In the morning of the next day, the city gate was still blocked. The soldiers built a large three-story wooden platform as quickly as possible in the center of the city. They also gathered the people under the platform to sit and watch the performance.
"What are the officers and soldiers doing in the city? They closed the city gate for no reason and forced us to watch a show!"
"It may or may not be a sacrificial ceremony. Isn't there an epidemic in the mountain villages inside the city and outside? The government is incompetent. It's like this kind of ceremony to let the gods come to rescue."
"I said that's not the case. It must be a Feng Shui master who said that people should gather here to accumulate strong qi and resolve bad qi."
The crowd was talking a lot, saying that gods and ghosts were all made up.
"Shenhuang, you are so beautiful!" Yinying couldn't help but praise the person who came out of changing clothes.
Huang Shenhuang put on an ice-white double-breasted narrow-sleeved long gown, with the placket and cuffs embroidered with tengyunxiang patterns with silver-white silk thread. Wearing a mask, only a pair of captivating deep black magnificent eyes were revealed, with the corners of the eyes slightly raised.
, adding to the sultry charm. The red lips pursed slightly, seeming to be smiling but not smiling. The skin was whiter than snow, and seemed to be slightly exuding a silvery white light.
Yan Ruozhen also changed into her dance clothes and came out. She saw Huang Shenhuang dressed in a fairy-like dress, and her eyes were exactly the same as Huang Chenling's. No, even more beautiful. If I didn't look carefully, I almost thought he was
Huang Chenling.
Last night, Huang Shenhuang had told her about the mysterious letter and asked her to cooperate with him in dancing.
"Come on." Huang Shenhuang glanced at Yan Ruocheng coldly and said.
"Yes, yes." Yan Ruocheng nodded and followed him.
The two people appeared one after another wearing masks. Everyone watched the action on the stage, and there was a sudden silence.
The sonata started playing, and the two of them began to dance in unison. As the music became louder and louder, the two of them danced faster and faster.
Yan Ruozhen was originally worried that Huang Shenhuang would not be able to remember the quick dance steps because of his age and being a man, but in fact, he was really amazing and he was already so proficient after just one night of practice. The two of them were so good at it.
They form a beautiful picture together. I never thought that two people standing together could be so harmonious and perfect.
On the overpass, Huang Fanhao, dressed in disguise, stared at Huang Shenhuang with a wicked smile.
"Father, you are here today."
Suddenly, a cold arrow shot at Yan Ruocheng from nowhere. Upon seeing this, Huang Shenhuang pulled Yan Ruocheng to his side and dodged the cold arrow.
The letter states that no matter what happens, you are not allowed to stop until the dance is over.
Huang Shenhuang asked softly: "Are you okay?"
Yan Ruozhen said without fear: "Okay."
The two of them continued to dance as if nothing had happened.
Then several cold arrows flew from all directions. Huang Shenhuang and Yan Ruocheng danced and dodged together. The shadow guards were already looking around for the person who fired the hidden arrows.
Cold arrows kept flying over, and the people around them felt dangerous and started to worry about them.
The arrows shot faster and faster as they danced. Although Huang Shenhuang was protecting Yan Ruocheng, he could not avoid being hit by the arrows.
His left upper arm and right thigh were each hit by an arrow, but Yan Ruozhen was lucky enough not to be hit by a single arrow.
This is not because of her good luck, but because the archer originally aimed at Huang Shenhuang to shoot.
"The Supreme Emperor, can you still hold on?" She leaned over and gave Huang Shenhuang some support.
"It's okay. We're almost done dancing. Work harder." Even though Huang Shenhuang was hit by two arrows, he kept on dancing freely. However, the white dance clothes on his body were stained red with blood.
Yinying frowned as he looked at it, cursing in his heart: If I want to find out who is the mastermind behind the scenes, he must be shot twice with arrows! Dare to hurt my Shenhuang!
After three sticks of incense, the dance ended, and the stage almost turned into an arrow board. One by one, they were stuck randomly on the platform wood.
Huang Shenhuang returned to the backstage, his body swayed, and his steps became unsteady. Yinying and Yan Ruozhen quickly supported him.
"Go back quickly and get the arrow out to stop the bleeding," Yan Ruocheng said.
Yin Ying picked up the guard's knife and cut off half of the arrows on his body. Then he picked him up and said to Yan Ruocheng, "I'll take him back to his house to deal with the arrow wounds first. You should follow him quickly."
"Yes."
The guards and soldiers were still maintaining order in the audience,
Silver Shadow carried Huang Shenhuang on his back through the streets and alleys, running towards the mansion.
Huang Fan'er had already arranged for someone to take care of her.
Several assassins dressed in ordinary people's clothing rushed out of the crowd with knives and attacked her. The guards behind her immediately surrounded her, covering her and sending Huang Shenhuang away.
Yan Ruozhen finally ran over, and the guards and assassins were already mingling.
In order to prevent hurting the people around her, she threw out several smoke bombs, which were used for self-defense. Suddenly the street was covered in smoke.
Yinying took the opportunity to run from the other direction with Huang Shenhuang on his back.
