Chu State, Xuanshui Prefecture Zhengyuan Mansion.

After more than 20 days of trekking, the princess arrived at the Xuanshui Prefecture Mansion with Yunguo. The next step was to leave the border, and the convoy rested for three days in Zhengyuan Province.

Princess Qingling arrived, and the state officials were cautious and took out twelve points of spirit to take over. In order to let the princess rest well, the Qing family compound of the first local mansion was specially requisitioned.

The compound is divided into two parts, the front is the main house with five entrances, and the back is a huge back garden. Princess Qingling was arranged in the Aoba Building in the back garden.

The wooden building, which is no more than three stories high, is fresh and elegantly arranged, surrounded by trees and flowers, and is even quieter.

Princess Qingling looked around, quite satisfied with the environment of Qingye Building, and she said to Gao Zhengyang who was following behind her: "These days, Gao Dao Chang has worked hard to protect the palace day and night. This courtyard is heavily guarded by heavy soldiers, and the high road chief can also have a good rest. ”

She turned to the female official Zuo Wei and said: "Go and arrange a quiet house for the Taoist Chief, the Taoist likes to be quiet, don't let people disturb him." ”

Gao Zhengyang has been following her these days, and Princess Qingling feels all kinds of inconveniences, but she can only endure it for safety. Today I finally had the opportunity to invite this guy away, but I felt that the whole person was much more relaxed.

Zuo Wei hurriedly responded: "Yes, Your Highness." ”

Gao Zhengyang said indifferently: "Located in the downtown area, the environment is complex, and this is the most dangerous." I have a great responsibility, how can I stay away from Your Highness. ”

Zuo Wei said with some displeasure: "There is a lot of protection outside, and the Taoist doesn't need to be too careful." Since Your Highness has arranged it, you can rest well. I'll take care of the rest......"

"If Your Highness is assassinated, can you bear it? ”

Gao Zhengyang asked rhetorically.

Zuo Wei was about to speak, but was swept away by Gao Zhengyang's deep eyes, and somehow, her mind was blank, and she couldn't say a word.

Princess Qingling was also a little displeased, but she was forced by Gao Zhengyang's momentum, and she was also weak for a while. I don't have the courage to refuse Gao Zhengyang anymore.

"Your Highness, rest early......"

Gao Zhengyang couldn't bear to say more, turned around and strode out of the room.

"Your Highness, he is so presumptuous. ”

Waiting for Gao Zhengyang to leave, Zuo Wei couldn't help but complain: "He's just a retinue, and he really thinks of himself as something!"

During this time, Zuo Wei and Father-in-law Zhang have been whispering bad things about Gao Zhengyang in Princess Ling's ear. They are all very careful about proportion, but the accumulation of bad words will definitely change Princess Qingling's opinion of Gao Zhengyang.

"Heh......"

Princess Qingling suddenly laughed: "What an interesting guy." ”

Zuo Wei's face was full of astonishment, she didn't understand what Princess Qingling meant at all.

Princess Qingling said indifferently: "Although this person is rebellious, he is also loyal to his duties. Why bother with him, let him go? ”

She walked to the window, and the garden in October, the flowers and plants were decaying, the leaves were yellowing, and the autumn was bleak. She couldn't help but sigh, compared to the fate that she had to use as a tool for her relatives, Gao Zhengyang's little recklessness was nothing.

Princess Qingling can sometimes be angry, sometimes frustrated, but in the end, reason prevails. Gao Zhengyang is undoubtedly another means for the emperor to ensure the smooth flow of peace.

There is no point in competing with Gao Zhengyang. It only adds to the troubles.

Zuo Wei couldn't guess Princess Qingling's thoughts, and she didn't dare to be too positive, so she could only say yes and didn't dare to say anything.

Out of the room, Zuo Wei saw Grandpa Zhang waiting outside. The two looked at each other and quietly entered the next room together.

"There is news from outside, and the third watch will be started today. Father-in-law Zhang leaned into Zuo Wei's ear and said in a low voice.

