Hearing Yu Yi's words, his heart trembled, but although he was surprised, he was not panicked. He shook his head and said, "I just arrived here and haven't entered the city yet."

After saying this, Yu nodded slightly, "A few days ago, a series of murders occurred in Chang'an. There were many victims, including important officials of the imperial court and relatives of the emperor. The imperial court ordered Dali Temple, Yushitai, and the Ministry of Punishment to investigate and hold those accountable.

According to the case file, one of the suspects also rode a black horse, and his body shape was quite similar to yours."

Nun Yu Yi's words were obviously probing, but she did not deny or excuse her, but asked coldly, "Why did the murderer kill these people?"

The cause of the incident was not on the table. Yu Yi was speechless and could only laugh it off, said goodbye, got on his horse, shook the reins, and looked back again, giving the horse a suspicious look.

He knew that Yu Yi was doubting him, but he was not worried because his arrow wound had healed without any scars, and he had left evidence of his alibi in Yizhuang.

Just after the fourth watch, people sleeping in the open began to leave in droves, and followed them to the north. This place was less than thirty miles away from Chang'an, and it would take at least an hour to walk there. By the time they got there, the city gate would be closed.

opened.

At dawn, as the crowd came outside the south gate, due to the previous incident, the court obviously sent more officers and soldiers. Every three steps on the city wall, there was an officer and soldier with a bow and a sword. There was also a group of people on the city gate tower.

Some of them were generals and officers, and in addition there were a few people wearing strange costumes. The costumes these people wore were very similar to official uniforms, but they were different from common official uniforms. They should be worn by the inner court.

The leader is sitting, wearing a purple official uniform. He must be about twenty-five or six years old. He has a fair face and no beard. He is very good-looking, but also quite strange. He is neither handsome and free-spirited like a man, nor graceful and charming like a woman. It's hard to say.

A feeling that comes.

The few people standing next to this person were also like this person, with delicate and fair skin, and no beards.

After looking at everyone, a word suddenly flashed in my mind, eunuch. These people should be the legendary eunuchs.

Logically speaking, eunuchs serve the emperor and concubines in the palace and should not appear at the city gate, but he is not surprised by this because he has heard from Li Zhongyong and others before that the current world, except for the separatist feudal towns,

, Jiedushi supported his troops and respected himself, and there were eunuchs in the court who were in charge of the government and controlled the government.

The leading eunuch in purple was sitting on the big chair on the back of the tower. Although his expression seemed lazy, in fact he had been watching the people entering the city. While he was looking up at the people, the eunuch in purple also looked directly at his face.

Sweep up.

The purple-clothed eunuch's gaze had originally swept across his face, but the man seemed to have noticed something, and the gaze that had been moved away immediately moved to his face again.

He knew that the purple-clothed eunuch was looking at him, but he didn't bow his head with guilt, nor did he look away. He just looked at this person calmly.

The purple-clothed eunuch's eyes and expression did not change significantly, and there was always a smile on his face that looked like a smile but not a smile. Different from the kind smiles of ordinary people, there was no kindness in this person's smile, but only aloofness and indifference.

There are many officers and soldiers on guard outside the city gate. In addition, there are also many minor officials who write records. These people should be civil servants. People who enter the city must report their sect and name.

Therefore, this arrangement is undoubtedly to keep track of which sects have entered the city.

It wasn't until the official asked where he came from that he looked away and reported his origin, "Longhu Mountain, Sanshengzi."

As soon as he revealed his identity, someone inside the city gate shouted and waved to him, "Hey, hey, Taoist Sansheng, Taoist Sansheng."

Looking around, he saw that the person shouting his name was a young man. He was quite well-dressed, but he had no crown or any ornaments. This indicated that this person should be an official.

A servant of the family.

The civil servants at the city gate are only responsible for asking for records, and are not responsible for checking the authenticity, because there is no need to lie about this kind of thing, and you can come as soon as you come, and you are not afraid of others knowing.

