Three days ago, Li Xunlian sent Ruan Lin into Dragon Bone City to spy on the enemy, and the reason why he wanted to send Ruan Lin was because Ruan Lin had the strongest body technique among everyone. The second is because he wants to make Ruan Lin completely at ease and break that barrier.

Letting Ruan Lin go to investigate the military situation is undoubtedly a very reckless thing in the eyes of many people, although Ruan Lin's performance along the way has been recognized by everyone, but in the final analysis, her "foundation" is not very clean, and it cannot be ruled out that she deliberately lurked here to Li Xunlian.

And if she is really a spy who endures humiliation, the consequence of letting her go to find out about the military will be to get false information, so as to make wrong judgments and push her brothers into the fire pit.

However, Li Xunlian believes in Ruan Lin, of course, he will not block the safety of his brothers just because he believes it, and he will prepare for both the information obtained by Ruan Lin.

Although this approach is a bit unsophisticated, there is no way to do it, after all, Li Xunlian is in this position, and he can't rely on his own mind when he does a lot of things.

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, another seven or eight days had passed, and Li Xunlian's cultivation had already reached the middle stage of Guxuan, which was not far from the highest height he had ever been.

But the situation between Zhu Tong and King Cheng has not yet broken through, today Zhu Tong launched a strong attack, the loss of troops will end, tomorrow King Cheng will take a sneak attack, rout and flee, in short, the two have each other's advance and retreat, no one has been able to take advantage.

Ruan Lin, it can be said that there is almost no useful news coming back. This was expected by Li Xunlian, and it also made him quite happy.

He was happy that he didn't use the news, he was definitely not crazy. Because this can indirectly prove that Ruan Lin is trustworthy, if she is a spy, she should have sent back false information a long time ago.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Ruan Lin did it deliberately, but it was still that sentence, Li Xunlian believed her.

In this way, as the days passed, the situation never went up or down, and the brothers were about to get sick, and if they continued to consume, their sharpness would be exhausted.

Li Xunlian was pondering whether to attack, but Ruan Lin came back at this time.

According to the normal process, in order to avoid any possibility of exposing the location, Ruan Lin should have passed the message in the form of a "flying eagle" after receiving the news, and the reason why it is an eagle is because an eagle is less likely to be suspected than a carrier pigeon.

However, she actually rushed back in person today.

This shows two things, either, her whereabouts in Dragonbone City have been exposed. Or, she got a major clue that must be conveyed in person!

Ruan Lin was welcomed into the tent, and before Li Xunlian could speak, another voice came forward from outside.

It was a spy planted near Zhu Tong's army, and the news he sent back was...... Zhu Tong was assassinated!

Hearing this, Li Xunlian Huo Ran got up, Zhu Tong was assassinated, what are you kidding, there are at least two Shenhai powers around him, and the Black Dragon Guard also exists in the position, if the news is true, what kind of person should be able to do such an unbelievable thing!

"How did you get this news, and can you guarantee the authenticity?" asked Li Xunlian Zhengse.

"Hui Gongzi, all the flags in the camp of the Zhu Tong army have been replaced with white flags, and I also saw with my own eyes that the envoys of the imperial court arrived last night, and there was one of them, it seemed to be ...... Emperor Qingxiao came in person. The guard replied after trying to reflect on it.

Li Xunlian frowned and pondered when he heard this, this matter was a bit strange, and it was hard for him to believe that Zhu Tong was assassinated. Qingxiao Emperor himself, it is even more unlikely. However, this guard is not a reckless person, and he was sent out because he was very clever, and he believed that he would not come back casually to convey this kind of news without being sure of more than six layers.

"How can you be sure that person is the Qingxiao Emperor. Li Xunlian asked again.

"I can't be sure of this, it's just that the man was dressed in a dragon robe, and he exuded great coercion and rage when he walked, and I was hiding in the mountains on the left side of the camp at that time, and roughly estimated that the distance should be about five miles, but that kind of coercion was still clearly delivered. ”

Nodding, there are three points that make sense in the scene described by the guard.

First, if Zhu Tong was really assassinated, Emperor Qingxiao should indeed be furious, no one can hide their aura in a violent situation, and the aura is coercion, which is reasonable.

