When Nangong Xue heard this, she was stunned for a moment before suddenly shouting, "No … no way, I don't believe that he would treat me like this!" She passed by the guards and directly rushed forward to knock on the tightly shut door, shouting, "Yao Hua, Yao Hua, come out, I know this must be a misunderstanding! This is a matter of life and death! You've always cared for me and taken good care of me, we've always been friends … "
The guards on the side hurriedly came forward to pull her back, persuading her, "Miss Nangong, please believe the words of your servants! This Prince Cheng … he really doesn't want to see you … Aiyo, please don't knock on the door again! "
Nangong Xue ignored them and punched the door with both fists, shouting herself hoarse, "Shangguan Yaohua, I know you're inside! If you think that I'm a burden, then help me this time and we'll be even. I won't bother you again! I don't believe that you're so cold and heartless that you'll really write off all our past friendship … "
The other side of the door was still cold and cheerless. There was not the slightest bit of reaction. It was as if this door separated two different worlds. Xuan Shuang raised his legs and dismounted, coldly saying, "Go tell your master that I'm Ling Shuang Jin. What, he won't even see me?" Although the guard was terrified, he still mustered up his courage and said, "Yes … His Highness has ordered that he won't see Miss Nangong, and that he doesn't welcome her friends to speak on his behalf …"
Xuan Shuang angrily said, "To hell with speaking on behalf of others!" He cracked his knuckles and said, "I see that you've all learned from that shameless master of yours, haven't you? If you don't get out of my way, be careful that I don't beat you up! "
Nangong Xue suddenly pulled on his sleeve and shook her head, saying, "Forget it, they're just following orders, don't make things difficult for them. Since Prince Cheng wants to keep to himself and is unwilling to help, we can't force him. "Silently mounting his horse, he shouted," Jia! "and galloped away.
At first, Nangong Xue pretended to be strong, but when she thought of the heartless words of the Shangguan Yaohua, she could not stop her tears from rolling down her face. Her thin and weak back could not help but twitch. Xuan Shuang finally caught up and asked, "Are you okay?"
Nangong Xue shook her head and said, "It's said that men become bad when they have money. It seems that it's closely related to 'power and influence'. People change, but I really didn't expect that when he finally became a high-ranking official, he would become so unfamiliar that I didn't recognize him at all. "
Xuan Shuang was even angrier than Nangong Xue. He said, "He didn't change. He was just like that. You didn't know him well enough before! This fence-sitter who swayed from side to side, consider himself lucky! What's so great about a mere prince? I … I'm still the crown prince, and I'll be the future emperor! Let's see who's more ruthless! "
Nangong Xue sighed and said, "Because he switched sides at the last moment, you all said that he was disloyal and unjust. But I feel that … he didn't do anything wrong. As an official, he should be loyal to his duty. How could he follow the rebels and run amok? "Xuan Shuang said," How could he be loyal to his duty? He just saw that the situation suddenly changed and that the emperor was one-sided, so he bet everything on this treasure. In the end, this kid lost in love, but won in gambling. In the end, he won the bet. "
Nangong Xue was irritated and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go save Shixiong ourselves … giddy up! "Before Xuan Shuang could react, his mount had already charged ahead.
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Li Yijie stood on a protruding platform and looked at the Raging Flame Pond in front of him from afar. As the name implied, the surface of the pond was covered with burning flames. On top of it were pieces of floating stone slabs that drifted in all directions. Sometimes they gathered together, sometimes they scattered far away. There was no regular pattern. But some of the slabs had gathered together many times. On the other side of the pond, as soon as the slabs came close, they would scatter.
In the process of shifting, from time to time he could see some raging flames soaring to the sky. Even though Li Yijie was standing on the side, he could feel a wave of heat assaulting his face. Fortunately, his internal energy was not weak, so he was able to withstand this kind of high temperature. From a distance he could see another platform facing the pond, with a small path leading to a secluded place.
Thinking that for this pass, he needed to borrow the floating stone slabs to connect the two paths. Looking for an opportunity, he leaped up. He had already chosen a place to land, but to his surprise, a burst of raging flames suddenly appeared in front of him. Li Yijie was startled; he abruptly changed direction in midair and was able to brush past the flames. His clothes were burnt black, but other than that he was unharmed. When he landed, his toes touched the edge of the stone slabs. It took him a lot of effort to stand firm.
Sizing up the stone slabs around him, he listened to the crackling flames in his ears. The heat wave was so strong that his whole body was almost floating. His brain was buzzing. He had always followed the rules. Even in this kind of random gambling game, he still wanted to find some clues. Whenever a stone slab floated in front of him, there would always be about half a person's width left in the middle. He wanted to take a step forward, but he did not know when the raging flames would ignite. It was not because he was afraid, but more because he was cautious.
However, after the stone slab floated away, it merged with the rest of the slabs and no longer paid any attention to his lonely place. Perhaps some of the stone slabs were like this. Once he missed the first opportunity, he could only be abandoned in the middle of the pond and pray for his own good fortune.
Coincidentally, another stone slab floated over from the side. On top of it was a white skeleton. Li Yijie was startled, and then he thought deeply about it. It was extremely likely that that person was unable to escape in time when the stone slab approached him, and that was why he ended up floating on the surface of the pool for a long time, and could only look on helplessly as death awaited him. It was easy to imagine how despairing and lamentable his emotions were.
