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Inside and outside the East Palace, separated by a wall, the people and horses on both sides were silent, only the sound of "dong dong" knocking on the door, which made people's hearts tremble.

The door bolt on the inner side creaked and struggled desperately, unable to bear the impact of the heavy shield any longer, it opened with a bang, and arrows flew in an instant, sharp weapons pierced into the flesh, the muffled sound of soldiers falling to the ground, wailing, roaring, Hissing, many sounds mixed together, this is just the first wave of confrontation, already very tragic.

Outside the door, there were almost no casualties because of the heavy shield in front of it; but inside the door, there were mourners everywhere, and the bloody smell slowly drifted away along the night wind.

Listening to the movement inside the door, Ye Xuehuan felt something strange, leaned against the wall and glanced inside, and saw a river of blood flowed on the ground in the front yard, and a dozen corpses were nailed with arrows, and they couldn't even fall down. , Kneeling or sitting crookedly on the ground, it can be seen that the servants are all eunuchs and maids serving in the East Palace, with the last pain and fear before death remaining on their faces, their expressions are ferocious and distorted, very terrifying.

——It turned out that these unarmed and powerless eunuchs and court ladies were used as a shield.

Ye Xuehuan's expression turned cold, and with a sweep of his phoenix eyes, he caught a glimpse of a deputy general of Dongchen Wei who was commanding by the side.He remembered that this person once became famous when he was young, and he seemed to be from a martial arts school. Unfortunately, his family background was poor, his heart was high, and he offended many people in the army. No wonder he wanted to find a way out of Liu Ting, and also came up with such a sinister way to block arrows.

The long bow in his hand was full of strings, and an arrow hit the head of the lieutenant general, shot through the eye socket, and then pierced through the back of the head. Even in the chaos and noise, the sound of "poof" seemed to be particularly harsh, and it made people shudder. cold.

The arrow was too fast and too fierce, and the angle was too tricky. The lieutenant general died before he could react, or even feel the pain, and fell to the ground on his back.

The order for the second round of volleys had not yet been issued, and there was a moment of hesitation among the rebels; Tong Xuan wanted to take the opportunity to rush in, but saw the gate of the main hall of the East Palace suddenly opened, and Ye Xueyuan stood in front of the gate, with a gloomy and manic face, Shouted angrily: "Stop it all! Who told you to..."

Before he finished speaking, his eyes fell on the corpse of the lieutenant general, seeing the trembling tail feather nailed in his eye socket, three white and one red, his pupils shrank slightly.

"His Royal Highness...!"

The two sides stopped attacking, and the rebels naturally couldn't stop the Dongchen Guard who rushed in.Yang Lianyu was eager to step forward, but was reprimanded by Ye Xueyuan impatiently, "Stop", so he had to stop in embarrassment.

Ye Xuehuan put away the bow and arrow, and said calmly: "Brother Huang is fine."

Ye Xueyuan pursed her thin lips tightly. No one knew Ye Xuehuan's purpose of rescuing him better than him. Liu Ting wanted him to be a marionette, so he held Concubine Liu and asked him to submit obediently; He has nothing to rely on, so he doesn't care about the life and death of the hostages in Liu Ting's hands.

After finally looking forward to reinforcements, he seemed to be even more desperate.

Ye Xuehuan said: "Since the emperor is fine, why don't you go to a safe place with General Yang and retreat, and let me capture Liu Ni."

Ye Xueyuan looked at him coldly, without moving a step.

Knowing that he was controlled by others, Ye Xuehuan persuaded him sincerely: "Brother Emperor, the overall situation is the most important thing."

Ye Xueyuan sneered, glanced at Lan Qi behind him, and said sarcastically, "You are the least qualified to say that."

Ye Xuehuan shook his head, he meant to tell Liu Ting deliberately, but Ye Xueyuan didn't understand.Immediately, he stopped talking and walked towards the main hall.Tong Xuan led Xuanfeng's guards to surround him, Yang Lianyu commanded Dongchen Guards to take down all the rebels, and personally beheaded several leading captains.After Yao Qian arranged the perimeter, he also entered the front yard, exchanged glances with Yang Lianyu, and stayed where he was in tacit understanding.

