The Second Emperor of the East is here, who else is there?

Chapter 24

On the fifth day of February, Xiaoyingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River.

It is the time when winter is about to pass and the winter jasmine blooms.The winter jasmine in Xiaoyingzhou also quietly bloomed bright yellow flowers.

Mrs. Jinyue, the current owner of Xiaoyingzhou, is holding a one-year-old baby boy admiring the flowers in the small pavilion in the garden.The baby boy was born as cute as a snowball. At this moment, he was pulling his mother's hair and babbling.

"My son, your father, I don't know when he will come back!" Jinyue kissed the child's forehead, and after a while, sighed wearily: "I don't know how long he will be busy before he can think about it." Come back and see you!"

After all, the child didn't know the feeling of sorrow, he just giggled and babbled what only he could understand.

"Your child is really not like your father, you love to smile!" Jinyue looked at the child for a while, and suddenly, she gave a low wry smile: "I thought that marrying that person and having a son would be everything, why not?" Unexpectedly, she married someone who didn't come home."

"Jinyue." Suddenly a man's voice sounded behind him.

Jinyue was shocked, her body froze for a moment before slowly turning her head.

But among the jasmine flowers, the man in black stood quietly, looking at her and the child with gentle eyes.

"I haven't seen Xiang'er in half a year. He has grown so big..." Zhongkang stepped forward, took his son from Jinyue, and hugged him clumsily in his arms.

Xiang seemed to sense the breath of a stranger, blinked his big eyes, and after a while, he burst into tears.

"You child, you don't even know your father, you should be beaten!" Zhongkang was stunned, and laughed at himself, then handed the child back to Jinyue's arms.

"Husband, what's wrong with Xiling City...?" Jinyue coaxed the child softly, and only asked softly when the son stopped crying.

"It's not good, it's very chaotic," Zhongkang sighed, "Brother Taikang, he brought back a lot of the Dingjia army, and transferred another team of Dingjia army and the elites of the eight sects to the former site of Tianjiying. Why send so many soldiers to the old site of Tianji Camp? Isn't there a Bull Demon King occupying it there? Could it be that they went for the Bull Demon King..."

"Husband, don't worry, Jinyue believes that there must be a solution." Jinyue paused for a while, and then said in a soft voice.

Zhongkang glanced at the son in Jinyue's arms, and suddenly stroked his soft hair lightly.

"Jinyue, maybe in a year or two, you will be able to be the queen."

"This..." Jinyue was taken aback, she hesitated for a while, but still couldn't say a word.

"I will do what I say." Zhongkang suddenly laughed, his smile was very confident: "Our son deserves the best in this wilderness, doesn't he?"

Jin Yue silently lowered her eyes.

In fact, I just hope that he can live well and happily.

She said something quietly in her heart.

**

Three days later, it was still night.

Sting Ziyi was dressed in military uniform, standing awe-inspiring with a single-handed shield in his hand.In front of him, the group of ghosts gradually took on some substantial form, but it was in the form of a man.

"Centurion, what are you thinking about, are you willing to agree to my terms?" The black shadow's tone was still calm.

"I..." Ding Ziyi gritted his teeth and hesitated for a while before saying, "I promise you, but... if you can't do it, won't I be at a loss?"

"You can trust me, because I know much more about you than you can imagine!" Heiying sneered suddenly, and his tone turned soft: "Ding Ziyi, don't you hate it? Hate the king, obviously promised to marry his only daughter to you, but let her wander around in the rivers and lakes with an extremely ordinary disciple of the Huaxia sect, hating the man from Yunlu Xianju, who should She sacrificed her life to save Wanling when her body died, but it was only delayed by one step, and Wanling actually followed this person who could not save her life at all, and still protected him everywhere. Even, that man... ...you dare to use her to take the position of Immortal Lord Jiuxiao!"

"Yes, that's right, that's how it was!" Ding Ziyi's face was still completely covered in anger when he heard the end: "Why is it Wanling who died! She was killed by that man named Juechen! He is Who? At that time, he was just an ordinary little character in Yunlu Xianju! It should be his job to die for the noble princess. Why did King Taikang entrust Wanling's Yuanhun Orb to him? To him? Obviously I am her unmarried husband! Wanling is such an innocent girl, she is completely blinded by that damned dust!"

