Qi Demon Trap

On the narrow forest path, a simple carriage galloped, bringing up a cloud of dust, the driver suppressed the straw hat on his head, and waved his whip to drive the horses away.

"Chen Ming, how long is it until you arrive in the capital?" The curtain of the car was half lifted, revealing a beautiful face from inside the car.

This man was about 20 years old, dressed in a black brocade robe with a jade belt around his waist, and delicate orchid patterns were embroidered on the sleeves and skirt of the robe, which complemented the jade crown on his head. His clasped fingers were slender and smooth as jade.

His chin was slightly raised, his phoenix eyes were long and narrow, like shining stars, he was indeed a handsome young man in a troubled world.

"Return to Your Highness, we will arrive in about a day." The guard posing as a coachman replied while galloping on horseback.

"Speed ​​up and return to Beijing overnight." Sensing the unusual fluctuations around, Zhu Jingchen put down the curtain and retreated into the car.

As the third prince of the Celestial Dynasty, he has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and has always been on good terms with several half-brothers. Only the elder brother, who is the prince, is self-willed and arrogant. Cultivating one's own power and eradicating dissidents has made the situation tense in the court. However, the prince's mother-in-law is the prime minister of the court and has power in the court.

Because his father doted on him, the elder brother regarded him as a thorn in his side, and wanted to get rid of it quickly. He secretly attacked him several times in the capital. He couldn't bear his father's worry, and always solved it privately.

Two months ago, the water disaster in the south of the Yangtze River was over. He took the initiative to ask for an order to go to Jiangnan to take charge of disaster relief. Unexpectedly, the minister of the Ministry of Industry also asked his father for an order, hoping to take on this important task, which made his father very embarrassed for a while.Minister of the Ministry of Industry is the eldest brother of the Crown Princess, and he has a close relationship with the Crown Prince. He really belongs to the Crown Prince's party. After his father thought twice, he still ordered him to go to the south of the Yangtze River to solve the flood problem.

Finally, the flood was gradually brought under control, and the victims were all settled down, but when he heard that his father was unwell, he hurriedly entrusted the rest of the matter to the local parent officer, packed his bags, and hurried back to the capital.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen Ming obeyed his orders and raised his whip, and rushed forward with all his might.

Before the car had traveled a few miles, dozens of arrows shot at them through the air. The horse couldn't dodge and was shot by the random arrows. Before running a few steps, it fell to the ground and convulsed, bleeding all over the ground.

A group of masked men in black descended from the sky, holding sharp knives, and surrounded the carriage.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Jingchen remained calm in the face of danger, thinking about how to get out of the predicament, while asking questions. "Who are you?"

"The person who wants to kill you!" No matter how much he thought, the man in black rushed up, waving a long knife.

"Your Highness, let's go." Chen Ming threw the straw hat at the crowd, shouted at him, and rushed forward desperately.

"Be careful!" In the shadow of swords and swords, Zhu Jingchen drew out the soft sword at his waist to meet the enemy head-on, trying to cut a bloody path.

Living in a dangerous court, he knows too well the truth that it is easy to hide with a sharp gun and hard to defend against a hidden arrow, so after he was eight years old, he began to practice martial arts with the commander of the Imperial Guard. However, not many people knew about it, and today is his first time. Show off kung fu for the first time.

"Unexpectedly, His Highness the Third Highness can know martial arts." The black-clothed leader sneered again and again, and slashed at him with a knife.

"There are many things you can't think of." He waved his arm to block the opponent's attack, while observing his surroundings.

This is a path in the forest. He chose to walk here because he wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible without being noticed. Unexpectedly, he was still ambushed by assassins. It can be seen that since he left Jiangnan, people have been paying close attention to his whereabouts.

In addition, the other party knows that he is the third prince... Other than the elder brother, he doesn't think of anyone behind the scenes.

After all, that person has been working hard to solve his confidant's serious problem. These people are highly skilled in martial arts, well-trained, and the possibility of being Ouchi's bodyguards is also very high.

Seeing that there were more and more assassins and the attacks became more and more fierce, Zhu Jingchen no longer wanted to fight, and stepped back step by step, looking for opportunities to escape from this place.

Reluctantly surrounded by people, he was no match for two fists and four hands. After dozens of rounds, he was still at a disadvantage.

"Your neck is headed, I will decide." The black-clothed leader pressed him against the big tree, laughing loudly.

"Your Highness, let's go—" Seeing that he was in trouble, Chen Ming knocked back the man in black with his palm, rushed towards the leader in black, hugged him tightly by the waist, and let the leader turn around and slash at his back with a knife. Never let go.

