Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Farewell

The night is long and endless. Zheng Xuan's face was full of mystery, halfway through speaking, he glanced at Sun Simiao. Sun Simiao said nothing, but Zhang Zhongjian wanted to grab Zheng Xuan's neck and squeeze out what he wanted to say. Fortunately, Zheng Xuan finally spoke again: "Du Lu Mingyue has dominated the world for more than 30 years, and now he is old. People in the Tao are a little lucky, and don't want to be together." Another king of Lanling came out of the country, who was so powerful that he surpassed Hulu Mingyue." "What you said is nonsense." Zhang Zhongjian said dissatisfied.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and he felt a scene flash in his mind. Zhang Zhongjian lost his voice: "Everyone in the Tao suspects that King Lanling is originally a puppet supported by Hulu Mingyue?" He didn't think so at first, but after he was enlightened by Zhang Yu, he knew a lot that Zhang Yu knew before his death. At that moment just now, what flashed through his mind was the scene of the confrontation between Zhang Yu and King Lanling in Jiankang. Zheng Xuan was a little surprised, and said after a while: "It turns out that Zhang Daxia also thinks so." "King Lanling's martial arts are by no means weak." Zhang Zhongjian said slowly.

Zheng Xuandao: "Of course, but it's definitely not to the point where you can kill Li Babai with one move!" After a moment's pause, he analyzed, "In the past few years, the rapid rise of King Lanling is simply unimaginable, or —it’s just a myth.” After a pause, looking at Sun and Zhang, Zheng Xuan said mysteriously: "Don't you two have any better ideas about this?" Sun Simiao looked at the oil lamp without saying a word. Zhang Zhongjian pondered for a while, and said slowly: "The King of Lanling on Long Street has been wearing a mask all the time."

Zheng Xuan laughed and said, "Daxia Zhang hit the point. The mask remains the same, but the person can change. Behind the mask may be King Lanling..." "Of course it could be Hulu Mingyue?" Zhang Zhongjian was stunned. Zheng Xuan's eyes flickered, and he said word by word: "No, it's possible, it can only be Hulu Mingyue! The only spear in the world that can assassinate Li Babai with one move is the Dingjun Spear, and the one that can use the Dingjun Spear is Hulu Mingyue!" Zhang Zhongjian shuddered as the cold wind whistled outside the window. At that moment, he thought too much, and only felt the hidden story behind it, which made people thrilling.

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Zhongjian shook his head and said, "No." "What's wrong?" Zheng Xuan asked immediately. "Hului Mingyue is not the only one who can set the gun." Zhang Zhongjian questioned, "Back then on the long street, Li Babai once said to King Lanling, 'You are worthy of being the son of Hulu Mingyue'. Hulu Mingyue has a son. The person behind the mask may also be Hu Lu Mingyue's son, Li Babai thought of this, so he said so." Zheng Xuan smiled strangely, "Hulu Mingyue has sons, he not only has sons, but also five, but these five sons will never have the martial arts to assassinate Li Babai with one move."

"Then why did Li Babai say that?" Seeing Zheng Xuan's smile, Zhang Zhongjian felt a chill in his heart, and couldn't express the conclusion he thought of. Zheng Xuan glanced at Sun Simiao who had been silent all this time, shook his head and said, "I can't think of this either." After a moment's pause, he said affirmatively, "But no matter what, I firmly believe that the one who killed Li Babai was definitely not King Lanling, but King Hu. Lu Mingyue." Sun Simiao's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly said: "The Taoist priest came to see us, is he just trying to come to this conclusion?"

Zheng Xuan hesitated for a while before saying: "That's right, I came here just to come to this conclusion." With a long sigh, Zheng Xuan was very disheartened, "This time Li Babai gathered people in the Tao, and hit Hu Lu Mingyue with all his might, but Still being cracked by Hulu Mingyue, Pindao really can't think of a reason to stay in Yecheng." "So before leaving, Daoist Zheng reminded us to be careful of Hulu Mingyue?" Sun Simiao said. Zheng Xuan smiled bitterly: "That's right, we're all in the same league after all, and poor people always have to do their best in the end."

Standing up slowly, Zheng Xuan said in a lonely voice, "Farewell, poor." "I'll give you a ride." Zhang Zhongjian stood up and sighed, "If the facts are as the Taoist priest said, Hulu Mingyue's scheming and martial arts are really terrifying, I...seems like I can only leave Yecheng temporarily." Turning to Sun Simiao, Zhang Zhongjian said slowly, "Take care, sir." Zhang Zhongjian was originally ambitious and wanted to clean up his grievances with Hulu Mingyue, but the shot that Changjie assassinated Li Babai stuck in his heart like a thorn.

