Late autumn, dark night.

The boundless darkness seems to be connected to the sky, and the boundless sky seems to be connected to the boundless cold.

The wind blows to the horizon.

Ouyang Qing was on the eaves of the imperial palace in the dark night.

Ouyang Qing was lying on the eaves of the roof of the Heart Cultivation Palace, looking leisurely, but he had already greeted the eight generations of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor in his stomach.

Filthy and unclean, coupled with the fact that he didn't close his eyes all night, Ouyang Qing was indeed a little tired.

The sky was already dark, and the emperor didn't know whether it was comfortable or uncomfortable in the Heart Nourishing Palace, poor Ouyang Qing left his lover and sneaked into the palace after a lot of hardships, but he was covered in dew on this roof.

Seeing that the sky was gradually getting brighter, Ouyang Qingxin said: "You must be careful, maybe the darkness before dawn is the most careful? After they changed shifts, I went back and looked for the bad luck of the Heavenly Demon, I really don't know if the Heavenly Demon is a man or a woman, and no one can touch the Heavenly Demon, it's really strange. ”

Suddenly, there was a scolding from Su Zong in the room: "What about my guards? Why are there only these few guards? Where are the others?"

A cowardly voice said, "Your Majesty, the Empress commands that there must not be too many people disturbing your rest." The queen is also a piece of love, don't let it down, your majesty. ”

Emperor Suzong seemed to be a little angry, and asked, "What about Bao Ziyun?" I haven't seen him for a long time, and I ignored him several times. Spread my word again, let Bao Ziyun enter the palace and face the saint!"

The person who made a cowardly voice seemed to be a eunuch in the palace, and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Bao is sick and can't enter the palace." ”

The emperor said angrily: "Bao Ziyun, this brute! As soon as I got sick, he only cared about currying favor with Li Dan, and even ignored my words! Hmph, when I recovered, I had to teach him a good lesson!"

Ouyang Qing smiled secretly in his heart: "It seems that this emperor is also a fool." How dare Bao Ziyun resist the emperor's order? It is clear that Empress Wei is playing tricks inside. ”

Just thinking about it, I suddenly saw four figures fluttering, and at the chaotic moment when the guards were changing shifts, they unknowingly climbed over the wall and arrived at the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Ouyang Qing's heart sank: "Good guy, if Lao Tzu is a little less patient, wouldn't he let them succeed?" These four people's martial arts are very good, and they will definitely not lose to Kongyuan, and the queen can actually collect these good players." ”

Suddenly, the tone of the little eunuch in the room changed, and he sneered: "Your Majesty, the queen has a few words for me to convey. ”

Tang Suzong seemed stunned and asked, "Is the queen here? What is she going to say? Let the queen enter the palace to meet me!"

The little eunuch smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Empress Wei said that she wants to be the second Wu Cao." ”

Four figures flashed from all directions, the guards at the door had fallen to the ground, and the door of Zhu Qi had also opened.

Tang Suzong's face also remained unchanged, and he said coldly: "What's the matter, you and the queen have come together so quickly, and it seems that you haven't taken me, an old man, in his eyes!"

"Someone's coming"

No one entered, but there were already four more men in black at the door.

Tang Suzong didn't look at them either, but just looked at the corner of the main hall and said, "Someone, is there still a living Jin Wuwei?"

Slowly got up from the dragon bed and slowly rushed towards the door.

There was still a long way from the door, and with a "hula" sound, the door closed by itself.

Emperor Suzong stood still, not moving forward, just looking coldly at the little eunuch and a few people in black.

The little eunuch didn't seem to have much courage, and the emperor's prestige was still there, and this angry shout frightened him to kneel on the ground immediately.

"The drunken road is stable and always there, and it is unbearable to go elsewhere. Su Zong sighed and said, "But if this road is too much, it must be just as boring." ”

Could it be that I am going to a foreign country today?

The door was slammed shut, and two dark shadows suddenly appeared in the corner of the room, and the four black-clothed men standing at the door did not move.

Outside the main hall of vermilion lacquer, there seemed to be a few people in a hurry to enter.

