Yuxi Palace is quiet and deep, and the tall courtyard pillars make the palace seem more empty. Even though thousands of candlelights are shining together, there is still a vague shadow.
This was not the first time that Li Fan came to this place to meet Emperor Delong. Almost every time, he felt great pressure. Even with the growth of his own strength and vision, he became more and more aware of its true terror.
His true-seeing eyes were hidden in the mysterious realm, and he tried to observe secretly in this secret way, but found that the strange black cloud-like thing was getting thicker.
They are like a thick smoke that cannot be broken away, entrenched in the surroundings of Emperor Delong. Emperor Delong's body is like a black hole, greedily devouring everything around him, and even light cannot escape.
An unsettling feeling of restlessness came from it, bringing a mental impact, especially the gaze filled with "different skills (imperial power)", which continuously cast an irresistible will. Coming in, it's hard to think of resistance.
But this time, Li Fan was no longer dizzy.
Because before he came here, he was hesitant and worried about the possibilities of the other party summoning him, but after he came here, he resolutely put these things aside.
He has figured out that there is no need to scare himself.
If Emperor Delong really wanted to harm himself, he would have already sent heavy troops to surround the Hou Mansion.
"Li Qing, I called you here because I want you to do something."
Sure enough, Emperor Delong's attitude was quite mild, and he did not show any signs of finding out that Li Ao had been at the scene or knowing that he had silenced Wang Zhong.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what is going on?"
Li Ao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked.
"A group of Tiqi will be transferred to your command in the near future. You must find a way to get rid of them, but you must keep it secret and not known to outsiders."
"This...do you know the reason?"
Li Chuan was slightly startled, then raised his head in surprise, and met Emperor Delong's calm eyes.
"There's just no reason why you need to do it."
Emperor Delong was already over sixty years old, but he had been taking elixirs to refine his energy all year round, and he was pampered. His eyes were still clear and lively, and he was as majestic as a human emperor.
"This matter was originally left to Wu Xuan. If he were still here, he would not ask more questions."
"I understand, I obey your order!"
Li Fan's eyes were slightly lowered, and there was no expression on his face.
"Just do it properly. I believe you will handle such a small matter neatly."
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Outside Yuxi Palace, on the red wall, a snow-white cat like a lion cub sat down and waited for a long time, its fluffy tail swaying from side to side, showing a bit of impatience, but its ears were raised high, as if to I heard something moving from the front.
This is Yang Ju who has followed all the way from the Hou Mansion.
She was also surprised when she learned that Huang Bo had come overnight to convey Emperor Delong's will, but she was unable to find out anything from Huang Bo and could only wait here from a distance.
After a long time, the figure of Li Fan who went out was finally reflected among the yellow and blue strange children, and he went out accompanied by Huang Bo.
Whoosh...
Yang Ju's figure quickly jumped in front of Li Fan.
Huang Bo glanced at her, bowed silently, and left quietly, leaving Li Ao and Yang Ai looking at each other in silence. ….
After a while, Li Fan asked: "Why are you here?"
Yang Concubine said: "I'm worried, so I came to take a look."
"In this palace, under the Emperor's feet, why should you be worried?"
"Come on, you've got your worries written all over your face, why can't I see it?"
Yang Yan walked around Li Fan and confirmed that there was indeed something wrong with his mood, and couldn't help but become more and more worried.
"Looking at your appearance, could it be that your father has given you some kind of problem?"
"Are you sure you want to ask clearly here?"
Li Chuan said.
Yang Yan looked around and felt that this was not a place to talk, so she tilted her head and shook her tail.
, motioning to Li Fan to go out and talk.
Soon after, the two left the palace gate and continued their previous conversation on the empty avenue outside.
"Your Majesty really wants me to do something difficult."
"Is it like entering the Baihualou treacherous realm and taking the gallbladders of Wuxuan people?" Yang Yan thought for a while and said, "That is indeed quite disgusting and troublesome."
"This time is different. He wants me to kill someone, and it's an innocent person."
Li Fan looked at Yang Yan and said solemnly.
"I, Li Fang, think that there is no shortage of human lives in my hands. No matter whether I kill evil spirits or strangers, I have never been merciful. But this time is different. I have no enmity or enmity with those people. I may even have had a relationship with them during the incident in Taoshan Town. .
Now their leader is dead, in an unclear way, and he doesn't know if he will be involved, but he still has to kill people according to the order. "
Even if Li Fan didn't say it out loud, Yang Yan could feel the conflict in his heart.
Attacking innocent people is the beginning of the transformation from a normal demon-suppressor to the emperor's minion. For those who still have justice and conscience, it is indeed not an easy step to take.
However, the consequences of disobedience will be serious.
This may not only cause him to lose the trust of Emperor Delong, but may also put the Wu'an Hou Mansion into a very unfavorable situation.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I don't know yet. Let's first look at what those people are like and what they have done before."
Li Fan felt that he was in an escape mentality now. If the other party was a very vicious person who had done some heinous things in the past and died without mercy, then that would be fine. If not, he might not be able to do such a cruel thing. hand.
But we ask ourselves, are we resisting just killing these people?
No matter how precious the lives of these people are, how valuable are they to have parents, relatives, loving wives and beautiful concubines in this world?
If he really had to, Li Fan felt that he was not a young person who had never seen blood before, so he would definitely be able to do it.
Even, with the power of the evil treasure, the means of killing can be controlled by the mother's arm and a murder knife like Tang Hengdao, and the matter can be done with eyes closed.
What he really resisted was that Emperor Delon began to make some out-of-bounds demands on himself, treating himself like a killer like a royal spy.
For people of this era, this was a matter of course, but for Li Fan, it truly exceeded his bottom line, making him extremely vigilant and resistant.
This time, he can kill a group of innocent Tiqi because of the emperor's order. Next time, he might be able to find the three-legged golden toad, the heart and soul of the Hundred Days Child.
Next time, if the emperor wants to make some elixir of immortality or use the blood of a loyal general to make the medicine, these nonsense things may also fall on him.
With a similar choice, if you can escape for a while, can you escape for the rest of your life?
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Don’t ask the common people, ask ghosts and gods
