"Zhongshan Lang, you are really a rare talent, this time to bring down these five dog ministers, you and Shangguan Yang'er have made great contributions!" The Empress Dowager Zhou Lan leisurely leaned her arm holding the enamel snuff box on the cold dragon chair, her face was full of expressions of joy after escaping the disaster, and her eyes revealed a long-lost clarity, she put the snuff box under her nose and sniffed it, and said: "Both of you have earth-shattering spells. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Nakayama Lang, I officially crown you as the Protector of the Crystal Country! ”

"Empress Dowager Xie!" A tall middle-aged man with blond hair, a delicate forehead, and a nose as sharp as an eagle's beak replied, his eyes like the cold moon in a cold night, making people shudder at the sight. But when he looked at Shangguan Yang'er on the other side of the dragon chair from time to time, his blue eyes were full of infinite tenderness.

"Shangguan Yang'er, you are versatile, since the Lion King, the imperial court has not set up the position of emperor again, and the Royal Academy is not managed. The emperor is still young, I officially appoint you as the emperor's master, and manage the Royal Academy of the Crystal Kingdom! ”

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother!"

"Also, I have sent a special person to distribute the Tianshan snow silkworm seeds you provided to the best silkworm farmers, and requisitioned the best 3,000 acres of mulberry fields in the south, after the summer, you will have enough Tianshan snow silk!"

"The Queen Mother is really shrewd," Zhongshan Lang continued, "By the way, the Queen Mother, I have another request, and I have two friends who also have some magical powers, and they will come to the capital soon, I hope that the Queen Mother can also promote them and contribute to the imperial court!" ”

"As long as it is a talent, I will give the corresponding position, I am not those five stupid ministers, I don't even dare to use a wizard! On the other hand, if these ministers had trusted you, I believe that our mother and son would never be here again, you say yes! ”

Hearing this, Zhongshan Lang felt a chill behind him, although the other party was just an ordinary mortal body, pinching her to death was as easy as pinching an ant to death, but Zhongshan Lang could still feel that this queen mother was not simple. Although he was very tired of flattery, he still said: "Those who know the times are handsome, and the bold application of talents and the grasp of the situation are far inferior to the queen mother!" ”

"Hmmm! The Queen Mother closed her eyes, squinted for a while, and said, "I'm tired, please rest first, we've been very nervous for a while recently, and we've finally cleared some obstacles, but there are still a lot of important things to do." ”

Zhongshan Lang glanced at Shangguan Yang'er and hinted that it was time to go.

"Move to the palace as soon as possible! I will arrange for you to be by my side, don't live in the western suburbs of the capital, where the characters are too mixed and unsafe! ”

"Don't worry, the Queen Mother, no one dares to touch us, aren't these ministers an example?"

"That's right, but recently there have been rumors of people in the alleys, and some villages near the capital often encounter zombies, have you heard?" Speaking of which, the Queen Mother suddenly became interested again, so that the two Zhongshan Lang, who originally wanted to leave, had to stay.

"I haven't heard of it yet, but it is an indisputable fact that there have been more and more zombie attacks in recent years. We often talk about zombies on the Silk Road, especially merchants from the Far West, who are said to be the work of hateful witches. Bingxue's smart Shangguan Yang'er immediately replied, and Zhongshan Lang looked at Shangguan Yang'er with approval.

"Report--, 800 miles of urgent military report!" The herald outside the palace shouted.

"Summoned!" Zhou Lan commanded.

"Queen Mother, let's retire first!" Hearing this, Shangguan Yang'er and Zhongshan Lang were about to leave.

"Wait, listen to it, maybe you can give me an idea!

"This ......," Nakayama said hesitantly, "this may be a militaristic matter, and we ...... It's inconvenient to meddle! ”

"Don't worry, one of you is a protector and the other is an emperor, so you should participate in politics!"

"Yes!" The two knew that if they refused the queen mother, they would be ignorant.

At this time, a messenger dressed in a light horse robe and with a command flag behind his back ran in, and hurriedly knelt in front of the Queen Mother and said, "The Great Wall has sent an urgent report!" ”

After presenting the emergency report to Zhou Lan, the messenger sent Shi Li to retreat. The Queen Mother opened the urgent report to read it, her brows furrowed, and her eyes revealed a murderous aura.

"The Lion King ordered the blockade of Xiyang City, and led the heavy cavalry to cross the Qinglong River and enter the royal forbidden land of Wanguo Mountain, what is the intention?" As he spoke, he sent the urgent report to Nakayama Lang. Zhongshan Lang and Shangguan Yang'er couldn't help but feel nervous when they heard that the Lion King had gone to Ten Thousand Caves Mountain. Nakayama Lang hurriedly asked,

"Queen Mother, is this military report reliable?"

