43. Three Tribulations and Nine Tribulations

Xiao Bei looked at the person outside the door, and only felt that this person had a young face, about thirty years old, but his temples were a little white, the corners of his mouth drooped, and his eyebrows were slightly frowned. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 Although the clothes on the info body are luxurious, they are slightly old, and they seem to have been hastily turned out of something that has not been worn for a long time, and they are temporarily pulled to fill the faΓ§ade.

Xiao Bei just wanted to ask, but suddenly saw Ming Feng, Wang Ruolan, and Wang Xiyi bowing on the spot in a panic, and shouted loudly: "The emperor ...... The Emperor ......"

When Xiao Bei heard that this person was today, he panicked for a while, and almost bowed down, but the young man pouted and said: "You guys are flat, the widow has to be notified by Mingfeng this time, and the micro-service is to avoid people's eyes and ears, and all courtesies are exempted." ”

Then the young man's eyes turned to Xiao Bei and said, "Xiao Daxia, since you know the identity of the widow, the widow will get straight to the point." The widow decided to make you the general of the forbidden army Shouning, and allowed you to carry a knife in front of my emperor and act as a widow's guard during this contest to recruit relatives, I don't know what you think?"

Xiao Bei was shocked, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The emperor ...... Your Majesty, the contemptible martial arts are low, and he comes from the countryside, that ...... If you don't go to the hall of elegance, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on this great responsibility. Besides, I have heard that the emperor has 100,000 forbidden troops, how dare you dare to get an axe and get involved in the forbidden army?"

Chongzhen smiled bitterly, pulled Xiao Bei aside, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Aiqing, you don't know, since the widow himself ascended to the throne, he wanted to turn the tide and become the master of Zhongxing, but everything went wrong, and he encountered obstacles several times. The widow asked the master to divination, and learned that the widow needed to go through three calamities and nine tribulations in order to get through the crisis and extend my great wisdom. ”

Xiao Bei didn't know that Chongzhen actually came up with such words, and said in his heart: "How can such witch divination words be credulous? This emperor is so confused. ”

Chongzhen continued: "The master calculated that my first catastrophe was the rebellion of the eunuchs, the second catastrophe was the murder of the thieves, and the third catastrophe was the prosperity of the Qing Kingdom. The nine tribulations are loss of power, unjust cases, party strife, famine, popular uprising, assassination, beauty, death, and annihilation. These many calamities are all a game of nine deaths and a lifetime, and they are difficult to overcome. The master then gave a solution, and only when the widow met the nobleman surnamed Xiao could he solve this dead situation and find that glimmer of life. ”

Xiao Bei was dumbfounded and asked, "Is it difficult...... The nobleman...... Is that me?"

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Originally, the widow only believed in this kind of witch divination, and he didn't pay attention to what the master said, until his prophecy was confirmed one by one, and the widow couldn't help but believe it. And this time, the head of the world's anti-thieves, King Gao Yingxiang finally ambushed, among which you made great contributions, and the widow immediately realized that maybe you were the noble person in the widow's life. ”

The more Xiao Jie listened, the more suspicious he became, and he couldn't help asking, "Who is that master?"

Chongzhen hesitated for a moment and said: "He is the successor of Wang Yangming, and he is a master of Wang Xiangong." ”

"Lao Wang...... What the hell is he doing?" Xiao Bei suddenly stood on the spot like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.

"Okay, this matter is settled, if you refuse, you will not respect the king's order, don't blame the widow for treating you with the crime of colluding with foreign enemies. Chongzhen said with a tiger face.

Xiao Bei wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, his mind turned sharply, and he thought: "Lao Wang must have a deep meaning in pulling me into the water this time, I might as well agree first, ask Lao Wang's intentions, and make plans according to the situation." Anyway, when the time comes, I want to leave, and Chongzhen can't stop me. ”

Thinking of this, he took a deep look and said: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, but you can't understand etiquette and there are abruptness, please bear with the emperor." ”

"Good, good. Chongzhen stroked his palms and laughed.

Wang Ruolan saw Long Yan Dayue, her heart was overjoyed, she knew that she had made the right move to tie Xiao Bei, and took a step forward, Ying Ying saluted and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, this time with the help of Xiao Daxia, a master who has a lot of skills in the world, I will definitely sit back and relax, and the country will be forever." However, this Xiao Daxia has already made an appointment with Zaixia, to help the little girl compete for a husband, and ask the emperor to give him half a day of leisure at that time. ”

Chongzhen was very happy at this time, and said with a smile: "First come and then come, it is an ancient precept, I promised you." ”

As soon as Xiao Zhifu arrived in the capital, he was already in a lot of trouble, and he was having a headache, and he just wanted to find an excuse to escape from here. Suddenly, I heard the door of a house next door creak, and a young man walked out of the room, waved his folding fan in a chic manner, and said in a loud voice: "Wouldn't it be nice to have friends from afar?

