Under the deep and dark starry sky, on the bank of the meandering and far-reaching river, a dense firelight stretches into the endless distance, and the firelight and starlight are reflected in the river, becoming a starry dot, giving people the shocking illusion of the galaxy hanging upside down.

Nan Ying sat by the river in a daze, staring at the endless river, and the dancing flames reflected the outline of his face in a flickering light, like a stone statue.

"Lord, you have something on your mind!" Jia Xu's voice sounded faintly behind him: "What is the big thing that can make you so confused?" ”

"Why ask knowingly!" Nanying replied with some interest: "I'm not afraid to tell you, my heart is very annoying and chaotic!" ”

Jia Xu sat down beside him unceremoniously, stared at his face for a while, and suddenly shook his head and said, "No, you're not upset...... You're scared! ”

"Your grandma's!" Nan Ying suddenly turned his head around, glared at Jia Xu fiercely, and finally said like a deflated ball: "How can you see it?" ”

"After the turmoil during the day, you seem to have been a little restless, and even suddenly gave up taking a boat and went on a land trip?" Jia Xu said lightly: "When people are panicking, they will instinctively give up some vain behaviors, you don't want to continue to stay in the turbulent and shaking boat, but choose to be down-to-earth...... You're scared, that's what you taught me! ”

"Can you guess why?" Nan Ying took a deep breath and said dejectedly: "Now that you have seen my state of mind, you must be able to guess the reason!" ”

"What's so hard about that?" Jia Xu's eyes were full of complexity: "Through today's conflict with the Xu family, you have fully stated your position....... the strong reaction of the Xu brothers has made you think of a lot of things in the future, right?" ”

"Whether it is a local tycoon or a big family, they have always been the heart and soul of the country, and they continue to grow like a cancer!" Nan Ying sighed: "The key is that their power is like the roots of a 10,000-year-old tree that goes deep into the ground, and it is difficult to break them. And their pursuit of family interests has surpassed everything and can no longer be shaken! ”

"There is no worry about the rise and fall of the country in my heart, there is no worry about the people's worries, and I am not even afraid of life and death...... Nan Ying's body couldn't help but tremble lightly: "What they are thinking about is to make the family prosperous!" Don't you think it's morbidly scary? ”

"What you want to say more should be ......" Under the starlight, Jia Xu's eyes reflected the light of wisdom: "These brothers in the Bohai Navy, will they be like this in the future?" ”

"Yes!" Nan Ying's face could barely find any expression: "I'm worried, even a little afraid. After all, we simply cannot afford such a split! ”

"Your concerns are not unfounded!" Jia Xu was a little stunned and said: "Among the generals, Li Jin and Huang Zhong have deep family backgrounds, and Wenchen is even more complicated...... Would you rather reject the initiative of such a powerful group of people as the Xu's clan in Qiaojun, is it because of the resistance of your heart, or do you want to show all your subordinate brothers? ”

"I don't know!" Nan Ying said blankly: "I can take the initiative to accept the trial that Huai Cai has never met." But he couldn't be indifferent to the Xu brothers' oppression of the people... Am I being too indulgent? ”

"I don't know!" Jia Xu thought for a moment before sighing: "Sometimes, you show the wisdom and wisdom of an outstanding leader, and sometimes. You are really naïve and innocent...... If it were me, it would be impossible to refuse the Xu family's contribution today, because you have almost blocked a shortcut to rapid development and growth! ”

"So what exactly should I do?" Nan Ying suddenly said with some excitement: "Wenhe." You are the best wise man in the world..."

"I don't know either!" Jia Xu sighed and said: "If you are a ruthless lord, I have a lot of hypocritical means to win people's hearts and cross the river and tear down the bridge...... But you're not, so. I really can't teach you! ”

He got up slowly: "But I can only ask you, everything follows your heart...... As you say, with a clear conscience! You have to believe in your brother, but you have to believe in yourself...... If you are really that kind of person, even if I Jia Xu helps you win the world, how can I accompany you for the rest of my life? ”

Seeing Jia Xu disappear into the night without looking back, Nan Ying's eyes were full of confusion. After a long time, he finally sighed and said, "Big brother, since you are here, why are you silent!" ”

"I'm not silent, I'm waiting for your call!" In the hazy dark shadows, Gao Shun's tall figure gradually came out, he sat in the position in front of Jia Xu, accompanied Nan Ying to gaze at the long river together, and smiled: "Because, I am your eldest brother, and I will only show up when you need me the most!" ”

"Big brother......" Nanying said dumbfoundedly: "Suddenly, I just want to go back to the Eagle's Nest, return to your dock fort, stand on that hill with you, and watch the distant mountains and waterfalls......"

"I can accompany you as long as you want!" Gao Shun's deep voice made Nanying tremble.

