The head of Kongtong was secretly disdainful, frowned, and said in his heart: "The first day I met you, your dream of being an emperor has never stopped." It's okay, first you will open up the territory for me, cut off the rebel party, and then I can deal with your only husband. At that time, he still followed the old method and found a confidant disciple to ascend the throne, and the old man listened to the political manipulation behind the scenes. The stinky boy followed Qian'er, and nothing else grew up, but the more he practiced, the more proficient he became. He is just a dependent powerhouse, he has no chance, as soon as he overthrows Qian'er, Jiahua will immediately turn against me, but I don't feel at ease to put him on the emperor's throne and stay by his side...... By the way, remote, and remote! How did I forget about him? This kid is kind-hearted and obedient, and he is the best fit to be my puppet emperor. With his lukewarm temperament, he will never send troops to invade foreign countries, well, this is the best candidate!"

Lu Qian said: "Senior brother, what are you laughing at?" It turned out that the head of Kongtong was proud in his heart, and he couldn't help but smile on his face. Listening to his question, he quickly made up an excuse and responded: "It's nothing, I just thought of an interesting thing, the Demon Sect remnant star was assassinated alone at Concubine Yun's banquet, and he was captured, and now he is in prison." ”

Cheng Jiahua exclaimed: "Assassination alone......? He doesn't want to die?" Thinking that he had a relationship with the night death, although he felt that he was short-tempered and fierce, he was not a strong man with a true temperament, and the two had no grudges, and when they heard that he was in danger, they immediately showed worry.

Lu Qian sneered: "Don't look at the dark night, this kid has a strong appearance, but in fact, he is a boy with fine skin and tender meat, and he can't afford to suffer a little." After being whipped a few times in the cell, I was afraid that I would cry my father and mother, and half of my life would have been given away, so I don't know if he was a hard bone who would rather die than surrender. Cheng Jiahua pondered: "If the demon girl persuaded him, his hard bones would probably be pulled to the bottom." Lu Qian smiled: "Nonsense, I bet with you, even if Meng Lin tells him to die, he won't have a second word." As long as I took one thing from this chick as evidence......"

Cheng Jiahua said: "Yes, if you want to meet, you just want to meet in the palace, forcing them to be ready to fly, so they have to send it." Hehe, the father and daughter reunited, hugged their heads and cried, and then died goodbye, this is really a touching and heartfelt scene!" The head of Kongtong interjected and asked: "Is that to persuade the dark night to surrender, or not?" Lu Qian glanced at him and said with a smile: "This is not a heavy topic, let's discuss it later." Senior brother and Meng Lin have always talked the most, and this lobbyist is better left to you to do. ”

The head of Kongtong said: "When will the poor road ......?" Lu Qian said impatiently: "Okay, okay, Jiahua and I need to think about the details again, and if we want to deal with the master of the Demon Sect, we can't be sloppy in the slightest." It's okay if you don't admit it, then I'll put it another way, if you fail to negotiate with Concubine Yun, I will give you a new task, and you will be allowed to make a contribution, are you satisfied?"

Kongtong said in his heart: "This is not as good as the previous one." But Lu Qian and Cheng Jiahua now have the status of master and apprentice, and they always exclude themselves, and they are not happy to discuss it forcibly, so they have to walk into the side room with a dry smile. I saw Chu Menglin sitting on the chair, her feet folded, resting high on the coffee table, leaning back on the back of the chair, leaning back very much. Holding a dry tobacco pipe in his right hand, he is leisurely swallowing clouds and spitting mist, and his left hand is playing with the thin line hanging from the lid of the cigarette box. Seeing the head of Kongtong, he turned over dexterously, turned down from the chair, and said, "Does the method I taught you work?

The head of Kongtong said slowly: "I have said everything that should be said." But Concubine Yun has no fear, and she denies your assassination of her......" Chu Menglin said angrily: "Then you think that what I told you is a lie?" She seemed to have forgotten that it was herself who deceived him, and she was really angry at his distrust.

