This stone prison is not big, but it is not dark, it is almost ten zhang high, there is a small hole, through the skylight, and from time to time there is dew, rain dripping, the ground is cold and damp all year round.

Nangong Jin was here when she woke up, and the medicinal properties of the MI medicine had passed, but she was obviously injured internally. Enduring the pain, groping around, this is a small mountainside, surrounded by rock walls, and the bright stone wall leading to the place is brushed with tung oil, making it clear that it is not allowed to settle.

Suddenly, I saw a hole the size of a fist under a rock wall, and slowly pushed a flat bamboo basket into it, in which there was a rice ball that was not too big and small, and a bowl of water.

Nangong Jin looked at these things and smiled bitterly. What do you mean? Don't you want to die? If you really didn't want to, you shouldn't have slapped that before. But at that time, he had no ability to resist, so why didn't he kill him? Because of the big brother? However, how could the eldest brother put the MI medicine on his mother's corpse? No! Isn't my mother dead?

Nangong Jin tried his best to recall, but he couldn't remember any flaws. The pain in my chest was even greater, and I couldn't help but faint. Now what? Waiting to die?

I don't know how long it took to be like this.

A rice ball and a glass of water every day are more like hanging his life. Finally, after several days of rain, this stone prison became a water prison. I don't know when, Nangong Jin lay down in the muddy water, if he didn't want to die, he could only endure it, but his consciousness was leaving him every moment, and he didn't know how long he could last.

For a moment, Nangong Jin seemed to see Yao Fangyu, and she anxiously called out her name. Ono, only Ono has such eyes, and it's good to be able to see her before he dies. Nangong Jin smiled, smiling very happily.

The rock cave at the foot of the back mountain opened, and Fu Qingshuang came out of the cave with Nangong Jin on his back, and behind him was the anxious Yao Fangyu.

Nangong Pu also stood aside, originally when Yao Fangyu took the Jingzhou people, as well as Fu Qingshuang and Li Songran straight to the back mountain, he was angry. Any reason is not a reason for a certain hall under the door to rush straight to Nangong Mansion. But this time, he just stood quietly aside, especially when he saw Nangong Jin, who was soaking wet, pale, and his eyes were closed, not knowing life or death.

And the Qingfeng Hall people who rushed to block it were also stopped by Nangong Pu. In a few quarters of an hour, a large group of people who came in a hurry hurriedly left Nangong Mansion, including Nangong Wan.

When Shen Xueying heard the news, she was really depressed. She also doesn't understand, why didn't Mingyuezhuang have a killer? But there was nowhere to ask, and those people had long since left Binh Duong. Nangong Jin's immortality this time means that there will be troubles left behind, which is what Shen Xueying is most unwilling to do.

"Why is that? You didn't mean outside the city? You're not saying he's okay! Nangong Pu almost half-ran into the room.

Shen Xueying sighed and glanced at him, and said slowly: "Your mother is dead, and I haven't seen you so nervous." ”

"What are you talking about?!" Nangong Pu pulled up Shen Xueying, who was sitting on the couch.

Shen Xueying was startled, and after standing firmly, she said angrily: "Nangong Jin's matter has nothing to do with me!" I can tell you how I want to tell you, the people below did this without me, do you blame me?! ”

Nangong Pu frowned, "It's not that you want to kill Ah Jin?" ”

"I really want him to die, but I want him to die and can't turn over. I really want to kill him, that day in the Niangling Hall, I can stab him to death! Shen Xueying said loudly. Indeed, she now really regrets why she didn't do it then.

Nangong Pu was stunned by her question, she should be the most reluctant to live for Ah Jin, but she really didn't do it at that time.