He said so suddenly, could it be that he was also disheartened like Zheng Xuan? Sun Simiao got up slowly, held Zhang Zhongjian's hand, and sighed, "Take care too." After saying these four words, he let go of his hand and sat down again. There was a sudden strangeness on Zhang Zhongjian's face, but it was fleeting.He just arched his hands and walked out of the room with Zheng Xuan. Sun Simiao sat alone in the room, his face foggy again, he looked at the same lonely lamp, and murmured: "Everything, can it really never be changed?" The lights are dim and struggling and refuse to give up, but in this cold winter night, they will eventually go out.

As the wind blows and the snow falls, Hu Luqin firmly grasps the door frame to prevent herself from falling down. She stared at Hulu Mingyue persistently, just waiting for his answer. The answer is cold, but she must know—she doesn't want to fall into a beautiful dream that she has woven, unable to extricate herself. There was no answer, nor any answer, and there was no expression on Hu Lu Mingyue's face.He and Sun Simiao seem to be two completely different types of people. The same thing is that few people can see the real answer from their faces. Perhaps, no answer is also an answer.

The wind was as cold as a knife, icy cold to the bone, Hulu Mingyue finally said: "You should go back and rest." He turned around slowly and left slowly... Hu Luqin felt her chest hurt again, but her mind was sober like never before. Looking at the distant figure, she suddenly shouted: "Dhu Lu Yulei got the antidote from her adoptive father. She shouldn't have died, but she did. ...She died for Zhang Jiling." When she blurted out this sentence, it was because she thought of a moving question. Facts have proved that Hulu Mingyue has a clear purpose in every step he takes. Then when he repented of the marriage, he gave Hulu Qinxin a choice, did he also have a purpose? Thinking of this, Hu Luqin felt cold all over. Hulu Mingyue stopped in his tracks and didn't answer. He didn't know the answers to many things. "Zhang Jiling has always been guilty of Hulu Yulei's death. He thinks that Hulu Yulei died because he was disappointed in him. He always thinks that he should not contact his adoptive father again." "Zhang Jiling is a disappointing person. It's not surprising that Yulei is disappointed." Hulu Mingyue replied lightly. "The adoptive father was wrong, and Hulu Yulei has never been disappointed." Huluqin's eyes lit up, "She died because of a hope." "Hope?" Hu Lu Mingyue's tone was somewhat confused. "It's hope." Hu Luqin said firmly, "She died—not because she was disappointed with Zhang Jiling, but because she hoped that Zhang Jiling could get rid of the control of her adoptive father and live a good life... She hoped that her adoptive father would understand that everyone should To have the freedom she wants..." "Enough!" Hulu Mingyue suddenly stopped drinking. The sound was like thunder, shaking off dead trees and snow, Hu Luqin felt his ears buzzing, and couldn't speak any more for a while. After a long time, when the sound wave finally disappeared, she heard Hulu Mingyue's voice again, although it was not shocking, it was as cold as ice. "I can only tell you one thing, happy people in this world usually don't think too much." Hulu Mingyue walked away, and although there was helplessness in his eyes at that moment, he continued to walk. In any case, he will not stop and cannot stop. Hu Luqin felt her whole body was about to freeze into ice, and said in a hissed voice, "But foster father...you always think a lot." Hu Lu Mingyue paused, and said indifferently: "So I have never felt happy." Hu Luqin fell down softly, on the snow that seemed to never melt, tears streaming down her face, but the tears turned into ice in an instant, cooling down to her heart. It is always difficult for her to understand, if a person is not happy, why should he live? The snow creaked, Zheng Xuan walked eastward as soon as he left the inn.Zhang Zhongjian followed in silence, as if he was thinking about something.Yecheng is prosperous, but the winter night is extremely desolate, and there is no one on the long street. Zheng Xuan stopped suddenly, looked back at Zhang Zhongjian, and said with a smile: "There will be a farewell to sending you off for thousands of miles, and there is no need for Zhang Daxia to send you off." "Of course you know that I'm not sending you off." Zhang Zhongjian said flatly. Zheng Xuan's eyes flashed: "What does Zhang Daxia mean?" "When you came to me and Sun Simiao, you didn't just want to say that it was Hulu Mingyue who killed Li Babai." Zhang Zhongjian said again, "Now that Yecheng has closed its gates, you will not leave the city now. " Zheng Xuan smiled. He looked like an ordinary person, but when he