When passing by the town, Lin Xiao bought a handsome son's clothes, although it was a little expensive, but this handsome thing is a lifelong thing, so he continued to hurry, and finally before noon, he entered the capital of the southern country - Nancheng.

Nancheng is ten miles prosperous, the merchants on both sides of the Nanhe River are very lively, enjoying the hustle and bustle that is rare in the Yunanzong, Lin Xiao took the little junior sister to look east and west, and finally reluctantly walked towards home, and walked to the door of the house to buy a sugar gourd with a copper coin and a fruit skewer with three copper coins for the little junior sister, and returned home - the courtyard of the Lin Mansion of the Left Prime Minister of the Southern Kingdom.

Lin Xiao hasn't been home for a few months, and this time she also brought back her little sister, Lin Xiao's father and mother were excited, and all kinds of boos asked for warmth.

In the previous life, Lin Xiao's parents were hard-working medical workers and participated in the battle to defend the epidemic, in this life, his father Lin Dong became the left minister of the southern country, the minister of Tuogu, and the old lady Zhao Mei is Princess Lingxiang, the sister of the first emperor, and the aunt of the current little emperor.

is also a good fortune teller, a royal relative, plus Lin Xiao finally went home, and the dishes on the lunch table were all available, and the table was full.

After a whole day's journey, there was another big table of food in front of him, Lin Xiao gobbled up a bowl of rice and just finished eating a bowl of rice, and there was an extra line of words in his mind:

Hi Energy from Zhao Mei: +100.

Is the lit star a task?

The old lady Zhao Mei is naturally happy when she sees that she is satisfied, and when others feel happy, she can gather joy energy?

In this case, you need to eat more and earn more energy, although I don't know what to use, but the amount is not overwhelming.

Thinking like this, Lin Xiao devoured it in front of the old lady, a large table of meat and vegetables with two buckets of rice, dried up, and drank the last sip of hot tea, cool~

[System Prompt]:

Hi Energy from Zhao Mei: +900.

The mission of the Joy Star has been completed, and the follow-up joy energy will no longer converge and will be opened again.

Lin Xiao was promoted to the second stage of the Spirit Warrior, the Angry Star quest has been opened, and the energy store has been activated.

After opening the energy store, Lin Xiao saw that:

[Beginner Lucky Charm]: Priced at 100 Hi Energy. It can increase the luck value at one time, and it can also slightly increase the success probability of many things such as magic weapon forging, pill refining, and practice cultivation.

If happiness represents luck, what about anger, sorrow, thought, fear, and evil?

Just as Lin Xiao was pondering in his mind, the wind chimes hanging in the lobby rang crisply, and the breeze behind him passed by his ears.

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, she didn't have to think about it, Uncle Feng must have come to deliver the military report just now.

Uncle Feng's real name is Junzi Feng, he is bright and upright, often wearing a white and red silk robe, a long sword at his waist, his facial features are heroic, he is a humble gentleman, and the jade tree is in the wind, so handsome that he is like a beautiful man who came out of a landscape painting, with a fairy spirit, he bends people every minute.

Thinking of Uncle Feng, Lin Xiao recalled that when he was a child, he often practiced with him.

In this cultivation world, the strength of cultivators is advanced according to the spiritual energy in the body, which are divided into three major stages: small Wuji, middle Wuji, and big Wuji, of which the three major stages are divided into three small sections, a total of nine stages, namely:

Xiao Wuji: Spirit Warrior, Spirit Person, Spirit Captain;

Zhong Wuji: Spirit School, Spirit General, Spirit King;

Great Wuji: Spirit Emperor, Spirit Saint, Spirit Emperor.

Not to mention that there is a world of difference between the major stages of the Three Wuji, and even between the small sections, the strength of the cultivators is also very different. Even if it is a cultivator of the Spirit King Section, it is enough to dominate one side and attack the city, and there are four strong people like this, the Lin family, namely:

Gentleman's wind, night frost forest, even beacon fire, Taizhong Mountain.

In the 50,000 Lin family border guards led by Daddy Lin Dong, the Four Spirit Kings have been fighting with Lin Dong in all directions for many years, among which the strongest single-handedly strong, the fastest one to resist the qi is the gentleman's style, but unfortunately, he is a dumb person.

As for Lin Dong, the Spirit Emperor is a legendary powerhouse, and even if the Imperial Southern Sect is added to the entire Southern Kingdom, there are only a handful of cultivators who have ascended to the Spirit Emperor.

On the contrary, Lin Xiao, a weak chicken, currently only has the strength of the second stage of the spirit master, the kind that can be beaten by junior high school students......

Of course, this is not because Lin Xiao is lazy, it's just that the Gu poison that was given by someone at birth was too ruthless, even if it was resolved the year before last, it also greatly slowed down Lin Xiao's cultivation speed.

To this day, Lin Dong still hasn't found the murderer, perhaps, the most unlikely, and the most likely, there is no murderer.

When I opened the military newspaper in front of me, the content was very simple: the Northern Treaty State at war with the southern country was ready to negotiate peace, and the peace talks mission entered the country in the morning and arrived at noon.

After a brief hint of shock appeared between Lin Dong's eyebrows, he returned to his former solemnity and majesty, without saying a word, thinking, as if he saw behind a few words, fighting the monstrous purgatory on earth:

According to the southern legal calendar, the emperor, the auxiliary minister, the left minister, the right minister, the secretary of the military department, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should jointly participate in the discussion.

Moreover, even if the other ministers don't say anything, the big red man next to the Queen Mother, Zheng Gonggong, who is the loyal and good man of the southern country, the old minister of the humerus, and the henchman who has been planted by himself for many years, why hasn't he even heard from him in the past two days, is it ......