One said, "Let's go in through the window!" The people outside also knew that there was no room for error at this moment, and when they saw the window wide open, a person immediately climbed up the window.

But as soon as the man climbed up, he retreated, and somehow, learned the appearance of the little eunuch in the house, and knelt on the ground with a "bang".

No one cares if this person wants to kneel, but he doesn't kneel early or late, but he kneels down at this critical moment, and the three people behind him are furious.

One person said: "Our four heroes of Chenzhou don't worship the sky or the earth, and the king of heaven and Lao Tzu don't kneel when he comes, what are you doing?" A white-faced man said with concern: "What, flashed your waist?" Of course, this is nonsense, with the martial arts of the four heroes of Chenzhou, how could you turn over the window and flash your waist?

When the man had asked, he stretched out his hand and was about to lift up the man who was kneeling on the ground. I didn't know that I touched my arm, only to hear his shout of "ah", his knee "bang", his body fell soft, and he even kowtowed to the window.

At this time, 100,000 people were in a hurry, and everyone was still waiting to go in to assassinate the emperor, but the two people in front of them knelt in a row inexplicably. A big man with a beard was furious, and scolded bitterly: "What are you doing? What are you doing? You're scared and your legs are weak, aren't you?" He lifted his big black hair hand and was about to lift the third child, but he grabbed the collar and suddenly let out a "huh", only to feel that his knees couldn't help trembling, and there was a dark energy at his feet, as if there were thousands of evil ghosts dragging him and tearing him off the ground.

"It's weird!" The bearded man slammed his fingers at the edge of the window, his knuckles turned white, he gritted his teeth and persisted, his arm joints rattled, his arm was almost broken, and he couldn't help but show a look of panic on his face, and shouted: "Big brother, hold me quickly!"

A tall and thin man was also stunned for a moment, not knowing what happened to the three of them, he hugged the person and was about to hold him up. Unexpectedly, a huge force arrived, and it made him "hey", his waist and spine bent sharply, and his body gradually bent his knees and fell weak.

In the end, the two of them only supported for a moment, hunched over, their teeth rattled, and finally knelt on the ground with a "poof". The four of them were extremely shocked in their hearts: "What kind of master is here? Could it be that he has fallen into evil?"

The four heroes of Chenzhou are actually not trivial.

Back then, in order to subdue the green forest, the underworld sword saint Li Wuning used his blood sword prestige and invincible ability in the world to be invincible, but he still didn't get any benefits under the joint efforts of the four of them, and finally teamed up with Luo Bing to expel them from the Central Plains.

But the four of them were still rampant in Hunan, and the most famous in Hunan at that time was the Xiaoxiang swordsman, but they couldn't make three moves under these four people, so they won the name of the four heroes of Chenzhou.

Over the years, the four of them have practiced in the bitter cold land of Chenzhou, and their internal strength and physique have made great progress, and this time they were attracted by the queen, thinking that they could show their skills, but who knew that they didn't even see the enemy, and they were defeated and lost.

The sun in the east has already been bright, the golden sunlight is reflected, the front of the heart palace is golden, but the huge place around is empty and uninhabited, but it seems empty and sad.

The cultivation of the four heroes of Chenzhou is quite complementary, some are feminine and feminine, and some are masculine, which is quite useful when facing the enemy. The last thin and tall man, like the head of the four, has the deepest skills, but the pressure is also the strongest. He felt it carefully, and felt that the power that came was overwhelming, but with the majesty of the second brother, the softness of the third brother, and the coldness of the fourth brother, it seemed that the three of them joined forces against him!

He muttered in his heart: "The other party turned out to be transferring the internal strength of the four of us to ourselves, what kind of martial arts is this?"

After thinking about it, I can't think of anyone in the world who can have this ability, but a thought surged in my heart: "Could it be that we assassinated the emperor and suffered God's punishment?"

Chen Zhou Sijie didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but the situation was so weird that anyone would think of the damnation. In the life of this thought, the four of them had no fighting spirit, and after a short time, they all ran out of their true qi and collapsed on the ground.

