The smile of the barbarian envoy kept twisting in Chang Geng's eyes, with an unspeakable mystery, exactly the same as the expression on Huger's face when he poured a curse into his ear before his death, which contained the resentment of the eighteen tribes fighting against the heaven and earth, fighting against people, and struggling for survival for thousands of years.

Chang Geng stared closely at the silver cup in the Third Prince's hand, and his whole body seemed to be pressed down by a thousand-pound shackle. However, to outsiders, it seemed that he was silent for only a moment.

After a moment, Chang Geng raised his hand in front of everyone. There was almost no blood on his thin lips, but he still elegantly and calmly took a wine glass from a eunuch next to him.

Anyone with eyes could tell that King Yan had just been ill. His hands were as pale as his cheeks, and the fingers holding the cup were trembling slightly. He lowered his eyes, lightly touched the Third Prince's silver cup, and said coldly: "Third Prince, please help yourself. I have been taking medicine recently and cannot drink much. When the eighteen tribes deliver this year's tribute, you and I will have a chance to have a good drink again."

The Third Prince stared at him through his pupils. Chang Geng touched his lips with the wine in the cup, then threw the silver cup aside and walked past the barbarian envoy without even glancing at him.

To others, perhaps His Royal Highness Prince Yan was just indifferent to the enemy, but Gu Yun saw the suppressed irritability on his ghostly pale face.

There was indeed something strange about the Third Prince. Gu Yun's heart suddenly sank. He turned to Shen Yi and made a gesture. The latter immediately understood and quietly left the hall. Gu Yun stood up and pushed aside the person blocking his way. While walking towards Chang Geng, he said loudly, "Your Highness, please go in and rest for a while."

Before he could get close, his unusually sensitive nose smelled a very subtle smell of blood. Thinking of Miss Chen's vague words about "qi and blood", his heart began to be in turmoil.

At this moment, the barbarian envoy took a step forward without considering the occasion and said, "Thinking back then, the goddess of my tribe died in a foreign land. I never thought that I would be able to see her bloodline one day. It must be the blessing of the Eternal Heaven."

Xu Ling replied coldly: "Prince Yan is the legitimate heir of the Daliang royal family. It is inappropriate for the envoy to say this."

The barbarian envoy stared at Chang Geng's eyes closely, as if he wanted to see some clues from his pupils. The more he looked, the more frightened he became.

The reason why refining Ur Bone is so difficult is that in addition to being ruthless, the right time, right place and right people are all essential. The host must have a strong temperament, so that the evil god's bloodline can have a long time to ferment. He must not lose control too early, otherwise his mental development will be incomplete, and the host's mind will remain at the level of a retarded child for life.

The Third Prince was such a failed example. This innocent child had a brother who died together with his father because of his hatred. However, he could not survive the initial attack of the Urgu and was ruined, so he could only serve as a "sacrifice" for the evil god. In comparison, the Yan King in front of him was simply a top-notch person. He had maintained his spiritual clarity until now, and he could guarantee that he had no flaws in front of the "sacrifice". How strong a will did this require?

The evil god Wuergu started out by devouring others. When he got close to another weak and incomplete Wuergu, his instincts would be aroused and he would lose his mind, so the latter was also called a "sacrifice". At this time, if someone nearby could guide him properly and control his mind when Wuergu lost his mind, and then give him medicine, the evil god would obey his orders until he completely collapsed.

Perhaps Xiuniang herself did not expect that the evil god she created halfway could be so powerful - it was a pity that this evil god was taken away by the Central Plains people who were unaware of the situation over the years. Not only did it fail to exert the true power of the evil god, but it became a weapon against the eighteen tribes.

"In Yanhui Town, my king once met His Highness, but at that time he thought His Highness was the child born by Huger and was very rude to His Highness. During this peace talk, my king specially ordered me to bring his apology." The Barbarian Envoy raised his lips slightly, and calmly hid the key secret code that induced the Urgu in his question, "I wonder if Huger has ever told His Highness about the Eighteen Tribes?"

