Chapter 8 Entanglement

The dark clouds are gradually opening, the stars are lonely, and the new moon is like a hook in the sky.

Exiting from the prince's bedroom, Li Yuan walked quickly and walked without any sound.

It is his habit to visit all parts of the Qingyan Hall before leaving the palace.

When he walked to the last side hall, he found that the only lantern in this place had been blown to the ground and lay quietly by the flower bed near the corner of the wall. The candle in the lantern has not been extinguished, so although the night is unclear, the faint light emitted by the lantern can still be seen.

The partial hall has always been secluded, and it is common for the eunuchs to neglect to turn on the lights in time.

If he is an ordinary person, he will naturally have no doubt, but Li Yuan is not an ordinary person, and he can intuitively find that the situation is different.

Naturally, the problem is on the lantern, which can't be hidden from him.

If it was really blown down by the wind, the candle would have been extinguished early, or the lantern would have been burned. But the candle was still burning breathlessly, and the candlestick did not fall down. Obviously, someone had just put it on the ground.

Li Yuan looked alertly at the lantern at the foot of the flower bed and gently touched the hilt of the sword.

A gust of wind blew, and the light finally went out silently.

The surroundings suddenly darkened, the moonlight was unclear, the stars were blurred, and the sky and the earth were a little blurred.

The night in the palace is usually very quiet, especially the side hall where no trace of bamboo can be heard. It is as quiet as a pool of stagnant water, and even mice are too lazy to squeak.

Li Yuan stood in such a night, and his keen eyes saw what would happen next week in the blurred night. In the end, his eyes stayed on the lantern.

He moved gently. Instead of squatting to pick up the lantern, he bent down slightly and picked up the ears of the lamp with the scabbard.

At the moment when the scabbard was about to touch the ears of the lamp, a deep chill came from the neck.

"Don't move!"

The low shout poured into his ears, cold and decisive.

Li Yuan did not move and did not turn his head to look back. He only frowned secretly.

"It's you." The tone was as cold as usual, and there was no joy or anger.

"You are the one who has been watching me secretly, right?" The blue seal pressed down the handle of the dagger, and faintly heard the hiss of the broken brocade and silk in the dark. The sharp curved white blade clung to Li Yuan's skin without any seams, but did not cut a drop of blood accurately.

"Don't look too high on yourself." Li Yuan is still cold.

"You..." The corners of Bixi's mouth twitched and heard his subtext.

Although he knows that he never jokes and does not ridicule others, although it is normal to say this from his mouth, it still sounds very harsh. For a while, she gathered so much anger from nowhere, which made her very angry.

"Believe it or not, I'll kill you!" Bixi hated that his hand was indeed half down, and a shallow blood stain had not yet unfolded. A familiar chill hit his chest, and the sharp pain of the tip of the sword piercing the skin and flesh spread all over his body in an instant.

Although the skin is only broken, it is really painful.

Bixi stiffened and did not retreat. In fact, she could not retreat - his sword was so fast that she didn't even see him draw his sword! No matter how fast her light skills are, they are not as fast as the sword front close at hand, so she chose to stop in place with a good sense of current affairs, but she has unconsciously lost a few points in momentum.

Li Yuan still bent down and did not look at her, but the reversed green front accurately touched the wound just cut by the tip of the sword and did not score another point. Similarly, he also mercied with this sword.

The lantern that fell on the ground was picked up by Li Yuan's scabbard, but after it was hooked up, he mercilessly threw it back to the ground.

He didn't seem to care that he still had a dagger on his neck. He straightened up, turned around neatly, put his sword into the sheath, and became like a flowing cloud in one breath.

So the confrontation situation just now was suddenly resolved.

Bixi looked at him in consteration, looking at him, and no one gave in.

Li Yuan picked up the corners of his mouth: "You can't kill me."

The blue face suddenly collapsed.

She knew that he was telling the truth. Her martial arts skills were not as good as him and could not kill him. A master like Zhong Yeli is inferior to his enemies, not to mention that her martial arts skills are slightly inferior to Zhong Yeli, and even worse than him. Last time, I was able to stab him in Huichun Building, but I was distracted by his shock. It was a great luck to get it. As soon as the sneak attack was made, she didn't kill him immediately. She had missed the only chance to kill him. She was secretly indignant about how arrogant and conceited this man was. With a white knife around his neck, he disdained to use knives to protect himself.

It's hateful to look down on her like this!

"What can I do for you?" He asked coldly again.

"I'm afraid the general misunderstood. We are each other. What can I do with the general?" The tourmaline has a flat mouth, and its teeth are full of fire.

Li Yuan frowned: "Then what are you doing here?"

Bixi took the dagger as if nothing had happened, lowered his head and put it in his sleeve, and said angrily, "I'm here to catch shirls and mice. Do I have to report this to the general?"