"Reliable, this military report was sent by the spies I personally planted in the garrison of the Great Wall, and I specially asked this spy to collect information about the Lion King's every move!"

"It seems that this queen mother is not even at ease with the lion king!" Nakayama Lang was secretly happy in his heart.

"Nakayama Lang, what do you think about this?" After speaking, the Queen Mother Zhou Lan smoked snuff again and stabilized her mood.

Zhongshan Lang thought for a moment and said, "Respected Queen Mother, now I can only guess, can I send someone to Wanguo Mountain to investigate!" ”

"Well, that makes sense. The Lion King is loyal to the Crystal Country, resisting the invasion of the Northern Li Kingdom, leveling the southern thieves, and having the grace of rebuilding the Crystal Kingdom, he may have his reason for suddenly going to Wanguo Mountain, but there is no need to lead the heavy cavalry! It's really hard to figure out. Indeed, you should send someone who is comfortable enough to inquire and then make up your mind! Then Zhou Lan thought for a while and asked, "Who will be sent?" ”

"Queen Mother, I heard that many traps have been set around Wanguo Mountain, and the imperial tomb was cursed three hundred years ago, unless it is a descendant of the royal family, no one can enter! Is there such a thing? Shangguan Yang'er, who was standing behind Zhongshan Lang, asked.

"Yes, the trap can't stop the heavy cavalry, but the curse can. The curse must be lifted with the blood of the royal descendants, but those who have entered the imperial tomb with the royal family can also be lifted in the same way! And the Lion King is precisely the only person who can lift this curse except for the royal descendants, because he is the only non-royal person who has entered the imperial tomb, although I believe that the Lion King will not do this, but it will inevitably be used by villains. The Queen Mother said worriedly.

"In this case, the two Aiqing will stay and have dinner with me! Let's talk about this matter again, and by the way, let the little emperor recognize Shangguan Yang'er as a teacher and pay homage to the teacher! ”

"However, the emperor is a ......"

"Yang'er doesn't have to worry too much, this is the tradition of respecting teachers and valuing education in the Crystal Empire, Aiqing should be worshiped by students as an emperor, and Zhu'er is the emperor, so he should be the first to set an example!"

"The Queen Mother is wise!" Zhongshan Lang said, "The Queen Mother is so virtuous, it is the blessing of the people, Yang'er thank the Queen Mother!" As he spoke, he made a color to Shangguan Yang'er.

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother!"

So the two followed the Queen Mother into the palace garden. At dusk, the Queen Mother ordered a banquet in the Imperial Garden. It was unprecedented to hold a banquet in the imperial garden to entertain officials, but the Queen Mother obviously had a deeper consideration. The palace is full of people, and the imperial garden is extremely quiet, and there are obviously many secrets here, and the imprisonment of several cabinet ministers is exactly the plot of the queen mother and Zhongshan Lang in the imperial garden.

Although it is winter, but the open place has lit the stove, next to the stove is a mahogany dining table that has just been set up, because it is the queen mother's temporary idea, the imperial dining room is still preparing food, the little emperor Tang is still on the way to the imperial garden, so the queen mother, Zhongshan Lang, Shangguan Yang'er three people decided to walk around in the imperial garden, talking while walking.

"Who do you think you should send to Ten Thousand Caves Mountain? It's a pity that I still need the two of you very much now, and just now Nakayama Lang said that you still have two friends? Queen Mother Zhou Lan asked.

"Yes, the two of them are skilled summoners. One is an elemental summoner called Rabbit Tooth Macheng, who can summon summoned beasts composed of water elementals; The other is called the Mouse Head Dao Gong, which can summon summoned beasts composed of earth elements. ”

As soon as he said this, a eunuch came to report that it was the rat head and rabbit teeth who came to the capital to serve the queen mother according to the instructions of the Black Devil Wolf King.

"Let them in! Since he is a friend of Zhongshan Lang, he is a friend of the imperial court! "The Queen Mother Zhou Lan was very happy with their arrival, and just now she felt that she was not enough.

So the eunuch hurriedly went to the outside of the palace to inform the rat head and rabbit teeth, and entered the imperial garden to meet the queen mother.

"Why is one of these two masters called Mouse Head and the other Rabbit Tooth?" The Queen Mother asked curiously.

Hearing the Queen Mother's question, Zhongshan Lang sighed, and he said thoughtfully: "This is all the fate of summoners, they have to give life to these summoned beasts while summoning elemental beasts, so they must consume part of their vitality." Even so, the summoned beast's life didn't last long. Aging early is the fate of summoners! The Queen Mother is wise, when you see them later, don't look down on them! ”

"On the contrary, I admire them! No matter how long some people live, they are just a wasted person! The Queen Mother replied. Shangguan Yang'er beside him couldn't help but nodded.

"This Queen Mother is by no means simple!" Shangguan Yang'er thought secretly.

