In the palace of the king of Haojing, a young man in brocade clothes and jade robes knelt outside the palace of the Son of Heaven, ready to greet Ji Gongyan.

The wind was slightly cold, and the young man kneeling on the ground was sweating profusely.

Father Yu Shi leaned down, constantly helped him wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said softly: "Your Majesty, you have been moody these days, you must be careful when you speak." ”

The young man knew what he meant in his heart, and recently it was rumored in the palace that the Son of Heaven had lost his mind, and some people had seen the appearance of the Son of Heaven when he was crazy, and even had the act of killing people, and had strangled three palace maids to death one after another for no reason, which caused panic in the palace.

After a while, the door of the temple slowly opened.

An attendant pushed the door and walked out, came to Ji Wang with small steps, and said, "The king has finished changing clothes, please go in." ”

The young man's whole body trembled, as if the dormitory in front of him was a ghost gate with no return.

Father Yu Shi leaned in his ear and said in a low voice: "If there is a critical moment, I will try to break the siege, as long as I survive today's hurdle, the future of the Zhou Room will be your ...... sooner or later."

At this moment, this young man kneeling outside the Son of Heaven's bedroom is the son of King Zhou Xuan, the younger brother of Ji Gongyan, named Ji Wang.

As early as ten years ago, the succession to the throne of Himegong forced the royal brothers to scatter in all directions. Ji Wang was forced to move east to Julu. Although he was afraid of his brother, he still regarded him as his own brother, hoping that his brother was just sick, and always believed that he would get better one day, and until that day came, Ji Wang would be summoned every once in a while.

With a feeling of apprehension, Ji Wang cautiously walked into the dimly lit hall.

There was a pungent smell of smoke all around.

There were no lights in the room, and Zhou Tianzi instructed that the windows should not be opened during the day, lest evil things come to the room, so only a few candles were lit in the room.

In front of Ji Wang was a bed covered by a thin veil, and an emaciated figure could be faintly seen sitting in it. Facing the figure, he fell down on his knees and bowed respectfully.

"Minister, see the king!"

Ji Gongyu didn't answer, as if he hadn't heard, he hummed softly behind the tulle.

After he stopped speaking, Ji Wangcai asked, "The king summoned the ministers, I don't know what to order?"

Immediately afterwards, Ji Gongyu's gloomy voice came from the thin sand:

"Congratulations, Brother Xian. ”

Hearing that familiar voice, Ji Wang's heart couldn't help but tighten, and he couldn't remember that the last time he heard his brother's voice was the year before last, and that voice was obviously much hoarser than two years ago.

Ji Wang asked in a low voice: "Why are you happy?"

Ji Gongyan said: "Not long ago, the widow invited a traveling party to enter the palace to watch the stars at night, saying that the purple micro star is dim, which is a sign that the number of days has changed. The star of Taiyi in the East is bright, and the person who has this star in the palace of life will soon be the appearance of the emperor, and the fief of the virtuous brother happens to be located in the east referred to by the star fortune, and the birth date of the virtuous brother also coincides with the Taiyi of the East. Isn't that gratifying?"

Ji Wang was shocked, and suddenly cried out in fright, supported his body with his knees and arms, knelt down and crawled to Ji Gongyan's bed, and pleaded: "Your Excellency spares your life! Brother Wang is wise and martial, and he is the eldest son, so he inherits the throne, and the minister's life is cheap and blessed, and he is destined to live in this life." Your Excellency, don't listen to the slander of the demons!"

Ji Gongyan was silent for a long time, and said with a smile: "The widow categorically doesn't believe it, the person who deceived the people with the devil was executed by Ling Chi a few days ago. ”

Ji Wang was stunned, breathed a sigh of relief, and said respectfully: "The king is wise." ”

After being silent for a long time, Ji Gongyan still didn't answer, and he could see the shadow behind the tulle shaking his arm with the melody of the song, and under the flickering candlelight, the silhouette revealed a creepy pathology, which was not the behavior of a normal adult.

The waiter's expression began to change, and there was a hint of unease between his eyebrows.

"Look at ......" Ji Gongyan suddenly asked, "How many children do you have under your knees?"

Mentioning this incident, Ji Wang couldn't suppress the joy of being a noble son, and replied: "The inner man gave birth to a pair of twins not long ago, and the minister is currently raising eight young children, all of whom are dogs, but there is no daughter, which is really annoying. ”

As soon as the words fell, the silhouette behind the tulle stopped swinging and froze in a twisted pose.

