The development of the situation is extremely strange.
At first, Li Danqing just wanted to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf, and asked Master Ji to uproot the Palace of Eternal Life, so that I would not be plotted by the enemy in the open and the enemy in the dark.
But in just over ten days, the matter had already involved old ministers from the previous dynasty from the Palace of Eternal Life, and finally the Lord Wujun Mountain was involved. Such changes were far beyond Li Danqing's expectations.
The Palace of Eternal Life also brought "surprises" to Li Danqing time and time again.
"I'm afraid we can't get involved in this matter," Li Danqing said with a frown.
"The lives of the people in Huajic City are uncertain. If we stand by and watch, who else can save them?" Xia Xianyin said solemnly.
Concubine Ji also nodded at this time: "As a member of the Wuyang royal family, I can never stay out of the matter."
Li Danqing smiled bitterly and looked at the two of them: "Two aunts, even if you want to uphold justice for the common people, you have to do what you can, right? With our little ability, if we get involved in this kind of thing, doesn't that mean we will die in vain?"
"If you want to leave, no one will stop you." Master Ji glanced at Li Danqing and said.
Li Danqing was stunned, turned to look at Xia Xianyin and said with a smile: "Xiao Xianyin..."
"My father has taught me since I was a child that the four Wuyang clans are supported by the people, and it is a matter of course to protect the people. If you accept their favor, you have to sacrifice your life for them. No matter what, at least I have to first determine what the situation is in the city. This
It's my duty, not to mention that Brother Xu is likely to fall into the hands of the Eternal Life Palace. He takes good care of me, so I can't just die without saving him."
As she said that, her tone softened slightly: "Don't worry, I won't act recklessly. You can go back to Yangshan first. This matter really has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to participate."
The smile on Li Danqing's face suddenly faded at that time. He was secretly thinking about why this girl has such a stubborn temper.
Thinking of this, Li Danqing glanced at Xia Xianyin, who was resolute, knowing that no matter what he said, he might not be able to change the other person's mind. He thought for a while, and then said: "Well, let's take a look at the situation in the city first, but let's say
Okay, when the time comes, everything will be under my command, no messing around."
When Li Danqing said these words, Xia Xianyin and Master Ji were both stunned, but the reasons were different.
Master Ji knew that Li Danqing changed his mind because of Xia Xianyin's decision, and this knowledge made Master Ji feel inexplicably unhappy. After all, something that could put this timid guy in front of him in danger,
It didn't seem like much to her.
Xia Xianyin was a little worried: "Are you going too? Your body..."
"If I let you go alone and you don't come back then, who will give birth to the hundred children of this prince?" Li Danqing said angrily.
Xia Xianyin's face turned red and she glared at Li Danqing fiercely, but surprisingly she didn't refute.
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clang!
clang!
clang!
Listening to the familiar sound of blacksmithing coming from his ears, Wei Ju stared blankly ahead.
This is already her seventh year in Huajicheng, and also her seventh year in knowing Wei Xiang.
Wei Jue was only nineteen years old a few years ago, but her experience has been full of ups and downs, more exciting than many people's lifetimes.
She was once the daughter of a wealthy family, and her father was the commander of the garrison in Hongwu County, one of the seven counties in southern Xinjiang. After the death of the late emperor, Ji
When Qi ascended the throne, the first thing she did was to reduce the vassal status. The three princes who had established vassal states in southern Xinjiang were dissatisfied with this move and rebelled. Her father boarded the chariots of the three vassal princes, but Li Mulin's Bai Bai
The wolf army was unparalleled. Although the vassal-king coalition was unstoppable at first and fought all the way to Sheephead City, which was only 300 miles away from Wuyang Dynasty. However, as Li Mulin's White Wolf Army was transferred back from the west, the vassal-king coalition retreated.
Defeat is like a mountain falling.
Her father also died under the iron heel of the White Wolf Army. After the rebellion of the feudal lords was suppressed, the leaders of the rebellion were inevitably liquidated. At the most, they were demoted to slaves, and at most, their entire family was executed.
Wei Jue's mother took out the family's money and asked two servants to escape with Wei Jue.
But the two men became interested in the money, left Wei Jue behind, took the money, and left.
That year, Wei Jue was only nine years old.
She didn't dare to tell anyone about her identity, and she managed to survive by relying on charity from others and clandestine tactics.
Of course, at such a young age, she didn't understand what happened. She only knew that the man named Li Mulin killed her father.
She wants revenge.
