Jidu soon learned that His Majesty the Emperor had summoned Han Chan.
The summons certainly didn't seem strange.
The strange thing is that it is said that His Majesty the Emperor personally recognized Han Chan's identity and designated him as Emperor Huangliang's uncle.
So Han cicada is not actually called Han cicada, but Lan cicada?
Jing Zhaoyin, who was planning to go home, pack some things and take his wife to the courtyard, heard the news while he was still on the way.
The old man didn't know what he thought of, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly turned back.
Then I bumped into Qi Jingyuan on the path in the front yard of Xuanxuyuan.
"Where's Han Chan?"
Qi Jingyuan looked at Mr. Jing Zhaoyin with a strange expression.
"What's wrong, sir? Didn't you go home? Do you have anything to do with him?"
Jing Zhaoyin said anxiously: "I just heard them talking about your Majesty's summoning Han Chan on the road..."
Qi Jingyuan actually laughed and said, "So it's just this."
Jing Zhaoyin said angrily: "What do you mean it's just this? You know this summons..."
Qi Jingyuan comforted the old man and said, "Don't be impatient, sir."
Jing Zhaoyin said anxiously and angrily: "How can I calm down and not be impatient? I have to hurry..."
"He didn't go."
Jing Zhaoyin was stunned for a moment, looked at Qi Jingyuan and said with a chuckle: "No... not going?"
Qi Jingyuan chuckled and said, "Then he definitely didn't go. He Hanchan is not a fool."
Jing Zhaoyin suddenly figured out many things.
Yes, since the rumor has been released that His Majesty may not be the real Majesty, then there is naturally a reason not to go.
By going there, I recognized the orthodox status of His Majesty's royal family today.
But soon Jing Zhaoyin frowned again.
"If you don't go like this, the world will inevitably think that you are showing cowardice."
Qi Jingyuan said with a smile: "Mr. Fang found a winter cicada and asked two gentlemen in the courtyard to send it to the palace. He also sincerely told the Emperor that his Majesty's uncle is here."
"..."
This is probably a huge humiliation.
Jing Zhaoyin was relieved.
The courtyard is full of gentlemen and scholars, so sometimes you don't have to worry too much.
As for the chilling cicada.
Han Chan did not go, but he was not in the courtyard either.
Because not long ago, someone knocked on the door of Xuansheyuan, saying that someone was looking for him.
Han Chan thought to herself, is it possible that His Majesty is so calm that he would even visit the thatched cottage after being humiliated?
But soon I learned that it was not His Majesty, but a man who called himself Liu Sanyue.
Han Chan didn't know why, but when he heard this name, he remembered that he was actually a killer.
Probably the reason why he came to Huangliang was that Yun Zhusheng was coming to kill Liu Sanyue, and he wanted to kill Yun Zhusheng?
It is also possible that everyone is from Huaian, and when they hear the name, they will think of their status in the north.
Han Chan was also a little confused.
However, Han Chan didn't hesitate and walked out with his sword in his arms.
After all, as a sword cultivator in the Great Dao Realm, he is not afraid of being suspicious.
Liu Sanyue was at the door of a wine shop outside Xuansheyuan Street, looking at the wind and snow with her hands curled up.
If you haven't seen it before.
Han Chan would never believe that this ugly and wretched-looking man was Liu Sanyue, the former minister of the Ministry of War in Huaidu.
Han Chan met Liu Sanyue twice in Huangliang.
One time was by the Liuhe River. Such an ugly man was sitting there stupidly, as if he had violated the law of heaven and was locked there.
The second time was to go with the goddess to see a certain story in False Capital.
He was sober at that time.
Just like now.
Han Chan walked over through the wind and snow, and said very strangely: "Didn't you say we would meet in the wine shop? Why did you come out in person?"
Liu Sanyue chuckled softly: "When I was in chaos, I did a lot of stupid things, so I was kicked out."
Han Chan was silent.
Then he said sincerely: "If I had a store, even if you didn't do anything stupid, I would want to kick you out."
Liu Sanyue laughed very freely.
Hanchan took a look at the store. Business in the entire holiday city has been difficult recently, because everyone could notice that this snowstorm was very strange.
