Seeing the clouds

Chapter 52: Chapter 51
Zhao Ming walked to the streets of Chang'an. He was dressed in ordinary clothes and held a folding fan in his hand. He looked like a young man from a wealthy family, without any hint of the temperament of a ninety-five-year-old man.Accompanying him is a man who is not very tall. He is also very simply dressed in black casual clothes. To others, he looks like a retainer or bodyguard of a rich man.

The two walked side by side, Zhao Ming looked at the bustling crowd and the various dragon lanterns in the sky, feeling relaxed and happy. He gently shook the folding fan in his hand and said calmly: "They all say, 'I heard that Chang'an has a good night with lanterns, and the carved-wheel horses are like clouds. ’, now it seems that it is indeed not bad. At this night, I am afraid that compared with Kyoto, it is not too much."

The man in black next to him simply replied: "Young Master is so elegant."

Zhao Ming was used to the reticence of the man next to him: "You don't need to be reserved when you go out. Now we are just ordinary people. We can say whatever we want. Even if we make a mistake, I will not pursue it."

The man in black replied: "There is news from Marshal Fo that there are Northern Xia assassins sneaking into the city. I think they are probably coming for the young master. My subordinates are just worried about the young master's safety."

Zhao Ming smiled and said: "With these sergeants all over the city and you and the five of you around, I don't have any worries at all. However, they were able to track my whereabouts when I traveled in secret this time. It seems that there are people with ulterior motives in the court." .When I return to Kyoto, I will work hard to investigate this matter thoroughly."

The man in black lowered his voice and said, "It's my job as a subordinate. But Young Master, is it possible that he is the commander-in-chief of Buddha?"

Zhao Ming shook his head: "I still trust Fang Qifu. No matter how much he disagrees with me, he will not do something like joining forces with the Northern Xia barbarians that will make him infamy for thousands of years."

The man in black nodded and stopped talking.

The two continued to wander in Chang'an City, and Zhao Ming was not affected by what they had discussed previously.The two of them walked along the way. Zhao Ming was holding Chang'an specialty snacks in his hand. He was talking about military affairs with the heroic heroes drinking at the stall, and then he got into the crowd of girls and teased him. He was so luxurious. His temperament and handsome appearance made all the girls shy and angry.

While Zhao Ming was chatting with an extraordinary-looking woman in his arms, a slightly thin man in black came behind him, but the man did not make a sound.

Zhao Ming realized the man's arrival. He let go of the woman in his arms and said apologetically: "Sisters and sisters, we have some important matters at the moment. Please forgive me for being with you for a while. I will talk to you when I come back." Apologize."

A bold and heroic woman joked: "Then how will my brother apologize to my sisters later?"

Zhao Ming blinked: "If my sisters feel that the quilt is cold and difficult to sleep at night, I am willing to humiliate myself and warm the quilts for you personally."

These words made all the women shy and angry.

So Zhao Ming stopped entangled with these warblers and walked to a relatively deserted corner with the two men in black.

The slender man spoke softly: "Your Majesty... Young Master, Lao Li. I just discovered that there are three people with strange auras within fifty feet of the Young Master. I'm afraid they are coming with bad intentions."

Zhao Ming did not reply. The man in black, who was called "Lao Li" by the thin man, was named Li Tianzong. He said, "How many people do you compare to me?"

"I'm afraid it's not bad, but the energy is unstable and slightly disordered."

"It is estimated that some secret method or elixir was used to forcibly increase the strength. Immediately notify the other three people to move closer to the young master. If an accident occurs later, Wu Feng, you and Xi Han will protect His Majesty and go towards the Governor's Mansion."

The thin man named Ling Wufeng nodded and immediately disappeared into the darkness and disappeared from the sight of the two of them.

Li Tianzong spoke to comfort Zhao Ming: "Young master, don't worry, even if my subordinates die here today, they will protect you."

Zhao Ming just smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter."

Fang Suxiao, her maid Juan'er, and Wang Ji were walking out of a fabric store to the governor's office. The three of them were talking and laughing, immersed in joy like the people in the city.When the three of them passed through a dark alley with no one around, the battle-hardened Wang Ji seemed to feel something. He walked to Fang Suxiao's left side and said softly: "Suxiao, if something happens later, I will come to you." Don't worry about anything and run to the Governor's Mansion as hard as you can."

Fang Suxiao was a little puzzled after hearing this: "Uncle Ji, is something going to happen?"

Wang Ji shook his head: "I don't know. I hope it's just that Uncle Ji is old and confused and made a mistake."

Fang Suxiao nodded, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little depressing.

