Kyoto Dali Temple In prison, Duan Lang sat opposite Yu Ban, who had been in charge of the Great Xia phase for decades.

Yu Ban looked at Duan Lang and suddenly smiled bitterly, "The old man is shrewd, and in the final endgame, I didn't expect to lose on a chess piece that I thought was insignificant. Duan Lang, the old man's life is short, there is a sentence I don't know whether to say or not? ”

"Yu Xiangguo, please speak, listen to me." Duan Lang looked at Yu Ban calmly.

"Xiangguo? Hehe, to this day, Daxia still dares to call the old man a Xiangguo, I'm afraid only you Duan Lang. If you can have a pot of wine, the old man will definitely drink three glasses with you. ”

Duan Lang nodded lightly, "As you wish, come here, prepare a few side dishes, and serve a pot of good old wine." ”

After Duan Lang finished ordering, Yu Ban couldn't help but be stunned, "What, aren't you afraid that someone will secretly report this behavior to Delong?" ”

After Yu Ban finished speaking, he suddenly smiled, "That's right, today, I'm afraid even Delong will be afraid of you." But Duan Lang, you have to be careful, the great general who has a high merit and a great master has not ended well since ancient times. ”

"Is that what you're going to say to me?"

Yu Ban nodded, "Duan Lang, the old man has been in charge of the phase for decades, do you know that Emperor Yu Ning sometimes hates me, but why didn't he kill me?" ”

Duan Lang shook his head, "Would you like to hear about it?" ”

"Because the old man has never been contaminated with military power on the surface, even if he wanted to buy some of the forces of the northern battalion through Feng Zhun at the beginning, but the old man was just using the strength of the army after all. Because of this, Emperor Yuning will not kill the killer. In addition, Emperor Yuning knew that the old man just wanted to protect his family, and he had no intention of overstepping. You are different, you Duan Lang has a strong army, even if you are loyal to Delong, I am afraid that in the future~. Yu Ban didn't continue, but looked at Duan Lang meaningfully.

As the two were talking, the jailer brought four plates of side dishes. There is a stove room in the prison, and the ready-made small cold dishes are already very generous to the prisoners.

Duan Lang poured Yu Ban a glass of wine and said, "Thank you Yu Xiangguo for your advice, but I don't have any ambitions in the future, I just want to live a good life in peace." Yu Xiangguo, do you know my intention for coming? ”

"Intentions? If you are here to ask about sin, then what is the old man's sin? The battle for succession became the king and the old man admitted it. But if you want to say that I have a negative relationship with Great Xia, the old man will never admit it. ”

Duan Lang smiled faintly, "Whether you are guilty or not has nothing to do with me, if it weren't for you and me, I really admire Xiangguo's iron-fisted governance." ”

"Hatred? Do you mean that the old man has murderous intent against you in the battle for succession? Duan Lang, the battle for succession has always been cruel, including you and I are discardable sons. If you regard these things as hatred, then in the eyes of your own appearance, you are not enough. ”

"No, the killing between you and me, I don't mind. Yu Ban, I don't know if you still remember the name Duan Tianya? ”

"Duan Tianya?" Yu Ban was stunned, "Duan ~ Duan Tianya? Duan Lang~? Yu Ban's eyes flashed, "Are you the queen of the shadow?" ”

Duan Lang didn't deny it, and nodded, "Yes, Duan Tianya is my grandfather, Jing Jishan Duan Clan, and he hasn't been killed by you yet." ”

Yu Ban looked at Duan Lang in surprise, and nodded suddenly in realization, "No wonder, it turned out to be the old ghost of the cliff." I didn't expect that twenty years later, I would be planted in the hands of the descendants of the old ghost, what a karma. ”

"Yu Ban, then to put it this way, my Duan clan is a family, it is indeed you who bewitched Emperor Yu Ning to kill the killer?"

