Pretend to be a pig and eat the third brother

After dismissing Mu Tian who only knew how to eat, drink and kill, Zi Jiang dragged his long red robe and walked out the door slowly.As if set in slow motion, Zijiang turned leisurely and came to an imposing palace. This was the residence of the former palace lord. Every once in a while, Zijiang would come over.

The Xiaoyao Hall located in the middle of the valley occupies almost one-third of the valley. After Zi Jiang came to power, he did not drive An Ran away, but very filially chose to live in a side hall where he lived since childhood.At least in this regard, the palace crowd respected the new palace lord quite a bit.

Zijiang still stepped across the threshold at a leisurely pace, all the way to the dormitory where only his hidden guards could freely enter and exit.After seeing his master, An Ye, the chief of the dark guards, knelt down on one knee, but they didn't say anything, and Zi Jiang walked straight to the empty bed.

There was a small sound in the quiet bedroom, and in the blink of an eye, a narrow passage leading to the ground appeared in front of Zijiang.

The huge stone gate slowly closed behind him, and Zi Jiang finally took off his long-standing smiling mask. He removed the eye-catching red robe in front of the closed stone gate, revealing the dark blue uniform inside.

"Long time no see, how are you doing recently?" A hoarse and deep voice came from the depths of the stone room. The man's voice was not pleasant, but it was unusually gentle, gentle, and even caring.

Zijiang ignored the man's voice, still turned around and sat on the ground in silence.Looking up, the candlelight on the wall is reflected on the man in the cage opposite, even Zijiang has to admit that even in the cage, this man is still like the king of this world, with a demeanor that no hardship can overcome.

The man in front of him is An Ran, the lord of Xiaoyao Palace, and Zi Jiang's adoptive father.This man taught him martial arts hand in hand. Although he was extremely harsh, he had red eye circles at the scars all over his body.This man let him know what a family is and what a father is, but at the same time, it was this man who personally destroyed his home and killed more than a hundred members of his family.

When he first went out to explore the rivers and lakes, Zijiang really wanted to make a name for himself and come back to strengthen the Anle Palace, but who would have thought that when he was experiencing ups and downs in the rivers and lakes, he accidentally heard about his true identity.

After returning from his trip, Zi Jiang actually didn't know what attitude he should use to face An Ran, and he even naively thought that all the rumors he heard before were just rumors.The adoptive father is still the person who is strict with him in martial arts, but treats him meticulously in daily life, the person who is outstanding in martial arts and chic, and has become the object of his admiration.

With trust and expectations for this man, Zi Jiang went to Xiaoyao Palace immediately after returning to Anle Palace, and found An Ran who was taking a lunch break.

"Yes, it's me."

To Zijiang's surprise, he even just tactfully expressed his doubts, and just brought the topic to that, the man half leaning on the soft couch just admitted it so straightforwardly.

A few years ago, you would still rub your hair with a smile and praise you for doing a good job, but why?Why this man?

At the moment after confirming the truth of the matter, Zijiang clenched his fists and narrowed his eyes slightly but with a gentle smile on his face.Those who have been familiar with the Laughing Devil in Jianghu in the past few years know that this is his most dangerous warning signal, but Zijiang stopped his actions at this step.

"Abdicate, you are not my opponent now."

In order to catch up with An Ran, Zi Jiang practiced hard for decades. Although the learning tasks An Ran set for him were already strict enough, he was still privately imposing more on himself.Zijiang looked up at the man in front of him countless times. He dreamed that one day he could stand shoulder to shoulder with this man, and even surpass him sooner or later. Only in this way could he be qualified to stand beside the man. Only by seeing the man's smile can he finally protect the man and strengthen the Anle Palace.

Finally, he succeeded.He was not yet 20 years old at the time because he always wore a smiling white mask, so he was called the "Laughing Devil" in the Jianghu, and he has become a dangerous person who can almost stand alone in the Jianghu.

However, the man he wanted to protect became his enemy.

After all, Zijiang still didn't kill An Ran, and even made a lot of fuss to the outside world, and staged a story of father's kindness and son's filial piety in the palace.

The stone prison under the dormitory of Xiaoyao Palace has a new owner, and Zi Jiang imprisoned An Ran there, and it was only Zi Jiang's confidants who brought him two meals a day.The stone prison was designed and built by An Ran himself, but Zijiang didn't make any fortifications, not even the black iron chains on the stone wall.

This is Zi Jiang's attitude, and it is also his vague evasion.

If one day the owner of the Xiaoyao Palace breaks out of the prison safely and leaves the Anle Palace, will Zijiang have an excuse: Look, it's not that I don't want to kill him, but that he is too strong in martial arts and has disappeared without a trace.

However, Zi Jiang's small plan still failed to get off the ground.

For two years, An Ran stayed in the dungeon without any resistance at all, and every time they met, she was still the gentle look Zi Jiang remembered from her childhood, and would still ask him softly, "How are you doing recently?"

Zijiang didn't know why he often thought of coming here, but every time he came back to his senses, he was already in the dungeon. He felt uneasy about his behavior, but whenever there was something to consider in his heart, Zijiang Still involuntarily came to the dungeon, stood and looked, and then left.

This time, too.

Laughing Demon has earned the word "devil" in Jianghu because of his cruelty, blood, and secretive whereabouts. People in martial arts, even those who have a little relationship with martial arts, know that there is only a silver smiling mask in this world that should not be underestimated.The smiling mask always appears with the moonlight in the middle of the night, and wherever it goes, there will be rivers of blood and no survivors.To outsiders, it's a pity that the Laughing Demon acts pervertedly and has no trace, but Zijiang has always followed his own plan, step by step to remove hidden dangers and enemies for Anle Palace.

