Situ Yan's smile this time is different from the past, and it is really a kind of joy from the heart. The magnolia-like face was faintly flushed, and the corners of the eyes and eyebrows seemed to be plated with a layer of strange light, as if they had just drunk a cup of fine wine, adding three points of pride to the seven points of bright color. And the scar on the left side of the face, in Yingxian's eyes at this moment, is also like a butterfly that has broken its cocoon and is about to fly.

Yingxian, who came up with the answer, was equally delighted. She restrained the excitement in her heart and flattened her voice: "At that time, as soon as I saw the white light flashing in the mountains, my first reaction was that a person or some animal quickly ran over. But what could run so fast, I never figured it out. It wasn't until I saw the bunch of grapes just now that I thought maybe that the light was not a person...... It's ......"

"It's a 'string' of people, isn't it?" Princess Celestia blinked, her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, sparkling with brilliance.

"Yes, I think so too. If a group of people dressed in white moved quickly in a line in unison, and took advantage of the cover of the forest leaves, from a distance, it really looked like a white light and disappeared. Ying Xian couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth when he said this, and the picture of that time was replayed in his mind. She looked at Situ Yan and quickly said, "But...... Who are these white-clothed people who are sacred, why do they behave such strange behaviors, forgive Yingxian for ignorance, and cannot be solved for the time being, and ask the princess for guidance. ”

Situ Yan got up at this time and walked to the window and pushed the window open. Suddenly, a large amount of sunlight rushed into the house, stabbing Yingxian involuntarily stretched out his hand to block it, and heard Situ Yan say in his ear: "In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, if you don't make some strange shadows and visions, how can you make people believe that there are ghosts?" ”

Ying Xian waited until his eyes adjusted to the daylight, then put down his hand and said, "What does the princess mean, is it that these people in white deliberately did this, so that people who see it can believe that there are indeed ghosts in the mountains?" ”

"I guess that's probably one of the purposes."

"Strange. So who are these men in white? ”

Situ Yan said: "If they are not pretending to be ghosts, they are practicing what kind of formation, and this needs to be repeated repeatedly." If it is indeed pretending to be a ghost, then of course, flying only once like this will definitely have no effect. ”

Ying Xian realized: "So no matter what the purpose is—maybe both—these people must have been lurking in Qixiu Mountain for a long time, and from time to time...... Walk through it. Let the occasional people who go up the mountain, or the uninformed tourists, see this scene and spread this strange scene after walking out of the mountain. ”

"After several tosses and turns of uncles and aunts, Qixiu Mountain has become a ghost mountain."

"So...... Why do these people do it? ”

The eldest princess turned her face to stare at Yingxian, her eyes were deep, and she said, "Think about Li Zhu again." ”

Li Zhu? Yingxian connected the pictures in his mind, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Do you say...... Was this a premeditated organization? They usually assemble and train in Qixiu Mountain, and when they need to carry out tasks, they kidnap court officials or others to the mountains and kill people and bury their bodies? And because Qixiu Mountain is haunted, no one will think of going to the mountains to find out what the situation is. These people disappeared without explanation, and there was not even a trace of them. And this haunted Qixiu Mountain is the nest of these gang of murderers! At the end of the day, her voice trembled slightly, and even she couldn't tell whether it was excitement or fear.

The eldest princess cast an approving look at Yingxian, and added: "These people in white can be loyal to their masters for many years, and they have not been exposed for so long, it can be seen that this person must be a ruthless character, and he controls the power of life and death in his hands."

Yingxian couldn't help asking, "Princess, do you say...... Could this person be Gonggong Han? ”

"But Gonggong Han stays in the palace all the year round, and it stands to reason that it is impossible to go out of the palace often to discipline these people in white, and the dragons cannot be without a leader."

Yingxian frowned deeply: "Could it be ...... Grandpa Han still has an agent outside the palace? Is he helping Gonggong Han take care of all the affairs of Qi Xiushan? ”

"If the head of the entire group is Gonggong Han, this is a great possibility."

"There is still such a strong force outside the palace, and it is buried so deeply...... Father-in-law Han, what are his intentions? ”

Situ Yan laughed: "Actually, it's not very difficult to know if it's Gonggong Han. ”

Yingxian looked at Situ Yan expectantly, and only heard her say: "Qixiu Mountain was originally a hiding place for Liukou, but it was later served by the imperial court, so when the news of the haunting first came out, the imperial court must have sent officials to investigate." I guess there's more than one. But as a result, hehe, from the current point of view, it is obviously not over. As for why it didn't happen, I doubt ......"

"The princess suspects that these officials investigating the case are Han Gonggong's people?"

