Chapter 170: The Emperor of Circle Fans!

Of course, "The Legend of the West Chamber" is also a famous book in Chinese history, and it is quite well-known, and of course it is also awesome.

But in terms of artistic achievements, it is several streets behind "Dream of Red Mansions".

However, Yun Zhonghe's "The Story of the East Chamber", most of which is copied from "The Story of the West Chamber", is originally a work with a very high degree of completion, and it is also a masterpiece.

Coupled with the earth-shattering reversal, the devilish details hidden in front.

So it became the first book in the world, horror and suspense, and a shocking reversal.

The first book in the history of world literature, of course, brought a powerful impact.

It's like some cult movies, or some last-minute thriller and suspense movies.

In terms of film artistic achievements, it is inferior to the classics.

For example, Hitchcock's suspense movie "The Psychopath" is definitely not as good as Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" in film history.

But for the vast majority of viewers, the impact of "Psychopath" will exceed that of "Seven Samurai".

Because the final reversal was too terrifying.

Emperor Wan Yun had never seen this type, so he was directly stimulated.

Not only "Psycho", but also movies such as "Fight Club", which have a supreme position in the hearts of some fans.

And in this world, the thriller suspense of the crane in the clouds is the first book in the world.

The impact is certainly amazing.

The artistic achievement of "The Stone Record" is very high, and it is getting higher and higher, but the emperor does not like it, and even instinctively rejects it, because the resentment in the book is too deep.

But for this "East Chamber", Emperor Wanyun really couldn't put it down, and even went to the front to find the hidden devil details.

"This Cui Yingying's brush is actually made of human bones and human hair. ”

"Her oil lamp turned out to be corpse oil, and it was a ghost fire that was lit. ”

"She went to the grave, and there were eighteen unclaimed graves in all. ”

"Zhang Duanming and Cui's mother have already had an adulterous affair, and Cui's mother has repeatedly opposed the marriage of the two because of jealousy?"

"This Cui Yingying goes to meet a scholar who is rushing to Beijing to take the exam every day, is she just talking to the civil official? As a nobleman, our Wei Guogong went to desperately go with the civil official group. ”

"Interesting, interesting......" His Majesty the Emperor closed the book.

"Actually, I found out before that Ao Xin's son is very interesting, but I didn't expect it to be so so, so talented. Emperor Wanyun said: "Is this fat man Ao Xin's own son, Lao Tzu is so old-fashioned and stubborn, but his son is so clever." ”

"In recent times, one worry after another, but this book has brought me a little excitement and joy. Ao Yu, this kid is good, not bad!"

The great eunuch Hou Zheng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, is there still a house in the Mansion of the Marquis of Nulang?"

"Copy, of course!" the emperor said coldly.

"Besides, it's just a raid, and it also makes Ao Xin sober up. ”

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During this time, the emperor was really enraged by Ao Xin.

I've never seen such a paranoid person, and I'm not killing you, I'm just chilling you for the time being.

Let you bear the responsibility for the defeat and give an explanation to the people of the world.

As a result, Ao Xin denied it in court, saying that he was not responsible for the defeat.

So, it was said that he had secretly let go of the 100,000 army of the Great Win Empire and committed a great crime.

As a result, Ao Xinyi said that he was acting on orders, and he was also not guilty, and he kept saying that letting go of the 100,000 troops of the Great Win Empire was completely for the good of the Great Zhou Empire.

In the imperial history, Cheng scolded him as a traitor who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

As a result, Ao Xin publicly refuted in the court, exposing the ugliness of these civilian and noble groups during the Great War.

You keep saying that you are not afraid of death, but a few months before the war, you transferred your possessions from the northern border.

You keep saying that you are willing to die for your country, but before you go to war, your son either falls off his horse or suddenly becomes seriously ill, just to avoid being drafted.

Another example is a certain official, who shoddy grain and grass and made a fortune himself.

On that day, Ao Xin stunned the entire court.

The emperor is also going to be angry.

What do you mean? You are so unhappy to let you carry such a black cauldron? Do you want to drag the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty into the water?

Obviously, this turmoil doesn't need to be so big, are you determined to cause an uproar, are you going to make the situation turbulent?

