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By the time Xiran found the general who had returned from the victory, it was already sunset, and the place was utterly shabby.

The palace of this monster emperor does not have the concept of a cold palace, but there are abandoned palaces. For the convenience of calling, everyone gave it a nondescript but concise name—abandoned palace.And the place where the two of them reunited after seeing each other for several days was in front of the most remote and dilapidated "abandoned palace".

Xiran is not the kind of cold-faced and reticent emperor, but those who come out of his mouth are often so nonsense that there is no more nonsense.It seems too demanding to expect the emperor to be eloquent and eloquent, because I have never heard a half-sentenced famous sentence from him, not even a more beautiful wording.

But at this moment, under the circumstances, Xi Ran suddenly understood why the phrase "the setting sun is like blood" has spread so widely and for a long time.

The sun will be engulfed by the ground at any moment, and what remains is really the last afterglow.The outline of the ruined palace was outlined by the pale golden light, and it was rendered with a very abrupt brilliance.If it wasn't for the strong smell of decay floating in the air that made people breathless, I would really feel that this is a magnificent palace in a trance.

However, the same afterglow of the setting sun, falling on the buildings and people, turned out to be completely different scenes.

Under the wall, the young general who returned from victory for the first time could not find a trace of complacency in his brows.The snow-white gown, and the same white robe, were dyed bloody by the setting sun.If you stare at his figure for a long time, you will feel that the small shadow standing under his feet is actually a puddle of blood.

After all, he was going to the palace to meet the saint, so he couldn't wear the armor that had been killed on the battlefield, so the clothes were changed at least, and they were spotlessly clean.It wasn't dripping, but the murderous air still rushed to the face, as if it came from the bones of this person.

Xiran frowned slightly, but she didn't want to put on a straight face in front of this person from the bottom of her heart, so she put on a teasing description, "Since you're back, why don't you go to the front hall and run to this corner Where? If it wasn't for my clever calculations, hearing and eyesight, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find you."

Looking around the world, there are very few people who can meet the eyes of Emperor Xiran, who can count clearly with the fingers of one hand.There is a high priest Haoyan in front of him, and the next one is the young human general in front of him.Since the beginning of the world, the first general who climbed out from the humble Baizi group.

Whether this human being is afraid of the emperor, I am afraid no one else can tell about this matter, only he himself knows it well.But from a factual point of view, he just stared straight at the emperor, and the blood energy covering his whole body seemed to be focused in his pupils, turning them into pinprick-sized points.

Moreover, compared to Hao Yan, the young human general has one more talent—compared to the priest who does not eat the fireworks of the world, he is also very good at mellowing people's stories.

Therefore, the young general directly eliminated the part of the emperor's self-praise, and only asked the most critical part, "Why should I go to the front hall? To accept the superficial praise and inner contempt of those people? What's so good about those people who don't agree with each other? "

Xi Ran choked for a moment, if he changed his partner, he would issue an order directly, and if he refused to enter, he could use force to tie the person to the front hall.But these methods are not applicable to the person in front of him, no, it cannot be said that they are not applicable, but he cannot bear to be too strong.

"Since when have you cared about other people's opinions?" Most of the anger was suppressed, but the rest was still a little unhappy, Xi Ran couldn't help but stabbed her.Although he could not put on the emperor's airs, emotional things were not so easy to control.

"I don't care, I just don't want to care about it, at least I don't feel that way right now." This was the young general's answer. Looking closely, he felt that his eyes were even more sinister and terrifying, almost worse than the one Xi Ran kept by his side. Wolves are even more animalistic.

Xi Ran couldn't help thinking in her heart, what a pity that such beautiful eyes are such a waste of money.

"Life is unsatisfactory eight to nine times out of ten. In many cases, everything may not be able to follow my own ideas." Xi Ran started to preach because she was much older than the other party.It's really because the lifespans of monsters and humans are vastly different, but he was just a little boy saved in the past. In the long time concept of monsters, he never felt how the stars turned around. In the past, he was not as tall as a child with his legs. In the blink of an eye, it was already level with him.

