Chapter 243:-for-tat
Mingxi was in a trance, his light golden pupils stared at this shadow with a little curiosity, he was actually the first time he saw the Emperor Zhong deity, compared to the last time he talked to himself through Xiao Qianye's body, after the deity appeared in front of him, it was a completely different feeling, this is the person who once walked side by side with his ancestor Sun and Moon Twin Gods, even if he only transformed into a faint afterimage with the Divine Cracking Technique, he could still sense the former demeanor from this white light.
Emperor Zhong is also looking for the shadow of a fellow practitioner from this young man, the Eastern Emperor back then was really as radiant as the rising sun, and he was a friend who stood up to the sky and the earth, making him also awe-inspiring.
Thinking of the scattered fragments scattered in distant memories, Emperor Zhong couldn't help but lean towards the window, pushed open a slit slightly, raised his head and stared at the sword of the sun crown that was still hanging high in the sky, sighed with infinite emotion, and said lightly: " He once used that sword to learn martial arts with me, it is a sword made of ten thousand years of sunlight to condense the divine power of the heavenly realm, you need to have the blood of the Eastern Emperor to turn into the form of a sword, you don't have any martial arts foundation, but now you can make the sword of the crown hang high in the sky, I have to admire you, although you are young, you look sick and sick, maybe there are really some outstanding features, let me be impressed. ”
"After that, I can only condense it, and I can't make it a sword in my hand again like the ancestors. Mingxi smiled quietly, he stepped down from his seat, and cautiously closed the window before continuing, "The giant sword hangs over the imperial city, and its only role is only deterrence, if it encounters someone like you, it will not be useful at all." ”
"Force alone will not do. Di Zhong took the words, looked at Xiao Qianye with a faint smile on the corner of his lips, and shook his head deliberately, "Look at him, he is much stronger than you, and he is not restricted by you every time, and now he has fallen into your trap again, and I can't get a good rest." ”
His words sounded like reproach, but in fact, there was an inexplicable pampering, which suddenly made Mingxi at a loss and didn't know how to continue.
Xiao Qianye didn't move, he just stared at this afterimage, for fear that when this guy would fall into a deep sleep and couldn't wake up.
"Well, although force alone can't do it, but it's the other way around...... It's even worse. Seeing his nervous face, Emperor Zhong knew that if he was teasing, he would inevitably make him angry again, so he had to hold back the smile in his heart, coughed lightly, and then said seriously, "This is what your current situation is, right? With Feiyuan's current understanding of the Heavenly Realm, he can almost only passively wait for destruction, and Dongying can't keep it, as an emperor, you have to bear the doubts from the ministers and the people, if the next three realms repeat the mistakes of the past, what will the result be, in fact, I can also guess." ”
"Oh?" Mingxi was surprised that he would say so directly, as if all his calculations had been seen through by him at a glance, Di Zhong was like an unceremonious elder, and he didn't look at the young man in front of him at all, but instead strode over and patted the other party's shoulder directly, and said in a low voice, "After such a big detour, you shouldn't really just send Xiao Yibai out, right?"
“......”
Di Zhong's gaze and Mingxi looked at each other head-on, and no one evaded, and he was slightly surprised that there would be such firm and old eyes on such a young face.
"On the one hand, you want to send him away, and on the other hand, you secretly attack Xiao'er, you might as well tell me honestly, are you trying to appease the people, or are you trying to contain him?"
When Mingxi heard this, he calmed down, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, I still can't hide it from your eyes, but anyone who sits in my position will only make exactly the same choice, I don't know what kind of relationship Xiao Qianye and you have now, but if you infer it from what I see, it is mostly inseparable...... Or maybe it can't be separated at all, the more memories he has of the Heavenly Realm, the more dangerous it is for Fei Yuan, and I can't gamble on the uncountable years of his short life of more than twenty years. ”
"That's right, you're thoughtful, thoughtful, and you're a qualified emperor. Di Zhong sighed leisurely, and came to Xiao Qianye with a flickering footstep, looking at his puffing and hidden expression, he raised his hand and shook the other party's head vigorously, and continued, "You...... I said I wouldn't let you take her, you didn't listen to persuasion, and you caused trouble for me again, right?"
"I ......" Xiao Qianye pouted in embarrassment, and he really couldn't justify himself.
Di Zhong complained unrelentingly: "Hmph, you two, one is a little coquettish, and the other is soft-hearted, I can't do anything about you." ”
Mingxi smiled stiffly, never expecting that this person with the name of "God of War" would be like a nagging elder who chattered endlessly and reprimanded him as if no one was around.
"But after all, I agree to this, and I can't blame you entirely. At the end of the words, Di Zhong's tone changed, and he took all the responsibility on his shoulders, Xiao Qianye stayed for a moment, wanted to argue and was forcibly pressed back to his seat by Di Zhong, he waved his hand, was silent for a moment, and said, "Actually, Perland Island is not safe, where I can go, Xi Hui can go the same, he is indeed unreservedly dedicated to the Heavenly Realm, but for outsiders, especially the Divine Bird...... I really don't dare to leave Xiao'er there alone. ”
"I was thinking of taking her by my side, at least I still have the strength to protect her, but the number of evil spirits in Fengtianquan's eyes is really beyond expectations, forcing me to incarnate, which causes my consciousness to fall into a deep sleep. ”
He looked at his body to himself, and couldn't help but speed up his speech: "When I wake up, it will already be the current situation, frankly speaking, if I really want to forcibly take Xiao'er with me, no one in the imperial capital city has the ability to stop me, but at that time, who will become your new bargaining chip?"
