Above the sky, Lao Dao looked at Cao Yuanpeng, and then at the people who kept kneeling in Broken Water City, pursed his lips, and said with a jealous face: "Generalissimo Cao, it's so calculating, not only took benefits from me, but also completely let Buddhism take root in Xixia Prefecture, which is very powerful." ”

Cao Yuanpeng dispersed the incomparably huge figure of the Buddha, and did not answer but changed the topic: "Pure Yang Tianzun said that he laughed, your knife really has the taste of the Heavenly Dao Realm, congratulations to Tianzun." ”

When the old Taoist Pure Yang Tianzun heard Cao Yuanpeng's praise, his face immediately improved, he pinched his waist, put on a posture that he thought was very majestic, and laughed: "Of course, Lao Dao is a person who is more than a thousand years old, and of course this Heavenly Dao Realm has to touch some signs!"

Izumoko stood aside, looking at her master's appearance, and smiled helplessly.

At this time, Cao Yuanpeng looked at Izumoko carefully, and said with a strange expression: "It seems that the National Teacher has entered the Heavenly Realm? ”

Izumoko turned his head to look at Cao Yuanpeng, his hands clenched into fists slightly, a look of caution in his eyes, and said, "The marshal has won the award, it's just a fluke." Then Izumoko and Cao Yuanpeng stopped talking, but looked at each other silently.

The old Taoist had just come out of the state of being touted at this time, and when he saw that these two people didn't pay attention to the majestic posture they had carefully put on at all, they just stared at each other with big eyes there, and couldn't help but blush, thought for a while, and then suddenly shouted: "What are you two doing, you have fallen in love with each other? Let me tell you Cao Yuanpeng, my apprentice is still young, and he can't get married! I can't marry you bad old man!"

Izumoko was stunned for a moment, then said to the master with a wry smile: "Master, am I your own apprentice?

Lao Dao rolled his eyes: "It's not his own son." ”

Cao Yuanpeng looked at Lao Dao and didn't say anything, just shook his head slightly. Lao Dao is at the peak of the Heavenly Dao Realm, and he is the Taoist who has the most hope of achieving the Heavenly Dao Realm in the entire Great New Kingdom for thousands of years. Although he is not a member of the imperial court, his apprentice is a national teacher of a country. Therefore, in terms of status and identity, Cao Yuanpeng must respect him, even if he has serious political disagreements with Izumoko.

Izumoko turned his head to Cao Yuanpeng and said solemnly: "Since Marshal Cao is here, then you should know that Your Majesty is below, come with me to see Your Majesty." ”

Cao Yuanpeng didn't hesitate, nodded and became serious, and couldn't see his expression anymore.

The three of them descended from the sky and landed directly in the Lotus Garden, all of them clasping their hands together, and at the same time said, "Meet Your Majesty." ”

The young emperor smiled faintly and said kindly, "The three of them are all little saints, and they don't have to be bound by mortal etiquette when they come out of this mortal world. ”

"Lao Dao still wants to thank His Majesty for saving his life, otherwise Lao Dao's self-cultivation will disappear. The old Taoist priest smacked a smile on his face.

"You are the foundation of the Great New Kingdom, and I will help you no matter what. By the way, your second disciple is still in the house, and I don't know what the situation is. The young emperor said with a smile.

The old Taoist priest immediately frowned, nodded, and was not hypocritical, and immediately pulled Izumoko into the house.

So in the Lotus Courtyard with a clear spring, only the generalissimo Cao Yuanpeng and the young emperor were left at this moment.

