At dusk.

Sitting on a bundle of firewood, Meng Di exhaled and gently beat his waist with his hand.

With his back to the east, facing a round of red sun that was slowly sinking, Meng Di's face and body were painted with a vermilion color, and even his white hair and white beard were dyed, which looked like a lot of energy.

The red sun is sinking, but there are strange changes, gradually becoming silent red, there are faint black spots, as if jumping inside the red sun, below the red sun, is dyed golden red on the mountain, there is also the same faint black emergence, if there is an echo. Seeing this, Meng Di just snorted, the five fingers of his right hand were divided, and he scratched the sun a few times, and soon, everything returned to normal, exactly the same as every "sunset", no different "normal".

With Meng Di's movements, a black flame appeared between his fingers, flowing gently, but it was only a short moment, and when the sun and the mountain returned to normal, the flame also quickly flowed back into his palm, leaving no trace. The only change was that after doing this action, Meng Di's face became more tired, he coughed a few times, and even his body fell a lot.

Then, after a long while, when half of the sunset had sunk below the horizon, Lu Yan walked over quietly.

With a gentle salute, he sat down silently, side by side with Meng Di, watching the sunset. Meng Di glanced at him, nodded slightly, and did not speak.

As the sun sets, the smoke rises, and you can hear the cheerful chirping of chickens and dogs in the village, and of course, the screams of children and the calls of parents... Everything is so peaceful, so natural.

Without saying a word, the two sat silently, watching the western sky gradually change, from golden red, to dark red, to dusk yellow, and then to a combination of light ink and dark blue.

In the end, when the darkness so deep that it was almost impossible to breathe completely occupied the sky with countless cold flashes, Lu Yan slowly stood up and gave a salute to Meng Di, which was the most solemn and respectful etiquette in Confucianism, a kind of "disciple's gift" that is usually only practiced when meeting the teacher.

Raising his eyebrows, Meng Di said sarcastically: "Could it be that the rules in Confucianism have reached this point now?" ”

Lu Yan said calmly: "No, it hasn't changed. ”

After a pause, he actually bowed down and said, "Mr. is above, and the junior disciples want to learn." ”

"Junior disciples..."

There was a hissing laugh in his mouth, but Meng Di's face was completely unsmiling, and he said, "What do you want to ask?" ”

Bowing again, Lu Yan took a step back, saluted, and said respectfully: "The junior disciples are brave and ask Mr. to explain the essentials of the heart." ”

Hearing the word "Xinzhai", the corners of Meng Di's mouth twitched violently, and said, "What did you say?!" There was a great silence in his voice.

Lu Yan saluted again and said, "Junior disciples, dare to ask your heart." Since he was just now, he only called himself "junior disciple", especially the mountain sound of biting on the word "junior", Meng Di heard a wry smile, and suddenly said: "How did you guess it?" ”

Lu Yan said respectfully: "Meng Di Ziren, the man of Mengdi... Mr. still has a homesick heart. ”

When Meng Di heard him say this, his face was surprised, and he was stunned there, as if he was distracted, he just muttered in his mouth, and after a while, he sighed, and when he came back to his senses, he actually seemed to be much older. looked at Lu Yan and said with a wry smile: "I see, you have broken through the door in such a small place..."

As the whistling sound subsided, Meng Di sighed: "But you don't know that this name was not intentionally given by me. ”

Glancing at Lu Yan, Meng Di actually had a complicated and indescribable look on his face, and said: "This name was originally chosen by several old friends when I wanted to hide and lose my body..." Li' word, and then I don't like the taste of this word, the master craftsman said that the hundred skills are exquisite, no more than the wood method, so add a wooden side, became a 'Di' word, as for the 'benevolence', it is because of a child who has fought with my tongue, he said that I am even with the gods, in fact, ruthless, rather than smeared with mud, unwilling to come out and save the world, do not know the deep meaning of the word 'benevolence', a certain life, the south does not take, think that he has understood the way of heaven, that time but speechless, when I remembered, I took 'Ziren' as the word... Friends set the name, I began to use this, in the blink of an eye for many years, but I never thought that there was already a history of my hometown here, hey..."

Said and sighed: "I think back then, I fell into limb and did not fall by myself, I was smart but not self-conscious, I was not confused when I left my form, I knew but not confused, I claimed to have been with Datong, and my name was forgotten, but unexpectedly, there was still a little nostalgia always lingering in my chest... Sitting and forgetting... Hey, how arrogant? How ridiculous? ”

He sighed long, Lu Yan just didn't move, until he finished speaking, before he said: "Nostalgia, the meaning of the past, is the heart of compassion, I heard that 'the beginning of people, the nature is good', Mr. is a human body, with a human heart, a little benevolence is not scattered, is a unique romantic character, why laugh?" ”

Looking at Lu Yan, Meng Di said warmly: "Thank you." ”

But he said, "But that doesn't qualify you to learn the way of the heart, you know?" ”

Lu Yan said respectfully: "The junior disciples understand. ”

After a pause, he said: "I want to fast, but what I rely on is not this 'qualification'. ”

Meng Di raised his eyebrows arrogantly, and said: "I know your origin, but even if King Wen of this generation is here in person, he may not be qualified to ask me to teach him..." ”

Seeing that Meng Di was a little curious, Lu Yanfang said slowly: "I am indeed surnamed Lu, but my real name is Buyuan, and now this Yan character is from the Tao..." He muttered several times, his expression became more and more suspicious, and finally said, "You, are you..."

