The censors are back again for team building
Lu Wenzhong gritted his teeth and shouted at Fang Cun in frustration, "Brother Zhao! Are you planning to kill everyone here by setting up such a large formation?"
Fang Cun shrugged nonchalantly, spreading his hands and saying, "The assassins from the Imperial City assassinate Prince Lu, then clash with the elite troops under the command of Prince Xiang, and ultimately perish together. What a perfect scenario. Of course, we can also pick up some things along the way, and no one will mind."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp sword light broke through the air.
“Zheng——!”
Fang Cun's face suddenly changed. He responded to the attack so suddenly that he was actually pushed back dozens of meters.
Variables beyond Fang Cun's script appeared.
The blue energy around the young man suddenly surged, and Zhu Yi's eyes became more fierce: "Murderer, pay with your life!"
Bai Xiao rushed forward, trying to calm the out-of-control boy: "Xiaoyi! Look at me, don't get excited!"
Bai Xiao's heart was shaken, and he felt vaguely uneasy - this was not the first time that Zhu Yi showed such extreme emotions when facing Fang Cun.
Fang Cun narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man. He casually raised his right hand, and the earth beside him churned, and a puppet slowly took shape.
However, just as the puppet was about to take shape, the person beside Fang Cun spoke again coldly: "He's about to lose control. You only have two puppets left. It's not worth wasting them here. Also, two people have arrived from the south. It's very troublesome."
Fang Cun paused for a moment, and the puppet that was about to take shape immediately turned into nothingness. He tutted his words, "You said to retreat, go back and stop pushing me."
The man nodded, said nothing more, turned around and left without any hesitation.
Several Black Feather Riders were about to advance with swords drawn, but were stopped leisurely by Fang Cun. Fang Cun chuckled softly, his tone playful, "My junior master is quite introverted. If you want to see, please look at me more."
Before he finished speaking, a golden light suddenly appeared under Fang Cun's feet, shooting straight into the sky. The circular formation in the sky suddenly began to swirl, and thunder and fire faintly exploded.
When Lu Wenzhong saw this, his expression suddenly changed. He asked in horror, "The north formation's core is occupied. How can you still form a formation?!"
Fang Cun laughed: "Young Master, the formation book has been passed down for thousands of years. How many formations have you seen where the center of the formation is at the edge of the formation?"
Lu Wenzhong's heart trembled, and he stared at Fang Cun intently. He suddenly understood: the north center of the formation was just a false one!
Fang Cun scoffed softly and jokingly said, "It's supposed to be a killing formation, but it's called a literary formation. The result of the Lu family's generations of inheritance is to find a virtual eye in the north that doesn't require entering the formation?"
Lu Wenzhong looked closely and found Fang Cun was actually inside the formation. He was shocked: "Are you trying to kill yourself?!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Cun sighed, "Young Master, that's why you need sixteen people to open the formation, while I only need one. I'll teach you the first lesson of the formation - the center of the formation is where the earth's energy gathers the fastest."
Along with Fang Cun's voice, thunder and fire appeared and disappeared within a radius of hundreds of meters, and violent energy surged.
Fang Cun even tried to control the trajectory of the thunder and fire, but his movements paused slightly, and he seemed to be unable to do so.
Lu Wenzhong suddenly noticed cracks forming on Fang Cun's face, and the edges of his body began to crumble. He watched in disbelief as the "Brother Zhao," with whom he had enjoyed so much conversation for days, slowly turned to ash in the center of the formation, dispersing with the wind.
Lu Wenzhong retreated in shock, muttering incoherently: "This... this is just a puppet..."
The disappearance of the caster caused the circular formation on the dome to suddenly stop, but the formed thunder and fire were still falling.
Fortunately, the density has been reduced to a level that can be handled by human power.
Yue Anshan was lucky, and he didn't see any lightning or fire hitting his head for a long time.
Ren Xuan almost suffered a disaster - if he had not helped Lu Wenzhong in time, the eldest son of the Lu family would probably have to play against the King of Hell in his own formation.
The worst one was Bai Xiao.
Zhu Yi tightly gripped the sharp blade in his hand, frowning as if he was trying to suppress himself, but it seemed to be of no avail. The energy around him exploded more and more, like a torrent about to burst its dam.