——Although each is their own master, they dare not participate in this imperial dispute.

Seeing Ye Xuehuan approaching without any scruples, Ye Xueyuan couldn't help panicking, and blocked the door to prevent him from entering.Ye Xuehuan didn't dare to be too hasty, and stood still in front of the door.

There is only an ankle-high threshold between the two, but it seems that there is an insurmountable gap between them.

Liu Ting's voice came from inside the hall: "Quan You, His Highness the Third Highness is here to help you, why are you stopping him?"

Ye Xueyuan's eyes were full of anger and humiliation, and in the end he could only grit his teeth unwillingly, and turned sideways to let Ye Xuehuan enter.

The situation in the hall was very strange, Liu Ting and Xie Zifang sat on the main seats, they were playing chess leisurely, with dozens of rebel guards guarding them.Behind Liu Ting was Yu Tian with a livid face, and behind Xie Zifang were two pale and thin teenagers, staring at the ground with indifferent expressions, as if they had nothing to do with the whole world.

Four old doctors were tied back to back to the heavy copper smoker, each with a gleaming sharp knife around their necks, not daring to take a breath, and all of them looked at Ye Xuehuan with help-seeking eyes.

There was a small soft couch next to the incense burner, and a woman in palace attire was half lying on the couch, covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, coughing unceasingly.Just by looking at her eyebrows and eyes, one can tell that she has a pretty face, but her face is sickly, her hair is disheveled, and she is extremely tired; but when she sees Ye Xuehuan, there is a strange brilliance in her eyes, "Your appearance...Your appearance!"

She pointed at Liu Ting and said sharply, "You...you help Quan You...kill this old thief, kill him!"

Perhaps because of being too excited, he rolled down from the couch and coughed violently again.A few rebellious guards stood by the couch, and immediately drew their knives and pointed them at her neck; Ye Xueyuan kept silent, stepped forward and swung the knives, helped her back to lie down on the couch, and gently patted her on the back to stop her cough.The guards didn't stop him, but just looked at him coldly.

"Quanyou..." The woman held his hand tightly and said with a choked voice, "Mother and concubine, I'm sorry..."

She is naturally Concubine Liu, Ye Xueyuan's biological mother, and Liu Ting's biological daughter.She was supposed to be Liu Ting's first protection in the palace, but now she pointed at her father's nose and cursed "old thief".

She didn't say a word about the righteousness of the family and the country, just to protect her son.

——Most women in the world are like this. Between father and son, most of them will choose the latter.

Ye Xueyuan sighed, and said in a low voice, "Stop talking."

Concubine Liu lowered her eyes and leaned on Ye Xueyuan's shoulder, sobbing.

This side is desolate and gloomy, but Liu Ting still has a calm face, calmly placed a piece on the chessboard, and said softly: "Stay away from the spring, don't let him get sick."

As soon as the words fell, several guards rushed forward, pushed Ye Xueyuan aside, and then surrounded Concubine Liu to prevent him from approaching.

The dignified prince, being pushed and shoved so roughly, had blue veins throbbing faintly on Ye Xueyuan's forehead; but looking at the blade in Concubine Liu's neck, she had no choice but to hold back.

"I don't have the epidemic!"

Concubine Liu shouted excitedly again, her voice was originally shrill, but now it was hoarse due to the wind and cold, and she wanted to shout at the top of her voice, it was as ear-piercing as a broken gong.

Ye Xuehuan frowned involuntarily. Seeing his displeasure, Concubine Liu thought that he had misunderstood that she really had an epidemic, so she softened her voice and hurriedly explained: "Rong Cai, I am really not an epidemic, but this old thief." Colluding with the eunuchs in my palace, opening the window in the middle of the night to give me a cold, and then threatening the imperial doctor to say that I am a seasonal epidemic, is to take advantage of Quan You!"

She twisted the handkerchief in her hand, crumpled a piece of high-quality silk, and begged sadly: "Rong Cai, I know how much I offended you in the past, but, Ke Quanyou is your imperial brother after all." , you are brothers...I beg you, help him, help him..."

"We won't fight with you any more, if you want to reserve a place, just take it... I just ask you to help him... No one can help him except you..."