Lu Yan bowed down early and said respectfully: "Junior disciples of Confucianism, in the name of 'Yan Hui', meet Mr. Nanhua." ”

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I don't know how long it took, but Meng Di still sat there stiffly, muttering, "Providence... This is really providence..."On the one hand, Lu Yan knelt motionlessly, quietly bowing his head.

"Yan Hui... Indeed, you do qualify for the name... You're a lot like him... It's really like..."

After muttering to himself for a long time, Meng Difang slowly lowered his head, looked at Lu Yan's gaze was much gentler, and said, "What kind of character can be given the name 'Yan Hui'?" But he smiled again: "No need to answer, if you can praise yourself, you won't be able to become a Yan Hui." Then he took his hands, paced back and forth for a few steps, and suddenly stopped, and said, "In the current world, is there another Wei Jun?" ”

Shaking his head, Lu Yan said, "It's worse than that." ”

"The five hegemons are all out, and the three are each succeeding, and today, there is a trend of reappearing the 'Warring States'."

Meng Di nodded slightly, and said, "So, you also have the heart to save the world, so you also thought of the method of cultivating the heart... But I don't understand, how do you know I'm still here? ”

Lu Yan smiled bitterly: "I don't know. ”

"I just heard about the existence of the Peach Blossom Spring, so I wanted to come here to visit the ancient rites and old learning, even if it can't be implemented now, at least it must be sorted out and recorded... I've been doing this all these years. ”

Meng Di said: "Oh? After thinking about it, he said, "So, you no longer have any hope for the arrival of the 'Warring States', so you want to save as many things as possible so that they can survive the 'troubled times' below?" ”

Lu Yan said: "The military affairs are together, the world is in chaos, and it is difficult to say that there is peace in any corner, when it is the time, a steamed bun may be more valued than a whole box of classical books... I just hope that these things can be safely preserved, and they can be preserved in an era when classics can be more valued than steamed buns. ”

"The land of Great Xia is vast, there are thousands of miles away from the east, west, north and south, with a population of hundreds of millions of trillions, thousands of dialects, and all kinds of customs, but everyone feels that they are the people of Great Xia, so they are all different races, and they are all wholeheartedly admired, willing to be attached, and willing to let themselves be Xia, so no matter how many times there has been chaos for thousands of years, they can finally be unified again... All of this is the power of the canon. ”

After being silent for a while, Meng Di sighed: "Benevolence and benevolence... It's good, it's really good... You are worthy of his name compared to the man at the beginning..."

"At the beginning, he once came to me and fought with me... That time, none of us could convince anyone, and in the end, he told me that maybe 'Taoism' is really closer to the Heavenly Source than 'Confucianism', but... If you want to rule the world, if you want to save the world, there is no better choice than Confucianism. ”

"At that time, I refused to admit it, but, in fact, the Tao is ethereal, the ink rules are stoic, the Legalists are ruthless, and as for the yin and yang name debate, it is just a side technique, not enough to hold it... If the criminal law is civilized and chaotic, so that all wise and foolish people know their part and exist, it is indeed only feasible for Confucianism..."

Lu Yan said softly: "The old man is safe, the friend believes in it, and the young one is conceived, and what the master asks for is nothing more than that." After a pause, he said: "But Mr. runs this place, and the people are happy and live in peace, which is also comparable to the great rule of the sages..." Lu Yanxuan stopped, but his face was just as usual, neither afraid nor angry.

Seeing that he was as calm as Huan, Meng Di smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed: "I am most annoyed by that word, so I have a seizure, don't worry about it." Lu Yan bowed and said: "The avenue is wasted and benevolence and righteousness are revealed, and wisdom is a great hypocrisy. The Daomen is deeply meaningful, and the disciples understand. He added: "But Mr. is insightful and insightful, and he is indispensable." ”

Meng Di laughed a few times, and suddenly said: "Actually, you can also make sycophants..."Seeing that Lu Yan's expression was still calm and calm, and he was not embarrassed at all, Fang shook his head and said: "Don't be tired, don't be afraid, don't be unafraid, but keep a will to gather nothing... You are indeed qualified to study Xinzhai..."As he said that, he seemed to have made up his mind, and let out a long howl, and said, "You go back, come here again tomorrow at this time, and I will pass on your way of fasting." ”

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“… Then, you and this group of killers held up about a stick of incense, and then Xie Shuyuan led people to the rescue, drove away the killers, and also caught one of them? ”

"Exactly."

replied respectfully, Cao Fengxiao's attitude was almost the same as that of the court, although the three people sitting in front of him did not have any rank.

"Hmm..."