Yu Ban nodded, and shook his head again, "Duan Lang, some things are not as simple as you think. During the period of Emperor Jian'an, your grandfather and I have been in a-for-tat confrontation. But at that time, Emperor Jian'an trusted the Duan family very much, and the old man had been suppressed by your grandfather. In the later battle for succession, the old man helped Yu Ning ascend the throne, but your Duan clan did not move. In addition, Emperor Yuning was afraid of the huge shadow people, so in the case of the Duan family's annihilation, the old man just obeyed the will of heaven and added fuel to the fire. If you think so, the old man will not shirk. ”

"Yu Ban, I want to know who betrayed the Duan clan in the first place. If you can tell me who the original inner ghost is, I will guarantee that your people will be safe and sound. Duan Lang looked at Yu Ban seriously.

Yu Ban's body trembled slightly, and his eyes looked at Duan Lang expectantly. But then, Yu Ban sighed, "To be honest, the old man also wants to ask you to protect the clansmen." But in this matter, the old man was only instructed by Yu Ning to jointly list the top ten crimes of the Duan family. As for the specific implementation, it was handled by Emperor Yuning. Wei Dong, Zhan Feng, including Huai, they may know. If you want to find answers, I'm afraid that the only one who is alive at the moment is Huai. Perhaps, he was one of the shadow artists of the year. ”

Duan Lang frowned slightly, he didn't expect that the inner ghost who betrayed the Duan clan back then didn't even know about an important minister like Yu Ban.

Duan Lang thought for a while, didn't continue to ask, and picked up his wine glass, "Yu Ban, although you and I are opponents, I admire your shrewdness." If it weren't for Delong's ascension, I'm afraid you and I wouldn't be able to talk honestly. As an opponent, I toast you next. ”

Yu Ban laughed and said, "You are wrong, the old man has never listed you as an opponent." To tell you the truth, you are still young and unworthy of being an opponent of the old man. This is also the most wrong place for the old man. If I had listed you as an opponent, I am afraid it would not be the way it is now. After Emperor Yuning left, the old man mistakenly listed Prince Hong as the primary target, and now it seems that he has not been wronged. ”

"If Dezhang ascends the throne, will you kill me?"

"Definitely, you won't die, Dezhang is uneasy. If that were the case, would you be the opposite? ”

"Definitely, my Duan Lang's life is not restricted by others."

"Rejoice! The old man must have your courage, and he will not fall into this. Duan Lang, the master of high merit, be careful of Delong. Although Dezhang is domineering, his flamboyance is outside. Delong is different, this person is very scheming, and the more scheming people are, the more intolerant they are to others. ”

"After being taught, I will return to Lidu Castle after I am busy with Kyoto. If there are no special circumstances, I don't want to set foot in Kyoto again. ”

"The heart of the gentleman is unpredictable, it is not as simple as you think. The old man will not be long in life, I sincerely advise you to make plans early. ”

"Thank you!"

Duan Lang looked at Yu Ban, this glass of wine, as if he was seeing him off. After decades of dominating the Great Xia Dynasty, the Xiangguo was banned, and finally fell to such a point, Duan Lang also felt sad for him. After some exchanges, Duan Lang completely understood that the real reason for the demise of the shadow man back then was the emperor's jealousy. Just like the current Lidu City, Duan Lang understood Delong's same fears. It's just that the two sides have not yet reached the point where water and fire are incompatible, and it is really going to come to that day, as Yu Ban asked, anti~ or not.

Duan Lang left the prison, and Fan Cheng waited in the lobby. Seeing Duan Lang come out, Fan Cheng hurriedly greeted him.

"Duan Lang, I have prepared good wine, let's go, go to your Heavenly Master Hall to have a good drink."

Seeing Fan Cheng's elated appearance, Duan Lang was just about to agree, when he saw a guard hurriedly running in. This guard was not a soldier from Kyoto, but a person from the capital city who was responsible for protecting Delong's arrival in Beijing.

"Duan Shuai, Master Military Master has discovered the hiding place of the Investigation Division. After the battle, Zhou Bo was seriously wounded, and General Zhou Long cut off one of Lord Huai's arms and was tracking. The military advisor asked you to hurry over, she has something important to discuss. ”

"What? Where are they now? Quick, take me there. Duan Lang hurriedly said.

