Speaking of this, Di Chongyang's expression suddenly changed, and he obviously looked a little unwilling.

"Father, are we really willing to be a stepping stone for the people of their Dongfang family?" Di Tian also gritted his teeth and said.

Di Chongyang looked at his son and suddenly smiled, but he smiled a little helplessly.

"Although I know that this move of the Dongfang family is to let us, the small family forces below, use them as cannon fodder. However, even so, how can we refuse? The power of the Dongfang family is so great, I don't need to say that you must know something. If we agree to their request, it is inevitable that our emperor family will suffer certain losses. But if you don't agree, then you will only be ruined. We simply don't have a choice!"

After hearing this, Di Tian couldn't help but fall silent, he naturally understood the meaning of his father's words. If you agree to the request of the Dongfang family, you may suffer heavy losses, but if you don't agree, you will definitely attract the devastating blow of the Dongfang family. No matter what, the current imperial family is in an extremely unfavorable situation.

"Father, what should we do then?" Di Tian asked, looking at his father on the side.

I saw that Di Chongyang's eyes were sluggish, and he seemed to be sad about this, and after a while, he sighed lightly and said: "What else can I do, the reason why my father told you this matter is that I see that you have grown up now, and your cultivation is growing day by day, and my father finally doesn't have to worry about your affairs anymore." Therefore, by telling you about this, I want Tian'er to take care of your mother after you leave for your father and enter that secret realm. If ......"

As soon as he heard this, Di Tian suddenly felt that something was wrong, and immediately interrupted: "Father, are you going to enter that secret realm?"

Emperor Chongyang smiled miserably and said, "Tian'er, this matter is not trivial, it is not okay to go for my father." Although the Dongfang family did not hide their intentions at all this time, at that time, we had no choice but to let our family suffer as little loss as possible. Look at the Fang family, this time, in the name of helping to find the traces of you and the Dongfang girl, they are actually secretly transferring the power of their own family. Everyone knows that after entering that ancient secret realm, those of us who lead the way will inevitably suffer extremely heavy losses, so we are all trying to leave some vitality for our family. In this way, even if the person who entered the secret realm encountered any accidents, it would not make the entire family lose hope of continuing. ”

Di Tian could hear the helplessness and pain in his father's words. Under the strength of the Dongfang family, these small families who are not in the stream really have no choice. Crippled or dead, it is no longer possible to leave it alone.

Emperor Chongyang continued: "My father has already explained to your second uncle a few days ago, and asked him to arrange all the way back, once my father encounters something unexpected in that secret realm, you will take your mother and move away from here as soon as possible and go to the capital." ”

Di Tian exclaimed: "Father, how can this be. No, let's go together, and the child will never leave his father alone. ”

Hearing this, Di Chongyang glanced at Di Tian, and a soft color flashed in his eyes. He stretched out his hand, patted Di Tian on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Tian'er, if we don't go for my father, do you think we can escape from Nanzhou alive? In order to preserve the hope of the continuation of the imperial family, the father had to agree to the request of the Dongfang family. Besides, with the strength of being a father, if you really enter that ancient secret realm, you may not necessarily encounter any accidents. In the past few days, I have discussed with your second uncle and Steward Chen, and I think that your second uncle should also sell our emperor's property one after another in the past two days, and after two days, you will take your mother and leave here together. ”

"Father......" Di Tian wanted to say something, but suddenly received a sharp look from Di Chongyang.

"Tian'er, the father has made up his mind, don't say more. As long as you are still here, the bloodline of our emperor family will continue forever, so that even if something happens to your father, you will not be ashamed of your ancestors. ”

Di Chongyang's tone was firm, and he didn't allow Di Tian to say more.

"Well, now that the father has made a decision, the child obeys. ”

Di Tian said helplessly.

However, when he said this, a trace of discoloration flashed in his eyes, and Di Chongyang didn't see it. It was a look of determination and determination, which flashed in a hurry and quickly disappeared. When Di Chongyang looked at his son's face, all he saw was a look of unwillingness and pain......

Di Chongyang stretched out his hand and patted Di Tian, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.

At this time, Di Tian felt as if his head was covered with a layer of haze, and a depressing aura surrounded him tightly, almost making people a little breathless.

Is it really just sitting still?

No! Absolutely not!

Di Tian clenched his fists and roared secretly in his heart. In the past few days, the situation has changed too quickly, and when Emperor Tian was still unaware, the Emperor family had already encountered such a grim moment. Things came suddenly, changing so quickly that he even felt a little caught off guard.

Two days later, Di Chonghai, the second uncle of Di Tian, came back from Qingzhou City, and had a deep conversation with him in Di Chongyang's study that night. Then in the early morning of the next day, Di Chongyang sent an order to ask Di Chonghai to escort Di Tian's mother and son, Su Yan and others to the capital.

Along the way, Di Tian behaved very calmly and barely spoke.

