Baishou loses Shaohua

Baishuizhuang is located in the southwest of Linzhou, while Baijiabao is in the east of Linzhou.Yang Chonglin, the owner of Baishui Village, Xie Qinghong, the leader of the Five Sacred Sacred Mountains, Master Qingtong Guanxu Wuwu, and Master Nian'an of Anning Temple are highly respected figures in the martial arts world, and they often need to discuss important matters with Bai Jingyi, who is the leader of the martial arts world, so Bai Jingyi specially stayed at the Bai family to discuss important matters. A residence was prepared for the four of them in the fort.

Daoist Master Xuwu and Master Nian'an are both practitioners, and they also like to communicate and learn about Buddhism and Taoism, so the two of them lived in the remote and quiet Bamboo Garden in Baijiabao.Xie Qinghong is Mrs. Bai Jingyi's elder brother, so he lives with the Bai family members.Although Yang Chonglin was highly valued by Bai Jingyi on the surface, he was wary and disgusted by him secretly, so he was arranged to be in the middle of the white water specially built for him on the artificial lake just north of Baijiabao. In fact, Baishuiju is surrounded by water on all sides, no matter who comes in or out, it is clear at a glance. Bai Jingyi did this in order to better monitor Yang Chonglin.

It was precisely this arrangement that made it easier for Ji Yinghan and Xuanlie to sneak in from the north of Baijiabao without disturbing other people in the front yard.

To the north of Baijiabao is a grove, and out of the grove is the artificial lake where Baishui resides.According to Ji Yinghan's information, the Baijiabao patrol team consists of six people, and they change shifts every hour, and there will be a vacancy for a cup of tea when the shifts change.

There was a moon and no stars tonight, Ji Yinghan raised his head, and the moon rose to the center of the sky.The watchman, holding a lantern and beating a gong, passed in front of the grove where he and Xuanlie were hiding.It's midnight, and the patrol team of six people left here to go to the shift.Xuanlie and Ji Yinghan flashed out of the grove, and jumped towards Baishuiju from behind the lake.

Xuan Lie put an arm around Ji Yinghan's waist, and led him to the back of Baishuiju.Xuan Lie let go of his hand but didn't miss Ji Yinghan's slightly frowned brows.

"Your injury is not healed, and you lack internal strength, so your actions may not be as convenient as before. It will be better if I take you." Xuan Lie whispered in Ji Yinghan's ear.

Ji Yinghan felt his ears itching slightly, and nodded slightly to one side.He is not used to relying on others, nor is he used to showing his weak side before anyone, so Xuan Lie's behavior just now did make him a little uncomfortable, but he didn't expect such subtle emotions to escape Xuan Lie's eyes.

"Wait here, I'll get rid of the people at the door first." Xuan Lie quietly touched the front from the back of the room.After a while, he poked his head over and nodded towards Ji Yinghan, and when Ji Yinghan walked over, the two guards of Baishuizhuang in front of the door had already passed out on the ground.

Xuanlie and Ji Yinghan gently pushed open the door, but they didn't want to bump into the maid who came out from the back room with a water basin. The maid was startled, Xuanlie quickly shot, and the stone in her hand hit the maid's head. Acupuncture point, the maid fainted, the basin in her hand fell, Ji Yinghan happened to step forward to catch it, but there was still a slight sound.

This little sound has already alarmed Yang Chonglin, he only heard coughing a few times in the room, and then asked: "Bihen, who is outside?"

Xuan Lie and Ji Yinghan looked at each other, put the maid gently on the ground, pushed open the door of the inner room and walked in.

On the bed, Yang Chonglin's hand was stretched under the pillow, already in a state of defense.

"You...you, what do you want to do?" Yang Chonglin moved his hand under the pillow, as if he was holding something.

"I'm here to settle an old account with Master Yang 16 years ago." Ji Yinghan walked over unhurriedly.Xuan Lie followed closely behind him, for fear that Yang Chonglin would hurt him.

"16 years ago." Yang Chonglin changed his expression, "Who the hell are you?"