smiled, there was a cold light in his eyes. "What does that hero mean?" "I want to hear your real intention!" Zhang Zhongjian said word by word. Zheng Xuan laughed again, there was nothing unexpected, he just said: "The hero Zhang please come with me." He didn't say much, and continued to walk eastward.After several long streets, turn into a back alley. The alley was quiet, and it looked strange in the dark night. Zhang Zhongjian followed Zheng Xuan unhurriedly, his eyes flickering, but he was not afraid. The alley is a dead end, and Zheng Xuan turned around suddenly when he reached the end, and said with a smile: "There are many doubts in the battle of Changjie. Although the poor Taoist speculates that it was Pei Ju who leaked the secret, the hero Zhang has always doubted me. Come here with the poor Taoist. Aren't you afraid that it will be bad for Zhang Daxia?" Zhang Zhongjian said lightly: "For some people, I am more useful alive than dead." Zheng Xuan sighed, "Hero Zhang really thinks it through." While he was speaking, he shrugged and jumped over the high wall of the dead alley. Zhang Zhongjian followed him like a shadow, and flew over the courtyard wall. Behind the wall was an abandoned garden, snow-covered and lonely, quite desolate. Zhang Zhongjian suddenly remembered that a few months ago, he, Die Wu and his brothers were used to meeting each other in this kind of place. The dance of dancing butterflies was so beautiful at the beginning, but it still couldn't survive the ruthless rotation of the four seasons. Things are different, beautiful women are gone, thinking of this, Zhang Zhongjian couldn't help feeling a little sour, Zheng Xuan beckoned, led Zhang Zhongjian to a room, opened the door and entered, casually threw a mat, and sat down with Zhang Zhongjian. Zhang Zhongjian looked around, saw the shabby room, guessed that this was probably a place for Zheng Xuan to rest temporarily, but he thought of another question, this Zheng Xuan is not a person who is greedy for enjoyment, so what is he looking for? The snow was cold and the wind was cold, and there was a bright moon in the sky, and the green light was cast through the window, falling on Zheng Xuan's face, which was somewhat gloomy. He coughed, breaking the silence and said: "Pindao didn't say a lot of things just now, because he knows that Mr. Sun probably knows too. But even though he knows, he won't be with us after all." Zhang Zhongjian nodded slowly: "Then you can say it now, I am with you right now." There was too much light in Zheng Xuan's eyes, and he nodded after a while and said: "Yes, you and Hulu Mingyue are deadly enemies, and you will end up living and dying. If you want to seek revenge from Hulu Mingyue, I can help you arrange it." Zhang Zhongjian's expression changed slightly: "How to arrange?" "Don't be in a hurry, listen to me first." Under the moonlight, Zheng Xuan's face was a bit strange, "The battle on Changjie, there are three key issues." After a pause, Zheng Xuan was also somewhat confused: "One of the problems is who is the one who leaked the secret? Although I suspect that it was Pei Ju who leaked the secret, I'm not sure." "What about the second question?" Zhang Zhongjian asked directly. "The second question is of course why Li Babai slapped Wang Yuanzhi. I will find out the answer soon. Give me a few days." Zheng Xuan said. Zhang Zhongjian was slightly surprised, he didn't know who Li Babai was dead, who Zheng Xuan would ask for the answer, and asked in a flash: "The third question?" "The third question is what Li Babai said before he died." Zheng Xuan smiled, "Hasn't Zhang Daxia thought of Li Babai's intentions?" Zhang Zhongjian said indifferently: "If it was Hulu Mingyue who killed Li Babai, Li Babai's words are of course provocative words. He said that on purpose, in fact, to make Qi people suspect the relationship between Hulu Mingyue and King Lanling .” I was thinking in my heart, I heard from my master that the mother of King Lanling should be Mrs. Xian, for some reason, there is no record in Qi State.This mystery is a topic of conversation in the streets and alleys, but it is a place where people in the Tao can make trouble. "Here." Zheng Xuan patted his thigh and praised, "Hero Zhang really has a brain." Zhang Zhongjian continued: "The rise of King Lanling over the past few years must have the power of Hulu Mingyue. Hulu Mingyue was originally for the sake of Qi, but after Li Babai's mouth, many people will doubt that King Lanling may be Hulu Mingyue’s son is the one who allowed Hulu Mingyue to support him in this way—the life experience of King Lanling is always a secret in Qi.” Zheng Xuan smiled: "That's right, Brother Babai is worthy of being a hero among men. Even though he was dead, he stabbed Hulu Mingyue and planted the