Xia Bing glanced at him sarcastically, walked forward without saying a word.

Xia Li came up from behind and walked side by side with him.

"This time my father calls you back, it's not as simple as it seems."

Xia Bing paused for a moment, then touched the soft sword on his waist with his sharp fingers, rubbed it for a while, and then said coldly: "No matter what his intentions are, I won't let him get his wish."

Xia Li turned his eyes slightly and looked at this younger brother who was as tall as himself. Suddenly, he felt many emotions in his heart. A long time ago, Xia Bing was a very cheerful boy. Later, the death of his mother and concubine destroyed his rare innocence.

Innocence has been completely polished off. He arms himself with indifference and does not allow anyone to approach him. In fact, the indifference and coldness on the outside is just a protective layer he uses to cover himself up, right?

He never thought that one day, his younger brother would be so powerful that his father would be afraid of him.

The military power in his hands is enough to make the entire Xia Dynasty surrender, but his ambition does not seem to be that. So what does he want?

Xia Li lowered his eyes slightly, his long eyelashes hiding the thoughts in his eyes.

"What if he wants to use you to form a marriage alliance?" His eyes looked at the vast sky, and when he narrowed his eyes slightly, the light leaked out, making people dare not look directly.

Xia Bing turned her eyes sideways to look at him, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, "I thought the target of Xuanyuan Kingdom's visit this time was you."

An unpredictable smile appeared at the corner of Xia Li's lips, and he suddenly turned to look at him with deep meaning, "Believe me, their target will soon turn to you."

Xia Bing's cold and cold face cracked for a moment. She narrowed her eyes and stared at the harmless man smiling in front of her. After a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "What on earth did you do?"

"I didn't do anything." Xia Li shrugged, his expression extremely innocent.

"I don't believe it." Xia Bing looked at him angrily, alert in her heart. How could he not know how terrifying this seemingly harmless man's methods were? Damn it, he actually dared to scheme against himself!

But he couldn't find a reason for the attack. Thinking about it, his cold face became even colder, his lips were pressed tightly, and his jaw was tense.

Xia Li caught a glimpse of his appearance at this moment, and couldn't help but laugh a little. His sexy thin lips drew a graceful arc, but he said casually: "The scenery outside the Great Wall must be more beautiful than here!"

When Xia Bing heard this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. She held her sword and her fingers with distinct phalanges suddenly stretched out.

He had been sent to the frontier for many years to guard the Xia Dynasty's land from being swallowed up by the barbarians, so he had become accustomed to the unrestrained life there. When he returned to the imperial capital, he felt uncomfortable everywhere. Not only did he have to pay attention to etiquette everywhere, but also the relationship between people.

They are also calculating against each other.

In fact, although the life in the frontier fortress is so crude compared to here, it is more simple. It is not as prosperous as here, but there is a different kind of tranquility and indifference. The people in the frontier fortress live a life of working at sunrise and returning at sunset.

Life is so satisfying. Unlike the people in the imperial capital, as long as they get close to the center of power, even their humanity can be wiped out.

When Xia Li saw this, a smile appeared on his handsome face, and he promised: "When the things here are over, if you want to go back to the frontier, you can go back."

Xia Bing glanced sideways at him and said calmly: "People say that the cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs are cooked, and the bird is gone and the bow is hidden. I hope I am not that bow."

Xia Li paused for a moment, and a flash of pain suddenly flashed through his heart. The hands behind his back shrank tightly. After a long time, he said, "I won't do that to you."

A trace of teasing flashed across Xia Bingfeng's eyes, and the corner of her mouth raised a mocking arc, and she said sharply: "Even if I believe in you now, what's the use? When you ascend to the most noble position, maybe many things will change. Just

Just because you like Su Chen now, it doesn't mean that you will still like her in the future. When you have three thousand beauties in your harem, that girl is just an inconspicuous speck of dust."

When Xia Li heard this, his long eyebrows frowned tightly, and a trace of sadness flashed across his deep eyes. After a long while, he said: "I won't become like that."

Xia Bingbing snorted, "You don't need to explain, let the facts in the future speak for themselves."

Xia Li paused in his steps, Xia Bing's dark figure was printed in the depths of his eyes, and he walked further and further away, gradually fading out of his sight.

His long black hair hung down from his shoulders, covering his handsome face like jade. The setting sun in the west fell through the gaps between the trees, casting his figure slantingly on the ground, vaguely in the haze.

With a touch of sadness.

After a while, a wry smile escaped from his thin lips. Even if Xia Bing didn't believe him, so what? From the moment his mother-in-law died, didn't he trust anyone?

…

Leaving the palace.

Su Chen came out of the kitchen and prepared to go back to the servant's room.

When passing by the corridor, I saw Xia Bing leaning on the pillar, with her fingers stretched out and pointing at the night sky, not knowing what she was grabbing for.

Su Chen originally wanted to go around him, but after thinking about it, he walked over.

"Are you practicing the Star Absorbing Technique?" Su Chen asked curiously when he saw him half-stretching his hand, his fingers slightly spread, and the expression on his face solemn. He didn't know what he was doing.

Xia Bing glanced back at her and said strangely: "Star-absorbing magic? What is that?"

"You don't even understand this?" Su Chen raised his voice slightly, looking very surprised. Sitting down on a stool in the corridor, seeing a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes, he smiled inwardly, and his face

But he remained calm. "That is a peerless martial art that has been lost for a long time in the world."

Xia Bing retracted her hand, walked to her side and sat down, frowning slightly, "How come I have never heard of such martial arts?"

Su Chen glanced at him with disdain, "You have been stationed at the frontier for many years, so it's inevitable that you will close your eyes and listen. It's not surprising that you haven't heard of it."

Xia Bing's lips twitched, "How dare you say that I am blind and deaf?"

"Tch, I haven't even heard of this. If you don't close your eyes and listen, what is it?" Su Chen said disapprovingly, but felt secretly happy. It really takes courage to dare to openly slander this ruthless king like this.

Xia Bing glanced at her, and suddenly a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Do you really like my fifth brother?"

Su Chen didn't expect him to ask such a question, and was immediately stunned, "What for?"

"Tell me about the Star Absorbing Technique, and I will tell you." Xia Bing leaned back against the pillars, exuding a lazy aura, and lowered her eyes slightly.

The light inside is too stunning.

Su Chen looked away from his evil face and said calmly: "The Star Absorbing Technique is a martial arts secret book that a strange man accidentally picked up when he fell off the cliff." He paused and said, "But that
Chapter completed!