After a stick of incense.
"I bet An Lushan to win, and I bet one hundred taels." Ashina Qiong said.
"I'm betting on Anlu Mountain."
"I'm in jail." Qiu Yongsi said expressionlessly.
When Mo Zhigen returned to the Exorcist Department, he didn't know what happened for a moment, but he saw Yang Guozhong kneeling beside him, and the exorcists were gambling before the case, and his eyes were really dark.
"What time is this! What are you still doing here!" Mo Zhigen looked at Yang Guozhong, who was bound by runes and kneeling on the ground, and at Li Jinglong, who was lying on the side, really speechless. Lu Xu told the process, and Mo Rigen looked at Qiu Yongsi with a look of disbelief.
"Do you believe him?" Mo Zhigen frowned deeply.
Qiu Yongsi raised his eyes to Mo Zhigen, and the two looked at each other. Mo Rigen said: "How many times has Xie Prison tricked us?! Can you believe what he said? The case of the fox demon, the case of the dead ghost king, the Daming Palace, the Zhenlong Pagoda..."
"This is my last chance." Yang Guozhong said calmly, "What's the use of murdering your life for a person who can succeed or become benevolent? In the past, Kong Xuan had a bad idea and rejected my proposal. If he had listened earlier Let me tell you, why are you in trouble today?"
"He's lying." Lu Xu said suddenly.
As soon as these words came out, Yang Guozhong's face changed suddenly, and everyone suddenly turned their heads to look at Lu Xu.
Lu Xu got up, came to Yang Guozhong, looked straight into his eyes and said, "Back then, you proposed to Kong Xuan, but regardless of Hongjun's life or death, you just wanted to separate the demon seed, and you would fly away as a dragon; Leaving the body, Hong Jun will definitely destroy his three souls and seven souls. Without the vital magic weapon, how are you going to protect him?"
"Why do you know?" Yang Guozhong narrowed his eyes and murmured, "It's impossible. At that time, it was only me and Kong Xuan who decided on this matter..."
Li Jinglong's eyelashes moved slightly while sleeping.
Autumn night, light rain patter, gradually cool. Yang Guozhong left Kong's house, and when he got to the front yard, he turned his head and took a look inside.
"Then what about Xing'er?" Jia Yuze said in an anxious voice.
Little Li Jinglong tiptoed to the window, listening to Kong Xuan and Jia Yuze's conversation.
"It is necessary to obtain a magic weapon to recast the three souls and seven souls for him." Kong Xuan replied, "Let the demon species be separated. What Xie Prison said is right, this is the only way."
"What magic weapon to use?" Jia Yuze said urgently, "Why would your brother be willing to use the power of Nirvana to help Xing'er recast?"
"He will." Kong Xuan said, "I have already sent a letter to ask my second brother to search for ancient artifacts still in the world for me."
"The words of Xi Prison, how much is true and how much is false?" Jia Yuze was in a state of confusion, paced around the room, and said in a deep voice, "You Yaojin Palace and him are feuds."
"That's just big brother!" Kong Xuan said, "Yuze, listen, this is our only chance..."
"I won't hand over Xing'er to him!" Jia Yuze replied.
"... Let's go find this magic weapon. After we find it, according to Xie Prison's plan, we will recast Xing'er's three souls and seven souls..."
"No!" Jia Yuze interrupted, "I will never hand over Xing'er to him!"
At that time, there was a loud noise outside the room, Kong Xuan and his wife immediately turned their heads, Kong Xuan alerted: "Who?"
In front of the porch outside the room, Xiao Hongjun stood barefoot in a snow-white singlet and shorts, and looked at Li Jinglong suspiciously.
Xiao Li Jinglong immediately made a "shh" gesture, stepped forward and pulled Hong Jun back to the room, signaling him to go in as soon as possible, Xiao Hongjun whispered: "Who are you?"
