The expression of the crane in the clouds is very complicated.

From astonishment to amazement, then to nervousness, and finally to flatness.

It was as if he had just recognized Yan Qiqi.

And Yan Qiqi didn't seem to want to reveal anything about him, and sighed: "Lord Crane in the clouds, the first time I saw you, I recognized you. I was very nervous because I was afraid that you would recognize me. As a result, the second, third, fourth, umpteenth time, you didn't recognize me, and I breathed a long sigh of relief, but I couldn't help but be disappointed. ”

The crane in the cloud really didn't recognize it, and even the last time he went to Rosemary Valley, when the head of Okita came to see him off, he still didn't recognize it.

"Should I be proud that my acting skills are too good, or should I be lonely and you forgot about me. Yan stumbled and said: "I remember you all the time and regard you as the biggest enemy, but you forget me, even if you stand in front of you, you don't know you anymore, this world is really unfair." ”

But Yan Qiqi is about to be beheaded, Zhou Li can't save Yan Qiqi, and there is indeed only one person who can save him, and that is the Emperor Taishang.

The crane in the cloud looked at Okita Dao for a long time again, and he really couldn't tell that it was Yan Qiqi at all, even if he couldn't see it now, and he couldn't even see it in his eyes.

"Want to see from my eyes that I'm Yan Qiqi?" Yan Qiqi said: "I still can't recognize it, right? It's not because I'm so powerful that my eyes have changed, but you haven't paid attention to my eyes before, and there is no one in your world like me, of course I can't recognize it." It's like Jing Zhongyue can definitely recognize you at a glance, but Leng Bi can't. ”

"Okay, no more self-grief. Yan stumbled and said: "Lord Yunzhonghe, three months ago, you sent Prince Zhou Li to Rosemary Valley, I went to see you off, do you remember what I said to you when I was leaving?"

Of course, Yun Zhonghe remembered that Yan Qiqi made him retreat bravely, although he didn't say it very thoroughly, but Yun Zhonghe heard it very clearly, Yan Qiqi asked him not to come back, and followed Prince Zhou Li to stay in the Rosemary Valley.

Yan stumbled and said, "Do you know why I said those words to you?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "You can't try to protect me, right?"

Yan stumbled and said, "Of course not, it's just a final test for you." You've been here for three and a half years, right?"

It's been three and a half years.

Yan stumbled and said: "Your time in the Great Win Empire will not be more than half a year, you and the wind is destroyed, the contact time of the Great Win Emperor is very short, we think there should not be too much emotion, your only person in the Great Zhou Empire with the deepest emotions should be the Four Princes Win Yu." And you have been in the Great Zhou Empire for three and a half years, eating Great Zhou's food, drinking Great Zhou's water, and having so much contact with the Great Zhou Empire. So we think maybe, in case, your heart has changed, your loyalty is no longer the Great Win Empire, your heart is already in the Great Zhou. ”

The crane in the clouds was silent.

Yan stumbled and said: "This time I sent Prince Zhou Li to Rosemary Valley, if you stay in the Great Zhou Empire with His Royal Highness Zhou Li, it proves that your heart is very conflicted, and you don't know how to choose." You are unwilling to hurt the Great Zhou Empire, nor are you willing to hurt the Great Win Empire, which proves that you already have feelings for our Great Zhou. But a month later, you still did not hesitate to return to Da Zhou, which proves that your will is very strong, you are still loyal to the Da Win Empire, and you are in a hurry to return to Da Zhou, just to carry out the task you did not complete, this result makes us very sad. ”

Damn, there's really no trace of this kind of temptation.

"Let's go, Lord Yun. Yan said lightly: "Come with us to a place." ”

The crane in the cloud followed Yan Qiqi, and the two of them walked on the street, and the crane in the cloud still looked at Yan Qiqi from time to time, as if he wanted to connect with the Yan Qiqi in his mind.

But the two men never spoke again.

After a long while, Yan Qiqi suddenly spoke: "I think of four years ago, when I yin you and Ying, I felt that I was about to win a big victory, and I was really very proud, at that time, our Great Zhou Empire was about to win a big victory." The result is that all the previous efforts are wasted, which is really sad. Just a little, just a little. ”

"So......" Yan stumbled and looked at the crane in the clouds and said, "Even at this time, I don't have any pride in my heart, and I don't feel that I am going to win you." ”

The crane in the cloud did not speak, and the two of them kept walking, walking all the time.

