If you want to protect the human emperor's flesh, you have to disguise yourself as a human and blend into the world.
The mortal world is where the Human Emperor lives, and the Human Emperor now lives in the palace.
For this reason, the two foxes took good care of themselves.
Bai Tu holds a folding fan in his hand, wears stain-free white clothes, and has a graceful demeanor. He is very conspicuous among the crowds walking in the market.
Xiao Baitao transformed into an eight or nine-year-old girl, with two double-snail buns on her head, raised high, like two fox ears.
She held her brother's hand and rolled her eyes, staring intently at the passing vendors, horses, camels, and all kinds of people running around the market.
I wish I could grow a third eyeball.
In the past, a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, the growth and withering of a flower or a leaf would have attracted her attention, let alone so many things jumping around in front of Bai Tao?
So when her brother wasn't paying attention, she walked through the crowd and sat on a stall full of exquisite pottery figurines.
Hiding behind a clay fox made of clay figurines, preparing to decorate it.
The people in front of the stall were surprised when they saw a girl sitting on it.
She opened her big watery eyes, looking quite innocent and cute.
That baby-like little face, with the red diamond headband still swaying in the breeze, is like the most delicious pastry or the most outstanding porcelain ornament.
All you need to do is put up a sign and write down a price. Do any of you want to buy it?
There were some people around who were watching the fun and didn't mind the matter and actually came over to bid.
With a "snap", Bai Tu walked through the crowd aggressively, and hit the white peach on the stall's head with a fan handle.
Baitao covered her head, feeling rather depressed, "Brother, that's wrong."
She was still having fun pretending to be a pottery figurine, but she didn't expect to be interrupted by her brother. Not only that, the angry brother also deliberately put the tripping bell on her ankle that had not been used for a long time.
It was a magical weapon that she used when she was a child and was used to being naughty. Wearing this demon tripping bell, her brother could find her no matter where she was.
"If you make trouble again, I'll tie you up."
After Brother A finished speaking, he carried her on his body.
After all, she was tired after playing around for a day, and Baitao no longer had the energy to toss around. She leaned on brother's chest obediently. She rubbed her eyes and muttered: "Brother, where are we going?"
"Go and take advantage of the situation, make something out of nothing; cheat and deceive, and act as the fox's assistant."
OK.
It doesn't seem like anything serious.
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The brother and sister settled in a Hulin wine shop.
Whenever the lanterns come on and people are busy, my brother will show up with Baitao in the most prosperous center to make money.
In short, it's a high-profile money throw.
Although Bai Tao didn't know what it was for, he picked up a handful of gold from the box at the back and waited cooperatively for the butler in the wine shop to raise his voice and shout: "Welcome White Immortal to HD City to benefit our HD people!"
"Wow--"
She rubbed her paws, and the gold leaked out.
There were already crowds of people downstairs. They formed a curtain with folds and arms, and without even saying thank you, they grabbed the tempting gold and fought for it till their heads were bloody.
"Mine! It's mine, don't steal it!"
"Go away, whoever gets it belongs to him!"
"I used to be a gangster, so I'm still afraid of you? Come on, let's have a fight!"
Within a moment, the people below began to fight with fists and kicks, with the desire for gold and money in their eyes. If they couldn't snatch it, they would take out daggers and kill each other, like demons and monsters dancing in a crowd of demons.
"The wages of avarice is death."
Brother A looked at it in his eyes and said calmly.
Baitao felt that it was a bit inappropriate for a mortal to be so desperate to earn cold gold.
It's just gold. There's plenty of it, isn't it? In the past, when she was wandering around in the mountains, she could find it.
"Little guy, do you want to see something crazier?"
A smile spread out from the corner of brother's mouth, and the evil look in his eyes spread quietly.
He raised his foot and kicked it, and the box full of gold tipped over.
"Crashing - crashing -"
The bright golden light shines in this wine shop, as if it is casting some kind of soul-stirring magic, pulling on everyone's minds and making everyone obsessed.
The people with red eyes were not afraid of the risk of being crushed to death. Instead, they took a step forward. They stretched out their hands and screamed: "Gold, gold, gold, mine, all mine!"
"Kill you, and all this gold belongs to me."
"Buy a woman, use it to buy a woman, hahahaha!"
"Ah! I'm going to kill you!"
The smell of blood gradually began to permeate again, and the robbery continued.
Crazy indeed.
Baitao thought in her heart, her brother led her out of the venue, and went to a different restaurant the next day, and then to another one the next day.
Baitao noticed that these people who were competing for gold had begun to form a fixed group.
At first there were a few women, but now, if you look at them, they are all men as strong as bison. The sinews all over their bodies can blow half of a person's head off with one punch.
But Brother A told them to ignore them and keep throwing away. Baitao didn't think much about it, just shook his paws and threw away the money for free.
