No one would have thought that in the days when the entire dark world was concerned about Zhongzhou, and the results of the decisive battle between the reincarnation palace master and the Zhongzhou God of War, the supreme leader of Zhongzhou would come to the border in person and come to the place where the Li clan was dormant in an extremely hidden and low-key way.

Li Honghe himself was deeply surprised, but in addition to the surprise, he did not show much excitement and joy, and in terms of attitude, he was even a little cold and indifferent.

The President is here.

The former god of war in Middle-earth didn't even go down to greet him, but just casually showed up and walked back to the damp and stuffy wooden house.

Downstairs, President Zhongzhou, whose aura can be called vast, narrowed his eyes slightly, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his pupils.

This attitude is not mild, but it cannot be said to be disgust, Li Honghe's actions can be regarded as a kind of arbitrary, what this means is very clear, for Li Huacheng, who is already mentally prepared for nothing, Li Honghe's attitude can be described as a real surprise.

He doesn't need the so-called respect and politeness, especially for characters like Li Honghe, the more kind they put on an attitude, the easier it is to disappoint people in the end.

In the past 20 years, at most every two years, there will be leaders at the level of decision-making bureau members in Zhongzhou to come here, or to pay New Year's greetings, or to visit, there are various reasons, Li Honghe personally greets every time, and when he sees people, he will inevitably scold his treasonous son, and make a review of Zhongzhou, the attitude can be described as impeccable, but over the years, no matter who comes here, no one has ever been able to get his wish, this kind of respect and smiling face of the old fox, even if it is sincere and kind, it is good to see where to go, but this casual attitude is easier to close the distance, which makes people like。

In the drizzle, Li Huacheng shook off his clothes and walked alone to the wooden building in front of him that was not so much a residence as a lookout.

Climb the stairs.

The body gradually rises.

Looking down at the past, everything in the camp seemed to be forever the same, lifeless, with a kind of pathos after the end of a superpower, desolate as a desperate situation.

But Li Honghe has changed.

The corners of Li Huacheng's mouth twitched, made an expression that he didn't know what it meant, and pushed open the door after going upstairs.

In the room, a young man in his twenties was standing in front of a small desk on the side to practice calligraphy, the young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was not ugly, but his overly wooden and rigid expression reduced people's impression points, he held the brush in his hand tightly, his eyes were focused, and he stroked one stroke at a time.

Li Honghe sat opposite the young man, holding a dilapidated porcelain bowl with a missing mouth in his hand, drinking water one by one, silent.

When Li Huacheng walked in, the two big characters in the young man's pen had gradually taken shape, and he didn't speak, watching the young man drop the last stroke, his eyes flickering slightly.

The young man's words do not have everyone's demeanor, but between the lines, there is an almost paranoid neatness, one stroke at a time, horizontal and vertical and vertical, perhaps because it is too neat, the handwriting falls on the paper, but it gives people a very strange sense of disobedience, and the two words that are originally familiar seem to be somewhat deformed in the sight.

"Freedom. ”

Li Huacheng read silently, and in a somewhat dull atmosphere, he stared at the words in front of him for a long time before he asked softly: "What is freedom?"

"Grandpa Li said. Freedom is not about doing what you want, but not doing what you don't want to do. ”

Li Xiansheng looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who had entered old age, his tone was soft, his eyes were clear and focused, as if he had never been dyed by the stars.

Li Huacheng was silent.

"Li Laoshi is a wise man in the world. ”

After a long time, the president of Zhongzhou, who still seemed to be in his prime, smiled, and suddenly said: "From the perspective of Elder Li, how many people in the world have this form of freedom?"

"Maybe I'll be able to do it?"

Li Honghe smiled and poured water into the other bowl, the food in the camp is very poor, but there is a water source nearby, the water quality is clear and cool, and every bite carries a strong and simple taste, which nourishes the heart and is very nourishing.

The water flowed in the bowl, and Li Honghe chuckled and said: "For example, if I don't want to go out, no one can let me go out, whether the general trend is like this, whether it is to survive in the cracks, in short, it has been over for so many years, and this is the case, right?"

"Sounds right. ”

Li Xiangsheng moved a chair, Li Huacheng nodded, sat down unceremoniously, his peaceful eyes stared at Li Honghe who was drinking water, and continued to ask: "But after so many years, does Li Lao really feel that he is very free?"

"A hundred miles away, uninhabited, the worst living conditions, the worst diet, the most dangerous plots. ”

His palm lightly slapped on the table, and he looked at Li Honghe deeply: "And the most important cemetery at the back of the camp, Elder Li, have you ever been free in the past twenty years?"

Li Honghe's movements paused, his whole person remained motionless in place like a statue for a full five minutes, not being awakened by a word like hearing the evening drum and morning bell, on the contrary, under Li Huacheng's gaze, his momentum became weaker and weaker, he shook his head, and said lightly: "No." ”

"Then go out. ”

Li Huacheng waved his hand violently, and looked at Li Honghe with sincere eyes: "Elder Li, the times are different now, the situation is very delicate, if you are willing to go out of the mountain, there may be resistance, I will be blunt, there may be danger, but you are a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and the God of War family has been afraid of the enemy for hundreds of years? Compared to the life here, why not go out and fight for a better future?"

"Huh, get out?"

"Get out!"

In the slightly self-deprecating rhetorical question, the answer is really categorical.

There was silence again in the sweltering, almost breathless, humid environment.

After a while, Li Honghe shook his head and said flatly: "It's not time yet." ”

Li Huacheng's expression was stunned, the light in his eyes suddenly surged, and he took a deep breath, as if he didn't hear Li Honghe's words clearly: "You just said..."

"It's not time yet. ”

Li Honghe repeated again.