"Master Yang forgets a lot, so naturally he won't remember. I don't know if this will remind you." Ji Yinghan took out half of a blood-stained broken arrow from his sleeve and threw it in front of Yang Chonglin. The feathers of the arrow had been stained with rust due to the time, and the blood on the feathers had almost dried up and faded away. Only the three inscriptions "Bai Shui Zhuang" under the feathers were still red with blood seeping.

"Who the hell are you...?" Yang Chonglin's face was completely pale. He naturally recognized this broken arrow. It was made by him in Baishuizhuang, and only people in Baishuizhuang could use it.And 16 years ago, he shot Yao Yuzhi who escaped from the palace with an arrow, but when he found his body later, only half of the arrow was left on it, and the other half was cut off with a sharp weapon.He once sent people to investigate the two children who fled with Yao Yuzhi, but they failed.Over the years, that half of the broken arrow has always been a concern for him.

"I don't care who I am, I'm just here to take your life!" After Ji Yinghan finished speaking, he drew a short dagger from his boot and stabbed at Yang Chonglin.

Shocked, Yang Chonglin threw off the pillow on the bed, blocking Ji Yinghan's movements, and then swiped towards Ji Yinghan with a dagger in his hand under the pillow.He was seriously injured, but it was only at the end of his battle.Xuan Lie just blocked it lightly from the side, and Ji Yinghan's dagger sank into Yang Chonglin's chest.

The sharp dagger sank deeply into Yang Chonglin's chest with the hatred of 16 years. He only let out a short cry, and made a small sound of "gurgling" in his throat. His eyes were wide open, but gradually lost their luster. .Ji Yinghan's finger holding the dagger was dyed bright red. He pulled it out forcefully, and a spray of blood spurted out from Yang Chonglin's wound, spraying himself and Xuanlie all over his face and body.

Xuan Lie looked at Ji Yinghan, Ji Yinghan was expressionless, as if he didn't notice the blood all over his body, he watched Yang Chonglin fall down with a flat expression, twitched and struggled for a while and died.Ji Yinghan naturally went forward to check his neck, confirmed that he was dead, and then nodded to Xuanlie: "Let's go."

Xuan Lie followed Ji Yinghan out of the inner room, the maid was still lying on the ground, Ji Yinghan squatted down and the dagger in his hand quickly slashed across the maid's neck.

"Yinghan, she—" Xuan Lie wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

"She saw us, so she can't stay." Ji Yinghan got up and said.

Xuan Lie glanced at the girl's body, sighed inwardly, and nodded.

When going out, Xuan Lie walked in front of Ji Yinghan.He watched Ji Yinghan stand still in front of the two fainted guards at the door, thinking that he also wanted to silence him, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Ji Yinghan: "The two of them didn't see us."

Ji Yinghan glanced at Xuan Lie and hesitated for a moment.

"The changing guard should be here soon, let's leave quickly." Xuan Lie said.

Ji Yinghan glanced at the two people on the ground, and finally nodded.

Because his body was covered in blood, he didn't dare to take it lightly even in the middle of the night. Xuan Lie performed lightness kung fu all the way and brought Ji Yinghan back to Yao's mansion.

Back at Yao Mansion, Xuanlie changed the bloody clothes on his body.He is not a cowardly and weak person, but he doesn't like to kill people, and there is an unarmed woman among them. Although he knows that Ji Yinghan's concerns are necessary, he still doesn't like his way of killing people calmly and rationally.

When Xuan Lie finished cleaning and turned around, he found that Ji Yinghan was standing in front of the window wiping the dagger he just used in his hand under the moonlight, his movements were gentle and serious.He changed into black clothes before going out, and he couldn't see the blood, but he could smell the strong smell of blood.

"Change your clothes." Xuan Lie said.

"I remember killing people for the first time... I was very scared." Ji Yinghan looked up out of the window, his eyes were flat, "I couldn't wait to take a shower and change clothes when I got back, my hands were so trembling that I couldn't even untie my clothes. Uncle told me that even No matter how clean I wash, there will still be bloody smell on my body, no matter how thoroughly I clean it, it can't change the fact that I killed someone. Since then, I have never been afraid of it again."

