dark fragrance of eternal night

When Yan Shanyue and the elders of various factions entered the main courtyard, Zhao Chen was crossing his legs, slowly drinking iced sour plum soup.He wore a white shirt and boots, and his hair was tied loosely on his chest with a white silk satin ribbon.The sunlight fell on his snow-white skin through the cracks in the leaves, making people feel as if they had passed away.

He took the last sip slowly, put the jade bowl on the stone table at hand, and raised his eyes to look at the crowd.The eyes that were set deeper than ordinary people showed a beautiful amber color. This glance, like lotus fields, like burning peach blossoms, made people's face warm and heartbeat but intoxicated.

All eyes are on him, some are amazed, some are envious, some are obsessed.But he just smiled slightly, still crossing his feet, without the slightest intention to get up.

Zhao Fang took a few steps forward, and everyone present could hear his clear voice clearly.

"Father, they are coming!"

Almost all of them had their chins down to their chests. They thought that the handsome foreign man in white under the tree was from Eternal Night City.

Residents, or high-status guests, but no one thought that this young man who looked about the same age as Zhao Fang would actually be the lord of Eternal Night City and Zhao Fang's father.

How can you be so young? !

The various eyes that were cast on him before instantly changed into three types: one is called evildoer, one is called fear, and the other is called doubt.

Ye Shaoyan was stunned for a long time, glanced at Zhao Fang and then at Zhao Chen. The two looked alike, but their temperaments were vastly different. Especially Zhao Chen's skin was as smooth as a boy's. He was not a middle-aged man in his forties. As it should be.Unknowingly turning his gaze to Yan Shanyue, he saw a half-smile on his face, staring at Zhao Chen with greedy eyes, his undisguised strong desire made him tremble, and a chill appeared in his heart.

For some reason, Yan Shanyue in front of him gave him a very strange sense of disobedience, but this feeling couldn't be explained clearly.Ye Shaoyan frowned.

Zhao Chen nodded, still half leaning on the couch, and asked lazily, "Who is the leader of the Haoqi League?"

Yan Shanyue's eyes flashed, causing the girls to put Zhu Yu down, stood up and was about to walk towards Zhao Chen, but was stopped by Ding Ying who was standing aside.

"My lord is a body of ten thousand gold, how can you wait to get close to him!" That tone was extremely arrogant.

Yan Shanyue was not angry, she stood on the spot and said to Zhao Chen: "I heard that the prince can laugh at the hundreds of thousands of Western Xia troops, why does he dare not let us approach? Could it be that the time has passed and the prince is no longer as proud as before?"

"Hmph!" Ding Ying sneered, and said to Yan Shanyue, "My lord is the emperor's uncle today, no matter what your status is in the martial arts, you are still a commoner in front of the emperor's uncle, how can you not keep the dignity of the emperor!"

Zhao Chen smiled, got up slowly, waved to Ding Ying and said, "Xiao Ding, it's alright, just let this student come forward and talk."

Hearing what Zhao Chen said, Ding Ying stepped aside and let Yan Shanyue pass by.

Ye Shaoyan and others also wanted to go there, but Yan Shanyue stopped him and said: "Thank you for your chivalrous help, but the Sword of Sumeru was originally the entanglement between my Yangui City and Eternal Night City. I want to talk to the prince alone. If there is any If you don’t catch it, please come and comment.”

Hearing what he said, everyone was a little depressed.Since Yan Shanyue wanted to have an affair with Zhao Chen, why did he spread the hero post and let everyone come from all over the place?Isn't this playing tricks?

Although only three people from each sect were selected to come in, because there are so many sects, there are more than a hundred people standing in the front yard.Standing dumbfounded, he saw Ding Ying waving, and dozens of people dressed as servants ran out from behind the moon gate. Each of them carried a chair, placed them around the wall lightly and quickly, and ran away. Three or four times, a chair was prepared for everyone.

These domestic servants are agile and quick to move, walking and running, unconsciously making some effort to lighten their bodies, but they are not weak, and they are dazzled by the elders of these sects.

