Baidi City, Imperial Palace.
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed between the tall vermilion courtyard walls, and they suddenly stopped in front of a quiet palace.
The afternoon sun fell on the glazed green tiles of the palace, and the reflected light was like quietly flowing water. The guard in front of the palace looked at the eunuch who was jumping anxiously in front of him, his face was like a sculpture, and he had no intention of letting him in. .
At this time, it is the time when the emperor is meditating in Jingming Palace, and no one is allowed to make any noise here.
After a stick of incense, Bai Di, dressed in black uniforms, walked out of Jingming Palace. The eunuch could no longer care so much. After kneeling down, he said sharply: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Jinguan City. The city lord Bai Rong is dead!"
Bai Di's eyes moved slightly and looked towards the south. The sky was cloudless and blue, which was a good time to do things.
Qintian Prison, in an attic.
Bai Di stood in front of the window admiring the palace pavilion that belonged to him. Palm Seal You Fang knelt behind him and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, that Fang City Lord Seal has been in Suzaku City, and my subordinates were not able to confirm his whereabouts at the first time. .”
"With his current level, it won't take much time to get from Zhuque City to Jinguan City." Gu Ci stood aside and said with a frown: "It's just that I didn't expect that he didn't even think about hiding his whereabouts. There might be something wrong in there.”
Bai Di turned around and said, "What do you think?"
Gu Ci lowered his eyes and said, "Unless he is so stupid that he is so short-sighted, he must have someone behind him to rely on."
Bai Di said with a half-smile: "Is there something wrong over there? We want to borrow their help, and some of them want to find out the hidden dangers inside?"
Gu Ci's face became serious and he said seriously: "The head of the Lin family took the young lady back to the Western Mountain Territory. He absolutely does not want chaos in the Western Mountain Territory in a short time. Moreover, the caravan only returned to Baidi City last night. Even if they found any clues, It’s impossible to contact Mu Qing so quickly.”
Bai Di nodded lightly. The news that came to the palace from Jinguan City was very clear. Bai Rong was found dead in bed early in the morning, and his body was separated by a sharp weapon.
When he arrived at Qintian Prison, You Fang also confirmed that Mu Qing had been to Jinguan City.
"The two parties did not get in touch so quickly, at least before he killed Bai Rong. According to the elder, what made him so confident?"
Gu Ci frowned, seeming to be recalling something, and said slowly: "Gu Yan and I had a discussion. Although Mu Qing also practices thunder techniques, he did not learn those secret techniques to enhance strength from the Lin family. , Gu Yan and I have never met among the Lin family's children, I'm afraid there is another inheritance behind him."
Bai Di was silent for a moment and said, "Did the elder think of this at the beginning?"
Gu Ci sighed inwardly, knowing that the rift between him and Bai Emperor was getting bigger and bigger, and said truthfully: "There have been speculations, but Your Majesty does not need to worry. The more it reaches this level, the less likely it will affect the world. As long as it is not Qing leaves Suzaku City, which is a dispute in the spiritual world."
Bai Di was noncommittal, looked to the west and said: "This Miss Liu will be trained as an heir, but Mu Qing is still alive and well, which seems to confirm the elder's guess."
Gu Ci nodded: "Lin Langtian, who has always been very protective of his shortcomings, did not take action. There is a high probability that there is a powerful being behind Mu Qing."
Bai Di said: "Juzuo followed the elder's prompts and successfully contacted the Lin family. This is the first time I know that the Gu family and the Lin family have such a deep connection."
Gu Ci forced a smile, knowing that this was Bai Emperor's implicit warning, and said: "The Gu family and the Lin family are just using each other, and only with Your Majesty are true allies."
Bai Di glanced at You Fang, who was kneeling on the ground and never stood up, and said, "We can provide Mu Qing's whereabouts here, but all the people in the caravan have returned. How can we deliver it to the people who need it?"
Gu Ci smiled slightly: "Your Majesty may not know that there are a large number of mountain cultivators in the Western Mountains. If we think of borrowing from others, they will naturally think of it too."
