Outside the White Crane Inn on Ning'an Street, there was a dead silence.

Xiao Mu frowned, Wei Lai's eyes were calm, and even the man surnamed Di had a solemn expression.

They all looked at the token in Song Douyuan's hand - there are not many such things in the entire Dayan, and it should not exceed the number of five fingers when it is full. The craftsmanship is extremely complex, every seemingly small decoration and texture is made by a master craftsman for several days, and his materials are extremely exquisite, so that such a token is something that cannot be copied, both in terms of the financial and human resources required.

And such a token represents not only huge wealth, but also supreme imperial power. If you look closely, it is not difficult to find that the dragon engraved on the edge of the token held by Song Douyuan is angry, and there are four claws - this is the token held by the prince, and when he sees this thing, it is like the prince himself.

But how could the prince's token appear in the hands of the disciples of this Tianque realm? Wasn't it rumored that the Golden Queen had already formed a secret alliance with the Tianque realm by relying on the relationship of the Ziyun Palace, so did Song Douyuan, who was holding the prince's token at this moment, indicate that something had changed in this matter that everyone had recognized before?

And among this group of people, after catching a glimpse of this thing, the most surprised was the Wei Xuan of the Purple Cloud Palace, he came to Ningzhou this time, apparently to participate in the Hanxing Conference two months later, to select disciples, but the really most important task is to receive the distinguished guests from this Tianque realm. For this reason, Wei Xuan can be described as cautious along the way, almost to the point where he has to carefully consider his words several times before he can pronounce them.

But Rao was so, and the last thing he wanted to happen happened. He stared at the token in Song Douyuan's hand, his mind in a mess. He turned his head blankly, looked at Zuo Ming, and asked in a daze, "Sir...... What does that mean?"

"There is a priority, this son stole the exercises in my door, and he can't keep it, Elder Wei doesn't have to worry, I will take a break from writing and explaining this matter to the master at that time. Zuo Ming replied, his tone was extremely perfunctory.

Wei Xuan frowned, of course he wanted to debate with Zuo Ming Haosheng about how unscrupulous and shameful the other party was so treacherous, but no matter the crisis situation that was already on the bow at the moment, or the strength of the other party that was a hundred times stronger than that of the Purple Cloud Palace, Wei Xuan, who was full of anger, had to suppress this anger, and then said in a low voice: "I hope that when the time comes, Mr. Zuo can give a reasonable explanation in the next one." ”

Zuo Ming just glanced at him when he heard this, and he was noncommittal.

......

"What's the matter? General Xiao won't arrest it?" Song Douyuan didn't care whether the Tianque Realm chose the prince or the Jin family, in the eyes of this prince, both were just ants, just a difference between one being bigger and the other being smaller. Compared to the choice of the Tianque Realm, he enjoyed everyone's gaze at him more at this moment, after all, since he came to this wild place, Song Douyuan had not had a good time, especially on the issue of not getting the respect he deserved.

He squinted his eyes and smiled hideously, staring at the man in front of him, and asked in his mouth.

Xiao Mu's face was solemn, and those Zixiao troops who had already stepped out did not dare to move, and they all turned their heads to look at Xiao Mu at that time, wanting this commander to give them instructions.

Song Douyuan saw this situation in his eyes, and the color between his eyebrows was even worse, he glanced at Xiao Meng, who lowered his head, and then looked at the letter paper full of confessions scattered around Xiao Meng, and said: "I got the will of your prince, let Brother Xiao be ordered to investigate Hu Le, a student of the White Horse Academy, who was bewitched by the untouchable Wei Lai, and was embarrassed to collude with him and steal my Tianque Realm exercises, does General Xiao think there is a problem?"

Song Douyuan asked like this, and sent the token in his hand forward again, and handed it directly to Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu didn't dare to collide with the royal things, his body subconsciously retreated, and his mouth responded: "If it is the prince's order, then there is nothing wrong with this matter." ”

Song Douyuan saw that Xiao Mu was deflated, and his heart suddenly welled up with pride, and he looked at Wei Lai who was standing beside Xiao Mu for this reason, but saw that although the other party had a solemn expression, he did not show fear. He sneered in his heart and said secretly: "I want to see how long you can last." ”

"Then can this testimony still be counted?" In order to quickly achieve the goal of getting Wei Lai to kneel at his feet, Song Douyuan quickened the process, he asked again, and stretched out his hand to point to the scattered letterheads.

Xiao Mu's brows furrowed, and he whispered: "Ningzhou has never bent into a trick......

"What did General Xiao do with that eye?"

