After receiving orders from the masters of each house, the spies responsible for surveillance evacuated one after another.
They stayed outside Dongshan Hou Mansion for a long time and found nothing wrong at all. Even if there was anything wrong, this was Kyoto City, and Dongshan Hou Mansion was one of the closest residences to the imperial city.彡彡
Even if Su Qi'an has any tricks, can he deceive the one in the imperial city? The royal family's control over Great Liang is somewhat weaker, but the city of Kyoto is firmly under the control of the royal family.
If you want to deceive His Majesty, you don't have to think twice. He can act as an informant and his brain reaction is naturally not slow. After a thorough analysis, many people were one step ahead of their master and roughly guessed the reason why Su Qian became ill.
However, due to their low status, they could only obey their master's orders and continue to monitor. As night fell, the masters of each family spoke, and they were finally able to end this boring surveillance life and retreat.
No one knew that when these informants were evacuating and passing several carriages on the street, Su Qi'an, whom they had been monitoring, happened to be sitting in one of them...
The carriage was driving slowly, not towards the imperial city, but in the opposite direction, towards the gates of Kyoto.
This carriage is not luxurious, it is relatively small, and can only accommodate two or three people. At first glance, you can tell that it is only for those merchants.
At this time, there was only Su Qian in the carriage, plus the driver, who looked a little worried.
Because the curfew has been cancelled, carriages can also leave the city at night. Small carriages like Su Qi'an are so common in Kyoto City that even passers-by will not look too much at them. They will take a quick glance and stop paying attention.
The carriage galloped all the way and left Kyoto City smoothly. After leaving Kyoto City, the carriage did not slow down, but speeded along at a faster speed.
Judging from the direction he was going, it should be the suburbs of Kyoto.
The suburbs of Kyoto are very large, at least about a hundred acres, which is about the size of a small town. Because it is under the emperor's feet, in order to protect the safety of Kyoto, the area of the suburbs is naturally much larger.
Because of its size, it includes all kinds of markets, dense forests, rivers, and garrisons from all over the capital. It can be said to be extremely complicated and cumbersome.
The direction Su Qian went to was not where the Dongshan Army and the Split Mountain Army were stationed, but rather towards the dense forest on the outskirts of the city.
The dense forest on the outskirts of Kyoto accounts for one-third of the entire suburban area. There are no so-called official roads in it, only various rugged and difficult paths. If you don't have an acquaintance to guide you, you may get lost if you go alone.
The reason why there is no official road is mainly to prevent Daiei's army from attacking, so as to buy Kyoto City time to defend.
Although the effect is not great, at least the front of Kyoto City will not be exposed to the Daiei Iron Cavalry.
The carriage sped along, and after a while, it finally arrived outside the dense forest. The curtains opened, and Su Qi'an got out of the car, asked the driver to wait outside, and walked towards the dense forest alone.
The dense forest in front of us is huge. If we don't hold a lantern, our eyes will be darkened as we step into the dense forest.
Only then did Su Qi'an realize how rugged and difficult the road in the dense forest was. It could only travel thirty or forty feet, and Su Qi'an's clothes were torn by the surrounding branches.
Fortunately, this kind of thorns was only temporary. After walking forward for about forty or fifty feet, a small path appeared in front of us.
Although the path is rugged, it is much easier to walk than before. This path must have been mined by humans. Along the way, there are cut branches all around.
This path is very long, about four or five miles. After walking through it for a while, an open area finally appeared in front of us.
Su Qi'an stood in the middle, and when he raised his head, he could see the cold bright moon hanging high in the sky.
It looked like he was waiting for someone, and time passed by in about the time it took to burn an incense stick.
Suddenly, in the darkness ahead, there was a faint sound of crushing branches, and after a while, a black shadow appeared in front of Su Qi'an.
With the soft moonlight, one could vaguely see a person covered in black robes.
Looking at the black robe in front of her, Su Qi'an tentatively said, "Is that you, the ninth princess?"
The figure in black robe said nothing, nodded, and motioned for Su Qi'an to step forward.
Su Qi'an hesitated for a while, then stepped forward. When he was only about ten feet away, Su Qi'an stopped.
Before the man in black could speak, Su Qian's voice sounded, "You are not the Ninth Princess! Who are you?"
As soon as these words came out, the body of the man in black shook slightly, and laughter suddenly sounded, and the person who spoke was a male voice.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that the famous Dongshan Hou would fall into the trap and be so miraculous. It seems like this now."
"Humph, who am I? It doesn't matter anymore. What matters is you. You will be a dead person soon."
The words of the man in black were cold and filled with murderous intent.
Su Qi'an looked calm and said coldly, "You are so brave. If you dare to kill me at the feet of the emperor, you are not afraid that the news will spread and your head will fall to the ground!"
