On an official road in Minqiu Province in the northeastern part of the Star Empire, a pair of children held hands and walked slowly towards the west.

This pair of extremely distinctive Biren is naturally Ren Tianqi and Duan Zhuqing, their destination is the Demon Sound Valley in the Yundian Province in the southwest of the Star Emperor Kingdom, Ren Tianqi hopes that Duan Zhuqing can get the guidance of her ancestor Broken Water Flow there, so as to successfully advance to the illusion level.

At this time, they had just slowed down their pace, and they were no longer using the spatial element to jump. The reason is that Duan Zhuqing felt good when he saw the scenery on both sides of the official road, and wanted Ren Tianqi to stop and accompany him. After all, Ren Tianqi had been staying on the side of the Star Emperor Kingdom some time ago, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for half a year, but Duan Zhuqing missed Ren Tianqi very much.

Ren Tianqi is also very fond of Zhuqing, thinking that he still has half a year to do, there is plenty of time, and it is not bad to stop and accompany Zhuqing.

So they stopped here, and changed from space jumping to walking on the official road.

It was almost noon now, and smoke rose from the rice paddies next to the official road. The peasants began to cook on the fire and prepare for the afternoon's work.

There is no such scenery in the magic capital, and Duan Zhuqing remembers that the last time he saw these scenes was when he was in the Republic of China, when he had just left Luoyang to follow his master to retreat and cultivate, and the farmhouse at that time was similar to here.

Many years have passed since that time, but she still can't forget that scene, as if this scene has been engraved into her blood and has become her lifelong thoughts. It's a pity that the times have changed, and years of war have made her lose a lot, leaving only these precious memories.

But fortunately, she still has a lot, at least she still has Ren Tianqi. Since the death of her parents, Ren Tianqi has been her only relative...... Oh, by the way, and their daughter Ren Tianxi.

Her parents died after the war, and at that time, the Broken Family had become the top family of the Si Long Organization, but her parents lived for so many years because of their lack of cultivation, and finally ran out of life and died. After that, Duan Zhuqing broke off contact with the Duan family, leaving Ren Tianqi to abide by the promise he made to Duan Zhuqing's father back then, and has been sheltering the Duan family.

Thinking of this, a burst of warmth rose in Duan Zhuqing's heart. The person who started the massacre for her to destroy the entire Qian family, even though a hundred years have passed, he still accompanies him and loves himself in his own way. And this feeling may not change no matter how young it is, and the person in front of her will always be her brother.

At this time, Ren Tianqi seemed to be missing something, he looked at the rice field, and his right hand gently rubbed the Yama knife tied to his left hand. Since Ren Tianwen's death, he had never untied the Yama Knife, and even for this reason, he only wore the purple robe that represented the first-level elder, and in turn concealed the Yama Knife fixed to the arm of his left hand.

This is not his guilt, but Ren Tianwen's death told him a truth very clearly: the knife can only be unsheathed at any time to protect the person he wants to protect.

thinks that after his master Luo Changhuai lived in seclusion in Jiangnan, he was the Yama sword by his side, and he never left an inch. Ren Tianqi also asked why Luo Changhuai had to carry the Yama knife with him at any time, and Luo Changhuai's answer was only one - there were too many people who wanted to kill him, and they could come out of any place at any time, and they were waiting for the moment when he took off the knife.

However, in the end, Luo Changhuai still untied the Yama knife, but he didn't give those who were waiting for the opportunity to kill him a chance, so he slept forever on the recliner in the Jiangnan courtyard.

Duan Zhuqing gently squeezed Ren Tianqing's little hand, pulled him back to reality from his memories, and asked, "Ah Jia, what are you thinking?"

Asked by Duan Zhuqing, Ren Tianqi finally came back to his senses from his memories, he breathed a long sigh of relief, pursed his lips, and replied, "I think of my master." He used to have such a field, and at that time, when the Jeppen Parliament had not yet reached the northeast of China, the two of us also lived a self-sufficient life. Generally, I farm, cook, clean up, and the master is served.

During that time...... It's good, there's nothing to fight and kill. It's a pity that the master is no longer here, and only the Yama knife was left for me. Oh, that old fellow, give me the knife and I'll leave, and don't say goodbye......"

Listening to Ren Tianqing's voice, which couldn't hear any sadness, Duan Zhuqing clenched his little hand. She knew that Ren Tianqi must be very sad now, but he would definitely not show it, just like when he said these words, he deliberately pretended to be light-hearted. It's not like she's never seen him hiding in the shadows and licking his wounds alone like a cat. She won't say anything, because Ren Tianqi definitely doesn't like that, as long as she can be by his side, it will be the greatest comfort to him.

At this moment, she felt Ren Tianqi's body suddenly stiffen, and the whole person trembled slightly. She turned her head to look and saw that his little face was pale, and his eyes were wide open, staring blankly ahead.

Duan Zhuqing panicked, she hurriedly shook Ren Tianqing's arm, and hurriedly asked, "Ah Jia, what's wrong with you?"

