Ni Ji followed a sentry into the private elevator.
The sentry leading him had delicate features, almost more feminine than a woman, but a sturdy figure, with hidden strength in his movements. Ni Ji knew he was a strong warrior with just one look.
Ni Ji guessed that his spirit body might be a cold-blooded animal like a snake, python or lizard. When he looked at people, even if his eyes were smiling, there was always a cold feeling in his eyes.
He introduced himself to Ni Ji, saying that his name was Le Ruo and he was the first bodyguard of the Minister of Military Affairs Jiang Yimei.
The special elevator for the two of them started to go up.
"You are very lucky. Being noticed by the adults means you will be very successful." In the elevator, Le Ruo looked at Ni Ji with a frown and a look of recklessness. "Perform well, maybe you will soon surpass your teacher."
The way he looked at Ni Ji was very presumptuous, as if he was looking at a skinned fish on a chopping board.
Ni Ji was very familiar with this look, and also knew the meaning behind it.
Since attending these endless banquets, he has often seen this kind of person and this kind of eyes.
They just hold a little power in their hands, and they think they can trample on the dignity and even lives of others at will, trample on them at will, and humiliate them at will.
Le Ruo took Ni Ji to the top floor of the tallest building in the center of the villa.
This is a bedroom, with a big soft bed and various chairs of different heights. The walls are decorated with mirrors, and sweet incense is burning in the incense burner.
The roof is completely transparent, and there are large floor-to-ceiling windows, providing a great view. You can see the scenic garden below and the starry sky above your head.
Le Ruo only let Ni Ji sit on the sofa he designated.
"You need to adapt to the rules here and learn to obey." Le Ruo said, "Speak nicer and don't disobey her words, even in the slightest."
Ni Ji nodded and said, "Okay."
The voice is very gentle, sounding like a tamed lamb.
Le Ruo thinks Ni Ji is not bad. He likes people who are practical. This way, everyone will be much more relaxed. He may suffer a little, but he will also get rewards. He doesn't have to work hard and can still enjoy himself.
Sometimes adults would take a liking to some not-so-sensible guys, causing them to go through a lot of trouble and even making things look ugly. It would then be a hassle to clean up the mess.
Of course the ministers only care about their own pleasure. Aren't they the ones who do the dirty work? Why are their subordinates here?
"That lady doesn't like others prying into her private life. Don't tell anyone about your coming here, including your teacher." Le Ruo said, "When I brought you up, I deliberately took the exclusive passage because I didn't want others to see you."
"Okay, don't let anyone know." Ni Ji answered obediently, and his voice even sounded a little happy.
Le Ruo left with satisfaction.
It was already very late at night, and the banquet was in its second half. Most people were no longer in the mood to drink, and were looking for fun. The lights in the tree shadows and flower clusters and the rooms of all sizes were dimmed, and in those shadowy corners, all kinds of chaotic scenes were playing out.
Ni Ji sat on the designated sofa, looking at the garden and the star-studded sky above his head.
He suddenly thought of another starry sky, and the scene of himself and another person running hand in hand under that starry sky as bright as a canvas.
Like that, facing the wind, running on the road, swimming in the sea.
He shook his head, forcing himself to erase those images from his mind.
I really shouldn't go to such a dirty place to think about her. I shouldn't go to such a pure place to think about someone like her.
Even just thinking about it feels like a blasphemy.
Le Ruo brought some equipment and first searched Ni Ji's body thoroughly, and then used a metal detector to carefully check his front and back.
"We have to be careful," he said. "You know, we have to be on the lookout for assassins. Who knows if we might run into some crazy people who deliberately approach us and try to kill themselves?"
As he said this, he took out an injection, held Ni Ji's shoulders and gave him an injection in the neck.
Ni Ji sat there, looked at him, and didn't make any resistance.
He knew what these people wanted to do was extremely dirty and vile. On the one hand, they hunted and abused others at will. On the other hand, they valued their lives very much and were very careful in every step, fearing assassination and revenge.
Le Ruo was very satisfied with Ni Ji's obedience.
"It's nothing, just some little things to liven up the fun." Le Ruo said happily, "It's just to make you softer and lose your ability to resist too much. You will get used to it soon. You will find that this kind of thing is much more effective than fighting hard on the battlefield, and you will get everything you want soon."
He thought about it and took out the second injection from the tray.
Ni Ji suddenly reached out and pressed his wrist.
"I have to do this for the safety of the adults," Le Ruo said.
