When the white-faced scholar opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the bed, his injured arm covered in bandages, and his upper body naked.

As soon as his body moved, the white-faced scholar was in pain, and then he found that he had many thin needles of different lengths inserted into his body.

When he saw these thin needles on his body, the white-faced scholar's eyes showed a deep sense of fear.

Vigilantly circled the surrounding scene.

In a room of extreme luxury, the furnishings in the corners alone are not bargains, and the paintings on the walls can be recognized by the white-faced scholars at a glance as the authentic works of a famous artist, and they are very valuable.

Trying to recall what happened before he fell unconscious, the white-faced scholar's mind just surfaced some fragmentary scenes, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his brain, and the dizziness made the white-faced scholar lie back weakly, and he now felt that he had no strength in his body.

It wasn't the feeling of hunger, the white-faced scholar now clearly noticed that his body was weak, as if it was difficult for him to even lift a finger.

This damn feeling makes the white-faced scholar now just want to go to a safe place and sleep well.

The consciousness in his mind clearly told the white-faced scholar that the place where he was staying now did not seem to be safe.

Now, it is very likely, very likely, that he was taken captive here by the gang of men in black last night.

The white-faced scholar's face was pale, and his originally bewitching cheeks were now unable to find a single trace of blood.

Although his strength was empty and his body was unable to move, the white-faced scholar still tried his best to mobilize the residual internal force in his body to perceive this area, but no matter how much the white-faced scholar wanted to mobilize the residual internal force in his body, he couldn't do it.

Has the depletion of internal forces reached this point?

It's been decades, but it's the first time it's become the current mess, heh, Tianluo needle.

The legend about the Celestial Compass first appeared 500 years ago.

At that time, the Nanli Empire happened to face the situation that the Beigen Empire is facing now, that is, it was controlled by several major families.

The rise of those great families was also very coincidental, and there was a lot of luck in it, because at that time, the previous generation of Emperor Li of the Nanli Empire was the man known as Emperor Wu, and the territory of Nanli had radiated close to the entire south at that time, and the Central Plains was also occupied by Nanli A large piece of land.

It stands to reason that Nanli in this situation has begun to re-establish the glory of the First Empire thousands of years ago.

However, Emperor Wu's sudden death of illness turned this just-emerging glory into a mirror.

Next, something happened that made the people of the Nanli Empire sad and made all the countries on the mainland applaud.

Because during the reign of Emperor Wu, he expanded the territory of Nanli a lot, which is basically equivalent to defeating another Nanli Empire.

But before the Emperor Wu could dive into the heart to digest this huge land, Emperor Wu died of a strange illness, although at this time the prince of the Nanli Empire already had it, and after Emperor Wu died of illness, he also ascended the throne safely and inherited the mantle of his ancestors.

But, after all, he is a young emperor who has just ascended the throne, and he is not a genius who is born to know, so he can fight those officials who have been in the court for most of their lives.

Not only officials, but also those generals who made great military achievements for the Nanli Empire during the reign of Emperor Wu were naturally very unconvinced by this new monarch.

Therefore, for a while, in addition to those original territories of the Nanli Empire, the territory expanded during the period of Emperor Wu was basically full of anti-flags, and most of the generals and officials had ghosts in their hearts, and wanted to take advantage of the new monarch's just ascension to the throne for a while, to establish themselves as kings, get rid of Nanli's control, and let themselves live a strange taste of being alone.

The new monarch faced the anti-thief information that came every day, and he was in chaos for a while, and even thought that the whole country of the Southern Empire was against him, and although he understood the situation with the help of the auxiliary minister, the new monarch still didn't know what to do.

The hundred generals of the Nanli Empire, those generals who became famous during the period of Emperor Wu, seventeen, eighty-nine are now one of the people who are waving their flags outside and shouting to establish themselves as kings, including the million male army, and many of them have also been taken away.

Internal and external troubles, this is the first word that comes to the mind of the new monarch, he has always lived under the glory left to him by his father, and has always thought that after he took over that position, he still naively thought that he could make great achievements and surpass his father.

