- There was a moment of silence in the room, so quiet that even the "whoosh" sound of the wind shaking the trees outside the window was so clear that you could almost discern the direction of the wind by your ears.

"But you need to rest now." Fang Wu, who had been silent for a moment, finally spoke, he put away his rambling thoughts, his face became calm, "That kind of medicine can stimulate people's body potential, you will feel invigorated after taking it, but you don't know that the effect of that medicine is to burn people's vitality." You've already lost too much blood, how can you withstand such suffering? ”

"Do you think I'm resting right now?" Although Cen Chi knew that Fang Wu was also thinking about him when he said that, the physical pain gave him a more direct feeling, which frustrated his patience. After gritting his teeth and enduring it for a moment, he said again: "Why don't you give me a stick on the head, so that I can rest." ”

Fang Wu pursed his lips and didn't say to give, nor did he say no.

"Give it to me." Cen Chi sighed in a deep voice, and looked at the middle-aged Taoist with a pleading meaning in his eyes, "I know you must still have a copy in your hand." ”

Fang Wu still sat still, and only asked in a slow voice: "I'll give you that medicine, but don't go crazy if you take it, don't do crazy things again." ”

"It's not like I don't know my current physical condition." Cen Chi picked the corners of his mouth, "Unless that little red pill is an elixir, although it can arouse some spirit after taking it, at most it is only enough for me to open my mouth to speak, what else." ”

"I also wanted to prevent you from coming nonsense, and I was determined to kill Gao Qian, so you lied to me." Having said that, Fang Wu still made a concession, and sure enough, he reached into his arms and took out a small paper bag, which he casually threw on the quilt covered by Cen Chi's chest.

Cen Chi moved his fingers and wanted to get the paper bag containing the pills, but he quickly gave up again, let out a long breath, and said, "I don't even have the strength to raise my hand." ”

"Then don't move." Fang Wu said, he had already reached the table. Poured a cup of cold boiled water and brought it over to help Cen Chi take the medicine. At this time, the scene in the house was really not suitable for outsiders to see, so Fang Wu called someone to bring boiling water in. He's not a woman, and he doesn't pay that much attention to some things.

However, Cen Chi was also a casual person, and the cold water medicine was nothing to him, and he just wanted to swallow the pill as much as he could, to alleviate some physical pain.

The pain of internal organ frustration, the pain of broken bones, and the pain of pulling out the duplex hit at the same time, and for a person like him, who had no foundation in martial arts, it really made every moment he was awake and every breath he breathed into a living torture.

The point is that he is still a little afraid of that dream at the moment and doesn't want to dream again. Compared to the pain in the body. In the vague shadow of the dream against the pitch black background, the heart-rending fear he felt was even more unbearable.

If this middle-aged Daoist knew that the purpose of asking for that pill was secondary, it was actually mainly to prevent himself from escaping that dream, this Daoist would definitely laugh, right?

The distractions in my heart flashed away. Cen Chi didn't think much about it, lowered his head slightly, leaned his lower lip close to the water cup that Fang Wu handed over, took a sip of cold water, and chewed and swallowed the little pill with a strange color.

He vaguely remembered how he felt when he took this pill for the first time, but when he felt the medicinal power of this pill again, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

A ball of fireworks ignited from the belly. But it only burns to the internal organs, like being trapped in an iron furnace, and cannot warm the limbs that are cold due to excessive blood loss. This difference in body temperature is indescribably strange, but even non-medical practitioners can experience it. This is a morbid effect.

Despite this, his lips did not regain his blood color at all, but his cheeks burned a few wisps of blood, and he felt very useful, and his body was indeed much more comfortable after taking the medicine. He is also a lot more sober in his mind.

It's just that the heart beating in the chest is a little irritable, like beans roasted in a pot at high temperature, some irregular jumping and falling, high and low, it seems that there is a possibility of exploding into pieces.

Cen Chi closed his eyes and smoothed out his breathing as much as possible, hoping that the sickly palpitations would gradually calm down.

This second time he took the pill, his feelings were clearer than the first time, and when he noticed the evil of this pill, he accidentally felt a trace of fear, and secretly said: This medicine really can't be taken casually, the medicine is too violent.

Thinking of this, another thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Old Dao, your medicine reminds me of a person." ”

"You mean Liao Shi." Fang Wu touched his beard and said, "I also thought that this kind of medicine with a mixed reputation is likely to be his means, but this medicine was indeed given by Xiao Kuang, and I have never met Liao Shi." ”

Fang Wu had said this when he gave Cen Chi the little red pill for the first time, but at that time Cen Chi was already in a semi-comatose state, and Fang Wu felt that he might have forgotten it, so he repeated it again.

