Opposite the entrance hall

In the middle of the night, there was a light rain in Lin'an, and the sound of the pattering rain fell into the dreams of many people. When it was dawn, the sky was foggy, the branches and weeds were covered with dew, and the blue tiles and red walls were washed extraordinarily clean by the rain. It looks brand new with less dust. The shops on both sides of the street are already open for business. The shouts of hawkers are very lively. The hot air from the breakfast stall dispels a bit of the chill. The pedestrians on the road walk in a hurry with relaxed faces pleasure.

Pei Zhan shuttled through the crowd, raised his hat brim and raised his eyes for a while, then hurriedly looked away, pressed the brim of his hat to speed up his walk out of the crowd, walked around to the back door of his house, looked around, and saw that no one noticed a He climbed over the wall and jumped in, carefully avoiding the servants of his own mansion.

The Pei family is a family of military generals and has always had a very high self-control. It does not allow the children of the family to enjoy themselves and be lazy. She is thin and small, so she couldn't survive, so she insisted on using medicine to raise her up little by little, but because of her weak body, she couldn't practice martial arts. On the contrary, she was full of literary talent and was known as a Lin'an talented woman. Before that, she was worthy of the title of Lin'an talented woman The number is the second lady of Qi Xiang's family.

In the past, when Le Jin, Le Yu and the others practiced martial arts with their master in the courtyard, Pei Yao would draw and read in the study, and today was no exception. Then he spread out the drawing paper, picked up a pen and dipped it in ink, and suddenly froze. He didn't know how to write the pen. After thinking for a long time, the picture of bowing his head and smiling at himself on the tree appeared in his mind. The man has curved eyebrows, and his eyes seem to contain thousands of stars.

Thinking of this, Pei Yao's heart beat a little faster, the ink from the pen nib dripped onto the white paper and slowly smudged, she sighed, crumpled the paper aside and laid another sheet.This time he bowed his head and drew without hesitation.

"Who are you painting?" A voice suddenly came from behind.

Pei Yao panicked, and quickly covered the painting with paper, turned around in a panic to block the probing gaze of the person behind her, and said helplessly, "Brother, when did you come?"

"Just arrived." Pei Zhan stretched his neck to see the painting clearly, but it was so tightly blocked that even the corners of his clothes were not exposed, so he touched his chin and continued to ask: "Who are you painting? It looks familiar, but I won’t remember it for a while.”

"Draw it casually," Pei Yao looked away, turned around and put the painting away on the bookshelf, and closed the window lattice that was opened by someone, then poured a cup of hot tea and approached and asked: "Didn't brother say that there is something wrong with the school? I have been staying in the school grounds for a while and won’t come back, is there something to do when I come back today?”

"Go to the city to talk to the Ministry of War, and come back to see you on the way. Is everything in the mansion all right?"

"Everything is fine in the mansion," Pei Yao smiled, "It's just that you've been too busy these days, Le Jin Le Yu and the others keep asking about you, wait, I'll call them here."

After finishing speaking, he was about to get up and was stopped by Pei Zhan, "Don't call me, I'll leave in a while, let them practice martial arts well, so that Le Jin won't cry when he sees me go, and his head hurts."

Thinking of Le Jin's temper, Pei Yao was also very helpless, so she laughed out loud.

Seeing her smile, Pei Zhan suddenly remembered that his sister was over twenty-eight, and since his mother died, there was no woman in charge in the mansion. He spent most of the year in the military camp, and all the affairs of the mansion fell on this girl's shoulders. , not only did she make no mistakes, but she also managed things in an orderly manner. Miss Biejia and her age were either embroidering in the boudoir or making appointments to play. Only this girl hangs out with some accountants all day long. She is obviously not healthy but she does everything herself , the light in the room sometimes stays on for half a night at one o'clock, and it doesn't go out until it is dark.

Pei Zhan loves this younger sister very much, and feels ashamed of her, so he has been reluctant to marry her off, for fear that she will suffer and be wronged in someone else's house. Now, after thinking about it, he still uttered, " Yao'er is also seventeen this year, but which young master does she like, if there is a suitable one, I will come to the door for you and say... No, let him come and show me."