In his opinion, no matter what means are used to deal with the enemy, it is not an exaggeration.

Naturally, he won't always be wearing the iconic mask while he's out and about for five years.When there is nothing to do on weekdays, he is dressed in a dark blue robe and runs around under his property.He intends to quietly build an industrial chain that is making money every day and merge it into the assets of the An Le Palace. Then the life of the brothers in the palace will be much easier, and the adoptive father will not have to send people to rob the house to earn hard money.

Although there is a big difference between the two identities of a murderer without batting an eyelid and a businessman with tens of thousands of dollars in wealth, Zi Jiang has a cold face, but he is easily converted by him, and even made two friends, known as "virtuous brothers" , "Xiandi" commensurate.

Because of his dual identities and the contacts he has accumulated in the past five years, Zijiang thinks he already has a large enough intelligence network, and he is also thinking about opening a business in a few days and sending a special person to buy and sell information.However, before the opening of the new business, there is still one thing that has not been resolved, and that is the origin of the Youlin Cliff sect.

The old house of the old palace lord has been cleaned up, thinking that nothing will happen anyway, Zi Jiang is going to go down the mountain and return to the rivers and lakes recently.It will take about a few months to leave, what capacity will he show up in?Where are the eldest and second brothers now?The people on Youlin Mountain Cliff can't see the end, where can I find them?The so-called Renyi Sect, the leader of decent sects, seems to be uniting forces again to cause trouble for An Le Palace. Should he give them a warning first, or lead them to exterminate the sect?besides......

There are too many things that bother Zi Jiang. Although Mu Tian's frequent visits can give him temporary relief, they only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. As the lord of the first palace, how can he go to his subordinates for the things that bother him? discuss?

"Long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

It wasn't until he heard the familiar voice from the depths of the stone prison that Zijiang realized in a daze that he had come here again.As usual, Zijiang didn't know what to say. Facing the most familiar tenderness and love, he wished he could act like a baby and complain around men like he did when he was a child. However, he knew better that such a day would not come back again.Zijiang leaned back slightly, leaned against the cold stone wall, closed his eyes, fearing that all the troubles in front of him could not compare to this one - the murder of the owner of Xiaoyao Palace.

It wasn't until the nightingale's cry could be faintly heard outside that Zi Jiang woke up leisurely.Realizing that he fell asleep again, he couldn't help biting his lower lip in annoyance, again, this is the first time he fell asleep in the stone prison?He clearly knew that the people in the prison could easily take his own life, but for no reason, time and time again, he was safe and sound like a dream in such a dark and silent stone prison.

After all, the new lord of the Anle Palace has become a serious threat to the martial arts, even if he is in the palace, he dare not relax at all.Although Zijiang really didn't want to admit it, but only in this world, he dared to let go of all vigilance and go to sleep deeply.

Zijiang stood up and was about to leave, but a man's pleasant voice came from behind him, "Your 23rd birthday will be in three days, so I'll give you a gift in advance." As the man's voice fell to the ground, there was a voice piercing through the darkness. As soon as it came, Zi Jiang reached out to catch it while dodging sideways.The object was obviously flying towards him quickly, but when it reached his hand, it suddenly lost all strength and landed firmly in his palm.In fact, just this precise control of the internal force, the owner of the Xiaoyao Palace is enough to kill him when he is not prepared.

However, the two of them seem to be playing an indescribably strange game, those who should be killed should not be killed, and those who should escape should not escape, neither of them can tell what the other is thinking.

By the candlelight on the stone wall, Zijiang carefully looked at the new white smiling mask, and sure enough, it was the same as the ones he received in the past, except for the No.20 three-petal plum blossom blooming on the right cheek.

Since he was taken to the Anle Palace, every year on his birthday, his adoptive father would give him an exquisitely crafted smiling mask, and as he grew older, the scattered ink-colored plum petals on his right cheek also grew.Although the ink-colored plum blossoms are just scattered petals, they can be seen to be the same as the whole ink plum tattoo on his left collarbone. Zijiang likes this unique birthday gift very much, and was once reprimanded by his adoptive father for wearing it to sleep .

Although his adoptive father gave him this gift, he still forbade him to wear it to go out to show others. Not only that, he had to cover his collar tightly even when he wore his clothes on weekdays, and he was determined not to be seen by others.The child's eagerness to show off was never understood, but in order not to make his adoptive father angry, Zijiang only dared to play with it after late at night.Including the one in his hand now, he now has a total of eighteen.

"I heard that one of them was cut into two pieces. The material of this one is better, so it shouldn't be broken." The man's voice was still calm.Zijiang naturally couldn't imagine how heartbroken An Ran felt when she heard that Zijiang was seriously injured when she first entered the rivers and lakes.

"I'm not that weak!" Zijiang subconsciously retorted.Finally, he uttered the first sentence after coming to the stone prison.

The man's chuckle sounded so sweet, like all fathers, his smile was full of pride for his son.I'm afraid that only at this time can they seem to return to the good time when their father and son were inseparable.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zijiang realized that he had lost his composure. He leaned over and picked up the fiery red robe behind the door and put it on casually, then turned and left in a hurry.

The stone door was closed again, but the candlelight dancing on the stone wall was reflected in the corner of the man's eyes.

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