The sun sets westward.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the window sill.
It shines in the study room of the side hall of Chengyun Hall.
It seems like he wants to spread the remaining warmth of the setting sun to every corner of the world.
Of course.
No matter how hard the setting sun tries.
The chill in the study room of the side hall of Chengyun Hall has not dissipated even a little bit.
In the study room of the side hall of Chengyun Hall.
Xu Yi sat on the Taishi chair with full aura.
His cold and murderous eyes were fixed on the eyes of the crown prince Xu Jingqi who was sitting opposite him.
It seems that Xu Jingqi dares to make even the slightest movement.
He would not hesitate to kill Prince Dai completely in the study room of the side hall of Chengyun Hall.
Xu Jingqi was not far away.
Xu Xilin, the eldest son of King Liao, came back from his deep thoughts.
Then he moved the guest chair away from Xu Jingqi without hesitation.
This move undoubtedly made Xu Jingqi, who was already trapped in the cold abyss, even worse.
For a while.
The study room of the huge side hall of Chengyun Hall was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop.
As time passes slowly breath by breath.
The silence gradually turned into dead silence.
The dead silence is mixed with endless depression.
It is obviously the twelfth lunar month of winter.
But unconsciously.
The clothes on Xu Jingqi's back were already wet.
Dense beads of sweat as big as soybeans appeared on his forehead.
Drops of sweat formed a line, slowly falling along his forehead.
Unknowingly, some sweat deviated from its original trajectory.
Slowly moving towards the eyes.
One drop.
Two drops.
Three drops.
The dry eyes welcomed the long-lost drops of water.
It should have been a matter of great celebration and congratulations, just like a sudden drought.
But nothing.
The so-called sweet spring is actually full of bitter water.
For a moment, Xu Jingqi couldn't blink even if he blinked.
It can be said to be extremely miserable.
Exactly.
As time passes slowly breath by breath.
The sour sweat flowing into his eyes became more and more.
finally.
Xu Jingqi still couldn't resist the physiological conditioned reflex.
His eyes blinked rapidly more than ten times.
With the rapid blinking of his eyes.
The discomfort in Xu Jingqi's eyes quickly dissipated.
But at the same time.
His heart, which was beating wildly with fear, instantly became violent.
It seemed as if it would jump out of the body accidentally.
at this time.
Xu Yi, who had been staring at his motionless eyes, slowly moved his palm.
"ah!"
Xu Yi slowly moved his palm.
Xu Jingqi, who was extremely frightened, screamed as a reflex.
Immediately, he jumped up from the guest seat with lightning speed.
"My father is the acting king! I am the acting prince's son!"
"If you kill me! My father will never let you go!"
"Moreover! You and I are of the same race! If you kill me, the imperial court will not tolerate you!"
Xu Jingqi backed away cautiously with her back to the door, and shouted at the top of her lungs towards Xu Yi.
The other side of the study room in the side hall.
Xu Yi's slowly moving palm finally rested on the teapot on the side of the desk.
"kill you?"
"Why do I want to kill you?"
After Xu Yi filled a cup of tea and took a sip, he immediately looked up at Xu Jingqi, who was already approaching the study door, and asked with a half-smile.
"you......"
Xu Jingqi wanted to say something after hearing this.
At this moment, my heart suddenly trembled, and then I quickly closed my mouth.
"Tell me, why do I want to kill you?"
Xu Yi stood up slowly after writing the desk, and then walked slowly and slowly towards the landlord of the side hall bookstore.
"me......"
Xu Jingqi, who was already aware that something was wrong, couldn't stammer out a complete sentence.
"bass"
Xu Yi, who once again walked to the side of the side hall's study room, pulled out the Zhanyuan Sword that was sheathed on the rosewood stand.
As the blade comes out of its sheath.
The temperature in the study room of Chengyun Hall dropped again in vain.
"If you don't do hard work, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door."
"The story of the soldiers being killed alone is meant to ask for advice from the two clan brothers."
"Why did Brother Jingqi react like this?"
"Could it be..."
Xu Yi held a Yuan-cutting blade and approached Xu Jingqi step by step.
"you......"
"Don't come here!..."
"This...this matter has nothing to do with me."
Seeing Xu Yi approaching step by step with a sharp blade in hand and a frosty face.
Xu Jing Qifang's thoughts that had been forcibly collected suddenly scattered again.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Open... open the door! Open the door!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Hurry... open the door quickly! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"
Xu Jingqi, who was in a state of confusion, quickly turned around and tried to escape through the door.
Of course.
How could the two Wenxins standing outside the study in the side hall of Chengyun Hall make him happy?
For a moment, no matter how hard he banged on the door, no matter how loud and heartbreaking he roared.
The two Wenxins standing outside the study room of the side hall of Chengyun Hall always stood like pines.
"Brother Jingqi."
"This matter has nothing to do with you and who does it have to do with?"
Xu Yi stopped just one step away from Xu Jingqi with the sharp blade in his hand, and then asked in a deep voice with a half-smile.
"I......"
"I......"
