After a long time, Huo Long shook his head and said, "My lord, please don't lie. The second prince cannot represent the court now."
Zhou Ruoxiao laughed and said, "Mr. Huo doesn't think that our General An's Red Dragon Army is vegetarian, so it can't take down you guys."
"I never said that I would be able to leave safely today." Huo Long walked out from behind the dark shadow and stood three steps away from An Zicheng, saying, "Only for the crime of colluding with the Minister of War and selling military supplies. , just want to take me down without a fight. I’m afraid that won’t work.”
"I knew Master Huo wouldn't cooperate with us so easily." Zhou Ruoxiao turned his head and looked at An Zicheng with a smile, but An Zicheng still looked at the ground indifferently.
"I wonder if this can make Mr. Huo give up."
Zhou Ruoxiao raised the Prime Minister's Order in his hand high, darkness swallowed up half of his face, and his sinister voice seemed to be pronouncing Huo Long's death sentence.
Huo Long was startled, and his frown relaxed, with an expression of relief on his face. Many black figures turned back to look at Huo Long.
A dark figure said to Huo Long, "We don't dare to offend the Prime Minister. Please don't blame Mr. Huo. We don't want the money."
"The treaty in the South China Sea that the Prime Minister signed with the leader of the Wulin Alliance at the beginning stated that all Wulin matters will be handled in Yuzhou and the imperial court will not interfere. However, if the Wulin people interfere in the affairs of the imperial court outside Yuzhou, then the imperial court will have a plan to kill them. .”
Several dark shadows all agreed, but only a few shadows were still staring at Zhou Ruoxiao and An Zicheng.
Some of these people in the world came here for money, and some came here specifically to repay the kindness they received from the Huo family in the past.
"You guys can't see the token in my hand because it's dark?"
Zhou Ruoxiao chuckled twice and walked forward step by step, still holding the token high in his hand, as if he didn't care that the many black figures were all using up their internal energy.
"I'll come closer so that you can see clearly." Zhou Ruoxiao's eyes swept over the black shadows that had already mobilized their inner strength, and then said, "Everyone, if you all attack together from this distance, I may be beaten by you. Beat him to death."
There was a dark shadow that seemed unable to hold on any longer and moved its steps. In an instant, the surrounding Red Dragon Army shouted loudly, raised their spears and smashed them on the ground.
The ground shook for a while, the trees in the forest shook, and the birds in the forest started to fly away.
The shadows were all shocked. Zhou Ruoxiao seemed very satisfied and said, "The famous Red Dragon Army is really powerful. General An is really a good guide. I will definitely ask you for a reward in front of the Prime Minister when you get back."
An Zicheng raised his head and glanced at Huo Long in front of him, and said softly, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."
Huo Long's old face looked a little more lonely. A gust of evening wind blew up a few strands of white hair beside his ears.
Buzz
A sharp arrow accurately shot at the token in Zhou Ruoxiao's hand, but it was blocked by Zhou Ruoxiao's internal power when it was still a palm away from the token.
"The master has treated us well. Now that he is in trouble, it is time for us to repay him. Come with me to save the master!" Zhao Gao drew up his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot out another arrow.
The servants all stared angrily, some with sticks and some with knives, and they rushed out of the cave screaming.
Seeing this, several black shadows jumped up and attacked Zhou Ruoxiao. The other black shadows sighed and stood in front of An Zicheng.
Huo Long ignored the black shadow around him that kept urging him to leave quickly, and just stared blankly at the figure of Zhao Gao at the entrance of the cave.
The Red Dragon Guard began to move, and the servants were quickly submerged in red, leaving only a blood stain on the ground.
"Why bother?" An Zicheng sighed as he looked at the blood on the ground.
"A group of fourth- and fifth-grade ants also want to shake the big tree?" Zhou Ruoxiao shouted, shaking off the besieging black shadows, and then continuously transferred his internal power into the token in his hand.
The purple token burst out with dazzling light instantly, and a figure that made all the black shadows frightened slowly emerged from the token.
This is an old man dressed in coarse linen clothes. His beard and hair are all white, and he has the majesty of a superior person in his movements.
Step by step, he walked from the void to the ground and came to a group of black shadows.
A black figure suddenly jumped up, trying to escape. His gaze instantly released two beams of purple light. The purple light was so fast that the black shadow had no time to dodge, and was directly penetrated by the purple light.
puff
A dull sound sounded, and the black shadow's body exploded from the inside out, with blood splattering everywhere.
"Prime Minister... Prime Minister... we were wrong."
"Sir, please spare us!"
"Sir, let's leave now!"
Almost all the shadows were kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy.
"Leave now and let bygones be bygones."
Seeing Wang Daofan's figure disappear the next moment, the shadows breathed a sigh of relief, and then they all clasped their fists towards Huo Long and said, "Master Huo, take care, see you in the world!"
After that, Zhou Ruoxiao waved his hand, and the Red Dragon Army made way for them, and the shadows left one after another.
Zhou Ruoxiao looked at the two black figures who were still protecting Huo Long at this time, gently stroked his palms and said, "Loyal and righteous men, you can save your life by joining me."
"Mr. Huo, today I will repay you for saving my life!"
"Master Huo gave me a full meal. Without you, I wouldn't be able to survive today. I will repay this kindness with my life today!"
The two black shadows gathered their inner strength and rushed towards Zhou Ruoxiao, trying to give Huo Long a chance to escape.
Zhou Ruoxiao was also startled, and secretly took up position, preparing to face the attack of the shadows.
"forget it."
A pair of old and skinny hands rested on the shoulders of the shadows, suppressing the inner strength they had just raised.