At this time, two short figures came from the gate of the imperial garden in the distance like ghosts, came to the queen mother, and bowed.

"The Queen Mother Chitose!"

"Excuse me!" The Queen Mother immediately divided who was the rabbit tooth and who was the mouse head. Because the two front teeth of the rabbit's teeth are surprisingly long and strangely white, as long as the mouth is closed, the lower lip is always suppressed, the eyes are large and godless, and the age looks like it is already sixty years old, although the body is stout, but there is no beautiful smell at all! The rat's head was dry and thin, narrow and long, with a flattened forehead, a long nose, and small and bright eyes. Do you get rid of the rat people alive?

But the Queen Mother still smiled slightly, looking at them with reverence.

"The two of them are really Zhongshan Lang's best friends, and at first glance they are not mortals, they are here! Look! ”

Then several eunuchs brought five precious mahogany chairs covered with blankets and placed them next to a lake in the imperial garden, Zhongshan Lang and Shangguan Yang'er sat on both sides of the queen mother, and rabbit teeth and mouse heads sat opposite. The lake is surrounded by ancient trees and rockeries, although it is winter, there are many hardy green plants around the lake, especially the ancient spruce tree by the lake, which is tall and straight, green and verdant.

Due to the cold weather, someone soon brought a few warm stoves and put them around the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother ordered the surrounding eunuchs to retreat. So there were only five people left by the lake: the Queen Mother Zhou Lan, Zhongshan Lang, Shangguan Yang'er, Rabbit Tooth Ma Cheng, and Mouse Head Daogong.

"Since they are all my own people, I'll say some things directly!" Nakayama Lang suddenly said like this.

"Of course!" The Queen Mother nodded.

"Queen Mother, you should have a daughter!" Nakayama Lang asked straight to the point.

The Queen Mother trembled, and her heart lifted up! His face turned pale, but a wave of anger came up unconsciously.

"You, how- do you know? You've been probing me! ”

"The Queen Mother is angry, in fact, I already knew before I came to the Crystal Country, you and--Of course, I won't say anything to the outside world, but your daughter, I can help!"

"How can I help?"

"Ma Cheng, did you bring it?" Nakayama asked the rabbit head.

"Brought!" As he spoke, the rabbit head Ma Cheng took out a pill from his sleeve and handed it to Zhongshan Lang.

Zhongshan Lang lifted the pill up and said, "Your daughter is a child with cerebral palsy, but in fact, a piece of her soul is missing, and this soul rejuvenation pill has a soul rejuvenation effect, which can make up for your daughter's missing soul." ”

The Queen Mother Zhou Lan carefully took it with her hand, and looked at it with half a doubt.

"Queen Mother, don't worry, our goal is the same, I can help you unify the Crystal Kingdom! And you only need to give me the jurisdiction of the crystal mine, and I will also give the income of the crystal mine to the imperial court! ”

Zhou Lan knew that she had been held by Zhongshan Lang, and besides, as long as she and a pair of children could be safe, it didn't matter how hard she suffered. What's more, the current Crystal Empire is only a unity on the surface, but in fact it is already in danger, and there may be a danger of intensification at any time, and although Zhongshan Lang is a stranger, he has great powers, and he can't leave him anymore.

Zhongshan Lang seemed to have understood Zhou Lan's thoughts, and continued: "At present, Crystal City and Sea City are recruiting troops, and the Tiger King stationed on the Northeast Great Wall is colluding with the many tribes of Xueyun outside the Great Wall and the Eastern Grain Country to plot against them. ”

"East Grain Country!?" Zhou Lan said in surprise. Facing the northern part of the Crystal Empire, the eastern grain country is connected to the many tribes around the snow clouds in the north, and is a rich peninsula country. Although the area is less than one-fifth of the Crystal Empire, its strength cannot be underestimated, not to mention the collusion with the Tiger King, Zhou Lan has heard of it, but there is no definite evidence.

"Why, you and Beili have fought to the death, and their vitality has been greatly damaged, won't the surrounding powers take advantage of the weakness? There is also the country of the samurai, the country of Yinluo, and they are not idle! After speaking, Zhongshan Lang carefully watched the changes in Zhou Lan's face, and Shangguan Yang'er's attention was always on Zhongshan Lang. The rabbit tooth Ma Cheng and the mouse head Dao Gong always glanced back and forth with a squint and intoxication, and the Queen Mother Zhou Lan and Shangguan Yang'er.

"Although we are people from other worlds, we are not as deceitful as you human beings, we are extremely honest, and I am willing to unite with you not only because we have common interests, but also because of ...... Shangguan Yang'er - my life-saving benefactor, please ask me to help you, after speaking, Zhongshan Lang glanced at Shangguan Yang'er affectionately.

"The Queen Mother doesn't have to worry too much, I'm just repaying the favor!"