She was probably a little confused from the fever, or she really had no way to ask for help, and she was like a raving afterward, even saying such things as giving up the reserve position, and she was no longer the noble demeanor of the past.She is just a desperate mother at this moment, and as long as there is any hope of rescue, she will humbly plead for her trapped son.

Ye Xueyuan clenched her hands tightly, the sword lines between her brows were as deep as if they had been carved into her muscles and bones, and could never be erased.

Ye Xuehuan felt quite ironic in his heart. He and Ye Xueyuan had been together for more than twenty years, and they spoke to each other without false words, showing their disgust on each other's faces, so many officers and soldiers outside now thought he was taking advantage of it. The one who messed around to kill the prince, but Concubine Liu could treat him as a life-saving straw, so fortunately she would not die to mention brotherhood.

He couldn't help but wonder, what kind of existence is the so-called "blood relationship"?

Concubine Liu and Liu Ting are connected by blood, but she chose the piece of flesh that fell from her body without hesitation.Liu Ting could personally drive his daughter and grandson to a dead end for his own scheming, but he only thought about his son who was suffering far away in the southern wilderness.Lan Qi resolutely draws a clear line with the Qi family, but has to feel guilty towards Ye Xuexun because of his father's guilt.Chu Zhangyue knew that Mrs. Chu was wrong, but he still wanted to plead for her.

People hesitate and suffer because of sentient beings, but where does the word "love" come from?With the same appearance and the same blood flowing in the bones, will there be love for each other?

"Yelling, crying, and crying, how decent is it?"

Liu Ting still didn't look at her directly, and wasted no time making moves on the chessboard, his tone was like a father scolding his young and ignorant daughter.

Concubine Liu took a deep breath, and wanted to argue again; Ye Xuehuan really didn't want to hear her speak again, so she said calmly, "Mother Concubine Liu is sick, so let's rest first."

As expected, Concubine Liu didn't dare to say anything, for fear of offending the only life-saving straw and losing her last hope.

Here they are still chattering and entangled, but Lan Qi exchanged a look with Yu Tian calmly.

Although the two have never met, they both come from Skylark, and they are both top-notch gold characters. They know each other's identity. Just by looking at each other, there is a subtle and wordless tacit understanding.

Yu Tian stretched out three thin white fingers from his sleeve, and made several gestures for Lan Qi.

This is a common code word within Skylark, which is secretive and concise, but it can't convey too much detailed information.After reading it, Lan Qi gently tugged at the corner of Ye Xuehuan's clothes, and whispered to him.

Yu Tian told two things. One was that she was in a bad situation and could only pretend to compromise; the other was that Xie Zifang had something different and had to guard against it.

"There are differences in the body" is a very broad term, but it is really hard to explain it with just a few gestures.Ye Xuehuan couldn't help but glanced at Xie Zifang, that feminine and bewitching face was very pale, with a strange layer of lead gray in it, but the lips were extremely bright, it really didn't look normal.

The fact that Xie Zifang dared to appear in the East Palace meant that King Liang was probably already in danger, so there was no need to count on it.Ye Xuehuan originally wanted to ask him a few words, but seeing his provocative and complacent smile, he didn't bother to talk to him, and turned to Liu Ting, "Is Xiang Liu waiting for good news from the Jinwu Guard?"

As expected, Xie Zifang's face changed.

When he followed Liu Ting into the East Palace, he had already seen various expressions of surprise, anger, resentment, and unwillingness on the prince's face, and was intoxicated by the sense of accomplishment of being superior to others and trampled under the feet of those who looked down on him.He also really wanted to see this look on Ye Xuehuan's face, wanted to see him angry and helplessly depressed, even if he scolded himself for being double-faced and shameless, it could greatly satisfy his vanity.

However, Ye Xuehuan just glanced at him lightly, as if he was an insignificant ant who could be trampled to death at any time.

With a gloomy expression, he dropped a piece of chess in the wrong place, and directly gave Liu Ting a large piece.Liu Ting saw it in his eyes, felt that this person was completely impatient, and really looked down on him in his heart, his eyes were always on the chessboard, and he said slowly: "How about the Jinwu Guard, what does it have to do with the old man?"

