In addition to his clothes, his face was also frightening.

Not "ugly".

His facial features are not related to ugliness, and if he has the courage to look closely, he is even a man with delicate and handsome facial features.

However, his face, the color of his face, is too "weird".

His whole face was the same as his hands, pale and blue, and from the eyes to the tails of the eyes, it was a very thick blood-colored blush, which reflected the blood-red markings on his clothes, and the blood-red lips, the whole person was like a zombie, the blood of the body leaked from the body to the clothes, and the blood of the head seeped into the eyes and lips, and coagulated there. When he raised his head to look at Liu Anshi, Zhao Ji felt that his soul had been impacted, and he looked away.

This mass of thick black, dark green, blood red, mixed together is like a nightmare.

He is the demon of dreams.

Three house slaves stood in front of him, each holding a short sword, a dagger, and a golden hook, all of them were sturdy and vicious, like a door god, and their bodies revealed that "no one is close to the living" and "those who stand in my way die".

Their perception was no better than that of the intruder, who still felt uncomfortable and bloody when he saw it.

The murderous and ghostly aura are on par.

The first two loud noises were made through them, the first was to block the attack of the incoming people, and the second was to prepare for his life, but it was unsuccessful.

Liu Anshi sat down on the mahogany chair in the living room, reluctantly picked up the cup at hand, took a sip of tea, and gasped: "In that case, I'll give you a chance to introduce yourself." The first question, who are you, and the second question, what are you here for?"

The man did not move, did not speak.

Liu Anshi's tone remained unchanged, and his voice was like a flood of bells: "Speak." ”

Zhao Ji held his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Can you three put down your weapons?" ”

The house slave with the short sword said bluntly: "No. ”

The house slave with the dagger said in embarrassment: "Little prince, this is absolutely impossible." This person is too dangerous, just now the three of us worked together to restrain him, if we make concessions, what if he rushes over and is too late to stop him?"

The house slave with the golden hook sighed and said, "Master, you are good at martial arts, and you know how terrible it is for a master to make a move. What should we do if something happens to us? When we talk like this, we are actually a little down, if we lay down our weapons, the momentum will be weak, and the momentum on the other side will be strong-"

Zhao Ji sighed, turned his head and asked Liu Anshi, "Uncle Liu, is it okay?" Otherwise, he won't say a word, I'm afraid that he will stick to it until night, and when we wake up, they will remain the same." ”

Liu Anshi smiled tiredly and said, "His Royal Highness King Duan is very flexible and courageous. ”

Zhao Ji shrugged: "Life is just a bargaining chip, I don't have anything else." ”

Liu Anshi's eyes were slightly admiring: "Since His Royal Highness King Duan said so-" He waved his hand and said to the slave: "Put the weapon on the ground." ”

The house slaves showed incredible expressions and said, "Yes." ”

The weapons clanged to the ground, and they stepped on them with their feet to keep them from trembling.

Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes.

No one seemed to have told him that the way he squinted his eyes was somewhat similar to his brother, King Shen Zhao Yan.

At this time, the gloomy and showy man spoke: "I am the judge." ”

Liu Anshi said: "Judge?"

"Judge. As he spoke, he held the pen in his hand unchanged, and walked step by step, and with each step, the muscles of his body spasmed, as if he was a zombie, a dying person, with an indelible omen of death. His voice was faint, with a pale face, as if this title had suddenly become a reality, irresistible, "I'm here from Meizhou to ask for your life, Lord Liu." ”

His voice was nervous, strangely excited, making people listen to the cold behind him, like rain in the middle of the night.

Liu Anshi smiled and said: "I came to Bianjing from Meizhou, even if I die, it can be regarded as dying in Meizhou." It's really hard for Prime Minister Zhang, who wants me to die in a foreign land. first arrested me in Meizhou, and then put me in prison, no matter how I died, I can't tell. It's a pity that he hates me so much that he wants to torture me, and he can't let me die at once, and thanks to him, instead of dying, I have to bother you to come all the way to kill me. How much good did he give you?"