But the business of the wine shop was very good. It was crowded with people, drinking, cursing, and looking around.
There is no open space, so if you want to go in, you have to share a table with others.
But looking at the way Liu Sanyue stood waiting for him at the door with his hands folded, he probably wouldn't go in and share a table with others.
Han Chan looked at Liu Sanyue and said, "Find a place to sit, or should you walk around?"
This is the way to meet old friends in a foreign land.
Hanchan didn't know why Liu Sanyue wanted to see him, but in a place like Huangliang, it was rare for people from Huai'an to come - there might have been many more in the past, but since the poisonous miasma in Daze separated the two places, there were also Not much left.
Liu Sanyue thought for a while and said, "Then let's go to the river."
During this long snowstorm, the Willow River in Jingdu was very quiet.
Han Chan nodded and said, "Junior brother, do you drink?"
Liu Sanyue said softly: "Okay."
The last time this ugly-looking man drank was probably when he was in Nanyi City.
Since he went to Daze, all the stories began to change.
Han Chan turned around and went to the wine shop and bought two bottles of wine. It was probably very busy inside and it was not hot, so it was just cold wine.
But naturally neither of them cared.
Although it is said that Green Ant's new fermented wine.
But in fact, people haven’t brewed that kind of wine for a long time.
Of course, there is no need to cook it before drinking it.
Liu Sanyue held the wine bottle and walked with Han Chan in the wind and snow.
Huangliang’s unique kumquat wine is even more popular in the holiday capital.
Liu Sanyue drank it in one sip and frowned.
It's obvious that I've been coming to Huangliang for a long time, but I'm still unfamiliar with the wine here, as if I'm here for the first time.
Han Chan drank very calmly.
He had been drinking a lot, and naturally he had gradually become accustomed to the bitter taste of the wine. On the contrary, he felt that it did have a unique flavor.
The two drank and walked, chatting about many things along the way.
Although Han Chan and Liu Sanyue had no intersection in the past, it was precisely because they had no intersection that they had countless topics to talk about when they met in a foreign country.
Anything can go on for a long time.
From childhood to youth, from southern customs to northern customs.
Probably they are all outsiders anyway, so what if they just spit it out?
But when Han Chan asked a certain question, Liu Sanyue still seemed a little dull.
"Why did you suddenly leave Qingtian Dao and go to Huaidu?"
Hearing such a question, Liu Sanyue showed a rare wry smile.
This was probably the rare regret he had in the first half of his life.
While Liu Sanyue was drinking, he turned his head to look north, and then shook his head.
Hanchan naturally didn't know about this problem, which reminded Liu Sanyue of a certain woman in plain robes.
Just looking at Liu Sanyue's expression, he didn't continue to ask.
So the atmosphere of those happy conversations stopped here.
The two of them stood melancholy by the Willow River in the wind and snow.
Only then did Han Chan realize that the current location was the place where he killed Yun Zhusheng.
Although Liu Sanyue didn't know, he remembered some things in Chaos.
For example, Han Chan and Yun Zhusheng once had a quick glance by the Liuhe River.
"The sword intent in that Shanheguan Taoist should come from my senior brother."
Liu Sanyue also remembered this matter, looked at Han Chan and said.
Han Chan nodded and said calmly: "Chen Qingshan paid 20,000 yuan and asked me to kill the man named Yun Zhusheng."
So he followed Huangliang all the way.
Liu Sanyue looked at Hanchan for a long time, but did not say that Yunzhu survived and wanted to drag him into the river together.
After looking at it for a long time, he smiled with an ugly face, but his eyes were sincere.
"I guess you must be very distressed now. How could you just walk around and become Huang Liang's descendant?"
Han Chan sighed, leaning against the riverbank guardrail, shaking the wine bottle in his hand, and said, "After all, anyone would be disappointed by something like this."
Liu Sanyue chuckled softly: "I thought you would be a little happy after all."
"Happy? Junior brother, stop joking." Han Chan whispered, "Being the emperor of Huangliang means having to stand on the opposite side of Kamigawa. How can junior brother be happy about such a thing?"
