Wuji Building.

After sitting opposite Li Wuji, the blue-robed middle-aged man glanced at his companion, picked up a cup of tea that Li Wuji had poured for himself, and after raising his head and drinking it all, he fell into memory.

His name is Cao Zi'an, he was born in the rivers and lakes, has followed Pang Xun for many years, and is the most trusted person by Pang Xun.

"Since the death of the first emperor and the incident in the East Palace, the lord began to be depressed and no longer involved too much in the affairs of the court, until ten years ago, the lord suddenly dismissed us and others, resigned from the position of national teacher, and entered the heavenly prison with the young lord who was still in the cold palace."

"The reason why he did this was to save the life of the young master, because he knew that the empress would do something to the young master sooner or later."

Cao Zi'an pondered for a long time and said slowly.

"Why did he save me?!"

Listening to Cao Zi'an's words, Li Wuji couldn't help frowning.

He guessed that Pang Xun's imprisonment might be because of himself, but he never figured it out.

"Because the prince had a life-saving grace to the lord back then, the lord didn't want the prince to be completely cut off, in order to rescue the young lord, the lord thought of many ways, but he never got his wish."

"After the empress ascended the throne, in order to eradicate dissidents, she killed many people by unscrupulous means, and what she feared the most was the lord, because there was a love between the lord and the first emperor, and she was in a high position, and her prestige in the court was quite high, and she was worried that the lord would rebel one day."

"And this may be the only chance for the lord to save the young lord, so the lord reached an agreement with the empress, took the initiative to resign from the position of national teacher, and took the young lord to go to heaven, this time, it will be ten years."

Cao Zi'an wiped the moist corners of his eyes as he spoke, and his lips trembled.

Listening to Cao Zi'an's narration, Li Wuji frowned tightly and was silent.

This question, which has plagued him for many years, is finally solved today.

"Since his father was kind to him, why did he turn a blind eye to the East Palace when it was suppressed by the empress?! Why not try to rescue?! ”

"Did he participate in the East Palace Incident back then?!"

After pondering for a long time, Li Wuji looked at Cao Zi'an and asked in a deep voice.

Although Cao Zi'an revealed the truth of what he said, he still couldn't fully believe it for a while.

"Absolutely not!"

"Not only no, but even if there is no lord, the young lord would have died in the chaotic battle that year!"

"Soon after the death of the first emperor, the lord saw that Empress Xiaoyun coveted the imperial power! Originally, the lord planned to inform His Royal Highness the crown prince of this matter, but Empress Xiaoyun was already alert, and suddenly found the lord and sent someone to secretly arrest the entire Pang clan, in order to threaten the lord not to interfere and support her to inherit the throne! ”

"The lord can only compromise for the sake of the bloodline of the Pang clan, but then the news came that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was betrayed and framed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for secretly forming a party and cultivating private soldiers, intending to rebel!"

"At that time, the lord knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already gained insight into Empress Xiaoyun's ambitions, and then the East Palace was suppressed by Empress Xiaoyun's troops, and the entire East Palace was washed in blood!"

"When the lord took me to take advantage of the chaos to arrive, everything was too late, the entire East Palace had already been bleeding, and in the chaos of the battle, the lord found the young lord who was desperately protected by the crown princess, and took you to fight a bloody road, which saved your life."

"But before the lord sent you out of the capital, the people of the Five Elements Division had already surrounded the National Teacher's Mansion, and the empress already knew everything, so the lord could only be forced to hand you over, in order to let Queen Xiaoyun not kill you, the lord offered to personally eradicate the remnants of the prince for Queen Xiaoyun."

"The empress knew the prestige of the lord in the court, and also knew that the lord had power in the court and in the rivers and lakes, so she agreed to the lord's request, spared your life, and imprisoned you in the cold palace."

"Although the lord betrayed the country and betrayed His Royal Highness the Prince, he was really forced to do so much, for the sake of the Pang clan, for the sake of the young lord, he was infamous through the ages!"

"And after he took you into the Heavenly Prison, the empress did not fulfill the agreement, and had already sent someone to secretly slaughter the entire Pang clan! Although we tried desperately to rescue, we had no choice but to fail. ”

When Cao Zi'an said this, he had already burst into tears.

Li Wuji sat in place, his brows furrowed, and he couldn't calm down in his heart for a long time.

He never expected that the events of the original year would be so tortuous and bizarre, let alone that the Empress Xiaoyun would be so ruthless, insidious and cunning!