seeds of disaster for the court of Qi. But... Didn't Zhang Daxia think that Brother Babai would still A deeper intention?" Zhang Zhongjian frowned, and said slowly: "Since the body is dead, the spirit is alive, and my soul is a ghost. If eight hundred people die, the soul will return?" This was the last sentence Li Babai said before he died, but Zhang Zhongjian couldn't figure it out. Zheng Xuan's face was excited, and he said in a low voice: "That's right, the deep meaning of Brother Eight Hundred lies in these two sentences." Zhang Zhongjian looked astonished, and he said after a long time: "You don't want to say, Li Babai is still alive, right? His soul will come to avenge Hulu Mingyue?" When Zhang Zhongjian made this judgment, he himself did not believe it. Although there are secret techniques in the Tao, people cannot be resurrected after death. If there is really a case of resurrection, Hulu Mingyue has killed countless people in the Tao over the years, and has long been haunted by evil spirits. Unexpectedly, Zheng Xuan's expression was serious, and he nodded slowly. At that moment, he seemed to be possessed by Babai's soul. He paused every word: "Yes, according to my guess, what Li Babai meant in the end was that he will come back to find Hu soon. Lu Mingyue takes revenge!" The cold wind blew into the room, and there was the sound of scraping paper on the broken window, Zhang Zhongjian couldn't help shivering. When the window paper turned white, Sun Simiao got up and washed himself. After getting dressed, he sat on the bed and looked at the door quietly. Not long after, the door knocked softly, and Sun Simiao said calmly, "Please come in." A person pushed the door and walked in. He was dressed in yellow and had no expression on his face. He was the Tuwei of the Five Elements Guard. Sun Simiao was not surprised at all, he smiled and said, "Your Excellency is here, but does the general want to see me?" Tu Wei was quite surprised, nodded after a while, and said indifferently: "Please follow me." He was never a talkative person, so he turned around and left the inn. There were two horses prepared outside the inn. Of course, he had already made up his mind that Hulu Mingyue wanted to see someone, and that person could hardly refuse. The two got on their horses and walked in the direction of the general's mansion. Tuwei was still expressionless, as if he was only in charge of delivering orders. Sun Simiao's eyes flickered, and he suddenly said: "For these years, the Five Elements Guard has always been the arm of General Hulu, and he is highly regarded by the general." What he said was fact, but it seemed like nonsense, but he was obviously not a person who talked nonsense, and he suddenly mentioned this matter, which had deep meaning. Sawei just said "hmm" and didn't respond. Sun Simiao turned to look at the white snow in Ye City, a red sun rose, and the yellow light fell on the white snow, giving off a slightly dazzling light. "When I first met the five of you in Xiangshuiji, we had some misunderstandings. If you offend me, please don't take offense." "I'll just wait for orders to do." Tu Wei said coldly. "Back then in Xiangshuiji, I had seen the skills of the five of you, and they were really brilliant." Sun Simiao recalled. In the battle of Xiangshuiji, all the disciples of Maoshan Sect who crossed the river would have died in Xiangshuiji if Sun Simiao hadn't made a move. But Sang Dongzhen and others died in the end. Thinking of this, Sun Simiao looked disappointed. "But the five of us can't do anything about Mr. Sun." Tu Wei blinked his eyes as he looked at the white roof in front of him. Sun Simiao smiled slightly: "I was just running for my life at that time. If I really fought with five of you, I might not be able to get a bargain." His eyes flicked from Tuwei's face, "Maoshan sect's Taoism is not bad, but you can break it with ease. , makes me curious." He is actually not a curious person, he asks the question only because he feels there is another mystery in it. After pausing for a moment, he asked the question that he had always wanted to ask: "I don't know how many Taoists, where did you learn it?" When Xiangshui was gathered, Sun Simiao had already seen that Wuxingwei's proficiency in Taoism was even better than that of Sang Dongzhen and others. Taoism never falls from the sky. Tu Wei's face suddenly became as cold as ice, he suddenly turned his head, looked directly at Sun Simiao and said, "What do you want to know, sir?" Sun Simiao looked at Tuwei for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing. The general's residence is here." He was thinking, why is Tuwei so excited? Tu Wei was stunned for a moment, looked away, looked at the white snow, and blinked again, his expression at that moment seemed quite