Outside, the wind was blowing, and the ghostly fog and layers of thick dark clouds mixed together, filling the firmament. The heavens and the earth were even darker than before, and it was eerie under the misty ghost fog.

In Hu Lan's mansion, if there are centipede beads and Jiaozhu beads in the house, night pearls and other things, these beads are all lit up in the dim light.

After finishing speaking, Hu Lan sent the old housekeeper at home down, and asked his son Hu Qingyun to stop the pestle and let him sit down and talk.

The old butler had only been gone for a while, and a servant brought hot tea, freshly baked snacks, and fresh fruit.

After the servants put the things in their hands one by one on the square table between Hu Lan's father and son, they retreated and closed the door of the main hall.

In just a few moments, a drizzle was already flying in the air outside the house, and it was falling down with the wind.

The temperature between heaven and earth also plummeted, and the yin qi was even stronger, which made the yin qi scattered inside and outside Yuque City, and the ghosts in it were very comfortable.

Such a rainy day, the cold is a little cold, but under the nourishment of the rich yin qi, the ghosts will not care whether it is cold or not.

Hu Lan, who was sitting in the main hall of his mansion, picked up the teacup and tasted the tea.

The fragrance of tea diffused in front of his eyes as the heat diffused, and Hu Lan gradually showed a comfortable look.

The son Hu Qingyun, who was sitting opposite, was eating melon and fruit snacks, and at the same time, he was secretly thinking, why was his father Hu Lan so sure, this Xiao Shizhu's sudden invitation was not a fatal Hongmen banquet?

But after thinking about it for a long time, it was only that the deep meaning of his father's words was nothing more than a peep in the leopard, but he couldn't see the fire, so Hu Qingyun opened his mouth and humbly asked his father Hu Lan and said: "Father, how can you be so sure that Xiao Shizhu will not go down to ask the uncle to send him to death? You must know that when Xiao Shizhu was alive, he was a market liar in the world, and after he came to the underworld, he bribed King Qin Guang to avoid the pain of prison in hell. As the so-called country is easy to change, his nature is difficult to change, and his soul cannot become a righteous gentleman. According to the child's point of view, the words of Xiao Shizhu brought by Lu Wu can be passed on to the uncle in order to show that you and I have no bad intentions towards the Nine Shadows Kingdom, but I also have to remind the uncle that this matter must be thought twice. ”。

This wall thinking is really effective in Hu Qingyun, others should be impressed by the three days, but he should be impressed by the wall for three days.

Now there is no recklessness and impulsiveness in the past, and I think about things and problems, but I am also much calmer and more cautious.

But after his son's kind advice, after finishing his words, Hu Lan put down the tea cup in his hand, smiled and slowly stroked his beard a few times, and said to his son unhurriedly: "This Xiao Shizhu is despicable and obscene, and there are no ghosts in the world, which is right." It's just that now he is very powerful, his subordinates are even more elite and strong, and the Nine Shadows Kingdom is even stronger enough to share the world with the Beiyin Dynasty, why do you need to do such a thing if you want to clean up your uncle?

This fox Lan is calm, and she is not worried that Xiao Shizhu will harm the Qingqiu Fox King.

But since his son humbly asked for advice, Hu Lan also solved the doubts in Hu Qingyun's mind first, so as not to make Hu Qingyun fearful.

"In addition, he Xiao Shizhu has negotiated with the Northern Yin Dynasty, and now the two countries have stopped fighting and live in peace, which has brought about a peaceful life for at least ten years or so in the Yin Cao Difu, and Xiao Shizhu will not provoke a war for this. Killing your uncle is nothing more than provoking a war, no matter how carried away he Xiao Shizhu is, how can he be so stupid?" Hu Lan continued to brush his long beard, listening to the increasingly urgent sound of wind and rain outside the house, and said: "Besides, what we are doing in secret has not yet been exposed. A few days ago, your uncle wrote that another batch of those minerals had been delivered, and the quantity was more than usual. I also received letters from Yu Langguan, including a letter from the second child, saying that they were already preparing for this year's mineral theft, and everything was going well. From this point of view, Xiao Shizhu is nothing more than seeking peace this time, and peace is precious, so that the rest and recuperation of the Nine Shadows Kingdom that he wants is even more stable. He will make a choice, even if he has anger in his chest, he will not kill Tu Yaoqing. I also want to use this to show favor to your uncle, this is why he Xiao Shizhu is afraid that when he is recuperating, the backyard will catch fire. But this ghost is so able to bend and stretch, and he is also a powerful character. ”。

Hu Qingyun, who listened carefully, listened attentively, and forgot to continue to eat the fruit that he had eaten a few mouthfuls of in his hand. His soul was just like this, listening and thinking, until his father Hu Lan finished speaking, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized, and said thoughtfully: "In this way, Uncle really has to come to the Nine Shadows Kingdom." First, if the uncle doesn't come for no reason, and he is the Hades King of the subordinate country of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, he seems to be a thief, and maybe what we do secretly will be exposed. Second, in this way, you can also confuse Xiao Shizhu, so that he thinks that this backyard will not catch fire, and we are still allies. ”。

"The child can be taught. Hu Lan, who squinted and smiled, turned her head and cast an approving glance at her son Hu Qingyun.

After receiving his father's approval, Hu Qingyun was overjoyed and excited.

"What's more, as long as Tu Yaoqing is alive, there will be another chance to turn the tables. The Nine Shadows Kingdom is the same dynasty as the two masters, as long as Tu Yaoqing does not die, then one day he can occupy the magpie's nest and replace the ghost mother. Hu Lan, who was still squinting, narrowed into a thin slit in the two pairs of fox eyes, and a cold light flashed: "This male ghost, there are few people who are not close to beauty." Do you think that he Xiao Shizhu is the pure heart and few desires who can control the belt of his trousers? As long as Tu Yaoqing is still alive, there will always be a day when the situation will be turned around. ”。

Hu Lan couldn't help but smile, he knew that this Xiao Shizhu only had a few princesses on the surface, but in fact, when he traveled in casual clothes in the past, he didn't hang out with Qinglou Oiran and female ghosts from all over the world.

