The master said not to judge people by their appearance

Zishi, Weiyang Palace.

In the middle of the night, the palace people should have rested, but at this moment they got busy again, the candles were lit up one after another, the prince Yuan Lang got the news, put on his robes and hurried over.

No one would think of getting up in the middle of the night. This matter is so important that it shocked the government and the public. Marquis Xuanwu and Xie Yunlan actually led troops to Changsheng Temple in the middle of the night to assassinate the national teacher? !

When he first heard the news, Yuan Lang doubted in a daze that he was dreaming. Even now, he still has a sense of unreality. He wondered if he had misreported the news. What did Xie Yunlan do to assassinate the national teacher?

This suspicion disappeared when he bumped into Yuan Yi at the door of the dormitory, and even his second brother was alarmed, wondering whether this matter was true or not.

Yuan Yi probably had the same idea as Yuan Lang, and when he saw Yuan Lang, he asked, "Brother Emperor, is it true that Marquis Xuanwu conspired?"

"The fact that Marquis Xuanwu assassinated the national teacher should be true, but whether it is rebellion or not, we should not jump to conclusions." Yuan Lang thought about it.

"How does the emperor think about this matter?" Yuan Yi asked tentatively.

"Gu knows very little about this matter, but Marquis Xuanwu has always been utterly loyal, there may be some misunderstanding about this matter." Yuan Lang said.

"My brother also thinks the same way." Yuan Yi echoed with a smile, and asked again, "I don't know how the national teacher is now? Can he be injured? Where is Xuanwuhou?"

Yuan Lang: "The national teacher was slightly injured, but nothing serious. Both Xuanwuhou and Mu Qingyun were captured by the Yulin army, and they are being escorted to the palace, waiting for the inspection of the emperor."

The importance of this matter was beyond Yuan Lang's ability to handle. Even Emperor Jianwu, who had been lying in bed for many days, was alarmed and wanted to try the case himself.They were at the gate of Emperor Jianwu's bedroom at the moment. While talking, a group of armored soldiers came from outside the palace gate. They were the Habayashi Army escorting Xie Yunlan and his party.

Xie Yunlan didn't resist. There were too many people on the other side. If he was alone, he could try to escape, but he definitely couldn't do it with Shen Fan. Besides, he still had a chance to explain when he entered the palace to face the saint. I have become a rebel, although the current situation is not much better than that of a rebel.

He glanced at Shen Fan, because they didn't resist, and because of his status as Marquis Xuanwu, these soldiers didn't put shackles on them, but they didn't give them much preferential treatment. The cold-lighted weapons flashed around them, ordering them Deterrence and intimidation against flight.

Xie Yunlan was not afraid, he didn't change his face before the formation of thousands of troops, but Shen Fan was probably scared, but when he looked over, he found that Shen Fan still had such a calm expression, as if he was not afraid of these weapons at all, or It is the felony that should punish the nine clans.

Because Wang Tai had no official position and was not well-known, he was detained outside the city together with the [-] imperial guards. Except for Xie Yunlan and Shen Fan, only Mu Qingyun was detained in the palace.Among the three, Mu Qingyun was the most restless at the moment. The closer he got to the palace, the more anxious he looked. He asked in a low voice, "Brother, what's going on? Where's the demon?"

"The demon is not on Li Henian, we have been placed together." Xie Yunlan replied in a low voice.

The Longevity Tablet with the demon soul was made by Li Henian himself, and the clay doll that stored the demon fetus came from the Temple of Longevity. It was Li Henian who told Emperor Jianwu not to pursue the missing woman. The mastermind behind all this, but he is not.

Obviously, Li Henian was deliberately putting up a cover to cover up the identity of the person behind the scenes.The inner demon was even more difficult to deal with than Xie Yunlan thought. The other party had already started planning, and even before there was any threat, they planned to set up such a puppet for death.

"Then what should we do now?" Mu Qingyun asked anxiously, "There is no evidence that the Temple of Longevity raises monsters, how should we explain to His Majesty?"

"We have demon fetus corpses." Xie Yunlan said.

This is also the source of his calmness, the demon corpse cannot be faked, as long as it is presented to His Majesty, even if His Majesty will not fully believe it, he will still be skeptical about the demon.Although Li Henian is just a puppet for death, since the real demon can plant everything on his head, it must be someone close to him. When Li Henian is confronted in the hall, the true identity of the demon will naturally be revealed. This is Where to turn.

The three of them entered the sleeping hall, and there was a screen in the hall. The crown prince Yuan Lang and the second prince Yuan Yi were separated on both sides of the screen, and behind the screen, the person who had just been helped to sit up from the bed by the eunuch was the most honored Great Xia Zhi, the most honored man in the world. The emperor Yuan Shuo above.

Yuan Shuo is fifty-eight years old this year, and he is no longer as heroic as he was in his prime, but even though he has been in bed for many days, he is just a shadow behind the screen at this moment, exuding the aura of an emperor who is not angry and majestic.

"Xie Yunlan, you are so courageous to deploy troops without authorization to assassinate the national teacher!" Yuan Shuo said emphatically.

"Your Majesty!" Xie Yunlan knelt on the ground, "There is a reason for this minister's incident, please allow your Majesty to explain why!"

Yuan Shuo groaned silently, even Xie Yunlan couldn't help feeling uneasy in front of the monarch who ruled over the life and death of his subjects, accompanying the emperor was like accompanying a tiger, he wanted to take a look at Yuan Shuo's expression, but it was a pity that the screen blocked Yuan Shuo tightly , he could only see a shadow.

"Father, Marquis Xuanwu has worked so hard and is utterly loyal. There must be some misunderstanding in this matter." Yuan Lang stood up and said.

Yuan Yi also said: "Yes, Royal Father, you might as well listen to Marquis Xuanwu's reasons, and then judge before it's too late."

In fact, the two brothers did not cooperate very often, and each party was at odds with each other. Therefore, Yuan Lang often agreed with one thing, while Yuan Yi opposed it.But at the moment they were speaking for Xie Yunlan together, Xie Yunlan was not surprised, it was just that these two people still wanted to win him over.

Yuan Shuo finally said, "Talk about it."

At this moment, no concealment is allowed. Xie Yunlan described everything that happened in the past few days, including the demon soul in the longevity tablet, the demon fetus in the human body, and the big conspiracy hiding somewhere Devil.

"The minister arbitrarily dispatched troops to attack the Temple of Longevity at night because all the evidence points to the national teacher. Once all the demon fetuses are born, the consequences will be unimaginable. The minister is also in a hurry to prevent the monsters from harming the people, so he took the risk of assassinating. Please be aware of it!"

After Xie Yunlan finished speaking, the hall was silent. Yuan Shuo couldn't see clearly, but Yuan Lang and Yuan Yi were shocked. After all, what Xie Yunlan said was simply incredible!

Yuan Yi only felt that he had heard an absurd and bizarre story, and his first reaction was not even to doubt whether the story was true or not, but to wonder if Xie Yunlan had been deceived by some magic stick.

Yuan Langben also had the same reaction, but he suddenly thought of the evil incident not long ago. The demon spirit in the longevity tablet that Xie Yunlan said came from the eldest princess's house. , but saw his aunt's attitude of trust and respect for him, and it seems to be true.

Thinking of this, he collected himself and asked, "Xuanwuhou, is there evidence for what you said?"

Xie Yunlan: "The minister's cousin, Xie Yuzhen, married Qingyun. She went to the Temple of Longevity three months ago to ask for a child. When she came back, she became pregnant, but she was pregnant with a demon fetus. Fortunately, the master helped her and gave birth to a demon fetus. Only then was he able to save his life, those corpses of demon fetuses are in the Mu residence, you can tell it at a glance!"

Yuan Lang looked at Mu Qingyun who was kneeling next to Xie Yunlan again, and Mu Qingyun confirmed: "Everything my brother said is true. I was by the side when the master gave birth to a demon fetus for Yuzhen. I saw everything with my own eyes!"

"Father, why don't you send someone to take the demon fetus to have a look?" Yuan Lang asked for instructions.

Yuan Shuo didn't respond, his eyes fixed on Shen Fan behind the screen: "This is the so-called master?"

Shen Fan didn't kneel on the ground like Xie Yunlan and Mu Qingyun did. As an alchemist, he had the right not to kneel and salute when he was a face saint in Daxia. Shi lowered his head slightly to show his respect to the emperor in the world, but Shen Fan raised his head and looked straight at him. Not only did he not show respect, he even looked at him unscrupulously like Yuan Shuo looked at him.

Shen Fan's stupid and ignorant character has not been a day or two, Xie Yunlan winked at Shen Fan to make him pay attention, but the result was a failure without surprise.

"Exactly." Yuan Lang introduced, "Master Shen Fan is the emissary sent by Zhulong to inspect the human world. He has great supernatural powers. Not long ago, the evil spirits in the aunt's house were eliminated by the master."

Yuan Yi glanced at Shen Fan, he had heard the rumors about the envoy of the Dragon God, but he had never met him. He thought he was a Taoist priest like Li Henian, but he didn't want to be so young and handsome.

"Dragon God Messenger?" Yuan Shuo repeated the word, and he suddenly laughed, but it didn't mean joy, but rage.

"Ridiculous!" Yuan Shuo yelled violently, and the eunuchs and maids serving all around knelt down, with their foreheads pressed against the ground, trembling under the might of the emperor.

Xie Yunlan was also shocked by the shouting, looked up at Emperor Jianwu, and heard Yuan Shuo say: "What kind of dragon god messenger? What kind of demon fetus? You are full of nonsense! Xie Yunlan, you have no law to mobilize troops to assassinate the national teacher without authorization. It's unreasonable to even make up such nonsense to fool me!"

"Come here!" Yuan Shuo ordered in a cold voice, "The title of Marquis of Xuanwu will be withdrawn immediately, drag him down, and beheaded on the spot!"

Xie Yunlan's expression changed: "Your Majesty!"

"Father!" Yuan Lang and Yuan Yi also said, both of them looked shocked, even more than the bizarre story they just heard. They knew that Xie Yunlan would be punished this time, but they didn't expect it to be so severe. Ask directly.

Xie Yunlan has done a lot of meritorious deeds and has a very high reputation among the common people's soldiers. If he is executed rashly, it will cause a mutiny.

"Father, no!" Yuan Lang persuaded.

The soldiers who had already grabbed Xie Yunlan's shoulders on both sides stopped when they heard this.

Yuan Yi originally wanted to follow suit, but Yuan Shuo smashed the cup in his hand angrily: "I'm not dead yet! This country doesn't allow you to be the master!"

"I dare not!" Yuan Lang also knelt on the ground, his temples covered in cold sweat.

Yuan Yi's thoughts turned, and he retracted his forward foot, wisely keeping silent.

Yuan Lang also knew that it was inappropriate to fight against his father at this moment, but this matter was absolutely impossible, so he continued to persuade under pressure: "What Xuanwuhou said may not be true, my aunt has witnessed the ability of the Dragon God's envoy, and the emperor can Please ask my aunt to come and ask, and the demon fetus, if it is true or not, you can tell if you take it over and see!"

"Such an absurd thing!" Yuan Shuo didn't believe it at all, he yelled at the soldier who stopped moving, "Are you also planning to rebel?!"

The soldiers hurriedly continued. Xie Yunlan felt the force of the pull back on both sides of his shoulders, and knew that Emperor Jianwu had decided to kill him. When he was hesitating, he heard Yuan Shuo say again: "There is him! He!"

He pointed at Shen Fan and Mu Qingyun respectively: "Execute everyone!"

"Your Majesty, what I said is true!" Mu Qingyun wanted to complain, but the soldiers had already captured him. When two more soldiers wanted to capture Shen Fan, Xie Yunlan's heart was broken, and he finally made a choice.

With a shock of his internal strength, he shook off the two soldiers who were holding him down. At the same time, he turned his hands back and pulled out the swords around their waists. He threw a sword at Mu Qingyun, while he himself darted towards Shen Fan's position. He didn't draw his sword, but just hit each other with the scabbard, knocked down the soldiers who were chasing Shen Fan with a few strokes, and then wanted to take Shen Fan out of the bedroom.

But another soldier rushed over upon hearing the inquiry and blocked the door. Xie Yunlan had no choice but to let go of Shen Fan temporarily, and went to meet the enemy with Mu Qingyun.

There was an instant commotion in the palace. It can be said that no one expected such a development tonight. The maids and eunuchs were panicked, and Yuan Lang and Yuan Yi were not much better. They couldn't understand why the father was so abnormal tonight. How could Xie Yunlan be executed without hesitation.

They don't know the reason, but Shen Fan has a vague feeling that the person possessed by the demon must be someone related to Li Henian, but there is no need to ask who Li Henian is. In all the things related to monsters, Li Henian always All with another person.

It's just that that person is too noble, most people, including Xie Yunlan, would not easily associate him with him.

Shen Fan slowly walked towards the back of the screen. The hall was in chaos, and no one noticed him for a while. He was holding a candle in his hand. When the flame ignited, he caught the attention of a soldier, and the other party was about to come immediately. Rescue him, the weapon in his hand slashed at Shen Fan.

Xie Yunlan noticed at the same time, threw out the scabbard, and hit the soldier's back. The soldier fell to the ground, just crushing the screen that blocked Emperor Jianwu.

The light of the soul fire was no longer covered by anything, Yuan Shuo subconsciously made a movement of covering himself with his arms, but his shadow cast by the fire light made his real body invisible.

"You are here." Shen Fan looked at the huge and hideous black shadow on the wall, two scarlet lights lit up in the black shadow, terrifying and weird.

Shen Fan looked directly at the pair of magic pupils, and slowly called out the opponent's real name:

"Heart demon."