On a sunny afternoon, there was a melodious sound of poetry recitation in the imperial study:

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoMy Fair Lady, Gentleman ......"

Ji Gongyu shook his little head rhythmically while reciting.

The whole poem is memorized from beginning to end, and there is no word for word.

Xi Bojifu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to recite the whole poem just by browsing it once." If you know about this, you will be very happy. ”

Ji Gongyan scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Don't hide it from the master, although the student can memorize, but he only memorizes by rote, and he doesn't understand the meaning of the poem at all." Can you tell the students who the fair lady in this poem is referring to?"

Xi Bojifu stroked his beard, shook his head and said, "I'm ashamed to say that even the old man himself doesn't know who the fair lady in the poem is. ”

Ji Gongyan was suddenly stunned, and asked in confusion: "Isn't this poem written by you, Taishi? Why don't you even know who that fair lady is?"

Xi Bojifu looked at the sky outside the window and recalled: "In the past, the old man was ordered to counterattack Taiyuan. During the period of garrisoning Pingyao, I occasionally had some confusing dreams. The old man has basically forgotten all the contents of the dream at that time, but he only remembers that when he woke up once, he inadvertently recited a poem. The old man casually recorded the verse, which is now a poem called "Guan Ju". ”

After listening to Xi Bojifu's dream, Ji Gongyan said with more interest: "Speaking of confusing dreams, the student has also had a very strange dream recently!"

"Oh?" asked him, "what kind of dream was that?"

"The student dreamed of a man dressed in a meteor robe and wearing a bronze mask. He came to the North Palace with a magical box, and he actually wanted to use it to test the value of his father. Taishi, don't you think this dream is strange?"

“...... It's really weird. Xi Bojifu replied a little perfunctorily, his eyes slowly flowing.

Ji Gongyan lowered his head and pondered, as if he remembered something again, and suddenly asked, "That's right! There is one thing a student wants to ask you. There is a quirky mansion in the southeast corner of the palace. Why is there a brass fence full of thorns on the outside of that house? Is there someone holding someone inside?"

A faint sadness appeared on Xi Bojifu's face, and he muttered in a low voice: "That mansion ......"

As soon as he was halfway through the conversation, a small eunuch suddenly ran in from outside the door and reported urgently: "Master, Daoist Jin Zhen asks to see you!"

Xi Bojifu was slightly stunned, and then turned his head to Ji Gongyan and said, "Let's stop here today." For the rest of the time, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to arrange it himself. The old man has something to do, so he will retire first......"

With that, Xi Bojifu hurriedly walked out of the imperial study.

Ji Gongyan had never seen Xi Bojifu show such an eager look, and he couldn't help but feel curious, so he quietly followed. Following along the way, Ji Gongyan found out that Xi Bojifu had gone to meet a woman.

The woman was dressed in bloodstained white, and her face was covered in blood-stained white bandages. The tattered cuffs revealed a fleshy hand each, holding a gold sword and a silver sword.

Xi Bojifu looked at the scarred woman, glanced at the silver sword at her waist with a stunned gaze, and asked:

"Daoist Jin Zhen, why did you come alone today?

Hearing the word "Yinlin", Jin Zhen's eyes showed a fierce light, and he suddenly raised the silver sword in his hand, pointed the edge at Xi Bojifu, and said sharply: "Old fellow! It's all your fault! On the night of the full moon, if you hadn't let our senior sister and brother subdue the demon, the junior brother would not have been devoured by the dragon snake!"

"Dragon snake?" Xi Bojifu was slightly stunned and said, "Qingli, is it a snake demon?"

Jin Zhen bit her lip and said, "Qingli is a fox, not a snake demon. That night, in addition to Qingli, there was also a dragon snake lurking in the palace. The beast bit Qingli and chased our senior siblings out of the city all the way. On the way to escape, in order to save me, my junior brother was swallowed by a dragon snake and swallowed into the belly, and his life and death are still uncertain. ”

"Is there a snake demon in the palace?" said with a solemn face, "This kind of thing...... General Li and I have both made discoveries!"

