Imperial City, because of the approach of the elite competition, more and more people come to Imperial City.

In this regard, although Ling Xi didn't know, he could guess some, after all, it was a biennial event of the Hongling Empire, and the excitement was naturally extraordinary, and it was not surprising that there were more people, but Ling Xi had never gone out, as for how crowded it was outside, he didn't know, anyway, the crowded situation on the street was something he couldn't imagine, but it was none of his business, and he wouldn't wander around the streets, so there was no need to pay attention to these trivial matters.

It can be said that recently, everything in the Imperial City is inseparable from the elite competition, at least the crowded situation in the Imperial City is caused by the elite competition, the most lively of which is the casinos in the market, also because of the approach of the elite competition, these casinos are lively again.

Although the Hongling Empire explicitly prohibits gambling in the market, it is almost useless, no matter how big or small the casino is, there are a lot of people behind it, and even many royal relatives are involved, so the royal family does not dare to fight too hard, as long as these casino games do not go too far, the royal family will turn a blind eye and pass it.

Approaching the elite competition, the casinos in the market are naturally inseparable from this theme, and the hottest thing is who can win the final championship, in response to this, various casinos in the market have opened a lot of projects.

In general, there are only a few favorites to win the championship, and everyone's odds are different, among which Tielan County has the largest winning rate, and the odds are not so high, and then there are Qin Tianci and others, their odds are decent, not high or low.

If you talk about who has the highest odds, it has to be Lin Fan, the little sword sect who has become famous in the past two years, compared to others, he is a rising star, his winning rate is the lowest in everyone's eyes, and his odds are higher than the sky.

As for Ling Xi, because he exposed the strength of the Creation Seal, he also became a popular candidate, but without too much information about him, no one can be sure how much chance he has, and the odds about him are neither high nor low, but few people dare to bet on Ling Xi, after all, the information about him is almost equal to zero, and the odds are not high, Ling Xi, the so-called popular candidate, is really unpopular.

For these rumors of casinos, Ling Xi also heard some of them, and even the guys in the inn went to bet, which shows the popularity of this activity, but he is not interested in it, the word wealth has no attraction to him, and what he cares about at the moment is when Qin Haotian will return to the Imperial City.

An unusually luxurious mansion, with a huge plaque hanging on the door of the mansion, on which three large golden characters are displayed: White Dragon Mansion.

Although the Imperial City is crowded at the moment, but the front of the White Dragon Mansion is a quiet scene, there is not a single passerby in the street ahead, as for why the surroundings of the White Dragon Mansion are so quiet, there is only one reason, the White Dragon Mansion is the mansion of the White Marquis of the Dragon City, and ordinary people dare not approach here, let alone make noise around, so this place is a rare pure land in the Imperial City.

Because the white-clothed marquis of Longcheng guards the frontier all the year round, the people who really live in the Bailong Mansion are the relatives of the white-clothed marquis of Longcheng, the white-clothed marquis of Longcheng only has a son and a daughter, and his son Qin Qixuan is not in charge of the military power like the white-clothed marquis of Longcheng, but he is also a frequent visitor to the border and has made a lot of military achievements.

Perhaps it is this kind of family environment that Qin Qixuan's daughter Qin Xinlan has been keen on military life since she was a child, and at the age of fifteen, she noisily followed the white-clothed marquis of Longcheng into the military camp, and then she had the title of the lord of Tielan.

Recently, because of the return of Qin Qixuan and Qin Xinlan, the White Dragon Mansion has gradually become lively, Qin Xinlan naturally can't stay in the barracks all the time, if she wants to grow, she still has to go to Miyang Academy, so Qin Xinlan has also rushed back to the Imperial City recently, as for Qin Qixuan, in addition to reporting to the Imperial City, the main thing is to cheer for her daughter.

In the mansion, Qin Xinlan was dancing with knives and guns on the martial arts field, at this time, Qin Qixuan and a beautiful woman walked to the side of the martial arts arena, this beautiful woman was Qin Qixuan's wife and Qin Xinlan's mother, Duan Mulan.

Seeing Qin Xinlan's unhappy appearance, Duan Mulan was angry, and immediately scolded:

"Okay, forget it in the barracks, why are you still like this when you get home, stop it. ”

At first, Qin Xinlan entered the barracks, Duanmulan was a thousand and ten thousand unhappy, in her opinion, how could any girl go to join the army, so she has always opposed Qin Xinlan's entry into the barracks, and later the Marquis of Longcheng Baiyi actually allowed this matter, and Duanmulan had no choice, after all, the Marquis of Longcheng Baiyi spoke, and she couldn't say anything more, so she could only let Qin Xinlan go.

Qin Xinlan also knew that her mother didn't want her to enter the barracks, and now that she was going home, she couldn't make Duan Mulan angry, so she stopped immediately.

Putting away the knives and guns, Qin Xinlan ran over and hugged Duanmulan, and said coquettishly:

"Mother, didn't you go to find your aunt, why did you come back so soon?"

Duan Mulan knocked on Qin Xinlan's forehead, and said helplessly:

"You can wield a knife and a gun without me?"

Qin Xinlan knew how not to make Duan Mulan angry, and immediately explained:

"No, it's just idle and having fun. ”

"You, every time. ”

Duan Mulan shook her head helplessly, she hadn't seen Qin Xinlan a few times a year, and now Qin Xinlan was well-behaved, she couldn't get angry in her heart, looking at Qin Xinlan, who only knew how to dance knives and guns, she couldn't help but worry, and said softly:

"My good daughter, you are not young anymore, just listen to the words of the mother, don't think about being a general anymore..."

