October 11, Jibei blizzard.

All those who are in Jibei are trapped in Jibei because of this heavy snow and cannot leave, and it is even more difficult for people outside to break into the territory of Jibei for half a step.

For Jibei, this snow is rare in 600 years.

The snowfall builds a natural barrier for Jibei and turns the entire Jibei into an isolated world. At this rate, if it continues, it will soon turn into an immeasurable snow disaster.

No one knows how many living beings will die in this once-in-a-century blizzard. All one can do is pray that the snow will stop sooner rather than later and that spring will come sooner.

When Yun Fan woke up, it was late at night on October 11.

Five days have passed since leaving the imperial capital. Yun Fan has been in a state of coma for the past five days. The wounds on his body had already healed during this time, leaving a series of shallow and deep scars.

The snow wolf armor is still very warm. Like the silver wolf armor, as the armor used in the battle of the Mingguang armor, there is wolf wool in it to keep out the cold. After all, as the strongest combat force in Jibei back then, the first enemy they needed to defeat was the bitter cold.

However, in the territory of Luoguo, the climate is warm and moist, and the four seasons are like spring. Since he no longer had to fight against the bitter cold, not long after Mingguang Armor arrived in the imperial capital, he took off his battle armor and put on the armor of the Guangfeng Guard.

It wasn't until a few days ago that because of Yun Fan's appearance, they put on this armor again and followed Yun Fan back to Jibei. The closer you get to Jibei, the colder the climate becomes. The slaughtering wind, the crackling bonfire, those soldiers in silver wolf armor, rushed against the wind for five days and five nights, and finally failed to enter the territory of Jibei before the arrival of this blizzard as originally planned.

In the past five days, Ming Guang Kai, who accompanied him, was very worried that Yun Fan would starve to death before he slept, so he fed him halfway. And now, Yun Fan, who has fully woken up, seems to have woken up with a hangover and a splitting headache.

Qin An, who was in charge of commanding two thousand armor Mingguang armor to lead Yun Fan to safely evacuate the imperial capital, handed him dry food and water for the first time Yun Fan woke up, and handed over the command of Mingguang armor back to Yun Fan's hands by the way.

Hunger is an instinct for survival.

Before solving this basic survival need, Yun Fan didn't intend to waste any energy on speaking. Looking at Yun Fan's gobbling up, Qin An suddenly felt pity. Although he knew that the man in front of him didn't need anyone's sympathy, Qin An still couldn't bear to look at it anymore when he saw the scars of different shades on Yun Fan's body and his weak appearance after waking up, so he muttered a few words to the soldier in charge of taking care of Yun Fan, and he turned around and waited in the military tent.

The last time Qin An saw Yun Fan was about four or five years ago. He couldn't remember exactly when it was, because so many things had happened in the past four or five years, which made him feel that the world was impermanent and incapacitated.

The last time Qin An followed Yun Fan into battle to kill the enemy was when the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom and the Tianwu Kingdom attacked Jingwei Pass. At that time, the Qianlei Kingdom and the Tianwu Kingdom were entangled in a bunch of small vassal states of Xiji, and wanted to take advantage of the gap between the destruction of the Dongji Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom to capture the Jingwei Pass and open the door to the same Dongji.

What they never expected was that at that time, it only took Yun Fan about a month to destroy the Xuan Kingdom, known as the "Jinan Blood Crow", and then turned around and led the Shu Kingdom and the Xia State to join forces and fight outside Jingwei Pass.

Unlike Liang Yi, the lord of the Buyi Kingdom, Yun Fan did not defeat the invading alliance of Xiji princes, but launched a provocation against their main generals before the battle, provoking them to go out and fight with him.

At that time, Yun Fan did not have the Heavenly Vertical Teeth, and what he was holding in his hand was the black gold spear "Eroding Heart", which symbolized the identity of the commander of the Mingguang Armor. Yun Fan threatened that only Xiji could defeat him alone, so he personally opened the door of Jingwei Pass for them, if no one could defeat him, where did he come from and where did he go back.

Such wild remarks immediately aroused the shock of everyone present. Xiji's side thinks that Yun Fan is talking about a dream, and many people on Dongji's side think that Yun Fan is crazy. The Xia army that accompanied the battle was ready at any time, regardless of Yun Fan's presumptuousness, and defended Jingwei Pass.

