"The history of the Duo Kingdom is very short, more than 100 years ago they were still a nomadic people living in pursuit of water and grass, and they have not had their own written culture after the founding of the Monan State; In terms of military affairs, the Duo Kingdom is still martial, all the people are soldiers, children of a few years old can ride horses and shoot arrows, only some villages adjacent to the Great Abyss are slightly weaker - if you dare to wield a knife and a gun near the border of the Great Abyss, you are likely to be killed by the soldiers on the border as bandits. ”

"That kid just now looked ordinary, not like he could ride and shoot." Yan Liwu subconsciously turned his head and looked in the direction of the little girl's departure.

The dark clouds began to climb the scorching sun, the sky was getting dark, Chu Ci looked up at the dense branches and leaves above his head, and a clean sweat towel gently wiped the sweat from his head: "Three years ago, a heavy snowstorm broke out in the eastern part of the Duo Kingdom bordering the Great Abyss, and almost all the crops froze to death in the heavy snow that lasted for half a month, and nearly 10,000 residents were driven away by hunger and had to go to the rich Great Abyss to survive. When the first emperor was young, he traveled around the world, liked the fox hill with a strong historical background, and hated the Duo country, which advocated force, so he issued a very cold and hard order, prohibiting any people of the Duo country from crossing the border to the land of Dayuan. If memory serves, one of the lieutenants guarding the southern border at that time was General Night. General Night argued with the first emperor over this order, and was fined half a year for it. Except for General Ye, no one in the border army felt that there was anything wrong with the ban, and even when the refugees from the Duo Kingdom dragged their wives and children to cry and beg, they could talk and laugh and slash with knives. ”

"Are those soldiers crazy?! It's just refugees, what's wrong with them? Is it also a sin to try to survive? Yan Liwu didn't want to interject, but after listening to Chu Ci's narration, the sadness and anger in his heart couldn't be suppressed no matter what.

"Probably this is karma, after all, when the Duo Kingdom expanded its land, it also injured the lives of many people in the Great Abyss." Chu Ci lowered his eyebrows, and he smiled bitterly, not knowing whether he was mocking or feeling sorry for anyone, "That year, about seven or eight thousand displaced people poured to the border of Dayuan, half of them were blocked and returned to their hometowns in disappointment, and most of the remaining half of them died under the sabers and guns on the border, and only the last more than 1,000 people left were able to enter the country of Dayuan through the obstacles, and this was the result of a certain big man begging the emperor several times. ”

Yan Li was worried about whether he was happy or sad in his heart, and he was stunned for a while before he said: "That kid said that he was a kind-hearted fairy who drove away the border army and saved a lot of victims, but in your mouth, he became a big man." Of course, it is not credible to say that there are fairies, but this kind of thing that has just happened in the past few years, the victims of the Duo Kingdom will not remember it so outrageously, right? ”

"How can I say they are mistaken? Such an important benefactor, even if I am wrong, the victims of the disaster will not be mistaken. Fang Cai's slightly gloomy expression regained color, Chu Ci smiled lightly, and her eyes were full of elegance, "Miss Yan might as well think about it, if what I said is not wrong with what the victims of the Duo Kingdom said, then who is the person who helped the victims of the Duo Kingdom to tide over the difficulties and was regarded as a fairy by them in the first place?" ”

Smart people have the stinky problem of liking to sell guanzi, Wen Moqing is like this, and Chu Ci is also like this. Yan Liwu swept away his annoyance, rolled his eyelids to express displeasure, and then bent his finger against his lips and thought hard.

The people of Duo Kingdom, who are busy with their livelihoods, don't know much about Dayuan, and they turn their life-saving benefactors into fairies, firstly, to express respect and gratitude, and secondly, it can also show that this "fairy" is quite beautiful and not very old, otherwise it is at most a "fairy" and "female bodhisattva". Young and beautiful is the "big man" in Chu Ci's mouth, such people are definitely rare in the recent history of Dayuan, including the brave and sassy General Sang Ying, who else will be among them?

