The male protagonist I slag is reborn [Quick Transmigration]
Chapter 343 Love Tribulation 1213
When entering Fuyang City, there is a welcoming team at the gate of the city, whether it is large or small.
Duke Xiao Chong did not come, only a young master from the Duke's mansion called Xiao Heng, with a stinking face, probably reluctant to come.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this treatment is obviously incomparable with that before the subjugation of the country. It seems that Lord Zhen does not take the current royal family seriously.
Lin Konglu kept smiling, showing no signs of happiness or anger.
The middle-aged general observed him secretly before opening his mouth cautiously. He first introduced Xiao Heng's identity to him, and then said: "The situation at the border is urgent. The Duke has to work hard to guard the city, so I couldn't come to meet him personally. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Lin Konglu didn't say anything, just said: "I understand."
Everyone in the Princess Mansion behind him, including Wu Ci beside him, frowned slightly.
What can Duke Zhen be busy with?He didn't go to save the country's capital, and he didn't go to rescue Jincheng when it was in danger. He held the military power in his hand, but he stayed in Fuyang all the time, probably because he had other intentions.
At this moment, Xiao Heng rode his horse forward, and said impatiently: "Are you still going?"
After speaking, he glanced at Lin Konglu.
He didn't pay much attention before, but seeing the princess's face at a close distance now, he couldn't help being startled, and then he hesitated and said: "I, what I mean is that the reception banquet has been set up, if you don't go, the dishes will be cold."
Wu Ci didn't like the way he looked at Lin Konglu, and frowned.
Lin Konglu didn't have a hobby of putting a hot face on a cold butt, so he glanced at Xiao Heng lightly and said, "Then let's go."
Xiao Heng was glanced at, his face seemed to be a little red, but seeing his tone was cold, he was a little annoyed, after thinking about it, he hurried to catch up with his horse, and said: "Princess..."
But before he could say anything, Wu Ci rode his horse between him and Lin Konglu.
Xiao Heng was taken aback for a moment, and was quickly left behind. After regaining his senses, he called a Fuyang City cavalry who was going to greet him, and asked, "Who is that kid?"
The cavalry hesitated for a moment, and said, "Young Master Hui, I heard that his name is Wu Ci, a former disciple of the National Teacher."
Xiao Heng: "Oh." That house slave.
No, didn't he run away back then?
Zhen Guogong has been stationed at the border all year round. In his early years, he managed to bring his wife and children here, so he lived in the General's Mansion in Fuyang City.
When Lin Konglu arrived at the General's Mansion, he saw that there was indeed a banquet in the mansion.The Duke of Zhen still didn't show up, and it was the Duke's wife who came forward to take care of all this.
Mrs. Xiao is not from a high family background, but she has a kind face, considerate manners, and she speaks very kindly, which is hard to find fault with.
But during the banquet, she mentioned twice that Xiao Heng is about the same age as the princess, if the princess is bored living in the mansion, she can ask Xiao Heng to accompany her out to play, and if there is any need, she can do whatever she wants.
When he said this, his tone was naturally a little joking, but the hidden meaning was obvious.
Xiao Heng was also at the banquet, pretending to be drinking from time to time, watching from the corner of his eye.
Lin Konglu didn't seem to understand Mrs. Xiao's words, and only smiled politely.
Wu Ci stood behind him, frowning coldly.
After the banquet, Mrs. Xiao sent Lin Konglu to the courtyard that had been arranged earlier, and Wu Ci followed along the way.
Mrs. Xiao had never seen Wu Ci before, and thought he was also the guard of the Princess Mansion, so she didn't think much of it, turned around after sending her off, and left with Xiao Heng who was also coming.
After they left, Wu Ci raised his eyes to look at Lin Konglu, as if he wanted to say something, but because there were other people around, he didn't say anything.
Lin Konglu saw it, but pretended not to know, waved Xia Yuan and the others away, and went straight into the house.
When the door was closed tightly, the crack of the door was suddenly blocked by a hand.
Lin Konglu was not surprised, looked up at Wu Ci, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Then, without waiting for an answer, he continued, "I'll talk about it tomorrow, I'm tired."
Wu Ci raised his eyelashes lightly, his hand was still blocking the door, his eyes were like a pool of water being blown by the wind, he was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "What Mrs. Xiao said at the banquet..."
Needless to say, both he and Lin Konglu understood.
Lin Konglu didn't expect that in his previous life, when he went to Jincheng, the guard of Jincheng wanted his son to marry him, but he didn't go to Jincheng in this life, but when he arrived in Fuyang, the Lord Zhenguo of Fuyang also wanted his son to marry him. Pastry.
Of course, Lord Zhen does not really appreciate him, but his identity.
Now that Emperor Jiang Huan didn't know whether he was alive or dead, letting his son marry the princess would firstly win over Jiang's old ministers, and secondly, under the banner of revenge for the emperor, he could justifiably raise troops.
It seems that Duke Zhen's ambition is already very obvious, and Fuyang is not a place to stay for a long time.
However, it is not necessarily a bad thing.
Lin Konglu pretended to be lonely, and lowered his eyes and said, "So what? I'm living under the fence now..."
"I can take you away." Wu Ci interrupted in a deep voice, speaking faster than usual.
Lin Konglu raised his eyes in surprise, but shook his head after a while, and said: "Right now, there are rebels everywhere. I am a princess who has lost her country and is wanted. If I offend Lord Zhen again, where else can I go? Besides..."
He paused, glanced at Wu Ci quickly, and then continued: "What's the relationship between you and me? Didn't you even want to take responsibility before?"
Wu Ci's eyes trembled slightly, his dark eyes were like ink, and after a long time, he whispered, "I...will."
Lin Konglu: "What?"
He pretended not to hear.
Wu Ci pursed his lips, his eyes became firmer, and he said again: "I said, I am willing."
Lin Konglu: "Have you recovered your memory?"
He feigned surprise.
Wu Ci was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly, "No."
Lin Konglu let out an "oh" and said, "Then wait until you recover your memory."
This was what Wu Ci said by himself, and he just returned the original words.
