At this time, a hot smell filled the courtyard. The two people in front did not give in even a step, while Xiao Jingchen and Murong Yu'er behind them were watching with cold eyes.
"Palace Master Qin, after yesterday's battle, my body has not recovered yet. If you have any questions, please ask as soon as possible. I have to go back to my room to rest." While Murong Lie and Qin Mingyuan were confronting each other, a slight sound came from behind.
A tired voice came slowly.
The lazy voice reached the ears of the two people in front, and Murong Lie showed a faint smile on his face. On the other hand, Qin Mingyuan looked at Xiao Jingchen gloomily, and his face looked very unnatural.
"You are Xiao Jingchen." Qin Mingyuan said slowly.
"Exactly, I wonder if Palace Master Qin has any advice." Xiao Jingchen's words were calm, without any waves.
Xiao Jingchen is not yet able to deal with Qin Mingyuan blatantly, so he cannot be exposed, otherwise, he will cause trouble.
"I wonder what you were doing last night." Qin Mingyuan stared at Xiao Jingchen with sharp eyes, hoping to see something wrong in the other person's eyes.
"I was injured in the battle yesterday. I have been recovering in my room since I came back. I have never left the clubhouse. I don't know what Palace Master Qin means by what he said." Xiao Jingchen did not show a trace of panic and spoke very relaxedly, as if he was saying
A commonplace thing.
"The child was killed in the palace last night. I heard from my servants that they saw you outside the palace. I don't know how to explain this." There was a hint of threat in Qin Mingyuan's words.
Xiao Jingchen did not show any guilt because of what he said, and his face was very calm. A faint smile appeared on his face and he said: "Palace Master Qin, you are really good at joking. With your strength, you can kill him easily."
How could I, and I am injured now, sneak into the palace and kill the eldest son without deceiving you."
Xiao Jingchen's words also made Qin Mingyuan helpless for a while. After all, he didn't have any evidence in his hand now. Even if he was the lord of a city, he couldn't mess around. The power of the Murong family was entrenched here, so he couldn't be vain.
"Really not." Qin Mingyuan asked in vain with an imperceptible evil smile on his face.
"No," Xiao Jingchen said firmly.
"That…."
"Palace Master Qin, Qin Mingyuan, are you asking my guest? It seems that you have not paid attention to the Murong family in the past." Murong Lie's face became a little ugly and he said coldly.
Qin Mingyuan originally wanted to take out Xiao Jingchen's words, but was interrupted by Murong Lie next to him. He couldn't help frowning, calming down his inner anger a little, waving his hand at Murong Lie and saying: "Brother Murong, I have offended many people today. Since
This little brother is not a murderer, so I took my leave and will definitely come to apologize in the future."
"If you don't want to send it, please help yourself."
"Farewell"
When Qin Mingyuan was about to leave, he glanced at Xiao Jingchen in a sleepy way, and then turned into a ray of light that rose into the sky and swept away into the distance. In vain, a burst of flames erupted in the sky, causing everyone in the city to panic. Look.
Qin Mingyuan was indeed very tolerant when he came to the auction house. He didn't fully explode until he left the place.
"Let me know who did it, and I will cut you into pieces, and you will never be reincarnated."
The entire Grand Prince's Palace with a radius of hundreds of miles was covered by this angry sound, and those mortals who could not resist this majesty were trembling and kneeling on the ground.
"snort"
"What kind of master is this? In my eyes, he is nothing. He is really easy to bully. If it weren't for the clan's rules against random private fights, I would have beaten you long ago. Even your mother wouldn't recognize you."
." Murong Lie cursed softly at the retreating figure.
Xiao Jingchen and Murong Yu'er didn't expect Murong Lie to be such a top performer. A cold sweat appeared on their faces at the same time, and then the three of them burst into laughter.
"Little brother, although I don't know what you went out to do last night, but now it seems that you did go a bit too far. After you made trouble, you just patted your butt and left, but the people in this city will suffer.
Well, hey, young people are too impulsive." Murong Lie narrowed his eyes at Xiao Jingchen and said slowly.
"Senior's instructions, junior will note them down." Xiao Jingchen was not ignorant. From Murong Lie's words, he could still tell that if one's own strength is not strong, one should still leave some bottom line when doing something.
Leave yourself more escape routes.
"Who hasn't been young and impulsive is the devil?"
Murong Lie turned around and walked outside, but the words in his mouth drifted into the ears of the two of them.
"Brother Xiao, what should I do now? I think the old thief has already suspected you, but there is no complete evidence. If you leave the palace rashly, I'm afraid he will intercept you halfway. I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case.
We need to make more preparations." Murong Yuer's beautiful face was full of worry.
"Soldiers are coming to block him, water is coming to bury him in the earth." Xiao Jingchen looked up into the air, and after a while he sighed softly, then turned around and walked closer to the room.
Seeing Xiao Jingchen entering the room, Murong Yu'er retreated worriedly, her face filled with chills, and she murmured: "No matter what, if you dare to do anything bad to Brother Xiao, I will beat him until he sinks forever."
