Following the direction pointed by the unlucky stall owner, Su Jing and I flew forward for less than 10 minutes, and a majestic imperial city suddenly appeared at our feet. Overlooking from above, the palace of Haggis is an irregular polygon, the central axis is evident in the first half of the complex, the left and right sides do not pay attention to symmetry, the houses are mostly covered with black glazed tiles, the two vertices on the south to north cross-section are similar to diamonds, the vertices of the east and west longitudinal axis are inclined to be rectangular, and the dark black palace wall outlines the untraceable outline of this palace, like a large piece of water splashed out, and the ocean flows vigorously. I also have to admit that Haggis is a superior man in every way, and this is also true in terms of architectural aesthetics. Compared with the modest of the large buildings of the Federation Continent, the palace of Hagis seems arrogant and arrogant, and there is no one in sight, but it is also more powerful, and it looks more like a powerful beast full of power, and it is ambitious to swallow the universe, it looks at the Federation Continent and may pounce out at any time.

Just as the northern dwellings have many flat roofs and many spires in the south, the local buildings can often reflect the local differences, and the palace of the daughter country is beautiful and beautiful, just like a graceful beauty standing in the middle of the city, just seeking to be alone and making people dare not have the heart of blasphemy. As the first powerful country in the federal continent, the Honglie Empire has a strong and open palace, showing that Zhu Xiaofeng is in the prime of life, and Hegis occupies a continent, and the palace is also cultivated wild and uninhibited, and does not pay attention to rules and regulations.

According to the original plan, we should have rested for a day before we started, the two of us were physically and mentally exhausted after a long journey, if we met a master of Wei Wuji's level, there would definitely be a hard battle, but there was a problem with this, that is, my sword qi was hard to find, in case of a long delay, I was afraid that something would change, so I asked Su Jing: "Do we go down now or come back another day?" ”

Su Jing frowned and muttered, "The situation is not right......"

"What's wrong?"

Su Jing said: "It stands to reason that our imperial qi flight should have alarmed the guards in the palace a long time ago, but there has been no response for half a day, and I can't feel the fluctuation of the sword qi of other masters nearby, this is not normal......

"Could it be that Ma Jiyue doesn't have any masters around him at all?"

"Do you think it's possible?"

"Then what are we waiting for, let's go down and see?"

The two of us fell in front of the largest palace, according to the square in front of the palace and the scale ratio, this should be the main hall for the emperor and ministers to discuss politics, Su Jing looked up at the words on the plaque: "Jianji Palace?" ”

I looked around, saw that this hall is majestic, the front steps of the hall are divided into three levels, there are about hundreds of steps, it is early in the morning, along the path on both sides of the main hall, there are palace maids and eunuchs walking softly and slowly, I and Su Jing fell down and no one found it, I looked up at the Jianji Palace, and couldn't help but say: "Ho, this hall, the tickets for people to visit in the future will have to be sold for at least 60 yuan." ”

Su Jing glared at me: "Find Ma Jiyue first!" ”

"How can the two of us find such a big place? Let's ask someone. I saw a little eunuch passing by not far from us, and hurriedly beckoned, "Little brother! ”

The little eunuch just lowered his eyebrows and walked forward, he didn't expect someone to shout in the palace, let alone shouting him, Leng Ding looked up and saw me and Su Jing dressed indecently, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, I smiled and said, "It's just to call you." I'm looking for you to ask about something, where is Ma Jiyue's bedroom, or where should he be at this hour? ”

"Who?"

"Ma Jiyue, oh, it's your emperor."

When the little eunuch heard this, his face changed greatly, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Call the emperor by name, the crime deserves death!" ”

I laughed and said, "It's not you who shouted, what are you afraid of?" ”

The little eunuch was trembling and uneasy, and did not know what to do, so he suddenly got up and ran, and I said behind him, "Hey, you told us." "This little eunuch is still not willing to be a leading party.

With such a shout, a team of Praetorian Guards came out from the back of the palace, and the captain led by us was also stunned when he saw us, and we also know a little bit about court etiquette, even if the emperor summoned the minister and said that he could meet in civilian clothes, there were strict rules, Su Jing and I ran long distances and short jackets, I still kept looking around, and at a glance I knew that it looked like "falling from the sky", the captain Huo Ran drew a knife in his hand and shouted: "What person?" ”

Su Jing said lightly: "Where is Ma Jiyue?" ”

The captain was shocked and angry, and said angrily: "Bold, take it!" The Praetorian Guards behind him each drew their swords and rushed up together, and Su Jing waved his hand and said, "Slow!" Her voice was not high, but she naturally had a majesty, the soldiers paused, and Su Jing said slowly: "You tell Ma Jiyue, just say that Su Jing of the daughter country and Shi Dizai of the Honglie Empire came to visit and invited your emperor to come out to meet." ”

