(9) The night before the storm

Perhaps Bai Qiwei was too rough, and another woman scream came from the study room. The guards looked at me, and I looked at you. They just closed their eyes and imagined the erotic scenes inside. However, at the moment another scream came, the black shadows in the rockery rushed into the paper-paste window, and a clattering sound came from the guards. When they found that the window was knocked through, a scream had already come from the study room.

"There are assassins!" All the guards' sleep nerves were scared away, and the yard was suddenly filled with lanterns.

It was indeed an assassin, and it was Mr. Yun. Under Xue Yiran's entrusted before his death, Mr. Yun returned to Duliang City again. He originally planned to kill Su Yuncheng first, but he was afraid that it would increase the difficulty of assassinating Bai Qiwei in the future, so he decided to assassinate Bai Qiwei first.

When Yunlai rushed into the study, Bai Qiwei was lying on the palace maid and exerting force. At this time, the man was the most relaxed and the slowest reaction. In the heavily guarded palace, Mr. Yun knew that the time he could give him was too limited, so as soon as he rushed into the study, he judged the general direction based on the humming made by the palace maid, and then he saw Bai Qiwei lying on the palace maid.

Mr. Yun, who has always disdained to use hidden weapons, has made an exception this time. Before the person arrived, he would beat three plum blossom darts without hesitation, and then the sword in his hand slashed towards Bai Qiwei's head like lightning.

Bai Qiwei himself was also a master, and he reacted quickly at this time. He turned over and regarded the palace maid under him as a shield. The poor woman, after being brutally taken away the first time, was hit by three hidden weapons and fainted on the spot.

Bai Qiwei, who escaped the disaster, threw the palace maid at Mr. Yun. The sword split the palace maid in half. Before he could snort, the palace maid died. Bai Qiwei took advantage of this block and turned over and fled. How could Mr. Yun, who was prepared, give up? Three more hidden weapons came. Bai Qiwei quickly dodged and fled, but was still stabbed in his thigh by a dart, and his speed immediately slowed down. Bai Qiwei struggled to escape, and was about to escape to the door. At this time, Mr. Yun's sword had already stabbed the back of his heart with cold wind. Seeing that he could not escape, Bai Qiwei twisted his body and avoided the vital points. He hit Mr. Yun's chest with a palm.

Bai Qiwei, who was anxious to jump over the wall, used all his strength to use his palm. If Mr. Yun wanted to hurt him, he would be seriously injured. At this time, the door of the study had been knocked open by the guards. Seeing that there was not much time, Mr. Yun decided to fight, and his sword in his hand continued to cut towards Bai Qiwei's head.

Old Yun was not afraid of death, but Bai Qiwei was afraid of death. In a hurry, Bai Qiwei's feet were scrambling and fell to the ground. This time he saved Bai Qiwei. The sword passed by the bridge of his nose with the sound of wind. Bai Qiwei was scared out of cold sweat. Bai Qiwei, who had escaped from death, rolled and crawled into the guards. Old Yun was not willing to let him go. He stepped forward and stabbed Bai Qiwei's chest with a sword. Bai Qiwei saw that he could not avoid it, and couldn't help but sigh, "My life is over."

At this moment, the crossbow on the hand of the guard who rushed into the study sounded. After dozens of consecutive sounds, Mr. Yun was shot into more than ten swords. Almost as the crossbow arrow shot into Mr. Yun, Mr. Yun's sword also stabbed Bai Qiwei's body. Unfortunately, the injured Mr. Yun shook his hand and the sword fell one inch from his chest.

Old Yun, who was caught in the arrow, tried his best to pierce the sword into Bai Qiwei's body with the last little strength. Bai Qiwei screamed and fainted.

Yunlai, who was bleeding from his body with more than a dozen arrows, smiled at this moment. Looking at the guards who were a little late, Old Yun struggled to stand, opened his mouth and smiled. His snow-white teeth seemed so cunning in the dark, and were soon overwhelmed by a large amount of blood gushing out.