"It is said that the dragon snake must be fed on blood, and the beast will now follow its master. I'm here to ask you, who is raising the dragon snake in the palace, and I must kill him with my own hands!"

When Jin Zhen spoke, the tip of the sword couldn't help but approach three inches!

Looking at the angry Jin Zhen, Xi Bojifu said slowly:

"There will definitely be no one raising dragons and snakes in the palace, it must be done by an outsider with ill intentions, and this person is bound to be proficient in Xuanmen Taoism. The old man probably already knew who that person was. ”

"Who is it?" shouted Jin Zhen, the sharp tip of the sword was only half an inch away from piercing the throat of Xi Bojifu!

Xi Bojifu was not afraid, and replied slowly: "The one who raised the dragon snake should be a young man named Su Ji. ”

"You mean the assassin?"

Xi Bojifu said: "Except for this fox master, the old man can't think of a second person for the time being." ”

Jin Zhen lowered her eyebrows and pondered, pointing at the sword of Xi Bojifu, but never put it down.

"Bold shrew! How dare you be rude to the Grand Master!"

With a loud shout, a figure fell from the sky, swept his horizontal legs in the air, kicked the silver sword away, and brought a strong wind!

Jin Zhen's sword hilt took off his hand, although he was not hit by the leg, he was forced to spurt blood from his mouth by the amazing momentum, and took three steps back.

Xi Bojifu stopped: "General Li, don't do it! ”

Jin Zhen glared at Xi Bo Jifu and said angrily: "Listen, old fellow, I'm going to kill Su Ji and the beasts he raised right now." If my junior brother has three longs and two shorts, even if he betrays his master, I will kill you!"

After that, Jin Zhen picked up the silver sword on the ground and left in a huff.

"Hmph, it's up to you?" Li Hongxi spat disdainfully, turned his head to Xi Bojifu and said, "Taishi, are you okay, why did the crazy woman point a sword at you?"

"General Li, you came just in time. Just now Daoist Jin Zhen said that Qingli was bitten by a dragon snake, and I think he may still be lurking in the palace now. The fox demon is proficient in the art of transfiguration and shadowing, and Qing Li is likely to change into the appearance of a certain palace person and mix in the palace. ”

"I see, Master. I will send the guards to investigate the palace maids and eunuchs to see if there are any suspicious people among them. ”

"The stakes are high, without further ado. I still have something very important to discuss with the general, so let's talk about it as we go. ”

After that, Xi Bojifu and Li Hongxi left quickly.

Ji Gongyan looked at the backs of the two blankly, and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable nervousness. Even though he couldn't fully understand what they were saying, Ji Gongyan still had a faint feeling that there was an imminent crisis brewing in secret. Just as he lowered his head and pondered, he suddenly heard a girl's call behind him:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Ji Gongyan's body was shocked, and he turned his head to see a little palace maid standing beside him at some point.

"Xiao Mian?" Ji Gongyan's eyes widened, looked Xiao Mian up and down, and asked with concern, "Where have you been recently? I sent someone to look for you last time and I didn't find you for a long time." Are your feet better?"

Xiao Mian gave a salute and said softly: "Thanks to His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave's feet are almost good." ”

Ji Gongyan remembered the conversation between Xi Bojifu and Li Hongxi just now, so he asked, "Xiaomian, have you ever heard of a person named Su Ji?"

"Fox Master Su Ji?"

"It seems that you know this person!" Ji Gongyan's face was happy, and he said hurriedly: "Tell me quickly! What kind of magical power does this fox master have?"

Xiao Mian's eyes flashed, and he said slowly: "It's a long story about the fox master. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is interested, please come to the palace in the southeast corner of the palace alone at the third watch in the night. ”

After speaking, Xiao Mian turned around and left.

Looking at Xiao Mian's back without looking back, Ji Gongyan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that just a small palace maid, a good big shelf, dared to let the dignified prince go to her in person?

Ji Gongyan hurriedly ran forward, intending to continue to ask Xiao Mian, but found that there was no figure in front of her, and Xiao Mian's figure could not be found anywhere, as if her whole person had suddenly evaporated. He looked around in astonishment, and suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and a faint fear crept over his heart.