Everyone returned to the main hall, Mei Zhichen left Jin Wujia outside the hall, and he only brought two deputy generals to follow Ji Chengche into the hall to talk.

There are a total of six lieutenant generals in the 3,000 Jinwu Iron Armor, and the ones who fought against Ying Yunwei were Mei Zhichen's eldest son Mei Zhongxing and niece Lian Yaxuan.

Ji Chengche sat down casually on the imperial steps in front of the dragon throne, but Mei Zhichen did not dare to be presumptuous, and knelt down opposite him respectfully, as if he was playing in the court.

Tang Xueluo, Xiang Lin, Ying Yunwei and Gou Bizi sat on the side, while Wang Rou seized the time to heal Hu Xiyuan.

"Old General Mei," Ji Chengche asked, "I see that there are at most 100 or so families in the village above, but there are 3,000 Jinwu armor soldiers in the Tomb Guarding Legion, could it be that you all live underground on weekdays?"

"Your Highness doesn't know, my Tomb Guardian Legion has very strict ancestral training military rules, and the men in this village from the age of fourteen to seventy years old, except for dementia and disability, need to be included in the legion to serve, so it is common for three generations of ancestors and grandchildren to be in the same army. ”

Mei Zhichen's upper body was straight, his hands were on his thighs, and he did not feel contemptuous at all because Ji Chengqing was young.

"The village is inhabited only by old and weak women and children who do not need to serve, and there is a battalion of non-commissioned officers who are in charge of farming, hunting, and guarding work, and the rest of the people practice day and night in the moor's cave, and rarely return to it. ”

Gou Bizi wondered, "What is the Mobing Cave?"

Mei Zhongxing, the deputy general of Jinwu who entered the palace with Mei Zhichen, replied: "The Mobing Cave is a natural grotto near the imperial tomb, and the hinterland is open and can accommodate 100,000 armor soldiers. If Your Highness is interested, you can lead the way. ”

Xiang Lin was thrilled when he heard this, thinking that such a unique Tibetan military land, and Mei Zhichen's ancestors have been operating for more than 400 years, if he can use it for his own use, he will raise a hundred elite soldiers in the future, why not worry about not opening up the territory and pacifying the world!

It's a pity that this Mei Zhichen is dead set on Demon Qin, and most of the three thousand Jinwu armor soldiers stationed in the imperial tomb will only be loyal to their new master, Ji Chengche, when they listen to his dispatch, and simply use fame and fortune to lure them into rebellion is tantamount to a fool's dream.

But as the prince of Great Chu, knowing that there is such an elite demon army in the south hidden in the mountains and wilderness, eyeing and threatening the border, there is no doubt that it must be uprooted.

Mei Zhichen didn't see the slight glint in Xiang Lin's eyes, and then Mei Zhongxing's words continued: "Although the legion has been guarding the mausoleum from the world for generations, every five years, some young people who can be cultivated will be selected, and the village elders will lead them to go out in disguise to travel and practice, and by the way, they will listen to the news of the outside world. ”

"Twenty years ago, we sent candidates for training according to the law as usual, but unfortunately encountered mobs from all over the country to rebel against Qin, the mountains and rivers were shaky, and the society was in danger, and our legion's children went incognito to serve in the bloody battles in the army, but the general trend has gone, and in the end we can only watch the rivers and mountains change color, and the clansmen are enslaved...... Of the more than 100 children who joined the army that year, only eight survived and were able to return to the village. ”

Ying Yunwei snorted and said: "What kind of mob, it is clear that all ethnic groups in the world are dissatisfied with the tyrannical Qin and the abuse of the rod and rise up to participate in the grand event!"

"Fart!" Lian Yaxuan said angrily: "The mob committed a crime of burning the palace and slaughtering the innocent people of my demon clan so that the population was cut off for thousands of miles, which is really a heinous crime, and everyone will be punished!"

Gou Bizi only had a few cases in front of him, and shouted: "Little girl, when you are still four hundred years ago when the demon clan was powerful, I advise you to obediently pick up your tail and be a man, otherwise you will annoy our Highness, and you can raze your broken village to the ground with a finger!"

Mei Zhichen had to raise his halberd, and looked at Ji Chengche with anger and said, "Your Highness, who are they, are they really friends?"

"It's just fellow travelers. Xiang Lin stood up and said indifferently: "Since we are not welcome here, then we will leave!"

He has already calculated and understood that he has joined Hu Xiyuan, Ying Yunwei, and Gou Bizi, and Ji Chengche has Mei Zhichen and his three thousand iron armor to help, and it is difficult to do anything if he stays except for being bored with himself, so it is better to take the opportunity to retreat, and he will lead troops to make a comeback in the future.

Mei Zhichen shouted in a low voice: "Wait!"

Xiang Lin changed color slightly, and sneered: "Could it be that Old General Feimei has other plans?"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, Ying Yunwei quietly approached, and pressed the eagle claw with his hand, as long as the situation was slightly wrong, he would take the first shot, and abolish Mei Zhichen first.

Mei Zhichen turned a blind eye to the hostility shown by Xiang Lin, Ying Yunwei and others, and said coldly: "This prince is too worried, after tonight, this imperial tomb will be destroyed, and he will sink under the water and never see the light of day! ”

"What, the Imperial Tomb sinks itself?!" Everyone was taken aback, and Gou Bizi shouted, "Hey, are you lying to me?"

Mei Zhichen snorted and said, "If you don't believe it, you can stay." ”

Ji Cheng said: "Old General Mei, what should you do with the villagers?"

