Lang Yi

Seeing that the deadlock had been resolved, Tian Zong secretly heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Ning Xingye.But this kid doesn't care if he offends others, and he still looks fearless as usual, as if the thing that almost wiped the neck of the Southwest heavy general just now had never happened.

Seeing him like this, Tian Zong couldn't help laughing, and knocked on his forehead: "You, fortunately, Lu Xiuluan was frightened just now. What if he straightened his neck and let you do it? You really killed him? How will it end? Woolen cloth?"

The young man was full of arrogance, put down his arms that were arrogantly hugging his chest, and carefully brushed the cloak, dusting off the dust around the little lotus leaf embroidered on the hem: "Hmph, that bastard, it all depends on the ancestors!" Feng Yin is a hero, I forgive him for not daring! But if he is really tough, I will respect him instead; in any case, kill him and vent your anger for His Highness, at worst I will apologize with death."

Tian Zong laughed, he was really young, frivolous and fearless.But he knew in his heart that if Ning Xingye hadn't made such a fuss, he was afraid that he, a young prince with little military skill, would find it difficult to subdue Cai just now, so he wouldn't say more about him.

——Xinghe, your younger brother is more daring than you were back then, but you are always defending me like this.

Stepping into the main hall, the valuables in the hall have long been looted by the Southwest Army who invaded earlier.The gold and gemstones inlaid on the throne had been scraped off long ago, and even the gold foil threads on the chair legs had been picked clean.

Standing in front of the dilapidated Nanxu throne, Tian Zong pondered in his heart.When I was in Qingdu, I heard rumors faintly. Now the Southwest Army is becoming more and more domineering, and even bribes local officials sent by the imperial court, or suppresses demonstrations. Now it seems that this statement is true; we must inform the emperor and brother as soon as possible Father, please be careful.

But having said that, which of today's big army is not arrogant?Since the founding of the country, Da Ying has almost never tasted a defeat. It is no wonder that the generals of the family are full of self-confidence and forget their sense of proportion; if they say that they still know how to restrain themselves, the Xiao family is probably the only one.

Ning Xingye crossed his hips, walked around the empty hall, and sighed: "The Southwest Army searched meticulously. Except for the copper pillars on the hall, they took away the rest. If it wasn't for your highness In time, I'm afraid this palace will be dismantled and taken away."

Tian Zong frowned and sighed: "I don't know what happened to the royal family of Nanxu? Da Ying has conquered other countries all the time, and he never insulted his master and treated each other with courtesy. I'm afraid that the Nanxu royal family is already in trouble, and it will be difficult to explain to the emperor when we go back."

As Tian Zong said, a thought suddenly popped up in his mind, would one day, the same thing happen to the royal family of Daying?

This thought made him break into a cold sweat out of thin air, and he quickly shook his head to shake off the bad luck.

Ning Xingye was beside him angrily, and kicked the corner of the wall: "It's all because of the bad guy Lu Xiuluan! It's clear that he attacked Fan'a first and allowed his subordinates to plunder the palace, but when word spread, it ruined His Highness's reputation!"

Tian Zong calmed down and said: "Hurry up and look around, hope there is still someone to save."

Even so, he knew in his heart that he didn't have any hope.

Just as he was walking out, there was a soft "ding" sound from somewhere in the hall.

Tian Zong stopped and turned to look at Ning Xingye's reaction.The latter immediately showed a look of vigilance, with his hands on the handle of the knife, his whole body tensed, and he listened to the movement with his breath held.

Ning Xingye protected Tian Zong, motioned him to follow behind him, walked lightly, and walked in the hall like a cat, listening to the movement around him.

However, the sound just now did not appear again.

Tian Zong was wondering if he had heard it wrong, when he saw Ning Xingye stop, motioned him to step back, and silently waved to the guards outside the hall.The two people standing at the door understood each other, gestured to the others, and quietly approached to protect the sky in the middle.Ning Xingye suddenly drew his saber, and hit a copper pillar on the hall with a "bang"!

The humming and roaring echoes throughout the hall shook people's internal organs.

Tian Zong immediately covered his ears, and was about to ask this kid what he was up to, when the copper pillar suddenly opened a doorway, and a figure jumped out of the dark pillar, holding something sharp and pointed straight at him. Door!

In an instant, Tian Zong saw clearly that it was a woman, and was about to tell the guards around him not to kill him, but Ning Xingye at the side had already made a decisive decision and kicked the woman far away.

The woman let out a muffled snort, her petite body rolled to the side silently, and stopped moving.A guard had already stepped forward, grabbed the woman and held her down.

It turned out that the copper pillar the woman was hiding in was hollow, perhaps she had been hiding in it for too long and fainted, she just accidentally made a noise, and then she was so nervous that she couldn't hold her breath, Ning Xingye heard the flaw.Just now when Ning Xingye hit the copper pillar with his knife, she knew she had been discovered, so she had no choice but to press the switch and jump out, wanting to fight to the death.

Tian Zong looked at the copper pillar and felt that the mechanism was very ingenious.Most of the Nanxu people were slender, and the copper pillars were hollow, just enough for one person to hide; if this woman persisted until no one was guarding the hall and then sneaked out, she might have escaped unharmed.

