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After a while.
An old man and a young man sat opposite each other. The old drunkard bared his teeth and grinned, with a slightly troubled expression.
Lin Xi sat aside, carelessly playing with the crystal bottle in her hand.
"Old guy, why are you willing to take out this thing?"
"I don't know how many times I've asked you for help, but you still refuse to tell me, what on earth are you planning?"
As he said that, Lin Xi suddenly frowned and asked doubtfully: "By the way, you said your skill has been greatly reduced. What's going on?"
"My lord, I still expect you to block those annoying flies for me tonight!"
The old drunkard blushed and sighed slightly melancholy.
"Do you still remember how you and I met?"
After hearing this, Lin Xi rolled her eyes and fell into deep thought.
"I remember that when you came to Zuixian Tower, you wanted to use my financial resources to find something called the Two-pole Flower."
"What? Is there any news about this thing?"
"It's okay, don't worry, even if it is in the current emperor's treasure house, I will definitely find it for you."
The old drunkard smiled slightly, and a trace of relief flashed in his eyes.
"No need, that thing is no longer needed now."
Lin Xi was shocked when he heard this and asked doubtfully: "What's going on? Are you going to die?"
The old drunkard paused while holding the teacup, sighed, and closed his eyes.
"Sooner or later, your boy will die from this mouth!"
After hearing this, Lin Xi raised her eyebrows, squinted her eyes and said, "What do you mean, you mean I will eat unclean food sooner or later and be poisoned to death?"
"Ara, don't worry. When I eat, someone always tests the poison first. This kind of thing will never happen."
The old drunkard's eyelids trembled and he thought to himself, "Good guy, is this what I mean?"
After a few words of bickering, he found that he seemed to be no match. The old drunkard sighed softly and took the initiative to bring the topic back.
"You brat, I was looking for that thing for one person."
"But now that she has gone, naturally there is no need for her."
As he spoke, the corners of the old drunkard's eyes seemed to become a little moist.
"Boy Lin, I have a favor to ask of you. I wonder if you can accept it."
Hearing this, Lin Xi was suddenly startled, frowned and said, "Say, as long as you say it, even if you want the moon in the sky, I may not be able to pick it off for you."
Hearing these slightly naughty words, the old drunkard chuckled and said in a deep voice: "You kid."
"Well, haven't you always wanted this concentration pill? I will give it to you today, but..."
As he said that, the old drunkard's eyes narrowed: "You must promise me to keep her worry-free for the rest of her life."
Lin Xi raised her hand and rubbed her temples, closed her eyes and said, "Who?"
"Crack!"
The old drunkard couldn't bear it anymore, so he went up and slapped him.
Seeing this, Lin Xi raised her head with a smile: "Okay, okay, isn't it that girl Minghua? Isn't it okay for me to promise you?"
After hearing this, the old drunkard sat back angrily, put down the wooden stick in his hand, looked outside the room and said, "Since that girl is my old friend, I believe you also know who I am talking about."
"This girl has a miserable life. She has been suffering from an incurable disease since she was a child. I have just opened up her meridians. She will only have a dozen years of good life left in this life."
"I don't ask for anything else. I just ask that you can keep her carefree and free from bullying for the rest of her time."
Lin Xi's face darkened, and she squinted her eyes and asked, "What about you? What will happen to you?"
The old drunkard turned his head and grinned, with big yellow teeth and a breathy breath.
"I'm fine. I've lived for more than two decades. I have nothing to worry about in this world. You don't have to worry."
Lin Xi's heart skipped a beat.
He knew that this old guy might not live long.
Opening up the meridians of a person's body is inherently difficult. Adding to this the problem of extending a person's life, this is simply going against the will of heaven.
But this is the old man's own choice, and no one can interfere.
Thinking of this, Lin Xi was about to speak, but unexpectedly the old drunkard asked immediately: "You brat, don't you want to know what kind of Tao I am cultivating?"
