King of Thieves

"Candied haws! Sweet and crisp candied haws!" The old man, with white beard and hair, was carrying straw stalks filled with candied haws to sell in the streets and alleys, when he found a handsome boy with pink make-up behind him who had been following him quietly for a long time, probably Because he didn't have a copper coin with him, and he couldn't stand the temptation of snacks, he didn't think it was funny, so he took a candied haws and handed it to the boy.

"Baby, take it! Count it as a gift from my old man."

Xuan Jin stared at the red candied haws, and couldn't help swallowing.There are a variety of delicacies in the palace, and they are extremely delicate, but they don't bother to make this kind of folk snacks. This is the first time he has seen candied haws.

It turned out that the palace was so lively, and there were many pastries and candies that he had never seen before. It seemed that he was right to sneak out of the palace to play without telling everyone this time.

Xuan Jin happily took the candied haws, seeing the old man in ragged clothes, felt sorry for him, thought for a while, took off a sachet inlaid with gold thread from his waist, and stuffed it into the old man's hand, saying: "Old man, I will exchange this with you .”

"Ah?" The old man knew the goods, seeing the value of the sachet, he didn't dare to accept it for a while, and wanted to return it to the boy, but Xuan Jin had already run away in a hurry.

It was really sweet.Xuan Jin bit the candied haws and walked at a leisurely pace, but he didn't notice that a skinny man had secretly followed him and followed behind him unhurriedly.

After turning around a quiet and deserted alley, the man caught a glimpse of no one around, rushed to Xuan Jin's back, and used a cloth bag as a hood.

"Who? Uh..." Xuan Jin's eyes went dark, and suddenly he couldn't see anything. He wanted to scream, but his mouth was covered by a cloth bag, and he could only utter a few weak whimpers in protest, followed by the whole person. They were all stuffed into cloth bags.

The man shouldered the cloth bag and left the alley quickly.

When the cloth bag was opened, Xuan Jin was still in shock, and with a pale face, he looked at the three strangers in the room of different heights.

The three of them were also looking at him, and the oldest man patted the skinny man on the shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Skinny man, you finally found the treasure this time. This boy is much more beautiful than the ones caught before. If you go to Ji, you will be able to sell it for a good price."

The thin man proudly said: "Brother, I saw him take out a gold silk sachet as a gift, he is dressed richly, he must be a child of a rich family, why don't we make a fortune from his family first, and then sell him .”

Although Xuanjin is young, he is the smartest among his brothers and sisters. After listening to the conversation between the two, he saw a few children who were about his own age curled up in the corner of the room. He fell into the hands of traffickers and was in a dangerous situation.

If the other party knew his origin, they might kill him in panic.So he pretended to be terrified, twisted his thigh in secret, immediately burst into tears and sobbed, no matter how the three people questioned him, he just cried and shook his head.

The eldest brother was also annoyed by his crying, and said resentfully: "I'm afraid he was too frightened, so I'll ask tomorrow."

The three locked the door and walked away.

Xuan Jin waited for the footsteps of the three people to disappear completely, then slowly held back his tears, and called to the other children.Those children were arrested for several days, and they were all terrified. Xuan Jin asked patiently for a long time, and finally figured out that the house was outside the city.

"Those villains said they came from Juping, and they wanted to take us back and sell us. They also said that if we dared to escape, they would chop off our feet..." A boy timidly pointed to the innermost one person. "He was arrested yesterday, and he was whipped after swearing, and he still hasn't woken up."

The man was covered in blood, Xuan Jin was just a five or six year old child after all, he didn't dare to look again after taking a second look, and hugged his feet in a daze.Thinking that those traffickers were so cruel, he couldn't even reveal his identity.But I have to find a way to spread the news that I am trapped.

Thinking of the sun setting, he was still helpless.Suddenly someone approached the door and opened the iron lock.

"It's time to eat!" A heroic young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked into the house carrying a bucket of rice, filled the rice for them, and delivered it to everyone.

When it was handed to Xuan Jin, the boy was stunned. "Are you new here?"

Seeing Xuan Jin's guarded eyes, the young man smiled: "Don't be afraid, I won't beat anyone, just cook for you. My name is Ah Tian, ​​how about you?"

He looks upright and looks like a human being, but he turns out to be with the traffickers!Xuan Jin snorted disdainfully in his heart, of course he didn't show contempt and disgust on his face, only showing fear, hesitatingly said: "My name is, my name is Jin...why can't I remember what my last name is? I'm so scared... ... woo woo..."

