00:21 on February 9, 528 in the Magic Calendar

The underground cave that Dean Dan had built under an old tree on the outskirts of Yetingfang was extremely large, but extremely hidden. It hasn't been discovered by anyone for so many years.

This underground cave is partly under the territory of the Rose Kingdom, and some of it has been derived from the territory of the Peony Kingdom. Because it is located on the border between the two countries, the population density is small, and it is not easy for patrolling knights to find underground buildings. So the cave lasted for twenty years.

Some of the orphans that Dean Dan brought back from the orphanage have grown up. So Dean Dan asked them to cook and burn the forged weapons of the fire god. There is endless work to do every day, and they have to serve Dean Dan and other old departments to pinch their shoulders and beat their legs.

The children's meal is always potatoes, potatoes and potatoes. Although the days are so hard, but for this meal, the children gradually get used to this kind of life, they are like walking dead, sitting every day and repeating the movements, there is no strength to complain about anything, and there are no emotional ups and downs.

This secret cave can accommodate more than 500 people, plus more than 600 orphans. During the day, most of them will blend in with the civilians of Ye Tingfang, planting fields in the fields, chatting with neighbors, and collecting some information. At night, they gather in secret caves with the metal and intelligence they have gathered.

These people, they are all warriors and their descendants around the Shandan royal family who retreated from the Shandan Kingdom twenty years ago.

Dean Dan's mother is also the old director of Yetingfang Orphanage, which Hongying loved when she was a child, and she used to be an aunt who took care of Princess Shandan from childhood to adulthood. On the day the war broke out, the old dean was already fifty years old, and the princess told her to hide in a chest while she stayed outside to repel the menacing Rosenkavalier.

The old dean didn't know how she had left Shandan's castle, and when she woke up, she had been sent to a safe place by her daughter, Dan, who was a general. Surrounded by General Dan's subordinates, a group of handsome young men with dark skin.

"If it weren't for the fact that this hateful king deceived our good King Shandan twenty years ago, how could we have lost our country to such a downcast?" The spiritual guy back then has become a greasy uncle with a fat body, and he may only be able to find some handsome shadows from his son.

General Dan leaned back on the couch covered with tiger skins and tilted his chin: "Originally, we thought that after getting the Moonlight Flower, we could use the power of the Moonlight Flower to take revenge, but now it seems that it is impossible. ”

The strongest of the men said, "Didn't the thief have been discovered, I think they must have known about our existence." Wouldn't we be in danger now? ”

"Looks like we're going to have to find some help." Dean Dan looked at the bare roots of the dead trees on the top of the cave.

Mountain asked, "Who?" And who can help us? ”

"Have you forgotten what happened last month?" General Dan had a smile on his face.

The strong subordinate was shocked and said, "Ah! The people of the morning face. How do we get in touch with them? ”

"Are you stupid, Chaoyan's illusion magic is of no use to us at all. All you need to do is release your spirit beast out for two laps, and there will be news soon. ”

"Oh......" the subordinate nodded.

"Got it, don't go yet." General Dan let out a long sigh.

The strongest man walked and staggered out of the cave.

Shan stood beside Dan: "Dan, do you really think Chaoyan will cooperate with us?" ”

"It's definitely advantageous for us to cooperate, although I don't know what Chao Yan wants, but I just need to kill this king and retrieve our treasure, the treasure that the princess swears to protect." Dean Dan suddenly remembered Princess Shandan twenty years ago, "Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, although we can't extinguish the rose, at least kill the king and avenge King Shandan, the queen and the princess." ”

"Revenge! Avenge! Avenge! ......" shouted the old department of Shandan's five hundred people, and they could all feel the cave shaking.

General Dan nodded irritably: "Okay, okay, you all go and do things." ”

"Yes!"

Shan asked again, "Do you still have to take revenge?" I don't think my aunt wants you to be in hatred all the time. ”

"I was fifteen years old at the time of the war, and I didn't even have a chance to kill those hateful liars. My mom died last year, and finally there is no one to stop me, and now you want to stop me? I've endured this revenge for her for twenty years, and I can't put it off any longer. ”

General Dan stood up excitedly, pacing back and forth.

"What is the point of revenge? You have taken revenge, and the princess will not come back. Shandan will not come back. The mountain tugged at Dan's arm.

Dan frowned and looked at Shan: "Shan, why did your father name you Shan, just to make you regard Shandan Country and our country as the most important thing." ”

Shan shook his head and sighed helplessly: "Yes! My dad is a general! It's to hope that I will put the country first, but our country is gone, there is no more! Never again! The most important thing for me now is you in front of me. You should know. ”

"Then you will kill that Angli for me." Dan tapped his fingers Dash Mountain's chest.

Shan sighed: "You want revenge so much, I will help you, but what about revenge." Our days don't have to go on, these children can't live underground forever. ”

Dan snorted, "What's the difference between them here and outside?" Here they can at least fill their stomachs and exchange their labor for food. ”

"Then why do you whip them?"

"That's how efficient it is."

