Years of Hua Xu

After walking for about an hour, Liu Bai rode his horse to the entrance of a small town.He got off his horse and walked towards the town very casually.

The town is called Lingfeng Town, and it is said that Murong Lingfeng, the first national teacher of the Celestial Dynasty, was born here.According to legend, Murong Lingfeng was very good at marching and arranging formations, and governing the country. The most amazing thing is that Murong Lingfeng has a deep research on astrology, and he has made great contributions to the unification of the celestial dynasty, and won the respect of the emperor.Since then, the Murong family has been outstanding in successive dynasties and has an indispensable position in the court.Therefore, the first emperor of the Celestial Dynasty bestowed the town where Murong Lingfeng was born as Lingfeng Town.

"Hmph, even if the Murong family knows the future through the past and present, it will not be able to restore the decline of the Celestial Dynasty." Liu Bai stood under the plaque bestowed by the first emperor, just like an ordinary person, looking at the plaque painted with iron and silver hooks with great interest He touched his chin and admired it for a while, although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, there was an inaudible cold hum in his mouth.

Liu Bai just led the horse around the town in such a leisurely manner, and lingered in the hawker's stall from time to time, like a standard businessman, evaluating whether there is a resale value for novelty gadgets.Finally, he stepped into an antique shop.

"Shopkeeper, show me all the good jade in your store." Just after entering the store, Liu Bai unfolded a gold-painted folding fan and shouted imposingly.

"My lord, the jade here is all of the highest quality." The shopkeeper saw that Liu Bai was wearing extraordinary clothes, although he was young, he was very imposing.Immediately, he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly came to greet him.

"These?" Liu Bai only glanced out of the corner of his eye, brushed the fan away, knocked on the fan handle and said dissatisfiedly, "These are also considered 'good'? Don't be fooled."

"Uh, what does the young master mean?" The shopkeeper asked cautiously, not sure what Liu Bai meant.

"What do you mean, sir? You open the door to do business, don't you understand? You dare to open an antique shop with these stones, and you are not afraid of being smashed by someone?" Liu Bai smiled, and picked up a delicate piece of jewelry on his belt. The jade pendant swayed in front of the shopkeeper. "See, this kind of jade can barely catch your eyes. You can figure it out yourself."

When the shopkeeper saw the jade pendant, his eyes were serious immediately, but his face remained calm, and he bowed his waist: "My lord, a good jade needs to be matched with an elegant person. If you can match this sentence, it will be regarded as giving away the treasure of the small shop. So what's the matter, Mr. Yu?"

Liu Bai drew his fan and bowed, signaling the shopkeeper to come up with a question.

The shopkeeper returned a salute, but there was no trace of ink, and immediately said: "The general died in a hundred battles."

The corners of Liu Bai's eyes twitched indistinctly, thinking to himself, you smoldering man, An Zilin, after seeing the shopkeeper's serious appearance, he could only reply honestly and seriously: "The king doesn't go to court early."

The shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief, his eyes became even more humble, and he said with a smile, "My lord is very kind, he is worthy of a beautiful jade. But you know, it's not safe or convenient outside, why don't you go inside and give it a reward."

Liu Bai returned an expression that should have been so, and followed the shopkeeper to lift the curtain and enter the inner hall.

It was only after Liu Bai entered that he discovered that the inner hall of the antique shop turned out to be a hidden cave.The shopkeeper led him through the house twice, and then entered a small room, where he knocked a few times, and the walls were slowly pushed aside.The shopkeeper respectfully invited Liu Bai in.

A green crane lantern was lit in the secret room. Although it was a bit dim, the structure and furnishings of the secret room could be seen clearly: there were a few ancient paintings on the wall that could not be seen from the dynasty. There was a square table and two chairs in the middle. A large waist-high cabinet with a transparent jade ruyi on it.It's no different than a normal antique shop's backroom—if one ignores the fact that one of the chairs sits with a seemingly out of place person.