What now?

What is beyond it, why as soon as I ascended the throne, there were thieves everywhere, and there were rebels everywhere, this and this, this is not the same as what I saw and thought at the beginning, this mess, father, you teach me, how can I clean it up.

Ministers, who can trust the ministers?

These civil and military officials, they, will they all become the next thieves, they, they all want to kill me?!

The new monarch spent half a year in a panic, but fortunately, in the end, a respected veteran of the Bai family from the Nanli Empire stepped in as an auxiliary minister to help the new monarch who looked extremely stupid.

In the end, under the hardships of this veteran of the Bai family, many rebellions were finally quelled, and the situation was stabilized, but Nanli also lost a lot of land in this chaotic war, and his territory shrank for a while.

Regarding the land in the Central Plains, Nanli had to throw it out in pain, and this piece of meat, Nanli's current situation, can no longer be eaten.

After quelling the rebellion, the new monarch's chaotic ruling life can be regarded as a bright spot, that is, after hearing the rumors of the death of his father, the new monarch immediately ordered to assign the veteran of the Bai family to be fully responsible for this matter, and he must investigate the death of his father.

The veteran of the Bai family naturally believed a lot of rumors about this matter, after all, he was also a famous general during the reign of Emperor Wu, although he didn't know much about Emperor Wu's physical condition, but he would definitely not die of such a bizarre illness.

Although this matter may not be as rumored, there must be something strange in it.

So, this veteran of the Bai family used Nanli's huge resource reserve at that time, and searched for a whole year, and finally found some clues about this matter.

According to the content of the inquiry, the main reason for Emperor Wu's death seems to come from a long needle called Tianluo Needle, and the rest of the Bai family veteran knows nothing.

Even after five hundred years, no one has found out what material this thing is made of.

The only thing I know is that if you are pierced into the heart and lungs by the Tianluo needle, then you will not be far from death, if those who have not cultivated are pierced into the body by the Tianluo needle, it is basically difficult for the gods to be saved.

Although Emperor Wu was a monk, he didn't have any talent in cultivation, so when he was pierced into the heart and lungs by the Tianluo needle, he was just a beginner monk.

In addition, at that time, there was no such thing as a Tianluo needle, and there was only three days between the onset of the toxin and the death of Emperor Wu, where did the imperial doctors in the south react.

Within 500 years of the next generation, the appearance of the Tianluo needle was slowly found in the southern countries, and in the past 100 years, it gradually spread to the Central Plains countries, so to speak, in addition to the three northern countries, the remaining local countries on the mainland have legends about the Tianluo needle are circulating.

It was also in these two generations that the Tianluo Needle was controlled in the Nanli Empire and handed over to the Zongfu for safekeeping.

However, who is the current boss of the Zongfu?

Zhou Dunyi

As soon as he thought of Zhou Dunyi, the white-faced scholar's face turned even paler, he knew that Zhou Dunyi was also involved in this plan, but wasn't the Tianluo needle in the Nanli Empire all in the hands of the Zongfu?

Could it be that the ambush he encountered was an order from Zhou Dunyi? Zhou Dunyi, is Zhou Dunyi going to kill his mouth?

Just as the white-faced scholar was thinking this, the door of the house was suddenly pushed open, and Qing Tan and Ji Wuying walked into the house one after the other.

Seeing the white-faced scholar wake up, Ji Wuying's face was overjoyed, and he stepped forward, sat on the side of the couch, and put his hand on the pulse of the white-faced scholar.

The pulse gradually stabilized, and it seems that the toxin is suppressed, and this Tianluo needle is very tricky.

Zhou Dunyi didn't know if he was a good person or not, but Ji Wuying was definitely a good person, so the white-faced scholar said hoarsely to Ji Wuying in a dry tone

"I, how did I get here?"

Ji Wuying beckoned to Qingtan, and then explained to the white-faced scholar, and the white-faced scholar breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, fortunately, he didn't fall into the hands of that group of men in black, otherwise you would know whether you are alive or dead now.

