Late at night, the third princess's house.
Zhou Ruoxiao was half lying on Jiang Zhiyuan's bed, quietly stroking the Human Emperor Sword in his hand.
"This sword is invincible in the world!" Zhou Ruoxiao drew fiercely, and the green sword body shone with a faint light, shining on his face, making his resolute face look even more sinister and terrifying.
However, Jiang Zhiyuan on the side didn't care about this. She threw herself on Zhou Ruoxiao, put one hand on Zhou Ruoxiao's chest, and slowly penetrated his clothes.
"With this sword, you can become the Human Emperor, right?" Jiang Zhiyuan raised her handsome face and looked at Zhou Ruoxiao with a soft look in her eyes.
Zhou Ruoxiao sheathed the Human Emperor Sword, slowly put it aside, and said slowly, "Tonight's enthronement ceremony has been cancelled. I will ascend the throne tomorrow to avoid wasting today's arrangements. However, your brother will use this sword If you give me the sword, I'm afraid I'll inevitably get scolded..."
Jiang Zhiyuan's hand that reached into Zhou Ruoxiao's clothes stopped immediately. She obviously had not thought of this before.
"Then...what should we do?"
"I'll treat him to some delicious food next time and take him to play some fun things. Children are easy to coax." Zhou Ruoxiao said nonchalantly.
"Am I also a child? Am I easy to coax?" Jiang Zhiyuan pressed Zhou Ruoxiao on the bed and sat on his waist.
Zhou Ruoxiao was stunned for a moment, then with a smirk on his lips, he grabbed Jiang Zhiyuan's slim waist.
"Of course you are a child too, and you are easier to coax than the average child."
"Why?" Jiang Zhiyuan asked confused.
Zhou Ruoxiao just smiled and did not answer her. Then he turned over and pressed Jiang Zhiyuan under him.
"You said, Prince Zhou entered the third princess's room in the middle of the night, do we really have to leave him alone?" a maid asked.
The two maids outside the door glanced at the room where the lights had been turned off. Even though they were separated by a wall, they could hear bursts of muffled sounds and some melodious moans coming from inside the room.
"What can we do? The third princess is not a child, and Prince Zhou is not someone we can afford to offend. We just pretend not to hear or see." Another maid whispered.
At the same time, the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
Jiang Xianfeng was lying on the bed, fast asleep. Luo Qing took one look at him and walked out of the room.
Luo Qing walked out of the room and was immediately surrounded by two ministers.
"Miss Luo, has the Fourth Prince remembered where he left the Human Emperor Sword?"
"Did the fourth prince say anything?"
The two ministers looked at Luo Qing very eagerly. However, they couldn't blame them, because they had originally planned to report on the new emperor's coronation ceremony in the afternoon, but at this juncture, the fourth prince Jiang Xianfeng could not bring out the Human Emperor Sword.
You must know that the value of the Human Emperor Sword is of extraordinary significance. It is not only a magical weapon in itself, but it also symbolizes the power of the Human Emperor.
No one dares to follow the sword of the Human Emperor.
If someone with intentions gets this sword, it may cause trouble to the human race.
Moreover, without the Human Emperor Sword, their enthronement ceremony would not be able to continue.
After all, the Human Emperor Sword is the symbol of the Human Emperor. Although it seems that the fourth prince is the only crown prince now, trying to ascend the throne without the Human Emperor Sword will still attract a lot of criticism.
Luo Qing spread his hands helplessly and said, "The fourth prince has already gone to bed. Let's discuss this matter tomorrow. Besides, it's already so late today, so you two adults should go back and take a rest first."
Seeing that Luo Qing had already said this, the two ministers could not say anything more, so they could only bow and leave.
After both of them left, Luo Qing sighed.
She didn't mean to send these two ministers away like this, but it was useless for them to stay here, and they couldn't find the Human Emperor Sword forgotten by the fourth prince.
In fact, everyone knew very well that it was a bit unbelievable to say that the Human Emperor Sword was left somewhere by the fourth prince.
After all, there is only such a small area in Chang'an, which is neither too small nor too big.
Where could such a Human Emperor Sword end up?
So, to put it bluntly, there are only two possibilities.
Either it was stolen, or the fourth prince was given to someone else.
However, compared to the latter, everyone is still more inclined to believe in the former.
After all, it’s hard for them to imagine anyone not wanting something that is enough to fascinate and even drive countless people crazy.
However, they have already suspected the former's speculation.
However, under the current situation, no amount of speculation or evidence has any meaning.
Because the current situation is in Zhou Ruoxiao's hands.
Even if they guessed it, it would be of no use, because Zhou Ruoxiao clearly wanted to establish himself as emperor, and he also had the capital to sit in this position.
So since he will come out sooner or later, why should they reach out and untie his last layer of fig leaf?
What's more, it has not yet been confirmed that it was Zhou Ruoxiao who took away the Human Emperor Sword.
However, Luo Qing accompanied Jiang Xianfeng all the way, and she could understand Jiang Xianfeng's desire not to be the emperor.
So at this time, she chose to remain silent.
Neither ask much nor tell much.
At the same time, a small valley under night.
This valley is called Wild Wolf Valley by the surrounding mountain people, because it is said that a woodcutter saw countless huge wild wolves in it when he went up the mountain to cut firewood, and all of them were extremely ferocious.