The guards looked at Mr. Yun blankly. No one dared to step forward, but Bai Qiwei was still waiting for them to save him. In desperation, more than a dozen crossbow arrows shot over and shot Mr. Yun into a hedgehog. Mr. Yun finally shaking and falling down. Mr. Yun tried to support his body with his hands, but after just struggling for a moment, he fell into a pool of blood.

Bai Qiwei was very lucky. After being beaten by Mr. Yun, he didn't die, but he only breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the imperial doctor in the palace was only ready-made. After a rescue, Bai Qiwei was not awake, but his life was saved.

After Bai Qiwei was so injured, the atmosphere in Duliang City became subtle again. Su Yuncheng, who had not been moved, visited several times, sent doctors and delivered medicine, and was very enthusiastic.

The eldest son Bai Yunfan was far away in Jiangzhou, and Bai Qi ran to Jiezhou. There was almost Baiyun Mountain left in Duliang City. Naturally, the work of protecting Bai Qiwei fell on Baiyun Mountain.

Bai Qiwei was lying on the bed. Baiyunshan was still competing with his father at this time. Suddenly, Bai Qiwei opened his eyes with difficulty. Baiyunshan was also happy when he saw it. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Father, what do you think? The imperial doctor said that your life is no threat, and you can get better as long as you rest with peace of mind."

Bai Qiwei wriggled his lips and whispered something. The sound was too small and Bai Yunshan couldn't hear it clearly, so he hurriedly went to listen.

"Yun Fan, Lao Qi, call...they...come back." After Bai Qiwei said this, he seemed to have used all his strength and fell asleep in a drowsy way.

After hearing what his father said, Bai Yunshan's face suddenly turned pale. He stood up without saying a word, and walked out without saying hello to anyone. He almost knocked down his mother. Bai Yunshan did not apologize and went straight out, even the mother who had been greeting him ignored him.

At this time, Bai Yunshan felt unhappy. He was close to him, but his father only talked about the boss and the runaway Bai Qi. It was obvious that his status in his father's mind was not as good as that of those two brothers.

When he arrived at Baiyun Mountain in the yard, his ugly face was suddenly hit by Su Yuncheng who came to visit him. Su Yuncheng was his uncle. Seeing that Baiyun Mountain was like this, he stopped Baiyun Mountain and asked, "Yunshan, what's wrong with you?"

Baiyunshan and Su Yuncheng have always been close to each other, and at this time they found a partner to talk to. Baiyunshan repeated what Bai Qiwei said after waking up, and finally said angrily: "Uncle, what do you think I am inferior to Bai Yunfan, and what do you think I am inferior to that Bai Qi?"

"Hmph! If you ask me, you are not as good as the two of them at any point. Bai Yunfan is calm in his work and proficient in military tactics. Not to mention Bai Qi, both civil and military, and his methods are even more clever when fighting. If I were Bai Qiwei, I would not be optimistic about you as the successor." After hearing Bai Yunshan's complaints, Su Yuncheng not only did not say anything comforting, but instead made a blow.

Baiyunshan became even more angry when he heard this. His neck became thicker and his eyes turned red and he glared: "Uncle, are you helping me or them?"

Su Yuncheng said quietly: "I'm not helping anyone or not, I just want you to recognize the situation. Bai Yunfan is out now, holding heavy troops, Bai Qi is even more amazing. If you want to surpass them, you have to find another way."

"What can I do?" Bai Yunshan was a little depressed and looked at the floor with his head hanging down.

Su Yun saw him like this and whispered: "Look at your promising prospects. What other big things can you do like this?"

"Uncle, what should I do?" Bai Yunshan looked at Su Yuncheng and asked in an expectant tone.

"Yunshan, the most important thing for those who do big things is to seize opportunities. There is a good opportunity in front of you now, but I am afraid that you will not be ruthless." Su Yuncheng sneered.

"I've been like this, what else can't be cruel?" Bai Yunshan said fiercely.

