Far away from the Southern Continent.

The crimson palace walls, the majestic and solemn hall, and the huge and empty square. The palace of the Shuo Dynasty in the Western Continent was silent and deep at this time, only the palace maids, eunuchs and those royal guards who were on night patrol were still walking.

Under the eaves of the main hall, the lanterns with blanching light and shadow swayed gently.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, and the lantern shook even more, and the shadow cast on the wall lengthened and shortened.

"Who broke into the palace late at night!"

Not far away, the shouts of the guards guarding the palace gate could be heard.

Then there was a burst of talking, and after a moment, the voice fell silent and turned into the sound of hurried footsteps heading deeper into the palace.

"Queen Mother, someone from the Yan Mansion is here. ”

In the deep palace, the voice of a palace maid sounded nervously and softly.

In the Kunning Palace, Yan Zhiyun, the queen of the dynasty, frowned and put down the book in her hand.

Although her appearance and figure cannot be called a country and a city, she can afford the words "sinking fish and geese". At this time, Yiguo was wearing delicate and luxurious silk pajamas, and the makeup on his face had been removed during the day, revealing no makeup, without the majesty of a mother's manner, but showing the tiredness of some little daughters, who was obviously in her thirties, but still looked like she was in her early twenties.

Yan Zhiyun's appearance is generous and cheerful, the distance between the two eyes is slightly wide, and the earlobes are fleshy, which is a blessed and uncaring face.

"Who's coming?" she asked, rubbing her eyebrows lightly with her slender fingers, her voice a little displeased.

The palace maid lowered her head, and replied in a very low but clear voice: "It's Uncle Xiaoguo, Yan Kaigongzi." ”

Yan Zhiyun was stunned for a moment and said, "If it's not a very important matter, it is impossible for the junior brother to visit late at night, you can help me change my clothes immediately." ”

Soon, Yan Zhiyun changed into a simple and decent daily clothes, and walked quickly to the outside of the palace, only to see a young man anxiously pacing in the room, and he didn't move a sip of the tea served by the palace maid.

"Little brother. Yan Zhiyun opened her mouth and called.

The young man Yan Kai looked four or five points similar to Yan Xuan, but his appearance was more dignified and clean, and he looked like a real nobleman. When he saw the queen, he hurriedly strode forward and shouted, "Third sister!"

Yan Zhiyun saw that he looked flustered and his steps were in a hurry, and her heart was a little unstable, but her personality was much calmer, she held Yan Kai's trembling hand, and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Yan Kai shook his head and looked around, Yan Zhiyun frowned and said, "There is no one else, you say." ”

Hearing this, Yan Kaicai said in a trembling voice: "Big brother's life candle is extinguished!"

"What?" Yan Zhiyun's whole person was like falling into an ice cave, her heart seemed to stop beating for a while, and her eyes couldn't help but go black. However, after all, after a country, after all, after a country, she took a deep breath, stood firm, and spoke again: "Tell me everything you know." ”

Yan Kai swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and under the influence of Yan Zhiyun, his state was also a little fixed, and said: "Third sister, you know, although the eldest brother is in the Southern Continent all the year round, every once in a while, he will send someone to send a lot of things, and write to tell me what he has been doing recently. ”

"A few months ago, he sent a letter saying that something big had happened on the Nanlin Peninsula, and the incident involved a secret that might be related to the survival of mankind. ”

"And yet, just now, just now, when the servants of the family were cleaning the altar, they suddenly found that his life candle had been extinguished! I went to confirm with my own eyes that it was true...... The rest of the people's life candles are burning well, only the eldest brother ......"

When Yan Zhiyun heard this, she knew that their eldest brother Yan Xuan must have been more than lucky. She held back her tears and said, "Little brother, don't mess up, tell me, second brother and fourth sister, what are they doing now?"

"The second brother killed the subordinate who found out about the situation, and he was not allowed to reveal the slightest bit of information. Then, he personally arranged for ten secret envoys, saying that he would personally go to the southern continent to investigate, and now he was instructing the others about the matters under his hands. ”

After the fourth sister knew the situation, she cried half to death, and was slapped by the second brother before she cried and fell asleep. The second brother asked her to come to the palace tomorrow to accompany the third sister, and asked me to enter the palace to inform you, saying that after he went to the Southern Continent, he would listen to you if there was anything here. ”

Queen Yan Zhiyun adjusted her breathing and said, "Okay, then you listen carefully." ”

"Since my father's death, my eldest brother has been the pillar of our Yan family, although he has not been in the Western Continent, but the intelligence network he established in the Polymath Society has infiltrated Jinyiwei and mastered the secrets of almost everyone in the world. With him and his intelligence network, no one can threaten our Yan family. ”

"Now that the eldest brother is gone, if we don't do it, his intelligence network will soon be carved up, so the most important thing is to take the intelligence network he has in his hands first. Second brother, he only likes to fight bravely and competently, and he can't do this, so this matter can only be handed over to you. ”

Yan Kai was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head frantically: "Third sister, I can't do it!"

