Chapter 497 An Embroidery Needle
After the Northern Qi and Dongyi envoys arrived in Kyoto, Fan Xianxian was bored and complained to Wang Yue at home about Zhuang Mohan's popularity, which was even more popular than the concerts of the Four Heavenly Kings. .
Wang Yue was noncommittal about this. After all, chasing stars happens all the time, and it is not exclusive to modern society.
For example, Confucius dreamed of Zhou, or the King of Qin robbed Han Fei.
Fan Xian saw that Wang Yue was not interested in Zhuang Mohan at all, and felt very boring. Only then did he start to tell Wang Yue about the situation when he entered the palace to express his gratitude after joining the Eighth Grade Taichang Temple as a concubine. After all, Wang Yue also wanted to enter the palace. To induce Hong Si's itch, it's not enough if you are not familiar with the terrain.
Just as the two were discussing the details, the shadow next to Chen Pingping suddenly appeared in the small courtyard where Wang Yue lived.
Wang Yue and Fan Xian were both at the ninth level now. They sensed the shadow the moment it appeared, and they both stopped talking at the same time.
When Shadow saw Wang Yue and Fan Xian being on guard, he didn't care. His first words were shocking, "Someone wants to kill Chen Pingping, and they will do it in less than half an hour."
Wang Yue felt that this was an act, after all, he wanted to kill Chen Pingping in Kyoto. Chen Pingping, it was harder to come back than to kill the emperor, so he said straightforwardly, "Where?"
Shadow could see that Wang Yue didn't believe what he said, so he didn't care, and said to Fan Xian directly, "Inspection Institute. "
Fan Xian was a little confused. He felt that things were a bit fantasy today. First, people in ancient times were crazy about chasing stars, and they did not respect national boundaries like modern people. Then someone wanted to kill Chen Pingping, but they were still at the headquarters of the Inspection Institute.
Too many things happened today, and Fan Xian couldn't react. After a while, he hurriedly said, "No, that's Uncle Chen's base." Shadow saw that the two of them had no intention of moving, and he was also afraid
. An accident really happened, so he quickly urged, "If we don't go, it will be too late."
Wang Yue thought that Chen Pingping was probably preparing for a big purge. After all, Fan Xian had already arrived. Chen Pingping had to pave the way for Fan Xian, so he He stood up, grabbed Fan Xian, and followed Shadow to the inspection institute.
When I saw Chen Pingping in the inspection institute, he was still eating grapes leisurely. He didn't look like he was about to be assassinated.
Seeing him like this, Wang Yue knew what he was doing, so he sat down, picked up a grape and stuffed it into his mouth, and then said vaguely, "Tell me where to start cleaning." Chen Pingping responded to
this Not surprising, he said with a smile, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but of course it's best to clean up this kind of thing at once."
Wang Yue glanced at the confused Fan Xian, and said helplessly, "This is preparation Testing Fan Xian?"
Chen Pingping didn't hide anything. He nodded and said, "This is the shadow's idea. He seems to be testing Fan Xian. In fact, I don't think it is necessary."
Wang Yue glanced at the black-stamped shadow, wondering what happened. He smiled and said, "It's really unnecessary. You can do it yourself later, and I'll help you keep an eye on him to prevent him from accidentally injuring Dean Chen." Fan Xian heard that there was a real fight, so he was eager to try his skills
. , after being promoted to the ninth level, he had not done anything yet. He said to the shadow with a somewhat excited voice, "And me, I will help too." However, the shadow
ignored Fan Xian. He just glanced at Wang Yue and stood there. There, waiting for people to rush in, it seemed that these people were not noticed at all.
Things turned out to be exactly what Wang Yue thought. Shadow's skills were indeed very suitable for such an occasion. There were many seventh-grade masters from the Inspection and Examination Institute who assassinated Chen Pingping, and there were even several eighth-grade masters. When the group attacked Chen Pingping, Shadow alone Kill them cleanly.
Wang Yue watched the shadows killing each other like a piece of art, and smiled and said to Chen Pingping, "Although your plan is good, I'm just worried that someone will dissatisfy Fan Xian." Chen Pingping knew what Wang Yue was worried about, and he calmly
said He said, "The Inspection Institute belongs to the lady, and it should be handed over to Fan Xian. Anyone who refuses to accept will be killed until he does."
Fan Xian watched Chen Pingping say such cruel words calmly, but he didn't feel any disobedience at all. , he was also very surprised, but he felt a little uncomfortable thinking about the bad things in the palace, so his expression was not so natural.
