Chapter 62 Welcoming the Emperor

The carriage was moving quite fast, and its wheels made a sharp creaking sound as they rolled over the snow-covered road. The speed of the carriage only slowed down when it was stopped by a team of Jinwu Guards holding spears.

This was the second wave of Jinwu Guard patrols we encountered on the way. According to convention, there was one patrol team for every two streets. If this group passed by, the carriage would probably have reached its destination as well.

The servant who was hiding in the corner had his acupoints locked and could not move, but after hearing the noise outside, he still subconsciously looked at Li Zhen.

The latter sat with his hands on his knees, his expression as calm as an ancient well.

The lieutenant of the Jinwu Guard who was sitting across from him was playing with a dagger in his hand, grinning, and then he lifted the curtain of the carriage and showed the token in his hand, "The night banquet in the palace is over. His Majesty ordered us to escort Situ back home. Do you want a password?"

The people outside held out their torches but did not dare to look inside the curtains.

Li Zhen's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were fixed on the back of the lieutenant of Jinwu Guard, and he clenched his fists slightly.

After checking the token, the guard outside took a half step back and asked.

"Mr. Li's residence should be in Guandefang, South City. How come you came to North City and got the wrong direction?"

Li Zhen's eyes were slightly happy. He pulled his beard with his hands and began to think about how he should protect himself after the Jin man was exposed.

But the lieutenant of the Jinwu Guard suddenly turned around at this moment, and without waiting for him to react, he grabbed his arm and pulled him to the edge of the curtain.

"This is Lord Li's intention. We are just following his orders."

Li Zhen's whole body stiffened, and he could feel that the dagger was against his lower back.

The patrol guard outside could not see clearly what was going on inside the carriage. Suddenly, he saw a forty-year-old scholar in a purple robe appear. He bowed his head and saluted while holding a torch.

"Meet Mr. Li."

"It's so late at night, you guys are very tired from patrolling," Li Zhen said solemnly, "but the safety of Luoyang is in your hands, so don't neglect your duties."

"Don't worry, Lord Li. We will do our best to fulfill our responsibilities and will not slack off for even a moment!"

The patrolman was actually a little flattered, so he stopped asking questions and immediately waved to his men: "This is Li Situ's carriage, let it pass."

Li Zhen stammered, a hint of annoyance flashing across his face.

But the curtain had been lowered by the lieutenant, who then pushed him back.

The carriage started moving again and was gradually hidden in the snowy night.

The patrol guard was somewhat excited, and now his face was full of solemnity. He looked at the halberd-wielding Jinwu guards on his left and right and said, "Since Lord Li has encouraged you, you must remember to check carefully and don't let the spies escape!"

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Inside the carriage, the lieutenant placed the dagger on the servant's neck, and his smiling face turned cold.

"Situ, don't play tricks on me. You must know that I am not from Liang."

Li Zhen's face turned cold as well, and he said in a deep voice, "Does Your Excellency acknowledge your identity as a Jin person?"

"Why ask more questions about something Situ knows very well."

The lieutenant smiled coldly and looked down at the servant.

The servant was staring at him to show his fearlessness, but the dagger on his neck suddenly stabbed hard.

Li Zhenben was still looking at the lieutenant coldly, and was about to extract some more information from him, but he was so shocked by this sudden change that he leaned back.

The lieutenant grabbed a luxurious blanket from the carriage and pressed it against the servant's throat, where blood was about to flow out.

He reached out and clamped the servant's mouth, then slowly wrapped his entire body with the blanket.

"Take a deep breath, it's normal to feel dizzy... Yes, take a deep breath..."

The corners of Li Zhen's eyes kept twitching and his face trembled. Listening to the devilish whispers, he finally dared not make a sound.

The carriage gradually stopped, and the accompanying Jinwu guards held torches and called on the neighborhood chief to open the door.

After a moment, the gate opened and the carriage drove straight in.

At this moment, the lieutenant straightened up, rubbed the blood-stained dagger on the blanket, then used it to cut off a piece of cloth and walked towards Li Zhen.

The latter's hands were cold, but his face remained calm. He glanced at the servant who was already dead in the corner, but ultimately did not make any unnecessary moves.