"Huger...said" These four words broke out from the nonsense of greetings and set off an unknown storm in Chang Geng's ears. The burly barbarian envoy in front of him merged with the gorgeous and strange Huger. The curse that the woman spewed out at the end of her life exploded like thunder in his ears. An indescribable special smell came from the third prince and rushed into his lungs - a little fishy, ​​a little bitter, which spared no effort to tease Chang Geng's nerves and arouse his bloodthirsty impulse.

The door of memory that he had deliberately closed was suddenly opened, and fragments of memories overwhelmed him.

Huger's nightmare-like beautiful face, the bandit hilltop littered with corpses, the first fire in his memory, the smell of blood, the endless verbal abuse and beatings... The old scars under his gorgeous court robes came back to life, burrowing into his flesh like blood-sucking leeches, and this mortal body seemed unable to withstand the evil god's enormous power. Chang Geng's chest and limbs felt as if they were cut by a knife - the severe pain was clearly a precursor to the onset of the ur bone.

What's worse is that the barbarian envoy's words caused a huge uproar, it was completely "the speaker seemed unintentional, but the listeners took it seriously."

Wang Guo immediately added fuel to the fire and said, "Isn't it inappropriate for your Excellency to mention Princess Naxiu Hu Geer here? Although Princess Naxiu did a great deed to Your Highness by raising wild geese, it is also true that she provoked the relationship between you and me, which almost led to a war nine years ago."

As soon as these words were spoken, the villains who followed behind Wang Guojiu and the civil servants who did not understand the situation and simply hated the barbarians immediately jumped out to agree with him.

Wang Guo smiled and said shamelessly, "Besides, I heard that Princess Xiu is not a very honest person. She first plotted to frame the Black Iron Camp, and after the plot failed, she secretly instigated the pregnant imperial concubine to flee. And I don't know who she had an affair with. If I remember correctly, there was even a rumor in the Imperial Hospital that Princess Xiu was pregnant before marriage. Such a person is really not worthy of being a princess and a noble goddess of our dynasty."

Even the dumbest person could hear the hidden meaning in his words. Seeing that Wang Guo was so bold as to use a hidden knife on King Yan, all those who had just agreed with him became speechless for a moment, waiting for further developments in confusion.

Looking at King Yan again, I don’t know if he was sick or what, but beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead and he seemed to be unable to stand.

Fang Qin frowned suddenly and realized the problem on the spot: Wang Guo had hooked up with the barbarians without his knowledge!

At this moment, Fang Qin had no time to gloat over Prince Yan's misfortune. He was already in a bad mood - internal strife was internal strife, and it was normal for one's own people to fight for power in the court. Whether it was a winner or a loser, or a fight to the death, those were all internal affairs. But at this time when the border had not been recovered and the country was lost, what was the point of dragging foreign races into it?

If this matter were to be exposed - no, it didn't have to be exposed at all. Even if Wang Guo succeeded in framing Prince Yan and confusing the royal bloodline, what would others think afterward? No one would think that the Fang family was innocent. He had always been in the same party with Wang Guo, and the old doctor who leaked the secret had been kept in the Fang family mansion. It was impossible for him to clear his connection!

Fang Qin broke out in a cold sweat. Not only did Wang Guo use him, he even wanted to drag him into being a traitor who was colluding with foreign countries!

He thought that his talents and skills were no worse than anyone else, but look at Prince Yan. The young man had Jiang Chong, who was his right-hand man, Xu Ling, who spoke up for justice, most of the Lingshu Academy, and the Beidaying Camp, who had fought alongside him... Even important figures in the army such as Marquis Anding and the Southwest Admiral had a close personal relationship with him. But what about Fang Qin himself?

He is surrounded by people like Lu Chang and Wang Guo, who are either poisonous snakes or villains. They are more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.

For a moment, Fang Qin felt a cold exhaustion in his heart, and he truly felt what "fate" meant.

Fate is like the tide, is it really beyond human control?

