In this large palace, probably only Emperor Xuan and the young eunuch knew that there was such an underground passage in this ordinary back hall.
The place it leads to is not outside the city or a secret room, but a cold and gloomy dungeon.
At this moment, Emperor Xuan and the young eunuch were standing in front of the dungeon door.
As the door opened, what came into view was a man whose arms, legs, and neck were tightly tied with cold light chains. As Emperor Xuan waved his fingers gently, mysterious characters appeared faintly on the chains.
runes.
What's even more strange is that these runes are all written with strong humane merits.
"You should have heard the conversation above." Emperor Xuan did not step into the door, but said to the man who looked extremely relaxed from a distance.
The next second, the man raised his head. His messy and slightly dirty hair could not hide the amazing aura emanating from his body. Of course, it could not hide the amazing appearance of this man!
He has the shape of a human with a dragon's jaw, five pillars on his forehead, and his gaze is directed outward. At the moment when his sharp eyes met Emperor Xuan, a black dragon with fangs and claws appeared faintly behind him. The most terrifying thing is that
There are three pupils in each of the two eye frames of the black dragon!
If Fang Geyin were here, he would definitely exclaim on the spot, because this is the evil appearance of the dragon in troubled times that led to the death of the previous patriarch of the Fang family!
"What... do you mean?" The man's voice was calm and authoritative, and seemed to have the aura of a superior person compared to the Emperor Xuan in front of him.
However, this had no impact on Emperor Xuan at all. His expression remained indifferent, and even though the Evil Dragon Master was about to crush his head with one claw, he did not retreat even a single step.
"Freedom, you are almost free."
"Freedom..." After the man said these two words with some difficulty, he suddenly laughed wildly, "Hahahahahaha, are you sure this is freedom? It's not another trap set up by my good third brother.
A round!"
At the moment when he laughed, waves of air rushed towards Emperor Xuan and the young eunuch. The two of them were like a leaf of duckweed crumbling in the storm. However, no matter how violent the wind was and how terrifying the thunder, the small boat remained the same.
There is no sign of tipping over.
On the contrary, it highlights the powerlessness of this terrible celestial phenomenon.
The next second, the wind stopped, the rain stopped, and the thunder stopped.
"Second brother...fourth brother...fifth brother...they should all be dead too."
Emperor Xuan shook his head slightly and said:
"Only the fourth uncle is dead. As for the second uncle, his situation is a bit special. King Wuwei has fulfilled his obligation. Yu Jingli doesn't need to continue to bear the price of this name. He will live in a new way.
But after that, neither the Xixuan Heavenly Court nor the Yu family had anything to do with him."
"Xiao Si...why?" The man looked at Emperor Xuan with a captivating gaze.
Emperor Xuan's expression remained unchanged and he said:
"I need his identity. The head of the worship hall is very suitable. It can not only ensure that I have a certain amount of power in my hands, but also can hide behind the scenes with peace of mind. Of course, the most important point is that if he is alive, you may not be able to fight against you.
niece.
My imperial sister still has some abilities. In fact, she should have fulfilled her wish first and then let you show up at the right time, but she is a little too smart.
This makes me a little unhappy."
"Unhappy..." These three words seemed to awaken the man's dusty memory, and he suddenly said sharply, "You are very similar to your father, so similar that you can ignore everything just because you are unhappy.
Reach the goal!"
Emperor Xuan shook his head in disappointment and said:
"Uncle, even now, do you still think it's a bad thing that your father stole the throne from you?
Know that your father is dead and you are still alive and have the opportunity to create an infinite future.
Moreover, to put it bluntly, the person who really decided the position of Emperor Xuan was not my imperial grandfather. It was your behavior that was too arrogant and offended the envoy sent by Xixuan Heavenly Court, plus your father’s little
It was only small steps that added fuel to the flames that led to the current situation.
And I will pay you back everything my father owes you. With the current situation, you can also take the opportunity to take revenge on that man. As far as I know, he is still alive."
This time, the man was silent for a long time. He raised his head and looked at Emperor Xuan, as if he wanted to see a shadow of his third brother through his familiar face.
"Why?"
"what why?"
"I have known that he has many thoughts since I was a child. When I was seven years old, he asked me why my father, who is obviously the most amazing and noble person in the world, salutes some strange people who suddenly appear in the palace.
