When Yan Xiangma pushed open the door and entered, Cui Xiaoxin was standing under the eaves in a daze. Her eyes were unfocused, and it was hard to tell what she was thinking.
Several servant girls were tidying up in the inner room, packing up things that could be taken away. Of course, they were all things like clothes or books. If they were precious gems or jade wares, they could not be taken away. There were soldiers in charge of inspection at the door.
Since the higher-ups wanted to "confiscate the house," how could they let them take away all the valuables and money? For the Cui family, this was a heavy loss.
Fortunately, their family was large and had many businesses outside. On the surface, their property could be confiscated, but the businesses in the dark could be preserved.
How could such a huge family that had stood for thousands of years not have any sense of risk? Didn't you see every household digging tunnels in their courtyards? This was so that they could escape when disaster struck one day?
"If there's anything you want to take out, leave it to me." Yan Xiangma stood at the bottom of the steps and looked into Cui Xiaoxin's eyes. "No matter what, I am now the administrator of the Monitoring Department. Even the emperor's personal army, the Flying Feather Army, has to give me some face. They can't search me, right? Do they want to live in the future? "
"Cousin, you have been promoted." The corners of Cui Xiaoxin's mouth curled up with a faint smile.
"They say that my position was exchanged with the heads of Grandfather and Uncle's family." Yan Xiangma also laughed, but there was a strong sense of self-mockery in his words. "Otherwise, how could such an important Monitoring Department be handed over to me?"
"Cousin, do you care about what those people think?"
"Of course not." Yan Xiangma shook his head gently. "I am already the administrator of the Monitoring Department, holding the life and death of countless people in my hands. Compared to the power in my hands, what are a few rumors?"
"Cousin, don't lie to yourself." Cui Xiaoxin looked up at Yan Xiangma, as if she wanted to see through his internal organs. The girl's cheeks were pale. Because she had experienced too much recently, her originally somewhat round oval face had become thinner, revealing a beautiful arc. "You do care. If you didn't mind, you wouldn't have told me this. "
"What about you? Do you also think I'm a scum? "
"Scumbags never feel like scumbags."
"That's true." Yan Xiangma narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying, "I'm better than scum. What's a human?"
"A hero."
"You think so highly of me?"
"He was born an outstanding man. I think cousin did it. At such a young age, he was already the Supervising Administrator of the Monitoring Division. His future was immeasurable. Who knows, he might even become a duke and be even more powerful than Grandfather. "
"Of course, I'm aiming for the High Duke's position." Yan Xiangma said proudly and his smile became even brighter.
As he smiled, his eyes grew gloomy, and he gently sighed. "Even if you reach the position of a High Duke, what can you do? Lu Xingkong's family is separated, Song Gudu's reputation is ruined, and Grandfather — — which one of them is not a High Duke? Which one of them does not hold the power of the country? What can they do? "
"Cousin is different from other people." Cui Xiaoxin sighed emotionally. The three major families had lasted for thousands of years, and everyone thought they would continue to operate, like a towering tree that no one could shake its foundation. However, who would have thought that it would be so easy for them to collapse? Moreover, it would begin to rot from the roots, and most likely there would never be a day for them to rise again.
Of course, the Lu clan was an exception.
"I hope cousin is different from other people."
"When you reach that position, it will be difficult to be different from others." Yan Xiangma smiled. "If you want to protect what you have, you have to desperately have more. The more you have, the more worried you are that someone will take away what you already have — — What's the end of the cycle? Either you kneel and live, or you die standing. What I'm afraid of is that kneeling is also death. "
"Cousin, be careful what you say."
"I'm only saying this to you, I dare not say it in front of other people." Yan Xiangma naturally knew what his cousin was worried about. "I heard that Li Muyang that boy has returned to Jiangnan. He did what I've always wanted to do. Think about it, I'm the number one hedonistic son of Jiangnan, how did I become the number one grandson in Tiandu? "
Cui Xiaoxin also thought of Jiangnan. He thought of the small city that, even in this cold winter, was blooming with green vitality everywhere. Just looking at it made people feel happy. The sky was overcast all day long, it was really difficult to make people happy.
"In fact, I hope you go to Jiangnan." Yan Xiangma pretended to be indifferent, but his slender eyes were carefully observing the subtle changes in Cui Xiaoxin's facial expression. "There's good food, good accommodation, good scenery, good people — — If you go, wouldn't Li Muyang be ecstatic and treat you like a little fairy every day? I think the two of you are a good match. I still remember when the three of us were in Jiangnan. Although he tried his best to hide it, the moment he saw you, his eyes would light up. His whole person … would glow with a different kind of light, as if there was a basin of fire burning above his head. "
"That was before — —"
"You're worried about the one of the Peacock Imperial Court? Hey, although I've heard that rumor, but there's no way to believe it — — Think about it, how could the little princess of the Peacock Imperial Court marry a dragon? Especially the future Queen who is going to inherit the throne — — the Peacock King will not agree, and the millions of people of the Peacock Imperial Court will not accept it. "
"Because of all kinds of obstacles, we can't be together, so I occupied that position — —" Cui Xiaoxin looked calmly at Yan Xiangma, asking in a low voice, "Then what am I?"
