Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 132: The Time of Drawing the Sword
Late at night, it was still snowing in the capital.

The city gates were opened, and the many tourists and vendors waiting outside the city breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced.

There are less than ten days left until the end of the year. This period of time is the time when wanderers return home and vassal states pay tribute. The capital, as the political, economic, and cultural center of Dali, has been closed for five days, and no foreign trade or visitors are allowed. It is unknown how much economic loss has been caused, and it has also caused complaints from the people.

Continuing the city lockdown would only affect the court's credibility... After all, the court was incompetent if Zhao Wumian was not caught after five days of lockdown.

Outside the city, there was a man in a straw raincoat, leading a black horse, wearing a straw hat and holding a long sword in a black sheath at his waist.

It was the ghost leader Liu Yuezhi.

After the city was closed, Zhao Wumian could neither go out nor come in, so he could only wait silently outside the city.

Liu Yuezhi handed in his pass to the guards at the city gate, causing them to exclaim, "Are you the ghost leader Liu Yuezhi?"

The guard's tone was respectful. Gui Kui's name was well known even in the capital. After all, he was a well-known figure in the martial arts world.

Liu Yuezhi nodded slightly, his attitude gentle, not arrogant, "Did you catch the thief Zhao Wumian?"

The guard sighed softly, "We didn't find Zhao Wumian, but we caught a few of his accomplices. They said they were spies in the palace who helped Zhao Wumian enter the palace... We've chopped off four heads in the past five days, and we're going to chop off another one tonight on Pingshun Street."

"Oh?" Liu Yuezhi was slightly surprised, "Zhao Wumian's accomplice?"

The guard shook his head slightly. "We don't know the specific situation very well. The people were all captured by Eunuch Lin."

Liu Yuezhi immediately had a guess, what accomplice... It was just that Eunuch Lin, in order to maintain the dignity of the court, casually arrested a few death row prisoners and the like to act as Zhao Wumian's accomplices.

In order to preserve the prestige of the superior, Liu Yuezhi was no stranger to this method of deceiving the people to protect his power.

But the guard asked hopefully, "Did the Ghost Leader come here for Zhao Wumian?"

Liu Yuezhi nodded slightly.

"I heard that Zhao Wumian once escaped from your hands. I hope you can bring the thief to justice."

Liu Yuezhi smiled bitterly and said, "I was just defeated by him."

Liu Yuezhi shook his head slightly, led his horse into the capital, and then remembered something, looked back, and asked: "Is there any good wine shop in the capital?"

Not far from the city gate through which Liu Yuezhi entered the city, there was a teahouse.

There was a stove in the middle of the hall, and the storyteller was sitting at the top, narrating Zhao Wumian's deeds in a fluent manner. In addition to the stories of "Single-Sword Killing Jiang Bai", "Luoxia Grasping the Sabre", and "Chasing Tianluo at Dusk", there was also the story of "Sneaking into the Palace with Xue and Taking the Empress Hostage to Break into the Imperial Palace".

Guan Yunshu sat on the tea stall, propping up her face with her hands, listening to these stories that she had long been tired of. In the past five days, everyone in the capital was talking about Zhao Wumian...

What is there to talk about? This hero of the Jianghu you are talking about is currently playing with the female detective in the Shen Mansion.

Guan Yunshu was not in a very good mood. He was sealed off in the capital for the past five days and could not go out. The city was extremely depressing and there was not even anyone fighting. The most important thing was, in order to prevent Eunuch Lin from tracing Zhao Wumian, Guan Yunshu did not even dare to send a letter using Xue Xiao and Zhao Wumian.

Although life was miserable, Zhao Wumian lived a comfortable and carefree life. He did not try to find a way to contact her, nor was he afraid that she might encounter any accidents in the city.

Guan Yunshu wanted to scold Zhao Wumian for being heartless. She regarded him as her only friend, but he only knew how to play with female detectives in the Shen Mansion.

Just at this moment, Guan Yunshu noticed a figure leading a horse turning into the alley opposite the teahouse.