In Hu Lan's opinion, this Xiao Shizhu is also a merry Hades, so Hu Lan has Fang Cai's remarks and assertions.

"Well, that's what my father said. Hu Qingyun also felt reasonable when he thought about it, and nodded again and again, adding a little admiration to his father.

"Recently and in the future, you and my father and son have to be even more low-key in doing ghosts. Immediately afterwards, Hu Lan told his son Hu Qingyun again, and said: "You must be kind to the ghost officials of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and you must be indifferent to their state affairs." As long as it is not a matter of relations between the two countries, there is no comparative concern at all. ”。

"Hmm. Remembering that Hu Qingyun, who was still holding the fruit in his hand, after taking a few bites of the fruit in his hand, he chewed and nodded a few times, and said to his father with some ambiguity: "Now the child also knows that his father and uncle's intentions are good, and he will never impulse bad things, so his father will put his heart in his stomach, and the child will listen to you in all actions." ”。

"Hmm. Hu Lan showed a satisfied look, picked up the teacup again, took a few sips of tea leisurely, and said, "I'll repair the book tonight, hand over a codex to the national capital and give it to your uncle." This Xiao Shizhu's words and the current situation of the Nine Secluded Countries are written into it, so that your uncle can come as soon as possible, and it is better to confuse Xiao Shizhu earlier. ”......

In the city of Xudu, a group of thousands of evil ghosts composed of the forbidden army of Xudu escorted more than a dozen carts pulled by beast souls all the way to the south.

These forbidden soldiers were tall and burly, with green faces and fangs. The robe was hung with armor, the uniform was leather, and the golden helmet and gold armor were covered over the body.

In the cart they escorted, in addition to the luggage, there were also Shangqing boys, and the ghost officials and ghost officials who Emperor Xudu promised him that as long as he chose them, they would rush to the southeast with him.

One of the carts, in addition to tables, chairs and small desks, was filled with all kinds of books. There are bamboo scrolls, silk books, and paper thread-bound books, and the content is a summary of the astronomical geography, local history, customs and so on.

The handsome Shangqing boy sat in this car, sitting among hundreds of books.

Riding in the same car with him was a human soul and female ghost dressed in black, with upright and delicate facial features. This ghost is also small and exquisite, not tall, but his skin is blue and black, and his appearance is inevitably not good-looking.

This ghost's name is Gao Brown, and she is a female official in charge of secrets in the Northern Yin Dynasty. Because of her quick hands and feet, and her ability to serve people intimately, she was selected by the Shangqing boy and brought out of the capital together, asking her to stay by her side and be a scribe who can be summoned at any time.

Gao Brown had no objection, and followed the Shangqing boy and left. In addition to the fact that this Shangqing boy is handsome, it is inevitable that he will be moved by a single female ghost, but also because Gao Brown is really tired of staying in those confidential documents of the Beiyin Dynasty, so he can simply change places, and he can also take a look at the different scenery outside the city.

"Gao Brown, I have been in the northern land for thousands of years, and I have heard a little about things outside the northern land, and I have heard that this Nine Shadows Kingdom is now a behemoth. The Shangqing boy who put down the book in his hand, under the slight bump of the car, picked up a fruit on the table at hand, leaned forward slightly and handed it to Gao Brown on the side: "Tell Ben Shuai, how did this ghost country, which used to live on a small island, become a behemoth? Is it really so powerful and terrifying?"

To this day, the Shangqing boy still has some doubts about the strength of this Nine Shadows Kingdom. He somewhat believed that the many wars of the Northern Yin Dynasty against the Nine Shadows Kingdom, the victory and defeat were nothing more than the fact that the soldiers had been comfortable for too long, and the officials and generals were not willing to do so.

As for the Nine Ghost Country, which has grown from a small ghost country on a small island to a behemoth in the past ten years, no matter how much the Shangqing boy has heard about it, he just thinks that it is an exaggeration from false rumors.

Gao Brown took the fruit and lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly at the gaze of the supernatant boy, and at the same time his cheeks were hot, but he could not show a flush. In the sound of the wheels, he hummed and replied softly: "Yes, the Nine Shadows Kingdom is indeed a behemoth. As long as it grinned with its teeth, once it stretched out its sharp claws and fangs, it would definitely tear all the prey in front of it to pieces. ”。

As he spoke, the wheel ran over a stone on the ground and jolted. Some of the words behind the tall brown came out, but they trembled a little because of the bump.

At this time, the Shangqing boy next to him couldn't tell whether it was Gao Brown and mentioned the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and he was also a little jealous and frightened.

"As for how this Nine Shadows Kingdom has developed in more than ten years, and the speed is extremely fast, our ghost officials of the Northern Yin Dynasty have also discussed it in private. Most ghost officials believe that the first merit should be regarded as the ghost mother's. Gao Brown took the fruit in his hand and played with it, and he didn't take a bite, but he still hung his head slightly, and after thinking about it, he said: "The ghost mother has been the king of Hades for many years, and the money she has saved in secret, it is said that how high Xiaoyu Mountain is, how much money this ghost mother has saved." With this money, this Nine Shadows King Xiao Shizhu was able to quickly develop and grow the Nine Shadows Kingdom into a behemoth. ”。

The Shangqing boy, who had also heard this rumor, also felt that Gao Brown's words were reasonable, so he nodded.