redvbooks Chapter 229
Chapter 229
Few people would care if a guard knocked down a eunuch, but there is a picture of a beauty hidden in the arms of a general, and it can be seen at a glance on the nearby tabletop that this western painting is exactly Mei Mei who has just been praised on the high platform. Concubine, this is wonderful.
Li Cheng, who was also present, was quite impatient and wanted to rush to save him, but Zhao Cheng was even more guilty, and directly smashed it with the tip of the knife in his hand. Because the movement was extremely fast, many people didn't see what it was.
Even the royal family on the high platform hardly saw it.
Concubine Mei's eyes widened, she stared at Zhao Cheng for a while, cold sweat broke out all over her body, she could only pray in her heart that the emperor didn't see it.
Suddenly the emperor said: "What is General Zhao doing? What was that just now?"
The veins on Zhao Cheng's forehead popped out, "Chen... I was too involved in the fight just now, I thought it was a hidden weapon, so I shot randomly. Now it seems that I was painting with a western painter today. I found it interesting, so I used them. Sketches of scribbles with brushes."
"Really? General Zhao is very upbeat." The emperor said with a smile: "Looking at the current situation, both of you were almost injured, so it's a tie. Let's stop here for the contest."
Concubine Mei, General Zhao and Prime Minister Li both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Lin Qingyang was filled with regret immediately, is the mission going to fail?Forget it, there are other things to worry about here.
[Ding, the second set of tasks, task 19: Help the hero to separate the emperor and General Zhao successfully. 】
Lin Qingyang was surprised that he succeeded? ! !So the emperor saw it and deliberately pretended not to see it.Sure enough, the emperors are all scheming, and they even deceived the parties involved.
Lin Qingyang was filled with joy immediately, and wanted to see if Chu Lishu saw the truth. Suddenly, Chu Lishu stood up and walked slowly from behind the seat to the direction where the other two knocked down.
At the same time, another sound rang in Lin Qingyang's mind.
[Unlock special task: Help the male protagonist save Qi Ci]
... Nah!It's really a resignation!
Lin Qingyang's eyes widened, and he could no longer describe his emotions in terms of shock. The person who was deemed dead in the original text was actually not dead. What's going on?
But why don't they recognize each other? Even if Qi Ci doesn't know the current Chu Lishu, he should know Director Ning and Huo Luo.
Is it routine amnesia?Otherwise, it won't be gone for a few years.
Wait, they all almost recognized Qi Ci, that is to say, Qi Ci's appearance has not changed, although they are all wearing the uniform black gauze of the black feather guard, the black gauze hanging from above just covers the face , blurring his face, but he can also see a general idea, and it cannot be said that no one will recognize him.
If other people present recognize him, no matter what Qi Ci's current situation is, he will be in danger!The emperor will never let go of those who are related to the truth of the year.
No wonder the system issued such a task, that must be saved!Qi Ci is Chu Lishu's most capable and loyal subordinate, even if God gave him this opportunity to come back, he must seize it.
Although the plot was messed up, Lin Qingyang had to say, this time the mess was good!
Qi Ci was pressing on Ning Ziheng's body at this time, he looked down at Ning Ziheng's face through the black gauze, this time he finally saw clearly, a beautiful and feminine face, but he still had no memory, As for his strange physical reaction, Qi Ci couldn't explain it, but once he smelled his breath, Qi Ci felt very impulsive.
It's like now, even if someone supports him, he doesn't want to get up.
"Little... Ci..."
The person under him suddenly spoke, calling in a hoarse voice, as if he was afraid of waking up something, Qi Ci looked at him, and found that he seemed to be crying, the eyes that looked at Baya fiercely at the beginning could turn red like a rabbit , as if the weak will shed tears that only the weak can have at any time.
It seemed that the eunuch really knew him.
But he couldn't think of it, even if he knew each other, Qi Ci would not recognize each other easily if his body had a special reaction. For him, everything in the outside world was dangerous, and he didn't know if it was true or not.What's more, this person doesn't look like a good person.
After all, Qi Ci was pulled up and walked back without stopping. Ning Ziheng was also helped up by the little eunuch. Seeing that Ning Ziheng couldn't stand still, the little eunuch thought he was injured, so he hurriedly asked.
Ning Ziheng looked at Qi Ci with only his back in a daze, his pupils shrank suddenly, and extreme fear came over him.
He is leaving, just like four years ago, I can only look at his back as he goes away, he doesn't look back, he doesn't stay, and then he will never come back.
Everything in front of him seemed to have disappeared, only the dark world, and the far away glowing Qi Ci, that was the only direction he could pursue, and he had to pursue it, otherwise he would stay in the darkness forever.
He didn't want to live at all, if there is an illusion in front of him, if the person who comes is a ghost, then take him away with him.
Revenge or something is nothing more than an unwilling hatred in his heart to fight for Xiaoci. Since Xiaoci has come to him, he doesn't care about doing anything.
Ning Ziheng suddenly threw away the little eunuch who was supporting him, and was about to chase after Qi Ci with his arms outstretched.
Suddenly a figure stopped in front of him, and inadvertently knocked away his outstretched hand.