"Do you think you're doing good? When you are done and let these children go, they should be left to choose what their future path will be. In the past, the old superintendent took over this orphanage to give these poor children a home, a warm home, not some weapons factory, not a place for them to work. Those of us who have no country should know best this feeling of not belonging. These children don't have a home anymore, can't you be nicer to them? They are pathetic. ”

Dan couldn't stand the mountain in his ear the most, and Thunderbolt said a lot of the same words as her mother: "Okay! I know! Why are you more annoying than my mother? ”

"I'll have to take care of you instead of your mother."

"I'm sick of it! You let those children sleep, and work tomorrow. Dan let out a long sigh.

"Okay." Yamagide quickly reached the bottom layer of the cave.

General Dan took off his red glasses and rubbed his temples. She returned to her cave and sat down on the edge of the stone bed.

I've also thought about what to do after taking revenge, but without revenge, I don't have the heart to think about the future. If the man who kidnapped the king really killed the king with one sword, who should I seek revenge on? Mountain, I'm thirty-six, I don't have children yet, I think if I'm still alive, I might really need you to take care of me.

The mountain put the children to sleep and looked at the most special room, where the little girl, who was always sick, had been rescued.

Little girl, those brothers and sisters who saved you seem to be good people, and I think they will take good care of you.

The mountain returned to the cave above, and when he passed by Dan's room, he saw Dan lying uncomfortably on the stone bed.

"Dan, this kind of bitter life, can we not do it in the future?"

Dan raised his neck and squinted at the mountain: "What do you mean?" It's too late for you to escape. I'm not going to let you be a deserter. ”

"That's not what I meant. I mean, spend the money on yourself later. How long have you been wearing your clothes, and how long have you not looked for a mirror. ”

"What do you mean? What do you want to say? ”

"I want you to be nice to yourself and treat yourself well. You're only thirty-six, and you can still dress up and look beautiful, how nice. ”

"Are you disgusted with me now?"

"No, how could I dislike you? Don't you know how beautiful you were when you were young? ”

Dan touched his somewhat flabby face: "Appearance or something, it doesn't matter at all." ”

Shan walked up to Dan and took her hand, "Dan, I know you're determined about what you want to do, so I've decided not to stop you." I will do my best to help you, but I have a small condition, I don't know if you are willing to agree to me. ”

"Conditions? What do you want? ”

"After killing the king, will you marry me?"

Dan looked at Shan's still young face and suddenly felt a little inferior. But she still nodded: "I, I really want to say that I am willing, but this future is uncertain." ”

"Then we'll try to live, you promise me, I want to see you in your wedding dress."

Dan's face was flushed, like a girl's. Dan nodded and said, "Thank you for always being by my side." ”

Shan patted Dan on the shoulder: "You go to bed early, it's not early." ”

"Yes."

In the aristocratic houses of the Dora district, there will be a basement or two floors, and of course the dreamers will have it. No one in Monroe's house except Monolou knew that there was an entrance to the underground under the desk in Monroe's study, which was more like a secret room than a basement.

As usual, Meng Lou took advantage of the fact that his wife Li Tong and daughter Meng Tianzhen were asleep, and went to the kitchen alone to take out some leftovers and bring them to the study.

Monroe placed the tray on the desk and locked the door to the study. Remove the chair, lift the carpet on the floor, and open the dark compartment on the floor. Monroe turned on the light and cautiously walked down the stairs with the tray.

This small chamber is only three meters by three meters in size, which is smaller than the toilet of the Dream House. A small bed, a small table, and a toilet were all crammed into the secret room.

"I'm here to bring you food." Meng Lou looked at the girl sitting on the bed with a smile on her face, "How was yesterday?" Have you finished reading the book I showed you? ”

The girl looked at Monolo with fear in her eyes: "Not yet. ”

"Then you can continue to watch tomorrow, you can eat first."

The girl nodded, carefully spooning the leftovers on the tray with a spoon.

After eating, the girl wiped her mouth, put down the spoon, and looked up at Meng Lou: "I'm done eating." ”

"That's good. Then I'm leaving, we'll see you tomorrow. ”

With the clean tray in hand, Monroe returned to the study, closed the door of the hidden compartment, laid out the carpet, and pulled the chair back into its place. Meng Lou sat in the study for a while, then got up and left.

When she opened the door and saw Li Tong standing outside the study, Meng Lou was startled, the tray fell to the ground, and the two plates shattered to the ground.

Li Tong was wearing flesh-colored silk pajamas, with messy hair, and glared at Meng Lou: "What are you doing?" A person on a big night eating these leftovers in the den? I heard from the maid that you come here every night, while we are all asleep. What's your secret? ”

"What secrets can I have?" Meng Lou looked at Li Tong coldly.

"I heard you lock the door. You must have a secret, did you keep a woman in your room? Li Tong pushed Mengkui away and walked into the study to look, but he didn't find anything suspicious.

"I don't have time to play with you, I'm going back to sleep."

Meng Lou pressed the bell, and the maid hurried over, "Master." ”

"Clean up."

"Yes."