Regarding the truth about this entry into Beijing, his mother Liu Shuyao was still kept in the dark, and was only told that she had not been to the capital for a long time, and this time she took the opportunity of Su Yan's arrival to go over to see the old people together. And Di Chongyang was also very calm when they were separated, just letting Di Tian's mother and son and others take the first step, and he would follow in a few days.

But Di Tian knew in his heart that his father's words were meant for his mother, and this time he went to explore the secret realm with the people of the Dongfang family, which was actually extremely dangerous, and could even be said to be nine deaths. Di Tian felt as if a huge stone was pressing on his chest, heavy, and he was a little out of breath.

"Tian'er, take good care of your mother. Di Chongyang looked at his son with a straight face.

Di Tian was silent for a moment, and finally had to grit his teeth and nodded.

"Don't worry, father. ”

It seemed that he was afraid that Liu Shuyao on the side would see something, and Di Chongyang didn't communicate much with Di Tian, but just gave him an encouraging look, then turned around and walked to the side, urging Di Tian to get on the horse.

"Big brother......" At this time, Di Chonghai came over, as if he wanted to say something to Di Chongyang.

I saw that Di Chongyang shook his head, and said in a resolute tone: "What should be said, we have already said it last night, although you usually act a little out of tune, second brother, but this matter is very important, you can't be confused anymore." ”

Hearing this, Di Chonghai had no choice but to be silent, and finally looked at Di Chongyang deeply, and also rode his horse to follow the convoy.

The convoy gradually moved away, until it disappeared at the end of the road, and then Di Chongyang turned around and walked back to the city.

was marching, in one of the carriages in the team, suddenly the curtain was opened, only to see Liu Shuyao poking her head out of the carriage, looking around, she found Di Tian who was riding a horse not far away, so she greeted Di Tian and let Di Tian come over.

"Tian'er, what did your father tell you just now?" asked Liu Shuyao.

Di Tian looked at her, and couldn't help but feel a little panicked in his heart, but he couldn't tell her the truth, so he had to smile and say, "It's nothing, mother, father, he just asked me to take good care of you on the road." ”

Hearing this, Liu Shuyao just looked at her directly, her eyes shone with some kind of strange light, and for a moment, Di Tian felt as if he had been completely seen through by her. After pondering for a long time, she suddenly sighed, and seemed to say with some melancholy: "I know your father, from the time I know him to the present, he has always encountered anything, no matter how much trouble there is, he always hides it silently in his heart, and would rather carry it alone than complain to anyone." It's just that he doesn't know, in fact, even if he doesn't say it, Weiniang also knows that if it weren't for the great trouble that our emperor's family encountered at this time, he wouldn't have made such a move. In front of your father, although your mother can pretend that she doesn't know anything, she listens to him. But God, you can't hide it from your mother, tell me the truth, isn't your father in any big trouble now?"

Hearing this, Di Tian's heart couldn't help but move, knowing that his mother had roughly guessed that something was wrong, but she was not sure to what extent.

But Di Tian couldn't tell her the truth, because he wasn't sure what she would do next if she told her mother the truth. Especially before this, his father had repeatedly told him that no matter what, he must not mention anything about the Dongfang family in front of his mother.

Although Di Tian didn't understand the specific reason for this, from the serious expression on his father's face at that time, Di Tian could also faintly feel the seriousness of this. If he really let his mother know the truth that his father was participating in the Dongfang family's exploration of the secret realm at this time, Emperor Tian really couldn't imagine how his mother would react.

At the moment, the top priority is to send my mother and others out of Nanzhou first.

Thinking like this, Di Tian immediately smiled calmly and said, "Mother, look at what you said, father, he has always told you more than to tell me. If he really has something, then it's impossible to just tell me one person and not mention it to you. Don't worry, father, he will definitely have nothing to do, didn't he say it before, there are still some things to do now, and when the work is done, he will soon come to the capital to join us in the round. ”

"Is that so......" Liu Shuyao was obviously a little skeptical.

Through the curtain of the carriage, Di Tian also saw that in the carriage, Su Yan, who was sitting with his mother, also cast a look at him, and in that look, there was also the same look of suspicion.

Di Tian smiled, and said helplessly: "Otherwise, what else, mother, you don't know your father, even if there is really any trouble, I believe he will be fine." Now what we need to do is to arrive in the capital safely, and then wait quietly for our father to come. ”

Liu Shuyao looked at Di Tian seriously, but Di Tian was trying her best to control her emotions, so no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't see anything abnormal, and finally she had to smile and say, "I hope so." Well, this trip to the capital will take two or three days, to say the least. It's a long journey, and the safety of the two weak women, Su Yan and I, depends on you, a little man, to protect it. ”

Hearing his mother's half-joking words, Di Tian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, knowing that he had finally passed perfunctory for the time being.

However, when he calmed down, he couldn't help but look back at the way he came, and his heart couldn't help but feel depressed.

"What's the matter, worry about your father?" Di Chonghai suddenly came to the side and whispered to Di Tian.