Ren Tianqi came back to his senses, but his eyes were still a little wooden. He shook his head, and with a look of doubt in his eyes, he said, "God...... Tianxiang, what happened to them?"

When the words fell, Broken Zhuqing exclaimed, and finally pulled him back from his trance.

Soon he reverted to that solemn posture. He looked in the direction he came, weighed it, and said to Zhuqing: "Zhuzi, I'll go to Dragon City to have a look." You take the token and the letter written by Xuanyuan Liuli, go to the Demon Sound Valley first, and I'll look for you when the matter is settled. ”

Duan Zhuqing knew that Ren Tianqing would not let her change after making such a decision, so he nodded and instructed: "Then you have to be careful, you are very weak now, don't get hurt." ”

"Don't worry. Ren Tianqi left her with a smile, and immediately induced the law, directly changed her coordinates, and went to Dragon City.

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At the same time, in the imperial study of the Star City Palace.

Xingheng sat on a wooden chair, and in front of him was a jar of wine and two porcelain bowls.

Sitting opposite him and drinking with him was Ren Tianxiang's master, the patron saint of the empire, Master Xuanyuan Qingtian.

A few hours ago, he learned from Chen Ziang that Xuanyuan Qingtian happened to be in Star City these days, and Xingheng immediately sent someone to invite him to the imperial study to discuss some matters.

What's even more coincidental is that he secretly hid a jar of good wine in the imperial study, and took it out to drink with Xuanyuan Qingtian, and his only request was to ask Xuanyuan Qingtian not to tell the queen.

Xuanyuan Qingtian also knows a little about the situation in Xingheng's family, the eldest lady from the Xiao family can be the demeanor of a queen, not to mention the mother of the world, just in the palace, it is also in order to manage this place, and this palace naturally includes Xingheng, the emperor's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

As the patron saint of the empire, Xingheng, the emperor, can be regarded as the emperor who he grew up watching Xuanyuan Qingtian, and Xuanyuan Qingtian also knows a little about him. When Xingheng graduated from the Star Emperor Royal Academy, he was sent by Xingyao to train in the army. In another extremely tragic battle, Xingheng unfortunately suffered some injuries and has not fully recovered until now. Therefore, after Queen Xiao Ruoyu married into the Xing family, she took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of Xingheng, of course, it is said that it is a heavy responsibility, but in fact, it is mainly to control Xingheng not to eat indiscriminately, in case the spicy things affect his injury.

Xingheng's injury is now considered good, but Xiao Ruoyu still doesn't let him drink, no matter how Xingheng explains, Xiao Ruoyu just refuses to follow him. Now he is like the male owner of an ordinary family, controlled by his daughter-in-law, and can only hide the wine. When my daughter-in-law is not around, I can secretly take it out and drink something.

And Xuanyuan Qingtian also watched happily as Xingheng carefully took out a jar of wine from the bookshelf, and couldn't help laughing.

It's no wonder that he couldn't help laughing at this time, who would have thought that this man who sits on the entire empire would also look like this?

Xuanyuan Qingtian himself also loves to drink, not wine tasting, but the kind of enjoyment of drinking wine and eating meat in a big bowl, this is a habit he developed when he was the governor of Nanhai Province, this way of drinking is the custom there, until now Xuanyuan Qingtian Oh has changed - maybe he is unwilling to change this habit.

And when he was the governor of Nanhai Province, the person who drank with him at that time was still the person named Xingqiu.

Xingheng also didn't like the kind of drinking with a wine glass, he felt that it was too petty, so he took out two porcelain bowls. Man, since it's not for wine tasting, there's no need to save it. Anyway, as his status as the emperor, it is not difficult to send someone into the palace without telling the queen.

The two of them sat in the imperial study, and no one disturbed them, so they drank happily.

But just as a bowl of wine was down, and Xingheng was about to pour the second bowl, Xuanyuan Qingtian's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light.

Xingheng also seemed to notice the abnormality, his face became gloomy, and he said to Xuanyuan Qingtian in a deep voice: "Something happened to Dragon City, Ling'er is very dangerous. ”

"Well, I'm afraid it's Tianxiang that they're in trouble. ”

"Is it Chu Kexuan?"

"It shouldn't be just Chu Kexuan, no matter how strong he is, under the eyes of that super-level inspector, he can't make any waves. Fear...... The Longquan Empire has also made a move. ”

"I'll send someone to support right away?"

"No, I'll just go. It was my intention to let them carry out this mission, and now that something has happened, I am obligated to bring them back safely. ”

With that, Xuanyuan Qingtian stood up and straightened out his somewhat wrinkled clothes.

"It's just right, I haven't found a chance to talk to Tianxiang, so let's take this opportunity. ”

Xingheng nodded and stood up: "With the master here, I will be relieved." ”

"I'll go back as soon as I go, you hide the wine first, and we'll continue to drink when I come back." ”

"Okay master, then I won't send it, be careful all the way. ”

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