Just as he was about to leave the yard, Li Yi felt something was wrong and stopped.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Yi discovered a problem, turned around and returned to the courtyard, looking at the two corpses in the courtyard, as well as the two black and white puppets lying on the ground, one of which was falling apart.
Li Yi carefully observed the entire yard, not missing a single step.
Li Yi had a question in his mind: "Who controls those two puppets?"
No matter how magical the puppet is, it still needs people to control it. No matter how it is controlled, it must be seen that the person operating the black and white puppet was so precise just now, and the person operating it must be nearby.
It's deep into the night now, there is no fire around, the fierce battle just now was in motion, now a person is hiding here, but it is a bit difficult to find.
"Is it hiding in the house?"
There was a small house in the yard, which was not involved in the fight just now. Li Yi was ready to find out.
Before he could step into the house, "呲呲岲!" Several silver needles were shot out in front of his face. Li Yi couldn't react in time and subconsciously blocked it with his hand. Several silver needles were shot on Li Yi's arm.
"poisonous!"
There was a burst of laughter in the room: "Haha, young people are careless after all!"
An old man walked out of the house, it was Mr. Li that day.
Li Yi, who was shot by the silver needle, felt that his internal organs were burning, as if on fire, and the power of his energy and blood quickly dissipated.
Li Yi struggled to control his energy and blood and said with difficulty: "Wugu San!"
Mr. Li was very proud and said: "Yes, it is Wugu San, the exclusive secret recipe of Mr. Wugu. How about it, it feels good!"
Li Yi smiled: "What a pity!"
Then he took out a small bottle from his arms, took out a few pills and swallowed them.
Seeing Li Yi quickly return to normal, Mr. Li was shocked, "How can you have the antidote?"
"Don't you know that Old Man Wu Gu once participated in the Tianshan Martial Arts Competition and obtained the Jiuqu Gong, the treasure of our town sect? Is it any wonder that I have the antidote to Wu Gu San?" The Tianshan sect will hold one every five years or so. The rewards in the martial arts competition are very generous, but they are not free. I guess the last time Old Man Wu Gu obtained the Nine-Bend Gong, he also handed over his own Wu Gu Powder.
Mr. Li's face suddenly turned pale. An ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts would probably have a thousand ways to die when facing a great master.
By chance, Li Yi actually had the antidote to Wugusan, which was really a blessing in disguise.
Li Yi slapped Mr. Li in the face, ready to kill him.
Suddenly, fear suddenly emerged in his heart, and Li Yi hurriedly stepped back. He felt a strong murderous intention surrounding him.
In silence, a person stood behind Mr. Li. Neither Li Yi nor Mr. Li noticed that there was anyone else here.
A man in a white cloak stood behind Mr. Li. He did not give out any strange breath. Li Yi could not even feel the energy and blood of the person in front of him, and he was a little panicked.
Mr. Li was already prepared to die when he noticed that Li Yi suddenly retreated and felt something behind him, but he did not dare to move for fear of losing his head.
Although it was dark at the moment, the white cloak was shining faintly. The whole person was hidden in the cloak and his appearance could not be seen clearly.
After a moment of stalemate, neither Li Yi nor Mr. Li dared to move. The man in white said: "Originally, the Weapons Department failed to assassinate you, so you should retaliate and kill them, but we still have uses for this person, and you can't kill him!"
The man in white spoke in a hazy voice, as if he existed but also seemed not to exist, very ethereal. When he said that he couldn't kill, he put a hand on Mr. Li's shoulder.
This business seemed familiar, and Mr. Li finally dared to turn around and take a look.
"It turns out to be Mr. Meng. Thank you very much for saving Mr. Meng's life!"
Mr. Li breathed a sigh of relief, his life was saved.
"I told you not to hang out with these losers from the Equipment Department, but you didn't listen. You almost lost your life today. You'd better go back and do your job!"
Mr. Li said with some embarrassment: "It's not that I have to come out, it's just that these two people treat me well, so I just want to help them!"
Every killer in the ANBU takes into account his own interests and rarely helps others. Zhang Cai and Fatty Qin are very kind to Mr. Li, so that Mr. Li reciprocates and Li often helps them. Later, he directly joins the weapon department. The leader of the ANBU is also very fond of this. There is dissatisfaction.
However, there were no rules to prevent others from joining the ANBU organization, and the leader was helpless. He was also afraid that something might happen to Mr. Li when he went out, so he sent a special person to protect him.
"You are a good person, I haven't done anything serious these days!"
Mr. Li knew that this person might have been protecting him, and it was difficult to refute him, so he lowered his head and stopped talking!
"Now that they are both dead, let's go back!"
Looking at the two people in front of him talking to themselves, the anger in Li Yi's heart burned again.
"Your Excellency, you don't take me seriously enough!"
The extremely strong anger affected Li Yi's mind, causing him to lose the standard of judging things.
"Oh? What do you think?"
The man in white who was just about to take Mr. Li away stopped and said unhurriedly.
"Double ten kills!" Li launched an attack in an instant, sending out ten sword energy from his hands to cover both the white-clothed man and Mr. Li.
Mr. Li was so frightened that he hid behind the man in white.
The man in white didn't hide or block, he just stood and watched Li Yi's double kill.
Just when the ten sword energies were less than an inch away from the man in white, they all dissipated.
Li Yi opened his eyes wide and did not see how the man in white took action.
Within seconds, Li Yi felt someone pinching his neck hard and slowly lifting him up.
But Li Yi couldn't see anything.
He kept attacking the surroundings with his palm power and sword energy. Just like before, they all disappeared for no reason, but the force of strangling his neck was still there.
