The emperor is suspicious.
The only person the emperor trusted most was himself. Even though he knew that the Cui family and the Meng family could not rebel, he still had doubts about the news, so he sent Cui Pin to the border to find out the truth.
Of course, he sent Cui Pin to find out the truth, but it was not about the Meng family, but about his dear brother, King Qing, who was raising private soldiers in an attempt to rebel.
Prince Qing and him were like two ends of a scale. His younger brother was the smartest son in the eyes of the late emperor and loved him greatly, but he was just an ordinary prince who wanted to inherit the throne. Prince Qing always believed that the throne should be It would be nice if he, the unpopular prince, didn't exist.
The emperor sat in the empty Yangxin Palace, touching the jade cup in his hand, which contained crystal clear wine.
But before the emperor died, he called him to his side and told him that Prince Qing was just a spoiled child, and if he made no big mistake, please let him go.
Prince Qing's mother-in-law also burst into tears. She had raised the child like this, and it was all her fault. However, they had never wanted to compete with him for the throne. When the late emperor died, she would go with him. Please also ask the emperor to spare his life.
He agreed, he was both mediocre and wanted to be a benevolent emperor.
But his dear brother didn't believe it. King Qing had a big quarrel with him and went to the fiefdom without looking back.
More than ten years passed in a flash, and when all the evidence collected was placed in front of him, he was a little worried.
He admitted that he was just a mediocre emperor, but no matter how mediocre he was, he still had a temper. The horses he had turned a blind eye to over the years could trample the grassland.
Besides, Prince Qing's private soldiers are not enough to keep the Meng family army between their teeth. Who is motivating his brainless brother to do such a thing?
"My dear brother, what do you think I should do to you?"
So he pushed Cui Pin out. Cui Pin had too much power in the court. He had thought about changing the position of chief minister to someone else, but Cui Pin agreed without hesitation.
It was Cui Pin's idea to exclude King Qing, so he started to win over, hunt down and retaliate against Cui Pin.
He also regretted that Cui Pin had been by his side since he ascended the throne and declined, and Cui Pin, a civil servant, only had one daughter. If something happened to this daughter, he would be heartbroken.
The officials in the court also knew that the wind was blowing and were watching secretly, but in the end they sent people to put out the fire. Look, Cui Aiqing, I still chose you.
The spies just came to report that more than a dozen servants of the Cui Mansion died in the fire. Most of the servants escaped, but the whereabouts of the Cui family's daughter are unknown. There is a broken beam at the door, and the people inside the house want to escape but can't. traces.
He drank a few glasses of wine, and his head was so groggy that he didn't want to think about it. Forget it, he was just a mediocre emperor.
...
Thick smoke was billowing, and Cui Lin huddled up in a secret passage that was beyond reach. She seemed to hear someone shouting for water to put out the fire, and then heard a bang and the sound of something collapsing.
Miss Yuan won’t be able to come back, right? She looked at the dark passage, smelled the burning smell, and was filled with fear.
"cousin."
Until the secret door was opened and seeing Ruan Xianbei's dirty face covered with ashes, Cui Lin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pulled her in without hesitation.
Ruan Xianbei covered his nose with a handkerchief and said to her eagerly: "Go quickly! The fire is too strong and the house will collapse!"
Ruan Xianbei was still dragging one person, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive. Cui Lin looked at the dark secret passage and her hands and feet became weak. There was another boom, and the exploding sparks seemed to fly here. She bit her lip and started to crawl forward. .
Ruan Xianbei dragged the unconscious Lan behind. Of course, she didn't know his name yet. When she wanted to leave him there and walk away, she turned back and dragged him. Forget it, just treat it as a matter of course. Do one good deed every day.
She closed the door of the secret room. Fortunately it was a stone room, otherwise she would have suffered. Tongchun was still outside. She seemed to have heard the sound of putting out the fire. The monk should have broken off the queen for her.
The air inside was thin and low-quality and full of dust. They covered their mouths and noses and crawled forward slowly. Ruan Xianbei dragged one person to follow Cui Lin.
Behind him, he saw that she was crawling too slowly, so he couldn't help but said, "Cousin, how about I go in front?"
The secret passage was about one meter high and one meter wide. Cui Lin nodded. She was really scared. She was afraid that something scary would appear in front of her, but she didn't dare to speak. She tugged on Ruan Xianbei's clothes to express her agreement.
The two reluctantly changed places. Ruan Xianbei was still dragging a person who was not sure whether he was dead or alive. Cui Lin had no choice but to follow at the end.
After climbing for a while, there was a faint light in front of us, and the secret passage gradually became wider, allowing several people to stand up.
Ruan Xianbei looked around and saw that there were oil lamps on both sides and luminous pearls on the wall. She took a luminous pearl and wanted to move forward.
"Ahem, cousin...can you take a rest?" Cui Lin asked weakly, her voice a little weak, and pointed at the person, "And...he seems to be awake. "
Ah... Ruan Xianbei then remembered that she was not only dragging one in her hand, she was also carrying a lady.
