As Ji Fengyao drifted into a deep sleep, she seemed to vaguely return to her past life, murmuring in a soft, affectionate voice, "Mmm, Master..."
Did she dream of that strange old sage again?
Shang Xiye frowned slightly, feeling a little sour in her heart.
No one knows what that old immortal looks like, or why he always appears in his young wife's dreams.
The emperor stayed in the empress dowager's room for most of the hour.
Not long after, one of Gao Chengwei's capable subordinates boarded a small boat and disembarked, quickly disappearing into the night.
As soon as Hei Xiao finished washing up and went out in the morning, Ji Fengming rushed over as if his pants were on fire, grabbed his shoulder and said, "I have something urgent to do and I have to go out for a while. You go ahead and walk slowly. I'll catch up with you later."
He rushed down the stairs, then ran back a couple of steps and solemnly said, "Be careful by yourself," before running away.
Black Owl looked completely bewildered: "..."
This guy's been bewitched so early in the morning, he's acting all irritable.
He's a grown man, not a virgin, and his martial arts skills aren't bad either, so why should he be so worried?
But without this guy nagging in my ear, the world is finally peaceful.
Black Owl ate a simple breakfast, then led his horse out of the city in a leisurely manner, slowly heading towards Kyoto.
Whether it was Ji Fengming's bad luck or not, after walking only two or three miles out of the city, Hei Xiao realized that he was being followed and that people were surrounding him from all sides.
Finally, on a mountain path, those people cornered Black Owl completely.
Black Owl, riding his tall, chestnut-colored horse, stopped in place and casually glanced at the people's clothing and appearance.
Although they all appeared to be dressed in very ordinary black clothes and masked, the fabric of the clothes that were visible under the black clothes of some of them was of high quality, and they should all be wearing the same style of clothing.
The knives they held were also quite distinctive, with slightly curved tips, somewhat resembling the curved knives of Xidan.
But this is the heartland of Da Zhao, and there's no way so many people from Xi Dan could be out there. The people from Xi Dan would have no reason to travel thousands of miles to kill him.
Therefore, these can only be...
"Royal Shadowmoon Guard" Black Owl casually announced the other party's identity and leisurely adjusted his sitting posture.
The leader of the men in black clearly tensed, but said nothing. He silently waved his hand, and everyone simultaneously swung their swords at the black-clad owl on horseback.
Black Owl pushed off the saddle with both legs, and as he soared into the air, he lashed the horse with his whip.
The horse, in pain, let out a long neigh and charged off.
Seeing that it was just an empty horse, the men in black didn't bother to deal with it and instead charged at Black Owl.
After a brief encounter, Black Owl was slightly surprised: the Shadow Moon Guards were indeed a secret trump card of the royal family, and their strength was not to be underestimated. If it were before his medicinal bath, he would probably have had a hard time dealing with them.
The Shadow Moon Guards were also secretly alarmed.
Wasn't Xiao Chen just a wandering doctor? Why is his martial arts so powerful?
The Shadow Moon Guards were tasked with killing Xiao Chen. They were numerous and their attacks were fierce and relentless. It was not easy for Black Owl to escape quickly. The battle gradually became intense and fierce, and casualties soon appeared.
Finally, Black Owl was also stabbed twice in the left arm and back, and pain and numbness quickly came from the wounds.
"It seems the royal family is all so despicable and cunning, even poisoning the weapons of your Shadow Moon Guards," Black Owl sneered, intending to take out the various poison powders Ji Fengyao had given him to retaliate in kind.
Suddenly, a furious shout came from the forest, and a figure in blue swiftly swept through the air and descended from the sky.
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