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"Suying Sword?" Eunuch Kou stroked the long and narrow scabbard with his hand, as gently as stroking a lover's hand, "It's been 15 years, I never thought I'd see this sword again."

Zhu Yongning said: "I heard that Master once fought against Xuanyuan Mountain Lord?"

Kou Gonggong said: "Back then when I fought against him in Wu Gorge, I was defeated in that battle, and I was defeated by this sword. Now the boy who wields this sword is called Yan Linsu?"

Zhu Yongning replied: "Not bad."

Eunuch Kou looked him up and down, "He taught you the skill of thousand days drunk?"

Zhu Yongning's eyes moved slightly, and said: "I have indeed obtained the skill of thousand days drunk."

"Let me take your pulse."

How important is the veins of martial arts, Zhu Yongning stretched out his hand, Kou Gonggong reached out and touched his veins, and said: "The martial arts mentality of my school is called Rongyang, and it follows the yin and cold veins. If you practice for a long time Now, there is always something wrong, if you can get the thousand-day drunkenness of Xuanyuan Mountain, it will be a great achievement in time. Since Yongning has this opportunity, I am happy for you as a teacher."

Zhu Yongning said with a smile: "If the master needs the apprentice to silently say the formula that Yan Linsu passed on to me."

Eunuch Kou smiled, "Yongning is indeed a good boy."

Zhu Yongning sneered, people had to bow their heads under the eaves, so what if he didn't take the initiative to bring it up, even his fate was in the hands of others.

Eunuch Kou couldn't see any flaws on his face, he let go of his hands and shook his head and said, "No need, I've purified myself, so I can naturally avoid this yin and yang disharmony. I heard that you injured Yin Yang?"

Zhu Yongning showed grief and indignation on his face, "He deceives people too much."

Eunuch Kou squinted his eyes, "Since that is the case, you won the battle for the master of the palace this time, and the ninth palace out of the ten palaces will belong to you as equal king. But as for Yin Yang, he used to be a policeman and is familiar with Beijing. There is no one capable of me, and I will take him back to the palace."

Zhu Yongning said: "Master, this Yin Yang probably hates his apprentice very much."

Eunuch Kou smiled lightly and said, "There is a teacher here, so naturally he is not allowed to avenge his private affairs."

Zhu Yongning secretly sighed, he was afraid that he would add a strong enemy from now on, but he and Yin Yang hadn't confronted each other for a day or two, even without this encounter, Yin Yang would not be easy when he won the position of Palace Master.

He knew in his heart that he had obtained the mental method of thousand days of drunkenness, but this mental method was beyond the reach of the eunuch, which aroused the fear of this person.Eunuch Kou brought Yin Yang back to the palace, he was afraid that if he wanted to pass on his martial arts that only eunuchs could practice well, he would be regarded as a strong enemy for Zhu Yongning in the future.

His belly was open, and he didn't say any more.

Eunuch Kou asked, "Where is Yan Linsu now?"

Zhu Yongning said: "I don't want to offend Xuanyuan Shan too much, so I let him go before I come here. Master is looking for him?"

"The emperor issued an imperial decree to him, and I'm here to proclaim the decree." Eunuch Kou pointed to the table, and Zhu Yongning saw that the scroll of yellow silk was sealed with wax paint, which was a secret decree that could only be opened in person.

Zhu Yongning asked strangely: "Yan Linsu is a man from the mountains, why did the emperor issue an edict to him?"

"The emperor has been stupid for nearly ten years. In the past six months, he has used a scholar who doesn't know where he came from to call him Zhao Fu. He wants to be the master of ZTE. However, your father and Zhao Fu have a good relationship with each other and help to make suggestions. The last one Yue Zhao Fu made a statement, proposing ten strategies for ZTE, one of which is that officials' fraud is on the rise, and the Inspectorate must be rebuilt."

Zhu Yongning said: "Back then, Yuan Qingnian, the chief assistant of the Great Inspectorate, colluded with the enemy, and the head of the Inspectorate said that Xiuyu was in the same rank as him, and ordered to kill him together. This Inspectorate has also been abandoned for many years. Wait, this is Xiuyu?"

"That's right, Yan Linsu is the son of Yan Xiuyu, the Lord of Xuanyuan Mountain and Yan Xiuyu Mo Ni have acquaintance, when they came, they were too late to save people with the sword."

