I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 96: Shangyuan Night ([-])
On the third watch day, the little red gauze lantern ball was lifted up into the air along the rope in the Xuande building, so that everyone who went to Beijing would know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was ready to return to the palace.

After a while, the sound of waving a static whip was heard outside the Xuande Tower, and then all the thousands of lamps and candles from the top to the bottom of the shed and the tower were extinguished instantly.

At this time, the horse-drawn carriages of the rich and powerful families all went south one by one, preparing to visit Xiangguo Temple, which was also the busiest place in the middle of the night in Shangyuan.

At this moment, a mutation arose.

Just when His Royal Highness got up and was about to leave, several people in different costumes appeared on the top of the carriage of the dignitaries, and they took out a shocking artifact, the military crossbow!

At least five military crossbows fired arrows at the same time, and shot in the direction of Prince Zhao Yuantan.

For a moment, the hearts of all the military guards were in their throats.

Five crossbow arrows flew towards Zhao Yuantan with the sound of piercing through the air. This is a military crossbow with a very fast rate of fire, but it failed to hurt Zhao Yuantan in the end.

An old man in gray robe who appeared suddenly rolled up the five crossbow arrows with a wave of his hand, and then shot them with his backhand in his hand. The five crossbow arrows blocked all the escape routes of the assassin and killed him back.

And almost at the same time as the five crossbow arrows were shot, three feather arrows were shot from a crenel in Xuandemen. Thinking that the arrow shot so fast, one assassin was shot directly in the face and killed, and the other two assassins were shot in the arms and shoulders because of dodging.

The last thief was about to jump off the carriage and join the crowd, but it was too late, one of them flew down from the city wall, the sword in his hand flashed coldly, and the thief's body was already separated.

It was Chen Xing who made the stunning strike.

All this happens in an instant.

Then, there were exclamations and screams, and countless people began to flee from Xuande Gate to the south, and the entire Royal Street was in a mess.

A black shadow passed over the heads of the crowd, and came flying in retrograde direction. Chen Xing in the carriage swung a knife to resist, but was struck by the man's palm.

"Good boy, good knife skills."

Chen Xing was knocked into the air by this palm, and he didn't even have the strength to fight back. He spat out a mouthful of blood, but the imperial guards rushed to rescue him.

And Wusi Duji, who shot three feathered arrows forward from the crenel on the city without fail, once again drew his bow and arrow, and shot at the man in black on the carriage.

The arrow shot extremely fast, but the man in black grabbed it casually.

Wu Si Duji subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and immediately lowered his head, just as the feathered arrow returned the same way, and shot the Futou flying from Wu Si Duji's head.

"It's Fang Jiao, Honglian Dao pseudo commander Fang Jiao, the master of martial arts." Tian Yangxin's words shocked everyone.

The Fang brothers of Red Lotus Road are world-renowned martial arts masters, and they are the top two main figures on the imperial court's most sought-after list. When they came to Shangjing today, they must have a lot of pictures.

"Hahaha, that is the prince, come out and speak."

Standing on the carriage, Fang Jiao said with a defiant smile, his face suddenly changed and he jumped back, while the carriage on the spot was slashed with a knife.

The knife cut through the air, but the knife directly split the roof of the carriage, and if there was anyone inside, it would also be cut into two pieces.

"What are you, you are worthy of talking to His Highness the Crown Prince." Everyone looked, but it was Wuyang Hou Yu Luohu, holding a horse-killing sword in his hand, and glaring at Fang Jiao.

At this time, among the crowd, a monk in white came forward slowly.He looked very special among the crowd. It seemed that he was walking very slowly, but in fact he was very fast. He seemed to walk through the crowd without any obstacles, and there was even a faint golden light around him.

"Amitabha. The little monk has no return. I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

Prince Zhao Yuantan, who was guarded by Tian Yangxin and Luo Kedi, said loudly: "But I don't know what this master has to teach."

"The crown prince has a predestined relationship with my Buddha, and I would like to invite His Highness the crown prince to follow me westward to the Daxue Mountain."

After hearing this, Zhao Yuantan shook his head and stopped talking.Because he didn't think it was necessary, the purpose of appearing with Fang Jiao from Honglian Dao at this time is already very clear.

"Brother Tan, you go back to the East Palace first, and leave it to me and Sizi here."

Seeing Fu Jinchuan and Zhao Yuanshu approaching, Zhao Yuantan also knew that it was useless for him to stay here, "Okay, Sanlang, Si, be careful."

Then, under the protection of Tian Yangxin and Luo Kedi, he walked down the Xuande Tower.

The city was already in chaos at this time, and Fang Jiao's expected opponent was Jian Boyong. Although he became Yu Luohu, it didn't have much impact on Fang Jiao.

The two great masters of the first rank were in full swing in front of the Xuande Building, and for a while, no one could do anything to the other.

On the other side, the young monk who lost his teaching title also fought with Mr. Jian Da from the Imperial City Division.

In front of Xuande Gate, four first-rank masters gathered unexpectedly.

At this time, the Imperial City Secretary in the palace city also sent news that Fang Jiao, the sage of Honglian Dao, wanted to enter the palace, but Tao Zhenren blocked him.

At this time, not far from the Zuoye Gate, Master Yuanjue, the abbot of Bailong Temple, came to the gate of the palace holding a waist card bestowed by the late emperor to freely leave the palace.

"The old man heard the movement in the palace tonight, so he came here to protect His Majesty."

"Master Yuanjue, this is against the rules."

Wang Jiye, the guard of the Zuoye gate, directly blocked the person. What kind of jokes are you, a great master of martial arts, put into Miyagi this night?

