Chapter 360: It's just that it was already clear at the time
After Jiang Ming fled, he quickly ran towards Jiangcheng, he didn't have much thought to know who it was for the strong man who suddenly appeared, but he was sure that it had absolutely nothing to do with Mei Heng, and that was enough.
Mei Heng's identity is mysterious, but that is not the key, because he can feel that it is not the real Mei Heng, even if he has not seen Mei Heng in the past, there is no direct evidence to prove it, but he knows it very well.
"As long as Mei Yuqi is here, he should listen to me, Mei Heng doesn't know what the purpose is, he is not the real Mei Heng, if there is any threat to Jiang Cheng, it is easy to do it with the help of this identity. ”
Jiang Ming ran wildly, and it didn't take long for him to come to the south gate of Jiangcheng, which was still the familiar city gate, and he once fought here with a halberd for such a simple promise, and blocked the attack of tens of millions of people alone.
"Who's in the city?
There are armored soldiers on the city walls, and if they find something wrong, they seem to shoot them.
Jiang Ming said: "Hurry up and report to Mei Yuqi of the Mei family, just say that I, Jiang Ming, am here, and I have something important to report." ”
The soldier thought for a moment, and then shouted: "What Jiang Ming, I haven't heard of it, tell me what is the purpose of your coming to Jiangcheng, otherwise I will shoot you here!"
Jiang Ming was extremely helpless, and he couldn't find any other identity to prove himself, and when he was anxious, he saw a figure on the city wall, which he had seen when he came to Jiangcheng last year, and he hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Chu, I am Jiang Ming, Jiang Ming who came to Jiangcheng last year." ”
That person was Chu Yiyang, the uncle with a different surname from Mei Yuqi of the Mei family, and when he heard this title, he was wondering who was calling him, but when he saw the familiar figure under the city, he hurriedly said: "Isn't this Jiang Minggongzi?" Hurry up, open the city gate and let him in!"
The soldier said, "General Chu, but before the eldest prince left, he said that outsiders should not be allowed to enter the city......
"Outsiders?" Chu Yiyang slapped the soldier over, beat the soldier to the ground, and said coldly: "He is an outsider, open your dog eyes, if there was no Jiang Ming Gongzi, Jiang Cheng would have died last year, and Miss Meiyu has a very close relationship with this son, how dare you be so rude?"
Seeing that Chu Yiyang was furious, the armor guards did not dare to delay, and hurriedly opened the city gate and let Jiang Ming in. Jiang Ming was naturally quite enthusiastic when he saw Chu Yiyang, an old man, if it weren't for Chu Yiyang's existence, I am afraid that it would take a lot of work for him to enter the city.
Chu Yiyang said: "Jiang Ming Gongzi has not seen him for a long time, and his demeanor is better than before, but Gongzi came at a bad time, and now we are doing the final duel with the Sanyuan Mountain bandits, and the battle situation is quite chaotic, so I don't dare to let people into the city easily, and I ask Jiang Ming Gongzi to bear more." ”
"It's okay", Jiang Ming looked around and said, "Uncle Chu, the people and horses in Jiangcheng are very strong now, how is the situation in Sanyuan Mountain?
Chu Yiyang said: "His Royal Highness Qiu Jue's men and horses have long been evacuated, after the Jiufu War, Jiangcheng also lost all its strategic significance, and the original pattern was abolished, and later in the process of His Royal Highness Qiu Jue's preparation of the entire territory of the Qin Dynasty, Jiangcheng was not put in the list, Jiangcheng is still under the control of the five families, and the external troubles of Sanyuan Mountain have not changed. ”
"Although the Qin Dynasty has changed now, but for Jiangcheng, there is no change in the pattern of strength and weakness, and the Qin army no longer cares about Jiangcheng, but it still admits that Jiangcheng is the territory of the Qin Dynasty, and we don't know what the purpose of His Highness Qiu Jue is, but we don't dare to make any more speculation, since the Battle of Jiufu, His Royal Highness Qiu Jue's peerless wisdom has alarmed the world, and we are fortunate that there was no conflict with His Royal Highness Qiu Jue at the beginning. ”
"Later, Sanyuan Mountain became more and more pressing, and my Jiangcheng and its battle were defeated and won less, fortunately, at this time, the son of Mei Heng appeared, re-established a Sichuan black armor, and the army began to counterattack, and in just a few months, it has been defeated many times in Sanyuan Mountain, and it is the existence of the eldest prince, my Mei family's status in the five families has returned to the leadership level, and the day of the demise of Sanyuan Mountain is not far away. ”
After Jiang Ming listened to this statement, he faintly heard that Mei Heng had won a huge appeal and influence in Jiangcheng during the time he appeared, if he said that this Mei Heng was not the real Mei Heng at this time, I was afraid that it would cause even worse consequences.