Just when the three of them were about to walk out of the alley to meet the lights, three black figures came out of the shadows. Wang Ji pushed Fang Suxiao and the maid Juan'er away, and punched the black figure on the left. on the alley wall, then roared: "Run!"

Fang Suxiao didn't have time to respond to what happened, when she heard a familiar and loud voice from behind. She remembered what Wang Ji had said before, and immediately wanted to run forward.

At this moment, the maid Juaner beside her hit her on the back of the neck with a knife, and then Fang Suxiao fell to the ground.Juaner turned back to the three black figures who were fighting fiercely with Wang Ji and were punched against the wall by Wang Ji. They were sitting on the ground a little dizzy and said something in Northern Xia dialect that Wang Ji could not understand.

The dark figure sitting on the ground immediately stood up, picked up Fang Suxiao, and fled north with Juaner.

Wang Ji saw this scene and wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by two black shadows.Like Fang Qifu, he inherited his martial arts moves from the Tiehe Sect. The Tiehe Sect's martial arts originated from battlefield fighting and was mainly divided into two branches - the sword technique and the spear technique. However, these two martial arts Everyone needs weapons in hand, but at this time he was unarmed and his vision was impaired at night, making it difficult for him to exert [-]% of his usual strength, making him somewhat powerless.He vaguely watched the two people disappearing with their young lady, as well as the two increasingly aggressive black figures in front of him, and his anger rose in his heart.

Wang Ji roared to the sky, like an old tiger emerging from the forest. Carrying the knife wound, he pushed the two of them away with all his strength, picked up the long knife that the black shadow had left on the ground, and used the sword technique "Ku Si Gui Gui" "The move in "Yu Qingshuang" rushed towards the two black shadows...

Fang Qifu sat in a temporary camp in Chang'an City, receiving news from all parties and making corresponding preparations for the possible attack tonight.

Suddenly a soldier broke into the camp and said anxiously: "The governor is not in good condition. Manager Wang returned injured and is dying at this time."

When Fang Qifu heard these words, his pupils shrank, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart. He hurriedly asked the soldier, "Have you seen the lady?"

"There is only Mr. Wang, and I haven't seen the young lady."

"Where is Manager Wang at this time?"

"Receive treatment in the nearby military camp."

Fang Qifu quickly stood up, rushed out of the tent, and came to the military camp where Wang Ji was.He looked at Wang Ji, whose vitality was damaged and covered in blood, and he leaned down and said softly: "Junior brother..."

Wang Ji heard his voice, tried his best to open his eyes, and replied in a weak voice: "Senior brother... It's my junior brother who is sorry for... you, for failing... for failing to protect Su Xiao."

Fang Qifu held his blood-red right hand and used his own Qi to warm Wang Ji's Qi: "Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly."

Wang Ji took a breath and said, "Juan'er is... a spy from Bei Xia. She revealed the whereabouts of Su Xiao and I to Bei Xia and attacked us. There are three people in total."

Wang Ji took a big breath, and there was still blood pouring out of his mouth: "Judging from the moves..., it should be... it should be someone from the Blood Sword Sect... one is first grade... two are second grade... second grade, one of them is second grade... Already... killed by me, the other one... and Juan'er took... took the lady... and fled north. The remaining one... Yipin, seeing that there was no hope of killing me, also escaped with injuries... …”

"My eyes... can't function well at night. I'm really... helpless. Senior brother, I'm sorry..." Fang Qifo heard everything and understood everything. He patted the back of Wang Ji's hand to comfort him and said, "It's okay. Don't blame yourself. Junior brother, please be well." Recuperate."

Wang Ji suddenly held Fang Qifu's hand and said solemnly: "Senior brother... we must... rescue Su Xiao."

Fang Qifu nodded: "Definitely."

After hearing Fang Qifu's promise, Wang Ji fell asleep.Fang Qifu told the military doctors around him to try their best to save Wang Ji's life, and then walked out of the military camp.

Fang Qifu stood outside the military camp. Even though he had experienced all kinds of troubles over the years, his mind was still in a mess at this time. Although Su Xiao had no blood relationship with him, they had lived in harmony for many years and were no different from his biological daughter. .He desperately wanted to leave everything behind and save Su Xiao, but Chang'an City still needed him to guard it, and the emperor was still in the city. Once something happened, it would affect thousands of families.

It’s really hard to choose between home and country.

A gust of night wind blew by, and the military camp was not as brightly lit as the Great Wall, but rather deserted.

When Fang Qifu thought about what his daughter might encounter tonight, he felt a little violent in his heart.

Blood Knife Sect, right? Ruo Suxiao had a problem tonight, so he just resigned from his position as the governor of Yongzhou and went north alone to slaughter his entire family!