Xi Ran shook her head, thinking she was still a young monster, and hurriedly got rid of the idea of ​​"being an elder" from her mind.Continue to persuade, "According to the usual practice, the generals who return from victory will receive the emperor's reward under the witness of all the officials. You are a smart person, Xiaobai, you should understand that it doesn't matter whether there are other witnesses, but the reward is very important."

In the position of emperor, it is always difficult to distinguish between public and private. If he is to list his crimes in the future, this selfishness should also be counted as one of them.

In fact, I really have to worry about it, but Xi Ran has thought of all the parts that can be imagined for the other party. It is precisely because of the other party's feelings that he deliberately chose such a person who does not go to the village and does not open the shop. Weird hour.

The so-called "under the witness of all the ministers" is almost just a formality. The court meeting has been dispersed for a long time, and the courtiers are inconvenient to stay in the palace for a long time, and most of them have already dispersed.A few of those who remained were those who were not afraid of death. While wandering back and forth in the palace, they were probably still thinking about how to speak so that the emperor could take back his military power.

But these stubborn courtiers, I am afraid that none of them thought that His Majesty the Emperor would play tricks with them. The counter-rebellion army actually set off secretly half a month ago. It's all chilled out.

Of course, one cannot comment on the emperor's lying, at most it was called deliberate misleading.

The court meeting in the morning was full of quarrels because of this matter, and I really felt sorry for those courtiers, who didn't know that all their generous words were useless.

The turmoil of the court meeting has not yet completely passed, and Bai Zi, who took control of the military for the first time, has already returned to the court.

As Xiran commented, Xiaobai is a smart person, he is not unaware of what the other party has done for him in secret, with his humble background, he was able to take power unhindered, go to war, and even win, All this comes from the escort of the other party.

It's not that Xiaobai doesn't know good and bad, and his rationality tells him that he should be grateful, even if he can only say "thank you" dryly.It was obviously just a matter of lip service, but he couldn't succeed no matter what, the harder he tried, the more rigid his face became.

Although the setting sun is radiant, it is also short-lived and elusive. It takes only a few words, and the setting sun has all faded away.

No, more precisely, it should be said that all the afterglow was involved in the eyes of the young general. When everything around him dimmed, only his eyes still had light, like a drop of cinnabar blood embedded in black jade.

Xi Ran looked terrified, he belatedly remembered the first words Xiao Bai said after meeting, what did he say to come here?He said he was not in the mood!

Originally thought it was the young man who lost his temper, the high-spirited heroic general did not want to entangle too much with the old and stubborn courtiers.But looking back now, I suddenly realized that it was not the same thing.

The invisible force that has been circling in the air has seized the opportunity to use this moment to increase the intensity, which is undoubtedly adding fuel to the flames for Xiran, but he must never show timidity in front of Xiaobai, he resisted forcefully, and his ears almost The sound of the shoulder blade being crushed can be heard.

I don't know if it was because of the severe pain or because of anxiety, Xi Ran's voice was hoarse like never before, "Did you encounter something when you suppressed the rebellion?"

When suddenly asked, Xiaobai thought he had exposed Xingzang, and unconsciously poked his right hand into his sleeve.Even though he had already removed his battle armor, he hid a hair-blowing dagger in his sleeve—speaking of which, this thing was bestowed by the emperor, and the emperor tacitly allowed him to carry it on his body.

A human teenager who grew up in a herd of monsters was even weaker than a lamb that fell into the mouth of a wolf.With such a sharp weapon close by, although he couldn't make him invincible, it could save his life in many cases.

Xiaobai's fingertips just touched the edge of the cuff, and he has subconsciously flinched back.

Reason warns him that he is definitely not the opponent of the monster emperor, while emotion also persuades him not to repay kindness and revenge. No matter what the reason is, in the end, the same result is achieved by different routes.The nascent killing intent, which has not yet grown to the size of a bean sprout, has been mercilessly snuffed out by its master.

