In the backyard of Xia Mansion, the peach tree has not been modified by Xia Xiao The difference between the four seasons has always been sleeping, and it has not awakened. Many creatures have the habit of long-term dormancy, but humans do not, which is probably the reason why they gradually dominate the wilderness.

Under the tree, Xia Xiao glanced at the west, his heart trembled, and he didn't know what was going on. Ah Candle was studying the chess game on the side, and the chess pieces in her hand fell many times, and Xia Xiao occasionally told her that she couldn't play like that, a little like playing chess with herself. This time, Ah Candle found a good position by himself, and said happily after falling into chess:

"It's your turn!"

Xia Xiao smiled and looked at the chess game.

A candle this chess is good, put together into a cross, horizontal and vertical are three, in the next one is both sides, forming five stars. Ah Candle, a little brain, finally learned this simplest chess game. But at the corner, Xia Xiao already has three sunspots, and if one more falls at this time, the victory is in hand.

Because Xia Xiao's chess was so one move earlier than Ah Candle, the latter was surprised, let go of the puppy in his hand, and made him step on the chessboard. The chess pieces are like pearls on the ground, making a crackling sound.

"It's a shame that I almost won. ”

Ah Candle smiled, hugged the puppy when Xia Xiao picked up the chess pieces, and ran into the room happily. On such a cold day, I was still playing chess outside, and my toes were going to freeze. Xia Xiao followed behind her, smiling and doting, and the maids watched, envious of the rotten words, and dreamed of a man who pampered him like this.

While rubbing her hands, Xia Xiao said that Ah Candle was cheating, so she didn't admit it, raised the puppy to her face, and said strangely:

"I didn't cheat, you stinky man won't let me. ”

"If you hum again, I won't give you food. ”

"Hmph, don't try to scare me, Auntie cooks for me, so don't listen to you. ”

Xia Xiao was about to make a move, but Xia Jinghong came in, his face was serious, and his official uniform had not been changed.

"Xiao'er. ”

"Dad, why are you in such a hurry?"

"There is a message from the Holy One, and now I want to see you. ”

"See me, I'm now, isn't it okay to go directly to the Jinluan Palace?"

"Go to the imperial study, the saint said that he wants to see you privately. ”

Xia Xiao always felt that there was no good thing, but staying was also staying, so he took Ah Candle with him. Of course, the palace of the Goulong Bang clan was nothing in her eyes, not spectacular at all, but before she went out, Ah Candle asked:

"Do you want to change your clothes?"

"No, I don't. ”

Xia Xiao pulled Ah Candle and disappeared as soon as he went out. Xia Jinghong felt that he hadn't been notified in place, and he didn't ask how to get in, but Xia Xiao didn't care so much, and it was too ostentatious to walk in, so he flew in, otherwise what else could he do?

As soon as he arrived at the palace and saw the leafless hibiscus bushes everywhere, Xia Xiao's mood was not as good as before. If the saint uses Ji Yunying to talk about things again, he will also lose his temper.

Holding Ah Candle in his arms, Xia Xiao's wings spread out and landed in front of the imperial study. There was no one outside, and the cultivators secretly protected the Holy Lord, but in Xia Xiao's eyes, there was no place for darkness, because everything could be seen. Pushing the door in, closing it again, several of the eunuchs were bringing in luxurious chairs, and as for the saint, there was no trace of him.

A few eunuchs didn't expect Xia Xiao to come so early, and said respectfully:

"Please sit down for a moment. ”

Xia Xiao nodded, and they hurriedly went out, leaving only Xia Xiao and the two of them in the huge imperial study. Looking at the furnishings around him, Ah Candle couldn't help but say that the emperor is the emperor, and the writing house is so big, you can walk the horse. If Xia Xiao knew her thoughts and smiled, she could see that she looked around and asked:

"What are you looking at? Why don't you prepare the four treasures of the study and improvise a poem?"

"I don't, why don't you write?"

"You don't know this, the Imperial Study is a relatively private place, if you succeed in attracting the Holy Lord, you may be able to become the queen. ”

Ah Candle was about to get angry when a masculine man's voice came.

"I don't dare to rob you of a woman. ”

Xia Xiao smiled and saluted with Ah Candle.

