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Chapter 62 Building the Heart Tower(1/2)

In the hall of the branch hall, the anxious Manager Zhu was relieved when he saw Luo Xiaoyao coming back. He hurriedly welcomed him into the hall and asked, "Young Master, what have you done to investigate?"

Luo Xiaoyao smiled bitterly, and told the story, but he did not say anything about hiding into Zhou Ehuang's boudoir. When Manager Zhu heard that Luo Xiaoyao was attacked on his back, he was shocked: "Well... what is the injury of the young master?"

Luo Xiaoyao smiled and said, "I have already induced the qi and unblocked the meridians, and there is nothing serious about it." But seeing Manager Zhu's face was worried, Luo Xiaoyao turned his right hand and said that his injury was really fine.

Manager Zhu hesitated for a moment, "Is it because the person who pursued the young master was not Shen Liancheng who was in the Great Continent of the Dan?"

There is a reason why he thought so. However, people who are in the Great Completed Realm of Knowing the Great Pill sprayed by tea, although they are three meters away, they still have the power to penetrate the walls and stones. Logically speaking, with Luo Xiaoyao's cultivation level, he would not recover so quickly when he was hit on the back.

However, he didn't know that Luo Xiaoyao was a person who practiced the divine body. When the tea was about to arrive, the spiritual consciousness was moved and the energy to protect the body had been generated. The seven souls in his body moved suddenly, and then he led the true energy of the Dantian to fight. In addition, Luo Xiaoyao took advantage of the momentum to escape, and he also eliminated the five-point attack of Chen Liancheng.

Luo Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "From the strong aura of the person who attacked, it should be the realm of the great success of the elixir... I don't know whether it is Shen Liancheng."

"If you are a person who has great success in the pill, he will undoubtedly be... Liu Zhenyi is the only one who has such skills. It seems that Miss Xiao and Elder Gu should be in that wooden house."

"The wooden house is surrounded by water and is difficult to access. I cannot tell if they are in that house... or in the front yard."

Manager Zhu shook his head and said, "It is unreasonable to stay in the yamen with Chen Liancheng's identity, let alone Liu Zhenyi's brother-in-law. It is logical that he should stay in the guest room of the Liu Mansion. He appears in this wooden house. He should be guarding Miss Xiao and Elder Gu..."

"It's just that my subordinates are a little surprised. Why did he ask him to take care of Miss Xiao and the others in person? Why did he imprison them in Xingyanei? Is he afraid of anything?"

Manager Zhu looked at Luo Xiaoyao with a puzzled look on his face. He was now suspicious that Luo Xiaoyao had concealed something.

Luo Xiaoyao had not spoken about Jingnan the day before yesterday. When he saw Manager Zhu's expression, he said: "A few days ago, the people of the Gao family of King Jingnan helped a lot in searching for the Ming Dynasty without a high monk. Later, my junior sister, elder Gu, and the three others helped the Gao family to quell the rebellion. When Jingnan rebelled, the Southern Tang Dynasty also sent Gu Yanchun and others to help the rebels... It is probably related to this matter now."

"So that's it. My subordinates couldn't understand why Chen Liancheng detained Miss Xiao and the other two in the Xingyao... They thought that the young master and the other three were important figures in the Nanping Palace. After capturing Miss Xiao and Elder Gu, they should have to talk to the Nanping Palace... "

Luo Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "It should be so. The Gao family has always been the most important thing, and we have no friendship with them. Although we don't know what Chen Liancheng and others are, we will not help the Gao family. If the manager is expected, Chen Liancheng and others think they have sent someone to Jingnan..."

"Jingnan is more than a thousand miles away. If a person with a divine mind cultivation level goes, he will go back and forth for at most four or five days. Now it has been two days. If the young master said, so... wouldn't Miss Xiao and the others be in danger in two or three days?" Manager Zhu said in amazement.

Luo Xiaoyao and Manager Zhu did not guess the real reason why Chen Liancheng detained Xiao Muyun was because she was Xiao Yanbei's daughter.

Luo Xiaoyao nodded: "So you must try to rescue your junior sister and the others within these two days."

"Mu, the two elders Yan have been to Youzhou for five days. Now, it is better to send a message to all the branches of the subordinates on the way back, and ask the two elders to hurry back..." Manager Zhu didn't know that Elder Mu had died in the Youzhou Guard Mansion.