Moreover, mountain people often disappear in this valley, so that as soon as it gets dark, no one dares to stay in the valley.
From time to time, huge figures walked through the forest, which was terrifying.
In the darkness, the roars of beasts one after another were shrill and terrifying.
A gust of cold and biting night wind blew through the mountain forest, and the tall trees in the darkness were like evil spirits with teeth and claws, running rampant.
Generally speaking, no one would choose to enter this kind of mountain forest at this time.
Because no one can tell what dangerous things will appear in this forest.
However, Lin Tianyou was in the forest at this time.
"Boss, how about we rest here today." One of his subordinates suggested, "We have already traveled so far, so we are probably safe."
"Yes, I've been running for several days, and my brothers can't hold on any longer." Another subordinate's tone clearly revealed weakness and exhaustion.
Lin Tianyou sighed after hearing this, "Okay, let's rest here tonight."
They ran all the way from Luofengpo to here. They ran for three days and three nights, traveled across mountains and rivers, and traveled thousands of miles before they got here. Even their iron-clad bodies couldn't help being so tired.
Not long after, several men started a fire.
Lin Tianyou took out a piece of dry biscuit from his bag, leaned against the tree trunk, and slowly started to chew on it.
Everyone was silent, only a few sparks crackling and exploding in the flames.
The piece of cake was quickly finished, and Lin Tianyou reached into his bag again, but found nothing.
"How much food is left?" Lin Tianyou asked in a deep voice.
After the three men were silent for a while, Lin Tianyou also knew the answer.
Lin Tianyou looked around, and green light flashed from time to time in the darkness.
"Cheer up tonight, we still have a long way to go, so prepare more food!" Lin Tianyou took a deep breath and tightened the blade in his hand.
"Where are we going?" One of his subordinates finally couldn't help asking the question that everyone wanted to ask.
They are all Lin Tianyou's most trusted subordinates. They have followed Lin Tianyou through life and death loyally for so many years and have never questioned Lin Tianyou's orders.
But today, Lin Tianyou led the entire Caishen Hall to place a bet on the throne of the Human Emperor, and lost everything.
This defeat not only ruined the foundation that Lin Tianyou had spent half his life building in Chang'an, but also put their destiny on an unknown road.
At least for now, this path doesn't look easy.
"The gambling game is like this, always full of unknowns." Lin Tianyou suddenly smiled, his tone full of relaxation, "Isn't it just a loss? If we save more chips, we may not be able to make a comeback!"
"But now that we are wanted by Jiuzhou, where can we go to save chips?" A subordinate questioned.
Indeed, as this subordinate said, Zhou Ruoxiao had already issued a wanted order, offering a reward of tens of millions of gold for Lin Tianyou's head.
If someone discovers their traces, I'm afraid they will be hunted until they have no way to escape.
"Jiang is not the only country in the Nine Provinces!" Zhou Ruoxiao said slowly.
All the subordinates reacted immediately.
Yes, there is another country on the land of Kyushu, just next to Yongzhou.
The name is, West Desert Kingdom!
The first sun hangs high in the sky, shining brightly on the city of Chang'an.
A ray of sunlight hit Jiang Zhiyuan's arm through the window, and Jiang Zhiyuan stretched out slowly with a sigh.
The aching feeling all over her body reminded her again of her crazy behavior last night.
She suddenly looked at the empty bed and realized that Zhou Ruoxiao had already left.
Jiang Zhiyuan buried her head into the pillow again, and there was still a little bit of Zhou Ruoxiao's breath on it.
"This bad guy stayed up so late last night, yet he still got up so early today!"
Jiang Zhiyuan's mind replayed the scene last night, and he couldn't help but blush on his face.
Suddenly, there was a cold touch on her hand, and she quickly lifted the quilt to look.
It turned out to be a bright red.
After a while, she slowly put the quilt down again, feeling a little lost.
It was already three o'clock in the morning, and the two maids at Jiang Zhiyuan's door were still hesitating whether to knock on the door to check on their princess.
Early this morning, they saw Zhou Ruoxiao walking out of Jiang Zhiyuan's room and leaving the house.
Therefore, I can think of various reasons to explain why my princess hasn't gotten up yet.
However, Jiang Zhiyuan hasn't come out yet, which makes them have some strange thoughts about Zhou Ruoxiao's strong physique.
"I didn't expect that even if the third princess practices martial arts diligently, she can't stand up to Prince Zhou!" A maid sighed.
"Isn't that right? Prince Zhou is a man who has been on the battlefield and fought against countless monsters. Moreover, Prince Zhou's cultivation is much better than that of the third princess!" Another maid chuckled.
Just as the two maids were whispering, the door suddenly opened.
Jiang Zhiyuan walked out expressionlessly, and the two maids quickly put away their smiles and bowed their heads in salute.
Jiang Zhiyuan ignored them and walked forward slowly.
The two maids were a little confused. The third princess was always very active and resolute in the house.
Why is it like this today?
They looked carefully and saw that Jiang Zhiyuan was holding his waist with one hand and even walking seemed a little awkward.
The maids didn't hold back their voices for a moment and actually laughed out loud.
The next moment, Jiang Zhiyuan's ears instantly turned red, and he held his waist and left as if fleeing.
