I didn't think that I just didn't return for a few days, and the lintel of Tao's house has become a little mottled, and it is no longer as good as it used to be. His father, Tao Zhenbao, has been arrested and imprisoned because of his close relationship with Wang Zhao, and his mother Hao Shi is also ill. Hearing this news, the young man with a weak crown almost crushed the celadon teacup in his hand.

In the prison, Wang Zhao was nailed to the torture rack, and the whip whipped him fiercely, his body was already blurred with flesh and blood, and the wounds were deep and bone-invisible.

"Say, who instructed you to record the affairs of the Heavenly Family?" Wang Zhao's family has all been imprisoned, and the emperor sent an internal prison to secretly torture Wang Zhao. Wang Zhao still didn't answer, his mouth was full of blood. The father-in-law snorted coldly, picked up a red-hot soldering iron and burned it on Wang Zhao's chest.

Wang Zhao screamed in pain, rolled his eyes and fainted. Tao Zhenbao, who was imprisoned not far away, was no better, lying on a tattered and damp straw mat in the dimly lit cell, dying.

With a "bang", a bucket of cold water woke up the unconscious Wang Zhao.

"Lord Wang, we have to remind you that your son is still in our hands." The words of the inner supervisor suddenly made Wang Zhao fall into the ice cellar.

"It's the King of Guiyang-Liu Xiufan!" Wang Zhao finally couldn't support it anymore and confessed to the person behind the scenes.

The internal supervisor was shocked, and immediately motioned to the entourage to record, and then continued to ask: "What is the purpose of King Guiyang's move?" Recruit me from the truth! ”

Seeing that Wang Zhao was silent, the inner supervisor smiled and said, "Don't worry, your son doesn't know, our family will definitely show His Majesty to let him live." ”

"Over the years, King Guiyang has been secretly collecting evidence of the emperor's plot to kill the abolished emperor Liu Ziye and usurp the throne and seize power, in order to overthrow the emperor in the future and become the emperor himself."

The inner prisoner nodded with satisfaction, and waved his hand when he walked out of the cell, and the cell boss knew that his hand was up and down, and Wang Zhao's head fell to the ground, and he didn't blink an eye.

"My lord, Wang Zhao has committed suicide in fear of sin." The cell boss respectfully bowed his hand to the inner supervisor, and the inner supervisor smiled and said, "Good job, our family remembers you." ”

"Brother Wang!" When Tao Zhenbao heard this, he already understood in his heart, and couldn't help but burst into tears, he only hoped that Wang Zhao would go all the way on the Huangquan Road. At this moment, his face is like ashes, and he no longer has any hope that he will survive, but he is afraid that his family will be affected.

In the palace of Guiyang Wangfu in Jiangzhou, a young man is playing chess with Liu Xiufan.

Looking at the face of the young man, two sword eyebrows are obliquely inserted into the temples, a pair of phoenix eyes look forward to Shengwei, his hair is tied up with a hosta, his posture is leisurely and elegant, and he has the grace and bearing of a superior person. This young man is one of the five major Xiuzhen families in the north, the descendant of the Murong family, Murong Zheng.

"Murong Gongzi is here in person, can you know the danger?" Liu Xiufan, the king of Guiyang, said loudly, although he knew that the young man in front of him was profound, but he believed that there were many secret guards around him, and no one could make waves in his mansion.

Murong Zheng held the black chess and threw another son, "The head of my family has been friends with the prince for a long time, and he knows that the prince has been cultivating in Taoguang, and he has the ambition of a dragon in his heart, so he is specially ordered to come down to help." ”

The young man's words were decisive and direct, and the essence of King Guiyang's eyes flashed.

"Do you know that this is a great rebellion? On the basis of your intentions alone, this king cannot but doubt your intentions. ”

Murong Zheng said as if he hadn't heard it: "Lord Wang, it's time for you to take your hand." As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and said, "The prince is a man with a good heart, and the enemy of the enemy is an ally." How can I refuse my lord's heroic sympathy? ”

In the chessboard carved from jade, the sunspot has been surrounded, and he knows that he can't do it, but he blocks his back road, "Just like this game of chess, the prince will ride the wind every day, and the Murong family will have no regrets." ”

Liu Xiufan, the king of Guiyang, was secretly speechless, and couldn't help but think about it, "Tell me about your conditions." ”

Hearing this, the smile on the corner of Murong Zheng's lips was even stronger, "In order to show sincerity, three rules can be agreed." First, my Murong family is willing to serve the prince's ambition to serve the dogs and horses; Second, after the prince ascended to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he had to join forces with the Murong family to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty; Third, I can send a team of people who know the geographical history of the Southern Dynasty to find a lost treasure of the Murong family. ”

Liu Xiufan listened carefully, there was no risk in the early stage, but if he really borrowed the east wind of the Murong family, after the overall situation stabilized, wouldn't he add another jackal enemy to himself?

He groaned, and Murong Zheng was not in a hurry, but only said faintly, "The prince knows that Wang Zhao has been exposed, and now his life and death are uncertain." ”

This is pinching the lifeblood of King Guiyang, Wang Zhao's confession is only a matter of time, and he can't think about it anymore, and he needs to make a decision immediately. Liu Xiufan stared at Murong Zheng, who was scorching at this time, and suddenly felt the murderous intent hidden under the gentle appearance of this young man.

The housekeeper hurriedly interrupted the conversation between the two, signaling that he had something important to report, and Liu Xiufan's face was pale, obviously interrupted by his thoughts.

The housekeeper whispered a few words in Liu Xiufan's ear, telling him the news that Wang Zhao committed suicide in fear of crime, and the fact that they had privately collected evidence to deal with Liu Yu seemed to have been exposed.

