treacherous world

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang changed shifts and stared at the palace together with Yin Hou. They lived in peace at first, but suddenly there was a gust of evil wind on the ground, which attracted the attention of the three of them.

This kind of draft is usually caused by someone coming from the other end of the corridor and walking quickly.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang crawled on the roof, and by the way pressed Yin Hou, who was curious to watch the excitement...

After a while, a "person" really walked in from the other end of the corridor.The person who walked in was a "person" entirely because of his figure, but Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang really wanted to call him a "ghost"!

This person came from the other end of the dark corridor, with a big white face on the plate, if it wasn't for the fact that the face was too big to be true, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang really wanted to treat this person as a monster Or ghosts.

Yin Hou frowned and looked at it with his chin in his hand. He always felt that he had seen this kind of mask before.

The man walked very fast, wearing a strange animal skin suit, holding a square box in one hand, and a broken knife in the other.He walked into the yard, opened the door directly, entered Duan Sulong's room, and then closed the door.

Yin Hou looked left and right, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao had almost the same expression at this time, feeling puzzled as he stroked his chin——Duan Sulong is no longer airy, he must be an emperor, how can a guy who is neither human nor ghost, come in the door Don't even need to pass it on?

Yin Hou flicked his sleeve back, and the tiles flew up. He reached out to catch them, and leaned over to listen.

Bai Yutang gave Zhan Zhao a thumbs up subconsciously - this gesture is exactly the same as yours, as expected of a family!

Zhan Zhao is also embarrassed, he often needs to eavesdrop when handling cases, how come Yin Hou is so used to listening to corners and so on.

The three of them listened intently to the conversation of the people below.

"prince."

……

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang tilted their heads and looked at each other at the first sentence the other party entered the room—Prince?Isn't it the emperor?

"How is the situation outside?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang blinked again—why did Duan Sulong's voice change?

Yin Hou looked at the reaction of the two and found it very interesting. They were flirting with each other all the time without making a sound, so he knew each other's intentions. He shook his head silently and continued to listen to the movement below.

"Zhao Pu seems to be prepared."

"Ready?" Duan Sulong frowned, "Zhao Pu is really not easy, how many people does he have?"

"I can't tell the truth, but from a distance, there may be 10 people."

"What?!" Duan Sulong frowned, "How is it possible! Zhao Pu was able to secretly bring one hundred thousand soldiers to Dali, and I didn't even know?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang silently looked at each other—fortunately, Zhao Pu didn't trust Duan Sulong at all, otherwise it would be troublesome once the truth was revealed. Who would have thought that Emperor Dali himself would have problems!

Bai Yutang slightly raised his eyebrows—is it necessary to be on guard against others?

Zhan Zhao smiled lightly—it would be better to say that the premise of marching and fighting is not to be credulous, even if the person looks kind and harmless.

At this time, Duan Sulong's speech and behavior are completely different from that of the gentle and refined emperor in the past. It doesn't seem like his true nature is revealed, but more like a different person.

The three people on the roof immediately thought of one thing—could this Sulong be a fake?None of them had seen Duan Sulong before, Zhao Pu didn't seem to be familiar with it, and there was Zhu Toutuo who was proficient in disguise before, so it was hard to guarantee that he wasn't wearing a human head mask.

"When I send someone to test Zhao Pu's reality, you tell Big Brother not to act rashly!"

"Yes!"

The ghost-faced man put the box on the table, "here is what you want."

"En." Duan Sulong nodded.

"Then I shall bid farewell!"

Duan Sulong waved his hand lightly.

The ghost-faced man opened the door and left quickly.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged glances and followed.

Yin Hou squatted on the roof with his mouth flat - the two children forgot about him!

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang followed the ghost-masked man in black all the way until they came to a hidden place along the bank of the black water, where a small bamboo raft was waiting. After he got on the boat, the ferry arrived on the other side.

"He's from Nanman?" Zhan Zhao found it inconceivable, "Duan Sulong colluded with people from Nanman?"

"Didn't you hear that he asked that ghost face to go back and take a message, saying 'tell the elder brother not to act rashly'?" Bai Yutang smiled, "Guess who the elder brother is?"

Zhan Zhao scratched his head, "Hmm..."

"Just guess, why are you so troubled." Bai Yutang reached out to pat his head.

"No." Zhan Zhao looked up, "Hiss...I really want to forget something."

Bai Yutang froze for a moment, then glanced back, "Uh..."

