After Feiyun finished speaking, Xiao Da waved his hand and said, "Young Master Lin, that doesn't have to be like this. You are not familiar with me, how about I arrange for someone to accompany you? In order to avoid unnecessary trouble due to language barriers." Feiyun He quickly said: "Thank you for your kindness. If I really run into trouble, I will report your name. What do you think?"
While he was talking, Xiao Fu came in and said, "Miss Luohua said that she doesn't want to see Shaoxia Lin and wants him to leave as soon as possible." Xiao Da spread his hands and said, "Shaoxia Lin, there is nothing I can do about this!" Feiyun and the others Seeing this, he stood up and left. Xiao Da did not hold back and asked Xiao Fu to send Feiyun and the others out of the palace.
When they got outside, Xiao Fu wanted to send someone to take Feiyun and the others back to Luohua Restaurant. Feiyun declined, saying that he wanted to see the palace of the royal family in Xanadu, see what was different about the palace in Dazhou, and asked Xiao Fu how to get there. Xiao Fu told the truth and said that Prince Xingkong and Princess Xingyun lived in the palace, and outsiders were not allowed to approach and could only watch from a distance. Feiyun thanked Xiao Fu and headed towards the palace with Liangchen and Meimei.
On the way, Liu Feiyun asked Liangchen: "Second sister, why are you so good today and you didn't say a word?" Liangchen said with a smile: "I'm not familiar with this prince, so naturally it's inconvenient for me to talk nonsense. Besides, it's not convenient for me to talk about what he said." Interrupt, brother, isn't he able to handle it well? It's just that we have to finish things as soon as possible and leave early. I think he still hasn't given up and still wants to persuade you to submit to them. "
Feiyun asked in surprise: "Second sister, how did you see it?" Liangchen said: "He failed to threaten, he should have become angry because of shame. But he still pretended to be nonchalant, obviously having other agendas. Later, when Luo Hua was mentioned, he seemed to be in high spirits. It seems that he will let Luo Hua persuade you. However, judging from his behavior, Luo Hua probably did not tell him the purpose of our coming to Xanadu. Otherwise, we can only fight. Back home."
Feiyun said: "Although Luohua left in anger, she will not betray me. I have confidence in this!" Liangchen thought for a while and said: "I also believe that she will not harm you, but I am afraid that she will be betrayed by others. Use it. If this prince tells her that as long as he keeps you, he can fulfill your wish, Luohua may obey his arrangement. Big brother, next time you see Luohua, be sure to remind her to pay attention." Feiyun nodded, secretly Thinking that this must be taken care of, he agreed to the opportunity.
Feiyun and Liangchen walked as they talked and unknowingly arrived near the palace. The three of them looked around and saw a small hill on the side of the palace. They immediately climbed to the top of the mountain and watched the palace from a distance. I saw that the palace occupies a very large area, surrounded by high walls, and there are many houses inside.
Liangchen looked at it and said, "It would be very troublesome if the ashes were placed inside. There are so many of these houses, and they are so similar that it is difficult to distinguish them. We have to spend a lot of energy to understand and become familiar with this place." The beautiful scenery should He said: "We will search separately when the time comes, and it should be quick." Feiyun said: "This can only be the last resort." The three of them looked at it for a while, then went down the mountain and came to the palace to check.
The three of them came to the front of the palace and saw that the palace gate was guarded by four or five sturdy men in military uniforms with swords on their waists. Every once in a while, a patrol of soldiers would pass by inside the palace gate. The three of them watched for a long time before moving to both sides of the palace to check.
On both sides of the palace are walls about two feet high, and within three feet of the walls is an open space. It won't take long for a group of soldiers to pass by under the wall. At first glance, the palace is heavily guarded and there is no leakage.
But when Feiyun took a closer look, he found that the soldiers were careless when patrolling, and they were just perfunctory. Perhaps no one had disturbed the palace in a long time, so they were so careless.
Feiyun, Liangchen and Meimei circled the palace from a distance before returning to Luohua Restaurant together. Not long after they returned to the room, they saw Tianxiang also returning. It was almost dusk at this time, and people had something on their minds, so they had a hasty dinner and gathered together to discuss. Tianxiang first gave her a brief account of the situation when she went to King Shangdu's mansion, saying that the palace was heavily guarded and difficult to enter.
Feiyun also told Tianxiang about his conversation with Xiao Da and the situation in the palace. Tianxiang was shocked when she heard that Luohua's master was actually a prince.
Tianxiang said hurriedly: "Since this person has the intention to win over you, you refused directly. This restaurant is owned by his family, which is very detrimental to us. We can no longer live in this restaurant and should move out immediately !”
Liangchen disagreed. She believed that Xiao Dalin was the second most powerful person in Xanadu and was in charge of the military. Even if they move away from Luohua Restaurant, they still can't escape Xiao Da's eyes and ears. In that case, it might attract Xiao Da's special attention. It's better to use the trick. As long as they continue to live in Luohua Restaurant, Xiao Da will feel relieved and thinks that there is plenty of time to slowly force Feiyun. Liangchen's intention was naturally to paralyze Xiao Da, at least to delay it for some time. After the mission was completed, the four people immediately left Xanadu.
