Late at night, except for the imperial palace, the whole city was dark.
There are figures standing on the attics, like ghosts, their clothes are fluttering in the wind. At a glance, there are at least hundreds of people.
They suddenly disappeared on the eaves. That night, cries and screams rang out from every corner of the city, making the entire capital feel uneasy.
One hundred and eighty-six people died overnight, all of them people from the minister's mansion, including young masters, young ladies, and servants.
Before dawn, the whole city began to search for the real culprit.
Jiang Changsheng, who was staying in Longqi Temple, heard some sharp screams in the city, but he was not curious to join in the fun.
What happened at the bottom of the mountain has nothing to do with him. If anyone dares to go up the mountain to cause trouble, he will never come back!
This kind of day lasted for three days, and the capital was full of turmoil and everyone was in danger.
In the official palace in the capital, Chen Li frowned as he looked at the corpse in the hall.
A clerk next to him whispered: "Sir, the whereabouts of the Demon Sect are secretive. This matter is no longer something that our government can interfere with. Our people are the strongest and only first-class masters. We need to call on the white-clothed guards."
Chen Li sighed and said, "I don't know how to invite you? The white-clothed guard rejected my request."
The junior official was moved and said angrily: "What do you mean? How many people have been killed and injured in the city now? Your Majesty is not here, and the white-clothed guards refuse to move. They are also paid, how can this be unreasonable!"
Chen Li did not interrupt the young official. He was also very angry, but now was not the time to be angry. He had to find a way to curb the Demon Sect's actions.
A police officer next to him said: "Sir, according to what the watchman saw, there are at least hundreds of people in the Demon Sect. No one of so many people has been traced. I'm afraid..."
Chen Li glared at him and said angrily: "I don't know?"
The policeman was silent.
Chen Li continued to have a headache. Even if he turned a blind eye to the current situation, when the emperor returned to Beijing, he would be the first to be questioned. After all, his duty was to protect the personal safety of the people.
"Too presumptuous..."
Chen Li took a deep breath and stood up.
The clerk quickly asked: "Where are you going, sir?"
Chen Li rolled his sleeves and said: "Since top-notch experts can't handle the current situation, then I'll hire the best experts!"
The clerk and the catcher looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
This gentleman is good at everything, but he is too upright!
The world is not black and white!
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Under night, the capital fell into silence.
Figures jumped quickly on the eaves. These people were dressed in black clothes and wore black scarves on their faces. Only their eyes were exposed. They all held swords and weapons in their hands and were as light as a swallow. Behind them, there was a man in white who was chasing with a sword.
The man in white wears an opera mask and holds a sword in both hands. Judging from her figure, she should be a woman. She is extremely fast. She quickly catches up with a man in black and kills him with a sword.
The man in black jumped to the side to avoid the sword, but his ankle was grabbed by the man in white and pulled back hard.
Poof!
Under the moonlit night, the sound of the sword piercing flesh and blood was so terrifying, and blood arrows were sprinkled on the eaves and fell on the street.
The people in black in front stopped one after another and quickly surrounded the people in white.
The leader, a man in black, held a broadsword in his hand and was as tall as an iron tower. He was full of domineering power. He stared at the man in white and said coldly: "The guard in white really wants to interfere in this matter?"
The man in white snorted coldly: "Dajing Baiyi, protect the country and the people."
The burly man said in a deep voice: "Didn't your master tell you not to come out at night recently?"
The man in white no longer answered, and suddenly attacked the burly man. The men in black around him immediately took action. The man in white looked like a ghost, and his footwork was mysterious. She seemed to have split into several clones, dodging the swords coming from all directions. Her body spun, A sword stabbed the burly man.
The burly man's eyes instantly became fierce, and he raised his sword with one hand, and his true energy exploded, like an explosion of qi, knocking back the attacking man in white.
"Hmph, you are a great master. No wonder you dare to stir up troubled waters alone. In that case, I will send you to death!"
The burly man said murderously, raising his knife to kill the man in white.
the other side.
In front of the palace gate.
Chen Li came here quickly, escorted by four agents, but he was stopped by the palace guards.
He immediately took out a token and said: "This is the imperial order given to me by the Queen. I need to see you urgently."
A guard said expressionlessly: "The palace is closed tonight. No one is allowed to enter or leave the palace."
Hearing this, Chen Li was furious and said angrily: "Now the thieves in the capital are doing whatever they want. Your Majesty is not here, and the queen can preside over the capital. If you stop me, all the people who died tonight will be blamed on you. When your majesty comes back, more than just beheadings will be done." , I will also kill all nine of your clans!”
The guard frowned, and the other guards also changed their expressions, but they did not get out of the way immediately and continued to block.
No matter how threatened Chen Li was, they refused to let go. The four detectives began to break in under Chen Li's order.
"How presumptuous! Chen Li, forcefully break into the palace, even if your uncle is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he will implicate the nine clans!"
A high-pitched voice came, shocking the four agents to stop, and Chen Li's face turned pale.
I saw Eunuch Li, the chief eunuch, coming with his hands behind his back. He walked out of the darkness of the palace gate with a contemptuous smile on his face.
Chen Li gritted his teeth and said, "Eunuch Li, the situation is urgent, please be kind to Eunuch Li."
