Chapter 3: Waking Up from a Dream at the End of the World
Yan Zishuang got up and said: "The family teacher does have the friendship of the county lord, but not long after the world was peaceful, the people of Li had just lived a peaceful life for a few years, and the family teacher really didn't want to see the lives of the people, and as for forcing the county lord to marry into the royal family, it was also a last resort. The county lord indulges his talents, if he does what he wants, but in a year and a half, the county lord can regain control of the military and political power of Youji, and when the time comes, there is no longer a force in the world that can curb the power of the Youji Iron Cavalry, and only by making the county lord leave Youji can he draw salary. As for the matter of harmony, the suzerain also can't bear to live alone with the county lord, although the emperor is benevolent and may not be the county lord's intentions, but he always respects and loves the county lord. The county lord does not live separately, not allowed, the first emperor never dared to enter the county lord's residence half a step, the county lord raised the nine highnesses alone, did not allow the first emperor to be close to his son, the first emperor is also awe-inspiring to obey, dare not go against the county lord's will, Jianping fifteen years, the first emperor succeeded to the throne, although he set up a wife and concubine Tang as the queen, but the county lord of Jin Feng is the emperor's concubine, and the regulation of living is like the queen, the royal family can say that the county lord is courteous, and there is no slightest humiliation, and there are nine highnesses Cheng Huan knee, when you can comfort the county lord lonely, this is also a painstaking family teacher, please understand. β
Qingping said coldly: " In the past, Yang Wei and Yue Qiuxin asked the county lord to give birth to an heir for the royal family, didn't they just want to take advantage of the love of mother and son, and wanted to seize the power of Youji, even if they knew the power of the county lord, although the county lord was in Luoyang, he could only remotely control the overall situation of Youji, but he had already regained the power of Youji in a few years, since the birth of the Nine Palaces in the sixth year of Jianping, the royal family did everything possible to get the county lord to agree to set up this child as the prince of Yanwang, but unfortunately the county lord has made up his mind, and the status of the prince of Chengyu is stable, and the royal family has tried to put the Nine Highnesses in control, but unfortunately the authority of the county lord is not slightly reduced because of being trapped in Luoyang, and the county lord has lived in simplicity for more than ten years, His Royal Highness the Ninth is hidden in the deep palace, not to mention outsiders, even the crown prince Yang Tong never wants to see this child. The royal family saw that it was impossible to influence the county lord through family affection, and the plan could not succeed, so he was ruthless, Yonghe five years, Luoyang Palace changed, Yang Tong died in the chaos, the new monarch succeeded to the throne, the court situation has just stabilized, the county lord wrote to ask to return to Youji, this is the old law, the royal family can not stop it, but some people do not want the county lord to return to their homeland, in front of the county lord's line, taking advantage of the dark moon and high wind, the county lord's bedroom turned into a scorched earth, although the county lord is alone in Luoyang, but the masters around him are like clouds, at that time the government was under the control of the Tang family, if it were not Yang, The Tang family joined forces, and with the help of Cuihu, how could they catch it all, Tang Ergongzi, Fairy Yan, do you say?"
