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In the third watch, after the sound of the flute faded away, Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion returned to silence. "Then." Yan Lingxi patted Cheng Tianya's shoulder, and then took a look at Ning Jingyuan. "Jingyuan, drag this guy back to rest."

"I have something to do." Cheng Tianya stood upright, seemingly unmoved.

Yan Lingxi's eyes moved slightly, "Oh?"

"Hoo!" With a flick of Cheng Tianya's wrist, a gray token flew into Yan Lingxi's left palm, and then stepped out of the threshold and walked away.

"Hey, what kind of temper." Yan Lingxi shook his head helplessly, spread his palms, and what caught his eyes was the flying cloud cross sword pattern on the token, and he evoked an intriguing smile.

Tranquility glanced at the token, "This is the second Yunxuan order. It seems that the alliance is anxious to ask us to go back to discuss matters."

"Well, maybe you're the only one who went back. Of course, after sending Cheng Tianya away." Yan Lingxi narrowed her eyes and nodded.

When Tranquility heard it from a distance, she was puzzled and couldn't help but be stunned.

"The Martial Arts Alliance has [-] members, and I am not the only one who planned it." Yan Lingxi hung the folding fan on his waist, "Three months ago, at the Yueyang Tower meeting, the alliance, Jiangyuelou, and Jianshi sent three forces Swords were on the verge of breaking out. At that time, all members of Jiangnan Dacang were on alert and lined up at Tianduhe, the border between Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road. In response, the alliance sent Jianghuai sword masters to lead the three main forces of the faction to confront Tianduhe."

Ning Jingyuan thought for a moment, "Jianghuai Sword Master, you mean Jing Linsheng? You want to let him enter the game?"

"It's not me, it's the leader's idea." Yan Lingxi said lightly, "What's more, the third sister is already the leader of the family, so I can't always steal her limelight, right..."

Tranquility still had doubts, "There are other reasons, isn't it?"

"Ah, ah." Yan Lingxi sneered, "Brother Jingyuan has learned to be smart." He spread his palm and removed the gray token, under which there was still a thin black jade token.

Tranquility glanced at it from a distance, "Is it the letter from Second Young Master Yan or Miss Third this time?"

"Neither of them." Yan Lingxi had a hint of mystery in his eyes, "Of course only..."

The long night is about to dawn, and outside Jiangzhou city, the tourists on the rice paddies are becoming less and less.When the eastern line was pale, a black carriage came in a hurry, and not far away, the dart flags of Luochen Station were fluttering in the breeze of May.

"The end of the world, the end of the world." Yan Lingxi leaned leisurely in a corner of the carriage, with his arms resting behind his head, "It's a blessing that the candles in Huangquan don't spread, and you are still fighting with others."

Due to the fire and poison, Cheng Tianya was only wearing short-sleeved and half-open black ink clothes, he just turned his head when he heard the words, and didn't want to explain further.

Ahead, a man wrapped in a black hooded robe stood upright in the middle of the road, with the flying cloud cross and sword pattern on his chest very eye-catching.The black carriage stopped abruptly, and the black horse let out a long neigh.

Yan Lingxi sighed, "There are so many uninvited guests tonight."

"Someone is blocking the way." In the carriage, Tranquility's slender eyelashes moved slightly, and subconsciously glanced down.At this moment, Li Qingzhou was lying quietly on his lap, breathing evenly.

"Dare to stop Yan's carriage in Jiangzhou." Cheng Tianya twisted his fist, showing displeasure.

Yan Lingxi rolled his eyes, and raised his arms to signal others not to go out, "The faceless black robe, Yunxuanmen. Could it be..." With the folding fan in hand, he lifted the black curtain and walked outside.

After getting off the car, Yan Lingxi bowed respectfully to the unhurried person, and said, "Deputy Sect Master Mu, I'm sorry to welcome you."

Mu Baili, deputy master of Yunxuan sect and head of the Xuan department, pulled off his black robe and turned down his hood, revealing that he has always been calm and calm, "Young master Yanxi."

