Lin Ran hosted a banquet for Huo Qubing in a restaurant, and all five reincarnations from the Candlelight Team were also present.
Hongfu Tower is the largest and most large-scale restaurant in Chang'an. It is also the favorite place for nobles to go out to eat. Most of the diners are nobles, but there has never been any news of trouble in Hongfu Tower.
There are rumors that there is a royal background behind Hongfu Tower. This cannot be proven, but many people firmly believe it.
After all, only the royal family with the greatest royal power in the world can control the situation in Chang'an, a land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Lin Ran also knew a little bit about the background of Hongfu Tower.
It is not too wrong to say that he has a royal background.
Huo Qubing swaggered into Hongfu Tower with his attendants. Every time he came to Hongfu Tower, he felt as comfortable as returning to his own home, where he could do whatever he wanted.
"Master Huo is here!" The shopkeeper greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Yes." Huo Qubing smiled and nodded, "Keqing Lin invited me."
"I know, I know, Mr. Lin is in Room No. 3, Tianzi. Mr. Huo, please come over here!"
Huo Qubing held his head high, and was personally led by the shopkeeper to Room No. 3, where Lin Ran and the Candlelight Team were.
"Master Huo!"
"Master Huo!"
As soon as Huo Qubing came in, the five members of the candlelight team stood up one after another.
Huo Qubing ignored the greetings of the five people and saluted Lin Ran, the only one sitting in the field.
"Qu Bing saw Lin Keqing."
"Qu Bing is here, sit down." Lin Ran said with a smile and pointed to the seat next to him.
"Okay." Huo Qubing came to sit next to Lin Ran with a smile on his face.
Being ignored by the natives of the world by Huo Qubing, everyone in the Candlelight Team was more or less unhappy, but they still had thick smiles on their faces.
"Qu Bing, I don't need to introduce these five people." Lin Ran said with a smile.
"No, Lin Keqing, I know your friend Qu Bing." Huo Qu Bing didn't even look at the five members of the Candlelight Team. It seemed that only Lin Ran could make him look at them seriously.
"No, no, no." Lin Ran waved his hand, "I only met these five people occasionally. In addition, they were recommended to the Marquis because of their good abilities. Strictly speaking, we are not friends."
"These five people wanted to get to know you at this banquet, so they found me and asked me to host them." Lin Ran said in a very "upright" manner.
The five members of the Candlelight Team were stunned. Even Chu Lan did not expect Lin Ran to tell Huo Qubing so straightforwardly.
What the hell!
"Oh? Want to get to know me?" Huo Qubing then looked at the five members of the Candlelight Team. His condescending gaze made the five of them feel particularly uncomfortable.
Must remedy now!
Chu Lan's brain was spinning rapidly, and she spoke out in a hurry: "I have admired Young Master Huo for a long time, and this time I also want to seek refuge with Young Master Huo through Master Lin!"
"Oh? Admire me, young master?" Huo Qubing had a look of surprise on his face, but his tone was not so aggressive, "So..."
However, before Chu Lan and the other five people could be happy, Huo Qubing suddenly became violent!
"Are you looking down on me?!"
He raised his hand and overturned the table, and the dishes flew towards the five people according to their inertia.
"Don't hide!" Chu Lan's voice reached everyone's mind through Yao Shu's spiritual link. Based on their trust in Chu Lan, several people forcibly stabilized their bodies.
The crackling and breaking sounds were heard one after another, and vegetable soup was splashed all over the five people. They suddenly lost their bearings like rats crossing the street.
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"Are you just five losers who want to take refuge with me? Are you worthy?" Huo Qubing's face was full of sarcasm.
But at Chu Lan's signal, the five of them knelt down on the ground.
"It was me who overestimated our capabilities! Please ask Mr. Huo to atone for his sins!"
"Atonement?" Huo Qubing laughed, raised his hand and slapped Chu Lan firmly on the face. Chu Lan was slapped away by Huo Qubing without using the power of the devil to resist.
Peng!
The whole person hit the wall heavily and fell to the floor, but Chu Lan did not change her expression and quickly got up from the ground. She took three steps at a time and knelt down in front of Huo Qubing's body.
"Please forgive Mr. Huo!"
A glimmer of appreciation flashed in Huo Qubing's eyes, and it disappeared briefly, but Yao Shu, who was still enveloped in the whole room by his mental power, noticed it.
Huo Qubing turned around and bowed respectfully to Lin Ran.
