Night, Prince Lu’s Mansion.
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In a large room, there were three people standing.
One, in a cage.
Two, outside the iron cage.
Let’s talk about the two people outside the cage first.
Among them, one of them, dressed in brocade and splendid clothes, is the crown prince of Prince Lu's palace.
This person’s surname is Zhu Mingxue, which is the “little prince” we mentioned before. As for why this guy’s name is such a rare word, I think I have explained it before. Here it is. I won’t repeat it again.
This Zhu Huan, who is in his mid-twenties this year, has a face with the Chinese character "Zhang", and the facial features on his face are extremely distinct.
Those thick eyebrows, big apricot-shaped eyes, a clear nose, and a wide mouth... This appearance will strike you in front of you, and you will definitely never forget it.
In terms of body shape, Zhu Huo was also different from the ordinary children of the royal family: most of the descendants of the royal family at that time were fat and weak due to lack of labor and pampering, but this Zhu Huo looked like a tall boy. He has made his body very strong and strong. Although his height is less than 1.7 meters, he can still give people a tall and strong feeling.
Of course, if you want to compare with the other person standing next to him at the moment, then he is far behind...
But seeing that guy, he is a head above others, and he is ugly. One arm, tall and tall, with beard and hair like a mane... He just stood there, like Arhat Vajra, with a kind of intimidating power.
Who is this?
The person represented in the book here is the leader of the Fire Lotus Sect—Xi Xuanzi, who calls himself the "Great Immortal of the Fire Lotus".
Everyone, you can tell from his title that this is not a serious Taoist priest.
Generally speaking, no matter whether it is a Taoist sect unknown to the world like Xuanqi Sect or the Taoist sects known to the world, they will not have such a Taoist name that is related to corpse evil; only the Demonic Tao, Only then would they come up with some underworld names like "Nine Poison God Lord" and "Yinshan Tianzun".
This Xie Xuanzi is undoubtedly the successor of the demonic way, but he is not very powerful, he just learned a little bit.
His master is quite capable. We will mention it later, but we won’t talk about it here for now.
Let’s talk about this corpse...
This guy is wearing a black robe. The style of the robe looks like a monk but not a monk, like a Taoist but not a Taoist. The front of the robe has two lapels. The fire lotus symbol is embroidered on the back and center of the kimono, and combined with his appearance, he looks like the founder of a cult.
How did such a person get together with Zhu Huan?
Nothing else...use each other.
Zhu Huo’s ambitions are not small, and the mere position of King Lu can’t satisfy him, so he wants to take advantage of Shi Xianzi’s demon power and use the “Fire Lotus Sect” as a springboard. Another picture. great cause.
As for Xi Xuanzi, he would not refuse the protective umbrella of "Prince Lu's Mansion" - with Zhu Xu's support, at least in this JiIn the realm of Ning, his Fire Lotus Sect is absolutely rampant.
It can be said that these two people have their own agendas. Neither of them regards the other as a person, only as a cup of milk tea that can be thrown away after drinking.
But on the surface, they still behaved like masters and servants, treating each other as guests, and they were harmonious. After all... they couldn't finish this cup of tea in a while.
"Ha...yes, this is really a strange thing." At this moment, Zhu Huan walked around the large iron cage in the middle of the room, which was as tall as one person, looking up and down at the people in the cage, and murmuring something. .
Xi Xuanzi had a look on his face and responded respectfully: "As long as the young prince likes it... But to be honest, this one this time is really rare, and I spent a lot of money on it." Kung Fu..."
"Hey~ I can't treat you badly." Zhu Huo knew that the other party wanted to benefit, so he immediately responded impatiently, "Isn't it the Winter Clothes Festival in a few days? Just find any excuse and let the people "burn it" again, I'm sure."
"Yes." Xi Xuanzi lowered his head and smiled, "Thank you, young prince."
"Huh?" Zhu Ye was not interested in the details of Shi Yanzi's money-making. At this time, his attention was all on the man in the cage, so he immediately asked, "Can he speak?"< /p>
"I can only speak barbarian language." Xi Xuanzi said, "No one can understand it."
"Oh..." Zhu Huo looked a little disappointed, "Then if you teach As for us, can he learn it?"
"It should be possible." Xi Xuanzi replied, "As far as Pindao knows, there are records of domesticating this kind of Kunlun slaves as early as the Tang Dynasty. Even if you can't teach him to speak, you can at least teach him to listen."
You may have understood after seeing this that the person they are commenting on is the one who is locked in the iron cage. Man, is a black man.