Speaking of which, although Zhao Chen has outstanding military achievements, he is a member of the royal family after all, and he never associates with the world, but why does he even have good martial arts for the servants in the mansion?Thinking back to the scene when Zhao Fang's sword was out of its sheath, Ye Shaoyan was secretly surprised. Could it be that the Zhao family army has a very powerful martial arts senior as a coach?

Seeing that Ding Ying happened to be beside him, he calmed down his mood immediately, and asked him with Yan: "May I ask this young general, what school did your master come from? Who is the master?"

Ding Ying glanced at him. To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of people in the martial arts world, but Ye Shaoyan was handsome and upright, and he was speaking for Eternal Night City just now, so his attitude towards him was much gentler.

"Which master are you asking?"

Ye Shaoyan was startled, and said, "Isn't the young general under the command of the young master?"

"Oh, you said our master..." Ding Ying raised her chin to Zhao Chen and said, "Of course my master was taught by the prince. We were also taught by the prince himself, but we are not as good as my master."

Although Ding Ying's voice was not loud, the people present were all top experts from various factions, and many people had heard it.After the exclamation, when they looked at Zhao Chen, who was flying in white, the surprise in their eyes was even greater.

Being so beautiful and young already makes people feel monstrous, but this noble uncle, the emperor's uncle, is actually a

A master of peerless martial arts is even more of a monster among monsters.

"No wonder, back then he was able to kill 10 enemy troops with only [-] soldiers and horses!" The older man stroked his beard and sighed, "My lord is like a tiger jumping into a flock of Western Xia bandits! "

Ding Ying secretly smiled inwardly, the rumors in the world are so miraculous, no matter how capable the prince is, it is impossible for him to bring only 5000 people to fight against hundreds of thousands of troops.

On the other side, Yan Shanyue sat across from Zhao Chen, and the two lowered their voices, as if they were already discussing.It's just that the two people's voices were very soft and they were far away from each other. Even if they stretched out their ears, they couldn't hear clearly. They could only faintly hear "Sword Manual", "Picture" and "Tianxia".

After talking for a long time, Yan Shanyue's expression became more and more gloomy, and the smile on Zhao Chen's face also disappeared.The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere was extremely cold.

Yan Shanyue looked at Zhao Chen and said with a sneer, "So, the lord refused to cooperate?"

Zhao Chen didn't hide his contempt on his face: "I want this king to discuss cooperation with a traitorous pariah? Isn't it too ridiculous?"

Yan Shanyue's face turned cold, and flames ignited in his eyes: "Untouchable? Are you calling me an untouchable?"

He raised his head and laughed loudly, the laughter shook the leaves above his head to rustle, many leaves were shaken off, and when they floated to the top of the two of them, it seemed that some force had been applied to them, the leaves slipped and fell obliquely to the side After a while, those leaves formed an incomplete circle around the two of them.

Zhao Chen looked at him coldly, with no surprise on his face.The two men were at war with each other, and the true energy in their bodies was stimulated, and they were indistinguishable.

"Hmph, my lord has good internal strength." Yan Shanyue clapped her hands lightly.

"The leader is not bad either." Zhao Chen half-closed his eyes, and said flatly, "This king was plotted against by someone more than a year ago, and his internal strength was damaged, and he hasn't recovered yet..."

Yan Shanyue frowned slightly, and there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Zhao Chen reached into his bosom and took out a booklet: "Your bait is good... Yan, Meng, Lord!" Then he got up suddenly and walked in front of everyone.

"Everyone, come to my Eternal Night City today to seek an explanation for Alliance Leader Yan?"

He didn't raise his spirits, and everyone around could hear his words so softly.Seeing the thin booklet in Zhao's hand, everyone's eyes lit up.

Yan Shanyue also stood up, stood opposite him, and said in a deep voice: "Then, did the lord admit that he sent someone to steal my Yan Guicheng's sword manual?"

Zhao Chen twitched his mouth, shook the book in his hand, and said, "Joke, lord, why do you say that this booklet is your family's sword manual? Even if it is a sword manual, how can you prove that it is your property?"

