Rui Ji stood up suddenly, looking nervous: "What did you just say? Say it again!"
The leader blinked his eyes in embarrassment and responded: "We... accidentally discovered Shen Lie's foothold in the imperial capital and planned to take the opportunity to capture him."
"Accident? How unexpected is it?" Rui Ji's hair was scattered and she didn't even bother to put it back together: "Are you following Shen Lie?"
The boss always saw her anxious look and quickly told the whole story. After hearing this, Ruiji didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately shouted: "You idiot! We can't stay here anymore, evacuate quickly!"
Lao Chang was a little stunned and hesitated: "Madam, do you think this is a trap? The brothers acted very cleanly and protected each other..."
Rui Ji was tying up her hair and packing her things, and she was still talking: "Idiot, idiot! I just came to the imperial capital, and I haven't even done anything before I was tricked by you! Who is Shen Lie? I can't even find Mr. Can his whereabouts be caught by your luck?"
After that, she picked up the small baggage she had brought with her and walked out immediately. The boss, Lao Chang, was horrified by this situation and quickly tried to dissuade her: "Madam, please don't be angry. I am just trying to share Mr. Lao's worries in my humble position. There is absolutely no malice. Besides, Shen Lie is still under our close surveillance at this time and will definitely not threaten this place." safety."
Ruiji pushed him away and said impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense! I'll find a safe place by myself first, and I'll contact you later."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, a muffled groan suddenly came from outside the yard, followed by the sound of someone falling to the ground heavily.
Rui Ji and Lao Chang couldn't help but be stunned and looked out the window at the same time.
I saw two figures falling into the small courtyard one after another, and without saying a word, they killed the spy who stayed here. Ruiji could clearly see that one of them was Shi Shenlie, the former head of the Nilin Division, nicknamed the "Living King of Hell"!
"It's broken!" Ruiji took half a step back and asked, "Where's the secret passage?!"
The leader reacted: "Secret passage? Oh yes, secret passage! Enter the secret passage quickly!"
He hurriedly moved the low cabinet next to him, then opened the entrance to the secret passage on the ground with his kick, and shouted to Rui Ji: "Madam, get down from here!"
At this time, a spy happened to be kicked away by Yuan Bin, smashing the window frame and falling directly into the house.
Rui Ji was so shocked that she didn't even have time to ask Lao Chang where the secret passage led to, so she just bent down and got in. Her martial arts skills are far inferior to those of her younger sister Lian Ji. Facing the ferocious Shen Lie, she is afraid that if she runs even half a step slower, she will fall into his hands.
Fortunately, she acted quickly. The boss waited until he entered the tunnel before sealing the entrance. Shen Lie and Yuan Bin rushed into the room before the cabinet could be restored to its original position. Shen Lie saw something strange on the ground at a glance, and immediately shouted: "Stop him! I'm chasing him!"
Yuan Bin agreed, jumped in front of Lao Chang, and used his fists and palms to attack the opponent wildly.
The leader, Lao Chang, was also good at martial arts. In order to cover Rui Ji's safe retreat, he did not care about his life at this time. While resisting Yuan Bin's attack, he stood at the entrance of the secret passage and blocked Shen Lie.
Shen Lie hurriedly chased Lao Jianhua's emissary. Seeing the leader of the other party trying to block the way, he suddenly became angry. He used a feint to shake Lao Chang's arms away, and then kicked him in the abdomen.
The leader, Lao Chang, screamed in pain, flew into the wall behind him, and vomited blood. It was obvious that he would not live long.
"Stop him!" Shen Lie loudly ordered Yuan Bin, while using his feet to open the entrance cover, and then got in without hesitation.
After about a cup of hot tea, Shen Lie emerged from the secret passage again and said in a deep voice: "There is a fork in the road, and the other party used several confusion beads, making it impossible for me to continue tracking. Oh, tell him to Ran."
Yuan Bin walked to the side, wiped the blood on the sharp blade in his hand, and said, "I forced the guy outside to tell the truth before he died. Who do you think the emissary is?"
Shen Lie was slightly startled: "I only know that she is a woman, who is she?"
"The former sweetheart of Commander Murong," Yuan Bin said solemnly, "now Rui Ji is the Lin'an wife of the pseudo-Jin king Li Zhang."
"It's actually her?" Shen Lie said in surprise: "Hasn't this woman been enjoying the glory and wealth in Hangzhou? Why did she come here?"
Yuan Bin sneered and said: "Lao Jianhua sent Rui Ji to the imperial capital to stir up trouble. It must be related to women's affairs."
Shen Lie glanced at the bloodstains of corpses all over the house and courtyard: "Taking Lao Jianhua's home here will soon attract the attention of the government. Let's talk about it slowly when we go back."
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When Rui Ji crawled out of the secret passage, her hair was messy, her body was covered in mud, and she was in an indescribable embarrassment. Fortunately, this place is close to the west city wall and is overgrown with grass. However, there are very few people there, so it is unexpected that it will be discovered by the nearby residents.
She entered the city this afternoon and was caught off guard by Shen Lie before she even had dinner. Not only was the stronghold in the imperial capital completely destroyed, but he also almost fell into the opponent's hands.
At present, the support force in the city has been lost. Shen Lie is probably commanding the people from the Intelligence Department of the Zhenjiang Army to search for her. Rui Ji has no idea where to go next.
She straightened her clothes a little and put her hair back together again. She looked around blankly and felt miserable. It was already past the third quarter of the hour, and a curfew was put into effect in the Imperial City. The gates of all the squares were closed and locked. It would be really unlucky to be bumped into by the patrol battalion again.
