No. 526: Key

; Walking out of the warm palace, the oncoming cold wind made Tan Feng shrink back. He wrapped himself tightly in the big yak, looked up at the snowy sky, and sighed silently.

Among the falling snowflakes, Ning Xin's quiet and faint smile seemed to appear. She opened her mouth to shout, but the indifferent smiling face gradually blurred, leaving him only a back that was getting further and further away.

He moved his hand, wanting to reach out and catch the retreating figure, but as soon as he stretched out from the big yak, the coolness of the snowflakes falling on his hand made Tan Feng suddenly wake up from his daze.

Biting his lip gently, he lowered his head and walked forward. In the thin snow on the ground, a clear line of footprints was left. The road he walked will leave footprints, even if the snowflakes fall, these footprints will be left behind. Even if you cover them up, you can't erase those traces, because some traces remain in people's hearts.

When Tan Feng, who was feeling sad, returned to the inconspicuous little building outside the palace, Li Yuncong was already waiting there.

"The news just came back that Yan Shenghao of Hejian County surrendered to Gao Yuan. General Zhou's previous arrangements did not work." Li Yuncong said to Tan Feng respectfully.

"Where are the five hundred people left by General Zhou? Are they all dead?" Tan Feng glanced at Li Yuncong. At the last moment, Yan Shenghao actually surrendered without a fight, which made him slightly surprised. Such a veteran nobleman was actually willing to lower his head. He was really capable of bending and stretching, but he was only slightly surprised. He didn't expect Yan Shenghao to be able to block Gao Yuan's troops. Unfortunately, this guy didn't struggle. Otherwise, it would be good for Gao Yuan to lose some men and horses.

"They have all been expelled and are now on their way back to Jicheng." Li Yuncong said.

Tan Feng sat behind a mountain of major cases, and casually pulled out a scroll. As he read it, he seemed to have forgotten the existence of Li Yuncong, while Li Yuncong stood respectfully beside the case with his hands lowered.

He picked up his pen and started reviewing the case file in front of him. After writing a few lines, Tan Feng said without raising his head: "There is something I need you to do!"

"Please give me your orders, Commander!"

"Pack it up, you have to go to Liaoxi." Putting the reviewed case files aside, Tan Feng took out another volume.

"Going to Liaoxi?" Li Yuncong was startled, with a confused look on his face. Liaoxi was exactly where his heart was.

"Lieutenant Zhou is coming back from Donghu, but the king does not want him to come out of Liaoxi alive." Tan Feng seemed to be talking about a very small thing, but Li Yuncong was shocked. Zhou Yuan, that is the Yan Kingdom. He is one of the top people, but in Tan Feng's words, he is as unconcerned as killing a kitten or puppy.

"Liaoxi is under Gao Yuan's control, so it's difficult to start, but you are an expert in this area, so I hope you can complete it successfully."

"Yes, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

"Besides Zhou Yuan, you have another person to kill." Tan Feng finally stopped writing, raised his head and looked at Li Yuncong.

"Yan Shenghao?" Li Yuncong asked tentatively.

Tan Feng laughed and said, "You are very smart, and you can guess right. I don't care how Zhou Yuan dies, as long as he dies in western Liaoning. But when you kill Yan Shenghao, you have to be more careful. It is best for this person to die in Within Jishi City.”

Li Yuncong's face changed color. Jishi City is now Gaoyuan's lair, and it must also be the place with the strictest control. It's easy to imagine how difficult it would be to assassinate a big shot like Yan Shenghao in this place. I'm afraid that even if he does it, he will never be able to come back. .

But he couldn't refuse.

"After you come back, the deputy commander of Yan Lingwei will still be yours." Tan Feng seemed not to notice the change in Li Yuncong's expression, "You also know that Yan Lingwei has changed a lot now. If you want to return to this position, You must have meritorious service. Of course, if you don't want to go, I can replace you."

"Thank you, Commander, for your cultivation. I am willing to go!" Li Yuncong bowed.

Seemingly satisfied with Li Yuncong's crispness, Tan Feng finally put down the pen in his hand, raised his face, looked at Li Yuncong and said with a smile: "You did a good job on your mission this time. The king is very satisfied, but he is still dissatisfied with your previous performance." I have some doubts about my identity, so I just said that this time you will be considered guilty of a crime, so I can persuade you, and the king decided to reward you. However, this reward does not fall on you, but on your son, who has been recruited as a palace guard. You will be on duty in the palace today. If you work by the King's side, as long as the King likes it, it will be easy to achieve success in the future. Congratulations!"

Li Yuncong's face turned pale this time. He bowed deeply in front of Tan Feng and said, "I will definitely complete this mission."

"You have this ability, I believe in you. By the way, there is one more thing. Lord Ning trusted you the most before. Do you know that outside of Yan Lingwei, does Lord Ning have an unknown secret force?" Tan Feng stared at Li Yuncong closely. As long as the other person's eyes changed slightly, it would be impossible to escape his eyes.

