The queen is so fierce

Chapter 96
In the early morning light, a handsome young man in a black robe shook his head and walked down the stairs after handing over the pass token to the yawning jailer.

The Zhenyu Heavenly Prison is almost the same as the last time I came. The sight is dim, the air is humid, and the sour smell of rotting mouse carcasses is everywhere.

The prisoners behind the railings on both sides either lie on the straw mats to sleep, or sit on the clean buckets to do things that the little fairy would never do.

Xu Shoujing, bathed in the prisoner's astonished gaze, opened an iron door in the innermost prison.

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The walls made of black rocks are depicted with densely tedious runes, some vertically, some horizontally, and some in a circle.

A man in a Confucian robe was chained to the wall, the fabric on his arms burst open, revealing the solidified bloodstains inside; his wrists were stretched to both sides by chains, his head was pulled weakly, his consciousness was almost hazy and trance.

bang-

The sound of the iron door being opened slowly reverberated, and a ray of light shot in through the crack of the door, bringing a ray of light to the darkness.

The man in the Confucian robe raised his bloodless face, and in his blurred vision, he vaguely saw a shadow walking towards him.

Da da da--

The rhythm of the heavy footsteps was slow and fast, and it could be seen that his mood at the moment did not seem to be very leisurely.

The Confucian robe man's eyes haven't had time to focus, but he already knows the identity of the person coming.With a bit of mockery on his face, he grinned and said:
"Sect Master Xu... I thought you wouldn't come again."

Xu Shoujing pouted, but did not answer.

When talking about the problem of demonizing people, the first thing Xu Shoujing thought of was not Zhao Fuyao, but Nangong Xiaoxiao.

But the answer he got from Nangong Xiaoxiao was obviously impossible to implement.

In any case, the ghosts and demons of Wan Yaoshan cannot be released. Those ghosts and demons have accumulated grudges for thousands of years. In terms of difficulty, they are even more difficult than demonizing people.

If ghosts appear, even if the surrounding people are moved in advance, those ghosts will smell the smell of the human race and find the nearest Dali.

The Dali army was already tired of dealing with demonized people, and coupled with the more ferocious ghosts, even if it could purify the half-demon, it would not be far from the subjugation of the country.

Since the demonic sacred artifact couldn't work, Xu Shoujing thought about it, and planned to find a way out from the culprit that caused the demonization - End Yanjiao.

There is nothing he can do about the man in black robe, but isn't there a King Yan in the Tianyu Zhenyu?

Time was running out, and Xu Shoujing didn't have the heart to play the game of 'chili paste face' as he did during the last interrogation.Hearing Qiu Jiru's pointed ridicule, he didn't hesitate to put his knee on Qiu Ji's abdomen.

thump—

The air-piercing explosion hit the stone wall. Theoretically, the stone wall, which could not be shaken by swords or spells, roared and roared like a tumbling dragon.

Qiu Ji's whole body's spiritual power was blocked by the chains in his hand, and he majored in illusion, so his physique was a little stronger than that of mortals.As for Xu Shoujing's knee strike under the blessing of the Nine Tribulations Prison Body, it was like dozens of big men fell with a big hammer, and he couldn't bear it at all.

"Uh...cough..."

Qiu Ji felt that his throat was about to smoke, and he choked out a big mouthful of blood stasis.But in this unbearable pain, he grinned:
"Sect Master Xu... You don't have as much desire as you did last time. Has this king's prophecy come true?"

Xu Shoujing looked stern and grabbed his collar with one hand:
"I really don't have time to play word games with you now. Let me ask you, you should know about demonizing people... Is there a way to get rid of it?"

Qiu Ji's face was bloodless, but the corners of his mouth evoked the calm smile he had when he first met him, without any intention of answering:
"Sect Master Xu, don't you think you've changed a lot? When you came last time, you tortured me with things like 'devil peppers' that didn't hurt or itch. It seemed that no matter what the king said or not, it would be your fault. It doesn't matter.

