Nightwatcher

The moment the Linglong shook off Emperor Yuan Jing, several high-grade powerhouses by the lake reacted, leaping out like sharp arrows, and the soles of their feet trampled on the water surface to create exploding vortices.

Emperor Yuan Jing stabilized his figure in mid-air, tapped his toes lightly on the water, and floated towards the shore like a feather.

Although because of the royal family, he gave birth to an heir early and cut off the martial arts, but these years he has practiced the Tao with the national teacher and has made great achievements in the Taoist system, otherwise he would not have turned his hair into black hair.

Emperor Yuan Jing was both angry and surprised, he didn't expect Linglong to treat him like this.

"Roar!"

After shaking off Emperor Yuan Jing, Linglong's anger remained undiminished, and he knocked and flew a high-grade warrior who was oncoming. The air machine exploded in mid-air, causing the water in the entire lake to slosh.

The guards took action one after another to subdue the spirit dragon who went mad for no reason.

"Don't hurt it." Emperor Yuan Jing shouted.

More than ten water jets rushed up from the water surface, accurately hitting the guards of Yukong or Treading Lake. They had already stepped into the realm of copper skin and iron bones, and they were immune to damage, but they were in a state of embarrassment when they were rushed by the water jets, and could not deal with the spirit dragon. Create a momentum of encirclement.

Linglong is good at controlling water, and is very fierce in the lake.

It's just that no one expected that this spirit beast raised its head high, roared, and left the lake and rushed towards the shore.

what happened? Linglong seemed to have been stimulated by some kind. Emperor Yuan Jing realized something was wrong, and said in a deep voice, "Stop it!"

click click click

The huge body of the spirit dragon rushed ashore, smashing cedars and cypresses, it ran wildly, and its sharp claws easily smashed the green bricks on the ground.

where is it going

"Father Emperor"

"His Majesty."

The crown prince and Wei Yuan rushed over.

Emperor Yuan Jing waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"Father, what happened to Linglong?" The prince was a little panicked, since he was a child, he had never seen Linglong so out of control.

It should have a docile personality. It treats its several royal brothers and sisters very kindly and never shows violence.

"It's running away!" Emperor Yuan Jing replied in a determined tone with a sullen face.

Linglong is running away? Why did the emperor use the word escape to describe it? What is it afraid of? Is it afraid of something?

However, what place is safer than the imperial city?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was puzzled by this, and Emperor Yuan Jing didn't give him a chance to inquire, so he ordered the guards to prepare their horses and chase after Linglong in the direction where Linglong was fleeing.

As a symbol of the orthodoxy of the royal family, the spirit dragon is a spiritual beast that breathes out purple energy and cultivates. It is absolutely not to be missed.

Emperor Yuan Jing pursued along the paw prints, and the guards followed closely on both sides, fearing that he might make a mistake.

Not long after, Emperor Yuan Jing saw Linglong on an arrow tower. Its sharp and hard claws clung to the tower and were deeply embedded in the stones.

The muscles of its neck swelled, and it let out a mournful roar, trying to knock back the court masters who hindered it, while lashing its tail to attack.

The two sides have reached a stalemate, the spirit dragon scale armor is hard, the sword is hard to hurt, and the strength of the madness cannot be underestimated. The guards were worried about hurting it, and it was difficult to subdue it with bare hands, so they could only fight while waiting for their colleagues to fetch the magic weapon that could restrain the spirit dragon.

Bang bang bang The arrow tower continued to crack under the whipping of the dragon's tail, and finally collapsed.

A dozen guards rushed forward.

Emperor Yuan Jing breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this scene, and planned to remind him not to hurt the royal spirit beast.

Before he could open his mouth, Linglong rose up to resist, overturned the guards on his body, and rushed towards a certain direction with a clear goal.

Looking in that direction, Emperor Yuan Jing's pupils shrank violently.

He saw a red dress, and saw his bright and lovely daughter, his favorite Princess Lin'an.

At this moment, Lin'an was surrounded by only two court ladies, and one was Gong Gong, who was wearing a policeman's uniform.

"Protect Lin'an!" Emperor Yuan Jing shouted.

What kind of docile character is this Nima?

Xu Qi'an didn't expect to encounter such a thing, he and the second princess talked while walking, relying on the conversation skills accumulated in the previous life and being slick, Xu Qi'an amused the second princess with a humorous and interesting language style, which enhanced the friendship between them.