Guan Yunshu raised his eyebrows slightly and tilted his head to look. The man seemed to be Liu Yuezhi... The purpose of Liu Yuezhi coming to the capital was self-evident, that was to capture Zhao Wumian.

Eunuch Lin has not yet found Zhao Wumian in the Shen Mansion, but it is hard to say about Liu Yuezhi... Guan Yunshu was born and raised in Jin, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he grew up listening to Liu Yuezhi's deeds.

Even though Liu Yuezhi was beaten and fled by Zhao Wumian that day, it was with the help of Mu Lier, who took advantage of Liu Yuezhi's weakness and severely injured him.

If Guan Yunshu and Liu Yuezhi had a serious fight, Guan Yunshu actually knew that he might not win.

Now that Liu Yuezhi has entered the capital, Guan Yunshu has no doubt that he can follow some subtle clues to find the Shen Mansion.

However, Guan Yunshu was sitting here, waiting for Liu Yuezhi to enter the capital... Jin was located due west of the capital, and the western gate of the capital was the Wanli Gate. If Liu Yuezhi came from Jin, he would most likely enter the capital through this gate.

Guan Yunshu sighed softly, stood up silently and paid for the tea. He thought to himself that Zhao Wumian was playing with the female detective in Shen's mansion, while he was alone in the capital, living a dull life. But now he was kind enough to help Zhao Wumian deal with Liu Yuezhi...

A woman like me is one of the rare kind-hearted people in the world. What's more, I am also born with a beautiful face and great martial arts skills... I am really perfect.

Guan Yunshu had a very high opinion of himself in his heart. He turned around and left the teahouse and stepped into the snow.

Liu Yuezhi led the horse, lifted the curtain of the wine shop, sat down at the wine table, bought a pot of wine and poured it into the bowl. The aroma of wine filled the air. He had just picked up the wine bowl when he heard a "whoosh" sound, and a flying needle with a letter was inserted into his table.

The customers and the boss were all slightly stunned, with a look of astonishment on their faces. Liu Yuezhi paused, then pulled out the flying needle and picked up the envelope, but he did not open it immediately. Instead, he held the wine bowl and flew out of the wine shop, leaping onto the tall building... But as he looked into the distance, the snow was falling and the shadows of people were scattered. How could he see who had sent him this letter?
He frowned, drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and then opened the envelope to read it.

The content of the letter was very concise, just a few big words...The Prince of Jin was imprisoned by Dong Yan in the East Palace.

bang-

The wine bowl fell down.

Liu Yuezhi's face was extremely gloomy. He held the envelope in his hand. Although he was half-believing and half-doubting, the Prince of Jin was the only son of the Prince of Jin and the matter was of great importance. Even if there was a little credibility in the letter, he had to investigate it.

Inside the Shen residence, Zhao Wumian was holding the Wuhen Knife and silently practicing Wanyuexian in the backyard.

The snow curtain in the sky was pulled along by his movements, forming thin lines of snow curtain.

The detective officers from the Detective Department were still walking back and forth in the Shen Mansion, but no one dared to set foot in the backyard... After all, the Shen Mansion was a first-class family in Dali, and no one dared to take that taboo.

They were there, and Su Qingqi was naturally there too, but she was a little tired from being tormented by Zhao Wumian, and had fallen into a deep sleep at this moment, taking a rare break.

No matter how long the search goes, five days is more than enough. If the Detective Bureau comes again, it would be equivalent to telling Eunuch Lin that there is someone hiding in the Shen Mansion.

Even Zhao Wumian suspected that Eunuch Lin had noticed something was wrong and sent many people to investigate, but they were all stopped by Miss Shen.

So Zhao Wumian planned to leave tonight without any further delay.

His injuries have recovered by more than 80%, and he estimates that he will be fully healed after practicing dual cultivation once or twice. His martial arts are even much higher than before, his internal energy is becoming more powerful and long-lasting, and he has endless strength in his body.