One Belt, One Road.
Hmm, lack of oxygen makes me a little crazy.
She looked down at the man she was holding by the collar and Cui Lin, who was obviously exhausted. She blinked and smiled sheepishly, "Then let's take a rest."
She let go and threw the man to the ground, kicked him and said, "Now that you're awake, just go away."
When Lan felt that he was blown away by the heat wave, he thought he saw a huge beam collapse, and then he lost consciousness. When he regained consciousness, he found that his collar was being held by someone else, like dragging a broken beam. Rag dolls usually crawl.
He is no different from a rag doll, and is even a little more miserable. Compared with rag dolls, they were cherished and treated when they were clean, but they are killers who are born to be ruthless.
——I didn’t expect to meet someone more ruthless.
He circulated his Qi, and his body was empty.
A female voice said to him: "Get up, I've poisoned you, and your cultivation has been temporarily disabled."
Lan opened her eyes and said bitterly: "You! Why don't you just kill me."
"Okay." Ruan Xianbei felt that all the killers seemed to have serious illnesses. She pointed to the passage back and said, "Then you crawl back and the monk will help you fulfill your wish. Let's settle the medical expenses first."
That evil monk? Lan shuddered as she recalled the feeling of powerlessness.
"Medical expenses?!" Where did that come from?
"You were knocked unconscious by the heat wave when the house was blown up, and you were beaten all over by Tong Chun. If my elixir hadn't saved your life, you wouldn't have been able to survive now." Ruan Xianbei crossed his arms and looked at him, " The medicine I gave you was personally refined by the outstanding disciples of the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley. It wouldn’t be worth a thousand gold coins, so I only discounted it because you really don’t have much money.”
His little treasury!
Lan touched his waist, but it was empty.
He touched the middle layer of his clothes again, but found it was empty.
Ruan Xianbei sneered: "I didn't expect the killer on the 19th floor to be so poor. Since you want to die, I won't stop you. But before you die, can you tell me who will pay back the remaining four taels?"
He looked up in confusion at the domineering woman in front of him. His brain chose not to look at her anymore. He turned around and saw another woman leaning against the opposite wall.
Lan suddenly became energetic and had a fierce look in his eyes. Is this Miss Cui?
His goal this time.
Thinking of this, he climbed up tenaciously. Perhaps because his eyes were too direct, Cui Lin was a little frightened. She pressed her body tightly against the wall and looked at him in panic.
Yes, this is the expression that a prey should have. He smiled evilly, thinking that it was so easy to kill Cui Lin at this distance.
But the next second Cui Lin took out a whistle from her arms and blew it gently, and he fell to the ground with a clang.
As soon as the whistle sounded, he felt as if his insides were being pinched by a big invisible hand. Cold sweat broke out in large drops, and he curled up in pain.
"What's this?"
"Well... when you blow this whistle, you will feel pain in your six internal organs, so I call it the Belly Tightening Curse." Ruan Xianbei gave him a pitiful look: "Didn't I say I would poison you? Yet?"
My ears don't work either, which is really pitiful.
Lan leaned on the ground and gritted his teeth: "...Women are really all snakes and scorpions!"
Ruan Xianbei rolled his eyes: "Double-standard dog, you are allowed to kill?"
"This is professional ethics! You don't respect human rights!"
"A killer still has morals? His defeated generals have no human rights."
"How can I get the antidote?"
"It depends on your performance."
Lan lost all his power and was poisoned, and he could only feel depressed:... Temporary failure is not a failure, it is just for a better future. The mission is not over yet, so it does not count as a failure.
"What are you mumbling about?"
Ruan Xianbei ignored him, thinking that he couldn't make any waves, so he asked Cui Lin to open one of the bags, which contained food and water. If he wanted to rest, he should take a rest before setting off.
Ruan Xianbei looked at their dirty hands and could only wipe them on their clothes. Because the water he carried was limited, there was nothing he could do about it at this time.
"Eat something. I don't know how long this secret passage is and how long it will take to walk. Don't eat too much. It will be inconvenient if you have to go to the clean room." She said.
"Yeah." Cui Lin is also very tired. After these few days of training, she seems to have completed some kind of evolution, and her squeamishness has deteriorated a lot. I never dared to think that she would sit on the floor and eat like this. One day, I didn't even blush when I heard Ruan Xianbei talking about eating, drinking and having diarrhea.
Still a bit mysophobic though.
She found the wet handkerchief and wiped her hands, took a sip of water and handed it to Ruan Xianbei: "Drink more."
She sat on her knees, picked up a piece of pastry, took a small bite and asked, "Cousin, is this the killer?"
"Yes, on the 19th floor, there is the largest killer organization today."
"ah."
This sound was very meaningful, and the words were not forced. Lan pointed at them angrily and said angrily: "You can insult me but you can't insult the 19th floor!"
"Tsk, you're quite stubborn." Ruan Xianbei rolled his eyes, "Do you still want to experience the Belly Tightening Curse?"
