After having lunch in Cining Palace, Chu Haoyu left Fang Yu and Chu Hongchen to accompany his mother, and left the palace alone and walked into the Xiao Mansion.

At the gate of Xiao Mansion, a gray-clothed young man was waiting for Chu Haoyu. This young man is about twelve or thirteen years old, but there is no childlike naughty and naughty on his face, his eyes are calm, his bearing is calm, and his thin body even exudes a fierce qi. This young man is the thief Sun Qi who Chu Haoyu rescued back then, that is, now Sun Hou, four years have passed, and he has been reborn.

Seeing Chu Haoyu, Sun Hou immediately bowed down and said, "I've seen Gongzi!" ”

Nodding his head to say hello, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and asked, "What about Uncle Kun?" ”

After saluting again, Sun Hou opened his mouth and replied, "The fourth grandfather is in the study." ”

This time, Chu Haoyu didn't even nod his head, and walked directly to the study, while Sun Hou followed him like a shadow.

Four years have passed, Chu Kun's hair has turned white, his thin body is rickety, his robe is sparsely put on his body, he no longer has his previous lean appearance, and he looks even older because of a broken arm, looking like a candle in the wind that can be extinguished at any time.

Just saw the appearance of the queen mother's Long Zhong, and now seeing the fourth uncle's rickety body, Chu Haoyu couldn't help sighing, and said, "Fourth uncle, is there any news of Doctor Li?" ”

Li Sihan, who has been brilliant since childhood, has been known as a miracle doctor by the world, especially proficient in pharmacology.

In an instant, Chu Kun guessed what Chu Haoyu meant, looked at Chu Haoyu and asked, "How is the Queen Mother?" ”

Shaking his head slightly, Chu Haoyu said helplessly: "Not optimistic. The queen mother's body is weak, and she has been happy and sad in the past few years, and now she is old, and she is entangled by Chenchen all day long, alas! ”

Listening to Chu Haoyu's low sigh, Chu Kun also had a trace of sadness on his face, but he opened his mouth to comfort him: "The little young master is filial, and if you want to be happy with the master's mother, the old slave will order someone to investigate, and the young master will sit down for a while." At the end of the words, Chu Kun turned his head to look at Sun Hou.

Over the years, Chu Kun has been bent on looking for the Heavenly Thorn Traitor, no matter how famous the medicine king Li Sihan is, how can he worry about an unrelated old man.

Sun Hou has followed Chu Kun for four years, how can he not understand what he meant, and immediately bowed: "Son, fourth grandfather, wait a while." Then he turned and walked out.

Chu Haoyu didn't sit down, looking at the mountains of files on the desk, Chu Haoyu sighed again in his heart. Pacifying Mobei and returning to the capital, the saint Chu Haoran once asked him what his plans were, Chu Haoyu bluntly said that he did not seek power or profit, but he must find a shadow to eradicate the heavenly thorns, and avenge his father, Song Yue, and Guo Ying. Therefore, Chu Haoyu became the deputy leader of Tianwei, and Chu Kun saw that Chu Haoyu had made up his mind, so he handed over Tianwei to him little by little, and now he is hidden behind the scenes, but three years have passed, and the two still haven't been able to find any clues.

Thinking of this, he suddenly shook his head, Chu Haoyu laughed to himself, the Heavenly Thorn has existed for hundreds of years, and the depth of its concealment is unimaginable, just like Tianwei, before he took over, Chu Haoyu would not believe that Tianwei had such a big power, so big that he Chu Haoyu had no trouble imagining. I'm still anxious! He muttered to himself in his heart, but Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and asked, "Qin Chong has any news?" ”

Qin Chong is clearly the commander of the forbidden army, and secretly he is the killer of the tiger guard. A month ago, Eagle Guard inadvertently learned that Liu Mingwei was hiding in Jiannan Road, Liu Mingwei was the head of the Guangxing Dart Bureau, and disappeared after attacking Chu Haoyu in Nanying four years ago, and has been wanted by Tianwei. After receiving the news of Liu Mingwei, Chu Haoyu immediately sent Qin Chong to send Hu Guangjian, the governor of South Zhijian Province, and secretly arrested Liu Mingwei and returned to Beijing.

