"I don't want to kill him. After all, it was considered an acquaintance at the beginning."
"As long as there was a hint of regret in his words, his life would have been saved."
"What a pity...I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"While talking about confession, he is planning to catch us all in one fell swoop, without even looking at the crooked melons and cracked jujubes coming from the East and West Factory!"
"If we hadn't happened to be there, Tancheng's stronghold would have been destroyed."
"There is still a shortage of experts...although you and I can kill them all."
"There are few people below the Celestial Realm who can catch your Nineteen Stops, but they are still few after all."
On the big ship near Kaifeng, Zhao Yan was still chattering about the massacre.
Wearing a blue and white robe, he raised one foot and stepped on the port side of the bow. The steamy breeze from the lake blew the hem of his clothes, looking unrestrained and unrestrained.
It's just that although his movements are cool and unrestrained, what he says is somewhat trivial.
He killed them all and kept talking about them for two or three days.
But Ming Yan, who was standing next to him, showed no trace of impatience. Instead, she listened with a smile and nodded in agreement from time to time.
On the deck, because we were approaching Kaifeng, the women all stood on the deck and watched from a distance.
The little dragon girl was chasing the lightning ferret, laughing happily.
"What is he talking about? I feel a little depressed these past two days."
Lianxing looked at Zhao Yan's back openly and asked softly to Wang Yuyan beside him.
After getting along these days, the two sisters no longer had an awkward relationship with the female family members of Prince Qi's palace.
And because Wang Yuyan's personality is easy-going and lovable, both palace masters also like to get along with her.
"Sister Lianxing, brother Yan is relieving his depression."
"What's he so depressed about?"
"He's not the bad guy from Tancheng. He betrayed Brother Yan's trust and acted a loyal show in front of him, trying to root out all the spies in Xiaoyulou in Tancheng."
"When I think about it, it's that ugly fat guy who overestimates his abilities!"
Lian Xingzuo suddenly realized something and remembered the fat old man who greeted the group with a smiling face when they arrived at Tancheng.
After traveling to so many cities, this person is the only exception...
He was the only one who was finally killed by Zhao Yan with a sword, killing more than a hundred spies from the Ming Kingdom.
At that time, she thought it was an inconspicuous victory, but she didn't expect that Zhao Yan would care so much.
"Is he worried about being betrayed?"
Occasionally, there would be palace maids who wanted to defect in Yihua Palace, but Lianxing didn't think it was strange.
There are hundreds of people in the world, and there is no way that everyone can agree with you.
This seemed to her to be extremely unusual, and she didn't understand why Zhao Yan would be bothered by it.
Wang Yuyan could understand Zhao Yan's thoughts and said after considering the words.
"That's not the case. Brother Yan seems to be very free and easy, but in fact he is quite nostalgic."
"Although many of the old people in the palace have gone away, my brother Yan has high expectations for them."
"What he is thinking about now is that if he had not made that decision, he might not have the result he has today..."
After speaking, Wang Yuyan looked at Zhao Yan's back helplessly.
After hearing this, Lian Xing was also thoughtful.
"If I hadn't wanted to avoid suspicion..."
"Maybe I don't have to kill him with my own hands now."
After talking to himself for a long time, Zhao Yan finally sighed quietly.
Hearing this, Mingyan shook her head and said:
"Your Majesty, you really overthink it..."
"Those who should betray will betray you one day. No matter what choice the prince made, even if Ma Yun, Wang Zheng and others have complaints against you, they always regard themselves as 'dead leaves' and are unwilling to do anything. There was a betrayal."
"It's just a scumbag. Even if the prince didn't disband 'Dead Leaves' at the beginning, he would still have other reasons to betray after eight years."
"From the slave's point of view, his death was his own fault and had nothing to do with the prince."
She knew the dilemma in Zhao Yan's heart now.
It's just that I feel that I made the wrong decision, which led to the current consequences.
This seemed unnecessary to her.
As a superior, you can only try your best to consider the overall situation.
Under the turbulent background at that time, disbanding "Dead Leaves" was the best way to alleviate conflicts.
Furthermore, the Immortal Society did not show its terrifying heel at the beginning. Zhao Yan had nothing to blame himself for making such a decision under such circumstances.
"may be…"
Zhao Yan sighed again.
"I hope that in the future, we won't have to kill these old friends anymore."
"Look, Kaifeng has arrived."
……
……
Kaifeng City.
royal palace.
