Chapter 1: Wake Up!

In the twenty-ninth year of the Xia Emperor's calendar, October 12, in the middle of the night.

The night rain is continuous, and the thousand-year-old imperial capital of the Great Xia Dynasty is located in the north of the capital, and there is a magnificent mansion. The exterior of the mansion was surrounded by a high vermilion wall, and thousands of black-armored soldiers were guarded around it. Layer after layer surrounded the entire mansion, turning the entire mansion into an iron wall.

On both sides of the heavy gate of the mansion, there are two elegant and noble statues, these two statues are like phoenixes, but they have four claws, a pair of black wings can cover the sun, moon and stars, and the posture is even more elegant, like a fairy bird in a fairyland. Even after a hundred years of wind and rain, the two statues still stand on both sides of the gate of the mansion, guarding the owner of the mansion.

On the gate of the mansion, on a plaque made of hard-to-find South Pear Wood of East China Sea Agarwood, the dragon and snake dance like two ancient characters of 'Li Mansion'. The slight ravines on the plaque show the vicissitudes of this mansion over the years, but the two murderous ancient characters give people a sense of power and unfathomable.

At this moment, the Li Mansion was brightly lit, and even in the middle of the night, the hundreds of servants, minions, and maids in the mansion were all nervous, and they were all nervous, and they didn't dare to have even a trace of sleepiness. In the mansion, one team after another of sword-wielding soldiers stared angrily, their expressions were extremely solemn, and they patrolled every corner of the mansion with generous, powerful and uniform steps. Even in the air, there was a killing aura at this time.

In the center of the mansion, in a courtyard, there were even more people, and many people stood outside the room with their heads down, sweating like rain on their foreheads, and they didn't dare to come out.

In the room, on top of the bed, a young man lay motionless, this young man looked like he was fifteen or sixteen years old, with a slender body, bright teeth and lips, and a handsome face, but his face was extremely pale, and there was a trace of blood on the bandage wrapped around his chest.

The young man was in a coma at the moment, his handsome little face was covered with sweat, his hands were clenched tightly, and his brows were even tighter. The corners of his lips grinned slightly, and he muttered "Ahh

On both sides of the bed, there is an old man, the one on the left has a kind face, white beard and hair, wearing the unique gold pattern brocade clothes of the medical officials in the Xia Palace, and his breath is as plain as a clear spring in the mountains. He sat on the bed, a large, wrinkled hand firmly pressed on the boy's wrist, and the expression on his face was a little solemn.

"Lord Yang, how is my grandson?" said an old voice with a bit of anxiety.

It was another old man who spoke, this man was tall and burly, standing with his hands in his hands, wearing a well-fitting black robe, which was not very gorgeous, but his aura was as violent as the river and the sea. Although he is over sixty years old, he still has a calm expression and a deep gaze, as if people will be sucked in at a glance.

"Lord Hou, Gongzi fainted because of a head injury, but he just ......" Lord Yang stood up and bowed down in response, his tone extremely humble.

"Just what?" The black-robed old man frowned.

"......" The medical officer Lord Yang's face turned pale, his head was lowered, and he stopped talking.

"Lord Yang, but it doesn't hurt to say. The black-robed old man's eyes were extremely deep, and his gaze fell on the handsome face of the young man on the bed, and his gaze was extremely solemn.

"It's just that there is a fire in the heart of the child, this fire is called 'Nirvana Inflammation', I believe that the adult is more familiar with it than the lower officials. Medical Officer Yang lowered his head, smiled bitterly, and said humbly.

"Nirvana Flame ......"

Hearing this, the black-robed old man showed a hint of shock, and then the murderous intent in his eyes skyrocketed.

"Yes, if this flame is not removed within three hours, the prince is afraid that it will be difficult for him to wake up in this life, and to unravel the nirvana flame, only the lotus seeds of the nine-grade purple jade lotus in the palace jade lotus golden pool, take it and boil it into ......" The medical officer Lord Yang lowered his head and said respectfully, but halfway through the words, a gust of wind rolled up in the house, and the figure of the black-robed old man disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"Into the summer palace!"

In the mansion, the ears of all the subordinates and guards sounded the low roar of the black-robed old man.

In the room, only the medical officer Lord Yang and the handsome young man on the bed remained, Lord Yang glanced at the young man's pale little face and then looked in the direction of the summer palace outside the window, and shook his head silently, his old face was full of bitter smiles.

It didn't take long for the black-robed old man to go and return, already holding a brocade box in his hand, in which were placed more than a dozen purple lotus seeds with a hint of lotus-like fragrance.

"Lord Yang, this is it. The black-robed old man handed the brocade box in his hand to the medical officer Lord Yang.

Lord Yang looked at it fixedly, his eyes moved slightly, nodded solemnly, and said with a smile: "It is the lotus seed in the nine-grade purple jade lotus, and the lower official will decoct the medicine for the son." ”

"No need, just leave the decoction to the next person to do, it's late at night, I'll send someone to send Lord Yang back to your house, thank you for the gift I will send someone to your house tomorrow." The black-robed old man said in a deep voice, handed the brocade box in his hand to the subordinate beside him, and the subordinate bowed down to take it, and hurriedly turned around and ran to the pharmacy in the house.

