Chapter 173

Outside the palace.

Zhuo Qing patted Gu Yun's hand and said, "just wait for us outside the palace."

"Well." Gu Yun did not retort.

Two people to see, Zhuo Qing suddenly light smile way: "thank you, cloud."

Gu Yun smiled, "thank you, too?" In fact, she didn't do anything at all. Lou Xiyan's jailing was originally a mantis hunting cicadas and Huang Que's later establishment. Qing's purpose was to rescue Lou Xiyan immediately. Yan Hongtian's purpose was to weaken the influence of the Empress Dowager's family in the court and get what she needed from each other. At most, she was to set up a line from it so that they could sit down and bargain.

Zhuo Qing nodded slowly and said with a smile, "OK, no more." Because thanks are not enough to express her gratitude.

"Be careful." This time in the palace is not so much to present the facts of the case with Yan Hongtian, but to confront with the Empress Dowager. Although they counter use Bai Yi to forge evidence against the empress dowager, she does not agree, but they know that politics is much more complicated than criminal cases.

"I will, don't worry, I won't fight the uncertain war!"

"I know. Go." The firm light on Qing's face is very beautiful. In order to save the building's sunset, she is expected to fight this time.

Zhuoqing and suling and Shan Yulan enter the palace. Suling suddenly looks back at her deeply. Gu Yun doesn't understand what he means.

Gu Yun estimated that the negotiation would not come out in an hour or two. There were guards in front of the palace gate. He didn't want to stare at them or go back to the general's office. Gu Yun walked to the nearest pub. Although it was the nearest, it was also a little far away from the imperial palace. Gu Yun didn't ride a horse. He walked slowly on the Qingshiban street, thinking about the strange actions of Su Ling these days.

It's not to say how he embarrassed her. After being held by him that day, Gu Yun learned from his mistakes. He was on guard when facing him and kept a safe distance. He didn't lose his temper like last time. But he would often look at her with a kind of complicated eyes, but he was cold and arrogant, making people confused.

When it was time to turn on the lights, there were not many people on both sides of the street. Many peddlers were packing up their things to go home. Gu Yun had mixed thoughts and walked slowly. At this time, a familiar dark shadow came out of the lane in front. The sky was dark, and the moonlight was not very bright, but the silver silk that had passed the Qinghui was still as dazzling.

"Aotian?" Gu Yun thought of the injury on his hand, but he was still worried. He quickened his pace and cried behind him, "Aotian, wait a moment."

Far away, the man's figure paused for a while. Gu Yun thought that he stopped waiting for her and ran towards him. Unfortunately, the black shadow only stayed for a moment and then sped forward.

"Hello?" Gu Yun frowns, how can he be told to run more and more? Aotian is really cold, sometimes it makes her confused, but at this time, the feeling of eager to escape makes Gu Yun confused. According to her observation, Aotian is not such a hasty person! What happened? Her natural curiosity about unusual events and her instinct as a policeman made her decide to follow them.

Gu Yun sped up his pace, and the black shadow flashed from left to right. He was extremely agile. Gu Yun had to work hard to follow him. He saw the black shadow flash into an alley on the right and disappear in front of him. It's dark in the alley. It's a dead alley. There are some sundries in it, but there's no trace of the man in black.

Missing? Gu Yunmao's sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and coldly swept through the dark lane that looked messy but could easily hide people.

He must still be here! Gu Yun doesn't understand why Ao Tian wants to hide from her? After thinking for a while, she walked into the dark lane with lightness and great caution. The closer she got, the tighter she was holding the ice refining hand. It seemed that she felt the danger, and the ice refining in her hand was shaking gently.

In the deepest part of the dark lane, a cold arrow flashes blue light. It must be the most insidious peacock feather. If the wound touches a little, it will surely die. The short arrow slowly aims at the approaching woman, full bow

At the moment when the short arrow is about to shoot out, a black shadow streaks across the night sky. Gu Yun's figure appears in front of him very quickly. Gu Yun subconsciously pulls out his sword. The sound of the dragon's song from the ice refining sheath rings in the dark lane. The black man's face after the short arrow is stiff.

"You want me?"

Low voice, no ups and downs of tone, cold breath, is Aotian! After he appeared, the strange and dangerous smell suddenly disappeared. He took back the sword that had gone out of its sheath, and Gu Yun said angrily, "what did you run for just now?"

Ao Tian's tall back shrouds Gu Yun, and the short arrow looks at him for a long time, but he still can't find the gap. Ao Tian doesn't speak. The light in the dark lane is too dark. She can't see his expression clearly. She can only hear that his breath is a little disordered. Is it just because he ran too fast?

For a long time, Aotian finally said lightly: "I Something urgent. It's too dark here. Let's go out. "

Gu Yun is almost dragged out of the dark lane by AO Tian, and their figure disappears in front of him. The black shadow slowly puts down the short bow, and the bloodthirsty black eyes flash a cold and fierce light. Ao Tian, do you care about people? Is she your weakness? The thin, bloodless lips raised a strange arc.

Walking back to the street, the light was a little brighter. Aotian's face was as usual. Gu Yun didn't ask again, because she understood that he would not answer when she asked him.