"There was a sentry, a girl. She was given an injection, but I didn't expect she still had strength left. At the critical moment, she suddenly jumped up and almost killed Lord Jiang." He gestured at the throat. "Everything here was cut off. Fortunately, she was rescued in time with the most advanced treatment cabin."
"Thanks to my presence at the scene, I was able to subdue the female assassin in time." He smiled at Ni Ji, "Do you want to know what happened to her in the end?"
Ni Ji didn't say anything, just held his hand and looked at him coldly.
"That's more like a sentry. A sentry who has been on duty for years should have this kind of look." Le Ruo kept smiling. "I always feel that you act too docile, which makes me feel a little uneasy. But don't worry, just two injections. It won't help no matter how powerful you are."
"If you don't agree," his expression turned cold, "the master will not come out to see you. You will be in trouble."
Ni Ji looked at him for a long time, let go of his hand, sat up straight, and stopped talking.
Le Ruo smiled again, and pressed the sharp syringe against Ni Ji's neck. "It's okay, don't be afraid. At most you will need to lie in the treatment cabin for a while. I promise you won't die."
The cold liquid was pushed into Ni Ji's blood vessels. He whispered in Ni Ji's ear, "Soon you won't be able to move at all, and you'll have to let others do whatever they want. But it's okay, I'll be with you the whole time."
When the sound of the door opening was heard, Ni Ji could no longer sit still. His straight back slid down and he fell completely on the sofa.
His eyes were closed, and he could only look at the sky above. His vision was clear, and he could still speak, but his limbs were limp and he seemed unable to move at all.
The person who came in was holding a wine glass, with bright red nails on his fingers. He stood in front of him and looked at him for a moment.
"He looks good, but what is his spiritual form? What?" The man's voice was arrogant and his expression was cold.
It was as if the person lying in front of her was not a living person, but just a toy that she could do whatever she wanted with.
"I don't know." Le Ruo stood aside and answered with a smile, "He can't release his spiritual body now. I can let him release it later and let you see it."
Ni Ji heard the voice asking him, "How old are you? What's your name? Is it voluntary? I don't like to force others."
Ni Ji, who was lying there, asked a question that was completely unrelated to the question, "Do you remember Contaminated Area 32?"
His voice was flat, without any obvious emotion, and he didn't sound like someone who had been taking drugs.
"Contaminated area? I have no impression of it." The voice of the person on the other end sounded a little impatient, perhaps thinking that he was being tactless by bringing up the contaminated area at this time.
Ni Ji continued, "Yes, you signed the dispatch order, asking all the soldiers at the northern border to go there and get a piece of living insect jade."
The person opposite sat down on a chair in front of him and raised his feet, revealing his exquisite high heels made of crocodile skin.
"Oh, I remember now. A piece of living worm jade was found in Contaminated Area 32." The voice became even colder. "Live worm jade is rare, but it's nothing to me. It's just that those sentinels in the north couldn't even bring out a piece of worm jade. They are simply a bunch of garbage. It's a disgrace to me as the Minister of War. It's really an unpleasant incident."
"Why do you ask that?"
Ni Ji hummed softly, "It's me? Just to confirm."
The high-ranking official of the empire sitting opposite him gestured to Le Ruo with his red-nailed hand.
"He's okay as a person, but he can't talk, which is disappointing."
Le Ruo, who had been standing respectfully by the side, stood up and walked towards Ni Ji. He had a somewhat embarrassed expression and was holding a gag.
"You seem quite smart, but why did you suddenly stop talking?"
He bent down and approached Ni Ji with a frivolous look on his face. Looking into Ni Ji's indifferent eyes, the hairs on his back suddenly stood up.
This is the high-ranking Sentinel's intuition about danger.
Le Ruo leaned back quickly.
At that moment, the sentry's dynamic vision allowed him to clearly see the scar on Ni Ji's wrist split open. He actually used his fingers to pull out a thin silver needle buried in the muscle from his arm.
The long silver needle was made of unknown material, but it was stained with his blood. He held it in his palm and stabbed it towards Le Ruo's throat.
escape.
Le Ruo made a judgment at that moment.