Before blindfolding Li Zhen, the lieutenant paused and then laughed.

"By the way, I haven't introduced him to Situ yet."

"I am a disciple of the Jin Wang Lizi, the commander of the army, Bal."

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In the darkness of night, the door of the courtyard was knocked open and a carriage slowly drove in.

Someone came out and took the body wrapped in a blanket.

As for the several servants who had accompanied Li Zhen outside the carriage, they were also controlled by someone.

Inside the wing room, a sand table had already been set up in the center, and there were figures gathered around it, but all of them were silent. At this moment, the door opened, and a tall and strong figure strode in.

Everyone looked up and bowed.

"Chief Commander."

Sanqianyuan, who was dressed in the uniform of a lieutenant of the Jinwu Guard, raised his hand and looked at the women in the corner. After a moment, he turned around without any expression.

"You guys are from Qi Country, why are you here to join in the fun?"

Miao Chengtian actually couldn't tell the identity of the person in front of him, but judging from the way everyone addressed him, this "chief leader" was obviously one level higher than Xiao Yan.

She then said politely: "Qiguo also respects the legitimacy of the Tang Dynasty. Since there is a chance to offend Zhu Wen, I, Huanyinfang, should come to help."

Sanqianyuan was serious, just frowned and supported the edge of the sand table.

At this time, Ji Ruxue, who was beside Miao Chengtian, raised the sword in her arms and asked, "How is Xiao Yan now?"

"Dead." Sanqianyuan took the note handed to him by someone else, paused, and said, "No, he is about to die."

Ji Ruxue was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously tightened the scabbard in her hand.

But she didn't ask any more questions.

Beside him, Xuan Jingtian opened his eyes wide, feeling a little unbelievable.

Miao Chengtian's face turned pale, but he just asked, "I wonder what we can do to rescue Captain Xiao tonight?"

Sanqianyuan stared at the sand table.

"hold on."

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Outside the imperial city, Zhu Hanbin got on a carriage under the protection of two bad guys.

Before leaving, he could see that there was a carriage guarded by more than a dozen ghost soldiers from the Xuanming Sect waiting quietly on the Imperial Street.

He calmed down, looked at them from a distance, and walked past them without changing his expression.

Not long after leaving the Imperial City, he saw a group of Jinwu Guards walking hurriedly towards the Imperial City.

Leading the way was a lieutenant of the Jinwu Guard, who was short and fat and walked very steadily as he led his men past the carriage.

A moment later, the Jinwu Guards entered the Zuoye Gate Street of the Imperial City.

On the left side of the street is the Jinwu Guard Office.

Duan Chengtian held the torch, gave the command accurately, and went in.

In the government residence, the soldier who had been on guard for half the night was already feeling a little sleepy and was taking a nap by the fire with his eyes closed.

Hearing the noise, he opened his eyes and looked around vaguely, then rubbed his eyes and said, "Have you finished catching the spies?"

But the people outside just walked in without saying anything.

The soldier's vision finally cleared up. He looked up and said with wide eyes, "How come I have never seen this before..."

Before he could finish his words, the man covered his mouth with his hands and then locked his acupoints in an instant.

There were still some clerks in the government office who were staying up all night. At this moment, they only felt a strong wind flashing, as if there was a hidden force on their bodies, and they could not move at all, and fell into a deep sleep.

Duan Chengtian had a calm expression as he opened the drawer of the military officer's desk, opened a wooden box, and took out half of a military token.

At the same time, he picked up the soldier and went out.

From beginning to end, it only takes a moment.

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North city, Sigongfang.

A ghost from the Xuanming Sect kept leaping across the rooftops and finally arrived at the small courtyard.

Half of the military token was handed to Sanqianyuan.

He stood up and threw the military token to Miao Chengtian.

"You, Huanyinfang, must cooperate with my people to take control of Anximen before 5:45 pm."

The latter held the military token tightly and just nodded.

Sanqianyuan went outward.

"Tonight, we will be the ones to welcome the emperor!"

　Sorry, sorry, I've been infected with the virus these past two days, and I've been vomiting and having diarrhea, which really makes me feel uncomfortable. Plus, it was New Year's Eve, so I didn't write much. Sorry, I'll resume normal updates as soon as possible.
　　
　
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