Mingxi pursed his lips and was silent, his hands were clenched into fists in his sleeves, Di Zhong snorted coldly, and mercilessly provoked his thoughts: "Qianye is a Feiyuan person after all, he must have many, many close people, you insist on keeping Xiao'er, it is nothing more than to see that he likes her, men, it is always the easiest to plant in the hands of a beloved woman, but if you retreat to the second, his master, his subordinates, and even his mother's family that he has not been in contact with for a long time will become your bargaining chips." ”
"You can see it, that's why you deliberately showed up?" Mingxi was finally a little nervous, but he was not very human, and immediately calmed down.
"I know that with your identity, many things can't help it, whether it's for the world to see, or really just for your own selfishness, I can understand you. Di Zhong looked at him coldly, and said thoughtfully, "But a lot of things are overly pressing, and sooner or later there will be problems." ”
"I know. Mingxi just answered very lightly, with a blank expression, "I know that this matter can't be turned back from the beginning, so I also ...... early in the morning I was ready to burn the jade. ”
"Jade ......and stone are burned," Di Zhong repeated these four words in surprise, and caught a glimpse of Mingxi's bleak smile, "Not everyone can have such a powerful power as you, strong enough to do whatever they want, there is no obstacle in front of you, and there is no threat, but for everything in the world, just living peacefully is already going to do your best! If I have other choices, I don't want to threaten Xiao Qianye all the time, why should I bother to push the only person to save Feiyuan to the Heavenly Realm?"
He rubbed his forehead, and his heart, which had been forcibly kept calm, seemed to be ignited by a flame, and whispered in pain: "Do you know, King Chen said a word to me before leaving, he said - the imperial power is dangerous, and he has lost the protection of his wings, and I wish you a long time and peace." ”
"Hah...... Long-term peace, long-term peace!" Mingxi angrily clenched his hand into a fist and slammed it against the wall, such a hysterical gaffe made several people present look awe-struck at the same time, pursed their lips and listened quietly, "It is only today that I understand how difficult it is to come out of under the wings and become the wings that shelter the wind and rain! I can no longer be as desperate as before to protect the people I want to protect, everything I do, I must take into account the interests of ministers, magnates, and the people!"
Mingxi looked at Xiao Qianye, his face changed greatly, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "Dong Ming, the death toll reported to me is 1.2 million, which is four times the number of victims of the tsunami in North Shore City! This number is still growing, and now everyone is panicking, but I still can't punish you or anyone around you!"
"Mingxi ......" Xiao Yibai's eyes were like frost, and he took the initiative to stay despite his younger brother's obstruction, but he expected that there would be such a day, as an emperor, he would definitely bear inhuman pressure, at least as a brother, he could also help him share some of the burden as a "hostage".
He even desperately wanted his younger brother to come back and take him away, so he did not hesitate to design to lure his younger brother away, and then dispatched Zhu Yan, together with the eight generals of the military pavilion, to attack Yunxiao!
Xiao Qianye looked at Di Zhong, both of them were motionless, but the moment their eyes staggered, as if they had reached a consensus, Di Zhong stood with his hands in his hands, and said lightly: "I understand everything you said, but there is one thing I have to tell you now, you are worried about Xiao Yibai's condition deteriorating and want to send him out for treatment as soon as possible, but have you ever thought that Xiao'er is a mixed-race Lingfeng clan, and now she has lost the protection of Shen Yue's power, you forcibly keep her in the imperial capital, are you really sure that she can live well?"
Mingxi's heart trembled, Di Zhong's words poked at his wounds, which was a fact that he ignored when he had no choice but to do so, because in his heart, Yun Xiao's life and death were actually not as important as Xiao Yibai.
But he couldn't show this kind of emotion at such a time, it would anger Xiao Qianye, and the gains outweighed the losses.
Emperor Zhong had already sensed the abnormality from the gloom in the emperor's eyes, and continued to persuade: "Those courtiers in the imperial capital, such as Jing Shougong and the like, you let them come directly to Qianye for trouble, I'm afraid that no one dares to be this bird, but you let them bully a woman...... Hmph, I'm afraid I can play a thousand tricks, right?"
Mingxi's face was pale, and although his mind was chaotic, he didn't refute it soundly.
Di Zhong's tone was indifferent, and his expression was very calm, but he smiled and blurted out: "It's better for us to see Xiao'er first, her temperament may be soft-hearted for a while, and she may take the initiative to stay." ”
Mingxi was stunned for a moment, he really couldn't see through what Di Zhong was thinking at this time.
"Good. After a long time, the emperor's voice was like a string about to break, making a desperate decision, "Then let her decide for herself." ”
Mingxi closed his eyes gently, his spirit was a little wandering at this moment, Yun Qiushui, Tianche, the Ye family, and even the entire Feng family, he had so many chips in his hand that could force Yun Xiao to compromise, he should have strategized and let everything go smoothly according to the original plan, but now, his heart was still empty, like a dry well, dull and silent.