In this regard, Di Tian nodded without concealment, cautiously glanced at the carriage where his mother was sitting not far away, and said softly: "Second uncle, I am a little worried, my father's actions this time are too dangerous. ”

Di Chonghai snorted and said, "The intention of the Dongfang family is no more obvious, that is, they want us to work for them. However, the eldest brother of the Taoist ideal must have already told you, and you can't hide from this matter, and the eldest brother can only accept it hard. ”

Di Tian was silent, he naturally knew the meaning of Di Chonghai's words, but how could he be willing to let the fate of the relatives he cared about the most be in the hands of others. After thinking about it, Di Tian finally decided to tell Di Chonghai what he thought.

"Second uncle, I want to go back to help my father?"

"What are you talking about?!" Di Chonghai couldn't help but be shocked, as soon as the words fell, he seemed to find that his voice was a little louder, and he couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at the carriage not far away, feeling that Liu Shuyao and the others in the carriage should not have heard it, so he looked at Di Tian intently, and said with a somewhat unhappy face: "What are you messing around? Do you know how much pain and pressure the eldest brother has actually borne since he made such a decision this time, and you said that you want to go back at this time, isn't that causing trouble for him?"

However, Di Tian was resolute and said, "Second uncle, I understand what you said. But to tell you the truth, when I promised my father to escort my mother to the capital, I had already made up my mind in my heart. In any case, I must find a chance to go back. Even if you stop it, Second Uncle, I must go back. Otherwise, I really can't rest assured that my father is alone in Nanzhou. Now the situation of the ancient secret realm in the villa is unknown, but even the people of the dignified Dongfang family do not hesitate to expose the existence of this secret realm, which shows that it must be dangerous. Otherwise, how could they find us and let us be cannon fodder for their Oriental family!"

Di Chonghai shook his head: "Since you all know, then you are still clamoring to go back? Even if I really let you go back, what can you help? I'm not afraid to tell you that this time, in order to completely explore the secret realm in the Falling Back Mountain Villa, the Dongfang family not only found our emperor family, but also many forces in Nanzhou, and they were also recruited by them. In the past two days, the masters sent by various forces have also arrived in Zhongshu City one after another, and there are many masters above the human realm, and even masters above the heavenly realm. Imagine if you were under such a powerful force, what use would you be able to send back?"

Di Tian still didn't change his decision, but said: "No matter how strong their lineup is, no matter how many masters there are." However, among these people, which one of them does not have their own thoughts, if they really encounter any danger in that secret realm, I am afraid that it is not bad if they do not deceive each other, do you still expect them to help our imperial family at a critical moment? This matter is related to the life and death of our imperial family, I know this, so I said that I must go back. Even if my ability is limited, I will never allow my father, our imperial family to be used as a gun by others like this, and become a stepping stone for others for no reason!"

Although his voice was very low, he all revealed incomparable firmness.

Di Chonghai looked at him like this, and for a moment, he suddenly felt that the nephew in front of him was incredibly different from the boy who was weak and usually only liked to read some broken books at home, and it was like a world of difference. I don't know if it's because of one of his own inadvertent moments, this stinky boy suddenly grew up, or because it was only now that he saw the true appearance of this kid!

It's so similar!

Di Chonghai's heart couldn't help but sigh, how could he not have found out before, once this kid is concerned about something, his stubborn temperament is really exactly the same as that of his eldest brother.

"Hehe, it's really not a father and son......

Di Chonghai suddenly laughed, his eyes looked at Di Tian, with a look of relief on his face. I only heard him continue: "Stinky boy, I'll tell you one more thing. Actually, your second uncle and I originally planned to do the same!"

"Really?" Di Tian's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he looked at Di Chonghai beside him with some surprise.

I saw Di Chonghai nodding and said, "Naturally, it's true, but since your kid brought it up first, then I have nothing to hide." And I also noticed, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your kid's strength has improved so much, and you're about to catch up with me, which is too fucking evil. ”

In this regard, Di Tian just smiled and didn't say anything.

Then I only heard Di Chonghai continue: "Anyway, I disobeyed my eldest brother's orders, not once or twice, not this time." Xiaotian, if you are really not afraid of death, then go back with me to pick up your father!"

"That's great!" Di Tian couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart, but then he thought of another question, so he continued: "But for now, let's send my mother and them out of Nanzhou first, this Nanzhou territory is the sphere of influence of the Dongfang family, if I can't send them out of Nanzhou safely, I am still a little worried." By the way, Second Uncle, did my father ever mention to you, when is the Dongfang Family going to start exploring the ancient secret realm of the Fallen Mountain Villa?"

Di Chonghai shook his head and said, "This big brother didn't mention it to me, but according to my estimate, it seems that the Dongfang family is imperative to explore that secret realm this time, and they must want to find out all at once, so they should wait for the personnel sent by all forces to arrive before they choose to leave." If I'm not mistaken, there should be two or three days left. ”