Su Ziqi looked at Li Ling opposite, sighed, and said, "A long time ago, Kyushu was unified and respected the Holy Dynasty of Shenzhou. After the stone tablet and the underground palace appeared, the royal family of the Shenzhou Holy Dynasty was bent on solving the mystery of the underground palace and obtaining the treasures and the method of immortality in the palace. Later, the Holy Dynasty summoned the wise men of the world, first unlocked the secret of the inscription on the stone tablet, and then issued an edict to order the world's warriors to go to the palace. ”

"It seems that the royal family of the Holy Dynasty wants the Kyushu warriors to work hard for them, and in the end they sit back and enjoy their success, right?" Li Ling said coldly.

"That's the way it goes! But ......" Su Ziqi wanted to speak and stopped.

"But what?" Li Ling asked anxiously.

"It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven!" Su Ziqi shook his head suddenly: "At that time, the royal family of the Holy Dynasty was extravagant, the people's hearts were lost, and the world was already in turmoil. Later, the royal family of the Holy Dynasty used the underground palace as bait and wanted the warriors of the world to work for the royal family, but how could there be such a cheap thing in the world? After those warriors knew the secrets of the underground palace, they broke away from the constraints of the Holy Dynasty royal family and went to hunt for treasures with their own forces. ”

"Then the people of the Shenzhou Holy Dynasty just watched those warriors leave?" Li Ling said.

"I can't help it!" Su Ziqi continued: "At that time, the Shenzhou Holy Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles, and it had long lost its ability to dominate the world, and the leakage of the secrets of the underground palace accelerated the collapse of the Holy Dynasty. In the end, the Shenzhou Holy Dynasty was divided into nine domains, each with its own master, each with its own government, and did not interfere with each other. Later, the Nine Domains slowly developed and became the predecessor of the current Nine Great Empires. Moreover, the secrets of the underground palace are also firmly grasped by the royal family of the Kyushu Empire. ”

"In this way, the matter of the underground palace was originally known by the Nine Great Empires, right?" Li Ling said.

"Exactly!" Su Ziqi said: "The affairs of the underground palace have always been the secrets of the nine empires, and if you are not the person in charge of the imperial family, you are not qualified to know." And I learned the reason from Ying'er's mouth. ”

"In that case, I don't know the recent news from the dungeon, but is it true?" Li Ling asked.

"It's true. In the past half a year, there have been anomalies in the southeast, and according to the report of our Zheng Guo's secret guards guarding the underground palace, I am afraid that in the past month, the underground palace will be born! ”

"The secret guard guarding the dungeon?" Li Ling was puzzled: "Could it be that you Zheng Guo already know the location of the underground palace?" ”

"Not only do we know, but the royal families of the other nine empires also know about it, and those super forces above Kyushu probably also know it." Su Ziqi sighed helplessly, and said: "In fact, the location of the underground palace is no secret for a long time, just because the nine empires are afraid that there are too many people who know, which will affect their own interests, so they left their own country's secret guards near the underground palace. ”

"Oh? Where is the location of the dungeon? Li Ling asked.

Su Ziqi pondered for a moment and said, "It's in the territory of Wanli Wild Sand on the border of Xuzhou in the southeast. ”

"Thousands of miles of sand?" Li Ling was puzzled: "Could it be the westernmost desert area of Xuzhou with the title of Land of Death?" ”

"Yes, there it is!" Su Ziqi said: "The stone tablet that fell from the sky back then fell in the Death Desert area, and the underground palace was also hidden in the desert. As for when the underground palace will appear, it is impossible to predict. ”

Li Ling pondered: "Ten thousand miles of wild sand is the most dangerous place in Kyushu, there is no rain all year round, and the wind does not stop, if someone strays into it, they will immediately lose their way and eventually be trapped alive in the desert." ”

"Yes, that place is indeed not a place for people to go, twenty years ago, I followed Zheng Guo's secret guards and the Kyushu heroes through the desert to reach the underground palace, but it was nine deaths." Su Ziqi seemed to recall the most fearful thing.

"And this time...... Are you going to give up? Li Ling asked lightly.

"Hey! I won't take any more risks, I was young and vigorous, and I dared to go anywhere for the sake of Ying'er. But now, I'm getting older, and Ying'er's body is getting worse day by day, if I really throw my life away in that ghost desert, then who will take care of Ying'er? Now that Kyushu is in turmoil, the situation in Yangzhou is even more tense, and other empires regard Yangzhou as verbal fat, if I leave Yangzhou at this time, then other empires will definitely take advantage of it. Su Ziqi said.

Li Ling sighed in his heart and said: "That's right, now the situation in Kyushu is becoming more and more chaotic, but the three kingdoms in Yangzhou are evil in their faces, and the three kingdoms of Zheng, Ming, and Dai all have the ambition of unifying Yangzhou and dominating the world." And as the minister of the Three Kingdoms, you are concerned about the safety of the Three Kingdoms, if you leave Yangzhou, I am afraid that Yangzhou will suddenly be in chaos. Speaking of this, Li Ling wanted to speak and stopped.

Su Ziqi raised his eyes to look at Li Ling opposite, and said lightly: "If you have something, just say it, why twist and pinch?" ”

After pondering for a while, Li Ling finally spoke. "You and I have known each other for a long time, and I know you as well as you know me. I know the pain in your heart, but in Yangzhou, among the three kingdoms of Zheng, Ming and Dai, Zheng Guo is the weakest. However, you are only treating the symptoms, but not the root cause. The lord of Zheng Guo is old and mediocre, and he couldn't tolerate his daughter back then, how can he rest assured that you, a person with a foreign surname, will monopolize the power of Zheng Guo? ”

Hearing this, it seemed that he had stabbed Su Ziqi's wound, and Su Ziqi's heart tingled.