"The Martial Arts Master knows that I am coming to Jiangnan. If they succeed, they will definitely ask the two elders to rush back as soon as possible to help me find the Mingwu monk... There is no need to pass the message here." Luo Xiaoyao paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and asked, "Are there many servants in this corps office? Can you try to get in?"

"Overall county yamen, county tyrants, civil servants, constables, and prison cells are all in one yamen, with mixed personnel. The Longwu Army Office is different. After the officials in charge handle city defense affairs in the day, they all go back to their houses. At night, the officials on duty and guard the bank documents, and no other female family members live in the yamen... Oh, how many are the kitchen servants and servants like pouring tea and serving water? What does the young master mean?"

Luo Xiaoyao pondered: "I can hide my cultivation and energy at this time, and they can't see that I am a martial arts person. If I can get in, I may have a chance..."

"Even if Chen Liancheng can't recognize the young master, what if he meets Gu Yanchun?" Manager Zhu shook his head flatly and said, "I heard that he is very rich in labor as a japanese servant in this yamen. It is all soldiers who introduce their relatives and friends to him, not to mention that with the young master's demeanor, he pretends to be a servant... I'm afraid he doesn't look like him."

Luo Xiaoyao suddenly smiled bitterly. As Manager Zhu said, if it were not for disguise, he would not be able to dress up as a servant with his demeanor.

"But the young master's method can be tried... After dawn, I will go to find the senior I know and ask him to introduce the Arrow Guard Ma Xiao to sneak into the yamen, first determine the exact place of detention for Miss Xiao and the others, and then make plans."

"Oh? The manager just said that these errands are all relatives and friends of officers and soldiers. How can Ma Xiao get in?"

"The young master didn't know anything. Although the army leader whom he knew was a small leader, he had a wide connection. He had a relative who was a big tea merchant who often came back from the north to buy tea and then sold horses to the military camp or some yamen to make profits. Therefore, the silver was stored in this cabinet. The subordinates knew his details, and he must have helped..."

Seeing that Manager Zhu's tone was very confident, Luo Xiaoyao guessed that there must be a handle on his hands. He smiled when he heard this and said, "It's good, let's talk about it first, but is Ma Xiao competent?"

"Young Master, don't worry, although Ma Xiao only has the cultivation level of "Qi Practice Realm", he is smart and has strong adaptability. He mainly cooks good dishes. He wants to pass the dishes..."

"On average soldiers are OK. If you are a person above the realm of Returning to the True Realm, it is difficult to hide it from poison..." Luo Xiaoyao also heard that Manager Zhu wanted to make trouble in the food, and pondered: "Let's wait for an opportunity before making a decision... You and I will have a rest early. After dawn, the manager tried to sneak into the Yanei to investigate."

Manager Zhu stood up and bowed, "Subordinate to obey the order."

Thinking that it was because of the fatigue, Luo Xiaoyao woke up and it was already Chen. However, when he learned that Manager Zhu was out, he guessed that he should be looking for some of the army, so he waited in the hall. However, after noon, he saw Manager Zhu excitedly coming back.

Before Luo Xiaoyao could ask, Manager Zhu laughed and said, "I am fortunately disappointed my subordinates' trip. Ma Xiao has already become a chef in the business office."

"Oh?" Luo Xiaoyao's eyes lit up.

"Two days ago, there was a chef who had a good wine in the yamen. He almost caused anger after drinking too much, so he was fired. So after being introduced by Nashi, Ma Xiao also asked him to replace the chef's position. His subordinates told him to try to find the detention position of Miss Xiao and Elder Gu before the hour of You tonight."

"Well." Luo Xiaoyao nodded and said happily: "So in the evening, will there be news?"

"It's just that the mates and other servants must live in the Yanei... But with Ma Xiao's intelligence, he should be able to find an excuse."

"It's so good, let's wait until Ma Xiao comes back before making plans." Luo Xiaoyao nodded.

Sure enough, at the third hour of You, Ma Xiao, dressed as a guest, rushed back excitedly, and greeted Luo and Zhu, who were waiting for news, and said, "I have already found out that the place where Elder Gu and the others are detained. It is in a wooden house called "Zhuxin Tower" on the pond in the back garden of Yanei."