"Is that right? Then come here."

Baiyunshan pressed his ear over and Su Yuncheng whispered in his ear. Baiyunshan's face changed immediately after hearing this. The original iron blue color has turned pale now.

Baiyunshan could hardly believe everything he heard. He shook his feet and took three steps back before he stopped. His eyes looked at Su Yuncheng with a gloomy expression with a terrified look.

"No, I can't do this!" Bai Yunshan muttered in a trembling voice. Su Yuncheng saw him like this, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but soon made a concerned expression and said, "You think about it yourself, and notify me after you have thought about it! I will naturally help you." After that, Su Yuncheng walked straight in and visited Bai Qiwei who was still in a coma as usual.

In the next two days, Baiyun Mountain was in a state of trance. Every time he saw Su Yuncheng again, Baiyun Mountain's heart suddenly became tugged and seemed a little at a loss.

Bai Qiwei woke up again. This time he woke up for a long time. Bai Yunshan happened to be next to Bai Qiwei at that time.

"Father! You're awake! How great is it? You've been unconscious for three days, and everyone is worried about death!" Bai Yunshan still felt a little joy in his heart when he woke up.

Unexpectedly, Bai Qiwei twisted his neck and looked around with difficulty. Seeing that Bai Yunshan was the only one, he asked a little annoyedly: "Where is Yunfan and Lao Qi? Why haven't they come yet?" Then Bai Qiwei smiled bitterly and said, "Lao Qi is in Jiezhou, and even if he is notified, he may not receive it. Alas! Speaking of Lao Qi, I am really sorry for him. If he can come back this time, I will definitely..." As Bai Qiwei coughed violently, Bai Yunshan quickly went up and patted his back gently.

Bai Qiwei closed his eyes and asked Baiyun Mountain slowly: "When will the cloud sail arrive?"

After hearing this, Baiyunshan felt a strong jealousy filled his heart. He served by his side for three days. Bai Qiwei woke up and didn't even ask. Bai Qi and Bai Yunfan came and asked. Bai Yunshan had been thinking about what Su Yuncheng said that day for the past two days, and he really forgot about notifying Bai Qi and Bai Yunfan. Now Bai Qiwei asked, Bai Yunshan didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing that Bai Yunshan was not speaking, Bai Qiwei opened his eyes and stared at him, "What? Didn't you hear me ask you?"

Seeing Bai Qiwei asking questions tightly, Baiyunshan had to answer loudly: "There are so many things happening these days, and I haven't had time to notify them yet."

Bai Qiwei was furious when he heard this. This excitement was a series of coughs. Baiyunshan dared not go up and take pictures. Fortunately, Baiyunshan's mother came in at this time and hurriedly went up and patted Bai Qiwei. While patting, she complained: "I said Yunshan, why don't you know how to pat your father's back?"

Bai Qiwei, who finally got angry, pointed to Baiyun Mountain's nose and said, "You beast, get out of here, I don't want to see you."

Another morning came. According to the plan that was realized, Bai Qi's sneak attack troops successfully arrived at the scheduled resting place. Bai Qi walked in the woods to check the troops' settlement. After rushing all night, everyone had worked hard. At this time, they were holding dry food in their hands and resting while eating.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone can only eat dry food along the way. I'll invite my brothers to eat the good food." Bai Qi walked while laughing with the soldiers. Wu Ming, who was walking towards him, immediately came up and said, "Lord, now this place is only thirty miles away from the Yulong Pass. We can reach the pass at 10:00 midnight today."

"I'll see you tonight. Don't embarrass me then." Bai Qi said with a smile.

"Please rest assured, Lord, our brothers have already sneaked in. Now there are only 3,000 defenders in Yulong Pass, so there will be no problem at that time." Wu Ming said.

"Arranging the guards, don't let others discover them." Bai Qi instructed.

"Don't worry, Lord, I have arranged brothers on all the roads leading to the woods, and I guarantee that no one can find this."