Suddenly, he heard the figure in front of the window flickering, rushed out of the house, and shouted: "Someone, there are assassins!" This sound is like a tiger roaring and a dragon's groan, shaking the surrounding leaves and falling, not to mention the Forbidden City, I am afraid that a small half of the entire Luoyang can hear its sound.

The four heroes of Chenzhou are all like ashes. It would be fine if they were really damned, but looking at this situation, it is clear that someone has beaten them. Listening to the man's voice again, he was full of energy, not at all like after the drama, it seemed that he had quite a lot of spare strength.

The four heroes of Chenzhou only felt that their lifelong struggle and lifelong honor were in vain, and they were sad for a while.

The two black figures in the corner of the wall didn't make a move, they just looked at Su Zong in the dark, and then slowly disappeared into the darkness.

Naturally, many of the guards in the palace were Li Dan's people, otherwise the Heavenly Demon would not even dare to send a good hand like Nan Yunfei to protect the emperor, and the martial arts of the four masters of Chen Zhou were slightly inferior, how could they easily break into the Heart Cultivation Palace? Hearing this long roar, many people heard that it was Ouyang Qing's voice, and they were all taken aback.

The four heroes of Chen Zhou glanced at each other, with a decisive look in their eyes, took a deep breath, and barely stood up!

The four of them no longer had the idea of assassinating the emperor in their hearts at this moment, they just wanted to fight Ouyang Qing to the death, and use blood to wash away the defeat and humiliation.

The four heroes of Chenzhou also visited Tiemoller back then, and the four of them joined forces to hold up to ten moves under Tiemoller, which was a proud thing in life.

At that time, Temol had told the four that if they wanted to make achievements, they must abstain from sexual immorality and cultivate their internal strength. The four of them have been in the extremely cold land of Xiangxi for many years, and their internal strength and physique have made great progress, and they think they can dominate the world. Today's defeat aroused the competitiveness of the four of them, and they barely stood up with a brave spirit.

Ouyang Qing smiled slightly, with a hint of indifference on the corner of his mouth, looking into the distance, as if he didn't take the other party in his eyes.

The four of them shouted loudly and rushed straight up.

Ouyang Qing always had a warm smile on his face, as if he was in a state of extreme prosperity.

He unfolded the Heavenly Demon's "Heavenly Demon Footwork", taking one step to the east and half a step back to the west, interspersing between the four masters. The hand of the Heavenly Demon changes according to the four images of the East Canglong, the West White Tiger, the North Xuanwu, and the South Vermilion Bird, each like the Seven Nights, and the regeneration and change according to the shape of the Twenty-Eight Nights, during which it also implies the subtle variables of the Bagua Incarnation, when it comes to agility and elegance, it is truly unparalleled in the world.

It's just that when facing the enemy, if the opponent is a real master, this footwork will inevitably lack the ability to attack, and only when it is far inferior to the opponent, can it be used to temporarily avoid its edge. It's just that after Ouyang Qing's martial arts were completed, He had fallen so badly, so this footwork was also unfamiliar.

Chen Zhou Sijie is exhausted at the moment, although his fists and feet are light and heavy, left and right, but the strength and speed are already general, Ouyang Qing's footwork is wonderful, it seems to be a leisurely stroll, and he often avoids the attack when he can't make a move, sometimes the difference is only a few inches, but it is just a few inches, and it is undamaged.

Chen Zhou's four heroes punched and kicked out, but they all fell into the air, and the more they fought, the more discouraged they became. Ouyang Qing secretly drove the Heavenly Demon Skill, the four of them were unaware, and tried their best to punch, and the true qi that had barely gathered was even more rapidly flowing, and it was only a moment of effort, and the four heroes of Kanto were already exhausted, panting like cattle, and some people couldn't even stand on their feet.

Suddenly, a person behind him laughed: "Okay! It's really good!" It was Li Heng who spoke.

Then the imperial guards arrived, and the four heroes of Chenzhou exhausted their last strength, and in the face of the guards, they had no resistance, and they were captured in one face.

