The strongest ruler of the heavens

Chapter 500 Infiltrate the Palace
Candlelight, books and ink fragrance.

A cup of hot tea, a book, leisurely reading to the sound of cicadas.

The flickering flame of the candle lamp reflected Lin Xi's side face, drawing his shadow across the room.

Everything seemed so peaceful and peaceful.

Suddenly, there was a short and rapid knock on the door, directly breaking the tranquility.

"Don't you know that you should ask permission to enter the master's room?" Lin Xi put down the books in her hands and said to Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu helplessly.

Meng Qi curled his lips and pushed Ruan Yushu to the front, immediately causing a roll of eyes, but he didn't seem to see it, and said to himself: "Tonight we are going to explore the imperial city, find out the surrounding layout, and do things for tomorrow be prepared."

Lin Xi's eyelids twitched, and she glanced at Ruan Yushu and said to Meng Qi, "What? Don't understand the sword-drawing style anymore? This is a sword move at the level of a dharma body, which can kill immortals and gods."

"Is one night enough?"

"With your aptitude, it's not enough." Lin Xi replied seriously.

Meng Qi's face turned green immediately, he pointed at him and didn't hold back his words for a long time, but Ruan Yushu burst out laughing.

"Okay, I'm not joking." Lin Xi smiled, picked up the folding fan on the table, got up and said, "Since you are going to investigate, you should start early, or your night clothes will be changed for nothing."

After Lin Xi changed into his night clothes, the three of them sneaked out of the post house again and headed towards the imperial city, going up and down, walking along the shadows, and after a while, they reached the outskirts of the imperial city.

The three of them hid on the crown of a tall tree, looking at the imperial city.

Suddenly, Meng Qi frowned.

A hundred meters around the imperial city is a square made of white stones, without a single tree, it is open and open, and it is clear at a glance!
And the lights on the walls of the imperial city are brightly lit, illuminating the square like daytime, not to mention a living person, even a mouse or a bird, as long as they jump across the square, they will be seen by the guards guarding the city wall.

It's hard to sneak in...

Meng Qi took Lin Xi and Ruan Yushu almost around the imperial city, and found that the three steps and one guard on the city wall were all masters with agility and keen eyesight.

Outside the wall is a square with a width of [-] meters, there is no place to hide or hide, and it is impossible to use trees to cross the city wall that is three or four feet high.

Sure enough, it was the court with rich experience in dealing with Jianghu masters... Such an arrangement made Meng Qi feel like he had nowhere to go, so he couldn't help looking at the leisurely Lin Xi for help.

He believed that Lin Xi must have a solution.

However, the result disappointed him greatly. Lin Xi just looked around and ignored his pleading for help. Even if he spoke directly, he was blocked by the words "I don't know".

Suddenly, Meng Qi became furious.

"How can you have no choice, hurry up!" He urged directly: "Aren't you my thug? Why can't you even meet this request?"

What Lin Xi said to the queen was directly applied. He didn't care about being shameless.

Unfortunately……

Lin Xi's face was extremely thick, and he looked like I couldn't understand him, which immediately made him speechless, so he had no choice but to go back in despair.

The next day.

Meng Qi, who was full of depression, went to see Lu Guan early, and after getting the answer, he came back to greet Lin Xi and Ruan Yushu, and then left the inn.

He informed Lin Xi and Ruan Yushu of his plan, hoping to get some opinions, but unfortunately the two of them seemed to have heard nothing, just silently waiting for the queen to arrive.

At the end of the day, when the sun was blazing, the Demon Queen appeared in front of the three of them: "Follow me, you three."

Lin Xi nodded slightly, and followed Meng Qi half a step behind, like a follower.

Ruan Yushu simply raised the corners of his lips slightly, thinking it was quite interesting, so he also imitated this look and took half a step behind to set off Meng Qi.

Meng Qi: ...

He couldn't say anything about it, not to mention that this kind of pretense was really in line with his wishes.

In a yard facing the street, the Queen led Lin Xi and the three of them to push open the door of the wing room.

"My lord." The people in the house hurriedly got up, their expressions were awed and respected to the point of reverence.

As soon as she saw him, Lin Xi understood the queen's plan to infiltrate.

Because this is a middle-aged eunuch, judging from his attire, he should be a high-rank eunuch. It seems that it is a secret chess piece arranged by the Demon Sect many years ago, and it finally comes in handy today.

The imperial city is indeed impregnable, but who can grasp the hearts of the people?

The Demon Empress nodded reservedly: "This is dangerous, what else do you wish for?"

Once this kind of thing is discovered, the queen, Lin Xi and others can still escape with their martial arts, and even kill them back, but this eunuch is absolutely unlucky!

