The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor
Chapter 68 So, why is it him?
Xiao Jiuqin's footsteps became even faster, and as soon as he was about to run to the front, another figure suddenly appeared from the side of the corridor, and he directly carried the person over the wall and went away.
The man was extremely fast, Xiao Jiuqin's eyes froze, and he followed him over the wall.
On the other side, Bai Yan chased people away from Xiao Jiuqin and called people to guard the streets near the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"My lord, now..." A person moved to Bai Yan's side with a look of panic.
"Chuan Xin and Jin Yiwei, search and arrest the whole city." Bai Yan's expression was not good, and the man's heart skipped a beat when he saw it.
"But the Metropolitan Procuratorate can't order Jin Yiwei, Beizhen Fusi..."
"Let's say it's the eunuch Huai Chun's order." Bai Yan used Huai Chun's name not once or twice. If it was in the past, he would probably still be jealous of the one in the palace, but now the emperor is obsessed with alchemy. Not to mention telling the emperor, he might not even be able to deliver the words to the emperor right now.
"Go!" Seeing that the man was still hesitating, Bai Yan almost kicked him.
"If you tell people to run away, everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be in trouble."
It happened so suddenly, except for Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin, everyone else was still in a daze.
The censor at the top was not there, and Bai Yan, like a monkey who became the king of the mountain, called people to check the places where the archives and booklets of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were placed one by one.
Then he took a few people out, and as soon as he left the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he went to meet Xiao Jiuqin.
"Where are you going?!" Xiao Jiuqin's sleeve was torn off a piece, his hands were still stained with blood, and his forehead seemed to have been scratched by something.
"Injured?" Bai Yan was more reactive than Xiao Jiuqin, grabbing his sleeve and looking around, "Isn't it the best martial arts in the world? Why are you injured all over your body!"
He stared at the wound on Xiao Jiuqin's face, feeling very distressed, and wanted to take him back immediately for a doctor to take a good look at it, but the current situation didn't allow it.
In the clear eyes, it was difficult to hide the complicated emotions, and Xiao Jiuqin suddenly felt that a little injury seemed to be fine.
But afraid that Bai Yan would be worried, he still smiled humorously, "Who told you that I am the best in martial arts?" Probably thinking of the old things in the past, he squeezed Bai Yan's chin amusingly, "Don't say that I am the best in the world, or that I am the best in the world." No. [-] in the world, but he suffered some injuries the size of sesame seeds and mung beans, so it’s fine.”
It was not appropriate for the two of them to stand at the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He simply brought them in, and said as he walked, "I have chased them, but one escaped, and judging from the direction they fled, it seems that there are other accomplices, but there is Jin Yiwei." After chasing after him, I came back first, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has not thoroughly checked it out, if there is another fish that slipped through the net..."
Bai Yan found the taste after listening, he blinked, "Are you worried about me?"
"That's not true." Xiao Jiuqin was not ashamed to admit it, everyone told him to kiss him before, and it was just the last step, so what else was inconvenient to say!
Compared with his calmness, Mr. Bo's earlobe was rarely red, "I thought of what you thought of, and I have already asked someone to investigate."
Just as he was talking, a person hurried over, "My lord, a corpse was found in the warehouse behind the yard. It has already rotted, and the assistant is checking his identity."
Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin looked at each other and hurried over.Xiao Jiuqin didn't bother to look at the wounds on his body, he just rubbed them roughly.
When they got there, many people had already surrounded them. When they saw Bai Yan, they subconsciously parted ways to let the two of them in.
Wu Zuo was invited from Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate died, and Dali Temple couldn't ignore it, so a temple official came, and Jin Yiwei also came with a general banner, but the criminal department in charge of the trial was nowhere to be seen. .
"Have you found out who it is?" Bai Yan frowned slowly when he walked over and saw the corpse on the ground.
It was said to be a corpse, but in fact it was already rotten.
This warehouse has been abandoned, and no one would come here on weekdays, and because of the low terrain, it had been raining a while ago, causing a puddle of water to accumulate here, and the deceased was soaked in the water. After a long time, the body was swollen/ Swelling, maggots wriggled in the water, and those who couldn't bear it vomited directly.
Xiao Jiuqin subconsciously blocked Bai Yan's sight, but was pushed away by Bai Yan.
His complexion was a little bad, but he was still calm, and he asked Wu Zuo.
Wu Zuo is a man in his 40s, and he usually does this job, but he still spat, "The murderer did it on purpose, if it wasn't for the corpse's wrist hanging outside the water beach, there happened to be a birthmark that was obvious, and it just rotted away." The dead body that looks like a ghost, Lord Yan can't even tell who this person is."
After finishing speaking, a person from the Metropolitan Procuratorate handed Bai Yan a pamphlet, "It has been verified, it is a regular nine-rank procurator from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, named Zhang Yun, and I met with Youqian Du Yushi ten days ago. He disappeared after seeing him, and there are not many people who know him well, so no one has noticed his absence for many days."
"You're a man who says he doesn't see him, so you never suspect him?" The man from Dali Temple was pulling his face, and the man who had just opened his mouth was stalking, but he still explained, "This man has a weird temper. As a loner, no one wants to talk to him after a long time, and he disappeared several times in the past, so I didn't think much about it this time."
"Isn't it a coincidence that it disappeared for a long time like this?" Xiao Jiuqin asked, frowning slowly.
"Yes, he is really difficult to get along with, and he can't speak, so he has no sense of existence."
Speaking of this, Bai Yan has completely changed his face, he hurried out, Xiao Jiuqin was startled, and the next moment he heard Bai Yan calling someone as he walked, "Hurry up and take someone to Bafu, there is also this place where you can live , Enclosed, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Xiao Jiuqin was baffled by his sudden action, Bai Yan glanced at him, and hurriedly urged, "Have someone take you to Bafu, hurry up!"
While Xiao Jiuqin nodded, he did not forget to ask, "Which Mr. Ba?"
"Youqian Capital Censor."
Bai Yan's eyes were dim, and he really thought that all his speculations were false, but one after another incident made him have to plan for the worst.
When he rushed to the street where Dabafu was located, his subordinates suddenly exclaimed, "My lord, look over there!"
When Bai Yan looked up, he saw that the direction the other party was pointing at was blazing into the sky. People on the street stopped to watch, and those who were looking lively also ran towards the direction of the fire.
Bai Yan didn't dare to delay any longer, so he hurriedly told people to hurry up, when he arrived at the gate of Bafu, Bai Yan froze, the raging fire seemed to destroy the world, and the autumn wind was engulfing him even more turbulent.
"Bai Yan." Xiao Jiuqin grabbed the stunned Bai Yan, "What are you doing?!"
Bai Yan was brought back to his senses by the noise next to his ear, and only after he saw it did he realize that he was walking into the mansion unconsciously.
Thick smoke soared into the sky, and the fire made bricks and tiles crackle and explode. Dozens of people kept pouring water into it, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger. He vaguely heard the cries of children...and the screams of adults.
"Xiao Jiuqin," Bai Yan clung tightly to Xiao Jiuqin's arm, his voice was barely audible in the noisy environment, "There are still people inside."
He seemed to have been sucked out of his soul, his eyes were gradually red, his voice was hoarse, and he was almost trying to save his stomach full of pain, "They...are innocent..."
"Xiao Jiuqin..." The veins on the back of Bai Yan's hands bulged, and Xiao Jiuqin was in pain from his grip. Seeing Bai Yan like this, he hugged him into his arms, "I'm sorry, I was late."
Even Xiao Jiuqin, who was used to seeing life and death, couldn't help but regret at this moment, if it could have been earlier.
It might even save the people inside.
The gate of Ba Mansion was closed tightly before, and fire oil was poured inside, and the smell wafted along the wind. Not long after the nearby people gathered around, there was a dull explosion, and then the courtyard began to spread the flames.
Many people wanted to break open the door, but seven or eight strong men failed to push the door open, and then the scorching fire rushed higher and farther away.