The captain's face changed drastically: "The two sword gods have arrived together?" "Although Hegis is the enemy of the Federation Continent, but Su Jing is famous all over the world, I have been like Zhongtian recently, but all those who practice martial arts in the world bow down to the two sword gods, and when they saw us appear together, the captain's expression changed, but where the duty lies, and he said loudly: "Gather all the guards in the palace, the enemy is coming!" "A moment later, a large number of soldiers poured out from all corners, forming a phalanx in front of us, swords unsheathed and bows wound, and confronted us.

I roughly counted more than 2,000 people, and I patted Su Jing and said, "Okay, the shrimp soldiers and crabs will belong to you." ”

Su Jing stood still, and said indifferently in the face of the enemy formation: "I won't do anything with you, we didn't come this time to do anything to Ma Jiyue, it's better to invite him out." ”

The captain clenched the hilt of his sword, and his voice trembled: "Does Su Jianshen disdain to do anything with us?" His voice trembled not because he was afraid, these people were masters in the eyes of the common people, but they were just unpopular characters in the pyramid of martial arts, and when they saw the two sword gods at first glance, they should be more nervous and excited, so that Su Jing said that, and probably a little frustrated in his self-esteem.

Su Jing said: "It's not that I look down on you, everyone has their own responsibilities, and we can't solve the problem by resorting to force, we are talking to Ma Jiyue about things, and we don't want to hurt the innocent, so as not to make a stalemate between the two sides from the beginning." What do you say...... In fact, it's just looking down on it.

The captain said: "So the two sword gods came to see Your Majesty as envoys?" ”

Su Jing didn't speak, I sighed and said, "Brother, give you a step and go down, can you people block my sword?" But you said that it was okay to ask for a meeting, in short, we must see Ma Jiyue today, even if we want to fight, ask him to send some weighty people, I will kill you in three or two strokes, what should you do with your wife and children? The most important thing is to be happy......"

Su Jing: "Huh? ”

I hurriedly changed my words: "Well, the most important thing is to be convenient for yourself, you go and make an announcement, no one will blame you when others hear that it is me, why bother to take your surname?" ”

The captain's face was gloomy, and he viciously grabbed a eunuch under the eaves, and said in a deep voice: "You go quickly to tell the emperor, just say that the two great sword gods of the Federation Continent are visiting, and I will accompany you here, but the people are lowly and light, and I am afraid that the two sword gods will pick up the courtesy, so you go and ask the emperor to send the four great masters to talk to the two sword gods." ”

Su Jing and I glanced at each other: "The Four Great Teachers, it seems that there is material!" ”

After the eunuch left, the captain put the knife into the sheath and said politely: "Please wait, the national teachers will be there soon." "Although the attitude is respectful, Su Jing and I both understand that only by defeating the so-called Four Great Masters can it be possible to force Ma Jiyue to show up, and then there will be a tough battle.

About 40 minutes later, the previous eunuch trotted back, followed by an elderly eunuch, followed by a large group of palace maids and eunuchs.

"What about the national teachers?" The captain asked.

"You ask Grandpa Jin." The little eunuch pointed to the old eunuch behind him.

The old eunuch looked to be in his 60s, and his rank was higher than that of ordinary eunuchs, but the sleeves of his robe were greasy, and he was obviously not very favored.

Under the gaze of a group of Praetorian Guards, this Jin Gonggong cautiously moved his steps towards me and Su Jing, still hiding most of his body behind the captain, and arched his hand at me without embarrassment, but he didn't know what to say, just grinned sadly.

"Where's Ma Jiyue?"

Father-in-law Jin said with a sad face: "Go back to the two...... This sword god, long live my emperor, has left the palace last night for a private visit. ”

Su Jing frowned and said, "A private visit to Weifu at night? ”

"Exactly."

"How do you know?"

"The little one is the head of the imperial dining room, and last night he was instructed by His Majesty to get up at night to prepare a meal for the Long Live Lord, so I know."

I glared and said, "What kind of private visit does you not sleep in the middle of the night?" ”

Father-in-law Jin was so frightened that he said: "The emperor's affairs are small and don't dare to ask, the little one only knows that Long Live Lord brought a few old ministers and his father-in-law who was usually close to him and four national teachers, and he left in a hurry. ”

Su Jing and I looked at each other and said in unison: "Ran away?" ”

I snapped, "What if you're going to lie to me?" ”

Father-in-law Jin was sweating profusely, and pointed back at his finger: "These people can all testify, they have all seen it with their own eyes." ”

Su Jing shook his head at me slightly and said, "He didn't lie, I have long been surprised that there is not even a decent master in this huge palace, it turns out that Ma Jiyue got the news that we are coming and ran away overnight!" ”

"How did the message leak?"