"That's why I'm here, to see you, and to choose you," Soi Ying sneered, as if he was also disdainful because of this deed: "Then, cooperate with me, and use your own hands to get your best." Whatever you want, I will help you achieve your wish."

"Okay, I will cooperate with you, as long as you return her Yuanhun Orb to me." Ding Ziyi's eyes flashed a flash of determination: "You are right, I will personally... take her back."

"Heh..." After a chuckle, the black shadow disappeared.

**

At this time, Yunlu Xianju is resident.

The sound of the flute is as clear as water, drifting along the first blooming winter jasmine.

Among the sea of ​​flowers, the girl in pink tilted her head slightly, and said with a smile: "Juechen, I think the flute you play is much better than those court musicians I heard before! I don't know why, when I heard you I always feel that they all have souls.”

"Really?" Jue Chen put down the purple jade flute and smiled slightly: "Then thank you for the compliment. I used to practice playing the flute, but it was just for peace of mind. Later, I gradually liked playing the flute. What's more, if you play the flute From time to time, someone is listening to it, and someone likes it, it seems... It is also a very happy thing."

"Hey, then, has anyone heard you play the flute before?" Wan Ling asked curiously.

"...Well." Hearing Wanling's question, Jue Chen suddenly smiled slightly: "That person, in fact, sings very well, and looks very energetic every day. Only after I saw him did I know that Life can be so wonderful, living...it turns out to be such a joyful thing.”

"Then, what happened later? That person, how is he doing now?" Seeing Jue Chen's rare look of loneliness, Wan Ling couldn't help asking curiously.

"He should be living happily in another world," Jue Chen said with a smile, "Just like... me."

"But..." Wan Ling opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she still didn't say it.

But are you really, as happy as you say you are?

"However," Jue Chen was silent for a moment, and suddenly put the purple jade flute into his sleeve: "Wanling, I suddenly have a very bad feeling, and I don't know why."

"Ah?" Wan Ling was stunned: "It's just a feeling, why should you care so much!"

"My feeling, actually... has always been accurate," Jue Chen was silent for a while, and then said softly: "It should be regarded as an instinct, I always feel that something will happen soon, but I can't Prevent."

"Hey, don't worry about it, okay?" Wanling tilted her head and thought about it, and suddenly, she folded a winter jasmine and handed it to Jue Chen: "Here is a flower for you, look, spring is coming, no matter what What a worry, maybe there will be new hope in spring, right?"

Jue Chen was startled, and took the winter jasmine from Wan Ling's hand.

After a long time, a faint smile floated on his face.

"That's right, let's worry about tomorrow's affairs!"

***

Just after the new year, Yinglong Temple welcomed another group of challengers from Yijian Tingyu Pavilion.

only……

Everyone took a pot of chrysanthemums when they left.

When Lu Nanting saw the pile of chrysanthemums on the table, the veins on his forehead twitched again and again. At the same time, Nanming who brought the chrysanthemums couldn't bear to look directly at them and turned his head.

"You said Zhang Kaifeng asked you to hand it over to me?" Lu Nanting stared at the pile of chrysanthemums with a face of class struggle.

"Well, Zhang Mojun said, this kind of chrysanthemum is not good-looking, and now there is no shortage of chrysanthemums in the Yinglong Temple, so I will give you some pots." Nanming replied with a bitter face: "Here, the head... look This piece of Kaifeng is so arrogant, how can I, Yijian Tingyuge, bear this tone, you, you better...forget about him!"

"..." Lu Nanting felt that his whole body was not good. At that time, he made a wrong calculation and caused such serious consequences. That is, the entire Yijian sect knew that the head of his family had a crush on Zhang Kaifeng of the Yinglong Temple, and he would spend a lot of money for it. Zhang Kaifeng bought countless chrysanthemums, but in the end they were sent back in spite of himself.

"Take these chrysanthemums away!" He resisted the urge to flip the table, and said to Nan Ming with a dark face.

"This, yes yes yes!" Nanming hurriedly picked up the chrysanthemums, holding two pots in his hands and one pot on his head, and ran out in a hurry.

"Master, Yijian Yuge's reputation seems to be getting worse now!" Jian Nu floated over with Lu Nanting's sword in his arms, and said worriedly: "Don't say that all of our female disciples in Jiange have been raped." Zhang Kaifeng is so fascinated, even the story version of you and Zhang Kaifeng... has been circulated several times."

Lu Nanting resisted the urge to hit his head to death, and asked calmly, "Okay, what are they talking about now?"

