That's what villains are like

Chapter 121 I don't want to owe you favors, Huangji Creation Pill, so it wasn't executed?

"How did you know?"

Emperor Xia did not deny it.

"That shouldn't be the point."

Jiang Lan still just smiled and said, "Besides, this doesn't sound like a questioning tone..."

Emperor Xia froze for a moment, and seemed to have noticed that his tone was wrong.

She calmed herself down a little bit, and restrained the tyrannical aura that was inadvertently revealed.

At this moment, many thoughts flashed through her mind, and she even felt that Jiang Lan knew her true identity.

Otherwise, why did he speak in a firm tone, thinking that he wanted to ask about that strange stone.

"I really want to inquire about the strange stone at your auction..."

"Some time ago, I missed that auction meeting." Emperor Xia sat back again.

Jiang Lan replied leisurely, "That strange stone is not some kind of fairy fetus, there should be something related to the ancient emperor, but what is it, you ask me, and I can't give you a definite answer."

"After all, that strange stone did not fall into my hands."

Emperor Xia's eyes suddenly deepened, and he kept watching the changes in Jiang Lan's face.

If he deliberately hides or deceives her, she can completely perceive it.

Judging from the current situation, Jiang Lan should not have lied.

"Ancient Son of Heaven?"

She seemed to be chanting these words, and the jade hands under the wide sleeves were clenched instantly. No wonder, in the premonition she got from deduction, there should be a lot of connections between that strange stone and her.

As the current emperor, she ruled the Great Xia Dynasty, and a hundred kingdoms came to court, and she had already condensed the corresponding emperor's aura in her body.

"It's a pity, I didn't know this news earlier, and the mysterious woman that day couldn't find out the relevant news." Emperor Xia sighed secretly, feeling regretful for a while.

"And how do you know this?"

She looked at Jiang Lan, and doubts appeared in her heart, what did he mean by telling herself so directly?
Did he tell Xiangguo about the incident of being attacked and killed by the Blood Immortal Cult in the painting boat that day, and also told Xiangguo about his own existence?
So Xiangguo guessed his identity?
Or did Jiang Lan... guess it himself?

At this moment, Emperor Xia had a very direct impulse in his heart, wanting to ask Jiang Lan if he knew his identity.

But... this impulse was still suppressed by her.

As the Lord of Great Xia, at this time, he appeared in Yuxianfang in disguise. The sensation and shock caused by this news are not small at all.

Moreover, the answer to this question, when Jiang Lan directly said "the ancient emperor", she already had the answer in her heart.

"I found out by chance."

"That strange stone is what my father was bound to obtain, but unfortunately there were some accidents..."

Jiang Lan shook his head lightly and sighed.

He only needs to break out a few sentences casually, and as smart as Emperor Xia, he can associate and make up in the direction he wants.

"Xiangguo is also determined to get that strange stone?"

Emperor Xia raised her eyebrows slightly. When she heard Jiang Lan mentioning his father, many thoughts flashed through her mind.

Did he tell himself that on purpose, this is the news from Xiangguo Jiang Lintian?

But why did he choose to tell himself again.

Was it Xiangguo Jiang Lintian's order?Or for another reason...

"After all, it is related to the ancient emperor. As long as there is a little trouble, who wouldn't be moved?"

"Brother Haoxin, if you had known the news earlier, what would you have done?" Jiang Lan asked with a smile.

Emperor Xia did not answer this question.

"Since that strange stone is so important, if you tell me the relevant news, you won't be afraid that Xiangguo will blame you afterward?" she asked.

At the same time, he was testing Jiang Lan's tone, wondering whether it was his intention or Xiangguo's gesture.

"As long as you don't tell, father won't know." Jiang Lan still had a smile on his face.

Emperor Xia froze again, his heart was suddenly cloudy and uncertain.

"Are you so sure that I won't tell anyone about this?"

She didn't like Jiang Lan's expression that seemed to see through her very much, so she snorted coldly.

"Since I choose to tell you, I must trust you. You...should not let me down." Jiang Lan looked at her, and her tone seemed to be slightly aggravated.

Emperor Xia is now convinced that Jiang Lan indeed knows his identity.

But right now, neither of them has revealed the matter.

She didn't know how she exposed herself, but Jiang Lan was indeed far smarter than she thought.

Those who have always regarded Jiang Lan as a second-generation patriarch all these years are really blind.

"You can take this jade pendant back, I think you will use it later."

Jiang Lan ignored the cloudy and sunny look on Emperor Xia's face, and pushed the jade pendant she had just pushed towards her again.

