After Chapter 436, I will be busy~
Since ancient times, there has been no feast that never ends.
The rolling wheels ran over the misty and rainy south of the Yangtze River, leaving two shallow rut marks on the loess of scorching sun and wind and sand.
Traveling to the barren border bordering Beimang in Zhangzhou, Zhou Ji raised the curtain of the car to look at the desolate and rough scenery of Zhangzhou.
Once the frost is over, the leaves of the trees are withered and yellow, and the stinging insects enter the holes. Even if there is a breeze outside, there is a chill that cannot be concealed by the clothes. It's almost winter.
A figure in worn-out sheepskin fur stepped down from the carriage in front, and Zhou Ji glanced at it. Although he didn't intend to listen, the bleak, knife-like wind still brought the sound to his ears.
"Why, don't I want the old man to send you to Beiliang Palace?"
Xu Fengnian stepped out of the carriage, pouted his lips towards Zhou Ji, and said with a smile: "Forget it, this journey has caused too much trouble for seniors, and Lao Zhou and them will be enough."
Li Chungang looked along his line of sight, facing Zhou Ji who stepped out of the carriage, he couldn't laugh or cry: "He really owed you in his previous life"
Xu Fengnian's eyes flashed a woman in a light yellow dress standing in front of Zhou Ji, standing in front of Zhou Ji, holding on to her stubbornness. At that time, he didn't hold vines in his hand, but carried a sword box behind him.
Blinking again, Xu Fengnian came to his senses, and said with a faint expression: "He didn't owe me in his previous life, but I owe him in this life."
"Huh~~ Don't say such disgusting words, I have no intention of fencing with others." Zhou Ji came from another carriage with a look of disgust, moved a few steps to the side, and glanced at the two of them. The distance between them moved a few more steps.
Having known each other for so long, the accompanying people are already used to Zhou Ji's inexplicable vocabulary from time to time. Xu Fengnian also squeezed out a disgusted expression, looked at Li Chungang and said, "Well, he owes me."
Li Chungang shook his head and said with a smile: "Anyway, if it weren't for your boy's words in Longhu Mountain, I am still stuck in a knot and can't get out. If we say goodbye today, there will be no possibility of meeting again in the rivers and lakes. Is there any old man?" What you want again, tell me, I will make an exception for this old man."
Hearing this, Xu Fengnian couldn't help laughing, "Old man, what else can you have? You have already taught the immortal kneeling with one sword, the green snake with two sleeves, and opening the gate of heaven with one sword. The three books on the road can be written by seniors as well." Racking my brains, if there is anything left, this dilapidated sheepskin fur that is older than me? Let's forget it and leave it to the seniors to keep out the cold."
"Your boy's conscience was taken away by the dog." Li Chungang smiled and cursed pretending to be angry, casually picked out his ears, and said casually: "But that's fine, the old man can't stand those lingering hypocrisy."
"Then you squeezed into Xu Fengnian and Jiang Ni's carriage all the way to be a light bulb, kowtow candy at close range and help the little girl get ahead, for fear that Jiang Ni will be bullied by her husband's sister-in-law when she gets married."
Zhou Ji muttered something in a low voice, which caused the corner of Li Chungang's mouth to twitch, and he used another finger to dig his ear, as if he didn't hear anything.
Xu Fengnian asked curiously: "By the way, where are you going on this trip, senior?"
"I thought that I had come to the end of the fairyland when I was nearly a hundred years old, but Zhou Ji's sword in the East China Sea showed me a new goal. I plan to go back to Lu Pao'er's grave to see her first. Then go to Xishu to find Jiang Yatou as an apprentice, teach her all she has learned in her life, learn about the sword beyond the sky, and explore the 'Shattered Void' you mentioned."
Li Chungang's beard and hair are already grey, and although his wrinkled face looks old, but there is hope in his eyes, "So, there are so many things I want to do? Sixty years of time have started to flow again, Looks like I'll be busy in the future~"
Li Chungang walked while talking, his hunched back gradually straightened, the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the boundless wilderness, Xu Fengnian stretched out his hands to cover the rays of the setting sun, pursed his lips and looked at the one-armed old man walking alone in the setting sun, until he Disappeared at the end of the world.
the other side.
Zhao Kai, who was resting under the tree, his head sank, woke up from the sweet dream of Xu Weixiong who ascended the throne and became empress, raised his eyes and saw Han Diao Temple standing in front of him, got up in a panic, cupped his hands and said: "Master , when did you come back?"
"It's been a while." Han Diaosi looked at Zhao Kai, with an indiscernible kindness flashing in his eyes.
Assassinated Xu Fengnian, a master sanitation master, as the illegitimate son of the royal family, how could Han Diao Temple not know the difficulty, and after Zhao Kai went to freshen up and returned, he told him the reason for his return to the capital.
After listening to Han Diaosi's narration, Zhao Kai couldn't help being surprised and said, "Master wants me to go to Xishu?"
