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When the lanterns first came on, Bai Canglang came to the inn as expected.The people of Lange prepared a table of delicious dishes and several jars of old wine under the inn.

Chu Shao didn't feel like drinking, so he drank a few cups.Bai Canglang always liked to drink, but his alcohol capacity was mediocre, so he exchanged cups with Zhou Lanmu. Although Zhou Lanmu wanted to drink with him, but he was not yet fully recovered, so he was very restrained.

"Sure enough, Mr. Lan is rich. The last time I drank so happily was when I was in Zongzhou." Bai Canglang drank happily, his cheeks flushed slightly, "I am alone and poor, how can I be willing to drink such a good wine. "

"If Canglang wants to drink, he will come to Zhongyang to find me, and he will accompany you." Zhou Lanmu smiled, "It's just that it won't happen in the near future. I want to stay in Shichuan with General Xiao Chu for a few days. Originally, I wanted you to protect me. A few days, now it seems that it is not necessary for the time being."

Bai Canglang was startled, and wondered, "Why?"

Zhou Lanmu didn't hide it from him, and replied: "A young master in Zhongyang died in Shichuan recently, and I came here to investigate the case. I met someone who came to kill me on Jiwangjiang River. I thought it was complicated, so I had to ask You came, but before I met you, I met that person's subordinates first, and only said that the young master died accidentally in the Chunlai Inn. These two things have nothing to do with each other. Let me investigate my case and invite me to meet again some other day. "

Bai Canglang sneered: "Who is so boring?"

Zhou Lanmu said seriously: "The man said that his master is the king of Southeast Ping, Qi Chu."

Bai Canglang slapped the table and his voice became louder: "King Southeast Ping?"

Zhou Lanmu smiled bitterly: "Exactly."

"Scary, why did he want to see you..." Bai Canglang drank his glass and muttered, "Xiaolan, do you know what kind of person this King Ping is?"

Chu Shao finally discovered that Zhou Lanmu's habit of giving people nicknames in the past seemed to be all learned from this person.

But now he is more interested in another matter: "Brother Bai is familiar with King Ping?"

When he was in Zongzhou, he had heard the name of King Ping of the Southeast. King Ping was originally the elder brother of the late emperor. He was disliked by his father since he was a child.

By the time the late emperor succeeded to the throne, King Ping had already supported his troops in the southeast area, becoming a thorn in the late emperor's throat.

However, King Ping had no intention of seizing the throne. He visited the Zhongyang court three times and signed a treaty with the late emperor. King Ping handed over the military power in the southeast in exchange for the promise that the late emperor would never doubt it. To reassure the late emperor, he even gave up He changed the surname of "Feng" and changed his mother's surname to Qi.

Since then, King Ping and the royal family of Great India have been bounded by the "Lihentian" in the southeast mountain range, and there is no relationship.

King Ping changed his surname, and his military power was insufficient to rebel, which gradually made the royal family put down their guard—in fact, there was another reason why the royal family planned to do so.The terrain in the southeast is complicated and poisonous, and it is the place where ethnic minorities take root. These aliens do not obey the government's discipline, often pick quarrels and provoke troubles, and there are often wars between tribes.

The imperial court was powerless, and only King Ping led his troops to quell the turmoil in southern Xinjiang, who could keep this group of people in check.

In order to dispel the court's suspicion of childlessness, King Ping adopted only one adopted son——and that is Qi Chu today.Later, King Ping's health deteriorated and he died of illness at the age of 42. Qi Chu naturally attacked the prince.

When Qi Chuchu succeeded him, he was only known as "King Xiaoping". Everyone thought that this young child would not be able to hold the seat securely.Unexpectedly, in the two years since he took the title, the southeast border has been calm and peaceful. Everyone knows that this child is even more vicious than his adoptive father.Over time, people also respectfully called "His Royal Highness Ping Wang".

Holding the wine glass in his hand, Bai Canglang smiled at Chu Shao: "I have had a friendship with His Highness King Ping for a glass or two."

He seemed to be drunk, and his words were a little airy: "Oh... this King Xiaoping has just turned 17 years old this year, and his methods are so vicious that I, who have been in the world for many years, can't help but be speechless."

Chu Shao was a little surprised: "Why did you say that?"

Bai Canglang is talkative: "In the year of the Dingfeng Rebellion, I had a friend who went to the southeast alone, but was trapped in Lihentian, and asked King Ping to detain him. I have traveled the rivers and lakes, and there are not many people who are sincere friends. After hearing about this, I ran to the southeast to save him in a state of anxiety."

He burped: "There are 72 checkpoints outside Prince Ping's mansion to stop people. I heard that they were all built by King Ping. The child was only 14 years old at the time. The oil and axe in the checkpoints will kill you if you don't pay attention. , I went all the way, and saw countless corpses... He was surprised when he saw me, and he said that I was the first person to break through his checkpoint, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, he let my friend go."

Chu Shao still didn't believe it: "A 14-year-old child is really so vicious?"

Bai Canglang patted him on the shoulder and exaggerated: "General Xiao Chu doesn't know, I am conceited in my military strength, and I have never been afraid of anyone in these years. Only this 14-year-old child made me feel a little afraid for the first time in my life." I mean, until now, when I think of him... I still feel a lingering fear in my heart."