"Well, Dongshan Hou is right. At the foot of the world, in the heart of Kyoto City, it is very difficult to kill you. I also know that Dongshan Hou has some strength. It is indeed difficult to capture you."
"But I am not the only one who takes action this time. We have made sufficient preparations to kill you. There is no need to hide. Come out."
As the voice fell, a dozen accomplices wearing night clothes slowly walked out of the surrounding darkness. They were holding broadswords. The cold light of the broadswords looked particularly cold under the moonlight.
As soon as these people appeared, the atmosphere in the open space became much colder. Su Qi'an looked around and said coldly, "Humph, you really worked hard to kill me, but just by yourself, do you have the strength to kill me? ?”
"Whether you have it or not, you will know once you try it. Everyone, don't be stunned. Come together. It doesn't matter whether you live or die this time. Marquis Dongshan, you can go on your way with peace of mind. In order to show respect for you, I will leave you a complete corpse."
Immediately, a dozen of Ye Xingyi's accomplices headed straight for Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an did not hesitate. With a wave of his hand, several smoke bombs hit the ground. Suddenly, the smoke filled the air, making everything in front of him unclear.
The diffuse smoke did not last long and quickly dissipated, and Su Qi'an's figure had long since disappeared.
Seeing this scene, the leader snorted coldly, "Follow me."
A dozen of his accomplices quickly rushed into the dense forest ahead, while the leading man in black seemed to be in no hurry as he watched his accomplices enter the dense forest.
After a while, it was like taking a walk, heading towards the dense forest.
In order to lure Su Qi'an out this time, their master spent a lot of effort.
Knowing that Su Qi'an was on good terms with the Ninth Princess, he wrote a letter in the name of the Ninth Princess, inviting Su Qi'an to have a chat on the outskirts of the city.
In order to ensure the authenticity of the matter and convince Su Qi'an, their master went to great lengths to get her earrings from the Ninth Princess as a token and gave them to Su Qi'an together with the letter.
They were originally worried that even with the Ninth Princess's letter and belongings, how could Su Qian's wisdom come to the dense forest on the outskirts of the city alone.
No matter how bad the situation is, there will be people accompanying him to protect him. If there is such a group of people, it will be very difficult for them to attack Su Qian.
But their master, with a solemn look, told them to do it, and Su Qi'an was determined to come in the end.
And the final result was just as their master expected. The always smart Marquis Dongshan was so stupid that he actually came alone. This is a wise man who must make mistakes after all his considerations.
Although their master didn't say much to them, from the conversation just now, they could determine one thing. Su Qi'an came here because of the Ninth Princess.
"It seems that Dongshan Hou has an unusual relationship with the Ninth Princess." The man in black robe murmured to himself.
This time Su Qi'an came alone, the opportunity had arisen, and there was no way he would miss such a good opportunity.
With this open space as the center, he had already laid out a dragnet within a few miles of the surrounding area. Even if Su Qi'an was allowed to escape in advance, Su Qi'an would not be able to walk out of the dense forest on the outskirts of the city alive in the end.
This is not only their confidence, but also an absolute confidence. An excellent opportunity like this will never appear again.
They were not like Tang Feng and Li Kang who looked down upon Su Qi'an. In the last step, they were counterattacked by Su Qi'an and brought about their own destruction.
If they didn't take action, it would be a fatal blow. No matter how smart Su Qi'an was, as long as he showed a slight flaw, he would be greeted with death.
The man in black robe had almost anticipated Su Qi'an's outcome. Everything was under his control. He walked slowly towards the dense forest ahead.
In the dense forest, there is a mined path. As you slowly step into it, the broken branches around the path clearly show signs of fighting. As you get closer, there is a faint smell of blood in the air.
The broken branches all around, if you look closely, are stained with blood.
The man in black nodded calmly. Just as he expected, under the siege of more than a dozen top experts, even if Su Qi'an had some strength, he would eventually be defeated.
As the path deepened, the smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger. Finally, at the end of the path, an open space appeared.
In the open field, looking around, one could vaguely see several figures standing. Among these people, Su Qi'an's figure clearly stood among them.
On his body, there were stains of red blood on the broken white robe. Su Qi'an stood in the middle, seemingly under control, his body motionless.
The man in black robe slowly walked over and sneered, "Humph, Dongshan Hou, I told you a long time ago that any resistance is in vain. Look at your appearance now, you still don't have the magnanimity of a Marquis. Hey, Why is this necessary?”
"Don't worry, Marquis Dongshan. I will definitely keep my promise to you and leave you intact. You can only blame too many people for offending you. Too many people want you to die. If you live for one day, you will make Kyoto There is no peace in the city, so for the sake of everyone’s peace, you’d better die.”
The man in black shook his head and motioned to several of his accomplices to send Su Qi'an on his way.
But the strange thing is that after his order was issued, several of the accomplices who surrounded Su Qi'an remained motionless, as if they had not heard anything.
