In the dim mountain forest, a man is digging the ground. He held a long knife in each hand, stuck it into the ground, and pried it open. There were corpses all over him, including a woman. The woman's whole body was soaked in blood, and only her face still showed a rough appearance, which vaguely showed her beauty and peerlessness.

The mountains and forests were silent, only the sobbing of men digging in the ground.

After digging for a long time, a large hole was revealed, and the man dropped the knife and walked towards the woman. Looking at the woman who was quietly "sleeping" under the light moonlight, his heart ached, like a knife twisting in his heart. He cried fiercely, and while calling "Qiqi, I'm sorry", he slowly sank down and hugged the woman who had been dead for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, the tears solidified in the corners of the man's eyes, and the woman's face was also dripping with men's tears, making the woman's face as delicate as a hibiscus out of the water.

He plucked up his courage and gave a faint kiss on the woman's face, even if the woman's body was soaked in blood, it was still fragrant, he only felt that the woman's face was so soft, like a pillow stuffed with cotton, but unfortunately there was no trace of temperature, it was completely cold.

He looked at the hole that had been dug next to him, made up his mind, and kissed the woman's lips again, only to feel that the woman's lips were more delicate, making people forget to return.

The courage he had originally mustered to bury the woman was mostly reduced by this kiss, and he began to be reluctant to bury the woman again, just wanting to stay with the woman for a while longer.

But at one point, he looked at the woman's delicate face that froze his tears, and felt that he should not be so selfish, and finally mustered up the courage, picked up the woman, and put her in the hole.

At this time, a drizzle fell from the sky, and the face of the woman lying in the cave was gradually wet and flowered by the rain, and the man hurriedly filled in the earth.

The dirt gradually covered the woman's body, revealing only one head.

The man glanced at the woman's delicate face nostalgically, and called out in his heart, "Qiqi, I'm sorry", and threw the handful of dirt down.

Cover the woman's face.

The rain kept falling, and the man kept filling it. After an unknown time, the hole was filled, and the man lay on it, despite the rain in the sky, clutching tightly to the soil where the woman was buried, and whimpering in a low voice.

After a long time, the rain stopped, and he gradually fell asleep.

The dirt beneath him glowed faintly white......

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Chang'an, Imperial Palace, Jiale Temple.

In the quaint room, a man and a woman sat opposite each other at a table by the window.

The woman asked, "Senior brother, now that the famine has been resolved, what are your plans next?"

Hearing this, the man thought about it, and the first thought that came to his mind was to continue to go to the Liexing Province to find an extremely positive place to cultivate the Xuanyang Sutra, but then he thought about whether there was still a chance for him to recover now that his eyes were destroyed?

Without waiting for him to answer, the woman said, "Senior brother, why don't you just listen to Senior Sister, wait for two days when we leave the palace, and you will go to Tianxuan Province with me." ”

The man was stunned and asked, "Tianxuan Province, what are you going to do there?"

The woman said, "Do you remember what I said about Tianji Pavilion? Tianji Pavilion not only has the largest and most detailed information network in the entire rivers and lakes, but also has mastered many elixirs and healing methods. ”

The man thought for a moment and said, "I see, then let's go." ”

The two chatted for a while, and then a shrill voice sounded outside the courtyard, "The emperor has arrived~!"

When the two heard this, they didn't dare to slack off, tidied up their clothes, and went out to greet them, "Your Majesty." ”

They thought that the emperor came on a luxurious dragon chair again, but they didn't expect him to come on foot, with only an accompanying eunuch by his side, and there was no shelf at all.

The emperor, who was dressed in a yellow robe and civilian clothes, said with a smile as he walked, "Hehe, you two don't have to be polite, let's go into the house and sit." ”

"Hmm. ”

The three of them sat down in the room.

Qi Qi asked, "The emperor doesn't know if there is something wrong with coming here at this time?"

The emperor smiled and said, "I didn't say it before, you have traveled thousands of miles to inform me about the famine in Tianxuan Province, and I think I should talk to you as a thank you." Otherwise, you have done me such a great favor, and I have not expressed anything, which is a bit unreasonable. Later, I will give you some gold, silver and jewelry, so that you will be worth the trip. ”

Qi Qi smiled and waved his hand, "The emperor is very kind, we are all people who practice martial arts, and it is not too tiring to come here, the emperor does not have to treat him so seriously." You have arranged for us to stay in such a comfortable and warm Jiale Yuan for two days, and we are already satisfied. ”

The emperor waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, the number of etiquette that should be there must be done, otherwise this matter will spread, and people in the world will say that I am not well entertained and treat meritorious people lightly, hehe." ”

Seeing that the emperor said this, although Qi Qi no longer insisted, he agreed with thanks.

The emperor poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and asked casually, "I don't know where the two of you live at home, and are your relatives alive?"

Qi Qi and Senior Sister glanced at each other and said, "We are from the Jianghu Sect, the Sword Shrine. ”

"Oh?" the emperor was shocked at first, and then said with some surprise, "Then I heard before that Qi Qi, a disciple of the Sword Shrine, defeated the Hehuan Sect, the first person recognized by the rivers and lakes, in the martial arts conference, and shined, but I didn't expect the two of them to be from the Sword Shrine too." ”

Qi Qi said with a smile, "It's a shame to say that the grass people are Qi Qi, but it's just not as mysterious as everyone spreads." ”

The emperor smiled and patted Qi Qi's shoulder, "Hehe, the young man is modest." He looked at Shangguan Deyin and asked, "Who is that girl?"

