Zhong Jinnian's body was kept at high temperature for the whole day, and the witch doctors of Luoshui Sect came in and out, using various methods, until midnight to cool down his body temperature.Even so, Zhong Jinnian still felt weak, not to mention planning to escape, he even found it difficult to stand up.

"The rules are the rules, and they will not change because of your fever or because you are my grandson." The leader said indifferently: "You have to thank your pet well, if you didn't have the toxin of the red-capped snake king in your body, you would have died today." It should be in the blood pool of the Demon Realm."

"The eldest sister said that people who have done bad things will fall into the devil world to suffer after death, unable to reincarnate..." Zhong Jinnian murmured: "Grandfather, does the devil world really exist in this world? children's?"

The leader said indifferently: "You can't even be a good person, so why should you care about where you will go after death?"

Zhong Jinnian lay on the bed and looked at the top of the bed, and suddenly asked: "Grandfather, what good will it do if I become the young leader?"

The leader looked at the staring-eyed child on the bed, and said without any mercy in his tone, "At least you won't be disqualified from walking out of the valley."

"free?"

The leader sneered: "In this world, there has never been freedom. Jin'er, even if you become the leader, you are just a flying eagle in a cage—don't forget, your life is never your own."

Zhong Jinnian, as the best of all "Gu worms", has many followers even though he is young.They obediently sent Zhong Jinnian to the place they had agreed to meet, and listened to their young master's coughing until dawn.

The twilight of the morning light illuminated the sky, Zhong Jinnian stroked the thin red-topped snake on his wrist, and asked the servant behind him: "Eldest sister is a very weak woman, gentle and weak. Why do you think she would do such a thing?" ? Because she has a baby? But, according to what Mr. taught, the baby doesn’t even have facial features now.”

The person behind said panickedly: "Probably... it's because motherhood is stronger."

"Being a mother is stronger...is that what you mean?" Zhong Jinnian stood up: "Let's go...by the way, do you think I can win?"

The man respectfully said, "I never thought you would lose."

He was right. Although Zhong Jinnian was only 13 years old, his physical strength had already reached the peak of the second-rate in the world. This is incredible for his age, not to mention that he is best at Gu and poison. Never by force.

So as everyone expected, Zhong Jinnian won the game.

The leader watched quietly as Zhong Jinnian, who was covered in blood, sliced ​​open Zhong Midie's stomach, scraped open the thin uterine wall, and stabbed the embryo in the abdomen with one knife, one knife, one knife, one knife, and the spewed out I don't know if it's the fetus or Zhong Midie's blood, until Zhong Midie died after being gagged, those eyes of hatred were wide open and never closed.

But Zhong Jinnian is still going on.

One knife, one knife, one knife, one knife...

Guardian Zuo couldn't help but said: "Master..."

The leader of the Demon Cult stroked his gray beard and said calmly, "Let him go."

So no one asked any more questions.

Until this body could no longer bleed, the exhausted Zhong Jinnian fell to the ground.His body was hot and his limbs were shaking with excitement.He looked into those eyes that were dying, and suddenly said: "Sister, is this the feeling of pain?"

"It's really... a wonderful feeling..."

The servants moved away Zhong Midie's body that was almost broken in two, and the leader walked to Zhong Jinnian's side stepping on the blood all over the place: "Jin'er, you are now the young master of my Luoshui sect, think about what you want Yet?"

Zhong Jinnian was silent for a long time, when even the leader thought he would not answer, he raised his head and said, "Grandfather, I want to be free."

The leader didn't seem surprised: "Is this really what you desire?"

Zhong Jinnian blinked. He looked down at the broken internal organs that fell on the ground in front of him. He didn't know if it was an illusion. He felt that the slightly larger piece on the ground was the flesh and blood of the embryo. It was dazzling red: "Well, it's what I long for."

"Then you need to work hard." The leader said indifferently: "Freedom is not so easy to obtain."

…………

Zhong Jinnian woke up from his dream.

The sour-smelling drunk straightened up. He was more sloppy in the sun than at night. Presumably, if he went out to find a corner one, it would be enough to attract the sympathy of well-intentioned people.

He jumped off the tree and looked at his hands. The red-topped snake crawled out of his wrists, swam up to his neck and got into his clothes, causing the passing little maids to scream terribly.

But Zhong Jinnian laughed: "Mr. Su...you are really, too much."

-

After knowing the destination, Su Zhuo and Qin Huanyan rushed to the Shanhai Palace in the early morning of the second day, arriving at the palace one step faster than Chen Junshou who went out early in the morning.Most of the glorious emperor's palace has been repaired. Its back is adjacent to a cliff. Even in the midsummer, the bitter cold wind makes the labor slaves have to wear an extra thin coat to keep out the cold.

Su Zhuo sighed: "Although the scenery here is beautiful and protected by natural dangers, it is definitely not a good place for self-cultivation."

Qin Huanyan said lightly: "They have already planned it."

