This seat is a villain

In the blink of an eye, it was Lidong, and the water vapor on Jialou Mountain was so cold that the water vapor froze, and the ordinary birds and beasts had long since disappeared.

Xue Yao has spent most of his life hanging out with a group of rough old men. He is used to being rough on weekdays, and he doesn't care about daily trivial matters.Today's Jialou Mountain is as usual, without the slightest festive atmosphere.

In the evening, there was a sudden commotion outside the Qingxin Hall. From the sound, it should be that there are people in the palace again.

Lin Jinhuan closed the doors and windows, returned to the Zen chair and continued to adjust his breath. After several months of practice, a small stream of true energy has broken free from the shackles of the stone ring and circulated smoothly in the meridians.

Not long after, there was a knock on Lin Jinhuan's door. Lin Jinhuan paused his practice, picked up the half-volume book at hand, and said lightly, "Come in."

There was a man in black standing outside the door. Lin Jinhuan was no stranger to this man. He was a soldier of Xuanwu Cavalry, and he was in charge of commuting between the capital and Mount Jialou on a daily basis.

The man saluted politely outside the door, and said to Lin Jinhuan: "Today is the beginning of winter, and the palace has specially sent jade dumplings. Your Excellency will send them here for you to taste."

The dumplings that came from afar were packed in a spiritual box, which was blessed with spiritual power. Although the journey was long and time-consuming, the dumplings in the box were still as if they had just been served on the table of the little emperor.

Lin Jinhuan's refinement of the Seven Evil Curse has reached a critical stage. He didn't want to bother with these trivial matters, so he said perfunctorily, "Bring it in."

The man walked into the room as he said, and he put the box on the round table beside him, but he didn't leave immediately, instead he turned around and closed the door.

"What are you?" Lin Jinhuan sensed that something was wrong, he put down the book in his hand, and secretly became alert in his heart.

The man in black stood in the shadows, his head tilted and he couldn't see his expression clearly.He didn't say a word, and there was something weird about him.

Lin Jinhuan remained calm, his right hand had already clenched the dagger in his sleeve.

Just when Lin Jinhuan was about to make a move, the man in black suddenly raised his hand to wipe his face, and Jinyi's face was exposed under his sallow palm.

"Lin Jinhuan!"

Lin Jinhuan's face was blank for a moment, and the book in his hand fell to the ground.He walked quickly to Lin Jinyi, and shouted in surprise, "Senior Sister!"

This is the most sincere "Sister" that Lin Jinhuan has called out for more than 20 years.

"You son of a bitch!" Jin Yi grabbed Lin Jinhuan and punched him in the chest.Rao is as heartless as Jin Yi, her eyes are also reddened at this moment: "I thought you were dead!"

Lin Jinhuan raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of Jinyi's eyes, and asked softly, "How are you doing? Is Yanqing still alive? Are everyone else okay?"

"What are you wiping, I'm not crying." Jinyi slapped Lin Jinhuan's hand that wiped her tears away, and said, "Yanqing is doing very well, and I'm so happy that I can't think of leaving at the foot of the mountain."

It turned out that after Lin Jinhuan escorted Jinyi Yanqing and others to leave Lianxi Hall that day, they took advantage of the chaos and went down Jialou Mountain.I thought I could wait for Lin Chao, Lin Jinhuan and others at the foot of the mountain, but there was no news until night.

A few days later, the Nine Heavens Gate changed hands, and news of Lin Chao's execution spread throughout the entire Kyushu.The Xuanwu Knights of the Privy Council were even more vigorous and resolute, and captured the scattered sub-altars of the Nine Heavens Sect at the fastest speed.

Fortunately, Yanqing realized that there were changes on Jialou Mountain in the early morning, so he split up with Jin Yi and others on the night when the Jiutian Gate was broken, and rushed all the way to various places to divide the altar.Several major sub-forums threw out the sacrifices in time, and then transferred the main force overnight, so that some power could be preserved.

