The bright moon sits on the ground

Zhang Shuangbi called the three brothers and sisters of the Zhang family and An Picai to the study, and questioned them all day and night.

When Zhang Qi left, his eyes were sleepy, he was tired and exhausted, and he kept covering his lips and yawning. It was too late to let him go.

Bi Tao waited outside the door, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes,? Well-behaved and dignified,? Wearing light pink tulle,? In the cold wind, she looked thinner.

"King Zhen'e was the first to let go, and the person most likely to know everything, I don't know what he thinks."

Seeing Bi Tao raise her eyes, Zhang Qi deliberately paused for a moment, and asked, "Is that what you think?"

"I also hope that the young master will not force other people to have strange ideas." The maid's expression remained unchanged, and she answered fluently.

Zhang Qi glanced around calmly, the bamboo grove was deep and quiet, the guard hiding in the dark didn't keep looking at him, the young master who had no secrets, so, he hooked Bi Tao He hooked his fingers, motioning for her to come over.

Xuanwu suspected that he was making some crooked ideas again, and was vigilant, but he still walked over obediently.

Young Master Zhang stroked the crane fur with his slender and fair fingers, and untied the knots made of red rope. The light and warm crane fur fell loosely from his shoulders, and then he patted the dust that was barely there on it. , and handed it to the person in front of him.

The crane fur is white and soft, and the corners of the robe are stained with sporadic black, like deep black ink stains unintentionally smeared.

"Father probably won't let them go until midnight, you put it on first." Seeing that Xuanwu didn't intend to take it over, Zhang Qi raised his hand again, and the gracefully curved tail feathers swayed gently in mid-air. He let out an inexplicable laugh and said, "If you want me to put it on for you with my own hands, then you have to bend over. I have bad legs and feet, so I can't reach your shoulders."

"I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I am not as afraid of the cold as you are." Xuanwu politely refused, "The dew is cold and frosty, you will catch a cold if you go back like this."

"That's even better. I won't have to be questioned over and over again in the next few days."

Seeing Zhang Qi's indifferent appearance, Xuanwu hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't hold back, and explained: "Mr. Zhang is probably confused by my appearance and misunderstood. I am actually not a woman, so you don't have to Hush me like this."

Zhang Qi suddenly brought up another topic: "Do you want to know what is the 'five secrets of marriage' that my father said?"

Xuan Wu was really attracted by his words.

The whole family searched up and down for several days without finding any clues, and he was ashamed to return to Fang Qisheng.

No matter which clue it is, which party is involved, it will be a dead end in the end.

Those who knew the truth had either passed away, or disappeared mysteriously, or lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests without being found.

If Zhang Shuangbi hadn't said it himself, and Nie Hufa had indeed heard of it, he would have thought it was just a cover.

Zhang Qi noticed a change in Bi Tao's eyes, and was not surprised at all. He lightly pressed her shoulders with his fingers, lowered her body, and while covering her body with the crane fur in his hand, he said, "If you haven't found out Any clues are also a normal thing. After all, who would have imagined that two people from the Devil's Cult, two people from the Righteous Way, and one from the imperial court would go together?"

The Devil's Cult, the Righteous Way, and the imperial court.

Xuanwu's pupils contracted unconsciously. Even though the warm and soft crane fur covered his body like this, he didn't pay much attention to it. At that moment, the thought flashed through his mind at an extremely fast speed, but he still It was accurately captured by Xuanwu.

He opened his mouth, and couldn't help wanting to confirm it, but felt that Zhang Qiyan had reached this point, and maybe he wouldn't answer anymore.

Moreover, he still didn't understand the purpose of Zhang Qi's intentional or unintentional overtures.

The most important point is, how did Zhang Qi know something that even Zhang Concubine didn't know?

Zhang Qi interrupted Xuanwu's train of thought in a timely manner, tilted his head, his drooping eyelashes concealed the dark emotions in his eyes, and asked purely and innocently: "To be honest...can you really think about me?" ?”

"Not consider."

"Fang Qisheng is so worthy of your allegiance?"

Xuanwu felt that Zhang Qi's question was a bit ridiculous.

