end of days

"Senior brother..." Dugu Qi's eyes were out of focus, and he didn't know what to think, Zhuo Ran finally couldn't help calling him.

But Dugu Qi took a deep look at Zhuo Ran, sighed, and said: "Xiao Ran, Hen'er may not be as bad as you think, in fact he is also a poor person..."

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Hearing this, Zhuo Ran disapproved, wanted to refute but saw that Dugu Qi's expression was obviously not fake, Dugu Qi had a good eye for people, this point Zhuo Ran has always been clear about, but half a month in the palace made him really unwilling Accept a little bit of sympathy for Xuanyuanhen.

"I know you don't want to believe it, but there are some things that you may see more clearly if you let go of your anger."

Zhuo Ran's eyes widened suddenly, is the person in front of him really the senior brother who doted on him before?Why did the words that came out of his mouth at this moment make him feel so cruel!

"Zhuo Ran asked himself that he is not a saint. This matter of hatred is not something that can be let go. Even if it is as the brother said, the emperor is a poor man, so what should he do to Zhuo Ran? Zhuo Ran is just a mortal, so why? Do you want to suppress yourself to please an emperor?" Zhuo Ran gritted his teeth, what Xuanyuanhen imposed on him was too heavy and humiliating, and the person in front of him wanted him to let go of his hatred before going to see Xuanyuanhen. Why? !

Dugu Qi was speechless, he really ignored Zhuo Ran's feelings in what he said just now, but it was the first time for Zhuo Ran to confess his feelings hysterically in front of him. It seems that he really had a bad life in the past ten years.However, from the bottom of his heart, one is the most beloved junior and the other is the most valued apprentice, and he himself is very embarrassed, but if the problems between them cannot be resolved, he will not be at ease.

After a long sigh, Dugu Qi finally said: "If Hen'er had a different mother, maybe he wouldn't live to this day, but at least he might be happier in this life. His mother Dan Zhen was originally a female official in Southern Xinjiang. She is so strong, but in order to protect her sister, she still hated her as a victim of marriage. She was not favored by the late emperor and only had a son, Hen'er. Naturally, she didn't want her son to be buried in court struggles. She knew in her heart that sometimes attacks are The best defense is that as long as Hen'er can rule the world, it is naturally much safer than being an unknown prince. Therefore, since Hen'er was sensible, she taught the way of emperor in person, and the other princes still have fun at the knees of their parents. He's studying hard every day, but Danzhen is worried that if Hen'er is too good, he will be bullied by other princes, so the first word Hen'er learns is 'forbearance'. When I first met him, he It's really precocious and makes me feel bad!"

At this moment, Zhuo Ran couldn't listen to anything, his face was full of disbelief, Dan Zhen... Nanjiang's female officer... protecting his sister... making friends... These words kept circling in his mind, and his face was distorted in an instant .

When Dugu Qi finally came back to reality from the memory, he found that Zhuo Ran's expression was very wrong, and he didn't seem to be listening to his speech, so he hurriedly pushed him and said, "Xiao Ran, what's wrong with you, but you don't feel well? Don't let Ling Luo take a look at it for you?"

Zhuo Ran shook his head, and asked weakly: "Is the emperor's mother really Dan Zhen from Southern Border?"

"Yes, if she were a man, she would definitely do something, but it's a pity that she was buried in this palace." At that time, he talked with Dan Zhen, Dugu Qi really admired this woman, but he sighed for her situation.

Zhuo Ran couldn't help clenching his fists, Danzhen——if I'm not mistaken, she is Danzhu's own sister. Danzhu was the number one beauty in southern Xinjiang back then, and she should have been the one to make a kiss anyway, but for some reason Later, it was temporarily replaced by her sister Dan Zhen.

In this way, the emperor turned out to be Xiaoyu's cousin! !The heirs of the Xuanyuan family have all withered because of the secret actions of Empress Dowager Liu and Xuanyuanhen, and Xiaoyu may be the emperor's only remaining brother.

It's ridiculous to think about it, Xuanyuanhen used the life of his own cousin to threaten his nominal father, and he just surrendered like this, it's ironic!Zhuo Ran suddenly laughed silently, but it frightened Dugu Qi beside him.

"Xiao Ran, what's wrong with you?" He hurriedly grabbed Zhuo Ran's hand to see if there was something wrong with his pulse, but Zhuo Ran waved him away.

"Let me be quiet." After only one sentence, Zhuo Ran pushed open the door and walked out. The night outside was getting dark, and the moonlight was reflected by the white snow all over the ground. .

Seeing that Zhuo Ran was very different from before, Dugu Qi naturally couldn't let go, so he followed out, and saw Zhuo Ran leaning under the big tree in the courtyard, his eyes were empty, he didn't know what he was thinking, after a long time, suddenly With one palm, it hit the stone table in front of him directly. The stone table that was originally intact was shattered into pieces in an instant, and then Zhuo Ran slammed palm after palm into the void like crazy, sometimes the force swept across the treetops , scraped off a large piece of residual snow on the tree, and the snow had already turned into ice at night, and fell to the ground at this moment, submerging into the thick snow layer under the tree at once, making a "thump--" Muffled.

