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The Imperial Palace of the State of Wu is not like the imperial palaces of the northern countries, with red walls and golden tiles.

The palace made of stone is solemn and solemn black.

The state of Wu used the black water dragon as its totem.

According to folklore, when the great ancestor of the state of Wu was young, he was a woodcutter cutting firewood on the mountain.One day, when I strayed into a fairyland, I saw a black water flood dragon.

The water flood rolled, and the clear water in the fairyland pool splashed a piece of the woodcutter's sleeve.From this, the woodcutter got a fairy fate, and only then did he divide the south of the Yangtze River with the Yue Kingdom.

Therefore, in the imperial palace of the state of Wu, patterns of black water dragons can be seen everywhere.

On the roof of the highest palace, there are two dragons that are ready to rise from the clouds.

Lin Xin took some effort and memorized half of the topography of the Wu Palace.

Later Gu Yuan arrived.

He didn't care about Lei Jie's appearance at all, he put his arms around Lin Xin's waist and led him forward.

"Where were you going?"

"I'm planning to go to the study to read the memorial or the imperial decree first, and I'm going to go to the group of alchemists raised by the emperor." Lin Xin thought for a while, "As long as the emperor doesn't want to kill them all, there should be room for it."

"it is good."

But Lin Xin stopped, looked at Gu Yuan, and said seriously: "You are not allowed to act without authorization."

It's one thing for Lei Jie to interfere with Gu Yuan, but it's another thing for him not to let Gu Yuan take the risk for him.

"I know." Seeing his appearance, Gu Yuan also nodded solemnly, "I listen to you."

Lin Xin felt relieved, and the two walked side by side on the palace road.Lin Xin memorized the surrounding terrain in his heart.

The king of Wu Guoguo ignored the government affairs, and stayed with the alchemists all day long, talking and talking.

Lin Xin originally thought that it would be easy just to look at the memorial, but he never expected that the emperor would ignore the government and someone would act as an agent for the government—

His Royal Highness Xu Ke.

The young prince whom Lin Xin had just met on the palace road, after being invited back by the eunuchs and maids, changed into casual clothes, knelt down in front of the desk on the left side of the study, and read the memorial.

On the big table used by the emperor in the middle, there are only very simple pens and paper, probably because the emperor does not deal with the government affairs.

The case in front of Xu Ke is full of memorials, and the seal of the East Palace is still on hand.

He is also really hardworking.

Lin Xin was concerned that he could see him, so he hid outside, hoping to wait for him to leave before going in to read the memorial.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ke can bear his temper when he does things.Sitting there for a while, the tea on the table was completely cold, but he didn't even move.

Lin Xin stood outside and waited for a while, then said to Gu Yuan, "Forget it, let's go see the emperor and those alchemists first."

Before he went out, he heard Xu Ke asking inside: "Is the medicinal meal that I ordered the dining room to make for the emperor ready?"

He was talking to the little eunuch who was serving him.

A little eunuch leaned over and bowed: "My maidservant, go and have a look."

"Give it to the royal father at dinner time, kneel down to serve, and ask the royal father to come back after using it."

"Yes."

Xu Ke waved his hand again, and the young eunuchs in the palace bowed their heads and lowered their hands, and filed out.

Lin Xin glanced back, and happened to see Xu Ke open the window.

Hit it straight.

The young man is pampered and has a dignified bearing.

It was probably due to the limited sky eyes opened to him by Long Qi, he could only see Lin Xin, a low-level Sanxian, but not Gu Yuan.

Xu Ke glanced at Lin Xin, and asked again what he had asked before: "Who are you?"

Lin Xin didn't answer, and didn't know how to answer.

The curtains in front of the windows were blown by the wind.

Jiaolong coiled behind Xu Ke took advantage of the situation and was ready to rise.

Gu Yuan stretched out his hand and grabbed Lin Xin's shoulder.

Behind Lin Xin, a place that he couldn't see, turned into a huge true form.

The flood dragon stepped back.

Gu Yuan's true form blew at him twice, sharpening his sharp claws on the ground once and for all.

Jiaolong unconsciously curled up into a ball and sank down, his head drooping on Xu Ke's shoulder.

Xu Ke took out the spell that Lin Xin left behind from his sleeve: "Are you a god? I have never seen the picture drawn on it."

