He once thought that he had entered the peak of his life, but in the past few years of becoming king, he was exhausted and suddenly aged by dozens of years.

He missed the years in Biyu City, when he was the second prince of Shiguo in exile.

The king sat on the futon, and heard the low and soft chanting sound of the monk in his ears, but his mind drifted thousands of miles away, how simple he was at that time, thinking that after ascending the throne, he would no longer have to be despised and ridiculed, but he was wrong, very wrong.

The Yang family has formed an omnipresent thick web in Shiguo, and Prime Minister Yang Dou is a huge spider lying on the web, and the king is just an insect wrapped in layers of spider silk, unable to move at all, and its only role is to attract the attention of enemies and other prey.

But even so, the catastrophe was not completely over, and soon, a predator more terrible than a spider came to the door, and he could not even keep the throne of nothingness.

The royal family of the Western Regions, the dignified Ju clan, is about to end in his hands.

The reunion with Xu Yanwei made many waves in his heart, and she was like a ray of sunshine, piercing the cobwebs wrapped around him, bringing long-lost light.

Xu Yan was slightly startled, he couldn't have imagined that the second prince, who was still a little childish four years ago, would become an old man who was about to die.

In order to give birth to an heir to the Ju family, the king often summoned folk women, so Xu Yanwei's appearance did not attract much attention from all forces in the palace.

Xu Yanwei's sympathy flooded like a flood, she didn't care that the second prince once wanted to kill people and kill people, she took care of everything, helped him arrange food, asked for medicine, and scolded villains, and slowly instilled in him an idea: Shi Guo belongs to the Ju family, and it should also belong to the Ju family in the future.

When the time came, Xu Yanwei admitted that he was a person sent by the Dragon King.

The king had already guessed the truth, but he didn't care, since the tiger and wolf were around, it wouldn't hurt to have another bird of prey, and maybe he could break the siege because of it.

Last night, Zhong Heng, the deputy envoy of the Central Plains, unexpectedly entered the palace from Nengjue Temple, bringing a request from the Dragon King to meet.

So, on this night, the king, protected by his most trusted guards, escaped the watchmen of the palace and quietly came to Nengjue Temple, where he waited with Zen Master Fayan to meet the dragon king.

Fa Yan gained the mutual trust of both sides, and as soon as the monk came to Shiguo, he advised the king not to become a monk, "Your Majesty's heart is still in the dust, even if you break your hair, it will not be beneficial." ”

Fa Yan's words at least prove that he is not a fellow party of Jinpeng Castle.

The dragon king and the king had already met once, and there were other suitors present at that time, and they had not had a chance to speak.

"The Dragon King can always do whatever he wants. The king spoke first, and there was a hint of envy in his tone, "Even when Jinpeng Castle was committed to slavery, it was no exception. ”

Gu Shenwei nodded to Fa Yan first, and then sat down on another futon, "Because I know how to satisfy as many people as possible." ”

The king laughed dryly, the people who had conspired to kill the eldest prince back then, one took the throne and the other kept the power, and they were indeed very satisfied, only the guard with the knife became a victim.

"I hope the Dragon King will satisfy me this time. I have to apologize first, during the day, I still have to choose Shangguan Fei. The king paused for a moment and couldn't help but complain, "The power of the king of Shiguo is in the hands of the prime minister. ”

Prime Minister Yang Dou voted on his behalf, and he only informed the king of the results, without even asking for instructions in advance.

"Soon, the royal power will be returned to Your Majesty. ”

The king had learned a hard lesson, and he knew that he had to be prepared to pay a great price for the help of the strong, "What reward will the dragon king receive?"

"After all, Shi Guo needs a prime minister, and it also needs a strong army. ”

The king sighed in his heart, he couldn't escape the fate of being a puppet after all, but these were not the key, he only cared about one question, "But the king of Shiguo still has to be surnamed Ju." ”

"Your Majesty does not need to be in a hurry to abdicate, take good care of yourself, and still have time to give birth to a prince, even if you are unfortunate that there are really no heirs, who will inherit the throne is also decided by Your Majesty alone. ”

The king felt that it would be better to make things clear, "The Dragon King should know that the Ju clan is not without heirs, there are several distant relatives, they are orthodox royal blood, in case I don't get the favor of the gods, I will only appoint a successor among them, my sister, no matter who she marries, has no right to succeed to the throne, and neither can her descendants." ”

Gu Shenwei straightened up, "I am the 'head of the dragons and the king of the five peaks', and I don't need other king titles." ”

The king pondered for a while, he knew that such an agreement was not very binding, and even if it were written on paper, it might be a dead letter, but he had already come to this point, and he had to settle down and think about the next step, "In this case, everything is as the dragon king wants." ”

The king saluted Zen Master Fayan, got up and left, and secretly returned to the palace, the details of which he would ask from Zhong Heng.

Throughout the negotiation process, Fayan stayed out of the matter, and waited until the king was gone for a long time before he opened his eyes, still with the smile on his face that looked down on all beings, and looked at the dragon king with a penetrating gaze, "When does the dragon king plan to return the books to their original owners?"

