Picking up soap in a harmonious world

Xiao Shaochu died.

The news was so heavy that I was in a trance all day and my spirits were low.

I know that soon, Xiao Shaoyin will come to my door, and then charge me with the crime of killing my brother, but at the same time, this is also a dangerous opportunity, because the forces loyal to Xiao Shaochu are not completely obedient to Xiao Shaoyin, I have never questioned the relationship between these two people, but the outside world has no knowledge of the real relationship between these two people. Even if there are such rumors, but... broken sleeves and incest?Hehe, this will only make their followers lose face and lose their reputation.

The hidden dangers that could not be completely eliminated before Xiao Shaochu was born, not to mention after his death, Xiao Shaoyin may also feel extremely headache about how to subdue the diehard loyalty of his ex-lover.

...If I ask someone to spread the word "Hey, the king of Chu suffered such a serious injury, he can persist for so long. I thought that the king of Chu's body is gradually recovering, but he is still powerless in the end" and so on. If not, once the seeds of doubt are planted, the two parties will no longer be able to work together.

However, having said that, I also have some doubts about Xiao Shaochu's death.

Although I couldn't control my body's movements at the time, my mental strength was not lost, and my five senses could clearly sense that the arrow had actually missed. Of course, serious injuries are certain. If the injury is serious and does not heal, the credibility is quite high, but it has been more than ten days since Xiao Shaochu's injury was once reported to be improving, and now he died suddenly, it is too strange up.

When I greeted the sun on the second day with anxiety, Dawa appeared in Zichen Palace fully armed and led a team of heavy armor and silver armor.

At that time, I was still sleeping on the bed with Siwa.

"Heh, the third brother is really living comfortably these days, and he still doesn't know that a disaster is imminent." Xiao Shaoyin stood condescendingly on the edge of the bed and looked at me coldly, holding a sharp long sword in his hand, As early as just now, the bed curtain and gauze curtain have been twisted to pieces.

I used my mental power to sense the number of people inside and outside the hall. It was about a hundred people, not many. If the eldest child suddenly violently hurt someone, it would be easy to escape with my ability, but leaving these people aside Let me tell you, if Dawa plans a bloody coup outside the palace, there is nothing I can do.

"Leading troops to trespass into the Zichen Palace, are you facing disaster or me?" No matter how painful it is, you must not lose in momentum!

"Relying on your status as the regent, you talk sweet words to His Majesty, confuse black and white, and deceive the sky. That's all. As long as you serve the people wholeheartedly, we have nothing to say, but you are narrow-minded and can't tolerate my second brother. With his military exploits, he also ruthlessly kills his own brothers and sisters, do you know... Once Shaochu dies, our country of Xiao will fall into a land of tigers and wolves!"

"Today I will do justice for the heavens, and cut you, a treacherous villain, under the sword!" After Xiao Shaoyin said, with a wave of his long sword, he pierced into the tent.

As soon as I lifted the rag-like gauze curtain, I jumped out of the bed with bare feet, and hit Xiao Shaoyin on the back with my backhand.

Seeing that Xiao Shaoyin lost his balance and fell on the bed, the people behind him raised their long swords and stabbed me in all directions.

All of a sudden, my field of vision was filled with cold light, I jumped up quickly, couldn't control it for a while, and jumped onto the crossbeam, and the uplifted faces below were full of astonishment.

Ancient times are no better than modern times, no matter how high-end and grand the building is, it is impossible to have many floors, which results in the phenomenon that the beams and roofs are very high. My jump is for those who have a better ability to stay in the air than light kung fu , It's as incredible as flying out of thin air.

When I squatted on the beam and looked down from above, Xiao Shaoyin quickly grabbed Siwa. He raised his head and stared at me fiercely. on the legs.

This guy is so insane, he won't even let a ten-year-old kid go!

"Oh, the dog is about to jump over the wall! Didn't you just swear that you will be the master of the sycophant? Let me, a rebellious and treacherous villain, not be killed, and point the sword at His Majesty. What is your intention?"

