The setting sun finally shone on this man.

This person has been standing outside for a long time, although his stature is not high, but his momentum is mighty, a pair of eyes are extremely bright, his gaze sweeps, and he has a majesty.

Although Wu Mang was a head taller than him, in front of him, it was as if a mouse had seen a cat, and he took a step back.

Chu Qiushui opened his mouth wide in shock, couldn't spit out words for a long time, and said again and again: "You...... You...... You ......"

The man smiled and said, "Don't you know? Why is it always you, yours?"

Chu Qiushui shook his head in disbelief: "How did you come back to life?"

That person turned out to be the underworld sword saint who had already died in Shaolin!

Li Wuning shook his head, didn't answer his words, just glanced at Wu Mang, and said: "I am not in front of the blood sword, only two people who compete with me have survived, one is Luo Bing, and the other is you." Wu Mang's eyes widened, as if he was not convinced, but he didn't dare to speak.

Li Wuning said lightly: "As far as I know, Luo Bing was entrusted to compete with dozens of murderous martial arts figures on a list, and forced them to make an oath never to kill. Luo Bing challenged and won one by one, and won a lot of Wan'er. The first person on this list is me, and the second is you. ”

Chu Qiuyan suddenly thought in his heart: "It turns out that Brother Luo has offended these weirdos for this. ”

Chu Qiushui asked, "What kind of person entrusted Luo Bing and others to be willing to die?"

Everyone else said that he was surprised that the power of the client could drive a good hand like Luo Bing, but in fact, Chu Qiushui's implication was: "Who can let a person like Luo Bing in the official family do such a thankless job in the green forest?"

Li Wuning smiled and said: "Who has such ability? Needless to say, it is naturally Xue Bing." However, most of this list was drawn up by Temol. "Everyone present was unconvinced, but when they heard the name of Timol, they still had a sense of respect.

Li Wuning looked at everyone and said lightly: "If you want to compete with Chu Qiushui, I will never stop you, please!"

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and there are no words. Now everyone is injured, even if they unite everyone's strength, I am afraid that there is no chance of victory.

Wu Zi was unwilling to finish writing, and shouted: "Li Sword Saint, may I ask Xiaoyao has also taken a fancy to this Cordyceps? There are some good things in the trading door, I wonder if Mr. Chu Qiushui is willing to exchange them?"

Chu Qiushui said coldly: "It's not that the Carefree faction has taken a fancy to Cordyceps, it's me who has taken a fancy to myself." I'm going to use this to save my life, and I won't change it no matter what you use. Today, I had the intention of abolishing your martial arts, but I would rather say that you made an oath because of Temol, and I will let you go. Get out of here. ”

Everyone gritted their teeth in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say more, and ran out of the door.

The Twelve Evils of the Yellow River regretted it even more in their hearts: "If we knew that he was Chu Qiushui, we should have promised him to exchange Cordyceps for jade pendants, but now we are empty-handed, and everyone is injured, which is really a loss-making deal." ”

Seeing that the people in the inn had walked cleanly, Chu Qiushui pulled Chu Qiuyan, jumped down from upstairs, stared at Li Wuning, and asked with a smile: "Haha, how did you come back to life?"

Li Wuning reached out and threw the jade pendant back to Chu Qiushui, who reached out and grabbed it and tied it to his belt.

Li Wuning showed a helpless look on his face: "This ...... I can't tell. I only remember that after I killed myself, I was in a blur, and in the haze it seemed that someone was treating my wounds. When I woke up, I was already in the Dharma Academy in Shaolin. The master told me that I had come in serious condition, but I was no longer in danger of dying. I don't know who rescued me. ”

Chu Qiushui frowned and said, "Why is this? You were clearly dead of anger that day, and even Luo Bing buried you, how can you come back from the dead?"

Li Wuning smiled bitterly: "I don't know anything. ”

Chu Qiushui listened to Chu Qiuyan's words, thinking of her incurable snake venom, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, his face sank, and the joy of meeting him again was swept away.

But listening to Li Wuning smiled: "Originally, I didn't commit suicide as agreed, and I shouldn't go against the Heavenly Demon again." But I heard that the Heavenly Demon didn't dare to take Chu Qiuyu's sword technique, so let's get straight up. I'm going to return to Luoyang soon to make the Heavenly Demon look good. ”

Chu Qiushui was absent-minded, only thinking about his sister's poison, and nodded reluctantly.

Luoyang

The alley in front of the Shendu Dali Temple.