"what happened?"

Bai Yutang pointed not far away.

Zhan Zhao turned his head, gasped, and saw Yin Hou squatting on a small hillside with a depressed face staring at the two of them, his eyes filled with resentment...

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's scalps went numb - they forgot about Yin Hou!

The three discussed it, and Zhan Zhao decided to go back with Bai Yutang to continue to monitor Duan Sulong, and asked Yin Hou to go to the barracks and tell Zhao Pu about the matter, so that he could be prepared and not be misled by Duan Sulong.

……

Zhao Pu was a little surprised when he heard what Yin Hou said, "So Duan Sulong is a fake?"

"Zhaohe Yutang is still investigating." Yin Hou stretched out his hand to snatch Tianzun's half-peeled orange and ate it, "but the voice and tone have completely changed."

"Hmm..." Zhao Pu frowned slightly, stretched out his hands to pinch the bun of the fourth son who had fallen asleep on the chair, "Then why did you accidentally reveal your ambition to the fourth son?"

"Then I don't know." Yin Hou dodged the orange peel that Tianzun flew over.

Lu Dong reminded him, "Stop making trouble, hurry up and look at the two little ones, I'm very upset."

"Oh." After hearing Lu Dongdi's words, Yin Hou hurried away.

Zhao Pu watched Yin Hou go out, sat at the table and thought about it.

Gongsun knew his expression best. Zhao Pu usually did this when he found an opening to take advantage of. He probably had some clues.

"Perhaps... if he was the real Duan Sulong, he wouldn't have ambitions, but that's why he has ambitions." Zhao Pu blinked at Gongsun, "We might as well give him a plan or something, maybe we can find a broken man." The law of the enemy."

Gongsun smiled, rolled up his sleeves and looked at him, "And then? Should we play tricks?"

Zhao Pu smiled and nodded, looking at Lu Tianhan and Lu Dongdi.

Lu Tianhan stood up, turned around, and saw Lu Dong was frowning and touching his chin.

"Second." Lu Tianhan patted him, "What's wrong with you?"

"Uh..." Lu Dong gave a soft "tsk", "Showa Yutang may be in danger."

"The two of them plus Yin Hou, what danger can they encounter?" Tianzun didn't believe it.

"Hmm...or maybe it's because I've had a bad stomach recently and thought wildly?" Lu Dong comforted himself by rubbing his stomach, "So it's heartburning?"

"marshal."

At this time, several guards ran in and said to Zhao Pu, "Everything is ready."

"Okay!" Zhao Pu nodded, "Let's go ask Feng first!"

As soon as the crowd rushed out of the tent, everyone was gearing up, Lu Dongdi always felt his heart beating hard, and said to Yutang and Zhan Zhao, nothing really happened.

……

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang returned to Duan Sulong's bedroom, they found that the lights were on, as if someone had come inside again.

The two didn't go to the room this time, but sneaked to the back of the house to eavesdrop.

In the room, there was a slightly melodious sound of the piano, as if someone was playing the piano.

As soon as Zhan Zhao heard the sound of the piano, he couldn't move, and stood outside the window frowning.

Seeing his expression, Bai Yutang probably guessed who was playing the piano, so he opened his mouth and mouthed to Zhan Zhao—Zhan Hao?

Zhan Zhao nodded.

Bai Yutang was surprised that Zhan Hao had something to do with Duan Sulong?

"Is what the divine master said just now really from the heart?" Duan Sulong's tone was still the same as that of the person just now, and it is estimated that this is the original voice and original character.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt slightly regretful—didn't hear what was said just now, and what is the position of "God Master"?

"Second prince really doesn't need to be discouraged. If the eldest prince can do it, you can naturally do it too." The person playing the qin said it casually, and the sound of the qin was not chaotic.

Zhan Zhao nodded to Bai Yutang - he would never forget this voice no matter what, it was Zhan Hao!

Bai Yutang frowned—the second prince, the eldest prince... what do you mean?

"But elder brother is wise and powerful, and his kung fu and intelligence are better than me in all aspects. He will really be willing to let me take charge of Dali?" Duan Sulong seemed to have no confidence. Will I be left to share half of his country? What's more, he has the help of the young master."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's eyes lit up—the Eldest Young Master!

Zhan Zhao was especially happy, which affirmed that Zhan Hao was not the young master!But, why did he hear that Zhan Hao became a jester who provokes the prince's feelings?what the hell?