Luo Xiaoyao and Manager Zhu looked at each other, thinking that as expected, they were not unexpected. They heard Ma Xiao say again: "In the afternoon, Shen Shi, King Li Hongji of Yan arrived at the Ministry of Service... He just invited Liu Zhenyi, Shen Liancheng and others to the royal palace for a banquet."

"Oh?" Manager Zhu said in surprise: "Shen Liancheng, Gu Yanchun and the others have gone?

"I heard from the kitchen manager... It seems that only Liu Zhenyi, Shen Liancheng, and a leader named Lei went to the Yan Prince's Mansion together."

"Who is the one who is looking out to take care of the "Zhuxin Tower"?" Manager Zhu asked anxiously.

"I was afraid that the manager would be suspicious and did not dare to ask too much. However, when I came back, I asked the servant who delivered the meal to the "Zhuxin Tower" and learned that there were seven people in the building..."

Luo Xiaoyao thought for a moment and nodded, "You go back to the yamen first, so as not to be suspicious. Remember not to reveal your identity. I will arrange the rest of the matter with the manager."

"Subordinate to obey the order." Ma Xiao didn't dare to ask too much, so he bowed and left.

"In this way, Gu Yanchun may be guarded tonight..." Luo Xiaoyao looked at Manager Zhu and pondered: "Last night I saw four soldiers standing on the corridor. Judging from what Ma Xiao said, except for the junior sister and the Gu Elder, there was only one person in the main hall. Those soldiers had ordinary martial arts... It is the best time to do something tonight."

"If Gu Yanchun takes care of him, it would be difficult to rob people. Why not go with his subordinates..." Manager Zhu showed a pleading look on his face.

Luo Xiaoyao didn't dare to be arrogant, and thought for a long time before saying, "I was discovered by Shen Liancheng yesterday. I must be wary of it tonight. The cultivation of junior sister and elder Gu was controlled. It would take a lot of time to untie the order... Can the guards in the pavilion guardians have the skill of the Return Realm?"

"Yes, Jiangning Mansion has many merchants, and there are many staff members in the pavilion. There are six people who are guarding the secret silver warehouse of this pavilion in the outer city. Three of them are Guizhen Realm. Among the inns run by this pavilion, the shopkeepers in the shop are also Guizhen Greatly Cultivated, what is the young master's meaning...?"

"The north courtyard wall is three meters close to the wooden house. It is not difficult to break the window with their skills. I attracted Gu Yanchun from the front, and they entered from the broken window... That's it. The manager quickly transferred the three guards to work with me tonight."

"Who is subordinate?" Manager Zhu hesitated.

"Those three good men in the cabinet must not know their identities, but you are different... You are the head of the branch cabinet. If you are exposed, you will definitely implicate the Jiangnan Department of Disciplinary Department. Besides, if I fail, you can dispatch personnel to contact the General Department..."

"This..." Manager Zhu was stunned.

Luo Xiaoyao said in a silence: "But you can rest assured. According to the current judgment, Chen Liancheng and the others have not dared to kill themselves yet... They went to the Yan Prince's Mansion to attend a banquet. I think they would return to the Siya in about one or two hours. This matter should be done. Manager Zhu, please go and recruit people to help."

Manager Zhu thought that Luo Xiaoyao's words were reasonable. After hesitating, he took the order and left.

When Shu Hai intersected, Luo Xiaoyao took the three Guizhen Pavilion guards to the Longwu Army Office. At this time, there were occasionally pedestrians on the street, and Luo Xiaoyao and the other four were not masked. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the east wall of the official, they saw a fire in the back garden. Seeing the thick smoke soaring into the sky, the wooden house was where the wooden house was located, Luo Xiaoyao was shocked. Without thinking, he called the three Pavilion guards to rush to the back garden where the fire broke out.

Even after entering the yard, I looked up and saw fires rising from the Zhuxin Tower. There were three soldiers fighting with a masked man holding a sword on the edge of the pond on the west side. There were four people running on the wooden plank road on the east side, two soldiers, Xiao and Gu.

But when he heard the sound of "swoosh, swoosh" breaking through the air, several flying arrows shot at the guards fighting with the masked man holding a sword. Luo Xiaoyao followed the sound to look at the place where the archery was shot, but four masked men on the roof of the atrium held bowstrings. He was suspicious for a moment, and the postures of these masked men were clearly coming to rescue Xiao Muyun and the others.

