Chapter 688: Deadlock Game
Hu Xianxian and the Ghost King have nothing to do with each other, except that his bewitching appearance is too eye-catching for people to ignore if they want to, so they haven't paid attention to his words and deeds.
Because he hadn't paid attention, and he had never thought that the ghost king would also have a time of silent sorrow, so when he caught a glimpse of him frowning and sitting quietly on the side, Hu Xianxian took the initiative to ask, "What are you thinking?" β
"I wonder if I'm a little stupid? I shouldn't wade into the troubled waters of human strife. You can be sure you're human, but I don't know what I am. β
The Ghost King got up to leave as he spoke, and Hu Xianxian hurriedly followed, because she didn't want to stay alone with Zacuo in Anxiantai.
Zacuo stopped them, and put pressure on Hu Xianxian again between his words, and he scolded harshly: "As long as you leave Cheng Haofeng and stay with me, all problems can be solved!" Why can't you dedicate yourself to the common people? β
"I can't." Hu Xianxian's answer was short and calm.
"The value of a woman's existence lies in forbearance, gentleness, and dedication...... You're a worthless woman! Zha Cuo's eyes were full of disdain when he looked at Hu Xianxian.
"It's not up to you to decide whether I have the value of existence or not! I'm not an amorous woman, sweet words can't coax me, and vicious words can't hurt me! You don't want me to endure anything, I won't deliberately be gentle with anyone, let alone dedicate myself to anyone. Hmph, you don't button my hat less! β
For people like Hu Xianxian, Zacuo felt that only "the stones in the pit were smelly and hard" could be described, and he pointed to Hu Xianxian's nose and said: "I'm really unlucky, why did the fragments of the locking jade bottle happen to be integrated into my heart?" Your heart is too hard! How did you choose you as the heart of eternity in the first place? β
After that, Zacuo flew away, and he had to end the conversation if he wanted to end it, he didn't want to be the one who was left behind.
The Ghost King shrugged his shoulders and followed behind Zha Cuo unhappily, walking away from An Xian Tai.
Hu Xianxian didn't want to follow them, so he chuckled and flew to Shang Weiran's dormitory, muttering to himself as he flew: "Of course I'm hard-hearted, my heart is made of meteorite copper, and you don't know it." β
Now that there is a clear choice, Zha Cuo and the Ghost King will favor Mao Riwu, and sooner or later Fanbang and the French Dynasty will go to war, and they are too lazy to hide the purpose of going to Qingqiu State.
They weren't in a hurry, they just waited to see what decision Shang Weiran would make after Hu Xianxian met Shang Weiran.
At this time, it was just night, and the atmosphere outside the small hall of Shang Weiran's bedroom was tense, and the queen's guards surrounded the small hall, and the swords were full of swords.
They wanted to attack Cui'er and Ma Shuo, and they threw a rat trap for fear of hurting Shangren.
Seeing that her father was injured and held hostage, Shang Weiran didn't seem to be flustered, she insisted on waiting for Hu Xianxian to arrive before starting to talk about the conditions.
Shang Ren had always been proud of having a calm and rational daughter, and now he really hoped that his daughter would cry in panic and shout and immediately agree to Cui'er and them, in exchange for him to get out of this embarrassing and dangerous situation.
Although he knew that his daughter's approach was correct, he still felt uncomfortable. And he also guessed that Zha Cuo and the Ghost King were still talking to Hu Xianxian about other things, and these two allies didn't worry about his life and death, and he couldn't help but be secretly annoyed.
He had never been as eager to be strong as he was at this moment, and he kept thinking about what to do after this escape, so much so that when Hu Xianxian fell outside the hall, he felt like a savior had come - no matter what, he was finally able to get out, and as long as he lived, he could wash away the shame of today.
"Queen Shang, this is condensed ice jade. I've tried it out in the world, and I only need to fake my death for a few days, and when I wake up, I can have snowy skin. Hu Xianxian said with both hands holding up the small box containing the clotted ice jade.