Hearing Cao Fengxiao's answer, Zhong You, who was sitting in the middle, nodded lightly and said, "Very good, I'm done asking." Wang Ranzhi, who was sitting on his left hand, had already answered: "Nawei, Young Eunuch Cao, can you tell me why you rushed to Pilu Courtyard last night to 'rescue'?" ”

Bending down slightly, Cao Fengxiao said: "The second prince is invincible, and he is also auspicious, Xie Gong is strategic, and his children are capable, and there will be many things such as me last night, and there must be no danger... The word "rescue" is ashamed. ”

I didn't expect this to be such an answer, Wang Ranzhi frowned slightly, and Ao Xingxing, who was sitting on the right, suddenly interjected and said, "It's really difficult for literati to speak... Cao Shaojian, I'm a rough person, just ask if I don't understand, don't laugh, what does 'strategizing' mean? ”

This time the peak protruded, but Cao Fengxiao choked, stunned, Fang smiled: "General Ao said that he laughed...", but was intercepted by Ao Xingxing with a wave of his hand, only to see him grinning and said: "Don't be polite, I just report, I haven't joined the army yet, the word general doesn't dare to be, our old prince is the first person in the world who is solid and inflexible, this word will be passed back to make him think that I call myself a general outside, and I can't be a connoisseur of picking my skin..." You haven't answered the question I asked, I know that you literati have a lot of eyes, I don't owe you to you, teach me this little thing, I invite you to go to Matai Street to drink wontons in the evening, you people in the big places of Dijing don't know, the wontons on Matai Street are very famous in Guadu, I only drank it a few days ago, and it is called a good drink..." The tone was easy-going, and with a three-point grinning tone, he was extremely relaxed, but he had already froze Cao Fengxiao, and he was a little at a loss.

Last night's incident, Cao Fengxiao has already made a decision in his heart, otherwise he would not have rushed to grab the credit, but, there are some things, can be done but not said, even though everyone has understood in their hearts, but no one wants to be the person who said it, he has been preparing for this inquiry since last night, the so-called "strategizing" four words, used Pili Yangqiu, is also where it is, he originally thought that Wang Ranzhi is a thoughtful and thoughtful, meticulous and delicate person, he can understand the meaning, and he will never force himself to understand regardless of his identity, But who expected that out of thin air, an Ao happy appeared, seemingly stubborn and vulgar, but every sentence fell to the point, choking Cao Fengxiao, speechless, stunned for a while, there was fear in his heart, just thought: "What can I do?" ”

But Wang Ranzhi smiled and said: "Jiao Tulong will always love to tell jokes, I'm afraid that Young Eunuch Cao is the first time to see him, right?" ”

The three of them have already greeted each other when they are interrogated here, needless to say that Ao is happy, then Wang Ranzhi and Cao Fengxiao are also the first to know their names, it is the first time they have met, this is obviously for Cao Fengxiao to find the bottom of the stairs, how he doesn't know, he said early: "I have heard for a long time that Ao Long will be a young talent, both civil and military, and he is a first-class figure in the world, but he doesn't know that he is still so approachable, but it is a pity that he is obsessed with reading and does not understand... The dragon will forgive. ”

With these words, he had lightly brought over the words of "strategizing", Zhong You's eyes flashed slightly, and he got up and said, "I'm bothered, take my leave." ”

Cao Wenyuan was originally sitting on the side, but at this moment, he got up with Cao Fengxiao, said a few polite words, and sent the three of them out of the door, but Ao Xingxing was dragging behind, grinning at Cao Fengxiao, and said: "I am a rough man, Cao Shaojian is the last monster." Cao Fengxiao was busy and humbled Shi Tong, but he smiled again: "But the Cao family is also interesting, saying that it is three people, and there are five, I thought why 'Ming San and Dark Five' are only played by our martial artists, and it turns out that the text is the same..."

Seeing the three of them go out, the second Cao retreated into the house, but his expression was strangely tight, Cao Fengxiao looked at Cao Wenyuan, nodded slightly, Cao Wenyuan hesitated, and said: "Fengxiao, you see that they are here, what do you mean by this?" ”

Cao Fengxiao sighed lightly and said, "It's just that everyone wants to be a good person, and they just want to listen to us tell the truth to the Xie family." ”

Cao Wenyuan frowned and said, "Do you really think that last night was a picture of the Xie family?" ”

Cao Fengxiao said categorically: "It will never be wrong! ”

"The Xie family has been operating in Guadu for thousands of years, what can escape their eyes? Kang Zifan is such a capable person, how can he be stupid enough to put a thousand dollars under the eaves? And... If those people really wanted to kill the second prince last night, why did they have to wait until we showed up to show their true skills? Wen Yuan, you should know in your heart, how much worse was the strength of that group of guys last night when they dealt with that group of defenders and against us? ”

"That's why I said last night was just a game! That's why I strongly urge us to get there as soon as possible! Because it was obviously just a farce arranged by the Xie family in order to gain trust, set up a sniper in front, and after rescuing each other, only a few dead soldiers were sacrificed, but they could regain the trust of the emperor from the imperial capital, and maybe even the next emperor... Such an exchange is so appropriate! ”

Cao Wenyuan's eyes flickered, as if he was about to speak, but Cao Yuanrang's voice suddenly rose from outside the door, and he said coldly: "The person is gone." ”

He said a word, and the two people in the room relaxed at once, Cao Wenyuan smiled bitterly: "I'm tired to death, I will never accompany you to play such a scene next time..." That's it. ”

As he spoke, he sighed, "Actually, what do they not understand? Especially the second prince, I think he knows better than anyone else...", his voice gradually lowered, so that the unspeakable words rotted in his stomach.