Yan Shanyue raised her voice and said with a smile: "The Sumeru Sword Manual is the treasure of Yangui City. It has been kept in Yangui City for a hundred years. It is well known in the world. Why is my family's sword manual in the hands of the prince? "

Zhao Chen smiled slightly and said, "Of course I have to ask Leader Yan."

Yan Shanyue clasped her fists together and said to the crowd: "Then please bear witness, half a month ago, I ran into Chang Huan, a retainer of Yongye City in Changnan Mansion, and I kindly invited him to visit my villa. The sword manual actually became malicious and plotted against it."

As he said, he tore open the front of his chest, and there was indeed a sword wound on his chest, and his flesh was red and swollen, which looked very scary. "I respect the Shence Army as a hero who defends his home and country. I never thought he would do such a despicable act. Not only did he hurt people, but he also killed many brothers from the Haoqi League around me. My lord, may I ask, Chang Huan?" Is it a person from Eternal Night City?"

Without batting an eyelid, Zhao Chen nodded and said, "That's right, Chang Huan is a member of my Eternal Night City, and also my most proud disciple."

"The booklet in your hand was given to you by him?"

Zhao Chen smiled and nodded: "That's right, he also gave me this booklet."

"Then, my lord, dare to let everyone check whether this booklet is the Sumeru Sword Manual?"

"It's okay to check, but if this is not the sword manual you said, how will you pay my reputation?" Zhao Chen handed the manual to Zhao Fang beside him, and looked at Yan Shanyue with a smile.

Seeing that he was so confident, Yan Shanyue also murmured, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd.However, there is nothing wrong with the size, thickness, and texture of the cover of this booklet.

"But what if it is? How will the prince explain to the Haoqi League?"

Zhao Chen blinked and said with a smile: "If it is, you can do whatever you want!"

"Really?" Yan Shanyue's eyes lit up, and she turned her head away, "My lord, you can say it in front of so many people, you won't regret it!"

"a man of his words."

Yan Shanyue reached out to get the book, but Zhao Chen stopped her and said, "This book can't be handed over to you. Even if it's for inspection, you should find a fair person to read it." His eyes swept away and landed on Ye Shaoyan , beckoned to him with a smile and said: "This one looks good, why don't you do a notarization?"

Ye Shaoyan was surprised and delighted when he heard the words, if it was a real sword manual, wouldn't he be able to touch it with his own hands?Anyone who uses a sword has long admired the Sumeru Sword Manual, even if they can't own it, they would rather die than regret it if they can touch it with their own hands.Seeing that his face was flushed and he didn't move for a long time, Ding Ying poked him and said, "Hey, the prince called you, why are you dawdling!"

Ye Shaoyan nodded in a daze, lifted the corner of his clothes, and walked over quickly.

Ding Ying looked at his back from behind and stroked his chin.

"Ding Ding..." Gui Ying gently tugged at his sleeve, lowered his voice, and said, "You smile so obscenely, pay attention to your image, don't embarrass the master!"

Ding Ying sucked in her saliva, took a step back, and quietly walked out of the yard.

Ye Shaoyan took the book from Zhao Fang's hand solemnly. On the yellowed writing, the four words "Sword of Sumeru" were clearly visible.Ye Shaoyan's heart beat faster, his lips were dry, and he looked at Zhao Chen, who was smiling and silent, and Yan Shanyue, who had burning eyes.

Seeing that there was no response from the two of them, they turned over the pages of the book.

But the booklet seemed to be glued together, the pages were all glued together, and it couldn't be opened no matter what.Ye Shaoyan didn't dare to force it, and said to Zhao Chen and Yan Shanyue: "This book is very old, I'm afraid the pages are stuck."

Zhao Chen smiled lightly, but didn't make a sound, just looked at Yan Shanyue.

Yan Shanyue said with a smile: "There is no reason why old books will stick, Ye Shaoxia might as well try again."

Ye Shaoyan nodded and tried hard.The book suddenly emitted a blinding white light, and with a bang, sparks shot out, and the whole book caught fire. The powdered shreds of paper scattered like flaming butterflies, and turned into flying ash in a blink of an eye.

Ye Shaoyan screamed, but still refused to let go of the book in his hand, a few fire butterflies splashed on his body, this fire did not know what ignited it, it was very evil, and the silk gown that was not easy to burn was burned in a blink of an eye. Lit, burning his long hair.