Second, the aura spreads five miles away, and if you can do this, that person must be a Shenhai power, and it is not an ordinary Shenhai power, at least at the level of the second treasurer.

Third, this person is wearing a dragon robe, you must know that the dragon robe is a thing that cannot be desecrated, and no one is allowed to wear it except for the Qingxiao Emperor. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Zhu Tong deliberately committed this taboo in order to make the play realistic.

Judging from these two points, that person may indeed be the Qingxiao Emperor, but this does not prove that Zhu Tong has died, and it is not certain that this person must be the Qingxiao Emperor in person.

Another way of thinking, all this is Zhu Tong's tricks, so what is he doing this for?

The answer is obvious, put yourself in your shoes and think of yourself as a king, and after seeing this scene, you will definitely take the opportunity to send troops. On the one hand, because of Zhu Li's death, Emperor Qingxiao will soon launch a general attack, a general attack that will not stop dying, and he will not be able to withstand it at that time. On the other hand, the pain of Emperor Qingxiao's loss of his son was added, and his mind must have been affected, so it was wise to take the opportunity to send troops.

Thinking about it this way, Li Xunlian understood that if Zhu Tong hadn't died, he would have arranged such a good show to lure King Cheng out of the hole, so as to achieve the goal of punishing King Cheng's elite together with King Cheng.

However, regardless of whether Zhu Tong is acting or not, there is a prerequisite for assassination, that is, assassination. First of all, he had to be attacked by the Assassins before he could develop the latter things.

Seeing that Li Xunlian finished speaking, Ruan Lin spoke, "The information I brought back this time is related to this, it is rumored in Dragon Bone City that King Cheng was secretly killed two days ago because he was dissatisfied with the dispatch of the mysterious forces. ”

What?!

Li Xunlian was shocked again, where is this, if Zhu Tong is acting, then what is the matter with King Cheng, are they both acting, Biao opera?

"The authenticity of this?"

"I can't guarantee it, I just think that this matter is very serious, and I must tell Gongzi what I have seen and heard, and besides, considering that even if King Cheng is not dead, he will definitely not reappear in a short time after spreading this kind of news, and I can't confirm it further after I stay, so I will return first. Ruan Lin said methodically.

Li Xunlian nodded, Ruan Lin's approach was correct, and there was no point in staying in Dragon Bone City, not only because King Cheng would not show up, but also because there were such rumors on both sides, which meant ...... Armageddon is on the horizon!

Like Zhu Tong, if King Cheng hadn't died, his mind should have been to induce Zhu Tong to attack with all his might. Because King Cheng is the pillar of Dragon Bone City, if he dies, or dies in the hands of mysterious forces, Dragon Bone City will definitely fall into a panic, this is an excellent time, and Zhu Tong should not miss it.

Now what Li Xunlian is thinking about is how things will develop if King Cheng and Zhu Tong are really dead......

In fact, King Cheng died at the hands of mysterious forces, and Zhu Tong died at the hands of assassins, both of which are reasonable to some extent. Li Xunlian had a brief contact with someone who was very likely to be a member of the mysterious force outside Zhennan Pass, and judging from the speed of the other party alone, this person's strength would not be lower than that of the big shopkeeper, at least, it had to be equal.

It is not impossible for such a person to break into Zhu Tong's army and succeed in assassination.

With such a person, the possibility of killing the disobedient king is also quite large.

If these are true, the next script should be that the Qingxiao Emperor stormed the Dragon Bone City, and the people of the Dragon Bone City were panicked and had no power to resist, and the Qingxiao Emperor slaughtered the city in anger, leaving a tyrannical image in the eyes of the world, at least the people of the Southland.

Boldly imagine that the mysterious force is the demon clan, so this kind of ending is undoubtedly quite beneficial to them!

Thinking of this, Li Xunlian gasped, and immediately decided to go to Zhu Tong's position in person, what was going on, he had to see it with his own eyes.

Talking about this matter with the three sword slaves and the second shopkeeper, the latter objected, but it was not very strong, because this matter is indeed worth confirming, but considering the current relationship between Li Xunlian and Zhu Tong, the danger factor is also very great.

