From the Immortal Forest to Qifeng Lake, Qiu Li walked forward along the path of fallen leaves, followed by two black-robed guards in Xuanjia.

At this moment, the ice and fire on Qifeng Lake have long since dissipated, and the wind and waves are quiet with the unique Xiao Su in autumn, and the imperial city that has not yet begun to be repaired is opposite the big lake, and in Qiu Li's eyes, it is innumerable desolation.

Before yesterday, he was the eldest disciple of the Immortal Forest Witch Lord, and he was the one who would inherit the ancient scrolls and take over the authority of the witch lord in the future.

And in just one day, the world will be turned upside down, and the witch lord who is like a god in his heart will die without a corpse, and he will soon become a prisoner of the ranks.

How willingly was he?

Qiu Li lowered his head and walked in silence, more and more figures came and went, and he silently passed through them, walking along the long street that had been washed with blood, in the direction of the palace.

The sun rises higher and higher, and the line of sight slowly crosses the high wall with the sunlight, and even if it is far away, you can still see the broken but still majestic appearance of the palace.

In Nanzhou, Zhao is just a small country in a corner, but Rao is so, because of the existence of some people, it exudes an unshakable light.

The light was glaring and disgusting.

"I hope you don't lie to me......" His voice was too low to be heard, just a mosquito whisper.

The two guards behind him looked the same as usual, and just led him forward.

This sentence will change the imperial city today, and then plant a great seed, and at some point, set off a storm that can turn the world upside down.

And now, on this seemingly ordinary morning, it has quietly drifted away.

Only he knows.

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The banquet had already begun, and the palace, which had a slightly depressing atmosphere, was also lively at the moment.

The lights in the hall were bright, the palace maids were silent, coming and going, and the officials lost their initial nervousness, and began to talk in the staggered room.

And this banquet is not extravagant, the silver plate and jade bowl that should have been used have been replaced with ceramic texture at this moment, the fruits and vegetables in the pot are ordinary, and there is no curiosity, even if the palace maids come and go, the clothes are not surprising,

They looked up by chance and saw the girl with a complexion like snow, a dragon dress like ink, and no gold or silver decoration, and suddenly understood that this was some kind of signal.

This is a signal diametrically opposed to the extravagance of Zhao Fu's banquet.

It seems that even if this happens, she does not plan to abdicate, and Zhao will usher in the first empress.

This empress is obviously so young, but she has no thoughts that people can't object.

Lu didn't eat much, but just lightly picked up the veil, drank a few glasses of wine, and symbolically ate a few chopsticks dishes.

For the cultivators of the Longevity Realm, their requirements for both diet and sleep are much lower than those of ordinary people, not to mention, the elixir and jade dew condensed by the spiritual energy outside the world is the supreme taste, and even if the food in the mortal world is complicated, compared to it, it is the difference between cloud and mud after all.

Ning Chang just sat quietly, using chopsticks as usual, he didn't like to drink, so he replaced it with clear tea.

And Ning Xiaoling is eyes lit up, these dishes may be regarded as coarse tea and light rice for those officials, but for her who could only follow Ning Baoshui in the past to dip some oil and water, these are already comparable to the delicacies of the mountains and seas, the girl lifted the chopsticks, took a piece of meat and sent it to her mouth, recalling what happened these days, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Ning Chang smiled and rubbed her head, and the sleeves of his shirt gently swept between her cheeks, brushing away her tears.

Ning Xiaoling tightened a little tighter, she lowered her head, knowing that many pairs of eyes were staring at them curiously now, which made her a little overwhelmed, and the food on the table didn't seem to be so fragrant under this gaze......

This made her a little distressed, although she came to celebrate His Royal Highness Zhao Xiang'er's birthday, she just wanted to have a good meal......

During the banquet, Zhao Xiang'er handed over a stack of papers to a guard and asked him to distribute them, and as time went by, the papers were circulated all the way in order and fell into the eyes of more and more people.

The sound of surprise sounded in the hall from time to time, and outside the tea and dinner, there were many discussions.

The content on the paper was written by Zhao Xiang'er last night, roughly saying that the Jin Kingdom and the Rong Kingdom wanted to destroy and divide the Zhao Kingdom, so they found a killer to infiltrate the Zhao Kingdom, besieged and killed Niangniang, and released the big ghost that was originally sealed in the depths of the underground palace, and the people who died in the city recently were all killed by the big ghost.