He said: "I think you have misunderstood. The fact that 'the leader of the Demon Cult is Fang Qisheng' does not mean anything to me. All my respect and humility, recklessness, and bloodshed are just because 'Fang Qisheng is the leader of the Demon Cult'." ’, that’s all.”

Zhang Qi asked: "If the new leader ordered you to assassinate Fang Qisheng after usurping the throne, would you follow his orders?"

Xuanwu did not directly answer this question, but said: "Xuanwumen has always been a double-edged sword, and the leaders of all dynasties know it very well."

The Devil's Cult is like this, there are many corpses under the seat, and the people on the seat are suspicious, walking on thin ice.

Moreover, the situation that Zhang Qi mentioned is actually impossible to happen. The new leader will worry that the Xuanwumen will secretly let the former leader go because of selfishness, so they will not do this. Under normal circumstances, they will only do it in front of everyone. Show off to the public directly.

In this way, even if you have clearly told Xuanwumen that your master has changed.

Fang Qisheng and Chang Jinyu were really an accident within an accident. This kind of situation had never happened before.

Zhang Qi clapped his palms and smiled lightly: "It seems that Zhengdao's calling Xuanwumen 'the most loyal dog of the leader of the Demon Cult' is not quite appropriate."

"Naturally it's not appropriate." Xuanwu squinted his eyes and noticed that Zhang Qi was coughing slightly. He lifted his hand and took off the crane fur again, put it on his body again, tied it tightly, tied a knot, and said , "A dog will bite its owner when it is in a hurry, but I won't."

Zhang Qi sighed, he didn't argue with him anymore, he didn't know what he was thinking, and said: "You told me so much, if I really covet the position of the leader of the Demon Sect, wouldn't your actions be... ..."

His words stopped at this point, and the cold touch on his neck was colder than the rain and fog in the middle of the night.

"Young master lives in Zhen'e, and the temple is far away from the rivers and lakes, so you may not know it well. This is not a big secret in the Demon Cult." Xuanwu raised his wrist slightly, and the slender blade slipped back from his cuff, and then, He warned in a flat tone, "If you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, the Xuanwu Sect will kill the weeds and roots before you take any action."

"That's really a pity." Feeling sleepy, Zhang Qi squinted his eyes and yawned. The cold wind in the middle of the night didn't seem to wake him up, so he simply leaned half of his body on the wheelchair, Looking at the misty sky, he suddenly picked up the topic that he hadn't finished talking about before, "You are so smart, you should guess who the 'Five Jue Lian Bi' are?"

They stayed in the cold wind for too long, and the guards not far away became suspicious and turned their eyes over.

Most of them were looking at him, and those who looked at Zhang Qi should be thinking whether to send this frail young master back.

So, in order not to arouse suspicion, Xuanwu had no choice but to hold the armrest of the wheelchair, turned around, and pushed Zhang Qi towards the chess pavilion—as for whether Zhang Qi was willing or not, this was not something he could decide.

Xuanwu slowed down his pace as much as possible, lowered his head, and intentionally let his long hair slide from behind his ears to his cheeks, covering his lips.

"The Demon Sect is the pair of brothers An Picai and Chang Jinyu; the Righteous Way is the pair of brothers Chang Deng and Wen Yunshui that Guardian Nie said; and the people who symbolize the imperial court are those who can fight with the royal family. Zhang Shuangbi who knows everything is the only one who is related to the state."

Zhang Qi propped his forehead, very obedient, let Xuanwu push him back, and said: "You may not be able to imagine what my father looked like when he was young. Judging from Uncle An's description, he is very similar to Ruirui. He didn't want to get involved in the muddy waters of the imperial court, so he only stole a gun, and on a dark and stormy night, he fled over the wall and entered the rivers and lakes excitedly."

He yawned again, because he was extremely sleepy, "I ran into four other people on the way, and walked through the rivers and lakes together. Not long after, my father was arrested by the then King Zhen'e, that is, my grandfather. Come back. I don’t know the inside story, but I only heard that although he was reluctant when he came back, he never said he was going to leave again. You don’t need me to say more about what happened after that.”

