A few days later, when Annie received Shi Qingxuan's invitation, she immediately rushed to the other party's small secluded house in the forest, which was said to have great scenery and beautiful environment. However, the only person accompanying her was Pidianpidian. Xu Ziling was the only one who went there.
As for the enchantress Huanwan who won the "Seal of Immortality", she didn't know where she ran off as early as the next morning after that night at the Dashi Temple. Anyway, neither Anni nor Xu Ziling. I knew where the elusive guy had gone, and I didn't even ask.
then!
Next, Annie and Xu Ziling stayed with Shi Qingxuan in the other party's small house in the forest for several days.
During this period, Xu Ziling often flirted with Shi Qingxuan, and even occasionally secretly went out to fool around with Annie behind her back, and she didn't know what she was doing.
As for Anne, she didn't care at all!
Because, she just enjoyed the delicious food comfortably in the quiet and peaceful forest house with a good environment, and the comfortable little days where she slept until midnight without having to worry about being woken up by outsiders.
Of course, for Annie, the environment is secondary. The key is that Shi Qingxuan does have a few brushes. The various snacks and side dishes made by him are really good, at least better than those restaurants outside. few.
Even, the craftsmanship is not inferior to that of the old man Lu Miaozi who claims to be an excellent cook and unparalleled in the world?
So much so that Annie accidentally stayed for many more days, and it wasn't until one day that Xie Hui from Duzunbao sent someone to invite her to be a guest, that she, Shi Qingxuan and Xu Ziling, who was invited by the way, I left the small secluded forest building and headed to the luxurious and sturdy fortress located on the south bank of the Long Live Pond in the northern suburbs of Chengdu, facing south and facing north, like a small-scale imperial palace.
Because Xu Ziling was about to return to Yuhang, and Annie had almost had enough fun, so before leaving, the two decided to meet with Xie Hui, one of the three major forces in Bashu, the "Martial Arts Judge", to see what he had to say. .
Of course, Annie just went to the banquet and had food and drinks, while Shi Qingxuan went to play a song for the other party as agreed. As for other things, such as meetings, Xu Ziling only needed to do it, and the big one and the small one A woman doesn't want to care at all.
On the day they arrived at the Duzun Fort, Xu Ziling, the marshal of the Shuanglong Army, discussed with Xie Hui for a long time. As for what the two talked about, no one knew. Neither Anne nor Shi Qingxuan asked. They just knew that that day That night, Xie Hui ordered someone to organize a grand banquet, trying his best to flatter and entertain the three of them?
After the banquet, the three of them temporarily stayed at Duzun Castle, preparing to leave the next day after Shi Qingxuan was invited to play a song at Duzun Castle that night.
But...
Just when Xu Ziling was sitting quietly in his guest room, preparing to wait until then to listen to the rare performance tonight by Shi Qing Xuan Shi everyone in Duzun Castle, what surprised him was:
A woman wearing white clothes, looking under the moonlight, with indescribable grace and elegance, overlooking the clear stream and looking like a fairy like Chang'e, unexpectedly came to him uninvited because she was ready to listen to the performance, so she didn't. Float in from the closed door?
Not only did Xu Ziling know that man, but he was also very familiar with him. They interacted with and even fought with each other not once or twice.
Of course, it was a serious fight, definitely not a fight between Kou Zhong and Na Yun Yuzhen or Dong Shuni that he accidentally saw.
"..."
With Xu Ziling's acquiescence, Shi Feixuan calmly walked into Xu Ziling's study with the windows and door wide open, and then silently sat down on a chair in front of Xu Ziling. The two looked at each other, she There was no rush to speak first.
"..."
And neither did Xu Ziling.
He was slowly sipping the fragrant tea provided by Duzun Castle, and at the same time there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had already expected that the master concubine Xuanshi Fairy in front of him would come to him sooner or later. .
The only thing that surprised him was that the other party had such vast magical powers that he could move around the Duzun Castle unhindered. He didn't know whether the other party had sneaked in or had a relationship with the owner of the Duzun Castle?
certainly!
No matter how the other party came in, Xu Ziling only knew that the other party came tonight with bad intentions and no good people. He had to be vigilant and deal with it carefully.
"Brother Xu..."
"Don't you want to talk to me about what happened at Dashi Temple a few days ago?"
After a while, seeing Xu Ziling still sipping tea and ignoring him, Shi Feixuan couldn't help but finally broke the silence and asked.
"oh?"
"What happened at Dashi Temple?"
"Then what else is there to talk about?"