Young and mature, it was a bit weird for him to ask such a question.

Lin Xin thought about it, and leaned over and bowed: "The young one is a lonely soul in the palace. I met His Highness by chance on the way just now. The young one didn't expect that His Highness could see the young one. He panicked for a moment, so he was rude. I came to look for His Highness. To make an apology to His Highness. By the way... I have heard that His Highness is wise, and I want to ask for something."

Xu Ke then asked, "When did you become a ghost?"

Lin Xin lowered his eyes: "Hundreds of years ago, the Yue Kingdom was destroyed, and the younger one was... the servant brought into the palace by Emperor Yuemin Lin Xin."

"Oh?" Xu Ke's expression moved slightly, and he asked with interest, "What's your name?"

"The little one's name is..." Lin Xin had never used a pseudonym before. If he wanted to think about it now, he still couldn't think of it for a while. He paused for a while, looked up at the eaves, and said, "Lin eaves."

Xu Ke didn't seem to care what his name was, and asked again: "It is rumored that Emperor Yuemin Lin Xin became a fairy, is it true?"

"Little I don't know."

Xu Ke looked at him and smiled secretly.

"Get up and talk, don't call yourself 'Little Little', it sounds weird."

"Yes."

When Lin Xin straightened up, the young man in front of him had his hands behind his back, his face was serious, and he still looked mature.

Xu Ke asked: "You said just now that you have something to ask for, what is it?"

Lin Xin considered his words carefully, and said, "I am a native of the Yue Kingdom. I have been in the palace for hundreds of years, and I am always grateful for the generosity and generosity of the King of Wu Kingdom. Today, I heard by chance that the emperor is going to take the town of Zhenshui Village, which is a survivor of the Yue Kingdom, and the twenty miles around it. The land was demolished and rebuilt, and the people were restricted to move to other places within [-] days. The Yue Kingdom has been subjugated for hundreds of years, and the people have already owned the land. In winter, forcing the people to move to other places is really driving the people into a desperate situation. It is of no benefit to the country. I am worried about the people, and I am also worried about the destruction of the foundations of the successive monarchs of the Wu Kingdom.

"What?" Xu Ke was slightly surprised, "There is such a thing? Father never mentioned it to me."

Before Lin Xin could speak, Xu Ke turned around, took his sword, pushed open the palace door, and walked out slowly.

"Right now, father and a group of Taoist priests are discussing Taoism in Qianyuan Hall. You go there alone."

He hung the saber around his waist, and before he ordered to move, he turned his head and glanced at Lin Xin: "No one else can see you?"

"Yes." Lin Xin nodded slightly, "His Royal Highness is full of dragon energy, so he can see me."

After hearing this, Xu Ke was a little happy.

He stepped forward, wanting to hold Lin Xin's hand, but his hand passed through Lin Xin's.

Naturally, it was Lin Xin who cast the spell, but he said, "Your Highness, I am a ghost, so I cannot touch it."

Xu Ke was not annoyed, and walked straight forward: "If you are worried, then follow Gu, and Gu will go to persuade Father Huang."

Lin Xin heaved a sigh of relief, pulled Gu Yuan up, and followed Xu Ke.

In the evening, the daylight is deflected.

Xu Ke did not go directly to the emperor, but first invited several ministers from the court to the palace to discuss matters.

Lin Xin naturally did not pin all his hopes on him.

After all, the emperor is alone.

It is also common for the emperor to insist on going his own way when the officials persuade him.

Xu Ke was discussing matters with his courtiers, and they were talking about Wu's political affairs, and Lin Xin was not in the mood to listen.

He found an excuse casually, and just said "the ghost has a heavy yin energy, which will harm His Highness' dragon energy", and slipped out.

Just now Xu Ke said that the emperor and the alchemist had talked in the Qianyuan Hall, so he went to the Qianyuan Hall with Gu Yuan.

The temple was filled with incense, and when it was about to enter winter, the doors and windows were wide open, and the emperor sat cross-legged in the hall in plain Taoist robes.

In the cold wind, the emperor's lips turned purple from the cold, and he refused to add clothes.

This is a method of cultivation.

There were a dozen or so alchemists in the seat, including two Taoist priests, who served the emperor and spread out a map in front of the emperor.

