I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 372 The Old Man
Zhang Cheng paced back and forth in the stone chamber, rubbing his hands in front of him, revealing his inner anxiety.

I should have learned from Chunyan and worked honestly for Liu Qi!

As this thought emerged in his mind, Zhang Cheng stopped involuntarily, but the confusion and regret in his eyes only lasted for a moment before quickly dissipating, and then he shook his head violently.

Following Liu Qi, there was no way he could live the carefree life of drinking and drinking and spending money as he had before!

Zhang Cheng saw clearly that Liu Qi's mind was entirely on martial arts. If he worked for her honestly, he could only live a small life with his own abilities.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly.

creak-

The sudden sound of the door opening made Zhang Cheng startle. He leaned forward and wanted to walk towards the door, but immediately frowned and changed his mind, then turned back and sat down beside the bed.

Da da da……

Listening to the footsteps gradually approaching, Zhang Cheng felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart for some reason.

As a pair of legs appeared in his peripheral vision, Zhang Cheng slowly raised his head and looked towards the entrance of the stone chamber. When his eyes met the face of the person who came, his eyes instantly widened and the expression on his face froze.

……

Beijing, Duke Qing’s Mansion, study.

As usual, Liu Qi was sitting on the only armchair behind the desk, holding a cup of steaming hot tea in his hand and blowing it gently to his lips.

In addition to Liu Qi, there were two other people standing there in a daze.

"So, Futian was not established to deal with the general, but to..."

Zhuque couldn't help but speak and broke the silence in the room, but halfway through her words, she carefully glanced at Liu Qi, and saw that Liu Qi was concentrating on drinking tea and didn't react at all, so she breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

“But the statement that the Nine Cauldrons reunited and turned the world upside down is too shocking.”

Zhuque changed the subject and mentioned the Nine Cauldrons. She frowned, obviously doubting Yinglong's statement that the reunion of the Nine Cauldrons would cause a huge natural disaster.

Yinglong, who was standing aside with his head bowed in silence, heard what Zhuque said, slowly raised his head and glanced at him, then replied calmly: "Whether you believe it or not, the Nine Cauldrons themselves have power that ordinary people can hardly imagine. From this, it can be predicted that once they are reunited, it will inevitably cause changes in the world."

After Yinglong finished speaking, he saw that Zhuque was still frowning, so he silently cast his gaze towards Liu Qi: "Miss Liu should understand what Yinglong said."

Liu Qi, who was about to bring the teacup to his mouth, suddenly stopped, then slowly raised his head and said to Yinglong: "So which of the Nine Cauldrons did your Excellency show you?"

Yinglong fell into silence.

At this time, Zhuque also looked at Yinglong with curiosity.

After a moment of silence, Yinglong finally raised his head and replied in a deep voice: "It is the Imperial Seal."

Zhuque was immediately startled: "Isn't the Imperial Seal in the hands of the Empress?"

Yinglong turned his head expressionlessly to Zhuque and said, "Have you forgotten that when the general rode into the rivers and lakes, the queen gave him the jade seal in order to let him do what he wanted?"

"But..." Zhuque also remembered that this was the case, but she immediately had new doubts.

Just as he was about to speak, Yinglong interrupted him with a stiff tone: "When the general went to Taiyi Gate alone, he gave the imperial seal to me for safekeeping."

Zhuque's eyes trembled: "I remember now. At that time, you forged an imperial edict to mobilize local troops to encircle and suppress the Mountain of Corpses and Sea of ​​Blood Palace. In the end, you suffered heavy losses and were seriously injured. After returning to the capital, the general punished you severely despite your injuries. That was... the first time the general used military law against you."

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Palace of Mountains of Corpses and Seas of Blood, it's another old friend.

Yinglong's face was calm and expressionless: "If Your Majesty hadn't appeared, I might have died at the hands of the three golden corpses in the Mountain of Corpses and Sea of ​​Blood Palace."

Liu Qi suddenly asked, "So, you have seen His Majesty's true face?"

Yinglong nodded slightly: "At that time, my internal energy was exhausted. He suddenly appeared behind me, quietly took the imperial seal from my arms, and then jumped away immediately. Even the three golden corpse elders who besieged me at that time were bewildered."

"But after a while, he came back and asked me if I wanted to live."

Yinglong took a deep breath, and then continued in a deep voice: "Without waiting for my answer, he took out the imperial seal from his palm. I only heard a loud noise, and then the whole mountain collapsed!"

"So..." Suzaku asked, dumbfounded.

