"Where are you two guests going? I see that this young master is very brave, but he has to go to the border to defend against the Sirius."
"Why are you just asking him? Can't I go?" I looked at the shopkeeper dissatisfied. Could it be that I was so inferior?
"What about you? I'm sorry to say this, but I'm a little too angry. The people of the Wolf Kingdom were very ferocious that day. Considering how weak you are, it's better not to waste your life." What the shopkeeper said was very satisfying.
"Who said it? Maybe one day I can stop these wars. People can't be judged by their appearance, and sea water can't be measured. Do you know? You are looking down on me, right? Second brother." I looked at the second brother, it was really unreasonable.
Ah. Although what he said is true, I can't live with it. For Chinese people, the issue of face is a big problem.
"Yes, yes, don't underestimate my fourth brother." The second brother took a sip of tea and laughed. It was really uncooperative, so I sat down and started eating.
"It would be great if this were the case. The wars and chaos these years have brought great suffering to us common people. Look at Jincheng, everyone who can leave has left. Jincheng is almost an empty city." The shopkeeper sighed with emotion.
.Looking at the deserted streets, the wrinkles on his face made him look even more aged.
"General Li in front has been guarding the city for many years. Nothing has happened to him. And this is quite a distance from the border. It was not like this when I passed by a few months ago. Why is it changing so fast here?" asked the second brother.
"I don't know why? In the past six months, the Sirius army has been invading frequently, and each time it is more violent. General Li defends the fortress, but some places at the border are still lost. The Sirius has invaded, and bandits are rampant in the war.
The sky has changed again. It is said that the emperor is now recruiting troops to march north to support yesterday. I hope it will be soon. If it is too late, Jincheng will not be safe."
"Everyone else has left, so uncle, why don't you leave?" I'm very curious about the ancient people who didn't take the ordinary path. Hehe, there must be some stories.
"My wife is about to give birth, so she doesn't dare to travel far away easily. Wait two months until mother and son are safe before leaving." His eyes were complicated, happy and worried. "Why did the two guests come to a place that is troubled by war? Could it be that they are here?
Really..??”
"The shopkeeper is laughing, we are here to look for someone," the second brother replied.
"Oh? There have been quite a few people looking for people recently. There were also a few people who said they were looking for people at noon. Although they were dressed in civilian clothes, they also looked noble."
"Oh, tell me." The second brother became more energetic, but I felt something was wrong.
"There are a few young people who are also very heroic. The woman is already middle-aged, and her charm has not diminished. The young woman has become more graceful and noble. But it seems that she has encountered disaster, and her face is full of dark clouds. Alas! These days, every family
We all have misfortunes." I guess the shopkeeper's experience was much harsher. He had a lot of emotions.
"That woman has a red mole on her right forehead?" asked the second brother.
"Oh, sir, you know them."
"That's it. Do you know where they are going?"
"We're heading north. We'll probably stay at the Guanyin Temple in Beifeng Mountain today. You should be able to meet them if you go there."
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper." The second brother thanked me with his fists. When he saw that I had finished eating, he led me upstairs and went into the room. I understood that the people the shopkeeper was talking about were the Queen and King Lian. The murderous look in the eyes of the second brother made me laugh.
I understand that he will take action today. My heart is pounding. I don’t want my second brother to go, but can I really prevent him from going? Maybe I keep him today, but what about the future? The hatred of destroying the family is as big as the sky. No
How could he be so willing to kill his enemy with his own hands? But I was afraid, always feeling that something was going to happen. I knocked on my second brother's door with great difficulty.
"Second brother, it's me." Second brother opened the door, and I saw the cold light sword on the table. "Second brother, do you really want to go?" I looked at him begging, but he turned around and couldn't bear it.
Look at me.
"Even if I kill Lian Wang, dad and the others won't be able to survive. Why bother?" I walked up to him and looked into his eyes. Since he was a child, whenever he saw my eyes like this, he would always agree to anything. Hope.