"I didn't know about it. It has just been investigated, and all the people of Qingfeng Hall who carried out this matter have fled. Shen Xueying sat back on the couch again, "Those people pretended to be in Qingfeng Hall, I'm afraid they are also Nangong Jin's enemies." If you have to hate me, there's nothing you can do. If you really want to divorce me, you'd better wait until after the succession ceremony is over, or no one will do it for you. ”

Shen Xueying looked at him, and seeing that he didn't seem to know what to do for a while, she got up and walked to the cabinet, took out a belt, and put it on the table.

Nangong Pu was stunned, "Heavy twilight sword!" ”

"While you're right, it's always a problem to lose that sign, but luckily it's the same weight as the House Master Token. My suggestion is to use this sword and find a top craftsman to make a piece of the family head token and succeed the patriarch. Shen Xueying whispered.

"But, ......, this is Ah Jin's."

"How many people know that Father-in-law gave this sword to Nangong Jin? Do you think those who know will say it above the canon? ”

Nangong Pu shook his head, "It's a lot, Jingzhou Santang, Bihai Hall, even Songran knows ......"

Shen Xueying laughed lightly, "I persuade my husband to give up Jingzhou Santang." However, Bihaitang must be directly managed by Pingyang. ”

"Y-What are you talking about?" Nangong Pu asked puzzled.

"Nothing. When you became the patriarch and the head of the house, you had to put in order every house, and each house had to be used by you alone. It's a pity that my father passed away too suddenly, and there was no transition. So, rectification is what you have to do. Shen Xueying was still looking at herself and said, "Your brother has always been hard-hitting, no matter how trivial it is." Do you know what to do? ”

"What do you mean by a trifle?! You, you ......" Nangong Pu couldn't say anything, but in his heart, he felt that what Shen Xueying said was not bad.

Shen Xueying seemed to see through him, "I will do all these things." You just have to wait for the ceremony. Since Nangong Jin is not dead, it is even better, Jingzhou Santang belongs to him, and he is no longer under Nangong Men. ”

"You—do you want him to set up his own door?"

"So what? His descendants will eventually become collateral branches. ”

Nangong Pu didn't say anything more, just heard that Shen Xueying had already set the day of the ceremony. Finally, he said softly, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

1

Nangong Pu inquired that after Yao Fangyu left Pingyang City with Nangong Jin, Li Songran took everyone to Qingxinguan. Knowing that Du Ling was there, he was a little relieved.

It's just that in the days when Nangong Jin was recuperating from his injuries, it seemed that suddenly the news of Nangong Jin came out everywhere in the whole Daming. After Zhou Tang's funeral, many bounty hunters also retreated one after another, choosing a place where news came out.

When Nangong Jin woke up, she saw Du Ling at a glance. In a trance, I thought that I was still in Yanzhou, and my father and mother were outside the room, waiting for news from me.

When Du Ling saw him wake up, he smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I said earlier that the injury is not too serious, but the illness is a little serious." It's better if the fever goes away, haha. ”

Yao Fangyu sat beside him with the medicine, her face was haggard and her expression was worried, "Ah Jin, are you better?" ”

Nangong Jin looked at Yao Fangyu for a long time, stretched out her hand and touched her face, and smiled: "You are really Xiao Ye." ”

Yao Fangyu shed tears and whispered: "In the future, wherever you go, I will go with you." ”

Nangong Jin wiped away her tears, "I miss you so much." ”

The two looked at each other for a long time, and neither of them spoke. Du Ling, who was on the side, couldn't help but say: "That, let's feed the medicine first, it will affect the medicinal properties if it is cold." ”

As Nangong Jin gradually improved, Fu Qingshuang, Nangong Wan, and Li Songran, who originally stayed in Qingxinguan, all left in a hurry. It's really quiet in the pure heart, sometimes Nangong Jin always thinks, will all this still be Liu Yi's charm? It seems so real, I really want to believe it. But if it's fake, Ono must be worried. At this time, it made him understand Li Mo.

On this day, Du Ling received the letter, and he hurriedly discussed with Yao Fangyu for a while, and the two came to Nangong Jin. Nangong Jin was sitting on the tallest tree in the Pure Heart Temple, looking at the scenery in the distance.

