The heavy snow suppressed the entire Heavenly Sword City, the weather was cold, the most difficult season, the cold wind howled through the streets and alleys, the gatekeeper shrank his hands and feet, cursed and opened the bronze cast door, and a strange person flashed in outside the door, wearing a black coat and covering his entire eyes and face.

"Who are you?"

"I want to see the head of the Liu family. The voice of the person who came was slow and unmistakable, and this tone was peculiar to the noble people of the great family, who were accustomed to giving orders and calling others, and there was naturally a sense of condescending majesty in their voices.

The gatekeeper didn't dare to slack off, his life was like a mustard, there were few people in this city that he could afford to offend, he led this person to the front of the Liu family's hall, and this person didn't wait for the word to be passed on, and stepped in directly.

The fire in the main hall is booming, a pot of old wine is hot on the fire, and the fire reflects the two cases on the side, which are full of dishes with wine. Liu Chonggui held the gold bottle in his hand and sat in front of several cases in the direction of the main entrance, but the side cases were empty, as if waiting for a distinguished guest.

Shen Pingzhang stood behind the pot attendant, his demeanor was respectful, he had changed from the guard of the Liu family to the inner servant of Liu Chonggui, he was always left and right, and he was deeply trusted.

The black man entered the main hall, bowed slightly, gave a salute, and sat down on the side case, but he did not want to take off his hood, nor did he speak, as if he had doubts. Just took the hot wine on the fire, slowly poured himself a glass, lowered his head and took a big sip, pointing to the third person in the room, Shen Pingzhang.

Seeing that he was so careful, Liu Chonggui smiled and said, "Pingzhang is his own person, so there is no need to shy away from it." ”

When this person heard this, he took off his hood, and it was Ye Changqing. Ye Changqing's face was full of sadness, he drank two more cups, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Mianyu tastes new tea, and the first snow scalds rice wine, all of which are bliss in the world, but unfortunately the good times don't last long, and it's hard to enjoy happiness often." ”

Liu Chonggui smiled and said nothing.

Ye Changqing said again: "The catastrophe is coming, why is the head of the Liu family so careless? ”

"Brother Changqing is too worried, the time has not yet come, don't move lightly. ”

Ye Changqing said angrily: "What are you waiting for? That little girl is still mediocre in cultivation now, and her popularity is shallow, so it is time to suppress her." If I wait any longer, my power in the Ye clan will plummet, but her wings will be full, how easy is it for you to deal with her? I came to see you today, not for my own selfish desires, but for the stability of Heavenly Sword City. I will be the head of the Ye family in the future, and our four major families are united, what are you afraid of for him?"

Liu Chonggui said: "Brother Changqing, why are you in such a hurry, you hold on, the position of the head of this family will be yours sooner or later." It's really easy to deal with her now, but I made a rash move, for fear that it would cause dissatisfaction among the Feng and Li families, and there was a bitterness between the families, and the gains outweighed the losses. If Brother Changqing can't wait, then go and fight by himself, Ye Jun poisoned Ye Jing and coveted the matter of his sister-in-law, he can't clear it, it can be used as a discord, and I will secretly send a few top masters to help as a helping hand. Whether this matter can succeed depends on Brother Changqing's means. ”

Ye Changqing was silent, when it came to this, how could he not know the sinister intentions of Liu Chonggui? The Ye clan was infighting, and the other three major families stood by and watched, just waiting for the matter to get big and there was no way to end it, these people were going to come out to reap the benefits of the fisherman, and when it really came to that time, the Ye clan was only afraid that its strength would be greatly reduced, and it would be slumped from then on.

If you don't make a move, let Ye Yi change the law, and in the end, everyone expects it to become the climate, which will also be the disaster of the Ye family. The wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, the three major families join forces, and the Ye family will suffer the disaster of no reason. At that time, his power was lost, and he couldn't control the situation.

Ye Changqing thought about it, gritted his teeth and finally stood up, slapped the wine glass in his hand on a few cases, and made up his mind, "Thank you for the help of the head of the Liu family first, after the matter is completed, there will be a good reward." After saying that, he put on his hiding place again and resolutely walked into the wind and snow.

Liu returned to his own drinking, revealing a disdainful smile.

Shen Pingzhang saw that the person had gone away, and said softly: "If this person succeeds, I am afraid that the master's major affairs will be unfavorable." ”

"He underestimated the head of the Ye family too much, how could he succeed?"

"Then do we want to send someone to help him secretly?"

Liu Chonggui laughed and said, "Of course, how can I break my word? If there are not a few masters from the peak of the Heavenly Rank to suppress him in the formation, with his cautious temperament, how can he do it easily?"

Shen Pingzhang asked puzzledly: "Wouldn't it be better if this person could stand still and wait until the time came to serve as your internal response?"

"You don't understand, the opportunity is not waiting, but created, I just need this person to make a fuss, so that the Feng and Li families can see the situation clearly, only in this way will the two families willingly be used by me. Liu got up again, let people withdraw the banquet, frowned, and said, "That old guy likes to drink tea and light wine, but I don't have this interest, if there is no soft knee of a beauty, the world will be boring." ”

Shen Pingzhang stood for a long time, stunned. He walked out of the main hall alone, submerged in the wind and snow, and came to a mansion in front of a house with a biting frost, and knocked lightly on the door.

"Who?" came a woman's voice, sweet and soft.

"I, Shen Pingzhang. ”

The vermilion lacquer door creaked open, and the door was opened by a very beautiful woman, with a flood of autumn water in her eyes, mournful and moving. The two looked at each other, silent, like a thousand words, unable to speak.

