Winter has arrived, and heavy snow has also swept Yanjing City.

Inside and outside the city, the snow is covered, and even the imperial city is generally covered in silver, but it makes the cold and lofty atmosphere of the past also add a little vulgar meaning.

At this time, Emperor Yang Zhao Jing was lying on a soft couch in the Bedwind Courtyard, holding a letter in his hand and looking at it, his brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes were meaningful.

The stove for the donor in the courtyard of the bed, the stove is tattooed with a nine-curved dragon pattern, the golden light flows, the whole room is warm and warm, even though the cold air outside the door, the north wind is like a cut, but here is like a paradise, the room is full of spring.

The old eunuch Qiu Hai was serving on the left and right, and when he saw Emperor Yang's appearance, he naturally knew that His Majesty was suspicious, and he didn't dare to speak at this time, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

He quietly turned his head and looked out of the door, only to see a person leaning on the side of the gate of the Bedwind Courtyard, revealing a slight shadow.

I don't know how long it took, Emperor Yang slowly raised his head, he tilted his head over, and the whole person leaned lazily on the soft couch behind him, but sighed slightly.

"Zhang Xiao, can you hear me?"

Emperor Yang pondered for a long time before he slowly asked, at this time, the person at the door moved slightly, but he did not look into the room.

"I'm here, I can hear you. ”

Zhang Xiao's voice was as indifferent as usual, and he didn't mean anything else, but when Emperor Yang heard it, the corners of his eyebrows jumped slightly, and he seemed to be slightly unhappy.

"Zhang Xiao, what's the matter, don't you plan to come in today, it's cold outside, although I know that you have cultivated to the world, and the way of the sword is all over the sky, this coldness can't help you, but if others see it, they still think that I deliberately embarrassed you, if you talk about it and instigate the relationship between each other, it will not be good. ”

Unexpectedly, after listening to Emperor Yang's words, Zhang Xiao actually chuckled lightly at this time.

"Your Majesty, are you joking with me? With Your Majesty's mind, I don't think I can care about these gossips. ”

"That's right. ”

Although Zhang Xiao couldn't see it, Emperor Yang still nodded.

"Zhang Xiao, let me ask you, you must have read this letter, what is the credibility of the words in your heart, and what is the origin of this Qiao Yin?"

Hearing Emperor Yang finally ask himself, Zhang Xiao only then let his body leave the wall panel and stood up straight.

"If it were someone else, the credibility would only be two or three points, but if this came out of Lin Qi's mouth, in my opinion, it would be at least six or seven points. Saying that, Zhang Xiao actually laughed again, but this smile, Emperor Yang couldn't see it, "As for this Qiao Yin, although it is not an era, but in fact, I have heard a little about it earlier, if this secret treasure of the Qin Tomb really falls into his hands, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find him." ”

After listening to Zhang Xiao's words, Emperor Yang snorted coldly.

"I didn't expect that you were quite protective of this Lin Qi, but this kid kept not completing the tasks I gave him, so that the gangsters took away the secret treasure, and even now, he didn't plan to come back to see me at all, and only wrote such a clueless letter to me, do you want to make a difference?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiao suddenly snorted.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the difficulty of this mission, in fact, the difficulty of this, I think you also understand, I can't defend Lin Qi, I just think it's a pity, you must know that this kid has really got the secret treasure of the Qin Tomb, but he was unlucky, and he was exploited by the Yellow Bird, and besides, an eight-rank face a grandmaster, and the final result is also something that can't be helped." ”

Although Zhang Xiao kept saying that it was not why Lin Qi, what he said was everywhere to excuse Lin Qi.

"Besides, didn't the letter also say, Lin Qi is because" against the grace of the saint, guilt is difficult to bear', so he didn't dare to go back to Beijing to face the saint, I think with His Majesty's mind and strength, I will definitely be able to understand Lin Qi's difficulties, not to mention that His Majesty also promised to wait for Lin Qi to come back, reward this kid, since this is the case, it is better to offset the merits and demerits, isn't it beautiful. ”

"The merits and demerits are offset? Heh, it's light, is this what he Lin Qi should ask? Could it be that all these things are here, or is it not mine?"

"No, no, of course not, how could Your Majesty be wrong, Your Majesty is wise and martial, peerless, and can be called the first emperor of the ages, you are lying in vain. ”

Hearing Emperor Yang say this, Zhang Xiao hurriedly spoke out to block Emperor Yang's words, and if he continued to say this, he didn't know what kind of statement the other party was going to make, you know, in order to restrain himself, Emperor Yang had moved out the ancestors and ancestors of the Sword Pavilion.

