The people outside the dormitory were anxious.

The two people in the dormitory were not sleepy, and there was a faint morning light outside the window, which was poured into the hall through the window grid, reflected on the translucent golden tent, but there was no trace of warmth, just the coldness of the forest.

"I'm really disappointed tonight." Qi Long sighed and spoke.

"The emperor must not be anxious, the jade concubine's Jinpa may have just been lost by accident, the law in the palace is strict, how can there be such a thing?" Su Mi persuaded softly.

"No matter what kind of secret it is, it is an indisputable fact that she has lost her virginity, and I must investigate this matter to the end. If it is already broken outside the palace, such a water-based Yang Hua, the woman who deceived the king will not be tolerated, if it is in the palace, the head ......" Qi Long said hatefully: "If there is a first time for such a thing, there may be a second time, is it possible for me to bear such a shame?" ”

Bullying the king, Su Mi only wanted to sneer in his heart, the rules in this deep palace are so deformed, so unreasonable, don't blame me, who made you and I are both members of the deep palace.

Su Mi looked at the narrow space shrouded by the golden dragon and phoenix tent, and said with a smile: "Sister Jade Concubine is a rare beauty like a flower and jade, and the emperor is not distressed, she treats it so roughly, be careful and regret it in the future." ”

"Like a flower? The remnants of the flowers and the willows are almost the same. Qi Long's tone had a kind of Sen Ran that suppressed shame.

"Your Majesty, according to what the concubines have seen, it is unlikely that the concubine is considered to have an affair with the palace, the emperor is already in favor of her, how could she do such a self-destructive thing at such a time, not to mention that if she really has an affair with Mu Huwei, how can she withdraw from marriage and enter the palace." Su Mi smiled calmly: "I heard that the two families made a big fuss because of the divorce, and even Mu Huwei's mother was sick with anger, and now the two families should almost break up." ”

"How do you know these things?" Qi Long asked with some doubts.

"Does this need to be asked? Since the emperor has been rewarding and favoring the jade concubine, the news about the jade concubine is naturally the focus of discussion in the palace. These things, the harem is afraid that no matter which concubine knows, it just won't be mentioned in front of the emperor. Su Mi chuckled.

"Oh, let's hear it," Qi Long asked.

Su Mi calmly told the entanglement between the Shi family and the Mu family, without her polishing, Shi Rouer continued to be gracious without accepting grace, and she was originally jealous of the palace concubines, and the discussions in the harem were naturally full of contempt for her.

"Wait, you said that the Wang family was involved in this matter?" Hearing that Mrs. Dingguo was the master of the Mu family's marriage, Qi Long's expression suddenly became thoughtful.

"I'm afraid it's not a meddler, Mrs. Shi is said to have a good relationship with Mrs. Dingguo in private, and inviting her to come forward is also a matter of cleanup." What is not salty and not light.

Cleaning up did not speak, and the look of serious doubt was even heavier, what looked at him. Knowing that today's purpose has been achieved, I will not say more. Seeing that the sky was already bright outside, he immediately said to Qi Long: "Your Majesty, it's already the time of the early dynasty. ”

"Yes." Qi Long looked at the sky and got up as he said.

What served him put on the yellow robe of the Nine Dragons and wore the crown of the golden dragon with pearls.

After washing, the two walked out of the dormitory side by side, and it was still early. I saw Gao Shennuo and Ni Tingxuan standing at the door of the hall waiting. When he saw the two of them come out, he immediately knelt on the ground and saluted.

The wind was bleak, the night dew was condensed, and the two of them had obviously waited all night.

Su Mi's heart was unnatural for a while. Turn your head away.

When Qi Long saw Gao Shennuo, he immediately remembered that he had instructed him to search the guard's residence, and immediately asked, "How is it, have you found anything like Jinpa?" ”

"Nope." Gao Shennuo replied: "The servant led people to search the real guard's residence. No suspicious objects were found. ”

Qi Long was upset, and he had no clue about this matter. "Let's leave it to the queen and the concubine first, and wait for the Xia Dynasty to come back."