Li Yuan frowned more tightly, squeezed his mouth and didn't say anything. Of course, he knew that she could not catch mice here. She must have known his habits, so she used the lantern as bait to attract him here. She took a lot of effort to wait for him. Obviously, he really killed him. Since he had the courage to take the bait, he was not afraid of her plots. He just wanted to see how brave she was, but she didn't take action, which surprised him more or less. Who knows what she is thinking? Women are really troublesome.

Bixi exhaled angrily. Originally, she was lying here waiting for him, but it was not noticeable to start here. Even if she killed someone and killed her mouth for a while, no one would notice it. This murder plan had taken shape as early as a few months ago. After several repetitions, it finally took shape in her mind when Liang Shaojun interrogated the maid of honor. But at the moment when the dagger touched his neck, she suddenly couldn't do it, and even she herself felt annoyed.

She already knew that Li Yuan had learned some of her unspeakable secrets. Probably that time, he was in the side courtyard of Huichun Building. He must have recognized her. Otherwise, he would not be so shocked, let alone stabbed by her and taken away his waist card. If he hadn't been injured, Zhong Yeli's sneak attack would not have won. Then, he won't be so seriously injured that day. Although it has been a long time, the situation of the day is still vivid.

How could she forget? Although she stabbed him, he also returned her a sword. The seven-inch sword wound behind her was nourished for two months. She slept on her stomach for two months. It was the first time in her life that she had suffered such a serious injury. How could she forget it?

In retrospect, she didn't know where she had revealed her flaws and was recognized by him. In fact, in order to avoid people's ears and eyes, she also simply dressed up as a man, and did not use the soft whip she was used to, but a big knife.

And she didn't appear at the beginning. She just quietly observed the scuffle under the roof not far from the Huichun Building. At that time, she did not intend to help either side at all, because she came out secretly. If she was found, she would be punished. Her purpose is very clear, which is to save Su Siman when people are unprepared.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the change. Just before she found Su Siman, Zhong Yeli almost died under the sword. She was so bad that she couldn't restrain herself and rushed down to save people. What happened after that was out of her plan, and the only thing that didn't fall out of the plan was probably to save her master with injury.

In fact, she was extremely afraid that Su Siman knew that the man in black who would save him that night was herself. How could she explain the matter of saving Zhong Yeli? In addition, Zhong Yeli's escape from the inn will certainly be rediscovered. So hidden behind her - even the huge net that she doesn't even know the details of herself, I'm afraid it will be torn to pieces.

She has always been afraid of being understood by Su Siman. Although she did not participate in many things in person, she also clearly felt that the prince had a great ambition to do a great cause, and everything could not avoid this purpose. She is just a small fish and shrimp on the huge net. Although it is irrelevant, it sometimes contributes to the flames, which is why the prince has been unwilling to let her go.

For so many years of forbearance and loyalty, I didn't even hesitate to do a lot of things wrong to my master, in exchange for a false feeling.

The kindness that should have been rerated has already been retribution. She doesn't owe him anything.

She has also looked down on everything, and her love is nothing more than the wind and clouds. She won't have a trace of nostalgia, and her only wish is to stay away. It's just that the struggle for power is like a bottomless swamp. The more you want to get out, the deeper you get.

Bixi knows very well that the reason why he is now in a dilemma is only because of the original infatuation.

A word of love hurts the most.

From beginning to end, it was probably a scam. He just used her, that's all.

If she could choose again, she would rather die like that than meet that person.

It was the man who changed her life trajectory, and it was also the man who almost destroyed her.

Now her greatest wish is to serve her master and help her spend the years in the palace safely. However, once those secrets are exposed, this simple and sincere wish will also be burned to ashes. How could the princess leave a person who betrayed her?

During the period of recuperation, until Shazhou City reunited, the feeling of guilt lingered in her heart, and she also suffered on the way back to Beijing. However, after observing Su Siman in recent months, she doesn't seem to know anything. It seems that Li Yuan hasn't revealed anything to her.

Why didn't he report it? The tourmaline has been puzzled for a long time.

Finally, there was an answer today. Li Yuan did not report it, but only reported it to the prince. The prince chose to hide it from her out of protection for the princess.

How much information does His Royal Highness know?

How much does Liyuan know? Did you hide anything?

More problems are emitted from these questions, and her pale face can be recognized in the dark.

After being distracted for a long time, she suddenly felt that her whole body was like an ice needle. Only then did the tourmaxi come to her senses in a trance and knew where the eyes that made her uncomfortable came from.

Li Yuan stared at her silently and didn't let go of any expression on her face.

Bixi felt a slight shrinkage under his gaze. Probably because he has been with the prince for too long, his eyes are keen to understand everything, just like the prince. Although he does not have his oncoming sense of oppression, it is also as restless as thorns on his back. Once people fall into that mood, many of the most real thoughts will be exposed.