Early the next morning, Xu Huaigu woke up from his cultivation and saw that Li Zi was still sleeping, so he went out quietly alone, drank a cup of tea in the streetside tea shop under the inn, ate two mung bean cakes, and then rushed to Lin Cangyang's mansion.

This time the entry into the Cangyang Mansion was very smooth, it should be because Lin Cangyang had ordered it in advance, there was a maid waiting at the gate of the mansion early, and when she saw Xu Huaigu, she felt that she stepped forward and led Xu Huaigu to the mansion.

The place where the two met this time was finally not Lin Cangyang's residence, but was arranged in the living room of Cangyang's mansion, and Ling Li and Lu Zijin were also there.

As soon as Xu Huaigu saw the two of them, he felt that this matter might be really not small. It's just that, anyway, he has already stepped down, and he is idle when he wants to come on weekdays, but it must be a great deal to let Lu Zijin, a general of the left who guards the border and commands half of the army of Dayu Kingdom, wait here.

Lin Cangyang first let the maid serve tea, and then quickly dismissed the irrelevant people and others, and began to go straight to the point.

She looked serious and said solemnly: "The three of us have something that we want to ask Mr. Xu for help, but we really have to do it, and after thinking about it, only Mr. Xu is the most suitable candidate, so I specially invite you to come to the house to discuss in detail." Xu Huaigu also sat upright and asked, "Is it related to the invasion of the demon clan?" ”

"Related. Although it is not a direct killing of demons, if this matter is completed, it can save many soldiers in the border army from death, and it can also greatly thwart the plan of the demon invasion. I wonder what Mr. Xu thinks? Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "You first tell me the details of the matter, and then I will make a decision." Lin Cangyang said seriously: "Mr. Xu is calm in the face of trouble, and it is really a big thing." As the old saying goes, people don't need to be suspicious, but people are not suspicious, since I have made up my mind that I can only ask Mr. Xu to do this, I will not have anything to hide. It's just that this matter may be a little too unexpected, and please listen carefully to Mr. Xu, and don't take it as a fantasy. Xu Huaigu nodded and motioned for her to continue.

"Mr. Xu, do you remember when I begged you to enter the palace and help me check on my father's serious illness?"

"Remember, your father was really sick at that time and there was no cure, so he could only rely on the monks to disperse his cultivation to continue his life. I remember that there was a big demon from the Demon Sect who came to destroy the life-renewing ceremony, but in the end, it was completed without danger. ”

"Mr. Xu really has a good memory, and he is indeed not bad at all, but there is one thing that Mr. Xu still said wrongly, the ceremony of renewing my father's life was not completed without danger, but it was simply a play for outsiders." Xu Huaigu frowned and asked in confusion, "How do you say this?" Lin Cangyang sighed and said, "The life-sustaining rituals you know are actually just tricks for the world to see. It is true that my father was seriously ill back then, and it is also true that he invited a monk to continue his life, but it was bad for this monk who renewed his life. My father promised this person a great benefit from his sect, and he was willing to disperse his cultivation, but he didn't expect that this person secretly colluded with the demon sect, ostensibly to continue his life, but in fact, in the ceremony, he took my father's life with his own hands. Xu Huaigu's face was full of incredulity.

Lin Hongzhi borrowed the monk's cultivation to continue his life, that is known to the world, if Lin Cangyang's father died back then, then who is on the dragon chair now?

Lin Cangyang saw Xu Huaigu's doubts and continued: "After this person murdered my father, he changed from a monk of the Demon Sect to my father's face and continued to sit on the throne. On the surface, it was the success of the life-renewal ceremony, and my father was able to continue to live, but in fact, the Demon Sect secretly changed the pillars behind his back and replaced the emperor of the Dayu Kingdom, just waiting for the day when the demon clan invaded, they joined forces together and gave away the lives of all the border troops. At first glance, Xu Huaigu couldn't accept it.

Although the logic of Lin Cangyang's statement is reasonable and self-consistent, such a big thing can't be guessed out of thin air, right?

What about the evidence? Xu Huaigu hurriedly asked: "You can't talk nonsense about this, do you have any evidence?" ”

"Since I called you all here, of course there is proof."

"We secretly investigated the monk who renewed my father's life, and found that he had a lot of contact with the people of the Demon Sect. In addition, after my father's life was renewed, his temperament changed greatly, although he was still diligent in government affairs, but his means of acting changed greatly, and he became ruthless, which was too different from before. Moreover, Prime Minister Cao and Liu Yushi, who were in charge of supervising the life-renewal ceremony, also noticed the clues, but they were brutally killed, and now there is no proof of death. Xu Huaigu still found this unbelievable.

He lowered his head and frowned and pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "There is another possibility, if what you say is lying to me, your real purpose is to rebel against the usurpation, and it makes sense." ”

"I know your concerns, but what good is usurping the throne in this time of national crisis? Taking over a country that is about to perish? Lin Cangyang asked rhetorically,

"Even if you doubt me, Ling Li and Lu Zijin can testify for me, do you still believe it?" Lin Cangyang is right.

