Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen Turning the Tide

In the chaos, young master Shu Ye rushed to the empty Jinghe Hall. The maids and servants inside had already fled in shock, and the gorgeous house was empty.He rushed across the rooms one by one, hoping to find Mo Xiang and Changsun Siyuan before the people outside were alarmed—however, he didn't know where the other exit of the secret passage was in the Jinghe Hall. Young Master Shu Ye rushed from one layer to the other, and suddenly heard a woman's voice outside, directing the group of guards, coldly and ruthlessly: "Come on! Surround me with the Jinghe Hall. Anyone who escaped from inside will be shot!"

"Yes, Eldest Princess!" The outside responded loudly. The young master Shu Ye's face changed slightly, he has already exposed his whereabouts, and has become the target of public criticism. In this way, it is almost impossible for him to protect the crippled Mo Xiang, and to leave the Forbidden Palace with an eldest grandson who can't know martial arts. things. He quickly looked around, looking for all possible ways to leave. However, at this moment, he saw that the lotus flower Dashuifa carved from white jade in the atrium suddenly split open. "Mo Xiang!" He blurted out in a low voice, and greeted his eldest grandson Siyuan who was struggling to carry Mo Xiang out of the tunnel exit.The eldest grandson Siyuan glanced at him, and let him take the tripod sword from his back.The frail counselor rushed forward with a person on his back. At this moment, his forehead was slightly sweating, and he immediately sat on the porch and gasped.

"Mo Xiang? Mo Xiang?" It's been a long time since we met each other, and now when he finally saw his brother return to his side, Young Master Shu Ye felt his voice trembling uncontrollably. He tried to recall the other party's sanity, stretched out his hand and pushed, However, he found that Mo Xiang's limbs were completely weak, his tendons were also slack, and he lacked the superb internal strength of the past—although he already knew what kind of treatment Mo Xiang had received during the year of confinement, but seeing it with his own eyes at this moment, Young Master Shu Ye still felt Throat choked, hot blood rushed straight up.

Has it been destroyed?That No. 1 killer in the Shura field who dominated the Western Regions in the past, that friend who was born and died side by side, has completely become such a useless person? "Even if I can't rush out today, I will kill that woman for you." Pressing the ink soul sword firmly, he restrained the surging killing intent at this moment, and he promised word by word to the still unresponsive person. .If he hadn't gone to Miaojiang for Sha Manhua in the past, making Mo Xiang helpless in a dangerous situation, why would he be here now!I can't regret the past, I just want to live and die together today.

Outside the Jinghe Hall, the battle has already been bloody.Although the three hundred dead men are unstoppable, Mingjiao and Ouchi are also prepared to fight. There are too many people in ambush, and they will cut off the feet and hands of the resurrected dead men one by one—it is also possible. Only in this way can the crazy revenge of these resurrected dead men in hell be stopped! The eldest grandson Siyuan sat on the porch, his breath gradually calmed down, and when he glanced at the two people, his expression became complicated. "Take this." He withdrew his hand from his sleeve, and there was a string of blood-red amber-like beads in his palm, pointing to the tripod sword, "In order to prevent the Mingjiao from using poison, I always keep this thing by my side—— It’s no longer needed, so take it with you.”

Young Master Shu Ye only glanced at it, startled: "Dragon Blood Orb? Why is it here with you?" This kind of beads made from the inner alchemy of the giant python deep in the Tianshan Mountains is rare in the world, and has always been the dream of those who practice alchemy.When he was sitting in Dunhuang, he guarded the throat of the Silk Road, collected countless rare treasures from all over the world, and piled them in Yingchao Pinjin Cave.Among them, there is this item presented by a businessman from the Guishuang Kingdom in the Western Regions—the string of eighteen dragon blood wrist beads is a rare treasure, each of which has the power to reverse life and death, and kill gods and ghosts with poison!

