When Long Xuanjiao heard this, a knowing smile appeared on her face. The two of them looked out the window at the same time, where the moon was in the sky and the ground was filled with frost.
Long Xuanjiao's thoughts returned to the matter in front of her, and she whispered: "Hu Xiaotian is here!"
Hu Buwei nodded.
Long Xuanjiao said: "No, you asked me to spread the news about the selection of the consort to the world. What is your real intention?"
Hu Buwei said: "Look for the most reliable ally."
Long Xuanjiao said: "But have you ever thought that the development of the situation will become out of control? Recently, there have been many assassinations due to this. Some people want to use this incident to create an article. If there is
If something happens to an important person in Tianxiang Kingdom, it may be counterproductive."
Hu Buwei said: "Don't worry, all this will be over soon. With Tianxiang Kingdom's current strength, there is no need to worry about any of them."
Long Xuanjiao said: "No, tell me honestly, what do you want to do with this incident? No matter what you do, I will help you, can you tell me?"
Hu Buwei smiled and said: "Except for Dakang, almost all countries have sent their representatives. If something happens to them, the happiest one will definitely be Dakang."
Long Xuanjiao frowned: "But don't forget, this is Tianxiang Kingdom, and we must bear responsibility for anything that happens to anyone." A trace of fear suddenly appeared in her heart, Hu Buwei would not do it for
To take revenge on Da Kang, and to bet on the future and destiny of Tianxiang Kingdom.
Hu Buwei said: "No one can threaten Tianxiang Kingdom, and I will not let you mother and son suffer any harm."
"No!" Long Xuanjiao came to his side and snuggled into his arms.
Hu Buwei gently touched her shoulder and whispered: "Xiaojiao, do you still remember the things I entrusted you to save for me?"
Long Xuanjiao nodded: "That box!"
Hu Buwei's eyes suddenly became a little nervous.
Long Xuanjiao smiled gently and said, "I have always kept that box for you. If you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten about it."
Hu Buwei said: "Are you still there?"
Long Xuanjiao nodded: "Yes!" She took Hu Buwei's big hand and stood up and walked towards the couch. When she came to the couch, she gently pushed down the hidden mechanism. The couch slowly moved to the side, revealing a three-dimensional figure below.
A foot-square cave. There is an ordinary box hidden in the cave.
Hu Buwei couldn't restrain his excitement when he saw the box.
Long Xuanjiao quietly observed his expression and whispered: "I have been keeping this secret for more than 20 years, and I am just waiting for you to tell me personally, what is hidden in it?"
Hu Buwei took the box out from below. He whispered: "It's a treasure I found in the palace back then." He carefully checked the copper lock on the top of the box.
Long Xuanjiao was obviously unhappy because of his actions: "Don't worry, I have never opened it. What's more, there is a graphic code on the copper lock. I don't have the ability to open it even if I want to."
Hu Buwei smiled apologetically and pushed the code on the copper lock. Hearing a clang sound, the copper lock automatically popped open.
Hu Buwei didn't mean to avoid Long Xuanjiao. He opened the box in front of her. There was a box inside. Hu Buwei took the box out. The box was all gray and he placed it carefully on the ground.
It's made of metal, but it's very light. Strangely, the whole box doesn't seem to have any gaps, as if it's cast in one piece.
Long Xuanjiao brought a candle over and helped Hu Buwei illuminate the upper part of the box. He saw an eight-pointed star in relief on the top of the box, with intricate patterns engraved inside the eight-pointed star. Hu Buwei observed carefully.
After a while, I moved the pattern, but there was a pattern lock hidden in the relief. After moving it more than ten times, I heard the box making a continuous clanging sound.
Hu Buwei held both sides of the box with both hands and slowly removed the lid.
Long Xuanjiao raised her eyes and saw a blue and transparent skull placed in the box, which made her scream in surprise.
The expression on Hu Buwei's face looked ecstatic at this time. He whispered: "Don't be afraid, this is not a real skull."
Long Xuanjiao covered her chest and trembled: "You...you didn't tell me earlier, which made me sleep with a skull on my head for so many years."
Hu Buwei bowed respectfully to the skull, and then carefully took out the blue skull from inside. His eyes became very hot, as if what he was holding in his hands was not a skull at all, but a peerless human being.
Treasure, he looked at the skull carefully under the light, but the smile on his face slowly faded. Suddenly, he raised his hands and threw the skull to the ground. With a bang!, the blue skull was shattered to pieces.
Long Xuanjiao was so frightened that she screamed again.
Hu Buwei suddenly turned around, his elegant and gentle face suddenly turned ferocious and terrifying. He glared at Long Xuanjiao and said, "Fake! This skull is fake!"
Long Xuanjiao was frightened by his appearance and said in a trembling voice: "You just said it was a lie..." Before she could finish her words, Hu Buwei grabbed her shoulder with force, and Hu Buwei stared at her.