Xuan Lie stepped forward and hugged Ji Yinghan, who was covered in blood, into his arms: "How old were you then?"

Ji Yinghan thought for a while: "15 years old, or younger."

At the age of 15, he began to reap human lives, so he was so calm when facing the death of others or himself.Xuanlie thought of Ji Yinghan's indifference when he had his sword on his neck when they met for the second time, and now he finally understands the reason for it.

"That time in the alley behind the teahouse..."

"I thought you were here to avenge someone."

Xuan Lie was speechless for a while, and then said: "I clearly said that I just want to make friends with you."

"Do you know how many people have said the same thing to me?" Ji Yinghan smiled and tilted his head, "They all came to kill me."

Xuanlie silently hugged Ji Yinghan tightly, buried his chin into his neck, breathed in the smell of his body, the clear and cold breath, and the strong smell of blood.

"I killed so many people, naturally many people want me to die."

"Did any of these people hurt you?"

"Most of the time, I don't have it, and a few times I get a little injury. Only once..."

"How about once?"

"There was only one time when the man had deep internal strength. His weapon was a copper hammer. Every time he made a shot, he used [-]% strength. That time he broke a rib in my chest and seriously injured me. If Yun Xin hadn't pulled me If I run fast, I'm afraid I will die in his hands." Ji Yinghan said flatly.

"And then? He didn't look for you again?"

"After recovering from his injuries, I killed him."

Xuan Lie was silent.

Ji Yinghan raised his hands and washed them clean before wiping the dagger: "I can't even remember how many lives have been stained on these hands. What uncle said is absolutely right, I have washed them long ago." It's not clean anymore."

Xuanlie felt a little distressed, it turned out that the indifference was not really indifference.

Xuan Lie took the towel beside the sink and wiped off the blood on Ji Yinghan's face little by little, restoring a pale face.He cupped Ji Yinghan's face with both hands and kissed him, tossing and turning on his lips.

"It doesn't matter if it's full of blood or you bear human life, to me, you are just Ji Yinghan." Xuan Lie stared into Ji Yinghan's eyes, serious and serious, "You can rely on me or you can rely on me, you have to remember You are no longer alone, don't take on everything by yourself. Don't try to be brave and laugh, and don't pretend that you don't care about anything. I will feel bad, Yinghan, I will feel bad."

Ji Yinghan's heart seemed to be poked softly, Xuanlie would always find his weakness easily, he had nothing to hide in front of him.

"Maybe I'm not good enough, but one day, I can completely protect you." Xuan Lie was very firm.Because he loves him, he is willing to accept everything about him, because he loves him, and protecting him is an unshirkable responsibility.

"There is only one." Xuan Lie said, "No matter when and where, I will not allow you to leave me."

The pride and self-esteem, the loneliness and coldness, the strength and firmness in Ji Yinghan's bones disappeared without a trace at this moment.His lips moved a few times, but the word "good" seemed to choke in his throat.

It wasn't until a long time later that Ji Yinghan realized what kind of method Xuan Lie meant by not allowing him to leave him.

That night, Ji Yinghan leaned against Xuan Lie's chest, and he pulled Xuan Lie's hand over the scar on the right side of his chest.

"You asked me how this injury came about."

"Now, can you tell me?" Xuan Lie asked softly in Ji Yinghan's ear.

Ji Yinghan grabbed Xuan Lie's palm and tightened his fingers, as if giving himself courage.

"It's the queen mother." This unfamiliar title has not been uttered for 16 years. "In order to remove the royal totem that was originally tattooed on my place, she branded it with her own hands."

Xuan Lie had mixed feelings in his heart, he felt Ji Yinghan's slight tremor, his other hand took Ji Yinghan's hand and interlocked his fingers: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"I will never forget the feeling at that moment. And her tears at that time." Ji Yinghan said, "She is here to keep me alive."