Bai Di chuckled softly.
This is a game that is hidden behind the scenes but fully understood.
Is everyone pretending to be confused because they understand?
When the time comes for liquidation, what kind of huge waves will be caused in the spiritual world?
Baidi said: "If Mu Qing is lucky enough to survive, Baidi City may change its attitude. Please understand, elder."
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Clouds travel over the mountains.
Yue Jiu came to Baoqi Tower again.
When Ling Yan came here yesterday, they happened to bump into the caravan. Yue Jiu even had a brief chat or two with the middle-aged man named Ju.
He will leave the cave and come here again today because they discovered a secret yesterday.
At the restaurant, they bumped into Ling Yun and the other party. After Ling Yun left, Ling Yan took him up to greet him.
It's just that those people are used to dealing with each other. When Ling Yan wanted to talk to him, he would only talk to them about the customs and customs of the Kyushu Dynasty.
Ling Yan returned to Spring God Mountain with full of doubts. Yue Jiu felt that she could not be of much help and looked forward to being able to gain something today.
After passing through a long corridor filled with fragrance, Yue Jiu's vision instantly broadened.
Baoqi Building is the property of the Lin family. It is very large. There are many colorful high-rise buildings standing against the mountain. Each high-rise building is connected by a corridor bridge reinforced by a formation, forming a surrounding. Therefore, Baoqi Building has always had another name. : Baoqi Mountain.
The entire chain building is based on a mountain, telling the people who come here its ingenious grandeur, and for Yue Jiu, this place can be turned into a closed formation at any time to isolate the world from heaven and earth.
Yue Jiu looked up at the vermilion pavilion coexisting with the clouds and mist, thinking that she might have entered the formation at this time, and couldn't help but frown.
When Ling Yan left yesterday, she kept frowning.
What happened that made her seem so serious in the impression that she was innocent? What on earth did Ling Yun talk about with those businessmen?
Thinking that if the people in the Lin family here were interested, they might have noticed him, Yue Jiu restrained her breath, escaped the memory of yesterday's quick glance, and walked towards Building A on the third floor with her head down.
But what made Yue Jiu regretful was that when he arrived at Building A, he didn't see a familiar face in the building. The caravan seemed to have left.
Did he and Ling Yan's sudden appearance disturb them? Or is he overthinking it? Is this part of the caravan's schedule?
Yue Jiu did not ask the steward in the building about the whereabouts of the caravan, but stood on the corridor outside the building and frowned in thought.
Ling Yan once told him that in the Ling family, Ling Yang was obsessed with breaking through. As the mistress of the Lin family, Ling Qingzhu would not care about the trivial affairs of the Ling family, and many affairs fell on Ling Yun.
Baidi City has always maintained close business ties with the Gu Family in the north, and this is the first time they have come to the Xishan Realm.
If they really wanted to establish a trade route with the Western Mountains, their first choice would definitely be the Lin family.
So what impact will Ling Yun and the caravan members have when they appear together?
Although Ling Yan always talked about interesting things when she saw him and never talked about serious topics, Yue Jiu had long discovered that the situation of the Ling family was not as good as outsiders said, it was more like flowers blooming and oil cooking in a raging fire. .
Many people in the Lin family have complained about the treatment they enjoy, feeling that they have received preferential treatment that is far out of proportion to their strength.
Ling Yun's identity is so special. Even if he has no intention of interfering, will he be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives?
This is what Yue Jiu doesn't want to see. In his heart, he was brought back to the Western Mountain Realm by Ling Qingzhu, so he is naturally regarded as a tribute to the Ling family.
Just when Yue Jiu was silently worried about the Ling family, someone he didn't expect appeared behind him.
His sword heart moved slightly, he turned around and said in surprise: "Senior Xiao? Why are you here?"
Xiao Gaofeng walked to Yue Jiu, looked at the building and the clouds outside the fence, and said with a smile: "I'm also wondering, why did you wander here alone?"
Yue Jiu's lips moved, and just as she was thinking about how to speak, Xiao Gaofeng smiled knowingly and said, "You also know the secret here?"
