Chapter 169: Suspicion
The political situation in Feiyuan was completely upended overnight, and once there was a vacancy at the pinnacle of power, no matter how dangerous it was, it would attract people with intentions.
The governor of the forbidden army was killed by the lord of the military cabinet to vent his anger and kill himself, and the illusion of maintaining the subtle harmony of the three armies has finally been torn apart.
It turns out that the collapse of one party's forces is really only in an instant, and the signs of Panyan's attachment are only in the thought of people.
The Tianzheng Mansion, which has always been crowded, is still locked, but several groups of people have come one after another, trying to ask to see the military pavilion master under various pretexts.
Xiao Qianye sat in the room dejectedly, deaf to the noise outside the door, he stayed on his hand for a long time, even if the blood stains on his hands had been washed several times, he could still smell the fishy smell from the bottom of the skin little by little, lingering, disgusting.
The blood-stained military uniform was thrown aside, and for the first time he felt that the shiny silver-black was so dazzling, like a sharp knife, piercing from his eyes to the bottom of his heart little by little, revealing the pain in his heart.
Suddenly, he didn't dare to look directly at that color, Xiao Qianye quickly moved his eyes and lowered his head, the military pavilion, that was once the place he dreamed of, a place where glory and dreams coexist, and ideals can be realized, but now, he has gained unprecedented power, and the group of people in the imperial capital who are well versed in the survival of officialdom have long been circling around the Tianzheng Mansion, for fear that if he comes one step late, the hottest people around the new emperor will ally with others.
Xiao Qianye pressed his brows in disgust, a trace of pain pierced from the center of his eyebrows, some people borrowed his hand to get rid of the trouble of his henchmen, and some people watched coldly, wishing he could kill faster and more ruthlessly.
His other hand kept gently resting on the Likong Sword, and the white light of the blade reflected a sharp color, but in his eyes it showed a terrifying blood red!
Xiao Qianye was stunned, his face suddenly turned pale, and he lifted the sword spirit and wiped it vigorously with the placket of his clothes.
Can't wipe it off...... Why can't this bright red be erased, the blood is surging out like a flood bursting in front of me!
Xiao Qianye grabbed half of the placket in a daze, as if she had exhausted her whole body strength in an instant, lowered her head decadently, her lips trembled unconsciously, like a bleak smile, and it seemed to hide a bit of pain and sadness - this sword has such a pure soul, did she also witness the scene last night, why...... Why did you always get her so bloody!
At this moment, as if there was some extreme pain gushing out from the bottom of his heart, Xiao Qianye gasped, and a moment of blankness suddenly appeared in his mind, he had killed countless people in his life by obeying the orders of the high-level, even if it was an unarmed stranger, he had never wavered in the slightest, Gao Chengchuan was the person he wanted to kill the most, but why did he tremble uncontrollably like now after really killing him?
Are you scared? Or are you bored? What is this inexplicable emotion that makes him uneasy!
He was silent like this, until the noise of sparrows chirping outside woke him up, Xiao Qianye looked up mechanically, and saw Yun Xiao standing at the door of the room, holding in his arms the stupid bird that fell off his windowsill a day ago and broke his leg.
Yun Xiao tilted her head and smiled calmly, her eyes calm, as if everything that happened last night was so insignificant.
Xiao Qianye frowned and looked at her slightly, after he returned home last night, only Yun Xiao was waiting by the door in the huge Tianzheng Mansion, he was covered in blood, but he was gently embraced into his arms by a woman dressed in snow-colored white.
At that moment, he frantically wanted to push her away, not wanting the blood on his body to stain the whiteness, but his body hugged her tightly uncontrollably, afraid that if he let go, this pure person would also fall into the abyss.
Thinking of this, Xiao Qianye felt a sharp pain in his chest, and couldn't help coughing, this cough, a little black blood spit out down his throat, as if the depression that had been accumulated for a long time was finally vented, his face gradually improved, he breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.
"Zhuo Fan is here, waiting for you outside. Yun Xiao walked over and placed the noisy sparrow next to the white camellia on the windowsill.
"Zhuo Fan......" Xiao Qianye looked through the crack in the window with his head slightly sideways, and sure enough, he saw the people standing in the courtyard at a glance, Ye Zhuofan's face was full of anxiety, it should have been sleepless all night.