"Don't ask." Xiao Li Jinglong replied quickly, urging Hongjun to get on the couch, he lifted the quilt, slept on the inner couch, and lay side by side with him. Not long after, Jia Yuze opened the door and came in, the room was dark, Xiao Hongjun was lying quietly and fell into a deep sleep, Jia Yuze didn't step forward, closed the door and left.
There was a bloody wind and a rain of blood in Chang'an City. Hong Jun quickly left Lingyan Pavilion and piled all the scrolls in his arms into a wooden box. Li Longji's team for leaving the city was ready, and all the servants were dismissed. The emperor was wearing armor and saber, and he couldn't sit still on that tall horse.
"Get rid of the traitorous concubine!"
"The Yang family subjugates the law!"
The noisy generals of the six armies gathered in front of the palace, and their prestige was at its peak for a while. For ten years, the Yang family covered the sky with one hand, and the karma of domineering finally came to an end. Rumors that the emperor was fatuous and manipulated by Concubine Yang intensified. The deaths of Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi were brought about by Bian Lingcheng, and Bian Lingcheng was single-handedly promoted by Yang Guozhong in the past. Anlu Mountain was established, Tongguan fell, and the emperor fled in a hurry. Naturally, it was all on the Yang family's head.
"Stop arguing!" Hong Jun shouted.
Gao Lishi's face was ashen, he cowered, and hid behind Hongjun. At this moment, the servants in the palace had been sent to protect the family members of the officials, and the six armies were facing the crisis of mutiny. But even if the servants are still there, they are just a group of eunuchs with a little knowledge of martial arts, how can they be compared with tens of thousands of soldiers
"Follow me—personal conquest—" Li Longji's voice sounded, and the Sixth Army fell silent for a moment. As soon as Hong Jun saw Li Longji coming out, he knew something was going to go wrong, and as expected, tens of thousands of people stared at the old, drowsy emperor of the world.
Hong Jun looked back at the convoy, Yang Yuhuan and Mrs. Han got into the car, Xingqing Palace was in chaos, and he was the only one who guarded Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan.
"Let's go." Hong Jun stood in front of Li Longji, facing the thousands of troops of the imperial army. He was the only one blocking it, but no one dared to step forward. His gaze first fell from Li Longji to the convoy, and then to him. body.
The commander of the Shenwu Army came out in front of De Hongjun and asked, "Where is Yadanhou?"
"He is covering the evacuation of the people in Chang'an." Hong Jun replied briefly, "Let's go?"
The commander's name was Chen Xuanli, and he was at the same level as Hu Shengnai. Hong Jun had seen him when he was with Li Jinglong before, and he had also seen Hong Jun. The several demon killings in Chang'an City were widely spread, but the Sixth Army also knew that Li Jinglong and his group were not easy to mess with.
Seeing that only one person was sent by the Exorcist Division, Chen Xuanli obviously had no fear, so after careful consideration, he finally gave up his plan and raised his hand to give an order. Hong Jun got on his horse, stood by the convoy, and set off with Li Longji.
The blood rained all over the sky, and the soldiers of the Sixth Army mounted their horses without saying a word, and were drenched to the ground. Hong Jun intentionally lagged a little behind, and saw the carriage opened the curtain, revealing the side face of Concubine Yang Gui.
"Has the Yang family all withdrawn?" Concubine Yang asked.
Hongjun: "..."
"I ask the crown prince to bring them to the palace and go with His Majesty." Concubine Yang frowned and said, "Elder Brother didn't come, neither of them came."
Hong Jun didn't know what to say, the guards had already left the Xingqing Palace in a blink of an eye, he thought for a while, and replied: "I don't know, but they must have left..."
"Take a look for me." Yang Guifei said.
"My duty is to protect His Majesty." Hong Jun said, "This is the task assigned to me by the Exorcist Division."
Concubine Yang Gui insisted: "Your Majesty will be fine. They hate nothing but me. Go ahead, Hong Jun. Give this to the housekeeper."
Hong Jun pondered for a moment, rode his horse forward, and was about to ask Chen Xuanli, but Chen Xuanli was always waiting and talking to him.
"What is your duty?" Chen Xuanli said.