But a soldier who was fighting with the masked man holding the sword screamed: "Ah, this arrow is poisonous..." Before he finished speaking, he fell to the ground.

One of them was a small cultivation level in the Divine Thought Realm. He thought he was afraid of the archers on the roof of the house and did not dare to move. He fought against the masked man with a sword, but the sword-holder was better than him. After the other two soldiers fell to the ground, they were already forced to retreat step by step by step and were about to be forced to fall into the pool.

At this time, the sound of arrows breaking through the air sounded again, and eight flying arrows shot out, but they shot towards Xiao, Gu and others who were about to run out of the wooden plank road. Luo Xiaoyao was shocked. He originally suspected that these masked people were here to save Xiao, Gu and the other two were shocked. It was too late to take action. In the midst of lightning, a ball of black dots flew out from the north. A few "breathing, raking" sounded, and the flying arrows fell in response.

Another masked man appeared on the north courtyard wall, rushing towards the wooden plank road like a bird, landing beside Xiao Muyun and others. But when he saw his figure flashing, he grabbed and swung his hands, and threw the guards beside Xiao and Gu into the pool.

The masked man holding the sword was Qu Yuan sent by King Yan Li Hongji to assassinate Xiao Muyun. He first asked someone to use fire arrows to ignite the Zhuxin Tower, and wait for the people in the building to escape, and then shoot with poisonous arrows. However, he did not expect a masked man to kill him in the middle of the journey. However, when he saw the visitor saving Xiao Muyun, he shouted and forced the person who fought with him to fall into the pool, and then stabbed the masked man of Xiao and Gu with one sword.

At this time, Luo Xiaoyao also saw that the sword-holder and the archer in the room were not good for Xiao Muyun, so he shouted to the three pavilions who followed him: "Stop the archer in the room." At the same time, he pulled out the water dragon roar and hit the sword-holder.

The masked man later seemed to know that Luo Xiaoyao would help him, and he raised Xiao and Gu, one left and one right, and rushed towards the grassland two feet wide from the pond, regardless of the sharp sword that was pierced from behind.

Qu Yuan saw that the sword was about to stab the masked man, but he heard the sound of a dragon roar coming from the east. Then a chill that attracted the soul came. He had already achieved great spiritual consciousness and his mind and soul power was extraordinary. He was shocked by the coldness of the sword energy. He stopped his body in his heart and turned around and changed his moves. He raised his wrist and raised his sword to face Luo Xiaoyao's sword. A "dou" sounded, and sparks flashed and flew away. Both of them took a step back.

Once separated, Qu Yuan attacked with a sword. The sword style was fierce and vicious, but it only attacked but not defended.

Luo Xiaoyao's cultivation is equivalent to Qu Yuan, but compared with Qu Yuan who has experienced many battles on the battlefield, his fighting experience is not as good as Qu Yuan. Fortunately, the cold air of "Shuilong Yin" is like a hundred-year-old glacier, which is harsh and sensational. With his aura, he will be pulled out. Every move made Qu Yuan feel nervous and his reaction stuttered. After Luo Xiaoyao used three consecutive moves of "Star Constellation" sword technique, he actually took the lead.

At this time, the soldiers and guards of the Siya in the front yard had already arrived, but when they saw Luo Xiaoyao fighting with Qu Yuan and others, they were shocked for a moment. However, the person who wanted to mask must have had bad intentions. After looking at each other, they even raised their swords to attack Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan complained in his heart, but when he saw that Xiao Muyun and the others had been robbed, they knew that they had failed. When they saw the soldiers attacking, they shouted loudly and slashed out with a sword. The sword energy was in vain, but they forced Luo Xiaoyao to retreat, and then they turned their backs on their backs towards the attacking Siya guards.

He instantly used several moves, and he was in a fit of anger. Under the power, it was not the ones that could be stopped. Two soldiers were injured by his sword energy and fell to the ground screaming.

After Luo Xiaoyao retreated, his mind was anxious. He saw that Xiao and Gu were taken away by another masked man. He had no desire to fight. He took advantage of the sword-bearing man fighting with the guards in the yamen, and kicked his feet and retreated suddenly. At the same time, he shouted to the three guards in the atrium room: "Go."