He exclaimed in disbelief, "What? How would you support such an ambitious evasion of mine? ”

"Why not? Standing on the top of ten thousand mountains, and still being able to calmly retreat from the rapids, how many people in the world can do it? Gao Shun's warm and generous palm gently rested on his shoulder: "Since you confided in me the biggest secret of this life without reservation, you are my eternal brother, and you have gone through the wonderful journey of these years together, you are the hero I will always admire!" ”

"Big brother!" Nanying's whole body tensed, and he suddenly felt the urge to shed tears.

"I'm going to tell you...... No matter what decision you make, Big Brother will be with you! Gao Shun let out a long breath and suddenly smiled: "So, if you are worried that your eldest brother will embarrass you in the future because of some bullshit family, it is really a mediocre person!" ”

"Did you hear that?" Nan Ying said suddenly: "Actually, how can I worry about my eldest brother? It's just other brothers......"

"Do your part, and leave time for all the rest!" Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "It's our brother, and I will support you like me in the end, if it weren't for ......"

He suddenly said, "Big brother will also come forward to remove all obstacles for you!" ”

"No!" Nanying's eyes finally welled up with tears: "I don't deserve your dedication!" ”

"Nope! It's worth it! Gao Shun's gaze became far-reaching, and his voice seemed to be a little erratic, so that Nan Ying could almost imagine that he was falling into a long memory: "Before I met you, not only did I Gao Shun live like a walking corpse, but even the entire Gao family was like a rootless duckweed, and it was difficult .......to return home."

"Finally, I met you!" His voice deepened: "Let me see the light of day to break that curse!" ”

Nan Ying said categorically: "Don't worry, big brother, little brother is just confused for a while...... One day, I will help you return to your hometown in Hanoi! ”

"No, I don't want to return to Hanoi, let alone Hanoi!" Gao Shun turned his face and showed an unprecedented weird smile towards Nan Ying: "Do you really think that Hanoi is the place where our Gao family returns?" ”

"What did you say?" Nan Ying looked at Gao Shun's strange look that had never appeared before, and suddenly his heart beat faster, and he instinctively felt that Gao Shun was about to reveal a great secret to him.

"Those who represent Han, when Tu Gao!" Gao Shun gently recited a proverb that Nanying was extremely familiar with, and the next sentence immediately made Nanying jump in shock: "Dangtu, this is the place where our Gao family originated!" ”

"A hundred years ago, our Gao family was still a famous family in Lujiang!" He seemed to uncover the vicissitudes of history that had been sealed for thousands of years, and his words were full of infinite remembrance: "However, the ancestor was a strange man with prophetic foresight, and after he heard the prophecies about the Han Dynasty from a secret channel, he immediately had a premonition of a catastrophe...... Therefore, despite the strong opposition of the rest of the tribesmen, he resolutely led our tribe to move thousands of miles until he crossed the Yellow River and settled in Hanoi. Because he believes that when he is faced, too; Tu is the meaning of the river near the sea, and when Tu Gao, it means that our Gao family should live on the bank of the river for a long time in order to keep safe. Although the Lujiang River is also close to the river, it obviously does not meet the meaning of this prophecy, and the name of Hanoi is exactly what this prophecy is called! ”

"Because of this, although our branch of people has escaped the disaster of extinction in the future, it will be difficult for us to return to Dangtu for the rest of our lives, and we dare not call it the Dangtu Gao clan again!" Gao Shun sighed: "In the will of heaven, misfortune and blessing are relied on, and blessing and misfortune are lurking, which is true!" ”

Nan Ying stayed in the local area when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while, and only after a while did he say in a daze: "Such a secret, how could the eldest brother tell it today?" ”

"People have secrets, and you're no exception!" Gao Shun smiled and said, "At least one thing, you still hide it from me to this day...... What is the cause of my death in the history you know? ”

"I ...... Don't dare to say! Nan Ying was like a lightning strike, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Because, I'm afraid that I can't bear the cause and effect that will follow, if you know who died at the hands of others, but you forcibly want to turn things around, maybe you will die because of it!" ”

"Brother Nan, do you think the eldest brother will be afraid of death?" Gao Shun lowered his head indifferently and said: "Just as you keep the oath about my mystery of life and death, for our Gao family, that generation of Han proverbs has become a century-old curse, lingering, but can not be forgotten for a moment, the most terrifying thing is that no one knows what the ending will be!" ”

"But you showed up!" His eyes were blazing and he said: "If one day, we can change the dynasty under your promotion, and we can prove that the so-called Han dynasty should be Tu Gao, but it is just a fool's words, then our Gao family can return to their hometown with peace of mind......

"Big brother is willing to give everything for you, because you are the only hope in my life! Big brother doesn't care if you compete for the world or retire to the mountains and forests," Gao Shun said lightly as if in a dream: "... Big brother, I only hope that one day you can unravel that prophecy, so that I can be buried in the land of my ancestors after I die! ”

Nan Ying's mind seemed to have a flash of lightning, and he seemed to have caught that trace of the so-called providence, and suddenly shouted: "No! I'm not going to let you die...... From this day forward, I will not run away from it again! I want to break all the shackles of this world! (To be continued......)