The guards who are really loyal to the emperor are either transferred or take turns off, and those who come at this moment are all people who deliberately put in the four heroes of Chenzhou. Seeing that the matter was defeated, everyone was numb in scalp, how dare they say more, and they didn't even say anything about greeting and apologizing as usual.

grabbed the four heroes of Chenzhou and the little eunuch, pulled them out of the noon gate and beheaded them, and never allowed them to reveal their secrets.

Tang Suzong pretended that nothing had happened, and he didn't notice the abnormality of everyone, just looked at Ouyang Qing and said with a smile: "Where are you the guard?"

Ouyang Qingxin said: "This emperor is very stupid. But he still knelt down respectfully and said: "Back to the emperor, the minister is Ouyang Qing, deputy secretary of Dali Temple." ”

Tang Suzong let out an "oh" and said, "No wonder, the soldiers led by Lu Changfeng are really good skills!" Even Ouyang Qing admired Tang Suzong a little.

A smile appeared at the corner of Ouyang Qing's mouth, but he said in his mouth: "It was Your Majesty's True Dragon Power that subdued those four assassins, making them involuntarily kneel at the window, and their bodies were weak. ”

Ouyang Qing, the right talent, stole into the Heart Cultivation Palace, and with the help of the Heavenly Demon Skill, he pressed the opponent's internal force back, and defeated the four of them without much effort. But in the eyes of the emperor, who was not familiar with martial arts, it was just Ouyang Qing who stepped into the palace, standing by the side of the window as if looking into the distance, his hand lightly resting on the edge of the window, and the opponents had already knelt down one by one.

Tang Suzong saw that Ouyang Qing was not greedy for merit, and naturally knew that the other party could not be afraid of him, but Ouyang Qing's sycophants still made him extremely happy, and immediately laughed and said: "Hahahaha! Okay! Ouyang Qing, you are really good! ”

Ouyang Qing knelt on the ground, seemed to be extremely surrendered, and said, "Ask the Holy Lord to give the lowly office a chance to speak." ”

At this moment, some of the attendants have gone and returned. When everyone heard this, the guards loyal to the emperor were just strange about Ouyang Qing's request, but those who obeyed Empress Wei's orders were shocked in their hearts: "Oh no, this person must be talking about the queen!"

Su Zong was also stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Aiqing has something to say, this is not a request, I also have another reward." ”

Ouyang Qing bowed his head and said: "The people of the Internal Affairs Office, the head of Bao Ziyun, etc., are loyal to the saints, worried about the country and the people, in the eyes of the ministers, they are really loyal ministers and good generals of Your Majesty, please reuse them." That's a clever thing to say.

Ouyang Qing knew that although he had saved the emperor, compared to his son Li Dan, he was still just an outsider, and he must not say anything about the queen's assassination. Luoyang is in turmoil, the emperor is plotting to assassinate, these things are more appropriate for Bao Ziyun to say. The guards didn't understand the reason, but they let out a long sigh of relief.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and his heart was first ecstatic: "The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as my queen, do not let me favor the eunuchs." This Ouyang Qing is a person from Dali Temple, but he can see Bao Ziyun's loyalty, which is really good!"

But then he sighed again, and said helplessly: "Of course I appreciate Bao Ziyun, but Bao Ziyun is too incompetent. It's just that during the days when I was sick, Bao Ziyun kept calling himself sick and refused to enter the palace to face the saint."

Ouyang Qing shook his head again and again: "Holy Lord, your edict Lord Bao has never received it. Since you fell ill, Lord Bao was extremely anxious and wanted to visit His Majesty, but he never received His Majesty's permission. Recently, Lord Bao heard that someone might be unfavorable to the saint, so he personally came to the door to ask for patrolling outside the palace to protect the saint's safety, so today's minister can report the news for the saint. ”

Su Zong's face was still calm when he heard this: "How can this be reasonable? I have been summoned several times, but Bao Ziyun has not entered the palace, could it be that someone is making trouble from it?"

Ouyang Qing bowed his head and did not answer, leaving the emperor to guess. Whether he thinks the perpetrator is the queen or the crown prince, it is a good thing.

