Nightwatcher

"I really don't know, Wanzhou is still a few days away from the north. If you don't believe me, you might as well go further north. Seeing is believing."

Niu Zhizhou defended repeatedly, but he almost swore to the sky.

Niu Zhizhou is a small person, and there is a high probability that he doesn't know about it, so everyone didn't embarrass him.

After Liu Yushi asked a few more questions about the northern border, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple smiled and got up to see him off.

Watching Niu Zhizhou get into the carriage and leave with the officials, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple returned to the station, turned away the postmen, and looked around at the crowd: "Shall we go north now, or should we stay at the station for a few more days?"

Chen Butou of the Ministry of Punishment said in a low voice: "If you stay at the station, the people of Duke Huai will definitely find them. At that time, we can only go north with them."

"Isn't this just right?" Another censor surnamed Zhou said with a smile, "We are in the light, and Xu Yinluo is in the dark. It is our task to attract Duke Huai's attention."

The Prime Minister of Dali Temple sighed with emotion: "I don't know the condition of the princess, whether she is alive or dead."

Hearing this, Catcher Chen and the two censors sneered, the life and death of the princess and Chu Xianglong had nothing to do with them.

That kind of insidious and cunning despicable villain should be dead.

Yang Yan told them that after Xu Qi'an defeated the northern masters, he went on the road alone and secretly went to the northern border to investigate the case.

The plan won the unanimous approval of all, and promised to keep it secret. The officials of the third department cooperated so much because they had just received Xu Qi'an's life-saving grace, and their attitude towards him changed from hostility to closeness.

Secondly, Xu Qi'an secretly investigated the case, which meant that the mission could be passive and slow down, and it would not attract the King of Zhenbei's backlash just because of any evidence they found.

Kill two birds with one stone.

There is one more thing Yang Yan did not tell them, that is the whereabouts of the princess. According to Yang Yan's speculation, the princess is very likely to be rescued by Xu Qi'an.

This was the conclusion he came to after groping in the direction Xu Qi'an left, all the way to the battle scene, and found the unconscious maidservant.

Except for the spider silk and the maidservants left behind in the dense forest, there is nothing left.

Yang Yan woke up the maidservants to inquire about the situation, and learned from them that Xu Qi'an had chased him, and then there might be a big battle, and why it was possible, because the maidservants didn't know either.

They quickly passed out.

Yang Yan deduced two possibilities: Either Xu Qi'an robbed the princess halfway and started chasing and fleeing with the northern masters; or Xu Qi'an defeated the northern masters and successfully rescued the princess.

He was more inclined to the former guess, because there was no trace of a fight at the scene, it is very likely that Xu Qi'an used the spells recorded in the Confucian books to successfully rescue the princess.

"The four masters in the north went deep into the Dafeng realm, and they didn't dare to be too blatant. This gave Xu Qi'an many opportunities. He has Confucian scrolls to protect his body, and he has a small amount of Vajra magic. It's not that he has no ability to protect himself. Moreover, he can borrow This machine will sharpen him, let him touch the threshold of energy transformation earlier, and be promoted to the fifth rank."

Yang Yan thought so at the time.

This will be very dangerous, but the Wufu system is a process of breaking through and sharpening oneself. Yang Yan himself participated in the Mountain and Sea Battle back then, and he was still very young at that time.

He still dared to fight on the battlefield with a knife in his hand, narrowly escaped death, and sharpened his martial arts.

Of course Xu Qi'an can do it, if he can't, then he can't blame anyone if he dies.

In addition, he secretly arranged ten forbidden soldiers to escort the maidservant southward and return to the capital.

There are only 90 imperial guards in the mission now, Dali Sicheng and others are unaware of this, not because they are not careful enough, but because they have never cared about the low-level soldiers.

On a mountain path stepped on by pedestrians, Xu Qi'an strode ahead with a saber wrapped in cloth strips on his back.

The princess with disheveled hair was leaning on a branch and hanging behind her back slowly. After a few days, the maid's clothes she was wearing became wrinkled and dirty, and her body began to smell sour.

At the beginning, she paid great attention to her hair, and she had to comb it neatly when she woke up in the morning. Later, I didn't care about it, and used wooden hairpins to tie my hair casually, and the hair hung down in a messy way.

Where is the noble appearance of the princess, she is clearly a down-and-out woman fleeing famine.

"Not bad, you have been able to follow me for so long, your physical strength has improved a lot in the past few days."

In front, Xu Qi'an stopped and praised with a smile.

"I heard the sound of water in front of me, work harder and take a rest there."

Hearing this, Wang Hao's eyes brightened, then dimmed. She didn't dare to take a bath, she would rather smell the smell of her own sweat every day in disgust, and would rather scratch here and there.

There is a reason why the princess doesn't take a bath. First, to prevent Xu Qi'an from peeping, or taking the opportunity to become sexually obsessed and do crazy things to her.