As soon as Fan Cheng heard that the people from the Heavenly Master Hall were chasing and killing Lord Huai, he knew the seriousness of the matter, and he didn't dare to delay Duan Lang's business. Although there are many jailers in Dali Temple, Fan Cheng does not dare to participate in such a thing as chasing and killing Lord Huai.

The guards took Duan Lang and quickly came to the hiding place of the Investigation Division. Xiang Tian and the others washed their faces with cold water and gradually cleared the drowsiness of the fog. Seeing Duan Lang come in, everyone stood up one after another.

Duan Lang looked at everyone and asked Mingyue, "What about Uncle Zhou, how is it?" ”

Yutai Mingyue was afraid that Duan Lang would be worried, so she said as calmly as possible, "Azhu sent someone to deliver the news just now, Uncle Zhou's injury was not light, but the knife did not pierce the center, and the gentleman from the medical hall said that there should be no worries about his life." ”

"Let's go, go see Uncle Zhou."

"Wait!" Yutai Mingyue shouted to Duan Lang.

Tantai Mingyue looked at the surrounding guards, walked over and whispered, "Lang, Uncle Zhou tore off Lord Huai's green scarf before he was in danger and discovered his background. ”

Tantai Mingyue said, telling the true identity of Lord Huai. Duan Lang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that this mysterious Lord Huai was actually Ruimu, the head of the guards in the former court. I remember that on the way to Kyoto with Fang Jiye, Duan Lang also specifically asked about the Two Realms Mountain. Fang Jiye said that it was extremely dangerous at that time, and Emperor Jian'an was betrayed by the head of the internal guard and almost fell into the trap of the Moro Kingdom. In the end, it was his grandfather who led the shadow to kill and solved the crisis. At that time, Fang Jiye said that Emperor Yuning was ordered to supervise the beheading, but he didn't expect to keep this Ruimu Li Dai Taozhuang privately.

"Lang, back then, the Duan Clan's Shadow Maker joined forces to arrest this person, this old Huai ghost and the Shadow Artist have a common enmity, and this person will definitely not be able to stay. Otherwise, he will one day become a problem for my confidants in the capital. ”

"Yes, since this person knows Uncle Zhou's life experience, he will also know that I am a descendant of the Duan family. I'll take someone to find Zhou Long to see if I can find out the whereabouts of the old ghost. ”

Yutai Mingyue shook her head, "Lang, with Lord Huai's ability, even if he is injured, I'm afraid Zhou Long will be difficult to track. For the sake of today's plan, you and I must enter the palace to face the saint and use the power of the whole city to search for it. Yu Ban is old and healthy, even if he is a master of the inner family, his skills will be greatly damaged if he is cut off. If he is allowed to escape from the city, it will be difficult to find him in the future. He is in the dark, and we are in the light, and it is difficult to guard against the sneak attack of this old ghost. ”

When Duan Lang heard this, he nodded, "It's okay, let's enter the palace now." ”

"Lang, there is one more thing, Lord Huai's life experience, just tell Delong, and the others must keep it secret."

Duan Lang was stunned, "Why is this?" ”

"It's about Emperor Yuning's reputation, royal affairs, let them handle it royally. Once it is known that Emperor Yuning is privately raising the public enemy of Great Xia, I am afraid that the face of the entire royal family will not be able to hang up. ”

Duan Lang nodded, "That's right, there are some things, it's better to save a little face." Let's go. ”

Mingyue immediately ordered someone to cordon off the scene, and no one was allowed to enter the room. She was afraid that those guards would destroy the scene, and it would be difficult for Azhu to find clues again. Even herself, she didn't enter the room to check.

Duan Lang and Yutai Mingyue went to the palace, and as Mingyue expected, Zhou Long was escaped from the pursuit by Lord Huai, who fled in frenzy. Among the four Zhou Long brothers and sisters, Ah Zhu was the best at tracking, but Ah Zhu couldn't follow in the smoke in his body, but let Lord Huai escape.

