A day later

The three of Xing Yu stepped out of the carriage, looking at the familiar environment, and suddenly felt good, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but rise.

Immediately, they knocked on the wooden door.

"It's coming, it's coming. A familiar female voice sounded very busy, and "Oooo

"Who?" Lan Ji said, opening the door.

"Sister Lan Ji. Chen greeted with a smile.

"Oops, you're back. Lan Ji was overjoyed, threw the broom in his hand, and hurriedly grabbed Chen's hand.

"Sister Lan Ji. Xing Xuan lowered her head and said, Amon on the side greeted her slightly.

"Oh, you're back, first in the first house. Lan Ji happily pulled Chen towards the house, "Amon, Yue'er always talks about you, although I haven't seen you for a month, she always shouts to hear you tell stories." ”

Amon smiled sheepishly.

"Sister Lan Ji, where is Brother Lu?" Xing Xuan changed the subject and stepped forward to ask.

"Oh, your brother Lu still goes out to sing with everyone. Lan Ji said.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something.

"Xiao Zhen, I heard from Shang Jia that there are many things going on in the county town, so you didn't get involved. ”

"Uh........." Xing Yan scratched his head when he heard this.

In the letter, he just reported that he was safe, and explained what everyone should do next in Kuicheng, and did not say a word about what happened in the county town, because he was afraid that they would worry.

Not to mention the assassination of Xing Xuan, who was almost killed by the cursed power.

Overall, there was no danger, and he didn't plan to tell them to make them worry, but Xing Ji was preoccupied at this time, and he hesitated when he heard Lan Ji mention it, which caused Lan Ji's suspicions.

"What's the matter? Yuan Hall gave you a task? You got involved?" Lan Ji was anxious when he saw this, and hurriedly asked.

Fortunately, Chen hurriedly stepped forward and said it for Xingxuan.

"It's okay, Sister Lan, there are indeed many things happening in the county town, and the Yuan Palace has indeed given us tasks, but these tasks are all small things, Brother Xin's official position is only the head of the guard, just let us fight, there is no danger." Chen said.

"Yes, that's right, that's right. Xing Xuan hurriedly said.

"Oh, that's right. Lan Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In the past two days, everyone heard the news from somewhere, saying that something big had happened in the county town, and your eldest brother Lu was worried about you all day long, and the gods were uncomfortable. ”

"It worries Sister Lan. ”

"But it's not, you don't know those merchants, what they said is terrifying, there are monsters in what county, and there are many bandits on the street to kill people........."

Xing Xuan and Chen glanced at each other.

This is the incident of the Burning Ceremony, from this incident, first Dingchen Sima was imprisoned, and then the Holy See was found, the old man, the general of Xiaocai, the vanguard general, and many generals were exiled to their homes, but I didn't expect that the Yuan Hall would prohibit discussion no matter how fast, and the speed of transmission would be so fast.

"Sister Lan, don't tell outsiders about this matter. Xing Xuan said, "Let's not talk about the county town. ”

"Okay, don't mention it, you're okay, it's fine. Lan Ji smiled and said.

Two hours later - North Hill Barracks

The two men stood on the hillside, looking at the mountains, and one of them, a young man with an older face, spoke.

"You're back, did you receive those things?"

"Got it," Xing Xuan said, "thank you for your investigation, this is an important clue." ”

"It's okay, it's all trifles. Qianyun said and frowned, "I should repay the favor you gave my sister a favor, but for the rest, I didn't find anything particularly important, for example, what is the embroidery hall?"

"Don't worry about that, I've got a clue about it. The corners of Xingxi's mouth went up, "How is your sister doing?"

"Very good, it's still the same, then again, she asked me to ask you, and I'm also very puzzled when I say it, where did you get that alchemy method?" Qianyun frowned and said.

"Doesn't it work?" asked Xing Zhen, turning her head.

"It's so effective. Qianyun sighed, "To be honest, I didn't expect her to come to me, although it was also for me to ask you on my behalf." ”

As he spoke, Qianyun looked at Xingyun.

However, she is much happier than before, she has broken through to the second-order alchemist, although she is much slower than others, but it shows that her efforts have not been in vain. ”

"It's good to be useful. Xing Xuan looked at the sword in his hand and said, "As for how it came about, I can't tell you two about this, you just let her learn according to the above, and when that book is ready, I will give her the rest." ”

Qianyun narrowed her eyes and looked at Xing Xuan with a strange look.

Xing Xuan's eyes widened, and her eyebrows raised: "Why do you look at me like this?"

"I think you're a complete monster. Qianyun said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Xing Yan laughed when he heard this, and didn't say anything.

"How's it going, what's going on in Kuicheng? Xing Zhen asked.

"Nothing happened in Kuicheng, the only thing that has been strange lately is that the conscription has suddenly begun, and the security patrols of the streets are much more frequent than usual, and even the curfew has been activated. ”

"What's going on?" Xing Yan said in surprise.

"I don't know, isn't this an order from the Yuan Palace?" Qian Yun said strangely, "You have been in the county town for a month, and you haven't heard this order?"

Xing Zhen blinked.

To be honest, although he has been committed to investigating the case, he can't say that he knows everything about the Yuan Palace, but he can definitely know about such a major matter as conscription.

But in fact, he had never heard of it in the county.

"Why, haven't you heard of this in the county town?" Qianyun looked at Xing Xuan in surprise, "This conscription can't be the city lord's private conscription, there is a text from the Yuan Palace." ”

Xing Yu didn't answer him, but said, "Maybe there have been too many things happening in the county town recently, so in order to appease the people, this order was not issued to the people of the county town. ”

As he spoke, Xing Xuan looked at Qianyun: "What I care about is why I have to recruit soldiers at this time, and the Yuan Hall is going to fight?"