And the big ghost and the demon feather king are also inextricably linked, they came together, wanting to destroy the Zhao country in one fell swoop, fortunately, Zhao Xiang'er and the Lu fairy of the Sword Heavenly Sect joined forces to kill the big ghost, the blood feather jun was also seriously injured and fled, and those killers of the Jin Kingdom and the Rong Kingdom were also wiped out, and none of them survived. And this pair of brothers and sisters named Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling also played a very important role in this Imperial City Rebellion.

Of course, there are truths and falsehoods in these statements, but ordinary mortals are just looking at flowers in the fog, where can they tell the difference? What's more, how can they be qualified to question it at this moment?

"Before, Jin Guo said that they had received an oracle from heaven and said that they would kill Niangniang, but now it seems that they have been planning for a long time, and ......they are lying to confuse the public! I really believe it. "Someone hit the table with a boxing table, indignant.

Zhao Xiang'er said indifferently: "The one who came to the Jin Kingdom is just an evil god, and when the time is ripe, I will kill it with my own hands." ”

"Your Highness, the killers of this country of Jin and Rong have all been wiped out...... Really? I wonder who they are?" someone asked.

For them, what kind of big ghost and Blood Feather Jun are too illusory, and the assassins of the Jin Kingdom are famous all over the world, killing people in the invisible and invisible, terrifying, and the violent deaths of many people in the Zhao Kingdom in the past are said to have been committed by those assassins.

This is one of the shadows that the Jin Kingdom presses on them, and it is the thing that they can feel most intuitively.

Zhao Xiang'er's voice was cold, and she replied slowly: "The corpses of more than 20 people, including the colorful clothes ghost, the Yanhu swordsman, the Wuliang sword, and the cicada silk ghost, will be hung at the head of the city in the afternoon, and everyone can go to see it at that time." ”

"Colorful ghosts?" Someone was shocked: "Is it the living ghost who always wears colorful clothes and likes to kill people to death with tyranny?"

The ghost in colorful clothes is famous in the country of Jin, and his life experience is a topic of conversation in many novels, and those who were killed by him were abused to the point that their bodies were inhuman, and their souls were torn clean by the soul insects around him.

And for so many years, he has been at the top of the list of assassins in the kingdom, and no one can shake him.

I didn't expect him to sneak into Zhao Guo yesterday, such a murderer, His Royal Highness killed him, I'm afraid it took a lot of effort......

Fortunately, it was killed after all......

Everyone had different thoughts, but they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and they were more convinced of Zhao Xiang'er.

"Your Highness...... That...... What about the Blood Feather Monarch?" someone cautiously asked.

"Expelled from the Imperial City. Zhao Xiang'er replied.

"Then now that the masters of Jin Guo and Rongguo have lost so much, if they are angry with Zhao ......" Some people wanted to stop talking.

"Everyone has been bullied to the doorstep, and I have killed them all, do you think there is still room for peace?" Zhao Xiang'er asked rhetorically.

The man didn't ask any more, and someone got up and said: "Then in the future, Zhao Guo, I hope that it can be taken over by His Royal Highness, if not, Jin Guorong and Guo are eyeing the tiger, and our incompetent ministers will not be able to feel at ease." ”

Zhao Xiang'er listened to his self-deprecation, smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "It's still the same sentence, I won't abandon Zhao...... As for this throne, it's just a formality, and when his external and internal troubles dissipate, he will recast it. ”

"That national teacher ......"

"Since Mr. is sick today, I won't bother him, and the National Teacher's Mansion will still be the National Teacher's Mansion in the future. ”

"Your Highness is kind. ”

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This kind of question and answer continued unhurriedly, Zhao Xiang'er stood on the golden step, and the tone of answering the question did not fluctuate too much, and she also patiently answered some of the more intense words, without any impatience, and the time of the birthday banquet passed in this conversation.

Lu Marrying always looked at the girl who answered slowly, and a lot of admiration flashed in her eyes, but it was a pity that she met too late and couldn't see what her legendary mother was, which was a big pity.

Ning Changjiu had already stopped his chopsticks, he took a sip of wine, felt a little spicy, smiled helplessly, and then put down the wine glass, looking at Zhao Xiang'er, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ning Xiaoling also looked at her face, thinking in her heart that this was really more and more compatible with her senior brother.