Mei Zhichen said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, before dawn tomorrow, all the people here will withdraw from the underground secret passage and retreat into the Southern Wilderness to find another place to live in seclusion." ”

Xiang Lin was skeptical, originally he planned to get out of danger and leave, but now he was a little undecided.

At this time, he heard Hu Xiyuan's weak voice and said hard: "Your Highness, I'll wait...... Behoove...... And, with His Highness Clarity...... Advance and retreat together!"

Xiang Lin's eyes lit up, and he slowly sat back in place and said, "Yes, there are still a few old accounts between us!"

Ji Chengche knew Xiang Lin's little Jiujiu well, and he had no intention of picking on him, so he smiled and said, "Accompany me at any time!"

Mei Zhichen said: "At this time, there is still some time before dawn, so you can rest in this hall." In order to prevent touching the mechanism outside the temple, it is best not to move around. ”

Xiang Lin looked unhappy and noncommittal, but Gou Bizi raised his hand and said, "What if I want to come up with Gong?"

Mei Zhongxing said: "There are armor guards outside the hall, if you can't hold back, someone will lead the way for you." ”

Ying Yunwei said angrily: "You are under house arrest!"

Lian Yaxuan raised her eyebrows and said: "Who said that you are going to be placed under house arrest? ”

Xiang Lin said in a deep voice: "Don't make noise, sit down!"

Gou Bizi and Ying Yunwei didn't dare to disobey, and retreated behind him angrily.

Ji Chengche glanced at Tang Xueluo and said, "Old General Mei, we want to inquire with you about something, I don't know if it's convenient?"

Mei Zhichen said with a smile: "Your Highness has something to ask, Zhichen should say everything." ”

He stood up and instructed Mei Zhongxing and Lian Yaxuan: "You stay here to accompany a few guests, and I will go outside with His Highness and Fairy Tang to say a few words." ”

Hu Xiyuan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said to Xiang Lin: "Your Highness, be careful that they are ghosts and trap us in this hall. ”

Xiang Lin glanced at Wang Rou, she sat cross-legged as if nothing had happened, so she nodded slightly to indicate that she knew, but she did not raise any objections.

Ji Chengche and Tang Xueluo followed Mei Zhichen out of the main hall, and the three thousand iron armor outside the hall only left more than 500 people to serve, and the other armor soldiers did not know where to retreat.

Ji Chengche asked, "Old General Mei, do you remember that about fifteen years ago, were there any outsiders in the village?"

"Outsiders?" Mei Zhichen shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't say that fifteen years ago, since the imperial mausoleum was built, no outsiders have ever set foot here. ”

Ji Chengche was disappointed when he heard this, and secretly said that Granny Shang had made a mistake?

Suddenly, Tang Xueluo said: "Was there a baby girl born in the village fifteen years ago?"

Mei Zhichen's face changed greatly, his eyes bloomed, and he looked at Tang Xue and said, "Where did Fairy Tang ask this?"

Ji Cheng saw that Mei Zhichen looked scared, and quietly stood sideways in front of Tang Xueluo.

Tang Xueluo stretched out her cold fingers and grabbed Ji Chengche and said quietly: "Brother Chengqing, it doesn't matter, let me talk to General Mei." ”

She raised her clear eyes, stared at Mei Zhichen, and said word for word: "I am that baby girl!"

Mei Zhichen was like being hit by five thunderbolts, staring at Tang Xueluo's face and couldn't tell what it meant.

Tang Xue said softly with tears in her eyes: "Perhaps, I should respect you - 'grandfather'?"

Mei Zhichen's burly body seemed to shake twice, looking at Tang Xue's beautiful eyes as bright as the autumn moon, and her peerless face as bright as spring, as if she had found the familiar traces of the past, and sighed after a long time: "Injustice!"

The three of them stood still in front of a horse pavilion in front of the main hall, Mei Zhichen gradually calmed down and asked Tang Xueluo, "Who told you this?"

"It's my mother-in-law. Tang Xueluo's eyes slowly overflowed with tears, which made people tremble.

Ji Chengche finally suddenly realized where Tang Xue's thousands of troubles came from before, knowing the bitterness in her heart at the moment, she quietly clenched her cold hand, and set off a monstrous wave in her heart.

It turns out that she is not an orphan, but like herself, she has the blood from the demon race!

"Grandpa, I want to know why my mother died?"

Mei Zhichen stared at Tang Xue for a long time without saying a word, and his eyes gradually turned gentle.

"When your mother and more than 30 young people went out to travel and practice, they were separated on the way for no reason, and no one knew what happened to her. ”

He recalled the past, his heart was heavy, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Who knew that after more than half a year, your mother came back alone." After that, she seemed to be a different person, locked herself in the room like a mute all day long, and didn't even talk to her mother. ”

Mei Zhichen paused and said with a wry smile: "I was careless, only if she was disillusioned because of her disappearance, if I had noticed her earlier...... Maybe nothing will happen after that. ”

He glanced at Tang Xueluo's discolored cherry lips and said in a low voice: "It wasn't until your mother kissed her that she suddenly fainted inexplicably one day, and we didn't know that she was pregnant." ”

Mei Zhichen said: "I once asked her who the father of the child is? But how stubborn your mother is, she won't say anything even if she dies. At that time, she was more than six months pregnant, and I still forced her to have a baby, but she refused, and I expelled her from the village in a fit of rage and severed the father-daughter relationship......!

Tang Xueluo couldn't help crying bitterly, and listened to Mei Zhichen's old tears and continued: "She knelt in front of me with her newborn baby in her arms and kowtowed nine times, and she said: 'Daddy, my daughter has failed to follow the ancestral instructions to shame you. I know I am guilty, but my child is innocent——'" (83 Chinese .com.)