The sky finally dimmed while waiting, and the troops in the woods began to stir up. After eating dry food, the soldiers began to check their weapons and tied linen to the horse's hooves. After everything was ready, they waited for the order to set off.

At midnight, there was silence in front of Yulong Pass. There were no patrol soldiers, only three or five soldiers on duty leaned against the city wall and dozed off. Outside the city was a dark wilderness. Apart from the dim light emitted by a few torches on the city wall, there was no trace of light.

Bai Qi and his men appeared not far away in front of Yulong Pass and stopped, and asked the soldiers to rest for a while. Bai Qi and a few personal soldiers and Wu Ming touched the gate. Wu Ming took out the fire break and blew it in the dark. A dim light of fire illuminated the faces of several people.

He raised the fire and shook it against the fish and dragon tube for a few times. After a while, he also reacted when he closed it. A torch appeared on the top of the city and shook it a few times.

At the same time, several black shadows suddenly emerged from several soldiers on duty, and in the blink of an eye, the soldiers on duty had already lost their lives while they were still sleeping.

After a squeak, the suspension bridge was slowly put down. Wu Ming looked at Xi and said, "Lord, they succeeded." Bai Qi didn't expect things to go so smoothly, so he couldn't help but excitedly said, "Notify brothers and enter the pass!"

After a whistle, the five thousand cavalry hidden in the dark started to move together, like a torrent rolling into the Yulong Pass.

It was also on this night that Bai Yunshan, who was scolded by Bai Qiwei, finally mustered up the courage and walked into Su Yuncheng's house before dark. Although it was already very late after Bai Yunshan came out, he still rushed back to the palace. He could not get in, so he still had no problem.

Baiyunshan appeared in front of Bai Qiwei's bedside. Bai Qiwei, who was in great danger, was sleeping soundly. The palace maid who was serving her was dozing off. Baiyunshan's sudden appearance immediately woke the palace maid and quickly knelt down, fearing that Baiyunshan would punish her.

Baiyunshan didn't have the heart to care about these things at this time. He waved his hand and asked the palace maid to go out. He sat next to Bai Qiwei. Seeing Bai Qiwei's even breathing return to a little bloody color. Baiyunshan's face suddenly twisted, twisting ferociously.

It seemed that after a long time, Baiyunshan finally made up his mind, picked up a pillow, and suddenly covered Bai Qiwei's face. Baiyunshan seemed to have used all his strength, and Bai Qiwei in his sleep just struggled for a few times and then stopped moving.

Baiyunshan had exhausted all his strength just now. He was sitting aside as if he was exhausted, leaning against the wall. Looking at Bai Qiwei who had not breathed, two tears made two marks on Baiyunshan's face, and there was a faint light under the light.

Baiyunshan told the palace maid who came to serve Bai Qiwei. Bai Qiwei slept and no one was allowed to disturb him. Then he stepped out of the palace with difficulty and rushed towards Su Yuncheng's family overnight. It was not until dawn that Baiyunshan quietly returned to the palace.

It was finally dawning again, and the defenders of the Three Thousand Yulong Pass were sitting in the playground in frustration without any resistance. They were awakened by the steel knife on their necks before they could figure out what was going on, and then they stayed in the playground for the middle of the night. What was the enemy they were invading? They are still in the dark.

"Notify Mr. Kong, the plan is successful." Standing at the head of Yulong Pass and looking at the direction of Duliang City from afar, what was Bai Qi thinking at this time? Others don't know, but one thing is certain. There is a plain in front of you. A fast horse can reach Duliang in just half an hour. As long as Bai Qi has enough troops, he can attack Duliang at any time.

A carrier pigeon flew out of the Yulong Pass with its wings and flew northward. Bai Qi looked at the pigeons that were leaving, his eyes could not hide his excitement, and his face was red by the morning sun.

It was also on this morning that Bai Yunfan from Jiangzhou also got up early. He received a notice from his father's serious injury yesterday. Bai Yunfan was busy all night and explained everything clearly. He had to bring a few personal soldiers back to Duliang. Before Bai Yungan could leave the tent, several trusted officers were blocking the door and greeted Bai Yunfan.

