On the eve of dawn, it was pitch black between the heavens and the earth, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Because they were worried that Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng would temporarily regret it, after Yun Chaiyue and Zhao Yuan and their party left the Xianwang Mansion, they quickly left the city and ran non-stop for eighteen miles until Yanzipo.

Seeing that the surroundings were quiet and there was no sound in the distance, Zhao Yuan's heart was hanging high before he settled down.

"Lord Zhao, crossing the Yanzi Slope is a flat river, and the sky is about to brighten, I expect that Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao will not send people to chase and kill again. Why don't you and I go our separate ways?"

Yun Chaiyue grabbed the reins and said goodbye to Zhao Yuan.

"The grace of the Cloud Saint Lord to save his life, this official is unforgettable!" Zhao Yuan's pale face forced a grateful smile, and he arched his hand, "This official has the courage to invite, why don't the Cloud Holy Lord come back to the Anmian Saint with me? With the ability of the Cloud Holy Lord, coupled with the recommendation of this official, Your Excellency will definitely be appreciated by the emperor." Wouldn't it be nice for this official to work with your Excellency to solve problems for the emperor and make contributions to the Great Song Dynasty?"

"Thank you Lord Zhao for your kindness, but Yun is used to living a reckless life in the rivers and lakes, and he can't stand it. Yun Chaiyue said humbly, "Moreover, Yun has no talent and no virtue, and he is a martial artist, so he is really embarrassed by the big responsibility, so as not to lose the emperor's grace." ”

"The Cloud Holy Lord is too humble. Zhao Yuan waved his hand and said, "Even if the Cloud Holy Lord doesn't want to be an official, he should go with me to Lin'an to be rewarded, and by the way, let me express a little gratitude." ”

"It's a small thing, and adults don't have to take it to heart. Yun Chaiyue inadvertently glanced at Liu Xunyi, who was preoccupied, and said, "Yun Mou came to Luoyang City just to kill Luo Tianjin, and there is nothing else to ask for." What's more, Yun once had some friendship with the Mongols, and Lord Liu also knew about it. I am afraid that there will be a lot of inconvenience in going to Lin'an, Yun is not worried about his life and death, but worried about affecting adults. ”

"This ......" Zhao Yuan suddenly woke up, and secretly said in his heart, "It's dangerous", but on the surface, he pretended to be a pity, and sighed, "Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced." Since the Cloud Saint Lord insisted on doing so, this official was no longer strong. ”

"Thank you for your understanding. ”

"It's just...... Does the Cloud Saint Lord think that Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao would really put Luo Tianjin to death?" Zhao Yuan said worriedly, "One of them is Luo Tianjin's master, and the other is Luo Tianjin's wife, they have known him for many years and have a deep relationship......

Yun Chaiyue's eyes moved, and he asked rhetorically, "What are you worried about?"

"The official was worried that Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao would regret it and couldn't bear to kill Luo Tianjin. Zhao Yuan laughed at himself, "No matter how you say it, people are also a family, and anything can be solved behind closed doors." What if they restore peace, abandon old hatreds, and see you and me as great enemies?"

"Haha......" Yun Chaiyue laughed loudly, confidently said, "Don't worry, my lord, Yun will guarantee with his life, Luo Tianjin will definitely die, and Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng will never be merciful to him." ”

"Why?"

"The reason for this is quite complicated, and it can be explained in a few words, but now the time is urgent, and it is important for adults to hurry. ”

Seeing that Yun Chasing Moon deliberately prevaricated, Zhao Yuan was inconvenient to get to the bottom of it, and muttered for a while, and then arched his hand towards Yun Chasing Yue: "This official once again thanks the Cloud Holy Lord for saving his life! If he is in trouble in the future, he can come to Ancheng Tianji Pavilion, and this official will ensure that you have no worries." ”

"Thank you!"

"It's not early, this official is leaving, Cloud Holy Lord take care!"

"Take care, my lord!"

After greetings, Zhao Yuan no longer hesitated, and set off on horseback, followed by Qin Wei.

However, without waiting for Liu Xunyi to transfer the horse's head, Yun Chaiyue suddenly spoke: "Liu Xunyi, you have to do it yourself in the future." ”

Liu Xunyi was shocked in his heart, suddenly woke up from his trance, and wanted to open his mouth to ask, but Yun Chaiyue had already led people away, leaving only a back.

