The dungeon of King Xian's Mansion is actually a utility room half-hidden underground, which was ordered by Luo Tianjin to be vacated for the purpose of the disciples who made mistakes to think about it behind closed doors.

Stone walls on all sides, an iron door, a ruined square table, a lame wooden chair, and a filthy and smelly toilet in the corner. Other than that, there is nothing else.

Due to the dark and damp environment all year round, the dungeon is filled with a thick smell of rotting and mold, which is disgusting.

"Squeak!"

Suddenly, the copper lock sounded, the iron door opened, and Luo Tianjin and Ling Xiaoxiao walked into the dungeon one after another.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi sat thoughtfully at the table, his eyes staring at the glittering candle flame the size of a soybean without blinking, and in the dim and hazy shadow, his face became deeper and deeper.

The musty smell on her face made Ling Xiaoxiao's eyebrows frown slightly, and then she covered her mouth and nose with her hands and retreated to the side. On the other hand, Luo Tianjin walked towards Liu Xunyi.

"Mansion Master?madam?" Liu Xunyi was stunned for a moment, and then quickly got up to salute.

"Excuse me!" Luo Tianjin waved his hand indifferently, and at the same time sat on the chair with a low body, his tone low and scary, "Liu Xunyi, in just a few days, I have moved at least ten times to kill you!"

"Yes. Liu Xunyi was sad in his heart, his expression was complicated, but he didn't dare to refute it.

Luo Tianjin's eyes were expressionless, staring at Liu Xunyi, who was submissive. After a long time, he suddenly sighed and said, "But I think about it, and after all, ...... Still can't kill you. Even for the sake of words, I can't put you to death. ”

"The great kindness of the lord and the young lady, Liu Xunyi is unforgettable!"

"Unforgettable?" Luo Tianjin sneered, "In the Qin Family's martial arts field that day, you have already thrown my kindness out of the clouds, why don't you talk about it?"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's body trembled, and he hurriedly apologized: "In the next moment, I will be confused, and I hope that the lord of the mansion will forgive me." ”

Luo Tianjin sneered: "You are not confused, I am confused! If I am not confused, how can I indulge you again and again? Liu Xunyi, do you think that I really dare not kill you? I have been tolerant of you again and again, but in exchange for your repeated confrontation with me, repeated ignorance, and even betrayal! You have no rules in your eyes, you are lawless, and you have intensified your efforts, and you have become more and more excessive. In my opinion, in your eyes, I, the lord of the mansion, am simply useless and have no majesty!"

"Don't dare!"

Liu Xunyi's frightened face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground with a "poof", and defended: "My life was given by the lord of the mansion, and I don't dare to have the slightest arrogance." ”

"You stand up for me!" Luo Tianjin said sharply, "I didn't see you so obedient when I was in Xijing, why do you have to pretend now?"

"I ......"

"Stand up!"

In the face of Luo Tianjin's order, Liu Xunyi didn't dare to be disobedient, so he could only get up slowly, looking trembling and worried.

"Liu Xunyi, I wanted to lock you up for the rest of your life, so that you will never have a future in this life. But you can't resist the pleading of those you have bought outside the dungeon. As for this, Luo Tianjin's mouth couldn't help but let out a bitter sigh.

Regarding Luo Tianjin's "helplessness", Ling Xiaoxiao has long been like a mirror. When he came to visit Liu Xunyi, he was not forced to be helpless at all, but to use the topic to play, and he got off the donkey.

In fact, in Luo Tianjin's heart, he never thought of imprisoning Liu Xunyi for the rest of his life.

"Let me ask you a few questions. Luo Tianjin's words changed sharply and said bluntly, "If you answer well, I will give you another chance, let you out, and make up for your mistakes in the future." But if you don't answer well, I'll imprison you here for ten years! After ten years, I'll expel you from the palace of the Virtuous King, and never be used again." ”

"Shhh

As soon as these words came out, Liu Xunyi's heart was shocked, and countless thoughts flashed in his mind, but he thought hard for a long time, but he never got the point, so he asked uneasily: "I don't know what the mansion master wants to ask?"

"On the second day of the eighth month, what do you think of everything that happened in the Qin family's martial arts field?"

"The second day of the eighth month?" Liu Xunyi was stunned when he heard this, and his heart that was hanging high suddenly let go of half of it. He thought that Luo Tianjin wanted to ask about his origin, so he was a little panicked just now.

