At this time, because of Tang Kuan's graceful report, under the order of Empress Qi's anger today, the commander of the guards of the Inner Imperial City was leading a thousand-person royal guard army to rush towards the Shenlong Pavilion in a hurry. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although he had been mentally prepared, when he saw the scene in front of him, the commander was still stunned, the royal forest army was all over the ground, and the prince could still talk and laugh with Brother Xia Qi in it......

The commander of the guards stammered slightly and said to the two, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has an excuse...... Brother Xia Qi, please come along!"

For this, Yun Xuan couldn't help but laugh mockingly again. From the reaction of this commander, at least two things can be deduced: first, when Shi Luohua wants to kill someone, he rarely fails, otherwise the commander of the guard will not be so surprised to see that he can still stand well; second, most of the people killed by Shi Luohua must have the acquiescence of the empress, otherwise, how could they find this place so quickly......

In the central area of the Inner Imperial City, there is a natural lake with rippling blue waves, and the lake name is "Qilin". On its north shore is the central hall of the imperial city, compared to many ornate buildings, the power center of this imperial city seems a little simple, except for a lifelike bronze dragon lying on the top of the main hall, it is no longer dazzling.

Outside the thousand-step long staircase in front of the main hall, Yun Xuan was waiting for the summons with his hands, this natural Qilin Lake was the biggest scenery in front of him, and the sparkling waves were reflecting the palaces, Yun Xuan's heart couldn't help but flash a little dazed, thinking back to the beginning, he was just a subordinate of the Wu Mansion, but until today, he was fortunate to stand in the center of the palace of this Apocalypse Imperial City, and was still waiting for the empress to summon him, what kind of road did he go...... The process was bumpy and hard, and every footprint was so clear, but when I looked back blankly, everything seemed to be just a snap of my fingers......

Yun Xuan couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth, in recent days, memories have become his main theme...... You must know that in the past, memories were like subconscious enemies to him, and once they appeared in front of him, they had to be completely eliminated immediately.

But now, he's getting used to reminiscing and letting the feeling flow through his mind.

He told himself softly that he would stop running away and try to face it, but did this mean that deep down he had begun to accept this dream......

Just as he was in a trance, the sound of hurried footsteps behind him pulled him back to reality, and the voice of the guards came from behind, "Brother Xia Qi, Your Majesty summons!"

Yun Xuan nodded, cheered up, and strode towards the steps.

On the main hall of the imperial city, when Empress Li Qingshui, Li Wan'er's mother, was in the middle of today, Prince Shi Luohua stood aside with his hands in his hands, Yun Xuan lowered his head slightly, calmly stepped into the main hall, and slowly walked forward.

He quickly observed the surroundings with his peripheral eyes, in addition to the Tang family father and son on both sides of the main hall, there were some officials who had never seen before, but judging from their clothes, the official position should not be small. In an instant, he had a clear understanding of the number of people in this spacious hall, and even noticed the sound of long and looming breathing in the dark corners around the hall, Yun Xuan knew that these were the guards of the Apocalypse Imperial City, they were like shadows, forever hidden in the darkness, because their duty was to protect their emperor for generations.

At this moment, everyone stared at Yun Xuan tightly, and many people's eyes flashed with appreciation, after all, few people could walk so smoothly in such a magnificent hall and under the gaze of so many pairs of eyes, not to mention that according to the prince's previous report, this Xia Qi monk who came to the vast sea area actually defeated all five hundred elite Imperial Forest Army in a "friendly competition......

Even Her Majesty the Empress of the Apocalypse Imperial City was no exception, she even narrowed her eyes slightly, and she didn't even want to miss the slightest movement on Yun Xuan's body. Before, Shi Luohua told the truth of the incident in her ear, although it was only a few light words, but the general idea was already very clear: According to the report of the secret agent lurking in the Temple of the Apocalypse, Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess seemed to have great affection for this young monk, and had met alone more than once! According to the secret agent's description, Shi Luohua thought that a small civilian monk would definitely mistake Wan'er for life, so he decided to set up a situation to kill her, but he didn't expect this Xia Qi monk to be so strong......

Fortunately, he was a man who knew the times, and so things became what they are now......

Li Qingshui could intuitively feel that the heart of this Xia Qi monk in front of him was indeed as calm as he was on the surface! This is a very shocking fact, anyone who has faced five hundred elite Imperial Forest Army, after facing the threat of life and death, can still be so calm, you know, there are only two kinds of people in this world can do it: one is an idiot without wisdom, and the other is a strong person who has been wandering between life and death for many years, because they have long been accustomed to the breath of death, and death is as natural as breathing for them, so they can be so calm after life and death......

Such people are often appreciated and favored by the god of death, because they can always bring death at any time......

