"Eunuch, it seems that the queen and the prince have not said they want to take action this time." There were several men in short black clothes standing under the tree, their eyes were shining, and they were all practitioners with advanced martial arts skills.
Tong Fu'an hovered down from the tree like an eagle and sat on the well platform in the center of the yard, his face cold and expressionless.
"Father-in-law, how is your injury?" A man approached him and asked fawningly.
"Injury!" Tong Fu'an narrowed his eyes with a fierce light, and a high-pitched voice came out of his mouth, like metal scraping against each other. He stretched out his hands, and the scars on his hands were shocking.
The people around Eunuch Tong looked at his expression, a little scared, and quietly took a few steps back.
"Are you ready for today's things?" Tong Fu'an glanced at everyone.
"Ready."
"Well, keep watch outside and no one is allowed to come near." After Tong Fu'an finished speaking, he moved and suddenly flew into the cellar in the courtyard, like a big bat.
The iron door closed in response. The cellar was very large, dark and humid, and the air was filled with the strong smell of blood. On the small table above the kang, what was placed on the plate was a steaming human heart!
Tong Fu'an glanced at his heart with a grin, then sat cross-legged and meditated. When the air in the cellar dropped sharply and ice formed on his face, he reached out his hand, grabbed the heart, stuffed it into his mouth, and took a mouthful.
Chewed and swallowed.
There were still blood stains on the corner of his mouth, and his hands were also stained with blood. The whole cellar was filled with a hell-like atmosphere, which was weird and terrifying. The temperature inside gradually rose, and the ice on Tong Fuan's face melted, turning into water and flowing down his cheeks.
His face slowly turned red, until it turned red like a ball of flame, and the heat on his head seemed to evaporate from boiling water, lingering.
"Ah -" with a sharp roar, Tong Fuan pushed out his palms, and a ball of fire rolled under his palms. He moved the fireball far and near, with a proud smile on his face.
Slowly withdrawing the fireball, he opened his mouth, introduced the fireball from his mouth, and slowly inhaled it all into his body. Then he folded his hands on his abdomen and breathed it in evenly.
"Hahahaha - in ninety-nine and eighty-one days, our family will be able to practice the unrivaled ice and fire magic!" He looked up to the sky and laughed.
The people outside the cellar could not hear any movement inside, and they all looked at the iron door nervously. Suddenly, the iron door opened wide, and Tong Fuan floated out from inside.
"We are leaving in the evening. This time our family wants to give the Queen and the Prince a surprise." Tong Fu'an said to his subordinates.
"Yes!" The men in black all raised their hands and accepted the order.
The spring rain seemed to be unstoppable and continued to fall from morning to evening. Liu Hongjing's team moved very quickly. When night came, they had reached the county town more than a hundred miles away from Kyoto.
The emperor goes to Sanqing Taoist Temple to worship every year, and must pass through this place every year. Although Liu Hongjing repeatedly emphasized that he was not allowed to pick up the emperor, the officials along the way had made preparations in advance. All the idlers had moved out of the county. The emperor stopped.
The palace has already been fully prepared.
This night was speechless and passed safely. The team continued their journey the next day. The rain became heavier and heavier, with the potential to pour. Liu Hongjing felt lonely sitting alone in the dragon chariot, so he called the two girls Luo Lianyi and Xiaozhu.
After getting in the car, Xiaozhu was a quiet person and her identity was just a palace maid. She had been sitting upright and silent after getting in the car. Luo Lianyi and the emperor became familiar with each other, and they started chatting unconsciously. At first, Liu Hong
Jing just asked her about some things in medical books, and gradually the topic got further and further. Luo Lianyi had a good memory and had read many books, and before she knew it, she was talking about astronomy and geography.
"If you were a boy, you would definitely win the top prize." Liu Hongjing said with a smile.
"You shouldn't have favored sons over daughters in ancient times. Why can't your daughter be the number one scholar? Our men and women are equal and can go to university." Luo Lianyi said, getting carried away.
Liu Hongjing looked at her strangely, not understanding her "you and us" for a moment. Just when he was about to ask, the carriage suddenly jolted, and Luo Lianyi lost her seat and fell into Liu Hongjing's arms.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." Luo Lianyi hurriedly wanted to get up from his arms, but the carriage bumped again. Not only did she not get up, she hugged him. Xiaozhu stood up warily at this moment and opened the curtain to check.
"What's going on?" she asked bluntly.
"Heavy rain has washed away the road, and there is a big hole here!" Sima Xiangnan answered outside.
"This big pit is great. I am full of soft jade." Liu Hongjing looked at Luo Lianyi and laughed in embarrassment. Luo Lianyi looked at him, but suddenly thought of Liu Fan's smiling face in her mind. Their father and son were really
Imagine that even the evil demeanor was so similar, she blushed and broke away from his arms.
Liu Hongjing didn't pay much attention to her expression, because she was wearing a mask, and he didn't see her blush. He reached out to open the curtains, frowned and looked at the heavy rain outside. There were cool raindrops floating into the carriage, and his face was gloomy.
Get up. "It also rained so heavily when she left."
Luo Lianyi knew that he was talking about Concubine Xi, and she felt a little sad when she saw that he had missed her lover for more than ten years.
After the carriage swayed for a few times, it simply swayed and stopped. Xiaozhu had jumped out of the carriage into the rain. After a while, he came back and reported: "Your Majesty, the carriage is stuck in a pit. Sit back and let's get the carriage together."
Push it out.”
"Then I'll go down. Even if I can't help, I can at least reduce some weight." Luo Lianyi was afraid that she would fall into the emperor's arms again, so she stood up and staggered out, and fell into the carriage.
"Don't move, or the carriage may overturn." Xiaozhu jumped up and helped her sit up. Luo Lianyi had no choice but to sit down obediently.
After struggling for a long time, the carriage finally came out of the pit. The group continued to move forward in the heavy rain, but the road was full of potholes and the team's speed slowed down a lot.
Ahead was a winding mountain road, which became increasingly rugged. On one side of the road there were towering green mountains and lush trees, while on the other side there was an abyss with no bottom. The guards protected the carriage as it trudged forward. After walking for a while, it stopped again.
Liu Hongjing opened the curtain, and Xiaozhu came over to report: "Your Majesty, the mountain ahead is slippery. We have to wait here before we can go over."
"Stuck here?" Liu Hongjing's face suddenly became depressed. The guards rushed to clear the road, and each of them was soaked like a drowned rat. Luo Lianyi opened some curtains and watched them in boredom.
"Your Majesty, please eat some snacks to satisfy your hunger. You will be there soon." The eunuch held an umbrella and carried an assorted box into the car and presented it to Liu Hongjing.
"Bing'er, you can eat with me." Liu Hongjing opened the box and let Luo Lianyi choose.
Luo Lianyi was not polite. Just as she reached out to get some snacks, the carriage suddenly jolted violently and tipped towards the cliff.