Kongtong said: "How can that be? Do I believe her and not you? Whether it is true or false, Poor Dao has his own judgment." My eyes are very bright, who dares to play tricks in front of me, I know it clearly, don't try to fool me. While staring at Chu Menglin, observing every subtle change in her expression, he wanted to find panic on her face.

Chu Menglin pretended not to understand his pun, squinted her gaze, smiled at the corners of her mouth, and looked at him with a lazy demeanor. The head of Kongtong was unsuccessful in seducing, and said: "As soon as I heard it, I knew that Concubine Yun was not honest, suffering from the inner courtyard of the palace, more than a thousand rooms, and I was dizzy, I don't know where she hid the afterimage sword." If you want to hunt for treasures, you are the first leader, and I am here to invite you into the palace to help. ”

Chu Menglin looked at him left and right, and said, "Dao Chief, I have always thought that you are a great hero, are you?" The head of Kongtong sneered in his heart: "You forced me to admit that I am a hero, you just want to seal my mouth in advance, remind me of my self-respecting identity, don't come to embarrass you as a weak woman, isn't it? It's a pity that these false names, Poor Dao has always looked indifferent, and you are not a weak woman." He sneered and didn't answer.

Chu Menglin said again: "When a big hero speaks, he should be full of words. Concubine Yun refused the peace proposal, and she didn't care, she must have thought that we didn't dare to break our faces, hmph, if we were in a hurry, we would make trouble with her, and we should pay the price for our stupidity. If she doesn't teach her a lesson, she won't know how powerful she is! Let's go to Cining Palace first, and when we wait for tomorrow morning, we will have a good show to watch. ”

The head of Kongtong smiled bitterly and said: "Put away your sweet dreams as soon as possible! This good show will never have a chance to be staged again." He told her what had happened. Hearing this, Chu Menglin was furious, raised his hand and slapped the table, and said: "Damn, Jiang Yanchen is not beaten, and I don't care about him......" The head of Kongtong saw the needle and said: "Yes, Jiang Yanchen wants to get the Afterimage Sword, if you get it before him, it will be tantamount to giving him a loud slap in the face, and he can only stare dryly! This is mutually beneficial for you and me." Chu Menglin sighed: "Okay." ”

The two walked out of the room, but saw that the hall was empty, and even the minions brought from Qingtianzhai to garrison were not left. The head of Kongtong could see that Chu Menglin was still hesitant, and just happened to take another dose of fierce information, so he pretended to panic and said: "Ah, I just heard the sneaky discussion between Lord Lu Zhai and Jiahua, saying that he wanted to betray your whereabouts to the sect leader of your sect so that he could make a little extra money, and now I am afraid that I have already left." But don't worry, no matter how these two people overturn, Poor Dao will still stand by you. Ling Zun's divine power penetrates the heavens and the earth, he really wants to find it, how can there be a safe place in the world? I got the Afterimage Sword, and if necessary, I can also use it to intercede, and exchange the sword for him to spare you from dying, and the tiger poison will not eat children!"

Chu Menglin pursed her lips, of course she figured out that this was another poisonous plan, at this time, her martial arts had not yet recovered, it was equivalent to a grasshopper pinched in the hands of others, so she could only act at the opportunity, and said angrily: "These people are really unrighteous! Okay, they are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust, I only take you to find the Afterimage Sword, and there will be no part for them!" The head of Kongtong liked it so much that he almost didn't lift her up and turn around a few times.

The two waited until the dead of night, each changed into a night suit, and infiltrated the palace. Somehow this night, the guards patrolled very closely, and everywhere you looked, you could see officers and soldiers carrying dim yellow lanterns. The head of Kongtong said in his heart: "What's wrong? No matter how fast they are, it is impossible for them to deliver the news in just half a day...... Hey, this Forbidden City is surging, don't wait for us to make a fuss, just the civil strife is enough for his emperor to be very nervous. ”

Although it did not cause a major problem to the body, the internal strength that had been practiced for many years was suppressed so that it could not be used at all, and the whole body was always sore and weak, almost worse than ordinary people who had never learned martial arts. Lu Qian also had no intention of saving her, firstly, she was busy with affairs and had no time to find an antidote, and secondly, she knew that this girl had a quirky temperament, but it was not as easy to control as she was now.

