"You dead pig."
In the secret room, Huangfu Qing's whole body exuded a pink glow of satisfaction. She leaned in Pighead's arms like a little bird, feeling exhausted but extremely satisfied.
Before in the capital, I was either with Dead Turtle or with that rebellious villain. I hadn't been alone with him for a long time. I didn't expect that we could be together for the first time when I came to Chang'an. It felt so good.
It was said that it was Tang Wanzhuang who suggested that she come, right? She was sensible! I'll look back and admire the pig painted at her door, letting her face her longing.
Oh, right... Thinking back to the past, when that guy lived across from me, did this happen? It was too long ago, so I can't remember clearly... Later, the Tang family moved to the capital, and there were too many people to live in the house across from me, so they moved out. When the house across from me was resold, the price doubled, making a huge profit.
Compared with the relationship today, it is like the yellowed ancient calligraphy and paintings, both of which are relics worth remembering.
In fact, she was anxious to make love not simply because she was hungry, but because she wanted to share her enlightenment with her lover through dual cultivation after she had completely broken through the realm of control. Huangfu Qing could see that Zhao Changhe was currently stuck at the edge of the realm of control, and judging from "Controlling This Galaxy", her Southern Vermillion Bird's intention was a reference that overlapped greatly with his, and it was possible that it could directly help him break through the realm of control.
Just now, Jiuyou was so terrifying. Even with three people besieging her, they didn't feel that she was weak at all. It seemed that she didn't want to fight anymore and retreated. If we really fought, it seemed that we would probably lose... So what level is she? The second level of the Imperial Realm, the early stage? Probably about the same.
In this situation, it would of course be much better if Zhao Changhe could break the defense in time. At least he should have a chance to win if he sieges.
In the end, it was a bit of a fantasy to expect to break the defense with a double cultivation, and she still failed to break through. On the contrary, Zhao Changhe taught her a lot of things, such as wind, qi channels, cause and effect, life and death... Of course, not everything taught is useful. If it is not in line with the way, it is not in line with the way. At most, one or two can be borrowed. However, Suzaku benefited a lot from the Yin Fire and the meaning of life and death.
She broke through this level and broke the control! Now Zhao Changhe interpreted it from another angle, which gave her too much confirmation. If you want to complete the first level of the control realm, you probably need to understand all aspects of life and death. At that time, you should be able to try the second level. Of course, it is still early now, and Zhao Changhe gave the most needed introduction.
Huangfu Qing was a little speechless. I came here to help you, but you filled me up without saying anything. In every sense...
What a dead pig.
Pighead seemed to be realizing something, and smiled after a while: "You came at the right time. I always feel that your nature is just the kind that can cause the greatest restraint or hedge against Jiuyou. I share your intention, and next time we fight, we may be able to fight better."
Huangfu Qing said: "What's the point of fighting well? If you can't break the defense, there will be no essential change. Yuxu will not follow you every day to protect you, so why don't you go out in the future?"
Zhao Changhe laughed: "Jiuyou doesn't know who I am. She still thinks I'm a Buddhist disciple named Qin Jiu. If I just change my clothes and face and walk out, where can she find me?"
Huangfu Qing: “…Yes.”
"On the contrary, since you have shown up in Chang'an, as long as the people in Chang'an are not stupid, they will search the whole city for the 'Fake Dynasty Demon Cult Venerable Suzaku'. What are your plans now? Change your appearance too?"
"My disguise is probably useless. Jiuyou and I have a kind of aura that attracts each other. I'm afraid anyone nearby can sense it... It's strange that Jiuyou can't sense your blood evil power with his ability? How did you hide it?"
I have to ask Xia Xia about this... Zhao Changhe felt that Xia Xia had never been so cautious as this time, and it seemed that he really cared about Jiuyou. Jiuyou was indeed very strong, and her ability just now was just the tip of the iceberg. She underestimated the enemy and then retreated temporarily as if she didn't want to make a fuss. I wonder how terrifying it would be if she used her full strength... But Zhao Changhe felt that Xia Xia's concern might not be entirely because of her strength, so what about her appearance...
And she is very silent, and has not spoken so far. You were very enthusiastic when Hong Ling was in love, but why did you keep silent when Zhu Que was here? Is it because Hong Ling is easy to bully? Obviously, it's because he doesn't want to talk about Jiu You anymore.
Zhao Changhe thought for a moment and said, "Now I wonder if she can use her spiritual sense to scan everywhere and sense and detect your presence. If she can do that, it will be useless for you to hide anywhere. On the contrary, it may expose our base."
