Chapter 1: The Storm
The cold wind howled, and the earth seemed to tremble.
The goose-feathered snow mixed with the cold wind had been falling all night, and the earth was covered with a thick layer of frost, which was cold to the bone, as if it was about to freeze the souls of people.
The next morning, the biting cold wind had gradually stopped, and only the snow continued to fall. In the imperial city of the Qing Dynasty, in a quiet courtyard, a few small birds chirped on the snow-covered branches, shaking off the ice and snow from their bodies from time to time.
The doors of the various rooms in the courtyard are closed, except for the main hall with three gilt characters written "Imperial Study" in the center.
I saw a middle-aged man in the room leaning against the couch, holding a gold pen in his hand and writing the paper.
The man was dressed in a graceful purple and gold dragon robe, but the man's face was pale, haggard, and his eyes were dull, and anyone could see that the man would die soon.
The snow outside the window was still falling, and the man was still struggling to write, his hands shaking with each stroke, and from time to time his face would be red and red, so that he would add a touch of ruddy and a little vitality to his pale countenance.
"Boom"
There was a rush of footsteps, and the door opened softly, and a young man dressed in black walked in.
The man stepped forward and took a few steps, then knelt down on one knee and said to the middle-aged man on the royal couch: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, Niangniang has given birth."
The middle-aged man is the Ninety-Five Supreme of the Qing Dynasty today, Emperor Renwu Tianxiao.
Emperor Tianxiao raised his head excitedly, and his originally dull eyes finally had a hint of brilliance, and he said slowly to the middle-aged man below, "How is it?"
The man in black raised his head and said happily: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, it's the Fourth Prince."
"Whew!"
Tianxiao breathed a long sigh of relief, forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked again, "What is the movement on the eldest prince's side?"
"Oh, you get up first. ”
"Yes", the man in black got up, and then said, "The eldest prince's side is already ready to move." ”
Bang!
Tian Xiao slapped his palm on the table and roared angrily: "Bastard, I'm not dead yet, I want to do it first." ”
But as soon as he finished saying this, a mouthful of black blood spurted out. His already pale face instantly aged a lot, and his weak body couldn't support it.
"Your Majesty!" the man in black stepped forward eagerly to hold him.
Tian Xiao waved his hand slightly, indicating that he was fine. Then he said, "Go according to the plan and invite the Venerable Master by the way." ”
However, the man in black did not move, but stood there with a frown.
"What's wrong?", seeing the man in black standing still, Tianxiao asked dissatisfiedly.
"Your Majesty... The Venerable Master had already left, leaving only this jade slip behind. The man in black replied hesitantly, and at the same time took out the jade slip from his sleeve and presented it.
Tian Xiao took the jade slip, waved his hand and said, "Go down, do what you plan, don't let anyone know, after you do it, you also retreat, no matter what happens, don't ask, remember your duties and tasks."
When the time comes, show him this handwritten letter. ”
"Yes", the man in black replied respectfully, and immediately took the handwritten note written by Tianxiao on the jade eucalyptus, and bent down to retreat.
After seeing the man in black retreat, Tian Xiao slowly raised the jade slip in his hand, pinched it hard, boom, boom, the jade slip exploded, and then, a magical scene appeared, only to see that in the middle of the fragments in the sky, a golden Yuan Force flowed out, and then a huge Yuan Force light curtain was formed in front of Tian Xiao, and fonts appeared one after another in the light curtain.
It was the Venerable Master who said, "Brother Tianxiao, I'm really sorry, but you can't do anything about your illness, the mission of the sect has expired, and you have to go back to resume your life, please forgive me for not saying goodbye......
At this moment, bang, the door of the room shattered, and the pale golden Yuan Force light curtain was also dispersed by this huge force, and an old man in red walked in, stopped in front of Tian Xiao, and stood with his hands in his hands, with a bloody breath all over his body.
The sudden scene made Tian Xiao slightly startled, and then slowly stood up from the jade couch, looked at the old man with white hair and red clothes, and asked with a cold face: "Your Excellency must be the master behind the great prince, I don't know what intentions have been hidden in my Qing Dynasty all these years?"
In the face of Tian Xiao's questioning, the old man in red did not speak, but made a casual move, and a blood-red Yuan Force strong wind swept away towards Tian Xiao.
The strong wind was extremely fast, and it hit Tianxiao's chest in the blink of an eye.