I yelled fearing that the world would be in chaos, and successfully diverted some people's attention to Xiao Shaoyin.

The eldest child has always cherished his own feathers, so how could the famous hypocrite threaten me by taking the fourth child as a hostage in full view of the public?

Sure enough, after what I said, the eldest baby immediately put away the sword, but still held onto the fourth baby tightly: "I'm just thinking about your majesty's safety, you don't have to sow discord."

"Haha, King Yin really deserves his reputation, he is very good at fooling people's hearts, but I would like to ask His Highness Yin Wang, how did you know that I talked sweetly to His Majesty, confusing black and white, and how did you conclude that I can't tolerate the military merits of my compatriots?" Killing the killer?!"

"Second brother's death is inextricably related to you. There is no need to argue any more. I will capture you quickly and leave your whole body in the imperial mausoleum. Otherwise, I will be convicted as a traitor."

"I don't think it has anything to do with you, who knows if you're showing off for someone?" I glanced at the faces of some people below, and replied sarcastically.

From the very beginning, I noticed that the people Xiao Shaoyin brought were not his cronies, but Xiao Shaochu's daily capable confidantes. The reason why Xiao Shaoyin didn't bring his own people to eliminate "I" was not based on his trust in Xiao Shaochu's confidantes. , on the contrary, this is a good time for him to win the trust of these people.

Although Xiao Shaochu is dead, his power is still there. If Xiao Shaoyin wants to take it all, he has to take action to show them. Otherwise, with the cautious character of the other party, how can he carry out the Qing Dynasty with great fanfare?

"Shut up! Since you are obsessed with obsession, don't blame me for disregarding brotherhood." He roared angrily, and the ferocious expression on his face had completely betrayed his ambition and desire.

"Bring the bow and arrow." He took the bow and arrow from the guard, pulled the string into a circular arc with a "swipe", and pointed it at me on the top of the beam, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle.

"Treat him in the same way as others, and don't blame anyone!" He said slowly, but lightly put a sharp arrow on his hand.

"Stop!" At this critical moment, a stern voice sounded like a thunderbolt, and I almost fell out of the beam in shock.

I took a look from a distance, and saw a familiar tough figure leading the soldiers behind him with a strutting posture. The people brought by Xiao Shaoyin seemed to be very jealous of him, not only did they not immediately surround Xiao Shaoyin with a wall to protect Xiao Shaoyin, On the contrary, like a mutiny, it became two rows, allowing the visitors to enter.

"...Teacher Yao, please stay safe." Xiao Shaoyin gritted his teeth and put down his bow and arrow, his unrestrained expression gradually calmed down, replaced by a more treacherous and depressing atmosphere.

Taifu Yao put his hands behind his back, his beard fluttering, his expression calm, he seemed to be accustomed to this kind of scene, he smiled slightly and said: "His Royal Highness, please come here without any problems, I don't know why you led troops into the Zichen Palace today?"

Although I have excellent eyesight, the view from the roof is too poor, so I jumped up and crossed between these two people.

"You..." When Xiao Shaoyin saw me at a close distance, his eyes burned with anger, his elegance was ruined.

But obviously he had other scruples, and he didn't have another bloody conflict with me.

"Teacher Yao, please don't misunderstand me. I bring troops into the palace not for rebellion, but to clear out treacherous villains for His Majesty and restore the country's innocence. On the contrary, it is you, Taifu...why did you lead troops into Zichen Palace?"

When I saw the other party's upright words, I felt a pain in the ass, wishing that Cucumber would be reborn from the ashes immediately, break through the ground, and push the other party out of the universe.

Fortunately, Taifu Yao's IQ was more than one percentage point higher than the other party's. He obviously came prepared. Not only did he lead more people than Xiao Shaoyin, but he also brought out the level, brought out the level! ——The guy behind him with his head down all the time and pretending to be transparent is one of Xiao Shaochu's most powerful confidantes!

The reason why I was so impressed with him was precisely because he made things difficult for me at the celebration banquet.

"Oh? The old Cheng also heard that a treacherous villain appeared beside His Majesty, so he came to attack and help." Taifu Yao responded very calmly.

Xiao Shaoyin's expression changed, but he didn't dare to choke immediately.

But Taifu Yao was unwilling to hand over the initiative to the other party. He raised his hand slightly, and the person behind him suddenly came up and knelt down on the ground with a "plop".

"Last General Li Qi, I greet Your Majesty...and...brothers..." He bowed and bowed, his words choked up for a moment, his whole body almost sank into the ground, making it difficult to see his facial features and expression clearly.

It's all right to kowtow to His Majesty, why do you want to worship your brother?

Could it be... what catastrophe did this person commit?

After I glanced at him suspiciously, I set my sights on these generals.

As his words fell, the originally silent room boiled like a pot exploded, and the soldiers who followed Xiao Shaoyin widened their eyes, some muttered to themselves in unbelievable tones, and some whispered to each other. What, some asked directly——

"Li Qi! What's going on?! Didn't you follow the prince all the time? Why did you disappear when the prince passed away the night before yesterday?"

Li Qi trembled and raised his head silently. People around who were not sure of his identity showed disbelief after seeing that face.

"Brother Qi, you...you...what are you doing?" Xiao Shaoyin seemed to have finally sensed the impending bad situation, and his expression became serious.

A majestic prince actually called a commoner general a brother?Apparently this man named Li Qi has a good relationship with the eldest and second children, or this person has a high reputation in Xiao Shaochu's cronies.

"Hahahaha..." Not only was Li Qi not grateful for Xiao Shaoyin's intimidation, but he laughed sarcastically. Well, the noisy scene in life just now suddenly quieted down, this is the best proof.

"Bah! You ungrateful, double-faced villain, don't be hypocritical, didn't you kill my prince yourself?!"

Li Qi's words caused another chaos on the scene, and everyone turned their attention to Xiao Shaoyin. Although no one has turned against him yet, it seems that most people have doubts. The big generals are likely to smash him into thousands of pieces on the spot.

Xiao Shaoyin was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted, "How could I kill Shaochu! What good does killing him do to me?"

He glared at Li Qi with fierce eyes like a trapped beast, "Heh... what kind of benefits did you receive? Shaochu and I treat you like brothers. You are worthy of me for making up this big lie? You are sorry for the unsatisfactory death under Jiuquan." Shao Chu?!"

Li Qi sneered, and said unyieldingly: "Who knows who is lying, and I also know that empty teeth cannot win the trust of the brothers present, so I will explain this clearly to you!"

"The night before yesterday, I was guarding the door of the prince's house. Later, the prince told me to go back first. I insisted on refusing, so I had a dispute with the prince. At this time, a few assassins came in suddenly. I dealt with them. While shouting for help, the strange thing is that these assassins are not very skilled in martial arts, and they don’t seem to be coming for the prince. They planned to escape when they didn’t succeed at first. I didn’t think so much at the time, and I followed them In the past, after following them far away, these people became extremely difficult to deal with, and their moves were much fiercer. After I realized that this was a trap, it was already too late, and I couldn't save myself... let alone the prince..."

Li Qi said, but his eyes were already red, "In the end, my throat was sealed with a sword, and I passed out on the ground."

He smiled miserably, and pulled away the layers of neckline covering his neck, revealing the hideous scar below his Adam's apple: "I didn't expect it, even I didn't expect it... I'm still alive!"

"When I woke up, the wound was clotted with blood. I tried to make a sound, but found that I was no different from a mute. Thinking of the danger that the prince may face at this moment, I wished to fly back immediately! But when I hurried back, When I found that the ground was as neat as ever, as if it had been deliberately cleaned by someone, and there was no sign of a fight, I suddenly felt strange, so I didn't rush in, but climbed up to the roof and looked down."

Xiao Shaoyin's expression was calm from beginning to end, but following Li Qi's words, his expression finally changed a little, but in the end he still resisted not to interrupt.

I stood aside and listened with relish, and watched with relish, after all, Xiao Shaoyin's facial expression was not much inferior to Li Qi's Sherlock Holmes-like monologue.

Li Qi's eyes showed a sense of overwhelmed fragility, and he also showed patience and anxiety like Xiao Shaoyin, and his voice trembled slightly: "I saw King Yin, he had a dispute with the prince, and fell on the ground. A medicine bowl."

"Yin Wang said something, when did you doubt it? The prince laughed, and he said, I have been suspicious since the first day you gave me medicine, but I didn't refuse. So what about arsenic, if you feed it with your own hands, I will drink it myself!"

Li Qi's voice was rough, it was creepy for him to lower his voice and imitate it like this.

At the beginning, I was skeptical about Li Qi's words, but when I heard this, I believed them half to eighty percent. Listening to the tone of sadistic love, the relationship between the eldest baby and the second baby is clear at a glance, and it's ready to come out.

"Full of nonsense! Nonsense!" Xiao Shaoyin could no longer maintain his composure. Before Li Qi could finish speaking, he interrupted violently: "What do you want to say next? I want to say that I took Shaochu to the hunting ground on purpose and let King Wei shot him, and deliberately left Shao Chu under the pretense of a genius doctor in the mansion, and then kept feeding him poison, so that after he dies, I can seize your power and blame King Wei by the way, right?"

Li Qi didn't speak again, but his eyes said everything.

Xiao Shaoyin's neurotic performance made me more and more sure of the authenticity of Li Qi's confession, and all the trusted generals belonging to Xiao Shaochu who were present at the scene retaliated with hatred for him, and several people even wanted to rush forward and draw their knives. people.

"Leave him alone, Li Qi, go ahead, this murderer needs more evidence to defeat him." I ignored Xiao Shaoyin's madness, and called out to the figure who was still kneeling on the ground.

Li Qi didn't give me a second look, and he was even more stingy in responding to me. This kind of unkind attitude towards me obviously inherited his master's style during his lifetime, but this kind of behavior made him more convincing. If he is more friendly to me, it will make him fall into the suspicion of 'being bought'.

"Prince Yin poisoned the prince's medicine. I heard this with my own ears, but later I was discovered by Prince Yin. The prince told me to leave quickly. He was short of breath and then his old illness relapsed. I knew I died there. I couldn't save the prince, so I thought of going to you to save the prince. Unexpectedly, none of the lackeys of Prince Yin are easy to save. They drove me to a dead end. Fortunately, I narrowly escaped death, and I was lucky enough to be rescued by a farmer. It just so happens that the head of this household is a tenant farmer of the Taifu's family, and taking advantage of the Taifu's butler coming to collect the rent, I found out about the prince's situation..."

Li Qi showed a smile that was uglier than crying, the corners of his lips were already dry and cracked, but he didn't realize it: "My lord went before me, I, Li Qi, have a poor life, what's the use of staying! I knew today , I might as well die on the battlefield and still have face, but now, what's the point of me surviving, abandoning the prince that day, I know that I have committed a lot of crimes, and I am no longer worthy of being the prince's subordinate. In order for the truth to be revealed, reveal the true face of the hypocrite!"

Xiao Shaoyin frowned, and when he was about to say something, Li Qi suddenly let out a short and tragic hiss, the voice was choked at the same time, it was so weird that it made people's hair stand on end.

I quickly pulled my eyes back from Xiao Shaoyin's body to the ground, only to see that Li Qi, who was still kneeling on the ground, had crashed to the ground at this moment, his eyes were wide open, a lot of blood froth overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and his body twitched unnaturally With just one glance, one can feel the great pain of the passing of life.

Li Qi... actually bit his tongue and killed himself.

The scene was completely silent, countless pairs of eyes looked at the painful figure on the ground, and the eyes of those soldiers were already red unconsciously.

I turned my head away, not daring to keep my eyes on the ground for even a second.

Xiao Shaoyin just watched this scene coldly without saying a word.

His neat clothes were already messy from the fight just now, and his neat temples were also wet with sweat. Against that pale face, his whole person showed a sense of hopelessness.

I guess he may have also foreseen his own ending, maybe he will die under the knife, maybe he will be captured and imprisoned, maybe he will be seriously injured, and then tortured in prison, in short, there are countless possibilities, but the only thing that does not It is possible to get out of here without incident.

In fact, as far as Xiao Shaoyin's identity is concerned, even if Li Qi bites his words to death, he still cannot be hastily convicted without evidence. What about Wang?

This has almost sealed Xiao Shaoyin's criminal evidence.

And Xiao Shaochu's confidantes are all friendships made on the battlefield. The so-called comrades are sometimes even more important than brothers, people who are willing to entrust their lives in the opponent's hands, otherwise, with Xiao Shaochu's identity With an arrogant personality, how could he call these civilian generals brothers?

Just like Li Qi, just like these people in front of me who clearly knew they were rebels and followed Xiao Shaoyin to 'revenge'.

A group of people with such a high degree of loyalty do not need to think about what they would do to the hypocrite who killed their master, and these people are not fools, they also know that once Xiao Shaoyin is let out of this palace, It would be very difficult to kill him, but the other party was in charge of the government and powerful King Yin!

If Xiao Shaoyin wanted to blame, he could only blame himself for only remembering to put on a show and forgot to bring a few more cronies. If there were more people from Xiao Shaoyin on the scene, the scene would not be so suspenseless.

"Kill him!" I don't know who shouted this, and the subsequent voices surged like waves.

The two generals closest to Xiao Shaoyin looked at each other, nodded each other, then drew their swords and slashed at him.

Don't look at Xiao Shaoyin's pale face, cold sweat, and sickly appearance, his quick reaction surprised everyone.

I saw him fall back, his posture was like that of Keanu Reeves dodging bullets in The Matrix, two flashes of sword light flashed, and then he pulled Xiao Shaochou, who had been forgotten by everyone, over, blocking In front of his body, he then pulled out a short blade from his cuff and placed it on Xiao Shaochou's delicate neck.

"Shameless!" I gritted my teeth and scolded, looking at the two soldiers who failed to succeed in the first blow but wanted to strike again, I couldn't help shouting: "Stop, you two! Didn't you see that His Majesty is still in his hands? "

The two soldiers moved the sword away with extreme reluctance, but did not put it away.

The relationship between Xiao Shaochu and the little emperor can't be called good or bad. Compared with the stupid fourth baby, the second baby with outstanding military exploits obviously made his cronies have certain expectations that they shouldn't have, such as the throne or something. Yes, even if the fourth baby and the second baby have no historical grievances, the battle for the throne is the source of conflict.

Even though Xiao Shaochu was dead, his cronies still had no awe and love for the little emperor, so they wanted to sacrifice this fool for a chance to avenge the lord?

The answer is of course no.

Xiao Shaochou, who was taken as a hostage, still had a calm expression on his face. His dark eyes were fixed on me, just like most of the time we spent with him in the past. what happened?

This is not what worries me the most. What worries me the most is that Xiao Shaochou is indeed a brain-dead man. Sometimes he will do some inexplicable behavior unexpectedly. If it is normal, I will treat him as a child and just ignore him. But now, if he is not aware of his dangerous situation, as long as he makes any move, it may stimulate Xiao Shaoyin who is going crazy!

Wait... I need to calm down!calm!Concentrate!

I kept hinting to myself, hoping to use my spiritual power to break through the predicament in front of me, but I soon found that it was not possible, because of the excessive use of mental power this time, my grasp of accuracy was very unstable, although I wanted to try Try, but there is no distance between Xiao Shaoyin's blade and Xiao Shaochou's neck, and the two have completely touched together. Maybe my "try it out" will make that immature figure blood splatter on the spot.

My heart was beating like a drum, beating so fast out of control, mother, where did the calmness I was so proud of go?

