Chapter 502 Chapter Three Deliberately Playing with Fire

Kou Zhong followed the Su Mo warriors towards the five cities, entered the city through Zhuquemen, almost thought that he had returned to Chang'an in the middle of the earth, there are many government offices on the left and right, if the warriors who came and went were not different from the Tang army, it would indeed be suspicious. When they came to the Chengtian Gate at the entrance of Miyagi, a civil servant in his forties went out to greet him, and after offering a salute, he introduced himself: "The right prime minister of the Bohai Kingdom, so farewell, welcome to the young commander."

Kou Zhong jumped off his horse to return the salute. Although Ke Subie was dressed as a civil servant, but judging from his figure and bearing, with his temples bulging high on both sides, he must be a top-notch martial artist.This person has regular facial features and looks quite good. Ke Subie said apologetically: "The timing is really unlucky. When the king heard that Xiufang and everyone had arrived outside the city, he had to go out of the city to greet him immediately. He couldn't wait for the young commander here, so he ordered the next official to express his deep apologies to the young commander. Make an appointment to meet?"

Kou Zhong's heart was shocked, and secretly shouted that Shang Xiufang had finally come!At this moment, how could he still be in the mood to blame Bai Ziting for favoring each other, not to mention that before he knew where the batch of bows and arrows that Ma Ji had raised for Bai Ziting, he had no interest in meeting Bai Ziting at all, and hurriedly said: "Tomorrow how?" Ke Subie happily said: "Your Majesty has already ordered you to do everything according to the Young Marshal's wishes. Tomorrow, at You Hour, Your Majesty will hold a banquet to cleanse the Young Marshal. As for the accommodation, the lower officials have already arranged for the Young Marshal."

Kou Zhong laughed and said: "My little brother will enter the palace on time to pay homage to the king, don't bother the guest about the accommodation." After a few more polite words, he took his leave and left. Xu Ziling stared blankly at Concubine Shixuan, but Shi Qingxuan was in his mind, pity for her welled up in his heart. He had never put himself in the shoes of Shi Qingxuan and imagined the deep trauma Shi Qingxuan had suffered due to the hatred between his parents!Until now, Concubine Shixuan revealed this cruel possibility in person, and she couldn't help but secretly decide to prevent this from happening even if she died.

Concubine Shixuan sighed: "Concubine Xuan once asked Qingxuan to live in Jingzhai for a short time, or to find a place to hide. But she refused, maybe Ziling can persuade her." Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "She has a strong personality, I'm afraid she won't listen to what I say." Concubine Shixuan said softly: "Does Ziling know that you are the first man invited to visit her in Youlin Xiaozhu?" Xu Ziling was filled with self-pity, and said dejectedly: "Her invitation is not because of the love between men and women, but because she wants to solve the problem of the "Immortal Scroll" in her hand. It will be settled once and for all, and she will live in seclusion with peace of mind in the future."

Shi Feixuan said playfully: "Are you really that sure? How much do you know about your daughter's family? Have you ever thought about it seriously?" Xu Ziling glared at her with displeasure and said, "Feixuan seems to spare no effort to match me and Shi Qingxuan. Isn't there a saying in Buddhism? What do you think in your heart?" Shi Feixuan's pretty face wiped off the blush, her beautiful eyes were still as clear as water, and she sighed softly: "It's all because of Feixuan's fault that she gave advice that caused Ziling to misunderstand at an inappropriate time, can Ziling forgive Feixuan's slip of the tongue? ?”

Xu Ziling blurted out: "No!" It wasn't until the words came out that I realized that I dared to say such disrespectful words to this fairy, but I couldn't take them back. Is it because of hearing that she is about to leave the mortal world, or because of her touching demeanor with soft words?Xu Ziling himself couldn't figure it out. Concubine Shixuan couldn't help showing her daughter's shyness, lowered her head to avoid his burning gaze, and said slightly annoyed: "Why is Ziling such a person, to say such rude words to Feixuan?" Xu Ziling thought of her ruthless appearance when she put on the Buddhist robes in Chang'an, and an unexplainable pleasure surged up in her heart, which even surprised her. She turned her heart and said in a low voice, "My little brother has a proposal that gives the best of both worlds."