Poof! A mouthful of thick blood spurted out, and Tianxiao flew out upside down, and the powerful force made its chest collapse into it, and the breath instantly withered to the extreme, and the already pale face was as pale as paper.
At the same time, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man hurriedly ran in from outside, the young man was dressed in green clothes, the cuffs were embroidered with golden python patterns, his appearance was quite handsome, and there was a sense of arrogance between his eyebrows, this person was the great prince of the Qing Dynasty Tianchen.
As soon as Tianchen came in, when he saw Tianxiao's tragic situation, he instantly shouted urgently: "Father"
Immediately came to Tianxiao's side, helped Tianxiao up, and then roared at the old man in red: "What are you doing?"
The old man in red smiled coldly: "Hehe, what are you doing, kill him and help you inherit the throne." ”
"You..." Tianxiao raised his hand and pointed at the old man in red, his eyes wide open, glaring at him.
"I don't need you to help me ......" However, before Tianchen finished speaking, the palm of the old man in red condensed, and a blood-red Yuan Li light palm was condensed, and he slapped at Tianxiao's Heavenly Spirit Gai Fei.
Snort, the light palm hid along Tian Xiao's heavenly spirit cover, and Tian Xiao's eyes gradually dimmed, his eyelids gradually sank, and his body gradually softened.
"Father... Ahhhh
"I'll Kill You"
Looking at Tianxiao, who was gradually losing his life, Tianchen roared violently, his eyes blood-red, and rushed towards the old man in red like a beast.
Seeing this, the old man in red made a move, and another strong wind swept out.
Tianchen flew upside down, slammed into a gilded pillar depicted with "Dragon Flying and Phoenix Dance", and rolled to the ground again.
The old man in red walked up to him, looked down at him, and said slowly: "If you want to die, this seat will fulfill you." ”
"If you don't want to die, just obediently obey and inherit the throne,"
"Also, don't forget what you promised me. After saying that, his body disappeared in surprise, leaving Tianchen to stay where he was in place.
Boom, there was another sound of footsteps, a group of guards with knives appeared at the door, and the leading guards came in just to report, when they saw the scene in the room, their faces couldn't help but change, and they exhaled urgently:
"Your Majesty, Great Prince!"
swallowed back what he wanted to say, and immediately stepped forward a few steps, wanting to pick up Tianxiao, but the moment he touched Tianxiao's body with both hands, his face turned pale in an instant, and his hands couldn't help but tremble, looking at Tianchen with his almost numb eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Great Prince, Your Majesty, he...".
Hearing the guards speak, Tianchen came to his senses, was stunned for a moment, and said in his slightly hoarse voice: "Pass the edict, my father was assassinated and died, the murderer is at least a master above the Nirvana realm, and we must do our best to find out the real murderer."
"Yes," the guard said, and he was about to exit.
"Wait, what did you just have to report?" Tianchen asked.
The guard stopped and replied respectfully, "There is news from the harem that the newly born fourth prince... He died. ”
Tianchen's pupils shrank when he heard this: "What did you say?"
......
At the same time, thousands of miles away from the imperial city.
The snow had accumulated a few feet thick, and everything was in a white world.
A slightly atmospheric mansion in the white ice and snow is not so conspicuous compared with the distance, the surrounding rich mansions, a high plaque hangs at the gate of the house, two vigorous and powerful characters seem to set off its solemnity: "Tianfu".
A middle-aged man was pacing back and forth in a closed door in the courtyard, as if anxiously waiting for something.
Suddenly, the closed doors and windows were pushed open by an unknown force, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew in.
The man was startled, and then a dodge appeared outside.
The man came to the courtyard, the energy around his body surged, and he looked around vigilantly, and after a long time, the man found that there was nothing abnormal, so he slowly relaxed his mind.
However, when the corner of his eye glanced at the door, the face that had never been waveless couldn't help but have a look of horror:
There, a lovely baby appeared at some point, wrapped in gorgeous satin leather, with a jade pendant and a letter on his chest!
It was freezing cold, and the baby's little face was gradually red from the cold.
The man quickly picked up the baby and put it in his arms. Looking around, after a long time, he saw that no one was there, so he hurried back to the house in doubt, perhaps for fear that the baby in his arms would be frozen.
As soon as he turned around, a newborn baby's cry came from somewhere in the house: "Wow..."
When the man heard this, his face was shocked, and his anxious frowning brow instantly relaxed, and he immediately took the baby in his arms and hurried towards the place where the cry came from......