Gradually, the sound of questioning became less and less, and the hall was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

Zhao Xiang'er smiled indifferently, her eyes suddenly looked at Ning Changjiu, the eyes of the two met in the air, Ning Changjiu was slightly shocked in his heart, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, this premonition soon came true.

Zhao Xiang'er opened his mouth and said: "Since you all have no problems, then I also have to say one thing." ”

Of course, Ning Xiaoling also noticed where her gaze was, her heart tightened, and she vaguely guessed something, both afraid and expectant.

When everyone present heard this, they connected to her gaze, and it was also like a frying pan, a story about the turmoil in the imperial city yesterday, His Royal Highness and this little Taoist priest fighting side by side, and mutual affection was quickly made up.

It's just that...... Zhao Xiang'er's soft gaze was only for a moment, and soon, her gaze was silent, and when it fell on Ning Changchang, it was like the cold winter lake.

In the thin ice-colored eyes, the depths of the girl's pupils were filled with a hint of warlike intent.

"I've been thinking about who you really are, and I've been thinking about it all night, and although I still can't figure it out in many places, it doesn't matter anymore. Zhao Xiang'er looked at his eyes, suddenly smiled lightly, and said: "I only know now that the old fox may not be nothing, you are the real whetstone prepared for me by my mother." ”

Ning Changjiu: "?"

Zhao Xiang'er looked at his face and said, "I know that you may be in the dark, after all, immortals are calculated, and people walking on the big chessboard of the world will inevitably become chess pieces." ”

"......" Ning Changjiu: "Your Highness girl, do you have any misunderstanding about me?"

Zhao Xiang'er shook her head lightly: "Your existence, appearance, and role in this change are too appropriate, because it is too coincidental, so I believe that this is not a coincidence...... And most importantly......"

Ning Xiaoling raised her head with a blank expression.

Lu married the head of the mantis drooping slightly, thoughtful.

Ning Changjiu frowned and said, "What is it?"

Zhao Xiang'er stared at his eyes and said word by word: "The most important thing is that you are a Taoist priest." ”

Ning Chang was puzzled: "Now that demons are rampant, there are so many Taoist priests who exorcise demons in this world, what's so special?"

Zhao Xiang'er put her fingers into her sleeve and slowly took out a letter with a bright red color.

Ning Changchang's complexion changed slightly.

Zhao Xiang'er only held the letter between the two and said seriously: "When I was a child, my mother made a marriage for me, and this is the marriage letter. ”

There was an uproar, a long time ago, there were indeed rumors in the court that the little lady of Qianyu Palace had promised to marry, but rumors are rumors after all, especially after the incident three years ago, all the sons of the family who coveted her in Zhao Guo broke off their minds together, and no one mentioned the rumors about the baby relatives of His Royal Highness.

This marriage letter begins with "Sending a white-headed covenant, referring to the alliance of mandarin couples" and ends with the words "Beads are perfect, forever knotted".

When she was a child, she was bored and flipped through the marriage book and read it many times.

And now that this marriage letter was taken out by her own hands and revealed in front of everyone, everyone could not believe that a person like His Royal Highness actually had a marriage contract, or it was made by his mother......

Ning Chang stared at the marriage letter, and suddenly felt a little headache, he looked at Zhao Xiang'er suspiciously, and asked, "Then I...... Shouldn't I congratulate Your Highness?"

Zhao Xiang'er shook her head lightly: "I have never seen the person on this marriage letter." ”

Ning Changchang said: "If it is a marriage to the abdomen, it is common to see each other on the day of marriage. ”

Zhao Xiang'er's fingers were slightly retracted, her thin eyebrows frowned slightly, her thin lips trembled slightly, and her voice sank: "The term of this marriage letter is sixteen years old, and the person on the marriage letter does not exist at all." ”

Ning Changjiu also frowned, becoming more and more puzzled.

Sixteen years...... Today is Zhao Xianger's birthday, which means that after today, the marriage certificate will be invalidated?

But what does it mean that the other party in the book does not exist at all?

Zhao Xiang'er said: "The man on this marriage letter is a closed disciple of a certain master. But sixteen years later, the Guan Master still hasn't found his closed disciple...... So this marriage letter doesn't make sense at all. ”

Many people don't know why, after hearing that the marriage letter is meaningless, even if the news does not mean anything to themselves, they still breathe a sigh of relief.