Just when Fang Qifu wanted to send a team of scouts to the north to make amends, a soldier ran up to him and said: "Report to the Governor, there is a fierce battle in the east of the city."

The last thing Fang Qifu wanted to see happened. The house leaked and it rained all night.

"What exactly is the situation?"

"There are about 30 people besieging six people. Except for one young master among the six who does not know martial arts, the rest are all martial arts masters."

Fang Qifu's heart trembled, and he immediately ordered soldiers to be dispatched to quickly support the six people who were besieged.

Fang Qifu looked at the soldiers in the camp who were on the move and guessed that his daughter was just a bait used by the Northern Xia bastard to distract him. He also guessed that if the emperor was not in trouble today, Su Xiao would be in trouble.

This middle-aged man with some gray hair on his temples looked towards the north of the city and said sadly: "Su Xiao, I can't help you, let's be father and daughter again in the next life."

At this moment, a familiar and slightly lazy voice came from behind him: "What made uncle so melancholy?"

Youdao is like mountains and rivers, but there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers.

Fang Qifu turned around suddenly, and a handsome man was walking towards him.

The person who came was none other than Fang Qifu's nephew, Hou Fang Tianding, the champion who was once hailed as "My White Horse" by the late Emperor Zhao Zheng!

Fang Tianding, who was deprived of his military power due to the incident of seizing the legitimate son, now held the position of General of Hussars, walked up to Fang Qifu, looked at his uncle who had changed from lonely to surprised, and said with a smile: "It was already late when I arrived in Chang'an. I thought that after the Dragon Lantern Festival, I would go to my uncle's house to pay my respects. I saw the sergeant moving around and thought something might have happened, so I came over to have a look. Is there anything that my uncle needs his nephew to do for him? "

Fang Qifu grabbed the arms of Fang Tianding, who had taught him martial arts since he was a child, and said solemnly: "Tian Ding, you came at the right time. His Majesty the Emperor was being surrounded and killed by the Northern Xia assassins in the city at this time, and Xiao'er was killed by the Northern Xia assassins. Xia bastard took it away."

After Fang Tianding heard this, he was first surprised and then furious: "My sister was taken away?"

Fang Qifu nodded.

"Where did those thieves go?"

"Go north."

After understanding the general situation, Fang Tianding patted the back of his uncle Fang Qifo's hand and reassured him: "Leave my sister's affairs to my nephew. Uncle, please go to His Majesty."

Then the two of them set off at the same time, one heading north and the other heading south.

The men in black from the Blood Knife Sect carried Fang Suxiao and the woman named Juan'er on their backs, and successfully escaped from Chang'an City with the help of their accomplices.

At this time, the two of them were passing through a forest and running towards the place they had agreed with everyone.Perhaps because she was exhausted from running all the way, the woman's physical strength was clearly unable to support her. She shouted hurriedly to the man in black: "I...I can't do it anymore. Let's take a rest."

After hearing this, the man in black felt that there should be no accidents after escaping from Chang'an City, so he stopped and put the woman on his shoulders on the ground, and then the two of them sat on the ground and began to rest.

The man in black seemed to feel a chill. He asked Juan'er, "Do you feel like someone is watching us?"

Juaner looked around in the dark woods and found nothing unusual: "Nothing."

"Let's rest for a quarter of an hour and leave. I don't think it's appropriate to stay here for a long time."

Juaner nodded.

At this moment, a long knife cut through the night sky, like bright moonlight, and struck at the two of them.The man in black was already extremely alert. When he heard the sound of the long knife piercing the air, he hurriedly stood up and blocked it with the knife.The huge pressure attached to the long knife forced him to kneel down on one knee, and then the black shadow kicked the man in black to the ground. Juan'er beside her realized that something was wrong, so she wanted to lift Fang Suxiao, who was unconscious on the ground, as a hostage. But before she could hold Fang Suxiao up, the long knife had already passed her throat, and this maid who was born in Northern Xia and was placed in the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion died immediately.

The visitor was naturally Zhang Yue, who had witnessed everything happening in the alley in the dark and followed the two of them here.

Seeing that Juan'er was dead, the man in black wanted to stand up and resist, but Zhang Yue gave him no chance. The continuous attacks came towards him. At the beginning, the man could still block with all his strength, but as time passed, the man discovered that the knife The force of the force became heavier and heavier, and his sword skills became more and more scattered, making him unable to resist.

Zhang Yue saw the right moment and struck down with all his might with a force like a sea flow. The man in black couldn't resist, and was struck to death by the powerful energy like a giant wave.

Just when Zhang Yue thought that was all, and was about to pick up the unconscious Fang Suxiao and leave, a violent voice came from behind.

"Shizier dare!"

(End of this chapter)