Chapter 9: In the wilderness, the heart is in the court

Too many memories. I put my mind away. Intended to sleep peacefully. Butterfly Seventeen suddenly appeared. It really scared the bold. After I came to the prairie. Let them all go. She's here now. There must be something.

"Master. The Thirteenth Master asked his subordinates to deliver a message."

Thirteenth brother. Don't......

I frowned and asked, "Is it all arranged?"

"Yes. It's all pretty much arranged. The emperor is going to Xingwei in a month. This time. Do you want your subordinates to stay with your master?" Butterfly Seventeen looked at me with anticipation in her eyes.

I sighed and said, "The prairie is not as good as it used to be. How much more you have to suffer. You know what."

"Master. Let me be with you. Subordinates are not afraid of hardship. The Four Dark Collars and the Quack Doctor are worried about you for this time."

I looked at Butterfly Seventeen with a smile on the corner of her mouth. Shaking his head: "Say it. Actually, you're always around. Isn't it?"

Butterfly Seventeen shook her head. But I stared at her without saying a word. I could only tell the truth: "Yun San and I take turns to stay around."

"Hey~" I sighed. These guys. I can't be obedient.

"That's it. Just stay with me. I miss you too." Can you not want to. for several years. They were with me all the time. Leave the palace. Those days of life at the Dark Guard HQ. Get along more and more day and night. Day by day. Leave these days. In addition to reciting the four masters, they . Just thinking about a few of them.

Butterfly Seventeen smiled: "Then the master should go to sleep."

I nodded and said, "You can lie down and sleep with me for a while. Don't get too tired."

"Yes." Butterfly Seventeen lay down beside me. I'll look at her. I closed my eyes and fell asleep. Dreams also came quietly......

Wake up the next day. Butterfly Seventeen is no longer around. I washed my face and cleaned up. I went to the felt bag of the 'woman' of the eldest brother of Chaogetu and drank the 'milk' tea. Eat some fruit. Then he got on his horse and went to herd the sheep.

Lying on the prairie. I took out the little note that Butterfly Seventeen stuffed into me yesterday. Open it up. It was a few words of entrustment written to me by the thirteenth brother. It's nothing more than taking good care of yourself and so on......

I smiled. I remembered the scene when we met again.

It was April of the fiftieth year of Kangxi. I went to the day I returned to the Dark Guard's headquarters on a one-year appointment with the Master of Idiot......

The five of Wind, Cloud, Butterfly, Willow and the Quack stood at the 'door' of the small courtyard of 'Jade' Ice and saw me finally come back. Butterfly Shadow hurriedly shouted, "Master. You're back."

I walked to the 'door' of the courtyard. He smiled and said, "What are you all doing here?" I haven't seen you for just over a month. Think of me like that."

"Master. The emperor has arranged a new dark lord." Kazekage said.

I was stunned for a moment and said, "Go in and say."

Entered the house. Five people sat down around the table. Butterfly Seventeen fetched water to wipe my face. I also sat down at the table.

Stretched. He shook his neck and said, "The carriage is so bad that I'm about to fall apart. Go ahead. When's it?"

"Just today."

I nodded, "Oops. It's embarrassing. I, the Dark Lord, should have died. He didn't die. The new Lord of Darkness is about to take office. What to do?" I'm thinking about a whole bunch of things. Suddenly I found myself forgetting something.

"Who is the new dark lord?" I forgot to ask who the new Dark Lord is. But the strangest thing is. Why didn't anyone tell me directly?

The four of them, Wind, Cloud, Butterfly, and Willow, smiled at each other. Kazekage said, "Back to the master. The new dark lord is the Thirteenth Master."

"Brother Thirteen." It was a real surprise to me. I thought about it when the Thirteenth Master was not reused. Let him do something with him. But I didn't expect that. The Thirteenth Master has become the new Dark Master.

"Make sure no one suspects my death."

Butterfly Shadow said, "Sure."