Yinglong looked directly into Zhuque's eyes and nodded slowly, saying, "That's right. Over a hundred disciples of the Mountain of Corpses and Sea of ​​Blood Palace plus the tens of thousands of soldiers I brought with me were almost all buried in the landslide."

"But since Your Majesty has obtained the imperial seal, why did you come back and not only save you but also return the imperial seal to you?" Liu Qi raised the question.

Yinglong shook his head: "I have already told you everything I know."

Liu Qi: "But you still haven't told me who the Lord is. You have seen the Lord's true face. Unless he deliberately disguised himself, with his martial arts skills, he shouldn't be unknown in the martial arts world."

Yinglong hesitated for a moment and said, "Didn't His Majesty die in your hands?"

Liu Qi frowned: "Who?"

"Zhu Weitong." Yinglong replied, "Although I have never seen Zhu Weitong in person, I have seen his portrait. He is exactly the same as the man who appeared in the Palace of Corpses and Blood."

After going around in circles, we finally come back to Zhu Weitong.

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said softly: "Zhu Weitong is not Your Majesty. He was already dead when I saw him. The one who killed him must also be a great master..."

Liu Qi paused for a moment, then slowly said: "At least it should be a top one."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Qi raised his head and looked towards the door of the study.

boom!
The door was pushed open roughly.

Bai Ze walked in with big strides. He stood between Zhuque and Yinglong, glanced at them both, and then nodded slightly to Liu Qi behind the table.

"The man is already dead. His body was hung at the gate of Liu Mansion as you ordered." Bai Ze said expressionlessly, "The people from the Six Gates should have gone there by now."

"It doesn't matter, just let the Six Gates be like headless flies." Liu Qi waved his hand indifferently.

Zhang Cheng must die, no matter what his reasons are or whether his actions have caused any harm to himself.

Since he likes the Liu Mansion so much, let him look after the house even after his death. After all, he was originally the steward of the Liu Mansion, so it can be considered that he has finally found his home.

Liu Qi leaned back in the chair comfortably, and glanced sideways at the three people at the table with different expressions. He saw Bai Ze frowned and wanted to say something several times, but his lips opened and closed again immediately.

"Tell me what else is going on." Liu Qi said bluntly, "You are hesitant, which is not like your style, General Bai Ze."

After hearing Liu Qi's words, Bai Ze's eyes flickered slightly, and then he woodenly stretched out a hand towards Liu Qi, opened his palm, and said lightly: "Where is the hairpin?"

hairpin?

What hairpin?
Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized!

It turned out that Bai Ze thought he would die in the capital, so he entrusted a hairpin to her, hoping that if she could meet the owner of the hairpin in the future, she would return it to the other party.

If Bai Ze hadn't reminded her, Liu Qi would have almost forgotten about this matter. She immediately reached out and touched her hair bun, and suddenly remembered that she had simply tied her hair up when she went out, without any hair accessories at all.

"It's in the Chunyue Restaurant in South City." Liu Qi said immediately, "The owner of the restaurant was my maid back then. Tell her I asked you to come, and she will take you to my room."

call--

Before Liu Qi finished speaking, Bai Ze rushed out of the study like a gust of wind.

Liu Qi glanced at the open door and then asked Ying Long, "Who is the owner of this hairpin?"

"A damn witch!" Before Yinglong could speak, Zhuque replied coldly.

Liu Qi moved his gaze to Zhuque and saw that he had his arms folded in front of him, his face gloomy and his eyes full of anger, obviously he was angered by Bai Ze's impatience.

There seems to be something fishy between these two people!
And it looks like Suzaku is unable to get Bai Ze's love.

"Suzaku, you must not be rude in front of Miss Liu."

Yinglong first scolded Zhuque, then replied to Liu Qi: "Back then, Bai Ze was seriously injured and was saved by a girl. This hairpin was given to him by the girl to exchange for medicine money. The two of them only met once."

It's just a chance encounter. In this vast world with so many people, how easy is it to find someone with just a hairpin that you can give to others casually?

Liu Qiduo asked: "When did this happen?"

Yinglong thought for a moment and said, "It should be the fourth year of Taikang."

The fourth year of Taikang, that is, almost twenty years have passed. Looking at Bai Ze's appearance, the girl must have been in her prime, otherwise Bai Ze would not have been thinking about her until now.

Even if the other person was 28 years old at the time, he is now nearly 40 years old and may even have grandchildren.

Liu Qi shook his head.

Human beings are indeed difficult to understand.

Liu Qi stood up and said to Ying Long, "Be careful when you walk next time. If you bump into my sword, I, Liu Qi, will recognize you, but the sword on my waist will not recognize anyone."

