Bone

There was an extra person near the emperor out of thin air, but all the officials seemed to be familiar with it. They only cared about drinking and joking, and had no intention of getting up to pay homage. Presumably there was no such rule.

In other words, the status of the national teacher does not seem to be too high in the court.

Amidst the din of the hall, only Tan Qin and Fu Duanshui were silently looking at the black-robed national teacher from afar.

Among them, Qin Nianjiu's eyes full of doubts can be said to be the most presumptuous.

No wonder he has doubts in his heart, the image of the national teacher Wuming is really far from that brother in blue, it can even be said to have nothing to do with it...

He peeked at the empty white pupils of the national teacher, and whispered to Tan Fengyue: "...Is he... blind?"

There was no surprise on Tan Fengyue's face, and he said indifferently: "According to Gong Buwang's statement, the person who uses the forbidden technique will be killed by the way of heaven. This national teacher has used all the forbidden techniques to do such evil things , presumably he should have suffered a lot of backlash... He is capable enough to be able to breathe, and it is not surprising that he turned into this tuberculosis and went blind."

...Seeing that the opponent is so sick and weak, before the battle begins, the morale on his side will inevitably drop by three points.Qin Nianjiu raised his head and drank the fine wine in the cup, and said melancholy: "This is a collection of old, weak, sick and disabled..."

... If you really want to fight him, it always feels a bit invincible.

Weak appearance does not mean lack of ability, Tan Fengyue pursed her thin lips, and was about to say something, when she saw two young eunuchs coming up to pour wine for them with their heads down, holding wine pots, so Qin Nianjiu looked away, as if nothing had happened I picked up a chopstick dish for him, "I tasted this good."

Clear liquor flows down from the jug, and the empty cup gradually fills up.Qin Nianjiu stuffed his head full of thoughts into the bottom of his heart indiscriminately, tasted the side dishes that Tan Fengyue brought with his eyes downcast, and thanked the little eunuch who was pouring wine for him without raising his head.

But he heard a familiar voice gnashing his teeth above his head, "...you are welcome."

"..." Qin Nianjiu stopped chewing, looked up, and met the two little leaves who were dressed as eunuchs and looked loveless, "...is it you?"

After reading the expressions on their faces, needless to say, it must be another "arrangement" made by the crown prince that he had not made clear to them in advance.

Ye Jinzhu originally thought that the two of them might be arranged to be the palace guards—it was considered condescending, but he didn't think that the prince was really hateful!What can I say so that I can justifiably get close to the body of the national teacher, so that it is convenient to investigate... Bah!If it wasn't for the face of the elder brother, he would have turned his back on him long ago!

You must know that the two of them are really the sons of the elders, and their status in the Yuyan Sect is no lower than that of the Crown Prince. ...Ye Yunting also had a disheveled face, but more or less remembered the important business, so he just poured wine and vegetables for Tan Fengyue in silence, while Ye Jinzhu scolded Ji Zhuoran thousands of times in his heart, so he was reluctant After pouring out the wine for Qin Nianjiu, he lowered his head and said to him during the serving time: "...Did you find anything here?"

"Well...of course there is." Qin Nianjiu couldn't help biting the rim of the glass, and sipped the wine after three or two sips, "I found this wine to be particularly mellow and delicious, and it will give you a lot of energy after just one sip—and fill it up again? "

"..." Ye Jinzhu couldn't get angry, so he could only bear it again and again, glared at him resentfully, and said angrily: "...don't bully me too much——"

He didn't understand the meaning of the words "I will accept it when you see it" at all, Qin Nianjiu was about to tease him again, when he saw Taifu Tan who was joking with others nearby, turned around and took the place of the two "little ones". The eunuch" relieved, "Although the fine wine in the palace is mellow, drinking too much wine will hurt your health. Immortal... my nephew should drink less, just let it be pleasant."

After finishing speaking, he waved back the two little leaves without looking at them.

So busy teasing those two young men that he almost forgot the business, why not talk about Taifu's vigilance... Qin Nianjiu was ashamed for a while, nodded honestly, and took the opportunity to ask in a low voice: "Dare to ask the Taifu, the eyes of the national teacher... ...but blind?"

If so, it would be regarded as catching one of his weaknesses.

Tan Taifu didn't know that their trip was aimed at the national teacher, he just thought that it was normal for the two immortals to have some doubts about his appearance when they first met the national teacher, so he smiled and explained to them, "Yes The national teacher seems to be suffering from an eye disease. His eyes were still good a few years ago, and then he gradually became completely blind... But how can I say that he is a national teacher after all? Different! If you hadn’t asked me, I would have almost forgotten that he is blind, haha!”

"..." Xin said that his image alone doesn't look like a normal person, Qin Nianjiu smiled awkwardly and nodded, "Really, haha."