Emperor Xia just glanced at the jade pendant and didn't do anything.

Her mood was far from being as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.

Ever since she came into the wing room, saw Jiang Lan, and asked her own question, Jiang Lan has been leading her by the nose. This feeling made her very uncomfortable, and it was the first time she encountered it in her life.

Since he knew that he was the Lord of Great Xia, his attitude was still so casual, not to mention awe, he didn't even bother to get up.

Although Emperor Xia didn't care about these things, she was still a little inexplicably unhappy, as if Jiang Lan in front of her knew everything about her like the palm of her hand.

"Young Master Jiang has really kept his secrets all these years." She said in a flat tone.

"I'm sorry, I just don't want to go with the flow. There's nothing hidden. The building will collapse, and there will be no eggs under the overturned nest."

Jiang Lan picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and spoke leisurely and authentically.

Emperor Xia looked at him deeply, and after a long silence, he asked, "What is your purpose?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lan smiled, and asked her back, "If I don't tell you, you will never give up. If I tell you, you suspect that I have ulterior motives."

"Then tell me, how should I answer your question just now?"

Emperor Xia was at a loss for words, and the light flickered in his eyes.

Jiang Lan continued to smile and said, "Is everything in this world black and white? If you want to believe it, then believe it; if you don't want to believe it, then don't believe it. you believe."

"you……"

Emperor Xia's eyes narrowed in an instant, and a dangerous aura permeated the air.

Jiang Lan knew that she was the Lord of Great Xia, yet she still spoke to her in this tone.

Jiang Lan didn't continue to pay attention to her, picked up the wine glass, and started to drink for herself.

Emperor Xia snorted coldly and looked away.

Right now, Jiang Lan really has no obligation or reason to make her believe that although he is a courtier, she is not talking to him in the capacity of Emperor Xia.

"Thank you..."

Emperor Xia had no expression on his face, and reluctantly thanked him.

"You're welcome." Jiang Lan replied casually.

"Among them is a bottle of Huangji Creation Pill."

"It allows you to quickly open up the spiritual sea and break into the three realms."

Emperor Xia's tone of voice still didn't change at all, just waved his palm, and on the jade table in front of him, there was an additional bottle of medicinal pills in a glazed jade bottle.

Jiang Lan just glanced at it, and a bit of surprise appeared on his face at the right time.

"Why?" he asked.

Emperor Xia glanced at the jade pendant he pushed over, and accepted it with a wave of his palm, without any waves in his tone, and said, "I don't want to owe you favors."

One question, in exchange for a bottle of Huangji Creation Pill, seemed reasonable to her.

"This is the Huangji Creation Pill that only the royal family has..."

Jiang Lan just glanced at the glazed jade bottle, and Xia Huang's figure disappeared.

He understood Emperor Xia's thoughts, she already knew that he recognized her, so he took out the Huangji Good Fortune Pill directly and calmly.

After all, this is an imperial family's unique elixir, which is extremely valuable, and it is only in the hands of Emperor Xia, so it is not easy to get it even with the status and power of the Xiangguo Mansion.

And this bottle can indeed help monks open up the spiritual sea and break into the three realms.

This is also the most needed thing for Jiang Lan's current state of cultivation on the surface.

"If you return the jade pendant to me, I won't be able to grasp your movements..."

"But it's a waste of giving me this bottle of Huangji Fortune Pill, but You'er will probably use it soon."

Jiang Lan directly accepted the bottle of Huangji Fortune Pill.

If he wants to break through the realm and enter the spiritual sea, he can do it at any time. He doesn't need any pills to assist him at all, but he doesn't want his practice speed to be too shocking.

"As proud as Emperor Xia, I really don't want to owe anyone's favor."

Jiang Lan walked slowly to the window, looking at the sparkling river, he could vaguely see the Xia Huang who had passed away in a flash not far from the river bank.

If other kings saw their attitude so casually contemptuous, they would probably have been angry long ago, but Emperor Xia was different.

She has endured dormancy for so many years, if there is one thing that is the most powerful, it is naturally patience and forbearance.

Jiang Lan is also so confident because of her accurate calculation of her character.

Emperor Xia had already bit the bait, and Jiang Lan wasn't afraid that she wouldn't take the bait slowly later.

The turmoil in Yuxianfang tonight was not a big one, but it caused great disturbance in the current imperial capital.

Not long after Emperor Xia left, Jiang Lan returned to Xiangguo's mansion on the pretext of being sleepy.

As usual, he took a look at You'er's current progress, and then contacted Song Youwei, asking about the recent actions of the Blood Immortal Sect and the things he ordered to arrange.

