A knife in love

Chapter 1117

Li Qiufeng saw that Xiao Cheng closed his eyes and said nothing, Zhuang Hengyun and a group of Dongchang eunuchs and fans were like wood carvings and clay sculptures, they dared not move around Xiao Cheng.He knew that all of these people were strong in martial arts, so he carefully leaned on the branches, his eyes kept on turning around Xiao Cheng.

The small temple where Xiao Cheng and others lived was not very big, comparable in size to the Magong Temple in Chongqing Prefecture.As soon as the small temple entered the courtyard, the sacrificial hall had already collapsed into disreputable shape, leaving only a wall foundation less than a person's height.The frame of the wing room is still there, but the roof has long since disappeared.The surrounding walls are still considered complete, but the top of the wall is covered with withered grass, swaying here and there in the cold wind.

In addition to the two fans at the gate of the temple patrolling with long swords in hand, there are also two fan guards on each of the other three sides of the wall.There were still twelve fans and eunuchs in the courtyard, plus Zhuang Hengyun, there were only 21 people around Xiao Cheng.Li Qiufeng made up his mind, it seems that the master of the brigade has been lured away, and he will find an opportunity later to explain this matter to Xiao Cheng.Since this person can achieve the position of eunuch and eunuch, he must be a man with an astute mind, and he will not be ignorant of right and wrong.At present, there is an undercurrent in the imperial court, and this group of people is bent on supporting Emperor Zhengde's restoration and regaining the former power.He has made up his mind to retire from the world, and he doesn't want to be involved in the right and wrong of the imperial court.As long as Xiao Cheng knows that he has nothing to do with Emperor Zhengde, the matter will be settled.

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Xiao Cheng say in a soft voice: "It's freezing cold, Your Excellency is lying on the top of the tree, afraid that the cold wind will blow through your clothes. Why don't you come down earlier and meet with me?"

Li Qiufeng's heart shuddered.Although he had heard of Xiao Cheng's martial arts prowess, he did not expect his skill to be so high.Now that Xingzang has been exposed, there is no need to cover it up.So Li Qiufeng stood up, pointing his feet, and floated straight into the yard.

The eunuch in brocade clothes standing beside Xiao Cheng saw Li Qiufeng appearing suddenly, rushed in front of Xiao Cheng, and screamed, "Protect your lord! Protect your lord!"

More than a dozen eunuchs and fanzi swarmed up and stood in front of Xiao Cheng. The swords in their hands were shining coldly, pointing at Li Qiufeng who was in the air.

Xiao Cheng opened his narrow eyes suddenly, and said in a soft voice: "Get out of the way!"

Although Xiao Cheng's voice was not high, it was extremely powerful.These eunuchs and fanzijiu worked under Xiao Cheng's errands, and they always obeyed Xiao Cheng's orders.As soon as Xiao Cheng's words fell, more than a dozen eunuchs and fans immediately retreated to the left and right without stopping.

Xiao Cheng snorted and looked up into the sky.I saw that Li Qiufeng landed lightly in front of Xiao Cheng as if he was walking against the wind.After he stood firm, he cupped his fists and said, "Greetings, Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Cheng looked at Li Qiufeng, and said slowly: "You know the rules very well, no wonder they can't hold you."

Li Qiufeng knew Xiao Cheng's "knowledge of the rules" because he didn't call Xiao "Eunuch Xiao", but "Master".He put down his hands, and said in his mouth: "Thank you for your compliment. I have the courage to come to see you. I want to state something, and I hope you can listen to me and say a few words."

Xiao Chengdao: "I think that fat man is the one you recruited to lure away my subordinates on purpose?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Your Excellency's eyes are like a torch. Naturally, I can't hide these small tricks from you. Presumably, Your Excellency has already realized that I am watching you, so you deliberately rest in this ruined temple, just to lure me to show up?"

There was a smile on Xiao Cheng's pale face, and he said: "I don't have such supernatural powers. It's just that I have been suffering from a cold recently, and I haven't recovered. Just now, these boys carried their shoulders and walked in a hurry, and the bumps caused me to commit another accident. Phlegm disease, that's why they need to find a place to rest for a while."

When Xiao Cheng said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Your martial arts are very high. If it weren't for the leaves falling cleanly, and you were wearing gray clothes, and you just fell on the opposite side of this officer, this officer would have really noticed No. With such a terrific master watching over you, although the fat man earlier was not weak in martial arts, he kept fighting, making it clear that he wanted to lure away those idiots under my command so that I could teach you to come to see me. I just I want to know, do you intend to assassinate me with all your heart, or do you have other plans?"

