No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 265 Undercurrent
Luo's Courtyard
Yu Mingqiu opened his eyes and looked at the plain bed curtain above his head in a daze. It took him a long time before he turned his head and looked around.There was no one in the quietly furnished room, the wounds on his body had been bandaged, the soft quilt was covered well, and a faint fragrance could still be smelled in his breath.

Yu Mingqiu raised his hand and wanted to touch the quilt on his body, but the severe pain in his chest made him quickly give up this plan. Looking at everything in front of him, Yu Mingqiu's eyes suddenly turned red.

He is no stranger to this place or even this room, where he once spent the happiest days of his life.Although nearly ten years have passed, this room has not changed much.It's just that there are some traces of the other owner missing, and it looks more cold and lonely.

He knew that she had been supporting their former home all these years alone, and she was alone for several years before taking in the family of three.

One can imagine the hardships of life for a woman who lives alone.

Thinking of this, his heart was filled with ecstasy and bursts of pain.

"Are you awake?" Mrs. Luo came in from the outside, looking at him with a bowl of medicine in her hand, and said calmly.

Yu Mingqiu was overjoyed, "My real mother, I..."

Mrs. Luo brought the medicine to the bedside, and said: "The doctor came to see it just now, and said that your injury needs to be healed for a while. Since you woke up, drink the medicine. There are two people sent by the princess outside. You If you can go, go back with them."

Hearing this, Yu Mingqiu's original joy immediately turned into bitterness, "Mother, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Luo had already put the medicine on the cabinet next to the bed, and said, "There is a girl surnamed Leng looking for you outside, I'll ask her to come in." After finishing speaking, it didn't matter whether he could sit up by himself or not. Drink the medicine, turn around and walk out in a hurry.

Looking at her relentless back, Yu Mingqiu could only smile helplessly.

"General Yu." When Leng Shuang stepped into the room, she saw Yu Mingqiu lying on the bed with a miserable look on her face. She raised her eyebrows curiously but didn't ask any further questions. Her eyes just swept across the medicine bowl beside the bed, "Need help?"

Yu Mingqiu sighed, sat up slowly by himself, picked up the medicine beside the bed and drank it down, before asking: "What orders does the lord have?"

Leng Shuang said: "My lord said, General, you were seriously injured when you first took office as the commander of the military guards. I'm afraid it will give a bad impression to the soldiers of the military guards. In addition, since the military guards have been put under the command of the general, you have to figure out what to do. He I won't find someone to replace you." After saying that, Leng Shuang looked at the somewhat shabby house.

The dignified commander of the military guards is hiding in such a remote small courtyard. If his subordinates need anything, where can they find someone?

Yu Mingqiu smiled wryly, and said: "Go back and tell your lord, let him rest assured, I will not delay you."

Leng Shuang raised her eyebrows and said: "The military guards in the west of the city are still waiting for the general's order. Besides..."

Leng Shuang took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Yu Mingqiu. Yu Mingqiu glanced at it but didn't answer it, "What is this?"

Leng Shuang said: "This is a letter from the head of the most powerful Fenglei Hall in the west of the city. He wants to see Marquis Xiaoyuan."

Yu Mingqiu knew more about the west of the city than the people in the Prince Regent's Mansion, but his information was from ten years ago.

He took the letter, opened it, looked at it, frowned and said, "I remember, the most powerful person over there shouldn't be that... Sanshui hall? I have dealt with their hall master before."

Leng Shuang said: "That was ten years ago. Sanshuitang had withdrawn from Shangyong five years ago and disappeared. Some people suspected that they were secretly annexed. Now the most powerful Fengleitang over there is the biggest force in Jianghu." One of the Leimen is in Shangyong's branch hall, and their main hall is in Yanzhou. However, whether it is Sanshui Hall or Fenglei Hall, obviously, they are not as deep as Mingyin Pavilion."

Many people think that Mingyin Pavilion is only relying on big shots to do business, and even many forces in the west of the city think so, and they don't regard them as opponents to grab territory and power at all.Anyway, no matter who is the boss, Mingyin Pavilion will offer a considerable amount of money every year as a tribute.

It's not that no one is greedy for Mingyin Pavilion's wealth and wants to annex it. As for the result?Just look at the fact that Mingyin Pavilion is still standing and the bosses in the west of the city have changed a few times.

Yu Mingqiu casually put the letter aside, raised his hand and touched the center of his brow, and said, "The power of Jianghu?"

Leng Shuang nodded and said: "People in Jianghu have always followed Jianghu's affairs, and they will not deliberately provoke the government and ordinary people. As long as the property under their name is paid on time and does not affect ordinary people, the imperial court has no time to pay attention to them these years. The powers in the rivers and lakes also deliberately distanced themselves from the imperial court, and most of them in Shangyong have branch churches or strongholds, and almost no one has their headquarters here."