Song Youwei has always made him feel at ease in handling affairs, and the inquiry is just to ensure that there are no mistakes or flaws in the matter.

In the end, Jiang Lan contacted and asked about Su Qinghan's recent situation in Daocang Sword Sect, and the schedule was properly arranged.

On the other side, Emperor Xia, who had returned to the Chengming Hall, was still lost in thought because of Jiang Lan's words, sitting on top of the hall, unable to recover for a long time.

"It's really incomprehensible. What happened to him?"

"But it's not as simple as if you are really self-deprecating, but there is some unknown reason?"

Afterwards, Emperor Xia came back from his thoughts and ordered the maid to contact the Dark Flower Pavilion to investigate the things in the kit left by the Immortal Immortal, and at the same time continue to pay attention to Jiang Lan's relevant information.

But the next day, she unexpectedly got a piece of news.

The news is suspected to be related to Xiangguo Mansion.

She herself has been paying attention to the actions of the Xiangguo Mansion, so she also ordered the Anhua Pavilion to keep an eye on the Xiangguo Mansion.

But this time, Hu Heng, a member of the Dark Flower Pavilion, got the news from his junior sister Linglong.

"The Linglong leader of the Supervisor of Tiansi accidentally ran into a murder case in Guangyuan City when he was investigating a lair of the Blood Immortal Sect, and rescued a woman..."

In the main hall, Chunlan held a rolled up portrait in her hand, and said respectfully.

Guangyuan City is actually not too far from the imperial capital, and there are Royal Air Flights in the Six Realms, which can be reached in half a day.

"Is that woman special? How could it be related to the Xiangguo Mansion?" Emperor Xia put down the memorial in his hand and glanced over.

Chunlan took a step forward, handed her the portrait in her hand, and explained, "After investigation, Commander Linglong found that the person who intended to kill the woman in the portrait seemed to be related to the Xiangguo Mansion, and was ordered by the Xiangguo Mansion .”

"An order from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Why did the Xiangguo Mansion kill the woman in this portrait? Is there anything special about this woman?"

Emperor Xia frowned, quite puzzled, and then unfolded the portrait, looking at the appearance of the person in it.

This portrait looks old, and the edges have turned yellow. The woman in it looks to be in her 20s, with pretty features and a plump figure.

Although the beauty is good, it is not so rare and hard to find.

"This portrait is from at least ten years ago..." Emperor Xia stroked the blurred area on it, and could clearly feel a trace of the passage of time.

Chunlan said respectfully, "This woman was temporarily protected by Commander Linglong, but why she was murdered by Xiangguo's mansion is not yet known."

"According to Commander Linglong, the woman in this portrait is the woman's true appearance more than ten years ago. Although she has changed her appearance, those who murdered her have secret treasures to reveal her true appearance..."

Emperor Xia put down the portrait in his hand, and said thoughtfully, "The matter seems to be interesting, could it be related to some secrets of Xiangguo Mansion?"

"Where is the woman in the portrait now?" she asked.

Chunlan said, "Currently, she is with Commander Linglong of Supervisor Tiansi for the time being. She seems to be very worried about being retaliated by the Xiangguo's government. No matter how Commander Linglong asks, she will not reveal a word."

"Commander Linglong is hindered by his status and Daxia's laws, so it's not easy to torture him..."

Hearing the words, Emperor Xia just said indifferently, "Then tell the people in the Anhua Pavilion to bring that woman, and I will ask her personally. If she is worried about the consequences and will be retaliated by the Xiangguo Mansion afterwards, then I will support her, and she will try her best." Be blunt."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chunlan withdrew respectfully.

At the same time, in Xiangguo's mansion, Jiang Lan noticed that You'er, who had been comprehending and studying those exercises, had finally made progress. Through these few days of hard work, she controlled the mana filling her body through refinement.

Afterwards, after Jiang Lan swallowed the next pill of Huangji Good Fortune for her, she successfully opened up a spiritual sea in her dantian.

The scope has surpassed thousands of feet, surpassing many young Tianjiao.

"really not bad."

He nodded in satisfaction, You'er was extremely happy to be praised by him.

Jiang Lan thought for a while, and as a reward for breaking through the three realms, she took her to Xianyi Pavilion and Yunshui Shop in the imperial capital, and accompanied her to buy some dresses and accessories she liked.

Hearing this, You'er's amber eyes seemed to light up, full of joy and anticipation.

But at this moment, Guangyuan City was tens of thousands of miles away.

