The housekeeper Lao Xu hadn't seen his master like this for a long time, and after Xiang Wu returned to the general's mansion, he was locked in the study for a long time and never came out, and he even gave an order not to let others disturb.

Lao Xu knew that this meant that his master had encountered a very difficult problem, and today the master met with the saint, and it seemed that the young emperor had a problem for his master. And what can make the general so worried is probably related to the two children back then.

Lao Xu guessed half right.

A problem is indeed a problem, and the Zhao'an Inn is an impossible task for Xiang Wu. But that's not a reason for his concern. What Xiang Wu was worried about was Di Yueluo's words.

It is not loyalty that can become an emperor general, but after becoming an emperor star general, you will inevitably be loyal to the empire.

What exactly does this phrase mean?

Why did Emperor Yue Luo Di Yundu, these people get so much trust from the royal family? Di Yueluo was very impressed by Xiang Wu, and Di Yueluo, who was still a teenager, dared to challenge himself. Thinking of Di Yueluo's courage and the wildness in his usual days, even in the face of the emperor, Di Yueluo did not seem too humble.

But just now, he felt the fear in Di Yueluo's eyes.

That is a real fear, this young man who is the head of the emperor star general, and can even surpass himself in the future, this outlier above the court, a ruthless character who kills people in front of the palace of the Son of Heaven, will he be afraid?

And why are Emperor Stars such bold and reckless, and His Majesty the Emperor, who has always been cautious, so relieved to appoint them and trust them?

What are the secret motives?

Why are the unruly Emperor generals loyal to the royal family?

Xiang Wu had never thought about such a question in detail, he thought that perhaps the selection of Emperor Star Generals was very strict. But now it seems that it may not have anything to do with the selection, but with the process of becoming an emperor general.

Xiang Wu didn't know if Di Yueluo was hinting at this meaning, but he had already begun to think in this direction, he flipped through a lot of classics, and vaguely, there was a little eyebrow inside.

The common denominator of the Emperor Star General is that he has the talent of the imperial family, the will of the Emperor of Heaven, but the price of obtaining the will of the Emperor of Heaven may be quite expensive. Just relying on Di Yueluo's words, Xiang Wu couldn't tell if there was really something strange in it. But in my heart, a seed was indeed planted.

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Kirihato Island.

The colder it gets, the fog on Kirihato Island will get thicker and thicker, the birds and beasts on the island are endless, the autumn is not cold, but there is still a hazy fog, people on the East China Sea say that if it is winter, the island will be completely shrouded in fog, and it is completely impossible to see the situation on the island.

Feng Zhan also learned about the situation of this island from Qin Luo's mouth. Qin Luo likes to talk with this young lord who may be the monarch of Chu in the future.

Three days ago, Feng Zhan said goodbye to the inn and returned to Kirido Island, and the inn wanted to send each other, but Feng Zhan pushed it away. If you go fast alone, you will return quickly.

Then the public lost the glass to make the bird of the machine, for the small object of the message to the wind exhibition, if something happens inconvenient to leave, you can use this bird to report the message, after the preparation, the scholar also told a matter, the wind exhibition on the road. Feeling the concern of his partners, Feng Zhan also made up his mind to convince his father.

In fact, after getting along with the inn for a long time, Feng Zhan also has his own opinion on the choice that the scholar said. He is not a qualified royal family of the Chu State, Feng Zhan himself thinks so. Because he didn't want to return to the country at all. The restoration of the country means war, and in the war within the territory of the empire, the only advantage of the Chu army is to use the people who have never forgotten the Chu army, but that will undoubtedly make the emperor who seems to be kind but ruthless in his heart make a very crazy move.

For the sake of petty profits, people can give up many things, not to mention that what they are fighting for is the greatest power in the world. Therefore, Feng Zhan is unwilling to return to the country in his heart. This inn has the most desperate group of people, but desperately trying to survive. This is a very contradictory thing, but it just confirms an old saying, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes. Because he had personally felt the horror of war, Feng Zhan did not want war to start in the vast and peaceful land within the territory of Qin.

But in the same way, Fengzhan is also aware of one thing.

Looking at the island in the fog that was getting closer and closer, he knew that these decades of obsession were not so easy to eliminate, whether it was his father or those loyal subordinates. I'm afraid none of them will agree with their own notion that this amounts to "treason".

