Chapter 147: The Situation
An earth-shattering battle ended, and Chen Xikang was taken back to Shenwu Palace by Wu Yemei again, but this time it was different from before, Chen Xikang did not take the initiative to go to Shenwu Palace, but was tied back by Wu Yemei.
Because the injury was too serious, so did Yile and Qin Kunbo around him, and it was difficult for the senior brother to save everyone in a short time after the fierce battle, so when Chen Xikang was tied up by Wu Yemei and left, the three people, including the senior brother, did not speak.
And when Chen Xikang disappeared from people's sight again and quietly recuperated in the Shenwu Palace, at the end of the year, the things that happened outside Qinwu City quickly spread in the land of the strong man.
After knowing that the person next to Chen Xikang was the sword ghost Zhou Endao, and that there was also a half-immortal cultivation, all the people who had seen Lao Jin felt a little embarrassed and sighed in their hearts, but when they thought that such a person who had cultivated to the level of a half-immortal had died outside Qin Wu City, people had shocked expressions on their faces.
Although I just heard about it, but when I thought that the demi-immortals had died outside Qin Wu City, everyone knew that this was a very terrifying thing, but although this sensational matter of the strong man and Taiwu was all caused by Chen Xikang, but after hearing that the demi-immortals died in battle, the minds of the people of the world were all on the dead old man, and the discussions on his lips were all shocking words to Lao Jin.
However, unlike ordinary people who lived in peace, when Chen Xikang still did not die and disappeared after the First World War, he preached in Chang'an Daming Palace and Tanglin Xia Wangfu respectively, many people began to calculate in their hearts.
So many powerful people shot at Chen Xikang at the same time and did not kill him, whether it was Song Heng or Xia Chunqiu, both of them knew that the idea of letting Chen Xikang die before he returned to the West was unrealistic, and now what the two of them had to think about was how to deal with the West in the future!
In Chang'an City, the most unbearable cold winter days have passed, although the weather is not to the extent of warmth, but it is not as unexpected, and because of the arrival of the Spring Festival, overlooking from the sky, the whole city is full of people in the streets and alleys decorated with red, crowded, more lively than usual, and in the center of the most prosperous capital in the world, a towering palace is like the residence of the gods, magnificent and majestic, and at the same time the golden brick arch corner, Under the dance of dragons and phoenixes, the palace is more luxurious and brilliant, and the architectural style with rank, vertical and horizontal distinctions and symmetry is silently telling people that this is a dynasty with strict rules, hierarchy and strict laws.
At this time, in the Daming Palace, Zhuge Daming, who left Hanyang when the spring breeze was warm, appeared in it with a hundred miles of Changfeng, but at this time, the faces of the two of them no longer had all the confidence and calmness when they first met Song Heng, and in the pursuit of Chen Xikang for more than half a year, the mentality of the two has changed a lot, especially the last stop outside Qin Wu City, after two enemies and one could not solve Qin Kunbo, the pride in the hearts of the two was ruthlessly trampled to crush.
After knowing that Qin Wu had failed to kill Chen Xikang in a battle outside the city, they wanted to take Chen Xikang's life again, and the two of them returned to Chang'an to ask Song Heng for their guilt.
"Mr. Zhuge , Commander, please come with me. When Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng were waiting a little tired and heavy, the maid who passed the message had already returned, and asked the two to follow to see Emperor Song Heng of the Han Dynasty.
Walking through the courtyard and walking out of the corridor, when the music was heard, Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng, who turned the corner, also saw the dancing girl and the Han Emperor's family who were dancing to the music in front of them.
The task was not completed, and the two who came with a guilty body and were ready to ask for guilt saw the Han Emperor's family in front of them, and their faces became even more ugly.
What has happened in the past six months or so since the hunting and killing of Chen Xikang is definitely not glorious, but at this time, Emperor Han did not choose to meet the two in private, but let the two appear in such a public place, which makes the two not ashamed.
Although they knew that it would be embarrassing, they thought that after all, it was their two who were not capable enough and did not complete the task of Emperor Han, so the two gritted their teeth and walked up.
"Minister, I've seen the Han Emperor and the Queen Mother. ”
"Minister, I've seen the Han Emperor and the Queen Mother. ”
The two people who stepped forward spoke in unison and spoke at the same time, but to Song Yin, the king of Huainan and Princess Huai, who were also sitting in front, they did not use honorifics, but just bowed slightly to show their salute.
As an important minister among the concubines of Hanyang, the status of Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng is not as low as Song Yin, the king of Huainan, and several people can sit together.
Seeing the two of them again after a long time, seeing the gloom and solemnity revealed in their eyebrows, as well as the confidence and calmness that no longer existed on their bodies, Emperor Song Heng of the Han Dynasty also sighed slightly in his heart.
Although there was a sigh in his heart, Song Heng always had a gentle smile on his face, and immediately after the two of them saluted, he said: "The two of you traveled thousands of miles away this time, and it was the cold winter season of the university, so this time the two of you suffered. There should be a lot of things going on in this line, the two of you sat down and said slowly. ”
When Song Heng asked the two to sit down, he motioned to the people around him to add wine utensils to the two, intending to talk slowly with the two.
