Chapter 33 The dove occupies the magpie's nest
A "plop" broke all the silence, and the eyes of the five people looked at the bloody man who fell in a pool of blood.
The moment he saw the bloody man, Wan Changxu was shocked in his heart, wasn't the person in front of him the young man who was following the humanitarian envoy Guangye Chang into the secret passage? And it can resist the existence of Yan Jiuniang, the innate master of Xuanji Pavilion.
Why did such a strong and scheming person end up like this?
"It seems that people are no longer good."
Fu Xiangdi walked up to Li Qingxiao, reached out and pinched his wrist, sighed, and said.
"Well, let's go."
After speaking, the third princess took the lead to leave, but at this time, Wan Changxu spoke: "Third princess, slow down." The subordinates saw with their own eyes that this person followed the human soul messenger Guangye Chang into the secret passage, and perhaps the whereabouts of the human soul messenger could be known from him. ”
As soon as she heard the human soul messenger, the third princess immediately stopped, turned around quickly, and rushed to Li Qingxiao's face, her slender jade hand was already on Li Qingxiao's wrist.
Half a quarter of an hour later.
The third princess took out a purple flower from the space bag, pinched it with her right hand, condensed all the aura of Zibei Qingluo, and followed Li Qingxiao's nose and mouth into her whole body.
Drops of sweat oozed from the third princess's forehead, wetting the pink scarf on the brim of the hat.
At the moment when Zibei Qingluo entered his body, Li Qingxiao immediately reacted, and a trace of aura entered the blocked meridians, washing away the barriers, and finally Xiao Zhou Tian barely finished it
The black qi left in the body of the ancient sword was still there, but at this time, the meridians had been opened, and the aura of Zibei Qingluo continued to spread along the meridians, nourishing the sea of knowledge, and the Xuanhuang Zhu in the Purple Mansion took a turn at this time.
One after another incomparably clear aura emanated from the Xuanhuang Bead, Li Qingxiao knew that it was the aura of the Sancai Lotus and the Condensing Heart Vine, but it was refined by the Xuanhuang Bead to be incomparably pure, without a trace of impurities.
Dao Dao aura instantly gathered together, surging and powerful, forcing the black qi of the ancient sword to disappear completely, Li Qingxiao estimated that it would not take long for his cultivation to recover, and the black qi could be completely eliminated soon.
"Third princess, this person's origin is quite secretive, for the sake of safety, it is better for the old man to do it."
Fu Xiangdi, who is a late-stage cultivator at the Tiantian level, naturally sees the struggle of the third princess, thinking that the person in front of him is definitely not a good person, once he wakes up and recovers completely, I am afraid that he will inevitably be in an abnormal war.
"Okay, General Fu, I'm tired."
Obviously, the third princess recognized Fu Xiangdi's words, and when she guided Zibei Qingluo's aura into Li Qingxiao's body, she felt an unprecedented pressure, as if she would be counterattacked by the other party if she was not careful.
Moreover, Li Qingxiao's internal qi running route is very different from the traditional ancient martial arts, which makes her more vigilant.
As if to remind Fu Xiangdi, Wan Changxu spoke again: "This person has fought with Yan Jiuniang, the innate master of Xuanji Pavilion, once, and actually insisted on a move under her thirty-six road mountain opening axe, because the human soul messenger is also the target of Yan Jiuniang's tracking, it seems that the human soul messenger has suffered a big loss under Yan Jiuniang's hands and has to escape, and he didn't even complete the task of going to Cixi County, so he started a journey of escape and healing." ”
"What?"
The third princess immediately asked in surprise, Yan Jiuniang is a legendary character, how can she follow the soul messenger?
Could it be that the last time the Soul Messenger was injured by himself, he was pretending? Or after Yan Jiuniang was injured, he was careless.
She tried hard to recall the plot at that time, and the inexplicable words of the soul messenger Guangye Chang made her suddenly realize, that sentence sounded so incomprehensible at that time, and now listening to Wan Changxu's explanation, everything will be logical.