Xi Ran pretended not to see the other party's murderous little tricks, one of which was of course the courageous self-confidence of Gao Yi, who didn't think that a mere little boy could really do anything to him.The second reason is that because of his restless heart, he intuitively felt that Xiaobai must have encountered some unacceptable accident in the process of suppressing the rebellion, so he ignored his temporary "rebellious heart" and waited for his explanation with all his heart.

Xiaobai also realized that his behavior was not only excessive, but also suspected of venting anger, so he forced himself to calm down, and said in a deep voice, "I saw with my own eyes that I knew how miserable the situation in Fenghook Mountain is. It’s getting to the point where you can’t survive. As the emperor, haven’t you ever wondered why rebellions happen every once in a while in this mining area?”

"..." Xi Ran was speechless, and actually felt ashamed.

No, wait, this kid is deliberately changing the subject.Xiran's reaction was not unpleasant, he had not yet broken free from the guilt, and he had already grasped the clues.Although Xiaobai didn't lie to his face, he avoided the important ones. Regarding what he saw and heard during the counter-insurgency, he only briefly mentioned it, without touching the core at all.

And the part covered by him should be extremely important.

It can be considered that he grew up with this person, no matter how foolish he looks, Xiaobai knows that Xiran will never be fooled.He had no other choice, so he came up with a radical move, "The war against rebellion has always been like this, not to mention the disparity in strength, there is no suspense about the outcome, and there will be no extra problems. If you don't believe it, you must think that I hid it." What is tricky, you can send someone to investigate."

In other words, don't try to dig out half a word from his mouth.

If another channel could be found to investigate the truth, Xi Ran would not have to be so entangled.However, he has his principles. If he decides not to do something in the first place, he will never do it.When he bid farewell to Hao Yan before, he had already stated his position that he would not interfere in the battle of Fenggou Mountain privately.

The helpless Xi Ran could only wave her hand, completely turning the page over.

When Xiran recalled this scene a long time later, he still had to admit that it was his fault.It's just that, compared with regret, what occupies his heart is more sour and painful bitterness.

It was also after a long time that the Monster Beast Emperor thoroughly understood a truth, the existence of trust can never be reciprocal.

Xi Ran sighed, he had such a free and easy personality, but recently he was often in a state of helplessness, almost as if he had changed into a different person.What Hao Yan said is right, he is constantly under pressure, even if it is made of iron and copper, it will be pressed into pieces one day, and he is still a real body of flesh and blood.What is currently tired is only the body, maybe one day it will soak into the bones and break his spine.

No, there won't be such a day.Xi Ran's dignity as a king does not allow it!

If the day comes when he has no other way out, he might rather choose to die.

Xiran pressed the center of her brows, "I saved nine of you at one go that day, and it was also to distract everyone's attention, so that all eyes would not be fixed on you alone. So you should at least let me save my heart , this time's arrangement was already out of the ordinary, and it must not be made worse."

Xiao Bai finally lowered his eyes. He didn't think he was guilty, but he suddenly didn't know how to face it.In his memory, this was the first time Xiran mentioned the day when he was rescued.

At this time, the emperor brought up old accounts, and it seemed that he did not want to ask for this kindness.In other words, how do you repay the grace of saving your life?Do you want Xiaobai to give his life back?

So, it sounds like it's just Xiran's sudden emotion, and there is no other meaning.

However, Xiaobai still realized something, "I know, I will formally receive the reward at tomorrow's meeting."

For Xiran, this was a better result than expected. If he said anything more at this time, he might cause trouble, so he nodded.After a pause, he added, "By the way, those eight brothers of yours also participated in the suppression of the rebellion this time. To let them go to the palace together tomorrow, none of them should be less credited."

Hearing this, Xiaobai's complexion suddenly became extremely strange. He seemed to be desperately controlling himself not to show too much emotion, so that the facial muscles collapsed into hard and lifeless lines. It's just that the setting sun that melted into those eyes was like blood, as if it might turn into tears and drip out at any time.

Xiaobai's tone was calm, every word came out at a uniform speed, "I only have seven brothers left, Xiaochen, dead."