Wu Heng put down Luo Chengyu's handwritten letter, his eyes stopped for a moment on Ximen's face, but he saw that this man's face was always calm and cold, even if he was still not shaken by his blazing gaze, he couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart, if it is about talents, the land of Yan Zhao is better than the remote place of southern Xinjiang, and even the land of the Central Plains may not be as good as it.

Although Wu Heng's heart was full of thoughts, his face was extremely peaceful, and he said with a smile: "This king has sent someone to mention the assassin, a small assassin actually worked to lead Ximen to come to Yueyang, presumably His Royal Highness the Prince of the World attaches great importance to that person, fortunately this king captured him, if he flies into the dark, I am afraid that this king will not have the opportunity to see such a person as Ximen Commander." ”

Ximen Rin got up and said: "The prince is serious, he is just a guard commander below, there is no civil and military official position, and there is no merit to see people, it is the honor of Ximen Rin to be able to meet the prince, this time in the next place, extracting the assassin is indeed a heavy task, but another thing is more important, I don't know if the prince can know that the lord of Jinxiu County will hold a banquet in mid-November to elect a son-in-law, this matter is very important, His Royal Highness sent down to ask the prince's opinion." ”

Wu Heng was slightly stunned, but he also felt reasonable, in his opinion, for an assassin, even if it was a descendant of the Martial Arts Sect, the dignified Yanshan Wei Commander came in person, it was a little too much, and he was hesitating in his heart, and he was relieved to hear Ximen Rin say that there was something important. But thinking of the things mentioned by Ximen Rin, he groaned, and said for a long time: "The commander of Ximen came in person, it can be seen that His Royal Highness the Prince attaches great importance to this matter, and the king has no sons and nephews of the right age, this time the King of Han loves the daughter of the Jinxiu County Lord's son-in-law election ceremony, I can only watch from the sidelines, but this is also a helpless move, but it is a pity that His Royal Highness the Prince is inconvenient to go west, otherwise it will definitely dominate the leader, monopolize the Oiran, the Jinxiu County Lord is said to be a good woman with both good looks and appearance, if His Royal Highness the Prince sends the mediator to Chengdu, maybe there is some hope." In the end, there was already a bit of a smile in his words, but his expression became more and more solemn, and it was obvious that his mood was not so relaxed.

Ximen Rin shook his head and sighed: " The marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince has already been decided, it is the fate of the county lord of the year, and the future princess is Miss Fang Yanfang, the beloved daughter of the general Fang Huan of Youji Zuo, and after His Royal Highness ascends the throne, it is also the time when His Royal Highness's system expires, and he will get married, although the Lord of Jinxiu is also a good woman of Derong Shuangxin, but it is the concubine of the King of Han, and she is favored by the King of Han, not to mention that she will never allow this marriage, that is, the King of Han and the Lord of Jinxiu have intentions, and His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has no reason to wronged Miss Fang, but I am afraid that if the prince really goes to ask for marriage, even if it will not anger His Royal Highness the King of Han, General Fang will also be furious。 What His Royal Highness my family meant, as long as the husband selected by the Lord of Jinxiu County is not the candidate of the Yang and Tang families, it will be fine, but it is a pity that the candidates of these two families who go to seek marriage are outstanding children, and My Royal Highness is very worried about this. However, the Han Dynasty's territory and Youji are not bordered, but the prince and Yizhou's territory are adjacent, and there are all kinds of old hatreds, once Yizhou is instigated by the Yang and Tang families, then the southern Xinjiang is about to rise again, and the prince's efforts to develop to Xiaoxiang are only afraid that the previous efforts will be abandoned, so this matter, the impact on Nanning, I am afraid that it is better than the impact on Youji. ”

Looking at Ximen's smiling face, Wu Heng felt a little troubled in his heart, the change in the situation in Yizhou naturally has little impact on the strong royal family, and Youji and Jiangning are also quite far away from Chengdu, and it is really the greatest impact on Nanning, but he can't do anything, knowing that the marriage of the lord of Jinxiu may change Yizhou's foreign strategy, but Nanning has no suitable candidate to propose, for this matter, Wu Heng has been thinking for a long time. Although he had already come to his senses, after being told by Ximen Rin, Wu Heng couldn't help but be angry in his heart.

Seeing Wu Heng's gloomy face, Ximen Rin also accepted it when he saw it, and said with a smile: "Actually, the prince is too bright, our two families just don't want Yizhou to change the situation in the world, since our two families don't have a suitable candidate to propose marriage, why not send an envoy to congratulate them, as long as they can disrupt the marriage proposal of the Yang and Tang families, no matter who the lord of Jinxiu chooses as his son-in-law, what does it have to do with us?"