However, when he was disheartened back then, the treasures of the world were nothing more than dust in his eyes, so he randomly put them in the gold baht and secretly sent them to Chang'an to give to Mo Xiang—unexpectedly, they would meet again here today. The string of dragon blood beads was wrapped around his wrist, Young Master Shu Ye looked down and was surprised: "Why are there three missing?" "One is used to invite High Priest Feng Ya, and the other is used to detoxify him..." Changsun Siyuan explained briefly, then suddenly laughed, "I am the only one in the world who knows where it went. "

Young Master Shu Ye looked at that seemingly proud smile, and his heart was shaken violently—always, he had never completely trusted his eldest grandson Siyuan, thinking that he had concealed his selfish intentions, or that he had secretly fallen for Princess Yixin. After a bloody battle, he found that he was still loyal to the old master in everything. However, there are too many unsolvable mysteries in this person, so those who work with him cannot help but wonder. For example, why did he suddenly say such strange words at this moment?Why did he bring that poplar-carved puppet with him?And the way he looked at Ding Jianhou from time to time, with a faint hatred that couldn't be concealed, why?

The son Shu Ye was meditating to himself, but the elder grandson Siyuan was indifferent. He took out the strange puppet and played with it in his hands, while explaining: "Mr. The tendons in the limbs are broken, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand up in this life... Lord Hou has been proud all his life, and he has fallen into such a situation, I'm afraid you have to teach him well." Young Master Shu Ye was slightly taken aback, feeling that the tone of the Tsing Yi counselor was extremely complicated, but said: "Naturally." The eldest grandson Siyuan continued to play with the puppet, and suddenly raised his head and smiled: "Do you know that the veins of Lord Hou's hands and feet were broken by myself?"

Young Master Shu Ye's eyes were fixed, and he suddenly stood up with his sword. "I crippled Hou Ye's siblings in front of Yixin——if not, how would they trust me?" The eldest grandson Siyuan had a smile on his lips, but his expression was as cold as ice, "Hou Ye is a decisive person—— ——At the time of planning, I entrusted my life and death to me, and I also promised him that I would do my best to help him tide over the crisis no matter what——but when I broke his veins, I still felt that it was good to relieve my hatred!" "I hate Lord Hou. I want to give him a permanent punishment." The counselor in Tsing Yi sat on the porch as if exhausted, and suddenly laughed: "Although I also know that Yi Xin took the initiative to recommend pillows for self-protection-the overall situation of the world is like this , What can she do? What can I do? However... how can I not hold grudges?"

