Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 184 Third Grade Assassin
Liang Yuyao was in great spirits, she ate a meal from noon to dusk, and drank three jars of wine alone.

The royal wine rose dew in the palace tastes sweet and the alcohol content is not too high. After drinking a whole jar, Liang Yuyao was only slightly drunk, but the way she looked at Xu Zhiqiong changed a little.

"Xu Zhiqiong, I have something to ask you. I have an envoy in red named Tao Huayuan. Did you hook me up?"

Xu Zhiqiong denied it flatly: "What peach blossom? I don't recognize this person?"

"How dare you deny it!" Liang Yuyao grinned ferociously, "I know Tao Huayuan's methods best. How many people in the entire capital can defeat her? If she hadn't been seduced by you, how many times would she have missed you?"

Sixth princess, you overestimated that thief woman, she really wanted to kill me, but unfortunately she didn't have the ability.

Liang Yuyao stared at Xu Zhiqiong for a while, and said with a smile: "Look carefully, you are quite handsome, but if you only talk about appearance, I have seen too many beautiful men, so I don't bother to look at you."

The prince smiled: "Then why did my sister see him?"

"Who's taken a fancy to him?" Liang Yuyao sneered, "It's just to see him scolding Gongsun Wen so much that he couldn't lift his head in front of the emperor father, but he has such a bit of tolerance!"

Liang Yuyao's eyes became more and more blurred, the prince asked in a low voice: "Sister, if you like, send my brother to your palace for a night!"

"Nonsense!" Liang Yuyao stood up, staggering, "Who am I? Which eye can see him? Sleeping all night? I'm leaving and going back to rest."

Liang Yuyao walked to the door and looked back at Xu Zhiqiong: "You and protect my brother, don't make any mistakes. When it's urgent, I will ask the red-clothed envoy to help you at any time."

Threatened by King Huai, Liang Yuyao and the crown prince stood in the same camp, which is a good thing.

But Xu Zhiqiong always felt that there was something strange behind the incident.

In the dead of night, when the prince fell asleep, Xu Zhiqiong patrolled the East Palace with a lantern, taking this opportunity to sort out his thoughts.

After coming back from the dead, he first rescued Shi Shuangliu in the yamen, followed Shi Shuangliu's investigation, found Zhang Jiugu, brought out her mysterious skills, and also led out a certain mysterious organization. There is a deep connection with the Nufu Cult, and it is even possible that it is the same organization as the Nufu Cult.

However, according to the conduct of the Nufu Cult, Zhang Jiugu, as a woman, should not be a member of the nufu sect, let alone become a high-level figure at the master level.

I wanted to follow Zhang Jiugu to continue the investigation, but was interrupted by the promotion.

The promotion process was too hasty, and my master was injured by Taotie's outer body, so that I still don't know much about the ability of a sixth-rank judge, only that my strength has grown a lot.

After he was promoted, he encountered the recruitment of workers in the penance workshop. More than [-] innocent people died in the hunting garden and turned into four blood trees.

There is a high probability that this matter is related to Emperor Zhaoxing. As long as you follow the penance workshop, you can find out the result, but at this time, I was called to the palace!
It seems that this was done on purpose by the emperor, and he wanted to prevent me from continuing to investigate.

The reason why the emperor called me into the palace was that there were assassins in the east palace.

Where did the assassins come from?

Based on this inference, was the assassin who assassinated the prince really sent by King Huai?
Xu Zhiqiong felt a chill all over his body, and remembered the previous "Ancestors of Wrath".

The emperor has always wanted to harm the prince, but Xu Zhiqiong still can't think of the emperor's purpose.

Just as he was thinking, a murderous aura struck Xu Zhiqiong, making him shiver.

Whose killing intent is this?
The assassin is coming?

This is not the killing intent of the white tiger.

Shadao's murderous aura was undisguised and extremely fierce.

This murderous aura was covered by another aura, which carried a certain majesty, very strong, but not real.

It seemed that he had felt this murderous aura somewhere before.

daytime?

Yes, during the day, on Gongsun Wen.

Where else have you felt it?
Zhou Kairong?
Hao Ran is righteous!

The murderous aura is covered with awe-inspiring righteousness.

The assassin is a Confucian practitioner?
Could it be Gongsun Wen?

Gongsun Wen is the accompanying reader sent by the emperor.

Could it be that the emperor really sent someone to assassinate the prince?

If the assassin is really Gongsun Wen, how high is his cultivation?
He was able to escape the Eye of Sin Karma, which proved that his cultivation base was at least the fourth rank.

Xu Zhiqiong couldn't beat the fourth rank, unless he used a top-notch pill and sacrificed his life like he did with Liang Yuming, he would have to have Tai Bu secretly help him.

If you want to deal with this assassin, you must have a helper.

Where did the rest of the East Palace go?How come there is no defense at all?