"Huh?" Yue Jiu's heart froze slightly, not knowing how to answer.
Xiao Gaofeng turned around and leaned against the railing. Because of his tall stature, his upper body was connected to the clouds and mist outside the corridor. He pointed to the A-shaped building not far away and said: "Here is a collection of all kinds of fine wines in the world. For you, For a casual cultivator like me, the wine here is the best in Yunxing Mountains."
"How about? Let's have a drink together?"
At the wine table by the window.
Yue Jiu felt the softness of the wine sliding down her throat. She looked at the rising and falling clouds outside the window. She felt much calmer. She looked across and said, "Senior, how many drinks do you usually come here to have a drink? This is a good place."
Xiao Gaofeng raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, sighed with satisfaction, shook his head and said: "This location is very good, but I only come here once a year."
Yuejiu felt some emotion from Xiao Gaofeng and hesitated to speak. Instead, Xiao Gaofeng smiled freely and said, "Today is the death anniversary of my wife."
Yue Jiu took the initiative to drink a glass of wine and said, "Senior, my condolences."
Xiao Gaofeng squinted at the scenery outside the window and said slowly: "My wife has been dead for a hundred years. Sometimes I can't tell who I am paying homage to by drinking this wine here."
Yue Jiu looked up at Xiao Gaofeng's face. There were a few silver threads between his eyebrows and dark brown spots under his skin. He said thoughtfully: "Is your senior's wife an ordinary person?"
A trace of pain flashed in Xiao Gaofeng's eyes, and he nodded slightly: "This is the most unacceptable point for me. Obviously I am also a mortal, why did I experience the separation of life and death so early?"
Yue Jiu picked up the wine glass, her thoughts were dancing, and she said slowly: "This is indeed unacceptable."
Xiao Gaofeng drank another glass of wine, with a hint of drunkenness in his eyes, and said: "I should have known that there are not many people in this world who can escape the shackles of life and death. If they had not embarked on this road, I would have spent a few years with her hand in hand." Ten years will probably be complete.”
Yue Jiu felt a little more sincere sympathy in her heart. After a long silence, she said: "The scenery of the avenue is infinite. Even a person's practice has scenery to see."
Xiao Gaofeng smiled slightly: "What will happen if a person reaches the end of his cultivation and finds that he is about to die of old age? If it were you, would you regret your life?"
Yue Jiu frowned, looking at the shadow of wine swaying in the glass, as if trying to find an answer.
Xiao Gaofeng dipped a little wine with his fingertips, sprinkled it into the clouds outside the window, and said in a daze: "If there is really a cycle of life and death in this world, then my wife has already had her third life, right? And when I die, When the time comes, no one will be waiting for me, and all I will be left with is endless nothingness.”
Yue Jiu was speechless, thinking, is this the problem that every lonely practitioner will face in the end?
No one you care about?
No one cares about me?
"This is so cruel."
Yue Jiu said whatever he thought in his heart.
When he raised his head to look at Xiao Gaofeng, Xiao Gaofeng also looked back at Liuyun outside the window, looked at him and said seriously: "So at my age, there is only one last pursuit left, and that is immortality, otherwise I will really die. There is nothing left.”
"Do you agree?"
Yue Jiu nodded subconsciously, and quickly realized that this was just Xiao Gaofeng's life, so he drank the wine in one gulp after saluting Xiao Gaofeng.
Xiao Gaofeng seemed to understand what he meant and said with a smile: "Your life is indeed different from mine. I have a suggestion here. I wonder if you are willing to listen."
When Xiao Gaofeng was about to continue speaking, the door to the room was opened from the outside. When the man who came in saw Yue Jiu, he was stunned for a moment, and seemed to swallow the words that came to his lips.
The atmosphere was a little strange, and the moon fell on the man's face, thoughtfully.
In the end, Xiao Gaofeng put down his glass and said crisply: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
The man quickly lowered his head and said: "The shopkeeper said that there is new wine sent from Baidi City. I wonder if Mr. Xiao is willing to try it?"
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