The Book of Troubled Times

Xia Chichi looked at Yue Hongling with some horror.

From her limited understanding of Yue Hongling, it was hard to imagine that this woman would discuss topics such as children with others, and also be a godmother... to herself.

He secretly glanced at Zhao Changhe from the corner of his eye, but Zhao Changhe was smiling, as if it was normal to him.

"What are you doing leaning over there?" Zhao Changhe waved: "Come over and hang out together."

"It's rare for you and Chi Chi to get along now. If you hang out more, I won't interfere too much, lest Chi Chi feel like a big lantern that I don't know how to behave." Yue Hongling smiled naturally: "I still have some time. Go read more of the White Tiger Classics. As for the so-called dual cultivator sharing... If it is really necessary, let’s talk about it. I don’t think it is necessary. After all, the White Tiger Classics of the Four Symbols Sect are not advanced for today’s eyes.”

Xia Chichi's head turned upside down.

She actually said, "I'll talk to you if you really need to," and didn't resist.

Yue Hongling couldn't help laughing when she saw His Majesty's cute way of tilting his head. He blinked and left: "It seems that it is necessary for Your Majesty and I to get to know each other better. You and I seem to know each other better." They all stay on one label..."

"What does she mean?" Xia Chichi paused: "You want to say that I was wrong in thinking that she is a serious heroine, but it's actually a fever?"

Zhao Changhe laughed dumbly, took Xia Chichi's hand and continued walking towards the garden: "Okay, after being the emperor for so long, it's still like holding a piano."

Xia Chichi: "...I suspect you are scolding me."

Zhao Changhe finally laughed out loud.

Xia Chichi tilted her head and looked at him: "You like that I have the majesty of an emperor, and then it's more fun for you to play, right? It's best not to say 'I', but say 'I' every word."

"It's not necessary. I just want to show it naturally."

Xia Chichi hummed and raised her head to look at the sky: "Xia Chichi, who shows off naturally, is very ignorant. She will be jealous of you, but she is not as free and easy as Yue Hongling."

Zhao Changhe said: "Then turn over."

"Hey, I suddenly want to ask, is this your first time with Yue Hongling?"

"……yes."

"First love too?"

"It's you."

Xia Chichi paused and glanced around unconsciously. She saw no one, only the peach blossoms around her, just like her cheeks at this moment.

She bit her lower lip, lowered her head and said, "Where's the first kiss?"

"It's you."

"What about the first time you did it?"

"It's you."

The little demon queen's expression was bright, and then a little weird, because she deduced and found that if it weren't for her insistence on joining the Four Symbols Sect, all of Zhao Changhe's first times would have been hers, and it was possible that he would have been his first time. And finally.

Zhao Changhe felt something else from Xia Chichi's questions: "Chichi, do you want to go out in the world? The palace has been holding back for too long?"

"...Hmm." Xia Chichi didn't mince words: "I kind of miss the time when I was a little witch in the world, and I also envy your current battles. I finally understand why you didn't want to be the emperor in the first place. Although this palace is big, it feels like It's like a cage. But succession is my own choice, and those things don't matter. People have to make choices after all."

Zhao Changhe said: "There will come a time when Your Majesty will need to personally conquer the army."

Xia Chichi's eyes were still bright: "Is it true?"

"You are an indispensable part of our rehearsal of the Four Elephant Formation. Do you think we are rehearsing the formation just to fight in the palace?"

"Since you have studied the power of cause and effect, can't you tell when that will be?"

"Uh... my causal research is not at this level." Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "But I know when you can leave the world."

"when?"

"Now."

Xia Chichi was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt the pull of Zhao Changhe on her hand, and was immediately held in his arms. The next moment, the world was spinning, and when he appeared again, it was already a different world.

I was in the Royal Garden of the Imperial Palace just now, surrounded by peach trees. At this time, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and it was very beautiful. But in a blink of an eye, we were already on the mountain road, surrounded by all kinds of wild trees that no one had pruned, lush and green.