Xu Huaigu's face was embarrassed, and he lowered his head in contemplation. He suddenly thought of the face he had seen in the Lethe Secret River many years ago, which looked exactly the same as Lin Hongzhi, could it be true that as Lin Cangyang said, Lin Hongzhi had already died?

Now sitting on the dragon chair is just a puppet? Although he wasn't quite sure, he still trusted Lin Cangyang in his heart, so Xu Huaigu weighed it and said, "Even if what you said is true, what do you want me to do when you call me here?" You can't just tell me about it. Lin Cangyang hurriedly said: "Of course not, there is something that needs your help." ”

"Please."

"We want you to help us get rid of this fake puppet emperor." Xu Huaigu pondered for a moment and asked, "Tell me about the specific plan, what should I do?" ”

"According to our years of investigation, it can basically be determined that the identity of this fake emperor is Ying Ya, the demon envoy of the Ten Realms of the Demon Sect, and he is always protected by Qi Chaoshu. Qi Chaoshu is a martial artist of the Eight Realms, and you have seen it at the life-renewal ceremony back then. He also defected to the demon clan, and his only goal was to protect Ying Ya's identity from being exposed. "Read

"In order to use Ying Ya's identity to pass on false information, we must quietly solve Qi Chaoshu and Ying Ya at the same time, so that they cannot be detected by people outside......"

"Stop for now." Xu Huaigu seemed to have heard something funny, and grinned,

"You want to secretly kill an Eighth Realm Martial Artist and a Ten Realm Cultivator? Still undetectable to outsiders? You don't want me to go, do you? No way, I definitely can't do it. It's not that I'm talking about discouragement, no one in Dongfu Shaozhou can do it. Xu Huaigu pointed to the side of the guide and said, "Yang Yun is the Ten Realms, look at the battle between him and Bingfeng, fought for a whole day, and within a radius of how many miles turned into ashes, and no grass grows?" Not to mention being quiet, just to kill Ying Ya, at least three Ten Realm monks would have to besiege him, otherwise he would be able to run away even if he couldn't beat it. Even if you can really find the three Ten Realm cultivators, Xingqing City will definitely be destroyed in the fighting method, and it is impossible not to alarm outsiders. These things, princess, you don't understand it, forget it, Mr. Lu himself is a monk of the Nine Realms, he won't know it, right? Lu Zijin looked at Xu Huaigu and said calmly: "What you said is true, but what if I can find a monk from the Eleventh Realm?" Xu Huaigu was stunned for a moment, and said: "The number of monks in the eleventh realm in the middle domain is no more than the number of hands, dare to ask which one is Mr. invited?" Lu Zijin shook his head and said, "This person is not from the Central Domain, and he is not in Mr. Xu's so-called hands. In short, a person who has the potential to do this. In this matter, Mr. Xu doesn't need to act directly, just help us bring her into the palace to see the emperor. When the time comes, Princess Cangyang will let you face in the name of the representative of the monks' group, and you will say that she is your apprentice and bring her into the palace together. When I saw the emperor, it was none of Mr. Xu's business. You just need to protect yourself and be careful not to get affected. Xu Huaigu was puzzled.

What does it mean to not be a midfielder? In this world, apart from the middle domain, which is the demon domain, can there be any other place?

Could it be an old monster hidden in some great secret realm? But he believed Lu Zijin, so he didn't ask much, but said: "Since you have made up your mind, and it is also within my ability, I just agree." But I still have something to ask, what are you going to do after killing Ying Ya? Lin Cangyang replied: "Naturally, he is using his identity to pass on false information, kill as many demons as possible, and reduce the casualties of our army." Xu Huaigu nodded.

After a moment, he suddenly asked again: "Your Royal Highness Princess, and Mr. Lu, can you give me a thorough understanding, even if you kill Ying Ya and have the help of false information, how long can the army of Dayu Kingdom hold back the demon clan?" Lin Cangyang looked at Lu Zijin, Lu Zijin showed a look of embarrassment, and said: "The marching army is capricious and uncertain. I can only tell Mr. Xu that if there is a head-on encounter, I am afraid that the army of Dayu Kingdom will not be able to hold out for a month, but if there is false information, I can use many military techniques, and it is possible to delay it for half a year. Xu Huaigu smiled and arched his hand towards Lu Zijin: "I didn't expect such a big difference, then I will definitely try my best to live up to my mission." In addition, I have one last question for you, what are your plans after the fall of the Great Yu Kingdom? Lu Zijin took the lead and said: "Go north, and then continue to dispatch troops, in short, I will do my best to resist the offensive of the demon clan until I die." Xu Huaigu looked at Ling Li: "Mr. Ling? Ling Li replied indifferently: "I will always be by Her Royal Highness the Princess's side." Xu Huaigu finally looked at Lin Cangyang: "So, what does Her Royal Highness the princess think?" Lin Cangyang held on to the chair, looked sad, looked south, and said resolutely: "The country is here, and the country is dead." ”