Tan Fengyue glanced at the emperor and the national teacher thoughtfully.Indeed, if the national teacher is too strong or prosperous, the emperor will inevitably feel jealous of him, and if the national teacher is too weak or weak, the emperor will definitely not keep a useless person by his side...

As if to support Tan Taifu's statement, the emperor in the seat suddenly turned to the black-robed man beside him, and said leisurely, "—National Teacher."

The emperor spoke, and the noise in the hall stopped abruptly. The silence was so quiet that a needle could be heard. Everyone held their breaths and turned their heads to look at the two people seated.

Not paying attention to the gazes focused on him, the national teacher turned his two fish-like white pupils and responded calmly, "...Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

His voice was not high, but the hall was too quiet, so it seemed that his voice was extremely harsh.

It was an extremely hoarse and indistinct voice, as if a big hole had been broken in his throat.So much so that people couldn't tell what kind of tone he said—respectful?sincere?Confuse? ... ridicule?

As if saying two words would have cost half his life, he slowed down a bit, and he didn't know whether it was a strange laugh or a light cough, before he continued: "...What, order? ..."

The national teacher's voice was hoarse and he was wearing a veil, so he couldn't see the expression on his face, but the disdain hanging from the corners of the emperor's brows and eyes was very clear, "It's rare that today is a good day, and the national teacher has also arrived at the banquet, so I will replace you The people of the world... please ask the national teacher for a word."

Regardless of whether he said this to show his majesty, or whether he really cared about the people, the national teacher let out a short and strange smile, and said ironically: "...Yes, Your Majesty is here, and the day is a good day." ...I don't know Your Majesty, what would you like to ask?..."

In the end, the imperial court has never been on the same path as cultivators. Although the emperor now needs to rely on this rickety national teacher to continue his life, he still hates these practitioners in his heart. A trace of disdain passed by.This cultivator, even if he has the ability to defy the sky, shouldn't he still obey his orders and be used by him? ——

The contempt in his eyes was quickly put away, and the emperor turned to smile and said: "The people's hope should be nothing more than the prosperity of the country and the safety of the people, so I will ask the teacher to write one—— um..."

The word "An" was on the edge of his mouth, but he suddenly seemed to be choked by the throat. He couldn't speak for a while, but when he spoke again, the word "Shun" came out.

"...Your Majesty, Your Majesty, would you like to ask for a 'shun' word for 'Yingtian, Shunren'..." The national teacher tilted his head slightly, facing the emperor with a pair of white pupils, the emperor knew that he could not see things , but seemed to see a mockery from his empty white pupils, and wanted to shout out in shock, but his voice and movements were completely out of his control, so he could only freeze on his seat, listening to the national teacher hoarse: "... Alright, then, let's bring paper and ink..."

The emperor's voice paused very naturally just now, and no one noticed the invisible contest between them. The eunuch with his attendants hurried over to prepare a pen and ink, and spread out a square piece of red paper in front of the national teacher. After grinding another thick ink, he stepped aside respectfully.

Although the national teacher is blind and his movements of dipping ink and brush are slow, he is really as sensitive as Tan Taifu said, no different from ordinary people.I saw him roll up his sleeves and write with great precision. In just one breath, a full and upright "Shun" character was written on the paper, and it was done in one go.

Putting down the pen, waved his hand to make the wind dry the ink on the paper, and handed the red paper to the eunuch at the side, asking him to display it in the hall for everyone to see, the national teacher turned his head and "looked" at the emperor, as if with a few He said very playfully: "...I can't see things, I don't know the word 'shun', can it be written well?..."

After the words fell, the emperor finally regained the control over his voice and movements. His heart was about to burst, and some cold sweat oozed from his back. He leaned back stiffly, and finally could only "follow" him and say: "……Very good."

The national teacher seemed to be very pleased and nodded, "...then, that's good, it's not in vain, mine, a lot of hard training..."

The emperor was still in shock and had nothing to say.

All the ministers of His Highness praised the word "Shun" one after another, and they praised it again and again. Many people got up to look at it, talking and laughing, hoping that the emperor would bestow this word on them—no matter who gets it The word "Shun" written by the national teacher is full of blessings, and I think it will be smooth sailing and rise to the top!

After all, the palace banquet is designed to have fun with the monarch and his ministers, and there are quite few taboos. Some old ministers boasted, so they took advantage of the wine to walk up to the national teacher, and said respectfully with a smile: "Your Majesty said today is a good day, I wonder if the national teacher can borrow it?" This is a good momentum today, let me show the lower officials...cough...this, what's the fortune for the next day?"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an overwhelming response, and several people walked over eagerly, full of enthusiasm.

The national teacher didn't feel impatient at all, nor did he feel that this act of fate seemed to belittle his own status, so he just laughed and said to everyone in a hoarse voice: "... Mo, hurry up, take it easy."

