Chunhua Building, Beijing.

It was noon. Under normal circumstances, this building should be bustling with activity at this time. Diners who come and go, as well as people from the rivers and lakes, will be here to contribute to the prosperity of the capital.

But today, Chunhua Building is quiet. It's not that there is no one, in fact, Chunhua Building is now full of people. It's just that no one is silent.

Because at this time, there was a person sitting in Chunhua Building. This person's name is Li Yanbei, and he is the leader of the northern half of the capital. Twenty years ago, Li Yanbei was already the most powerful person in this ancient city. Unlike the rat in the gutter like the Snake King, he is the kind of big man who is above board.

Military attaché, dart bureau, restaurant, money village. As long as it is a money-making business in the north of the city, there is nothing he does not interfere with. In the north of the city, he stomped his feet, and the half of the city trembled three times.

Therefore, when Li Yanbei sat down in Chunhua Building with a murderous face. The atmosphere of the entire Chunhua Building did not dare to come out a little. But no one was willing to leave. Because everyone knows that Li Yanbei must have happened something big when he appeared here in this state.

Recently, big melons have appeared frequently on the rivers and lakes. Many sensitive diners have realized that maybe they are also here to witness the birth of a big melon.

About half an hour later. A person who surprised everyone walked into Chunhua Building. Because that person's name is Du Tongxuan.

If Li Yanbei is the overlord of the north of the city, then Du Tongxuan is the emperor of the south of the city. The two of them have been fighting for twenty years. But neither Li Yanbei nor Du Tongxuan has ever stepped into each other's territory.

And today, Du Tongxuan broke this rule.

Li Yanbei's knife-like gaze stared at Du Tongxuan.

"If I were you, I would never set foot here."

Du Tongxuan: "I'm not you, so I'm here."

Li Yanbei: "You shouldn't have come."

Du Tongxuan: "I'm already here."

After the standard ancient dragon-style conversation, Du Tongxuan pulled out the chair next to him and sat opposite Li Yanbei.

Li Yanbei looked at Du Tongxuan coldly, his face was a little ugly.

"You did this morning's assassination?"

"Yes."

"Then you still dare to come, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to go out?"

"Hehe, since I'm here, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to go out. To be serious, I've been here these two times to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter?"

"September 15, the decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City. The two of us have already placed heavy bets. But it suddenly occurred to me that maybe we weren't betting enough. Do you want to raise a bet?"

Li Yanbei said, "How much more do you want to add?"

Du Tongxuan said, "What else do you have to bet on?"

Li Yanbei said: "I still have 800,000 taels of silver in the four major banks."

Du Tongxuan said: "Okay, then 800,000 taels, adding a condition, whoever loses will leave the capital, and will never be able to step into the capital."

The two had already gambled on all their respective properties in the south and north of the city. Now, I've gambled on the coffin again. Such a big gamble is rare in a century. The crowd around was stunned by the bet.

After Du Tongxuan finished speaking, he immediately got up and left. He looked determined, though. But after all, this is Li Yanbei's territory, and he is really afraid that Li Yanbei will go crazy and leave himself here.

And just after Du Tongxuan left, Li Yanbei waved his hand gently. The people around suddenly understood. They didn't leave before, but Li Yanbei didn't drive people away. Now that the other party has driven people away, if they don't leave, they don't know how to lift. In the capital, few people are willing to go against Li Yanbei.

And today, people have heard the earth-shattering melon, and naturally they are satisfied and left.

After everyone left, Li Yanbei sat motionless on his chair, as if waiting for someone. It didn't take long for a man to sit across from him. That person was Lu Xiaofeng.

He and Li Yanbei have been friends for many years, but this time Lu Xiaofeng did not come to catch up.

Seeing Lu Xiaofeng sit down, Li Yanbei said in a slightly peculiar tone.

"You're right, he raised. Now can you tell me why? Why did you know he was doing it again?"

"Hehe, this shows that there are still smart people in the capital. Or rather, some things are not as rigorous as they seem. Do you know? I'm probably one of the very few people who doesn't want to see this fight."

Now Li Yanbei became interested.

"Why?"

"Why? I'm friends with Simon Blowing Snow. Since they are friends, of course they should look at him. But in reality? It seems to me that this duel is like two dogs grabbing an invisible bone. Even if you grab it, what can you do?"

