The rain curtain lies between heaven and earth like a match, looking far away towards the silent prison pass, the pass is faint and cannot be seen clearly.

It was only when I got closer that I could see two thin figures standing at the top of the city, and they were looking into the distance, motionless, no one knew what they were waiting for, and perhaps everyone knew what they were waiting for. The heavy rain slammed down on their heads, and the cloaks behind them were already wet from the rain and clinging to their bodies. The big flag next to him was also hanging, and it seemed that he had no strength.

Below it was a huge flat field, full of broken swords, halberds, and corpses lying on the ground, and their faces were full of pain.

Neither of the two armies came to clean the battlefield, and those who were afraid of closing the archery and throwing stones, and those who were afraid of closing the gate poured into the city gate, and the place was deserted, and the rain fell on it, and the corpses that had been almost covered by dust were dried out again.

A few vultures hovered in the air not far from the battlefield, and their cries were so terrible that they stopped and wept when they heard them.

The brothers Zhao De and Zhao Yan stood motionless on the city wall, letting the rain hit the armor and slowly penetrating until the clothes inside were soaked together. The rain fell down his cheeks and to the ground, and the splash flew quickly in all directions.

A gust of cold wind blew, Zhao Yan couldn't help but shiver, his eyes quietly glanced at his brother, and quickly moved away to look into the distance.

Neither of them spoke. There was not a single soldier on the city wall except them, everything seemed so empty and lonely, and there was no other sound between heaven and earth, except for the shivering cold wind and the cold rain.

The daylight on a rainy day is always extremely short, and in the blink of an eye, the sky has begun to darken, and the effect of heavy rain makes the vision become very poor. Zhao Yan gently walked to the edge of the city wall, he waited a little impatiently, turned around and glanced at his brother again, only to see Zhao De's face was cold, and there was no expression other than that, so naturally he couldn't see the slightest change in mood.

"Brother?" Zhao Yan called softly, "You said that your father ......"

Zhao De looked at Zhao Yan, "Wait, I don't know, I just hope that my father can come back, don't make my mother too sad." ”

Zhao Yan was a little puzzled by what his brother said, "Brother, what do you mean by this, if my father can come back, everyone will naturally be happy." ”

Zhao De didn't speak, just shook his head. Zhao Yan pursed his lips and wiped the rain from his face.

Suddenly, there was a loud "boom" sound in the sky, like the sound of dozens of war drums beating together, Zhao De and Zhao Yan were shocked, and hurriedly walked to the edge of the city wall to look down, fortunately, there were no enemy troops coming, and both of them were relieved. Even if the father does not come back, it will have to wait until tomorrow to talk about abandoning the city and leaving, tonight this silent prison can not be lost, this is their promise to their father, but also the last protection of the mother who insisted on staying, and it is the last explanation to the people of the city.

Another "boom" sound resounded through the clouds, and the two of them heard that it was thunder, and a bright lightning bolt pierced the black cloud and hit the city hard, leaving a shallow black scratch on the bluestone city head that was as hard as iron. Seeing this, Zhao De hurriedly pulled Zhao Yan back a few steps.

A muffled thunderbolt exploded overhead, as close as it seemed a few paces overhead.

Another half an hour passed, and the sound of wind, thunder, and rain was mixed, and there was no intention of stopping. A soldier came up and said, "Two young generals, Madame has an invitation, let you go to the back hall to see her, and say that there is something important to discuss." ”

"Okay, we got it. Go find a few sergeants to come to the city and beware of the enemy's attack. Zhao De said calmly.

The soldier went down, Zhao De glanced at Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan understood, did not make a sound, just followed his brother to the back hall.

After the old lady Fang sent someone to find her two sons, she had been standing by the door and watching the fast-flowing rain in the yard, the waterway seemed to be a little unable to walk the stagnant water in the yard, and she slowly climbed up the threshold along the steps, and the maid who was waiting next to her saw it, and hurriedly found a wooden plank and pushed the water down.

"Let it go, let it flow on its own, this is the general trend, you will only make yourself very tired if you think about disobedience like this, put the plank on the threshold, come back, don't get wet, it's easy to get sick." Fang said softly.

The maid glanced at the corner of her clothes that had been wet with water, and put the plank on the threshold in response, turned around and walked in, holding Fang's arm, "Old lady, come in, it's very windy here, and it will blow headaches, don't you often have headaches, let's go." ”

Fang rubbed the maid's hair kindly, and said, "I'm waiting for someone, they all know where to go when I stand here." By the way, I'll give you this jade bracelet, you've been with me for several years, and you see I don't have anything to give you. Fang Shi said and took out a jade bracelet from his sleeve, the bracelet was green and crystal clear, and there was no variegation on it.

The maid hurriedly excused herself, "Old lady, how can this be done?" The price of this jade bracelet is that I can't get it for selling it, I can't ask for it. ”

"Silly boy, no matter how expensive the jade bracelet is, can it be expensive to have a human life? Take it and give you a thought. ”

"This ...... Okay," the maid took the jade bracelet at this time, and the joy in her eyes almost gushed out. Fang Shi smiled, "Take it." I don't have a good memory, but I always remember that you were a little girl when you came here, and you've grown up a lot over the past few years. ”

"Yes, old lady, this is my fifth year here, and if it weren't for the old lady who saw me pitiful and picked me up from the bazaar, I am afraid I would have starved to death."

"Don't think so, people, there must always be something worth remembering, otherwise it is like dying. In a few days, De'er and Yan'er may go to Shunzhou, there are some things to do, you should also follow, take a walk, take a look. ”

The maid knelt on the ground, cried, choked and said, "Old lady, is it that I have not served you well, you want to drive me away, you can beat me and scold me, just don't drive me away, I won't do anything, I will definitely die if I go out." ”

Fang Shi half-squatted down, pulled up the maid, and helped her wipe her tears, "Silly child, I didn't say that I wanted to drive you away, but I just want you to help me watch the two of them, these two children, follow their father to often lead troops to fight, dance with swords and swords, their temperament is too impatient, I don't feel at ease when I go out." When they're your sister, they'll listen to what you say, so I want you to watch them for me. ”

"Really? The old lady isn't lying to me, is she? I remember that the eldest young master has a very calm temperament, even if the second young master is impatient, but he is very sensible and has never gone wrong. ”

"How come, I will never lie to you, even if they don't need to worry when they go out, but the two big men must have someone to take care of them, otherwise they may be more flustered."

The maid laughed when she heard this, "Yes, I wrote it down, and when the two young masters set off, I will follow them to Shunzhou." ”

Fang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, you go down early to rest, and I'll sit down again." ”

"I'll sit with the old lady."

"No, you go and rest, I'll wait for De'er and Yan'er, there are some things I want to discuss with them, it shouldn't be long before they come over."

"That'...... Okay, then I'll quit first. The maid bowed slightly, walked out of the door, and went down the corridor back to her room.

"Mother!" The two Zhao De brothers walked in, and just as they were about to kneel down and salute, the Fang clan stopped them, "Do you know why I called you over?" ”

"Mother!" Zhao Yan cried, "Mother, my father hasn't come yet, my brother and I have been waiting for a long time, but we haven't seen a single figure, my father ......"

Fang wiped away a handful of tears, "Your father's name is Zhao Fang, he is the guard of this silent prison, he is worthy of anyone, do you remember?" ”

"Yes, we remember!"

"Okay, you can leave tomorrow, you are still young, you don't have to work hard for such a court, my mother has already sent away a relative, and I don't want to send it anymore. Tomorrow you must leave. Alright, you guys go, get ready to go. ”