Wu Heng sighed: "I'm afraid it's not easy, the royal family sent to Chengdu to propose marriage is the king of Yu Yang Jun, the king of Yu is the younger brother of today's son, no matter the appearance is handsome, the martial arts are the best in the Yang family, and now he is already a powerful minister of the court, and it is even more rare to be filial piety, the world has heard of it, and he has not yet been married, there are not many people who can be compared with him in the world, that is, Tang Zhonghai, the marriage proposal of the Tang family, although there are some young spirits, but it can be regarded as a rare young hero." What's more, these two families will inevitably send experts to escort the marriage envoy, even if we want to make trouble, we are afraid that it is very difficult to do it, that is, if we want to disrupt the grand event of the Jinxiu County Lord to recruit relatives, I am afraid that it is also very difficult to do it, after all, Yang, Tang, and Li are not easy to deal with. But I don't know who His Royal Highness is going to send to congratulate him?"

Ximen Rin smiled slightly, and said: "The choice of a son-in-law by the lord of Jinxiu County is naturally a rare good thing, and Youji naturally wants to send important ministers to congratulate, this time the Daohe envoy is the gentleman of my family, Wu Cheng, the lord of Fengtai Pavilion, belongs to the same clan as the prince, and went to Chengdu to congratulate him on the order of the prince, I don't know who the prince is going to send as an envoy, and I will take care of each other when the time comes." ”

Wu Heng's eyes flashed, and he was silent, Fengtai Pavilion was originally just an ordinary office set up by the Xindu County Lord's Mansion, in charge of the exchange of Chinese books in the government, but now it is already the power center of Xindu under the control of Luo Chengyu. Your Excellency Fengtai has jurisdiction over the four divisions, the head of the Qinglong Division communicates with each other, the White Tiger Master has internal Jing'an, the Vermilion Bird Division Lord has probed the enemy, and the Xuanwu Division Lord has escorted and assassinated, these are all secrets that have been discovered by the princes of the world, but the Lord of Fengtai Pavilion has always been hidden in the shadows and unknown. This time, Luo Chengyu actually sent this person to Chengdu to congratulate him, which not only indicates that Fengtai Pavilion is about to surface, but also declares that Luo Chengyu is about to fully grasp the power of Youji, which naturally involves the internal disputes of Youji, and it is obvious that Luo Chengyu has more and more upper hand, otherwise the envoy sent to Chengdu will be a confidant of Xu Yan, the king of Yan.

However, for Wu Heng, this is a temptation, if you take the opportunity to get to know this Fengtai Pavilion Master, it is the best, this Fengtai Pavilion Master is an important minister who can influence the strategy of Youji, and he is Luo Chengyu's husband, so you must be able to see some clues of Luo Chengyu's style. In that case, the messenger he sent could not be an ordinary person who was perfunctory. After thinking for a moment and being ruthless, Wu Heng said: "Since His Royal Highness the Prince has sent his own husband to Daohe, this king and Yizhou are adjacent to each other, and he can't bear the notoriety of despising the Han King, Baling County Shouning Sudao is the king's henchman, this time this king will send Ning Junshou to Chengdu to congratulate, you and I have to work together!"

The last sentence is particularly meaningful, Ximen Rin smiled slightly when he heard this, he naturally knew Wu Heng's intentions, but this time the matter of recruiting a son-in-law from the county lord of Jinxiu was critical, except that Mr. Wu could adapt to the situation and be the master of His Royal Highness the prince, even he would not be able to handle this important task, not to mention that if he went to Yizhou, he was afraid that if something happened, other people's eyes would immediately hit him. Comparatively speaking, although Wu Heng has some selfish intentions, it doesn't matter, if he sends Ning Sudao to Chengdu, a figure like Ning Sudao will definitely not do nothing, and the two families will join forces to do whatever they want, at least they can also disrupt the grand event of choosing a son-in-law for the lord of Jinxiu County.