In the battle with Guangye Chang, Guangye Changkurai said: "Xuanji Pavilion is really ghostly, just escaped from an old witch, and a little witch came." ”
She, the third princess Emperor Xiyan of the Hanliang Empire, has used Xiyan's name for decades to worship under the door of Qin Xuanji, the master of Xuanji Pavilion, and soon became a core disciple.
The relationship between the person in front of him and the master is neither friend nor foe, but why did the master let him die, maybe this person has something that the master needs, or maybe the master regards this person as a friend.
In any case, the restoration of the Hanliang Empire needs the help of the Xuanji Pavilion, and it also needs the talents and heroes of the world.
"General Fu, don't use the ban of life and death, just use the general forbidden book, as long as it doesn't hurt us, until the point is reached, don't hurt this person's foundation."
Hearing the words of the third princess, Fu Xiangdi naturally understood the key, so he placed a ban on each of Li Qingxiao's three dantians.
"Wan Changxu, can you kid finish the matter in one go, if you don't say it, we all think you were injured by that old man of Guangye Chang?" One of the warriors couldn't hold back anymore and shouted.
Hearing these words, Wan Changxu felt ten thousand grievances in his heart, the third princess didn't ask any questions from beginning to end, the master didn't ask, how could he say it as a minion.
However, he still used the words of the martial artist to tell the things he found by following Guangye Chang, including the fact that he was injured by Yan Jiuniang.
Di Xiyan listened very carefully, after all, this is a matter of the overall situation, whether or not the emperor's Hanliang Empire can be restored, this burden can only fall on her as a woman.
In order to restore the empire, her parents, brothers and sisters were slaughtered everywhere by the Three Soul Emissaries, and if she hadn't gone out and got lost at that time and didn't rush back to the imperial capital, then she would have died in that massacre.
"Let's go back to the hidden door."
Emperor Xiyan gave an order, Wan Changxu picked up Li Qingxiao on his back, and several people quickly crossed through the forest.
After a stick of incense.
A few people should be in front of a tomb, where the mounds are all over the wilderness, bleak, and the autumn wind blows, and it is all cool.
Di Xiyan pointed at the sword in his right hand, made gestures one after another, and in the blink of an eye, a golden gate appeared from the space and slowly opened.
"Let's go!"
Di Xiyan stepped in, followed by the rest of the people, and as soon as he entered the gate, he was greeted by a vast green world.
Different from the barren mounds outside, the autumn breeze is bleak, the birds and flowers here are so soft and quiet.
This is the gate, which is the refuge of the emperor who single-handedly created the Hanliang Empire and left it to the descendants of future generations.
"Three Princesses----
Before he arrived at the Hidden Gate Hall, one of Di Xiyan's personal maids hurriedly ran over and said breathlessly.
"Zhouyue, what's going on, say it slowly."
As soon as he saw Liu Zhouyue in such a hurry, Di Xiyan's heart was full of doubts and uneasiness.
The hidden door is such a secret existence, only the bloodline of the emperor family can find access, why is Liu Zhouyue so nervous?
"Princess, a person who claims to be Emperor Chengtian, says that she is your brother, princess, and is now in the main hall."
After hearing Liu Zhouyue's words, Di Xiyan felt a burst of excitement in her heart, from the situation she had investigated over the years, there was indeed an elder brother named Di Chengtian who survived, but was rescued by a mysterious person.
As a female streamer, the foundation of the restoration emperor is somewhat lacking in appeal, but now that my brother has appeared, she can help my brother.
"Okay, I know, Zhou Yue, bring the injured person to Xiyanju and serve him well."
After speaking, it seemed that he was still not at ease, Di Xiyan threw Liu Zhouyue a space bag, and continued to instruct: "The Heavenly Spirit Fruit and Huiqi Pill in it can be taken by him, three meals a day, you can catch a few pheasants in the back mountain, and make up for his body." ”
Hearing Di Xiyan's words, Liu Zhouyue carefully glanced at Li Qingxiao on Wan Changxu's back, and there were doubts in her eyes, what made the princess treat this person so well?