Su Zhuo's skill at this time is enough to be at the top of the first class, and he can barely peek at the border of the master, and he even has the art of talismans to protect him.Not to mention Qin Huanyan, the number one swordsman in the world, by his side.So when Chen Junshou and his team arrived at the Shanhai Palace, they only saw the frightening red purgatory that was burning under the blue sky and white sun.Countless labor slaves and overseers brought well water and poured it into the fire, but the fire was so huge that billowing thick smoke dyed the entire sky black and red. A little closer, I feel like I'm about to suffocate.

But the fear in his heart has surpassed the physical discomfort.

Chen Junshou pushed away the servants beside him, and rushed towards the edge of the cliff amid Zhong Jinnian's sneering voice.He knelt heavily on the edge of the cliff amid the exclamation of the crowd, holding the stones and tree roots around him tightly with both hands to stabilize his body, and tried his best to stick his upper body out of the stone wall to see the scenery below clearly.

But after seeing it clearly, his legs went limp, and his whole body limply lay on the ground.

I saw the cold wind from the depths of the cliff rushing up with puffs of thick smoke, because the fire in the palace was too strong, and the smoke was completely indistinguishable from the mixture.However, after the mountain wind has been blowing for so long, there are still large puffs of black smoke floating up, which is enough to prove that the grain depot below no longer exists.

Chen Junshou was lying on the ground and trembling constantly, he was afraid of the difficult situation he would face in the future, so afraid that he couldn't even care about his image.However, before his chaotic mind could come up with any remedial measures, the two servants who were guarding him suddenly fell to the ground. The muffled sound of body collisions made County Guard Chen suddenly come to his senses, and turned his head little by little——

Not more than four feet away from him, there were two young men in black standing there, one holding a sword and the other holding a knife, and they could tell at a glance that the visitor was not good.The slaves hid in the distance and shivered, and the supervisor had long gone to nowhere.The soldiers and servants he brought were lying on the ground in disarray, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. Only Zhong Jinnian seemed to be awake and half asleep, leaning against a big tree in the distance with his arms folded. .

"You, who are you?! Are you crazy? This is the emperor's palace, and this official is the county guard appointed by the court! Do you know what you are doing!" Chen Junshou turned over in fear and wanted to crawl back, But with a slight movement, half of his body protruded out of the cliff, and the bulging cold wind blew thick smoke on his body, giving him the illusion that he was about to fly: "You...you...you, you It's Su Shang next to the Ninth Prince!"

At this time, Su Zhuo was using his real face. Seeing that Chen Junshou recognized him, he showed a smile instead: "I didn't expect my lord to recognize my face. This will save you the time to answer why."

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha..." Chen Junshou took a deep breath, trying to keep his voice from trembling, so that his words were more convincing: "His Highness Wu Wu once praised you for your superb skills. Capable, unexpected but unable to recognize the situation in front of you! You don’t know yet, now Xiliu Kingdom and Nanzhao Kingdom have both agreed to assist His Highness the Fifth Highness to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan. The whereabouts are unknown! If you are really smart, you can surrender obediently, and I can still say a few words of kindness for you in front of His Highness the Fifth Highness, so as to avoid the punishment for your actions—"

Su Zhuo smiled, and took out a silk cloth as thin as a cicada's wing from his pocket, which was covered with densely packed small characters.He took two steps forward, and said softly under Chen Junshou's terrified eyes: "I don't think I want to embarrass others, even the enemy, but you probably need me to make an exception. Do you know what is written on it?" Gently shaking the white silk in his hand, he said lightly, "Seven days ago, Nanzhao Kingdom withdrew its troops. Three days ago, Xiliu Kingdom also retreated—the news should have just reached the fifth prince's ears. As for you, I'm afraid we will have to wait another seven or eight days to find out."

Chen Junshou widened his eyes and roared angrily, "This is impossible!"

Su Zhuo said lightly: "Why is it impossible? You should have the most experience. No matter how many words your subordinates say, it is not as loud as the wind blowing by your own pillow, isn't it?"

"Could it be—" Chen Junshou couldn't believe it: "But if you want to impress the concubines of the two countries in a short period of time, in this critical period, who can have such financial resources and influence..."

Sitting on the ground, he muttered to himself like a collapse: "Sheng Que Human Pavilion... Shengque... Human Pavilion! I hope Jinfeng is not seriously injured and wakes up!"

Chen Junshou suddenly raised his head. He looked at Su Zhuo's indifferent face. He suddenly turned over and knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, with tears in his eyes: "Mr. Su! Hero Su! Please bypass me. I, the villain, are forced to do nothing. If you don't stand in line, The villain has long been a pile of loess, how can I talk to you here! I beg you to spare the life of the villain, and the villain is willing to wear grass and tie a ring to repay the favor of Hero Su!"

Su Zhuo asked in a low voice: "I heard that your lord is a filial son."

Chen Junshou was taken aback.

Su Zhuo sighed: "Then, have you ever thought about it, the child of the person you killed is also a dutiful son?"

Following Su Zhuo's words, two boys walked out of the woods not far away.They were dressed in beggar clothes, with dark faces, and looked like little beggars that can be seen everywhere on the street.Under Chen Junshou's suspicious gaze, they walked up to Su Zhuo. The tall boy bowed his head and apologized: "Mr. Su, I'm sorry, we followed quietly."

