November 2nd, Dongji Summer Country, night.

In the Greedy Tiger Pavilion, Xie Qingyan stood beside Ao Chun, quietly waiting for him to finish reading the letter presented by the woman. In the faint candlelight, Ao Chun frowned and knocked on the table impatiently.

Ao Chun didn't let the woman in.

In the entire Greedy Tiger Pavilion, there are only Xie Qingyan and Ao Chun at present. Xie Qingyan hadn't seen Ao Chun show such a look for a long time. He was curious about what was written in this letter that made Ao Chun feel so worried.

A moment later, Ao Chun handed the letter to Xie Qingyan.

Xie Qingyan took the letter from Ao Chun's hand very respectfully, and read and thought about it in great detail. In the process, Ao Chun silently observed Xie Qingyan's emotional changes. Then, Xie Qingyan showed the same look as Ao Chun.

After seeing this scene, Ao Chun smiled: "What do you think about this matter?"

Xie Qingyan didn't answer Ao Chun's question, but just turned around and said, "Lord, the national teacher is still waiting outside, why don't you let her in first?"

Ao Chun said lightly: "Let her wait first." ”

Xie hesitated: "Wouldn't this be a little inappropriate?" ”

Ao Chun ignored Xie Qingyan's admonition, and continued the topic just now: "When you finish talking to the widow about this matter first, the widow will decide whether to let her in." ”

Between the words, Xie Qingyan picked up the letter in his hand, his eyes deepened, and he seemed to be in deep thought: "Although the signature of this letter is the head of the Qianyu clan, the things mentioned in it are all about the interests of the Mexican country. The letter also mentions the relationship between Xuanyi and Moyi Cassia Ming. Judging from these, the Thousand Feather Clan should have formed an alliance with Xuanyi Wuji. ”

Although this letter was written by Qianyu Yanyun, it was in a tone of unsullied clothes. So it's not difficult to guess that when Qianyu Yanyun was writing this letter, Xuanyi Wuyun should have been by her side. Ao Chun said disdainfully, "The widow doesn't understand, what are these things mixed with a thousand feathers and clouds." It's clear that they've already gone into hiding, so why do you have to get into trouble at this time, why bother?"

Xie Qingyan pondered: "Perhaps, the Thousand Feather Clan has something in the hands of Xuanyi Wuji, or the head of the Thousand Feather Clan has something that needs Xuanyi Wuji's help." Otherwise, according to the current situation, once the Thousand Thunder Country has solved the power of the Mo State in Jibei, it will definitely turn the spearhead to the Su Kingdom. ”

Ao Chun looked at Xie Qingyan with interest: "Qianyu Yanyun is afraid that the country will die, so I specially came to make up for it." ”

Xie Qingyan subconsciously rubbed the second joint of his index finger with his thumb, and then said slowly: "I think that the head of the Thousand Feather Clan not only wants to die for the country, but also wants Yun Fan to die. ”

"Because of the old things. Ao Chun listened to it and said with a smile, "The widow is thinking, Qianyu Yanyun hates the country and Yunfan so much? The widow is really curious, what kind of love and hatred there is between her and this Yunfan and the country in the past." ”

Xie Qingyan smiled slightly, but didn't say much.

Ao Chun paused for a moment, and then turned to say, "So, you also agree that this letter is actually a request made by Xuanyi Wujian to the widow through the hand of a thousand feathers and clouds, right?"

Xie Qingyan put his hand in his sleeve, bowed down and said, "Back to the lord of the country, that's the case." However, I believe that there must be a deal between the Thousand Feather Clan and Xuanyi Wuji. As for what the content of the transaction is, Qingyan hasn't thought of it for the time being, but Qingyan thinks that it will definitely not be as simple as letting Yun Fan die and the country die. ”

Ao Chun pondered: "The widow remembers what you said earlier. If the widowed Xia Kingdom wants to dominate the world, then Yun Fan can't die for the time being? So, do you think the widow should agree to these requests mentioned in the letter now, or not. ”

Xie Qingyan lowered his eyebrows to avoid Ao Chun's gaze, and then said slowly: "It's okay to agree, and it won't affect if you don't agree." For us in Xia Guo, these are inconsequential. At the moment, it mainly depends on what the lord thinks about this and what decision he will make. ”

Ao Chun did not speak, but fell into deep thought.