If it wasn't for Ding Jianhou, Yixin would have been his wife. Young Master Shu Ye was startled, and blurted out: "But you still..." "Yes, I'm still loyal to the Marquis," Chang Sun Siyuan smiled slightly, leaning his head on the porch pillar, looking at the sky, "Knowing that I might hold a grudge, but entrusting the overall situation to you at the moment of life and death, how bold is that? ?—A national scholar meets me, and a national scholar repays him. You should understand this point, right?" Young Master Shu Ye was silent, with misgivings and murderous looks on his brows, looking at the poplar puppet swinging in Changsun Siyuan's hands, he finally couldn't help asking: "What is the puppet in your hand?!" In the meantime, the palm of his hand suddenly turned up, and he pressed Ding Jianhou's back acupuncture point—as if he was afraid that the person behind him would be manipulated by some kind and would make a sudden attack. "You think I'm taking the opportunity to waste the strength of both sides, and then manipulate the tripod sword to wait for myself to dominate the power?" Zhang Sun Siyuan suddenly raised his head and laughed, shaking his head, "You are wrong... I don't have the strength—you know, Lord Hou raised his troops during the Four Kings Rebellion, coercing the emperor to order the princes. Today, 70% of the armies in the world are loyal to Lord Hou. This is why Yixin and the others have never dared to disclose the news that Lord Hou is under house arrest. The reason—they were afraid of the mutiny of the garrisons everywhere, so they would rather use the troops of Huihe to try to cut off the wings of the Marquis one by one." Young Master Shu Ye heard the commotion outside, and knew that it was Princess Yixin who had arrived with Emperor Wutai, who was commanding the Imperial Forest Army and the Mingjiao troops to enclose the Jinghe Hall, yelling loudly to set up arrows Crossbow, arrange fire attack.Although there were only a dozen or so of the three hundred dead men left, they all looked crazy and blocked the gate of the palace with their bodies to prevent anyone from entering. For a while, it was another desperate bloody battle. He couldn't help feeling slightly flustered, and scolded: "Then what exactly does this puppet do?!" "That's... our last move..." Suddenly, someone answered in a low voice instead of Changsun Siyuan.The weak and low voice actually came from beside him. "Mo Xiang!" Young Master Shu Ye suddenly turned around, full of surprises, almost unbelievable, "You...you, why did you wake up?" "Actually, I've been awake..." The man in black and tall crown slowly opened his eyes, and said softly, as if the long silence made him unaccustomed to speaking for a while, his voice was a bit vague, "Although I can't move my hands and feet, But I always knew it in my heart. Shu Ye, I knew you would definitely come. I have been waiting for you for a long time." Young Master Shu Ye stuttered for a moment because of shock and joy: "But, but those poisons... those poisons..." Ding Jianhou smiled slightly, raised his right hand with severed veins, and pointed to his chin: "Do you know where the third dragon blood bead is?... It's here. I chiseled a tooth Kong, bury the Dragon Blood Bead in it." Young Master Shu Ye was startled suddenly, and his heart was clear - if the Dragon Blood Bead is taken orally, it can cure all the most poisonous in the world. And these days, Mo Xiang, who was under house arrest, had a dragon's blood orb in his mouth, resisting the erosion of all kinds of poisons, right?However, how much concentration and endurance is required to maintain a clear mind, face countless tortures and insults, but to remain unconscious forever! He looked at his best friend's hands with severed tendons and atrophied muscles, and murmured, "But your hands and feet..." "It's really all ruined." Ding Jianhou lowered his head and looked at his hands, but there was a kind of sternness on his face, "If I didn't use my body as bait, how could I attract those party members who are dormant in the dark?" , Catch them all in one go? When I wipe out those rebellious traitors and rule the world in the future, why do I need to rely on martial arts and brute force?" In order to seize the authority in this world, did he risk his life to this extent? ——Young Master Shu Ye didn't answer for a long time, only heard the sound of fighting outside the hall, which was extremely tragic. He smiled wryly: "Life and death tribulation... You are too lenient in this situation." "Shu Ye," Ding Jianhou looked up at his best friend with a pale face, and smiled wryly, "We who came from the Asura field, what room can we talk about? At what moment, are we not fighting with all our strength for life and death? I am in the middle of the game , how can we leave room for it!" Young Master Shu Ye was speechless, but he let out a long breath and turned his head to look at the fight outside the hall that was drawing to a close.Although the three hundred dead soldiers were exceptionally brave, the Ming Cult had too many people, and after a bloody battle they could no longer support them, so they retreated back to the Jinghe Hall.Princess Yixin hugged