Our lord is upright [crossing]

On the second day, Rong Zhenzhen arranged for someone to escort Shi Chuan to his post to report.It is said that the top three in the imperial examination, the No. [-] scholar and Tanhua, will generally be arranged to be edited by the Hanlin Academy later, at least starting from the official position of the seventh rank, and they will rarely be released.But Shi Chuan was forced to let him out from the center of power in the capital, which shows that he is still more valued.

Wancheng is also a very complicated place. If the new Tanhualang can make some achievements here, he will be transferred back to the capital soon in the future, and then he will be promoted all the way to the Sacred Heart. Being a small county magistrate is actually giving him a chance to practice.

Rong Zhenzhen was thinking in his heart, it is not yet clear whether He Jingwei and Shi Chuan are from the same line, Rui Niang and Shang Huai's information said that the current old emperor is old, but the position of the crown prince has not been finalized for a long time , instead let several sons fight each other, it seems that he will not promulgate the imperial edict until the last moment.

But anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the one who is most favored is not the third prince He Jingwei...it should be Xiao Jingwei, but the fifth prince Xiao Jingchen.All the signs show that although the old emperor seems to like to use Xiao Jingwei to do practical things, in the end, his reputation is always on Xiao Jingchen's head. paving.

Rong Zhenzhen thought to himself, Shi Chuan still can't tell which faction he is, he should be more careful, the purpose of the court is very clear, and it will take a year or two to clean up the Wulin League, otherwise it won't be the first Replaced the magistrate of Wancheng, and then sent the shrewd and capable King Yu, regardless of whether they belonged to one faction or not, the ultimate goal was the same - to destroy the martial arts alliance.

"Tsk..." Rong Zhenzhen rubbed his forehead. This kind of eternal problem was in front of him, but he couldn't do anything about it. There was the imperial court in front and the Demon Cult in the back. It's easy to say first, but it's really hard.

Ah Ruan sat in the yard and didn't know what to look at. Rong Zhenzhen's eyes wandered around him from time to time. Not superficial, maybe even faintly surpass him, his temper is a bit aggressive, but he is probably not the kind of person who is easy to be used without a brain.

"Ugh……"

A Ruan turned his head to look at him, ran over and asked with concern: "Brother Rong, what's wrong with you?"

"Headache." Rong Zhenzhen sighed deeply, took the opportunity to hold A Ruan's little hand and rubbed it on his forehead, and said softly: "A Ruan, we may be in big trouble."

"What's the trouble?" Ah Ruan tilted his head and asked knowingly.

Rong Zhenzhen didn't look up, so he didn't see A Ruan's expression. His voice was low, as if he was tired from listening: "A Ruan, if one day I meet a disaster and can't protect you, will you blame me?"

A Ruan raised his hand and gently hugged his head and put it in his arms, with a sneer on his face: "Of course not, I can't understand the kindness that Brother Rong has shown me in my whole life, how can I blame you for this?"

"Good boy." Rong Zhenzhen buried in Ah Ruan's thin arms, and showed the same sly smile.

"But, I don't think I have any kindness to you. When it comes to kindness, you should save me first." He said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, if I really have a difficult day, I will definitely arrange your escape first." .”

"At that time, I will give you some money, and then ask Ah Ling to send you out quietly. You have learned some fists and kicks, so self-protection should not be a big problem. Then you can just run away and leave me alone."

Ah Ruan lowered his head to look at the person buried in his arms, and asked in a puzzled voice: "Brother Rong, what happened? Why are you in trouble? You are the leader of the martial arts alliance, and you are admired and respected by others. How could you?" Distress?"

Rong Zhenzhen was silent for a while, finally raised his head, stroked A Ruan's face and replied lonely: "It won't be soon."

"You also know about the Devil's Cult, right?" Rong Zhenzhen sighed, "They were the ones who stabbed you last time. We have always had a grudge against the Devil's Cult. If they come back this time, they will definitely want to avenge their blood."

There was nothing strange in A Ruan's eyes, but he comforted him: "It's nothing but a mob, how can it compare with us? We have a lot of people, not to mention there are eight major sects!"

"Naive." Rong Zhenzhen smiled wryly, "Although there are not many people in the Devil's Cult, you must know that in the struggle between the two sides, the number of people has never been the key factor for victory. The members of the Devil's Cult are all top experts, and the Central Plains Martial arts are slightly uneven, there are very few who can be regarded as top masters, and I am afraid that there will be danger at that time."

He sighed deeply again, and continued: "The last time I saw the leader of the Demon Cult, he was born with a real dragon and a phoenix, and his appearance is extraordinary. He is a little different from the rumors. Although he is trying to kill me everywhere, it is not really unreasonable." people."

"If I see him fighting against each other at that time, I'll go and beg him, maybe you still have a chance to survive."

Rong Zhenzhen seemed to be defending A Ruan in every word and deed, and A Ruan's eyes seemed to move, "If I don't leave, I will fight against Brother Rong together!"

"It's fine if it's just the Devil's Cult." Rong Zhen felt a little uncomfortable, "The people from the imperial court have also come down. The purpose of King Yu's coming out of the mountain is to deal with us. If they really think of a countermeasure to silence them, then only tens of thousands of troops will be needed. Press the formation, we can be wiped out within three days."

"Our Central Plains Wulin no longer exists, and the Devil's Cult may also be implicated." Rong Zhen felt sad, "It's true that the Devil's Cult is in the Western Regions, but the small countries in the Western Regions have always been the emperor's heart troubles, and he will definitely solve his internal worries first. At that time, we will be wiped out, and the emperor will no longer have to worry about the future. He may raise his troops to attack the Western Regions, and the Demon Cult will not be alone at that time."

Ah Ruan felt a little relieved.