The matter has been discussed, Ximen Rin got up and bowed down again: "Although this time I was ordered to come to discuss the matter of Chengdu with the prince, but it is also crucial to extract the assassin who assassinated His Highness, and His Royal Highness also frequently sent messages on the way, so that he decided to bring people back together, so as to track down the mastermind of the assassination of His Highness, and the prince agreed to this matter, and deeply thanked His Highness in the next generation." ”

Wu Heng hurriedly helped Ximen Rin up, and said: "This is a matter of course, Chengyu was assassinated in this king's territory, even if the king has a clear conscience, he is also under a lot of suspicion, this time the heavens bless, this king was able to capture the assassin alive, these days, this king has not tortured this person, only waiting for the prince to interrogate in person, presumably this person will be there soon." Although he said this, Wu Heng sneered in his heart, originally he thought that the prince of Yan Wang really attached great importance to Zijing, and he deliberately sent the commander of Yanshan Wei to come to mention people, but he didn't expect that it was Ming Xiu plank road, secretly crossing Chen Cang, presumably extracting this moment is just an excuse to cover up the façade, knowing this, it is better to leave Zijing in Yueyang and slowly tame it with water milling, but although he regrets it a little, after all, it is too late, Wu Heng can only sigh in his heart.

Although Ximen Rin couldn't see through Wu Heng's thoughts, he only saw Wu Heng's slightly mocking look, and he had already guessed seven or eight points, but Wu Heng guessed wrong, Ximen Rin couldn't help but be a little anxious because he learned that the assassin might be a descendant of the Martial Arts Sect, so he hurriedly came south, although he took the opportunity to arrange Ling Chong's affairs, but he was just used to not wasting time, and the matter in Chengdu was received from Mr. Wu on the road, so he handled it by the way. In Wu Heng's view, the things in Chengdu are the inside, and Zijing's things are the surface, but in Ximen Rin's mind, the things in Chengdu are the surface, and the things in Zijing are the inside, but he won't mind Wu Heng's misunderstanding, after all, it is more beneficial for him and Luo Chengyu.

The two of them gossiped a few more words, and when they were hiding their edges in their words, they were fighting each other, and at the same time there was a sound of footsteps in their ears. Both of them couldn't help but stop talking, and their eyes fell to the end of the stone path. Ximen Rin's left hand hung down, and under the cover of his sleeves, he was already clenched into a fist, but his face was silent at all, but he became more and more calm.

Yang Ning stood at the gate of the orange orchard, looking ahead, a stone path winding in the middle of the orange trees in the garden, a gust of autumn wind blowing, the withered yellow orange leaves fell with the wind, or fell next to the roots, and would eventually turn into dirt, or fell on the stone path, covering a bluestone path under the layers of autumn leaves. Yang Ning knew that at the end of the stone path was a ghostly person, even if his heart was like an iron stone, he couldn't help but be shaken at this moment.

Duan Yue's gaze swept over Yang Ning, and he was thinking about whether to get a deputy shackle to put on him, otherwise he was afraid that Ximen Rin would misunderstand that the King of Dian was too lenient to the assassin who assassinated the prince of Yan, but as soon as this thought moved, he saw that Yang Ning had already walked towards the courtyard. Duan Yue was about to beckon him to stay temporarily, when a bleak autumn wind blew, rolling up countless autumn leaves, hitting Yang Ning, but Yang Ning didn't seem to be aware of it, just walked slowly, the autumn wind rolled the autumn leaves, the autumn sun reflected on his delicate face, glowing with a strange look, Duan Yue couldn't shout a word, and even forgot to follow up to escort.

Yang Ning walked to the end of the stone path, his temperament was the more critical the more calm, standing behind the tree, knowing that he would be able to see the envoy of Youji when he turned around, although his heart was as quiet as water, but his steps were never able to go out, that step was like a moat for him after all, and behind the orange grove, Yang Ning could feel a familiar and unfamiliar breath, although he tried his best to suppress it, but still could not change the fierce and biting cold, Yang Ning's eyes couldn't help flashing a ray of coldness, thought for a moment, and finally stepped out of the stone path。

Ximen Rin's gaze tightened more and more when Yang Ning's footsteps stopped behind the forest, and he could hear a lot of things just from the sound of his footsteps. For example, the young assassin's martial arts are already on par with his own, or he is not as deep as himself, but if he really does it, he may be able to defeat him, but it is impossible to capture him. Originally, the news was that the young man was seriously injured, but in Ximen Rin's ears, or the young man had been seriously injured, but the external injuries were unknown, but the internal injuries must have healed. According to the information he obtained, with the serious injuries suffered by this young man, in this short period of time, he should not heal so quickly, and the only explanation is that Wu Heng, the king of Yunnan, personally took action, otherwise I am afraid that most of this young man can only barely act now. Thinking of this, Ximen Rin felt a faint vigilance in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the heart-wrenching words of the pre-departure guard Bai. It's just that at this moment, he naturally can't allow him to think about it, and in a trance, he feels that his eyes are bright, and he has seen a beautiful young man turn out from behind the orange grove.