Then he came to a secret mansion, which was a safe house in the Black Ice Platform of the Great Zhou Empire, opened a secret door, and an underground secret passage appeared, which spread all the way, very deep, very deep.

At the end of the underground passage, there is a door.

"The Grand Duke. Yan bowed and saluted.

Nangong bowed and said, "Lord Yan." ”

Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but look at Nangong Cuo, what role has this person been playing? Has he been loyal to the Emperor Taishang from the beginning? It doesn't look like it.

Nangong mistakenly said: "Lord Yun doesn't have to look at me like this, I am also a person with eyes and no beads." ”

Yun Zhonghe understood, Nangong was a pun.

First of all, Nangong Co was not loyal to the Emperor Taishang from the beginning, he has been betting on both sides, and neither side has offended to death.

Secondly, he didn't recognize the crane in the clouds, it was Yan Qiqi who told him.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Congratulations to Lord Yan, soon, he will take over as the Governor of the Black Ice Terrace." ”

Yan Qiqi laughed to himself.

"You may be seated. Yan stumbled.

Then the two sat down facing each other at the table.

Yan stumbled and said, "Lord Yun, in fact, I talked to the Emperor Taishang about your loyalty. I said that you are a very willful person, completely controlled by your own emotions, and will not be moved by power at all, so once you decide to be allegiant, you will never betray again, unless the object of your allegiance is no longer worthy of your allegiance. ”

Yan Qiqi poured a cup of tea for the crane in the clouds.

"The Emperor Taishang is merciful, before he and you, he has always been like a spring breeze, like a grandson, so he is not willing to face each other coldly, it is unseemly. Yan stumbled and said, "So before I meet you, I will go through a procedure first." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "Lord Yan Qiqi, you have already recognized my identity, but you have not been triggered, why don't you keep pretending?

Yan stumbled and said, "Because you have also seen through it? In this way, it is not interesting to show affection." ”

Oh, yes!

Prince Zhou Li's accidental coma turned into a vegetative state. And the Emperor Taishang seems to be rejuvenated, becoming young and strong, and he can't hide it from anyone who cares.

Even Lord Yu Zheng saw it, he was disheartened and ready to resign, not to mention the crane in the clouds who got along day and night?

The Emperor Taishang must have seen the change in the attitude of the crane in the clouds, so the two of them got along very awkwardly, and both of them felt it, so there was no point in pretending.

So, in this world, you can be hypocritical and benevolent, as long as you can pretend to be in the coffin for a lifetime, then your benevolence and righteousness are true, even if it is pretended.

But at the most critical moment, the Emperor Taishang still decided not to pretend, because his goal had been achieved.

The two men fell silent again.

Yan stumbled and said: "You have also seen that the Emperor Taishang has rejuvenated and extended his life, and he can live for forty years like this, and most of this is your credit, because you got that pill from Rosemary Valley." ”

Yun Zhonghe was silent for a moment and said, "Actually, even if I don't get this pill, the Emperor Taishang will get it, but the price is much greater." ”

Immediately afterwards, Yun Zhonghe suddenly said: "Last year, the Emperor Taishang retreated for forty-nine days, but he never woke up, and he was about to die, and he pretended to do it?"

Yan stumbled and said, "I don't dare to speculate about everything about the Emperor Taishang. ”

Yun Zhonghe thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, he is pretending, he is coercing Rosemary Valley, you have to hurry up, otherwise when he is really dead, it will be too late for you Rosemary Valley to have any miracle medicine." ”

A faint sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Yan Qi's mouth.

The crane in the cloud trembled suddenly, could it be that the truth was really deeper than he expected?

This Emperor is even more unfathomable than he imagined?

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Yan stumbled and said, "Let's get down to business, let's assume that the Emperor Taishang will live to be one hundred and twenty years old. And now that Prince Zhou Li is unconscious, we will find a way to freeze him and wake him up after forty years, and then he can still succeed to the throne by then, right?"