Gu Shenwei still couldn't completely get rid of the disgust in his heart, he really hoped that he could use a knife to solve the disagreement between himself and the monk, "The great monk met someone unladylike and was stolen, I just happened to meet and snatched it." ”

The smile on Fayan's face disappeared, and he lowered his eyes and recited a few verses, "How many people were killed?"

"Twelve, there are three left, and it is estimated that they will not live long. ”

"How many people will the Dragon King kill and injure next?"

Gu Shenwei thought for a while, "Countless." ”

The monk recited a few more words silently, "The old man has a sentence, I hope the dragon king can listen to it." ”

Gu Shenwei nodded slightly.

"Great evil must be controlled by great wisdom, great wisdom must be attached to great things, and great things must be consolidated by great responsibility. ”

"What does the monk think I'm missing?" asked Gu Shenwei in a sarcastic tone.

"Great responsibility. Fa Yan replied without hesitation, "Revenge can't carry a big responsibility, compared to the Dubu King, the Dragon King's ambition is too small, so although the Dragon King has great wisdom, he can't do great evil." ”

Gu Shenwei controlled his emotions and sneered, "Dubu King's ambition is to have more women, and then cheat a real crown, I am indeed inferior to him." ”

Fayan smiled again, "The Dragon King just needs to remember these words of the old man. Okay, when is the Dragon King going to take out the books?"

"Not on me. Gu Shenwei knew that the old monk's martial arts were unfathomable, and if he really made a move, he probably wouldn't be able to gain the upper hand, so he handed over the cotton cloth package to the lotus girl for safekeeping, "I flipped through it, and the booklet looked very important." ”

Everything Gu Shenwei said so far was a temptation, but the monk seemed to be a novice with no negotiation experience, and he didn't take precautions, so he had nothing to say, "Well, that booklet records the names of the princes and nobles of the Western Regions before and after they became monks, but in fact, it is nothing. ”

"Afraid that they would fall into the hands of people with ulterior motives, they went to the Four Noble Truths and kidnapped the monks according to the roster, so as to threaten the countries. ”

"The dragon king thinks highly of it, whether he was a king or a beggar in the past, he is still a monk after shaving. ”

"But kings are not monks, and if their own monastic father is kidnapped, how can the sons not be worried?"

Gu Shenwei felt that he was firmly holding the initiative in the negotiations, and his mood was much better, and he wanted to see the monk show his true colors.

"That's what he deserved. None of this matters, what does the Dragon King want to exchange the book for from the old man?"

Finally getting to the core issue, Gu Shenwei said coldly, "Sumeru mustard seed mantra." ”

"Both the dragon king and the female benefactor are in danger of falling into the devil, but this set of exercises can indeed help alleviate it a little. ”

Gu Shenwei didn't speak, waiting for the old monk to make up his mind.

Fa Yan actually shook his head, "I'm sorry, the old man can't use the Sumeru mustard seed heart mantra to change the book. ”

Gu Shenwei stood up, "It's okay, I can't exchange it for divine skills, I can sell it for a good price." ”

"Dragon King, please walk slowly. Fa Yan was still unhurried, "The old man still has a reluctant request, whether the dragon king is ......"

"Nope. Gu Shenwei also refused very simply, "I don't kill people, people want to kill me, no one can stop this killing in Shiguo." ”

The monk lowered his eyes and chanted the scriptures again, Gu Shenwei walked out of the room, not worried that the monk would leak secrets, the dragon king's plan was related to the king's life, Fa Yan regarded himself as a holy monk, and would never harm anyone, even if he really said it, Gu Shenwei also had a way to deal with it.

Leaving Nengjue Temple, the lotus girl appeared, and when she saw Gu Shenwei's expression, she knew that things were not going well, "It's better to let me catch one or two little monks and ask for the secret of divine skills." ”

Gu Shenwei shook his head, and when he was about to reach the city gate, he suddenly realized something, and stopped, "Return the book to the monk." ”

"What?" the lotus girl had always been able to quickly guess the dragon king's thoughts, but this time she was confused.

"Give it back to the monk, go now. ”

The Dutch girl took the order to retreat, she still did not understand the dragon king's intentions, but as before, she was willing to obey the order unconditionally, and would not get to the bottom of it.

Gu Shen climbed over the city wall for a person and returned to the post station outside the city.

The day is about to dawn, and everything will be solved today, but he is still not steady, Fa Yan's words deepened this sense of unsteadiness, he doesn't understand, in addition to being the king, King Dubu has any greater ambitions.

Coming to the outside of the post wall, Gu Shenwei hesitated again, pondered for a while, and walked towards the nearby tent camp.

Shangguan Ru did not live in the inn like her brother, and her tent was located on the edge of the camp, as if she deliberately kept a distance from Jinpeng Castle.

Gu Shenwei bypassed the two secret sentinels and came to the back of the tent, suddenly not knowing what he was doing here.

He picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it at the tent.

After a while, Shangguan Ru came out of the tent, her eyes were a little swollen, she didn't know if she had slept badly or cried, she raised her head slightly, and her lips stubbornly pursed into a thin line.

"Your brother is going to kill you, be careful. ”

After finishing speaking, Gu Shenwei felt that the burden in his heart was heavier, and without waiting for Shangguan Ru to answer, he quickly retreated, almost startling the lurking secret sentinel.

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