Liu Xunyi's face was suspicious, and he said tentatively: "I don't know if the lord of the mansion is asking ......"

Luo Tianjin got straight to the point and said: "What do you think of Shen Dongshan? How is Jin Fuyu......? So what?"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's eyes quietly flashed a strange gleam, and then under Ling Xiaoxiao's curious and nervous gaze, he slowly spoke: "In my humble opinion, I dare to speculate that Master Shen recruited peace for the imperial court that day, and joined forces with the mansion master to make a show...... It's true!"

"Shhh

Just this sentence made Ling Xiaoxiao's face instantly become wonderful.

"Go on!"

"As I expected, the Mansion Master and Master Shen are probably already secretly agreeing on everything. Liu Xunyi muttered, "Master Shen knows that if he directly proposes to elect the leader of the martial arts alliance, he will definitely be strongly opposed by the martial arts heroes, and in the end, not only will he not be able to achieve his wishes, but it will backfire." Therefore, in the name of the imperial court, he deliberately staged a good show of Zhao'an, and through this farce, the imminent situation of the Central Plains martial arts was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the martial arts heroes, and paved the way for everything that happened in advance. ”

Hearing this, Luo Tianjin suddenly laughed and nodded, "Go on!"

"As for Lord Jinwu, I guess he also received some rumors beforehand, otherwise he would never have agreed so happily. Liu Xunyi's eyes flickered, and he analyzed faintly, "I suspect that there is a ...... between Lord Jinwu and Master Shen It seems that there are some hidden secrets. Therefore, the good scene on the second day of the eighth lunar month seemed to be Master Shen singing alone, but it was actually three people. Master Shen, the lord of the house, and the lord of the golden dock. It's just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that the lord of the mansion and the lord of the golden dock are not of the same heart and one mind, they just take what they need. Liu Xunyi continued, "As for Master Shen, they are all just a pawn for you to contain each other. ”

"Listen to what you mean......" Luo Tianjinhu wondered, "It seems that we shouldn't restore the system of the Martial Arts Alliance Master?"

"No!" Liu Xunyi shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter whether or not to promote the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance?" The important thing is that the real situation at the moment is far less critical than what Master Shen said. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly: "Master Shen said that Sui Zuo will definitely falsely accuse us of plotting a rebellion to the Mongolian court, and the Mongolian Great Khan will raise troops to the south to kill all factions in the Central Plains...... These words may sound reasonable, but they are absurd. There is no way to do this!"

"Why?"

"If the Mongol Great Khan can really raise troops to the south, why do they need to let the three sects of Saibei go to great lengths again and again? Why bother to recruit peace from the lord of the palace? Why covet the martial arts of the Central Plains? Why let us cooperate with them inside and outside?" Liu Xunyi sneered, "In the final analysis, the Mongolian court has no intention of making a big attack to the south at the moment, let alone the strength to do a big attack. That's why the Mongol Great Khan handed over the matter to Yan Wuji, and asked him to win over and corrupt us through the means of the rivers and lakes, so that the factions in the Central Plains would become the new force of the Mongol court. Therefore, it is too late for the Mongol court to win us over, so how can we tear our faces apart? If this is the case, will we not be forced to join hands with the court of the Great Song Dynasty to fight to the death and fight to the end? Unless the Mongol Great Khan is a fool and a fool, he will never do such a foolish thing to ask for his own suffering. ”

"That's true!"

"Why did Su He suddenly appear at the Qin family? Why did he rather waste his life than stop fighting? The root cause of this was not because of righteousness, but because he could see the overall situation, and at the same time knew the true thoughts of the Mongol Great Khan. Liu Xunyi said, "Sui Zuo, is just a general who commands the army, how much can he know about the overall plan of the Mongol court?" Therefore, he only knows one and does not know the other, and the reason why he suddenly appeared in the Qin family is as I expected......"

"How?"

"Maybe someone deliberately sent a message to Sui Zuo and asked him to bring troops to come and put pressure on the martial arts heroes. Liu Xunyi speculated.

"You mean...... Shen Dongshan?" Luo Tianjin raised his eyebrows and asked secretly.

"Yes!" Liu Xunyi said frankly, "Master Shen's move seems to be risky, but in fact, he is helping him create a sense of crisis for the martial arts heroes." Therefore, even if Su He didn't show up that day, Master Shen would come up with other ways to maneuver around and finally let Long Yu and the others go. In any case, the final result will not change, but the appearance of Su He makes this scene ...... It's getting more and more real. ”

"What do you think of the rule of the north and the south?"

