nine words

Xue Wuhua had previously been to Yan State to buy jade, and brought back a jade bracelet, which is now worn on Qing Yan's wrist.Both Chu Jiuge and Yu Jingnian chose to turn a blind eye to the two who were in love.

The journey is dull and boring, and the four of them ride the horse without saying a word.

Most of the inns we passed by were already full, "It seems that the world is really going to be in chaos, and people from other countries have already fled into Chu."

Helpless, the four couldn't find a place to live, so they had to light a fire in the woods to rest.Qingyan was playing Chu Jiuge's guqin, while the latter was carefully reading those ancient books by the light of the fire, but no one spoke.

Such a frightening silence made Xue Wuhua very uncomfortable, so he moved closer to Yu Jingnian, took out a cigarette pouch from his pocket, and asked in a low voice, "Can I quit smoking with amnesia?"

Yu Jingnian shrugged, indicating that he didn't know, but just stared blankly at Chu Jiuge not far away who was concentrating on studying ancient books.Xue Wuhua didn't understand it at first, but after a while, he realized something was wrong.

It turned out that Yu Jingnian had fallen in love with Chu Jiuge seven or eight years ago, but he never showed it.Chu Jiuge is so smart, how could he not know Yu Jingnian's thoughts about him?But he just pretended to be indifferent to the world, and the years are peaceful. Does he feel that Yu Jingnian is not good enough for him, or...

After thinking about all this, Xue Wuhua suddenly felt that things were much more complicated. No matter how simple things are, as long as they are related to feelings, there will always be some bloodshed, especially for people with prominent identities like them.

"In the past, you never thought of telling him directly?"

"What?" After asking, Yu Jingnian regained his consciousness, and after realizing what Xue Wuhua was talking about, he replied lightly, "I don't want to."

"Why! The feelings of this period need to be cherished even more."

"You don't understand." Yu Jingnian took the cigarette pouch from Xue Wuhua's hand, threw it into the air, and caught it again. On the surface, he said that the cloud was calm, but the loneliness in his heart couldn't be concealed. "The person he loves is Nan Jun Xi Sui."

A short sentence of less than ten words gave Xue Wuhua a blow to the head.

It is not a simple one-sided statement that can prove anything, but some things can be believed without even being proved.

This kind of thing is usually two extremes, truth and rumor.

"How did you know?"

"He said it himself when he was drunk, and people often say that he speaks the truth after drinking."

"Then is it necessary for us to put our lives on a person from another country who may be a secret agent?" Xue Wuhua didn't realize until now that their lives were already hanging by a thread, starting eight years ago.

"Brother, believe me, there is a reason for him to leave Xun Sui. We can't deny his future just because of his past. He has served King Wei loyally for two years, but only got hurt by Chang Lingge, isn't that still true?" Isn't that enough for us to trust him?"

Xue Wuhua shook his head with a smile, "It's not that easy for me to trust a person, unless he has a direct relationship with someone I trust."

Hearing this, Yu Jingnian laughed and reached out to pat Xue Wuhua on the shoulder, "Brother, you are forcing a marriage."

The two looked at each other and laughed, the sound of the piano stopped, Qing Yan walked to them and sat down, and complained to Xue Wuhua: "I really can't compare with the piano master, after only playing for a while, my fingers hurt like hell."

Seeing the slender and swollen fingertips, Xue Wuhua felt distressed, blew lightly, and then took the broken finger into his mouth.

Yu Jingnian couldn't stand the two tired and crooked people, so he had to get up to check on Chu Jiuge's situation, "How is it, do you remember anything?"

"It's not that easy, but I finally found some clues. Do you have a map of Yan Country?"

Yu Jingnian shook his head, then turned around and said, "Wuhua, I need a map of Yan Country."

Xue Wuhua was obviously disturbed by Yu Jingnian, and looked a little displeased. He rummaged through his clothes for a long time, and threw a piece of cowhide over. A little space."

Chu Jiuge nodded, readily agreed, stood up and stretched, and took the map from Yu Jingnian's hand: "We should also rest."

"what?"

"Everyone rest."

After sleeping together overnight, in the morning, the cold dew followed the curve of the leaves and slid onto their faces, awakening the sleeping consciousness of the four of them. Yu Jingnian got up to get the purse, intending to buy some breakfast.

"Jingnian, bring the medicine for treating wind and cold." Xue Wuhua said, and covered Qingyan's body with his cloak. Chu Jiuge walked up to him and took a look, and found that Qingyan's complexion was ruddy, and he reached out to stroke his forehead. , found a slightly hot body temperature.

"It must have caught the cold last night, and there is no harm in drinking the vice wind-cold medicine." Chu Jiuge sat down, patted Qing Yan's face lightly, "How do you feel?"

"It's nothing serious, I think it might be an old problem." Qing Yan struggled to sit up, leaning against the thick tree trunk behind him, panting with difficulty. "The shopkeeper knows that my health is not very good. When I was young, I had a serious illness. The nanny hired a doctor, but she couldn't pay for the expensive medicine. In the end, I lost a few expensive medicinal materials. I was cured at that time, but the root of the disease was also left behind. .”