Qianyun glanced at him: "I'm your personal soldier, you don't know where I went." ”

It's true, Qianyun is just a petty officer, how can he know so much?

Xing Zhen's face was worried, and he remembered the conversation between Sun Jing and himself that day.

When the war was mentioned that day, General Changsun looked panicked and rebuked himself, which seemed very suspicious.

Ten days later

And so ten days passed without incident.

During these ten days, in addition to pursuing the matter of the Embroidery Palace in Kuicheng, Xing Xuan also cooperated with Chen and Amon to cultivate with Feng Ye.

Speaking of this, Xing Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, I wanted to use the power of the Embroidery Palace to investigate the incident, but I didn't expect that this matter was related to the Embroidery Palace.

However, Yingchen Ji is still very righteous and reliable, and promised that she would investigate the matter, and if there is a clue, she will notify him as soon as possible.

The assassination incident closely related to himself buried the Wu family.

But he doesn't plan to be idle, since the token was found in Kuicheng, then Kuicheng must also have the figure of the embroidery hall, and it is likely that there will be gains from the investigation.

And Feng Ye also revealed to him something that seemed to be about the Embroidered Clothes Palace.

It turns out that Kuicheng has always had people who are hiding in the shadows, and these people are responsible for forcing those who have not returned to the Yuan Hall to enter the Yuan Palace, monitoring the subjects, and eliminating dissidents, Feng Ye is hiding in the red maple forest in order to avoid them, pretending to be a hunter.

Feng Ye's appearance at the scene in the last Battle of Kuicheng had already attracted their attention, and after that, if it wasn't for something important, Feng Ye hadn't even come out.

Knowing this information, it is tantamount to a great help for Xing Zhen to explore the Embroidery Palace.

But this matter is not in a hurry, after all, it is the Yuan Palace's institutions that monitor the ministers and control the government and the opposition, and they must be slowed down.

In a thick bamboo, Xing Xuan is practicing in the courtyard according to the swordsmanship above the ten cherry blossoms, between a lift and a stab, the body is very beautiful and light, but the killing machine is hidden, and where it is pointed, it is all sharp and decisive, and the edge is suddenly revealed.

Even Feng Ye, who was watching from the sidelines, was full of praise for Xing Xuan's swordsmanship.

Xing Zhen himself felt hearty when he practiced this set of swordsmanship, this swordsmanship used his own strength to a great extent, and if the body technique was correct and exquisite, it could even double the power used, destroying gold and jade, as simple as cutting off a strand of hair.

However, Xing Xuan is not an easy person to satisfy, although this sword technique is powerful, but the essence of it is also extremely difficult to understand.

That essence is the sword qi, the invincible sword qi.

Beginners damage enemies with the blade of the sword, and yes, most people are just beginners in swords.

Only those who participate in the sword intent can be regarded as entering the hall, breaking through to the next stage of the sword rank, getting rid of the name of beginner, and then fusing their own killing intent and strength, turning their own aura into a blade, and what they want is to cultivate their minds.

And when the sword intent is truly integrated, it is the process of knowing all things and integrating oneself into nature, which is the so-called "unity of heaven and man".

In this regard, the Yuan power of the Yuan has become a kind of obstruction, because the existence of the elements can be perceived, and the elements are classified, and they are not pure in themselves, and the cultivation of the mind must be wiped out of the dirt in the heart, and then the cultivation of the mind is much more difficult than ordinary people.

So these days, even if Xing Xuan has learned some of these sword skills according to the gourd painting scoop, although he is not very proficient, he can still exert his power. But for the sword qi, he didn't have the slightest clue, and he didn't even touch the skin.

Of course, this is also a very normal thing, the sword qi itself is extremely difficult to do, that requires not only a person's sword skills, but also a person's sword heart, which cannot be cultivated one day.

But he himself is a person who strives for excellence, and the matter of sword qi has aroused his great interest, so Xing Xuan is basically completely obsessed with studying that sword technique, cultivating his own heart, if there is nothing important, in addition to element absorption, it is to cultivate the mind and practice the sword technique.

Fortunately, Feng Ye is here, and as a fairly senior element, he naturally has also cultivated his mind and can guide the direction of Xing Ye's cultivation.

But the matter of cultivating the mind is completely dependent on one's own epiphany, and although it is difficult, it can benefit a lot from it, and there is no harm in it, and it is helpful for many things.

in the valley

The sound of the rushing water is crisp and pleasant, the waterfall is a curtain created by nature, hanging on the cliff, and the elk shuttle between the woods and the stream, which is more quiet and indifferent.

This is a quiet area in the Warcraft Mountain Range, and it is a good place to cultivate the mind.

However, although this place is quiet and remote, there may be demonic beasts after all, which is also what Xing Xuan wants.

I have to say that he is really bold, he thinks that not only does he need to be quiet in cultivating his mind, but he also needs to be in danger that may come. In this way, the tempering of the state of mind is more effective.

Of course, these were not something he came up with, but Feng Ye gave him several ways, and he picked the most difficult one.

Just imagine that when cultivating the mind, there may be a demonic beast around you from time to time, and how to cultivate the mind, it is also very effective to be able to cultivate the mind in this environment, and it is really invalid to say that it is invalid.

Hoshiso sat on a stone in the river in front of the waterfall, holding his breath as the roar of the waterfall continued behind him.

His hand slowly picked up the sword, and in an instant, he slashed out a cross.

"Ten seals, stabs, oblique slashes!" Xing Xuan muttered to himself, in the sword light and sword shadow, the momentum alone made people dare not step forward.

Xing Xuan sighed helplessly.

The threshold of sword qi has still not been touched.

At this moment, a rustling sound was heard in the woods, which alerted Xing Zhen.