Chapter 442: Pass on my order to capture her (5k)
The setting sun of spring hung over the raised corners of the palace eaves, hitting Xiao Ran’s indifferent face.
"Lenggong..."
Xiao Ran was not surprised that his "aunt" was thrown into the cold palace. In the Xuanmen coup that year, the Xiao family rebelled and the whole family was beheaded.
In comparison, it is a good result that my aunt, as a "noble concubine", can survive, and it is even more impossible to expect to keep a good life.
However, it was one thing to have this expectation in mind, and it was another thing to witness the dilapidated and deserted palace, which seemed to be forgotten by the entire palace in a corner.
Xiao Ran took a deep breath, and instead of cutting off the iron rope on the door, he jumped over the wall of Leng Palace and landed in the courtyard.
The courtyard of Leng Palace is as desolate and dilapidated as ever.
The only difference from the last time Zhao Duan arrived was the green color on the ground and the buds and flowers sprouting from the trees in the courtyard.
Xiao Ran didn't say a word, stepping on the uneven and dilapidated slate floor covered with dust and small stones with his cloth boots, and walked towards the most eye-catching main building.
As she turned the corner of the house, her steps suddenly stopped, and her eyes fell on a female figure under the eaves.
The foolish and silly Concubine Xiao, wearing a simple and elegant palace maid dress, was sitting alone on the steps under the eaves.
She put her legs together and held a peach blossom between her legs. She was staring at the peach blossom with a dazed expression, and picked the flower petal after petal with her somewhat dirty hands.
Every time I picked off a piece, I muttered the words:
"Come back."
"Not coming back."
"Coming back."
"Not coming back."
......
She is extremely focused, even for a big guy like Xiao Ran No one notices when a living person approaches.
The steps beside her were already covered with pieces of peach blossoms, and there were also bare peach blossom branches that she had broken off and picked.
Xiao Ran stared blankly at the woman's haggard and stupid face, her messy hair, and her loose and ill-fitting dress.
She tried to compare the woman in front of her with the graceful, luxurious and beloved concubine in her memory, but no matter what, she could not overlap the two images.
"Aunt...?"
Xiao Ran's eyes first became misty, then filled with tears, and he shouted out this long-lost title with almost choking.
At this time, Concubine Xiao finally picked off the last piece of peach blossom:
"Come back."
Then, this silly woman laughed and turned to look at the uninvited guest Xiao Ran, very happy Said:
"He will come back, will come back again..."
Xiao Ran walked closer, squatted down slowly, and placed the scabbard in his hand on the ground.
She called softly: "Auntie, don't you recognize me?"
Concubine Xiao said happily: "He will come back again..."
Xiao Ran was startled for a moment and asked tentatively. : "Who is he?"
"Jian Wen...my child..." Xiao Guifei was like a robot, the key words were triggered, and she said in sleep:
"I dreamed He's back, he's back..."
Then her expression dropped again: "But he left again, and I woke up from the dream..."
Xiao Ran's heart sank. She stretched out her hand, wiped her tears, and pulled Concubine Xiao's shoulders. He said to himself with red eyes:
"Auntie, who turned you into this? Is that Is it Xu Zhenguan?”
Concubine Xiao, who was immersed in her own world, did not answer her, but tried to struggle like a child, but failed. She was suddenly frightened:
"Let me go...don't hit me...don't hit me..."
During the tugging, the collar of her large palace maid uniform was torn open, revealing faint dark red marks on her dirty body.
Xiao Ran's complexion changed, and he took off half of his shirt with force, and saw that there were red marks on the back of the woman who should have been as beautiful as mutton fat and jade, but was now thin and rough.
With Xiao Ran's sharp eyesight, he could tell with just a glance that someone had beaten him with a thin bamboo pole or similar wooden stick and left it behind.
Her face quickly turned cold, and her eyes were almost filled with anger:
"Auntie, who hit you? Tell me, tell me."
Concubine Xiao just struggled. Suddenly, there was a banging sound outside the cold palace, and someone was approaching the door.
"She's coming... she's coming..."
Concubine Xiao showed fear in her eyes and trembled as if she was stressed.
I struggled to run, but seemed afraid.
Xiao Ran glanced at the locked door and heard the sound of unlocking.
Then the back door opened, and an elderly palace maid with a sinister expression, wide-set eyes, and extremely narrow eyebrows came in carrying a food box.
Judging from the clothes on his body, he was clearly a member of the palace under the "Shangshan Bureau", and he seemed to be the lowest-level servant in the palace who was responsible for delivering food to Concubine Xiao.
