When Long Ji saw this scene, he knew that his advice had failed. He sighed and knelt on the ground: "The minister knows that he has made a big mistake, and he refuses to live, but only asks His Highness to bury my ashes in Jicheng and reunite me with my family." ”

"Uncle Long, don't do this. I know you're kind, but I'm really not reconciled. You don't want to die, we have come all the way, only you and Chu Huaiyi are still by my side. ”

Long He was quite moved in his heart, but he did commit the crime of defrauding the king. After thinking about it, he felt even more ashamed, and suddenly relented, grabbed his left arm with his right hand, and ripped his left arm off.

"Uncle Long!" Looking at Long Ji, whose left arm was broken and drenched in blood, how could Nayu not be distressed, and hurriedly rushed to his side, intending to cast a spell to rescue.

"Don't dare to work Your Highness. The dragon hurriedly stepped back, letting the blood flow. "The minister's death crime can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, this arm is regarded as the minister's death once! Otherwise, the minister can only kill himself. ”

"Uncle Long, you—" Nayu's tears welled up and she choked up. "You go and heal your wounds, Lonely all understands. ”

"I also hope that Your Highness, with the restoration of the country as your business, you must not be careless. The dragon bowed down and bowed again, exited the main courtyard, and went to heal his wounds.

......

The old man's heart had not been shriveled after being out of his body for too long, it was still ruddy, as if it was still transporting blood, showing tenacious vitality.

The dense dragon patterns on the heart are clearly visible, shining with blood-red light from time to time, making people dare not approach.

**Looking at the heart placed in the center of the basement of the Shouzang Pavilion, there is no sadness or joy on his face. However, Dugu Ming and the others were like wolves surrounding the lamb, observing the heart with green eyes.

Just now, His Majesty's will came from the Taiji Palace. first talked about the process of Shi Yuanji's killing of Zhiclaw, although it was brief but extremely beautiful. Then he explained the origin of this heart, and asked Tang Wanyuan to send someone to study it.

How dare Tang Wanyuan slack off? Hurriedly summoned all the masters of the Chengyun Pavilion, and expressed the importance of this heart in earnest words. Considering the praise of Shi Yuanji in the holy decree, he handed over the study of the heart directly to **, and said that this research should be based on **, and at the same time, he should listen to Shi Yuanji's opinions more.

For Shi Yuanji, Tang Wanyuan's sycophants did not arouse much interest in him, and the study of the old man's heart was a major matter in his heart. But to his delight, there were so many Masters involved, which meant he could learn more.

"This thing...... The Heart of the Claw, the Holy Decree, I guess so. "Guo Jiao is not a few years older than Shi Yuanji, he is still young, and he is still a little breathless. "The dragon pattern on this is really unusual, it doesn't look like a ...... Mortal things. ”

"The Sweet Claw, in ancient mythology, is the oracle of the Celestial Wolf. "** Speak out at the right time.

"That's right. Dugu Ming nodded and said. "It is said that in the era of the flood and famine, the wolf once tried in vain to occupy Pangu Tian, so he sent his claws to knock down Buzhou Mountain, causing the sky to tilt a corner, and sent troops to attack Pangu Tian. Later, the great god Nuwa mended the heavens and saved the world, and destroyed all the claws, so that we mortals could survive. ”

When Guo Jiao heard this, he was shocked: "That claw has appeared now, does it mean that the star demon of the wolf is about to move?" Yuan Ji, you killed this claw, are you sure that the owner of this heart is the claw?"

"That's right, after he committed suicide, he gave me his heart and confessed it himself. Shi Yuanji recalled the scene of the old man's suicide, and couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.

As soon as he finished speaking, the huge basement suddenly became quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin falling on the ground.

Seeing this scene, he had to cough dryly and preside over the overall situation: "This is not the point of the matter, you are here, it is Your Majesty's will, and we cannot let Your Majesty down." ”

"Guo Xijiu, you take your students to first copy down the dragon pattern on your heart, and patiently study its arrangement, arrangement, and function. ”

"Dugu Ming, you take your junior brothers and sisters to inquire about the records of the claws. To be detailed, look for cases that are similar to those of this heart owner. ”

After seeing that everyone was working step by step, ** looked at Shi Yuanji with deep meaning.