"Your Majesty, Mu Qinghan is still detained in the room, I don't know what to do?" Ni Tingxuan took a step forward and asked.

"Your Majesty, this matter should not be made a big fuss, the royal dignity is important." Su Mi whispered in his ear.

"Let's just let it out first." Qi Long thought for a while, and waved his hand indifferently.

Qi Long went to the morning court, Su Mi cleaned up in the side hall, had breakfast, rested for a while, and Mi Qing reported to her the mess that the two of them were still behind last night.

After discussing with Ni Guifei for a while, the queen temporarily locked the jade concubine in the apse and sent someone to guard it, and there was no other action.

"It's just that the lights in Fengyi Palace and Xifu Palace have been on all night." Mi Qing said.

Su Mi smiled indifferently, there was such a sensational event, I am afraid that neither the palace concubine nor the emperor could sleep peacefully last night. It's just that now that everything is unclear, the two of them will naturally not act rashly.

After a while, the inner prison sang loudly, and Qi Long went down.

Su Mi picked up the prepared snacks and tea, and walked towards the Palace of Cultivating the Heart, Qi Long had always been accustomed to conducting official business there after retiring from the court, and summoned ministers to discuss some outstanding matters.

Walking through the corridor, before approaching the temple door, a dull sound accompanied by an exclamation that was tried to suppress was heard, followed by a "bang", as if something had been thrown out heavily.

Su Mi walked into the hall door quickly, and saw Qi Long sitting on the dragon chair, and the raised hand had not yet had time to be put down.

She glanced at the ground, and the person kneeling at the front of the hall was Shi Qian, the commander of the Ouchi guards, "The requisition knows his mistake, please forgive your majesty." Shi Qian bowed his head and knocked on the smooth ground, and said in a low voice.

When his head was raised, Su Mi immediately noticed that his forehead was smashed and bloody, and Su Mi's eyes turned to the side, it was an inkstone, which had been broken into five or six pieces, and you can imagine how heavy it was on Shi Qian's head at that time. According to Shi Qian's martial arts, it was not a problem for Yuan to open this blow at all, but the punishment from the emperor's hand, no matter how heavy and unreasonable it was, as a courtier, he could only bear it silently and kneel down to thank Longen.

Su Mi, as usual, quietly came to Qi Long's side, glanced sideways at the official document on the table, and immediately understood, talking about the collapse of the martial arts field because of the heavy rain, which had been reported a few days ago, and it was not a big deal, Qi Long had already ordered the Ministry of Engineering to renovate.

Shi Qian is now presiding over the affairs of the martial arts. Matters are chaotic and unpredictable, and there are always ill-conceived minutiae. If these little things are put in normal times, they are just a sentence and lightly revealed, but now because of last night's incident, Qi Long is angry and has no place to vent, even if Shi Qian does it well, I am afraid that he will have to find a clue, not to mention the mistake of sending it to the door like this.

The guards and inner prisoners below knelt on the ground, and anyone could feel Qi Long's anger.

Su Mi got a cup of tea and served it to Qi Long. He whispered: "Your Majesty, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat, you have been busy all morning." ”

Qi Long took a breath, took the tea, took a few sips, and was silent for a while, looking at Shi Qian, who was still kowtowing and asking for sin, he seemed to realize his gaffe. After a pause, he finally said: "No need, Commander Shi is flat, the accident in the martial arts arena this time is just a small matter, I ...... You are not guilty. Everyone is even, I'm in a hurry. ”

Shi Qian got up at this time, the gloomy look in his eyes still couldn't be hidden, and the blood on his forehead was smashed out of the ground and flowed down the corners of his forehead. Dye your hair red, which is already gray.

The grace of heaven is shallow, so that the winter snow in the early spring cannot withstand the slightest sunshine.

Qi Long confessed a few more words, and then waved everyone away.

"Master Shi is old. The emperor's behavior just now was only afraid of chilling Lord Shi's heart. Now the matter of the jade concubine is still unclear, and even if it is really the jade concubine who has lost her virginity, it is just her own ignorance of self-preservation, how can the emperor affect the family? Su Mi said with a little complaint beside Qi Long.

