October 20, winter.

This day, for Dayantianxia, seems to be a very ordinary day.

Compared with the past October 19 or the upcoming October 21, there seems to be no difference at all. But some of the things that happened in Ningxiao City today were sent out of Ningzhou by some people on this day at any cost, and they were transmitted to all parts of the northern border.

The news was like a pebble being thrown into a calm lake, rippling and spreading out layer by layer. And as time passes, the waves will soon turn into a monstrous wave that will sweep across the north one day.

"Three hundred and twenty-five!"

"Are you crazy!?"

In the prince's palace, the girl scolded Zuo Ming angrily the moment she closed the door.

"Young master. Don't worry. Zuo Ming said with a smile. "I have reported this matter to the master, and the master has sent more than 100 disciples to Ningzhou to participate in this Hanxing Conference, and will definitely win the ranking, and go to the mountains and rivers with the young master to help the young master win the inheritance. ”

Ju Ning, that is, the girl in brocade, the anger on her face when she heard this softened slightly.

"The news has spread, and the mountains and rivers are famous, I'm afraid our opponent is not only the local chicken and tile dog in Ningzhou. ”

Zuo Ming smiled again: "The quota of three hundred is enough to satisfy the appetite of those guys, the reputation of the Tianque Realm stands there, what we have to do or not do, they agree or disagree, before there is no consciousness of tearing the skin with the Tianque Realm, I think those guys should not go too far, at this point, I think that the master has already revealed the news to those guys, and the young master can rest assured." ”

"Hmph. I hope the crane doesn't mess up this time. Ju Ninghan said.

When these words came out, Zuo Ming's heart couldn't help but be shocked.

Looking at the entire north, there are few people who dare to call this name like this.

Crane Sadness Wind, the head of the Tianque realm, is known as the saint of the north. Even if the Great Chu Emperor saw him, he had to bow respectfully, but in the mouth of this girl, the name of Crane Beifeng did not seem to be worthy of respect. In fact, it is not the first time that Zuo Ming has heard a girl say such a "big rebellion". When Crane Beifeng summoned him and explained the purpose of this trip, the girl was angry because of Crane Beifeng's chatter and angrily reprimanded the head of the Tianque Realm. At that time, Zuo Ming was shocked when he heard this, and secretly thought that this Ju Ning was too reckless, so as not to attract the punishment of Crane Beifeng, but the fact was that Crane Beifeng, who heard this, just smiled and closed it, not only did not have the slightest intention of anger, but also greeted him with a smile.

Since then, Zuo Ming has realized the difference of this girl named Ju Ning.

In fact, even in the Heavenly Realm, there are still different opinions and mysteries about the origin of this girl.

Every hundred years or so in the Tianque Realm, the head of the sect will use secret methods to spy on the heavens and find the location of the next Daozi, and the Tianque Realm will devote the power of the whole sect to find the Daozi and return to the mountain. Then he cultivated with all his might, hoping that in a few decades, when the master of the sect retired, the new Dao would be able to grow up and reach a point where it would be enough to suppress the luck of the Heavenly Que Realm. And the new Daozi of the Tianque Realm had been determined more than ten years ago, and in these years of cultivation, that Daozi had indeed shown the talent and cultivation that matched his identity. In another year or two, when the time is ripe, the Tianque Realm will open up a map of mountains and rivers for it, and invite him and the selected preparatory generals to enter it, and become the mainstay of the Tianque Realm in the next hundred years, and the Tianque Realm will continue to dominate the northern realm.

Everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the rules set at the beginning of the establishment of the Tianque Realm, until about four or five years ago, the head of the sect suddenly brought back a girl, so the resources given to the Daozi began to tilt towards this girl, even if for this reason, there were many dissatisfied voices within the Tianque Realm, but they were suppressed by Crane Beifeng with thunderous means. Some people say that this girl is the daughter of Crane Beifeng, and some people say that the girl is an old man, and some people say that Crane Beifeng went wrong when he spied on the heavens, and the girl is also a Taoist. But after all, since then, there has been an extra girl in the Tianque Realm who is on an equal footing with Daozi.

In the years that followed, Daozi, who had lost half of his resources, was still steadily improving her cultivation, while the girl who had obtained a huge amount of resources was laughing and playing in the Tianque Realm every day, and few people had seen her practice or show her strength. Everything about the girl gradually became a secret in the Tianque Realm, and it also became a taboo, and Zuo Ming also speculated about its existence, but it was not until that day that after experiencing the secret edict of the sect, he realized that the relationship between the girl and the crane Beifeng seemed to be far from being as simple as he imagined.

Zuo Ming is a smart man, since he realized this matter, he suppressed the doubts about the identity of the girl in his heart, and since then he has not mentioned it, but he has worked hard to carry out the task left to him by the master.

"The master has always cared for the young master, and this time he is even more desperate, please don't doubt the young master. Thinking of this, Zuo Ming lowered his head again and said.

Hearing this, Ju Ning glanced at Zuo Ming with interest, his eyebrows suddenly curved, and said: "You are interested, if this matter goes well, you will have a place in the Star Picking Pavilion." ”

Hearing this, Zuo Ming's body trembled at first, and then his eyes welled up with a thick look of surprise, and he stared at the girl for a long time before he came back to his senses.

"Thank you, young master, thank you, young master!" he thanked again and again, his expression was excited, almost to the point of losing his temper.

The girl didn't care, but waved her hand, signaling the other party to stop his behavior, and then said, "Okay, you go and settle the hungry dog that came looking for the smell of meat, I'm going to rest." ”

With that, the girl turned and walked towards the depths of the door.