Xuan Lie didn't know what to say, even if he felt the pain, what kind of pain should Ji Yinghan bear personally.No matter what kind of words are spoken at this moment, they are too pale and powerless in front of this bloody memory.Ji Yinghan had already cut himself open for him to see, those hurts and pains were spread out in front of him so frankly, but he couldn't do anything.

He could only hold him tightly, tightly.

Other than that, there is no other way.

And he once, before he fully understood him, accused him so righteously.

How does he match.

At this moment, he has become so clumsy and humble.

After a long time, Xuanlie felt Ji Yinghan's breathing evened out in his arms.He lowered his head and pressed a few kisses on his shoulder lightly.

"Yinghan..." His fingers gently caressed the cross scar on Ji Yinghan's back left shoulder, and there was an identical scar in front of his right shoulder, "The person who shot you also sought revenge from you?"

"No..." Ji Yinghan murmured and replied, "They are from Yu Chongxiu..."

Xuan Lie looked at Ji Yinghan by the moonlight, he seemed to be having some kind of dream, sometimes smiling and sometimes frowning.

☆, Extra Story: The Night of the Troubled Soldiers? Memories of Ji Yinghan

I lay on the window sill, and the red lanterns hung in the palaces everywhere illuminated the entire night sky, even the endless white plum blossoms in front of the palace were covered with a light red.The moon is full and the stars are bright. I think it's because Tosho Palace is too remote, and you can't even hear the sound of silk and bamboo from Yuyuan Hall in front.

"Your Highness, the window is too cold, let's go into the back room." Ming Yi walked up behind me and stood still, "The servant has prepared some snacks for you."

"I don't want it. I want to wait here for my father. My father said he would take me to watch the fireworks. He will never forget it." I felt aggrieved.

"How could it be? The Empress sent someone over an hour ago to order you to prepare thick clothes for going out, and to send Manager Liu to pick you up when the fireworks are set off." Ming Yi comforted.

I bowed my head and remained silent.

"Your Highness has just recovered from a serious illness. If you accidentally catch a cold, the head of this servant will be taken off and used as a kick for His Highness." Ming Yi is the maid brought by the mother when she married into the palace. What trick works for me.

"Okay, okay, it's fine if I don't enter the house. Mingyi, your head is too big for a kick, it's not suitable." I moved down from the window, and finally couldn't help but bully Mingyi.

"Your Highness!" Ming Yi stomped her feet, refusing to talk to me any more.Ming Yi's head is actually not big, but his face is round and round, which is really cute.I'm in my twenties because I always look like a girl of seventeen or eighteen because of her skinny size, but she treats me really well.

I walked back to the desk and took a collection of ancient poems.My father loves calligraphy, painting, literature and martial arts, and I have been in contact with them since I was a child.I didn't feel bored after reading it page by page. When I became interested, I also liked to write.

"The autumn wind blows the ground and the grass is dry, and the beautiful and green shadows grow cold late." I read the first two sentences of Li He's "Song of Opening Sorrow" back and forth several times. Mingyi, "Mingyi, grind ink for me."

"It's so late, Your Highness still has to make a fuss." Although he was dissatisfied, Ming Yi's hands moved quickly.

I spread out a piece of rice paper, dipped the brush in full ink, and started writing.

"The autumn wind blows the ground and the grass is dry, and Huarong Biying grows cold late." Ming Yi read out softly following my strokes, and then smiled sincerely, "Your Highness, your handwriting is so beautiful."

As soon as Mingyi finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and there were more than one person.I was overjoyed, it was my father who sent someone to pick me up.

"Oh—" Mingyi exclaimed.I lowered my head to look, and just thought of it, I accidentally dripped the ink on the paper, right between the two dots of Han.

"It's okay." Normally, I would have regretted it, but now I'm in a happy mood, and I don't care about it, "Ming Yi, bring me some clothes!"

"Yes, Your Highness." Ming Yi turned into the bedroom, and I answered the door myself.

"Mother's queen?" I opened the door, but I was stunned. Outside the door was my mother's queen, followed by Xiao Jing, the deputy commander of the guards, and several masters of the guards, but no one informed me.