The amulet in Bai Xiao's hand had long been used up, and he saw thunder and fire condensing above his head.
Never mind! Bai Xiao took a deep breath and reached out to take the knife from Zhu Yi's hand: "Xiao Yi, return the sword to your brother!"
The boy was no longer in the right mind, his voice hoarse with struggle: "No... Xiaoyi must protect his brother."
Bai Xiao leaned over and hugged the young man, forcibly suppressing the energy that was overflowing, but he only felt a surge of energy and blood in his chest, and a fishy and sweet taste in his throat.
He took a deep breath and said gently, "Xiaoyi, but I feel very uncomfortable when you do this... If you continue like this, I will have to vomit blood with Lu Xiyun soon."
Bai Xiao could feel that Zhu Yi was restraining himself, and the blue energy around the boy was slowly fading away.
Suddenly, a clear and pleasant sound of piano came from the source, getting closer and clearer, cleansing the restless world like the gurgling water.
The young man's entire body trembled, and the Qi in his body began to rapidly flow back. In an instant, the originally bursting Qi sea stabilized.
Bai Xiao was stunned and looked up, only to see two figures, one black and one white, above the pine forest. They were reflected in the soft moonlight behind them, like ghosts.
The person on the left is wearing black clothes and a white belt, and the person on the right is wearing white clothes and a black belt.
The man in white flashed and appeared in front of Bai Xiao in an instant.
The next moment, dozens of thunder and fire above Bai Xiao's head exploded into fireworks before they could fall.
Bai Xiao couldn't hold back his excitement the moment he saw the newcomer. The young man's eyes turned red, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Why did you come just now...!"
Bai Xiao hugged the person in front of him and burst into tears in front of everyone: "Senior Brother...Senior Brother was killed by Master Yan..."
Bai Xiao sobbed uncontrollably, her tears wrinkling the visitor's clothes. The visitor paid no attention and only whispered soothingly, "It's all over. It's okay. I just hope you're safe."
The man reached out and gently patted the young man on the back, saying gently, "We haven't been able to contact you. It's thanks to the tracking spell that the third brother added when he gave you the fan. Otherwise, we really don't know how we would have found you."
The man in black noticed the layers of blood on Bai Xiao's body and swept his eyes around, a murderous look on his face: "Who did it?"
Ren Xuan, Yue Anshan and others couldn't help but subconsciously press the knives at their waists.
"Second brother, don't cause trouble." The man in white sighed, stopped the other party's movements, and then turned to Bai Xiao: "Fourth brother, what happened in Yinshu City? Tell me slowly."
Bai Xiao cried intermittently and it took him a long time to explain what had happened in the past few days.
The man in white listened patiently. Finally, he handed Bai Xiao to the man in black beside him and walked towards Ren Xuan and others.
He looked at Ren Xuan and the others and bowed, "My name is Xiao Wujiu. My junior brother Bai Xiao has been very cared for by you all recently. I would like to thank you for that."
As he spoke, Xiao Wujiu handed over a token engraved with the Yinshu seal: "This is called the Yinshu Card. If you need any help in Yinshu City in the future, just bring this card with you."
Ren Xuan took the silver card and returned the greeting solemnly: "Your Excellency is too kind."
Xiao Wujiu nodded, then said sternly, "Yinshu City is still facing internal troubles. We will take our leave now. We will definitely come to express our gratitude in the future."
"Sir, please stay." Ren Xuan stopped him, his eyes full of meaning. "Thank you for the City Lord's instructions. Now only Brother Bai knows about them. If you two force Zhu Yi to take the throne, I'm afraid Yinshu City will be in turmoil again."
Xiao Wujiu's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Ren Xuan continued, "Tang Wuyong denied the will, arguing that a young man is not up to the task. However, youth has its advantages. The elders might prefer a more manageable young man to Tang Wuyong. As long as Xiaoyi doesn't act too clever, it won't be difficult to justify his actions. That's all I have to say."
Xiao Wujiu pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Thank you for the reminder, I'll make a note of it."
After saying this, the few of them did not linger any longer. The four figures gradually walked away and disappeared in the moonlight.
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Good news, Lu Xiyun finally returned to the clouds.