However, this messy sycophant was beaten crookedly, and it was slapped in the most comfortable place for Emperor Yang, and it was blown out by Zhang Xiao like this, even though Emperor Yang knew that these were the other party's sycophants, but it really made his heart feel very comfortable.

"Okay, okay, I'm not a person with a small belly, of course, I can understand Lin Qi's involuntary body, although I don't plan to pay more attention to this, but when you have the opportunity to see Lin Boy again, you must preach for me well, and even dare to leave a letter and plan to stay out of it, how can there be such a cheap thing in this world?

Unexpectedly, in the end, Emperor Yang actually praised Lin Qi again, and even Zhang Xiao felt very helpless after listening to it.

"Lin Xiaozi's matter will be put aside for the time being, let's not talk about it for the time being, and then talk about the secret treasure of the Qin Tomb. ”

At this time, Emperor Yang put away his smile, sat up straight, and became majestic in an instant, that is, Zhang Xiao was still outside the door, and he didn't see Emperor Yang's expression, but he could still clearly perceive it.

"The letter said that although Lin Qi obtained the secret treasure, he was captured by Qiao Yin at the first time, and he didn't even know what the secret treasure was, so he was taken away by the gangsters, and this Qiao Yin turned out to be a master of the Grandmaster Realm, although there are many masters in the world, but there are only a handful of masters in the Grandmaster Realm, why have I never heard of this Qiao Yin?"

Hearing Emperor Yang's question, Zhang Xiao groaned slightly.

"The matter of cultivation, it is not clear, maybe a person is not in the stream today, but maybe one day he will suddenly open his mind, and it is not impossible to enter the realm of the grandmaster all of a sudden, but this Qiao Yin is a master in the early days, although there has been no news for so many years, but such a master, only if he is not dead, the chance of entering the realm to the grandmaster is still quite large, not to mention' The grandmaster of the world, you can count it with two hands, this statement is not very reliable, maybe there are only a few grandmasters in the world, but in this river and lake, there is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, maybe one day there will be more than a dozen or twenty, to be honest, Your Majesty, at that time, it will not be surprising at all. ”

After listening to Zhang Xiao's words, Emperor Yang immediately laughed.

"Ten or twenty, are you grandmasters so worthless?"

"Of course, the Grandmaster is just a name, but if you really talk about it, in fact, the secret treasure was taken away by a person from the Grandmaster Realm, maybe it can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. ”

"Blessing in misfortune?

Lin Qi paused slightly.

"Your Majesty, you think, being taken away by a person from the Grandmaster Realm is probably hoping that the secret treasure can wish him to improve his cultivation again, it is the best result than any other force, in fact, isn't Your Majesty worried that after other forces get it, it may shake the foundation of Dahua?"

Zhang Xiao's words can be regarded as a point, in Emperor Yang's opinion, he can't get the mystery of the Qin Tomb, but even if it is destroyed, it can't be taken away by other forces, and the place where Emperor Yang blames Lin Qi is actually more in this place.

"How do you know that this Qiao Yin doesn't happen to be sent by a certain force?"

"As far as I know, this Qiao Yin was originally a big devil of the cult, but for some reason, he suddenly fell out with the evil way, turned out of the sect, and retired to the mountains and forests, such a person, naturally unable to gain a foothold in the evil way, and because he was burdened with countless blood hatreds, so the righteous path will no longer have a place for him, such a person who is rejected by both parties, naturally no force will dare to accept him easily, not to mention that as a grandmaster, his heart is already high, and in the long run, it is estimated that he is not willing to commit himself to others。 ”

Zhang Xiao's words do have some truth, even if Emperor Yang is sensitive and delicate, he also agrees very much.

"Zhang Xiao, if you meet this person, can you be sure to win?"

Hearing Emperor Yang ask, Zhang Xiao naturally understood Emperor Yang's intentions.

"Of course, although this Qiao Yin is much older than me, he is considered an old-timer, but this cultivation can't just look at age, as long as the other party dares me to fight, I have enough confidence, within ten moves, I will take it!" After speaking, Zhang Xiao suddenly smiled slyly, "However, if this old man insists on hiding, then I will have no choice at all." ”

Emperor Yang also understands that the world is so big, to find such a person and me is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, not to mention that this person is still a grandmaster, even if he makes a big effort to sprinkle people, whether he can find it or not first, if he startles the snake, I am afraid that a grandmaster insists on escaping, and there is no way to catch him in this world.

But at this time, Emperor Yang thought of something else.