"Reopen the Inspector's Office. At this moment, Xuanyuan Mountain sent Yan Linsu out of the mountain, and the emperor issued an order to him. Could it be that he wants to retry the case of the past and order Yan Linsu to be the head of the Inspector's Office?"

Kou Gonggong said: "The imperial decree of the emperor is indeed to order Linsu to be in charge of the Inspectorate, but it also states in the imperial decree that the old case of Yuan Qingnian should not be revisited. It is also interesting to say that Linsu is the head of the Inspectorate. It is your father. Highly recommended."

Zhu Yongning smiled wryly, "It turns out that he was willing to help me because of this."

Yan Linsu helped him several times, he used to think that the man looked differently, but now it was just because he was the son of King Cheng.

"what?"

Zhu Yongning said: "Xuanyuan Mountain lives away from the world, and Yan Linsu came here to bear the vengeance of his father. How can it be that the emperor did not allow the investigation?"

Kou Gonggong said: "That's right, so I came here specially to deliver this decree just for this good show. The water in the palace is very deep, if Yan Linsu really started to investigate the case and uncovered all the things of the year, Zhao Fu, I'm afraid Chengwang will be very troublesome, we might as well help this Yan family boy and boil the pot of water on the fire."

After several autumn rains, the leaves of the trees had already fallen with the rain, and when Yan Linsu arrived outside the capital city of Daning, the locust tree had bare branches piercing the blue sky.

"Excuse me, excuse me." Riding a skinny horse, Yan Linsu saw a pork dealer carrying a load of freshly washed and stripped pigs towards the city gate.

There was a puddle in front of the city gate, and the puddle was paved with wooden boards for people to pass through.

Yan Lin Su Lema took a step back, seeing that the pork dealer's feet were not disturbed, and he just stepped across the wooden board with his load.

There was a smile in Yan Linsu's eyes, the land of the capital is indeed a hidden dragon and crouching tiger.

一辆马车在他身后停了下来，车帘起处，露出朱永宁那张脸，小王爷在车内招了招手。 "Brother Yan, take a step to speak."

Yan Linsu pondered for a moment, then rode his horse and approached the car.Zhu Yongning smiled when he saw that he didn't get in the car, so he said through the curtain of the car: "Listen to my little girl, brother Yan left the county government that day, so he said goodbye to her. Brother Yan walked fast, this journey I never even caught up, but fortunately I did meet here. Brother Yan, you know, the emperor has issued an edict to you."

Yan Linsu naturally knew the purpose of this trip before going down the mountain, but according to Master Xuanyuan's estimate, the emperor's decision was not easy to make, and he had to waste a lot of nonsense, but he didn't expect the imperial decree to be made so quickly.

Hearing Zhu Yongning talk about it now, he was surprised, "So fast?"

Zhu Yongning said with a smile: "Eunuch Kou from the palace is in charge of delivering the decree. He ran to Jiangzhou, but he was in vain. He came back with the king again."

Yan Linsu saw a well-maintained face where the curtains of the car were raised, revealing a face with slightly snowy temples.

Eunuch Kou cupped his hands to Yan Linsu and said, "The miscellaneous family has met Lord Yan, but I don't know where Lord Yan wants to receive the order? How about going to Prince Cheng's mansion?"

Yan Linsu said, "No, can you bother my father-in-law to move to the Procuratorate on Qingyun Street."

Eunuch Kou showed a look of embarrassment, "The inspector's office has been abandoned for a long time."

Yan Linsu smiled and said, "The Procuratorate was closed because of the imperial decree, but now it is reopened according to the imperial decree, so naturally the order to thank you should also be there, what do you think, little lord?"

Zhu Yongning said: "Brother Yan said exactly what he said."

Yan Linsu looked at him, and his gaze couldn't be avoided.

Zhu Yongning felt that the look of arrogance in this man's eyes seemed to be quite tasteful, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Qingyun Street is not far from the Confucian Temple, and Zhu Yongning's car stopped in front of the stone tablet that says "Civilian officials get off their sedan chairs, military officials get off their horses".

He picked up the curtain and got out of the car.

Yan Linsu also dismounted, and the two stood side by side under the arch.