He said with both eyes: "You have opened this box before!"
Long Xuanjiao looked confused: "No, you actually doubt me? I have never touched your things!" A pair of beautiful eyes were instantly wet with tears: "It turns out that I am not even as good as a skull in your heart!"
When Hu Buwei saw Long Xuanjiao's tears, he realized that he had lost his temper. He let go of Long Xuanjiao's shoulders: "Xiaojiao, I have never doubted you. Think about it carefully, what else is there besides you?"
Does anyone know about this?"
Long Xuanjiao bit her lip, and after a while she said: "The dead king!"
Hu Buwei's face was full of suspicion.
Long Xuanjiao scolded with tears in her eyes: "You doubt me? Do you doubt me? I have endured humiliation for you for so many years, and you actually doubt me, get out of here, get out of here!"
Hu Buwei sighed, stretched out his hand and hugged Long Xuanjiao despite her struggle, and whispered: "How could I doubt you? Let alone losing something, even if I lose my life, I will
There won’t be any complaints.”
It was already midnight when Hu Xiaotian returned to Cuiyuan. After Zhan Peng and others got the news, they had already split up to look for him, except that they had not reported to the official. Xu Mubai was also waiting for his return in Cuiyuan. When they heard that Hu Xiaotian had returned safely, everyone came out to welcome him.
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Xu Mubai asked with concern: "Cousin, where have you been? It made me search hard near Deyue Tower for nearly two hours."
Of course Hu Xiaotian would not tell him the truth. He sighed and said: "I followed that weirdo all the way south, but I was ambushed halfway after chasing him. It took a lot of effort to escape."
"Do you know their background?"
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "How could they tell me the truth? Those people are not weak in martial arts. They should have lured me there on purpose." He had already become suspicious of Xu Mubai.
It was not convenient for Xu Mubai to ask further questions, so he exchanged a few pleasantries with Hu Xiaotian and then left.
Xia Changming arrived at Piaoxiang City by water on August 17. When Xia Changming arrived, people were already leaving one after another. Perhaps anticipating the crisis behind this large-scale recruitment of consorts, Long Xuanjiao obviously accelerated the selection process.
Honglu Temple, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War all took action to conduct a preliminary screening of the short list of candidates. According to their progress, a thousand people will be selected within seven days, which means that most of them will be eliminated.
According to the regulations, the eliminated candidates who leave voluntarily will not only get back their one hundred gold, but Tianxiang Kingdom will also give fifty taels of gold as travel expenses. Many of the young people who came here with the intention of watching the fun have already started fighting.
He retreated. The most important thing for people is to be self-aware. Many people know that there is no possibility of being shortlisted based on their own conditions, and they are just spectators if they reluctantly stay. Especially after the successive assassinations happened here, these young people who came to apply were all
Feeling that their safety was threatened, no one was willing to throw away their lives in a foreign country for a slim hope, so after Tianxiang Kingdom officially promulgated the compensation plan, a wave of people leaving the city began to appear.
In the five days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, more than 5,000 people have left voluntarily, which means that half of them feel that they have no hope of being shortlisted and left. A shortlist of finalists has quietly spread in the city, among which Dayong Qi
Prince Xue Daoming, Prince Heerdan of Sharjah, Marshal Li Honghan of Xichuan... and of course Hu Xiaotian.
In fact, this list of more than a dozen people was the guest list for the banquet at Prince Fu's Mansion that night. It was spread out somehow, and it was spread in a decent way. After this list was spread, more people had the idea of giving up.
, although the authenticity of this list remains to be seen, but as far as these people on the list are concerned, they are all outstanding young heroes. This list shattered the confidence of most people and triggered a greater trend of leaving the city. Wait until
When the list of 1,000 people who passed the primary election was officially announced, there were less than 3,000 applicants left in Piaoxiang City. Everyone regarded themselves as the protagonists in their own world.
Once you realize that your existence is just a spectator and a foil for others, you will naturally not want to continue to support you, and it is natural for you to leave.
Even these 1,000 people have to go through the Queen Mother's personal examination, and 900 people will soon be screened out. This means that there can only be 100 finalists in the next round, and only one will be selected by Princess Yingyue.
, such a rigorous selection process has made many of them want to quit.
Hu Xiaotian didn't care about this farce of choosing a prince-in-law. No matter whether he was finally selected or not, he had made up his mind this time and would take Long Xiyue away. Liang Yinghao had already investigated all the terrain conditions around Green Shadow Pavilion.
, Zhao Wusheng and Xia Changming also began to prepare for their return trip after the Double Ninth Festival.
Ever since the Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner that was ruined by Ji Feihua, Xu Mubai has never appeared again, and the same goes for Ji Feihua. These days, Hu Xiaotian spends most of his time hiding in the green garden, reclusive.
I am not feeling well today, so I will give you an update for now. (To be continued.)
