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Sima Hong rummaged through the entire capital, and concluded that Hou Xiqiao had left the city. He withdrew the Jinwu Guards who had been arrested in the capital, and planned to go to the Hou Mansion himself.

Although Hou Xiqiao has left, there is one person who will never leave the capital. This person is the prince's teacher Cheng Dan. Going to Houfu will definitely gain something.

Sima Hong didn't bring any guards with him this time, and went to the Hou's Mansion alone. He was not worried about his own safety. Sima Hong just felt that if Cheng Dan was really still in the Hou's Mansion, he might be able to get some answers to his questions.

The gate of Hou's mansion was closed tightly, Sima Hong stood in front of the gate, he didn't know whether he should step into this gate or not.

A few days ago, this place used to be a place where countless dignitaries wanted to walk in, but in just a few days, it was already silent, and the person who caused this change was himself.

Sima Hong sneered, he pushed open the door, and walked into the depths of the Hou Mansion step by step. Sima Hong's intuition told him that Cheng Dan must be in the most inconspicuous corner of the Hou Mansion.

Sure enough, Sima Hong found a white-haired Cheng Dan under a poplar tree in Hou's mansion. After this incident, Cheng Dan's eyes no longer had the light at that time.

When teaching Sima Hong back then, Cheng Dan had already discovered the darkness hidden deep in Sima Hong's heart. Cheng Dan tried his best, but he couldn't reduce it a bit. He could only watch Sima Hong step by step into the abyss.

Cheng Dan was a teacher of the emperor all his life, taught countless descendants of princes and nobles, and also made many princes and generals. His most proud disciple was not in the capital. That person was Xin Mo, the commander of the Jiangzhou garrison.

At that time, Cheng Dan deliberately suppressed him because he wanted to hone this high-quality material. It has been almost five years now, and it is said that Xin Mo has become an unshakable boulder at the border. Even if he is as strong as Xianbei, he must be polite to Xin Mo three point.

Everyone in the world says that if there is no Xinmo at the border, the blood in the Central Plains will flow like a river in an instant.

"Teacher, stay safe."

Sima Hong's greeting brought Cheng Dan, who had fallen into memory, back to reality. Now, Sima Hong was completely irreparable, and all Cheng Dan could do was to slow down Sima Hong's footsteps.

Hou Xiqiao was the only one Cheng Dan did not accept as a student. Cheng Dan was the chief examiner at the time and admired Hou Xiqiao's talent very much. The champion who originally belonged to Hou Xiqiao was taken away.

At that time, Cheng Dan was helpless. He originally wanted to protect Hou Xiqiao as the emperor's teacher, but Hou Xiqiao rejected his offer, and instead joined the army and became a subordinate of Prince Sima Hong. This became Cheng Dan's regret in his life.

Later, Cheng Dan refused to give up. He asked someone to give Hou Xiqiao a jade pendant, saying that as long as Hou Xiqiao was willing to bring this jade pendant to him, Cheng Dan would agree to any request.

After Bai Tangzhi appeared, although Cheng Dan didn't like the young man very much, since Hou Xiqiao recognized him, Cheng Dan also accepted it safely, so Bai Tangzhi became Cheng Dan's only disciple from a poor family.

"I don't know what the prince came to the Hou's mansion, so-called?"

Cheng Dan was the first to ask the question, while Sima Hong's eyes were full of smiles, but he didn't know whether the smile in his eyes was joking or sincere.

After a long time, Sima Hong opened his mouth to answer. For the whole half stick of incense, Sima Hong was reminiscing about the old days, and he didn't care at all, but the more he did this, the more he showed that he was very concerned about Hou Xiqiao's whereabouts.

When he had nothing to say, Sima Hong finally said that sentence. He asked Cheng Dan where Hou Xiqiao and Bai Tangzhi were now. Cheng Dan looked into his eyes and replied cleanly:

"With the crown prince's ability, it is impossible not to find out, so why bother to ask me this old bone?"

Indeed, Sima Hong is now the rightful successor, and he used bloody means to frighten the princes and ministers. Now that he is in power, no one can compete with him head-on.

A Hou Xiqiao who has lost his military power is nothing more than a beast without sharp teeth in his eyes. As long as he is willing, it will only be a matter of time before Hou Xiqiao is caught. He came to Hou's mansion this time just to see Cheng Dan Attitude.

Now he saw that Cheng Dan had completely fallen to Hou Xiqiao, and he was no longer a disciple in his eyes.

That's right, if Sima Hong hadn't abandoned Cheng Dan back then, Cheng Dan wouldn't have been reduced to begging for food in a corner of the capital, and it was even more impossible for Sima Hong to have the unparalleled power he has today. In the end, it was just Sima Hong's wishful thinking.

As early as a few years ago, they were already two-way people, and there was no possibility of shaking hands and making peace. As for Hou Xiqiao, Sima Hong had already regarded him as his greatest enemy. If Hou Xiqiao survived for a day, Sima Hong naturally refused to give up .

Now that Cheng Dan has made his attitude clear, Sima Hong also has nothing to say.