(Although Shaojing is wasted, he has a son like this, and his father-in-law's plan is really urgent... ）

But I heard a deep voice say: "Old Nine... Ao Happy that guy, what do you think? Then he retracted his mind and turned to the man who had just come out of the back room, frowning and thinking with a slight beard under his chin: "Sixth brother, this person... It makes me feel terrible. ”

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“… If the Xie family is indeed so attentive, it will be terrible. ”

"Hmm."

Sitting in front of him, Emperor Xiangxian's eyes were blazing, and the three people who sat in front of him were the three people who had just returned from Cao Fengxiao's place, and the two of them still didn't say anything, even Ao Xing was a lot more serious at this time.

After listening to the report of Zhong You, Emperor Xiang first thought for a while, and muttered: "The meaning of the Cao family, this answer is obviously for the three of them, but they are afraid of offending the Xie family, so they refuse to testify in person... Hmph, the slippery head is tight. ”

Wang Ranzhi smiled and said: "But it doesn't stop them from testifying, and His Royal Highness doesn't plan to thank the family in any way... Really? Although he smiled, when he said the end, his eyes were firmly fixed on Emperor Xiangxian's face.

Emperor Xiang raised his eyebrows first, but said with a smile: "Wang Xie Shijia has always been called the same family, but now it is like this, it is really a pity... I plan to go to Xie's house in the afternoon, is Teacher Ran Zhi willing to go? Wang Ranzhi's eyes flashed slightly, and he arched his hand and said: "I'm afraid that it will be embarrassing... It's better for Ran Zhi to resign. ”

Emperor Xiang smiled first, and the three of them got up together to leave, and Emperor Xiang got up first to return the salute, but said, "Ao Long, please stay." Ao Xingxing was slightly stunned, as if there was an accident, Zhong You and Wang Ranzhi did not stagnate, and exited the door early.

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Leaving Ao happy, Emperor Xiangxian had no words, just leaned back - he was sitting on a yellow rattan recliner, only suitable for just sitting, now lying down, eyes slightly closed, look very relaxed, Ao Happy stood stunned for a while, saw that Emperor Xiang first only did not speak, did not talk, went around to the table, poured tea, drank it, suddenly slapped the table, and said angrily: "You left me down, just to teach me to watch you sleep?!" ”

In the face of the prince's attack is already rude, and he also foul language, if he examines it carefully according to the Dazheng law, now Ao Xingxing has met the qualifications of "abandoning the city", but the emperor Xiangxian didn't even open his eyes, just lazily said: "Fuck you have the face to get angry first, seeing Lao Tzu lying like this, don't you know how to come and pinch your shoulders?!" ”

Ao Xingxing rolled his eyes, and really stepped on the emperor elephant, loosened his shoulders, and said: "Weichen obeys the order..."

Emperor Xiang snorted first, and didn't open his eyes, but said: "Yes, yes, that's it, add a little more strength to your right hand... Don't fuck it that hard, know you're going to claw hands! After a pause, Fang Xu said, "You were at the Cao family just now, and you pretended to be stupid again, right?" ”

Ao Xingxing grinned and said, "If it weren't for the two gentlemen and teachers working together, I would have to teach Cao Laojiu to get off the stage just now." ”

Emperor Xiang snorted first: "Although Cao Fengxiao is not very powerful, he is a wise man who has a number of today, and he has no reason to tease him, I don't know what you think..." He was stunned and said, "How dare he tease you?" When? Ao smiled happily: "Why didn't you flirt? My brother is nine, his brother is also nine, I am the ninth, he is also the ninth... Obviously, this is coming at me, if you don't give him some hardship, won't people say that the Cao family is stronger than the Ao family? ”

He had a crooked reasoning, and the emperor who listened to it couldn't cry or laugh first, coughed, waved his shoulder hand, slowly sat up from the chair, and said: "I've known you for almost ten years, and I haven't heard how many times you've passed by..."

Emperor Xiangxian ignored him, paced to the table and poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip lightly, closed his eyes and said: "Well, it's really good tea, the Xie family is a time-honored brand in the end, after all, it is extraordinary..." His tone had turned low.