But the four words of the closed disciple stirred up a storm in Ning Changchang's heart, his eyes trembled, staring at the marriage letter, and the fingers in his sleeve kept pinching.

Zhao Xiang'er ignored everyone's reactions, her knuckles bent slightly, and she put the corner of the marriage letter against her palm, smiling coldly: "I originally thought that it would be impossible for me to meet my so-called fiancé, but ......"

She looked at Ning Changchang and said: "But your appearance has given birth to a touch of confusion in my heart, your talent is unusual, your skills are unusual, your conversation is unusual, and you are a disciple of Taoism, I don't know if it's a coincidence, you not only suppressed the demonic nature of the demon species, but also carried the thunderstorm in front of my eyes, I think this is no accident, my mother said two words to me when I was a child......

"One sentence is that the sky is not as good as man, and the other sentence is that man will win the sky. ”

"And in my heart, my mother is heavenly, not to mention, how can such a big event as marriage be done casually?"

"And today, you appeared, although it is difficult for your identity and this marriage letter to be completely matched...... So I want to ask you, did you have another teacher before Ning captured the water?"

After Zhao Xiang'er finished saying this, she looked at him quietly, waiting for an answer.

Ning Changjiu's brows were always locked, and he thought of his sixteen-year-old marriage—but it was a past that I don't know how many years ago.

But as Zhao Xiang'er said, all this is too coincidental.

Closed disciples......

Closed disciples!

Ning Changjiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he remembered what he could always perceive, the aura of the imperial city.

That may be the newly accepted closed disciple of the master, and Zhao Xiang'er is the fiancée that the master prepared for that disciple!

The same closed disciple, the same sixteen-year-old, the same marriage book.

At this moment, he figured everything out, no wonder he could always feel that breath, it turned out to be his little junior brother, who came to see his fiancée......

He made the opposite choice of himself back then?

He looked at Zhao Xiang'er's thin eyebrows and porcelain-like snow-white cheeks, and his expression was a little enlightened and vaguely confused.

It's just that...... Master, why did you kill me back then, what is this disciple you are accepting now, and what will it be like in the future?

Ning Chang was miserable in his heart.

It's just that I don't know, it's clear that Zhao Xiang'er's sixteenth birthday is about to pass, why is that little junior brother obviously in the imperial city, but he refuses to show up?

Don't......

A strange thought arose in Ning Chang's heart.

It can't be a little sister, right?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gasp, and the eyes that looked at Zhao Xiang'er became a little weird.

Zhao Xiang'er saw that he didn't answer for a long time, and there was a guess in his heart, so he smiled and said: "I know, maybe you also have your secrets, now that the court is public, it may not be convenient for you to say it, but it doesn't matter, anyway...... Whether it's you or not, I won't accept this marriage letter. ”

Ning Changjiu didn't have too many fluctuations in his heart about her words, and it wasn't his own marriage that he retreated from anyway. It's just that I feel a little sorry for that little junior brother in my heart, or ...... Little junior sister?

In short, when you meet Zhao Xiang'er, it is not easy not to be tossed with half a life.

Ning Changjiu said calmly: "Can I take a look at this marriage letter?"

Zhao Xiang'er's eyes flashed, and her expression was a little strange...... Why, in front of so many people, His Royal Highness gave you a divorce, and you weren't angry at all? Or ...... What about pretending to be calm? Shouldn't it be...... Still snickering, right?

She didn't know what Ning Changjiu was thinking.

Ning Changjiu couldn't guess what she was thinking.

The eyes of the two always met, each with a ghost.

Zhao Xiang'er was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, afraid that I will tear up the marriage certificate?"

Ning Chang said: "I just want to take a look, just take a look." ”

Zhao Xiang'er snorted coldly, failed to let him get his wish, his arm fell, his fingers pushed, and he took advantage of the situation to pull the marriage book into his sleeve, "I won't show it to you, besides, this marriage letter is not important, I thought about it all night, if the person my mother chose for me is really you, then, I want to see why you are worthy of your mother's favor." ”

Ning Chang thought to himself that this little girl looks weird on weekdays, why does she look a little silly now......

He was puzzled: "Your Highness girl, what do you want to do?"

Zhao Xiang'er took a step forward, leaning forward slightly, Ning Changjiu was half a head taller than her, but the girl's slightly upward gaze seemed to be overlooking, she stared at Ning Changchang's eyes, and said, "I want to invite you to fight." ”

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(5,000 words!, a big chapter!)