"No." Shen Yanchu interrupted him, "This trip is really dangerous in full view of everyone during the birthday party."
"What do Liu brothers think?" Jin Buhuan asked.
Liu Ruyan sat with her eyes closed, and the palace city of the Southern Tang Dynasty appeared in her eyes.
The palace is square in shape, slightly longer from north to south and slightly shorter from east to west.
There are gates on the east, west and south sides, which are impregnable.
"I can give it a try by pretending to be Yanshi." She opened her lips, "On the day of the banquet, the defense was tight, but the palace was not guarded. At that time, I will wait for an opportunity to sneak into the palace and obtain the Xuankun Seal."
"I wonder when Yanshi will arrive in Jinling?" she asked.
Jin Buhuan glanced at the sun and said, "I heard that the group of artists has arrived at the inn. Based on the distance of a short Yunnan horse, they will enter the city in two hours."
Liu Ruyan took the dripping glass and placed it on the table.
Then he spread out the paper and drew the topography of the city.
"There are eight important roads in Jinling that connect the main city and the palace. In the evening, Master Yan entered Jinling from the south gate. If they wanted to enter the palace, they would take Ma Alley or Hongqiao. At that time, I would stay behind on Ma Alley and Shen Yanchu Guard Hongqiao. If anyone succeeds, he will release the resounding arrows."
Shen Yanchu pondered, "I don't know how many artists the other party has come to. To be on the safe side, Liu Ruyan and I are stationed at Ma Alley. Dong Qingxian and Bai Zhi are stationed at Hongqiao."
Liu Ruyan clasped her hands and said, "It's better this way."
Shen Yanchu's eyes were slightly warm, and then he said: "As for Mr. Jin..."
Jin Buhuan took the words: "Hey, my martial arts skills are not good, please don't drag me with you!"
Liu Ruyan laughed: "Thank you, Mr. Jin, for arranging a few more carriages to settle the artists properly."
"It's not difficult." Jin Buhuan promised.
In the evening, it's dusk.
The horse alley was deserted, not a single soul in sight.
Until a few magpie calls were heard from the treetops, and along with the fluttering of dead leaves, a figure emerged from the treetops.
This person is none other than the street envoy, Feng Zheng.
Recently, martial law has been enforced in the city, and Wuhoupu Yigan and others were sent to maintain public order. Feng Zheng was busy for a few days, and it was rare for him to patrol this inaccessible alley and take some time off.
He leaned against a tree, took out the Jinling wine from his waist, took a few sips, and squinted at the end of the alley.
Is there someone at the end of the alley?
Feng Zheng held down his saber and slowly walked towards the two people coming towards him.
"The city is under martial law, leave if you have nothing to do!" he shouted.
"Well done, sir. My brother-in-law suddenly fell ill and wanted to go to the shop in front to grab some medicine." Liu Ruyan begged.
After saying that, Shen Yanchu kept coughing and it seemed like air was leaking from his chest.
Feng Zheng immediately covered his nose, took a few steps back, waved his hand and said: "Go, go, don't stay on the street."
Liu Ruyan said hello repeatedly, she supported Shen Yanchu and slowly walked forward.
Just at this moment, the sound of shouting came from behind again.
"stop--"
Liu Ruyan turned around blankly and asked: "The official called me?"
Feng Zheng covered his head with a cloth and trotted over. He opened a book and said while writing: "There is martial law in the city. Those who do not return at the You hour need to be recorded in the book. Who are you two, and which neighborhood do you live in?"
Liu Ruyan thought for a moment and replied: "The younger one lives in Changlefang."
Feng Zheng raised his head and said, "I am familiar with Changlefang. Which household are you from?"
Liu Ruyan pursed her lips and said nothing, holding the smoke Bai Zhi gave her in her hand, ready to take action.
Just as she was about to release the smoke, Shen Yanchu took a step ahead of her, raised his finger, and touched Feng Zheng's eyebrows.
"At three o'clock in the morning, you were patrolling Ma Alley and never saw anyone else." Under the dusk, his voice was condensed.
Liu Ruyan looked at him silently, and couldn't help but think of the first time she met Shen Yanchu, he had a cold aura, like ice and rain falling, like snow and frost.
Perhaps the puppetry technique had taken effect, Feng Zheng looked blankly, closed the booklet in his hand, and walked step by step to stand under the tree.
Shen Yan first glanced at Liu Ruyan.
Seeing this, she smiled at him: "Thank you——"
The two of them continued walking towards the alley.
Not far away, there was a sound of chirping in the distance.
Liu Ruyan stopped and looked at the other side of the voice, "It was the loud arrow fired by Bai Zhi. It seems to have intercepted someone."
Shen Yanchu took a step and walked away, "Go over and have a look."
Liu Ruyan turned on the recording system. In the picture, several artists wearing foreign costumes were carried into another carriage, while Jin Buhuan was directing his subordinates to change all the artists' clothes and then drove away.
When she arrived, the only people left there were Jin Buhuan, Bai Zhi, Dong Qingxian, Gong Shuyu, and a carriage full of props.
Bai Zhi and the others had already changed their clothes.
They are all dressed in exotic costumes, white shirts and white hats, embroidered with gold feather patterns, and their hair is tied up with long tassels.
"These artists are from the Bai ethnic group," Shen Yanchu explained.
"I see." She glanced at the carriage behind her, "I'll go take a look inside."
After that, Liu Ruyan opened the curtain and got into the car. She counted the props in the car and her eyes fell on the dressing table in the corner.
It's half a bottle of rouge.
She remembered that there was not much rouge left with her.
"Where are you going?" Seeing Liu Ruyan jump out of the carriage, Shen Yanchu asked.
"Go buy some rouge." Not long ago, she spent all her points to exchange for loud arrows, and the system mall cannot be activated. Now she can only go shopping on the street.
Shen Yanchu stopped her, "There are officers and soldiers everywhere in the city, and the shops close early. Just wait, I'll be back soon."
As the birthday banquet approaches, officials and envoys from all over the country come in droves, and the city of Jinling is on unprecedented alert.
Seeing that there was no business to do at night, the merchants simply closed their doors early.
Shen Yanchu searched several shops and finally saw a rouge shop with the lights still on.
He walked into the shop and stopped in front of a pile of bottles and cans.
The shopkeeper came forward and greeted him: "The guest is choosing rouge for the young lady?"
Shen Yanchu nodded slightly.
"I wonder which red color the little lady likes?" the shopkeeper asked.
Shen Yanchu was stunned for a moment and saw a wooden sign standing next to each box of rouge, which read: