Ten thousand people think gloom is reborn

I have seen Lin Chongtan's intact right hand. At that time, his hand had not been hit by a hammer. It was a slender, white hand with well-defined joints. It was easy to order tea, write poems, draw a bow and shoot arrows.

And what appeared in front of me now was——

There are several scars on Lin Chongtan's right hand, those scars are like ugly bugs lying on his hand and sucking blood, and what surprised me even more is that half of his index finger seems to be gone, replaced by a flashing Silvery metal fingers.

Song Nan obviously didn't expect to see such a scene, his beating hand stopped in the air.Lin Chongtan pulled back the glove from Song Nan's hand expressionlessly, and put it back on his right hand.

I couldn't help but grasp the car curtain with my fingers, how could Lin Chongtan's hand be hurt so badly?

I can't help recalling the memory of the prison, when Lin Chongtan was desperately protecting the snuff bottle in his hand, the crown prince ordered the jailer to smash his hand, and he didn't stop until it was smashed into blood.

The snuff bottle contains my ashes.

I breathed smoothly, "Master Wu Ming, Song Nan lost his mind because of his desire for a moment. I assure you, after I go back, I will teach him a good lesson, punish him, whip him and punish him, and I hope Lord Wu Ming will not Get acquainted with him."

Now is not the time for me to be in a daze. I must not magnify the matter of Song Nan beating Lin Chongtan.If what Lin Chongtan told me is true, then now that Bei Dynasty and Beiguo are joining forces, we must maintain the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Lin Chongtan seemed to pause for a moment before turning his head to look at me. His eyes were extremely indifferent, "Since the Ninth Prince opened this golden mouth, I naturally won't argue with him. Excuse me."

After he finished speaking, he left here.

"Master." Song Nan realized that he had done something wrong, and looked at me with embarrassment but concern.I saw that there are still some people from the Northland here, so I can only punish Song Nan, "Song Nan, you did something wrong, you should go and receive the punishment yourself."

Song Nan lowered her head, "Yes."

I rejoined Niu Xi and the others, and Ling Wenyi quickly introduced to me what had happened in the recent period. It turned out that I had lost contact alone for two months.

In the past two months, they have been living in another courtyard, because there are Mongolian spies in the capital.This time, the Northern Kingdom secretly allyed with the Bei Dynasty and betrayed Mongolia, so our two countries have to make a fake show for Mongolia.

But because of my disappearance, Ling Wenyi and the others have always been worried, fearing that the North Kingdom will trick them, but fortunately, I have returned safely.

"There is one more thing, Weichen thinks I should tell you." Ling Wenyi showed a strange expression, "This time, Beiguo not only hoped to establish trade relations between the two countries, but also asked to send protons over. At that time, because of your disappearance, and the request to send The protons who came over were all insignificant people, so this matter was accepted. But Wei Chen recently found out that all those protons were sent to Foil Moon Palace, and it seems that none of them survived."

After that, Ling Wenyi lowered his voice, "It seems that Wu Ming is practicing sorcery."

He has changed his name to call Lin Chongtan a witch.

After hearing what Ling Wenyi said, my first reaction was that it was impossible.How could it be possible for Lin Chongtan to practice sorcery, but when I recalled the time I spent with him and the pool of blood I saw, I felt a little suspicious.

At that time, Lin Chongtan told me that he was killing a chicken, but how could there be so much blood from the killing chicken, spreading from the house to the floor tiles outside the house, it was obviously not right.

"Who are those protons?" I asked Ling Wenyi.

Ling Wenyi quickly wrote down the names and backgrounds of those people on a piece of paper. Some of these people came from prominent backgrounds, some were mediocre, and they had no similarities. Why did the North Congress want these people to be hostages?

Wait, there is Duan Xinting's name on it...

I looked carefully at the names on the paper again and again, and finally found a problem——

All of these people have studied in Taixue, and I have an impression of their names.Especially the first few with prominent family backgrounds, not only studied in Taixue, but also once belonged to the prince's party, so they can be regarded as the prince's followers.Later, because the prince rebelled, their family chose to be wise and protect their lives, so they did not settle the case.

All of them had studied in Taixue, and these people were named, just like what Lin Chongtan did.

Duan Xinting also came to Beiguo...

I saw him being tortured like that, and then spit out the truth to me, so I let him go, otherwise I don't know how long I would have been kept in the dark by lies.

Is Duan Xinting still alive?

When this question appeared in my mind, I also thought of the pool of blood on the ground.

He may be dead.

It is understandable for Lin Chongtan to kill Duan Xinting. If the other protons are also dead, why would he kill them?

Is it because those people are princelings?But those who came from mediocre backgrounds did not have the chance to meet the prince.

I wanted to ask Lin Chongtan, but I thought of the look in his eyes when he was about to leave, so I had no choice but to give up.He should not want to see me at all right now.

The next day, I finally saw the Northern King. The Northern King was as tall and mighty as I had imagined. When he stood up, I almost thought it was a black bear standing up.

His words were conveyed to our ears through the translation of Gongyanglu. The king of the North expressed his apology to us, saying that it was an expedient measure to lock us up temporarily, so that we could show the Mongols a show. It was also for this reason that he deliberately did not see us before.Now Mongolia is being attacked on both sides, retreating steadily, Beiguo and Bei Dynasty join hands to take down Mongolian cities one after another.Mongolia has been defeated and will surrender in the near future.

He hoped that Beiguo and Bei Dynasty could establish a century-long diplomatic relationship and open a market for business. They would sell us high-quality paints, animal skins, cattle and sheep, and we would sell silk and porcelain to Beiguo.

Businessmen from the two countries can freely enter with the help of customs clearance documents, without having to go through layers of questioning and high taxes.

At the end of the Northern King's speech, he even ordered a princess to come out, "This is my favorite little princess, and I am willing to send her to Bei Dynasty to get married."

The princess looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a veil covering her face, and she could only slightly see a pair of eyes.As a princess, she dresses cooler than the folk girls in the northern country, probably because she doesn't need wind and rain, and the northern folk style is open.

What the King of the North said before, the court has already sent an official document to Ling Wenyi, and it is agreed, but the princess's marriage was suddenly arranged by the King of the North.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but the princess will be betrothed to the best man in the world and the most loyal man, but my brothers have already married their concubines. If the princess marries, I'm afraid the princess will be wronged too much. ' I said apologetically.

I was afraid that the King of the North would be angry, but I didn't know that after hearing my words, he asked me instead: "Did the Ninth Prince marry the Concubine Zheng?"

"I... I am dedicated to Buddha." I had to make up a lie.

The little princess next to me seemed to be angry when she heard the words. She strode up to me, pulled off her veil, and asked me in broken Chinese, "Aren't I beautiful? Am I not beautiful enough to snatch you back from the Buddha?" "

The princess is a typical North American beauty, but she is a woman. As a foreigner, I can't make random comments, but I can only take two steps back.

"One or two, you actually rejected me. You guys are too much to get out of it!" The princess left angrily, and the king of the north hurriedly asked someone to chase her.

"Ninth Prince, don't be surprised, this king's little princess has such a temper." King Bei smiled at me.

I shook my head, "The princess is so cute and straightforward, which is rare in the world."

The King of the North also invited me to have dinner with him at the same table. During the meal, he kept asking me questions, all about the customs of Bei Dynasty and my usual hobbies.I answered cautiously, and suddenly, the King of the North sighed, "Why are you like Zaandan? No, Zaandam is more extreme than you. He always likes to say half-spoken words, which makes me feel like a fool."

After Gongyanglu translated the North King's words, he explained to me, "Zandan is the name of Lord Wu Ming."

It turned out that Zandan was Lin Chongtan's name in the northern kingdom.

"Ninth Prince, once Mongols are defeated, this king will send you and your people back to Bei Dynasty. Now I'm afraid there are Mongol spies waiting in the wings, so be careful."

The King of the North is right. In fact, I thought about it carefully before I came to see the King of the North.If the Northern Kingdom really wants to tear us apart, since we have already imprisoned us, there is no need to let us out. It is better to simply kill them and push them on the head of Mongolia.

I smiled at King Bei and said, "Then let's keep nagging Your Majesty for a while longer, I hope His Majesty won't find us annoying."

"No, I like talking to you people from the Central Plains very much. You can go to the palace to look for this king at will in the future."

After the meal, the Northern King sent his personal guards to take us back.

People in the northern country can drink a lot, and they drink a lot of spirits. As a guest, I have to drink a few glasses with them.At first I wanted to see Song Nan's injuries, but I was too sleepy in the sedan chair, so I had to go to see Song Nan tomorrow.

The next day, when I went to Song Nan's room, he was lying on the bed topless.When he saw me coming in, he was so flustered that he wanted to pull the quilt to cover himself. I saw that he had just taken the medicine on his back, so I immediately stopped him, "Don't move!"

I walked over, "You haven't taken any medicine, why are you covering yourself with a quilt?"

A strange flush appeared on his face, "Subordinate...subordinate..." He couldn't finish a sentence without hesitation.

I was silent for a while, "Although you and I are masters and servants, we are both men, so there is no need to treat others like this. When I led troops to fight, how many soldiers were naked in front of me, not to mention you, we have been born and died. good brother.

This time you beat Lin... Beiguo Wuming is because you are eager to protect me, I understand, but you also need to know that the purpose of our trip, and under any circumstances, should put the country's advantages and disadvantages first. "

I had discovered that Song Nan's attitude towards me was a bit strange, but I never wanted to point it out, and wanted to save his face.I hope he can think clearly by himself, but this time he beat Lin Chongtan angrily, which made me realize that if I don't make it clear, I'm afraid he will get deeper and deeper and ruin his future.

He came to me because he was demoted, followed me through a lot of hardships, and tried his best to protect me. I couldn't give him an emotional response, so I prepared to wait for this incident. The family and the country are stable, and the emperor and I To mention his promotion.

Song Nan should be a great general, not by my side.

The blush on Song Nan's face faded completely. He is a smart person and already understood what I said, but what I didn't expect was that he would sit up and hug me regardless of his injuries.But when I saw him sitting up, I felt bad, so I quickly avoided it.

"Song Nan." I said in a serious tone, "I have always regarded you as a brother."

Song Nan slowly lowered his hand outstretched in the air, and he looked at me unconvinced, "Is it because of Lin Chongtan?"

Hearing Lin Chongtan's name, I couldn't help pursing my lower lip, "No."

"Then why are you unwilling to accept me?" Song Nan became emotional, "I don't think I am inferior to Lin Chongtan in any way, except that he is more talented than me, what else...well, everyone likes his appearance He has a pretty boyish face, but his face can't be eaten. Besides, he's a native of the Northern Kingdom now..."

I had to interrupt Song Nan cruelly, "It's not because of other people that I don't accept you, it's because I don't have that kind of thought for you at all." In order to make him believe my words, I took the initiative to hold him Song Nan's hand, "When I hold your hand, it's like holding my other hand. Tell me, if I have a little thought for you, will it be like this?"

Song Nan was instantly lost, and her head drooped.Seeing this, I let go of his hand, "Song Nan, I regard you as a good brother, that's why I told you so clearly, don't waste your time on me, when I return to the capital, I will treat you as a big brother." General, there must be many people who like you by then."

"But those people are not you." Song Nan shook his head and whispered, "Sometimes I really envy Lin Chongtan, how lucky he is."

Is he lucky?

I didn't answer Song Nan's words again. I thought that through my words today, he should be able to figure it out. Even if he couldn't figure it out, he should know my thoughts.As time goes by, the feeling in his heart will gradually fade away.

For the next few days, while I asked Ling Wenyi to contact the court more often and report the news to me in time, I often accompanied the Northern King to have meals.

The King of the North did not hesitate to tell me what happened on the front line, just like what was written in the urgent report I received from the imperial court.

Once, the King of the North mentioned Lin Chongtan, "I heard that you and Zaandan are old acquaintances."

I hummed hesitantly.

"That's great. This king has something very worrying recently. Zaandan hasn't gone out for a long time. It turned out that he also had a time when he didn't go out, but this time it was too abnormal. He didn't even put a entourage on him. Beside me. This king is really worried that something will happen to him, Ninth Prince, can you go see Zaandan?"

In private, I should refuse, in public, I should agree.

I struggled with it for a long time, but I still haven't figured out the answer. I saw the little princess of the Northern King again.The little princess's attire today stunned me for a while, she was actually dressed as the Goddess of Mercy Guanyin, and she was still holding a cleansing bottle in her hand.

"I am willing to share your worries for the king." I hurriedly said to the king of the north.

Because the North King turned his back to the little princess, he hadn't noticed his little daughter's attire yet, "That's really hard work for the Ninth Prince, please come to the Ninth Prince as soon as possible."

I nodded and left quickly. When I left, I heard the little princess shouting from behind: "The prince of the Central Plains is not allowed to leave! You haven't praised my beauty yet!"

