Banyan City, hearing this name, thought that it would be full of towering banyan trees, green trees towering to the sky, who knew what he saw in his eyes, a desolation.

After the defeat of Lei Yuanzhou and the retreat to the Wanxia area, the Rongcheng located at the junction of Lei Yuanzhou and Wanxia became a place of war and looting. On the way here, Yan Liwu and Mu Jiuge were not intercepted by the Hostur's army, and went straight to Rongcheng, and when they arrived at the outskirts of this desolate city, Yan Liwu did not see Helian Ming's figure.

"I probably didn't expect you to come so soon." Mu Jiuge looked around, the streets and alleys that were almost deserted were sparsely populated, and most of the inns were closed, so he sighed helplessly, "Find a place to fill your stomach first, and the horses must also be fed some forage, otherwise we won't even have the strength to go back." ”

said that they wanted to eat, but there was no restaurant or shop in most of the city, and in the end, the two had to buy some water and dry food from the people who stayed in the old house, and barely spent their first meal in Rongcheng.

After the raging war, Rongcheng was almost empty, not only were there few people, but also no soldiers from Huo Sidu, which left a lot of free space for Yan Liwu and Mu Jiuge, but Chu Jiu was still in the hands of Helian Mingyan, and Yan Liwu couldn't relax, and after a simple meal, he separated from Mu Jiuge and hurried to the western suburbs of the Farewell Pavilion.

The pavilion is very dilapidated, and the six pavilion pillars have lost their original color, leaving only a little remnant after the wind and rain. It was getting late, and Yan Liwu hesitated several times to continue waiting, forgetting the first few times he took steps to leave, and finally saw the fairy figure who was looking forward to it and not looking forward to it, and came gracefully.

"Waiting a long time?" Helian Mingyan spoke in a tone like an old friend who knew each other, and his eyes were also plain and gentle, "There are some small troubles to deal with in the army, come over later-haven't had dinner yet?" I'll take you to get something to eat. ”

No matter how enthusiastic Helian Ming was, he couldn't get close to Yan Liwu in the end, and when he looked at it coldly, what was in Yan Li's eyes was only vigilance: "Where is Jiu'er?" ”

Almost inaudible sighed, Helian Ming smiled and was lonely: "The ninth day of the first year is very good, although I have been in a temper, I have never delayed eating, drinking and resting, but it is much higher than when I came." My cousin is very fond of Chu Jiu, and he bought a lot of good food and clothes, and he is probably still coaxing her to be happy at this time, as for whether what I said is true or false, you can see it with your own eyes. ”

Listening to Helian Mingyan's meaning, this is not the place to settle grievances and draw a line completely, if you want to see Chu Jiu, you have to follow her to the inside of the Hosdu army, and she can't help but feel an urge to scold the street - her life has been messed up by the title of Qinglian King, when will this kind of day be a head? Can't you give her a chance to clear her name?

No matter how much he complained, it was useless, and he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and nodded stiffly, inevitably a little hesitant.

Before she came, she didn't say that she might go away with Helian Ming, what if Mu Jiuge saw that she hadn't returned for a long time? There is also the fact that Yan Liwu is uncertain, whether she can still remain free this time, and whether she can return to the abyss where someone is waiting for her.

These worries have been considered before, but there has been no result, and now the most important thing is to rescue Chu Jiu, and she really doesn't have too much energy to think about other things.

Helian Mingyan brought another horse, which was much better than the one that Yan Liwu was riding, and after galloping on horseback for less than half an hour, Helian Mingyan led Yan Liwu to the periphery of the garrison camp of the Hosdu Empire. Going deep behind enemy lines, Yan Liwu was naturally nervous, but when Helian Ming invited her into a separate courtyard, and opened the door to see Chu Jiu, all the nervousness in Yan Li's heart was thrown out of the clouds, leaving only seven points of dry laughter and three points of sympathy.

Who is Mugta Salang? It was Mugta Lokiro, that is, Helian Mingyan's cousin, a young nobleman of Hosdu, and a deputy commander who was deeply trusted by the lord of the Hosdu Empire, Baishan, and held the power of the army. It stands to reason that such a glorious young man should be full of arrogance and might, but Salang, who is reflected in his eyes, is completely inconsistent with words such as arrogance or nobility, and if he has to find a word to describe it, probably only the word "embarrassed" is the most appropriate.

"It's not this, it's stupid! Why are you so stupid? I've told you to put it over there! It's over there! In the bright room, Chu Jiu, who had always maintained the image of a weak and obedient girl in Yan Li's worry, was now crossing his waist and pointing at him, and scolded Salang angrily, while Salang knelt on the ground in embarrassment and fiddled with a pile of sand and stones, looking like a slave.

Yan Liwu reluctantly held back his laughter, coughed lightly and whispered: "Jiu'er." ”

"Sister Red Lotus?!" Chu Jiu raised his head, his expression of surprise was overflowing, and he immediately kicked the image of a little princess to pieces. Three steps and two steps into Yan Li's arms, Chu Jiu's big watery eyes were immediately occupied by aggrieved tears: "Sister Honglian, you are here, I miss you and my brother-in-law so much!" I want to go home! They're all bad guys, I don't want to be here! ”

Three or two tears and a red little face made Yan Li worry and distressed, and he half-squatted down to wipe away the tears for Chu Jiu, only to find that Chu Jiu had indeed grown taller as Helian Ming said, so tall that she no longer needed to squat half-squat.