"Go in quickly." The queen mother hurriedly pushed me into the house, Xiao Jing ordered several people to guard outside the gate of Dongzhao Palace, and left two people to guard in the courtyard, then walked in and closed the door.

"Queen, what's the matter? Didn't you want to pick me up to watch the fireworks?" I was puzzled.

Ming Yi who came over from behind immediately realized something was wrong: "Empress Empress, what happened?"

"Mingyi, go and get some plain clothes for the prince to change into immediately." The queen mother ordered solemnly.

Ming Yi nodded in a daze, then turned back to the room.

"Duan'er!" The queen mother squatted down, holding my cheeks in her cold hands, serious and serious, "Duan'er, do you understand that you are going to go with Deputy Commander Xiao in a while? No matter what sounds you hear, you can't turn back, understand?"

"Mother, what happened? Where's the father?" I was a little anxious, my mother had never been like this, and Xiao Jing standing behind her also had a serious face.

"Don't ask, don't ask anything, just remember what the queen mother said." The queen mother hugged me into her arms, so hard that I couldn't breathe, the vermilion dress on her body was cold and cold On my face, "Duan'er, my child, you must live."

At this time, I heard the sound of weapons fighting not far away. "Ding Dang Dang Dang" was very ear-piercing in the originally silent night.There were footsteps outside the door, Xiao Jing opened the door to check, and Prime Minister Yao hurried in, followed by his two twin sons, my companions, six-year-old Yao Yunqie and Yao Yunxin.

"Empress, Yu Chongxiu has sent people to seal all the gates of the palace, and every exit is heavily guarded." The news brought by Prime Minister Yao made the empress and Xiao Jing turn pale at the same time.

The queen mother straightened up and paced back and forth in the room, the golden phoenix inlaid emerald steps on her head shook violently, she suddenly stopped and then turned around: "There is another place, they won't know."

"Where is it? Empress Dowager." Xiao Jing asked eagerly.

"Yuehua Palace." The queen mother said, "the place where Weiqing lived when he was the emperor's companion. At that time, he and the emperor were having fun, so they secretly sent people to open the tunnel to get out of the palace. Except for him and the emperor, there is no one who has ever lived. Only I know."

"I didn't know about the tunnel left by Uncle Guo for so many years in the palace, and Yu Chongxiu certainly wouldn't know about it either." Xiao Jing nodded.

"Since this is the case, the empress should quickly change His Highness the crown prince's clothes and leave as soon as possible." Prime Minister Yao urged.

"Mother, where am I going? Are you and my father going with me?" I raised my face and asked my mother, feeling more and more flustered.

"Duan'er, listen up." My mother said to me while unbuttoning my clothes, "From now on, you can no longer be called Ji Wuduan, and don't tell others where you are from. You have to follow Deputy Commander Xiao and Prime Minister Yao." , they will take you to see your uncle, and you will live with him in the future, do you understand?"

"What about the queen mother and the emperor father?" I asked with a frown.

"Child——" the empress mother's beautiful eyes were full of sadness, tears fell from her eyes, "the empress mother and father emperor cannot go with you, the mother queen and father emperor must stay here. Maybe you still don't understand, But when you grow up, you will understand. But you have to remember that the only requirement of your mother and father is to live well."

"I don't want it!" I shook off my mother's hand and said firmly, "I want to be with my mother and my father."

"Duan'er, be obedient!" The queen mother has never been harsh on me, so I couldn't help but take a step back.

"His Royal Highness, you must listen to the empress. The empress is for your own good." Prime Minister Yao came up to persuade.

I shook my head and kept backing away: "I don't want to." Although I don't know exactly what happened, I know that once we are separated, I may never have the chance to meet my father, queen and queen again.

"You don't want it!" The queen mother grabbed me, turned me around, and pulled my skirt from behind, and then she took the clothes I would wear when I went out of the palace to play in Mingyi's hands, and hurried to go I put it on.

"Queen, I don't want it, I don't want to be separated from you and father, I don't want it!" I shouted, struggling while shouting.

"Mingyi, help me hold down the crown prince!" The queen mother said sharply.

