Human beings are deceitful, and the flesh is infinitely deduced

Faced with King Xiang's questioning, the rest of the monks looked ashen, but tacitly kept silent, just staring in front of them silently, as if they were waiting for the final judgment.

What's more, he suddenly vomited blood at the mouth, his eyes dimmed, and he broke his own heart, and committed suicide!
Seeing this, King Xiang sighed deeply.

These original giants and monks are the backbone of Da Zhou, and they fought side by side with her in the past, but now they are enemies with each other because of differences in concepts and positions, which is really sad.

"Xiang Wang, don't ask them any more."

An Le looked at these assassins, but she didn't feel too much anger in her heart, and said, "They are the subordinates of King Yuan and King Zhao."

King Xiang's body shook, and he looked down. People all showed a little guilt on their faces, and they didn't want to meet her eyes.

Seeing their expressions, King Xiang naturally understood everything, and she murmured with a heavy heart.

"Brother Yuan and Xiao Zhao really..."

If these two princes and kings really decided to rebel, it would be meaningless for An Le to negotiate with them.

An Le said again: "No, it's not the worst yet."

"They were just bewitched, it wasn't Yuan Wang and Zhao Wang who ordered to kill me."

The head monk among the assassins raised his head in astonishment, his expression was uncertain, and he thought to himself: "How did he know?"

Since the assassination, the monk had the illusion that his every move was seen through by Anle. Whether it was the attack of the Heavenly Sword or the siege of the original giants, it seemed that Anle had expected it.

Obviously they were the ones who initiated the attack, but like flying insects that stepped into a spider web without knowing it, they stepped into Anle's trap step by step until the entire army was wiped out.

Now, An Le even revealed the truth about the assassination.

This feeling that everything was seen through made this person feel chills in his heart, even a little scared.

He looked around at his companions, and thought suspiciously in his heart: "Could it be... a traitor among us?"

An Le didn't care about these people's thoughts at all, but said to Xiang Wang: "Xiang Wang, I will leave them to you to deal with, I want to see Yuan Wang and Zhao Wang as soon as possible."

King Xiang nodded in agreement.

******
After bidding farewell to King Xiang, An Le and Xuan Gongming continued to head towards Yuansheng City.

Thinking back to the assassination just now, Xuan Gongming was still in a very restless mood, and couldn't help asking: "Second brother, who is the mastermind behind that group of people, and they even want to kill you!"

"I can't confirm it either, but it's probably a confidant of King Yuan or King Zhao. Once I die in their hands, those two princes and kings will rebel if they don't. This is a blatant conspiracy."

An Le's eyes flickered, and he said: "Of course, those two princes may also have the intention of secretly conniving."

Hearing the words, Xuan Gongming quickly figured out the key points, and couldn't help but look dark: "How could it be..."

"Uncle Yuan and Uncle Zhao are obviously very good people, why did they do this?"

To him, King Yuan and King Zhao are not only princes, but also two elders who are familiar and respected.

An Le could understand Xuan Gongming's confusion, and said with relief: "It has nothing to do with the quality of a person, it's only about the position."

"I now suspect that the reason why the gods descended on the spiritual spring is to divide the original giant and its descendants, and make you drift apart." …

Xuan Gongming had never thought about it so much before, but after hearing what An Le said, he finally began to think about the secrets behind these things.

Xuan Gongming's frankness and openness come from the protection of King Xuan and Mrs. Sang. The good experiences in the past have retained his innocence, but what he has seen and heard recently is slowly changing him.

"By the way, why didn't King Xiang let His Majesty stop Uncle Yuan and the others?"

At this time, Xuan Gongming thought of something again and couldn't help asking: "If it is His Majesty, they will definitely listen."

An Le sighed: "If His Majesty steps forward, the situation will really get out of hand, which means there is no room for turning back."

"Although they are comrades-in-arms, after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the difference between monarchs and ministers is like an invisible barrier between them. Once His Majesty comes to the city, let alone what King Yuan and King Zhao will think, Will there be a rift between hearts, and the subordinates of the two kings in the city will inevitably cause chaos. King Xiang saw this and asked me to come forward."

Xuan Gongming nodded with a half understanding, and said with emotion.

"The world of you smart people is so complicated..."

The two of them rode the cyan dragon species at a very fast speed, and arrived at Yuansheng City, which was controlled by King Yuan, in the evening.