"Second prince, do you know why Zhao Pu didn't fight for the throne?" Zhan Hao asked lightly.

"Hmm... Does Zhao Pu have something in Zhao Zhen's hands?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and sneered—as expected, that's what the outside world thought.

"Of course not." Zhan Hao smiled, "With Zhao Pu's ability, how can Zhao Zhen catch him?"

"That's true, so why didn't he seize power?"

"The reason is simple, because Zhao Zhen is more suitable to be emperor than him!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded silently—this is the truth!

"what?"

"It's easy for a person who is too capable to become king to use military force, especially generals!" Zhan Hao said helplessly, "The same is true for your elder brother."

"My big brother..."

"Although he has flattened many Southern Man tribes, he is too ambitious. This time, he not only asked you to pretend to be Duan Sulong, but also tricked Zhao Pu into coming here. He wanted to annihilate the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, Zhao Pu was not stupid and brought a hundred thousand. With soldiers and horses by your side, look at the confrontation between the two armies, do you think your elder brother can win, or Zhao Pu can win?"

"I..." Duan Sulong hesitated, "What does the divine master think?"

"What do you think?" Zhan Hao asked him back, "Xixia, Tubo, Daliao, Uighur, which one doesn't have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and many civil servants and generals? Especially Xixia and Daliao, the two wolf lords can be said to be geniuses in the world. It's a pity What? Why did one die and the other spit blood out of Zhao Pu's anger?"

Duan Sulong remained silent, "Indeed...in today's world, no one can beat Zhao Pu when it comes to war."

"I think your elder brother is no exception." Zhan Hao chuckled, "Although the young master is helping him with some ideas now, but you have also seen that there are indeed many capable people under the young master, but Zhao Pu has capable people There are also many strangers."

"Do you think my elder brother might lose this time?"

"It's not possible, it's certain!" Zhan Hao was very sure.

The more Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang listened at the door, the more puzzled they became. They thought that Zhan Hao seemed to be fooling the second prince. Where did he stand?

"What insight does the priest have?"

"Except for the young master and a few of his followers, who knows your real identity?" Zhan Hao asked in a low voice.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other again - there are two more here, but I always wondered if Zhan Hao reminded them like this on purpose?

"No more, only a few people!"

"Then kill the real Duan Sulong!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other tacitly—although Zhan Hao's words were harsh enough to make people want to beat him up, they seemed to be helping, so the two continued to listen.

"You want me to kill Duan Sulong?"

"In this battle, the Nanman will undoubtedly lose. With the young master's temper and his ambition, Zhao Pu is unlikely to let him go, but it is even more impossible to let him be a prisoner. Therefore, your elder brother's life is probably in danger."

"Could it be that the divine master calculated my elder brother's fate?" The fake Duan Sulong was nervous, "What will happen to my elder brother?"

"The eldest prince has a lucky star, and I'm afraid his life will not be long. On the contrary, the second prince has a lucky star." Zhan Hao babbled and played tricks, seeming to have successfully provoked the conflict between the two brothers.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang understood why Duan Sulong, who ate vegetarian food and recited Buddhism, was so ambitious. It turned out that he was a fake, a silly younger brother who was not convinced by his elder brother.

"Ask the divine master to give advice!"

"First of all, Zhao Pu won't want Dali!" Zhan Hao smiled, "As long as you don't reveal your secrets, if Duan Sulong is really dead again, you will definitely not be found out. That is to say, in your life, at least you can Be the emperor of Dali. As for Gao Zhisheng and Dong Jialuo, the two courtiers, you don't need to worry too much, Zhao Pu will help you solve it together!"

Duan Sulong nodded.

"Secondly, if your eldest brother fails, he will definitely retreat. At that time, all the dragons in the Nanman kingdoms will have no leader, and you will be the only heir!"

"But the Nanman are all brave and fierce in battle. If the young master hadn't used tricks to stabilize them and come to help this time, it is estimated that they are still in disarray."

"Don't worry, I will naturally find a solution. At that time, you can use Dali as your base, slowly rule the entire Nanman, and then grow stronger. You don't need to rely on those ghost soldiers, you can develop your own army. With strength, contact Liao and Xixia Waiting for the country, the north and the south will attack, when the time comes, Zhao Pu will be divided? He has no skills, and he can slowly carve up his Song territory, so why rush for a while?" Zhan Hao's idea is indeed very attractive, but Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang know it well. It's clear that the fake Duan Sulong is fooling you.Regardless of this kid's identity, his elder brother is probably the commander of the Nanman army this time.This coach seems to have been planning to attack the Central Plains for a long time, and he will hand over such an important springboard as Dali to his brother, which shows that he trusts his brother very much, but it is a pity...it seems that he will be stabbed in the back by his brother.