Hearing this, Pei Yao thought of the person in the painting, her cheeks were a little red, and she said coquettishly: "Brother, what are you talking about, Le Jin and Le Yu are still young, and you are often away from the mansion, they must be left alone to take care of them."

Speaking of this, she joked again: "When will my brother ask me for a sister-in-law, let us have a mistress at least in our house."

"Me?" Pei Zhan touched his nose in embarrassment, "Marrying me is equivalent to being a widow, so don't harm other girls."

After chatting about some trivial matters at home, I finally got down to business, "I went to Yang's Mansion yesterday, and I heard from Mr. Yang that the emperor has not been in court for a month. Is his illness... I don't care about the situation in the court. I don’t understand, but I also know that the crown prince was poisoned and fell into a coma for half a month. The first thing he did when he woke up was that the emperor ordered the Prince of Liang’s mansion to be surrounded. Now it is rumored that the person who poisoned him was not the Prince of Liang, so will he be the next successor? too……"

"Yao'er," Pei frowned, "Be careful."

Pei Yao also knew that what she just said was inappropriate, so she changed the subject, "Brother has been at the school these days, I don't know if you went to see Brother Ziheng after he got sick and took leave."

"Cough, cough, cough," Pei Zhan picked up his teacup and took a sip to cover up his panic. He didn't want to hide it from his sister, but it's a long story, and he won't be able to explain it clearly for a while, after all, he doesn't know it himself. Knowing where Qi Ziheng's bastard went, he simply stopped talking, hesitating on his face and trying to get rid of the topic, "Look, I've seen it a few times, it shouldn't be a big deal, just rest and recuperate."

"As long as it's okay," Pei Yao breathed a sigh of relief, "During this time, there are rumors in Lin'an City that the second young master of Qi Xiang's family has an incurable disease, and I'm afraid he won't be able to survive this winter. There are many people talking about it, and I almost followed suit. Believe it."

Pei Zhan was holding the teacup, the expression on his face became unattractive following these words, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were lowered to think, and he asked in a deep voice, "When did this statement come out?"

"A few days ago, Uncle Fu heard about it when he went shopping on the street, and it spread all over the city."

Hearing this, Pei Zhan put the teacup heavily on the table, stood up suddenly, the tea in it splashed on the table, startled Pei Yao, stood up and asked quickly: "What's wrong, brother? "

"Something has happened," Pei Zhan said solemnly, took the bamboo hat on the table and hurried out, "You have to work hard on the trivial matters in the mansion. If there is something to send someone to the Imperial Army Academy, I will leave without staying."

"Brother..." Pei Yao didn't understand why, she subconsciously opened her mouth to stop the person, but before she finished speaking, she saw the corner of her clothes flashing by the window, and the person disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the surroundings were quiet and quiet , if it wasn't for the cold tea on the table, it seemed like no one had been there.

She made a noise and went to the bookshelf to take out the painting. Because the ink was still dry, the portrait on the painting had been blurred and blurred, leaving only the corner of the mouth with a smile. There was a sigh in the room, very soft, mixed with birdsong, it was almost inaudible if you didn't listen carefully.

The mist lingered for a long time, and the rain dripped from the eaves, and fell on the ground to form a small puddle, like a bronze mirror reflecting the surrounding scenery, and another drop of water dripped down, and there were ripples on the water surface. When the ripples dissipated, the muddy water splashed from a pair of shoes wetted the hem of the clothes, and when the person walked away, the puddles were already turbid.

The wet clothes on Ji Si's body were changed into clean ones. Last night's torrential rain fell all night, and it did not stop until dawn. It just turned into drizzle, forming a small layer of white frost on the head He approached slowly and said, "You can rest for a while, just let me come here."

Hearing the sound, Qi Ran turned to look at the person behind him, frowning, his face was covered with muddy water, his pretty thin lips were a little pale and blue after being frozen in the cold wind all night, his hair was dripping with water, and his hair was wet Sticking to the cheek, the cuffs and hem of the clothes were muddy, and there was no clean place to be seen, and said hoarsely: "It's okay, your injury is not healed yet, go in and rest first, don't come out to catch the cold, I'm fine here."

