The dance of Tianluo looks extremely enchanting under Liu Ziqian's dancing posture.
Shadow stood quietly in the corner of the dim palace, watching Liu Ziqian's crazy dance steps attentively. The crazy appearance in Shadow's eyes actually made Shadow feel a little excited.
After a long time, Liu Ziqian collapsed on the ground, breathing lightly.
"They are all going to die!" Liu Ziqian could not hide his excitement in his voice.
Shadow said calmly: "Death? I'm afraid it's still too early. Although their vitality is severely damaged this time, you must never forget that the real pillar behind them has not yet fallen."
The corners of Liu Ziqian's eyes twitched, and his voice suddenly turned cold: "You will always fall, you will always die."
"They won't fall on their own. Even if they are going to die, they still need murderous hands." Shadow said calmly: "The Ye family behind Prince Fu, and Cao Muyan behind Prince Yin, this time they just cleared the branches and leaves, and the real trunk has not yet fallen.
"
Liu Ziqian stood up suddenly, waved his hands, and said crazily: "Why, why doesn't the old guy kill them? Kill them, and everything will be stable."
Shadow sneered and said: "An Ding? Do you think that man doesn't want to kill them or collapse? Don't worry, the branches and leaves have been cleared, which means that the trees are ready to be cut down. However, these two trees are buried too deep. I want to pull them out and
It’s not an easy thing.”
Liu Ziqian walked back and forth in the hall, muttering something in his mouth. After a long time, he slowly said: "Then can you come up with a good way to make these two trees fall down quickly?"
Shadow said simply: "No."
Liu Ziqian stopped talking and slowly sat down on a chair, stunned.
"You have been waiting for more than twenty years, so you don't care about the past two years." Shadow said calmly: "Since the branches and leaves have been removed and the trunk has to fall, I'm afraid it will only take one or two years."
"But I want them to die quickly. I even want them to die now." Liu Ziqian gritted his teeth.
Shadow pondered for a long time and then said calmly: "I think it's your elder brother you should worry about."
"Prince?"
"That's right." Shadow nodded and said: "Everyone thought that he was incompetent and would be destroyed by that man sooner or later. But everyone should also understand that standing behind the prince is the empress dowager, your grandmother, that cruel and ruthless person
The old woman, in other words, standing behind the prince is the Tu family of the Yong Kingdom Company. You know their family's influence better than I do. Do you think the emperor will easily do something to anger the Situ family?"
Liu Ziqian gritted his teeth and said: "They are not my grandma, nor are they my eldest brother!"
Shadow sneered and said: "There are some things that you cannot deny." After a pause, he continued in a voice that was cold to the bone: "Just like the prince was born to Empress Xiaoduan, and Empress Xiaoduan is the niece of the Empress Dowager.
, even if the prince is incompetent, he has a good mother and a good grandmother, this is a destined fact."
"Hehe...!" Liu Ziqian smiled coldly: "It's a pity that Xiaoduan has gone to the underworld. If she knew that she had only died for two years, the woman she hated the most in her life would be promoted to the queen. She doesn't know why.
How do you feel?"
The shadow's face suddenly twitched in the darkness, looking extremely terrifying.
"Xiaoduan is dead, and that old woman won't live long." Liu Ziqian said coldly: "You are right, I will wait and see how this scene goes on."
The shadow closed its eyes and remained silent, standing like a thousand-year-old ice sculpture in the cold Wuyan Palace.
The Imperial Palace's imperial guards have always been extremely strict, but during this crisis, the vigilance was even strengthened, and the Yulin Battalion sent more troops to guard every part of the Imperial Palace.
As one of the three major camps of Yulin Camp, Fenghuo Camp also responded quickly. Not only did it increase its manpower, but it also left only Gong Yangyue and two captains in the camp. Xue Poye personally led the team, and Ximen Lei Zang
, Zhao Tianda and a large number of Yulin officials patrolled the palace every day, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Guarding the palace is the duty of the Yulin camp. Rouji was stabbed, and the Fenghuo camp naturally suffered some blows. Therefore, Xue Poye strictly controlled his subordinates, and Mingxun, who had to sleep with his eyes open, was there.
It was widely spread among the soldiers of Fenghuo Camp.
It was another long night. Xue Poye and Ximen Lei Zang drank some wine to warm themselves up, and then led three Yulin guards to patrol the west area of the palace.