"Ah Jin." Yao Fangyu called him below. "Come down."

Nangong Jin looked at this mountain forest with mountains, water, and even people again, it shouldn't be fake. "How?" Nangong Jin flew down the tree.

"Let's go to Fort Dealer's."

"Now? Why? ”

Hearing him ask, Yao Fangyu whispered, "Someone wants to see you." ”

"Who?"

Yao Fangyu hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Dad." ”

2

The three of them left the pure heart and traveled day and night. Yao Fangyu made arrangements all the way, and almost didn't see any pursuing bounty hunters.

In the evening, Nangong Jin rushed into the Zhuangjia Fort.

In the backyard of Zhuangjiabao, Li Songran was pushing Nangong Dingkang, who was in a wheelchair, back to the room.

"Daddy!" Nangong Jin rushed in front of him in a few steps, his face full of anxiety.

When Nangong Dingkang saw him, the expression on his face relaxed, and he said softly: "You're here, are you better?" ”

"It's okay, Du Ling is here." Nangong Jin looked at Nangong Dingkang, whose face was gloomy, and had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Nangong Dingkang looked at Li Songran. Li Songran nodded, handed the wheelchair to Nangong Jin, patted him on the shoulder and left.

Nangong Dingkang looked at him and said worriedly: "Go back to the house quickly, you don't look very good." It was tiring to travel and cold at night. ”

Nangong Jin nodded obediently and pushed Nangong Dingkang back to the house. Nangong Dingkang pointed to a set of tea sets on the table and said with a smile: "I always think that your tea-making skills are good, let's make it again." ”

There was a jar of black tea and a jar of green tea on the tea table, Nangong Jin opened it and looked at it and smelled it, "Longjing? Nine red plums? ”

Nangong Dingkang laughed, "I don't understand this, I only know that the dealer likes to buy tea from Hangzhou, and his tea is very light." ”

Nangong Jin thought about it and picked up the black tea, "This is black tea made with Longjing tea, the tea flavor is not strong, and it is better than the tea fragrance." ”

Nangong Dingkang smiled, watching him light the small stove next to him to boil water, and every step was orderly. After a while, Youyou said: "During this time, what happened at home, Dr. Du, Song Ran, and Qingshuang all told me. I know, probably you're probably the most confused about the whole thing. ”

Nangong Jin put down the teapot in his hand and looked at Nangong Dingkang with a blank expression, "I met Liu Yi in Luliang Mountain......"

Nangong Dingkang said helplessly: "She still found you." Li Mo mentioned it to me, but I didn't care. He paused and asked in a low voice, "Do you know Mingyuezhuang?" ”

Nangong Jin shook his head and handed the brewed tea to Nangong Dingkang.

"The sudden appearance of Mingyuezhuang should be later than I became the head of the family, and it has been more than thirty years. Back then, I worked with them several times. Nangong Dingkang smiled self-deprecatingly, "At that time, the family was poor. A lot of murder and arson, as long as you give enough money, I and a few old guys will do it, and Mingyuezhuang will give the money. Later, I found out that they were very interesting, and it didn't matter if the entrusted thing was successful or not, it seemed that their purpose was just to make the forces of all parties more chaotic. At first, I thought they wanted to eat the upper house and eat the next home, but later I found out that it didn't seem to be so simple. So, I still don't understand their purpose. ”

Nangong Jin thought for a long time and asked, "Liu Yi is from Mingyue Village?" ”

Nangong Dingkang shook his head, "Li Mo is." ”

Nangong Jin was stunned for a moment, and thought about it a lot, but she never thought that this matter would have anything to do with Li Mo.

"After you know that Li Mo is a criminal official?" Nangong Dingkang asked.

"He told me that he was a slave?"