"What disease is it?"

"I don't know either. I was very young at the time, and the nanny blamed herself for it all the time, so I don't want to mention it."

Chu Jiuge understands human nature.

It's just that Qing Yan's complexion is not very good, he usually has a headache and brain fever, and his face is usually blushing, but Qing Yan is purple with blue, as if he can't breathe, this is not a good sign.

"No problem, no problem, don't worry about me, my body is fine."

Often the more false the lie, the more people are willing to tell it, because they are afraid, and because they worry that they will worry the people who love them.

Chu Jiuge shook his head, stood up and led the horse to graze not far away, leaving some private space for the couple.

Chu Jiuge's memory about medicine has not recovered yet, but he secretly feels that Qing Yan's illness is not good, maybe there are still past memories in his subconscious mind, silently reminding him.

He knew in his heart that Qing Yan could not die, but had to live, because he was the last bloodline of the royal family of Yan. Once it was cut off, the kingdom of Yan would really perish.

Chu Jiuge knew that Qingyan must not be afraid of death, just like Yu Jingnian and Xue Wuhua's mentality, he lived only because he did not die, his family and country were long gone, so what's the point of surviving?He was just reluctant to part with Xue Wuhua and this hard-won relationship.

...In fact, thinking about it this way, even if Qing Yan survives, the bloodline of Yan Kingdom will end here.

Because he will have no more offspring.

Chu Jiuge had a headache thinking about it, and had to listen to his own thoughts. Xue Wuhua walked behind him at some point and patted his shoulder lightly. Chu Jiuge turned his head, but he squatted down and scrambled. I pulled out a few weeds, not knowing how to speak.

"If you have something to say, please don't hesitate."

Xue Wuhua coughed a few times to ease the embarrassment of the atmosphere, "I was not good at dealing with you before, and every time King Wei asked you to go to court, I didn't want you to read my mind."

"It's human nature." Chu Jiuge replied indifferently.

"But I have to come to beg you now." Xue Wuhua turned Chu Jiuge's face, looked straight into those astonished eyes, and said solemnly: "If you recover your memory, please save Qingyan."

Chu Jiuge nodded, then shrugged, "You were the one who saved him 16 years ago, right?"

Xue Wuhua looked at Chu Jiuge in surprise.

"It is absolutely impossible for a mere nanny to hide the young master and rescue him from the war-torn palace, unless there are soldiers to help."

Xue Wuhua said with a wry smile: "Yes, at that time I was recruited as a mercenary by Xu, the former king of Chu, and together with the stragglers from other countries, attacked the capital of King Yan. King Chu ordered us to capture all the royal family of Yan, but we all I know what their end will be. When I rushed into the princess' bedroom with a long sword, his mother swore to stand in front of the child and not let us take a step forward. A southern soldier with me is like their king , bloodthirsty, without any explanation, he stabbed the princess to death, I didn't have time to stop it. I hate people who kill women and children the most in my life, so I also pierced the heart of a soldier from the southern country, and pulled the trembling nanny from Pulled out of the closet, covered her and fled into the woods with the baby."

Chu Jiuge held the knee-high weeds, stuffed them into the horse's mouth, and then asked, "Then, how did you recognize him?"

"When the soldiers from the Southern Kingdom killed his mother, they wanted to kill two lives with one knife. While piercing the princess, they also stabbed the children below. But his mother was very great, and she held the sharp edge of the long sword tightly so that the sword would not go any deeper. It's just a scratch on his forehead. I can recognize that scar just by looking at it."

"Actually, he already knew." Chu Jiuge gently stroked the horse's head, "I think I served you at the beginning to repay your kindness, and then I fell in love with you hopelessly."

"When I rescued him, I was at his age, and sometimes I really felt that I was not worthy of such a young and beautiful him."

Chu Jiuge was not in the mood to listen to their sweet talk, so he shook his head helplessly, stood up, turned around and walked a few steps, stopped suddenly, turned around and said: "Protect him well, once his identity is exposed, anyone who wants to get rid of him I will definitely come from all directions, don’t let him die before I recover my memory and save him.”

Chu Jiuge's words were very unpleasant, but they were also telling the truth. Xue Wuhua nodded and suppressed a wry smile in his heart.

"How do you feel?" Chu Jiuge walked up to Qing Yan and asked, stroking the latter's forehead.

"It seems to be more serious than before, but it doesn't matter, don't worry, I'm fine." Qing Yan's lips were bloodless, looking very haggard.

Chu Jiuge let out a long sigh, stood up, and leaned against the tree trunk, always feeling a sense of loss like something was missing.

Suddenly feeling something approaching, Chu Jiuge suddenly raised his head, caught the purse thrown by Xue Wuhua, opened his palm to look, and found that it was actually a cigarette pouch.

"This is……?"

"Your old favorite."