He thought about sending her to the small lake where Linglong was, playing with her for a while, and then going back to handle the case by himself.

I ran into this

Just as Xu Qi'an was about to say, "Princess, this place is dangerous, I will escort you back with a humble job", when Linglong bumped into her tacitly.

This spirit beast is very powerful, and its strength is definitely not lower than that of a sixth-rank martial artist. Xu Qi'an subconsciously wanted to escape, but turned to look at the second princess, and found that the girl was frightened.

The round and charming oval face was bloodless, her eyes were frozen, and she was so frightened that she lost her ability to think.

Xu Qi'an glanced around, saw the court masters flying over, saw Emperor Yuan Jing galloping towards him, and saw the dazzling splendor in the eyes of Linglong's black buttons.

It felt like a frightened child threw himself into his father's arms ecstatically when he saw his parents.

Um?

Didn't this guy sense that I'm coming and rush out to find me?

At this moment, Xu Qi'an understood the eyes of Linglong, it is a spirit beast with wisdom.

Apart from joy, there was still fear in Linglong's eyes, and time did not allow him to think too much.

The ground trembled slightly, and Linglong was about to pounce on it in a blink of an eye.

Xu Qi'an immediately made a judgment, he took a step forward without hesitation, stood in front of Princess Lin'an, and gave her a tall and straight back.

Xu Qi'an pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, slightly bent his knees, calmed down all his emotions, and flicked his thumb lightly after accumulating power for a short time.

Amid the clear and crisp sound of unsheathing, a thin dark golden line flashed across, cutting a deep knife mark three feet long and two fingers wide in front of him.

A shocking scene happened. The frenzied spirit dragon suddenly stopped its body, its four claws were bent, its toenails plowed furrows on the ground, and it actually stopped in front of the knife mark.

Didn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi?

This scene was deeply imprinted in Princess Lin'an's heart, and it also fell into the eyes of Emperor Yuan Jing, Wei Yuan and the prince.

"hold head high"

Linglong lay on the ground and let out a little anxious cry.

Xu Qi'an easily understood its emotions, Linglong let him run away, to be precise, run away together.

It is very anxious and scared, it seems to be threatened by something, but in front of me, it calms down and calms down a lot, but the fear has not weakened. It wants me to run with it, or it wants to run with me Xu Qian gradually felt in his heart. With guesswork.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xu Qi'an said.

The second princess thought that Xu Qi'an's words were meant for her, and she immediately felt a sense of security in her heart.

Hearing Xu Qi'an's words, the spirit dragon was no longer anxious, it let out a listless cry.

At this time, a group of guards finally arrived, dragging together a large dark golden net.

brush!

The big net was thrown away, covering the three-meter-long beast.

Da da da Yuan Jingdi rode over and looked at Princess Lin'an carefully, he was relieved to see that the second princess was indeed fine.

"Father Emperor" Princess Lin'an pursed her mouth, trotted to the side of the horse, and took hold of Emperor Yuan Jing's sleeve.

Emperor Yuan Jing liked this set the most, and comforted her gently.

Then, over fifty years old, the black-haired emperor looked at Xu Qi'an up and down.

"I've seen Your Majesty before." Xu Qi'an bowed and clasped his fists.

The Dafeng Dynasty has an advantage. Except for some special occasions, you only need to salute when you meet the emperor, and you don't need to kneel down.

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded slightly: "Good job, what's your name?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Xu Qi'an, a lowly post."

Emperor Yuan Jing was stunned for a moment, and looked again, a little surprised: "You are Xu Qi'an?"

"Yes!" After Xu Qi'an finished speaking, facing Yuan Jingdi's puzzled expression, he explained: "I encountered some difficulties in the investigation of the case, and I went to the city to ask His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess for advice."

Emperor Yuan Jing didn't ask, just nodded, his eyes fell on the knife in Xu Qi'an's hand, "Show me the knife."

Xu Qi'an offered the black gold long knife with both hands.

The guard stepped forward to take it and handed it to Emperor Yuan Jing. The latter looked at it carefully and praised: "Good knife!"

Wei Yuan came over and answered with a smile: "The prison is sending it."

Supervisor? Emperor Yuan Jing raised his eyebrows, probably because he didn't understand that Jian Zheng would give a precious knife to a small gong.

