Fengmou in troubled times

The alliance ceremony of the four kingdoms of Rongshao, Cangjue, Langfu and Wenyun finally officially started with great momentum at the altar of inviting immortals in Rongshao Kingdom.

Just like the alliance ceremony between the ancient princes, a square was dug in advance in the open space under the altar. In front of Emperor Yin and other representatives of the three kingdoms, Ling Yan, who was wearing a sacrificial dress of the national teacher, commanded the horoscope according to the date of birth. The selected helpers slaughtered the sacrificial animals on the ridge.The three guards, who had already been trained countless times to help, were extremely proficient at this time. They first cut off the left ears of the three animals, and then took an appropriate amount of blood.Ling Yan, who appeared to be a fairy, was disgusted by these bloody sacrifices in his heart, but he still put the ears of the three animals into the bead plate, and put the blood of the animals in a jade cup.Then dipped in the blood in the cup, according to the template compiled earlier, he wrote the letter of alliance in one go.

Although he is Rong Shao's national teacher, Ling Yan is presiding over the oath of the Four Kingdoms as the priest of Yi Ke'an's spirit world at this time. After he symbolically read out this alliance letter, which no one will object to now, it is a proclamation After becoming the god who protects the eight wildernesses.Ling Yan, who was also in charge of drawing blood, took the jade cup and came to Emperor Yin Shu Yanrong, dipped in the blood in a wicked way, wiped it on Shu Yanrong's forehead in a serious manner, and happily drew three lines in succession, It's just that he didn't fill in a vertical line to become a king character.

Feng Yinran, who was watching from a distance, suppressed a smile, and when Ling Yan finished drawing on the heads of Qiuchi, Fang Tingwu and Chu Boluan next to him one by one, holding the cup and looking around as if he wanted to walk towards them, he hurriedly pulled Fang Linyuan towards them. He retreated a little and hid among the ministers.It's not that he is suspicious, it's really Ling Yan's kind of person, with the halo of a national teacher, no one dares to object to how he wants to play.

I don't know if Feng Yinran really saw through what was in his heart, Ling Yan put the cup back on the altar in embarrassment, and directed the people to put the three animals in the square pit, and wrote the alliance that he wrote. Books are placed on top of it, and people are carefully burying them.Then, the four copies of the alliance documents that had been transcribed by someone long ago were handed over to the representatives of the four countries, and it was announced that the alliance ceremony was completely completed.

The pre-copied letter of alliance was written in cinnabar ink. Although there was no smell of blood, the Four Kingdoms felt disgusted with this letter of alliance in the bottom of their hearts.The legend of the Emperor Star has now been spread all over the lands, seas, ruins and wastelands. May I ask which king, which hero with the ambition of dominating the world, has never firmly believed that he is the unworldly legend who can dominate the world and dominate the beautiful country?Therefore, the paper of alliance in their hands is just a momentary rest, waiting for them to accumulate strength and explode one day.

But at this moment, with the joy and joy on the stage, these scenes that should be played are still indispensable.Emperor Yin talked and smiled cordially with the representatives of the other three kingdoms, and while speaking, he turned his head and waved, and asked Princess Yanyan who was standing behind with the queen—now Fang Zhuer, the concubine of Rongshao Yuyu—to come closer. "Zhu'er, when the dust of the alliance ceremony is settled, your imperial brother will probably go back to the country and leave. I don't know when you want to meet again. Do you have anything to say to bring Cang Jue back to your father and queen?"

Fang Zhu'er smiled obediently when she heard the words. She covered half of her face with a light veil in front of outsiders. Although others felt strange, they did not dare to ask them face to face.Seeing Emperor Yin's attitude, everyone present seemed to love Fang Zhu'er very much, but they didn't know whether he was showing his true feelings or deliberately showing it to the Three Kingdoms.Fang Tingwu, who was watching coldly, also laughed, and said along with Emperor Yin: "Father is in good health, so you don't have to worry about your sister. Besides, your Seventh Brother always lives here and will definitely take care of you."

What he meant was to let Fang Linyuan stay in Rongshao as a hostage, but Shu Yanrong didn't know whether it was Fang Hua's intention or Fang Tingwu's false edict, so he didn't respond immediately.Fang Zhu'er pretended she didn't hear it, and blessed Fang Tingwu, and said with a smile: "Brother, please tell my father, mother and concubine that your Majesty treats Zhu'er like a jewel, and Zhu'er is very happy. Father, Queen, Mother and Concubine take care of your health and don't need to worry about your daughter."