Second, as long as she stinks like this, this guy won't touch her.

I can't bear the sour smell on your body more and more. This is the mantra Xu Qi'an has been talking about for a few days.

Not long after, the two saw a slender waterfall hanging from the cliff on the left. If there is a waterfall, there must be a pool.

Sure enough, after approaching, there is a small pool under the waterfall, and the water in the pool flows out to form a trickle.

"I can't bear the sour smell on your body more and more, do you want to take a bath?" Xu Qi'an suggested.

"No." She refused.

"Dirty woman." Xu Qi'an spat.

You're the one who is dirty, the corners of Princess Pooh's lips curled up, she was so proud of herself.

"If you don't wash, I will wash."

Xu Qi'an took off his coat, revealing a muscular upper body with well-proportioned muscles and excellent proportions, fully showing the masculine beauty of men.

The princess rolled her eyes and turned her head away.

There was a "plop" sound next to her ear, she looked back and confirmed that Xu Qi'an had jumped into the pool, she sat down on a stone by the stream, and slowly took off her dirty embroidered shoes.

A pair of exquisite and small feet were exposed. She held the feet and looked at them. The soles of the feet were red and there were a few blisters.

The princess held back her mouth, almost crying.

Although the womanizer Xu Ningyan was tempted by her beauty, he felt sorry for her, so he didn't hurry up.

However, trekking through mountains and rivers and walking for five days is a difficult journey for a pampered princess.

In easy-to-understand words: I have suffered the treatment that this beauty and status should not have.

The princess soaked her little white feet in the stream, then cleaned her dirty embroidered shoes and dried them on the stones. The mid-spring sun was just right, but it might not be able to dry her shoes.

Here, the princess has another thought. If her shoes are wet, she can use this as an excuse to take a longer rest.

If the boy disagrees, she can just ask him to dry the shoes for her.

The best of both worlds.

The cold stream water soaked her ankles, she squinted her eyes and enjoyed it for a long time, then she removed her plump and round buttocks from the stone, stood in the stream water, raised the hem of her skirt, and tied it tightly at her knees.

For women in this era, the bottom of the skirt will definitely not be neglected. There are three layers in total, namely obscene pants, normal silk pants, and skirts.

The princess leaned over and scooped up a handful of water, and washed her face.

She squinted her crescent-like eyes and made an expression of enjoyment.

At this time, she saw the high place ahead, by the pool, Xu Qi'an had landed at some point, and this guy had his back to her, facing the pool.

A crystal water line cuts across a beautiful arc and merges into the pool.

"Xu Ning Banquet!!"

The princess screamed.

boom!

On the mountain road, Xu Qi'an, who was walking ahead, was hit on the back of the head by a stone. Xu Yinluo, who was unparalleled in physical defense, ignored him and continued walking.

boom! Another stone hit the back of the head.

"Hey, are you finished?" Xu Qi'an turned his head and stared at the woman who had been tirelessly hitting him for an hour.

Are her hands not sore?

The princess hid the stone behind her back, folded her hands behind her back, and turned her head, pretending to look at the surrounding scenery.

Xu Qi'an glared at her a few times, but the concubine was also sensible, knowing that she was at a weak stage in the team, and never raised an argument with him without knowing it. But wait for Xu Qi'an to turn around

boom!

The stone is at it again.

I've never seen such a stingy woman. I'll see how far you can go. Anyway, you are the one who is tired! Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

Her strength is limited, and she can't hit the stone with much force, plus Xu Qi'an's amazing defense, this kind of harmless attack can be ignored, he just finds it annoying.

After staying in Wanzhou for three days, an army was ushered in at the post station. The number was not large, only two hundred. But the general who leads the team has a high status. Under the command of the King of Zhenbei, he is a member of the assault battalion and is a fourth rank.

The general's surname is Li, a native of Chuzhou. His appearance has the characteristics of a northerner. He is powerful and powerful, with rough features. The armor he wears is dull in color and full of knife marks.

This is battle-tested evidence.

He led his troops into the post station, glanced sharply at Yang Yan and the officials of the third department who came downstairs after hearing the sound, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the princess? Where is Vice General Chu?"

The two rows of soldiers behind them had serious faces, and their eyes were fixed on the officials of the mission.

The Chancellor of Dali Temple suddenly felt the pressure was great, facing the aggressive eyes of the reckless men in the army, he stepped forward bravely and said, "Who are you?"

"Chuzhou, General of the Assault Battalion, Li Yuanhua." Li Yuanhua looked at the Prime Minister of Dali Temple: "Who are you?"

"I am the prime minister of Dali Temple."

General Li Shen nodded, and asked again: "Where is the princess?"

Today, he suddenly received an order from King Huai's secret agents to go to Wanzhou to ask the mission about the situation of the princess. Only then did Li Yuanhua know that the princess had left Beijing to go north, and thought that Prince Huai's spies were asking him to pick up the princess.

