Hard to be a shadow guard

Xuanying thought that when he woke up the next day, the "Master" from the previous day would disappear without a trace.

However, when his consciousness gradually recovered, he felt for the first time that there were other people in his room.

It wasn't Huang Mei, but a faint gasp.

Xuanying didn't dare to open his eyes for a while, because he had experienced too many times, he was really afraid that when he opened his eyes, he would be insulted by the Lord again.

However, Xie Yiqian also felt it when Xuanying just woke up. He wanted to wait for Xuanying to open his eyes, but who knew that this kid would not move for a long time, pretending to be asleep without any psychological burden.

Xie Yiqian couldn't help chuckling, and when Xuanying just mentioned it, he stretched out his hand to pinch the side of Xuanying's face, pulling a little bit of flesh.

"Haven't you slept yet?" He asked with a smile.

This sound made Xuanying tremble with fright, and without thinking about it, she opened her eyes suddenly, the haze in her eyes disappeared immediately, and her eyes were completely clear.

And the panic full of the clear and bright, just appeared in front of Xie Yiqian without any concealment.

Simply Xie Yiqian himself knew that he was scary, so he smiled and skipped it.

He stood up, let go of the hand that was pinching Xuanying's face, but pawed it a few more times, and then walked away contentedly.

It's just that it's not over yet, Xie Yiqian continued: "Get up when you've had enough sleep, the servants will prepare hot water for you, wash up and come to Ben Wang's study."

After finishing speaking, he was worried that Xuanying would not add another deadline: "I'll give you an hour, and after an hour, the king will see you in the study."

After explaining all these clearly, Xie Yiqian had no intention of staying, and turned his head to show Xuan Ying a smile that he considered himself a virtuous corporal, before leaving.

Xuan Ying, who stayed behind, didn't follow the rules to salute at the end, and lay on the bed steadily, also not understanding what happened just now.

From the beginning to the end, Xie Yiqian was talking to himself, but what he said was very different from usual, so it's no wonder Xuanying didn't react in time.

But as Xuanying got up from the top, and inadvertently touched his messy hair with his raised hand, he remembered to take a look at himself——

A few days of autistic life made him a mess, not to mention the number of knots in his hair, but the clothes were stained with an unknown amount of dust.

No wonder the Lord asked him to wash up first...

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Xuanying's face, she scratched her head, and didn't remember thinking about Xie Yiqian's weirdness just now.

He hurriedly got up and grabbed a black suit casually, and still remembered the hour given by the Lord, and ran out quickly.

However, just as he ran out of the room, the glare of the sunlight made him squint his eyes subconsciously, and at the next moment, Huang Mei suddenly appeared from the side and punched him on the right shoulder.

Xuanying was unprepared and staggered by his push, and before she could get angry, Huang Mei had already leaned over laughingly.

"Hey hey, brother, isn't that interesting!" Huang Mei smiled brightly, "When I, Huang Mei, is not in doubt, I just want to see the Lord, and I will let you see enough!"

He kept his mouth shut and did not advance Xuanying's decadence a few days ago, but began to claim credit in a serious manner: "Is it because I hate staying in the palace, I invited you to a mission, you have to remember my kindness, and don't forget about it when you become prosperous in the future." brother."

Xuanying's thoughts moved when he heard this, and he looked into Huang Mei's eyes with some questions.

Huang Mei still smiled: "Although I don't know what mission the lord intends to give you, it's not easy to think about it. You have to be careful, I'm still waiting for you to thank me!"

Huang Mei affirmed Xuanying's doubts, but Huang Mei was more willing to speak out than to cover up and be an unknown and kind person.

That's right, it's me, my very reliable brother!

He didn't say how he begged the Lord for mercy, he just said "I helped a little" lightly, but it didn't prevent Xuan Ying from understanding the difficulty.

But at the same time, Huang Mei's remarks all dispelled Xuan Ying's original anxiety.

No wonder the Lord let him go out, it turned out that Huang Mei helped, it seems that it may not be another deceitful calculation.

Xuanying felt at ease, although he didn't express gratitude, he still remembered Huang Mei's kindness. The so-called great kindness is not thanked, even if there is no need to say more between brothers, but he still thought, sooner or later double the repayment .

And after saying this, Huang Mei didn't make much fuss, and just went around Xuanying and said, "Hey, don't be inked, the lord wants me to take you to take a bath and change clothes, and see how dirty you are. out of sight..."

He obviously forgot who was delaying Xuanying's trip, and while speaking of disgust, he pulled Xuanying and rushed out without any taboo.

By the time Xuanying tidied herself up, more than half an hour had passed, and rushing to the study at this time happened to meet Xie Yiqian's "one hour" rule.

Xuan Ying, who was in a hurry to see the master, didn't realize that on his way to the study, except for Huang Mei who accompanied him, he didn't see a single idler.

The servants and maids who used to hide and chat in the alleys were all gone. If the patrolling guards were not still performing their duties, the entire palace would have been empty.