"Your Majesty, Xu Qi'an is proficient in alchemy, and has a good friendship with the warlock of Si Tianjian. I once saw him give a lecture to the alchemist." Wei Yuan said casually.

Xu Qi'an saw a look of surprise in Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes, but he quickly restrained himself. The old emperor smiled and said, "I remember, you showed your alchemy skills in the tax and silver case."

Emperor Yuan Jing handed the knife to the guard, and he returned it to Xu Qi'an.

Wei Yuan is helping me shape the image of a capable minister and increase my own weight. Wei Yuan, it's Dad Wei! Xu Qi'an was slightly moved in his heart.

Princess Lin'an shook the emperor's sleeve, and said softly: "Father, Xu Qi'an saved me, you have to reward him."

"It should be rewarded." Emperor Yuan Jing nodded, stared at Xu Qi'an, and said loudly: "Xu Qi'an, the watchman, has contributed to saving Princess Lin'an. He will reward you with a thousand taels of gold and five hundred bolts of silk and satin."

"Father!" Princess Lin'an was unwilling, pointing at Xu Qi'an and said: "He saved my son's life just now, and my son wants to pay him back. I ask you to spare him the death penalty."

Emperor Yuan Jing immediately looked at Xu Qi'an sharply. Seeing his docile appearance with lowered eyebrows, Emperor Yuan Jing restrained the sharpness in his eyes, shook his head and said: "I have already allowed him to perform crimes and make meritorious deeds, and to solve the Sangbo case, he will naturally be spared the death penalty." , Jinkou Yuyan, how can you change it halfway."

Lin'an was not convinced, and shouted: "Then if he doesn't solve the case, he is still dead. What's the use of rewarding him with a thousand taels of gold?"

Emperor Yuan Jing said helplessly: "When the time comes, I will handle it at my own discretion."

He didn't want to say these words in front of Xu Qi'an, so that he would be confident and delay the investigation.

So he added: "The time limit is still half a month. If you can solve the case, I will naturally spare you the death penalty. If not, even if Lin'an intercedes, I will not kill you, but I will exile you to the frontier. Do you understand?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Qi'an said loudly, he saw Princess Lin'an winking at him playfully, smiling like a flower.

This investment has made a lot of money. Even if I can't find out the mastermind behind the Sangbo case in the end, I don't have to die. At most, I will be exiled. As a slave of three families, I don't have to worry about it at all.

Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at the peaceful and fearless spirit dragon, he was furious, and said angrily: "Drag this beast back to the lake for me."

Linglong glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing, propped up his body with his paws, and slapped his nose hard at Emperor Yuan Jing.

"Okay, go back yourself." Emperor Yuan Jing scolded.

The guards withdrew the big net, and Linglong really went back leisurely by himself.

After Emperor Yuan Jing appeased the second princess, he clamped his horse's belly and followed behind Linglong.

Xu Qi'an silently looked at the back of Emperor Yuan Jing.

Just now when Princess Lin'an pleaded for me, he looked at me sharply, as if he thought I was bewitching and inducing Lin'an?

The rumors are correct, Emperor Yuan Jing is indeed a person with a strong desire to control, and the emperor who longs for longevity has a strong desire for power.

I’m so tired. In front of such powerful masters, I don’t dare to do too many little tricks. Maybe a look or a change in expression can make people guess what’s going on in my heart. Well, my acting skills are still good, and I pretend to be sincere and fearful. good.

By the lake, on a high platform.

Emperor Yuan Jing stood on the bank, talking in a low voice, Linglong poked out a head from the water, and lay his head on the edge of the high platform.

After a long time of one by one, Yuan Jingdi walked away angrily.

Wei Yuan went up to Emperor Yuan Jing, seeing his gloomy face, he comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, why should you be angry with a beast."

"Hmph, this dog is not paying attention to me more and more." Emperor Yuan Jing's anger still persisted, "When I talk to it, I like to ignore it."

Naturally, he didn't ask the reason why Linglong suddenly went crazy.

"Spiritual dragons will not go mad for no reason, Wei Yuan, pass on my will to strengthen the defense of the imperial city. No one is allowed to enter or leave the imperial city after the curfew."

Wei Yuan nodded his head.

Emperor Yuan Jing walked away in silence for a long time, and suddenly said: "Why did that bastard suddenly stop the fire just now?"

Wei Yuan shook his head: "Maybe it's because I lost my temper."

He had a vague guess in his mind, but it was too absurd.