Yan Zishuang sighed: "It turns out that Miss Qingping came to Xingshi to ask for guilt, I didn't expect that Mr. Qingjue had left Youji for many years, and he still knew everything about the matter of the county lord of Huofeng, but the matter of the county lord was done by Yang Yanyu, and it had nothing to do with Cuihu. β
Tang Zhonghai also said solemnly: "What Fairy Yan said is exactly what Tang wants to say, the Tang clan treats the county lord of Huofeng as a celestial, not to mention that there is an army of Youji as the backing of the county lord, how can he want to cover up for this, the death of the county lord and my father also regret it, not to mention that the disappearance of the Nine Emperor Sons is even more so that the father often blames himself, and he should not let the only bone and blood of the county lord flow outside, I don't know that the two young ladies came today, but the order of the respected teacher?" On the same day, the county lord immortal died, and the imperial court once sent an envoy to Youji to explain the matter to King Yan and the prince, and the respected master must still have contact with Youji, and should know that this matter has nothing to do with the imperial court. β
Qingping said coldly: "We don't have any evidence for this matter, so naturally we can't use this to make trouble, and besides, the county lord's revenge has been avenged, and we are just for the sake of the family teacher today." Even if others don't know about this matter, you Cuihu also knows, the family teacher admires the county lord, many people know, if the county lord marries his beloved, the family teacher is willing to serve the county lord and wife for life, die and do not regret, but the county lord is forced to marry into the royal family, the family teacher is ashamed of himself can not recover the overall situation, after leaving Youji, it is even more depressed, two years ago the news of the death of the county lord came, the family teacher cried blood for it, abandoned my sister and left, now the family teacher and student die do not know, as a disciple, how can you not avenge the master, but you are a fairy in the green lake, Yue Qiuxin is a generation of grandmasters, after retiring out of the footprints of the green lake, it is not easy to take revengeγ My sister could only be sad and humiliated, and there was no quarrel with the world in Dongting, who knew that today I learned that the fairy trail of the Cuihu disciple was here, it was really a godsend, and if I could take the life of the fairy, whether the family teacher was alive or dead, it was enough to comfort my life, I don't know if Fairy Yan dared to fight with my sister. β
Yan Zishuang smiled faintly and said: "The two young ladies are the disciples of Mr. Qingjue, how dare Zishuang disobey such a challenge, if Zishuang is defeated, it is naturally at the disposal of the two young ladies, if Zishuang wins, what should the two of them do?"
At this time, Lu Qi, who had been silent, said coldly: "There is only one death." Her voice was as cold as ice and snow, chilling out of thin air, and like a spring melting ice spring, with a certain heart-warming rhythm. At this moment, the originally beautiful and lonely girl seemed to have turned into a sharp sword, and the cold light was shining, although she only said one word, everyone could perceive the persistence in this girl's heart.
Yan Zishuang frowned slightly, she was not afraid of the competition with these two girls, the disciples of Cuihu had never been afraid of anyone in martial arts, not to mention that although Mr. Qingjue was also the top master in the world, but these two girls were first-class skills at most, she was worried that if these two girls died in her own hands, then the hatred between Cuihu and Youji would be even more difficult to resolve. June 14 next year, it is the twentieth birthday of Luo Chengyu, the son of King Yan, Luo Chengyu will officially inherit the throne of King Yan, the enmity of his parents is not the same as the sky, not to mention the enmity of the lord of Huofeng, although Luo Chengyu looks like a humble gentleman, but he is scheming, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain, with the support of the lord of Huofeng County, he has already firmly grasped Youji, although it is inevitable that there will be hostility in the future, but Yan Zishuang does not want to give him another reason to turn his face with Cuihu.
Qingping raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Isn't it possible that Fairy Yan doesn't dare to sacrifice his life to fight, although the fairy can rest assured, our sisters have never been to Youji, even if the fairy kills us, it doesn't matter." β
Yan Zishuang smiled bitterly and said: "The two young ladies are hard pressed against each other, and Zishuang has no choice but to accept the challenge, but Zishuang has a word first, and it is not my wish to fight for life and death, if Zishuang is lucky enough to win, how about asking the two young ladies to accompany me for a year? If the two young ladies do not agree to this bet, Zishuang will abandon the battle and run away, and will not dare to fight with the two young ladies." β
Qingping frowned, she saw that Yan Zishuang had made up her mind, and now there were others upstairs in Yueyang, if Yan Zishuang resolutely refused to accept the challenge, then they were helpless, and glanced back at Lu Qi, Qingping's eyes revealed the meaning of inquiry, although on weekdays, it was Qingping who was in charge of the two of them, but for the major matters of life and death, it was often Lu Qi who took the idea. Lu Qi's cold eyes flashed coldly, and he said, "Each according to the destiny of heaven." β
Yan Zishuang and the others were at a loss, not knowing what Lu Qi was going to say, only Qingping understood in her heart, and explained: "What my sister means is that we don't need to talk about any conditions, you can escape if you lose, you can die, and the same is true if we are defeated, if you have the ability to leave our sisters, what does it matter if you are a girl for a year." β
Yan Zishuang smiled slightly, and said in her heart, if they are captured alive and forced to stay by their side for a year, subtly, maybe Cuihu will have two more disciples with excellent qualifications, so he said: "That is the case, Zishuang promised to fight, but we must not fight in the famous building, so as not to damage the ink treasure of the ancestors, let's go to the front of the building to compete, but I don't know which of the two young ladies will go out first." β
Qingping said coldly: "Our sisters have always joined forces to fight, if you are afraid, the most you can do is find a helper." Yan Zishuang had already prepared, and when she saw that she could cooperate without words, she knew that the two women must have a heart-to-heart connection, and it was natural for her to practice a set of joint swordsmanship, so she smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, two young ladies, please." β
Qingping and Lu Qi glanced at each other, their eyes showed a faint joy, Qingping turned her head to the gray-clothed young man and smiled: "Zijing, we will leave Dongting after today, and you will live alone in the future, don't let others bully you, you know?"