Ji Wuying took the warm water that Qingtan had just poured into the teacup, picked up the white-faced scholar with one hand, and after feeding the white-faced scholar and drinking this cup of warm water, the white-faced scholar's lips that were about to dry up became a little ruddy.

Adjusting the pillow on the bed so that the white-faced scholar leaned on it, Ji Wuying asked the white-faced scholar cross-legged

"What's the matter with you, those five black-clothed men are just five rank cultivators, even if they join forces, they probably won't be the enemy of yours, right? The Celestial Compass wouldn't have such power. ”

The white-faced scholar smiled bitterly, looked up at the ceiling with his eyes, and said

"Tianluo needle, originally there was no such power, but those five people seem to have a way to catalyze the progress of Tianluo needle toxin, so that the internal force in my body was quickly devoured, and before I had two moves, I found that the internal force in my body was empty, and then, I was defeated."

At the end of the day, the white-faced scholar's complexion was obviously a little unkind.

As a monk who has passed that level, he was defeated in front of five rank monks, and I don't know how many people will laugh at it, and this matter is simply a shame in his life as a white-faced scholar.

When Ji Wuying heard this, he shook his head helplessly, pressed a palm on the shoulder of the white-faced scholar, and said in a comforting tone to the white-faced scholar

"It's okay, don't you believe in my medical skills? After you recover, the old man will take you to kill the man's house, rest assured, the old man will let you take a good breath of evil at that time. ”

The white-faced scholar frowned and said suspiciously

"The man? Aren't all the Heavenly Luo Needles kept in the Zongfu? That person, isn't it Zhou Dunyi? ”

Ji Wuying was stunned for a moment, the corners of his mouth curled, and he laughed out loud as if he had heard some big joke.

Even Qing Tan, who didn't dare to look directly at the white-faced scholar on the side, couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle after hearing the white-faced scholar's words.

Listening to the laughter of the two of them, the puzzled look on the white-faced scholar's face became even worse, and he continued to speak

"Is there something wrong?"

Ji Wuying laughed for a while and then stopped laughing and explained to the white-faced scholar

"How many years ago did you have the news, the Tianluo needle has long been out of the hands of the Zongfu, if the old man wants to target you, just show the meaning, there are a lot of people who are willing to help the prince of Zhou, where do you need any Tianluo needle."

There is naturally some belittling meaning in these words, so that the white-faced scholar is also the number one person, even if Zhou Dunyi wants to attack him, it will take a lot of effort, Ji Wuying's words are a bit of a joke to enliven the atmosphere.

"So, Needle Now?"

The white-faced scholar nodded secretly, although what Ji Wuying said was a joke, but what he said was also reasonable, if a big man of Zhou Dunyi's level wanted to deal with himself, he would not use this method, but fortunately, it was not Zhou Dunyi who wanted to deal with himself.

Otherwise, with Zhou Dunyi's power, it would be a little difficult for him to deal with himself, after all, he only wants to return to Nanli now, and he doesn't want to offend a character like Zhou Dunyi at this juncture.

Ji Wuying let out a long sigh, looked at the white-faced scholar, and said

"Do you know where the Heavenly Luo Needle in the Sect Mansion has been transferred?"

The white-faced scholar shook his head.

"Tianluo Needle, since it was controlled by my Nanli, has been stored in the Zongfu, a yamen that has a close relationship with the royal family, firstly, because the Zongfu has the defense of Yulinwei, and secondly, because this is also the right to use the Tianluo Needle into the hands of the royal family, which eliminates some other possibilities."

Ji Wuying paused, sighed helplessly, paused and continued

"Ten years ago, after the prince of Zhou became Zongzheng, because he wanted to ease the relationship between several princes and the royal family, he handed over the custody of the Tianluo needle to the hands of those princes who lost the struggle for power, and those princes set up a small yamen to keep the Tianluo needle, which is also regarded as the prince of Zhou left a hole card for them to feel at ease, after all, in the first few years of his majesty's ascension to the throne, several princes were afraid of being hated by our majesty. I'm worried that I won't be able to see the sun the next day when I fall asleep. ”