Emperor Wutai in one hand and directed the guards to surround the Jinghe Hall and rushed in. Young Master Shu Ye was startled, before he had time to think about it, he tapped his foot and flew across the air, beheading the guards who rushed in first.The stacked men and horses squirmed for a while, and then Lin Rulin's swordsman aimed at this young man in white—now, as long as he kills this man, he can pass through the Jinghe Hall and take the Tripod Sword Hou! "There is someone who can kill the young master Shu Ye and take back the Marquis of the Sword, the Marquis of ten thousand gold and ten thousand households!" Eldest Princess Yi Xin ordered sharply, and the crowd stirred up. The young master Shu Ye clenched his teeth - at the moment there is no way to think about it, the only thing is to go shopping to the end! However, when his best friend was fighting bloody battles, Ding Jianhou remained unmoved. He just turned his head and looked at the confidant counselor not far away, with a strange and sad smile on the corner of his mouth: "Eldest grandson, even if you rush into trouble and lose My brother, I still want to thank you—this life was entrusted to you, and I didn't expect it to be taken back." "Why thank you." Eldest Sun Siyuan still leaned his head on the porch pillar, looking at the sky of the imperial capital in autumn, his eyes were clear and dazed, "The national scholar meets me, and the national scholar repays me. The Marquis always looks at people, and never misses them." Ding Jianhou smiled slightly, listening to the more and more fierce fighting outside: "Isn't it because of this? - I know that if Yixin wants to move me, she can only use external force. As a human being, Definitely won't agree with what she's doing." Changsun Si was slightly moved, looking at the sky from a distance, and suddenly smiled: "The one who knows me best is the Hou Ye." His expression became heavy, and he looked sideways at the killers from the Western Regions gathered outside: "It's easy to ask God to send God away—— Mingjiao was established as the state religion, and more than 600 Mani halls were built all over the world. This is like building 600 altars for Mingjiao in the Central Plains. How many hidden dangers are buried?" The counselor in Tsing Yi kept looking at the sky, as if he was hiding the look in his eyes: "It's a woman's experience to say that the world is stable before you can deal with Huihe. At the beginning, Di Yi was in chaos in the Central Plains, and the people were miserable. The ancestor, grandson Meng, followed Emperor Shenxi in the three bloody battles." After ten years, the world has finally been unified—how can I let her hand over Dayin to the Huihe people?" Ding Jianhou looked back at his confidants and nodded solemnly: "Your eldest grandson's family, as the founder of the country, has made great contributions to the stability of the Central Plains for a hundred years. I know what kind of teaching you have received since childhood and what kind of beliefs you have upheld. " "Our eldest grandson's family motto, first there are people, then there is a country; first there is a country, then there is a ruler. In comparison, what is Dayin? What is Xia's? What are Yixin and I?" Muttered Whispering, eldest grandson Siyuan glanced sideways at the guards and the eldest princess in the distance outside, lifted the little poplar puppet, put it in front of his eyes, and suddenly smiled: "It's about time." "Wait a minute!" Ding Jianhou's body shook, and he blurted out subconsciously, "Maybe it's not like this—" However, Changsun Siyuan moved quickly, and before he could finish his sentence, he twisted the puppet's hand, made a violent and sharp movement, and stabbed into the void. At that moment, Ding Jianhou's whole body shook and he closed his eyes. A woman's shrill cry rang out outside, and there was a dead silence, which soon turned into a sergeant's clamor. "Princess! Princess!" There were countless maids and guards exclaiming, rushing towards somewhere. Young master Shu Ye fought in Fang Han's bloody battle, and the murderous intent in his eyes burned fiercely in the desperate situation, but all the besieging guards suddenly stopped and looked in the same direction in shock—a childish voice sounded coldly, shocking the whole world. On the scene: "Princess Yixin committed a crime and plotted against the law. She actually wanted to assassinate her father, so she was given death—" "Xiao Fan?" He was directing the final siege, and his heart was stabbed with a dagger.The holding hands were loosened, Princess Yixin looked at the younger brother in her arms in disbelief, and murmured subconsciously.As soon as she let go, Emperor Wu Tai fell to the ground holding the dagger.The child's face was dull, and he didn't show any expression after stabbing his sister to death. He just stood up from the ground, facing the countless gathered Imperial Forest Army, raised his hand indifferently, and continued to speak: "The chief culprit has been punished, and the coordinator is Wangzhi. Everyone lays down their weapons and obeys Yafu's orders. Otherwise, they will all be punished as treason!" The eldest princess Yixin looked