Before thinking about the strange behavior of the fat aunt, Xie Xuanzhuo felt a familiar burning pain three inches above his heart.The pain was fierce, as if a cluster of sparks surrounded her heart, burning it continuously.

If Xie Xuanzhuo took off his clothes now, he would clearly see the two-color lotus flower in his heart that looked like a birthmark, shining faintly like a burning meteor.This birthmark has been there since she was born, and it always hurts for more than ten days in a month, and countless doctors can't find out what's going on.

Only a prairie doctor who happened to pass by guessed that it was a mark carved by herself for the purpose of reminding.

Thinking of this, Xie Xuanzhuo couldn't help but sneer, "The purpose is to remind", but she didn't know what to remind, so it was just a joke.

However, this time the pain was much more severe than usual. She pressed her heart firmly, took a few deep breaths, tried to ignore the pain, and started to recall every day before falling asleep.

At the same time, in Shangxie Kingdom, Fenghuai City, the capital of the king, in the Huangji Hall of the imperial palace, green smoke was lingering from the smoker.

Zhao Wuchen, who is now the Grand Sima and concurrently the Taiwei, is in charge of the military affairs of the ten central states, and Chen Ziyu, the Dianke who is in charge of diplomatic affairs, is also a general. diplomatic matters.

Said it was a play, but it is a little flattering to the little emperor who has just turned 13 years old.He was a puppet carried by Zhao Wuchen from the Xie clan after he killed the late emperor Xie Jiyang and all his descendants.

"Da Sima, the savages on the grassland are starting to move again. They demanded that this year's tribute is too low, and asked to send a hostage to show our sincerity to them."

"There are so many people in the Xie family, so just send one over there." Zhao Wuchen kept fiddling with the golden nanmu box in his hand, obviously absent-minded. "It just so happens that the Xie family can also contribute to the government."

He has a refined and gentle appearance, only his eyes are a bit dark and prey. Although the power is in the hands of the government, the government is still not going well.

"The majesty of the Yiyang Department said that what they want are princes and daughters of noble blood, not rotten fish and shrimp." Chen Ziyu said worriedly:

"Now my Shangxie treasury is short. Although the army is strong, it's nothing more than a show. What's more, those civil organizations have come alive again, and the organization named 'Ming Luo' among them..."

"I know that Ming Luo is full of low-level assassins, so there is nothing wrong with it." Zhao Wuchen glanced at the drowsy little emperor, and smiled contemptuously, "I remember that Xie Jiyang and his brothers still left behind some evil seeds. Scattered outside, just pick one that is more pleasing to the eye."

"It's more pleasing to the eye," Chen Ziyu glanced at Zhao Wuchen's face, and immediately understood.Da Sima is trying to drive out all the orthodox members of the Xie royal family.

In the past, there was no better reason to kill those hidden dangers.This time, the prairie barbarian's request fell right into the arms of Da Sima.

I'm afraid, Da Sima can't bear it for long, the Xie royal family originally existed in name only.Looks like he's about to lose his name.Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling sad, but he didn't dare to show it.

"Let's go," Zhao Wuchen lazily bowed his hands to the person on the throne, "I still have something to do today."

Chen Ziyu watched Zhao Wuchen hurriedly summoned a car and went to Fengming Palace.That is the bedroom of the Empress Dowager today.

He frowned, and secretly made a decision that Shang Xie would never allow such rebellious officials and thieves to control the government.

In the early morning a few days later, Xie Xuanzhuo woke up from the cold.She opened her eyes instantly and saw a drizzle falling from the sky.Her straw hut was already wet and even covered with white frost.

It seems that the rain will not stop for a while, Qingyu Town is close to the grassland of Beihuang.In autumn, once it rains, it will be heavy rain for several days, and the temperature will get lower and lower.

In order not to get sick, Xie Xuanzhuo raised his large sleeve robe to cover his head, and ran to the eaves of the wooden house to hide from the rain.

She was still wearing the clothes that the girl had changed for her. After these few days, the jet-black clothes had almost turned into brown rags.Xie Xuanzhuo stared blankly at the sleeves embroidered with golden water patterns, and the place soaked by rain reflected light slightly.

With a bang, the door of the wooden house opened, and the fat woman poked her head out and said with a smile:

"Sibao, come in and have breakfast."

Seemingly worried that Xie Xuanzhuo would not understand what she meant, the fat woman stretched out her hand like pulling a chicken, and dragged Xie Xuanzhuo into the house.

On the greasy rotten wooden table was a large wooden basin with a chipped hole, in which was unsalted wild vegetable soup.

The green vegetable leaves are mixed with yellow flocs, and they smell like eggs.

This turned out to be an egg. Although it is not a very rare item, for their poor "family", they may not eat it several times a year.

"This is the egg I got," the fat woman took a sip of the soup proudly, half showing off and half sighing.

Weird, so weird.Xie Xuanzhuo drank the soup cautiously, and occasionally ate some thick wild vegetable roots mixed with yellow mud.Without thinking about it, I knew it must be the meal made by Aunt Fat.

Just, where did the spare money come from?A dozen eggs cost one penny, and usually the fat aunt would use some money to gamble, so how could she be willing to spend money on eggs.

After breakfast, the fat woman packed up the dishes with a smile on her face, and quickly left home with a holed paper umbrella and a mysterious expression on her face.

In the past few days, Chen Ziyuan went out to do errands for him, and Aunt Fat had been leaving early and returning late, and her attitude towards Xie Xuanzhuo had also improved a lot.