The shopkeeper let Liu Bai in, and respectfully said: "The little one is waiting outside." After saying that, he knocked a few more times, and the wall closed again.

Liu Bai squinted his eyes and looked around the secret room, and stopped a few times in certain places, getting used to the difference from day to dusk, and then heard a proud voice speaking to him.

"You've been late for a long time." The person sitting on the chair is extremely beautiful and glamorous, with exquisite eyebrows and eyes, but not feminine at all. He looks arrogant and indifferent at first glance, but inadvertently exudes a charming charm that makes people want to conquer.The heavy maroon-purple robe was punctured with intricate dark red roses. The strange contrasting color would easily look vulgar and disharmonious if worn by others, but it had a strange beauty when worn on him.

"It was only a while later." Liu Bai shrugged at Ling Moyan who was sitting under the candlelight, replied indifferently, and took a seat opposite him.

"One night spring night, you really know how to enjoy it." Ling Moyan looked at Liu Bai seriously, their eyes met for a moment, and then they moved away from each other.

"Needed by the mission." Liu Bai squinted his eyes, still in a careless and playful tone: "The number one beauty in the Central Plains, Ling Moyan, wouldn't be interested in listening to corners."

"...Next time, remember to find an inn with thick walls," Ling Moyan glared at Liu Bai fiercely, and said through gritted teeth, "Or keep your voice down, so as not to be ashamed and thrown out of the country, and affect the people in the inn." Don't rest." That's all for now, but Ling Moyan knows that the voice last night was extremely suppressed, if he didn't live next door, and he has excellent hearing, and is sensitive to this kind of voice, it is easy to ignore it.But what he cared about was the uncontrollable emotion between the two in that voice.

Mo Yan smiled, and the world turned pale. ——This is the evaluation of Ling Moyan ten years ago.At that time, less than a month after Ling Moyan was listed in Fuli Qiyun Square, her fame spread far and wide, and she was hailed as the number one beauty in the Central Plains.The following story is very old-fashioned. Ling Moyan fell in love at first sight with Su Qingyan, the Marquis of Qing'an in the Huaxu Kingdom who traveled to Fuli, and chased him to King Huaxu's palace, but since then he was captured by Su Qingyan's cunning lover, King Huaxu Xuanyuan Fuxi. Locked up, and from then on he was bored and forced to work for Hua Xu. Of course, this is another story.

Liu Bai was the child Ling Moyan met in King Huaxu's palace at that time.The villain is as delicate as a powder ball, he is beautiful and innocent, and he is dressed luxuriously, so he is naturally likable.Su Qingyan said that this was the young son of Yonglehou's family, Su Biluo, who was specially trained by Xuanyuan in the palace.Ling Moyan's heart immediately became vigilant - a child who can be specially trained by Xuanyuan, no matter how young he is, he can't be negligent!

Several subsequent encounters proved that Ling Moyan's vigilance was completely right. For example, Su Biluo's unscrupulous methods for failing to achieve his goals were as cruel as being able to play tricks on anyone.Ling Moyan didn't know what method Xuanyuan used to train Su Biluo, but he knew that although Su Biluo's voice could be exaggerated, it was only exaggerated.But yesterday he could hear a trace of real desire intertwined with impulsiveness and repression - this is fake, it is his hallucination, it must be an illusion.

Ling Moyan and Su Biluo, that is, Liu Bai, looked at each other for a moment, and immediately threw all their doubts to the horizon.Ling Moyan knew that although Liu Bai was very curious, he didn't really like others asking about his personal affairs.What's more, this kind of thing may also be required by the mission, Liu Bai will definitely be able to handle it by himself.

Thinking about it, Ling Moyan coughed: "An Zilin has confirmed that Murong Chen passed away two months ago."

Su Biluo clasped his chin with his index finger and said, "Two months ago... If I remember correctly, the news about the Golden Seal was also released at about the same time... Could it be that the two are a well-established situation?"