As if seeing the doubts in Liu Zhouyue's eyes, Di Xiyan smiled faintly: "Zhouyue, this person has some relationship with Xuanji Pavilion. ”
As soon as she heard the Xuanji Pavilion, Liu Zhouyue immediately understood that the princess was a disciple of Qin Xuanji, the master of the Xuanji Pavilion, and naturally the people who had a relationship with the Xuanji Pavilion were the princess's friends.
"Yes, princess, this son who Zhouyue must be serving is comfortable."
Listening to Liu Zhouyue's assurance, Di Xiyan smiled slightly, nodded at Wan Changxu, and after Wan Changxu handed over Li Qingxiao to Liu Zhouyue, he followed Di Xiyan to the Hidden Gate Hall.
Xiyanju is the place where the third princess Emperor Xiyan lives, and placing Li Qingxiao here also shows the special care of Emperor Xiyan.
Under the bumps along the way, although Li Qingxiao was in a coma, the aura of Zibei Qingluo still played a role, and the clear aura of Xuanhuang Zhu also overflowed, completely trapping the black qi left in the body of the ancient sword, maybe it only took some time for the black qi to disappear completely.
However, with the gradual weakening of Zibei Qingluo's aura, Xuanhuang Zhu had already stopped turning, Li Qingxiao felt a lack of aura, and could only watch as the black qi invaded by the ancient sword gradually spread.
Seeing that the results of the long time were about to fall short, suddenly, a spirit that was not inferior to Zibei Qingluo at all flowed into his body from his mouth.
Li Qingxiao doesn't care if there is a conspiracy or not, he just wants to recover as soon as possible, if he doesn't resume his cultivation, he is just fish and meat, and he can be slaughtered by others.
"Boom!"
The surging aura impacted one barrier after another, devouring the black qi left by the ancient sword little by little, and soon, the black qi was gone.
As if sensing the continuous influx of aura, Li Qingxiao immediately activated the cultivation method, and one after another aura instantly transformed into true qi, impacting all the barriers in the meridians, widening the thickness and width of the meridians.
An hour later, the aura was still injecting continuously, and Li Qingxiao completely transformed the incoming aura into true qi without thinking, and traveled happily between the meridians, like a clear river, washing away the large and small barriers in the meridians.
"Boom!"
True Qi came to the barrier of the fourth layer of Qi training, impacting the layers of barriers over and over again, making a roaring sound.
Four layers of Qi training!
Li Qingxiao's heart was shocked, he didn't expect that the continuous input of spiritual energy would directly raise his cultivation to a higher level, this is definitely a good spiritual grass, and it is definitely not comparable to the condensing vine.
"Boom!"
There was a loud sound in his ears, and then there was a "click", and the barrier of the fourth layer of Qi cultivation was completely broken through by the surging True Qi.
The bubbling true qi overflowed, nourishing the meridians and internal organs of the whole body, and the improvement of cultivation made him feel strong again, compared to the third layer of qi training, now he is not afraid of any heaven-level master, as for the innate master, although he is not sure of winning, it is impossible to keep him.
Another hour passed, Li Qingxiao lay on the bed, guarding the dantian, and finally stabilized his cultivation at the fourth layer of qi training.
Compared with Li Qingxiao's excitement about promotion, Liu Zhouyue, who sent a piece of heavenly spirit fruit into Li Qingxiao's mouth by the bedside, was just scolding her mother mechanically at this time.
She really couldn't figure out how perverted this person in front of her was, she had to know that the Heavenly Spirit Fruit was an auxiliary spirit grass that had advanced to the Heavenly Level or had innate cultivation, and generally speaking, taking four or five strains was already the limit of what the body could bear.
This pervert lying on the bed is good, it is now four hundred and seventy-one, and it is still being absorbed, as long as the Heavenly Spirit Fruit is placed in his mouth, it will immediately turn into spiritual energy and be inhaled by him.
As a prefecture-level early stage cultivator, Liu Zhouyue actually felt exhausted when she kept handing over the Heavenly Spirit Fruits, her hair rose at first, and her face turned yellow, as if she had experienced the devastation of wind and rain.
He kept muttering in his mouth, greeting Li Qingxiao's eightfold ancestor, but his heart was full of awe for the man in front of him.
