Chu Chen Kee

The night is dark.

The moon and stars outside the window are sparse, and the white snow on the ground is distinct.

Bai Yi pushed the door open and walked out, with an inconspicuous long sword pinned to his waist.

No footprints were left on the snow he walked on.

Just now the two senior brothers Yichenzi were summoned into the palace urgently by the emperor, and there was no one in the dormitory at the moment, he originally planned to stay a few more days to wait and see, but it happened to be such a good time, without hesitation, he planned to go to the divine consciousness during the day Take a look at the detected places.

The Taoist on duty at night in the Taoist temple would not go near the sleeping hall of the two of Yichenzi, because this is a forbidden place.

Because of this, Bai Yi's actions were smoother than he imagined.

Walking through the winding corridor, Bai Yi followed his memory, and finally entered a gorgeously decorated room, where the two of them did not know who lived.

It's just that the room is nothing special except for the more ornate decoration.

Bai Yi looked around for a while, and finally his eyes fell on a pair of paintings on the wall.

What was painted on the picture was nothing more than green pines and white cranes, but it didn't fit in with the layout of the room.

After examining carefully for a long time, Bai Yi raised his eyebrows slightly.

It really looked like some secret was being hidden, but it was a well-disguised trap. He believed that as soon as he touched this trap, the two old Taoists in the palace would immediately sense it.

This smell of wanting to cover up made it all the more obvious that there was an ulterior secret in this room.

Bai Yi took a closer look, and there was a faint brilliance indistinguishable to the naked eye just at the head of the big rosewood bed.

If it weren't for Bai Yi's body of the heavenly spirit, who can perceive all auras, he probably wouldn't be able to discover the key to this.

He looked at it for a while, and found that it was just a simple little restriction, so he tried to send the spiritual energy in, and the seemingly heavy bed was moved away silently, revealing a dark and bottomless hole under the bed. At the entrance of the cave, the rough stone steps meander down one step at a time, with a biting chill that makes people subconsciously want to avoid it.

Bai Yi didn't hesitate, and went down the stairs. He was already in the late stage of foundation establishment, and he could move freely even without a light source.The further you go down, the more obvious this piercing chill becomes.

Bai Yi frowned slightly, and was preparing to use his skills to resist the cold, but the cold underneath suddenly turned into scorching heat.

He looked down with all his eyesight, and the stone steps were about a few hundred meters deep, so he didn't wait to go down, he just went down with his sword, and stopped for a while.

It seems to have reached the bottom of the mountain here!

However, he also knew the reason for the sudden cold and hot temperature changes. Under the cave, there was actually a Five Elements Trapped Immortal Formation.

Bai Yi couldn't help being curious, these two Taoist priests must have something tricky, otherwise why would they dig such a deep cave for no reason?

Although the layout of this formation is not complicated, the difficulty is that it requires an extremely large amount of spiritual energy, so that the five elements of heaven, earth and five elements are all used by the formation. Wind, rain, thunder, electricity, water and fire are all tortures. Difficult to break free.

However, the scale of this formation is smaller, and it is not intended to trap people, it seems more like a deterrent.Bai Yi and his master traveled north and south, this formation is not a problem, and it can be easily broken through.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of gold and iron clashing in the darkness.

Bai Yi turned his head, only to find that there was another person in the corner of the cave with a radius of less than three meters.

The man was prostrate on the ground, the clothes on his body were shabby and barely covered his body, but his limbs were all bound by solid black iron chains. The iron chains were not long, so the man's range of activities was not large.

Bai Yi stretched out his fingers, and a cluster of fiery palms appeared in his palm. Suddenly, the dark room was filled with a warm light.

At the same time, Bai Yi saw that person more clearly.

It was a thin child who looked only five or six years old, younger than the Li Yuchen he was looking for.

Bai Yi stood where he was, looking at the child with a complicated expression. He didn't understand what those two Taoist priests were doing with a child.