The judge raised his head and smiled, his eyes and lips were blood-red: "That's a lot of benefits, enough for me to have food and clothing for the rest of my life." You probably don't know how valuable you are, Lord Liu, in addition to making me rich, you can also give me power. How strange it is that you no longer have power, but you can make others rise step by step. Oh, by the way, this one next to you, you are King Duan, right?" he turned his head to see Zhao Ji, no matter how Zhao Ji avoided his eyes, and even rolled his eyes, he kept staring at him: "The little prince is really a talent!"

Zhao Ji kept smiling helplessly: "Maybe I've seen you next to him." Also, you should call me Your Highness. ”

The judge smiled—indeed Yanran, because his face was excessively red—and said, "I don't want it! Don't think that someone asked me to take you away, that I wanted to take you away. When I first met you, I couldn't forget you—"

Zhao Ji was a little angry, and said with a sinking face: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The judge laughed, "You're angry? What I like is not you when you are sober. I keep an eye on you all the time, and I come to see you whenever I have the chance. As he spoke, he laughed, vicious and chaotic, his bright red mouth and white teeth stimulated his senses, and his hands gradually tightened the two judge's pens, "Anyway, you are also a person who wants to die, it is better to follow me, even if you are nameless and pointless, I am not trying to make your name—— I really like you, otherwise, I can kill you every night!"

At this time, Zhao Jike felt cold all over his body, and his voice trembled: "It's you, why are you?"

"Ah, which one do you mean? Is it me who accompanied you around Bianjing last night, or is it me who still looks at you every night after you sleep?" The judge pretended not to know, and deliberately leaned his face close to him, which made Zhao Ji shudder, and his face quickly turned pale.

It turned out that his nightmare was real.

He always had nightmares, dreaming of a miserable white and red shadow, and he stared at him in his dreams, neither near nor far away, such a distance was uncomfortable, and it seemed endless, he was always looking at himself.

He thought it was a nightmare that was so real that it became a dream within a dream, in which he had to close his eyes and fall asleep again.

When I woke up again, it was already daylight, and the shadow would disappear completely.

As everyone knows, how can he believe that this is true.

The night he and Wang Liefeng ran out to hang out, the white shadow that had been following him was also true. That's why he always felt like he was dreaming, and there was only a thin film of bubbles between the dream and reality, and it only took one thing to stab him—pop!

"This is absolutely impossible, how can you always be near me?" Zhao Ji almost muttered when he spoke, "Since I left the palace, the shadow that has been hanging by my side has always been you?"

The judge grinned and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the little prince to notice it." That's right, I was ordered to follow you that day, and I will protect you for fear that something will happen to you. It happened to be the last day, and there could be no accidents, otherwise all these plans would become difficult to achieve. Unexpectedly, the little prince is very popular, and he is blessed with a great life, and he has repeatedly turned danger into a disaster, I am very satisfied, I am really happy in my eyes. ”

"The last day? you mean—"

"The little prince guessed right. The judge pursed his lips and smiled, "It's yesterday when the Holy Saint had an accident." ”

Zhao Ji's brain roared, a fire burned, he held the chair handle with his right hand, it seemed that in this dilapidated room, the ashes on the walls and ceiling were about to fall: "Have you planned these things for a long time? a month, half a year, three or five years?"

The judge said mysteriously, "It depends on how you define 'long'. After all, the time of the Holy Lord's accession to the throne today is only a quarter compared to a person's lifetime. But this supreme glory, the blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes, makes people willing to take it for most of their lives. But today's emperor is different from the past. I'm sure Master Liu also knows and has experienced it. He's just a wooden puppet, a piece of waste, and can't enjoy such blessings!, right, Lord Liu?"

Liu Anshi did not interface.