"Director Ning, you just happen to be here. His Royal Highness wants to drink some sweet-scented osmanthus wine. I don't know if you are ready."
Ning Ziheng didn't even care about who was coming or what he said, he just wanted to catch up paranoidly.
But suddenly a low warning sounded in his ears.
"Catch up and expose his identity. The emperor will definitely kill him. Do you want to kill him?"
Ning Ziheng froze all over, and turned his head almost stiffly to look at the speaker, it was Chu Lishu.
Chu Lishu's black eyes were deep, revealing an irresistible sense of oppression, as if the superior was ordering, "Calm down, leave."
Chu Lishu stretched out his hand and pushed Ning Ziheng, "Boss Ning, I'm sorry, take me to get it."
Ning Ziheng, who watched Qi Ci return to the Black Feather Guard, used all his strength to tear away the sight that was glued to Qi Ci's body. He forced himself to calm down and understand the current situation. Protecting Xiao Ci is the only thing he should do. matter.But that's a small word!Xiaoci is back, how could he not catch Xiaoci.
It wasn't until being pushed a second time that Ning Ziheng walked out as if he had lost his soul.
At this time, Huo Luo stayed here to observe everything, watching Qi Ci closely.Yue Chen had already disappeared outside the gate.Like Chu Lishu, they couldn't tell if that person was Qi Ci or not, but when they saw the tender and fragile expression of a vicious person like Ning Ziheng, there was no other person besides Qi Ci.
And Lin Qingyang, who watched all this happening, was almost paralyzed because of the nervous heartbeat. Out of control, but in the blink of an eye, Chu Lishu took control of everything.
It turned out that before the system sent out the task, Chu Lishu discovered the hidden danger, and took decisive measures to contain a sudden change.It's really... even more powerful than the system. When the system launches a mission right away, it will be too late for me to save him.
Lin Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief, just like Huo Luo, he began to look around nervously to see if anyone recognized Qi Ci.
But the focus of their observation is the royal family and officials of this dynasty. If they want to kill Qi Ci, the ones who can recognize Qi Ci are naturally the emperor and his party. Seeing that they have no response to the Heiyuwei version of Qi Ci, they know that this is the black gauze net. Sure enough, it still played a role. For those who are not familiar with Qi Ci, it may be really difficult to recognize the change of hairstyle and clothing in the past few years.
But they overlooked one person.
That was Baya, Prince of Xiyue, who was defeated by Zhao Cheng early and drank sullenly.
At this moment, Baya's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.
Although it was Baya who killed Qi Ci on the battlefield, how could he remember his appearance after four years in a situation where he only met once.But he didn't recognize Qi Ci by his appearance, even the scar he caused might be a coincidence, but the scene of Qi Ci's desperate fight just now reminded Baya of everything like a reappearance of the nightmare on the battlefield in the past.
The tricks that Qi Ci usually uses are naturally the ones that Chu Lishu and Huo Luo are familiar with, but on the battlefield where there is no doubt of death, the desperate fight without wanting to die is a trick that is struggling under the line of life and death, and it is close to animal instinct Naturally, it was different from the usual Qi Ci, and Baya happened to have seen Qi Ci in that state, and it was the kind that impressed him deeply, so he would not easily forget it.
He was sure that that person was Qi Ci.
He had to tell Gosho Nishi that they were insane to have a general from the enemy country around as a guard.
Qi Ci must die!
The banquet was still going on, Qi Ci returned to his original position and stood, the saintess said a few words of concern, but he just replied lightly that he was not hurt, but Yusuoxi's gaze made him feel like a light on his back.People who come out of the Colosseum will naturally be afraid of the gaze of the Colosseum owner, as long as that gaze stays on them, it will mean the next moment of life and death.
And Yu Suoxi's gaze shifted from Qi Ci's body to the outside of the palace gate, his long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and a light flashed inside.
Outside the door, Yue Chen had already questioned Ning Ziheng: "Is that man just now Big Brother Qi? You are the closest. Did you see clearly? Is he really!"
Ning Ziheng seemed to be out of his mind, and ignored Yuechen at all.
Chu Lishu took a look at Ning Ziheng, and said in a deep voice: "Regardless of whether it is or not, we can find a suitable time to confirm, and we must not show any flaws now. If the emperor finds out, Qi Ci will not survive tonight. If he really It's Qi Ci, so it looks like he's lost his memory."
Yue Chen's face was serious, thinking of Qi Ci's current identity, he nodded and said: "Yes, it must be amnesia, otherwise we would have looked for us a long time ago, and no one can find out, Ning Ziheng, you heard it, you want to protect your son , you just be careful."
Ning Ziheng froze when he heard about amnesia, and only now looked up at the two of them, his eyes barely focused, "My son, I will protect it naturally, so you don't need to talk nonsense."
Chu Lishu gave Ning Ziheng a cold look, then turned to get the sweet-scented osmanthus wine, Yuechen snorted coldly, "Ning Ziheng, you should be glad that Big Brother Qi has lost his memory, otherwise if he knew you were in his absence How many immoral things have been done, I will definitely be so angry that I don't want to see you again."