In a quiet courtyard, Commander Linglong, who was covered in soft armor and a visor on his face, with all his black hair hidden in it, was tapping the table in front of him with his fingers leisurely.

Opposite her was a somewhat reserved but still charming middle-aged woman, with a plump and graceful figure, holding the teacup tightly with both hands, very nervous.

"You don't have to be nervous and worry. I am the commander of Tianjian Division. With me protecting you, no one will dare to murder you again."

"This is the brother I practiced with in the sect before. He has no malicious intentions, but just wants to ask you some questions."

Commander Linglong's voice was cold and crisp, without much emotional ups and downs, and her tone was as flat as ever.

On this square table, there is also a middle-aged man wearing coarse linen clothes. There is a flower embroidered with gold and black threads on his sleeves. If you don't look carefully, you can't find it at all.

It was Hu Heng, a member of the Dark Flower Pavilion formed by Emperor Xia, who was highly valued by Emperor Xia.

At the same time, he is also from the same faction as the Commander Linglong, Wanshou Mountain, but he is much older than Commander Linglong.

"I... I don't know anything, can you stop asking me..."

The middle-aged woman "Liu Shi" was full of nervousness and panic in her eyes, she kept shaking her head, her hand holding the teacup was trembling constantly, she was very scared, and her words kept trembling.

Commander Linglong's face remained unchanged, and she said calmly, "Those who came to murder you all came from the Xiangguo Mansion. What kind of grievances do you have with the Xiangguo Mansion? Why did they kill you? You should be very clear."

"If I hadn't happened to meet you, you would have died in their hands by now."

"It won't do you any good if you hide this. If I leave you alone, the people from Xiangguo's mansion will continue to come and kill you."

"Next time, do you think you will have such good luck?"

Her tone was cold and indifferent, but at the same time she was stating a fact.

The middle-aged woman in front of her was very persistent and stubborn. She insisted that she didn't know anything, and she didn't know why she was found and murdered.

But in his words and expressions, after hearing the name Xiangguofu, he couldn't hide his trembling and fear.

Commander Linglong asked many times, but there was nothing she could do, and she also had a headache about it.

If it wasn't for the reason of her status, and because of the laws of Da Xia, she would have used other methods to torture her.

As the leader of Tianjian Division, she has been tracking down a lair of the Blood Immortal Cult for the past few days, and she came to Guangyuan City by accident, and happened to encounter this incident.

Otherwise, this middle-aged woman would not be so lucky. With her strength, she would definitely die in the hands of those sent by the Xiangguo Mansion.

"Junior Sister, I have already investigated and inquired. She only came to Guangyuan City more than ten years ago. She has always acted in a low-key and cautious manner. She has never provoked disputes, and she has never heard of provoking any enemies."

"Moreover, her experience more than ten years ago is completely blank, and there are no traces in the rest of the adjacent city. Although it looks like a casual cultivator from another country, you should also know that even a casual cultivator , and it is impossible to let my past become so clean..."

"More than ten years ago, she should have stayed in Xiangguo's mansion. At that time, many people disappeared inexplicably."

Beside Commander Linglong, Hu Heng looked at the middle-aged woman with a determined and serious tone.

And when she heard these words, the middle-aged woman's body trembled even more, as if recalling something terrible, her eyes were full of fear and fear.

"I've already investigated these things."

"But she doesn't want to say anything, and I can't help it."

Commander Linglong said lightly.

She didn't want to get involved with the royal family too much, but this senior brother Hu Heng was in the hands of that Emperor Xia.

Because of her fellowship, she has already helped him a lot, and this time she even told him a secret that involved the Xiangguo Mansion.

If the Xiangguo Mansion finds out about this in the future, her life in Supervisor Tiansi will not be easy.

"Junior sister, the one behind me intends to bring her back to the imperial capital and ask her personally."

"With the backing of that person, she should feel more at ease and tell the matter boldly," Hu Heng said.

He had already heard the news, and he rushed here just to bring this middle-aged woman back to the imperial capital quietly.

Commander Linglong heard the words, glanced at the middle-aged woman, hesitated a little, and was about to nod.

"I... I won't go to the imperial capital, you guys kill me, please kill me..."

"Liu Shi" became flustered, seemed to be very resistant to the imperial capital, and at the same time struggled to stand up and walk out of the inn.

Commander Linglong frowned, and a powerful fluctuation of mana immediately enveloped Liu Shi, making her unable to move, unable to take half a step forward.

"You don't have to be afraid. Although there is the Xiangguo Mansion in the imperial capital, the person behind me dare not do anything even the Xiangguo Mansion..." Hu Heng persuaded.