Zhou Lanmu rested his chin and said sadly, "Then what did he see me for?" If you go, you can go. Since he named you by name, he probably won't embarrass you. If you don't go, he will try to recruit you. But this is dangerous, when you go, just call me with you. "

Zhou Lanmu said "Oh", "This is such a trouble to Cang Lang..."

Bai Canglang gave him a blank look: "Come on, do you think I don't know what you mean by inviting me to drink? I'm afraid it's already been planned, little fox."

Zhou Lanmu shut up resentfully.

Seeing Zhou Lanmu being choked, Chu Shao thought it was a bit funny, and added another bowl of wine for Bai Canglang: "Then I will also thank Brother Bai on behalf of the Fourth Young Master."

Bai Canglang drank so much that his eyes were blurred, and he replied casually, "You're welcome, Xiao Chu, we are all brothers, haha."

Zhou Lanmu covered his mouth and let out a chuckle.

After a full meal, Zhou Lanmu took the drunk Bai Canglang to the second floor of the inn to rest, and Chu Shao waited for the two of them downstairs.

As soon as he went up to the second floor and turned the corner, Bai Canglang's eyes became clear almost immediately. He glanced back vigilantly, and said in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"There is a problem with the plan," Zhou Lanmu supported him with one hand, and replied calmly, "I just wanted to use Wei Qiange's incident to get rid of the person in the way, but the body was cut off halfway as soon as it was sent to Shichuan, and thrown away. Enter the inn opposite."

He said in a low voice, and his face gradually became serious: "I was also shocked when I first found out about this. What's so strange about Chunlai Inn, that it is worth King Ping's attack?"

Bai Canglang touched his chin, and suddenly said: "Qi Chu is unfathomable, there must be a reason for him. But since he said that the matter of Chunlai Inn has nothing to do with Wei Qiange, you should act according to the original plan, presumably Qi Chu won't come here to interfere with you."

Zhou Lanmu nodded. Bai Canglang pushed open the door and was about to go in when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "When will you do something to Chu Shao?"

Zhou Lanmu was stunned, and smiled lazily: "I haven't played enough, what's the rush?"

Bai Canglang hated iron for being weak and said: "Ye Chang has many dreams, you have been with him for so long, in case something happens one day, can you make a clear choice?"

"It's so boring to die like this," Zhou Lanmu said softly, leaning against the door frame, "Doesn't he like to deceive people's feelings? Wouldn't it be a pity if I didn't taste the pain?"

Bai Canglang closed the door forcefully, and scolded him: "There's something wrong!"

Zhou Lanmu raised his eyebrows indifferently, turned his head and walked downstairs.Holding the sword, Chu Shao obediently waited for him downstairs. There was a lantern hanging at the door of the inn, and the swaying light cast on his face made Zhou Lanmu feel a little trance.

Qi Chu hugged Qin and walked up the long steps of the secret room on the first floor, feeling her steps trembling.

The Chunlai Inn has been built for several years, but he lived here for a period of time when he was young, so he knows its internal structure well. In addition, the countless renovations that came later gave him the opportunity to secretly build a hotel among the surrounding rooms. The secret room and the secret passage are handy whether it is killing or evading.

only now...

"His Royal Highness," at the end of the steps, there was already a masked woman waiting there, she reached out to trigger a mechanism, and bowed her head respectfully, "Master is waiting for you inside."

Qi Chu smiled at her stiffly, he was originally a man favored by the heavens, with picturesque eyebrows, delicate and unparalleled, with some innocent childishness between his eyebrows, he looked a little sick, like a porcelain doll.For so many years, no one felt sorry for him after seeing him, except him——

The door closed behind him, Qi Chu walked a few steps, but he didn't dare to go any further. He looked up at the back of the man in the candlelight, and said timidly, "Master..."

"Kneel down." The man who couldn't see his face could only reply him two words coldly.

Qi Chu quickly knelt down, holding the piano and lying on the ground, not even daring to lift his head.The man turned around, but without seeing clearly what he had done, Qi Chu was thrown heavily to the side wall by the internal force he swept up.

He got up dizzily, bit his lower lip tightly, and didn't even dare to let out a muffled groan, but obediently knelt down on the ground again.

"Ah Chu..." The man sighed, his tone became gentler after all, "Do you know why I beat you?"

"Master, don't be angry, it's me... I didn't do my job well enough to bother the master." Qi Chu slowly raised her head, her lips were bitten pale by herself, tears flowed uncontrollably from her cheeks because of the pain and fear slipping down one after another.

"Oh, don't cry," the man squatted down, stretched out his slender fingers to wipe away his tears, as if he was stroking his lover, "You have disappointed me too much this time, the matter of Chunlai Inn is too urgent , are still playing tricks on the Jiwang River... What do you want to do?"

Qi Chu raised his head to look at him, but the tears stayed more fiercely, his lips trembled violently, and his voice was a little choked up: "I...I want to kill the two of them, isn't the master always worrying about them?"

The man chuckled and reached out to hook his chin: "You want to kill them just for this reason?"

Qi Chu avoided his eyes, and after a long time whispered: "I hate them."