"Master Hou has an overreputation, it's a trivial matter, how to talk about thanks, the carriage is outside, just go back by yourself. The medical officer, Lord Yang, smiled bitterly and waved his hand repeatedly, obviously he was gracious to others, but his tone and attitude were extremely humble.

"Lord Yang doesn't have to be polite, please!" The black-robed old man's face was cold and resolute, and with a wave of his robe, two elite black-armored soldiers immediately walked in.

Lord Yang's eyes swept over the two black-armored soldiers with strong breaths, and then glanced at the young man on the bed, his eyes revealed a trace of regret, but he could only bow down to the black-robed old man's fist and salute, and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I'm tired of the Hou Ye." ”

Not long after the medical officer Yang left, a subordinate walked in with a jade bowl, inside was a bowl of lotus seed soup, exuding bursts of refreshing fragrance, which filled the whole room for a while. Smelling this fragrance, the slender eyelashes of the young man on the bed also trembled lightly twice, but he still didn't wake up.

The black-robed old man didn't speak, just waved his hand casually, and immediately two pretty and cute little maids stepped forward. One lifted the boy up and leaned against him, while the other carefully picked up the soup and fed it into the boy's mouth one by one.

In the meantime, the black-robed old man has been standing with his hands in his hands, just standing quietly on the edge of the bed, his face is as heavy as water, his eyes are extremely gloomy, his eyebrows seem to be brewing a storm, and the breath on his body is even more cold to the extreme.

The little maid's delicate little hand held the jade spoon and slowly sent the soup into the young man's mouth, and with the sweet and glutinous soup in the mouth, the young man's body touched it like lightning.

Something unexpected happened, swallowing a mouthful of lotus seed soup, the young man's throat moved slightly, and then, an extremely hoarse and low voice with murderous intent, suddenly spit out from the young man's mouth without boundaries: "Faint King!"

Although the young man's voice was slight, it was extremely abrupt, which frightened the little maid who fed the lotus seed soup, and the jade spoon in his hand couldn't help but tremble, and a drop of soup dropped on the young man's handsome cheeks.

"Slave and maid should die, slave and maid should die!" Seeing this, the little maid who fed the soup was so frightened that she almost lost her face, and hurriedly put the jade bowl in her hand on the side of the bed, and then hurriedly knelt on the ground, her body trembling like chaff.

"Ahem, ahem—"

The young man coughed violently a few times, and woke up completely, his eyes as deep as stars suddenly opened, and a look of extreme resentment flashed in his eyes.

"Go down, and don't let anyone else in. Seeing the young man wake up, the black-robed old man's face changed slightly, and he said coldly.

He didn't blame the little maid, but waved his hand to let the two of them retreat, and the two little maidservants hurriedly bowed down and closed the door with their hands, leaving only the old man and the young man in the house.

The black-robed old man sat on the edge of the bed, picked up the jade bowl, and there was a rare trace of fatigue in his tone, and said, "Come, grandpa feeds you." ”

The young man's face was as pale as paper, his eyes flashed a trace of confusion, he looked at the black-robed old man in front of him, and gradually, a familiar tall figure in his mind and the appearance of the black-robed old man in front of him gradually coincided.

"Grandpa, are you ...... Are you still alive?" the boy exclaimed.

The old man was stunned for a moment, with a hint of heartache in the old man's eyes, his hands trembled slightly, and asked, "Qi'er, how do you feel?"

"Grandpa, weren't you killed by Emperor Xia's faint monarch, wasn't our Li family beheaded all over the house?" The young man's face was shocked, and a dazed, complicated, and frightened look flashed back and forth in his eyes.

"Presumptuous, what nonsense are you talking about?!" The black-robed old man frowned angrily, glaring at the unruly grandson in front of him, and his voice was extremely cold.

Boom –

At this moment, the young man only felt a roar in his head, and countless memory fragments swept in like a tide.

For a moment, there was a look of horror on his face.

He is not dead, but still alive.

There was a look of confusion in the young man's eyes, and his expression was very dazed, this feeling was too strange.

The boy's name is Li Yiqi, and he is the grandson of Li Jiu, the contemporary 'Marquis of Wu'an' of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Speaking of 'Wu'an Hou' Li Jiu, it is a name that shocks the world.

Since the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty, more than 1,200 years, the Central Plains has experienced the dark ages of war and chaos, and the first generation of the Xia Dynasty Holy Emperor 'Emperor Qin' stepped on the dragon and sparrow, slashed demons, conquered the four seas, leveled the six countries, and set the eight wildernesses, and established an invincible thousand-year-old empire - the Great Xia Dynasty.

The Xia Dynasty sat on the Central Plains Kyushu, 36 provinces, 108 counties, occupied more than 70% of the territory of the Central Plains, established the dynasty for more than 1,200 years, to this day, the imperial dynasty has 60,000 people, 100 million acres of arable land, extremely rich, can be called the overlord of the mainland countries.

