At noon, the scorching sun illuminated the Panlong Palace, which was full of gold, and the crowd of people rushing back and forth guarded the hall like slaves, with only one figure, different from everyone's caution, but there was eagerness, and there seemed to be a trace of annoyance.

The man was thin and thin, his hair was grayish-white, but he looked capable in a black suit, especially his eyes, which were as calm as an unfathomable pool.

Stopped in the side hall of the Panlong Palace, and before the man in black could speak, the little eunuch at the door had already spoken: "Lord Chu, wait a minute, the little one will go in and tell you." ”

After not making much effort, the little eunuch had already withdrawn and said, "Lord Chu, the emperor is invited." ”

Nodding, the man in black slowly walked into the side hall and stopped in front of a table, knelt down on his knees and said: "Old slave Chu Kun see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." As he spoke, the man in black bowed deeply and pressed his head to the ground.

After the dragon case, the man was about forty years old, with a majestic figure, a handsome appearance, a broad forehead, especially a pair of eyes, revealing a radiant look, this person was Chu Haoran, the emperor of the Great Chu State.

Seeing Chu Kun come in, Chu Haoran put away the fold but never put it down, looked at Chu Kun with a smile and said, "Fourth uncle, hurry up, what's wrong?" Although Chu Haoran's voice was flat, it had unquestionable majesty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After bowing again, Chu Kun stood up, looked at Chu Haoran and said, "At the end of the day, the Seventh Young Master was attacked near Nanying. ”

"What?" In the midst of the loud shouting, an angry look appeared on Chu Haoran's handsome face, and his brows were even tighter. Suddenly thinking of something, Chu Haoran hurriedly asked, "Is Xiao Qi okay?" ”

Chu Kun replied calmly: "Thanks to the emperor's blessing, the little young master is fine. ”

"Xiao Qi is really not worry-free!" Smiling at himself, Chu Haoran's face had regained his luster and asked, "Who did it?" ”

Standing in front of the table, Chu Kun opened his mouth and said, "This time it is the handiwork of the Guangxing Dart Bureau. ”

Seeing the look on Chu Haoran's face, Chu Kun explained: "The Guangxing Dart Bureau was built in the middle of the previous dynasty, and had a close relationship with Prince Feng at that time, and the Guangxing Dart Bureau had contacts with all major sects, and it was very open on the road, especially after the chaos in the world, the Guangxing Dart Bureau became one of the most popular darts in the world in one fell swoop by virtue of its relationship with various major sects. After the world was pacified, the Guangxing Dart Bureau settled in Beijing by virtue of the credit of transporting grain and grass for the master, but the Guangxing Dart Bureau did not expand but only took some large goods and secret tickets, which also won the reputation of the Guangxing Dart Bureau. ”

After a pause at this, Chu Kun's calm eyes shot a cold glow, and then said: "The old slave also noticed the Guangxing Dart Bureau five or six years ago, when several assassination cases in Beijing were more or less intertwined with the Guangxing Dart Bureau, and the old slave ordered Eagle Guard to pay close attention to the Guangxing Dart Bureau. After a few months, it was really found that the Guangxing Dart Bureau was related to the Heavenly Thorn, and the water was still very deep. ”

Looking at Chu Kun, Chu Haoran interjected and said, "Since you don't catch it, does the fourth uncle want to put a long line to catch a big fish?" ”

After answering yes, Chu Kun opened his mouth and said: "Tianwei and Tianthorn have been fighting for decades, but they have never received news of the leader of Tianthorn, so they can only guess that he is in the capital. After determining that the Guangxing Dart Bureau was related to the Heavenly Thorn, the old slave relaxed the monitoring of the Guangxing Dart Bureau and ordered several Eagle Guards to join the Guangxing Dart Bureau. In the past few years, I have indeed gotten a lot of news from the Guangxing Dart Bureau, but I am afraid that it is also because of this that the identities of those Eagle Guards have been exposed. ”

After pausing again, Chu Kun glanced at Chu Haoran before continuing: "The news that Eagle Wei just came said that the thieves who attacked the Seventh Young Master did not have a master, and in the end they were all wiped out by the Hidden Sword Villa and the Eagle Guard. ”

Chu Haoran nodded, but then frowned, shook his head and said: "Choose to face Xiao Qi's opponent near Nanying, the heavenly thorn is a good method, and I will be slapped before breaking my wrist, and it will be shown to the whole world." Speaking of this, Chu Haoran let out a disapproving chuckle and asked again: "Did you find anything from the Guangxing Dart Bureau?" ”

Chu Kun replied in a deep voice: "Before the old slave entered the palace, he ordered the forbidden army to raid the Guangxing Dart Bureau, but with the caution of the Heavenly Thorn, I am afraid it will be difficult to find something valuable. ”

Hearing Chu Kun say this, Chu Haoran was not disappointed, and said slowly: "During the martial arts test, I ordered the Eagle Guard to strictly investigate, and there must be no more mistakes, but Xiao Qi ......" He laughed to himself, and Chu Haoran continued: "The real is the real and the virtual, Xiao Qi is still as naughty as before, and when he comes back, I, the eldest brother, should also calm his heart." ”

The sky is getting dark, the Yong'anmen that has been lively for a day is not only deserted but crowded, countless people want to enter and exit from Yong'anmen, the long queue is several miles, the continuous shouting, laughter, frolicking and the sound of children crying, played a prosperous music, but at this moment, there is a rapid sound of horses' hooves, many people can't help but look back.