The second shopkeeper wanted to accompany Li Xun to go with him, and the three sword slaves also said so, but Li Xunlian refused, if the imperial court took this opportunity to make a move on Li Xunlian, even if the second shopkeeper and the three sword slaves were there, I am afraid it would only be a strong hold for a while, after all, there were tens of thousands of people, and there were also black dragon guards and an unknown number of Shenhai powers.

So, he chose to go alone.

As for the second shopkeeper, after rational consideration, they finally agreed. The reason for this is that Ruan Lin said a sentence, she used to be a shadow guard, which explained that the Qingxiao Emperor only wanted to prevent Li Xunlian from taking the lead in attacking Dragon Bone City, and would never allow them to harm Li Xunlian's life.

Moreover, looking at his current affairs, if Zhu Tong is alive, there is indeed no reason to make a move on Li Xunlian now. Because if he kills Li Xunlian, the big shopkeeper will definitely not forgive him, and taking a step back, even if the big shopkeeper can't kill him, it will definitely have a significant impact on the decisive battle between him and King Cheng.

So in the end, everyone "let go" Li Xunlian, but the men and horses also advanced to the vicinity of Zhu Tong's camp at the same time, if Li Xunlian had any accidents, they would swear to take revenge!

Set off at noon, near the end of the evening, Li Xunlian came to the front of Zhu Tong's position, and sure enough, as Tanma said, the white flags flew in the position, and a sad and depressing atmosphere permeated the entire camp.

After getting the gift, Li Xunlian was led to the big tent in Zhongju, and when the curtain was lifted, the first thing that caught his eye was a majestic middle-aged figure.

In terms of body shape alone, this person is indeed nine points similar to the Qingxiao Emperor, and after the adjustment of the disguise technique, his face is also very close to the original appearance of the Qingxiao Emperor, and it can almost be confused with the real.

But I don't know where, it's just that there is a little bit missing, so that although I deceived Tanma, I couldn't fool Li Xunlian.

"Your Royal Highness, please show up. Before Li Xunlian came this time, he had already made enough mental preparations

"Yes, of course. Somehow, Zhu Tong returned to his annoying appearance.

As he spoke, he slowly drew out the Dragon Sword that had been placed on the desk.

It is said that this sword was made by Qing Xuanzi, and then sent to Zhu Tong, which is an artifact. Li Xunlian saw the unsheathed dragon sword for the first time, and I have to say that it is indeed worthy of the title of an artifact.

The sword is like a swimming dragon, not the same shape, but the moment the long sword is unsheathed, it will derive a kind of momentum of the dragon swimming in the nine heavens.

Then, Zhu Tong suddenly clenched the hilt of the sword, and the momentum disappeared immediately, and it was replaced by a dormant sword body, as if it was ready to be dispatched at any time.

Li Xunlian knew that this "dragon" that was at his disposal was the edge of this sword, that is, the essence of the dragon.

However, on a closer look, above the blue light flashing sword body, there was an extremely small gap at a foot and a half position.

"It's fast, and it's not just fast. Zhu Tong returned the long sword to the sheath and continued to answer Li Xunlian's question just now.

"What do you mean, the gap left on the sword was given by the assassin?" Li Xunlian asked, knowing that Zhu Tong definitely didn't want to show him the dragon sword, but to show him the gap.

Nodding, Zhu Tong smiled miserably again: "Guess, what did he use to damage the Imperial Dragon Sword of the Palace?"

Li Xunlian was not interested in guessing with Zhu Tong's yin and yang weirdness, as long as he knew that it was this assassin and the person who was there that day. Because he had to make sure that such a great enemy was still in Dragonbone City.

Ignoring Zhu Tong, Li Xunlian turned around and wanted to leave. However, Zhu Tong's next words made Li Xunlian turn around and look at each other in amazement.

He used his fingernails and touched them lightly. ”

With a light touch of your fingernails, you can knock the artifact Dragon Sword out of the gap?

What kind of strength does this have, even if it is a big shopkeeper, it is estimated that it will not be able to do it!

