Inside a farmhouse in the capital

A man in a cloak stared at Zi Feng with sharp eyes, and rebuked in a deep voice: "Why did you kill Second Elder Jiang Tian? ”

Zi Feng replied lightly: "This is the task given to me by the crown prince. ”

The man said angrily, "Then why didn't you tell us?" ”

Zifeng said: "I told you, how else can I kill people?" ”

The man asked, "How can you help the prince kill someone?" How can you kill the people of the second prince? ”

Zi Feng looked at him coldly and said, "I'm not anyone's person, I'm who I am, what I want to do, I just want to." I remember the first time you approached me and asked me to cooperate with you, I said at the time that I had no interest in their struggle for the throne, and I didn't want to stand in line between the crown prince and the second prince, and the reason why I promised you was because I wanted you to help me, so that I could be strong enough, strong enough to compete with the Sky Shaking Tiger, and could give me the results I wanted, but so far, I haven't gotten what I want, and I haven't seen anyone else except to meet you, let alone the second prince, I'm afraid I'm just a lowly work in his eyes. ”

"However, I don't blame you, I also helped you a lot before, and I didn't reveal anything about you to the crown prince and the Sky Shaking Tiger, which is worthy of your trust in me at the beginning, isn't it? So, since you can't help me, I'll have to find another way out on my own. ”

Speaking of this, he clasped his fists at the man, shook it deeply, and said, "Mr. once trusted Zifeng, and Zifeng felt five guilty. ”

The man asked: "Zifeng, although I don't know why you have to compete with the Heaven Shaking Tiger, as long as the second prince is on the throne, you will be a hero, in the court, are you still afraid that there will be no place for you?" With status, are you still afraid that you can't fight the Sky Shaking Tiger? ”

Zifeng shook his head: "I know, what you said is right, but even if the prince is defeated, according to the character of the second prince Kuanren, he will not do anything to the prince, so the Sky Shaking Tiger or the Sky Shaking Tiger, I still can't move him, I don't want to wait, I need to rely on my own strength to achieve my goal." ”

The man was dumbfounded and said in a low voice, "Zifeng, are you crazy?" Is it possible to do whatever it takes to achieve an end? ”

"That's right!"

Zifeng said indifferently: "I can betray the prince and the heaven-shaking tiger for your appreciation and trust in me, and I can also take refuge in the prince for the result I want, but the only thing I Zifeng will not do is to betray my friends, of course, provided that you still treat me as a friend." So, don't worry, I won't tell a third party anything between you and me, and it's not good for me. ”

The man said worriedly: "Zifeng, what do you want to do?" You are so young, you must take the right path, you know, the prince will only use you, he will not care whether you live or die......"

"No matter which side I turn to, I'm actually being used, isn't it?"

Zi Feng continued: "I don't need the crown prince to care about my life or death, I just want a position, a power, and the most basic conditions that are enough for me to compete with the Sky Shaking Tiger. ”

The man said with puzzled eyes: "You have to make such a big sacrifice just to compete with the Sky Shaking Tiger, are you worth it?" ”

Zifeng sneered: "Is it worth it, just wait and see." Once upon a time, I only wanted to kill the Sky Shaker Tiger, but now, I have changed my mind, I want to trample him under my feet so that he will never turn over, so I will do whatever it takes to do so! ”

"However, as a friend, I still have to remind you that those who are optimistic about you, be careful, don't die at my hands, however, I might as well tell you that when I went to persuade the second elder Jiang Tian on the orders of the prince, they wavered and had agreed to meet with the prince. Leave. ”

With that, he bowed his hand and turned to leave.

"I see." The man looked at his departing back with deep regret in his eyes.

As for Zifeng, he didn't regret leaving this man at all, because, for a few months, he didn't get anything, even the slightest hope, from this man, so he gave up decisively, for the obsession in his heart, no matter how difficult the road ahead was, he would face a bottomless abyss, he would jump down without hesitation until he reached his ultimate goal.

The Prince's Mansion in the East Palace of the capital

Under the guidance of the attendants, Zifeng stepped into the study, and saluted the prince sitting behind the desk respectfully, and said:

"Zifeng has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Yo, the purple wind is here."

The prince got up with a smile and walked over, raised his hand very intimately and patted him on the shoulder, and said:

"Zifeng, the few things handed over to you this time have been done well, the Netherworld Saint is no longer talking, and the second elder Jiang Tian is dead again, this can be regarded as a wake-up call for these people in the rivers and lakes, less to participate in the royal affairs, even the southern faction has become a turtle with a shrunken head, and you don't dare to come to the capital anymore, your mind is much stronger than your master who knows how to fight and kill all day long."