Jiutianmen suffered accidents one after another, causing heavy casualties. The current strength disparity with the imperial court is too great, and it is almost impossible to lead people to attack directly.So Yanqing chooses to stay dormant for now.Jin Yi used some tricks to sneak into the team of Xuanwu cavalry, and went back and forth between Jialou Mountain and the capital every day in order to spy on information.

It wasn't until recently that she accidentally discovered that Lin Jinhuan was not dead, and was under house arrest by Xue Yao in Qingxintang.

"So I tried every means to see you." Time was running out, Jin Yi finished the matter concisely and asked, "What shall we do next."

After listening to Jin Yi's words, Lin Jinhuan said to Jin Yi: "Stand still, stay in Xuanwuqi and keep in touch with me. Yanqing will continue to gather the lost old troops, keep a low profile, and wait for the right time."

Jin Yi did not agree to leave Lin Jinhuan alone on the mountain: "Don't you go down the mountain with me today?"

Lin Jinhuan shook his head, and continued: "At present, our strength is not enough to confront Xuanwuqi head-on. We need a good opportunity to completely draw the salary from the bottom of the pot."

"I don't agree." As soon as Jinyi entered the door, he noticed that the spiritual power in Lin Jinhuan's body was thin, no different from ordinary people.If Xue Yao became suspicious, Lin Jinhuan would not be his opponent.

Lin Jinhuan patted the back of Jinyi's hand lightly, and comforted him: "Don't worry, I still have the strength to protect myself, and this stone ring won't trap me for long."

In order to reassure Jinyi, Lin Jinhuan told her about the seven evil curses in his body. It was not too early when the siblings finished talking.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Jin Yi had to leave.

Before going out, Jinyi suddenly remembered something, she turned to Lin Jinhuan and said, "By the way, there is another strange thing. You have to find a place to dispose of these jade dumplings."

"What?" Lin Jinhuan asked in confusion, "Is there something wrong with this dumpling?"

"It's not just the dumplings that are problematic. The things that were sent to Xue Yao from the palace were all poisoned." Jin Yi said seriously: "This poison is Youmo. Although taking a small amount of Youmo for a short period of time is not harmful to people, But don’t take the risk for nothing.”

Umbrella is not an ordinary poison. This poison needs to be used for a long time to be effective, so it is not commonly used in the world.In addition, it is colorless and odorless, and can exert medicinal properties when taken or inhaled, and its concealment is extremely high.

It's just that the poison of ignorance is enough to deceive ordinary people, but it cannot hide from Jin Yi's eyes.

Lin Jinhuan pondered for a moment, then asked: "You mean, the poison of ignorance that Xue Yao was exposed to earlier was given to him by the palace?"

Jin Yi nodded and said, "Exactly."

Lin Jinhuan asked, "In your opinion, who did it?"

"It's not clear, what I said to you today is just to let you avoid it." Jin Yi looked at Lin Jinhuan meaningfully, and said, "Don't forget who he is, and don't forget that Jiutianmen is worshiping today." who gave it."

Lin Jinhuan said calmly: "Senior sister, you are too worried. The spirits of father and mother must be sacrificed with Xue Yao's blood."

Jin Yi felt that Lin Jinhuan's idea was right, but when such words came out of his mouth, Jin Yi was shocked and sad at the same time.

She can't understand Lin Jinhuan's temperament very well. The once cheerful and open-minded young man has completely changed his appearance now.

"You don't have to force yourself." Jin Yi raised her hand to straighten Lin Jinhuan's hair, and said softly: "What you don't want to do, I will do it for you."

Lin Jinhuan shook his head with a smile, said no more, and opened the door to send Jinyi away.

After Jinyi left, Lin Jinhuan sat back on the Zen chair and continued to adjust his breath. After the only trace of spiritual power circulated in his body for a week, his eyes fell on the jade dumplings on the table again.

Lin Jinhuan sat quietly for a while, then picked up the cloak on the plain screen, opened the door and went out.