According to Lady Canghua, this was the first time for both Zhao Wumian and Su Qingqi, and they had both Yuan Yang and Yuan Yin, which led to such an effect. If they wanted to use this to greatly increase their skills in the future, it would only be possible for... Zhao Wumian to practice dual cultivation with a woman whose Yuan Yin had not yet dissipated and whose martial arts were infinitely close to the top level of a martial arts champion, or if that woman was already a martial arts champion.

Lady Canghua was still wearing a crimson dress, standing in the courtyard, snowflakes falling on her shoulders and skirt. In the snow, her temperament became even more mysterious, yet charming.

After Zhao Wumian sheathed his sword, she moved slightly, and some of the snow on her body fell off.

She stood with her hands behind her back and asked calmly, "Are you ready to leave?"

Zhao Wumian nodded slightly, "Thank you Miss Shen for taking care of me these days. I will always remember this kindness in my heart."

Madam Canghua raised her hand slightly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, "The court didn't catch you, but opened the city gates tonight... They could have chosen daytime, but chose night, which was the perfect time for you to escape from the city."

Zhao Wumian smiled slightly, "They have placed people at the city gate, waiting for me to fall into their trap."

"If you want to sneak out of the city, it will be difficult. At this moment, it is impossible for me, the Shen family, to let you go with just an official seal." Lady Canghua suggested: "Why don't I help you disguise yourself."

"No need." Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then smiled freely, "Rest for five days, now is the time to take out the sword."

"When traveling in the martial arts world, you should be heroic and ambitious. But you should know that you are no longer a knight. Since you have taken on the task of escorting Luo Chaoyan, it is never too careful." Empress Canghua frowned slightly, thinking that Zhao Wumian, this young man, was too hot-blooded.

"Did Dongyan station anyone at the city gate?" Zhao Wumian asked.

Lady Canghua looked at Zhao Wumian's face with her beautiful eyes, and then said calmly:
"I don't know who Dong Yan is, but many of the palace masters are hiding near the city gate, waiting for you to leave the city. Among them are many eunuchs with good martial arts, such as Lin Miao, who you wanted to investigate that night... His code name seems to be Hanyu, and he is currently at Fuhua Gate, in charge of the defense of that city gate."

"Ms. Shen, you know so much? We have been searched by Dong Yan for such a long time, and we have been hiding from them like rats. You must be very unhappy in your heart and want to give them a warning, right?" Zhao Wumian asked with a smile.

Empress Canghua looked at Zhao Wumian calmly, and then a cold smile appeared on her pretty face.
"In order to allow the Detective Department to come and go these days, our Shen family has brought out many criminals. For this reason, we have been made difficult by many people in the court. Although the mastermind behind the scenes is not Eunuch Lin, it is true that this is all thanks to Dong Yan. They poisoned the prince and infiltrated the East Palace, but under the guise of justice, they labeled you as an unforgivable criminal and imprisoned my aunt in the deep palace and could not take a step out. They also used the Shen family as a shield...

If I am unhappy, then I am really unhappy with them in my heart, but because of the overall situation, I can't do anything at this moment. "

Zhao Wumian lowered his eyes and looked at the Wuhen Knife in his hand. He was silent for a moment, and then smiled faintly.
"You can't just do it...but I can."

After saying that, Zhao Wumian slung the Wuhen Knife across his waist, turned around and left.

Empress Canghua hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "This trip out of the capital is not as dangerous as the night in the palace, but it should not be underestimated. You... come back alive."

"When I was seriously injured outside Qinfeng Village and met Miss Su for the first time, I was indeed afraid of death and was cautious in everything for fear of being exposed. But now that things have come to this, how could I be afraid of danger?" Zhao Wumian looked back and answered.

He then looked at Lady Canghua and smiled slightly, "It's rare to see Miss Shen caring so much about others."

Lady Canghua had a blank expression on her face. "You want to pursue me? I'm going to tell Miss Su."

Zhao Wumian looked strange, "Didn't I tell you that I'm not interested in old women..."

"Go quickly!"

(End of this chapter)