"Chen..." Zhu Jingchen was a little hesitant, and couldn't bear to leave his bodyguards and escape alone.

"Your Highness, leave me alone, let's go!" Chen Ming, who was fighting in blood, raised his blood-stained face and shouted at him with all his strength.

His lips moved, but Zhu Jingchen couldn't say anything after all.

Assassins kept attacking, no matter how advanced his martial arts was, he would still be wounded. The loyal Chen Ming also fell slowly under the attack of the black-clothed leader.

When things were like this, Chen Ming's sacrifice could not be wasted. He gritted his teeth and ran back into the dense forest.

"Chasing! Chase me, if you want to see a person, if you want to see a corpse!" The black-clothed leader angrily chopped Chen Ming's body into several pieces, raised his bloody blade, and pointed in the direction of Zhu Jingchen's escape.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Zhu Jingchen was so tired that he lay down on the tree trunk and gasped for breath.

The black brocade clothes were soaked in sweat and clinging to his body, the wounds were even more open due to the haste of running, and blood dripped down his arms.

Looking up and looking around, it was cold and windy, and it turned out to be on the edge of a cliff, and there was no way to go any further.

"Is it true that the sky is going to kill me?" He looked up to the sky and sighed.

Due to excessive blood loss and exhaustion, Zhu Jingchen's handsome face was bloodless, and his lips were dead white.

At this time, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps behind him.

"Here, here he is."

Soon, the man in black followed the blood trail, and before he had time to look back, he gritted his silver teeth and ran towards the cliff.

"Zhu Jingchen, let's see where you are going!"

The leader in black led the crowd to push him to the edge of the cliff step by step. Standing on a high place, the wind was getting stronger and stronger. He lowered his head and looked down. There was a vast expanse of white under the cliff, and he couldn't see anything.

"It's not that easy to kill me." He smiled lightly, closed his eyes, and jumped down.

The wind blew past his ears, making his cheeks ache. He knew that jumping meant a narrow escape, but if he didn't jump, he was dead, so he might as well fight for a chance.

The moment before landing, he bumped into something, and there was a huge pain in his back. The sound of a branch breaking could be heard in his ears, and his body hit the ground heavily.

Zhu Jingchen let out a muffled snort, then his vision went dark and he fell unconscious.

Waking up drowsy, my whole body hurts like hell, all the bones seem to be dismantled and then reassembled, but fortunately my life is still there.

Looking up and looking around, Zhu Qingchen quickly understood why he was able to survive the catastrophe.

It turned out that he fell on the top of a dense forest, and the branches buffered the speed of his fall, reducing the possible damage he might suffer, but his back was scratched by the branches and caused burning pain, and he couldn't even lift his right leg.

Stretching out his hand to touch it, he yelled in his heart that his leg was probably broken...

Most of them are surrounded by towering trees, covering most of the sunlight, and there is a dark cave not far from the right hand side, and the bottom cannot be seen.

"Hmm..." Leaning against the big tree beside him, he gritted his teeth and sat up, leaning on a thick branch and staggering forward.

Touching the moss-covered cold cave wall, he walked all the way forward. After walking for a long time, his eyes suddenly opened up.A pool of water is in the very center of the cave, and the water slides down along the stalactites hanging from the top of the cave, dripping all into the pool.

The sound of dripping water fell into his ears, and Zhu Jingchen couldn't help licking his dry lips.

"Water—" He rushed to the edge of the pool and drank it hungrily.

The blood from the wound dripped onto the pond water along his hand, quickly spread to the bottom of the water, and disappeared after a while.

Zhu Jingchen didn't give up until his belly swelled, wiped the corners of his mouth, and was about to take off his dirty clothes and wash the wound with pool water.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he bent down, he froze, unable to close his mouth for a long time.

There was actually a person lying in the bottomless pool. Looking carefully, it was a naked man with long hair as white as snow. The hair wrapped around the man along with the waves, covering most of his body.

"Aren't I dazzled?" He rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Suddenly, the white-haired man opened his eyes and looked straight at him. His eyes were actually emerald green.

Those blue eyes were shockingly beautiful, from the corner of the eye to the end of the eye, as if they had been carefully drawn with a brush, they were dazzling.

His eyelashes are very long, like a feather fan when they hang down, and the blue pupil is so cold and emotionless, even so, it still confuses his mind for a moment.

"You... ghost..." He yelled, and fell to the ground with a pale face.

wow-

The water splashed into the sky, washing the uneven ground, and the white figure slowly floated up from the pool, with its toes lightly touching the water surface, hanging without falling, like a fairy in the water.

"Lang Lang Qian Kun, why are you pretending to be a ghost?!"