Because the Chu people are not wrong. For them, this kind of thing is equivalent to the fact that the bookkeeper in the inn is in danger, and the rest of the people will inevitably be saved. There is no right or wrong between this, only positions.

When he thought of this, Feng Zhan suddenly felt that while this Wind God bloodline brought unparalleled speed, it also brought a heavy load.

Wu Jiu Island has arrived, it was Meng Chai who patrolled the island in the past, no matter how terrible the dense fog is, for Meng Chai's eagle eyes that are not Lingxi but have more amazing eyesight than Lingxi, Feng Zhan is also very envious, such a pair of eyes, used to steal things, that is really a sharp weapon.

It's just that the atmosphere on the island today is a little strange, and although Feng Zhan approached the island on a fishing boat, he felt that there was some quiet on the island. He could vaguely feel that the people on the island were there, but it seemed that for such a time, there was only a faint sound, as if everyone was silent and did not speak.

After landing on the island, Fengzhan found that the patrol posts had become a little looser. He frowned, vaguely feeling a bad premonition.

Originally, I thought that Qin Luo and Zhang Xiaofeng would suddenly appear and scare them, but I didn't have these thoughts at the moment.

Wind Zhan sped away, and soon made his way through the jungle of the island to the camp area on the high grounds. The first acquaintance I saw in the tent area was Qin Luo, there seemed to be a lot of people gathered in the king's tent, and the appearance of Feng Zhan made Qin Luo very happy, but Feng Zhan could feel that Qin Luo's mood was extremely wrong.

"Less...... Young master, you're back. Qin Luo said after seeing Feng Zhan.

"I'm back, let's be considered back, I have to discuss something with the old man, what, there are so many people in the king's account, could it be that they are discussing big things?" Feng Zhan was faintly uneasy in his heart.

Could it be that the Qin army has attacked?

Qin Luo shook his head and said, "Sister Xiaofeng and Uncle Meng, as well as Uncle Wang, Uncle Zuo, Uncle Guo, and Uncle Jiang are all inside......

Feng Zhan was anxious and said, "What the hell is going on. ”

Qin Luo had tears in his eyes and said, "Uncle Feng, he ...... Uncle Feng, he's sick. ”

With a pang in his heart, Feng Zhan knew that Qin Luo was taking care of himself, and he said it more tactfully, now in this situation, Feng Zhan probably guessed it, I'm afraid that Feng Luo is tired and will not be able to leave.

He didn't wait for Qin Luo to finish speaking, and rushed into the camp tent.

The moment the tent was opened, everyone in the house looked at the wind exhibition.

Feng Zhan said: "He was fine when I left, why is he sick now!" ”

Feng Zhan came to the sickbed of Feng Tili, Feng Tili's face was a little blue, and his eye sockets were deeply sunken, which was terminally ill.

The answer to the question of the wind exhibition is the fatigue of the wind.

Feng Tili looked at Feng Zhan's anxious appearance, but he was a little relieved in his heart, he stretched out his hand and motioned for Feng Zhan to get closer to him. He waved his hand again, signaling the rest of the group to leave the tent for the time being.

So Meng Chai and his party went out.

After a short time, only Feng Zhan and Feng Tired were left in the camp.

Feng Tili wanted to say something, but he coughed violently, looking at Feng Tili's appearance, Feng Zhan sighed: "Slow down, slow down, Ben...... I'll listen to you, don't worry. ”

Feng Tili nodded with relief, calmed down for a while, and said, "The deadline is coming." ”

Four words, but they express endless sadness and regret.

"Back then...... You already had a name before you were even born...... It was raised by the king's brother, and the wind howled for ninety thousand miles, and the heavens and the earth spread their wings, and the wind spread...... Really a great name. ”

Feng Zhan knew that the time was almost up, and he thought that Feng Tired would be able to hold out for another year, but now it seems that maybe that time is ...... Today...... He didn't speak, in the past conversations, the father and son were mostly quarrelling, and it was difficult for each other to listen to each other completely, but today, here and now, he couldn't say a word. There are not so many coincidences in the world, and as soon as I came to the island, I encountered such a thing?

