That night, Mu Yan and the three of them stayed at this inn. Since they claimed to be three brothers and sisters before, this room arrangement is naturally separated. There are three rooms in a row, one for one person, but it is just right.

Late at night, a man gently opened the door and crept to the front of another room. He quietly pushed open the door and walked in, then closed the door with his backhand.

There were no candles in the room, only a faint moonlight shining through the windowsill, which shone a little brightly. Shen Yan walked to the table and sat down, and said softly, "Third brother, what should we do next?" Should we stay in this village for a few days, or should we leave for Xuanwu Mountain?"

In the darkness, another voice opened its mouth faintly. "Depart early tomorrow morning. Until they find the entrance to the dragon vein, they will definitely not act rashly. You and I must always be vigilant, and if we really do make a move, we will not show mercy!"

Shen Yan lowered his head and was silent, as if he was hesitating about something. He had no intention of getting involved in the battle for the throne, but he always had to come. He has always stood on Shen Li's side, and has always believed that if Shen Li succeeds to the throne, he will inevitably be a wise monarch who governs the world like his father. But the other brothers were not convinced, especially the eldest brother. He was the eldest son of the royal family and deserved to inherit the throne. Helpless, limited talent, arbitrary and paranoid.

The third brother Shen Li is absolutely amazing, his father is very favored, and the ministers of the court and the central government are also more in favor of the third brother being the prince. But because of the eldest brother's side, the father had no choice but to move out of the ancestral rules of the past dynasties, and let all the princes who were interested in the position of the crown prince go to Xuanwu Mountain to find the dragon vein.

The Star Palace, where the high priests of the Ming Kingdom lived, was the tallest building in the imperial city. In the center of the altar in the palace is a brazier in the shape of a six-pointed star. An unknown blue liquid flowed in the brazier, and only dripping with the blood of the Holy Beast Qilin could ignite the brazier.

The current emperor, Shen Duyi, brought back the blood of the unicorn and lit this brazier, so as to prove that he was the true son of heaven and ascended to the throne in the worship of 10,000 people. And this holy beast unicorn is in the dragon vein of Xuanwu Mountain. Only by finding the dragon vein can you find the holy beast!

But when Shen Duyi came back covered in blood, many ministers had been dissuaded, saying that such methods were too dangerous, and it was better to cancel them. But it turns out that everything is providential, and no one is willing to give up the position of the crown prince, so there is only a way to continue the ancestors, depending on their respective lives.

Moreover, because Shen Duyi had experienced it personally, he knew in his heart that the place in Xuanwu Mountain was simply a different world. After entering, I realized that the world is so big that there are no surprises. Although there are many dangers, he is very sure that the person who finally retrieves the blood of the unicorn and comes back is qualified to become a true emperor!

"Third brother, what a brother, do you really do it?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Yan couldn't help but ask. In the darkness, Shen Li's expression could not be seen, only a soft sigh was faintly heard.

"Ayan, if you don't want to face it, you can go back now. ”

Every time Shen Li called Shen Yan's seventh brother, most of his words were a little joking. But every time Shen Li shouted Ayan, what he was going to say was absolutely true.

They didn't come out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, although there was laughter and laughter along the way, but when the time came, they always had to face everything. Shen Yan knew when he was a child that his third brother was not an ordinary person. The poems and songs that gave him a headache in the study, he had a headache when he looked at it, but the third brother often read it all day long as a treasure.

When he was a child, the eldest brother and the second brother couldn't see his mother being favored, and often bullied him in private. He gritted his teeth like a lion cub and resisted, but he was still beaten. Later, the third brother came, and he didn't do anything, so he stood not far away and stared at them coldly, and just like that, the eldest brother and the second brother were scared away.

At that time, he was young and ignorant, thinking that the third brother had some special skills. Later, I learned that once the second brother saw the third brother alone in the upper study, so he said a few words to him provocatively. The third brother ignored it and continued to read, but it angered the second brother. The second brother was angry, and even talked about the third brother's mother. The third brother closed the book and punched it, knocking out two of the second brother's teeth.

Since then, the second brother subconsciously covers his mouth every time he sees the third brother, and he no longer dares to say half a word. To this day, I am still afraid of the third brother. Although the third brother was also punished later, in addition to him, most of the princes saw the third brother's power from the second brother, and they didn't dare to provoke it easily.

Later, the people in the palace only thought that the third prince and the deceased mother had a deep relationship, so they would shoot so hard. But Shen Yan didn't think so, he knew that the third brother seemed to have a calm and elegant temperament, but once he was ruthless, no one could afford to provoke him. Since then, he has begun to worship Shen Li inexplicably, sticking to him like a fart all day long. Even if the other party treated him coldly, he still greeted him with a smile.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. He had long been accustomed to Shen Li's lukewarmness. But knowing that Shen Li had his younger brother in his heart, he was already very content. But now, for the first time, he felt doubts about the relationship between the two.

"Third brother, what if...... I also want to be the crown prince, I also want to compete with you for the throne, will you even kill me?"

The silence of the dark night was somewhat terrifying. Shen Yan asked this sentence, but he didn't get a response for a long time. Just when he thought he wouldn't get an answer, he heard Shen Li suddenly open his mouth.

"There are no ifs. ”

Shen Yan stood up, looking a little irritable. "What if? How can you be so sure that there is no if I really want to compete with you for the throne?"

"Will you?"

"I ......"

Shen Li's rhetorical question made Shen Yan disappear in an instant. He won't, how could he go and rob the third brother. If he was interested in the throne, he would not have been away from home all the year round and would not have returned to Beijing, and even in order to get rid of the identity of the prince, he would not even care about the queen mother. The third brother is so smart, he must have guessed his thoughts. So what is he doing now? vexatious?

Heh, Shen Yan smiled bitterly and turned around to leave. "I'm not leaving, I finally got the third brother to promise to take me with me, so I won't go back. ”

It seemed to be an awkward remark from a child, which made Shen Li laugh coldly. I heard him suddenly speak: "My father once talked to me in private, if I inherit the throne, what can I do?"

Shen Yan walked to the door and stopped, listening quietly.

I replied to him that I could make my mother and seventh brother safe and secure in this life. Nothing will bother them, no one will hurt them. Including me!"

Shen Yan silently pushed open the door and walked out, bowing his head and returning to his room. He closed the door and leaned against the door, a smile on his lips, and raised his hand to cover his eyes. I thought to myself, if this was for the wood to see, I would probably laugh at him again for being stupid.