But Ao Xin is so tenacious and so strong in combat, it is really difficult to come up with specific charges to take him down at once.

For example, he let go of the 100,000 troops of the Daying Empire without permission, Ao Xin only said that he had been ordered by the secret order, and he had not yet said that he was given an edict, nor did he say that the great eunuch next to the emperor who conveyed the edict.

But if it's really hard for him, he really says everything.

At that time, how could the emperor step down?

Is this to put the charge of privately winning the empire's 100,000 troops on the emperor's head?

The emperor knew that it could not be delayed any longer.

At this time, Lin Xiang appeared again, and he offered a strange plan.

One day, a twist and turn directly knocked down the angry waves.

Southern Zhou Empire, the only king with a different surname, Shi Bian, the king of Zhenhai.

I had said before that the King of Zhenhai of the Southern Zhou Empire, the Shi family was located in the southernmost part of the Southern Barbarians, but he was not a Southern Barbarian, but a traitor of the Great Xia Empire, and after fleeing to the Southern Barbarians, he became a pirate.

After decades of development, the Shi family's pirates have become stronger and stronger, almost monopolizing all smuggling in a radius of thousands of miles, and possessing a sharp and powerful fleet.

After the development was reached to the extreme, the Shi family returned to the land from the sea and occupied one land after another.

The entire Nanban, with more than two or three million square kilometers and countless small countries, is really the kind of person who doesn't know how many people are kings and how many people are hegemons.

The Shi family rose rapidly and immediately became a hegemon on the land of the Southern Barbarians, with a territory of 600,000 square kilometers at its peak, and the Shi family was backed by the sea, with countless wealth, and countless weapons.

If this continues, it is very likely that the Shi family will be able to unify the entire Nanban and establish another empire in the future.

But at this time, the Southern Zhou Empire was revived, and from the state of twilight, it became like the sun and the sky, and Emperor Tianyan set a strategy for the southern expedition.

As a result, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Southern Zhou Empire entered the Southern Barbarians.

The end of these small lords of the Nanban has come, and they have been destroyed one after another. Even if the Shi family is strong, it can't resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Southern Zhou Empire.

In just a few decades, the more than one million square kilometers of Nanban became the new territory of the Southern Zhou Empire.

Including the Shi family's cities on land, all of them fell.

However, the Shi family is backed by the sea, and has a foundation in piracy, so they can rely on maritime trade to obtain a steady stream of strategic materials.

As a result, the Shi family began the process of surrendering and rebelling.

When the army of the Southern Zhou Empire was there, the Shi family was very well-behaved and hibernating. But as soon as the army was gone, they immediately returned from the sea and attacked the city and plundered the land.

Therefore, in the last ten years, almost all the wars of the Southern Zhou Empire in the Southern Barbarians took place with the Shi family.

This will not work, this kind of war will completely outweigh the losses, and it can only waste national strength.

So Ao Xin proposed, doesn't your Shi family just want to tear the earth and seal the king?

Okay, okay, I'll go talk to His Majesty the Emperor.

As a result, the negotiation was completed, the Shi family split the soil and became the king, and the entire Zhenhai Province was the territory of the Shi family, and Shi Bian became the only king with a different surname in the Southern Zhou Empire.

Then, the Shi family never rebelled again, but in the name of the King of the Great Zhou Zhenhai, they suppressed wave after wave of local disturbances on the Nanban Continent.

Moreover, the Shi family also contracted one-third of the maritime trade of the Southern Zhou Empire, bringing astronomical taxes to the imperial court every year.

Of the three cities of the Southern Zhou Empire, one of them was in Zhenhai City.

Therefore, in the entire Southern Zhou Empire, who is the most powerful courtier, is Shi Bian, the king of Zhenhai.

He had fiefdoms, military power, fleets, and astronomical amounts of silver.

Shi Bian, the son of Zhenhai King Shi Bian, spent most of his time studying in the capital, and he also had the meaning of being a proton.

And this prince of Zhenhai is the most unprovoked person in the entire Southern Zhou Empire, and there is no one.

Because his family is awesome, his father is awesome, so he can walk sideways anywhere.

So there has always been a saying, it is better to mess with the prince than to mess with Zhenhaizi.