"Young Village Master!" Everyone was shocked when they saw the accident, and when they saw Ye Shaoyan being burned into a burning man, they all ran over helplessly.

"Wow!" A bucket of cold water fell from the sky, drenching Ye Shaoyan, the fire on his body was instantly extinguished, and only a faint lingering smoke rose from his hair and clothes, making his frightened face even more embarrassing.

When Ye Shaoyan came back to his senses, he saw that Ding Ying was holding two buckets in his hands, one had already bottomed out, and the other was still full dangling in his hands.

"I knew I would have carried a bucket..." Ding Ying muttered, seeing Zhao Fang glaring at him, stuck out her tongue, made a face at Ye Shaoyan, and obediently went back and stood behind Zhao Fang.

Seeing that Ye Shaoyan was fine, the elders of the various factions breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their seats.

"My lord, what do you mean?" Yan Shanyue turned around and asked, "I am worried that the matter will be exposed, so I want to destroy the evidence? The Sumeru Sword Manual is the treasure of Yan Guicheng, and now it has been destroyed by the lord. You What are you going to do to compensate me for Yan Guicheng?!"

Zhao Chen raised his eyebrows, and said calmly: "Joke, why do you say this is the Sword of Sumeru?"

Ye Shaoyan hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, but what I saw just now, on the cover is indeed the four characters Xumi Sword Manual."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone clamored and pointed at Tan Zhao angrily, and blurted out some ugly words.

Zhao Chen waved his hand, took a few steps forward, shook the burnt envelope out of the water, handed it to Ye Shaoyan and said, "Look carefully, what is written on it..."

The fire just now was so intense, but the cover was not damaged at all, and even the color didn't change a bit.

Ye Shaoyan took it, and took a closer look. Really, how could there be any words on this cover?White and clean, no ink stains at all.He rubbed his eyes, and looked again, it was still innocent, not a single word was missing.

Zhao Chen looked at Yan Shanyue with a smile, and said leisurely: "President Yan, although the paper inside was burnt, the cover was not. Look, there are four words "Sword of Sumeru" on it?"

Yan Shanyue smiled, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, but she didn't speak.

Zhao Chen patted Ye Shaoyan's shoulder lightly and said: "Young Xia's hand was burned, I have the best doctor in the world in Eternal Night City, I will let him show you later, so as not to hold the sword badly in the future. "

Hearing what he said, Ye Shaoyan realized that both of his hands were burnt black, and it was okay when he didn't notice, but now he felt a sharp pain.

"There is phosphorus nitrate in this book, and it will explode when exposed to light, and it will burn if it splashes on the clothes and skin." Zhao Chen felt a little sorry, and said to Ye Shaoyan, "I didn't expect you to be so obsessed with sword books. Even when you get up, you refuse to let go to protect yourself. You must know that the sword manual is a dead thing, and the person who uses the sword is alive. No matter how effective the sword moves are created by people, why are you obsessed with the dead moves of the predecessors?"

In a word, the cloud is calm and the wind is light, but it is like enlightenment, awakening the person in the dream.Ye Shaoyan bowed respectfully to Zhao Chen: "Thank you, my lord, for your suggestion."

Yan Shanyue's face was dark, and she asked Zhao Chen in a deep voice, "My lord, what do you mean?"

what for?Zhao Chen laughed loudly, walked up to the crowd, held the cover and shook it in front of everyone's eyes and said, "Everyone, do you know what this cover is made of?"

Everyone was puzzled by the question. This cover didn't look like sheepskin or cowhide, but how could there be paper that is not afraid of fire?

Zhao Chen sneered, and said to Yan Shanyue: "You handed this thing to Chang Huan just to blame him. It's true that papyrus is hard to find in the world, but it's not like no one knows about it. It's just a coincidence. , there are people in my Eternal Night City who know about this thing."

Yan Shanyue's face changed slightly.