After he finished speaking, he closed the door again. Wu Ci's expression was obviously flustered, and he quickly blocked it again, saying, "Then Xiao Heng..."
"This matter?" Lin Konglu pretended to be deep, and said: "I will carefully consider it."
Wu Ci: "..."
He stared closely at Lin Konglu, his hand still blocking the crack in the door.
Lin Konglu had no choice but to say: "Careful consideration means that it will take a long time."
On the other side, Mrs. Xiao dragged Xiao Heng into her courtyard, then entered the room and closed the door tightly, asking: "How is it?"
Xiao Heng said awkwardly: "Just... it's okay."
Mrs. Xiao didn't seem to hear his answer, she was still sighing: "Oh, I also know that you don't want to marry the princess, but your father has already made up his mind, and mother just saw that the princess is not as rumored..."
In the middle of speaking, she suddenly stopped talking and asked her son, "What did you just say?"
"I mean..." Xiao Heng coughed lightly, his eyes fluttered, and he whispered, "If you marry, just... marry."
Mrs. Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "It's fine if you don't resist, alas, mother said, the princess is actually pitiful, your father's move is to win the hearts of the old court, you are not willing, you can still play your temper, she Coming here alone, I'm afraid I won't even be willing."
Xiao Heng was only 17 years old, and he was still a young man. Hearing this, he remembered his disrespect at the gate of the city. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and said awkwardly, "Then I...be nicer to her from now on."
Mrs. Xiao was relieved when she heard that, she patted his head and said: "It's great that you can think like this, mother doesn't want you to become like your father and elder brother someday."
Lin Konglu met Zhen Guogong on the second day after he came to Fuyang. The other party was wearing a solid armor, with a wound on his cheek, and his expression was hurried, as if he was really busy.
When he saw Lin Konglu, he was still respectful on the surface, saluted thoughtfully, and said: "Recently, demons invaded the border, and the old minister shouldered the safety of thousands of people, so please forgive me for not being able to greet the princess in person. "
"Monster?" Lin Konglu was surprised when he heard this.
"That's right, not long after the rebels raised their troops, man-eating monsters suddenly appeared on the border, some could breathe fire, some could spit thunder, and they wounded countless people.
"I'm worried that the news of the vision will be detrimental to His Majesty, and I'm afraid that Fuyang's side won't be able to stop the monsters from raging across the country, so I have ordered people to suppress the news and deploy troops to defend at all times. I want to wait for His Majesty to deal with the rebels before reporting, and ask Your Majesty to send troops to support me, so the country will be destroyed so quickly... Sigh."
In a few words, he not only explained why he did not rush to help the capital, but also showed his "sincere loyalty", and finally sighed, as if he was feeling sorry for the emperor.
As soon as the performance was over, someone from outside came to report that the eldest son led the soldiers to kill a monster and ordered people to send it into the city first, and it was almost at the general's mansion.
Zhen Guogong was not happy when he heard the words, and scolded: "Why did you send it here? In case the princess is surprised..."
"No problem." Lin Konglu interrupted directly.
He could see that this was deliberately arranged by Lord Zhen, probably to scare him, first to make him feel that what he said just now was true, and second to calm him down.
Lin Konglu smiled lightly, turned to Wu Ci and said, "You go out with me to have a look."
Wu Ci has been standing by his side like a loyal guard, following him with his sword.
It was only then that Xiao Chong noticed that there was such a person beside the princess, and he couldn't help sizing it up carefully, but the more he looked, the more familiar he looked. After a while, he was secretly startled: Isn't this the former national teacher's disciple, Wu Ci?
Back then, the enmity between him and Princess Xuanyou was well known in the capital, why are they getting together again now?
At this moment, yesterday's middle-aged general leaned over to his side and whispered a few words.
After Xiao Chong listened, his expression became more serious.
Wu Ci actually lost his memory?But Princess Xuanyou not only didn't kill him, but kept him by her side, could it be...
Xiao Chong took another look at Wu Ci, and saw that he looked the same as before, cool and handsome, with a temperament like a fairy. Unable to tame, was run away by him, and now Wu Ci has lost his memory...
Before he finished thinking, Xiao Heng hurried over, and when he heard that Lin Konglu was going to see the monster, he leaned forward and said, "Princess, I'll take you there."
Wu Ci's hand on the hilt moved slightly, and gave him a cold look.
Xiao Heng was usually the master who walked sideways in Fuyang City, but when he glanced at him, he inexplicably felt a bit chilly, and he was a head shorter in imposing manner.
Xiao Chong walked in the back, couldn't help but compare his youngest son with Wu Ci, he felt that they were inferior, if he didn't consider his background, whoever was the princess would have to choose Wu Ci.
Perhaps, Wu Ci has to be moved away.
Xiao Chong thought to himself, when he went to watch the monsters, he became more determined in his mind.
Outside the general's mansion, the soldiers have already transported the monsters.
It was a monster with a huge body, its forelimbs were like wings, and it was as tall as a person even if it lay down.
Lin Konglu instantly recognized that it was a winged beast from the Demon Realm. It looked like an eagle and was covered in scales. Although it was much bigger than a human, it could only be considered a small monster in the Demon Realm.
It's just that the passage to the Three Realms hasn't been opened, how did this kind of monster appear in the human world?
Just as he was contemplating, the still-dead monster suddenly opened its eyes and opened its bloody mouth.The surrounding audience backed away in fright, Xiao Heng also turned pale.
Lin Konglu didn't move at all, Wu Ci's eyes were slightly cold, and he drew his sword instantly.The sword light flashed, and the winged beast only spit out a ball of flames that were about to extinguish, and died in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, Lin Konglu is not as afraid of blood as before. He watched the whole process calmly, and then turned to Xiao Chong with a smile and said, "What the Duke said is true, this monster is indeed dangerous, but next time it will be transported into the city, please be careful." It would be better for someone with the ability to confirm whether it was really killed."
The soldier who came to report just now said that the monster was killed by the eldest son. He said that, more or less mocking the eldest son of Zhen Guogong.
He guessed that the eldest son, whom he had never met before, must have intentionally left the monster alone, so as to cooperate with Lord Zhen's play.