.
When he was twelve years old, he said that as Emperor Xuan, he should be the only one in the world, and the true master should not bow to anyone.
When he was sixteen, he became taciturn. Even though his daily interactions with us brothers seemed no different from before, I knew there were many things hidden in his heart.
When I was twenty-three years old, he asked me a question about my ideals and goals of becoming Empress Xuan. The moment I said that I wanted to be like my father, the gleam in his eyes dimmed a lot.
After that, his behavior became more and more withdrawn and strange, and he seemed to have made many preparations secretly.
The fifth brother was the first to notice something was wrong and discussed it with me privately, but I stopped him from continuing because once some things are brought to light, there is no chance to save them.
It was also after that day that everything changed. I remember that about a month later, the four brothers who I relied on and trusted suddenly attacked me, the eldest brother."
Emperor Xuan listened quietly. In fact, he knew all about this past. The young eunuch next to him was a witness to all the history during the nearly two thousand years when Daxuan ruled the world.
"...I lost. First, it was because of the so-called evil dragon energy in troubled times, which led to the death of the Fang family leader, and then caused the common hostility of the eight aristocratic families.
And just like you said, my arrogance, which of course in my opinion is my self-esteem, does not allow me to bow my head to that messenger who intends to trample the laws of Daxuan at will.
And what I couldn't figure out the most in these years is that my third brother clearly hated outsiders more than I did before, but yet he could lower his arrogant head.
Now that I think about it, he is more tolerant than me and more sophisticated than me.
Only a moment of patience can create the opportunity to completely overthrow this puppet dynasty!
But I can’t figure out why he would use his brother to achieve his goal!”
"Probably because he is a very contradictory person." Emperor Xuan said softly.
"Contradiction? I only see ruthlessness and cruelty!"
"If you are really ruthless, he is the one standing in front of you now, not me." Emperor Xuan sighed softly, "Anyway, I am here just to remind you to be prepared, but I do not want to argue with you.
Right or wrong.”
"Aren't you afraid..." The man's eyes were suddenly filled with murderous intent.
"You won't." Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "Father said that you are the most affectionate brother in the world. Even in the end, knowing that you might die, you did not catch the one thing that your father deliberately left behind.
A chance to die together.
That's why you can stay alive.
This is also the most contradictory part of my father. He has obviously done everything possible to treat his second uncle and fourth uncle. Even the second uncle's contact with Donghuang Heavenly Court was covered up and promoted in secret, and he directly
It is destined to be abandoned in the plan.
But he spared your life. According to what he told me before he died, he felt that you had transformed into a real evil dragon in troubled times and would definitely be able to help me in the future, but I know that the truth is not the case.
He couldn't bear it.
To deal with his second uncle and fourth uncle who have always hated him, he could prepare a series of countermeasures and use them to death, but in the face of you who never mentioned any murderous intention towards him, he could not take this step.
step.
We even give you the opportunity to witness and participate in this plan.
As my father's son, I respect his ideas, but as the executor of the plan, I am very disappointed in his naivety."
"Then why don't you kill me?"
"Because you are more suitable to sit in this seat than my good imperial sister who has a lot of thoughts." Emperor Xuan paused and said, "And I'm a little tired of it too."
"Bored?"
"In order to completely get rid of this position that restrained me, I gave up a lot, calculated a lot, and even put my dignity as a man on the line, and all of this was because of the plan made by my father.
But after I get through this step, the person in charge of the plan will change from me to you, and at least I can feel a little more relaxed next time.
It's a bit reluctant to say freedom, but you should also have more time to live a life of your own like some irresponsible guy who likes to fake his own death."
"You..." The man's eyes suddenly became complicated, "Do you hate him?"
"I will not hate a dead man, let alone that he is my father." Emperor Xuan suddenly stepped into the cell, and the black dragon's claws that were originally hovering above his head shrank back. "I will help you fight for something.
time, but you also need to be prepared.”
"Time? Preparation?"
"The people sent by Xixuan Heavenly Court this time are all useless people. If they rated Shanhaijie at 79 before, now because of Donghuang Heavenly Court, their attention level has only reached 81 points.