Xia Chichi blinked, teleporting? How far did this move?

The surrounding scenery seemed familiar, but it seemed like I had never seen it before... Xia Chichi scratched her head strangely.

"Oh... Where did the young master come from? They came to Beimang for an outing together." Suddenly, a voice came from above, and soon someone jumped down from above and blocked the mountain road.

Beimang? Zhao Changhe's current teleportation can indeed achieve such a distance... and he also brings people with him.

Xia Chichi finally understood why she felt familiar but felt like she had never seen him before.

I was once assigned to be in charge of robbery, and I was responsible for this area, but I didn't open it because it was winter at that time. I have never seen late spring in Beimang, so the scenery in spring is naturally very different from that in winter.

No, the two of us were robbed by Beimang bandits on the mountain road in Beimang?

"Are you two mute? Or are you scared out of your wits?" The bandits raised their knives and gathered around with grim smiles: "At first glance, they are young ladies from rich families. Take out your valuables and play with your brothers..."

Before he even finished speaking, he saw the girl who had just been cowering in the man's arms in fear and confusion stood up straight, with extremely excited light flashing in her eyes. Looking at the man again, he is always smiling, with doting eyes.

The girl was very happy: "You rob us?"

Bandit: "?"

What are you happy about?

Xia Chichi walked over with his hands behind his back, and the bandits subconsciously took half a step back. Then they felt that their behavior was inexplicable, and they reluctantly stopped.

It's really strange, how come everyone is a little frightened when facing two young men and women. Obviously neither of them makes people feel like masters. This girl is quite cute...

Xia Chichi stood straight in front of the leader, stretched his neck and took a look, with a bit of disgust on his face: "This bandit's appearance is getting worse every generation."

Zhao Changhe laughed behind him.

The comparison was not with him, Zhao Changhe, but with her, Luo Qi.

There is no man in the world who can compare with your looks.

"Pretend... pretend to be a ghost!" The bandit leader finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Those who know the truth will take all the valuables..."

"Ka!" A slender hand grabbed his neck, cutting off the second half of his words in his throat.

Xia Chichi smiled: "Hand over all the valuables."

Bandit: "?"

No one saw how she made the move. The boss had already been strangled by the neck. With a lift of his seemingly slender and weak hands, the tall and thick man was lifted off the ground. The most bizarre thing was that the boss struggled and kicked his legs. I can't even do it, it's just like holding a puppet.

The bandits didn't know that they had met a master. They all shouted and wanted to run, but strangely they found that they couldn't move their legs.

The mountain road winds like a dragon, and suddenly there is an illusion that it has turned into a real dragon. The dragon looks back and forms a desperate situation.

Zhao Changhe tilted his head.

Chi Chi's hand... She also deliberately showed herself her current ability to control the realm, which was more mysterious than she imagined.

"Give me the money." Xia Chichi smiled and said, "Pay it yourself, be good."

The robbers were about to cry without tears, and with trembling hands they took out bits and pieces of copper coins and silver from their arms: "Hero, hero, spare your life..."

Xia Chichi smiled and ordered: "Master, collect the money."

Two and a half years after Xia Chi Chi Luocao Beimang, Jiedao opened for the first time.

Zhao Changhe received a round of money and said with a smile, "What next?"

Xia Chichi made a slashing motion, and then sighed: "Sent to the official... We have made our own laws..."

"As commanded."

The breeze blew by, and a dozen bandits who had been stabbed inexplicably appeared at the gate of Beimang County. They didn't know where they came from.

Xia Chichi stood on the edge of the pool in the back mountain of Beimang and looked at the water. Her joyful smiling face was reflected in the water. A pair of men's hands were around her waist. The man's face poked out from her shoulders and they looked down together.

The water in the pool is still so clear.

Xia Chichi looked at it for a long time, and the smile of the figure in the pool could not be eradicated: "There are still bandits under my rule... I should feel ashamed, but I can't deceive myself with my happy feeling."