Huangfu Qing said: "What should I do? I just turn around and leave Chang'an? I won't do that."
Zhao Changhe grinned: "Of course not. Your Excellency is the mother of the Han Dynasty..."
"What mother of the nation?" Huangfu Qing pinched him viciously, "It's the Queen Mother, and this hasn't been made public yet!"
"It doesn't matter whether it's public or not now. The Four Symbols Sect is not doing things in secret like it did in the early years. You can just say that Huangfu Qing is Suzaku and stop wearing the mask. What can others do? We can wear the mask in bed to make it more interesting..."
"Get lost." Huangfu Qing said angrily, "When I was in Kunlun as Huangfu Qing, Yuxu knew that we were together. If I say I am Suzaku again, then Yuxu will know that we are a master and disciple fighting for a husband..."
Zhao Changhe was silent, then pointed out: "Huangfu Qing's identity is the Queen Mother, and the world knows it. They already knew that the mother and daughter... Ouch..."
Huangfu Qing was so angry that he kicked him off the bed: "I think if the Han Dynasty cannot conquer other places, the main reason is that its reputation has been ruined by you! What a dirty man!"
Zhao Changhe stood by the bed with his hands in his pockets, and said nothing.
Huangfu Qing looked at him floating in amazement, with a sullen face and no words.
"Ahem." Zhao Changhe coughed dryly. "What I want to say is that you can go on a diplomatic mission as a representative of the Han Dynasty. If you go on a diplomatic mission in an official capacity, it will be difficult for them to do anything bad to you in public. If they want to kill you, it will be difficult for them to surround the whole city. That way it will be safer. Of course, you'd better not take off your mask. If there is no reason for the Queen Mother to go on a diplomatic mission, just count it as the diplomatic mission of the National Religious Venerable. By the way, you can also frame Yuxu and let people believe that he has a relationship with us."
Huangfu Qing's eyes lit up: "That makes sense. Then I will leave the city now and enter the city in a swaggering manner as an official envoy."
"Find a reason for the mission."
"Whatever.""Will you please marry their Miss Li family for our Zhao family?" he said, "That means we will beat you if you don't give our daughter to play with our Zhao family."
With the way you women think, you can only come up with this kind of reason... Zhao Changhe rolled his eyes. Going on a formal mission to propose marriage is indeed a reason regardless of whether the other party is willing or not, but you can guess what the result will be once the second half of the sentence comes out. This is simply to cause trouble.
It doesn't matter, the purpose is to cause trouble. A real marriage is troublesome. Whoever marries a force that colludes with the Hu people will lose their foothold.
… …
Huangfu Qing put on his clothes and went out of the city, taking a few followers with him. If it was a formal diplomatic mission, someone would have to deliver the letter of credence first.
Zhao Changhe did not put on any other makeup, but still pretended to be Qin Jiu, and quietly left the secret place of the Four Symbols Sect at night.
The person he wanted to meet this time was Li Ba, the gambler.
As expected, after entering the gambling house, it was still bustling with people gambling all night long. Li Ba was still watching the scene.
Seeing "Qin Jiu" come in, Li Ba's eyes lit up and he greeted him with a smile: "Didn't this young master go out to play with Master Dai?"
Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "He plays his game, and I play mine."
Li Ba's eyes flickered as he chuckled, "What does the young master want to play? Could it be me?"
Zhao Changhe said, "Look, our names are so similar. Do Li Ba and Qin Jiu look like brother and sister?"
"That's right." Li Ba said with a smile, "But there are not many people in the world who can read. It's very common for people to name their children with numbers. If that's the case, we would have too many brothers and sisters."
"Yes." Zhao Changhe also smiled: "I have traveled around the world and met many similar brothers, Chen Yi, Yuan San, Li Si, Sha Qi..."
Li Ba's smile disappeared.
Zhao Changhe laughed and said, "Add you and me, eight and nine. You see, except for the second and sixth, which are not good, there is still a fifth missing, right? Ba Niang, do you know where the fifth is?"
Li Ba said calmly: "It's just a coincidence, why does it have to be five?"
Zhao Changhe said: "I just think that Chang'an is so lively, there should be more people."
Li Ba looked him up and down for a long while, and suddenly said, "No. He can't come here, and he has other important things to do."
Zhao Changhe asked, "Is it because he killed Li Gongsi that he can't come here?"
Li Ba smiled brightly: "Since you know everything, why are you asking?"
"Of course I want to ask, what is his other priority?" "Traveling across the Hexi Corridor and cutting off the Guanlong Road." Li Ba smiled brightly: "He was originally a horse bandit, wasn't he?"
Zhao Changhe said: "How dare you use such a typical name here? Are you trying to save your life?"
"I'm from the Li family's side branch, and that's my original name. You're just stupid. I've told you that there are people named after numbers everywhere in the world. How can you just look at someone and think he's Ying Wu?" Li Banniang looked at him like a fool: "You just happened to run into a dead rat. If I were a member of the Li family, I'd arrest you right now."
Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "It's not like we ran into a dead rat. It's too obvious what Ba Niang said to trick Master Dai. She looks like an intelligence collector."
Li Ba Niang knew that her actions would be easily judged by those with ulterior motives, so she was too lazy to talk to him about this and whispered, "If you are Zhao Changhe's man, please convey that Fifth Brother and King Zhao have always been allies, and this relationship has never changed. The reason why it's a bit awkward now is because it involves the murder of Xia Chi Chi's father... It is said that Suzaku also participated in this battle, but everyone has a different relationship. Suzaku is Xia Chi Chi's master, and family members can talk as they please behind closed doors, but it's a bit awkward for us outsiders."
Zhao Changhe nodded: "I understand."
Li Ba Niang said, "Fifth brother's idea is that if the Han Dynasty doesn't care about this, then we can still be allies. Fifth brother doesn't get involved in politics, and it's none of his business who unifies the world. He's just a horse bandit, and he opened a gambling house to collect intelligence about secret places, which has nothing to do with other things. If we talk about inclination, of course he is inclined towards the Han Dynasty. To put it bluntly, he has been investing in King Zhao from the beginning, and he really wants to see Zhao replace Xia, and it seems to be almost the same now... What's more, he has killed Li Gongsi and has become a mortal enemy of the Li family, so he is a natural ally of the Han Dynasty."
Zhao Changhe said, "This is exactly why I came here to speak frankly. There is no need to hide our relationship. Ba Niang can also tell Wu Ye that the big man does not care about the past, and we are still allies."
As he spoke, he took out a jade token from the Demon Suppression Bureau to verify his identity.
Li Banniang sighed and smiled again, "That's good. In fact, in the current situation, everyone is naturally cooperating without any communication. Don't look at the prosperity of Chang'an now, a large part of the reason is the Silk Road. Now it is blocked by the fifth brother, and Chang'an is also a headache. The most controversial issue in the court of Chang'an now is whether to go east to Hangu Pass first, or go west to Yumen first, and clear the horse bandits before discussing the Central Plains."
Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "I see. Horse bandits are not easy to wipe out. They are truly elusive. The Li family's ruling power is not yet at that level."
"But correspondingly, horse bandits are just horse bandits. They can only harass trade routes and do not have much ability to capture cities. So it is impossible to expect to attack from both sides." Li Baniang said: "Fifth Master means that if the Han wants to fight a protracted war with Guanlong, it may be more advantageous."
Zhao Changhe pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Let's talk about that for now. I came here to see if Ba Niang has any news worth paying attention to, especially whether Wu Ye himself is here... Since he is not here, I'd better ask about Chang'an's special situation."
"There is only one special case." Li Ba said solemnly: "Don't think that the Li family doesn't have many high-end forces. In fact, they are very strong... A few days ago, they brought back a 'young lady' from somewhere. From what I see, she is not a young lady. It's not an exaggeration to say that she is an ancestor. The whole Li family bows down to her. The strength of this young lady... Anyway, my scalp tingles when I see her."
"Welcome back outside?"
"Well, I told you I'm a distant relative of the Li family. I've never seen this cousin in all these years, and somehow she became the Miss of the Li family."
Jiuyou’s figure immediately appeared in Zhao Changhe’s mind. Could it be her
If it were her, with her ability to control people's hearts, or her ability to wake up people's ancestors from underground, then of course she could be the Miss Li family or the ancestor at any time.
Sure enough, the various games played by the Li family were not necessarily tightrope walking, they had their own confidence. In other words, the Li family was just Jiuyou's secular agent.
Uh wait... Zhao Changhe asked cautiously: "Does the Li family have any other young ladies? The unmarried kind."
Li Ba shook his head: "As for the direct descendants, they are all married, and this is the only one who is still unmarried."
Zhao Changhe's expression became very strange.
Huangfu Qing mentioned it casually, obviously without thinking about the fact that the other party had several unmarried daughters. So if this trend continued, was she helping herself to ask the Li family to marry Jiuyou
This is what happened.