However, this shouldn't be his concern, Bai Yi shook his head, turned around and prepared to leave.

The child saw someone approaching, but there were bursts of resentment in his eyes, and a warning growl from his throat, as if to intimidate the enemy, and his every move was not at all different from humans, but consistent with wild beasts.

Seeing Bai Yi standing there motionless, the child bared his teeth again. He wanted to pounce and was pulled tightly by the chain. He repeated this three or four times, but he didn't stop. Instead, he became even more angry like a mad beast. , biting the iron chain in his hand furiously.

Just when Bai Yi was worried that the child would knock his teeth out, he suddenly stopped, his gaze firmly fixed on the child's left eyelid.

Although the small face was covered by a stain, it was impossible to see clearly.But Bai Yi, Yin Hong's cinnabar mole, would never forget it.

I remember when he was seven years old, Concubine Bai carried the newly born third prince home to visit his relatives. He also took a look at the infant child. He was so white and tender, and the cinnabar mole under the corner of his eyes was also distinct. When seeing him, the big eyes curled up with a smile, which melted people's hearts.

Bai Yi's eyes widened in disbelief, how could it be. .How can it be?

The child over there was still struggling with the iron chain in his hand, and his teeth knocked on the black iron chain, not only did not break it at all, but made a crisp sound.

Bai Yi clenched his fist tremblingly, looked at the real Li Yuchen, and suddenly frowned, he sensed that someone was coming here.

It seemed that it was too late to take Li Yuchen away.

Bai Yi looked back at Li Yuchen again, turned around and left the cave, and just returned to his yard after recovering everything, when he heard someone knocking on the door outside.

The visitor pushed the door open without waiting for Bai Yi to open it, just in time to see Bai Yi drinking tea and admiring the moon in the yard, and seeing someone coming in, a trace of impatience appeared on her beautiful face: "What's the matter?"

That man was a disciple next to Yichenzi, and his status was not low, so Yichenzi didn't shy away from him, so he knew that the young man in front of him was actually a senior.

Just now, when he was honored as a master, he asked him to see if this person was still in the room. Now, it seemed that the tea on the table was curling up with hot smoke. It seemed that he had never left the room, so he was a little embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Senior, I'm here to see if I have any orders. If I'm rude, please forgive me."

Bai Yi waved his hand and said nothing.

The person at the door only felt as if he was being rolled up by a huge force, and he was thrown onto the snow outside in an instant, smashing the snow on the ground into a hole.

The man didn't dare to say anything, so he went to report to his master in despair.

Hearing the footsteps going away, Bai Yi secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Just now, he went back to the room to get the teacup, and went directly to the yard to boil the snow with real fire to make tea. The tea was not hot when the man opened the door. After he turned around, he became hot, and at least he managed it.

"Brother, let me say that you are suspicious! How could this senior have anything to do with the royal family? Besides... we are doing this in secret. We went down without our knowledge. Now to test senior, it is not good to provoke his displeasure." Hearing his apprentice's reply, Yichenzi said earnestly.

His senior brother Qing Yunzi was silent for a moment, and said: "That person... is of great importance, and we have to guard against it. Now that senior is unhappy, I will make amends tomorrow."

Yichenzi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words.

It's not that he doesn't understand what a hot potato he has in his hand, and if it's troublesome, just try to avoid it as much as possible.

However, the temptation of Ningyuan Pill is too great, and only the inner disciples of the sect can get it, and it is hopeless for an outer disciple like him to work hard.

People don't kill the world for themselves, he doesn't plan for himself, if he stays in the foundation building stage, he will die in only one or two hundred years, this is not the result of his hope of penance.

Early the next morning, two senior brothers, Yichenzi, came to knock on the door.

Bai Yi also had a sleepless night yesterday, sitting in the yard until dawn.Seeing the two people come in now, he didn't bother to pretend to be energetic and greeted them, but just glanced at them impatiently.

The two also knew that what they did yesterday was not kind, and it is normal for seniors to be unhappy, so Yi Chenzi was about to apologize when Bai Yi interrupted him.

"It's just in time for the two of you to come, and I don't want to stay here any longer. It's very boring, so I'm leaving." Bai Yi glanced at the two of them casually, and was about to get up and leave.

"Senior, stay!" Yi Chenzi eagerly asked to stay, "Brother and I are both masters of the Great Tang Dynasty, and yesterday we ordered people from various prefectures and counties to find the old friend of senior. Your old friend."

Bai Yi feigned hesitation, and sighed after a while: "Forget it, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss him, so I will hang around for a few more days. There are two condensing grasses here, and it's the same if you go to make alchemy by yourself."

Bai Yi still understands the reason for giving a sweet date with a stick.

As expected, the two were ecstatic, holding the two celestial grasses that Bai Yi handed over as if they had found treasures, and thanked them again and again without mentioning it.

When Bai Yi proposed that he wanted to go down the mountain for a stroll, the two of them were no longer suspicious, but ordered someone to offer a lot of gold and silver for Bai Yi to use.Bai Yi didn't refuse, and went down the mountain alone after accepting it.

The two of them really felt relieved this time. Although there is this Condensing Essence Grass in the cultivation world, it is rare. Except for a few great sects in the fairy garden, the only one there is the legendary Tianxuan Jianmen sect on Kunlun Mountain. up.

As for that sect. .Forget it, the two of them shuddered unanimously when they thought of this, it was terrible.

Even if there are only the sect master and the disciple of the sect master left in that sect, it is still difficult for other sects to hold a candle to.

Of course, they don't know that Bai Yi is the only disciple of Tianxuan Sword Sect. .

The two got the precious fairy grass, hurriedly went to the alchemy room to prepare alchemy, and sent people to guard the gate of the mountain, ordering no one to come in, even if the emperor invited them, they had to excuse that the two were in seclusion.

Bai Yi walked on Chang'an Avenue, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

Although I have been in Chang'an for a few days, I can really see its prosperity now.

The snow that fell yesterday has been swept away. Although the streets paved with bluestone slabs are still a bit chilly, there are not a few merchants and pedestrians coming and going.

From time to time, you can also see a few blond faces, with high noses and deep eyes. Although they are weird, they are also pretty.

As the end of the new year approaches, the New Year's atmosphere in this city is gradually getting stronger. Bai Yi walked alone among the lively crowd, his cold eyes did not show the slightest wave.

He is used to the perennial ice and snow in Kunlun Mountain, the desolation and loneliness where there are no people for thousands of miles, and he is not used to being in this bustling world all of a sudden.

After crossing Zhuque Street, Bai Yi stopped at the gate of the imperial city.

"Who is it?" The imperial guard at the door asked Bai Yi when they saw him.

Bai Yi thought for a while, then took out the badge that Concubine Bai had handed him before, and said, "I have this, can I go in?"

The imperial guards took the badge and looked at it: "Is it from the palace of the concubine Bai? Why did you come back at this hour?"

The person next to him was stunned, and pulled his arm and said in a low voice: "Didn't the instructor say that earlier? Madam Bai Fei was seriously ill, so she asked His Majesty for a favor to allow her natal brother to come to the palace to meet her. According to the request of the empress. This should be his younger brother."

"It turned out to be Uncle Guo. Excuse me for being rude, please, Uncle Guo." The imperial guard sized up Bai Yi, and seemed to think that Bai Yi and Concubine Bai were indeed similar in appearance, so he immediately handed back the badge to Bai Yi and said.

Bai Yi walked into the door, and he could hear another Imperial Guard behind him admonishing him: "You are really incomprehensible, Concubine Bai has lost power now, and the empress is not close to her, why are you so?"