The structure and layout of this city are similar to Yujing City, like a shrunken Yujing City.

The atmosphere in the city was a little tense and full of chills.

An Le noticed that the number of ordinary monks on the street was very small, and basically only the original giants and half giants could be seen. It seemed that, as King Xiang said, King Yuan was deliberately expelling the descendants who were no longer giants and building the city As a result, only the giant's exclusive territory is left.

Soon, the giants naturally found An Le, the two uninvited guests.

Some people's complexions changed slightly, as if they were surprised by the arrival of An Le, some showed worried expressions, and immediately retreated quietly, notifying the strong in the city.

Under their strange eyes, Xuan Gongming was in complicated mood, with a tense expression, and cold sweat oozing from the back of his neck.

An Le reassured: "Those who dared to attack us have basically been wiped out. Don't be too nervous, big brother."

Before the two had walked a few steps in the city, a half-giant stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Senior Wuxu, brother Gongming, my father asked me to invite you to the palace to have a talk."

"A Zhuo?"

Seeing this half-giant, Xuan Gongming was pleasantly surprised: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have grown so tall!"

He introduced to An Le: "This is Yuan Zhuo, Uncle Yuan's only son."

Although Yuan Zhuo was much larger than the two of them, he was actually just a shy boy among the giants. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said, "Brother Gongming, long time no see."

He searched behind the two of them, and asked strangely, "Sister Chuxi didn't come with you this time?"

Xuan Gongming smiled and said: "I came here this time because I have a business to do, so I didn't bring her with me."

Hearing this, Yuan Zhuo's face changed slightly, and he sighed heavily: "You are here because of the recent rumors about your father, right?"

An Le nodded and said, "Exactly."

Yuan Zhuo clenched his fists, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "I can guarantee with my life that my father will never do anything to betray Da Zhou!" …

An Le said quietly: "Of course I really want to believe you, but the truth can only be confirmed by seeing it with my own eyes."

Therefore, Yuan Zhuo didn't say anything more, and concentrated on leading the way for the two of them.

Not long after, Yuan Zhuo brought the two of them to a simple and simple palace.

"Come in, my father is already waiting for you two."

Stepping into the palace, the surroundings are very quiet, there seems to be no other people in the palace, it looks empty and lonely.

Even though the palace looked very simple from the outside, after stepping inside, An Le felt its simplicity even more. The hall was empty and there was nothing else.

It's just that if you look up, you can see an extremely spectacular scene. You can't see the roof above the main hall, you can only see the dome. The countless stars under the evening sky seem to be extremely low and within reach.

This is a unique and miraculous formation, which can capture the starlight in the sky ten thousand feet high, and can also observe the invasion of darkness more clearly.

At this time, under the swaying of thousands of stars, a figure as tall as a mountain was sitting upright.

It was Yuan Wang.

However, unlike the other three kings that An Le had met, King Yuan's appearance was the most aging, his hair was silvery, and the carving knife of time had left marks on his face. Old wine has a unique flavor.

"Fellow Daoist Wuxu."

King Yuan's eyes fell on An Le, and he said slowly: "I have heard Wuxu's name for a long time, and I have always admired him in my heart. I just saw it today. I am really ashamed."

An Le died at the hands of an assassin in the last deduction, so it was the first time he met Yuan Wang. After observing the other party carefully, he said: "I just made some small contributions. In terms of merit, how can I compare with Yuan Wang and you?" ?”

Yuan Wang sternly said: "If your contribution is considered insignificant, then no one in Dazhou can be called a hero."

At this time, Xuan Gongming next to him couldn't help it anymore: "But someone like my second brother was besieged by several original giants and monks when he came here. , now they have become two dead bones in the wilderness!"

An Le glanced at him with a strange expression. In the previous battle, Xuan Gongming almost didn't make a move, right?
The two of us quacked and killed, I was responsible for the random killing, and you were responsible for the quack?

But right now is not the time to tear things apart, An Le silently observed Yuan Wang's reaction, he was stunned, and said in astonishment: "Is there such a thing?"

Judging from Yuan Wang's expression alone, his surprise does not seem to be fake.

King Yuan is such a smart person, looking at Xuan Gongming's expression, he could see that his anger was directed at him, so he explained with a little guilt.