Liu Sanyue was silent for a while and said: "That's true, but in other words, isn't it a good thing to be able to pacify the south for Your Majesty?"
Han Chan raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Sanyue.
"Everyone says that you, Liu Sanyue, were impressed by the charm of Kamigawa and entered Sophora Capital. Is this really true?"
Of course not.
Liu Sanyue's previous silence explained these things.
But Liu Sanyue still said sincerely: "Your Majesty is a competent Majesty, isn't he?"
Han Chan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "That's true."
This can be seen from the fact that Kamigawa has revised and perfected the laws of the world countless times over the past thousands of years.
Heavenly Prison is probably Kamigawa's biggest failure in his life.
The world still cannot understand why Kamigawa would keep such an existence in the world.
"What's more, when I first entered Huaidu, I was naturally not impressed by His Majesty's charm. I just glanced at His Majesty from a distance on his birthday. How can I be impressed?" Liu Sanyue said softly, "I am impressed by the charm of the world. I was impressed - in Huaidu, I saw many possibilities for the world to move in a better direction."
Han Chan looked at the ugly Taoist with gleaming eyes.
I probably really can’t understand what kind of belief this is.
But he didn't argue.
What kind of person Kamigawa is, the world cannot know.
But what kind of person Liu Sanyue is is obvious to the world.
"I think you're starting to look like a lobbyist."
Liu Sanyue laughed and said, "Yes."
"So that's why you want to see me?"
"That's not all." Liu Sanyue looked at Han Chan beside him and said softly, "Chatting with people in my hometown is also part of it."
Han Chan sighed and said, "I said this as if you were going to die."
Liu Sanyue looked at Fengxuerenjian and said calmly: "I am indeed going to die."
Han Chan froze there.
"When I was in the Human Sword Sect, I was killed by Chen Huaifeng with a sword and sent to the River Styx. It was the goddess who intercepted me from the River Styx and brought me back. I argued with her about something, but probably no one could Can’t convince anyone.”
Liu Sanyue said softly.
"She felt like there were some things that didn't make sense, and I felt like they did."
This Taoist with an ugly face, who had been reviled in Huangliang, stood by the river and thought for a long time before continuing to speak.
"Sometimes things like stance are more indestructible than principles. This is probably the reason for this story."
"Sometimes this kind of thing can be called faith."
"I, Liu Sanyue, don't believe in gods and ghosts, but I still have faith."
Han Chan looked at Liu Sanyue deeply and said, "You don't believe in gods and ghosts, but you believe in Kamikawa."
"Of course." Probably because Han Chan explained the reason for Liu Sanyue's belief, the Taoist's voice also became clearer, as if he was writing with a pen and the last stroke was lifted up wantonly.
Han Chan said slowly: "So what exactly do junior brothers want to say?"
Liu Sanyue faced the north, feeling extremely nostalgic and pious.
"After senior brother ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he can temporarily live under the goddess. You can also call him Your Majesty or King of Chu."
Liu Sanyue looked back at Han Chan.
"But after the incident of ghosts and ghosts is over, I hope that senior brother will take care of the yellow beams and return them to our Majesty."
Han Chan raised his eyebrows, turned around and looked at the snowy long street, drinking the cold wine from the pot.
"How do you know that I can ascend the throne as emperor in Huangliang?"
Liu Sanyue smiled slightly and said: "The Goddess will not care who is the King of Chu. Whoever can be the King of Chu is the King of Chu. The matter of enthroning the throne only lies between Fake Capital and Xuanxuyuan."
Han Chan frowned and thought for a long time, then said slowly: "Are you sure?"
Liu Sanyue said softly: "What reason do you think the goddess has to take care of such a matter? Whether it is you or the emperor, in the end, they are not the authentic ones of Gu Chu. Maybe those people of the Xiong family of Gu Chu have already He died cleanly under Young Master Zhiqiu's army."
Han Chan didn't say anything else.
Stories from more than two thousand years ago are naturally more distant and confusing than stories from more than a thousand years ago.
"But how can junior brother be sure that the matter of gods and ghosts will be over? Instead of becoming an independent kingdom in the south and having nothing to do with Huaian anymore?"
