"Xiahou Yi and Xiahou Li? Ayu, are you talking about Xiahou Yi, the current prime minister of the Shang Kingdom, and Xiahou Li, who is at the head of the Three Princes and Nine Emperors? Murong Anlan pondered Yu Ran's words for a moment, and then frowned and said: "But both of them are from the Xiahou clan, and such two important positions are occupied by the people of the Xiahou clan, so won't Shang Jun feel uneasy?" ”

Yu Ran smiled slightly and continued: "Xiahou Yi and Xiahou Li are indeed both from the Xiahou clan, but the status of the Xiahou clan and the branch family is different, and the difference in status between them is clearly placed there. Xiahou Yi has been the prime minister for many years, standing in an invincible position in the Shang country, and has a wealth that rivals the country. And Xiahou Li, as the head of the family in the side branch of the Xiahou clan, has always been able to hold a small official position in the Ministry of Rites before. The gap between the two of them is too big, but Xiahou Yi has never had the intention of lifting Xiahou Li. This also proves that Prime Minister Xiahouyi doesn't like Xiahouli, and he doesn't want to help Xiahouli, because Xiahouyi hopes that he can always be the highest person in the Xiahou family. You know what I mean, right? ”

Asked by Yu Ran coldly, Murong Anlan panicked a little, but quickly adjusted. He let himself think calmly for a while, then his eyes lit up, and he said to Yu Ran: "Ayu, what you mean is that although Xiahou Yi and Xiahou Li are both from the Xiahou clan, they are actually standing on two opposite sides. In fact, Shang Jun's purpose was not to promote the people of the Xiahou family, but to find an opponent for Xiahou Yi, and then form a situation of checks and balances on both sides in the court, and then use this to ensure that Shang Jun's own power is not immediately violated. ”

After hearing this, Yuran nodded affirmatively, she turned her eyes sideways, raised the corners of her lips and said, "That's right, it seems that you have made some progress." ”

"Hehe, this is not following Ayu, so I have also heard some of it. After all, Ayu, you're amazing, right? How did you manage to think so thoroughly about everything? Murong Anlan grinned, then put on a surprised face and turned his head to look at Yu Ran.

Yu Ran was silent for a moment, and said very indifferently: "I'm not great, I'm just used to it." ”

Accustomed to thinking when encountering problems, accustomed to facing complex situations, and accustomed to the anxiety and complexity of human feelings.

"Habit? Could it be that the daughter of the Xiahou clan also has to be involved in such a terrifying and troublesome thing? Aren't these things just a matter of men doing them? Murong Anlan's eyes widened, and he seemed a little incredulous.

"That's not what I meant." Yuran's eyes looked directly at the road ahead, and she didn't turn her head to look at Murong Anlan, and her tone sounded unusually calm. Maybe she also knew that she had stiffened the atmosphere suddenly, so she paused for a moment, and then turned to laugh, she frowned at Murong Anlan and said, "Besides, not everything has to be done by men." It's like Helian Yu you admire, isn't she also a woman? Do you think she's also a person who likes to go against the grain? ”

"Of course not!" Murong Anlan shook his head again and again, and then sighed: "Even if I lose to Ayu, I can't mean you." But I think you have a point, and women are no different from men. Aren't you very smart, Ayu, at least much smarter than me, right? I think the people of the Xiahou clan didn't find out about your treasure, and it was definitely their mistake. ”

Hearing this, Yuran only lowered his eyes and chuckled, but did not respond to this.

After all, she is not really from the Xiahou clan, what do the people of the Xiahou clan think and care about her?

"By the way, our silver taels are no longer enough for us to continue to the next city, do you have any ideas for bringing me to this Haotian City?" Yu Ran turned his head and said leisurely.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you." Murong Anlan looked like he was suddenly awakened, he looked at Yu Ran, and smiled very brightly, "I said before that I would surprise you Ayu, so I didn't tell you all the way." ”

"Then you can always talk about it now, right?"

Murong Anlan laughed suddenly, and he asked, "Ayu, have you heard of Haotian Sect?" ”

Haotian Sect?

Yu Ran felt that this name was very familiar for a while, yes, this feeling was the same as when Murong Anlan first mentioned Haotian City in Rongping Town.

Yu Ran fell silent, and there seemed to be a hazy cloud in her phoenix eyes, and she thought about the name quickly in her mind. In the end, there seemed to be a brilliance in front of her eyes, and an inexplicable smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

yes, she finally remembered where she had heard the name.

That was before the battle between Yuran and Rong Raid in Huaning, when Yu Ran was still in Xilin Town, Rong Ran mixed into the border of Ningguo, and then came to Xilin Town at night to find her.