他只要避開的要害，只要能躲過致命的一擊，哪怕傷得再重，事後他也可以通過治療艙救回自己的性命。
雖然想不明白為什麽倪霁還有攻擊能力。但現在他要想的只是?避開最要害的部位。
哪怕拼命受了這一針，他也可以多?少制住倪霁的手腕一會。
那時候江憶梅就會反應過來，按下個人終端上的呼救按鈕。
這個該死的刺客，便會被他們拿下。
下一刻，他的瞳孔收縮。
他看見倪霁手上那只長針，那銀染了血的長針，現出妖異的紅光，細細的長針在空中陡然暴漲，變成了一柄血紅的長刀。
那抹鮮紅的顏色，像是?地獄中燃起的複仇之火，刺痛了他的眼?睛。
樂若感?覺到了脖頸上一股滾燙的熱流。
天地開始翻轉，視野變得很高，他看見了一個沒有頭的身軀，站在自己的面?前。
奇怪，那是?誰，怎麽穿着我的衣服？
直到視野降低，人頭滾落在地毯上，他才?聽見自己一直侍奉的軍務大臣發出尖銳的驚叫。
他那失去?了頭顱的身軀，幾乎和江憶梅同?時倒在地上。
平日裏，那位高高在上，不可一世的帝國高官，臨死前尖叫的聲音和普通人也沒有任何區別。
尖銳，惶恐，不願意接受自己死去?的命運。和大部分普通人一樣，死得醜陋難堪，并沒有多?出半分的優雅高貴。
兩人流出的血把地毯都塗滿了。
樂若盯着眼?前血紅的世界，突然想到那一天，那天也和現在一樣，滿地毯塗滿了鮮血，他掐住那個行刺大臣的女?哨兵的脖子，把那個姑娘的臉按在這塊地毯上。
“你們會遭到報應的，總有一天。”
那個姑娘有一雙很漂亮的眼?睛，就算被他折磨到死的時候，那雙眼?睛裏的星火也沒有完全熄滅。
你們會遭報應的。
那時候他覺得自己沒把這句話放在心上。
他折磨着那個刺客，口中嘿嘿直笑，笑這個世界上還有這種傻瓜。
這樣的話他聽得太多?了，卻從來沒見到誰有真正的報應。
原來她竟是?對的。
報應。
地毯上的頭顱閉上了眼?睛。
……
倪霁站在一片狼籍的屋子中。他要抹去?自己留在這裏的所有痕跡，指紋，腳印，乃至用刀的方式。
現場變得一片血肉模糊。
江憶梅的身份高貴，這件事必定?會引起巨大的轟動?。他收拾殘局的時候，需要更加地謹慎細致。
在被叫上來的路上，沒有任何人看見他。唯一知情的樂若也已經變成一具屍體。
電梯和道路上的監控被他徹底地抹除。還需要處理掉指紋和一些生物?痕跡。
不算太難，他走進這間屋子以後，基本?沒有觸碰過任何東西。
倪霁站起身，察覺到腦海一陣眩暈。
他知道藥效上來了。
做這件事之前，他做了缜密細致的調查，知道這些人的所有手段和陋習。
所以，當樂若來到水池邊叫他的時候，他就悄悄給自己注射了藏在口袋裏的稀釋劑。
因此藥效發作地比那些人預料的晚上很多?。
只是?那個笑眯眯的家夥太狠了，竟然給自己注射了雙倍的量。
倪霁捏了捏自己的眉心，發覺自己一手的血。他站起來，看了一眼?牆壁上的鏡子，這個屋子裏到處都有鏡面?一樣光潔的東西，
鏡子裏的人殺氣騰騰，臉上和身上沾滿了大片刺目的血液，站起身的樣子，像一只從地獄中爬起來的惡鬼。
“那個人回來了，不知道有沒有收到我寄的東西。”
腦海中莫名在這種時候竄過這個念頭。
他甩了甩昏沉的腦袋，把這個念頭甩走。
為什麽在自己這麽肮髒的時候，還想起那個人？
只是?那念頭一但起了，就再也甩不掉，海浪似地一波又一波層層疊疊湧上來。
“她喜不喜歡我送的刀？會不會把那把刀随身帶着？”
“那個人回來了這麽多?天，都在忙些什麽？”
“她現在在哪裏？在做些什麽？”
那些映着血色的鏡子裏，甚至出現那人微微笑起來的面?容。
瘋了吧？
我一定?是?瘋了。
在自己滿手鮮血，惡鬼一樣的時候，為什麽敢去?想那個像月亮一樣的人。