Looking back on the ten years in prison, he couldn't know what kind of emotion he had for Pang Xun at this time, or hate, or gratitude, or contempt, or admiration?

It seems that it cannot be fully explained with one emotion.

But he at least understood one thing, the person who rescued himself from the sea of corpses and blood in the nightmare turned out to be Pang Xun.

In the past ten years, Pang Xun has not said a word about the past, perhaps because he is worried that once the truth is told, the two of them will become mortal enemies.

"Young master, there is one more thing."

Cao Zi'an calmed down his emotions, gave his hand again, and said slowly.

"And?!"

"Say!"

Li Wuji frowned and said in a deep voice.

"The lord had suspicions back then, and there may be something strange about the death of the first emperor."

Cao Zi'an lowered his voice and said slowly.

Hearing this, Li Wuji subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

"What do you mean, the first emperor died, it may be the empress?!"

Li Wuji stared at Cao Zi'an's eyes, his voice cold.

"That's right."

"Although the lord has been secretly tracking, he still failed to find clues in the end."

Cao Zi'an nodded heavily and said with an affirmative expression.

Li Wuji pondered, although this matter was too unbelievable, but according to the past that Cao Zi'an had just talked about, he felt that the empress was indeed the one who could do this kind of thing.

His heart is very chaotic now, and he knows so many things at once, and it is difficult to calm down in a short period of time.

"How many people are in the old man's old department?"

After pondering for a long time, Li Wuji spoke again.

The past is the past, and the most important thing is the present, if you want to compete with the empress, of course, the more people available, the better.

"Before the lord was imprisoned, there were more than 5,000 people left, but the empress has not kept the agreement over the years, and has been secretly chasing and killing us, dead and cauched, and in the end less than half is left."

"In order to survive, we can only break into parts, change their faces, develop secretly, or engage in business, or enter the government, or hide in the rivers and lakes, as for how many people there are now, it is still unknown."

"Now that the young lord has been born, it's time to get in touch with everyone, and you can know after everyone connects."

Cao Zi'an sighed and said slowly.

There is a thin line between lying on the salary and stealing a life, and these years have not only been without the backbone, but also the constant pursuit and killing of the imperial court, and it has not been easy for them.

"Pang Xun is dead."

Li Wuji paused for a moment, whispered, and observed Cao Zi'an's expression.

"My subordinates know."

"The lord once mentioned in his letter that when the young lord was born, it was the time of his death."

Cao Zi'an nodded, his face grief-stricken.

Looking at Cao Zi'an's grief-stricken appearance, Li Wuji had mixed feelings in his heart.

"From now on, no matter what path the young lord wants to choose, we will swear to follow it to the death, this is the last order the lord has given us!"

Cao Zi'an took a deep breath, glanced at his companions beside him, bowed down with his peers, and said categorically.

"Okay, I got it."

"You two have worked hard, let's go down and rest first."

Li Wuji waved his hand, and as he spoke, he motioned to Dillon behind him to arrange a room for Cao Zi'an and the others.

"Young master, there is one more thing."

"When the empress sent someone to assassinate the entire Pang clan, she didn't cut the grass and eradicate the roots, the granddaughter of the lord was still alive, and the child was only eight years old at the time, but he was sold into the Night Feather Palace in the capital by the Five Elements Division!"

"The lord gave up everything in order to rescue the young lord, and I hope that the young lord will be able to rescue the child in this friendship, if the young lord agrees, I will swear to follow him in the future, and go up the sword mountain and the sea of fire for the young lord, and never give up!"

Cao Zi'an knelt on the ground and said with a pleading face.

"Got it, let's step back first."

Li Wuji frowned and waved his hand.

Cao Zi'an agreed with a bitter face, and hesitated to follow Dillon and leave the room.

Li Wuji breathed a long sigh of relief, picked up the teacup, drank the already cold tea in the cup, got up and came to the window, looking at the dim Nine Netherworld outside the window, and his mood couldn't calm down for a long time.

He knows too many hidden secrets and solves many questions, but Cao Zi'an's appearance may disrupt all his layouts, so he can only find a way to think about it in the long run.

As for whether Pang Xun's granddaughter will be saved or not, he has not yet decided, before that, he needs to calm down and think about it.

He remembered the nightmare he had had countless times again, and remembered the picture of the crown princess protecting "Li Wuji" under him.

That's "Liwuji", and it's also himself.

Maybe it was the purest and true family affection left in the blood, and in the dark, an unrelieved hatred once again rose in his heart.

To this world of male inferiority and female dignity, to that woman who is high up...