Nangong Dingkang nodded, "He is an official slave, our Nangong clan has never even shown a talent, it is impossible to use him." So, I'm his master, but I'm not the master. ”

"His main home is Mingyuezhuang?"

Nangong Dingkang smiled: "Yes." When they were in exile, I did help him. In order to repay his kindness, he came to Binh Duong after his mother died. At that time, you were gone. In fact, the home does not look so glamorous. The first time he came, he didn't want to apprentice, and I didn't want to raise another person. He saw what was going on at home and left. I thought he wouldn't come back, but after more than a month, he came again. This time, he brought a collaboration with Mingyuezhuang. It was also this time, in order to make me trust him, worship me as a teacher. ”

Nangong Jin asked puzzledly: "Can Mingyuezhuang use Li Mo?" Are they governmental? ”

"I guess so, I didn't ask. I just collect money and do things, and the two sides work together happily. Besides, at that time, I didn't have a lot of cooperation with the government, such as fighting Tatars in the north. ”

Nangong Jin was stunned, and immediately thought that this should be how the four halls came. Therefore, my father knew that he had an official body and did not have much resistance.

Nangong Dingkang continued: "Usually, Li Mo just follows me and rarely goes back to Mingyuezhuang. But as long as there is something related to Pingyang in Mingyue Village, he will tell me. Although you can't control it, you can take measures in advance. It's just that this time, I thought he was going back to Mingyuezhuang to find an excuse, so I thought that fate was over, so I gave up. Unexpectedly, someone directly wanted to deal with the Nangong clan, and he didn't want to participate. ”

"As for Liu Yi, Li Mo should have liked her. However, Liu Yi has always been arrogant, and he may not let him go. It's just that I didn't expect that Li Mo had a crush on her for so many years, but she had a heart for you. Nangong Dingkang smiled helplessly as he spoke, shaking his head, "I really don't understand a woman's mind." ”

"So, the matter of Tianchengwei's training has happened, but how can I be alone in the dense forest?" Nangong Jin didn't care about Liu Yi, she cared more about 'what happened'.

"I think the last thing you remember should be Li Mo coming to the barracks to find me." Nangong Dingkang looked at Nangong Jin and took a sip of tea.

Nangong Jin nodded, "I slept alone in the tent that night. ”

"There may be something you don't remember. After Li Mo came to me, I went to your tent and brought you some wine. Because I gave it, you drank it. I put a lot of miria in the wine, and I guess you should be able to sleep for two or three days. Nangong Dingkang was a little apologetic.

Nangong Jin frowned, "Why?" ”

Nangong Dingkang smiled bitterly: "I know that Mingyuezhuang has always liked big scenes, and I don't want you to be implicated." ”

"Li Mo came to tell you ...... Mingyuezhuang?"

Nangong Dingkang nodded, "He came to tell me that my second brother is not dead, and he has been in contact with Mingyuezhuang for the past few years." After the destruction of Pingyang City, he went to Mingyuezhuang. ”

"Second uncle?" Nangong Jin doesn't remember the second uncle very much, and he just heard Xiao Yao talk about it last time.

"Alas, he harmed himself back then, saying that he never wanted the position of patriarch. After so many years, I thought he had wanted to live his life like this for a long time, but I didn't expect him to have such hatred in his heart. Nangong Dingkang didn't have much expression when he talked about his second brother, and even his tone didn't fluctuate much.

"He's going to deal with our family?" Nangong Jin asked.

"Yes, he wants me to die. Therefore, at that time, it was decided to plan with Li Mo. It's just that I didn't expect ......" Nangong Dingkang smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that Tang Shubin not only didn't die, but stayed in Nangong Mansion for decades, deliberately worshipping under my door, just to take revenge." Unexpectedly, on this matter, he and my second brother had already reached an agreement. ”

"Tang Shubin?" Nangong Jin has always felt that Tang Shubin is like a good gentleman.