When the palace maid saw Xiao Ran, she was obviously stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened, she took a few steps back, and was about to shout:
"There is a thief..."
The next second, a sword was pressed against her throat.
The Qingshan heroine wearing a bamboo hat had cold eyes:
"If you dare to scream, I will kill you and throw your body."
The palace maid was sweating like rain and her legs were shaking, just listen to this bold act The "assassin" suddenly asked: "Who allowed you to beat Concubine Xiao?"< br>
The palace maid was startled and subconsciously blamed her:
“I didn’t want to beat her, it was the female officer above who gave the order... A few days ago, your majesty came here and ordered the officer to be punished. A female official in the cold palace...so..."
She didn't know the origin of this assassin, and out of fear of death, she confided like beans.
The boss she talked about was actually just a low-level female official in the palace's huge slave system, a nobody who could not even see Mochou's face.
The last time Zhao Duan and Xu Zhenguan came here, they saw that Concubine Xiao’s clothes and living room were in such poor condition. The empress casually asked the people around her to improve it, so she didn’t pay any attention to it.
The words of the empress were conveyed through the layers of palace people, and when they reached the bottom, they became punishment.
The slaves who were punished were resentful, thinking that the crazy Concubine Xiao was complaining to the empress, so they beat her in revenge.
This palace maid also enjoyed it. Using her low status to beat the former noble concubine, the pleasure in her heart was indescribable.
Just leave yourself clean at this moment.
After Xiao Ran listened quietly, as if he believed it, he sheathed his sword and calmed down slightly. He handed the food box to the hungry and scared Concubine Xiao, and said warmly:
"Eat slowly. , I'll take care of it."
Then he signaled the older maid to walk out of the cold palace and wait for the door to close.
Xiao Ran calmly asked the palace maid to tell her the name of the female officer who ordered the beating, as well as her location and residence.
“Yes, I like obedient people.”
Xiao Ran stretched out his hand, patted the palace maid on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
“You should know how to do it, right? ?”
The mean palace lady rolled her eyes and said hurriedly: “I haven’t seen you today”
"Let's go." Xiao Ran said with a smile.
The palace maid was relieved and hurriedly ran away along the long, narrow and empty alley outside the cold palace.
I don’t know whether it was because of the fright or the late spring cold, but the elderly palace maid felt that her whole body was cold and her feet were numb.
With her mere mortal perspective, she naturally had no idea that when Xiao Ran patted her shoulder just now, streams of mellow Qi had already entered the palace maid's meridians, cutting off her internal organs while breathing.
After about six hours, the palace maid will die suddenly, and outsiders will not notice the problem.
Xiao Ran's smile slowly faded, and after waiting for the palace maid to run away, he took his time and chased towards the end of the alley with a scabbard in hand and a bamboo hat on his head.
Of course she didn't believe the address given by the palace maid, so she planned to follow her and use similar means to kill everyone involved in the incident and prevent the news from spreading.
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The setting sun has sunk to the edge of the horizon.
The blood-like glow slanted into the alley, cutting the mottled red palace wall into two distinct parts.
The heroine Xiao Ran was walking in the alley and suddenly stopped.
"What a ruthless method, a dignified Qingshan disciple, a martial artist with perfect divine seals, to embarrass a small person like this, I'm afraid it can't be considered a decent method from a famous family."
A rambling voice came from above the head. falling.
Xiao Ran raised his head suddenly and his pupils shrank into a small dot.
I saw a young man squatting on the glazed tiles of the high palace wall on one side. He was wearing clothes enshrined by the royal family, and his handsome face was covered with the light of the setting sun, showing a bronze color.
“Is it you!?” Xiao Ran grasped the scabbard tightly.
In the presence of the old god, Zhao Duan, who was squatting on the wall, smiled and said:
"Miss Xiao finally recognizes me. I was in the martial arts field in the morning and didn't have the chance to say too much, but I didn't want to do this. We will bump into each other.”
Xiao Ran is facing a formidable enemy:
"You're following me?!"
No... it's my people who are following you. I came here after getting the news... Well, the method of using rays of light to restrain the breath that Lao Xu learned is indeed advanced. I squatted down I stared at the wall for a long time, but no one was found... Zhao Duan muttered in his heart, with two pear dimples on his face:
"What the girl said is wrong. As a minister of the Imperial Household, I have the duty to inspect the palace, but you... seemed to have done something extraordinary just now."< br>
Seeing that he was the only one nearby, Xiao Ran calmed down and retorted:
"Out of line? If you care about the identity of that servant, why didn't you take action just now, but just watched with cold eyes? This will serve to uphold justice."
"No, no, no..."