Liu Xiufan's face turned pale, waved his brocade cloud sleeves, and scolded in a low voice: "Useless waste!" The young man on the other side smiled and drank his tea.

Liu Xiufan waved his hand, he had no way to retreat, and said to the young man: "According to what Your Excellency said, it's just such a big thing, and this king still needs some time to plan." ”

The young man nodded his head and said goodbye, only to see a flash of light under his feet, a dragonfly swept over the eaves like a little water, and left the palace, his body was as light as a ghost, only the pool of water rippled in circles.

"What, Wang Zhao committed suicide in fear of sin?" Tao Hongjing was shocked when he heard the news, he felt very bad about his father's situation at this time, any wind and grass was enough to affect his life, and it was difficult to say whether his father had suffered an accident. He searched for a way to visit the prison many times, but all his efforts were in vain. He could no longer sit still, he had to fight to the death.

In the dark and dreary night, the stars are like fireflies.

Tao Hongjing was masked in black, came to the outside of the prison, and took advantage of the drowsiness, when the guards guarding the door were drowsy, he quickly walked away to avoid the inspection, and said that this is thanks to Master Sun Youyue, since the last time he received his guidance in the Chongxu Pavilion, Tao Hongjing seemed to have opened up the meridians of the whole body, and actually broke through the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Realm, and his cultivation has made great progress.

Tao Hongjing galloped towards the prison, which was dark and damp, and there was a rotten musty smell everywhere. In the narrow passage between the prisons, a few dim candles hung from the flames. After entering, I found that the prison was a multi-layered structure, and the strict level of guards on each floor was also different.

He lurked quietly in the dark, using the breath-holding method to dodge flexibly, avoiding the jailer's sight again and again. Inside the prison, there were all kinds of wails, and the atmosphere of despair was pervasive, Tao Hongjing looked for a few layers and became more and more anxious in his heart, he knew that this was not a place to stay for a long time, and while walking quickly, he prayed that his father was safe.

When he turned over and went down the next floor, the iron cage of the cage changed direction, and he looked closely, and it turned out to be a separate cell, and the people who were being held should be felons. He looked one by one, and finally a familiar figure swept in front of a dark prison!

Tao Hongjing's heart was sour, and his eyes gradually moistened. My father's body has lost a lot of weight, his eye sockets are deeply sunken, and his sideburns are only slightly dyed, but at this moment, he is full of gray hair in just a few days.

He opened his mouth with a very low voice, "Father, children are not filial!" It's late! I'll take you away. Tao Hongjing choked up, unable to calm the anger and heartache in his heart.

Tao Zhenbao opened his eyes with difficulty, watching the young and naïve man in the past grow into a handsome and heroic young man today, and he was very relieved.

Compared with his own situation, he was more worried about his son, "Don't be reckless, you are confused, how can you trespass into the prison." He asked Tao Hongjing to go quickly, but Tao Hongjing had already had a mind of not doing two things, he pulled out the long sword from the scabbard on his waist, and struck with all his strength, and the iron chain that trapped the lock door was broken in response, Tao Baozhen persuaded him to no avail, so he could only lie on his son's back and accompany him to break through!

The prison was full of potholes and water, and Tao Hongjing struggled to move forward, but Fang Cai's movements still attracted the attention of the jailers and guards after all.

"Bold thief! Dare to rob the prison, a dead end! Liu Guangshi, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, heard this movement and scolded sharply. Although Tao Hongjing was nimble and evaded his pursuers, the jailers were outnumbered, and they lit all the torches and searched, and Liu Guangshi soon discovered Tao Hongjing and his son.

Tao Hongjing had nowhere to escape, so he had to put his father down, and in response to his father's nervous eyes, he patted his father's hand with his hand to show his peace of mind.

He raised the sword in his hand again and rushed towards Liu Shiguang and the jailers without hesitation. He silently used the Shangqing exercises, poured the aura into his whole body, and then drew his sword to make a move, the sword light was like a dragon, and every time he slashed it, it was with a fierce attack.

Liu Guangshi saw that this person actually had some Taoism, and when he turned around to dodge, he pulled out the silver dragon hammer, the cold light flashed, the evil aura was restrained, and the four edges were bladeless, but they had a powerful lethality.

The two figures of the sword and sword shadows were entangled together, at the time of life and death, Tao Hongjing's swordsmanship became faster and faster, his eyes became more and more firm, and the Shangqing technique that he had practiced for a long time made his breathing longer, and when his body and mind calmed down, the other party's every move became extremely clear, but in addition to Liu Guangshi, there were more than a dozen forbidden army guards who were also eyeing him, and his retreat had been sealed.

The continuous battle made the physical strength and internal strength of both sides have been greatly consumed, seeing that Liu Shiguang's silver dragon gong had fallen, he quickly turned over on the ground to avoid it, but he still injured his arm, and his skin was open.

"Don't worry about me, let's go!" Tao Zhenbao looked sad and threw himself in the direction of his son.

Tao Baozhen took his hand, lowered his voice and said in his ear, "After I go out, find Liu Bing, the secretary of the ministry, he may be able to save me." ”

Liu Bingnai is the royal brother of the current saint, and he is also the grandson of Liu Daolian, the king of Changsha, with outstanding talents, enjoying a good reputation in the court and the opposition, and because of his distant bloodline, he has no threat to the throne and is deeply trusted by the emperor.

Tao Hongjing endured the pain in his heart, knowing that what his father said was the best way. He was no longer entangled with Liu Guangshi, urged the magic trick, and flew quickly towards the exit of the prison, and when Liu Guangshi chased him out of the prison, he returned to calm again, and he couldn't see half a figure. He cursed and went back to his cell in hatred.