Ji Si glanced at the soldiers who were clearing up the burnt ruins, then shifted his gaze to Qi Ran's face, looked at his bloodshot and black eyes and sighed, "The others take their turn. It didn't stop, and if it continued to spin like this, it would fall down first, so let's rest for a while, I'll do it."

After saying that, he lifted up his sleeves and bent down to move the stone bricks away, but he was stopped by someone when he touched the stone bricks. He looked up along the hand, and saw the owner of the hand with his head hanging down as if treating a treasure. Gently wiped the stains on it, and said in a flat tone: "Don't touch it, this job is very dirty, and there is not much to do. I sent someone to inform Anaang and Xiao Changyu. The fire was still there last night. A lot of trees were burnt down, so the two of them probably had to be delayed for a while to come here. The women and children who were transported out in advance set up a camp outside, and there were no problems. Once the city is cleaned up, nothing will happen. You drenched last night. Yu's wound has bubbled a little bit, and I guess it will crack if I try harder, so let's rest."

He was full of worry inside and out of his words. Ji Si knew that this man withdrew his hand and wiped his body casually. Looking at the soldiers coming and going around, he leaned close to the man's ear and said in a low voice, "I don't know if it's because of being drenched. Because the rain washed away the medicine, my back hurts a little because the wound is open, I can't see it myself, let me see."

When the man spoke, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, with a hint of malice, Qi Ran stared at him for a few times, then smiled, pulled the man by the wrist, found an empty private house, and walked in. They ordered the soldiers outside to keep an eye on no one coming in. Everyone in the Frontier Army and the Xiaoqi Battalion saw the capabilities of these two men yesterday, and they admired them from the bottom of their hearts. Especially the scene of Ji Si's ringing and guiding thunder was almost mythologized in their hearts. Immediately cheered up and did not relax at all.

Because of the setup, the women and children in Kashgar had been sent out of Kashgar early on when Xiaoqiying came in to transport "food".Therefore, many people from Qianhusuo and Xiaoqiying were integrated into the people in the city. The fire last night destroyed many houses.

The room the two of them entered was very simple, except for a table and a bed. Fortunately, there was water in the water tank. Qi Ran was so dirty that he took off his armor, took off his coat and only put on his jacket, and scooped it out of the water tank. After washing hands with a few spoonfuls of water, she sat next to Ji Si and said in a deep voice, "Take off your clothes."

Ji Si dragged his chin with one hand, stretched out his index finger with the other hand and poked Qi Ran's chest, tilted his head and said with a smile: "Why do I listen to you so frivolously, brother Ziheng, why don't you?" Help them take off~"

Qi Ran patted his fingers on his chest angrily, and said softly, "Don't make trouble."

"Tsk," Ji Si sneered, once again lamenting that the grown-up Qi Ziheng was not as funny as he was when he was a child. The people raised by the Qi family are all old-fashioned, so he had to untie his outer robe and middle coat by himself, thinking about the place. He didn't take it off completely, but hung loosely on his arms, and all his ink-like hair was scattered on his smooth and white back. Black and white were distinct, like a landscape painting made of fine silk cloth. The red marks under the hair are a bit bright in color, like red plums deep in the mountains and forests, every detail and luster is just right and exquisite.

Ji Si pulled all his hair to one side, exposing his back and slender neck. He sat down at the table with his hands folded, his chin resting on his arms, and said sullenly, "I don't know if there will be scars. If there are scars, Don't dislike me after I get you, but just keep it, a man with many scars looks good."

