The north wind howled, dead leaves rolled up, and the streets were desolate.

"Gurgle......"

The horses' hooves burst out, and the sound was like thunder, which looked particularly strange in this sparsely populated Pingnan.

"Whoa......

A burst of chirping sounded, and the birds scattered in the treetops of the street, and then a group of people rushed towards this place, and the man at the head was not angry and arrogant, although he was dressed plainly, but gave people an illusion, as if this person was wearing gold and silver, and the air of wealth and wealth came to his face.

The wind blew across his face, and the white hair on his sideburns made him look very old, and when the wind blew, he suddenly raised his head, his face haggard, but he still had an indescribable stubbornness.

"The once prosperous Pingnan Mansion has fallen to such a point!"

The man sighed, a little lonely, shook his head, as if thinking of something, and then there was a trace of sadness on his face.

"Family master, Mufu has arrived."

The entourage beside him saw that the person's face was not very good-looking, and he seemed unwilling to step into the Mu family, so he coughed again and reminded slightly.

He really didn't want to enter Mu Mansion, there are too many bad memories here, just half a year ago his biological daughter ruined his relatives here, making him lose face, and his son was beaten into a cripple again.

"Master Ye, it's been a long time!"

In front of the Mufu Mansion, it is deserted, although the street is cleaned very clean, but there is no trace of people, and there is no noisy sound, only the straight soldiers standing in front of the door can explain that there are still people in the Mufu.

After Mu Qingchen heard the report, he immediately came to the gate, only to see Ye Yi's strange face, looking at the sign of Mu Mansion, his eyes flashed with disgust?

"Young Master Mu!"

Ye Yi heard Mu Qingchen's greeting, and immediately turned his head, just waved his hand slightly, which was considered a salute, after all, Ye Yi and Mu Qingchen's father were on an equal footing, if it wasn't for the last resort, Ye Yi wouldn't even step into the door of Mu Mansion.

"Master Ye, my father is supervising the battle on the front line and has not yet returned, I hope I will forgive me for the rudeness."

It was a guest from afar, Mu Qingchen invited Ye Yi into the mansion without being humble or arrogant, and talked about some trivial things, so as not to make the atmosphere too stiff.

Ye Yi just nodded, and didn't say much, Xihai has been occupied by barbarians, and the Ye family has also moved to the southwest and north corners, Ye Ruoxin regretted his marriage half a year ago, and his friendship with the Cao family has gradually faded.

But half a year of hard work, among the four clans in the southwest, except for the Xiao family, almost all suffered a fatal blow, overnight, the southern prison became the territory of the barbarians, and what is even worse is that now Dali has a sideways foot, wanting to get a piece of the pie, like beating the water dogs, the Cao family is beaten from Yangfu and retreating, now although the four surnames are said to be together to resist the enemy, but it is difficult to work together, the other three surnames are more or less complaining about the Cao family, after all, if it is not the Cao family, the barbarians will not necessarily attack the southwest mansion, Dali will not fall into the well, at this moment to send troops.

"Young Master Mu, how is Pingnan's situation now?"

After talking about inconsequential topics for a long time, Ye Yi was also a little unable to sit still, he was old and had hemorrhoids.

When Mu Qingchen heard Ye Yi ask, he was silent for a moment, shook his head again, sighed, looked at Ye Yi who also had a sad face, and said in a deep voice: "Don't hide it from the Ye family master, my Mu family can only take care of this small area of Pingnan Mansion now, and the rest of the places are too busy to take care of, and it is difficult to take care of them!" ”

Ye Yi nodded, his fingers patted the table, although he wanted to ask about Ye Ruoxin's situation, he still held back, although he saw a lot of the situation in half a year, but he was still very dissatisfied with this daughter, he also sent people to the South Prison to inquire about the situation, but the people sent there several times were sent back by Ye Ruoxin.

"Dali has now broken through the Yang Mansion, and the Cao family has almost no place to stand, or it won't be long before I Pingnan Mansion also, alas, ......"

Mu Qingchen shook his head, very worried in his heart, he has been collecting grain and grass for the past few days, constantly trying to find a way to send it to Chenguan, but the road to the south is difficult, even his Mu family, he does not dare to transport a large amount of grain and grass over at one time, now is a very sensitive time, a little careless will fall into the situation of life and death.

"Is there any movement from the barbarian?"

Ye Yi squinted his eyes when he heard Mu Qingchen's words, and something inexplicable flashed in his eyes.

Mu Qingchen shook his head, and immediately unfolded the march map again, pointed to a few places, and the worry in his eyes was even worse: "Ye family master, please see, this is the distribution pattern of the barbarians, I don't know what the barbarians think now, and Dali has a rare tacit understanding, Dali is just forcing the Cao family's territory, for other places, it is also Qiu who has not committed any crimes, and the barbarians have also shrunk the battle line, just to attack our other three surnames, and ignore Dali." ”

"What is the attitude of the Southern Prison now, and how are you talking to the guards of the Chenguan?"

Ye Yi naturally knew that the guard of Chenguan was Liu Fa, but he really didn't have a good impression of Liu Fa, when he was in the southwest, that kind of stubborn and hard temperament really made him feel uncomfortable, although his temperament was also stubborn and straight, but he just hated people like Liu Fa.

