The cool breeze of late autumn suddenly swept up a burst of dust and sand, and Xie Lingxu, who had no time to add clothes, suddenly felt a biting chill......

I don't know if I drank too much or didn't sleep well last night, Xie Lingxu felt a little uncomfortable in his chest at the moment, and his body seemed to be tightly surrounded by a great sense of loneliness-

A sense of helplessness......

– why? Why do I feel this way?

Xie Lingxu reluctantly blamed the loneliness at the moment on the fact that he was old and needed some sense of belonging.

Pushing open the door of the Floating Dream Pavilion, Xie Lingxu stared blankly at the empty room in front of him for a long time, except that the room full of books still looked like that, and the unpopular atmosphere around him revealed a heavy and oppressive strangeness.

There was really no one, not a dream, not an illusion, it was already an open field, and there was nothing but the silent air......

Chu Xiu is not here, Xiao Qixin is not here, and King You is not here...... Here, there is only yourself.

Xie Lingxu hugged his arms for a while, thinking about what he should do next, thinking about it, he felt a little tired, took a few steps back, and subconsciously leaned against the wall-

"Ah————" Before he could touch the wall, a sudden scream from behind him filled the room.

"Fuck—" Xie Lingxu was half frightened to death by the sudden scream, only to feel as if he was leaning on something soft, and then the thing screamed......

Xie Lingxu almost slapped an elbow over, but fortunately, just as he was about to wave his arm, the timbre of the scream just now matched the number in Xie Lingxu's mind.

- Fang Xun, the voice of the person just now seems to be Fang Xun's kid.

Xie Lingxu turned his head and saw the delicate face of his predecessor clearly.

Xie Lingxu: "Fang Xun, you...... What are you doing here? ”

Fang Xun: "Sister Lingxu-why are you here?" I'm cleaning the Floating Dream Pavilion, sweeping and sweeping...... Fell asleep. ”

Fang Xun laughed embarrassedly "hehe" twice, not paying attention to the former's speechless gaze.

Xie Lingxu saw that he was really holding a broom: "Cleaning the Floating Dream Pavilion?" You're alone? What about the others? ”

Fang Xun looked surprised: "Huh? Sister Lingxu, don't you know? Last night, there was an urgent report from the north that the barbarians had crossed the border line and launched an all-out offensive against our army. After receiving the secret protection, the commander led the whole army to the northern frontier overnight, and I thought you would go with them. ”

Exercise...... I don't even know anything.

Xie Lingxu: "Is the situation so serious? The whole army is gone?"

Fang Xun supported the broom pole with his arm and leaned lazily on it: "Yes, the barbarians have been ready to move for so many years, and this time the troops have been planned for a long time, and the barbarians may have made sufficient preparations to provoke a war." Moreover, the northern frontier was originally their territory, and the barbarians had an advantage over the terrain than our army, so this battle was really difficult to fight. ”

It's hard to fight...... How hard is it to fight?

Xie Lingxu: "What are the odds of winning?"

Fang Xun: "It's hard to say, things on the battlefield are quite complicated, I'm a scholar who just follows the coach to do some trivial things, and I don't know much about them." ”

Xie Lingxu: "What about you, why didn't you go?" You're the only one left here?"

Fang Xun smiled awkwardly: "Sister Lingxu, you don't know it, you look at my physique, I can't fight and can't make suggestions, I can't help but vomit when I look at the dead." I won't go to Northern Xinjiang to be the coach of their oil bottles, just take care of the Yuanyuan Palace and wait for the coach to return triumphantly. ”

Xie Lingxu: "It's not easy for you to take care of such a big place alone." ”

Fang Xun smiled a little shyly: "There must be something usable to let the coach keep me." ”

Xie Lingxu nodded: "But the Underworld Army is gone, who will protect the emperor if there is danger?"

Fang Xun: "In such a big palace, needless to say, the army under the command of generals of all sizes knows that there is still a strong team of soldiers behind Gonggong Shen." ”

Shen Gonggong......

Wouldn't it be a bit for a eunuch to have an army that obeys his own orders—but if it weren't for Shen Su's power, I'm afraid the emperor would have already been usurped by the king of Shang!

What exactly is at stake between these three people?

Xie Lingxu put down the question in his mind first: "Do you know how long it will take for King You to come back?" ”

Fang Xun: "I don't know, ten days and half a month, if the war is dangerous, it is not impossible to spend a few years." ”

Exercise...... Years? So what am I going to do? Cleaning with Fang Xun?

Fang Xun: "Sister Lingxu, don't worry, although it is not easy to fight a tough battle with the barbarians, I believe that the commander will definitely lead the Underworld Army to victory." ”

Xie Lingxu nodded indifferently, and Fang Xun saw that her face was very ugly, so he said with concern:

"Sister Lingxu, have you been very tired lately? I don't think your face is too good, why don't you go back and rest first, not to say girls...... Uh-sister, don't get tired. ”

Xie Lingxu was really a little dizzy, I don't know if it was because of last night's drunkenness or the news he only learned today.

"Then I'll go first, Fang Xun, you don't have to toss yourself too much, standing up and sleeping is not good for your back."