Today's young prince is wearing a fine black robe, with a white jade pendant on his waist, a golden folding fan in his hand, and a charming smile in his eyes.

Yan Linsu looked at the words on the arch and said, "Qingyun Street."

The waterside of the character Qing was originally decorated by three auspicious clouds, but the auspicious clouds have been worn away, and it is hard to tell whether they are blue or clear.

Zhu Yongning said with a smile: "Brother Yan was only three years old when he left this place. I'm afraid I don't remember it. The street before the Confucius Temple was originally Qingyun Street. In the spring, the craftsmen rebuilt the archway, and for some reason, their subordinates did not know how to do it, and destroyed the three auspicious clouds, and they became the word Qingyun, so they called it that." He turned his eyes and saw Yan Linsu's eyes fell on the auspicious cloud On top of it, he seemed to be thinking, and continued: "Qingyun, Qingyun, it can be seen that there is a fair heart in this world. Brother Yan, please, the Inspectorate is here."

Zhu Yongning led the way first, and Eunuch Kou had a friendly smile on his face, like an ordinary eunuch in charge.

There was still a seal on the gate of the Procuratorate, Zhu Yongning raised his hand to remove it, pushed the door open, and waved the dust off his face.

Yan Linsu saw that the number had entered the eaves, was in disrepair for a long time, and the blue tiles were scattered. A wild cat was looking at them like a dream come true.

"Buildings... grass and trees..." Zhu Yongning saw that most of the couplets on the threshold of the hall were missing, "This is He Lian, brother Yan, do you still have an impression?"

Yan Linsu said: "The buildings are full of sea air, and the vegetation is full of heavenly fragrance."

"It turned out to be Li Taibai's poem, and the next sentence is about meeting Qingyun scholar suddenly and undressing Danxia's clothes together. I think the inspector's office was full of guests back then, ah, now in the hands of brother Yan, it is natural that the same situation as before can be reproduced."

Yan Linsu said calmly: "According to the auspicious words of the prince, can Eunuch Kou issue an order?"

Eunuch Kou nodded and said, "Yan Linsu accepts the order."

Yan Linsu lifted his robe and knelt down, "The minister is here."

Zhu Yongning yawned when he heard the emperor's edict, and saw a ray of spring sun shining on Yan Linsu's back. His tall and straight back was as proud as a bamboo, and he recalled that night when this man lay under him relentlessly. Wish, a little distracted.

He acted too hastily that night, with Zhu Yongning's flirtatious skills, how could he cook the crane and burn the qin like this?

But that's what he did.

Only Zhu Yongning knew that it wasn't because of some hellish mentality, but because he was unwilling to give up after seeing the light-colored figure of this man in the wind and rain.

What a headache, it seems that I really rushed.

Zhu Yongning thought about all the tricks he used to coax women in the past, pretending to be crazy, playing poems, and a word-wrapping formula.

"My lord, Eunuch Kou, the two of you are tired from the journey, Yan will go to visit you at the mansion another day." Yan Linsu had already received the order and stood up, which was the order to chase away the guests.

Eunuch Kou sent Yan Linsu out, and when he got to the car, he suddenly said, "By the way, Mr. Yan saw my memory. It was left behind by Mr. Yan that day. The little prince has always told me to return it when I saw Mr. Yan." With you, I almost forgot."

Yan Linsu saw Eunuch Kou slowly take out a blue sword from the cloth bag on the carriage.

Zhu Yongning saw that it was Yan Linsu's Suying Sword, Eunuch Kou took the sword and put it away by himself, but now he returned it to Yan Linsu, he wanted to repair it with this man.

Zhu Yongning touched his nose, he can return the sword after taking it, but other...

He looked up and saw Yan Linsu was looking at him, he had a feeling that this person could see through his mind.

Until the carriage left Qingyun Street, Zhu Yongning was still thinking that he had raped this man, and forced him to fall into lust again...is it even?

He restrained this person's martial arts, and gave him an antidote, so this incident is barely evened... I guess.

This thought had just popped up, but Zhu Yongning had a thought in his heart. He thought that this person liked him a little bit. He thought that he was willing in the first place, but in the end it was just because he was the son of King Cheng.

Zhu Yongning is an unfavorable concubine, the status of being the son of a king is an honor to others, but to him it is hard to say.

