Jiaochu

Chapter 498 Complaint
Soon, the smell of blood filled the cool night.

Smell the blood, Qin Min enjoys it more and more, the evil spirit in his pupils surges more and more feverishly, and he no longer hides his true strength. Dark red lines suddenly appear on his face, gradually brightening, extending down his neck, continuously The blade of the sword also turned blazing red, and the temperature rose sharply. The blade of the sword slashed through it, leaving a molten fracture on the blade.

Seeing the Long Shadow Guards falling one after another, Yan Fei was eager to save people, and a force continuously poured out from his Dantian. The blood in his body seemed to be boiling, as if he was in a fire dragon spring. The speed and power of a full blow made the opponent Unable to resist, the masked young master took a few steps back. The mask on his face fell to the ground and was cut in half by the sharp dagger.

Yan Fei didn't have time to look at the face behind the mask. He flashed in front of Qin Min like a ghost. He grabbed the blazing red sword body with his hand and folded it into two pieces with a click. Yan Fei released the signal bomb, but the signal had just risen. Kong was knocked down by a hidden weapon, and Qin Min pounced on him the next moment.

Seeing that the sword was broken by the opponent's bare hands, Qin Min was slightly surprised, and then became more and more excited, as if he had seen a good prey.

However, not all hunters can catch prey, and the hunter may in turn become the prey.

With a click, a figure hit the tree hard, and the trunk broke. Qin Xun fell to the ground with a plop, vomiting blood, and the bright dark red texture on his face also darkened. He was beaten until he vomited blood. Still grinning.

The boiling in Yan Fei's blood got hotter and fiercer, as if it was about to engulf him whole. Suddenly, an extremely cold air rose from his Dantian. Zhen Po had told him before that the cold poison in him was the worst in the world. The cold thing, Snow Grass, can only compete with the dragon breath power of Fire Dragon Spring. Now it seems that these two forces have not resolved each other. The two breaths, one cold and one hot, collide fiercely in his body, and his body He also alternates between cold and hot, as if possessed by a demon.

A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the two clashing breaths within his body gradually subsided. His pale face was soaked with cold sweat, and his hair was messy and stuck to his forehead. A face was reflected in his dim eyes. Waiting for the reaction, that face Whose face was it? His dilated pupils suddenly shrank and he suddenly woke up.

While Yanfei was unable to fight back, a broken sword penetrated his lute bone and pinned him to the ground.

"You are too much in the way." The other party stepped on the broken sword, and the tip of the sword penetrated the ground a few points. Yan Fei gritted his teeth and endured it, and dense cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He bent down and said with a chuckle, "Princess Will be my princess.”

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Late at night, Ye Lingxi suddenly woke up with her hand still holding the jade bracelet. After calming down, she opened the bed curtain and looked out the window. The moonlight was hazy, and the silhouettes of branches swayed slightly on the window paper...

It wasn't that she was dreaming again, but she suddenly felt a chill coming over her, making her inexplicably uneasy. She gently rubbed the jade bracelet on her wrist, comforting herself that it was okay, don't scare yourself...

After lying down again, she closed her eyes and opened them again after a few seconds. After a while, she was still not sleepy. Her head was buzzing with all kinds of thoughts, which gave her a headache. Even her eyelids seemed to be cramping. She took out a medicine bottle from under the pillow, poured out a tranquilizing pill and took it. This tranquilizing pill was also prepared by Shangguan Yuan himself. He said that one pill would cure insomnia. She silently recited the Jingxin Jue for a while, taking both measures, and closed her eyes. Then it didn't open again.

After dawn, Sanlipo was silent. Except for the blood stains remaining on the ground, it was as if the fighting last night had never happened.

None of the Long Shadow Guards returned to the city, and Yan Fei was nowhere to be found.

Qin Min entered the palace injured and complained to Ye Lanchen that last night Yan Fei and Long Shadow Guards were sneaking out of the city, and he happened to see him. He quietly followed him out of the city and found Yan Fei meeting a man in black. He recognized The short sword worn by the man in black was a Xiyan weapon. He wanted to capture the opponent, but was injured by Yan Fei. He finally escaped from the pursuit and fled back to the city. He also suspected that Yan Jiang had collaborated with the enemy and rebelled a long time ago. The uncle and nephew were together Went to defect to Xiyan.

Ye Lanchen didn't believe Qin Min's lies. For the time being, he comforted him to recover from his injuries without making any announcement. He would let others investigate the matter carefully.

In the next two days, Ye Lingxi did not see Yan Fei. Xiao Anzi said that he had not entered the palace. She guessed that he was busy with other things and comforted herself not to think about the worst. She originally wanted to find a chance to talk to him. After talking about that matter, I thought about it again and decided to wait for her father to agree before talking about it. It would not make him happy in vain. But when I thought about her father not agreeing, my mood plummeted, sometimes I was happy and sometimes I was sad.

Time also passes very slowly when you are eagerly waiting for a result. Watching another leaf fall outside the window, a sense of boredom and anxiety quietly spread.