Ning Ziheng's expression instantly became severe, and he looked at Yuechen viciously.
But Yuechen couldn't help but angrily said: "Maybe he just doesn't want to talk to you anymore and doesn't want to be dragged down by you, so he will deliberately deny us, and would rather stay with that beautiful saint, at least it's safer than us here."
Ning Ziheng's face gradually turned pale. Although he knew that what Yuechen said was impossible, his heart still hurt.
Chu Lishu came back with the things, and returned to the hall with Yuechen, but Ning Ziheng didn't dare to set foot again, only dared to stare at Qi Ci from a distance, he was afraid that he would lose control here and hurt Qi Ci.
When Chu Lishu returned to Lin Qingyang's side, Lin Qingyang asked cautiously, seeing that they were not completely sure yet, and he couldn't explain it to him. After all, he didn't know Qi Ci at all, so how dare he make sure for them.The matter of Qi Ci can only be put aside temporarily, after all, nothing can be done now.
"By the way, General Zhao just now..."
Chu Lishu glanced at the emperor, and said: "It seems to be done."
Lin Qingyang said in surprise: "How did you see that?" He looked at the emperor, still smiling, watching the performance.
"There's no smile in his eyes, he's obviously angry. Next..." Chu Lishu withdrew his eyes, his eyes slightly darkened.
Lin Qingyang suddenly realized their next plan, now... a bit embarrassing, Qi Ci is here, but they are about to deal with Ning Ziheng.
Lin Qingyang looked at Chu Lishu and saw that he just poured sweet-scented osmanthus wine for the fourth prince, and he didn't intend to change his mind at all. It seemed that he would not soften his heart towards his enemies just because of Qi Ci's return. Even if Qi Ci regained his memory and would be unable to face it, Chu Lishu would not let Ning Ziheng go.
Chu Lishu was also mentally prepared that Qi Ci would no longer be loyal to him, but even so, he still protected Qi Ci.
Lin Qingyang was a little fascinated looking at such a Chu Li book.
Chu Lishu looked back, as if he knew what Lin Qingyang was thinking, he held Lin Qingyang's hand under the table, "He has to pay back what should be paid, if he can still live in this way, then he should be his Fate is big, not to mention that it is related to another matter..."
That's right, it's not just Ning Ziheng who designed it this time.
As Manager Sheng arranged for everyone to go out to watch the special blessing and sacrifice items of the Longevity Festival, everyone came to the steps outside the hall.
At this time, the square under the steps was already waiting for the crowd performing sacrifices. When Director Sheng announced the start, those people wearing masks and strange costumes began to pray for the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty naturally looked on respectfully, and the foreign envoys also tried to make a fuss, and the atmosphere was very good.
At this time, Ning Ziheng's eyes were completely attracted by Qi Ci, and he had no time for other things.
Just when everyone was watching enthusiastically, a flash of fire suddenly flashed along with the performance, and the priest turned into an assassin and attacked on the steps.
With the screams, the scene fell into chaos in an instant.A large number of forbidden troops were dispatched.
The emperor's bodyguards also rushed forward.
But there was still an arrow shot towards the emperor.
The closest one was Manager Sheng, but Manager Sheng was so frightened that he fell down, but Manager Hai, who was farther away, flew over to protect the emperor.Shouted: "Emperor beware!"
The guards around the emperor were naturally masters, and the arrows were chopped off before reaching them.Director Hai immediately protected the emperor and retreated to a safe area, showing extreme loyalty.
Zhao Cheng and Huo Luo also rushed forward to fight.
But the killers were not fond of fighting, seeing that the assassination failed, they flew away directly, and the guards naturally went to hunt him down immediately.
The emperor shouted angrily: "Catch them all back for me."
As soon as this happened, all the envoys expressed strong dissatisfaction, and even wanted to return to the country immediately, which was tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face non-stop.
The emperor can only ask the ministers to quickly appease the envoys from various countries, send the envoys back to rest, and then immediately start an investigation.
Soon Zhao Cheng and Huo Luo, as well as the commander of the imperial guards who were in charge of the palace guards, all came back to report.
It's ridiculous that they only caught a few assassins who were killed, and most of them escaped alive.
The emperor's anger almost toppled the roof, Dali Temple, Yuechen and the others were all kept to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Chu Lishu, Lin Qingyang and the others could only go back to listen to the news. Before they left, they happened to see that the father-in-law of the three managers had stayed outside. Manager Sheng seemed to be mocking Manager Hai. After all, Manager Hai just performed outstandingly, and Ning Ziheng But he was absent-minded. If it wasn't for the order, he would have gone to Qi Ci long ago.
Chu Lishu took a look at Ning Ziheng, it seemed that Qi Ci really had a great influence on him, otherwise, according to Chu Lishu's understanding of Ning Ziheng, Ning Ziheng was not vigilant when things developed like this , is really unresponsive.
Soon, Shaoqing of Dali Temple found clues from the corpse.
First, these assassins should belong to Blood Abyss Pavilion.
Second, they have palace defense maps hidden on them.