As Rong Xun left, Yu Ran remembered a conversation he had with the Dark Guard.

"Your Highness, the subordinates didn't find out about the arrival of His Royal Highness Murong just now, it was a dereliction of duty on the part of the subordinates." At that time, the dark guard who was the leader knelt down on one knee towards Yuran, and then spoke with great solemnity.

"You don't have to be like this, Rong Xi's internal strength is higher than yours, within my expectations. But I've always been curious, where did Rong Xi learn? To be able to learn such martial arts, there must be a master who teaches it. If I had the chance, I would really like to meet that master. ”

"Your Highness, the martial arts that His Highness Rong has been using all along, in the eyes of his subordinates, seems to have the shadow of the Shang Guohao Tianzong exercises. It's just that His Royal Highness Rong hasn't done it many times, so his subordinates can't confirm it yet. ”

The Hao Tianzong of the Shang Kingdom is the Hao Tianzong of this Haotian City.

Thinking of this, Yu Ran's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was considering what kind of relationship existed between Rong Xi and Haotian Sect.

"Ayu, Ayu?" Murong Anlan saw that Yuran didn't respond for a long time, so he couldn't help but lean over and call her a few times.

Only then did Yu Ran come back to her senses, her expression returned to normal, with a gentle and indifferent smile, she bent her eyebrows and said, "I heard about Haotian Sect you said before. ”

"Really? That's great! Murong Anlan looked extremely excited, he smiled and said: "Haotian Sect is my master, I learned martial arts there, my master is one of the elders of Haotian Sect, he is amazing." ”

"You are a teacher of Hao Tianzong?" Yu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly and asked again.

"That's right." Murong Anlan nodded without hesitation.

Yu Ran also nodded, and then suddenly spoke intentionally or unintentionally: "You said that you are a teacher of Haotian Sect, then the brothers in your family are also practicing martial arts in Haotian Sect?" ”

Murong Anlan shook his head and said, "That's not true, they won't live a carefree life like me!" Every day is a serious look, I really can't stand them. ”

"Serious? Does that also include the fourth brother you like? Tamarin asked amusedly.

"Fourth brother, he's different! In fact, I got along with my fourth brother for a long time before I was ten years old, my fourth brother moved out of the house when he was eleven years old, and then came back very little, and there was no time to come back in the past few years, so I could hardly find any time to have a good chat with him. But every time I meet with the fourth brother, he always looks very relaxed, and the fourth brother is very inexplicable when he is serious, and now I really don't understand him. Murong Anlan seemed to be recalling seriously, and even put on a puzzled look at the end.

Seeing this, Yu Ran suddenly smiled, Murong Anlan's reaction was actually correct, Rong Xian was a person who was simply an angry existence in the eyes of ordinary people.

"Ayu, what are you laughing at? Did I say anything that made you laugh? Murong Anlan was surprised.

"Oh, no. Didn't you just mention your teacher to me? You're going to take me there, so can we get there before dusk today? Yu Ran coughed lightly, and then pulled away from the topic without a trace.

"Oh, yes, there's still a little way to go, and we'll have to go around the streets and alleys to the forest to the north, and we'll be in time." Murong Anlan explained.

"Okay, let's go." Yuran smiled slightly.

It's just that when the two of them just came to the river outside the forest, suddenly Murong Anlan shouted, and then pushed Yuran to the side.

Yuran stood still, looked at it, and realized that a long arrow had been mounted on the place where she was standing.

Murong Anlan quickly came to Yu Ran's side, one arm stopped in front of Yu Ran, and his brows were suddenly dyed with a serious color.

That's the only time he'll get serious, right? Yu Ran suddenly thought of this.

"What's going on?" Yu Ran finally asked.

Murong Anlan pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "I don't know, but there are two people there...... It doesn't seem to have anything to do with us, right? ”

Murong Anlan was referring to the two people who were standing not far in front of them now, one of those two people was dressed in a green shirt, and they seemed to be covered in injuries and were at the end of their rope; And the other person was dressed in a black robe, and his eyebrows were completely ruthless, and his anger could not be concealed.

When Yu Ran heard Murong Anlan's words, he also looked into the distance. It's just that it's okay if she doesn't look at it, and this look shows that there is a problem.

"Ah, that person ......" Yuran's eyes showed a rare look of surprise.

"Ayu, who are you looking at?" Murong Anlan also looked at Yu Ran's line of sight, and then asked aloud, "Is that person in Tsing Yi someone you know?" Are you a friend? ”

"Acquaintance, not a friend." Tauran responded quietly.

Murong Anlan touched his chin with his hand, as if he was measuring something interestingly, and there was a little more exploration under his eyes.