Zhao Duan said slowly He stood up, jumped down from the wall, stopped in front of the heroine's only path, and moved his body , the joints crackled:
“I am not a good person, and I am too lazy to uphold justice. It’s just that the girl is not resting in the imperial city, sneaking into the harem secretly... Haha, why don’t you come with me? "
Xiao Ran sneered: "What if I don't go?"
"Then it's not up to you."
Zhao Duan sighed softly, and immediately without any warning, his spine opened like a dragon, and a stream of energy, like fried copper beans, jumped along the tail vertebrae to the The punch of his right arm crackled.
While the body assaulted to close the distance, the ferocious fist hit the heroine's plump chest!
If you don't agree with each other, you will fight with fists and kicks!
Xiao Ran had no expression on her face, and she was not surprised at all. The moment Zhao Duan punched, her slender and light figure leaned back slightly, her cloth boots lifted off the ground, and her whole body was like a weak willow supporting the wind, facing towards Then retreat violently!
It looks extremely slow, but is actually extremely fast.
One punches and the other retreats.
In one breath, Xiao Ran had already chased him several feet away. Xiao Ran was quickly getting closer to a palace wall behind her, and the shadow on the wall was about to overlap with hers.
Xiao Ran suddenly twisted his body in a twist that almost violated the laws of physics, flipped around in mid-air, and stepped hard on the palace wall with his boots.
The man faced Zhao Duan like a cannonball, and at the same time, the dark scabbard of the rapier in his hand slipped off.
"Buzz——"
At the same time that the soft sword, which was very suitable for a woman with a small frame, was unsheathed, the extremely flexible blade bent and trembled, making a strange sound.
The sword's blade, as bright as the moonlight, curved into a dangerous arc that was almost a semicircle, and then rebounded rapidly.
The sharp sword tip pierced Zhao Duan's fist.
Zhao Duan raised his eyebrows and stopped with his fists closed in the middle of the attack. A dim green lotus mark appeared between his eyebrows. The strands of Qi around him condensed into an illusory golden bell, covering his whole body.
Roaring and spinning.
“Ding!”
The soft sword stabbed the rotating golden bell, splashing a string of sparks.
After the power of this sword was weakened by the Buddhist Golden Bell, they were eliminated. Zhao Duan extended his left fist again.
Xiao Ran flicked his wrist, and the soft sword was like a giant python, following Zhao Duan's straight fist and wrapping around his arm, using softness to overcome hardness.
The flexible tenacity was like a rope. While binding his arms, it suddenly tightened, trying to strangle one of his arms into pulp.
The glow flowing on the surface of the arm turns the flesh and blood into gold, making it indestructible.
"Sealing the curse!"
Zhao Duan shouted low, made a hand seal with his right hand, and the "卍" character stretched into ropes, entwining and chasing Xiao Ran.
“Are you a royal family member or a monk from Shenlong Temple? What kind of mess is this?”
The Qingshan heroine frowned and cursed in her heart, but she decisively discarded her sword and retreated backwards. A dagger slipped from her sleeve and she cut off the entangled ropes one by one.
The soft sword left behind, like a tarsal maggot, still firmly imprisoned half of Zhao Duan's arm. He raised his eyebrows, and the Golden Crow flying knife also slipped from his right sleeve.
Twist your wrist and there will be no false starts!
"Go!"
The early spring air gave off a sharp whistle. Within a hundred steps, the Golden Crow flying sword was no less than the Taoist flying sword. It almost left an afterimage, and there was only one in the sunset. Reflecting a ripple.
However, as the flying knife approached Xiao Ran, it was hit in the side by the dagger in her hand.
If you slow down the scene at this moment, you can clearly see the scattered strands of hair on Xiao Ran's temples slowly crossing the corners of his eyes and nose.
For unknown reasons, this woman from a powerful family who was sent to the East China Sea to apprentice as a child and could only go home a few times a year, at this moment, caught the flying knife with unpredictable speed. trajectory, and gently hit the weakest point of the flying knife with the dagger.
“Ding!”
The screen suddenly returned to normal flow rate.
The flying knife that pulled out the afterimage was like a fly, its trajectory was reversed by Xiao Ran, scraped a foot away from her side, rolled up a turbulent flow, and slammed into the old palace wall, and a "pop" sound was embedded. In the wall crack.
Zhao Duan tried to recall, but found that the energy in the flying knife had been scattered by the impact.
The sunset slowly sank into the horizon, and shadows were about to cover the two people confronting each other in the alley.
At this moment, Zhao Duan used almost all his tricks except those hidden trump cards that were not easy to be exposed, but Xiao Ran used his exquisite martial arts to crack them through from beginning to end.