The middle-aged eunuch said excitedly: "This subordinate is willing to go through fire and water for the revival of the Holy Gate, no matter what!"

"Okay, very good, this matter is over, you will go back to the door to take on the heavy responsibility." The Demon Queen is not a leader who has learned martial arts and is stupid, so she naturally knows how to give encouragement and win people's hearts.

She turned her head to look at Lin Xi and the others and introduced, "Yu Tongen, the eunuch in charge of purchasing."

After nodding and greeting each other, the Empress said concisely: "After entering the palace, wait for night to fall and the palace gates to be locked. I will go directly to Qinzheng Hall to surprise Wang Derang and entangle him. The rest will be left to the three of you."

"I need the internal defense layout and patrol route map." Meng Qi said.

Yu Tongen didn't say much, and directly took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to Meng Qi: "Burn it after reading it."

In the following time, Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu studied the defense arrangement and patrol route map together, and discussed about infiltration.

Lin Xi, on the other hand, closed her eyes and meditated, occasionally looking at the carefully prepared queen.

When it was Shenshi, the sun was setting to the west, Yu Tongen got up and said, "I have to buy something and go back to the palace, everyone please."

He led Lin Xi and others through a secret passage to the barn in the yard next door, where there were pigs, cattle, sheep, melons, fruits and vegetables, etc.A total of nine cars were loaded.

"The belly of the pig and the belly of the cow have been hollowed out, you can just hide inside, remember to breathe lightly." Yu Tongen reminded.

Lin Xi frowned slightly, he didn't like this kind of hiding, especially in the bloody belly.

After glancing at Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu, he said slowly, "I won't hide in there anymore, just follow behind you."

Yu Tongen looked a little unhappy, and said in a deep voice: "The gate of the palace is strictly guarded, and the people entering and leaving are registered. Even if one of them is replaced, they will still be discovered."

"No, if they can find me, it's worth my high regard." Lin Xi smiled confidently, shaking her folding fan.

Afterwards, Yu Tongen and Ruan Yushu saw in horror that his figure gradually became transparent until it completely disappeared from their eyes.

"This, this..." Yu Tongen was terrified, and his body was trembling even more.

In the feudal society, the theory of ghosts and gods is particularly prominent, especially for people in the palace.

what a fuss...

Meng Qi pursed his lips speechlessly, and went straight into his empty stomach. He felt it was hard to breathe for a while, so he quickly performed the Fetal Breathing Exercise, and then he started to relax.

After Ruan Yushu was also hidden, Yu Tongen summoned the eunuchs from the outer yard to come in, harnessed the horses, and drove the carts back to the palace.

Except for the two people hidden in the car, only Yu Tongen knew that there was an invisible person following behind him. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have been hard to believe that someone had such ability.

The carriage was bumpy and the road was not very good.

Comparing Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu who are suffering, Lin Xi is extremely leisurely, just like a rich son who is having fun.

After a long time, the carriage stopped in front of the palace gate, and a guard said with a smile, "Elder Yu, it's another bumper harvest."

Yu Tongen said with a sharp smile: "Everyone has worked hard these days, so our family must prepare meat and vegetables for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Yu." The guard at the palace gate stepped forward, casually picked up fruits and vegetables, and poked cattle, sheep and fat pigs.

Just as their hands were getting closer and closer to the pigs and cows where Meng Qi and the others were hiding, Yu Tongen leaned over and said with a low laugh: "Our family was delayed listening to the play, and I'm afraid of being scolded by Manager Wang, so I invite you to show your respect. Let our family catch up with the time."

He quietly stuffed a bag of silver to several guards.

"Yu Gonggong, you have always been a fan of the theater, I don't know which famous actor you have your eyes on?" The guard leader heard the string song and knew the elegance, and retreated with a lewd smile.

Yu Tongen echoed with a smile and said, "Let's talk later."

The carriage started again, passed through the deep doorway, and entered the palace.

Even after entering the palace gate, it was still far away from the destination. Lin Xi followed the crowd through many turns, and finally arrived at the warehouse of the Imperial Dining Room.

At this time, Yu Tongen said loudly: "It's getting dark, you guys go and have dinner quickly, just find some rough men to come over and carry the goods."

The rough envoy is the existence at the bottom of the eunuch system in this world, and can only do manual labor.

"Thank you Mr. Yu!" The little eunuchs under him were all elated, thinking that Mr. Yu treated him and others too kindly!

When they left, Yu Tongen coughed lightly and gave a signal, and Lin Xi's figure reappeared.

at the same time.

The silk threads broke one by one, Meng Qi and others got out and hid in the depths of the warehouse.