Eunuch Li said calmly: "Chen Li, there are no thieves in this capital. Don't talk nonsense. The queen goes to bed early tonight and is not to be disturbed. Go back. Chen Shangshu and I have a good personal relationship. I will remind you a few words, Huze There is no room for fish or shrimp to be mixed in, or you may cause fire and burn yourself.”
When Chen Li heard this, he became angry and asked in a deep voice: "The fight between the Yang family and the Hong family has become so big that it can be hidden from His Majesty? The plague has not yet been eliminated. Within a few days, hundreds of people died in the city. Looking at ancient and modern times, there is no such ridiculous record in the peaceful and prosperous age at the feet of the Emperor!"
Eunuch Li's face turned cold for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, a voice came from a distance, and he saw a man in white running quickly on the eaves, followed by dozens of men in black.
The man in white landed on the ground and ran towards the palace gate, while the group of men in black stopped and stood under the eaves.
The bright moon is in the sky, and under the dim night, the people in black are like ghosts from the underworld, looking at the palace gate from a distance.
The man in white came to the palace gate. She only had a sword left. Her left arm was dripping with blood and drooping naturally. The injury was very serious.
"Eunuch Li, the Demon Sect is in chaos, please take action to kill the Demon Thief!"
The man in white gritted his teeth and said with a trembling voice, obviously at the end of his strength.
Eunuch Li said without changing his expression: "Where did the Demon Gate come from? Where did the Demon Thief come from?"
The man in white shuddered and fell into silence.
Chen Li had a gloomy face, and the four detectives looked at the group of men in black in the distance in horror.
Eunuch Li looked around at the guards and said: "Tonight, no one is allowed to enter the palace. No matter what their status is, whoever dares to let anyone go will not be safe!"
"yes!"
The guards responded quickly, all of them extremely nervous.
Eunuch Li stared at the man in white and said, "The guard in white left his post without permission, but I have no power to deal with you. Please come back."
The person in white straightened her back, and no one could see her expression because of her mask.
Chen Li took a deep breath, came to her, and whispered: "The current plan is, if you still want to live, flee to Longqi Temple."
The man in white nodded slightly, turned around and rushed in the direction of Long Qiguan.
As soon as she moved, the group of men in black chased after her, and the group quickly disappeared into the night.
Eunuch Li said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Long Qi Temple? If Long Qi Temple is destroyed tonight, you, Chen Li, will not escape death. That is something that His Majesty cares about."
Chen Li stared at him and said, "Long Qi Temple may not be destroyed."
Eunuch Li smiled.
At this time, a group of black crows flew from the nearby city and flew in the direction where the man in white left. Under the cover of night, the black crows flew in large numbers.
When Chen Li saw this scene, his expression changed drastically, and he murmured: "The crow flies in the sky... The Demon Lord..."
Eunuch Li smiled and said, "I wonder if that immortal Taoist priest can stop this person?"
Chen Li immediately turned around and chased after him. The four detectives looked at each other, but still chased after him.
"Things that don't know whether to live or die."
Eunuch Li's face was gloomy and he snorted coldly. He looked at Long Qishan in the distance, shook his head and murmured: "What a pity."
He turned and left, walking into the darkness with his hands behind his back.
…
call out! call out! call out!
Arrow after arrow pierced the night sky, killing the man in white who was running in front of him. She nimbly dodged it, but more blood spilled on her left arm.
As the man in white fled, he wondered: "They seem to be chasing me away on purpose, and are not in a hurry to kill me."
Although confused, she still tried her best to escape, getting closer and closer to Long Qishan.
When she arrived at the foot of Longqi Mountain, she stopped and turned to look at the group of men in black.
The people in black landed on the ground one after another, five feet away from her.
"Why don't you keep running away?"
The burly man at the head sneered, his words full of ridicule.
The man in white didn't answer, just faced them in silence.
The two sides faced off, and no one took action for a while.
A man in black whispered: "Boss, why don't you take action?"
The burly man frowned and his eyes flickered.
The man in white just spoke: "I see, the reason why you let me go is to use me to go up the mountain. Your target is Longqi Temple, but Longqi Temple is protected by His Majesty. If you force your way in, His Majesty will definitely investigate and endanger you." The master behind you, if I lead you up the mountain, then Longqiguan will suffer the same disaster as the fish in the pond, and its fate will be bad, right?"
The burly man hummed: "The dying person, she talks too much, kill her."
As soon as the words fell, a man in black rushed towards the man in white with a knife.
The man in white did not escape, and she felt helpless. It was not that she waited on purpose, but that she was exhausted and unable to go up the mountain as she was seriously injured. She originally wanted to scare these people away, but she did not expect that the other party would still take action.
The man in black raised his knife and wanted to chop off the head of the man in white.
call out!
A piercing sound pierced the night sky, and no one had time to react. A sword fell from the sky, the sword light shone, and the blade directly penetrated the man in black who was wielding the sword. Blood spattered, and the man in black was nailed to the ground by the sword, twitching all over. His eyes were wide open, full of fear and despair.
Everyone looked intently and saw that the sword was inserted into the back of the man in black. The sword trembled and made a clear sound.
This sword is the famous sword Taihang!