A panicked look suddenly flashed in the eyes of the gray-clothed young man, and he took a step forward to stand in front of Qingping, and said bitterly: "No, sister, don't leave Zijing behind." β
A trace of helplessness flashed in Qingping's eyes, and she stretched out her slender hand and patted the young man's shoulder and said, "Zijing, I'm sorry, you can't go with me." Just when her slender hand was about to touch the young man's shirt, the gray-clothed young man's face suddenly turned pale, staggered back a few steps, and said tremblingly: "Yes, Zijing knows." Qingping's heart is wide, the willow waist is turned, the delicate body is like a swallow through the forest out of the window, people look back in the air and smile, the flowers are discolored, a red dress is blown by the wind to hunt, the clothes are in the wind, slowly falling, at this time the green shadow flashed, the green Qi jumped out, as if a gust of wind as fast and light, the two women one fast and one slow, the body met in the air, and at the same time stretched out the left hand to hold together, and then the body circled up like a windmill, the red shadow entangled the green shadow, like a butterfly fluttering and falling, and like a fairy falling into the mortal dust.
Yan Zishuang's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, with her eyes, she could naturally see that the two women's internal force cultivation was still insufficient, and it was difficult to fall straight to the ground from a dozen high-rise buildings, but she couldn't imagine that the two women used such a method to gather the internal forces together, and used the interaction between clothes and internal forces to slow down the speed of decline, which shows that the intelligence and hearts of the two women are connected, not to mention that they can also give themselves a dismount and take the lead. However, this height is naturally not in Yan Zishuang's eyes, she smiled indifferently, her figure flashed, and everyone only felt that there was a flower in front of her, and Yan Zishuang had already flown downstairs like a wing, her posture was light and elegant, and she fell to the ground almost at the same time as Shuangjue, and she was not shocked. Everyone upstairs applauded, and Yan Zishuang's body style had already covered up all the light of the double absolute.
At this time, everyone upstairs went downstairs one after another, firstly, they may not have the same light skills as the third girl, and secondly, except for Tang Zhonghai, everyone is familiar with each other, and there is no need to show off in front of acquaintances, Lei Jianyun is the youngest, so he walked at the end, just when he was about to go downstairs, he subconsciously looked back, only to see that the young man Zijing had already sat on the floor in the corner of the building, sitting on his knees, burying his head on his knees, without saying a word, as if life had been stripped from him. Lei Jianyun's heart moved, and he felt a trace of pity, walked to the young man's side, and said softly: "Don't be sad, Miss Qingping doesn't want to affect you, she doesn't want to abandon you." The young man's body trembled, he slowly raised his head, Lei Jianyun exclaimed, only to see that the young man's delicate face showed a cold and cruel expression, and the deep phoenix eyes revealed a fiery murderous intent, and the originally depressed and lonely young man seemed to have become a nine-day Shura. He couldn't help but hold down the hilt of his sword, forcibly resisting the urge to take out his sword, and took a step back. The young man's gaze seemed to lock him firmly as if he was in substance, and at this moment, his original confusion disappeared, and his outward temperament became the only one who controlled the life and death of tens of millions of people with one hand. Lei Jianyun only felt that his mouth was dry, and he blurted out, "Who are you?"
A trace of murderous intent flashed in the young man's eyes, and he said, "Did you just want to kill me?"