Nangong Dingkang didn't want to say why, but just wrote lightly: "Back then, I killed some people for some things, and I had no choice but to do it, but I didn't expect it to be a troublemaker." ”

Fortunately, Nangong Jin didn't plan to ask.

Nangong Dingkang recalled the events of that day again, "You, I let Li Mo take it away." I didn't believe him, though. Therefore, it was arranged for Hall Master Jiang and more than a dozen members of the hall to escort him together, and the destination was Jingzhou. But where is it enough to go to Jingzhou for two days, I want to go as far as I can, and then notify Jingzhou Hall to pick you up. I didn't expect Li Mo to kill the person who escorted you and send you to Luliang Mountain, did he want to fulfill Liu Yi? ”

Nangong Dingkang shook his head, as if he couldn't figure it out, and he didn't bother anymore, and continued: "I said goodbye to Feng Yue, and let people pretend to be you, and set off as a team. Feng Yue may have been a little suspicious, but because it was me, he didn't say anything. A day later, I arrived at the foot of Xiaowutai Mountain in Changning Town. This is not the place where Li Mo told me that Nangong Ding'an was going to ambush. We were stationed outside the village, and Li Mo arrived in the evening and asked us to leave immediately. I pressed him about your whereabouts, because the MI medicine in you had at least one more day of effect. He only said you are safe, let's go immediately. I don't believe him about you. So, I didn't believe every word he said at the time. ”

Nangong Dingkang took a breath, "I seem to be wrong. It didn't take long for the villagers to become archers and shoot us. And the more than 200 people suddenly divided into two factions of infighting. Fortunately, there are not many people in Nangong Ding'an, and those people are just indiscriminate killings without anyone's command. Nangong Dingkang smiled, "Although the scene was very chaotic at that time, it was not dangerous. “

"Then, Tang Shubin arrived?" Nangong Jin guessed.

Nangong Dingkang nodded, "He brought people here, and he was also wearing the clothes of the Northern Army, and as soon as these people joined, the scene was even more chaotic." Everyone was surprised to see him. After Tang Shubin asked Li Mo to break off, he escorted me away. Afraid that I would suspect him, he told me that Nangong Ding'an knew the Tatars, and he was coerced by Nangong Ding'an, and only recently did he escape from Mingyuezhuang. He roughly knew the plan, so he went to Tianchengwei to look for us first, and if he didn't find it, he brought out some of the people from the four halls and came to find them along the way. ”

Nangong Jin thought for a while and asked, "He said so, do you believe it?" ”

"Nothing believe it or not. I should be able to go without his escort. Nangong Dingkang smiled bitterly, "But ......, alas, is old, it's not decades ago." ”

"He sneak attacked?" Nangong Jin looked at Nangong Dingkang's expression and guessed.

Nangong Dingkang nodded, "Succeeded." However, it was in exchange for his own life. Although I didn't kill him in one move at that time, he didn't run far before he was caught back by Li Mo. When we left there, Li Mo asked the reason, and it was I who asked him to kill Tang Shubin. ”

Nangong Jin was taken aback, as if thinking of something, "Are you injured?" Did Li Mo bring you here? ”

Nangong Dingkang smiled and nodded, "After Li Mo sent me here, he left." He sighed softly and ordered an empty glass.

Nangong Jin refilled the tea for him, and asked urgently: "What did Doctor Zhuang say about your injury?" ”

Nangong Dingkang took a sip of tea, didn't answer, and asked with a smile: "Can you cook a few specialty dishes in a while?" ”

Nangong Jin looked at him stunned, Nangong Dingkang had never made such a request, could it be ......

"Don't think about it." Nangong Dingkang laughed, "The dishes in Zhuangjiabao are too unpalatable. That day, Song Ran wanted to call the cook from Binh Duong, but I didn't want people to know that I was still there. ”

Nangong Jin looked at the sky outside the window and nodded, "I'll go now, just a few dishes soon." He stood up.