Xiao Jiuqin and the others rushed one step too late, and it was the time when the autumn wind took advantage of it, and the fire was mixed with crackling sounds, and no one could get closer.
"Why did you think that something happened in Bafu?" Xiao Jiuqin took Bai Yan to a dark place, first kissed his forehead comfortingly, and asked in a low voice while holding his hand.
"The last person Zhang Yun met was Yushi Youqiandu, Lord Ba, and I originally thought that the corpse was the Sanchao who had been swapped, but... I didn't expect to pull out another person." Bai Yan His eyes dimmed when he mentioned Mr. Ba.
It wasn't long before I met Mr. Ba, and it was clear that he was still in front of him at that time.
He unconsciously stroked Xiao Jiuqin's sleeve with his fingertips, and what kept flashing in his mind was the previous meeting with Mr. Ba and that Sasao.It seems that there is something else that he ignored...
Bai Yan suddenly raised his head, "No."
Xiao Jiuqin was taken aback by his reaction, "What's wrong?" But Bai Yan ignored him and walked straight out.
He shouted, "What did you find again?"
"No, no, nothing..." Bai Yan called the nearest Jin Yiwei over as he spoke, "Please go check it out, in the past half a month, no, in the past month, all the people who have met Mr. Ba will be excluded. If the number of times is less than three times, in addition, if possible, the servants of Bafu will also be checked."
"How is it possible!" the man from Dali Temple said at the right time, "Not to mention that everyone in the Ba Mansion has seen it, but Mr. Ba has seen countless people in this month. How can we find out?"
His hostility towards Bai Yan is very inexplicable, "The censor's duty is 'exclusively to investigate and rectify internal and external departments', not to investigate cases, Mr. Bai doesn't even understand the principle of Yue Zu acting as a substitute, if there is something strange in it, it will naturally be up to us Check, you still..."
"Boom!" Xiao Jiuqin kicked the person far away with one kick, but he cleverly used it well, it only looked serious, but it didn't hurt the opponent's vitals.
After he kicked the Dali Temple into the air, Bai Yan looked at the rest of the people indifferently, "Do you want to check?"
"Investigate, of course we need to investigate..." Everyone was taken aback by the rough behavior of the two of them. Jin Yiwei spoke first, and the people who were brought by the temple also quickly expressed their views. Only then did Bai Yan ease his expression.
Until the night fell, the fire in Bafu was slowly extinguished.
Xiao Jiuqin was always by Bai Yan's side.
"My lord, Wu Zuo said that the corpses inside should not be moved without authorization, so he directly conducted an autopsy inside, and the rest of the people also went to search."
One person came to report, but Bai Yan said after listening, "Take him back, and only leave him inside."
Although the man didn't quite understand, he still went in with the order.
Xiao Jiuqin looked at him, "Why don't you investigate now? Check earlier in case you can find some clues."
"I'm afraid there might be some clues, but someone fished in troubled waters and ruined the clues." The lanterns on the street were dimly lit, half of Bai Yan's face was against the light, and Xiao Jiuqin fell into a daze.
"After everything before, I believe that there are still people hiding in the dark." He looked at the pedestrians who passed by from time to time, and most of them stopped to look this way. It was not until the officers and soldiers urged them to leave that they whispered curses and walked away.
The cold wind in the autumn night slowly picked up, Bai Yan's cheeks turned pale from the cold, Xiao Jiuqin got a big cloak for him from nowhere, "I know you have a fire in your heart, but now you can't fall down first."
"I won't fall down." Bai Yan wrapped the cloak tighter, and his mouth was full of white breath. Xiao Jiuqin took advantage of the night and no one noticed, held his cheek and rubbed it with the tip of his nose, as if he could shake himself The heat on my body has passed a little.
"I'm fine." When Bai Yan seldom showed his emotions, he got along well with Xiao Jiuqin during this time. After An's life passed for a long time, he ignored a lot of things. As soon as Master Ba's accident happened, he unexpectedly gave birth. Some feel like a world away.
Xiao Jiuqin didn't intend to continue persuading him. Although he didn't understand Mr. Ba, according to Bai Yan's temperament, there were not many people who could talk to him and get along well with him. Thinking about it this way, Mr. Ba To Bai Yan's death, it was a big blow.
The matter this time is not small, after all Lord Ba is a fourth-rank official, and the other party wiped him out, and the officers and soldiers surrounded the entire Ba mansion, and it didn't take long for the matter to spread.
When Huai Chun sent someone over, Bai Yan was about to go in to see the results of Wu Zuo's autopsy.
"My lord, the father-in-law sent a servant to send a message, saying that you need to get out of here earlier."
Bai Yan paused, turned to look at him, "Only this sentence?"
"One more thing," the little eunuch bowed his waist, holding a tray in his hand with a neat cloak on top, "my father-in-law said, His Majesty already knew about it, and there was someone who impeached His Majesty, saying Lord Ba saw you before he died."
After saying this, Bai Yan didn't respond, but Xiao Jiuqin frowned, "Who is it?"
The little eunuch was a little embarrassed.
Bai Yan patted Xiao Jiuqin's arm, "Forget it, don't embarrass people in Huai Chun." He didn't care, "Actually, I was already mentally prepared. Someone sent me that letter before, and the pretending The person who works as a cleaner has also seen me, and Master Ba has also seen me, and all these things are related to me. Even today, what do you still don’t understand?"
Bai Yan asked the little eunuch to return to his command, while he continued to go to Bafu.
"Bai Yan." Xiao Jiuqin grabbed his wrist, "Someone is staring at you now, just to harm you, be honest and follow me, or...you can also ask me to follow you."
Hearing what he said, Bai Yan hesitated. He undoubtedly wanted to be with Xiao Jiuqin all the time, but many things were messed up now, and he didn't know which to focus on first.
Xiao Jiuqin saw Bai Yan's hesitation and entanglement, he knew that he could no longer let Bai Yan run around, and he was still thinking about one thing, "You and I haven't made it clear yet."
"...I know." Bai Yan turned his head and smiled at him, "Don't worry, I didn't die when I was thrown into prison, but now I'm just some clowns, I have nothing to fear."
After speaking, he went in, and someone led him to the corpse.
Due to the delay in extinguishing the fire and the intensity of the fire, the charred bodies were stuck together, and it was impossible to tell how many people died in that place.
Several clerks from Dali Temple came, all sweating profusely, "My lord, according to the careful autopsy of the younger ones, the people in Bafu were burned alive, but the strange corpses are more concentrated, it should be caused by something difficult. The burnt stuff was bound together, and there were people here when the fire was full blown."
A gangster pointed to an inconspicuous place at the gate of the mansion, "A footprint is not very obvious, but judging from the footprints alone, the other party should be extremely tall."
The people from Dali Temple also pointed to the traces that had been cleared up on the ground and said, "This fire was not a temporary fire. To burn this mansion clean, it is not enough to use only a small amount of kerosene," the man picked up a bit of burnt soil , with some hesitation, "There is a smell of gunpowder, if it explodes first..."
"No, the fire starts first, and the explosion comes after." Xiao Jiuqin walked in, "The other party wanted to ignite the explosives first, but they didn't expect us to rush over, so they didn't have time to properly place the explosives. Simply set the fire on fire, and after such speculation, it is not difficult to understand why these people in Bafu were bound together."
From the very beginning, the opponent wanted to destroy the family, but Xiao Jiuqin and the others rushed over and disrupted the opponent's plan. The original plan to detonate the explosives first turned out to be messed up.
"They are not only trying to destroy the family, but there should be something they haven't found in Bafu, look over there..." Bai Yan pointed to a place, "That's the study room, and the smell of kerosene is the strongest there. "
Xiao Jiuqin and Bai Yan walked to the study room, and the air smelled of burnt paper, mixed with kerosene, which was particularly unpleasant.
Bai Yan squatted on the ground, the light of the lantern was faint, he stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on a certain corner without being too dirty, Xiao Jiuqin followed and walked to another direction, the distance between the two was less than three feet, they looked at each other, At the same time, a force was applied, and a piece of the floor instantly lifted.
"There is a secret passage inside." Xiao Jiuqin held Bai Yan down, "You wait here, I'll go down."
Bai Yan shook his head, "Find a few more people and join us." It was impossible for him to let Xiao Jiuqin take the risk alone.
It was beyond their expectation that a secret passage was found inside. Bai Yan directly returned Jin Yiwei to come over. The secret passage was not wide enough, so they each took daggers, and Xiao Jiuqin was the first to go down.
Bai Yan suddenly called him, "Xiao Jiuqin."
"Don't worry." Xiao Jiuqin shook his head at him. There were people present, and the two of them tried their best to restrain themselves, and they could hardly see anything wrong.
When their figures disappeared from sight, Bai Yan recruited the rest of the people, "Keep the Ba mansion well, and anyone who looks suspicious will be taken directly."
"Yes!"
He was wrapped in a cloak and stood in the dark passage without taking a step away.It didn't take long before it began to rain slowly, and the cool rain hit his face, Bai Yan's mind had never been so clear-headed like now.
"My lord, we are watching here, why don't you go to hide from the rain first?" Someone came to ask, Bai Yan shook his head, "It's nothing."
If Xiao Jiuqin wasn't in front of him, he would be beyond his reach, and probably wouldn't be able to control Xiao Jiuqin's place, but now that he was under his nose, how could Bai Yan leave at ease.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Bai Yan was wet. People from Dali Temple found him a bamboo hat, but Bai Yan did not refuse.
"It's really not the right time to rain..." Someone suddenly sighed, Bai Yan was slightly startled, and somehow remembered that day five years ago.
It is also the patter of rain, hitting the tiles like the sound of jade beads hitting a porcelain plate.Bai Yan was sitting in the corner of the cell, his body was cold and damp, and he was slowly shivering, he had been burned for several days.His whole body seemed to be soaked in water, his breathing was heavy, and the side with his back against the wall was a little more comfortable, but the coldness of the wall was not enough.
Bai Yan became delirious. He dreamed of many people, including his completely unfamiliar parents.
But from the beginning to the end, there seemed to be a layer of veil between them, Bai Yan couldn't see their faces clearly at all, as if standing on a single tree, with his parents whose faces couldn't be seen clearly in front of him, and the vast clouds behind him.
"Ayan..." The voice was hollow, "Mother" stretched out her hand towards him, "Ayan, mother misses you..."
Bai Yan stood there motionless, the face of "mother" in front of him seemed to be blurred again, this time even "father" called him, "A Yan, follow father and mother..."
Bai Yan began to hesitate, his parents were waiting for him.
"Ayan..."
Bai Yan took a step forward, and the figures of his parents became clearer again.
"Bai Yan!" Suddenly a call came from behind.
Bai Yan's footsteps stopped, he turned his head slowly, and saw a half-grown boy running towards him, but the next moment his pupils shrank suddenly, because the section not far away was collapsed.
"Stop!" Bai Yan yelled.
The young man paused, with a distressed expression, "A Yan..." The handsome face was full of grievances.
Bai Yan's heart softened suddenly, and he couldn't express any temper immediately.
However, the next moment, the voices of his parents sounded again, Bai Yan looked back and hesitated for a moment.
"A Yan, there is no one who cares about you here anymore, follow your parents." The mother's face was always shrouded in mist, but Bai Yan just felt that that face should be gentle, and his father would rub his Head, smiled and asked him to write.
Yes, what my parents said was right, there is no one who cares about him here anymore, Bai Yan turned around and continued to walk in the direction of his parents, the lingering clouds and mist passed through his fingertips, he grabbed it lightly, but Caught empty.
"Bai Yan, don't go!" The young man got anxious and called out to him, "I care about you, my father and mother are also your parents, and I have two older brothers, just wait for me..."
Bai Yan turned his head again, and saw the young man running towards him.
There is a bottomless abyss on both sides, and there is also a broken log in front, Bai Yan's eyes tightened, and he spoke to stop it, but the young man jumped over the broken log, and stood firmly on it.
The distance between the two was only a few feet, and for some reason, Bai Yan felt that the person seemed to be far away.
"My parents are calling me." Bai Yan didn't know why he had to explain, but the boy frowned as soon as he spoke, "I'm calling you too."
"But you and I are not relatives." After Bai Yan finished speaking, he saw the young man's expression became even uglier, "You and I have been lying in the same bed for ten years, how can we not be relatives?"
He seemed very angry, and added dissatisfiedly, "You don't have to admit it, but I propose to you now, and you marry me."
"After marrying you, you are my wife, and we are also a family from then on."
Like a child playing house, Bai Yan laughed, "How can you be such a mess?"
"If you don't mess around, my daughter-in-law will follow Master Taishan and Master Taishui!" The young man gritted his teeth angrily, "Bai Yan, turn around quickly and follow me back."
His tone gradually lowered, and Bai Yan could hear a little grievance from his words.
"A Yan..." His parents called behind him, and Bai Yan was suddenly in a dilemma.
For some reason, even though he didn't know who this boy was, he felt extremely familiar, and his feet began to move slowly in that direction. The boy was overjoyed, but the next moment, his parents behind him suddenly scolded him loudly.
Bai Yan paused and looked back, his parents seemed to be forcing him, "This is the last time, parents are leaving, if you don't follow us, you will never see us again .”
Stuck on his feet, Bai Yan looked at the young man, his heart was clearly sore, but he still smiled at him, "I'm sorry, I still..."
"Bai Yan!" The boy's expression changed.
Having made a decision, and fearing that he would regret it again, Bai Yan turned around and left, unexpectedly the voice of the young man behind him suddenly rose, Bai Yan was startled, and when he looked back, he saw that the young man was too anxious to run, his feet stepped on the air, and his whole body turned towards him. Lean down sideways.
"Xiao Jiuqin!" The name seemed to erupt from the bottom of his heart, and Bai Yan suddenly woke up.
"woke up?"
Bai Yan opened his eyes, and saw himself lying on the ground. Several people were standing in front of him, and one of them stepped on his shoulder. "Did you dream about something good? You turned pale with fright?"
The man smiled, "Dreaming in this place, you are not far from death."
Bai Yan was still a little dazed, the nightmare and reality intersected, he hadn't gotten out of it for a while, but the next moment he was lifted roughly, and the other party threw him against the wall, and Bai Yan's scarred back sprang up even more. A sharp pain.
"Did you know?" The man laughed, "Pingjin Hou Shizi is dead!"
Bai Yan's pupils shrank suddenly, and he stared at the man closely, "You are talking nonsense."
"Don't believe me?" The man shook his head, "Thousands of arrows pierced the heart, tsk tsk, I was shot into a sieve, I heard that the corpses were all destroyed, and I couldn't put it together, how about it, don't you feel miserable?"
The man pinched Bai Yan's chin, "It's your fate, something happened to the Marquis of Pingjin, you should stay in the imperial prison."
Bai Yan's eyes were red, "Pingjin Hou Shizi is for the country and the people, you wait for the scum to take pleasure in other's misfortune, are you worthy of him?!"
"Oh," the man sneered, "what does he have to do with me being a hero?"
As if to provoke Bai Yan on purpose, "Without him, Prince Pingjin, there would still be Prince Huaiyang, Prince Yuyang," he grabbed Bai Yan by the throat, "Why are you so angry, but you are being punished by the Marquis of Pingjin?" After raising them for a few years, they are like loyal dogs, now that their son is dead, who do you think can take care of you?"
"Do you think I care?" Bai Yan had difficulty breathing, but he suddenly smiled wickedly, "As you said, I'm just a dog raised by them, so it doesn't matter if I save it or not, but you... I'm afraid there is more than that to be plotted?"
"A smart man just gave birth to an elm head." As soon as the man let go, Bai Yan fell heavily to the ground.
The bone seemed to be broken, Bai Yan bit his lip, forcing himself to swallow the pain that came to his mouth.
"Why do you think you need it?" The man knelt down and patted Bai Yan's face, "Just make a fingerprint and change the master, and you will have a bright future in the future. What is the Pingjin Marquis Mansion? What does their glory have to do with you? You go straight to the sky, isn't it good?"
"And I'm not afraid to tell you that the Marquis of Pingjin's building is about to collapse now. Once the prince of Marquis Pingjin dies, how can the old and the young be able to withstand the blow? Now there is only Xiao Jiuqin left in the Marquis of Pingjin's mansion, oh, and A terminally ill Mrs. Hou, you say what's the use of insisting on it now?"
"Didn't Xiao Jiuqin try to save me?" Bai Yan intentionally looked panicked for a moment, but quickly disappeared.
The man saw the change in his expression at a glance, and he suddenly had a bottom line in his heart.
He continued to add embellishments, "That kid can't even take care of himself, and that Mrs. Hou probably won't last long, how can you think of you?"
"You are suffering every day in the imperial prison, how have they ever thought of you?"
"I don't believe it." Bai Yan argued weakly.
The man looked at him even more sarcastically, "Don't believe it?" He pointed to his feet, "We can all come in, how can you Xiao Jiuqin not come in, it is indeed difficult to save you, but find a way to come in and see Isn't it hard to see?"
Bai Yan turned his head.
"So they just don't want to save you, otherwise, how could they stop him in such a place?"
Hearing this, Bai Yan finally said, "You said it too, it's not easy to save me, Xiao Jiuqin can't save me, can you?"
"Oh," the other party smiled when he heard the words, "it's not difficult to save you," he glanced in the direction of the palace, "don't talk about saving you out, it's okay to let you go straight to the sky. But, the key is, you know I don't know people."
"Go straight up?" Bai Yan seemed to be convinced by him, "I want power, how much can you give me?"
The man stared at Bai Yan, as if to see if he was lying, but Bai Yan's smile widened, "At least I should be made a Marquis and Prime Minister, otherwise, wouldn't the crimes I have suffered now be in vain?"
He sat up slowly, with bruises on his face, but he did not hide his handsomeness at all, "After all, it is the Pingjin Hou Mansion that has raised me for ten years. At least the things you give me should be generous, so I won't betray you." Look forward and backward."
"You mean what you say?" Bai Yan suddenly changed his attitude, the man looked suspicious, "Didn't you lie to us?"
"Of course not." Bai Yan's eyes were black and his hands were finely pinched, "Look at the wounds on my body, I've had enough." He looked up at the top of the prison, "I have no backbone, I have been enduring it before, but there is still a glimmer of hope, but since Xiao Jiuqin doesn't care about me, if I continue to wait hopelessly like this, I will be asking for my own death."
"People, you have to live to have a good life."
"That's right, being alive is more important than anything else." The man got Bai Yan up, and ordered someone to prepare enough cold food powder, clean clothes and food for him.
"Before eating, sign this first." The man brought the pen and paper to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan only had time to read it quickly and write down the content, then slowly wrote down his name, and pressed a blood-red fingerprint.
"Okay." Seeing Bai Yan sign the signature, the man sat in front of him, "Next, let's talk about the secrets of the Marquis of Pingjin, such as who the Marquis of Pingjin made friends with in private, or... this Beidi beat him up. For most of my life, I still haven’t seen significant results like this.”
"You don't even leave half a way to survive." Bai Yan leaned back, rubbing a pack of cold food powder in his hand, his hands were already shaking, and cold sweat slowly soaked out from his temples, but it took only a while , The clothes behind him have been soaked in a large area.
Bai Yan knew that this was a sign of a seizure. A few days ago they forcefully pressed him down and fed him Hanshi powder, but now he is addicted to it. If he doesn't take it for a long time, his mind will be in a trance, as if his soul has left his body. It was also like countless little bugs crawling around on his body, biting his heart and lungs...
He gritted his teeth, and the man stared at him with interest, "Didn't I give you all the cold food powder? Why don't you use it? Is it because you still don't want it?"
As soon as he said this, Bai Yan sneered, "You don't know what this thing is, and you urged me to use it, and finally became addicted, so you can control me?"
He seemed to suddenly catch fire, and swept away the food on the table, his eyes were bloodshot, "I can't tell you the secrets about the Pingjin Marquis Mansion right now."
"What do you mean? Repent?" The man's expression was not good.
Bai Yan smiled, "If I foolishly recruit everything now to help you bring down the Pingjin Hou Mansion, I'm afraid the only thing waiting for me is death."
Through his attack, he simply expressed all his grievances, "Aside from those factors, now you and I are doing business, so it's better to make some things clear, and if you want to get some news from me, don't you ask me first?" Let me get some benefits?"
"What's the benefit?"
"Let me out." Bai Yan said with a calm face, "If I tell you all the secrets, and you don't believe me and let me go, wouldn't I lose my wife and lose my army?"
Bai Yan was very vigilant, the other party stared at him for a long time and finally agreed, "Yes."
The two reached a consensus, and Bai Yan had a restful day, but before he tried his best to escape, another accident happened in Beijiang.
This time, it was the Second Young Master Pingjinhou who had an accident.
When Bai Yan heard the news, he almost recklessly fought with the person in front of him.His hands were shaking, and his eyes were in a daze for a moment, as if he couldn't see anything.
How could something happen to someone as powerful as Uncle Xiao?
"What's going on?" Bai Yan tried his best to suppress his emotions, forcing himself to calm down. The other party seemed to be deliberately telling him the news, and then came to observe his reaction.
"What else could be going on, Beidi is coming fiercely, the opponent is strong and strong, how can Daliang's wine bags and food bags be beaten?" His face was full of sarcasm, "Pingjinhou has been on the battlefield for decades, but he did not expect to fall into the opponent's trap The second son of the Hou Mansion wanted to rescue him, but he managed to save him, but he didn't expect that he would be attacked instead."
"Marquis Pingjin is in a coma now, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. As for the second young master, he is actually much better than the elder son. At least he left a whole body."
The man was still talking, and Bai Yan clenched his hands tightly. If what he said was true, then now...
The Marquis of Pingjin was in chaos.
Bai Yan's heart ached, how could Mrs. Hou's body withstand such a blow, and Xiao Jiuqin...
Bai Yan couldn't hide his worry, the man smiled lightly, "Why, are you sad now?"
While teasing and poking a knife at Bai Yan's heart, the man chuckled, "You said you were lucky, the Marquis of Pingjin is in a mess right now, you just happened to hide for a while."
"Shut up!" Bai Yan finally couldn't bear it.
What was keeping secret, what was making a decision before acting, what was being false and submissive, Bai Yan's mind exploded, and a stern shout made the other party tremble in fright.
After hearing such news, how could Bai Yan force himself to be rational, he rushed towards that person regardless, as if as long as he killed this person, those things about death would no longer exist.
Afterwards, Bai Yan thought about it countless times. He was young and frivolous at that time, thinking that he could break through the predicament. He tried to save himself, but he still couldn't hold back at the last moment.
But in all fairness, when he heard such bad news, unless he was really indifferent, how could he not change his face.
"My lord..." The person beside him called him, and Bai Yan came back to his senses, finally there was some movement in the secret passage.
He took a closer look, and after a while, Jin Yiwei appeared one after another.
But after waiting, he didn't see Xiao Jiuqin coming out, and his heart sank suddenly.
Bai Yan's face changed abruptly, "Where's Lord Hou?"
"Master Hou is not with us, he..."
Bai Yan was about to jump down regardless of 21, but everyone didn't react. The next moment, an ape arm stopped Bai Yan, "Why are you rushing in?!"
Xiao Jiuqin still wanted to teach Bai Yan a lesson, but he didn't expect Bai Yan to wrap his arms around his waist directly, "Where have you been?!"
The anxiety on his face couldn't be faked, Xiao Jiuqin was taken aback and forgot to explain.
Bai Yan's eyes were red, and he stared straight at Xiao Jiuqin, "Can you stop worrying me?"
What he said was simple, but Xiao Jiuqin could hear a trace of sadness from his words, as if he had worried Bai Yan in the past.
"It's okay, nothing will happen to me." Although it was night
The man was extremely fast, Xiao Jiuqin's eyes froze, and he followed him over the wall.
On the other side, Bai Yan chased people away from Xiao Jiuqin and called people to guard the streets near the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"My lord, now..." A person moved to Bai Yan's side with a look of panic.
"Chuan Xin and Jin Yiwei, search and arrest the whole city." Bai Yan's expression was not good, and the man's heart skipped a beat when he saw it.
"But the Metropolitan Procuratorate can't order Jin Yiwei, Beizhen Fusi..."
"Let's say it's the eunuch Huai Chun's order." Bai Yan used Huai Chun's name not once or twice. If it was in the past, he would probably still be jealous of the one in the palace, but now the emperor is obsessed with alchemy. Not to mention telling the emperor, he might not even be able to deliver the words to the emperor right now.
"Go!" Seeing that the man was still hesitating, Bai Yan almost kicked him.
"If you tell people to run away, everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be in trouble."
It happened so suddenly, except for Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin, everyone else was still in a daze.
The censor at the top was not there, and Bai Yan, like a monkey who became the king of the mountain, called people to check the places where the archives and booklets of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were placed one by one.
Then he took a few people out, and as soon as he left the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he went to meet Xiao Jiuqin.
"Where are you going?!" Xiao Jiuqin's sleeve was torn off a piece, his hands were still stained with blood, and his forehead seemed to have been scratched by something.
"Injured?" Bai Yan was more reactive than Xiao Jiuqin, grabbing his sleeve and looking around, "Isn't it the best martial arts in the world? Why are you injured all over your body!"
He stared at the wound on Xiao Jiuqin's face, feeling very distressed, and wanted to take him back immediately for a doctor to take a good look at it, but the current situation didn't allow it.
In the clear eyes, it was difficult to hide the complicated emotions, and Xiao Jiuqin suddenly felt that a little injury seemed to be fine.
But afraid that Bai Yan would be worried, he still smiled humorously, "Who told you that I am the best in martial arts?" Probably thinking of the old things in the past, he squeezed Bai Yan's chin amusingly, "Don't say that I am the best in the world, or that I am the best in the world." No. [-] in the world, but he suffered some injuries the size of sesame seeds and mung beans, so it’s fine.”
It was not appropriate for the two of them to stand at the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He simply brought them in, and said as he walked, "I have chased them, but one escaped, and judging from the direction they fled, it seems that there are other accomplices, but there is Jin Yiwei." After chasing after him, I came back first, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has not thoroughly checked it out, if there is another fish that slipped through the net..."
Bai Yan found the taste after listening, he blinked, "Are you worried about me?"
"That's not true." Xiao Jiuqin was not ashamed to admit it, everyone told him to kiss him before, and it was just the last step, so what else was inconvenient to say!
Compared with his calmness, Mr. Bo's earlobe was rarely red, "I thought of what you thought of, and I have already asked someone to investigate."
Just as he was talking, a person hurried over, "My lord, a corpse was found in the warehouse behind the yard. It has already rotted, and the assistant is checking his identity."
Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin looked at each other and hurried over.Xiao Jiuqin didn't bother to look at the wounds on his body, he just rubbed them roughly.
When they got there, many people had already surrounded them. When they saw Bai Yan, they subconsciously parted ways to let the two of them in.
Wu Zuo was invited from Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate died, and Dali Temple couldn't ignore it, so a temple official came, and Jin Yiwei also came with a general banner, but the criminal department in charge of the trial was nowhere to be seen. .
"Have you found out who it is?" Bai Yan frowned slowly when he walked over and saw the corpse on the ground.
It was said to be a corpse, but in fact it was already rotten.
This warehouse has been abandoned, and no one would come here on weekdays, and because of the low terrain, it had been raining a while ago, causing a puddle of water to accumulate here, and the deceased was soaked in the water. After a long time, the body was swollen/ Swelling, maggots wriggled in the water, and those who couldn't bear it vomited directly.
Xiao Jiuqin subconsciously blocked Bai Yan's sight, but was pushed away by Bai Yan.
His complexion was a little bad, but he was still calm, and he asked Wu Zuo.
Wu Zuo is a man in his 40s, and he usually does this job, but he still spat, "The murderer did it on purpose, if it wasn't for the corpse's wrist hanging outside the water beach, there happened to be a birthmark that was obvious, and it just rotted away." The dead body that looks like a ghost, Lord Yan can't even tell who this person is."
After finishing speaking, a person from the Metropolitan Procuratorate handed Bai Yan a pamphlet, "It has been verified, it is a regular nine-rank procurator from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, named Zhang Yun, and I met with Youqian Du Yushi ten days ago. He disappeared after seeing him, and there are not many people who know him well, so no one has noticed his absence for many days."
"You're a man who says he doesn't see him, so you never suspect him?" The man from Dali Temple was pulling his face, and the man who had just opened his mouth was stalking, but he still explained, "This man has a weird temper. As a loner, no one wants to talk to him after a long time, and he disappeared several times in the past, so I didn't think much about it this time."
"Isn't it a coincidence that it disappeared for a long time like this?" Xiao Jiuqin asked, frowning slowly.
"Yes, he is really difficult to get along with, and he can't speak, so he has no sense of existence."
Speaking of this, Bai Yan has completely changed his face, he hurried out, Xiao Jiuqin was startled, and the next moment he heard Bai Yan calling someone as he walked, "Hurry up and take someone to Bafu, there is also this place where you can live , Enclosed, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Xiao Jiuqin was baffled by his sudden action, Bai Yan glanced at him, and hurriedly urged, "Have someone take you to Bafu, hurry up!"
While Xiao Jiuqin nodded, he did not forget to ask, "Which Mr. Ba?"
"Youqian Capital Censor."
Bai Yan's eyes were dim, and he really thought that all his speculations were false, but one after another incident made him have to plan for the worst.
When he rushed to the street where Dabafu was located, his subordinates suddenly exclaimed, "My lord, look over there!"
When Bai Yan looked up, he saw that the direction the other party was pointing at was blazing into the sky. People on the street stopped to watch, and those who were looking lively also ran towards the direction of the fire.
Bai Yan didn't dare to delay any longer, so he hurriedly told people to hurry up, when he arrived at the gate of Bafu, Bai Yan froze, the raging fire seemed to destroy the world, and the autumn wind was engulfing him even more turbulent.
"Bai Yan." Xiao Jiuqin grabbed the stunned Bai Yan, "What are you doing?!"
Bai Yan was brought back to his senses by the noise next to his ear, and only after he saw it did he realize that he was walking into the mansion unconsciously.
Thick smoke soared into the sky, and the fire made bricks and tiles crackle and explode. Dozens of people kept pouring water into it, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger. He vaguely heard the cries of children...and the screams of adults.
"Xiao Jiuqin," Bai Yan clung tightly to Xiao Jiuqin's arm, his voice was barely audible in the noisy environment, "There are still people inside."
He seemed to have been sucked out of his soul, his eyes were gradually red, his voice was hoarse, and he was almost trying to save his stomach full of pain, "They...are innocent..."
"Xiao Jiuqin..." The veins on the back of Bai Yan's hands bulged, and Xiao Jiuqin was in pain from his grip. Seeing Bai Yan like this, he hugged him into his arms, "I'm sorry, I was late."
Even Xiao Jiuqin, who was used to seeing life and death, couldn't help but regret at this moment, if it could have been earlier.
It might even save the people inside.
The gate of Ba Mansion was closed tightly before, and fire oil was poured inside, and the smell wafted along the wind. Not long after the nearby people gathered around, there was a dull explosion, and then the courtyard began to spread the flames.
Many people wanted to break open the door, but seven or eight strong men failed to push the door open, and then the scorching fire rushed higher and farther away.
Xiao Jiuqin and the others rushed one step too late, and it was the time when the autumn wind took advantage of it, and the fire was mixed with crackling sounds, and no one could get closer.