That is to say, in the Southern Zhou Empire, if you provoke a certain prince, it may not be very fatal. But if you provoke Shi Guang, the prince of Zhenhai, you will basically die, and no one will be able to save you.

And Shi Guang, the king of Zhenhai who is soaring into the sky, has today's power and prestige, the first thing to thank is Ao Xin.

Because of this tearing the earth and sealing the king, he went to talk to the emperor, of course, it was still Emperor Tianyan who was on the throne at that time.

And this time, King Zhenhai's recital impeached Ao Xin, sprinkled with thousands of words.

A total of three major crimes were impeached.

The first is to solicit huge bribes from the Shi family.

The second item is to use the fleet of the Shi family to smuggle and sell strategic materials for the army.

The third item is that during the period of the Southern Barbarians, he used his power to develop the army privately.

Along with this impeachment note, there is also a thick stack of evidence, the list of privately developing the army, using the account book of the fleet to smuggle and sell military supplies, and the account book of soliciting bribes from the Shi family.

The army developed privately exceeded 20,000 people.

The use of army smuggling, plus the amount of bribes solicited, exceeded three million taels of silver.

Who is King Zhenhae?

Now the largest vassal king of the Southern Zhou Empire, at this critical moment, the Southern Barbarians must not be chaotic.

And the key to the chaos of the Southern Barbarians lies in the King of Zhenhai.

King Zhenhai's impeachment of Ao Xin, how amazing the weight is, this is not only an impeachment, but also a threat.

Ao Xin was furious above the court.

I asked for a bribe from the Shi family?!

That's because at that time, the army marched south, there was no military spending, and the military salary could not be paid, and the Shi family was the general of the defeated army, of course I wanted him to ask for silver and pay the soldiers?

I use the fleet for smuggling?

I am in Nanban to quell the rebellion, thousands of miles away from the hinterland of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, should I wait for the grain to be transported from the land thousands of miles away?

Of course I have to call on the Shi family's fleet to transport weapons and food?

And when necessary, it is necessary to buy grain from other countries in the maritime trade market.

As for the private development of the army, it would be even more ridiculous, I was in the southern barbarians to quell the rebellion, how could it be enough to rely on the imperial army? Of course, we had to recruit second-line troops in the local area to rule the barbarians and maintain law and order.

The silver I demanded, the supplies I smuggled with the fleet, a total of millions of taels of silver, can one or two go into my pocket?

Everything I do is for the sake of the empire, but for my own interests?

But......

This argument is useless.

Ao Xin is too straight, he will admit everything he has done. What has not been done, absolutely do not recognize.

But the things he did in the land of Nanban, what he could do and couldn't say, once he said it, it was a confession.

So, above the court, Ao Xin was pointed out by Qianfu.

The emperor issued an order to deprive Ao Xin of all official positions and put him in Zongzheng Temple Prison.

Then the minister of Qin sent the minister to leave Beijing and go to Jiangzhou, where he ordered Jiangzhou to be assisted by the Taishou and raid the Marquis of Nulang's mansion.

So far!

The first casualty of this political storm appeared, the angry wave Hou Aoxin.

Although there was a slight mistake, despite Ao Xin's reluctance, he still took responsibility for this defeat and carried the black cauldron.

So far!

At that time, the three giants who conquered the Metropolitan Governor of the Northern University all fell.

Duke Zhou Xu died, Zhou Li's eldest prince was detained, and now Ao Xin, Marquis of Nulang, has also fallen.

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The Marquis of Fury's Mansion!

Three thousand soldiers blocked the waters surrounding the Marquis of Fulang's mansion.

Lord Chincha came out and read out the holy decree.

The decree of the Southern Zhou Emperor has always been very concise.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, raid the Marquis of Nulang's mansion, and admire this!"

Mrs. Liu, the Marquis of Nulang, knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Obey the order." ”

Then, the hundreds of disabled warriors of the Angry Waves Mansion did not put up any resistance.

The army brought by Lord Qincha suddenly poured into the Marquis of Fulang's mansion and officially raided the house.

Every treasure, every tael of silver, and every thing in the house must be registered.

