I flew and ran for two days and two nights to the palace.

The momentum of the palace is majestic, the nine-zhang moat surrounds the palace, the sky is a little dark, and the river reflects the red lights, like a red veil fluttering, surrounding this black city. The soldiers guarding the gate are tall and straight, they hold spears in their hands, swords hang from their waists, and their weapons are sharper than those of Zhaoqing City...... The iron rope was loose, and the heavy gate stretched across the moat, and I did not hesitate to step over the moat, but when I was about to enter the palace gate, the soldiers stopped me......

"General, you can't enter the palace in this strange outfit, so as not to collide with the king."

General...... Is this the meaning of the mask that the general gave me? Her face is really big enough.

Seeing that the man did not deliberately embarrass me, I happily tore off the fire for warmth and threw it into the moat. Just as I stepped into the palace gate again, the man stopped me again, he stared at the cyan dagger at my waist and said, "When you meet the king, you must not carry sharp weapons." ”

"Northern Chu is vast, although the civil strife has subsided, there are still people eyeing the king, this is the thing I gave to the king for self-defense, the blue wolf tooth. If the leader has any concerns, he can come with me. "I held the dagger up in front of the man's eyes so that he could see it clearly, and I held it in my hand to tell him that I had to bring it in. He carefully examined the dagger and finally let me in, but sent two soldiers to follow me. After all, entering the inner court of the deep palace, in their opinion, the general Bai Yu is a very dangerous person, but in the eyes of the king, Bai Yu is very important.

The road in the palace was much smoother, brightly lit, quiet and peaceful, and in fact, there were countless eyes staring at me secretly...... Is this palace the supreme power, or a gorgeous cage?

I was taken by the two soldiers to a side hall, where only the king and a strange man were waiting for me.

The king was dressed in black, wearing a golden crown, and looked young and full of spirit...... But the impression I have of the king is that of a white-haired old man in his old age...... The strange man in the green suit with a golden two-headed snake seemed to see through my doubts......

"The king's face has been recast, is the general unhappy?" This strange man's black hair is draped with a cyan headband, and the snake on his waist has two golden and white heads...... They looked up at me, their dark eyes like two black holes in the eyes of a mask...... They slowly spit out letters, which was quite sadistic.......

I didn't want to waste time, but went straight to the point and explained the meaning: "The strange man who besieged the 300,000-strong army of Northern Chu is dead, and his head hangs outside the city of Nantang in the south of the Yangtze River. The people in Tianxiang are in turmoil, and it is a good time to cross the Yangtze River to the south. ”

The strange man smiled and asked me, "Did that strange man once trap the 300,000 army of Northern Chu alone, and he was a great hero in Tianxiang...... How confused was the Heavenly Monarch to kill him? ”

I looked up at the strange man and said, "A strange person, with great magical powers, is a dazzling and dangerous existence in the era of one country, one monarch and one power. The Emperor of Tianxiang used his supernatural powers to defend Tianxiang, but the Emperor of Tianxiang did not like the existence of such people, and they were still suitable for existence in history and legends. I took a step closer to the strange man and said a little threateningly: "I wonder if the king will like such a strange person as Sir?" ”

The strange man didn't seem to care about what I said, and he turned around and whispered something to the king of Northern Chu beside him. The gaze of the king of Northern Chu became even more determined: "According to what the general said, with a million troops, the general can order all the dead soldiers to be dispatched?" ”

"This southern expedition is determined to be successful, leaving no room for it, the king can rest assured, all the dead soldiers in the stone castle will lead the king's million-strong army."

The King of Northern Chu smiled: "Okay." Lone immediately gathered his army and made peace with the general on the bank of the Lanqitian River. ”

I finished my task and turned and left the palace. The strange man has been following me all the time.

"The general is very good at figuring out the king's mind." The strange man said.

"Emperors want to take over the world, do you still need to figure it out?" I walked faster, I didn't want to get too entangled with him, I had to get back to the stone castle as soon as possible.

"Actually, the general just casually said a reason for the king to go south...... You're not sure if the strange man's death was due to the jealousy of the King of Tengo. ”

"The king wants to march south, and he also wants the beast dead. I just want to show my ambition and give him a favor. ”

"The general is ambitious, but you have to understand one thing, no matter how tragic and lively the fight in Jiangnan and Jiangbei is, it is just the internal struggle of the human race......"

I stopped to look at him and asked impatiently, "What are you trying to say when you're going around and around?" ”

The strange man approached me and said, "The king's ambition to annex the world is secondary...... Tianxiang Country Lord Heiji, is the son of Jiangbei Wuhou and the scale demon, people and demons have never shared the sky, his name is not right, and he also dominates the south of the Yangtze River...... This is the fundamental reason why Wang Shang never forgets Jiangnan...... A half-human, half-demon will rule Jiangnan in the future, and the boundary between humans and demons will be broken, which will be a great disaster......"

"Huh...... The king hated demons...... But it's still the same thing for the demon...... Wang Shang changed from an old man to a young man, and heard that only Tianxiang has a miracle medicine that can make people look recast....... "I turned around and continued to move forward, ignoring whether he was still following or not.

"There is a dispute between the two tribes, which stems from the greed of one party. If you are not greedy, there will be no quarrel. You're getting caught up in the mire, but you're all vying to prove who's the cleanest, huh....... Your skins are truly masks of a thousand faces. Fighting is neither ridiculous nor shameful, but it is the reasons you find that are the most ridiculous. I thought to myself and left the palace.

But when I saw two black-armored soldiers approaching the palace carrying a stretcher, I looked down and continued on. I noticed that someone was always pointing fingers at me: "Why did she kill the Thirteenth Prince, and the king didn't pursue it?" That's the king's favorite child......"

Are they talking about me?

I had already crossed the moat, and the palace gate was slowly rising, and I shouted at the palace gate: "The thirteenth prince has bravely fought for the return of 300,000 troops!" He is long gone, so why should I kill him? ”

The memories that had been arranged in my mind began to falter and slowly crumble...... I turned around and hurried out of here...... I can still hear the broken words behind it: "The general is ruthless enough, and the king is ruthless enough......"

"A useful man in the king's eyes is one who can do whatever he wants......

"Nobody, nothing is always useful, and I'm kind of looking forward to what will happen to her if she is useless......"

The voices were merging into my ears and taking shape, they were like fiery red needles, and I covered my ears and walked forward......

They are talking about the owner of this mask, which does not belong to me, but it is on my face...... I bear the false name of its nature, and do I have to bear the pain of its nature......

My head was suddenly empty, and this body was like a puppet, and my soul was trapped in this puppet-like body, but it was like a stone falling into the sea, and it could only fall or rise and fall with the undercurrent.