His tears fell one drop after another, straight into the rice bowl.A handsome little face was stained with tears, making it look more and more pitiful.The boy Ah Tian looked at him in surprise, his heart softened, he stroked the top of Xuan Jin's head and coaxed: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't cry, hurry up and eat!"

When he touched Xuan Jin's rice bowl, it was already slightly cold.The young man kept the bowl of rice for himself, took out a bowl of steaming rice from the wooden barrel, and specially added a piece of braised pork. "Well, Xiao Jin, eat quickly, or it will be cold again."

Xuan Jin was indeed a little hungry, took a bite of the meat after taking the bowl, and then spat it out in disgust.

The meat is so burnt, it's really not ordinary.

The young man was not angry, but blushed slightly, and said embarrassingly, "No one taught me to cook, and I cooked it randomly." Seeing Xuan Jin put down the bowl and chopsticks and stopped eating, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "You don't like Eat this meat, how about I go fry an egg pancake for you?"

Xuan Jin shook his head, he didn't have the courage to taste the boy's craft again.

The young man was a little disappointed, he buried his head in cooking, and stopped talking.Just before packing up the utensils and going out, he comforted Xuan Jin who was still wiping his tears and said, "Don't be sad anymore, Xiao Jin, you are good-looking, and you will definitely find a good family in Yongji, and you won't be wronged."

Xuan Jin was upset, and when he heard the young man making sarcastic remarks, he said angrily: "You big villain, don't bother me!"

"I—" The young man also knew that following those three people, he was doing shady deeds, a trace of shame flashed in his eyes, he locked the door and left.

In the middle of the night, the other children in the hut all fell asleep, but Xuan Jin tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

If the queen father and mother found out that she was missing, they would definitely send people to search extensively, and they didn't know when they would find this place. If the rescuers hadn't arrived, this group of villains had already left for Juping, wouldn't it be too bad?

"Gululu..." There was a soft sound in his stomach, interrupting his thoughts.Xuan Jin pressed his hungry and aching stomach, and desperately recited the scriptures and histories of the Taifu's Protestantism, trying to divert his attention, but the hunger became more and more obvious.

Since he was born, he has tasted the taste of starvation for the first time, and the blanket under his body is not the usual brocade and silk, but a pile of rotten hay.Xuan Jin felt uncomfortable for a while, and his eye sockets were sore.

He pretended to cry during the day, but at this moment he was really hungry and panicked, he held her by the shoulder twice, and wept softly.

There was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a soft "click", and the iron lock was opened.Startled, he opened his eyes secretly, and saw a figure flashing into the room quickly.

A few wisps of very faint moonlight leaked through the window paper and shone on the face of that man, it was the boy A-Tian.

The young man tiptoed to Xuan Jin's side, seeing that he was awake, he couldn't help smiling slightly, gestured to Xuan Jin to silence, then took out a lotus leaf bag from his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "I miss you I didn’t eat anything, I’m sure I’ll be hungry at night, so I bought you something to eat.”

In the lotus leaf, there is a delicious roast chicken.

Xuan Jin was overjoyed, and hurriedly wiped away his tears. He was so hungry that he didn't care about what to eat, so he bit the roast chicken as soon as he grabbed it.

"Xiao Jin, eat slowly, be careful of choking, no one will grab you."

The young man sat next to him, amusedly wiping the greasy paste on Xuan Jin's face, seeing that the roasted chicken had turned into a skeleton after a while, he smiled and said, "Is it delicious? Then I'll buy it for you tomorrow." He took out another handkerchief to help Xuan Jin wipe his hands clean.

After filling his belly, Xuan Jin's dislike for the young man lessened a lot, and he also saved himself from being too embarrassed by wolfing down the food. His little face flushed, and he whispered: "Ah Tian, ​​thank you."

The young man smiled "puchi" and said, "Don't you call me a big villain now?" Seeing Xuan Jin's embarrassment, he sneered, got up and said, "Go to sleep, I'm going back to my room too." Just as he took a step, Xuan Jin's small hand grabbed his sleeve.

"Ah Tian, ​​can you let me go?" Xuan Jin looked up at the boy pitifully, trying to impress him. "When I go back, I will definitely ask Dad to reward you heavily."

The boy's eyes sparkled, and he said, "Didn't you say you couldn't remember your last name before? Why do you remember to go home now?"

Xuan Jin suddenly realized that he had slipped his tongue, and hurriedly shut up.

