The three of Xing sat on the ground, absorbing Yuan Li to practice.

It's not that they are so diligent and hardworking, and they still have to work hard to cultivate in such a situation, not to mention that in the illusion realm, cultivation is useless.

They were just trying to give themselves some attention and try not to pay attention to the eyes outside the window.

Outside the window fence, a pair of old eyes stared at the inside, as if a pirate was looking at a treasure map, the wrinkled corners of the eyes, and the dry folded skin, making people think that an old turtledove was standing outside.

The only thing that is different from the old turtledove is that he still wears a monocle on his eyes.

An old man sat outside, staring at the three of Xing Zhen, but he didn't even say a word, and the three of Xing Zhen were very uncomfortable, so he could only meditate and try his best to forget about it.

Not only Xingxuan, but the two young men who were guarding next to the old man pouted helplessly, and their faces were extremely ugly.

They had been standing here for three hours.

"The village chief...... Village elder?" one of the young men couldn't help it, leaned over slightly, and leaned into the village chief's ear with a flattering face.

The village chief didn't pay any attention to him at all, and still stared inside with the eyes of an old turtledove looking at food.

Just when the young man was about to give up, suddenly, he discovered something.

"Whew~Whew~"

The gentle snoring is like a rising tide, and the movement is light, slight and full of echoes.

But the sound fell on the ears of the two young adults, like a few thunderbolts exploding in their ears.

They pursed their lips and nodded at each other.

"Three, two, one. They lip-synced to each other.

The next moment, there was a thunderclap on the ground, and the three of Xing Yu jumped.

"Village Chief!!Evil monsters and demons are attacking again!!"

The old man's figure suddenly moved, and he quickly sat up.

"Ah, ah, where are the demons?

The old man shook his head violently, looked east and west, panting, and his beard cocked like a frightened old goat.

When he eased up a little, the sky around him was high and cloudy, and the wind and waves were calm, he reacted and looked at the two teenagers angrily.

Without waiting for the village chief to speak, two young men hurriedly approached him.

"Village Chief, aren't you afraid that you will freeze outside? ”

"Yes, village chief, besides, aren't you here to ask questions?"

The two of them sang and harmonized, and the old man who had just woken up flickered over, and then, the eyes of the old turtledove glanced at the three people in the firewood room.

No matter that these three are ruthless, the blood stained on their hands is not the slightest bit, and they are also shocked at this moment.

But it's not that I'm afraid, but I don't know what else this old man has, and this hand has already shocked them just now.

Not to mention the old guy's deterrence that he stared at for three hours, just the hand of sleeping with his eyes open, two words, absolutely absolute.

"Ahem," the old village chief cleared his throat, "I heard that you can deal with demons?"

"Yes, are you the village chief here?"

"I'm the village chief here. The old man suddenly raised his head proudly, as if he was not the village chief, and his high spirit was more like a knighthood.

The stars who watched it were dumbfounded.

What kind of road is this? You can answer yes or no, why are you adding so many words? And so loudly.

The three of them squinted their eyes, feeling that things were becoming more and more unreliable, and Wei Xian sighed heavily, as if he felt that he couldn't escape this illusion.

"We have a plea for you. At this time, the village chief suddenly straightened his posture and said very seriously.

“......... You say. Ying Chenji said softly.

"Our village chief, in the midst of all the dangers, if you look at these young men, I can't bear to think that they will be walking on thin ice every day in the future. The village chief looked bitter and hateful, the corners of his mouth twitched, as if he was about to cry again, "Tell me, what is this called, the village is suffering from such difficulties, forget about old men like us, what can they do like this, without them, who will be the queen of our old palace, no, who will continue the incense for the village." ”

"What the hell do you want us to do? Kill the spirits? We'll do it. Xing Xuan was a little impatient and quickly interrupted him.

"Yes, that's right, kill the demon spirit. The village chief's face instantly turned calm, faint, and looked at Xing Xuan and the others condescendingly.

The three of Xing Yu blinked, looking at the village chief with his head held high outside the window, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching.

Not long — foggy swamps

This is a terrible swamp, no matter what the weather outside, the inside of the swamp is covered by a thick fog all the year round, the fog is hazy, you can barely see your fingers, and the little green light in the swamp is even more strange.

"Smack. A pair of boots stepped on the half-sunken leaves of the tree, and the crisp sound broke the dead silence of the Foggy Swamp.

"Quack, quack!" A few crows swept across the sky, and the trees in the mist with only shapes were dancing their teeth and claws, as if the demon had opened its bloody mouth.

"Jobo, Spiaro. With a muffled sound of chanting incantations, a beam of light lit up from Ying Chenji's hand, dispelling the fog near the three of them.

But only by the three of them.

Although the three of them are all veterans on the battlefield and have seen many scenes, they naturally can't be afraid of anything, but when they step into such a dangerous place, the three of them are still very cautious, and they don't dare to be experienced and relaxed.

As they progressed deeper into the swamp, there was still dead silence around them, and every now and then a cold gust of wind brushed their faces like a blade pointed at the bridge of their noses.

Suddenly, as they approached the center of the swamp, a broken carriage and bloodstains on the side of the road caught their attention.

A yin wind swept at this time, and the fishy smell in the wind shocked the three of them, the three of them were indeed well-trained officers, and they were close together in half a second, and behind each of them was a comrade-in-arms who was always vigilant around.

At this time, a black mist shadow swept through the forest next to them, and the sound of "brushing" disappeared again.

