Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 418: Truth or Dare

Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Truth or Dare

Tianji and Tianshu looked at each other and knelt down together: "Your Majesty, please forgive us. We failed to take the lotus seeds."

The smile on Emperor Yuan Jing's face gradually disappeared, and it became deep. He said slowly:

"Twenty cannons, twenty-six masters, and you two fourth-grade ones. There are Taoist priests from the Earth Sect cooperating with you. I will give you a chance to explain. If there is really a reason, I can forgive you."

Tianji turned his head and glanced at his companions, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this time Jianzhou is turbulent. In addition to us and the Earth Sect, the masters of the Wulin League almost came out in full force to compete for the lotus seeds."

Emperor Yuan Jing had a blank expression: "So, we lost to the Wulin League?"

Tianji felt a chill and said quickly:

"It's not the Wulin Alliance. The Taoist priests of the Earth Sect who hid the Nine-Colored Lotus have invited a few helpers. They are: Li Miaozhen, the Saintess of the Heaven Sect, Xu Qi'an, the former Silver Luo, Chu Yuanzhen, the registered disciple of the Human Sect, Yang Qianhuan, the Astronomical Supervisor, as well as a monk and a young girl from the Southern Frontier Li Gu Tribe..."

The silent female spy Tianshu keenly noticed that when His Majesty heard the three words "Xu Qi'an", he suddenly became a little anxious.

She didn't look up to peek at the emperor's face, but she could guess that His Majesty's face must be very bad now.

Emperor Yuan Jing's face was more than bad. His face was as gloomy as water, and the veins on his forehead were slightly protruding. He looked like he was trying his best to resist his anger.

"I didn't expect that a small and insignificant person would become a biting dog now."

Yuan Jingdi sneered from his teeth: "I just issued a self-criticism edict, and I was thinking that I would settle accounts with him after the storm. The whole Xu family is in the capital, let's see how I deal with him."

After a pause, he asked, "Go on."

Tianji recounted everything he saw and heard, including the conflict between the mysterious young man and Xu Qiyan. Of course, for this part, his point of view is that the mysterious young man is the direct descendant of a certain force, and because he is jealous of Xu Qiyan's reputation, he wants to step on Xu Qiyan to become famous, so he deliberately targets him.

This is logical.

"How did Xu Qiyan get involved with the Taoist priests of the Earth Sect?" Yuan Jingdi suddenly asked.

"I haven't had time to check yet." Tianji replied. Seeing that Yuan Jingdi had returned to silence, he skipped this topic and continued.

Emperor Yuan Jing listened quietly until he heard Tianji say that Xu Qi'an threw out the amulet and shouted "National Master, save me", and the National Master really came with golden light... The old emperor's face changed suddenly.

"How did the National Master get involved? How could he summon? What right did he have to summon the National Master..."

Emperor Yuan Jing paced back and forth in the imperial study, his expression sometimes ferocious and sometimes gloomy.

Why did the National Master respond to Xu Qi'an's request for help? When did the two of them get involved?

Indescribable emotions surged in his heart, and Emperor Yuan Jing's expression suddenly became ferocious. He had the idea of ??getting rid of Xu Qi'an immediately and killing this vicious dog that would bite people immediately.

Ignoring the edict of guilt, the opinions of the ministers, and the views of the world...

It was not because he was afraid of his growth speed. Emperor Yuan Jing had seen many talented people, and Chu Yuanzhen was also one of them, but Emperor Yuan Jing was too lazy to even pay attention.

It was because Xu Qi'an asked the Imperial Master for help, and the Imperial Master responded to him!

"Go to Lingbao Temple!" Emperor Yuan Jing said word by word.

.......

Haoqi Tower.

Xu Qi'an wore a sky-blue brocade with light blue back-cloud patterns, rings and pendants jingling, a hollow gold crown tied in his hair, and cloud-covered boots on his feet.

At first glance, he was more noble than the prince, with a tall figure, handsome face, deep eyes, and a lively look between his eyebrows... forming a unique temperament that was a mixture of a noble son of a noble family and a frivolous young man in the market.

Wei Yuan looked at the young man sitting opposite him, and he was a little surprised. He smiled and said, "I'm used to seeing you wearing night watchman's uniform. It's refreshing to change your clothes occasionally."

"My sister made it for me, stitch by stitch."

Xu Qian'an held the teacup, recalled Xu Lingyue's obsessed eyes at that time, and smiled, "Duke Wei, do you think there is any hope for me to seduce His Highness Huaiqing when I look like this?"

Wei Yuan looked at him calmly, his eyes full of vicissitudes washed by the years, "This is not your usual style of speaking, just say it directly if you have something to say."