Looking blankly at the clouds chasing the moon that was gradually moving away, Liu Xunyi's heart was full of mixed tastes and indescribable depression.

"Brother Liu, keep up!"

Under Qin Wei's urging, Liu Xunyi gathered his mind, looked back at Luoyang City looming in the darkness again, and then drank lightly in his mouth, clamped his legs, and rode south.

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"Holy Lord, why did you save Zhao Yuan and them?"

Shao Yuanqing, who had been holding back all night, could no longer hold back the curiosity in his heart at this moment, and couldn't wait to ask: "Ling Xiaoxiao wants to kill them, so let her kill them, what do we have to do? Is it really worth it for the Holy Lord to risk being an enemy of Wudang to protect Zhao Yuan?"

"Do you think it's worth it?" asked Yun Chaiyue with a smirk.

"Yes......" As soon as Shao Yuanqing spoke, he immediately realized that he had lost his words, so he hurriedly changed his words, "It's not ...... I mean, if Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao refuse to budge, will we really fight with Wudang?"

"The Holy Lord is not protecting Zhao Yuan, but protecting Liu Xunyi. Nameless interjected, "He is not only Luo Tianjin's son, but also the flesh and blood of Lord Xiao Gu." If Liu Xunyi dies in the Xian Wang's Mansion, how will the Holy Lord explain to the Lord of Xiao Gu?"

"Oh!" Shao Yuanqing suddenly realized, stretched out his hand and patted his head fiercely, and nodded again and again, "What Nameless said is, how did I forget such an important matter! The Holy Lord doesn't care about Liu Xunyi's life or death, but he cares about the feelings of Lord Xiao Gu. ”

"You two don't sing and harmonize in front of me, sneering!" Yun Chaiyue's tone sank, and he said unhappily, "According to your words, I am pretending to be a public servant tonight, exchanging the lives of the disciples of Longxiang Mountain for the personal affairs of my own children?"

"Don't dare!" Shao Yuanqing and Nameless's faces changed, and he hurriedly surrendered his hand to make amends.

"Hmph!" Yun Chaiyue glanced at the two of them indifferently, and said, "I know you are dissatisfied, you can speak up next time, and you don't have to insinuate and make a fool of yourself." ”

"We'll keep it in mind!"

"Actually, I am desperate to keep Zhao Yuan tonight, and I do have a relationship with Liu Xunyi, but it is not the root cause. Yun Chaiyue said unhurriedly, "The real reason is that only by keeping Zhao Yuan can we protect Longxiang Mountain from annihilation." ”

"Hiss!" Yun Chasing Yue said this, and Shao Yuanqing and Nameless couldn't help but take a cool breath, and both of them were at a loss.

"Why?" Yun Chaiyue continued, "Because only if Zhao Yuan is alive, Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng will regard him as their number one enemy and blame everything that happened tonight on Zhao Yuan and Liu Xunyi. As everyone knows, assassinating the leader of the martial arts alliance is a taboo in the rivers and lakes, and such an ugly thing has never happened in the Central Plains martial arts for hundreds of years, so Luo Tianjin's death tonight, regardless of the true attitude of the various sects and factions?

Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng will beat Zhao Yuan and Liu Xunyi into the land of no return, and call on the martial arts heroes to kill the dog thief and avenge Luo Tianjin. Nameless answered without thinking.

"Exactly!" Yun Chaiyue nodded heavily, "Zhao Yuan is a second-grade member of the imperial court, and he is acting on the orders of the emperor, so the people in the rivers and lakes don't dare and don't want to offend him." After all, to be an enemy of Zhao Yuan is to be an enemy of the court and the emperor, and all sects and factions are not fools, and they know that the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, so no one dares to be presumptuous in front of the emperor and the court. But Liu Xunyi is different, he is not only a thief, but also a traitor, if he didn't thread the needle from it, Luo Tianjin would never have died a tragic death. Therefore, people in the world will regard Liu Xunyi as the culprit who killed the leader of the martial arts alliance. As I expected, Ling Xiaoxiao will definitely issue a chase and kill order in the rivers and lakes, vowing to kill Liu Xunyi. At that time, killing Liu Xunyi will not only avenge the leader of the martial arts alliance, but also take the opportunity to make a name for himself in the rivers and lakes. You say that such a God-given opportunity, who in the rivers and lakes doesn't want to fight for it?"