Ye Xuehuan ignored his pretending to be stupid, and continued: "I just don't understand how Liu Xiang instigated Fang Jing?"

"Like I said, it has nothing to do with me." Liu Ting's face was calm, and he said again, "Fang Jing wants to rebel, of course he has his own reasons, how can he blame me for everything?"

So far, Liu Ting has no need to categorically deny this kind of detail, so Fang Jing may not be instigated by him, but each takes what he wants.Ye Xuehuan didn't know Fang Jing well, let alone what enmity he had with Ye Xueji; if he had been the chief of the Jinwu Guard and the emperor's confidant guard for so many years, if he had a different intention from the beginning, even Ye Xueji would not have concealed it from him. After that, it was too powerful.

However, he has no time to think about the other side of the imperial study room.

Xie Zifang threw the chess piece in his hand into the chess box, and sighed pretendingly: "Liu Xiang's chess skills are outstanding, Xie is defeated, I admire him."

He made a wrong move before, which is already a disadvantage, but it doesn't mean that he has no chance of winning, it's just that he lost his mind to play chess.

"As a lucky winner, let Xie tell Liu Xiang an interesting story." He turned his head to stare at Lan Qi, his squinted eyes were full of viciousness, "The person who stole the Southwest Tiger Talisman back then... is now standing In front of Liu Xiang."

Liu Ting's pupils shrank suddenly, and his expression suddenly froze.

All eyes on the stage immediately focused on Lan Qi, and Ye Xuehuan almost instinctively protected him behind him, with a flash of anger in his eyes.

He took it for granted that only Yu Wushuang knew about this matter within Yunque, but it was obviously not the case.Lan Qi is the top golden eye, the closest existence to Yu Wushuang in the entire eye department, what great things he has done, what important things he has taken, should be set as a role model and spread throughout the eye department.Time is running short, it is impossible for Xie Zifang to gather the rest of the eyes, but as long as there are four or five people in hand, it is enough for him to find out all the old things about Lan Qi in the skylark.

——This is really his biggest mistake, Xie Zifang really can only kill but not use.

Xie Zifang saw that he finally showed his emotions, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, looking extremely proud.

Lan Qi himself was very calm, his cold eyes fell on the two teenagers behind Xie Zifang, and he was very disdainful: "Do you think I will recognize it?"

The two dead boys suddenly raised their eyes without warning, met Lan Qi's gaze, and shouted in unison: "It's him!"

Lan Qi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Seeing him, the two teenagers didn't answer. You said something to each other, and continued on your own: "No.1 next to Master Yu, the whole eye area is recognized by everyone, just by hearing the voice."

"Master Yu believes in you and respects you, but you are willing to be Zhongyang's dog! Is this how you repay her?!"

"Master Yu would die at the hands of someone like you, it's too unworthy!"

"It doesn't matter how good you are, you are so wolf-hearted, you don't deserve to be golden eyes!"

The two talked more and more vigorously, at first there was a sour smell, and then it became a strong resentment, as impassioned as a mourning concubine.

Few people in the venue knew what was going on, and they were all confused; Ye Xuehuan had a sneer on his face, Yutian's eyes flashed with imperceptible disdain, Xie Zifang became more and more proud, Liu Ting remained silent Without saying a word, his fingers tapped on the chessboard, making dull sounds.

Lan Qi could tell at a glance that these two people were hidden, but they were not familiar with each other, and he couldn't tell who it was just by looking at the figure like he recognized Yujiu at the beginning; what's more, there are so many people in the whole eye area, and he is not a person. know all of them.

He had to slander Yu Wushuang's education method again. Although it has been the same in the past dynasties, this kind of high-energy and low-intelligence situation seems to have been developed to the extreme by Yu Wushuang. At least the ability to distinguish right from wrong is not there.Just by listening to these resentful words, he can guess how Xie Zifang fabricated the deception, it was nothing more than saying that he rebelled against Zhongyang, killed Yu Wushuang and offered her a gift, such a lame and full of mistakes and omissions lie, how could it still be true? Some people really believe it.

