The master said not to judge people by their appearance

After deciding to return to Beijing, Xie Yunlan immediately started to prepare, but after two hours, Wang Tai had already set up the car and got his hands ready.

Xie Yunlan's guards were all there when he came, and they were released from prison when the Jeju Rebellion ended, and those who escaped came back to meet when they heard the news.

In addition, there are [-] soldiers borrowed from Yazhou accompanying him this time. It stands to reason that Xie Yunlan can't deploy troops without authorization, but he has to act in a hurry. Right now, Yuan Yi has captured the imperial city. All the court ministers inside were captured alive, and Xie Yunlan couldn't care less.

After counting the soldiers and horses, the group set off immediately.

It took three days for the news to spread from the capital to Jeju, but that was when people and horses were changed every [-] miles. Naturally, it was impossible for Xie Yunlan to lead an army of ten thousand people so fast, so he hurried along the way. , also takes about seven days.

Xie Yunlan was anxious. It had been three days since the news reached Jeju, and they would spend another seven days on the road. Counting ten days, they don't know what happened in Beijing.

But there was nothing he could do in a hurry, and it was impossible for him to grow wings and fly directly to the capital, so he could only hurry up and spend all his time on the road except for the necessary rest.

Running around like this is hard work, Xie Yunlan can bear it, but he is worried about Shen Fan, especially when Shen Fan's injury is still not healed.

Xie Yunlan didn't want to take Shen Fan to the capital at first, the trip was dangerous, but Shen Fan took the initiative to say that he would go with him. Furthermore, once the heart demon successfully transformed into a dragon, it would be a catastrophe for the whole world. It's the same in Beijing.

At night, the army stopped and camped in the forest, and there happened to be a pear tree in the forest, the pears were golden, juicy and sweet, Xie Yunlan picked a few and brought them to the carriage where Shen Fan was.

When he entered the carriage, Shen Fan was staring blankly at a certain place, there was nothing there, he seemed to be in a daze.

Shen Fan used to be in a daze from time to time, and Xie Yunlan didn't pay much attention to it, but at this moment, he knew that Shen Fan was probably not really in a daze, but a demon talking to him.

This was also the reason why he finally decided to take Shen Fan to the capital together. It was fine when someone else was talking to Shen Fan, but once he was alone, Shen Fan would easily fall into the illusion of the demon.

After the horn was broken, Shen Fan hardly got along with anyone except Xie Yunlan.

Right now everyone is resting outside, it is lively and lively, only Shen Fan stays in the carriage, these days he basically never leaves the carriage, whether he is on the way or stops to rest, he is like this, alone , I don't see anyone other than Xie Yunlan.

"Taste the pears you just picked, they are quite sweet." Xie Yunlan didn't bother to mention the demons, he used other things to divert Shen Fan's attention, trying to make him happy.

Shen Fan took the pear and took a bite, without saying a word.

These days he is always very silent, even to Xie Yunlan, he only has a few words.

Xie Yunlan wanted to judge whether the other party liked it or not from Shen Fan's expression, but he couldn't see clearly, the light in the car was already dark, and Shen Fan was wearing a hat with a long brim, covering most of his face.

It's spring, the spring breeze is thawing, the weather is not cold today, Shen Fan's behavior of wearing a hat is a bit abnormal, Xie Yunlan guessed something, he poked his head to look under the brim of the hat, as if aware of his actions, Shen Fan immediately put his hat on again Pull it down, blocking Xie Yunlan's sight.

But Xie Yunlan still got a glimpse of the clues, the pair of broken horns on Shen Fan's forehead popped out uncontrollably, obviously there was no outsider in the carriage, Shen Fan didn't need to cover it up, but he still didn't want to show it to Xie Yunlan.

Xie Yunlan thought of the phrase "I'm not good-looking" that Shen Fan said in Cangzhou, thought for a while, and reached out to take off Shen Fan's hat.

Shen Fan immediately pulled the hat tightly, Xie Yunlan didn't use any force, he put his hand on the brim of the hat, and said softly: "It's okay."

Shen Fan's strength gradually loosened, and after a moment of stalemate, Xie Yunlan successfully took off his hat.

The pair of broken horns on the forehead were exposed in front of Xie Yunlan's eyes without any cover.The two horns that were supposed to be majestic and towering were all cut off, leaving only two uneven roots exposed, like two ugly scars.

Xie Yunlan stared at the pair of broken horns for a long time, Shen Fan's head lowered unconsciously under his gaze, as if trying to hide his unsightly parts.

But just before he was completely hidden, he suddenly felt something soft touch his severed horn. This touch was very familiar, and he had experienced it not long ago. It was Xie Yunlan's lips.

Xie Yunlan kissed Shen Fan's broken horn, and said while kissing, "You look good-looking no matter what, you are better-looking than anyone else."

Shen Fan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to refute, but he saw Xie Yunlan's expression again, Xie Yunlan was very serious and firm when he spoke, as if he was saying something he firmly believed in.

At the same time, he gently kissed these two scars which seemed ugly to Shen Fan, because they were injured, this place was more sensitive than other places, and Shen Fan felt dense itching coming from the broken corner.

In the end, he didn't say anything, but hugged Xie Yunlan silently, holding him tightly, and didn't let go all night.

After dawn, the army set off again. After five days of continuous traveling, they were getting closer and closer to the capital. At the same time, they also received new news.

Eight days ago, Yuan Lang and a group of ministers were captured alive. Xie Yunlan thought that they were probably more dangerous than good. Yuan Yi was ruthless and merciless. He would ignore the safety of the people in order to embezzle the embankment bank. Now he is possessed by a demon, and the evil in his heart is infinitely magnified Well, it's hard to say about the other ministers, but he will never let go of his elder brother, who has a bad relationship with him.

But just yesterday, Yuan Lang and a group of ministers managed to escape from the capital. They have fled to Liangzhou, which is close to the capital, and they are summoning soldiers from all sides.

After Xie Yunlan received the news, he immediately turned around and headed to Liangzhou, and arrived outside Liangzhou city a day later.

After the soldiers at the city gate reported the news of Marquis Xuanwu's arrival, Yuan Lang personally brought people to greet him.

"Shenzhi, you are here, I have been waiting for you!" Yuan Lang was a little excited, he really had been looking forward to Xie Yunlan's arrival, he was the person most likely to calm the chaos.

"By the way, is the master coming together?" Yuan Lang looked behind Xie Yunlan, but he didn't see Shen Fan.

"Here he is in the carriage. He is a little ill. It is inconvenient to get off. Please forgive me." Xie Yunlan saluted.

"Master is sick?" Yuan Lang frowned slightly, worried, "Originally I wanted to ask Master to help subdue the demon, what should I do..."

"Your Majesty, what is going on in Beijing?" Xie Yunlan asked.

"It's a long story..." Yuan Lang sighed, "Let's advance into the city."

He took Xie Yunlan and his party to the prefect's mansion in Liangzhou City, which temporarily became Yuan Lang's residence.

In special seasons, greetings and other courtesy were all waived. After arriving at the mansion, Yuan Lang got straight to the point and told Xie Yunlan what happened these days.

All the changes happened nine days ago. Yuan Yi led a large army to raid the capital. As Xie Yunlan heard, the number of this army was actually not many, only ten thousand, and the defenders outside the capital were just five of them. Times, they should not even be able to break through the city gate.

But this [-]-man army is simply a heavenly soldier. Their strength is so great that one person can be as strong as dozens of ordinary soldiers. They are also extremely brave. It doesn't hurt at all.

The most frightening thing is that they are fierce and cruel, and they hardly leave any survivors. There are even more crazy people who directly tear off the limbs of living people on the battlefield, and then gulp down the hot water sprayed from the severed limbs. blood.

"Like a monster..." Xie Yunlan pondered.

"They are indeed like monsters. Although they are still human, their actions are the same as those of the monsters who attacked the capital half a year ago." Yuan Lang said with a wry smile.

They couldn't deal with these tens of thousands of demon fetuses at that time, and naturally they couldn't deal with this ferocious and terrifying army of demons nine days ago.

Yuan Lang briefly summed up his experience of being imprisoned without elaborating, but Xie Yunlan could tell from his expression that he must have suffered a lot of humiliation.

"How did Your Majesty escape?" Xie Yunlan asked the question he had always wanted to know.

This army is so terrifying, how did Yuan Lang and his party escape from Yuan Yi?

"He let us go on his own initiative." Yuan Lang said an unexpected answer, he recalled what Yuan Yi said when he let him go.

"Brother Huang, you and I are brothers. In view of this brotherhood, I will give you another chance. You can leave today freely, and then you can go and gather soldiers from all over the world. In the future, you will be here in Beijing for a while." It's an upright contest." Yuan Yi smiled when he spoke, but no matter how you looked at it, the smile looked contemptuous and mocking.

"The winner is the king, the loser is Kou, brother, who between you and me is the real emperor of the dragon, let's wait until that day to find out."

"I'll be waiting for you in the capital!" Yuan Yi laughed loudly, ordered people to remove the shackles from Yuan Lang, and then chased him and some of his loyal courtiers out of the capital like a dog.

As for the other part, they are naturally smart people who know that good birds choose trees to live in, and they wisely joined Yuan Yi's command as early as the moment the imperial city was breached.

"In times of crisis, you can see people's hearts. Too many people have left me these days. Be careful. Fortunately, there are you..." Yuan Lang held Xie Yunlan's hand tightly.

"Your Majesty is the righteous Son of Heaven, and I will never betray His Majesty." Xie Yunlan comforted Yuan Lang while thinking, why did Yuan Yi let Yuan Lang go, and what was he going to do?

What kind of brotherhood and upright contests are just excuses, and his real purpose is definitely not here.

He returned to the residence after talking with Yuan Lang, and only got the answer after telling Shen Fan about it.

Yuan Yi's body is different from Shen Fan's after all, one is a mortal body, the other is a natural dragon god, even if the heart demon has obtained all of Shen Fan's power, it is still limited by the weakness of this mortal body and cannot fully exert it. He can't directly control the birth and death of all things like Shen Fan, he needs more magic energy to refine the dragon body.

Killing one by one is too slow, what is the fastest way to create killing and resentment?

Naturally it is war.

He released Yuan Lang to start a war. At that time, Yuan Lang's King Qin's division will go to Beijing to fight with his demon army. No matter who wins the battle, he can get enough money from the killing. magic.

After the dragon body is refined, he will be the real Dragon Emperor.