She found the sheet music given by Zhen Po and the nine-hole shark flute given by Zi Fei. She pondered for a while about Zi Fei's mysterious identity, then studied the patterns engraved on the flute, and tried to play it. The sound of the flute was extremely ethereal, like broken jade from Kunshan, and the clear call of the phoenix was particularly sweet. She tried to play a song, and the ethereal and sweet sound of the flute floated over the window sill and over the palace wall, attracting a thrush on the branch.

The blackbird fluttered its wings and flew over, and another little sparrow came.

When Hehe and Bell were attracted by the sound of the flute, they were surprised to find that the window sill was crowded with birds. They were not chirping at all and were extremely well-behaved. The blackbird was standing on Ye Lingxi's shoulder, not afraid of people at all.

When the flute stopped playing, the birds on the windowsill also flew away, and together with the thrush, they flew into the shadow of the tree and disappeared.

Only then did Zing Dang dare to speak out, curiously asking Ye Lingxi what tune he had just played that could actually call the birds. He He was also curious. Ye Lingxi raised the jade flute in his hand and said it was a good thing. If you have no money to spend in the future, you can still perform acrobatics on the street to earn some money.

Talking and laughing, Xiao Anzi came over.

Ye Lingxi came out and walked under the shade of a tree, and the two stood in the yard talking. Xiao Anzi said that when he came here, he saw a group of birds flying towards Changxin Palace. He paused here, as if he was worried. Ye Lingxi asked him what was wrong. Xiao Anzi said, "Princess, you don't want me to ask questions." Is it the Concubine Chen who lived before Fengqi Palace? I have heard something about it. This Concubine Chen has a special skill. She can use her music to attract flowers, birds, fish and insects to play. If what happened just now spreads out, it will definitely be used by someone with intentions. Unfavorable remarks about the princess.”

Ye Lingxi glanced at the jade flute in her hand, and suddenly had a hunch that it belonged to Concubine Chen. As for why it appeared in Concubine Zi's hands, she had no time to investigate now. She just wanted to confirm two things. One was that Concubine Chen was It's not Ah Xue, but who is Zi Yuan.

"What is Concubine Chen's name and where is she from? Can you find out clearly?"

"The servant went through all the trouble to find an old nanny in the cold palace. She happened to have served in Concubine Chen's palace. The old nanny said that Concubine Chen was presented to King Xia by the Marquis of Jinyi. After entering the palace, she was very popular with King Xia. Huan Xin was originally named Concubine Xue. Later, King Xia felt that this title was not noble enough, so he changed it to Concubine Chen. Her status was higher than that of all the concubines. He also built a jade crystal palace for her on the Taiye Pond. It was a pity that Concubine Chen violated King Xia's taboo and was imprisoned in Fengqi Palace and could never come out again. It didn't take long for her to pass away. It's a strange thing to say. Concubine Chen died on the night There were lightning and thunder, and heavy rain fell all night. The next day, the people in the palace found that the Crystal Palace was also missing. The old nun said that it had sunk to the bottom of Taiye Pond and was buried by Concubine Chen. "

When she heard about Concubine Xue, Ye Lingxi basically confirmed that Concubine Chen was Ah Xue. She wanted to know what mistake she made to be imprisoned by King Xia. Xiao Anzi whispered that it was rumored that she had an affair with the prince. Ye Lingxi felt her temples bulging. Leng Buding ate such a big melon, and the next moment he had an idea. Could it be that Zi Yuan was the prince of the Xia Dynasty? She only knew that the prince was called Gong Ziyu, A Xue, and Zi Yuan, which may be the unique names for each other.

"Does the prince like to wear white clothes?" Ye Ling asked.

Xiao Anzi said with a fawning smile, "I haven't asked about this yet. Princess, wait a little longer, and I'll ask again." Then he asked fawningly, "Does the princess have any other instructions?"

Ye Lingxi thought for a moment and asked Xiao Anzi to find a way to confirm whether Concubine Xiao was really eating fast and chanting Buddha in Baohua Temple. Xiao Anzi said with a sigh, "I was so confused that I forgot to tell the princess about this. I once said this." The palace heard that the imperial concubine had gone to the temple to pray for blessings, so she quietly left the palace and went to Baohua Temple to inquire about it. The imperial concubine would go to the Buddhist temple every morning and evening to chant sutras. She no longer even wore jewelry and dressed plainly. There is a servant named Lu Yu next to me, and it looks like he is really going to convert to Buddhism."

Hearing the name Luyu, Ye Lingxi's mind was slightly moved. Could it be that the idea of ​​eating fast and chanting Buddha's name was the intention of Mrs. Xiao? The Xiao family really planned to stay alone and not get involved in the affairs of the court and harem. Thinking of this, she asked Xiao Yun, Isn't it still in the library? Xiao Anzi said that she would go to the library to have a look later. She said no, she planned to go and have a look in person.

The library is shrouded in the pale red sunset on the horizon. The sun has sunk below the horizon. The sky is a light blue and slightly translucent.

When Ye Lingxi took Hehe to the door of the library, the clerk was about to close the door and came out to salute. After Ye Lingxi asked him to get up, he asked if Xiao Yun was still here. The clerk replied that he was reading upstairs and was preparing to give Ye Lingxi a book. Lingxi led the way, but she said she couldn't go in, so the scribe didn't have to tell him that she was there, and the scribe agreed.