"Does the general believe me?" or don't believe me...... Song Douyuan said this, and then shook the token in front of Xiao Mu again, and asked, "What about your Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

This question obviously poked at Xiao Mu's weakness, Xiao Mu is a smart person, he was able to stop Song Douyuan and the others before, the main reason is that he occupies a rational character, he is naturally fearless, and he is not afraid of what the Tianque Realm can give him any revenge, after all, as long as this rational character is there, there is always the old man who makes the entire Great Yan fearful behind him. But now the situation has changed, and as soon as the prince's warrant came out, the arrest of Hu Le became no longer so unruly, and he could not even question some of the obvious problems that the other party had committed in the process.

Imperial.

Always above all else.

Xiao Mu fell into silence, and this silence undoubtedly fueled Song Douyuan's arrogance. The smile on the face of this prince was bright, one of his hands stretched out, and the scattered letterheads on the ground flew into his hands at that time, and he smiled: "The content of the testimony must have been read by General Xiao, so there is no need for Song to say more, then General Lao Xiao will arrest Hu Le and Wei Lai, and return to your prince." ”

"General! My family Hu Le and Wei Gongzi have only known each other for two days, and it is impossible for the two of them to collude to do such a thing! He is innocent! Please ask General Mingjian! Mingjian!" Hu Subai on the side immediately panicked when she heard this, she knelt down in front of Xiao Mu with a plop, pulled Xiao Mu's armor, and cried in a wail.

Xiao Mu still lowered his head, not to carry out Song Douyuan's orders, nor to respond to Hu Subai's pleas.

"What's the matter?" General Xiao still can't tell which is right and which is wrong?" Seeing this, Song Douyuan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"I don't care if you want to arrest him" At this time, Xiao Mu finally raised his head again, he glanced at Wei Lai, and said. looked sideways at Hu Subai and Hu Le, who was in a coma, and at this time, the eldest young master of the Xiao family clenched his fists and said, "But she and her grandson, you can't move." ”

Song Douyuan probably didn't expect to get such an answer from Xiao Mu, he was stunned at first, and before he could react, the Mr. Zuo behind him suddenly stepped out, only to hear the old man say in his cold voice: "General Xiao is really joking, since he is the one who stole my Tianque Realm exercises, then naturally none of them can run!"

Saying that, Zuo Ming's black robe suddenly agitated, and the majestic momentum suddenly poured out of his body, on his chest, back, eyebrows, hands and between his feet, a full seven divine gates suddenly lit up, and the faint green light spread from his body, and a faint green figure emerged in the green light in the sky, looking at Xiao Mu and Hu Le and Wei Lai behind Xiao Mu with bared teeth.

The rolling evil qi surged in, enveloping the world outside the White Crane Inn like a Nine Hells of Purgatory, so that the onlookers were silent one after another, only the ghostly figures roared towards Wei Lai and Hu Le.

......

"Your Highness, why did you give him the token?" Mingyu upstairs, Ah Cheng, who had caught a glimpse of this situation, frowned, and looked at the man beside him in confusion.

Yuan Sleeve Chun smiled faintly and looked sideways at Ah Cheng: "Don't you think this plan of killing two birds with one stone is great?"

Ah Cheng's face was different, and he asked, "Your Highness has already planned that there will be such a thing?"

Yuan Sleeve Chun shook his head: "That day, we couldn't ask for the gathering of the spirit array for this Song Shizi, and Song Shizi left in a bad mood, and when I caught up with him, I interrogated him several times before I learned about the grudge between him and that Wei Gongzi." ”

"I kindly pointed out a few words to him, and by the way, I lent him the prince token to use, originally I just planned to sell him a favor, leaving a trace of the possibility of pulling the Tianque Realm into us, but I didn't want this General Xiao to be so deeply aware of the righteousness, in this way, the Xiao family is bound to break with the Jin family, and then ......" Yuan Zhichun said, the corners of his mouth outlined a smug smile - obviously for his plan, this prince His Royal Highness is very satisfied.

"So, that Hu Le...... And Wei Gongzi doesn't seem to have stolen the Tianque Realm's exercises, right?" Ah Cheng frowned and asked with deep eyes.

"Orange, don't you understand? We have long been left behind, and many times we have to be in danger, so we have to be ruthless, and what emperor in ancient times was not like this?"

"The Jin family is much stronger than us, if we want to catch up with them, we have to be more ruthless than them!"

