"Should we really go to the wooden hall and give it a try? Don't believe that guy's words too much!" Although Xu Mu said this, his eyes looked a little eager to try.
"We have to find out whether He Qingshan is in the wooden hall or not. Besides, that guy really wants to kill the prince, and I heard that the prince's character is really not good. Before we start the assassination, I guess he won't do anything.
"He Qizhou added a little more confidence to himself.
"Then what should I do when I enter the city? I no longer have suitable masks." Xu Mu said sadly. Most of the remaining masks were made up of women, and the last one suitable for men was given to Yuwen Lingyun.
He Qizhou said: "We definitely can't let Helian Changji enter the city in his true self! No one should recognize your appearance now, so I went to disguise myself and put my own face on Helian Changji."
"Shen Tanggu and some people from Huotang have seen you..." Xu Mu said.
"It's not such a coincidence. I have arranged it like this. Tomorrow morning, I will first store our Tianju at the mill of the Lotus Gang in Kuocheng. I will tell you the address later; then I will send Helian Changji to the mill.
After we enter the city, we will first go to the accommodation provided by Fushan. We will tap Helian Changji on the acupuncture points and let Cao Yun watch. I will report to the wooden hall with you in this appearance." He Qizhou said.
"I think it's feasible, but can you trust Cao Yun? How do you plan to deal with him in the future?" Xu Mu asked.
He Qizhou said: "He has just opened his veins. It is impossible to open the acupuncture point I clicked. We will talk to him later. If it succeeds, we can find a way to take him back. Let's go from Zhenbeiguan. If
If things fail, I will also find a way to ask the Lotus Gang to take care of him."
"Okay, let's go now." After Xu Mu said that, he got up and walked to the outer room with He Qizhou. Cao Yun was practicing cross-legged and had not yet gone to bed.
"Two benefactors..." Cao Yun saw the two approaching and stood up hurriedly and said.
"Cao Yun, let me tell you the truth. We are all from Qi. We pretended to be from Tutang because we wanted to go to Beijing to do something. Chang Ji in the house is a bad guy. Now I have restrained his acupoints. I want to ask you a question.
Are you willing to stay in the Northern Zhou Dynasty? Or go back to the Southern Qi Dynasty?" He Qizhou said straight to the point.
Cao Yun was stunned with shock, but he did not dare to reply easily. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "You have such high martial arts skills, there is no way you would come to test me. I, I have relatives in Qi State, and I want to go home."
He Qizhou said: "That's good. I'll take you home with me when we finish our work. If things go wrong, I will also leave a way out for you. Tomorrow daytime, if we have something to do after we enter the city, you can stay here
Keep an eye on Changji at your residence, and feed him saliva at most, so as not to let him die. Remember two points, one, don't go out, and two, don't listen to his nonsense, don't believe a word of it, can you do it?"
"Yes!" Cao Yun nodded immediately.
"Okay, then you go to bed early." He Qizhou said.
…
Next to the east side of the Zhongjing Imperial City is a royal garden covering an area of thousands of acres, and most of the entrances to the Qinglong Temple are separated from the royal garden by a wall. The age on Lianwen Yihu's certificate is twenty-four, but it was re-pasted.
The skinny He Qizhou looked to be in his thirties, but Xu Mu had to modify it and make his age look like twenty-six or seventy-seven, giving the impression that he looked older because he often hung out in romantic places; Xu Mu pretended to be honest.
Wu is closer to his real age of twenty-one, but their looks are really very different.
"How old have you become, who spends all your time living and drinking?" Xu Mu laughed at He Qizhou. The two of them had already passed the inspection, and according to the instructions of the Mutang officials, they went to see the recruitment papers for this autumn election.
"Just show your tenderness, remember to call me brother, don't show off your flaws." He Qizhou replied in a low voice.
Before coming to Mutang, He Qizhou took the lead in entering the city and found the small house. Fushan was already waiting there, taking the key and sending him away.
After Fushan, Xu Mu and others were brought in. Because Helian Changji might be released, He Qizhou would not let him meet Fushan.
Before leaving the house and going to the wooden hall, He Qizhou tapped Helian Changji's acupuncture points with his heavy hands and asked Cao Yun to watch. The two of them must return within four hours, otherwise they will cause serious harm to him.
In the wooden hall, the two of them are going to fill in their application intentions today. The day after tomorrow, the wooden hall will publish a list of people who have signed up for each hall based on the intentions they filled in. The competition will officially start the day after tomorrow.
At this time, there were quite a few people walking towards the ranking wall. Most of the people who came to see the rankings were candidates who came from other places. They occasionally talked to each other. He Qizhou and Xu Mu watched and listened, trying to get as much useful information as possible.
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"Fuck, this water hall has too few people. Senior brother, we might as well report to the earth hall."
"Tu Tang doesn't recruit many people, and the position is low. With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem to become a sixth-grade captain in Huotang."
"Senior brother praises me too much. I don't dare to go to the Fire Hall. I would rather find a big tree in the Golden Hall."
"Junior brother, you should go to the Shuitang. The Jintang is only suitable for people like me, haha."