He also felt a little helpless, if his junior sister was not in front of him, he would actually have already wanted to use other means to ask, and it would just be a waste of time to keep asking.

Although the Anhua Pavilion is working for Emperor Xia, the working style of its members is not rigid, unlike Supervisor Tiansi who need to abide by the law.

Mrs. Liu was imprisoned in place by Commander Linglong, with a deep look of depression on her face, as if she had accepted her fate and stopped struggling.

"What's the benefit of you doing this?" She asked with a face full of pain.

Linglong commanded, "We are only following orders, and we just want to protect you by the way."

"I have lived peacefully in Guangyuan City for more than ten years, why do you still bother me? If I knew this would happen, I might as well have my wife executed..."

"After trembling and fearing for so long, I still want to kill me in the end."

Liu's expression was both grief and indignation, but also helplessness, and finally turned into tears.

Commander Linglong and Hu Heng noticed the word "madame" in Liu's mouth, and looked at each other with surprise and shock in their eyes.

"Should it be the wife of Xiangguofu?"

Hu Heng's eyes were full of jealousy, and he secretly said.

Commander Linglong nodded.

That person was rumored to be even more ruthless than Xiangguo, and his methods were terrifying.

Did this middle-aged woman follow her?
"What happened in Xiangguo Mansion more than ten years ago?"

"who are you?"

Commander Linglong asked, and at the same time she also remembered the files she had read in the depths of Tianjiansi.

All the experiences of Jiang Lan, the son of the Xiangguo's mansion, before he was more than ten years old are blank and have been artificially destroyed.

The Liu family in front of him seemed to know those things.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu shook her head vigorously, and didn't say anything more, just said dumbly, "Since you want to take me to the imperial capital, then take me there."

Commander Linglong and Hu Heng were also helpless.

Regardless of Mrs. Liu, it is naturally impossible for them to pry her mouth open or conduct a soul search, but judging from the news she revealed just now, there was indeed a big secret in the Xiangguo Mansion more than ten years ago. .

Outside the other courtyard, there was already a cloud pattern chariot parked there.

Pedestrians saw and saw the logo of Supervisor Tiansi above, lowered their heads hastily, and left in a hurry.

Commander Linglong and Hu Heng took Liu Shi out of the gate, intending to leave Guangyuan City by chariot and head for the imperial capital.

But at this moment, on the long street full of people, a woman in white who was walking slowly was standing still in the distance.

Those cold and indifferent eyes looked at Liu Shi, who was behind Hu Heng and the two, with his head lowered, and his face was slumped and mournful, and then he seemed to be stunned there.

She stands among the crowd, but no one can perceive her existence. She is ethereal like a fairy, and there seems to be a blurred and hazy fairy mist around her, as if she will turn into a flying fairy and go away at any time.

"Is it a wet nurse?"

The woman in white stared blankly at the middle-aged woman with a sad and painful face, and many images suddenly flashed in her mind.

Under the tree where the maple leaves were falling, the woman who brought the boiled tea soup over with a smile, because she was afraid of scalding them, helped to gently blow the hot air on it, full of tenderness.

Although the face was a bit blurred, it seemed to become vivid when he saw the middle-aged woman, and many memories related to it were also revived.

"So...wasn't she executed at the beginning?"

The woman in white clothes was stunned, and quickly recovered. During the time she was walking in the territory of Daxia, she was also understanding the situation of Daxia today.

So I recognized that the cloud-patterned chariot came from Jiantiansi.

She didn't know why the people who supervised Tiansi found the nurse who had served Jiang Lan back then, but she could see that she was full of pain and resistance.

Thinking of this, the figure of the woman in white disappeared in place, and when she reappeared, she was already in front of the cloud pattern chariot.

Commander Linglong and Hu Heng were planning to bring Mrs. Liu into the chariot and set off as soon as possible, but they never expected that a mysterious woman in white would suddenly appear in front of them.

The opponent's body seemed to be filled with misty fairy mist, and he couldn't see his face clearly at all, but he could vaguely see a slender figure and a pair of cold and indifferent eyes.

The two of them froze in place in astonishment.

"Who are you..."

Hu Heng reacted, and was about to yell at him, but he felt an indescribable fear and trembling in his heart, and his blood seemed to stagnate.

It was as if a terrifying big hand was holding his heart tightly.

His face suddenly became pale and bloodless, and his whole body trembled unceasingly.

Commander Linglong at the side also had a tough time compared to him.

The visor covering the face shattered just under the gaze of the mysterious woman in white, revealing a beautiful but pale face.

(End of this chapter)