This is not enough. I need to improve the rating of Mountain and Sea Realm, but at the same time, I cannot expose more secrets about Mountain and Sea Realm.
So the best way is to temporarily turn this world of mountains and seas into a millstone of flesh and blood, and any outsider who steps into it will only be ground down to the point where no dregs are left.
And given the current situation, it’s not too difficult to do this.”
"You are just like your father..." The man's tone was a little complicated, "But don't forget, all the masterminds behind the scenes will leave traces whenever they act. Why did it happen to your generation, the world of mountains and seas?"
The heaven will suddenly revive.
Why did you attract one of your princes to the Eastern Huang Heavenly Court when you sat on the dragon chair?
And why during your reign, Queen Xuan, who was supposed to be the strongest supporter, did some unscrupulous things in private regardless of her face, and was even caught by you.
There is also the current chaos in the Shanhai Realm.
All these anomalies broke out at the same time, so it can hardly be regarded as a coincidence. The so-called era of great strife must have been secretly promoted by someone."
"Thank you uncle for your teaching." Emperor Xuan did not answer directly, but bowed respectfully.
The man sighed after seeing this and said no more.
But when Emperor Xuan turned around and left, the man suddenly said.
"No matter what, she is the descendant of fourth brother, don't go too far."
Emperor Xuan shook his head slightly and said:
"Of course I won't go too far, because she will be the first problem you have to face, uncle."
"It's really like..." A sigh came out from the dungeon.
Emperor Xuan and the young eunuch left the dungeon without looking back.
As the entrance to the cave was sealed again, the merit runes that appeared on the cold chain faded away, and the man lowered his head, hiding his weathered face and sharp eyes in the boundless darkness.
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Xixuanzhou Prefecture, Wutian Demon Sect.
The Buddha statues once enshrined in the main hall were all replaced by a weirder statue, whose face was half Buddha and half demon, very similar to the appearance of Zhi Shan.
Especially when the sunlight shines through the cracks in the window and shines on the body of the Buddha and the Demon, the part belonging to the Buddha emits a faint golden light, while the part belonging to the Demon becomes increasingly dark and mysterious.
At this moment, under the Buddha statue, there was a handsome man wearing a black monk's robe and long hair, sitting cross-legged.
The moment he raised his eyes, there were Buddhist chants and demonic voices roaring, and his deep eyes seemed to hide thousands of desires in the world. This made Madara, who came to report, just look at each other.
I almost fell into it completely.
Then Madara quickly stabilized his mind and said:
"Sect Master, according to the news we just received, the top forces from all parties who received the post have agreed to arrive on time. As for the Wu Nian Wine... they have also accepted it."
"Very good." Zhishan nodded with satisfaction.
However, Madara did not retreat immediately, and his expression was still hesitant to speak.
"I know what you are thinking, but now we don't have to endure it any longer." Zhishan's condition looks the same as before, but his temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes.
In the same sentence, there is a kind of detachment and freedom in the Buddhist disciple Zhishan who was placed before him.
But at this moment, the words spoken by Zhishan, the leader of the Wutian Demon Sect, contained a kind of undisguised madness.
Even though Zhishan's expression was very calm, it was so calm that nothing in the world could stir up a ripple in his heart.
"I understand." Madara nodded solemnly, "My subordinates have one more thing to do. The news just came from the Ghost Market. The Ghost Lord will visit one day in advance."
"Ahead of time?" Zhishan raised his eyebrows slightly, "He probably guessed something...but it doesn't matter anymore."
"Actually, it's not just the ghost market. The eldest princess at the head of the Daxuan Dynasty also just sent a message saying that she may have to come one day in advance to disturb."
"Since both families are like this, I'm afraid the rest will follow suit. After all, some things cannot be hidden." Zhishan seemed to have something to say, "Then let's go with their ideas. Today's Wutian Demon Sect is enough
Such a tolerant spirit.”
"Are you brave enough...Yes." Madara bowed respectfully and then withdrew.
With a creak, the door of the Buddhist temple was about to close. When the last beam of light passed through the crack in the door, it reflected the image of the demon Buddha behind Zhishan, as if thousands of crazy demonic shadows were about to roar out.
Bang, the moment the door closed tightly, everything was completely quiet and returned to boundless darkness.