"Brother Jiuyu, I have improved a lot" Zhao Xi, who welcomed Hong Jiuyu into the city, took his red shirt with a smile.

"No, it's not as good as your brother. Hong Jiuyu smiled and said, "What are you cultivating now?"

"I've just reached the micro-stage," Zhao Xi said slowly in the back.

"Not bad, good, by the way, brother, how old are you?"

"Just turned twenty, what's the matter, Brother Jiuyu," Zhao Xi said curiously.

"Nothing, what about your little brother?"

"I'm nineteen this year," Cheng Jie replied after Zhao Xi.

"That's good, the Imperial Tournament will be held in a month, do you know about it?" asked Hong Jiuyu without looking around.

"We don't know yet, when will it be?" Zhao Xi looked curious, "Hasn't this conference been held for many years?"

"Yes, it hasn't been held for ten years, the emperor's edict only arrived in a nearby city a few days ago, you shouldn't be there at that time" Hong Jiuyu simply ordered the next thing after entering the city, and then took Zhao Xi Chengjie to the main hall, "You come with me"

"What's wrong, Brother Jiuyu," Zhao Xi said curiously as soon as he entered the main hall.

"Brother, have you considered making a difference in this troubled world?"

Zhao Xi looked at Hong Jiuyu with blank eyes, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"The world is gradually chaotic, I know that your talent is better than mine, and I will do it at best in my life, but you are different, if you have good guidance, don't say that our great revenge will be avenged, that is, you have a foothold on the foundation"

"I don't force you, but you are my younger brother, I don't know what happened over there in Simen, and I don't know why they let you come out to practice, but if you can enter the Imperial Academy, don't say that the little Qingwu family, even the group of rebels who just attacked, you can easily subdue it"

"Don't look at the current righteous army's momentum, but if the imperial court sends a good general, their destruction will be sooner or later, the righteous army is a righteous army after all, they have not undergone systematic training, it is difficult to set off a storm. ”

Zhao Xi was at a loss when he listened, but Cheng Jie listened very carefully.

"Big brother, I feel that Brother Jiuyu is right, it will take many years to take revenge with our strength, if we get a ranking in the imperial competition, no matter how you look at it, we are the biggest beneficiaries" The previous incident of the rebel army left a deep impression on him, and now that there is a new way of revenge, he is naturally willing to try.

Zhao Xi looked at Cheng Jie and thought in his eyes: "But our strength?"

"No problem, you and Cheng Jie have a natural advantage in age, if it weren't for the frequent riots of the rebel army in recent years, and the frequent commotion of the enemies in the outside world, the empire would not have started, this year it is said that the top ten are all qualified to enter the Imperial Academy, ten years ago, Yao Xiangsheng became famous in a battle, and in just a few years, it is now said that he has reached the rank of the captain of the Demon Colonel, for him, maybe he only needs an excuse to destroy the Qingwu family, and the resources that the Imperial Academy can provide will not be worse than the four gates, and the strength of the empire is not comparable to the four gates. ”

Hong Jiuyu's words were sensational, and Zhao Xi was a little moved when he heard it.

"Big brother, let's go, no matter what the result is, I will accompany you, even if you are not selected in the end, we will take revenge together, right" Cheng Jie was really moved at the moment, and encouraged Zhao Xi on the side.

"Brother, let's tell you the truth, relying on us Hong children, revenge is no longer in vain, the reason why I will provide military expenses to the multi-road rebel army is just to invest in many ways to leave a chance for the future, among our children, now my cultivation is the highest, and it is only stuck at the peak of the Jindan period, five years, there has been no sign of breakthrough" Hong Jiuyu was even more depressed.

Zhao Xi stepped forward and patted Hong Jiuyu on the shoulder: "I'll go, Brother Xie cares, and I will avenge the Hong family's revenge."

Hong Jiuyu stared at Zhao Xi tightly, and the corners of his eyes were slightly moist: "Don't blame the eldest brother for being incompetent"

"How come" Zhao Xi comforted, "I will leave the day after tomorrow, tomorrow I want to get together with everyone, there is Brother Lao, this time I don't know how long it will take to come back to see everyone." ”

"Okay, I'll prepare" Hong Jiuyu said and took out a dark gold card: "Brother, you accept this, there is a quota of 100,000 ancient coins in it, you must be careful when you go out, we are not by your side, be kind to yourself, if you really encounter something irresistible, come back, I and other brothers will be waiting for you forever in Anzhai." ”

"I know" Zhao Xi wiped away Hong Jiuyu's tears, hesitated but accepted the dark gold card, paused for a while and turned around and walked back to his room with Cheng Jie.

"Applejack, do you really want to participate in that Imperial tournament?"

"Well, I want revenge, the strength of the rebel army is too weak, I don't want to join the rebel army. ”

After Zhao Xi asked, he looked out the window and was silent for a long time.

The bright lights are held high, and the people in Anzhai are boiling.

"It's been ten years, this is the first time we've gathered so completely, the first glass of wine, we salute our father in our hearts, our eternal father Hong Shi'an," Hong Jiuyu said to everyone while holding his glass.

"This second cup, to our two brothers Hong Lao Er and Hong Qing who have died over the years, they exchanged their deaths for the peace of Anzhai. Hong Jiuyu drank it all and raised a glass of wine.

"With the third cup, I salute our common brother Zhao Xi, although my brother is not surnamed Hong for some reason, he will always be our younger brother, and his heart will always be surnamed Hong" After speaking, he drank the wine in the cup again.

"Big brother" Zhao Xi walked towards Hong Jiuyu, hugged Hong Jiuyu with tears in his eyes, then turned around and raised his glass: "Brothers, rest assured, in the future, as long as I am here, the Hong family will not disperse, I will definitely come back to the imperial competition to get a ranking for everyone, none of our Hong family members are cowards" After speaking, he raised his glass.

Chang Huan all night concocted a lot of old things from the past, drank wine mixed with tears, and turned into the most unforgettable emotion, born at the wrong time, a group of teenagers implicated by a tragic fate, at this moment, drunk in a dream-like reality, real and sad.

"Brothers, let's go, waiting for our good news" Zhao Xi rode a horse to say goodbye to everyone.

"Wait for your good news, remember, Anzhai will always be your last home" Hong Jiuyu smiled and waved goodbye to Zhao Xi, turned his head and said to Cheng Jie half-jokingly, "Little brother, Zhao Xi will be handed over to you, if you need anything, remember to send us a message."

"Don't worry," the brothers said and waved with Zhao Xi, and turned to leave.

Everyone looked at Zhao Xi's back, and in a trance, for some reason, there was a feeling of ten years ago, that Zhao Xi was still so young, and watched Zhao Xi disappear into the horizon with emotion, and then slowly returned to Anzhai.