"These days I'm busy with the evacuation of the residents in the city, and I didn't control my subordinates too much. I was negligent."

Hearing this, Xuan Gongming said in surprise: "Evacuate the residents!?"

"I can't see ordinary people who are not giants in the city. You evacuated them instead of driving them out of the city?"

On the contrary, Yuan Wang looked at him even more surprised: "It is impossible for any city lord to do such a stupid thing as driving away his own people?"

Xuan Gongming couldn't help blushing a little, and asked again: "Then why do you want to evacuate the residents in the city?"

When this topic was mentioned, Yuan Wang's expression became more serious, and he said seriously: "It is precisely for this reason that I came to see you." …

"Please see."

He pointed to the many brilliant stars on the dome with his fingers. At this time, night was approaching, but the starry sky was not affected at all, and the position of each star was still accurately displayed.

"This is the celestial map of the week. Every city in the Great Zhou can correspond to it in a specific way."

Xuan Gongming looked at this star map, but somehow felt familiar: "This is not..."

Yuan Wang chuckled and said: "That's right, this star map is made according to the algorithm of Zhoutian Xingluo Vientiane Art of Fellow Daoist Wuxu. I am stupid, and it was only a few days ago that I mastered all sixteen chapters of this art algorithm. "

He looked at An Le seriously: "Really, I have to call Fellow Daoist Wuxu my teacher!"

An Le was slightly moved.

Even in the current Tai Academy, there are no more than ten fingers who can fully master the sixteen chapters of arithmetic and algorithms.

The most commendable thing is that Yuan Wang did not go to the scene where Xuantian discussed the law, nor was he taught by An Le and other masters. He comprehended sixteen chapters based on his own comprehension, and innovated and applied them on this basis. out this star map.

This talent is not low!

"It was also relying on this star map that I made an incredible discovery."

Yuan Wang regained his composure, pointed to a dimmed star and said, "This is Luofeng City."

An Le frowned, her heart skipped a beat.

Luofeng City is the first small city to be completely engulfed by darkness in recent days.

"This is Yuhua City, Falling Star City, Tiannan City..."

As King Yuan pointed out the cities represented by these dim stars one by one, not only Xuan Gongming, but even An Le's expression changed.

Without exception, these cities have been swallowed by darkness. In the real geographical dimension, they are distributed all over the Great Zhou. After all, the darkness surrounds each city without distinction. Being close to the border areas of the Great Zhou does not necessarily mean that the dark offensive will It will be more ferocious, so it is difficult to judge the next target of the demon, and we can only rely on the casualties of the city after being attacked to guess and support.

But on the current star map, those engulfed cities miraculously connected into an arc.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the laws that exist in it.

The demons in the dark do not attack any city at random, but advance steadily at their own pace!
At this moment, King Yuan's finger landed on a bright star behind the arc.

He said in a deep voice: "This is Yuansheng City."

An Le's heart was shaken, he now understood what Yuan Wang said about the evacuated residents, but at the same time, he also had new doubts.

"Yuan Wang, why don't you ask His Majesty for help?"

"Although the demon's offensive is powerful, it is definitely no match for the combined power of several cities, not to mention the Town Center Stone."

Yuan Wang seriously responded: "First of all, the rules on this star map are just my guesses. I can't guarantee that demons will definitely attack this kind of city."

"If the defense forces of other cities are withdrawn, and the demon changes its target instead, I will be the sinner for destroying that city. Besides, with me here, Yuansheng City is much safer than ordinary cities."

"In the end, it's my little selfishness."

There was a strange brilliance in the eyes of this old giant, like a candle that was about to burn to the end, still exuding a warm light.

"Judging from the trajectory of this star map, I think the demons in the darkness are also a civilization with wisdom. I want to try to communicate with them, maybe... can end the hatred that has continued for generations, and make the darkness no longer our enemy. , I know this is very dangerous, but with my crippled body, if I can really take this step, I will have no regrets."

An Le looked at Yuan Wang in shock. He had also thought that the demons in the darkness were also intelligent creatures, but he never thought that Yuan Wang would have such an idea.

When he left Yuanwang Palace, Xuan Gongming still looked dazed and asked in a murmur.

"Second brother, is the future he said really possible?"

After hesitating, An Le said, "Maybe there will be."

******
Late at night, An Le heard the news of Yuan Wang's death.