"Once the papyrus is burned, it will return to its original shape. Only the centuries-old ink can penetrate the core of the paper and leave traces. The sword manual of Yan Guicheng has been handed down for more than 100 years. If it is a genuine product, how can there be no writing on it?" ?” Zhao Chen paused and said, “Because what Chang Huan brought back was not a sword manual at all, let alone Blood Moon’s roster, but a blank book full of phosphorous nitric acid.”

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, why did the blood moon get involved in this matter again?

Everyone knows that the Haoqi League and the mysterious killer organization Blood Moon have always been at odds with each other, how did Yan Shanyue get Blood Moon's roster?And what is the use of this roster in Eternal Night City?

Zhao Chen continued: "Blood Moon's killer was once hired by the Western Xia royal family to sneak into Eternal Night City to assassinate the king and the dog, but unfortunately he returned without success. Since then, I have hunted down Blood Moon's people everywhere in Eternal Night City. Didn't know about it."

That's it!

"The papyrus on the cover comes from Xixia Jueding. It is a treasure that is not handed down by the royal family. May I ask the Lord Yan, how did the secret treasure of the Xixia Palace get into your hands?"

Yan Shanyue frowned slightly, and said with a sneer, "My lord is talking about a joke, what papyrus, what Xixia Palace, I don't even know what you are talking about!"

"Of course you know!" Zhao Chen half-closed his eyes, the smile on his lips was gentle and bright, but there was a chilling feeling, "Because... Wasn't this something given to you by King Linzi of Xixia?"

Yan Shanyue's complexion changed slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed across her eyes.These words were too terrifying, and everyone's eyes turned to the two people in the middle.

Zhao Chen stared at him, and said word by word: "Is this king right? The head of the blood moon——Yan Kongming!"

This time, like a thunderbolt falling from the clear sky, everyone was stunned.

They knew the mystery of Blood Moon and the power of Blood Moon, but they didn't know that the leader of Blood Moon was named Yan Kongming, and they didn't know that the leader of Haoqi League would be the same person as the leader of Blood Moon!

"This, is this a joke?" Ye Shaoyan asked Zhao Chen with a pale face, "Master Yan has always tried his best to block Blood Moon, how could he be the leader of Blood Moon? If the prince says anything else, we can believe it, but if Yan The leader of the alliance is Yueshou, we must never believe it."

"Yeah, it's unbelievable!" people jumped up and said loudly.

"Unless the lord presents definite evidence, otherwise he will slander the lord so casually, it will be the enemy of our entire martial arts world!"

There was a commotion all around, but Zhao Chen just looked at Yan Shanyue quietly, and said softly, "Yan Kongming, do you want me to show evidence?"

Yan Shanyue's face turned pale, and her handsome facial features were also slightly distorted, showing a sinister look.

"How does the prince know Yueshou's name?"

Zhao Chen smiled lightly and looked at him with his hands behind his back.

Yan Shanyue suddenly raised his head to the sky and let out his hand in an instant. At some point, his hand was covered with a golden glove, his fingers were equipped with iron hooks, sharp as knives, and the fingertips were shining with a faint blue luster.

Zhao Chen still had his hands behind his back, his body didn't move much, and suddenly he slid backwards far away, his sleeves fluttering like a fairy.

Yan Shanyue was about to chase after him, when a gust of wind came from behind him, he turned around immediately, the huge sword on Zhao Fang's back was out of its sheath, the huge sword made a shriek when it broke through the air, as if the sword was in the air There was a sharp laugh, and there was a buzzing tremor, like a broken bamboo.

The sword was coming so fiercely that Yan Shanyue didn't dare to block it with her hands, she just twisted her body away and dodged to the side.Zhao Fang held the sword, bloodthirsty light flashed in his pale eyes, he stretched out the tip of his tongue and licked his lips, with a sadistic look on his face that didn't match his handsome features, he reached out and touched the sword body: " Old man, I know you are very hungry, so I will let you have a good meal today."

The murderous aura is fierce and biting.Ye Shaoyan finally understood the reason why Zhao Fang refused to get out of the sheath before.The moment that elegant and arrogant emperor nobleman draws out his sword, he will transform into a hell Shura!

Such murderous aura and bloody smell, even the well-informed him, had never heard of it, never seen it before.No wonder the enemy army was defeated when they saw him, who would be willing to be an enemy of Shura?