"Yuanji, you come with me. ”

Shi Yuanji followed ** to his study, and saw Hu Dan here. He stood in front of the bookshelf, holding a book and reading it carefully, apparently waiting for a long time.

** and Shi Yuanji saluted Hu Dan slightly, which can be regarded as having seen.

He asked a little anxiously, "What did your master say about this when he was alive?"

Shi Yuanji said solemnly: "Two hundred thousand years ago, he used the power of Xuan Ming to fight against the Heavenly Wolf, and he didn't know much about the Divine Claw. The piece of Tiankui jade he gave me was used to check the miracles of Pangu Heaven. However, when it comes to finding the claw, it is obviously not possible. ”

Hu Dan put the book back on the bookshelf and said calmly: "Your Majesty told me about my heart this morning, and I rushed over with the holy decree. After talking with Liu Fuji, I realized that you are not only the person favored by Xi and the great gods, but also a god as a master. ”

Take a deep breath, sit down in your chair, and pinch your temples with your hands, trying to relax yourself.

"Say, Yuanji, how long do we mortals have left?" Hu Dan smiled and stared intently into Shi Yuanji's eyes.

Shi Yuanji's face was gloomy, and he paused and said, "I don't know. ”

"If only there were other gods who would help us. **Leaning back in his chair, his tone was very cold.

Seeing the performance of **, Shi Yuanji was glad that he had entered his door. In the confusion of the crowd, he was the only one who realized the real danger.

The smile on Hu Dan's face was as warm as the sunshine in spring, and he comforted: "Liu Servant, there is no need to be so decadent. It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. ”

"It is said that this wolf god has been recorded in the flood era, and he has not revealed his arrangement until now. This shows that there are restrictions on what he wants to descend on Pangutian. You don't have to sigh, we still have time. ”

** Stood up and bowed slightly: "The prime minister taught him, but he didn't know what happened when the prime minister came alone and secretly?"

"You can also see that there is going to be a war. Hu Dan's smile diminished slightly. "The matter of the wolf is still far away, but the elf side is very close. Judging from the original intelligence, the ghost side integrated the resources of the Goolong Kingdom very quickly. ”

"Originally, I thought it would take at least five years for them to march to Dayu. But looking at it now, I'm afraid that in less than two years, there will be a skirmish in the brand. ”

"Liu Fuji, you have a reputation among veterans, and Your Majesty hopes that you can gather them to serve the country. Hu Dan spoke earnestly and gently patted **'s shoulder.

**'s expression became ugly, and he looked like he wanted to say something.

Hu Dan didn't show an impatient expression, but squinted his eyes and asked softly: "What, Liu Fuji, do you don't want to do it or are you in trouble?"

"It's difficult. Say this with difficulty.

Hu Dan nodded thoughtfully, turned around, squinted his eyes and asked Shi Yuanji, "Yuanji, I know the process of you getting that heart from Jing Muxuan. I guess you know what your teacher's so-called difficulties are, right?"

"I can think of some reasons, and if there are mistakes or omissions, I hope that my seniors will give me advice. Shi Yuanji recalled the old man's experience and had some thoughts in his heart.

"Tell me about it. Hu Dan said calmly.

Shi Yuanji took a deep breath, and his voice trembled a little: "In a word, the imperial court owes too much to the veterans and too much to the people. ”

Seeing that Hu Dan did not stop him, Shi Yuanji continued: "As far as I know, Your Majesty has been carrying out the official rent of the first emperor since he ascended the throne, and the reason for this is that the treasury is empty. ”

"But is the emptiness of the treasury really the small amount of official rent? Otherwise, where did so many displaced people come from in the north? Why did they give up their land and wander?"

"The old man was owed money by the imperial court, and the land was annexed by the local family, so he fled here. But the question is, why didn't he go and become a tenant for the big ones?"

"To be honest, I don't know. What I don't know is why the imperial court didn't provide disaster relief when the great drought came, and why did it set up a defense line to prevent them from escaping?"

When Hu Dan heard this, he sighed lightly and said in a whisper: "The imperial court is actually for disaster relief, but it's just ......."

In the study, the three of them were silent, and the air seemed to freeze.