In the end, the seventeen famous generals from Xiji were all defeated by Yun Fan's gun. Tianwu Kingdom and Qianlei Kingdom, as the main leaders of the Xiji Coalition Army at that time, after the setback of Yunfan, they kept their promise and returned to the west. Su Guo Yunfan, also since that day, with his own strength, bloodless soldiers, repelled strong enemies, and became famous all over the world.

In the past, in the eyes of many people, Yun Fan was the hope of the unification of the Ji Dynasty. The difference with Liang Yi today is that Yun Fan at that time was the identity of the prince of the kingdom, although Yun Chen claimed that Yun Fan was his illegitimate son, but this illegitimate son also represented the noble class of the family.

Perhaps, it is precisely this point that is understood. After learning of Yun Fan's return, Liang Yi ordered Ning Haochen to spread the truth about Yun Fan's life to the world. It is not only to dispel the wishful thinking of those who expect Yun Fan to compete with him Liang Yi, but also to declare that only he, Liang Yi, is the one who can truly complete the unification of the Ji Dynasty. After all, compared with today's Yun Fan, although he Liang Yi came from a slightly cold background, he is also a native of the Chinese family.

Looking out of the tent, the campfire crackled in the cold wind. Qin An fell into the whirlpool of past memories. He didn't know how long he had been standing outside Yun Fan's resting tent like a piece of wood, just like he couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had left the kingdom of his dreams, and how long he had not seen his father Qin Shen.

In the long dark night, the bright moon disappeared, and the starlight penetrated the night clouds, leaving it in Qin An's deep eyes. When several Ming Guang Armor, who were in charge of taking care of Yun Fan, came out of the military tent, Qin An was also summoned by Yun Fan at the same time.

At this time, Yun Fan was still very weak. Although the problem of hunger was temporarily solved, the memories of his previous battle with the Black Sky Cult made him a little trance-like. Qin An didn't bother Yun Fan, but sat on the side and waited quietly.

Right now, Jibei is blizzard.

Qin An followed Jing Xuan's previous instructions and hurried up, hoping to enter the Bright Moon City of the Dream Kingdom before this blizzard sealed the realm, but in the end, he didn't even reach the boundary of Jibei. Although, now they are only one step away from Jibei.

Judging by Qin An's many years of marching experience, this blizzard must be strange. He couldn't tell where the strange thing was, but in his memory, the blizzard that the Suguo army encountered in front of Jingwei Pass during the previous Jingwei Pass alliance was very similar to the blizzard they were experiencing now. They are all blizzards that can become snow disasters at any time, and there is no law to ponder, and the cause of their formation is unknown.

So much so that Qin An didn't know whether to cross Jibei next and continue to go to the country of Shu, or turn back halfway to find another place to settle down. Just when he was in a dilemma, Yun Fan woke up at this time, so while Qin An returned the command of Mingguang Armor to Yun Fan, he also wanted to see what Yun Fan would do in the end if he faced such a situation.

With a haggard face, empty eyes, and a little spark is rekindling with Yun Fan's gradually recovering mental state. Looking at Qin An, who was sitting beside him without saying a word at this time, Yun Fan was silent for a long time before asking, "Where is this?" ”

Qin An: "The field of falling stars thirty miles north of Ji. ”

"Falling Star Field......" Yun Fan closed his eyes, muttered to himself, and then fell into silence, as if searching for a place in his memory where the name sounded a little unfamiliar, and only after a long time did he speak: "I remember, there is only starlight at night here, and there is no moon shadow. ”

Qin An: "Occasionally, moonlight strays into this place, but most of the time, stars falling from the sky can be seen everywhere in this wasteland. ”

Yun Fan: "Therefore, this place is also called the Star Tomb Barren Mound. ”

Qin An: "It is said that every time a star falls in the sky, it means that there is a life in the world that is passing. ”

Yun Fan: "Personnel are impermanent, life and death are fateful. ”

Qin An: "I remember, the last time I was stationed here with the young master, it was when we returned from a big victory outside Jingwei Pass, and it was almost such a night. Our brothers of Mingguang Armor surrounded the young master and the bonfire, singing and dancing to celebrate the victory. ”

Qin An's words made Yun Fan fall into the whirlpool of memories again, time has passed, but the past is vivid in the words. Yun Fan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it. After a while, Yun Fan turned to the young man in front of him and asked, "Your name is Qin An, right?"

Qin An was surprised when he heard this: "Exactly." ”

Yun Fan smiled faintly: "What, surprised?"