Chen Pingping's eyes were so vicious that Fan Xian's look did not escape his gaze, so he asked doubtfully, "Are you not happy to be in charge of the inspection institute?" Fan Xian knew that Chen Pingping really cared about him, so he said truthfully, "I'm happy to be in charge of the inspection institute?" "What I'm not happy about is that when she entered the palace to express her gratitude, the eldest princess personally admitted that she was the one responsible for the Niulan Street assassination, and she seemed to want to seduce me into doing something to her." Chen Pingping's eyes darkened, and her eyes became a bit sinister
. After a while, he said word by word, "That crazy woman is looking for death."
Fan Xian knew that the eldest princess deserved to die, but the eldest princess had a good daughter. He said with some tangle, "But she is Wan My son's mother."
Wang Yue rolled his eyes at Fan Xian and said with some hatred, "As long as I'm not your Wan'er, what are you afraid of?"
Fan Xian was still a little confused. He thought for a long time and then gritted his teeth and said, " She killed me because of the inner treasury matter. I wanted the inner treasury's financial rights so that she could lose this gold bag."
Wang Yue looked at Fan Xian and knew that he had this character. It was probably because he had nothing to lose, so There is no hatred in my heart, so I can't kill him.
Thinking of this, Wang Yue said nothing more. Anyway, he just wanted to ensure Fan Xian's safety and didn't want to worry about anything else.
Moreover, Fan Xian has reached the ninth level now, and Wang Yue is also looking for a chance to leave. It is not a problem that time is always wasted here.
Chen Pingping also saw it, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. He felt that Fan Xian's kindness followed Ye Qingmei, which made him very happy.
After this incident happened, the palace ordered Fan Xian to go to Honglu Temple to assist in negotiations. After a series of arguments, a large wave of benefits was about to be obtained. The officials in charge of this matter were very happy.
What they didn't expect was that the Qing Kingdom was about to get the benefits they wanted, but news suddenly came from the Inspection Institute that Yan Bingyun, the chief spy of the Northern Qi Dynasty in the Inspection Institute, was about to be arrested, and the Northern Qi envoy suddenly became tough. , causing the negotiations to reach a deadlock again.
It wasn't until one day that Emperor Qing decreed that Beiqi could exchange Sean for Yan Bingyun, but the territory he had conquered would never be withdrawn. This made Fan Xian and others heave a sigh of relief.
With this decree, Honglu Temple also had a sense of proportion, and the negotiation was quickly concluded. The emperor was very satisfied with the result of the negotiation, and planned to hold a banquet to celebrate in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the palace. He also specially asked envoys from Northern Qi and Dongyi to accompany him.
Night banquets are places where accidents happen frequently, and this night banquet was no exception. The first half of the night banquet was very harmonious, but later at the banquet, Zhuang Mohan suddenly accused Fan Xian of the first half of the climb being his teacher's legacy.
You must know that Zhuang Mohan is like a saint in the hearts of scholars all over the world. Such accusations will simply destroy Fan Xian.
Fortunately, Fan Xian was familiar with 300 Tang poems. He couldn't write poems and could also steal them. He memorized countless poems in one go. He also gave Zhuang Mohan a message, "Commentary and exegesis, I am not as good as you in memorizing poems. You are not as good as me. I can't be a person in the literary world, and you can't be a human being."
Fan Xian pointed at his nose and scolded him. Zhuang Mohan vomited blood and fainted in shame. The scene became chaotic for a while, and Fan Xian was sent to the hospital. Returned to the house.
Wang Yue also heard about Fan Xian's performance and knew that this guy was trying to create an alibi, so he didn't expose it. He just smiled and asked, "Xiao Xianxian, do you still have the energy to go steal the key from the palace? "
Fan Xian trembled all over and was mostly awake from the wine. He quickly said, "Let's set off right now."
Wang Yue admired Fan Xian's ability to control alcohol. However, he didn't want to learn it. Anyway, he drank every time. Drunk, there will be an affair.
Wang Yue patted Fan Xian on the shoulder and saw that Fan Xian only shook his head and stabilized his body. He felt relieved and the three of them went to the vicinity of the palace together. He nodded to Wu Zhu and Fan Xian and headed towards the Queen Mother's palace. However, before he even got close to the palace, he saw a person lying on the roof.
Wang Yue glanced at the man and after confirming that it was Hong Sixiang, he turned around and ran away without saying anything else.
Seeing that Wang Yue was here, Hong Sichi wanted to leave, so he simply ignored him and quickly followed him. The two of them chased each other without alerting anyone, and quickly disappeared into the night.
Fan Xian saw Wang Yue and Hong Sichi walking away. When Wu Zhu left and returned, he also put on his face towel, climbed over the wall like a gecko, and headed towards the Queen Mother's palace.
Fan Xian's round went smoothly. He quickly found the key, went out to the place appointed by Wang Qinian, got a key, and returned it.
At this moment, Fan Xian remembered the eldest princess's inexplicable hatred towards him. He subconsciously headed towards Changxin Palace. This time, he really discovered the secret. He actually saw the eldest princess and Zhuang Mohan holding candles. Night talk.
