Lieshan

On the edge of the Wei River, the fog was hazy, and the lake surface was shrouded like a veil, and someone could vaguely hear someone humming an ancient song, floating indistinctly on the water surface.

"Don't you see, in Qinghai, no one has collected the bones in ancient times. The new ghosts are annoying the old ghosts crying, and the sky is cloudy and rainy and wet..." Qi Huaian sat on the wooden bridge railing, looking at the foggy Weishui in a trance.The young children didn't quite understand the meaning of these words, they just hummed unconsciously, with their short legs hanging on the water, shaking with the melody

Footsteps came from behind him, Qi Huai'an turned his head and saw the stern-faced young man standing still at the end of the bridge.

"Brother," Little Short Legs yelled in surprise, jumped off the railing, and rushed towards him like the wind.

Qi Huaiyuan reached out to catch his younger brother who had slipped into his arms, and rubbed Qi Huaian's head twice expressionlessly. After a moment of silence, he still couldn't help laughing.

"Let's go," the young and mature young master of the Qi family tried to hold on to his airs, restraining the smile on his face.

Qi Huaian smiled cheerfully, held his elder brother's hand, and clearly felt the calluses and warmth of those slender and powerful hands.

The Qi family has entrenched the north for thousands of years, and they even took the Qin Palace as their own. It is needless to say how powerful they are.In the eyes of outsiders, despite the wealth and power of this mysterious family, they rarely show up, and not many people have even seen the head of the Qi family.In the Qi family, the head of the family seldom intervenes in trivial matters, and most of the time he lives in the depths of Lishan Mountain. Only a few days in a year will he call the stewards from all over the place to Xianyang to report major events, waiting for the head of the family to make a decision.

For thousands of years, this family has been passed down in a single line in most cases, because everyone knows that once brothers appear, they often end badly.But now the Qi family's subordinates, as well as some Qi family families in the north, know that the Patriarch of this generation has two sons.

No one knows whether the birth of this youngest son was a momentary negligence or intentional, but everyone is inclined to the latter guess, after all, according to the cold-blooded and ruthless nature of the Qi family, if he didn't want to keep this youngest son, he might have already lost his life .

As the new year is approaching, the stewards and the Kong family are invited to this magnificent Qin Palace, and the two sons of Patriarch Qi are naturally talking about it secretly.

These two sons were born to the mistress of the Qi family. As for that woman, she had long since disappeared from people's sight due to some "accidents".Whether it's the respect of the eldest son or the ability, everyone thinks that Qi Huaiyuan is probably the next head of the Qi family.After all, everyone has never even seen the legendary youngest son, let alone understood it.As for his final outcome, it depends on fate.

From Kong Xu's point of view, this fate is probably an accidental death.

"Don't run around," Kong Xu told his son.

When Kong Zhao was young, he had a round face with baby fat, and he looked quite kind. After listening to his father's words, he didn't take it seriously.It's not the first time he has come to Efang Palace, and there is no need for others to ask him by ear, but another thing interests him more: "Huaiyuan said that today the Qi family will mainly bring his younger brother to meet the heads and stewards."

Kong Xu was taken aback when he heard the words, then regained his composure, shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with us, just watch."

When everyone saw the ignorant and ignorant child, they all showed surprise, looked at each other, and made eye contact.

"Haha, Xiao An, come here," Patriarch Qi hugged Qi Huai'an onto his lap, with a deep smile on his face, his eyes swept over everyone.

"Patriarch, this Lin'er is really smart at first glance, and he will be a dragon and phoenix in the future." Immediately, a wise man rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to praise.

"Well," Patriarch Qi smiled without saying a word.

Kong Zhao took a few glances at the timid child, then at Qi Huaiyuan, who still stood there calmly.

When someone starts, others will naturally respond, and you will start to praise each other.Patriarch Qi just smiled unfathomably, while Qi Huai'an was seeing so many people for the first time, so it was inevitable that he would be a little skeptical and didn't answer, just glanced at his brother from time to time.

As for Patriarch Qi's sudden behavior, everyone has their own speculations, but there is one thing that cannot be escaped. Bringing the youngest son to everyone is to give him a title. The position of Patriarch... may not necessarily be Qi Huaiyuan of.

On the long stone walkway between the palace walls, Patriarch Qi walked forward with his hands behind his back, and Qi Huaiyuan followed silently. After walking a hundred or so meters, Patriarch Qi stopped suddenly.

"You and Xiao An have always had a good relationship."

Qi Huaiyuan and his father looked at each other for a moment, then hummed.

"Tsk..." Patriarch Qi looked around the buildings full of Qin Feng with great interest, "Afang Palace... Yuan'er, you know Fu Su and Hu Hai, right?"

"What does father want to say?" Qi Huaiyuan was unmoved.

"Our Qi family doesn't need brothers and sisters to respect each other." The head of the Qi family said, "Be careful, son, don't capsize in the gutter."

Qi Huaiyuan was silent, and it took a long time before he spoke: "Father is worrying too much."

"Well," Patriarch Qi smiled, "I'll watch."

Since then, there has been a saying in the circle of the Qi family that the head of the Qi family prefers the youngest son, and over the years.So everyone can't help but guess whether there will be another change in the Qin Palace like it was thousands of years ago.The people who were thinking about standing in line began to please the two young masters, but the eldest son of Qi has always been vigorous and resolute in his work, but he is not as kind-hearted as the eldest son of King Qin, so the other faction has always been suppressed.

Qi Huai'an sat on the threshold, looking at the hazy drizzle outside the corridor in a daze, and didn't even notice when someone was standing beside him.

"looking at what?"