Su Zong pondered for a moment, sighed deeply and said: "That's it, no matter who he is, I don't plan to investigate it deeply, it is a time of chaos, and I need to live and work in peace." He added: "Ouyang Qing, what do you want, just say it." ”

Ouyang Qing was vigilant in his heart: "This emperor is so powerful? What is the matter in his chest, what should be understood to know that there is Guo Ziyi in Kyoto, and there will be no major incidents." The emperor didn't even care about the queen's affairs, but first asked me what reward I wanted?"

He said respectfully: "The minister doesn't dare to ask for any reward, he just hopes to be able to accompany His Majesty and be a small imperial guard." ”

There is a lot of meaning in this statement.

Ouyang Qing hoped that the emperor would agree to his request and find an opportunity to resolve the danger of the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony two days later.

Emperor Suzong sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to, you are loyal and have high martial arts, why don't I want you to protect me?" It's just that the imperial guards are very strict, you go back first, and when I get well, I will arrange your affairs." ”

Unexpectedly, Su Zong was not confused about these major events.

The smile on Ouyang Qing's face did not change, but he was shocked in his heart: "Someone assassinated you because you were sick." When you are well and take back your power, who will assassinate you? Then what kind of imperial guard should I be?

Su Zong sighed: "I didn't expect even the queen to be so anxious, I don't want to deal with this matter, leave it to Li Dan, he is already the crown prince, there are some earth-shattering things to do? ”

Ouyang Qing was overjoyed in his heart: "Could it be that the emperor is going to abolish the crown prince? Doesn't that save us a lot of things? This emperor is really stupid, and he actually believes the nonsense of the eunuch." ”

Su Zong seemed to be in a mood, and sent Ouyang Qing away with a few words, and slowly walked back to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Ouyang Qing didn't want any reward, but he didn't find out about the queen's intention to abolish the crown prince, so he had no choice but to return.

Just when Luoyang was in chaos, there was also a shocking news in the martial arts.

is free, Chu Qiushui has become a high-priced killer.

First of all, the trading door somehow offended Chu Qiushui, and was destroyed by him alone, all the masters died, and those with lower positions were expelled. Speaking of which, over the years, the Maimaimen has robbed other people's precious medicinal materials, and even lustful disciples have robbed women from good families, saying that they want to practice what kind of Hehuan Gong.

Chu Qiushui went to destroy such a sect, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people. It's just that he has no grudges with the trading door, and there is no reason to get rid of such a martial arts faction by thunderous means, which makes people think clearly.

Chu Qiushui is on the list of the world, as long as anyone has medicinal materials worth thousands of gold, he will help whoever kills. If you don't have good medicine, you can afford it.

It turned out that Chu Qiushui destroyed the trading gate in order to buy and sell the rare medicinal materials that the door had collected over the years? Everyone was in an uproar. What is the difference between this and a robber? The world's supreme martial arts will act as a thug and killer for some silver and two medicinal materials?

The idea of destroying the door of buying and selling is naturally unexpected. Chu Qiushui was anxious to find medicinal materials to treat Chu Qiuyan, but he couldn't do anything against some medicine pickers who didn't know martial arts. Although Li Wuning's martial arts are not as good as his, he has much more experience in the rivers and lakes, and he immediately proposed to buy and sell the door to act treacherous, and there are countless rare herbs, which is the only choice for taking medicine.

Li Wuyi was unwilling to expose himself, so Chu Qiushui shot alone. Even if there are good hands in the trading door, how can it be a blow from Chu Qiushui?

It's just that although the drugs scavenged from the sale are precious, there is no one that can be compared with the thousand-year-old Cordyceps, Chu Qiushui was anxious, and asked Li Wuning to send the medicinal materials back to the small courtyard in the mountains and forests, and he announced to the world that he hoped to get rare medicinal materials.

Chu Qiushui had also learned the identification of medicinal materials on the Tianshan Mountain, and had seen the thousand-year-old Cordyceps tree, and his vision was extraordinary.

However, when Li Wuning returned from Chu Qiuyu, he brought back news that made Chu Qiushui's heart move.