Liangchen's words were reasonable and Feiyun immediately agreed. Tianxiang knew that Liangchen always had a plan, so he had no objection. Liangchen thinks that since he can't count on falling flowers, he can only rely on himself. The best way is to go to the imperial study room of the palace and look for relevant documents. There must be records about the prisoners in them. As long as you find these, you will naturally know where the ashes are placed.
After everyone listened, they all agreed that it made sense. Feiyun saw that the bright moon was hanging high outside, and it was a good opportunity to take action, so he proposed to do it overnight. After all, there are many houses in the palace, so it is extremely difficult to find the imperial study room. Even if you find the imperial study room, the documents inside will naturally be overwhelming and countless. A review will definitely take a lot of time.
Everyone had no objections and went back to their rooms to clean up. At midnight, all four of them changed into black night clothes and covered themselves with black veils. Feiyun specially wrapped the folding fan in black cloth so that it looked like a short stick to conceal his identity.
The other three wore swords on their backs and tied their hair up, pretending to be men. After getting ready, everyone quietly left the room under the moonlight, came to the wall on the side of the garden, and flew over one after another.
Everyone left the restaurant and saw that there were no more pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, some carriages would pass by, as well as soldiers on night watch. Under the leadership of Liu Shui, they walked through the streets and alleys, and soon arrived near the side wall of the palace. The autumn night in Shangdu is already chilly.
Under the watery moonlight, the majestic palace was silent.
When the patrolling soldiers passed by, Feiyun and others jumped up. They crossed the wall and landed gently inside the palace. Everyone looked around and saw that within one foot of the wall was open space without any obstruction. Just a few feet away are woods and some houses.
Liangchen waved his hand, and everyone quickly ran into the woods. Everyone was good at Qinggong, so naturally they were in the forest in a blink of an eye.
Everyone looked around and saw patrolling soldiers passing by under the wall and between the houses from time to time. It's just that these soldiers were more casual and didn't look around carefully. After the patrolling soldiers passed by, Liangchen gathered everyone together and said softly: "The six of us acting together would be too big a target and could easily be discovered. I think it is better to divide into two teams and go one after another."
Tianxiang said impatiently: "Liangchen, don't talk nonsense, we will listen to you. Tell us all your plans quickly, and we will definitely do it."
Liangchen is smart and has already gained everyone's trust. In this regard, Tianxiang also attaches great importance to and trusts Liangchen. Liangchen thanked Tianxiang and arranged for himself and Feiyun's first team to go first, followed by Tianxiang and Meimei.
Liangchen requires the two teams to keep a distance of three to four feet from each other, not to lose contact, and not to make any noise. Good times also stipulate secret codes for asking for help, gathering, and retreating. Everyone nodded in agreement and secretly noted it down. Immediately, Feiyun and Liangchen took the lead out of the woods and moved forward quietly. Tianxiang and Meimei waited until they were three to four feet away before quietly following them.
Feiyun and Liangchen were running on the ground for a while, and then jumped up to the roof and walked. As they walked, they looked for the imperial study room. After all, they were not familiar with the palace, so they couldn't find it after searching for a long time. Liangchen couldn't help but frown, feeling that he couldn't search so blindly. Suddenly she saw a person dressed as a palace maid entering a house with two red lanterns hanging at the door.
Liangchen had an idea and took Feiyun's hand, and under the cover of the moonlight, he came to the window of the house. Liangchen listened carefully and heard the sound of a girl talking in her sleep. Liangchen slowly approached the window and gently poked the window paper with his hand. Then he put his eyes close and looked inside. Although there is no light inside, you can still see generally clearly under the bright moonlight.
There were six maids sleeping on the bed inside, and the two maids who had just come in walked to the other two maids, gently shook them awake, and whispered: "Sisters, it's your turn to watch the night!" The two maids rubbed their eyes, stood up gently, got dressed, and walked out.
Seeing this, Liangchen hurriedly pulled the two girls following him. Feiyun and Liangchen followed the two palace ladies to a secluded place, and Liangchen made a capture gesture towards Feiyun. Feiyun also guessed what Liangchen wanted to do at this time, and nodded to express his understanding.
The two people suddenly jumped up and landed behind the two palace maids. Then they each stretched out their fingers and quickly touched the acupuncture points of the two palace ladies. The two maids immediately fell to the ground without saying a word. Feiyun and Liangchen stepped forward, each picked up one person and ran to a nearby forest.
Liangchen unblocked the acupuncture points of a palace maid. The palace maid was shocked and was about to scream. Liangchen hurriedly reached out to cover her mouth and shouted in a low voice: "Don't scream! Otherwise, I will take your life immediately. If you understand, then Blink your eyes twice!”
The palace maid was originally frightened, but when she heard Liangchen's female voice, she seemed to calm down a little, but her body was still trembling. After hearing this, the palace maid blinked twice hard.
When Liangchen saw this, he was secretly happy and whispered: "As long as you don't yell loudly and answer a few questions from me obediently, I won't hurt you. Otherwise, I will kill you at any time. Do you understand?"