But looking at you now, this king can feel that you are in a hurry... Xushao sect master, what made you change so much? "

Xu Shoujing raised his brows: "You just need to answer my question."

Qiu Ji's smile did not change, he took Xu Shoujing's words as a deaf ear, and said to himself:

"This king said that Huang Jie's dragon chair is not stable. Now you should be able to understand that what I said is true.

Not only that, Huang Jie should have already figured it out in her heart, she is not the material to be a human emperor.As an emperor, one cannot easily be influenced by the outside world... But Huang Jie actually chose Qiu Shangyun between the common people of Dali and a Qiu Shangyun, which is beyond stupid. "

Xu Shoujing interrupted: "How did you know about this?"

Qiu Ji turned his gaze to a wooden table in the corner, tilted his head and said:

"Thanks to you. When the jailer came to deliver the meal, I exchanged the information from your 'devil peppers'... It is said that these 'devil peppers' are quite expensive to sell at Tianyu Trading Company, and you are willing to use them as torture tools."

"..."

Xu Shoujing was speechless for a while, then let go of his hand, as if giving up the interrogation, and sighed:

"I don't think Xuanji made the wrong choice. There is no right or wrong when it comes to choosing between the people of the world and their close relatives, it's just a matter of mind."

"So the height between you and the royal sister ends here." Qiu Ji said leisurely.

Xu Shoujing was a little dissatisfied: "What does this have to do with altitude? I... have seen a question before. If there are 200 people in front of you, you can only choose to save 200 people, or sacrifice 200 people to save 1000 people." , at this time most people will choose to sacrifice 200 people.

But if these 200 people have their own lovers and family members, whether to choose to sacrifice 200 people becomes a false proposition. "

Qiu Jiwei was stunned for a moment and asked, "What is a false proposition?"

"It's against the common sense... Don't interrupt." Xu Shoujing coughed dryly and said solemnly: "Others are just passers-by after all. If you sacrifice the person you most cherish in order to save a passerby... that's putting the cart before the horse. It's something I learned in a practice session not long ago."

Speaking of this matter, Xu Shoujing was still a little scared.

When Longquan Town was demonized, he wasted a lot of time because of his nosy business, which caused Zhao Fuyao to be almost killed. If something happened to Yaoyao, he would really regret it for the rest of his life.

Since then, Xu Shoujing has not been so longing for the glorious image of the dragon slayer's tall and stalwart hero who sacrificed himself for others and helped the world.

Can't even protect your own people?Do you still want to save the pure passers-by who have no relationship at all?
That's not 'self-sacrifice', just plain stupid.

"No, you're not speaking from your heart." Qiu Ji said meaningfully: "It's not because of your own choice that you don't save unrelated people, it's just because of your lack of strength, you just choose to save only those close to you. man of."

Xu Shoujing was speechless. In a sense, what Qiu Ji said was not wrong.

Seeing that Xu Shoujing was silent, Qiu Ji stretched his stiff neck and said:
"Tell me, what's the matter with you coming to me?"

Xu Shoujing was stunned, then looked up at him in surprise:
"...Can you guess that?"

Qiu Ji smiled flatly: "You know in your heart that it is impossible for me to reveal information about 'us', and no matter how you ask, it will be useless. You are not someone who can do this kind of thing, and you must have another purpose in coming to me. "

Xu Shoujing stared at Qiu Ji for a long time, then smiled and said:

"As expected of you, you are right, I do have other purposes to find you."

Qiu Ji smiled indifferently: "If I guess right, the condition is to let me out, right?"

Xu Shoujing's expression was a little weird: "You think a bit too much, I want to make a good deal with you, but the initiative is in my hands, don't forget."

"..."

Seeing that Qiu Ji was dumbfounded, Xu Shoujing finally dissipated the repressed fire in his heart. He leaned into Qiu Ji's ear and began to whisper.