"Is it just for a woman's loss of virginity......" Qi Long raised his hand and pressed his forehead, he now vaguely knew Shi Qian's connection with the Wang family.

Shi Qian has served Qi Liang of the three dynasties, starting from a small guard, he can be regarded as a veteran-level figure, he has always been a simple martial artist, and he naturally does not have anything involved in court politics on weekdays, so he can't see any partisan tendencies, Qi Long understands, and considering that he is a veteran, I can't imagine that he is ...... with the Wang family

Qi Long felt uncomfortable thinking about it, and he even had to calculate in his harem, and then remembered the rumors a few days ago......

"Last time you said that you met that show girl named Wang Ningshuang, didn't you?" Qi Long suddenly remembered and asked, "It's the queen's cousin." ”

"Why doesn't the emperor even remember the concubine he just canonized?" Su Mi smiled and said: "It is the cousin of the queen's mother, this time she specially sealed the five-grade brocade concubine, and among the new show girls, she and the jade concubine have the highest status." ”

"Hmm." Qi Long's brows tightened, not knowing what he was thinking.

Su Mi looked at her face, and suddenly covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It turns out that the concubines are still surprised and said, didn't the rules of our harem say, 'Show girls are selected, and the direct sisters of the main court are exempt from picking'?" Later, after listening to the explanations of the people around me, I realized that this rule had long been a non-existent rule, but the concubines had shallow knowledge. ”

Qi Jiandi's expression suddenly became enlightened, and he said happily: "By the way, I forgot that there is still this rule." ”

On April 15, Qi Long made a decree: "According to the ancestral system: show women are selected, and the direct sisters of the inner court are exempted." The queen and Ni Guifei were each fined one month for not paying a notice as a punishment. ”

Among the show girls, the Jin Concubine Wang Ningshuang is the queen's cousin, and the noble Li Yuexian is the sister of Concubine Li Xian, all of whom have abolished their titles, rewarded ten brocades and ten golden hairpins, and sent them out of the palace to marry on their own.

There was a lot of discussion in the harem, for the selection of show girls, the direct sisters of the director of the inner court were exempted from such a rule, which was set by Empress Qian'an at the beginning of the founding of the country, in order to prevent the palace concubines in the harem from taking over the party and withdrawing their powers, colluding and dumping. It is also to select a wide range of ladies and maintain the bloodline, in order to spread more branches for the royal family.

But the real implementation is only in the Qian'an Dynasty, after that, this rule has long been in vain, and many sisters in the previous dynasty entered the palace at the same time, and they were favored together. It is a good story.

If you really want to investigate it, there are already several pairs of sisters in the harem of Qi Longdi.

At such a time, such a decree was suddenly issued, even if the concubine did not ask about the government, she vaguely felt that the direction of the wind seemed to change. And this change is not only in the harem......

Although the matter of the jade concubine Shi Rou'er was rumored, the results came out the next day, and the old lady in charge of the physical examination in the harem admitted it. It was she who had a heavy hand during the physical examination, and accidentally made the jade concubine lose her virginity, so she didn't dare to speak out for fear of guilt.

On the day she confessed to her crime, she committed suicide by hanging herself.

This matter ended here, but the rumors in the harem about this matter did not stop, for a while. The hapless jade concubine became the focus.

Although Qi Long later rewarded a lot of things into the Jade Palace, which was counted as compensation, he issued an order to appease her. But the mustard in my heart was planted in the end, and I never set foot on the steps of the Jade Palace again. Even the newcomers who lived in the Soyu Palace at the same time were not treated.

Turning over the history of Tong a month after the show girl entered the palace, the twenty-four newly promoted concubines, except for Shi Rou'er, and those who were sent out of the palace to the earth king Ning Shuang, Li Yuxian, only six were fortunate in this month, and only one night In addition, Qi Long went to Fengyi Palace twice, and Ni Guifei three times. Concubine Wen, Luo Zhaoyi each once, and the other days are all Su Mi's name.

On April 28, Su Mi was promoted to the rank of third-grade concubine, perhaps to make up for the simplicity of the original concubine, this time the canonization office was full of flowers, and the scenery was infinite. It shows that the honor of this harem upstart is not inferior at all because of the entry of the show girl newcomer, but it is even more dazzling and burning.