Shaking his head slightly, Chu Kun opened his mouth and said: "It's still news five days ago, and Liu Mingwei is being escorted back to Beijing, but the old slave estimates that this road will not be peaceful." ”

Chu Haoyu understood what Chu Kun meant, nodded and said: "When he assassinated this king, Guangxing Dart Bureau became an outcast, but Liu Mingwei was able to take away his wife and children, so he knew that his status was not low. But Grandpa Kun rest assured, Xiao Qi arranged two groups of people, and he was afraid that they would not be able to jump out. ”

"Take Liu Mingwei as bait." With a sigh in his heart, a smile appeared on Chu Kun's wrinkled face. If Chu Haoyu, who returned from Mobei three years ago, is an unstoppable sword, then the dullness of these three years is his perfect scabbard, although he has lost all his edge, he is more and more calm and indifferent, just suddenly thinking of something, Chu Kun sighed again in his heart.

In an instant, Chu Kun suppressed all his emotions, nodded and said, "Once there is news, the old slave will immediately send a message to the young master." ”

Chu Haoyu nodded but did not speak, but focused on the mountains of files on the table. Most of these dossiers are the secret history of the former Zhao Dynasty, although there is little mention of shadows, Chu Kun believes that there must be something they have overlooked, and these clues may be the breakthrough to find the Heavenly Thorn traitor. Therefore, in the past three years, Chu Kun has almost handed over Tianwei to Chu Haoyu to take charge, and he has been reading these secrets to find clues from them, especially the life and secrets of the last emperor of the Zhao Dynasty, Chu Kun has long memorized them.

Chu Haoyu also read a lot of these files, but he only read them as secret history, but he found out the reason for the demise of the Zhao dynasty, which had shocked the world. In the later period of the Zhao Dynasty, the city, the army, and the land have all become the private belongings of the lords, and even to the embarrassing point that the imperial court decrees have nowhere to be transmitted, but the Zhao Emperor still lives a drunken and unscrupulous life. Emperor Wen of Zhao was promiscuous, spent a huge amount of money to build a hundred flower houses, not only looted beauties from all over the country, but even withheld the army's salary, and died on the woman's stomach at the age of twenty-four. His son is even more ridiculous, his father built a hundred flowers, he built a thousand Jiaoyuan, for which even the courtier's wife and daughter did not let go, this is the advice of a hundred officials, only two years as the emperor was imprisoned, since then, the court is completely controlled by the family gate, the last Zhao Kangdi although he has great talent, but he is unable to return to the sky.

Thinking of this, Chu Haoyu couldn't help but shake his head, because he thought of what the fourth brother Chu Haoxu said that night, and why his father wanted to be buried in Luoxia Mountain, but at this moment, Chu Haoyu also had doubts that he couldn't let go of in his heart. During the trip to Mobei back then, Bahr once said that his father Chu Tianfeng had not died, although he was in the state of mind of the second brother Chu Haoyan, but now it made Chu Haoyu confused, whether his father died or disappeared in the mountains and forests to cultivate the way of heaven, and then thought about the body of the queen mother, Chu Haoyu couldn't help sighing.

Chu Kun didn't know what Chu Haoyu was thinking in his heart, but he heard the helplessness in his sigh, so he opened his mouth and said: "Young master, the Heavenly Thorn Traitor has existed for hundreds of years, and he has long been rooted in the Central Plains. ”

Hearing Chu Kun's words, Chu Haoyu couldn't help but smiled but didn't explain, but joked Chu Kun and said, "Uncle Kun, if you want me to say, the shadow must have seen you, otherwise wouldn't it be a big pity?" ”

Suddenly, two cold rays of light suddenly burst out in Chu Kun's gray eyes, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "What the young master said is very true, and the old slave will check it again according to this clue." ”