Yan Shanyue took half a step back. Zhao Fang's sudden change was far beyond his expectations. He had killed people like hemp before, and he had seen people who killed people like hemp, but no one had such a powerful and coercive aura as Zhao Fang. It is the fear that will make people feel cold from the heart.

Seeing his red pupils, Yan Shanyue gasped.He slowly pulled out a knife from behind, a curved knife shaped like a full moon.

Everyone exclaimed again, because they all knew that Yan Shanyue's weapon was a sword, a sword that had not been sharpened, while the high-level killers in Blood Moon used the most knives, curved knives.

Zhao Chen had already walked back and stood by Zhao Fang's side.A pair of amber-like clear eyes looked at him without any emotion.

Yan Kongming narrowed his eyes and said to Zhao Chen, "Yan Shanyue escaped? Where is it?"

Zhao Chen smiled and said: "He is very smart, and I like such a smart kid very much. He begged me to save your life, but I refused. Because if you live, he will never be safe. Besides, if you Let you live, Fang'er's brothers who died in vain will not be able to survive."

He was silent for a while, and said: "It turns out that no matter how hard I try, the god of fate only favors him."

Zhao Chen shook his head and said, "No, everything happens for a reason, and what happened to you today is your own fault!"

Yan Kongming let out a long laugh and said, "The winner is a prince, the loser is a bandit, Zhao Chen, you don't need to put on an air of hypocrisy, what you did back then may not be any better than mine!"

As soon as this remark came out, it was tantamount to his own admission of Zhao Tan's statement.

Among the various sects, there were not a few people who were victims of the blood moon. After hearing the words, they all stood up, pulled out their weapons, and went forward to find him desperately.With a wave of Zhao Fang's hand, countless ambush soldiers poured out from behind the courtyard, stopping the crowd and not allowing them to go forward.

"Master Hou, what do you mean?" The head of the Qingcheng faction was irritable. Seeing Zhao Fang's obstruction, he blew his beard and said, "This guy is the leader of the blood moon, a scum in the world, I don't know how many people in the world have been harmed." Righteous way, we want to do justice for the heavens, and the officials don’t want to stop us!"

Zhao Fang raised his eyebrows, and said coldly, "I don't care if you are Jianghu or not. He is my enemy of Eternal Night City and my Shence Army. If we want to deal with it, we will do it. It has nothing to do with you!"

Yan Kongming laughed and said: "So what if we go together, what is the righteous way of the world, they are all full of male thieves and female prostitutes. Among you, there are not a few of you who have asked me for blood moon to kill people. If you want me to report everyone, Tell the world, have you hired killers to kill the evil ways and the righteous ways?"

Sure enough, many people's faces changed slightly, and they stopped talking.

Zhao Fang looked at them with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Yan Kongming stood there without any fear or flinching, just like the emperor of the dark night, with a haughty expression.

"Zhao Chen, do you dare to fight me squarely?"

Zhao Chen's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Yan Kongming with concentration, then nodded and said: "If there hadn't been that incident back then, maybe your life would have been completely different. Speaking of which, I owe you too. In this case, I I will satisfy your request!" As soon as she finished speaking, Xin Ying stretched out her hand, and Xin Ying hurriedly stepped forward and handed Zhao Chen's sword into his hand.

Zhao Chen drew out the sword slowly, flowing like mercury, and the cold light was oppressive.

"Yan Kongming, make a move!"

Yan Kongming smiled slightly, and the scimitar in his hand was like a rainbow. Before Zhao Chen's voice stopped, the sharp blade was already slashing towards his throat.

The people who watched the battle had their hearts in their throats. This was a duel between two peerless masters, and they couldn't see their moves clearly if they lost their minds.After only watching for a while, drops of sweat oozed from the foreheads of many people.

They originally thought that their martial arts skills had few rivals in the Jianghu. Many people regarded themselves as martial arts seniors and were proud of their martial arts. Whether it's internal strength or moves, I don't know how much he surpassed himself.

Some people were disheartened, while others were fascinated. This showdown made them breathless.