Although I said that I was willing to share the worries of the King of the North, in fact I was uneasy about seeing Lin Chongtan.After he sent me back that day, I never saw him again.

It turns out that in the city, even if you don't ask him out, you can meet him every now and then.

He...why didn't he go out? Could it be that many people saw the injury on his right hand?

Since I'm going to see Lin Chongtan, I brought some supplements.

There was a large newspaper posted at the entrance of Foil Moon Palace, and I asked the accompanying interpreter to read it for me. It said that Foil Moon Palace would not accept baptisms for the time being.

I asked someone to knock on the door, and after a while, someone poked his face out from behind the door and said something in Beiguo dialect, but when he saw our faces and our attire, he paused and switched to Beichao dialect, "You are Beichao envoys?"

"Yes, I am the Ninth Prince of the Bei Dynasty. I wonder if I can meet your Lord Wu Ming." I was afraid that he would refuse, so I specially added, "I was entrusted by your king."

The man thought for a moment, then opened the door, "Please come in."

As we walked all the way in, the man from Foil Moon Palace who opened the door told me that their Lord Wu Ming hadn't gone out for a long time recently, and that when he went out occasionally, he just hugged the red-crowned crane in his arms.They wanted to invite the witch doctor to come over to see him, but Lin Chongtan refused.

"Then how has he been eating and sleeping recently?"

The man from Foil Moon Palace shook his head, "Not good, I hardly touched the food, I really don't know what happened to Master Wu Ming, but if this continues, his body will collapse, and the Gu worms in his body will also..."

Halfway through his speech, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly changed the subject, "Ninth Prince, we will be there soon, right ahead."

I only listened to half of what I said, and I wanted to ask again, but this palace man will definitely not say, "Okay."

When I arrived at Lin Chongtan's residence, I realized that this was the yard where I stayed when I lost my memory.The man from Foil Moon Palace said that he would pass on the information first, and then invite us in.

I nodded and stopped outside the yard to wait.

After a long while, the palace man came out of the courtyard, I saw his face was embarrassed, and I reacted immediately.

"I'm really sorry, Ninth Prince, Mr. Wu Ming said that he is ill and cannot receive guests, so please Ninth Prince go back first."

He didn't even say the polite words of coming back another day.

I turned my head and asked Niu Xi to put down the gift, but at this moment, the Cai Weng who had been resting on my shoulder suddenly flew into the yard.The man from Foil Moon Palace turned pale, and quickly chased after him, "Don't fly in, come out!"

When I saw this, I could only chase after him, "Cai Weng, don't fly around, Cai Weng!"

I'm afraid Cai Weng will disturb Lin Chongtan, Lin Chongtan doesn't have a good relationship with me now, if he gets angry and kills Cai Weng, I...

No, I must find Cai Weng as soon as possible.

But Cai Weng was petite and flew so fast that he disappeared shortly after entering the courtyard.The servants of Foil Moon Palace opened each room to search, while muttering something in a low voice.

When I found the room where I saw the blood all over the place, the servant of Foil Moon Palace stopped, his face was even paler than before.Instead of going on, he turned around and backed away.

When he saw me beside him, he yelled out in fright.

At this moment, I heard Cai Weng's voice.

It was calling my name like it was in pain.

I couldn't care about anything for a moment, I bypassed the obstruction of the people in Foil Moon Palace, and pushed the closed door open.

I saw Caiweng, but it was not as painful as I imagined, and I even seemed to be able to see full of happiness from its black bean eyes.

It was stepping on the edge of a box, lowering its head to eat the worms inside. After eating one, it grunted and greeted me, "Congxi."

Because the worm is not small, and some stuck in the throat, the sound it makes sounds painful.

It was Lin Chongtan who really astonished me and made my hair stand on end.

He stood beside the pool of blood, his long hair like crow feathers scattered on his chest, waist and back.The face that had always been Qiongxiu's majesty looked strange and charming because of sporadic blood stains.There are several complete white bones in the blood pool, as if the bones were threaded together with fishing lines.

I recognized one of the bones, and I'm not sure exactly, but I doubt it's Duan Xinting.

Duan Xinting once crazily kowtowed to me, until there was a depression in his forehead, and there was also a depression in the frontal bone of that white bone.

Wait, there seems to be bugs in the pool of blood...

I saw that there was still meat on the calf side of a white bone, and then one after another black worms covered it and ate the meat.