"Hahaha......" Yun Zhonghe said: "Do you really think so?" Lord Yan Qiqi, you would be too disrespectful to me if you said such things, and completely regarded me as a fool." ”

Not to mention that it sounds very nonsense to be frozen for 40 years, the most important thing is that it is possible for the Emperor Taishang to let Zhou Li succeed to the throne? It is completely impossible, with his character, after extending his life span for one hundred and twenty years, I am afraid that he will want to live forever again.

Of course, there is no immortality in this world, but now that he is physically strong, he can have another one and inherit the throne.

His Royal Highness Zhou Li and the Emperor Taishang already have a deep mustard, how can they let him succeed to the throne?

"Okay, don't talk about that, get straight to the point. Yan stumbled and said: "The Emperor Taishang and you are like grandchildren, so of course I don't want to turn against you, you are a unique talent, and you have made great contributions to him, so he wants you to be truly loyal to the Great Zhou Empire and truly become the right-hand man of the Emperor Taishang." ”

The crane in the cloud said: "Lord Yan Qiqi, aren't you the right hand of the Emperor Taishang?"

Yan stumbled and said, "I'm just an incompetent person. ”

"Hahahaha......" Yun Zhonghe said: "This is the most hypocritical thing I have ever heard, if you are incompetent, there will be no capable people in this world, you Yan Qiqi is the smartest person I have ever seen." ”

Yan stumbled and said, "Lord Yun, do we really want to praise each other like this?"

Then, Yan stumbled and said: "The Emperor Taishang has a decree, and the Duke of Ao Guo will receive the decree." ”

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, Ao Guogong's merits are high, canonized as Prince Ao, hereditary replacement, admiration!"

As soon as this will came out, the crane in the cloud was slightly startled, and Nangong Cuo next to him was also startled.

Crowned king?!

Now there is no king with a different surname in Da Zhou, the Shi family has been demoted, and now he is the Duke of Zhenhai.

This duke himself is half a rank lower than this Duke of Ao Guo of the Crane in the clouds.

canonized as Prince Ao, which is comparable to royal treatment.

Because Zhou Li was named Prince Yin before he was canonized as the crown prince.

There has always been this saying, the one-word king is the real king, and the two-word king is the miscellaneous king.

Therefore, Prince Liang, Prince Su, and Prince Li are all one-word kings, and King Zhenhai can be regarded as a miscellaneous king.

At the time of the Great Yan Dynasty, the Win Prince clan has now become the Great Win Empire. The Prince of Zhou clan has now become the Great Zhou Empire.

Emperor Wanyun has eight two characters, and there are only two kings, Zhou Li and Zhou Lian, and the remaining sons are just dukes.

So this Prince Ao is definitely a royal treatment.

Yan stumbled and said, "But you have to prove your loyalty to the Emperor Taishang, and you have to break with the Great Win Empire." ”

Then, Yan stumbled and waved his hand.

The stone door in front of the "Boom ......" opened, and a person was locked inside.

With a mantle and a beard half a foot, he sat cross-legged on the ground, and his face could no longer be seen clearly.

This...... Who is this person?!

Soon Yun Zhonghe thought that he was the fourth prince of the Great Win Empire.

It's been four years. It's been a long time, the prince of Win, the brother of the heart, this is the most unsuitable prince in the royal family.

The stone door opened, as if to wake up the winner, trembled slightly, and then opened his eyes.

Yan stumbled and said: "Prince Ying, let me introduce, the white fat man in front of you is Ao Yu, the son of Ao Xin, of course, he has another identity, the Black Dragon Terrace secret agent of the Big Win Empire. ”

As soon as these words came out, Ying Yan looked at the crane in the clouds in disbelief, like a lightning strike.

For a moment, his eyes turned red.

Because meeting at this time means that the crane in the clouds has been exposed.

However, the crane in the cloud is not dead, after all, it is a great news, Ying Yan has always thought that the crane in the cloud is dead, so after the truce, he still raised troops to attack the Great Zhou Empire to avenge the crane in the cloud.

But after being locked up for a few years, his nerves seemed to be numb, and he was obviously extremely excited in his heart, but he couldn't seem to express it.

