Zhengzhou, Guancheng County.
As the sky darkened, the people on the streets hurriedly returned to their homes. If they returned late, they would be arrested and sent to jail!
During the early Tang Dynasty, it wasn't just Chang 'an that had a curfew system. The entire Tang Dynasty had a curfew system in place! After all, the world had just stabilized and the rulers needed a stable social order! Nighttime was the time when all sorts of criminal activities were high. At the same time, it was also the time when the rulers were most worried.
Throughout China's ancient history, many coups and revolts were launched at night. Therefore, nighttime became the time when the rulers were most vigilant. The best way was to let the people return to their homes to eat and sleep as soon as the sky darkened.
After another half an hour, the sky was completely dark. All the doors of the houses were closed and teams of soldiers began to patrol the streets.
Tonight, there was no moon and there was a light breeze. The sky was as dark as ink!
No one noticed that in a mansion on the west side of Guancheng County, a black shadow darted out. The black shadow's Qinggong was quite good. Along the way, he darted across the roofs of the houses without making a single sound. Under the protection of the night, not a single patrolling soldier noticed his presence!
After a while, the black shadow arrived near a mansion in the center of Guancheng County. Under the light of the lanterns in front of the mansion, the three words "Provincial Governor's Mansion" could be vaguely seen in the middle of the mansion door!
"Let's go to the Provincial Governor's Mansion first to see if Minister Wei is imprisoned by Pan Zhenyue. Then, we'll go to the state prison!"
The black shadow was Ye Fashan.
In the evening, he told Ye Minglei that he would make a trip to the Provincial Governor's Mansion. Ye Minglei naturally didn't agree. After all, Ye Fashan was the eldest grandson of the Nanyang Ye Clan. If anything happened to him, Ye Guozhong and Ye Huiming wouldn't let him off!
However, Ye Fashan said, "If we can't find Minister Wei, the person who broke the stalemate, everyone will die". Ye Minglei couldn't stop him anymore!
Now that they were in a dangerous situation where they had to fight with all their might to have a chance of survival, family and seniority weren't important. Only by surviving could they have the right to talk about these things!
At this moment, Ye Fashan was on the roof of a house opposite the Provincial Governor's Mansion. He carefully observed the layout of the Provincial Governor's Mansion. Then, he took two deep breaths and circulated his Qi through the soles of his feet. He then headed towards the side courtyard of the Provincial Governor's Mansion.
Because there were many guards in the main courtyard, it was easy to be discovered.
"Phew ~! I didn't expect there to be so many guards in the Provincial Governor's Mansion. Pan Zhenyue has done too many bad things! "
Ye Fashan dodged and dodged along the way, bypassing over a dozen patrolling soldiers before hiding at the corner of the roof of an attic. He took the opportunity to catch his breath as he thought angrily in his heart.
Smack ~!
At this moment, about fifty feet away from Ye Fashan, a tile suddenly fell to the ground, making a crisp sound!
"Who is it?"
It just so happened that a small group of soldiers was passing by. The leading soldier immediately stopped in his tracks and walked towards them!
Ye Fashan's heart was in his throat!
In terms of martial arts, he was completely confident that he could defeat this group of soldiers. However, he wasn't confident that he could subdue this group of soldiers without making a sound!
The Provincial Governor's Mansion was heavily guarded. As long as the sound of fighting here spread out, he would quickly be surrounded. At that time, even the gods wouldn't be able to save him!
Ye Fashan couldn't help but grip the hilt of the sword at his waist tightly. Even if he could be surrounded, he wouldn't sit still and wait for death! Although he was a Taoist priest, he wasn't one of those stubborn Taoist priests. He had told Li Yu before that killing to stop killing was also a meritorious deed!
"Meow ~!"
Just as the group of soldiers were about thirty feet away from the row of houses, a cat's meow suddenly came from the spot opposite Ye Fashan. Following that, a small black shadow jumped down from the roof and scurried off into the distance!
"So it's a stray cat ~!"
Seeing this, the leading soldier stopped in his tracks and heaved a sigh of relief.
The Tang Dynasty also had cats.
The earliest records and literature of cats in the world were from the Western Zhou Dynasty in China's "Book of Songs, Da Ya, Han Yi". The contents of the book wrote, "There are bears and cats, and there are cats and tigers." However, the book listed cats, bears, and tigers together. It didn't seem to be referring to domestic cats. It wasn't until the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty that the book, "Book of Rites, Jiao Te Animal", truly pointed out clearly, "The ancient gentleman would return the favor for what he used. He welcomed the cat as a field mouse." It was already confirmed that cats were domestic animals and domesticated.
"Go! Continue patrolling! Tonight, the Provincial Governor is hosting a banquet. If anything goes wrong, we'll all lose our heads. Keep your spirits up, do you understand ~! "
The leading soldier looked around cautiously again, then turned around and ordered the soldiers behind him.
"Yes ~!"
The soldiers responded one after another. After a while, they continued patrolling in other directions ~!
"Huff ~!"
Almost dying under the "foot" of a stray cat, Ye Fashan's mood was extremely gloomy. However, it wasn't like he didn't gain anything.
"Hosting a banquet for guests? Don't tell me … "
Ye Fashan muttered in his heart. Then, he looked at the brightly lit main hall of the Provincial Governor's Office in the distance. His mind couldn't help but become active.
"Let's go take a look! Maybe there'll be clues about Wei Zuocheng ~! "
After a while, Ye Fashan made up his mind. His whole person was 120% alert. Then, he carefully moved toward that direction.
He didn't advance rashly due to his greed for merit, nor did he have the courage to be skillful. At this moment, Ye Fashan was like a patient hunter. He was quietly waiting for the best opportunity to "make a move." For every step forward, he had to be alert and alert. After confirming that there was no danger, he would dash out. He would rather be slower than be discovered by others. Therefore, he walked for nearly half an hour for a distance of less than a thousand feet.
However, he finally arrived at the main hall of the Provincial Governor's Office. Moreover, he was on the roof of the main hall.
Ye Fashan calmed his heartbeat. Then, he held his breath and carefully crouched down. He put his ear on the roof tiles, wanting to listen to the voices in the room.
Unlike some masters in ancient dramas, Ye Fashan didn't dare to lift the roof tiles directly. He peeked while eavesdropping. After all, he had just evolved to the Qi State. His martial arts cultivation wasn't profound. Who could guarantee that there weren't one or two masters who were stronger than him in this huge Provincial Governor's Office?
First, there was a sound of music. Presumably, there were dancers playing and dancing in the main hall. Then, Ye Fashan vaguely heard an old voice saying, "Zhenyue, have you found Wei Xuancheng ~?"
A voice full of energy replied, "Replying to Grandfather, this student has sent people to search the entire city these past few days, but we still haven't found Wei Zheng's whereabouts. This person seems to have evaporated into thin air, just like that!"
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