Qing Mu stood in the air, looking at Yuan Shibang who was quietly in a daze below, and inadvertently, his move slowed down, and he shouted loudly: "Senior, what's the matter?" Are you going to throw in the towel? ”

Yuan Shibang was shocked when he heard Qing Mu's words, and at this moment he was helpless in his heart, thinking: How can I say that I am also a famous martial arts senior, but today I am going to lose in the hands of a stinky female baby. ”

If this matter spreads, what face will there be in the rivers and lakes. At this point, he was ruthless, holding the measuring ruler tightly, and continuously used moves such as "Blossoming Flowers", "Silent Autumn Leaves", "Turning the River and the Sea", "Blue Falling Cold Stars" and so on.

This series of moves, in Qing Mu's opinion, can be transformed into the master's three-style sword moves, so she can cope with it with ease. Qing Mu's long sword swung out the "Rainstorm Meteor" sword style, and before the sword move was finished, it turned downward.

The long sword slashed overhead, hooked and picked, light and well-behaved, and between the turns, it was seamless, and I was secretly happy in my heart.

Mu Qi upstairs looked at Qing Mu's sword moves, and was very shocked in his heart, he would never have thought that Qing Mu had only practiced for half a year, and he could actually bypass the master's three great learnings and use them lively.

Thinking of this, Mu Qi was secretly happy for Qing Mu in his heart, and looked up again after a while, only to see Qing Mu in the air changing his sword style several times.

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Shibang didn't know where the strength came from, and he fell to the ground in an instant, and blood flowed from his arm.

Qing Mu slowly fell to the ground, put away his sword and looked at Yuan Shibang who was seriously injured and fell to the ground with disdain, Mu Qi saw that Qing Mu had injured the other party, and fell beside Qing Mu in a moment, and asked with concern: "Qing Mu, are you injured?" ”

Qing Mu shook his head slowly and said with a smile: "Just by him, he can't hurt me!" ”

Yuan Shibang, who was seriously injured on the ground, listened to it in his ears, ashamed and angry, tried several times but couldn't get up, it turned out that just now Qing Mu picked up the small pebble with his hand, and when he was seriously injured, he hit several big points on his body at the same time.

It was Yuan Shibang who couldn't move at all.

Suddenly, a cold shout came from behind: "Hehe! Female doll, if you are really arrogant, it is better to let the old man learn your tricks! ”

Mu Qi and Qing Mu were startled at the same time, and hurriedly turned around to look, and a person with a terrifying mask appeared on the opposite side. Qing Mu looked at him in surprise and asked, "Senior, who are you?" ”

"Huh...... Who am I? That's right! Who am I? It's been twenty-three years, and I can't imagine that my old friend has now accepted such two good apprentices? The masked old man said with a sigh.

Qing Mu was shocked again, listening to the meaning of the other party's words, she seemed to know their master, Mr. He, she said in disbelief: "Senior, today's junior is just to eliminate evil in the rivers and lakes, I hope you don't care about such idle things!" ”

"Eliminate evil? What is good and what is evil? Even the old man can't figure it out, how can you tell right from wrong, good from evil? The masked old man asked rhetorically.

"The seniors don't know, this Yuan Shibang is the master of the Demon Sect Cold Sand Castle, and he has done a lot of evil, a few days ago, the juniors saw him in person just for a book of martial arts secrets, and he wiped out the Phoenix Villa, how can such a martial arts scum not be removed?"

Qing Mu continued without humility or arrogance.

"Humph! The girl is really arrogant! Let the old man come and learn your tricks! The masked old man said angrily.

"Who is the senior? Why do you want to stand up for this Yuan Shibang! Qing Mu was a little puzzled, and her beautiful eyes looked up at the old man suspiciously.

"Hahaha...... Qing Mu, what you said is not right, the leader of the Demon Sect Poison Sect, do you still need a reason to save your subordinates? Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter in the attic, followed by a familiar voice.

Qing Mu was overjoyed and shouted, "Master! Before the words fell, a figure had already landed beside Qing Mu and Mu Qi, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the masked old man opposite.

