I see You Lian is the ally

Mei Ah Rong did not dare to neglect, lowered her head and took a few steps back. The Queen Mother ordered the servants following behind her: "You wait outside while the Ai family and the emperor speak alone."

The chamberlain company claimed so.

The Queen Mother glanced at Mei A Rong and walked from her side into the palace gate.

*

Emperor Ji left Shundu and stood by the river in the suburbs. The sky above our heads was overcast, and the wind in front of us was chilly.

When he was the governor of Tianshu Division, Chu Xian was his right-hand man.

Since his identity was exposed and he returned to Yunxu, he has not contacted him again.

Chu Xian suddenly disappeared from Shundu. According to Di Ji's understanding of him, he would never leave without reason. He must have found something, and maybe it was inconvenient to talk to Lei Yan, so he left Shundu. Otherwise, they would be hunted down.

Where will he go?

Di Ji summoned a water mirror, and Ye Lan's face instantly appeared in the mirror.

Di Ji ordered: "Ye Lan, you transform into your original body and look for a demon master who left Shundu at night. His name is Chu Xian, and as for his appearance..."

Di Ji recalled Chu Xian's appearance and cast a spell to conjure Chu Xian's image.

Ye Lan nodded.

The heavy fog slowly spreads out from the sky and the earth, rolling silently, like clouds, and like the surging waves of the sea, getting thicker and thicker, until it covers the mountain peaks, wilderness, trees, and post roads. , and even the whole world was shrouded in white mist.

Ye Lan's voice came from the water mirror: "Your Majesty, it's snowing heavily in Shundu, and it's raining heavily in Lan'an City. I can't enter for the time being."

Di Ji's voice was cold: "Chu Xian is afraid that he can't reach Lan'an City at the moment. If there is nothing on the way, check out the inns and wine shops in the towns near Shundu to see if there are any."

Ye Lan agreed, and the fog soon filled the town. People walking on the street accidentally got into the hazy fog and lost their direction.

A moment later, Ye Lan's surprised voice came from the water mirror: "Found it."

*

Shundu.

The cold snow was falling outside the window, and the charcoal stove in the room was burning brightly. The kettle on the stove had already boiled, making a gurgling sound.

Hua Jiao withdrew her technique and said softly: "Ms. Cui's external injuries have healed, but her internal injuries are still serious. I heard that the imperial doctor has prescribed a prescription. You must take the medicine on time these days."

Cui Lanshu half-leaned on the bed, looked at the corner of the painting and smiled slightly, and said with regret: "It rarely snows heavily, but I can only lie in bed and listen to the snow falling in the bamboo forest, imagining the snow falling outside, which is really heartbreaking. It's itchy. If I'm not injured, I really want to go out for a walk and draw a picture of the snow scene."

Huajiao raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when his eyes suddenly fell on the golden hairpin on Cui Lanshu's bun.

It was a hairpin in the shape of a luan bird. There were three strings of beads in the bird's mouth. Two of them had a drop-shaped gold bead as big as a grain of rice hanging from the bottom, but there was no one on the other.

Huajiao's heart suddenly sank.

The golden bead she picked up in her boudoir in Huaiyin Mountain finally found its owner.

Huajiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he waved his hand to dismiss the maid who was pouring water and making tea.

"I remember that Mrs. Cui is best at painting portraits, but I don't know, you also like to paint scenery?" The corners of the painter's lips were slightly raised and he said slowly.

Cui Lanshu smiled and said, "I occasionally paint scenery, but I'm not as good at painting portraits as I do with fine brushwork."

Huajiao stood up and looked directly at Cui Lanshu with eyes as clear as autumn water, with a hint of sharpness flashing in his eyes.

"Ms. Cui, are you joking? That day at the Peony Banquet, you won the title of the best painter with a crabapple painting. How can you say that your scenery painting is not good?"

Cui Lanshu smiled and said with some satisfaction: "I am better at figure painting."

Huajiao laughed, his clear eyes curved into a beautiful crescent shape, his face looked extremely regretful, and he suddenly asked: "What kind of monster are you?"

Cui Lanshu was stunned and looked towards the corner of the painting in shock.

A pair of clear and sharp eyes in the corner of the painting looked directly at her, and a cruel smile appeared on the beautiful face. Cui Lanshu felt a sudden chill in her body. The magic power that had just been injected into her body to treat her injuries was now like several ice blades, seeping into her bones and organs, causing her pain. Tolerate.

She screamed, clutched her chest and huddled on the couch, raised her face and looked at the corner of the painting in disbelief, and asked: "You...when did you realize that I was not Cui Lanshu's?"