Lei Jianyun's eyes flashed with vigilance, and he said, "Please forgive me, I really have a lot of offense." Before the words fell, he only felt that there was a flower in front of him, and the gray-clothed young man had already pounced on him, Lei Jianyun almost subconsciously pulled out his long sword to block the young man's attack, and somehow, the young man's figure rushed with the power of Mount Tai, so that Lei Jianyun unconsciously used all his strength. This sword set off a monstrous wave, covering all his vital points, even a basin of clear water splashed, it may not be able to stain him with a little mercury, but the figure of the young man seemed to be illusory, penetrating the heavy sword net, and gently slapped his palm on Lei Jianyun's chest. Lei Jianyun only felt that his eyes were dark, and he was knocked away several feet like a broken kite, and a sharp pain that almost tore his body apart hit him, making him feel as if he was in an infernal hell.
When he finally broke free from the endless pain, he found himself lying on the floor, the continuous pain made him almost unable to move, he struggled to move his head, his vision gradually became clearer, and he saw the gray-clothed young man who easily beat himself into a serious injury standing in front of the window, the originally high bead curtain in front of the window had been lowered, and the young man was looking out through the heavy bead curtain, although his body was still so thin, and his figure was not tall, but his standing posture was outstanding, like a cold plum blooming alone in the ice and snow, but somehow, Lei Jianyun could still see a deep loneliness and depression from himγ
He couldn't help but ask, "Who is Childe?"
The young man said coldly: "My name is Zijing." β
Lei Jianyun smiled slightly bitterly, fell into contemplation, with his martial arts, he was already a first-class skill, but he was actually injured by this young man's palm, and this young man's moves are refined, there is no redundant action, and he is full of strong self-confidence when he shoots, which can only be achieved after thousands of tempers, it stands to reason that with such skills, he should have been famous all over the world, but he has never heard of a top master called Zijing in the rivers and lakes. Since I have never heard of it, there are only two possibilities, one is that this young man's real reputation must be very prominent, but he did not reveal his real name and surname, and second, this young man was born in a famous family and has been trained by a famous teacher, so although he is unknown, he has such an outstanding performance. No matter which it is, Lei Jianyun thinks that it is beneficial for him to receive this palm, since this young man did not continue to hurt his life, it seems that he will not be embarrassed with himself today, what he has to do is to take this opportunity to find out the origin and identity of this young man, and try to redeem the bad impression left by this young man. However, in his mind, there is still more of the second possibility, this young man is so young, if he has become famous, he will definitely know the existence of such a young master.
True qi slowly flowed into the limbs, Lei Jianyun felt that the pain was slightly reduced, although the internal injuries still existed, it was impossible to make a move in the short term, but he was barely able to move, and stood up with difficulty, Lei Jianyun walked behind Zijing, and walked more than a foot away, so as not to let the young man misunderstand that he wanted to sneak attack, and said deeply: "Lei Jianyun has killed Gongzi, and Gongzi has already taught him a lesson, I don't know if I can forgive my offense." He is worthy of being the young head of the Yueyang Sword Sect, he is scheming, he can bend and stretch, such humiliation was brought by him lightly, but he showed his apologies decently, if this young man is a young man who has just debuted, he will definitely be moved by him.
Unexpectedly, the young man said coldly: "You don't need to say much, although you have killed me, but you have not made a move, I have already taken revenge if I hurt you in the palm of your hand, from now on, if you have not offended me, I will not kill you, I know that you will hate me to the bone, if you find an opportunity, you may take revenge on me, as long as you are not afraid of death, just come." β
Lei Jianyun had already thought of all kinds of language, and was suddenly blocked, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, this young man didn't know whether he was smart or stupid, since he could see through his mind at a glance, he should cut the grass and eradicate the roots or make a false accusation, but he unabashedly exposed himself, didn't he deepen his hatred. But somehow, he had a good feeling in his heart, although this young man had a strange temperament and a ruthless shot, he had a clear temperament. He took two steps forward, approached the window, and peered through the beaded curtains. I happened to see a red shadow rising in the air, lightning turned around, swung the sword and slashed, the posture was wonderful, but the swordsmanship was ruthless and vicious, and a green shadow flew flat on the ground, and a rainbow rolled towards Yan Zishuang's feet, the two sword shadows cooperated seamlessly, Lei Jianyun couldn't help but let out a soft shout, but he didn't know whether he was praising Qingping's swordsmanship or worrying about Yan Zishuang.