Seeing that the other party didn't approach him, and there was a reflection on the water, it didn't look like a ghost.Zhu Jingchen slowly calmed down and regained his composure.

It was just that he was bleeding profusely and his legs were weak, which made him unable to stand up, so he could only half sit on the ground and look at the white-haired man.

"I am a demon, not a ghost."

The white-haired man glanced at him coldly, and with a wave of his long arm, he transformed into a blue gown out of nowhere, which was casually draped over his body, matching his blue eyes perfectly.

"Are you a demon?" Zhu Jingchen was dumbfounded when he heard this.Are there really demons in this world?Isn't he dreaming?

"It seems that you awakened the deity." The white-haired man narrowed his blue eyes slightly, and his tone was slightly displeased.

In the blink of an eye, the other party approached him, grabbed his skirt and lifted it high.

Zhu Jingchen's feet were hanging in the air, and he had difficulty breathing. His face turned red and he yelled, "Let me go."

During the struggle, a white round bead hanging from his neck fell off, and the white-haired man took advantage of the opportunity to inhale the white bead into his hand and put it in front of his eyes.

"Give it back to me!" He eagerly wanted to grab the white pearl, but was thrown on the ground by the white-haired man.

Baizhu is the only relic left to him by his mother, he must take it back!

"Where did you get this bead?" The white-haired man held the white bead in his hand and looked down at him without any expression.

"This is mine, why should I tell you?" He desperately rushed to grab it, but fell to the ground.

"Tell me the origin of this white bead." With one hand on Zhu Jingchen's neck, the white-haired man looked at him and asked.

"Even if you kill me, I won't say anything, unless...you are willing to return it to me."

"Okay, I promise you, as long as you say it, I will pay you back."

Seeing that he couldn't snatch it, Zhu Jingchen had no choice but to tell the story of Baizhu's origin in detail, and the white-haired man's hand slowly loosened.

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to the other party, "Can you return it to me?"

"So you are his descendant, no wonder your blood can wake up the deity earlier." The white-haired man muttered to himself, clasping the white pearl in his palm.

He is the Qi demon among the four great demons. Different from the other three demons of wine, sex, and wealth, he needs to rely on human lifespan to prolong his life. Every time he gets enough lifespan, he will fall asleep and wake up next time. Continue again, once every 50 years, and so on.

20 years ago, he chose this secluded cave to sleep, but unexpectedly he was woken up early. In fact, ordinary people cannot wake him up. This man was able to do it because of a relationship dating back thousands of years.

It is said that back then, he fought a battle with the demon king. Although he defeated the demon king, he also suffered serious internal injuries and was almost dying. Fortunately, a farmer passed by and rescued him.

In order to thank the farmer, he turned a strand of his hair into a white bead and gave it to the farmer, and took a drop of the farmer's blood, and told the farmer that if he encountered difficulties, he would show up if he dropped the blood on the white bead.

Thousands of years have passed, the farmer has long been buried in the ground, and the embarrassed young man in front of him should be the descendant of the farmer.

"What are you talking about..." Zhu Jingchen was confused.

What descendants, what awakening?

He is a child of the royal family, and he has never heard of any relationship between the royal family and the devil. Could it be that the devil has misunderstood it?Or is there some secret in it that he doesn't know?

"So that's how it is." The Qi Demon's expression softened a little, and he returned the white pearl to him.

After being a benefactor, I don't blame him for bothering.

"Are you really a demon?" Zhu Jingchen's eyes were full of joy, and he carefully tied the white beads back around his neck.

Legend has it that the demon has great powers and boundless magic power. If you really meet him, his wish may come true——

"What did the deity lie to you, for the sake of your ancestors, the deity can help you realize a wish."

No one has ever dared to doubt his ability, this young man is too courageous!

However, when ordinary people learn of his identity, most of them will change their countenance greatly. They respect and fear him. It is rare to meet someone who reacts differently. Maybe this time waking up will be much more interesting than before.

"What ability do you have to fulfill my wish?" Zhu Jingchen looked up and down carefully at the Qi Demon, still dubious.

He is not a fool, he can believe whatever he says, even though the person in front of him has abnormal hair and eyes, it doesn't mean that what he said is true.

"This deity is the qi demon among the four demons of wine, sex, wealth, and qi. It can change people's luck. Believe it or not is up to you." The qi demon raised his head proudly, stretched out his right hand, and a pool of clear water turned into transparent The water dragon was entrenched on the arm of the Qi Demon, making him even more monstrous.

"Okay, I believe you." The ability to transform a dragon with water is beyond the reach of ordinary people, so he has no reason to doubt it.