He even thought unconscionably, fortunately, the eye area has been destroyed, otherwise, if he had to take over such a mess, Yu Jiu might be able to recover from anger.

He listened to all the slanders and insults without changing his face, and replied lightly: "I show my true face, that is, I give up my hidden identity. What about you? What is the meaning of existence when the shadow is under the light?"

The two teenagers who were aggressive just now were both taken aback.

"Under what circumstances can the hidden true face be shown to others, have you forgotten? Xie Zifang asked you to show your face, and you will show it? Do you take Master Yu's teachings to heart?"

The two felt guilty immediately, and couldn't help but glance at Xie Zifang, one of them still stubbornly said: "That's better than you being a traitor!"

Lan Qi said: "You say that I am a traitor to Skylark, and I will not refute it. But I can tell you that I bear Master Yu's last wish. You can do whatever it takes, how about you?"

"I'll tell you one more thing."

He pointed to Xie Zifang, "Lord Yu died the day he broke into the palace, but he was surviving on his beauty and bones. It was this man who gave King Yi the idea to tarnish Yu Jiu, trap Lord Yu, and force me to flee. Li committed suicide. The whole eye area is full of messes, all thanks to him, you actually believed his nonsense just because he was holding a jade tablet. Never thought about where his jade tablet came from? Maybe it was from Master Yu What about the snatched one?"

What he said was flat, as if he had no emotion at all, but it was so true, he described those dangerous and tragic scenes vividly in a few words, and by the way, he put himself in the position of the victim, as if he really The most important thing is to bear the humiliation and bear the burden, but not forgetting the mission in the enemy camp, and Xie Zifang seems to be the instigator who did all kinds of bad things and framed him.

Even if he really wanted to care about it, he was telling the truth, but he omitted some subtle and indescribable details.Ye Xuehuan was almost about to laugh. Although Lan Qi was usually reticent in front of people, his mouth was really poisonous, and no one could stand it.

The two Lurkers were indeed shaken, and they looked at Xie Zifang with obvious suspicion and vigilance, as if they were waiting to hear his excuse.

Xie Zifang's face was extremely ugly, she didn't care about her image anymore, she pointed at Lan Qi and yelled, "Are you all blind? He only has his third highness in his eyes now, how can he remember Yu Wushuang?!"

Lan Qi immediately replied: "I said that I can do whatever it takes. As long as I can fulfill this last wish for Master Yu, what's the point of giving myself away?"

Xie Zifang almost laughed angrily. He had seen Lan Qi nest in Ye Xuehuan's arms eating persimmons. The one who fooled those two mentally handicapped people into a daze was simply disgusting.

He sneered and said: "The third prince, who is so dignified, is willing to be his tool for revenge?"

Ye Xuehuan smiled and said, "I think it's worth a trade for Lan'er."

"..."

Xie Zifang felt dizzy for a while, and was so stunned that he scratched his heart and lungs, took a few breaths, and was really speechless.

The two latent youths thought he was out of reason and speechless, and were about to turn against him, when Lan Qi said coldly: "You believe what Xie Zifang says, and you believe what I say, it's too easy to deceive, right? .”

The two were completely dumbfounded.

Lan Qi raised his head slightly, and said proudly: "That's why I have the golden eyes. You will never catch up, let alone your turn to intervene in this matter. How many secrets have come to the palace, tell them to give me all of them." Get out and make a living for yourself, so that you can do it for yourself. Master Yu's last wish, I alone is enough, I don't need you trash to get in the way."

His voice was a little hoarse, not as clear and crisp as usual, but on the contrary, it seemed very imposing, with the full pressure of a superior.Especially the words "make a living for yourself, do it for yourself", although they are not fake, but in those two hidden ears, there is a bit of a tragic taste, as if he would rather be a traitor who bears a bad name, Sinners also need to perfect those surviving secrets, and let them stay away from disputes and live in peace.

Although their acting styles were completely different, at that moment, they vaguely saw a little shadow of Yu Wushuang from Lan Qi.

The two looked at each other, and actually retreated to the door in silence.Xie Zifang widened her eyes in disbelief, and watched the two retreat to the door, glanced at them with nostalgia, and was reprimanded by Lan Qi to "get out of here", before disappearing into the dark night snow shadow.