But at this moment, a warm sedan suddenly came slowly and leisurely from the distance. The several lanterns in front of the sedan were obviously the regulations of the palace.
At this time, the only people who could wander outside freely without being controlled by the imperial patrol camp were those who were on official business. The sedan chair in the palace is one of them.
With a thought in her mind, Ruiji quickly walked to the roadside, then leaned over and lay down, blocking the road.
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"Why did you stop?"
"Replying to your lord, there is an unconscious woman on the side of the road, and the guards are checking on her."
"Why are you meddling with such noisy matters? Leave quickly, I still have official business to deal with."
"As ordered, get up the sedan!"
While Ouyang Lin secretly scolded his men for being meddlesome and wasting time, he raised his hand to open the curtains and looked out curiously.
When the sedan passed by Rui Ji, his heart suddenly tightened.
Vaguely, Ouyang Lin felt that the woman's profile looked familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
A very uncomfortable feeling suddenly came over me.
He subconsciously stamped the sedan board, signaling the bearer to stop and get off the sedan immediately, then lifted the sedan curtain and got out of it.
When the accompanying guards saw this, they quickly asked what was going on.
Ouyang Lin glanced at Rui Ji on the ground and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
"My lord, I'm just unconscious. I think I'm sick or hungry."
"Looking at her attire, she is not a refugee or a runaway maid, so how could she pass out on the roadside?" Ouyang Lin frowned and said, "This place is remote and there is no one, and it is late. I am afraid that if I drag it on all night, my life will be in danger. Let's do this. , you carry her on your back and follow me back to the guard post first."
The guard agreed, and quickly stepped forward to carry Rui Ji, who was pretending to be unconscious, and followed the warm sedan all the way to the imperial city.
Ouyang Lin is the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Forbidden Army. Although his official position is not high, he has his own independent courtyard and guard because he is responsible for the orders of Emperor Li Bing. He returned to his residence and ordered his men to place Rui Ji in the guest room first, and asked a military doctor to come over to consult and treat her, and then bring her to see him after she regained consciousness.
After arranging things, Ouyang Lin turned around and went to the custody room. While sorting out various information on the secret investigation of Wei Zixuan, he pondered in his mind where he had seen that woman.
While he was busy with his hands, Ouyang Lin seemed to be suddenly struck by lightning. He froze on the spot and stared suddenly: He finally remembered that he had indeed seen the unconscious woman before, and Right in Luoyi, the eastern capital!
Back then, he escaped death from the Xuanjia Army and visited Murong Xue to express his gratitude to Zhan Shi of the East Palace for his rescue. At the other party's house, it was the woman who entertained him with tea.
Murong Xue’s wife, Rui Ji? !
Although they only met once, Ouyang Lin was convinced that he had not admitted his mistake. He put down the document in his hand and stood up slowly, his thoughts running rapidly:
Not long after I left the patrol camp, Xie Guang rebelled, detained Dijun and Murong Xue and put him under house arrest. Later, Li Jiangyao was entrusted by Shen Lie and led the Beiya Nilin Division to cause trouble in Luoyi and successfully rescued the two men. Only then did the emperor ascend the throne and gather troops to fight against the enemy.
However, in that operation, Murong Xue's wife Rui Ji was not rescued. First, there was the bad news that she died from a knife attack, and later it was heard that she was not actually dead, but had been taken into the account by the pseudo-Jin king Li Zhang and given the title of Mrs. Lin'an.
Why is this woman here now? And why was he unconscious on the roadside alone?
Ouyang Lin vaguely felt that there might be a huge and secret conspiracy behind Rui Ji's appearance, and this conspiracy itself might also be related to Wei Zixuan and Yin Chengyi.
Could this chance encounter be used against me?
With this question in mind, Ouyang Lin left the signing room and walked slowly to the guest room where Rui Ji lived, when he met the guard coming out of it.
"grown ups……"
Before the guard finished speaking, Ouyang Lin made a gesture of silence, and then motioned for the other party to follow him to a distance to talk.
"How are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm awake now. The doctor said that judging from the pulse, he was probably frightened, but his body is fine."
Ouyang Lin nodded and asked, "Has she told her identity?"
The guard replied: "The girl said that her surname was Mu and she was from Caizhou. She came to the imperial capital to visit her relatives. Unexpectedly, her relatives had moved away long ago because of the war. Unfortunately, she was robbed and teased by gangsters, and she ran away in panic all the way. , and then he fainted on the road."
"Your surname is Mu? Are you from Caizhou?" A cold light flashed in Ouyang Lin's eyes, and he asked lightly: "What else did she say?"
The guard didn't know the situation and introduced himself: "Miss Mu said, thank you for saving your life, but this is a government military camp, and she is a little scared to stay there, so she wants to leave the city and return home after dawn. I am planning to report to you. Sir, you are here by chance for this matter."
Ouyang Lin rolled his eyes: "Have you mentioned my position to her?"
The guard quickly shook his head: "How can you be so ignorant of the rules in a humble position? Your Excellency, we cannot mention this to outsiders easily. I only told her that this is the territory of the Forbidden Army, so she doesn't have to worry."
"Okay, very good." Ouyang Lin nodded slightly: "From now on, neither you nor anyone else can reveal any information about this official to this girl Mu. You go and tell her that a major case has occurred in the imperial capital, and the Jingzhao Yin Mansion is everywhere Martial law arrests people, and she can't leave the city for the time being. For safety reasons, let's stay here."
The guard was stunned when he heard this: "You mean... to put her under house arrest?"