Concubine Shixuan returned to calmness, met his gaze, and said with serious guard: "Tell me and listen." Xu Ziling smiled casually: "Stop talking! Otherwise, Feixuan won't see me in the future." Concubine Shi Xuan gave him a faint look, and said: "If you don't want to say it, I might really never see you again." Xu Ziling's heart moved, these two words were obviously full of affection. He felt like playing with fire. He is playing with fire, why not Shi Feixuan? At the beginning, there was only a small spark, but when the fire spreads, it will be difficult to contain, and it can burn the entire prairie to ashes, destroying all man-made defenses.

Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said, "Here, are we comrades fighting side by side?" Concubine Shixuan nodded and said, "You can say that." Xu Ziling almost flinched. After taking a deep breath, he continued, "Before Feixuan returns to Jingzhai, do you dare to have a taste of purely spiritual love?" The senior brother is surprisingly not pretty. Xia Sheng, Yu Rong is as quiet as still water, without any fluctuations, staring at him for a long time, then smiled and said: "Since ancient times, love has been sad, and Zi Ling has the heart to put Fei Xuan in danger?"

Xu Ziling said with a hearty smile: "I just want to express my anger for myself! Miss, don't worry too much." Shi Ji gave him another fierce look, a bitter smile escaped from his fragrant lips, and said softly: "My problem is that I can't bear to lie to you, let alone say heartless words to you. It's a dilemma!" Xu Ziling said apologetically, "Miss is willing to say these words, and I am very grateful. Please forgive me for any offense. Sigh! It is not a good thing to reveal your true feelings, is it?" Concubine Shixuan smiled lightly, glared at him and said, "Although you blame yourself for your slip of the tongue, and apologized and begged for forgiveness, in fact you couldn't let it go. However, Feixuan didn't mean to blame at all, and I will think about it when I go back. ?"

