Choshu, underground armed headquarters.

A voice was slightly anxious: "Lord Xiao hasn't left the customs yet? Our Chinese royal family's counterinsurgency army has arrived, and it is gathering scattered people everywhere, but the underground armed headquarters where we have gathered has not reacted at all so far!"

But seeing that the person who spoke was forty or fifty years old, with a square face with Chinese characters, a medium build, and a neat battle armor, he looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and he was the city lord of the former Jilin City, named Jing Zhe.

At this time, Jing Zhezheng had an anxious look on his face, and he had lost his previous respectful etiquette in front of a long-bearded man dressed as a lupine scarf strategist on the steps.

The long-bearded man waved the feather fan in his hand, his eyes rested slightly, and he still had a calm and breezy expression, just quietly listening to others, but he was silent.

The long-bearded man didn't speak, but a person with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks on the side interjected: "I'm afraid that our Lord Xiao doesn't plan to accept the Chinese royal family's incorporation, hehe!"

"Fart!" Jing Zhe glared angrily and yelled at the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked scholar, "Lord Xiao is the chosen one, and he must have a loyal and patriotic heart! Hua'an, you'd better clean your mouth for Lao Tzu!"

Hua An in Jing Zhe's mouth was naturally the scholar with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, but he saw Hua An sneering, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and responded: "Lord Xiao is now the chosen one, and after being co-opted, it is still not, but it is difficult to say." ”

"Who doesn't know, whether these chosen ones or the reincarnation of the gods, it's just a gimmick. In order to have a legitimate identity and gather the scattered forces together. ”

Jing Zhe said angrily: "Hmph! At the beginning, the heavens sent a decree to all the underground armed forces in my Changzhou Prefecture, but no one knows about this? Lord Xiao was young and promising, and at that time he broke through his cultivation and stepped into the early stage of the void and darkness, how could he have such a great wisdom and great opportunity? Don't you know all this? Now he is saying such a great rebellious remark here!"

Hua An was unmoved, and still sneered and said: "Lord Xiao's talent is indeed very high, but it is only limited to Changzhou, at present, there are more than one million soldiers in the imperial court, and there are masters of the Golden Immortal Period in command, do you think you will still take a fancy to our Lord Xiao?"

Jing Zhe and Hua An argued endlessly, and almost made a move. The long-bearded man frowned slightly, but his eyes were still closed, and he just listened quietly to the argument between the two.

This is already the first time that the Terran allies have quarreled in the past six months since they entered the territory of Choshu. Since Xiao Jingxuan fought with Liang Feng, the general of the South China Sea lineage, Xiao Jingxuan announced that he was in retreat and cultivation, and he did not appear in front of everyone again, and all orders were conveyed by the long-bearded man on the steps.

The entire underground forces in Changzhou were panicked, and various rumors about Xiao Jingxuan began to spread among the people of the underground forces in Changzhou.

Some witnesses once saw that in the battle at that time, Xiao Jingxuan was knocked off his horse by Liang Feng, who was covered in black gas, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding. Some people say that Liang Feng was already delirious when he was rescued by his lieutenant general. Some people even rumored that Xiao Jingxuan had actually been seriously injured in that war, and the so-called retreat cultivation was just a pretense to stabilize the morale of the army.

In any case, all the underground armed forces in Changzhou believed that after the reinforcements from Huaxia entered the territory of Changzhou, these underground armed forces should return to the Chinese army as soon as possible, regardless of whether Xiao Jingxuan was still alive or not.

To everyone's surprise, the long-bearded man Ruo Yanheng issued an order in the name of Xiao Jingxuan to stay still, which made all the underground armed people who were looking forward to returning to China in an uproar.

With the passage of time, the current underground armed forces in Changzhou have been divided into two factions, led by Jing Zhe, who believes that Xiao Jingxuan is loyal to the royal family, hoping to quickly issue an order for the underground armed forces in Changzhou to join the Terran allies who came to quell the rebellion and obey the command of the royal family.

