13. Betrayal
has been accustomed to the life of three people, and suddenly there are two less, Yan Xiubai feels a little empty, lonely and cold, the meal is eaten by one person, no one responds when he speaks, and no one even shares the work at hand.
Ten years is too long, long enough for three people from different places and different experiences to become a family.
Everyone in the yamen knows that the top boss is not in a good mood for the past two days, so no one dares to mess with him, and even the work in hand is done more carefully than usual, for fear of provoking the boss and losing the bowl of rice, so Yan Xiubai is even more boring, and this boredom lasts until a month later.
That night, the night was dark, and Yan Xiubai suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from his sleep.
There was no light in the room, only the moonlight shining in from the window with a hazy glow, and the man in black and armor sat at the table, almost blending in with the darkness.
Familiar people, familiar ways of appearing, Yan Xiubai got up, looked for a candle and lit it, and asked: "Aren't you a general in the capital, why did you suddenly appear here?"
It's been almost a year since the two last met, and although Yan Xiubai doesn't really want the other party to get involved in those factional disputes in the court, he still regards him as a friend, a very special friend, after all, there are thousands of people in this world, only the two of them are the same.
In Yan Xiubai's mind, Yan Changsheng's existence is very special, and it is different from anyone else.
They came from the same place, a place where only he knew about it.
When the candle was lit, it shrouded the room in a warm halo, Yan Changsheng's overly pale face was revealed, and the obsidian earrings worn on the earlobes reflected a bright light.
Yan Xiubai turned around, and saw the other party's back straight, sitting upright seriously, and couldn't help touching his chin and teasing, "Have you always worn this dress?
Yan Changsheng was obviously stunned, he didn't expect him to say such a sentence, but he quickly came back to his senses, sneered, and said, "You are wrong, I only wear such a dress when I kill people!"
Yan Xiubai felt the murderous aura, although it was only a flash, but when the coldness came out, the candlelight on the table shook slightly.
"Your target is not me, otherwise you should have done it a long time ago, Chen Sheng County is a remote place, who is worthy of you coming all the way to do it yourself" Yan Xiubai is a smart person, he quickly grasped the point with a turn of his mind, he took a step back, his eyes gradually sharpened, "Your target is Ji Ji!"
Yan Changsheng didn't deny it, and there was no need to deny it, "Do you know his identity?"
"I don't know!" Yan Xiubai really didn't know, but that didn't mean he wouldn't guess, when he rescued Ji Ji from a group of black-clothed people in the capital, he knew that the other party was definitely not an ordinary child, and the children of ordinary people would never be hunted down and killed, not to mention that it was the dead who chased and killed him!
"He is not Ji Ji, but surnamed Zhu, Zhu Youzhang, the third son of the old emperor, the only one who is still alive. Yan Changsheng said.
It's fake to say that he wasn't surprised, I knew that his identity was not simple, but I didn't expect it to be so simple, but Yan Xiubai didn't lose his temper too much, after all, he was mentally prepared.
Yan Changsheng looked at him and continued: "In the end, it is a little thing that you raised, it is better to sue you before you die." ”
Yan Xiubai frowned, and his voice was completely cold, "Who is going to kill him?!"
"This is important?" Yan Changsheng raised his eyebrows.
"No! it doesn't matter! Ji Ji is my only disciple, no matter who it is, whether it's you or the person behind you, if you want to kill him, pass me first!" Yan Xiubai's expression was firm, he had never been so serious, Ji Ji was his disciple, he was the child he raised single-handedly, he would never allow others to hurt him, even if that person was Yan Changsheng!
Yan Changsheng stood up and looked him up and down, his dead and dull face finally showed an expression that could be said to be interested, and a trace of interest crossed his deep eyes, "Then try it, see if I kill people quickly, or if you save people quickly!"
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Since entering the customs, Li Xunhuan's life has not been smooth, first mistaken for a plum blossom thief, and then chased and killed, and after returning home, he learned that his only cousin Lin Shiyin's life and death were unknown ten years ago, and finally he was framed by the sworn brother who has always been close to him and outsiders.
