After the man in black succeeded, he disappeared into the hall like a ghost, leaving only the stunned Luo Laoqi paralyzed aside. Luo Laoqi looked at the bleeding Princess Shanyin, and all the swords stabbed her chest. , it seems that he is not going to survive, and even if he calls for help now, there is nothing he can do to save his life, but no matter whether he calls for help or not, when the servants come and find out, the shit basin will be firmly attached to his head.
Luo Laoqi usually regards the ghost-faced Taoist priest as his backbone, but now that he has fainted, he can only make his own decisions. Luo Laoqi knows that Liu Chuyu is the sister of Liu Ziye's closest relative, and there was some unethical affair between the two. This person suddenly died tragically In the mansion, the blow to Liu Ziye would be very severe, but the little emperor was still a murderer. I am afraid that no matter whether he was wrongly accused or not, he would not be able to escape a guillotine. He thought about it and felt No matter what, he couldn't get away with it. Instead of waiting for death here, he might as well have fled the capital overnight, which could hardly save his life.
With the calculation in his mind settled, Luo Laoqi bit the tip of his tongue again. This time, the bite was so hard that blood flowed out from the corners of his mouth. However, Luo Laoqi regained consciousness a little more. Luo Laoqi hurriedly came Next to the Grimace Taoist, he opened his bow from left and right and gave the Grimace Taoist two slaps in the face to wake him up, but the Grimace Taoist seemed to be in a coma and did not even move. Luo Laoqi had no choice but to carry the Grimace Taoist on his back and move towards the masked man. The escaping apse ran.
The carved window in the back hall had been half opened. It seemed that the masked man escaped from here. Luo Laoqi was not familiar with the layout of the mansion, and there were many servants waiting outside the door in the direction of the main hall, so he could only He chose to follow the masked man's path to escape. When he reached the window and was about to turn over, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something bright in the corner under the window. Luo Laoqi bent down to pick up the object and found that it was actually a gilt-carved waistband. The card was about the size of the palm of your hand. There were eight characters engraved on the front of the waist card. However, he didn’t recognize any of them. Luo Laoqi guessed that the waist card was probably left behind by the man in black, so he put it in his arms and carried it on his back. The Taoist priest with a grimace turned over and left the hall.
After leaving the main hall, Luo Laoqi spread his legs and ran towards the east. As soon as he reached the edge of the palace wall, a panic sound of crying and shouting suddenly sounded from the direction of the main hall. It seemed that the servants in the palace had discovered the situation of Princess Shanyin. The princess's palace will soon be surrounded by the Sucheng Army. When this news reaches the palace, the entire Jinling will probably be closed down and martial law will be imposed soon.
Luo Laoqi didn't dare to stay. After leaving the princess's house, he went straight to the laxly guarded East City Gate. When he climbed up the high city wall and left Jinling, the city was already brightly lit, and the Sucheng Army and patrol battalions were there. The search for the murderer was ongoing.
Luo Laoqi let out a long breath, and for safety's sake, fled for more than twenty miles to the eastern suburbs outside the city, and did not stop until he came to a barren mountain. The reason why Luo Laoqi came here was because there was an abandoned broken mountain temple on this mountain. He and the Taoist Ghostface had stayed there when they came. At this time, they could only spend one more night in the mountain temple. , because after all the previous tossing, he was already weak and his eyes were blurred, and he might fall to the ground in the next moment. He couldn't bite it with his tongue, otherwise it would be gone, so Luo Laoqi carried it The Taoist priest with a grimace staggered to find the mountain temple, opened the door of the temple, scanned the area behind the Nanyue Mountain God's throne, and fell asleep.
At night, there was a patter of rain outside the temple. In the Southern Dynasties, spring rains continued after the Qingming Festival, sometimes for half a month at a time. In the second half of the night, the rain became louder and louder, and it connected with this abandoned and dilapidated mountain god. It also started to rain lightly in the temple.
The Taoist priest with a grimace was the first to be woken up by the raindrops. He sat up and was stunned for a moment. When he saw the familiar environment around him and the sleeping Luo Laoqi next to him, he immediately felt something bad and hurriedly stretched out his hand to push Luo Laoqi awake. come over.
The grim-faced Taoist priest could only remember the scene when the man in black was pouring incense on the palace beam, and then he fainted. At this time, he hurriedly asked: "Old Qi, what's going on?"
Luo Laoqi recounted what happened next, and the Taoist priest with a grimace exclaimed in shock: "Liu Chuyu is dead?!"
Luo Laoqi nodded and replied: "There are three or five holes in the chest bleeding, and I'm afraid even the gods can't save him. The Sa family saw that the Taoist priest fainted, so he had to make his own decision to escape. Even now, he doesn't think about it. It’s not the right thing to do.”
After Luo Laoqi finished speaking, he looked at Taoist Ghostface nervously. He was never one to make decisions, for fear that his decision would be wrong. Taoist Ghostface shook his head and said, "You did nothing wrong. Liu Chuyu doesn't matter whether he is dead or not. We all have to escape, staying there will only lead to death."
The Taoist priest with a grimace stood up and found a rain-proof place to sit down, and continued: "Liu Ziye didn't even bat an eye when he tortured and killed the ministers in the court, let alone us two charlatans, just the fact that the princess was attacked was enough. It's enough for us to die a hundred times. You really saved our lives by making this decision, but now we are not in a good situation. The charge of assassinating the princess has been firmly laid on us. I guess the sea arrest documents will be released soon. It will be sent to various state capitals, and now you and I have completely become prisoners of the imperial court."
When Luo Laoqi heard that what he did was not wrong, his face instantly became happy and he said: "It doesn't matter whether the bird is guilty or not, at worst, he will be at ease in the world from now on. The Sa family doesn't want to see the faces of those idiots in the court." .”
The Taoist Priest with a grimace sighed, not bothering to explain to him the meaning of arresting criminals at sea. He just lamented that fate has its way with people. He originally thought of going to Beijing to live in peace and make a stable living, but things changed in just two days. Not only was he dejected, but he was also divorced. After arriving in the capital, he was also accused of being a murderer. The Taoist priest with a grimace suddenly thought of something and asked Luo Laoqi: "You have had an encounter with the masked man. Do you have any clues about his identity?"
Luo Laoqi thought for a while and replied: "The person's face was covered and I couldn't see her face clearly, but my voice sounded like that of a woman. She seemed to be nearly thirty years old, and her Qinggong was very good."
"There are a lot of women in the world who are good at light skills. What kind of clue is this?" The Taoist priest with a grimace shook his head and said bitterly: "You and I have suffered this misfortune for nothing. Not only have our futures been ruined, but we have also been saddled with a huge life lawsuit. What if we don’t avenge this!”
"Huh? That's right!" Luo Laoqi suddenly remembered the waist card, and hurriedly took it out from his arms and handed it to the grimace Taoist priest, and said: "This waist card seems to have been left by that girl, and the Sa family can't understand it either. Taoist priest, take a look."
The Taoist priest with a grimace took the badge and saw eight characters carved in official script on the front - Spring is everywhere, orchids are in full bloom. He has been around the world and has seen a lot, so he naturally recognizes the badge. He can't help but wonder: "That masked man She is actually a member of the Orchid Clan, why did she kill Liu Chuyu, an opera singer?"
