The night was hazy and the wind was cold. There are two huge lanterns hanging on the gate of the Nie Mansion in Yulin City, swaying faintly in the wind, and the dim light will reflect the dark surroundings.

The gate of Nie's Mansion was open, and the three guards at the door all stood at the door with swords on their waists.

"Jingle, jingle" There was a sudden sound of a bell in the distance.

A man in a black robe led a white horse, walking slowly towards the gate of Nie's mansion, the man was tall, his whole body was wrapped in black, and he also carried a hat on his head, and a thin black veil hung down along the edge of the hat to hide his face.

The white horse is very thin, and there are three or two small bells hanging around his neck, and the bell ringing is made by the bell on the white horse's neck, which is crisp and pleasant.

There is not much snow left on the road in the city, but the road is very slippery, the man in black is holding the white horse in one hand and carrying the back in the other, and he came to the gate of Nie's mansion after a short time, he suddenly stopped, turned to face the gate, stood like this for a long time, and did not see any movement.

In the dim light, you can vaguely see the eerie aura of the man in black slowly wafting from him, which looks very weird.

"Hey, what are you doing? No peeping at the City Lord's Mansion!" a guard with a large knife at his waist stepped forward and shouted angrily at the man in black.

The man in black let out a sneer when he heard this, but he didn't say a word, and his head slowly raised.

The guard looked at him for a moment, took two steps down the steps, and shouted at the man in black, "Didn't you hear......?

When he said so, he didn't see any movement of the man in black, but he suddenly fell down and lay on the wet ground.

The faces of the other two guards changed greatly, and they pulled out the big knife at their waists with a "Zheng" sound, the blade flashed silver, and they moved forward, and the sharp blades in their hands pointed at the man in black, and one of them said coldly: "Who are you?

The man in black sneered again, and only after a while did he say in a deep voice: "Please report it, just say that Emperor Xuan is coming, and ask him to come out to meet him." ”

Another guard scoffed and drank, "How can our city lord receive a person like you......

Before he finished speaking, he fainted inexplicably like the guard just now and lay on the ground.

There was only one guard left in the field, although he was holding a knife in his hand, his body was involuntarily sifting chaff, his face was pale, and the horror in his eyes was overflowing.

The man in black let go of the reins holding the white horse in his hand and walked slowly up the steps. The guard's legs trembled, he swallowed, and involuntarily stepped back.

The man in black covered his face with a black veil, and he couldn't see what his expression was, and the voice coming from under the black veil sounded quite peaceful, and he said lightly: "Don't be nervous, the old man doesn't kill people who have nothing to do, they just fall asleep." ”

"You...... What do you want?" asked the guard, trembling as he raised his sword.

The man in black put his hands behind his back and said quietly: "Get out of the way, since you refuse to report, the old man will go to meet your Nie City Lord by himself." ”

The guard's eyes were full of fear, and he hesitated for a long time, but finally slowly let go.

The man in black didn't say much, and strode in, walking straight to the hall fifty paces in front of him.

Along the white jade road, there are stone pillars on both sides of the road, about two people high, with lanterns hanging on them, reflecting the road below.

The main hall of Nie's Mansion is extremely gorgeous and has a large area, although the door is closed at the moment, the candles inside are lit.

The man in black walked up two steps and was about to knock on the door......

Between the lightning and flint, there was a "squeak", and two unidentified objects with black bodies penetrated the paste paper on the door frame and shot towards the man in black. The man in black stepped sideways, dodging when he couldn't make a move, but he didn't see what it was.

The next moment, the guard at the door screamed and fell to the ground, but it was these two hidden weapons that hit the guard impartially, and the man in black looked sideways and saw that the man was foaming at the mouth and his face was dark blue, but the secret weapon was coated with poison, and he was afraid that he would not survive.

Seeing this, the man in black sneered, and said unhurriedly: "Is this a meeting gift for the old man? ”

There was a deep and calm voice from the city lord Nie in the house, and he said slowly: "Emperor Xuan is coming, Nie has missed the distance, these few ineffective subordinates have offended Emperor Xuan, and they deserve to die." ”

The man in black suddenly looked up and smiled, but he didn't enter the door, he stood outside the door and said, "If the city lord Nie really knows how to do things, it is not in vain that the old man has taken a fancy to you at a glance." ”

The door of the main hall slowly opened, and the city lord of Nie was wearing a red robe draped over his body, with an indifferent expression, holding a teacup in both hands, and was sitting on the main seat to savor it.

The man in black looked sideways and looked inside through the black veil, only to see that the hall was gorgeously furnished, and two portraits of Daozun were hanging on the main wall, and the smell of sandalwood was permeating.

