The royal capital of the Youlong Empire, located in the southerner of Youlong. It is the city where the dragon royal family is located, and the goose feathers and snow have just arrived here in early winter.

The palace complex of the Youlong royal family was covered with white snow, and the eaves dripped cold snow water, and an old woman in cloth outside the palace knelt on her knees, facing a large hall.

On the beam of the palace door, the dragon flying and the phoenix dance are written with three big characters (dragon prince), and the gate below is open but no one is seen.

The old woman's hands at the door were a little red from the cold, and the back of her hand, which was originally loose, was a little swollen at this time. The turban was covered with snow, and there were some scattered snowflakes falling on the wrinkled face. From time to time, the old woman coughed a few times, and saw her bow forward with her hands on the ground. When he raised his head, there was a smear of snow on his forehead, and he didn't care.

"Prince Long, please give the Lu family another chance, Prince Long. The old woman's eyes were full of tears, and she spoke with a long white breath, but there was still no answer inside.

The old woman couldn't kneel for a long time, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier outside. After a long time, there was the sound of dense footsteps in the palace, and a young woman in a gorgeous dress stepped out of the palace gate and stood under the eaves, her brocade silk dress contrasting with the white snow in front of her. The woman's long hair is high, and the small bell on the phoenix hairpin makes a pleasant sound. The maidservant girl who followed beside her was simply dressed and had no makeup, forming a gap between heaven and earth with the young woman.

"The old slave meets the crown princess!"

The old woman bowed to the ground again after seeing the comer, and the old tears never stopped, and her voice trembled.

The young woman made a sideways movement, and the two maidservants behind her stepped out of the eaves and lifted the old woman up from the ground. The woman's beautiful eyes looked at the old woman and showed a little helplessness: "The prince went to the Dragon Palace this morning and has not returned, and I also know that Lord Lu's affairs are ominous, as for my father's imprisonment of the Lu family in the dungeon, he naturally has his reasons, but I heard that Lord Lu Tongyou and his party not only failed to protect the secret key of the empty valley, but also thieves entered the forbidden land of the empire from under his nose." After all, I am afraid that it is also an unforgivable sin. ”

"The crown princess, the Lu family has supported the royal family for generations, has done their best for the royal family, and the sun and moon can be seen in their loyalty, and they also ask the princess to intercede with the Dragon King for the Lu family!"

"The prince has met his father many times in the past few months, all of which are interceding for the Lu family, but Youlong has the law of Youlong, and Lord Lu's fault has touched the safety of the empire, and the men in the Zhulian clan seem to be irreparable. The crown princess's tone became a little impatient, and she was standing at the door in the cold and facing a woman, which was already enough to give face.

After a pause, he continued: "The new general of Tongyou has sent someone to escort Lu Shen back overnight, and he will be beheaded by the king on the next day, I'm afraid it's a foregone conclusion, and you don't have to come to the prince's palace to disturb the quiet, you can go!"

"Crown Princess, Crown Princess......"

Looking at the back of the prince walking towards the palace, the old woman was in despair. The Lu family was originally a member of the royal capital, and they have been loyal to the royal family for generations, but now they are about to die under the knife after a misstep, isn't the woman desperate?

Several strong people who went to the Youlong Empty Valley together were all sent by the royal family, and another strong man surnamed Chen had died outside the Empty Valley for unknown reasons a month ago, and his family members in the royal capital had all been beheaded.

As for Lu Shen, that is, the husband of the old woman, he originally thought that when those people who broke into the empty valley came out and caught them, they would be guilty of meritorious service, and even if they were demoted, they would not affect their families.

But months have passed, and there is still no movement in the hollow, and I am afraid that the people who went in will not be able to come out again, let alone find out who they are coming

Experienced. The Dragon King couldn't wait, and a few days ago he ordered the new general to escort Lu Shen back to the royal capital, and beheaded the men of the Lu family who had been imprisoned in the dungeon for several months.

"The Lu family has always supported Prince Long, I can't think of it, I can't think of it......" The old woman kept chattering, and staggered outside step by step, at this time, the snow in the sky was even more raging, and the whole king was white.

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The Dark Dragon Empty Valley is still full of clouds and mist, everything has changed here after a few months, and there was originally Lu Shen and another strong man surnamed Chen squatting at the entrance. But now it is unattended, and the surrounding mountains are covered with snow and ice. The cold wind is like a knife and a needle, blowing this world.

Beneath the clouds, a gray world is barren of grass and bare mountains and stones. Night and day, Mu Xiao woke up without knowing how much time had passed, only to feel that his beard was growing savagely. There was no sound in the empty canyon, not even a hint of a breeze could be felt. Twisting his body casually, he found that the injuries he had suffered outside had fully recovered.

"Is this the Dark Dragon Sky Valley?Why didn't you see anyone else?" The same entrance, it stands to reason that they should all be around here, could it be that he was in a coma for too long when he came in? Mu Xiao had too many doubts in his heart, but he didn't have a clue at this time.

Turning sideways, seeing that the two dragon-shaped keys on the side had fallen between the stone cracks, Mu Xiao carefully picked them up and put them on his waist, sighed lightly and walked forward.

In the distance, a mountain peak appeared in the gray sky. Faintly, there was a streamer flickering, and the Taicang Body Method mantra flashed quickly in Mu Xiao's mind, but at this time, he found that he couldn't feel the true qi in his body.