After entering the city, Zhao Yan arranged for Ming Yan to take people back to Sanxian Village while he went into the palace.
Due to emotions and reasons, it was necessary for him, the only prince of the Song Dynasty, to see his brother as soon as possible when he returned to Beijing.
Even though the mutual trust between the two brothers has reached its current height, some etiquette still cannot be discarded.
However, this time because he was the first to land at the pier in the city by boat, he did not enter the palace in a carriage as usual. Instead, he used Qinggong to fly over the walls in the city.
Although the dock was not far from the palace, his appearance still caught the eyes of the people in the city.
When Zhao Yan first arrived at the gate of the imperial city, news of King Qi's return to the capital immediately spread like a tide.
After showing his face at the city gate, the guard automatically gave way.
Walking straight to Zhao Lu's study, the familiar figure was bending over the desk to review the memorial.
In terms of diligence, Zhao Yan believed that his brother was definitely one of the best among the emperors of the Nine Provinces.
"Prime Minister Fan Xiwen is not much better. Brother Huang is still so busy."
Every time he came to the Imperial Study Room, he saw almost the same scene.
It's just that in the past, Mr. Kang and Mr. Gui always came out to stare at him and guard against him, but after that night, these two old guys no longer dared to be disrespectful to Zhao Yan.
Since entering the palace, Zhao Yan noticed that the Qi of the two elders only stayed on him for a moment and then dissipated immediately.
"Fifth brother! You are back!"
Zhao Lu heard Zhao Yan's voice and raised his head in surprise.
He immediately put down the memorial in his hand and walked down the steps.
He held Zhao Yan's hands and looked up and down.
"Has the journey been safe and smooth?"
"Brother, don't worry so much. I am a land god. How many people in the world can cause trouble for me?"
Zhao Yan threw away Zhao Lu's hand in disgust, walked aside and lay down on the ground.
"Stop bragging. Grandpa can't cure you?"
Zhao Lu followed his footsteps and sat aside.
"He can still jump around now. In two years' time, when I arrive on land as a celestial being and understand the secret skills of celestial beings, my great-grandfather may not be my opponent."
Anyway, he was bragging, and Zhao Yan didn't mind bragging even louder.
But in fact, although his combat power is extremely high now, he still has a long way to go before he can become a heavenly being on land.
Unless, like Duan Zhengyan, he could use the power of the magic beads through hatred, then he might be able to take a shortcut.
But if he really wants to do this, it's not clear whether he is Zhao Yan or not.
"Why did your temper become so arrogant when you went out?"
Zhao Lu asked in surprise.
In his impression, Zhao Yan was not such a big talker.
Since the beginning, it has been a pragmatic image.
"You still have to brag when you should. Life is always so real, so boring."
"Right, great-grandpa?"
Zhao Yan said, turning his head and saying something into the air.
Zhao Lu was suddenly startled, sat up suddenly and looked towards Xi Zhou.
He is clearly still in his own study room. Is Fifth Brother kidding me?
"Fifth brother, what are you talking about..."
The accusation that Zhao Lu had just spoken came to an abrupt end because where Zhao Yan was looking, a man actually gradually emerged.
It was Zhao Yin.
"Zhao Lu has met great-grandfather!"
Zhao Lu greeted quickly.
Zhao Yin nodded to him and looked at Zhao Yandao in confusion.
"How did your kid figure it out?"
"Do you need to see it... The Western Zhou Dynasty is completely silent. Except for the weak emotion of the emperor brother, you can no longer feel anything else. Apart from your old secret technique of 'mood', who else can do it in Kaifeng Mansion?"
Zhao Yan smiled evilly.
He hadn't noticed the loopholes in his state of mind before, but he felt that this secret technique was flawless at first glance.
But now he has many ways to detect it.
For example, when Zhao Yin used his state of mind to silently switch them in just now, "Wanxiang" was the first to react.
Before entering Kaifeng, Zhao Yan had already transformed "Everything" into a belt and tied it around his waist.
Just now, the "All Things" on his waist quietly sprouted long thorns and pierced into his waist, reminding him of the change.
Only then did he feel that the surrounding environment was different through the ability of the "Book of Forgetting Love".
But Zhao Yan was still frightened by this almost invisible method of performing secret arts.
"Well... you are right about this. I will have to pay more attention to it in the future."
Zhao Yin nodded knowingly.
He was quite satisfied with Zhao Yan's discovery, which helped him make up for some of the shortcomings of this secret technique.
After all, at his level, few people can provide him with useful valuable information.