Song Heng's original order to Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng was to kill Chen Xikang by all means, but now the two of them have not done it, so it is not an exaggeration to say that the two of them failed in their mission, but as the two of them are Hanyang princesses, it is impossible for Song Heng to condemn the two of them because of this.
Li Qingyan and Song Heng sat at the same table, while the Empress Dowager sat alone on the right side of Song Heng, and the people of the court, known as the remnant father-in-law, stood respectfully behind him, and on the other side, the second prince Song Yin and Mo Miaoyan, who had already set a wedding and were just about to hold a big wedding.
Although the few people around can be said to be family, neither the Empress Dowager nor Song Yin interjected at this time, but just quietly listened to the conversation between Song Heng and Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng.
When he heard Chen Xikang in the mouths of Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng, the faces of the people around him were also different, 'Empress Dowager Yan showed more jealousy and hostility towards Chen Xikang because of his growth, while Song Yin listened with a calm face, and even a faint smile appeared on his face from time to time, as if he had long expected that Chen Xikang would transform to such a point in such a short period of time.
Similarly, the two women sitting next to each other also heard Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng's evaluation of Chen Xikang, and also saw the gloomy expressions on their faces when talking about Chen Xikang's amazement, but because they didn't know Chen Xikang, people like Mo Miaoyan who had never even seen Chen Xikang had a stronger curiosity about Chen Xikang in their hearts.
Mo Miaoyan doesn't know Chen Xikang, but for the Hanyang Zhuji, everyone in the land of the strong Han knows its strength, not to mention that the one who is talking now is still the queen of Zhuge and the head of the twelve red flags, and the flag bearer of the Jiazi banner.
And when Mo Miaoyan's heart once again had a strong curiosity about her husband, a sincere friend, seeing that her body had undergone earth-shaking changes at this time, as if the two of them had completely changed into two people, Li Qingyan's heart was full of sighs, and he couldn't understand how Chen Xikang had made the two of them fall into such a situation.
When Song Heng toured the mountains and rivers before, Li Qingyan followed all the way, so when Song Heng went to Hanyang to see Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng, Li Qingyan also saw the two, but the two of them at that time gave people a confident and calm feeling, as if everything was under control, but now the two of them are full of loss, and they only have a dilapidated atmosphere.
And when Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng slowly told Song Heng what had happened in the past half a year, in the Tanglin that was on the same land of the strong Han but far away from Chang'an, Zhou Tianling and Ran Kai, who had returned to the strong man in advance of Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng, had been cultivating for a few days and had almost raised the injuries on their bodies before they went to see Xia Chunqiu and report the incident to Xia Chunqiu.
After being spoken, Zhou Tianling and Ran Kai, who were waiting outside, stepped forward one after the other, and after opening the door, what they saw was the prince who was not very good in qi and blood and was sitting in a wheelchair.
Although they knew that the prince was seriously injured by the attack of the powerful man in the west as soon as they returned to the Xia Wangfu, but out of trust in Xia Chunqiu, after feeling that he should not be seriously injured, the two of them did not pay much attention to it, and it was not until now that such thoughts in their hearts changed.
Looking at the obviously weak people in the wheelchair, Zhou Tianling and Ran Kai also understood the reason why the prince would let them rest for so many days instead of looking for them.
The corpse picker and Steward Li came to Tanglin with murderous intent, and Xia Chunqiu was able to pick up a life under such circumstances, which can be described as lucky, but even if the limbs were built to survive, the injuries left on Xia Chunqiu's body made him unable to walk on the ground until now.
The injured were recuperating from their injuries, and the people who collected the information knew the details of the last battle in Qin Wucheng.
Strong man, Jiangnan Luocheng.
The simple-minded Chang Yan Kun and Mrs. Chang Yan were comforting Chang Yan Yaoyue, who was depressed because of worry, and He Shutong, who had not left Chang Yan Kun, was also comforting softly together, and on the other side, Chang Yan Hongguang, Chang Yan Linghuan and Chang Yan Mound father and son also had a solemn face, and Chen Xikang's strength made the Changyan family have to prepare a complete strategy.
Strong man, Panlong County Wangfu.
"Stinky boy, after going outside for a few months, you really think you're a Jianghu person? You're still here to tell me about the love of the rivers and lakes! You can't interfere in the slightest in the future about the prince of the western region, and you can't even intervene!"
Seeing that his only bloodline was speaking out for Chen Xikang at this time, the king of Panlong County was scolding Wei Qing.
And on Panlong Mountain, which is also in Panlong County, after hearing about Chen Xikang from Wei Qing, Dou Xian'er sat next to an old man and said to herself with a worried face: "Chen Xikang almost died outside three times and twice, and I don't know if the whispering sword he promised me can be brought back to the west." ”
Wei Xiuqing, a half-immortal sitting next to Dou Xian'er, heard the words of his apprentice, and the thoughts about the sword ghost Zhou Endao in his mind also disappeared, and he turned to look at the girl beside him who was muttering nonsense to herself with helpless eyes.
And on the other side of the mountain behind the Heavenly Sword Sect, in the sword mound filled with countless swords, a tall and burly man also had a touch of madness in his eyes after hearing that Chen Xikang had actually used such a sword!