Adjacent to the Marquis of Fulang's Mansion, there are also three mansions of the Ao family.

In order to reward Ao Xin's merits, Emperor Tianyan made his three brothers earls.

Now, the Marquis Mansion of Nulang has been raided, but the other three earls of the Ao family are safe and sound.

Ao Ting, Ao Jing and the others, standing in the attic, looked at all this coldly.

Is this a real fire-watching from the other side?

Your Ao family is completely developed by Ao Xin. And now Ao Xin is behind the defeat and has been raided.

Instead of helping, your Ao family fell into the trap and even drew a line with Ao Xin early.

The ancestor Ao Ting even kept saying that he could kill his relatives in righteousness, and completely expelled Ao Xin's family from the family tree.

At this time, I saw the scene of the Ao family raiding the house.

Count Ao Jing even shouted: "Seeing him rise from a tall building, watching him feast on his guests, seeing his building collapse." ”

"Hahahaha, Ao Xin, you deserve it, you deserve it!"

"Heaven sends justice, kill the national thief!"

Hearing Count Ao Jing's chanting, the people next to him couldn't stand it anymore.

Although Ao Xin has passed over, he is also your Ao Jing's own brother, if it weren't for his great military exploits, how could you become an earl, you are just a rich man at most, how can you become an imperial nobleman?

Emperor Tianyan just didn't want to give Ao Xin the title of duke, but Ao Xin's credit was too great, so he made your brother an earl.

As a result, instead of being grateful, you once took away his family business, and now you have to gloat.

It's really wolf-hearted.

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A few hours later, the raid was over.

The minister looked at the account book and frowned: "Just such a little silver? King Zhennan's impeachment recital said that Ao Xin was greedy for at least three million taels of silver, and now your mansion has a total of less than 200,000 taels of silver, where did the money go?"

The crane in the cloud sneered in his heart.

The Marquis of Nulang is indeed not short of money, because there are thousands of acres of fertile land, plus Ao Xin's fortune is very high, and his ancestors have also accumulated a lot of belongings.

But the ancestors' belongings were all taken away by Ao Ting and others.

So it's good to have these 200,000 taels of silver.

As for the Marquis of Nulang, Ao Xin is greedy for three million taels of silver? Are you really confused, or are you fake?

This person can't tolerate sand in his eyes, let alone three million taels of silver, he didn't greed for a tael of silver, but he also pasted a lot of silver.

"Three million taels of silver. Tai Shouwei Chi Duan said coldly: "These are the people's fat and people's ointment, these are the hard-earned money of the people, where are you hiding it, and you still don't invite it?"

Yun Zhonghe sneered: "If you want money, you have to die!"

Tai Shouwei Chi Duan said: "Do you really think that I don't dare to arrest you?

With an order, several samurai pounced on thousands and directly captured the crane in the clouds.

"Don't catch me, don't catch me. Mrs. Liu, the Marquis of Fulang, pounced.

"Mother, don't make trouble, don't make trouble, ...... obediently" Yun Zhonghe said loudly: "Find a place to live, Ning Ning, take good care of your mother, do you know?"

Ao Ningning's eyes were red, and he held back his tears and nodded vigorously.

"Take me away and put me in jail. Taishou maintained a short order, and Ao Yu was escorted into the prisoner car.

In normal times, Mrs. Fulanghou would definitely go crazy, and even kill someone, let alone replace her body.

But Ao Yu said, don't make a mistake, don't ruin the plan.

He Ao Yu must go to the prison this time, otherwise he will be finished when the bomb explodes next.

When this deadly bomb exploded, Ao Yu was the most innocent and safest only by hiding in prison.

Lord Qincha said coldly: "Madam, please! We have prepared a place for you to live in the official post in Jiangzhou." ”

Mrs. Fulang said, "Am I arrested?"

"Not yet, just residential surveillance. Lord Qincha said: "I have a list in my hand, which happens to be provided by the people of your Ao family, and everyone in it is clear. Then I will begin to name everyone, and no one must be left out, lest you go to the tip, or do evil, or destroy the evidence of your crimes. ”

Who provided this list? Of course, it's the old ancestor Ao Ting.

Mrs. Fulang said, "Then can I go home and pack some things?"