Sure enough, Xiao Chong's complexion was not very good, he forced a smile and said: "What the princess said is very true."
But he is a scheming person after all, so he quickly changed the subject and praised Wu Ci: "This young man is very good at swordsmanship. Thanks to him just now, the situation was turned into a safe place. I don't know if the princess is willing to work for the people and let them Join the defenders and stop the monsters together?"
In this way, Wu Ci can be taken away from the princess, so that his youngest son can spend more time with the princess.
Lin Konglu guessed his intention in an instant, his eyes were a little cold, but there were many soldiers and common people gathered at the gate of the general's mansion, and Xiao Chong used righteousness to oppress him. As a princess, he couldn't refuse directly, so he could only ball Kick Wu Ci again.
"The Duke was joking. Wu Ci is not my servant. I have to ask his opinion on this matter." After speaking, he hinted at Wu Ci with his eyes.
However, Wu Ci acted as if he didn't understand, thought for a moment, and agreed without hesitation.
It was rare for Lin Konglu to be really angry with him, but the smile on his face became brighter.
In fact, it's not that Wu Ci doesn't understand Lin Konglu's meaning, but he just wants to prove his strength and let the princess know that he has the ability to take the other party to any place, and he doesn't have to live in Fuyang City.
In addition, he found that the residual sword energy from several wounds on the monster in front of him was familiar, and seemed to come from the same vein as his sword technique.
He guessed that the person who used the sword might know him, perhaps the person from the hidden world that the princess mentioned earlier, and he wanted to try to find the person to see if he could think of anything.
If he can recover his memory, then... he can be responsible to the princess?
With this in mind, Wu Ci quietly left a sword amulet on Lin Konglu's body for protection, and went out of the city with the defenders arranged by Lord Zhen Guo.
Lin Konglu was angry with him and didn't stop him, so he simply took the opportunity to investigate the reason why Jincheng fell.
From the early fall of Jincheng to the inexplicable appearance of monsters in Fuyang, he vaguely felt that a hand behind him was pushing something.
It happened that Xiao Heng came to him often, so he simply used Xiao Heng to help investigate, who made this kid's father uneasy and kind.
Xiao Heng likes beauties, and he already knew in his heart that his father planned to let him marry the princess, so he secretly regarded the princess as his fiancée.
Lin Konglu didn't expect Duke Zhen's youngest son to be so simple and stupid, so he couldn't help laughing, and thought to himself: It's better to make it clear to this silly boy as soon as possible.
However, the next day, Xiao Yan, the eldest son of Duke Zhen Guo, led his army back to the city and brought back four monks who were said to be able to perform immortal arts.
Hearing the words, Lord Zhen Guo invited people to the study in person and had a secret conversation for several hours.
Among these four people, two of them are Wu Ci's senior brothers in Yujiazong, and the other two are disciples of Qixingzong.
The two members of Yujiazong met Zhen Guogong, and they were outspoken about the purpose of their trip, telling them directly: first, they were here to find people from the royal family, and second, they wanted to prevent Wu Ci from killing people from the royal family.
After hearing this, Duke Zhen looked strangely in his eyes.
Whether Wu Ci would kill other members of the royal family, he didn't know, but he was very clear that Wu Ci was about to become Princess Xuanyou's loyal dog.
But why do people outside Fang protect the royal family?Is it true that the Jiang family was granted the title of Son of Heaven by the gods as promised by the Dao of Heaven?
Duke Zhen couldn't help but ask the question.
The disciples of Yujiazong looked hesitant, as if hesitating whether to say it or not, Gu Yao, a male disciple of Qixingzong next to him, suddenly spoke first: "Back then, Suiyuan Shenjun opened up the four worlds of gods, men and devils with a divine sword, and the Jiang family was in charge of people. Emperor Qi, its blood can strengthen the barrier between the human world and demons and ghosts. Recently, demons appeared in Fuyang, precisely because the barrier between the human world and the demon world was loose, so we need to find the Jiang family to help stabilize the barrier. "
As soon as the words fell, the two disciples of Yujiazong looked at him, as if condemning him for telling everything.
Chen Qi, the younger junior sister beside Gu Yao, looked indifferent.
After hearing this, Lord Zhen was shocked in his heart. He never expected that the Jiang family could do such a thing.
He exchanged glances with his confidant military adviser who was also present, said a few words hastily, and then found an excuse to end the secret conversation.
That night, Duke Zhen went to discuss with his wife, and said in a deep voice: "Before, I only wanted to use Princess Xuanyou to win the hearts of the old dynasty, so I planned to let Heng'er marry her. After I ascended the throne, she is just a prince and concubine, and it doesn't hinder anything." .
"But if the blood of the Jiang family is really capable of doing so well, then Yan'er must be allowed to marry her. In the future, she will stabilize the barrier between the two realms as the crown princess of Yan'er. Wouldn't Yan'er be more popular? Let's treat her After giving birth to the eldest grandson of the emperor, my descendants of the Xiao family will be like the Jiang family, gaining the way of heaven, and being able to make good friends with those outsiders."
Most importantly, what is so good about Jiang's blood?Maybe his descendants of the Xiao family will produce a few people who can practice in the future.
Mrs. Xiao's eyes were shocked after hearing this, and she couldn't believe it: "Are you crazy? Not to mention whether the princess will be willing to listen to you, but you said that you first wanted Heng'er to marry, and now you want Yan'er to marry. This, What...is this proper?"
Duke Zhen didn't care at all, he waved his hands and said: "It was just a private discussion before, and there was no real marriage discussion."
"But you have already told Heng'er that Yan'er was there." Mrs. Xiao covered her eyes and wept.
Not only that, Xiao Heng refused to agree at first, and was beaten up by Duke Zhen, but now he finally agrees, it seems that he still likes the princess very much, but this kind of accident happened, this, this...what is it called?
Lord Zhen thought about it carefully, and felt embarrassed, but after weighing the pros and cons, he finally said: "They are brothers, what is there to care about? Don't talk about it, I have made up my mind on this matter."
Mrs. Xiao was suddenly trembling with anger.
Outside the door, Xiao Heng, who accidentally overheard the conversation, also had cold hands and feet, and couldn't believe it.He was in a trance, and he didn't know how to leave in the end.
The next day, Lin Konglu opened the door early in the morning, and saw Xiao Heng curled up in front of his room like an abandoned puppy.
He was startled, took a few steps back, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Heng raised his head, his eyes were red, as if he had been crying, and he still smelled of alcohol, and he didn't know how much he had drunk. When he opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse, and he said sadly, "Princess..."
"Stop, stop!" Lin Konglu heard that his voice was still crying, and immediately interrupted: "I want to cry and cry outside."
Xiao Heng sniffled, stopped crying, and calmed down for a while before speaking: "Princess, I have something to tell you."
Lin Konglu said "Oh", and then let him enter the room, ordered Xia Yuan to pour a pot of tea, and said while drinking: "Let's talk."
It just so happened that he also had something to say to the other party.
Holding the teacup in both hands, Xiao Heng took a few sips sadly, feeling better, and then slowly said: "Princess, my father doesn't want me to marry you."
Lin Konglu: "?"
"No, it's not." Xiao Heng regained consciousness belatedly, realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "I don't want you to marry me."
The corners of Lin Konglu's mouth twitched slightly, thinking: Is this something your father wants?The face is really big.
Xiao Heng stabilized his emotions before continuing: "He listened to a few magic sticks yesterday, saying that the blood of the Jiang family can strengthen some barriers, and suddenly changed his mind, wanting you to marry my brother..."
The more he talked, the lower his tone became, and he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable and said: "How could such a thing happen? I already regarded you as my fiancee, but he suddenly changed his words and said that he would give birth to my brother's child, then I... "
"Puff—cough cough!" Lin Konglu spit out a sip of tea, which was very inelegant.
After finally coughing up his breath, he couldn't help but said: "Your father is quite beautiful." It's beautiful.
"Ah?" Xiao Heng didn't know why.
Lin Konglu didn't care about this matter, Xiao Chong didn't think about it anyway, so he directly asked those magic sticks what was going on.
To be able to tell the secret of Jiang's royal bloodline, this must be no ordinary magician.
"Can you show me?" he asked.
Xiao Heng thought that he was fighting against him, so he didn't refuse, and immediately took him to meet those people.
In Shuangting courtyard, the four disciples of the Taoist sect stayed in the general's mansion for one night, and they have already found out the situation clearly.
Knowing that the leader of the younger generation of Yujiazong, the coldest and most ruthless swordsman in the comprehension world, and the person they want to stop on this trip—Junior Wu Ci has lost his memory and was summoned to fight low-level demons outside the city.
And the royal bloodline they want to protect—Princess Xuanyou is still a high-ranking master, and she even keeps their celestial and cold junior brother Wu Ci around.
The four monks felt a little dazed.
"Liar, he must be the one who lied to Junior Brother Wu." Brother Qiao from Yujiazong couldn't help but say.
Several other people nodded one after another, especially Chen Qi, the junior sister of the Seven Star Sect.
It's just that they are cultivators, and they don't want to embarrass ordinary people without cultivation. Not only that, they also have to protect this princess.
Several people were upset, and decided to find Wu Ci first and help Wu Ci recover his memory.
When Lin Konglu came, he happened to bump into them who were about to go out.
Looking at each other, Xiao Heng, who led Lin Konglu, spoke first: "Hey, you guys, stop spreading rumors and gossip in front of my father from now on."
The two members of the Yujiazong had already guessed their identities, so they didn't intend to pay any attention to them, while Chen Qi sarcastically said, "Cheat? It's really hard to say who is a liar."
After finishing speaking, she and Gu Yao ignored them and left first.
The two members of Yujiazong looked at Lin Konglu again, with complicated expressions and a bit of sympathy.
When they first learned about the situation, they were indeed very angry. After all, this princess once humiliated their Junior Brother Wu, and now she is cheating on Junior Brother Wu.
But when they thought about how Wu Ci would treat the princess after recovering his memory, they felt that they didn't need to care about these mortals, as if they had already seen Lin Konglu's tragic end.
Besides, even if Wu Ci didn't retaliate, the princess was just a poor pawn.
Not only Xiao Heng overheard what Duke Zhen said last night, they also overheard it.
The two shook their heads and left with a sigh.
Lin Konglu watched them leave without saying a word.
Xiao Heng was quite annoyed, he jumped up and said, "What are you proud of? It's just a bunch of magic sticks, the eyes seem to grow on the head."
Lin Konglu shook his head: "They are not magic sticks."
They are the two senior brothers who told Wu Ci the truth, and he had met them in his previous life.
Out of kindness, he specially reminded Xiao Heng: "Don't provoke them."
Those four were all monks, and killing a mortal could be as easy as crushing an ant.
Xiao Heng was discouraged and asked: "Princess, why are you talking to them?"
Lin Konglu: "..." This is for your own good, silly hat.
In the long yellow sand outside the border city wall, Wu Ci killed a giant monster with a single sword. After wiping off the blood on the sword with a hand gesture, he turned and looked at the two people who were chattering. Lie to me, I was humiliated by her in the Princess Mansion, and now she is using me again?"
"Yes, yes." The two disciples of Yujiazong nodded in relief.
"What else? Continue to make up." Wu Ci's tone was calm.
"?" Qiao Min of Yujiazong was a little confused.
Not far away, Chen Qi from the Seven Star Sect couldn't help pointing to his forehead, and said to Gu Yao, "Is there something wrong with him?"
I don't know good or bad.
Gu Yao maintained his smile, glanced at the little junior sister lightly, and said, "Be cautious."
Chen Qi shrugged.
Not far away, Qiao Min began to persuade again earnestly: "Senior brother, I didn't lie to you, Princess Xuanyou is indeed using you, she asked you to come out to fight monsters, but she wants to marry the eldest son of Duke Zhen... ..."
Wu Ci finally reacted this time, his expression changed suddenly, his eyes were extremely cold.
"You, say, what, what?" He was suddenly filled with killing intent, and the hand holding the sword seemed to strike at the person in front of him at any moment, he asked every word.
Duke Xiao Chong did not come, only a young master from the Duke's mansion called Xiao Heng, with a stinking face, probably reluctant to come.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this treatment is obviously incomparable with that before the subjugation of the country. It seems that Lord Zhen does not take the current royal family seriously.
Lin Konglu kept smiling, showing no signs of happiness or anger.
The middle-aged general observed him secretly before opening his mouth cautiously. He first introduced Xiao Heng's identity to him, and then said: "The situation at the border is urgent. The Duke has to work hard to guard the city, so I couldn't come to meet him personally. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Lin Konglu didn't say anything, just said: "I understand."
Everyone in the Princess Mansion behind him, including Wu Ci beside him, frowned slightly.
What can Duke Zhen be busy with?He didn't go to save the country's capital, and he didn't go to rescue Jincheng when it was in danger. He held the military power in his hand, but he stayed in Fuyang all the time, probably because he had other intentions.
At this moment, Xiao Heng rode his horse forward, and said impatiently: "Are you still going?"
After speaking, he glanced at Lin Konglu.
He didn't pay much attention before, but seeing the princess's face at a close distance now, he couldn't help being startled, and then he hesitated and said: "I, what I mean is that the reception banquet has been set up, if you don't go, the dishes will be cold."
Wu Ci didn't like the way he looked at Lin Konglu, and frowned.
Lin Konglu didn't have a hobby of putting a hot face on a cold butt, so he glanced at Xiao Heng lightly and said, "Then let's go."
Xiao Heng was glanced at, his face seemed to be a little red, but seeing his tone was cold, he was a little annoyed, after thinking about it, he hurried to catch up with his horse, and said: "Princess..."
But before he could say anything, Wu Ci rode his horse between him and Lin Konglu.
Xiao Heng was taken aback for a moment, and was quickly left behind. After regaining his senses, he called a Fuyang City cavalry who was going to greet him, and asked, "Who is that kid?"
The cavalry hesitated for a moment, and said, "Young Master Hui, I heard that his name is Wu Ci, a former disciple of the National Teacher."
Xiao Heng: "Oh." That house slave.
No, didn't he run away back then?
Zhen Guogong has been stationed at the border all year round. In his early years, he managed to bring his wife and children here, so he lived in the General's Mansion in Fuyang City.
When Lin Konglu arrived at the General's Mansion, he saw that there was indeed a banquet in the mansion.The Duke of Zhen still didn't show up, and it was the Duke's wife who came forward to take care of all this.
Mrs. Xiao is not from a high family background, but she has a kind face, considerate manners, and she speaks very kindly, which is hard to find fault with.
But during the banquet, she mentioned twice that Xiao Heng is about the same age as the princess, if the princess is bored living in the mansion, she can ask Xiao Heng to accompany her out to play, and if there is any need, she can do whatever she wants.
When he said this, his tone was naturally a little joking, but the hidden meaning was obvious.
Xiao Heng was also at the banquet, pretending to be drinking from time to time, watching from the corner of his eye.
Lin Konglu didn't seem to understand Mrs. Xiao's words, and only smiled politely.
Wu Ci stood behind him, frowning coldly.
After the banquet, Mrs. Xiao sent Lin Konglu to the courtyard that had been arranged earlier, and Wu Ci followed along the way.
Mrs. Xiao had never seen Wu Ci before, and thought he was also the guard of the Princess Mansion, so she didn't think much of it, turned around after sending her off, and left with Xiao Heng who was also coming.
After they left, Wu Ci raised his eyes to look at Lin Konglu, as if he wanted to say something, but because there were other people around, he didn't say anything.
Lin Konglu saw it, but pretended not to know, waved Xia Yuan and the others away, and went straight into the house.
When the door was closed tightly, the crack of the door was suddenly blocked by a hand.
Lin Konglu was not surprised, looked up at Wu Ci, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Then, without waiting for an answer, he continued, "I'll talk about it tomorrow, I'm tired."
Wu Ci raised his eyelashes lightly, his hand was still blocking the door, his eyes were like a pool of water being blown by the wind, he was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "What Mrs. Xiao said at the banquet..."
Needless to say, both he and Lin Konglu understood.
Lin Konglu didn't expect that in his previous life, when he went to Jincheng, the guard of Jincheng wanted his son to marry him, but he didn't go to Jincheng in this life, but when he arrived in Fuyang, the Lord Zhenguo of Fuyang also wanted his son to marry him. Pastry.
Of course, Lord Zhen does not really appreciate him, but his identity.
Now that Emperor Jiang Huan didn't know whether he was alive or dead, letting his son marry the princess would firstly win over Jiang's old ministers, and secondly, under the banner of revenge for the emperor, he could justifiably raise troops.
It seems that Duke Zhen's ambition is already very obvious, and Fuyang is not a place to stay for a long time.
However, it is not necessarily a bad thing.
Lin Konglu pretended to be lonely, and lowered his eyes and said, "So what? I'm living under the fence now..."
"I can take you away." Wu Ci interrupted in a deep voice, speaking faster than usual.
Lin Konglu raised his eyes in surprise, but shook his head after a while, and said: "Right now, there are rebels everywhere. I am a princess who has lost her country and is wanted. If I offend Lord Zhen again, where else can I go? Besides..."
He paused, glanced at Wu Ci quickly, and then continued: "What's the relationship between you and me? Didn't you even want to take responsibility before?"
Wu Ci's eyes trembled slightly, his dark eyes were like ink, and after a long time, he whispered, "I...will."
Lin Konglu: "What?"
He pretended not to hear.
Wu Ci pursed his lips, his eyes became firmer, and he said again: "I said, I am willing."
Lin Konglu: "Have you recovered your memory?"
He feigned surprise.
Wu Ci was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly, "No."
Lin Konglu let out an "oh" and said, "Then wait until you recover your memory."
This was what Wu Ci said by himself, and he just returned the original words.
After he finished speaking, he closed the door again. Wu Ci's expression was obviously flustered, and he quickly blocked it again, saying, "Then Xiao Heng..."
"This matter?" Lin Konglu pretended to be deep, and said: "I will carefully consider it."
Wu Ci: "..."
He stared closely at Lin Konglu, his hand still blocking the crack in the door.
Lin Konglu had no choice but to say: "Careful consideration means that it will take a long time."
On the other side, Mrs. Xiao dragged Xiao Heng into her courtyard, then entered the room and closed the door tightly, asking: "How is it?"
Xiao Heng said awkwardly: "Just... it's okay."
Mrs. Xiao didn't seem to hear his answer, she was still sighing: "Oh, I also know that you don't want to marry the princess, but your father has already made up his mind, and mother just saw that the princess is not as rumored..."
In the middle of speaking, she suddenly stopped talking and asked her son, "What did you just say?"
"I mean..." Xiao Heng coughed lightly, his eyes fluttered, and he whispered, "If you marry, just... marry."
Mrs. Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "It's fine if you don't resist, alas, mother said, the princess is actually pitiful, your father's move is to win the hearts of the old court, you are not willing, you can still play your temper, she Coming here alone, I'm afraid I won't even be willing."
Xiao Heng was only 17 years old, and he was still a young man. Hearing this, he remembered his disrespect at the gate of the city. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and said awkwardly, "Then I...be nicer to her from now on."
Mrs. Xiao was relieved when she heard that, she patted his head and said: "It's great that you can think like this, mother doesn't want you to become like your father and elder brother someday."
Lin Konglu met Zhen Guogong on the second day after he came to Fuyang. The other party was wearing a solid armor, with a wound on his cheek, and his expression was hurried, as if he was really busy.
When he saw Lin Konglu, he was still respectful on the surface, saluted thoughtfully, and said: "Recently, demons invaded the border, and the old minister shouldered the safety of thousands of people, so please forgive me for not being able to greet the princess in person. "
"Monster?" Lin Konglu was surprised when he heard this.
"That's right, not long after the rebels raised their troops, man-eating monsters suddenly appeared on the border, some could breathe fire, some could spit thunder, and they wounded countless people.
"I'm worried that the news of the vision will be detrimental to His Majesty, and I'm afraid that Fuyang's side won't be able to stop the monsters from raging across the country, so I have ordered people to suppress the news and deploy troops to defend at all times. I want to wait for His Majesty to deal with the rebels before reporting, and ask Your Majesty to send troops to support me, so the country will be destroyed so quickly... Sigh."
In a few words, he not only explained why he did not rush to help the capital, but also showed his "sincere loyalty", and finally sighed, as if he was feeling sorry for the emperor.
As soon as the performance was over, someone from outside came to report that the eldest son led the soldiers to kill a monster and ordered people to send it into the city first, and it was almost at the general's mansion.
Zhen Guogong was not happy when he heard the words, and scolded: "Why did you send it here? In case the princess is surprised..."
"No problem." Lin Konglu interrupted directly.
He could see that this was deliberately arranged by Lord Zhen, probably to scare him, first to make him feel that what he said just now was true, and second to calm him down.
Lin Konglu smiled lightly, turned to Wu Ci and said, "You go out with me to have a look."
Wu Ci has been standing by his side like a loyal guard, following him with his sword.
It was only then that Xiao Chong noticed that there was such a person beside the princess, and he couldn't help sizing it up carefully, but the more he looked, the more familiar he looked. After a while, he was secretly startled: Isn't this the former national teacher's disciple, Wu Ci?
Back then, the enmity between him and Princess Xuanyou was well known in the capital, why are they getting together again now?
At this moment, yesterday's middle-aged general leaned over to his side and whispered a few words.
After Xiao Chong listened, his expression became more serious.
Wu Ci actually lost his memory?But Princess Xuanyou not only didn't kill him, but kept him by her side, could it be...
Xiao Chong took another look at Wu Ci, and saw that he looked the same as before, cool and handsome, with a temperament like a fairy. Unable to tame, was run away by him, and now Wu Ci has lost his memory...
Before he finished thinking, Xiao Heng hurried over, and when he heard that Lin Konglu was going to see the monster, he leaned forward and said, "Princess, I'll take you there."
Wu Ci's hand on the hilt moved slightly, and gave him a cold look.
Xiao Heng was usually the master who walked sideways in Fuyang City, but when he glanced at him, he inexplicably felt a bit chilly, and he was a head shorter in imposing manner.
Xiao Chong walked in the back, couldn't help but compare his youngest son with Wu Ci, he felt that they were inferior, if he didn't consider his background, whoever was the princess would have to choose Wu Ci.
Perhaps, Wu Ci has to be moved away.
Xiao Chong thought to himself, when he went to watch the monsters, he became more determined in his mind.
Outside the general's mansion, the soldiers have already transported the monsters.
It was a monster with a huge body, its forelimbs were like wings, and it was as tall as a person even if it lay down.
Lin Konglu instantly recognized that it was a winged beast from the Demon Realm. It looked like an eagle and was covered in scales. Although it was much bigger than a human, it could only be considered a small monster in the Demon Realm.
It's just that the passage to the Three Realms hasn't been opened, how did this kind of monster appear in the human world?
Just as he was contemplating, the still-dead monster suddenly opened its eyes and opened its bloody mouth.The surrounding audience backed away in fright, Xiao Heng also turned pale.
Lin Konglu didn't move at all, Wu Ci's eyes were slightly cold, and he drew his sword instantly.The sword light flashed, and the winged beast only spit out a ball of flames that were about to extinguish, and died in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, Lin Konglu is not as afraid of blood as before. He watched the whole process calmly, and then turned to Xiao Chong with a smile and said, "What the Duke said is true, this monster is indeed dangerous, but next time it will be transported into the city, please be careful." It would be better for someone with the ability to confirm whether it was really killed."
The soldier who came to report just now said that the monster was killed by the eldest son. He said that, more or less mocking the eldest son of Zhen Guogong.
He guessed that the eldest son, whom he had never met before, must have intentionally left the monster alone, so as to cooperate with Lord Zhen's play.
Sure enough, Xiao Chong's complexion was not very good, he forced a smile and said: "What the princess said is very true."
But he is a scheming person after all, so he quickly changed the subject and praised Wu Ci: "This young man is very good at swordsmanship. Thanks to him just now, the situation was turned into a safe place. I don't know if the princess is willing to work for the people and let them Join the defenders and stop the monsters together?"
In this way, Wu Ci can be taken away from the princess, so that his youngest son can spend more time with the princess.
Lin Konglu guessed his intention in an instant, his eyes were a little cold, but there were many soldiers and common people gathered at the gate of the general's mansion, and Xiao Chong used righteousness to oppress him. As a princess, he couldn't refuse directly, so he could only ball Kick Wu Ci again.
"The Duke was joking. Wu Ci is not my servant. I have to ask his opinion on this matter." After speaking, he hinted at Wu Ci with his eyes.
However, Wu Ci acted as if he didn't understand, thought for a moment, and agreed without hesitation.
It was rare for Lin Konglu to be really angry with him, but the smile on his face became brighter.
In fact, it's not that Wu Ci doesn't understand Lin Konglu's meaning, but he just wants to prove his strength and let the princess know that he has the ability to take the other party to any place, and he doesn't have to live in Fuyang City.
In addition, he found that the residual sword energy from several wounds on the monster in front of him was familiar, and seemed to come from the same vein as his sword technique.
He guessed that the person who used the sword might know him, perhaps the person from the hidden world that the princess mentioned earlier, and he wanted to try to find the person to see if he could think of anything.
If he can recover his memory, then... he can be responsible to the princess?
With this in mind, Wu Ci quietly left a sword amulet on Lin Konglu's body for protection, and went out of the city with the defenders arranged by Lord Zhen Guo.
Lin Konglu was angry with him and didn't stop him, so he simply took the opportunity to investigate the reason why Jincheng fell.
From the early fall of Jincheng to the inexplicable appearance of monsters in Fuyang, he vaguely felt that a hand behind him was pushing something.
It happened that Xiao Heng came to him often, so he simply used Xiao Heng to help investigate, who made this kid's father uneasy and kind.
Xiao Heng likes beauties, and he already knew in his heart that his father planned to let him marry the princess, so he secretly regarded the princess as his fiancée.
Lin Konglu didn't expect Duke Zhen's youngest son to be so simple and stupid, so he couldn't help laughing, and thought to himself: It's better to make it clear to this silly boy as soon as possible.
However, the next day, Xiao Yan, the eldest son of Duke Zhen Guo, led his army back to the city and brought back four monks who were said to be able to perform immortal arts.
Hearing the words, Lord Zhen Guo invited people to the study in person and had a secret conversation for several hours.
Among these four people, two of them are Wu Ci's senior brothers in Yujiazong, and the other two are disciples of Qixingzong.
The two members of Yujiazong met Zhen Guogong, and they were outspoken about the purpose of their trip, telling them directly: first, they were here to find people from the royal family, and second, they wanted to prevent Wu Ci from killing people from the royal family.
After hearing this, Duke Zhen looked strangely in his eyes.
Whether Wu Ci would kill other members of the royal family, he didn't know, but he was very clear that Wu Ci was about to become Princess Xuanyou's loyal dog.
But why do people outside Fang protect the royal family?Is it true that the Jiang family was granted the title of Son of Heaven by the gods as promised by the Dao of Heaven?
Duke Zhen couldn't help but ask the question.
The disciples of Yujiazong looked hesitant, as if hesitating whether to say it or not, Gu Yao, a male disciple of Qixingzong next to him, suddenly spoke first: "Back then, Suiyuan Shenjun opened up the four worlds of gods, men and devils with a divine sword, and the Jiang family was in charge of people. Emperor Qi, its blood can strengthen the barrier between the human world and demons and ghosts. Recently, demons appeared in Fuyang, precisely because the barrier between the human world and the demon world was loose, so we need to find the Jiang family to help stabilize the barrier. "
As soon as the words fell, the two disciples of Yujiazong looked at him, as if condemning him for telling everything.
Chen Qi, the younger junior sister beside Gu Yao, looked indifferent.
After hearing this, Lord Zhen was shocked in his heart. He never expected that the Jiang family could do such a thing.
He exchanged glances with his confidant military adviser who was also present, said a few words hastily, and then found an excuse to end the secret conversation.
That night, Duke Zhen went to discuss with his wife, and said in a deep voice: "Before, I only wanted to use Princess Xuanyou to win the hearts of the old dynasty, so I planned to let Heng'er marry her. After I ascended the throne, she is just a prince and concubine, and it doesn't hinder anything." .
"But if the blood of the Jiang family is really capable of doing so well, then Yan'er must be allowed to marry her. In the future, she will stabilize the barrier between the two realms as the crown princess of Yan'er. Wouldn't Yan'er be more popular? Let's treat her After giving birth to the eldest grandson of the emperor, my descendants of the Xiao family will be like the Jiang family, gaining the way of heaven, and being able to make good friends with those outsiders."
Most importantly, what is so good about Jiang's blood?Maybe his descendants of the Xiao family will produce a few people who can practice in the future.
Mrs. Xiao's eyes were shocked after hearing this, and she couldn't believe it: "Are you crazy? Not to mention whether the princess will be willing to listen to you, but you said that you first wanted Heng'er to marry, and now you want Yan'er to marry. This, What...is this proper?"
Duke Zhen didn't care at all, he waved his hands and said: "It was just a private discussion before, and there was no real marriage discussion."
"But you have already told Heng'er that Yan'er was there." Mrs. Xiao covered her eyes and wept.
Not only that, Xiao Heng refused to agree at first, and was beaten up by Duke Zhen, but now he finally agrees, it seems that he still likes the princess very much, but this kind of accident happened, this, this...what is it called?
Lord Zhen thought about it carefully, and felt embarrassed, but after weighing the pros and cons, he finally said: "They are brothers, what is there to care about? Don't talk about it, I have made up my mind on this matter."
Mrs. Xiao was suddenly trembling with anger.