"Hey, why can't Lord Liu make jokes like this?" the judge's eyes fluttered, and the blood-red glance was also terrifying, "He is still just a soft-eared child, and he is controlled by his beauty, and he can't grow up anymore." ”

Liu Anshi suddenly said angrily: "Don't talk about the affairs of the palace. ”

The judge smiled and said, "Lord Liu has been right, and he has remembered what happened before, right? You feel angry, and feel that no matter how bluntly you admonish, he will not be able to reach the level of the previous emperor, but instead listen to slander, and you will be slumped, and you will also suffer...... Therefore, instead of letting such a lucky waste continue to be the emperor and enjoy peace in peace, while we live in trembling, it is better to fulfill the wishes of the Huayang Sect and change to a better one, to be the chosen one. ”

He glanced at Zhao Ji casually: "Do you say yes, little prince? You don't want to be the emperor, do you? Instead of walking on thin ice, thinking every day about how to seize power next, how to preserve, how to rebel, it is better to hand it all over to your brother, you only need to be responsible for eating, drinking and having fun - leave yourself to me with confidence, I will make you happier than ever, how about it? ”

Boom!

Liu Anshi suddenly became furious, slapped the table, and said, "Audacious, lawless! The imperial court can actually allow you traitors to make trouble!" With that, he gasped in pain and tried to adjust his breathing as if drowning.

"We didn't. The judge smiled heartily, "Lord Liu, have you forgotten that it was you who was thrown into the prison for committing a rebellion." Although I came to ask for your life this time, although it was unexpected, it was even more reasonable. Do you really think you're still a minister? You're just a fugitive. ”

Liu Anshi trembled with anger, and said tremblingly: "You-" Suddenly he couldn't catch his breath, coughed violently, and several house slaves hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, are you okay?"

"It's fine. Liu Anshi said, "It's just that in the past few years, I often raised my voice, and my lungs were broken by me, and it is easy to be like this when I am angry, but I will not die." After all, I haven't died after staying in the prison for so long...... Yes, I can't die. He said to the judge, "Are you really sure that you will kill me?"

The judge sneered and said, "Lord Liu, you have suffered for too long, and I came to end your life, and everyone is happy, isn't this a good thing that everyone is happy about? As for the technique, you don't have to worry about me, my judge kills people, and it has always only taken one word of time." If you don't believe me, I'll give you a try-"

Zhao Ji said: "Wait." He looked up at the judge, a cold light burst out in his eyes, and it seemed that the judge's appearance was not so unacceptable to him, "You have been planning for a long time to kill the king and seize power, if you are really stabbed through the basket, none of you will survive, why do you have to take risks to do this kind of thing?

The judge grinned: "The little prince is really still a child! I like it, I like it." I like you so much, a blank slate, well-behaved, obedient. Little prince, don't you still have any hope, I hope to save the current emperor, just like you swore just now? You think too much, little prince, that is the poison configured by the Huayang Sect, this poison cannot be solved, you can only wait for death on the spot. Now that the king is about to die, and the new king will soon succeed him, who will abide by the royal law? Killing the king and seizing power, what strange things are you talking about, little prince! Power has never been a fixed number, everything is. The only thing that can last forever is the conflict of interests, the gathering of the strong, and the Huayang Sect - Little Prince, you only know the story on the surface just now, but you don't know the hidden motives. Do you want to know why the Huayang Sect was able to control the imperial court?"

Zhao Ji's heart moved. Naturally, he wondered. But he knew that if he followed his words, he would be caught, and maybe he would not say anything, thus falling behind in his own language, and he was a person who refused to admit defeat easily.

So Zhao Ji calmed down: "I don't want to know." ”

The judge was stunned for a moment, and said, "You really don't want to know, don't you want to hear it?"

Zhao Ji smiled: "I don't want to hear it, do you want to force it to me?"

Now, one wanted to say, the other didn't want to listen, the momentum turned around, but turned into the judge's slightly eager urging: "If you don't know the ins and outs, you can't understand the excitement of the whole story, I believe that Lord Liu must want to hear it, right?" He took a step forward, and the three house slaves also took a step closer to him, he suddenly lost his smile, and his pale face wrinkled, "You don't like to hear it, I want to say it! Anyway, there won't be a living mouth left here in the end, you all tell me!"