There was indeed a change in Li Yuncong's eyes, but it was not what Tan Feng expected. It was an absolutely unexpected look, "Another force?"

"You don't know?" Tan Feng continued to ask.

Li Yuncong shook his head, "Commander, I don't know."

"Don't you even know?" Tan Feng shook his head in disappointment, "But I believe that such a force absolutely exists. Otherwise, Ning Xin would not have disappeared without a trace from under our noses."

Li Yuncong was silent for a moment, "Commander, Mr. Ning has been in our business for decades. You should also understand that the biggest advantage of doing this business is that you will not absolutely trust anyone. If there is such a force, then this The power must be in his own hands."

"But now that he is in prison, I can't figure out how he directed these people to cover Ning Xin and escape from our sight? Ning Xin definitely did not leave Jicheng. She wanted to hide someone in Jicheng without us knowing. You can imagine how huge this power is." Tan Feng shook his head and said, "I really can't understand it."

"Perhaps, the key to this power lies in Miss Ning?" Li Yuncong suddenly came up with a bold idea, "Master Ning only has such a daughter! If Master Ning has anyone who can absolutely trust, then this person can only It’s Miss Ning.”

"Xin'er!" Tan Feng looked at Li Yuncong in shock, "This is impossible. How could a woman like her have such ability?"

"Miss Ning doesn't need to use such skills, she just needs to activate this power." Li Yuncong reminded.

Tan Feng took a deep breath and walked around the room a few times, "You are right. Maybe I am really in the game and can't understand the key. On the contrary, you and the king think more clearly." Some, it seems that if we find Xin'er, we can solve this secret group, forget it, I will do this, you don't have to worry about it."

"The subordinate resigned." Li Yuncong took a few steps back, turned around and left the room.

Watching Li Yuncong leave, Tan Feng sat down again, pondered for a moment, then stood up and walked out of the room.

Half an hour later, Tan Feng appeared in the prison of the Criminal Department.

Ning Zecheng is a big shot, so he naturally lives in the deepest part of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He goes down the long stairs into the dark tunnel. The peeling and burning torches on the stone walls reflect the seeping water on both sides of the stone walls. The drops of water showed that he was now deep underground. He walked forward until he reached the end of the alleyway, and an iron door appeared in front of Tan Feng.

An official from the Ministry of Justice who was following Tan Feng quickly stepped forward, took out a key, and opened the iron door.

The outside is very cold, full of iron-blooded and cruel meaning, but the interior of this room is very comfortable. Not only are there tables, chairs and benches, but there is also a brazier, and the fine charcoal is burning faintly, heating up the small room. It was very warm, and an oil lamp illuminated the whole room, and also illuminated a man sitting at the table, reading by the lamp.

Hearing the sound of the iron door, Ning Zecheng turned around and saw Tan Feng standing at the door. He did not show a very angry look, but just gave him a calm look.

"coming?"

"Here we come!" Tan Feng walked in and touched the quilt on the bed, "It's very dry and the room is warm. Mr. Ning, although you live here, your life is more comfortable than most Yan people. "

"I have to thank Commander Tan for taking care of me!" Ning Zecheng laughed sarcastically, "Otherwise, how could I live so comfortably and live so comfortably."

Tan Feng ignored the other party's sarcasm and sat across from him, "Lieutenant Zhou has been released by the Donghu people and is on his way back to Jicheng."

"You will let him come back alive?" Ning Zecheng smiled and shook his head. "That's right. It was originally a battle with an advantage, but in the end it ended like this, and the defeat was miserable. Zhou Yuan really deserves to die. This fool should have died peacefully when the army was defeated, instead of having to die in the hands of his own people and become a tool for others to use."

"Xin'er is missing!" Tan Feng jumped to another topic.

Ning Zecheng smiled slightly, but closed his mouth and ignored Tan Feng.

"You don't look surprised." Tan Feng stared at Ning Zecheng, "You know the purpose of my coming."

"Then you came here in vain."

"You also know that I will not hurt Xin'er, but I cannot tolerate the existence of such a power. Master Ning, hand over this power, and I guarantee that Xin'er will be safe in this life. I like her, as long as she is willing , I am even willing to marry her, and if she becomes my wife, no one will dare to touch her again, and the Ning family will survive because of her."

Tan Feng spoke very sincerely, but Ning Zecheng just looked at him with a smile and said after a while: "People in our field will never trust someone who has betrayed him once, because he will continue to betray him." Judgment. Tan Feng, you came here not to tell me this."

Tan Feng sighed, "I want to work hard again."

"Then you have failed."

"It's not too much of a failure. At least I confirmed the existence of this power, and the key to activating this power lies with Xin'er. As long as Xin'er shows up, everything will be solved." Tan Feng stood up, "Master Ning , I can get everything I want in a few days, but I still promise you that Xin'er will not be in any danger."

Tan Feng left and when the iron door slammed shut, Ning Zecheng's eyes showed a trace of panic. He also thought about what Tan Feng was going to do.