There are more than [-] internal servants with cultivation in the East Palace, and more than [-] bodyguards. Xu Zhiqiong also brought [-] lantern bearers.

Lantern Lang and the bodyguards are both cultivators of the Dao of Killing, and cultivators of the Dao of Killing are not particularly keen, so it is reasonable that they did not notice the murderous aura.

But the servants shouldn't, although the eunuch's perception is only slightly inferior to that of the judge, can't they smell such a heavy murderous aura?
Even if ordinary eunuchs can't smell it, Lu Yunxi can't smell it even if he is a fourth-rank eunuch?

Xu Zhiqiong touched the lantern pole, ready to warn.

Lu Yunxi quietly jumped into the front yard and grabbed Xu Zhiqiong: "Don't worry, brother, let's see who this guy is from."

It turned out that Lu Yunxi also smelled murderous intent, but he was not in a hurry to do it.

The two watched quietly in the dark until a tall man in black walked into the front yard.

Eight feet long, this height is very rare in Daxuan.

The crime karma on the head is one inch and three, and there is no cultivation base on the body.

That's right, this assassin is Gongsun Wen!
He walked in so blatantly.

What about the guard at the gate?

Where's Lantern?

Are you all asleep?

When the man in black walked to the center of the courtyard, Lu Yunxi jumped in front of the assassin first, motioning for Xu Zhiqiong to attack from behind.

The eunuch of the fourth rank and the judge of the sixth rank moved very quickly. Lu Yunxi arrived in front of him first and tapped the assassin's chest three times.

Xu Zhiqiong came to the back, mustered all his strength, and pierced the back of the heart.

Pointing to the heart, three hits, the assassin moved his shoulder, and there were three holes in the sleeve.

Pointing to the chest, why did the hole appear on the sleeve?

Lu Yunxi frowned and said, "The skill of the mean!"

The Confucian fourth-grade skill - the mean, can transform all attacks on the vital points to insignificant parts.

Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhiqiong's lantern fell to the ground.

Confucian seven skills - Huairen!Can make people have a strong war weariness.

Under the oppression of skills, Xu Zhiqiong unconsciously put down his weapon.

What a powerful Confucian cultivator!
The skill only lasted for a moment, Xu Zhiqiong leaned over to pick up the lantern pole, and slashed again, cutting off the back of the man in black, cutting off a section of the man in black's trouser leg.

Another mediocrity.

Xu Zhiqiong wanted to strike again, but the assassin turned around and flicked his sleeves, the mighty aura of the sixth-grade skill came over him, Xu Zhiqiong was knocked back by the aura and almost fell down.

During Xu Zhiqiong's fight with the assassin, Lu Yunxi in front of him didn't make a move at all.

He was controlled by the Ninth Grade Skill Follow Ritual.

"Shoot! How dare you be rude!" The assassin seized on the eunuch's inferiority complex and forced Lu Yunxi to follow his etiquette and stand still.

No wonder the Lantern Lantern and the guards at the door didn't respond. Confucianism's ability to control is too strong!
Xu Zhiqiong knocked on the lantern pole, immediately calling the police!
Lu Yunxi's cultivation was at the fourth rank, and Xu Zhiqiong's cultivation was at the sixth rank.

The two of them could not fight each other in front of the assassin. It seemed that the assassin's cultivation base had reached the third rank!

When did Confucianism come up with a third grade?
Is this man really Gongsun Wen?

With a cultivation base of the third grade, why are you willing to be a prince's companion?
Now is not the time to think about these things. When you meet a third-grade cultivator, there are very limited things you can do.Gathering all the able-bodied people in the Eastern Palace together, they are no match for third-grade cultivators!

Right now, there are only two choices, delaying time and waiting for Chen Shun to come over.

But will Chen Shun come over?

If this was all the emperor's trick, Chen Shuncai would never have come to save the prince.

Another option, run for your life!

The speed of Confucianism is not fast, even if it reaches the third rank, the speed is not fast. If Xu Zhiqiong runs away with the prince on his back, this assassin should not be able to catch up!

With the lights flickering, the lantern bearer and the servants walked into the courtyard with difficulty, lowering their heads, not daring to look directly at the assassin.

Under the coercion of Haoran's righteousness and the skill of Huairen, these people had no desire to fight at all, and stood in front of the assassin collectively, stretching their necks and waiting to die.

There is no choice, the gap is too great!

Lu Yunxi broke free from the assassin's skills, and stepped forward to fight the assassin. While he was still able to resist, Xu Zhiqiong rushed into the back garden.

The prince was holding a long sword and preparing to fight with a group of guards.

Holding a handful of osmanthus petals, Lin Qianniang quietly lay in ambush on the roof.

Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and grabbed the prince, carried it on his shoulders, jumped onto the roof, held Lin Qianniang under his arm, and ran away.

The prince shouted: "Is it true that you can't beat it?"

"If you are not afraid of death, we can try fighting."

The prince said: "Go to Yuyao Palace first, there is still manpower for Sixth Sister!"