It snowed at the beginning of last night, and there was some thin snow on the ground.

The snow had not dissolved, and the ground was muddy.

The road of Qingtiaoshi is clean and can be used as a mirror, and of course there are some dry roads at the foot of the wall, but Ouyang Qing is willing to walk in the mud, he likes the soft and warm feeling when he steps on someone in the mud.

This often relaxes his mind.

In the past, he hated mud the most, and he would rather go around in a big circle than walk a short muddy road.

But now, he realized that mud also has its loveliness—it silently endures your trampling, or protects your feet with its wetness and softness.

Aren't there some people in the world who are just like the mud? They have endured insults and scorn from others, but they have never complained, they never fought back......

The Heavenly Demon is the opposite of Ouyang Qing, the Heavenly Demon likes a clean and cold green stone road.

They were on their way overnight.

The Heavenly Demon and his party were in the dust, and it took a month and a half to finally rush back to Luoyang.

Nanyun Fei was staying in Luoyang, firstly, to prevent Bao Ziyun from venting his personal anger, and secondly, to investigate the news in Luoyang.

Now Luoyang, the capital of the gods, is in a big mess, and a terrible storm will occur! It's just that before the storm comes, it is always extremely calm, and the calm is terrifying.

The streets were full of Jinwuwei, and many businesses were closed.

Even, from time to time, there are robbers and bandits. These robbers were so bold that they not only plundered the wealth of ordinary people, but also set fire to people everywhere, and even stormed the mansions of officials, and even a small part of the mansion of the secretary of the military department was scorched to earth.

Li Dan left Luoyang because of the explosion of Wang Gongchang in Luoyang a few days ago, and went to other places to avoid trouble, and no one knew his whereabouts.

Li Heng was seriously ill, so all the power fell into the hands of Empress Wei.

The Heavenly Demon was sitting in the sedan chair of Bao Ziyun.

Since the defeat of Luo Bing, Rong Ku, Chu Qiushui, and Chu Qiuyan that day, he has been physically weak, even if he walks, he has to be supported by Siyue, and he is huddled in the room on weekdays.

Thousands of miles away, and Xiaoyue couldn't ride a horse, so the Heavenly Demon ordered someone to buy a carriage for her.

Nan Yunfei knew that the Heavenly Demon had returned, and they all went to the city gate to greet him.

The Heavenly Demon asked about the situation in Luoyang, and Nan Yunfei also told the truth, and gave his analysis to the Heavenly Demon.

The Heavenly Demon let out a "hmm", and his tone was quite solemn.

Ouyang Qing snorted coldly: "Ordinary bandits, how dare they wreak havoc in Luoyang? The queen is scheming, conniving at the affairs of the bandits, and mobilizing Jin Wuwei by suppressing the bandits, she has already controlled the overall situation of Luoyang, but Guo Ziyi is the most important in the Beijing division, and no one dares to usurp power if the old minister does not express his position. ”

A crescent moon shone out, Xiao Yue poked her head out of the carriage and said softly: "Brother Ouyang, Luoyang seems to be much more deserted than usual." ”

Ouyang Qing walked to the carriage and said with a smile: "I'm afraid something big is about to happen." I don't know how Bao Ziyun is now, as far as the current situation is concerned, he still can't take charge alone, and he relies on the strategy of the Heavenly Demon to support him. ”

Xiao Yueqi said, "What's the matter, Brother Ouyang?"

Ouyang Qing smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, with me, there's nothing to worry about." As soon as the big event in Luoyang is over, I will start to prepare for our affairs. ”

Xiao Yue's face turned red, and she lowered her head and said, "It's nonsense again." ”

Ouyang Qing laughed and returned to the Heavenly Demon's side.

Heavenly Demon said in a deep voice: "In the past month and a half, we have been far away from Luoyang, although we have brought back a large number of gold, silver, jewelry and jade, but we still can't raise expenses in a short time, but we have given Empress Wei an opportunity to take advantage of." Originally, Empress Wei was just a small loach and had no opportunity to take advantage of, but now it has aroused the queen's desire to seize power, does he want to be Wu Zetian's second? Isn't it that we are busy in vain, but in the blink of an eye, we have actually obtained the blue eyes of several powerful ministers in the court, and we should not be underestimated. Bao Ziyun inquired from the palace that the emperor's illness had improved. If the emperor recovers, he must take back the Luoyang Jinwu guard power from Empress Wei. ”

Ouyang Qing changed color and said, "Mo Fei, do you say that Empress Wei is going to rebel?"