“Stronger than the rumors, but still vulnerable.”
Xiao Ran held the silver dagger in his hand. Under the bamboo hat, his beautiful face was full of disdain:
"If you can still cut off Bai Ri's knife, I will capture you without any effort."
Qingshan is indeed worthy of being the leader. The holy land of martial arts for the leader of the world. A disciple of the Shenzhang Realm has such solid and profound martial arts. How powerful should the leader of the martial arts be? I am afraid that even one and a half moves are enough for martial artists all over the world to study hard for a lifetime.
Zhao Duan was secretly surprised and had a clear understanding of the martial arts of this descendant of the Xiao family.
Strong.
Very strong.
Compared with Tang Zhao, who is also a female martial artist in the Shenzhang realm, she is more than one level stronger.
Of course, this does not mean that Tang Guogong’s daughter is inferior, but that the two are good at different directions. Tang Zhao’s strength lies in the battle formation, military ability is the main thing, and a big spear can also be used by thousands of troops. Immediate Kungfu among them.
But this daughter of the Xiao family is proficient in martial arts. Just like that Qiye, she has refined certain martial arts skills to the limit of her current state.
"Oh, if you want me to kill you, I will kill you. Wouldn't that be very shameless?" Zhao Duan said stubbornly.
Xiao Ran's eyes were stern, he held the dagger and stepped towards him:
"If you stop me again, it won't just be your flying knife that will be removed."
"How dare you move? Me? "Zhao Duan is fierce in appearance and soft in heart."
The corners of Xiao Ran’s lips slowly rose and he said:
“The fifteenth day from today will be the time for the imperial palace to compete with my Qingshan lineage. During the competition, there are certain things Injury is not a bad rule.”
The corners of Zhao Duan's mouth also turned up, and he slowly took a few steps back, saying lightly:
"That's right. If that's the case, let's all come out."
Xiao Ran was stunned. Then his pupils were shocked, and he saw only the eunuchs leaping up on the high palace walls on both sides of the long and narrow alley to worship the eunuchs.
At a glance, there are dozens of people.
They jumped into the alley at the same time, and in an instant, dozens of Ouchi masters protected Zhao Duan behind them and surrounded Xiao Ran.
The two leading eunuchs were Tang Jinzhong, who was in the worldly realm, and Song Jinxi, who looked like a hozen.
"Sir, do you want to capture this thief immediately?"
Song Jinxi put on a flattering smile and asked for instructions.
Zhao Duan looked calm, nodded slightly, and looked at Xiao Ran, whose eyes were filled with shock and "how can people be so shameless" across the dense crowd of heads.
Smiled and said: "Miss Xiao said that the current fifteen days are all about competition, so I will lead the martial arts hall to have a competition with Miss Xiao. It is very reasonable, right?"
"You... you..." Xiao Ran's face turned livid with anger.
Facing a group of eunuchs who were surrounding and approaching, I suddenly felt very powerless.
A moment of silence.
With a "bang" sound, she dropped the dagger on the ground and calmly surrendered.
Since you definitely can’t beat him, it’s better than being beaten up by these eunuchs in the name of sparring.
Very smart... Zhao Duan looked disappointed, took off the soft sword wrapped around his arm, waved his hand and said:
"Bring it back to the martial arts hall and imprison it. Huh, you broke into the harem without permission. Do you really think we are the best?" Is the Ouchi guard just doing nothing?"
A eunuch stepped forward with a grin and took Xiao Ran away.
Tang Jinzhong, who was taciturn and vaguely the number one person under Eunuch Hai in the Martial Arts Hall, said in a low voice:
"Sir, the palace maid was knocked unconscious by us and left nearby. Look, …”
Zhao Duan put his hands behind his back and said coldly in the gradually darkening sky:
"Lock him up and leave him to fend for himself. Huh, if I hadn't arranged for someone to keep an eye on Concubine Xiao, I really wouldn't have thought of this gang. The humble palace maid did so many bad things, Xiao Gui The concubine is not the first, nor the last.
Inform Mo Zhaorong of the matter completely. The Sixth Shang is within her jurisdiction. We should not overstep her authority. Let her worry about how to deal with it. "
"Yes." Tang Jinzhong nodded.
This worldly master, in the face of Zhao Duan, was as respectful as a minion.
"By the way, send someone to the imperial city again and tell Chai Keqiao that her senior sister has been captured by the officer. If she wants someone, come and redeem her personally. Otherwise... let Xiao Ran spend the night in the martial arts hall."
“As you command.”
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