Xie Qingyan analyzed: "First of all, as long as the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom does not give up its life, it will definitely not be able to destroy the Su Kingdom, and secondly, with Yun Fan's cunning, it is naturally impossible to be arranged by the Qianyu Clan and Xuanyi Wujian so easily, otherwise they will not turn to the Lord of the Country for help." Moreover, these are just plans, variables in the process, and cannot be controlled. And the decision of the lord of the country will directly affect the key outcome of this game. Once the game is settled, it is equivalent to making a position and cannot be regretted. Therefore, I hope that the lord of the country will think twice. ”

The corners of Ao Chun's mouth rose, and he cast an appreciative glance at Xie Qingyan: "How much do you know about Yun Fan, and how much do you know about Shuguo." ”

"This man had previously gone to the Northern Desert alone, and now he has returned with an army. In the process, he not only recovered the "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof", the sacred beast of the Zhenguo Kingdom, but also regrouped the remnants of the Sabe who had perished, and obtained the death of the six generals of the Sabu. With the help of the strategist Gu Yina, he successfully stirred up the civil strife in the Northern Desert. Such a person should not be underestimated. Xie Qingyan pondered, "Secondly, the Shu Kingdom now has those Chiyan warriors and Sabe iron cavalry to help. Not much else, as long as the Thousand Thunder Kingdom is not willing to give up its life to attack, it should not be a big problem to hold Bright Moon City. If the country can drag the time until the beginning of spring next year, when the wind and snow gradually subside, presumably Lord Fang Bo will definitely send troops to help. At that time, the siege of Xiji Thousand Thunder Country will not be attacked. ”

Ao Chun thought for a moment, and then asked, "If you were a widow, what would you do?"

Xie Qingyan bowed and waved his hands: "Qingyan thinks that the lord of the country can wait for the time being, wait and see the next situation, and then make a decision." ”

Ao Chun frowned: "Wait?"

Xie said slowly: "Now the movements of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom are temporarily unknown, and the Su Kingdom does not know what to do. In addition, His Royal Highness Ao Xian has led the army and arrived at the place where His Royal Highness Ao Ye and the Blood Tiger Cavalry were originally stationed. If the lord of the country now orders to rush to the aid of Yaoguang and Liuyun, presumably the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom will definitely turn to attack Mingyue City. ”

Ao Chun: "This happened to fall into Xuanyi's unsullied calculation. ”

Xie Qingyan's thumb gently rubbed the joint of his index finger and continued: "When the time comes, if the lord of the country asks His Royal Highness Ao Xian to lead people to rescue the kingdom of Shu, the country of Mexico will definitely not participate in the war. After all, when Yun Fan captured Dianxing City before, he had a bad record of slaughtering the city, and the hatred between the two countries was now incompatible. Moreover, from the point of view of time, it is simply too late. This time, Qianlei Country threatened to set foot in Jibei with 100,000 people. If these 100,000 people were to attack Bright Moon City, they would definitely have an extremely tragic battle. If Bright Moon City really falls in the end, I am worried that the battle armor of those Chiyan warriors may ......."

Hearing this, Ao Chun fell silent again.

For the survival of the country, the life and death of Yun Fan, Ao Chun does not care. All Ao Chun cared about was whether Yun Ji would fulfill her promise and sacrifice the nearly 6,000 Chiyan warriors. According to Xie Qingyan's current analysis, if Ao Chun really did what he requested in the letter, then the Thousand Thunder Kingdom would definitely usher in a death battle with the Su Kingdom.

In the end, whether it was the Su Kingdom that spent a lot of money to repel the Thousand Thunder Country, or the Thousand Thunder Country to level the Su Kingdom, it would only be the Mo Kingdom and the Xuanyi Innocent Country that would benefit, not the Thousand Thunder Country and the Xia Kingdom.

