The sky was blue and the rain was hazy. At this time, there was a dead silence in the Chaoyang Valley, as quiet as a tomb. It was also very much like a tomb.

There are broken walls and ruins everywhere, and some corpses that have not had time to clean up are soaked in the rain, some of them are from the Wu clan, and some are pheasants. The ten women who were pregnant with Liujia did not escape the fate of death in the end, and were sucked out of flesh and blood the moment Tianwu appeared.

It was pitch black in Chaoyang Valley, and the surviving clansmen were silently licking their wounds in the dark corners.

Only the thatched house, with its white thatched roof, still flickered with a faint candle flame. The candle flame flickered, reflecting an old figure.

Wu Shaoyuan's eyebrows were tightly twisted together, his face was gloomy and terrifying, and the sound of dripping outside the window was like an endless lament in his ears, expressing melancholy and feeling sorrowful.

The sound of 'buzzing' sounded, and Ji Wu on the low couch slowly opened his eyes.

"Wu'er, how are you?" Wu Shaoyuan walked quickly to the low couch and asked with concern.

"I ......" Ji Wu rubbed his head vigorously, looking at Wu Shaoyuan with confused eyes, and it was not until a long time that his eyes finally regained focus.

"Grandpa, how is the sacrifice?" He only vaguely remembered that Wu You was killed by him, and then the sacrifice changed in vain.

"Alas......" Wu Shaoyuan let out a long sigh, and there was a wisp of bitterness in his eyes.

"We were too greedy and miscalculated. Those two clans actually dispatched four mages of the divine master rank to secretly protect Shui Hao. If it weren't for Hu Nanyan appearing and forcing them away, our ancestors and grandchildren would have been murdered. ”

"How is it possible?" Ji Wu's pupils dilated suddenly, and he looked at Wu Shaoyuan in disbelief.

He didn't understand who Shui Hao was, worthy of the protection of the four divine masters. You must know that there are very few Dharma masters in the entire Qingqiu Ze Country Divine Master Rank, all of them are the existence of calling for wind and rain, how can they protect a teenager together.

Suddenly, Ji Wu's body stiffened again, and he exclaimed: "Qingqiu Hu family, hasn't that clan always supported Ji Xian? If they don't take advantage of the fire to rob, how can they help us?"

Wu Shaoyuan silently stared at the drizzle outside the window, and couldn't help but think of Hu Nanyan's words in his mind, and the bitterness in his eyes was even worse.

"Hu Nanyan wants our two clans to form an alliance. ”

Hearing this, Ji Wu's pupils suddenly constricted, and he lost his voice: "Alliance? How is it possible? In the past few years, we have been fighting openly and secretly, and we have long been like fire and water, so how can we form an alliance." And...... There is only one throne. ”

"Wu'er, we have no choice. Wu Shaoyuan sighed heavily and sat weakly on the low couch.

The Wu clan was already hostile to each other with the Shui clan, and this time they completely offended the Tu Shan clan. They were powerless to contend with those two tribes.

For hundreds of years, because of the relationship between Tian and Wu, the nine-tailed sky fox has always been afraid of the Wu clan and suppressed everywhere. So much so that in the entire clan, only Wu Shaoyuan was at the rank of divine master, which was also the reason why he took the risk to sacrifice Tianwu.

Fortunately, there are several high-level disciples in the clan, but the battle just now was almost completely damaged.

"They won't break the rules of the Nine-Tails. We joined forces to suppress the second prince Ji Ru. Otherwise, with the support of the Shui Yi clan and Tushan Village, we will have no power to fight back in front of the second prince. As for the final throne, it is still up to the two of you to compete fairly!" Wu Shaoyuan said in a hoarse voice.

"Fair competition, the Hu family really has a good plan!" Ji Wu sneered and gritted his teeth and said, "Once Ji Ru falls, we will not let the Hu family slaughter us." The battle for succession has long been unfair. The nine-tailed sky fox has never interfered in the change of the throne, but everyone knows that the prince supported by the Hu family is her instructions. ”

"Wu'er, I know you are unwilling, but at the moment this is our only choice. ”

Ji Wu turned a deaf ear and looked out the window in a daze. Suddenly, he withdrew his gaze thoughtfully, stood up and paced slowly around the room.

After a long time, he suddenly stopped and said, "Grandpa, I want to return to the royal city immediately." Don't promise the Hu family first, everything will be discussed by us. ”

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At the same time, Shui Hao and the others walked silently in the rain. Sanying was already silent, and he would only have a smile when facing Shui Hao; Shui Hongze also had a cold face, obviously still angry with Sanying; as for Shui Hanquan and Shui Lan'er, it was even more impossible for Shui Hanquan and Shui Lan'er to make a sound and cause fire at this juncture.

Twilight is the only one who scratches her ears and cheeks along the way, always looking like she wants to say something.

The drizzle continued continuously, and there were ripples on everyone's barrier. The surrounding green hills loom like a green dragon in the rain, and the outline of a city is outlined in the distance.

"Brother, it must be the royal city!" Finally, Twilight Chi couldn't hold back anymore and exclaimed excitedly.

Shui Hao couldn't help but look up, only to see a huge city standing in the drizzle, magnificent.