Jiang Ming pondered, "Uncle Chu, I don't know where Miss Meiyu is now?"
Chu Yiyang was slightly surprised, he still knew a little about Mei Yuqi at the beginning, he was also very fond of Mei Yuqi since he was a child, although so much time has passed, but he knows very well that Mei Yuqi's girl has never let go of this talented young man.
"Maybe I've been wandering outside for a year, but I still think Miss Meiyu is good, in this case, I should also give him all aspects, after all, he used to be kind to Jiang Cheng. ”
Chu Yiyang said with a smile: "Jiang Ming Gongzi wants to see Miss, wait for me for a while, I will arrange the things here, and I will take Gongzi there immediately, and I will never delay Gongzi's affairs." Now the Mei family is not the Mei family of a year ago, and there is a lot of trouble under the heavy guard, so it is safer for me to take my son forward. ”
Jiang Ming nodded and thanked him, but he was afraid that during this time, Mei Heng would come to the city, and if he faced him again, his situation would not be easy to handle. Fortunately, Chu Yiyang did not delay for a long time, so he appeared in front of Jiang Ming again and led him towards Mei's house.
"Jiang Minggongzi has been wandering outside this year, can he still be accessible?"
"Fortunately, I have gained a lot of knowledge and made some friends, which is the biggest gain. ”
"The feelings of youth, crisscrossing the rivers and lakes, and doing some big things, this is also worthy of a chivalrous heart. ”
"What's so chivalrous, it's just going around and learning some skills to see people and things. ”
"I don't know if Gongzi has something important to do when he comes to Jiangcheng this time?"
"It's okay, just pass by to see the old man. ”
......
Along the way, Jiang Ming and Chu Yiyang talked without a match, Jiang Ming did not confess his purpose for coming to Jiangcheng, and Chu Yiyang also had some ideas when he mixed the rivers and lakes, so naturally he did not delve into it.
Soon came to the Mei Mansion, Jiang Ming saw a clear shadow from afar, and smiled bitterly in his heart, it should be this Chu Yiyang who sent someone to secretly inform Mei Yuqi early, but this time he is not here to tell his heartfelt feelings, maybe it will cause a lot of conflicts.
"Jiang Minggongzi, long time no see?"
Mei Yuqi stood in front of the door under the shade of a row of trees, youthful, and the branches and leaves were sultry.
She is still the same youthful and gentle as she used to be, the cyan long skirt reflects her delicate figure, the slender waist is tied with colored tassels and hangs a pure white jade, and her long hair falls down in front of her waist.
She smiled faintly, her eyes were bright, with a hint of shyness, and her clear shadow stood in the wind, which was particularly eye-catching.
Jiang Ming was quite shocked in his heart, he had only been seen for more than half a year, Mei Yuqi seemed to have developed more delicately, his chest was much more obvious, his arms were more snow-white, and a touch of crimson between his lips was like a flowering heather.
"Miss Meiyu, it's been a long time. ”
He has no mercy in the end.
Entering the inner hall, Mei Kuan, the head of the Mei family, had already set up a banquet for Jiang Ming, and put on a dignified appearance, and said a lot of greetings at the banquet.
But Jiang Ming really didn't want to eat, so he resigned after hastily using it, and by the way, he directly pulled Mei Yuqi to the side room, which Jiang Ming wore when he was living in the Mei family, and no one has lived in it in these days.
Mei Yuqi's face was shy, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he broke free of Jiang Ming's restraints and said, "Jiang Minggongzi, you have something to tell me, no one here will disturb you." ”
Jiang Ming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Miss Meiyu, I didn't plan to ...... this time."
