are not from the Yu family, if I don't have it, will you get it?"

"That's none of your business."

Hong Ling seemed to feel his hidden anxiety, and her attitude became more and more gentle, with a certain taste of bewitchment, "You are now the third prince of Chongyang, rich and rich, and with thousands of favors, why bother to get involved in that?" What about planting things? If not, you tell me Yu Wushuang’s whereabouts, and I have never met you today. Yu Wushuang will not know that you leaked the news, and your third prince will not know that you came out in the middle of the night I have had a private meeting with a woman. I don’t want anything you got from Yu Wushuang; I will not pursue the more than [-] survivors who are still hidden outside your eyes. How, I have done my best, right?”

Lan Qi stared at her for a while, as if he was really considering her proposal seriously.Seeing that the smile on her face was getting stronger, she estimated in her heart that the time was almost up, and suddenly the corners of her mouth twitched, and she said with a smile: "Who told you... I came out to meet women privately?"

Hongling's complexion changed slightly, and he saw Lan Qi raised his eyebrows, and there was a faint charm of the third prince in his eyebrows, and he said slowly: "The moonlight is just right, why don't you go out for a walk and practice your skills?"

Before the words were finished, the signal tube in the sleeve had been pulled out of the fuse, and with a bang, blood-red flames rose into the sky, illuminating half of the sky as bright as day, and the figures standing on the high places suddenly had nowhere to hide .

In the next moment, a dense rain of arrows came, and in a blink of an eye, the black thorns on the surrounding roofs were knocked down, and fell down one after another with muffled groans.

"Lan Qi, you...!"

Hongling knew he was being tricked, and gritted her teeth with hatred, but she didn't have the heart to chat with him, and retreated back into the alley.There was no threat from the high place, Lan Qi stepped on the wall of the alley to the roof, and opened the second signal tube.This time it was blue flames, faintly blooming in the sky, like clusters of gloomy will-o'-the-wisps.

Then, a deafening explosion sounded suddenly, the alley walls on both sides collapsed, large and small gravels shot and splashed, the ground trembled for a while, and the whole alley was shrouded in smoke and dust and the pungent smell of nitrate. Mixed with the smell of blood, the scene can be described as shocking.

When the movement calmed down and the dust gradually dissipated, the original narrow alley turned into an open space. The thorns who had no time to dodge were thrown tottering by the gravel, and some of them were hit on the head and died on the spot. The bodies shot by the arrow fell together, causing heavy casualties.

Bright flames emerged from all directions, surrounding this piece of ruined walls layer by layer; the footsteps of killing were orderly and dense, and it sounded that there were no fewer than a hundred people, all of them were Habayashi soldiers in armor.Wei Yan commanded the arrangement at the outermost periphery, blocking all irrelevant people who heard the movement and came here.Seeing that it was the imperial guards, the people would not dare to make more troubles, and retreated back home one by one, fearing that they would not be able to avoid it.

Lan Qi stood on the eaves, squinting his eyes to carefully identify the ruins, but couldn't find Hongling for a while.

"Lan'er, come here."

Ye Xuehuan was guarded by several Xuanfeng guards in the center. Seeing Lan Qi standing upright, he felt a little relieved, and quickly called him to his side.Lan Qi fell to the ground lightly, and as soon as he approached, he was pulled over and kissed like no one else was there.

"Well done." Ye Xuehuan brushed off the dust on his head and smiled with satisfaction, "I will reward you when I go back."

Lan Qi retreated obediently behind him, watching Tong Xuan lead Xuan Feng to clean up the scene.Naturally, such a large battle cannot be placed in a densely populated ordinary town. No wonder Ye Xuehuan chose Wuzhou as his hunting ground.

Most of the thorns brought by Hongling were dead, and those who survived were seriously injured and difficult to move on; Xuanfeng did not leave any survivors at all, regardless of whether they were dead or not, they would make up a sword in the heart, carrying out Lan Qi's original sentence "the thorns are not dead!" use" evaluation.

And in a place farther away, Hongling struggled to get up from the ground, her clothes were torn and her face was disheveled, but she still maintained a calm demeanor. After standing up, she didn't want to escape, and even took out a small mirror from her arms. Straighten up the grooming.

