The next day.
When the news came out, the whole Dayan was shaken.
People in the streets and alleys of Kyoto were discussing the massacre at the founding marquis' mansion last night, which reduced the entire mansion to ashes.
As for the changes in the Southern Prince's Mansion, ordinary people have not yet received the news.
But members of the royal family, court officials, and local princes all received the news first and were all shocked.
It's just dawn.
Luo Qingzhou returned to the Qin Mansion and had just taken a shower and rested when Yue Wu came with her people.
"Mr. Luo, His Majesty summons you to the palace."
Yuewu's tone was very polite and her eyes when she looked at him were complicated.
Luo Qingzhou didn't ask any more questions and followed her into the palace.
Yaohua Palace, in the study.
Nangong Huoyue, dressed in a fiery red dress, was frowning as she looked at the message in her hand.
The Southern Prince's Mansion and the Founding Marquis' Mansion were massacred, and the princes from all over the country were asking about the situation in an indirect way.
If it is not handled properly, people will be in chaos.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Luo is here."
Yuewu reported respectfully at the door.
Nangong Huoyue's cold voice came from the room: "Let him in."
There seemed to be a hint of anger in his tone.
Luo Qingzhou took off his shoes, pushed aside the bead curtain, and walked in with his head down.
Nangong Huoyue put down the message in her hand and looked at him sternly and coldly. She wanted to scold him, but when she saw his handsome face and indifferent expression, she realized that she had no reason to scold him. She could only say coldly, "Do you know everything about last night?"
Luo Qingzhou said respectfully: "I just learned about it as well, and I am very shocked."
Nangong Huoyue snorted coldly and said, "Is it just shocking?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Of course, there is also anger. The Southern Kingdom Prince's Mansion was massacred. This is unjust. Your Majesty must stand up for them."
Nangong Huoyue clenched the message in her hand and asked coldly, "What about the founding marquis?"
Luo Qingzhou raised his head, looked at her, and said, "You deserve to die."
Nangong Huoyue met his gaze, saw the cold light in his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said: "Do you have evidence?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Yes."
Nangong Huoyue looked away, lowered her head and glanced at the message in her hand. She did not ask, but said: "What should I do now? Overnight, the Prince's Mansion of the Southern Kingdom and the Marquis' Mansion of the Founding Kingdom were massacred. When other princes from all over the country heard the news, they were terrified. They might suspect that I am bloodthirsty and cannot tolerate old ministers..."
Luo Qingzhou said, "Your Majesty, now is the time for the chess pieces you have placed in various places to play a role. Tell the world that you have found out who those assassins are, and tell them that they were sent by the King of Thailand and the princes of the seven countries... Everyone knows that the Prince of the Southern Kingdom has been running around for you recently, and you can't possibly do anything to him. The founding marquis has already surrendered to you, so how could you possibly wipe out his entire family? So the one who did it must be your opponent. Let all the forces in the world know the despicable deeds of the King of Thailand and the princes of the seven countries..."
"At the same time, tell the world that the Prince of the Southern Kingdom proposed to distribute land to all the people of Da Yan, reduce taxes for merchants, improve the treatment of soldiers, etc., but he was killed by the King of Thailand and the princes of the seven countries..."
"Your Majesty only needs to say that he has found evidence, and does not need to show it. Just spread the rumor... At that time, the King of Thailand and the princes of the seven countries will be speechless, and the people and soldiers will despise them..."
Luo Qingzhou continued talking for a long time before he stopped talking and looked at her and asked, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Nangong Huoyue was staring at him in a daze. After hearing what he said, she came to her senses and said with a complicated expression: "Sir, you are indeed worthy of being my chief think tank. This plan is very good. In this way, their morale will surely be further disrupted and they will be vulnerable."
The room was quiet for a while.
Luo Qingzhou asked, "Princess and the two princesses, are you all right?"
Nangong Huoyue was silent for a moment, then said, "I have already taken them into the palace."
After that, she looked at him and said, "Sir, anyone who helps me with work may be in danger. You are my think tank, and you will be the first to be affected. Therefore, I hope you can bring your family and move into the palace to live. It will be safer this way."
Luo Qingzhou pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. However, I still need to go back and discuss this matter with my family."
Nangong Huoyue smiled faintly and said, "Yes, sir, you are still just a son-in-law of the Qin family."
Then she raised her eyebrows and said, "Sir, have you ever considered getting rid of this identity? With your ability, I can now give you an official position. You should first divorce your wife, leave the Qin Mansion, live in your own mansion, and then remarry her. In this case..."
"Need not."
Luo Qingzhou bowed and said, "I feel fine now. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Nangong Huoyue looked at him deeply and said nothing more. When she was about to talk about other topics, Yuewu suddenly said outside the door: "Your Majesty, Prince Duan and Prince De are outside the door asking to see you."
Nangong Huoyue's expression was slightly tense, and then he said: "Sir, then you should go back first and think about it carefully. I will wait for your news."
Luo Qingzhou agreed and bowed to take his leave.
After going out, he greeted the two princes and left quickly.
Return to Qin Mansion.
He pulled Miss Qin Er into the room and told her about entering the palace.
After listening to this, Miss Qin Er pondered for a moment and said, "Wei Mo will go and discuss it with mother first, and then give Brother Qingzhou a reply."
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything more, and said: "I have to go out to practice today, you guys don't go out for the time being."
Miss Qin nodded.
Luo Qingzhou went out and went directly to East Lake, and entered Long Er's Dragon Palace to practice.
The vitality of heaven and earth in East Lake is indeed much richer.
Luo Qingzhou quickly entered the state of cultivation.
After he left, Miss Qin Er also left the courtyard, but did not go to her mother's place. Instead, she went to the Lingchan Moon Palace next door.
Bailing opened the door and told her, "The young lady is not feeling well and is still sleeping in the room."
Upon hearing this, Miss Qin wanted to go in and take a look.
Bai Ling, however, blocked the door and said with a smile, "Second Miss, please don't go in. Wait until the young lady is feeling better."
Miss Qin was slightly startled, glanced around the courtyard, and stood at the door for a while before saying, "Okay then."
Bailing was about to close the door when Miss Qin said softly, "Bailing, don't make your sister too hard. Brother Qingzhou will take care of the family affairs."
Bailing looked at her in confusion and said, "Second Miss, my young lady is either sleeping or in a daze. How can she be tired?"
Miss Qin Er smiled gently, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
Bailing looked at her frail figure, her eyes flashed, she closed the gate, and then went into the room.
On the bed, a girl in a snow-white dress was sitting between curtains, with her eyes closed, motionless.
"Haven't you come back yet? Hey... Your son-in-law is so fickle, why do you have to help him so hard? You should let him suffer on his own..."
"Humph, of course he is very busy, working hard every night, and he is almost too busy to handle it."
Then she left the room and went to the back garden.
In the back garden, a figure in a light green dress was still practicing sword skills hard.
"Chanchan, stop practicing. He won't feel sorry for you no matter how hard you work. He would rather go to the water to find the goblins than come to find you."
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
The figure in light green and the sword in his hand still turned into sword shadows all over the sky, dancing in the garden.
"Ah... what's so good about the stinky son-in-law? I'm working so hard to help him..."
"Forget it, I won't bother with you guys anymore. I'm going to go back to the house to make medicine. Otherwise, that bad guy won't be able to steal the medicine next time and will bully my rabbit again..."
In the evening.
Luo Qingzhou was practicing in the secret room of Dragon Palace, his whole body was hot and he felt warm and comfortable inside.
The vital energy of heaven and earth around him gathered towards his head like hundreds of rivers converging into the sea, and entered his body through the vortex above his head.
At the same time, the pores all over his body were opening and closing, as if breathing, inhaling energy and exhaling waste gas.
His bare upper body was covered not only with glistening sweat, but also with black waste residue.
I originally thought that the body training I had done had transformed my body into perfection, and that all the waste in my body had long been eliminated.
Unexpectedly, when I started to use the essence of heaven and earth to transform my body, so much waste appeared again.
"At first, it was a mortal body that transformed into a warrior's body. Now... could it be that the warrior's body is beginning to transform into the body of a cultivator?"
He opened his eyes, looked at the black waste all over his body, and thought secretly in his heart.
Another moment passed.
He finished his training, stood up and opened the stone door.
When Long Er heard the sound of the door opening, he hurried over and asked, "Master, how is your training going? Is the heaven and earth energy here much richer than that in Yunwu River?"
Luo Qingzhou touched the sweat and waste residue on his body and said, "It is indeed much richer, and it is absorbed faster."
Long Er said happily: "As long as you like it, you can come here to practice every day in the future."
Luo Qingzhou walked to the stone chamber next to him and said, "I'm going to take a bath first."
Long Er didn't stop, still following him and said, "Well, then Long Er will help you rub your back."
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment but did not refuse.
His relationship with Long Er was confirmed the day he went to Dragon Palace before his last breakthrough to Grandmaster level in Lingxiao Sect.
Although the two of them haven't officially done that yet, Long Er has already helped him do that.
“Wow!”
When he got to the bathtub, he jumped in and took off his pants in the water.
There is a formation under the bath.
The underground is connected to the hot springs, so the water can be changed constantly, so there is no need to worry about making the water dirty.
Long Er sprinkled a basket of flower petals on him, then picked up a towel and scrubbed his back, saying in a charming and gentle manner: "Sir, you have practiced so hard, you will definitely be able to help me defeat those bad guys in the future. When that time comes, I may disperse..."
She suddenly stopped talking again.
Luo Qingzhou was shocked, turned his head and looked at him and asked, "What are you dispersing?"
Long Er quickly lowered his head to help him wash his chest and said, "Nothing... Nothing."
Luo Qingzhou stared at her blankly and said, "Kung Fu? That kind of cold and icy Kung Fu? Long'er, did Sister Yue tell you that she would disperse that kind of Kung Fu?"
Long Er quickly shook his head: "Long Er doesn't know, Long Er didn't say it, sister will be angry..."
Luo Qingzhou stared at her for a while and said, "Long'er, thank you."
He didn't ask any more questions, as he already understood.
He closed his eyes, and the cold moon-white figure appeared in his mind...
“Wow—”
In a cave in a valley thousands of miles away.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth nearby rushed into the cave like a tide, endlessly!
“The way of heaven is like drawing a bow! The high is suppressed, the low is raised; the excess is reduced, the deficiency is supplemented…”