The fallen leaves on the ground were wet and tangled, like a lump of mud, and they were trampled on and stepped on again until they were no longer the same.

This abandoned manor, like fallen leaves, has been blown by the wind and rain, revealing scars all over its body.

The sun was rising.

In the distance, the sky was already bright. It's just that this brightness is not the same as in a sunny day, and it seems to have a thin gray scale. Innocence yawned several times in the gray-white skylight.

Sleepiness and disappointment swept over like a tidal wave.

The more disappointed you are, the more sleepy you become.

He secretly looked at his master out of the corner of his eye.

There was an unfamiliar chill that stung his eyes.

He has been following Xue Huaijian since he was a child. Walking step by step, he has already witnessed the impermanence of warmth and coldness, despair and sadness. But the master of this kind even feels that innocence is not the same as before.

He suddenly remembered the girl from the Qi family.

When he was with Qi Taiwei, his master was obviously happy.

If you can be happy all the time, there's nothing wrong with that.

He raised his voice and shouted to Chop, and asked Chop, how is it?

Slash's face was no different from usual. He has always been a woodcarved and stone-carved person, but he is not happy, and it is not easy to be seen.

Innocent hooked his neck, pulled his head down and asked, "Did you find anything from your side?"

He wanted to shake his head, but his neck was hooked, and he didn't seem to be able to move.

"Nope. ”

Concise.

Two words are a lot.

Innocent let go of him and sighed, "It's evil, why can't you find it." ”

He looked at Xue Huaijian.

Xue Huaijian had already sat down.

Beneath him was a stone pier.

This pavilion, made of stone, is very complete, and once cleaned, it will be exactly the same as in the past. He lowered his head, tucked his face into his palm, and whispered, "I'm going to enter the palace." ”

Innocent was stunned for a moment.

"You haven't found anything yet, and you're going to enter the palace?"

Xue Huaijian's voice revealed two points of exhaustion: "The news of my father-in-law only said that the map was related to this Zhuangzi, but he did not say that the map must still be hidden in the Zhuangzi. Now that I can't find it, maybe someone has already taken the lead. ”

Innocent had been disappointed for a long time, and he was not surprised to hear him say this, but said: "You are gone, if you find it, who will take the idea? ”

I won't say much.

But it's not easy to tell?

He dragged the slasher over like a bear: "What do you think?"

Xue Huaijian put down his hand and stood up: "No need, I'll go myself." The two of you will make up your mind together. ”

Seeing this, Wuxian had no choice but to agree.

……

At this time, the atmosphere in the palace was also a little delicate.

Chess is no longer played.

But the winner is still undecided.

The national teacher was silent, and Qi Yuanzhang didn't speak. The two of them just sat there with their eyes closed, occasionally raising their teacups and taking two sips. I don't eat any food, and no one seems to have an appetite.

Waiting is always painful.

Even if he lives to Jiao Xuan's age, he is still not exempt from vulgarity.

When my heart was tormented, I couldn't help but think about it.

Qi Yuanzhang, who ignored it, made Jiao Xuan have doubts in his heart. Why wasn't he curious at all? Why didn't he ask a word even though he knew that the formation in the village was broken? The people who came in from time to time to deliver the news didn't seem to arouse Qi Yuanzhang's curiosity in the slightest.

Jiao Xuan finally broke the silence.

"Jing Ningbo doesn't want to ask the old man, is there still someone there now that the formation is broken?"

Qi Yuanzhang opened his eyes and smiled, and asked instead of answering, "Aren't you looking for King Xinling?"

Of course, they didn't catch King Xinling.

From the very beginning, no one knew whether King Xinling was alive or dead, and where he was.

Qi Yuanzhang asked, of course, jokingly.

Jiao Xuan knew that he was pretending to be stupid, so he laughed along, but he didn't break it, but just said, "If you can catch it, it's a good thing." ”

The sunlight shone in through the cracks in the window lattice, illuminating the room much brighter.

Qi Yuanzhang was sitting by the window.

The sun fell on his face, shining a gloomy look on his face.

He wasn't pretending not to be interested.

I really wasn't curious.

Jiao Xuan couldn't help but cool down.

Things were not what he had expected.

He was about to speak, when he suddenly saw Qi Yuanzhang reaching out and rubbing his temples, as if he had a headache. The brow also furrowed, and it seemed to be very serious.

The coldness on Jiao Xuan's face subsided in an instant.

Qi Yuanzhang stood up, looked at him and said, "After playing chess all night, I am really tired." ”

Jiao Xuan nodded: "Yes." ”

In particular, the fact that there was no winner or loser was really exhausting.

He looked at Qi Yuanzhang, carefully observed his complexion, and suddenly raised his voice: "Jing Ningbo is unwell?"

Qi Yuanzhang was not stunned, but smiled: "It's just sleepy." ”

Jiao Xuan's eyes narrowed.

Qi Yuanzhang dusted off the folds on his clothes and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since dawn, and I should go back too." I have already made an appointment to meet today, and I can't delay it. ”

The array has been broken.

The Restoration Army was also caught.

He didn't care about the rest, what he was looking for, and Jiao Xuan naturally couldn't force him to stay.

Jiao Xuan nodded and said yes, watched Qi Yuanzhang go to wash and change clothes, and left the room. The sunlight outside had already sprinkled down like broken gold, and the thin layer of gray had already melted into gold.

In the middle of winter, such a sunny day is rare.

Jiao Xuan sat in a wide chair, took a deep breath, and instructed his subordinates: "Go and follow Jing Ningbo." ”

He didn't stop Qi Yuanzhang from leaving, but it didn't mean that he couldn't send someone to follow.

A quarter of an hour later, the men he had sent out returned.

"Back to the national teacher, Jing Ningbo did not leave the palace. ”

Jiao Xuan was originally thinking about his thoughts with his eyes closed, but when he heard this, he immediately opened his eyes and stood up: "What?"

The subordinates lowered their heads and said respectfully: "Jing Ningbo went to the emperor." ”

"Where did you go to the emperor?" Jiao Xuan raised his voice a little out of shape, "What is he doing when he doesn't go out of the palace to see the emperor?"

Emperor Jianyang recognized Jiao Xuan when he was still secretly living.

Without Jiao Xuan, there would be no him today.

The two of them can wear a pair of pants.

And Jiao Xuanzhi is not in the world, and there is no threat to Emperor Jianyang.

What kind of provocation and setting up a situation will not pose the slightest danger to their relations.

Jiao Xuan couldn't understand why Qi Yuanzhang went to see the emperor.

What can he do when he sees the emperor?

Could it be that what Qi Yuanzhang said before, the person he wants to see is Emperor Jianyang?

Jiao Xuan has always been thoughtful, and there are few things that he can't figure out. Now that I suddenly ran into it, I felt chaos in my mind. He knew in his heart that Emperor Jianyang would not betray the friendship between them, but ...... He knows too much......

It is inevitable that Emperor Jianyang will not have other thoughts after a few years of stability.

Jiao Xuan looked at the sunny sky outside the door, and suddenly realized-

Qi Yuanzhang had already planted a thorn in his heart.