"Not ugly," Qi Ran smiled, and leaned over to check. There were not many scars on Ji Si's back, but most of them were concentrated on the waist, abdomen and shoulders. But because of his white skin, the scars were particularly obvious. Take a closer look. It was still a bit hideous, some of the scabs had begun to fall off slowly, and the tender flesh looked very fragile, Qi Ran gently stroked the scar with his fingertips, the fingertips on the bridge of his nose touched the warm skin, absorbing Seeing this little bit of heat, the coolness spread across the slightly protruding tender meat. It was obviously cold, but it seemed to be burning through the skin and burned into the body, and even the blood began to boil. This feeling was a little weird, Ji Si clenched his teeth He swallowed back some strange sounds, but his body couldn't help shaking.

"What's the matter?" Qi Ran saw that something was wrong with him, stopped and asked, "Is it too painful?"

"No," Ji Si buried his head in his arms, and answered in a low voice, "It's just a little cold, so hurry up."

Qi Ran stared at the reddened ears and corners of his mouth and unconsciously smiled, and continued to look along the wound, and put away those amused thoughts, this person was in the rain last night and rode a horse, the scabbed wound was indeed Some were cracked, and the scabs that hadn't fallen off were whitened by the rain, and there was some blood oozing. He took out a porcelain bottle from his clothes and lifted the lid, and a quiet medicinal fragrance permeated the air.

"You still brought medicine." Ji Si asked the familiar smell of medicine and changed his posture.

"In case of emergencies." Qi Ran said.

Then I dug a lump and applied it lightly on Ji Si's back. The ointment has a milky white and cool texture, but as soon as it touched the temperature of his hands, the ointment melted into water and flowed down Qi Ran's fingers to his wrist. He leaned over Bending over to breathe and hit the back of the person in front of him, Ji Si subconsciously shrank his shoulders, and when the cold liquid was applied to the hot wound, even his eyelids couldn't help trembling.

He lowered his eyes and pursed his lips tightly without making a sound, and Qi Ran didn't make a sound, but just spread the ointment bit by bit evenly, watching the milky white liquid covering the scar, white mixed with red was a bit obscene, staring at it After a while, Qi Ran's eyes gradually darkened a little, he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva unconsciously, and suddenly realized that his eyes were too hot, he hurriedly lowered his head to look away.

Many high-quality medicinal materials used in this medicine evaporate immediately after being applied to the wound, and the refreshing feeling relieved Ji Si's pain a bit. He moved his chin, his hair covered most of his face, and his voice was a little faint. It came out, "I remember that we used to ride a horse during an autumn hunt. I fell and was injured because you rubbed the medicine on me. At that time, the horse ran away and the hunting ground was so big. You carried me for a long time before returning to the camp, full of hair. Khan didn't make a sound, I was thinking that Qi Ran is capable and understandable, and his appearance is first-class, but it's a pity that he is not a woman. If it is a woman, I will definitely marry you with a big sedan chair. I am still sad because of this. It's been a long time."

"Then why aren't you sad in the future?" Qi Ran was amused by the man's tone and asked with a smile.

"Sad, why not sad," Ji Si recalled the past, and the smile on the corner of his lips deepened, "I went to the teacher, and the teacher said a lot, and I don't remember it clearly, so I felt in a daze that I should be planted." But I don't feel sad, but rather happy, I don't feel bad thinking about your good looks."

In fact, why can't I remember clearly, he remembered what the teacher said, sometimes the wind blows the skirt, one monk said the wind moved, the other monk said the skirt moved, and Wu Jin said: right and wrong wind, right and wrong skirt moves, the color is moved by the heart, and when things happen, it doesn't matter. You should never ask the sky, but ask your heart, and what your heart says is the answer.

At that time, Ji Si felt that he should like Qi Ran.

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Qi Ran's subordinates paused, his eyes fluctuated, and he asked with lowered eyes.

"I haven't thought about how to say it yet," Ji Si smiled awkwardly, "What's more, you drank with me on the day your sister got married and you said that you are the only one in the Qi family, and you have to marry after all. Wife and son Guangzong Yaozu, I don't want to be an obstacle on your path, and later on, didn't you bother me so much, I didn't dare to talk about it, so that in the end I didn't have this chance."

Listening to his words, Qi Ran felt mixed feelings, and a soreness welled up in his heart, he said in a hoarse voice: "No."