As soon as Wang Xiyi saw that this person was suave and the jade tree was in the wind, she couldn't bear it, so she immediately rushed forward and shouted: "Which onion is your kid......?"

Before she finished speaking, Wang Ruolan grabbed him, covered his mouth, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be the world-famous Liuxian son Li Zhongpan, fortunately, we are not children of the family, and we are really sorry for the disturbance at this gathering." ”

Li Zhongpan frowned and said: "This girl doesn't have to have any scruples, this competition to recruit relatives is a beautiful thing, since everyone has come to this imperial residence, they must be relevant people of the conference, and there is no need to hide it." In the future, he prides himself on being above board, and if he wants to win in the ring with dignity, he will never let that shady means plot against others. ”

Xiao Bei took a step forward and arched his hand: "Li Gongzi, we are not hiding anything, but we are really not children of the family. Thank you for your understanding. ”

"That's a bit of an abruptness. Li Zhongpan's eyes flickered, and he replied thoughtfully.

At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps outside the courtyard, and everyone followed the voice, only to see a scrawny man and a woman with a cold expression walking in.

As he walked, he said: "It turned out that the son of the Lu family came, I heard from the guards of the county lord of Haoyue that the Lu family's convoy encountered a mudslide on the road, and all of them were in trouble, and I was a little sad. I didn't know that Gongzi was blessed with a great life, and he was unscathed, which was really unexpected. ”

The emaciated man smiled wryly and said in a hoarse voice, "I can't say that I am unscathed, but I can barely come to the competition." ”

As soon as Xiao Bei saw this person's voice, he stepped forward quickly, and asked eagerly, "Guan Zhong...... Are you Guan Zhong?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly again: "Master...... Father, there are some things on the way, and you are tired of waiting for a long time. ”

Xiao Bei saw that Lu Guan Zhong was three points thinner than before, plus his face was yellow, his hair was gray, and he seemed to be more than ten years old all of a sudden, so he couldn't help but ask with concern: "Guan Zhong...... Could it be that you're starting to be reckless again?"

Lu Guanzhong shook his head and said, "How can I say that I have already promised my master to quit this bad habit, not to mention that I am already married, so I don't need to be reckless." As he spoke, he turned to one side, pointed behind him, and said, "Master, this is my inner man, and the leaves are withering." ”

Then he pointed to Xiao Cheap and said, "Ling'er, this is my master, Xiao Cheap." ”

Xiao Bei didn't think that Lu Guanzhong was married, he was caught off guard for a while, his eyes looked at Ye Weiling, and he just wanted to say a few words of congratulations, but before he could look at it, a chill suddenly surged all over his body.

Although the woman moved freely, her expression was natural, and her skin was faintly ruddy. However, her eyes are dilated, she has no heartbeat or breathing, her joints are slightly stiff, and there seems to be a scar on her neck extending downward, all of which suggest that she is not alive.

"Tube...... Guan Zhong...... This...... Be...... Tomb...... Tomb puppet? ...... Sure enough, it ...... with the tomb puppet Knot...... Married?" Xiao said with a blank face, stammering.

Lu Guanzhong showed a gentle look on his face and said, "No, she is a living person, Master, you are wrong." With that, gently holding Ye Weiling's hand, the two of them bypassed Xiao Jie and followed the cousin to the depths of the courtyard.

"Oh my God! I really shouldn't have taught him the art of making corpses!, who will save him!" Xiao Bei let out a lamentation in his heart.

Hong Yan walked up to Xiao Bei, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Xiao Lang, God's will is like this, don't force it, if he is happy in his heart, we won't go against his will." ”

Xiao Bei wiped his tears, glanced at Lu Guanzhong's swaying body, and said in his heart: "If you can't attack head-on, you can also secretly cross Chen Cang, and when the time comes, I will personally help him fight for a good family in the martial arts competition, maybe he can break through the obstacle and return to the right path." ”

After Lu Guanzhong left, Chongzhen insisted that Xiao Bei follow him into the palace to guard, Xiao Bei couldn't refuse, and in desperation, he had to temporarily separate from Hongyan, and followed Chongzhen into the carriage with his head down, and galloped towards the Forbidden City.