Li Qiufeng said: "My lord, I just want to say a few words to Master Xiao, how dare you have the heart to assassinate him? As for other plans, that is even more of a shadow thing."

Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes and glanced at Li Qiufeng.When the eyes of the two met, a series of sparks burst out in an instant.

Xiao Cheng pondered for a while, and said, "Where's your knife?"

Li Qiufeng said: "The next time I missed, the waist knife was destroyed in the valley under Hutou Rock."

Xiao Cheng nodded, and said: "Young hero, you really have an extraordinary bearing. Master Yang mentioned you to me, and I thought you were his confidant at that time, so Master Yang would respect you so much. From today's point of view, You really have extraordinary abilities, Lord Yang did not intend to support you. Yun Feiyang died at your hands, but it is not wronged."

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, and said, "How did Master Xiao recognize me?"

Xiao Chengdao: "Lord Yang is the emperor's minister. I have known him for more than ten years, and I have never seen him pretend to be a person. But when he talked about you with me, he was full of praise. As far as I know, you are the only person who has been valued so highly by Mr. Yang in the past ten years. I have met many famous people along the way this time. Maybe their martial arts are higher than yours, but this His attitude is far worse."

When Xiao Cheng said this, he suddenly smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Of course, Mr. Zhuang also mentioned you to me today, so I guessed right. Hehe, it's meaningless if you tell the truth."

Li Qiufeng glanced at Zhuang Hengyun standing behind Xiao Cheng.But I saw him standing with his head bowed, with an extremely respectful expression.

Xiao Cheng slowly stood up from the chair.The eunuch in brocade clothes hurriedly took two steps forward, supporting Xiao Cheng with both hands.While pacing around the house, Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice: "Since you have come to see this officer in person, feel free to say anything."

Li Qiufeng said: "I know that Master Xiao came to Shuzhong to find someone. It happened that I had a conflict with the master's men at the pier of Yibin Mansion, and there was an old man on board, so the master suspected that the old man was the one you were looking for." In fact, the incident at the pier was just a misunderstanding. I just went ashore to buy wine, and my words did not agree with each other. That's why I got into a fight with my lord's men. As for the old man who got off the boat, he was an elder of my lord. I have been living in seclusion in Chongqing Mansion, and I have nothing to do with the person my lord is looking for. Today on the river, I can't explain this matter to my lord, so I have to ask Mr. Zhuang to pass the message on my behalf. But I know such a big event, my lord will definitely I will not easily believe what I say, so I have no choice but to come here to meet you, and I hope you will forgive me."

Xiao Cheng took a few steps slowly, and said unhurriedly: "How do you know who this officer is looking for?"

Li Qiufeng said: "It's just a guess, maybe it's wrong and I don't know."

Xiao Cheng said "oh", turned his head to look at Li Qiufeng, and said: "You want to see me, but you are worried that there are so many people under me, and they will kill you before you see me. That's why I found someone to lure my subordinates away and come to see me, right?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Your Excellency is right. I have heard of Your Excellency's reputation for a long time, and I know that Your Excellency has masters like a cloud. If I hadn't prepared in advance, I am afraid that this head will be taken before I am in front of Your Excellency."

Xiao Cheng nodded, and said: "However, you can't win the trust of this official just based on your words. This matter is very important, and we can't let go of any clues. Even if Mr. Yang comes in person today, this official must meet the old man On the one hand, we can know whether he is the person I am looking for."

Li Qiufeng said: "Since my lord doesn't believe me, it's useless to talk too much, so I'll take my leave."

Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows, and said in a dark voice: "Do you think you can come and go freely if you lure away the whole army of this officer?"

Li Qiufeng said: "If your lord wants to detain me, you might as well try."

After he finished speaking, he took two steps back.A dozen or so eunuchs and fanzi standing behind Xiao Cheng rushed forward and immediately surrounded Li Qiufeng.The sword in his hand points at the vital points of Li Qiufeng's whole body, and when Xiao Cheng gives an order, he will cut Li Qiufeng's body into pieces.

Xiao Cheng said word by word: "I don't want to kill you, but I will definitely not take risks. Until you find that person, you must stay with me. If it is true as you said, the old man on the boat is not that person. The officer will naturally let you go."

(End of this chapter)