"Dang!" After a crisp sound, Yan Kongming fell back a long way, and the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground.Covering his chest, he raised his hand to wipe away the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, "My lord is really skilled, Yan is no match!"

Zhao Chen took the sword away and threw it to Xin Ying, who was beside him: "You were injured before, otherwise, you could still sustain another [-] moves. Yan Kongming, it's a pity that you have such good martial arts for nothing."

Yan Kongming smiled miserably and said: "What a pity? If you hadn't killed your brother to seize the throne, I should be sitting in Zhao Shi's seat now, and you can only kneel at the bottom of the steps and call yourself a minister. Why do you have to cry like a cat? ! Uncle Wang!"

Zhao Chen shook his head and said, "Your father's royal power is obsessed with his heart, and he has brought upon himself such an end. If he becomes emperor, the people in the world will suffer. I would rather bear the crime of murdering my brother than regret the original mistake." choose."

Yan Kongming coughed twice, and a big mouthful of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.wind feather

"That boy Yan Shanyue, I really told you everything! This treacherous, useless coward!"

"He is much stronger and braver than you!" Zhao Chen said, "He can be the leader of the Haoqi League because he is upright and responsible, he knows what is righteous in the world, and he knows that changing the emperor will not do better than the current emperor .”

"Bah!" Yan Kongming looked contemptuous, "Shit, fuck the righteousness, he can even let his own father and enemy be let go, he is not a man at all! I was always against me before, if I didn't read it He is my only brother, I should have gotten rid of him a long time ago. It is useless to tell you, do you want my life? Come and get it yourself!"

Zhao Chen was silent for a while, and said to him: "No matter what you have done, you are always a descendant of my Zhao family. I had no choice but to kill your father, and I am responsible for bringing your brothers into exile. Yan Kongming, you should kill yourself. I will bury you in honor."

Yan Kongming took a breath, and glanced at the crowd. "Where is Heyang?"

The girl in red separated from the crowd in front of her, and rushed to him: "My lord, Heyang is here." Under the red veil, two lines of tears rolled down.

"Heyang, have you ever regretted following me?" Yan Kongming asked her softly.

He Yang shook his head: "No, I haven't regretted it for a moment."

"Okay, you go with me." Yan Kongming hugged her and pressed her chest with his palm.

He Yang didn't struggle, just looked at him with a smile and said: "It's an honor for He Yang to be able to walk with the Lord in the end." His voice gradually became thinner, and his body gradually became limp in Yan Kongming's arms.

Yan Kongming nodded with a smile, and gradually fell silent while hugging Heyang.

With a "squeak", the door of the main room was gently pushed open.The bright sunlight shone on his pale face, and his white clothes were plain, as if wearing a filial piety.The same facial features, the same body shape, the only difference is his slightly haggard expression and painful eyes.

Everyone held their breath and watched him step by step towards the big tree in the courtyard, and hugged Yan Kongming's lifeless body into his arms.He didn't make any sound, just hugged him tightly and buried his head on Yan Kongming's chest.

They obviously didn't cry, but almost everyone felt the heavy sadness that hit their faces.In front of them is no longer the mysterious but powerful Yan Shanyue, but the lonely Yan who lost her dear brother.

As the sun gradually went west, the shadows of the pagoda trees in the courtyard stretched obliquely, enveloping them tenderly in their arms.

Zhao Chen looked at them quietly, with a hint of pain in his eyes.

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"Do you really want to leave?" Wu Yun gently rubbed Chang Huan's hand, neighing softly.

He touched Chang Huan's face lightly, and smiled helplessly.

"If you don't go, you can't do it, you clearly know..."

Chang Huan lowered his eyes and remained silent.

"I'll ask you one last time, would you like to go with me?" Yan Shanyue raised Chang Huan's face and looked at him carefully, as if to engrave his facial features and expression deeply into her heart, "Chang Huan, it's too late to regret it now!"

A trace of hesitation flashed in Chang Huan's eyes, but Dashi shook his head lightly: "I am in the army, and I have my duties."

Seeing the disappointment on Yan Shanyue's face, he couldn't help but said: "When I am discharged from the military, maybe there will be a day in the future..."