"This general, monks don't lie, there will be a big event in the palace tonight."

"Master, there is really no need."

"Master, why are you coming to join in the fun tonight?"

A voice from behind made Wang Jiye stunned, but when he looked back, he was a woman in palace attire. She was dressed plainly, but the clothes were used by concubines. She was only about [-] years old, holding a long sword in her hand, and her temperament was cold. It's so cold that people dare not approach it.

"I've seen Miss Liu."

It was not Wang Jiye who recognized the person, but Monk Yuanjue.

"Unexpectedly, the master still remembers the old body."

At this time, Wang Jiye had some understanding in his heart, "I have seen your mother."

He remembered an old news that Empress Renzong had a maid who was extremely skilled in martial arts, her surname was Liu, and she was later named Zhaoyi.

I think it should be the one in front of me, but Emperor Renzong has passed away for nearly 40 years. Even if Zhaoyi is young, he should be in his 60s, but this looks no more than 30 years old, so beautiful, Do you think this empress is another first-rank grand master in the palace besides Mr. Jian Da?

Wang Jiye finally had a bottom line in his heart, with this empress, he didn't have to worry about the Yuanjue monk in front of him breaking into the palace.

After all, if a grand master forced his way in, they would really be unable to stop him.

Monk Yuanjue was no longer trying to enter the palace, but just sat on the ground, clasped his palms together and recited the Diamond Sutra.

Liu Zhaoyi looked at him coldly, why didn't she understand now that this monk was here to restrain her?

But at the moment, she can't let it go, just like the exchange of pieces on a chessboard, the two sides are actually restraining each other.

Outside Shangjing City, at the north gate, an eight-foot-tall man from the north, wearing a felt hat, was holding the famous sword Chile Chuan, intending to enter the city, but an old eunuch surnamed Xiao blocked him outside the city.

"Unexpectedly, the capital of Jin Dynasty is so difficult to enter."

The old eunuch said: "In fact, it is not difficult to enter. The wind can enter, snow can enter, and traffickers and pawns can enter, but the desert gold knife cannot enter. At least not today."

On the other side, in the palace city, Zhang Xia, the great disciple of Honglian Dao Shenggong, led more than a dozen masters of the third rank or above, sneaked into the palace, rushed to the distance of only a few hundred steps from Daming Palace, and was then captured by Tian Fuguo and Li Jinzhong. The eunuchs joined hands to block it.

After being discovered, Zhang Xia fought and left, and Tian and Li could only send one of them to chase, after all, the other party could not be allowed to act recklessly in the palace.

And Tian Fuguo returned to the Daming Palace after cooking two third-rank masters with his own hands, and was careful.

At this moment, in front of the Daming Palace, apart from Tian Fuguo, there are dozens of masters scattered around, carefully guarding every move outside.

As for Emperor Daojun, according to his past habits, he should have rested at this moment, so even if the assassin Tian Fuguo and others appeared, he would not dare to disturb Emperor Daojun, so he could only be careful.

Tian Fuguo, as a master of the second rank, was at his best at the moment. He was confident that within a radius of one mile, the masters above the fifth rank would definitely not be able to escape his perception.

However, the Royal Street is still in chaos, there are still a large number of people who have not escaped and there are thousands of nobles from various families, and there are many thieves among them. The southern end of the street was sealed off, and Japu Huali was ordered to lead two hundred vassal warriors to line up to block the northern end.

Then Fu Jinchuan jumped onto the roof of the carriage by himself, holding two horizontal knives used by the imperial guards, and then knocked and rubbed them. After three consecutive times, the harsh sound was heard throughout the street.

"Pedestrians stop immediately, and good people fall to the ground."

The imperial guards on both sides also shouted together, "Pedestrians stop immediately, good people fall to the ground."

"Pedestrians stop immediately, and good people fall to the ground."

Hearing the shouts of the Jin army on both sides of Fu Jinchuan, the panic-stricken people finally realized that they all squatted down and lowered their heads.

The original chaos settled down in an instant, the long Royal Street was crowded with people, but they were not crowded and trampled.

"I am the Marquis of Wu'an, Fu Jinchuan, and the folks in Shangjing all know me. Today, Honglian Dao rebels made troubles, and I got mixed up with you. So next, I will let people identify them one by one. All the folks, just follow the forbidden army in charge. Tell me clearly where you live and what you do for a living, and you will naturally let everyone go, and no noise is allowed here."

Fu Jinchuan was talking here, but he saw that the bottom of the carriage suddenly jumped up, took out a short knife in his arms, leaped forward and stabbed straight, Fu Jinchuan hurriedly dodged sideways, then grabbed the opponent's wrist and twisted it directly,
"Ah!" Immediately, the assassin's forearm was twisted, and the opponent's left hand attacked and was caught by Fu Jinchuan. With another twist, the assassin's arms were crippled, and then he was kicked off the roof of the car by Fu Jinchuan, falling heavily The wailing in the street was like thunder.

"You are all good people in Shangjing, please cooperate with the imperial army to check."

After the abolition of this person, there was no objection in the audience, at least Fu Jinchuan was able to convince them.

Then Fu Jinchuan jumped off the roof of the car and came to the top of the city tower. He also learned the news gathered by all parties from Zhao Yuanshu.

"It doesn't feel right. The other party must have a second hand. This is obviously a exchange. All the masters in the palace have been mobilized."

Suddenly, Fu Jinchuan's face changed drastically, even the fireworks rising from the Hanyang warehouse could not attract his attention.

"Masters, there are no more than [-] great masters who are masters all over the world, and in the capital city of Shangyuan Ye today, there are already ten of them.

"What did you say?"

"Go, it's Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)