"Why did you think that something happened in Bafu?" Xiao Jiuqin took Bai Yan to a dark place, first kissed his forehead comfortingly, and asked in a low voice while holding his hand.
"The last person Zhang Yun met was Yushi Youqiandu, Lord Ba, and I originally thought that the corpse was the Sanchao who had been swapped, but... I didn't expect to pull out another person." Bai Yan His eyes dimmed when he mentioned Mr. Ba.
It wasn't long before I met Mr. Ba, and it was clear that he was still in front of him at that time.
He unconsciously stroked Xiao Jiuqin's sleeve with his fingertips, and what kept flashing in his mind was the previous meeting with Mr. Ba and that Sasao.It seems that there is something else that he ignored...
Bai Yan suddenly raised his head, "No."
Xiao Jiuqin was taken aback by his reaction, "What's wrong?" But Bai Yan ignored him and walked straight out.
He shouted, "What did you find again?"
"No, no, nothing..." Bai Yan called the nearest Jin Yiwei over as he spoke, "Please go check it out, in the past half a month, no, in the past month, all the people who have met Mr. Ba will be excluded. If the number of times is less than three times, in addition, if possible, the servants of Bafu will also be checked."
"How is it possible!" the man from Dali Temple said at the right time, "Not to mention that everyone in the Ba Mansion has seen it, but Mr. Ba has seen countless people in this month. How can we find out?"
His hostility towards Bai Yan is very inexplicable, "The censor's duty is 'exclusively to investigate and rectify internal and external departments', not to investigate cases, Mr. Bai doesn't even understand the principle of Yue Zu acting as a substitute, if there is something strange in it, it will naturally be up to us Check, you still..."
"Boom!" Xiao Jiuqin kicked the person far away with one kick, but he cleverly used it well, it only looked serious, but it didn't hurt the opponent's vitals.
After he kicked the Dali Temple into the air, Bai Yan looked at the rest of the people indifferently, "Do you want to check?"
"Investigate, of course we need to investigate..." Everyone was taken aback by the rough behavior of the two of them. Jin Yiwei spoke first, and the people who were brought by the temple also quickly expressed their views. Only then did Bai Yan ease his expression.
Until the night fell, the fire in Bafu was slowly extinguished.
Xiao Jiuqin was always by Bai Yan's side.
"My lord, Wu Zuo said that the corpses inside should not be moved without authorization, so he directly conducted an autopsy inside, and the rest of the people also went to search."
One person came to report, but Bai Yan said after listening, "Take him back, and only leave him inside."
Although the man didn't quite understand, he still went in with the order.
Xiao Jiuqin looked at him, "Why don't you investigate now? Check earlier in case you can find some clues."
"I'm afraid there might be some clues, but someone fished in troubled waters and ruined the clues." The lanterns on the street were dimly lit, half of Bai Yan's face was against the light, and Xiao Jiuqin fell into a daze.
"After everything before, I believe that there are still people hiding in the dark." He looked at the pedestrians who passed by from time to time, and most of them stopped to look this way. It was not until the officers and soldiers urged them to leave that they whispered curses and walked away.
The cold wind in the autumn night slowly picked up, Bai Yan's cheeks turned pale from the cold, Xiao Jiuqin got a big cloak for him from nowhere, "I know you have a fire in your heart, but now you can't fall down first."
"I won't fall down." Bai Yan wrapped the cloak tighter, and his mouth was full of white breath. Xiao Jiuqin took advantage of the night and no one noticed, held his cheek and rubbed it with the tip of his nose, as if he could shake himself The heat on my body has passed a little.
"I'm fine." When Bai Yan seldom showed his emotions, he got along well with Xiao Jiuqin during this time. After An's life passed for a long time, he ignored a lot of things. As soon as Master Ba's accident happened, he unexpectedly gave birth. Some feel like a world away.
Xiao Jiuqin didn't intend to continue persuading him. Although he didn't understand Mr. Ba, according to Bai Yan's temperament, there were not many people who could talk to him and get along well with him. Thinking about it this way, Mr. Ba To Bai Yan's death, it was a big blow.
The matter this time is not small, after all Lord Ba is a fourth-rank official, and the other party wiped him out, and the officers and soldiers surrounded the entire Ba mansion, and it didn't take long for the matter to spread.
When Huai Chun sent someone over, Bai Yan was about to go in to see the results of Wu Zuo's autopsy.
"My lord, the father-in-law sent a servant to send a message, saying that you need to get out of here earlier."
Bai Yan paused, turned to look at him, "Only this sentence?"
"One more thing," the little eunuch bowed his waist, holding a tray in his hand with a neat cloak on top, "my father-in-law said, His Majesty already knew about it, and there was someone who impeached His Majesty, saying Lord Ba saw you before he died."
After saying this, Bai Yan didn't respond, but Xiao Jiuqin frowned, "Who is it?"
The little eunuch was a little embarrassed.
Bai Yan patted Xiao Jiuqin's arm, "Forget it, don't embarrass people in Huai Chun." He didn't care, "Actually, I was already mentally prepared. Someone sent me that letter before, and the pretending The person who works as a cleaner has also seen me, and Master Ba has also seen me, and all these things are related to me. Even today, what do you still don’t understand?"
Bai Yan asked the little eunuch to return to his command, while he continued to go to Bafu.
"Bai Yan." Xiao Jiuqin grabbed his wrist, "Someone is staring at you now, just to harm you, be honest and follow me, or...you can also ask me to follow you."
Hearing what he said, Bai Yan hesitated. He undoubtedly wanted to be with Xiao Jiuqin all the time, but many things were messed up now, and he didn't know which to focus on first.
Xiao Jiuqin saw Bai Yan's hesitation and entanglement, he knew that he could no longer let Bai Yan run around, and he was still thinking about one thing, "You and I haven't made it clear yet."
"...I know." Bai Yan turned his head and smiled at him, "Don't worry, I didn't die when I was thrown into prison, but now I'm just some clowns, I have nothing to fear."
After speaking, he went in, and someone led him to the corpse.
Due to the delay in extinguishing the fire and the intensity of the fire, the charred bodies were stuck together, and it was impossible to tell how many people died in that place.
Several clerks from Dali Temple came, all sweating profusely, "My lord, according to the careful autopsy of the younger ones, the people in Bafu were burned alive, but the strange corpses are more concentrated, it should be caused by something difficult. The burnt stuff was bound together, and there were people here when the fire was full blown."
A gangster pointed to an inconspicuous place at the gate of the mansion, "A footprint is not very obvious, but judging from the footprints alone, the other party should be extremely tall."
The people from Dali Temple also pointed to the traces that had been cleared up on the ground and said, "This fire was not a temporary fire. To burn this mansion clean, it is not enough to use only a small amount of kerosene," the man picked up a bit of burnt soil , with some hesitation, "There is a smell of gunpowder, if it explodes first..."
"No, the fire starts first, and the explosion comes after." Xiao Jiuqin walked in, "The other party wanted to ignite the explosives first, but they didn't expect us to rush over, so they didn't have time to properly place the explosives. Simply set the fire on fire, and after such speculation, it is not difficult to understand why these people in Bafu were bound together."
From the very beginning, the opponent wanted to destroy the family, but Xiao Jiuqin and the others rushed over and disrupted the opponent's plan. The original plan to detonate the explosives first turned out to be messed up.
"They are not only trying to destroy the family, but there should be something they haven't found in Bafu, look over there..." Bai Yan pointed to a place, "That's the study room, and the smell of kerosene is the strongest there. "
Xiao Jiuqin and Bai Yan walked to the study room, and the air smelled of burnt paper, mixed with kerosene, which was particularly unpleasant.
Bai Yan squatted on the ground, the light of the lantern was faint, he stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on a certain corner without being too dirty, Xiao Jiuqin followed and walked to another direction, the distance between the two was less than three feet, they looked at each other, At the same time, a force was applied, and a piece of the floor instantly lifted.
"There is a secret passage inside." Xiao Jiuqin held Bai Yan down, "You wait here, I'll go down."