"When investigating the case of Concubine Fu, I learned from my uncle that Duke Wei and the Queen were childhood sweethearts, and they treated Huaiqing as their own son. I thought that if I could become a son-in-law, Duke Wei would definitely treat me as his son-in-law."

Xu Qian'an smiled and said, "Duke Wei treats me very well, and his kindness is as heavy as a mountain. He has no relatives or friends, but he has cultivated me carefully, just because of the three tests of the heart..."

Wei Yuan's expression was gentle: "You seem to have gained something extra from this trip to Jianzhou."

Xu Qian'an put down the teacup, took out three dice from his sleeve, placed them on the table one by one, and said softly:

"In my hometown... well, when I was a fast hand in Changle County, I learned a drinking game from the street people, called truth or dare.

"Based on the number of points on the dice, the one with a small number of points either answers a question or drinks a glass of wine. I want to play this game with Lord Wei, without drinking, just telling the truth."

He looked at Qingyi calmly, "If Lord Wei doesn't want to, I will leave now. From now on, I will never bother you again."

This time, Wei Yuan's face was no longer smiling, and he stared at him for a long time.

"Have you thought it through?"

"Well. "

Wei Qingyi nodded, raised his hand in his sleeve, and made a gesture of invitation.

Huh......Xu Qian'an breathed a sigh of relief, but was inevitably nervous.

He grabbed the teacup, wiped it gently, and rolled the three dice into the cup, dangdangdang! The dice collided and spun in the teacup, and as Xu Qian'an tapped it down, it returned to calm.

He opened the teacup, six six six!

I knew that with my luck, I would be invincible in the world with the dice, especially when the jade pendant sent by the supervisor was cracked and the luck was leaking...Xu Qian'an said in his heart.

Wei Yuan picked up the teacup, then wiped it, shook it for a moment, and turned the teacup upside down on the table. He did not keep anyone in suspense and directly opened it.

Two, five, six.

He smiled gently and said, "What do you want to ask?"

Xu Qian'an pondered and said, "What is your relationship with the Queen?"

He chose this question not just for gossip. First, the relationship between Wei Yuan and the Queen determines the extent of Wei Yuan and Emperor Yuan Jing's falling out.

Secondly, Lin'an's biological mother, Concubine Chen, is a hidden pawn of the mysterious sorcerer. The relationship between the Queen and Wei Yuan determines whether the mysterious sorcerer will repeat the same trick and use the Queen to plot and frame Wei Yuan.

Finally, out of LSP intuition, Xu Qian'an believes that the relationship between the Queen and Wei Yuan is not simple.

"You know a lot."

Wei Yuan put away his gentle expression, his pupils sharpened a little, stared at him for a moment, and said: "I will tell you about the Queen and me later, but not now. Haha, you didn't say you would tell it now."

It's no fun to find this loophole......Xu Qiyan nodded: "Okay."

Wei Yuan's words actually admitted that he and the Queen had an unusual relationship, which was also a kind of answer.

In the second round, Xu Qiyan got 666 again, and Wei Yuan got 551.

Xu Qiyan lowered his eyes and looked at the dice in front of Wei Yuan. After a pause, his eyes slowly moved up and stared at him: "Mr. Wei, do you know what secrets were hidden behind the Shanhaiguan Battle that year?"

Wei Yuan said lightly: "If you mean stealing Dafeng's destiny, then I know."

He really knew the secret that Dafeng's destiny was stolen...Xu Qiyan's surprise just surged in his heart, but he was forced back by him, and his face was calm.

Wei Yuan lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Whenever a war begins, it is the time when the country is shaken. If you win, the country's fortune will increase by one point, and if you lose, the country's fortune will decrease by one point.

"The larger the scale of the battle, the greater the shake of the country. In the middle of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the vassal kings rebelled and the rebels fought to the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. According to historical records, people's hearts were floating and the scholar-official class was in a state of panic.

"Although the rebellion was quelled later, it became a turning point for the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the countries fought in a melee, and the total number of troops deployed exceeded one million. The scale was so large that it was rarely seen in history books. The intensity of the shake of the country was far greater than that of Emperor Wuzong's purge of the court.

"If you want to steal the luck, the Battle of Shanhaiguan is the best time. Unfortunately, I realized this later. "

The troops Wei Yuan was referring to were over a million, and they were real elite soldiers, not counting the militia and menials. Historical books often describe an army of 100,000 or 300,000.

But in fact, there was a lot of water, including the logistics militia. The number of soldiers who actually fought on the battlefield may be less than one-third of the total.

In the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the forces of Dafeng, the Buddhist Kingdom, the Northern and Southern Barbarians, the Demon Clan, and the Wushen Cult invested more than a million elite soldiers who could really fight on the battlefield.