But in fact, Cen Chi did not forget about it, and he did not stop doubting Liao Shi because Fang Wu pushed the matter of the medicine on the senior brother.

Although Liao Shi belongs to the side branch of the Beili School, he is separated from Cen Chi, a disciple of the main line of the Beili School, for more than one generation, and it is normal that the two sides will not have any contact, and this is indeed the case. Now Cen Chi suddenly thought seriously about this person, because he took the clue of this person to the head of the second senior brother Lin Shan.

Cen Chi took a deep breath and said slowly: "As far as I know, Liao Shi was disgusted with the people of the emperor's family because of the matter of the old queen mother of the previous dynasty, and even included the family of Nanzhao Xinjun, who had redeemed him. Therefore, his whereabouts after leaving the prison have always been extremely secretive, even the emperor has hidden them, but only the senior brother knows. ”

Fang Wu knew that he had two senior brothers, and he was a little unaccustomed to this somewhat strange title for a while, so he hesitated and said, "What you said is ...... Lin Shan? ”

Seeing Cen Chi nodding, Fang Wu thought about it and said: "This should not be difficult to explain, in the early years, Xiao Kuang was placed under house arrest by the Northern King's Mansion, it was Lin Shan who rescued him from the cage and placed him in Kyoto, the two of them come and go much more frequently than you, and there may have been news about Liao Shi's whereabouts a long time ago." ”

"That was a long time ago, the senior brother rescued the senior brother to return to China, and soon after that, he withdrew from Kyoto, and he did not return for ten years, so how can he still come and go frequently. What's more, in the fifth year of his brother's departure from Beijing, Liao Shi only appeared in the village and town where he lived in seclusion for half a year, and then completely lost his trace......" Cen Chi said this, paused for a moment, eased his breathing that had become weak and rapid because he had been talking for a long time, and he was also hesitant to say the next words to the other party too bluntly.

"Actually, Shi Jing has been looking for Liao Shi. He had three sons. The eldest son is brave and decisive, but in his opinion, the scheming is not enough, and such a general is really embarrassing in the prime minister's family, who has never been able to get actual military power; The second son of the Shi family is a crazy fool. Don't mention it; is the third son of the Shi family, the city is quite deep and comparable to Lao Tzu, Shi Jing, the father, is also very concerned about this son, but the third son of the Shi family has a hidden disease, that is, he can't see blood. ”

Having said this, a smile of incomprehensibility slipped across the corners of Cen Chi's mouth, and he continued: "This hysteria is simply the death hole of a person, and everyone has the ability to control it, otherwise how can the emperor rest assured that such a character will serve in the Privy Council." Use his mind to deal with tedious matters, and he will never dare not do it without his heart. ”

Fang Wu said in surprise: "The emperor is not afraid that this father and son will collude with the news. Wolf bèi for rape? ”

"Shi Jing has no military power in his hands, and the authority to control the financial revenue of the dynasty has been given to a few Shangshu, what can he do, but he just makes a pen for the emperor, and no matter how good the handwriting is, it is only a few drops of ink marks." Cen Chi shook his head slowly. "It's like a cat sleeping with a fish on its pillow, if it eats the fish, it will be killed by the fisherman immediately, and if it doesn't, it will be starved to death. Thanks to Shi Jing, the old fox, he can bear it so much. ”

Fang Wu couldn't help but say, "Maybe he really returned to the new dynasty?" ”

"How can outsiders know all about his personal thoughts. But I'm afraid it won't be too simple. He surrendered too quickly and too smartly. Such a wise person is either difficult to change hands and is willing to be faithful to only one king in his life, or he is only interested in profit, cunning all his life, and is not loyal to anyone. Cen Chi looked at Fang Wu and sighed softly. In short, the current emperor has never been able to reassure this person, in fact, I also feel that the mind of an old fox who guards people thousands of miles away like this is really unpredictable. ”

Fang Wuxin burst out and said, "Could it be that he still wants to usurp the throne?" ”

"Who knows. But once this thought of his one day leaks out, then the environment he is in will inevitably push him down that road. Cen Chi lowered his eyes slightly. continued: "For more than 300 years in the previous dynasty, it is not that there has been no usurpation. After all, the phase seems to be one step away from the throne, this is a great temptation of power, the sea has been up and down for a long time, so it is inevitable that there will be a moment when the power ** confuses the heart, and the usurpation of the throne, once it has begun, it cannot be turned back.

