The flying snow drifted into the courtyard, and before it landed on Heyu, it had been swept up by the sword wind, drawing a beautiful dance in the air at home.

Ji Zheng couldn't help but clap his hands and praise, "Heyu, your skills are already above me." ”

He Yu was a little embarrassed, put away his sword and said: "Where is it, my swordsmanship is not taught by Brother Ji Zheng, how can I be better than Master?" ”

Ji Zheng showed the scar on his wrist and said with a smile: "I'm disabled, if you can't beat me, it only means that you are too useless." ”

He Yu scratched his head and said with a smile: "Of course I work hard, although I can't practice every day like Brother Ji Zheng, but I also work hard." ”

Ji Zheng nodded, "Heyu, you are talented and intelligent, and it is indeed easier to succeed, but you also can't ignore the importance of hard work." ”

"I see, Brother Ji Zheng."

At this time, Jianyue shouted at the courtyard: "The dumplings are cooked, come and eat!" ”

Heyu pulled Ji Zheng and ran into the house, "Haha, Brother Ji Zheng, let's eat dumplings!" ”

"Okay."

Who knew that Ji Zheng had just taken a step, but there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.

"Huh? Who will it be at this time? He Yu was puzzled.

"I'll take a look."

Ji Zheng walked straight to the courtyard door, and was surprised when he opened a crack in the door, he hurriedly squeezed out the door sideways, and immediately closed the courtyard door.

I saw a Yueshi woman wearing a light gauze skirt, standing in the snow and shivering. This woman is the woman who Qu Fu brought to Ji Zheng four days ago, and the reason why Ji Zheng is extremely panicked is because she has a face that is almost the same as Hana, but she is more immature than Hana at that time.

Ji Zheng looked at her trembling appearance, distressed and anxious, hurriedly put his cloak on her, and then scolded her angrily: "What are you doing here?" Go back! ”

The woman was indifferent, just looked at Ji Zheng with wide eyes.

"Go back, go back." Ji Zheng pushed the woman out as he spoke.

The woman was pushed away by Ji Zheng, and with every step she took, she looked up at Ji Zheng, tears flowed from her big watery eyes, and she sobbed and said, "General, I have nowhere to go...... Whining...... Lord Qufu said that if the general did not accept me today, he would freeze me to death on the street alone. ”

"Huh!" Ji Zheng was in a dilemma, frowning and pacing back and forth on the ground.

At this moment, there was a creak and the door opened.

"Hah...... Sister Hana......" He Yu said tremblingly as she stood at the door.

"Hey......" Ji Zheng sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Several cases are filled with fragrant dumplings, and the steaming dumplings look particularly tempting.

The woman sat in front of several cases, gobbling up dumplings. He Yu looked happy, stared at the woman and said, "Eat slowly, eat slowly." ”

"Hmm...... Hmmm......" The woman's mouth was stuffed with dumplings and she ate very happily.

Frost looked at the woman from the sidelines, her face also full of smiles, and her heart was full of memories of the past.

He Yu came to Ji Zheng's side and asked in a low voice, "Hey, Brother Ji Zheng, who is she?" Why do you look exactly like Sister Hana? ”

Ji Zheng looked embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "How do I know who she is?" ”

"Huh? You don't know? So how did she find her? ”

"This ......" Ji Zheng was speechless for a while.

"It's delicious, it's delicious!" The woman put down her chopsticks and said with satisfaction.

"Haha, that's what Sister Hana said when she ate dumplings for the first time!" He Yu said with a smile.

Suddenly, Ji Zheng asked sternly, "What's your name!?" ”

The woman was startled and replied tremblingly, "I...... My name is Ina......"

"How did you come here?!"

"I ...... I was bought by Lord Qufu......"

"What's going on?"

Ina lowered her head and was silent for a while before she said slowly: "Five years ago, I followed my clan from the Yue Clan to Huaxia, and I had just settled in the Qi Kingdom for three years before I was sacked by bandits. The people were slaughtered, and I and the other girls were looted by bandits and sold to Linzi City. The older girl was sold to the Qinglou, and because I was young, I was sold to a big landlord's house as a maid. A few months ago, it was Lord Qufu who bought me back......"

As she spoke, Ina couldn't stop crying and burst into tears again.

At this moment, Frost silently walked up to Ina and held her tightly in her arms. That's how Hana warmed her heart with her body temperature that year, and now, Frost also hopes to warm Ina's heart with her body heat. Frost tilted her head and clung to Ina's side, her eyes moistened.