"The person who can convince the first emperor is also the person that Miss Yan knows." Chu Ci prompted at the right time.

His thoughts were a little confused, and he hurriedly closed his eyes and tried to clear his thoughts, and continued to speculate following Chu Ci's prompts.

Rigid and self-serving, greedy for pleasure, mediocrity, these are the people's evaluation of the first emperor, it seems that it is rare to hear Wen Moqing and others mention who the first emperor trusted, who to rely on, if the relationship is extremely close enough to persuade the first emperor to change his likes and dislikes, except for Chu Ci, who was known as the head of the hundred scholars, there is only ...... left

The sudden thought startled him, and he gasped and stared at his eyes in disbelief: "Could it be...... Qinglian King?! ”

I really don't want to believe this kind of answer, and there is no reason to believe it, but Chu Ci nodded and simply gave an affirmative response.

"That's right, the person who dissuaded the first emperor and interceded for the victims of the Duo Kingdom was none other than King Qinglian."

"How is this possible!" I don't want to talk about it, it's almost a reflex version that resists the shocking truth.

Qinglian Wang said that she was a demon girl who was scolded by the world, everyone said that she charmed the monarch's heart and caused the former emperor of Dayuan to be immersed in lust and lust, and there were many rumors that she was slanderous and troubled the world, such a queen who was full of mysteries and made Wen Moqing want to get rid of it quickly, how could she be a kind fairy who saved the poor victims? !

Chu Ci was not surprised by Yan Li's fright, leaned on the wet trunk for a short rest, and carefully wiped off a few points of sludge on the flute with a soft towel, his face was as calm and indifferent as ever: "How much does Miss Yan know about the Qinglian King?" Is it just hearsay from other people? Maybe some of the words sound strange, but I have to say that Miss Yan, who seems to be the closest to the Qinglian King, is just like ordinary people, and she doesn't know the Qinglian King at all. ”

"One person, two people say, maybe it's a false rumor, but everyone in the world says that she is evil, how can she be wronged?" Yan Liwu stubbornly shook his head, "I don't know King Qinglian, but I won't believe the absurd statement that she is a good person, at least I know that the tragedy of Princess Dingyuan and the eldest prince was caused by King Qinglian." Facts speak louder than words, and even if the Blue Lotus King helped the victims of the Duo Kingdom for some reason that I don't understand, that doesn't mean that she is a good person. ”

has a similar appearance and voice to the Qinglian King, and his identity is still unknown and he is still under suspicion, and it is really subtle to say these words from the words.

Chu Ci sighed for some reason, lowered his head and stroked the flute with pity: "You can't believe other people's words, but Your Highness's words, does Miss Yan also plan to treat them as lies?" If Miss Yan had paid a little attention, she would have remembered that His Highness had mentioned more than once before that the Qinglian King he knew was not as vicious as the rumors. ”

When Wen Moshu was thrown in front of him as evidence, Yan Liwu was speechless again.

She believed in Wen Moshu and trusted his every word from the bottom of her heart, so she couldn't insist that the Qinglian King was a wicked person - she did remember that Wen Moshu was the first to feel sorry for the Qinglian King, and the first person to say that the Qinglian King was not as damned as the rumors said.

Whose word should prevail in case of conflict? With one voice? Or is it the futile defense of Wen Moshu alone?

Yan Liwu suddenly realized that there were too many things she thought she knew very well but didn't understand at all, from the court to the rivers and lakes, from the people who loved her to the people she loved, even her identity that couldn't be revealed like a fog, no one could tell, no one could understand.

Chu Ci didn't say anything more, silently got up and continued to walk through the dense forest where there was no ready-made road, until the drizzle opened the gray night before he spoke again, and the two slightly light-colored eyes were dark in the dim light.