Heavenly Demon nodded: "My prediction should be good." Now Empress Wei is looking around for Li Dan's whereabouts. We don't have to worry about this, if we can borrow the hand of Queen Wei to get rid of the prince who is at odds with Bao Ziyun, it will be wonderful. It's just that if Empress Wei really comes to power, we will no longer be able to control power. Therefore, the first priority is to find a way to stop this coup!"

Ouyang Qing asked, "Is Jin Wuwei all under the control of Empress Wei?"

The Heavenly Demon shook his head and said, "It's not clear yet. However, in my opinion, Empress Wei only attracted a few generals at most, and she did not hold all the power of Jin Wuwei's soldiers and horses in her hands. Otherwise, I'm afraid that we haven't come back yet, and Empress Wei has already ascended the throne. ”

Ouyang Qing was relieved when he heard this, knowing how Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi could listen to Empress Wei.

Jin Wuwei is similar to the guard, the Praetorian Guard is a force stationed in Luoyang, the number is close to 100,000, although Empress Wei has 5,000 royal forest troops in her hands, calling for wind and rain in Luoyang, but when the palace is really pressed, it is still not enough to see.

Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi did not want to make a big mess, and the team of thousands of people in Luoyang City was drowned as they ran, and it was definitely difficult to succeed.

But if the Praetorian Guards outside the city also fall into the hands of Empress Wei, then the entire Luoyang is in the hands of Empress Wei, and Li Heng can only be forced to pass on the throne.

It's a pity that the commander of the Praetorian Guard is Guo Ziyi, how can he be transferred at will.

The Heavenly Demon said again: "There are five thousand Jinwuwei in Luoyang, which is a great threat, but it will not add up to Guo Ziyi, an old fox's dish." Bao Ziyun has recalled a lot of people from the Internal Affairs Office these days, but it is only a few hundred, and with the quick arrest and investigation, we are also difficult to defeat each other. Bao Ziyun is the most trusted by the emperor, but in recent days, he has never been summoned by the emperor, and it must be Empress Wei who is making a ghost and does not let Bao Ziyun report the situation in Luoyang. I heard that Empress Wei also has a private army in her hands, the number of which is about 200, all of them are extremely strong in martial arts, and they are only loyal to Empress Wei. The situation is very unfavorable for us. ”

Ouyang Qing's eyes flickered: "What if you assassinate Li Dan?"

Heavenly Demon shook his head again and again: "Do you think there are no masters around the prince?" Li Dan must be like a cloud of masters around him, and I really haven't seen him if he has the ability to assassinate him. Even if you assassinate yourself, but if you miss, we lose a top master, not to mention, Dali Temple will definitely be in chaos, and all plans will be completely disrupted. ”

Ouyang Qing groaned, "What is our next plan, how can we stop this turmoil?"

The Heavenly Demon said slowly: "Three days later, it will be the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens. Even if the emperor is seriously ill, it is impossible for others to replace him on the stage to worship the heavens. In other words, after three days, the emperor should walk out of the palace and take back real power. Then, don't think about it, Empress Wei must take this opportunity to transfer the very few personal guards who obey the emperor's orders, and let her men and horses be responsible for all security work. Leaving the palace, the emperor told him not to do it every day, so he could only comply. However, maybe Guo Ziyi is now in Luoyang and is secretly arranged. Let's wait and see the changes, when the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, let's see that there is Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi here, there must be no chaos, Queen Wei's ability and strategy are too far worse than An Lushan, and it is not worth mentioning. ”

Ouyang Qing nodded and said, "Brake quietly and wait and see, this is also the best way at present." ”

Heavenly Demon said slowly: "Now, let's go to the Internal Affairs Office and learn about the situation from Bao Ziyun." And then tonight, we're going to drink, and we're going to get drunk, and we're going to be drunk. ”

Ouyang Qing was surprised: "Heroic dry clouds?"

The Heavenly Demon said solemnly: "Yes, you have to drink, and you have to get drunk." All the cronies around Bao Ziyun have to participate in this drinking party. I'm going to transfer a large number of singers into the House of Internal Affairs, so you can have a good time tonight. ”

Ouyang Qing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said, "You want to take this opportunity to let Empress Wei relax her vigilance?"

The Heavenly Demon nodded, "You're really smart. Empress Wei now has a lot of big things to deal with, but there is not much time. If we are all drunk, Empress Wei will not be the first to deal with us, so that we will have the opportunity to strike later, and we will not fall into Empress Wei's ambush in advance. ”

The situation is dire.

