Lu Zhaofeng is Zongziheng's sworn enemy, a scourge he wants to get rid of at all costs, but his fate is so vile and twisted that he needs Lu Zhaofeng's help. After all, he will wholeheartedly save Zongzixiao and has the ability to save him from The only person rescued from the heavily guarded Wuji Palace was Lu Zhaofeng.
As for the grievances between them, when Zong Zixiao is safe, it still has to be settled.
Chu Yingruo knew Zong Minghe's character well and was eager to protect her son, so she was finally persuaded by Zong Ziheng.
The two agreed that on the second night, Zong Ziheng would sneak into Bailu Pavilion and untie the magic circle, and Lu Zhaofeng would take Zong Zixiao away. Since the magic circle was created by the Zong family, if it is forcibly destroyed, it will be discovered. As long as the magic circle is not stepped down by Zong Minghe himself, he believes that there is no monk in the Wuji Palace who can beat him, so this step must be done by him. Do.
In the middle of the night, Zong Ziheng avoided the guards and sneaked in quietly based on his familiarity with Bailu Pavilion.
Zong Zixiao was lying on the ground with his face facing the wall, Zong Ziheng noticed his shoulders moved slightly with sharp eyes, but he didn't turn around.
"Zi Xiao." Zong Ziheng whispered, "I know you are awake."
Zong Zixiao sat up and slowly turned around, those unusually bright eyes looked at Zong Ziheng in the dark. His cheeks were visibly narrowed a bit, I don't know if it was the shadow of the moonlight, or he was thinner.
The meal that was knocked to the ground gave Zong Ziheng the answer.
Zong Ziheng sighed secretly: "Brother is here to take you away."
"Why."
"'Why'?"
"Where's my mother?"
"She's in the cold palace."
"Is Father going to kill us?"
"He won't let you go." Zong Ziheng formed seals with his hands, recited a mantra, injected spiritual power into the formation, and the formation began to reverse until it was dispelled silently.
Zong Zixiao glanced at Zong Ziheng coldly, walked out tentatively, and found that the magic circle had really disappeared, he frowned and said, "Are you really here to save me?"
"Stop talking nonsense, let's go."
"Where's my mother?"
"Someone will save her." Zong Ziheng grabbed Zong Zixiao's wrist.
Zong Zixiao shook off that hand violently, and asked forcefully, "Who?"
"There's no time to explain now, follow me right away, it's too late!"
"I won't leave my mother and run alone." Zong Zixiao said coldly.
"You..." Zong Ziheng gritted his teeth, "I said, someone will save her, it's your...biological father." Ask yourself, even if Shen Siyao has done so many sins, if life and death are at stake, he still can't abandon her, so If Zong Zixiao was not relieved, they would definitely not be able to leave.
Zong Zixiao was stunned for a moment: "That... the Lu family? Is he alive?"
"Well." Lu Zhaofeng's identity is left to them to explain themselves, whether Zong Zixiao can accept it or not, it is his fate to face.
Zong Zixiao was silent.
The two left Bailu Pavilion and sneaked in the direction of Lanyuan without making a sound. They were so familiar with this place that they could find their way even with their eyes closed, and ordinary guards couldn't find it at all.
The Orchid Garden was originally located in the most remote corner of the Promise Palace. Ever since the flowers were destroyed by Shen Shiyao, the place has become barren. Zong Ziheng looked at the depression in front of him, those carefree springs full of flowers, As if it was just yesterday, when I think about their current situation, my heart feels as if it has been squeezed into hot oil.
"Why save me." Zong Zixiao stared at Zong Ziheng. Still on alert.
"Xiao Jiu, big brother has difficulties, you believe me, I never thought of harming you and your mother."
"Then you explain." The eldest son said coldly.
Thousands of threads are intertwined like hemp, Zong Ziheng didn't know how to explain it for a moment. He calmed down a bit: "I kept something from you, and I put the curse seal in Bailu Pavilion because I knew your life experience and worried that your biological father Lu Zhaofeng would come to you. As for how my mother knew, I really do not know."
"You don't know a word, and you want to write yourself off?" Zong Zixiao narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Isn't everything Shen Shiyao did for you?"
"... for me, but I didn't know it beforehand."
Zong Ziheng also knew how flimsy this kind of explanation sounded, it seemed like sophistry, but he felt that his Xiao Jiu should believe him, based on their fourteen years of brotherhood.
Zong Zixiao's eyes really showed hesitation and struggle, he pondered for a moment: "Then how did you know?"
Zong Ziheng couldn't say in front of Zong Zixiao that he saw his mother having an affair, so he could only say: "This matter, after you leave here, let your mother explain to you."
"..."
"Xiao Jiu, after you leave, you have to keep your name incognito, and you will no longer be the eldest son. As long as your father is in power for a day, you can't even reveal your whereabouts. Brother only wants you to spend the rest of your life in peace."
There was confusion and pain in Zong Zixiao's eyes: "Father, are you really going to kill me?"
Not long ago, he was Zong Minghe's most beloved youngest son. He was so fond of him that he was even willing to cast a sword for him with a Shennong cauldron. How could he accept that his father wanted his life overnight? Could it be that there is no trace of father-son love for more than ten years
The eldest son Heng felt distressed when he thought of such an accident and fell into the quagmire from the nine heavens. He really couldn't bear to tell him the more cruel truth: "Father still cares about the relationship between father and son, and didn't intend to kill you, but he can't do it even when it comes to the laws of the country and the rules of the family. Forgive you, do you want to be imprisoned for the rest of your life?"
Zong Zixiao closed his eyes, took a breath, and said softly, "What about you?"
"I..." He let Zong Zixiao go, Zong Minghe couldn't let him go, but he bet Zong Minghe wouldn't kill him.
"You come with me." Zong Zixiao opened his eyes, those extremely beautiful and charming fox eyes, staring at Zong Ziheng like stalking prey, "You have asked me several times if I would like to leave Wuji Palace with you, Now it's my turn to ask you. If you go with me, I will trust you, and believe that you are not killing your siblings for the throne."
Zong Ziheng showed an expression that was about to cry: "Xiao Jiu, elder brother can't go with you."
He is gone, what will his mother do, he is gone, the uncle who died in vain and so many innocent monks, who will seek justice for them, he is gone, who can stop Zong Minghe from continuing to do evil
Zong Zixiao said with red eyes: "You really don't want to part with the throne. You keep saying that you want to leave here and live a free life, it's all lies. It turns out that my mother has seen through you a long time ago. She said that you are hypocritical and jealous, which is ridiculous. I have always believed it." you!"
Zong Ziheng's heart ached like a cut: "Brother has a reason to stay, and one day you will understand."
"I… "
Suddenly there was a shout of killing outside the orchid garden.
Zong Ziheng's expression changed, and he drew out the Junlan sword.