After revealing his identity, he led the horse into the city. The young man's face was full of joy. When he approached, he hurriedly bent down to greet him and said, "Master Sansheng, I have finally waited for you. Come on, come on, I will lead the horse for you."

Not knowing this person, he waved his hand and refused, "No need, who are you?"

"Reply to the Taoist priest, my name is Ni Tai, and I am a servant of Mr. Ni's house," the young man replied respectfully, "We have been entrusted by the young lady to wait for you at the four city gates."

"Ni Chenyi?" asked.

"Yes, yes," Ni Tai nodded repeatedly, "My young lady has already arrived first. She is a rich woman, so it is not convenient for her to show her face and wait here, so she asked us to wait for you here. If we see you, we will invite you to meet at Ni's Mansion.

."

The reason why he left early was to avoid Ni Chenyi. Naturally, he would not follow Ni Tai to Ni's Mansion, but he had to have a decent reason for not going. If he couldn't do it, Ni Chenyi would not be able to come to Taiwan.

Seeing the hesitation, Ni Tai mistakenly thought that he was doubting his identity and hurriedly said, "My lady said that she liked the fruits and snacks you gave her before leaving."

Ni Tai said this undoubtedly to prove that he was indeed appointed by Ni Chenyi, because only Ni Chenyi knew what he gave before leaving.

"I just entered the city and haven't gone to find the elders of my sect yet..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ni Tai took over the topic, "We go to Baoqing Inn every morning and evening to inquire. The high-level master from Longhu Mountain has not yet arrived. You'd better come with me back home. Miss, I miss you very much."

you."

If he doesn't want to, he can only try to delay it, "I have slept in the open and wind all the way, and my hair is unkempt, so it is not suitable to visit. Wait until I settle down, take a rest, take a shower and change my clothes before visiting."

Ni Tai wanted to say something else, but he interrupted him sternly, "Today is Tai Sui, so it is not appropriate to visit friends."

After hearing this, Ni Tai gave up and ran back happily to report the news.

Ni Tai went east. The Baoqing Inn was in the west city, so he went north along the main road in the city. After walking more than a dozen feet, he turned around and looked back. From here, he couldn't see the situation on the tower, but he saw something

A eunuch came down from the city tower and was walking towards the civil servant who had previously asked and recorded his identity.

As expected, the eunuch stopped in front of the civil servant, took the document and looked at it for a few times, then turned around and returned to the tower.

Seeing this, he frowned secretly. Chang'an City was really a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. He was stared at as soon as he entered the city.

Although it was early in the morning, there were many pedestrians on the street. In addition to warriors coming from various places, there were also many foreign merchants. It was the first time in his life that he saw a foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes, and it was also the first time that he saw a man with two big bow pots.

camel.

The last time he, Chen Liqiu and others came here at night, they were in such a hurry that they had no time and no intention to appreciate the bustling scene of Chang'an. This time they finally had the opportunity to look around and see from far and near.

Although the world is not good, Chang'an is still prosperous. There are no ragged poor people here, and pedestrians are neatly dressed. There are many tall buildings and courtyards with carved beams and paintings along the way. There are many shops on both sides of the street, selling things such as

He didn't recognize many of them.

Although he has spiritual energy cultivation, he is still a body of flesh and blood. He has not had a good rest for a long time. He is exhausted physically and mentally and has no intention of going shopping. He is looking for someone to find out where the Baoqing Inn is.

When he was in the right position, he took his horse and headed west.

There are not only shops on both sides of the road, but also breakfast stalls. All kinds of food are steamed, stewed, fried and fried, and the aroma is overflowing.

I was hungry, so I decided to stop and have something to eat, but when I saw a few Beggar Clan disciples in front of one of the stalls, I gave up the idea. There were so many dragons and snakes in Chang'an at the moment, so in order to avoid complications, I had better rush to the treasure house first.