Mei Yuqi said: "I once said to my son, it's your words, it's good to call me Yuqi or Xiaoqi, and you agreed." ”
"Huh?" Jiang Ming was slightly stunned and said, "Yuqi, in fact, I didn't come here to look for you, just to do some things by the way." ”
Mei Yuqi's face changed slightly, and he immediately tried his best to show a smile, and said: "Jiang Minggongzi, last time you left in a hurry, this time you have to stay for two more days, and it also makes me a little bit of the friendship of the landlord." As you can see, today's Jiangcheng is not the Jiangcheng of the past, without the jurisdiction of His Royal Highness Qiu Jue, Sanyuan Mountain is no longer the same big disaster as it was at the beginning, and Jiangcheng will soon be able to usher in an era of peace and prosperity. ”
Jiang Ming said: "Is it because of Mei Heng?"
Mei Yuqi said: "It's my brother, it seems that Jiang Ming Gongzi has already heard of it, Uncle Chu told you, right?"
Jiang Ming said in a deep voice: "Actually, no, I already knew about this before I entered the city, and I have seen him." ”
Mei Yuqi smiled, as bright as a full moon, and said: "This is quite fateful, I also want to introduce my brother to Jiang Minggongzi, it seems that there is no need for this link." What is Jiang Minggongzi's impression of Brother Mei Heng?"
Jiang Ming paused and said, "He is very handsome, strong in martial arts, and very mysterious. ”
Mei Yuqi seemed to be very proud: "That's the case, my brother has been a recognized beautiful man in Jiangcheng since he was a child, and many young ladies in the north and south cities secretly sent autumn waves to him, and even my sister sometimes can't squeeze in front of him." Five years ago, my brother was at the peak of the eighth-stage rank, but now he is the ninth-rank person, maybe Jiang Minggongzi is not his opponent. ”
Jiang Ming said: "I have fought against him, he is indeed very strong, but I still have the certainty to defeat him." ”
"Oh?" Mei Yuqi was slightly surprised, and said, "Jiang Minggongzi seems to have more than that?"
Jiang Ming stared at Mei Yuqi deeply, breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and said, "Yuqi, is he really your brother, is he really Mei Heng?"
Mei Yuqi was stunned for a moment, and said: "If the person Jiang Ming Gongzi saw can indeed fight with Gongzi, then it is naturally my brother Mei Heng, because in this Jiangcheng, no one can compare with Jiang Minggongzi except for my brother." ”
The intention of this sentence was complicated, which made Jiang Ming frown, this seemed to be another confession of Mei Yuqi, but compared to the last time he was so bold to ask, this time it was much more obscure.
Jiang Ming didn't know this, but said: "Yuqi, you once told me that your brother Mei Heng died in the battle with Sanyuan Mountain six years ago, right?"
Mei Yuqi said: "That's just a rumor, in fact, the truth has been revealed when my brother comes back again, he was just seriously injured, and was later rescued by a person from Xianmen, so in the past few years, he has been recuperating from injuries and refining martial arts, until he recently broke through the realm, he returned to this place, intending to uproot Sanyuan Mountain." ”
"That's ......" Jiang Ming looked at Mei Yuqi and said, "Haven't you questioned anything? Question why he hasn't come back once in the past few years, why hasn't he appeared to relieve your pressure, even when Jiangcheng was about to be broken last year, he was still in Xianmen? Why is he so mysterious? Haven't you thought about it, isn't he the real Mei Heng?"
Hearing Jiang Ming's fierce words, Mei Yuqi was shocked at first, and then his face turned angry, and he said coldly: "Jiang Minggongzi, you probably don't know what I don't want to hear, right? Just like now, like a year ago? You should only think that I am a talentless woman who doesn't know the spring and autumn!"
"No, that's not what I meant......"
"Jiang Minggongzi, I know my brother better than anyone else, because he is my dearest. ”
Mei Yuqi's face was gloomy, and he turned to leave.
Jiang Ming looked at the faint figure, and it was a bit of a pity.
He understood her words, and was less angry than complaining.
He had hoped to be in the same position as her brother, but he chose to leave, and she still had to face the hardships alone, and no one could say these things.
"Am I wrong?"
No, before determining Mei Heng's true identity, he didn't plan to put Mei Yuqi in such an environment.
But isn't this a kind of selfishness that crosses the line?
If he didn't like her, why did he show such excessive concern? Perhaps, it was only because he knew very well what kind of sad expectation and anticipation love was, and he could not stand idly by at this time.