In addition, the two were still wondering, what is a "ghost soldier"?

Sure enough, the fake Duan Sulong was delighted, "I'll send someone to kill Duan Sulong..."

"Don't be hasty." Zhan Hao waved his hand slightly, "Now there should be Zhao Pu's eyeliner all over the court, if you send someone there, it will easily attract suspicion."

"That's true, so what?"

"You go." Zhan Hao seemed to order someone.

The other party went out.

After that, Zhan Hao raised his glass to celebrate with Duan Sulong, "Come on, I wish the second prince great success in the future!"

Afterwards, the two chatted happily over wine.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had long since disappeared, following the man in black who came out of the bedroom, the purpose was simple, to find Duan Sulong and rescue him.

The man beat around the bush and arrived at an abandoned courtyard near the imperial palace, only to find that it was almost heavily guarded.

Zhan Zhao wants to go in with him.

Bai Yutang gently tugged at his sleeve, and asked in a low voice, "If we kill the man in black or rescue Duan Sulong from the man in black, will your elder brother be in danger?"

Zhan Zhao's heart moved and he hesitated, but at this time he had to save him. If Duan Sulong really died, it would be too late.

Just when the two were hesitating, the man in black suddenly turned a corner... Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang saw half of his face clearly - the mask of dead leaves on his face was very conspicuous even in the middle of the night.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't laugh or cry—if Zhan Hao sent Dead Leaves to kill Duan Sulong, then he would have a chance!

After the two of them followed the dead leaves into the ruins, they went around the yard and arrived near a ancestral hall.

Zhan Zhao gently tugged at Bai Yutang, motioning him to look at the wooden door at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

Bai Yutang could tell at a glance that it was the same style as the wooden door with the human skin hidden before - this is a bit strange, could it be some kind of ritual?

Zhan Zhao pointed to the roof again - a spatula is also very conspicuous - is it blocking the angry demon or the unjust soul?

Before the two of them had time to pass by, they saw Dead Ye standing in front of the door with arms folded and looking at them, "You two are slow enough, the eight Duan Sulongs are dead and you are still flirting with each other." Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were embarrassed. In front of the dead leaves.

"I leave it to you." Withered Leaf pointed to the door behind her.

"Why did you help us?" Zhan Zhao asked Dead Leaf.

Dead Leaf is funny, "Who says I'll help you, I'm just doing what Zhan Hao said."

"Why did you listen to Zhan Hao?" Bai Yutang was even more puzzled.

"Let's talk about it later, you save people first, don't be caught if you move quickly, I'll get a corpse and set it on fire later." After finishing speaking, he jumped away.

Zhan Zhao wanted to go in, but at this moment, Bai Yutang suddenly grabbed his shoulder, "Wait a minute, cat!"

Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then saw something fluttering and falling to the ground.

Zhan Zhao frowned and saw that the spike of the giant sword in his hand had broken for some reason.He was stunned, and looked at Bai Yutang puzzled - what's going on?

Bai Yutang reached out and scooped out a pack of medicinal powder that Gongsun gave them earlier from the treasure bag, and blew it towards the front door...

In an instant, Zhan Zhao saw that the front of the gate was densely covered with silk-like filaments, so thin that the naked eye could not see them.And from the fact that the sword tassel was easily cut off, you can see how sharp it is.

Zhan Zhao froze at the door, two thoughts flashed through his mind - first, Zhan Hao absolutely didn't know there was such a mechanism.Second, he knows...

He didn't dare to think about the second choice, but Bai Yutang told Zhan Zhao softly, "This mechanism was just set up, and it has nothing to do with Zhan Hao."

Zhan Zhao felt his heart suddenly brighten up.

But Bai Yutang frowned, "Mao'er, you go first."

"What?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

Bai Yutang's expression was somber, "You and I may only be able to escape one of us."

Zhan Zhao opened his mouth and before he had time to speak, he heard a burst of laughter—indescribably familiar.

……

Yin Hou hurried back to the palace, feeling very up and down in his heart. The old man Lu Dongdi just now wanted to die, he insisted that something would happen to his two precious grandchildren. What about Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao?Where did you go?