Bai Yan shook his head, "Find a few more people and join us." It was impossible for him to let Xiao Jiuqin take the risk alone.
It was beyond their expectation that a secret passage was found inside. Bai Yan directly returned Jin Yiwei to come over. The secret passage was not wide enough, so they each took daggers, and Xiao Jiuqin was the first to go down.
Bai Yan suddenly called him, "Xiao Jiuqin."
"Don't worry." Xiao Jiuqin shook his head at him. There were people present, and the two of them tried their best to restrain themselves, and they could hardly see anything wrong.
When their figures disappeared from sight, Bai Yan recruited the rest of the people, "Keep the Ba mansion well, and anyone who looks suspicious will be taken directly."
"Yes!"
He was wrapped in a cloak and stood in the dark passage without taking a step away.It didn't take long before it began to rain slowly, and the cool rain hit his face, Bai Yan's mind had never been so clear-headed like now.
"My lord, we are watching here, why don't you go to hide from the rain first?" Someone came to ask, Bai Yan shook his head, "It's nothing."
If Xiao Jiuqin wasn't in front of him, he would be beyond his reach, and probably wouldn't be able to control Xiao Jiuqin's place, but now that he was under his nose, how could Bai Yan leave at ease.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Bai Yan was wet. People from Dali Temple found him a bamboo hat, but Bai Yan did not refuse.
"It's really not the right time to rain..." Someone suddenly sighed, Bai Yan was slightly startled, and somehow remembered that day five years ago.
It is also the patter of rain, hitting the tiles like the sound of jade beads hitting a porcelain plate.Bai Yan was sitting in the corner of the cell, his body was cold and damp, and he was slowly shivering, he had been burned for several days.His whole body seemed to be soaked in water, his breathing was heavy, and the side with his back against the wall was a little more comfortable, but the coldness of the wall was not enough.
Bai Yan became delirious. He dreamed of many people, including his completely unfamiliar parents.
But from the beginning to the end, there seemed to be a layer of veil between them, Bai Yan couldn't see their faces clearly at all, as if standing on a single tree, with his parents whose faces couldn't be seen clearly in front of him, and the vast clouds behind him.
"Ayan..." The voice was hollow, "Mother" stretched out her hand towards him, "Ayan, mother misses you..."
Bai Yan stood there motionless, the face of "mother" in front of him seemed to be blurred again, this time even "father" called him, "A Yan, follow father and mother..."
Bai Yan began to hesitate, his parents were waiting for him.
"Ayan..."
Bai Yan took a step forward, and the figures of his parents became clearer again.
"Bai Yan!" Suddenly a call came from behind.
Bai Yan's footsteps stopped, he turned his head slowly, and saw a half-grown boy running towards him, but the next moment his pupils shrank suddenly, because the section not far away was collapsed.
"Stop!" Bai Yan yelled.
The young man paused, with a distressed expression, "A Yan..." The handsome face was full of grievances.
Bai Yan's heart softened suddenly, and he couldn't express any temper immediately.
However, the next moment, the voices of his parents sounded again, Bai Yan looked back and hesitated for a moment.
"A Yan, there is no one who cares about you here anymore, follow your parents." The mother's face was always shrouded in mist, but Bai Yan just felt that that face should be gentle, and his father would rub his Head, smiled and asked him to write.
Yes, what my parents said was right, there is no one who cares about him here anymore, Bai Yan turned around and continued to walk in the direction of his parents, the lingering clouds and mist passed through his fingertips, he grabbed it lightly, but Caught empty.
"Bai Yan, don't go!" The young man got anxious and called out to him, "I care about you, my father and mother are also your parents, and I have two older brothers, just wait for me..."
Bai Yan turned his head again, and saw the young man running towards him.
There is a bottomless abyss on both sides, and there is also a broken log in front, Bai Yan's eyes tightened, and he spoke to stop it, but the young man jumped over the broken log, and stood firmly on it.
The distance between the two was only a few feet, and for some reason, Bai Yan felt that the person seemed to be far away.
"My parents are calling me." Bai Yan didn't know why he had to explain, but the boy frowned as soon as he spoke, "I'm calling you too."
"But you and I are not relatives." After Bai Yan finished speaking, he saw the young man's expression became even uglier, "You and I have been lying in the same bed for ten years, how can we not be relatives?"
He seemed very angry, and added dissatisfiedly, "You don't have to admit it, but I propose to you now, and you marry me."
"After marrying you, you are my wife, and we are also a family from then on."
Like a child playing house, Bai Yan laughed, "How can you be such a mess?"
"If you don't mess around, my daughter-in-law will follow Master Taishan and Master Taishui!" The young man gritted his teeth angrily, "Bai Yan, turn around quickly and follow me back."
His tone gradually lowered, and Bai Yan could hear a little grievance from his words.
"A Yan..." His parents called behind him, and Bai Yan was suddenly in a dilemma.
For some reason, even though he didn't know who this boy was, he felt extremely familiar, and his feet began to move slowly in that direction. The boy was overjoyed, but the next moment, his parents behind him suddenly scolded him loudly.
Bai Yan paused and looked back, his parents seemed to be forcing him, "This is the last time, parents are leaving, if you don't follow us, you will never see us again .”
Stuck on his feet, Bai Yan looked at the young man, his heart was clearly sore, but he still smiled at him, "I'm sorry, I still..."
"Bai Yan!" The boy's expression changed.
Having made a decision, and fearing that he would regret it again, Bai Yan turned around and left, unexpectedly the voice of the young man behind him suddenly rose, Bai Yan was startled, and when he looked back, he saw that the young man was too anxious to run, his feet stepped on the air, and his whole body turned towards him. Lean down sideways.
"Xiao Jiuqin!" The name seemed to erupt from the bottom of his heart, and Bai Yan suddenly woke up.
"woke up?"
Bai Yan opened his eyes, and saw himself lying on the ground. Several people were standing in front of him, and one of them stepped on his shoulder. "Did you dream about something good? You turned pale with fright?"
The man smiled, "Dreaming in this place, you are not far from death."
Bai Yan was still a little dazed, the nightmare and reality intersected, he hadn't gotten out of it for a while, but the next moment he was lifted roughly, and the other party threw him against the wall, and Bai Yan's scarred back sprang up even more. A sharp pain.
"Did you know?" The man laughed, "Pingjin Hou Shizi is dead!"
Bai Yan's pupils shrank suddenly, and he stared at the man closely, "You are talking nonsense."
"Don't believe me?" The man shook his head, "Thousands of arrows pierced the heart, tsk tsk, I was shot into a sieve, I heard that the corpses were all destroyed, and I couldn't put it together, how about it, don't you feel miserable?"
The man pinched Bai Yan's chin, "It's your fate, something happened to the Marquis of Pingjin, you should stay in the imperial prison."
Bai Yan's eyes were red, "Pingjin Hou Shizi is for the country and the people, you wait for the scum to take pleasure in other's misfortune, are you worthy of him?!"
"Oh," the man sneered, "what does he have to do with me being a hero?"
As if to provoke Bai Yan on purpose, "Without him, Prince Pingjin, there would still be Prince Huaiyang, Prince Yuyang," he grabbed Bai Yan by the throat, "Why are you so angry, but you are being punished by the Marquis of Pingjin?" After raising them for a few years, they are like loyal dogs, now that their son is dead, who do you think can take care of you?"
"Do you think I care?" Bai Yan had difficulty breathing, but he suddenly smiled wickedly, "As you said, I'm just a dog raised by them, so it doesn't matter if I save it or not, but you... I'm afraid there is more than that to be plotted?"
"A smart man just gave birth to an elm head." As soon as the man let go, Bai Yan fell heavily to the ground.
The bone seemed to be broken, Bai Yan bit his lip, forcing himself to swallow the pain that came to his mouth.
"Why do you think you need it?" The man knelt down and patted Bai Yan's face, "Just make a fingerprint and change the master, and you will have a bright future in the future. What is the Pingjin Marquis Mansion? What does their glory have to do with you? You go straight to the sky, isn't it good?"