The man replied: "Previously, Concubine Bai treated others generously, and I have also received favors from my mother, and who can say for sure about the affairs in the palace? Concubine Bai has a prince to rely on, so it is always possible to be cautious."

The person next to her smiled: "You are a shrewd person with a good face."

Bai Yi didn't want to listen any more, and directly followed his memory to find Fengming Palace, the bedroom of Concubine Bai.

The snow outside Fengming Palace has not been cleared, presumably either the palace people are tired or someone ordered it.But Concubine Bai didn't care about it, and even ordered someone to warm up the wine, and set up a charcoal stove in the yard to enjoy the snow and play the piano.

Her piano sound is very elegant, like a phoenix singing for nine days, melodious and melodious, and it is like the fairy music in the sky floating in the world.

In the past, Concubine Bai became attached to King Wu because of her astonishing beauty and talent.

Now, although she has been ill for a long time, she is not unfamiliar with Qin Yi. After taking Bai Yi's elixir, her pale complexion has turned rosy, and she suddenly is that beautiful concubine again.

When Bai Yi entered the door, Concubine Bai was still immersed in the sound of her piano and didn't notice it, but a beautiful court lady beside her discovered Bai Yi's existence, and silently saluted him.

Before the sound of a zither was finished, another person entered Fengming Palace following the sound of the zither.

The man was over thirty years old, with a handsome face and a tall and straight figure. The bright yellow dragon robe on his body showed his noble and incomparable status.

The owner of these eight thousand miles of rivers and mountains, the king of thousands of names in the world, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Tianxi.

The emperor looked at the concubine Bai with good eyes. Today, the concubine Bai has not applied makeup, but she has an elegant and noble beauty.

At the end of the song, Concubine Bai raised her eyes and seemed to be surprised that there was someone in the yard. She first pursed her lips and looked at the emperor, then hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, I don't know that His Majesty is coming, but I hope His Majesty will forgive me."

The voice was like jade beads falling on a jade plate, elegant and gentle, but in that hasty glance, there were too many grievances and longings in the eyes, lingering and resentment, looking straight into the emperor's heart.

The emperor immediately helped Concubine Bai, and his voice was unprecedentedly gentle: "Concubine Ai, get up and talk. It's me. I failed you. I originally wanted to come to see you, but the queen and the imperial physician tried to dissuade me. I didn't come because of the empress's affection." After all, it made you wronged."

Concubine Bai sneered from the bottom of her heart, if the emperor wanted to, why would he not ask for two years?

On her face, there was a completely different weakness, and there were faint tears in her beautiful eyes: "In the past, it was also the concubines who made mistakes. They shouldn't be ignorant of right and wrong, and offend His Majesty."

Bai Yi stood beside him, but he could see clearly. The maid next to Concubine Bai quietly gave the eunuch beside the emperor a wink.

Come to think of it, all of this was not a coincidence, but Concubine Bai did it on purpose.

Concubine Bai must have been disappointed with the emperor long ago, right?now. .I am afraid that the purpose is not to return to the emperor.

The emperor looked around, a little angry: "Why didn't the people below sweep the snow here? I'll freeze you and see how I send them down!"

Concubine Bai suppressed her tears, and gently persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't blame, the palace is complicated, and the people below may be negligent for a while."

The emperor shook his head and said: "You used to have a hot temper, but now you are becoming more gentle. But the people here should be punished, lest you get angry in the future, but I don't know it at all."

Bai Yi raised his eyebrows, seeing that the emperor was looking for someone to vent his anger on Concubine Bai, and comforted her.

"By the way, Your Majesty, this is the concubine's younger brother." Concubine Bai pulled Bai Yi over and said to the emperor.

The emperor looked at Bai Yi carefully, and said with a smile: "Of course I remember, the little guy once handed me a letter, but I don't want to be so big in a blink of an eye."

Bai Yi's eyes darkened, and he lowered his eyelids and replied, "Caomin has seen His Majesty."