Before Qing Mu could react, she heard a sound of breaking the air in the air, and after a while, Yuan Shibang, who was seriously injured on the ground, slowly stood up, it turned out that when she was distracted just now, the masked old man had already unlocked Yuan Shibang's acupoint.

looked at the old man with admiration, what he used just now was to solve the acupoints in the air, if he didn't have decades of internal strength, he wouldn't have been able to do it at all.

Mr. He smiled faintly, patted Qing Mu who was still in a daze, and said: "Now that the seniors are here, for the sake of the seniors' face, let's spare this Yuan Shibang for the time being!" ”

Qing Mu nodded slightly and said, "Master, who is this senior?" ”

Mr. Crane shook his head and said, "Old friend, sure enough, twenty years ago, you didn't die, and I can't imagine that twenty years later, we will meet here!" ”

"Yes! Friends! When I saw it today, what surprised my brother was that you had accepted such two good apprentices! The masked old man replied.

"Shame! Ashamed! I don't know if the drug gate has any plans to enter the capital now? Mr. Tsuru asked again.

"Huh! What is the plot not to plot, the old man is already old and frail and still has a few years to look forward to, so many years of retreat and cultivation, many things have been thought out clearly! It's just that I really can't imagine that more than 20 years later, Brother Yunxiao still likes to meddle so much! ”

The masked old man looked at Mr. Crane suspiciously.

"Haha! As long as your Demon Sect is no longer a disaster for the martial arts, why bother wading through such troubled waters! Mr. Tsuru replied with a sigh.

The masked old man lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Okay! Today, for the sake of old friends, if you don't see these two dolls in general, he will see each other every day, maybe there will be a big war between you and me, so don't pass by! ”

"I don't send it! I hope all the best for my old friend, and don't let the old man wait! Mr. Tsuru replied with a smile.

The masked old man helped Yuan Shibang up, slowly walked past Qing Mu's side, and by the moonlight, he looked down at Qing Mu, and when he saw it, he was shocked, and muttered in his mouth: "Like!" It's like! ”

The masked old man asked incoherently, "Girl? Who is your mother? ”

Qing Mu was surprised, he didn't expect the masked old man to ask such a question, a pair of watery eyes, looking at the old man, speechless for a long time. I saw the masked old man slowly shake his head and said, "How is this possible, impossible, absolutely impossible?" ”

Before the words fell, he helped Yuan Shibang to jump into the air and flew straight away.

Qing Mu was very puzzled in her heart, ran to the master's side, took his arm, and asked anxiously, "Master, who is this old-timer?" Why, he seems to know Qing Mu? ”

Mr. He shook his head slightly, pulled Qing Mu with his left hand, pulled Mu Qi with his right hand, and slowly walked back to Cuiyue Tower. As soon as Mr. Crane sat down, he spoke, "Qingmu, as for why this person knows you, Master doesn't know. ”

Qing Mu looked up at Mr. Crane in surprise, and asked, "Then who is he?" Mu Qi was also puzzled in his heart, and looked at the master with doubts.

Mr. Crane nodded slightly, and said, "I was just a guess as a teacher before, but through today's incident, I am even more convinced of one thing!" ”

He closed his eyes and didn't speak for a while, as if thinking about something.

Qing Mu didn't continue to ask, and after a while, he opened his eyes faintly and continued: "This masked person is the Demon Sect Leader Tianxuanzi more than twenty years ago! I really can't imagine that in the big war of that year, he didn't die when he was knocked off the cliff by the division! ”

Qing Mu was shocked and asked in surprise: "Master, are you saying that he is the big devil of the Demon Sect back then, the public enemy of the martial arts!"

Mu Qi nodded slowly and said, "That's it, the last time Qing Mu was poisoned was from the handiwork of this Tianxuanzi, but the disciples still couldn't figure it out, why did Tianxuanzi have something to do with this Luo Xiulan?" ”

Mr. He smiled slightly and said: "Luo Xiulan's father, King Rui, was the former lord of Tianxuanzi, and they fought the world for the emperor together back then, because they had a deep friendship!" ”

"I see! Presumably, Luo Xiulan sent someone to secretly find this Tianxuanzi, and then found the poison, and then secretly designed to poison Qing Mu. Luo Xiulan is really a femme fatale, and she will do everything to kill the other party! ”

Mu Qi said angrily.

