As the New Year is approaching, the streets and alleys of Chang'an City begin to hang red lanterns. After all, red lanterns mean happiness and peace. The children on the street have smiles on their faces and are wearing new clothes that their parents spent a lot of money to buy.

Play there.

The old people, either on crutches or holding stools, came to the door of a courtyard one after another. This is their usual place to bask in the sun. Here, chatting about the past and smoking dry cigarettes are also the fun of old age.

Ding Yixiu walked out of his house with a bun in his mouth, glanced at the old man and the child, smiled slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth.

Turning around and closing the door, Ding Yixiu took the Tang Dao, greeted the neighbors with a smile, and quickly left the alley.

Ding Yixiu is preparing to go out today. He took on a few tasks a few days ago, but due to the heavy snow, he did not carry out them. The snow stopped today, and Ding Yixiu decided to complete those tasks.

The task is not a big deal, it is just delivery. Yes, Ding Yixiu’s task is to help those merchants deliver goods. Chang’an City, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, is very prosperous. Every day, many goods come with caravans or escorts.

Here, they are only responsible for delivering the goods to a fixed location. As for how the goods are delivered to the merchants, they don't care.

In this way, merchants in Chang'an City will recruit some temporary workers to transport the goods to their stores, and then pay them some copper coins.

Ding Yixiu is one of them. Although Ding Yixiu also does some killing business on weekdays, there are not always such big tasks, so if he wants to do such a casual job, Ding Yixiu will do it.

Who can have trouble with money?

The Tang Dao in his hand kept swinging, and Ding Yixiu hummed songs from his hometown, looked at the red lanterns on the street, and walked leisurely on the street.

Ding Yixiu had to do things like killing people, delivering goods, and doing odd jobs for the theater troupe. Ding Yixiu did whatever he could to make money and whatever made him happy.

Do whatever you want, no restrictions.

But now Ding Yixiu couldn't be leisurely, because at the corner of the street, a white horse was standing there. On top of the white horse, Zhao Wu raised his orchid fingers and looked at Ding Yixiu with a smile, "Ding Yixiu, it's been a long time."

not see."

Ding Yixiu looked at Zhao Wu, and then glanced behind Zhao Wu. There were about twenty sergeants wearing iron armor. The sergeants were standing there. The black armor on their bodies and the white snow on the ground fell into Ding Yixiu's eyes. They were

Ding Yixiu was familiar with the bloody smell on his body, so he remained silent.

Zhao Wu looked a little unhappy at Ding Yixiu's actions and frowned slightly, "Why, you don't welcome us?"

Ding Yixiu carried the Tang Sword behind his back, saluted Zhao Wu, looked respectful, bent down and said, "I don't dare."

"Don't you dare?" Zhao Wu turned over, got off the white horse, and was in front of Ding Yixiu in an instant, staring at Ding Yixiu, "Is there anything else you don't dare to do?"

"A man who dared to assassinate the number one swordsman in Chang'an City

, Qiming Swordsman, what are you afraid of?"

Ding Yixiu bit his lips and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead, "Father-in-law, make atonement."

Zhao Wu was very satisfied with Ding Yixiu's performance. He raised the corner of his mouth slightly and kept nodding, "What's your crime? That Qiming is arrogant and our family doesn't like him. If you don't kill him, our family will kill him sooner or later."

Ding Yixiu bent down again, this time deeper than before, "Thank you, father-in-law."

Zhao Wu waved his hand and glanced at the children playing in the distance and the old man sitting there chatting, "Are these your neighbors?"

Ding Yixiu stood up and nodded, "They are all people from nearby."

Zhao Wu sighed with emotion and took out a handkerchief in his hand, "They are all the people of the Ming Dynasty. Very good, very good."

Ding Yixiu echoed: "It is natural for the country to be peaceful and the people to be safe."

Zhao Wu turned around with a happy look in his eyes. He was such a good talker. We stopped and felt happy.

Turning over, Zhao Wu jumped on the white horse, pointed to the horse next to him and said: "You ride this horse, and our family will take you to meet the woman in the portrait."

Ding Yixiu responded, took the horse from the guard on the side, jumped up, and landed on the horse's back.

Zhao Wu nodded slightly, thinking that Ding Yixiu couldn't ride a horse, so he wanted to laugh at him to suppress his momentum, but he didn't expect that Ding Yixiu's riding skills were not weak.

