Painting Doctor Jinhua

Seeing that the person coming was Ling Ye, Fenghuang also stood up in surprise.

Ling Ye was staring at Xiao Jinyu in a daze, and his eyes behind the mask were filled with shock, surprise, confusion and even joy.

Seeing Fenghuang here, he didn't say anything, and Xiao Jinyu just smiled back.

"I've been waiting for you to come, and now you finally remember to see me?" she said.

"Yes, lady!" Ling Ye woke up as if from a dream and bowed, "Please help me, lady!"

"Come with me into the house!" Xiao Jinyu said.

Ling Ye nodded, and followed Xiao Jinyu into the room with slightly sparse furnishings. Fenghuang followed his orders and waited outside to keep watch.

"Being an emperor doesn't necessarily mean you are noble; being a commoner doesn't necessarily mean you are humble. The difference between noble and humble lies in the good or bad behavior. When it comes to my generation, the Xie family no longer needs to be content with just dead bones. We in the Xie family value people and family background!"

This was the first sentence she had ever said to Ling Ye, who was still a refugee. Ling Ye was of humble status, his parents died early, and he had only a younger sister to depend on. The brother and sister made a living by selling candy. Unexpectedly, one day the younger sister was spotted by Leshan Marquis Xiao Zhengze, who abducted her as a concubine. The twelve or thirteen-year-old sister-in-law could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide.

Ling Ye buried his younger sister with hatred, and wanted to sell himself to a noble family to learn martial arts in order to avenge his younger sister. At that time, he was a beggar on the streets, in rags, and extremely thin. No one was willing to take him in. Xie Yuqing happened to pass by, so he took him in as one of his own, and spent a lot of money to invite a chivalrous man from the martial arts world to teach him martial arts.

Ling Ye also had a great talent for martial arts. In just three years, even the master who taught him martial arts was no match for him.

Afterwards, she planned to kill Xiao Zhengze, and Ling Ye killed the enemy with his own hands, which could be regarded as revenge for his younger sister and fulfilling a wish.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jinyu said: "Ling Ye, long time no see!"

Ling Ye was stunned again: If the bamboo tube fireworks just now only made him have some extravagant hopes and doubts, then this sentence now made Ling Ye's heart certain of the guesses and thoughts in his heart.

Suddenly, he knelt down on one knee and said with tears in his eyes: "So you are really the girl! It was Ling Ye who was useless and let the girl be surrounded by the enemy alone..."

"It's all in the past, so let's not talk about it anymore." Xiao Jinyu said, "Get up! Ling Ye, I still need your help."

"Yes!"

Ling Ye stood up, looked at Xiao Jinyu's face in confusion, and asked, "They all said that the girl was dead, and I have seen her before... What is going on?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled and replied: "Maybe you don't believe it, but there are always inexplicable things in this world. What I can tell you now is that I was summoned by her. Now I am both Xie Yuqing and Xiao Jinyu!"

Ling Ye seemed to understand, but he was already certain in his heart. He felt a sense of familiarity when they first met, and then silently paid attention to everything about her, until he saw with his own eyes her defending her mother on the street, using her medical skills to treat Xiao Xian, and confronting Princess Yunyin with dignity. Her fearless demeanor and grace were no different from the girl twenty years ago.

"Yes, girl, whatever you need Ling Ye to do, no matter what it is, Ling Ye will go through fire and water and will not hesitate to die!"

"Help me protect Xiao Xian and his family!" Xiao Jinyu answered immediately, "Also, gather some of our former soldiers scattered in Jiankang, and recruit some wanderers or refugees to serve me. I need to train a group of our own soldiers, and I'll pay for it!"

Ling Ye was slightly surprised: "Gathering scattered troops, or recruiting wanderers and refugees, Ling Ye can do it, but protecting Xiao Xian? Girl, Ling Ye's life mission is to protect you! Last time, because of your order, Ling Ye took the young man and the young girls to escape from Jiangling, but let the girl..."

Speaking of this, Ling Ye seemed to be depressed.

Xiao Jinyu said, "It's all in the past, Ling Ye, don't be sad. Asking you to protect Xiao Xian is the reward I should give you for returning to this world. Protecting her relatives and clearing her parents' grievances is what she wished for, and now, it is also my wish."

"But girl, you are..."

"I have Fenghuang by my side now. Don't underestimate him because he is young. His martial arts skills are not much different from yours. Moreover, Ling Ye, if you stay by my side all the time, you will attract more attention. I also need you to teach Xiao Xian some self-protection skills."

"But do you know the identity of this Hu boy? Will he always be loyal to you?"

Facing Ling Ye's question, Xiao Jinyu smiled and said, "After I woke up, Fenghuang has protected me with her life many times. As for his identity... Ling Ye, I've said before that what matters to Xie is the character, not the status or social status. And I can probably guess who he is, but it's not important to me."

His identity, family background and past are not important. What matters is the present, this person. The girl treated him the same way in the past!

Ling Ye understood his meaning and said no more.

"By the way, how are Azhen and the others doing now?"

When asked about the young master suddenly, Ling Ye smiled and replied, "The young master and the young ladies are living very well in the Northern Zhou. Young master Zhen has always been devoted to studying and is now studying with Prince Zhao Yuwen Zhao. Miss Xuan is also like this. She has always kept in mind what the young lady said and kept a low profile to preserve the foundation and accumulate strength for the Xie family. Now, the private army that the young lady left for them is also in Miss Xuan's hands."

Xiao Jinyu nodded and was silent for a moment.