As Shi Xuanzi said, during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there was a saying of "Kunlun slaves and Silla maids" in Chang'an, my country. Some of them were black slaves from Arab countries, and some were slaves from Arab countries. They came from Southeast Asian countries and coastal areas. Of course, people at that time couldn't tell the difference between black Africans and Southeast Asians. Anyone with dark skin thought they were "Kunlun slaves."
In the Great Ming Dynasty where our story takes place, black people in China were even rarer than in the Tang Dynasty.
Although this was the heyday of the black slave trade in Europe and the Americas in the 17th century, the imperial court of Dashu was not interested in this area at all, and even had a prohibitive attitude. .
The "Kunlun slave" that Shi Xuanzi gave to the young prince was captured by some pirates at sea and entered Dashu from the coastal area of Fujian.
Originally, after a lot of dealings, the group of traffickers who bought him planned to transport him all the way to the capital and sell him for a big price. Unexpectedly, he was intercepted by the Fire Lotus Cult while passing through Shandong. Hu".
There is no other way, they can only sell it to the Fire Lotus Sect at an acceptable price. If they refuse to sell it, then not only will they not be able to get the money, but they will also have to live.
"Hmm..." At this time, when Zhu Huo heard that he could "tame" this black uncle, his expression relaxed a little more, "Okay, okay, okay...haha...this is comparable to that bird and beast. It's fun." He paused, suddenly remembered something, and said, "By the way, does he have a name?"
"Most Kunlun slaves have no names," Xi Xuanzi said. He took out an iron plate from his sleeve, "But... this Kunlun slave seems to be a little special. The pirate who caught him carved his name on the iron plate. His name is..."
Shi Xuanzi's words stopped abruptly.
He suddenly stopped moving and speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and his whole body froze.
After this continued for a full five seconds, he spoke again: "Someone is coming."
"What?" Zhu Ye looked confused and didn't understand what he meant.
Xi Xuanzi could only be more specific: "An outsider... broke into the palace."
…………
A few minutes ago , outside Prince Lu’s Mansion.
In the night, a figure lurked silently like dew on the leaves.
This man was dressed in quail clothes and wearing straw sandals. He had a bundle strapped to his chest and a single sword on his back.
This look looks... three-quarters like an assassin, seven-cents more like a thief.
The defense of Prince Lu's Mansion cannot be said to be strict, but it is not in vain. In addition to lanterns lighting up everywhere and guards patrolling along fixed routes... there are many animals raised in the high-walled compound. Few dogs.
As we all know, dogs are the only anti-theft system in the world.
I don’t care whether you are a martial arts master or an IMF team, even if your feet don’t touch the ground, as long as you are discovered by a dog and the barking sounds, you should be exposed or you must be exposed.
Of course, it is not difficult to break through this "system"...
But the man in quail clothes came to the foot of the wall, used his ear skills to identify the position of the guard, and confirmed There was no one around for the moment, so he took out a few glutinous rice dumplings from the bag he brought with him and threw them into the courtyard.
This skill is basically mastered by everyone on the green forest road. There are generally two ways to do it -
The first one: mix glutinous rice and women’s hair together and knead them into a ball. Then fry it with sesame oil and throw it to the dog. As long as the dog eats it, it will not be able to open its mouth, bite or bark.
The second method is to fry glutinous rice dumplings in sesame oil, but instead of mixing hair in them, the dog is directly given medicine to eat them and fall asleep.
What is the difference between these two methods?
It’s very simple. The first method saves time. As long as the dog bites the dumpling, the thief can climb over the wall and enter the yard. However, if no one discovers it in time, there is a certain chance that the dog will die.
Using the second method, you have to wait for a while after throwing the dumplings. The thief has to confirm that the dog has eaten the dumplings and fallen asleep before he can enter the yard. This increases the risk of exposure, but the advantage is The dog will just sleep and there is no danger to his life... Of course,It's another thing to be beaten to death by the master afterwards.
Some people may want to say, why bother? Wouldn't it be the same as poisoning a dog to death by directly adding poison to glutinous rice dumplings?
This...is against the rules.
As the saying goes, thieves also have their ways.
You may think that the people on Green Forest Road do all illegal things, but they also have their own standards.
It is okay to put poison in glutinous rice dumplings, and the cost of poison is indeed lower than that of intoxicants, but there is a danger in doing so-excess dumplings may be scattered on the ground, and the next day they will be kidnapped. The child picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth.