Originally, after being a noble concubine, she could be the main seat of the first palace and live in the main hall. However, Su Mi deliberately submitted his resignation, claiming that he was not virtuous enough, his background was humble, and he did not dare to be the lord of the first house. As a result, she still resides in the eastern courtyard of the Tsavi Palace. Qi Long praised Su Mi for his diligence and simplicity, and his etiquette and clumsy integrity.

Flipping through a notebook, Qi Long sighed and said, "Now that Shi Qian has resigned again, what do you think?" He gradually got used to asking Su Mi's opinion from time to time when dealing with the government, although Su Mi did not understand the rules of the court, but he had keen insights, and Qi Long was often inspired by the conversation.

Su Mi smiled indifferently, Shi Qian has been on the table since he was beaten for a while, and asked him to resign from his position as the commander of the guard, it seems that he is also a smart person.

It's just that Qi Long has been making an order to keep him, Su Mi knows that of course Qi Long really wants to keep him, on the one hand, because there are a lot of things about the jade concubine, if Shi Qian's old man is allowed at this time, it will inevitably make the courtiers think that Qi Qian is angry and implicated, and he is upset for Shi Qian, after all, Shi Qian is also an old minister who serves the three dynasties, is there any big mistake in his life, Shi Rouer's matter is found to be wronged, Shi Qian's end of the game like this will inevitably make the ministers chill.

On the other hand, now that Wang Hao's puppet army is fighting abroad, if Shi Qian is really from another place, it is difficult to say what Wang Hao will think about such a treatment.

So the first two times Shi Qian told the old man to fold, Qi Long refuted it, and now it is the third time. After three twists and turns in a month, it seems that Shi Qian is really determined to get old.

"The emperor must have a plan in his heart, and he has to make fun of his concubines." Su Mi said with a smile: "Lord Shi is already old now, and it is reasonable to say goodbye to old age. The emperor should also be sympathetic to his hard work for the country and let him spend his old age in peace. ”

"I think the same way, but I'm afraid that the courtiers will ...... in their hearts."

"What's so difficult about this, the emperor might as well reward Lord Shi heavily, and be knighted and promoted, which can be regarded as appeasing and rewarding him for decades of hard work, and it can also calm the discussions of the courtiers." Su Mi said softly.

Qi Long thought deeply, according to the rules, it should be directly succeeded by the deputy commander Ni Tingxuan, but Ni Tingxuan took over......

With Shi Qian's lesson, he really didn't want any party's manpower to control this position, and the head of the guard was responsible for the security of the entire palace, which was also a bulwark for his personal protection. Once you have a different heart, the consequences are unimaginable. Although the Yan Guo Gramophonic Theory is now the Wang family or the Ni family, they have maintained a peaceful and quiet situation. Wang Hao led the troops to the battle, and Ni Yuan was recuperating at home, which made the court present a strange peace, but Qi Long would not be stupid enough to think that such peace would last forever. Sooner or later, Wang Hao will have a class teacher to return to the court, and Ni Yuan's condition and injuries have gradually stabilized. What will be the situation between the DPRK and China at that time?

This position of commander must be taken over by someone he can trust. The most important thing is that neither of these two factions has anything to do with the imperial court.

"By the way, what's wrong with Chen Yan, the inner eunuch in your palace. Still no news? Qi Long suddenly remembered and asked.

"No, he's still following Master Withered Leaves." Su Mi replied, Qi Long's question was unexpected, and then she reacted, "Your Majesty? Do you want to ......"

"If it's him the commander of the guards. I can rest assured. Qi Long said with a long sigh.

"Your Majesty," Su Mi laughed, "No matter how good Chen Yan is, he is also an internal supervisor, and the power of the internal supervisor is the root of the chaos in the world." Thinking about the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty, they were all ......"