Some of the forces led by Hua'an thought that after the return, the local forces in Changzhou would be dispersed by the commander of the royal family, and Xiao Jingxuan has refused to show his face because of dissent.

Every time the two factions quarreled, in the end, it was Ruo Yanheng who made a conciliatory tone, but this time, Ruo Yanheng didn't intend to send these people in front of him so simply, "If you really want to stand on your own, how many of these people in front of you will choose to stay?" Ruo Yanheng's feather fan caressed, as if the fierce quarrel reached Ruo Yanheng's ears, and it became a pleasant tune.

In the secret room, a young man ** upper body, full muscles full of violent power. The man's body was flushed, sweat kept coming out and scratching, and a pair of handsome eyebrows were deeply furrowed, revealing a painful look.

"Drink!" a clear drink spat out of the man's mouth, accompanied by a trace of cloudy and blackened blood flowing from the corner of the man's mouth, and the man's face turned a strange pale.

"It's been half a year, and Lord Xiao has always been in this state, and I don't know if I can survive it. A young woman dressed as a maidservant, with a delicate appearance, took a moist towel washed with water and gently wiped it on the man's body.

The towel brushed the man's chest, there was a long knife wound, faintly black aura emanated, the girl knew that it was this knife wound that made the man in an extremely painful state for half a year.

If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that I would not be able to support such an injury for a long time, but the man has persevered, and for half a year, the man relied on his strong will to suppress this fatal wound in the original state.

But the mysterious black aura on the wound is so terrifying, it is the unique evil aura from the underworld, although Xiao Jingxuan has tried all his means, he can still only suppress this little evil qi, and it is impossible to dispel and recover.

For half a year, Xiao Jingxuan has been in retreat in this secret room, and he has never stepped out of a single step, he must continue to exercise his skills to control the knife wound on his chest, eat and bathe, and can only rely on the people around him.

"Young master, the generals of those underground armed forces are about to be unable to suppress them. The stone door of the secret room was opened, and the long-bearded man who thought he was a lupine scarf walked in, and it was Xiao Jingxuan's most powerful strategist, Ruo Yanheng.

"Lord Xiao's injuries seem to have worsened...... the girl said softly, looking at the handsome man sitting cross-legged on the futon with a worried expression, a strange taste flashed in her eyes.

"Tell them...... Hold your arms and ......" Xiao Jingxuan closed his eyes tightly, and reluctantly squeezed out a few words while enduring the pain.

Ruo Yanheng sighed lightly, in fact, even he couldn't understand why Xiao Jingxuan's attitude was so tough, and he wanted the underground armed forces in Changzhou to stay still, is it really as everyone guessed, Xiao Jingxuan wants to stand on his own?

Ruo Yanheng shook his head and dispelled the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, he was Xiao Jingxuan's most loyal subordinate, no matter what decision Xiao Jingxuan made, even if he betrayed the Huaxia Dynasty's self-reliance, he would continue to choose to be loyal to Xiao Jingxuan without hesitation.

Walking out of the secret room, Ruo Yanheng's expression returned to his usual light and breezy appearance, he coughed lightly twice, and said indifferently: "If you are willing to fight, then continue." ”

Jing Zhe, who was originally pulling Hua'an's collar, frowned when he heard this, and looked at Ruo Yanheng on the steps. Hua An shouted at the top of his voice: "it! I just want to find out, what are we cats here for? If you really want to be independent, at least you should lift a bamboo pole!"

"What the hell is said in your Hua'an's mouth, it will stink!" Jing Zhe said angrily, "Lord Xiao will not do that kind of rebellious thing!"

"You just say you don't dare. Hua An twisted his neck disdainfully.

Jing Zhe's big face turned red, and he said with a stiff neck: "We are waiting to defend the country together, but we stand on our own, this is ...... I can't say anything about it!"

Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Ruo Yanheng smiled slightly, and he had already made a decision in his heart: "Everyone, just now I came out of the secret room where Lord Xiao was retreating, Lord Xiao said, those who are willing to stay will stay, and those who want to leave can go." ”

As soon as Ruo Yanheng's words came out, Jing Zhe and Hua An, who were arguing, both looked at Ruo Yanheng with a look of astonishment, and they couldn't say a word for a long time.

"I ...... I didn't think about leaving......" The scene was silent for a while, and after a long time, Jing Zhe had a depressed face and squeezed out such a sentence intermittently.

Hua An didn't expect that it was Jing Zhe who took the lead in saying that he would not leave, and under the change of expression, he also said sharply in his throat: "Those who want to leave have already left, we just want to hear Lord Xiao's plan, since Lord Xiao said to continue to wait, then I will continue to wait!"

After that, Hua An looked defeated, and left directly.

Even so, his subordinates also retired first. Jing Zhe felt bored, and he didn't know how many times he had quarreled in the past six months, but every time it was over, it had long become a habit.

Seeing the departure of the two, Ruo Yanheng showed a look of satisfaction: "Young Master, my subordinates can only help you get here, I only hope that the young master's injuries can recover as soon as possible." ”

......

Southwest of Zhongzhou, Jianyin Village.

There is a stream in front of the village, and weeping willows on the bank.

A group of drooping children are frolicking and chasing each other on the shore, and their innocent laughter is as melodious as silver bells.

"Can't catch me, cluck, can't catch me......" A little boy of eight or nine years old kept shuttling between the weeping willow bushes, shouting back to a group of children of about the same age behind him.

Among the chasing children, there was a young man in Tsing Yi, like the leader of this group of children, who shouted to the little boy who had been chasing for a long time and couldn't catch up: "Ji Hanxin, don't be too complacent, I will definitely catch you." ”

The boy who was being chased jumped onto a low tree and shouted with a smile: "You want to arrest me? Ji Xiunan, do any of you children from big families know how to climb trees?"

Several teenagers and children gathered under the low tree where Ji Hanxin was, looking up at the boy who was dressed plainly and had a hungry yellow face, and their faces showed a trace of anxiety.

A pink and cute little girl tugged at Ji Xiunan's cyan sleeve and muttered, "Brother Xiunan, if this guy really keeps hiding in the tree and doesn't come down, we will lose." ”

Ji Hanxin on the tree heard the little girl's words, proudly took out a jade pendant with a red rope from his arms, waved it lightly and said: "Sister Qinghe, you all heard it with your own ears, Ji Xiunan said that if you can't catch me, this pendant will belong to me." ”

Ji Qinghe said angrily: "Ji Hanxin, you are too much! Obviously, you robbed Brother Xiunan's things first, but you said that if you can't catch you, you won't return it!"

"Slightly!" Ji Hanxin stuck out his tongue and said with disdain: "The gambling contract was made by Ji Xiunan himself, I don't care." ”

Ji Qinghe wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ji Xiunan reaching out, Ji Qinghe looked at Ji Xiunan's handsome figure, his eyes were full of flashes.

Seeing Ji Xiunan staring at Ji Hanxin on the tree with a serious expression, he said, "Do you remember our bet, if I can catch you, you will not be allowed to play with Sister Qinglian in the future!"

Among the group of children, there was a girl who looked seven points similar to Ji Qinghe, and after hearing Ji Xiunan's words, her face flushed slightly. The girl is Ji Qinglian, Ji Qinghe's sister.

Compared with her sister's liveliness, her sister Ji Qinglian is much gentler.

Seeing Ji Xiunan mention Ji Qinglian, Ji Hanxin also subconsciously looked at Ji Qinglian, and just saw the shy appearance of Ji Qinglian's face flushed, and he didn't feel a burst of anger in his heart: "Come on, as long as you catch me, I will take a detour when I see Ji Qinglian in the future, if you can't catch me, I will take your pendant as a gift and give it to Qinglian!"