at the younger brother she brought up in shock, and the blood flowed from her heart—she was able to guard against everything, but she forgot to guard against her dearest brother!In such a sinister turmoil, she always kept Xiao Fan by her side, thinking that she was giving him the greatest safety, but she might as well have received a fatal knife from Emperor Wu Tai! However, when she saw the child's pale face and tone of voice like chanting a mantra, she suddenly understood that Xiaofan was being manipulated!Enduring the sharp pain in her heart, she staggered forward, walked through the empty hall, raised her eyes to look into the courtyard of Jinghe Hall - there, the counselor in Tsing Yi was leaning against the corridor of the courtyard, looking up at the sky , but holding the poplar puppet in his hand. "It's you...it's you!" Eldest Princess Yixin laughed out loud, stretched out her hand to the man, and said in a shrill voice, "You swear that you will never fail me...why...why..." But she didn't ask a word. After finishing, unable to hold on any longer, she staggered and fell to the ground. The eldest princess was suddenly killed by the emperor, and the imperial army was at a loss for a while, fearing that they would be accused of rebellion, and dared not use their swords again; on the Mingjiao side, because the king had not yet arrived, Mei Niya led the team to Famen Temple. For a moment, I didn't know how to deal with this situation. Only the remaining chrysanthemum dead soldiers were still fighting expressionlessly, and most of them had lost their limbs. There was chaos outside, but inside the Jinghe Hall, Ding Jianhou waved to the child who was standing numbly. Emperor Wu Tai walked through the chaotic crowd in a daze, walked slowly through the hall, and walked into the courtyard. "Father Ya!" When he walked into the courtyard, it seemed that the control suddenly disappeared. The child didn't understand what had happened. He only saw Ding Jianhou open his closed eyes, smiled and waved to him, and the child was very happy. With a cry, he threw himself into Yafu's arms. Ding Jianhou rubbed Emperor Wutai's little head slightly, looking outside at Princess Yixin who had already died of anger. The chief evil has been eliminated, and the young emperor is in hand.The big picture is settled. However, no matter how chaotic the situation was, Changsun Siyuan never looked this way, but just looked at the autumn sky of the imperial capital with clear eyes.Young Master Shu Ye looked at this man whom he had never seen through all this time, and suddenly understood: he kept looking up at the sky, but in fact it was just to hide the tears welling up in his eyes. At that moment, he suddenly let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart. Ding Jianhou stroked Emperor Wu Tai's head for a long time, and then suddenly said, "Shu Ye, help me save the eldest grandson's remains." Young Master Shu Ye was startled, and looked at his friend like lightning—what do you mean?Mo Xiang wants to kill grandson Siyuan? However, at that moment, he saw his eldest grandson Siyuan's hand holding the puppet slumped, and he turned slightly to the side, "Eldest grandson?" He was surprised to help the counselor in Tsing Yi, but found that he had already lost his breath. His face was calm and unmoved, only his eyes were still looking at the autumn sky of the imperial capital, which was clear and bright, but he couldn't see the bottom. Such a person, even if his head is chopped off, his eyes will still be as clear as the sky, right? Young Master Shu Ye looked at the man who quietly chose the time of death for him, and couldn't help being solemn, and gently closed his eyelids with his hands.At this moment, the tears that never fell from the eyes of the eldest grandson finally slipped from his palm.Arranging such a killing situation, using that indiscriminate child to kill the person he loves deeply; and after that, he may not be tolerated by the overlord—this strategist who is known as the most intelligent strategist in the world has already Exhausted physically and mentally, he quietly arranged the final retreat for himself. Ding Jianhou lowered his head sadly, looked at Emperor Wu Tai who was smiling foolishly in his arms, and murmured: "If I didn't also hold the most important hole card in my hand, how could I put all my eggs in one basket and trap myself in the deep palace? The eldest grandson has already thought about it." Okay, after helping me stabilize the overall situation, why don't you leave without saying goodbye?" He touched the crazy and silly child in his arms, and sighed: "But this year, the danger was extremely dangerous, but in the end, all the forces with evil intentions in the government and the opposition were wiped out - in the future, it will probably be possible." Get a good night's sleep." Young Master Shu Ye looked at Mo Xiang, and suddenly felt a little strange. He finally understood the key to this game—just as Tanmaru Lang was a card on the table, he was also a pawn that was clearly used to deal with the forces of the imperial capital.His appearance diverted all attack power and attention.However, the real killing blow