He left the Hou's Mansion, and not long after, the Jinwu Guard came. According to the report of the Jinwu Guard's deputy commander to Sima Hong, Cheng Dan did not resist at all, allowing the Jinwu Guard to take him into the prison.

After several tortures, the outrageous Cheng Dan's body was exposed in the wilderness. It rained heavily that day, as if to say that there is no more emperor teacher in the world.

At this moment Hou Xiqiao and Bai Tangzhi are living in the hut where they met for the first time. Hou Xiqiao knows very well that this place will be found sooner or later. Judging by his work under Sima Hong for so many years, Hou Xiqiao certainly knows Sima Hong is by no means someone who waits for nothing.

He is just one of Sima Hong's many sharp swords, and it doesn't matter whether he loses it or not. What Sima Hong really values ​​is his sister Sima Wan and the friendship he had back then.

But now that Sima Wan is dead, Sima Hong has lost his original reason.Marrying Sima Wan was not what Hou Xiqiao wanted, but he underestimated Sima Hong's obsession with Sima Wan, and also overestimated Sima Hong's self-control in this matter.

What happened later was beyond Hou Xiqiao's expectations, but what should happen now that things have come to this?

He brought Bai Tangzhi to the prince's side by himself. Although this person seemed to be submissive and had no ambitions, Hou Xiqiao knew that this was just Bai Tangzhi's disguise.

When we first met, Hou Xiqiao had already read some of Baitangzhi's articles while he was sleeping soundly. Baitangzhi's talent was not inferior to his, but at that time the capital was already undercurrents, so Hou Xiqiao felt helpless. Qiaocai came up with the wrong plan, and pulled Baitangzhi to his side in an almost threatening way, and asked him to worship Cheng Dan as his teacher.

The reason for all this is just that Hou Xiqiao felt that this Baitangzhi was a malleable talent. He thought that relying on the power of the prince, he could slowly cultivate Baitangzhi and make him another emperor's teacher after Cheng Dan.

But what I didn't expect was that no one could guess what Sima Hong was thinking. The friendship in the past has turned into hatred now. How much life and death were shared at the beginning, but now there are the same swords and swords. For enemies, Sima Hong has always Don't hold back.

Hou Xiqiao once heard Sima Hong say a word, if the other party is an enemy, then he can do whatever he can, because he is also a human being, why can't he do what others can do?

Why must he be upright when others can use all kinds of shady means, even repaying grievances with virtue?

He just wants to prove a truth, that is, he can do what others can do, how low the lower limit of others is, and how low he can be, as long as he can get what he wants, then he will be considered exhausted. Heaven does not hesitate.

Public opinion has always been the weapon of the winner.

As expected, in just three days, the hidden guards trained by Sima Hong had already appeared in front of the cabin. Most of these people were former subordinates of Hou Xiqiao, but now they were fighting each other.

These hidden guards were carefully selected by Sima Hong from all over the country. They were all orphans without father and mother. After strict screening and training, they became almost emotionless killers.

In their eyes, as long as it is an order from Sima Hong, it should be carried out unconditionally, there is no distinction between right and wrong, and there is no so-called moral restraint. They treat the old, weak, sick and disabled equally in their eyes.

For the dark guard, life in the world can only be divided into goals and non-goals, they are equal, there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors, everyone can become a leader, if they have the ability.

Hou Xiqiao has always been the leader of the hidden guards, and many hidden guards have challenged him over the years, but unfortunately, no one can take this power away from Hou Xiqiao.

But it's different now, Sima Hong has fulfilled their wish for them, because the former leader of the dark guards is now the target of the dark guards, and there seems to be no precedent for people who are targeted by the dark guards to escape.

The dark guards gradually approached, swarming up in an instant, seemingly chaotic, but this was the tactic Hou Xiqiao taught them, just like a pack of wolves fighting a tiger. Even Hou Xiqiao couldn't resist this kind of fighting method for a long time.

Hou Xiqiao didn't have time to think, he drew his sword and rushed towards the hidden guards, forcing the few people at the front back.

The sword at Hou Xiqiao was forged by Sima Hong himself. The swordsmith once said that this sword is unparalleled in the world. In terms of the sharpness of the sword, there is no sword in the world that can compare with it.

Therefore, Hou Xiqiao's several slashes left irreparable scars on the blade of the hidden guard. Looking at the severely damaged sword in their hands, they retreated silently from the battlefield.

Because they know that if they move forward, it will not be the sword in their hands that will be injured, but themselves. The hidden guards will not be bound by emotions, but it does not mean that they are stupid people who do not understand the situation, and they will naturally preserve their strength when necessary .

After several battles, Hou Xiqiao had reached its limit, and the wheel battle of the hidden guards made it difficult for Hou Xiqiao to resist.

Seeing that Hou Xiqiao had lost the ability to fight, the commander of the dark guard took action personally, confiscated Hou Xiqiao's long sword, and then had Hou Xiqiao tied up, ready to be sent to the capital.

However, when the dark guards searched for Baitang's whereabouts near the hut, they found that this person had long since disappeared.

After searching several times, the hidden guards had no choice but to return. Only then did they realize that Hou Xiqiao's fight to the death was to buy time for Bai Tangzhi to escape.