Qin An: "Qin An didn't expect that after many years, the young master would actually remember my name. ”

Yun Fan: "Not only do I remember your name, but I also remember the names of everyone very clearly in these Mingguang armors outside. You are all soldiers I personally selected back then, how could I forget you. ”

Qin An listened, felt guilty and knelt on one knee.

"Please give the young lord sin!"

Yun Fan was puzzled: "What is Vice General Qin's crime?"

Qin An didn't dare to raise his head and was silent.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Fan probably guessed what Qin An's sin referred to, and then said with relief: "You followed Jing Xuan to lead the Ming Guang Armor to leave the kingdom of Shu, it is a merit and not a sin. If it hadn't been for this decision you made in the first place, what would I have done to save my country now?"

Qin An: "The young master's words are serious. ”

Yun Fan: "If you have to go back to the source, it all starts with me not saying goodbye." Things that have already passed, don't mention them in the future, Vice General Qin, get up first. ”

Qin An waved his hand and said, "No." ”

Between the words, Yun Fan remembered the life experience of the young lieutenant general in front of him, and then asked: "How long has it been since Vice General Qin returned to the country. ”

Qin An pondered for a moment: "There are about three years. ”

Yun Fan: "When the Jingwei Pass met before, did Vice General Qin go with Jing Xuan?" ”

Qin An: "The commander of Dejing is promoted, and I am fortunate to participate in the war." ”

Yun Fan: "When the Jingwei Pass Alliance, did you see your father, General Qin Shen?"

After hearing this, Qin An frowned: "When the Jingwei Pass Alliance, my father also went into battle with the army and horses of the Shuguo Kingdom?"

Yun Fan nodded: "As a veteran of the Shu Kingdom, how could the old general Qin be absent from such an important battle." ”

Qin An's face showed an anxious look: "That ......"

Yun Fan patted Qin An's shoulder, as if signaling him to relax and not be nervous: "But don't worry, now that Old General Qin is fine, he is in Mingyue City, and you will see him soon." ”

Hearing Yun Fan say this, Qin An breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, young master." ”

Yun Fan was puzzled: "Thank me for what?"

Qin An: "Young Master Xie informed my father of his situation. ”

"I'm just casually mentioning it. Yun Fan paused and continued, "If you had let me know that you were the son of Old General Qin, then it is estimated that there would be no Deputy General Qin of Mingguang Armor now." ”

Qin An: "Because of this, Qin An will not let the young master know this." At the beginning, Qin An always wanted to prove to everyone by his own efforts that without the protection of his father, Qin An would still be the excellent Qin An. ”

Yun Fan: "When you first joined the army, it didn't seem that the name you used was Qin An, if I remember correctly, it was called Qi Zhao, right?"

Being able to get Yun Fan's memory, Qin An's head warmed: "The young master has a good memory." ”

Yun Fan: "If it weren't for the fact that Old General Qin came to me later and explained what happened to you, I guess I would have thought that stubborn Qi Zhao was a poor boy who couldn't open the pot at home." ”

Qin An said with a smile: "I once thought that with the influence I received in the Jiangmen family since I was a child, I could quickly emerge in the early days of the establishment of Mingguang Armor, but I never expected that the Mingguang Armor back then was actually a Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger." ”

Yun Fan: "Actually, very early on, I found that if the children of the Han family were given the same opportunity as the aristocratic families, they would be no worse than anyone else. Besides, if you really wait for the battlefield, who cares what your identity and background are?"

Qin An: "In this era, aristocratic politics monopolize the kingdom of the world, and the only way for the children of the poor family to get ahead is to join the army, and even so, there are still many important positions in most military systems, which are only open to aristocratic families. ”

Yun Fan: "Those wastes hiding in the gentle countryside know what war is? If you really let them lead troops to fight, it is really an insult to the soldiers." ”

Qin An: "So, the young master created the Mingguang Armor?"

Yun Fan: "The original intention of creating Mingguang Armor was to realize the unification of the Ji Dynasty, and with the gradual growth of Mingguang Armor, I gradually realized that if I wanted to complete this original intention, I must first break the monopoly of the nobility. ”

Qin An: "Was the Mingguang armor at that time..."