"The lord of the house seems to be at a loss, but in fact, he is sacrificing the small for the big. Liu Xunyi said, "What the mansion master really wants is not the name of a mere principal, so you don't care about the little gains and losses in front of you." ”

"Oh?" Luo Tianjin stared at Liu Xunyi with interest, pretending to be curious, "Then what do I really want?"

"The throne of the leader of the martial arts alliance!" Liu Xunyi said bluntly, "The heart of the lord of the mansion is not in the north and south, but in the world! And the one with the same ambition is Jin Fuyu! That's why the two of you will cooperate with Master Shen to act, and fully agree with the election of the leader of the martial arts alliance." ”

Until this moment, Ling Xiaoxiao finally figured out what Luo Tianjin's evaluation of Luo Hongxuan just now meant? Although Luo Hongxuan and Liu Xunyi had both witnessed everything that happened in the Qin family on the second day of the eighth lunar month, the "truth" that the two of them saw was completely different.

Some things are wrong by the slightest margin. Luo Tianjin's evaluation is good, Luo Hongxuan's vision and mind are indeed far from Liu Xunyi's.

Ling Xiaoxiao looked at Luo Tianjin and Liu Xunyi with complicated eyes, and an indescribable bitter taste suddenly welled up in her heart.

At this moment, Luo Tianjin looked at Liu Xunyi's gaze, which could be described as love and hate, but it was difficult to hide the appreciation in his bones. Such an eager gaze had never appeared when teaching Luo Hongxuan.

Ling Xiaoxiao's contradictory heart was full of sorrow, and in a trance, she actually felt that the two people in front of her seemed to be more like a pair of father and son who were in love with each other.

And Luo Tianjin's biological son, Luo Hongxuan, has become an outsider at this moment.

"Liu Xunyi, I finally understand why Brother Jin has a 'soft spot' for you, you really have some ability. Ling Xiaoxiao said with heartfelt emotion.

"Madame's award, it's just speculation, and there is no real evidence. Liu Xunyi said humbly.

Luo Tianjin raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "In your opinion, did Master Shen secretly communicate with Jin Fuyu? Did he report to Sui Zuo? In his heart, does he want to help me? or help Jin Fuyu?"

"This ......" Liu Xunyi's eyes were full of embarrassment, and he smiled bitterly, "The lord of the mansion should not ask me about this matter, but should ask Master Shen." As I expected, Master Shen will visit soon. ”

"Why?" Ling Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

"On this trip to Xijing, Master Shen did not hesitate to bear the infamy of the imperial court eagle dog, and helped the lord of the mansion to achieve his wish to restore the system of the lord of the martial arts alliance. Liu Xunyi smiled lightly, "Madam, might as well imagine that there are people in the world who only work hard and don't ask for wages? What's more, this person is still a budget-conscious businessman, and he is the number one businessman in the world." ”

"Haha......"

Hearing this, Luo Tianjin and Liu Xunyi couldn't help but look at each other and laugh. After thinking about it for a while, Ling Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, and then showed a wry smile on her face.

"Madam, are you satisfied with Liu Xunyi's answer?" Luo Tianjin got up slowly and asked Ling Xiaoxiao with a smile.

Ling Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly, and thought to herself: "Brother Jin, you kindly invited me here, it turned out that you wanted me to release people for you." From the beginning, you didn't plan to continue to imprison Liu Xunyi, and now throw this problem to me, not only to find a step for yourself, but also to give Liu Xunyi a chance to atone for his crimes, but to put me in an awkward place. If I agree, you're just going to be a good man. If I don't agree, in front of Yu'er in the future, the bad guy will be me...... Brother Jin, Brother Jin, you are really getting more and more cunning. ”

Thinking of this, Ling Xiaoxiao glanced at Luo Tianjin angrily, and then responded indifferently: "Unsatisfactory!"

"Since Madame is interceding for you, then I will give you another chance. Luo Tianjin waved his hand helplessly, and instructed Liu Xunyi, "You go wash up first and dress neatly." Half an hour later, follow me to the middle hall to meet the guests. ”

"See a guest?" Liu Xunyi said in surprise, "What kind of guest do you see?"

"Distinguished guest, Shen Dongshan. ”

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