The passage behind the door was wide and tortuous, and Lu Xiaofeng took the lead.

While walking, Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Why did we come to Huo Xiu first, instead of Yan Tieshan or Dugu Yihe." ”

Zhao Ping'an said: "Before going to Ximen to blow snow, you should have gone to Datong and Dazhi and asked about the past of the Jinpeng Dynasty. ”

Lu Xiaofeng admitted, and then he couldn't help but ask again: "How did you guess that I went to find those two old monsters." ”

Zhao Ping'an shrugged: "If you completely believe what the Great Golden Peng King said without even asking for verification, then it can only be said that you can survive until now It is a miracle." ”

Lu Xiaofeng was speechless, and Zhao Ping'an continued: "So what King Jinpeng said, the three people who came to Middle-earth with the royal family to protect the wealth of the dynasty back then must not be wrong. If we want to pursue the truth, we must also start with these three people. ”

At this time, a fork in the road appeared in front of the passage, and a large word was written on the wall, "Turn".

Lu Xiaofeng took the lead and turned around, and said as he continued walking: "Please also ask Brother Zhao to continue to explain his doubts." ”

Zhao Ping'an said leisurely: "Yan Tieshan is cowardly and suspicious, if you go to ask him about the things back then, his first reaction will only be to be frightened, and then nine times out of ten he will issue an eviction order, and then send his subordinates to kill you afterwards." I won't have the courage to discuss the rights and wrongs of the year with you. ”

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Brother Zhao knows that Yan Tieshan is indeed that kind of person. ”

Zhao Ping'an said: "Dugu Yihe is proud and cold, arbitrary, and has always loved face. What you can eat from him must also be closed. Unlike Yan Tieshan, he disdained to explain, while Yan Tieshan did not dare to explain. ”

Lu Xiaofeng recalled the majestic and resolute old man, and said with a wry smile: "What Brother Zhao said is good. ”

Zhao Ping'an said: "Then only Huo Xiu is left, it is said that he is a very shrewd person, it is difficult to deal with such a person, but if you want to speak calmly, Huo Xiu is really a better object than the first two." ”

Lu Xiaofeng really couldn't disagree, Hua Manlou smiled and said: "And Huo Xiu is your friend, and the communication between friends, it must be greater to tell the truth." ”

Zhao Ping'an said: "Even if it's not all the truth, it's enough to make it easier for people to get closer to the truth." ”

While talking, they have not been idle at their feet, Lu Xiaofeng acted honestly according to the instructions on the wall, let it turn, let it stop, let it drink, let it drop the bowl.

Then they found themselves in the middle of the mountain, where a huge space had been carved out, with countless swords and armor neatly arranged on one side, and mountains of gold and jewels on the other.

Lu Xiaofeng has never seen so many knives, guns and jewelry in his life.

But what surprised him the most was not the jewels and knives and guns, but the four people. Four old men.

The four old men, all claiming to be the King of the Golden Peng, showed unusual madness in their every move. They all rushed to pull Lu Xiaofeng and let him judge who was the real King of the Golden Peng.

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt a pain in his head, he had never encountered such a ridiculous and terrible thing in his life.

Fortunately, Zhao Ping'an's movements were very fast, and before Lu Xiaofeng could figure out a way, Zhao Ping'an had already knocked the back of the neck of the four Great Golden Peng Kings very lightly.

Looking at the four old men who fainted on the ground, Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly: "What the hell is going on?"

Zhao Ping'an pointed to the mountain wall and said, "There is another door here." ”

Behind the door, there was another road, and at the end of the road, there was another door, and then the three of them saw Huo Xiu.

Huo Xiu was wearing a white and washed blue cloth robe, barefoot and wearing a pair of broken straw sandals, sitting on the ground, using a broken tin pot to warm wine on a small red clay stove.

Seeing Lu Xiaofeng and the other three, his expression was still very calm, and he greeted Lu Xiaofeng with a smile: "You guys are here." If you're not afraid of getting your clothes dirty, sit down and have a drink!"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Wine is indeed good wine, but it's a pity that we didn't come here to drink." ”

Huo Xiu said: "Then why are you here?"

Lu Xiaofeng had also sat on the ground, staring at Huo Xiu with a pair of bright eyes, and said slowly: "We came here because we know some things, and we want to know some other things that we don't know yet." ”

Huo Xiu also stared at Lu Xiaofeng, and after a long time, he said slowly: "What do you know, what else do you want to know?"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "I know that your original surname is not Huo, your original name is Shangguan Mu." ”

Huo Xiu's face did not change, and he said lightly: "Not bad." ”

Lu Xiaofeng said: "You, Yan Tieshan, and Dugu Yihe were originally important ministers of the Jinpeng Dynasty. Fifty years ago, when the Jinpeng Dynasty was invaded and destroyed by foreign enemies, the three of you were ordered to flee to Middle-earth together to protect the little prince and most of the wealth of the treasury. Waiting for the opportunity to restore the country. ”

Huo Xiu said: "Not bad. ”

His face was still very calm, and he didn't even have the slightest hint of guilt and repentance.