Ao Xingxing's eyes flickered slightly, and said, "What are you doing?" ”

Emperor Xiang didn't open his mouth first, put the teacup back on the table, paced a few steps, and said, "The world is in turmoil... King Wude, what kind of attitude is it? ”

Hearing him ask about this, Ao Xingxing's expression also turned serious, and said: "You should know, our Ao family will always have an attitude, suppressing the Taiping Dao and the family that combines the power of the Taiping Dao, but for other families... As soon as they prove that they have the power to rise above the current emperor, we will immediately turn around. ”

Licking his lips, he said again: "The Qiu family is too." ”

Emperor Xiang snorted first: "The grass on the wall falls with the wind... I really don't know why the people of the world believe that you are some kind of bird saint bloodline..."His words were rude, but Ao Xingxing only grinned and said: "No way, smart people are always a few...", but after a pause, he said: "But, no matter what attitude King Wude has, Zhao Feiya will always be Ao Xingxing's eldest brother." ”

When he spoke, his expression was extremely serious, and there was no game in the state, the emperor elephant was facing away from him, and his shoulder shook slightly when he heard it, and said: "Okay, good brother..." ”

Both of them are first-class heroes, and they will not have children, Emperor Xiang sighed first, and then said: "I will visit Xie Shuyuan in a while, you don't have to go, you can rest, don't run around at night, follow me to see someone." ”

Ao Xingxing rolled his eyes and said, "It's the most boring thing to go to the prison to see people, what's there to see... Do you care about dinner? ”

Emperor Xiangxian sneered: "Speculating about the nobles' hearts, thinking that they are very smart, have you eaten chicken ribs... I'll take care of one more late-night snack. ”

Ao Xingxing perked up and said with a smile: "Okay, that's what you said, after the people came out to nibble on the vegetarian chicken steak in Green Willow House, I called Yingzheng's kid too..." Emperor Xiang laughed first, closed the door with his own hands, pondered for a moment, his face was completely gone, he reached into his arms, took out an iron box, and opened it gently, inside was a bamboo slip, extremely old, with a few small characters on it, which was blurred to be unclear.

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Deep, dark, and empty, this is the feeling that this "prison" gives people.

On both sides of the wall, at a height of one person, every five steps, an oil lamp was nailed to the wall, and the dim light flickered, which could not drive away the chill and yin of the place at all, but added a strange smell.

In the cell, there is a stone platform about half a foot high, on which stands one horizontal and two vertical, three pear trees each one zhang long, as thick as the mouth of a bowl, constitute a torture frame.

At this moment, a person is tied to this torture rack.

Shirtless, you can see the countless "scars" and "memorials" on this person's body, for an ordinary former soldier, if you can have one-tenth of the scars on this person's body, it is enough to be proud of your peers.

The man's hands were tied diagonally to the beams of the wooden frame, his head hung down, and the black hair on his forehead floated straight to his chest, motionless, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

The guards were pushed away from afar, and only Emperor Xiangxian and Ao Xingxing were here, coldly looking at the man who had no clues except for the three words "abandoning his life".

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Last night, following the five members of the Cao family, a large group of people appeared outside the Pilu Courtyard, led by Xie Shuyuan, the head of the Xie family, and the killers they forced had to choose to quit.

Everything was in hand, and the emperor did not interrogate him personally at the first time, but immediately ordered that no one should be tortured, and left for him to interrogate in person, and even arranged for manpower to monitor and ensure the implementation of the order.

"Actually, I said that you are redundant, since you think that someone else deliberately left you for questioning, you will not be beaten to death in prison..."

In the face of the complaining friend, Emperor Xiangxian's explanation was also very polite.

"When you're done with the play, both sides will think like this... Those who love soldiers like sons and generals like siblings are good generals and leaders... You crazy man knows. ”

Turning it over, he saw the whites of his eyes, and Ao happily sneered: "That's a soldier who loves himself, and I've never heard of someone who is so heartbroken for the enemy... Wait, what the hell are you thinking?! ”

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"Assassinate me... It's a capital offense, do you understand? ”

In the face of Emperor Xiangxian's inquiry, the abandoner slowly raised his head, stared at him, and suddenly grinned, and said with a smile: "Of course I know." ”

"Not only am I going to die, but also my parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, cousins... It's going to kill your head, huh? ”

Seeing that Emperor Xiang nodded with a wooden face, the abandoner smiled and said, "Then it's up to you, go and help me find out these people, find out who my parents are, find out if I have brothers and sisters... Good no good? ”

Zhao Ao and Zhao Ao both stretched their faces, and the persuasion that was originally placed in their stomachs couldn't burst out of half a sentence, Emperor Xiang stood for a while, and suddenly said: "I really want to help you, but if you are loyal, then it will be up to you." As he spoke, he turned around and said coldly: "It's just that you'd better think about it, can you still be considered a human being like you are now?" As he spoke, he strode away, Ao Xingxing followed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the two of them had gone far away, and it was only at this moment that there was a trace of confusion in the eyes of the abandoning pawn.

"People... I'm like this... Can it be considered a 'human'...? ”

The low voice was immediately absorbed by the four walls of the prison, and it did not come out at all.

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"Well, as far as I feel, this kid is no longer 'smelly and hard'."

Seriously locked his eyebrows, Ao Xingxing lifted his left hand on the top of the wine bowl, and used his index finger to draw circles in the wine, his expression was rare and serious, but... This only lasted until the Emperor Elephant snorted first and threw a large handful of freshly grilled meat skewers in front of him.