Zuo Ming was stunned when he heard this, but before he could come back to his senses, there was a sudden knock in the direction of the door. Then Yuan Zhichun's voice also came: "Mr. Zuo, have you rested?"

Zuo Ming immediately reacted, who was the hungry dog in the girl's mouth......

......

On this day, the stone that stirred the north was just thrown out, and before it could fall into the lake, there was no way to make ripples and set off a monstrous wave, and everything was still calm before the storm.

But someone couldn't hold it anymore, and after nightfall, he knocked on the closed door of the governor's mansion alone.

The door was opened by a middle-aged man in a long robe, with an extremely ordinary appearance, the kind of person who would not make people look at it again if he was left in the crowd. But the person who knocked on the door was inexplicably stunned—this man was a little similar to the titular butler in his house.

He was stunned, but the other party leaned down towards him extremely respectfully, and said with a smile: "It's the little boy, Lord Zhou Mu has been waiting for a long time." ”

......

Following the man in the courtyard of the state governor's mansion, Wei Lai's thoughts were complicated.

To be precise, he was a little unhappy.

This kind of feeling as if every move has been perceived by people is not good, especially under the premise that the guy who has seen all this is still Jiang Huanshui.

"The little boy has grown so big, I remember the last time I saw the child, the son was so big. At this time, the man who was leading the way in front suddenly looked back at Wei Lai, said with a smile, and gestured up and down with his hands, describing the "size" of Wei Lai in his mouth at that time.

Wei Lai's thoughts were pulled back by the man, and he was stunned and responded with some uncertainty: "Seniors have seen me?"

"Huh. The man smiled: "The little one's name is Di You'an, and he has been on an errand in the state pastor for some years, and I grew up watching the young lady." Childe was still young at the time, and it was normal to guess that he didn't remember the small one. ”

Wei Lai's heart froze, the man obviously had some blood ties with the housekeeper in his mansion, and he also had reason to suspect that the other party was probably also a member of the so-called Dark Sky Army, if it was really as he said, he had been in this state pastoral mansion since a long time ago, even when Wei Lai's mother was a child. Does that mean that the so-called Dark Sky Army already existed back then?

But before this, most people in this world had never heard of the existence of the Dark Sky Army, and Wei Lai could not imagine what kind of means Jiang Huanshui used to hide such an army in plain sight. And what is the purpose of creating such an army by hiding it from everyone?

"Is the little boy here for what happened in front of the Hanxing Monument today?" Seeing that Wei Lai fell silent, Di You'an asked again.

Wei Lai, who came back to his senses, didn't think much about him, and nodded immediately.

Seeing this, Di You'an smiled again, turned around and continued to lead Wei Lai, and after walking out for a while, he said faintly: "The little prince is the first guest of the State Pastoral Mansion tonight. ”

Wei Lai frowned, he was a little puzzled by what this man was talking about. What he said was somewhat incompatible, and such a blunt topic change made Wei Lai not know for a while how to pick up the other party's words and have this abrupt and embarrassing conversation.

However, Di You'an didn't seem to need Wei Lai's answer, and he could complete this "conversation" by himself.

"As soon as the map of mountains and rivers is opened, Ningzhou's luck is destined to be swept away, and after that, the land of Ningzhou is very likely to turn into a dead place that is difficult to cultivate, and it is indeed reasonable for the little boy to worry about the future of Ningzhou. Di You'an said slowly as he walked. Wei Lai couldn't understand what the other party meant, so he could only follow the other party with a frown, listening to him whisper without a word.

"But after all, the little boy is alone, except for a few friends, the only relative in this Ningzhou is only the state pastor. ”

"Looking at the big families in Ningzhou, there are no longer a few, such as the Ning, Xiao, and Lu families, which are the top two powerful families in Ningzhou. ”

"If you want to say that this Ningzhou has really become a dead place, the Ning, Xiao, and Lu families are much more anxious than Gongzi, after all, today they almost made a big disaster. ”

Wei Lai became more and more confused when he listened, and he didn't understand what the man wanted to say. He was a little impatient and was about to ask questions, but the man walking in front of him suddenly stopped, looked up at a certain place in front of him, and said, "Here we are." ”

Wei Lai was stunned for a moment, and then looked up, but saw an attic towering in front of his eyes, in front of the attic hung a plaque with three big characters of "Hanging Cloud Building", the house was lit with candles, and there was a faint figure shaking, Wei Lai vaguely remembered that this was Jiang Huanshui's study.

"Little boy. The man in front of him turned his head to look at Wei Lai again, and at this time, the smile on the man's face was all retracted, and his expression became solemn.

Wei Lai was wary of the man's strange words and deeds, he didn't answer him, just frowned and stared at the other party vigilantly.

The man naturally took in Wei Lai's attitude at the moment, but he didn't care, but asked softly: "But has Gongzi thought about it, why is it that the first person to come to the Prefecture Mufu Xingshi to ask the guilt is Gongzi, instead of Xiao Baihe, Xu Chengzhen, and Ning Luyuan?"

"......" Wei Lai was dumbfounded, and was stopped by this question.

Fortunately, this Di You An didn't have much intention of selling Guanzi, and seeing that Wei Lai was silent, he continued: "Because the three commanders know very well, everyone in this world can turn their backs on Ningzhou, but the state pastor will not. ”

When Wei Lai heard this, he finally understood the meaning of this guy's words, his face was a little ugly, and at that time he raised his eyebrows, and asked rhetorically, "What do you want to say?"

"Little boy, don't worry too much, the little one just wants to say ......" Di You'an's face once again put on a pleasant smile, and he said with a smile: "Since outsiders are willing to believe in the state pastor......"

"As a grandson, why can't you use a little more patience and try to get to know your grandfather more?"