"The person in power in Northern Zhou now is Yuwen Hu. I heard that he is very good at strategy and cruel. He has killed three emperors in a row. Is that true?" she suddenly asked.

Ling Ye nodded, "Yes, it was Yuwen Hu who made Emperor Gong of Western Wei abdicate to Yuwen Tai's son Yuwen Jue. After that, Yuwen Hu held great power and gradually controlled the government. He was the one who decided whether to dethrone or enthrone. After Yuwen Jue ascended the throne and established the Zhou Kingdom, he wanted to rule the country himself. Yuwen Hu conspired with Yuchi Gang to force him to pass the throne to Yuwen Yu. After that, the young emperor was very diligent in government affairs, worked hard to govern the country, treated celebrities with courtesy, and was very popular with the people. But unfortunately, he died of illness less than a year after he ascended the throne."

"So that's it!" Xiao Jinyu said, "The so-called death from illness should be a trick used by Yuwen Hu to deceive people. The more popular this young emperor is, the more afraid Yuwen Hu will be."

Ling Ye pondered for a moment and said:

"Maybe it is so. There are also rumors that Yuwen Yu may have been killed by Yuwen Hu, but no one knows the truth."

Xiao Jinyu was silent, and after pondering for a moment, he suddenly murmured:

"It seems that Zhou Kingdom is not a place to stay for long. I must find a suitable opportunity and then find a way to bring Ah Zhen and the others back to their homeland."

After saying that, he looked at Ling Ye solemnly and said, "Ling Ye, help me pass the message to Ah Zhen. I will make his name famous in Jiankang. Let him hide his identity temporarily and protect himself together with Ah Xuan."

"Become famous in Jiankang?" Ling Ye asked in surprise, "What are you going to do, girl? The current emperor of Chen is Chen Xu! If he knew that you..."

Xiao Jinyu just smiled.

"Things are different now. When he tried to kill me, I was just a hostage held by the King of Xiangdong in Jiangling. I'm afraid no one knows that I died at his hands. But now he is the emperor of a country, so he must cherish his reputation and maintain his image as a wise ruler. After all, my Xie family has inherited three hundred years of glory. Even though it has declined now, its reputation is still there. He dare not kill me!"

"It's just that Chen Xu is too sinister and cunning. I'm worried..."

"Another assassination?" Xiao Jinyu interrupted, smiling, "If the monarch's magnanimity is only this high, then his reign should be over. Besides, Ling Ye, I still have some unfinished business that I don't quite understand. Do you know if there is a person named Xiao Jian among the direct descendants of Prince Zhaoming?"

Ling Ye thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I know the same as you do. Prince Zhaoming had only five sons in his life. The eldest son, Xiao Huan, unfortunately died young. The second son, Xiao Yu, was killed by his uncle, King Xiangdong, during the Hou Jing Rebellion. The third son, Xiao Cha, proclaimed himself emperor in Jiangling after the Western Wei army captured Jiangling. Now he only occupies Jingzhou and an area of ​​300 miles outside Jiangling, called Liang State, which is controlled by the Western Wei and is now a vassal of the Northern Zhou."

"Xiao Cha proclaimed himself emperor in Jiangling?"

"Yes, because Xiao Yu died at the hands of his uncle, the King of Xiangdong, Xiao Cha sought help from the Western Wei in order to protect himself, and thus led the Western Wei army to march south and kill Xiao Yi, the Emperor Yuan of Liang who had proclaimed himself emperor. But since then, the government orders have been blocked, and the princes of various places have begun to raise their own troops. Not long after, Bashu and Hanzhong fell into the hands of the Western Wei, which is now the Zhou Kingdom, and the land north of the Yangtze River fell into the hands of the Gao family of the Northern Qi. The Southern Liang has been torn apart since then..."

Upon hearing the ending of Prince Zhaoming's sons, Xiao Jinyu couldn't help feeling sad. The prince was kind and benevolent throughout his life, a devout Buddhist, compassionate, fond of mountains and rivers but not women. He could be described as a man of both virtue and appearance, almost perfect. But unexpectedly, when Emperor Liang was trapped in Jiankang and his country was destroyed and his family was ruined, his sons Xiao Cha and Xiao Yu, like Emperor Liang's sons, ignored their brotherly affection for power and profit, and even cooperated with the Western Wei Dynasty and sold out their country for glory.

However, he only pondered silently for a moment, and then said, "Then the Lanling Xiao family in Jiankang is not the direct descendant of Prince Zhaoming, but why do they regard themselves as the direct descendant of the direct descendant?"

Ling Ye was thoughtful and listened to her again.

"This Xiao Jian is the head of the Xiao family, but he is like a puppet. He has no opinions of his own and obeys Princess Yunyin in everything. He even ignores his own children. This is why the descendants of the Xiao family have ended up with only a few descendants..."

When it comes to the current situation of the Xiao family, Ling Ye can't help but become worried.

"Girl, the Xiao family is now under the control of Princess Yunyin. If you are still trapped in the Xiao family, Princess Yunyin will definitely attack you again. Why don't Ling Ye take you out and kill Princess Yunyin to save you from future troubles!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Jinyu.

"No, the fact that Princess Yunyin was able to infiltrate the Xiao family so thoroughly is definitely not her own doing. She now controls the Xiao family's private soldiers. Not to mention that killing her will cause an uproar, which is very detrimental to your plan and even my plan, and..."

At this point, she looked at the knife wound on Ling Ye's chin and chest.

"You are also seriously injured now. This injury is not a new one from killing several assassins last night, but an old one!" After a pause, she asked with concern, "What is this injury? Why are you so seriously injured?"