It was freezing cold, and although it didn't snow, it was so cold that the pools in many places even condensed into thin layers of ice.
Xue Poye wore Yu Lin's double-layer winter coat. Although it was a bit heavy, it was indeed very warm, but the cold wind blew on his face, which was a bit biting.
"Sir, it's freezing cold, why don't you go back and rest first, and we'll step up the night patrol," said a Habayashi guard behind him.
Xue Poye has done a lot of practical things for Fenghuo Camp these days, and he is also trying his best to get the profits he deserves for Fenghuo Camp regardless of his official position. Therefore, he has won the hearts of all the soldiers. Although he cannot be said to be highly virtuous and prestige at the moment, he is also
Fenghuo Camp is very majestic.
Xue Poye chuckled, put his hand on his breath and took a few breaths of hot air, and then said warmly: "You guys are patrolling at night, isn't it also freezing cold? If you can bear it, of course I can too, so don't worry."
He immediately led everyone around and found that everything was quiet, and the nobles in the palace also rested.
"You guys have a rest first. I'll find a place for a while. Maybe I drank too much tonight." Xue Poye suddenly laughed and said,
Several Yulin guards knew what Xue Poye meant, and one of the Yulin guards immediately said: "Sir, if you walk to the left from here, it won't take long before you can see a place to rest under a white eaves. Suddenly one of them said in surprise:
"No, I forgot to tell the adults that the Acacia Palace is also over there."
Several Yulin guards were startled, and one of them already said: "The Acacia Palace is a forbidden area, and people from our Yulin Camp are not allowed to enter. What should we do? How about I catch up and talk to you, sir?"
Another person waved his hand and said with a smile: "You are really worrying. I only go to the hut, how can I enter the Acacia Palace? The Acacia Palace is very deserted, there is no one there. No one dares to enter during the day, and no one dares to enter at night."
Entered."
One person retorted: "That's not necessarily true. Mr. Xue is not even afraid of the General Guard. He is very courageous."
"The Chief Guard is not a ghost. I heard that Xiangsi Palace is haunted. The Deputy Chief Guard is not afraid of the Chief Guard, but you can't just say that the Deputy Chief Guard is not afraid of ghosts!" A person next to him interjected.
"Haha, do you dare to say that the deputy general guard is afraid of ghosts?" Someone next to him immediately laughed.
The man said sternly: "Not only the deputy general guard, there are few people in this world who are not afraid of ghosts. If you are not afraid of ghosts, why did you deliberately lead the deputy general guard to avoid the Acacia Palace during your inspection just now?"
When everyone heard this, they were immediately speechless.
"Wait a minute, the deputy general guard just went to the hut, and maybe he couldn't see the Acacia Palace at all." One person said solemnly: "Let's wait for a while, and if the deputy general guard doesn't come back, we can go over and have a look."
Everyone claimed it was.
Xue Poye quickly found the hut, went inside and peed happily, feeling relaxed all over his body.
After leaving the hut, I realized that this place was extremely deserted, without the bright lights and luxury in other places. It was not only deserted, but also dark. If it weren't for the palace lanterns in the distance, I couldn't see the road clearly.
I had an urgent need to urinate before, but I didn't realize this was the case. Now I calmed down and realized that this was the case.
The surroundings were very empty, and there was even a small forest. The cold wind was blowing, and the trees in the forest were rustling, which actually gave people a creepy feeling.
Although Xue Poye was not timid, he did not dare to stay too long. He did not understand how there could be such a strange place in the luxurious and grand palace.
He suddenly thought of the plot he saw in the TV series in his previous life. Once many concubines fell out of favor and were convicted, they were sent to the cold palace. Could it be that this is the so-called cold palace?
But it’s wrong to think about it. Those cold palaces at least have a palace, but there seems to be no palace here?
As he walked back, he looked back to see if he could see the legendary Leng Palace. However, it was dark where he saw it, and he really couldn't see the shadow of the so-called Leng Palace.
But the moment he retracted his eyes, a trace of fire suddenly lit up in the dark space.
The light of the fire was so sudden that it actually scared Xue Poye to shiver. Not far to the west, he saw a faint light of fire. The fire was still moving slowly, moving to the southwest.
"Will-o'-the-wisp?" Xue Poye couldn't help but whispered, but he was full of doubts. There were no graves in this area, so naturally there was no bone phosphorus. What's more, it wasn't summer, so there was no phosphorus fire.
