Death Princess

A new year, new unknowns, new dreams, and new confusions. If we say that in this crisis-ridden new year, the only thing that makes Zhao Lu raise the corners of his mouth slightly is the improvement of the relationship between her and Leng Tong.

After Xiaonian's birthday that night, the high wall erected between the two seemed to shake a little.Zhao Lu, who has figured out her own thoughts, changed her previous avoidance and twists, and instead treated Leng Tong as a way of treating her confidant and best friend. When she was free, she would call Leng Tong, call a group of relatives and friends, and go to make fun of it. Gadgets, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, eating, drinking and having fun.If Leng Tong didn't want to go, she was neither angry nor anxious, and even laughed and teased without seeing any disappointment, and went happily with a group of people behind her. Show off in front of Hitomi.

On the other side, after hearing some words, they clearly felt the cold eyes of Chao Lu, and felt that things should not have become like this, and felt that they had no right to enjoy the reality in front of them, but they couldn't help but feel this new love. Everything creates attachment.There is no bloody feud, no bladed blood rain, there are just ordinary relatives and friends, a person who cares, a home, and a destination.

Leng Tong raised the corners of her mouth more and more times. Under the bright sunshine, she almost forgot the dark night where she couldn't see her fingers.

It's a pity that the days passed quickly, but the crisis was getting closer and closer.

On this day, Chao Lu was playing chess with Leng Tong in the room again. The large stoves in the four corners of the house supported by Han Shuangxue's spiritual power made the room in this harsh winter as warm as the midsummer solstice. Wearing an extra layer than others.In this regard, Leng Tong can't help but feel that Chao Lu's weakness has something to do with her.After all, just because there are some things that two people avoid talking about doesn't mean they don't exist.

After thinking for a while, Leng Tong, who was just learning chess, slowly dropped the sunspots, waiting for Zhao Lu's quick move before thinking about the next step.Unexpectedly, this time, Zhao Lu suddenly put her hands in the chess box and did not move.Leng Tong raised her puzzled eyes, and she saw a bird with a faint silver light landed on Zhao Lu's shoulder.

The man and the bird stared at each other for a long time, and there seemed to be thousands of words flashed in silence.

Leng Tong lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, put down the sunspot, and made a gesture to get up: "If you are busy with other things, then I won't bother you."

"Oh no, it's not important," Zhao Lu came back to her senses, and pointed to the bird on her shoulder, "Don't look at Xiao Huihui like this, he has practiced chess to a high level in that capital, I let him Here, they are helping me make plans."

Well, you continue to make up.Leng Tong, who had long been accustomed to Chao Lu's nonsense, stood up with a very calm expression.

"Hey, hey, slow down, can't I tell the truth, don't go," Chao Lu waved her hand anxiously, blocking Leng Tong's path with a bunch of metal powder that came from nowhere, "If you want, you can also Come and listen together, there are some things, I want to hear your opinion."

After clarifying many things, Zhao Lu became even more unscrupulous in using her spiritual power.Looking at the powder around her body, Leng Tong squeezed a handful in her hand, thinking to herself.

Seemingly taking Leng Tong's silence as a default, Zhao Lu gave the bird on her shoulder a compliment.The bird spread its wings and shook off the silver light from its body. The silver light floated to Leng Tong's feet, and merged with the powder that had not yet receded from her body. It turned into a human figure and sat beside Zhao Lu.The appearance of the human form is Qin Hui.

"Hey, after being promoted, I have more eyes around me, so it's not convenient to use my spiritual power arbitrarily, so I can use your thunderous spiritual power, little Lulu. Hey," pretending that she only saw Leng Tong now Like, "Miss Leng is here too, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Master Chao." Leng Tong saluted.

"Look at you, Mr. Zuo and Mr. You are not the right address." The silver and black figure jumped up and stood up, "Where is it, you should also call me brother..."

Before Qin Hui could finish speaking, Zhao Lu crushed half of the metal powder with three fingers.

"Hey, wait, wait! Little Lulu, spare me!"

Count your wit.As soon as the eye knife is closed, the powder recovers.

"Huh—murder my brother, murder my brother." Qin Hui fell back to the ground.

Zhao Lu ignored her brother's nonsense, but said seriously, "Say what you just said to Leng Tong again."

Looking at this silly younger sister who didn't rush to seize the opportunity he finally created to push the boat, Qin Hui sighed and stretched out three fingers, "Four things, three things are about the court, one thing is about Jianghu, you Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Jianghu." Leng Tong replied.

"The matter in Jianghu is not big or small, and it didn't really happen, it's just that everything is ready." After a pause, "Isn't it that Jiang Tang is the third son of King Sui? Feng Yuwei made a big mobilization to keep a close eye on Yingmen's properties, and he doesn't know when he will make a move."

"The court wants to attack Shadow Gate? What about Jiang Tang?"

"After Duanmu became the leader of the martial arts, he almost wore a pair of trousers with the imperial court, and let Feiling Villa stir back and forth between Yingmen and Fengyuwei. In addition, with King Ping's special cooperation for self-protection, Jiang Tang seems to have not yet realized."

Jiang Tang didn't realize it.First, Wumian escaped, and then Shadow Gate suffered.Leng Tong felt that there was something wrong with it, but she didn't bring it up.

"What about the remaining two things?"

Qin Hui made an urgent gesture, indicating that Chaolu would tell Leng Tong the old news about Wushi and Heshi, as well as the story that Qin Hui and He Yi used illusions to deal with Wushi and the man named Shi Run who escaped their shells that day. Hearing this, he said, "Do you still remember Yao Jingyu's spirit feather that was taken away?"

Leng Tong nodded.

"And the illusion used by Shi Run to escape that day, and the flame used by the double to kill himself, all came from this way. Although the spirit feathers that were forcibly picked off will return to the new owner, it is not completely impossible to use, as long as there is a sufficient price Anyone can use spirit feathers to make spiritual weapons. That's why Fengyuwei didn't simply slaughter the spirits, but instead held captives, or used threats and lures to cooperate like people like Ou Xueli."

Zhao Lu nodded, "I don't know the details, but I suspect that someone may intend to build a spiritual army."

"'Someone'? Since Fengyuwei did it, isn't the person behind the scenes the current His Majesty?"

After Zhao Lu and Qin Hui looked at each other, they shook their heads, "Fengyuwei is also entangled with various forces, and has not listened to His Majesty's orders. Moreover, the Wushi family can cooperate with anyone, but the target is definitely not His Majesty." .”

Leng Tong nodded, "Indeed, a spiritual army does not seem to be what His Majesty wants most."

"Huh?" Qin Hui's eyes lit up, "Why does Miss Leng say that?"

"This..." Leng Tong thought for a while, "I don't know if what I said is right, just listen to it, don't take it seriously."

Qin Hui glanced at Zhao Lu again, "Miss Leng, please tell me."

Leng Tong frowned and rationalized his thoughts, "Throughout your Majesty's life, he has done everything an emperor wants to do and can do in his life. Right? The rest, what else does he want to do? It is nothing more than to secure everything he has captured and give it to his successors properly."

"The power of the aristocratic family is not conducive to the success of the new emperor, so he will divide the power of the Yangliu family, and at the same time cultivate the children of the poor family. Similarly, the existence of the spirit clan must be a threat to the new emperor, so he will hunt and kill them. So what is the benefit of establishing an invincible but extremely volatile spiritual power army for the stability of the entire country on the throne of the new emperor? In the final analysis, the Lingzu is the real master of Lingyu, and he is not a fool. , aren't you afraid that when the time comes to fetch water from the bamboo basket, the spirit clan will seize the world?"

Leng Tong's words made Chao's brothers and sisters Mao Sai suddenly enlightened. Countless thoughts flashed by, but Zhao Lu only grasped one: "So, the person behind this matter must have some inseparable relationship with the Spirit Race. Even, you are a member of the Spirit Race?"