He braced his body and tried to stand up, but he found that his legs were stiff and trembling, as if countless silver needles had pierced his body, and he couldn't use his strength at all.
"Don't worry, you've been sitting there for a few hours and haven't moved, your legs are numb, right?" Yun Xiao held him down with a smile, raised her hand and pointed to the sun outside, "It's almost noon, you're still sitting here in a daze, there are a lot of people outside, do you know?"
"Just let them be outside, anyway, they're all here to flatter, it's very annoying. Xiao Qianye waved his hand in disgust, such an ending was expected by him, or rather, he had to get the tacit consent of His Majesty Mingxi to break into the Governor's Mansion unscrupulously and kill Gao Chengchuan privately on the grounds of "venting his anger", Mingxi had long wanted to get rid of Gao Chengchuan, and now that he had such a good opportunity to kill with a knife, how could he be held accountable again?
In the past, the crown prince valued the Tianzheng Mansion the most, and after this incident, the Tianzheng Mansion will replace the Governor's Mansion and become the existence above the ten thousand people under one person.
However, he was not happy at all, thinking of these intricate power struggles, Xiao Qianye suddenly sneered lowly, the eldest brother did not return all night, and the male pet of the Rolling Pavilion was also nowhere to be found, there must be a new alliance among them, right?
Yun Xiao didn't think much about it, she took out a brand new military pavilion uniform from the hanger, glanced back at the uniform that was still on the ground by him, and asked tentatively, "Do you want to change your clothes, you always wear that silver-black uniform, aren't you tired?"
"Hmm. Xiao Qianye's eyes moved slightly, knowing that she couldn't hide any of her thoughts from her eyes, she raised her hand and pointed to the side, revealing a little expectation, "There is a piece of clothing that I brought back from Kunlun eight years ago, take it out and let me see if I can wear it." ”
"Kunlun brought it back?" Yun Xiao blinked happily and quickly opened the box he was pointing to.
"At the bottom, after bringing it back...... Never wore it again. Xiao Qianye reminded in a low voice, with indescribable complexity in his eyes. Pen in Chinese
"I'm looking for ...... Ah, it's this one!" Yun Xiao carefully took out the white robe and blue clothes from the bottom, and held the simple cloud pattern on the placket and neckline with emotion, which was the style used by Kunlun disciples, and couldn't help but sigh: "At that time, you suddenly wanted to leave, I thought you wouldn't have time to take anything away, so you brought a drain sword! This dress was brought back eight years ago, you have to get acquainted with more than then, and you seem to be a little taller, I don't know if you can still wear it!"
"I deliberately brought a slightly larger one. Xiao Qianye smiled helplessly, he had already planned.
"You try it first, if it doesn't fit, I'll help you change it later, I'll wait for you outside." Yun Xiao stuffed the clothes into his arms, winked at him slyly, and then ran out in a puff of smoke.
Xiao Qianye silently pinched the clothes of the Kunlun disciple, for some reason his heart jumped, he also felt that what he did back then was a little incredible, he clearly did not plan to go back, and he never thought of living in a place like Feiyuan as a "Kunlun disciple", but he still brought back the clothes from the master.
Maybe this is what he has always longed for in the depths of his heart? The mountains and snow, the light clouds and fog, are so simple and simple, without any intrigue.
Xiao Qianye unfolded his clothes and trembled, and sure enough, the size was just right, which made him smile comfortably and have a strange impulse - go back and take a look, go back with Ah Xiao to see Master and Master, and ...... Senior Brother Tianche.
But this thought only lasted for a second, and the next moment, Xiao Qianye gathered all his emotions and walked out of the door with his sword raised.
The two people in the courtyard looked at each other at the same time, and they all opened their eyes wide and exchanged glances happily.
"It's quite suitable!" Yun Xiao trotted over, circled around him a few times, waved his hand at Ye Zhuofan again, and giggled, "Zhuofan, look, is it exactly the same as before?"
Ye Zhuofan pouted in embarrassment and scratched his hair, he did know Xiao Qianye since childhood, at that time the other party was only a disciple of Kunlun, although there was no "immortal energy" of isolation from the same door between conversations, at least he was also dressed in white like snow, holding a long sword, like a genuine immortal cultivator, but since he returned to Feiyuan to take over the military pavilion, the person in his memory will always be just that capable silver-black military uniform, no matter where he goes, that kind of cold temperament makes people polite.