"Hey, back then, Ying'er made a private agreement with me behind King Zheng's back. But King Zheng is hypocritical, arrogant, and extremely face-conscious, how could he let his daughter marry a powerless and powerless staff? I thought I could get ahead with my own skills, but I was wrong, and I was very wrong. Because in Zheng State, who can come out depends on King Zheng's words, and since I have angered King Zheng, I still want to gain fame here, which is really ridiculous. After saying that, Su Ziqi laughed miserably.

"Later, I left Zheng Guo with Ying'er, and eventually became famous in the Ming and Ming dynasties. Later, after I succeeded, I took Ying'er back to Zheng Guo, but King Zheng was too resentful of me, and he was angry with Ying'er because of my affairs. Ying'er's body was already weak, but seeing that her father was indifferent and her mother was estranged, she was in Zheng Guo, but she didn't have the courtesy that Princess Zheng Guo should have. In the end, I was depressed and couldn't afford to get sick! It's all me who hurt Ying'er, I'm too naïve! Speaking of this, Su Ziqi's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help himself.

After feeling sad for a while, Su Ziqi continued: "Before Ying'er fell into a coma, she held my hand and asked me to take care of her father and mother. Back then, I promised her, as long as I promised her, I would definitely do it. ”

"So for this oath, you don't hesitate to stay in Zheng Guo, and you have worked hard for Zheng Guo all these years, and it is precisely because of you that Zheng Guo has exhausted his qi, but he can support it until now! But don't you feel tired? Li Ling asked.

"Over the years, why don't I understand King Zheng's thoughts? He is the lord of a country, how can he allow me to get involved in the imperial power? If it weren't for Zheng Guo's danger, he would have relied on my popularity and power in the Ming and Ming dynasties, and he would have killed me a long time ago. Su Ziqi smiled bitterly.

"If you know everything, why do you have to work for that mediocre old man?" Li Ling was puzzled.

"I'm not working for King Zheng, I'm fulfilling my promise to Ying'er!" Speaking of this, Su Ziqi's eyes seemed to flash with a kind of firmness.

Seeing this, Li Ling could only sigh helplessly. Because he understands Su Ziqi's mood and thoughts better than anyone else, if he is asked to fulfill Yun Kexin's wish, he will definitely be as righteous as Su Ziqi.

Su Ziqi is actually a very introverted and arrogant person, he will never tell his thoughts and troubles to anyone other than Zheng Ying, because he understands that it is difficult to find a soulmate in the world, and only true friends who know each other are worthy of listening to him confide in him. And Li Ling is such a person, ten years ago, when he and Li Ling met for the first time, looking at the remorse and self-blame in Li Ling's eyes, he understood that they were the same kind of people.

Seeing the gloomy atmosphere in the room, Li Ling deliberately diverted the topic and said, "For the sake of my heart, I have to go this time." If there really is a magic method for healers in the dungeon, and I can come back safely, I will definitely come here to help you. ”

Hearing Li Ling's words, Su Ziqi was full of gratitude, and finally nodded and said, "Thank you!" ”

Maybe friends don't need to say thank you, but if Su Ziqi doesn't say thank you, I'm afraid his heart will be uneasy.

"Even if you don't want to go, I'm afraid you can't help it!" Su Ziqi said suddenly.

"Oh?" Li Ling wondered.

"After the news of the imminent appearance of the dungeon spread, people in Kyushu began to frantically search for your traces! Moreover, as far as I know, the Divine Sect has already focused its attention on Yangzhou. Su Ziqi said.

"I haven't been out of Zheng Guo for ten years, how does Shenzong know my whereabouts? What's more, what is the Divine Sect looking for me to do? Li Ling couldn't help but be angry.

"You don't know!" Su Ziqi said: "In the past ten years, although you have never appeared, your organization Ling Tian is famous in Kyushu. Those younger brothers and sisters you adopted, which one is not a terrifying figure in Kyushu, as soon as the killing list comes out, the world will be shaken. Since the Divine Sect has the intention to find you, he can find some clues by tracing the clues of Ling Tian's killing list, after all, that Dugu Ming is also a generation of heroes, in the past ten years, your killing list has frequently targeted the people of the Divine Sect, and he will not feel it at all. ”

"The Divine Sect and I have a grudge, and it is easy to understand that they are looking for me, but what are the other forces in Kyushu going to do when they are looking for me?" Li Ling was puzzled.

"Because you have a blood sword!" Su Ziqi simply stated the reason.

"Blood sword? What does this have to do with the Blood Sword? Li Ling wondered.

"Because the blood sword is a treasure that flew out of the dungeon back then, everyone thinks that there must be a way to open the dungeon above the blood sword. Therefore, only by capturing the Blood Sword can you be eligible to enter the dungeon. ”

"What? The Blood Sword is the key to unlocking the dungeon? Li Ling exclaimed.

"So to speak!" Su Ziqi continued: "Back then, we went through all kinds of difficulties and reached the gate of the underground palace, but we had no way to enter the underground palace, so we could only look at the sky and sigh. But this time, if anyone can hold the blood sword in their hands, I am afraid that they will have the hope of entering the underground palace. ”

"That's why the Divine Sect and the people above Kyushu are crazy to find my traces, right?" Li Ling's face gradually sank, and his voice became colder and colder.