After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 438: The Sword is Unsheathed and the Arrow is Stung

[Guardian Xie Yuchuan completed 1/10 of the Panlongling bandit suppression mission, system energy +283, points +150. ]

[Completed the "Eliminate Harm for the People" dungeon once. Please check the reward for completing the task. (Deposited in the system backpack)]

While walking at night, I received two system prompt sounds in succession.

Tu Huan opened the interface and saw the "reward" sent by the system in her backpack, which was a bag of seeds.

He looked up at the back of Xie Yuchuan riding his horse.

For a moment, Tu Huan didn't know how to talk to him about the bandit suppression issue.

She always felt that Xie Yuchuan was a little too concerned.

Tu Huan sat in the antler carriage and didn't say a word. She thought Xie Yuchuan should be busy tonight, so she shouldn't disturb him unless necessary and talk about it later.

If he was focused on suppressing the bandits, she might easily influence them if she said too much.

He had done this originally to take care of Xie Yuchuan, but he had not expected that after Xie Yuchuan wiped out a small group of bandits, he had not heard any response from the God of Home for a long time. His heart sank slightly, and he had a few more distracting thoughts.

More than 200 bandits died in one night.

He couldn't figure out what the Xie family gods would think of his action.

There was no voice of the gods in my ears, only the harsh sound of the winter wind.

As if deliberately ignoring this disturbing point, Xie Yuchuan calmed his eyes, and with a firm gaze, he led the group of people behind him and continued to rush forward.

The sword has been drawn, the arrow has been strung, and once the bow is shot there is no turning back.

Half an hour later, dozens of people sent out a signal in a dark place behind the mountain!
Not long after, a team that had been waiting nearby for a long time jumped out to meet Xie Yuchuan after receiving the signal.

"General!!!"

*
Daliang Palace in the capital.

Late at night, everything was quiet. Inside and outside the Qianqing Palace, only the palace guards on duty were guarding the palace gates. Ordinary palace servants were not allowed to walk around at will, and those who violated the rules would be executed on the spot.

In the deep and dim imperial chamber, Emperor Longqing of Daliang had not had a good sleep for several nights.

On the dragon bed, under the bright yellow brocade quilt, Emperor Xiahou Jie of Liang frowned and tossed left and right on the pillow from time to time, with his eyes closed, deep in a nightmare, as if he could not break free from it and was tossing around in a cold sweat.

It was neither too hot nor too cold in the bedroom tonight. The palace guard was leaning against the door, ready to serve at any time.

Inside the curtain, there was an unknown amount of commotion that lasted for a while before it suddenly became quiet for a while.

A pair of eyes as dark as ink slowly opened in the darkness.

The frightening moment in the dream seems to still be lingering in my heart. In front of the dim eyes, the scenes of smoke rising everywhere seem as if I am seeing them with my own eyes, which makes me breathless.

The heavy breathing sound gradually faded from being deafening to calm.

The darkness before my eyes and the unclear real and illusory visions also slowly dissipated along with the slowly calming heartbeat.

Finally returned to the real bedroom.

Xiahou Jie swallowed silently, only to find that his mouth was very dry.

"Someone! Bring some water!"

A hoarse and dangerous voice came from the dragon bed.

Soon, a palace servant knelt in front of the dragon couch, holding a water cup.

"emperor."

An arm stretched out from the middle, and then the curtain was pulled open. Another palace servant nearby was quick-witted and hurried forward to lift the curtain for her master and tie it aside.

Xiahou Jie sat on the edge of the bed with his legs apart and his eyes narrowed.

The palace servant at his feet raised the tray in his hand. Xiahou Jie glanced at him coldly, took a sip of warm water from the cup to moisten his throat.

"What time is it?"

"Your Majesty, it's already past midnight."

After Xiahou Jie finished moistening his throat, he waved his hands impatiently. Several palace servants did not dare to offend the emperor in front of them and quickly left the inner room.

No one knows what this emperor with a changeable temperament is thinking as he sits beside the dragon bed tonight.

The dark black inkstone floor seemed even lonelier in the dark night. The ground was obviously cold, but in this winter, my feet didn't feel cold when I walked on it barefoot.

My feet were warmed by the fragrance of the palace servants.

Xiahou Jie, wearing a loose inner garment, walked down from the low stool barefoot, his bare feet stepped on the ground, the expression on his face was gloomy and cold.

The emperor's bedroom is the most luxurious.

However, this luxurious palace, built with all the wealth in the world, has made him unable to sleep well in the past few days!
The irritability is increasing day by day.

The chaos in his dream and the scenes that upset him made him unable to sleep tonight.

The emperor's mad footsteps rushed through the night, and every step he took was a risk to the lives of the palace maids.

Everyone was silent, waiting carefully.
The Daliang Palace was as quiet as death, making it hard to breathe. Xiahou Jie endured it in the bedroom for a short time before leaving the palace!

The crows circled in the sky above the Daliang Palace.

Late at night, the emperor, who couldn't sleep, went out of the palace in plain clothes with his palace guards to relax outside the palace.

The generals at the palace gate were also surprised to see the emperor late at night.

A disguised imperial carriage left the palace late at night and headed towards the prosperous area of ​​the capital.

The winter in the capital seems to have come colder earlier than in previous years.

It was late at night in East City and everyone had gone to sleep. A horse-drawn carriage creaked through the silence of the streets and finally stopped in front of a mansion.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the big door on the steps opened.

A man came out quickly. It was so late at night, but he was neatly dressed and in high spirits. It was obvious that he had packed up here early and had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Majesty has arrived. I am sorry for not coming to greet you. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Xiahou Jie got off the carriage, glanced at Duke Qiu, and said calmly, "Excuse me, I am not very sleepy tonight, so I came to play chess with you, my dear. I wonder if I may disturb you?"

"Your Majesty, this is really embarrassing for me. Your Majesty has come to my humble home and talked with me. This is my great honor. How could I disturb you? Your Majesty, it's cold at night. Please come in!"

In the dark night, Xiahou Jie's gloomy expression seemed to have improved a little.

The Qiu family suddenly received an emperor late at night, and everyone in the mansion was shocked.

While keeping himself alert and accompanying the emperor, Duke Qiu quickly asked the people in the palace to prepare a midnight snack for the emperor. He also specially invited Xiahou Jie to play chess in the most elegant courtyard of Qingyun.

The Duke's Mansion lit a fire overnight to heat the floor.

In the warm room, the door lintel is half open, and there is a landscape garden and pond under the corridor. The simple courtyard scenery can really calm people's irritable mood by sitting quietly in it in the quiet night.

"I didn't expect that the scenery in the Qiu Mansion is so quiet and pleasant, so unique. I made the right decision to come tonight."

Xiahou Jie's sudden compliment actually scared Duke Qiu who was standing beside him.

Although he was trembling with fear in his heart while serving the emperor who suddenly visited his minister's residence late at night.

But the old Duke was very experienced, and there was no trace of nervousness or impatience on his face. Instead, he slowly took out his most beloved and treasured black jade chess piece, like offering a treasure, and placed it before the emperor.

"Your Majesty, come all the way here in the wind to warm yourself up."

(End of this chapter)