"Guard the royal family." Hong Jun said, "The Yang family..."
Chen Xuanli said: "Kong Hongjun, the Exorcist Division is under the command of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and is ordered by the Tian family. I think you all know it clearly."
Hong Jun looked at Chen Xuanli, but didn't answer, the heavy rain was pouring down, and everyone was walking on the street.
"The Yang family is not the Tian family." Chen Xuanli said coldly, "If the crown prince's order is against the order of the Yang family, how will you make a choice?"
Hong Jun: "You..."
Chen Xuanli said in a deep voice: "Answer me! I know that you exorcists have great powers, but if you really want to fight, don't deceive others too much!"
Hong Jun was silent for a long time, and then replied: "Jing Long listens to the emperor."
"Look at Your Majesty!" Chen Xuanli leaned over from his horse, grabbed Hong Jun's collar suddenly, and said through gritted teeth, "Who does he recognize now?"
Hong Jun gasped for breath, and Chen Xuanli said again: "Answer me!"
"Listen to the prince." Hong Jun finally said.
Only then did Chen Xuanli let go of Hong Jun, and Hong Jun said, "I'll go find the Yang family."
"Let me ask you one more question." Chen Xuanli said, "Yang Guozhong's real body is a monster, isn't he?"
Hong Jun suddenly turned his head, looked at the carriage, and then at Chen Xuanli.
Hong Jun: "Yes, but the inside story..."
"I just ask if you are." Chen Xuanli said in a deep voice.
Hong Jun stopped talking. Chen Xuanli asked again: "Madam Guo Guo is also a monster, isn't she?"
"But the noble concubine is not!" Hong Jun had vaguely sensed the danger of the Yang family's situation, and said angrily, "Let her go! She is the only one left by your emperor's side!"
"If it wasn't for the Yang family's monsters!" Chen Xuanli said in a deep voice, "Why did my emperor fall into the situation where everyone betrays his relatives?"
Holding the token in his hand, Hong Jun said in a deep voice, "I will catch up with you, Chen Xuanli, if you have the guts to touch the imperial concubine before I come back, try."
"You really want to conspire with the treacherous concubine and help the evildoer?" Chen Xuanli said, "Think about it carefully." Hong Jun rode away without waiting for him to say anything.
Autumn is high and crisp, and the sky is long and wide. Under the camphor tree, two ropes hung from the trunk, and a wooden plank was tied to it, shaking gently with the wind, Xiao Hongjun sat on the swing in a daze. Xiao Li Jinglong hurried over, put down the book in his hand, knelt down in front of the swing, hugged Xiao Hongjun, turned his ear, and listened to his small chest through the thin clothes.
Xiao Hongjun: "??"
"Do you believe me?" Little Li Jinglong said.
Xiao Hongjun asked: "What do you believe in?"
Xiao Li Jinglong replied: "Take out your demon seed, and then use my magic weapon to make you three souls and seven souls again."
Xiao Hongjun asked: "Will it hurt?"
Xiao Li Jinglong shook his head, but with hesitation, he said sadly: "Maybe."
Xiao Hongjun stared at Li Jinglong, and finally nodded slightly.
"Come with me." Little Li Jinglong took his hand and took him out through the back door while there was no one in the house.
"What magic weapon do you have?" Xiao Hongjun was running in the alley wearing wooden clogs. Xiao Li Jinglong turned his head and replied, "The heart lamp is not mine. I borrowed it for use."
"Don't you need to pay it back?" Xiao Hongjun asked again.
Little Li Jinglong: "..."
It was night in Chang'an, and the rain was pouring. Hong Jun rode his horse through the streets of Chang'an, and came to the outside of Yang's house. The inside was already empty, and countless treasures were piled up randomly. Antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and jewelry were just thrown under the heavy rain.
"Is anyone there?!" Hong Jun wiped his face and shouted.
It was empty, Hong Jun picked up a painting, threw it into the hall, got on his horse again, and rode through the promenade, backyard, and garden. If no living people were found, they must have fled separately. He took a deep breath and wanted to go back to the Exorcist to have a look, but for some reason, he thought of another family by accident. He immediately left the alley, turned across two avenues, and entered another alley.