The lights were not very bright, just a few sparks. They didn't move very fast, but they were a little erratic.
Xue Poye felt cold all over his body. He quickened his pace and moved forward quickly. He only took a dozen steps before he suddenly stopped and turned around. He saw that the light was getting darker and darker, and it seemed that it would disappear soon.
If he left at this time, nothing might happen, but Xue Poye felt that he would regret it to death. After all, this strange scene filled his mind with doubts.
He touched the saber on his waist, and without hesitation, quickly chased towards the light.
I ran for a few steps, thinking in my mind: "Should we find some brothers to come with us?" However, this idea was instantly dismissed, because the light really dimmed. If I turned back to look for someone at this time, even if I found someone, everything might be lost.
It's too late.
Xue Poye chased in the direction of the lights without hesitation. Although he was a little uneasy, his natural courage still made him energetic.
Seeing that the light was getting closer, I saw that the light was extinguished in an instant like a candle being blown out, without leaving a trace.
Xue Poye stopped and stood blankly on the ground. The white marble ground underground was covered with cold air. The surrounding area was quiet, ghostly darkness and tranquility. Xue Poye felt that he was the only one left in the world.
He smiled bitterly and shook his head. It might be that he had been working too hard recently to have this hallucination, or it might be a side effect of Hua Xian's "Biyoujing" poison.
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly heard the sound of a flute, clear and melodious, like the sound of nature.
Xue Poye was shocked. He followed the sound and saw that it was coming from the southwest corner. He involuntarily raised his steps and walked slowly towards the southwest corner.
After walking for only a moment, Xue Poye stopped and looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but be even more surprised.
There is no palace here, but there is a very small courtyard, which looks like the garden of a well-off family in the countryside. There are lanterns hanging in front of the courtyard, and the courtyard is full of rabbits. A quaint-looking wooden house stands in the courtyard.
.
Seeing all this, Xue Poye seemed to have returned to the countryside. In this luxurious inner courtyard of the palace, there was such a completely different place, which made him speechless.
The courtyard door has been opened, and a lantern is hanging next to it. Under the light of the lantern, a plaque on the courtyard door is actually reflected.
The plaque was very old and even a little broken, but the handwriting on the plaque was extremely clear. Xue Poye could see it clearly. On the plaque, the words "Acacia Palace" were written in flying colors.
"Acacia Palace!" Xue Poye murmured.
If Xue Poye had not seen the "Acacia Palace" before hearing these three words mentioned, he would have thought it was a majestic and majestic palace, at least with gold bricks, jade tiles, red walls and carved beams.
But "Acacia Palace" is a small farmhouse, which probably no one would have imagined.
The clear and distant sound of the flute came from the wooden cabin. There was a faint light in the cabin, completely lacking the splendor of other palaces, just like the daytime.
It is quiet and quiet here. The little rabbits in the yard are crowded together and lying prone in the corner. The cold winter air makes these little guys very uncomfortable.
Xue Poye approached the yard and put his left hand on the handle of the knife. If there was any movement, he would definitely try his best to protect himself.
Although it is far away from other palaces, in such a quiet night, if you shout "help", the group of Yulin guards will still be able to hear it.
He tiptoed into the courtyard. In his mind, this was also the west area of the palace and belonged to the protection area of Fenghuo Camp. It was his duty to move in this area.
The flute was still playing beautifully, and Xue Poye moved closer to the window, wanting to see what was going on inside. However, the window was sealed with window paper, and everything inside could not be seen.
He was about to stretch out his finger to poke through the window paper, but he heard a deep voice: "Come in, the door is not closed!"
Xue Poye was stunned. He practiced the "Ecstasy Mind Technique" by himself. He was confident that his footsteps were so light that ordinary people would not be able to notice them. However, the people in the room knew his existence easily. This person's ability was at least
The ear power is really amazing.
As soon as he was discovered, Xue Poye stopped hiding. He laughed twice, stepped forward and opened the door, and said loudly: "I am patrolling at night, please excuse me!"
But I heard the voice say calmly: "Speak softly in here and don't speak too loudly."
As soon as Xue Poye entered the house, he saw that everything in the house was simple and old. The tables and chairs were naturally good, there was a very old wooden bed, and there was a spinning wheel beside it.
He followed the sound and saw a portrait hanging in the north corner of the room. There was a futon under the portrait, and the flute player was sitting on the futon, facing the portrait.