"Mother, my daughter still has something to do, go out first, and come back later to listen to your teachings. ”

Knowing that Duanmulan was about to start rambling again, Qin Xinlan didn't wait for Duanmulan to continue, and fled in a puff of smoke.

Looking at Qin Xinlan who ran away, Duanmulan's face was full of sadness, and she became more and more worried, in the days to come, Qin Xinlan would always have to get married, but if this continues, who will dare to marry such a county lord in the future? This is what she is most worried about.

Thinking of this, Duan Mulan glared at Qin Qixuan, and said angrily:

"You don't persuade her, if you can't marry in the future, I'll see what you do. ”

"I can't help it, I didn't allow her to enter the barracks, or you go and talk to the old man, she will definitely listen to the old man's words. ”

Qin Qixuan shrugged his shoulders, in fact, he didn't agree with Qin Xinlan to enter the barracks, after all, it was his daughter, what was it like for the lord of the county to lead the troops to fight, but after all, it was the old man's words, he couldn't say anything, so he could only let Qin Xinlan go, I hope Qin Xinlan can figure it out one day, otherwise she really won't be able to marry in the future.

"I'm not going, I'm going to you!"

Duanmulan's anger suddenly came up, every time she talked about Qin Xinlan, Qin Qixuan pushed out the white-clothed Hou of Longcheng as a shield, she glared at Qin Qixuan viciously, turned her head and left, and said as she walked:

"A daughter doesn't have the appearance of a daughter, and a son doesn't have the appearance of a son. ”

Qin Qixuan knew that Duanmulan was angry again, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to follow honestly.

Imperial City, East Palace.

This is the residence of the crown prince, but two years ago Qin Haotian left, the East Palace was vacant, and now the East Palace has returned to its former state, because its owner has returned.

In the entire imperial family, in fact, not many people knew that Qin Haotian had returned to the Imperial City, and no one knew what happened to Qin Haotian's sudden return.

On the upper floor, Qin Haotian stood by the railing, looking at the huge imperial city thoughtfully, and behind him stood Qin Tianci and Qin Tianmian, the two of them heard that Qin Haotian had returned, and they also rushed to the East Palace for the first time.

Qin Haotian stood by the railing, didn't speak for a long time, Qin Tianci and Qin Tianmian glanced at each other, and the two didn't know why, Qin Tianci stood up and said:

"Is there something wrong with the royal brother coming back this time?"

"Yes. ”

Qin Haotian nodded and responded.

"What's the matter? It's worth the royal brother to rush back in person. ”

Qin Tianmian said with a smile.

After a long time, Qin Haotian said slowly:

"Ling Xi. ”

"Ling Xi?"

Qin Tianci and Qin Tianmian glanced at each other, and the two looked at Qin Haotian again, Qin Tianci was puzzled:

"Ling Xi... Two years ago... Hasn't it already fallen?"

Qin Haotian smiled, shook his head and said:

"No, he didn't die that easily. ”

"But... Two years ago, we watched him jump into the rift, and there is no way he is still alive..."

Qin Tianci shook his head, obviously not believing that Ling Xi was still alive, after all, he had seen Ling Xi jump into the rift with his own eyes, in that case, Ling Xi would not be able to survive at all.

Qin Haotian knew that Qin Tianci and Qin Tianmian would not easily believe that Ling Xi was still alive, so he said:

"My master has been to the valley bottom, and he sensed the breath of the old man at the bottom of the valley, and there is no breath of the law of space there, that is to say, Ling Xi is very likely to be rescued. ”

Hearing this, Qin Tianci and Qin Tianmian glanced at each other again, their faces were more or less shocked, no matter what, Qin Haotian's master was the Three Seals of Detachment, he said that Ling Xi was rescued, indicating that Ling Xi was very likely to be alive, but if this is the case, there has been no news of Ling Xi in the past two years, this is somewhat unreasonable.

"He is indeed alive, I saw him the other day. ”

Just when Qin Tianci and Qin Tianmian were confused, Qin Xuejie took Qin Xuexin to the court floor.

Qin Haotian turned around, looked at Qin Xuejie who was taking Qin Xuexin upstairs, and said in unison with Qin Tianci and Qin Tianmian:

"Sister Huang. ”

Qin Xuejie looked at Qin Haotian and the others with a smile on her face, but Qin Xuexin had no joy on her face, but she looked preoccupied, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

A few days ago, Qin Xuejie said that Ling Xi was still alive, at first Qin Xuejie thought Qin Xuejie was joking, but Qin Xuejie told her that something was really wrong, and she realized that Qin Xuejie didn't lie to her.

For Ling Xi, Qin Xuexin can be said to love this person miserably, but this was two years ago, since she witnessed Ling Xi jumping into the rift, Qin Xuexin buried that feeling deep in her heart, two years is enough for people to forget too many things, she is no exception, and what she forgets is the love for Ling Xi in her heart.

A few days ago, Qin Xuexin was very happy to hear the news that Ling Xi was still alive, but that love for Ling Xi had long since disappeared, perhaps, she really let go of Ling Xi.

It's just that... Why is my heart empty?

Thinking of this, Qin Xue's heart was sad, and she looked depressed

Qin Xuejie glanced at Qin Xuexin, who was unrelenting, and knew what Qin Xuexin was thinking, so she shook her head helplessly, and immediately looked at Qin Haotian and said:

"You're coming back, you're looking for Ling Xi to duel, right?"

"Sure enough, nothing can escape the eyes of the imperial sister. ”

Qin Haotian smiled, he went back to the Imperial City naturally to have the ultimate battle with Ling Xi, Ling Xi was eager to separate from him, he was the same, for this battle, he had been looking forward to it for two years, so this time when he returned to the Imperial City, he had to separate the level with Ling Xi no matter what!