"Repay the favor!" Everyone looked at Shangguan Yang'er in surprise.

"That's right! Gratitude! Shangguan Yang'er began to reminisce about the past.

"I was a happy alpine antelope living in the northern glacial regions of the Far West, but I was captured by a terrible evil witch doctor and imprisoned in a cave for experiments. He slaughtered many poor adult humans and transplanted a human blue heart into my body, and my body began to change in a strange way. After many painful rebirths, I finally took on a human form. But the witch doctor was not satisfied, he changed my body again and again for some terrible organs that I don't know where to go, and constantly used the thunder and lightning stored in the crystal to shock and torture me. At that time, crystals could not absorb the sun's energy like today's crystals, and could only temporarily store some of the lightning energy left in the crystal due to lightning strikes.

"At that time, the thunder and lightning in the Thunder Fog Mountain in the Far Western Regions were even stronger than now, and this evil witch doctor arranged a large number of crystals in the Thunder Fog Mountain, and obtained a large number of crystals containing thunder and lightning energy, but these energies still could not complete the purpose achieved by the countless experiments carried out on me.

"Just when I could barely bear the terrible torture, a demon slayer from the Crystal Kingdom rescued me. It was three hundred years ago, and I remember that on a full moon night, I was placed on a high altar at the entrance of the cave, surrounded by many huge crystal jars containing thunder and lightning. The terrible witch doctor, frantically conducting heinous experiments on me, and I was exhausted and ready to find an opportunity to end my life.

"I remember that when the witch doctor had just released the thunder and lightning on me, the sky suddenly covered the sky, and countless bats blocked the moon like dark clouds, and the witch doctor trembled and hurriedly released the thunder and lightning to the bats in the sky. The bats in the sky were struck by lightning and turned into a pool of green water, and our surroundings became a green rainstorm, and the witch doctor laughed wildly at the sight of the bats, but too soon! Speaking of this, Shangguan Yang'er's face showed a holy smile, she paused for a moment, as if to sort out her thoughts, and then said, "A huge, large net made of silk rope covered the bodies of those witch doctors, the net was green and shining, it was magic traveling through the silk, and a tall Taoist with the appearance of a crystal kingdom rode a huge bat down from the sky. At that moment, I knew I was saved, but as soon as the huge nervous tension relaxed, I could no longer hold it anymore and passed out.

"When I woke up, I found that I was in the witch doctor's cave, and the evil witch doctor in the cave had long since disappeared, and all the facilities in the cave had been destroyed, and my body had miraculously recovered. The Taoist priest left me a book and a few days' worth of dry food, and a letter. The letter warned me to practice according to this book, so that I can punish evil and promote good in the future. Later, I inquired in many ways and learned that this Taoist priest was the famous demon slayer hunter - Zhou Kui. And the Queen Mother, you are the descendants of my benefactor! ”

"I see!" The Queen Mother suddenly realized that her father had mentioned this ancestor, but it is said that later Zhou Kui lived in seclusion, and because he was tired of hunting demons, he married a wife and started a family, and asked his descendants to prohibit him from engaging in demon hunting again.

"Still, this palace is full of gratitude to you! Besides, this is just what the ancestors should do, which makes this palace trust you even more, as long as you can continue to support this palace, this palace will never treat you badly! Thinking that there were people around, Zhou Lan still called herself "Bengong".

"The prince has arrived! - "Outside the Imperial Garden, there was news of the arrival of Prince Yupao. After a while, the little prince, accompanied by two maids, appeared in the imperial garden. The eight-year-old prince has an extraordinary appearance: his skin is even, slightly dark, his eyes are bright, but he is a little sluggish, and his face is a little baby fat. Wearing a black satin robe, silver filigree trim, embroidered with the appearance of a dragon driving the clouds, wide-sleeved sleeves with silk patterns, a dark cloud pattern, and a moon-white corset. The black hair was tied up by an ordinary silver hairpin.

As soon as Shangguan Yang'er saw this prince, she thought of Zhou Kui, the demon slayer who saved her.

"It's like!" Shangguan Yang'er sighed in her heart. But as a prince, it is really strange to use an ordinary silver hairpin to tie his hair.

"The son knocks to see the queen mother!" Tang Hua walked up to the Queen Mother and hurriedly gave a salute.

"Excuse me! Stand down! The Queen Mother motioned for the maids on both sides to leave, ready to be intimate with her children.

Suddenly, Nakayama Lang shouted, "Wait! As he spoke, he pulled the prince aside and knocked him unconscious with his hands.

"You! Daring! The Queen Mother Zhou Lan exclaimed.

At this time, Nakayama Lang uncovered the prince's back collar and took out one thing: it was actually a yellow charm!

"It seems that our opponent has infiltrated the palace!" Nakayama said slowly......