Feng Zhan faintly thought that maybe a few days ago, Feng was tired and almost dead. It's just that I've been fighting for a breath and waiting for myself. When I thought about it like this, I felt the pain like a knife in my heart, the hatred for him in the past, and the feelings left in the sinkhole back then, all dissipated.

"At that time...... I knew that maybe in the future...... The hero of the Chu State is you......" Feng Tili's gaze was a little hollow, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's me...... I'm sorry for you...... Kiss with your mother. Tears crossed the corners of his eyes.

"Alain is really a strong ...... Girl...... Your mother, originally a nobleman of my Chu State back then, when the emperor star fell, Alan and his clansmen were sent to the Yeyang Plain...... In the sinkhole, mine meteorites for the Empire. ”

"I was the most wanted man in the Empire at the time......"

When recalling this past, the dying general seemed to have returned to one of the few happy times in his life, and the whole person seemed to be more energetic, his coughing was stopped, and his speech was stronger.

Feng Zhan felt a pain in his heart. I knew that this was the last bit of strength of the old man.

Where can Feng Zhan still see Feng Zhan's expression, he just wants to finish those words, and is making a final fight against death.

"I went with the old department of the Chu army to rescue the people of Tiankeng, but at that time, the empire established the Imperial Star Department, and ...... Emperor Qin had long known that I would come, and had already laid an ambush waiting for me, that battle, the three emperor stars would join forces, I was seriously injured, almost died, and finally broke through desperately with the soldiers, and did not save many people, heavy casualties, but fortunately, God had mercy, in the chaotic battle, your mother escaped, if she didn't take care of me, I'm afraid I'm dead. ”

"After knowing my identity, she was neither humble nor arrogant, and asked me to swear that I must rescue the compatriots in the sinkhole, and I also promised her, swearing that I would save all the people of Chu in the sinkhole."

Feng Tili sighed heavily and said, "I promised her, but in the end I didn't do it." ”

"Your mother and I have been planning and preparing for ten years, but in those ten years, the empire has never relaxed its vigilance against the sinkhole, and it was only a long time before I learned that the sinkhole is not just a place to mine the stones outside the sky for the empire."

Feng Zhan was stunned, could it be that there is any secret hidden in this sinkhole? He wanted to ask, but in the end he didn't interrupt Feng Tili, and he also wanted to know about his father and mother.

Although after returning to the Chu army stronghold, they explained some things one after another, but the clues were intermittent.

Feng Tili continued: "Originally, I planned to go to the sinkhole to save people, but at that time, the sinkhole had been mined to a considerable depth, and most of the soldiers recruited in the past ten years were teenagers, some of them were born in the first year of the Qin calendar, and they were only ten years old...... The older ones are only thirteen or fourteen years old, and I want to wait a few more years, but your mother is...... I can't wait to save people. ”

Feng Ti left his empty gaze with a hint of brilliance, but it was extremely painful: "How can these teenagers confront the elite of the empire? Eventually, when I was planning to go to the sinkhole, I ...... in order to preserve my military strength The people who chose to abandon the sinkhole. ”

Feng Zhan's fists clenched, and his expression swelled with struggle.

He should be forgiven, right? He should be forgiven, right? In his father's eyes, there is life on both sides, on the one hand, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and on the other hand, the hope of recovering the Chu State.

It's just that the truth is always clear, but still, I feel the anger of detachment. The group of people...... Abandoned by the empire, and abandoned by his own homeland, he waited in the dark underground for thirty years!

"You...... Must hate me. ”

Feng Tili seemed to be a little more sober. There was no question in his tone, but Feng Zhan was silent for a long time, but he still answered. Feng Zhan still didn't speak, just shook his head.

Whether this answer is sincere or not, only Feng Zhan himself knows.

"At that time, your mother was already pregnant...... The reason why I refused to send troops was also because of this concern...... The imperial brother has a lot of hope for this only descendant of the Feng family of the Chu State. I know myself...... may not be able to achieve the long-cherished wish of recovering the Chu State in his lifetime, so naturally, it will ...... Don't dare to take this risk. ”

Fengzhan froze again.

If there is one reason for refusing to send troops to save people, how should he deal with himself? Blaming a father who wants his children to survive? He could imagine that his mother's attitude at that time must have been eager to act together, but he was stopped by his father.

Feng Zhan's guess is not far from ten.