Xuanyi Wujian thought that Ao Chun had always wanted to swallow the entire Jibei, but he didn't realize that it was Ao Chun's thoughts in the past. Since Yun Ji wrote a secret letter in streamer ink and secretly made a deal with Ao Chun, Ao Chun has now turned his attention to the whole world.

As long as Ao Chun gets the armor of these Chiyan warriors, then the face lost before because of the "marriage strategy" will be regained. If you don't get what you want, everything you've planned during this period will be in vain.

Xie Qingyan saw this worry in Ao Chun's eyes.

He hesitated for a moment and guessed: "The lord of the country is worried about the original agreement between you and the lord of the country, Yun Ji, or worried that one day the Mo Kingdom will turn against the lord of the country. After all, we also participated in the encirclement and suppression of Xuanguo back then. ”

Ao Chun pondered: "Back then, the widow just followed the order of the Son of Heaven and sent troops to the king to conquer and rebel. Although the demise of the Xuan Kingdom was fueled by widows, in the end, all of this was decided by the Shu Kingdom and the main general Yun Fan, who were the main warring states. If what Xuanyi said in the letter is true, Yun Fan and Moyi Cassia will have the hatred of killing their father and the hatred of losing their country. As long as Yun Fan and Shu Guo are still there, the primary hatred of the Mo Kingdom will still be Yun Fan and Shu Guo, not the widow and Xia Guo. ”

Ao Chun paused, and then turned to say: "So, the widow can only wait until the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom reveals his whereabouts, and then decide what to do next, right?"

Xie nodded lightly and said, "Yes." If nothing else, the Thousand Thunder Kingdom should still attack Yaoguang City according to the original plan, and after determining this move, the country lord can let His Royal Highness Ao Xian lead his troops to aid Liuyun City, and after the Thousand Thunder Kingdom takes Yaoguang City, see their next move, and then make a decision. ”

Ao Chun pondered: "If the time comes, what if the Thousand Thunder Kingdom goes to attack Mingyue City?

Xie Qingyan smiled slightly: "No, we are going to take the army of the Mo Kingdom to intercept and kill the Thousand Thunder Country in the middle of the road!"

Ao Chun was puzzled: "How do you say this?"

Xie Qingyan analyzed: "Xuanyi Wujian mentioned in the letter that he asked the lord of the country to expel the Xiji Qianlei Kingdom in the name of "Dongji", so the lord of the country provided shelter for the Mexican country and worked with them to repel the invasion of the Xiji Qianlei Kingdom in the name of "Dongji", which is completely reasonable for the light words. Moreover, if the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom launched a strong attack on Mingyue City, then the Shu Kingdom would definitely not sit idly by. When the time comes, whether the country takes the initiative to attack or defend, the lord only needs to go through the motions a little to gain the goodwill of both parties. By the time the Thousand Thunder Country is repulsed, Xuanyi Wuyi will fulfill the promise, and it must have been next spring. ”

Ao Chun was puzzled and said: "Do you mean that we want the two cities of Yaoguang and Liuyun?"

Xie Qingyan was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Don't the lord of the country want these two cities?"

Ao Chun: "Taking these two cities is equivalent to standing in the same camp with the Mo Kingdom and Xuanyi Wuji, and if you don't take these two cities, sooner or later they will be taken back by the Shu Kingdom." When the time comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to find a suitable opportunity if I want to take it. ”

Xie Qingyan had an epiphany: "So the lord of the country wants to take it, but he is worried that after taking these two cities, the lord of the kingdom Yun Ji will take the opportunity to break his promise, right?"

Ao Chun: "Exactly, after all, compared to these two cities, the widow values the armor of those Chiyan warriors more. Only by obtaining the armor of these Chiyan warriors can the widows conquer the world!"

Xie Qingyan pondered for a moment, and then hesitated: "If this is the case, Qingyan suggests that the lord of the country might as well give up these two cities." You can't have it both ways. ”

Ao Chun thought for a long time after hearing Xie Qingyan say this. In the end, Ao Chun frowned: "Does the widow still have to do what he asked in this letter?"