No wonder the princess treats this person so well, it turns out that this person does have something extraordinary, and his cultivation is even better than that of the princess.
If Di Xiyan knew what Liu Zhouyue was thinking at this time, Di Xiyan would definitely spurt out a mouthful of blood, how did she know that Li Qingxiao was so perverted, she was indeed just because Li Qingxiao had some relationship with Xuanji Pavilion, that's all.
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In the main hall of the hidden gate, as soon as Emperor Xiyan and the four of them came in, a middle-aged man on the first seat of the main hall quickly stood up, with an extremely eager smile on his face.
"Sister Xiyan, my brother has finally found you."
There was a hint of family affection and incomparable longing in his words, as if he was looking forward to seeing Di Xiyan.
Seeing that Di Chengtian did not have the slightest intention of stepping down from the main seat of the main hall, Fu Xiangdi, as the leader of the four, was a little dissatisfied, no matter what, Di Chengtian, as a latecomer, although he also belonged to the emperor family of the Hanliang Empire, but this position belonged to Di Xiyan, and no one could sit without Di Xiyan's consent.
What's more, the civil and military ministers in the main hall are all personally found by Di Xiyan, and these people are only grateful to Di Xiyan in their hearts.
"This position is the seat of the third princess, please ----"
Without waiting for Fu Xiangdi to finish speaking, the white-haired old man on the side interrupted Fu Xiangdi's words, "General Fu, as a military general, why don't you even understand the truth of male superiority and inferiority of women, I didn't find the man of the emperor's family before, and reluctantly let the third princess sit here, and now that the man of the emperor's family has arrived, this position should be given up by the emperor to sit in the sky." ”
Fu Xiangdi looked at this person, this person was the original left prime minister of the Hanliang Empire, Fang Huawen, who ruled the world with literature and won the respect of the first emperor.
"Hmph, could it be that Prime Minister Fang has forgotten the situation at this time? I don't want to know who brought you here from the countryside. ”
Fu Xiangdi is not afraid of this Fang Huawen at all, a scholar, in the era of war, it is useless, just relying on his mouth to eat.
Di Xiyan saw that Emperor Chengtian did not have the slightest intention of letting go of the first seat of the hall, and she couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in her heart, although she wanted to take the initiative to give it up before, but now in this situation, how could she easily give it up?
As a martial arts cultivator, she deeply knew that if she took a step back, she would take countless steps back in the future until she was forced to death by the other party.
She was not afraid of being a cultivator at the peak of the heaven-level level, but what about these people who followed him? In her position, she had to think about others.
After all, most of the people in the hidden door were brought back by her, and if she gave up her rights today, then it was foreseeable that the people who followed her would be excluded one by one, or even killed.
"Brother Chengtian, Xiyan welcomes his brother to preside over the overall situation, but some things Xiyan needs to be done, and I ask Brother Chengtian to wait for a few days."
The meaning of Di Xiyan's words is already obvious, she can give up this position, but she must ensure the safety of the people around her, otherwise there is no need to talk.
Her words were polite enough, but they sounded quite harsh to Di Chengtian, as the only surviving man of the imperial family, there were enough reasons to inherit the imperial family's property, and this hidden world was the imperial family's industry.
"Sister Xiyan, do you really want to see brother and sister kill each other? As the only male in the imperial family, I am orthodox, and no one can stop me, so please think twice about Sister Xiyan. ”
"You ---"
Looking at the arrogant and unreasonable Emperor Chengtian, Di Xi was so angry that he only said one word of you, so he no longer spoke, but glanced at the civil and military ministers on both sides.
She was shocked to find that when Emperor Chengtian said such a thing, no one came out to object, only the four people who followed her tightly held the hilt of the sword, preparing for a battle.
"Third princess, let it go, since ancient times, no woman has been able to lead a family to rise, let alone restore the emperor's Hanliang Empire, even if the princess is a disciple of Xuanji Pavilion, it will be useless."
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man dressed in black, who had cultivated to the late stage of the Heaven Level, and his words revealed a sense of confidence.