Su Zhuo blamed: "You should thank Mr. Zhong over there. We came here first. I think you came with Chen Junshou's convoy. If he didn't find out but didn't expose you, you wouldn't be able to stand here now."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Su. We planned to be obedient, but we heard that that person would come here today, so..." The short boy carefully looked at Zhong Jinnian in the distance, and he tore off the black hair on his face. The face revealed the fair skin that belonged to a girl, and she bowed obediently and said, "Thank you... Mr. Zhong."

The two children are the Han sisters dressed in disguise.

Han Lianzhi's words finally reminded Chen Junshou, who was scared out of his wits by the appearance of the two sisters. He took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Mr. Zhong! Mr. Zhong! Help me, save me! After returning, whatever you want I will give ten times as much fine wine and gold, please save me!"

Zhong Jinnian acted as if he had never heard of it.

Chen Junshou howled twice more, and finally gave up.He looked at the girls who were walking towards him with daggers in their hands, and was about to grit his teeth for the final counterattack, but unexpectedly, a gold chain appeared suddenly, firmly trapped his limbs, and fixed him to the ground.His shoulders were above the cliff, and the instant impact almost broke his neck.The man lifted his head up with difficulty, and begged for mercy to the two sisters who were close at hand: "I know I was wrong! The villain knows I was wrong! Please spare my life! My wife is pregnant now, if I If they die, the two of them will have no way out!"

Han Shixi was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't even raise his hands for a moment.She subconsciously looked at Su Zhuo behind her, but saw that the gentleman she trusted had already walked away from the black-clothed swordsman.Before he could react, he heard Han Lianzhi shouting, "Take your dog's life today to sacrifice the spirits of my deceased father, mother, mother-in-law and sisters!"

Han Shixi turned his head abruptly, and saw his sister's slender arms tightly holding the dagger in her hand, using all her strength to stab Chen Junshou in the heart!The knife was ruthless and fast, and the blade was so sharp that it completely sank into Chen Junshou's chest, and even blood could not be spurted out.Chen Junshou let out a muffled snort. He stared at the trembling two sisters with wide eyes and resentment. He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.A steady stream of blood spouted from his mouth, flowed into the throat and nasal cavity, and flowed down his upside down head all over his face, making his expression look like a ghost in a horror story, frightening The two sisters fell to the ground, trembling.

The cold wind swept over them and the heat wave blew on them. For a while, they couldn't tell whether it was cold or hot.Perhaps it was blown into the eyes by soot, the two sisters hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Su Zhuo and Qin Huanyan had gone far away, even after hearing the two sisters' cries, they did not look back.Qin Huanyan said lightly: "You are kind."

Su Zhuo smiled wryly, "I thought you would blame me."

Qin Huanyan glanced at him, and just said: "It's you who said, they don't treat themselves as children a long time ago, so why should I think so much?"

"I don't think I'm a good person, and I don't think anyone will help." Su Zhuo sighed: "It's just that they are the ministers of Zuojun, whether it's for Shangyun or for the future, I always want to give them a hand. Hate It is a seed, the more it is buried in the bottom of the heart, the easier it is to germinate. This can be seen from the fact that they chose to return to Yuanxi County. It is not so much that they want to return to their homeland, but rather that they want to live by the enemy's side and monitor each other's every move ——You see, without anyone notifying them, they found out about the whereabouts of Sheriff Chen, and even followed them all the way here."

Qin Huanyan didn't speak.

Su Zhuo sighed, "I hope what I did is right."

Qin Huanyan responded with a "hmm".

Su Zhuo laughed and said, "How can I feel... your temper has changed a lot."

Qin Huanyan said lightly: "The more you see, the more you will know. If not, why should I follow you?"

Su Zhuo was helpless: "Isn't it because we are friends?"

Qin Huanyan snorted coldly, but didn't answer.

Su Zhuo came to Zhong Jinnian's side and said, "Master Zhong, what is the answer to our bet?"

"There is no answer yet." Zhong Jinnian smiled. He looked at Su Zhuo with an arrogance that had never been shown before: "So I thought, if I follow Mr. Su by your side like the Great Master Qin, is it right?" I can get the answer."

Su Zhuo smiled and said, "You are very welcome."

Qin Huanyan said: "What's the next step?"

Su Zhuo thought for a while and said: "Our personnel are limited, and we can do nothing more than we can. The next step is to go to the capital. Now we are taking two children with us, and it will take at least five days to reach the capital. I want to come when we arrive. At that time, General Li, the patriarch of the Seventh Prince, and Chang's army from Uncle Shang Yun's family should also arrive."

"Mr. Su has never been surprised since he saw me, whether it's my words and deeds at this time, or my embarrassed appearance, or even wandering uncontrollably." Zhong Jinnian said with a half smile: "Everything seems to be in your hands now. This makes me wonder whether from the time we went to the Shengque Renjian Pavilion with you, to easily snatching your key, and to meeting now - all of this is under your control."

Su Zhuo said softly: "This is just your guess, Mr. Zhong."

Zhong Jinnian smiled lightly: "That's true..."

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