Later, when Yan Ruozhen ran back to the mansion, Yinying had already sent Huang Shenhuang back safely and asked the doctor to take care of his arrow wound.
"Huh! Ahem... Silver Concubine, what's wrong with the Supreme Emperor?" Yan Ruozhen ran out of breath.
"Ruozhi, you did a good job just now. Fortunately, with your smoke bomb, I was able to bring him back in time." Yinying patted her shoulder and said with a smile.
"Huh, it's okay." Seeing her smile, Yan Ruocheng said it was okay and sat down on the ground tiredly.
"It's not okay. The doctor said that he lost too much blood and is now in a weak state. He can't get out of bed and move around in the past few days and needs to rest. And I just received the second letter from the mysterious man. He is now comatose and has not yet recovered.
I have time to show him." Yinying took out the letter from his sleeve and said.
"We have to wait until the Supreme Emperor wakes up before we can show him." Yan Ruocheng said.
Yinying tore the letter into pieces and said, "No, I won't read it."
"Wow! What are you doing, Silver Concubine? This letter threatens His Highness's life. How could you tear it up!" Yan Ruozhen hurriedly picked up the shredded paper on the ground.
"Don't be stupid! The purpose of the first letter was to play with Shenhuang. Then what followed was another late way. I won't let Shenhuang be played like this again." Yinying said domineeringly.
explain.
Yan Ruocheng said angrily: "If we don't do it, I really don't know what they will do to Feng Mo! He can't take any more pain."
"I know how you feel. Now we need to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes in order to find Feng Mo." Yin Ying said.
"How to draw it out?" Yan Ruocheng asked.
"Listen to me, I have a solution."
Silver Shadow pulled Yan Ruocheng closer and whispered in her ear.
In a certain corner, there was a person sent by Huang Fan'er. He quietly eavesdropped on their conversation, but they spoke in whispers, making it difficult for him to hear clearly. He could not explain it to others.
After Yan Ruozhen heard this, he looked at Yin Ying with a puzzled expression.
Silver Shadow nodded and said, "Just do it and go quickly."
Yan Ruocheng had no choice but to do as she did, stupidly running to a guest room and pretending to rummage for something.
The man who was watching them also followed her.
Later, Silver Shadow caught the person who was spying on them and brought him into the room.
"Ruozhao, I caught him, he was the one who sent the letter." Yin Ying threw him on the bed.
This man was wearing ordinary servant clothes, and because he looked too servant-like, he was inconspicuous wherever he went. No wonder no one noticed him.
"Tell me! Who sent you here?" Yan Ruocheng took out a few thousand taels of silver notes from his purse, scattered them on him, and pressed him again.
Yin Ying asked her in confusion: "Why did you come here to ask after giving away his money?"
"I was afraid that he would commit suicide, so I used money to stop him from asking for death and asked for wealth first," Yan Ruocheng explained.
Silver Shadow knocked her on the head and said, "Silly maid! Look at him, he looks like a greedy servant who is afraid of death. He is just asking for money, and he still needs you to throw money."
The people on the bed listened to their argument, and there seemed to be a big drop of sweat hanging on their foreheads.
"Tell me! Who the hell sent you here! If you don't tell me, I will cut off this most important part of your body! Feed it to the local dogs!" Silver Shadow picked up the dagger and licked it, showing a fierce look in his eyes, threatening.
explain.
The man sounded a little scared, so he picked up a few banknotes and said, "The villain just took the money and came to inquire about the news. The person who gave the instructions to the villain is an old man. The villain doesn't know his identity."
"Old man? What kind of old man is he? Do you remember what he looks like?" Yan Ruozhen asked doubtfully.
Silver Shadow knocked her on the head again and said, "It's an old man in disguise. It's useless for you to ask."
Yan Ruozhen asked back: "Is this the case, let him go? I have lost a few thousand taels of silver notes." He stared at the banknotes in his hand.
The man immediately said: "You threw it out to the villain, don't even think about taking it back!"
Yinying said with a wicked smile: "No, you won't spend these banknotes worthless." He pointed a dagger at him and said: "Help me tell the people above you that the Emperor has found out that he is
Who is full of apologies for him and wants to talk to him alone."
The person said unwillingly: "If you say this, the villain will make it clear that you have discovered him, and they will kill him, but the villain will not dare!"
Silver Shadow added: "If you don't say anything, they will still come and kill you. Do you think doing things for these people will end well? What a beautiful thought!"
Yan Ruozhen also felt that it would not work, and interjected: "I also think that this method is not very effective. People over there will suddenly become suspicious. It seems that they are clearly trying to lure him out to meet."
Yinying explained: "I just want to see if this person dares to come. If I don't let him say this, do you think of any other ways?"
Yan Ruozhen touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this? Just say that the Emperor's injury has worsened and he needs to go to another place to recuperate. If we lure him out, it will be even better."
Yin Ying vomited and said: "It's strange that you can lead to such a bad idea."
This person also interjected: "How about the villain finds the half-written letter from the Supreme Emperor and gives it to the people above to read and let them judge."