The emperor drank by himself, and the singing and dancing in the hall continued. At the other end of the hall, Tan and Qin were still sitting in their original positions.

Qin Nianjiu looked at the crowd gathered over there with probing eyes, and whispered to Tan Fengyue, "...How do I see that the Emperor does not really respect this national teacher..."

...And the temper of the national teacher seems to be too good, so he is resigned.

"The Human Sovereign's status is lofty, apart from the Zongmen people, since he is the existence above ten thousand people," Tan Fengyue took a sip of the wine in his glass nonchalantly, "It's natural to be displeased with the Zongmen cultivators. How can you 'respect' a blind tuberculosis."

"Is that so..." Qin Nianjiu couldn't understand the twists and turns between the court and the cultivators. After hearing this, he nodded in a daze, then turned around and carefully tugged at Taifu Tan who was meditating while eating vegetables, and pointed to the side where he was eating. Several people gathered around the national teacher asked puzzledly: "Wouldn't they offend the national teacher by working so hard for them?"

...After all, for the cultivators, this is to equate them with those quack warlocks. It is not an exaggeration to say that the offense is light, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is humiliating.

"No, no, it's always been like this." Grand Tutor Tan swallowed a mouthful of soup, and replied with a smile: "Although the national teacher described it as a bit weird, he is easy-going, and he never refuses to come to such trivial matters. However, the national teacher used to retreat in the national teacher's tower and rarely saw others, so the courtiers had no way to find him. In the past two years, the palace held a night banquet every other day, and the national teacher would also attend, so—— "

"...So that's the case." Qin Nianjiu nodded to show his understanding, and then asked: "Then...is his calculation accurate?"

"Of course!" Tan Taifu annoyed him and asked, "Don't talk about future luck, just let him touch someone's wrist, and even this person's life can be broken!"

... Everyone has their own destiny, how can it be so easy to determine the geometry of this life.Tan Fengyue listened quietly, only thinking that he was exaggerating, but after thinking about it, she felt that if she borrowed the forbidden technique, it might not be possible to do it, so she couldn't help being a little confused.

After all, leaking the heavenly secrets will be punished... Also, he has performed many forbidden techniques, and it is not bad for "leaking the heavenly secrets", so the debt is too heavy.But why did he touch the bones of his courtiers... Seriously, he is so kind and easy-going?

Qin Nianjiu also couldn't figure out the reason why the national teacher did this. After talking about the grand teacher in a few words, he looked at the national teacher in a blink of an eye——

But it was a shock.

I saw the two little Ye Zis who were dressed as eunuchs were gradually approaching the national teacher by passing the food and pouring the wine.

I haven't figured out the details of the other party yet, so don't get close to let him notice!Qin Nianjiu talked about Fengyue several times in a hurry, motioned him to look at the two little leaves who were poking around beside the national teacher, and said in a low voice, "...Didn't the prince tell them not to scare the snakes! "

The situation is not yet clear, and Tan Fengyue also felt that the actions of the two young men surnamed Ye were inappropriate, so he frowned and comforted him temporarily: "It's nothing, I think the younger brother of the two brothers has a calmer temperament, with him around , there should be nothing wrong."

As if to refute his words, just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion over there, the national teacher stood up suddenly, and grabbed the wrists of the two young men surnamed Ye.

In the blink of an eye, Tan Fengyue held Qin Nianjiu who was about to jump up to save others in time, and Ji Zhuoran also grabbed Fu Duanshui who was beside him, and said to the two with their eyes in unison: "Don't move rashly."

……

——What kind of state of mind will it be when the old friends meet again?

Xu Yanqing never thought about this problem, because he has no old friends to meet again.

But at this moment, he was tugging on the wrists of the two teenagers, but he understood the answer to this question - it was heartbreaking hatred.

He knew that the crown prince had recruited reinforcements to deal with him. Although he couldn't look at him, he could feel that there were a few more probing and keen eyes at the palace banquet tonight... Zongmen people.Who else could it be?

Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover him, he is not afraid of someone from his clan coming to his door, but he never expects such unexpected gains——

Back then, he used forbidden techniques to defy his fate, and he came back to life only a year after his death. The Guanshi School no longer exists, and his life's painstaking efforts...his sword-making heart records are also missing...

...It's a pity that he has worked so hard to develop the method of transforming the sword spirit, and before he can actually try it in the future, it is so stolen by someone!

... That person's pair of spiritual swords, a fighting sword "Shocking Heaven", and a martial arts sword "Banyun"... were left in the hands of wicked people like this...Leaving the imperial capital with a pair of empty shells and two swords to do their work... The national treasure set up an array to guard the country!

...Thinking that he has been dormant in the palace for many years, tried so many ways to sacrifice the sword, but failed to make the pair of swords glow again...The pass is actually here!