The moment the alley wall exploded, she pulled Yu Jiu, who had long been unconscious, as a shield, so although she was embarrassed, there were only some minor abrasions; while Yu Jiu was covered in cuts and bruises, but no blood flowed from the wound. His face was still blank, even though he was already naked, showing the beautiful figure of a young girl, he just stood there blankly.

She has only a body left, not even a living person.After all, Lan Qi couldn't bear it anymore, pulled Ye Xuehuan's sleeve, and whispered something in his ear.Ye Xuehuan understood, pointed to a guard to step forward, wrapped Yujiu in a robe, and hugged him to the side.

Hongling seemed to be gone, as if all she cared about now was her own image, and nothing else mattered.She straightened her hair, took out a handkerchief and wiped her face clean, then said with a low smile, "Lan Qi, I really underestimated you. and sold it."

She glanced at Lan Qi and saw that he and Ye Xuehuan behaved intimately, her smile was full of sarcasm, "Why, whoever [beep] makes you happy, who do you go with?"

The words were vulgar and explicit, scolding both Ye Xuehuan and Lan Qi.All the guards of Xuanfeng felt annoyed, Tong Xuan also frowned, for such a powerful woman spoke so unbearably.

It's not that Lan Qi has no temper. He dealt with her patiently for a long time. Hearing that she humiliated this matter many times and trampled all the hidden eyes under her feet, she was already too annoyed, and her eyebrows were raised higher and higher. Just as he was about to speak ironically, Ye Xuehuan patted him on the back lightly, motioning him to be quiet, and said leisurely, "It is said that it is not true that you all pass on King Yi in the feather department, and it seems that it is not entirely true, otherwise, how can you make such a fool of yourself?" Yu capital [beep] cool at the level of a bustard, has worked so hard for such a licentious king."

He has been in the army for a long time, so naturally he will not lose in such things as talking dirty. He has an elegant and gorgeous face, and his tone is soft and soft, but there is no sense of disobedience.

Hongling lowered her head and sneered, and when she raised her head again, she changed into a weak and timid look, and said aggrievedly: "Minnv doesn't know what Your Highness is talking about."

Even if everyone present knew who Hong Ling was, it could be seen that her demeanor at this time seemed to be more innocent and harmless than ordinary women, and they all felt dazed for a while.Ye Xuehuan smiled lightly: "If you don't admit it, I naturally have a way to make you do it."

Hongling said softly: "The daughter of the people is innocent, but she just came to Wuzhou to enjoy the scenery of the border; tonight is just a chance encounter with His Highness's servant late at night and a few words. I don't know what crime His Highness wants to convict the daughter of." Woolen cloth?"

She has a delicate expression, but she speaks with a majestic confidence.Ye Xuehuan ignored her, and pointed to two guards to step forward, one left and one right bound her arms.Hongling didn't resist either, as if she was convinced that Ye Xuehuan would do nothing for her.

After waiting on the spot for a while, Chu Changyue brought people over, followed by two soldiers of the Yulin Army, and escorted a heavily tied man to Ye Xuehuan.

The man's mouth was stuffed with a cloth ball, and he struggled desperately, but he could only make a muffled sound; when he got closer, he was illuminated by the torches around him, and he realized that it was actually Zhao Ying.

Hong Ling's eyes were slightly cold, but there was still a constant smile on his face, without any panic.

Zhao Ying was only wearing an inner garment, her hair was disheveled, and she was even barefoot. It was obvious that she was tied up in her sleep.Seeing the mess, and seeing Ye Xuehuan and Hong Ling, knowing that the matter had been revealed, but still stubbornly resisting; after the cloth ball was taken out of his mouth, he shouted angrily: "Your Highness, what is the meaning of this! Even if you are the prince, you don't have the right to manipulate the court officials for no reason!"

"No reason?"

Ye Xuehuan raised her eyebrows, spread her hands to her side, and Tong Xuan handed over the account book.Zhao Ying's face was pale, and Ye Xuehuan slowly flipped through the accounts page by page, tsk-tsk admiringly: "Every page here has Mr. Zhao's signature, why do you think I arrested you?"

The accounts are full of code words, but he seems to read them with gusto.

Zhao Ying knew that there was nothing she could do to turn back the sky, and she was irrational in despair, so she turned her head and yelled at Hong Ling, "You promised not to expose yourself!"

Hong Ling looked at him, her eyes were full of disdain and sarcasm, but her face actually had a weeping expression, "Master Zhao, where is this, how do I know what it is, and what does it have to do with me?"

