"Does the Night Boy know where this space-time vortex has appeared?" Qing Ling finally asked this most crucial question at this time.

"Of course, otherwise we wouldn't have had to discuss it for so long, just give up. ”

After Ye Yichen teased, his expression returned to seriousness.

"As far as I know, there have been three places where similar temporal vortices have occurred. The first is in the abyss north of the Beiju Luzhou Snow Field, the second is in the Broken Dream Valley in the middle of Xiniuhe Prefecture, and the last one is located in Jinsha Village on the border of Penglai Island, next to the Apocalypse Coast. ”

"Isn't that the border of Penglai Island near here?" Li Mengluan interjected.

"By the time I'm done, the first two locations are uninhabited forbidden areas, and the nearby space is extremely unstable, and space-time turbulence is frequent, and it hasn't changed to this day. In the last place, Jinsha Village, the space-time vortex only appeared once a long time ago, and since then the space has returned to normal, and there is no trace of space-time distortion. ”

"Did that space-time vortex in Jinsha Village appear five hundred years ago?" Qing Ling asked as if he suddenly remembered something.

"There is no detailed record in the ancient books, do you think that space-time vortex is related to the disappearance of the Demon Venerable Wushuang five hundred years ago?" With the wisdom of Ye Yichen, Qing Ling's thoughts naturally had nowhere to hide.

"That's right, Wushuang disappeared for no reason back then, and if he hadn't been punished by heaven as rumored, it was very likely that he would have been swept into the time-space vortex. I hope my guess won't be the truth, if Wushuang hadn't died, and one day he would have made a comeback, and the world would inevitably fall into the catastrophe again. ”

Qing Ling frowned, as if he had already smelled the breath of danger, whether it was the Demon Domain or the Demon Venerable Peerless, these words were taboo in the hearts of everyone in the world.

"Since Miss Qingling is so concerned about the incident of Wushuang's disappearance five hundred years ago, why don't we go to Jinsha Village to explore together?" Seeing this, Ye Yichen suggested.

"That's very good, and that's what I mean. Qing Ling agreed.

Li Mengluan saw that both of them had this idea, so naturally he would not refute it, and said, "Then when will we leave?"

"Although the search for Xuantian is an urgent matter, it is better to do it sooner rather than later. But today we are all very tired, so I suggest that you rest for the night and leave tomorrow morning. ”

Ye Yichen's proposal was approved by the two daughters, and the three of them went back to their rooms to recharge their batteries and prepare for the next day's trip.

Lunaris Island, the inner courtyard of the Imperial Palace.

A terrible cry came out, announcing the end of sin.

"Xing'er, why are you willing to leave me so early. ”

"Boom..."

The dull sound of the death knell sounded in the palace, heralding the change of times.

"The emperor has died. The sharp voice of the palace attendant spread to every corner of the palace, sending this bad news to the ears of every royal family.

A middle-aged woman with a dignified and beautiful face knelt in front of the dragon couch at this moment and cried loudly, and her grief seemed to be unable to be suppressed, and all of it was released. Tears of sorrow continued to flow from the corners of his eyes, and each drop was filled with deep despair.

The crying voice just now came from her mouth, and this woman was Li Mengluan's mother, the current queen mother of Yasukuni.

Since Li Zaixing suffered from madness and lost his mind, his physical condition has also deteriorated, becoming weaker and weaker day by day, and no matter how he uses to recuperate, he has not improved. A few days ago, Li Zaixing suddenly suffered heart failure and fainted on the spot. Within a few days, the Empress Dowager found countless Lang Zhong to diagnose and treat Li Zaixing, acupuncture, herbal medicine, menstrual stimulation and blood activation, and tried all kinds of methods, but in the end it was useless. On this day, Li Zaixing finally cut off all life, his breathing and pulse stopped, and he was officially declared dead.

On the second day, Song Zhendong ascended the throne as emperor, and in order to respect Li Zaixing, who had just died, he did not change the name of the year.

On the throne ceremony, Song Zhendong boldly put forward a suggestion.

"The war not long ago seriously damaged our relationship with the Tang Kingdom. The Tang Kingdom is the largest country in Dongsheng Shenzhou, and its national strength is incomparably strong. If we cannot establish good relations with them, then our future actions will certainly run into walls everywhere and there will be no peace. I suggest that an envoy be sent to the Tang Kingdom at a later date to negotiate and re-establish the covenant on equal terms. In order to show good faith, concessions can be made without violating the principles. Do you have any objections?"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers immediately exploded among themselves.

Voices of opposition emerge one after another, and the ministers have their own opinions, but they all express the same meaning.

"The prime minister of the Tang Dynasty killed His Majesty's father, but His Majesty wants to make peace with the Tang Dynasty and take the initiative to make concessions. This is a great act of unfilial piety, and the minister resolutely opposes it. ”

"I, the people of Yasukuni, hate the Tang Dynasty to the bone, and it is a shameful act for Your Majesty to make such a compromise, and you will definitely lose the hearts of the people, and I hope Your Majesty will retract your prejudices. ”

"This battle is the first of his Tang Dynasty, and we are just fighting back. No matter what the result is, we are all the one who has been invaded, even if we want to negotiate, it should be the Tang State that sends envoys to show sincerity, how can it be reversed now. The minister must not approve of such an absurd decision. ”

Such remarks filled Song Zhendong's ears, but he did not hear a word of approval, which made him completely lose confidence in this group of self-contained and stubborn courtiers.