"Mu Qi forget it, it's all in the past, you see I'm not doing well now." Qing Mu persuaded softly.

"Not good! This time, the Demon Sect came to the capital in a big way, could it be that King Rui came to spy on the reality of the imperial court? Mr. Tsuru suddenly said worriedly.

Mu Qi heard the master's words and said, "The news of the imperial court must not be leaked, otherwise King Rui will rebel in advance, and it will be out of control!" ”

Qing Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Master, if Qing Mu doesn't send you back to King Yi's mansion to rest first, Mu Qi and I will enter the palace and explain everything to the emperor, so we can make plans as soon as possible." ”

Mr. He laughed and said: "Qing Mu, forget it, Master likes to be unrestrained and let the old man live in the heavily guarded Yiwang Mansion, so it won't suffocate the master to death." Go ahead, leave Master alone. ”

"How's that going to work? Master...... You just give Qing Mu a chance to pay respect! Qing Mu walked up to Mr. Crane, gently shook his arm, and persuaded.

"That's it! All right! Qing Mu's heart was received for the teacher! Say goodbye to the rivers and lakes! As soon as the words fell, he slowly let go of Qing Mu's little hand, turned sideways to avoid it, and in a moment, a gust of wind blew, and the figure had disappeared in front of the two.

Qing Mu looked at the master's distant back in surprise, and was speechless for a long time.

Mu Qi walked up to her side and patted her gently, and said with a smile: "Qingmu, it's okay, Master has this temper." What he doesn't want to do, if you just carry it in a sedan chair, he will definitely slip away. ”

Qing Mu Oh said with a sigh: "Mu Qi, let's go, let's go see the emperor." So after going downstairs to settle the bill, the two walked out of the Cuiyue Tower together, and walked straight to the palace along the central street.

What Ling Qingmu and the others didn't expect was that although Mr. He had left just now, he was very worried because of the sudden appearance of Tianxuanzi twenty-three years ago.

The two apprentices who had been following him in secret, fearing that they would be in danger, had been hiding in the shadows and watching them from afar.

Ran Luo Yuzhao was reminded by King Yun, and a long-brewing conspiracy was quietly being implemented. It's just that Qingmu and Muqi don't know anything about all this.

About half an hour later, Qing Mu and the two had already arrived at the east gate of the palace, which was already three o'clock in the morning, and the palace would soon be closed.

She explained the importance of the matter to the guards guarding the palace gate, and when the guards saw that Qing Mu and the prince of King Yi's palace were coming together, they did not dare to stop them more, so they let them into the palace.

After Namu, Qing Mu and Mu Qi went to the palace to report the matter of the Demon Sect to the emperor, the emperor felt that the matter must be dealt with immediately, and it would definitely change later.

Therefore, Lian Mu issued three holy decrees, one was to his righteous brother Luo Jiangyue, ordering him to immediately dispatch troops and secretly go to Taiyuan Mansion. The second is to give King Yi's Mansion Qinglun to select the good hands of the Gyeonggi battalion, ready to receive the birthday envoys of the imperial court at any time.

Third, he also did not want Qingmu to oppose him, so he asked Qingmu and Mu Qi to go together to serve as a birthday messenger, and to explore the way before to appease King Rui, so as to wait for the counterinsurgency army.

The emperor secretly handed over the transfer of troops to Qing Mu, and issued a secret decree that all frontier troops in the north must obey her dispatch.

Qing Mu knew the seriousness of the matter, and after Mu discussed it with Mu Qi, Lian Mu set off for Taiyuan Mansion, not daring to delay in the slightest.

After Luo Jiangyue received the holy decree, she felt that the secret decree had become a holy decree on the surface, and she expected that the situation had changed, so she did not dare to slack off, rectified military discipline, and planned to lead the army the next day and secretly set off to Taiyuan Mansion.

Mu Qi analyzed that the foundation of King Rui of Taiyuan Mansion at present is Taiyuan Mansion, as long as the 100,000 troops around Taiyuan Mansion can be changed unconsciously.

The only ones to deal with are the personal soldiers of the Rui Wangfu, so as not to cause the lives around Taiyuan Mansion to be ruined.