Several black horses and black-armored armor soldiers were riding their horses straight to Yong'an Gate, shouting: "Dodge, dodge." ”

Seeing that it was the black-clothed forbidden army, everyone showed a relieved look, thinking about it, except for the forbidden army, who would dare to ride a horse on Yong'an Street, which leads directly to the imperial city.

The black-clothed soldier stopped in front of the Yong'an Gate, and the first person raised his voice and shouted: "Everyone hear clearly, leave within a stick of incense, otherwise, go to the yamen to rest tonight." ”

The guards were still stunned, and the black-clothed soldier couldn't help shouting: "Why are you stunned if you don't open the door and let you go?" ”

After a moment of silence, Yong'an was in a mess, and everyone frantically thought about the door and poured outside the door, for fear of being invited into the prison, only some of the bold ones were arguing about which big man was going to pass through Yong'an Gate.

Without inspection, Yong'anmen quickly quieted down, and at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves could already be heard from the direction of the imperial city. A large group of black-clothed armor soldiers were like a black frenzy, and they arrived at the gate of Yong'an in a moment, and without orders, all the armor soldiers dismounted to take over the city guards and firmly protect the Yong'an Gate.

The bronze armor general who came down from the city tower looked in his early forties, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the black-armored sergeant in charge, and then he leaned up with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "General Chu, what is the matter, you still have to lead the team yourself, the young general?" ”

"General Wang is on duty today?" Although the black-clothed general Chu knew the general on duty, he was not familiar with it, so he asked casually and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Jingjun went out of the palace to welcome the Seventh Prince back to Beijing, and we will come to protect His Royal Highness and the King of the County on the orders of the emperor!" ”

"The Seventh Prince, the Prince?" General Wang had a hint of shock on his face, then laughed out loud and said, "I didn't expect that the Seventh Prince would come back, and the lowly ones would be ordered to clear the way." ”

Seeing the silver armor general walking away, someone whispered: "It's still the prestige of the Chu commander, and he has to be called a lowly general!" ”

Suddenly, a group of black-clothed armor soldiers let out a burst of laughter, and the head of the Chu Commander also laughed, but a pair of eyes were calm as before, and said: "He is just a rotating general in the three armies of Jingwei, how can he have the spirit of our forbidden army." Okay, don't laugh anymore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Jingjun will be here soon, tell the brothers to cheer up, don't go wrong. ”

Seeing Commander Chu's face, his face turned cold, and everyone's smiles stopped in an instant. The forbidden army was originally the elite who came out of the killing field, and it had a kind of majesty when it became serious, and suddenly, Yonganmen, which was still lively just now, became solemn.

It didn't take long for the sound of horses' hooves to come from the direction of the imperial city, and the black-clothed armored soldiers were holding swords in their hands, looking straight ahead with solemn faces, and their cold statues made two of them more and more conspicuous.

At present, one person is thin, wearing a pale yellow Confucian suit, coupled with a gentle smile on his face, giving people a sense of gentleness and elegance. However, although the calm eyes are smiling, they make people feel proud and even conceited, perhaps, this is the self-esteem and pride that the crown prince should have.

On the side of the crown prince Chu Yuanbo, it is Chu Yuanjing, the eldest son of the martial king Chu Haoyan, who has been canonized by the emperor as the king of Jingjun at a young age. Chu Yuanjing wore a black suit, riding a black horse, with a smile on his face, and his hands were held and released from time to time, as if he was still fantasizing about playing with a blade in his hand.

Suddenly, looking at the silent crown prince, Chu Yuanjing opened his mouth and asked, "I said brother prince, what do you think, I haven't seen you speak for so long?" ”

Chu Yuanbo really has something on his mind, and he has been spinning since he saw his father's head spinning. "Father originally planned to go out of the city to greet him, the seventh brother, why did he finally let himself and Yuan Jing go out of the city to greet him? If there is something important, it's just that, obviously idle, isn't this like my father's personality? Moreover, Uncle Seven was attacked this morning, and my father should go out of the city. ”

Thinking about the reason, he suddenly heard Chu Yuanjing's words, Chu Yuanbo responded casually, and said, "I'm thinking, what will become of Uncle Seven if I haven't seen him for three years?" After a pause at this, Chu Yuanbo chuckled and then said, "If it's still the same as before, the capital will be lively." ”