"Heh, I'm surprised, isn't it, but I'm glad to meet such an opponent, and compared to you, it's obviously more interesting to Imonomiya. ”

It turned out that this was the case, to be honest, Li Xunlian was quite strange just now, why Zhu Tong actually answered his question, it turned out that he was waiting here.

This time, he was really not going to be entangled, Li Xunlian turned around and walked out of the Chinese army's tent directly, ready to go home.

However, Zhu Tong did not stop, and his voice came from the tent again: "Don't think that the gambling contract is over, after winning the king, you and I will have a separate competition, the sword has no eyes, and it doesn't matter if you live or die!"

"If you have time, you should think more about who the inner ghost is. Li Xunlian replied in a cold voice, and then left completely.

Regarding Zhu Tong's last sentence, in fact, Li Xunlian also thought that now the two of them are going to cooperate, and in the end, no matter whether they can capture and kill Cheng Wang, that bet will definitely not be counted. But it's just like that, but I'm a little unwilling, since Zhu Tong said so, it's okay, then after winning the king, it doesn't involve calculations, it doesn't involve troops, and it is fair and fair to face the last game, win or lose, depending on strength!

When he returned to the main formation, it was already the night later, Li Xunlian did not rest, and hurried to arrange many matters, after all, a decisive battle will be launched tomorrow, time is pressing, and there can be no omission.

At the same time, Zhu Tong was also planning intensively, waiting for everything to be arranged, and the sky was already bright.

This time he met Li Xunlian, although the yin and yang weirdness he showed was very superficial and tricky, it did not mean that there was no strategy in his chest and abdomen, there were traitors in the camp, he knew Li better than anyone else, because he began to observe secretly a long time ago, and it can also be guaranteed that everyone present today is by no means a traitor.

Pushing the map away from the desk, Zhu Tong twisted his neck, he was also very tired during this time. To be honest, if there was any way, he would not choose to cooperate with Li Xunlian.

In the same way, he believes that Li Xunlian also has this mentality.

But now they don't have the certainty of ending this war alone, it is not appropriate to say that it is not appropriate, it should be said that Li Xunlian won the king, and Zhu Tong's chance of breaking through the Dragon Bone City did not exceed three layers.

For various reasons, they must cooperate, gambling is important, but it is not a thing that is destined to die, you can fight for anything, but here you must be a quick winner.

Because the tip of the iceberg of the mysterious force has surfaced, a strong man with a strong man who is not weaker than the Great Shopkeeper and the Qingxiao Emperor, this person appears for the second time, indicating that he, or they, are no longer willing to lie dormant and will soon make a move. Therefore, the longer the situation here and the whole world drags on, the greater the variables.

was about to lie down on the desk and take a nap, but the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent, Zhu Bai's eyebrows were slightly relaxed, he knew that it was his sister Princess Xi who came.

Let's say that since Princess Xi came to the camp, she has always been very peaceful, and none of the things that Zhu Tong was worried about at the beginning have happened, and recently, this sister, who has always been pampered, seems to have changed her temperament greatly, and she has begun to be considerate and sensible, and she has become more and more delicate.

This made Zhu Tong very happy, the original sister behaved badly and her reputation was extremely ruined, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it affected the dignity of the imperial court. But now, Zhu Tong is not worried.

"Imperial sister, what kind of delicacies have you prepared for your brother?" Before waiting for the figure to enter the account, Zhu Tong chuckled and spoke. His father is strict, and he is also in front of this sister, and he can show the emotions that an ordinary person should have.

I have to say that everyone has a hard time, even if he is as glamorous as the prince Zhu Tong, there is also an uncomfortable blockage in a corner of his heart.

"Brother, I stewed black chicken and ginseng soup for you today, can you taste it. A silver bell-like voice sounded, and then Zhu Xi personally carried the tray lotus and moved inside.

On the tray was a casserole, a few side dishes, and a pot of soju. To be honest, this is not the prince's meal specifications, but at this moment, in Zhu Tong's eyes, it is more attractive than any delicacies from the mountains and seas, and with the "elder brother" who should have been the "imperial brother", he seems to feel the kind of life that he longs for in his heart.