Thinking of the incident that Gonggong Zheng revealed to him five days ago, Lin Dong shuddered, his whole back was cold and piercing, and his brain was dizzy.

"Ah~It's snowing~" I only heard Zhao Mei's personal maid welcome the winter, everyone in the lobby looked towards the courtyard, and Lin Xiao took her sister to the courtyard to watch the snow.

The four maids in the hall looked at each other, but no one dared to speak first, after all, it was the first snow in the lunar month, and the last time it snowed in the south was eighteen years ago.

Looking at the maids smiling and looking at themselves coquettishly, Zhao Mei was a reasonable person in the end: "Go, go, go." ”

"Thank you, ma'am. The maids responded in unison and trotted out of the hall happily, leaving only Lin Dong, Zhao Mei and adopted son Lin Xiaoliu still in the house.

This Lin Liu'er was originally the little prince of Nanyue, ten years ago, Nanguo and Nanyue negotiated peace after the war, became a hostage of Nanguo, was kept in captivity in Lin Mansion, and was adopted by Lin Dong as a godson.

"Liu'er. Lin Dong called, his tone half a point weaker than usual.

Lin Xiaoliu yawned at this time, and as soon as he heard Lin Dong's call, he immediately stopped halfway through the yawning and responded:

"Yes, Father. ”

As soon as she heard this, Zhao Mei's face was displeased, and she hid it again.

Lin Dong looked at him and asked, "Why are you listless." ”

"It's cold in the winter, and I haven't slept well at night. ”

"Well, today, in the early snow, you go to the West Market to buy some gifts and visit Gonggong Zheng's mansion. After speaking, Lin Dong deliberately added, "Go and come back quickly." ”

Xiao Liu ran out of the house in response, leaving only Lin Dong and Zhao Mei quietly looking at the people frolicking in the courtyard.

After a long time like this, Zhao Mei was not happy because of the laughter in the courtyard, but showed a trace of sadness on her face, and Lin Dong on the side was a little tired, and her expression was a little more worried.

"Last time it snowed. ”

Zhao Mei finally opened her mouth, but when she said this, she stopped.

Lin Dong didn't ask, didn't say, the two of them sat quietly tacitly, the snowy night fire eighteen years ago, the two hundred lives that burned the embers, now it has become a shackle in the hearts of the older generation of southern people, unspeakable.

"Help me back to my room and rest. The cold air penetrated into his bones, and Lin Dong had to obey the old man, stood up tremblingly, and whispered to Zhao Mei, thinking back to the past, it was twenty years ago when he fought fiercely with King Han against the six-way soldiers and horses of the allied forces of all countries.

"Dad, mother, I'll take my little sister to the city for a walk. Lin Xiao's shout came from behind him, Lin Dong didn't look back, just waved his hand, or Zhao Mei on the side was a little more worried: "The road is slippery on a snowy day, pay attention to ......"

The word "safety" has not been exported, and Lin Xiao has already run away with her junior sister.

Halfway through the road, Lin Dong was still a little uneasy, raised his hand, and whispered to the empty lobby behind him: "Winter is coming, in the future, you will be the same as before, take care of him at all times, don't come forward, the young man's face is thin, and the matter of cultivation depends on his creation." Speaking of this, Lin Dong also deliberately added, "Eventful, big things turn into small things, and small things turn into nothing." ”

But no one answered in the lobby, only a crisp wind chime sounded.

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Inside the house, Lin Dong sat at the head of the bed under Zhao Mei's service, drank a few sips of hot ginseng tea, and drove away a little chill.

Zhao Mei saw that her husband had something on her mind because of the court, but after many years of companionship, there was an unwritten rule between husband and wife, Lin Dong didn't say anything about the affairs of the house, and Zhao Mei didn't ask about the affairs of the government and the opposition, but just beat her husband's legs on the side.

Half a pillar of incense passed, Lin Dong was still closing his eyes at this time, thinking about the content of the military newspaper, many doubts were connected, if his conjecture was right, what Gonggong Zheng revealed last time was right, and the rumors between officials of all sizes in recent years were right, then he Lin Dong, the left minister of the southern country, the protector of the country and the loyal and good, the first emperor and old minister, but it was a big mistake, and there was no cure.

Waiting, Lin Dong is still waiting, the stone slab at the entrance of the courtyard has not yet come to the footsteps, the one hundred and twenty lives of the Lin Mansion still have a chance, the Lin family's 50,000 border guards still have hope, and the 80 million people in the south have not yet been decided.

"Father!" Lin Xiaoliu's shout came from the entrance of the courtyard, and his hurried footsteps made a sound of stepping on the stone slab, Lin Dong opened his eyes, looked at the closed door, and waited.

If usually, Lin Xiaoliu would wait for a reply at the door, without Lin Dong's answer, it was strictly forbidden to enter the wing room privately, but this time, he actually committed a big taboo, directly pushed the door recklessly, rushed into the house, and was out of breath:

Zheng Fu replied...... Gonggong Zheng served the Queen Mother the day before yesterday...... Caught with a chill...... In the palace...... Dead ......"

In a word, the room was suddenly as silent as death, Lin Dong's tired eyes not only returned to their senses, but also revealed infinite murderous aura between their eyebrows, his jaw muscles bulged, his teeth were gritted, and his tight fists even made a bone cracking sound.

"This wretched woman !!"

As soon as the words fell, the wooden wing house collapsed, turning into sawdust powder, and the tiles covered with thick snow fell in an instant.

Several cultivators hidden in the mansion arrived in an instant, and dozens of armored elite soldiers also arrived.

A moment later, Zhao Mei and Lin Xiaoliu were the first to be rescued, but they suffered some skin injuries, as for Lin Dong, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted.