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Volume 1 The Killer Boy Chapter 1113 The Sick King

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    The old man picked up his load and took one last look at the two pedestrians on the street corner, envious of the strange seller's good luck. The old man had been setting up a stall here for many years and was familiar with everyone on the street, but he didn't know who this newcomer was.  When did it come.  He is an honest businessman and never meddles in other people¡¯s business. He limped to the other end of the street.  Su Ai's heart was beating wildly. He wanted to ask Gu Shenwei why he was so cruel, but he also felt that he should observe carefully and learn skills from them. As for the use of learning these skills, he didn't dare to think about it.  Gu Shenwei let go of his hand and the body fell softly. "Search it." He said, took his narrow knife from Su Ai's hand, walked to the intersection, and looked both ways. There were pedestrians in the distance, but there was no one.  Walk closer to this street.  Su Ai calmed down and knelt on the ground to search for the body. He soon discovered that this salesman had several peculiarities besides being good at martial arts: he hid a dagger, which was edged on both sides. It was extremely sharp and was definitely not used for sharpening.  Fruit cutter; there was also a medicine box and a small steel pipe, which obviously contained poison, but unfortunately he died before he could use it; the most peculiar thing was a small piece of white silk hanging on his chest, with a minimalist pattern on it.  The brushwork outlines a monk in white, writing two lines of small words "White Buddha is born" and "Yellow evil should be avoided".  Su Ai held these things in his hands. Gu Shenwei looked back and said, "Put them all in the basket." Su Ai obeyed and finally moved in the corpses on the ground.  After all this torment, his heart stopped beating wildly. Instead, he felt that he had become a co-conspirator and that he was closer to the object of his worship.  The two of them walked back into the streets of Beicheng filled with deep houses and compounds. Throughout the afternoon, Su Ai did not notice any followers behind him.  "Who is that?" Su Ai's curiosity arose again, and he had a series of questions, but he could only ask them one by one.  "A member of the Shifang Sect." Su Ai looked confused.  In the Western Region, no one has heard of this sect.  "That's a force in the northeastern part of the Central Plains." Gu Shenwei lowered his voice. He couldn't openly talk loudly about the Shifang Sect in the capital. "The White Buddha is Maitreya, and Huang Xie is the emperor. They are rebelling." Su Ai suddenly realized.  He had learned martial arts from the monks of the Four Truths, and naturally came into contact with many scriptures. He knew that Maitreya was the future Buddha, and it was said that he would one day come to the world to create a paradise. The Shifang Sect obviously used this teaching as the reason and slogan for rebellion.  "Shouldn't they be friends?" Su Ai also lowered his voice. In his opinion, since Gu Shenwei wanted to seek revenge on certain people in the royal family, the Shifang Sect seemed to be a helping hand.  Gu Shenwei shook his head, "Shifang Sect only accepts followers. We don't make friends, and someone has already rejected them for me." With the "help" of Master Zihe, more than 20 people from Shifang Sect were poisoned by Han Fen  Died in the nameless valley, there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two parties.  Su Ai was half-informed and made up his mind to investigate the details of the Shifang Sect in the future. "The Dragon King recognized this person's identity right away. It's amazing." Gu Shenwei stopped.  By this time, the two of them had walked a few streets and returned to the focused area of ??the mansion.  In the distance, several gatekeepers craned their necks to watch, "I didn't recognize his identity until you found the Buddha statue. I only know that the first time we passed that street, he was not the one setting up the stall. I felt  He was in danger, so he had to be killed." Su Ai was stunned for a long time.  He admired Gu Shenwei's eyesight - he didn't leave much impression on the vendors on the street - but at the same time felt a little scared. He accidentally forgot the name of Mr. Gu, "Dragon King I didn't cut off the relationship before killing him."  Right?" "He dared to follow me alone, and he has cut off all 'relationships' on his own." A man ran up from a distance, and Su Ai stopped asking questions.  And I felt that asking further would make me even more childish and ridiculous.  Fan Yong was panting, "I finally found my benefactor. Let's go to Prince Xiao's Mansion together. He also invited me." The three of them walked all the way. Fan Yong breathed calmly and asked, "I heard that the Luo family dispersed.  "I met you once and they asked me not to mess with the princess. That's it." "Hey, Tangtang Luojiazhuang, Hedong, is willing to be under the skirt of a woman. If one person is not enough, the whole family will fight for it."  It's shameful." It was the first time in two days that Su Ai heard a Central Plains person commenting so bluntly on another sect, and interrupted: "The Luo family uses the status of the princess to fight for power in the court, not just for beauty.  Right?" Fan Yong glanced at Su Ai and found that Gu Shenwei didn't care, so he laughed, "What the little brother said is that the princess is not young, how can she be so beautiful? Sooner or later, the Luo family is too ambitious.  If the big tree like the princess falls, the monkeys of the Luo family will be dispersed. Not only will they lose their status in the court, but they will also not be tolerated in the world.You guys, this is your own fault.  " Su Ai also smiled, "No, I see the princess is in danger" Fan Yong was greatly surprised, thinking that this boy was just a follower from Biyu City, and he dared to talk nonsense in front of the Dragon King, but he was careful  Still didn't react, as if he didn't care about the conversation. "What did you see from the princess?"  "Fan Yong asked with a laugh. "I didn't see the princess. I only drank a few cups of tea in the front yard. Those people didn't care about me and chatted casually. They all said that the palace assassination was a conspiracy specifically targeting the princess. The Dragon King today  The proof comes when he comes to your door.  