Seeing that the other party spoke first and fell behind, Xu Ziling answered calmly and asked the question knowingly.
"It's about the "Seal of Immortality" in Dashi Temple."
"Brother Xu, does he know..."
"What did Feixuan get in the end?"
Shi Feixuan, who was staring closely at Xu Ziling's face, not missing any subtle changes, then said slowly and quietly with a sigh.
"oh?"
Hearing this, Xu Ziling's heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely felt that something might not be good.
After all, he knew better than anyone what was in that baggage, because Huanwan had already told him about it, and they had even studied the "Seal of Immortality" with inconsistent, specious and mysterious contents together!
"so……"
"Fairy Master, did you come here specifically to show off tonight?"
However, he still calmed down and deliberately showed that displeased expression on his face, and in turn asked the concubine dissatisfiedly.
"No……"
"Brother Xu misunderstood."
"Although Fei Xuan took away the seal scroll, when she opened it later, she found that it was a fake. It was not the same thing as the scroll that was handed over to you at the beginning."
"I specifically asked Shi Qingxuan just now. She was very sure that the seal she gave you at that time was genuine."
Having said this, the concubine Xuan paused for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Xu Ziling. After finding that there was nothing unusual on Xu Ziling's face, she continued:
"Brother Xu, I'm afraid he doesn't know, right?"
"Earlier, Feixuan had gone to Shu and Qingxuan to borrow the "Seal of Immortality" and knew all the contents of the seal, including its unique mounting method and scroll!"
"So, when Qingxuan was handed over to Brother Xu, and even when An Long, Yang Xuyan, Hou Xibai and others snatched it away, the seal was indeed genuine."
"but……"
"Now it is a fake. When Fei Xuan opens the package, it will be completely different from the scroll you fought for before."
After saying that, Shi Feixuan looked up at Xu Ziling again, as if she wanted to see something else.
"oh?"
Shaking his head, Xu Ziling, although not surprised, asked with a confident and calm smile:
"Does the fairy think..."
"Is that the seal scroll that I replaced?"
Who changed it? Xu Ziling believed that the other party also had the answer in his heart. Now he was just asking knowingly?
But no matter what, he would not be so stupid as to take the initiative to admit that it was Huan Huan who had been exchanged, because he had already agreed with Huan Huan that no matter who mentioned it in the future, and no matter who asked, he would just say that it was Shi Fei Xuan who robbed her. Go.
"Yeah?"
"Are you really not?"
Shi Feixuan sighed softly again and asked quietly.
"Fairy, don't try to trick me!"
"As we all know, I just had a hand at that time. Then, An Long and Yang Xuyan showed up. What does it have to do with me?"
"I, Xu Ziling, swear here that I did not take the "Seal of Immortality"!"
While looking at the concubine Xuan with a firm gaze and openly, Xu Ziling simply swore like this.
"On the contrary, it's Master Fairy..."
"This thief's call to catch a thief is a bit too deceptive, isn't it?"
Then, Xu Ziling began to fight back and asked pretending to be a little annoyed.
"Brother Xu, don't get me wrong."
"Feixuan knows that Brother Xu didn't lie, but..."
"Sometimes, the truth is the biggest lie?"
Rarely, Shi Feixuan actually frowned, and then hesitated for a while before continuing to whisper sadly as if talking to herself:
"Brother Xu, I'm afraid you don't know yet, right?"
"It has disappeared inexplicably now. The people from the Demon Sect are chasing Feixuan very closely!"
Thinking of the entanglement that "Shadow Assassin" Yang Xuyan and "Fat Jia" Anlong had with her during this period, as well as the "passionate young man"'s repeated temptations and distrust of her, Master Fei Xuan's heart became even more distressed. It was revealed on his face without any concealment, making people feel heartbroken just looking at it, and they couldn't help but have the urge to go forward, hold him in his arms, care and comfort him.
"this……"
"Anyway, the last ones to deal with are Hanhan and Xi Ying. Since Xi Ying is dead, the fairy can go and confront Hanhan."
"Zi Ling is helpless."
Seeing the other party's behavior, Xu Ziling couldn't help but frowned, and then he finally said these two words out of nowhere.
Then of course, he regretted it after saying it.
"Feixuan didn't mean that."
"only……"
"Feixuan thinks Ziling should be responsible for this?"
Noticing Xu Ziling's looseness in tone and attitude, Shi Feixuan hurriedly hit the snake with a stick, looked at him with a cute expression like a little girl, and then changed her title and said this.
"??"
"What's the responsibility?"