Shang Weiran looked at Cui'er and Ma Shuo, they all said that this is indeed the case, you and I said everything about Sanhua.
"Well, I believe you. If you want me to release the lord of the country and the three thousand years old and Tang Cai'er, then you will release my father! "Shang Weiran is also a person who talks directly and doesn't beat around the bush.
"We have to wait for you to take the condensed ice jade before we can release the country, otherwise you will regret not letting go, and we can't do anything about you."
Hearing Hu Xianxian say this, Shang Weiran was a little angry: "You said that you would fake your death for a few days after taking the Fat Condensation Ice Jade, if you take the opportunity to launch a palace change, what should I do?" β
Hu Xianxian lowered his head and thought about it, and then said in a loud voice: "Then don't let go of the person I want to save first, and wait until you wake up." β
"Hmph, with your ability, you can seize power when I fake my death, and when the time comes, I'm afraid that my fake death will become a real death, and you can directly rescue them if you let them go or not." Shang Weiran raised his eyebrows and looked at Hu Xianxian coldly.
"You don't trust me so much, how can you talk about it? I don't want to take any power at all, and after rescuing them, I will leave Qingqiu Country directly! β
"You don't want power yourself, but don't you want to help your fifth senior brother get power back? You have always been dissatisfied with my power in Qingqiu Country, do you think I can't see it? β
Hu Xianxian wanted to scold a little, but he opened his mouth but still didn't scold, and said with a gloomy face: "Okay, let's just go on like this!" He stood beside Cui'er and didn't speak.
The night was dark, because the people in the palace were panicked, and there was no one in charge of the arrangement, no one lit the lanterns, and the people in the darkness were gloomy and silent.
Later, it was the Ghost King who broke the silence, "This king has a very good solution, do you want to hear it?" β
Before the others could squeak, Shang Ren hurriedly answered: "Your Majesty, please speak, it's really not okay to be so deadlocked." "His shoulder wound is already numb to pain, and if he doesn't heal it, this right arm will really be ruined.
"Okay, this king will talk about it." The ghost king knew that the others did not speak, even if they acquiesced, "Queen Shang can hold the medicine bowl and watch them put the abbot and then take the medicine, once Queen Shang fakes her death, the abbot will handle the government affairs on her behalf, and this king and the last god will assist the abbot." In this way, can Queen Shang rest assured? β
Shang Weiran frowned and thought about it, and replied after a moment: "I can't fully trust the Great King and the Last God. β
"Hehe......" The Ghost King rubbed his chin and said with a dry smile, "Is it going to be like this for Queen Shang to keep stalemate?" β
Shang Weiran shook his head, Zacuo stepped forward gracefully, stood beside Shang Weiran and pointed at Hu Xianxian, and said, "What if you put a golden flail and jade lock on her?" I heard that there is a kind of golden flail and jade lock in your Qingqiu country that can suppress cultivation, and she can't make big waves without mana, you can rest assured that the country will be in charge of the country, right? β
Golden flail and jade lock, Hu Xianxian once saw Lie Yuxun and they were imprisoned outside the column like that, and it was indeed engraved with a rune that suppressed cultivation, if Shang Weiran agreed with Zacuo's suggestion, should he agree?
Just when Hu Xianxian was thinking about it, Shang Weiran had already agreed: "Okay, I don't know if Hu Yuanjun is willing to temporarily suppress cultivation?" β
Cui'er hurriedly replied: "No! If you don't keep your word, we won't be able to deal with you! β
Shang Weiran didn't want to miss this opportunity to solve the problem, and hurriedly said: "I can release three thousand years old, Tang Cai'er, and the two of you first, but I just keep the lord of the country and Hu Yuanjun for the time being." In that case, can you say yes? β
"No! After we left, you woke up with a fake death, didn't you want to do anything to the two of them? Ma Shuo disagreed.