strange. The snow was white, and Sun Simiao walked through the front hall, the corridor, and did not stop until he reached the back garden. Hulu Mingyue was standing under a green pine tree in the garden. The snow covered the green pine, and the greenness in the whiteness stood proudly. Hulu Mingyue stood taller than the tree. Hearing Sun Simiao's footsteps, he didn't look back. He patted the tree trunk and said slowly: "It all started from here." He said this sentence without thinking, others may not understand, but Sun Simiao understands. The General's Mansion was originally Dongbai Hall, and here was originally the back garden of Dongbai Hall, full of chrysanthemums. Every autumn, chrysanthemums bloom everywhere, and it is so pleasant to hold crabs to drink. But Gao Cheng died here. Everything started with the death of Gao Cheng. The grievances between Daozhong and Qi, or Hulu Mingyue, started from Dongbai Hall. Now that the six surnames of Shishi are dying and Li Babai is dead again, Hulu Mingyue suddenly finds Sun Simiao here , Do you want everything to end here? Sun Simiao's face remained unchanged, he shook his head and said, "The general is wrong." Hulu Mingyue's body trembled slightly, and she slapped the tree trunk with one palm, causing snow to fall one after another. After a long time, he calmly asked, "Where did I go wrong?" "Everything didn't start here." Sun Simiao said melancholy, "Since Zhang Jiao's chaos, maybe it has already started, or maybe, long before Zhang Jiao, the world has long been intrigues. Dongbai Hall is just one of the cycles. " Hulu Mingyue murmured: "Reincarnation? Reincarnation!" suddenly said, "But no matter when it started, it will end now." "The general is wrong again." Sun Simiao said sincerely. He has just arrived here, and he dared to accuse Hu Lu Mingyue of his mistakes twice, if it was normal, it would be unimaginable. The light of winter seems to be cold. Hu Lu Mingyue is not angry, of course he knows that when a person is angry, it is often when he is unable to solve the problem. "Where did I go wrong?" "Since it's a cycle, how can it end?" Sun Simiao smiled bitterly, "People observe the way of the sky, stick to the way of the sky, and they are as cheap as grass, but they are all in the cycle of the sky. Although the general is in the world, how can it end? The cycle of heaven?" He spoke sharply, but his expression was extremely sincere. At that moment, there was a hint of anticipation on his face. Hu Lu Mingyue never turned around, and it took a long time before she sighed and said, "Perhaps, you are right." Sun Simiao didn't show any complacency, and said slowly: "It doesn't matter whether I am right or wrong, the key is the general..." "Of course you know why I came here for you?" Hu Lu Mingyue suddenly cut off Sun Simiao's words. Sun Simiao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know." "You don't know?" Hulu Mingyue suddenly turned around, her eyes shot like arrows, "You are far smarter than I imagined, don't you know?" Sun Simiao smiled: "Smart people, of course know the benefits of not knowing." Hulu Mingyue was stunned, and after a while, a smile appeared on her face, and she murmured: "If you had come out a few years earlier, maybe the situation would not have been like this." She slowly clenched her fists, "But it's not too late now." Pointing at the white snow in the garden, Hulu Mingyue said, "I don't want to tell you about the reincarnation of heaven, I just want to say that Dongbai Hall used to have chrysanthemums all over the place, but now there are no chrysanthemums, and Dongbai Hall has also become the General's Mansion. Everything no longer exists." At that moment, his expression was bold and aggressive, and there was an aggressive demeanor in his eyes. Over the past 30 years, many things have changed, but his pride has not changed. Sadness suddenly appeared in Sun Simiao's eyes, and he said slowly, "Including Die Wu and Zhang Jiling?" Hu Lu Mingyue was stunned, she retracted her fingers and clenched her fist, her fingers "clucked" and said after a long time, "What do you want to say?" "What I want to say is that Die Wu shouldn't have appeared in Jiankang, but she suddenly appeared and died in Jiankang. Was it the general's arrangement?" Seeing Hulu Mingyue's indifferent expression, Sun Simiao asked again: "Zhang Jiling has not revealed his identity all these years, but was suddenly discovered by Chen Guo, is it also the general's doing?" The corners of Hu Lu Mingyue's eyes seemed to twitch: "If I tell the truth about him, what good will it do for Qiguo?" "Zhang Jiling was originally under the general's control, and it was an important move for the general to invade Jiangnan, but the general gradually discovered that he was not as reliable as he imagined. It is