In fact, Chen Yan's appointment as the commander of the guards is naturally beneficial and harmless to Su Mi's forces, but the internal supervision system and the guard system are not compatible at all, although Chen Yan has the identity of a disciple of the withered leaf Zen master on his head, but rashly holding such a huge power will inevitably attract the envy and prying of all forces, and the slightest carelessness will become a victim of the palace struggle. Su Mi naturally refused to let him get into danger.

"I don't know this, just talk about it. Alas, people are unpredictable, and this candidate is too difficult to find. Qi Long said distressedly.

"Your Majesty, but the concubines can look at the emperor and recommend a person, and they will definitely be able to meet the emperor's conditions." Su Mi said with a smile.

"Oh, who? Say"

"Tell me about it." Qi Long raised his eyebrows and asked.

"It's Mu Qinghan among the inner guards." Su Mi said with a smile.

"Him?" Qi Long was puzzled.

"He was originally in the position of deputy commander, but he was only punished for the Tianxiangyuan incident. The demotion is handled, and now the promotion is well deserved. And ......" Su Miyan smiled. said calmly: "The Mu family was originally a famous family in Daqi and has a long history. There is no connection with some emerging forces in the DPRK and China. Now because of the interference of Mrs. Dingguo, she must have a grudge with the Wang family, at least she has broken off her relationship, doesn't it just meet the conditions of the emperor? ”

Seeing that Qi Long was a little moved, Su Mi smiled again: "And he suffered an injustice a few days ago, and the emperor can take the opportunity to reward and appease, he will definitely repay the emperor's kindness and try his best to repay it." ”

Qi Long pondered for a moment, nodded, and then said hesitantly: "But Mo Qinghan is at fault after all, and now there is no deputy commander of the guards above him in the palace...... "If Mo Qinghan is appointed like this, his intention to reject the Wang family and the Ni family will be too obvious, especially Ni Tingxuan is now the deputy commander of the official residence, no matter from which point of view, it should be him who inherits this leap is deserved, and he chooses an ordinary guard instead of promoting him, It can't help but make the Ni family's teeth cold.

Moreover, Ni Tingxuan acts rigorously and modestly on weekdays, advancing and retreating in accordance with etiquette, and it is also a good choice to serve as the commander of the guards. Now Ni Yuan has been sick at home, and he doesn't know when he will be able to come back, after all, he has made countless contributions for Daqi, if he suppresses his only son like this again, he will feel a little weak when he thinks about it.

For a while, Qi Long was difficult to decide, and he was in a dilemma.

Su Mi couldn't see Qi Long's hesitation, and immediately smiled: "What's the difficulty in this matter?" Now that it has been a long time since the matter of Tianxiangyuan was born, according to the usual practice, Mo Qinghan should also be promoted back to the position of deputy commander of the guard, and the emperor will promote him back first. As for the presidency ......" Su Mi's eyes flowed, and he laughed loudly: "Naturally, the capable live there." ”

"The capable live?" Qi Long asked.

"The emperor thinks about it, now that the emperor has opened up martial arts and selected the world's martial arts talents in various martial arts arenas, should the guards in the palace also follow this example? To protect the safety of the emperor, it is necessary to have strong enough martial arts skills, but it is not possible to be the master by virtue of family status, is it that the danger is coming, can they retreat from the enemy by virtue of their family status? Su Mi continued.

"That's right, good idea," Qi Long said with a smile: "Just look at which martial arts is stronger between the two, isn't it?" ”

In this way, you don't have to be embarrassed. If Ni Tingxuan wins, he will promote him to the commander of the guards, which can be regarded as a comfort to Ni Yuan. If Mo Qinghan wins, it is Ni Tingxuan whose skills are not as good as others, and he has nothing to say.

And this move is also to set a precedent for those martial arts children with no background to enter the Ouchi guard system in the future, so that these children who are all from wealthy families can see that their future is not the family background behind them, but their own martial arts and merits.

"Okay, without further ado, I will make a promise, and this will be the message." Qi Long's excited voice came from the Heart Cultivation Palace.

In the warm spring weather of May, the gardenias under the corridor are blooming and flourishing, and under the sunset, the white jade petals are dyed with layers of golden red, and the fragrance is diffuse.