"Yes!" Shao Yuanqing said with emotion, "Although Liu Xunyi escaped tonight, he will not escape the greater calamity tomorrow." ”

"On the contrary, if Zhao Yuan and Liu Xunyi died in the Xianwang Mansion tonight, the result would be very different. Yun Chasing the Moon said, "If they die, there is no proof of death." In this way, the real cause of Luo Tianjin's death will definitely be talked about by people, so that rumors will spread everywhere and disasters will continue. The heroes of the world will guess that since all Zhao Yuan's men and horses were killed in battle, it means that Luo Tianjin is superior. Since he is superior, how could Luo Tianjin die? If it is said that they will die together, then why does Ling Xiaoxiao live so well? Not only that, whether Liu Xunyi is a traitor or a loyal minister will also be speculated by the people of the world. After all, he is dead, but whether he died for Zhao Yuan or Luo Tianjin, no one can come up with real evidence, so no one can say. In this way, Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao will inevitably become the target of public criticism, and if they put the blame on Liu Xunyi, it will inevitably be a little strong, and they will even be suspected of being a false accusation, and the ending will be difficult to convince the public. If so, what should Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao do?"

"This ......" Shao Yuanqing and Nameless glanced at each other, their brows were tightly locked, and they couldn't answer for a while.

"I'll tell you!" Yun Chaiyue sneered, "If that's the case, they'll have to find another scapegoat so that they can clear their suspicions." And this scapegoat...... Undoubtedly us. They will say that Zhao Yuan colluded with Long Xiangshan to attack the Xianwang Mansion at night, and Luo Tianjin defeated Wanfu and killed Zhao Yuan and others, but was unexpectedly attacked from behind by Yun Chasing Yue and unfortunately died. Afterwards, Ling Xiaoxiao and the Wudang faction resisted, Long Xiangshan suffered heavy casualties, and Yun Chaiyue took advantage of the chaos to flee and fled in embarrassment. In this way, everything becomes reasonable and falls into place. By then......"

"At that time, the number one traitor who assassinated the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance was the Holy Lord and Long Xiangshan. Nameless exclaimed, "And the target of the Jianghu Hunt and Kill Order will also be replaced by us, who will be condemned by everyone in the world...... Or us. ”

"Not only that, because this matter was said by the Wudang faction and Ling Xiaoxiao personally, one of them is a martial arts master, and the other is Luo Tianjin's wife, on the other hand, we are the pagan demons who have just 'reformed their evil ways and returned to righteousness'. In contrast, the people of the world will believe in them, and we ...... I'm afraid that I can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River. Shao Yuanqing answered.

At this moment, a layer of cold sweat couldn't help but break out behind Shao Yuanqing and Nameless, and at the same time, he was secretly glad for the wisdom of Yun Chasing the Moon.

"That's good!" Yun Chaiyue said approvingly, "Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng's real purpose is not only to get rid of Luo Tianjin and Zhao Yuan, but also us. If we mistakenly fall into the trap she set, the catastrophe of Longxiang Mountain will not be far away. At the same time, the Xiangxi Teng clan, who had tried to protect Longxiang Mountain at the martial arts conference, will also be in trouble. Now there are two deputy alliance leaders in the martial arts, and as soon as Luo Tianjin dies, they all have the opportunity to seize power. However, if the Teng patriarch was mired in the quagmire because of Longxiang Mountain, Qingfeng would win without a fight and easily ascend to the throne. Now, do you know why I don't hesitate to offend the Wudang Sect, but also try my best to protect Zhao Yuan's escape? Because Zhao Yuan is alive, Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao will regard him as the number one enemy, but they will not dare to offend us, and even want to slap us out of place everywhere. What I'm afraid of is that we will be consistent with Zhao Yuan and shake out all their ugly things!"

"The Holy Lord is wise, not only let the court owe us a favor, but also make Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao dare not act rashly, I admire it!"

At this time, Shao Yuanqing and Nameless, who had figured everything out, were convinced, and they were full of admiration for Yun Chasing the Moon.

"As soon as Zhao Yuan dies, the initiative falls into the hands of Ling Xiaoxiao, and we will elbow everywhere. If Zhao Yuan does not die, the initiative is in our hands, the upper can clamp down on the imperial court, and the lower can coerce Wudang, neither of them dares to offend us, but they want to win us over. In this way, we can sit back and relax, laugh and watch the rivers and lakes turn upside down, and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. ”

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