"No!" Wei Chiduan sneered: "This Angry Langhou Mansion has been completely sealed, and the next property that belongs to the empire does not belong to you." ”

"Come on, put a seal!" Tai Shouwei Chi Duan said: "No one is allowed to enter the next place." Those who dare to enter will be killed. ”

Then, every part of the entire Marquis of Fury was sealed, even a vase.

"Let's go!"

With an order, Taishou Wei Chi Duan escorted Ao Yu in the prisoner car and headed towards Taishou Mansion.

Lord Qincha escorted the Marquis of Nulang's wife, Liu, and hundreds of people from the Marquis of Nulang's Mansion to the Jiangzhou Guanyi for residential surveillance.

Along the way, the maids of the Marquis of Fulang couldn't help but cry.

More and more people cried, more and more, and finally the crying shook the sky.

Mrs. Liu, the Marquis of Nulang, did not cry, her eyes looked at the sky, and she did not let the tears flow.

Her heart was filled with endless anger and endless unwillingness.

Why?

Her husband Ao Xin, loyal, and what meritorious service did he make for the Great Zhou?

Nanban has more than 1 million square kilometers, most of which were fought by Ao.

Everyone else is powerful, and the officials are getting bigger and bigger.

He is the only one who has an unobsessive heart, and he uses him in battle, and he uses him to death.

When there is no war, it is left idle.

When he was defeated, he pushed him out to carry the black cauldron.

After decades of fighting for the country, the title was not raised by a single point, but the three brothers were made earls.

After taking over the current difficulties, the three brothers, as well as Ao Ting, instead of helping, had to step on a few kicks.

With such a Great Zhou Empire, what is the need for allegiance?

It's the other way around, it's the other way around!

If he can get through this crisis, the Liu family wants to break her husband's two legs personally, so that he can only lie at home with her, and there is no need to fight for Nanzhou.

Then leave everything in the house to Chubby.

Chubby is smarter and more protective of his family.

Liu's teeth were tight, and she was completely supported by Ao Yu's words at this time.

"Mother, three days!

"Within three days, we will be able to go home, and our captors and robbers will all be crushed to pieces, and there will be no place to bury them. ”

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came to Jiangzhou Prison.

"Let's go inside!" the jailer shoved Ao Yu into the cell.

"I didn't expect it, Ao Yu Gongzi, you also have today, the golden branches and jade leaves of your Marquis's Mansion have also fallen into our hands!" The cell boss sneered: "What about filial piety?"

The crane in the cloud said: "What filial piety silver?"

The cell boss said: "Do you really not understand, or do you not understand? Anyone, no matter how high your status is, you must be as well-behaved as a dog, and you must give filial piety silver, otherwise, ...... Let you stay in it so that you can't survive, you can't die!"

Yun Zhonghe said: "May I ask the name of the cell leader?"

The cell leader said coldly: "If you don't change your name, you won't change your surname, Wang Wu." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "Wang Wu, I am the dignified prince of the angry waves, do you want to be bullied by dogs in Pingyang?

Wang Wu, the cell leader, sneered: "Go out, you can't go out, come on, wait for Ao Yu Gongzi well, and give me a show." The first one is the whole elixir. ”

Then, a few jailers brought a urinal, and a few people released water in public, a whole large pot.

"Come on, hold down Ao Yu Gongzi and pour me into his stomach, this is the elixir and jade liquid, don't have a drop left!"

Captain Tai Shou Chi Duan stood in the compartment on the other side of the wall, and he let out a sneer, and his heart was extremely happy.

Ao Yu, do you have today?

Although His Majesty the Emperor did not deprive you of your fame and did not convict you of the same crime, if you fall into my hands, you will be tortured to the point that you can't survive or die!

And at this time, Yun Zhonghe shouted: "Nangong Jiu, if you don't show up again, I will scold my mother!"

As soon as these words came out, Tai Shouwei Chi Duan immediately held his breath a little.

Who is Nangong Jiu?

The ninth son of the Metropolitan Governor of Heibingtai of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this time he followed the minister of the Qin Mission, and came to Jiangzhou to raid the Marquis of Nulang's mansion.

However, he may have another secret mission.