"Ah?" Ji Si didn't hear clearly for a while.

"You have never been my obstacle," Qi Ran repeated, "but all my expectations."

He bent down and pressed a kiss on Ji Si's neck, feeling the slight tremor of the person under him.

Qi Ran seldom has any big mood swings. Hearing those words, his breath hit his neck, the careful and dry kiss was fleeting, but Ji Si was a little surprised, his heart softened, and the corners of his lips rose. The range is getting bigger and bigger, and he can't take it back. He worried that he was too stupid, buried his head back, and said in a low voice: "I collected a lot of interesting things in the mansion, and you can take them back when you return to Lin'an." Read it."

Ji Sisi understood very well that he didn't want to ask who Qi Nian's mother was, what kind of woman she was who could make a promise with Qi Ran, and he didn't want to use this to accuse Qi Ran of doing something wrong. However, I still have to live. There have been too many things that I have not participated in in the past six years, but no matter what happened, it is the past. Why bother to stick to the past that is a foregone conclusion? If you think about it a thousand times, you will not In order to change the ending, it's better to live in the present, not to mention that I like Qi Nian quite a bit, looking at him always feels familiar, not to mention that he is Qi Ran's son.

Even though I think so, it's impossible to say that I don't care and I'm not jealous. After all, before this, I used a woman to worship the heavens and the earth with Qi Ran, entered the bridal chamber, entered the Qi family tree, and was buried in the Qi family's ancestral hall. I can't realize it by myself, but Ji Si doesn't want to be like a woman who has to ask for an explanation on this matter.

Qi Ran heard the man's grievances, raised his eyes to look outside the house, sighed, and said in a low voice: "Nian'er..."

"Dong dong dong..." Qi Ran's words were interrupted by a knock on the door, and then Zheng Cheng's voice came through the door, "Master Ji, my general has an invitation."

"Xiao Changyu is here," Ji Si raised his body and turned to Qi Ran, then said to the people outside the door, "Please wait a moment, I'll be here soon."

After saying that, he was about to get up and get dressed, but as soon as his collar was lifted up, his wrist was pinned down. He raised his eyes with a puzzled expression, and only heard Qi Ran say: "I just took the medicine and waited for it to take effect. You rest here, I'll go."

"Then if he asks how you introduce yourself, you can't say you are my concubine again." Ji Si withdrew his hand and looked at him amusedly.

"They all know a lot about it, and it's superfluous to find excuses. You can rest." While talking, he took the muddy coat on the table and put it on his body, tidied it up a little, and opened it. After entering the door, the door only opened a gap, and there were several people standing outside, the one in the middle was Xiao Changyu, who seemed to have come in a hurry, the tips of his hair were still dripping, his chin was swollen, his beard was stubbled, and his eyes were red.

Both of them had only heard each other's name before, and it was the first time they met today, their gazes intersected and they looked at each other, Xiao Changyu looked into the room through the gap behind Qi Ran, and happened to meet her upper body with her arms bent Ji Si, who was lying on the table with his clothes hanging, looked a little gloomy, and when he was about to explore further, a figure turned sideways to block the door and closed it, blocking everything inside tightly.

As a last resort, Xiao Changyu once again turned his attention to Qi Ran.

"General Xiao." Qi Ran spoke first.

"Qi Shaoqing." Xiao Changyu's momentum was not lost at all.

Qi Ran smiled and didn't deny it, and started the conversation first, "What's the matter, General Xiao?"

"The servant of the same season has some important things to talk about, and Lao Qi Shaoqing will make room." He focused on the word "important matters", as if deliberately separating Qi Ran.

"He just took the medicine and General Xiao saw it just now. I'm afraid it's inconvenient to go in now. If this "important matter" is not urgent, why don't you let me know and let me convey it."

Xiao Changyu narrowed his eyes, with a displeased expression on his face, but he was still smiling and dealing with others, "It's "important matter" why don't you rush to talk about it, I haven't heard that Lin'an has sent someone over again Well, Qi Shaoqing's identity should be in Lin'an at this time. I think it's not suitable to appear in this small border town. It's easy to say if I see it, but if someone with a heart sees and passes a booklet to Lin'an, it will be a big deal, Qi Shaoqing It's better to avoid such ostentation, not to mention, I really can't tell you this "important matter"."