Xu Ziling was a little confused, and at the same time he was so amazed by the other party's expression that he subconsciously followed the other party's lead and asked again.
"Feixuan saw it that night."
"Ziling, when you took over the seal scroll, didn't you promise Shi Qingxuan to take good care of it?"
"Now that there is a problem with the printing roll, how can you ignore it and not ask?"
Master Fei Xuan asked relentlessly, with the angry expression still on her face, as if the two of them were already very familiar with each other.
"..."
Xu Ziling was speechless, and he also wanted to say a few harsh words to alienate the other party, but after thinking about it, he felt a little reluctant to let go.
"Don't worry, fairy."
"If I have the chance, I will go to Hanhan for confirmation."
In the end, Xu Ziling, who was a little confused, could only say this tangledly.
"Oh well."
"Since Zi Ling has said so, then Feixuan will just wait for the good news?"
"Actually, Fei Xuan has no other intention. She just doesn't want the seal to fall into the hands of villains like Yang Xuyan or An Long and cause another turmoil in the world."
Seeing that Xu Ziling was gradually losing in the verbal confrontation, Shi Feixuan did not press forward step by step, but just sighed and explained like this.
"..."
"..."
Then, the two of them chatted for a while, such as how they were living in Sichuan and Sichuan these days, whether they were used to eating and resting, where the scenery was good, and their expectations for Shi Qingxuan's performance tonight, etc.
"Ziling!"
"What do you think of the general trend of the world today?"
Then, I don’t know how long they chatted. When Xu Ziling gradually let down his guard and began to enjoy a long conversation with such a fairy who was sought after by everyone in the world, the master Feixuan changed the topic and pretended to ask such a question casually. One sentence.
"ah?"
"The general trend of the world?"
Xu Ziling was startled for a moment, then shuddered. He looked at the concubine Xuan with a somewhat wary look for a while, and then replied with slight hesitation:
"Well……"
"Currently in the Central Plains, Shen Faxing's whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are unknown, and Li Zitong's Wu Kingdom has suffered heavy losses, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"
"Although the Jianghuai Army is still powerful, its military discipline has been ruined. In addition, Nafu Gongyou and Du Fuwei are secretly fighting. It is only a matter of time before the brothers start to fight against each other. I am afraid that they will no longer have the energy to fight the cholera world."
"The likes of Xiao Mian and Li Jie are just greedy for pleasure and proclaiming themselves emperors early are unpopular. They are just a bunch of withered bones in the grave."
"As for Wang Shichong and Li Mi, both sides are only wasting their strength by attacking us in Luoyang. They are just making wedding clothes for others in the future."
"As for Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai, etc., now that the Li Clan has basically wiped out the pass, the next step will probably be theirs."
"As for Jiangnan..."
"Currently, our Shuanglong Army is about to unify the south of the Yangtze River with the Song Clan. The situation is very good. I'm afraid we will definitely confront the Li Clan from north to south in the future and have a showdown, right?"
Xu Ziling didn't mean to refuse, and directly and unceremoniously told his analysis of the current world situation. He proudly showed off to Shi Feixuan in front of him that the rising star of their Shuanglong Army had grown in less than two years. huge advantage gained.
Of course, he did not mention the fact that today he had secret talks with Xie Hui, the owner of Duzun Fort, and had obtained his support. Now Duzun Fort, one of the three major forces in Sichuan and Sichuan, has officially joined their Shuanglong Army. ,
"yes!"
"Zi Ling's analysis is good."
"But……"
"Once it really turns into a duel between the north and the south, and the Ssangyong Army and the Li Clan compete for the world, what does Ziling think will happen then?"
However, after listening to Xu Ziling's analysis, the master concubine Xuan didn't look very happy. Instead, she looked at Xu Ziling with a sad face and asked.
"!!"
"What do you mean, Fairy Master?"
Hearing this and looking at the other party's expression, Xu Ziling, who became increasingly alert, did not dare to speak easily this time, but asked in surprise.
"really!"
"At present, the Shuanglong Army is about to unify Jiangnan, and even Shu will receive strong support, but..."
"Feixuan is very worried..."
"When the time comes, the struggle between the Ssangyong Army and the Li Clan will definitely lead to a long-lasting conflict and the destruction of all living beings."
"Even if one side wins in the end, we don't know how many cities will be reduced to ruins, and we don't know how many people will be buried and displaced."
