The Sword of Smiling and Proud

Chapter 154
During this time, Zhu Houzhao was also suffocated in the palace and wanted to go back to his leopard room to have fun.He had not yet had time to appreciate the many strange things presented by the various states.

When he heard from Qian Ning that the danger was gone and the criminal had been punished, he left the palace impatiently, and moved back to the leopard room regardless of the dissuasion of the people around him.

Eunuch Qu knew that the master he was fighting against had not yet shown up. He made many suggestions to Zhengde, but was ignored.

"If it doesn't work out, Laoqu, you can go to the Leopard House with me to stay for two days. It's close, so you can rest assured."

Eunuch Qu couldn't resist the emperor, so he had no choice but to obey.

Back then, this father-in-law had been serving as a guard in the palace to serve Zhu Youtang since Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang was a child.At that time, the relationship between Zhu Youtang and the favored Concubine Wan Guifei was tense, and most people around him were cautious.

The kind-hearted Zhu Youtang treated Eunuch Qu well and saved him several times from being punished by Concubine Wan Gui.The eunuch was originally sensitive and had low self-esteem. Eunuch Qu was deeply moved to have such a noble person get close to him.From then on, Eunuch Qu was loyal to Hongzhi without any second thoughts, and he admitted that he would sacrifice his life for Hongzhi.

He was already in his 30s at the time and had been in the palace since he was a child. He had no martial arts skills and was just an ordinary eunuch in the laundry room.It was not until Hongzhi ascended the throne and everyone in the former East Palace returned to the palace that an inconspicuous old eunuch in the palace found him one rainy night.

"This is the sunflower to the sun treasure book. It has been passed down in this palace for more than a hundred years and has passed through countless emperors." The old eunuch was already in his twilight years and looked very old. "Each generation's descendants are the emperor's personal eunuchs, and only eunuchs Only by practicing these holy martial arts canons."

"After learning this book, we must always guard the emperor's safety. However, due to our special status, we have to act in a low-key manner. It is said that some seniors in the palace had presumptuous ideas because of their extraordinary martial arts, and most of them did not end well."

The old eunuch also observed that Eunuch Qu was loyal to Hongzhi, so he passed the book on to him.

This father-in-law only started practicing martial arts when he was in his 30s. He has long missed the age of strengthening his muscles and bones. According to ordinary logic, he should not be able to achieve anything.Unexpectedly, this Sunflower Book is really terrifying and extremely suitable for eunuchs to practice.

This skill is regarded as extremely evil in the eyes of Jianghu people, but it is like a fish in water for Eunuch Qu. His cultivation level is growing rapidly with each passing day.

That is to say, he is in a big city, unable to go out and compete with the masters in the world, and he does not know his own level very well.

In fact, just looking at his internal strength, he is already one of the few people in the world who is proud of himself. The Sunflower Qi he cultivated according to the Sunflower Sun Book can be transported and circulated extremely fast, and can spread all over his body in just a few breaths.

It's just that his martial arts skills are not very good yet.After all, he lacks actual combat experience, and only relying on some superficial moves circulated in the palace and a set of swordsmanship recorded in the Sunflower Book, he tried hard to find out, but there is nowhere to prove it, and it is even difficult to practice in a quiet corner.

He had previously used the power of his palm to intimidate the assassin. If the opponent continued to step forward, he would probably expose his superior internal strength and weakness of ordinary moves.

After the death of Emperor Hongzhi, his only son Zhu Houzhao was naturally the primary protection target of Eunuch Qu.Zhu Houzhao has been the only child of the emperor since he was a child and has been in the palace. It can be said that Eunuch Qu watched him grow up little by little.

After he succeeded, Zhu Houzhao did not want to stay in the palace honestly, so Eunuch Qu also followed him around and did not even have time to find the next heir of the Sunflower Book.After encountering Liu Jin's rebellion before, Qu Eunuch became more cautious, fearing that he would be entrusted with wrongdoing.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to go to the Leopard Room, but Eunuch Qu couldn't help but follow him.

Shen Lian could not mobilize much strength at this time, so he could only arrange some of his few men to guard near the leopard room.He didn't even dare to get too close for fear of being seen as doing something evil.

Guan Yuan continued to search in various suspicious places in the city. This time the search was more difficult. After all, there was only one person left, and the target was much smaller.

This time Guan Yuan was careful and arranged for Feng Yuxiu to wait near the Leopard Room. If anything went wrong, he would be notified immediately.

At this time, several assassins captured by Jin Yi San before provided some key information.

The master was indeed a Taoist, and he was young, probably 2 or 30 years old.He doesn't interact much with others on a daily basis, is taciturn, and even often acts alone.The last time they acted, it was because of the urging of the noble people behind them that they acted in a hurry. Not only did they gain nothing, they also lost a lot of manpower.

This group of people usually hides in private houses in the alleys in the south of the city, but no one knows where this person is hiding.

If he took action before, he would only show up and meet with everyone through coded communication.

For other information, Jin Yiwei is still interrogating, especially the mastermind behind the scenes. These thieves either don't know about it, or they just beat them to death.

At this time, the late Taoist priest Chongxu also arrived in the capital. At his suggestion, everyone began to search several Taoist temples in the south of the city one by one.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days later, everyone was exhausted and found nothing unusual. They really lost their energy. There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days. You can only be a thief for a thousand days.

Just when everyone returned to Jinyiwei's foothold to rest and recuperate, Guan Yuan looked around, but did not find Feng Yuxiu's figure.Ask the Jin Yiwei stationed there, he doesn't seem to have been back recently.

He hurried to the vicinity of the leopard room, fearing that something might happen to his junior brother.

When he found Feng Yuxiu, he was also taken aback.

This young man looks haggard and has a slovenly beard, but his eyes are sharp. He has been following him for more than ten days without rest.

"Senior brother, I haven't rested during this period. I am here and I don't dare to be careless for a moment. If I feel sleepy, I will squint for a while. If I feel hungry, I will ask Jin Yiwei to bring me some food."

He was a little embarrassed, and there was a hint of pride in his shy tone.

"Is there anything unusual?"

"Nothing unusual. The people who come in and out here every day are monks and priests, as well as actors and actors. A few days ago, an iron-eating beast was brought in. The emperor plays all kinds of tricks and has everything."

"Taoist priest? When did you enter?"

"I came in this afternoon, saying there was some kind of Dharma gathering."

No, Guan Yuan felt a little uneasy. It couldn't be such a coincidence. It must be the assassin who got in.

At this moment, the two Guan Yuan people who were still discussing outside the Leopard Room heard a loud noise, which was the sound of a gun.

The surrounding guards panicked and rushed in. Guan Yuan and the others performed lightness kung fu, crossed the courtyard wall, and rushed in the direction of the sound.

When the two arrived, they saw in the garden that a white-haired eunuch, who must be Eunuch Naqu, had been seriously injured and fell to the ground. The guards next to him were killed by just one person, leaving no trace of their armor intact, and more than half of them were injured.

Zhu Houzhao was not as calm as before at this time. He was shouting for the guards to come forward. He himself was not in a hurry to escape, but was still busy loading the gun.Looking at the surrounding environment, it seems that it was not hit just now.

(End of this chapter)