The young man shook his head secretly, he traveled all over the world with those traffickers since he was a child, he is not very old, but he is used to seeing all kinds of people, how could he be fooled by a little kid like Xuan Jin.

But seeing that Xuan Jin was about to cry, he felt great pity, and he didn't want to expose Xuan Jin anymore, he just said awkwardly: "Xiao Jin, if my three uncles find out that I let him go, even I will suffer. I really can't help you."

He was afraid that Xuan Jin would cry and beg again, so he would not stay any longer and left in a hurry.

Xuan Jin had nothing to do, he sat in panic until dawn, and finally couldn't get over the sleepiness, so he dozed off.

He waited for two days in a row with anxiety, but the rescuers he hoped for never disappeared, but there were a few more kidnapped children in the house.

During this period, human traffickers also came to question Xuan Jin several times. Xuan Jin only pretended to be stupid, and when he was forced to question him, he burst into tears. The three of them wanted to sell this handsome boy for a high price, but they were unwilling to beat him , Seeing that there is nothing to ask, I have to give up.

The young man is also very trustworthy, knowing that Xuan Jin has a tricky mouth and doesn't like his cooking, so he bought roast chicken and duck for Xuan Jin for several meals.

Seeing that the situation is getting worse and worse, Xuan Jin can only pin all his hopes on the young man, and act obediently in front of the young man, hoping that the young man will be tempted and let him go back.After two days, I got to know the young man well, knowing that the young man was originally an orphan who was adopted by those three human traffickers since he was a child. Because of his cleverness and diligence, he was brought to do this business together.

"Ah Tian, ​​you are different from them, why do you help them do bad things?"

In the afternoon of this day, seeing the rest of the children taking a nap, Xuan Jin dragged the boy back and began to lobby: "Let's run away together! You saved me, my parents and elder brother will like you too, and you can live in my house from now on." .”

This is not an empty promise. With the size of the imperial palace, how difficult is it to take in someone?He also happens to have multiple playmates.

"Xiao Jin, you are here again."

The young man touched Xuan Jin's black hair helplessly, and said: "I was raised by them. If they hadn't taken in me, I would have starved to death in my infancy. Even if they are heinous villains, they are my lifesaver after all. Benefactor, I can’t do anything wrong to them.”

Xuan Jin clenched his lips in disappointment. He wanted to settle for the next best thing. Young boy Yang went to the palace to report the news, but listening to the young man's tone, he would never help him escape.I was anxious and worried when I suddenly heard a few painful groans from the corner.

It was the child who had been whipped. He had been drowsy for several days and had a high fever, and his injuries were getting worse day by day.

Although the young man sympathized with the child, he had no medicine at hand, so he could only feed the child some porridge and soup to talk about his affairs.

Seeing him busy, Xuan Jin suddenly had an idea, squeezed out a few tears, and said: "Ah Tian, ​​he is so pitiful, you don't save him, get him some medicine."

The young man shook his head and said, "I bought you some food for those few coins, so how can I have money to buy medicine for him? What's more, he was injured so badly that ordinary medicine didn't work."

"That's it..." Xuan Jin hesitated for a while, and finally took off his personal longevity lock from his neck, handed it to the young man, and said with a bit of reluctance: "Or, just pawn it and give it to him Grab some good medicine. If you don’t save him, I’m afraid he’s dying.”

The young man took the Longevity Lock, and it was heavy in his hands. It was actually made of pure gold, and there was a dragon pattern inlaid on it, which showed its preciousness. Such a precious thing is used to save a stranger, if he continues to stand by and watch, the child will look down on him, and immediately said resolutely: "Okay, I will go to the city to get the medicine."

Seeing the door locked behind him, Xuan Jin could not help showing a smug smile as the days of melancholy disappeared.The longevity lock is engraved with the emblem of the Xuanlong imperial family, young people don't know it, but everyone in the Xuanlong capital knows it.As long as Changshou is locked in the pawnshop, the deacons will not dare to keep it privately when they see it, and will report it to the government sooner or later.

With this clue, the guards in the palace will definitely find this place soon.

When it was nearly dusk, the young man hurried back with several large packs of medicine, and bought a bunch of exquisite pastries for Xuan Jin.Just as he was preparing to decoct the medicine, the three human traffickers broke in suddenly, urging him to pack up his things quickly and set off for Yongji.

The boy was stunned: "Leave now? It's almost dark."

