After nightfall, the entire capital became more heavily guarded, and the streets and alleys were patrolled intensively by officers and soldiers armed with swords.
The shops on the street closed early, and the curfew had already started as soon as it got dark.
At night, thousands of houses were lit with lights, but they seemed unusually deserted.
A tense atmosphere fills every corner.
Longyuan Palace is brightly lit.
In the emperor's chamber, a man in a dragon robe kept pacing with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed and his whole body filled with uncontrollable irritation.
"It's been so many days since the incident, and the people pursuing it can't even trace the whereabouts of the other party. They're all just a bunch of losers!"
The serving eunuch bowed and stood aside. He was too frightened by the emperor's anger to dare to raise his head. He carefully comforted him, "Your Majesty, calm down. There are so many masters gathered in the siege of Cangwu City. Su Jiuni, Du Buguo, and Bai Xiaofeng are among them." No matter how capable they are, they will become wary after this battle. Besides, our Longyuan territory has been fortified everywhere. I guess they don’t dare to show up again easily. They may have fled outside the country by this time."
"Fleeing outside the country? Hahaha!" The emperor sneered and rolled his sleeves, becoming even more angry. He turned around and stared coldly at the eunuch who was speaking, "Those people are audacious and wanton! Do you think you can scare them with just one encirclement and suppression?" Even if hundreds of masters work together and are completely wiped out in their hands, what are they afraid of? With those people's vengeful nature, they will definitely come to me for revenge! Maybe they are already in the imperial city now and we still don't know!"
Long Yan was so angry that the eunuch dared to speak. He quickly knelt down and shouted to the emperor to calm down.
"Send a message to Wang Hai, commander of the Imperial Guard, and ask him to continue to send more people to guard the palace's defense line! In addition, starting from tomorrow, inspections will be stepped up at all docks in the imperial city to ensure that no suspicious ships are missed!" He turned back and sat beside the bed. , Emperor Long Yuan's eyes were sinister, and fear flowed deep in his eyes.
After the news of the failure of Cangwu's siege and suppression came, he could not sleep well every day.
As long as Su Jiuni's group was not removed, or if he did not receive news of their departure, he would have trouble sleeping and eating.
I didn't expect that this feeling of constant panic would one day happen to him, the emperor. It was so ridiculous!
After the eunuch ordered to retreat, Emperor Long Yuan got up again and paced anxiously.
It was almost midnight, and he was obviously exhausted both physically and mentally, but he didn't dare to sleep alone, fearing that once his eyes were closed, he would never be able to wake up again.
In this small place of exile, he initially disapproved of the few desperadoes who escaped from the place of exile. How could an individual, no matter how talented he was, be able to fight against such a powerful dynasty?
But when he actually faced him and suffered a big loss, he realized why that person wrote a letter and persuaded him to issue a wanted order from the Nine Kingdoms.
Su Jiuni and others are hard bones that even the nine nations can't chew off in one bite. If anyone underestimates them, they will only get a mouth full of blood!
Not daring to sleep and unable to sit still, Emperor Long Yuan stood up and began to pace anxiously back and forth. Then he remembered something and hurriedly took out a small box from the dark cabinet on the dragon bed. He glanced at the contents inside to make sure they were not lost. He breathed a sigh of relief, put the box back in its place, and locked the secret lock.
After the eunuchs in the chamber came back with orders and the defense around Qiaodian was strengthened again, the extremely sleepy emperor went to bed. Even so, the lights in the palace were kept on all night.
The night is getting deeper and the moon is disappearing in the west.
The entire imperial city fell into a deep sleep, and only the sound of the watch sounded every once in a while, reminding people that dawn was coming.
Towards dawn, when people are most sleepy and relaxed, they suddenly hear the noise.
The guards patrolling the city could be heard roaring loudly in the streets. If you listen closely, you can hear the roars, which are anxious and frightening.
The people in the city were so frightened that they suddenly woke up and stood up. They didn't even bother to put on their clothes and rushed out of the house in panic.
Then they saw flames rising into the sky in the direction of the palace.
The palace is in trouble!
At this moment, the palace was in chaos.
A certain building was blazing into the sky, and the heat flow floating in the air distorted the figures.
Eunuchs, palace maids, and royal guards carried buckets of water and tried to put out the fire.
Water was poured out bucket after bucket, but it had no effect in front of the raging fire.
The slaves who came to put out the fire all had pale faces.
What was burned was the inner treasury! It's the emperor's private warehouse!
The fire could not be extinguished, and seeing everything inside being burned to the ground, the Emperor Long Yan turned around and became furious. Those slaves like them must be severely punished!
This place was in chaos, and the emperor's palace was not at peace either.
Emperor Long Yuan was frightened out of his sleep as soon as he fell asleep, and immediately called people into the palace to escort him.
The first person to rush in was the personal chamberlain who had served the emperor for many years. He was waiting in the outer hall when the emperor went to bed, ready for call at any time.
The short distance was only a moment, and the bead curtain separating the inner and outer halls was opened, and the personal eunuch called out, "Your Majesty——"
After his eyes fell on the emperor's face, the eunuch's expression suddenly changed, and his voice turned extremely horrified, "Emperor, emperor, emperor?!"
"What are you yelling about? Where's Wang Hai, tell him to come into the palace quickly to escort him! It must be Su Jiuni, they are here! They are coming to assassinate me!" Emperor Long Yuan got out of bed and didn't bother to tidy up. Appearance, first take out the dagger from under the pillow and hold it in your hand.
When he noticed the frightened gaze of the eunuch on his head, he noticed something strange.
He touched his head with trembling hands, feeling rough and harsh to the touch.
Emperor Long Yuan staggered and took a few steps back, then rushed to the bronze mirror in disbelief and saw clearly the image reflected in the mirror.
The disheveled emperor looked pale and flustered, and the bun on his head disappeared, leaving only a short stubble.
His hair was cut off!
Emperor Long Yuan fell to the ground, his eyes quickly turned red, "...Su Jiuni!"
The imperial guards who arrived after the eunuchs knelt on the ground and did not dare to say a word, with their heads lowered and faces filled with disbelief.
There were heavy guards around the dormitory. In order to protect the emperor, most of the imperial guards were mobilized.
Under such tight guard, when and how did those people sneak into the palace and cut off the emperor's hair? !
Such unsuspecting means are as unimaginable as a fantasy!
The emperor sat on the ground and roared in anger for a long time.
The others dared not speak out.
The entire dormitory was deathly silent.
When the girl's cold voice came, it seemed extremely clear.
His voice was light, and his tone did not express arrogance, but he was arrogant everywhere, "Longyuan Palace is nothing, the emperor's head is worth a penny, leave it for another day, my aunt is interested, come and get it at any time!"
As the girl finished speaking, there was a bang on the dragon-carved bedpost in the dormitory, and a bun with a golden ribbon was firmly nailed to the pillar with a pear needle.
Small pear wood, three-thirds of the way into the pillar.
This is the biggest mockery after the girl's words.
"Ho, ho, Su, Jiu, Ni!" Emperor Long Yuan roared, his uneven hair trembling and his eyes bloodshot.
But there was no response.
Wang Hai rushed out immediately when the girl spoke, and saw a ray of gray light breaking through the sky.
Under the gray sky, there was no trace of the girl.
The fire in the inner treasury has been extinguished, and thick smoke is lingering, adding another layer of haze to the gray sky.