Yun Fan: "When I was here, the Mingguang Armor was my Yunfan's Mingguang Armor, the Mingguang Armor of the Shuguo, and the Mingguang Armor of Dongji, but when I came back this time, I heard that since I left, those families in the Shuguo Kingdom have infiltrated the Mingguang Armor in secret. ”

Qin An: "After the young master left, Mingguang Kai was not as good as day by day under the leadership of Lian Mu. ”

Yun Fan smiled: "Then have you ever thought about it, maybe it is precisely because you know that Lian Mu is not good at managing such a tiger and wolf army, so you chose to let him be the great commander of Mingguang Armor, instead of letting Jing Xuan take my place." ”

Qin An: "Qin An is stupid, he always thought that he didn't let Brother Jing take over because he was from a humble background, and he was not a child of a family. ”

Yun Fan: "Lian Mu's origin has always been a mystery, although it is rumored that he is a descendant of the Lian family, the declining family of the Shu Kingdom, but you have found that no, except for the piece of white jade he often wears, which can barely prove that he may be a son of a family." There is no real evidence that he is from a family. ”

Qin An: "After the young master left, it was the lord of Yunchen who promoted Lian Mu to take your place. ”

Yun Fan: "And it's the reason after the deceased, right?"

Qin An: "Exactly. ”

Yun Fan smiled: "This is the genius of the Lord of Yun Chen. ”

Between the words, Qin An and Yun Fan fell into a moment of silence at the same time. At this time, Qin An already knew the truth about Yun Fan's life experience, after all, he had been in the imperial capital for so long, everything he should know was already known, whether the news was true or false, and Yun Fan would never lie to his brother. When Qin An heard that Yun Fan no longer called Yun Chen his father, in fact, the answers to many doubts were already clear in his heart.

Occasionally, when mentioning Yun Chen, Yun Fan was also very distressed. He didn't know whether he should call Yun Chen "Father" or "Uncle". Although this does not affect Qin An and the others from continuing to serve Yun Fan as the master, Yun Fan's opinion of Yun Chen will affect his decisions on many major matters in the future.

This time, Qin An spoke first to break the awkward moment of silence: "What does the young master mean is that the collapse of the Mingguang armor is the meaning of the Yunchen Lord?"

Yun Fan's gaze gradually deepened here: "The important generals of Mingguang Armor are basically from the poor family. If the family of the country wants to join, even if it is to come in as a pawn, I think they are in the way. ”

Qin An: "Mingguang armor is only loyal to the young master. ”

Yun Fan: "Such a group of fierce beasts with steel and iron bones, even against the Chiyan warriors, will not fall behind, but it's a pity that you only listen to me." Especially after I'm gone, no one can tame your rebelliousness anymore. However, if you can't tame, you can choose to corrupt. ”

Qin An: "And then by removing the decay and replacing the bones, the reorganization of the Mingguang armor will be realized?"

Yun Fan: "But now it seems that Yun Chen should have failed." Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a "change of light", would it? ”

Qin An wanted to say no, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know where to start. Yun Fan seemed to see Qin An's worries, so he was relieved: "As the head of the Yun family at the head of the four great families of the Su Kingdom, this adoptive father of mine is both the lord of the Su Kingdom and the nobles of the Su Kingdom, so when he deals with many things, he will inevitably give priority to the interests of the nobles of the Su Kingdom. For him, the uncontrollable Mingguang Armor is like a double-edged sword. ”

Qin An understood what Yun Fan meant: "If you can't get it, so you will destroy it?"

Qin An's words made Yun Fan fall into silence for a moment: "I don't know, maybe, he has his unspeakable secrets." Yun Chen's personality is the most complicated of all the people I have seen in the first half of my life. Over the years, even I don't dare to say if I have ever really understood him for a moment. Although, until I was nineteen, I always really thought I was his illegitimate son and really thought of him as my father. ”

Yun Fan's words made Qin An not know what to say, in fact, Yun Fan didn't need Qin An to say anything, all Qin An needed to do was listen. Listening to Yun Fan talking to himself like now, listening to this man who makes people all over the world love and hate, telling his views on his father, or "adoptive father" and "uncle", just like Yun Fan listened to Qin An talk about his past just now.

Yun Fan rarely mentions Yun Chen to others. In view of Yun Chen's special identity, it is impossible for Yun Fan to tell the story between him and Yun Chen whenever he meets people. Yun Chen's personality is very complicated, and the emotions between Yun Fan and Yun Chen are even more complicated. Is it a king and a minister, or a father and a son, or an uncle and a nephew?

