"I have no idea."

Pei Rong spoke to him without hesitation, but the answer was puzzling.

Mr. Xi frowned, because based on his understanding of Pei Rong, this answer was not false.

Pei Rong poured a glass of wine by himself, raised his head and poured it into his mouth. The spicy and irritating smell made him cough. After barely stopping the surging breath in his body, he laughed at himself: "Thirteen years ago, I ascended the throne and changed my reign.

I was very ambitious at that time and thought I could show off my talents and carry the Pei family's banner in the army. However, I never thought that my father would tell me that I would not be allowed to set foot in the army from now on. I asked him why, but he didn't answer.

There was an imperial edict, and I was promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army and given a sinecure, but I was relieved of my military post in the Western Camp of the Beijing Army. From that time on, I could only hang out with a bunch of dudes and had no contact with them anymore.

The hope of real power in the military.”

Mr. Xi sighed softly.

Now I can only remember the past with wine, but I can't let go of the blockages in my heart.

Pei Rong looked sarcastic and sneered: "Not long after, my father led an army to the west to conquer the Kingdom of Wu. With the assistance of you, a great counselor, he tricked the army of the Kingdom of Wu and successfully captured Hucheng, changing the offensive and defensive posture of the two countries in one fell swoop.

, it has also won at least twenty years of stable life for the people in the Western Territory, and it can indeed be called the Qiancheng of the country. But sir, can you teach me something? My father is different from my grandfather. He is good at maintaining health, and he has a lot of skills.

Why did someone whose martial arts cultivation was weaker than yours end up dying in a daze in the military camp?"

He stood up suddenly, put his hands on the edge of the table, leaned forward and said angrily: "Do you think I don't know what you have done? Isn't it just to atone for my sins that my father cut off my future and sacrificed his life in the war in the West? No.

Do you just want to keep the Pei family’s lintel? But if that’s the case, why did you do it in the first place?”

"Why do it?!"

He shouted angrily, his beard and hair standing out.

Mr. Xi did not get angry. He met Pei Rong's gaze with a calm face and repeated what he said before: "You are not worthy of judging your father."

Pei Rong shook his body, shook his head and said: "It's just those things, what is it worth? I don't deserve it, I don't understand it, I can't find a life, how can I find a country? That's all, I'm just a waste, how can I be qualified?

Sitting and discussing with Mr. Xi, who is full of tricks and plans?"

Mr. Xi's eyes finally showed a little anger, and he said with great disappointment: "At that time, everything was in chaos. I don't know how many high-ranking families had their families beheaded. The late Duke knew that you had a flamboyant temperament and didn't know how to tolerate it, so he temporarily let you go.

You take retreat to make progress, but you don’t want to sink to this point and give up on yourself when you encounter a slight setback. You are full of resentment today, but do you know what expectations the late Duke had for you before he passed away?"

When Pei Rong heard this, he looked at Mr. Xi in disbelief, and the color on his face gradually faded.

Mr. Xi sneered and asked one after another: "Do you really think that the surname Pei is the golden body of immortality? Have you ever heard of a master with great achievements? Have you ever heard of a flood that overflows? Even your ancestors must bow before the Heavenly Family.

Otherwise, how could Gu Hao be executed? Compared with that, your grievances are nothing. Ten years after the death of the late Duke, did you have a moment to reflect on what you did? "

This series of heart-wrenching questions left Pei Rong speechless.

His face turned pale, and he felt a splitting headache. He tried desperately to recall the details of those years, but after all these years of being indulged in wine and sex, he still had not half of the agility and intelligence of his youth.

Mr. Xi let out a breath and asked seriously: "What is the origin of Brother Yue? Why do you want to vent your resentment on him?"

Pei Rong sat down with a dejected look on his face, shook his head and said, "I don't know. Thirteen years ago, my father personally handed me a baby. His origin and identity were not disclosed, and I was not allowed to ask. But I think that my father was so serious about this matter. The child must be related to what happened that year, and may be the source of everything, why can't I vent my anger on him?"

Mr. Xi looked at him incomprehensibly, and then scolded him for a long time: "How stupid!"

He picked up the wine glass in front of him, drank the strong wine in one gulp, and then said slowly: "Pingjiang Double Steamed Wine is a good wine, but you should not drink it again in the future."

Pei Rong's expression suddenly changed, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes when he looked at Mr. Xi.

Mr. Xi couldn't hide his disappointment and said: "Although I don't know how you got connected with the bandits, no matter how secretive you are, there are three people among them who you will never be able to hide."

Pei Rong said coldly: "Siren Yun, Wang Pingzhang, who else?"

Mr. Xi said in a deep voice: "Emperor."

Pei Rong gritted his teeth and said, "Without evidence, what can he do?"