He Yu felt extremely distressed, so he asked, "What about now?" Where do you live now? ”

Ina sobbed and said, "Before, Lord Qufu found me a place to live, but today Lord Qufu kicked me out and said that if the general does not accept me, he will let me freeze to death alone...... Woohoo......"

"Brother Ji Zheng......" He Yu raised to look at Ji Zheng, and Shuang Di also looked at him silently.

Ji Zheng was at a loss, and finally shook his head helplessly: "Come back with me after eating, and I'll find you a room." ”

"Thank you, General." Ina hurriedly saluted and thanked her.

Ji Zheng waved his hand helplessly.

He Yu was overjoyed and said happily: "Today is really a good day, come, Brother Ji Zheng, let's have some drinks." ”

Ji Zheng sighed, nodded, and said, "Okay." ”

The wind and snow are howling, and soon Jicheng will be covered with a thick layer of edelweiss, and King Yue is sitting in a simple palace, looking out in a daze.

"King, it can be described as a good year for Ruixue." Fan Li said with a smile.

King Yue nodded, but did not speak.

"The king has something on his mind."

"It has been nearly eight years since our monarch returned to Yue from Wu."

"Yes, time flies by like a white horse."

"For eight years, this king has tried his courage and worked hard to take revenge. Now that I finally saw the signs, I should be happy, but this king just can't be happy in his heart, and even has some faint uneasiness. ”

"The more you come to you, the easier it is to panic, hehe, this is also human nature, the king doesn't have to worry."

"Speaking of which, I'm still a little jealous of my husband."

"Well, the current state of Wu is in full swing, and all the princes are inevitably jealous. However, our strength is no longer what it used to be, and I don't think it may be weaker than Wu Guo. ”

"Well......" King Yue was silent for a moment, and said to Fan Li: "Forget it, don't talk about this." Fan Li, go out for a walk with this king. ”

"Whoa."

King Yue and Fan Li stepped on the snow and slowly moved forward on the streets of Huiji. Although there are no magnificent palaces or bustling and noisy streets in the city, everyone has food and clothing, and thousands of households are brightly lit and smoked, which is many times better than the dilapidated scene eight years ago.

Fan Li couldn't help but sigh: "King, the prosperity of the city is by no means a day's work, a rich country and a strong army still need the strength of the whole people, as long as the whole country is united and works hard, the great cause will inevitably be realized." ”

King Yue's mood was much better, the ground under his feet made him feel steady, the industrious people made him feel pleased, and the brave soldiers made him feel uplifted. He is full of confidence for the future.

At this time, a group of merchants passed by the side street, and when they saw these diligent people who were still hurrying on Chinese New Year's Eve, King Yue was very pleased, and he wanted to reward these merchants, so he asked Fan Li to come forward and ask.

Fan Li stopped the caravan and asked, "Why don't you go home on Chinese New Year's Eve?" ”

The merchant who took the lead was none other than Zhang Xun, who had just taken over and obtained a weapon from the connector. Now, the group is following the instructions of the receiver to go to Frost's residence. Although Zhang Xun had never seen Fan Li, he could see at a glance that Fan Li was by no means an ordinary man, so he hurriedly saluted Fan Li respectfully, and replied with the accent of the Yue people: "We went out to do business, caught up with the snowstorm, and just returned to Huiji." ”

Fan Li felt that Zhang Xun's accent was weird, and just wanted to ask, but he didn't think that King Yue stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Where did you come back from?" ”

Zhang Xun saw it and immediately recognized that the person in front of him was the King of Yue whom he had escorted, and he hurriedly replied, "Gusu." We've been in Gusu all year this year, and our accents have changed, hehe. ”

"Oh, Gusu, I've been there for three years, okay, it's the New Year, go home quickly."

"King Xie!"

"Oh? Do you know this king? ”

"The grass people have seen the king from afar."

"Hehe, so that's the case, it's been a hard year, and it's not easy, let's go home and have a good New Year." After King Yue finished speaking, he raised his hand towards Fan Li and turned to leave.

Fan Li gave Zhang Xun a piece of gold yuan and said, "Go home quickly." ”

Zhang Xun thanked again and again: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! ”

After walking far away, Yu Ke came to Zhang Xun's side and whispered: "General, I was scared to death just now, that person turned out to be the king of Yue!" ”

Zhang Xun nodded and said, "Yes, eight years ago, it was me and others who escorted him back to Yue Kingdom. ”

"It's really dangerous, it's really dangerous, if I show my stuff just now, I don't know how big a Lou Zi will be poked!"