"Huh, false name?"

"That's right, it's a false name. If he wins this battle, you can take Du Tongxuan's territory as your own, and you can earn 800,000 taels of silver for nothing. Those swordsmen who watched the battle could see a wonderful show. See what tricks and flaws are in their swordsmanship. There are only two people who compete in martial arts, and they can't get anything. but at the cost of their lives. What is this not a false name?"

A strange light flashed in Li Yanbei's eyes, as if he knew Lu Xiaofeng for the first time.

"You know, this battle is for them. No one persecuted them, and no one could persecute them."

However, hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng smiled contemptuously.

"No one can persecute it? Li Yanbei, you look down on two so-called peerless swordsmen too much."

Saying that, Lu Xiaofeng picked up the wine glass in front of him and poured it down. And Li Yanbei showed an incredible expression on his face.

"What do you mean, you're saying that this duel wasn't of their own volition, but someone was secretly manipulating?"

"Hehe, otherwise you thought Du Tongxuan would suddenly decide to increase the size? In this world, no one dares to assert which of the two of them wins and who loses, so why does he dare to make such a heavy bet?"

"No, it can't be. I thought he raised because of that gossip."

"Ye Gucheng was hit by the secret weapon of the Tang Sect?"

"That's right."

"Hehe, since it's gossip, don't believe it. Although I don't think too much of the two peerless swordsmen. But don't look down on it so much. If the master of the Tang Sect in Shuzhong personally takes action, then I can believe that Ye Gucheng is poisoned. But the eldest prince of the Tang Sect is still a little far behind."

Li Yanbei seems to have been a little confused by the complicated situation of this matter.

"So what's going on here? Who is the mastermind of a certain queen, and what will be the result?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know? So much more do you say?"

"You see, I already know so much. But I still don't know exactly what will happen. What does this mean, the power of the people behind the scenes is far greater than you and me. Yanbei, listen to me. Don't get involved in it. Maybe the people on the rivers and lakes call you the northern half of the city. But if you really think so, you're not far from death. By the way, don't pay attention to Du Tongxuan. He's not far from death."

That night, Du Tongxuan died in his home, verifying what Lu Xiaofeng said. However, Li Yanbei, who was in the capital, did not show any surprised look.

"It seems that King Pingnan is not secretive enough, and we have to help him clean his tail. What does the Lord say?"

"Lord's message, let us completely stop these rumors, and we must ensure that the competition goes smoothly. But now, Lu Xiaofeng seems to have sensed something."

"Well, Lu Xiaofeng is extremely smart, since he has already noticed it. And I don't want Simon to blow the snow and make a move. Then we will definitely find a way to sabotage this competition. Find him something to do, and don't let him delay the Lord's plan."

"Yes."

If Lu Xiaofeng knew that Li Yanbei had also joined the Blue Dragon Society, he didn't know what kind of expression it would be. In fact, Lu Xiao is not completely aimed at Lu Xiaofeng. Mainly those friends he made, most of them were very suitable for the development of the Blue Dragon Society. All have the feeling that Lu Xiao is specifically targeting Lu Xiaofeng. In this regard, Lu Xiao said that this was really not intentional.

Lu Xiao actually didn't want to see Ye Gucheng and Ximen Blowing Snow die. He was a man who cherished money.

The two swordsmen of the Heavenly Wizards, no matter which one died, he didn't want to see it, because it was the loss of the Central Plains Martial Arts. And Lu Xiao now regards the Central Plains martial arts as his own private property.

However, if you want to promote the plan, you still need to be able to carry out smoothly on the side of King Pingnan.

Late at night, Jin Jiuling quietly appeared at Lu Xiao's residence.

"Looks like you've got something."

"It's the Lord. I have found out King Pingnan's plan. He plans to trade the fake for the real. King Pingnan has a very rare son, almost exactly the same as His Majesty Zhang today. And after King Pingnan knew about this, he gave the prince a secret training and let him learn every word and deed.

He had already bought off Wang An, the great eunuch beside the emperor. Wang An was familiar with the emperor's every move, and the two sides cooperated, creating a second emperor almost out of thin air.

On the day of the decisive battle on September 15, the palace must have relaxed its defenses. When the time comes, Ye Gucheng will arrange his own stand-in to fight. He himself infiltrated the palace and assassinated the emperor. After that, he was replaced by the prince of Pingnan. God unknowingly takes the throne into his own hands."