"Stinky boy, leave as soon as I tell you, what are you talking about!" The elder brother's face was dark.

I don't know what major incident happened in the city in the past two days. There are officers and soldiers everywhere, and the investigation is strict.He originally wanted to abduct a few more children, but it seems that it is difficult to start, so he should go back to Yongji as soon as possible, so as not to be searched outside the city and find his den.

The young man didn't dare to say much, so he could only pack up the package, and then helped the three people pour the perspiration medicine into the children one by one.

When it was the turn of the seriously injured child, the elder brother opened his eyelids to look at him, and said, "You don't need to take this burden with you, let him die on his own."

The young man moved his lips, wanting to intercede for him. The three of them were already busy loading the unconscious children into the carriage. He sighed, put the herbs beside the child, and whispered, "I can do it." Only these, whether you can live or not depends on your own life.”

He turned around, picked up Xuan Jin, and got into the carriage.The thin man jumped onto the carriage, raised his whip, and drove the carriage eastward.

The young man was sitting in the car, borrowing the dim oil lamp in the car, looking down at Xuan Jin who was lying in his arms and sleeping.The boy's two long rows of jet-black eyelashes vibrate slightly with the bumps of the carriage, like two small butterfly wings, against the white and tender face, his handsome features are really endearing.

It would be great if I could have such a beautiful younger brother... The young man was so impressed that he immediately laughed dumbfounded at his unrealistic wishful thinking.A child like Xiao Jin must have come from a wealthy family, how could he, a poor child who doesn't know who his parents are, be able to afford it.

It's a pity that after arriving in Yongji, he has no chance to see Xiaojin again.

With Xiao Jin's appearance, he can definitely find a buyer from a wealthy family, so that he won't live in poverty. For Xiao Jin, it's not too bad...

The boy's heart was surging and he comforted himself like this.The eldest brother Tudi also reached out, squeezed Xuan Jin's face, and sighed: "This time's product is still the best."

Staring at the man's hand that touched Xuan Jin, the young man suddenly had a strong urge to cut off the man's hand—how could such a dirty hand deserve to touch his little Jin? !

He lowered his head, trying his best to suppress the resentment that he had never felt before, but he heard the elder brother and the other person start to discuss how to deal with the prey this time. When talking about Xuan Jin, the elder brother smiled and said: "This baby is so beautiful." , it’s too wasteful to sell to ordinary rich families, it’s better to sell it into the palace.”

The thin man driving the carriage interjected through the curtain: "Yeah, yeah, why didn't we think of that before? I heard that the emperor likes young molesters the most. Dedicating him to the palace will definitely earn a lot of money."

Another person hesitated and said: "This child is too young, isn't it? People in the palace may not appreciate it..."

"You're wrong." The eldest brother smiled obscenely, "those dignitaries who love masculinity specialize in young molesters, saying that they are tight and flexible, making it more fun to play with, hahaha..."

Hearing the obscene laughter of the three, the young man was almost stunned.They actually want to sell Xiao Jin to Yongji Palace to be a man's plaything?

"Ah Tian, ​​why are you shaking?" The eldest brother noticed that the boy's hands were trembling slightly.

"It's nothing, it's just a little cold all of a sudden." The young man forced himself to smile, and warned himself not to show strange emotions in front of others and make the three people suspicious, but he had secretly made up his mind, no matter what, he must never let his favorite Xiao Jin fall into the fire pit .

When it was dark, the carriage drove to a small town and found a restaurant to rest.

The Mongolian sweat medicine that Xuan Jin and others were fed was not strong, it just made them fall asleep for a while, but now they have woken up slowly, but their hands and feet are still limp, unable to move, and unable to speak.

Seeing the young man getting into the car with food, Xuan Jin was angry that he had helped the three traffickers to feed them medicine, so he shut his mouth and let the young man coax all the good words, but refused to let him feed.

"Xiao Jin..." The young man had no choice but to lean into Xuan Jin's ear, and said softly, "Trust me, I will definitely save you. If you don't eat, how can you have the strength to escape later?"

The boy finally realized his conscience, would he let him go?Xuan Jin stared at the young man with black glazed eyes, but opened his mouth involuntarily.

"That's good." The young man smiled, and after feeding Xuan Jin, he jumped off the carriage.

You can't lie to him, can you?Xuan Jin was thinking wildly, when the curtain of the car was lifted, the boy went and returned, with joy in his eyes, he hugged Xuan Jin up. "I put sweat medicine in their meals, and they've all passed out now. Xiao Jin, I'll take you home right away."

