Feeling the tyrannical and eerie internal force, Jingting slowly grasped the hilt of the Dao sword in his hand, stepped on one foot, and quickly rushed towards the target.
However... what surprised the Taoist priest was that when he sensed Jingting's arrival, the other party turned around and ran away.
The speed was not as fast as Jingting's, but the opponent was familiar with Andu's terrain. At this moment, Jingting couldn't catch up at all.
The two of them circled Anduli twice like the wind, and Jingting stopped.
The Taoist priest raised his head and saw a man in black standing quietly on the wall of Anhuang Palace.
His face was covered with black gauze, and his entire figure was hidden in the loose robe.
The two stood like this until the man in black turned around and disappeared from the city.
"What...are you doing?"
The Taoist priest frowned, a little confused. Without saying anything or fighting, the great master took Jingting around Andu twice.
"Is it to get rid of me, or... is there an ambush here?"
The Taoist priest looked in the direction of Yong'an Pagoda. There was no beeping sound. He looked around and saw people coming and going in the vegetable market around him. It was peaceful.
"Forget it, let's go to Yong'an Tower first. I don't know what's going on there."
Jingting turned around. Not far away, a Zhu Yiwei guard attracted the Taoist priest's attention. The familiar figure, familiar walking posture, and... Jingting felt the body of this Zhu Yiwei guard. To your own inner strength.
Looking slightly sideways, Jingting watched Zhu Yiwei walk into a government office.
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At the same time, Anhuang Palace.
Emperor An poured a cup of tea all over the head of Deng Ju, the leader of the Zhu Yi Guard.
"I asked you to find something, why is it so difficult!"
"I am guilty, but... Your Majesty, in recent years, the stocks in each tribe have been running low. If Zhu Yiwei wants to take it, there must be a reason."
Deng Zhu knelt on the ground and let the tea flow down his face.
"I want it, this is the reason!"
Emperor An slapped the table with his palm, and the table buzzed: "Go and get the things back for me, otherwise what use would I have for you!"
"My lord, I understand."
Deng Xiao lowered his head.
"You don't understand. I give you five days. If you don't get everything together, I will use your head to add to it."
"I must fulfill my mission."
"check it out."
A memorial was swept from the desk to Deng Hui by Emperor An.
"Your Majesty~"
"Take a good look at it. This is the memorial written by Marquis Changqing. It says that you, Zhu Yiwei, united with Beipan to assassinate him."
"This...joining Beipan to assassinate Marquis Changqing is something I have never done."
"Li Tongguang dragged the bodies of you Zhu Yiwei to the Ministry of Justice. The evidence is conclusive. You can investigate when you get back and see who is so bold and dares to collude with Beipan. But the most important thing is to get the things first."
"My lord! I obey the order."
Deng Xu kowtowed and retreated slowly.
Outside the palace gate, Deng Jiu rubbed his sore eyebrows, sighed, and turned his head. He seemed to see a dark figure standing at the fence outside the hall. He rubbed his eyes, and the shadow disappeared again.
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Entering the government office, Jingting saw a corpse.
is a man.
Killed by a hidden weapon.
The person who killed him was the Zhuyi Guards.
"I was not allowed to use force under the contract, but I started killing people myself."
Jingting chuckled and landed behind the Zhu Yiwei. Zhu Yiwei turned around and took off the human skin mask on his face. It was none other than Ren Ruyi.
"Why are you here?"
Ren Ruyi gets close to Jingting.
"Yesterday, the master in the palace was following Yang Ying's carriage. I chased her out, and she led me to the edge of the palace. I originally wanted to go to Yong'an Tower, but then I saw you."
Jingting shrugged and looked at the corpse in front of him: "Who is this?"
"Zhu Yiwei's left envoy, Chen Gui."
Ren Ruyi clasped his hands on his chest: "He was the one who sent people to assassinate Li Tongguang."
"It turns out it's to avenge my apprentice."
"Okay, someone is coming. Let's get out of here first. Chen Gui's death will probably shock them and make them afraid to attack Li Tongguang again."
Ren Ruyi smiled and hugged Jingting's arm: "I will accompany you to Yong'an Tower."