Shen Pingzhang entered the inner room, the house was as warm as spring, and the fire in the furnace was just right, which showed that the woman's mind was very delicate. On the soft couch that exuded fragrance, a child who looked like he was only a few months old was sleeping soundly, and when Shen Pingzhang looked at this child, he finally showed a long-lost smile on his face.

Shen Pingzhang searched for a while, and seemed to suddenly find that something was missing, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Zhao Heng?"

Seeing him like this, the woman smiled and comforted: "The head of the Ye family left that child by his side and rarely came back, so it's okay, it is a good destination to be favored by the big family." ”

When Shen Pingzhang heard this, his heart was shocked, and he said softly: "I am enough to support you alone, you can call her back, don't go to the academy, just stay at home." ”

The woman was a little reluctant, and said politely: "She must have a way of her own, and she is worthy of her dead father." ”

Shen Pingzhang's face was ashamed, and he didn't say anything more, the woman came to his side, held his hand, and said softly: "Pingzhang, since we have become husband and wife, why are we still so angry? Don't leave tonight?"

The women had already said it so explicitly, but Shen Pingzhang was unmoved, he said lightly: "I'm already a eunuch." He said this very lightly, but in the ears of a woman, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky.

She didn't let go of Shen Pingzhang's hand, but held it tighter, everything she had now was given by Shen Pingzhang, even if this person was no longer a man, it would still make her grateful and respectful, "You...... Why do you want to?"

"I can't help it, if I don't make some sacrifices, the head of the Liu family won't really trust a person like me. From the moment he threw me into the Ye family, I knew that he had already treated me as an outcast, and if I couldn't regain his trust, I would be killed by him sooner or later. He trusted the servants around him the most, and he thought that the eunuchs were all rootless, more loyal than slaves. ”

After Shen Pingzhang said this, he smiled reluctantly, and smiled very ugly, the beauty was in front, but he had no chance to save it, just like he couldn't make a stove in a cold night, this sad and helpless mood had to laugh at it.

The woman wanted to hug him tightly, but he gently pushed him away, "Our child, I will bother you to take care of it, I will not come again in the future." Shen Pingzhang walked to the door and said in a deep voice, "If you meet a good man, you can get married, and you don't have to guard my withered lamp for a long time." Everything I did for you, I was supposed to do, and you never owed me anything. ”

Shen Pingzhang took one last look at the baby on the soft couch, and reluctantly went out, he stepped on the snow and came to the old earthen house, which was the residence of his parents. They raised an unfilial son, which has become a joke in the neighborhood, but when Shen Pingzhang stepped into this earthen house again, the old man looked surprised, and he didn't mean to scold him at all.

"You're finally here, the alliance leader has been waiting for a long time. "There is a secret door in this little mud hut that leads to the underground. The old man took out a ghost head mask, trembled and handed it to Shen Pingzhang's hand, "This mask is a symbol of our lineage, I'm old, useless, big things have to be done by young people in the end." Later it's yours, tread carefully. ”

The ghost head mask is very exquisitely made, and every texture on it has its meaning, and Shen Pingzhang naturally understands the meaning. He carefully put on his mask and walked through the secret door, down the stone steps.

After a long time, he finally came to an open place, where the fire was in full bloom, and a dozen or so people wearing different types of ghost head masks sat at different tables, led by their alliance leader. Shen Pingzhang sat in the last seat.

The leader of the alliance raised his arms and said loudly: "The thousand-year change is coming, it is the time for us to struggle, since ancient times, the victors, princes, and losers, the thieves, is it a pity that the fate is humble?" Everyone shouted in unison, and their emotions were indignant.

One person got up and said: "The Ye family is sympathetic to the common people, and the new law is extremely beneficial to us, why don't our brotherhood alliance take refuge in her, rely on her strength, strengthen their own momentum, and have the capital to compete with the big family in the future." ”

The alliance leader worried: "This plan is good, but this Ye clan is so tormented, I am afraid that it will become the target of everyone, let's rashly take refuge in her, how can we avoid the end of the jade burning?"

The man smiled, "The alliance leader is worried. Things are divided into yin and yang, those who move with yang, virtue is born, and those who are quiet with yin are also formed. The Ye family's main change is yang, and the natural people's hearts are subdued, we just need to help in secret, wait and see the changes, and it will be good, if it doesn't work, the whole body will retreat. ”

When the alliance leader heard these remarks, he clapped his hands and admired, "Mr. is so talented, how can a big thing be done?" Everyone echoed, and the atmosphere was very happy.

Shen Pingzhang just sat silently, this person's strategy was indeed their best choice, but he was afraid that the result would be disappointing, he knew very well how terrible Liu Chonggui was, even if the Ye family and the Brotherhood Alliance really joined forces, it would be difficult to defeat this person. What's more, the changes in it are unpredictable, the civil strife of the Ye family, and the positions of the Feng and Li families are very important.

The gathering soon broke up, and the underground organization of the Brotherhood rarely met, and none of them really knew their identities, but each inherited a ghost mask and a mission. What they know is that no matter what kind of face is covered under the ghost mask, their goal must be the same.

Shen Pingzhang came out of the secret door and returned to the earth house again, he carefully hid the ghost head mask in the mezzanine of the earth house, and then left a large bag of spirit stones for a pair of old men, and walked into the wind and snow again.

He passed by his own house, and only looked at it for the last time, and never looked back, he knew that he would never have a beautiful woman's knee again in this life, and all this beauty would remain in the drunken dream.