"It was at that time that your mother was estranged from me that she said a word to me, which I will never forget, and to this day, I feel guilty. She said, if what I did was not to save the people who regarded themselves as Chu people, but only to restore a country that had been extinct for ten years, then what was the point of such a country, even if it prospered? ”

The wind sighed again.

"But my obsession with recovering the Chu State is too deep, and in the end I go against your mother. I am the hero in the hearts of the group of Chu people under the sinkhole, even after so many years, it has not changed,"

"Wind Exhibition...... It turns out that when life and death are born, they will really see through ......"

Turbid tears crossed the corners of Feng Tiren's eyes, and Feng Zhan's heart was also extremely painful at this moment.

"Brother Huang...... The royal brother once said...... You must be me in the future...... Hero of the State of Chu. And the burden of recovering the Chu State...... It shouldn't have fallen on your shoulder......"

Wind tired's breathing became a little rapid.

"It's for the Father...... Wrong......"

The heart beat violently, watching his dying father apologize to himself at this moment, and those heavy burdens were no longer handed over to Feng Zhan at this moment, all of which made Feng Zhan unable to say a word of what he originally wanted to say, and even felt unspeakable guilt.

"I always thought ...... You are the last bloodline of the Feng family...... Be sure to ...... We must shoulder the great task of recovering the Chu State! But I, after all, is not as good as the imperial brother, and what the imperial brother said is correct...... The prosperity of the Chu State should not be borne by you...... If these things ...... It was destined to be fate, maybe it would be the best to let it end here......"

Feng Tili suddenly sat up. The wind is holding the wind tired. Patting the back of the wind tired, at this moment, he really felt the hardships of his father over the years, and the years were really the most terrible witchcraft in the world.

The former hero of Chu State, the head of the eight generals of Eastern Chu, is now only over half a hundred years old, but he has grown old like this.

In Feng Tili's eyes, the last spark of life flickered, he had a thousand words to say to Feng Zhan at the moment, but he had to sort out the clues from the mess of thoughts, and explain all the things to be explained.

"Kid...... Although you are a notorious thief in the rivers and lakes, you are kind-hearted, and I actually know you...... I don't want to raise troops at all...... If you don't want to, whether you want to be a Qin person or a Chu person...... You are my favorite child......"

Tears flowed, Feng Zhan never thought that he would one day cry for his father.

This man is really going to die, maybe in a moment, after all, he can't live through today, and his thirty years of hard work will come to naught, Feng Zhan thought that even if he was still stubborn in the end to recover the Chu State, he would be able to endure it, and in the end he would still make the choice he insisted on in his heart.

No matter what Feng Tili said, Feng Zhan had already thought about it, he was not suitable for Emperor Chu, and he was more suitable for being a running hall. But these words that Feng Ti Li said made Feng Zhan feel guilty at this moment.

"Child, the last ...... There are also some secrets that you have to put your ears ...... Come closer......" Feng Tiren's expression became solemn.

Feng Zhan came closer, and Feng Ti Li's eyes widened, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He said slowly: "Qin State...... It was impossible to defeat us...... The first emperor of the Qin State at that time...... It's brewing...... A very evil plan ......"

Feng Zhan was shocked, he knew that this was most likely a real secret. The secret that the scholar had been looking for was probably a secret about Emperor Qin. He was not sure if the two were linked.

"Something concrete...... I...... It's not very ...... with the royal brother Clear...... But that was a rather dehumanizing evil plan...... It is divided into two parts...... One of them is related to the sinkhole, and the other, it is related to ...... It will be related to Emperor Star...... Whether you take over my position or not, whether you are willing to lead the State of Chu to war with the State of Qin in the future...... But that secret...... I haven't had time to explore in years...... But you ...... Be sure to ...... Be sure to figure it out! ”

Feng Tiren's gaze showed a terrible persistence, with endless unwillingness.

"Remember...... Wind show, must be stopped...... Qin State completes that plan! ”

Feng Tili's breathing became heavier and heavier, but the whole person's complexion became worse and worse, and the secret Feng Tili knew a little bit, but the person who knew it best had already died that year.

There is reluctance and fear in the wind, and perhaps revealing this secret is the most difficult thing to do.