Liu Sanyue said calmly: "I believe in the world, and so does my senior brother, right?"
Han Chan, of course.
If not, he wouldn't really have stayed in Huangliang, in Xuanshuyuan, facing the people kneeling in the wind and snow on the street, and said something like taking the torch.
But Han Chan still said melancholy: "When Chen Qingshan asked me to kill Yun Zhusheng, I had many ways to make that Shanheguan Taoist die in the world. When a certain spirit wizard asked me to kill Liu Chunfeng, although I felt It was very difficult, but it wasn’t impossible, I just gave up in the end.”
Han Chan looked towards the palace in the Snow World. The goddess in the palace might be listening to their conversation.
"But Junior Brother, with such a goddess, I have no idea how to take the world back from her."
Han Chan sighed for a long time and lowered his head.
"I'm just waiting to see what happens."
Liu Sanyue said softly: "I don't know either, but is there chaos in the north?"
Han Chan said: "No."
Then Han Chan understood what Liu Sanyue meant.
There has been no turmoil in the north because of the goddess incident.
The two stood by the river for a long time.
"So, senior brother, do you agree?"
Liu Sanyue looked at Han Chan and asked.
Han Chan said softly: "It's meaningless for me to promise you now."
This sword cultivator from Liuyun Sword Sect, who walked on such a path due to a strange fate, said this very sincerely.
"I can't guarantee that after I truly take power, I can still maintain my original intention. Maybe I will also be moved by the authority given by the goddess. What's more, when has Junior Brother seen someone who can be so clean and tidy after winning the throne? Tell the world, you see, that I am actually an undercover agent, and then hand everything over?"
This is a huge truth.
Liu Sanyue was silent for a while and said, "Brother, do your best."
Han Chan said slowly: "You really can only do your best."
Even a coward like the emperor wants to truly be an emperor for once.
Naturally, let alone people like Han Chan who are already in the upper echelons of the human world.
For some people, the throne of the human world may indeed be bullshit.
But after all, for most people it is not.
That is something that can quickly catalyze all suppressed desires.
The two stood quietly by the Liuhe River.
"When will junior brother die?"
Han Chan waited until the wine was almost finished, then looked at Liu Sanyue and asked.
Liu Sanyue said softly: "When the power of the Styx in my body is exhausted, what will senior brother ask me for?"
Han Chan smiled and said, "I was just thinking that if my junior brother will die in pain when the time comes, he can actually come to me."
Han Chan still does not forget his original intention.
Remember the killer's job.
Naturally, the killer does not have to be the one who pays for the grudges and murders in the world.
It can also help people in the world find relief.
Higurashi has done a lot of this.
At this time, his charges are often very cheap.
Liu Sanyue smiled and said, "I don't have the money to pay the bill now. I'm even poorer than Zhang Xiaoyu now."
Han Chan said sincerely: "It doesn't matter, I will buy this order for you."
Liu Sanyue seemed a little moved, but after hesitating for a long time, he said with relief: "Let's forget it."
"Why?"
Liu Sanyue said softly: "The last time I died, it was too hasty. I could see that Chen Huaifeng was also very nervous, so he started too quickly. I didn't even have time to say anything before I was swallowed up by the sword fire."
This northern Taoist who came back from the dead and went to death said very calmly: "If there is life, there must be death, this is the most truthful saying of the Taoist sage. Moreover, the Taoist canon of Hangu Temple once said - Today, we use heaven and earth as a furnace to create creation. For the sake of Daye, it is too bad to go away."
"Since heaven and earth gave birth to me, it is naturally acceptable to expel me in any way."
Liu Sanyue smiled softly.
"I want to watch this process carefully and carefully."
Han Chan sighed and said, "People from the Taoist sect are indeed very courageous beings."
It's probably just because of this great courage.
Only the pioneers of the ancient Taoist sect thousands of years ago would die of panic and madness.
Liu Sanyue said calmly: "If you don't follow the Tao, you have no way of knowing. Materialists naturally need to experience dialectics in order to know what all things are like. What's more, matters of life and death are just between sleep and sleep."
Han Chan said softly: "It's a pity that junior brother is dead."
"Who's death would not be a pity?"