Su Jing shook his head and said: "I can't figure it out for the time being, it will take more than a month to run from Hong Lie to the fast horse here, and we don't have time to deliver the letter in the few places where we stayed, but Ma Jiyue is sure that he undoubtedly got the news last night, but unfortunately, we are only half a step away from him!" ”

I said, "What now?" ”

Su Jing said helplessly: "Let's go, maybe you can find some clues in the palace." "That being said, I also know that there is little hope, Ma Jiyue is prepared to escape, how can he be seen? Besides, neither of us knew him, so even if we did, it would be in vain.

Su Jing turned around to leave, and the palace guards and eunuchs and palace maids all showed relieved expressions, I suddenly had a plan, stopped and dragged Su Jing, smiled, and deliberately said in a voice that everyone could hear: "Since Ma Jiyue is not here, then we will wait for him here." ”

Father-in-law Jin was shocked and said, "This can't be helped!" ”

I said, "Why not?" Can't even feed two people with such a big Hajis? No matter how the two of us say it, we are guests from afar, Ma Jiyue won't even understand this bit of etiquette, right? "But then Su Jing and I are going to be like today's amount of food is enough to choke on it, although it is a drop in the bucket in the short term, but we have been eating him for decades, and the total energy consumption of his food reserves is a few tenths of a percent, brush the boss, you have to be patient."

The captain of the guard said angrily: "How can the grand city allow you to be presumptuous? ”

I smiled and said, "You've made the same mistake again, is it interesting to say it thoroughly - if you let me live, I'm a guest, if you don't let me live, I'll rob it, can you stop it?" Besides, your emperor knew that the catastrophe was coming, and he ran away by himself, leaving you as cannon fodder, and you still worked hard for him, is it worth it? ”

The captain drew his sword in his hand and said: "Hugh is nonsense, as a janissaries, we can't say that we can only repay the country with death!" ”

Su Jing stood up with his hands in his hands and said, "Even if you want to die, but I don't want to kill people, you better please." ”

The captain said sadly: "Don't we even have the qualifications to die at the hands of the Sword God? ”

Su Jing ignored him and asked me in a low voice, "What is your idea?" ”

I said: "If Ma Jiyue doesn't show up, we will guard in his palace, and if he doesn't take the initiative to come to see us, we won't leave for a day, and I don't believe that he will never come back!" ”

Su Jing said: "What if he doesn't come back?" ”

I laughed and said, "If he is willing to hide in the ravine for the rest of his life and be his emperor, I will admit it!" ”

Su Jing slapped his forehead: "I didn't expect this." ”

Since ancient times, the emperor should live in the palace, that represents the dignity and face of the royal family, the palace is the center of power to convey decrees, is the pyramid of the state power apparatus, the palace is often invaded by people to announce the end of a dynasty, Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi are good examples, now we occupy Ma Jiyue's palace, if he does not come back, he will be reduced from the emperor to a coward or a terrorist - bin Laden if he lives may provide him with a lot of experience. Or maybe Ma Jiyue rebuilt a palace elsewhere, that would be more convenient, we wouldn't have to look for him at the ends of the earth, he didn't plan to do this, he would have to come back sooner or later, otherwise he would have to be an incognito emperor! I also just realized this, so I changed my mind temporarily.

Su Jing smiled: "I have only heard of the kidnapping of hostages before, and the kidnapping of the palace is the first time I have seen it, you have a lot of ideas." ”

"This is wisdom!" I danced with my hands and said, "This big house is a prime location, at least dozens of pans, right?" Ma Jiyue doesn't want me to take over, rent out for a month's rent is enough to start another villa, when the time comes, let's do real estate, sell the house to death, and the money will be shipped back to the federal mainland, so that Yaya's economy will grow negatively! ”

I talked nonsense, leaving the captain and his subordinates aside, it seems that Ma Jiyue took all the masters with him when he fled, they are already the last and all the guards in the palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs know that they are powerless to resist, so they all hide from a distance and watch, all with expressions waiting for the verdict notice.