Ying Long's eyes moved slightly, and he stared at Liu Qishao quietly, then said in a deep voice: "Miss Liu, don't you want to leave after dinner?"

Liu Qi shook his head, then turned his head to take a look, and then said lightly: "Your mansion is too close, which is not good for me or him."

Too close?
Yinglong looked in the direction Liu Qi turned his head with full of doubts. There was only a bookcase and the wall behind it.

suddenly!

An idea flashed through Yinglong's mind.

Isn't the direction of that wall the direction of the imperial palace?

Then he turned around abruptly, and his eyes met Liu Qi's calm eyes.

The two looked at each other, and Liu Qi said calmly: "I think you should understand the principle that kings should not meet each other."

After saying that, Liu Qi walked towards the door.

Although Liu Qi firmly believed that she and Xiao Qifeng would have a battle sooner or later, before that day came, it would not only be a good thing for both parties but also for the people of the capital for them to keep a certain distance.

Whether it was the previous fight with Bai Langhuan or the battle against the strange master in Tianhong Tower, Liu Qi maintained a certain degree of restraint.

In the current capital, a terrifying balance is maintained between her and Xiao Qifeng. Liu Qi dare not imagine what the consequences will be once this balance between the two is broken.

Liu Qi, who had already walked out of the study, couldn't help but look up at the cloudless sky.

In her mind, she recalled Yinglong's words "When the nine tripods gather together, the sky will collapse and the earth will split", and then thought of the apocalyptic scene she saw at the bottom of Danyang Lake.

Perhaps these eight words are not an exaggeration. If it is really as Liu Qi saw at the bottom of Danyang Lake, then the four words "the sky collapsed and the earth cracked" seem a little too light.

"and many more!"

"Aren't you... the eldest daughter of the Liu family?"

Liu Qi retracted his gaze, followed the voice and slowly turned his head to look at the corridor on the side, only to see a girl in a red dress leaning on the railing of the corridor, looking at him excitedly.

This girl looks somewhat familiar.

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a brief thought, he quickly found the name corresponding to this face.

Summer is coming.

The only daughter of Duke Qing.

He seems to have a good relationship with Liu Xiangxiang.

At this moment, Xia Yaoyao suddenly turned over and walked out of the corridor swiftly, holding up her skirt and walking towards Liu Qi in a hurry.

"Miss Xia." Liu Qi greeted her softly when he saw her walking towards him.

When Xia Yaoyao heard Liu Qi calling her name, her eyes brightened instantly, and then she quickly came to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi's height was not too short among women, which was about 1.65 meters in today's height. Xia Yaoyao was almost the same height as Liu Qi, so when they stood face to face, their eyes naturally met.

"Didn't you go to Sihai Academy with Xiangxiang?" Xia Yaoyao asked first.

Liu Qi said succinctly: "No."

Xia Yaoyao frowned when she heard this, as if she remembered something. She suddenly looked at Liu Qi suspiciously, "Every time I wrote to Xiangxiang and mentioned you, she never mentioned you in her reply. I thought you two had a fight!"

"Xiangxiang is the same. We agreed to write to each other every month, but she hasn't written to me for two months. I don't know if something happened to her."

Liu Qi remained silent, just quietly watching Xia Yaoyao's endless complaints.

"Yaoyao, stop messing around!" Yinglong's voice came from behind.

When Xia Yaoyao saw her father appear, she immediately shouted to him with joy, "Daddy, this is the eldest daughter of the Liu family..."

Her voice got lower and lower, as if she had realized something. She looked at Liu Qi suspiciously and asked in a low voice, "Why are you in my backyard?"

Just when Xia Yaoyao was full of doubts, she saw Yinglong slowly approaching.

Xia Yaoyao looked at her father, but the next scene made her jaw drop.

Duke Qing bowed respectfully to Liu Qi, and said respectfully, "Miss Liu, my daughter has been over-favored. I hope you won't hold it against her."

Liu Qi's indifferent gaze slowly moved to Yinglong beside him, and after a brief pause, it moved back to Xia Yaoyao's face, and then he said softly: "It's okay, Miss Yaoyao is innocent and cute, very likable."

After finishing speaking, Liu Qi looked directly into Xia Yaoyao's dull eyes and said slowly, "Remember next time, my name is Liu Qi, not the eldest daughter of the Liu family."

After saying that, Liu Qi walked forward and left. After walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped, then turned around and said, "Xiangxiang is doing well in the academy, you don't have to worry about her."

(End of this chapter)