Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Before Zhao Yan finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a beard trotted along the road she had just walked, came to her, panted and cupped his hands at her:
"Your Majesty, the matter we discussed just now, you see—"

"—Just do as you say!" Zhao Yan responded.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After sending the bearded middle-aged man away, Zhao Yan's eyes fell on Gu Xu again.

"Tell me, what happened just now?"

At this time, Gu Xu could already see that after hearing that something happened to her, she temporarily put aside her official duties and rushed to her side in a hurry.

This made his heart secretly moved.

"Don't do this next time," he persuaded, "The king should put the country's affairs first. Especially in the few days when you have just ascended the throne, there must be no mistakes.

"I can handle these issues on my own.

"If you delay an important matter because of me, I'm afraid others will say that I am a sycophant of the king, a disaster for the country and the people, and that you—"

"—Only beauties, regardless of the country?" Zhao Yan chuckled, and looked at him with meaningful eyes, "Gu Meiren, even if I really want to be a foolish king who loves beauty and misuses the country, I still need you to agree to be that first." The evil concubine of the country!"

Gu Xu coughed dryly, avoided her gaze, and didn't want to discuss this topic with her anymore.

Then he pointed to the teapot containing the poisoned tea, and said, "Just now, that little maid sent this pot of tea to my room in your name.

"The tea is mixed with a colorless, odorless, imperceptible poison.

"You should remember that after I returned from Beiming, I have mastered the ability to deduce fortunes. Not only can I tell fortunes to others, but I can also clearly foresee the crisis that will happen to me."

As soon as Gu Xu finished speaking, another guard in black hurriedly came to their side, bowed to Zhao Yan and said: "Your Majesty, the identity of the assailant has been found out.

"Her ancestral home is in the east province of Daqi, and her ancestors came to Youzhou with her family to avoid taxes and labor. After decades of being a black household, she only recently obtained a household registration..."

Hearing what the black-clothed guard said, Gu Xu couldn't help sighing silently. In order to put blame on Da Qi, the black hand behind the scenes actually hired a Qi person to perform a full set of plays.

"Have you found out who is behind her?" Zhao Yan asked.

"Sorry, Your Majesty, this subordinate is incompetent," the guard responded, "The man behind the scenes seems to have cast a spell on her body, as long as you ask her relevant questions, she will instantly lose the ability to speak and become a mediocre person. barking like an animal."

"Actually, I already roughly guessed who is behind the scenes." Gu Xu suddenly said at this moment.

"Who is it?" Zhao Yan asked.

Gu Xu didn't say anything immediately, but glanced around with his eyes.

Zhao Yan instantly understood what he meant—there are too many people in this place, so it is inconvenient to say more.

"You don't have to say it," she said, "you just write in the palm of my hand with your finger."

After finishing speaking, he handed a slender, white hand that looked like creamy fat to Gu Xu's face.

Gu Xu gave her a strange look.

In fact, his original intention just now was to hint to Zhao Yan to speak in another place, or to cast some spells to shield voice and spiritual perception.

Zhao Yan's behavior at this moment was obviously beyond his expectation, making him wonder if the other party was trying to tease him again.

But Zhao Yan's eyes were so serious that he couldn't find any evidence at all.

So he smiled helplessly, grabbed that white soft hand, and gestured the three characters "Zhao Changqi" in her hand.

Zhao Yan raised her head slightly and narrowed her eyes.

Her expression at the moment was like a cat whose neck was being scratched with satisfaction.

After Gu Xu finished writing, her face became serious again.

"It really is them." She said in a cold voice, and her eyes became extraordinarily sharp, "I expected that they would do something. But I really didn't expect that they would be so impatient.

"If it weren't for the fact that every Zhao family member had to swear an oath in front of the Vulcan altar, I really want to uproot them."

I have to say that Zhao Yan is really a miraculous woman, she can always complete the switch between a charming fairy and a majestic monarch in the blink of an eye.

"Don't worry," Gu Xu said softly, "You have just ascended the throne recently, and your foundation is not stable. If you do it lightly, you may startle the snake and cause adverse effects.

"Anyway, it's me they want to kill.

"Leave this matter to me to solve."

"You?" Zhao Yan frowned, "With your little cultivation, can you really deal with them?"

"There's something I seem to have forgotten to tell you." Gu Xu smiled.

"what's up?"

"look at me."

Zhao Yan looked into his eyes with some doubts.

At this moment, she clearly felt that the blood power in her body suddenly lost control, became weaker and weaker, and might completely disappear at any time.

But a few seconds later it was back to normal, as if all this was just her hallucination.

"Can you control our bloodline power?"

"This is the ability I realized when I went to the Fire God Temple not long ago," Gu Xu nodded. "In addition to the power of blood, it can also affect the power obtained by the priests through faith."

"It's no wonder those priests have behaved submissively and obediently in front of you recently," Zhao Yan glanced at him sideways, "So now, the wealth and lives of our whole family are under your control?

"Should I find a chance to get rid of you, lest I be threatened by you in the future, become your servant, and be manipulated by you at will?"

Gu Xu knew she was joking.

He immediately lowered his head, pretending to be respectful and said: "I dare not have such thoughts for the king."

"I don't think you have the guts." Zhao Yan smiled.

When she was talking, she carefully looked at his handsome face, and thought that Gu Xu was really interesting. When dealing with the enemy, he was meticulous and sophisticated, but in front of her, he was a cowardly and dumb guy. Sometimes I really didn't understand what he was. Really stupid or playing stupid.

But perhaps, it was precisely because of this that she had a strong interest in him, and tried every means to catch him.

If he was as frivolous and casual as other sons and brothers, she probably wouldn't think highly of him at all.

If only I had met him sooner.Zhao Yan said silently in her heart.

"Go for it." After a brief silence, she reached out and patted his shoulder. "I'll wait for your good news here. If you encounter troubles that you can't solve, you must ask for help in time, and don't be brave."

Gu Xu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I'm the best at this kind of thing."

"Whose thigh do you want to hug?" Zhao Yan crossed her hands in front of her chest, narrowed her eyes, and looked at him with a threatening look, "How do you hug?"

At this moment, her flaming red clothes fluttered gently in the breeze—the slits of the robe, her long white legs looming.

Gu Xu looked away, momentarily at a loss for words.