Lin Xin disappeared and walked in to have a look.

The map is exactly the topographic map of Zhenshui Village with a radius of twenty miles.

The Taoist priest beside him said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the poor Taoist priest and his brothers can conclude that Fengshui is flourishing here. If a palace is built here, it will definitely be of great benefit to Taoism."

The emperor twirled his beard and nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, let's do as the Taoist priest said."

Lin Xin raised his eyes and saw two big black spots under the emperor's eyes.

He took out the charm and looked through the firelight.The dragon behind the emperor curled up like a water snake.Compared with Xu Ke's, it is really far behind.

After a while, the eunuch came to report.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness specially ordered the dining room to make a medicinal meal."

The emperor leaned back, leaned on the table, and waved his hands: "My son has a heart, please go down first, the priests, and talk about it later."

Lin Xin went out with a group of Taoist priests. The two Taoist priests favored by the emperor had a higher status and did not walk with other alchemists.

Lin Xin followed the two of them and heard them talking in a low voice.

A Taoist priest held a map and sighed: "Is the people below doing this?"

"It was done last night. The decree said that after the beginning of spring, they should be moved out. However, in order to get rewards, the people below shortened the time layer by layer, and it became fifteen days."

"The common people are too late to leave, and the souls are sacrificed, and the merits and virtues have been fully cultivated." The Taoist turned to look at his companions, smiled and bowed, and said in a tone, "I haven't seen you for a long time, this fairy is good at cultivation."

Another Taoist also smiled and said, "Where is it, it's this immortal friend who has a deep cultivation base."

"I heard that Zhenshui Village is the place where Emperor Yue Min became a fairy." The Taoist priest holding the map sneered, "When I see Emperor Min in the future, I want him to bow down."

The two Taoist priests smiled and walked away.

It was only then that Lin Xin knew that the construction of the palace was a lie, they wanted to sacrifice the souls of the common people, and it was true to cultivate into a fairy body.

His face was pale, and he stood where he was, his hands and feet were cold, and his fists in his sleeves were clenched tightly, wishing he could send those two Taoist priests to be ghosts right now.

Before he could move, there was a commotion in the main hall of Qianyuan Hall.

Not knowing what happened, Lin Xin hurried back.

The ministers outside the palace knelt on the ground, and they should have come to persuade Prince Xu Ke together.

Standing in front of the palace gate, he only saw the emperor who was still sitting there just now, his face turned purple, and he fell to the ground.

All the eunuchs and maids in the palace ran in and out in a panic without knowing what to do.

Finally, the imperial physician was invited, and the imperial physician diagnosed the emperor's pulse.After a long time, he also shook his head.

It was completely dark, and the lanterns under the eaves were blown wildly by the north wind.

Prince Xu Ke came from the corridor with a long sword in one hand and two corpses in the other.

Those two corpses were the corpses of two Taoist priests that Lin Xincai had seen before.

He threw the corpse in front of everyone, and said sharply: "Why are you panicking? The evil way murdered the emperor, and he was killed by the lonely hand. The evil way wronged the country, and death will not be punished!"

The whole hall was silent, knelt down and called "Your Majesty".

Lin Xin inadvertently caught a glimpse of an unremarkable little eunuch in the palace, because of his panic, he knocked over all the dinner on the table that the emperor hadn't had time to take a few mouthfuls of, and it spread all over the floor.

Emperor's Supper.

Lin Xin suddenly realized.

He raised his eyes and saw Xu Ke holding a long sword, his face was solemn, with some blood splashed on his face, and the lights were dim, so he couldn't see clearly.He was clearly only a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, but his imposing manner surpassed that of his dead father.

Everyone bowed their heads and knelt down, only Lin Xin and Gu Yuan stood in place, and Xu Ke couldn't see Gu Yuan.

Xu Ke wiped the blood on his face with his fingers, turned his head to look at Lin Xin, and when his eyes fell on him, he smiled at him and said in a friendly tone, "So you are here, so I am so lonely looking for you everywhere."

Gu Yuan hugged Lin Xin's shoulders, and transformed into a dragon shape again.

This time it was not behind Lin Xin, the dragon wrapped Lin Xin up with its tail.

Lin Xin moved, but couldn't break free, and said in a low voice, "It's a bit boring."