23 When something goes wrong in the villa, everyone runs away
Just after returning from Xiao Rufeng's place, Yun Zhi saw Pei Shun leaning in front of his room door and looking at her with calm eyes.
It seemed that he clearly knew what she had done, but he didn't say anything and just looked at her quietly.
Yun Zhi couldn't stand the look in his eyes, so he took the initiative to confess.
Pei Shun just hummed lightly and didn't blame her for talking too much. He just urged her to pack her things and leave as soon as possible.
He urged him too hastily, and Yun Zhi had already calmed down, so some doubts inevitably arose at this moment.
"Master Pei, where are you taking me?" Yun Zhi asked.
Pei Shun was startled, "I can take you wherever you want to go."
Why does his rhetoric... sound so weird?
Like a human trafficker...?
Yun Zhi couldn't help but narrowed her eyes at him. Pei Shun saw the distrust in her eyes and his eyes suddenly darkened.
Suddenly, he chuckled, "If Xiao Yi said this to you, would you still doubt it?"
Yun Zhi was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
Indeed, if these words came from Xiao Yi's mouth, she would indeed believe him a little more.
Xiao Yi helped her a lot along the way. He could always guess what she was thinking, but he never asked her about her purpose. She had given him complete trust without knowing it.
Relatively speaking, even though she has a face similar to that of Senior Brother Pei, it is still difficult for her to trust Pei Shun without any doubt.
Even if they are friends.
When she didn't answer, Pei Shun sighed softly, "Then let's leave tomorrow. You will believe me."
"Actually, I'm not..."
Yun Zhi also knew that he was unconsciously biased. Just as he was about to explain, he turned around and left.
She could only sigh helplessly.
He quickly ran to find A Yu and Lu Yunsheng.
Even if we really have to leave, we all have to go together!
*
In the evening, the sword appreciation meeting temporarily came to an end, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest after eating and drinking.
Not long after, the sound of sharp arrows piercing the sky suddenly sounded outside the window, and then, someone howled in the distance——
"on fire!"
"There are bandits! Everyone, go back to your room!"
"Ah! Why can't I even lift the sword!"
"Oops! We were drugged during dinner!"
"Help!"
The three people sitting at the table stood up together. Yunzhi reached out and held Ayu and Lu Yunsheng down, and walked to the window to check the situation.
She had just taken three steps when suddenly, a flaming arrow passed through the window and was nailed directly to her feet, almost catching the hem of her skirt.
At the same time, the fire immediately started burning along the window lattice.
Lu Yunsheng's face was full of panic and he couldn't help but scream, "Zhi'er!"
Ayu immediately reached out and pulled the person back.
Yun Zhi was also startled and broke into a cold sweat. He held their hands tightly and forced himself to calm down: "Quick, get your things and go find Mr. Pei!"
Opening the door, arrows would come through the clouds from time to time in the courtyard. Each arrow was carrying a bottle of oil and fire, and it would start burning when it hit the ground. It was the time when the leaves were falling in late autumn, and the ground was filled with flammable dry leaves. A huge fire immediately broke out in the yard.
As soon as the three of them went out, they were choked by the smoke and burst into tears and coughed.
"Bow your head and lean over!"
Yunzhi quickly took out a few silk handkerchiefs from his bag, wetted them in the water tank at the door and handed them to the two people behind him.
"Cover your mouth and nose!"
At this moment, a rocket came fiercely towards the three of them. Yunzhi subconsciously pushed the two of them away and blocked the baggage in front of his chest.
Between the lightning and flint, a folding fan spun in time and knocked the arrow down at Yunzhi's feet.
Pei Shun took back his fan and said with a serious expression, "Don't you know how to avoid it?"
Yunzhi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Pei, for your help!"
Pei Shun glanced at the two people behind her, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Follow closely!"
The three of them looked at each other and quickly followed.
Not long after the few people left, two black shadows landed from the sky in the yard. The two men searched the house first, and then walked around the two nearby yards. They didn't find a single figure, and they immediately looked at each other.
