Chapter 568 Chapter 4 A lifetime

Hou Xibai welcomed Li Jing into the small hall, and after sitting down, Xu Ziling said in a low voice, "Wuhou is in the room, let's be careful when we speak." Li Jing was astonished. Xu Ziling explained briefly, and told Shi Zhixuan that he had returned to Chang'an, and also stated the purpose of this trip to Chang'an. Li Jing frowned and said: "We thought that the situation in Chang'an would be simple and clear after the disbandment of Jingzhaolian. Now let's listen to Ziling's analysis. , that’s not the case at all.” Xu Ziling sighed: "I haven't told you yet, Yin Zuwen is the one who gave Brother Lei the seven-needling God."

Li Jing and Hou Xibai shouted at the same time: "What?" Xu Ziling subconsciously turned his head to glance at the direction of Houhou, and said in Shu Ju's voice, "Yin Zuwen should have secretly colluded with Yuan Ji and Chi Shengchun to expand his power secretly. Yuan Ji supported the construction on the surface, but in fact he had other intentions, hoping to use the power of the Demon Gate to become a The last true man to ascend the throne." Li Jing looked at Hou Xibai, and said, "Young Master Hou is a member of the Demon Sect, what do you think of this?"

Xu Ziling knew that Li Jing didn't trust Hou Xibai because of his background. If Li Jing's doubts were not released, there would be problems in cooperation. It is a normal thing to be a trustworthy person. Alas! The reason for this is indeed beyond ordinary imagination, and it is very mysterious." Hou Xibai was also aroused this time, and said happily: "Zi Ling's words mean something else, ha! In fact, I don't understand myself, what is it?" Xu Ziling smiled and said: "My name is bystander Qing. The problem stems from Shi Zhixuan's split personality over the past ten years. On the one hand is a ruthless and murderous demon king, and on the other is a passionate person who deeply regrets and blames himself. So when he taught Xi Zhixuan Brother Bai's martial arts of the Huajian School may be influenced by the Huajian School's mentality, and he tends to become that sentimental person; and when he trained Yang Xuyan, he was also inspired by the Butian School's mentality, and Yang Xuyan Xu Yan, the orphan of Yang Yong, has become a ruthless assassin. As a result, Brother Xibai and Yang Xuyan have become two extremely different people."

Hou Xibai patted the table and said: "That's brilliant, so the confrontation between me and Yang Xuyan was actually brought about by Shi Shi, which represents the struggle between good and evil in Shi Shi's heart. If I defeat Yang Xuyan, how will Shi Shi feel?" ?” Li Jing said in a deep voice: "Yang Xuyan is an important pawn in Shi Zhixuan's hands, and it can play unpredictable consequences. In the old Sui Dynasty, few civil servants and generals supported Yang Guang, but many supported Yang Yong. Once he ascended the throne of the emperor, his morals were not enough. To subdue the world, Yang Xuyan can come out under the banner of Yang Yong's orphan and call on the old department. Do you understand what I mean?"

The two nodded to express their understanding, knowing that he meant that if Li Shimin was repelled or killed, and people's hearts were not convinced, the situation of chaos and division would continue. expectations and fantasies. Hou Xibai smiled wryly and said: "So, it is imperative for Master Shi to kill me, because I represent his kind side, and I am the product of his split personality, so I will never allow this alien species to live in front of his eyes." Li Jing said with a headache: "Where is Shi Zhixuan hiding in Chang'an? If we can grasp his whereabouts, we can concentrate all our efforts to plan to kill him, break his seal of immortality, and eliminate harm for the world."

After finishing speaking, stare at Hou Xibai to see his reaction. However, Xu Ziling felt emotional. When he was with Kou Zhong, he never had to hide anything. He could research and discuss everything. He didn't dare to disclose that De Shengseng was another incarnation of Shi Zhixuan, for fear of causing unexpected consequences.The same is true for Li Jing, because Hou Xibai is the "Heir of Shi Zhixuan", he has always been suspicious of him. Hou Xibai's handsome face showed a dazed expression, he shook his head and sighed: "I don't know, alas! He is the one who raised me by himself, and I will not take the initiative to deal with him, but if he wants to kill me, I will try my best." Do everything possible to save your life, this is the rule of our school.”