"They said, they said... that you had always abandoned Zhang Kaifeng, which caused Zhang Kaifeng's temperament to change drastically. From then on, he escaped into the Daoist sect and told fortunetellers all day long. Also, they said that you... in order to get Zhang Kaifeng back, you have to travel thousands of miles. I sent countless chrysanthemums, which shows that you...you are...the true love for Zhang Kaifeng..."

Lu Nanting just wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood.

What about Jiang Xiyue?

What about the infatuated villain?

Those young disciples who were dying were simply unreasonable. If they were asked to memorize a sword formula, they would not be able to remember it for three days. When it came to something involving Zhang Kaifeng, they would remember everything and never forget it!

Lu Nanting closed his eyes viciously, tried his best to calm his breath, and it took him a long time to regain his usual composure: "Forget it, I miscalculated this time, so I can only suffer from being dumb."

"But, you..." Jian Nu tilted his head and looked at Lu Nanting with big bright eyes: "Have you really, like those disciples said, ever abandoned Zhang Kaifeng?"

"I..." Lu Nanting was suddenly at a loss for words.

He still remembers that year, when the little child was taken away by Youdu, but he could only listen helplessly to his begging for helplessness, and watched him being taken away by the cloud of black air with tears all over his face. go farther and farther...

When we meet again, he is already a handsome young man in white Zhengyang, holding a sword, leaning against the tall pillars of the Yinglong Temple, smiling lazily and saying what a shame you were 18 years ago.

That was the only person Lu Nanting had failed.

Thinking of this, Lu Nanting couldn't help but feel a little heavy. Seeing the pile of chrysanthemums left on the table, he actually... felt that it didn't seem so unpleasant.

Lu Nanting got up and placed the pots of chrysanthemums in the room.

"Master, do you want to keep these chrysanthemums?" Jian Nu asked weakly, tilting his head.

"That kid has been sent here, so let's keep it as a display." Lu Nanting pressed his temple and sighed: "It's a pity to throw it away."

"However, the rumors outside have become more and more intense. If you still keep these, isn't it provocative?" Jian Nu asked puzzled.

"Let them talk." Lu Nanting smiled bitterly: "Actually, in a sense, what they said is not wrong."

"..." The sword slave floated away with the sword in his arms, only feeling that his three views seemed to be a little bit broken,

**

It was night.

In Shuofang City, Taiyi lit candles, made some dinner and waited for Yujizi to come back, but unexpectedly Yujizi seemed to live in the study, and has not come back until now.

"Where did this person go, the chicken hero is not here, and Kanzi brother is not here... This is not how you play mystery!" Tai Yi poked the dishes on the plate depressedly: "It's a pity that I am still serious today. Made a few of their favorite dishes!"

"You don't need to look for it, Yujizi is having a hard time now!" Suddenly, the voice of Donghuang Taiyi sneered in his mind.

"Ah, what?" Tai Yi was taken aback: "I think Chicken Hero is doing pretty well recently, what can he eat or what?"

"Can you be more serious!" Donghuang Taiyi said depressedly: "It is already the limit of my god to tolerate your recklessness to this extent!"

"Ai ai ai, but what do you mean by what you said just now, what kind of Yujizi is not easy!" Taiyi casually took a homemade char siew puff pastry and took a bite.

"Didn't you feel the power of the evil shadow?" Donghuang Taiyi sneered: "Now Yu Jizi is probably being backlashed by his evil shadow! In the study, that power is already strong enough to wake me up. Do you think he can feel better now?"

"Ah, the inner one..." Tai Yi's mouth twitched: "Uncle Xie Ying, you are very loving!"

"Can you be a little more idiot!" Donghuang Taiyi said angrily, "Do you think this is really the game you mentioned? How can it be so simple!"

Taiyi groaned and swallowed.

"You don't want Yu Jizi to die like this, you'd better take me to have a look." Donghuang Taiyi's rare voice slowed down a bit: "Being backlashed by evil shadows, one of them will die if you fail. Jizi, he has obtained such a powerful power with a mortal body, does he really feel good?"

Tai Yi pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, stood up anyway, and walked towards the study in doubt.

As soon as he walked outside the door of the study, he ran into Jin Kanzi with an extremely ugly face.

"Hey, Brother Kanzi, why are you here?" Taiyi greeted with a smile as usual, but Jin Kanzi still looked anxious and worried, and didn't notice his existence at all.

