There are 108 houses in Kyoto, some are big and some are small, and the population is naturally different.
At least there were thousands of people, and in the populous markets, there were even nearly ten thousand people in one square. This also shows the prosperity of Kyoto in the Tang Dynasty.
Zhuque Street is located in Gongde Square near the Imperial City. The land around the Imperial City is not residential, but almost all used for offices. The government offices of the three provinces and six ministries are located in it.
Sipingfang is not close to Gongdefang. Compared with Sipingfang, Huiyifang is much closer.
Qin Xiao left the Criminal Department and left Gongdefang, with no intention of returning to Changle Inn in Sipingfang.
Gu Baiyi's advice last night helped Han Yunong get out of trouble. Qin Xiao really admired Gu Baiyi in his heart.
Han Yunong asked Qin Xiao to leave Kyoto as soon as possible, but Qin Xiao really couldn't worry about Han Yunong.
Although he escaped from the control of the Ministry of War, Han Yunong was trapped in the Ministry of Punishment again.
Compared with the dangerous situation in the Ministry of War, Han Yunong's situation in the Ministry of Punishment is naturally much better.
But Qin Xiao saw with his own eyes today that the Minister of War was still an important minister of the empire during the day, holding the power of the Ministry of War, but in the blink of an eye, he became a suspect of the Ministry of Punishment. Such a change happened in just half a day.
Han Yunong is now regarded as a witness by the Ministry of Justice, but who can guarantee that the situation will not change and Han Yunong will be in desperate situation again.
When he was in Turtle City, when the officers in the government office were chatting, they all yearned for Kyoto. Qin Xiao also thought that one day he would be able to go to Kyoto and see the city.
But in just a few days in Kyoto, Qin Xiao felt disgusted with Kyoto's words.
Compared to Kyoto, life in Kame Castle is naturally much more comfortable.
Now he just wants to rush to Gu Baiyi's side, inform Gu Baiyi of what happened today, and let Gu Baiyi help analyze what will happen next.
The moonlight is faint, and when riding a horse on a cold street, the moonlight guides the way, so you can't see the road clearly.
Qin Xiao was very familiar with the route. He knew that after crossing two streets and arriving at the Luoshui River, he could go down the river and reach Guiyifang in less than half an hour.
He had the road sign issued by the Ministry of Punishment in his hand, so he didn't have to worry about being blocked.
After crossing the street in front, you can reach the Luoshui River. There are not many houses around this alley, but there are some shops. However, the shops are closed before dark, so at night, this alley will be very crowded.
Quiet.
The horses' hooves were walking on the bluestone road. Normally, there would be noisy surroundings and no sound could be heard, but at this moment, the sound of the horses' hooves could be heard very clearly.
Suddenly, Qin Xiao frowned, just because he suddenly felt that something was wrong with the sound of horse hooves. There was clearly another sound of horse hooves coming from behind him.
Qin Xiao turned around and saw Yiqi following him under the moonlight.
Qin Xiao reined in his horse and stopped it in the alley. The horse behind him also stopped instantly and kept a distance from himself.
The man on the horse was wearing a bamboo hat, with the brim of his hat covering his face. He was holding the horse's reins in his right hand, but clearly holding an unsheathed broadsword in his left hand.
According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary people are not allowed to hide weapons secretly, unless they are military generals or public officials. Once ordinary people are found to be hiding weapons, they will be punished for treason.
Even when officials from other places entered Kyoto, they would have their weapons seized by the city guards. When Qin Xiao and Han Yunong entered the city, their weapons were confiscated by the city gate guards.
He is holding a broadsword behind his back, so he is certainly not a civilian, but if he is an officer and soldier of the imperial court, why is he dressed so strangely?
Qin Xiao turned his horse's head and faced the man.
There was a few feet of distance between the two of them. This place was already quiet, far away from the busy city, and sparsely populated. It was also at night, and the man in the bamboo hat was following behind. Qin Xiao naturally knew that the person who came was not good.
