Is this the Donggong Mansion?

Where did you live when you were younger?

Standing outside the small door on the southeast side of the Donggong Mansion, Chen Bei looked at the towering mansion wall with a complicated expression.

Not far from him, Liao Li and Ma Dan stood with their swords in their hands, watching Chen Bei's every move from time to time.

Suddenly, there was a creak, the small door of the Donggong Mansion opened, Xie An walked out of the mansion, glanced at both sides of the alley outside the small door, and saw that there was no one in sight, so he beckoned to Chen Bei.

"Uncle, this way!"

Hearing the call, Chen Bei raised his feet and walked over, and was just about to cross the threshold of the small door, when he suddenly stopped and said hesitantly, "She ......"

As if seeing through the concerns in Chen Bei's heart, Xie An said with a smile, "Eldest brother, don't worry, at this hour, Wu is still training the Eastern Army in the military camp, and the younger brother has already branched out the family here...... My uncle doesn't want to see her for the time being, right? ”

Chen Bei sighed with relief when he heard this, glanced at Xie An gratefully, and said with a fist, "Thank you, brother, ......"

The third-generation commander of the dignified Taiping Army actually called himself a brother......

Xie Anxin was so happy that he said with a smile, "The eldest brother is serious, the dance is the younger brother's wife's room, so the younger brother is also half a son of the Liangqiu family......

Chen Bei nodded, although he didn't speak, but looking at his expression, he obviously agreed with Xie An's words.

Along the corridor, Xie An led Chen Bei and the others to the small ancestral hall in the backyard.

During this period, Chen Bei's expression was always in an extremely delicate state, sometimes looking nervously at the buildings in the mansion on both sides, and sometimes showing a little pain.

Seeing this, Xie An asked, "Do you have any impressions?" ”

Chen Bei slowly shook his head, looked at the bamboo forest, and muttered, "Déjà vu, but it's hard to determine...... My brother guessed well, I can't remember what happened before the age of ten......"

Looking at the anxious look on Chen Bei's face, Xie An hurriedly persuaded, "Uncle don't be in a hurry, I can't remember this matter!" -- Remembering such things and forcing yourself to remember them backfired! As he spoke, he glanced at Liao Li and Ma Dan, who were a few feet away from the two of them, and said in a low voice, "But then again, there is something that the junior brother really can't understand...... As far as the younger brother knows, the eldest brother has been buried in the ancestral mausoleum of Liangqiu's family in Hanoi at that time, why did he have anything to do with the Taiping Army? also became the third generation coach of the Taiping Army? ”

Chen Bei sighed slightly when he heard this, and muttered as he walked, "I can't remember the general thing, but I only remember that Brother Wei once followed a few groups of thieves to fall into the grass in Mangdang Mountain...... Oh, in short, it's the kind of unsightly deed! ”

Seeing that Chen Bei showed a bit of self-deprecation, Xie An hurriedly said, "Eldest brother is serious, eldest brother was only seven years old at that time, it was not easy to survive, why should he be demanding anything else?" ”

Chen Bei glanced at Xie An, nodded, and continued, "After about four or five years, the imperial court has frequently sent troops to encircle and suppress the robbers in Mangdang Mountain, and one day, the cottage will be breached......

"There's an uncle here, and it's still being breached?" Xie An looked at Chen Bei in surprise.

Chen Wei smiled and shook his head, and said, "Brother Wei was only eleven or twelve years old at the time, and there was no one to teach martial arts, so Brother Wei thought that Brother Wei alone would be able to block the thousands of Zhou Army?" ”

Xie An suddenly realized at this time, and asked curiously, "How did the eldest brother practice such superb martial arts now?" ――From the younger brother's point of view, the eldest brother's martial arts tricks are very miscellaneous and messy, a bit like ......"

"Like what?"

At the beginning, Xie An did not hide it, and said truthfully, "It's a bit like a street fight, not like a general......"

"Huh?" Chen Bei looked at Xie An in surprise when he heard this, and said in surprise, "Brother has such eyesight?" Could it be that the brothers are also martial arts practitioners? ”

Seeing that Chen Bei seemed to have misunderstood, Xie An said with a smile, "Uncle brother misunderstood, in fact, this is not what I saw, but Lu Gong's ......" Speaking of this, he secretly glanced at Chen Bei's expression and said cautiously, "It's the Lu Gong ...... who was picked off by the eldest brother."