"Tell me, what do you want this deity to do for you?" While speaking, the water dragon returned to the pool.

After tidying up his messy clothes, Zhu Jingchen said solemnly: "This prince has only one wish."

"Let's talk." Hearing his self-reported identity, Qi Demon was not surprised at all, because he had used magic to find out Zhu Jingchen's background just now.

This young man's life experience is also bumpy. Although he is a prince, he has no mother by his side since he was a child. Suppress him.

"You change my prince's luck, I will be the lord of the world and control the power of the world!" Zhu Jingchen finally expressed his wish.His mother and concubine were murdered to death, but unfortunately there is no evidence, the culprit is still at large. If he wants to avenge his mother and concubine, he must not only be the lord of the world, but also grasp the power!

"Where did your injuries come from?"

The Qi Demon walked towards him, but he didn't help him up. He just squatted in front of him and poked the wound with his finger.

"Hiss—" The pain from the wound made him frown.

"I can't bear this pain, what kind of master of the world."

His strikes were not light, Zhu Jingchen just yelled, and he was considered strong. Based on this alone, he developed a heart of appreciation for this human being.

"I'm a living person, and I'm not dead, so I will naturally feel pain." Zhu Jingchen gave the Qi Demon an angry look.

His legs were broken, and it was a miracle that he could persist in walking in.

As if he didn't see him staring at him, the Qi Demon patted his shoulder, and a white light entered his body and disappeared instantly.

"stand up."

"My wounds are all healed!"

He tore off the sleeve, and found that his arm was as smooth as jade, if it wasn't for the several rips and blood stains on the shirt, he really thought he wasn't injured at all.

Zhu Jingchen happily jumped up and stretched his muscles, marveling at the magical power of Qi.

"Your wish can be fulfilled by this deity. Anyway, I don't care who is the emperor, but I will take something from you as the price."

He was just trying out his skills, but when he saw Zhu Jingchen dancing with excitement, the Qi Demon couldn't help feeling amused.

Since I made such a wish to him, don't I just hope that he can fulfill it for him?But now he is so surprised by his little ability?Humans are indeed small and ridiculous creatures.

"what do you want?"

"After the matter is done, I will take away your 50 years of life." Qi Demon stretched out his hand and shook it in front of him.

"50 years..." Zhu Jingchen muttered to himself, hesitating.

He has just reached the crown this year, if it is destined that he will not live to be 70 years old, and the qi demon will take another 50 years of life, then he will die immediately?

"You can live to 72." Seeing what he was worried about at a glance, Qi Demon took the initiative to speak.

"72, then I still have two years..."

two years?Life is short, but it's too short, isn't it?

It's not that he is greedy for enjoyment, it's because he wants to ascend to the throne. Apart from avenging his mother and concubine, he also has some ambitions. Now that the courtiers are involved in politics, they really need to rectify it. There are only two years left. , can he do it?

"If you don't want to, I won't force you."

"Okay, 50 years will be 50 years, I promise you!"

Forget it, according to the current situation, how could he be allowed to think so much?No matter how ambitious he is, he has to wait until he ascends the throne, otherwise he will not even be able to avenge his mother and concubine.Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and agreed, but he didn't know that his words had misunderstood the Qi Demon.

"Human beings are greedy, nothing more than that."

Glancing at Zhu Jingchen with disdain, Qi Demon's face became more contemptuous, and he walked towards the entrance of the cave without looking back, and the little goodwill he had just felt disappeared.

"Where are you going?" Zhu Jingchen quickly chased after him.

"Naturally, to fulfill your wish."

In June, the capital city is still bustling, and people in teahouses and restaurants are talking about it, all talking about the filial deed of serving soup and medicine that the current emperor is seriously ill and the crown prince is undressed.

"My elder brother is getting better and better at winning people's hearts."

Zhu Jingchen, dressed in commoner clothes, was sitting in a corner of the teahouse, holding a teacup, looking at the guests at other tables out of the corner of his eyes, feeling very disapproving.

The relationship between the eldest brother and the father is not harmonious, even because he knows that the father intends to abolish the crown prince, he even feels resentment towards the father. If the father had a chance, he would be able to securely inherit the throne.

It may be cruel to say this, but in the face of power, family affection is as thin as paper. Otherwise, how could there have been so many tragedies of father and son turning against each other and killing each other in order to fight for the throne since ancient times?

"What's next?" Qi Demon frowned impatiently.

Although his green eyes and white hair have turned black, his outstanding appearance still attracts people in the teahouse to watch him frequently.

"Wait!" Zhu Jingchen raised his head and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

"What's the meaning?"