Shangguan Deyin said, "I am also a little disciple in the Sword Shrine, so it is not worth mentioning. ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "The girl is modest, but I'm afraid that your identity is not simple, right?" ”

Qi Qi and Shangguan Deyin were slightly stunned, thinking to themselves what the emperor knew about this? But after thinking about it, they were relieved, with the emperor's ability, it was quite easy to find out the identities of the two of them, right? After all, as the sect master of the Sword Shrine, one of the seven top sects in the rivers and lakes, although she rarely showed her face, there were also some portraits of the senior sister in the rivers and lakes.

Fortunately, the emperor doesn't seem to be angry about his senior sister's concealment, after all, judging from their stereotype of a character like the emperor, the emperor seems to be impatient with the slightest deception, and he will buckle a hat of "deception of the king" at every turn, and then drag it down.

But the emperor himself did not say anything, so they just went on with it.

Qi Qi asked, "The emperor usually has a lot of opportunities, so he must be very tired after dealing with a day's affairs, right?"

The emperor smiled, "It's okay, I also practice on weekdays, and my body is quite strong." ”

Qi Qi smiled but did not speak, and did not pierce. When the two sides met for the first time before, the kind of coercion released by the emperor casually made him feel a trace of palpitations, but he was afraid that his strength was far above him, but he didn't know which was higher or lower compared to the senior sister who ranked seventh on the Tianji Pavilion master list.

Qi Qi suddenly thought of the war about the northwest frontier of the Tang Dynasty that he had learned from the mouths of those yamen lords in Shuxing City and Gaoyan City, and now that he had met the emperor, the emperor must know the most about these things, so he asked, "Your Majesty, is there a war in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty?"

The emperor paused and said, "Yes, but they are all petty fights, so there is nothing to worry about. We at Datang have always adhered to the principle of 'peaceful coexistence' and do not take the initiative to expand externally, but we will never allow outsiders to come in. Those large and small countries in the Northwest Frontier may feel that the Tang Dynasty is 'weak' and easy to bully, so they harass it from time to time, but it is not a big problem. ”

Qi Qi nodded and said, "I see, but it has somewhat made the emperor worried, thank the emperor, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can live with peace of mind and happiness." ”

At the same time, I thought in my heart that the words of those officials of Shuxing City and Gaoyan City about the tight war were only fake, and they were just some reasons for prevaricating the past for the sake of famine.

I think King Tianxuan must have other plans, but he doesn't have to worry too much, after all, he has really met the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty now, he is not a faint king, on the contrary, he is very shrewd, and his strength is also high, if he wants to sanction King Tianxuan, there should be no big problem. The famine in Xuan Province that day, now that he has done it completely, he doesn't have to worry about it anymore in the future.

The two of them talked about some simple things, probably homely and something, and then the emperor said, "If you don't mind, why don't you go to the imperial garden with me? I took the two of you to enjoy the flowers and relax. ”

Qi Qi and Shangguan Deyin had nothing to do, and the emperor invited them so sincerely and kindly, they had no reason to refuse, and agreed without hesitation, so the three of them and the accompanying eunuch brought by the emperor went to the imperial garden.

On the way, the eunuch said, "Emperor Qiqi, before the servants came, I heard that Princess Chaoyang seemed to have gone to the imperial garden this morning to enjoy the flowers and walk, and then she never left, if we go now, maybe we will meet Princess Chaoyang." ”

Qi Qi and Shangguan Deyin didn't know much about Princess Chaoyang, so they didn't say much after listening to the eunuch.

The emperor smiled and said, "Chaoyang is quiet, she lives in her Chaoyang Palace on weekdays, and rarely comes out, and now she is willing to take the initiative to go to the imperial garden for a walk, which is very good, I am afraid that she will stay in her Chaoyang Palace for the rest of her life, hehe." ”

The eunuch also nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, the people in the palace are afraid that Princess Chaoyang will stay in the room and get sick, and she often can't persuade her, it seems that the princess herself doesn't like us to nag very much, and we don't dare to persuade later, but now that the princess has come out by herself, we have one less heart disease." ”

The emperor pointed at the eunuch and smiled, "You guys are still a little worried, but thanks to your dedication to serving Chaoyang, she doesn't like to talk too much, I want to thank you for her." ”

The eunuch hurriedly said, "The emperor is serious, taking care of the masters is our business, and it is not worth mentioning." ”

Soon, the four of them came to the Imperial Garden. At a distance, Qi Qi and Shangguan Deyin smelled a rich fragrance from the air, and their mood suddenly improved.

As I walked outside the garden, I caught a glimpse of a woman in a white dress playing chess alone in a small pavilion in the depths.

Although it is a glimpse from afar, I only feel that the woman is gorgeous and gorgeous, the green silk is high, and the white skirt outlines her slender figure.

The emperor also saw the woman in the white dress from a distance, the woman was his fourth daughter Princess Chaoyang, he smiled and led Qi Qi and Shangguan Deyin to Princess Chaoyang, saying that "I will take the two to meet Princess Chaoyang".

And when the distance was shortened and several people saw the woman's face clearly, Qi Qi let out an exclamation at this time, and the whole person was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning......