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Chapter 124
In the distance, the figures of Hong Xiu and the little maid gradually disappeared into the night, turning into black spots and disappearing.

Seeing that there was no one around, Su Yan had been left far behind, Hongxiu and the little palace maid looked at each other, hid behind the bushes and stopped, raised her hand, and the two human skin masks were peeled off.

Behind the mask are Shen Xing and Liu Yue.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, put the human skin mask back into their sleeves, turned around and walked towards Ting He Yuan.

Su Yan stood there for a long time, her eyes were dark and turbulent, flushed and evil.It wasn't until the night was completely enveloped and the night breeze was cool that she suddenly regained her senses, tightened her clothes, turned mechanically and walked towards the way she came.

At the intersection just now, Baosheng and Baoqin were standing aside, waiting anxiously.Seeing the figure finally appearing in the night, they were overjoyed and greeted him.

Walking to the front, seeing Su Yan's pale face, her smile froze suddenly.

"Your Highness..."

Su Yan didn't look at them, but said two words coldly, "Go back." After saying that, she walked straight to the courtyard where she lived.

Baoqin and Baosheng looked at each other, their eyes showed worry, but they didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly followed.

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Time flies.

In a blink of an eye, June [-]th will be here, and the selection competition for the Sword Seizing Conference will be held today.

Early in the morning, at dawn, the city gates of Lindu were wide open, and a mighty convoy arrived, meeting at the city gate from Huitong Hall and the palace, and then headed for Zhihuilin on the outskirts of the city without stopping. .

The first one is naturally the luxurious chariot of the empress.

Afterwards, it was the carriage of the three princes of Zhao Kingdom and one emperor concubine.After that, there are Chen Kingdom, Yu Kingdom and Liang Kingdom in order.Orderly and strict atmosphere.

The carriage didn't stop all the way, and arrived outside the Zhihui forest at a moment of time.

Here, there are temporarily built royal stables for everyone to choose horses to go to Zhihuilin.There are also places for people to rest and replenish, as well as dozens of houses.

The servant who led the way gave an order, and everyone got out of the car and stood still in the field.

Emperor Zhao and the Empress also got out of the carriage with the help of the maids and servants.Glancing at the crowd meaningfully, Emperor Zhao said solemnly, "Today is the selection meeting before the Sword Seizing Conference. I hope you will perform well and come back victorious."

Emperor Zhao's words were indeed concise and to the point.Because the rules of the selection contest had been informed to everyone in detail long ago, Emperor Zhao's speech at this time was just a formality.

What's more, in terms of selfishness, Emperor Zhao hoped that all these people would be wiped out.

The selection contest lasted for two days, between Xushi and Haishi tomorrow, those who got the flags that had been planted in Zhihui forest in advance and successfully returned would be eligible to participate in the next round of the sword-grabbing competition.

During this period, the contestants need to survive the harsh natural environment in Zhihui Forest, avoid the attacks of unknown beasts, and, more terrifying than these-the sneak attack and assassination of other contestants.

In the half month since the princes and concubines of various countries arrived in Lindu, apart from the poisoning of Su Fengming at the banquet at the beginning, there were also several surprise attacks and assassinations afterwards, but the scale was small and they did not succeed, so there was no cause a big stir.

If this is the case, it can be seen that this trip must be full of hardships and dangers.

——What is more terrifying than ghosts and gods is the human heart.

It is precisely because of this that all contestants have signed a life-and-death agreement before that. Everything that happens in the forest is at your own risk.

Neither I nor the country I represent must have any dissent, nor must it escalate into a war at the national level.These are the rules that have been handed down for hundreds of years on Yunqing Continent, and no one dares to question them.

Of course, if someone does not want to take this risk, even if they have entered Zhihui Lin, they can withdraw at any time.It's just that he lost the qualification to participate in the next sword grabbing meeting.

"About the rules of the audition, is there anyone who doesn't know?" Emperor Zhao glanced over the dignified faces, his expression solemn.