Poured another cup of tea for himself, and he said slowly: "My father ordered me to go to the south of the Yangtze River to solve the flood and settle the people. My father didn't know about my return to Beijing. If I suddenly appeared in the capital at this time, wouldn't it be Isn't that the same as resisting the decree?"

He also wants to return to the palace to visit his father as soon as possible, but there are too many eyeliners in the palace, if he enters the palace rashly, I believe it will soon be heard by the elder brother, and he must be on his guard.

At that time, even if the emperor believes what he said, the elder brother destroyed all the evidence in advance, and there is no real evidence, and there is nothing he can do about it.

It's better to wait, anyway, according to the recent rumors, the father's condition seems to have stabilized, and he took advantage of this period of time to look for evidence, and when the father posted a yellow list to find someone, he would show up with the evidence and kill the emperor Brother was caught off guard.

"En." The Qi Demon responded lightly and stopped talking.

Zhu Jingchen is not an idiot either, he does everything after careful consideration, but in his opinion, he is more or less like a mother-in-law.

"Let's go, let's go to Shangshu's mansion first to avoid the limelight." Looking around coldly, he found that there were many people who were not like ordinary people, and they seemed to be looking for something.

Presumably the eldest brother was worried if he didn't see his corpse, so he put eyeliner in the capital.

"Don't worry, with the deity here, no one can do anything to you."

The Qi Demon snorted, and pressed his palm on the table, white smoke immediately appeared on the flat table, leaving a palm-sized hole in an instant.

Zhu Jingchen's face changed drastically, he pulled him out of the teahouse quickly, and said sharply: "I know you are capable, but this is the capital, you must listen to me and act carefully."

Qi Mo froze for a moment, looking at Zhu Jingchen's hand.

No one had ever dared to touch him like this before. Zhu Jingchen knew that he was a demon, yet he dared to speak loudly to him, which is quite courageous.

But that's the fun, if Zhu Jingchen shrinks from him, he still doesn't want to help him!

As soon as he walked out of the teahouse, Zhu Jingchen noticed that someone was staring at them, so he pulled Qi Mo, turned around and walked towards the market.

"Go, someone is coming."

Before they took a few steps, there were a few sneaky figures behind them. With the help of the location and the turbulent crowd in the market, they successfully escaped from the trail.

"It's better to let the deity kill them with one move." Seeing him leaning against the tree and panting non-stop, Qi Demon frowned.He didn't understand why something that could be solved in a blink of an eye had to be so complicated.

"To put it lightly, you killed someone on the street, and I can't escape the responsibility." Touching the sweat on his cheek, Zhu Jingchen regained his breath.

"Human beings are trouble." Arms crossed, Qi Demon complained displeasedly.

Think back when he was rampant in the world, Zhu Jingchen didn't know where he was.But this trip back to Beijing with him, it doesn't matter if you change your appearance, and you have to follow him to hide in Tibet, like a fugitive.

"It's different because you are a demon and I am a human being. Anyway, the deal has been established, so you have to listen to me." Surely the Qi Demon would not renege on his promise, Zhu Jingchen boldly refuted.

"Aren't you afraid that this deity will kill you?" The Qi Demon's gaze rested on his neck.

Although there was a chill on his neck, he still puffed out his chest and said bravely, "That's what you said when you killed me."

"Okay, I have some backbone." Qi Demon raised his eyebrows and smiled, praising him.

"Thank you Miao Zan." He cupped his hands angrily, calming down his excitement, Zhu Jingchen decided to proceed with the original plan.

"Let's go, where do you want to go? I will accompany you to the end." Qi Demon patted him heavily on the shoulder.

"Shang Shufu."

The situation in the court is turbulent, the prime minister is in charge of the power, and there is a relationship between the prince and the queen, and everyone is targeting him. Now the Shangshu Mansion is the only place he can go.

Only Cui Shangshu was able to compete with the prime minister, and Cui Shangshu was his teacher back then, and he was one of the few people he could trust.

Cautiously arrived outside Shangshu Mansion, it was already late at night.For Zhu Jingchen's arrival, although Cui Shangshu was taken aback, he still swept the couch to welcome him. He was filled with righteous indignation when he learned what had happened to him. Even if he wanted to enter the palace to face the saint, he stopped him.

He didn't want to disturb his father in the middle of the night, and the elder brother's people must still be looking for him outside. Cui Shangshu's entry into the palace late at night would definitely arouse suspicion, and it would be troublesome to startle the snake.

That night, they stayed in Shangshu's mansion. For the sake of safety, the Qi demon slept in the same room as him. Although Cui Shangshu was curious about the origin of the Qi demon, he still didn't ask any questions.