Even Yun Fan himself didn't know what to say. In fact, since he was a child, he has regarded this man as his father, but this man has kept a certain distance from Yun Fan from beginning to end.

It is this sense of distance that has created Yun Fan's current character. Lonely, decisive, no longer easily believe in anyone or anything, only believe in yourself. If someone can make Yun Fan open his heart and talk about Yun Chen, it must be someone Yun Fan trusts.

Between the words, Yun Fan's gaze was deep again.

The starlight outside the military tent strayed into the depths of the eye.

Yun Fan sighed deeply and continued: "Later, after I learned the truth about my life experience, I gradually understood that over the years, he was actually protecting my safety by coming and going from far and near me. He hopes that I can grow up healthy and happy, and that I will not be bound by the past. Because of the sense of distance between him and me, everyone in the world believed that I was Yun Chen's illegitimate son, and it was this sense of distance that eventually made me doubt my background. I suspected that he was not my father, and this damn fate finally fulfilled my suspicion!"

Speaking of this, Yun Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly, at this time Qin An handed Yun Fan a pot of wine, but Yun Fan refused: "Actually, I, like you, have always wanted to prove myself to my father through my own efforts and prove that they underestimated us, so I created Mingguang Armor, determined to unify the Ji Dynasty, destroy the Xuanguo for Dongji, fight Xiji, and become famous in the world, but as a result, I didn't know until later that my biological father had died more than 20 years ago!"

Qin An: "Have you ever blamed the Lord of Yunchen?"

Yun Fan: "Giving birth to grace or raising grace?"

The cold wind entered the military tent, and the moonlight sprinkled in front of Yun Fan and Qin An, Qin An did not speak, looking at the moonlight like hoarfrost in this place, Yun Fan sneered: "I didn't expect that tonight I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of this rare handful of moonlight in the field of falling stars." ”

After a moment of silence, Qin An asked Yun Fan, "Then, what does the young master plan to do next." ”

Yun Fan: "According to the original plan, I will first return to the country of Shu, rectify the army and horses, recover the three cities of Jibei, and then go to find Yun Chen's whereabouts." ”

Qin An: "Young Master thinks that the Lord of Yunchen is still alive?"

Yun Fan: "I have been to the Northern Desert for so many years, and he has not deposed my position as the prince because I have died because of my non-farewell, although soon everyone in the world will know that I am not of the Yun bloodline, but this does not affect the fact that I want to find him back." As long as I believe that he is still alive, no one can touch the position of the lord of the Su country, and the position of the lord of the state will always return to the Yun clan. ”

Qin An: "So, the young master has already decided to return to the kingdom of his dreams, right?"

Yun Fan: "If you don't go back to the country of dreams, do you still have to wander outside?" The country of dreams is where we grew up, and that is our home!"

Qin An: "Now that the Jibei blizzard is closed, people from outside the country can't break in, and people from inside the country can't get out." Qin An vouched for the head of Xiang Shangren and the young master, and this blizzard was no less than the snow that took away the Yunchen country lord when he met at Jingwei Pass. ”

Yun Fan listened and smiled.

It's not that he doesn't believe Qin An's words, but that he thinks that Qin An underestimates him too much. In silence, Yun Fan's gaze fell on the Tianzong Tooth lying quietly in the scabbard not far away, and his deep gaze also returned to the purple gold wrench on his thumb at the same moment.

In fact, Yue Feiyan collected this wrench back then to prevent the Black Heaven Sect from crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, leaving it for self-protection. Although Yue Feiyan couldn't release the power in the wrench, with the will of the "Xi" in the wrench, there was no problem in deterring them.

Qin An looked at Yun Fan suspiciously, and after a moment of thought, Yun Fan asked Qin An seriously: "Qin An, have you ever thought that there is no turning back when you open the bow." ”

Qin An: "Since the day Qin An joined the Mingguang Armor, he has long put life and death aside. Now, the words of the young master are what Qin An Jianfeng is referring to. ”

Yun Fan listened, and his deep eyes showed a rare tenderness here: "Give me some time, I will let you see the recovery of the three cities of Jibei, see the banner that proves the light armor, and the country of self-dreaming is all over the world." At that time, I will worship you as the commander of the Mingguang Armor and present the "Black Gold Spear" with both hands!"

After hearing this, Qin An was grateful, and then knelt on one knee with his sword: "The last general, Qin An, is willing to go to the soup for the young master, and his liver and brain will be smeared!"