Chapter 1

"Good wine, truly good wine..." Yun Feixue's drunken voice echoed from the courtyard.

In the courtyard, maple leaves fell with the chill of autumn, the sunset dyed half the sky red, hanging over the distant mountain peaks. The scene, however, was thoroughly ruined by Yun Feixue, who was nearly a puddle of sloth.

The strong smell of alcohol permeated every corner of the courtyard, and the five empty wine jars by the stone table under the maple tree were particularly noticeable.

Despite being almost too drunk to speak clearly, Yun Feixue still seemed to find it not quite satisfying enough.

"Xiaocui, what are you doing? Hurry up and bring me more wine!" Yun Feixue shook the empty jar in his hand, which no longer contained a drop of wine, and shouted loudly.

Xiaocui didn't come, but a girl in a beautiful dress slowly walked in from the doorway. Seeing Yun Feixue in this state, she didn't show any disdain; instead, her eyes were filled with an inexplicable excitement.

"Xiaocui isn't here. Would you like me, Xiaoling, to serve you, my lord?" The girl walked gracefully, her tone seductive, her eyes full of allure, and at first glance, she seemed like a famous courtesan enticing her guests to embrace her.

In fact, such a posture is hard for few men to resist. Her clear face was like a peeled hard-boiled egg, her lively eyes could draw out a man's soul, and any normal man would find it hard to resist the temptation of her seductive eyes and luscious lips.

Yun Feixue, already drunk, stared straight at Xiaoling's full, mountain-like chest, the jiggling with each step making him want to pounce on her madly.

Whether it was from the wine or his own saliva, a shiny liquid dripped from the corner of Yun Feixue's mouth. Facing Xiaoling who had walked up to him, he grabbed her madly and pulled her into his arms.

"Xiaoling, it's been a few days. You must have missed me, right!" Yun Feixue, reeking of alcohol, pinched Xiaoling's waist with his right hand, making the beauty squirm.

Yun Feixue's appearance was that of a carefree, wine-loving, lustful second-generation rich kid.

"That's right, my lord hasn't been to the Qinghua Tower for a few days, and the little sister... has almost missed you to death..." Xiaoling, in Yun Feixue's arms, seemed to be at his mercy, a sight that was quite enticing.

"Hehe, you came just in time. Quickly, come with me into the house!" Yun Feixue, who seemed to have sobered up a bit due to Xiaoling's arrival, stood up and carried her with both hands, then quickly disappeared into the house behind him. Anyone who wasn't a fool would know what they were going to do inside.

The moment they entered the house, a sigh and a sneer seemed to come from the darkness, though no one was seen. This courtyard seemed to have more than just Yun Feixue.

As soon as the door closed, Yun Feixue's hazy, lecherous eyes suddenly changed. At that moment, he seemed to transform into a waking lion, his sharp eyes like hidden blades.

His eyes were now clear, like a pool of water, but beneath the surface, a world-class beast seemed to be waiting to awaken.

His handsome face and无形的气质就像刀刻的轮廓一样，双手背负身后傲立世间，尽管他身材并不高大，但那种气场却带着十足的压迫力让人无法直视于他。

怀中的小灵儿早已从他身上下来，和云飞雪年纪差不多的少女忽然单膝跪地，双手抱拳。

“暗影六拜见公子！”小灵儿那妩媚的身段和扭捏的姿势早已消失不见，此刻的她就像一把随时可以取人性命的利剑，只是这利剑却朝云飞雪低下了头。

“什么事需要你主动冒险来找我？”云飞雪语气冰冷，那眼神哪里还有半点喝醉的样子。

“属下来此有两件事禀报，其一，十二监视的目标开始行动了！”小灵儿一直低着头，现在似乎她已不敢和云飞雪对视。

“十二监视的目标似乎是章将军吧，他怎么了？”云飞雪问道。

“昨夜章将军和东夷族的人接头开始了交易，他们会在五天后的城外青竹林接头！”小灵儿恭敬地说道。

“三年了，你们终于忍不住了吗？！”云飞雪的语气似有一种深入骨髓的恨，一种誓要让人粉身碎骨的痛，提及此事他的目光也越发冰冷起来。

“第二件事呢？”云飞雪干脆地问道。

“这第二件事……”小灵儿的面色忽然一变，变得有些怪异起来，她顿了顿接着说道：“是十二顺带从皇宫内传来的消息，皇帝……皇帝他……”