When the queen mother gave an order, Mingyi stepped forward and grabbed my struggling arm, she gritted her teeth, tears dripped on the back of my hand, scorching hot, and her peach blossom eyes, which had always been smiling, were flushed.

The door was opened again, and a guard walked in: "Empress Empress, Prime Minister Yao, Deputy Commander Xiao, the rebellious party is coming to Dongzhao Palace, please leave as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, if the rebel party comes and finds that His Royal Highness is missing, I'm afraid they will search everywhere. Li'an is already in Yu Chongxiu's hands, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to escape." Xiao Jing's face was full of anxiety. The deputy commander of the guards, who is comfortable in any situation, feels like an enemy at this time.

"Then what should I do?" The queen mother couldn't stop trembling while pressing my hand, her face was pale, "Duan'er must escape, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. I don't care, but Duan'er, my Duan'er can't die." She The gold-plated jadeite earrings on the earlobe trembled slightly with her. At this moment, I couldn't see a little bit of the graceful and luxurious mother-in-law in her past.

Everyone in the room fell silent.What they were discussing was my life and death.

The word "death" is still a little strange to me.For a moment, I was also a little stunned.

"Empress Empress..." Prime Minister Yao stood up. He pulled Yun Qie and Yun Xin behind him, and put his hands on their shoulders. His Royal Highness."

In an instant, all eyes in the room were on Prime Minister Yao, as well as Yun Qie and Yun Xin in front of him.

The queen mother seemed to see hope in her eyes. She looked at Yun Qie and Yun Xin, her gaze went back and forth between the two of them several times, and finally shook her head: "Prime Minister Yao, Duan'er is my child, but Yun Qie He Yunxin is also your child...I, I can't agree."

"My Yao family only needs to keep one bloodline, but His Royal Highness is the emperor's only bloodline!" Prime Minister Yao fell to his knees with a plop, "May I ask you to agree to my proposal."

"If I agree, Prime Minister Yao asked me how to face Yueqing under Jiuquan. She was my playmate since childhood. She died young. I should take good care of Yunqie and Yunxin. How can I..." The queen mother still shook her head .

"I also know that I am sorry for Yueqing, but the blood of the Tian family cannot be lost. If Yueqing is still alive, he will definitely make the same decision as me. Time waits for no one, empress!" Prime Minister Yao took out a special pure gold coin, One side is auspicious clouds and the other is the words "safe and long life". It is said that when Yunqie Yunxin was born, his mother gave it to the prime minister's wife.

"If the cloud patterns are on top, then Yunqi will stay, if the words are on top, Yun Xin will stay." After speaking, Prime Minister Yao was about to throw up the gold coins in his hand.

"Father—" Yunqie, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth at this moment, "Let Yunqie stay."

☆, Extra Story: The Night of the Troubled Soldiers? Memories of Ji Yinghan

The immature child's voice resounded in the huge Tosho Palace, and everyone's faces were shocked at this moment.

Yunqie walked up to his mother and knelt down, "Empress Empress, what father said is not wrong. Even if Yunqie is gone, the Yao family still has the blood of Yunxin. And if His Royal Highness cannot escape the chasing soldiers of the chaotic party, For Yunqie, he is still dead." He raised his head and looked at the queen mother, "Instead of doing this, it is better to let Yunqie stay, at least, His Royal Highness, Deputy Commander Xiao, father and Yun Xin may still be able to escape."

Yun Qie's small body knelt in front of his mother, his voice was not loud, but it was loud.He started to accompany me to read with me last year. He is so talented that even the teachers who teach are astonishing.He looks exactly like Yun Xin, except that there is a red tear mole at the corner of his left eye.

Prime Minister Yao stared at Yun Qie's back, and his hand holding the gold coin trembled slightly.

"Sister Mingyi, please help Your Highness put on my clothes." Yun Qie walked up to me, took off his indigo robe, and handed it to Mingyi.Then he naturally took the prince's regular clothes on the side and put them on.

The queen mother came over, squatted down, and helped me put on my clothes.When she was about to button me, her hands froze.She gave me a gentle look in her eyes, and then said, "Duan'er, close your eyes."