"It has only been over a hundred years since the Five Husties disrupted China. Once the Central Plains is in chaos again, once our Han people consume too much, I am afraid that the Turks, Tuyuhun, Khitan, Tiele and other barbarians will invade again. If I am not careful, I am afraid I will fall into that situation again. We can’t extricate ourselves from the crisis a hundred years ago!”
"By then..."
"Ziling, you and I will both be the sinners of history!"
Just like that, with Xu Ziling's stunned expression, Shifei Xuan said sincerely, and her face was filled with the kind of miserable compassion and selfless look that couldn't bear to see the world in chaos and the devastation of all living beings in China, just go ahead Xu Ziling was stunned for a moment.
"..."
Xu Ziling was frightened by the other party's words.
However, because the matter was serious and he knew the other party's possible intentions, Xu Ziling did not dare to make a decision easily, so he had to slowly lower his head and think about it, and finally chose to remain silent.
"Indeed!"
"In the end it is indeed very likely that Kou Zhong will fight against the Li clan, and I also believe that Kou Zhong does have a chance to win the final victory."
"but……"
"Unlike Li Clan, who has been based in the northwest for a long time and has a thorough knowledge of the Hu people and how to deal with them, the Ssangyong Army, which is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has very few cavalry, faces the iron cavalry that comes and goes like the wind on the grassland. How should we deal with it?"
Seeing Xu Ziling's calm expression, Shi Fei Xuan thought for a while and said worriedly as if she was thinking about the Shuanglong Army.
"do not talk."
"Shi Xianzi, Zi Ling understands what you mean, but to dominate the world, that is Kou Zhong's ideal."
"As his brother, what reason do I have to stop him?"
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Xu Ziling first sighed, and then said that he was powerless on this issue and did not want to do the kind of things that the other party tried to persuade him by making insinuations.
"Since Yang Guang's third conquest of Goguryeo, the people of the world have been suffering for a long time!"
"Ziling!"
"I really hope you'll think about it."
"For the sake of the world's livelihood, our mere personal honor and disgrace, that doesn't matter."
Seeing that Xu Ziling was starting to waver, Shi Feixuan once again persuaded him with excitement and earnestness.
"..."
Xu Ziling slowly raised his head and glanced at Shi Feixuan, opened his mouth, but did not answer.
He didn't know how to refute, and at the same time he understood what Shi Feixuan meant, and knew that what the other party said was the truth and the worst possible outcome. However, his reason told him that he must not do that kind of thing!
No matter what, Kou Zhong is his brother, and he cannot betray him when the situation is great. On the contrary, he must strongly support Kou Zhong.
but……
What he is worried about is that in the future, if the world situation really develops as Shi Feixuan said, what should he do?
"That's all..."
"It seems that Fei Xuan is a little pushy. Zi Ling, don't think too much."
"Let's talk about Qingxuan's performance later?"
Seeing the success planted a seed in Xu Ziling's heart, and seeing the tangled look on Xu Ziling's face, Shi Feixuan, who felt slightly happy, certainly understood that too much is too little, so she quickly changed the subject.
People are fickle, and so are thoughts, so Shi Feixuan was very satisfied to see that she had gained a lot tonight.
Of course, she would not reveal her proud thoughts easily, she just continued chatting with Xu Ziling.
"..."
"..."
In this way, with Xu Ziling's brows furrowed and Master Fei Xuan's face looking relaxed and deliberately close, the two of them chatted about some less serious topics.
"It's getting late."
"Ziling..."
"There may be something wrong with what I just said, but Feixuan still hopes you can think about it carefully?"
I don’t know how long it took, but at this time, when I saw a little girl appearing on the garden path in the distance, and saw her figure jumping towards this side, Shi Feixuan, who didn’t want to meet her, knew it. , it’s time for her to say goodbye and leave.
"Ziling, if there is a chance, we will meet again."
"Shall we have a good talk again?"
After saying that, looking at Xu Ziling's dull and hesitant expression, Shi Feixuan smiled slightly, then nodded and floated out of the window in the other direction.
"..."
And it wasn't until the other party left and disappeared into the night sky, until he saw his little master Anne passing by his guest room door and continuing to walk in the direction of the boudoir in the small building not far away where Shi Qingxuan was, that was convenient for performing, that Xu Ziling sighed with regret, He sat quietly back at the desk in his guest room.
All of a sudden!
He had so many thoughts that he began to think wildly and worry about gains and losses.
Just now, he originally wanted to talk to their Master Anne, but when he saw the other party's figure jumping and disappearing at the corner of the garden in the distance, he felt that even if he talked, it would be of no use. In the end, After hesitating again and again, he still didn't speak.
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