He didn't care about politics since he was a child, and only focused on practicing revenge in retreat. In fact, he didn't know much about these things. He saw that his words were serious, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Xuanyuejiao lives on the border of the Western Regions, and does not belong to any country, but if the countries in the Western Regions are really captured, their lives will definitely be affected. At that time, everything they see will belong to the Emperor of the Central Plains, even the Wulin League The emperor who can kill them all should not let them go.

Ah Ruan is of course confident in his strength, but he can't gamble with the lives of thousands of people he taught.

Rong Zhenzhen sighed, "The leader of the Demon Cult will definitely not only know about this, he only wants to kill me for revenge. I thought, after these things are over, I will go to my uncle and ask him what happened to him back then. What happened to the Demon Cult, and then go to the leader to make amends."

"If that's the case, we're all still alive."

Ah Ruan gently patted Rong Zhenzhen's head, and replied softly: "Yes, we will survive."

into the night—

"You said, is that Rong Zhenzhen telling the truth?"

Yan Ruan sat on the edge of the bed with a blank expression, crossed her chest and looked sideways at the red candle on the table, the shadow on her face cast by the candle flames fluctuated with the flames.

Bai Qinghong knelt on one knee, raised his head after hearing the words and thought for a while, and said: "This subordinate thinks that Rong Zhenzhen is a villain... the leader, what the leader said is not unreasonable."

"We have been away from the Central Plains for a hundred years. There are many things that are not very clear, but my subordinates have heard about these grievances from the former guardian. We have six small countries in the Western Regions, and the national power is not very strong. It is said that the previous dynasty wanted to attack the Western Regions. , but it didn’t quite hit the nail on the head.”

"The emperor once issued an imperial edict not to attack the six small countries with a radius of [-] miles around the Liuli Kingdom within a hundred years. Later, the previous dynasty was exhausted, but the later emperors were too busy with internal struggles to take care of the Western Regions. But when they think about it, they can fight if they say it."

Yan Ruan narrowed her eyes, "But I have also heard that their spirits are getting worse year after year, and maybe someday they will be able to change the dynasty."

"It's not bad." Bai Qinghong replied, "However, how strong they are doesn't affect their ability to attack the Western Regions. After all, the Western Regions are too small and too weak. Even if the Emperor of the Central Plains didn't covet them, the big powers on the Nanman side would not be easy to deal with. They have annexed the Central Plains, and they are also likely to fight back."

Yan Ruan thought for a long time before she opened her mouth and said, "Then our biggest enemy is not the righteous way of martial arts?"

Bai Qinghong was a little hesitant: "However, it is still a question of whether the Central Plains will be fought or not. We can't go far and go against the emperor of the Central Plains, right? Isn't this hitting a stone with an egg?"

"Nothing." Yan Ruan sneered, "I really want to fight against the Emperor of the Central Plains, so why should I be afraid of him?"

"Didn't the old emperor ask Xiao Jingwei to come?" Yanruan thought of that gentleman, handsome and dignified man, and the scene of Rong Zhenzhen standing side by side with him, looking at each other and smiling, and couldn't help but clenched his hands, " If I kill his son first, what can he do to me?"

"Master, please calm down!" Bai Qinghong's head also started to ache. Why did their leader suddenly get into trouble with the court? This is not asking for trouble for himself, "Let's deal with Rong Zhenzhen first."

"No rush." ​​Yanruan made up her mind, and in the study during the day, Rong Zhenzhen rarely showed weakness and leaned against her arms, and he saw the depression and loss in his eyes, and he did not allow Rong Zhenzhen to be manipulated by outsiders mood.

"When I finish packing those things, I will settle the score with him later."

Bai Qinghong complained silently in his heart, his leader said it so beautifully, don't you really like Rong Zhenzhen, right?It seems that those little novels recommended by Yintang are not completely nonsense.

"How is Lu Guanyun doing lately? Have you noticed something wrong with you?" Yanruan asked suddenly.

Bai Qinghong was startled, quickly shook his head and said: "No, he only focuses on medical skills, and doesn't care about his subordinates."

"Look for a chance and kill him." Yan Ruan said coldly, "You stop me again and again, do you really think I'm softhearted and let you go?"

Bai Qinghong hurriedly explained: "No! Hierarch, Hierarch... Then Lu Guanyun is a healer, and he has no enmity with us, so why put him to death?"

"What's more, that Rong Zhenzhen cares about him very much. If he dies, Rong Zhenzhen will definitely retaliate wildly, and then we will be passive."

These words angered Yan Ruan, and when he heard that Rong Zhenzhen cared about him, he felt angry, "You dare not follow my orders?"

"Master, please spare me!" Bai Qinghong saw that his red eyes were a sign of going crazy, so he said in a moment of impatience: "Master! Master! Subordinates, subordinates can go and seduce him!"

"Go down and seduce Lu Guanyun, maybe we can get something useful out of him, maybe he knows where Rongyu is!"

"Moreover, if he is seduced by his subordinates, maybe Rong Zhenzhen won't treat him as a treasure anymore!"

The killing intent stopped at that moment.

The red mist in Yan Ruan's eyes slowly dissipated. After listening to Bai Qinghong's words, he calmed down for a long time before slowly raising his lips: "How sure are you?"

"Six, no, seven, eight, nine, ten percent!" Bai Qinghong opened his eyes and said nonsense, "The subordinate is [-] percent sure to seduce him! He will soon be able to give up on the subordinate."

Yan Ruan was satisfied.

Bai Qinghong complained endlessly in his heart.

That idiot Lu Guanyun looked cold and beautiful, but in fact he was the most dull and ruthless. He was afraid that if he stripped naked for him to see, he would just treat it as a human test drug sent in vain.

Sad.