"I do not know either......"
Xu Jingqi leaned against the door and trembled as she answered.
"I don't know?"
When Xu Yi heard this, his face was instantly covered with frost, and then he put the sharp blade of Zhanyuan in his hand on Xu Jingqi's neck with a "pop" sound.
"Brother Jingqi, do you really don't know?"
Xu Yi spoke word by word with a frosty face.
"Seriously...seriously...I really don't know."
Xu Jingqi felt the coldness emanating from her neck, and her originally panicked heart gradually began to calm down.
"You really don't know?"
The corners of Xu Yi's mouth raised slightly, and the coldness on his face instantly turned into endless killing intent.
"I really don't know..."
Xu Jingqi, who was sure that Xu Yida would not dare to kill him, suppressed the fear in his heart and answered again tremblingly.
"Brother Jingqi."
Xu Yi chuckled, then slowly sheathed the knife, turned around and walked straight behind the book case.
"call."
"call."
"call."
Xu Jingqi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
The whole person was sitting paralyzed in front of the study room in the side hall, breathing heavily.
Of course.
Just when he secretly felt that he was lucky to win the bet.
Xu Yi once again sat upright on the Taishi chair behind the writing desk as before.
"Brother Jingqi, you know."
"Jing Zhaoyin who worked alone in Chang'an City for several months?"
Xu Yi sat upright as before, with all the frost and murderous intent dissipating from his face. He spoke slowly, like an old friend chatting.
Still sitting paralyzed in front of the study door, breathing heavily
Xu Jingqi, who was breathing heavily, couldn't help but be slightly startled when he heard this.
Although he didn't know why Xu Yi mentioned this thing that everyone knew.
But he already knew in his heart that there was a profound meaning in Xu Yi's words and deeds today.
Therefore, Fang's slightly relieved heart quietly picked up again.
"There is a severe drought in Guanzhong, and the red land is thousands of miles away."
"The people have no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat."
"So we use human skin as clothing, grass roots, tree bark, Guanyin soil, and even human food."
"I am Jing Zhaoyin, and I am also the commander-in-chief of disaster relief in Guanzhong."
"Experiencing this scene for the first time is like falling into purgatory on earth."
Behind the writing desk, on the Taishi chair.
Xu Yi paused for a moment, sighed softly, and then raised his head to look at Xu Xilin, who was confused, and Xu Jingqi, who was wary.
"At the beginning, Gu Yuan thought that the so-called disaster relief was just a fair and equitable distribution of relief food to the people."
"But later."
"After reading a lot of files on previous Jingzhao Yin's disaster relief efforts."
"I suddenly realized that the idea of disaster relief alone was too simplistic."
"So, the follow-up incident of Song Guogong Zhang Yongnian and hundreds of officials, big and small, was killed."
The words are over.
Xu Yi paused for a moment, then raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "I want to tell you something interesting."
"During the disaster relief period, I encountered many assassinations."
"But none of them can accomplish anything."
"Do you two clan brothers know why?"
The corners of Xu Yi's mouth raised slightly, but there was no trace of warmth in his smile as he looked between Xu Xilin and Xu Jingqi.
He didn't wait for the two of them to answer.
Xu Yi asked and answered himself with a smile on his face: "I met two good friends during the disaster relief work."
"One person's surname is Wu and his name is Jiu. He is good at disguise."
"There is a man whose surname is Miao and whose name is Yi. He is good at ventriloquism."
"These two people have found several people of similar size."
"Wu Jiu used his indistinguishable ability to disguise himself, and disguised several people of similar size as stand-ins."
"Miao Yi poured his money into teaching the ancestral oral skills, and supplemented by the ancestral magic elixir, the avatar could have a voice similar to that of Gu within a few days."
"Under these circumstances."
"Not to mention that those assassins can't tell the difference between the real and the fake, even Gu sometimes has trouble distinguishing between the real and the fake."
"How can we talk about meritorious service?"
Xu Yi paused for a moment, then looked at Xu Jingqi with a cold smile.
Then he slowly spoke again: "Yesterday, on Gu's big day, these two people were always by Gu's side. I wonder if Brother Jingqi has any impressions?"
Xu Jingqi fell into the ice cave immediately after hearing this.
If Xu Yi mentioned hundreds of officials, big and small, including Zhang Yongnian, Duke of Song Dynasty, he was implicitly expressing that he was not afraid of any powerful people.
So when he mentioned words such as assassination, Wu Jiu, Miao Yi, disguise, ventriloquism, substitute, etc., it was tantamount to blatantly threatening Xu Jingqi.
He did not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and killed him in the palace of Prince Yan.
But it can kill him outside Yandi without anyone noticing.
Then use the "substitute" dove to occupy the magpie's nest.
If you are timid, the "substitute" will be seriously ill and die in a few months.
If you are bolder...
Thinking about this.
Xu Jingqi felt cold all over her body, and endless fear suddenly welled up in her heart.
Even Xu Xilin, who had always stood aside and watched with cold eyes, heard this.