The aura displayed by Murong Yu'er at this moment was different from the graceful and beautiful one in the past. Instead, there was an air of coldness all over her body. It would be terrible for a woman to hold a grudge.
It was Murong Yu'er's words that later almost turned the entire northwest and even the mainland upside down. This is another story for another time.
…
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed quickly, and Xiao Jingchen had already been delayed for almost a month in the palace. As time passed, Ouyang Duan did not rush back, but sent someone to bring a letter, telling Xiao Jingchen that they did not have to wait for him.
, go on the road first and meet up in the imperial capital later.
On this day, Xiao Jingchen and his two men tidied up, declined Murong Lie's offer to stay, left the Prince's Mansion, and drove towards the imperial capital.
"Brother Xiao, the next journey is probably not going to be peaceful, so we have to be careful." After leaving the city, the two of them walked for half a day, and Murong Yu'er suddenly said.
"hehe"
"The journey of cultivating Taoism is inherently arduous. Only through constant challenges and struggles on the edge of life and death will one become stronger. If you are too comfortable, it will be counterproductive." Xiao Jingchen looked at the silent surroundings and said slowly.
"There is still one month left before the Zhanmeng Academy admission test. Calculating the time, we can arrive at the Imperial Capital almost ten days in advance. I hope the journey will be safe and sound." Murong Yu'er's face was a little relaxed and she said.
"I hope so"
The two of them walked away talking and laughing, but they never realized that they were being stared at from the moment they left the city. It was just because they were too far away that they were not discovered.
"Brother Ying, the mission assigned by the master of the palace is to monitor those two people. We are so far away, are we going to lose them?" A dark figure hidden in the woods behind said.
"Hao Laosan, shut your mouth. Brother Ying's actions are justified. What do you know? If you are too close, if you are discovered, the city lord's plan will be ruined. Do you want to go back and be skinned?"
ah."
"But Brother Hu, if we really get lost, we will still be skinned when we go back."
"Asshole, you Hao Laosan, why do you always think of bad things?"
"That's what it is."
"you…."
"That's enough. Shut up, both of you, or go back." The man in black, who had never spoken, turned his head in vain, and saw an unusually ferocious scar from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth on the left side of his face, and his eyes were very fierce.
He was fierce, and he snapped at the two people behind him.
"Brother Eagle, what should we do?" Hu### saw this and asked hurriedly.
"Yes, Brother Ying, what should we do now?" Hao Laosan also said at the same time.
"Wait until nightfall to get close to them. It's daytime now. If you get too close to them blatantly, you will be discovered. I really don't understand why the master of the palace would send you two here." Boss Ying looked fierce and whispered.
Seeing Boss Ying's angry look, the two of them shut their mouths honestly and waited quietly for the next move.
Night is gradually coming, and there is darkness ahead. There is no light. It is still very dangerous to sleep in the wild. All kinds of ferocious beasts will appear from time to time. If you are not careful, you will be attacked by surprise. At that time, the sky will not respond and the earth will not respond.
It works.
Seeing that it was already getting late, Xiao Jingchen and his two men camped in a flat forest. However, Xiao Jingchen still investigated the dangerous environment around him alone before dispelling his sense of vigilance. Murong Yu'er even lit up beside him.
There was a bonfire and the two of them sat around under the light.
"Brother Xiao, I heard Murong Lie say before that there are often ferocious beasts on the way to the imperial capital. We have been walking for a day, and why haven't we even seen the shadow of a ferocious beast? Could it be that he is cheating?
I'm trying too hard to let us go." When Murong Yu'er said this, her mouth bulged, and there was a hint of anger.
"Senior Murong won't lie to us. We haven't entered the area of ferocious beasts yet. We still have to be careful as much as possible. You are a girl. You will rest for a while while I will keep vigil." Xiao Jingchen looked at Murong Yu'er with pity.
road.
"No, I want to stay vigil with you. I'm afraid of being alone." Murong Yu'er looked at the dark night around her and muttered.
"I'm here, so why are you afraid? Go to sleep." Xiao Jingchen said with a smile.
"Oh well."
The night was getting deeper and the bonfire was no longer as bright. Xiao Jingchen sat cross-legged alone, his ears alert to his surroundings at all times, his eyes slightly soft as he stared at the sleeping Murong Yu'er, feeling lost for a while.
An icy cold wind blew by, and dust hung up in the woods. At this time, Xiao Jingchen felt unusually quiet. He looked up at the starry night sky and sighed softly.
"Mother, how are you now? My child misses you so much."
"Father, I have taken another step forward and am heading towards your previous path. I don't know when I will be able to rescue you."
As Xiao Jingchen thought about it, a crystal clear tear slowly fell on the corner of his mouth, and a bitter taste spread immediately.
The past events in Tongjing made Xiao Jingchen, who was hard-hearted, feel sad. The changes in this year have indeed made him mature and more stable, but the youthful impulse has not receded. Only through continuous training can he become more mature and stable.
The final transformation into a true strong man.
"Who?" In vain, Xiao Jingchen put away his sad mentality, his eyes became sharp, he looked into the darkness ahead, and shouted loudly.