of course a good deal to sacrifice him in exchange for the alliance between Chen and Qi." Hu Lu Mingyue was full of depression, and said slowly: "You are not a smart person." A smart person would pretend not to know when the time is right. Sun Simiao said calmly, "I hated being a smart person thirteen years ago." "But you are a useful person." Hulu Mingyue sighed, "I don't want you to die." "Really?" Sun Simiao said lightly, "Perhaps the general doesn't want me to die, but I'm sure I will die, otherwise I won't borrow a knife to kill people, deliberately let Chen Xu know what I did in Yecheng, let alone send King Lanling has sent troops to Hengzhou." Hulu Mingyue fist tightened again, and slowly loosened it, muttering: "It's a bit beyond my expectation that you survived Zhouying." After a long silence, she finally said, "But you won't challenge me." , isn’t it? I’ve been paying attention to you for a long time, and found that you haven’t had anyone’s blood on your hands until now.” Speaking of this, he looked one-third expectant, but seven-point lonely. Sun Simiao knew him well, and if he didn't say a lot of things, it didn't mean that Sun Simiao didn't know.He also knew Sun Simiao. Although he was looking forward to fighting Sun Simiao, he knew that Sun Simiao would not make a move after all. Sun Simiao said firmly: "Although I practice martial arts, when I left Kunlun, I made an oath that I would not kill a single person in this life." Hulu Mingyue's eyes flashed with emotion, this matter is difficult to say, but for a person like him, it is more difficult than reaching the sky. "Then what's the use of what you just said?" "I just want to say..." Sun Simiao said slowly, "Many things don't exist because the general says they don't exist." Staring at the bright moon of Hulu, Sun Simiao said sincerely: "Just like Dongbai Garden, although it is now covered with white snow, killing the cold winter, but in spring, when everything recovers, those things hidden under the cold white snow will come out." Hulu Mingyue listened quietly, suddenly looked very strange, and said to herself: "That's right, when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, many things will come out again." With a long sigh, Hulu Mingyue's eyes were less sharp and sincere: "That's why the old man came to you." Seeing Sun Simiao's silence, Hulu Mingyue looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back and said, "Over the years, this old man has always wanted to achieve a goal, to wipe out all the Taoists in the world." Sun Simiao sighed: "The Tao is the Tao, the Tao is endless, how to cut it off?" "That's right." Hulu Mingyue's expression finally became exhausted, "I have been out of Taoism for many years, only to realize that what I did was undoubtedly cut off. Now that Li Babai is dead, Wang Yuanzhi and Ge Cong have been taken down by the old man, but how many years have passed?" After that, will Wang Babai and Li Yuanzhi appear again?" "So what does the general mean?" "You should understand what this old man means." Hu Lu Mingyue turned to look at Sun Simiao, and said slowly, "This old man wants you to lead all schools of thought and restore Qi's orthodoxy." "Qi State?" Sun Simiao's face became foggy again. "That's right, it's the country of Qi." Hulu Mingyue said in a concentrated voice, "I wonder if you would like to?" The red sun rose high, but moved behind the trees, and the courtyard was still gloomy and cold. Sun Simiao was silent for a long time: "General, can you give me time to think about it?" A light flashed in Hulu Mingyue's eyes, and she immediately said: "Yes! As long as you agree to this matter, I will do it for you no matter what the conditions are." He added, "No matter what the conditions are." He rarely said a sentence twice, and when he specifically emphasized this point, there seemed to be something hidden in his eyes. Sun Simiao didn't react too excitedly, and pondered for a moment: "In this case, I want to meet Wang Yuanzhi and Ge Cong first!" Once you cross the Jinshui Bridge, you will be in the deep prison of Yecheng—Tianzi Prison. Standing in front of the cell, Sun Simiao looked a bit sad - he never thought that he would be here again, but a few months ago, he was a prisoner, but now it seems that he is more like a guest. It was still Tuwei who led the way and opened the first prison door for Sun Simiao himself. As soon as Sun Simiao entered, Tuwei immediately locked the prison door, and only opened the prison door when he came out again. Sun Simiao didn't mind, and walked slowly into the cell. The prison was so dense that the sun could not be seen faintly, and the two iron cells in the innermost part of the prison were both lit with lamps. Sun Simiao walked into the cell slowly, stopped slowly, looked at Wang Yuanzhi