It's better to stay in a Qing inn.

Having made up his mind, he walked westward, thinking to himself as he walked, that the appearance of the disciples of the Beggar Clan in Chang'an meant that Long Haotian had taken refuge with Zhu Quanzhong. With Zhu Quanzhong's protection, the Beggar Clan would also participate in this martial arts competition.

Just as I was thinking about it, a figure suddenly rushed out from the alley. I felt it and instinctively dodged. At the same time, I looked carefully and saw that the person rushing out from the alley was a middle-aged man dressed as a warrior.

"That Taoist, you stole my soft protective armor, why don't you hand it over quickly?" the middle-aged man said loudly.

As soon as this person opened his mouth, they knew that he was sent by the imperial court and was wearing soft protective armor. The purpose was to search him to confirm whether he had any arrow wounds on his shoulder.

There is no excuse, because a person who pretends to be asleep cannot be woken up. If the other person is deliberately slandering, nothing he can say will be of any use.

After the middle-aged man shouted, more than ten warriors dressed similarly rushed out of the alley, surrounded them, yelled at him, and forced him to hand over his soft protective armor.

The shouts of the crowd soon attracted passers-by to watch. Seeing that the dispute also involved a young Taoist priest, the passers-by became even more curious, and within a short time hundreds of people gathered around.

Seeing that there were more people watching, the middle-aged man at the head began to confuse right and wrong, slandering and stealing the soft protective armor, the treasure of their town sect, and forcing him to hand it over.

There is only one explanation for this: 'I have just entered the city, and the civil servant at the city gate can testify.'

Without conscience, he could say anything. The group of warriors only knew that he had sneaked into the city to steal last night. They all saw his appearance clearly.

"What exactly do you want to do?" asked.

"You said you didn't steal it, then prove your innocence and open the bag for us to inspect," the middle-aged man said.

"What if it's not in the baggage?" he asked again.

"That's what you are wearing." The middle-aged man pointed.

"You want me to take off my robe in public?" sneered.

"If you don't have a guilty conscience, what are you afraid of?" Someone helped.

"I lost fifteen pairs of gold obscene trousers, and I saw with my own eyes that you stole them," he said with a smile. "You take them off first and let me take a look. Then I took off my Taoist robes to prove my innocence."

After saying this, everyone in the audience burst into laughter.

"Stop blabbering, are you going to take it off?" The middle-aged man pulled out the knife.

"If you don't take it off, I am a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain. If I take off my robe in public, I will insult the reputation of Longhu Mountain and bring down the prestige of Longhu Mountain." Zhengse said.

"Then don't blame us for being rude." After the middle-aged man said this, his accomplices showed their weapons and surrounded them.

"You commit murders in the street in broad daylight, aren't you afraid that the government will punish you for your crimes?" he asked.

"Haha, the government? We are just..." The person who spoke noticed the gaffe and hurriedly tried to cover it up, "We are just reasonable and are not afraid of the government."

"They are armed with sharp knives, but I am unarmed. They are outnumbered and I am alone," said the crowd of spectators. "If they attack me first, I can only protect myself. If the government comes to investigate, please help me."

Be a witness to me."

It's not a big deal for those who watch the fun, just listen to him

By saying this, everyone knew that a fight was about to start. They were afraid that he would be wary and timid, so they started making noises and shouting, but they would all tell the truth and help him testify.

Seeing that everything was ready, he patted Mr. Black on the butt and let him go first. The reason why he let him go first was because the Hanyue Sword was on its back, and he wanted to ensure that everyone saw that he was unarmed.

Young Master Black took a step forward and followed behind. The group of people wanted to find out what was going on with him. How could they let him go? They immediately stepped forward with a knife and tried to stop him.

"You all saw that they were the ones who made the first move." He looked around at the crowd.

Everyone scolded him for being long-winded in their hearts, but they agreed that they had seen it.
To be continued...