It was like a storm blew up in the city of HD. Within a few days, the people of HD who were talking enthusiastically pushed these already bizarre behaviors to a more mysterious climax. Even the people in power in the temple were alerted.
So when Baitao followed his brother to spread money again, a group of Zhao soldiers with daggers at their waists and hats on their heads marched in order and drove away the group of vicious people, leaving them to occupy this place by themselves.
The leading general said: "Bai Xianren, I have long admired your name. We, King Zhao, have invited you."
Baitao didn't know why people from the government came to interfere. Could it be that they also wanted to steal money?
And King Zhao, doesn’t the king have enough money?
The little fox still doesn’t know the greed in the world.
Brother A seemed to have expected it. He flicked his fan and said to her: "Little guy, you have to know that most of the money in the world is in the hands of these powerful people."
Baitao nodded.
She followed her brother into the magnificent Zhao Palace.
Sitting at the banquet where bells and drums were ringing and elegant music was playing, the leader, King Zhao, was considered young. He took the lead in raising a golden cup to toast, and several humerus ministers around him also raised their wine glasses and responded with a profound smile.
"Exalted Immortal, please."
Bai Tao sniffed the wine in the bottle.
Before she could smell anything, the brother next to her took the wine bottle away from her paw, and played with the gold nugget that had just been turned into gold with his other big, well-jointed hand.
Brother's flattery towards King Zhao seemed to show disdain even on his fingertips.
Dismissive.
This behavior made the banquet very embarrassing, and the faces of Zhao's courtiers became not so good-looking.
However, in the past, they would have felt that this was very disgraceful, and naturally they would not want to associate with such a disrespectful person.
But the other party's magical method of turning stone into gold is impressive. What's more, no one can escape the temptation of money, not even the royal family.
The long-sleeved courtiers who were good at dancing immediately turned the scene around.
A fist-sized glowing green night bead was presented to Baitao, and they spotted the weak spot of the Immortal.
This is a rare treasure of Zhao State, but it is still worth it to win over an immortal.
Although the courtiers thought so, their hearts were bleeding.
Baitao was still obediently acting as a decoration when she suddenly saw something round and shiny appearing in front of her, which aroused her great interest.
After getting her brother's approval, she grabbed it with her claws and took it as her own.
My brother said that if you are a vixen, you don’t have to be so polite with others.
The atmosphere was getting warmer, and Minister Humerus continued to respond with an enigmatic smile. King Zhao took the opportunity to say: "Look, Master, looking at the seven kingdoms in the world, only Zhao is strong and good at fighting. It has a population of more than 6 million and 300,000 armored knights. It is an unparalleled first-class powerful country in the world. As long as I get the help of the immortal, my king's army can stretch across thousands of miles and conquer the six countries. By then, no matter whether it is fame or reputation, glory or wealth, as long as the immortal wants to take it, I will be able to give it to you. !”
Is Zhao Guo powerful?
But Zhao Guo was defeated by Qin State not long ago.
Baitao thought to herself that the news of the defeat had reached the ears of a vixen like her, and she also said that she was a first-rate power.
This King Zhao is so fond of telling lies even though he is a king.
shameless.
Sure enough, brother didn't even raise his eyebrows: "The first-class powerful country is the country of tigers and wolves from the east, Qin."
"Hahahaha! The Qin State, that barbarian country, is nothing to be afraid of, nothing to be afraid of!"
"As for the one who came out of the Hangu Pass Valley, all the promising people in the world are afraid that they will take a detour, and they also want to pose a threat to our Zhao country. With their reckless men, are they worthy?"
"Hahahahaha!"
"We in Zhao State have the God of War Li Mu who has never been defeated in a hundred battles. What do they have in Qin State? Who can fight? Hahaha! I'm afraid there will never be another Bai Qi, and the situation will be over!"
After finishing speaking, the officials staggered around and laughed.
Even the leader, King Zhao, laughed heroically. He stroked his sideburns and beard repeatedly, slapped the table and said with a smile: "People of Qin? People of Qin are just grooms who raise horses for the emperor of Zhou. They are born to be slaves and maids. Even if they have passed. They have also been raising horses for hundreds of years!”
Brother Qingjun's eyebrows remained unmoved. Baitao also felt that these people were noisy, so he kept to himself and played with the rare treasures.
King Zhao laughed and said, "If the immortal doesn't believe it, I will call the Qin people up later to show it to the immortal."
"Come here! Bring that horse slave Zhao Zheng to me! Let the immortal see how the Qin people are slaves of our Zhao country."
King Zhao patted the long case, and he was so proud that he tore off a piece of venison and threw it into his mouth, and ate it happily.
Zhao Zheng?
Is it that good thing?