In no mood. Lan shrank back angrily.
"Are you here to kill me?" Cui Lin asked.
Lan nodded.
"What's your name?" Cui Lin asked again.
Lan turned his head, how could he casually reveal the name of the killer?
"three two--"
Lan is really annoyed with this woman!
I was annoyed that I actually understood her threat, so I could only answer: "Lan."
After all, he was still in the Half-Heavenly Mysterious Realm. Ruan Xianbei thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. You protect Miss Cui to a safe place. The Cui family will pay you double the amount they charge you, and also give you the antidote. How about it?"
"We killers have principles!"
"Then you should die with principle now. By the way, who should I ask to pay the money you owe?"
"Really double?" Lan asked as he squeezed out these words.
"I changed my mind, just." Ruan Xianbei answered him coldly and ruthlessly, "If I ask again, there will be nothing."
"make a deal."
Twenty taels of silver was a bit too small, but in modern times it was still around eight thousand to ten thousand yuan.
At present, an ordinary soldier in the Yu Dynasty can only earn one tael of silver per month at most, and a centurion can earn three taels of silver per month.
Maybe he will accept it.
In addition, Qin Hu is also planning to draw a big pie for Li Xiaokun. After all, Qin Hu used to have money.
Now it depends on whether he and Qin An can survive the night.
"Little Marquis, I may not be able to survive. I'm so hungry, my hands and feet are frozen with cold." Qin An said in a daze.
"Xiao Anzi, Xiao Anzi, hold on, hold on, you can't stay still, get up and run, that's the only way you can survive."
In fact, Qin Hu himself is in trouble. Although he was a special soldier in his previous life, this body is not what he used to be. All he has now is a perseverance.
"Wait!"
Qin Hu's eyes were like cold stars, and he suddenly shouted in a low voice. A reflection and a rustling sound that appeared just ten meters away from the camp aroused his alertness.
With the professional sense of smell of a special scout, he felt that it was the enemy.
But should we notify Li Xiaokun?
Qin Hu hesitated a little. What if he saw it wrong? You know, his current physical condition is completely different from before.
If a false alarm causes night terrors or camp roars, and someone gets a handle on it, they will be killed without mercy.
"Xiao Anzi, hand me the bow and arrow."
Qin Hu crawled under the carriage and whispered.
But Qin An's next words scared him so much that he almost jumped up.
"Bow and arrow, what are bow and arrow?"
What, there are no bows and arrows in this era?
Qin Hu looked around and found a wooden stick with a sharpened top placed under the wheel. It was two meters long. It was thick at the handle and became thinner as it went up.
The more I look at it, the more it looks like a weapon.
Wooden gun, this is the iconic building of the cannon fodder.
"Come closer, come closer..." After a few breaths, Qin Hu was sure that he was right.
The other party may be the enemy's scouts, called scouts in this era. They are trying to enter the camp and conduct reconnaissance.
Of course, if conditions permit, you can also poison, set fire to, or perform a beheading operation.
"one two three……"
He and Qin An lay motionless on the ground until then, he suddenly jumped up and threw the wooden spear as a javelin.
"puff!"
It was impossible for the scout to wear armor because he had difficulty moving, so the shot pierced his chest directly.
Following Qin Hu, he picked up the wooden gun belonging to Qin An, jumped out of the carriage, and chased in the opposite direction desperately.
For the reliability of intelligence, the scouts are required to monitor each other and are not allowed to act alone, so there are at least two.
After a few moments, Qin Hu threw another black shadow to the ground.
Then he strangled his neck with a wooden gun. There was a crisp sound and the man's head hung down.
"Hoo, hoo!" Qin Hu was sweating profusely and almost collapsed. He lay on the ground gasping for air. His body was really too weak.
Just to break the enemy's neck, before he could just use his hands, but just now he had to rely on the power of a wooden gun.
"Qin An, come here and help me search you."
Qin Hu is familiar with the rules of the battlefield. He must collect all the trophies from these two guys as quickly as possible.
"Two daggers, two horizontal knives, a level, seven or eight taels of broken silver, two grain bags, flags, kettles, two sets of cotton-padded clothes, two pot helmets, bacon..."
"Qin An, brother, hurry up, hurry up, eat something quickly, you are saved..."
Qin Hu tremblingly grabbed a handful of fried beans from the grain bag and stuffed it into Qin An's mouth, then filled him with water and put on the captured cotton-padded clothes.
.
Before dawn, Qin Hu cut off the scout's head before the sentry on duty arrived, carried it into Shi Chang's camp, and reported what happened yesterday.
This was done to prevent others from taking credit, and he knew what kind of environment he was in now.
"Thirty taels of silver for one head, you are rich."
The chief's name was Gundam. He was a tall, muscular man with a beard.
At first, he didn't believe it until he saw the trophies captured by Qin Hu and the two corpses.
At this moment, his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
"It's not me who gets rich, it's everyone who gets rich. This is the result of the ten of us."