Cao Yuanpeng arched his hand expressionlessly and said: "Your Majesty is not staying in the palace, what are you doing in my Xixia Prefecture? There is going to be a war, it is not safe here, please go back to the palace as soon as possible, emperor." ”

The young emperor was not angry because of Cao Yuanpeng's rudeness, but said with a faint smile: "Generalissimo Cao guards the territory for me, and the daily military affairs are extremely busy, so he will have no time to manage the government affairs and law and order of the large and small towns in Xixia Prefecture. Someone told me that for five years in a row, twelve children had died every year. It doesn't seem to be an ordinary crime, but some unknown ritual or circle. Now that the border situation is tense, I don't want to have problems in this Broken Water City and let the marshal suffer from the enemy, so I specially came to sit in this Broken Water City in person, so that the marshal has no worries. ”

Cao Yuanpeng frowned, but he didn't do anything more than rude, just said: "Then Your Majesty wants to check it, then go and check, as for whether it can be found out, the minister will wait and see." With that, he left the Lotus Garden.

The young emperor looked at the departing Cao Yuanpeng, the corners of his mouth still maintained a faint smile, and suddenly said to Cao Yuanpeng's back: "My Princess Ruxue was also taken away by that wicked person, of course I must find out and rescue the princess." In case something happens to the princess in Xixia Prefecture, the court should quarrel again. ”

Cao Yuanpeng's footsteps did not pause at all, as if he hadn't heard, and disappeared into the night.

The reason why Cao Yuanpeng can be so rude is that his status is too high in the court, and the age of 300 makes him an old minister of the Five Dynasties, a marshal of the border army, a king with a different surname, and a little saint, these identities and status give him the confidence to talk to the emperor like this.

Not long after, a man came out of the shadows, and it was the leader of the group of guards who appeared in the alley of Broken Water City at night, after Wang Lin and Wu Chi left.

The man knelt on one knee, clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, my subordinates have come to confess, we have searched all the places within a radius of twenty miles of Broken Water City, but we still have not found the slightest trace of the princess." The subordinates are willing to receive death and apologize. ”

The young emperor said calmly: "It's not your fault, you can't control this matter anymore, I have just saved Xiao Xue'er's life, and it won't be long before my sister is sent back." You're tired all night, so go and rest. ”

"Thank Your Majesty for not killing your kindness, and your subordinates will retire!" With that, the man stood up and slowly retreated, and gradually disappeared into the shadows.

The young emperor raised his head, looked at the moonlight, and whispered in a voice that only he could hear, "Use the opportunity to suppress Cao Yuanpeng in exchange for the present life of the chosen one... It's not a profit or a loss, but it should be able to earn more. ”

Izumoko came out of the back room and saw the young emperor of Mochizuki, "Your Majesty, today's matter, the minister didn't expect that things would develop into the current situation, I thought that the junior brother would not risk changing his life for the sake of an unknown person." It is the minister who is guilty of not calculating the variable of his junior brother, but now he has exposed His Majesty's whereabouts to Cao Yuanpeng, and we have no advantage at all... Please punish the criminals!" he knelt down in front of the young emperor.

The young emperor still tilted his head and didn't look at Izumoko, but his voice came faintly, "How can we have no advantage at all, as long as Xiao Xue'er doesn't return to me for a day, the advantage will always be on my side." ”

Izumoko thought for a moment, "What does Your Majesty mean... Don't let Princess Ru come back?"

"Presumptuous, why don't you come back!" the young emperor looked at Izumoko, who lowered his head, not daring to look at his own, "Don't come back so soon." As he spoke, he patted Yunzi on the shoulder, "Aiqing has bothered a lot about this." With that, he slowly walked towards the main house where Wu Chi and the old Taoist were. Then the voice came from the young emperor's mouth again, "Aiqing, if you want to say that you are guilty, it is also the chosen one who has been hiding in your Pure Yang Palace for so many years. ”

Izumoko's body was shocked, and she didn't dare to speak for a while, so she could only kneel motionless on the ground.

"Aiqing doesn't have to be nervous, I just complained, if the national teacher hadn't hidden such a big secret, if he had changed the life span of the first emperor, how could I ascend the throne five years ago. I have to thank you for this, I honestly do it!

Izumoko, who was kneeling on the ground, didn't dare to speak, and her back was already soaked in cold sweat.