Yang Ning was originally invited to see Pingyan, in front of Pingyan, he always had the heart of victory, even if it was a description, he didn't want to be too embarrassed, not to mention that the clothes that Wu Heng prepared for him were of the best texture, so today he was wearing a snow satin robe, the neckline and sleeves were embroidered with gold thread with Sihe Ruyi cloud pattern, and the hem was embroidered with a cluster of brown bamboo, and it was a silver crown to tie the hair, which was not like in the past just tied the black hair with a turban cloth belt. Originally, people relied on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, although Yang Ning's appearance was only average, but today he changed into luxurious clothes, plus he has been a prince for many years after all, and he is the descendant of the martial arts sect, so although he did not do it deliberately, that kind of graceful and luxurious bearing has come out of his body, coupled with his own arrogant and cold temperament, it is really impressive. Even if it was Wu Heng, he also felt in his heart that his bearing today was quite unusual, not to mention Ximen Rin, who saw Yang Ning for the first time? It's just that Wu Heng didn't have any special thoughts in his heart, in his opinion, since Yang Ning was a disciple of the Martial Arts Sect and an old friend Ximen Lie's beloved disciple, it was natural to have such a demeanor, but in Ximen Rin's eyes, it was a little more suspicious. Of course, none of these two people paid attention to why Yang Ning was not wearing shackles, but they ignored this point, in fact, such Yang Ning, if he was wearing heavy shackles, would make people feel strange and incongruous.

Yang Ning didn't notice anything unusual in Wu Heng and Ximen Rin's gazes, in his opinion, it didn't matter how others looked at him, so he just stepped forward and looked at Wu Heng deeply, and said lightly: "Xu Zijing pays a visit to the prince." ”

Wu Heng sighed slightly, and said with a forced smile: "Zi Jing's injury is almost healed, I have come to see Lord Ximen Rin, Lord Ximen, Lord Ximen, Zi Jing is a descendant of the Martial Arts Sect, he is a disciple of a famous family, and his temperament is a little arrogant, you don't want to embarrass him too much." After that, he stood up, but he didn't want to disturb Ximen Rin anymore, after all, he still wanted to avoid suspicion in this matter.

Yang Ning was indifferent, bowed his head and said nothing, but Ximen Rin got up to see Wu Heng off, until the two saw Wu Heng's back disappear into the orange grove, Yang Ning raised his head, and looked at Ximen Rin with blazing eyes, he already knew that Shizun had a brother, who was not only his uncle, but also his mother's confidant, so he naturally had some closeness in his heart, but the two looked at each other, Yang Ning's originally blazing eyes instantly became cold, even though Ximen Rin had already practiced the ability to be immobile, but the coldness and killing intent in his eyes instantly pierced into Yang Ning's heart。

Yang Ning originally had a beastly intuition when dealing with people, and although Ximen Rin tried his best to hide it, he couldn't hide it from his eyes. As if a cold water was poured from his head, Yang Ning only felt that the little flame of expectation in his heart was completely drowned by the cold snow, according to his thoughts, since Ximen Rin is a disciple of the Martial Arts Sect, his uncle, after learning that he is a disciple of the Martial Arts Sect, should think of his identity, in his mind, no matter what, Ximen Rin should be happy, even if he is not very happy, he should be a little relieved. But to his surprise, Ximen Rin couldn't help but have no trace of joy, and actually had murderous intent. Yang Ning only felt a sharp pain in his heart, raised his head, and there was already a faint moisture in the corners of his eyes, it turned out that he was just wishful thinking, and the secluded land that he longed for in his heart had no place for himself.

However, Yang Ning's gaffe did not last long, almost instantly, the true qi ran slightly, and the overflowing tears had been steamed, and the heart method of perseverance and forbearance worked again, Yang Ning lowered his head and took a deep look, and said, "I've seen Lord Ximen." Such a solemn courtesy is because Ximen Rin is his uncle after all, but Yang Ning's heart is like a thousand years of cold ice, and there is no trace of weak emotion, and his body even reveals the meaning of rejecting people thousands of miles away.