Meng Lou returned to the room and lay on the bed, and then Li Tong also returned.

"Count that woman running fast and not being caught by me."

"There are no women." Monroe closed her eyes.

"What's your attitude? Can't you be sneaky at home and let me doubt it? Li Tong sat on the bed and glared angrily at Meng Lou, who had closed his eyes.

After two hours, Meng Lou had already fallen asleep, leaving Li Tong tossing and turning and unable to sleep.

Li Tong sneaked up from the bed and walked into the study that Meng Lou never wanted her to enter. As far as the eye can see, the study is so big, there is no way to hide people.

Li Tong sat on Menglou's chair and saw a photo on the desk, a strange woman, prettier and younger than herself.

"This is the woman who gave birth to Dream Star?" Li Tong grabbed the photo frame and smashed it on the ground, with an "empty" sound.

Li Tong stood up and stomped the floor with his foot, sounding empty. In order to confirm, Li Tong walked to other corners and stomped on it, his voice was muffled.

Li Tong snorted a little proudly: "If you still want to lie to me, you just hide a woman." I'd rather see what kind of goblin it is, the man who seduces me. She removed her chair and lifted the carpet to find the entrance to the dark grid.

"Haha, I found it."

Li Tong opened it, so dark? She fumbled for a long time, but couldn't find the lamp.

"Dad? Is that you? ”

Li Tong was frightened by the sudden appearance of a childish voice: "Little girl? ”

"Who are you?"

"Who am I? Who am I, you ask? ”

"yes, who are you?"

"I'm the hostess here. It's time for you to say who you are. ”

"My name is Mengtianxing."

"Dream Sky Star? You say your name is Mengtianxing? Li Tong's tone was noticeably higher by several degrees.

"Yes, my name is Mengtianxing."

"You, you, can you turn on the light for me first?"

"Okay." The girl, who called herself Mengtianxing, turned on the light on the stairs.

Li Tong walked downstairs and was startled when she saw the girl's face, her legs went limp, and she sat on the stairs.

The girl's face was a blood-red red spot, not just on her face, but all over her body.

The girl lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, did I scare you?" ”

Li Tong stood up embarrassed: "You, your face?" ”

The girl touched her face: "Dad said it was a rose curse." Sorry to scare you. ”

Li Tong didn't dare to look at the girl: "You said your name is Meng Tianxing, so how can you prove that you are?" ”

"My mother's name is Man Qingxuan, and she is the daughter of a farmer who is also in Tingfang. Because my grandmother didn't agree, she cursed my mother and let her die in childbirth when she gave birth to me, and if I were a boy, I could be left behind. If I were a girl, as punishment I would be burned alive by the flames at the age of eighteen, the best of years. The girl said this calmly, as if it had happened to someone else.

Li Tong stared at the clothes on the girl's body and asked, "You, you have always been here?" Haven't been out yet? ”

"No, I've been here for fifteen years, and I feel like I'm comfortable accepting the fate I'm going to face." The girl looked at Li Tong with a smile.

Li Tong raised her eyes to look at the girl, her calm eyes were like two glass beads on a doll's face.

Li Tong felt goosebumps all over her body, and she felt that she couldn't stay here anymore: "That, I think I should go." ”

"Are you leaving?" The girl smiled wickedly and stared at Li Tong's back, "I won't tell Dad." Good bye. ”

"Goodbye, goodbye."

Li Tong felt that she was chilling all over, she slammed the door of the hidden lattice, hurriedly laid out the carpet, and pushed the chair back.

She lay back on the bed, back to Monroe's side. Looking at Meng Lou's sleeping face, the girl's face was instantly reflected in front of him, full of red mottled face. She swallowed and shook her head.

Li Tong couldn't imagine that Meng Lou was facing this child every night for fifteen years. She felt that she didn't know the man next to her, she thought the girl was terrible, but she felt pitiful for her, she sighed.

"You saw it all?"

Li Tong sat up suddenly: "Are you awake?" ”

Meng Lou also sat up and smiled at Li Tong, smiling like a girl: "You have seen it all, my secret." ”

"I didn't."

"You can't say it. If someone else finds out that my daughter is an impostor, you know how humiliating it is. I'm just my face, and your face. Meng Lou looked at Li Tong with glass bead-like eyes.

"You're so alike, with the same smile and the same eyes."

"But why is she not like Qing Xuan at all? I've been waiting for her to grow up to eighteen years old, and I hope I can see a little bit of Qingxuan's shadow in her. But why? On the contrary, Tianxing looked more and more like Qing Xuan. Meng Lou's eyes were full of melancholy.

Li Tong asked, "Where did you get that celestial star?" ”

"Picked it up. I picked it up at the door of the Yetingfang Orphanage. Meng Lou's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he turned his head to look at Li Tong suddenly.

Li Tong was frightened: "Honey, what's wrong with you?" ”

Meng Lou muttered to herself: "No wonder it's exactly the same, so coincidentally? Never let anyone know. Li Tong, you must not say it. This thing is rotten in the stomach. ”