Zhao Changhe kissed the side of her face gently: "Because you are a little witch."

"Long River..."

"Um?"

"Why are you so good now..."

"Good thing or bad thing?"

"It's still a good thing." Xia Chichi turned her head slightly and kissed the corner of his lips: "As a little witch, I don't want my husband to be an idiot who doesn't understand the style. He was a little too stupid before."

"It's all an act. He's a bad guy in the first place." Zhao Changhe kissed her earlobe: "Just like... you were standing here taking off your clothes, and I took a peek."

"you……"

"Will you let me see it?"

"Let..." Xia Chichi bit her lower lip, and her eyes gradually became as charming as silk: "Now that I have seen it, does this hand just wrap around the waist, and not change its position?"

The hands around the waist began to interlock, one upward and the other downward.

The downward one stopped somewhere, and a man whispered in his ear: "You want me to see the little white tiger..."

The memory and lust belonging to the little demon girl were completely ignited from beginning to end: "Changhe, I want...the rougher the better..."

…………

"Where is your Majesty?"

Tang Wanzhuang woke up from trance, turned around to see Yue Hongling sitting on the side holding the White Tiger Classics. From time to time, she asked Sanniang and Huangfuqing some terms specific to the Four Elephants Religion. The two Four Elephants Venerables answered while looking through other classics on their own. , to see if there is any temporal and spatial correlation.

They all seemed to be awake, but Zhao Changhe and Xia Chichi were nowhere to be seen.

"I was just walking around the Imperial Garden." Yue Hongling flipped through the books and replied casually: "It's not easy for Your Majesty. With her temperament, she is trapped in the palace every day. It's depressing just thinking about it. The peach blossoms just looked good, so let her and Chang He wander more Let’s go shopping.”

Tang Wanzhuang said "Yes": "His Majesty's temperament is indeed... did she take Changhe out to play?"

Yue Hongling thought for a moment and smiled: "Yes when I first went out, but not necessarily later."

Sanniang Huangfuqing glanced at her, then looked at each other, knowing each other tacitly.

Today's little man is so good at it. If he had been as considerate as he is now, I'm afraid it would have been twice as long for everyone to fall. I don’t know if it’s useful to deal with Jiuyou Piaomiao and those who have progressed to such a level now...

Tang Wanzhuang didn't care who pulled whom out, she just wanted to confirm the situation. After all, she is the prime minister now. If the emperor and the prime minister both miss work, there will be trouble. Since the emperor was on vacation with the man, she naturally had to go to work: "Then let them rest more, and I will handle some official business."

As the emperor and prime minister with the strangest relationship in history, Tang Wanzhuang also has the most unique privilege-when Xia Chichi sometimes needs to retreat or has other important matters, Tang Wanzhuang can go directly to the imperial study to criticize Xia Chichi. Zhezi, and Dai discussed matters with other important ministers.

There is a war going on in the north of Saibei these days, and there are other important events in Beijing. The most important one is the long-prepared first spring imperial examination. Tens of thousands of students gathered in Beijing to prepare for the exam. If it weren't for the war, I would actually have taken the exam earlier.

No matter how martial arts is in the world, it is not enough to be able to fight. Governing the world and developing people's livelihood is a university science, which is what Cui Wenjing calls the science of economics and economics. In the early years, Tang Wanzhuang himself went to Beijing to study, and this was what he did. In the selection of talents in this area, we will not mention the previous monopoly system of aristocratic families. The first imperial examination open to everyone in the world can be said to be a key node in the historical process, and its importance is no less than that of the Northern Expedition.

Tang Wanzhuang felt very solemn in her heart and quickly went to the imperial study room, wanting to see the new booklet and summon all the ministries to finalize all issues.

As a result, when we arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Study Room, the solemn feeling was lost.

As a strong person in the Yujing Realm, even in a room with good soundproofing, he can still hear the voice inside. When it comes from His Majesty, the voice is a little hoarse.