"Didn't I say in my biography yesterday that I would postpone my return to Yunxuanmen for a few days?" Yan Lingxi glanced at the inn behind Mu Baili, there were six disciples of Yunxuanmen in gray clothes pacing back and forth with their swords in their hands.

Generally speaking, disciples of Yunxuan sect who are dressed in white and blue belong to the three sects of Yunbu, while those dressed in gray and blue belong to the three sects of Xuanbu.

"But." Mu Baili's calm eyes seemed to become dark, he waved his black sleeves, and two letters with completely different styles fell into Yan Lingxi's hands.

One is jade white, printed with the seven-leaf logo of Jianshi School; the other is celadon color, printed with the three-star Jiangtian logo.

Obviously, this letter came from the Jianshi faction and Jiangyuelou respectively.

Yan Lingxi opened the letter, her playful smile deepened. "This is really interesting."

"They sent a letter stating the matter almost at the same time. What is intriguing is that the Jianshi faction claimed that Jiangnan Dacang killed Ye Fengting, and Jiangnan Dacang claimed that the Jianshi faction did it." Zhaoxia's color passed through Mu Baili's hair The temples illuminated that cautious and calm face.

Yan Lingxi flicked his arm, and the letter flew into the carriage through the crack of the window, "Jingyuan, take a look."

"What's on your mind?" Mu Baili stared at Yan Lingxi, the breeze blew through the latter's hair, seeming to be contemplating, but also planning.

In late spring and May, when the wind and scenery are bright, the morning sun and the morning glow shine, a goose returns to the north with one wing, flies over the Xianshi Mountain covered by clouds and mist, overlooks the prosperous and prosperous Eight Swords Palace of the Jianshi School Seventh, and passes through the peaks and stratus clouds , and finally landed in the mountain behind Xianshi.

In the quiet forest behind this mountain, there is an empty Taoist temple, which is the head of the Eight Sword Palaces of the Sword House School, Zixiao Longquan Palace.

There was no noise in Zixiao Palace until the morning bell rang.

The Sword House School has the Eight Sword Palace, the back mountain is the head sword palace, and the Zixiao Longquan Palace; the front mountain has two big palaces and five small palaces, and the five palaces are also known as the Wulong Palace. Xie, Chunjun, Yuchang, and Juque Five Swords.According to legend, the five swords eventually fell into the water and turned into dragon kings.

The two major palaces are Tongchen Tai'a Palace and Heguanggongbu Palace.

The mountain path leading to the Zixiao Palace in the back mountain is already desolate, covered with dense weeds, and the stone steps are covered with moss.

A hundred steps away from Zixiao Palace, there is an isolated wild mound, with two dwarf pines on both sides, but the simple stone tablet is clean and free from dust.

A gust of wind blew off a few leaves, and also brought a slender figure.

On this day, a pair of jade-white boots followed the light blue figure into the weedy rice fields.

The light blue figure turned around the desolate path and finally stopped in front of Zixiao Palace.

Zixiao Palace is not consistent with the barrenness of the mountains and fields. On the contrary, the vermilion walls and blue tiles are clean and spotless, showing a sense of solemnity and solemnity.

Inside the open mahogany gate, only the faint sound of flute can be heard, like green duckweeds flowing water and wind blowing willow leaves.

"Master, please see me when the sky is blue." Tianshui Chengbi stood in front of the door, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his light green jacket sleeves.

The sound of the flute was half tuned, and gradually faded away.

And the person who appeared behind the door was dressed in white clothes, like a lonely cloud and a wild crane, with black hair on his temples, handsome eyebrows and bright eyes, holding a sky blue long flute in his hand.

"Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind and benevolent, speak good faith, be good at governance, do good things and do good things at the right time. There is no competition, so there is no preference."

When Tianshui Chengbi saw the visitor, he was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled elegantly and calmly, "Senior Huang Xiao, I haven't seen you for many years."

"Not much, exactly ten years." The middle-aged man in white clothes called Huang Xiao, with a peaceful face neither wind nor rain, looks like a pure Taoist who has lived in the world for a long time.