But when Fan Xian wanted to get closer and eavesdrop on what the two were talking about, he bumped into a palace maid and it was too late to hide.
Fan Xian took a quick look and found out that she was the eldest princess's personal maid, and immediately killed him. Although he was in the ninth rank, she was not something that a seventh rank maid could handle.
But the palace maid was really loyal. Before she died, she deliberately kicked down the tiles and alerted the palace guards. Fan Xian could no longer care so much and quickly fled out of the palace.
The commotion made by the guards alerted the palace guard commander Yan Xiaoyi, who hurried over and chased after Fan Xian.
After all, Yan Xiaoyi is a master of the ninth level and is relatively familiar with the palace. He is not comparable to Fan Xian. Fan Xian had just escaped to the city wall when Yan Xiaoyi had already bent his bow and aimed an arrow at him.
At this moment, Wu Zhu appeared next to Yan Xiaoyi silently and swiped at him, just to protect Fan Xian. The stick hit Yan Xiaoyi's bow and arrow, not Yan Xiaoyi.
Yan Xiaoyi was also calm in the face of danger. He subconsciously took a step back and gave way, but still shot the arrow towards Fan Xian. Just because of dodging, the arrow that was originally shot with all his strength was reduced to 60%. .
Even an arrow filled with 60% of his true energy was very powerful. Fan Xian had no time to dodge, so he blocked it with his own dagger and then fell down the city wall. However, he had the Qinggong taught by Wang Yue, and he was as slow as a falling leaf. It fell slowly and was not injured at all.
Wu Zhu originally wanted to continue chasing Yan Xiaoyi, but when he saw Fan Xian falling outside the city wall, he subconsciously waved the iron bar in his hand and hit Yan Xiaoyi, knocking Yan Xiaoyi away who had no time to dodge again. Without giving chase, he immediately and quickly headed towards the place where Fan Xian landed.
As for Wang Yue, he didn't lead Hong Sichi far far, but he already knew from Hong Sichi's speed that this man was not a grand master at all, just a ninth-level master. After he signaled Wu Zhu to leave, he lured Hong Sichi to the outside of the city.
Wang Yue, who was relieved, chased Hong Sitch and took Hong Sitch away for a while. When Hong Sitch wanted to turn around and go back, Wang Yue suddenly stopped.
Seeing Wang Yue stop, Hong Si was overjoyed. He struck him with one palm. This palm looked ordinary. Wang Yue could not even feel the turbulence of his true energy, but Wang Yue knew that it was Hong Si. Because itch had gathered all his energy, he didn't dare to be careless. After using Lingbo Weistep to get out of the way, he then struck forward with a sword, as if he only wanted to attack and not defend.
Hong Sichi was a little surprised when he saw Wang Yue's sword. The sword's intention was very familiar, but it was more beautiful than the one he was familiar with. He immediately said in surprise, "You don't care about the future, you are Sigu Jian." His disciple!"
Wang Yue rolled his eyes at Hong Sichi, such a beautiful move, with the momentum of a sword Guanghan Nineteen States, how could it be Sigu Jian's sword move? It was obviously a sword move from the Xiaoyao Sect.
However, Wang Yue did not dispute the origin of the sword move. After slashing the air with his sword, he swung it away again, still full of momentum and moving forward indomitably.
Hong Sichi looked at Wang Yue's smart moves, but they were silent and did not cause the surrounding Qi to tremble. Knowing that Wang Yue's martial arts was at the ninth level, he quickly held his breath and concentrated on fighting Wang Yue.
Wang Yue used Lingbo's slight steps and combined with the forward-moving sword moves, he was just acting like a rogue, but he still couldn't defeat Hong Si Itch. This made him realize how powerful the martial arts masters in this world are.
However, Wang Yue had already been prepared. No matter what, he was going to kill Hong Si Itch. After all, he had a vague feeling that Ye Qingmei's enemies might be people in the palace, including the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
Hong Si's itching grew louder and more anxious. He didn't expect that tonight's opponent would be on par with him, and he would tell the truth if he wasn't careful. He also saw that Wang Yue was not Si Gu Jian's style, but that he had the momentum to move forward. It was just similar, he had to take this news back, and he subconsciously wanted to leave.
However, it was not easy for him to leave. Wang Yue kept insisting on him, which made Hong Sichi very depressed. The two of them were evenly matched, and he really couldn't escape.
Hong Si was very cruel, and in a lose-lose posture, he no longer dodged Wang Yue's clever sword moves, and used 90% of his true energy to attack Wang Yue.
At this moment, an embroidery needle filled with solid energy seemed to have broken through the barrier of space and suddenly appeared behind Hong Si's head. It was not until the tip of the needle was about to hit his scalp that Hong Si's reaction occurred. It's just that at this time, it's too late!
(End of chapter)