After saying that, the old drunkard picked up the wooden stick in his hand and said with a smile: "If you learn to practice swordsmanship in the future, I will give you a great blessing."
Lin Xi's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and then he heard it.
"Furthermore, no matter whether you practice domineering or killing, as long as you practice swordsmanship, I guarantee that you can use this talent."
"Boom~~~" a sound.
Thunder fell from the sky.
Lin Xi took a breath, stood up and walked towards the door.
"No need. I can practice anything in this life, but it is impossible to practice swordsmanship."
Looking at the figure leaving in the rain, the old drunkard smiled helplessly.
He knew that this smart boy didn't want him to die too early.
"That's all, then I will ensure that you leave the imperial capital safely. No matter who stops you, it will only be a matter of one blow."
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the other side.
Inside the palace, the imperial garden.
Zhang squinted and took a bite of a big chicken drumstick, which made his mouth full of oil.
Emperor Tianqi and two old men with gray beards on the side saw this and immediately felt their appetite.
Emperor Tianqi raised his hand to grab a roast chicken, opened his mouth and started to gnaw.
The little eunuchs around were slightly startled, and when they were about to persuade him, they backed away.
After a while, Zhang squinted his teeth, took a sip of wine, and then said slowly: "Your Majesty ordered people to kidnap me into the palace, is it for the Northern Liang Crown Prince?"
Emperor Tianqi didn't say anything when he heard this. He wiped his greasy palms, stood up and walked aside, and calmly caught the fish.
Zhang Xianyan sighed softly when he saw this, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "That old guy from Beiliang, it's really the right time to pretend to be sick."
"Seeing that the kings were about to enter the capital, the imperial court needed his full support, but there were assassinations in the imperial capital, and there were more than one wave."
"He wants a hereditary replacement."
As soon as these words came out, everyone inside and outside the pavilion took a breath of cold air.
Give Beiliang a hereditary replacement, this is something that only this person in front of me dares to say.
The two old men on the side remained silent when they saw Emperor Tianqi, and then said: "In your opinion, should this hereditary replacement be given? Or should it not be given?"
Zhang raised his eyebrows squintingly after hearing this, and looked squinting at this roly-poly man who had lived through three dynasties, Weng Zhong, who was the censor of the Imperial Academy, and Mr. Weng picked up an apple and took a bite.
"Your Majesty doesn't want to give it, but he keeps asking for it. This matter is difficult to handle."
Silence, deathly silence.
After a while, Zhang squinted and finished chewing the apple in his hand, and said with a squint: "Your Majesty, why don't you let Lin Xi practice martial arts? This is considered a concession, and arrange two beautiful little maids for him, and give him a marriage. of."
Tianqi frowned after hearing this, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
"It is my decree that Prince Liang's Crown Prince is both civilized and military, and he has won my heart. I have given him a special gift of marriage to the third princess, Xixia, and we will marry him in the imperial capital on an auspicious day. I appreciate this."
"Oh, by the way, I ordered Qin Tianjian to bring snacks and choose a date carefully. My precious daughter is getting married. I want the whole world to celebrate and hold a big banquet."
After everyone heard this, their eyes almost popped out of their heads. They were all sweating with fear and looked confused.
It's not anything else, but Emperor Tianqi's words are not false at all.
Among the many princes and princesses, apart from the eldest princess Xia Fengzhi, this third princess is the most beloved. She is the heart and treasure of Emperor Tianqi.
In their minds, when Xia Xixia was betrothed to Lin Xi, they either heard wrongly or Emperor Tianqi was crazy.
Zhang squinted his eyes and twitched the corners of his mouth, and the pears he just picked up fell to the ground in shock.
"Your Majesty, you are trying to kill me!"
"If the Queen knew that I had tricked you into marrying the princess, or that I had married Princess Xixia to Lin Xi, would I still be able to skin you?"
Thinking of this, Zhang squinted his eyes and immediately wanted to apply oil on his soles and ran straight out of the pavilion.
"No, I have to run quickly!"
"Otherwise, this head will run away from home soon!"