After hesitating for a moment, Leng Tong nodded, "The second thing, is this what you mean?"

"No." Qin Hui shook his head and changed his sitting position, "It's the day when the crown prince accepts the concubine, something is not big or small, but even a little business trip can toss the black gauze hat of me, the little Shaoqing of Dali Temple. It’s something about it.” After a pause, “The crown prince accepted the main concubine and side concubine on the same day, and both of them are daughters of the Yang family. I told you about this matter, Xiao Lulu.”

Zhao Lu nodded.

"The problem lies in the concubine of the Yang family who is the side concubine. When the concubine gets married, the concubine is just a foil. Logically speaking, no one pays attention to it. But on that day, the concubine became the concubine of all the people. The focus of attention. Because she disappeared from the house in the early morning of the concubine's day."

"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince were furious and ordered a thorough investigation. I used to be the Crown Prince's Sheren, and now I happen to be the Young Minister of Dali Temple, so this matter fell on me without any suspense." Pointing to himself, "Your brother and I have a guillotine hanging on my head. In an hour, in an hour, I found the unkempt Yang family in a forest in the suburbs, and brought her back to Yang's mansion. But, that's not the point."

"But... Mrs. Yang was not taken away from the mansion as I reported that day. She escaped by herself at night. When I found her, she grabbed my clothes tightly and said she could not go back , because she discovered the secret of the Crown Princess. She said that if the Crown Princess drinks human blood, if she goes back, she will die like my aunt did six years ago."

"I don't think she seems to be lying, but... I forcibly sent her back."

"..."

"Then..." Leng Tong licked her chapped lips, "What does this have to do with the matter of the Spirit Race you just mentioned?"

"There are ways for ordinary people to use spiritual power for a short period of time without backlash," Zhao Lu stood up. "One of them is to drink the blood of a large number of people from the Spirit Race."

"Drink in one gulp enough amount for an Eldar to lose blood to death." Qin Hui added expressionlessly.

"..." It seemed that the stove in the house was almost burned out, Leng Tong shivered.

Involuntarily, Chao Lu thought of Han Shuangxue and Chao Bofan's prophetic dream.

The person in the vat, and... Yang's aunt?A thought I couldn't grasp.

"Then..." Leng Tong's voice was hoarse, "What about the third thing?"

Qin Hui lowered his head, his gaze pierced the ground, and said in a voice that could not discern emotion: "Your Majesty let Yi'er enter the court as a concubine to handle political affairs. For this reason, Prince Heping stepped forward and beheaded dozens of the most vocal opponents." Only one minister succeeded in stabilizing the court situation. When things go wrong, there must be monsters, and if people are abnormal, there must be swords, and His Majesty is so eager to push Yi'er to become the target of public criticism, even at the expense of coercion and profit to lure the Prince and King Ping, there must be something strange."

"It's like taking the public...Yi'er to pave the way for someone." Leng Tong said something unconsciously when the words came to her mouth.

But Zhao Lu and Qin Hui who were at the side were so frightened by these words that their hearts skipped a beat.

"Then..." Leng Tong was puzzled by the expressions of the two brothers and sisters, and didn't know whether to continue asking, "What about the fourth one?"

Fortunately, Qin Hui came back to his senses very quickly, but he did not answer immediately, but repeatedly confirmed something to Zhao Lu with his eyes. Finally, he nodded with some helplessness and relief: "Fourth One thing, that is, there have been some rumors about the royal family in the capital recently, which upset the emperor, queen and even the prince."

"What rumour?"

"A civet cat replaced Princess Liuzhi, who is His Majesty's only daughter, and finally that civet cat became the present prince."

Six fingers, princess.

Leng Tong subconsciously touched the bulge at the base of her little finger, only to realize belatedly that the finger that was originally attached to the bulge had long since disappeared.

Suddenly, outside the window, under the bright sunlight, a dark cloud that was about to cover the sky and the earth appeared.Afternoon, winter, haze, freezing rain.