So that's why the first generation and the former leader of the Tiangu Tribe planned such a war, in order to pry open the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains, the national destiny of Dafeng... Xu Qian'an suddenly realized.

Although he knew that the national destiny of Dafeng was stolen in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, he didn't understand the principle.

The third round.

Xu Qian'an's luck was off the charts, and he shook another 666, but this time the situation was different. When Wei Yuan opened the teacup, it was also 666.

"Rare! "

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Why don't we ask a question each?"

Xu Qiyan nodded in agreement and asked his own question first: "Does Lord Wei know who stole the luck? What is the purpose?"

Wei Yuan shook his head: "Among the major systems, only sorcerers and Confucianists are closely related to luck, and the human sect counts as half. And only sorcerers and Confucianists can pry open the national destiny.

"In the current Confucian system, the highest-ranking person is Zhao Shou, the dean of Yunlu Academy. He wants to pry open the national destiny of Dafeng, but he is a little short. Then there is only sorcerers.

"Sorcerers can block the secrets of heaven, so how can I know who it is? Even if I know, I have long forgotten it."

Xu Qiyan took a deep breath: "It is the first generation of supervisors. "

After saying that, he stared at Wei Yuan without blinking, expecting to see a reaction like "face change" in his eyes.

Sure enough, Wei Yuan's eyes suddenly darkened, and the fingers on the table trembled slightly.

He stared at Xu Qiyan closely, and his body leaned forward uncontrollably, and his tone was a little hurried: "Speak clearly, what do you know, what information do you control."

Xu Qiyan said: "Mr. Wei, is this your question?"

Unexpectedly, Wei Yuan shook his head, restrained his emotions, and returned to a calm demeanor.

Wei Qingyi shook his head and asked gently: "My question is: the seal under Sangpo is in your body, right? "

A bolt from the blue.

......

Lingbao Temple.

Emperor Yuan Jing sat in a familiar quiet room, looking at the flawless beauty opposite him. Luo Yuheng was one of the most attractive women he had ever seen.

No matter how his mood changed, or how his preferences for women changed, Luo Yuheng could always satisfy his aesthetic taste without aesthetic fatigue.

Although this woman had never agreed to practice dual cultivation with him, she had long been a forbidden delicacy in Emperor Yuan Jing's heart.

What's more, his dream of longevity depended on this woman.

Therefore, any man who had close contact with Luo Yuheng was not allowed.

She could be dismissive of me, she could perfunctory me, she could prevaricate me, it didn't matter. But if she showed favor and special care to other men.

That man would have no choice but to die.

Emperor Yuan Jing was full of murderous intent towards Xu Qiyan. Even if the storm of the sin edict had not passed, he had countless ways to target Xu Qiyan.

Is it difficult for the emperor to deal with a common man?

Not at all.

He ignored him before and let him jump up and down because Emperor Yuan Jing never regarded him as an opponent and he was not qualified. His enemies were the officials in the court, the supervisor, and Zhao Shou.

Xu Qiyan was just a pawn in the storm.

Even now, he did not regard Xu Qiyan as an enemy. He originally thought that he would settle accounts after the storm.

Unexpectedly, this vicious dog bit the meat it should not bite.

Then, even if it costs some money, the vicious dog must be killed.

Emperor Yuan Jing stared at the female national teacher and said in a deep voice: "I heard from the spy of Prince Huai that the national teacher also intervened in the affairs of Jianzhou?"

Luo Yuheng, whose pretty face was white and flawless like a beautiful jade, nodded slightly.

"Why did the national teacher intervene in this matter?" Emperor Yuan Jing asked.

"The nine-color lotus is the treasure of my Taoist sect. How can we allow outsiders to covet it. "Luo Yuheng opened her red lips slightly, and her voice was cold: "On the contrary, Your Majesty, why do you want to seize the lotus seeds?"

Emperor Yuan Jing patiently explained: "I am dull in my talent for cultivation, and I have not been able to form a pill for a long time. I am very anxious. I learned that the nine-colored lotus seeds can open up my mind and enlighten me, so I sent people to get them."

After he finished speaking, he saw Luo Yuheng nodded and accepted his explanation. Suddenly he smiled, with a calm and casual tone, as if chatting:

"I heard that Xu Qian'an burned the talisman and summoned the national teacher. Haha, I actually admire him very much. He has talent, ambition, and a sense of justice. It's just that he is too young and doesn't understand the overall situation.

"He still needs a few more years of training. This time, I demoted him to a commoner, which is just the right time to temper his character. But I didn't expect that he and the Imperial Master would have such a close relationship."

Luo Yuheng frowned and said in a cold tone: "How can a mere common man have such a close relationship with me?"

Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes flashed, and he quickly asked: "If that's the case, why can he summon the Imperial Master?"