"Liao Nanchong, I didn't expect you to say these words, which really makes someone admire."
Fu Xiangdi said coldly with endless ridicule, he really couldn't imagine that General Liao Nanchong would say such a thing, and he didn't miss Emperor Xiyan's kindness at all.
However, Liao Nanchong is like this, but he can't bow to the flute, in his heart, there is only one criterion, that is, there is kindness to repay kindness, there is revenge, where do so many etiquette norms come from.
And the same is true of the three people he brought, they know that Di Xiyan has the grace of reinvention for them, no matter what, they will follow her closely.
"Hmph, it's just a woman's kindness." Liao Nanchong obviously heard Fu Xiangdi's sarcasm, and after responding, he stopped talking.
Di Xiyan's heart instantly fell to the bottom, she never thought that she had been out for less than a year, and her return was already a sea of vicissitudes.
People's hearts are really unpredictable, she used to follow her master Qin Xuanji's side, whenever the master mentioned this sentence, she still had some doubts in her heart, but now she is sure that the master has experienced much more things than her.
That time without saying goodbye, will the master be sad because of this, Di Xiyan once asked herself, for the sake of the emperor's family, she can only do this.
Seeing the civil and military ministers on both sides, as well as Emperor Chengtian, who had already sat down again on the main seat, the burden on her body suddenly eased a lot, and the feeling of the big stone stuffing in her heart was gone.
She only needs to leave with the four Fu Xiangdi, as well as her personal maid Liu Zhouyue, and the seriously injured Li Qingxiao.
I believe that Emperor Chengtian should agree to his request, after all, only in this way can his throne be as stable as a mountain.
"Brother, in that case, my sister withdraws, please allow me to leave the hidden door with these four people and my personal maid."
Di Xiyan almost finished speaking in one breath, without looking at the civil and military ministers on both sides, since she already had a choice, she would not blame.
She misses her master, her brothers and sisters, and the mountains and rivers of Xuanji Pavilion, as well as the master she has never met, Yan Jiuniang.
"Haha, Sister Xiyan, if you go out like this, if someone catches you and forces you to open the hidden door, then the thousand-year-old foundation of my emperor's family will not be ruined."
As soon as Di Chengtian said this, a kind of despair arose in Di Xiyan's heart, she was not a fool, although she forbears everywhere, it doesn't mean that she doesn't know anything.
She doesn't want to fight with the emperor's family the most, but the current situation seems to be inevitable, is it really possible to kill brothers and sisters for the sake of rights and the country?
"What should Brother Yi mean?"
Di Xiyan tried her best to avoid a decisive battle with Emperor Chengtian, and it had been a while since she entered the main hall, but she couldn't see through Emperor Chengtian's cultivation, it was too secretive.
"There is a lake in the hidden gate, and in the center of the lake is a pavilion, called the Lake Heart Pavilion, the pavilion is dozens of miles in circumference, enough for dozens of people to live, Sister Xiyan can move Xiyanju here, I can guarantee that Sister Xiyan has no worries about food and clothing."
Without waiting for Emperor Xiyan to speak, Emperor Chengtian continued: "When my brother and I set foot in the imperial capital and restore the emperor's Hanliang Empire, this hidden gate will be left to my sister, what do you think?" ”
Di Xiyan glanced at Di Chengtian and was sure that this person was not joking, "Brother, what about the four generals and my personal maid?" ”
"As a member of the hidden sect and a member of the imperial family, these people should contribute to the great cause of restoration, not be hidden by the snow, rest assured, I will reuse these people and contribute to the hegemony of the imperial family."
When it comes to scheming, Di Xiyan is obviously not Di Chengtian's opponent, she sighed, thinking that Di Chengtian is the time to use people, and she will not think about what Fu Xiangdi and a few people will do, as for her personal maid and Li Qingxiao, I believe that Fu Xiangdi will take care of it.
As for her, what is it to be wronged for a few years, and besides, if she wants to go out, a lake pavilion can't help her.
