In the depths of Zizhu Garden, there is a small wooden house, where the quiet and quiet air is pleasant, Xuan Tianzheng has often lived here in recent years, and his diet and daily life are taken care of by Gauss, almost living an isolated life.

At this moment, he was lying leisurely in his chair, and the midday sun reflected through the dense trees and then through the window to his body, which had become extremely gentle.

His old eyes were half-open and half-closed, and his fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the chair, as if thinking about something.

There was a slight sound of footsteps in the distance, and Xuan Tianzheng smiled slightly and stood up.

"The white-clothed horse stepped on the Tianshan Mountain, and the Yangcheng Pass broke through the crowd! What a heroic boy, Chu Feiyan, I am very pleased that you can come back alive. ”

Chu Feiyan followed Gauss step by step into the depths of the purple bamboo forest, and he couldn't tell whether he was sad, angry or angry in his heart. At this moment, the old man, perhaps the only one who knew the truth, was squinting at himself.

He is really much older, there are not a few gray hairs left, and there is a warm smile on his face, if it weren't for that luxurious dragon robe, no one would associate him with the overlord of the world.

However, even if he was the Emperor of the Underworld, Chu Feiyan at this time would not be happy because of that kind smile and innocuous praise. On the contrary, he was a little annoyed that he could still be so light-hearted.

"See Your Majesty. Chu Feiyan said in a deep voice, but did not salute.

Xuan Tianzheng was not surprised, glanced at Gauss, and the old eunuch silently stepped aside.

"There is a thorn in the kid's heart, it is too deep and too deep, and it needs to be solved by His Majesty. ”

Xuan Tianzheng nodded, a trace of melancholy flashed in his dim eyes, and said, "Originally, I wanted to talk to you about your master, but unfortunately no one wants to listen to my nagging now." Well, maybe I'm really a boring person, you can say it bluntly. ”

Chu Feiyan was slightly surprised when he heard him mention King's Landing, which had not been heard from for a long time. But at the moment, he didn't have much time, so he asked directly: "Back then, Your Majesty secretly ordered me to lead 20,000 Hengshui elite soldiers to Chiyan as hostages, do you remember?"

"Yes, no one but you and I know about it. Xuan Tianzheng's eyes were slightly condensed, and there was no longer a smile.

"Did Your Majesty have the intention of harming me at that time?" Chu Feiyan looked directly at Xuan Tianzheng as soon as he said it, clearly wanting to see the flaws on his face.

Gauss lowered his waist by a point.

Xuantian looked gloomy, and then said slightly angrily: "I can't say that I am majestic in my life, but after all, I am a hegemon! Xie Yun is also annoyed with me, but he has never doubted me. Chu Feiyan, you and Xie Shuai are still far behind. ”

"That's not the answer I'm looking for. Chu Feiyan did not back down.

Xuantian was looking at the extremely presumptuous young man in front of him, and sighed slightly: he was still a modest and gentle young man at that time, but now his eyes are like knives, and his evil spirit is lingering. Looking at the gray look on his face, I thought that he had reached the point where the oil had run out.

Xuantian Zheng felt a trace of desolation in his heart, is the luck of the dark water really gone, he shook his head, as if admitting defeat: "I have never harmed you." ”

Gauss was shocked, His Majesty the Emperor who dominated the Dark Water had bowed his head to others. The waist bent lower.

Chu Feiyan stared at him for a full ten breaths, suddenly bowed down and knelt on the ground, and said, "Please forgive the kid for being rude." ”

"Get up, and since you can climb back through the gates of hell, tell me what happened. In the final analysis, all the roots are caused by me, and naturally I have to make a decision. ”

Xuan Tianzheng's eyes flashed with fierceness.

"Before that, I would like to ask Your Majesty one last question, what kind of agreement did you and Chi Yan reach in the first place, so that I believe that Chi Yan will not go back on his word. ”

"Go down, Gauss. ”

After the old eunuch left, Xuantian was looking at the north from afar, with a look of reverence on his face: "You underestimate His Majesty Xuantianzheng too much." ”

Chu Feiyan looked at the old man in front of him, and suddenly felt a little strange.

"I have been a shadow of His Majesty since I was six years old, and now I have been more than seventy years. ”

"What!" Chu Feiyan was shocked and couldn't speak, "You mean..."

"My name is Xuan Liujia, I am Your Majesty's younger brother, and I am also the shadow arranged by Taizu beside Your Majesty. ”

Chu Feiyan looked at his countenance, demeanor, and even his bearing was not bad, and he lost his mind and said, "How is this possible!"

"It wasn't you who was really hostage in that transaction, nor the 20,000 Hengshui elite soldiers, but His Majesty himself!" Xuan Liujia said again.

Chu Feiyan stood on the spot, his mind was in confusion. How is this possible?