"Lin Keqing, it's not that Qu Bing doesn't give you face, it's really that these guys have insulted Qu Bing too much." Huo Qu Bing said with a serious face.
Lin Ran's gloomy face showed a forced smile because of Huo Qubing's sudden appearance.
"I see."
Huo Qubing grinned.
"Then go sick and leave first."
"I won't send it away." Lin Ran said stiffly.
Huo Qubing stood up and patted the non-existent stains on his body. He came to Chu Lan and raised his hand to pat Chu Lan's shoulder three times.
"Don't sleep too much at night." Huo Qubing said with a smile and walked away.
After Huo Qubing left, Lin Ran snorted and walked away.
"Chu Lan, are you okay?" As soon as the two left, Jin Ke and others quickly gathered around to check on Chu Lan's injuries.
"I'm fine." Chu Lan laughed. Although the wound was involved, the powerful self-healing ability of the demon body had begun to heal his injury.
"Yao Shu, was there anything unusual when Huo Qubing did it?" Chu Lan looked at Yao Shu and asked.
"There was something strange in his eyes when he attacked you." Yao Shu told what she had discovered.
Chu Lan looked at Jin Ke.
"The mood at that time fluctuated for a moment, like...appreciation?" Jin Ke said uncertainly.
"Everyone, please don't sleep too hard tonight." Chu Lan laughed.
"How dare Huo Qubing kill us when we are in the Changping Marquis' Mansion!" Anxi said angrily.
"No." Chu Lan smiled and shook her head, "I mean, don't sleep too much tonight, we have to welcome distinguished guests!"
Outside Hung Fook Building.
After Huo Qubing left Hongfu Tower, he returned to the Changping Marquis Mansion surrounded by his attendants.
In Huo Qubing's room, as soon as Huo Qubing came back, there was a knock on the door.
Lin Ran pushed open the door and walked into the room.
"The Ninth Town Demon Guard Huo Qubing meets the general!" Huo Qubing saluted respectfully.
"Good acting." Lin Ran sat down on the chair and praised with a smile.
The dude played by this guy is really what he is.
"Hehe." After receiving Lin Ran's praise, Huo Qubing laughed. "I carefully observed the dandies in Chang'an and summarized a few core points. As long as you grasp the core points, it is easy to imitate the dandies."
Lin Ran nodded, Huo Qubing played a pretty good dude.
"However, I have something that I don't understand, so I would like to ask the general to clarify it."
"you say."
"General, you asked me to pat him on the shoulder three times for the last time and say don't sleep too much tonight. Do you want to do something to them?" Huo Qubing asked doubtfully.
Lin Ran said that these people are just small fish, used to catch the big fish of the Xiongnu royal court. If we do it now, it will not serve the purpose.
"If you pat him on the shoulder three times, and then say don't sleep too much tonight, plus the admiration you show when you do it, then Chu Lan will definitely think of visiting him in the middle of the night."
Huo Qubing: "?"
"Can these be connected?" Huo Qubing looked at Lin Ran in surprise. This was too far-fetched.
"Smart people will think a little more about everything. They have already suspected that you are pretending to be a playboy, and they have already had a preconceived concept in their hearts, and the abnormality when you took action today can be used as evidence of your disguise. Again.
With your last words and actions, Chu Lan is a smart person and will definitely take the bait." Lin Ran said with a smile.
Huo Qubing's eyes changed slightly when he looked at Lin Ran.
"General, is this also part of your plan?"
Lin Ran smiled when he heard this.
"I may not be smarter than Chu Lan, but I have information that far exceeds his. This is why I can play with him."
"Qu Bing, you have to remember. Strategy is the same as war. Intelligence is the foundation of all actions. The more sufficient intelligence you have, the more unexpected your actions will be and you can defeat the enemy!" Lin Ran admired Huo Qu Bing very much.
This young genius who was hidden away by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the de facto number one genius of the Xinghan Empire. In addition to being exceptionally outstanding in cultivation, he also had impressive talents in other aspects.
"My subordinates have learned a lesson!" Huo Qubing nodded solemnly. Lin Ran told him the importance of intelligence with practical actions, and he remembered this lesson.
"I'm leaving now to recuperate my energy. I'll have your part in the show tonight." Lin Ran said with a smile.
"yes!"
Lin Ran waved his hand, stood up and left Huo Qubing's room.
After Lin Ran left, Huo Qubing clenched his fists excitedly.