He squeezed his hands back, a pair of empty white pupils seemed to glow with a strange brilliance, and the two of them groaned in pain as they squeezed.

The situation changed rapidly, but Ye Yunting was still more calm in the end, he squeezed out a smiling face in the panic, pretending to be flattered and said: "...we two are of low status...can we be lucky enough to have the national teacher marry us? "

"……hehe……"

It's not time to start...

Guo Shishi held their hands, and slid his fingertips along their wrists inch by inch, laughing loudly, "...sword, spirit transformation, shape... ridiculous... ridiculous..."

His voice was too indistinct and hard to distinguish, and the sounds of the words were stuck together. Ye Jinzhu couldn't hear what he was saying at all, but his scalp was numb when he touched him. ——

Unexpectedly, the national teacher took advantage of the situation to let go of them, and sat back on his seat again, as if he was really just giving them orders just now, without looking at them, he waved at the two who were still stunned.

Before the two of them could react, the chief eunuch at the side came forward and took them away in a hurry.

……

Until midnight, the singing and dancing in the hall stopped.The crown princes of Renhuang Guoshi left the table one by one, and the group of officials also dispersed.

In the second half of the palace banquet, there was no disturbance, and those brief moments of surprise seemed like a sideshow, and did not attract too many people's attention. Even Tan and Qin felt a little relieved—there was no difference between the left and the right. Seeing that the national teacher launched an attack on the spot, the two little leaves were able to retreat...

The city of the imperial capital was still full of lights, and the two of them hid in the shadow of a tree slightly outside the palace gate, watching the dignitaries who came to the banquet go away in sedan chairs, and wanted to see if they could wait for the two people who almost did something bad. small leaves.

The leaves rubbed against each other, crushing the shadow of the lamp into pieces.Qin Nianjiu glanced at the flickering flames, and sighed softly, "...It would be great if we were still in Qingyuan. Immortals are living their lives, there are not so many things to worry about, and there is no need to be surprised by those two little leaves. ... Counting the days, there is still Lantern Festival to watch tonight..."

...What time is it, I still remember this.Tan Fengyue glanced at him amusedly, thought for a moment, and pondered: "If you want to see it, it's not impossible..."

"What way?" Qin Nianjiu lazily leaned against a tree, "Traveling thousands of miles a day, going back and forth overnight? That would be a lot of trouble..."

"Don't be so troublesome." Tan Fengyue already had an idea in her mind, and was about to betray him, when she saw him look serious, brushed her shoulder in three steps at a time, and took a few quick steps, and finally In the alley far away, he saw the two culprits who surprised him.

"——You two!" Qin Nianjiu grabbed the collars of the two of them with hatred, "Who told you to be so reckless!"

"...Don't mention it." Ye Jinzhu had changed the eunuch uniform, but his face was still gloomy, he didn't even have the strength to argue with him, and he was honestly caught by him, looking downcast The appearance of appetite, "...we should have been discovered...after we stepped back, we didn't know until we heard about it from other eunuchs——"

He couldn't continue, and turned his face away unbearably humiliated.

Ye Yunting also had a gloomy expression on his face, so he continued his words, "It is said that the national teacher prefers young and tender eunuchs, the younger the better... often call people over... er..."

Hearing what they meant, Qin Nianjiu raised his hand and slapped them hard. He couldn't help but say, "You're so young, your mind is full of other thoughts! The national teacher knows forbidden techniques, why don't you think that he is using They were captured and made a sacrifice and a town!"

"No..." Ye Jinzhu refuted him weakly, "We have inquired, and those little eunuchs came and went, and they were not folded in the National Teacher Tower. When they came back, they asked them what happened. What, they didn't say anything...then what else can they do!"

"..." Qin Nianjiu couldn't answer, "This..."

...it's all a mess.Tan Fengyue asked straightforwardly: "When the national teacher grabbed you, what did you say to you? Why did you let you go?"

Ye Jinzhu's expression became even more depressed, "...the national teacher spoke like a bellows, and I was very nervous at that time, how could I hear clearly..."

Suffering a humiliation in vain, but still haven't found any clues... He rubbed his heart angrily, and recalled with difficulty for a while, "It seems to say...'Seeing you with a bun, it's ridiculous'?"

As he said that, he touched the bun on the back of his head inexplicably, "...is it really ridiculous? Those little eunuchs in the palace...cough, aren't all those people so messed up?"

Tan Qin and his wife: "..." This is such a mess.

Ye Yunting seemed to be listening to these words, nodded his head deeply, and then said hesitantly: "...Could it be because of this that he let go of the two of us?"

Tan Qin and the two were still speechless, and Ye Jinzhu spat harshly, scolding the national teacher, "Hey, don't care about him. Let me see, he is a lunatic with evil habits, sick and consumptive! Who knows What did he say crazily... When I find the evidence that he has harmed the country and the people, I will definitely kill him soon!"