Do those hands work?
But Xu Zhiqiong couldn't think of a better place to go.

He found an empty corner and quietly led the two of them into the Yuyao Palace. Two envoys in red stepped forward to stop Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong put down the crown prince, and the crown prince pushed away the red-clothed envoy, and went straight into Liang Yuyao's bedroom. Liang Yuyao was sleeping soundly with the strength of wine, and she was wearing a gauze, and when the crown prince woke her up, she let out an exclamation , covering the upper and lower blocks with both hands.

"What are you doing?"

The prince shouted: "The assassin is here, let's hide here for a while!"

Xu Zhiqiong shouted outside the palace: "I can't hide, I can't stop him!"

Liang Yuyao came to Fangwai, but saw the man in black standing in the middle of the courtyard, all the envoys and servants in red put down their weapons, bowed their heads, and stood still.

Xu Zhiqiong was also under control, and was slowly losing the desire to resist.

What is the use of coming to Yuyao Palace for the prince's bad idea?

Did he come to escape disaster, or did he want to rescue Liang Yuyao?

No, how did the assassin know that the crown prince was in Yuyao Palace?

When I jumped over the wall, the assassin didn't see it, and neither did the people in the East Palace.

The man in black approached step by step. At a critical moment, the crown prince and the sixth princess simultaneously used the power of Dragon Fury, the Canglong overbearing ninth-rank skill, forcing a third-rank Confucian to bow his head.

Thanks to the dominance of this skill, it gave everyone a moment to breathe. Xu Zhiqiong flashed to the prince and Liang Yuyao in an instant, pulled them together and ran.

The four rushed out of the palace first, Liang Yuyao said: "Go to the harem and find Chen Shuncai!"

Just as everyone was about to leave, Xu Zhiqiong stopped suddenly.

You can't go to Chen Shuncai, and you can't judge Chen Shuncai's intentions right now.

Although the third grade of Confucianism is fierce, Xu Zhiqiong has a chance to escape.

If he met Chen Shuncai, Xu Zhiqiong might not even have a chance to escape.

"Follow me!" Xu Zhiqiong rushed towards Bingjingwu with Liang Yuyao and Lin Qianniang between one hand and the crown prince on his shoulder.

Fortunately, these two women had slender waists, and also fortunately Xu Zhiqiong had risen to the sixth rank and his strength had skyrocketed, so the journey was not too difficult.

When they arrived at the ice well, Xu Zhiqiong opened the entrance of the ice well and jumped in with the three of them.

In the ice well, the ice has been stored for half a year, and about a quarter of it is left.

Because the ice well is very well sealed, the accumulated water is a bit slow to drain, and the ice water almost reaches the calf, so going down the ice well is very hard work, and you have to wear thick clothes and long boots.

None of these things, Xu Zhiqiong wears quite a lot, Lin Qianniang's clothes are a little thin, the crown prince only wears a nightgown, and Liang Yuyao has no other clothes except for a tulle, so she can only use her arms to hold her conscience Heating:

"Why are you here? He wants to break in, and we have no way to escape!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I guess he couldn't find the entrance to the ice well."

If the assassin is really Gongsun Wen, he is only the prince's companion, and he doesn't know much about the structure of the palace. He should not be able to find places like the ice well.

The four of them curled up in the ice cellar, Second Sister Lin was very cold, Xu Zhiqiong took off his outer shirt and put it on her body.

Liang Yuyao looked at the prince, the prince only had a nightgown on him, the two looked at each other for a moment, the prince said: "I only have one, why don't we hug each other to keep warm!"

After waiting for a long time, Liang Yuyao's body was almost covered with frost, and she couldn't speak clearly: "Instead of freezing to death here, why don't you go out and fight with him!"

The prince said: "What are you fighting for? How many catties do you have? Lu Yunxi is no match for him!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Don't move here, I'll go out and have a look."

Lin Qianniang said: "Xu Lang, I will go with you."

"What are you going to do? Are you sending multiple people to die? Just wait for me!" Xu Zhiqiong quietly crawled out of the well, and there was no one around.

He walked out of the ice well and slowly sneaked towards the East Palace. Not long after he walked, he saw the assassin still standing at the entrance of the East Palace.

The distance between the two sides was hundreds of feet. Under this distance, Xu Zhiqiong was not afraid of this assassin. He couldn't catch up with Xu Zhiqiong, and Xu Zhiqiong also had many ways to escape.

However, when a person behind him suddenly approached, Xu Zhiqiong became nervous.

This person can easily catch up to Xu Zhiqiong, but it is extremely difficult for Xu Zhiqiong to escape from his hands.

It's Chen Shuncai!

Chen Shuncai came up to Xu Zhiqiong and asked, "Where is the prince?"

Xu Zhiqiong didn't answer, he was holding Yilang's seal, ready to go back to Zhonglangyuan anytime.

(End of this chapter)