Chen Bei opened his mouth speechlessly, and after being silent for a while, he asked hesitantly, "Is it an acquaintance?" ”

Xie An heard the deep meaning of Chen Bei's words, nodded when he heard the words, and said, "Duke Lu is the Duke of Nanguo, one of the four towns of Jijing, and the Donggong Mansion is a world friend, as far as the younger brother knows, Duke Lu has a very deep personal relationship with the old Liangqiu Gong and the Marquis of Dongzhen, it is said that when the eldest brother was born, Lu Gong also hugged the eldest brother......

"......" Chen Bei subconsciously stopped, looked at Xie An in disbelief, and then let out a long sigh, and said to Xie An seriously and sincerely, "Brother, if he has the opportunity in the future, he will pass a word to Duke Lu for his brother, and when he fulfills his long-cherished wish for his brother in the future, he will personally go to the Nangong Mansion and kill himself in front of Duke Lu to repay this blood debt!" But right now, I can't die yet, and I still have a lot of important things to do for my brother! ”

What an iron-clad man!

Looking at Chen Bei's serious and sincere expression, Xie An was moved, and after thinking about it, he asked tentatively, "The important thing that the eldest brother said is to overthrow the Great Zhou and revive the Southern Tang Dynasty?" ”

"......" Chen Bei's eyes froze, and he glanced at Xie An deeply, but did not speak.

Where could Xie An not understand, seeing that Chen Bei didn't want to talk about this matter, he sighed slightly, pretended that nothing had happened, and changed the topic and said, "Speaking of which, the tricks used by the eldest brother are so messy and complicated, could it be that there are many people who teach the eldest brother martial arts?" ”

Seeing Xie An suddenly divert the topic, Chen Bei was stunned, and after understanding Xie An's good intentions, he glanced at him gratefully, and said with a smile, "Brother misunderstood, it was not easy for my brother to live at that time, how could I have spare money to go to the martial arts hall to ask a martial artist to teach martial arts?" ”

Xie An was stunned when he heard this, as if he had thought of something, gasped, and said in disbelief, "Uncle, don't say it, your martial arts are all self-taught...... Really, really? ”

"Why is my brother so surprised?" Chen Bei asked puzzled.

"Why are you so surprised?" Xie An had a strange expression on his face and looked at Chen Bei blankly.

You must know that as far as he knows, his wife, Liang Qiu Wu, began to practice martial arts at the age of four, and was carefully taught by her grandfather, Lao Liang Qiu Gong, and practiced hard for more than ten years, which achieved today's [Yan Hu Ji] prestige.

According to Yan Kai, Chen Gang and others, the old Liang Qiu Gong has praised his granddaughter Liang Qiu Dance for her extremely high talent in martial arts, far above her, however, now Xie An's brother-in-law Liang Qiu Hao has never received formal training, and no one has ever taught him carefully, just relying on his own pondering, and the experience of fighting with people in the streets and alleys, he has reached this point, and his force is actually above his cousin Liang Qiu Dance......

It's a monster!

If in the eyes of the world, the people of the Liangqiu family are all monsters, then this one is a monster among monsters!

The martial arts talent of his brother-in-law is still above his wife Liang Qiu Wu......

Pity......

What a pity......

If he can withstand the formal teaching of Lao Liang Qiugong, his martial arts attainments are probably unrivaled......

Xie An secretly felt sorry for Chen Bei, but when he thought that he was almost invincible now, Xie An was also relieved.

In response to that sentence, gold will always shine, with Chen Bei's martial arts talent that has not been seen in a hundred years, no matter what kind of environment he is in, he will become a rare fierce general in the world.

"What's wrong with brother? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost? Seeing that Xie An looked at him for a long time and didn't speak, Chen Bei asked puzzled.

Xie An came back to his senses when he heard this, shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Junior brother just thinks that the eldest brother is really very powerful...... Wu has been practicing martial arts with Lao Liangqiu since he was a child, and he has practiced hard for more than ten years to have such martial arts as he is now, and his eldest brother has no one to teach martial arts, which is even more powerful than dance...... It's ......."

"Oh, this matter...... Chen Bei smiled and said with relief, "My cousin is still young, and it is normal that she is not as good as a brother...... She's only eighteen years old, right? ”

Hey, it's not an age gap at all, right?

Dance has been systematically and formally taught since childhood, and you have been in exile for more than ten years, and in the end, you are stronger than dance, this kind of thing......

is worthy of being the male of the Liangqiu family......

Monsters of monsters!

Suppressing the bitter smile in his heart, Xie An nodded, and followed Chen Bei's words and said, "Yes...... This! ”

With Chen Bei's simple idea that was comparable to Liang Qiu Wu, how could he guess the shock in Xie An's heart at this moment, smiled slightly, and then sighed and continued, "At that time, my brother didn't know his true identity, and he was an orphan of the war, so he lived with the flow of the tide, and some brothers who were also orphans, occupied the mountain as the king, and robbed the caravan of the past for a living......" Speaking of this, his eyes showed a little self-deprecation and shame.