"Both of them have immortal cultivation, and it's not your turn as a mortal to worry about them, right?" Zacuo was very dissatisfied with Ma Shuo.
"Do what you suggest, the cultivation of the lord of the country and Hu Yuanjun has been suppressed, how can you resist?" Cui'er asked Zha Cuo angrily.
Zacuo glared at Cui'er, then walked up to Hu Xianxian and said, "You have to believe that Queen Yishang's feelings for Lie Yufeng will not be harsh on him, can't you wronged yourself?" You can't watch things because you're deadlocked, right? β
Hu Xianxian was a little upset, it stands to reason that Shang Weiran would indeed not do anything to her, and she should be trustworthy and let go of Lie Yufeng.
If she can let Three Thousand Years Old, Tang Cai'er, Ma Shuo, and Cui'er leave Qingqiu Country in advance, there will be a lot less restraint, and she and Lie Yufeng are not easy people to die, and besides, Ah Pian will definitely help each other secretly, maybe she can agree......
She was still thinking about it, but Zacuo was already impatient, and said in a fierce tone: "You are stubborn and selfish, and you don't care about the catastrophe of heaven and earth, are you unwilling to sacrifice this little benefit?" If you hesitate any longer, aren't you afraid that Queen Shang will launch a coup d'Γ©tat and kill you all directly? After all, the Ghost King and I are now allies of the Lord! β
Hu Xianxian looked at Shang Weiran, and really didn't dare to conclude that she would do that.
Ma Shuo saw that Hu Xianxian was a little shaken, so he shouted at Zha Cuo: "You said that it's not that she doesn't want to be close to you, so you use things to rectify her?" We will grind like this, and we will never agree! β
Zacuo sneered twice: "You think I have a fancy for her? If it weren't for the impending catastrophe of heaven and earth, I would have been too lazy to look at her if I needed to be with her by coincidence! β
"Hehe, hehe...... The affairs of men and women are really troublesome......" The ghost king sighed with a smile.
Ma Shuo didn't understand those things, but he just couldn't get used to seeing Zacuo's appearance, so he seriously reasoned with Zacuo: "I don't understand what kind of catastrophe is heaven and earth, anyway, if she doesn't get along with you, she won't be able to cultivate the eternal heart, and then countless people will die, right?" Why do I think it's similar to the meaning of letting the princess go to Fanbang and kiss before, and the princess is sorry for the people of the country if she doesn't go? β
"The meaning is very close, but it is more important than harmony." The ghost king thought this was quite interesting, so he answered.
"Well, shouldn't she do something for the country and the people?" Zacuo glanced at Ma Shuo with contempt.
Ma Shuo laughed and sarcastically shouted: "Ga...... You're reasonable, aren't you? Does that mean that the enemy is coming, and we will do nothing, and just send the woman forward? , it's the men who become geldings who think so! β
"You...... Do you dare to scold me? Zha Cuo suddenly cast his aura, and a layer of hoarfrost formed on Ma Shuo's body.
"I'm just a mortal...... If you kill me, you're just carrying a little bad karma, come and kill me! I can't change my reasoning if I kill them...... Compromise can only be exchanged for a temporary reluctance...... The problem cannot be truly solved! Ma Shuo shivered with cold under the cold air, but he still fearlessly retorted angrily at Zacuo.
Hu Xianxian knew that Zha Cuo would not kill Ma Shuo at this time, not that he didn't dare, but he was embarrassed to kill him. She admires Ma Shuo, who dares to regard all kinds of gaps as nothing, and only insists on morality in her heart.
Therefore, she secretly thought: mortals are extraordinary, maybe Hongchen refining the heart is not to endure hardships in Hongchen, but to understand thousands of emotions. Not only must she temper herself to improve her mana, but she must also be calm and peaceful in any environment, which may be the true meaning of Providence's arrangement for her to endure thousands of tribulations.
Hu Xianxian looked at Shang Weiran with a light smile and said softly, "I agree with what you said. β