After all, the wind in the court is ever-changing, if one day the court wants to take action against them, although Shangyong is well-informed, there is a great risk of being taken over by others.

The power in the world seems huge, but it is nothing in front of thousands of troops.

In addition, people in the arena have always instinctively rejected the government.And the government's attitude towards people in the Jianghu is also: to use martial arts to violate the ban.

Everyone goes their own way, as long as the well water does not interfere with the river water, it will be fine.

"What is the origin of this Kaminarimon?"

Leng Shuang said: "In the past ten years, Leimen, Wenjiange, and Black Wind Fort in Saibei have been called the three major powers in Jianghu. Lei Yunmu, the sect master of this generation, is 35 years old this year. He succeeded the position of sect master six years ago. In the Central Plains, this In the past few years, Leimen has gradually overshadowed Wenjian Pavilion and Black Wind Fort. Three years ago, the prince once fought with Lei Yunmu in the border town, and the master of Leimen lost by one move. Now the hallmaster of Fenglei Hall Lei Ke is his cousin."

Yu Mingqiu said: "I remember... Dingyang Hou Shizi is the direct disciple of Wenjiange? Mu Changfeng of Wenjiange, isn't he dead?" Wenjiange is quite a long-standing and well-established power in the world, how could a younger generation overshadow him? Over your own limelight?

Leng Shuang said: "The master of the Pavilion of Asking the Sword has devoted himself to comprehending the way of swords all these years, and has rarely been involved in Jianghu affairs. After all, Prince Dingyang is not a real Jianghu man, and the Pavilion of Asking the Sword will not be passed on to him in the future."

Yu Mingqiu nodded and said, "I see, I'll go see him tomorrow." As for the rivalry between those Jianghu forces, it's none of their business at the moment.As long as you know the general details, don't turn around and find out when someone comes to your door.

Leng Shuang was startled when he heard the words: "General, your injury..."

"It's okay, I know it well." Yu Mingqiu said.

Leng Shuang nodded, thought for a while, and then reminded: "This place is not very safe because there are too many people. With the general's current status, if possible, it is best to persuade Mrs. Yu to live in another place."

"Thank you for reminding me, I know." Yu Mingqiu nodded, but felt a little bitter in his heart: I hope he can really persuade Zhenniang.

In the Qi nationality embassy, ​​Bai Jingrong's beautiful face looked very gloomy at this moment.Last night Qu Fang failed to get the Jinluan Talisman from Wang Fan, and Wang Fan took the opportunity to escape.Now the west of the city is blocked by the military guards, even if they know that Wang Fan must be hiding inside, it is easy to get in, but it may not be easy to find Wang Fan.

The hall was quiet, with Qu Fang and Yu Chen sitting on both sides of Bai Jingrong's head, followed by Musa and the black-clothed youth who followed Bai Jingrong to the Prince Regent's Palace.

After a long silence, Bai Jingrong sighed softly and said, "Go back and rest first, I'll think about it later. Ah Chen stay."

Qu Fang didn't speak, he got up and walked out, but the other two hesitated for a while before standing up.

"A Fang." Bai Jingrong stopped Qu Fang, thought for a while before asking, "When will Tian Ge come to Shangyong?"

Qu Fang looked back at him, frowned, and said: "He has left Shangyong." Bai Jingrong looked at Qu Fang fixedly, she understood what Qu Fang meant, he didn't want Qu Tiange to come back.

Bai Jingrong was very dissatisfied with what Qu Tiange did in Shangyong last time, but she didn't say anything.Qu Tiange is harder to control than Qu Fang.Bai Jingrong knew in her heart that Qu Tiange had been hostile to her since she was a child, if not for her master Qu Fang, she would not be able to control Qu Tiange at all.

Bai Jingrong sighed and said, "Ah Fang, it's not that I want to trouble Tiange. I'm afraid the situation in Shangyong is not good for us. What happened last night... don't you think it's strange? How could the palm-sized area in the west of the city come from so much?" How skilled are you?" Aren't the first-rate experts gathered in a place like the capital when they are full?
For people in Jianghu, the capital city is probably the place they hate the most.If there are too many rules and regulations, it will attract the attention and interference of the government if you are not careful.The west of the city is slightly better, but there is only a small area in the west of the city, what's the point of shrinking in it?
Qu Fang naturally also noticed that there were not a few masters who took action to snatch the Jinluan Talisman last night, and it was indeed not something that could be found in a place like the west of the city.

Bai Jingrong sighed: "I'm afraid someone deliberately lured these people to Shangyong, and I don't know how many there are in secret. After all, we are considered outsiders, so it's good to make more preparations."

Qu Fang was silent for a long time, then turned around and left a word and stepped out of the gate.

"I want him to come back as soon as possible."

After listening to Qu Fang's words, Bai Jingrong showed a satisfied smile on his face.Turning his head to the Musa two, he said: "Go back and rest too, don't run around in these two days, don't go to the west of the city."