But how could such a person be just an unknown civilian monk?

More importantly, if this kind of person is not of use to me, then the disaster he will bring will be unpredictable to anyone......

In the short distance that Yun Xuan slowly went from far to near, Li Qingshui had already begun to fall into deep thought.

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Yun Xuan walked out of the central hall of the imperial city, everything was calm on the surface, as if nothing had happened before, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart, and even the beautiful scenery around him looked much darker.

Shi Luohua's intention is very obvious, that is, to pull himself into the same camp, the so-called co-creation of a great cause, this may be an opportunity that many people dream of, but this is not what Yun Xuan wants, because he hates to be involved in some kind of conspiracy of power struggle, and hates to be a pawn of others......

An old man dressed in the costume of an internal affairs supervisor stepped forward and beckoned Yun Xuan to follow, and then led Yun Xuan through the two columns of guards and walked towards the courtyard to the east.

Yun Xuan fell into deep thought, so that the old supervisor didn't hear what he was saying clearly, and he even had an impulse in his heart, wanting to leave this Apocalypse Palace that was bright on the outside but surging on the inside, but as soon as he thought of Li Wan'er's ardent expectations, the impulse disappeared without a trace like a deflated balloon.

He suddenly recalled what the master had said in the Chai Yuan - "The so-called fate is not irresistible, but can be resisted but must be accepted, such a future, probably, is the true face of fate......

Yun Xuan couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth, when he heard this sentence in the past, he only felt that the old man was playing tricks and showing off his depths, but now that he has this experience, he began to understand a little bit of the helplessness and embarrassment contained in this sentence. He followed the old master as he walked through the court paths, the green grass swaying in their direction, as if welcoming the guest from afar.

The old supervisor led Yun Xuan into a courtyard in the east of the central district, and said respectfully, "Lord Xia, this will be where you live." ”

Yun Xuan nodded, looked at the spacious and tidy courtyard, and asked casually, "By the way, where do they live with Lord Tang Kuan?"

The old supervisor replied: "Lord Tang Kuan will live in the West District. ”

Yun Xuan said "um", thinking to himself in his heart, Her Majesty the Empress must have taken me too seriously! For the Imperial Palace, this is a golden area, even an important minister of Tang Kuan's level can only live in the Western District, I can actually live in the Golden Region of the Central District, in terms of time, Shi Luohua does not have enough time to make these arrangements, it can only be the will of the Empress herself, what is her idea? Do you want to indirectly protect me, or do you want to buy me, or what special attempt......

The old supervisor lowered his head again and said, "During this time, the villain will always be at the side of the adult, and if the adult needs anything, he will do so." ”

Yun Xuan suddenly felt tired, he didn't like to speculate on other people's thoughts, but the reality always asked him to guess again and again, but with the idea of "if it comes, it will be safe", he nodded and said, "Okay, just, what should I call you?"

The old supervisor replied: "My lord, the villain's name is Zhao De, and his position is the supervisor of the fifth district of the middle temple. ”

Yun Xuan said solemnly: "Well, Director Zhao, I happen to be hungry. ”

So, the next moment, Yun Xuan was already having his lunch in front of a sumptuous feast. He gobbled up half of the table of food, suddenly raised his head, and turned his head to stare at Zhao De expressionlessly.

Zhao De was suddenly startled, and his upper body leaned back a little, but he quickly returned to normal, and asked respectfully: "My lord, may I ask what you want, is the food not to your liking?"

Yun Xuan shook his head and said, "The food is okay, but the taste is too light, Director Zhao, please order someone to make another table." ”

Zhao De bowed and said, "Yes, my lord, I'll go and prepare immediately." ”

When Zhao De was about to walk to the door, Yun Xuan said again: "Wait......"

Zhao De turned his head and bowed and asked, "What else do you have to order?"

Yun Xuan looked into Zhao De's eyes and asked with a smile, "Director Zhao, are you thinking in your heart, this guy hasn't eaten for a few days?"

Zhao De's face turned pale, his body bowed even lower, and he said in a trembling voice: "My lord said that he laughed, the slave has never thought of it like this." ”

Yun Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Just kidding, don't be nervous, Director Zhao, you can continue your work!"

"Yes, my lord......" Zhao De hurriedly said goodbye to the nervous monk and left the courtyard quickly.

Looking at Zhao De's back, Yun Xuan suddenly felt a burst of sadness, in the face of fate, anyone is humble, he didn't dare to offend himself, because he was just a slave in the palace, and he couldn't leave the palace, because of the fetters of feelings, anyone and everything, in the dark, it seems that arrangements have been made, at a certain moment, someone will meet someone, or will come to a certain place, something will happen......