Reborn as the favorite of the cold-faced general

"Empty city plan?"

Looking at the open city gate, Ye Huaiyun wondered and guessed from the bottom of his heart.

There were no soldiers around the city wall, only a few women in plain clothes on the city tower, playing and singing.

But it is a song of mourning for the dead, which is quiet and murmur, and I can hear all the soldiers sighing and feeling like me.

Han Jiu drove forward and volunteered: "General, I'll go ahead to find out the way."

Ye Huaiyun assigned him a small troop of cavalry, "Be careful with everything."

After Han Jiu led the soldiers into the city, the whole army did not dare to relax their vigilance outside the city, tensing their nerves and preparing for a surprise attack at any time.

Ye Huaiyun took the water bag from the horse's waist, unplugged it and handed it to Chu Tingyun, "What do you think?"

"At first glance, it looks like a psychological warfare, but I always feel like..." Chu Tingyun paused, staring at the kabuki on the tower thoughtfully.

"What does it look like?" Ye Huaiyun followed his gaze.

This empty city plan is full of strangeness, but what's even more strange is that it's hard to tell where the strangeness lies.

Chu Tingyun pondered for a long time, and then slowly said the second half of the sentence that had just stopped: "It seems to be for nothing."

Ye Huaiyun was obviously taken aback by his answer, "Why do you see that?"

"Intuition." Chu Tingyun said: "Why don't we just have the first iron?"

"Not waiting for Han Jiu to come out?" Ye Huaiyun hesitated.

Chu Tingyun shook his head, "Don't wait, if you are decisive, you will give it for nothing, and if you hesitate, you will lose. Anyway, we have gambled many times along the way, and this time is not bad. If you are really worried, just outside the city ..."

"Shut up." Ye Huaiyun heard half of it, and interrupted him abruptly, "Don't even think about leaving me alone."

Isn't it just a gamble, as soon as he flicked the horse's rein, Feng Guiyun rushed out first.

Chu Tingyun curled his lips into a smile, thinking: That's enough.

Then, he also rode a strong horse and walked side by side with him.

The two of them galloped along Wangcheng Street without encountering an ambush, but they did not see Han Jiu's men either.

All the way to the front of the palace, the palace gate is still wide open, no different from what you see outside the city gate.

Chu Tingyun turned his head to look at the people around him, "Huaiyun, do you dare to hit your head again?"

Ye Huaiyun let out a "heh", "There's nothing you dare not do."

From the palace gate to the palace, one has to go through a long corridor. If one is ambushed here, it will be like the narrow Dieshui Valley back then, and basically only one will die.But none of them said anything, they shuttled through the dark corridor.

It seemed that as long as he was safe by his side, nothing else could be called fear.

The Southwest King's palace is magnificently built, except for the absence of the nine hundred and ninety-nine white marble steps, it is almost comparable to the imperial palace, which shows his rebellion.

But now when they saw the person sitting on the throne, he didn't really believe in the king, but an old acquaintance.

"I just said, with the tempers of Brother Ye and Brother Chu, they will definitely come in." Duan Ye smiled casually.

Chu Tingyun rolled his eyes fiercely upwards, "Whoever wants to call you brothers and sisters is almost as good as the emperor's uncle and sister-in-law."

Duan Ye was stunned for a moment, apparently he did not expect that the atmosphere that was supposed to be tense suddenly turned into such an opening.

Ye Huaiyun and King Chang Xin are brothers, and Duan Ye is the son of King Chang Xin. In terms of seniority, Ye Huaiyun is indeed his uncle, but... what is this sister-in-law?

"Since my nephew is sitting here, I think your father won't be able to take a few breaths now." Ye Huaiyun took the sword he had just drawn when he entered the palace.

He didn't care about his age, Duan Ye was more than half a year older than himself, so he quietly mentioned his seniority and said: "I have never liked to beat around the bush, what my nephew wants to say, I will say it now Alright."

"You really can't hide anything from Your Majesty and Brother Chu." Duan Ye stood up from his chair as he spoke.

He picked up a brocade box by his side, walked down the steps step by step, half-raised the brocade box in front of Ye Huaiyun and said.

"I have the guts to punish a traitor for Your Majesty." Duan Ye smiled, "But I want to use this thing to make a deal with Your Majesty."

"You want to inherit the position of King Chang Xin?" Ye Huaiyun explained his thoughts clearly, "Use the righteous act of exterminating relatives and your father's head, in exchange for me not to cut down the vassal?"

"Your Majesty... Shengming." Duan Yeduan still had the same calm appearance when he was in Zhiyang County.It was obviously a huge and outrageous request, but he said it like three meals a day, which is commonplace.

Ye Huaiyun looked at him intently, "What if I don't agree?"

"The Hundred Thousand Chen army is now outside the royal city, why do you come to negotiate a deal with me?"

The smile on Duan Ye's face remained undiminished, "Your Majesty wants the title Mingjun." He glanced at Chu Tingyun intentionally or unintentionally, meaning: "Or, Your Majesty will not, for such a small place in the southwest, And ruin the reputation of a virtuous monarch that brother Chu earned for you."

Ye Huaiyun snorted inwardly, this person had the nerve to say that Southwest is a small place.

But Duan Ye was right in saying something, Chu Tingyun retreated from the court, and Ye Huaiyun would never pay by mistake for the reputation he earned in the past four years of enduring humiliation.

"I can promise you." Ye Huaiyun looked at the fox in front of him who was negotiating with him, "But I also have a condition."

"Please speak, Your Majesty." Duan Ye's attitude was extremely humble and polite.

Ye Huaiyun said: "The vassal land and the vassal king can stay, but I want to withdraw the military power."

To avoid future troubles.

He thought Duan Ye would definitely consider such a big condition, but he didn't expect this person to say without hesitation: "Yes."