Gradually Li Yi lost the ability to attack and struggled wildly.
His breathing gradually decreased, and his blood slowly stopped flowing. Just a second before Li Yi was about to die, the strength of his stranglehold on his neck disappeared.
Li Yi fell down and collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily and sweating profusely. He had just experienced a life-and-death struggle, and boundless fear still filled Li Yi's heart.
The man in white and Mr. Li had disappeared, and a faint voice came from the distance, seemingly there or not.
"If you hadn't broken the rules by saving Mr. Li, you would have been dead if you dared to attack me!"
Syllables disappeared one after another. Although each word was light, it was deeply imprinted in Li Yi's mind.
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The Huanyuan Pavilion was filled with guests, including all the courtiers and family members of the imperial dynasty.
The prince's enthusiasm was waning. Although King Qicheng's rebellion destroyed a palace, the foundation of the dynasty remained unchanged and the culprit was brought to justice. On behalf of the emperor, the prince commended the ministers, held a performance in the Huanyuan Pavilion, and entertained the ministers.
For this performance, it is very rare to invite Shangguan Yuan. Originally, the beauty was not willing to come, but after living in Wushuang City for a while, except for the last singing party, she came once and had not visited the palace carefully. For a while, Shangguan Yuan Yuan was also a little moved, and the prince agreed that, except for a few places, Shangguan Yuan could visit the palace at will.
After all, the palace's building was built with the manpower and material resources of the entire dynasty, and it would be a pity not to appreciate such beautiful scenery if it is not under the Mengyu Pavilion.
The construction of Huanyuan Pavilion is somewhat similar to that of Mengyu Pavilion. It also has flowers and plants in the water and courtyards on the lake. Each courtyard is connected to each other and extends in all directions.
The difference is that there is a huge ancient building in the middle of Mengyu Pavilion, while there is a huge courtyard in the middle of Huanyuan Pavilion, so that the ministers can watch singing and dancing with the emperor, and the small courtyard is for the private rewards of individual courtiers.
Although many courtiers do not like these performances, thinking that they affect people's thoughts and make people fall into a land of fireworks.
Many ministers with very strict upbringings do not allow their children to watch singing and dancing performances. Even doing anything other than studying martial arts and literature is considered to be unprofessional, and some have even been deprived of the right to inherit the family business.
All the ministers present were shocked after watching Shangguan Yuan's performance, including Long Yu, who was simply superb. Each scene brought people different feelings. These feelings were extremely real, even beyond the scope of what people should have. It was like Longyu's dragon formation is indescribable.
Since this was a banquet, there were not many etiquettes, and many princes also attended. These princes were watching Shangguan Yuan's performance for the first time. Such a beauty could dance such a superb dance, and she captured many princes at once. heart of.
After the dance, the food started to be served. The food in the palace is also a major feature. Famous chefs from all over the world gather in the Yushanzhai. All kinds of famous delicacies in Wushuang City can basically be made in the Yushanzhai, and some are even... Shopkeepers would come to the palace to season the food. Sometimes the emperor wanted to eat it, and each shop would prepare a special portion and bring it to the palace.
The food in the palace is definitely the best in Kyushu.
Shangguan Yuan is also very interested. After all, there are not many opportunities to eat delicacies of this level.
This time, the main dish is chicken. Although the ingredients are not very expensive, the cooking method is top-notch. The chicken is soaked in snow lotus first, and then it is smeared with honey sauce produced by Qilefeng. After cooking by the master Roast it, cut it into pieces, and finally serve it to the table for everyone to enjoy.
There are also countless snacks produced by famous brands in Wushuang City, served one after another.
There are no less than a hundred kinds of food placed in front of Shangguan Yuan's table, each of which is delicious and fragrant.
Such delicious food, even Shangguan Yuan couldn't help but take two more bites. Because of dancing all year round, there are strict requirements for each meal.
Meng'er, who was beside Shangguan Yuan, didn't pay that much attention, crazily stuffing all kinds of food into her mouth, as if she was escaping.
While eating, he said: "Miss, it's so delicious, um... ugh... uh... eat it quickly!"
There was no more food in his mouth, and Meng'er was still trying to persuade Shangguan Yuan to eat more.
Because of Meng'er's martial arts training, she consumed a lot of energy. Although she ate more at each meal, she maintained a good figure and showed no signs of gaining weight.
Shangguan Yuan smiled and looked at Meng'er eating so much and was very happy, as if she was looking at her own sister who was still ignorant.
I don’t know why, although Shangguan Yuan was invited to perform the dance, he sat in front of the stage, in the same position as the prince. The rest of the officials were under the stage, and even Long Yu and the other four kings only sat near the front stage. In terms of position, a dancer can actually be on an equal footing with the prince.
No one had any objections to this arrangement. Shangguan Yuan even sat with his maid Meng'er, and no one had any objections. It was a thought-provoking scene!
Several young princes were even sitting behind the Fourth Prince and the Third Duke, but none of them made a sound.
Shangguan Yuan smiled happily, but the men in the audience were stunned and wanted to hold her in their arms and take good care of her.
Halfway through the meal, the eighteenth prince stood up and saluted the prince. The prince nodded, turned around and came to Shangguan Yuan.
Shangguan Yuan looked at the Eighteenth Prince with some confusion, but Meng'er continued to stuff things into her mouth as if she hadn't noticed.
"Today I learned that Miss Shangguan is lucky enough to visit the palace, so I have prepared a small gift. I hope she likes it!"
Then, he took out a three-inch box from his arms and handed it to Shangguan Yuan!