lying in the cage, and sighed. Wang Yuanzhi was no longer a fairy, he looked haggard, fell on the dry grass, was handcuffed heavily, and was dying. Ge Cong and Wang Yuanzhi were in different cages, and they were also bound by iron chains. Ben kept crossing his knees and closed his eyes, but when he heard a sigh, his body shook and he opened his eyes.Seeing that it was Sun Simiao, Ge Cong was completely surprised, rushed to the door of the cage, and murmured: "Are you here to save us?" He looked eager and full of anticipation. Seeing that Sun Simiao was silent, he couldn't help but said again: "Mr. Sun, you..." "He can come in so safely now, of course he has been with Hulu Mingyue, save your energy." Wang Yuanzhi said suddenly. Ge Cong felt as if a basin of cold water was being poured on his head, and he said after a while, "So the one who betrayed us is you!" Sun Simiao smiled helplessly, turned to Wang Yuan and knew, "Brother Wang also thinks so?" "Li Babai has never believed in Sun Simiao, and he will never tell Sun Simiao about our assassination plan." Wang Yuanzhi sat up with difficulty, and said slowly, "The person who betrayed us will never be Sun Simiao!" Ge Cong was slightly stunned, and asked after a long time, "Then what are you here for?" He suddenly thought of something, and said in a low voice, "Could it be that you are here to act as Hu Lu Mingyue's lobbyist and want us to surrender?" When he said this, his complexion changed several times, and he was somewhat expectant.Although he has the six surnames of a master of heaven, he is more like a businessman in his bones. This time he came to Yecheng because he had to do it as a last resort, but he didn't want to be imprisoned, so naturally he didn't want to die just like that. Sun Simiao was silent for a moment, then said: "General Hulu really has that intention." Wang Yuanzhi snorted coldly, but Ge Cong beamed with joy, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Sun, the terms are negotiable." Sun Simiao looked at him for a while: "But I haven't decided whether to persuade you." "Why?" Ge Cong turned pale. Sun Simiao smiled and turned to Wang Yuan to know: "Because I have a few key questions that I haven't figured out yet, I would like to ask Daoist Wang to clear up my doubts." Wang Yuanzhi's face was ashen, and he sighed, "Since you have been with Hulu Mingyue, what else do you not understand?" "The first thing I don't understand is why Daoist Wang came to Yecheng to assassinate King Lanling." Sun Simiao's eyes flashed. Wang Yuanzhi said indifferently: "Are you laughing at me for being overconfident?" Sun Simiao shook his head, and said slowly, "I don't understand, even if Daoist Wang assassinates King Lanling, what will he get?" "What did you get?" Wang Yuanzhi laughed loudly, his voice echoing inside and outside the cage, "You don't know?" Seeing Sun Simiao's silence, Wang Yuanzhi suddenly stood up, struggled to the front of the cage, grabbed the railing, stared at Sun Simiao and said, "If I make it, Qi will be defeated, and Chen will take advantage of the situation to conquer the north and rule the world. At that time, the Maoshan sect will preach to the north and south, and I, Wang Yuanzhi..." Pausing for a moment, his eyes were red, Wang Yuanzhi said word by word: "...will definitely become the number one person of Taoism in all ages." "And then?" Sun Simiao asked calmly. "Then?" Wang Yuanzhi was taken aback, "Then what?" "So what if you become the number one person in Taoism?" Sun Simiao said indifferently, "Thinking of Kou Qianzhi's Northern Heavenly Master Dao, who looked down on him for a while, now it disappears and turns into dust? Under the Heavenly Master's sect, it is even more disintegrated and turned into the world. Woe?" Wang Yuanzhi's eyes showed confusion, and he was sweating profusely for a while. The Maoshan sect expanded for a while and became famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Wang Yuanzhi, as the suzerain, naturally contributed a lot.Although Li Babai framed him, he was self-confident and hesitant, anticipating the enemy's opportunity. After entering the Chen Palace to resolve the crisis, he was determined to forge ahead. He only wanted to defeat Hu Lu Mingyue again, help Lord Chen rule the world, and lay the foundation of the Maoshan sect. Never thought of anything else. Sun Simiao's eyes became more and more clear, and he said slowly: "What's more, even if you succeed in the assassination this time, you may not be like Kou Qian." "You're lying!" Wang Yuanzhi stopped drinking, and sneered for a moment, "In the past, winners and losers have always been kings and losers, but now that I'm in prison, you stay out of the matter, so naturally you can say whatever you want." Sun Simiao sighed and said: "Five colors blind