"Your Majesty went away with the treasure of the dark water, and made a covenant with Xuantian Ming, as long as Chiyan did not cut the dark water for three years, he would hand over the treasure and even be a hostage for life. ”

"Your Majesty is hostage, if a sheep enters the mouth of a tiger, won't Chiyan be even more unscrupulous?"

The old man who called himself Rokka, his eyes were full of desolation and unwillingness. "Do you know what the situation of the Stygian Water has been?"

Chu Feiyan said miserably: "Desperate situation." ”

The Heavenly Forsaken Mountain Range, which was the natural barrier to the south of the Stygian Water, suddenly collapsed, and Snow Shadow, Yuezhao, Yuelin, Yuexi, and Chiyan seemed to have premeditated, and launched a fierce attack on the Stygian Water at the same time.

In the face of the sudden attack of the Five-Nation Alliance, the important towns in the north were lost one after another, and the Wang Qi Army and the Xiliang Army, which were accustomed to being pampered, were almost completely annihilated.

Ye Qing and Situ Ming, the two northern commanders, were killed one after another, and in just a few months, except for the imperial capitals Jinghua City and Yangcheng, they were completely lost, and Xie Yun was also ready to die in battle. The disaster of destroying the country is only in the moment!

"Yes, it's a desperate situation!" Xuan Liujia sighed bitterly, "I still remember Your Majesty's resolute expression before leaving, Your Majesty said that only in this way can the Stygian Water fight for a glimmer of life." ”

"Because Your Majesty always believes that as long as you and Xie Shuai are given a certain respite, they will definitely be able to keep the dark water. ”

Chu Feiyan's heart was shocked, and he raised his head suddenly, his eyes glowing with a hot look, but it quickly dimmed again.

"Xuantian Ming, as the leader of the Five Nations Alliance, is a generation of heroes, how can he not see through this? Even if His Majesty goes in person, how can he guarantee that the other party will not cheat, you must know that the soldiers are not tired of cheating, not to mention that the two countries of the Underworld and Chiyan have a far-reaching feud. ”

"Everything stems from the treasure brought by His Majesty, and I heard Your Majesty mention that this treasure is related to the atmospheric fortune of the two countries of Stygian Water and Red Flame. ”

"Do you know that five hundred years ago, Stygian Water and Chiyan were originally one family, and at that time, the Tianxuan Kingdom was the only overlord of the Amaterasu Continent. Even Amaterasu at its peak is hard to match. ”

Chu Feiyan responded: "I heard the master mention it." ”

"Later, the Tianxuan Kingdom was divided into Stygian Water and Chiyan, and it was precisely because of this luck that the two countries were divided into two, and each country got one of them, and since then, they have been fighting with each other endlessly, causing the night of resentment to become deeper and deeper. It is rumored that as long as the two pieces of luck are combined into one, they can easily win the world, and even the owner can live forever. ”

"In the face of such a great temptation, how could Xuantian Ming refuse?

Chu Feiyan had never heard of such secrets, but it seemed that only in this way could it make sense.

Liujia said: "If Xuantian repents and plots to kill Your Majesty, I will announce this secret to the world, and Chiyan will definitely become the target of everyone at that time." ”

"On the contrary, he can sit back and enjoy the success, while secretly suppressing the Stygian Water, while waiting for the Three Moon Kingdoms and Amaterasu to fight to the death, and then win the world in one fell swoop, what is the three years of Stygian Water Void?"

Chu Feiyan finally understood the reason at this point, and suddenly asked, "Is Your Majesty still alive?"

Xuan Liujia shook his head: "After that, the eldest prince Xuan Tiangang and Chi Yan quickly reached an agreement, and the situation seemed to have stabilized. But Your Majesty doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and the absurdity lies in the fact that he can't ask Chiyan about His Majesty's whereabouts in a bright way. So I've been waiting until you show up. ”

"I want to know what happened to you in the Flame Palace after that, and why Jing Beifeng dared to kill him. ”

Chu Feiyan calmed down from his shocked emotions, if it weren't for Xuan Liujia himself revealing the truth, he would definitely not be able to see that he was pretending, but after Fang Cai's words and secret observation, he was already very sure that the old man in front of him was indeed not His Majesty Xuan Tianzheng, and he believed in what he said.

So he roughly talked about the death battle of the Flame Palace, the encounter with Wang Ye after that, and the speculation in his heart.

"Jing Beifeng said that His Majesty believed the wrong person?"

Xuan Liujia frowned, and then his eyes were fierce, his palms were clenched, and a dull sonic boom sounded in the air.

"In this way, the crux of everything is still to ask my good nephew!"

"There is a big competition tomorrow, you go with me, the old man has been behind the scenes for too long, it's time to be the master of the dark water again!"