Ji Wang slowly raised his head, only to see a withered and pale hand suddenly stretched out from behind the tulle and pulled the tulle off.

"You have eight sons, and you still have a lot of troubles?"

The yellowish candlelight illuminated his haggard face.

As Ji Gongyan spoke, a bloodless face pressed towards Ji Wang, and his emaciated and protruding cheekbones pressed against Ji Wang's nose.

Ji Wang realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly lay on the ground, not daring to move.

"Eight...... Eight ......"

Ji Gongyan repeated these two words, repeating them many times, and with each repetition, his voice and tone increased a little, and the speed became faster and faster. In the end, it became as if he was reciting a spell, and based on Ji Wang's previous experience, this was a sign before Ji Gong went crazy.

The chamberlain next to him looked flustered and swallowed a mouthful of saliva uneasily.

Ji Gongyan's expression gradually distorted, and two hands as thin as white bones came towards Ji Wang's neck and grabbed Ji Wang's neck!

It took a lot of effort for Ji Wang to break the fingers that were pressing on his throat slightly, and he cried out heartbreakingly: "Brother Wang, I am ...... I'm your brother!"

Ji Gongyan turned a deaf ear, his pupils were full of bloody jealousy, his cold hands became stronger and stronger, and his dark red nails sank deep into Ji Wang's skin, causing him to cough in pain.

The chamberlain was anxious, but he didn't dare to step forward to stop him, because the Son of Heaven has been having seizures several times a day recently, and even if he doesn't go crazy, it's only temporary, and once he starts to go crazy, the person who blocks it must be a dead end.

Just when Ji Wang was in danger, a sudden announcement came from outside the palace:

"Your Majesty, Mr. Garan is here. ”

Ji Gongyan was suddenly stunned, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and then a smile appeared, and he unconsciously let go of the strength in his hand. With a "poof", Ji Wang fell to the ground and gasped violently, glad that he had escaped death, presumably it was Yu Shi's father who invited a master in time to resolve the crisis for himself.

Ji Gongyu pushed open the door of the dormitory, walked out excitedly, and saw a black-robed man standing outside.

Wearing a hat, a gleaming tin staff, and a black robe, the man apparently wanted to hide his face.

Ji Gongyan said: "Sir, you have to wait for the widow so hard." ”

The black-robed man was silent, vigilantly scanning the surrounding movements.

Ji Gongyan comprehended and hurriedly said, "Sir, take a step to speak." ”

The black-robed man was invited into the dormitory and saw the chamberlain and Ji Wang lying on the ground.

Ji Gongyan pointed at Ji Wang's nose and shouted, "Get out!

Looking at Ji Wang's back as he staggered away, the black-robed man was stunned, and saw that although this person was weak, he had the aura of an emperor faintly, and he would definitely not be in the pool in the future. However, although he saw through everything, he did not say anything, because he heard that a wandering monk had recently been executed by Ling Chi because he had told the wrong truth. It can be seen that in front of the Son of Heaven, he can never tell the truth.

The black-robed man took off his robe and slowly took off his hat, and it was a young man.

This young man was dressed in a plain blue shirt with an open chest, tall and straight, but he was born with a delicate appearance, more beautiful than a woman, and was one of the ten leaders in the West, and the fifth disciple of the Taoist - Jialan.

Ji Gongyan said: "Mr. Jialan, known as the first to hear a lot, is knowledgeable and well-informed, and must know how to help the widow." ”

Jia Lan put the shiny tin staff in his hand on the table and introduced: "This thing is called the Nine Rings Tin Staff, which can only be controlled by the body of pure yang, and it is a magic weapon that the golden cicada never leaves his hand. If you can eat the flesh of the golden cicada, you can not only get rid of the pure yin body, but also live forever. ”

"Immortality?" Ji Gongyan's eyes lit up, and he asked urgently: "I just don't know where the golden cicada is now?"

Jia Lan replied: "The golden cicada offended the Western Sect Master, was relegated to the Eastern Land, and had to go through the tribulation of ten lifetimes of reincarnation. For many years, I have been searching for the whereabouts of the reincarnation of the golden cicada, but unfortunately I have never been able to do so......"

Ji Gongyan's face sank, and he said in a low voice: "Is there really no way at all?"

Jia Lan smiled: "There is a way, but you need to borrow someone from the king." ”

"Borrow whom?"

"Bao Xi Niangniang. ”