I closed my eyes obediently, and the mother took my hand and walked a few steps, as if I was approaching the charcoal stove, and the temperature was a bit high.I heard the pokers banging against the hearth.

"Empress Empress!" Everyone behind her exclaimed.

I opened my eyes, and a sharp burning pain crushed my right chest.

"Ah——" I just made a sound when the other hand of the queen mother tightly covered my mouth.

"Bang!" The poker fell to the ground in the queen mother's hand.

I lowered my head, the pain in my right chest was so painful that I couldn’t feel it. The royal totem tattooed on my chest since I was born was completely burned away.I seemed to have forgotten the pain, and just stared blankly at my mother, at her sad and hopeless face, and at her tears streaming down like rain.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..." Ming Yi ran over, pulled me over to check, and then cried out "woo woo".

"Mingyi...help the crown prince get dressed." The queen mother straightened up, wiped away her tears, and walked towards Prime Minister Yao and Deputy Commander Xiao.

"Empress! Absolutely not!" I stared blankly at the back of my mother, who knelt down in front of Prime Minister Yao and Xiao Jing.

"Prime Minister Yao, Deputy Commander Xiao, I beg you to keep Duan'er, and Chu Moshang will remember your kindness when he dies." The queen mother said every word, "If there is a chance, I will repay you as a cow or a horse in the next life."

"Quickly please get up, Empress, I'm a shameful minister." Prime Minister Yao and Xiao Jing hurriedly helped their mother to get up.

At this time, Ming Yi had finished dressing me, Yun Qi pulled Yun Xin and walked towards me, and then pushed Yun Xin in front of me: "Your Highness, Yun Qi asks you to do something."

"You...say." I gritted my teeth and endured the pain, looked at Yun Xin who was pale and trembling in front of me, and then at Yun Qi who had a calm face.

"I implore you, take good care of Yun Xin for me." He looked at me with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

I glanced at him and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry."

Yun Qie smiled, the moles at the corners of his eyes were extremely bright, he knelt down and kowtowed to me: "Yun Qie kowtows to Your Highness."

I pulled him up, not knowing what to say.

He traded his life for my life, his own death for my life, but he still thanked me.

"Yun Xin, be obedient." Yun Qie touched Yun Xin's head. He was only six years old, and his stature was as tall as Yun Xin's. Just like me, you should treat His Highness as you would treat me."

Yun Xin bit her lip, her eyes were red, and she nodded half-understanding.

"His Royal Highness, let's go, or it will be too late." Xiao Jing stepped forward.

On the side, Prime Minister Yao squatted down, hugged his eldest son tightly in his arms, and then let go: "Cheer, you are worthy of being a descendant of my Yao family. I am sorry for you as a father. If I see your mother, I will Wait for me with her." After that, he got up and left behind us without looking back.

When passing by the queen mother, the queen mother said to me with red eyes: "Duan'er, you have to remember that your life was bought by Yunqie, so don't let him down."

I nodded without speaking, and then left Toshogu Palace where I lived for seven years without looking back.The night outside was thick and cold, and the white plum petals falling and brushing against my cheeks were also icy cold. I could hardly feel the burning pain from the burn on my chest.

Yuehua Palace is very close to Toshogu Palace, and it has been vacant since my uncle left.Sometimes my mother would take me around. I remember that there was a portrait hanging in the study there, and my mother said that the person in that painting was my uncle.

As soon as I entered the door of Yuehua Palace, Xiao Jing went straight to the bedroom opposite to the study. I took Yun Xin's hand and followed closely. The last person who came in, Prime Minister Yao, watched carefully and closed the door.

Xiao Jing came to the bed and pulled off the quilt. Under the quilt, there was a movable wooden board one meter wide. down the tunnel.

Xiao Jing went down first, and lit the palace lantern in his hand. After a while, he saw that the light was still bright, so he stretched out his hand. I handed Yun Xin into his hand first, and then slowly climbed down.This tunnel has been useless for too long, thick dust is everywhere on the steps, and after a few steps, the dust will fly up.Prime Minister Yao followed behind, covered the wooden plank, and stabbed him to death from the inside.