As the next King of Zhen'e, Zhang Shuangbi's father will definitely try his best to suppress the news that he is related to the filthy Demon Cult. Xuanwu secretly speculates that the reason they can't find any clues should be due to this.

Also, it makes sense why Zhang Shuangbi has always admired bold and reckless knights.

"Because of their special identities, they didn't use their real names at the time." Zhang Qi said, "Zhenqing'e, Chishuanghuo, Baiwenshui, Duwushan, Zhicanghuang, based on the five colors of Taoism, with slight changes, it is It's 'five tricks united'."

"I don't need to say, you should be able to hear it. My father took the 'green', plus the homonym of the word Zhen'e; Changdeng took the 'red', each from the two knives containing frost and drinking fire. Wen Yunshui took the word "white" and the word "Wenshui" in his name; as for Changjiaozhu who chose "black" and Anmenzhu who chose "yellow", I heard that they took When I was named, the flat boat I was riding happened to pass through Wushan Mountain, and as far as I could see, the mountain was empty, dynamic and changeable, pale and yellow, so I just said it casually and took these two names."

"Later, the boat collapsed and the five colors were chaotic. The five of them parted ways. My father returned to Zhen'e and took over the post of commander of the Zhen'e army. An Picai and Chang Jinyu joined the Qinglongmen of the Demon Cult successively, and Chang Deng and Wen Yunshui entered the right way. , live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and don’t care about worldly affairs.”

Zhang Qi frowned slightly, the late night mist rushed into his nasal cavity, and the cold air entered his throat, forcing him to cough heavily.

Xuanwu touched his finger, it was very cold, like a piece of ice that can only be melted with heat.

Fortunately, when he looked up, he could see the raised eaves of the chess pavilion, not too far away, Xuanwu remembered that there was a stove and bedding inside.

It was very strange, he thought to himself, why had he never seen Zhang Qi's personal maid?

But there was no need for Xuanwu to ask specifically, he quickly turned his attention back to the matter of "Five Secrets of the Union".

"Actually, it's just old things, and my father just couldn't get over that hurdle in his heart." Zhang Qi shook his head lightly, moved his hands away, folded them on his knees, and continued, "When I was young, I heard My grandfather mentioned that my father said in the past that as long as you drink and have fun with the other four friends, you will be happy with your friends and enemies, and you will be happy in the rivers and lakes, even if you never go back to Zhen'e, it doesn't matter."

"He didn't want to vent his anger on Nie Qiu, nor did he want to vent his anger on Chang Deng."

Zhang Shuangbi just felt that he was too naive and stupid when he said such bold words.

Supporting him up the steps of the chess pavilion, holding the stove in his arms and covering him with the quilt, Zhang Qi finally had a trace of blood on his face, as if his bones had been roasted, he fell apart and leaned on the soft pillow , without the slightest airs of the young master.

After a while, he seemed to gradually come back to his senses, and said slowly with a tired voice, "But..."

Xuanwu was about to light the incense in the room, when he heard Zhang Qi speak, he turned to look at him.

"However, if you want to ask me if I think it's a pity, I will only give you a negative answer." Zhang Qi said, his eyelids finally couldn't be opened, and he fell heavily, the second half of the sentence was almost no different from raving, "After all, if my father had chosen not to go back to Zhen'e, there would be no such thing as my three brothers and sisters in the Zhang family. You say..."

After the "you said", there was no sound.

What he wants to say may be "Do you think so?" or "Tell me, do you think it's a pity?"

Xuanwu closed the lid of the incense burner, folded his hands on his chest, and watched quietly for a while, confirming that Zhang Qi was really asleep, breathing slowly and shallowly, and then brought another quilt from the side and covered him , will be tucked in by the corners.

What Zhang Qi said was not a lie, he thought, but it was just the tip of the iceberg.

If it was as simple as "parting ways", why would An Pi hide Fang Qisheng and Nie Qiu.

Fang Qisheng's order was that he would listen to it completely, without any false truth, instead of unnecessary prevarication.

Night has fallen, and everything has returned to tranquility, but for Xuanwumen, everything is just about to begin.

Xuanwu blew out the candle lamp on the table, turned and left the chess pavilion.

He blended silently into the night like so many times before.