late at night.
Inside the palace, a group of guards surrounded Yan Feng, who was heavily made up and dressed as a palace maid. There was deep fear on his face, and the weapon in his hand trembled slightly because of fear.
A guard stared wide-eyed and asked in a trembling voice: "Boss, what kind of monster is this?"
The guard commander looked at Yan Feng, his throat rolled, and he swallowed: "How the hell should I know? He looks very fierce..."
Yan Feng had a look of despair on his face, thinking that he was really a stick.
Why did I agree to Zhang Xiu and dress up as a woman again...
During the day, Zhang Xiu told him about the monsters in the palace and sincerely invited him to come to the palace to slay the monsters.
Now, not only was she dressed as a woman again, but she was also being watched by people.
Poor Yan Feng's reputation...oh, it seems to be gone long ago, so that's okay.
Looking at a group of timid guards who did not dare to step forward, Yan Feng forced a calm expression and explained: "Don't be nervous, I was invited by the Queen Mother to catch monsters."
The commander of the guards was startled when he heard this, then his eyes widened, and he shouted sternly: "You are so brave, you are a monster, and you are still talking nonsense here when you are about to die! Do you think I am a fool? The Queen Mother is so wise, how could she invite a monster to come to the palace to catch monsters? !”
"What the hell..."
Yan Feng angrily slapped the sword case, and a white bolt flew out, resting on the guard commander's brow: "Tell me again who is the monster!"
The guard commander looked at the flying sword that stopped between his eyebrows, and was immediately frightened out of his mind. He quickly changed his words and said, "Hero, I have something to say! You said you were invited by the Queen Mother, but what proof do you have?"
Yan Feng hooked his sword, called Feijian back, and said, "You can go find Zhang Xiu, he brought me into the palace."
The guard commander breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and ordered an eunuch: "Eunuch Li, go to the side hall where the palace maids live and wake up Mr. Zhang."
Yan Feng: "??!!"
I worked so hard at night, disguised as a woman and came to catch monsters, but you went to sleep in the palace maid's place for me? !
Is there any royal law for this?
The more Yan Feng thought about it, the angrier he became, and he said to the commander of the guards: "Take me directly there, I want to sleep with the palace maid... Bah, I want to scold Zhang Xiu in person!"
Guard commander: "..."
You've spoken out what's on your mind!
Of course, the commander of the guards did not dare to take Yan Feng to the place where the palace maid lived, and asked the eunuch to invite the sleepy Zhang Xiu to explain the matter clearly.
When Zhang Xiu saw Yan Feng, she suddenly woke up and said in horror: "What a monster!"
As soon as the words came out, the guards immediately became nervous again and clenched their weapons one after another.
Yan Feng said angrily: "Are you so sleepy that you don't even recognize me?"
Zhang Xiu laughed, waved to the guard in front of him, and said: "Everyone, please disperse, this is the swordsman I invited to catch the monster!"
Hearing Zhang Xiu's confirmation, the guard commander finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked people to put away their weapons, leaving Eunuch Li with him to avoid any further misunderstandings.
After the guards walked away, Yan Feng looked at Zhang Xiu faintly: "Are the maids beautiful?"
Zhang Xiu rolled his eyes and said, "I went to investigate the case, so I don't have time to see if they are pretty."
Yan Feng finally felt a little more balanced, his expression became serious, and he asked, "What have you found?"
Zhang Xiu nodded: "I found some clues. Before those palace maids disappeared, they all woke up once in the middle of the night. They seemed to be bitten by mosquitoes. They kept scratching after getting up."
"When they went out to use the bathroom, they never came back."
Yan Feng frowned and said, "And this matter, such an important clue, why didn't they tell it before."
Zhang Xiu laughed and explained: "They are in the palace, and they are serving concubines and princesses. If they are not careful, they will die without a burial place. They must be careful in everything they do and say. It has nothing to do with themselves. Who dares to talk too much?"
Yan Feng asked curiously: "Then how did you ask?"
Zhang Xiu smiled slightly: "It's not difficult. They are actually very simple-minded. I wrote a few letters home for them, and they told me. Later, I was too tired from writing, so I fell asleep on the table. "
When Yan Feng heard this, he sighed slightly: "Oh, these palace ladies are pitiful people too."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Yes, so this monster that harms the palace maids must be caught! According to my speculation, this monster is most likely a blood-sucking insect that turns into a spirit, or a mosquito spirit or something like that. I was fascinated in my sleep just now I vaguely thought of a way, maybe I can give it a try."
Yan Feng suddenly became energetic and asked: "What can we do?"
Zhang Xiu slowly took out a fire certificate: "Mosquitoes are afraid of smoke and fire. As long as we burn down the palace, the monsters will definitely be smoked out!"
Yan Feng: "@#￥%￥#@......"
My appearance has been seen by so many people just now. Even if I run away now, I'm afraid it's too late...
Half an hour later, all the concubines, princes and princesses in the palace woke up from the smoke. Seeing the smoke-filled scene in front of them, they all turned pale with shock and ran outside in disheveled clothes.
As you can imagine, the more they ran outside, the bigger the smoke became. Eventually, they ran around in a hurry, and the entire palace turned into a mess.
The emperor was also choked by the smoke and woke up from his sleep. He covered his mouth and nose with a wet cloth and said angrily: "Where did the fire break out? Ahem... Li Jinzhong, let someone put out the fire quickly and arrest the culprit." Stop, I will kill all nine of his tribes!"
Li Jinzhong, the chief eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremonies, had a face full of embarrassment. He hesitated for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this won't work. The Queen Mother ordered this fire to be set..."
"Mother??"
Well, it seems that it really can't kill her nine tribes...
The emperor looked stunned. After a moment, he came back to his senses and said in disbelief: "Is the queen mother crazy? Why did she let people set fire to the palace?"
Li Jinzhong said: "Back to Your Majesty, several palace maids have died in the palace recently. The Queen Mother thought it was caused by monsters, so she specially invited two experts to come and catch the monsters. They were the two who set the fire."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. They didn't burn down the palace. They just lit bundles of wet firewood to create some smoke."
The emperor was filled with anger and said angrily: "This is the first time I have heard of such an expert in catching monsters. Go and ask them how long the smoke will last!"
Li Jinzhong showed a fearful and weird expression on his face, and said with a forced smile: "I've just asked, Mr. Zhang, and he said that when his bacon is ready, the smoke will almost stop." …”
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "He actually has the heart to bake bacon?! Where did this charlatan come from? Catch him, I will kill him among the nine tribes!"
Li Jinzhong was silent for a while, lowered his head and did not dare to look at the emperor. He whispered: "Your Majesty, you just met Mr. Zhang a few days ago. He is... the younger brother of the imperial concubine!"
Emperor: "@#￥%￥#@......"
So...am I in this nine tribes again? !