Han Diaosi nodded and said: "Cao Changqing and Princess Xichu have already arrived in Shu, and now the remnants of the Chu Kingdom are about to move, and the court believes that there will be great chaos in Shu."
"This is an opportunity." Zhao Kai murmured.
"Not bad." Han Diaosi showed a rare smile, and continued: "The imperial court needs someone to go to Sichuan to quell the chaos."
Zhao Kai couldn't believe it: "Could it be me?"
"Who else could it be?" Han Diaosi smiled and said, "I've got you an errand to go to Xishu to fight the rebellion. For you, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"But. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be my turn." Seeing the smile on Han Diaosi's face, Zhao Kai was still a little suspicious.
To be in charge of one party's authority is no less than a feudal official.
For such a good thing, there should be **** battles inside and outside the court, and it shouldn't be his turn, the forgotten illegitimate son of the royal family.
Han Diaosi took out the imperial decree from his sleeve, handed it to Zhao Kai and said, "This is His Majesty's secret decree."
Zhao Kai took the imperial decree with both hands, as if still in a dream, suddenly remembered something, frowned and said: "Then what should Xu Fengnian do?"
"It's not wrong to kill!" Han Diaosi said in a deep voice, "Princess Xichu has been lurking by Xu Fengnian's side for many years. How can Xu Xiao not know Jiang Ni's identity with Xu Xiao's prudence?"
"What Master means is that Xu Xiao colluded with the remnants of Western Chu and intentionally let Jiang Ni go to support the bandits?" Zhao Kai exclaimed in surprise, "In this way, wouldn't I have to deal with Cao Changqing and Cao Changqing at the same time in Shu?" North Star?"
"That's why we have to kill Xu Fengnian! It's better to let him die at the hands of the fifth raccoon."
Han Diaosi looked murderous, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Beiliang has Xu Xiao sitting in the town, and has invited the imperial court to order hereditary succession, but as long as Xu Fengnian dies, there will be chaos inside Beiliang, and his six adopted sons It is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and by that time, even if Xu Xiao can still control the situation in Beiliang, he will have no time to take care of the affairs of Shu."
Zhao Kai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he understood Han Diao Temple's plan.
Xu Fengnian died at the hands of Bei Mang, no matter whether it aroused Xu Xiao's northern expedition or not, it would stir up chaos in the world.
Cao Changqing brought back Princess Xichu in order to collect the remnants of Chu and return to Chu.
At that time, he will support the bandits in the land of Shu, hold the will of His Majesty, take charge of the military power, and have no one around him to hinder him.
Although he has not enshrined land and sealed the border, he has essentially become the new king of Western Chu.
The more Zhao Kai thought about it, the more excited he became, from ecstatic to a little worried about gains and losses, breathing heavily and said, "I'm afraid that an imperial decree will take back my military power."
The confusion in Zhao Kai's eyes dissipated, and a cold and firm light gathered in his eyes.
"Of course not!" Zhao Kai sneered, "When I control the land of Shu, the next step is to control the wilderness beyond the border, and when the wilderness and Western Shu become one, I will have the foundation to aspire to the Central Plains, and the worst is An unshakable King of Shu."
Han Diaosi nodded, showing a gratified smile, "It's not in vain that I have taught you for so many years to see this step."
Zhao Kai didn't know what price Han Diao Temple paid for helping him fight for this opportunity, but he knew that Han Diao Temple and His Majesty's exhausted master-servant relationship could never be exchanged for this imperial decree.
Just respect for the bowl of rice my mother had back then.
Master first spent half of his master-servant relationship, begging His Majesty to recognize him as a prince.
Since then, he has been alienated from His Majesty and marginalized by the royal family of Liyang.
Afterwards, they exchanged the rest of their love for the opportunity to make his mark and let him participate in the assassination of Xu Fengnian.
When love is exhausted, what else can I give?
Zhao Kai thought of Grand Master saying that he would stop Zhou Ji himself, his heart trembled, as if he had guessed something, his eyes were a little red, and he tried to restrain his emotions and said, "Thank you, Grand Master, for seizing such a good opportunity for me."
Seeing the tears in Zhao Kai's eyes, Han Diaosi raised a benevolent smile at the corner of his mouth, then restrained himself, and said in a deep voice: "No need to say more, we can set off for the border of Liangzhou, and join hands with the fifth raccoon to ambush Kill Xu Fengnian!"
"This world finally gave me a chance."
Han Diao Temple has gone far away, Zhao Kai is still standing there, looking up at the sky, murmuring.
Years of dullness are gone today.
Han Diao Temple, Zhao Kai, one man and one horse, led the red armor of Fujiang on foot, going around all the way, heading north.
Finally seized the opportunity, Zhao Kai couldn't wait to go to Shu, looked at Han Diao Temple, which was not in a hurry, and couldn't help but said: "Master, why did you turn so many directions along the way."