"I just went back to see it. I will be back soon, so don't send it to you." Bai Yunfan bowed to the subordinates who had followed him for many years, and said with a grateful smile.

"Sir, everyone thinks you should bring 10,000 people back, and we always think there is something strange here." As Bai Yunfan's first confidant, all the friends said everything they wanted to say.

Bai Yunfan heard this and pondered for a moment, saying, "I think everyone has filtered too much. The letter said that his father was just injured, and I don't think there will be too big problems." If Bai Yunfan really doesn't mind, that's fake. Bai Yunfan knows his father's body, and he says that Bai Qiwei was assassinated. He didn't explain what his injury was. He just asked him to go back as soon as possible.

"There is no need to be guarded against others. The king was injured. Why did our people not send out the news? There is only one reason. The news was blocked. I guess it is difficult for our people to leave the capital, so please consider your opinions again." Quan Dayou advised Bai Yunfan again, and the anxiety on his face could be clearly seen.

"I will take the team back. If my father is fine, it will be bad if he becomes suspicious of me." Bai Yunfan thought for a while.

Quan Dayou heard this and walked forward and said, "It's better to do this. I'll select 3,000 cavalrymen to protect the adults and return to the capital. If something really happens, my subordinates can also protect the adults and fight. If it's really bad, there's someone who reports the news, right?"

Bai Yunfan nodded after hearing this and said, "Then let it be, go and prepare quickly, don't delay the journey."

In the capital Liangcheng, when the morning sun shone on Bai Qiwei's hospital bed, the palace maid who came to serve him finally found that Bai Qiwei's face was wrong. It was a little rosy last night, but now it was a dead gray. The palace maid raised the courage to come forward and test his breath. When she found that she was not breathing, she suddenly made a few amazing screams, and the screams passed through the palace walls and echoed in the palace.

The palace maid stumbled out of the room and stopped a team of guards who were patrolling. He said in a angrily manner: "The king is dead, the king is dead!" The patrolling guards were also shocked when they heard this. The leader rushed into the room and took a look. After a while, they walked out of the room dejectedly and said: "The king is dead." As soon as the news came out, the palace was in a mess.

"What? The king died?" Princess Yun, who heard the news, was shocked. She had forgotten the soup that she had been stewed in her hand and was about to drink for Bai Qiwei. With a plop, the soup can hit the ground and the soup in the can was sprinkled all over the floor. Yun, who had been tired all morning, shook it twice, and was about to fall...

"Princess! Princess!" The palace maids with him hurriedly went up to support her.

"What? The king died?" In a side palace in the palace, when Bai Qi's mother Xiaolian heard the news, her face turned pale instantly, and two lines of clear tears flowed down uncontrollably.

Baiyun Mountain, which has always been getting up very late, got up early this morning. In fact, she didn't sleep all night and was waiting in the room for the knock on the door of the informant.

"What? The father died? How did you serve me? I was fine when I left last night? You slaves deserve to die." Baiyunshan yelled at the palace maid who came to report the news. The guilty person could only use this expression to hide his anxiety. As for the murder and silence, it was necessary to do it. The fate of several workers who served Bai Qiwei yesterday was decided at this moment.

Baiyun Mountain rushed to Bai Qiwei's room as fast as possible. At this time, the others had not arrived yet. Only a few palace maids were kneeling uneasyly in the fall. Baiyun Mountain rushed to Bai Qiwei and cried loudly.

In a short while, Yun, Su, and Xiaolian, who were named princess, appeared in the room. Coincidentally, there was a person who got up early. There was also Su Yuncheng, who heard that Bai Qiwei died, and Su Yuncheng entered the palace later.

After simply comforting the princesses, Su Yuncheng called Baiyunshan out alone, and after giving a few words, he left the palace with the excuse of notifying the ministers.
Chapter completed!