Everyone shook their heads.

"Then..." Emperor Zhao paused and asked again, "Is there anyone who wants to quit now?"

Still no one said anything.

"Okay!" Emperor Zhao replied heavily, "Then, I announce that the selection contest will start now!" After the words were finished, a rush of drumbeats sounded, echoing in the sky above the head, adding a bit of tension to the already solemn atmosphere.

The servants who served beside Emperor Zhao saluted everyone, and said in a raised voice, "Princes and concubines, please come with our family to the stables to choose your own horses, and then follow the servants who lead the way to their respective entrances."

In order to prevent the crowd from being too concentrated when entering the forest, the contestants from the four countries will enter the Zhihui Forest in four different directions, and also avoid the situation where they are wiped out by one pot at the beginning.

After hearing this, everyone walked towards the stables one after another, unwilling to lag behind.

Picking the horse on the spot is to prevent someone from tampering with the horse in advance, and at the same time clear Zhaoguo's suspicion of being the organizer.

Together with Song Xuan, Song Qinghuan followed the crowd to the stables.There are twenty or thirty horses in the stable, lined up in a row, all of them are one in a thousand horses, so the two of them are not in a hurry.

What's more, for Song Qinghuan, horses are just a means of transportation, and if they want to win successfully, horses don't play a big role in it.

After walking two steps, he suddenly felt a gaze from the side on him, turned his head to look, and saw that it was Shen Chuhan, looking over with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes shining brightly.

With such burning eyes, he didn't care about the opinions of others.

Song Qinghuan was a little shy, her long eyelashes drooped, and a faint red glow flew from the base of her ears.

Since that day's private meeting in Hetian, Shen Chuhan has become more and more clingy, so he sneaked into Tinghe Courtyard secretly every night, avoiding his eyes and ears.

Because he still had to prepare for the audition, he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, he just hugged her to sleep every night, and then went back quietly when the sun was about to dawn. He never tired of it for several nights.

She also refused at first, but Shen Chuhan said yes, and came on time the next day.Song Qinghuan had no choice but to send Liu Yue and Shen Xing down early every night, but they were not found.

Seeing Shen Chuhan smiling so meaningfully at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little shy, and lowered his gaze to stop looking at him.

Song Xuan saw that she looked unwell, glanced sideways, and saw the red glow floating around her ears, couldn't help but startled, just about to speak, but suddenly thought of something, turned to look.

At this sight, just as Shen Chuhan's deep and hot eyes were meeting, he was taken aback for another moment, and a strange feeling appeared in his heart.

Why did he feel...the aura between Shen Xiang and Huan'er seemed to be a little more ambiguous?

Before he had time to think about it, he had already walked to the stable, Song Qinghuan tugged at his sleeve and said, "Brother Wuhuang, pick it quickly."

Song Xuan came back to his senses, responded, and looked at the horses in the stable in front of him, one by one.

Song Qinghuan looked at it for a while, but seeing that he didn't see the horse he wanted, he said to Song Xuan, "Brother Wuhuang, I'll go over there and have a look."

Song Xuan said hello, let her be careful.

Song Qinghuan responded and walked towards the stables a little further away.

After walking a few steps, he saw a group of red clouds floating in front of his eyes. He casually raised his eyes and saw Su Rao in red clothes standing in front of him.

"Emperor Ji Qinshui, what's your business?" Song Qinghuan's expression was cold and his tone was indifferent, and there was no wavering in his eyes as he looked at her.

Su Rao looked her up and down for a few times, then suddenly smiled ghostly, with all sorts of amorous feelings at the end of her eyes, "The audition contest is full of dangers, Empress Wuyang should be careful. If...you can't make it out alive, Mr. Won't you be sad?"

Song Qinghuan was neither annoyed nor angry, and just glanced at her with those eyes that were as clear as a gurgling stream, with a contempt for the world in his eyes, "Shen Xiang is not something you can imagine, Qinshui Diji should get rid of this idea as soon as possible in order to save the world." Alright." As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and walked straight forward.

Seeing that she didn't take herself seriously, Su Rao became a little annoyed.

His brows were furrowed, and just as he was about to drink, Song Qinghuan paused, turned around and looked at her again, his voice was as ethereal as the morning dew in early spring, "Also, Qinshui Emperor Ji should be more careful. If Qinshui Emperor Ji can't live I don't know if anyone is sad when they come out, but there are probably many people celebrating each other, Qinshui Emperor Ji can take care of herself."

After saying that, she turned around lightly, and did not look at her again, leaving Su Rao gritted her teeth in resentment, her gaze was dark for a moment.

Song Qinghuan walked a little further, looked carefully for a while, and picked out a white horse.She signaled the horseman to pull it out, and checked it carefully, and seeing that there was nothing wrong, she gave Shen Xing the rein and went to meet Song Xuan together.

Unexpectedly, someone else came to the door.

It was Su Jingci who came over, he was alone, not even Su Fengming was by his side, he seemed a bit alone.

Su Jingci walked straight towards her.

Song Qinghuan had no choice but to stop.

He had already made it so clear that day, what else did he want to do?
Su Jingci stopped in front of her, his face was a bit haggard, his eyes flickered, he stared blankly at her for a moment, and then he said heavily, "You..." But there was no more words, as if he had mixed feelings.

After a while, he finally opened his lips again, but there were only four short words, "You...you take care."

Song Qinghuan didn't expect that what he was going to say was this, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he quickly returned to normal, nodded lightly, "You too."

As he spoke, he stepped up and walked past Su Jingci.

The wind picked up, brushed her clothes, rustled, and made Su Jingci's heart feel more lost.

After confronting Wuyang Diji that day, I thought that the inexplicable affection for her in my heart would fade away, but I didn't expect that her figure appeared in my mind more and more frequently in the past few days, disturbing him to sleep at night.

A wry smile twitched at the corner of his mouth.

After all, it's still too late... Seeing how indifferent she is to me now, I'm afraid she insists on drawing a clear line with me.

The bitterness in his heart became more and more bitter, his head drooped, and he hadn't cleared his mind yet, but he heard someone calling him in front of him.

Looking up, Su Fengming was walking towards him anxiously.

After all these days, Su Fengming's health has improved, so he also participated in this audition.

He walked up to Su Jingci, frowned, "Brother Sanhuang, what are you doing here? Have you selected your horse yet?"

Su Jingci shook his head and said absently, "Not yet."

Su Fengming frowned even tighter, "Brother Sanhuang, we are leaving soon, why haven't you made a choice yet, you..." Before he finished speaking, seeing Su Jingci staring at a certain place, he couldn't help being startled , also looked up.

He was seeing Song Qinghuan walking back to the fifth prince of Yu Kingdom with his maid, talking in a low voice.

He looked slightly startled, and suddenly understood something, stared at Su Jingci with wide eyes and said, "Brother Sanhuang, you...you..."

Su Jingci twitched the corners of his lips, looked away, but did not deny it.

Su Fengming was even more astonished, and stammered, "Brother Emperor, you... When will you...? But, Empress Wuyang has already made a marriage contract with Shen Xiang!"

"No." Su Jingci finally recovered from his contemplation, "You think too much."

He glanced lightly at the stables in front of him, pointed to one of the horses, and looked at the groom who was waiting by his side, "This is the only one."

Su Fengming had no choice but to let the horseman quickly lead the horse out, and then joined the crowd together with Su Jingci.

Not long after, everyone picked out their own horses, divided into four groups, and headed for their respective starting points.

When parting, Shen Chuhan glanced at Song Qinghuan, gave her a look that must be careful in everything, and then went in a different direction with the Liangguo team.

Song Qingyi had been watching Song Qinghuan closely all the time, and naturally she also took in Shen Chuhan's gaze, with a hint of jealousy rising in her eyes.

After coming to Lindu, she finally gave up on Prime Minister Shen.

The three beauties of Yunqing Continent are indeed not in vain.The Ningle Changdi Ji of the Liang Country is beautiful and beautiful, with heavenly fragrance and national beauty, and the Qinshui Emperor Ji of the Zhao Country is enchanting and charming.Although she was not reconciled, she had to admit that the looks of these two people were indeed superior to her own.

What's more, Ning Le Changdi Ji still occupies the right time and place, and Qinshui Empress Ji has a temperament of daring to love and hate, and she makes no secret of her appreciation for Shen Xiang and she is bound to win.

Even these two people didn't get the slightest attention from Shen Xiang, let alone himself?
But even so, the jealousy and hatred towards Song Qinghuan grew day by day.

Probably the strong self-esteem in the bottom of my heart is at work.

She has seen all the times when Song Qinghuan was down and out, but now, she is shining brightly in front of everyone, and she has become a member of the corner that no one cares about. This kind of role reversal caused her a huge psychological gap. All the anger in my heart naturally fell on Song Qinghuan.

So at this time, seeing the two people's eyebrows expressing love, it only feels more dazzling.

Song Qinghuan didn't miss her intense hatred, and sneered in her heart.

Song Qingyi's structure is really too small. At this time, she still spends her mind on the love between these men and women, and regards herself as her biggest competitor. When she enters Zhihuilin later, she may not even know how she died .

So he ignored it, and just followed the servant leading the way towards the starting point, his expression as cold as frost.

In front of the crowd, Song Qingyi didn't dare to make a mistake, and gave her a bitter look, then withdrew her gaze.

After walking for a while, the servant led them to the edge of Zhihui Forest, stopped, and looked at the people behind him, "Princes and Empresses, please start from here."

As he said that, he counted the men and horses brought by everyone, and when he saw that the number did not exceed the specified number, he nodded and signaled that everyone could set off.

Song Yi was the first to whip his horse and drive into Zhihui Forest.Song Yan and Song Qinghuan followed closely behind, followed by Da Ma.

Song Qinghuan and Song Yan looked at each other, and led the team into Zhihuilin.

Song Yi seemed to be sure of winning this selection contest, and when he entered the forest, his speed did not slow down at all. He could only continue to ride his horse forward, heading towards the center of the forest.

The center of the forest is where the flag was planted, Song Yi couldn't wait...

Song Qinghuan lifted his eyes to look at the figure in front of him, and a cold look flashed in his eyes.Haste makes waste, Song Yi was so impatient that he lost the best advantage at the beginning.

She had sent someone to check in advance. From the edge of Zhihui Forest to the center, if they rode at full speed, it would only take half a day, but they needed to stay in Zhihui Forest for two full days.

The flag in the center of the forest is based on the head, that is to say, there is no need to snatch it.On the contrary, if the flag is seized in advance, it is easy to become the primary target of others' attacks.

According to her idea, it is better to slowly march towards the forest first, wait for tonight to pass safely, and then go to the center of the forest to capture the flag tomorrow.

She glanced at Song Xuan who was walking side by side, "Brother Wuhuang, we might as well walk separately from them."

Song Xuan was a little surprised, "Why?" Now people from various countries are scattered in the forest, if they leave rashly, wouldn't it be more dangerous?
Song Qinghuan glanced at Song Yi and the others who were not slowing down in the slightest, and expressed his thoughts.Song Yi's three people were far ahead, and they were making noise, so she didn't shy away from it.

Song Xuan listened, thought for a moment, and felt that what Song Qinghuan said was quite reasonable.In order to successfully pass the audition stage, in addition to successfully obtaining the flag, you also need to avoid attacks from all directions.

If you get the flag first, the people around you can snatch the flag as long as you kill yourself, and reap the benefits of being a fisherman. Naturally, it is the easiest target for others to attack first.

Thinking about this, he nodded and said, "Okay, then we will separate from them."