Calming himself down, he realized that the biggest hidden danger was the raging flames that would jump up from time to time. He waved his hand and threw out two concealed weapons. They flew past the gap between the stone slabs, but the flames did not seem to be disturbed in the slightest. He immediately jumped up. Before he could cross the lightning pool, a fiery red flame pounced in front of him. Fortunately, Li Yijie was prepared. He turned around in time and avoided the disaster of being burned by the flames.
However, the place where the explosions occurred was not the stone slabs that were close to each other. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized something. He pulled out his long sword and held it horizontally above the raging flames. He roasted the sword until it was hot. Then he stretched it out to test it. Sure enough, it caused the flames to jump up high.
It seemed that the raging flames did not have any pattern. They would only jump up and hurt people when they sensed the temperature above them. The human body was not a corpse. Naturally, it could not be avoided. He sighed inwardly. This mechanism design could be considered ingenious. He concentrated for a long time. When he came back to his senses, he saw that his surroundings had suddenly become empty. The stone slabs had unknowingly floated far away.
Li Yijie's heart tightened. He looked at the relative distance between the stone slabs and secretly chose one. To him, this was undoubtedly his last chance. He first waved his long sword to draw out the flames. Then he jumped out parallel to his sword, pulled off his belt, and flung it forward. The belt did not touch his body temperature. It swept across the surface of the pool and landed directly on the stone slab. Li Yijie borrowed the force of the flames to step on the belt with the tip of his foot. His body jumped up like a bird and landed firmly in the middle of the stone slab. He withdrew his long sword and leaned on the edge of the slab. After panting for a moment, he looked for the next spot to land and did the same thing.
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Two fast horses galloped out of the official road and into the mountain forest. Xuan Shuang urged his horse to catch up with Nangong Xue. He pretended to be indifferent and said, "Now you should know that whether it is the black path or the white path, there are always cruel and unscrupulous beasts, right? In the future, don't be so arrogant and think that everyone in the righteous path is a saint. "
Nangong Xue did not turn her head. She said softly, "I don't blame him. He also had his own difficulties. Now that he had been conferred the title of Imperial Prince, there were many pairs of eyes watching his every move. Naturally, he doesn't want to have anything to do with a Jianghu woman like me. "
Xuan Shuang snorted and said, "He's just a small prince. You got to that position because you were related to him. What's there to be proud of? If I didn't make a mistake and was in the palace, I would definitely be the future Crown Prince! "Nangong Xue said indifferently," So what? In the end, it is just a hypothesis. I don't want to talk about anything now. I will just pretend that I never knew him. The only thing that worries me is Shixiong's condition. "
Xuan Shuang felt disdain in his heart and curled his lips. The sound of hooves was not far away when suddenly a whistle was heard from the forest. A group of bandits wearing tiger robes and headbands rushed out and surrounded the two of them in the middle. The leader gave him a thumbs up and shouted, "Stop! I am the one who opened this road, I am the one who planted this tree … "
Xuan Shuang exhaled and coldly raised his eyebrows, "Oh, still the same old trick?" The leader walked forward with his hands on his hips and looked him up and down. Suddenly, he pulled on the reins and said, "Look at this young brother of yours. You are handsome and well-dressed. You won't be short on this small change. How about it? Can you lend me some money to spend? "
Xuan Shuang looked down from above and glanced at him from the corner of his eyes. He shouted, "A group of blind idiots! If you don't want to die, get out of my way! " He raised his horsewhip and lashed the leader's forehead with a 'pa' sound. It was a solid hit and blood immediately gushed out. The leader was furious and shouted, "This brat is looking for death! Brothers, attack! Teach him a lesson! "
Xuan Shuang did not say anything. He lashed his whip several times in the air, dancing in all kinds of patterns. Following that, a strong gust of wind swept the surrounding bandits away. They all fell to the ground crying for their parents. This move could be said to be extremely ingenious. It was clean and efficient, without any sloppiness.
Not only did the bandits not have the strength to fight back, they only regained consciousness after they fell to the ground. After a long time, the leader clutched his chest and stood up with difficulty. He said, "Thank you Young Hero for being lenient. Please tell me your name so that I can know who defeated you. "
Xuan Shuang said, "What? You want to wait for revenge? Do you think you still have a chance to leave this place alive? "
The leader's face stiffened. He said, "You want to kill us? We will fight to the death, but it won't be that easy!" Xuan Shuang shouted, "You are looking for death! You don't believe me, do you? Why don't you give it a try? " Although Nangong Xue did not want to get involved in other people's business, he could not bear it. He called out, "Let him go! They are not evil people, they can still be forgiven. "Xuan Shuang laughed coldly and said," Fine, you like to be a good person. I will fulfill your worthless kindness. Hey, let me tell you, my name is Ling Shuangjin. Remember it well. "
The leader was slightly startled. He muttered, "Ling Shuangjin? The Devil Cult's Vice Hierarch, Ling Shuangjin? " Without waiting for Xuan Shuang's impatience to urge him, he cupped his hands and said, "So I was defeated by Sire. With my cultivation today, it was not in vain. Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. When the time comes, I will come back to collect this debt! "He waved his hand and shouted," Everybody, retreat! " The bandits knew they were no match for him, so they did not raise any objections. They hurriedly packed up their weapons and followed behind him. Very soon, they disappeared without a trace.
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