Anyone can hear that the emperor's anger has reached the limit of exploding, but Huang Guozhong and the crown prince still stand here bravely, without the slightest intention of giving up.

Huang Guozhong was unceremonious, and immediately asked: "May I ask Deputy Head Xiao, why did you suddenly resign from the position of commander before the departure of the Western Expeditionary Army?" Also, where did you go during the month of the crusade against the Demon Dao and the three months after the return of the army? ”

Sure enough, Huang Guozhong's opening is a very sensitive question, Xiao Zhang must answer carefully, if he is not careful, he will be caught by Huang Guozhong, then it will be a big deal!

Xiao Zhang did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "If this is my personal problem, then do I have the right to keep my privacy?" ”

Huang Guozhong sneered: "As a court elite appointed by His Majesty, you don't want to serve the country, but you escaped at the most critical moment, if you don't give a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid you can't say it, right?" ”

"Okay, then I'll explain." Xiao Zhang shook his head helplessly, "As a protégé of Zhuge Thatched Cottage, and even the spiritual concept of Thatched Cottage, that is four words, and there is no dispute with the world." These four words represent the attitude of the protégé of the grass hall, so I resigned from the position of commander and returned to the grass hall to practice quietly. ”

Huang Guozhong said again: "You lie! Princess Lanxiang is also a protégé of Zhuge Thatched Cottage, why can she lead the army to the Demon Path? Could it be that she is not good at learning and does not understand the spiritual concept of the cottage? ”

Xiao Zhang was not in a hurry, and said: "Princess Lanxiang is the blood of the royal family, and the Western Expedition is of great significance to the imperial court and to the royal family, so she has some unshirkable responsibilities, and she should go to the army." ”

Although this statement sounded a bit strong, Huang Guozong refuted it unreasonably, and his old face turned pale and trembled with anger.

At this time, the crown prince stood up and said, "Xiao Zhang, let me ask you, you can say that you have no quarrel with the world, but there is a question, when His Majesty appointed you as the commander of the army, why didn't you refuse on the spot?" On the contrary, you refused before the army left, I'm afraid there is a hidden conspiracy in this, right? ”

Xiao Zhang was still unhurried, and still forced his words: "I didn't understand the concept of the grass hall at that time, and I didn't suddenly have an epiphany until the army left. ”

As soon as this explanation came out, let alone the crown prince and Huang Guozhong, even the emperor frowned, indeed, Xiao Zhang's explanation was almost nonsense.

The prince laughed loudly, full of contempt and disdain: "Ridiculous, what a ridiculous! It's ridiculous that the dignified Zhuge Thatched Cottage would allow a person who doesn't understand the rules to join! ”

Xiao Zhang looked like he was not stingy, and he didn't pay attention to the prince's ridicule at all.

The prince said again: "You said that you have been meditating in the thatched hall, but the palace received a report from the subordinates, saying that before the departure of the imperial army, I saw you enter and leave the grass hall several times, and now, you have returned to the soul capital with Xiang'er, how do you explain this?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "It turns out that His Highness has been sending people to monitor the grass hall?" This seems to be against His Majesty's will, right? As far as I know, His Majesty has had a mutual non-interference pact with Caotang a long time ago, and His Highness is so blatant, I'm afraid it's a little unreasonable, right? ”

The prince was about to speak, but Xiao Zhang preemptively said: "Besides, with my cultivation and my identity as a protégé of the grass hall, how can I easily let the few shrimp soldiers and crabs under His Highness grasp the whereabouts?" I wonder if Your Highness is laughing at me, or is he laughing at the thatched cottage? ”

At this time, the prince was speechless, he couldn't say that he still had some personal guards who were almost secret guards of the imperial court.

Seeing that the crown prince was defeated, Huang Guozhong immediately took his place and said, "Your Majesty, the minister asked for Xiao Zhang to take off his shirt. ”

The emperor was slightly stunned and asked, "What is the purpose of this?" ”

Huang Guozhong said: "After Xiao Zhang takes off his shirt, the minister will explain." ”

The emperor looked at Xiao Zhang, his eyes flickering, as if he was asking for Xiao Zhang's opinion.

But for Xiao Zhang, where is this to solicit opinions, it is clear that he directly gave an order. Although he didn't understand Huang Guozhong's intentions, Xiao Zhang was not ambiguous, and took off his shirt after dividing it by two, revealing his strong and sturdy upper body.

Huang Guozhong took a closer look at Xiao Zhang's upper body, and then said, "Xiao Zhang, as a cultivator, you should have experienced countless battles large and small to achieve today's achievements, right?" ”

"That's nature." Xiao Zhang nodded, but still didn't understand what Huang Guozhong meant.

Huang Guozhong said again: "In this case, how can you be so clean and smooth, without the slightest scar?" According to the general reasoning, I'm afraid it's a little unreasonable, right? ”

Xiao Zhang seemed to understand a little, so he said: "To be ashamed, I have never lost in the past battles, so it is not impossible not to be injured." ”

"You're so unashamed!" Huang Guozhong laughed mockingly, "But all cultivators have never been unharmed. Even His Majesty, all the way to the present, is still scarred. You said that you have never been injured, but even Your Majesty can't compare to you? ”

Huang Guozhong's move was ruthless enough, and he directly pulled the emperor over as a shield, so that Xiao Zhang didn't dare to fight back at all.

Xiao Zhang had to say vaguely: "I have excellent medical skills, and repairing scars is not a problem." ”

Huang Guozhong ignored Xiao Zhang's sophistry and continued: "It is said that there is a kind of exercise on the mainland called Elephant Invisible. Not only can you repair the wound at will, but you can also change the appearance at will, which is difficult to prevent. ”

As soon as these words came out, the emperor and the crown prince immediately looked at Xiao Zhang, indeed, this kind of exercise was only possessed by the second-level Qinglong Sect before, and it would never be passed on. Hearing Huang Guozong say this at this moment, the curiosity of the two was suddenly aroused.

Being stared at directly by the emperor and the crown prince, Xiao Zhang was a little uncomfortable, and said: "What does the prime minister mean that I have an elephant invisible?" ”

Huang Guozhong looked at Xiao Zhang and sneered, "Isn't it? ”

At this time, the emperor couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Zhang, do you have any elephants invisible?" ”

Xiao Zhangcai refused to admit it, and was just about to continue arguing, but a voice suddenly sounded in his mind: "In front of Your Majesty, it's best not to hide it, Your Majesty is unfathomable, and he will definitely find out your details." ”

Xiao Zhang immediately heard that this was Xuanyuan Due's use of power to transmit the sound, although he was a little annoyed with Xuanyuan Due, but I don't know when he started to have an inexplicable sense of trust in this person.

So, he nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister does have an elephant invisible. ”

The Emperor seemed intrigued by this, and asked, "How?" ”

Xiao Zhang said: "When the Qinglong Sect was destroyed, the minister was still a disciple of the Xuanwu faction, and it was by chance that the minister got the elephant invisible. As for what kind of opportunity it was and how it was obtained, it was inconvenient for the minister to go into details, because this was the minister's privacy as a cultivator. ”

The Emperor nodded, not continuing to ask.

Huang Guozhong continued: "According to the eyeliner report arranged by the minister in the Demon Dao, the traces of Xuanyuan Decision were found in the Demon Dao. However, as we all know, Xuanyuan has returned to Xuanyuan City's hometown to save his relatives, and this can also be confirmed by Chen's eyeliner in Xuanyuan City. Then, one of these two Xuanyuan decisions must be fake. Moreover, since the pretense can be seamless, presumably the impostor must have cast the elephant invisible. ”

(End of chapter)