Even in the face of the "Yin Queen" Zhu Yuyan, who was injured in the fight with the "evil king" Shi Zhixuan, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling still didn't dare to relax a little.

However, it was this caution and caution that made Kou Zhong finally use Wan Wan as a hostage to exchange his own sister back, which caused the entire rivers and lakes to be shaken again and again.

On the last night before approaching the garrison of Li Shimin's army, the weather was clear, and the dark satin night sky was dotted with countless brilliant stars.

Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji had already arranged the treasures of Yang Gong's treasury in advance with the people who came to pick up the station, and Uncle He and another great Confucian were also taken care of as distinguished guests.

On the other hand, Ling Chusi's side is closer to Li Shimin himself, and she trusts each other, but she is also more distant from the court and the forces in the army, so at this time, her side is the most leisurely.

When Ji Xiaobai slipped over from Uncle He in the night, Ling Chusi was half-leaning on the soft collapse, and the evil emperor relics that many people in the rivers and lakes were eyeing and coveting were just casually thrown on the table in front of her.

Hearing Ji Xiaobai's footsteps, Ling Chusi supported himself with one hand, sat up slightly straight, blinked his eyes and said softly: "Why did you come here at this time, and you didn't sleep so late?" ”

Ji Xiaobai pursed his lips slightly, and he was still carrying a relatively small food box in his hand.

After Ji Xiaobai walked over, his eyes just glanced at the Evil Emperor Relic casually, and then he didn't look at it anymore, just looked at Ling Chusi intently, and said softly: "I just saw that the light on your side was still on, so I went to the kitchen to make some supper." If you eat a little bit at night, you should be hungry by this time, right? ”

Ling Chusi blinked, starting from the hare meat and wild fruits when she was stationed in the wild, Ji Xiaobai has always said that she has eaten too little recently, from serious meals to snacks and fruits, for her, Ji Xiaobai can be said to be concerned about everything, as for this kind of supper that is convenient for the two of them to be alone, as long as Ling Chusi sleeps late, Ji Xiaobai will definitely not miss it.

The two chatted casually, Ji Xiaobai just watched Ling Chusi slowly and leisurely bite the small wontons in the bowl, and his clear and delicate face was unconsciously dyed with a gentle smile.

His eyes casually glanced at the Evil Emperor Relic on the table, a rare treasure coveted by countless people in the rivers and lakes, and she threw it beside her, exuding a gloomy but breathtaking cold glow in the deep night.

"The Evil Emperor Relic that I wanted so much before, was accidentally thrown here like this?" Ji Xiaobai didn't reach out to touch it, but smiled slightly with Ling Chusi, who was still eating.

Even in the middle of summer, there is always a bit of a long night of coolness at night, the cooked small wontons are blown by the wind, the heat of the clear soup dissipates a little, and only a small wonton is bitten open by her, the delicious filling inside is still a little hot in the heart, the tip of the tongue is slightly hot.

"There are no materials needed for casting...... Ling Chusi bit the little wonton and raised his head to look at him, and said with an innocent look in his eyes.

Ji Xiaobai's heart moved slightly, and he suddenly remembered that when the Evil Emperor Relic was mentioned for the first time between the two of them, Ling Chusi just wanted to use the Evil Emperor Relic to forge weapons.

"What else do you need?" After watching Ling Chusi finish eating the small wontons, Ji Xiaobai took the bowl and the white porcelain spoon with a short handle in his hand, and asked softly.

Ling Chusi looked at him fixedly for a while, as if he was hesitating to tell Ji Xiaobai about this, after all, Ji Xiaobai's purpose in asking these questions was obviously to help her find those things.