"Uh-huh... It's delicious, it's delicious! ”

Regardless of the hot mouth, Ao Xingxing's hands just sent the meat skewers to his mouth, and in the blink of an eye, the two stops of the three stops of the meat skewers were gone, and he stopped, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "Very good, very good... Why don't you eat a little too? ”

Emperor Xiang first sighed: "That's a good thing to say... Look at the position of your two hands, no matter what angle I take it, I will send the veins to your claws... I'm not you, I'm going to do it with friends for a plate of snacks. ”

Ao Xingxing was very thick-skinned, but he couldn't hear his ridicule, and grinned: "Sure enough, the capable can do anything, in the end, it is General Zhao who has fought countless battles with Xiang Da and small battles." Even the ability of Xiang Ren to barbecue has been fully learned, knowing that the enemy knows this, isn't it necessary to win a hundred battles? ”

Emperor Xiang snorted first and said, "Pull your mother's light, can't you stop your mouth if you eat?" Ao Xingxing had already stuffed a mouthful of hot barbecue meat at this time, and the oil and water flowed down the corners of his mouth, still vaguely saying: "Eating is eating, saying that the two are completely different, how can they be confused..." Or do you have another idea? ”

A sentence of questioning, Ao Xingxing's chewing action suddenly slowed down, hesitated, and said, "This... I can't say it yet. Emperor Xiang nodded slightly, took a string of stinky dry, smeared some vinegar on it, and bit it from the side while crossing it, and said slowly: "Yingzheng... At present, it is not his turn to break the game, but if he wants to mess up the situation, he can barely be regarded as a character. ”

Tonight's meal, originally said that the three of them went to eat vegetarian food together, but Yingzheng somehow, only said that he was unwell, and he didn't want to come to eat this meal, and the two were bored, so they didn't bother to go to the house to eat something, so they simply found a stall by the lake, roasted and ate themselves, although it was not very clean, but it was also happy.

In the case of Emperor Xiangxian and Emperor Jing, this Guadu's action is really not about wine, otherwise a dead tiger who has been lying for more than 90 years, even if he really has any ideas, he does not need to "go deep into the tiger's den" with the respect of the prince, and he can be leveled. It is really to take this opportunity to cultivate popularity and even the team in the major families, Yingzheng is the head of the Weishui Ying family, and he is a cutting-edge backward who has risen very quickly in recent years, and he does not hear of any good things with the family, it is a talent that he desperately wants to master.

Ao happily heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, but said with a smile: "The chaos is not qualified... At least it's not enough now, the Ying family, it's too weak. ”

Emperor Xiang raised his eyebrows first, glanced at Ao happily, and suddenly smiled: "You are very careful to protect yourself, do you really plan to recognize your brother-in-law?" ”

Ao Xingxing's face froze, but he still grinned and said: "Admit it or not, I don't count..." What beast god and beast king are, they are just beast meat to her. ”

Emperor Xiang smiled first, half turned around, took a deep breath of the night breeze blowing from the lake, and said calmly: "It's a good place, but the grass is not good, and the mutton is not very fragrant, he has a chance one day, you go north with me, let's taste the mutton in my fiefdom, those soldiers who are free-range..."

Ao Xingxing was looking down and gnawing on a piece of mutton chops, listening to him, he didn't look up, but just said in a snort: "Now Prince Mufeng is leading his troops to fight in the north, isn't your fief also there?" If you are really sincere, pass the book to him, and let him catch dozens of them and bring them back..."The emperor who said the words changed color slightly, looked at Ao Xingxing, and saw that he was concentrating on gnawing meat, never looking up, Fang smiled bitterly: "It's okay, but you can only bring the cured meat back, and the taste will not be fresh..."

The two of them drank wine and ate meat, talking while talking, so far they were a little drunk, but they didn't notice that the lake water had been unusually quiet, and they didn't notice that when the two sheep bones were thrown into the water, there was almost no splash, but after the sheep bones entered the water, there began to be strings of fine blisters, which kept rising from under the water, gradually thickening and densifying.

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"In the middle of next month, in the area of Liping and Zaotai, we have to take action, and injuries are inevitable, and I ask Brother Wang to tell Renwang, forgive me."

With a smile on his hand, Wang Ranzhi said in a Xu voice: "Mr. is polite." ”

After a pause, he said: "The last time Dongwan was all the way, I was taken care of by your side, and the seventeen young people were young and prosperous, and they didn't know the world. ”

With a smile, Tianji Ziwei waved her hand and said: "Seventeen young people are promising, the future can be expected, some bloody courage is enough, the great sage has always regarded the king of people as a 'good friend', and he knows it as a close general, how can he act recklessly." ”

Wang Ranzhi laughed a few times, then arched his hand and said, "What Mr. said, Ran Yi will tell you... I took my leave. Tianji Ziwei bowed and said, "Brother Wang, please." ”

Waiting for Wang Ranzhi to go very far, Tianji Ziwei still maintained a farewell posture, bowed slightly, stared at the direction he was going, and suddenly heard someone behind him snort softly: "Slippery head." Fang turned around and said with a smile: "Great Sage." ”

Holding his shoulders and leaning against a big tree, Sun couldn't raise his eyebrows high and sneered: "Whether it's the Qiu family or the Wang family, it's all slippery... Hey. ”

Tianji Ziwei bowed slightly, but said with a smile: "But if we don't have these slippery heads, we will have to spend a lot of effort." ”

frowned again and said: "This time I can communicate directly with Wang Ranzhi and Zhongyou, but it is a surprise, especially some things during the negotiation, it stands to reason that they should not be qualified to be the masters, but they are all hearty and agree, which shows that they must have been authorized by the King of People and King Wen in advance, but, in this case, it shows that the two families of King Qiu have predicted first, thinking that there should be high-level involvement in the matter of Guadu in the Yuntai lineage, so..."