But seeing Yan Zishuang lightly slash out with a sword, the understatement of the sword forced Qingpingliu's waist to fold and retreat, and he didn't see how Yan Zishuang's slender feet moved, and he had already avoided Lu Qi's sword style. Although the double absolute is in vain, but with the wonderful body technique, the long sword crosses a strange arc, the sword flashes, and it is a wonderful killing move, the turning change is not suffocated, the two women have a spiritual rhino, the swordsmanship is like a fairy, but it contains infinite killing opportunities, dazzling and can feel the infinite pressure at the same time, but no matter how superb the swordsmanship of the two women is, Yan Zishuang is free, only relying on the body and strict defense to receive eighty or ninety percent of the attack, occasionally counterattacking a sword, it forced the two women to swing the sword to save themselves, the strength of the strength is clear and can be judgedγ
Lei Jianyun frowned, not because Lu Qi was worried, the disciples of Cuihu have always disliked killing, Yan Zishuang would never kill if he was enough to control the situation, and the life and death of Mr. Qingjie were unknown, this person was strategizing in the main shogunate of Huofeng County back then, and I don't know how many heroes were sinking into the sand under his planning. Although he has been away from Youji for many years, he is obviously unforgettable, and since this person has disappeared now, who knows if he has returned to Youji. And even if Mr. Qingjue is really dead, Youji still has his old friends and old departments, so Shuangjue can't be killed. He is confused by the current battle situation, no matter what the martial arts and intelligence of Mr. Qingjue's disciple is, at least he will not be a person without self-knowledge, how can he challenge when he is obviously defeated, and refuse to admit defeat and retreat?
At this time, the young man Jing asked coldly, "Is the Fire Phoenix County Lord really dead?"
Lei Jianyun was slightly startled, not understanding why the young man asked like this, but he replied without hesitation: " This matter is known to the world, the day before the departure of the county lord of Huofeng, Yang Yan rebelled against the party and attacked the palace, wanting to assassinate the current emperor to avenge Yang Yan, the palace was in chaos, the county lord's palace suddenly caught fire, and when the Praetorian Guards arrived, the county lord's bedroom had become a sea of fire, and after the dawn, it was carefully searched and found that in addition to Yang Ning, the ninth highness, there were many corpses in the palace, although the body of the county lord could not be identified, but several ornaments were usually kept by the county lord, so it was concluded that the county lord had been buried in the fire. β
The young man sighed and said coldly: "When is this happening, what year is it now?"
Lei Jianyun's heart was shocked, and he immediately understood that this young man who originally suffered from the disease of leaving the soul had recovered his memory, but why did he ask about the Lord of Huofeng, what is the relationship between him and the Lord of Huofeng, his heart flashed, Lei Jianyun stole his eyes at the young man in gray, and said: "The Lord of Huofeng County has been in Yonghe for five years, and this year is the second year of Longsheng. β
The gray-clothed young man said in a low voice: "It's been two years? It's been two years, she didn't go back to Youji, she actually died." The boy's tone was full of helplessness and hesitation, but there was also a faint sense of resentment and self-blame. Lei Jianyun is even more sure of his thoughts, the son of the Lord of Huofeng, His Royal Highness Yang Ning, shouldn't it be this age, although this young man who calls himself Zijing is not as good as a middle-aged person, but his bearing is extraordinary, if he is Yang Ning, no one will doubt it. But Lei Jianyun still had doubts in his heart. The lord of Huofeng County is a heroine among women, a generation of heroes, and her heirs should have the characteristics of joy and anger, but although this young man has a domineering bearing and ruthless means, he has no overlord temperament, how is this possible? The suspicion in Lei Jianyun's heart is getting bigger and bigger, could it be that he guessed wrong, this young man just has some unknown relationship with the Lord of Huofeng, but he is not Yang Ning, the Ninth Highness. Just as Lei Jianyun was thinking about it, a high-pitched piano sound sounded in his ears, and the piano sound almost pierced Lei Jianyun's eardrums like a sharp arrow, and he was shocked in his heart, and looked out the window, only to see that the battle situation outside had changed greatly.