came suddenly from the most unpredictable angle! The situation outside was delicate, but with the young emperor in hand and his best friend by his side, Ding Jianhou remained motionless.All the guards outside the door didn't dare to take another step forward when they saw that Emperor Wu Tai had fallen into the opponent's hands. "It's said that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, but how can it compare to this world struggle? - I was just forced to this point, and I took this step." Ding Jianhou sighed long, watching quietly passing away. Sun Siyuan, the eldest son of the Communist Party of China, said: "If those traitors are not lured out and wiped out, I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep peacefully in the future. I can only use myself as a bait to take such a risky move." Ding Jianhou raised his hand with a wry smile, and sighed slightly—the muscles on his wrists had shrunk and were completely disabled.The torment of a year of confinement has already made a strong and strong man like him lose his shape.In the future, I am afraid that I will not be able to do anything other than barely walk, and my amazing martial arts will be in vain. Just thinking about it, young master Shu Ye felt a pain in his heart, and blurted out: "If I could have been by my side at that time, this would not have happened." Ding Jianhou patted the back of his hand and comforted him: "You have your affairs, how can you drag them down? It's just that when the matter is urgent, no one can order my subordinates except you, so I asked you to come back. Tan Wanlang... ...There are no more of those children left now, right? And the brothers under the three hundred chrysanthemums?" Young Master Shu Ye was silent, and Ding Jianhou was also silent.After a long time, Ding Jianhou said: "You...have you ever harbored a grudge?" The young man in white was drenched in blood, and shook his head slightly: "I know, getting this world is your lifelong dream." "Good brother." The hand with severed veins patted his shoulder, but he couldn't exert any strength.The two were silent for a long time. "That's all! Once you succeed, you will lose all your bones, and you will be the king and lose the bandit." Suddenly Ding Jianhou raised his head and laughed, "If a man can't live with five tripods, he will die with five tripods! Shu Ye, from now on, you and my brother will share This world." The young master Shu Ye looked at his friend, but didn't say a word—after this life-and-death fight, everyone around Mo Xiang had left him one after another; and he himself had become a useless person. The sword runs across the Western Regions.No one knows Mo Xiang better than him. Now he is laughing out loud, trying to hide the pain and loss in his heart, right? At this moment, how can he say that he has no intention of power in the world? Young Master Shu Ye smiled, and patted him on the shoulder: "Why are you talking about this? It's still a mess outside—let's talk about it after it's done! This time, I don't dare to just leave you and leave, I insist on you sitting still The world will do." "However, you still have to leave after all, don't you?" Mo Xiang lowered her head, looked at the son emperor in her arms, and smiled, "In the end, only me and this foolish child are left alone. Together, we will be Emperor Laoshizi alone." Having known each other for nearly twenty years, feeling that Mo Xiang's hands were unprecedentedly weak and weak, Young Master Shu Ye's heart ached, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Well, I won't go. Stay where you can see it." But Mo Xiang looked at the blood-stained brother in white, with understanding and gratitude in his eyes, he suddenly raised his muscle-shrunk hand, and grabbed the wrist of Young Master Shu Ye: "I know your ambition is not here, you like Jianghu Live a life of pride. I will not force you—from then on, I will build a tripod sword pavilion on the rivers and lakes, and I will regard you as the emperor of the martial arts, okay? The Shamanhua you are looking for, I will help you find it in heaven and earth... ...All your dreams, brothers will surely come true for you!" Sha Manhua...that name is like a breeze in the bloody Shura field.Just as Tyranny of the World is Mo Xiang's lifelong pursuit, Sha Manhua is also his dream.He passed by the dream he was chasing several times. Now, how can he die in this imperial capital?Thinking of this, young master Shu Ye suddenly leaned down and grabbed his best friend's hand: "Before Menia and the others return from Famen Temple, I will carry you out!" Mo Xiang shook her head, and said slowly: "I have become a useless person, and I am no longer the scene of joining swords with you under the city of Dunhuang. How can you kill two people with you? I have made a complete mediation, and I will wait outside the forbidden city. The troops coming from all over the city will break into the city and kill the rebels for me—you support me and return to the Zichen Palace through the tunnel, there are other organs there, so you can wait in peace.” Young Master Shu Ye helped his best friend to get up, and walked towards the tunnel exposed under the jade lotus seat.