This is the first time I feel so nervous. Even in the last world, there were several times when my life was hanging by a thread, but it didn't cause me such a violent reaction.

What's wrong with me?

Xiao Shaoyin smiled and stood up, but there were more beads of sweat dripping from his temples, and he was also very nervous. No one knows these generals better than him. Even an outsider like me can guess with some brain power. How could he not know the reaction?

He knew that the hostages he held could not keep him.

And I also know that Xiao Shaochou's current situation is very dangerous!

But he still chose to take the risk, because there was no other way, the longer he procrastinated, the smaller the chance of winning.

"Stand back—" He pulled the puppet-like Xiao Shaochou, and approached the door step by step, while the facial expressions of the two generals kept changing between hesitation and firmness, I glanced at Xiao Shaochou in fear, and then Take a look at the facial expressions of these two people.

When Xiao Shaoyin was about to exit the door, a flash of determination flashed in the eyes of the two men, and they raised their swords to block the way to the door.

"Has no one on the battlefield ever taught you what it means to be loyal and patriotic?" Xiao Shaoyin sneered, and the two of them paused for another moment, and pulled their swords slightly back.

Xiao Shaoyin let out a "hum", a trace of excitement and pride flashed in his eyes, and he pushed Xiao Shaochou rudely towards the door. Obviously, this despicable and shameless villain used Siwa as a meat pad again.

I was so anxious that my mental power was locked on Xiao Shaochou's neck all the time, and I didn't dare to relax for a moment, hoping to find a gap to break the opponent's hand without hurting Siwa.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Shaochou, who had always been an inconceivably well-behaved hostage, spontaneously moved at this time.

He firmly grasped the door frame with both hands, Xiao Shaoyin's fierce push did not push him out of the door.

This disobedient behavior angered Xiao Shaoyin, and he immediately left a bloodstain on the other party's neck, but before he could say anything similar to threats, Xiao Shaohou moved again, and he frowned. Frowning, as if dissatisfied with the pain caused by the neck, turned around and ran back, still calling: "Brother...Brother..."

Xiao Shaoyin was stunned.

I was also stunned.

But very soon, the situation had taken a turn for the worse. Seeing that there was a gap, the two generals unambiguously sent their swords into Xiao Shaoyin's body.

And Xiao Shaoyin still chose to hurt others at the last moment.

I could only watch helplessly as Xiao Shaochou turned around and ran back, a bloody flower shot out from behind him.

At that moment, I felt like my heart stopped beating.

"Brother..." Xiao Shaochou kept calling me, his little face wrinkled into a ball, he only took two steps before he fell limply to the ground.

Xiao Shaoyin behind him still maintains the posture of raising his hand, the short blade he is holding tightly in his hand is still dripping with bright red liquid, while he himself has a long sword stuck in his waist and chest, and the edge of the blade is also stained. blood.

I quickly ran to Xiao Shaochou, stopped the bleeding with my own method, and then carefully picked him up. His face turned pale, his lips turned pale, and the pain made him bleed all over his head. He was sweating profusely, but he still stubbornly refused to close his eyes and kept calling "brother".

I felt like my heart was in a ball, but I couldn't do anything right now, so I could only shout over and over again: "Where's the doctor?"

"elder brother…"

"Well, here I am."

"elder brother……"

"Brother is here, Ah Chou, don't worry!"

"elder brother……"

"Huh? Ah Chou just keep going, the doctor will come soon!"

Regardless of everyone's stares, I responded to Siwa's "brother" on my own, and when I was about to take him away, a whisper as thin as a mosquito but full of tenderness came unexpectedly——

"Come on Zhongzi, never go beyond my garden, never break my sandalwood tree. How dare you love him? Afraid of people's talkativeness. Zhong can cherish it, and people's talkativeness can also be feared?"

"...Shaochu...Shaochu...You said that I would feed it with my own hands, even if it was arsenic, I would swallow it without hesitation, but I didn't just think about this..."