Core...

Xiao He only had the dagger that Tie Xin gave her in her hand, she dug with her hand and the dagger, crying and digging at the same time, ten fingertips dug out blood, but there was no iron heart anywhere, and the dagger was rolled up and broken on the side.

Core..

In the dream, she desperately tried to find the iron heart from the ruins, but only turned over one pair of bones after another, the place where the iron heart fell was very close, so many explosives, it was impossible to find it......

She saw the arm engraved with the words.

"Iron Heart!" Xiao He sat up in shock, his body wet and soaked in sweat.

Duan Heng's head was propped up on his hands, and after staying up all night, he just wanted to take a break, but he was startled by Xiao He's exclamation.

"What's wrong? Do you have a nightmare? Duan Heng saw that Xiao He had woken up, and hurriedly handed over a glass of water, but saw Xiao He looking at him with a blank face, even with some disgust.

"The doctor said that you are too angry, and you will be in a hurry, take a few medicines first, and don't ...... recently"

"Why didn't you show up?" Xiao He asked the question without warning and interrupted Duan Heng's words.

Duan Heng obviously didn't expect her to ask this question suddenly, "Why do you suddenly ask this?" ”

Duan Heng lowered his head a little weakly, and his eyes were a little evasive.

"It's nothing, I wanted to ask you when I went to rebuild the altar before, but I never had a chance." Xiao He's eyes were motionless as he stared at Duan Heng in front of him, but Duan Heng had been avoiding Xiao He's gaze intentionally or unintentionally.

Xiao He grabbed Duan Heng's hand violently, "You won't lie, you look me in the eye and tell me why you didn't show up?" How I trust you. ”

Xiao He's words did not have a trace of wavering, and there was no trace of concern between his tones, and he said all the questions in his heart.

"Why is this happening?" Xiao He retracted his gaze and lowered his head to look at his fingers.

Duan Heng lowered his head and didn't speak, Xiao He looked at him with a wry smile, "You go." ”

It is reasonable, Duan Heng can be regarded as saving his life several times, and he has been hiding the secret of his life experience for himself, Xiao He should not have any resentment towards him, but when he thinks of Tie Xin......

Xiao He walked in his yard with red eyes, and the weather gradually warmed up, but why didn't there be a trace of warmth around him?

The old pond was full of fresh green grass and looked full of life, and the willows were sprouting new buds and leaning against the courtyard wall, and it was time for them to do something......

That night, Xiao He changed into black clothes and walked into the underground casino again.

"Childe!" The black-clothed people under Xiao He lost a lot at the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, and the rest of the people were simply not enough to compete with Mu Churan again.

All the black-clothed people are carefully arranged by Tie Xin for themselves, whether it is martial arts or reconnaissance ability, they are top-notch, but after the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, Xiao He is either being monitored or sick, and has not appeared in the casino.

These black-clothed people, some of them used to be the guards on the bright side of the Regent's Palace, and some of them were the shadow guards who were trained by Tiexin's subordinates to protect the Regent's Mansion in the dark, and their fathers were not thin on them when they were alive, and all of them were loyal to Xiao He, but people have inertia after all, and those who have not trained for a long time will eventually regress a little in their hands.

"Tie Xin is gone, everything will be taken over by me, from today on, I will be your leader, the underground casino will operate normally, and the remaining fifty people, two teams will train every day, and I will check your training results." It's like a dream, Xiao He, and finally woke up.

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Mu Qingwan was about to go out of the palace to find Xiao He, but was stopped by Duan Shengyi in front of him. "Your Royal Highness Princess, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Mu Qingwan hadn't seen Xiao He for many days, a few days ago he was stopped by the imperial brother and said that Xiao He was unwell, and later he was stopped by Duan Heng and said that Xiao He was busy with official business, and a few days ago he was overworked and vomited blood to recuperate at home, this time, no one could stop himself from going to him! "Naturally, I went to find Brother Xiao He."

Duan Shengyi is Mu Qingjuan's cousin, and it is common to enter and exit the palace gate, but today, even Mu Qingxuan, who is not good at observing others on weekdays, can see that Duan Shengyi is deliberately waiting for him at the gate of his palace.

"Is there anything wrong with my cousin looking for Qingwan?" Mu Qingwan was in a hurry to see Xiao He, and she didn't have too much patience to find out what her purpose was.

Duan Shengyi smiled slightly, "Her Royal Highness the princess likes Lord Xiao so much, but Lord Xiao's attitude towards the princess is not cold, does the princess know why?" ”

Duan Shengyi's words obviously attracted Mu Qingjuan's attention: "Then according to what my sister saw, what should Qingwan do?" When it came to Xiao He's topic, Mu Qingwan seemed to be particularly concerned.

"From what I see, the princess shouldn't go to Lord Xiao now, it's better to go into the house and listen to Sheng Yi give you a good talk."