Flicking his fingers, Sun couldn't smile and said, "Thinking too much, it's very hard, let's talk about the point." ”

Tianji Ziwei shook her head in a daze, and said, "I don't want to do more, Great Sage, Zhongda's person... Before we were born, he had been playing with the world like a chessboard for a long time, facing this opponent who had accumulated hundreds of years of wisdom... Gotta think a little more, even if it's just a little..."

He added: "I'm thinking, if both King Ren and King Wen think that it is possible for us to intervene in the affairs of Guadu, Zhong Da is more likely to make such a judgment, and I have to think about a few things now: First, what makes King Ren and King Wen think that the Great Sage, or at least a representative with the authorization of the Great Sage, will intervene in Guadu? What have we done to enable others to judge our actions in this way? Second, based on the premise of the first question, is it possible for Zhongda to take advantage of this time to stir up trouble on the northern front? Which is the weakest link in our front? Thirdly, on the premise of the first question, if Zhong Da could predict that we would come to Guadu, is it possible that he will make arrangements in advance to interfere with our test? As he spoke, his face was already tired, and he said: "Although I didn't admit it, the fact is that the victory of Shengjing and Feng Chan, as well as the success of the trip to Jinzhou, did make me a little loose, Great Sage." Fortunately, the meeting with the Qiu Wang family reminded me of this, and I only hope that I can think through these things as soon as possible and make a correct judgment..."

Sun couldn't shake his head, patted Tianji Ziwei on the shoulder, and said, "You have worked hard, thank you." He added: "Actually, it doesn't matter, the first thing, I think they are just speculating, and before the winter, they do need such a communication, not only with us, but also with the Dijing; Second, I have full confidence in the brothers in Yuntai Mountain, if every link also needs the personal support of the military advisor, then we are not qualified to compete for world domination; As for the third... I've always wanted to persuade you, sir, that you're still trying to test Xuanwu's loyalty, isn't that a bit excessive? ”

Tianji Ziwei smiled bitterly and said: "The great sage hero is the world, heroic and broad-minded, so he naturally has this idea, but in my position, I can only presuppose that everyone is an enemy, and then slowly wash it away, before I wash it for a day, I can't rest assured... This is my responsibility, please forgive me. ”

Sun couldn't nod slowly, and said, "Thanks to you, I can concentrate all my energy on the battlefield." He added: "But I still can't figure out what you're worried about, if Xuanwu really has a problem, Feng Chan should have a seizure during the first battle..." Thinking about it, he said: "Great Sage, now that I have gone back and watched the battle of Fengzen, I can only be sure of a few things. ”

"First, Zhongda has long been preparing to take this opportunity to liberate the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire, so all five of them have been gathered, and they have also prepared good horses and cleared roads."

"Second, Shaojing has the confidence to defeat the Great Sage, or at least not fall behind until the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire come to help."

Sun couldn't nod and snorted coldly, "He was able to practice to the ultimate realm of the Heavenly Dragon Riding Method... At that time, I didn't expect that for a short period of time, it was really dangerous to not be able to use my doppelganger to change. ”

"Third, he even hoped to take this opportunity to get rid of Mr. Cang together, but it was only because of the two accidents of the Great Sage's 'doppelganger change' and Mr. Cang's setting foot in the 'Divine Domain' that the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire did not move."

"Xuanwu's hard battle that day can't explain anything, because, if he is really a loyal person to Shaojing, his performance that day is also correct."

"Preventing the five ministers from intervening in the battle, when they have confidence in the Great Sage, is a performance of helping the Great Sage, but if it is confidence in Shaojing, it is a performance of helping Shaojing, and, despite my repeated warnings, he still made a heavy hand, almost causing the situation to get out of control."

Sun couldn't smile and said, "At that time, I was also a little hesitant, you told me that if Xuanwu really had to hurt any of the five ministers, he should consider whether to escape as soon as possible, because he can no longer be trusted... Still, I persevered. ”

smiled again: "You are only one step away from killing Shaojing, that kind of temptation is too charming." ”

Tianji Ziwei shook her head and said: "The Great Sage Ji is a celestial person, but this kind of thing can never be repeated." ”

And again: "From another point of view, who would most like to take this opportunity to exclude the five ministers? It's not us, it's Shaojing, for him, Sun... The head of the family or Liu Zongliang is no more reassuring than the Great Sage. ”

Sun couldn't roll his eyes and said, "It's not easy for others to say, I can assure you that the eldest brother won't have this mind." ”

Tianji Ziwei ignored him, closed her eyes for a while, and said, "If Xuanwu is the intermediate, if Shaojing has absolute confidence in his own strength, if he really thinks that with the addition of the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire, there is a chance to get rid of Mr. Cang... Well, that's how things should be seen that day. ”

"With his own strength, Shaojing knocked down the Great Sage, and at the same time, Xuanwu would hold back the five ministers, and, using their psychology, he also had a chance to seriously injure one or two of them."