Fu Xiangdi is much older than Di Xiyan, and he keeps glancing at Di Xiyan, but Di Xiyan seems to have made up his mind, and said: "Okay, I promise you, I hope you can keep your promise, otherwise I won't let you go." ”
"Okay, refreshing, see off Sister Xiyan."
As soon as Emperor Chengtian's words fell, four maidservants came in outside the main hall, all of them were ground-level cultivators, and walked towards the Huxin Pavilion with Emperor Xiyan.
Looking at Di Xiyan's distant back, Fu Xiangdi just let out a long sigh, he knew that it was impossible for several of them to leave the hidden gate alive, and even today was their death.
But when Di Xiyan looked back, it was obvious that they were alive and well, and with a hint of taking care of Liu Zhouyue and Li Qingxiao.
Thinking of this, there was a trace of crystal in Fu Xiangdi's eyes.
In the crystal tears, I seem to see that lively and lovely girl more than ten years ago.
"May I ask you are the general of the Hanliang Empire, Fu Xiangdi, the general of Fu?"
In an iron-striking shop on the edge of the desert, a girl dressed in a white dress, wearing a hood, and a pink gauze scarf covering her face stood in front of him and asked crisply.
General Fuda?
These four words have not been mentioned for a hundred years, and if he can't hear these four words, he may always be a blacksmith in the future.
The turmoil in his heart, even the sound of striking iron could not be suppressed, the violent breath, the resentment that rushed to the sky, no one could understand.
It was just a dull sound of striking iron, rushing into the sky and disappearing into the sky.
"Who are you?"
After a long time, Fu Xiangdi asked weakly.
"My name is Di Xiyan, and I am a descendant of the emperor's family."
"Smack!"
The hammer that struck iron fell from the sky and fell to the ground, and at the same time, there was a "plop" sound, and the man fell to his knees.
"The left general of the imperial army, Fu Xiangdi, see the princess!"
"General Fu, please get up quickly."
In the blacksmith shop, Di Xiyan took the tea handed over by Fu Xiangdi and said, "General Fu can know the whereabouts of other people. ”
Overnight, Fu Xiangdi found Wan Changxu and the three of them, swore allegiance to the emperor's family and the princess, in fact, Fu Xiangdi found hundreds of people at that time, not the three, he deceived the princess, because only the four of them did not forget the kindness of the emperor's family.
More people have prejudices about the woman's Di Xiyan, and when he saw the current situation, he regretted not telling her what happened at that time.
In the Hanliang Empire, men are always the orthodox ones who inherit the family business, women are just vassals, and there is only one way to become famous as a woman, and that is to cultivate martial arts.
"General Liao, settle Fu Xiangdi and a few people."
Under Emperor Chengtian's order, Fu Xiangdi woke up from his memories, and Liao Nanchong couldn't open his mouth, so Fu Xiangdi took the initiative to say: "The four generals are willing to go to the mine to assist in gold mining." ”
"Okay, since General Fu already has a plan, let's go." After speaking, Di Chengtian's eyes flashed with an imperceptible fierce color.
Liao Nan didn't care, he wanted to get rid of Fu Xiangdi, it couldn't be easier for him, wait until he solved Di Xiyan's problem first, this is also what Emperor Chengtian meant.
As soon as the four of them left, a fine worker quickly ran in, and after a message was transmitted to Emperor Chengtian, he immediately turned around and left.
Emperor Chengtian glanced at the message, closed his eyes, thought about it, looked at Liao Nanchong and said: "General Liao, Emperor Xiyan went out this time to bring back a person, this person was seriously injured and is recuperating in Xiyanju, thinking that this person is not trivial to Emperor Xiyan, you can choose to start with him and force Emperor Xiyan to comply." ”
As soon as Liao Nanchong heard the news, his face suddenly became happy, and when he was at a loss, the heavens sent a pillow, "Your Majesty, the last general understands that when the time comes, you will need Your Majesty's life and death ban to control this person and Emperor Xiyan." ”
Hearing Liao Nanchong's words, Emperor Chengtian nodded, took out a pill from the space bag and handed it to Liao Nanchong: "This pill is called Xuanming Pill, after taking it, I can place the prohibition of life and death, when the time comes, follow me, haha----"