Qi Huai'an suddenly came back to his senses, jumped up, and then felt a little uneasy, and replied in a low voice: "Brother."

"What's wrong?" Qi Huaiyuan rubbed Qi Huaian's head thoughtfully.

"I didn't think... I didn't want to take any power."

Qi Huaiyuan stared at his younger brother who lowered his head and twirled his fingers for a long time, then suddenly gave a gentle chuckle: "Yes."

Qi Huai'an suddenly burst into a smile, hugged his brother's hand and rubbed it, and then looked enviously at the exquisite Tang knife.

"I'll teach you how to use a knife, okay?"

Kong Zhao, who was watching from a distance, touched his chin when he heard the words, and seeing the little boy nodded excitedly, someone pulled out the knife with a doting face, turned and walked into the rain.

The drizzle fell on the blade, converging into water droplets and sliding down from the blade.The black-clothed boy's eyes suddenly became sharp, his wrist trembled slightly, and he rolled up a knife.The bright light and shadow cut through the rain, and the golden tassel at the end of the knife handle fluttered in the air like a dragon.The sound of the horizontal knife piercing through the air can still be heard clearly even in the rain, and the move is fierce and deadly.The raindrops fell on Qi Huaiyuan's body, but it didn't hinder his movement at all, it just splashed all over the ground.

Even though Kong Zhao has seen many friends wielding knives, he still couldn't help but be attracted by this highly entertaining demonstration.After the last move, the young man put his knife back and stood still, looking back suddenly, water droplets rolled down the black hair on his forehead.

Qi Huai'an smiled all over his face, and threw himself on his elder brother regardless of the water all over his body.Qi Huaiyuan threw the knife aside helplessly, stretched out his arms and hugged him around, and smiled heartily.

Years later, every time Kong Zhao faced the gloomy and ruthless young head of the Qi family, he would think of this scene from time to time.

Good fortune always tricks people.

The accident happened when Qi Huaian was ten years old.At that time, Patriarch Qi seemed to have been deliberately creating conflicts between the two brothers, treating the struggle between the various factions as a game.Until one day, he died at the hands of his eldest son.

"You're crazy," Qi Huaiyuan held the knife and stared at his father, "I won't kill you."

"I have never taught you the benevolence of a woman, son," Patriarch Qi bent down and whispered a few words in the eldest son's ear, then straightened his waist and said loudly, "I don't die today, and you don't deserve to live."

Qi Huaiyuan bit his lip and remained silent.The hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

"I told you that today is the day." Patriarch Qi suddenly made a move, swept the eldest son to the ground with one leg, and grabbed it with his left hand, "If you don't kill me, I will kill you. Naturally, your younger brother will bear those things."

Qi Huaiyuan rolled over on the spot to hide, stood up in embarrassment, and looked at his father.

It was as if the old wolf was facing the young male wolf face to face, and his beast-like eyes gradually showed ferociousness.

One holds the knife, while the other possesses special powers beyond human reach, and the outcome is hard to tell for a while.

Patriarch Qi, who was clearly in his prime, took a little time to deal with it, and then he gasped slightly, and his movements gradually became weak.

"Are you running out of oil?" Qi Huaiyuan mocked.

"Son, everything in this world has a price." Patriarch Qi laughed pointedly, looking a little crazy, "For generations in our Qi family, we have either killed our son or killed our father. Do you know why? Ah? Ha Ha ha!"

Qi Huaiyuan stabbed at him with a cold face, but Patriarch Qi did not hide or dodge, allowing the blade to penetrate his body.

"you!"

"Not only does I want to die today," Patriarch Qi stepped forward, the knife penetrated deeper, and reached the eldest son's ear, "There is another one, and you have to kill it yourself."

"Dad?! Brother?!"

Qi Huaiyuan, who was at a loss by his father's sudden actions, turned his head stiffly, and when he saw Qi Huaian barging in, he stood there dumbfounded.

"But I kept him until today because of you, son, don't disappoint me." Patriarch Qi chuckled secretly.

"You lunatic!" Qi Huaiyuan drew out his knife angrily and shouted.

Seeing his elder brother kill his father with his own eyes, Qi Huai'an had already lost his mind and rushed forward regardless.

"Continue to inherit the curse of our family, good son." Patriarch Qi laughed wildly and fell silent.Following his death, golden lines emerged from his body, turned into golden light, and were stripped from the original owner's body.

Qi Huai'an's sudden approach caused the patterns of three different beasts to attach to his body: Taotie, Xiezhi, and Dijiang.

Qi Huaiyuan, who had inherited the other four patterns, was stunned for a moment, clenched the knife in his hand, and walked over step by step.

"Brother?!" Qi Huai'an stumbled back a few steps, crying and laughing, "You want to kill me?"

Qi Huaiyuan's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Just in such a daze for a while, Qi Huai'an turned and ran out instinctively, only to find that he left the place almost instantly.On the left ankle, the headless Emperor River pattern spreads its wings and soars high.

The ancient and magnificent Qin Palace was getting smaller and smaller, and was left behind. Qi Huai'an walked across the bridge across the Wei River in a daze, and left the Afang Palace along the seemingly endless stone steps.

Beyond Lishan Mountain, the starry sky is shining, and the stars in the sky are no longer man-made holes, but bright lights that are far away and unreachable.Qi Huai'an fell to the ground, lying on his back on the thick fallen leaves in late autumn, and saw a pair of green eyes while half dreaming and half awake.

A pair of emerald green eyes that reveal darkness and arrogance from the depths.

"who are you?"

"Son of man, your fate is full of injustice."

"who are you?"

"The one who helped you."

"I... I have nothing."

"Do you want to?"

"think……"

"This is enough."