He lifted his steps and walked in, and as soon as he entered, the door suddenly closed of its own accord.

The city lord of Nie slowly blew the tea in the cup, took a sip gently, and said lightly: "Emperor Xuan is really resolute, he has been passing the book for less than two hours, and he rushed over without thinking of it." ”

The man in black is also the Emperor Xuan in the mouth of the Nie City Lord, and the Xuan Emperor slowly walked to the chair next to the Nie City Lord and sat down, looked at the Nie City Lord, and said quietly: "I have learned that the Qilinzi is not in the city. ”

Hearing this, the city lord Nie's body shook slightly, a trace of astonishment flashed in the depths of his eyes, he looked at Emperor Xuan, and said in a low voice: "I didn't mention this matter in the next letter, how did I know about it?"

Emperor Xuan sneered and said, "Originally, the old man was quite satisfied with your plan, but I didn't expect a Pan Xincheng to appear, but I underestimated this son and actually saw through your intentions." ”

City Lord Nie put down the teacup in his hand, sighed slowly, groaned for a while, turned his head and asked, "Then how should we deal with it?"

Emperor Xuan hesitated for a moment, slowly stood up, and walked forward a few steps with his hands in his hands before he slowly spoke: "The old man has already made arrangements, and their movements are already under my control. Emperor Xuan sighed slowly, expressing endless regret.

The city lord of Nie pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Since this is the case, what to do in the next situation, please make it clear to Emperor Xuan." ”

Emperor Xuan didn't speak immediately, and only after a while did he turn to the city lord Nie and said, "The old man of Qilinzi is bound to win, but I'm afraid that Pan Xincheng won't readily agree, he is your person, what do you say?"

There was a look of hesitation in the eyes of the Nie City Lord, he stroked his beard, and after groaning, a trace of tenacity flashed in his eyes, and he said like breaking snow and ice: "Everything depends on Emperor Xuan's decision." ”

Emperor Xuan smiled coldly when he heard this, turned his back to the Nie City Lord, and said in a tone of appreciation: "Okay, if you want to achieve great things, you must be ruthless, and you really didn't disappoint me." ”

The city lord of Nie knew in his heart that if Pan Xincheng alone caused the disaster of slaughtering the city, so that thousands of people were in dire straits, it was really risking the disapproval of the world, weighing the pros and cons, and naturally he had to make a decision immediately.

Emperor Xuan is very experienced, and naturally he also saw the heart of the Nie City Lord, he turned around and walked in front of the Nie City Lord, patted him on the shoulder, and said lightly: "Don't worry, until the last resort, the old man will not hurt his life, speaking of which, this son is a character, the old man was the same as him many years ago, he obeyed the teacher's orders and protected the peace." But ......"

Speaking of this, Emperor Xuan seemed to be unsatisfied, but he smiled bitterly and diverted the topic: "That's it, the old man doesn't want to mention it." It is also true that you can do as much as you can. The old man is now more than 100 years old, but he is still racking his brains all day long for the chaos of the world, thinking about inheriting the master's order and conforming to the will of the people, in order to do his best, and then die. ”

Although the city lord of Nie showed admiration on his face, he sneered in his heart, although he was not particularly clear about the origin of Emperor Xuan, but after all, he knew that he was the hall master of the demon path "Ying Gong Hall", and his evil deeds in his life were innumerable, and under his leadership, the slaughter of the city often happened.

Although the Ying Gong Hall was not one of the six major factions of the Demon Sect, the Nie City Lord knew that his hall master, Emperor Xuan, was unfathomable. Two months ago, I never thought that Emperor Xuan would find him, no matter how humble he was on the surface, and under the coercion on the inside, he had to bow his head, first, he was by no means an opponent of Emperor Xuan, and secondly, he was in danger of the safety of the people of a city, how could he be rash?

Emperor Xuan sat down on the chair next to the Nie City Lord, glanced at the coffee table, and said, "What do you think of the tea that the old man gave you?"

The city lord of Nie was interrupted by Emperor Xuan, came back to his senses, looked at Emperor Xuan, and said with a slight smile: "This tea is indeed the best grade, it is the first time to drink it in Xia Ping's life, the taste is sweet, refreshing, and it is more than half a hundred years old in Xia, which is suitable for the old man to drink at this age." As he spoke, he picked up the teacup that had been half a cup of drink and took a sip.

Emperor Xuan looked at him silently, and suddenly looked up and smiled.

City Lord Nie frowned, looked at Emperor Xuan, and wondered, "Why are you laughing?"

Emperor Xuan's laughter gradually fell, and only then did he speak: "Does City Lord Nie know the origin of this tea?"

