The Moon is Full in the Traveling House

The peaceful time passed quietly like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, there was only less than a month left before Su Lun's eighteenth birthday. That night, the moonlight fell on the window like water. When Su Lun was about to blow out the candle and go to bed, he suddenly heard a slight knock on the door.

"Alan, are you asleep?" Su Zheng's low and gentle voice came from outside the door.

"Not yet, come in, big brother." Su Lun responded and walked quickly to the door to open it. Su Zheng walked into the room holding a wooden box and a small cloth bag. His expression seemed a little solemn, and his eyes revealed a hint of complicated emotions.

"It's so late, what do you want to talk to me about? Come, sit down and talk first." Su Lun said softly, walking to the desk and pulling a stool over, asking Su Zheng to sit down. Then, he picked up the teapot on the table, poured a glass of water, and handed it to his brother.

Su Zheng silently took the teacup, took a sip, and then slowly put the cup down. He took a deep breath, stood up, walked to Su Lun and sat down, and at the same time opened the wooden box and small cloth bag in his hand and handed them to his brother: "Alun, there are ten taels of silver in it, please keep it. In addition, this pair of jade pendants is a relic left to us by our mother. Although its color is not perfect, I think it can be exchanged for dozens of taels of silver. Now, all of these are handed over to you. Alas... I, your elder brother, don't have much ability and can't give you more help. From now on, everything depends on you. I hope that one day, you can pass the imperial examination and bring honor to the family. At that time, even if I don't die, I can smile in my grave."

"Brother, do you really want to serve in my place? But your body..." Su Lun looked at the resolute and strong man in front of him with a worried look on his face, his eyes full of heartache and reluctance.

"Alan, every citizen has a share of responsibility for the fate of a country. It's not all because of you that I suffer. Don't think too much." Su Zheng patted his brother's shoulder and comforted him.

"I don't want to, brother. You said it yourself, that every citizen has a share of responsibility for the rise and fall of a country. So I want to go too!" Su Lun shouted excitedly, his voice choked with sobs.

"Alan, stop messing around. As long as your brother is here, those things will never be your turn. Your task now is to study hard and serve the country in the future. Don't think too much about other things." Su Zheng said earnestly. He hoped that his younger brother could understand his good intentions.

"Brother, why? I am also a seven-foot-tall man, how can I hide behind you forever?" Su Lun retorted unconvinced. He felt that he had grown up and could take on the responsibility of defending his country.

"Because I'm your brother." Su Zheng made the final decision, his tone firm and unquestionable. This sentence hit Su Lun's heart like a heavy hammer, leaving him unable to refute.

Su Lun wanted to say something more, but seeing his elder brother's tired expression and determined eyes, he finally swallowed the words. He knew that no matter how much he argued, it would be useless, so he could only nod silently to show his agreement.

"It's getting late, you should go to bed early." Su Zheng said softly, then turned around and prepared to leave the room.

"Brother..." Su Lun called Su Zheng again, but this time Su Zheng did not turn back to respond to Su Lun's call. Instead, he walked out of the room and gently closed the door...

A wave of pain and swelling surged in Su Lun's heart, as if a thousand-pound rock was pressing down on him, so heavy that he could hardly breathe, let alone sleep peacefully.

The next day, at dawn, Su Lun said hello to Su Zheng, then he carried his bow and arrows and headed up the mountain without hesitation. The conversation with his brother last night was like a heavy rock, weighing on his heart, making him feel extremely depressed and depressed. Only going up the mountain to hunt could help him relieve this boredom a little. Next, he had to think seriously about how to cleverly hide it from his elder brother and secretly sign up for the army.

Su Lun was walking alone on a mountain path when he suddenly noticed something strange ahead. Faintly, he could hear the sound of fierce fighting.

Strong curiosity was like an irresistible force, driving Su Lun to move forward cautiously. He hid behind a big tree and observed secretly. Looking closely, he saw two men surrounded by seven or eight people in black clothes and veils. These people in black were wearing black robes in broad daylight, covering their faces tightly, as if they were integrated with the darkness. Aren't they afraid of arousing suspicion from others? Su Lun couldn't help but complain in his heart. However, judging from the situation at the scene, the two besieged men were extraordinary, like tigers descending from the mountains, but they were helpless because the other side had more people and were still at a disadvantage. Seeing that the two men were easily captured by the black-clothed men like lambs to be slaughtered, the leading black-clothed man made a gesture of wiping his neck to the other companions, and his eyes were so cold that they seemed to be able to freeze. "Do we really have to watch a bloody massacre happen in front of us!" Su Lun was anxious, as if there was a fire burning in his heart. How could we just sit there and do nothing? These people were wearing black clothes and covering their faces in broad daylight. They came with bad intentions and they didn’t look like good people!

Su Lun acted decisively and quickly took out the small slingshot he carried with him, held it tightly, and locked his eyes on the leading man in black like a sniper.

"Pah!" There was a crisp sound, followed by a scream. It turned out that the small stone shot by Su Lun hit the back of the head of the leader in black accurately like a bullet. He fell to the ground with his head in his hands in pain as if he was hit by a heavy hammer. If you look closely, you can easily see blood flowing out from the gaps between his fingers covering his head.

"There's an ambush! Who's over there?" The other men in black were suddenly panicked and looked around like headless flies, trying to find the attacker.

Seeing that his attack was successful, Su Lun's confidence increased. He pulled the slingshot again without hesitation and shot the remaining two stones out like meteors. The two stones hit the two men in black like lightning. Although they did not completely lose their fighting ability, they also made them grimace in pain. At the same time, the group of men in black also noticed Su Lun hiding behind the tree like hungry wolves.