Zhao Ying was furious, if she hadn't been a prisoner, she might have rushed up and bit the woman to death.

"Why has nothing to do with you." It was Lan Qi who spoke, "If it weren't for you and Governor Zhao not being able to get along, how could Mrs. Zhao be alone, lonely, and find a lover? Even the bed is about to collapse, how can this account be exposed."

The speech made the audience silent, and the Habayashi Army and Xuanfeng guards present were all very surprised. Lan Qi was usually reticent in front of people, with a clear and innocent face, who did not expect to be really annoyed, without a single dirty word, But she was completely vitriolic and merciless, which is enough to show how angry Hongling was just now.Even Ye Xuehuan was hearing him talk about the specific process of finding the account for the first time, so he couldn't help being a little funny. No wonder he was so angry that day.

Zhao Yingru was struck by lightning and took precautions. In the end, Xiao Qiang was a disaster, and Lan Qi told the scandal in public. She suddenly lost her composure, sat down on the ground, and was helplessly taken away by the guards.

Hongling saw it, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and said in a leisurely way: "Master Zhao's housework is not handled cleanly, how can it fall on my head."

Seeing that she refused to admit it to death, Lan Qi sighed and walked slowly in front of her.Seeing that Lan Qi seemed to be about to ask questions, the two guards who supported her put more force on their hands, and held her down firmly, unable to move.

Hong Ling was still unafraid, staring at Lan Qi's expressionless face, she raised her chin provocatively.

Lan Qi ignored her, glanced indifferently around her body, then raised a hand, and put it directly between her chest.

The two guards were dumbfounded, but they didn't dare to say anything, and secretly aimed at Ye Xuehuan.

Ye Xuehuan didn't respond, and let Lan Qi handle it by himself.

Hongling knew what he was looking for, not only did not dodge or dodge, she even puffed up her breasts and gave it to him, and said with a charming smile: "Why, you who can only be suppressed also want to try the taste of a woman? Come, touch here more..."

Lan Qi withdrew her hand calmly, and said to the guards behind her, "Stand up, pull your legs apart."

A cold light flashed in Hong Ling's eyes, and the two guards didn't know what to do. After a moment of hesitation, Ye Xuehuan said softly, "Didn't you hear what Lan'er said? Just do it."

So the two guards had no choice but to take each side of Hong Ling's knees and put her into a position with her legs spread wide.Lan Qi made a quick decision, and put one hand directly under her skirt and slid between her legs.

The two guards had lost their eyesight, Chu Changyue and Tong Xuan were also stunned, only Ye Xuehuan's face remained unchanged, with a playful smile hanging from the corner of his mouth, watching with great interest.

Hong Ling finally lost her composure, with an abnormal flush on her face, but her hands and feet were restrained, and she couldn't struggle even if she wanted to, so she could only scream, "Lan Qi, you little bastard...!"

Halfway through the speech, he lost his voice, his face was full of pain, and he didn't know what Lan Qi was doing.It took a long time to see him withdraw his hand. A very thin silver thread was wrapped around the middle finger, and a cylindrical seal was tied to the other end. It was only half the size of a finger. It was wet and shiny, like iron wood. Made, hard to rot and hard to eat, just suitable for hiding in the body.

The guards who witnessed this scene were speechless, not knowing whether to be shocked or disgusted.Lan Qi returned to Ye Xuehuan and showed him the pattern of the seal. It was a small wing, and it was indeed the signature of the skylark on the account.

Ye Xuehuan didn't want to pick it up at all, asked Tong Xuan for a handkerchief, wiped Lan Qi's hands clean, threw it on the ground after wiping, and said, "You also dig out this kind of gutter, disgusting or not."

Lan Qi said nothing, and gave Tong Xuan the seal.The corner of Tong Xuan's mouth twitched, but he could only accept it. He took another piece of handkerchief and wrapped it tightly, and then put it away carefully.

Ye Xuehuan put one arm around Lan Qi's waist, raised his eyes to Hongling and said, "The stolen goods are both stolen, what else can you say?"

Hong Ling didn't answer, he laughed for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "Lan Qi, you little bastard is really capable, and you really like the third prince."

She raised her head, her eyes were bloodshot, she stared at Ye Xuehuan, and laughed arrogantly and crazily: "I just don't know how much Your Highness likes this little bastard? If he dies in front of your eyes...you will be sad So for a moment?"