"Yes, ma'am."

Soon there were only Bai Jingrong and Yu Chen left in the hall, neither of them was in a hurry to speak, and after sitting silently for a long time, Bai Jingrong asked softly, "Ah Chen, how is your injury?"

Yu Chen said calmly, "It's nothing serious."

"That's good." Bai Jingrong looked at him and said, "If we can't get the other half of the Jinluan Talisman, is there another way?"

Yu Chen shook his head and said: "No, the clues my mother left me all show that only by obtaining the complete Jinluan Talisman can I find the treasure left by Yu Ji and summon the real Luanyi Division's old department."

Bai Jingrong's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, with a hint of melancholy in between.She said softly: "After coming to Shangyong, I always felt that something was wrong. The person who sent the letter to you did not seem to be from the Mingyin Pavilion, but if it really wasn't...then, who on earth pretended to be Luan Yisi? The news we sent? Who reminded you of the Jinluan Talisman? No matter who it is, this person has a certain understanding of Mingyin Pavilion and Luan Ceremony."

Yu Chen also didn't know that when his biological mother passed away, he was still very young and had no memory at all.Although the Jinluan Talisman had been on him all the time, even the Bai family didn't know the existence of the Jinluan Talisman at that time, and no one knew that such an important thing turned out to be a piece of colored glaze.

Therefore, Yu Chen has always kept it as his mother's only relic. Although he lost half of it accidentally at the age of 15, he never thought about it too much.It's just that he secretly hated that person in his heart for stealing his mother's relics.

Not long ago, someone came to him suddenly, and the other party claimed to be his grandfather's old department.And his grandfather was Yu Ji, a well-known powerful official in the last years of Dongling, and his mother was Yu Ji's only surviving daughter after the destruction of Yu's family.

Afterwards, he contacted and tested the other party several times, and gradually learned more secrets.

For example, the unfinished ambitions of the year, such as Luan Yisi, such as Jinluan Talisman.

These news were naturally good news for Bai Jingrong and the former Bai family who were in a difficult situation in the royal court of the Qi clan at that time.Bai Jingrong used to know that there was something wrong with Yu Chen's biological mother's life experience, but Yu Ji had passed away for many years, and the so-called Yisi Luan was just a rumor. In any case, he would never have thought that the key to the Yu family's treasure would be in Yu Chen's hands .

Originally, Bai Jingrong would not be so anxious, but the defeat of the Qi clan and the crisis of the royal court's westward move forced her to look to the Central Plains.Since he was going to come to Dasheng, Bai Jingrong naturally didn't want to give up the rumored treasures and influence that Yu Ji planned to use to subvert Dongling.

Yu Chen is Yu Ji's only bloodline now, isn't he?

It's just that now it seems that it is still a bit hasty. After talking with the owner of Mingyin Pavilion last night, Bai Jingrong knew that those news were definitely not disclosed to them by Mingyin Pavilion.

Not only that, Mingyin Pavilion still has hostility towards Yu Chen, Yu Ji's grandson, and does not welcome him back to the Central Plains.

Either, Mingyin Pavilion is not equal to Yisi Luan, or... Yisi Luan has long since abandoned the old master and has his own plans.

But no matter what, there is still an extra force among them.

Who was the person who revealed the news about Luan Yisi and Jinluan Talisman to them and lured them to explore Yuji's treasure?
Bai Jingrong frowned slightly, and suddenly thought of someone.

But soon she shook her head again, denying the thought in her heart.

A coward who doesn't dare to face the reality, has no ambitions, and only escapes!
"Madam Qi, the Regent of Dasheng is here." The guard outside the door hurried in to report.

Bai Jingrong was a little surprised, "The Regent of Dasheng? What is he doing here at this time?" Could it be because of what happened last night?It's too late now, if he wasn't caught on the spot, who would admit it afterwards?

The guard whispered: "The Regent said that the other half of the Jinluan Talisman is in his hand."

"What?!" Even though he was as calm as Bai Jingrong, he couldn't help but stood up abruptly.Yu Chen, who was sitting on the side, was also somewhat surprised, but he still looked at Bai Jingrong and didn't speak.

Bai Jingrong collected himself, snorted softly and said, "Yes, after all, Shangyong is the territory of Xie's family. Even if the government doesn't care much about that area, it's not difficult for Xie Yan to really want something."

After thinking about it, Bai Jingrong said, "Go and ask the regent to come in."

"Yes, ma'am." The guard left in response.

Bai Jingrong asked, "Tell me, what does Xie Yan want to do?"

Yu Chen lowered his eyes and said, "I don't know, I didn't know him well before."

Bai Jingrong smiled slightly, "I think... Maybe we will soon know the secret of the Jinluan Talisman."

Half on one side, unless Xie Yan can snatch it from the Qi embassy, ​​there is only one choice, isn't it?

(End of this chapter)