Song Zhendong knew that he had no way to go his own way for the time being, and if he angered this group of courtiers, he was afraid that he would trigger a coup d'état. Therefore, it was decided to postpone the discussion.

Song Zhendong carefully scanned the crowd before retreating, and found that there was no trace of Lin Baozhu.

"Why didn't she come to such an important ceremony, could it be that she was sick?" Song Zhendong secretly wondered in his heart.

So after the ceremony, Song Zhendong personally went to Lin Baozhu's bedroom to inquire about her situation.

Unexpectedly, the maids who served Lin Baozhu turned pale with fright when they saw his figure, and they trembled in place, as if they had committed some unforgivable sin.

Seeing this, Song Zhendong hurriedly went over to ask the maids what happened, and several maids knelt down in unison, kowtowing and begging for forgiveness. One of the more daring maids said: "Princess Jingyue disappeared shortly after Princess Huiyang's death, and everyone in the palace has been looking for her for a long time without any gain, and they don't know where she has gone. Fortunately, Princess Jingyue never had contact with other people, and there were only us maids in the palace, and no one visited on weekdays. After we discussed, we decided to hide the news for fear of being punished, hoping that the princess would return to the palace before the truth was revealed. We know that we have sinned deeply, but please spare your Majesty for the sake of us who have served the princess for so many years

Slaves and maids are killed. ”

Song Zhendong knew that this Princess Jingyue actually had a lot of secrets hidden in her, and her disappearance would not be an accident. But these derelict maids still had to be punished, so they said in a deep voice: "The death penalty can be avoided." But you didn't take good care of the princess, and deliberately concealed the truth, fined and deducted one year, and thought about it in the palace. ”

Several palace maids knew that this punishment was not heavy, so they kowtowed and thanked him.

After returning to the dormitory, Song Zhendong found that he still couldn't let go of Lin Baozhu's disappearance. At this time, he suddenly had an idea and thought of a solution.

He immediately took out a pen and paper, quickly wrote a secret letter, and then found his personal guard, who was trusted by him and the only one who knew that Li Mengluan was still alive, as a special envoy, and ordered him to go to the Shangwutang of Penglai Kingdom to inquire about Li Mengluan's whereabouts from them. Strive to successfully deliver this secret letter to Li Mengluan's hands.

After receiving the task, the guards did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately set off for Penglai Country on a thousand-mile BMW.

Penglai country, Shangwutang.

At this moment, it was early in the morning of the second day, Li Mengluan woke up from his sleep, got up and washed up, and found that there was still an hour before the appointed moment, so he decided to go to the hillside near Shangwutang to practice swords.

As soon as he came out of Shangwutang, Li Mengluan saw a rather familiar figure galloping in his direction on a fast horse.

That figure was Song Zhendong's personal guard, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Li Mengluan's figure from a distance at this moment, knowing that his mission this time could be successfully completed.

The guards quickly came to Li Mengluan's side, turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground and saluted her respectfully, and said, "Princess, Your Majesty has something important to ask for your help." ”

After saying that, he took out the bag containing the secret letter from his arms, held it in both hands and handed it to Li Mengluan.

Li Mengluan knew that the matter must be written in the letter, so he immediately took the bag.

"Your Majesty, has my cousin ascended the throne and become emperor?" Li Mengluan thought that Li Zaixing would definitely not know that he was still alive, so he immediately asked.

"Emperor Wu died ten days ago, His Majesty has just succeeded to the throne, please mourn the princess. ”

When Li Mengluan heard this, a sad look flashed in his eyes, and he sighed: "My brother died so young, but I don't wonder others, I only hate him for going astray." Now I only hope that my cousin can become a generation of Ming monarchs and resolve the enmity between the two countries. ”

"Your Majesty will certainly live up to the expectations of the princess, and he should know who he is as a princess. ”

Li Mengluan bowed his head, thinking of the future prosperity of Yasukuni after Song Zhendong ascended the throne, he was sincerely gratified, and a smile bloomed on his beautiful face.

"Wouldn't you be surprised to see me, after all, I must be a dead man. Li Mengluan suddenly asked.

"Rest assured, Princess, Your Majesty has only told the minister this secret. And the minister has sworn to heaven and earth that he will never leak the true situation of the princess, otherwise there will be a heavenly punishment. The guard said reverently.

"I naturally believe you, you must have been extremely loyal to your cousin for so many years. ”

Li Mengluan opened the bag at this time, took out the secret letter, unfolded it and looked at it twice, but couldn't help frowning. After she carefully read the secret letter written by Song Zhendong himself, a thick look of worry immediately appeared on her face.