"And then?"

"Later, just like the time in Mangdangshan, the local government sent an army to encircle and suppress us...... At that time, he was a brother and had some skills, so he naturally refused to flee in embarrassment like the previous time, so he fought with his companions and officers and soldiers...... After a fierce battle, the brothers were killed one by one, and the rest fled, leaving only the brother and more than 1,000 officers and soldiers...... Kill them all for my brother! ”

Xie An's eyes widened in surprise when he heard this, and he said in disbelief, "One person against more than a thousand people? As he spoke, he suddenly remembered that Liang Qiuwu had run amok on the battlefield in northern Hebei, and said strangely, "Uncle Brother is ...... on that day."

"Not bad!" Chen Bei smiled faintly and muttered, "It was on that day that Brother Wei discovered that Brother Wei had a talent that ordinary people did not have, and when Brother Wei was angry, indescribable strength poured out of his body, and he continued to ......."

“……”

"But as Brother Wei told you, [Yanqi]...... No, [Wuyan] is a double-edged sword, but at that time, my brother didn't know what to do, and it was a talent given by God, and I used it indiscriminately, and as a result, after killing more than 1,000 officers and soldiers, my brother only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and then, the whole person seemed to be about to crack, and he was unconscious in pain......"

Xie An was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, and said secretly, sure enough, such a high frequency of speeding up the metabolism of the human body is an immeasurable damage to both the blood vessels and the heart......

"And then?" Xie An asked.

"Later......" Under Xie An's extremely shocked gaze, a little tenderness appeared in Chen Bei's eyes, and he muttered, "There is a woman who saved ...... brother."

"Yay?" Looking at the trace of affection in Chen Bei's eyes, Xie An didn't understand, he smiled and said, "A married woman?" ”

"Huh? - Well, a married woman...... Why do you look so weird and look like a brother? Chen Bei looked at Xie An, who was frowning at him, suspiciously.

"Uncle, yes!" Pushing Chen Bei with his elbow, Xie An smiled, "Don't pretend to be garlic, hehe!" ”

"What?" Chen Bei still had a puzzled look.

Ah, it is worthy of being a member of the Liangqiu family, and it is so difficult to communicate......

Secretly smiling bitterly, Xie An blinked and said, "Uncle can't fall in love with that married woman, right?" - Don't quibble, the eldest brother's eyes, the younger brother can see it at a glance! - Where is she? Brother's sweetheart...... Hey! ”

Under Xie An's surprised gaze, a little loneliness and sadness faintly appeared on Chen Bei's face, and he shook his head and said, "She died of illness eight years ago......"

"Yay?" Xie An was dumbfounded, looked at Chen Bei at a loss, and said apologetically in a low voice, "Festival mourning changes...... I'm so sorry, uncle! ”

"What does this have to do with my brother?" Chen Bei sighed slightly, and muttered, "She is not in good physical condition, she has been running around for many years and has accumulated diseases, so she ......" As he spoke, he took out a wooden statue from his arms.

"That's what she is...... Hmm, the lady who saved my brother-in-law? Xie An asked cautiously, he could tell that Chen Bei cared about this woman very much, even though this woman had been dead for eight years.

"Hmm!" Chen Bei nodded.

Glancing at Chen Bei's expression, Xie An secretly looked at the statue, only to see that the statue was carved in such detail that even the folds on the woman's robe were faintly visible.

After seeing the wooden statue carved by Chen Bei, Xie An suddenly felt that the wooden statues in those shops in Jijing were simply defective products.

"The carving is really delicate......"

"Hehe," hearing this, Chen Bei smiled slightly, sighed lightly, and said, "If my brother devotes eight years to this matter, he will naturally be able to do ......it."

"Eight...... Eight years? Xie An looked at Chen Bei in disbelief.

You must know that according to Tang Hao's description of Chen Bei, when Chen Bei was in Hanhan Valley Pass, the most thing he did every day was to carve the statue of this woman with a dagger, and he never stopped.

At that time, Xie An didn't think anything of it, but now that he heard Chen Bei say that he had been carving for eight years, Xie An was stunned.

What perseverance did it take to carve the statue of that lady every day for eight years?!

No, no, it's not about perseverance at all, it's about love......

It seems that his eldest brother is deeply in love with that woman......

"Why does my brother look like this?"