Zuo Wei was a little surprised and said, "Do it in the state capital, what do they want to do?"

Zhang Gonggong said coldly: "This has nothing to do with us." When the time comes, you will be responsible for guiding the way, so that nothing happens. ”

"What about Gao Zhengyang?" Zuo Wei said worriedly. The longer she was in contact with Gao Zhengyang, the more afraid she was of this man.

Gonggong Zhang said cautiously: "When the time comes, I will take him away first." People have been specially arranged above. ”

Zuo Wei nodded, it's good if someone deals with Gao Zhengyang. After discussing some details with Father-in-law Zhang, she went back to their rooms.

As the night deepened, the sky and the earth became darker and darker under the cover of dark clouds.

Gao Zhengyang sat on the balcony, his eyes closed, and he cultivated with peace of mind. When the mind is calm, other senses such as hearing become more acute.

Princess Qingling next door tossed and turned on the bed, sighing faintly from time to time. Through the friction of his clothes and the sound of breathing, Gao Zhengyang could even sketch in his mind the current expression and posture of Princess Qingling.

"This girl is not as strong as she seems......"

Gao Zhengyang's mind instinctively turned this thought, but he couldn't shake his cold and sharp mind.

In the middle of the night, the lights in the front yard faintly shine through, and there are mixed sounds such as silk and bamboo music, noisy people, etc.

The front yard should be entertaining the cabinet scholar Zhang Daxue, and it is also the official envoy of this marriage. Gao Zhengyang has no impression of Scholar Zhang, and the two sides do not need to deal with each other. He only faintly smelled the danger in the night sky.

This is the intuition of a swordsman who has experienced a lot of battles, and it is also his subtle sense of the sword heart to the outside world.

A footstep broke into Gao Zhengyang's sensing range and stopped at his door. Then, the door was gently slammed.

"High Road Chief......"

The voices of the people outside the door were very low, but they couldn't hide their shrill voices.

"What's the matter?" Gao Zhengyang asked.

"Scholar Zhang, please. ”

Father-in-law Zhang's deliberately respectful voice looked a little eerie in the dark room.

"Oh. ”

Gao Zhengyang groaned, got up silently, walked over and opened the door, and said to Zhang Gonggong: "Let's go." ”

Father-in-law Zhang was very surprised, Gao Zhengyang has never stayed away from Princess Qingling. In order to deceive Gao Zhengyang, he also prepared many rhetoric. I didn't expect Gao Zhengyang to agree so easily.

He hid his surprise well, stretched out his hand to Gao Zhengyang, and then bowed his waist to lead the way.

Father-in-law Zhang is used to walking silently, and what surprised him was that Gao Zhengyang, who was tall and high, didn't make any sound under his feet.

He even thought that Gao Zhengyang hadn't moved, and turned around to confirm, only to find that Gao Zhengyang was following three feet behind him like a ghost.

Father-in-law Zhang's heart was cold, and he didn't dare to look at it anymore. With a lantern in his hand, he led Gao Zhengyang all the way to the front yard.

The Qingjia compound is really big, especially the back garden, which covers an area of more than ten acres and a large peach blossom forest.

By October, the peach blossoms had already failed, and by the time the peaches were ripe. The peaches are very valuable and brightly colored.

In the dark night, the smell of fruit fills the air.

Gonggong Zhang carried the lantern and walked slowly in front before entering the peach forest, Gao Zhengyang shouted behind Gonggong Zhang: "Stop." ”

The voice was low and cold, with a kind of strength that could not be violated. Father-in-law Zhang already had a ghost in his heart, and he was startled when he heard the words, and the lantern in his hand was almost thrown out.

He hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Daoist Gao, what's wrong?"

"Do you smell it, there's a special smell in the air. ”

Gao Zhengyang's cold and indifferent voice sounded behind Gonggong Zhang.

Gonggong Zhang hurriedly said: "This is a different spirit peach passed from the East China Sea, it is said to have a variety of wonderful uses, which is quite rare. The fruit aroma is also unusually strong......"