After a while, Qiu Ji's smile gradually disappeared, looking at Xu Shoujing's face and pondering, he calmly spat out three words: "Impossible."

Xu Shoujing was not surprised by this, and spread his hands:

"This is your only chance to go out. If you miss it, you won't be able to. Besides, aren't you very confident in 'them'? Are you afraid of what waves my little water-melting environment can create?"

Qiu Ji's eyes were erratic, he knew that Xu Shoujing was right, even if he had time, if he continued to waste like this, maybe one day this guy Xu Shoujing would forget him.

Right now this kid does offer a viable path, and it seems to be working in his favor...

tick-

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Time passed minute by minute, and the dewdrops at the junction of the wall crevices flowed along the grooves and dripped onto the ground to form a small beach.

After an unknown amount of time, Qiu Ji sighed:

"I promise you."

The corners of Xu Shoujing's mouth twitched slightly, and he reached out and stroked Qiongyu around his waist, and a pitch-black spar appeared in the palm of his hand.He said impatiently:
"It's not too late, hurry up, I swear by the blood of heaven, I have everything ready... Why do you see me like this, please, think about it with your brain and know that I can't believe that a verbal agreement can bind you."

"..."

Qiu Ji was a little mad and stared: "Bring the life stone here!"

Xu Shoujing handed it over with a smile.

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Xu Shoujing's anxiety was not eased after forcing Qiu Ji to sign the blood oath of 'forfeiting his power and humiliating the country'.

After all, the content of the transaction with Qiu Ji is only to have a little bit of initiative in dealing with the 'sovereign'.

But right now, there is no definite solution to the more critical issue of demonizing people rioting in Beijing.

Could it be that I really need to go to Wan Yao Mountain to get that demon sacred artifact?
Xu Shoujing walked out of the Zhenyu Heavenly Prison, and unknowingly started to stay in the palace, thinking about all kinds of things like no one else.

"Ah ha ha……"

A petite shadow suddenly appeared. She was panting heavily, with an anxious expression on her face, looking left and right, until she saw Xu Shoujing sitting in a daze in the pavilion, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly stepped forward and said:
"Brother Jing! Something happened!"

Xu Shoujing's thoughts were interrupted and he looked up at the person coming.

Qiu Shangyun was dressed in a cloud-white robe, looking beautiful and lovely, and his fair little face was full of anxiety.She swallowed several breaths and calmed down her emotions:

"Brother Jing, something happened to the imperial sister..."

Xu Shoujing also wanted to make fun of 'why don't you call me brother-in-law', but when he heard Qiu Xuanji's accident, his face instantly sank, and he said nervously:
"What happened to Xuanji?"

Qiu Shangyun pointed in the direction of the Imperial Palace's Golden Palace, "It's Sima Shengde! When he was in the early court, he suddenly said a lot of things, and wanted to force the emperor to abdicate."

"???"

Xu Shoujing's eyes were strange, his expression was a little dazed, and he muttered:

"This Sima Shengde is tired of living, and he dares to die at this time. It's useless to impeach him alone..."

"No, no!" Qiu Shangyun interrupted with a wave of his hand: "It's not Sima Shengde alone, it's the entire court! All civil and military officials are admonishing to death! Forcing the imperial sister to abdicate!"

"what?!"

Xu Shoujing subconsciously felt that it was impossible. Qiu Xuanji might have forces opposed to her in the court, such as the stubborn Wudaomen, but most of them were still her loyal supporters.

How could everyone force her to go to the palace?

Unless... Xu Shoujing frowned slightly, recalling what Yu Zhiqiong had told him, and in an instant, his whole body was struck by lightning, and his mind suddenly became clear.

Yes, it is the Tianyu Firm.

The Zhanyan Sect did not have much involvement in the court, and they were obviously not interested in the power of the dynasty.

If you want to intervene in the government and have enough influence to organize such a change, you can only have influence on the entire Jiuzhou Tianyu business.

Xu Shoujing slapped his head sharply, scolding him for being careless.