“皇帝怎么了？”云飞雪眉头微皱，小灵儿这个样子的时候并不多，难道事情异常严重不成？

“是这样的，皇帝他亲自做媒，要把文太师最小的那个孙女许配给你，估计这两日文太师和他的小孙女文青青就会到府上来吧，意思应该是让你们提前熟悉熟悉感情！”小灵儿目光有些复杂的说道。

“什么？”云飞雪顿时懵了。

自己在潜龙城就是一个不折不扣的二世祖，一个贪酒好色的纨绔子弟，这样的名声几乎已经从五六年前就流传开了。

云飞雪不明白皇帝这是在玩哪一出，文太师的孙女他曾见过一面，不论是才华还是姿色都是一等一的存在，皇帝为何要做一桩这种完全不对等的媒？

“好了公子……属下的消息已经传达到了，属下……就先告退了……”小灵儿说完便欲离开房间，不过云飞雪却叫住了她。

“我们进来才多长时间，你现在出去不怕引起怀疑吗？”云飞雪冷声说道。

“对……对不起公子，还请公子责罚……”小灵儿低着头，脸上不知不觉有了一抹潮红，她当然明白云飞雪话里的意思，正因为明白，她才更加娇羞。

云飞雪没有多说什么，此刻他的思绪有些凌乱，但这种凌乱也仅仅只持续了几分钟而已，他最在意的还是小灵儿带来的第一个消息，章元霸和东夷族的交易。

云家隶属于藏龙国，云飞雪的父亲云飞跃因战功累累被赐予一方土地成就一方诸侯。

三年前，云飞雪的父亲云飞跃和他的大哥云飞山秘密奉命护送一样东西前往铸剑山庄，随同一起的还有八名武功盖世的军中大将。

尽管任务秘密进行，但消息还是被泄露，十名强者途中被截杀，护送的东西也被抢走，至今没有任何发现。

但让云飞雪无法接受的是，护送的十名强者，八个人都活了下来，唯独自己的父亲和大哥身死。

三年来，云飞雪不断秘密调查此事，最终确定了这八个人中的两个，其中便有这个章将军，还有剩下的六个人没有丝毫眉目，但已经足够了，只要这两个人有任何异动，云飞雪就一定能揪住线索查到真相。

“公子，这个消息……我们要不要禀报皇帝，毕竟云将军乃……”

小灵儿话没说完，云飞雪便打断了她：“不行，你以为皇帝就能脱得了干系吗？我父亲功高震主深得民心，对王权有莫大威胁，不能排除此事没有皇帝参与在内。父亲的好友多次请柬询问另外八名护送者究竟是谁，皇帝以各种理由推诿，不能排除他没有包庇之心。在没有完全确认之前绝不能让任何人知晓，记住，是任何人！”

云飞雪看似糊涂，实则精明，这或许是云飞跃当年走的最正确的一步棋，他的两个儿子都是天资聪慧，所以云飞跃让他们一明一暗，云飞雪无所事事的这个名声正是慢慢由此而来。

自从父亲和大哥走后，云飞雪就察觉到暗中有不少眼睛在隔三岔五地盯着自己，盯着云家唯一的血脉，似乎只要自己稍有动作就会遭受灭顶之灾，或许正是他的这个名声才保住了他的性命。

“那……那这么说来，暗中这些监视你的人，有可能……还有皇帝派下来的……”小灵儿不可思议地盯着云飞雪说道。

“现在一切都是猜测，无凭无据只是妄断，但章元霸这里是一个突破口，五天后我亲自前往他们的交易地点，这次机会绝不容错过！”云飞雪目光冰冷，三年的时间这八个人没有任何异动，如今风声过去，他们以为世人早已忘记了这件事，早已没人再去关心云飞跃父子究竟是因何而死。

没人知道，有人从未忘记过这件事，有人从未放弃调查三年前云飞跃父子到底经历了什么。

“父亲，大哥，只要我活着一天，你们就绝不会白白而死！”云飞雪目光坚定如铁，他负手如苍松而立，年少的他承受着这个年纪本不该承受的东西，但他别无选择，他也不会去做任何的选择。

天已黑，小灵儿早已离去，云飞雪在床上盘膝而坐，痛苦深藏眼底，半晌过后，眼中杀机如箭射般飙射而出。

身上气势更是在刹那之间陡然暴涨，这霸道的气息哪里有半点孱弱的模样，口鼻吞吐之间不断形成完美的内气周天循环，云飞雪的天赋或许在潜龙城的年轻一辈中难以找到对手，只因他不想提前暴露自己，所以一直都在压制自己的修炼速度。

“看了这么长时间不累吗，出来吧！”忽然，修炼中的云飞雪陡然睁眼，他目光平淡地看着黑暗的房间，似乎早已知悉有人在此。