In Zixiao Palace behind him, apart from a statue of Duke Zhou, there were only two rows of candlesticks and neatly arranged futons.

"I'm sorry, this junior didn't intend to bother you Qingxiu, let alone disturb the head. It's just that this is the autumn of life and death that the Jianshi sect has never seen in decades." Worship in front of Huang Xiao.

"Ha." Hearing this, Huang Xiao laughed lightly, as if mocking himself.He then turned around and bowed again and again to the empty Zixiao Palace, and then said quietly: "He, the sect master, has already gone down the mountain to wander around."

The wind seemed to inadvertently blow down a few leaves, and landed in front of the gate of Zixiao Palace. Tianshui Chengbi was startled, "Yunyou? Where did the head go?"

Huang Xiao looked down at the fallen leaves in the wind, and lifted up his gray cloth boots with a wry smile, "I can't return in ten years, forget the time when I came. Before the time comes, don't bother the head. The life and death you just said Qiu, what's going on?"

"This matter starts from the Yueyang Tower meeting three months ago. I sent Jiangyuelou to reach a peace agreement with the alliance to form a team of guest officials to fight against the Khitan in the northeast and the northern Turks. Jiangyuelou Ye Fengting went to Youdie Commander Ling's army fought with the main force of the Turks. He was seriously injured on the way back, so he was detained by the people of Dacang in the south of the Yangtze River. Hei Zhongyun, Bai Jifeng and I set up a sword formation to rescue them secretly. The three of them, Xuan Lian and Xing Yun, fought to a draw, but Ye Fengting still died under the death curse." Tianshui Chengbi narrated the events of that day.

When the water was clear and there were no ripples, Huang Xiao, who was blowing dust with the wind, showed a nostalgic expression, with a hint of surprise, as if recalling some unspeakable past.

"Who?"

The rising sun shines through the gap between the Longmen Gorge and the gray eyes of Yanlingxi are also slightly brightened.

"In the past, the Jianshi faction and Jiangyuelou were both on the front line against the alliance, but now they broke up because of Ye Fengting's death. Among them, there are three problems." Yan Lingxi said while stroking the folding fan.

Mu Baili frowned, "Oh? Don't you need to analyze who killed Ye Fengting first?"

"No need." Yan Lingxi put the handle of her fan against her palm, "Now that the two major powers are accusing each other of the alliance at the same time and clarifying themselves, it is obvious that both sides have conclusive evidence in their hands. Then, the real murderer is not important, what is important is Who the league supports."

The horizontal lines on Mu Baili's forehead were slightly wrinkled, and Yan Lingxi raised his eyes, pointing out the former's thoughts, "Deputy Master Mu, you seem to have something in your words. When I am not in the alliance headquarters, the leader should adopt Jing Linsheng's suggestion. You The words revealed the desire for me to go back, it must be Jing Linsheng's opinion, and it doesn't fit your mind."

"You know that the Jianghuai faction has always coveted the land of Jiangnan Road, so Jing Linsheng definitely wants to support the Jianshi faction and attack Jiangyuelou." Mu Baili was taken aback for a moment, then said. "I still think it is the best policy to attack the main enemy first, and then destroy the secondary opponents."

Yan Lingxi smiled slightly, "Really." He rolled his eyes, "That's true. After all, the Jianshi faction has a century-old foundation, how can it be compared with Jiangyuelou, who is only 30 or [-] years old. It's a pity, this young master is really a family The order is here. I have to do it."

Mu Baili turned his eyes away, and looked suspiciously at the carriage, "What about Jingyuan, can you come back?"

Yan Lingxi turned around slowly, and yelled in the direction of the carriage, "Jingyuan, come out. The deputy master of Yunxuan Sect has arrived in person. As a disciple of this sect, it would be rude to avoid it."

The carriage shook slightly, the curtains were raised and lowered, Ning Yuan, dressed in white like snow, got out of the car slowly, and bowed to Mu Baili.

A strange light flashed in Mu Baili's eyes, "Jingyuan, you seem to be wasting a lot and your complexion is not good. Did you just have a fierce battle?"