Meng Qi, who saw the light of day again, smelled the smell of blood from himself, then looked at Ruan Yushu and the leisurely Lin Xi who were still dressed in white dress and shirt, and couldn't help but feel disgusted.

After the rough envoys unloaded the goods, Yu Tongen sent them away, took Lin Xi and others out of the warehouse, and hid in the imperial dining room.

At this time, night fell, dinner was over, and the imperial dining room was still steaming.Pastries to keep warm, and a few fire watchers, no one else, very suitable for hiding.

A few people hid on the beam, and the scent of pastries penetrated into their nostrils.

Ruan Yushu looked intently at the steamer below and the cakes that did not need to be kept warm, and muttered to himself:

"Pea yellow, lotus seed cake, horseshoe cake, sesame roll, bean paste roll. Jade bean cake, sweet-scented osmanthus steamed chestnut flour cake..."

Lin Xi listened to her swallowing saliva, and said with a smile: "How did you think about what I said?"

Meng Qi was curious: "What?"

"Adults, children don't interrupt."

"The sword is hidden in the piano."

The two spoke almost in unison, which immediately caused Meng Qi to burst into meaningful laughter, and Ruan Yushu's ears turned red because of this.

Lin Xi didn't care about these things, to be honest, he was also a little greedy, so he raised his hand and squeezed some pastries directly, and distributed them to several people.

"Just after dinner, no one will want to eat snacks for a while. When someone finds out, we will confirm the situation and leave the palace." He said with a smile while eating.

Even if someone finds out, they will first suspect that the little eunuch or rough envoy stole the food.By the time we find out, the time has passed.

At this time, a white shadow came in and landed on the beam, it was the queen.

After she arrived, she nodded to the three of them, and then began to close her eyes and rest, waiting for the night to deepen.

After about half an hour, Yu Tongen issued a signal outside, and the four of them left the imperial dining room and found him in the corner of the garden.

After he handed Lin Xi and the others three sets of guard uniforms and flying claw ropes, he turned around and left. No one spoke during the whole process.

"After half an hour, I will start. Can you reach the Tai Chi Hall?" The queen asked as usual.

It's not that she doesn't trust the strength of Lin Xi and the others, but that there are many masters guarding the Tai Chi Hall. If there is no movement from the Qinzheng Hall, it will be extremely difficult for the Empress to sneak in, so the timing must be right.

Lin Xi smiled lightly: "Is it difficult?"

The queen was startled, and after thinking about the way Lin Xi entered the palace, she fell silent.

She didn't say much anymore, and walked away at a slow pace, her back swaying, as if she was melting into the darkness little by little, and disappeared soon.

Lin Xi and the three looked at each other without communicating, and set off in accordance with the previously discussed direction and route.

The timing is right along the way, and you can always cross the corridor and the doorway between the two groups of guards and when the guards on the roof look away.

Not long after, the three of them were only one hall away from the Tai Chi Hall, but the guards here became denser and denser. Several teams of guards patrolled back and forth, and there was almost no time and place for blank sight. Rely on light work to flash past.

For a moment, Meng Qi was in a dilemma.

It would be fine if he was the only one, but now that there is another Ruan Yushu, he can't use the magic of illusion to hide her.

So he had no choice but to look to Lin Xi for help.

I don't ask him to bring someone there, I just hope that I can temporarily strengthen my spiritual power.

Trouble...Lin Xi was speechless.

He didn't say much, he raised his hand and grabbed Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu's shoulders, teleported across the roof, and hid on the wall near the Tai Chi Hall.

There is a guard every ten steps outside the Tai Chi Hall, and there are several people on the roof, all of whom are masters with bulging temples.

The weather was beautiful, the cold moon was dim, and the night was dark. The three of Lin Xi hid on the wall, quietly waiting for the change in the direction of Qinzheng Hall.

Time goes by little by little.

Suddenly, Qinzheng Hall made a loud noise, as if the roof collapsed and the beams and columns collapsed. Then, a dull bang broke out, like two palm winds driven by powerful internal forces collided.

Even in the dark, the three of them could see paper flying on the windows of Qinzheng Hall and candles flickering.

Such a big movement was naturally sensed by the guards guarding the Tai Chi Hall. They raised their knives and held their swords, showing a little nervousness and vigilance. Many people were about to rush to the Qinzheng Hall to help, and the scene was a bit chaotic.

"stop!"

Just when Meng Qi was about to invite Lin Xi and Ruan Yushu to take the opportunity to sneak into the Tai Chi Hall, the leader of the guards shouted violently, stopping the spontaneous impulse of the guards.

(End of this chapter)