"And I'm not afraid to tell you that the Marquis of Pingjin's building is about to collapse now. Once the prince of Marquis Pingjin dies, how can the old and the young be able to withstand the blow? Now there is only Xiao Jiuqin left in the Marquis of Pingjin's mansion, oh, and A terminally ill Mrs. Hou, you say what's the use of insisting on it now?"
"Didn't Xiao Jiuqin try to save me?" Bai Yan intentionally looked panicked for a moment, but quickly disappeared.
The man saw the change in his expression at a glance, and he suddenly had a bottom line in his heart.
He continued to add embellishments, "That kid can't even take care of himself, and that Mrs. Hou probably won't last long, how can you think of you?"
"You are suffering every day in the imperial prison, how have they ever thought of you?"
"I don't believe it." Bai Yan argued weakly.
The man looked at him even more sarcastically, "Don't believe it?" He pointed to his feet, "We can all come in, how can you Xiao Jiuqin not come in, it is indeed difficult to save you, but find a way to come in and see Isn't it hard to see?"
Bai Yan turned his head.
"So they just don't want to save you, otherwise, how could they stop him in such a place?"
Hearing this, Bai Yan finally said, "You said it too, it's not easy to save me, Xiao Jiuqin can't save me, can you?"
"Oh," the other party smiled when he heard the words, "it's not difficult to save you," he glanced in the direction of the palace, "don't talk about saving you out, it's okay to let you go straight to the sky. But, the key is, you know I don't know people."
"Go straight up?" Bai Yan seemed to be convinced by him, "I want power, how much can you give me?"
The man stared at Bai Yan, as if to see if he was lying, but Bai Yan's smile widened, "At least I should be made a Marquis and Prime Minister, otherwise, wouldn't the crimes I have suffered now be in vain?"
He sat up slowly, with bruises on his face, but he did not hide his handsomeness at all, "After all, it is the Pingjin Hou Mansion that has raised me for ten years. At least the things you give me should be generous, so I won't betray you." Look forward and backward."
"You mean what you say?" Bai Yan suddenly changed his attitude, the man looked suspicious, "Didn't you lie to us?"
"Of course not." Bai Yan's eyes were black and his hands were finely pinched, "Look at the wounds on my body, I've had enough." He looked up at the top of the prison, "I have no backbone, I have been enduring it before, but there is still a glimmer of hope, but since Xiao Jiuqin doesn't care about me, if I continue to wait hopelessly like this, I will be asking for my own death."
"People, you have to live to have a good life."
"That's right, being alive is more important than anything else." The man got Bai Yan up, and ordered someone to prepare enough cold food powder, clean clothes and food for him.
"Before eating, sign this first." The man brought the pen and paper to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan only had time to read it quickly and write down the content, then slowly wrote down his name, and pressed a blood-red fingerprint.
"Okay." Seeing Bai Yan sign the signature, the man sat in front of him, "Next, let's talk about the secrets of the Marquis of Pingjin, such as who the Marquis of Pingjin made friends with in private, or... this Beidi beat him up. For most of my life, I still haven’t seen significant results like this.”
"You don't even leave half a way to survive." Bai Yan leaned back, rubbing a pack of cold food powder in his hand, his hands were already shaking, and cold sweat slowly soaked out from his temples, but it took only a while , The clothes behind him have been soaked in a large area.
Bai Yan knew that this was a sign of a seizure. A few days ago they forcefully pressed him down and fed him Hanshi powder, but now he is addicted to it. If he doesn't take it for a long time, his mind will be in a trance, as if his soul has left his body. It was also like countless little bugs crawling around on his body, biting his heart and lungs...
He gritted his teeth, and the man stared at him with interest, "Didn't I give you all the cold food powder? Why don't you use it? Is it because you still don't want it?"
As soon as he said this, Bai Yan sneered, "You don't know what this thing is, and you urged me to use it, and finally became addicted, so you can control me?"
He seemed to suddenly catch fire, and swept away the food on the table, his eyes were bloodshot, "I can't tell you the secrets about the Pingjin Marquis Mansion right now."
"What do you mean? Repent?" The man's expression was not good.
Bai Yan smiled, "If I foolishly recruit everything now to help you bring down the Pingjin Hou Mansion, I'm afraid the only thing waiting for me is death."
Through his attack, he simply expressed all his grievances, "Aside from those factors, now you and I are doing business, so it's better to make some things clear, and if you want to get some news from me, don't you ask me first?" Let me get some benefits?"
"What's the benefit?"
"Let me out." Bai Yan said with a calm face, "If I tell you all the secrets, and you don't believe me and let me go, wouldn't I lose my wife and lose my army?"
Bai Yan was very vigilant, the other party stared at him for a long time and finally agreed, "Yes."
The two reached a consensus, and Bai Yan had a restful day, but before he tried his best to escape, another accident happened in Beijiang.
This time, it was the Second Young Master Pingjinhou who had an accident.
When Bai Yan heard the news, he almost recklessly fought with the person in front of him.His hands were shaking, and his eyes were in a daze for a moment, as if he couldn't see anything.
How could something happen to someone as powerful as Uncle Xiao?
"What's going on?" Bai Yan tried his best to suppress his emotions, forcing himself to calm down. The other party seemed to be deliberately telling him the news, and then came to observe his reaction.
"What else could be going on, Beidi is coming fiercely, the opponent is strong and strong, how can Daliang's wine bags and food bags be beaten?" His face was full of sarcasm, "Pingjinhou has been on the battlefield for decades, but he did not expect to fall into the opponent's trap The second son of the Hou Mansion wanted to rescue him, but he managed to save him, but he didn't expect that he would be attacked instead."
"Marquis Pingjin is in a coma now, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. As for the second young master, he is actually much better than the elder son. At least he left a whole body."
The man was still talking, and Bai Yan clenched his hands tightly. If what he said was true, then now...
The Marquis of Pingjin was in chaos.
Bai Yan's heart ached, how could Mrs. Hou's body withstand such a blow, and Xiao Jiuqin...
Bai Yan couldn't hide his worry, the man smiled lightly, "Why, are you sad now?"
While teasing and poking a knife at Bai Yan's heart, the man chuckled, "You said you were lucky, the Marquis of Pingjin is in a mess right now, you just happened to hide for a while."
"Shut up!" Bai Yan finally couldn't bear it.
What was keeping secret, what was making a decision before acting, what was being false and submissive, Bai Yan's mind exploded, and a stern shout made the other party tremble in fright.
After hearing such news, how could Bai Yan force himself to be rational, he rushed towards that person regardless, as if as long as he killed this person, those things about death would no longer exist.
Afterwards, Bai Yan thought about it countless times. He was young and frivolous at that time, thinking that he could break through the predicament. He tried to save himself, but he still couldn't hold back at the last moment.
But in all fairness, when he heard such bad news, unless he was really indifferent, how could he not change his face.
"My lord..." The person beside him called him, and Bai Yan came back to his senses, finally there was some movement in the secret passage.
He took a closer look, and after a while, Jin Yiwei appeared one after another.
But after waiting, he didn't see Xiao Jiuqin coming out, and his heart sank suddenly.
Bai Yan's face changed abruptly, "Where's Lord Hou?"
"Master Hou is not with us, he..."
Bai Yan was about to jump down regardless of 21, but everyone didn't react. The next moment, an ape arm stopped Bai Yan, "Why are you rushing in?!"
Xiao Jiuqin still wanted to teach Bai Yan a lesson, but he didn't expect Bai Yan to wrap his arms around his waist directly, "Where have you been?!"
The anxiety on his face couldn't be faked, Xiao Jiuqin was taken aback and forgot to explain.
Bai Yan's eyes were red, and he stared straight at Xiao Jiuqin, "Can you stop worrying me?"
What he said was simple, but Xiao Jiuqin could hear a trace of sadness from his words, as if he had worried Bai Yan in the past.
"It's okay, nothing will happen to me." Although it was night
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