"The Great Sage's action is equivalent to liberating the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire, and they can rush from the Imperial Capital, because they can consume less strength on the way because they are prepared in advance."

And when Mr. Cang arrived with all his strength, what was facing him? Shaojing, Jiuzhongtian, the five ministers, and a Xuanwu who will only rebel at the most critical time, even if he is the 'strongest in the world', but after all, he is only one person. ”

In the night, Sun Wufu's face was a little solemn, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Or what you said is right... But, I still don't think so, after all, Xuanwu he..."

Tianji Ziwei sneered and said, "Xuanwu he, he didn't tell us anything. ”

"He only said that he was willing to help us defeat Shaojing, and his condition was that he hoped that we would help him open the dungeon, because he believed that there were things related to Wuzhiqi in the dungeon."

"Yes, all clues show that he may be a descendant of the Duan family of Nanchu, but that has never been confirmed, and even if he is a member of the Duan family, it is still possible to betray his own family... That's nothing. ”

After a moment of silence, Sun couldn't say, "So, if he passes tonight's test, can you start trusting him?" ”

Locking her eyebrows, Tianji Ziwei said: "In that case, I will have to observe for a while, but I can at least increase the level of trust in him by a few levels." ”

"No matter what, I don't believe that Shaojing can really be ruthless enough to sacrifice his son to cover a memorial..."

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By the South Lake, the cup was already in chaos, and the emperor looked at the stars in the sky first, and said, "It's a little late, go back." Ao happily said: "If the guests don't speak, the host is in a hurry to disperse, is this the rule of the imperial capital?" But he still stood up according to his words, and said with a smile: "Forget it, I also hit the wooden clock once today, please be good..." As he spoke, he flipped his wrist, and he had already slammed the guy off the ground and slammed it into Emperor Xiangxian!

Hearing only a muffled sound, the guy didn't know what was right, and his whole body exploded into a cloud of blood mist, diffusing the air, at the same time, the emperor elephant jumped away early, standing side by side with Ao Xingxing, his face was slightly pale, staring at the lake.

"Hmph, good dog luck boy..."

In a low voice, the calm lake water gurgled and churned like a boiling pot, and a whirlpool with a diameter of nearly two zhang appeared at the place where the sheep bone entered the water just now, and the voice came from the center of the whirlpool.

(What is the origin of this, is it still from the Xie family?) But, in that case... ）

The vortex was boiling, and the surrounding temperature seemed to be constantly dropping, and for people like Emperor Xiangxian and Ao Xingxing, who had returned from the battlefield, they could clearly distinguish that it was the severe cold caused by the "murderous aura".

(Such a strong murderous aura has transcended the attachment to "life and death", and only "hatred" can be pushed to such an extent...) Such a guy wouldn't be coming for our Ao family? ）

Slowly pulling out from the center of the vortex was a giant man ten feet tall, with a square face and cold and hard eyes, although he had just come out of the water, his body was not dripping.

"The only thing I want to kill is the Zhao family's puppy, unrelated people, get out now."

Hearing such words, Ao Xingxing's expression relaxed, he stood a little crooked, smiled like a scoundrel, and said: "This assassin is reasonable, he didn't shout to kill, thank you first..." Thank you for leaving you all dead! "As he spoke, he had already attacked like lightning, and the dragon shape on his fist was magical, and he used the dragon fist in the first move!

Suddenly attacked, Fang showed the horror of Xuanwu, turned his elbow and grabbed it, he was able to come first, grab the dragon fist and the body in front of the life to catch Ao Xingxing's fist, let out a roar, the blue light between the five fingers overflowed, only to hear Ao Xingxing's scream, the dragon shape on the arm has been shattered, Shang Xi he is extremely tough, he can endure the pain, his shoulders trembled, he actually dislocated his wrists, slipped out from the Xuanwu grasp, and did not retreat, but rolled on the spot, semi-sunk in the water, his legs jumped out in a row, like a poisonous snake around the Xuanwu lower plate attack, all the moves are taken from the rat, Xuanwu saw that he was decisive and swift, and he couldn't help but praise "good", but he still didn't back down, but his body was slightly on one side, first avoiding his edge, and his left hand swept out like lightning, a wipe, when Ao Xingxing's leg was slightly restrained, his right leg was lifted, and he only stepped on it like a mountain, and Ao Xingxing didn't even shout, and was heavily stepped into the water, only stirring up a water column, which was four or five zhang high.

The two moves defeated Ao Xingxing, Xuanwu's face was still expressionless, he only held his fists together, and he moved a few times in a loud voice, and said coldly: "You didn't take the opportunity to escape, it's good." ”

“… Because of this, I can consider killing you sooner. ”