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"Lord Xiao is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he has lost his servant, so there are naturally a lot of affairs in his hands, if the princess can think of a way to let Lord Xiao be demoted appropriately, in this way, Lord Xiao does not have so many official duties in his hands, won't he have more time to be with the princess?" Duan Shengyi still had that gentle smile on her face, she had always liked the faint expression on Mu Churan's face, and she had to practice hard for a long time to have such a gentle smile.

But in Mu Qingwan's eyes, Duan Shengyi in front of her was deliberately learning her brother's smile, the smile on her face was fake, without any expression, she didn't want her brother to be as gentle as her, nor like Xiao He, who was as warm as jade, and had a faint scholarly atmosphere.

"What do you mean by this, are you asking me to play a trick to make the imperial brother demote Brother Xiao He's position?" Mu Qingwan faintly felt that something was wrong, but she continued to ask.

"Her Royal Highness the princess is wrong in what she said, Lord Xiao He is now the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and in the second rank of the official residence in the current dynasty, in addition to the prime minister, he has the most powerful official position, and he is in a high position, so naturally there are more things to do, if he doesn't have so many rights, will Lord Xiao He refuse the princess on the grounds that he is busy with official business?" Duan Shengyi obviously found that Mu Qingwan was a little shaken, and continued.

"As far as I know, what Lord Xiao said at that time was just an excuse to shirk the marriage date, as for the reason, it is just that Lord Xiao and Her Royal Highness the princess do not know each other well, and Lord Xiao still doesn't want to marry you too early." Duan Shengyi's words obviously poked Mu Qingwan's sore spot, he was too obsessed with Xiao He at that time, so he agreed to the two-year appointment so decisively, if he really waited for two years......

Mu Qingwan obviously had no way to continue thinking about it, in terms of scheming, she couldn't play with the smiling woman in front of her, so she naturally fell into her trap.

"That's ......"

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Xiao He had just finished dealing with the affairs of the underground casino, reformulated the rules of the shadow guard, returned to his room from the secret path unconsciously, and fell asleep quietly on the bed, but he didn't expect that a bigger crisis was coming to him......

"Lord Xiao hasn't been seen in recent days, I don't know what he's busy with?" Xiao He took care of his body, and on the first day of ascending to the court, he met the unlikable Xiao Yan.

Xiao He didn't bother to raise his eyes to look at him, and walked straight to the main hall.

Xiao He in the court was more taciturn than usual, Mu Churan already knew that Xiao Yan had told Xiao He about the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, and he didn't take the initiative to ask Xiao He anything, so he went down to the morning court plainly.

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"Lord Xiao, the emperor is invited." The little eunuch in front of him bowed his head deeply and said to Xiao He respectfully.

The little father-in-law in front of him was very face-saving, and Xiaohe didn't say much, "Please let your father-in-law lead the way." "If Mu Churan is looking for something to do, shouldn't Xiao Shunzi stop him? Why is this little father-in-law so face-to-face today.

Xiao He's heart was full of doubts, and he followed the little father-in-law to a remote corner of the palace.

Although the foot of the ground is remote, the decoration is very rigorous, which makes Xiao He's heart faintly have some ominous premonitions.

"Lord Xiao, the emperor is waiting for you inside, please go in." Xiao He walked into the room, but the little eunuch behind him quickly closed the door behind him.

There was a strange smell in the air, and Xiao He secretly said that it was not good.

This room is full of fire oil, this is a small ancestral hall, and there are mostly tablets of the royal family in front of it, it seems that the other party's purpose is already obvious.

With the help of the fire oil, all kinds of combustible items in the room quickly burned, and the open flame generated a huge amount of heat, instantly forcing Xiao He into a corner. Xiao He quickly grabbed the window frame and rolled out.

The door was closed, but only the window was opened, obviously not wanting to harm his life, but the tablets in the room were burning more and more under the action of the fire oil, and they couldn't be extinguished at all.

The things in the room were almost burned, and smoke began to rise, which attracted the attention of the people in the palace.

"It's on fire! It's on fire! ”

Basins of cold water were poured on the fire, and the combustible properties of the oil were too strong, and there was really no way to extinguish them in time, and the fire gradually came under control after more than half an hour.

"Lord Xiao, why did you appear near the ancestral hall and smell of fire oil?" Jin Yiwei quickly surrounded Xiao He in the middle, and the Jinyi Wei led by him put a knife on Xiao He's neck.

Xiao He naturally knew that no matter what he said now, it was useless, someone deliberately let himself appear in this place, and since the appearance of that little father-in-law, his every move has been under the surveillance of the other party......

Xiao He didn't make an excuse, he simply smiled, tugged at the corner of his clothes that had been burned by the fire, and didn't say a word.

"Lord Xiao, please come with us." Xiao He understands very well that someone has calculated himself, the firefighters are slow, and the people who catch him are fast, it seems that he has been prepared for a long time......