But it was obviously too late to stop it. While he was in the gambling house and talking to Li Banniang, the sky was already slightly bright, and a fast horse arrived in Chang'an: "I am an envoy of the Han Dynasty, and I have been ordered to deliver a letter from the country!"
Chang'an was shocked.
Li Boping, the head of the Li family, personally met the envoy in the hall. He opened the letter and took a look at it, and his face turned green.
The letter clearly stated: "… I have specially sent the Four Elephants Sect's Suzaku Reverend to Chang'an, who will arrive soon. I want to marry Miss Li, to establish an alliance between Qin and Jin to stop the war, and to jointly plan to resist the Hu."
Li Boping was dumbfounded.
Once this letter is passed, the reputation of the Han Dynasty will be fully gained. The whole world will know how the Han Dynasty has a broad view of the situation. They will temporarily stop the internal war and jointly face the outside world. After winning the hearts of the people, they will put the Li family on the fire. The Han Dynasty is willing to stop the war and jointly face the outside world. What about you? You are still colluding with the Hu people. There are still a lot of Hu people in Chang'an City, right? How are you going to respond
The most infuriating thing was that Li Boping dared to bet that the letter from the Han Dynasty was definitely not sincere. If Zhuque really came, he would definitely ask for an exorbitant price, forcing him to refuse, thus firmly establishing their reputation of "refusing to cooperate" and "willing to be a running dog of the Hu people."
Look at the seal on the letter of credence, it might even have been carved by someone on the spot. But as long as Suzaku comes, his presence is evidence, and there is no point in picking on the letter of credence.
If there is really a daughter in the family, it seems that it is not a big deal to just marry her off as a sacrifice. It is enough to just brush it off to public opinion. As for whether to beat her or not, who cares.
The question is, is the one in your family a lady
That's our ancestor!
You want to fuck my ancestors
Li Boping quickly went to his backyard and reported to Jiuyou in a sweat.
Jiuyou's snow-white face turned ashen.
In the void, a blind man was rolling around in the clouds with laughter: "You have come to this day. Didn't anyone remind you not to get close to Zhao Changhe, or your reputation will become unfortunate."
Jiuyou didn't hear the blind man's complaints, so she couldn't respond. However, when the blind man said this, she forgot that she was the person closest to Zhao Changhe, following him longer and more closely than anyone else in the world.
This is a story for later. Zhao Changhe, who was talking to Li Banniang at the time, didn't know that the envoy who was delivering the letter was on the way. He was still asking Li Banniang for information: "Besides the special matter of Miss Li, is there anything else?"
Li Baniang thought for a while and said, "A few days ago, the Hu people attacked the capital city in a hurry and were ambushed and wiped out. After that, they were quiet for a while. The Li family also took this opportunity to support Buddhism and Taoism to get rid of the control of the Hu people. But the Hu people have begun to be domineering again recently. If I am not mistaken, it should be that Bo'e secretly entered Chang'an, and the Hu people in Chang'an began to have a backbone. If you have plans to assassinate Hu generals, it is recommended to put them on hold. If the so-called assassination hits Bo'e, it will not be a joke."
In the early morning, Yue Fenghua knocked on the door of his apprentice's guest house: "Hong Ling, there is news from the Hu people."
"Squeak~" The courtyard door opened. Yue Hongling, who had been meditating all night, looked at the rising sun with a refreshed spirit and smiled, "Where is it?"
"It's on Suzaku Street, Honglu Temple."
Yue Hongling smiled slightly. Is there any need to say that there are Hu people in the Honglu Temple
There are only two reasons why she would say such nonsense. One is that after a night of preparation, the Hu people there have already evacuated; the other is that a dragnet has been laid, waiting for Yue Hongling to fall into it.
"Got it." Yue Hongling strode away: "Master, please don't get involved in this. I will go and take a look myself."
As soon as he entered Chang'an City, he heard that the Han envoy had arrived.
Yue Hongling was stunned for a moment, and stood by the road watching. Soon he saw Zhuque, wearing a firebird mask and a fiery red robe, riding into the city with several followers.
This was the first time Yue Hongling saw Suzaku.
As if sensing someone was staring at him, Huangfu Qing turned his head to look at a pair of rivals in red. Their eyes met at the street corner. There seemed to be a flash of lightning, and they were both speechless with complicated expressions.
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There should be an additional chapter in the evening, but it’s hard to say whether it will be a long chapter or a small chapter.
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