"Zhang Xiao, ten years ago, you once forced back the invincible Dongdao Killing God with a sword to preserve Dahua's dignity, do you remember this incident?"

Hearing Emperor Yang's words, Zhang Xiao was silent for a while, and only answered after a while.

"Ah, I haven't forgotten yet. ”

"If I give you a chance to fight this killer one more time, can you be confident that you can defeat her again?"

Emperor Yang's words actually caused the endless power on his body to rise to the sky, his eyes were wide open, he was not angry and self-threatening, and the warmth in the entire sleeping courtyard was immediately suffocated, and even the old eunuch who had been waiting on the side was so frightened that he shivered, and then fell to his knees with a thud.

Immediately, the entire dormitory was silent, and at this time, I couldn't even hear the sound of wheezing.

Zhang Xiao didn't say anything for a long time, but Emperor Yang was still willing to wait for his answer.

It was cold and windy outside, and it seemed that the snow was gradually starting to fall again.

"I don't know ...... below"

After waiting for a long time, I actually waited for Zhang Xiao's words, the current sword god who was invincible in the face of the old grandmaster, faced the Dongdao Killing God, it was indeed a little surprising.

"Your Majesty, ten years ago, although I forced Qu Yitong back, but I was seriously injured for this, although I haven't seen it for ten years, my cultivation has also improved by leaps and bounds, but the other party will definitely not still rely on his own cultivation to waste, in fact, speaking of which, when it comes to the level of the grandmaster, in fact, the victory or defeat is often only in an instant, the winner lives, the loser dies, there is no more way to choose, if it really reaches the point where you need to fight, then any result can happen!"

Zhang Xiao's answer did not satisfy Emperor Yang.

"Zhang Xiao, as the sharpest blade of Dahua, are you really worthy of your identity when you say such a thing?"

In the face of Emperor Yang's questioning, Lin Qi still looked calm.

"Sacrifice life and death for Dahua, Zhang Xiao has no regrets!"

Is it for Dahua, not for Dahua's emperor...... Emperor Yang sat on the soft couch, looking at the slight figures exposed outside the door, his eyes were cold, but he was speechless for a long time.

"I'm tired, Zhang Xiao, you can step down. ”

After speaking, Emperor Yang closed his eyes and began to recuperate, while inside and outside the Sleeping Wind Courtyard, there was no sound again.

After a while, Emperor Yang opened his eyes suspiciously, but found that there was no trace of Zhang Xiao in front of the door, and at this time, he turned his head, only to find that the old eunuch Qiu Hai was still kneeling on the ground at this time.

"Qiu Hai!"

"The old slave is here. ”

"Go check it out. ”

"Yes......"

In response, the old eunuch slowly straightened up, and then slowly came to the door of the dormitory, the cold wind outside the door blew on Qiu Hai's wrinkled face, but it was still like a knife.

"Your Majesty, Pavilion Master Zhang has already left. ”

Emperor Yang nodded, and at this time, he suddenly looked back in the shadows at hand.

"Xue Gui, what do you think?"

At this time, Xue Gui came out of the shadows and bowed to Emperor Yang.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiaoyan is insincere, obviously there is something to hide, and this person is reckless and untamable, so he has to guard against it. ”

It is no secret that Xue Gui and Zhang Xiao have a gap, and Emperor Yang is not surprised to say such words, but these words still make Emperor Yang wake up a little.

"Let's not talk about Zhang Xiao first, let's talk about your opinion on the secret treasure of the Qin Tomb, what you say in your heart is different from what you know. ”

"Yes. ”

Xue Gui responded, and then raised his head, but he didn't expect to see Xue Gui, who was originally very well maintained, had wrinkles on his face for a while, and he was so old.

"On that day, according to His Majesty's instructions, I went to the Qin Tomb to pick up Lin Qi, I wanted to protect him and send the secret treasure back smoothly, but I didn't expect to meet this Qiao Yin, but in addition to Qiao Yin that day, there was obviously a sword idiot Zhang Shenlu from the Heavenly Master Dao, but I don't know why Lin Qi's letter didn't mention a word, and of course it was this Qiao Yin who blocked me, but it was Zhang Shenlu who kidnapped Lin Qi!

After listening to Xue Gui's words, Emperor Yang did not doubt him, so he nodded.

"Xue Gui, I gave you a task, after you go back, you send someone to find Lin Qi's traces, and after you find it, you will immediately monitor it, and if necessary, you can see the opportunity to act. ”

"The old slave obeys the grace of God!"

As he spoke, Xue Gui bent down again, but in his eyes, there was a trace of coldness that was not noticed by others!