"Anyway, I'm not like my father, I'm not greedy enough." Duan Ye shrugged and said, "As long as my queen and I have money to live a luxurious life, Qingqing and I are enough."

"Your queen?" Ye Huaiyun asked.He didn't remember where Duan Ye got married.

Seeming to see his confusion, Duan Ye immediately said: "The auspicious day is scheduled for half a month later. If Your Majesty stays in the southwest, you may be able to witness my marriage with him. I'll call him over now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of slow footsteps suddenly sounded outside the palace.

"Don't call me, I'm right here."

Both Ye Huaiyun and Chu Tingyun were so familiar with this voice, they turned their heads together and saw Jiang Linxu holding a short knife on Han Jiu's neck, pressing the unconscious man into the hall.

Chu Tingyun looked at the lack of warmth in his eyes, and said to Duan Ye sarcastically, "Is he the queen you said?"

Duan Ye sneered, which was the answer.

Ye Huaiyun's complexion was also a little ugly at this time.

Chu Tingyun's internal disturbance was originally a secret that only he and Xie Lan knew, but Han Jiu was added later.But at some point, Jiang Linxu also spied on him, and even betrayed King Chang Xin with this biggest weakness.

Even though it was a blessing in disguise now, he would still think of the indifferent eyes that Chu Tingyun drew his sword and pointed at himself when Chu Tingyun was backlashed in the Desert of Souls.

"Lin Xu, put down the knife." Ye Huaiyun persuaded him as calmly as possible.

As expected, Jiang Linxu had completely rebelled, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being difficult to obey."

He looked at Chu Tingyun again and said, "Brother Yi, take a good look at the person in my hand. This is Han Jiu who worships you, admires you, and follows you through life and death."

"He is dying now, do you want to save him?"

Chu Tingyun didn't even bother to look at him, and said straightly: "Say something quickly, don't haggle with me for a long time."

These words provoked the dagger in Jiang Linxu's hand to push a little further into Han Jiu's skin, "I want you to cut off your right arm and replace his life."

Chu Tingyun raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, "Could it be that you are still daydreaming before you wake up?"

"Chu Tingyun!" Jiang Linxu was irritated by how he didn't care about anything, but seemed to have everything in his mind. He broke his voice and called Chu Tingyun's name directly, "Break your right arm, or abolish your martial arts, two choices One, I'll let him go! Otherwise, heh..."

"General...don't worry about me..." Han Jiu opened his eyes weakly and shook his head at him.

Jiang Linxu's knife became more and more fierce, "I'm not kidding you! Choose one!"

"Daydreaming, I'm not joking with you." Chu Tingyun was not affected by Jiang Linxu's words at all, and even became more mad, "Just because of your little three-legged cat trick, you don't deserve to be in my eyes .”

Before he finished speaking, Ye Huaiyun saw a shadow beside him, and then Jiang Linxu let out a painful scream.

Taking a closer look, Chu Tingyun clearly didn't move at all, but Han Jiu had already been rescued, while Jiang Linxu fell to the ground, covering his shoulders.

Chu Tingyun dusted off his robe, "I told you earlier, you are not worthy of my attention."

"Am I not worthy?" Jiang Linxu looked pained.

I don't know if I was seriously injured by him, or if I was stimulated by his words.

"Obviously I am Daddy's own son, why does he only pass on what he has learned all his life to you?! Why does Luanxiao Palace only recognize you as the young palace master?! Why am I not worthy?!"

"Because I'm different from you." Chu Tingyun said calmly with no expression on his face.

"Yes! We are different!" Jiang Linxu's roaring voice echoed in the huge palace, "It's because of your extraordinary talent, because you can learn everything faster than me! Am I destined not to be seen by you?!"

His mood fluctuated so much for a while, even Duan Ye wanted to go forward to help him up, but Jiang Linxu pushed him away.

Chu Tingyun waited for him to calm down a little, and sighed.

"My adoptive father and I never meant that." Chu Tingyun squatted in front of him.

And Jiang Linxu suddenly picked up the dagger that fell on the ground, gritted his teeth and stabbed Chu Tingyun's shoulder fiercely.

"Tingyun?!" Ye Huaiyun was startled.

The short knife in Jiang Linxu's hand was still stabbing hard into his bones, but Chu Tingyun didn't even frown, and let the blood flow to the ground, soaking his shoe uppers.The voice asked Jiang Linxu calmly: "This can solve the hatred?"

The assailant didn't answer, so he continued, "My adoptive father and I were never what you thought, because we were born different."

"I carry blood and deep hatred on my body, so I am doomed to live in a bloody storm for half my life, and I don't know when I will lose my life."

"But you are different. As the master of Luanxiao Palace, the adoptive father has seen a lot of sinister worlds and people's hearts. Therefore, he wants you to live a safe and happy life."

Jiang Linxu's hand began to tremble slightly, and Chu Tingyun grabbed the short dagger and pulled it out of his body.

"Boom-"

The surface of the dagger he threw on the ground was red and covered with cut flesh.

Chu Tingyun lightly touched the acupoints around the wound, stood up, and said to the human being who was still sitting on the ground: "Lin Xu, you have to know that whether you are in the green forest, rivers or lakes, or on the battlefield outside the Great Wall, or even the Jinyu court, you will die if you are not careful. place."

"It's enough for us to overcome all the dangers for you."

Ye Huaiyun caught a glimpse of Chu Tingyun's lips turning pale, and knew that this hurt him a lot.Quickly stepped forward to support him, and walked out of the palace step by step.

When they were about to step over the threshold with one foot, Jiang Linxu suddenly said, "Brother Yi, I put poison on that dagger."

The righteous brother was full of guilt and resentment.

Chu Tingyun said indifferently: "I am immune to all poisons."