It was already twilight when Su Mi returned to Caiwei Palace, and Xiao Luzi walked up quickly, "Niangniang, the admiring guards have come to meet Niangniang." ”

Su Mi smiled indifferently, "Please let him in." ”

When Mu Qinghan entered the garden, Su Mi was reclining on the corridor, his gaze retracting from the sky to the sunset, and fell on him.

He knelt down among the golden red petals on the ground, and Su Mi smiled indifferently: "No need to be polite. ”

Mo Qinghan didn't move, he knelt in front of her, as if the eaves of the layers of palaces outside the palace gate were far away.

"Niangniang's life-saving grace, humiliation will always be remembered in my heart, in the future, Niangniang has any drive, humiliation is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses, will never be abandoned, and will not regret death." On such an evening, Mo Qinghan said the oath that determined his life, and swore loyalty forever.

He recalled this evening countless times after that, and he only remembered the bewitching and low sunset and the tranquil sky, and ...... More icy and jade than the sunset, and a bewitching figure.

The twilight grew darker and darker, and everything was darkened with a poignant glow, and the cluster of flowers beside her was like pink gems, exuding a crystal luster, but no amount of brilliant gems could match the brightness of her eyes.

"Mu Huwei understands what Bengong means," Su Mi smiled gently and contentedly, what she wanted was such a result: "Bengong will definitely not live up to this intention." Now that the palace has paved the way for you, what happens after that depends on your own choices and efforts. ”

Su Mi looked at him, with sternness and determination in her voice, and she said word by word: "This palace knows that you and Deputy Commander Ni are best friends, but this opportunity is rare, you must know how to grasp it." ”

Mu Qinghan lowered his head, as if he couldn't bear the weight of the words, and as if he didn't dare to bear the poignancy that was almost burning, "Niangniang, please rest assured, Qinghan will definitely live up to his expectations." He finally spoke, in a low but unambiguous voice.

Chapter 8 Jade Pot Ice Heart

On the 15th of May, in the vast school field that can accommodate nearly 1,000 people, the arena for martial arts competitions has already been set up high, and the front of the ring is a gorgeous grandstand that is several feet high.

Stepping on the morning light, Qi Long took Su Mi to the field, originally such an occasion was not something that the concubine should attend, but in today's Su Mi's favor, no one will touch Qi Mi's moldy head for such a trivial matter. Su Mi had a light veil on her face, covering her beautiful face hazy and elegant, and from time to time someone in the audience secretly cast their eyes on her blue figure.

The stands are exquisitely decorated and gorgeous, not inferior to the cushions and pillows on the banquet of the palace concubines, and the small tables in front are placed with all kinds of exquisite fruit snacks, for the emperor, this is not so much a grand military event as watching a pleasing drama.

The ones who really value this game the most are probably the guards standing on the periphery. Su Mi raised his head and glanced around, around the entire school field, there were layers of guards, although there were many people, but there was Qi Long present, everyone strictly abided by the etiquette of the emperor, there was no noisy field sound, one by one looked intently at the two people in the ring in the field, and the rest of the people in the school field were the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

Looking up at the high ring, the morning sun shone down, stabbing people so brightly that they couldn't open their eyes, and the figures of the two people in the ring seemed to be in a trance.

In order not to fall behind, Qi Long specially issued a decree, according to the rules of the competition, in addition to Ni Tingxuan and Mu Qinghan, who are the deputy commanders, other guards below the third rank also have a chance, as long as they can be superior in skills and overwhelm everyone, the title of this guard commander is whom. But I don't know if it's because the prestige of the two people is too high, or everyone knows that they are not opponents, even Song Dan, who temporarily took the position of deputy commander after Mu Qinghan was demoted, had no intention of going to the game.

At this time, there were only two people in the field, the wind sounded, and the two seemed to be talking about something, from Su Midi's angle, they couldn't see the expressions of the two clearly, let alone hear the conversation between the two. Suddenly, the two of them turned their heads in unison and looked at this side, Su Mi's body trembled, and before she had time to see clearly, both of them turned their heads again.