Seeing that Su Jinghun and I didn't take him seriously, the captain gritted his teeth and said: "Although the two of you look down on us, if we take a step further, our 2,000 rabble can only fight with the two of us!" ”

Su Jing said: "Why bother, Ma Jiyue has fled, you are free to stay, but we will definitely not leave this palace." ”

The captain smiled bitterly: "I understand, the two of you are afraid of killing us and lowering their identities, so let's do it, no matter which one of Su Jianshen or Shi Jianshen casually shows a hand to let me open my eyes, we will judge ourselves and thank you, and we will never bother the two of you to do it yourself." ”

Su Jing yelled at my Nunu: "You can handle this, I'll give it to you." ”

I said helplessly: "You guys are going to die if you want to get too addicted!" "I know that this will not be the end of the game, these Praetorian Guards are not the dogs of big families who bully the weak and are afraid of the hard, they can be selected to be selected to be in the palace as a guard, the family must at least have a background, and even many people may be the children of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, Ma Jiyue may not have any kindness as a child, and most of the guards are loyal to the family reputation, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if they run away now, it is better for Ma Jiyue to be investigated and ruin the family in the future, and it is better to be unyielding and maybe gain a reputation after death, everyone will calculate this account, so I want to rob the palace, The guards are dead knots!

I looked left and right, and saw a bronze lion statue standing on each side of the square, each more than three meters high, I walked to the lion on the left, stretched out my hand and touched it, and praised: "Good guy, solid, this is it." As I spoke, I pressed my hand on the lion's chest, and the sword qi slowly leaked out, and the front half of the bronze lion's body suddenly shrank, and then turned into wisps of copper water and flowed to the ground, and in the blink of an eye, it changed from beating a lion to a Tibetan mastiff, and then turned into a pug, and finally flowed into a pool of yellow and clear things, which reminds people of those who have a bad stomach...... Everyone present was speechless when they saw the copper lion more than a foot high in my hand like wax oil being cremated into copper water, and I looked at the bronze lion on the other side of the square and said, "Your good friend is gone, you can go with it." "It's strange to say, the standing lion is two males, and I have never seen a male and a female - I was about sixty or seventy meters away from the lion on the right, and with a wave of my hand, the bronze lion cracked into thousands of particles, and without warning flew away with the wind, and threw a radial copper powder on the ground, except for a mark left in the place where it was staying, as if such a thing had never existed in the world...... This time, no one spoke...... Their faces were pale, their chests heaved, their eyes were misty, and judging by their expressions, a part of the population seemed to be getting the pleasure they didn't deserve—all thinking: What if that palm slapped on me...... Even Su Jing looked at me with a strange gaze, and I said to her, "I don't use all my strength, at most thirty percent." ”

The captain said miserably: "Brothers have seen it, we don't have to take it upon ourselves, now listen to my orders-" Saying that, he put the knife across his neck, and more than 2,000 Janissaries silently did so, to be honest, it was the first time I had seen such a spectacular scene, more than 2,000 people wiped their necks together, and the fly in the ointment was that there were more than a dozen left-handers who seriously damaged the formation.

From outside the arena came the screams of the palace maids and eunuchs.

I quickly stopped: "Wait! ”

The captain said abruptly: "Why, can't we even kill ourselves?" ”

I stomped my foot and said, "Why are you doing this? ”

The captain said awe-inspiringly: "As a janitarian guard, I can't protect the palace, I have the emperor's grace, and I am ashamed of my ancestors, so I can only die to die for the country!" ”

"Who will watch you when you die?"

The captain was stunned and said, "This ...... Anyway, it's already nothing. ”

", don't you understand, it's not a shame to stop the sword god, after you die, it's a joke if you really want to fish in the troubled waters for the bandits, it's better to do this, you and I will wait for your emperor to come back, and then it's not too late to die."

"Uh......" Probably thinking that my words were reasonable, the captain hesitated, turned his head and asked his men behind him, "If what he said really happened, wouldn't we be sinners?" ”

In the end, the two factions also had a dispute, this faction said that the faction was greedy for life and fear death, and that faction said that this faction could not take care of the overall situation, I climbed to the front steps of the hall and waved my arms and said: "Now listen to my command - those who still want to die stand on the left, those who do not die for the time being stand on the right, and those who are neither male nor female stand in the middle." ”

Father-in-law Jin: "......"

This time it was even more chaotic, some moved according to their words, some were silent and resisted, but the eunuchs all stood obediently in the middle, and I asked the group of guards on my left: "So you are immortal?" ”

A group of people snorted and said in unison: "We are going to die!" ”

I was stunned for a moment and then laughed: "I forgot that I am in the opposite direction of you......"

