Southwest City.

"Father, do you really want to invite so many people to our family dinner?" The man standing on the side looked at the middle-aged man and said nervously.

"Why not, it will be Luo Qing's fifth birthday in a few days, and the house is deserted on weekdays, just come and have some people come over to have a good time!" The middle-aged man replied with a smile.

"From the imperial court, should we send it too?" The young man continued.

"The one who wants to be sent, after all, is the relationship between the monarch and the minister, if you don't send it, I'm afraid someone will take advantage of this matter to make trouble."

"But—" The young man was about to say something.

I saw the middle-aged man raise his hand to stop his next words, and then said, "No, you hurry up tomorrow morning to prepare to send out other invitations!" As for the post in Dijing City, I went out a few days earlier. ”

"Got it!" Hearing his father say this, the young man could only say

Stand down.

When he saw his son leaving, he turned and walked towards the house.

As soon as I pushed the door in, I saw a beautiful woman sitting at the table and tasting tea, and when I saw him come in, I immediately put down the teacup in my hand and stepped forward.

"Why are you only here now, and the food is cold even later!" The woman complained.

"The old man has explained something over there." The young man explained.

"What did Dad say to make you so worried!" woman

was a little curious, and then seemed to remember something and asked: "Could it be Luo Qing's birthday!" ”

"Yes, but the old man plans to have a family banquet together with Qing'er's birthday." The young man said with a frown.

"This is a good idea, after all, it's Luo Qing's birthday, isn't it good to let people come and be lively?"

"I'm worried that the old man will open the door so widely, and it will not be good for some outsiders to come in and cause trouble. What's more, have you forgotten, madam, why did the old man lead a large army to garrison this southwest city. ”

"Husband means that the imperial court will send people to disadvantage my father?" The woman frowned slightly, and then her face became solemn.

"Well, although this southwest city is our territory, who knows if the imperial court will make a move!" The young man looked solemn.

"But what Dad says, he will never take it back!"

"Then we can only come and cover up the water!" The man sighed helplessly.

The middle-aged man had been lying on a bench in the study, and it wasn't long before a man in a black robe pushed the door in.

"Something?"

"Please take a look at the general." The black-robed man said as he handed over a secret letter with both hands.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man stretched out his left hand and took the letter and flipped through it carefully.

When he finished flipping through it, a gleam flashed in his eyes.

"Heh, it seems that my precious grandson is very popular, and even the people from Xuanwu Pavilion are coming."

"With Xuanwu Pavilion's style of acting, before entering the Southwest City, we were the first to get the news by our Skynet, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this."

"Naturally, there is a problem, Xuanwu Pavilion deliberately let me know that some of them are heading to Southwest City." The middle-aged man sneered, "I naturally wouldn't think that the Skynet set up by our Southwest City was strong enough to find out the whereabouts of the Xuanwu Pavilion so early. ”

"Xuanwu Pavilion has always acted only to kill people, how could he deliberately leak his whereabouts?" The black-robed man frowned and said, "Could it be that they didn't come here to kill people?" Do not enter the southwest city for murder..... It can't be really congratulated. ”

"I think he should just want to see me and not do anything else. Pass on my orders, but if there is any news about him, report it directly to me, and you are not allowed to leak the slightest rumor. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

The man in black took the order to leave, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth.

And at the moment in the imperial palace of the imperial capital.

In the imperial study, on the dragon throne, the emperor in a dragon robe was sitting in front of the dragon case looking at the invitation from the southwest city, and was silent for a long time.

Suddenly, a peerless beauty in a white blue dress stepped over, and when she saw the emperor sitting on the dragon chair in a daze, her eyes flashed.

"Your Majesty." A soft and pleasant voice sounded.

When the emperor heard the voice, he saw the woman slowly approaching.

"Why is Concubine Ai here?" The man on the dragon chair asked softly.

"The concubine saw that His Majesty hadn't come over for dinner yet, so she came over to ask." The woman smiled and said, "Your Majesty has something to do, if you need the help of your concubine, just say." ”

"I'm really annoyed by something." As he spoke, he handed her the invitation in his hand, "This is an invitation sent by Prince Shen of Southwest City, you can help me analyze and analyze, what is the purpose of my sworn brother sending this invitation this time?" ”

"Okay." The woman took the invitation and looked at it.

After she finished reading the entire content of the invitation, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and then chuckled: "According to the concubine, King Shen's invitation is just to invite His Majesty to a banquet!" ”

"Why did Concubine Ai say this?" The Emperor asked rhetorically.

Because this is an invitation to a family dinner, only family members will receive such invitations. It shows that Prince Shen still pays attention to the brotherhood with His Majesty. The woman smiled.

"But he's not afraid that I'll use this to make things difficult for him?" The Emperor narrowed his eyes at the woman.

"The concubine felt that since he dared to send the invitation, it was naturally in consideration of Your Majesty's temperament. Moreover, Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, so naturally you will not do anything rude. The woman smiled lightly

"Okay, then according to Concubine Ai's words, send a capable minister from the court to the southwest city for a banquet."

"Your Majesty, instead of sending a minister, let's..." the woman leaned over to the emperor and whispered a few words.

"Well, just follow what Concubine Ai said, let Xiao'er go."

And at this moment, in the imperial capital, in a hidden mansion.

A gray-haired old man also held a secret letter in his hand, he put the note by the candle flame and lit it, and said in a deep voice: "He is the only one? ”

"Yes, one man and one sword, already on the way to the southwest city." The man in black, who was half-kneeling on the ground, replied.

"Executioner ghost Xu Fuquan, I've heard this name more than once." The old man said slowly.

"Among the three people who killed the eldest prince in the imperial capital, he was one of them. And according to the eyeliner, if there was no Xu Fuquan's double sword technique at that time, they would not have the slightest chance to escape from the imperial capital. In terms of homicide alone, there are few people in the world who can compare with him. The man in black said

"Good. I have been waiting for less than ten years, and this group of young people has given me a great surprise, but no matter how big the surprise is, I must use it alone, otherwise, it will be a dead end. The old man said, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and the bottom of his eyes was full of murder.

"The news has been conveyed to the three masters, and the three masters will cooperate with our actions." The man in black whispered.

"It's so good, this time, let that Shen family be completely destroyed!" The old man's tone was cold, with a hint of chill.