"Wait." Nangong Dingkang stopped him, "Where's your sword?" Lost? ”

Nangong Jin looked embarrassed, "I, I'm ......, I was still there before, maybe, um......"

"In Binh Duong?" Nangong Dingkang sighed lightly again and shook his head, "Ah Jin, my father didn't teach you anything, if I do it again, I will definitely teach you well." Now, you must remember that you must keep what you have to keep, because this is what your father gave you. As he spoke, he took out a piece of jade pendant from his arms, "This is the token of our Nangong clan's family master, it has been passed down for a hundred years, and it is an old jade." You take it and can't give it to anyone, understand? ”

Nangong Jin looked at the piece of jade blankly and didn't take it, "I, I, I don't want it." ”

Nangong Dingkang frowned and said angrily: "You don't have a choice." Wait for you for a hundred years, and I can't control who you want to leave to whomever you want. As long as you live, you can't give it to anyone. Take out your momentum of killing people, setting fires, fighting and defending the city! Go back to Pingyang, you can do whatever you want, and your father won't blame you. ”

"Dad, Dad, I'm ......" Nangong Jin became anxious.

Nangong Dingkang took his hand and stuffed the jade into his hand. "Also, don't drill into the horns of the bull when you encounter big things, be more broad-minded, don't fall into emotions, you are not in good health, you can't be like this. Alas, I don't know if it's too late to teach now. ”

"Daddy......" Nangong Jin's eyes welled up with tears.

"Okay, a few hall masters will arrive in a while, and you have to look like you too. Go make me a few dishes first, I'm starving. Nangong Dingkang deliberately said angrily.

Nangong Jin was flustered in her heart, nodded her head and ran out, only to hear Nangong Dingkang say behind him: "Call Fang Yu over." Also, when you go back, take back the heavy twilight sword, it was given to you by your father, and you are not allowed to throw it around. ”

Seeing Nangong Jin nodding and running out, finally, Nangong Dingkang smiled and shed tears, and muttered: "I'm still not at ease, but I can't let Xiaotang wait too long, right?" ”

3

A bowl of diced kung pao chicken, a bowl of braised fish, and a plate of fried beans. In the kitchen, Nangong Jin was doing everything quickly, not wanting to do anything, just trying to make the dishes well.

Not long after, Nangong Jin trotted towards Nangong Dingkang's room with a food box. Outside Nangong Dingkang's room, there were Fu Qingshuang and six or seven hall masters, Nangong Jin ignored them and directly pushed the door into the room.

In the room, Nangong Dingkang was lying on the bed, and Zhuang Junxian and Du Ling were administering needles. Nangong Wan sat in a wheelchair beside him, tears kept falling, trying not to cry out loud. Li Songran looked at Nangong Dingkang on the bed, with tears in his eyes. Yao Fangyu saw Nangong Jin come in and greeted her.

"How?" Nangong Jin asked urgently.

"By the time I got to the banker's fort, I was already broken. Doctor Zhuang has been trying to find a way to make your father see you......"

Nangong Jin finally couldn't help it, clenching her teeth tightly, but tears fell from her eyes.

"Ah Jin, come on." Du Ling called him.

Nangong Jin stepped forward in two steps, saw Nangong Dingkang was slightly open, and smiled when he saw him. Nangong Jin held his hand, knelt down beside him, and called softly: "Dad." ”

Nangong Dingkang smiled, "I'm going to see your mother, we'll watch you." I don't want you to be kind, but you have to be responsible, it's not easy to be a patriarch. Do big things, don't get caught up in emotions, remember what your father said just now. Alas...... Fang Wei will watch you and take care of you. ”

"Dad, Dad, I'm ......" Nangong Jin choked up, and only nodded desperately.

"Okay, you have to be good and don't cry. Daddy is going to sleep. Nangong Dingkang stretched out his hand with difficulty, wiped the tears on his face with a smile, and closed his eyes gently.