Reaching back, the carefree sword behind him did not move at all. Mu Xiao scolded: "!"

"Who?" a woman's voice came from the front.

When he went to find prestige, Mu Xiao's eyes suddenly dilated. Yi Ling was walking out from behind the stone, and Yi Ling at this moment was no different from before in Taixu Town.

"Yi Ling?" Mu Xiao shouted in surprise.

Yi Ling was obviously a little puzzled, and after looking at it, his eyes swept over Mu Xiao's shoulder, and his face was full of surprise when he saw the Worry-Free Sword: "Mu Xiao, how did you become like this?"

"What's wrong?" Mu Xiao subconsciously wiped his face, scraped his palms with a mouth full of scum, and smiled awkwardly: "I don't know how long it took me to come in, but my beard is so long." ”

Mu Xiao looked at Yi Ling and stopped talking, and the kind eyes of Yi Ling in front of him looked at him with a smile, and it was difficult for people to associate her with evil spirits. But Mu Xiao knew that Yi Ling's state was only temporary, and he didn't know when it would suddenly erupt.

"Mu Xiao, I've been feeling guilty since I left the border city last time. Really, that's not what I intended, you know? I remember everything I did, but I couldn't control myself. ”

Yi Ling saw Mu Xiao's worried expression, and said it himself before he could speak.

When Mu Xiao heard this, he was surprised in his heart: "Do you remember? What is the matter with the demon seed in your body? Do you know what can be done to stop it?"

Yi Ling stroked his dirty hair, bit the corner of his mouth and said: "I have the demon seed planted by the Ghost Dragon Royal Family in my body, it contains the power of evil spirits, it is difficult to stop it, unless I die, even so, the demon seed will not be destroyed, and the inheritance of evil spirits has been sealed in the Demon Mountain." ”

"Demon suppression

Mountain, Demon Mountain in the Border City?" Mu Xiao was suddenly shocked, the evil spirit belonged to the Ghost Dragon Empire, but her inheritance was sealed in the territory of Qingyang, which sounded embarrassing.

Yi Ling turned around and walked in front, his steps were still the same as when he was in Taixu Town. She didn't look back, but looked into the distance and said: "When I was very young, my grandfather knew that I was planted with a demon seed on my body, so he has been taking me to live in the old mansion in Taixu Town, because it is quiet there, hoping to let me calm down and slowly eliminate the demon seed." But I didn't expect it to be impossible, I was destined to become a heinous female demon. ”

Yi Liang paused and continued: "Do you know? The evil spirit is a god-like existence in the eyes of the people of the Ghost Dragon Empire, she herself is a female general of the Ghost Dragon Empire, and her body was killed in the Qingyang Border City countless years ago, and the great power could not destroy her demon seed back then, and only sealed her Yuan Shen under the Demon Mountain. ”

"Then how did the demon seed come to you?" This is what Mu Xiao is most curious about, there are thousands of women in the world, why did the demon seed just choose Yi Ling?

"I don't know, I just heard Grandpa Lonely say that the demon seed in my body was planted artificially, and I don't know what kind of person it is. Yi Ling's words revealed a hint of sadness.

The two walked and chatted, and at this time they had already crossed a hill, and the Youlong Sky Valley was not a valley, but a small world, but there was no color here, and the whole world was gray and lifeless.

Mu Xiao suddenly looked back behind him, and found that all the places he had walked were slowly disappearing, and what appeared in front of him was chaos.

"You can only go forward, you can't turn back!" this is the ......" Mu Xiao stood on the hillside and looked back, muttering leisurely.

"What is it?" Yi Ling asked curiously.

Mu Xiao replied in surprise: "It's time." ”

"Time, why?" Yi Ling's face was full of curiosity, everything she saw was the same as Mu Xiao, but she didn't seem to realize anything.

Mu Xiao looked at his face full of doubts: "The road we have traveled is disappearing, which means that we can't go back, and time is the same." ”

Mu Xiao closed his eyes as he spoke, and the picture of the Youlong Sky Valley flashed in his mind without warning, and even where there was anything, it was clear, but he couldn't see Jiang Qiaoqiao and them.

The Ancient Book of Demon Suppression, the Tianlu River, the Ancient Scroll, and the Hidden Peak...... The names of places and their locations clearly appeared in Mu Xiao's mind. The current location should be the Eternal Scrolls.

"The Eternal Scroll, it's delaying time, we must get out of here quickly!" Mu Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and said in shock, no wonder he woke up with a face full of scum, it turned out that he was in the Eternal Scroll, so the time was much slower than the time outside the valley, which means that it may have been several months since everyone entered the empty valley.

"Time is delayed, it sounds incredible!" Yi Ling couldn't believe it, but when she saw the scum on Mu Xiao's face, she couldn't help but be stunned: "Can we go out?"

Mu Xiao looked at him and grinned: "Yes, walking out of the Ancient Scroll and crossing the Zhuyin Peak, and wading through the Tianlu River is the Ancient Book of Demon Suppression." ”

"Why do you know so much?" Yi Ling looked at Mu Xiao in shock, it seemed that he was wiser and calmer than before, and a strange feeling spread leisurely from the bottom of her heart, like a warm current, and also a subtle worship.

Mu Xiao smiled suddenly, looked into the distance and replied: "It's a gain to have a realization here, let's go!"