If there was a knife in his hand at this moment, Qin Xiao would not have the slightest fear, but he was bare-handed, but the opponent had a knife in his hand, so he did not dare to be careless.
The night wind in February was still cold. A gust of wind blew past and picked up a piece of oil paper in the alley. I don't know who threw it casually in the alley. The oil paper blew under the horse's hooves. Qin Xiao frowned, and it was here.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a strong wind blowing up behind him, and with a "whoosh" sound, Qin Xiao didn't even turn around, knowing that an arrow was suddenly shooting from behind him.
This arrow was very powerful and unexpected.
However, Qin Xiao's body had already tilted to the left. Almost at the moment when his body was dodging, a sharp arrow passed by his shoulder. If he had been a little slow, the sharp arrow would have penetrated into Qin Xiao's back.
The moment he dodged the sharp arrow, the horse on the opposite side was already galloping towards him. The man in the hat on the horse had already unsheathed his sword. In the blink of an eye, the horse was close at hand. The man in the hat gave a low shout and flew off the horse.
It floated towards Qin Xiao like a kite, and chopped off Qin Xiao's head with the big knife in his hand.
He slashed with the knife, his eyes like falcons, catching Qin Xiao's subtle movements, paying attention to the changes in his hands, obviously judging how Qin Xiao would dodge.
The swordsman in the bamboo hat has rich experience, and he exists only to kill people.
The moment he drew his sword, he had already prepared a very powerful killing move. Just waiting for Qin Xiao to dodge, he would use a series of subsequent moves, which would definitely take Qin Xiao's life.
He has even come up with several ways for Qin Xiao to dodge. No matter how Qin Xiao dodges, his subsequent moves can kill Qin Xiao in an instant.
He has killed many people, and his serial killing techniques have been tried repeatedly.
But he never dreamed that Qin Xiao didn't hide at all. The handsome young man actually raised a hand at the moment he fell. In the flash of lightning, he reached first and grabbed the bamboo hat and swordsman's hand.
The wrist of the knife.
The man in the bamboo hat only felt his wrists tighten, and he was horrified. One of his hands was restrained by the opponent, and no matter how exquisite the back move was, it was impossible to use it. However, Qin Xiao didn't wait for him to make any reaction, and used the other hand to
Having already clenched his fist, he punched forward without hesitation, hitting the swordsman in a bamboo hat firmly in the heart.
"boom"!
The swordsman in the bamboo hat had already flown upside down, and then hit the bluestone ground heavily. Then there was a "pop" sound, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
Qin Xiao didn't have time to see how injured the swordsman in the hat was.
Another sharp arrow shot from behind, which seemed to be faster than the first arrow. Qin Xiao had already judged the position from the wind of the arrow, and dodged to the right. Just as he avoided this arrow, he heard a low roar, and followed the arrow.
Sheng looked around, and at some point, a stout figure appeared on the roof of a nearby house. The figure had jumped down from the roof like an ape. Under the moonlight, the stout figure was very flexible and jumped to the ground.
Standing next to Qin Xiao's horse, Qin Xiao was hit with a punch.
He carried no weapons, but his fists were more terrifying than his swords.
This man was tall and strong, like a giant, and his fists were like hammers. Qin Xiao was sitting on the horse, unable to dismount for a while, so he could only repeat his old trick, reaching out to grab the wrist of the giant man. The giant man
But he didn't hide at all, letting him grab his wrist, but his other hand had already reached out like a gust of wind, and quickly and accurately grabbed Qin Xiao's throat.
The moment Qin Xiao was grabbed by the giant man's neck with one hand, he felt horrified.
This man was tall and powerful. Qin Xiao originally thought that with such a size, speed would be his weakness. However, contrary to Qin Xiao's expectation, the giant man was not only powerful, but also much faster than he imagined. The opponent
She reached out and grabbed his neck, but failed to dodge it.
Qin Xiao instantly understood that this giant man was no ordinary person. Judging from his speed and movement skills, he was at least in the third-grade Xiaotian realm.