Xie Qingyan asked: "The armor of the main country is the armor of the Chiyan warriors, or do you want the two cities of Yaoguang Liuyun?"

Ao Chun: "Naturally, it is the armor of the Chiyan samurai. ”

Xie Qingyan hesitated.

Ao Chun frowned: "If you have any ideas, say them directly, and the widow won't blame you." ”

Xie Qingyan: "Qingyan suggests that the lord of the country do as requested in the letter, and wait until the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom is repelled, and the two cities of Yaoguang and Liuyun are presented without stain, and the lord of the country can return these two cities to the kingdom of Shu. In this way, in the future, if the lord of the kingdom of Shu, Yun Ji, breaks his promise and fails to offer the armor of the Chiyan warrior, the lord of the country can unite the entire Dongji countries to launch an encirclement and suppression of the kingdom in the name of "morality" and "faithfulness". ”

Hearing this, Ao Chun's frown gradually eased. For Xie Qingyan's words, Ao Chun still thought about it very seriously for a long time, and finally the Xia Kingdom Lord waved his sleeves, and his eyes fell on the faint candlelight on the table, "Just do as you say." ”

Xie lightly bowed and waved his hand: "No." ”

Then, Xie Qingyan returned the letter dictated by Xuanyi Wuzhi and written by Qianyu Yanyun to Ao Chun. Ao Chun finally read the letter again, and said disdainfully: "The world is unpredictable! The widow remembers that it was that Yun Fan who led the armies of the Shu Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom to destroy the Xuan Kingdom that wanted to rebel, and it only took a month. The widow thought that the bloodline of the Xuan Kingdom had already been slaughtered by Yun Fan in that war. Unexpectedly, in the end, not only did they leave a Xuanyi innocent, but also an extra ink-clothed cassia appeared, and successfully let them borrow the corpse to resurrect their souls. ”

Xie Qingyan recalled: "Whether it is the ink cassia or the Xuanyi unsullied, a country that has been destroyed can be reborn under the complex political pattern of Dongji." Lord, these two people should not be underestimated. ”

Ao Chun's gaze gradually deepened: "The widow has never underestimated this Xuanyi Innocence, but I really didn't expect that those rumors in the market turned out to be true." In the early years, the widow thought that this Moyi Cassia was just a rumor and lied about his identity as a descendant of the Xuanyi clan. The widow understands, after all, he established the Mo Kingdom on the land of the original Xuanguo, if he wants to appease the people, this trick is indeed very effective. As long as he makes his position clear to the widows and the princes of the world, as well as to the Son of Heaven, then no one will blame him. ”

Xie sighed lightly: "As long as Moyi Cassia has not said in public that he is related to the Xuanyi clan, then just based on these rumors, there is no way to do anything about him." After all, when the Xiji Eight Pillars invaded Jingwei Pass, Moyi Cassia also responded in time. ”

Ao Chun nodded: "This kid has always been very eye-catching." Putting these aside for the time being, now the widow is wondering if this ink-clothed cassia will target the widow if the dream country is destroyed. After all, the widow also participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Xuan Kingdom. ”

"The two invasions launched by Mexico against the country were both seized of the situation of internal strife or internal weakness. Xie thought lightly, "As long as our Xia Kingdom is strong enough, even if Mo Yi decidedly has this idea, then we can only endure it for the time being." ”

Ao Chun: "There is no constant strength in the world, and there is no constant weakness. The widow wondered what he would do if one day he let Moyi Cassia know the true reason for the destruction of the Xuanguo back then. ”

Xie Qingyan pondered for a moment, and then said, "As long as we can obtain the armor of the Chiyan Warriors before Moyi Cassia knows the truth about those past events, even if they unite with the Shu Kingdom at that time, we don't need to take it to heart. ”

"Will Moyi Cassia ally with his father's killer?"

