Chapter 126 Then let them stay in the night forever!
Regent's Palace.
The night was bright and the stars were sparse. Xiao Nanyan leaned against the pavilion beside the Nine-Curve Bridge, his fingertips fiddling with the chess pieces on the board, his eyes fixed on the koi swimming in the pond.
Three days ago, the koi that was fed with taohuaci (touhua glutinous rice cake) was now swimming very slowly among the lotus leaves.
It turned out that Manluo discovered that day that when Xiao Nanyan's favorite dish, "Touhuaci", was held up to the light, tiny golden powder could be vaguely seen inside the cake. She suspected it was the chronic poison "Jinsichan".
This poison will initially make people sleepy and weak. After seven days, the gold powder in the bones and blood will condense into needles, starting from the internal organs, and gradually pierce into a sieve.
Xiao Nanyan knew Manluo was a mischievous woman, but he still brought her into the palace this time. He had his own reasons. After all, when it came to using poison, Manluo was second to none except Chu Jin.
"Nan Yan, it seems that someone can no longer hold back and wants to get rid of you, but it shouldn't be Helian Cong!"
Xiao Nanyan raised his eyebrows, holding the black piece in the air with his fingertips, and glanced at the Big Dipper formation set up by Fu Yunqing on the chessboard, smiling slightly:
"This move, Shifting Stars, is quite ingenious. The seemingly fatal pivot point actually hides a potential conflict."
"I think it should be the Queen! Your existence is like a sword stuck in her son's throne. Helian Cong may remember the old relationship, but the Queen won't!"
A stern look flashed across Xiao Nanyan's eyes:
"She clearly wants to get rid of me, so why did she force my mother to submit a petition for marriage?"
"Or maybe she wants to cover up some secret. Or maybe she's throwing her own daughter out to protect her own son. Using Helian Shu to stabilize you and the Concubine Dowager, and then slowly dealing with the Xiao family. Look, now she's starting to make frequent moves!"
Xiao Nanyan snorted coldly:
"Who else but Chu Jin can use such a sinister poison like the Golden Silk? Helian Feng appears to be a modest gentleman, but in reality, he is cunning and treacherous, no less ruthless than Chu Jin. The Queen wants to get rid of me, and I also want to get rid of her only son!"
Fu Yunqing rarely looked serious:
"Among the younger generation of the Helian clan, the most cunning one is undoubtedly Helian Feng. Getting rid of him won't be that easy!"
Xiao Nanyan placed the black piece, accurately blocking the white piece's retreat:
"Since it's a robbery, it depends on who can't keep their composure."
He rolled his fingertips over the Tianyuan position on the chessboard. "This move, Heaven and Earth United, may seem like a draw, but in fact... it contains a chance to slay the dragon."
Fu Yunqing curled his lips and placed the white piece down:
"However, the dragon has a reverse scale, and if it is touched, it will be angry. If the dragon vein is really cut off, all the evil spirits will come out in droves!"
Xiao Nanyan made his moves swiftly, laying out a killing formation of ten kings on the edge of the chessboard:
"The bigger the chessboard, the easier it is to hide pieces; the more chaotic the situation, the easier it is to gain advantage."
Fu Yunqing looked at the white piece being gradually devoured by the black piece:
"It's a risky move, but it can give you the upper hand in a fight! But if you're not careful, the entire board will be in tatters!"
Xiao Nanyan suddenly raised his eyes, a trace of bloodthirsty murderous intent flashed in his eyes:
"What this king wants is never a living chess piece, but——"
Before he finished speaking, the two black particles in his hands shot out like sharp arrows. One was nailed into the gap of the stone pillar beside the Nine-Curve Bridge, and the other one passed by Fu Yunqing's ear and hit the inside of the rockery accurately.
Only two muffled groans were heard, and suddenly two figures fell out.
At the same time, more than a dozen black-clothed and masked killers jumped out from all directions, from the flowers, behind the rocks, on the pavilion, and even in the center of the water, holding shining sharp blades, and rushed towards Xiao Nanyue and Fu Yunqing to fight!
Han Xiao and Mo Ren rushed forward with swords in hand, and for a moment, they fought with the killers.
Fu Yunqing waved his folding fan and chuckled:
"Being with you is like living on a knife's edge. There's not a single day of peace!"
Xiao Nan curled his lips slightly:
"Who told you to leave your own peaceful Grand Tutor's Mansion and choose to come to my palace to relieve your boredom? Now that you're here, I'll definitely use you as my chess piece!"
After he finished speaking, his black piece fell and hit the white piece's vital point.
"Okay, okay, I lose!"
Fu Yunqing spread his hands and slowly looked at the assassins fighting against Han Xiao and Ye Ren:
"These people are using the Dian Cang sword technique, it's really amazing!"
Xiao Nanyan snorted: "It seems that this chess game is really full of illusions. The Bei Cang killer is fake, but the Nan Zhao killer is real!"
He drank the tea in his cup and tapped the chessboard with his fingertips:
"Fu Yunqing, do you know the solution to the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?"
"I'd love to hear more!"
"It's very simple..."
As Xiao Nanyue was speaking, he suddenly stood up, and his black cloak swept across the chessboard. More than ten chess pieces rose up and attacked the black-clad killer like a flock of crows covering the sun!
In an instant, screams were heard everywhere!
As the last assassin was shot in the eyebrow by the chess bullet, Xiao Nanyan looked at the corpses on the ground and smiled at Fu Yunqing, like an Asura from the underworld:
"Then let them stay in the night forever!"
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