He always felt that Sima Shengde was the only person in contact with Tianyu Commercial Firm... but it was only a preconceived idea. In fact, Tianyu Commercial Firm's goal was never one person, but the entire court.

Thinking of this, Xu Shoujing couldn't stay any longer, and immediately turned around and hurried towards the Golden Palace.

Qiu Shangyun was stunned for a moment, and quickly followed up: "Brother Jing, are you going to help Huangjie? Do you have a solution?"

"There is no way, but we must find a way." Xu Shoujing frowned, as if thinking of something, and turned his head to look at Qiu Shangyun: "How did you know about this? You went to the court?"

Qiu Shangyun was stunned when he heard the words, and his expression became a little embarrassed:
"That... Huangjie asked me to follow the court, saying that she wanted to train me."

Xu Shoujing was stunned, but remembered that Qiu Xuanji had indeed mentioned that he would start training Qiu Shangyun and transfer power to him.

"But...but I got up late today, and rushed to the Golden Palace in a panic, just to see the scene where Sima Shengde joined others to force the palace."

Xu Shoujing nodded thoughtfully, but Xu felt that walking was still too slow, so he picked up Qiu Shangyun's collar, turned over and walked up the wall.

"Hey...hey!!"

"Hey what, how many times has this happened, you should get used to it."

"..."

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Half an hour ago.

The Golden Palace reflects the afterglow of the morning sun, and the civil and military officials are divided into two columns, lined up neatly on both sides.

A woman dressed in a concubine red palace uniform walked slowly, with a cold and beautiful face that was unsmiling.Wearing a phoenix crown, adorned with red lips, the indifferent expression reveals a majesty that belongs only to an emperor, and the skirt with golden phoenix embroidered on her body is dragged long behind her. question.

Qiu Xuanji sat on the dragon chair under the service of the palace maid, glanced at the civil and military officials below, and said lightly:
"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing."

The sound is not too loud, but it clearly reaches the ears of every official.

It's not just Qiu Xuanji who is bothering about the demonizing people's riot. Every one-officer and a half-employee in Beijing has already broken his head at this critical juncture.

Everyone knows that Chou Xuanji is asking to express some opinions quickly. If it is normal, it is estimated that everyone would like to write an exuberant article, first praising the greatness of the Holy One, and then humbly expressing his own opinions.

But today, surprisingly no one is listed.

Qiu Xuanji frowned slightly and faintly sensed something was wrong.

In the ranks of hundreds of officials, everyone has different expressions and thousands of thoughts.Only Sima Shengde had a tangled face, as if he was constantly swaying between good and evil.

'Don't forget, only I can save your daughter. '

The words of the man in black robe floated in his ears, and Sima Shengde closed his eyes.

'In the entire Jiuzhou, only I, the Heavenly Mandate Firm, have the opportunity to find the long-lost demon relic. '

The understatement of the man in white robe flashed before his eyes, and Sima Shengde opened his eyes.

It's all for Yuan'er...

He took a deep breath, as if to draw a clear line with his loyal self in the past, walked out of the column with heavy footwork, and bowed:
"Your Highness... the old minister has something to say!"

Qiu Xuanji's eyes were slightly startled, but she was waiting for someone to come out to discuss the problem of demonizing people, and naturally she would not refuse:

"allow."

Sima Shengde took a deep breath again, put his entanglement aside, gritted his teeth, and sank his salute hand down:
"Sir! There are rumors that you and Xu Shaomen have shared the dragon bed many times, and you are blatantly ambiguous on the street! The old minister wants to ask if this is true!"

As soon as these words came out, quite a few people in the civil and military officials were stunned, and even Qiu Xuanji's indifferent phoenix eyes showed a bit of confusion.

Are you impeaching the life style of the saint?

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The next chapter is a small climax. I don’t want to release it casually. I have to polish it, so today will be less. This chapter is basically a foreshadowing, a little watery, sorry.

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