But Xuan Ying didn't have much time to think about it, and hurried to the outside of the study in the main courtyard, Huang Mei bowed silently before leaving.

Only Xuanying hesitated for a moment, but finally walked in.

When Xuanying saw the master's back, she had no time to say hello on one knee, and Xie Yiqian spoke first: "Do you remember how many years you have been with me?"

This question was a bit unexpected, but Xuan Ying did not express any surprise, and only answered after a moment of thought: "This subordinate was five years old when the master made a purchase, and the Shadow Pavilion has been trained for eight years, and has been with the master for more than five years."

He remembered it much more clearly than Huang Mei, but Xie Yiqian stopped asking questions after hearing it, and Xuanying could only continue to kneel where he was, not daring to move.

After an unknown amount of time passed, Xuan Ying's peripheral vision inevitably brushed past the person in front of him.

Looking at the master standing by the window from a distance, the other party was standing with his hands behind his back, leaving only a broad shoulder for Xuanying.

The silence in the study grew longer, and Xuanying's thoughts also drifted away, so far that there was only a blank space in his vision, and the only figure in the blank space became the only point of focus for his vision.

Xuan Ying, who had just come out of the Shadow Pavilion, was only thirteen or fourteen years old, no matter how cruel the training in the Shadow Pavilion and how ruthless the fighting was, this was the first time he had left the Pavilion to go out on a mission alone.

Of course, that is also the trial that every shadow guard must pass before entering the palace.

No matter how calm Xuan Ying was at the time, when she saw the legendary "Master" for the first time, her heart couldn't help but thump.

Unexpectedly, the old King Rui was on the border at that time, and it was Xie Yiqian who Xuanying saw for the first time.

And the first sentence I got from my master was not asking about training, nor asking why the mission was not better, but just a few short sentences——

"Are you okay? Is the injury serious? Has it been dealt with?"

"Be careful next time!"

The son is like jade.

That was the word Xuanying came up with after searching his entire brain, but he still felt that it was not enough to describe Xie Yiqian. He only felt that his knowledge was shallow, and even admiring his master was not an appropriate description.

The gap between cloud and mud is probably nothing more than that.

But Xuanying never thought that such a lowly person like him could be cared for.

Only then did he realize that he also had the right to be asked "how are you?"

It was the first time that Xuanying had been cared for by others since he could remember, and the degree of his cherishment was naturally immeasurable.

Although Xuan Ying thought about it countless times later, maybe that concern was just the Lord's unintentional words, or the Lord treated everyone like this.

But he still couldn't help cherishing that caring, and in the memories again and again, he turned his gratitude to the Lord into a feeling that even he was afraid of.

Until Prince Rui's Mansion was murdered by traitors, and Xie Yiqian rushed to face the hidden enemy. At that time, Xuan Ying already had the qualification to guard the Lord.

He saw with his own eyes that the once gentle boy became more and more extreme, more and more uncertain, and sometimes he didn't even care about the blood on his hands.

Xuan Ying's mind changed, besides his ulterior feelings, there was also a guarding perseverance.

Even after going through so many unexpected things, Xuanying still remembers the pledge of allegiance to the death when he ascended the throne of the Four Shadow Guards.

Also after so many years, Xuanying still can't forget those few words at the beginning, and always abide by the oath of allegiance to the death.

It's just that the love doesn't know where it came from, and the love is deep.

It's a pity that the current situation... has messed up everything.

At some point, Xie Yiqian had turned around and walked slowly to Xuanying: "Now that the Lingnan competition is at a stalemate, are you willing to go with Huang Mei?"

"Huang Mei is only inquiring about things, and this king originally only planned to send your shadow guards to scout the way, but when he goes there, he will inevitably run into head-on encounters with King Liang and other forces. It may be possible to escape death by then."

"This king didn't intend to send you there, but since you are worried, the only thing left is the Lingnan matter that is worthy of the action of the four shadow guards. You can't be called overqualified, but your safety cannot be guaranteed."

"And if you go there in person, the King will not allow you to make any mistakes in the matter of Lingnan. It is imperative to seize the power of Lingnan, and military power and politics are indispensable. Neither of them can be mistaken."

"Now this king will give you the choice, whether to go or not to go to Lingnan?"

Xie Yiqian gave Xuanying a chance to choose, but what he didn't tell Xuanying was that if he went, he would face hardships and dangers and everything would be unknown, if he didn't go, he would be... still trapped in a room and could not let himself go.

No matter how much he sympathized with Xuanying, at this critical juncture, it was impossible for him to give up the layout of the left minister for a Xuanying, thus affecting the progress of all revenge.

Xuanying didn't know the danger behind this choice, but even if Huang Mei hadn't greeted him in advance, there was no need to think about it at this time.

He leaned down and respectfully said, "This subordinate obeys the order."

"I will do my best for the Lord, and I will never hesitate to die."

After finishing the sentence, Xuanying accepted the task of Lingnan without hesitation.