It worked this time too.
"Dead sister, yes, the reason for killing King Lien was to avenge my father. Do you know that when I saw the corpses of my parents, when I saw the corpses of his eldest sister and nephew Weihan in Lianling Palace, I
How hateful. And even the king killed countless innocent people for his own selfish purposes, even including women and children. Did he let those people die in vain? The prince and I are close friends, and the death of the prince is also related to
He has nothing to do with it. Do you want me to live like this in the world and let such a sinful person go free? Where is the reason and justice?" The flames in the second brother's eyes were burning, as if they were about to erupt. I understand, I
Those who can't convince him are like myself. Didn't I say that I had the intention to kill Murong Chong when I lost control?
"Second brother, I know I can't talk to you, but you have to promise me that you will come back well. You have to remember that you have to help me find my mother, Qingcao, to protect us. You can't keep your word. I know.
"?" After saying that, I lowered my head and held my sleeves tightly with my hands, not wanting my second brother to see my fear. In fact, I kind of hated my own incompetence. If my martial arts were better, maybe I could help.
"Sister, my second brother knows. If you have a good sleep today, you will be fine. I will come and ask you for breakfast tomorrow morning." My second brother hugged me and stroked my head.
After a long time, he comforted me to lie down and gently closed the door. I heard the clear sound of horse hooves after stepping out of the window. I watched him disappear into the dark night. I leaned against the window and prayed silently in my heart, my second brother must be there.
If you want to return safely, you must.
*
The night wind whizzed past my ears, and in front of me was Beifeng Mountain. The Guanyin Temple was originally an abandoned place, but there was indeed a fire inside. Xiao Boyang stood up, leaned on his horse, and flew forward. Xiao Boyang, who was very good at Qinggong, landed on
Standing on the Bodhi tree outside the Guanyin Temple, I watched everything inside, looking for the shadow of this king.
Hatred like poison drove Xiao Boyang crazy, and he thought about seeking revenge countless times. But when he thought of his deceased sister, he regained some sense. She must have been wronged in Lin'an, but she didn't mention a word, and she was sensible enough to let
He felt heartbroken. He wanted to protect himself, protect this fourth sister, and never let her be harmed again.
At night, he could only defend himself with his figure. After he confirmed the identity of the person inside, staring at the silent figure facing the window, he pulled out the cold light sword and pierced it like lightning. "King Lian, take it.
Destiny comes."
When the figure looked back, it was the prince! Xiao Boyang had no time to sheath his sword, so he could only turn the sword and slide it across his left arm. The people outside heard the noise and rushed in. King Qi also faced him with his sword.
"Everyone, stop it, it's Boyang." The prince said to the people behind him.
"Prince, why is it you? I thought it was Prince Lian. You are not..." Xiao Boyang was surprised.
"Prince Lian has died in Lin'an's prison on my behalf. Boyang, it's good that you are here." Prince Tian Jinkun patted Xiao Boyang's shoulder heavily. He knew that Xiao Boyang's arrival gave him more hope. "Boyang
, you must help me make a comeback. When the time comes, we will be in control together. I only believe in you now."
"Boyang deserves to die. I accidentally hurt His Highness. Your Highness can punish Boyang. But His Highness wants me to continue the conspiracy and calculations in the court, and I can't obey. I think my father also helped the emperor ascend the throne, but what happened? I had no intention of being powerful, and when I entered Chao also only cares for his father and his sister-in-law. Since King Lian is dead, Boyang just wants to take good care of his family. Shu Boyang can no longer help the prince." After hearing the news that the Xiao family was destroyed, Xiao Boyang was almost crazy. If it weren't for General Li persuaded him. He was still thinking about his family. He would really rush into the palace and die with them. When he returned to Lin'an, he did not find his deceased sister. When he visited the palace at night, he found that his eldest sister had already held her young nephew in her arms. He was poisoned and died in the cold palace. Fortunately, his deceased sister is still alive. He had no interest in officialdom, and now he just wants to protect her.
