While Luo Jia's mother and son were talking, Qing Ling was strolling around the Jiuqiu Palace with the maid named Caiyi.

The paths in the palace are intricate, the light is bright and dark, and occasionally I meet the palace maids who walk by, but they are also silent and silent.

Qing Ling cleared her throat and asked Caiyi, "You live here, aren't you afraid?" ”

Caiyi was a little confused, "Scared? Why are you afraid? ”

Qing Ling pointed around, "This palace is strangely repaired, and the underground layer is pitch black, like a tomb. ”

Caiyi was even more puzzled, "The residence should be like this!" Does anyone want to live in a place where it's bright all day? In Zhangyao City, only the poor will live on the top floor. ”

Qing Ling opened his mouth, then finally squeezed it and swallowed back the words that rushed to his mouth.

The world is so big that there are no surprises.

What he saw and heard this time was enough to bring Chongwu back to show off, and make that guy Li Zhong look at him with admiration!

If she can return to Chongwu smoothly......

I don't know, what happened to them...... Master, will you forgive yourself......

Qing Ling thought about her thoughts, and her steps couldn't help but slow down.

After all, Caiyi is a person who serves Her Majesty the Queen, but her mind is also sharp, she pondered Qingling's tone, and estimated that she would probably prefer the view of the garden outside the palace, so she led her into a spiraling upward corridor, and slowly climbed the stairs.

Because the space is narrow, it is not allowed for the two to go side by side, so they can only lead the way in front and Qingling in the back. But gradually, the distance between the two became wider and larger, and when Qingling walked to the top of the corridor and came back to his senses from his thoughts, he couldn't see Caiyi anymore.

She thought about it for a moment and walked back the way she came. After walking out of a section, I realized that there were several exits in the road, and I guess Caiyi missed it when she turned into one of them......

Qing Ling searched hard in his memory, and as if he had luckily turned into an exit, he slowly walked down the stairs.

This road was even darker and narrower than the road just now, and Qing Ling regretted it after walking for a while, but he didn't want to turn back, so he simply walked faster and faster, hoping to find a place where he could see the sun as soon as possible.

Who would have thought that at the end of this stairway was actually a round stone house! Except for a few candles on the walls, the room was empty. Qing Ling stomped his foot in annoyance, turned and walked out.

Suddenly, a low, eerie laugh came to my ears, and there was a creepy feeling in this dimly lit empty stone house.

Qingling has learned music since childhood, is very sensitive to sound, and his hearing is far better than ordinary people. Suppressing the fear in her heart, she quickly figured out the source of the laughter.

A metal candle holder embedded in the stone wall connects to another room at the back of the wall, because the iron bars of the base are deeply embedded in the wall, creating a gap in the wall that is large enough to transmit the sound.

Qing Ling put his ear to the bottom of the candle stand and listened intently.

The laughter seemed to be self-deprecating, low and faint, like a weeping, intermittent, mixed with a bit of sad choking.

During this period, the kind of emotions that soaked into the bone marrow and pulled people's hearts were chilling, which was a kind of sorrow that she had never experienced in her life......

Qing Ling stroked the goosebumps on his arm, leaned on the wall and listened for a long time, but he didn't see any other sounds from the person, and was about to stand up straight and leave, but suddenly heard a slightly faint voice from the opposite side: "National Teacher." ”

The laughter stopped abruptly.

After a while, Luo Heng's cold voice sounded: "What's the matter?" ”

The other replied, "General Lu has arrived." ”

Qing Ling was cold. It turned out that the person on the other side of the stone wall was Luo Heng!

No wonder even laughter can be so terrifying......

She tensed up, trying to control her breath and leaning forward.

In the room on the other side of the stone wall, General Lu, who was mentioned by Shicai, had obviously walked in, and said with a rough smile: "The national teacher is really cautious, every time I come to meet, I have to drill more than a dozen secret passages, and my head is dizzy and my eyes are dazzled!" ”

Luo Heng sneered, "If you didn't come empty-handed last time, why do you have to go again?" ”

General Lu said: "This matter is very important, I am a general, and I can't make a decision on many things, so I have to go back to the king first." ”

He stumbled and unfurled, "The plan for the deployment and deployment of troops is here." The national teacher may not know it yet, but after I brought the news back, everyone heard that there were not only you and me who were dissatisfied with Chaoyan in the Eastern Continent, but also the people of the Protoss themselves, not to mention how energetic they were! ”

Luo Heng sneered lightly, and asked unhurriedly, "You and me?" When did Lieyang become a member of the Eastern Continent? ”

General Lu seemed to have a rather open-minded temperament, and he didn't care about Luo Heng's taunt at all, "Hehe, although it's not yet, when my Lieyang army moves south and destroys Chaoyan, won't I be able to divide the Eastern Continent equally with the national division?" Let's all say it, the national teacher wants the life of the Chaoyan royal family, and the territory north of Zizhou belongs to our Lieyang. ”

Luo Heng was silent for a moment, and said coldly: "Not bad. I only want the life of the Yan royal family. ”

General Lu was full of ambition, "This time, with the help of the national teacher, and another surprise and unpreparedness, we definitely have the certainty of victory, and in one fell swoop, we destroyed Chaoyan and took the life of Emperor Hao'er!" ”

Luo Heng's tone calmed down, "Are you sure, I still have to read your plan before making a conclusion." I promised to help you contain Chaoyan's army, but I can't help you fight this battle. If you are defeated by a fledgling kid like last time, what face will you have? “

"The national teacher should not think too badly of my soldiers in Lieyang. Our men in the Northern Wilderness are all warriors tempered in the storm and ice! You may not be able to fight the masters of the Protoss alone, but on the battlefield, you may not be at a disadvantage! The trick of the great prince of Chaoyan has been used once, is it possible that he dares to do it again? Even if he hadn't been killed by our own Lao Tzu, we wouldn't have been afraid of him......"

The voices of the two gradually lowered, as if pacing to the other end of the room, studying the details of the battle.

Qing Ling pressed his ears against the wall, and the top of his hair was a little hot from the candle flames, but he could no longer catch a clear and recognizable conversation.

This conspiracy that she heard by chance made her blood chill all over her body, her thoughts were racing and chaotic, and she stood silent for a long time before she came back to her senses.

Other words...... Jiuqiu Luoheng united the northern Lieyang Kingdom, intending to destroy Chaoyan?

Lieyang, wanting to annex the Eastern Continent.

And Luo Heng wants to kill the people of the Chaoyan royal family......

Qing Ling exhaled, quickly sorted out a few thoughts in his mind, and lightly exited the stone house, walking back quickly according to the same path.

Not long after I walked out, I bumped into Caiyi who was in a hurry.

Cai Yi clutched her chest and let out a sigh, "Ah, I've finally found you!" I almost ran half of the palace. ”

Qing Ling's breathing was already a little disordered, and when he heard this, he said, "I'm looking for you everywhere too." ”

Caiyi took Qingling's hand, "I have to hold you well this time." Let's go. ”

The two returned hand in hand to the corridor they had first entered, and walked towards the side hall where Luo Jia was.