"Is anyone there?" Hong Jun ran into a house, saw the door was ajar, and hurriedly got off his horse and went inside. This is the home of Chen Ziang's descendants, Hong Jun hurried into the room, only to see a person and a child lying on the couch, that person is Duan's. Seeing Hongjun coming, the child only made a "shh" gesture and said, "Don't wake up my mother."
Hong Jun met several times when he was a baby. After a few years of separation, he did not expect to be so old. The day he first came to look for the descendants of the Chen family, the child was nearly one year old. is four years old.
Hong Jun said: "Why are you still sleeping? Get out of the city quickly... Are you okay?"
He reached out to touch Duan's forehead, but Duan's body was already cold, and he died at some point.
Hongjun: "..."
Hong Jun didn't know why he thought of the original owner of the heart lamp, and was planning to bring the token. If Duan's family hadn't left the city, he would give her to take the child to take refuge, but he saw the scene in front of him unexpectedly. It turned out that Duan's family caught wind and cold in autumn, and gradually became ill. Fortunately, he had some money to use, so his neighbors made soup and delivered medicine every day to take care of him. Until three days ago when the army of An Lushan besieged the city, the people in Chang'an City began to flee, and the whole square escaped cleanly overnight, and no one took care of the two girls. Duan had been ill for a long time, and when he was on the verge of death, he developed a high fever, and passed away after a night of fever.
The child was sitting by the couch, and when he was hungry, he ate some cold steamed buns on the stove. He didn't know his mother was dead, but thought she was asleep.
Hong Jun didn't know how to persuade the child for a while, and when he said it too late, there was a loud noise outside the courtyard. The child was startled, and Hong Jun ran out quickly to check the sky.
The blood rain stopped, and the wind blew up instantly, and the black clouds came again.
The child asked, "Are the monsters going to enter the city?"
Hong Jun turned over, went up to the roof, and looked into the distance, only to see black clouds billowing and beginning to invade Chang'an.
"Who did you hear that from?" Hong Jun asked.
"That's what they all say," replied the child.
Hong Jun asked again: "What's your name?"
The child said: "Chen Feng, I know you, you are my family's benefactor."
Hongjun: "..."
Chen Feng said to himself: "My mother said, you and Li Changshi often help us, let me study hard and be a good man."
"How old are you?" Hong Jun whispered, "You're already studying?"
"I can read a lot of characters." Chen Feng said, "Are you here to take us away? I'll wake up my mother." Then he ran inside and shook Duan.
Hong Jun couldn't bear to close his eyes, and Chen Feng yelled for a while, as if realizing something, there was a cry in his yell, followed by a panic of being at a loss.
"There's no time." Hong Jun entered in a gust of wind, picked up Chen Feng, and Chen Feng shouted: "My mother hasn't gotten up yet!"
"She's dead." Thinking of his mother, Hong Jun suddenly felt a great deal of grief, all of which surged into his heart. He carried Chen Feng onto the horse, and Chen Feng shouted instantly: "Not dead! She's not dead!"
"She's dead." Hong Jun repeated, he hugged Chen Feng tightly, ignoring his yelling, and galloped out of the alley. The whole of Chang'an was in chaos, everyone was trying to get out of the city, the ice wall built by Xuanming outside the city had collapsed, and the screams of the earth-swallowing beast could be heard in the distance.
It was as if the end of the city was coming, Chen Feng shouted: "Where are you taking me?!"
"Be obedient!" Hong Jun shouted at Chen Feng.
Chen Feng was so frightened that he didn't dare to make a sound, and shrank in Hong Jun's arms, trembling uncontrollably. Hongjun is stationed in Maxi City, the huge West Market has long been empty, like ruins. He wanted to hand Chen Feng over to Concubine Yang Gui, but seeing the situation of the Sixth Army, it was quite unsafe, so he had to take him back to the Exorcism Division to find a solution.