Fang Tingwu comforted her like a good brother who loves his siblings. Before leaving, he naturally didn't know what kind of tasks his father had assigned to Fang Zhu'er in private, and he didn't bother to care.What's more... He raised his eyes and looked at Fang Linyuan and Feng Yinran who were talking to the national teacher Ling Yan not far away. Even if his good father had plans to let his youngest son return to the country, he would not meet them Opportunity!

Feng Yinran, who didn't pay attention to Fang Tingwu's gaze at all, turned her head and saw her little niece Pan'er, who was dressed in exquisite clothes and accompanied her sister Feng Mingyan. She seemed to want to run over to find him, but because of her mother's previous warning, she looked like a girl. With a well-behaved and sensible appearance but infinitely wronged, his heart immediately turned into spring water.But at this moment, Emperor Yin was still courting people from other Three Kingdoms, he was inconvenient to go to his sister, so he had to make a face at Pan'er, which made her finally cover her mouth and laugh.

Looking back at this scene, Fang Linyuan looked at Feng Yinran's childish look. From an angle that the prudent and well-behaved civil and military officials could not see, such a genuine smile bloomed on the corners of his brows and eyes, as if fused into the brilliant As warm as the sun, people like him can't help but want to believe in the dream of the peaceful years and the stability of the present world.

In Feng Yinran's casual smile, Fang Linyuan lost his mind for a moment.No one understands better than him that what he chose is a road from which there is no possibility of turning back, accompanied by endless open and secret struggles, ruined reputation after a wrong son, and worrying about gains and losses after he gets it.What is more irresistible than fear is the temptation brought by the vanity of leaving a name in history and immortality, and finally realizing his desire to protect what he loves.But in the process of struggling to get to that position, can I really hold on to everything I have obtained now?

He has asked himself more than once, if the price of sitting on the dragon chair that makes people feel like walking on thin ice and sitting on pins and needles is to lose the person he cares about, will he still try his best to fight and grab it.And this question is like a paradox, because if he quits completely, his competitors will definitely be very happy to make him disappear from this world.

The imperial brothers who are staring at each other, Lin Fei who hides in the dark, the father who is obsessed with the high position, the neighbors who have their own ghosts... Fang Linyuan couldn't help laughing as he examined his rough future.Although he never does things that he is not sure of, this time he has to be like those gamblers, putting all his eggs in one basket to block his obsession.Since Ling Ye, who was born in Yi Ke'an's spiritual family, has vowed to call himself the legendary emperor star, and has already fallen into darkness and mud, for his only salvation, how can he be timid and wait for death?

"Yin Ran, you seem to like children very much, what should we do?"

Feng Yinran was taken aback by his question, her left hand fell into Fang Linyuan's hand unconsciously, in front of so many people, although she knew no one would see her, she still blushed unnaturally .But Fang Linyuan continued to say with resentment on his face: "If one day, you don't want me in order to have a child, what should you do?"

Could it be that he looks like the kind of person who randomly finds a woman to have a child in order to have an heir to carry on the family? "Could it be that the Seventh Prince will marry any concubine to give birth to your son as a prince when he inherits the throne one day?" Feng Yinran felt angry and funny, so she couldn't help asking in a low voice.Usually, I seldom see Fang Linyuan's coquettish and aggrieved expression, it seems that because I care a little more about Pan'er, it seems to make him jealous.

"No, no!" Quickly shaking his head and denying it, while Ling Yan and the others were busy packing up, Fang Linyuan quickly pressed a kiss on Feng Yinran's cheek, and before he had time to become angry, he whispered: " My wish is enough to have you alone in my life."

……Dividing line……

To be honest, when Feng Yinran met Bai Gui, the big boss who was in charge of all Jing Yaohui's business in the imperial capital, she was a little disappointed at first.In his subconscious mind, Jing Yao would be in charge of operations in different regions, and the seven big bosses named after the seven legendary Gods of Wealth in ancient times should all look bright and capable, but he didn't expect that Boss Bai was actually a The short, fat, bald old man, when he smiled, his eyes, which were not big at all, could hardly be seen from squinting, but he looked kindly.