"This royal city also has a nice name, called Chaoge. ”

"Chaoge?" Shui Hao was slightly stunned, looking at Shui Hongze with burning eyes, his eyes full of inquiry.

"The meaning of the song is to say the prosperity of the royal city and the well-being of the people. Shui Hongze Changshou frowned and explained loudly.

"Second Grandpa, is there any story behind this Song City?" Shui Hao asked curiously.

"Want to hear?" Shui Hongze's Bai Shou eyebrows trembled again, and said with a smile, "There is a gazebo in front, let's sit down and rest." It was still early in the morning, and the gate of Chaoge City had not yet been opened. ”

As he spoke, without waiting for everyone to answer, he strode towards the gazebo.

Sanying couldn't help frowning, but he didn't say anything to stop it.

In the pavilion, everyone dispersed the enchantment and sat down one after another.

"The royal city was not here at the beginning, it was built on the shore of the British water, and the green hills at that time were called the British Water Country.

At that time, the royal city did not have the current scale, and the king in it was not a person surnamed Ji. The throne is replaced, and the virtuous live in it. People live in it, barely making ends meet. Until one day, the fierce beasts in Qingqiu Mountain rioted for unknown reasons. They poured out of their nests and killed people when they saw them, and the entire royal city was devastated. ”

Shui Hongze's voice paused, shaking his head and sighing.

"And what about later?" Twilight snapped.

"Then a teenager stepped forward and turned the tide. He first got the help of the nine-tailed heavenly fox to drive the spirit fox clan to stop the fierce beast, and then united with the Hu family, the Shui clan, and the Tu Shan clan to suppress the fierce beast, so that the turmoil~ chaos was quelled.

Although the movable ~ chaos was quelled, the royal city was also destroyed. ”

Shui Hongze said this, paused again, and his face showed a strong look of thought.

"Old ghost Shui, can't you finish it happily? Why do you want to hang the appetite of a few children like this. On the side, Ji Ying glanced at Shui Hongze with contempt and said coldly.

The old man was just thinking of something. Shui Hongze coughed dryly and said stupidly.

"Second grandfather, who built this new royal city?" Shui Hao smiled secretly in his heart and hurriedly relieved the siege.

Some people say that it was a hermit master, and some people say that it was designed by the nine-tailed sky fox himself. ”

"It can't be the nine-tailed sky fox. She and the irrigation bird are accompanied by Nanpo Nuanyu, to say that she is the spirit of heaven and earth, it is okay, but to say that she can design the royal city, I don't believe it if she kills the old body. Li Ying pursed the corners of her lips and spoke indifferently.

"In any case, the appearance of Wang Cheng has always had the shadow of the nine-tailed sky fox. Shui Hongze did not refute, he knew the resentment of the Tu Shan clan against the nine-tails.

"Why did the nine-tailed sky fox help that boy so much? Legend has it that strange beasts like quiet nature, why is she greedy for the prosperity of the world. ”

Shui Hao's face was pensive, and he suddenly spoke. At this moment, he thought of the proverb that circulated in Qingqiu: The only constant is the nine-tailed lady when the dynasty changes!

"I don't know. As you may have guessed, the boy is the man surnamed Ji. ”

Shui Hongze coughed lightly, and then said: "This surname Ji is also different. In the past, the succession of the throne was a Zen way. Before he died, the royal council would give the throne to the talented and capable, and let the more virtuous continue to rule the country. It has nothing to do with the surname, nothing to do with the bloodline!"

This king surnamed Ji actually passed the throne to his son before he died, and this has been the case for several generations. Since then, there has been no such thing as a succession to the throne. ”

"Are the people of the city just left it to their own devices, and none of them objected?"

"How could the people object. They wish that the surname Ji would always be king.

Because only the surname Ji is in Wangcheng for one day, the nine-tailed sky fox will sit in Chaoge for a day. She has a god-like status in the hearts of the people of Qingqiu Zeguo. ”

"How can this be? The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox is not a human race!" Shui Lan'er couldn't help but speak.

"You don't know. People don't care who sits in that position, whether it's a man or a beast, and the only thing they care about is who keeps them alive. ”

Shui Hongze said astringently, with an indescribable look in his eyes.

Li Ying on the side sighed lightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Although the former Yingshui Country was also called a country, it had its own power. But how can the power of mortals compete with fierce beasts.

In order to please some fierce beasts, people sacrificed livestock, young and beautiful women, and even young children, which were everywhere at that time. ”

Li Ying's eyes were red, and her voice was full of sadness: "Even if it depends on the mood of the fierce beasts, if they are not satisfied, they will ask people to increase their offerings."

There are even some fierce beasts that promise to let people go on the surface, but they will secretly hunt and kill them behind their backs. ”

Li Ying's voice paused, and it seemed that even her throat was choked with something sour and hard.

The pavilion was quiet, and everyone had tears in their eyes, mixed feelings in their chests, and mixed with five flavors.

"All of this has changed because of the appearance of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox, but the people of Qingqiu Ze Kingdom can hardly see the situation of being eaten by fierce beasts anymore. ”

Shui Hongze's eyes were hollow, as if he was looking at an unknown corner, and sighed: "Who is the king, how can people care, the only thing they care about is whether they can live in peace." ”