Knowing that Zhao Kai was impatient, Han Diaosi said helplessly, "We must be more careful, don't let the hunter be blocked by the prey."
"Isn't Xu Fengnian already on his way home, is he going back to Beiliang soon?" Zhao Kai asked puzzled.
Han Diaosi nodded and said, "We've reached the border between Beimang and Liangzhou, and I'll be watched by people. When we rest along the way, there are eyeliners reporting Xu Fengnian's whereabouts."
Zhao Kai said anxiously: "Then let's hurry up, isn't it too late when he returns to Beiliang?"
Han Diaosi shook his head, he didn't blame Zhao Kai like before, and told him in a gentle tone: "Be calm when things happen, the more anxious you are, the more you have to tell yourself to be calm."
Zhao Kai found that this time when the master came back, it seemed to be a little different from before, the haze between his brows was no longer the same as before, and there was no aura of calmness and prestige before, Zhao Kai changed the subject and said curiously: "By the way, sir Master, when I was in Wudi City, I saw Wang Xianzhi, Li Chungang, and Zhou Ji are almost able to fly in the sky, why can Xu Fengnian do it too?"
"Heh~" Han Diaosi's expression was soothed, and his tone was gentle: "It's just borrowing true energy."
Zhao Kai said in surprise: "Can you?"
"What do you think?" Han Diaosi glanced sideways at Zhao Kai, making a rare joke.
The fifth raccoon dog, who had been accompanying him secretly, couldn't help being amazed when he saw the appearance of Han Diao Temple.
The two of them can be regarded as old acquaintances, and it was they who ambushed and killed Princess Beiliang when she went to the capital.
I didn't expect Mao Han Diaosi, who is cruel and cruel, to have such a generous and kind side. If this word gets out, I'm afraid it will shock countless people's jaws.
A few days later, after a three-day journey, Han Diao Temple asked Zhao Kai to abandon his horse and take a waterway to Hengshui to ambush Xu Fengnian.
The fifth raccoon was almost tolerating Han Diao Temple's "cautiousness" to the limit, and impatiently followed behind the three of them, walking through the woods towards the ferry that had been prepared in advance.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the woods, he saw Han Diaosi and Zhao Kai standing in place. The fifth raccoon frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong. He stepped back half a step and his figure disappeared into the forest. Looking towards the river from the other side of the mountain forest.
"Xu Fengnian, Zhou Ji. How is that possible!"
Zhao Kai stared wide-eyed, looked at the two people in front of the ferry in disbelief, and said, "How could they be here?"
"Of course I was waiting for you." Xu Fengnian's face sank like water, his eyes swept over Zhao Kai, looked at Han Diao Temple next to him, and said through gritted teeth: "Han Diao Temple, where were you on the day my mother came to Beijing?!"
The city of Han Diao Temple is very deep, and after seeing Xu Fengnian, he had already adjusted his mood, and said flatly: "Xu Xiao should have checked, I was ordered to leave the capital, not in the capital."
"I checked your transfer order, and I also asked someone to ask everyone who survived that year." Xu Fengnian's eyes were bloodshot, and his tone could not hide his anger, "Han Diaosi, you have returned to the capital."
Wang Xianzhi's name flashed across Han Diaosi's mind, and when Zhao Huangchao planned to use Wang Xianzhi to distract Xu Fengnian, he felt something was wrong.
Because as long as Xu Fengnian asked Wang Xianzhi face to face, he might be able to confirm the master who appeared in the capital.
There is nothing to hide, Han Diaosi's mouth curled into a sinister smile, and he admitted it generously.
Zhou Ji was listening to Xu Fengnian's furious questioning, knowing that he was venting his anger for many years, he shook his head and sighed softly, looking at the forest on the other side.
Feeling someone peeping, Zhou Ji frowned slightly, flicked his fingers, and an invisible and colorless sword energy shot out, piercing through a dead leaf falling in the forest, and instantly arrived in front of the fifth raccoon dog.
Fifth raccoon didn't expect the young man with the flower pot to be so sensitive. He just saw the spear held by the female guard on the shore, and his breath fluctuated a little, and he was noticed by the other party.
A round hole suddenly appeared in the dead leaves falling from the mountains, the pupils of the fifth raccoon contracted suddenly, and subconsciously raised the crossbar of the knife, only heard a soft sound, even the knife and sheath were pierced by an invisible true energy, the fifth raccoon turned its head Dodging, the shattered blade cut across the side of his face, leaving a slender bloodstain.
"There are people in the forest." Qingniao noticed the movement from the forest, frowned slightly, and chased after him with a gun.
Zhou Ji glanced across the forest, although he felt that the opponent's strength had reached the finger point, but he still did not stop the blue bird from chasing.
After all, although Zhixuan is strong, it’s not that they don’t have it.
(end of this chapter)