"Boss Bai, please sit down." Feng Yinran, who was sifting through the useful information that happened in various places in the past few days, put down the things at hand, and asked someone to offer fragrant tea to Bai Gui. "Boss Bai is in a hurry to find me, but what will happen to Jing Yao?"

Perhaps it was the hot weather that made Bai Gui very sad. While wiping the unstoppable sweat, he said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. The old man has the cheek to come to Pavilion Master Feng. I want to ask for the meeting, where is our meeting leader at the moment?"

Feng Yinran laughed when he heard the words, could it be that Jing Yao would be worried that he would secretly murder Ah Hong and take away their position as the leader of the Jing Yao Society?In front of Bai Gui, Feng Yinran couldn't express what was on her mind, so she just said in a perfunctory way: "Where do you guys go, will you still report to me? If Boss Bai is really in a hurry to find him, we will send him to the police station." Xingge can also take over the job of finding someone, but it's just the price... Boss Bai is a big business man, so he won't lose us, right?"

Hearing Feng Yinran's impolite reply, Bai Gui just nodded and smiled apologetically, which made Feng Yinran feel that he had punched the cotton with a punch, and felt extremely aggrieved. "The master of the Feng Pavilion misunderstood! When the master left, he gave orders to us old men. The relationship between you and him is a deadly friendship. Talking about money or something must be playing tricks on the old man." Jing Jing A few generations ago, a leader of the Yaohui set up a rule that the seven big bosses were not allowed to know the name and true appearance of the leader, and only recognized the seal but not the person.At this time, even if Shao Surong really disappeared or had an accident, the old man Bai and others didn't know how to find him. "Master Feng Pavilion, don't make fun of the old man anymore. Now that old man Duanmu and old man Zhao are both arguing to retire and return to their fields, if the leader doesn't come to meet their chosen successor and nod his head, those two old fellows won't be able to leave. Don't worry."

This is really a problem... When Shao Surong left, although he verbally entrusted Feng Yinran to take care of the business of Gu Jingyao Club, and greeted the seven big bosses, Feng Yinran was too lazy to do his best and had a personal matter. Heap, Er Zejing Yaohui's self-contained system is not something he, a layman, can understand, so he just occasionally helps deliver a message to Shao Suhong when the seven big bosses have something that cannot be negotiated.But now there has been no news from Shao Surong and Duan Ziyi for three or four days. Although he is responsible for inquiring about the world's intelligence, he is not Shao Surong's personal nanny after all, is he?How can I keep an eye on his actions all the time?

"Boss Bai doesn't need to be impatient," sighed secretly, Feng Yinran was thinking about how to blackmail Shao Surong when he came back, but on the face he said politely to Bai Gui: "You master martial arts is not bad, but not As for losing your life so easily, go back and persuade the two big bosses to wait a little longer, and I will ask you to pay more attention to the movements of your leader. Tell him, do you think it's okay?"

"Okay, okay!" Bai Gui nodded hastily, with an enthusiastic and sincere appearance, just like Feng Yinran saved their whole family instead of passing on a message for them, making people feel a little ashamed.Feeling deeply that she was completely reduced to the "little carrier pigeon" that Jing Yaohui and Shao Surong contacted each other, Feng Yinran, who couldn't laugh or cry, sent away the thankful Boss Bai, and after much deliberation, she immediately called Mo Xi in.

The grown-up Mo Xi looks tougher than when he was young, but those beautiful eyes and pale pink lips are still a little too soft, which often makes Feng Yinran unable to help but want to dress him up as a girl. Children come and see. "Qin Xi didn't come to see you today?" Feng Yinran picked up the manuscript in his hand again, and watched Mo Xi help him organize things as before, and asked casually: "Aren't you going to buy something in the capital?" Is it a house? Why, haven’t you picked a place yet?”

Although he has now replaced Xuanwu as the head of Qianxing Pavilion and the head of the four guardians, in front of his young master Feng Yinran, Mo Xi feels that he will always be that shy but eager to show off his abilities.Younger brother Qinxi always jokes about his utter devotion to the young master, but Qinxi herself treats the young master differently. Apart from the love for saving and taking him in back then, and the kindness of knowing him now, there are probably some inexplicable things that they can't explain themselves. worship and faith.After all, to them who were desperate at that time, these two young masters seemed to be the light that illuminated everything.

