The Nine Emperor Gods Dynasty, the Prince's Mansion.
The Eighth Prince sat on the golden chair, frowning coldly.
"You mean, the black and white evil spirits entered the cold palace and never came out again?"
His eyes darkened, he looked at the black-clothed spy in front of him, and said coldly.
"Yes, Your Highness, both black and white evil spirits have died in the cold palace. Not only that, but Liu Xi also failed to come out alive."
The spy in black looked pale, covered his chest, and said in horror.
"That night, did you follow him into the cold palace?"
The eighth prince frowned and asked.
"No, but I vaguely felt that there was a terrifying battle outside the Cold Palace. It was very scary. Just looking at it from a distance gave me a creepy feeling all over my body."
The spy in black took a deep breath and said.
"Where is Commander Zhao?"
The eighth prince was a little dissatisfied and asked with a cold face.
This black-clothed spy has insufficient cultivation and is still standing outside the cold palace. If he just takes a look at him from afar, what's the use?
His order was for Commander Zhao to keep an eye on him, but he didn't expect that guy to dare to play tricks on him and sneak away to who knows where, so he used such a guy to prevaricate himself.
"Your Highness, Commander Zhao is injured and is recuperating at home. It is really inconvenient to come and report!"
The spy in black frowned and said.
"Hmph...injured? It seems that our commander Xiao Qi is very capable. He has made a good start and everyone has learned to pretend to be sick!"
The eighth prince's voice was a little cold.
"Your Highness, do you need me to inform Commander Zhao and ask him to come and report to you?"
The guard in black lowered his head and said respectfully.
"No, please give him a message for me, saying that since he is injured, he should follow Xiao Qi and become a guard in the cold palace!"
The eighth prince looked impatient, waved his hand, and sent the people away.
"this……"
Black guard face The color changes.
"Master Xiao went to Leng Palace?"
There was a turmoil in his heart.
All this is completely different from the news they heard.
"Your Highness, I will go find Commander Zhao right now!"
Whoosh!
Although this guard in black was not of high rank, his movement skills were very good. With just a slight shake, he rose up like black smoke and disappeared without a trace.
"Xiao Qi, you have made a bad start. If I don't teach you a lesson, everyone will follow the same example in the future. How can the emperor's power be preserved?"
A sneer appeared on the corner of the Eighth Prince's mouth.
But soon, he thought of the elder brother in the cold palace, and the smile on his face froze slightly.
"My eldest brother is not simple. I originally thought that being relegated to the cold palace would mean having one foot in the coffin. But I didn't expect that in less than two months, so many people have been killed. This cold palace is really
It's a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, anyone who goes in will die!"
The eighth prince's eyes were sinister, and many thoughts flashed through his mind, all of which were planning how to deal with the eldest brother in the family.
However, he thought for a long time and failed to find an effective method.
In fact, he thought of many ways, but it was not easy to implement these methods, and there was no way to keep himself out of it.
This was the reason for his hesitation.
"Forget it, I'm not the only one who's anxious. The boss has already shown his fangs. The ones who should really have a headache are those brothers who are clamoring for the title of prince."
The corner of the Eighth Prince's mouth showed an expression that was half a smile but not a smile.
…
Nine Emperors City, the City of Gods.
It's raining heavily in Xiao Mansion.
Xiao's study room.
Xiao Qi sat at the table, holding
He wrote a book on military affairs and read it with gusto.
From time to time, he would pick up the fragrant tea in front of him and take a sip.
"Master, something happened..."
Outside the door, a rapid shout suddenly came.
"How is it appropriate to be so flustered?"
Xiao Qi put down the military book in his hand, stared at him coldly with dissatisfaction.
It was an old man with a goatee, who was so anxious that he almost shed tears.
This is the steward of Xiao Mansion, Xu Dong.
"Master, I..."
Xu Dong held a document in his hand, his hands were trembling, his voice was trembling, and his eyes were full of horror.
"Tell me, what happened? If the sky falls, your master will hold me up!"
Xiao Qi looked unhurried, grabbed a teapot in his hand, and took a sip, with a look of leisurely contentment on his face.
Anyway, his escape route has been arranged, and he is not afraid even if the Yue Concubine wants to cause trouble for him.
If she survives this period of time, the Moon Concubine will be in bad luck.
Xiao Qi had a faint smile on his face.
Obviously, he was in a good mood these past two days.
"Master, something big has happened. The documents regarding your choice to transfer to the forbidden area are here. It's just..."
Xu Dong didn't know how to tell his elders, so he could only hand over the documents he was holding.
"Just what?"
Xiao Qi immediately noticed something was wrong, grabbed the document with one hand, glanced at it, and his expression suddenly changed completely.
His eyes widened, his breathing became rapid, and there was an unprecedented evil look in his eyes.
"asshole!"
Xiao Qi looked at the conspicuous line of text on the document and was so angry that he almost tore up the document in his hand.
This line of text is very simple, just one sentence:
"allow: Move Xiao Qi into the cold palace to serve as the general guarding the palace!"
Xiao Qi looked at this line of instructions, his lips were trembling with anger, and his expression was extremely ugly.
He knew that he was being plotted against.
Because the transfer letter he submitted was not an application to go to the cold palace at all, but to the imperial mausoleum. Who knew who had secretly tampered with the transfer letter and secretly changed it.
"Master, what should I do?"
Xu Dong was anxious, his hands were trembling, and he couldn't speak clearly.
"Old Xu..."
Xiao Qi suddenly let out a long sigh, and when he raised his head, a strong evil aura flashed in his eyes.
"Tell me, I've treated you well all these years, why did you betray me?"
When Xu Dong heard this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning, his eyes widened with unimaginable horror.
"Sir, what do you mean?"
The anger on Xiao Qi's face disappeared a lot, but his two eyes were like two deep cold pools, staring straight at Xu Dong.
The old man in front of him was his close partner for fifty years, but he never imagined that the person who cheated you at the most critical moment was the person you trusted the most.
"Master, it's unfair. I will definitely..."
Click!
Before Xu Dong could finish his words, he saw a cold knife with gleaming cold light stabbed directly into his chest.
Almost without any hesitation.
Whoosh!
This knife penetrated hard, and with a sharp hook, a bloody heart was pulled out with a crash.
"It turns out that your heart is red, so how could you do such a black-hearted thing!"