Xu Ziling lost his voice: "What are you thinking?" Concubine Shixuan said as if nothing had happened: "Of course I'm thinking about your Mr. Xu's proposal. Is there anything else?" Kou Zhong returned to the courtyard, Xu Ziling sat by the hot spring pool, and he released the three horses from the stables to eat grass freely in the enclosure. Kou Zhong and the three horses hugged their heads and necks, and then sat down beside Xu Ziling, and said, "Guess who I met?" Then he explained, wondering: "What are you thinking? You have such a weird look, have you ever talked to Yucheng?" Xu Ziling shook his head and said, "No. But I know the place where Yucheng lives, and Zhu Yuyan told me." Then he talked about the conversation with Zhu Yuyan. Kou Zhong was startled and said: "Shi Zhixuan actually came to Longquan, isn't he so stupid that he threw himself into a trap." As if he couldn't hear him, Xu Ziling said calmly, "I see Shi Feixuan even more." Kou Zhong was greatly astonished, he leaned closer to examine his expression carefully, and tentatively said: "She can't help but come here to look for you, can't she?" Xu Ziling said unhappily: "She met Zhou Laotan who escaped from the people of Daming Zunjiao, and then chased here to save Jin Huanzhen who was still in the hands of Daming Zunjiao." Kou Zhong murmured: "Did she learn from Xiaojun that the two corpses were fake? Then she must have found Lao Zhou in Shanhaiguan. Did you ask her who was taught by Daming Zun in Shanhaiguan?" Xu Ziling said awkwardly, "Ask her again when you have the chance." Kou Zhong laughed, put his arms around his shoulders and said happily: "It's not a problem, everyone is a brother, how can I blame you. Ha! Don't hide it from me! Have you and Shi Feixuan privately agreed to life? Ha! So You look so weird." Xu Ziling sighed: "Private life? Don't make fun of me! After she told me this incident, she immediately returned to Jingzhai, and she will not come out again, let alone interfere with your major event of striving for world hegemony." Kou Zhongsong lost his voice and said, "What?" Xu Ziling looked up at the dark sky, exhaled and said, "Am I really a person who is bored in everything?" Kou Zhong thought about it: "I don't feel that way, maybe it's because you never hide your dissatisfaction with me." Putting his hand on his shoulder excitedly, he asked curiously: "Why do you suddenly have this idea, did Fairy Shi say it?" Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "I'm reporting now and I want to find someone to relieve my boredom. Are you interested in listening?" Kou Zhong patted his chest and assured him: "There are two brothers in the world, if you don't tell me, tell whom." Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said, "I want to pursue Shi Feixuan with all my strength, and enjoy the taste of love that will definitely not be fruitful for ten days, but I'm afraid that it will ruin her Qingxiu, and I feel terribly conflicted in my heart." Kou Zhong was dumbfounded.Because he never dreamed that Xu Ziling would be so brave, fearless and passionate. Xu Ziling asked suspiciously, "Am I stupid?" Kou Zhong pretended to be an expert and analyzed: "Will Concubine Shi accept it? If she sternly refuses, it will hit you hard. Don't forget how fragile you are emotionally." Xu Ziling said blankly like a helpless child: "She said she would think about it carefully." Kou Zhong lost his voice: "What? You actually discussed with her. Isn't this kind of thing something you can only do but not talk about? My grandma's bear, what is she thinking about?" Xu Ziling laughed and said: "Absurd enough? But now I am really happy. In fact, I have very low requirements for her. I just hope that she will not blame me or show me the face. I don't know if it is because I am in a foreign land. All the repression and scruples in Middle-earth have lost their restrictive effect here, and I want to do something exciting and interesting. I am indeed a bit out of order, but she doesn't seem to be much better than me." Kou Zhong patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said: "Good boy! You used to be a real person and didn't show your face, and you wanted me to worry about your life's event, afraid that you would sneak away to become a monk after you separated from me. From my point of view, I will try my best to catch up with the fairy. From now on, the husband and wife will be deeply in love, and they will travel all over the world as a couple. So far in life, what regrets do you have?" Xu Ziling said angrily: "To ask for advice from someone who only sees achievement and utilitarianism in your eyes, wait for you to ask Yu Blind. Don't talk about gossip. The most urgent thing at the moment is to find out what is Yucheng first? Then see if you can find it through him." Jin Huan really fell, and then rescued people." Kou Zhongdao: "Of course, but I haven't said enough about what happened just now..." Xu Ziling interrupted him and said, "You can say something constructive, save yourself some time!" Kou Zhong smiled and said: "I just want to express my support for you. Love without results may be more moving than love with results. If you don't believe me, look at Shi Zhixuan and Bi Xiuxin, Yue Shan and Zhu Yuyao. Ha! My monk Xiufang Is it possible to have a fruitless bitter love?" Xu Ziling scolded with a smile: "Fuck your grandma's bear, if you empathize with Song Yuzhi and ignore Song Yuzhi, this will not only be unattractive, but also ungrateful. I advise you to do it yourself." Kou Zhong said dejectedly: "Good scolding, my situation is indeed very different from yours. Alas! My heart is suddenly confused, the situation here is too complicated! It's not as simple as it is in Chang'an, as long as you find Mr. Yang The treasure is done." Xu Ziling said: "There is nothing complicated, the first thing is to get back 80,000 sheepskins for the eldest lady, help Pingyao negotiate for a loan, and then kill Shi Zhixuan, and help Yue Kepeng assassinate the 'Crazy Monk of Tianzhu' Funanda , what's more... my mother is really complicated." Kou Zhong said triumphantly: "What I said makes sense! The worst thing is that we are inseparable from each other, but the beautiful little aunt gave us headaches, and Yucheng is more like being fascinated by a demon girl taught by Da Ming Zun. Hey, let go of other things first. Ignore