Ling Moyan lowered her eyes, and said softly: "I don't know if it's an accident, but Murong Chen, the former national teacher, is indeed dead."

Su Biluo recovered from her thoughts, and raised her eyes: "Huh?"

The corners of Ling Moyan's mouth curled into a wry smile: "Although the Murong family is not as magical as the outside rumors, there are some places that are indeed different - such as the bloodline. The bloodlines of the Murong family can deserve each other. Three A month ago, my heart felt an inexplicable pain."

Su Biluo suddenly remembered that Ling Moyan was actually the heir of the Murong family, but he was kicked out.Ling Moyan's natal name should be Murongyan.When the descendants of the Murong family reach adulthood at the age of 15, they have to undergo a natal fortune-telling.Ten years ago, Murong Yan was just 15 years old.He was supposed to be the most pampered age, but he was expelled from the Murong family because of the result of natal divination, and was ordered not to use the Murong family's unique divination skills for the rest of his life.No one knows the result of the divination, and no one knows how Ling Moyan got to Qiyunfang.The world only knows that the young Jinghong was redeemed as soon as he appeared, and has since traveled around the world without a fixed place.But Su Biluo knew more. Ling Moyan used tricks to get someone to redeem herself at a price far lower than her worth, and after chasing Qing'an Hou Su Qingyan to Huaxu, she was squeezed by Xuanyuan ever since.Also, Murong Chen, the former national teacher, was Ling Moyan's biological father. Ling Moyan's divination skills are actually very good, but he will never be able to use them.

"In that case, I don't know what's going on in Murong Villa now." Su Biluo tapped on the handle of the fan.

"Other than the servants, there should be only one person left in Murong Villa—my younger brother Murong Qing." Ling Moyan spoke suddenly, with a hollow voice, as if chatting about a topic that had nothing to do with him: "Murong's since ancient times It is a branch of the divination family. Most of my family are priests in the tribe, and are deeply favored by the heavens. Most of the tribe members are very intelligent. However, even in the tribe, the ancestor Murong Lingfeng is a genius that is rare in a thousand years. But he not only used My own knowledge helped the Celestial Dynasty conquer the country, and even used astrology to spy on the destiny of the country. From then on, it was difficult for Murong to be in trouble. Although the heirs of each generation can be said to be amazingly talented, it is getting more and more difficult to spread branches and leaves, especially A direct descendant who has inherited divination." After a pause, Ling Moyan continued: "The Celestial Dynasty has collapsed, and the national teacher Murong Chen has disappeared. Although the four major vassal states have agreed to get three golden seals to worship in all directions, the people are more inclined Because of the saying that the one who wins the favor wins the world."

"That's natural. The Golden Seal is just a compromise because the national strengths of several countries were equal at that time, and no country could gain the absolute upper hand. No matter how stupid and precarious, the name of Murong Guoshi can deter the whole world, even Miaojiang, and the barbarians on the sea. Only when the strength is strong, the regime is stable. If the strength is not enough, even getting the Golden Seal will be in vain. On the contrary, it will cause trouble to the upper body, and may even perish early. However ——" Su Biluo smiled, her tone couldn't be more relaxed and natural: "For His Majesty, the Golden Seal must be obtained, and Murong must also be obtained."

Ling Moyan looked at Su Biluo who was so determined, and suddenly responded with a somewhat nasty smile: "Murong's family precepts, the Murong family has assisted the Celestial Dynasty for generations, and if the Celestial Dynasty is destroyed, they will not be allowed to be an official. Therefore, this good wish of His Majesty Xuanyuan, I am afraid It's going to be empty."

Su Biluo grinned: "You don't need to worry about this. Since His Majesty has this idea, he must have corresponding means. All the marching and formation of the Murong family, the strategy of governing the country, including the unpredictable divination techniques, are all in one. This book is a compulsory homework for successors of all generations. That book is called the Book of Heaven. Therefore, if you don’t get the heirs of the Murong family, then it’s the same if you get the Book of Heaven.”