"The South Prison is willing to send troops, but like I said, they need food and grass!"

Mu Qingchen's face was a little complicated, at this time he felt a little sad, and even had some feelings that he was in a hurry to go to the doctor, but now there is nothing to do, the imperial court is now too busy to take care of itself, and the garrison near the southwest is also immovable, and now the only somewhat reliable force in the southwest is the South Prison, but the South Prison has also gone through a vicious battle, and its vitality is also seriously injured, if you want to send troops to help, it will naturally not be too easy.

"The South Prison sent troops, our crisis can be alleviated by one or two, the four clans in the southwest are now grasshoppers tied to a piece of grass, since the South Prison has such a request, it is okay, the old man has come here, and he has brought a lot of things, Young Master Mu, bring it to the dust pass!"

Mu Qingchen was overjoyed, when he entered the city, he found that Ye Yi was accompanied by an extremely long team with many vehicles, he originally felt a little unbelievable, who would have thought that Ye Yi actually came with supplies. This really surprised Mu Qingchen.

"Uncle Ye, thank you Mu Qingchen!"

At this time, Mu Qingchen also changed his name, and his face was more respectful.

"Young Master Mu, let me ask more, how did you transport all this grain and grass to the dust pass?"

Ye Yi's face remained unchanged, he just waved his hand, although he responded to Mu Qingchen's salute, there was no trace of relaxation on his face, he didn't seem to have any confidence in Chenguan's troops, he just came to deliver grain and grass.

"This, Uncle Ye, I am also very embarrassed, now there is a shortage of grain and grass in Chenguan, but the road is not easy, there are many barbarians along the way, and it is difficult to transport a large amount of grain and grass out at one time, and Chenguan is also to make it clear that they are exhausted in the army and cannot go north, once they are blocked by the barbarians, it is unlikely that they will even return to Chenguan, so I can only use some channels of my Mu family to find a way to send it to Chenguan."

Ye Yi raised his eyebrows, then fell silent again, and after a while, he finally said again: "That's good, I'm tired of Young Master Mu!" ”

From beginning to end, he didn't have a good face, and wanted to ask about Ye Ruoxin's situation, but he was blocked in his throat, but he really didn't want to say it.

"Alright, farewell!"

After being silent for a long time, Ye Yi didn't say anything in the end, he was still as stubborn as ever.

"Okay, please!"

Hearing that Ye Yi was leaving, Mu Qingchen didn't stay, seeing Ye Yi's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Mu Qingchen smiled bitterly in his heart, half a year later, Ye Yi was already half a head of white hair, but his fiery temper was still the same as at the beginning, stubborn like a cow.

"Stay!"

Seeing Mu Qingchen send him all the way to the door, Ye Yi still didn't have a comfortable expression on his face, he just said lightly, and then he was about to get on the horse without looking back.

"Uncle Ye, Miss Ye has been doing well in the South Prison, Liu Fa has been very good to her, although the South Prison has been in war, she has always been safe!"

Mu Qingchen finally grabbed Ye Yi, saw Ye Yi frowning, and then lowered his voice again, and whispered Ye Yi's situation about Ye Ruoxin.

Ye Yi heard Mu Qingchen's words, his frowning brows loosened slightly, and then he let go of his hand again, and was about to get on the horse without looking back, and before leaving, he lowered his voice again, and said coldly to Mu Qingchen; "She's dead outside, and it has nothing to do with me, huh!"

"Let's go, drive ......"

Ye Yi turned over and got on the horse, although he was a lot older, but his body was still very healthy, he raised his horsewhip, and then went in the direction of Xihai without looking back.

The Ye family is now decayed to the extreme, among Ye Yi's nephews, there are no outstanding characters, Ye Wei has been depressed since he was lame, decadent all day long, without a trace of spirit, the foundation of the West Sea is almost destroyed, and even many people have betrayed the Ye family, although the Ye family is a big family with four surnames, but after all, it is not like the other three surnames, and the roots are not so deep, which also makes Ye Yi deeply hit, and the situation of half a year is already old.

Hearing Ye Ruoxin's news, although he had no expression, there was a wave in his heart, and even the hand holding the horsewhip was a little trembling, Ye Ruoxin had no mother since he was a child, which also made Ye Ruoxin's character extremely strong, and he owed her a lot, but what happened half a year ago made him really angry, first he ran away from marriage, and then he made the heir of the Cao family a eunuch, is this what a woman should do?

"With such children, it is better to die!"

Ye Yi gritted his teeth, waved the horsewhip sharply, threw the horse under his crotch, and threw it down fiercely, the horse was in pain, and the fierceness came up all of a sudden, neighing, and then as if crazy, he ran away, regardless of what was in front of him.

"Brute!"

Ye Yi scolded angrily, and then grabbed the reins, but he couldn't hold on to it, and he felt sad in his heart, he was still old.

Maybe Ye Ruoxin is like this horse, and he really has no way to discipline him.

Mu Qingchen looked at Ye Yi who was far away, and shook his head with a wry smile, after so many years, this character is still like this, and at this time he also understands, tiger poison does not eat children, although Ye Yi said ruthlessly, but he continued to think about Ye Ruoxin in his heart.

There are no parents in the world!