people, galloping and defeating the hunt make people crazy. Under the desire for power, if you don't want the king to be blind, you will lose your way." Seeing Wang Yuanzhi's heavy breathing, Sun Simiao said in a deep voice: "When I thought of Kou Qian, the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty had the absolute trust to build the North Tianshi Avenue. However, the unity of Taoism and government, and the conflict of interests have naturally caused many conflicts. Now Chen Xu is very suspicious. , although it seems that you believe in you, but if you are powerful and your reputation surpasses that of the emperor, how can he not guard against it?" Wang Yuanzhi's lips curled up, and finally he didn't say anything. "If you gain profit by assassination, you will lose this matter. Chen Xu is suspicious. Knowing that you assassinated King Lanling, how can you believe that you will not use the same method on him?" Sun Simiao sighed: "If Chen Xu is suspicious, there must be a gap if you wait. Don't talk about the Northern Expedition to unify at that time. I am afraid that the Maoshan sect will be destroyed in a flash because of your assassination." Wang Yuanzhi was sweating profusely, and shouted: "Of course you can say whatever you want now, who knows what will happen in the future?" Sun Simiao said: "No one can know for sure what will happen in the future. But there are laws in heaven and earth, and there is a cycle in Tao. Isn't the lesson of Zhang Jiao and Kou Qianzhi not enough for Wang Daochang to learn from?" After pondering for a while, Sun Simiao said sincerely: "When fire grows in wood, misfortune will surely be curbed; when traitor is born in a state, it will collapse in time. Taoist priests who practice the Dao should be familiar with these things, but they are hindered by the desire for power. , The idea of ​​fighting together, forgetting that Tao follows nature, has gone astray. Wang Daochang made a big mistake this time!" When Wang Yuanzhi heard "Fire grows in wood, disasters must be overcome", his body trembled slightly. He couldn't help but staggered back when he heard the last word, and sat down on the haystack, lost his mind, and murmured: "I was wrong? I really wrong?" "Of course you are wrong!" Ge Cong couldn't help but said. Just now when Sun Simiao was talking eloquently, Ge Cong didn't dare to intervene, but at this moment he seemed to be deeply disgusted. "Mr. Sun is still standing outside the cage at this moment, which is a clear proof." Ge Cong smiled all over his face, "Mr. Sun, I understand all these reasons, but I really can't help myself, so I ask Mr. Sun to speak more kindly to General Hulu , Let me go back to Jiangnan." Sun Simiao frowned: "Why is Daoist Ge involuntary?" Ge Cong almost jumped, sighed and said: "Li Babai hijacked my most beloved son and threatened me to help him. Besides..." Glancing at Wang Yuanzhi, he said bitterly: "The Ge family's Lingbao faction has been on the decline. Always rely on the Maoshan sect to survive." "So when Daoist Wang came, Daoist Ge had to come?" Sun Simiao said. Ge Cong nodded, and then said: "But I have always disagreed with the assassination of King Lanling, and acted helplessly. I would like to ask Mr. Sun to speak well in front of the general." Sun Simiao was silent for a moment, then said, "I still have one thing I don't understand." "Mr. Sun, please tell me." Ge Cong said urgently: "If I know about it, I will definitely not hide it." "What I want to ask is, why did Li Babai slap Wang Daozhang while he was on the long street?" Sun Simiao said slowly. Ge Cong was startled, and smiled wryly: "I was in prison, and I was thinking about this problem over and over again, but I couldn't figure it out after much deliberation. The only explanation is..." Seeing Sun Simiao looking forward to him, Ge Cong gritted his teeth and said, "Li Babai is a lunatic. Of course, the words and deeds of a lunatic cannot be judged by common sense." Sun Simiao was slightly disappointed, shook his head and said: "Li Babai acted recklessly, and everything he did was beyond people's expectations. He looks like a lunatic, but he is definitely not a lunatic." While speaking, he looked at Wang Yuanzhi. In his opinion, if there is one person in this world who can explain what Li Babai did, that person is undoubtedly Wang Yuanzhi. "Mr. Sun suspects that Li Babai and Wang Taoist have an unresolved feud, and that's why he made a move on Changjie?" Ge Cong also saw something. Sun Simiao was silent—this was the key to all the questions. He had thought about it a lot, but he couldn't get a definite answer. Wang Yuanzhi was still sweating. When he heard this, his face suddenly showed a very strange expression. After a long time, he said slowly: "I know the reason why Li Babai attacked me!"