"Senior brother is joking..."
He Qizhou and Xu Mu looked at the list. There were indeed not many places in Shuitang, recruiting two captains and six hundred households; Huotang wanted the most people, one captain, three captains and twelve hundred households; Jintang wanted the most people, one captain, three captains and twelve hundred households;
Similar to Tutang, they both recruit about ten people, while Mutang only recruits two hundred households. Without thinking too much, the two filled out the letter of intent to run for the position of Shuitang and handed it to the Mutang official next to the wall.
Then he started "wandering" in the wooden hall.
The wooden hall is obviously a piece of land set aside in the royal garden, and it occupies a large area. Most of the people walking around are young people, and they all look polite. Some elders who look like teachers seem to be indifferent to the world.
There was no hostility at all. The two of them were walking in the hall, and no one even came up to talk to them. He Qizhou felt as if he had returned to the armament hall.
Teaching buildings, dormitories, libraries, martial arts halls... I almost walked around in a big circle for two days, but I didn't find any houses similar to other courtyards or cells. Xu Mu suddenly remembered that he had seen them under the high wall separated from the royal garden.
A small door, the two decided to take a risk and try their luck, so they returned to the red lacquered wooden door on the high wall behind the dense forest.
The wall is very high, five feet long. After all, it is a royal place inside. The door is very small, about eight feet high and three feet wide. If Xu Mu had not been sharp-eyed and careful, he would not have discovered that there is such a door behind the woods.
The small door was ajar, and the two people pushed it open. Inside, there were green trees, luxuriant flowers and trees, rockeries, waterside pavilions, pavilions, and stone boats... A winding path led to a deep house, which turned out to be a unique place.
's garden.
The two of them walked slowly along the pebbled path. Not far away, there were eaves protruding from behind the rockery, and there was an elegant pavilion on the rockery six to seven feet high.
"Who are you two looking for?" Suddenly someone in the pavilion asked.
The two of them felt guilty and were startled at the same time. They hurriedly turned their attention to the pavilion on the mountain, only to see an old man in his sixties leaning over the railing and asking.
"I, we are the candidates of Mutang, and we want to hang out in the main hall." Xu Mu immediately replied.
"Where are you two from?"
"Old sir, we are from Anzhou." He Qizhou had already calmed down.
"I heard that Lian Kang's young masters are famous all over the world. I guess they are you."
"No, no, I really can't take it seriously. Who are you?" He Qizhou waved his hands hurriedly.
"Let's go, please don't enter here unless you want to. If you don't know, I won't punish you this time."
"Okay, let's leave now." He Qizhou didn't dare to ask who the other party was. When he was about to leave, he saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing in the pavilion, holding a black chess piece in his hand.
He just took a look and sat back.
The man was just wearing coarse clothes and looked a little taller than the old man. However, after being glanced at by the man, He Qizhou felt a sense of panic in his heart, but he didn't know where this feeling came from.
The two of them carefully exited the way they came. After closing the door, Xu Mu patted his chest and said, "Oh my god, you scared me to death."
"Our footsteps are so light. They shouldn't be able to see us while sitting, but they can hear our voices. That old man's cultivation is a bit amazing," He Qizhou said.
"I think so too, but that middle-aged man may be more terrifying. Do you think his face looks like you've seen it before somewhere?" Xu Mu said.
"I just feel a little flustered by his first glance. When you say that, it's true. It feels familiar." He Qizhou said, just thinking about it, he couldn't figure out where it was familiar.
"Forget it, don't think about it, go back quickly, you have to do more homework in these two days, so don't let anything slip by then," Xu Mu said.
"It's only a matter of time before things leak out. We must find a way to solve it quickly," He Qizhou said.
"Well, now I really believe that He Qingshan is in the wooden hall. Maybe——"
"Maybe what?"
"Maybe that middle-aged man is He Qingshan." Xu Mu guessed.
"It's really possible. The wooden hall may seem ordinary, but it's very likely that it's a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. Helian Changji has quite a lot of power here. That guy might be eager for us to fall into his own trap!" He Qizhou said.
"Anyway, it's better to be careful and don't take action easily." Xu Mu said.
"Okay. I made an appointment with Fushan tonight, and if I can find out more information from him, you should pay more attention to Helian Changji." He Qizhou said.
"Going to drink flower wine again?"
"..."
"Be careful yourself and come back soon!"
"yes!"
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As soon as Xu hour passed, Hu Ji Restaurant began to become lively. The two-story private rooms upstairs and downstairs surrounded the one-foot-square stage. The dancers on the stage also changed several times, and the fabrics on their bodies became less and less. In the end,
, those scattered pieces of cloth were probably no more than the size of a handkerchief, which made He Qizhou, who had been in brothels for a long time, couldn't help but blush.
The boos and shouts in each private room became louder and louder, and the low voices in the neighboring private rooms could not help but become louder. He Qizhou pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"I heard that the prince had harmed the daughter of Yang Shangshu's family again. Yang Shangshu filed a complaint against the emperor, but in the end it seems that nothing happened."