The mist cleared, and under the nameless tower of the Imperial Palace in the capital, a faint burnt smell filled the air.
On the ground, the scattered silver pieces still had a faint glow of fire. The sword inserted on the bluestone slab on the ground seemed to be being impacted by an invisible airflow, and there were countless small cracks on the sword.
Suddenly, Hou Jun knelt on the ground with one knee, blood spurted from his mouth, and you could clearly see the blackness on his body and the paleness of his face.
Behind him, the queen looked at this scene in disbelief. In the strong wind just now, the queen, who did not know any kung fu, seemed not to be affected in any way.
However, the master in front of her knelt down inexplicably.
"What...what's going on?" The queen took two steps back in a panic.
"Ahem..."
Accompanied by a heavy cough, Hou Jun raised his head with difficulty and looked at the withered figure in front of him that gradually disappeared into the moonlight. The shock in his heart was indescribable.
This is not only the identity of the other party, but also the six words that seemed to come from the sky just now.
Although he didn't see this person speaking, Hou Jun could clearly sense the huge pressure coming from the other person's body in his words. The ghostly voice seemed to be filled with magic power, instantly igniting the true energy in the body. Just a disembodied voice made him a master in an instant.
The master has lost his ability to resist. What a terrible thing is this?
After a brief silence, the dull and depressing atmosphere around him seemed to have eased. The black clouds in the night sky were gradually dispersing. The black figure slowly turned back, taking some weird steps, returning little by little, still burning.
Among the standing towers.
At this time, the voice of the palace people came from outside, as if someone finally came to put out the fire.
The queen suddenly woke up and knew that no one else could see this no matter what, so she ran over desperately.
"My dear, be careful!"
Hou Jun gave a low shout, stood up with all his strength, threw away his broken sword, and stopped in front of the queen.
"Go and stop him!"
The queen looked anxious and pointed at the figure in front of her.
Hou Jun was stunned: "Stop?"
This instruction makes people feel a little chilly in their hearts. Even a master cannot be fearless.
"What? Just now you said you were willing to do anything for me, but now you don't dare?"
Hou Jun paused for a moment, gritted his teeth, and chased after the figure in front of him.
He had made the decision to die, but he didn't want to show his timidity in front of the Queen at this critical moment.
I thought I would feel the irresistible and powerful momentum again, but when Hou Jun put his hand on the shoulder of the old man in front, there was no reaction.
This feeling was no different from meeting an ordinary person. Hou Jun was stunned for a moment, and then he stopped the opponent with a little force on his hand.
Everything was beyond Hou Jun's ability to understand. He turned back to look at the queen: "Empress, what should I do now?"
"Take him away, and I will arrange a new place for him."
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Two hours later, the fire in the tower was finally put out.
The queen waited in her palace to wait for a report from the chief eunuch, saying that the sky had changed tonight, and lightning probably struck the unknown tower. After half an hour of putting out the fire, the fire was under control, so the queen did not have to worry.
The queen only gave a few words of advice, indicating that there was no need to report further.
The eunuch outside the palace left, and the queen sat at the window again, looking at the moonlight outside the window without feeling sleepy.
After a while, Hou Jun, who looked slightly embarrassed, reappeared outside the window and whispered: "Report to the Queen, everyone has been settled."
"Very good." The queen nodded, "You come in first."
Upon hearing this, Hou Jun outside was slightly stunned and did not make any move.
The queen repeated: "I want you to come in and talk."
Hou Jun was still hesitant, but the queen's personal maid had already opened the door to the palace for Hou Jun.
At this time, Hou Jun slowly arrived in the palace.
Hou Jun was born into a general, and even though he was a master, he was full of respect for the imperial power and understood the difference between superiority and inferiority.
When he arrived at the queen's palace, Hou Jun was a little cautious. He lowered his head all the way and did not dare to look more.
He walked all the way to the queen, then knelt down and chose silence.
The queen sat upright, looked at him, and remained silent for a long time before asking: "General Hou, don't you have anything to ask?"
"Replying to your Majesty, nothing happened tonight. I have nothing to ask you."
"Giggle..." The Queen smiled softly, "You ministers who come from the Ministry of War are always worse than those literati in terms of appearance and appearance. Since I have called you to my side, naturally,
That's not the answer I want to hear."
"The empress atones for her sins, and I... I will only be loyal to the empress."
"Don't be so nervous. Now that you are in front of me, I will naturally treat you as one of my own. Since you are my own, there is no need to say things that go against your will. No matter what questions you ask, you can just ask if you have doubts in your heart.
There is no need to hide it, there are too many problems in my mind, and maybe one day something will happen to me."
"Do you really want me to ask questions?"
"But it doesn't matter."
"..." Hou Jun hesitated for a moment, "Why is the person I saw tonight so similar to...the Emperor?"
"What if I say that he is His Majesty the Emperor?"
Hou Jun's eyes widened and he started to sweat: "But...but...the emperor doesn't go to court every day, and he doesn't rest in the palace now..."
"Okay, you only need to know this much. Go ahead and change into clean clothes. I will make you so embarrassed tonight."
Hou Jun quickly calmed down his emotions, stood up, saluted, and then left silently.
Hou Jun knew that the Queen Mother had not told him many things, but it was still the most important secret. There was no need to think about anything else. This trust alone was the supreme honor of the general's disciples.
Watching Hou Jun leave, the maid beside him asked: "My Lady, it's getting very late, it's time to rest."
At this time, a sound came from the secret door behind the palace.
The maid who spoke frowned, then cautiously stepped over, opened the door, and found that another maid came with Xia Shang, who was sweating profusely.
"Where is the queen?" Xia Shang asked without hesitation.
The queen had already arrived in front of Xia Shang, and she gave a signal to the two maids and motioned them to go out.
Xia Shang was very anxious. Before the two palace maids left, he asked in a low voice: "What's going on tonight?"
"What's going on?" The queen looked puzzled.
"That voice! Didn't you hear it?"
"Ah? What's wrong with you? Why are you so nervous?"
"I'm talking about that sound!" Xia Shang looked seriously and grabbed Qin Zheng's hand, "That sound that almost everyone in the capital heard, didn't you hear it?"
Qin Zheng was stunned for a moment: "Oh, you mean what people in the palace are talking about not being allowed to enter the capital, right? I'm asleep, and I just heard about it."