Hearing what he said, Li Jing nodded in relief and said, "I understand Mr. Hou's position!" Turning to Xu Ziling, he asked, "What suggestion does Ziling have for Shi Zhixuan?" Hou Xibai stood up and said listlessly: "I'll go and see my sister." He avoided suspicion and left. Seeing his retreating back, both of them feel heavy hearted. Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said: "What we are facing may be the most powerful figure in the history of the Demonic Dao. Any method that we usually think will be effective will not work. In a densely populated city like Chang'an, with his seal of immortality, he will definitely be able to Killing people easily, and getting away calmly. This person is even more intelligent and alert, can Big Brother Li stand still for a while and wait and see what happens?"

Li Jing glanced at the back door where Hou Xibai hadn't entered, frowned and said, "Aren't you worried about your good friend's life?" Xu Ziling said: "I have an intuition, one day I'm in Chang'an, Shi Zhixuan still won't take action against his apprentice." Li Jing was stunned and said: "How to say?" Xu Ziling explained his relationship with Shi Qingxuan and Shi Zhixuan, but he didn't say anything about "Shi Qingxuan is Shi Zhixuan's only flaw", because he felt that this was a private matter between Shi Qingxuan and Shi Zhixuan, which should not be made public.

Li Jing said with a sigh of relief: "Even if I want to deal with Shi Zhixuan, I can't do it, okay! King Qin ordered me to support you with all my strength, where can I help you?" Xu Ziling stared at him for a while, then said in a deep voice: "The main purpose of my trip to Chang'an today is to ruthlessly kill and uproot every member of the Xiang family who has lost their conscience." He seldom speaks like this, but Yin Suhe personally encountered the evil deeds committed by the Xiang family father and son, and finally decided to ruthlessly wipe out the Xiang family.

Li Jing's hulking body shook, his eyes sparkled, and he said coldly: "Even if there is no instruction from the King of Qin, I, Li Jing, will definitely help you with all my strength." After Li Jing left, Xu Ziling went to the bedroom to look for Hou Xibai, and saw Hou Xibai sitting on the edge of the bed blankly, but there was nowhere to be seen. Xu Ziling sat down beside Hou Xibai, and asked with concern: "Xibai..." Hou Xibai handed over a piece of letter paper, said with a wry smile, "She had already left when I came in, leaving this note for you." Xu Ziling took a look, and saw a line of elegant and elegant message on the paper, which read: "Love you and hate you, forever." Eight words.The first one is "Zi Ling", but the second one is her faint lip print.

