Jiaohua

Chapter 299
Xia Zhaoyi walked over and knelt down, stroking the man's chest.

There was nothing but a bag of silver scraps, a bag of powder, and a poison dart with an arrow wrapped in oiled paper.

The sound of patrolling guards gradually came from a distance, Xia Zhaoyi got up and looked at the man in black.

The night clothes clearly outline the tall and slender figure of the man, with wide shoulders, narrow waist and long legs. His face is covered with a cloth, making it impossible to see his face clearly. The straight nose bridge makes the face cloth three-dimensional, and a pair of slanted eyes are somewhat familiar.

"Who are you?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.

The man paused, looked at her and said, "Shen Lie."

Xia Zhaoyi was taken aback for a moment, rarely surprised: "It's you."

The man glanced at the intersection in the distance, turned around and squatted down: "Come up first, I'll take you away."

Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows slightly, paused, and lay on his back.

The girl's weight is very light, and her figure is thin. Although her body weight is covering her, her hands are lightly supporting his shoulders, and her upper body is also kept at a distance.

Shen Lie carried her on his back: "Sit still."

"it is good."

Shen Lie held a sword in one hand and clenched a fist in the other, supporting her on his back, stepped on the low wall one step forward, and then jumped onto the eaves beside him.

The two beggars remained where they were, watching them disappear.

The old beggar hugged the little beggar tightly, looked back at the corpses all over the floor and the killers who were struggling to get up and escape, but in vain, and waited until the arrival of the officers and soldiers.

After walking a long way, the movement behind him became lighter and lighter, and the lights in the distance were like dragons, and the torches held high gathered in the streets and alleys.

Xia Zhaoyi withdrew his gaze from behind and said, "Thank you for tonight."

The cold wind blew her voice into fragments, and it sounded unreal in the dim light.

"You don't need to see outsiders." Shen Lie replied.

"There's no one in front, let me down."

"Okay." Shen Lie replied.

Before reaching the front steps, Shen Lie stopped.

The place is empty and quiet. To the south is the big lake behind the Wanglaifu Inn. The lake is too large. This is a first-class branch along the coast. There are twenty or thirty lake lanterns scattered on the lake, and the candlelight of a few of them is still bright. Not extinguished.

Xia Zhaoyi jumped off Shen Lie's back, straightened his skirt, raised his hands and cupped his fists, and smiled: "It's not that I'm out of touch, I really want to thank you, but why are you in the capital?"

"I have been in the capital for a while," Shen Lie said, "my grandfather sent me to study."

"Dongping Academy?"

"Yes," Shen Lie nodded, "but I haven't gone yet."

Xia Zhaoyi laughed again, and said, "It's right not to go."

As she said that, she took a look at Shen Lie's clothes, and said, "Are you... are you busy?"

Shen Lie paused slightly, then shook his head: "No more."

I was looking for her, but I found her.

He has been looking for her for the past few nights, but to no avail. Thinking of bumping into her in Chuifangzhuang by chance before, he wanted to come here tonight to have a look, and happened to run into her on the road.

"It's a coincidence," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Then you should know that I have been notorious in the capital recently, right?"

"It's not a bad name," Shen Lie said, "No one who gives you a bad name is a good person. Their words are just used to fool the people, just listen to it."

Xia Zhaoyi blinked his eyes, and suddenly smiled, the laughter was sweet and very bright.

"Fun." Xia Zhaoyi said.

"Fun?"

"Yes," Xia Zhaoyi went and sat down on the steps, stroking the folds of his sleeves and said, "I have come all the way, except for Mr. Yan Hui, everyone I met was lifeless, without the slightest vitality and vigor , I couldn’t lift my spirits. One after another, they were rigid, strict, and stubborn, and you were different from them.”

Shen Lie showed no expression, looked down at her, and said, "Are you cold? Or go back first."

"Suddenly I'm in a good mood," Xia Zhaoyi was still smiling, looking up at the torches of the patrolling guards in the distance, and said, "Who are those people you said tonight?"

Shen Lie sat down with his sword on the other side of Xia Zhaoyi, holding his sword. Because his legs were too long, he stepped on a few steps below the steps with one foot. His tall body stood in front of the girl's petite body, barely able to resist Some cold wind.

"I don't know, but they seem to be outsiders," Shen Lie said, "They try their best to hide their accents, and their sword skills are also very strange."

"Strange knife skills?" Xia Zhaoyi looked at him.

"Well," Shen Lie nodded, "Their sword skills are very good and their moves are skilled, but when I fight, I can easily detect that they have a lot of detail deviations. This contradiction may be due to their superb sword skills, but they are not used to this big knife."

"Is it like this for one person, or is it like this for several people who fought with you?"

"That's all."

Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows, and said thoughtfully: "Could it be that they changed weapons together, but why is this necessary? They are still using knives, killing people and setting fire. The previous weapons were broken or lost, or they The weapons they used were deliberately replaced by themselves? However, if it is broken and lost, just find the same weapon as the original one, unless you can’t find it, and unless the original weapon needs to be covered up so you can’t see it people."

"It is said that the Dacheng Army generally uses simple swords," Shen Lie said, "The Northern Yuan Army's sword formation is very famous."

Xia Zhaoyi paused, looked up at Shen Lie: "Northern Yuan Army."

"It's possible."

Xia Zhaoyi pursed his lips, his heartbeat began to speed up, and he stared back at the torch in the distance in a daze.

If those people are really Beiyuan soldiers, then what are they here for?

She will go to the northern border again. She has to take off the two heads on the necks of Tao Lan and Yi Shurong herself. This is more important than anything else. No one can stop her. want them to die.

As the wind whimpered, Xia Zhaoyi felt a little sore in his eye sockets, and hatred grew wildly in his heart.

Regardless of whether these people are the Beiyuan Army or not, she has to check them out.

"Ali." Shen Lie said at this time.

Xia Zhaoyi turned his eyes: "Yes."

"I will investigate these people clearly, you should go back," Shen Lie said, and took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, "This is for you, if you have any troubles, you can go to Lianfei Pavilion in Shili Road to find me at any time, yes A shop left by my mother."

Xia Zhaoyi took the jade pendant, and in the night, he could see the luster, luster, and high-grade quality. The jade still carried his warmth and a very elegant orchid fragrance.

Xia Zhaoyi stroked the jade pendant, raised his head and said, "Well, if you have any troubles, you can also go to Qingque Pavilion to find me. I don't have any tokens with me today, so you can go directly to Mr. Yan Hui, and I will tell him One sound."

The corners of Shen Lie's lips slightly raised under the veil, and he nodded: "Okay."

Xia Zhaoyi held the jade pendant and got up: "Then I'll go first."

After a pause, she said again: "Shen Lie, I don't like to get too involved in other people's affairs, but I still want to remind you that if you want to study at Dongping Academy, you'd better wait until next spring."

"Yeah." Shen Lie nodded without asking why.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "Look at the situation, you can see everything?"

Shen Lie still nodded, and said: "Be careful on the way back. If it is convenient, send someone to Lianfei Pavilion tomorrow to report that you are safe. Although I know that you are good at skills, you will not let yourself have an accident, but the situation is too chaotic now."

"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi replied, "I will send someone to go before noon tomorrow, so be careful when you go back, I'll go first."

"Ah."

Xia Zhaoyi waved his hand, squeezed the jade pendant and turned to leave.

Shen Lie was still sitting in a casual and lazy posture, watching her figure disappear completely.

As the cold wind blew, Shen Lie withdrew his gaze, smiled suddenly, and raised his hand to rub his straight nose under the cloth.

　Come, come, come, your Mr. Shen is here~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)