Lu Xiao had known about this plan for a long time, but he didn't know the specific details. He waited for Jin Jiuling to send him a message, more to test Jin Jiuling's loyalty.

Judging from this report, Jin Jiuling's loyalty is okay. This is a smart man, and he won't have anything else to think about until he is completely sure.

"Very well, I'll ask you. How is the martial arts of the prince of Pingnan?"

"You can barely get into the top class on the rivers and lakes."

"That should be fine for you. You look for an opportunity to make a secret shot. Blind him in one eye."

Jin Jiuling's face changed, and he looked at Lu Xiao with an incredible gaze. He always thought that Lu Xiao wanted King Pingnan to succeed, and then Huang Que would follow. But I didn't expect Lu Xiao to be ready to make a move now.

"This, the subordinates have no problem dealing with the prince of Pingnan, or even any guest of the Pingnan Palace. But that White Cloud City Lord, I'm afraid my subordinates can't deal with it."

Jin Jiuling is a very proud person, if it weren't for the fact that it is true, it is absolutely impossible for him to admit that he is inferior to Ye Gucheng. It seems that these days, in the days of the palace, he has tried.

"This is really a problem, do you need me to help you figure it out?"

"My subordinates will do it." Jin Jiuling retreated sweating profusely. As soon as the tip of the iceberg was revealed, his careful thinking was ruthlessly shattered by Lu Xiao, how dare he stay by Lu Xiao's side at this time.

On the other hand, Lu Xiaofeng also encountered trouble. Because he had just discovered a very serious problem, the supposedly omniscient Datong was dead. Until this time, Lu Xiaofeng was not until the turtle grandson and Dazhi Datong were alone. Of course, he had always doubted this, but he was never sure, and he didn't want to.

Because Lu Xiaofeng has always been a person who abides by the rules of the rivers and lakes. He knows the rules of Dazhi Datong, so he always obeys the rules when asking people to do things. This is one of the reasons why he was able to make a large number of friends. On the rivers and lakes, these intelligence traffickers, doctors and other characters, ordinary people will not attack them. And this time, it was clear that someone had made an exception.

Lu Xiaofeng's progress was interrupted again. And when he returned to the capital, he hadn't had time to conduct the next round of exploration. I ran into a troublesome thing.

Four people approached them. They are Wei Ziyun, a Xiaoxiang swordsman, Tu Fang, a desert eagle, Ding Ao, a star picker, and the last one is named Yin Xian. These four people are the four masters of today's Ouchi. Four people appeared together. Lu Xiaofeng felt that he was in trouble.

He wanted to leave, but he also knew that the will represented by these four people would probably not allow him to leave. And although Lu Xiaofeng is very confident in his martial arts. But in the face of these four people, it is also a little powerless. The point is that there is an honest monk next to them who is looking at him with a smile. This made Lu Xiaofeng stop the idea of turning around and running.

As it turned out, it really didn't work well for these four people to look for him. Because they shoehorned Lu Xiaofeng into the hottest errand in the world.

"In the decisive battle on the 15th, we believe that no more than eight people should enter the Forbidden City. Except for two swordsmen

, up to a maximum of six people. And the selection of these six people will trouble Lu Daxia.

There are six ribbons here, and they are a large internal treasure from Persia. It will change color and glow in the moonlight, and it is difficult for the Jedi on the market to imitate. Lu Daxia felt that whoever was qualified to enter the viewing game would give him a ribbon. On the day of the decisive battle, anyone who dares to trespass into the Forbidden City without a ribbon will be killed."

Lu Xiaofeng's face collapsed at that time.

"Then will those who do not come in take their wrath upon me?"

"That's right."

"Then why am I taking this job?"

"Of course Lu Daxia can not take it. But we are also duty, and on the night of the decisive battle, all those who trespassed into the Forbidden City were traitors. When the time comes, how about mobilizing the city defense army, under ten thousand arrows, to give Ye Gucheng to everyone including the Baiyun City Lord, and kill them together?"

Lu Xiaofeng: "...... I took the job. But why does it have to be me?"

"Because you're Lu Xiaofeng."

Lu Xiaofeng: "This is the first time I am not proud of this name."