"This — — that — — haha — —" Yan Xiangma was dumbfounded. Things like feelings — — seemed to be more complicated than he had imagined. "I'm just saying, but you have to take the initiative in things like feelings. If you miss it, you'll miss it for a lifetime — — What did I say just now? Right, I asked you if there's anything valuable that you need me to bring out. "
"A few old books and a cup of tea, that's enough." Cui Xiaoxin said indifferently. Her temperament was somewhat 'cold'. If she hadn't met Li Muyang, her life in Jiangnan could be said to be extremely simple. A cup of tea and a good book were enough to pass countless leisure hours. "What I'm going to bring are all books, if they want to stop me, then let them."
"You — —" Yan Xiangma sighed softly, saying worriedly, "An indifferent temperament can save you countless worries, which is a good thing. It's just that your attitude of standing aloof from worldly affairs — — I'm afraid you'll miss it. "
"How can there be a miss in this world? It's nothing more than shallow fate and indifferent feelings losing out to the fleeting time. "Cui Xiaoxin's eyes were deep and serene, filled with cold starlight. Raising her head, there were fine snowflakes drifting over from the distant horizon, falling on people's faces and bodies. It was not cold, but piercing to the bone.
"— —"
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Endless Mountain. Sealing Dragon Abyss.
Because the Dragon Race was powerful and notorious, the common people liked to name places with the word 'dragon'. At the same time, they would add the word 'dragon' in front to express their hatred and dissatisfaction towards the dragon as well as their confidence in eradicating the evil dragon.
For example, the City of Dragon Slayer, the Land of Dragon Death, and the Sealing Dragon Abyss.
Why was this abyss hundreds of miles long, like a giant dragon? That was because in ancient times, a giant dragon was defeated by the hardworking and brave common people and was stationed here, never to escape.
At the foot of Endless Mountain, Sealing Dragon Abyss.
At this time, the abyss was dyed red with blood and corpses were everywhere.
The First Princess of the Peacock Imperial Court, Ying Qiandu, personally led an army of one hundred thousand to attack the Great Zhou's Luo City. When she reached the Sealing Dragon Abyss, she was ambushed by the Great Zhou's armoured army and was attacked by the Great Wu's reinforcements. Now they had fallen into a dangerous situation of being attacked from two sides.
When two sides meet, the brave will win.
On one hand, Ying Qiandu dispatched the veteran general Mu Qiang to lead twenty thousand soldiers to block the offensive of the Wu Li army, and then appointed the young general Zhu Rong to be the vanguard, charging forward bravely and forcibly cutting out a bloody path.
The army of one hundred thousand was divided into two and did not show any weakness when fighting. It was no wonder that the world said: The world's mighty army comes from the Peacock.
In terms of individual combat ability, the other empires' armies were indeed not enough.
Qiandu stood at the peak of Endless Mountain, behind her was the Peacock Army of three thousand.
Although there were not many people in the Peacock Army, each of them could fight against one hundred. They were specifically used to protect the Ying imperial family. The entire Peacock Army only had five thousand people, and the Peacock King Ying Boyan, who was in command of the central army, only had two thousand Peacock Guards, while the First Princess Ying Qiandu had three thousand.
In the heart of the Peacock King, the life of his daughter was more important than him, the King of the empire.
However, everyone knew that the best way to destroy the Peacock Imperial Court was to kill the Peacock King Ying Boyan. Ying Boyan was a great talent of his generation. Under his rule, the already powerful empire was flourishing day by day, pulling apart the gap between the other countries. Therefore, the number of ambushes and assassinations he encountered was also the highest.
Qiandu was clad in a white silkworm soft armour and a huge black cloak. The black and white combination made her look even more beautiful, but at the same time also exuded a cold and solemn sense of majesty.
Qiandu stood on the back of a peacock. The peacock was even stronger, and the colours on its body were even more dazzling.
Qiandu looked down at the bloody battle in Sealing Dragon Abyss and said in a low voice, "Chu Die, send a message to Zhu Rong to send the Iron Thorn Army to charge and break out of the encirclement quickly."
"Yes." A ghost faced general beside her responded and quickly conveyed the Princess's order.
"Pass the order to General Mu Qiang, when General Zhu Rong breaks out of the encirclement, lead the troops to retreat quickly and pull away from the Wu Li army. Go straight to Luo City. "
"Princess... what about the tens of thousands of Wu Li soldiers?"
"At that time, we will act." Qiandu's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Leave them to Sealing Dragon Abyss."
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