That Chaoyan was already crying silently at this moment, and she turned her back to Xu An. In this way, the two of them had their own hearts.

Outside the window, the sky gradually brightened, and the clouds gradually gathered to the east, forming a brilliant morning glow, and the sun was about to rise.

Fenzhou.

As soon as Qi Xiaoxian got dark, he rode a horse and hurriedly set off to Dongwu, and when the Wu prefect saw him leaving, he was naturally satisfied in his heart.

The sun on the road gradually became scorching, Qi Xiaoxian ran for hundreds of miles in one go, and when he saw that a signboard seemed to appear in front of him, he thought about coming down to take a breath and change horses by the way.

Thinking like this, he grabbed the horse's belly and rushed forward, and there was indeed a market in front of him, but it seemed to be in the countryside, and the scale was not large, only a simple tea shop, a few vendors who bought some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and some food and toys.

Qi Xiaoxian got off the horse, glanced at it, and saw that there was no place to change horses, and he was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart. So he went to buy some food to make dry food, and went to the tea shop to buy tea.

The tea shop is a simple wooden shed, because of the cold weather in the early spring in the northwest, the shed is tightly sealed by the shopkeeper, and even the door is blocked by a heavy cloth curtain.

Before Qi Xiaoxian entered the door, he heard a hearty laugh from inside, and he didn't care about it, just as the high-rollers who were wandering around happened to pass by here.

He was about to lift the curtain and go in, when he was suddenly stunned.

If it is said that it is a high-roller in the rivers and lakes, and it happens to be passing by here, it is too coincidental!

The three of the blood-stained Jianghu thieves on Chang'an Street, if Qi Xiaoxian guessed correctly, they should also be on the run at this moment, and he may also encounter them.

The route he chose was from Fenju to Dongting via Gwangju and finally to Soochow.

Gwangju has been a gathering place for all major sects since ancient times, and Qi Xiaoxian has no doubt that those few thieves will flee to Gwangju.

He involuntarily tensed, grabbed the curtain with his left hand, but pressed the long sword he wore with his right hand.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from his palms, and Qi Xiaoxian was a little distracted.

Suddenly, an extremely deep voice came from inside: "Big brother, where are we going next?" ”

Qi Xiaoxian closed the curtain of the door, hid under a tree, and listened carefully.

A sharp voice replied, "Where else can I go?" Gwangju, of course! Could it be that you still want to go back to Fenzhou and let that old thing protect you? Or do you want to go to the capital and wait obediently to be put into a prison and never be able to turn over? ”

The man's tone was as harsh as his voice.

"What do you say! Don't give a damn the to me for your cowardice! ”

The owner of the previous voice seemed to be enraged, and Qi Xiaoxian heard something hit the table and made a muffled "bang".

"Am I timid? If it weren't for ......" The sharp voice was unconvinced, and he had to talk back, and the two would have started a fight.

The man who never said a word said, "Okay, don't make any noise!" Our trip is to Gwangju and find a safe sect to hide. I've already got a candidate, and when the time comes, you can just look at me. Shen Kun, Shen Jun, you two don't quarrel anymore, be harmonious! ”

Qi Xiaoxian suddenly understood that inside the tea shop were Shen Tao, Shen Jun, and Shen Kun, the thieves who had washed Chang'an Street in blood.

He has calmed down at the moment, the three of them are all first-class masters in martial arts and spells, and Qi Xiaoxian's father Qi Guangbo led more than 20 of his guards to defeat the three of them, but he was buried on the way back to the court, causing an uproar in the rivers and lakes and the imperial court.

Qi Xiaoxian knew that he was not their opponent, but he refused to let go of the three of them easily. You can only outwit, not force.

However, there is no helper at hand, this place is still 500 miles away from Gwangju, and even if it sets off at this moment, it will take half a day's foot; It is impossible to return to Fenzhou at the moment, listening to what the three people said, it seems that the Fenzhou Wu Governor and these three people have some shady deeds. I'm afraid that Qi Xiaoxian has gone and has no return.

Qi Xiaoxian thought about it for a while, so he had to ride a horse to Gwangju, and then ask someone to send a letter to the imperial court, so that the imperial court could send someone to strangle the three people.

He lowered his eyes, his thick eyelashes covering the surging hatred in his eyes, and Qi Xiaoxian galloped away.

Soochow.

The bright sunlight shines through the carved panes in the room, casting a mixture of light and dark patterns on the two "flesh carving bodhisattvas", and Chao Yan sits at the table with his back to Xu An, his face hidden in the dark; That Xu An stood not far from her, her eyes didn't know where to cast, and both of them were like sculptures, motionless.

After a long time, a hoarse voice broke the silence: "Xu An, what you said last night is true?" ”

Chao Yan had already turned around at this moment, without any expression on his face, but his eyes were covered with frost and his voice was cold.

Xu An opened his mouth blankly, but he couldn't make a sound. He only nodded.

Chao Yan stood up and laughed softly: "That's fine." I will avenge Xu Ping. Xu An, it's inconvenient for you to stay in the Peony Sect anymore, you can go. ”

Xu An looked at Chao Yan seriously, and in a moment she seemed to have regained her previous graceful and graceful appearance, but Xu An felt that something was different, but he couldn't say it.

Xu An's fingers moved, and he suddenly felt that his whole body was sore, as if he was about to fall apart, and he knew that it was because he had stood all night last night. Immediately, he didn't stay longer, forcibly endured the pain all over his body, and walked out with his legs raised.

Chao Yan asked him to leave, and he left.

It's just that this world is so big, he has neither a brother nor a face, so where should he go?

A hint of desolation arose, Xu An raised his head blankly, and walked forward mechanically.

That Zhang Yi was in the house today, and he didn't go to the outskirts of the city to supervise the work.

Chao Yan pushed the door in and was a little surprised when he saw Zhang Yi. The latter was also stunned, Zhang Yi naturally didn't expect Chaoyan to come to him, and he couldn't figure out what she wanted to find him.

He stood up and bowed humbly: "What's the matter with Miss Chaoyan?" ”

Chao Yan was not polite, sat down on the couch, and said lightly: "Why didn't you go to supervise the work today?" ”

Zhang Yi was slightly surprised, and didn't know why Chao Yan suddenly asked about it.

Ever since he saw Chao Yan, he felt that she was unbelievably beautiful, always smiling on her face, and a little cynical.

He was not sure about Chaoyan's attitude for a while, but after weighing it, he still told the truth: "It can be completed tomorrow, and I will personally go to preside over the completion ceremony at that time." ”

Chao Yan was stunned, he didn't expect it to be so fast. Since she learned the news that Xu Ping was killed by Lord Zhu Xiang from Xu An last night, she decided to go to Beijing alone to assassinate Lord Zhu Xiang.

A few days ago, Lord Li was summoned by the emperor, and he hurriedly returned to Beijing, and Zhang Yi was the only one left in this Zhang Mansion to preside.