Ximen Rin's eyes were like electricity, and he had been paying attention to the changes in Yang Ning's expression, so he naturally saw all such changes in his eyes, but he couldn't care about sighing, at this moment he had already figured out that no matter how similar the appearance of the Ninth Highness in Chang'an was to the county lord, but the real Ninth Highness could only be the young man in front of him, and it was difficult to fake the true feelings at that moment, not to mention that this young man was definitely not a person who could act. With the clues of martial arts origins and talents, coupled with the kind of rebellious loneliness that comes out of his bones, Ximen Rin feels that in this life, except for the Lord of Huofeng, he has never seen anyone with such momentum, even if the Lord in his mind, Luo Chengyu, the son of King Yan, is also a little less sharp.

It stands to reason that seeing such Yang Ning, the son and son of the Lord of Huofeng County, and the disciple of the Martial Arts Sect, Ximen Rin should be happy in his heart, but somehow, there is an infinite killing machine from the bottom of his heart, even with his cultivation, it is difficult to suppress, otherwise it would not be so easy for Yang Ning to see the clues.

If Yang Ning is just an ordinary teenager, Ximen Rin will naturally not take it to heart, even if Yang Ning is an ambitious figure, Ximen Rin will not care, after all, he believes that Luo Chengyu naturally has a way to control the inferior horse, no matter how talented Yang Ning is, as long as he has ambition and needs, then Ximen Rin can ensure that Yang Ning is used as a chess piece. But just in a hurry, Ximen Rin saw that the young man in front of him did not have any greed in his heart, but he had an unrestrained and wild nature, and if Yang Ning arrived in Youji, he would inevitably be unable to restrain him, if this young man was deliberately against the prince, then Youji was about to be in chaos, and the situation of Youji that His Royal Highness the prince had painstakingly maintained was about to be destroyed. Ximen Rin would not believe that this young man who was ignored by his own mother would really regard His Royal Highness the Prince who took away the favor of the county lord as a brother and friend, and Ximen Rin would not believe that King Yan, who was already a stranger to His Royal Highness the Prince, would instead support his righteous grandson instead of his own grandson who was connected by flesh and blood. As long as he thinks of the changes that may happen to Youji, Ximen Rin will have a killing opportunity, if he kills this real Ninth Highness, then he can keep Youji peaceful.

But the killing machine was born, but Ximen Rin hesitated, once he killed the real Yang Ning, then the imposter next to the sword king Yang Yuan would become the real Nine Highnesses, presumably since the royal family had painstakingly made a fake, it must have taken great pains, it was difficult to debunk, and the trouble might not be much less at that time. What's more, what worries him is that His Royal Highness the Prince seems to be very serious about this young man who calls himself Xu Zijing, and after knowing that Zijing may be his brother-in-law, he is becoming more and more nervous, but in Ximen Rin's opinion, it is definitely not the intention of wanting to kill them all, even if he is not afraid of the conspiracy of the royal family, Ximen Rin does not want to disobey Luo Chengyu's intentions too much. The most important point is that if you do it now, Ximen Rin is not very sure that she can kill Yang Ning.

Thinking back and forth, Ximen Rin already had an idea, smiled faintly, stepped forward to hold Yang Ning's arm, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, you are a good talent, but you are too arrogant, no wonder my subordinates say that you are wild and untamable, and the fight where you assassinated my family was shocking." Although His Royal Highness does not resent you, my subordinate guards all hate you. This time, His Royal Highness ordered me to bring you back to the letter, and instructed me again and again before leaving, so that this seat can take good care of you, but those boys are trying to kill you, for fear that you will kill again one day, if you hurt the life of His Royal Highness the Prince, we will all commit suicide and apologize, and Jiuquan will not say anything to face the county lord. However, it is not ready-made, you are also a disciple of the Martial Arts Sect, although the talents of the Martial Arts Sect are withering, but there are also direct side factors and veins, although this seat is also a disciple of the door, it is a pity that the true transmission has not been obtained, but the next brother is a real descendant, I don't know which one your master is, maybe this seat still recognizes it? It's a pity that the brother has no heir, otherwise a talent like you, this seat would have recruited Yan Shanwei to work for His Royal Highness. ”

Although Ximen Rin's words are half-true and half-false, they are sincere, even Yang Ning can't hear the truth for a while, not to mention that Yang Ning has expectations in his heart that he doesn't want to admit it, even if Ximen Rin shows some flaws, Yang Ning may not be able to detect it. All of a sudden, Yang Ning's heart surged, could it be that Shizun really didn't tell his uncle about himself, thinking of his mother's reluctance to return to Youji, and then thinking of Shizun's indifferent temperament, the uncle in front of him is a heavy minister of Youji, he is actually a little skeptical, although there is some cold mother's ruthlessness, but there is a glimmer of hope, or Youji is still worth visiting, right?