At night, Jiang Ming walked out of Mei's house alone, observing this emerging river city in the dark.
Strong armor strength, as well as strict defense and martial law, after Mei Heng appeared, the five families once again had a leader, in the face of Mei Heng's strength of the nine ranks, even if he was as arrogant as Zhao Shizhen, he didn't dare to question anything, so he could only obediently cooperate with his orders. Because he knew very well that Mei Heng's prestige in Jiangcheng could do whatever he wanted, including directly eliminating a disobedient family.
"Is this the Ichikawa Black Armor?"
In the training ground planned by the five major families, Jiang Ming found the army that existed in everyone's gossip, there were about a thousand people, but it seemed that the degree of tacit understanding was far beyond that of other armies, even the elite troops of Wohua Mountain and Daming Cave could not compare.
"This Mei Heng's training method is still refined, just with these simplest training methods, he can train an army with such tacit understanding and such strong combat effectiveness, no wonder he can defeat the army of Sanyuan Mountain back then. ”
Jiang Ming suddenly remembered, since he had already denied the idea that Mei Heng was the real Mei Heng, why did such an idea appear? Could it be because in the eyes of everyone, the current Mei Heng is the most in line with what he looks like, good at training, commanding, and strong martial arts, handsome appearance?
After Jiang Ming saw the "mirage" in the white ruins, he would no longer simply look at the truth of a person from the appearance, because there is only one person's heart, and a person's soul will not deceive people.
"Am I thinking too much, is that Mei Heng really true, just because I am too sensitive to this name?"
Jiang Ming also had some doubts about his guess, and he couldn't figure it out, so he put it down for the time being. To his surprise, on this day, Mei Heng did not return to Jiangcheng.
Logically speaking, after getting rid of that inexplicable status cultivator, he should return to Jiangcheng soon, after all, this is his base camp, could it be that he encountered the embarrassment of that status cultivator?
When Jiang Ming returned to the Mei family's guest house to rest, he saw a clear shadow in the side courtyard, and it turned out to be Mei Yuqi waiting with food, wine and meat, because Jiang Ming didn't expect this possibility, so he directly stepped on the tile wall to avoid the guards, but he didn't expect to collide with Mei Yuqi at the beginning.
"Miss Rainy Season...... This ......"
Jiang Ming didn't know how to explain it at all.
Mei Yuqi smiled faintly and said, "Young Master Jiang Ming doesn't have to tell me where you went, in this Jiangcheng, you can go wherever you want." ”
Jiang Ming opened his lips, but he didn't say anything.
Mei Yuqi said: "I blame my child's temper, don't blame Jiang Minggongzi, I brought Jiangtan Qingshui over and some food, Jiang Minggongzi has been in the dust all the way, so he should eat more." ”
Jiang Ming did not refuse, and sat at the stone table in the courtyard, while Mei Yuqi sat opposite.
"Rainy season...... Forget it, I'll call you Yuqi, okay?"
Mei Yuqi said: "Nature is as it should be, we are friends." ”
The word friend is a bit general.
Jiang Ming picked up the wine jar and swallowed it for a while, and then began to eat with his head stuffy, Mei Yuqi only watched from the side and did not speak.
After a long time, Mei Yuqi broke the silence and said, "Has Jiang Minggongzi ever touched the mountain?"
Jiang Ming was stunned and said slowly: "He's dead." ”
"Huh?"
"To save me, died. I failed to avenge him. ”
Mei Yuqi was obviously a little surprised by such an ending, and thought for a long time before saying: "He is a warrior, but he is burdened with too many worldly things, he confessed to me, I rejected him, and I threw the gift he gave, and then he left." If he hadn't had that experience of making mistakes, he would have been a good person!"
Jiang Ming said: "I admire him very much, he can lie dormant for so long for revenge, and he can pay so much for you." He spent some time with me, and he told me that he liked you a lot, so he kept comparing himself to me. Alas, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have survived the last battle!"
He died at the beginning of the Battle of Sulfur and Fire, and at the end of the rout of the Qin army, and he saved Jiang Ming and six people.
Mei Yuqi also sighed, and said with a sad expression: "Life should be such a pity, the person you like doesn't like yourself, so you are demanding and pursuing in every way, but after all, it is still a regret, always a regret." ”
Regret stings, and there is no pain in life and death.