"It's black chicken and ginseng soup again, let me try it, compared to the other day, has Xi'er improved? Zhu Tong smiled and changed the title from Huangmei to Xi'er.

In life, especially the royal heirs like Zhu Tong and Zhu Xi, many times it is not themselves who bind their feelings, but those rules. Just like this royal brother and sister and brother Xi'er, shouting out from the mouths of the same people, the feelings contained are very different.

"Naturally, there will be progress, if there is no progress, my brother can just sarcastically mock Xi'er. Zhu Xi smiled and poured wine for Zhu Bai.

"Haha, say it like I'm mean. Zhu Tong smiled and grabbed the wine glass and looked up.

"Brother, I heard that you are going to launch a general attack. Zhu Xi asked casually while scooping soup for Zhu Tong.

Zhu Bai's face sank when he heard this, and his tone was a little colder, and he said: "Which dog slave told you, this palace has explicitly forbidden it, and before the general attack is launched, this matter must not be known to anyone!"

"Even I can't do it......" Zhu Xi seemed to be very aggrieved, and his originally happy expression immediately lowered.

"Xi'er, don't worry. Zhu Tong also felt that it was a bit too radical just now, so he explained softly: "This has nothing to do with you, the reason why I am angry for my brother is that they disobeyed my orders, not against you, even if I replace you with my father, I will feel angry." ”

"Oh......" Zhu Xi pouted, and then presented the soup to Zhu Tong, and said, "It's okay, brother, you drink the soup." ”

"Okay, let me see if Xi'er's craftsmanship has improved. Zhu Tong saw that his sister was getting better, and his heart became happy, took the soup bowl, and drank it in a big gulp.

If anyone else is present, they will definitely be surprised. The world's impression is that the eldest prince, who has a moderate demeanor and a good demeanor, actually has this picture of eating?

Of course, they won't understand that what Zhu Tong drank was no longer black chicken and ginseng soup, but the purest feelings between brother and sister.

The keel city is the capital of the south, the city is majestic, and the defense is huge. From the inside to the outside, there are three lines of defense, the first is the trap area, the second is the moat, and the third is the thick city wall that is dozens of zhang high.

In fact, there are these three lines of defense in every big city, and the reason why we need to mention Dragon Bone City separately is because the defense methods of Dragon Bone City are different from other places.

Normally, most of the obstacles set up in the trap area are tripping horses, knife pits, etc., but in addition to these obstacles for ordinary soldiers, the traps here also have "Xuan Lei" specifically for Xuan Xiu.

Xuan Lei this thing, is a kind of spring and Xuan Qi combined products, the spring for the smelter to create a shell, the inside into the Xuan Qi, due to the particularity of the material, if not encountered squeezing and trampling, the inside of the Xuan Qi will not spill out, on the contrary, it will burst out of quite strong force.

The most terrifying thing about this kind of thing is that it can't be perceived, even if it's the power of the Divine Sea, it can't determine the location of Xuan Lei by perceiving the breath.

However, the manufacturing process of this object is quite complicated, and the slightest mistake is not only easy to fail, but also very likely to cause a Xuan Qi explosion, causing the death of the few smelting masters who are already proficient in this way.

Therefore, Xuanlei was not thrown into the war on a large scale, and only a few capital-level cities such as the Imperial City and the Dragon Bone City would be equipped on the periphery during wartime.

This is the trap area, and the moat of Dragonbone City is also very different. It is said that the water in the moat comes from deep underground, rather than from a diversion of the Nu River, which is not far away. This water is very treacherous, and has the ability to corrode anything, so that it cannot be crossed by a boat, and it cannot be carried by a boat.

There are only a few rope bridges connecting the two banks, but the mechanism of the rope bridges is in the hands of the Dragon Bone City, and from the outside, it can only be destroyed but not controlled.

Finally, there's the city wall, which sounds like there's nothing to go into here. But the dragon bone city is not the same, the bricks and stones used to build the city are nothing special, but the mechanisms hidden in the city walls are the most powerful, and the bricks and stones that look ordinary are likely to become the haunts of sharp arrows, poison, fire, spears and other killing objects in the next moment.

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