His body trembled involuntarily, and then he quietly took a few steps back.
Behind the writing desk, on the Taishi chair.
The corners of Xu Yi's mouth raised slightly, but his eyes stared at Xu Jingqi with murderous intent.
"Brother Jingqi, I want to ask you one last time."
"You really don't know?"
"If you really don't know, brother Jingqi will leave first."
"One day I will find out who is behind the scenes."
"Gu Ding personally paid a visit to apologize to Brother Jingqi."
Xu Yi stood up from the imperial chair with a half-smile, then faced Xu Jingqi and saluted with his hands raised.
After the salute, Xu Yi gently clapped his palms to indicate to Wen Xin, who was outside the door, to open the door.
After the applause.
The study door, which had always been closed, was gently opened from the outside.
Xu Jingqi, who was completely cold, glanced slightly at Xu Yi, who was still sitting on the Taishi chair with a "weird" smile.
Then he turned around with difficulty and looked at the wide open door of the study room in the side hall.
At this time, the sun has set and night has begun to fall.
It was dark outside the study room of the side hall of Chengyun Hall before the lanterns were lit.
It's like there's a vicious beast hiding in the darkness that's ready to devour anyone at any moment.
Make him never dare to take even a small step rashly.
Even though he was extremely certain in his heart that most of what Xu Yi said was false.
He still didn't dare to move even a little bit rashly.
Nothing else.
There are people in the world today who are really good at the art of disguise.
There are also those who are good at oral skills and can imitate other people's words.
Although as far as he knows, there is hardly anyone in the world who can reach the level described by Xu Yi.
But I don’t know why.
Xu Shi's gamble had just exhausted all the courage in Xu Jingqi's heart.
Perhaps this is due to factors such as the vastness of the world and the abundance of wonders.
At this time, Xu Jingqi could hardly bring up the slightest bit of gambling in her heart.
For a while.
The study room of the huge side hall of Chengyun Hall became quiet again.
Except for the cold wind that kept pouring in from the wide open door.
There was no other sound.
I do not know how long it has been.
Maybe a quarter of an hour.
Maybe dozens of breaths.
Xu Yi stood up from the imperial chair again.
"It seems that Brother Jingqi really doesn't know."
"In that case, let's do this for today."
"One day I will find out the mastermind behind this."
"I will pay you a visit and apologize to Brother Jingqi in person."
Xu Yi shook his head slightly, and then walked straight to the rosewood frame with the Zhanyuan knife in hand.
"Dang."
The Zhanyuan Sword was sheathed again.
"It's getting late, so I won't leave my two clan brothers alone."
"Brothers, please help yourself."
The words are over.
Xu Yi walked straight past Xu Jingqi and headed towards the study room.
Just when his figure was about to melt into the dim night.
Xu Jingqi suddenly came back to his senses and shouted loudly: "Wait a minute!"
Xu Yi paused when he heard this and turned around in the darkness.
"What do you mean, brother Jingqi?"
Xu Yi asked in a deep voice.
"The deceased has passed away. Please, Your Highness, King Yan, do not cause any further harm."
"I don't know who did this."
"But Qi deeply feels the pain of His Highness King Yan."
"A few days ago, Qi's friend of many years was also intercepted and killed outside Liaodong."
"Qiyi deeply hates the perpetrators behind the scenes."
"However, the deceased is gone, and it is useless to talk about anything else."
"In my opinion, it would be better to let the deceased go away in glory."
"His Royal Highness, King Yan, is in perfect condition."
"Although I am not talented, I hope to relieve His Royal Highness King Yan's worries."
"Your Majesty, King Yan, don't worry."
"I can entrust you with my prayers for the aftermath of the four loyal soldiers."
"I pray that the four loyal soldiers will leave in glory."
"I pray that this move has no other purpose. I just hope that His Highness, King Yan, will not cause any further harm."
"My mind is hurting and my body is hurting. I hope His Highness Prince Yan can come out of this soon."
Xu Jingqi forced herself to calm down, then turned around and bowed deeply to Xu Yi.
"Brother Jingqi accepted it with kindness."
"I won't bother Brother Jingqi about the scenery."
"It's not that I don't want to, it's actually that the four soldiers had different preferences during their lives."
"Like Li Changshan, he likes thousands of horses to gallop, and the galloping horses must be war horses."
"Pei Jin, for example, likes yellow and white things best, and he likes things in the thousands."
"For example, Guan Rongchang likes grains the most. He once said that in his dreams he would sleep with each grain surrounded by thousands of stones."
"For example, Bi Fujiang likes armor the most. He once said that if he could lead thousands of armored soldiers in this life, he would also be called a ghost hero in death."
The words are over.
Xu Yi ignored the stunned Xu Jingqi.
Then he slowly turned around and walked into the darkness.
"I suddenly heard that my soldiers captured and killed a bandit leader named Ji Yuye."
"I'm sorry that I can't send my two brothers out of the house in person."
"I hope that my two clan brothers will forgive me for my neglect today."
"Later, the official will escort the two clan brothers out of the house."
