Be. ”

Dongfang Shuo did not hesitate, and gave Ji Zhaoning a refreshing answer straightforwardly.

But after answering, he regretted it.

He is bound to protect Ji Zhaoning, but he may not be able to protect the Ji family.

So telling her this truth may prematurely leave a haze in her young mind.

But the next moment, Dongfang Shuo understood that he was too worried.

"Why did Lord Dongfang go all the way with my father?"

Ji Zhaoning suddenly asked.

It was her first question after getting the facts, and her tone was calm.

"Because, if I can witness the assassination of Ji Lao with my own eyes, then I may be able to grasp some handles, and it may also help me to do what I want to do in the future. ”

Only for Ji Zhaoning, Dongfang Shuo didn't want to have any concealment and lies.

Even if the facts hurt.

What a cold answer. ”

Ji Zhaoning smiled lukewarmly.

At this moment, Dongfang Shuo felt that the girl in front of him was Ji Zhaoning.

In the past two hundred years, she has hardly changed at all, except for her experience.

To say that time can change everyone may really be just a lie.

"Each other, each other. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

Ji Zhaoning said: "Then can Lord Dongfang tell me clearly how much time is there before my father dies?"

"I don't know, but the killer has sealed off all retreats from the entire inn. ”

"I don't like things that are too complicated, so I only have one sentence," Ji Zhaoning said, "You save him, and I will be your person from now on." ”

"You want me to be a remote petty official who has not yet taken office to save your father who is the ruler of the court, do you think a little highly of me?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

"If you can't save him, he won't ask to come with you. ”

Ji Zhaoning's face seemed to be full of affirmation.

Dongfang Shuo looked at her face and sank his gaze.

"But what if I can't save him?"

"My father once said that this world is too complicated, and no one can take their lives into their own hands, even if one day I am really separated from him forever, I will not be too sad," At this point, Ji Zhaoning paused before continuing, "I will cry for three days at most." ”

Dongfang Shuo looked at her.

"Ji Lao said that he did not involve your brothers and sisters in the court, but now it seems that this is not true. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

Ji Zhaoning was silent for a moment and said, "Whether this is true or not, only my father, brother and I know in our hearts that you are just an outsider after all, and you will never be able to see the truth." ”

"Am I an outsider?" your words are inevitably too hurtful," Dongfang Shuo smiled bitterly, "Didn't you just say that you want to be my person?"

"If you can't save my father, then I naturally have nothing to do with you. ”

Ji Zhaoning's words were very decisive.

She seems to have used herself as a bargaining chip.

Dongfang Shuo smiled coldly.

Sure enough, it's father and daughter.

"Even if I save your father, I don't need a woman who treats me like an outsider. Ji Zhaoning heard Dongfang Shuo get up and speak, "But on the old man's side, I'll do my best." ”

"Old ......"

Ji Zhaoning was stunned.

And when she came back to her senses, his aura was completely gone.

Although she didn't know whether she had succeeded or not, Ji Zhaoning knew that she had done her best.

In addition, at the moment, her cheeks were crimson and her heart was beating faster.

But I felt cold.

The emotions that had been suppressed just now all exploded at this moment.

......

Squeak.

Smack.

The door opened and closed, and Dongfang Shuo walked into Ji Lao's room.

"Have you seen my daughter?"

"Yes, I did. ”

"Is she good-looking?"

"Good looking. ”

"Are you excited?"

"Heartbeat. ”

"Then will you save the Ji family?"

“......”

Dongfang Shuo was silent.

And it was in this silence that Ji Lao suddenly laughed.

He turned to face Dongfang Shuo and pointed to the coffee table closer to Dongfang Shuo.

"Sit. ”

He said.

So the two sat opposite each other.

"I asked a lot just now, if you didn't want to save the Ji family, you wouldn't be here at this moment," Ji Lao paused before continuing, "It should be the flower before the moon, and the candle in the cave room." ”

"In Ji Lao's opinion, am I such a person who is obsessed with lust and doesn't know how to be polite?"

"A few days ago, the little girl had just passed her sixteenth birthday, and the sons of those famous families in the imperial city were rushing to come to the door to propose," Ji Lao said, "Even the brothers have too many counter-goals to mention." ”

"Is Ji Lao praising his daughter's beauty in disguise?"

"Yes, but the old man is more proud that my daughter's excellence is not limited to beauty. ”

"How so?"

"If not, how could Lord Dongfang change his mind and appear in front of my old bones?"

Ji Lao smiled.

Again, he poured himself a cup of tea.

Dongfang Shuo looked at it, but he didn't say anything.

"Since Ji Lao is confident that his hands and eyes are up to the sky, then you should also know very well what kind of forces have been sent in the palace to deal with you, right?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

Ji Lao nodded, but he didn't answer, but drank the tea in his hand.

Then, he said: "Four people in the refining period, one of them has six chong realms, two people have five chong realms, and one person has four chong realms. In addition, there are almost twenty second-vein kings. To tell you the truth, the court really looks up to my old bones. ”

"Four True Refining Stage, Twenty Second Vein Kings?" Dongfang Shuo narrowed his eyes, "This is enough power to start a war." ”

Actually, this is still secondary.

The main thing is that the Longlin Empire today is not the same as it will be two hundred years later.

For the imperial palace, this force is probably the strongest battle that can be held on the premise of ensuring the emperor's safety.

"This force is more than enough to deal with the Ji family," Ji Lao said, "It's not so much that the emperor wants to unload the mill and kill the donkey, but that the emperor is seeing off me, an old minister who has been with him through thick and thin for decades." ”

"If he can treat you like this, why should he let you go home?"

"The situation is complicated, and now that there is the upstart of the Sima family, I naturally have to return to my hometown. Ji Lao still laughed out loud, "Sima Jiulong has great merit, and the forces of the Far South are not involved in the imperial city, and he is not as big as my Ji family, so he is more suitable to be this ruler." ”

Dongfang Shuo nodded.

Going around and around, Sima Jiulong, the ruler, is still going to be on the throne after all.

"None of this matters," Ji Lao shook his head, "Actually, I received news this morning that the Ji family's journey has also been laid with a butcher's knife." Hometown is still hometown," Ji Lao smiled bitterly, "but it is no longer home." ”

As soon as the words fell, his face changed slightly.

Then, blood spilled out of his mouth, and his breath was completely confused.

"You're poisoned?"

Dongfang Shuo frowned.

Ji Lao nodded: "I took it before I negotiated with you, and that sip of tea just now was the last medicine." ”

His breath gradually weakened, but his expression remained calm.

"So, you didn't plan on me to save the entire Ji family from the beginning?"

Dongfang Shuo frowned.

Ji Lao smiled.

"I can't save it, I can't save it. Ji Lao said, "My daughter, I will entrust it to you, Lord Dongfang." ”

(End of chapter)