The tunnel is very narrow, only a little room for one person to walk, so the four of us held hands and walked sideways along the wall.When turning a corner, the back of his hand rubbed against the rough dirt wall, and there was a burning pain.I don't know the direction or the time, so I can only follow the light from the palace lantern.At this moment, I can only move forward, not backward.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, his legs felt a little numb, and Xiao Jing finally stopped. He extinguished the lamp in his hand, and the tunnel became dark, so he saw bits of moonlight coming in from the exit covered by grass.

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Yao, I'll go out to have a look first, you stay here first, if I don't come back, you must not come out." Xiao Jing solemnly explained.

"Okay, I see." Prime Minister Yao replied.

Xiao Jing came back after going out for a while: "Your Highness, you can go, but you have to be careful. The east gate not far away is guarded by Yu Chongxiu."

The four of us came out of the tunnel, because we were close to the palace wall and there was not much cover.Taking advantage of the darkness, Xiao Jing lowered his body and led us quickly to the grove not far away.I heard the north wind whistling past my ears, my face was stabbed with pain, I gritted my teeth and drove my already numb legs forward, holding Yun Xin tightly with my right hand wrist.I promised Yunqi that I would take good care of him.I heard the cries of constant clashes of weapons in the palace behind me, I remembered what the queen mother said, and tried not to look back.

"Over there! There are people over there!" A voice shouted behind him, and then he heard chaotic footsteps chasing after him.

Oops!I was shocked.

"It's Yao Yuzhi and his two sons! Hurry up! There will be a reward of ten thousand taels for capturing Yao Yuzhi alive! There will be a reward of one thousand taels for capturing the young master of the Yao family!" The voice is getting closer and closer.

Xiao Jing moved the three of us to the front, then took out two arrows from the quiver behind his back, turned around and drew the bow, the two arrows hit the bowstring together, let go, and there were two screams from behind.

"It's Xiao Jing!" Xiao Jing is a well-known archer, he rarely survived under the feathers of his arrows, and the pursuers behind him are afraid of him all of a sudden.But there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, and the temptation of ten thousand taels of gold still makes many people dare to risk their lives.

Gradually, the quiver on Xiao Jing's body became empty.After the last arrow was shot, Xiao Jing touched the quiver again, it was empty.Xiao Jing gritted her teeth, took out a dagger from her bosom and stuffed it into my hand.

"Your Highness, Xiao Jing is not talented enough to escort His Highness to see Uncle Guo, Your Highness, please take care of yourself. Xiao Jing can also smile at Jiuquan." He said it tragically, and I naturally understood what it meant.I gripped the dagger he handed me, and nodded.

"Prime Minister, His Royal Highness will entrust it to you." Xiao Jing said to Prime Minister Yao.

"Deputy Commander Xiao, it is Yao Yuzhi's honor to serve as an official with you. Yao Yuzhi will swear to keep His Highness safe." Prime Minister Yao nodded solemnly, and then dragged Yun Xin and me into the grove.

The killing sound was approaching behind me, I heard the sound of Xiao Jing fighting with the pursuers, after all I couldn't help turning my head back.Under the thick night, Xiao Jing stood in the middle of the road with a long knife, slashing and killing anyone who wanted to pass.People around him kept falling down, the long knife in their hands was stained with blood, and it was terrifying under the moonlight.In the imperial palace far behind, flames soared into the sky, illuminating the entire night sky, and it was in the direction of Toshogu.I turned around and saw Yun Xin turning back at the same time as me. There were tears in his eyes, but a look of determination on his face.

"People are over there!" Not long after, there was still someone chasing after him, one person was holding a bow in front, followed by several people, all wearing uniform gray clothes and pants, but they were not Yu Chongxiu's soldiers.

"Quick, Your Highness, run!" The trees in the woods were not densely packed, and it was difficult to hide. Prime Minister Yao pushed Yun Xin and me to the front, blocking the two of us with his body.

I heard Prime Minister Yao grunt behind me.