Baitao was still playing with the Night Pearl. When she heard the name, she held the Night Pearl in her arms and looked towards the door of the palace.
The skylight outside was dazzling, and within a moment, a young boy with black shackles on his hands and feet walked in with his back to the skylight.
His face hidden in the shadows could not be seen clearly.
The friction from the chain dragging across the jade slab was extremely harsh, scratching people's eardrums.
"kneel--"
The eunuch raised his long drake voice.
The young boy knelt down and knocked his head on the ground, but his back was straightened into a straight line, with a hint of arrogance.
It was a normal salute, but the eunuch next to him kicked him hard on the back, "Kowtow three times, you are a slave and you can't tell the difference between good and bad!"
It can be called making things difficult.
Even though his back was kicked, he did not weaken at all. He straightened his back, as if to maintain his last dignity, "I am the prince of Qin, not your slave of Zhao!"
"laugh."
King Zhao sneered condescendingly, "Your biological father left you here, but he didn't expect that he would become the prince when he returned to Qin State, and you would be of some use, but he didn't expect that you would get into trouble? This king tells you that you are a slave, your father is a slave of Zhao State, and the offspring of slaves are also slaves."
The courtiers followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, he has only fed horses in our Zhao country for a few years, and he has become infected with the horses' fierceness. It is conceivable that the horses raised by our Zhao country are extraordinary, and the horse slaves who raise them are also extraordinary." generally."
"Hahahaha!" Zhao Wang was delighted.
Zhao Zheng clenched his hands tightly into fists, with water-like anger flowing all over his body, like a little beast that was tensing up to hurt someone.
"If you don't accept it? Then fight!"
Seeing his still stubborn expression, the smile on King Zhao's face instantly faded, his flesh trembled, and he scolded him coldly.
Baitao touched the round luminous pearl and rolled it twice.
After hearing the order, the eunuch below picked up the whip and whipped Zhao Zheng's thin body hard.
The whip was not only impregnated with medicine, but also had fine barbs. Even a strong man as strong as an ox could not take a few whips, let alone a young man.
In order to show off, the eunuch used even more force.
"Brush——" "Brush——" "Brush——"
Three consecutive whips.
The flesh and blood spattered out. Zhao Zheng's whole body convulsed with pain, his teeth clenched and cold sweat poured out.
It seemed that he didn't feel pain at all, or that he was accustomed to tolerance by nature, and the blood stimulated the bones in his body even more.
As there were oppressive questions in the hall, Zhao Zheng's voice was not serious, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting people's hearts, "Zhao Zheng will never be a slave."
The air freezes for about two or three seconds.
The majestic King Zhao did not allow anyone to disobey him, let alone just a small proton. He pushed the wine bottle at hand towards the refractory Zhao Zheng, "Hit, hit! Beat! Beat until he surrenders!"
"brush--"
A whip.
Two whips.
The severe pain in his body, the scarlet blood on his forehead rolling down his cheeks, blurring Zhao Zheng's vision, his throat was filled with thick blood, and his eardrums were buzzing.
Baitao couldn't stand it any longer. She thought it was miserable to be a personal emperor, so she threw the bead in her hand down to stop it.
"Gudong—"
The bead rolled around Zhao Zheng's knees, stained with blood and no longer bright, like a pearl covered in dust.
However, Zhao Zheng was in so much pain that he had no time to care.
"I'm going to pick up my beads."
Baitao said crisply.
The execution was interrupted by a demonstration by the great powers in the palace, and the eunuch briefly stopped.
Zhao Zheng got a moment of respite from the unbearable pain.
The girl was too close. No one would have been so close to him. He had been raising horses in the stable all year round. His body was full of fishy smell, mixed with mud and sweat, and even he felt disgusted.
He struggled back half a minute.
He saw the small golden bell on the girl's ankle, and the jingling sound it made brought his thoughts closer and further away, and waves of dizziness came over him.
Zhao Zheng bit the tip of his tongue, he must not faint.
Baitao knelt down and picked up the luminous pearl. Looking at his half-blooded face, he tilted his head and whispered, "Are you in pain?"
Does it hurt.
It hurts.
Zhao Zheng could no longer answer her. Even if he could, he didn't want to tell anyone about his embarrassment.
Baitao looked at him looking like he was being beaten but not crying, with confusion and confusion in his eyes.
Although the pain can be felt with the naked eye, Baitao has been with his brother since he was a child, and his brother has protected him through all the ups and downs.
After all, I have never experienced this kind of thing before, and I cannot say that I can empathize with something I have never experienced.
At first Baitao wanted to stop it, but brother said it was called fattening.
My brother also said that the meat of the Human Emperor, who was sent from heaven, will be firm and delicious when eaten.
But it was obvious that he didn't look fat, and Baitao felt that he could eat it even if it didn't taste good, and she wasn't picky about food.