The three pavilions were also old martial arts. When they saw the soldiers and guards of Siya come, they were already determined to retreat. When they heard this, they all attacked with fierce moves, forced their opponents to take advantage of the situation and jumped down. Follow Luo Xiaoyao to the north wall, Qu Yuan and others were left to fight with the soldiers of Siya.

After Luo Xiaoyao stepped up to the courtyard wall, he saw the masked man standing on the roof more than ten feet north, as if waiting for him. He was happy and said to the Pavilion Guard who had already jumped beside him: "Go back first..." Before the three of them answered, they rushed towards the direction where the masked man was.

When the masked man saw Luo Xiaoyao coming, he carried Xiao and Gu's arms from the left and right, and rushed northward, but soon he turned northwest.

After a cup of tea, the masked man led Xiao and Gu to sneak into a house, but Luo Xiaoyao behind him was stunned. It turned out that the house was the Tongbao Pavilion Villa where he and Xiao Muyun and the other two lived.

As the masked man fell into the yard, he saw several people lying on the corridor of the hall and the hall, and he could not move. Life and death were unknown, and he was clearly subdued. Luo Xiaoyao thought that the fallen people should be the soldiers sent by Liu Zhenyi to ambush. In his surprise, he saw that the masked man in the hall had already let go of Xiao and Gu, and listened to him, "You two are sitting down to regulate your breathing, and wait for me to unlock the ban for you..." His voice was very low, and he thought he did it on purpose.

Xiao and Gu already knew that the masked man was a life-saving benefactor. After hearing this, he did not think about it and sat cross-legged. Then he saw the masked man with both hands, one left and one right, sticking to Xiao. Gu and Gu actually wanted to move qi at the same time to lift the ban for the two of them.

Luo Xiaoyao was impressed and focused on guarding the surroundings. He was afraid that someone would come to disturb the masked person's practice of meditation to save people. After a cup of kung fu, he heard the masked person say, "You two have been blocked for a long time. Although it is untied now, it is not advisable to rush to induced qi and unblock the meridians. First, slowly accumulate qi and dantian and slowly pull it..." After pausing, he stood up and walked out of the hall.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Luo Xiaoyao hurriedly said, "My benefactor stays..."

The masked man did not answer, and his body stretched out and disappeared into the vast night. Luo Xiaoyao had no chance to chase him, and shook his head helplessly in suspicion.

After a while, after Xiao Muyun and Gu Hengshan adjusted their breathing, their energy had recovered by 70%. Looking at Luo Xiaoyao with a happy face, Xiao Muyun smiled and said, "Last night, my senior brother should have gone to Zhuxin Tower to investigate... Chen Liancheng couldn't find it. After coming back, he asked me about his senior brother's origin. I told him that Senior brother, you are the master's disciple, but it made him look bitter..."

"Oh?" Luo Xiaoyao was surprised and was about to ask, but then he heard Xiao Xiaoyun chuckling: "Hehe... it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. I will go back to the branch hall and I will explain in detail."

The pavilion was not far from this house. With the cultivation level of the three of them, they arrived in less than half a cup of tea. Manager Zhu, who was uneasy, was overjoyed. After everyone sat down, they guessed the identity of the masked man.

Luo Xiaoyao said in confusion: "The fire should be done by the people who fired the poisonous arrow... but I don't know what the purpose of hurting my junior sister is? I think the mystery of this matter is that the benefactor who saved me knows the inside story, but unfortunately I can't keep him... Oh, junior sister, what is the reason why Chen Liancheng detains you and Elder Gu?"

But when Xiao Muyun heard the reason for detaining Chen Liancheng, Luo and Zhu knew that what they expected was wrong, and only then did they learn that Xiao Muyun was the daughter of Xiao Yanbei, the chief of the Khitan Southern Court. Gu Hengshan and Zhu were surprised.

"But by telling my appearance and martial arts, my father would believe it. But Gu Yanchun took "Shock Armor" as a basis, but my father didn't know that "Shock Armor" was my own. If he hesitated, Gu Yanchun's tricks might not return "Shock Armor". If my father sent someone to take me back and return it together... I have escaped danger now, then "Shock Armor" may not be easy to retrieve."
To be continued...
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