"There are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Xie Qingyan smiled slightly, "It's hard to say what will happen in the future." ”

Ao Chun smiled, "If there really is such a day, it will be really interesting." ”

Xie said slowly: "Since ancient times, countries have competed for power and competed for the world. Back then, the lord of the country also exterminated the Xuan Kingdom together with the Shu Kingdom, and now the descendants of the Xuan Kingdom are not together with the lord of the country, and they will use the Shu Kingdom as a prey to share the food. ”

Ao Chun sighed: "Anyway, start with this letter. The country of Mexico and Xuanyi are unsullied, and the widow has to beware. ”

Xie Qingyan thought for a moment and said, "What about the Qianyu Clan?"

Ao Chun asked, "Do you think Thousand Feather Yanyun will sincerely ally ally with the Mo Kingdom or Xuanyi Wuji?"

Xie thought lightly: "It depends on what deal the head of the Thousand Feather Clan has made with Xuanyi Wuji. ”

Ao Chun said lightly: "When you think of it, tell me." Before that, what did Qianyu Yanyun do, just send someone to keep an eye on her, so you don't have to deliberately care about her. If I'm not mistaken, Ao Ye seems to like this girl. Now it seems that it is a pity. I hope she doesn't do anything stupid during this time. ”

Xie Qingyan hesitated for a moment, and then said, "No." ”

By this time, the clumsy fire on the table was more than half burned.

Ao Chun only remembered at this time that the woman outside the Greedy Tiger Pavilion was still waiting for his summons, so he said to Xie lightly: "Next, you will be responsible for the things mentioned in this letter." Basically, it's time to talk about it, and you're almost done talking with the widow tonight. You can call the woman in. ”

Xie listened lightly, and hesitated a little: "Do you want to call the national teacher to come in now?"

Ao Chun was stunned for a moment, "The world-famous "Three Words of the World", "Hidden Tiger", Xie Qingyan, why do you always lose an inch when the widow mentions that woman?"

Xie said lightly: "......"

Ao Chun sighed: "Don't let a third person know about these things that the widow told you tonight." When the national teacher asks, you just need to tell her the result. Don't say anything else, understand?"

Xie lightly bowed and waved his hand: "No."

Ao Chun sighed, "Go, you go and summon her in." I guess she was waiting outside and was about to fall asleep, and it wasn't too early. ”

Between the words, Xie Qingyan faced Ao Chun and slowly withdrew from the Greedy Tiger Pavilion.

In the process, Ao Chun turned his gaze to the wind and snow outside the window. After thinking about it, Ao Chun realized that he hadn't seen such a big snow in many years. At present, the entire Jibei is blocked by this heavy snowfall. Thinking of this, Ao Chun suddenly wondered how this Xuanyi Wuyun or Thousand Feathers of Smoke and Cloud used to deliver this letter to Xia Guo in such a timely and critical manner, and it was through the woman who was standing outside the door at the moment that the letter was passed to his hand.

The more Ao Chun thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

He began to recall the scene of his first acquaintance with this woman, and it seemed that it was also on such a snowy night. The woman was dressed in black, and her helpless gaze was slightly scarlet.

After thinking about it, the woman had already come to Ao Chun's face under the guidance of Xie Qingyan. Ao Chun did not speak. He looked at the woman in front of him coldly, but his heart kept thinking about the details of the past about the origin of this woman and many other aspects. And whether there is a connection between this woman and Xuanyi Wuji, or a thousand feathers and clouds, and what kind of connection will exist.

In the faint candlelight, the woman grinned and showed a sexy and bewitching smile. The plump figure looked extremely enchanting and seductive under the tightly wrapped black clothes. But Ao Chun was unmoved. Next to the woman, Xie Qingyan was like a stone statue bowing and waving his hands, silent.

In fact, in the Greedy Tiger Pavilion tonight, the conversation between Ao Chun and Xie Qingyan was all heard clearly by Yin Ci's hearing strengthened by "strange arts". As for what Ao Chun thinks of her, she actually knows it in her own heart.

Yin Ci didn't care about this, what she cared about more was what Ao Chun and Yun Ji talked about in the secret letter. and what kind of ulterior secrets are hidden in the past of the destruction of the Xuan Kingdom.

Thinking of this, the scarlet in Yin Ci's eyes became more and more intense.