"Who!" Xing Xuan's perception is indeed sensitive to the point of being different from ordinary people, and it is the movement that occurs at this moment that he captures the action, and he hits three black-red shock waves one after another, and suddenly, several explosions resounded in the swamp, and the trees and grass fell in response, and the smoke of gunpowder filled

"Be careful!" Ying Chenji suddenly shouted, and the long sword in her hand had already been swung out.

Imperial capital

Luan Yan opened his eyes suddenly.

He paused, and quickly sat up in a dragon-patterned robe.

"Someone!

A eunuch hurriedly trotted over and fell to his knees.

"Superior, it's not dawn yet. ”

The stars were shining outside, but it was still under a dark curtain.

Luan Yan, who was rubbing the bridge of his nose, suddenly stopped, his eyes were very gloomy, and the ominous premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger.

"Is there any news from the front?" Luan Yan said.

"Qi Yu is on top, not yet. The eunuch said.

"Immediately pass my order, let the commander of the Chinese army and the commander of the palace guard come to see me!" Luan Yan said, "Immediately!"

Seeing this, the eunuch didn't dare to delay a little, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "No!"

When the eunuch retreated, Luan Yan subconsciously looked at the Nine Phoenix Diagram hanging high behind him,

It was a magnificent painting representing supreme power, a legendary story of the Nine Phoenix Flames burning the heavens, which won Luan Yan's heart in the past, but at this time, a burst of ice hit Luan Yan's heart.

Not much

Luan Yan clenched the fold in his hand and paced it over, his face becoming more and more ugly, and his muscles flared up.

At the foot of the stairs, two adults wearing lion-like gilt armor knelt on the ground, their heads buried deep in their knees, and they didn't dare to breathe.

"Bold!" Suddenly, a broken cry suddenly resounded throughout the hall, and the two people under the stairs were both agitated spirits.

"How dare they do this!" Luan Yan shouted violently, "Gong Yuan!"

"The minister is here!"

"Where is the thief now!"

"Lord Qiqi, all the thieves have been controlled by us, and the chaotic imperial capital has returned to peace. The Chinese army general Marshal Gong Yuan said, "There are ten ministers directly involved here, and the rest of the party has not had time to investigate, although the coup d'état came suddenly, but the superior is obedient to the people, and the blessings are profound, we will soon be able to control the situation, please rest assured." ”

"Give me an interrogation immediately!" Luan Yan shouted violently, "Find out all those who are involved, no matter who they are!"

"No. Gong Yuan hesitated, but still took out a letter from his arms, "My lord, although we haven't investigated it carefully, we have found this letter from Yu Situ's body, and it is from the Fengchen clan in the frontier. ”

"Presumptuous!" Luan Yan yelled, "Lone said, no matter who it is, all of them will be executed!"

"Superior, please listen to the next word," said the palace guard, "I think that the matter of the Toyotomi clan should be thought again." ”

Luan Yan stared at him closely, his eyes seemed to be a cheetah looking at a jackal who dared to disobey him, full of anger and incomprehension.

Luan Yan walked down the steps in a few steps, grabbed him by the collar, and stared at his eyes tightly.

"They want to kill the orphans! So many people want to kill the orphans!"

"On the throne, the Toyotomi clan colluded with the rebels, so they should naturally be killed, but now the thieves outside are knocking on the door, and the battle is in full swing, and the Toyotomi clan has not participated in the Luan thieves. ”

After being reminded by the commander of the palace guards, the anger in Luan Yan's heart disappeared by half, but his brows were still tightly furrowed.

"Go on!"

"Second, if the Toyotomi clan is guilty of colluding with the rebels, after all, it is a prince of one side who has troops outside, and if it is dealt with toughly, once it is forced to rebel, I am afraid it will become a variable in the war situation. ”

Luan Yan nodded when he heard this.

"What Qing said is reasonable, according to your opinion. ”

"Why don't you summon the patriarch of the Toyotomi clan into the royal capital, once he arrives here, he can be controlled by our people, and the Toyotomi clan has to surrender to us. Gong Yuan continued, "If he doesn't come, it will be a crime of treason, and there is no doubt about the thief, I believe that the Toyotomi clan will not dare to tear our faces easily, in this way, the Toyotomi clan will be played by us in the palm of our hands, and we will be in the ascendant, we need support here, and it will not be too late to deal with them in the future." ”

The commander of the palace guards glared angrily at Gong Yuan next to him, and snorted imperceptibly.

"Good idea. Luan Yan said, "Let's do it like this, as for the other people, those ministers in the court, if they have anything to do with this matter, they will all kill the Nine Clans!

"No!" the two of them gave their hands to their orders.

In the illusion

"Ahhh

Xing Xuan drew his sword from the cloud of smoke and blew on the black powder with his mouth.

It was the blood of the demon spirit, and the demon spirit had already been attacked by the three of them, and its soul was scattered and turned into clouds of smoke.

"I thought it was something powerful. Xing Xuan pursed his lips and said, "That's it." ”

"Be careful, we don't know what else to expect. Wei Xian said, "According to my feelings, our progress in the illusion has been pushed one step further. ”

"A step?" Ying Chenji wondered.

"I can't describe the feeling. "It seems like we're going farther and farther down the same road, but we don't know what's at the end." ”

Xing Zhen and Ying Chenji didn't know why, and shook their heads.

Indeed, as Wei Xian said, from the moment the sword pierced the demon spirit's throat, the entire illusion underwent subtle changes invisibly, and as for what would happen after that, no one could have predicted.