You were born in a new society, and you may find it unbelievable to pick up food from the ground and put it in your mouth. It is also unimaginable that there are ignorant children running around in the yard without anyone watching, but in that Sometimes, this is no big deal.
It’s okay for a child to pick up the dumplings with mixed hair and eat them, because people can pull out the stuff stuck in the mouth with their hands. If the child feels something wrong after chewing it twice, he will naturally Pick it out and spit it out.
As for the drugged one, it can’t kill anyone.
But if you put poison into the dumplings, although the probability is not high...but it is possible to accidentally poison someone.
So there are rules on the green forest road. Don’t feed poison to the dumplings who beat the dogs. Whoever feeds the poison will commit the crime of extinguishing their descendants.
This Quail Clothesman also followed the rules. He threw the drugged dumplings, so after throwing them, he waited for a while until he confirmed the two dogs behind the wall. When there was no movement, he climbed over the wall and entered the hospital.
What a pity...
This brother counted the guards and the dogs, but he didn't count. In addition to these common anti-theft methods, the Lu Prince's Mansion also has a The most important thing is "insurance" - Taoism.
He didn’t know that the corpse had already set up a hidden formation inside the wall of Prince Lu’s Mansion. As long as someone who had not touched his “Fire Lotus Cult incense” came in, the caster would be able to detect it immediately. .
This move, Xi Yanzi said to Zhu Xu, was to "protect the young prince", but in fact... he wanted to monitor the palace more to prevent Zhu Xu from doing anything without him knowing. He secretly summoned some people he didn't know here to engage in some deeds he didn't know about.
Right now, as soon as this quail-clothed guest stepped into the courtyard wall of Prince Lu's Mansion, Xie Xuanzi in a room far away in the inner courtyard sensed it, so the latter stopped and concentrated at that time. And explore.
The Qinggong of the Quail Clothes Guest was also impressive. After climbing over the high wall with ease, he quickly and silently passed through the huge courtyard. As he approached the inner courtyard, he tapped his feet lightly and swam. He climbed up the wall and climbed up to the eaves with one hand.
A habitual thief like him on the green forest road usually has his own way of analyzing the architectural layout of wealthy families. After all, he has been in as many as 80 homes, so he has experience. Rich.
Furthermore, at that time, there were rules for dividing the four compartments into the southeast, northwest and northwest. Combined with the distribution of guards in the house, it was not difficult to identify the location of the warehouse.
Therefore, the quail-clothed guest determined the target after a short observation.
Then, like a gecko, he swam along the eaves when the dark clouds covered the moon, and soon arrived at the door of the warehouse.
The warehouse is a warehouse. Even in the middle of the night, there are two lanterns hanging at the door and two guards standing there.
But... in that era without cameras, it was conceivable how far guards could go if they were lazy.
Let’s just talk about the two people at the door of the warehouse. One is holding the spear in his hand, leaning against the wall, with his eyes closed; the other is simply sitting on the ground, throwing the spear aside.
Do you think the people who come to take over the job will scold them if they see them like this?
What’s wrong, with the shift system, when it’s their turn to work the day shift, they will naturally pretend not to notice when others work the night shift.
After all, everyone is working, and it is not easy to make ends meet, so why bother making things difficult for each other.
Bang——
Bang——
When Quail Yike fell down from the eaves, he landed without making a single sound, but he took action When the two guards were knocked unconscious, a little noise was inevitably made.
To make another digression here, the operation of "swiftly hitting someone on the back of the neck with a knife to knock them unconscious" which is commonly seen in movies and TV animations is almost impossible to succeed in reality.
If the blow is light, the person will not faint at all; if the blow is serious, the person may faint, but it may also cause permanent damage to the spine or death on the spot.
And there is no standard for this strength, because people and their physiques cannot be generalized. Even if the same force is hit at the same angle, the results may be different.
Similarly, hitting the chin, temples, abdomen... is also similar.
Then the character in our book is the Quail Clothes Guest. How do you explain his operation?
Easy to say, use internal force to hit specific acupuncture points to ensure coma, but not death.
"You are very courageous."
Just when Quail Yi Ke was leaning over the two guards to fumble for the keys, suddenly, a voice sounded from behind him.
"You dare to break into the palace." The person who spoke was obviously the corpse, "I think you are desperate for your life!"
"Huh..." Unexpectedly , the man in quail clothes actually laughed when he heard the sound. He stood up while laughing and faced the other party, "How do you know, I really want money rather than my life."