Taiping Inn

Several great masters of the Heaven Realm fought fiercely, which had already alarmed the Wudao Sect in Xijing City. However, since Tan Taiyun and the kings were not there, no one dared to go out of the city to check rashly, but only guarded the city strictly.

After Li Ruqi crossed the city wall, he had already alarmed the masters in the city, and someone immediately rushed towards Li Ruqi. Li Ruqi was like a frightened bird at this time, and did not dare to meet others. He fell down. Fortunately, there was a river not far away. Li Ruqi jumped directly into the river and dived to the bottom of the river. Then he held his breath, did not seek speed, and carefully followed the flow.

After walking for several miles, Li Ruqi slowly floated to the surface after he felt that there was no breath of pursuers. He was just under an arch bridge. The bricks and stones above his head were arched and moss-covered.

At this time, the sky was dark, and there was no one on or under the bridge. The night around was as dark as ink. Only a few lights could be seen in the distance, like stars.

Li Ruqi slowly climbed up the bank, rested for a while, and then walked along the river bank under the cover of night. The spring breeze blew towards him, making him feel a little relieved. After walking for several miles, the two banks were no longer as dark as ink. At first, the lights were dim, but gradually they became dense and bright, like the Milky Way. From time to time, the sound of zither and the laughter of men and women could be heard from the bright lights.

If Li Daotong was here, he would naturally know where he was, but Li Ruqi was a little confused. After walking for a while, the river reached the end and merged into a small lake. There was a gorgeous mansion on the lakeside, with brilliant lights and noisy voices.

However, the main door of this house was in another direction, and the back door was close to the lakeshore.

Li Ruqi was not stupid. As the saying goes, it is dark under the lamp. This place is an excellent hiding place, so he looked around and climbed over the wall to enter this place.

But Li Ruqi was a little dumbfounded after entering. This gorgeous mansion was really a different world. It was winding inside, with large courtyards inside small courtyards, like a maze. He had no choice but to follow the voices. After walking for a while, he met a middle-aged woman.

When the woman saw Li Ruqi, she was startled at first, and then she laughed softly.

Li Ruqi was well dressed. When he was at the Double Gun Gathering, he was recognized as a young master from a certain family. This time was no exception. Moreover, he had the Qi to protect his body. Although he had just dived into the water, his whole body was still very dry and he didn't look embarrassed.

The woman said crisply: "This young master looks unfamiliar. Is it his first time here?"

Li Ruqi looked embarrassed.

Seeing Li Ruzhen like this, the woman was more and more certain that the young man in front of her was a fledgling who had just arrived. She couldn't help but smile: "It seems that what I said was right. Is the young master lost?"

Li Ruzhen nodded.

The woman waved her hand and turned to walk in front: "Please follow me, young master."

Li Ruzhen hesitated a little, but finally followed the woman, turned a few times, and came to a long corridor. On both sides of the corridor, there were big red lanterns hanging, swaying lights and shadows, and there was an indescribable ambiguous atmosphere.

At this time, a woman came towards him, which made Li Ruzhen startled.

At this time, Li Ruzhen's memory fragments also made him vaguely understand what kind of place this was. In such a place, it was a very common and reasonable thing to have a woman, but this woman was not the kind of woman who served and pleased others, but the identity of a guest, and even disdained to dress as a man. It can be said that she was very alternative and arrogant.

When the woman who led the way for Li Ruqi saw the young woman, she immediately stepped aside, bowed her head, and was very respectful. Li Ruqi also made way.

The woman held a folding fan in her hand and walked forward without any expression. However, after passing by Li Ruqi, she suddenly stopped and said "eh" softly.

This sound startled Li Ruqi, thinking that his identity had been discovered. He subconsciously looked at the woman, but happened to meet a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Previously, Li Ruqi was afraid of revealing his flaws, so he lowered his head from a distance. Only then did he really see the woman's dress and appearance.

She was wearing a jade-colored silk top, a long white silk beaded skirt, and a white jade-inlaid emerald brocade tied around her waist. Her two snow-white and slender wrists were exposed from the cuffs. On her left wrist was a jade bracelet, on her right wrist was a string of silver bells, and in her hand was a small folding fan.

The folding fans used by ordinary scholars and officials ranged from twelve to thirty or even forty folds, depending on the number of folds. The folding fan in the woman's hand had only nine folds, which looked small and exquisite. It was made of lavender floor-penetrating gauze, so you could peek at people through the fan. It was hung with a butterfly fan pendant, also known as the "Looking at the Man Fan".

The woman had a hanging bun like an unmarried woman. She had a very beautiful face, phoenix eyes, eyebrows like a painting, and natural charm.

Such a woman was like a lady who walked out of a painting, making young men dream of her but unable to get her. She was also like a fox in the mountains who had cultivated into a spirit, transformed into a human form, and stepped into the world of mortals to play with people.

The woman met Li Ru's gaze and smiled slightly, with tears in her eyes. She was affectionate without saying a word. Li Ru's eyes were so charming that he was shocked. He lowered his head in a hurry, but heard the woman say, "What's your name? You look like an old friend of mine."