Even Yan Linsu approached him because he was the son of King Cheng.

He still remembered that day in the deserted temple when he was so sick that he was dizzy, other things could be counted, only that one illness was beyond his control.

Greedy for the warmth that person gave him, and still remember those hands wiping his forehead.

It turned out that it was only his identity that made that person look at him differently.

Yan Linsu, Zhu Yongning whispered this name in his heart, never dying, I'm waiting.

Yan Linsu saw the two of them off, watched the car disappear from view, and walked slowly back towards the Inspector's Office.

"Brother Yan was only three years old when he left here, I'm afraid I don't remember."

Don't remember?

The moonlight shone on the blue long street, three-year-old Yan Linsu was sitting on the stone steps, hugging his knees.

He heard the sound of carriages. This street was usually noisy with carriages and horses, but it was much quieter these days.

The carriage passed by him, and he heard someone in the carriage say, "Huh? Stop."

The carriage stopped, and a person got out of the car, Yan Linsu lost interest after taking a look at it, a little kid, not as tall as him.

The little kid ran up to him, climbed up the stairs, and stood in front of him, "Who are you, why are you sitting here alone?"

The Procuratorate committed a crime, and his father was imprisoned. In the past few days, no one at home took care of him, and no one from his usual friends paid any attention to him. Even the carriages and horses on this Qingyun Street took a detour.

But this child seemed to appear out of nowhere, and he looked like a snowball, wrapped in a fluffy cloak, only showing a small face.The cold wind blew, the child sneezed, and even his eyes were red, like a little rabbit.

The little boy rubbed his nose and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Yan Linsu gave him a disgusted look, and said, "Moon."

The coachman in the car called out, "Master."

The little kid responded, "Wait until you go back, I want to watch the moon here."

Yan Linsu frowned, "What moon are you looking at?"

The little boy giggled, "The moon is in the sky, and it doesn't belong to your family. If you look at it, you won't lose a piece."

The little boy sat down beside him, half of his long fox-fur cape was covered on his knees.

Although Yan Linsu was only three years old, he was not overbearing and unreasonable, not to mention that the wind in this early spring night was too cold, it would not be bad to have a kid like a bunny to warm his hands.

"Heaven, it's dawn." The little boy raised his head from Lin Su's shoulders.

Yan Linsu responded, "Yes."

It was agreed to watch the moon with him, but the little boy fell asleep on his shoulder.The little kid stood up and said, "I'm going back."

Yan Linsu looked at him strangely, "Why do you want to watch the moon with me?"

"Because you're good-looking." The little kid looked at him with sparkling eyes like black jewels, "Besides, I don't like to see you frowning."

The child handed him a piece of white jade in his hand, "My name is Zhu Yongning, and this is for you."

The following memories were chaotic like a revolving lantern. Yan Linsu remembered that his father was beheaded on the second day, blood was splashed on the white silk on the ten-mile long street, and then he and his sister went to Xuanyuan Mountain together, and then they learned martial arts. running water.

The white jade carved into wishful shapes is hanging on the Suying sword at this moment, as white as the moonlight on the long steps of the night bluestone.

Zhu Yongning couldn't recognize the ordinary jade and the ordinary pattern.

A child over one year old knows what good-looking is. He is just another peach blossom arrow shot by the little prince at will.

During this reunion, he had paid attention to the child from back then. Although he had been suspicious since he suddenly fell into the hands of bandits, he was never on guard.

Even though the rivers and lakes were dangerous, they never guarded against him.

I didn't want to be so wrong and humiliated by that person.

Yan Linsu walked into the door of the Procuratorate, took off the jade pendant from Su Ying's scabbard, and threw it on the case.

The setting sun paved the courtyard, and an old tree dropped its leaves all over the ground.

In late autumn, the emperor held a pot of tea and sat in the imperial garden full of chrysanthemums.

King Cheng hurried in and saluted, "I have seen Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded, "Sit down and drink tea."

Cheng Wang said: "Your Majesty, as a minister..."

The emperor said: "The Yan family's child is here?"

"The minister is about to tell His Majesty, who will be arranged to go to the Inspectorate, and when will Yan Linsu be interviewed?"

The emperor said: "Seventh brother drinking tea, that, why, I want to see Yan Linsu?"

