Xiao Jinyan did not sleep all night.

During the trip tonight, whether it was Mr. Ping, the master of Taoism, and several emperor guards, the strength showed far exceeds his imagination, not to mention that there was a great formation of shocking gods that had not yet been activated.

This gave him a clearer understanding of the palace. It was simply impossible to save Li Chuntie with brute force.

In the water prison, Li Chuntie wrote a word on his palm, "tree". What does he mean?

Since Mr. Ping was on the spot and Xiao Jinyan did not ask clearly, this became a puzzle.

There are so many trees in the world.

What is he referring to?

Xiao Jinyan recalled the situation at that time, "I haven't drunk for a long time." Is it related to alcohol?

A thought flashed through his mind. He understood what Li Chuntie wanted to reveal.

Trees and wine.

There is an ancient locust tree in Dengwenyuan.

It is said that this tree moved from Mount Tai at the beginning of its construction and has a history of thousands of years.

Under the ancient locust tree, there is a jar of wine.

Not many people knew about this, Xiao Jinyan was one. Moreover, because he had been thinking about this jar of wine, he was caught by Li Chuntie when he went to steal the wine, and almost beat him half to death.

He once asked Li Chuntie, but the other party was very secretive. Over the years, he has been buried under the ancient locust tree and has never moved.

He decided to go to Dengwenyuan to find out.

As the sky was about to dawn, Xiao Jinyan was mixed with the servants who went out to purchase fruits and vegetables and left the Northern Zhou embassy, ​​but Tuoba Lanruo did not stop him.

When I broke into the palace last night, the entire capital was already in a panic. There were soldiers and soldiers patrolling in the city. When I saw the suspicious person, I went up to interrogate.

Xiao Jinyan noticed that there were many plainclothes with martial arts on the long street. Although they looked dressed as ordinary people, the momentum emitted by martial artists could not escape Xiao Jinyan's eyes.

He was still wearing Mo Jiawei's mask and encountered officers and soldiers on the way. Fortunately, he had complete procedures and lived in Dong'anmen, so the officers and soldiers did not make things difficult for him.

But he knew that he would be careful in the capital in the future.

Dengwenyuan is north of the imperial city, separated from the palace by two streets. From the outside, the black courtyard walls, black gates, and black bricks and tiles are everywhere.

The four major spy organizations in Beijing have been established for the shortest time, but they are the most deterrent among the people. Due to Li Chuntie's strength and the emperor's trust, almost all major and important cases over the years have been handled by the Dengwenyuan.

The Dengwen Yuan is directly responsible to the emperor. Officials under the fourth rank can capture people based on suspicion, while officials under the fifth rank can be executed first and then reported. Even those who seek fame at the Censorate would rather scold the emperor and be poked by the court than impeach the Dengwen Yuan, because the Dengwen Yuan really dared to kill people.

There is no one at the gate of Dengwenyuan, and there are not even residents around. Because there are always many years of crying and howlings of ghosts and wolves, no one around can stand it. Even when walking, they will deliberately walk around.

There were only a few guards standing at the door, as if they were still moving like statues. Two stone carved sluts at the door, with their teeth and claws and eyes showing fierce light. Some children who broke in for no reason passed by and would cry when they saw the sluts.

Xiao Jinyan released his string power and reflected the situation in the Dengwenyuan into the sea of ​​consciousness. He often came here with Li Chuntie when he was young, so he was not unfamiliar with this yard.

Dengwenyuan has six departments, each performing its own duties. Except for five departments responsible for investigating Shujian Mountain, there are other places where the other five departments work.

After Xiao Jinyan explored the road, he hid in the distance, waiting for the night to arrive. During the day, there were many people and eyes, and if he was not careful, he would reveal his identity, and it would be inconvenient to be in the capital in the future.

He took out the package and changed into an unused mask. After putting it on, he looked much younger.

A black carriage slowly stopped at the gate of Dengwenyuan. Two guards came out of the inner courtyard, moved horse stools, and placed them in front of the carriage.

The curtain was opened and a middle-aged man got out of the car.

Medium figure, forty or fifty years old, with a national face, a whisker on the face, and a strong gaze.

It's Vancouver.

When he was in Jiangnan, he went to investigate the Black Dragon's suppression and finally "died" in Suzhou, causing a major chaos in the officialdom. It was also after that Yuwen Tianlu was suspicious of His Majesty in the court.

Now that Yuwen Tianlu has fallen, Li Chuntie is imprisoned, and the entire Dengwenyuan has fallen into his hands. Little Red Fish once said that Vancouver was the eyes arranged by His Majesty by Li Chuntie at the beginning, and he has never been Li Chuntie's person.

He was a little surprised. With Li Chuntie's shrewdness, how could he not see this? Could it be that he was hiding too deeply?

This is no longer important.

If he betrayed Li Chuntie, he would have to die. Although Xiao Jinyan was not a bloodthirsty person, he would be rude if someone touched the person he was close to. As for morality, he would not care about the ruler, subjects, and sons.