City Lord Nie hesitated for a moment, frowned, and said, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Emperor Xuan sneered, stood up, took two steps forward with his hands, turned his back to the Nie City Lord, and said slowly: "This tea grows in the 'Hundred Poison Forest', and is refined from the essence of hundreds of colorless and odorless poisons. ”

"Pop" The teacup in the hand of the Nie City Lord fell to the ground and fell to pieces.

City Lord Nie's face was pale, and he looked at Emperor Xuan's back with an incredulous expression, opening his mouth slightly, but his brain was disordered, and he couldn't say a word.

Emperor Xuan seemed to have expected that City Lord Nie would have such a reaction, he smiled coldly, slowly turned around, waved his hand and said: "City Lord Nie don't need to panic, you can be regarded as an old fox, if it is clear that the poison will be sent to you, will you still drink it?"

Nie City Lord Huo Di got up, the expression in his eyes was intricate, mixed with horror, stunned, and even a trace of doubt, he took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, his expression gradually returned to normal, opened his eyes, and slowly spoke: "It turns out that I have long thought about putting me to death, but I don't understand, no one in Yulin City has offended my feet, Nie has always been obedient to his feet, I don't know why he wants to deal with the old man who is over half a hundred years old so deliberately?"

Emperor Xuan calmly paced slowly in the hall with his hands in his hands, and only after a while did he slowly say: "The old man knows that the city lord of Nie has tried many ways to try this tea, and he only dares to drink it after making sure that it is correct. ”

Emperor Xuan paused and said: "Although 'Baiwuzi' is a strange poison, it must be a two-pronged approach to be effective, otherwise it is tea, which is harmless to humans and animals, so the city lord of Nie does not have to worry." ”

"A two-pronged approach?...... What does it mean?" City Lord Nie sat on the leaf, his pupils slowly contracting.

"The so-called two-pronged approach means that there is also a kind of tea that must be taken to be poisoned. Emperor Xuan said slowly.

Nie City Lord breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this, but he seemed to understand in his heart that this person in front of him was not an existence that he could deal with in terms of city government and means. If there is such a person in the world, I am afraid that there will be no peace in the world.

Emperor Xuan paced to the chair beside him and sat down, the city lord of Nie looked at him, but saw that he was hiding his face in a black veil, and he couldn't see his face clearly at all, plus it was so mysterious, it was really tricky.

It's midnight, and it's quiet outside.

There was silence in the room for a while, and after a while, Emperor Xuan suddenly interrupted the silence and said slowly: "City Lord Nie doesn't have to worry, as long as you listen to the old man in the future, the old man will naturally not harm you, but will help you, and confirm the name of this city lord who is supported by all the people." ”

The city lord of Nie had mixed feelings in his heart, and he muttered for a long time, and finally his heart was crossed, he got up and made a gesture to Emperor Xuan, and arched his hand: "As long as you don't kill the people in the city and don't hurt the people in the city, you will definitely serve the Emperor Xuan after the next day." ”

Emperor Xuan looked up and smiled, helped the city lord of Nie to sit back, and said slowly: "The one who knows the times is Junjie, and at the moment there is a dispute between the demons and demons, and the city lords are also conquering the city, and the lives are ruined, and the common people are already in danger, and the next ambition is to be able to calm the troubled times in his lifetime and dominate the world.

The city lord of Nie smiled faintly and echoed: "What Emperor Xuan said is that the next word is like an initiation, so that Nie can see the sun. ”

Emperor Xuan laughed, and the laughter drifted away faintly.

City Lord Nie frowned and said in a low voice, "Then what should we do next?"

Emperor Xuan's laughter gradually fell, waved his hand, and said slowly: "Don't worry, since Qilinzi also went to Yijian Villa, the old man will meet him there." This is the case in the city for the time being, and don't make any extraneous branches. ”

City Lord Nie nodded, and was about to speak, but the door was suddenly pushed open, and a beautiful woman dressed in turquoise clothes walked in from outside the door, holding a long sword with a pitch-black body in her hand, which did not seem to be of extraordinary quality.

The woman in green walked to the hall and bowed to Emperor Xuan, "Hall master, there is news from the inn." ”

Emperor Xuan smiled faintly and said straightforwardly: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

The woman in green replied and continued, "Pan Xincheng left with the Qilinzi Imperial Sword. ”

Emperor Xuan pondered for a while, got up and said: "I didn't expect Pan Xincheng to be so powerful, and he repeatedly saw through my intentions, so let him take the unicorn to the banquet, and the old man was waiting for him there." ”

The woman in green bowed slightly, turned around and exited the door.