"The front should be the main peak of the Demon Mountain, in order not to anger the old monster as much as possible, I will no longer accompany Miss Yan for the rest of the way, Miss Yan must be more careful. As for the things I said during the day, at this time, Miss Yan doesn't have to worry too much, after successfully taking medicine to cure His Royal Highness's Shen Zhen, Chu will have his own day to tell all the truth. ”

Tianda is not as important as Wen Moshu's life, Yan Liwu looked up at the ancient stone tablet carved with the word "Demon Mountain" not far away, took a deep breath and nodded: "Thank you Gongzi Chu for your help, I will definitely do my best to retrieve the ghost python strain for His Highness." ”

"Well, I believe Miss Yan." Chu Ci smiled, without the usual implication but not revealing, his eyes were gentle and sincere.

As a "visitor" with alien blood, the main peak of the Demon Mountain is an untouchable and dangerous area, even if Chu Ci knows that there are more dangers and variables hidden behind the stone tablet, all he can do is to watch Yan Li's figure disappear, and then find a spacious and dry place to sit, and play the flute horizontally.

The long and gentle flute sound is melodious, and when the tail note lands, the long eyes suddenly have a cold light.

"The one who went to the Demon Mountain is a gentleman's house, and the young master of the broken army is not far behind, I think, Duo Guo should not want to be the enemy of the world-famous Junzilou, right?"

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The main peak of the demon mountain is higher, but the mountain is not dangerous or steep, it is very easy to walk, and before reaching the mountainside, Yan Liwu did not encounter any difficulties and obstacles, which made her feel a little surprised.

After deciding to go to the Demon Mountain to seek medicine, Yan Liwu asked Wen Moqing and Chu Ci about a lot of information about the Demon Mountain, although there were not too many noteworthy clues, but both of them mentioned that if they want to reach the peak of the Demon Mountain to meet the old monster, they must be both wise and brave and strong-willed.

Wisdom, compared with Wen Moqing and Chu Ci, don't say much, talk too much and feel cold.

Yong, who has never touched anyone since leaving Qixian Mountain, and is surrounded by masters like Wen Moqing, he doesn't know how far his courage can go.

It seems that the only thing that has confidence is to be strong-willed.

Only one-third of the certainty dared to run to the inaccessible Demon Mountain, thinking about it was indeed extremely reckless, but when Wen Moshu's pale face and weak body appeared in his mind, he couldn't help but cut off his distracting thoughts and speed up his pace.

In any case, even if she tried her life to save Wen Moshu, this was her way of making up for her guilt.

"Hey, man, what are you doing?"

A cold shout came, and Yan Liwu hurriedly stopped, only to find that there was an old man sitting on the treetop dozens of steps in front of him, and his face was wrinkled and he was about to cover his eyes.

Yan Liwu took a deep breath and saluted politely: "I am a citizen of Dayuan, because of the cold disease of a close person, I have not long been dying, and I specially came to the Demon Mountain to ask for the ghost python strain to continue my life." ”

"The people of the Great Abyss?" The old man muttered in disbelief, and then sneered and pointed at Yan Liwu sarcastically, "Dayuan has been plagued by disasters for several months, and the people in the border areas are so hungry that they can't be human, how can there be such a fat and fat person as you and luxuriously dressed?" I want to get to your grandfather, but there is no door! ”

"I only said that I was a citizen of Dayuan, not a poor person, besides, asking for medicine to save people has nothing to do with status, right?"

The old man's ridicule was easily refuted by Yan Liwu's words, and his old face suddenly turned red, and he consciously said the wrong thing and didn't want to admit it, so he couldn't help but get angry: "What do you say?" Didn't your father teach you not to talk back to your elders? Uneducated wild girl! Roll on! Hurry back to your mother's arms and drink milk! ”

What is the reason for scolding people when they take things out of context? It was not easy to say a word of sorrow and laughter, and then I wanted to say two good words to the old man Under the steps, there was a burst of human speech from the mountain forest next to him, serious and calm, but it was a clear and thorough young voice.

"Ding San, didn't I tell you to cut the medicine? If you dare to be lazy, I won't recognize you as an apprentice in the future. ”