Hou Xibai leaned over to read and said, "Xiangyan's message should be due to her great accomplishment in the holy law, she was in a special mood, and she immediately revealed her true feelings, otherwise she would only write the word 'love you'." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Where did you get the letterhead?" Hou Xibai said: "She came to the little brother's study on the opposite side and took it without asking. It's so strange. I have been paying attention to her, but I can't hear any sound." Xu Ziling took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "You guessed right. I've been paying attention to her movements, but I didn't feel the slightest bit. Sigh! How cunning, I was used by her!" Hou Xibai sighed: "This matter is unpredictable, at least it is like this for me, because Master Shi can't take care of her for a day, so he may delay taking care of me." Xu Ziling looked at him for a long time, then asked in puzzlement, "Why did Brother Hou suddenly become so passive towards Master Ling this morning?" Hou Xibai replied casually, smiling and said: "Zi Ling refers to what I said to Li Jing just now, ha! Li Jing doesn't trust me, why should I, Hou Xibai, tell him the truth." Xu Ziling said with a smile: "So that's the case, what achievements have you made in your Immortal Sealing Technique?" Hou Xibai shook his head and said, "The more you practice, the more confused you become, and the less confident you become. The Immortal Yin Yin method is completely different from the Huajian school's mental method. It talks about benefiting oneself at the expense of others, and it doesn't suit my personality." Xu Ziling said: "If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will gain. According to my experience, the process of practicing Qigong is carried out in the form of waves. Sometimes you climb to the top of the wave and sometimes sink to the bottom. When you are in a trough, you are likely to climb to another level. A harbinger of the peak." Hou Xibai agreed: "Your words are very reasonable, why don't I read the formula of the seal of immortality to you, maybe you can find a way to break the seal of immortality." Xu Ziling said in astonishment: "Isn't it waiting for you to help me deal with the commander?" Hou Xibai shrugged indifferently and said, "What's the problem? He wants to kill me. Am I just sitting there waiting to die?" The two people's eyes met, and then they laughed at the same time, and the heavy atmosphere disappeared. Xu Ziling smiled and said, "The study of the seal of immortality is postponed. Can we assume that because of my younger brother, the master will not come to deal with you for the time being?" Hou Xibai nodded and said: "It should be so. I deliberately gave Master Shi a chance last night, but he didn't move at all." Xu Ziling murmured, "But if he thinks I'm leaving Chang'an, wouldn't it be too bad?" Hou Xibai said: "Don't worry, Master Shi just arrived last night because he just came here for the first time, so he doesn't understand my current situation, but as long as he sees Yang Xuyan, he should know from other sources that I am writing a hundred beautiful pictures for Li Yuan, and kill me. It will startle the enemy and affect his plan to unify the magic sect. That's why I said that it will be a disaster for you to practice the holy law. What do you have to do today?" Xu Ziling said indifferently: "I will be very busy these few days. I have to attend lectures in the pledge shop. Not only do I have to learn the management techniques of the pledge shop, but I also need to practice speaking with a Pingyao accent." After finishing speaking, he stood up, put one hand on Hou Xibai's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Get a good night's sleep! Come back tonight to find you for dinner and study the seal of immortality. I hope you won't hear me vomit blood and get injured halfway through your reading, so thank God." Hou Xibai fell down on the bed, kicked off his boots, and said with a smile: "This is the bed where the beauty slept. My little brother may have a dream that is both sweet and terrifying, a love-hate relationship, ha!" When Xu Ziling left the Rongda Dian in Beili, it was just at the moment when the lights were on, and the main street of Beili where the famous brothels and gambling houses were located was full of traffic and very lively. He now has a sallow face and a fake beard, even Kou Zhong has to look twice to see that he is Xu Ziling, let alone the others. Chen Fu, who pledged the Rongda pledge, was himself a trustworthy person, and Li Jing had personally greeted him, letting him know that the Tiance Mansion was fully behind this matter, and even cooperated sincerely, so that Xu Ziling was less burdened. mind. Inspired by Hu Xiaoxian, he came up with a fantastic method, which is to make the "Situ Furong" he pretends to be Chi Shengchun's rival in love, and take the initiative in his hands instead of passively waiting for Chi Shengchun to take the bait.The question is how to turn Situ Furong into a relative proposer who is a threat to Chi Shengchun. If the "big fairy" Hoover makes him feel bad, it will only be a joke.Moreover, this matter will definitely offend Li Yuanji and Yin Zuwen. How can Situ Furong, who has only money but no background, compete for Hu Xiaoxian without making people suspicious?All of these are issues that must be addressed. Thinking about it, I realized that I had arrived at the gate of Mingtang Nest, and was hesitating whether to go inside for a while, and was afraid that when I bumped into Hu Xiaoxian, a group of people would come and enter Mingtang Nest. The one in the middle is himself superior and wears a high crown, which is very eye-catching. It is him and Kou Zhong's father "Du Fuwei", surrounded by five masters, quite powerful. He looked at Du Fuwei, and old Du also looked at him, their eyes met, Du Fuwei was still expressionless, looking like a hanged ghost, but Xu Ziling knew that Du Fuwei had recognized his "son" Come out, because he didn't