He raised his eyebrows, and was about to step into the house when he suddenly stretched out a hand in front of him to block the way, and the voice of the owner of the hand came along with the movement, "I said, it's inconvenient now, General Xiao, please go back." .”

"I just want to go in today." Xiao Changyu's face darkened and he was already angry.

After the words fell, the two suddenly started to fight with bare hands. Xiao Changyu's moves were not fancy at all. Every move was used to save his life on the battlefield. Learning martial arts since childhood, he can be regarded as a capable person with both civil and military skills, but I feel from the bottom of my heart that he is just a showman, and I didn't take Qi Ran seriously at all, and even wanted to rub his spirit to destroy his prestige, who would have expected this person In the face of his own attack, he was able to handle every move with ease, not attacking and only defending, and he didn't seem embarrassed. On the contrary, after a few rounds, he was already struggling.

When Xiao Changyu raised his leg and kicked it across, Qi Ran hurriedly blocked it with his back leg. Both of them were lucky, and suddenly there was a strong wind blowing their hair, and the wind and sand surrounded the two of them to form a whirlwind. The soldiers were blinded and retreated a few meters to both sides.

At this moment of stalemate, the door behind him suddenly creaked. Qi Ran's attention was always on his back, and when he heard the sound for the first time, his ears quivered slightly, his eyes drooped, and he withdrew his hand abruptly. Bend down, avoid Xiao Changyu's attack, kick hard, the latter has long been guarding against his sudden attack, seeing this, frowned, tapped the ground with his toes and jumped a few meters to dodge, when he was about to make a move, the opposite room The door opened suddenly.

Ji Si listened to the noisy movement outside and pondered for a moment until the ointment behind his back was almost dry, he put on his clothes and opened the door and walked out. When he saw the two people facing each other outside, he was stunned, and subconsciously moved to Qi Ran's side Ask: "Are you okay?"

"Nothing." Qi Ran smiled, and looked at Xiao Changyu who was opposite, "General Xiao has something to tell you, you talk, I'll go outside first."

Ji Si touched his nose, feeling a little weird for some reason, but he couldn't tell what was weird, so he nodded.

When Qi Ran walked to Xiao Changyu's side, he stopped. The latter turned his head sideways and looked sideways. Their eyes met. Qi Ran smiled and then left as if nothing had happened. Xiao Changyu narrowed his eyes, feeling that he was It seemed that he was underestimated, but he looked like a clown, so ridiculous, he clenched his fists and looked a little irritable.

"General Xiao," Ji Si leaned against the door frame with his arms around him and raised his chin, "It's still raining outside, come in and talk."

Hearing the sound, Xiao Changyu raised his eyes and could see through the thin layer of rain and mist that the man in front of him was smiling with his black hair loose on his lips. The light is shining with the meaning of self-contained affection. When you tilt your head and smile at you, your face is like jade and your temperament is extraordinary, just like a painting.

He admitted that Ji Si had a good appearance, and that beauty is both bone scraping and gut-piercing medicine. Xiao Changyu always knew and had never been seduced by beauty, but when he thought Ji Si was only lustful, this man used Behavior tells me that Ji Si is a man with a heart of heaven and earth, great talent, and knowledge far beyond others, and his arrogance makes this person especially attractive. Maybe because he has spent half his life fighting on the battlefield, whether male or female, Xiao Changyu doesn't like that. This kind of delicate and weak beauty, he likes to tame the fierce horse, enjoy the process of the fierce horse from desperately resisting to being obedient and obedient under him, Ji Si is the best horse he has met in so many years, with a good coat and good temper , Compared with those ordinary horses, it's not 01:30 points, but he didn't count it after thousands of calculations. This horse has an owner.

I can't say how much I like it, but I have a good impression after all. Xiao Changyu stared at this man for a while before walking to the eaves and followed Ji Si into the room.