Xue Poye moved over and looked at the portrait, and couldn't help but be startled.
I saw that the painting actually showed a young girl, elegant and refined, with extraordinary beauty, wearing pure white clothes, just like the Chang'e fairy above the nine heavens, with a slight smile.
This painting is so lifelike that the girl in the painting seems to burst out of the paper and walk out of the portrait at any time.
"It's so beautiful!" Xue Poye admired from the bottom of his heart.
The flute player smiled softly and said calmly: "Of course she is beautiful. She is a fairy who descended from the nine heavens. She is the most beautiful of all fairies." Although his words were calm, Xue Poye felt that from his calm words,
To the flute player's strong affection for the girl in the painting.
"Does this woman really exist in the world?" Xue Poye asked softly: "Or, this is just a painting."
The flute player whispered: "She came to this world just to have fun, and now she has returned to heaven."
Xue Poye heard the vague words and couldn't help but be very confused, but after all, this was someone's private matter, so it was hard to ask too many questions. He looked around and found nothing out of the ordinary, thinking in his mind: "Could it be that this person lives in the palace?"
The master among them? I've heard that there is a group of masters in the palace, I'm afraid he is one of them, I'd better not disturb you." After thinking about this, he cupped his hands and said: "Senior is here, I will not disturb you, so I will leave now."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The flute player suddenly said: "Xue Poye, do you want to hear a story?"
Xue Poye chuckled and said, "What story?" He suddenly woke up and lost his voice: "You...how did you know that I am Xue Poye? You...who are you?"
His surprise was nothing trivial. From what he said, he was just a very lucky guy. Why did he seem to be known to many people in Kyoto?
How could such a flute player living in seclusion in the palace know that he was Xue Poye?
If he calls himself "Master Xue", Xue Poye will only be shocked by how well-informed the other party is, but when he calls himself "Xue Poye", it means that he knows everything about himself.
Xue Poye's right hand was already on the knife handle.
The flute player said calmly: "You don't need to panic, and don't use the knife. You... are not my opponent."
This man spoke very frankly. Even Xue Poye himself believed that he was definitely no match for the flute player. He removed his hand from the handle of the sword and said with a smile: "Senior, I have misunderstood. I have no intention of drawing the sword."
, I’m just worried that if the handle of the knife is cold, it will be inconvenient to use the knife when encountering a real assassin.”
"Haha...!" The flute player laughed, stood up, turned around and said, "Xue Poye, you are still so sharp-tongued!"
Xue Poye looked at this person's face and said in shock: "It's... it's you!"
The person playing the flute was actually the man in yellow robe who met Xiuma that night. That night the man in yellow robe sat in the cemetery and ate "human meat" made from lotus roots, which left Xue Poye's memory fresh.
He couldn't figure out why this ghostly guy appeared in the palace.
With a faint smile on his face, the flute player walked to the chair beside the table and sat down. He said calmly: "If you want to listen to the story, you can sit over here." After saying that, he actually picked up the porcelain pot on the table and
Pour two cups of tea.
Although the things in this house are old, they are all extremely clean and spotless.
When Xue Poye saw the flute player looking at him with a smile, he couldn't refuse, not to mention that it was somewhat attractive for such an expert to tell a story.
Xue Poye believed that this would be a good story. He couldn't think of an expert who would talk nonsense while eating.
So he walked over, sat down at the table, and even picked up the tea cup and took a sip. It was hot tea. As soon as the tea was in his mouth, a warmth surged through his body, making him feel indescribably comfortable.
"Aren't you afraid of poison?" The flute player stared at Xue Poye and said slowly, "Aren't you afraid that I would poison the tea?"
"Senior, if you want to kill me, there is no need to use such despicable means." Xue Poye laughed and said: "What's more, if you want me to listen to a story, you will never let a dead man listen to the story? I can guarantee that I am a very good person.
Good listener, I will listen to your story very carefully. These days, it is not easy to find a serious listener like me."
The flute player nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell you, listen!"
"You tell me, I listen!" Xue Poye smiled, pretending to be listening to the story.
The flute player pondered for a moment, and after a long time, he pointed at the portrait and said in an infinitely gentle voice: "What I want to say is the story of Qingyao!"
"It turns out her name is Qingyao!"
A soft smile appeared at the corner of the flute player's mouth, and he whispered: "She is my wife!" dd