Under the full moon, lanterns are covered with the streets and alleys.

On the streets near Hutai Street, tourists from all walks of life are mixed between women and girls carrying lanterns. Xiao Faner, who set up stalls along the street, sells handmade scabbards, leggings and other objects.

Zhu Manzhi disguised as a girl who bought lanterns, carried a bamboo basket with a few lanterns inside, and walked and stopped among the bustling crowd, her eyes stayed on the man in front of her, keeping a sufficient distance.

Zhu Manzhi is a wolf guard after all, and it is impossible to get along with Ning Qingye every day. He usually has to go to work. In recent days, the investigation department reported that a team of foreign envoys who entered Beijing before the New Year was a bit strange.

The team that claimed to be the "Envoy of Baisha Kingdom" was proficient in elegant language. Although Dayue's strong national strength made foreign countries follow suit, it was not as good as the individuals who would just come out to speak the same thing. Only those who often traveled around the world would learn these concealed accents.

Secondly, except for a few officials who are a bit envoy, the other followers are simply a mess. Every night, a few people run out of the Siyi Pavilion to go to the gambling house to mingle in the brothels. They are all familiar with jargon and slander, which is more familiar to most people in the martial arts world.

After the investigation and investigation department learned about this situation, it sent someone to investigate Hu Yanjie, the leader of the envoy team. Because Zhu Manzhi looked well-behaved and more like an ordinary girl, and was also a wolf guard in Tianziying, the task of catching up naturally fell on her, and several teams of wolf guards in Tianziying were at any time nearby.

After a few days, I finally gained some gains. This afternoon, Hu Yanjie suddenly left the Siyi Pavilion alone, and did not let the court officials follow him on the grounds of going out for a casual walk. Then he went to an inn and changed into a costume of a Jianghu people to the surrounding Hutai Street.

Zhu Manzhi knew that there must be something good today, so she followed Hu Yanjie to the vicinity of Renyi Hall.

Renyi Hall is remote and rarely visited. It is a place where martial artists gather on Hutai Street. It is considered a public place. Whoever uses it will clear the ground. Today, the disciples of the Iron Line Boxing Hall are guarding nearby. It is obvious that something is being done inside, and the guards are tightly guarded.

Zhu Manzhi was not afraid to be discovered and did not dare to follow in. After thinking for a while, he turned around and ran back to find the masters in the yamen to solve the problem...

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In the afternoon, Xu Buling rode a fast horse back to Chang'an City and went directly to the old courtyard where Ning Qingye lived.

The yard located in the alleys of Shenjie was originally an idle wasteland of the owner. Xu Buling placed Ning Qingye here, which caused unnecessary trouble. Lao Xiao secretly bought the yard early on. Because of the sparse population, the alley was not much different from before the New Year. There were only a few portals with couplets and New Year pictures.

The horse's hooves stepped across the bluestone pavement and stopped outside the old courtyard gate.

Xu Buling turned over and got off the horse. Before he raised his hand to knock on the door, the sound of "Taozhu" footsteps came from inside. Obviously, he heard the movement of the horse's hooves and hurriedly ran over to open the door.

Xu Buling raised his eyebrows, and did not make any more moves. He stood outside the door with the reins and smiled:

"Miss Ning is so anxious, can you miss me?"

“…”

In the old courtyard, the footsteps paused clearly and soon returned to normal.

The door of the courtyard opened with a creaking sound. Ning Qingye showed off his figure. He was wearing black clothes and a hat. His martial arts uniform was tighter. His legs were straight and his chest was naturally more eye-catching than when he was wearing loose fox fur.

Xu Buling naturally glanced up and down and nodded with satisfaction.

Ning Qingye saw this gaze and his cheeks became colder and he showed some displeasure:

"Mr. Xu, no matter how rude you are, your relationship will be broken."

Xu Buling laughed and looked around the yard:

"Where has my family been left?"

Ning Qingye walked out and closed the door: "The people arranged by Mr. Xu to monitor us, why ask clearly?"

It seems that Ning Qingye has discovered the seventh and eighth who are secretly following.

Xu Buling walked in the alley with his horse and said casually: "Miss, don't think too much, just afraid that something will happen to you. Last time Manzhi encountered a siege outside the city. If I hadn't sent someone to follow me, I would have had a big trouble."

Ning Qingye had some experience in the world. He knew that Xu Buling would not trust others easily, so he didn't care about this. He hesitated a little while holding the sword:

"Mr. Xu, I have been to Chang'an for more than two months. I am not strong enough and I can't protect my grudges. I have to go back and practice hard for a few years and can't stay in Chang'an City for a long time."

Xu Buling knew that she wanted to say this, shook her head and sighed: "As the saying goes, 'Five hundred times of looking back in the previous life, I have passed by in this life'. It's a pity that you and I finally met each other, and we share life and death together. It's such a pity to separate."

The words were a bit stingy, but unfortunately Ning Qingye didn't understand the meaning at all. He frowned and thought about it carefully, and turned his head slightly:

"There is also such a saying? What did you always look back at me in your previous life?"

"?"

Xu Buling blinked: "Well... don't say so absolute, maybe Miss Ning looked back at me in her previous life."

Ning Qingye shook his head: "It is basic to walk around the world, and watching the world with eyes and ears, and listening to all directions. Looking back at people is a taboo and will attract the other party's attention. How could I make the same mistake five hundred times?"

Xu Buling thought for a moment, but gave up the idea of ​​flirting with this hero who was useless except for beauty, and his tone became more serious:

“When will you leave?”

"A few days ago, I met an old acquaintance in the world. I was going to do a deal recently and ask me to join me. I agreed and leave after I finished my work."

Xu Buling raised his eyebrows: "What business, do you want me to help?"

Ning Qingye shook his head: "There are rules in the world, and things may not be visible. You are from the court, so I can't take you there."

Xu Buling spread his hands: "I am from Xiliang and it has nothing to do with the imperial court. I have killed Zhang Xiang with you. Don't you believe me?"

Ning Qingye was stunned and thought for a while. This is the truth.

"I guarantee people, which is related to the reputation of the world. If we can't do it, we will leave. If you break the rules based on your identity, I will not be able to go to the world in the future."

Xu Buling nodded: "If you believe me, I will believe you. I am the most ruler. Follow you to see. If something goes wrong, someone will have to protect the girl..."

Ning Qingye took a deep breath, turned his head and looked elsewhere...

Following Ning Qing's walks and stops at night, he came to the market near Hutai Street.

It was just dark and there were many people on the streets. In addition to various street vendors, there were also art performers, opera troupes, juggling stalls, etc. on the roadside.

Ning Qingye walked around the street twice, but before the person came, he felt a little embarrassed: "Maybe people came here later, or they might not come. Most people in the martial arts world are cautious and run away when they notice the movement."

Xu Buling turned his head slightly: "It's okay anyway. If your friends in the martial arts world don't come, the bento will accompany you to go shopping."

Ning Qingye stood there with a sword in his arms, suddenly feeling a little strange. He has been in Taoist temples since he was a child. In the past, he was alone in the world. Suddenly, he followed a malicious man around the streets. He felt...it felt like those scholars and ladies had a tryst...

Thinking of this, Ning Qingye subconsciously opened a distance, looked around, and didn't know what he was looking at...
Chapter completed!