Li Huacheng's tense muscles relaxed, and finally stretched out a genuinely happy smile, he smiled and handed Li Honghe a cigarette, lit it himself, took a deep breath, and smiled: "I didn't expect you to say that." ”

He really didn't think of it.

When he asked how many people in the world could be free, the conversation had actually entered the main topic, but Li Honghe's answer made him a little uncertain, but this sentence was not the time, but he understood, an answer that exceeded everyone's expectations.

Under normal circumstances, in the past several visits by different leaders, the conversation reached this point, and Li Honghe had basically begun to criticize himself, express his repentance to Zhongzhou, and strengthen his determination to defend the border.

But this time, what did Li Honghe say?

Not the time!

"I didn't expect you to come. ”

Li Honghe chuckled lightly and took the initiative to pierce the layer of window paper: "It seems that Tianlan is doing well in the Sky Academy?"

Li Xiangsheng, who was silently listening to the conversation on the side, suddenly lit up in front of him.

"Very nice. His ability to cause trouble is superb, he is now on the East Island, and when he comes back, most of his level of the East Emperor Palace will be..."

"Poof!"

A sip of water that Li Honghe had just drunk suddenly squirted out, and the word freedom written by Li Xiangsheng was stained with water, the ink was blurred, and the fragrance of ink was wafting.

Li Xiangsheng's body shook, and subconsciously touched the tabletop, the scorching temperature passed, and the water on the table and the paper all disappeared, not even a trace of ashes remained.

This is completely enough control to make most Fire Burning Realm masters breathtaking.

Li Honghe didn't notice this at all, his eyes stared at Li Huacheng, and asked incredulously, "What did you say?

"The East Emperor's Palace. ”

Li Huacheng's face was inexplicable and a little embarrassed, he quietly wiped the water stains on his cuffs, and said with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with this name?"

"No, nothing. ”

Li Honghe also noticed his gaffe, shook his head, and said no more.

Li Huacheng didn't ask much, and continued: "At present, Tianlan has become a key figure in the general trend, Sigh City has stepped forward to protect it, the Dongcheng family escorts it, the reincarnation palace master has entered the Emperor Soldier Mountain for his brother-in-law, and even the reincarnation decisive battle Gu Xingyun has a certain relationship with him, if this continues, his identity is likely to be exposed in the near future, but this is no longer a fatal problem." After all, even us, well, the academic school also pressed the future on him, so I will say that the situation is different, at least, the Li family already has the conditions to re-enter the WTO. ”

"Gu Xingyun..."

Li Honghe sighed softly: "This person is not so easy to deal with. Well, did he fight the reincarnation palace master today? Did he win or lose?"

"The reincarnation palace master has won, Gu..."

Li Huacheng subconsciously said a word, and then stopped suddenly.

He looked at Li Honghe in front of him, his eyes narrowed, and his whole expression suddenly became deeper.

Li Honghe was also looking at him quietly, with playfulness and abuse in his eyes, and a hint of warning, he didn't ask the academic school how he found out about Li Tianlan's identity, but this warning was more powerful than his tireless inquiry.

In an instant, an icy chill rushed directly into Li Huacheng's mind, making him feel a little cold all over his body.

He quickly recalled what he had just said.

I mentioned the decisive battle between Gu Xingyun and the reincarnation palace master, but I didn't say that it was today.

Li Honghe, Li Honghe, who has rarely walked out of this camp for decades, how did he know?!

"You..."

Li Huacheng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after the violent shock, his mood regained his calmness again, smiled lightly, suppressed all the doubts in his heart, and continued to speak: "The reincarnation palace master has won, the specific situation, I don't know very well, just talked to Tianzong on the phone, and he said four words on the phone: coincidence." ”

Li Honghe nodded, his expression was flat, and he didn't seem surprised.

Li Huacheng looked at the old man in front of him seriously, he had a stomach in his heart and wanted to ask, but he couldn't ask anything, the two simple sentences just now have fully proved that although Li Honghe has avoided the world for many years, he is not really ignorant of the general trend of the outside world, which is tantamount to warning the academic school not to play any tricks in contact with Li Tianlan.

But if you want to ask Li Honghe how he contacts the outside world, or what other layout he has in the outside world, the relationship between them is obviously not up to this point.

Vaguely, Li Huacheng can clearly feel that letting such an old fox, who seems to be escaping from the world, but still capable and quietly manipulating the general trend of the outside world, lie dormant on the border for 20 years, I am afraid that this will become the biggest mistake of the special operations group, the prince group, and even the southeast group.

"Elder Li, in addition to coming to you today, there is another important thing I want to ask. ”

Li Huacheng looked at Li Honghe's noncommittal expression, and continued: "About six hours ago, the reincarnation palace master defeated Gu Xingyun, but it was the Li family's peerless sword twenty-four, the reincarnation palace has developed extremely rapidly in the dark world in recent years, this reincarnation palace master... What is her identity? I wonder if Elder Li can give us some explanations?"

This can be considered a very insidious problem.

However, the two sides are currently real allies, and it is not a big deal to reveal it a little, at least, this issue is not something that cannot be discussed between Li Huacheng and Li Honghe.

What does the reincarnation palace master have to do with the Li family?

Li Honghe doesn't even need to say this question too clearly, as long as he gives some hints, it is enough for Zhongzhou to completely face up to the relationship with the Reincarnation Palace.

This is a matter related to the fortunes of the country, as an old man who has dedicated most of his life to Zhongzhou without reservation, Li Honghe has no reason to refuse to answer this question.

"The identity of the reincarnation palace master?"

Li Honghe's eyes were slightly in a trance, and under Li Huacheng's serious gaze, he grabbed his hair hard, looked at Li Huacheng, and said honestly: "If I say, I don't know who this person is, do you believe it or not?"