Cheng Wang said: "Since Your Majesty wants the Inspectorate to entangle the officials, it is natural to give him some trust."

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Seventh brother forgot, the reopening of the Inspectorate was the idea of ​​the first assistant Zhao Fu, you can ask him to see it, the head of the Inspectorate doesn't need me to meet in person."

King Cheng sighed, "Your Majesty, since the Ten Strategies of Zhongxing have been adopted, then..."

A sneer appeared on the emperor's lips, "What? Is King Cheng teaching me a lesson?"

King Cheng bowed his head and said, "My brother dare not."

King Cheng left the imperial garden and went to the chief assistant Zhao Fu.In the first dynasty of Daning, there were originally inner and outer court chiefs and assistants, and the outer court was in charge of six departments. The inner court assisted in reviewing and reviewing memorials and seals.

Since Yuan Qingnian, the chief assistant of the inner court, was punished for collaborating with the enemy 15 years ago, the emperor has held the power of the inner court in his hands.

Even the outer court was often suspected by the emperor, who was often summoned back as soon as the decree reached the outer court.

Changing orders from day to day, capricious.

The outer court was emptied, and the weight of the words was not even as good as the six parts.

The several ministers of the foreign court were all disheartened, and they either spread out and played boats, or pretended to be deaf and dumb, and waited to die.

Until Zhao Fu became the Chief Assistant of the Outer Court.

As soon as King Cheng entered the meeting hall of the outer court, he saw Zhao Fu sitting behind the case in a green shirt, holding a memorial in his hand.

Zhao Fu was thin, and his blue collar set off his snow-white neck. King Cheng thought of the cranes in the garden, and he remembered Zhao Fu wearing an official uniform and standing in the hall when he first entered the cabinet, and he was not so thin.

Zhao Fu saw him, put down the memorial in his hand, and said: "His Royal Highness Cheng Wang is coming down, please sit down, King Cheng, I will not get up to greet him."

King Cheng sat down on the chair, saw a small blue quilt covering Zhao Fu's knees, and asked, "Master Zhao is not feeling well?"

Zhao Fu said: "Old man is sick, it doesn't matter, King Cheng is looking for me?"

Over the years, King Cheng and Zhao Fu have talked about things, and this is the neat style of cooperation.

Cheng Wang said: "Master Zhao should rest more, I just went to see His Majesty, he refused to see Yan Linsu, let me come to find you."

Zhao Fu smiled gently, but his eyes were sharp, "Has he repented?"

King Cheng sighed, with a sad look on his face. "I heard that Yan Linsu, the son of Yanxiu Yu, returned to Beijing yesterday and received the order. Now that the Inspectorate is reopened, His Majesty has this attitude. At this time, there is no one in the Inspectorate except the head of the Inspectorate. Once this case is opened, The ten policies of Zhongxing are all jokes. Hey, where are you going?"

Zhao Fu lifted the quilt from his body, "I will go to the palace to face the saint."

Seeing that even his lips were pale, King Cheng gave him a hand and sighed, "What's the use of seeing him?"

Zhao Fu said: "What Yuan Qingnian can do, I, Zhao Fu, may not be unable to do."

"What do you know, when Yuan Qingnian..." Cheng Wang was halfway through speaking, and was startled to find himself speechless.

It's no secret that the emperor loves the south wind, and Zhao Fu's appearance is somewhat similar to that of Yuan Qingnian, especially when he smiles.During the court, the emperor looked at Mr. Zhao distracted several times, and there were already discussions in the court. Some officials did not say anything to the face, but they had a bit of contempt for Mr. Shoufu behind their backs, and they nicknamed it sweeping the couch head in private. auxiliary.

"I know." Zhao Fu coughed a few times with a light smile on his face, "Yuan Qingnian is not an eunuch, but he can stay in the palace forever. According to legend in the palace, he is willing to do what the queen does."

King Cheng showed disapproval on his face, "Master Zhao, even when Yuan Qingnian was at the height of his power, he did not stop criticizing his courtiers for sex. Master Zhao should cherish his feathers. Besides, being with a king is like being with a tiger, Yuan Qingnian is still The emperor's companion when he was the prince did not end well after all, so he gave his majesty a glass of poisoned wine to kill him."