After hearing the words of the crane in the clouds.

A handsome man walked in slowly, he was Nangong Jiu.

After all, he is young, so at this time he is just a thousand households in the Black Ice Terrace, but after all, he is the righteous son of the Grand Governor Nangong Cuo.

So after he appeared, the cell leader Wang Wu and several prison guards trembled slightly, and then bowed down one after another and said, "Meet the Ninth Master." ”

Nangong Jiudao: "Ao Yu, when you raided the house, you looked at me desperately, what do you have to say?" ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "I have a top-secret piece of information to tell you, about the fate of my Great Zhou Empire, top-secret information. ”

Nangong Jiudao: "What information?"

The crane in the cloud said: "Do you want to know?"

Nangong Jiu said coldly: "Ao Yu, you are already a prisoner of the ranks, your father has been imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple, and your Marquis of Nulang Mansion has also been raided, so I hope you understand the situation at this time." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "How about we make a deal?"

Nangong Jiu said: "Do you want me to save you out? This is impossible, no one can save your father and son now." Besides, we don't have any friendship with your father. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "I don't need you to save me, I need you to help me kill someone, you just need to help me kill him, I will give you this top-secret information, it is definitely related to the fate of the empire, and it will definitely make you make great contributions." ”

Nangong Jiudao: "Kill whom?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "It's this cell leader, Wang Wu." ”

Nangong Jiu was stunned, and suddenly said, "Are you crazy?!"

He felt that Ao Yu was really crazy, I am the righteous son of the Grand Governor of the Black Ice Terrace, you want to trade a top-secret information with me, I thought I was going to kill a big man, but I didn't expect it to be the cell boss in front of me? Such a small person.

Yun Zhonghe sneered: "I want you to help me kill Wei Chiduan, he framed my family, he arrested me in prison, this revenge is not shared." But can you kill him? Do you dare to kill him?"

"Don't dare. Nangong Jiudao: "We are His Majesty's eagle dogs, and Wei Chiduan is a high-ranking Taishou of the three dignified grades, where do I dare to touch him." But let me take a shot, just kill such a small cell boss?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "It's such a small person, who almost forced me to drink a few catties of urine just now, and almost brought unprecedented shame to my life." ”

Nangong Jiudao: "Okay, I promise you." ”

As soon as these words came out, the cell leader Wang Wu immediately knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Ninth Master, spare your life, spare your life! Don't listen to Ao Yu's nonsense, that's a Qin criminal, he is already finished, his whole family is going to die, there is nothing to trade for you." ”

Nangong Jiudao: "What do you need me to do?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "There is a toilet, and it is almost full, you help me press him in the toilet." ”

Nangong Jiu frowned and said, "You are really a heavy taste." ”

Then, he took out a silk scarf to cushion his hands, covered his nose with the other hand, grabbed the neck of the cell leader Wang Wu, and pressed him violently into the toilet.

Wang Wu, the cell boss who had lost his conscience, suddenly fluttered desperately, and his whole face was buried in the toilet and suffocated.

The crane in the cloud twitched the thick wooden stick from the waist of the cell leader Wang Wu, and then aimed it between Wang Wu's legs and slammed it down.

"Ah......" Even if he drowned, Wang Wu still let out an extremely miserable howl.

Then, the crane in the cloud slammed into his lumbar spine.

"Click!" Wang Wu was completely unconscious from the waist down.

In the end, the crane in the cloud aimed at the back of the head of the cell leader Wang Wu and slammed it down.

This person...... He's dead!

Nangong Jiu sighed and desperately wiped his hands with a silk scarf.

"Ao Yu, I've already helped you kill this person, now you can speak, what top-secret information do you have to give me? It's even about the fate of the empire?" Nangong Jiu said lightly: "If you deceive me, or if this information is not enough, I don't mind pouring these catties of elixir jade liquid into your mouth again." ”

The captain of the cubicle also hurriedly pricked up his ears.

He wants to see, Ao Yu, how do you want to flutter?

Lin Xiang's side has already acted, and within three days, Ao Xin, Ao Yu, and the entire Marquis Mansion of Angry Waves will be slaughtered.

It's useless to jump, and you won't be able to save your entire clan from being killed.

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