From Bao Ziyun's mouth, Ouyang Qing completely knew how critical the current situation was.

The court and the central government have always been a tripartite struggle between the crown prince, the emperor and the queen, Guo Ziyi supports the emperor, although Ouchi wants to get rid of Li Dan in every possible way, Li Dan is not so easy to succeed. Although Bao Ziyun is quite trusted by the emperor, Ouchi is also a royalist. At such a juncture, it is impossible to rely on the emperor's favor, Ouchi's strength is already insignificant, and the major events of controlling Jin Wuwei and restraining Li Dan all depend on the ministers around Empress Wei.

Inside the palace are the imperial guards loyal to the emperor, outside the Forbidden City, the streets are full of imperial guards, and nearly 200,000 guards are stationed at the city gate. The two sides have developed a delicate balance. If Li Dan was honest, Guo Ziyi naturally didn't have to move, but if Empress Wei dared to transfer the Imperial Forest Army to Luoyang, Guo Ziyi would immediately wave the army to save her. But the most worrying thing is that Bao Ziyun found that Li Dan's people had a lot of dealings with several leaders of the Praetorian Guard, and it was difficult to say whether the Praetorian Guard could really be in Li Dan's hands at that time.

The Heavenly Demon said lazily: "That's it, in terms of hero strategy, we are not a little bit different from Guo Ziyi, and these things can't be bothered, let's set up a banquet first, and we won't be drunk tonight." ”

Bao Ziyun was born at a low level, and has always liked pleasure, hearing this, although he didn't think of the deep meaning of the heavenly demon, but with the idea of having wine and getting drunk today, he also happily agreed.

Ouchi has a lot of money, and the banquet is also extremely rich. Countless delicacies and wines, the Heavenly Demon does not know where to transfer countless beauties, countless gambling tables, really make the guests very happy.

The Heavenly Demon sent people to send invitations to several loyal ministers under Li Dan. This invitation has a lot of meaning. How can you only send a post to your door at dusk? This invitation was not a sincere invitation at all, but a message to Li Dan: "Ouchi only wants to protect himself and does not want to participate in the coup d'état. We drink our wine, you guard your palace, Empress Wei forces Empress Wei, and everyone does not interfere with each other. ”

Empress Wei is already as big as a fighter in the face of a Guo Ziyi, not an opponent. Ouchi doesn't go against him, and she naturally won't take the initiative to cause trouble. What's more, the seven hundred factory guards in Da Nei are not worth mentioning in front of the five thousand imperial forest troops, and the only thing that Empress Wei attaches importance to is only Dali Temple. But when the real coup d'état took place, it would be difficult for more than 30 arresters to turn things around, and Empress Wei would certainly not be too wary of Ouchi.

The only pity is that Lu Changfeng is a talent, and Dali Siqing is unfortunately unable to return to the team.

Because of this, Ouchi has a chance to survive. Once the coup failed, the emperor returned to power, and Bao Ziyun had the emperor's favor, so Ouchi's strength naturally didn't need to be said.

The breeze is blowing, and the flowers are like the sea.

In the pile of flowers, a black hair pile of clouds, a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes full of pearls, holding the little maid in her left hand, and holding a simple song in her right hand, strolled over. Looking at it from afar, I saw that her eyebrows were picturesque, her skin was better than snow, and her posture was like a fairy. The light of the flowers and the faces of the people reflect each other, although the flowers are beautiful, but they are not as beautiful as the people.

The flowers in the courtyard are undulating, and the lotus steps are long. Although the undulating flower waves also have a natural charm, they are thousands of times worse than her graceful demeanor. A few little eunuchs didn't feel stupid, and their hearts were even more surprised.

Why does this fairy-like beauty make so many people so afraid?

Could it be that such a weak woman also has peerless skills? Who is she?"

I saw the beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes strolling with her eyebrows, her expression looked very lonely, and her mood seemed to be very depressed, and her heart seemed to be full of silky and unbreakable sorrow. But her bright eyes kept flowing around, and if she saw a particularly bright and large red flower, she gently picked it up, and the red flower went to the flower basket.

Although her demeanor is beautiful, she is getting old, and there are faint wrinkles on her forehead and eyes. It's just that although she is old, she still has an indescribable charm that can make people willing to give everything and sacrifice everything for her. Her astonishing beauty seemed to be able to overcome the unforgiving years.

Next to him, a eunuch with a pen said, "See Empress Wei"! The rest of the people on the side all knelt down to pay respects.