Su Jing pulled me and said, "Don't you play?" ”

I clapped my hands and said, "Okay, okay, listen to me!" ”

Everyone was quiet for a while, and I said with a straight face: "The two of us are just staying in the palace of your country for a few days, don't worry, I will never embarrass you, how are you usual, as for me and Su Jianshen, you have the right to entertain us as guests, is it okay?" ”

The people below looked at each other, some nodded slightly, some looked angry, Father-in-law Jin stood at the front, his expression was embarrassed, I pointed at him and said, "Ma Jiyue ran away, why did you come to see me?" ”

It may be a professional habit, and Father-in-law Jin squeezed out a smile on his face when he answered: "Back to the Sword God, after a few personal fathers-in-law traveled with Banzai, the younger one is already the highest rank in the palace." ”

"Oh, what do you think of my proposal?"

Father-in-law Jin lowered his eyebrows and said, "The little one thinks this is the best." He stood up a step and said to the people below, "The two sword gods are noble, and they can't usually be invited, but now that the master is out for a private visit, we should treat the two of them as guests, and no one is allowed to slack off, do you hear?" ”

The eunuchs and palace maids didn't dare to disobey him, and there was no other way, so they nodded together: "Yes." The captain glared at him fiercely, and sneered: "Father-in-law Jin really knows the current affairs, so he has recognized the new master." ”

Gonggong Jin said in a shrieked voice: "Could it be that General Zhang has another way?" He said the word "general" very loudly, obviously sarcastic about the other party's humble position, sure enough, Jin Gonggong said again, "Long live the departure to take away the king commander, and the deputy commander Ding is gone, and now only you are left with a first-class guard to guard the palace, we are grasshoppers on the same line, and no one has to be sarcastic." ”

I don't know what the concept of a first-class guard is, but obviously this surnamed Zhang is not a general, but his qualifications are relatively old, and the favored ministers around Ma Jiyue either accompanied him or got the news in advance and hid, as for the rest of the guards and the subordinates in the palace, they were actually abandoned.

The captain was frustrated, and said weakly: "I hope that Shi Jian's words will be believed, and he will not disturb the other people in the palace, and my head will stay for the emperor for a few more days, and when will he return to the court, I will personally apologize for his crimes." ”

I shouted, "Then be it, except for those who can't wait to die, everyone else is busy going their separate ways." ”

Everyone dispersed in a hurry, and the captain also took people away, leaving only those who originally wanted to die, but when they saw that there was no audience and a lack of attention, they probably felt that death was not too wronged in the eyes of the bones, and they all followed the captain stupidly.

Gonggong Jin stood at the bottom of the steps with his head bowed, looking like he was ready to be dispatched at any time, and I said, "You should be the guide, take us to visit your Hagis palace first." ”

Gonggong Jin smiled and pointed to the Jianji Hall behind us and said: "Then it is most appropriate to start with this Jianji Palace, but the Jianji Hall is the place where the court meets the ministers every time, and it is also the largest hall in the palace." I was the first to walk into the main hall, and the first thing I saw was a dragon book case high on the ground in the direction of sitting north and facing south, followed by a dragon chair and a screen, I jumped up and sat on the dragon chair with an arrow step, and casually flipped through the table for a while: "The jade seal was really taken away." ”

Father-in-law Jin's face changed greatly, and he said: "Don't dare to sit on the dragon chair, right...... It is to destroy the nine tribes. ”

I didn't care: "Ma Jiyue has long wanted to destroy my nine clans. I said to Su Jing, "Haha, fortunately, you haven't invented gunpowder yet, and no one has seen "Smiling Proud Jianghu", otherwise my brother wouldn't have been left to my own devices?" ”

Su Jing gave me a blank look.

Thinking of letting me go, I naturally think of the two sentences of "thousands of years, unifying the rivers and lakes", at this time I am in the palace of Heggis, and the most representative of the palace is this dragon chair, the world, Hegis is the largest empire, with the most extensive territory and the largest number of the most powerful army! I said to Su Jing in a deep voice: "Have you ever thought about it, the owner of this chair is the most powerful person in the world!" ”

Su Jing said: "How does it feel to sit on it?" ”

I tumbled up and down restlessly, then jumped down with another lunge and said with a grin, "Ass." ”

Su Jing said disdainfully: "I already knew you would say that." ”

"Have you ever sat on a dragon chair?"

"What's so rare if you haven't sat down, it's nothing more than Jin Sinan stretched a layer of cloth, and it's strange if she doesn't have a buttocks."

"Hey, it's a pity that I didn't bring my mobile phone or I didn't take a picture, and it's still 20 years to take a photo with a camel in the park, how commemorative."

"Well, it's rare to have such an opportunity in the future......"

Su Jing and I chatted and walked, Father-in-law Jin was stunned, I turned around and called him: "Eh, you should keep up, you haven't gone anywhere else, do you want to do it as a tour guide?" ”

(To be continued)