However, it's not today.

He has more important things to investigate and does not want to alarm the enemy.

Just as Vancouver was about to enter the gate of the Dengwenyuan, someone suddenly shouted, "The traitor was killed!"

A figure flashed from a distance and stabbed Vancouver with a sword.

Someone attacked!

The sword style was extremely sharp and came behind Vancouver in an instant. Just as the assassin's long sword was about to be inserted into his chest, a guard beside Vancouver took action with his two maces on his back.

The assassin's sword is faster, and the man's two maces are faster.

The rain hits the white sand, and the mace slams the firewood.

Dang.

The mace and swords intersected, making a harsh sound of golden swords. The assassin missed a blow and was about to leave. How could the person who used the mace give in? His two maces were like the wind, and they surrounded him and trapped him.

The two are of the same grade, have similar martial arts skills, and although their weapons are different, their moves have similar meanings.

Xiao Jinyan has recognized that it was the second of the four major guards of Dengwenyuan, namely the sword, the pyramid scheme (Xiao), the book, the sword, the piano, and the flute. It was originally a training handed by Li Chuntie, but it was fighting together at this moment. Needless to say, it was because of the dispute between Li Chuntie and Vancouver.

Last night, the letter sent to the palace to help him escape with iron arrows. Today, he encountered a sword sent to assassinate Vancouver. These four guards finally turned against each other.

If you fail to pass the sword, you will fall into a fierce battle.

If you want to escape, you will be unable to fly. Experts from all walks of life in Dengwenyuan have already come out and trapped him on the long street.

Dang!

The sword passed on the sword was shot down to the ground. Everyone trapped him in the center and the weapons were clamped on his neck.

Vancouver looked at him and said, "Steach the sword, do you know your guilt?"

Chuan Jian looked stubborn and said disdainfully, "Selling the owner to seek honor and killing his colleagues, whose surname is Wen, can you know your crime?"

Vancouver's face was heavy, "Li Chuntie betrayed the emperor and plotted to rebel. I captured him as an order, what crime was there?"

"Pooh!"

A mouthful of phlegm fell on Vancouver, and everyone scolded him angrily.

Vancouver said, "Among the four major guards, I admire you the most. Jiangnan and his party will also take you to experience it. But you are obsessed with it, which disappoints me so much."

The sword-telling saying, "If you knew your wolfish ambitions and were in Suzhou, you would have killed you with one sword, and there would be no evil consequences today."

"I said that I am doing my business for His Majesty."

"Do your Majesty? Haha!" Chuanjian looked ferocious, "You deliberately framed the matter because you did those dirty things that were discovered by Dean Li, and then framed the Great Governor Yuwen by investigating the Black Dragon. You acted under the order, haha, is it also His Majesty's will to do the Angong business?"

Vancouver is furious, "Stop it!"

Bang!

Vancouver slapped Chuanjian on the face. Although his martial arts skills were not high, the slap was extremely powerful. It shattered his two teeth, and blood immediately flowed down the corner of his mouth to his clothes.

Chuan Jian was about to open his mouth, Chuan Xiao stepped forward to seal his acupoints.

Vancouver's face turned pale, "Take him to the backyard and hammer him."

The sword was suppressed and he was taken to the Dengwenyuan.

Xiao Jinyan was full of doubts. The sword must have known something, but he didn't have the chance to hear it. After everyone entered, Xiao Jinyan used his light skills and entered the Dengwenyuan.

Every flower and every grass is still the same as before.

But the owner of Dengwenyuan has changed.

He came to the backyard with a stench and a stinking smell came. Xiao Jinyan looked and saw dozens of bamboo poles standing in the backyard with people hanging on them. Some had just died shortly after they died, and some had already dried up, which was very terrifying.

Xiao Jinyan recognized that many people were colleagues from all over the Dengwenyuan, and some were brothers who had drunk alcohol together back then.

At this moment, his body and head were hanging on the bamboo pole.

It is conceivable how Vancouver used to control this dark machine after taking over the Dengwenyuan.

He did not expect that Vancouver, which has always been gentle and elegant, could use such bloody means.

No wonder, the people in Dengwenyuan all had expressionless expressions. They were not the same as when Li Chuntie was in power.

There is a stone pit in the backyard.

The hole of the pit is three feet in size and is about meter deep. It used to be a well, but the well is no longer there at this moment.

Above the pit, there are two gallows. Through gears, a stone three feet thick and more than one meter high is hung in the air, just like a stone mortar.

This is a killing machine.

Xiao Jinyan understood the meaning of the hammer and punishment, and his nameless heart was so angry that he could come up with such a way of killing.

The sword was escorted here.

His chin was dislocated and blood was flowing from his mouth. He wanted to start a swearing, but he could not speak out.

Chuanxiao waved his hand and pushed Chuanjian into the stone pit. With just one order, the huge rock on it would fall and smash Chuanjian into meat paste.
To be continued...