Outside the door, Xiao Heng, who accidentally overheard the conversation, also had cold hands and feet, and couldn't believe it.He was in a trance, and he didn't know how to leave in the end.
The next day, Lin Konglu opened the door early in the morning, and saw Xiao Heng curled up in front of his room like an abandoned puppy.
He was startled, took a few steps back, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Heng raised his head, his eyes were red, as if he had been crying, and he still smelled of alcohol, and he didn't know how much he had drunk. When he opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse, and he said sadly, "Princess..."
"Stop, stop!" Lin Konglu heard that his voice was still crying, and immediately interrupted: "I want to cry and cry outside."
Xiao Heng sniffled, stopped crying, and calmed down for a while before speaking: "Princess, I have something to tell you."
Lin Konglu said "Oh", and then let him enter the room, ordered Xia Yuan to pour a pot of tea, and said while drinking: "Let's talk."
It just so happened that he also had something to say to the other party.
Holding the teacup in both hands, Xiao Heng took a few sips sadly, feeling better, and then slowly said: "Princess, my father doesn't want me to marry you."
Lin Konglu: "?"
"No, it's not." Xiao Heng regained consciousness belatedly, realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "I don't want you to marry me."
The corners of Lin Konglu's mouth twitched slightly, thinking: Is this something your father wants?The face is really big.
Xiao Heng stabilized his emotions before continuing: "He listened to a few magic sticks yesterday, saying that the blood of the Jiang family can strengthen some barriers, and suddenly changed his mind, wanting you to marry my brother..."
The more he talked, the lower his tone became, and he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable and said: "How could such a thing happen? I already regarded you as my fiancee, but he suddenly changed his words and said that he would give birth to my brother's child, then I... "
"Puff—cough cough!" Lin Konglu spit out a sip of tea, which was very inelegant.
After finally coughing up his breath, he couldn't help but said: "Your father is quite beautiful." It's beautiful.
"Ah?" Xiao Heng didn't know why.
Lin Konglu didn't care about this matter, Xiao Chong didn't think about it anyway, so he directly asked those magic sticks what was going on.
To be able to tell the secret of Jiang's royal bloodline, this must be no ordinary magician.
"Can you show me?" he asked.
Xiao Heng thought that he was fighting against him, so he didn't refuse, and immediately took him to meet those people.
In Shuangting courtyard, the four disciples of the Taoist sect stayed in the general's mansion for one night, and they have already found out the situation clearly.
Knowing that the leader of the younger generation of Yujiazong, the coldest and most ruthless swordsman in the comprehension world, and the person they want to stop on this trip—Junior Wu Ci has lost his memory and was summoned to fight low-level demons outside the city.
And the royal bloodline they want to protect—Princess Xuanyou is still a high-ranking master, and she even keeps their celestial and cold junior brother Wu Ci around.
The four monks felt a little dazed.
"Liar, he must be the one who lied to Junior Brother Wu." Brother Qiao from Yujiazong couldn't help but say.
Several other people nodded one after another, especially Chen Qi, the junior sister of the Seven Star Sect.
It's just that they are cultivators, and they don't want to embarrass ordinary people without cultivation. Not only that, they also have to protect this princess.
Several people were upset, and decided to find Wu Ci first and help Wu Ci recover his memory.
When Lin Konglu came, he happened to bump into them who were about to go out.
Looking at each other, Xiao Heng, who led Lin Konglu, spoke first: "Hey, you guys, stop spreading rumors and gossip in front of my father from now on."
The two members of the Yujiazong had already guessed their identities, so they didn't intend to pay any attention to them, while Chen Qi sarcastically said, "Cheat? It's really hard to say who is a liar."
After finishing speaking, she and Gu Yao ignored them and left first.
The two members of Yujiazong looked at Lin Konglu again, with complicated expressions and a bit of sympathy.
When they first learned about the situation, they were indeed very angry. After all, this princess once humiliated their Junior Brother Wu, and now she is cheating on Junior Brother Wu.
But when they thought about how Wu Ci would treat the princess after recovering his memory, they felt that they didn't need to care about these mortals, as if they had already seen Lin Konglu's tragic end.
Besides, even if Wu Ci didn't retaliate, the princess was just a poor pawn.
Not only Xiao Heng overheard what Duke Zhen said last night, they also overheard it.
The two shook their heads and left with a sigh.
Lin Konglu watched them leave without saying a word.
Xiao Heng was quite annoyed, he jumped up and said, "What are you proud of? It's just a bunch of magic sticks, the eyes seem to grow on the head."
Lin Konglu shook his head: "They are not magic sticks."
They are the two senior brothers who told Wu Ci the truth, and he had met them in his previous life.
Out of kindness, he specially reminded Xiao Heng: "Don't provoke them."
Those four were all monks, and killing a mortal could be as easy as crushing an ant.
Xiao Heng was discouraged and asked: "Princess, why are you talking to them?"
Lin Konglu: "..." This is for your own good, silly hat.
In the long yellow sand outside the border city wall, Wu Ci killed a giant monster with a single sword. After wiping off the blood on the sword with a hand gesture, he turned and looked at the two people who were chattering. Lie to me, I was humiliated by her in the Princess Mansion, and now she is using me again?"
"Yes, yes." The two disciples of Yujiazong nodded in relief.
"What else? Continue to make up." Wu Ci's tone was calm.
"?" Qiao Min of Yujiazong was a little confused.
Not far away, Chen Qi from the Seven Star Sect couldn't help pointing to his forehead, and said to Gu Yao, "Is there something wrong with him?"
I don't know good or bad.
Gu Yao maintained his smile, glanced at the little junior sister lightly, and said, "Be cautious."
Chen Qi shrugged.
Not far away, Qiao Min began to persuade again earnestly: "Senior brother, I didn't lie to you, Princess Xuanyou is indeed using you, she asked you to come out to fight monsters, but she wants to marry the eldest son of Duke Zhen... ..."
Wu Ci finally reacted this time, his expression changed suddenly, his eyes were extremely cold.
"You, say, what, what?" He was suddenly filled with killing intent, and the hand holding the sword seemed to strike at the person in front of him at any moment, he asked every word.
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