Chapter 22: In Crisis

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"Whew" Chu Ci exhaled a long breath.

He had been with Wang Chen for a week. These days, he just lies in the broken temple every day, and Wang Chen doesn't know what he thinks about every day. But he had to beg for food to live on.

Today's luck is also very good, a generous shopkeeper actually gave him a roast chicken. He hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and looking at the delicious roast chicken in his hand, Wang Chen couldn't stop salivating. He couldn't hold back the urge to bite down, but when he thought that there was a "distinguished guest" in the temple who only ate and drank all day long, he had to hold back.

After carefully putting away the roast chicken, he hurried towards the ruined temple. After running a few steps, I noticed that the notice board not far away was full of people. Wang Chen originally just wanted to pass by, but suddenly heard someone in the crowd talking about the tragedy in Chu Mansion, and he hurriedly ran to the overcrowded bulletin board.

Fengtian carrier, the emperor Zhao said

Chu Li, the king of Tiance, did not think about the emperor's grace, defected to the enemy and treasoned in the first battle of Tianluo City, and together with the enemy general Fang Qian, he killed 200,000 imperial soldiers in Tianlu. The four Davids under his original command, Yue Fan, Lei Jun, Lin Yu, and Qing Xiang, were all slaughtered by him. Emperor Long Yan was furious, and he still couldn't believe that King Tiance would do such a rebellious thing, but the blood of the four great generals and 200,000 robes told us that all this was done by Chu Li.

He has failed the empire, the glory that the empire has given him, and he has also failed the responsibility and responsibility of being a soldier!

The disgrace of his empire, but such a person who served the enemy, he was killed by those important ministers who excluded him from the An army, and his body also disappeared with the 200,000 brave imperial soldiers of my Great Qin.

The recent Chu Mansion tragedy is the first time in the hundred years of our Heavenly Mandate City that there have been casualties due to enemy assassins sneaking into the city. Although the Assassins had been executed, the people still needed to be vigilant and beware of any strangers, and the Emperor had sent additional personnel to patrol to ensure the safety of the people.

"What does Chu Li think, the emperor treats him well, why did he defect to Anguo. He has already been canonized as a prince, what else does he want, he is really greedy and kills" A young man led by him looked at the notice and pointed and said.

"But it's a pity that our 200,000 soldiers are gone, but they are given to Chu Li to accompany the funeral. Thanks to their desperate efforts, they didn't expect to be killed by their own commander in the end, which is really sad."

"Alas, but have you heard that Chu Li's family died in that enemy attack, it is said that Chu Ci was very seriously injured by those assassins. Fortunately, the Imperial Forest Army came in time and rescued the dying Chu Ci. However, he was still like crazy, and he still relied on the cold king Qin Yu to intercede for him, so that he spared his life. ”

"If you want me to say, this kind of rebellious people must be killed together. I also gave an explanation to those dead souls."

"Who made the current emperor love and righteousness, but he is kind-hearted. With such a Eternal Monarch, my Great Qin will unify this continent just around the corner!"

Wang Chen watched as a column of soldiers came over in a procession, dispersing the crowd that had been enclosed. Several soldiers quickly erected a high platform and hung several withered human heads. The led officer shouted loudly, this is the head of those assassins, the emperor has sent someone to arrest him, and now he has specially ordered me to kill chickens and monkeys, and show those who have ill intentions, those who offend my Great Qin will be punished even if they are far away!

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A good one will be punished even if he is far away, and a good one is kind-hearted, and he is a wise man of all ages! After Wang Chen informed Li Ci of what he had seen, he clearly felt Li Ci's mood change. These days, Li Ci has hardly spoken any words, and when he usually communicates with him, he can only get the kind of indifferent answer that is simple and one-word.

And at this moment, the iceberg-like Li Ci was in an angry mood at the moment, which made Wang Chen very surprised. He didn't know why Li Ci's mood fluctuated so much after knowing these things.

After saying these words, Chu Ci calmed down again, and Wang Chen took out the roast chicken that was carefully wrapped in his arms. The roast chicken was full of fragrance, and the greedy Wang Chen just stared at the roast chicken. He was a little reluctant to hand the roast chicken to Chu Ci, wiped the saliva left with his other hand, and said to him.

"Your injuries are not healed, you need to eat more meat and recover sooner. Let's eat it!" Wang Chen didn't dare to look directly at the roast chicken in his hand as if he had cut off the meat on his body, and turned his head to hand the roast chicken to Chu Ci's mouth.

Chu Ci has not yet detached himself from the original feeling of sadness, and at this moment, he also feels a warmth appearing from his heart. Wang Chen didn't know him, if he wanted to be unfavorable to him, he could not have been rescued in the first place. According to Chu Ci's situation at that time, if he was left to fend for himself, Chu Ci would starve to death there in a few days. Instead, he saved one of his lives and took care of a stranger. Although Chu Ci was also suspicious of him, Wang Chen's actions were still gradually soothing Chu Ci's heart.

"After eating, take me out, I'm not hungry yet. Chu Ci said to Wang Chen in a slightly calm tone, and at the same time pushed back the roast chicken in front of him. Got up and walked out.

It was the first time he had stepped out of a dilapidated house. Usually Wang Chen goes out, but he has been lying in the dilapidated house, never stepping out, never facing the world again.

Suddenly, he heard some whispering behind him. Although all of his soul power had been abolished, the excellent hearing he had gained through the body of the Nine Heavens was still there. He turned around suddenly, only to see that it was Wang Chen who secretly walked behind him and stuffed a chicken leg into the mouth of Chu Ci, who turned around.

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Chu Ci once again came to the Chu Mansion where he had lived for sixteen years.

But this time, he is no longer the master here, and there is no one waiting for his return in the house.

Chu Ting, who often laughed and scolded him in the courtyard, died, and Chu Li, the father who was strict on the surface but loved Chu Ci, also didn't know whether he was alive or dead. The former glorious Chu Mansion has fallen to this point.

All these changes are just because of a word from that person in the imperial city, they are just his dolls, and if they are tired of playing, they should be thrown away.

"The world is impermanent, who would have guessed that the Chu family, who should have the right to enjoy glory, would end up ruined. That venerable young master of Chu Ci actually turned into a madman. It's just that Chu Li is too greedy. Wang Chen stood in front of the gate with Chu Ci in his arms and sighed.

As soon as he heard that Wang Chen also thought that his father had betrayed, he slammed Wang Chen away, and just when he wanted to scold loudly, he suddenly felt a sense of danger coming.

He shouted Wang Chen a few times, turned around and ran. Without waiting for Wang Chen to ask, he ran a long distance.

It's almost time to break the temple, Chu Ci said with some physical exhaustion. He turned his head to look behind him, Wang Chen was also following him closely, and when he saw the nervousness on Chu Ci's face, he couldn't help but worry. I don't know what happened to make Chu Ci, a person who used to always have just one expression, suddenly became this nervous look.

As he got closer and closer to the broken temple, the uneasiness in his heart gradually disappeared, and his constricted brows gradually relaxed. The pace of running is also starting to slow down.

Wang Chen, who stepped forward, stopped Chu Ci's footsteps, and when he was about to ask Chu Ci what happened, he suddenly saw an uneasy expression on Chu Ci's face.

He suddenly felt that his feet slipped, and he was kicked aside by Chu Ci. But Chu Ci bent down and slid to the other side, it turned out that the position where they were standing was actually a big sword that emitted dazzling light. The space above the broadsword was distorted. An extremely cold voice came.

"I didn't expect it, Chu Ci, you are really fateful, or you are still alive in the world!"