"Not fruity. ”

Gao Zhengyang said indifferently: "It's bloody." ”

Gonggong Zhang was stunned, he forced a smile and said, "Daoist Gao, Scholar Zhang is waiting for us." ”

"It's very thick blood, don't you smell it?" Gao Zhengyang's words were a little sarcastic: "Don't worry, you will smell it soon." ”

Zhang Gongcheng wanted to speak, but he felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he couldn't say anything suddenly. He looked down and saw a blade of the sword shining through his heart.

"I'm going to die......"

Gonggong Zhang suddenly woke up, it turned out that he was stabbed in the heart, and he was going to die.

The horror of death made him almost forget the sharp pain in his heart.

"Smell it......"

Gao Zhengyang's cold voice came from Father-in-law Zhang's ears, and he couldn't help twitching his lower nose, and sure enough, a bloody breath penetrated his nose. He suddenly felt that everything was ridiculous, that all the schemes had lost their meaning.

"I had a hunch that there would be a lot of blood this night. ”

Gao Zhengyang said again, and the talent silently stuck to a peach tree and disappeared into the darkness.

The sky was already dark, and there were no fingers in the peach forest. The lantern in Zhang's father-in-law's hand has also become the only light in the peach forest.

The swordsmen of the Wind Thunder Sword Sect hidden in the depths of the peach forest were all staring at the lantern. This time, they have a heavy responsibility, and they must solve Gao Zhengyang first, and then catch Princess Qingling.

But the lantern suddenly stopped moving, giving many swordsmen a bad premonition.

As one of the four great sword sects in the world, the swordsman of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect is famous all over the world. Even if it is an ordinary disciple, no one dares to mess with it when he travels abroad.

This time, in order to ambush Princess Qingling, the whole sect is also elite. The people who can stand here are all experienced swordsmen.

Xu Minghao, the sword with the wind who is responsible for presiding over the action, is also a kendo master who is powerful in the world.

There are hundreds of millions of people who use swords in the world, from eighty old men to three-year-old children, who can dance the sword twice. However, there is a uniform standard for dividing swordsmen in various countries.

A swordsman is qualified to be called a swordsman if he can choose one out of ten in the assessment. It is recognized by the state, awarded a bronze medal, and has the qualification of sabre.

Swordsman, sword-based, sword-based, sword-based. Out of a hundred swordsmen, it may not be possible to choose a swordsman.

The kendo grandmaster is recognized as a strong man among thousands of swordsmen, with a great record and a very high contribution to kendo, so he is qualified to be called a grandmaster.

Xu Minghao became famous at the age of eleven, and at the age of seventeen, he had traveled all over the world, slashing demons with a sword. At the age of twenty-seven, he became the first swordsman of the Wind Thunder Sword Sect. At the age of thirty-seven, he defeated the leaders in the Three Kingdoms Sword and won the first place.

He is only forty-seven years old this year, but he is already a recognized kendo master in the world.

With the Wind Sword Xu Minghao personally attacked, it also represented the importance that the Wind Thunder Sword Sect attached to this operation.

Xu Minghao is not a pedantic person, he does things like a sword in his hand, changing with the wind and cutting people without a trace.

For him, as long as the end can be achieved, the means do not matter.

The dignified grandmaster ambushed a little swordsman, of course, losing his identity. But as long as you can get the job done, it's worth it.

As for outsiders, they can only see the glory of victory, and who cares how many twists and turns and darkness there are.

"The other party found out, signaled, and moved. ”

Xu Minghao looked at the lantern that fell to the ground and knew that it was impossible to solve the other party silently. He calmly gave the order.

A rocket that pierced through the clouds exploded into a blazing flame at a height of dozens of feet.

In the peach forest illuminated by the light and flames, Xu Minghao walked by the sword, and where he passed, the branches and leaves of the surrounding peach trees fell silently.

The frost blade has not been drawn, and the sword qi has been born.

(End of chapter)