Chapter 9, Rejection
Feng Yan saw that this man was already a brother and sister to him, so he cautiously asked, "Brother Qiao, can I ask you for a favor?" ”
Seeing Feng Yan open his mouth to ask him, Qiao Xu said happily: "I said it, come to me if you have difficulties, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it for you!" ”
After Feng Yan heard this, his mood improved, and he breathed a deep sigh of relief and said, "Brother Qiao, can you take me under the command of the eldest brother?" ”
After hearing Feng Yan's request, Qiao Xu glanced at Feng Yan in front of him, and saw that his thin and weak body did not look like a person who could withstand the hardships of military training, so he asked puzzledly: "Do you want to join the army?" ”
Feng Yan nodded heavily, and said very earnestly: "Yes, there is a bully in Sanjiang Town who has taken over my family's business, and my family has also been killed. Now that I'm homeless, I have to ask Brother Qiao to take me in! Don't look at me as thin and small, I've practiced martial arts, and I will definitely be able to kill the enemy! ”
Seeing Feng Yan's sworn appearance, Qiao Xu couldn't help but chuckle at him, and then a sense of bitterness and pity rose in his heart. What a kid is he? I'm afraid that my body hasn't fully developed yet! Look at this little one! Look at this thin shoulder, I'm afraid I can't even protect myself, so I want to join the army and kill the enemy?
Feeling the hesitation of the man behind him, Feng Yan was so anxious that tears glistened, and he hurriedly said: "If I can't go on the field to kill the enemy, I can also do something else, feed the horses, send water and other work, I can also do it." ”
Seeing that Feng Yan's thick eyelashes were already covered with glittering teardrops, Qiao Xu's heart felt a burst of unbearability. Presumably, he was really desperate, so he insisted on staying in this miserable army, otherwise no one would choose this difficult and dangerous road.
Indeed, as Feng Yan said, the work of delivering water and feeding the horses also has to be done by someone. So, under Feng Yan's eyes full of tears and expectation, Qiao Xu finally couldn't resist Feng Yan's offensive, nodded and happily agreed.
Just when Feng Yan was happy, the group had already come to the Xiaoyun camp in the south of Luochuan City.
Feng Yan raised his eyes and looked at the tall brick and wood structure of the camp gate in front of him standing proudly, the flag fluttering at the head of the camp gate, with the west wind blowing, looming with the word 'cloud'. On both sides stood two towering arrow towers, equipped with weapons and equipment, and the entrance of the camp was blocked by two rows of deer.
I saw that Yun Ranyang in front of him had immediately stopped, and waved the token in his hand towards the sentry on the arrow tower. At this time, Qiao Xu's horse also caught up and stood on the side of Yun Ranyang's jujube red horse.
Yun Ranyang turned a cold cheek sideways, glanced indifferently at the two who were talking and laughing, and did not speak. Then he saw that the camp gate was wide open, and a team of people came out of it, and hurriedly pushed the deer that was at the camp gate to both sides.
After removing the barricades, Yun Ranyang no longer hesitated, and drove the jujube red horse towards the camp of the commander of the camp. The group followed closely behind, came to the door of a tent, and jumped off their horses.
Feng Yan followed Qiao Xu's pace and came to the boss's tent, while the others dispersed and performed their duties.
Qiao Xu and Yun Ranyang are both disciples of the general Wang Yun Zihan, and Yun Ranyang is Yun Zihan's righteous son, so the relationship between the two in private is extraordinary, and Qiao Xu called him by his name when no one was present.
Seeing that Yun Ranyang had washed the dust off his face and sat on the boss's tiger skin chair, Qiao Xu asked eagerly, "Ranyang, can you get that talisman?" ”
Yun Ranyang raised his eyes, glanced at Feng Yan who was standing on the side with a pair of cold eyes, and then replied coldly, "No." ”
After Qiao Xu heard this, he became a little anxious, his calm face was full of solemnity, and he said worriedly: "It's better to let that Xiao Wang succeed!" That's a big deal! ”
Feng Yan stood far away in the tent, lowered his eyes, and tried his best to hide his sense of existence. But every word of Qiao Xu reminded Yun Ranyang that today's tricky situation was all created by Feng Yan.
Although he held his breath and lowered his head, he didn't dare to make a sound, but Feng Yan clearly felt that the cold light of the Dao Dao was constantly attacking him.
After a long period of depression and silence, I finally heard Yun Ranyang open his mouth, but he was so indifferent that he didn't have a trace of affection: "King Xiao didn't get the talisman either!" ”
After Qiao Xu heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and the solemnity on his face also dissolved a little, and said, "That's okay, do you know whose hand that talisman is?" ”
Yun Ranyang no longer answered Qiao Xu's question, but picked up the wolf bamboo pen on the desk and began to write. After a while, the written secret letter was sealed with wax and oil, and handed it to Qiao Xu.
"Let Tuoba Zhi go to Sanjiang Town and give this letter to Feng Qianshou, the owner of the Guiyan Inn."
Qiao Xu took Yun Ranyang's secret letter, carefully put it in his arms, and was just about to leave to arrange the task, but saw Feng Yan in the distance. So he turned around and turned back, and said to Yun Ranyang: "Ranyang, I am very close to this Feng brother, why don't you put him in my left cavalry camp, add water for me to feed the horses on weekdays, and I also lack such a person around me!" ”
After Yun Ranyang listened to Qiao Xu's request, his frost-like face became a little more solemn, and he stiffly tightened a pair of sword eyebrows, and after a while, he said lightly: "Let's talk about it later!" ”
Qiao Xu glanced at Yun Ranyang with some surprise, but saw the freezing and coldness on his face, and he didn't understand such a small request, why didn't Yun Ranyang agree!
Seeing the coldness around him, Qiao Xu, who had dealt with him for many years, knew very well in his heart that no matter how much he said about this matter, it was unintentional, so he glanced at Feng Yan in the distance with some guilt, and quietly withdrew from the coach's account.
For a while, the big tent was solemn and depressed, silent, and as Yun Ranyang, who exuded a cold aura around him, approached, Feng Yan only felt that his heart was jumping rapidly, so fast that he was about to lose his breath, and his arms couldn't be suppressed, trembling slightly.
"Add water, feed the horses? Hum! Yun Ranyang's cold taunt came from above his head.
Feng Yan bit her lips tightly, and layers of fine sweat were already on her forehead, like a prisoner waiting for the verdict, waiting for the storm to come.
Seeing the trembling Feng Yan, he was shocked and panicked, and the corners of Yun Ranyang's eyes showed a glint of satisfaction, then he turned around and walked towards the back tent, and coldly ordered: "Go and fill the wooden barrel behind me with hot water, I want to bathe." ”
"Huh?" After Feng Yan heard this, he looked at Yun Ranyang's figure in surprise, wondering if he had heard it wrong!