"You have to do it. Yan Zhiyun gritted her teeth, squeezed his hand tightly, and said: "Now that the eldest brother is gone, the second brother is also going to investigate the cause of the eldest brother's death, how many brothers and sisters are we left here, apart from you, are there any other men?

Yan Kai was told by her to start breathing heavily and closing his eyes, and it took a full minute before he opened his eyes, with a firm look in his eyes, and said, "Okay." ”

"Good. Yan Zhiyun's expression was a lot relieved, and said: "Big brother usually loves you the most, and he will hand over the most powerful subordinates to you, you have to make good use of these people, and quickly capture his intelligence network back into your hands." ”

"Understood. Yan Kai nodded.

Then, Yan Zhiyun thought for a moment and said, "Second brother should leave early tomorrow morning at the earliest, you go back in a while and bring him my words." ”

"The Southern Continent is the territory of the Martial God Temple, no matter what happens to the eldest brother there, no matter how secretive what he does, there will inevitably be clues in the Martial God Temple, you ask the second brother to find the Martial God Temple here, find someone to ask for some relationships, write some letters, so that when he goes to the Southern Continent, he can get the support and cooperation of the Martial God Temple, and act conveniently. ”

"Also, don't try to go directly to the upper echelons of the Polymath. The eldest brother has his own faction in the Polymath Society, and many people are jealous of him, and those people will definitely be our biggest opponents in retaking back the intelligence network, so let the second brother not only not go to the people of the Polymath Society, but even avoid them, and try to avoid letting them know their whereabouts. ”

"Then, you ask the second brother to leave and go to the Hanging Pavilion and ask the national teacher to help open his eyes. According to the habit of the national teacher, he generally does not directly tell the cause of his eldest brother's death, but as long as he helps, there will definitely be useful clues, so that he will have a direction and goal in the Southern Continent in the future. ”

Finally, a reminder for the second brother. He has too strong a temperament, he must think twice, after all, the Southern Continent is not the Shuo Dynasty, and the power of the Yan family cannot play such a big role in the wild land of the Southern Continent. If the death of the eldest brother is really because of someone or a certain force, let the second brother must endure it, and when he comes back here, we brothers and sisters will discuss it together, and don't act rashly by ourselves. ”

Yan Zhiyun's thoughts were racing, her logic was clear, and she explained word by word. Yan Kai listened carefully, nodded heavily, and said, "Don't worry, third sister, I will definitely bring the words." ”

Yan Zhiyun snorted, suddenly her eyes rolled, and she thought of something again.

She grabbed her little brother who was about to turn around and leave, and asked, "When you entered the palace, how many people saw it?"

Yan Kai's body stiffened for a moment, and he immediately realized what his queen sister meant, and said in a trembling voice: "The housekeeper, the coachman, the changer on the street, the guard of the palace gate, the eunuch who leads the way, and the palace maid of Kunning Palace......"

Yan Zhiyun's eyes flashed murderous.

"Kill them all?" Yan Kai gasped.

Yan Zhiyun shook her head and said, "There are too many people, killing so many people at once will definitely attract attention." You make me think about it. ”

Yan Kai sighed, found a place to sit down, and began to shake his head and sigh. After Yan Zhiyun paced a few steps on the spot, her beautiful eyes condensed slightly, and said, "After you go back tonight, take the fourth sister ...... Killed. ”

"What!" Yan Kai was startled, jumped up suddenly, knocked down the table and chair on the side, and looked at Yan Zhiyun like a stranger.

"There's no better way. Yan Zhiyun said coldly: "The fourth sister was born stupid and a wasted person, so the eldest brother is willing to take care of her all the time because of the love of brother and sister. ”

"Now that the eldest brother is gone, our Yan family is facing a crisis of life and death, and it is time for the fourth sister to contribute to the Yan family. After the death of the fourth sister, you should report to the official, cry and mourn, and I will arrange the person who investigates the case, only in this way will others not think that something else happened to my Yan family, and you have a reason to enter the palace late at night. ”

Yan Kai's body trembled more and more, and he almost wanted to escape, Yan Zhiyun saw him like this, and drank coldly: "You think clearly, whether Yan Zhiyi dies alone, or our Yan family's entire family dies! Don't you know how many enemies we have!"

"I know, I know......" Yan Kai couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth, and took a deep breath for several minutes before he recovered his breath, slowly regained his peace, and said: "I know, third sister, I will do it." ”

But Yan Zhiyun was not satisfied, she took a step forward and said, "You have to do it yourself." ”

When Yan Kai heard this, tears flowed down again, and this time he didn't refute again, just nodded.

The lights in the room flickered slightly, and there was a thunderclap outside the window, and it began to rain in a dripping manner.

Yan Zhiyun sighed, walked to her little brother's side, gently put her hand on his shoulder, and comforted him softly: "Okay, little brother, everything will pass." Big brother is so kind to you, you can't bear to let the Yan family he guards just break up like this, right? You are also the man of our family, you have to take responsibility, you know?"

The bleak wind and cold rain are the night of murder.