Under the moonlight, you can clearly see the other person's face at this time.
The giant man grinned and laughed, looking at Qin Xiao's eyes, which looked like a wild beast that had caught its prey, with a terrifying scarlet glow in his eyes due to excitement.
"I'm going to kill you!" the giant man said jokingly, and the big hand holding Qin Xiao's neck tightened little by little. Qin Xiao also felt that it was getting more and more difficult to breathe. His eyes were bloodshot because he could not breathe. Although his hands could still move
, but it was already difficult to gather energy into the fists, and with the physique of this giant man, even if he was punched a few times, it would be impossible to knock him down.
The giant man seemed to be enjoying his prey losing its life little by little. With a drag of his arm, he had already dragged Qin Xiao off the horse. Then he raised his arm, pinched Qin Xiao's neck and lifted it up in the air.
The smile on the giant man's face became thicker and thicker. Seeing Qin Xiao's bloodshot eyes, he repeated: "I want to kill you!"
Suddenly, the giant man saw Qin Xiao's bloodshot eyes flashing coldly, and then suddenly felt a sharp blade piercing his throat. The pain made the giant man loosen his hand instantly, and Qin Xiao fell steadily to the ground.
He held a sharp blade in his right hand, and the blade had already sunk deeply into the giant man's throat. It was the fish intestine thorn that Hongye had given him.
Fish intestine thorns are sharp and compact, making them suitable for carrying around. Qin Xiao always keeps such sharp blades on his body.
When entering the city, Qin Xiao handed his saber to the city guards. Fortunately, Du Hongsheng reported his identity at that time, and the guards did not search the three of them, so Qin Xiao was able to bring the fish intestines into the city.
The giant man grabbed Qin Xiao's neck. He didn't expect that Qin Xiao still had a sharp knife hidden in his body, nor did he expect that Qin Xiao still had the power to fight back.
After Qin Xiao landed, he stared into the giant man's eyes and repeated what the giant man said: "I'm going to kill you!" He held the fish intestine thorn in his right hand and pulled it down suddenly.
The thorns in the fish intestines were extremely sharp, cutting iron like mud. Qin Xiao pulled down until he reached the lower abdomen. He had already disemboweled the giant man, and the internal organs inside rushed out, covered in blood and abdominal fluid.
Those fascial intestines flowed directly downward and landed at the feet of the giant man.
The giant man didn't die for a moment. He lowered his head and watched himself being disemboweled. He couldn't believe his eyes.
"Ouch!"
The giant man let out a miserable howl. Under such a situation, he could actually raise his hands and put them on Qin Xiao's shoulders. Qin Xiao didn't expect that the giant man was so ferocious and hurriedly broke away. However, when the giant man was dying, all his strength was in his body.
Both hands firmly grasped Qin Xiao's shoulders.
"call out!"
The third sharp arrow shot out from the darkness again.
Qin Xiao raised his foot, kicked the giant man, and stepped back. Although he tried his best, the third arrow still penetrated Qin Xiao's right shoulder. The giant man was kicked away by Qin Xiao and took two steps back.
Then it fell backwards like a big tree and hit the ground hard.
Qin Xiao breathed quickly and turned to look at the swordsman in a bamboo hat. He saw that the swordsman in a bamboo hat had already struggled onto the horse, turned the horse's head in a circle, and urged the horse away. Only a few mouthfuls of blood spurted by him were left on the ground.
Qin Xiao knew that there were three people who attacked him tonight. In addition to the swordsman in a bamboo hat and the giant sweat, there was also an archer who secretly attacked like a ghost.
The giant man was dead, and the swordsman in a bamboo hat fled, leaving only the missing archer.
The arrow was inserted into his right shoulder, but Qin Xiao ignored the pain. He held the fish intestine thorn and stared at the direction of the arrow. It was extremely dark there, and Qin Xiao just vaguely saw the silhouette of the archer.