"Follow up."

While he was talking, Zhao Wu's white horse jumped out. Ding Yixiu slapped the horse's belly with his legs. The horse felt pain and started to run. After all the riders in front had left, the sergeants behind unified their pace and followed closely.

later.

The old people and children in the alley heard the noise made by the sergeants just now. The old people knew about it, but they were just a little confused and didn't know what these sergeants were doing.

But the old man doesn't want to be troublesome. As long as he doesn't find his own head, then whatever happens to you has nothing to do with him.

The children were a little curious about the sound made by the sergeant, but they did not dare to go near the street entrance because the sound was really scary, like thunder on a rainy day. Some timid children were frightened to cry, and those who were bold were extremely scared.

Disdainfully, they wanted to go to the street to check, but fortunately they were stopped by the old people sitting at the door basking in the sun.

In the cognition of most people, the Zongfu in Chang'an City does not seem to exist, because those dirty royal affairs are just common people's talk after dinner. As for the Zongfu that appears most in royal affairs, no one

I know it's there, I've just heard of it, never seen it.

But in the eyes of those big shots, the Zongfu existed in the street behind the palace.

When Gu Kaizhi stepped into this place, there was no one on the whole street. A courtyard wall spread from the street entrance to the corner, endless.

"call."

Gu Kaizhi took a breath, glanced at the distance and closed his eyes tightly.

The Zongfu at the gate felt a little sad. He came here just to see the poor child.

But it seems that the Zongfu does not want him to meet that child.

Gu Kaizhi chuckled lightly, "Why do I, Gu Kaizhi, need your consent for what I do, and why do I need you to make irresponsible remarks."

Wu Yonggen was behind the old man, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the soldiers following closely behind him, and he felt a little shocked in his heart.

Looking around, the streets of Chang'an City were crowded with a dense number of soldiers behind him, and the number of people was still gathering. Wu Yong felt bitter in his heart. He knew that those people were not here for him, and he was not qualified.

So for whom? The answer lies in front of Wu Yong.

Gu Kaizhi.

Every time Gu Kaizhi and Wu Yong took a step, the soldiers behind them followed closely, but they always stood in the distance, hundreds of feet away, watching from a distance, not daring to get close.

Wu Yong swallowed, there were hundreds of imperial guards.

After walking a few steps, Gu Kaizhi frowned slightly and turned around slowly. Behind him, Wu Yong stood aside very sensibly.

Among the soldiers behind them, dozens of people standing at the front fell to the ground one after another, their moods shattered on the spot, and their cultivation levels instantly dissipated.

"roll!"

Gu Kaizhi clasped his hands behind his back and said to the "tails" who were following closely: "Go back and tell that beast who only dares to hide in the Yuhua Palace. Since he doesn't dare to come to see me in person, then just be his little tortoise."

, if one day he comes out and I happen to be in a bad mood, then I will send him to see his father."

After that, without even looking at the retreating soldiers behind him, Gu Kaishi walked up to the gate of the Zong Mansion and kicked it open. The gate suddenly shattered and flew out.

Inside the clan mansion, an old man stood in the courtyard. When he saw the door lying on the ground, he smiled bitterly and saluted Gu Kaizhi who walked in.

"Greetings to Senior Gu."

Gu Kaizhi glanced at the old man and said, "You're not dead yet?"

The old man turned out to be Mr. Zong Zheng. Zong Zheng was leaning on a cane and his words were full of respect, "Senior Gu was joking."

Gu Kaizhi snorted coldly. Gu Kaizhi took a liking to Zong Zheng. Among the Li family, only this old man could be said to have no selfish motives.

"Where is my nephew?"

Lord Zongzheng replied: "Senior, His Highness the Fourth Highness is in the Buddhist hall at the back."

Lord Zongzheng turned sideways, revealing a path, and made an inviting gesture towards Gu Kaizhi.

Gu Kaizhi strode out with Wu Yong behind him, giving a slight salute to the old man. He knew the old man's status in the Li clan. It would not be an exaggeration to say that one person was inferior to ten thousand people.

There still needs to be some respect.

The old man was stunned for a moment, not expecting Wu Yong to salute him, and then smiled slightly in return.
Chapter completed!