"Brother Yun, it's not dead, it's ...... after all Meddlesome. Win said hoarsely.

Because I hadn't spoken for so long, I almost forgot about it, and I stuttered a little when I spoke.

The crane in the cloud choked and said, "Fourth Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Then, the two of them could no longer speak half a word.

Yan stumbled and said: "The meeting of the old people is really touching. Win the prince, I'm Yan Qi, do you recognize me?"

The fourth prince couldn't help but be stunned, stared at him for a long time, and then shook his head and said, "I don't recognize it at all." ”

Yan Qiqi laughed at himself: "It seems that my camouflage skills are really good, just like playing hide and seek when I was a child, because you hid so well, other children directly forgot about you, and they didn't come to you until they went home for dinner." ”

Then, Yan took out a balance and lowered a weight to the left.

"Lord Crane in the clouds, this weight on the left is to win. Yan Qiqi took out another weight, put it on the right and said, "The first weight on the right is your parents and family." ”

"This second weight is Princess Xiangxiang. ”

"This third weight is the title of prince. ”

"This fourth weight is your own life, Lord Crane in the Clouds. ”

"This fifth weight is the future of my Da Zhou. ”

Then the whole balance has been completely tilted and completely pressed to the right.

Yan stumbled and said: "Lord Crane in the clouds, where to go? You choose for yourself, you are no longer alone, but there are a bunch of people around you, you are the pillar." As soon as you are finished, countless people will end up with you. Your parents, your family, your teachers, your old friends, etc., etc., etc. ”

"We know that it is difficult to make you rebel with power, fame and fortune, but it is okay to use emotion. Yan Qiqi pulled out a dagger and put it in the palm of Yun Zhonghe's hand and said: "Lord Yun, go and kill Ying Yu, and break with the Great Win Empire, from now on we will be our own people, you are still the first confidant of the Emperor Taishang, and I am Prince Ao of the Great Zhou Empire, let's do it." ”

Yun Zhonghe clenched his dagger and looked at the sharp blade in a daze.

"Lord Yan, the prince is an important hostage, is there no problem in killing him?"

Yan stumbled and said: "There is no problem, my Great Zhou will usher in a thousand years of drastic changes, and it is not a problem to die and win." ”

"Let's do it, Lord Crane in the clouds. ”

And the fourth prince won the battle, his eyes were open from beginning to end, and he looked at the crane in the clouds with a smile.

"Let's do it, Lord Yunzhonghe, as long as I kill you and win, you will be the emperor's first confidant, and you will still be as close as your grandson. ”

The crane in the cloud was motionless.

Yan stumbled and said: "Lord Yunzhonghe, if you don't kill and win, then you won't be able to live, your parents and sisters, and your teachers won't be able to live." You're all going to die, is this business worth it?"

"Go, go. ”

"If you kill the winner, you can kill it with your eyes closed, if you can't bear it, you can kill it with your eyes closed. We can turn our backs. ”

After finishing speaking, Yan Qiqi and Nangong Cuo both turned their backs.

The crane in the cloud smiled sarcastically, then sat down, holding a dagger and carving haphazardly on the table.

After waiting for a long time, Yan turned around.

"Don't kill?" Yan said.

The crane in the cloud grinned and engraved the word Tianyan on the table.

Yan Qiqi sighed softly and said, "Lord Yunzhonghe, we have given you a chance, but you don't cherish it yourself. ”

Then, with a wave of his hand, the door to the cell that closed the win slowly closed.

"Since you don't want to kill, then follow me. Yan stumbled.

The crane in the cloud followed Yan and walked out, returning to the ground, and the two of them were still strolling on the street, at this time it was about three o'clock in the morning, probably the darkest hour of the day.

The two of them walked and walked until they came to a courtyard again.

"Come in. Yan stumbled.

The crane in the cloud walked in, and the Yan Qilu in front of him opened a secret door, layer by layer, and finally came to an underground secret room.

"Boom ......" The thick stone door opened, and inside was a cell, about a dozen square meters, all of which were thick rocks.