I nodded. That's it. As for why Kangxi Ye chose the Thirteenth Master as the new dark master. I think I probably know why. He just frowned again and asked, "When are you going to see him?"

"I'll go in a moment."

I nodded and said, "Let's go. I'm packing up. After bathing, I fell asleep."

"Yes."

After bathing. I've been running on the road for days. Fatigue though. But I can't sleep. I can't keep thinking to myself: they should go to the Thirteenth Brother's Mansion. Sister-in-law and Jia'er should have slept together. Brother Thirteen doesn't know what's going on. I'd love to meet him. I really want to go and see the fourth master. The fourth master should be at the 'jade' Yao place at this time. Newlywed Yan'er ......

I shook my head. I don't want to think about the fourth master and the year 'jade' Yao anymore. I'm afraid that my jealousy will torture me crazy.

Me in the mirror. The hair has grown to the knees. I want to open the window and look at the moonlight. But I remembered it again. In this mountain 'cave'. All you can see is the light of torches and candles.

I sat down in front of the piano table. The strings reflect a faint light. I remembered the first time I drank with the fourth and thirteenth masters on the grassland. The song I sang. I plucked the strings gently. Leisurely spoke: "There are a pair of twin stars in the sky. That's the eye in my dream. There is a morning mist in the mountains. That's your tenderness last night. I'm going to board. Climb to the top of the mountain. Go in search of the figure in the fog. I'm going to step on. Ride on the steed. Go after the distant stars. There's a big tree in the sky. That's the green bud in my heart. There is a high mountain in the distance. That's your big heart. I'm under a tree. Picking under the trees. Go weave a beautiful vision. I'm down the hill. Grazing under the mountain. Go follow in your footsteps. Singing floating in the sky. Telling of endless love. A light rising in the sky. Brightens up the journey of a lifetime. I'm willing to ride with you. Galloping in the depths of the steppe. I would like to fly with you. Wander in the valley of the blue sky."

I hummed. I can't help but think of the scenes since I first met the Thirteenth Master...

"I brought you back that day. Why don't you thank me?"

Then. The Thirteenth Master was just twenty-one years old. Be in spirits. Quite chivalrous.

Carry yourself back from Zhuangyi Courtyard to Qianqing Palace. smiled and said, "Oops, hey. My sister is older. I don't even tell my brother if I have anything to say."

I still remember. Lying on his broad back. It was as warm and safe as being held in the arms of my brother when I was a child.

I remember him accompanying her to run around the streets of the capital. Smile softly as I eat sugar gourds and bargain with street vendors.

I remember him smiling and standing in the small snow-covered courtyard and saying, "Happy New Year. Girl."

I remember him being pinched by my nose and begging for mercy: "Don't dare, don't dare. My good character. Bing'er is obedient~ let go of Brother Thirteen."

I remember after the prince cut through my tent. He comforted me.

I remember how distressed and angry he was when he saw my finger hurting when I was practicing 'shooting' arrows.

I remember the laughing look on his face when he saw that I still couldn't shoot the bullseye after practicing for so long.

I remember his panic when he saw that I had been shot.

I remember waking up from the arrow and seeing him guarding me for more than ten days.

I remember when I fell out with the fourth master, he came to see me. I told him about my distress in the palace over the years.

I remember when I finally woke up in Wutai Mountain. He was pleasantly surprised when he saw me.

I remember on the way back to Beijing from Wutai Mountain. Every time an Assassin attacked, he kept me behind him, desperate.

I remember him taking my hand and saying, "Silly boy. Life and death together."

I remember when they talked about letting the fourth master marry Nian 'Yu' Yao in his mansion. He was relieved to me.

I remember his panic and pity when he looked at me blocking a knife for him.

I remember so much, so much. So much so that I can hardly bear the happiness and sorrow that this huge memory brings at this time. My tears were falling down my eyes. The 'door' of the room was pushed open at this point. I looked up. The man who looked at the 'door'. Crying and calling: "Thirteenth brother."