Yuan Zhichun said this, his eyes gradually narrowed, and the cold light flashed in his narrow eyes: "Since that Wei Lai can't be used by us, then let him give him his only value, and when I ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, and then return him to a peaceful and prosperous world, it will not be in vain for his sacrifice, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Ah Cheng's face suddenly became a little pale, she looked down at the dark green light in front of the White Crane Inn, which was already about to drown Wei Lai, gritted her teeth and asked, "What about Zhou Mu?"

"Your Highness, in order to win over a Tianque realm where although he has a great reputation, but he may not be able to exert much strength in the battle for the heir, offended the state pastor, wouldn't it be worth the loss......"

"Hmph. When Yuan Sleeve Chun heard this, he flicked his long sleeves, his hands were clenched tightly, and the cold light in his eyes was even worse, he stared at Ah Cheng with a smile, his voice suddenly became cold, and Ah Cheng became a little unfamiliar, he said: "Orange knows, what is the imperial order I am carrying on this trip to Ningzhou?"

......

Those dense and nearly a hundred evil spirits summoned by Zuo Ming held sharp blades in their hands, and stepped forward step by step, their appearance was hideous, and this creepy dead air was permeated all over their bodies.

Xiao Mu's hand held the knife at his waist, and he retreated again and again. He doesn't lack the courage to fight for his life, he just can't bear the price that the Xiao family behind him needs to pay after pulling out the knife, he hates such a choice, and misses the best friend he recognizes wishfully.

If that guy was here, he would have drawn his sword at this moment, after all, as he often said, he was a forever sixteen-year-old boy, and at this point, that guy was surprisingly true.

But Xiao Mu has more things than him after all, and he can't be as free and easy as him after all, after more than ten breaths of struggle, Xiao Mu's eyes sank, looking at the group of ghost-like things that were getting closer and closer in front of him, the hand holding the handle of the knife gradually loosened, and the qi condensed in him also dispersed most of it with his helpless decision, and the armor soldiers of the Zixiao Army around him had been with him for many years, so he naturally felt this, and his tense body also relaxed.

The old woman who pinned all her hopes on Xiao Mu saw this scene, her heart was like ashes, and her whole person sat on the ground at that time.

And Zuo Ming saw all this in his eyes, his face showed such a smug expression, his hand hidden under the cuffs flicked his fingers, and a mark gushed out, and those fierce evil spirits let out a loud cry in an instant, and then wrapped in the fierce light in the sky, and killed Wei Lai and Hu Le behind Xiao Mu.

......

"Zixiao Army!"

Just when everyone thought that everything was a foregone conclusion and nothing had changed, a majestic voice suddenly came from the direction of the end of Ning'an Street.

Everyone almost subconsciously looked back, but saw a middle-aged man in a purple robe walking towards this direction, and everyone couldn't see his appearance clearly for the first time.

But many Zixiao troops, including Xiao Mu, trembled when they heard that voice, and they didn't look back, but just held their hands that had been released on their handles again. Then their eyes froze, looking at the evil spirits that had been killed, and they responded in unison: "My subordinates are here!"

The man was still walking in this direction, he walked slowly, but quickly, his wide purple fleece shirt stirring in the night wind as he walked, and he held in his hand a life card, a dead man's life card. His gaze was staring ahead, like a tiger wolf, like a ghost. Suddenly, his hand holding the life card tightened suddenly, and the green tendons on the back of his huge hand burst out.

He whispered again, "Rain curtain!"

"The rain curtain is on!" and the more than 100 armor soldiers who came from Xiao Mu shouted in unison, and their hands holding the hilt of the knife twitched at that time, so they ......

Ding!Ding!Ding......

A series of dense light sounds swayed in Hu Subai's ears, she looked at the more than 100 bright knife lights that suddenly lit up in front of her eyes, the light was dazzling, burning the old man's pupils, she suddenly remembered that many years ago, standing at the door of parting, a man said to her: "Zixiao Army's knife is called the rain curtain." ”

"When it comes out of the sheath, it makes a clinking, crunching sound. ”

"When thousands of Zixiao troops drew their swords together, the light sound became one after another, as if the rain curtain was swinging in front of them......"

"When I go to the battlefield, I will definitely make a contribution, and when I return, there will be a large number of brothers under my command, and you will stay at home for a long time, and when you hear the sound of the rain curtain of swords coming together, I will return. ”

Later, instead of waiting for the crisp and pleasant sound of the rain curtain in the man's mouth, she waited for a pair of clothes and a farewell letter that had been written long ago in case of emergency.

The old woman looked up at the light of the knife that lit up one by one, and the tinkling sound still echoed in her ears.

It was as if she had seen something, and her eyes were wide open.

She murmured, "This rain ......"

"That's nice. ”