The territory of the Xia Dynasty took over the four alien continents of Dongzhou, Western Regions, Southern Barbarians, and Northern Xinjiang, and in order to garrison the frontier, the Xia Dynasty and the alien races continued to conquer almost every year, and countless heroes were born in the wars of more than a thousand years.

Back then, the ancestor of the Li family was awarded the title of 'Wu'an' because of his military exploits, and he was hereditary from the title of Marquis of Yipin!

And his grandfather Li Jiu, at the age of sixteen, put on armor on the battlefield, fought in the south and north for 50 years, and was the official to the capital of Annan, and held 600,000 Annan capital guards, including the black-armored cavalry guard, known as the world's first, high and powerful, and one of the military heroes of the contemporary Xia Dynasty.

With this identity, Li Yiqi is afraid that he will be at ease even if he is a gentleman for the rest of his life, but unfortunately, since the year Li Yiqi was born, the Li family has had a lot of bad news, first he, the youngest son of the Li family, was found to be missing in the life palace, and his soul could not be awakened, and then for ten consecutive years, Li Jiu's three sons and six grandchildren all died on the battlefield.

This is providence, the Li family's generation has come to this day, and there is only one lone seedling left, Li Yiqi.

Li Jiu was worried that the last bloodline of the Li family would be cut off, and since Li Yiqi was born, he sent him to study in the most famous 'Tianfu Academy' in Beijing when he was a child, only hoping that his grandson could live a peaceful life and pass on the incense of the Li family.

Li Yiqi knew that he had defects and could not make contributions on the battlefield like his grandfather and father, so in order not to fall into the reputation of the Li family, he devoted himself to Wendao, hoping that on the day of the imperial examination in the future, he could step on the gold list and enter the court, and his goal was to be the first of the three princes of the world - Taifu, Taishi, and Taibao.

With his extraordinary intelligence and talent, in the triennial imperial examination of the Great Xia Dynasty, Li Yiqi won the first place in the palace examination that year with a splendid article.

On that day, the flowers were full of Luoyang, Li Yiqi was dressed in a red robe, straddling on a tall horse, traveling all over the thousands of famous buildings in the capital, and the spring breeze was proud, as if stepping on the clouds.

What if you can't cultivate? What if you don't know martial arts? What if you have been secretly scolded by the people of the Academy for many years?

I haven't slapped those who look down on me with practical actions!

On that day, Li Yiqi's heart was extremely happy.

Even if he is just a weak scholar, he can still carry the entire Li family!

However, it was also on that day that a catastrophe fell from the sky.

An eight-hundred-mile expedited fast horse carried a letterhead printed with the five golden seals of 'Annan Metropolitan Protectorate' into Shangjing, and went straight to the depths of the summer palace, in front of His Majesty's Imperial Palace.

"The nine major tribes of the Southern Wilderness Barbarians led a total of 1.8 million barbarians to raid our southern border, and most of the capital's protectors 'Jiugong' rashly marched into the enemy's fierce battle in Heiyun Mountain, and 600,000 Annan protectors suffered heavy losses, and the Nan'an Protectorate has lost ......."

Rumble!

As soon as this document was sent to Shangjing, the government and the opposition were in turmoil!

The contemporary Xia Emperor, who has been ruling and delegating power for many years, has read this document sent from the front line three times in a row, with the smell of blood, and his body trembled.

After the news was confirmed, Emperor Xia Longyan was furious, ignoring the pleas of the soldiers, Confucianism, the three princes and nine qing, the elders of the Feng Pavilion, and more than 100 civil and military ministers of the six departments of the imperial court, and immediately ordered Li Jiu to be killed, and let the Jiucheng Soldiers and Horses Division seize the Li Mansion, and all the cadres of the Li family were connected!

Seeing a group of soldiers in armor and with fierce expressions breaking into his home, Li Yiqi was at a loss, he didn't know what was going on, and soon, an iron lock made of cold iron was cuffed to him, the champion of the Xia Dynasty today.

In the prison, Li Yiqi learned that his grandfather had been given death by Emperor Xia through the little maid who came to visit him, and the Li Mansion was wiped out, and the Li family no longer existed.

A few days later, Li Yiqi, the last bloodline of the century-old marshal's mansion, wore a white prison uniform, knelt in front of the Yong'an Gate, wept blood, and recited an article of more than 1,000 words.

One scolded Emperor Xia for being mediocre, the second scolded the courtiers for being foolish and loyal, the third scolded the injustice of heaven and earth, and the fourth scolded himself for being incompetent......

Behind him, the executioner, armed with a large decapitation knife, trembled with his legs, almost unable to possess his body.

However, before noon, the executioner could only endure the fear in his heart, and listened to Li Yiqi's recitation of more than 1,000 words, which was extremely rebellious.

Noon had arrived, the fire sign order in the hand of the supervisor had landed, the sword light swept across his neck, and when Li Yiqi finished reading the last word, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and let out a terrible roar.

Then his consciousness sank into a boundless darkness.