Mr. Xi chuckled and said with some wan interest: "If you hadn't insisted on involving Brother Yue, do you think I would be interested in taking care of these things? Based on my understanding of Silent Cloud, I'm afraid he would have guessed what these bandits are about. The purpose and origin are just that this person is used to striking first. He would rather the so-called bandits make a mess around Kyoto than to follow the clues and find out the details of all of you. You'd better hope that those bandits can escape unscathed now. , otherwise if Silent Cloud captures the leader among them, do you think he can’t find out your hand and foot in this matter with his methods? By then, who else can protect you?"

A few drops of cold sweat fell from Pei Rong's forehead, and he said harshly: "If it weren't for his father's appreciation back then, he would have been just a poor scholar. How could he be as powerful as he is today?"

Mr. Xi was silent for a moment, and his voice was a little sad: "You have a good father, but it is a pity that Pei Yue did not have such a good life."

This sentence made Pei Rong blush.

Mr. Xi stood up and said: "You are your father's son, so I drank this glass of wine. If you have these dark plans in the future, I will no longer recognize who you are."

Pei Rong sneered and gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, you want to leave? Didn't you come to Kyoto knowing my methods? You must have made arrangements a long time ago. Yes, others only know that you are my father's adviser, but they don't know that you helped him do it. How many arrangements have been made, how many secret hands are ambushed in the army, how easy it is to protect a person, haha, sir, do you know what is most likely to change in this world?"

He said with a strange expression: "It's the human heart."

Mr. Xi looked at him solemnly.

A look of madness broke out in Pei Rong's eyes, and he shouted loudly: "Even if you kill me, you can't even think of leaving this courtyard tonight, he must die!"

Mr. Xi said in disbelief: "You don't even know who Pei Yue is, why are you so obsessed with it?"

Pei Rong pointed to his chest and said: "It doesn't matter who he is, but I am sure that everything happened because of him. Unless he dies, I will never be able to live a clear life!"

Mr. Xi said angrily: "You are simply hopeless!"

Pei Rong stood up slowly, left his chair and said with a smile: "Nothing is important anymore. He just died in the hands of bandits. It has nothing to do with me. No one can involve me in this matter. Sir, although I admire you very much , but I can’t just sit back and watch you ruin my business, so please stay here and leave tomorrow.”

As soon as he said the words, he quickly retreated. At the same time, dozens of vigorous and powerful images shot in, surrounding Mr. Xi in the middle.

Pei Rong hid in the distance and sneered: "In terms of fighting alone, I'm afraid there is no opponent in this world for you, but these people are thick-skinned and thick-skinned. They can fight with you for days and nights."

Mr. Xi said nothing, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his sleeves were swaying calmly.

Suddenly there were several screams outside the small courtyard.

The situation that was about to break out in the main hall came to a standstill.

Immediately, a figure flew into the hall and hit a person who was surrounding Mr. Xi hard. Then the two people overlapped on the ground in a strange posture and lost their breath at the same time. Pei Rong was shocked and couldn't care less about being captured by Mr. Xi.

It was dangerous to live there. He hurriedly came over and took a look. He saw a sword hilt protruding from the back of the man who flew in first. The long sword penetrated his body and even stabbed the man he hit.

.

Pei Rong felt terrified in his heart.

Mr. Xi turned around and looked out the door.

A middle-aged man walked in slowly, followed by a young man with indifferent eyebrows. What was different from before was that he did not hold a sword in his hand.

I don't know how many masters jumped into the courtyard, but I could only hear the roar of the wind.

Pei Rong saw the middle-aged man's face clearly and couldn't help but said angrily: "Silent Cloud, you are so brave!"

Silent Cloud glanced at him expressionlessly, then his eyes stayed on Mr. Xi's face, and said with some emotion: "I haven't seen him for some years."

Mr. Xi nodded slightly and said, "Now that we've met, I'll talk about some things later."

Silent Cloud also nodded and said: "That's how it should be. I'll have someone take you out of the city immediately, lest you have to climb over the wall with your status."

Mr. Xi did not refuse: "Yes."

Silent Cloud turned sideways and said: "Please."

Mr. Xi walked out quickly without looking at Pei Rong again.

When he walked out of the door, Silent Cloud said suddenly: "Protect that child."

Mr. Xi did not look back. He remembered his teasing to Pei Yue, so he said meaningfully: "Your daughter has good taste."

Silent Cloud couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Go, go, go!"

The crows of Taishitai Pavilion led Mr. Xi away. In the main hall, Pei Rong's face was pale. The dozens of masters under him did not dare to move at this time, because if anyone moved rashly, they would be killed on the spot by the crows of Taishitai Pavilion.

Silent Cloud looked at Pei Rong with complicated eyes, which finally turned into a sigh: "Young Master, if Uncle Pei knows something about Quanxia, ​​how will he treat us people?"
Chapter completed!