Inside a coffin shop in northern Kyoto, the store is deserted. The shopkeeper sat on a chair at the door with a teapot, his sharp eyes staring cautiously at the passers-by.

In the bedroom on the second floor of the store, an old man was treating the wounds of Lord Huai. And this old man is none other than the long-missing miracle doctor Sado. Lord Huai was not only cut off in the arm, but also hit two arrows in his shoulder armor. If he hadn't fled frantically with a sigh of relief, he would have been unable to hold on.

"Second brother, I persuaded you to leave a long time ago, but instead of listening, it's okay now, and you almost got into it with your life."

After dealing with the injury, Sado couldn't help but complain. Fortunately, these external injuries were not very difficult for Sado to deal with, but the loss of an arm made Huai Da's qi and blood look a little unstable.

Lord Huai's pale face looked a little hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Third child, the shadow artist of the past has resurfaced again. Zhou Guangji followed Duan Lang, and this Lang should be Duan's remnant. If it weren't for the old ghost of Duan Tianya back then, you and my brothers would not have ended up like this. If you don't kill the remnants of the Duan clan, the old man swears not to be a man. ”

"Alas~! Second brother, I have long since let go of what happened back then, but you are still so persistent. Let him pass the past, after all, you and I will never be able to go back to Moro. In the battle between the Two Realms Mountain, the eldest prince died tragically in the hands of the shadow man, and the national teacher put all the blame on you and me. If I hadn't bought the guards to escape, I'm afraid I would have died under the sword of the national teacher. Now that the Moro Kingdom is no longer the first master of the dynasty, I'm afraid no one will remember you and me anymore. If you want me to say, we don't have to provoke Duan Lang, let's run the Tingfeng Pavilion according to the original plan and spend the second half of our lives in peace. ”

"Shut up! The old man was entrusted by his first master, and he did not hesitate to swing a knife from the palace to infiltrate the palace of the prince of Great Xia, and fought for Emperor Jian'an for half his life to control the power. Seeing that the big thing was about to be accomplished, but it was destroyed by the Duan family's traitors, even if the sky did not allow me, the old man had to let the Duan family eradicate the grass and eradicate the roots. Lord Huai said with a hideous anger.

Sado shook his head, "But, now that you're like this, I'm afraid it's too late to leave the city." ”

Lord Huai's eyes showed a sharp color, and he thought for a moment and said, "If they can find that Detective Secret Prison, I'm afraid they will find it too." The remnants of the shadow are not easy to track down. Third, all traces must be erased here. However, it is not possible to leave the city at this time. ”

"What, you still want to insist on killing Duan Lang?"

"Even if you don't kill Duan Lang, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of the city gate. They should judge that the old man was in a hurry to get out of the city, and in this case, the defense of the Heavenly Master Hall should be the most lax. When I recover for two or three days, I will surprise them. Third, give me a makeover and install a prosthetic hand. After you are done, you leave immediately and go to the Wind Pavilion in Molan City to wait for me. ”

"Second brother, after this place is cleared, where is there a safe place?"

"Don't worry, there's a place where they would never have thought I'd hide."

Sado looked at his second brother Ruimu, who was lost by hatred, sighed helplessly, and walked to the closet and took out a set of tool boxes. Inside the box, there is a thin mask.

Just when Duan Lang and the others were arresting Lord Huai in the city, the coffin shop in the north of Kyoto suddenly burst into flames. Not only was the entire coffin shop burned, but even the shopkeeper died tragically in his own shop.

Night was about to fall, and at the moment when the palace gate was about to close, an old eunuch bowed and trembled into the palace gate. The old eunuch holds the token of the old eunuch in the old house, and the palace guards are quite respectful to these old eunuchs in the old house.

The old eunuch put his hands in his sleeves and walked into the palace gate of the old man's house tremblingly. The old eunuch glanced back at the direction of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and his eyes revealed a fierce color. No one expected that Lord Huai, who was wanted everywhere in the city, actually entered the palace prison and old people's home.