This was her first time as a vixen, and she disobeyed her brother.
She stretched out her paw to resist the fattening.
Sure enough, the elder brother's voice behind him was as cold as ice, "White peach."
Baitao shook his paw.
After all, the blood-stained night pearl couldn't be held very firmly, and it rolled to the ground slippery.
Bai Tu thought he had scared her, and his voice froze in his throat and softened, "Little guy, come here."
Baitao came over, and her brother wiped the blood on her hand with a handkerchief. His eyes moved slightly, with a hint of reproaching her for being playful.
"...."
After all, she still regarded herself as a little fox cub whose fur had not yet grown, but she forgot that she was already over a hundred years old.
Baitao grabbed the edge of her clothes and said, "Brother, I..."
"Why don't you pick up the night pearl, wipe it clean, and hand it back to the Immortal?"
The demonstration was interrupted. The expression on King Zhao's face was not so natural, but he also knew that he could not be so bloody in front of a young child. King Zhao was afraid that the immortal would be displeased, so he waved his hand, "Detain Zhao Zheng and stay away for three days." Give food to eat, first go hungry."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Two eunuchs held Zhao Zheng up.
Zhao Zheng's face, which was not covered with blood, was as pale as paper. He was so thin that he could be blown away by the wind. His ill-fitting linen clothes were dragged around, revealing his scarred skin.
New additions, old additions.
There was a huge bruise on his waist, and he didn't know when he was kicked.
After being beaten like this, you still need to starve for three meals?
Baitao looked at her, her little face twisted into a ball. Watching Zhao Zheng being lifted down gradually, Baitao said, "Slow down for now."
The eunuch's movements stopped.
"All things have animism. You gave me a bead, but this bead likes Zhao Zheng. Since the bead likes it, then I will give this bead to him." Baitao said.
As if imagining the rising and falling of a falcon, the blood-stained bead rolled next to Zhao Zheng's knees again.
Why give him beads?
Zhao Zheng tried his best to see the little girl's face clearly, but he could only hear the sound of jingling gold bells shaking, following her nimble movements.
One step, one step.
"How...how can you give a national treasure to a slave?"
"No, no, no."
"This is unheard of, Your Majesty, Immortal, this is absolutely impossible to do!"
No matter how noisy the surroundings were, Zhao Zheng could only hear the faint sound of bells.
Seeing that her brother was also silent and felt guilty for having done something wrong, Baitao walked over and tugged on his sleeve, "Brother, brother."
The fox cub was milky and sweet. Bai Tu couldn't blame her, so he just touched her head and said, "How can you use everything animistically? Did you teach you how to practice until you got it? Huh?"
Baitao knew that her brother was not angry, and before she had time to put her happiness on the fox tail and wave it out, she heard her brother say in a low voice, "This time, it's up to you, go back and face the wall."
Baitao: "...."
The brother and sister bit their ears, and the courtiers looked at each other. After a while, Bai Tu's clear voice sounded in the hall, "Since we are destined, I will leave this pearl to your care."
After hearing this, all the ministers of Zhao State had no objection.
In this way, a banquet that showed the strong national power of a great country ended.
Zhao Zheng was spared three days of starvation and was dragged back to his residence. The residence was full of gloom, darkness, and decay, snaking up his body like a poisonous snake.
It was not as magnificent as the main hall just now. It was narrow and cramped, but it gave him a sense of security.
He missed death again.
Touching the sticky moisture on the cold wall, Zhao Zheng suppressed and coughed out a mouthful of blood.
He had escaped death so many times that he lost count. He had been hiding in the streets of Zhao since he was a child. At that time, he only knew that he was different from others, but he didn't know what the difference was.
He was hiding around like a scurrying rat, dazed and frightened.
The confusion comes from the parents' silence, and the fear comes from the thin swords of the officers and soldiers.
I don't know when to pick them out of the gutter and face the sun.
Until the end, he knew that he was the grandson of Qin, but so what.
The departure of his father and a businessman completely left him and his mother behind. His mother lost her heart and went crazy. He was shackled and turned into a hostage. From seeing the light of day to living under the shelter of others, with countless sharp knives hanging above his head, he continued to be in infinite terror. survive.
I don’t know when I will die, maybe tomorrow or the next moment.
I also thought about dying.
But in this chaotic moment, Zhao Zheng saw the power in the temple, the power to decide the life and death of others with just one word.
This desire for power ignited his heart like a death fire. He has not yet been destroyed, and he has not yet felt the joy of revenge. He cannot just die.
Zhao Zheng's eyes were dark.
I wonder why the girl wanted to save him?
His status as the hostage of the Qin State dragged him into purgatory, and it would drag him into an abyss somewhere in the future. The road ahead was uncertain, but the sweet sound of the girl's bell was still lingering in his ears.