But none of them thought about how to deal with the crisis. They were all asking about the good relationship between so-and-so and a certain government, and were preparing to arrange an escape route for themselves.  So I say the princess is in danger.  " Fan Yong breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this boy had no conclusive evidence or real knowledge, so he patted Su Ai twice on the shoulder and said, "You can know the slightest thing, Brother Su has a bright future.  " Su Ai blushed slightly, "Brother Fan was joking.  " He also peeked at Gu Shenwei and found that he had no response to his opinion, and was disappointed. There was a steward waiting in front of Prince Xiao's Mansion, and he respectfully sent the guests to a small building in the back garden.  , please wait a moment, the three of you, Prince Xiao will be here soon. "This is called Zanxiang Pavilion. Your Highness often comes here to enjoy flowers and wine. He is only accompanied by relatives and friends. He does not treat his benefactor as an outsider today."  " Fan Yongda introduced. He had been working in the palace for many years and was very familiar with this place. Su Ai looked around, and sure enough, there were small windows that were hidden on all sides, and the fragrance of flowers passed by his nose like a gossamer.  After taking a deep breath, the aroma had dissipated. It was already dusk outside, and a series of servants and maids filed in, either lighting candles or holding plates and pots. After a while, a sumptuous banquet was laid out.  Then they all retreated, leaving only two people to cut the candle. Su Ai secretly thought that the people from the Central Plains were very supportive. Just as he was thinking about it, Fan Yongda suddenly made an unexpected move - he took a step forward and knelt on the ground facing the stairs.  Shen Wei stood in front of the window and looked out. The two servants were still spinning and had no reaction to Fan Yongda's weirdness. Su Ai was really surprised. He had never seen such a kneeling posture in Biyu City. He had never seen such a kneeling posture in Xiangji City.  The country is only used when worshiping gods. The key is that there is no one at the stairs, and there is no statue. After a while, there are footsteps and someone comes up. Fan Yongda touches the ground with his forehead, looking even more humble.  Behind Gu Shenwei, he also looked out, feeling very uncomfortable with the scene in front of him, but when the footsteps stopped, he couldn't help but quietly turned his head and glanced - he hadn't seen the princess in the morning, so naturally he wanted to see the emperor's face.  He was startled by what his uncle looked like. The man standing at the top of the stairs had a sick look on his face. He was being supported by two attendants and still seemed unsteady on his feet. He looked at Fan Yong for a while.  The sighs were as intermittent as the fragrance of flowers floating through the small building, "Get up.  " "The villain deserves death for his crime, please punish him, Your Highness.  " "You are not guilty. You were deceived by the killer. I am responsible for this. If I hadn't told you that several incidents outside the city were caused by the Dragon King, you would not have done what you did next.  Alas, the killer is so clever that he can even sneak into the palace, and you and I have no way to guard against him.  Get up, there are guests here.  "This Prince Xiao is very reasonable, and Su Ai had a good initial impression of him. Fan Yong kowtowed several times before standing up. His body was as bent as a shrimp, and there were actually tears in his eyes. "Today you are a disciple of the Kongtong Sect.  Guests of the palace, not guards, do not need to be polite.  "    "yes.  "Fan Yongda straightened up slightly, but his face still had a sad expression of making a big mistake. Su Ai began to sympathize with Fan Yongda. The matter was so big and the real culprit was hidden. An ordinary Kongtong sect  However, the disciple took most of the blame, first blaming himself in front of various factions, and then groveling in front of King Xiao. His reputation would probably not recover for more than ten years. King Xiao pushed the waiter away, took a step forward, and said softly: "The world has changed.  , I didn¡¯t expect to see Gu Jun again today. I thought back to a few years ago when it was snowing heavily and the beauty warmed the wine, and everyone was sighing.  " Gu Shenwei turned around, "Does Prince Xiao remember Mrs. Luo?  " "How could you forget?  Beautiful things are not long-lived, for example, the morning dew rarely sees the sun. Mrs. Luo died young, and her beautiful name will be passed down to the world forever. This may not be a bad thing.  " "Well, if she dies, many people will die too. This is indeed not a bad thing.  " King Xiao laughed a few times and sat down on the table, "Gu Jun is straightforward and has not changed for many years.  " "With a sword hanging above your head, you naturally don't care about etiquette.  Prince Xiao, some people say that you are the mastermind behind the palace assassination.  " Several servants nearby were full of indignation. Even Fan Yongda raised his head in surprise, feeling that his benefactor's behavior was really inappropriate. " People's words are scary.  "Prince Xiao doesn't care, XianBut I have heard rumors, "I have no way to defend myself, I can only avoid suspicion. I have already petitioned the court to come to the country. Your Majesty and the Queen Mother have given permission. The trip can be made in less than a month. I have few descendants, so I will take them with me."  "If the emperor is really assassinated, according to convention, it is impossible for Prince Xiao, as the elder, to succeed, and only one of his grandsons may become candidates. If he takes away all his family members, it is a kind of rejection.  symbol.  King Xiao did not need to prove anything to the guests from the Western Regions. He had always been one of the important supporters of his nephew the emperor. If the emperor was killed, he would soon lose power. It would be dangerous to stay in the capital. Therefore, he had to show in advance that he had no ambitions and the whole family left the capital.  Also arrange your retreat early.  What Gu Shenwei was thinking about was another thing, "The emperor allowed King Xiao to leave the capital and return to the country, which means he was really killed." King Xiao's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly yelled and fell backward.  (To be continued)
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