頭腦的眩暈逐漸加重，心跳和血管搏動?的速度都在變快。
亂七八糟的念頭，一張一張的笑顏，此起彼伏地冒出來。
倪霁把身上染滿血的白襯衫扯下來，擦幹淨手和臉，又把那件血衣服裁碎沖入下水道。
他赤着上身打開屋子裏占據了整面?牆壁的衣櫃，發現裏面?整整齊齊擺着成排嶄新?的男士衣物?。
倪霁挑了一件最尋常款式的白襯衫，穿到了身上，把自己原來的袖扣，領夾和那些莫名其妙的裝飾品別上去?。
捋了捋自己的頭發，看見鏡子裏的自己又變回剛來的時候那副模樣，輕浮又浪蕩。
腳步已經開始發飄，倪霁戴上手套，最後再看了一眼?血淋淋的現場，推門離開。
……
走廊上的燈光昏暗，倪霁走得很快，他的眼?睛已經出現重影，地面?都開始扭曲起來。
他知道樂若給他注射的是?什麽肮髒的東西。
必須走得再快一點，找到一個沒人的房間，把自己反鎖在裏面?，熬過這段時間。
偶爾有幾個衣着華美，看不清面?孔的人影笑嘻嘻地從他身邊交錯走過。
他聽見那些從各個角落裏傳來的靡靡的聲音。
不知道從哪裏冒出來的幾個人拉住了他。
“嘻嘻，快看，這裏有一個喝嗨了的家夥。”那些人笑嘻嘻地推挪他。
他們口裏的喝嗨了，指得可不是?喝酒。
此刻的倪霁眼?角泛紅，體溫高熱，腳步虛浮，誰都知道發生了什麽事。
這種事在這樣的夜晚中稀松平常，在這個奢靡的庭院裏，幾乎每一個房間，都放置了大把供人取樂的“香料”和“糖果”。
倪霁想揮手推開他們，手臂已經軟得使不上勁。
那曾經在怪物?群中能殺上幾個來回的手臂，如今軟得推不開一個普通的纨绔子弟。
他的抗拒不被任何人放在心上。很快就被這幾個出來尋找樂子的家夥按在了牆角。
“長得不錯，是?找不到伴了嗎？不如陪我們一起玩玩。”
“就是?太高了點，把他扯下來一些。”
“哇哦，這臉蛋絕了。”
那些人笑嘻嘻地在不斷說話，倪霁看不清他們的臉，眼?前一張張惡心的面?孔重疊起來，嘴巴一張一合地，在不停晃動?。
倪霁揮手把一只企圖摸向自己的手臂打開。
只引來周圍一陣嘻嘻哈哈的嘲笑聲。
“他還不願意。”
“腿都站不住了，還裝呢。”
“我喜歡這樣帶點刺的玫瑰花。”
一柄小小的匕首從衣袖裏滑出來，倪霁把它緊緊扣在指間。
現如今，這把刀是?他唯一的倚仗。他已經沒有力氣了，手指都在顫抖，腳和腰都往下軟。
但他還可以殺人。至少可以殺一個人。
他努力睜大眼?睛，去?看那些朝着自己湊過來的人。
只要一刀，一刀割斷某個家夥的脖子，這一切就會結束。
他了解這些家夥，看上去?咋咋唬唬，很張狂的樣子，但只要死去?一個，這些人馬上會像蒼蠅一樣散去?。
只是?自己也就等于和這樣的垃圾同?歸于盡，再也沒有脫身的可能了。
倪霁紅着眼?睛，顫抖着虛軟的手指往嗜血的刀刃上握去?。
他在這個時候，看見了一張熟悉的面?孔。
那是?探進海底的月光，是?他時時悄悄想念，卻從不敢輕易觸碰的人。
一定?是?幻覺，他這樣想。
這些藥，讓他已經瘋了。
四周的一切都是?扭曲混亂的。唯有那人突然出現在遠處的臉，異常清晰。
恍恍惚惚中看見那張面?孔向這邊看來，心底的那最後一絲狠勁就再也提不起來了。
是?那個人。
她朝着這邊走過來了。
如果說這個世界上還有什麽人能讓倪霁放心交托一切，那麽也就只有眼?前這個人，一個向導。
強大到讓人安心的向導。
倪霁看着分開人群朝自己走近的向導，只覺心頭驟然一松。
心底那洶湧澎湃的憤怒消散，湧起一陣他絕不願意承認的，滿腹委屈。
咬牙繃緊的身體徹底松懈，冷汗淋淋的後背就貼着牆往下滑。
有一只手臂伸過來，及時支撐住了他的身體，沒讓他不堪地倒下。
“都走開，這是?我的人。”他聽見一個熟悉的聲音在耳邊響起。