But they didn't stay long, and after confirming that no one was there, they left.
*
Not long after the meteor rocket offensive, a group of well-trained men in black came down from the mountain and kicked open the door of the villa.
However, what was waiting for them were the disciples of the villa who were all standing in formation with swords, as well as the martial arts masters who came to participate in the sword appreciation conference.
The leading man in black was stunned for a moment, and when he saw something was wrong, he turned around and was about to lead others away.
However, Xiao Rufeng led someone to appear behind them and blocked their retreat.
"Everyone, since you dare to come, don't leave in a hurry!"
Xiao Rufeng held the sword and smiled slightly.
The man in black frowned, seemingly confused, "Why do you..."
"Why didn't you get hit by the cartilage powder?" Xiao Rufeng sneered, unsheathed his long sword and hit the ground with a sound: "This is Ming'an Qingyi Villa, not your Luozhou Imperial City!"
As he said that, he pointed his sword and went straight towards the leader.
The man's martial arts skills were also very high, so he hid on one side of his body. Xiao Rufeng was the leader of the martial arts alliance after all, how could he allow someone to run wild on his territory? He stabbed him with a few more strokes and poked two holes in the man's body.
At this time, the disciples in the village also started fighting with other men in black, and martial arts masters from other sects came to help. After a while, this group of people were disarmed and surrounded.
Xiao Rufeng pointed his sword at the leader, and Qu Shaochen was holding his mouth tightly with his hands to prevent him from having any chance to commit suicide.
"Tell me, who sent you here?"
He already knew who it was, but he just wanted people to tell it in front of everyone.
But the man kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.
When Xiao Rufeng saw this, he rolled his eyes at him, picked up his cloak with his sword, and the Xuanwu diagram embroidered on the inside immediately appeared in front of everyone.
Someone recognized this pattern and exclaimed: "Xuanwu? Dayuan royal family?"
"Why did Qingyi Villa offend the Dayuan royal family?"
"Yes, Ming'an has never been involved in the affairs of the Three Kingdoms Court. Why did the Dayuan royal family launch an attack on Qingyi Villa?"
Everyone was talking about it, and Xiao Rufeng raised his eyes and glanced at the crowd.
Immediately, someone shouted: "Qingyi Villa has always been upright and aboveboard, and we have been under the care of Alliance Leader Xiao. I think this matter must be the evil plan of the Dayuan royal family!"
"I heard that there is a hundred-year-old wind-breaking sword in the village. The one who gets the sword can aspire to conquer Zhongzhou. Is that why..."
"Zhefeng Sword! But that rumored sword worn by the former Linnan Marquis?"
"Everyone!" Xiao Rufeng suddenly interrupted everyone's discussion. He bowed to everyone and said apologetically, "Thank you all heroes for helping me. It was my Qingyi Villa that shocked you today. Tomorrow I will give you a generous gift. It’s late at night and it’s windy and cold, so please go back and rest first!”
After everyone heard this, they had many doubts in their hearts and could not stay any longer, so they had to leave one after another.
**
At the same time, on the official road from Yazhou to Luozhou, a young man in black clothes galloped on his horse.
There was no stopping at the post station at the border crossing. The officials guarding the border chased me out with shouts. They were soon shocked and speechless by the sign handed to them by the people coming from behind.
Passing through the town, someone had already rushed ahead of him and asked people to open the city gate.
The journey was smooth and smooth. The journey that was supposed to take five days was completed in one day, with only three stops, three fast horses, and no time to take a sip of tea.
Less than twenty miles away from Luozhou, a group of people blocked his way.
The young man sat on the horse and looked at the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Division in front of him, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
After stopping the man, Zhao Qi, the commander of the Gyeonggi Division, breathed a sigh of relief.