Li Ru's hesitated for a moment and replied, "My name is Li Ru's."

"Li Ru's." The woman was slightly startled. "You have lived through all the years and died at the age of 100. You are a member of the Li family if you follow the rules. You will have a long life. Are you from the Li family?"

"Yes." Li Ru's said with a stiff face.

The woman waved her hand to signal the woman to leave, then looked Li Ru's up and down for a moment, and suddenly asked, "What is your relationship with Li Xuan?"

A look of fear suddenly appeared on Li Ruying's face. Although he quickly deliberately covered it up, he still could not escape the woman's eyes.

The woman pressed her questions and did not express her difficulties. She asked again, "You are a member of the Li family, who is not in Qizhou, why are you going to Xijing City to do?"

Li Ruying replied honestly: "I was forcibly thrown over by someone else."

"This is strange." The woman felt a little curious, "What is the woman who threw you over?"

There is a big battle in Qixia Mountain, only the people from the Confucian Sect and the Taoist Sect are present, and no one else watches the battle. This is reasonable. The two tigers fight, so how can others benefit from the fisherman next to them? If there is really a third-party force, both sides must Let’s work together to eliminate this third-party force first. Li Xuandu was extremely powerful when fighting with Old Man Long. Even the Confucian and Taoist people retreated again and again, and did not dare to get too close. Therefore, only the people involved knew about the various things that happened later, but the rest could not get. I know, but I probably know that there was a big battle between the Confucian and the Taoist sect in Qizhou, and there was no winner or loser.

Li Rugui said, "That woman is very powerful, with four arms, but one arm was broken by an old man, and now only three arms are left."

At first glance, it sounded like he was talking nonsense, but Li Ruying's expression was extremely serious. The woman looked at Li Ruying's eyes carefully, like a pool of clear water, clear and without any falsehood. She thought that she had a good sense of knowing people and seeing them. Few people could deceive her. Even if there were, they were all old guys with rich experience. I am afraid that no one among the young people could deceive her. If you don’t believe it, you have to believe it.

Then she thought about it again and suddenly remembered the experience of Netherworld Valley that Dan Taiyun had mentioned, and her face changed slightly: "Is that person called Wu Xian?"

Li Rugui shook her head and said, "I only know that some people call her the 'Great Wizard'."

The woman said in her heart: "Yes, it should be Wu Xian who can be respected as a great wizard, but how did this young man have something to do with Wu Xian?"

This woman is not someone else, but a palace official who has not shown up for a long time. Since Tan Taiyun decided to march into the Western Regions, she has gradually handed over the affairs of the Western Regions to the palace officials, and she has focused on the struggle between the Western Regions and the restraint of Confucianism and Taoism. The palace officials have a lot of daily affairs and rarely leave Xijing. They occasionally have free time, but they just come to the yard to visit for a few times. Unexpectedly, they just happened to meet Li Ruying.

In Li Ruying, the palace official felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and his appearance was very similar to Li Xuandu, just like Li Xuandu, who was a teenager younger. The palace official was very surprised and almost mistakenly thought that the young man was Li Xuandu's younger brother. However, it was not a secret that Li Xuandu had no father or mother, and even his adoptive father and mother were not alive. This made the palace official deny this speculation.

The palace official's eyes fell on the bluestone hanging on Li Ruying's chest, frowned, and asked, "I wonder if I can borrow it to see each other?"

Li Ruying followed the palace official's gaze and looked at the bluestone on his chest. After hesitating for a moment, he silently took off the bluestone in his neck and handed it to the palace official.

The palace official took the bluestone and gently stroked it with his fingertips, silent. After a while, she sighed lightly and returned the bluestone to Li Ruyan.

Then the palace official put together the folding fan in his hand and said, "Follow me."

After saying that, he didn't ask whether Li Rugui agreed or not, and turned around and left.

Li Rugui was stunned for a moment, and followed the palace official step by step.

The palace official walked around and came to a yard, which was the yard she had booked here by the dean of the year, and there lived a pink hair she had combed.

The palace official took Li Ruying to a room and pushed open the door. The lights inside were brightly lit and covered by a screen. Then he saw a woman walking around from behind the screen. Although it was spring, she was half a gauze, revealing two gauzes. Bend the snow arm.

The palace official sneaked into Li Rugui, but saw that Li Rugui had no expression on his face and was not touched. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It turns out that you are also a wood that is not sympathetic."

This is a wrongful accusation of Li Ruyan. Although Li Ruyan can generally maintain a state of calmness without mentioning Li Xuandu, there are exceptions. For example, when he first met the palace official, his mind was shaken. The reason why he had no reaction at this time was that it was just that it was It was just a waste of water.

The woman was a little surprised, but she still gave a gift to the palace official and Li Ruyi.

The palace official ordered, "Qiu Niang, go to bed first, I have something to say to this young master."

Qiu Niang responded and retreated.

There were only two people left in the room. The palace official pulled a chair and sat down, and then signaled Li Ruyan to ask for a seat.

The two sat opposite each other, and the palace official chuckled. Somehow, Li Ruying blushed a little.