Nodding approvingly, Chu Yuanjing immediately pouted again and shouted, "Seventh Uncle? It's a year younger than me. When I was a child, weren't you also Xiaoqi Xiaoqi screaming, I really wasn't used to hearing you change your words. ”

With a chuckle, Chu Yuanbo opened his mouth and said, "Young is also a generation older than us. Now that we have all grown up, you have to change your words. ”

Waving his hand, Chu Yuanjing let out a cold snort and said, "Change your mouth? I'm not used to it, I think it's still Xiaoqi good. But to be honest, Xiao Qi is quite righteous, every time he used to get into trouble, he went to confess his mistake to the emperor's grandfather, otherwise, my father would have to beat me to death. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Yuanjing turned his head and glanced at Chu Yuanbo, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, do you know, at that time, I was always thinking about how to make the imperial grandfather punish Xiao Qi once, but in the end, I let my father teach me a hard lesson." ”

Looking at Chu Yuanjing, Chu Yuanbo couldn't help but laugh and said, "You mean the time in the imperial study?" No wonder the second uncle is angry, your kid is too bold, you dare to take everything in the imperial study, the second uncle was scolded by the imperial grandfather, you say the second uncle can spare you? In the end, if it weren't for the imperial grandmother's speech, you would have suffered. ”

Snorting lightly, Chu Yuanjing said extremely dissatisfied: "That's it, I was still grounded by my father for a month. A dark room, every day is a light tea and light rice, no, only the rice does not even have a cup of tea, hum! ”

At this moment, Chu Yuanbo laughed loudly again, and said: "Sai Weng lost his horse and knew that it was not a blessing, the second uncle locked you up for a month, but your martial arts have also improved by leaps and bounds from that time." At that time, I always wondered if the second uncle gave you some kind of panacea. Speaking of this, Chu Yuanbo glared at Chu Yuanjing before continuing: "Every time I ask you, you don't say it." ”

"Panacea?" With a cold snort, Chu Yuanjing said in a deep voice, "I have been bold since I was a child, but I am alone in a dark room, I can't see anything, I can't hear anything, if I don't practice, I feel like I'm going crazy." ”

Speaking of this, Chu Yuanjing snorted coldly again, and said: "In addition to eating, I will practice, Tianyang Duel, Blazing Sun Palm, Fengyun Step, wherever I know how to do kung fu, I will keep practicing, and I don't dare to stop at all, because I am afraid that if I stop, I will disappear, and even when I sleep, I will secretly luck Tianyang Duel." ”

At this moment, how could Chu Yuanbo not understand the reason why Chu Yuanjing didn't say it, he suddenly laughed after looking at him for a while, and shouted: "Xiao Jing, I really didn't expect you to practice martial arts because you were afraid, haha......"

Seeing Chu Yuanbo laughing non-stop, Chu Yuanjing raised his eyebrows slightly, but in the end he couldn't help laughing, and said: "A few of us brothers, I always thought that I was the most courageous, and I was afraid that I would be laughed at by you if I told you, and it was quite funny to think about it now, but," In the elongated voice, Chu Yuanjing stared at Chu Yuanbo and said, "Big brother, you can't spread it." ”

Holding back his laughter, Chu Yuanbo nodded and said, "You can rest assured, you will never say it." By the way, last year, Grandpa Da sent back the news, saying that Uncle Seven had broken through the innate realm, and he didn't know how Uncle Seven practiced, and it was too fast. ”

Shaking his head, Chu Yuanjing pouted and said: "The imperial uncle knows the reason, and my father also knows it, but no matter how I ask my father, I don't say it, I just say that Xiao Qixin has no distractions and is diligent in cultivation." , Hmph, Xiao Qi is the most playful, and he has no distractions? However, Xiao Qi has stimulated his father a lot, and now he has to practice me every day, not only martial arts, but also battlefield killing skills and even the art of war. In the past, I still had time to go out and play, but now it's good, how have I played this year, and when Xiao Qi comes back, he must make up for it. ”

At this moment, Chu Yuanbo had regained his usual smile. Looking at Chu Yuanjing, Chu Yuanbo said lightly: "Yuanjing, the second uncle must be for your good, what else do you have to complain about." ”

Chu Yuanjing was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly thought of something, and opened his mouth to shout: "You mean that my father agreed to let me go with the army?" Seeing the smile on Chu Yuanbo's face, Chu Yuanjing was overjoyed, and laughed: "Great, I asked my father several times and he was severely lectured, so that I don't dare to mention Mobei in front of him now." ”

With a smile, Chu Yuanbo opened his mouth and said: "You, the authorities, if the second uncle doesn't agree with you to go out with the army, how can he train you so ruthlessly?" ”

Chu Yuanjing suddenly raised his hand and patted his head, exclaiming, "Why didn't I think of it? By the way, big brother, do you think Xiao Qi will go? ”

"This ......" In the elongated voice, Chu Yuanbo shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”