Half an hour ago, he had just received a letter from His Highness the Crown Prince, asking him to stop Prince Ning before he arrived in Luozhou.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
Zhao Qi leaned forward slightly, wanting to salute, but suddenly thought that Prince Ning in front of him could not hear him, and a complicated look appeared on his face. He stood under the young man's horse, waving and gesticulating, and speaking loudly. .
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said... that you are not allowed... to return to Luozhou..."
Yazhou is far away from Luozhou, and the news of King Jin's murder has not yet come back. Zhao Qi still doesn't know what King Ning in front of him has done, but he did it just because the prince ordered it.
Prince Ning squinted at him for a long time, as if trying to figure out what he was talking about.
Zhao Qi was already impatient and was afraid that he wouldn't understand, so he had no choice but to continue gesticulating loudly.
"You...cannot...enter...Luozhou City..."
The young man frowned, with confusion in his eyes, as if asking him why.
Zhao Qi quickly continued to gesture.
"His Royal Highness...has an order...for you...to wait...for him to come back...before...entering the city!"
The young man still looked confused.
Zhao Qi was so anxious that he scratched his armor twice, turned around and shouted at the soldiers: "Does anyone know sign language?"
No one answered.
Zhao Qi couldn't help but curse.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind, and accompanied by the sound of swaying ruts, a carriage drove slowly.
Seeing a group of Gyeonggi officials here, the driver quickly reined in his horse and stopped. Suddenly, his eyes met the young man in Xuanyi who was surrounded by everyone.
He immediately fell out of the car, rolled and crawled, and jumped under the young man's horse.
"Your Highness!"
Zhao Qi was startled, and when he took a closer look, it was Gu Zhuliu.
The savior is here!
Gu Zhuliu was still lying on the ground crying bitterly, regardless of whether his highness could hear him or not, he was telling himself that he shouldn't have gone after the bandit and got separated from his highness.
Zhao Qi thought he was annoying, so he lifted him up from the ground and said to him: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that Prince Ning cannot enter Luozhou City for the time being. He must wait here for His Highness to come back. You, um, tell your family about this matter." Your Highness, tell me, he didn’t understand even after I said it for a long time!”
Gu Zhuliu said oh, turned around and made a few fluent gestures.
The young man watched quietly and finally showed an expression of enlightenment. He nodded and raised his hand to make a few gestures.
Gu Zhuliu hummed, then turned to Zhao Qi and said, "His Highness said that he will not enter the city. Today is the death anniversary of His Highness Chengguang, and he is going to the imperial mausoleum."
"Accept..." Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment. When he saw that the young man in Xuanyi's expression was as cold as ice, and his knuckled fingers had even pressed on the sword at his waist, he suddenly felt a thump in his heart. If he dared to stop him, he waved his hand and called someone. Let it go.
*
Yunzhi and the four of them walked for a long time in the mountains, and finally followed a path down to the water's edge, where a boat was waiting for them.
After getting on the boat, Yunzhi looked worried.
Ah Yu saw her and asked her quietly, "What's wrong?"
Yun Zhi raised his eyes and looked at Pei Shun, sighed, and whispered: "Why didn't Master Xiao listen to me? How can I explain to Xiao Yi when he comes back!"
She had lowered her voice, but Pei Shun still heard her. He said coldly, expressionless, "Since you have already reminded her, there is no need to explain to him again."
"You can't say that!" Yunzhi felt that Pei Shun was a little too indifferent, and became a little anxious for a moment, "We are all friends. We are guests at a friend's house, but something happens and we run away. This is not right. What a gentleman’s behavior, shouldn’t I explain it to him?”
"A gentleman behaves like a gentleman?" Pei Shun sneered angrily, "How much of a gentleman do you think he is? Do you know who he is?"
"That's enough!" Ayu suddenly said, pushing Yunzhi to the other end of the boat and getting in between the two of them, "Okay, you two, stop arguing!"
Yunzhi snorted, turned away, and said no more.
Pei Shun also turned his head away.
Ah Yu had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lu Yunsheng suddenly ask: "Who is this Xiao Yi you are talking about?"