The painting corner said coldly: "You have put a lot of effort into imitating Lady Cui's temperament, skills, and tone of voice, but you are not her after all. Lady Cui did not draw lots in Jingci Temple, she was in What was painted at the Peony Banquet was not a crabapple but a picture of peonies. Of course, if these are not enough to prove that you are a demon, let me truly confirm that you are not Lady Cui’s, but your golden hairpin.”

He took out the drop-shaped golden bead from the corner of the painting: "Your golden hairpin is missing this bead."

Cui Lanshu glanced at the corner of the painting fiercely and said: "Ms. Cui is so smart, then you can guess what kind of monster I am?"

"You have been to Huaiyin Mountain and lived in my house. You..." Huajiao suddenly remembered the mandala tree in the courtyard that was as tall as a person and said, "You are the real mandala flower demon. "

The expression on Cui Lanshu's face changed, and she gritted her teeth and said, "As expected of the leader of the Moon Alliance, no wonder he admires you so much."

A red light flashed, and a figure escaped from Cui Lanshu's body and fell to the ground.

She was dressed in black and had black hair, a charming face, and her eyes were moving in a flirtatious manner. However, there was still blood on the corners of her lips due to the damage from the mana input by Huajiao, but she showed no sign of giving up. She stared at Huajiao like a blade and said sternly: "Jiang Huajiao, you guessed it right. I, Mannia, am the Mandala Flower Demon. At first, Que Sheng's soul was attached to my flower body, and I used my magic to nourish his dying soul. Now, he has finally been reborn in Nirvana and has his own true body. But he told me that he likes you."

Mannia raised her hand and patted the table, and countless mandala branches sprouted from the table.

The painting corner smiled casually and said: "This move of yours was used by Que Sheng under the guise of the fox demon in the East Palace that day. To be honest, it is vulnerable. I would like to see if you are better than him." Then, she summoned the wild goose-wing knife and slashed at Mannia.

At this time, the window made a clicking sound, and someone jumped up from the window and whispered: "Leader."

Huajiao looked back and saw Zhou Ling. He was overjoyed and asked, "Zhou Ling, did Lei Yan let you out?"

Zhou Ling nodded: "I'm here to help the leader slay the monster."

*

After receiving the message from Mei A Rong, Li Cong, the king of Liu'an, hurried to Qingliang Hall.

The chamberlain and several demon masters from Tuanhua Valley who were waiting in the corridor hurriedly saluted him.

He nodded and said: "You guys just stay here and you are not allowed to come in without my order."

Mei Ah Rong said: "Your Majesty, it's better that I accompany you in."

King Liuan hesitated for a moment and said, "You can come in later."

Mei Ah Rong stopped King Liu'an and warned: "My lord, I hope you remember what we said before, and you must not be impulsive and hurt his life. If it is activated..."

"I know." King Liuan frowned and said quietly.

He pushed open the palace door and quickly entered the main hall.

There was a thunder in the sky, and the south-facing window was suddenly blown open by the wind. The night wind carrying rain blew in, and the palace lanterns were blown out one by one. Only a single luminous pearl hanging high on the roof was left, shining with an uncertain pearl light.

On the soft couch, the emperor sat upright, with a faint smile on his lips, looking at King Liuan quietly.

The emperor was not ill, but he was very haggard after being imprisoned by King Liu'an for so long.

King Liuan glanced at the emperor, and finally his eyes fell on the queen mother beside the emperor.

"Mother, it's late at night and it's raining heavily. Why are you here? If you miss your brother, come back to visit during the day. It's already late at night, so don't disturb your brother's rest anymore."

With a smile on her lips, the Queen Mother said, "Don't you hate him? Why have you imprisoned him for so long but not killed him? Today my mother is here. She has nothing else to do but give you permission to kill him."

King Liu'an frowned. He stared at the Queen Mother's face again and again, and smiled coldly: "I hate him? Queen Mother, is it possible that you don't feel any guilt at all for what you have done? I Shouldn't it be you who should be hated? It's been so long since you worshiped Buddha at Jingci Temple and I've never visited you. Don't you know why?"

"Why?" The Queen Mother was stunned, as if her thoughts could not keep up with King Liu'an's words.

Li Cong, the king of Liu'an, narrowed his eyes and said: "Mother, when Li Daitao died, you were the one who asked Su Jun to marry you, not the emperor brother. The emperor brother didn't know about it. I imprisoned him just to take away the rights in his hands. Revenge between you and my poor child."

"Oh." The Queen Mother nodded and suddenly said, "You mean you won't kill him? But he wants to kill you."