"Boyang, I understand that you blamed me for not saving me. But I couldn't save myself at that time. Even if I don't force you, can you live a life without fighting against the world? Today's Emperor Xuanhao Murong Chong, that is, Tian Yanghao, the son of King Qian eighteen years ago. Your father was also one of the main persons responsible for the execution back then. Do you think you will let you go so easily? We were close friends, but now we are both in trouble."
"I will take my girl far away and never step into Zhongtian." Xiao Boyang looked at the mountains in the distance, turned around and said to Prince Tian Jinkun.
"But Emperor Xuantian Tianyanghao said that Xiao Shi will be found wherever he goes, and your dead sister can only die in his hands." When he mentioned the word "dead sister", he deliberately emphasized his tone. He understood that Xiao Xiao The place that passed away in Xiao Boyang’s heart.
Xiao Boyang was shocked. With his dead sister's martial arts, it was impossible for him to escape Murong Chong's pursuit. There were obviously two people chasing his dead sister that day. One of them must be Murong Chong's man. The dead sister had said The man only caught her, but also protected her. The prince didn't even have time to look at his wife and children, so how could he protect his deceased sister? It seemed that his deceased sister had been in the hands of Murong Chong in the past few months, and Murong Chong was the Tian Yanghao captured her and protected her instead of killing her. It was really strange. And what about the other one? Who could it be? Knowing Murong Chong so well, in Lin'an, the only person who could rob someone from Murong Chong was... .Xiao Boyang looked at the prince in front of him, who had been his best friend for several years.
"May I ask, Your Highness, were you the one who kidnapped my deceased sister that night?"
"It's the queen, you are the one who picked up Xiao Shi!" Tian Jinkun's eyes flashed with joy. Many people were sent, and they were all top-notch experts, but none of the people sent survived. , the queen thought that the operation failed, but she didn't expect that Murong Chong did not kill them. She couldn't help but asked about Xiao Si's whereabouts. Only then did she find out that Xiao Si had disappeared. She used a trick to escape. At that time, she thought This Xiao Shi was actually able to blackmail Murong Chong. He must find that woman in the future. It must be a bargaining chip against Murong Chong. I was just thinking about where to find the person, but I didn't expect that it would take no effort at all. Haha... Tian Jin Kun sneered in his heart. "Boyang, where do you live now?"
"I don't know yet. Let's find other people first and then we can make long-term decisions."
"Why don't you go and have someone to take care of you?" "Your Highness is so kind, Boyang appreciates it. I won't disturb Your Highness, let's go and say goodbye first." He turned to leave. At this moment, Xiao Boyang could feel that the prince was no longer the prince before, and he wanted him to stay. His motives were impure. He didn't want to step into this muddy water again, nor did he want his deceased sister to be put in danger again. "Boyang, do you know that when you leave, you ignore our close friends for many years, and you are on the run?" .Do you really have the heart to let your sister and you suffer?" Prince Tian Jinkun stopped Xiao Boyang and said sincerely.
"Thank you for your concern, Prince. Boyang will definitely protect his family. Your Highness, take care." Xiao Boyang clasped his hands in a gesture of farewell.
"Boyang, you..."
"Since General Xiao is already here, why don't you stay a few more days to talk to the prince more?" The queen stood at the door and walked in. "Are you like those people, afraid of getting into our bad luck?"
"The queen is serious, Boyang doesn't dare!"
"Haha. I just said that General Xiao is different from the timid and fearful officials in the court, and it is true." Although the queen is dressed in commoner clothes, she does not lose her grace, nobility and generousness. But what kind of power is behind such a person?
A scheming, vicious and ruthless person, Pin Boyang thought.