The relationship between the few people was not good at all, and Song Yi and the others just drove forward blindly, without any intention of stopping or looking back. Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan didn't bother to tell them, and slowed down their speed. .

But after a while, the figures of the three people in front and the horses they led disappeared into the dense forest.

Not long after Song Yi and the others walked, Song Qingyi discovered the clue.

Seeing Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan lagging behind, and there was no movement for a long time, she felt suspicious, but when she looked back, her expression changed——

There was nothing behind them, Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan had long since disappeared.

"Yan'er." She gritted her teeth and said coldly.

Song Yan came to hear the reputation, but saw that Song Qingyi had reined in the reins and stood still, his face darkened.

"Sister Huang, what's the matter?" Song Yan also restrained his mount, puzzled.

"Wu Yang and Lao Wu are gone." Song Qingyi said coldly.

Song Yan was startled, and looked around, but the voices of Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan were nowhere to be seen.Song Xuan, who was at the front, heard the movement, and his face darkened when he saw this.

"They actually left without saying goodbye?!" Song Yi gritted his teeth.

Song Qingyi sneered, "Maybe the two of them already have other ideas, why did they tell us?"

Song Yan lowered his eyes, seeming to have a pensive expression.

"Don't care about them, we'd better rush to the place where the flag is planted as soon as possible, the best strategy is to get the flag earlier." Song Yi made a decisive decision.

Although Song Qingyi was a little uneasy and suspicious in her heart, she still complied, said "um", and was about to look at Song Yan, but saw him suddenly raised his head to look at him, "Sister Huang, the situation is unclear now, we might as well go ahead and look at Song Yan." Slowly."

Song Qingyi was slightly taken aback.

Song Yi turned cold, "What do you mean?"

Song Yan glanced at him, with a neither salty nor indifferent expression, "If Brother Da Huang wants to get the flag first, you can go first."

Song Yi's complexion suddenly became ugly.

Song Yan's meaning was already obvious.He wanted to be like Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan, so he parted ways with him!As for Song Qingyi and his mother and compatriots, they naturally belonged to him.In this way, I will become a lonely family!
Gritting his teeth bitterly, his sinister gaze fell on Song Yan's face.

well--

What a wishful thinking!It seems that what he has to deal with today is not only the enemies of the other three countries, but also these close relatives.

He doesn't feel bad.

Because he and Song Yan were originally from opposing camps, even if Song Yan got the Cangxie Sword, it would be more difficult than other people from the Three Kingdoms to get the Cangxie Sword.The only thing he was upset about was that they all had a companion, but he was alone.

At this time, only a little bit of regret arose in my heart.

If I had known that Wuyang was so secretive, I should have established a good relationship with her!
But it was too late to think about it at this time, and Song Yi didn't want to lose the wind in front of Song Yan, so he snorted coldly, "Since the crown prince insists, how can I be so ignorant?!" Leng dropped two words, "Farewell."

After finishing speaking, he raised his whip and walked away.

Watching Song Yi leave on Juechen, Song Yan withdrew the dark look in his eyes, looked at Song Qingyi, "Sister Huang, let's go too."

Song Qingyi was a little puzzled, "Why should we separate from him? If we meet other people, with him around, we will have a better chance of winning."

Song Yan didn't seem to take it seriously, "Sister Huang, do you really think that he is with us? With him here, I have to be on guard against his secret tricks." He snorted, "It's still Song Xuan and Wu Yang who are cunning. Get out early, I don’t know where I’m going at this moment.”

Hearing Song Qinghuan's name, Song Qingyi's face was a little cold.

Song Yan glanced at it, understood in his heart, and was about to change the subject, when suddenly he heard three sharp whistles from outside the forest, echoing continuously above the forest.They hadn't traveled far at this time, so the whistle could be heard very clearly.

Song Yan's complexion changed, and he looked towards the sky, and saw a red signal flare suddenly rising from the blue sky, passing across the sky like a shooting star!
　Well, this audition, I'm afraid I'm going to die Quack~! ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)