Lan Qi had been watching the breath outside the door with bated breath, until he was sure that the two Yin Yins had really left, then he was secretly relieved, and belatedly realized that his back was drenched in cold sweat.

He is not entirely acting, nor is he completely selfless. No one knows better than him how cruel the rules of survival in Skylark are. Everyone who can live in it until now is stepping on the bones of others.He didn't want these latent abilities without judgment to be used for no reason anymore, even if he knew that they couldn't make a living by themselves, they couldn't help them any more right now.

If he can't frighten these secrets and let them continue to be used by Xie Zifang, the situation will become extremely unfavorable.

——Fortunately, these simple concealments are easy to deceive.

He glanced at Ye Xuehuan gratefully. His words and deeds just now completely disrespected him, but he always believed in him and protected him. At this moment, he was still gently stroking his cold palm. It can make him feel at ease at any time, and can give him enough courage and confidence.

Ye Xuehuan didn't care that Lan Qi described himself as a revenge tool. In fact, the person who gave Yu Wushuang the promise was himself. In order to get Lan Qi back, he was played by that woman over and over again. It's even more embarrassing to say, don't mention it.It was just the first time he saw Lan Qi with such a tough and domineering appearance. He was amazed for a while, but at the same time he felt extremely proud. Skylark is another scene.

——His kitten, no matter where it is placed, is the best.

"Okay. As expected, Yu Wushuang personally trained him."

In the silent main hall, only Liu Ting's crisp applause echoed spookily and gloomyly.

"So...you did steal the Tiger Talisman, didn't you?"

He got up suddenly, and lifted the entire heavy wooden chessboard off the table with one palm, causing the sawdust to fly, and the black and white chess pieces scattered all over the floor.

"It's you...it's you who caused Xian'er to be exiled in the Southern Wilderness, and will never be pardoned!"

His canthus is about to burst, his eyes are bloodshot, his short gray beard stands on end, and his expression is extremely ferocious. Even the Liu family's longest-serving confidant, I am afraid that he has never seen this right-hand man who is under one person be so mad When furious.

Yu Wushuang didn't know where he died, and now he finally found another culprit. His anger, which had nowhere to go, finally had a place to vent. Fate of the ghost.

Xie Zifang, who was closest, took two steps back in shock, before she stabilized her figure in embarrassment.

When Lan Qi saw him agitated at first, he felt a little frightened, and couldn't help holding Ye Xuehuan's palm, feeling the warmth from his palm, then he calmed down a little, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Xian is just to blame. All his dealings with Skylark in the past ten years, every one of them has been kept in the cabinet in the heart. If all of them are exposed, all of your Liu family will die without a place to bury them. Isn't it just as simple as exile? If it is true If someone harms him, that is your own ambition!"

"You are presumptuous!" Liu Ting yelled, his eyes were red, as if he had forgotten his purpose of forcing the palace, and only the enemy who killed his beloved son was left in his eyes, "Come on! Kill this Yiguo for me!" spy!"

Just as the surrounding rebels were about to move forward, Ye Xuehuan turned his spear upside down, and the point of the spear slammed into the ground. He pierced a big hole in the gorgeous blue and white rock palace bricks. Buzz echoed: "Who dares!"

In terms of murderous aura and power, no one can compare to this Northwest God of War; Xuanfeng's guards also drew their swords out of their sheaths one after another, and the two confronted each other, and no one dared to step forward for a while.

Lan Qi hid safely behind him, and continued to add fuel to the flames: "Don't think you can use my identity to make a fuss. I can tell you now, my surname is Qi, Qi Shengguang."

Even in the midst of rage, Liu Ting could figure out the cause and effect, and smiled back in anger, "Okay, very good...Chu Xiangqi...it's Chu Xiangqi again!"

Lan Qi raised his head and replied: "Yes. So I have been a member of Empress Chu from the beginning. If you want to use me to judge Rongcai, it is impossible."

He stared at Liu Ting, his dark almond eyes flickered, and said each word with a pause: "I will never——will never be Rong Cai's weakness."

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Warning for bloody scenes in the next chapter!