Because of the rain, people in the town didn't go out much. Xie Xuanzhuo rarely had such an opportunity, so he stayed in the wooden house and waved a rolling pin, recalling the sword skills he had learned before, and trying his best to use it.

In the past, her father doted on her, but did not allow her to learn swords.But she didn't know where to read the sword manual, and practiced according to it.She only remembered holding the sword and stabbing it, sand and rocks flew between the sky and the earth, and everything seemed to grow strange eyes.

She desperately pierced towards these terrifying eyes, and the rumbling sound in her ears continued, like thunder coming to the world.In a trance, the sky was dim and the ground was dark, and the palaces and pavilions collapsed.

After that, she passed out.After being dizzy for a month, after waking up, Xie Xuanzhuo only saw his father's tired but happy face and the extra silver strands on his temples.

Father touched her pale face and said in a low voice, "Xiao Wu, don't practice swords anymore."

In Xie Xuanzhuo's life, he only listened obediently twice.This is the first time.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk."

Chen Ziyuan's knock on the door awakened Xie Xuanzhuo, she quickly put down the rolling pin in her hand, and looked back at the man wearing the bamboo hat.

"Your Highness, I have finally found some clues about what you asked me to investigate."

"It's so good," Xie Xuanzhuo walked gently to the wooden door and looked out, only to see the heavy rain pouring down, and there were almost no people. "In this way, you will leave Qingyu Town with Fat Aunt tomorrow. If one day I can... ...."

She shook her head, her amber eyes were bright but confused, "If there is that day, let's talk about it."

"Your Highness, don't be discouraged..."

"It's not discouraged," Xie Xuanzhuo shook his head, pursing the corners of his lips tightly, "When you don't have absolute power, no matter how much you talk, it's just empty words. Let's just talk about business, time is running out."

"Now the world is going to be chaotic, and there are indeed people from Mingluo who are instigating it. Their people are lobbying the monarchs in the cloud country and the grassland, just to provoke wars, so that they can benefit from it."

"The people of Mingluo are all skilled in martial arts, and even the illusion is superb." Xie Xuanzhuo's body tightened for a while, "At the beginning, the father led the people of Mingluo into the palace to teach martial arts and illusion. Afterwards, the imperial army was in chaos and lost their fighting power. Don't Chen succeed."

"There seem to be rumors that the people of Ming Luo can both practice martial arts and illusion, and release a lot of incredible power. Could that traitor Zhao Wuchen..."

"Double cultivation of martial arts and fantasy is a forbidden technique. I have never heard of Qian Yuan Kun Ze's moderation, which one can practice at the same time." Xie Xuanzhuo stared at the flickering candles in the room and muttered to himself. "Except for the Yuwei tribe in the southern sea who once obtained such divine power."

"By the way, there is also that girl, her name is Mingjing Fei." Chen Ziyuan hung the tattered coir raincoat on the wall, and the water dripping from the coir raincoat quickly formed a puddle.

"Mingjing Fei." Xie Xuanzhuo chewed these three words repeatedly, and unconsciously tightened his pants.

"She is from the Wu Clan, and she is from the relatively rare Golden Witch lineage in the Witch Clan. There are many Kunzes among the Golden Witches who have been handed down from generation to generation, and their hair color is like gold. They married people in the world a hundred years ago, so there are not many pure-blooded Golden Witches anymore. It's gone." Chen Ziyuan paused, and continued:

"Golden witches are good at controlling the wind, and those with noble bloodlines can better communicate with the heaven and the earth. Almost all of them, Kunze, practice advanced illusion. But there are many recluses, and they have not come out of the depths of the snow mountain for decades. .For some reason, it has reappeared in recent years, and has received courtesy from various countries. Its status is very high, and ordinary people dare not provoke it."

"Golden witches are good at illusion. They are a family of gods, and they are very close to people. In order to get descendants of gods, royal families from all over the world often ask for marriage with a lot of money, and very few get it." Xie Xuanzhuo thought of Mingjing Fei that was like brocade. With long pale golden hair, he closed his eyes and pondered for a while, but still had no idea.

On the surface, now that the Eight Desolation Continent is full of wars, the Shangxie Kingdom in the middle has turned from prosperity to decline, and the Yun Kingdom near the sea can still survive alone.

And the barbarians on the grassland were already ready to move, and now a witch tribe appeared. It was really a pot of porridge in troubled times, and rice and beans were thrown into it.

"Your Highness, let me ask you boldly, what is the reason for investigating this girl's details? You have a special status, if you can obtain the protection of the Golden Witch Clan..."

"She's very strange, she's clearly a stranger to me..." Xie Xuanzhuo touched the scabbed bite marks on his neck, and said softly: "Will the Golden Witch Clan be willing to protect a fallen princess? You and I Don't be an idiot."

"But they did receive a lot of favors from the late emperor back then, and upholding justice, they should reciprocate." Chen Ziyu said after consideration. After all, Xie Xuanzhuo's father had once supported the Golden Witch Clan. If they were grateful for their kindness, they might help Xie Xuanzhuo .

Seemingly seeing what Chen Ziyuan was thinking, Xie Xuanzhuo said calmly, "Justice and morality can only be discussed when they are evenly matched. What's more..."

"Your Highness, did you find anything?" Chen Ziyuan was about to continue talking, but was interrupted by the noise outside the door.

Many people were shouting outside their small courtyard, the noise was so loud that it pierced through the heavy rain curtain.

"Don't move around, I'll go out first to see who is making trouble," Chen Ziyuan put on the bamboo hat and walked into the wind and rain.

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