"The queen has given you the award. Boyang really doesn't dare to accept it." Xiao Boyang didn't want to say more, he just wanted to find a chance to leave quickly.
"It's me and the prince who protect Ling Liangdi and your nephew. The prince regrets it! I can't bear it either. After learning that Miss Xiao Si suffered a lot at the hands of Murong Chong, I called the following useless followers
I went to rescue Miss Xiao Si, but I didn’t expect that Murong Chong actually sent ten secret guards around him to guard him. Those people have gone and never returned." The queen did not know the situation that day, but gave Xiao Boyang another explanation based on the current situation,
Keeping Xiao Boyang and Xiao Shi is definitely very beneficial to them.
"I see, Boyang would like to thank you here." Xiao Boyang clasped his fists in thanks. He knew that the queen's words could no longer be believed. The man in black wanted to kill his sister that day. Is there any reason to kill someone if you fail to save them?
"No need to thank you. We are all one family. But now that Murong Chong has usurped the throne, all the people in the world are not the royal family. Where can we escape? Where can we escape? If he kills the Xiao family, it will be regarded as revenge.
. But the Xiao family was destroyed by that company king. How could he satisfy his hatred without killing you. He originally promised the Ai family to spare us, but he sent people to chase us in the middle. If we hadn't been prepared, we would have gone down long ago.
I've met the late emperor. How could he let us go so easily with his ruthlessness? Boyang, we are on the same road now. Why don't we work together to regain the country? Only then will the world share peace, and you can truly protect it.
Family." The Queen's words made others nod.
"What your mother says makes sense, Boyang. When the time comes, we can have this great country together." The prince said very encouragingly. He understood that his mother's intelligence, especially her persuasive skills, even made his father admire him.
.
"Boyang has accepted the kindness of the queen and your highness. Can you wait until Boyang goes back to think carefully before replying?" He understood that even if he agreed to the prince, the result would not be good. But the current situation could not tolerate Xiao Boyang's face-to-face rejection. Only
If you can come up with this delaying strategy, you should escape first.
"If this is the case, then the Ai family will wait for the general's reply. Then the Fourth Miss Xiao is exhausted from traveling all the way from Lin'an to this border city, so let Xi Ling go with General Xiao so that they can take care of the General and the Fourth Miss." The Queen asked.
The prince who still wanted to persuade me winked and said.
"Boyang really doesn't dare to accept the Queen's kindness. My sister-in-law and I have been very independent since we were young, and we are very happy now. How can we trouble the Queen's beautiful lady? Or..." With Xiao Boyang's intelligence, it is impossible not to know the Queen's true intention.
.
"General, what you said is different. I feel guilty for not taking good care of my Liangdi and that child. How can I not treat you well now?" The queen looked at Xiao Boyang with very kind eyes. Seeing that Xiao Boyang had not answered, she struck while the iron was hot.
Said: "Xiling, take your things and go with the general. Remember to take good care of the general brother and sister."
Xiao Boyang was speechless. He just wanted to go back as soon as possible, as he was worried about his deceased sister. He could tell by the way she walked that she was very good at Qinggong, but not very good at martial arts. He should think of a way to get rid of her in the middle. They couldn't let them find his deceased sister.
After thanking my sister, he turned around and left.
"Mother, if you ask Xi Ling to follow him, can that girl keep up? Look at Xiao Boyang disappearing into the night." The prince said to the queen.
"Xi Ling can't keep up, but Sima Feng can." He could see Xiao Boyang's distrust of them. If he didn't arrange a Xi Ling to watch him in the dark, how could he reduce his defensiveness and get rid of Xi Ling?
It would be even more convenient for Sima Feng to be followed secretly.
"The queen is wise." The prince looked at the sneering queen and had to admire her thoughtfulness. Even if Xiao Boyang could not change his mind and help him regain the country, he could understand the importance of Xiao Shi, a little girl, who was more important than the thousands of troops.
But what comes is more effective. You must not let it go.