Tang Wanzhuang was a little helpless. Didn't she say she was strolling around the Imperial Garden? It was not in vain that she went back to the house...

Just as he was about to leave, he heard the voices inside begin to subside.

Is it done?

The man's voice is saying: "As you said before, being paralyzed every time is not a good experience, but you ask for it again and again, and it's not enough even after several times..."

Tang Wanzhuang: "..."

His Majesty's voice said: "But I am so happy today... It can be said that the happiest time since taking the throne is today. Even the good news in Saibei is not as happy as today. I feel like I would rather die."

Tang Wanzhuang: "..."

"Okay, okay, your voice feels a little hoarse, take a good rest."

"I won't be able to rest for long. I studied formations and achieved breakthroughs before, and I went out to play for so long today... There are still state affairs to do. After all, you must remember your current responsibilities."

"The barbarians have been determined. Are there any important state affairs now?"

"Yes, for example, overseas trade, grain pilot projects, land distribution... Well, we are discussing whether to ban the sale of land."

"Hmm... I've heard of this, but I don't know if it's true. It's a pity that I slept in class and gave a lot of things back to the teacher. I know that I am a shameful person who traveled through time."

"What is time travel... In class, doesn't Teacher Sun always praise you?"

Zhao Changhe couldn't laugh or cry: "Do you think this kind of thing might have been taught by Lao Sun?"

"Well...Actually, this cannot be learned in class. It requires very specific investigation and deduction, and different details will be made according to different situations. For example, our current imperial examinations may not be the same as those that appeared in ancient records. Same thing."

"Is the imperial examination starting?"

"Well, the exam will start in a few days, but it's a pity that you can't preside over it. Originally, we planned that you would be the main exam taker in the first session, and all the students would join your sect."

"Don't you think about restricting this disguised template of a disciple and an old official?"

"It's hard to eliminate it. There will always be various variants. I have talked with your evening makeup before, but I didn't come to any conclusion, so I said that I would just leave it to you." Xia Chichi sighed: "Okay. Okay, now that I’m talking about these things, I can’t lie down any longer... Just rest, I’ll have Xuan Wanzhuang come over to discuss it.”

Tang Wanzhuang was always listening quietly outside the door, with a smile on her lips unconsciously.

It feels so comfortable, just like chatting about family matters.

After hearing the last sentence, she didn't wait for anyone to announce, pushed the door directly in, and quickly closed the door without any smoke.

The young man and woman inside were naked and leaning on the bedside, blinking at her coming in, looking a little confused.

Tang Wanzhuang smiled: "I thought you knew I was outside... I didn't expect that after practicing so much, I would still be so undefended."

"That... I trusted the external formation and guards a little too much. I didn't expect it to be an insider."

"Okay, okay, I'm the mole." Tang Wanzhuang sat next to Zhao Changhe naturally and twisted out a wet wipe: "Clean up, don't always use the Book of Heaven, at least be respectful."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Seeing him in a daze, Tang Wanzhuang smiled and said, "Do you want me to clean up?"

"Uh, I don't mean that..."

However, Tang Wanzhuang cleaned it up for him naturally. Her pretty face turned slightly red, but she still said calmly: "It's never possible to get rid of all the templates of disciples and former officials. Let's do it step by step. This is better than what was recommended before." Okay. Oh, by the way, this martial arts competition also started at the same time. We have secretly recruited several of them to the Demon Suppression Division, the same rookies you mentioned before. In the world's concept, as long as they know that they were recommended by you , then they are all your disciples. Whether you recognize it or not, the human heart is there."

Zhao Changhe turned his head and looked at this kind of intellectual assistant reporting on work while taking care of personal matters, and he felt extremely weird in his heart.

Xia Chichi stared blankly for a long time before saying sourly: "Stop wiping it. Just wiping it on a small area for so long will make your skin almost bald. In fact, it's not necessary. I looked at his look and waited. I'm afraid you'll have to clean up your own again..."