Fang Xun's face flushed, and he said humbly: "Hehe...... I, I know, thank you Sister Lingxu for your concern. ”

Xie Lingxu turned around and looked at the lonely long pavilion and stone steps in front of him, but he was inexplicably a little sad......

Before he could be removed from the chaotic dream, Xie Lingxu was awakened by an eager voice.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Fang Xun's brows furrowed, and every pore seemed to indicate the panic of his predecessors.

"What for?" Xie Lingxu glanced at him in a trance.

Fang Xun: "Sister Lingxu, ...... Hurry up, and the barbarians will soon break through the city gates!"

Xie Lingxu raised his eyes, a little incredulous, and after confirming that the former's anxiety was not pretending, he immediately jumped off the bed and collapsed, and asked Fang Xun beside him while cleaning up:

"What...... When?"

Fang Xun: "Last night, the barbarians attacked the imperial city last night, and Brother Xiao just brought an urgent report." ”

Xiao Qixin is back?

Xie Lingxu: "Then he's now-"

"Brother Xiao was seriously injured, and now he is still lying where the Imperial Doctor is!"

Xie Lingxu's brain was stunned and seriously injured? Are you still unconscious?

"W-what about the others?"

Fang Xun lowered his head, and from his eyes, Xie Lingxu saw the look he didn't want to see the most-

"Brother Chu, they ...... Killed in battle, the boss was held hostage by the barbarians, and now his life and death are uncertain. ”

"What-"

Fang Xun's voice seemed to be getting smaller and lighter, Xie Lingxu's expression froze for a moment, and the sudden news seemed to come from a distant horizon......

Xie Lingxu squeezed out a bitter smile: "How is it possible?" Fang Xun, you're not lying to me, are you? ”

Seeing that the former was talking about something with his mouth open, Xie Lingxu looked at him, but he couldn't hear the slightest sound, only a roar in his brain......

Fang Xun's voice gradually became clearer: "Sister Lingxu, there are spies in the Underworld Army—"

The curvature of the corners of Xie Lingxu's lips was so stiff that he didn't even notice it, and the feeling in his heart was indescribable, and he couldn't say that he was sad and lost, but the past was like a dream, and he woke up from the dream, leaving a little bitter aftertaste......

"Oh, then......" Xie Lingxu paused, but didn't know what to say, "then—what do we do now?"

Fang Xun: "Your Majesty—"

Xie Lingxu and Fang Xun rushed all the way towards the emperor's bedroom, Xie Lingxu was a little stunned, and his mind was like a mess of tedious things.

The emperor is now going to save the emperor. Xie Lingxu was very panicked, the emperor, a person who didn't know any martial arts or any schemes, could really retreat in such a situation?

Xie Lingxu still couldn't believe the fact that King You was held hostage by the barbarians in the northern Xinjiang at this moment, how could a person with high force like King You ?......

How could the barbarians break through the defenses so easily, and they were really so difficult to deal with? And...... I'm afraid that the threat today is not only the barbarians, but also the nightmare of Xie Lingxu - the king of Shang.

Finally arrived in front of the palace, Xie Lingxu stepped up to the palace door, and the hand that was about to push the door paused......

Xie Lingxu couldn't help but want to laugh a little, what is this? Just rely on himself as a waste and Fang Xun as a scholar to turn things around? Unless there is another miracle, unless you are the savior chosen by fate......

The moment the words "savior" came to mind, Xie Lingxu smiled bitterly......

It seems that he is really desperate, and he can really only resign himself to fate......

The moment he pushed the door open, time seemed to be stretched for a long time, very slowly-the turbid air inside hit, Xie Lingxu was forced to his stomach by a strong smell of blood, and took a step forward but kicked something soft-

Xie Lingxu looked down at the corpse lying sideways at his feet, and in the pool of blood poured on the ground, what caught his eye was the man's dazzling dress, fine brocade, and quite familiar figure, but the man on the ground was facing up on his back, and his face could not be seen......

Gelatinous particles in the viscous air diffused through Xie Lingxu's mouth and nose, leaving the latter breathless. Xie Lingxu leaned down, grabbed the former's shoulders and turned him over with great effort-

Shang Wang ......

Xie Lingxu was stunned for a moment, only to see the king of Shang's wide pupils suddenly come out, his eyes were blank and empty, and the person in front of him was indeed a cold corpse.

The Shang King is dead? And what about the emperor? Is the emperor still alive? And what about the barbarians? Why didn't you see the invading villains along the way?

Xie Lingxu felt that he wanted to vomit, and his stomach began to tumble......

With great effort to prop up his body, Xie Lingxu got up and walked towards the hall, and there seemed to be a shadowy figure in front of him-

It seems to be a blurred back from afar, with a golden costume and a dragon-shaped embroidery pattern, and a figure standing indifferently in a pool of blood with an awe-inspiring and mighty temperament......

Xie Lingxu was stunned, is it ...... Emperor?

The former moved his neck and slowly turned his head in the dim light and shadow—

The former gradually reveals a full side face with a sharp jawline......

Xie Lingxu stiffened, feeling as if there was a thin rope slowly wound around his neck, slowly tightening, and pulling his nerves was the suffocating face of the person in front of him.

Shen Su......