So, she went all the way north and heard that Li Mulin lived in Wuyang City. His family's house was very big. Apart from Shenyu Palace, the largest house in Wuyang City was Li Mulin's home.
Three full years passed like this, and Wei Jue didn't know how far he had gone, nor how far he was still from Wuyang City.
Three years of wandering life made Wei Jue, who was only twelve years old at the time, very skinny.
There was a heavy wind and snow that day, and Wei Ju, who was in ragged clothes, was all red from the cold. She fell on the roadside, and waves of biting cold enveloped him. No matter how hard she huddled up, the chill never abated.
She began to miss her bright and warm home, the cotton robes her mother would buy for her every New Year, her father's broad shoulders, and everything she could miss.
Twelve-year-old girl realizes she is going to die.
But at this moment, a man walked over on the snow-covered road.
He rescued her and took her to a ruined temple. He lit a fire to keep him warm and gave him some dry food.
That night, the wind and snow outside the ruined temple were extremely strong, making the ruined doors and windows of the temple whine.
But Wei Wei, who was squatting by the fire, felt warmer than ever before.
After she felt better, she turned her head and looked at the man carefully. He was in his early forties, a bit slovenly, with scruffy hair on his head and stubble at the corners of his mouth. He was carrying something wrapped in linen on his back.
The fabric was stained with stains and seemed to be a very casual item, completely different from my father who always liked to dress up meticulously.
The man sensed her gaze and suddenly turned to look at her and asked, "Are you alone? Do you want to follow me?"
Wei Ju hesitated for a while and asked, "Where are you going?"
The man said: "Huaji City."
Wei Wei frowned in distress. She didn't know where Huaji City was, but she knew that Huaji City was not Wuyang City. She held the dagger she had been carrying with her all these years and hesitated.
Yes, he still shook his head: "I want to go to Wuyang City."
The man became interested. He watched Wei Jue sizing up the skinny girl in front of him. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the dagger hidden under her ragged clothes.
"If you go to Wuyang City to kill someone, following me might be a good choice." The man said softly.
…
From that day on, Wei Jue followed Wei Xiang.
After arriving in Painted Halberd City, the man opened a blacksmith shop and has been immersed in the blacksmith shop ever since.
And what he carried on his back was the blank of a knife.
He spent almost all his time in the blacksmith shop. The blank of the knife was burned in the furnace at night, and he kept hammering it during the day.
Day after day, year after year.
The man didn't seem to have many friends, but every other month, someone would send him some white porcelain bottles, which the man said were medicine for healing.
The man also said that if he could draw the knife, then her revenge would be avenged, and everyone who had hurt her would receive the punishment they deserve, including the emperor in the palace.
Wei Wei actually doesn't care much about those things anymore.
As she gradually grew up, she also gradually understood how huge and unshakable Wu Yangchao was.
Compared to the illusory hatred, she cares more about the man's body.
He was very weak. She could hear the man coughing every night. Those people brought him more and more medicine. From one pill a few days at the beginning, he now takes seven or eight pills a day.
But his body is still getting worse day by day.
She wanted him to stop, but the man said that he could not stop until he had drawn the knife.
That's very important stuff.
He promised others to sharpen the knife.
The man who took the knife was already on his way here.
Wei Wei couldn't understand the man's persistence. She argued with him many times, but she still couldn't change his mind.
…
The man's health was in trouble again today, and Wei Jue saw the man coughing up blood.
Wei Jue was very angry and wanted the other party to stop, but this quarrel was no different from the previous ones.
Wei Jue was sulking alone outside the blacksmith shop. She raised her head and looked at the sky. The weather was very good, the sun was shining brightly, making her whole body feel warm.
But the sound of hammering in her ears made Wei Jui upset. She simply stood up and shouted towards the door: "I'm going out!"
The sound of hammering in the blacksmith's shop paused for a moment or two, and then started again, accompanied by the man's dull voice: "Yeah."
Wei Jue stamped her feet and walked away angrily.
She walked quickly through the streets of Painted Halberd City. The streets were very lively with people coming and going, and everyone had a smile on their face, just like the sunshine above their heads, bright and dazzling, but also extremely beautiful.
People feel a sense of unreality.
Wei Ju lowered her head and walked quickly when suddenly she bumped into someone's arms.
"You don't have eyes!" Wei Wei, who was sulking, vented his anger towards the other person and looked up at the other person at the same time.
Three people, one man and two women.
The man was about the same age as her, and it seemed that he couldn't feel the pain from being hit by her. He rubbed his chest and responded angrily to Wei Jue's scolding: "You female hooligan, you have eaten this life..."