The barbarian envoy heard that Wang Guo was trying to take advantage of the situation and sneered. He saw that the color of King Yan's pupils was getting darker and knew that he would not be able to hold on for long before his pupils became completely double. By then, King Yan would fall into hallucinations and would not be able to hear any sound from the outside world. Only special secret words and key sentences could reach his ears - that would be the moment when he would become a true evil god with his blood body.

The barbarian envoy stretched out his hands, as if to support Chang Geng: "What's wrong, Your Highness, are you feeling unwell..."

Before he could utter the word "服", someone shouted, "How dare you!"

The envoy's pupils shrank and a strong wind blew past his ears. The cold breath almost penetrated his pores. In an instant, the envoy's hair stood up, and he had no time to react. His neck felt cold and a steel knife was suddenly placed on his neck.

Gu Yun held the knife he had pulled out from the waist of the guard with a knife in one hand, and with the other hand he pulled King Yan into his arms in front of everyone. Chang Geng groaned and leaned against him as if he was exhausted. However, the double pupils that the barbarian envoy had expected did not appear. Chang Geng was obviously still conscious, and he followed Gu Yun's words and framed him in a weak voice: "Barbarians... voodoo..."

Xu Ling exclaimed: "My Lord, what's wrong with you?"

I saw a line of blood flowing down the sleeve of Chang Geng's court dress. In just a moment, the sleeve was soaked.

All the guards in the court were on edge.

Wang Guo had not expected this direction. After being briefly surprised, he still refused to give up: "Marshal, you... you can talk it over nicely. Why are you using knives and guns... What's wrong with His Royal Highness Prince Yan? Quickly call the imperial physician. Where is the imperial physician?"

Gu Yun suddenly turned his head away without saying a word. The murderous intent that was like a black iron blade cutting through the wind had already locked onto Wang Guojiu. Wang Guo's legs went weak at that moment and he collapsed to the ground with a cry of "Ah!"

As soon as Wang Guo said the word "imperial physician", Fang Qin's eyes twitched violently and he could no longer sit still - he knew that he had to either immediately sever his ties with Wang Guo and find ways to put all the blame on that bastard, or he would be infamous for eternity.

Fang Qin quickly ordered his attendants to kill the old doctor who was bribed by Wang Guo. At the same time, he stood up and shouted, "This barbarian is so bold that he dares to act wildly in the court. He is obviously harboring evil intentions. Capture him!"

Unfortunately... apart from the palace guards, most of the people on duty were from the Imperial Guards and the Northern Camp. The newly formed Imperial Guards and the Northern Camp would not listen to a civilian like him, and they waited motionlessly for Gu Yun's order.

Fang Qin choked for a moment, but there was no time for him to save face. He quickly came to his senses and stepped forward to offer his courtesy, "General Gu, I think what happened today is very strange. You see, the eunuchs should have known that the emperor had left the banquet, and it is impossible for them to invite Prince Yan to the palace at this time. Even if they were invited, they would bring the prince directly to see the emperor, and it is impossible for him to come to the palace banquet. How about this, we first arrest these bandits and wait for trial, then report to the emperor, and then send people to investigate carefully. There may be a traitor among the barbarians... Uh, why don't you send Prince Yan to rest first, and call the imperial physician..."

Gu Yun coldly interrupted his guilty chatter: "Don't bother."

Fang Qin had never encountered such a hard obstacle since he was born, and he even forgot the lyrics for a moment.

At this time, a guard dressed in Bei Daying came running in: "General, we have surrounded the post station and captured all the members of the Barbarian envoys."

Fang Qin was surprised. Was Gu Yun going to start a war?

"Go and report to the emperor immediately," Gu Yun ordered neatly, "Also, the imperial physician doesn't understand the barbarians' tricks, so please ask Chen Shengshou to come to the palace."

With Gu Yun in charge, even if the sky fell, there would be no chaos. Chen Qingxu and Emperor Longan received the notice at the fastest speed and rushed to the scene. Li Feng hurriedly looked at Chang Geng, and without waiting for Gu Yun's instructions, Fang Qin immediately stepped forward and explained the whole story and his own guesses.