"Since you have made a contribution, should Grandpa give you some reward?"
Zhao Yan knew how to push even further, so he immediately climbed up the pole.
"Heh, it depends on what kind of reward you want."
Zhao Yin glanced at Zhao Yan pretending to be displeased.
"Go to Lu'er for any gold, jewelry or beauties."
"I don't have much else to give you."
He waved his hands and sat down on the big chair on the other side of Zhao Yan. He crossed his legs and raised his head uncomfortably, closing his eyes to relax.
However, he had just maintained this comfortable feeling for a while, and Zhao Yan's words immediately made him open his eyes.
"Grandpa, do you know the divine soldiers and the demonic soldiers?"
Zhao Yan stared at Zhao Yin's reaction.
Seeing him suddenly startled, I couldn't help but feel a little confused.
You must know that it has been some time since the birth of "Wanxiang" and the commotion caused by the heavenly soldiers.
As a top figure in the Immortal Society, how could Zhao Yin react like this?
"Where did you get this news?!"
Zhao Yin looked at Zhao Yan with a serious look, as if he really knew nothing about it.
"When I was in Dali, I worked with Qixia Town to kill Duan Siping. After that, the Duan Emperor Duan Zhengyan activated the power of the magic bead when he was dead. He actually came back to life and possessed a weapon called 'Emperor's Hate'. "Magic Soldier."
"This magic weapon can release terrifying hatred and anger. If it is even touched, it can burn people to ashes, and can even cause people to suffer from the illusion of hatred."
Zhao Yan briefly told what he experienced in Dali.
But what surprised him was that Zhao Yin didn't even know about Duan Siping's death.
"Duan Siping is dead? Did you kill him?"
"Grandpa, don't you know?"
“……”
Zhao Yin frowned slightly.
Apparently his news was far behind.
As a top figure in the Immortal Society, this is very unreasonable.
"Maybe something happened in Xianyang. I haven't received any news for half a month."
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known that so many things had happened these days. Could you please tell me in detail, what happened to that serious period?"
Zhao Yin knew something was wrong, but he couldn't make a correct judgment yet. At the moment, he could only get more information from the conversation with Zhao Yan.
"Okay, here's the reason..."
Zhao Yan nodded and briefly told what happened after he returned to Qixia Town.
However, he omitted the birth of "Wanxiang" and tried his best to leave everything in Dali to Qixia Town, portraying himself as a high-level assistant.
Apart from giving them a beating, it has no other effect at all.
Duan Siping was killed by Ding Peng, and Duan Zhengyan was killed by Zhang Danfeng. He was a helper.
But when he said this, Zhao Yin didn't think there was anything wrong.
"The strength of Qixia Town is quite good. Although Duan Siping is not at a high level, he is still at the peak of the Luxian Realm. Ding Peng was able to kill him with a single blow with your help. I think he has reached the peak of his realm."
"On the contrary, it was Zhang Danfeng who was able to kill Duan Zhengyan who had the Heavenly Demon Soldier. This really surprised me."
"It's a pity that the magic bead was taken away by people from Qixia Town. Otherwise, if it was brought back to Kaifeng, I would be able to rely on more people."
Zhao Yin said with a rather regretful expression.
In Zhao Yan's narration, after killing Duan Zhengyan, he parted ways with Qixia Town.
The condition for Qixia Town not to cause trouble is to give up the magic beads to them.
This does sound very reasonable.
The magic beads are driven by hatred, and this condition is already a bit harsh.
It's useless for Zhao Yan to take it back...
How could he have any hatred? At least Zhao Yin thought so.
"Grandpa Aether's power is so profound that he still needs magic beads to rely on?"
Zhao Yan told a lot of lies, but his expression was flawless.
He had tried to control the "Emperor's Hate" magic bead, but it had no use except for a sporadic flame.
How could such a weapon be relied upon by a master like Zhao Yin?
"You don't understand the power of the magic beads, that's why you have such questions."
"But I have seen how powerful the magic beads are... no, it is the power of the merger of gods and demons."
"A single Heavenly Demonic Soldier is not enough for me to take it seriously. You also need a matching Heavenly Demonic Soldier."
Is that so?
Zhao Yan couldn't help but become more confused.
He used Vientiane to absorb the "Emperor's Hate" and "Shennong Ruler".
The power of the two is balanced, but there is no special reaction.
"Emperor Hate's matching divine weapon is the divine weapon Tianjing..."
"Together, they are the weapons of the first gatekeeper."
