General

In the middle of the night, the Longxiao Palace was shrouded in a darkness that could not be seen. The cold wind passed by, flickering the dim candlelight in the window of the dormitory.

Outside the hall, guarding guards lined up meticulously on both sides of the white jade steps. Occasionally, there were patrol teams neatly shuttling between the green brick main roads, with neat steps and solemn expressions.

A little bit of fire light gradually lit up from the main road at the end of the Longxiao Palace, and the two teams of guards sent a man in rich clothes to each other from far to near, Ling Feng quietly disappeared into the darkness, watching the majestic face of the regent slowly came into view.

"The Regent has arrived."

Following the respectful announcement from the guards at the gate, the palace gate was slowly pushed open, and the warm candlelight was projected on the warm white jade floor, dragging the burly body out of a slender shadow.

Perhaps it was the glare of the candlelight, Lan Zheng frowned slightly, raised his hand to signal others to wait outside, then stepped across the threshold steadily, and walked into the hall alone.

Curiously, Ling Feng sneaked into a shadow outside the hall, held his breath, and pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what the regent's purpose was when he came to find Lan Xuan so late, and whether he would come to see Lan Xuan again when General Li was about to leave. What kind of conspiracy and tricks are you playing?

But to his surprise, apart from Lan Xuan's low "Uncle Emperor", the whole dormitory fell into an eerie silence.

……

I don't know how long it took, just when Ling Feng's legs and feet were numb and he wanted to move away, Lan Zheng's voice came faintly from the bedroom, with the same gloomy taste as before: "If it wasn't for Feng The country of Yu has been in trouble for years and cannot take care of itself, so it is unable to join us in fighting against Xuanming..."

He paused slightly, and his tone became more and more cold: "It is absolutely impossible for me to hand over the final military power to Li Xuan."

"The Li family has been loyal for generations, so why should the uncle be so afraid of him?" Lan Xuan retorted softly, looking at the man who seemed to have haggarded a lot in an instant.

"Afraid? Hahaha!" Lan Zheng laughed wantonly, "Xuan'er, this time the country is in danger, I have to accept these conditions, but once Li Xuan is let go with the troops, regardless of success or failure, It’s all wrong for me.”

Lan Xuan raised his head and stared quietly at Lan Zheng's deep black eyes, but his expression was not too surprised. Lan Zheng and Lan Jing have been in conflict for so many years, and Li Xuan regaining military power is naturally the last thing he wants to see .

"Xuan'er, if Li Xuan returns victorious, he will not let me go easily. At that time, I will do one last thing for you, and then I will kill myself, and hand over the head of Xiang Shang to your hands." Lan Zheng He lowered his eyes coldly, sat down beside the gilded table in front of Lan Xuan, poured a cup of tea, and said softly, "There is no need for him to do it..."

He wants to... commit suicide?

"Uncle Huang..." Lan Xuan felt a sudden inexplicable throbbing pain in his heart, but he didn't know how to respond, so he stretched out his hand, gently grasped his sleeve hanging under his wrist, and murmured, "Uncle Huang What to do, what to do..."

"You will know when the time comes." Lan Zheng curled his lips, seeing the faint reluctance in Lan Xuan's eyes, a rare tenderness suddenly appeared on his face, "If Li Xuan is defeated, Long Xiao will die. And you , or die...or become a plaything of the Xuanming people..."

Lan Zheng put down the exquisite white jade teacup in his hand, and held Lan Xuan's fingers tightly into his palm with his backhand. His fingertips were cold, and his face was so pale that it made people feel distressed. Lan Zheng desperately suppressed the urge to embrace him immediately , and said in a deep voice: "At that time, I will take you away to a place that I have already arranged. If you don't agree, I will tie you up until you leave the border of Longxiao."

"Huang...Uncle Huang..." Lan Xuan's lips trembled, she looked at Lan Zheng's unquestionable gaze in surprise and fear, and subconsciously wanted to withdraw her finger.But it was held tightly by him, and he couldn't break free no matter what, "You can't do this..."

"You know, I will do what I say." Lan Zheng raised her lips slightly, and pulled Lan Xuan's fair fingers to her mouth, kissing them ambiguously.

"Ah..." The wet touch came to his mind instantly, causing Lan Xuan's scalp to tingle for a while, his body stiffened slightly, but he couldn't restrain himself from panting lightly.

And Ling Feng squatted in the corner, and also gasped.

This is... Is something going to happen that I shouldn't watch...

Ling Feng scratched his head and was hesitating whether to leave, but before he could get up, a gleaming fine iron dagger lay across his neck, and his strong arms pressed against his back, slamming him hard. Pushing towards that sharp blade...

Ling Feng's heart trembled, he knew that he had met a master, not to mention the internal force flowing indistinctly between the arms, the concealment skill of being able to get close to him without being noticed by him alone was not bad.He had no choice but to straighten his neck as much as possible, avoiding the cold sharp blade, and said with a dry smile in a low voice: "Forgive me, forgive me, if you have something to say..."

But there was a gleam of light on the fingertips, and the poisonous hidden weapon quietly poked its head out.