As soon as the head of Kongtong saw the gap between the guards' backs, he immediately made a decision, mentioning Chu Menglin and flashing repeatedly, the guards only felt a gust of wind blowing behind them, and the lantern flames trembled slightly, and no one paid attention to it. Chu Menglin endured the pain one after another and didn't say a word.

The palace architecture is already complicated, many palaces do not look much different at first glance, both of them have only been to the Yinxue Palace once, along the way by a special person to lead, the path is quite unfamiliar, suddenly step on the dark to explore the way, and have to avoid the surrounding guards, it is like a headless fly. I don't know how long I walked blindly, and suddenly saw a temple brightly lit, and the guards gathered more, all patrolling on the left and near, and the head of Kongtong pulled Chu Menglin to jump onto the roof, uncovered a tile, and listened with his ears.

A faint sigh came from the room, and said, "The current situation is really as tense as it is every day. If the ancestral inheritance dies from my hands, it is natural for me to die for my own country, and it will be difficult to atone for my own death. If there is a case, you don't have to accompany me, go out of the palace as soon as possible!"

Another delicate woman's voice persuaded softly: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, why should the emperor be too anxious? Although the Qingyi River in southern Anhui was defeated in the first battle, it did not shake the rule of the Qing court. "I can hear that these two people are Fulin and Shen Shiyun, and they are discussing the emergency military situation from the front line, so it is no wonder that the palace is heavily guarded.

When Chu Menglin heard "the defeat in the first battle of southern Anhui", her head buzzed, remembering that it was the name of a place that Duoduo had mentioned to her, and it was a strategic place. The terrain of the Qingyi River is long, the water is turbulent, and both sides are extremely dangerous. Panicked and lost his mind, he rushed to the doctor, pulled the sleeve of the head of Kongtong, and begged: "Dao Chief, I deceived you before, and the Afterimage Sword is not in the palace, you ...... You go with me to the Qingyi River, I'll ...... I'll promise you everything!

The head of Kongtong couldn't understand what she was saying incoherently, so he waved his hand impatiently, made a "silence" gesture, and continued to pay attention to the movement in the room. I also heard Fu Lin say: "These days, I have thought about it carefully, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are all fierce generals trained on horseback since childhood, and the combat strength of the army is not bad......"

Shen Shiyun said: "If the emperor can think like this, it is a good fortune." Fu Lin sighed: "Then why is it that the battle will be defeated one after another, but the captured country cannot be defended? Or is it because the ruler is incompetent." In the past, the great grandfather and His Majesty the Emperor drove the expedition in person, commanded the thousands of troops and horses, attacked the city and captured the land, and were invincible. And I sat back and enjoyed it, but I was helpless for the foreign thieves to attack, and I wasted their hard work in vain! Maybe I am not suitable for this emperor, and if someone else had succeeded him, it would have been much better......"

Shen Shiyun said: "The times create heroes, maybe you are destined to enjoy happiness in your life, but you can't be so passive and avoid the world." Fu Lin said: "I only want to be able to keep the Qing Dynasty, and I can't care about anything else, who has the ability to solve this war situation, even if the throne is conceded, what's the matter?" Shen Shiyun said coldly: "You think so, but you don't know that people's hearts are sinister, the emperor's relatives and relatives are loyal and loyal on the surface, but they are always worried about supporting the army and self-respect." The first time to rule the world must be quelled civil strife, Prince Yu died in battle, although it is a big loss, but it is not a major difficulty solved. ”

Fu Lin exclaimed: "I have just received a secret report on this matter, so as not to shake the morale of the army, I kept it secret and did not mention it to anyone, you ...... How do you know?" Shen Shiyun said: "Then please ask the emperor to forgive the concubine's sin of 'making his own opinion'." I didn't tell you in advance because I was worried that the emperor was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to do it, but when you understand the reason, you can understand the concubine's good intentions. ”