Zhao Ji and Liu Anshi glanced at each other and smiled quietly. Then, Zhao Ji said: "I didn't listen." ”

The judge sneered: "It's useless not to listen! You are still living in fantasy, it is really hopeless." The Huayang Sect is more powerful than you think, so powerful that Prime Minister Zhang and King Shen are just a link in its plan, although it is an important link, it is still a drop in the ocean of this huge strength after all. The Huayang Sect controls the royal family, and those who cooperate with it can soar, while for the rebels, they will set up a net to catch ......."

Zhao Ji said: "Oh, that's why you put me in prison?"

"I guess the little prince has a lot of resentment about this, after all, it is a matter between life and death, so he naturally holds a grudge even more, thinking that we are here to let you die in it, and die in vain - no. ”

"Really?"

"Not really. Death in prison, after all, can still be traced to the person's head, but if the person escapes from prison, then it is not. Putting you in prison is essentially to get you out so that you can really, unknowably die, like now—"

Zhao Ji said: "Wait a minute. What do you mean? These are all designed traps for me to jump into?"

The judge smiled, "Of course. And these are all your faults, and the sin will be added to the first. Unless you give up your identity, when you are discovered, it will be the time of your death. ”

Zhao Ji lowered his eyelashes, and cold sweat rolled down all of a sudden. His lips were cold, and he said, "So, what are you doing to keep me safe?"

"Little prince," said the judge, "who has been protecting you, don't you know until now?"

"No, it won't. Zhao Ji shook his head and said firmly. However, after only one sentence, his tone suddenly softened, and he said softly, "How come?"

"You're so interesting, little prince. "I'm curious what you'll do." ”

Zhao Ji said in a calm tone, "I will kill you first." ”

The judge's snow-white face once again showed a strange smile like a zombie, and said, "Little Prince, you are more difficult to destroy and solve than I imagined—just as elusive as His Royal Highness King Shen." ”

"Don't mention my brother. ”

"What are you afraid of?" the judge smiled, "what you're doing at the moment, what you're thinking, how you're doing, how you're character...... It's the same as His Royal Highness King Shen. It's just that he's missing a little bit of humanity. The reason why I want to get rid of you is because there is no room for two similar individuals in this world. You're dangerous, little lord, and you're going to be just like your brother after all. ”

Zhao Ji paused and said, "I see, I understand." ”

The judge suddenly became a little foggy and said, "What do you understand?"

"You betrayed—" Zhao Ji said slowly, "Your Royal Highness King Shen." ”

The judge was surprised: "How do you say this?"

Liu Anshi also looked at him in surprise.

Zhao Ji said: "You came here this time because you were ordered by two people, right?"

The judge changed color and said, "How do you know?"

Zhao Ji didn't give up, pressing step by step: "Tell me if it's true." ”

The judge was defeated for a while, like an eggplant deflated, and said stupidly: "Yes." ”

His face seemed to be whiter, and his murderous aura was heavier.

Zhao Ji sneered: "I know." Killing Lord Liu and Uncle Liu was arranged by the old man of Zhang Dan. And my brother, it's for you to kill me. They come to you because they believe in your ability to succeed the first time. But when they find you at the same time, you are greedy. People can't do multiple things at the same time, and it's impossible to do them neatly at the same time. I guess you want to take double the benefits, abide by one, betray another, kill Uncle Liu, and then take me away for yourself. ”

When it came to "taking it for himself", Zhao Ji's whole face was numb.

"Are you so stupid to think that the success of the previous dozens and hundreds of times can make this failure be forgiven? What kind of person is King Shen, you should have known something by hearsay, even me, and my younger brother who played with him since childhood, knew his cruelty. He won't even let me go, do you guess he will let you go? Ah, now, instead of asking for Uncle Liu's life, it's better for you to worry about whether you can live or not. ”

After saying this, Zhao Ji also lamented in his heart.

An unacceptable reality is that Wang Liefeng may not be entirely loyal to him.