After Qing Mu informed Qing Lun, he went to Taiyuan Mansion with Mu Qi.

Qinglun knew that Qing Mu was alone in this trip, and after receiving the holy decree, he immediately went to the Gyeonggi camp and dispatched a battalion of troops, led by Liu Feng, the deputy general of the army, and rushed to Taiyuan Mansion to assist.

Mu Qi felt that the matter here was urgent, so he and Qing Mu soldiers split into two ways, Qing Mu went to the east, west, Matou Mountain and other places of the barracks, holding the holy decree and tiger talismans, to change guards.

Mu Qi went to King Rui's Mansion alone, and in the name of Qincha's birthday, he first delayed King Rui for a period of time.

Taiyuan Mansion Rui Wangfu

In order to celebrate the joy of the birthday, the invitation was widely sent to show that he was willing to gather together with the heroes and talents of the world to celebrate and congratulate the world together.

"Lord Wang, there is news from the capital, the emperor seems to be aware of your actions and has been preparing in secret!" A man walked into King Rui's study and said eagerly.

King Rui bowed slightly, and said: "It seems that we have to step up our time to prepare, we can't wait any longer, and the day of the incident must be advanced!" ”

"Lord Wang, all the officials and heroes of the rivers and lakes who congratulate the birthday have basically arrived! If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan! ”

"Ah Yuan, what you said is not unreasonable!"

This man was none other than Xue Yuan, the advisor of King Rui, he pondered for a moment, clasped his hands into fists, and said: "The matter here involves a wide range of things!" Please also ask the prince to think twice, and it is the best policy to fight steadily and steadily! ”

King Rui said: "In any case, let's sing the scene of the birthday banquet first, I estimate that the birthday messenger of the imperial court will arrive soon!" ”

It's just that I don't know who the person sent is yet, if it is a pivotal person, it can be used as a hostage, if the court is subject to this king, I don't believe that the emperor will not be willing to live or die for others!

"Lord Wang, are you planning to start an incident at the birthday banquet and kill them by surprise?" Xue Yuan asked again.

"Lord Liu, the assassin Shi, has secretly controlled all the soldiers and horses in Taiyuan Mansion, even if the imperial court wants to do something at that time, I'm afraid it will be too late." Rui Wang said lightly.

"The prince is wise!" Xue Yuan appreciated, he thought for a moment after speaking, took out a roster from his arms, and said again: "These are the lists of court officials and heroes who secretly informed the lower officials and were willing to follow the prince to the death. Please take a look! ”

Rui Wang stretched out his hand to take the roster, opened it and read it, and said, "Okay! All right! This register should be kept in a safe place, and after the great deeds have been accomplished, the king shall be rewarded for meritorious deeds. ”

"Congratulations to the prince! In the near future, it will be replaced, and throughout the ages, the prince will become a generation of Ming Jun! Xue Yuan praised.

"Haha! Let's go down and prepare! Be careful and don't make mistakes! King Rui admonished.

"Yes! Rajah! The next official retires! Xue Yuan replied, and after speaking, he turned around and walked out of King Rui's study.

Qing Mu and Mu Qi galloped lightly all the way, and five days later, they had arrived at the outskirts of Taiyuan City, and since then they have parted ways.

Qing Mu looked at the map in his hand, there were four barracks around Taiyuan Mansion, namely the East and West Barracks, the Matoushan Barracks, and the Laojunling Barracks.

She thought about it carefully, and said in her heart, the change of defense must be fast, and the change of defense must be carried out with lightning speed, even if King Rui has already noticed it, I am afraid it will be too late.

Then he turned back and walked back, to the nearest Laojunling barracks, according to the troop deployment map, there are 30,000 soldiers here, which is the most powerful of the four barracks.

Qing Mu had just walked for less than an hour when he met Liu Feng, who came in a hurry.