Seeing Zhuoran like this, Dugu Qi wondered if he had encountered some troubles. It was the same way in the early years. Whenever he had something on his mind, he would lose his temper at those flowers and trees, and he did not know how many precious camellias were damaged by the master.

Dugu Qi's eyes are full of worry, if it was before, it would be fine, Zhuo Ran is weak now, and he has just recovered his internal energy, such a wasteful way of venting his internal energy, if he is not careful, he will go crazy again, that is just because the situation will change It was even worse, besides, it was freezing cold now, he was standing in the snow and ice with such little clothes on, and it would be troublesome if he got cold again.

After thinking for a while, Dugu Qi untied his sword, threw it to Zhuo Ran in the air, and said: "Xiao Ran, I will show my senior brother your sword skills—" Zhuo Ran turned around to receive the sword when he heard the words, and said "Swipe——" The sword was out of its sheath, different from Zhuo Ran's usual thin and thin sword, Dugu Qi's sword was called a giant sword, and it was full of weight. Even so, Zhuo Ran easily shook a beautiful sword flower, and then smiled with satisfaction, sheathed the sword Throw it back to Dugu Qi who is at the side.

Dugu Qi took it with a smile, half of the stone in his heart fell, and he was still willing to take the sword. It seemed that he was in a better mood than he imagined, besides, playing with the sword is better than consuming internal energy no matter what.

Looking at Zhuo Ran again, he found that he was already holding the sword proudly, and there was an aura of calmness and prestige in his expression. Dugu Qi often thought back then, if everyone had the most suitable weapon, then Zhuo Ran would undoubtedly be the sword.The sword is the "lord of a hundred soldiers", the easiest to learn but also the hardest to master. All martial arts disciples know the two-stroke sword technique, but there are only a handful of real experts in this sword technique.

Of course, there are many sword masters in martial arts, but most of them still use internal force to cover up the flaws in swordsmanship, but they don't have much attainment in swordsmanship. I'm afraid I'm one of them. Still with that set of moves, the sword is just a dispensable weapon for them.

However, Zhuo Ran is different. His palm technique may not be considered top-notch, and his internal strength may not be able to advance further due to physical limitations. However, the sword is like a soul to him. Zhuo Ran's master once said that Zhuo Ran seems to be He was born for the sword, and a sword can often be tapped to its greatest potential in his hands.

Zhuo Ran is like a sword spirit, sometimes, Dugu Qi even feels that when Zhuo Ran draws out his sword, he is already a sword.

But at this time, Zhuo Ran's figure has moved, and for a while, the sword is glowing, and Dugu Qi can't even keep up with Zhuo Ran's movements. He can only recognize Zhuo Ran's moves by the sound of "rustling" when the tip of the sword crosses the air. .

Flying up and down, Zhuo Ran made a shot in an instant and then turned to the other side at an unbelievable angle. The leaves on the tree seemed to feel the atmosphere at this time. There was no wind and they automatically floated down a few pieces before being caught by Zhuo Ran. The sword pierced through and shattered, and there was not even a single leaf on the ground for a while.

Then, like a nine-day wandering dragon, Zhuo Ran trampled on his body, leaping straight into the sky with one stride, the sword followed him in a beautiful arc, completely covering his whole body, leaving no gaps until he could no longer go any further, Zhuo Ran He turned down quickly, and swiped his sword straight from top to bottom.

In an instant, the light of the sword rose sharply, only opening a bright silver gap between the sky and the earth, with a sound of "Zheng--", the long sword made a sound of whimpering. Hearing the sound of the sword, Dugu Qi knew that Zhuo Ran was good at the way of the sword. With diligence, even though the sword technique has not been practiced for many years, it is unavoidable to be unfamiliar, but the sword intent is completely different from ten years ago, and the ten-year ascetic life gave Zhuo Ran an extra sense of comprehension and indifference.

After the last move, Zhuo Ran's sword body shook, his luck doubled and he came directly in front of Dugu Qi. Before he could react, he heard a crisp sound of "cha--", the sword had already gone into the scabbard.

Zhuo Ran was slightly sweating on his forehead at this time, it seemed that he had never used a set of swordsmanship so freely before, and the erratic eyes in his eyes had disappeared after that, and now it seems that it is even more clear.

Dugu Qi smiled and clapped his hands, and said: "Xiao Ran has made progress again. Uncle Master must be very pleased to see you. The Yueluo Xinghe sword in your hands is showing its greatest brilliance."

The Moonfall Xinghe Sword is a sword and a set of swordsmanship. At that time, Zhuo Ran had a little success in martial arts, but it was difficult to make progress. His master came up with a set of swords that belonged exclusively to Zhuo Ran based on his internal strength and physical characteristics. He named his unique sword technique "Yueluo Xinghe", and later found an ancient lost sword for him, also named "Yueluo Xinghe". In the wild, the brilliance flourished in an instant, far surpassing the many brothers and sisters under his sect.

"Don't dare to do it, it's just a way to vent..."

After wiping off his sweat, Zhuo Ran seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Sister Danzhen is the person I admired back then, and her only son Zhuo Yu is now my adopted son."