it, find Yucheng and ask for clarification before talking about other things." Xu Ziling stood up and said, "If Yucheng really betrayed you, how will you deal with him?" Kou Zhong scratched his head and said: "Should I kill him? I have to persuade him to go far away, don't let me accidentally hurt him. Ha! No, Yucheng is not this kind of person, there must be some of them we guess less than that." Suddenly jumped up and put Xu Ziling's shoulders on Xu Ziling's shoulders, walked towards the gate, and sighed: "Maybe I am too optimistic. First of all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and secondly, women's magic power. No matter the witch or saint, they all have the same effect. Idioms have something—" Smile Qingcheng, there is a good example of you in front of you." Amidst Xu Ziling's laughing and cursing, the two went out in the mood of wandering around. Xiaolongquan is a city where Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling have visited the most bridges. Surrounded by swamps, the streets and alleys are adapted, and the water, streets, bridges and houses are ingeniously integrated.Moreover, the water is hot spring water, which is so hot that it seems to cover the scenery on both sides of the strait with a layer of blurred tulle, which is fascinating. The two of them drove the small boat provided by Shuwen, put on bamboo hats, and slid deftly on the cobweb-like creek interspersed among the trees in the house. Stone bridges passed over their heads one after another, like dreams one after another. . The more you row to the south of the city, the less pedestrians there are, and the more peaceful you feel.After arriving in Longquan, which is known as Little Chang'an, they had the first opportunity to experience this strange city located in the northeast of the prairie, and even realized Baiziting's ambition to fight for hegemony in the prairie. Kou Zhong was in charge of rowing the oar, and asked Xu Ziling who was sitting in the center of the boat, "Should I go to see Shang Xiufang?" Xu Ziling said flatly, "It's best not to go." Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "Aren't you afraid of being impolite?" Xu Ziling sighed, "You're looking for trouble. During Happy Birthday, you set off overnight to avoid Chuchu and didn't sleep well. Now you want to surrender yourself, what kind of a mess." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "I really surrendered, but I surrendered to you, if you don't go, then don't go." Xu Ziling changed the subject, and said, "I wonder if Daming Zunjiao knows about our relationship with Yucheng?" Kou Zhong-zhen said: "I haven't thought about this issue, it's reasonable not to know, if you know our relationship and still give Yucheng a chance to meet us, it means that the people taught by Daming Zun have confidence that Yucheng will not Throw into our arms again. My mother, has Yucheng become theirs?" Xu Ziling said: "Do you remember that Master Concubine Xuan once said in Shanhaiguan that there is still an atom under the seat of the Great Ming Zunjiao and the Good Mother, but Zhu Yuyan never mentioned that there is such a person." Kou Zhong pondered and said: "Besides atoms, there are five types of demons, does Zhu Yuyan really not know, or is she deliberately concealing it?" Xu Ziling analyzed: "Zhu Yuyan should not harm us. As she said, her biggest enemy is Shi Zhixuan. Without our help, it is impossible for her to die with Shi Zhixuan. And she has changed from cooperation to hostility towards Daming Zunjiao." , it must be because the power of Daming Zunjiao is constantly expanding, and its influence reaches the middle land, so she has scruples, fearing that one day it will replace her Yin Gui sect. In this case, she absolutely did not hide it for Daming Zunjiao reason." Kou Zhongdao: "Who is the atom of Daming Zunjiao?" Xu Ziling said: "We have someone to ask." Kou Zhongdao: "Master Concubine Xuan?" Xu Ziling said: "It's not Shi Feixuan, but Zhou Laotan. He was arranged to live in a private house in the east of the city. After we dealt with Yucheng's matter, we went to him immediately, and then saw Yue Kepeng." The small boat passed a stone bridge and turned around the bend of the river. Elm trees were planted on both sides. It was moist and dense in the water vapor, which made people feel refreshed. A stone bridge engraved with the words "Nanquan Bridge" appeared in front of it, and there was a bridge on the left. The large-scale manor is surrounded by high walls, with pavilions and pavilions hidden in the green trees, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. There is only one road between Xiaohuiyuan and the hot spring river that goes around the village. There is a wharf at the gate of the village, where several boats of various sizes are moored. A boat twice the size of theirs was coming out of the pier, heading their way. The two men glanced over, the person who was steering the oar and the boat was a big Huihe man, and the people sitting on the boat were Duan Yucheng and the two witches of water and fire who were with him just now. The small boats of both sides approached quickly. Duan Yucheng and the two girls looked towards them. Kou Zhong lifts up the bamboo hat, reveals his face, and glances at the three of them. Duan Yucheng's body visibly trembled, but he didn't call out, the beautiful eyes of the two women lit up at the same time, awed by Kou Zhong's appearance. Kou Zhong pulled down the bamboo hat, and the two boats passed by, the distance quickly widened. The two women still couldn't help looking back, but Duan Yucheng remained motionless as if suddenly turned into a rock. Kou Zhong took a deep breath and said, "It's up to Yucheng to decide whether it's a dragon or a snake." Xu Ziling nodded and said: "If he still hasn't deteriorated, he should leave a secret mark at the south gate and try to contact us." They have a complete set of methods for secret information, and Duan Yucheng still regards them as the leaders of the Ssangyong Gang.It is time to contact them through secret notes. Kou Zhong steered the boat to the waterway on the left, bypassed Xiaohuiyuan and turned into the riverway to the east of the city, and said, "How about talking to Zhou Laotan about tea?" Xu Ziling thought to himself that maybe he would see Concubine Shixuan again, and his heart immediately became hot.