"There was no beeping sound, and I didn't see any lost butterflies. I guess it's fine."
Holding Ren Ruyi's slender waist, Jingting tapped one foot, flew out of the government office compound, and blended into the crowd: "I remember, someone said that I wanted to accompany Pindao to visit Andu."
"Let's go this way."
Ren Ruyi grabbed Jingting's hand and skipped ahead. The Taoist pretended to stumble and laughed happily through the turbulent flow of Zhu Yiwei's search.
Turning left and right, the two passed through several alleys and stood at the door of a small shop. Before they even entered the house, the Taoist could smell the aroma of rice.
The Taoist raised his head. On the crooked plaque was engraved Liu's Shop, four big characters.
"This is a restaurant I used to come to frequently. After every mission, I would come here to reward myself."
Ren Ruyi took Jingting and found a place to sit down: "If shopkeeper Liu hadn't been old and didn't have so much energy to entertain guests, he might have opened a restaurant on the main street."
"Hahaha, the girl praised me."
The restaurant was very small, with five square tables, and there was no waiter to greet him. The shopkeeper personally welcomed him out. The old man was very friendly when he saw Ren Ruyi: "You haven't been here for several years."
"I went to a faraway place to look for relatives."
Ren Ruyi smiled, took the teapot from shopkeeper Liu, and looked at Jingting: "The fish in this shop is very good, you must try it."
"Who is this……"
Shopkeeper Liu was quite old. He looked at Jingting and then at Ren Ruyi with a kind smile on his face.
"this is me……"
Just when he was about to introduce Jingting, Ren Ruyi was suddenly stunned.
"You haven't come here yet...my husband." When she said the last two words, the woman's voice suddenly became very low.
"Hahaha, okay, okay."
Shopkeeper Liu smiled and poured tea for Jingting himself: "Drink tea first, I will arrange today's meal."
"Thank you, shopkeeper."
Jingting smiled slightly and watched shopkeeper Liu get into the kitchen.
"What did you find out at Zhu Yiwei's place?"
Picking up the tea cup and taking a sip, Jingting opened the topic while the food was being served.
"Chen Gui said that the eldest prince asked him to kill Li Tongguang, and he doesn't know anything else."
Ren Ruyi shook his head: "He sent dozens of people to He County just to kill Li Tongguang, and now they are all dead."
"What about the Zhuyiwei Wudu branch?"
"He didn't do it. He didn't know. He didn't know anything about Yue Sanniang in Wudu before."
Ren Ruyi tapped his fingers on the table: "According to Chen Gui, Deng Zhu has been collecting something since he took office as the head of the Zhuyi Guard. For this, he offended many nobles in the palace, Wudu branch, including those behind him. We have to slowly explore whether he did what happened at Qingfengguan."
"The prisoner exchange is not going well. The delegation will have to stay for a while. Take your time."
Jingting comforts Ren Ruyi.
"The most important thing for a killer is patience. I have been waiting for five years to find the real culprit who killed the empress. I am not in a hurry."
Mentioning Queen Zhaojie, Ren Ruyi's eyes flashed with tenderness: "You can go somewhere with me later."
"good."
As soon as Jingting finished speaking, Manager Liu walked to the table for two people carrying a few dishes.
Stewed crucian carp, fragrant chicken soup, grilled tofu to perfection, paired with stir-fried vegetables, and a small jar of osmanthus wine.
"smell good."
The Taoist priest picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth.
"Yeah, try this~"
Ren Ruyi put the tender fish belly into Jingting's bowl.
The Taoist ate it all around, but in the end his chopsticks landed on the fried tofu.
"You seem to like this."
Ren Ruyi also picked up a chopstick for herself and chewed carefully: "Do you like this best?"
"No, I like to eat meat the most. In Tianqingguan, it takes a long time to eat meat."
Jingting smiled, picked up the glass of wine and drank it all: "One time, my senior sister made this fried tofu. I ate a lot of it, and she thought I liked it very much, so she made it often after that. This plate of fried tofu tastes great." , just like what senior sister did..."
"How did she know that I like it just because the tofu tastes like meat?"