"Hush..." Yan Shanyue stretched out her index finger and pressed against his lips, and shook her head with a wry smile: "No, stop talking, I don't want to have any more hopeless expectations."

Fei Cui stamped her feet anxiously behind her, and complained to Long Que in a low voice: "What's wrong with the lord, if you want it, just take it away! Such a mother-in-law, she doesn't look like a man at all!"

But Yan Shanyue opened her hand lightly as if she didn't hear it.

"Chang Huan, I love you!" It was a confession from the bottom of my heart, only a single sentence was worth a thousand words.

Watching him staring at her for the last time, Chang Huan felt that her chest was full, sore and numb, and her eyes were hot, and she almost called out to stop him.However, he could only clenched his fists, bit his lip, and didn't make a sound.

"Aren't you going to chase him? If you let him go like this, it may be hard to see him again in your lifetime!" Zhao Chen's voice sounded from behind him, and Chang Huan shuddered and turned around.

"My lord?"

"Since you are reluctant, why don't you boldly chase after him?" Zhao Chen stretched out his hand and wiped the tears from his face, "Would you rather cry silently than face it?"

Chang Huan lowered his head, ""Xuanji will always be from Eternal Night City. "

Zhao Chen looked at him and sighed softly: "Xuanji is, but Chang Huan is not."

Chang Huan was startled and looked up at him.

"Xuanji is Fang'er's shadow guard, but Chang Huan is just the general of the Shence Army." Zhao Chen's smile was unparalleled in the sunlight, "He is also my favorite apprentice."

"My lord..."

"You are like me. Because you look like a foreigner, you have suffered a lot when you were young, but I am much luckier than you. Looking at you, I often think of myself when I didn't meet Master, so I put it on the street at that time. Pick up the homeless you and raise them. Chang Huan, I hope you can be happy more than being a capable subordinate... Not just for you, but also for the last bit of blood left by Brother Huang..."

Chang Huan's eyes became hot, and the tears that had dried up burst out again.

"Go... I will tell the emperor that I will give you three years' leave. Three years later, bring him to see me again!" Zhao Chen took out a jade bottle from his arms, which contained the best wound medicine, "You were seriously injured, and three years of recuperation should be enough!"

Chang Huan took the jade bottle and laughed.

"Boss..." Ding Ying handed over a package, her eyes full of reluctance, "You must come back and see us!"

"Well, boss, don't come back!" Gui Ying cried childishly.

"Thank you!" Chang Huan said in a low voice, turning over into a dark cloud.

Wu Yun let out a cry of joy, raised his front hooves as high as they could, and flew forward as soon as he swung them.

Zhao Chen clasped his hands together, and a smile appeared on his face: "Dzogchen!"

"Let's go!" He got on his horse and turned around to call Ding Ying and Gui Ying.Seeing that the two were still looking at Chang Huan's back reluctantly, on a whim, he jokingly said: "If you look again, be careful that I will marry you two too!"

Ding Ying and Gui Ying shivered at the same time, and hurriedly followed on horseback.

In the summer of that year, the Haoqi League, which had led the martial arts in the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years, was disbanded, and Yan Shanyue, the lord of Yangui City, disappeared. There were rumors in the world that he and Yan Kongming, the leader of the evil Jianghu, were twin brothers.There are also rumors that he is the illegitimate son of the former prince and the only daughter of the old city lord of Yangui City, and he is the legitimate heir to the throne.There are also rumors that someone has seen him in the south of the Yangtze River. He is dressed in white clothes and looks handsome. He is accompanied by a peerless young man with snowy skin and deep eyes who is unparalleled in the world.

But all those who witnessed Yan Kongming's suicide were so obscure that they never answered whether the rumors were true or not.

Three years later, in the rivers and lakes, the famous sword villa quietly rose, and Ye Shaoyan, the young owner of the villa, finally became the new leader approved by the whole rivers and lakes.

As a result, the rumor gradually disappeared, and finally became a legend.

Maybe one day, you will see the gods and couples swimming hand in hand by the West Lake, but please don't disturb them.

Because, although their legend is not over, but a new legend is about to begin!

——The end of the book——