space king

Chapter 40 Palace Master
What Su Ran didn't expect was that the person blocking the assassin's way at the door was actually Jin Qiliang.

"You have used up all 42 hidden weapons, let me see what other hidden weapons you have." Jin Qi said.

"I didn't expect you to be against me." The black-clothed assassin snorted coldly, "You are wrong, I still have three hidden weapons No.40."

Flipping his palm, a small and sharp dagger shot out, not hitting Jin Qiliang, but directly hitting Su Ran's throat.

The black-clothed assassin followed the dagger, his whole body was like a fast arrow, opening the way with his palm, and shot towards Su Ran.

At the critical moment, Su Ran didn't panic, and used his supernatural skill in the plane to catch the dagger that was shot like a meteor.

At this time, the black-clothed assassin swooped in, seeing that his palm was about to hit his forehead, there was no way to hide.

Su Ran took advantage of the situation and handed out the long sword, only to hear a sound of "pounce", the blade first greeted the black-clothed assassin's chest.

Jin Qiliang at the side gasped: "I thought you couldn't dodge that slap."

"I really can't avoid the situation just now." Su Ran said.

"But your sword hit him first, so he was the one who died."

"If I don't give out the sword, I will be the one who dies."

"If you don't use the sword, you will definitely be the one who dies." Jin Qiliang said, "Although I don't know Wang Dayan's true identity, I know that he is a terrible opponent."

The masked assassin in black was actually Wang Dayan. Even Su Ran did not expect that Wang Dayan would have such a good skill.

"Why did Wang Dayan kill me?"

"Because you are too concerned about Liu Chengfeng's death and Lu Xiaofeng's disappearance."

"So Liu Chengfeng's death and Lu Xiaofeng's disappearance are all related to Wang Dayan?"

Su Ran's eyes fell on the dagger he had just caught in his hand. It was a small but exquisite dagger. Su Ran thought of what Jin Qiliang said before, this dagger was probably the weapon that killed Liu Chengfeng .

"The death of Liu Chengfeng and the disappearance of Lu Xiaofeng may be related to Wang Dayan, but there should be another mastermind behind him."

"Who is this mastermind?"

"There are only two people who can do these two things in Huangshi Town."

"Which two people?"

"One is Huang Xiaochong, and the other is the Palace Master."

"Palace Master? What a strange name."

"She's even weirder when you've met her."

"So you think the Palace Master is more suspicious than Huang Xiaochong?"

"Yes."

"Can you take me to see the Palace Master?"

"I'm planning to take you to the palace lord's mansion."

"Didn't you say you couldn't help me before? Why did you change your mind now?"

"The reason is very simple, because I am also Sikong Zhaixing's friend, and I admire Lu Xiaofeng very much, so I don't want anything to happen to Lu Xiaofeng."

The so-called palace lord's mansion is actually two or three couplets of wooden houses separated by bamboo fences.

Most of the night has passed, and there are still lights in the wooden house. I wonder if it's because the beauty is hard to sleep?Or get up early and sing?
"I can only take you here, you go in and find the Palace Master yourself."

The closer he got to the Palace Master's Mansion, Jin Qiliang became more and more frightened, as if the two or three couplet wooden houses were a very scary place.

Taking Su Ran outside the fence, Jin Qiliang ran away as if he had completed a fatal task.

"The Palace Master is not a tigress, is it?" Su Ran was puzzled by Jin Qiliang's behavior.

"I assure you, the palace lord is definitely not a tigress, she is a beautiful woman."

"Then why are you running in such a hurry?"

Jin Qiliang didn't answer because he had run away without a trace.

There are bamboo fences and firewood doors, and plum trees in half of the courtyard. Although the plum blossoms have not yet bloomed, the plum trees still stand proudly. Seven or eight goldfish tanks are distributed among the plum trees in the courtyard.

The grandeur of the palace lord's mansion is not like that of ordinary people in the barren Huangshi Town.

Su Ran found that there was still a string of bells hanging on the firewood door, which should be the doorbells from ancient times.

So Su Ran rang the doorbell.

As soon as the crisp bell rang in the night wind, Su Ran saw an old woman standing among the plum trees in the yard.

"In the middle of the night, what are you screaming outside?" The old woman fixed her old eyes on Su Ran. It turned out that she had arrived in the courtyard before Su Ran rang the doorbell.

"I'm sorry to disturb you in the middle of the night, but I came here to see your... Palace Master."

"Miss doesn't see visitors in the middle of the night, especially men."

The old woman refused straight away, but Su Ran was at a loss as to what to do when another person walked into the yard.

This is a woman who is holding a lantern and dressed like a palace maid.

The old woman rolled her eyes and said, "Gong Ping, you are not by Miss's side, what are you doing out here?"

The woman carrying the lantern smiled slightly and said, "Mrs. Xu, Miss wants to meet this man, a man who can be seen by Miss. I want to take a closer look."

Gong Ping's red phoenix eyes kept scanning Su Ran's body.

There are two lanterns hanging in front of the wooden house.

It turned out to be a palace lantern that only exists in the palace compound.

The interior of the wooden house is lit with bright red candles, plus the plum trees in the half yard, and the antiques in the wooden interior. The ostentation of the Palace Lord's Mansion is somewhat incompatible with the barrenness of Huangshi Town.

A plain-clothed woman about forty years old was sitting on the grand teacher's chair in the hall. Her age had passed away. Although she was no longer a beauty, she had a somewhat decent temperament.

"You are the Palace Master?" Su Ran said to the woman sitting on the grand master's chair.

"Palace Master is just a respectful title for me. In fact, my real name is Gong Susu." Gong Susu said.

Su Ran finally understood what Jin Qiliang said, "After you've seen her, you'll think she's even weirder." How could a woman appear in such a barren place as Yellowstone Town?

"I have a question."

"Excuse me."

"There are probably very few people in Huangshi Town who know how to appreciate plum blossoms. Not only are there half a yard of plum trees in the palace lord's mansion, but there are also palace lanterns. Could this all be related to the identity of the palace lord?"

"Presumptuous!" Before Su Ran could finish speaking, the old lady beside her scolded sharply, "What are you kid, you deserve to inquire about the identity of the Palace Master!"

"Mrs. Xu." Gong Susu gently raised a hand and interrupted the old woman, "When you come to the house, you are a guest. Don't be rude to the guests." Then she turned to Su Ran and asked, "Do you know why I met you?" You?"

"I came here in the middle of the night, you should be wondering what's up with me." Su Ran said.

"It's not about that." Gong Susu shook her head, "Since you came in the middle of the night, you could have just slammed in without knocking, but you rang the doorbell instead. This alone can prove that you are a person worthy of me. The person who met."

Su Ran herself never thought that Gong Susu's reason for seeing him was so simple.

"You must be curious about my identity now."

Su Ran doesn't deny it.

"I can tell you my identity." Gong Susu said.

(End of this chapter)