hide his eyes. Du Fuwei stopped suddenly, and the four followers hurriedly stood still, and Xu Ziling walked past him knowingly, so as to listen to his instructions. Sure enough, Du Fuwei said: "The vegetarian shop on the opposite street is very good. After we say hello to Daxian, we will try to see if its vegetarian dishes are as good as the facade design." Xu Ziling understood, and the joy of kindness, familiarity and trust filled his heart, and he walked away. Kou Zhong sat alone on the hill, overlooking the lights of Hulao City at the end of the horizon. Qian Limeng is peacefully feasting on the green grass in the background, Falcon Wuming is performing its eagle dance while circling in the sky, showing that someone is constantly approaching. Hulao City under the moonlight represents Wang Shichong's east front, the strongest military castle. If Hulao falls, the nearby Guancheng, Xingyang, and Zhengyang cannot be protected.If he can keep the Hulao firmly, even if all the lines in Luoyang are lost, his young commanders still have the opportunity to send food and supplies to Luoyang through the Hulao to help Wang Shichong fight against the army of the Li Clan, so it has a great relationship. Thinking of this, Kou Zhong suddenly felt relieved, thinking that as long as Hulao and Yanshi can be preserved, Li Shimin might suffer a big defeat and reverse the power of the current Li family who dominates the world. The sound of hooves approached from a distance. Kou Zhong jumped up and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that you guys got the location and time wrong, and it would be terrible if I had to wait for three days and three nights!" Those who came were Xuan Yong, Bai Wenyuan, Jiao Hongjin, Bu Tianzhi, Gao Zhandao, Chen Changlin, Xu Xingzhi and Chen Laomou among the generals of his eight towns. Chen Laomou smiled and said immediately: "We received a letter from Feige from the eldest lady, and we were afraid that it would be early! We will be waiting in vain." Xuan Yong smiled and got off the horse and said: "Sister Ren must stay in Pengliang, because she can't come and live for half a day." Bu Tianzhi first hugged Kou Zhong and laughed loudly: "Although the young commander has gone far outside the customs, the record about your victorious prairie has come like snowflakes, exaggerated and distorted to the point of unbelievable." Gao Zhandao, who came to the side of the two, said happily, "For example, the three of you fought against ten thousand each, killing the Turkic people, and even chasing them for thousands of miles, pulling out Xieli's tooth tent." Xu Xingzhi laughed dumbly and said: "However, this will be of great help to the morale of the Young Marshal Army. Heroes from all walks of life come to vote, so that we can grow rapidly." Kou Zhong let go of Gao Zhandao and said happily, "How many people can we fight now?" The way of false action: "We now have a total force of 30,000 troops, but there are only thousands of people who can be called well-trained elite soldiers." Bai Wenyuan said: "As long as the young commander gives an order, we can send 10,000 people to the battlefield at any time, and we guarantee that the young commander will not lose his prestige." Kou Zhong said excitedly: "Of course I don't worry about your work. What's the current situation in the headquarters of our Young Marshal Army?" Jiao Hongjin replied: "Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, etc. have too much time to take care of themselves, so no one has time to mess with us. So after we got a large amount of money brought back from Yang Gong's treasury, we not only rebuilt Pengcheng, but also reduced taxes to stimulate all sectors of industry, agriculture and business. With the full support of the Eldest Miss, the Longyou Gang and the Southern Song Clan, Pengliang became more and more prosperous, laying the foundation for the Young Marshals to fight for the world." Chen Changlin said: "Young Marshal Mou Laoyi and I handed over to us the treasure book of Marshal Lu to build a navy with strong maneuverability and combat effectiveness. The number of ships will keep increasing. As long as there is another year, Will not be afraid of the huge fleet of the Li Clan." Kou Zhongxi said: "It's all good news, it seems that it's time for me to turn my luck." The way of false action: "Everything is in full swing, just waiting for the instructions of the young commander." Xuan Yongdao: "According to the report of the spies, Li Shimin assembled a large army in Guanzhong and sent an army to Luoyang. This is the key to success or failure. If we can help Wang Shichong repel Li's army, then it will be Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong's turn to launch the Yellow River. In the battle for the cities on both sides of the strait, we can attack Li Zitong in the south, as long as we win Jiangdu, we will greatly increase our bargaining chips for hegemony." Kou Zhong waved his hands to the sky and screamed. Under the amazed eyes of everyone, Wuming swooped down through the clouds and landed on his shoulder safely. Some of your basic methods of falconry and falconry, please take it back to Pengliang and take good care of it, my precious horse must also be taken away." Xu Xingzhi was stunned and said: "Young commander decided to go to Luoyang alone?" Kou Zhong nodded and sighed: "If I lead you and the Guowan Shaoshuai army to Luoyang, I will only attract Wang Shichong's taboo, so I don't even dare to take the obedient Wuming to publicize. Sigh! Wang Shichong has a mysterious background and a complicated background. It's really hard to say. The best policy for now is to let me go to Luoyang to try my best, and you all prepare for the battle with all your strength and listen to my news." Looking at the Hulao again, hope was ignited in his heart, thinking that as long as Lao Tzu can help Wang Shichong secure the eastern front line south of the Yellow River, Li Shimin will definitely lose this battle, and this should be something he can and has the ability to do.