***

Xue Yao was sitting alone in the pavilion outside the courtyard, holding a white porcelain wine glass in his hand.Since the last time he narrowly escaped death, Xue Yao's health is much better than before.At this time, he was only wearing a single shirt, and he didn't feel the slightest chill in the night of the winter solstice.

How Lin Jinhuan rescued him, a man with a broken golden core, is still a mystery.Xue Yao thought about the past, raised his hand and poured a glass of wine on the ground.

Just as Xue Yao was thinking of Lin Jinhuan, he saw Lin Jinhuan coming from a distance with a lantern in the cold night.

"Why are you here, come and sit down."

Xue Yao didn't expect that Lin Jinhuan would come to him at this time. Xue Yao was busy with things today, Lin Jinhuan stayed behind closed doors, and the two hadn't met each other today.

Lin Jinhuan hung the lantern in his hand under the eaves, and sat down beside Xue Yao.He glanced at the stone table in front of him. There were four small dishes and a pot of wine on the table. In addition to the cup in Xue Yao's hand, there were two extra wine glasses and two bowls and chopsticks on the table.

"You have an appointment?" Lin Jinhuan asked.

Xue Yao put down the cup in his hand, and relit the charcoal basin that had been extinguished by him.He poured a cup of hot tea and pushed it to Lin Jinhuan, saying, "Lidong is just a sacrifice to the old man."

Lin Jinhuan pretended not to notice that the table was full of Lin Chao Qin Chuqi's favorite dishes, he raised his cup, first spilled the tea on the ground, then lowered his head and drank the remaining half cup of tea in one gulp.

Xue Yao knew that Lin Jinhuan must have something important to do here, but he didn't want to break the illusion at the moment. He only cared about adding tea and vegetables to Lin Jinhuan, and didn't ask why he came for a long time.

Xue Yao didn't ask, but Lin Jinhuan would not stop talking. After the two of them had a casual chat, Lin Jinhuan suddenly said: "I don't know if I mentioned to you that after you were seriously injured by Soul Eater, I took you Go to the Valley of Witch Doctors for medical treatment."

After that day in Lianxitang, Lin Jinhuan no longer brought up the past.Today, Lin Jinhuan suddenly brought up the old matter again. Although Xue Yao had an intuition that what he was going to say next would not be a good thing, he was unwilling to interrupt because of selfishness.

Lin Jinhuan continued: "When I was in the Valley of Witch Doctors, I learned something about You Mo from Qin Liushuang."

Although Lin Jinhuan didn't say anything clearly, Xue Yao could understand why he chatted with Qin Liushuang at that time.Xue Yao coughed lightly, hiding the flicker in his eyes.

"I often go in and out of your study these days, and I always feel that there are some things in the study that are different, but I can't explain the reason until today I saw this." Lin Jinhuan tapped a plate on the table with his finger twice.

Xue Yao followed Lin Jinhuan's fingertips and saw the untouched jade dumplings on the table.

Xue Yao's eyes fell on Lin Jinhuan's face again, and he asked in puzzlement, "Is this jade dumpling different?"

Lin Jinhuan withdrew his hand, nodded slightly, and said, "I was poisoned, to be precise, I was poisoned with ignorance."

Xue Yao is so smart, he can tell a little bit, he thought about Lin Jinhuan's previous words, and asked: "The implication of your words is that all the things sent from the palace these days have been tampered with?"

"Exactly." Lin Jinhuan said.

Hearing this, Xue Yao looked at the plate of jade dumplings on the table and said nothing.He still remembered that the accompanying father-in-law said that Qimin ordered the imperial dining room to prepare this dumpling specially for him, and sent someone to deliver it quickly overnight, just to let him have a bite of the dumpling at home on Lidong.

"Qimin is not like this." Xue Yao said in a low voice, as if talking to himself.

Lin Jinhuan took a look at Xue Yao's expression, and asked, "Who did you think was responsible for your ignorant poison?"

Xue Yao didn't want to answer at first, but after thinking for a while, he still answered truthfully: "Zhongshu orders Li Yun."