Huo Long patted their shoulders and said, "If you believe in the wrong person, you must be prepared to lose. Don't be stubborn and make mistakes again and again. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. It is better to follow the prince than follow me to death."
Just as the shadows were about to speak, Huo Long walked directly towards Zhou Ruoxiao.
"Mr. Huo, do you think that man has the demeanor to be the head of the Huo family?" Zhou Ruoxiao pointed to Zhao Gao, who was standing with his hands behind his back outside the cave, looking up at the night sky, and said, "I think he has a third of your charm. , what do you think, Mr. Huo?"
"Although I am old, I am not blind yet." Huo Long said slowly, "But I am curious, how did you bribe him?"
"Haha, Mr. Huo made a mistake. He took the initiative to find me." Zhou Ruoxiao laughed and said, "He said he had a grudge against you, so he sold you."
Huo Long looked at Zhao Gao's back. For a moment, he felt very strange, as if he had never known him.
“I hate people who like to put on airs the most.”
An Zicheng leaned over and picked up a stone from the ground, weighed it twice in his hand, and then threw it directly at Zhao Gao.
The stone accurately hit Zhao Gao's forehead, causing a shocking wound, and blood instantly covered his entire face.
Zhao Gao groaned, fell to the ground, and fainted.
"General An, I promised him to be the head of the Huo family before. Don't make things difficult for me." Zhou Ruoxiao looked at An Zicheng expressionlessly and said.
"My lord, don't be anxious. I have a sense of control. He can't die." An Zicheng looked directly at Zhou Ruoxiao and said, "Besides, I think Mr. Huo has no objection to letting him go underground to be the head of the Huo family."
"Why let others die when you can live? Besides, we have to leave someone sensible to take over the Huo family's property. Otherwise, how can such a big Huo family eat them all?"
Zhou Ruoxiao looked at the thoughtful Huo Long with a smile and said slowly, "You are right, Mr. Huo."
Zhou Ruoxiao walked slowly around Huo Long and said, "I heard that you have a daughter at home, who is said to be the fiancée of the eldest prince. I wonder where she is now?"
"The prince is very philanthropic. I heard that the third princess is very enamored of the prince." An Zicheng said coldly from the side.
"Is this what the Prime Minister meant?" Huo Long asked in a low voice, his tone already very lonely.
"He is finally lonely in Qingzun. Once this person chooses the wrong path and recognizes the wrong person, he will never be able to look back." Zhou Ruoxiao turned around and looked up at the night sky.
"Huo Guy and the Minister of War, Jian Fu, committed a heinous crime by reselling military supplies. Now that you have led the Red Dragon Army to capture and kill the main criminal Huo Long, and annihilated a group of servants who tried to resist, it is a great achievement. I will report the truth to the Prime Minister when I go back, and I will do it for you and your family. Red Dragon Army please take credit!”
In the night sky, the dark clouds dispersed, leaving a white moon hanging in the center, with a few stars dotted around it.
Huo Long took out the sweet-scented osmanthus ball tremblingly from his arms and threw it into the sky. The sweet-scented osmanthus blossoms fell like rain, and the fragrance of the flowers filled the entire mountain forest.
He raised his head to look at the moon, and slowly stretched out his hands in a toasting gesture, as if he was holding a wine glass in his hands.
The moonlight flowed like water in his hands. Osmanthus flowers drifted from his hands like rain.
"Finally, the loneliness fills the bottle! This cup is dedicated to the Prime Minister!"
Huo Long shouted loudly, and then slowly leaned forward, as if he was really toasting someone.
An Zicheng on the side had already turned his back at some point. The sweet-scented osmanthus spread freely, but not a single bit touched him. He stretched out his hand to catch a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus.
A gust of wind blew, and the sweet-scented osmanthus that was about to fall into his palm flew away in an instant.
bang
Huo Long fell gently on the osmanthus on the ground, his face was very peaceful, but he had lost his breath.
Zhou Ruoxiao smoothed the wind-blown hair around her ears and asked softly, "Is this wind a night breeze or a spring breeze?"
An Zicheng murmured softly, "The spring breeze is worthy of its shame."
Chang'an, Prime Minister's Mansion.
Wang Daofan and Jiang Ruoting were sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard. There was a pot of wine on the stone table, but there were three wine glasses.
Jiang Ruoting picked up the wine glass, which reflected the moon in the sky. He shook the wine glass gently and said word by word, "Does the Prime Minister think that the clear moon is in this glass, or that the bright moon in the sky is in the glass?"
Wang Daofan was silent for a long time, then looked down at the wine glass and said, "The sake and the bright moon are all in the heart. The heart is in the bright moon, and the sake is in the bright moon. The heart is in the cup, and the bright moon is in the cup."
"Haha, what the Prime Minister said makes sense."
Suddenly a gust of wind blew over the third filled wine glass. Jiang Ruoting was startled, the wine glass rolled to the ground, and all the wine spilled on the ground.
A piece of sweet-scented osmanthus flew from nowhere and slowly floated towards Wang Daofan, who was bowing his head in deep thought.
boom
Jiang Ruoting felt two powerful auras coming together. The next moment, several figures appeared behind him, releasing their inner strength to protect him.
"Thanks for your kindness."
Wang Daofan murmured softly, holding up the wine glass with both hands and looking at the bright moon above his head. The sweet-scented osmanthus fell into his wine glass, and he drank it all in one gulp.
Jiang Ruoting looked at Wang Daofan and asked, "Who was it just now?"
"It's just a dead man, Your Majesty, don't worry." Wang Daofan said softly, "The evening breeze in Chang'an is so refreshing."