Didn't forget the reason for chasing him just now, Gu Yun asked, "is your injury better? Did you go to see the doctor? "

"It's all right." Without Gu Yun's expectation, Ao Tian is still cool enough to say nothing. Gu Yun shook his head and looked at his look. Still pale skin color, indifferent attitude, no change may be a good thing. Gu Yun waved his hand and said, "that's good. You're in such a hurry just now. There must be something important. Go ahead and do it."

Gu Yun turned and was about to leave. Aotian asked in a low voice with a slight hesitation: "you Still living in the general's house? "

"Well." Gu Yun nods generously and admits that there is nothing to say in her heart. She answers frankly, but Ao Tian hears it very harshly. The pale handsome face gets colder and colder, and a little self mockery is scratched in the ice eyes. It turns out that he is just flirting and scolding. He is too busy!

The cold breath on Aotian's body puzzled Gu Yun. Just about to ask, Aotian turned around coldly again and left without looking at her. Gu Yun stood there awkwardly, took a deep breath, and had the impulse to swear. Aotian suddenly stopped again, and as always, he turned his back to her and left a sentence: "after that, don't run after me when you see me."

Gu Yun is still pondering the endless words. The dark figure of Aotian disappears at the end of the street.

What do you mean? Gu Yun is melancholy, why does Ao Tian give her a kind of inexplicable feeling every time, and then leave? Is he blaming her for chasing him tonight? She didn't do anything. Why did he suddenly fall into the ice cave? Suling is moody, domineering and rude. Aotian's mood is changeable, cold and hot. It's really unpredictable!

"Ah --" a scream broke through the sky, shrill and sharp!

Gu Yun's cold eyes darkened, his heart tightened, and her intuition told her that something had happened!

Gu Yun ran towards the direction of the scream. Several people had already stood in front of an alley. Gu Yun approached. Several men dressed as peddlers were whispering. Their faces were frightened. Beside the stone wall at the entrance of the alley, a young woman covered her eyes in horror and kept shouting: "death Dead! "

Behind her, there was a woman in Chinese dress standing. The woman supported the wall with one hand and stroked her chest. Although she was not as out of shape as a young woman, her face was pale. The hand stroked her chest was still slightly shaking, her eyes were slightly closed, and her breath was disordered. At first sight, she looked frightened. The woman looks familiar. Gu Yun thinks about it. Finally, she thinks about it. She is the jade Handan who suggested that she choose jade comb as a gift.

But why is she here? Look at her. She should be the first one to find the scene of the crime.

Gu Yun squints at the lane. It's not a dead end, but it's two meters wide. In the middle of the lane lies a woman. Beside her feet is a crooked lantern, which shines. Gu Yun sees the situation in the lane.

The woman lying on the ground is very young. Her long hair is scattered on the ground. Her clothes have been torn into rags. Her naked body is white and beautiful. Several obvious bruises on her neck are obvious. The woman's eyes are round, her tongue is turned out, and her hands are bent stiffly between her neck. In this way, she may be strangled, but the heavy smell of blood makes her confused When the eyes stopped at the exposed lower body of the woman, Gu Yunyou's cold eyes crossed a cold light.

There are obvious scars between the white legs of the woman, and the blood is flowing continuously from there.

Gu Yun clenched his long ten fingers into a fist, cackled, and took a deep breath for a while, then slowly calmed down his anger in the chest. He watched the scene of the crime with cold eyes. In the dark, a crouching figure seemed to move.

"There's another man alive over there!" It is obvious that someone found this too. Several brave peddlers wanted to go to the front to find out. A thin arm stopped them, "don't get close to them all!"! Go to the police! " They don't know how to protect the scene. When they enter, they may take away or leave many traces. Moreover, it's hard to ensure that the murderer doesn't mix with the crowd!

The clear voice of the woman stunned the peddlers. She looked at the horrific scene of the crime. She was not at all like a woman. The unquestionable order was hard to disobey. Several of them walked out. One of them rushed to report the official.

Gu Yun takes over a lantern beside him and tries to be close to the figure crouching on the ground as carefully as possible. When I got closer, I could see that it was a girl dressed as a servant girl. Her thin body was curled up together, shaking constantly, and her head was buried between her legs, unwilling to lift.

Gu Yun didn't come up to help her. Instead, he put the lantern close to the girl and let himself and her under the light. He said softly, "girl, are you ok?"

The girl shrinks again, still dare not move, Gu cloud continues to say: "I take you to leave here, OK?"

The girl's body froze for a while, and then she raised her head slowly for a long time. The tears on her face blurred the young face. She stared at Gu Yun in horror for a long time, and couldn't say a word.

Make sure she can see herself clearly, Gu Yuncai tentatively holds the girl's arm. The girl shivered and didn't push away. Gu Yun pulls the girl up from the ground with a strong force. It seems that the strong force makes the girl a little scared and starts to struggle. Gu Yun is afraid that she will destroy the scene, but does not let go, and pulls her out of the dark lane. Out of the lane, the light was much brighter. The girl didn't seem to be so afraid, but she was struggling desperately. Gu Yun has no difficulty for her this time. Let go of her hand and the girl squats again