The house belonged to the people of Kashgar, and Ji Si couldn't move around and could only sit and chat, "General Xiao is back, I think the Qingmulin area has been settled."

"Well, Zheng Cheng is guarding, I'll go into the city to have a look." Xiao Changyu nodded.

"Why don't you see Minister Kong?" Ji Si asked.

"He has returned to Lin'an. A few days after your accident, there was an order from Lin'an to let the two of you return to Beijing. Kong Shilang felt that what happened here was caused by Nandian, so he hurried back to Lin'an and reported your accident. Your Majesty, better plan ahead.”

Hearing this, Ji Si frowned and thought.

Xiao Changyu looked at the straps exposed on the wrist of the man in front of him, endured it but still couldn't help asking: "How about your... injuries?"

"Ah," Ji Sisui was beaten, looked up at the straps on his wrist in a daze, and smiled, "It's almost okay, it's nothing serious, General Lao is thinking about it."

"When I came, I asked someone to go to the camp to bring the first day of junior high school. During this time, he was in the Xiaoqi camp. Although he was young, his medical skills were really good. Thanks to him treating the brothers in the Xiaoqi camp, he is now called in the camp. Little miracle doctor."

There was a voice outside the speaking room, "General, the little genius doctor has arrived."

Ji Si couldn't help standing up and walking forward, the moment the door opened, the figure of the first grader appeared in front of his eyes, the child saw Qi Ran's eyes reddened and his mouth deflated, he rushed straight over, hugged Ji Si and cried out of breath He caught his breath, wiped Ji Si with tears and snot all over his body, and couldn't understand a word of what he said.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'm still alive, keep your tears, it won't be too late to cry when your lord is dead." Ji Si patted the man's head to comfort him, but who knew It turned out to be just the opposite, and I cried even worse on the first day of junior high school.

"My lord," Chu Yi raised his head from crying, his face flushed and his nose twitching like a puppy, and he asked about the smell of medicine on Ji Si's body, looking pitiful, "Are you injured? Seriously, does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt," Ji Si smiled and wiped the tears off his face with his cuff, and said softly, "It's just a small injury."

"You mustn't leave me behind next time."

"it is good."

Xiao Changyu looked at the two men and retreated silently. The people from the Xiaoqi camp who had just stepped out of the threshold hurried over and approached to report, "General, people from the frontier army have arrived outside the city."

Kashgar now belongs to the Jin Dynasty. According to the covenant between the two countries, Nandian people cannot enter at will, let alone the Nandian army. Xiao Changchen also does not intend to compete with Xiaoqiying in this matter. It is rare to abide by the rules Waiting outside the city, he sat on the horse covered in dust but did not look embarrassed. When he saw Xiao Changyu, he got off the horse in a smart way, and said politely: "General Xiao."

"General Anaang," Xiao Changyu also said politely, "I've been in trouble for the past few days. General Anaang came here specially to take Meng Dalang away."

When he said this, Xiao Changchen already felt that something was wrong. Xiao Changyu is not sloppy, and he mentioned Meng Dalang when he opened his mouth, which meant that this moment was what he was waiting for. As expected, he said in the next second: "The general wants It’s okay to take people away, but I just have a small request. The Great Jin and Nandian have been fighting for many years, and so far they haven’t figured out why. Kashgar has just returned and it’s a critical moment to implement the New Deal. If Dian suddenly attacks, given how familiar you are with Kashgar City, Kashgar will surely perish within ten days, so I want to negotiate a condition with the general. ..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, then raised his head and smiled, "Especially you, General."

Xiao Changchen narrowed his eyes, he understood what kind of medicine this man sold in his gourd. He was guarding against Burma, and his heart sank: "What if I shouldn't?"

"It's up to you." Another voice came from the two of them talking, Xiao Changchen's face was full of disbelief, and he turned his head suddenly, only to see Xiao Changsheng coming on the horse, holding the rein with one hand, and holding the knife in the other. It was on the neck of Alu Manlei in front of her, but she was in front of everyone in the blink of an eye. The little princess's face was pale and bloodless, and she looked quite frightened. Chen, help me, I'm afraid."