Zhang Xun also let out a sigh, "Okay, it's okay, let's hurry up and pick up the frost." ”

Yu Ke escaped from his arms with a silk cloth drawn on a simple map, he compared the street, pointed to the front and said: "General, we are almost there, there are still two streets left, and we are here in front of us." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Xun pointed to the fork in front, "Is that the street entrance?" ”

"It should be. By the way, General, it's really not righteous to answer our brother, it's not far in total, he just took us over, why do you have to draw a picture? ”

"People are also going to celebrate the New Year, forget it, don't think about it, we have to hurry up, the more procrastination, the easier it is to make mistakes."

"Whoa."

On the other side, Xiao Shi and Guo Shu drank another glass of wine, Guo Shu put down the wine glass, and his expression was a little dazed.

"Yuchu has passed away, and I can't repay her for my great kindness, but it seems that I am destined in the dark, and I can repay this kindness to her daughter."

"Oh? Her daughter? You mean the frost? ”

"That's right! It's the frost. I've been following her for years. I know she's in the meeting now, and she's suffering from aphasia, which is somewhat similar to what I was back then. ”

"Similar? Hehe, General Guo, although I serve in the army, I am first and foremost a doctor, where is the situation similar to that of Shuangdi? You are poisoned, she is suffocated, how can it be similar? ”

Guo Shu smiled contemptuously and asked, "In ancient times, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs to test the medicine, but what are the characteristics of the poisonous miasma in Yuenu Mountain, have you tried it as a doctor?" ”

"Huh." Xiao Shi was speechless, and could only shake his head in embarrassment.

"The poisonous miasma of Yuenu Mountain will block people's breath, and the poisoned person's trachea will constrict, making it difficult to breathe, and the final cause of death is suffocation, how can this be said to be similar to the situation of frost?"

After hearing this, Xiao Shi suddenly became interested and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that you have a cure for frosty aphasia?" ”

"I don't know if it can be cured, but this medicine may be effective, after all, it cured me of all fools."

"What medicine?!"

"Dogwood."

Guo Shu said, took out a small package from his bag and put it on several cases. Xiao Yu hurriedly opened the package, only to see that it was filled with small red dried fruits.

Xiao Shi took out one of them, pinched it in front of his eyes and observed it carefully, and said to himself: "Zhu Li...... The wild fruit that grows in the mountains, which has never been seen in the pharmacopoeia, can actually cure diseases? How many unknown medicinal materials are there in the world! ”

"Use these dogwoods to try for the frost, these I bring enough to eat until the beginning of spring next year, and when they are finished, new dogwoods will grow in the mountain."

Xiao Shi had an excited look on his face, "Good, good, it's worth a try, it's worth a try!" ”

"I hope that the spirit of the sky at the beginning of the rain will bless the frost to restore his health. Hey, Frosty is such a poor child. ”

Xiao Shi nodded and said: "That's right, it's really pitiful to have no mother since I was a child, but as far as I know, Qi Yuchu died because of dystocia, so I'm afraid this is fate." ”

"Perhaps. Hey, it's a pity that I didn't get to see Yuchu for the last time......"

Guo Shu said, poured another glass of wine, and his eyes were full of sadness.

Xiao Shi took the chestnut and drank a glass with him, but as soon as the glass of wine was eaten, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, as if he thought of a very extraordinary thing. He was excited, and goosebumps suddenly appeared on his arms. He took a deep breath, pretended to be calm, and asked in a steady tone, "General Guo, when did you say you returned to Yiyang Village?" ”

"Late autumn that year."

"That year? Is it the second year that Qi Yuchu let you go? ”

"Yes."

"Are you sure? Isn't it the third year, the fourth year? ”

"No, it was the next year, Yuchu rescued me and asked me to leave Yiyang Village, and after a year, my symptoms recovered, and then I immediately returned to Yiyang Village."

Hearing this affirmative answer, Xiao Shi had a definite answer in his heart, yes, he discovered a very crucial matter, and there was a major secret hidden behind this matter.

At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Xiao Shi asked, "Who?" In. ”

A guard rushed in in a hurry and reported: "General, there is an emergency!" ”