"Ah Ling?" Ji Xiaobai still looked at her with a gentle smile, as if she was unaware of Ling Chusi's hesitation.leenu/books//985/

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"Meteoric iron, I need meteorite ......" Ling Chusi pursed his lips and said softly, and then, without waiting for Ji Xiaobai's reaction, he took the initiative to add: "But you don't have to help me find these things...... Because after finding the meteoric iron, there is no one who can cast it, and the meteorite and the Xuanjing - I mean the evil emperor relics can't be cast together. ”

Ji Xiaobai blinked, he never doubted the truth of Ling Chusi's words, but couldn't help but laugh a little: "You want to use the Evil Emperor Relic and Meteorite Iron to forge a weapon." ”

Ling Chusi nodded calmly, "Well, I want a pen, or flutes and chopsticks can also be ......."

The expression on Ji Xiaobai's face cracked for a moment.

After all, as far as the flute was concerned, he had seen the ape bone flute that Ling Chusi had taken when he was a child, as well as the Snow Phoenix Ice King flute that he often wore on his body now.

As for the brushes, Ji Xiaobai glanced at the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table next to him, there were several brushes hanging there, and as for the chopsticks, he saw them every day when he ate, not to mention, he just couldn't help but glance down at the spoon he had just taken from Ling Chusi.

Ling Chusi's gaze moved with him, and after landing on the spoon, he couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth, and muttered to him in a brisk tone: "Actually, the spoon is also a ......."

Wanhua's internal strength and mental method are placed there, and the weapon in his hand can be completed as long as it is convenient to point points and intercept pulses.

"......" Ji Xiaobai subconsciously lowered his head again, looked at the spoon in his hand, and was somewhat speechless.

After arriving at the garrison of Li Shimin's army, Li Shimin was busy transforming the treasures of the entire Yang Gong's treasury into more straightforward things, such as the weapons and armor needed by the soldiers, the war horses needed for the cavalry, or simply the army that continued to expand in size.

In troubled times, military power, the most important thing in the unconscious.

After all, it involves such a sensitive matter, so even though he and Li Shimin can already be called mutual trust, Ling Chusi still did not mean to get close to these central cardinals, but instead expressed himself quite leisurely, and in the midst of the busyness, he seemed quite relaxed.

At the same time, the relationship between Li Shimin, who is Li Yuan's second son, and Li Jiancheng, the original righteous son, has quickly become delicate, and everyone knows that the dispute between the once close brothers has finally gradually put the dispute on the surface.

The calm on the surface will be broken lightly at any time, and the turbulent tide hidden under this calm will involve countless people at any time.

Moreover, Li Shimin's various movements after he got Yang Gong's treasure house also made the attention of the various forces of the Demon Sect who were originally disturbed by Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, as well as the Baidao parties such as Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Zen Buddhism, once again condensed on Li Shimin and Ling Chusi, who simply stayed.

The news that the "Evil Emperor Relic" left by the "Evil Emperor" to Yutian had fallen into the hands of Ling Chusi was once again in the dust in the rivers and lakes, but because of the inexplicable relationship between Ling Chusi and Li Shimin, the second son of Li Valve, who was in power in Longxi, the people of the Demon Gate and the White Dao were still in a wait-and-see state, and they all expected others to probe the depths first, and then hide in the backyard to make a profit, so that the situation was temporarily stalemate.

In the afternoon, the drizzle and the breeze brought a little coolness to the hustle and bustle of the summer day.

Ling Chusi, who had nothing to do, walked not far in the drizzle with an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, and the clear and elegant figure of Ji Xiaobai next to him had already followed.

Ling Chusi turned around, and when he saw Ji Xiaobai coming over directly, he reached out and lifted the umbrella up, and after covering the subtle rain curtain for him, he said softly: "Why don't you use the umbrella?" ”

With a shallow warm smile on Ji Xiao's white, clear and delicate face, he reached out and took the oil-paper umbrella in Ling Chusi's hand, his fingertips touched slightly, seemingly familiar and extremely natural.

He tilted the umbrella over her side again, making sure she wouldn't be caught up in the drizzle, before replying, "I just saw you, and I'm in a hurry.leenu/books//984/

Crush Guardian. ”

- Although the original intention was that only he did not carry an umbrella, the two of them would stand closer and closer as they do now......