Long Xiaoyun's hatred was in his eyes, this was the most painful and incomprehensible place for Li Xunhuan, he coughed and bent over, but his limbs were sore, and he even struggled to stand, which was the medicine given to him by his respected eldest brother himself.
There are some things he doesn't know, for example, after coming back this time, Long Xiaoyun looked at his brothers, friends and brothers, but the falsehood in his eyes couldn't deceive people, he deliberately ignored it at first, but the facts were in front of him, but he couldn't deceive himself anyway, the other party was no longer Long Xiaoyun ten years ago, he really hated him.
"Why?" was a question he couldn't figure out.
"Why are you asking me?!" Long Xiaoyun laughed loudly, "You actually asked me why again! That's a good question! You are Li Xunhuan, Xiao Li Feidao, and the famous Liuru Gongzi in the rivers and lakes, and I, a righteous big brother! When others look at me, they are not looking at Long Xiaoyun as a person, but at Xiao Li Feidao's righteous big brother! I am also a man, why do I live in your shadow!!"
"Cough cough" Li Xunhuan closed his eyes in pain, "I'm sorry, but I respect you, I have always regarded you as a brother cough"
Long Xiaoyun's eyes trembled slightly, and then he said hatefully: "Xiao Li Tanhua's brother, it's really an honor!" Who doesn't know that Xiao Li Feidao values love and righteousness, and righteousness is thin and cloudy, and he gave his old house and fiancée to his righteous brother!"
Li Xunhuan looked pained.
"The wedding ten years ago, do you know how embarrassed I am?!I just stood stupidly in the auditorium, full of guests below, until someone said that the bride was gone" Long Xiaoyun's face was distorted, and his fists were clenched together, "It's rumored outside, saying that the bride eloped with you, and I am a poor worm who was abandoned, saying that Tanhualang and his cousin were a natural pair, and they should have been together a long time ago, who Long Xiaoyun is, he is a villain who destroys other people's feelings!"
Li Xunhuan bent down deeply, "Long Xiaoyun has never been such a person, cough cough, everything happened back then was my fault."
As Yan Xiubai said that day, he began to regret it, but he should bear the consequences of this qiē, not Shiyin and Long Xiaoyun.
He's the culprit!
"But ahem, ahem, Shiyin's disappearance has absolutely nothing to do with me, and we won't humiliate you in that way anyway"
"I know. Long Xiaoyun gradually regained his composure, "From the time I saw you after you came back, I knew that Shiyin would continue to look for me, even if I was looking for a lifetime, I would not give up, and you, someone will soon take you to the Shaolin Temple for interrogation." “
Long Xiaoyun soon opened the door and went out, only coughing one after another in the dark space, as if he was about to cough out his heart and lungs
The people who escorted Li Xunhuan came soon, and Master Shaolin Xinmei came over in person, followed by Tian Qi, Zhao Zhengyi, Bai Xiaosheng, Mr. Tie Di, etc., a group of people who have some fame in the rivers and lakes, they are all here for the plum blossom theft case.
Li Xunhuan was carried out, he looked at this group of people with a sad expression, did not speak, only when Long Xiaoyun stood up and vouched with his life that his brother was definitely not a plum blossom thief, with some uncontrollable bitterness.
Of course he knew why he said this, just to protect his reputation, even if he wanted Li Xunhuan to die now, as a righteous brother, he couldn't show it on the bright side.
"The plum blossom thief is a matter of importance, and I ask Tanhualang to go to Shaolin to make it clear, does Tanhualang have any objections?" said Master Xinmei with his palms.
Li Xunhuan sneered: "If I say that if I have objections, the master agrees, can everyone here agree?!" He has never been a good-tempered person, giving all the softness to the people around him, and for irrelevant outsiders, Li Xunhuan has never been polite, and even sometimes his mouth is very poisonous.
"Why ask him, just take people away. Someone said dissatisfied.
"Amitabha. Master Xinmei said a Buddha name: "Then there is Lao Li Tanhua to go with us." ”
And at this moment, a crisp "and slow" came from outside.
"He has no objection, I have!"
When this voice sounded, Li Xunhuan was stunned, and the qiē around him seemed to fade into the background, only the red figure that walked in quickly was so distinct, as if it was the only bright color in the world.