Now that his top boss is standing in front of him again in Kunlun's outfit, Ye Zhuofan is a little uncomfortable, and he doesn't know how to answer for a while.
"Zhuo Fan?" Yun Xiao shook the person who was staying in place, Ye Zhuofan came back to his senses, subconsciously took a few steps back, his cheeks flushed rapidly, and instantly realized that he was out of shape, Ye Zhuofan didn't dare to look up at her anymore, and quickly turned to Xiao Qianye, and said, "Ahem...... Young Pavilion Master, there is news from the Mo Pavilion just now, asking you to go over and discuss the successor of the Governor of the Forbidden Army. ”
Xiao Qianye knew Ye Zhuofan's thoughts, and it was not easy to break it, frowned and thought about it, and then became a little upset in an instant, and refused: "It's good for them to decide this kind of thing, what are you looking for me?"
"This ......" Ye Zhuofan only paused slightly, "It seems that several ministers of the Mo Pavilion have jointly proposed, hoping that you will take over the position of governor for the time being." ”
"Oh?" Xiao Qianye smiled, and suddenly understood that Gao Chengchuan was very powerful when he was alive, even if he died now, the complex network of relationships behind him was not something that ordinary people dared to take over easily, and this hot potato was naturally going to be thrown into his hands, so that he would not have to worry about the appearance of a Governor Gao to fight him-for-tat, but also deliberately curry favor with him, a big celebrity in front of Mingxi, even if he sold him a big favor, no matter how it was calculated, it was the best of both worlds.
Xiao Qianye clenched the sword spirit, his heart boiled, and he remembered another thing - on the navy side, Bailifeng was old, and he had plans to return to his hometown in the early years, and he was Bailifeng's righteous son, and as long as he wanted the position of the marshal, he could be in his pocket at any time.
The position of marshal of the three armies seems to be close at hand and within reach.
However, in the end, he just shook his head self-deprecatingly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the surging of his heart only lasted for a short moment before he quickly calmed down, and said lightly: "I don't want to go, you go and return to them, let them ask for another master." ”
Ye Zhuofan was stunned for a moment, and for a moment he showed a shocked gaze, and found that the other party's eyes were rare gold and silver different colors, faintly revealing the gaze of another person, and a strange expression flashed from his face.
After a long while, Ye Zhuofan finally came back to his senses, smiled happily, and jumped up happily like catching up with an old friend: "I knew you would say that, I'll tell them now...... Oh, and one more thing, this year's bipolar will be advanced to the end of the month, so don't go to the four realms to inspect, wait for the bipolar meeting to end before leaving. ”
"Bipolar Society, ......" Hearing these three words, Xiao Qianye was silent thoughtfully for a long time, remembering what Mingxi had said to him.
He wants to announce the "flying heaven" plan of the first emperor and the tricks of the heavenly realm at the bipolar meeting, and he will also completely expose his other identity.
Xiao Qianye laughed strangely, Mingxi's decision would undoubtedly put him in danger, and even as Quan Feiyuan's public enemy, was it really to help him gain the trust of the Night King, or did he want to contain himself in this way?
"Zhuo Fan, you go back first. Thinking of this, Xiao Qianye's tone suddenly became a little unnatural, and he stopped talking.
"Hmm. Ye Zhuofan also saw the gloom on his face, nodded, walked a few steps, and suddenly remembered something and hurriedly turned around, saying, "By the way, last night my mother and A Xue prepared a table of banquets for you, but it turned out that it was all wasted when something like that happened, my mother said, after a few days of limelight has passed, I will invite you to Yezhuang as a guest, and don't be absent again when the time comes." ”
Xiao Qianye didn't reply, just used the hand holding the sword a little harder, and his eyes were like iron.
Can't stay in the imperial capital for a long time, in the final analysis, he and Mingxi are just mutually beneficial and mutually helpful existence, from the beginning of joining the wind demon to assist him in seizing power, it is just a threat, today he can get rid of Gao Chengchuan with his own hands, and he will become his henchman in the future, Mingxi will definitely deal with himself without thinking!
He rubbed his eyes irritably, turned his gaze to the eldest brother's room in a bit of a daze, and instantly moved in his heart, and suddenly came back to his senses, and the chill surged up layer by layer - the eldest brother did not come back...... Where did Xiao Yibai go?
Will the eldest brother be with him? With his character, shouldn't he still want to protect Mingxi at this time?