Suddenly, an extremely depressive force erupted from the study, making Taiyi almost out of breath.

"Damn it, what kind of power is this, it makes me feel like I have a heart attack!" The power lasted for a while before dissipating, Tai Yi patted his chest, gritted his teeth and complained.

"That's the master's evil shadow," Jin Kanzi glanced at Taiyi, and explained with a cold face: "Master is now being backlashed by the demons in his heart. My strength is not enough. If I go in, I will be attacked by that kind of power." At the same time get lost, if you don't want to die, it's best not to go in, and wait for the master to suppress this power by himself."

Tai Yi bit his lip and didn't answer.

Suddenly there was a suppressed sob in the study.

Accompanied by an increasingly dense force that makes it almost impossible to breathe.

Jin Kanzi's already bloodless face suddenly became paler, and he shook slightly, but he still didn't move, standing as usual.

Tai subconsciously stretched out his hand to support Jin Kanzi, Jin Kanzi saw that Tai Yi's face was a little ugly, but he was fine, and suddenly said: "However, it seems that the power of the evil shadow has no effect on you. Da, Donghuang Taiyi, please... go in and have a look at the master, I'm afraid that if you get too close, you will be drawn out..."

"Ah, me?" Tai Yi pointed to his nose.

Jin Kanzi suddenly opened the door of the study, and pushed Taiyi in without saying a word.

Taiyi was pushed by this force, and his head hit the door panel.When he finally got out of the star-filled sky and looked up, he found that Yu Jizi was holding a book in his hand, panting in pain. Behind him, there was a looming black shadow, black and white. The air forcefully penetrated into his blood veins inch by inch, forcing him to spit out a mouthful of blood suddenly.

"Master..." Yu Jizi seemed to have seen something, and slowly stretched out his hand into the void.

With his movements, the black shadow gradually grew bigger, and the crazy coercion swept towards Taiyi, the intruder.

Taiyi was forced to stagger, almost unable to stand up.

"Master, I'm sorry..." Yu Jizi looked as if he couldn't control his sanity at all.He covered his head in pain, his whole body was shaking non-stop.

"Come closer," Donghuang Taiyi's voice suddenly came from his mind.

"You said... what..." Tai Yi was almost speechless under the pressure of that perverted force.

"If you don't want him to die, go there immediately!" Dong Huangtai said impatiently, but ordered coldly: "I will use the power of the sun to suppress his power."

"You, you, you," Tai Yi shook his head with difficulty: "Aren't you fighting against him all day long? Are you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing with so much nonsense, go!" Donghuang Taiyi sneered and said, "If this goes on, if he gets backlashed a few times, his tendons will be broken, and people will gradually become bloodthirsty... Although he is enough Bloodthirsty."

"That is to say, if one fails, he will become the second Zhuanxu?" Tai Yi asked with a trembling voice.

"Yes, so you go!" Donghuang Taiyi snorted coldly.

Taiyi had a bitter face, and almost crawled to Yujizi's side a little bit.

The closer he was to Yujizi, the more he could feel the effect of the black energy that was disorienting.When he grabbed Yu Jizi's cloak, he was already on the verge of losing his mind. He only knew that he had a very firm idea of ​​saving people.

Suddenly, he felt that his spiritual platform was clear, and that huge oppression seemed to disappear suddenly.

The next moment he realized that he had lost control over Donghuang Taiyi's body.

Seeing Donghuang Taiyi raised his hand and pointed at the almost solid black air on Yu Jizi's chest, a golden light suddenly pierced through the air, as if to dispel the first ray of sunlight in the darkness.

Gradually, the golden light became brighter and brighter, as if a round of morning sun was rising, illuminating the entire study room brightly.

With the appearance of that golden beam of light, the black air that had spread all over the room slowly shrank into a small ball as if in fear, and disappeared in the dantian of Yu Jizi's body.

Taiyi suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and the next moment, he regained control over his body.

However, what followed was a burst of blood in the throat.

He just felt that his whole body was empty and he had no strength at all.

Seeing Yu Jizi frowned and fell down on the desk suddenly, Jin Kanzi opened the door and rushed in hastily.Taiyi tried his best to point to Yujizi.

"Should...it's all right!" He squeezed out a sentence from his throat, and just after he finished speaking, his eyes darkened, and he fell to the ground.