Bad news, he went back lying down in tatters, and by the way, he poked the cage into the sky.
The commander in Yunzhong is here, and today many people are gathered in the dormitory.
Ren Xuan counted at a glance and saw that one official and three deputy envoys of the Inspectorate were all present, and it seemed that the censors were about to have another team-building ceremony.
The first shot was fired by a sixth-rank official. "The Five Books of the Nation's Defense are only passed down through the royal family. Lu Xiyun has privately studied the Nation's Defense of the Nation's Martial Arts Manual. His actions are punishable by death, and his heart is worthy of condemnation. This act of usurpation is unprecedented! I implore Your Highness to investigate this matter."
Hearing this, Qin Shu's expression remained unchanged, and his tone remained as light as usual: "What do you think, everyone? How should we deal with this?
Before he finished speaking, the censors in the hall were in an uproar. They all rushed forward and started talking, like a pot of boiling oil.
Some are relatively conservative: "The title can be removed to see the effect."
There are relatively radical ones: "According to the law, the case should be transferred to the Three Divisions for disposal."
Some are relatively fearless: "Kill him to set the law right!"
Ren Xuan sighed in his heart: This is a familiar taste.
Qin Shu didn't make any judgment, but threw the question directly to Lu Xingchuan of the West Mansion: "What do you think?"
Lu Xingchuan's face turned ashen, and he was very unhappy: It had only been a short time since Lu Xiyun caused such a big trouble again. He wanted to punish him severely, but Qin Shu did this to him within two days of the punishment.
But unfortunately, the second brother's heart was too biased. Just last night, thousands of miles away, King Lu Xingde of the West, who got the news, contacted Lu Xingchuan overnight:
"Xingchuan, please tell King Xiang what I said. I have failed to raise my son properly. If you want to punish me, please punish me. I only have this one son. If you want to dethrone me, please dethrone me first."
Second Brother was so protective of his son that he was actually trying to force him to abdicate. Lu Xingchuan didn't intend to tell anyone and could only find a way to save Qin Shu.
Lu Xingchuan leaned forward and clasped his fists. "Your Highness is young and does not know the seriousness of the situation. He definitely did not intend to offend the majesty of the royal family. I hope Your Highness will punish him leniently. I will reprimand him severely when I return, and he will never do it again."
As soon as these words were spoken, Cai Feng, the Deputy Envoy of the Metropolitan Censorate, immediately quipped, "Lord Lu, what you said is interesting. I've already learned it, so what's the point of considering if it's a first offense? What if it's a second offense? Can you bear to destroy your nephew's martial arts?"
Cai Feng bowed deeply and said, "I think that the Crown Prince is still young, so a heavy punishment is not appropriate. Instead, we should reduce the military expenditure of the Western Palace by 20% next year."
While watching the show, Yue Anshan quietly approached Ren Xuan and started to mutter, "Tsk, trying to guess His Highness's thoughts again. Master Cai is anxious to remove the word 'pair'."
Ren Xuan teased and responded in a low voice: "Guessing correctly is my ability."
Ren Xuantong was watching the various tests in the classroom like a fire on fire. Cai Feng was trying to guess Qin Shu's thoughts. This kind of thing was high risk but also high reward. For example, now, Cai Feng had guessed correctly.
Qin Shu was deliberately trying to crack down on the Lu family. The emperor's attitude towards the Lu family had always been ambiguous. On the one hand, because of Lu Xiyun's existence, Qin Shu had never taken any harsh measures against the Lu family. On the other hand, also because of Lu Xiyun, Qin Shu had never stopped restricting the Lu family.
Qin Shu's idea was very clear - never give the Lu family a chance to rebel, and never let his own target fall into a dilemma.
Lu Xingchuan, sitting in the hall, narrowed his eyes and didn't respond at all. Lu Xingchuan's words were sharp, changing his previous tone: "Master Cai is right. Lu Xiyun is the prince and should be responsible for his words and deeds. I will punish him with eighty strokes of the cane, abolish his martial art lineage, and hand him over to the Inspectorate. What do you think, Master Cai?"
Cai Feng choked. What did the Inspectorate want Lu Xiyun to do? To piss off Qin Shu and have him cut the budget?
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