"No courtesy, sit down!"

Xia Xiao and Ah Candle were not polite, they said that they would sit down, and they also asked the doubts in their hearts.

"Holy One, what do you command?"

"Don't be so serious, I called you here today to express my gratitude, but the situation is special, I can only receive you here, please don't be surprised. ”

"The saint is serious, the place of meeting is determined by the person, and not everyone can come to a more private place like the imperial study. ”

Ah Candle glanced at Xia Xiao secretly, and when he saw that he was serious, he couldn't help but laugh, but he was really a sycophant. Xia Xiao rolled his eyes angrily, thinking that if it weren't for my Lao Tzu being a loyal minister, I wouldn't be touting Yi Yi in another way here. However, he is indeed a generation of Ming monarchs, not very old, and his methods of reorganizing the government are very sophisticated.

"I am grateful that you can always think about Great Xia, and I know that your plan is indeed feasible. ”

Seeing that the saint got up, Xia Xiao also stood up, but he suddenly saluted, which made Xia Xiao say that he couldn't help it, but he still rubbed his hands and bent his waist. Xia Xiao hurriedly went to help, if he was seen by others, or spread out, wouldn't he be embarrassed. Xia Xiao always felt that this was not good, after all, there was a difference between the monarch and the minister, but it was okay to say that it was okay, sat back in his place, and said:

"After the official words, it's time to talk about private matters, I'm talking to you as a friend now, don't mind?"

"Of course not. ”

"Actually, I'm curious, even if you have the relics of the monk of Tanghua Temple and can control the demonic energy, it shouldn't be so easy to do this. ”

Ji Yi didn't know what to say, so he pointed to Xia Xiao and moved up and down, as if to say that he was no different from before. Even if there is a change, it is a good aspect, at least it looks taller, and there is a little evil on the face, which makes it more attractive in the mystery.

"Demonic energy is really difficult to control, after all, it is not a good thing, but it can be mastered by turning it into a tree like vitality, and then establishing a connection with the body. ”

"You have to be firm enough, right?"

"I should be, anyway, Master said that I am the only person in the world who can successfully translate theory into practice. My spiritual power can be described as the sea, and ordinary people are Fangtang Lake. ”

Xia Xiao's immodest comparison made Ji Yi raise his eyebrows. What the sea can do, the lake is really hard to emulate. But he still had some itching in his heart, so he asked unabashedly:

"Do you know how to control it?"

"You know, I know all the details. ”

Xia Xiao raised his head, and when he looked at Ji Yi, he was a little playful and expectant, as if he wanted to know what he was going to say. Casually mentioning it was curiosity, he could understand it, but after asking again and again, was there any wrong thoughts? Sure enough, Ji Yi withstood the pressure of his gaze and asked:

"You've fought with the Shenwei Legion of Nanshang, how do you think those guys were formed and cultivated?"

Xia Xiao recalled that those guys used to look like demons in his eyes, but now that he really fell into the Demon Dao, he realized that they were not even puppets of the Demon Dao. However, only the kind of defective products that hide people's ears and eyes can keep the five major forces from interfering.

"I don't know the detailed method, but I'm also a demon now, and I can probably guess that they have been deprived of pain, planted a vitality mark in their brains, and then repeatedly adjusted it to achieve the purpose of control. As for the embodiment of the power of the demonic path, it probably lies in the regulation of the qi of living beings. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Although it is not accurate that each person is unique, the vitality of each person is more or less coincidental, and it is not exactly the same. And it's simple to control one or two people, if you want to control hundreds of thousands of people, you must be strictly consistent, otherwise it will be chaotic. The purpose of the existence of that kind of army is to fight, and if it cannot fully exert its strength, it is a useless failure. ”

Xia Xiao sniffed some clues and asked with a smile:

"Holy Lord, why do you ask this?

Rubbing his hands back and forth, Ji Yi, who didn't know how to speak, listened to Xia Xiao's proposal first, and nodded firmly. Before the victory, he completely ignored how others saw him, whether he was a faint monarch or scolded him for not being considerate of the soldiers, he had to defend the country, live up to his father's hand over the country, and live up to the high hopes of his father-in-law.