Ning Xingye was worried here, and knocked down the copper pillars on the temple one by one, and he didn't stop until he confirmed that there was nothing hidden inside.

Tian Zong covered his ears and walked in front of the woman.

The woman felt that there was a shadow in front of her, so she raised her head.The handsome young man in front of him had a young and handsome face like a god descending from the earth. He was dressed in a white robe, silver light armor, and his chest mirror was in the shape of a blooming hibiscus. She was tall and tall, and a small delicate hibiscus was also carved on the platinum buckle in the middle of the belt.He bent down, his clear phoenix eyes showed a look of compassion: "You are a member of the Nanxu royal family? No wonder you want to die with this king."

The severe pain in her arm made her almost faint, but she still gritted her teeth to stay awake, and said fiercely: "Devil! You will suffer retribution!"

Tian Zong saw that her delicate face was covered with dust, mixed with tears or sweat, he couldn't help sighing, and straightened up.Judging by the clothes on her body, she should be a member of the royal family; the copper pillar mechanism on the main hall is obviously used by the king to save his life and hide when he has no choice. close relationship.

After knocking on the pillar, Ning Xingye walked over and stared at her: "Is there such a fierce woman in the Nanxu royal family? She took a hairpin and ran out and stabbed her in the face. I was merciful and only kicked her arm."

Only then did Tian Zong realize that one of the woman's arms was held down unnaturally by the soldiers.She gritted her teeth in pain and broke out in cold sweat, but she never said a word.

She is a stubborn woman.Tian Zong sighed, and ordered someone to treat her, took Ning Xingye out of the main hall in a hurry, and inspected everywhere.

After being reprimanded, Mrs. Lu obediently restrained the sergeant. Tian Zong felt a little relieved that he didn't see anyone who committed crimes all the way.When he walked to a palace deep in the palace, he could faintly hear mournful cries inside, so he went up to check.

Ning Xingye was alert, rushed ahead of him, pushed open the palace door and took a look inside, then closed the door decisively to stop him, and said vaguely: "It's too messy here, Your Highness, don't look, your subordinates will check it out."

Tian Zong was taken aback, looking at Ning Xingye's expression, he roughly guessed the scene inside.After hesitating for a moment, he finally stepped back with a sigh.

The monarch of the Nanxu Kingdom refused to surrender, and personally led the army to meet the enemy, and lost his trace in the battle of Liujinhe.Most of the female family members left in the palace committed suicide when the Lu family attacked, and most of the rest were raped/defiled and died. This hall is filled with their bodies, and some of them are still wide open. She had beautiful eyes, but in her pupils there was only the despair and terror of dying.

When Ning Xingye first saw this miserable scene, his first reaction was to stop Tian Zong, and couldn't bear to let him watch and disturb him any more.At night, when I recalled the tragic scene in the palace, it was difficult for me to fall asleep.He has a strong personality, but he is young after all. Although he often listens to his elder brother Ning Xinghe to impart experience, this is the first time he has come to a real battlefield.

Seeing the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood on the Nanxu battlefield these days, his scalp was already a little numb; it was only when he thought that he was the head of Tianzong's bodyguards, he must not lose his position, so he forced himself to calm down.Today I saw the corpses of weak women scattered all over the hall, although I only took one look at them, the scene kept flashing in front of my eyes, it was not a pleasant feeling.

He was not on duty tonight, lying in the small room temporarily allocated to him, tossing and turning on the bed like a pancake.Finally bored, he hopped down on the bed in cloaked clothes, said hello to the guards in front of Tianzong Gate, and then went out to breathe.

The Nanxu Palace was quiet, and the night wind brought faint cries, whether it was from the living or the dead.Perhaps it was because there were too many killings on the land of Nanxu these past few days, and the full moon in the night sky was faintly red, as if stained with blood.

Ning Xingye walked around the base of the wall outside Tianzong's residence, looked up at the blood moon, and felt a faint ominous feeling in his heart.

"Commander Ning, can't you sleep well?" Someone came over and greeted him softly.

Ning Xingye took a closer look and found that it was Tian Zong's military officer named Luo Bei, and he responded, "Brother Luo, you worked hard today, why didn't you rest?"

Luo Bei hung a cigarette pouch in his hand, and took two puffs: "Brother Luo, I always like to take a few puffs, who knows that the shredded tobacco in Nanxu is so strong, after a few puffs, I don't feel sleepy at all, and I simply don't sleep. Would you like to try it?"

Ning Xingye declined and said, "I don't like this. Besides, His Royal Highness likes cleanliness and doesn't like to smell the smell of tobacco."

Luo Bei smiled and said: "Yes, yes, our Highness is a clean person like a god descending from the earth. He even burns incense for a long time before playing the piano. Last time I was caught by him when I was smoking, and I was reprimanded."

The two leaned against the wall to chat, and Ning Xingye complained: "What do you think we want? Do we have to come all the way to the corner of the southern border to grab a river? If we expand further, we will have to go out of Central Continent Your Highness even learned the Nanxu dialect, and forced me to learn it too; the weather is so hot and stuffy, is it worth our trouble just to occupy this place?"