"There are no underground passages in this cell. Yan stumbled and said: "There is no Nangong San to help you escape from prison, Lord Yunzhonghe will stay here first, and I will report to the emperor." ”

The crane came to the cell and sat down on a futon.

Yan stumbled and said: "Lord Yunzhonghe, the Emperor Taishang gave you the last chance, but you didn't cherish it, you didn't kill the Winning Empire and break with the Great Winning Empire. So after this debriefing, you may be going to die. But don't worry, even if I want to kill you, I will come and do it myself, so please wait, and I will be back in a few hours to tell you about the judgment of fate. ”

Then, Yan stumbled out.

The stone door of the cell slowly closed again.

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Inside the Qian'an Palace.

"Your Majesty, the crane in the clouds is unwilling to kill the four princes to win. Yan stumbled.

Emperor Taishang nodded and said, "Sure enough, I was not mistaken, this is a willful and affectionate child, and it is impossible to betray the Great Win Empire." ”

Even at this time, the Emperor's words still did not have any intention of turning his face, and he kept saying that he was a good child.

If you talk about hypocrisy, this person is the extreme.

Yan stumbled and said, "If Yun Zhonghe really kills Ying Yu, do you really want to canonize him as the prince?"

"He can't kill him, so it doesn't matter if he canonizes the prince. Emperor Taishang said: "But if he really kills Win Royal, it means one thing, he still wants to continue to lurk, he has greater intentions, for this great conspiracy, he does not hesitate to sacrifice Win Guy, if this is the case, then he is a truly terrible person." ”

At this time, even if it was a swallow, it felt slightly creepy.

Even this is a temptation?!

If the crane in the cloud really killed the winner, then his fate would be even worse?

In this world, is there anyone more scheming than this emperor?

Emperor Taishang sighed and said: "You go to deal with the crane in the clouds secretly, this matter must not be leaked, and no one can know that the crane in the clouds is Ao Yu, otherwise it will be a big joke, my first henchman is actually an undercover agent of the big win empire?!"

Yan stumbled and said, "What about the external caliber?"

Emperor Taishang said: "The crane in the clouds returned to Beijing secretly, and it has been in the carriage all the time, and no one knows about it except for the Shantai family." Then it was announced to the public that Ao Guo's public affection was very serious, so he stayed in Rosemary Valley to accompany the prince, and he did not come back together until the prince was cured. ”

Yan stumbled and said, "Then the Tantai family, do you want to kill them all?"

Emperor Taishang frowned and said: "Don't kill the whole family at every turn, killing people is the most incompetent behavior, isn't the lesson of Emperor Wanyun profound enough? When an emperor can only rely on killing people to deter his courtiers, he will be looked down upon." ”

Yan Qian knelt down and said, "Obey the order, the Emperor Taishang is merciful." ”

The Emperor Taishang wore a linen robe and came out of the window with his back on his back, and it was dark outside.

He looked up at the sky, then at the ground, and then at the sky.

"Well, that one is Ziweixing. Emperor Taishang said: "The Big Dipper all revolve around it in all four seasons, and for thousands of years, people all over the world think that the Great Yan Imperial Family is that purple micro star, and in the past thousand years, it has been dimmed." ”

Yan Qiqi glanced up, and then continued to bend humbly.

The Emperor said: "Are you looking at that star, which the world calls Sirius, is it getting brighter and brighter?

Yan stumbled and said, "The minister doesn't understand the heavens. ”

Emperor Taishang said: "I don't need you to understand, just ask if you are bright?"

Yan stumbled and said, "Yes, Sirius is brighter than Ziwei Star. ”

Emperor Taishang said: "What about that Yuan Tianxie?"

Yan stumbled and said, "Ran away." ”

Emperor Taishang smiled: "Oh, it is indeed difficult for you Black Ice Platform to keep an eye on him. ”

Hearing that Yuan Tianxie had run away, the Emperor Taishang was still very calm, as if he didn't care at all.

"Heavenly Phase?" the Emperor said disdainfully: "How can there be any celestial phase in this world? It's just a very distant planet." ”

Then, the Emperor said, "You go and do something." ”

Yan stumbled and said, "Obey." ”

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Inside a dark underground cell.

"Boom......" The huge stone door slowly opened again.

Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but open his eyes, Yan Qian walked in slowly, he held a wine jug in his hand, and came to Yun Zhonghe to sit down.

"Lord Crane in the Clouds, do you believe in the Heavenly Phase?" Yan Qiqi suddenly asked.

Yun Zhonghe was silent for a while and said: "I am very in awe of fate, and it is difficult to talk about the heavenly phase. ”

Yan said: "The so-called celestial phase is the stars in the sky, that is, distant planets, which are very far away from us, and their operation is only regular, and it has nothing to do with our group of people. Those who believe in the appearance of heaven are only afraid of sitting in the well and watching the sky, arrogant and blind people. Why does this day have anything to do with your earthly affairs?"

"Makes sense. The crane in the cloud said: "But this universe is ever-changing, and the relationship between cause and effect is extremely mysterious, who dares to say that it has nothing to do? ”

"I smiled. Yan stumbled.

Then, Yan Qiqi poured a glass of wine for Yun Zhonghe and said, "The Emperor Taishang has always said that you want to be decent, so I came to say goodbye to you and strive for decency." ”

He put this cup of wine in front of Yun Zhonghe and suddenly asked, "Emperor Wanyun, did he die decently?"

"It's okay!" Yun Zhonghe said: "Although he didn't blink his eyes when he died, when he was dying, he didn't cry bitterly, he didn't plead, and he didn't lose the emperor's backbone." ”

Yan stumbled and said: "He was tortured too hard, his heart was haggard, and he was bent on dying. ”

Yes, Emperor Wanyun was tortured by Emperor Taishang so much that he couldn't survive or die, and his spirit and will completely collapsed.

"Lord Crane in the clouds, do you have anything else to explain in the end?" Yan Qiqi asked.

Yun Zhonghe thought for a moment and shook his head.

Yan stumbled and said, "Are you so calm?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "It's not calm, but it's useless for me to confess." ”

"That's right. Yan stumbled and said, "Then Lord Yun will go on the road, there is no pain." ”

The crane in the cloud looked at the glass of wine in front of him, there was no peculiar smell, only the aroma of wine.

Colorless and odorless poisonous.

The crane in the cloud let out a long breath, then picked up the wine glass and sucked the wine little by little.

Just a moment later, the crane's face twitched violently.

A wave of darkness struck.

Shrouded his brain, shrouded his spirit and soul.

He tried to keep his eyes open, but it was getting darker and darker.

I don't close my eyes, I don't close my eyes.

But he couldn't resist this darkness at all, and the crane's eyes slowly closed, and the whole person fell crookedly.

Breathing stops, the heart stops.

Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, motionless, quietly watching the crane fall in the clouds.

A moment later, a figure suddenly split out of the darkness.

Depend on!

If people see this scene, it will really be dissipated.

There is really a person who can completely hide himself in the dark, and he can't see it at all, not only the crane in the cloud didn't find it, but even the swallow didn't find it.

So when this figure came out, Yan Qi was startled.

He was indoors, hidden in the dark, but as if completely invisible.

This is the Emperor Taishang, he lifted his cloak, walked to the crane in the clouds, opened his eyelids, and looked at it carefully.

Neither eye spared.

"Bright light!" said the Emperor.

Then, a strong light suddenly lit up, this is still the slide machine that Yun Zhonghe had made before, with the strong light of white phosphorus burning, and the concave mirror to concentrate the light, the dark cell was instantly bright and dazzling.

The Emperor used a strong light to illuminate the pupils of the crane in the clouds, and then shook his head in disappointment.

I probed the breath of the crane in the clouds, and it was gone.

I pressed the pulse of his neck again, and it was gone.

"Let's go......," the Emperor said lightly, "Extinguish." ”

The white phosphorus was extinguished, and the whole cell fell into darkness again.

"Gone. "The Emperor is on the road.

Yan Qiqi immediately knelt on the ground, motionless, and the Emperor Taishang took steps and slowly left.

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Time is like water, and time is like a shuttle.

Three years have passed.

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Note: After I finished writing, I went to lie down for a while and continued to code, and my eyes felt like they were going to explode.

It's the end of the month, don't waste the monthly pass, vote for the pastry! Okay?