"I'm used to living in the pavilion, and Qinxi spends most of her time in the branch of the Jingyao Society in the imperial capital. Even if I buy a house, I'm afraid I won't have time to live in it." Mo Xi smiled faintly His smile lines make him seem shy and restrained. "The little princess's birthday will be in three days, has the pavilion master thought about what gift to give to the little princess this year?"

Feng Yinran, who was copying something, stopped writing when he heard the words. If Mo Xi hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten this matter when he got busy, and he would not be able to give the little ancestor Pan'er a gift by then, I'm afraid she would burst into tears Make a fuss and be relentless. "If Feng Yao and Xue Fu know about it, they will definitely blame you for stealing their jobs." Feng Yinran hurriedly wrote the last two lines, then pressed the pen to her chin and said distressedly: "Since Mo Xi, you talked about it. Hurry up and help me think about it, what should I prepare for Pan'er this year?",

After carefully sorting out the manuscripts that had been messed up by Feng Yinran one by one, Mo Xi smiled and shook her head and said, "Palace master, please forgive Mo Xi. How can I guess what the little princess is thinking?"

"Forget it, forget it, I'll think about it." Putting this matter aside for a while, Feng Yinran remembered the purpose of calling Mo Xi, "Mo Xi, look at Kui Su and the others on the west side, is there anything about Ah Hong and Zi Yi?" Did the news come back?"

"It doesn't seem to have happened before." Mo Xi thought about it for a while, and then replied: "A few days ago, Lou Su said that he saw Young Master Yun going to the desert with Mistress Duan, and no news came back after that. If the pavilion master is in a hurry to find them, I will arrange for someone to go and have a look."

The desert... Even in modern times with advanced technology, getting lost in the desert is a fatal thing, and I don't know if Ah Yi and Ziyi are safe now.Feng Yinran frowned and said: "It's not a big deal, you just ask three or two people to search for their whereabouts near the entrance. Make sure they bring enough drinking water, and don't go too deep."

"Yes, Mo Xi wrote it down."

Seeing Mo Xi smiled and answered, Feng Yinran's thoughts moved, and she couldn't help asking: "Mo Xi, if one day I have something to leave Rong Shao, you will take over the Xing Xing Pavilion, okay?"

"Pavilion Master?!" Bewildered by this sudden question, Mo Xi paused for a long time before realizing, "Pavilion Master is going to accompany Mr. Fang back to Cangjue?" The answer, Mo Xi asked guessing like this, but there was some sore pain in his heart.And this kind of dull pain became more frequent and severe when Feng Yinran nodded and admitted. "Even if you go to Cangjue, the pavilion master can still take care of the affairs of the pavilion. Mo Xi's qualifications are stupid, how can the pavilion master be at ease?"

Seemingly expecting that Mo Xi would not agree, Feng Yinran sighed, not knowing how to explain it to Mo Xi.He is a friend who grew up with him, and he entered Qianxing Pavilion because of himself, so he doesn't have a very strong sense of belonging and mission here.But for the direct descendants cultivated by the previous four Dharma protectors, for those other people who have positioned Qianxing Pavilion in their minds as the shadow guards of the Huang family guarding Rongshao Kingdom and are deeply rooted, it is necessary to persuade them to follow themselves as Cangjue Kingdom. How difficult will it be to contribute?Maybe it's time for him to pick a few suitable subordinates for himself and set up another branch.

"I also suddenly remembered, just asking casually, Mo Xi, why don't you be so serious." Feng Yinran saw Mo Xi's look of being hit, only when he couldn't adapt to his hasty decision, Feng Yinran gently persuaded: "Things are impermanent, you all think that I have prepared a way out for myself in advance. Just like Boss Bai who came today, if one day something happens to the Xingxing Pavilion and I happen to be away, then the only thing I can entrust to the Xingxing Pavilion is You alone, you are the only one who can hold down the other three guardians and 28 star envoys. You swore to be my right-hand man at that time, and now that you have done it, do you still want to go back on your word?"

The token that was handed to me by the young master back then, and now carefully kept close to me, seems to have become hot at this moment, just like the feelings that have been treasured in Mo Xi's heart, and Mo Xi's brain is so burned that he can't think normally for a while. Dazed, he agreed. "Mo Xi won't regret it, I will definitely take care of the Xingxing Pavilion for the pavilion master." But I couldn't help but continued in my heart: And I will wait until I can proudly hand over the Xingxing Pavilion back Master, in your hand...