This cry made the situation tense all of a sudden, and the two armies drew their swords to confront each other. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Changsheng got off his horse and held the hostage firmly. Humanity: "You have no choice."

"You lied to me," Xiao Changchen stared angrily, his pupils were bloodshot, staring at Xiao Changsheng, every word seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, "You have been lying to me from the very beginning!"

"The confrontation between the two armies is all about intrigue. It's because you are inferior to others and mistakenly trust others. In the future, be careful not to be tricked and applauded again." Xiao Changsheng said coldly, "Nandian is too familiar with Kashgar. We have to guard against it. If something happens to Kashgar, let alone the Xiao family, the entire Xiaoqi battalion will be involved. The situation on the battlefield is sophistry, and the result of not leaving behind can only be slaughtered by others, just like now you don’t even have the right to choose. No, as long as it is beneficial to the Xiao family, I can give up all other people and things, including..."

What is included?

Do you include yourself?

Every word this man said was like a pair of small knives, and each knife was pierced into his heart with precision. Xiao Changchen's heart ached, he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.

Everyone cast their eyes on the man in the middle, but his gaze was firmly fixed on Xiao Changchen, the surrounding was very quiet, the drizzle was beating on everyone's heads, and the sound of pattering rain became the only point. The sound, Xiao Changsheng's eyelids trembled slightly, and the rain covering his eyelashes slid down. He clenched the handle of the knife tightly, and then felt his hand break free from the restraint. Roaring with lungs, "Xiao Changsheng!"

The warm blood slid down the handle of the knife and flowed into Xiao Changsheng's fingers. The powdery stickiness was washed away by the drizzle, and the smell of blood rushed into everyone's noses. Lu Manlei, staring at the wound on her neck that was cut by the knife, bit her lips, lowered her eyes and shouted sharply: "You will not retreat!"

Xiao Chang's anxious eyes turned red, the veins on his forehead bulged and he clenched his fists, swearing to the sky, "I, Anaang, swear to the sky, the whole army retreats five miles and does not move even a single step in the green wood forest. , for a period of five years, if you violate this oath, you will go to Avici Hell and you will not be reborn after death.”

After the words fell, Xiao Changsheng's Adam's apple moved lightly, he threw away the bloody long knife and pushed the person towards the frontier army, Xiao Changchen hurriedly stepped forward to catch the person, Alu Manlei turned his eyes around and met Xiao Changsheng Pausing for a few seconds, it slowly moved to Xiao Changchen's face, and said in a hoarse voice: "Chang Chen... Am I going to die..."

"Don't be afraid, I'll stop the bleeding for you, and you'll be fine when you get back," Xiao Changchen tightly held her bleeding wound, and said warmly, "With me here, nothing will happen to you."

"Take her away, this wound will leave a scar if it is not treated." Xiao Changsheng turned around without looking at the two of them, closed his eyes and raised his head slightly until he heard the sound of footsteps and hooves of horses behind him fading away. Only then sighed.

Xiao Changyu walked up to him, looked him up and down, and said with disdain: "A good apprentice will be gone if he doesn't."

"Yeah, don't even think about who I am for. I have sacrificed so much for the Xiao family. Why don't you give me the position of Patriarch and let me have a good time." Look, laughing and discussing with others.

"dream."

Xiao Changyu snorted coldly and turned around to leave. Seeing this, Xiao Changsheng followed up and rubbed his brother's shoulder with his shoulder, "I said, have you seen Ji Si's mistress? It's not black or bragging." That's great, he also set up the game of being brave and resourceful. I don't care too much about Ji Si when I look at you. If it doesn't work, you can change someone else. It's probably because of Zheng Cheng's loyalty to you that it's interesting to you, or else it's fine. I can make do with it..."

Before he finished speaking, he was frightened back by his own brother, who shrugged and touched his nose and hurried away. Xiao Changyu stared at his back and shook his head angrily.

Yao Youwei took the women and children of Kashgar back to the city at noon, Ji Si and the others