Zhao Fu was still smiling. This thin man was only dressed in a plain green shirt, and even his hair was tied up by a hairpin, so that it was not messy. His upturned eyes were full of integrity, "My lord You know, when I went to Beijing to take the exam, Yuan Qingnian was the chief examiner of that class, and I was also his student. I once discussed wine and poetry with my mentor, and when I was young and frivolous, I said that sentence-to Jun Yaoshun, why is this difficult. Now that the world has come a long way, Zhao Fu realizes that there are thousands of difficulties in the world."

King Cheng was about to say something, Zhao Fu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I just entered the palace to discuss my interests with His Majesty. Even if Your Majesty doesn't care about anything else, you should consider your own country."

King Cheng watched as the first assistant changed his official uniform, got into the sedan chair, and headed towards the palace.He knew that once his colleague made a decision, it would be difficult to change his mind.Seeing that it was still early in the sky, he walked into Qingzheng Street without calling for a car.

Before he reached the gate of the Inspectorate, he saw a young man in white standing by the side of the road, with a long and elegant sword on his waist.

King Cheng and Lord Xuanyuan Mountain are old acquaintances, seeing that the sword looks familiar, could it be the Suying Sword, then this person could be Yan Linsu, he is handsome and heroic, and he felt a little happy in his heart.

Yan Linsu stood in front of a pork stall, watching people chop pork.

The man rolled up his gray sleeves to his elbows, and swung his strong waist and hips. During his movements, the sharp blade slashed under the skin, without much blood staining, he had already cut through the bones, separating the red, white, fat and thin.

Cheng Wang looked at it for a while, and he also noticed something. The pork dealer's movements were not fast, but his hands were neat and crisp, which made him feel as if he was watching the violinist playing the piano and strings.Zan said: "Good waist, hey, little brother, I want these two loins."

The pork seller agreed, quickly cut off two loins from the pig with a knife, wrapped them in oiled paper, tied them with rope, and handed them to King Cheng, saying, "Thirty copper coins."

King Cheng counted out thirty copper coins from the cloth bag at his waist and put them in his hands. After paying the bill, seeing Yan Linsu had already gone back, he hurriedly picked up the pork and followed. "Hello, little brother."

Seeing that he was walking in the direction of the Procuratorate, King Cheng became more determined, and asked with a smile, "Hey, it's Yan Linsu who dares to ask this little brother's name?"

Yan Linsu stopped at the door of the Inspector's Office and looked back at him, "Do you know me?"

Regardless of whether people knew him or not, King Cheng had already called him first, "Nephew Yanxian, can you invite me in for a cup of tea?"

Yan Linsu extended his hand and said, "Please."

Yan Linsu had already asked someone to clean the Inspector's Office, and had the broken tiles repaired, and the old pair of sills was taken down and re-made, but it was empty.

King Cheng walked around the house, and was somewhat satisfied, "Nephew Yanxian, do you know who I am?"

Yan Linsu replied, "Cheng Wang."

King Cheng listened to what he said, the pass was not sold, but he couldn't hold back his face, "Is this king so easy to recognize?"

"Although the prince has never worn a Panlong robe, the five-dragon jade pendant on his waist is not something ordinary people can use."

What's more, Yan Linsu has already met Zhu Yongning, the eyebrows of the two are still somewhat similar.

Cheng Wang laughed, and was even more satisfied with this young man, Yan Linsu was smart, polite, and handsome, remembering that none of his children could make people feel at ease, it was a bit embarrassing.

Yan Linsu poured tea for him and sat down opposite him.

Cheng Wang said: "Nephew Yan Xian, do you have something to ask the king?"

Yan Linsu looked at him strangely and said, "What should I ask?"

"Nephew Yan Xian, shouldn't you be wondering why this king proposed to reopen the Inspectorate, and why did your brother-in-law agree to let you go down the mountain after not asking about the world?"

Yan Linsu said: "Although the owner of the mountain doesn't care about world affairs, Yu Xiazi's lineage has never been unfeeling, and the prince is worried about the country, so it is not surprising that he would propose to reopen the inspector's office."

Cheng Wang's heart was scratching like a cat's claws, and Linsu didn't bite the strings at all, which made him fail to succeed in today's test again and again.Shaking his head, he said somewhat dejectedly: "That was a bet between my king, your father, and Xuanyuan Mountain Lord."