He glanced at the other children, knowing that his abilities were limited and he couldn't save so many people, he shook his head apologetically, and carried Xuan Jin on a horse.

The carriage was pulled by two horses, Xuan Jin managed to raise one hand, pointed at the other horse, wanted to speak, but only made a few weak hums.

"Xiao Jin, do you want to ride a horse by yourself?" The boy said with a smile, "That's impossible."

Stupid Tian, ​​I told you to kill the other horse, otherwise those guys will definitely chase after it on horseback after the medicine wears off!Xuan Jin scolded the young man for being stupid, but he couldn't say anything, he could only watch helplessly as the young man shook the reins, the horse carried the two of them, and rushed into the night along the way they came.

The night dew was heavy in the field, and the cold wind was bitter. Xuan Jin was pampered when he was a child, and the cold wind was too much to bear, and he sneezed twice in a row.Seeing that he was catching a cold, the young man hurriedly opened his clothes and wrapped Xuan Jin around his chest, while slowing down the speed of the horse, lest the wind speed be too strong and freeze Xuan Jin to death.

Although this young man grew up in a den of bandits, his humanity is still intact, especially when he was treated really well... Xuan Jin nestled in the warm arms of the young man, thinking in a daze. Finally, he relaxed and fell asleep slowly.

In the middle of the night, there are only two or three miles away from the city wall.Under the dim starlight, the shadow of the towering city wall in the distance is already faintly visible.

When Xuan Jin woke up, all the effects of the medicine had worn off, and the first thing he said was: "Oh Tian, ​​you are a big fool!"

The boy was tongue-tied: "Xiao, Xiao Jin, what are you scolding me for?"

Xuan Jin said angrily: "If you want to escape, you have to kill the remaining horse! Once the medicine wears off, they will soon catch up with us if they have horses."

The young man was not stupid, and immediately realized that he hadn't thought carefully enough, so he said embarrassingly: "Then let's hurry up, and when we get to the foot of the city, there will be officers and soldiers watching. Even if we are caught up by uncles and the others, we won't be afraid of them messing around."

He whipped his whip twice, beat the horse and galloped, and within a few steps, the horse's hooves slammed behind him and approached quickly, with shouts and curses: "Oh Tian, ​​you son of a bitch, how dare you eat inside and out! See if I catch you, don't you?" Take off a layer of your skin!"

The young man turned his head in shock, and he saw the three riding together, chasing after him.He hurriedly whipped the mount vigorously, but he heard the elder brother suddenly pursed his lips and whimpered.

Hearing the owner's call, the horse on the boy's crotch let out a long neigh, turned around and ran towards the three men.

"Ah?" The young man couldn't hold back, so he jumped off his horse, put down Xuan Jin and said quickly, "Xiao Jin, run away yourself! I will try to stop them."

Xuan Jin wanted to say how could you stop those big guys alone, but the young man glared at him angrily, "Why don't you run fast?"

He was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything more, and told the young man, "Then, A Tian, ​​you should be careful." Spreading his legs, he ran towards the distant city wall.

Gritting his teeth, the young man drew out a dagger that he carried close to his body, and waited for the mounts of the three to approach.Seeing that the horse's hoof was about to kick him in the face, he dodged sideways, and the dagger plunged into the horse's belly hard and fast.

The steed groaned and stood up halfway, throwing all three of them down.

"Damn boy, you don't want to live anymore!" The eldest brother jumped into a rage, jumped up and slapped the boy on the face.

While Xuan Jin was running, he heard the angry curses from everyone behind him, he couldn't help turning his head, and saw that the young man had been knocked down to the ground, and those people were kicking wildly around the young man.

"You give me a good lesson on this damn boy! I'll go and catch that kid back." After stepping on the boy again, the eldest brother stepped forward to chase Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin ran forward desperately, but he had short legs, so he was caught up by the elder brother soon.The man kicked him down, grabbed his ankle, and picked him up.

"Let go! Let me go!" Xuan Jin was carried head down on the shoulders of the man, terrified to the extreme, and finally burst into tears: "Oh Tian, ​​Ah Tian, ​​save me..."

"Cry again, I'll kill you!" The man threatened him, took Xuan Jin back to the horse and threw it on the ground, cursing: "If it weren't for seeing that you have a pretty face and can be sold for a good price, I will interrupt you immediately." Your legs, let’s see if you dare to escape again?”