"It may not be directly Han Gonggong's person. But maybe it was because he received some benefits or was intimidated, when investigating the matter of Qixiu Mountain, he should be sloppy and hide. After coming down so many times, it was confirmed that Qixiu Mountain was haunted. ”

Ying Xian muttered, "I see. ”

"So the next step is to investigate which officials went to handle the haunting case of Qixiu Mountain a few years ago. Hmph, maybe you can pull out an unexpected network of relationships. ”

You are so alone...... This was originally Situ Yan's words of thanking herself, but Yingxian wanted to say this to the eldest princess at this time. endured it, and finally held back, only staring at her figure standing by the window quietly, feeling that everything in front of her was unreal.

At the same time, she also realized that it would be difficult for her to get out of being an outsider with wishful thinking.

That's fine. If it comes, it will be safe.

Before saying goodbye, she heard Situ Yan say to her in the penultimate sentence: "I don't have to bother you to investigate these officials." I'll let you know when there's news. ”

The last sentence was: "If there is any new situation in the Xinwang Mansion, inform Gu as soon as possible." ”

*****

Situ Yan didn't know at this time that the Xinwang Mansion had really undergone a change after Jiang Jiu'er and others were expelled. The day after returning from Jingyangzhai, I heard Ji Linghuang say that in the past few days, Situ Xi talked about history and discussed state etiquette with the long history, bin fu, companion readers, professors and others of the Xinwang Mansion every day. Those Confucian scholars have served in the Xinwang Mansion all the year round, and it is the first time that they have been so valued, and they can't wait to do their best to show off their knowledge and teach the prince. The playground was transformed into a lecture hall in an instant.

Ying Xian asked strangely: "Why didn't these people persuade King Xin when Jiang Jiu'er and the others were in the Xinwang Mansion, and they didn't come up with any way to drive them away?" ”

Ji Linghuang said: "It's not that they don't want to persuade, but these masters often talk about 'Zi Yue', 'Shuyun', 'Shi Zai' or something. And you don't know the temper of the king of faith, how can you have the patience to listen to them quoting scriptures and sayings there? If you can't avoid them, how can you listen to their admonitions? He used to say, ah......"

"Say what?"

He said that he found that every time these people spoke, they always had to report the names of one or two saints, as if they would not have confidence if they did not report. He was surprised. Since everyone is called Confucius and Meng, and the eldest brother and the second brother are almost the same, why throw so many people to the palace to squeeze warm? ”

Ying Xian sneered, and the picture of Situ Xi seeing the chief of the palace was like a mouse seeing a cat and deliberately detouring in front of him. He asked, "Then why is he willing to discuss state affairs with these people in a serious manner now?" ”

Ji Linghuang thought for a while and said, "Maybe His Highness has reached the age of twenty and gradually realized his responsibility, so he wants to restrain his mind and forge ahead." ”

Is that really the case? Yingxian muttered in his heart. She suddenly realized that she thought she knew Situ Xi very well, but it didn't seem to be the case.

"By the way, are you ready to learn a new swordsmanship?" A word of shock and contemplation.

Hearing this, Ying Xian pulled out the silk sword and said with a smile: "It's ready." Please give me advice. ”

Ji Linghuang nodded and said, "This set of 'Stained Sword Technique' sword technique is an introductory sword technique that my master taught me. Don't look at it as just an introductory swordsmanship, in fact...... Very special. ”

It turns out that there are a total of nine styles of swordsmanship, which is called "nine styles of clothes". Each style simulates natural scenery and activities, and the name is taken from the poetry of the past. This sword technique is known for its lightness and agility, and is mainly used for defense and self-preservation. However, according to Master Ji Linghuang, if these ordinary sword styles are carefully studied and the mind is united, the sword practitioner may realize another realm, and let the sword technique exert unexpected power.

After listening to this, Yingxian asked Ji Linghuang, "Then have you realized it?" ”

"I'm ashamed to say that. I practiced it for a short time, and I found this swordsmanship...... To be honest, it is more suitable for women's cultivation. Later, the master passed on other swordsmanship to me, and I didn't study it again. Now I'm passing it on to you, and I think maybe it will be carried forward in your hands. ”

Yingxian's eyes widened and said, "You actually put so much pressure on me?" You're too bad. ”

Ji Linghuang was a stummer, and he didn't know how to deal with it. He was stunned for a long time before he said, "This ...... You remember. The first four styles of the swordsmanship: fragrant mist, cool dew, willow twilight rain, and deep in the clouds. Today's learning is the first form: the mist of incense. ”

"The fragrant mist is greasy, and the indifference is light and cold, and the plum willows are fine." Ying Xian meditated in his heart. I saw Ji Linghuang's right hand slowly pull out the long sword in his hand. The bright light swept by, and the chill in his eyes gradually rose.

Of course, that wasn't Nian Rong Sword.

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