Besides, Wang Chi is a good example of a successful usurper!

Anyone who rises to the stage may imagine in their hearts that a military general who is thousands of miles away can usurp the throne successfully, and a person like me who is familiar with the details of the dynasty and the context of the ministers, why can't he give it a try? ”

In this small county inn on the remote border, there is a topic that has begun, and Cen Chi has not deliberately hidden it.

Fang Wu is a cultivator, and he doesn't have any deep awe for the imperial power, even if Cen Chi pulls out the secrets of the emperor's family in this matter, he just thinks he is listening to a story.

However, after listening to Cen Chi's analysis, he couldn't help but sigh because of the complexity of human nature: "It seems that being too smart is not all a good thing." ”

"It's better to be smart in Huan Hai, otherwise you will die inexplicably, dragging down a large family." Cen Chi smiled faintly, "If Shi Jing doesn't take that last step, the emperor is not unwilling to let him go, after all, Shi Jing's usual political achievements are still very neat, if he doesn't make a mistake, the emperor can't just make an excuse to kill the old minister, which will damage his prestige in front of the ministers, but it is not cost-effective." ”

Fang Wugan laughed twice, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "But it seems that Shi Jing's thief heart is not dead." ”

When Cen Chi heard this, there was a novel look in his eyes, knowing that he finally understood the hardship of killing Gao Qian at the risk of death. But on the surface, he asked in a mysterious way: "Old Dao, why did you say this?" ”

"You're knowingly asking." Fang Wu really understood, glared at Cen Chi, and then said with emotion: "I seem to understand why you have to kill high diving." On our trip this time, the ostensible excuse was to ask Liao Shi for medicine, but in fact, Shi Jing sent the strongest of the ten generals to follow, which was a double-edged sword.

If things had been left in the past, Shi Jing would have found Liao Shi Bacheng to arrest him and treat his son, but now, ...... Once these two people meet, Liao Shi may be more than lucky.

The second prince's weak body is not a secret to civilians outside the palace, Liao Shi's reputation is a little stinky, but in the hearts of people who know its roots, he is still a person with exquisite medical skills, if Shi Jing's story of looking for Liao Shi behind the emperor's back is spread to the palace, it will inevitably lead to burning. It's better to strike first, cut off this way of salvation, and exchange his son's chance of being cured for a second prince, it's still worth it. ”

At the end of the words, he sighed: "Born in such a family background, I don't know if it is fortunate or unfortunate? ”

Cen Chi thought for a while and said, "Whether it is the prince of the prime minister's mansion or the prince, outsiders can't measure their code of conduct by the living standards of ordinary people. Perhaps they were destined to fight from birth, just as they had enjoyed the riches and glory they had since birth. In this world, there is no life in which you only need to enjoy the fruits completely, but some people's hard work and gain, the expression is a subtle form. ”

At this point, he paused for a moment, and then he continued: "If Shi Jing is willing to cut off some of his strategic abilities in a foolish way, even if he pretends to be like this for a lifetime, he may be able to protect the Shi family." The more carefully a relict like him thinks about things, the more guarded others will be. If you plan more, you will lose, and if you talk too much, you will lose something. ”

Fang Wu's eyes moved slightly, but what suddenly came to mind was another thing, and he couldn't help but say: "Then have you ever thought that maybe you have been removed from the Beili School, why are you tossing around so much?" ”

"I don't have any relatives and friends in this world, and if I lose this connection with my teacher, I'm really afraid that I will become a walking corpse. Imagine how terrible it is for a person who has no past to support the spirit in his shell to be blank. A hint of ridicule appeared in Cen Chi's eyes, mocking himself, "Old Dao, am I very naïve, I mean the attitude towards things." ”

Fang Wuxian was stunned, he didn't expect Cen Chi to use the word "naïve" to describe himself.

For a long time, Cen Chi has always given people the impression that he is the kind of person who can prepare things very carefully in advance, which is also the ability that the main disciples of the Beili School should have.

- Although Cen Chi was expelled for some special reasons, he was expelled after only a short period of time in the Great Wilderness Mountain.

However, the surprise only stagnated in his heart for a moment, and Fang Wu quickly came back to his senses. Knowing what Cen Chi meant, he smiled slightly, and said slowly in a tone that was not comforting, but also not very serious: "Although I can't think of anything else you will do in the future, I respect your choice.

For example, today's events have exceeded my expectations several times, but this does not mean that your thinking is naïve. ”