General Lin was really his noble man. He was depressed in the past and had no way to serve the country despite his martial arts skills. However, Lin Ran's arrival broke all this and enabled him to serve the country and serve the country in his own way.
This alone was enough for Huo Qubing to have strong trust and respect for Lin Ran.
"We need to think carefully about our plan tonight, and we can't let any mistakes occur in the plan." Huo Qubing muttered, with no intention of taking a break, and began to simulate the conversation after the meeting in his mind.
It's midnight.
In the house where the reincarnation members of the Candlelight Team lived, a dark figure quietly appeared.
Wearing night clothes and a mask, the identity of this person cannot be identified at all. He can only be judged to be a male, but the possibility of a woman disguised as a man cannot be ruled out.
As soon as the man in black appeared, the reincarnations in the room noticed him.
It's not that the reincarnations have strong detection capabilities, but that the man in black didn't hide his aura at all.
The beholder disappeared in the air and stared at the man in black. Chu Lan in the room easily recognized the identity of the man in black from the beholder's aura.
"Huo Qubing is here."
The other four people cheered up.
It’s really here!
She looked at Chu Lan with admiration in her eyes.
He is indeed the brain trust of their Candlelight Team, so powerful!
Huo Qubing glanced vaguely at the empty air, where the beholder was hiding.
He couldn't see the beholder, but he could feel the slightest hint of peeking from here.
The door to the room opened automatically, and Huo Qubing appeared in the room in a flash.
The next moment, the door was closed under the control of Yao Shu's mental power.
boom.
Anxi held the staff. In Huo Qubing's perception, a strange energy that was different from the power of martial arts energy and blood spread and enveloped the room.
[Wand...magician, or wizard?]
"You are not Han." Huo Qubing took off his mask, revealing a handsome face that could charm thousands of young girls in the empire.
"As Mr. Huo said, we are indeed not citizens of the empire." Chu Lan said with a smile.
Anxi's use of the spell already meant that they would show off their cards to Huo Qubing.
The mainstream system of the Xinghan Empire is martial arts, followed by literary arts. They have never seen other systems, but there is absolutely no way that there will be a magical way that is completely inconsistent with the nature of the entire world.
Once Anxi takes action, Huo Qubing will definitely be able to detect abnormalities.
"Huns?" Huo Qubing said with a frown.
Chu Lan was overjoyed in her heart and did not directly take action, which meant that Huo Qubing did not have the kind of life-and-death hatred that normal Han people would have towards the Huns.
"No, we are just wanderers wandering in the universe." Although he felt that Huo Qubing was different from ordinary Xinghan people, Chu Lan was still not prepared to take risks. After all, with the strength of the person in front of him, it would be easy to crush them to death.
"Interesting." Huo Qubing laughed, "Travelers without a country, then why are you trying so hard to get close to me?"
"As I said during the day, I want to take refuge under your command."
"Reason." Huo Qubing smiled, but a sinister aura quietly filled the air. Several people who had experienced countless life and death experiences knew that this was a precursor to taking action.
If they don't give Huo Qubing a satisfactory answer, then they will be greeted by a thunderous offensive from Huo Qubing.
"You don't hesitate to taint yourself but also conceal your true cultivation level to keep yourself out of the sight of the higher-ups. You must have your own plans."
"We come from all over the universe and have powers that are different from martial arts. You should need people like us to help you. With our help, you can accomplish many things better." Chu Lan said.
"A power different from martial arts..." Huo Qubing narrowed his eyes, "Is it the one this young man used just now?"
"Yes." Chu Lan nodded, his mind moved, and his skin was instantly chapped. Within a moment, a huge eye demon took Chu Lan's original position and appeared in front of Huo Qubing's eyes.
"Monster?!" Huo Qubing looked shocked, but his heart corresponded to Chu Lan's power system.
Demon system, beholder bloodline.
"I am a member of the demon clan and am good at exploring areas that are inaccessible to ordinary people."
The beholder gradually shrank and returned to Chu Lan's human form.
"I am a magician and can use magic." Anxi introduced himself eagerly, waved his staff, and a ball of blazing fire gathered in front of the staff.
Huo Qubing stretched out his hand to grab it, and unexpectedly exploded the blazing fireball.
"It has good power and can be a very lethal weapon on the battlefield." Huo Qubing commented.
An Xi suddenly became excited after receiving recognition. He was furious when Lin Ran ignored him before.