Ling Chusi stopped, looked up at Ji Xiaobai, who was also under the umbrella, and couldn't help but smile slightly, and didn't break Ji Xiaobai's thoughts.

After all, it was a gentle drizzle in the middle of summer, that is, the sleeves and shoulders were stained with a bit of moisture, and it was not cool, and the two of them walked slowly, and after there were no people under Li Shimin's command around, the topic of small talk naturally became more casual.

Ji Xiaobai lowered his head and said softly to Ling Chusi: "Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng have not torn their faces now, and now the treasure house of Heshi Bi and Yang Gong is in the hands of Li Shimin, and the two of them are more calm than the other. ”

Ling Chusi listened, but smiled slightly, and said softly: "For Li Shimin, the Heshi Bi is the icing on the cake, and those treasures in Yang Gong's treasury are the foundation that supports him in his struggle for power in the world. Moreover, the most important thing for him at present is to hold military power, earn enough military merit and fame, and say goodbye to his eldest brother, which is secondary. ”

"Military merit ......" Ji Xiaobai repeated these two words softly, and said calmly: "Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande have the potential to join forces in the Luoyang area, and Li Zhu and them will have a battle in the near future!" ”

Ling Chusi lowered his head slightly, and said softly in a gentle but gentle voice: "I have almost no contact with Li Jiancheng, but from the mouths of Li Shimin, eldest grandson Wuji and others, I can also feel that between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, who has been a son since childhood and has been cultivated as a natural heir, is a passive party. ”

"Oh?" Ji Xiaobai blinked his eyes and said, "Why?" ”

Ling Chusi said softly: "Because the situation is different. Inside the Li valve in Longxi, Li Shimin must be the radical party, because the situation inside Li Valve, and even the attitude of the whole world, is actually unfavorable to him. Li Jiancheng sits on the position of Li Yuanyan's eldest son, and at this time he naturally has the greatest advantage, so he will inevitably be more calm. If Li Jiancheng does not make a mistake, it is equivalent to occupying this advantage forever. And for the same thing, Li Shimin needs to fight, to grab, and even has to deal with his half-brother in order to get this position. Now, Li Shimin has military power in his hands, his power is getting heavier and heavier, and the threat to Li Jiancheng is also getting bigger and bigger......

Ji Xiaobai pointed out sharply: "However, in the face of Li Shimin, who is pressing step by step, even if Li Jiancheng has a natural position, if he does not fight, he will lose this game sooner or later." ”

When Ling Chusi heard this, his attitude was extremely calm, and his eyes didn't have any waves, he just said softly and straightforwardly: "Yes, Li Jiancheng will lose." ”

- Her tone was extremely calm, as if she was not talking about Li Jiancheng, who is now the orthodox heir of Li Valve in Longxi, but just an inconsequential little person.

Ji Xiaobai looked at her, Ling Chusi also raised his head slightly, glanced at him seriously, and then smiled slightly.

Ji Xiaobai's eyes only condensed slightly for a moment, and even the light sighs and grievances that caught Ling Chusi almost off guard.

He was almost a little sullen and lowered, tilted his head sideways and gently leaned next to Ling Chusi, and muttered in a low voice, "So you help Li Shimin like this......"

Ling Chusi's heart couldn't help but soften, and after a pause, she shook her head with a smile, and said softly in a soft tone: "What I helped, not so much Li Shimin, is a king who is destined to end this troubled world." ”

Ji Xiaobai, who was still holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, turned his head sideways and looked at Ling Chusi's eyes seriously.

Ling Chusi looked into the distance quietly, her facial features were delicate and beautiful, with an indescribable gentle charm, but her eyes were a little distant.

"I have experienced real wars, I have seen the prosperity of singing and dancing, and I have also seen the chaos of war when people are displaced. I have walked the rivers and lakes and cut all the injustices, and after I have experienced a lot of things, I gradually understand that the beacon fire and wolf smoke of the troubled times are places where the swords of the people in the rivers and lakes cannot reach......"