Seeing Chu Kun's reaction, Chu Haoyu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, and said, "Uncle Kun, I just said it casually, I don't want you to take it seriously." ”

Shaking his head, Chu Kun said in a deep voice: "Young Master, you are wrong this time. The old slave and the shadow have been fighting openly and secretly for decades, and they are very familiar with each other, and in this world, it is not an exaggeration to say that the shadow knows the old slave best, so he must know the old slave, and even an acquaintance of the old slave. ”

After thinking for a moment, Chu Haoyu thought about it, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Kun, you follow this clue to investigate." I'm going to go out, the queen mother's body is getting weaker and weaker, and I'm going to invite Doctor Li here. At the end of the words, Chu Haoyu turned around and walked out of the study.

When Chu Haoyu walked out of the study, Sun Hou was walking quickly. He bowed to Chu Haoyu, and Sun Hou bowed down and said, "Childe, half a month ago, Divine Doctor Li appeared in Guangji Temple on Wutai Mountain, drinking tea and discussing with Master Lingyin, and no one saw him leave. The small one has already sent an order to Hebei Province to pay close attention to the whereabouts of Doctor Li. ”

Chu Haoyu didn't stop, and said when he walked past Sun Hou's side: "Tomorrow when you leave Beijing, you clean up." ”

Hearing Chu Haoyu's words, Sun Hou couldn't help but be stunned, and then he was overjoyed. In the past four years, he has followed Chu Kun to learn literature and martial arts, and he has been practicing diligently every day, hoping that one day he can follow Chu Haoyu to listen to orders, and now when he hears Chu Haoyu's words, Sun Hou, who is a child, can't control his emotions anymore, and his eyes are even filled with tears. Soon, Sun Hou put away all his emotions, looked at Chu Haoyu's back and bowed, "Thank you, son." ”

Leaving the Xiao Mansion, Chu Haoyu did not return to the house, but entered an extremely ordinary house. The house is small but extremely elegant, with a strong bookish atmosphere, and its owner is also extraordinary. Chu Haoyu obviously came often, and he was extremely familiar with this house, so he walked into the back garden and saw Zhou Chu in the pavilion.

Three years do not seem to have left any traces on Zhou Chu's body, a cyan Confucian robe reveals a sense of dust, and a cup of tea looks so leisurely.

Seeing Chu Haoyu, Zhou Chu didn't get up, but poured him a cup of tea, and then asked, "Look at the son's frowns, but do you have something on your mind?" ”

Sitting down on Zhou Chu's side, Chu Haoyu looked at the trees outside the pavilion and said lightly: "The queen mother's body is getting weaker and weaker, I will go to Wutai Mountain tomorrow to find Doctor Li." ”

Zhou Chu didn't speak immediately, he shook the teacup after thinking for a moment and said: "Thanks to the Queen Mother's love to give this superb Biluochun, now that the Queen Mother is in poor health, Zhou should also do his filial piety and go with the Seventh Prince." ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu set his eyes on Zhou Chu. Back then, it can also be said that Chu Haoyu forced Zhou Chu to stay by his side, or it can be said that Zhou Chu voluntarily stayed by his side, but the two of them tacitly agreed, but in the past three years, Zhou Chu has either traveled in the mountains and rivers or the tea rolls are not leisurely, and there are guards accompanying him in and out, but he has never given advice to Chu Haoyu, and Chu Haoyu seems to regard him as a friend who can be trusted. Today, hearing that Zhou Chu actually took the initiative to accompany him, Chu Haoyu was stunned at first, then laughed and said, "I can walk with Brother Zhou, but the younger brother can't ask for it." ”

Listening to Chu Haoyu's laughter, especially looking at his calm eyes, Zhou Chu also smiled, and said: "I went out to play the day before yesterday, and I heard that the seventh prince is a martial artist, although it is exaggerated, Zhou feels that it is not bad." ”

"Wu Qu Xing?" Muttering to himself, Chu Haoyu's calm eyes suddenly burst out with two cold lights, and he said in a deep voice: "It's better to be a butcher." ”