"The spiritual master can turn the power of the soul into spiritual power and materialize it." Yao Shu didn't see any movement, and all the equipment in the room floated into the air.
"Use it on me." Huo Qubing said.
"Master Huo, I'm offended!" Yao Shu shrouded Huo Qubing's body with her mental power and tried to lift Huo Qubing, but Huo Qubing only moved his energy and blood. Yao Shu's body shook and she groaned, and blood flowed out of the corners of her mouth uncontrollably.
"Not bad." Huo Qubing nodded slightly and looked at Jin Ke and Ye Xun.
"I am an immortal, similar to a magician." Jin Ke said, and summoned a flying sword. The flying sword turned into two, then two into four, and continued to evolve. The whole room was filled with flying swords shining with sharp light.
only……
[Why do you feel that this immortal cultivator is so weak compared to the general?]
Huo Qubing was confused. Although he had never seen Lin Ran take action, he could still feel the majestic power coming from Lin Ran's body. It was a power different from the power of Qi and blood, but equally powerful.
The spiritual power of immortality.
But the outsider demon cultivator in front of me... is a bit weak.
With a flash of energy and blood, the flying swords flying in the room suddenly turned into phantoms and disappeared.
"Too weak." Huo Qubing shook his head and looked at Ye Xun at the end.
"Elementary Martial King?" Huo Qubing said slightly surprised.
"Ye Xun has met Mr. Huo!" Ye Xun bowed his hands and said.
"Why is your energy and blood so mottled with coldness?" Huo Qubing asked doubtfully.
"In addition to martial arts, I also have a bloodline." Ye Xun said this, a pair of bat wings suddenly appeared behind him, and sharp fangs also appeared in front of Huo Qubing's eyes.
In an instant, Huo Qubing sensed that the power of qi and blood in the person in front of him had reached a level close to that of an intermediate Martial King. However, this coldness originated from the blood and collided with the power of qi and blood, which was extremely strong and yang. In the future, it would reach the extreme level.
The reign of King Wu was bound to suffer backlash.
[In order to prevent you from suffering backlash, let’s let you die before advancing to the extreme realm] Huo Qubing thought as he looked at a few people with a smile.
"How many of you really want to join me?"
"Yes!" Chu Lan and the other five responded immediately.
"Very good." Huo Qubing nodded slightly, a jade bottle appeared in his hand, and he threw it to Chu Lan.
Chu Lan reached out to catch it.
"This pill is called the Yin Yang Death and Life Pill. Take the antidote once a month, otherwise the toxicity will corrode the whole body, and the seven orifices will bleed to death." Huo Qubing looked at Ye Xun and added, "The same is true for King Wu."
"We will follow you to the death!" After saying this, Chu Lan opened the jade bottle without hesitation and took the elixir.
The other four people also took the Yin Yang Death and Life Pill.
Seeing this, Huo Qubing smiled.
"Not bad." Huo Qubing was in a good mood, "Follow me."
After saying this, Huo Qubing walked out.
"After eating them all, don't rush to let the palace master remove the poison, in case Huo Qubing can monitor whether the elixir is still in the body." Chu Lan warned in the spiritual link and followed Huo Qubing.
The other four people also swallowed the elixir after hearing this, and did not use the reincarnation coins to let the master of the Reincarnation Hall relieve the poison of the Yin Yang Death and Life elixir.
The five people followed Huo Qubing and left the Changping Marquis Mansion. In the night, a group of six people came to a remote place far away from the Changping Marquis Mansion and far away from the Emperor Star Chang'an.
Huo Qubing pointed his finger in the void, invisible fluctuations spread, and a portal appeared in front of the six people.
The five members of the Candlelight Team were all shocked.
They didn't notice anything unusual here at all. Didn't they expect that there was a secret base hidden here?
Huo Qubing stepped into the door. The five members of the candlelight team looked at each other and followed him in.
As the six people stepped into the portal, the portal automatically disappeared.
After stepping into the portal, the scene in front of me suddenly changed.
A huge underground base came into view of the five members of the Candlelight Team.
Buzz!
A sonic boom suddenly sounded, and a figure appeared in front of the six people.
"Master!"
"How is the situation?" Huo Qubing looked at the fifth demon-suppressing guard wearing a mask in front of him, pretending to be his subordinate, and asked with a secret smile in his heart.
"Everything is going according to plan."
Huo Qubing nodded slightly.
"Go down."
"yes!"