Lu Xiaofeng found that what Zhao Ping'an said was really right, and now that he was sitting opposite, no matter whether it was Yan Tieshan or Dugu Yihe sitting opposite, it would never be as calm as Huo Xiu.

Sighing, Lu Xiaofeng said: "But then you forgot your righteousness and swallowed up that wealth, as soon as you arrived in Middle-earth, you hid, and did not go to the thirteenth generation of the Great Golden Peng King as promised." ”

Huo Xiu suddenly said, "You are wrong. ”

Lu Xiaofeng frowned: "What's wrong?"

Huo Xiu said: "It was not us who broke the appointment, but the little prince who followed Shangguan Jin to die. ”

Lu Xiaofeng was stunned.

Huo Xiu said: "Not only did he wait for us at the place we agreed, but he has been avoiding us, and we have been looking for decades, but we have not found him." ”

Lu Xiaofeng said: "In this way, it's not that you're hiding from him, it's that he's hiding from you?"

Huo Xiu said: "Not bad. ”

Lu Xiaofeng said: "You are the important minister of his father Wang Tuogu, and you have a large amount of wealth that originally belonged to him, why should he hide from you? Is there something wrong with him?"

Zhao Ping'an had been listening quietly, and then suddenly interjected: "I think I know why he is hiding." ”

Lu Xiaofeng said: "How do you know?"

Zhao Ping'an said: "Because that wealth is not his personal, but the Jinpeng Dynasty." ”

Lu Xiaofeng said: "What's the difference?"

Zhao Ping'an said: "There are not only differences, but also big differences. If he inherits this wealth, he will have to think of using this wealth to regain the lost royal power of the Jinpeng Dynasty, which is not an easy task, not only will he have to endure a lot of hardships, but his life may be in danger at any time. ”

Lu Xiaofeng nodded. The cruelty of the ups and downs of dynasties is absolutely above the imagination of most people in this world. Being born in an imperial family is sometimes not a lucky thing. "May I not be born in the emperor's family for the rest of my life", the bitterness of this sentence is not something that ordinary people can understand.

Huo Xiu stared at Zhao Ping'an, his eyes suddenly showed a helpless sadness, and he said slowly: "It's a pity that our little prince is not a person like Tiandan Guangwu. ”

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask, "What kind of person is he?"

Huo Xiu said: "He is a poet like Li Houzhu, and like Song Huizong, he is a calligrapher and painter. ”

Zhao Ping'an said: "Such a person must just want to be free with poetry and wine and live happily for a lifetime." I don't want to get involved in such a dangerous whirlpool as the restoration of the country. ”

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask again: "If he really has been avoiding you, why is he suddenly looking for you now?"

Huo Xiu said coldly: "It's not that no one has come to us before. The four old men outside, you must have seen them just now. ”

Lu Xiaofeng said: "Are they all pretending to be the King of the Great Golden Peng to seek to seize this wealth?"

Huo Xiu nodded and said, "I have four here, and Yan Tieshan and Dugu are estimated to have more." ”

Lu Xiaofeng groaned: "Could it be that the big Jinpeng King who came to us this time is also a fake?"

Huo Xiu did not speak.

Hua Manlou suddenly said, "When was the last time you saw that little prince?"

Huo Xiu said: "More than forty years ago. ”

Hua Manlou said: "How old was he then?"

Huo Xiu said: "Thirteen years old. ”

Hua Manlou said: "After more than 40 years, the little prince who was thirteen years old at the time is now a dying old man. So how can you tell if a sixty-year-old man is the thirteen-year-old prince?"

Huo Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "There is a secret here, only a few of us know. ”

Hua Manlou didn't ask again, he has always respected everyone's privacy and believes that everyone has the right to keep their own secrets.

But Huo Xiu continued: "But I trust you, so I might as well tell you this secret: every generation of emperors of the Jinpeng Dynasty is a person born with visions, and on each of their feet, there are six toes. ”

Lu Xiaofeng said suddenly: "It's because of this that you can find out that the four old men outside are all fakes." ”

Huo Xiu nodded and said, "Even if someone knows this secret, it is difficult to disguise, there are people with six toes on both feet, I haven't seen a second one so far." ”

Lu Xiaofeng smiled: "I haven't even seen one." ”

Huo Xiu also smiled: "There are not many people with four eyebrows." ”

Zhao Ping'an laughed and said, "It's a pity that he only has two for the time being." ”

Lu Xiaofeng only smiled bitterly.

Huo Xiu said again: "So now you can tell if he is real or fake as long as you can manage to take off the Great Golden Peng King's boots and look at how many toes he has on his feet." ”

Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's not difficult. ”

Huo Xiu smiled: "It's at least easier to take off a man's boots than a woman's skirt." ”

Zhao Ping'an laughed again: "For Brother Lu, I'm afraid the difficulty of these two things has to be said in reverse." ”

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Brother Zhao seems to have become Lu Xiaofeng's confidant. ”

Lu Xiaofeng could only continue to smile bitterly.

Huo Xiu said again: "If the King of the Golden Peng is really the little prince of the year this time, I can also take this burden off my shoulders, otherwise I will ......."

Lu Xiaofeng said: "Otherwise, I will also invite him to be with the four old men outside." ”