The wind stopped, and with a "choking" sound, the two of them pulled out their long swords at the same time, and the sword blade was shining brightly in the sunny day, and the silver-white sword light quickly occupied all people's sights, and the warm and warm weather was brought out of the hall by the cold sword light.

The sword qi was vertical and horizontal, and the crisp field of combat hit people's eardrums. From time to time, the two swords sparked from the point of attack due to the violent impact.

At such a time when it was almost life and death, Ni Tingxuan's heart was surprisingly calm, since he became a guard in the inner house, in the past few years, the two have intersected with each other, and I don't know how many times they have competed in their daily lives.

Just like every previous martial arts competition, the movements are almost familiar, and every move, every style is too familiar and intimate with each other.

But there's something wrong. The wind blows through the spring branches, making a rustling" sound.

What's wrong?

Yes, it's too quiet and fierce. It's so quiet. In the past, every time there was a martial arts competition, the brothers of the guards would be as happy as a festival, and they were all cheering and cheering on the sidelines, joking, commenting on the moves, and discussing winning and losing. After a sweaty competition, no matter what the result is, the two of them will happily go out for a few drinks, and talk about the flaws and improvements in each other's sword moves by the way.

Today's contest is quiet, but it makes people panic in their hearts.

The two swords collided, making a sound like a dragon groaning and breaking the air, and Mu Qinghan's sword move suddenly became urgent. Through the dense sword net intertwined with silver light, Ni Tingxuan looked at his expressionless eyes, his eyes had been fixed on his sword from beginning to end, and he hadn't really looked at him since he stepped on this martial arts arena.

In this silver sword light in the sky, his eyes seemed to have turned almost transparent silver-white.

When did your friend have such a look?

Ni Tingxuan still remembers that when he first saw him, standing under the mottled shadows of the trees, he smiled at him like a touch of sunshine on a sunny sky, and raised his voice to say hello.

When did your best friend become such a stranger? The handsome and delicate face has an expression that he has never seen before, indifferent, firm, and with a sadness that I don't know if it is my own delusion.

However, his moves were full of killing intent and courage, the sword was fierce and fierce, and the flowing silver light intertwined and spread, turning into a huge net, approaching layer by layer, absolutely spicy.

The figures of the two were staggered, and they were almost invisible, Su Mi looked to the side, Qi Long was pointing something to the inner supervisor beside him with great interest, and Gao Shengnuo nodded and responded. Su Mi only felt bored for a while, she turned her head sideways, the periphery of the field, there were dense trees, the blue sky was as clear as washing, a gust of wind blew, accompanied by a light sound of fine pieces, several leaves continued to fall down, and there was also withered life in this most prosperous spring.

The crisp sound of the exchange in the ring is still endless.

There was a sudden burst of exclamation in the field, and Su Mi turned his head to see Mu Qinghan's sword momentum like a strange silver snake, quickly passing a stretch curve and rolling towards Ni Tingxuan's throat.

I didn't even have time to think about it, the intuition of a moment of life and death made Ni Tingxuan instinctively concentrate the spirit of his whole body on the sword, and in an instant, the sword light like a cloud of flowing water slashed through, cutting off Mu Qinghan's smooth and fast attack like a silver thread, and the silver net woven by the fine sword light was pierced by this shocking sword, as if shattering the moonlight all over the ground, Mu Qinghan's dense sword momentum immediately remembered to scatter.

Ni Tingxuan's amazing sword castration still didn't stop, and he got close to the opponent in an instant, Mu Qinghan could almost feel the chilling coldness, however, he didn't have a trace of retreat, and just rushed towards the sword momentum.

Ni Tingxuan was shocked, the threat of death just now made him have no choice but to use such a dangerous trick. Seeing that the sword pill was about to stab into Mu Qinghan's body, his sword momentum couldn't help but slow down, and he trembled unnaturally to the side, pressing Mu Qinghan's neck and slashing over.

Suddenly, the entire school yard fell silent.

Ni Tingxuan tried hard to lower his head, but the sharp pain in his chest almost suffocated.

It turned out that his sword blade was so cold, just like his eyes today.

He looked up at him with all his might, and from this angle, he saw his friend's long, low-hanging eyelashes trembling. Obscuring the eyes that were as clear and bright as the sun.