Emperor Longan was furious and immediately arrested all the palace servants and eunuchs. He asked Chen Qingxu to go in and see Prince Yan, and left a medicine boy behind to identify them one by one.

While the interrogation was going on here, Gu Yun was too lazy to watch them biting each other and stayed by Chang Geng's side. His hands were covered in blood just now, and even the string of beads given to him by the late emperor was soaked red. His face looked even uglier than the injured man.

"It's okay. I bleed myself this time," Chang Geng looked at him and said, "I know my limits..."

"You have no sense of propriety!" Gu Yun lowered his voice and yelled at him, "You just have to come and see what the barbarians look like, right? I really..."

Chen Qingxu poured salt water for Chang Geng without any help, and whispered, "General Gu, please be patient. Wuergu's body is different from that of an ordinary person, and a small injury won't do him any harm. What on earth has happened to the prince that requires bloodletting?"

Chang Geng closed his eyes slightly, and his gaze seemed clearer than usual. If the blood on Gu Yun's palm had not been wiped clean, one would almost think that he was pretending.

"I was tricked into the palace." Chang Geng gestured to prevent anyone from listening, "Even though the Eighteen Tribes may have bad intentions, I think whether they really want to negotiate or are just pretending to delay the war, it is not a good time for them to make small moves when my army is on high alert. I didn't expect the barbarian envoys to dare to attack me openly... Besides, Fang Qin is so cautious, he probably doesn't want to be accused of collaborating with the enemy so easily."

Gu Yun said unhappily: "Maybe?"

Chen Qingxu hurriedly dodged Gu Yun's anger and asked, "Your Highness, can you elaborate?"

Chang Geng glanced at Gu Yun cautiously, and briefly described the Third Prince's abnormality and the special smell he smelled. Chen Qingxu stopped the bleeding for him while paying attention to his gestures, and his brows slowly frowned.

"The person who brought me here may not be Fang Qin," Chang Geng analyzed, "He wouldn't be so stupid as to be used by the barbarians. His active attitude just now was probably to distance himself from the relationship... But the motives of the envoy from the Eighteen Tribes are worth further investigation."

Gu Yun felt uncomfortable when he saw him, so he simply turned his head to the window, one of his hands inadvertently lingering on the scabbard at his waist, with a fierce look in his eyes - Chang Geng had figured it out without saying it, the man who bribed the eunuchs was most likely Wang Guo who had been so jumpy just now. He had always regarded Wang Guo and his ilk as the late emperor's scoundrels, and he was too lazy to bother with that bastard. Now it seemed that some people really thought he had a good temper!

Chang Geng stretched out a cold claw and pinched the back of his hand, saying aggrievedly: "Zi Xi, I feel very uncomfortable, please look at me."

...This time, out of sight, out of mind was replaced by Chen Qingxu.

Gu Yun felt a little distressed and had no way to vent. He wished he could immediately put on his armor and leave the capital to take off the head of Calais Yinghuo. He didn't say anything for a long time before he reluctantly suppressed his anger and said, "Maybe they wanted to assassinate the emperor at first, and after arriving in the capital, they found that the capital was more strict than they imagined, so they thought of taking you. Or they came here specifically for Wuergu. The barbarians must have the means to control Wuergu. When Wuergu attacks, its human power is infinite and can exceed its own limit. The guards in the palace are afraid to use their weapons. If they use you as a shield, the guards may not be able to stop them. There is only one reason I can think of for all this trouble, that is, this envoy group is trying to provoke a war--"

"If Jialai Yinghuo wants to fight, he can just mobilize his troops. There is no need to go to such great lengths to provoke a war," Chang Geng continued. "General Cai's news may not be completely groundless. There must be some problems within the Eighteen Tribes."

"Don't worry about what happens to the Eighteen Tribes for now," Gu Yun interrupted him, "You've heard what the king said in the palace. He's desperate and we don't know what he'll do. You might as well think about how to deal with it first."