"Huh? Oh oh......" After Chen Bei's question, Xie An woke up like a dream, and explained with a smile, "The younger brother is just too surprised, I didn't expect the eldest brother to have been carving for eight years...... Is it because you can't forget it? ”

"......" Chen Bei frowned and glanced at Xie An, as if he was a little displeased, since he called Xie An a brother, he still showed such a displeased expression for the first time.

"Uncle? Could it be that the younger brother said the wrong thing? Xie An said cautiously.

After a long sigh, Chen Bei shook his head and muttered, "It's for my brother's gaffe!" It's not that I can't forget it, it's just that my brother is afraid that one day he will forget her...... Forgot her face, forgot her smile......"

"......" Xie An was moved when he heard this, and looked at Chen Bei in shock.

"Don't hide it from my brother," with a wry smile, Chen Bei's eyes showed a little pain, and he said in a low voice, "In the past two years, her memory of her brother has gradually become blurred, although the carving has become more and more exquisite, but it has also made her brother more and more dissatisfied...... It's not like this, it's not like this......"

"Uncle......" Xie An opened his mouth, wanted to speak and stopped, and suddenly, he was stunned.

Taiping Army......

This eldest brother of his own......

and the woman who saved my brother-in-law......

At that moment, Xie An seemed to have figured out something, and said in a low voice, "This lady, could it be that she is from the Southern Tang royal family?" ”

Chen Bei's expression froze when he heard this, and he looked at Xie An in surprise and suspicion.

At that moment, Xie An felt a strong oppressive force for no reason, and hurriedly said, "Eldest brother, don't worry, junior brother will never leak it to others...... The eldest brother's business is the younger brother's business! ”

"......" glanced at Xie An deeply, Chen Bei nodded slowly, retracted the momentum around him, sighed slightly, and said in a low voice, "Brother guessed well, she is the princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and she was regarded as the second-generation commander by the soldiers of my Taiping Army......"

After Chen Bei's explanation, Xie An suddenly realized that he finally understood why Chen Bei became the third generation commander of the Taiping Army and why he helped the Taiping Army to resist the Great Zhou......

Thinking of this, Xie An thought for a while and persuaded in a low voice, "Uncle, the festival is smooth...... The younger brother thinks that this lady has been dead for many years, and the eldest brother misses her, and he can help the Taiping Army...... Eldest brother, stop it as soon as possible, the younger brother begged Wu for mercy, Wu Su came to see the clansmen, as long as the eldest brother is willing to come back, the door of Liangqiu's family will naturally be open to the eldest brother...... Why do you insist on staying in the sad place of the Taiping Army? ”

Hearing this, Chen Bei glanced at Xie An, shook his head and said, "Brother's kindness is for my brother's heart...... Before she died, she had entrusted her brother to take care of her daughter, since her daughter insisted on reviving the Southern Tang Dynasty, then her brother would help her, and for this, even if she was an enemy of the Liangqiu family, she would not hesitate! ”

Yes? Yes?

Looking at Chen Bei's resolute expression, Xie An only felt that his thoughts were confused, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, at this time, the four of them had already walked to the small ancestral hall in the backyard of the Donggong Mansion, and Xie An diverted the topic and said, "Uncle, this is ...... here."

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked in and presented the Liangqiu family tree placed on the table in the ancestral hall to Chen Bei.

[Hao, a member of the 12th generation, the grandson of Wa, the son of Gong, was born on June 12, the 37th year of Sadaji, died at the age of seven, and died on July 3, the sixth year of Hongwu......]

Looking at the description on the Liangqiu family tree, Chen Bei let out a long sigh, carefully handed the family tree back to Xie An, and said, "Brother, Brother Wei doesn't want people to know that Brother Wei has come here, so please trouble Brother Wei to keep it secret......

"Uncle, I'm leaving? - Well, will you come back later? Although Mai spoke mercilessly at that time, she really wanted her eldest brother to come back......

At this time, Chen Bei had already walked to the door of the ancestral hall, turned his head when he heard the words, glanced at Xie An deeply, and said with a light smile, "Brother, Liang Qiuhao has long been dead, and his brother is called Chen Bei!" - Don't make a mistake in the future! As he spoke, he glanced at the statues in the ancestral hall with a bit of nostalgia, then turned around and strode towards the way he came.

Looking at Chen Bei's departing back, Xie An sighed slightly, he knew that this former son-in-law of the Liangqiu family would not come back......

At the same time, next to the fish pond in the inner courtyard of the Donggong Mansion, there was an old man who looked at the swimming fish in the pond with his hands behind his back.

After a while, the old man seemed to notice something, turned his head, and glanced in the direction of the corridor, and at this time, Chen Bei was walking along the corridor towards the side door......

One old and one young, four eyes handed.