"Xiao Jin..." The young man had already been beaten by the other two until his nose was blue and his eyes were swollen, his mouth was covered with blood, but he still struggled to get close to the elder brother, grabbed the man's trousers and begged bitterly, "Uncle, don't sell him to the palace." Go in, please!"

The man was furious, kicked the young man somersaultingly, picked up the dagger that the young man dropped on the ground, and sneered, "I gave you food and clothing, and raised you for 13 years, you ungrateful white-eyed wolf actually helped outsiders Come fight against me! Bah! I will destroy you today!" He raised the dagger and stabbed it at the boy's chest.

"Ah Tian!" Xuan Jin yelled, with the courage that came from nowhere in the crisis, he grabbed the man's arm holding the knife and bit it off fiercely.

"Ah!" the man screamed, and the knife fell to the ground.He grabbed Xuan Jin's hair and tried to pull him away, but Xuan Jin bit him so hard that he couldn't pull him away no matter what.

The thin man and another person rushed to help and dragged Xuan Jin away.The man let out another howl of pain, blood flowed from his arm, and a large piece of flesh was bitten off by Xuan Jin forcefully.

The man's face was distorted in pain, extremely hideous. "Damn, dare to bite me! Okay! I don't plan to sell you for money this time, I have to kill you brat!"

He took out a big black cloth bag, put Xuan Jin into the bag and tied the mouth of the bag tightly, strangled Xuan Jin's slender neck through the cloth bag, and said with a grinning smile, "You bite again! Hehe, I will strangle you to death!"

"Uh uh...Ah...God..."

Xuan Jin kept struggling in the cloth bag, but it was of no avail at all. The pair of big hands around his throat were tightened like an iron band, his face was flushed purple, and countless gold stars were gradually flying randomly in the darkness in front of him...

Ah Tian, ​​why didn't you come to save him? ...

Several long and shrill screams sounded suddenly, but Xuan Jin couldn't hear them clearly, he felt the hands strangling his neck loosen, and then a person fell heavily on him, making him almost faint.

The hot liquid seeped through the cloth bag, soaking his whole body.The strong smell of blood almost made him drown in it.

"Ah Tian..." He weakly called the boy's name: "Quick, save me..." Otherwise, he would be suffocated by the weight on his body.

The man's body was finally moved away, and the moment the cloth bag was untied, Xuan Jin took a big mouthful of fresh air with all his strength, and then saw the young man covered in blood, standing under the starlight with a dagger in his hand.A series of blood drops kept dripping down the blade.

The young man looked like a ghost at the moment, obviously very scary, but Xuan Jin didn't feel frightened at all, instead he stretched out his hands towards the young man, weeping with joy: "Ah Tian, ​​I knew you would come to save me!"

"Yeah, I said I'm going to send you home, Xiao Jin..." The boy opened his bloodshot eyes wide and stared at the blood on his hands in despair. He couldn't help trembling, and said in a trembling voice: Kill uncle and the others... I killed someone..."

As if he could no longer bear the huge impact of pain and murder, the young man closed his eyes and fainted beside Xuan Jin.

It was only then that Xuan Jin discovered that the three traffickers had died in front of them, each of them had been stabbed several times, and blood was still bubbling.

"Ah Tian, ​​wake up!" He shook the young man, but the latter remained unconscious.

Surrounded by dead bodies, Xuan Jin was shivering with fear and cold, the only thing he could do was to hug the young man tightly, absorbing the warmth and peace of mind he longed for from the young man.

"Ah Tian, ​​you treat me so well. From now on, you will live with me in the palace..."

He whispered close to the boy's ear, seeing the boy's bruised and blood-stained lips, he moved closer and kissed him heartbroken - when he usually had a fever and was sick, his mother would always come to kiss his forehead, Cheek, comforting him with a smile, the illness will be cured soon.

A ray of dawn gradually tore through the night sky, and slowly painted the sky a desolate fish-belly white.

In the distance, steeds neighed and hooves clattered, and soldiers in golden helmets galloped towards him.

"It's His Royal Highness Jin! Go back and report to the emperor, we have found His Highness!" The crowd burst into cheers.

This group of idiots can be regarded as found!Seeing the flying imperial flag clearly, all the strength in Xuan Jin's body seemed to lose support all of a sudden, and he fell softly on the young man's chest. Before losing consciousness, he still did not forget to point at the young man, and pointed at the one who stepped forward to help him. The guard leader said, "Take him back too..."