The fifth town demon guard disappeared in an instant.
The five members of the Candlelight Team were shocked.
Ye Xun had already told them that the man who just appeared was a King of Martial who was no weaker than Huo Qubing!
What Huo Qubing hides is not just his cultivation!
Several people suppressed the shock in their hearts and followed Huo Qubing's steps deep into the base.
We came to a main hall, surrounded by stars, and clusters of nebulae shining in the main hall, beautiful and dreamy.
But this scene had a completely different meaning in Jin Ke's eyes.
"This is the interstellar map of the Xinghan Empire!" Jin Ke's shocked voice sounded through the spiritual connection.
Several other people were shocked when they heard this.
The interstellar map of the Xinghan Empire?
Even the Hun royal court did not have such a thing.
The territory of the Xinghan Empire is too vast. It is no exaggeration to say that 70% of the territory of this world is ruled by the Xinghan Empire. With such a huge territory, no one except the Xinghan Empire owns the interstellar map, not even the King of the Huns.
But what do they see here now?
The interstellar map of the Xinghan Empire!
The reason why Jin Ke could recognize that this was the interstellar map of the Xinghan Empire was because the temporary leader of their reincarnations had an interstellar map of this world in his hand, which contained the territorial divisions of the Xinghan Empire.
Jin Ke is a cultivator of immortality, and his spiritual consciousness is very powerful and he recorded it.
It's a pity that the interstellar map in the hands of the temporary leader of the reincarnations does not have markings. It is just a simple map and cannot guide the direction during interstellar navigation.
But the interstellar map of the main hall in front of you has the logo of every transit star in the Xinghan Empire!
This means that if we can get the map in front of us and give it to the Xiongnu royal court, the Xiongnu can take control of each fortress of the Xinghan Empire and complete a surprise attack!
In an instant, the eyes of several people became hot.
This is simply a walking reincarnation coin and plot badge!
Huo Qubing saw all their reactions and sneered in his heart.
He has only seen this kind of interstellar map with logos once in the palace. The reason why there is an interstellar map here is because this is...
The headquarters of the Demon-Suppressing Division!
"It seems that I don't need to introduce this thing." Huo Qubing said with a smile. At this moment, he gave the five people of the Candlelight Team the feeling of being more like the leader of a large organization, rather than a moody playboy during the day.
"Can I trust you?" Huo Qubing suddenly asked.
"Of course!" Individual reincarnations don't know how to tell lies with their eyes open and shamelessly.
"Very good." Huo Qubing nodded, raised his hand, and the interstellar map suddenly disappeared, replaced by two seemingly identical portraits.
The reason why they look exactly the same...
If you look closely, you can see that there are differences between the two portraits.
"Prince Liu Ju." Huo Qubing pointed to the portrait on the left, and then pointed to the portrait on the right, "The current Wuming, the future Prince Liu Ju."
Several people looked as if they had been struck by lightning, with horrified looks on their faces, and a word came to their minds at the same time.
The civet cat exchanges for the prince!
Even though Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had not yet established a crown prince, it was already certain that Liu Zhi would be the future crown prince.
How dare Huo Qubing! How dare you!
They had thought that Huo Qubing had other thoughts, but they never thought that Huo Qubing's thoughts were actually...
Treason!
After a brief period of shock, the five people felt a burst of ecstasy in their hearts.
The news that Huo Qubing had rebellious intentions was great news for the Xiongnu royal court!
"Hold on, we need to confirm the authenticity of this news. The possibility is very small, but we do not rule out that it is Huo Qubing's words to test us!" Chu Lan suppressed the surprise in her heart and kept calm.
The other four people also calmed down and agreed one after another.
"Liu Ju has been staying in the palace for a long time, so we need an excuse." The scene in front of him changed, and Liu Ju's portrait changed into that of a beautiful girl.
"Princess Deyi, Liu Zhi's most beloved sister, if we control her, then Liu Zhi..." Huo Qubing didn't say anything else, but Chu Lan and others understood.
Huo Qubing's intention is very obvious, that is, to kidnap Princess Deyi and then lure Liu Ju out through Princess Deyi.
This plan sounds full of loopholes, but the possibility of Huo Qubing testing them cannot be ruled out, so no matter what, their candlelight team must seize this opportunity.
therefore……
"We are willing to participate in the task of controlling Princess Deyi!" Ye Xun and the other five said in unison.
Huo Qubing had a faint smile on his face and nodded with satisfaction.