At least the imperial brother failed to do it back then, and the most powerful power of the Qin State has not yet appeared. The dragon vein warrior who cut off the national fortune of the Chu State is not known if he is still alive.

Feng Tili faintly realized that maybe he shouldn't entrust such a heavy burden to his children. But at some point, Feng Tili also saw the radiant side of Feng Zhan.

When referring to his partner. When he expressed his desire to rescue the scholar.

The group of people who can bring the people of Tiankeng City out will definitely help him, right?

I sincerely hope that the partners of the wind exhibition can help the wind exhibition to do this.

Feng Zhan was silent for a moment, and he finally spoke, at least in such a matter, he would not refuse.

"If the Empire really has an extremely evil plan, I will definitely uncover the Empire's conspiracy and stop them!"

After Feng Zhan agreed, Feng Tili seemed to be relieved.

His gaze became a little glazed, and he said, "You will be facing...... It was an evil existence that our Chu State could not resist back then...... But if it were you, I believe that you would, ......."

Feng Zhan hurriedly said: "Don't worry! Stop talking. I'll do everything you explain! ”

Feng Tili held Feng Zhan's hand, and said a little anxiously: "If the soldiers of the Chu State, you want to ...... Recover the state of Chu! ”

Feng Zhan straightened up and listened carefully, no matter what choice he made in the future, he had to write down this advice.

"You...... You can entrust ...... Lao Guo ...... Guo Luchuan, Guo Luchuan is the wise general among the eight generals of Eastern Chu...... Can...... It's up to the task...... As a commander......"

"And Meng Chai...... This man has a calm mind...... The martial arts are good, and the future will ...... Can be ...... for the main general"

"Qin Luo is kind-hearted...... But if it is properly appointed...... It can also turn the tide. ”

"Xiaofeng is very talented, although she is a woman, she can do it...... Something that a man can't do...... If the future ...... Among the Qin army...... Yes...... Tricky people, you can send a small wind to get rid of ......"

"Wang Hongxi was born with divine power and is arrogant...... Deeply loved by the soldiers...... This person can be a vanguard, and charging into battle is the strongest of the eight generals......"

"Zuo Yue is originally a person from the rivers and lakes, and the habits of the rivers and lakes are large, and Lu Chuan knows it...... Its mind...... Xiaofeng and left leap, suitable for the king's front guard......"

"And ...... And Jiang Yu...... Studied under Buddhism...... Martial arts crown eight generals...... Righteousness...... You can also fight on the battlefield......"

Feng Tili explained the arrangements of the eight generals in one breath, but he felt extremely tired.

He said: "There are very few wise people in the Chu State...... In the future, if you and your partner ...... Unintentional reinstatement...... At least please ...... them too When you make a mistake, pull them ......"

Feng Zhan said with tears in his eyes: I will, I will, don't say it, Dad! I'm going to call them in! “

After Feng Tili said a lot, Feng Zhan summoned all the eight generals of Dong Chu in, and Feng Tili held on to the last half of his breath and explained some matters clearly.

There was an autumn wind blowing the door of the tent, and after Feng Tili explained clearly, Feng Tili slowly closed his eyes.

The weather on Kirihato Island is at sea, and once there is wind and rain, it is often stormy. The autumn thunder was particularly deafening, and after the sound of the wind had ceased for a long time, no one in the king's tent spoke.

For a moment, it seemed extremely quiet.

A dullness was brewing in the air, no one told Fengzhan what had happened, Fengzhan turned his back, but everything was clear.

It was not human words that broke the silence, but thunder.

The thunder was followed by a downpour.

Feng Zhan didn't speak, but slowly walked into the rain, and the whole person squatted in front of the king's tent where the heavy rain fell, and let the rain fall on him, his face covered with rain...... Tears on his face.

He crouched alone in the mud and began to cry aloud.

Qin Luo knew that the young master had always been strong, and his relationship with Wang Jiang had always been tense, but at this moment, looking at Feng Zhan's appearance, Qin Luo sobbed in distress. They are all soldiers, and they all know that the health of the king general has deteriorated.

The departure of the king general dealt a heavy blow to them, but everyone had the composure that a soldier should have, even Qin Luo.

Only the wind showcased, crying heartbreakingly in the heavy rain at this moment.

(No, that's all for today.) ）

(End of chapter)