Immediately led 200 cavalry, brought the Huaiwang spy, and rushed over from the nearby Changmen County.

The smile on Dali Temple Cheng's face slowly disappeared, and he sighed: "The mission was intercepted and killed on the way, and we were separated from the princess."

Kill? !

General Li Shen was startled, his face full of surprise. In Dafeng territory, someone dared to intercept and kill the mission? Where is the thief so bold, what is his purpose?

All kinds of doubts flashed by, he turned his head and looked at the spy who was wrapped in a black robe beside him.

This spy was wrapped in a black robe and wore a mask that covered the upper half of her face, revealing only her white chin. She was a woman.

But Li Shen will not despise her because of this, because she is an "earth" level spy, and a spy of this level has a cultivation base of either sixth rank or fifth rank.

"I have something to ask you, but you have to come one by one." The female spy said in a deep voice, under the mask, she looked at everyone with deep eyes.

"Who are you?" Chen Butou raised his eyebrows.

A black iron token slipped out of the female spy's sleeve, and with a flick of her hand, the token sneaked into the ground at Chen Butou's feet.

On the token, the word "land" is engraved.

"Duke Huai raised a spy." Yang Yan finally spoke.

The official of the Third Department of King Zhenbei's secret agent was terrified, and restrained his dissatisfaction.

Dali Temple Cheng smiled and said, "What do you want to ask?"

A female spy wrapped in a black robe brushed past everyone, went upstairs and said, "Follow me."

The prime minister of Dali Temple and the two censors did not move, Yang Yan remained expressionless, Chen Butou frowned, scolding the civil servants for being cowardly, and followed them bravely.

The black-robed woman randomly picked a room, took out a triangular talisman from her robe, and lightly buckled it on the table.

Then he said: "What we said, the outside cannot hear. I have a few questions to ask you."

Chen catcher nodded.

"Who are you?" the woman asked.

"Chief arrester of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Chen Liang." The arrester Chen answered truthfully.

The woman's face hidden under the mask couldn't see any expression, her red lips parted slightly, and she said, "Do you know the real identity of the princess?"

Chen Butou was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "Wangfei's real identity?"

The female spy did not answer, and asked the next question: "Tell me about how you were attacked."

Chen Butou gave a general account of the process of the mission after it left Beijing, focusing on describing the process of the attack.

After listening to the female spy on the opposite side, she pondered for a long time and said, "He predicted that the mission would encounter an ambush at Liushitan?"

Chen Bu nodded his head, heard the surprise in the woman's tone, and said, "You may not know him, this person has a delicate and sensitive mind, and he has a clear understanding of the situation."

The female spy raised her hand, interrupted him, and said flatly: "I know him. If Xu Yinluo, who can solve cases like a god, doesn't know about it, then we are obviously unqualified spies."

Chen Butou could hear that when she said, "One person alone blocked tens of thousands of rebels", there was undisguised teasing and sarcasm in her tone.

"I want his recent situation, after the Buddhism fight." She added.

After the Buddhism fight, Chen Butou thought for a while, and said, "Of course it is the imperial examination fraud case and the dispute between heaven and man. These are the most eye-catching and influential deeds. As for other trivial matters, I will not pay so much attention to him."

The female spy nodded, indicating that he could start talking.

Ercao's body and name are both destroyed, and the rivers and rivers will not be abandoned forever. With Confucian magic and the invincible golden body, she overwhelmed the outstanding disciples of the two schools of heaven and man. She did not speak for a long time.

The imperial examination fraud case and the dispute between heaven and man happened recently, and the news had not had time to spread to the north.

"You can go out now, and call that Dali Temple Prime Minister in," she said.

Chen Butou nodded, opened the door silently and left, a few minutes later, Dali Temple Cheng knocked on the door, and then pushed in.

The female spy asked the question again, but at Dali Sicheng's place, she added something and asked:

"Why did you continue to go north afterwards and didn't search for the whereabouts of Chu Xianglong and the princess?"

Regarding this, the Dali Temple Prime Minister sneered and said, "Whoever abandons me, why bother? The task of the mission is to investigate the case of "Three Thousand Miles of Blood Massacre", not to escort the princess."

What he meant was that we have done our utmost benevolence, and Chu Xianglong is not benevolent, so we don't blame them for being unrighteous.

The female agent did not comment, but moved her hooded head, indicating that he could leave.

The Prime Minister of Dali Temple got up, walked to the door, and was about to open the door to leave, when the voice of a female spy suddenly came from behind: "What do you think of Xu Qi'an?"

Under the mask, those deep and calm eyes were looking at the back of Dali Si Cheng without blinking.

The Prime Minister of Dali Temple squinted his eyes, without any hesitation, snorted coldly, and said, "It's just a yellow-haired kid."

The female spy nodded slightly, and withdrew her staring gaze.

PS: Please correct the typo, thank you. I’m going to a birthday party tonight, so maybe there’s no update tonight, or there’s a chapter that’s short and weak.