The sun shone into the cave, and even the deepest part had some light. Cheng Xuanying meditated for a while and then left the cave. He did this every day, and Jiao and Pei were used to it.

But as soon as he left, Jiao Huiqing began to be dishonest. He looked at the lush green fields outside, but he didn't dare to go out. Looking back inside the cave, there was a faint gray shadow carved on the stone wall where Cheng Xuanying had been meditating all year round.

He walked over, sat down there, and heard the sound of dripping water. After sitting for a while, the sound of dripping water came on time like an hourglass, which could relieve the loneliness of practicing. He thought again: Is there a hollow stone behind this?

Hole?

After sitting for a while longer, he felt a slight chill. Thinking it was the breath of the mountains, or the aura of heaven and earth? Jiao Huiqing laughed unconsciously and felt hungry. He walked out and picked up the steamed buns to chew.

Pei Ting, however, faced the warm sunshine alone at the entrance of the cave, maintaining a meditative posture, and seemed to be in good condition. Jiao Huiqing did not disturb her, and after eating the steamed buns, he leaned against the stone wall and fell asleep.

***

Cheng Xuanying was actually in Heisha City, basking in the sun on the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back. Of course, he could also see the activities of the army in the city: hundreds of shacks had been set up, and the soldiers in the city were divided into small groups to drill around.

Go out and search the mountains.

Looking down from Heisha City, the poplar forest is just a green patch of green, and the activities of the soldiers cannot be seen clearly. It is said that Li Chang sent two thousand people in the forest, often going deep into the grassland tribes.

Cheng Xuanying looked away, and a soldier came over there, carrying a basket to deliver food to the cave. The two of them accidentally looked at each other, and the man rode Gulu down to the cave. He was a strong man, and his hands and feet were very agile.

.

When he came up again, Cheng Xuanying unconsciously stared at him seriously. He looked a little reserved, and said with cupped hands: "Master Taoist, please have a meal. Today we have Cistanche deserticola mutton soup, which tastes good."

Cheng Xuanying nodded, but said: "Well, your army is not bad, no less than Emperor Taizong's army that conquered the world in the past." The strong man was surprised, and he didn't expect him to talk about old things from his adulthood.

He responded according to Cheng Xuanying's words: "That's natural, but it's a pity..." He said half of the words, and then closed his mouth. Cheng Xuanying smiled and said: "Isn't it good? Now the Tang Dynasty pays equal attention to kindness and power, and the world

Everyone is convinced."

The soldier just nodded and stopped talking. However, Cheng Xuanying was curious and asked, "Huh?"

The soldier looked at Cheng Xuanying and said hesitantly: "Everyone knows that the world has actually become the queen of heaven." Cheng Xuanying was stunned and said: "How can you say this?"

The soldier said vaguely: "I also heard what others said, but I don't know whether it is true or not." Cheng Xuanying said solemnly: "It doesn't matter if you say it, I won't blame you!"

The soldier said: "The Taoist priest has probably been practicing martial arts in seclusion here for many years and does not know this information. Now that he has fully controlled the government, he can replace Li Tang at any time." At this point, he no longer wanted to speak.

Seeing that he couldn't ask any more questions, Cheng Xuanying waved him away. He hurried back to the cave, got off the Gulu car and said, "Second brother, please tell me about the current affairs."

Jiao Huiqing rubbed his sleepy eyes and said: "Brother, what else do you want to know? You have also seen that the Tang army has strong soldiers and horses, and the country's rich and..."

Cheng Xuanying interrupted him and said, "I'm asking the court whether the Queen of Heaven wants to seize the country that Taizong conquered!" Not to mention that Jiao Huiqing was shocked, Pei Ting was also stunned. Jiao Huiqing hurriedly said: "Brother

Don't talk nonsense. Chen Daxia said that the first thing is to protect the peace of the imperial court and the peace of the people in the world. As for who will be the emperor, it is better not to pay too much attention."

Cheng Xuanying heard this and said angrily: "So, the Queen of Heaven really wants to go to the Li family? She is a woman, how can she also want to be the emperor? Isn't that reasonable?" Jiao Huiqing said: "We can't control so much, isn't it good now?

, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.”

Jiao Huiqing didn't know how to comfort Cheng Xuanying, so he had to use some of Chen Ziang's words to prevaricate, but he didn't know what the effect would be. He winked again and asked Pei Ting to find a way to persuade.

But Pei Ting said: "To be honest, brother, my father Pei Yan was imprisoned because of this matter, and finally died..." As he spoke, Cheng Xuanying's eyes turned red. Cheng Xuanying originally only knew that she was hurt because of Cheng Wuting, but she didn't expect what was happening behind the scenes.
Chapter completed!