Zifeng stood solemnly and said humbly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has won the award." ”

The crown prince paced with his hands in his hands and said, "How many years have you followed your master?" ”

Zi Feng said: "It's been ten years. ”

The prince shook his head and sighed: "Zifeng, a talent like you has always been buried under the hands of the Sky Shaking Tiger, you are not small, you must always have a plan for the future, I also need to use people here, so let's do it, this prince will help you get rid of the Sky Shaking Tiger and stand on your own, how about it?" As he said this, his eyes were firmly fixed on Zifeng, as if he wanted to see his reaction.

Hearing this, Zi Feng said without changing his face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the master has the grace of nurturing and teaching me, Zi Feng is now just because he has done a few things, he has set up another door, and he has crossed the river to tear down the bridge, and he is arrogant and arrogant, Zi Feng will never dare." Moreover, Zifeng is alone and helpless, how can he stand on his own? Zifeng didn't think about it. ”

The prince seemed very satisfied with his answer, and he smiled slightly: "Well, it's really a person who knows how to repay kindness, and people like you are more at ease when the prince uses it." Although the Sky Shaking Tiger is loyal to the prince, but he is extremely brave, the strategy is insufficient, now the second prince has many henchmen, my crown prince position is in jeopardy, only by eradicating his henchmen, weakening his strength, so that he can not match me, my crown prince can sit firmly, therefore, this prince urgently needs people who are both civil and military, and have good intelligence to assist me, and you Zifeng is a rare talent. ”

Zi Feng said: "It is Zi Feng's honor to be appreciated by His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

The prince smiled: "Since it is inconvenient for you to break away from the Sky Shaking Tiger, I will give you an errand to do." Have you heard that Prince Ben has a 'Wude Hall'? ”

"Wudetang?"

Zi Feng thought for a while and replied, "Zi Feng has heard a little, and I heard that it is a place to practice martial arts. “

The prince nodded: "Wude Hall, it is obviously a place to practice martial arts, but it is actually a group of people raised by this prince's fist, but there are only two hundred people, but there is no suitable hall master to lead them, so from tomorrow, Wude Hall will be handed over to you." ”

"Give it to me?" Purple Wind was stunned.

The prince nodded and said: "From tomorrow onwards, you will be the hall master of Wude Hall, the people in the hall will be deployed by you, you are allowed to recruit people, you don't have to worry about the funds, I will give it to you, I will not let people around you to monitor your every move, you can take your people with you, let me go and do it well, in this way, he won't talk about you on the side of the Sky Shaking Tiger, what about you, if you want to go to his side, feel free, I don't interfere, as long as you do what I have to do." ”

Zi Feng showed a look of panic on his face, and said humbly: "Zi Feng is still young, how can he have the ability to take on this great responsibility, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has too high hopes for Zi Feng, I am afraid that Zi Feng will disappoint His Highness, Your Highness should ask for another master." ”

When the prince saw him refusing to leave, he felt more and more that he had no ambition, and this was the person he wanted, so he smiled and said:

"Zifeng, don't shirk it anymore, this prince is just optimistic about you, you do it first, how do you know if it works if you don't try, right? Zifeng, have more confidence in yourself, don't worry, I'll support you in the back, you can't do it. In the future, when the crown prince sits on the throne, he will not treat you badly. ”

Hearing this, Zifeng pretended to hesitate, and after a while, he reluctantly bowed his head and said: "His Royal Highness appreciates it so much, Zifeng will be a little hypocritical to excuse himself, His Royal Highness the Prince's affairs Zifeng should do his best, Zifeng is still young, if you do something inappropriate, I hope Your Highness will correct it more." ”

The prince said: "Okay, you can rest assured to work hard." The Sky Shaking Tiger is the left arm of the prince, and you are the right arm of the prince. ”

……

Coming out of the prince's mansion, although Zifeng was not shocked on his face, but there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart, this was the result he wanted, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, if he responded immediately, it would make him doubt his motives, and he wanted to excuse himself so much, but it made the prince more and more determined to hand over Wudetang into his hands.

With Wudetang, he has his own development space and his own place, and when he has to recruit troops, recuperate, and do something practical for the prince, it will not be far from the result he wants.

It's just that he also knows clearly, what does the prince want? What he wants is a strategist who advises him, and what he wants is a tool to eradicate dissidents and kill people for him, and the humble and obedient Zifeng with excellent kung fu is exactly what he wants, for the prince, it seems that Zifeng may be easier to control than the Sky Shaking Tiger.

Of course, everything is what the prince "seems" like this, and if the prince knew that the right arm he was holding up with one hand was so desperate for him to deal with his left arm, I wonder how he would feel?!