Lin Jinhuan shook his head and said with a soft smile, "Master Young Envoy, I think you are going to change the direction of your investigation."

Lin Jinhuan was not sure whether the poisoning was done by the little emperor, but his purpose was to use this to drive a wedge between the little emperor and Xue Yao.So Lin Jinhuan continued: "If you have any doubts, you can pick a few things and send them to the Witch Doctor Valley. As long as you attach my souvenir, Qin Liushuang will give you the answer."

In fact, ever since Xue Yao knew that Youmo needs to be taken for a long time to have medicinal properties, he has dispelled his doubts about Li Yun.No matter how much Li Yun covered the sky with his hands in the court, it was impossible for him to move his hands and feet under the eyes of the Privy Council for so long without showing the slightest trick.What's more, Li Yun's party has long since collapsed, and its power has been uprooted.Xue Yao was in Jialou Mountain again, and Xue Yao's confidant Xuanwu cavalry escorted the things that came out of the palace all the way, so it was difficult for others to succeed repeatedly.

Xue Yao recalled some old things from his childhood. In his mind, the friendship between himself and Qi Min was always different from others. Before the truth was found out, Xue Yao did not want to suspect Qi Min.

"I grew up with him..." For some reason, Xue Yao said what was in his heart.

Lin Jinhuan laughed and said, "My young envoy, the friendship between people is the most invaluable."

Xue Yao's heart was stabbed gently by Lin Jinhuan, but fortunately he is used to it now.

Xue Yao nodded approvingly, and said, "It seems...you haven't eaten dumplings today?"

Lin Jinhuan paused with his fingers holding the teacup. He didn't expect Xue Yao to mention this irrelevantly at such a time.

Xue Yao seemed to have forgotten about the little emperor.He stood up, grabbed Lin Jinhuan's wrist, blinked and said with a smile: "Follow me, my lord will show you a hand today to open your eyes."

Lin Jinhuan was slightly taken aback, he definitely had a hundred reasons to refuse in his heart, but he followed Xue Yao to the back kitchen in a strange way.

The night is deep, and the cook in the back kitchen has already returned to the house to rest.Young Envoy Xue swaggered in, lightly lit a lamp.

Xue Yao involuntarily pushed Lin Jinhuan to sit down at a table, went to the stove and chopped up the chopping board, as if he was destroying a corpse.

Sitting at the table, Lin Jinhuan stared blankly at Xue Yao's figure, and couldn't help but recall the days when the two were in Guanqiao Village.Lin Jinhuan seemed to have never seen Xue Yao cook, and asking him to boil a pot of water on weekdays seemed to kill him.

Xue Yao's movements were extremely fast, and within a moment, a small bowl of dumplings was placed in front of Lin Jinhuan.This dumpling is poorly wrapped and looks very poor.With the emerald dumplings and pearls sent by the palace in front, the contrast between the two sides is extremely tragic.

Lin Jinhuan stared at the steaming dumplings on the table and didn't speak for a while.

Xue Yao didn't care, and leaned against the stove with a sea bowl.The young envoy of the Privy Council stuffed a large dumpling into his mouth with no demeanor, and asked Lin Jinhuan vaguely, "Is it delicious?"

Only then did Lin Jinhuan come back to his senses, he lowered his head to scoop up a dumpling with a spoon, took a bite, and said in a low voice, "It's still good."

Xue Yao laughed as soon as he heard it, and he said jokingly: "I grew up with my master without father or mother, and I have used this skill to show my filial piety for so many years."

Lin Jinhuan seemed to be infected by his smile, and the corner of his mouth raised an arc that he didn't even notice.

Lin Jinhuan said: "It seems that your talent in cooking is indeed limited."

Xue Yao didn't care about Lin Jinhuan's teasing, he came to Lin Jinhuan with the big big bowl, leaned down / put a few more dumplings into his bowl.

Xue Yao looked at Lin Jinhuan with a smile and said, "Thank you for telling me about this today, I am very happy."