Mu Qinghan's hand was still on the hilt of the sword, because the force was too great, a little blood oozed from the tiger's mouth, and it kept dripping down along his green and explosive hands. The blood stains that flowed from Ni Tingxuan's chest flowed down the smooth blade like a crystal face to his hand, and the blood stains of the two of them flowed to one place, and they couldn't distinguish each other.

Mu Qinghan wanted to raise his head, his gaze followed Ni Tingxuan's chest that was heaving from pain and tiredness, and he kept seeing the thin lips that he had been used to tightly pursing for a long time.

He remembered that he used to always laugh at him and said that he always had such a rigid face, which would make his brothers think that he was extraordinarily strict, and that he should smile more every day.

Now, Ni Tingxuan's lips trembled slightly, and his heart was suddenly full of fear, what would he say?

He didn't dare to imagine.

Time is like a frozen spider web, sticky and trapped, so that neither of them can break free.

Qi Long stood up behind him, and then a voice full of excitement came: "Okay, Mu Qinghan's skills are superior, and he won as the commander of the guards." The two of them are amazingly good at martial arts, and they deserve to set an example for me......"

Qi Long's voice came into his ears intermittently, and Mu Qinghan only felt in a trance, what was he doing? Why? The hand that gripped the hilt of the sword was almost stiff with pain, and he tried to let go, but the palm of his hand kept calling.

Suddenly, a hand covered his wrist, and the scorching temperature in the palm made Mu Qinghan tremble, his hand didn't even have a trace of strength, let that hand hold his hand, and then dominate, pulling the smooth blade out of his chest.

Mu Qinghan only felt that his whole body strength was also drained by such a simple action. He staggered back, the striking red blood stain on the sword, as if it were about to annihilate him, and he suddenly felt the urge to throw the sword in his hand far away.

"Mu Qinghan takes the order!" The high-pitched chant of the Inner Eunuch interrupted his thoughts instantly, and he woke up sharply and turned around.

The pale blue figure stood up and looked this way.

Her eyes were full of joy and anticipation holding him, Mu Qinghan came to his senses, by the way, it was all worth it, although he used such a despicable means, although he hurt his most dependent friend, it was all worth it, as long as he saw her such satisfied and joyful eyes.

Leaving everything around him behind, he faced the high platform and got down on one knee.

The whole time, he didn't dare to look into his eyes.

Qi Long's will was naturally promulgated, and the surrounding field was cheering.

Ni Tingxuan's body lost support because of Mu Qinghan's letting go, and he covered his wound and pulled the sword out of his body with the sharp pain and movement that almost exhausted all of his remaining strength.

He supported the ground with his sword so that he didn't fall, the chill spread along the wound, and the strength was silently lost, and the red and dazzling blood dripped down his fingers into the ring, and the vitality was ...... There was nothing more important, all of which had gone away with the drop after drop of blood......

The long sword in his hand was bent into a semicircular arc by the weight of his own body.

There were cheers one after another in his ears, originally among the guards, Mu Qinghan's prestige and popularity were far stronger than him.

That's fine, what's there to regret about such an ending? He needed the position of head of the guard more than he did, and he had a reason to do so, and he should be able to accept it. He tried his best to comfort himself, as if he was trying to support his crumbling body from falling.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and countless memories flew quickly from his heart uncontrollably, drinking happily again and again, competing freely again and again, and trusting the honest night talk again and again, the daily bits and pieces of the two flashed from Ni Tingxuan's eyes. He struggled to raise his head, and there, the figures of his best friend and the woman he loved the most became ethereal, the high-spirited flamboyance and the blue color of the sky and water were intertwined, and his vision gradually turned gray, only to see the sword blade reflecting the light of the lonely cold, still flickering indifferently......

He hadn't looked at him the whole time, and neither had she.

When the sound of Ni Tingxuan falling to the ground behind him came, Mu Qinghan raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Weichen will definitely do his best to repay the emperor's favor and live up to the trust." The voice and sight were clear and unwavering.

Ting Xuan, I'm sorry, when people have attachment, they will become vicious