Deputy General Liu Feng has always been friendly with Qing Lun, so he has long been familiar with Qing Mu, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Three county lords, General Qing ordered his subordinates to come and protect your safety!" ”

Qing Mu nodded slowly and said, "Vice General Liu, the prince has gone to Taiyuan Mansion alone to celebrate his birthday, and he should need you more!" ”

After speaking, she glanced at Liu Feng and the soldiers, a little confused, and asked, "These soldiers don't seem to be ordinary soldiers in the barracks?" ”

Liu Feng smiled and said, "The county lord is really discerning, that's right!" These soldiers are all selected from the Gyeonggi battalion, and they are all outstanding! ”

"Oh, I see. Leave me twenty people, and the rest of the soldiers will immediately change into civilian clothes, and you will lead them to Taiyuan Mansion to meet the prince. Qing Mu thought for a moment and commanded.

Why is that? The county lord is going to change the guard, it is very dangerous, and the general will not be at ease! Liu Feng looked at Qing Mu worriedly and said.

"I can't do it so much, let's carry out the order." Qing said.

Liu Feng nodded again and again, and said loudly: "One team will stay to listen to Lord Hou Qing's dispatch, and the others will immediately change their clothes and set off with General Ben immediately!" ”

"Yes! Checkmate! Everyone replied.

Qing Mu glanced at Liu Feng, nodded slightly, and continued to move towards the Laojunling Barracks with this team, asking on the way: "Who is the captain of your team?" ”

"Lord Qing, it's the last general!" A man who looked like an officer walked up to Qing Mu and replied.

Qing Mu pondered for a moment and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"The last general, Xu Shen, I don't know what Lord Qing commands?"

Qing Mu slowly dismounted and opened the defense map of the troops in his hand.

After a careful look, he said: "Now, there are 50,000 troops in the east and west barracks around Taiyuan Mansion, 30,000 troops in the Laojunling Barracks, and 20,000 troops in the Matoushan Barracks. ”

After she finished speaking, she took out the emperor's holy decree from her arms, handed it to Xu Shen, and confessed: "This is the holy decree, you go to Matou Mountain with this token to change the guard, if the other party does not listen to the order to find an opportunity to kill the main general, 20,000 troops will be led by you personally, waiting for the order!" ”

Xu Shen looked at Qing Mu worriedly and said, "How can this be done?" Lord Qing, you don't have a holy decree, how can you go to Laojun Ridge? ”

Qing Mu shook his head slowly and said, "Xu Shen, you don't need to worry!" This official has a military talisman given by the emperor, and I believe that these armies can't help this official. Say no more, carry out the order right away! ”

"Yes! Your Excellency! Be careful! Xu Shen replied, turned to the soldiers who followed Qing Mu, and said loudly: "You must ensure the safety of Lord Qing, if Lord Qing has any three strengths and two weaknesses, you will come and see you!" ”

"Yes!" Everyone replied.

At this time, it was close to dusk, the sky was gradually darkening, Qing Muqing had no rest, led this team of soldiers, and hurried to Laojunling.

Yi Wang's Mansion

In the past few days, Luo Xiulan saw Qing Lun sitting on pins and needles, busy with everything, and secretly let Qing Han stare at it, and learned that a battalion of soldiers from the Gyeonggi battalion had rushed to Taiyuan Mansion.

She knew in her heart that she was afraid that things would change, and she was very worried in her heart, and she was about to send Qing Han to Taiyuan Mansion to find out.

Before he could go out, he was stopped by a masked old man, who said, "Lan'er, don't send someone!" I'm afraid that the lord will be more auspicious this time! If you go, you will die in vain! ”

Luo Xiulan was in a hurry and muttered: "That's my father, how can you see death and not save it!" ”

The old man shook his head slightly, and said: "Now he is up to Qing Mu and the prince, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win, the old man learned yesterday that the imperial court has sent Luo Jiangyue to lead 100,000 troops to Taiyuan!" ”

"Does the emperor really want to do something to his father? My father is the founder of the country! Luo Xiulan said in disbelief.

The masked old man walked up to Luo Xiulan, patted her gently, and comforted: "Don't worry! I will rush back to Taiyuan Mansion immediately, and I will definitely save the life of the prince! However, remember, don't come to Taiyuan Mansion! ”

Luo Xiulan nodded slowly and said, "Then please!" ”

After the masked old man finished speaking, he disappeared into Mu Se, Luo Xiulan was a little lost, let Qing Han go down to rest, and stood alone in the garden in a daze, as if thinking about something.

The suburbs of Taiyuan Province