Teenage girls should be slim, the ninth year of the first year is completely because of the previous living environment is not good, nutrition can not keep up with the end of a thin figure, this year with Yan Liwu and others to eat well, sleep well, the size has grown by leaps and bounds, more and more out of the fall like a budding delicate flower.

In troubled times, this is also a rare happy event.

"Jiu'er doesn't cry, she can go home soon." Full of love and gently coaxing Chu Jiu, Yan Li was about to turn his sharp gaze to Helian Mingyan, "Say, I want to take Jiu'er away, what are the conditions?" ”

There is no free lunch in the world, so Yan Liwu will not believe that Helian Mingyan will be so kind, and return the Chu Jiu that he had worked so hard to turn into his hands to her in vain.

Helian Mingyan did not directly answer Yan Liwu, but looked at Chu Jiu meaningfully: "At first, I only thought that Chu Jiu was Mo Qing's relative, which is why you were so considerate and loved her, and it wasn't until I got along for a while that I understood that in fact, Chu Jiu has no blood relationship with you, and the real reason why you protect her at all costs is the things she carries in her mind." ”

"We are different from you, even if we don't have those, Jiu'er is our most important relative." Yan Li responded coldly, and then lowered his head and stroked Chu Jiu, and his soft smile seemed to be a spring breeze and rain, "Jiu'er, you remember, there are always some people in this world who will only see your use value, and they don't understand what feelings and kindness are; Treachery and ingratitude, this is what they are best at, even if you treat them well, they will not hesitate to turn around and bite you for the sake of profit. Your brother-in-law has been bitten by this vicious dog, and he still has a big scar in his heart, so you must be careful, stay away from these bad people and don't get hurt, understand? ”

Chu Jiu understood that Yan Liwu was ironizing Helian Ming, but he didn't know what had happened, so he had to nod as if he understood it; Salang, who was kneeling next to him and his legs were numb, rubbed his knees and got up slowly, his face full of displeasure: "Why do you say it so ugly?" Feelings are easy to get together and disperse, Wen Moqing never said anything to Qiluo back then, why did he ask Qiluo to guard him for the rest of his life? Don't blame others if you don't take the opportunity yourself. Besides, Qiluo hasn't done anything to be sorry for Wen Moqing over the years, but you and Wen Moqing always have to complain about Qiluo-"

"Cousin, let's get down to business." Helian Ming interrupted lightly, and an imperceptible glimmer flashed between his eyebrows.

Each family has a difficult scripture, and before you understand the specific situation, you don't want to blame anyone too much. Fang Cai's anger calmed down a lot, and Yan Liwu asked Helian Ming's conditions again.

"I said that just now to let you understand that the ninth day of the first month is also very important to me, Huo Sidu, and I will not let her go unless there is enough weight in the quid pro quo." Helian Ming looked away, looking at each other as silently as possible, and his tone was more or less tough, "Liwu, you have no choice, if you want Chu Jiu to return to Mo Qing safely, you must agree to return to Hostu with me - you should understand that with your current kung fu, you are not my opponent at all." ”

Yan Li's head was slightly raised, neither humble nor arrogant: "I really can't beat you, but I can make you Hosturf restless, and you want to be quiet, unless you kill me." ”

Taking a deep breath, Helian Ming shook his head tiredly: "You are still so stubborn." If I want you to die, there have been countless opportunities, and the reason why I will go to great lengths to get your consent is to make you leave the abyss willingly, and not hurt our sisterhood. Do you know? All these years when you were not around, my father always pulled me and said, saying that if I saw you, I must say sorry on his behalf, he loves us very much, really loves, if it wasn't for the situation, my father would never have chosen to send you away......"

"Enough! I don't want to hear this nonsense anymore! The dullness in his chest made Yan Liwu more and more restless, and he suddenly screamed, and forcefully took the frightened Chu Jiu in his arms.

After a short silence, Yan Liwu said with a bit of helplessness and fatigue: "Helian Mingyan, I will tell you one last time, I am not the Qinglian King, not your sister. I don't have any memories related to the Qinglian King in my head, and you can't get what you want from me, so can't you let me go? I just want to live my own life and be unbound by anyone, that's all. ”

Yes and no, what's the difference? Yan Li couldn't figure out whether Helian Mingyan's insistence was out of obsession, or whether she still thought that she was the Qinglian King, but for her, this identity was too heavy and boring, and only by getting rid of it, only by completely washing the relationship with the Qinglian King, could she escape from the hands of this group of paranoid people in Hosto.

However, things always don't go her way.

A faint sigh echoed mournfully, it was the sadness between Helian Ming's lowered eyebrows and eyes, and it was also the desolation and weakness in the explanation, and it was the final decision that completely shattered the hope of leaving the worries.

"Leaving worries, you can lose your memory and not admit that past, and Moqing can also not care about your identity and be with you, but I know that you are you, and there is a unique word in the world. I didn't want to be so cruel, you forced me, I can only tell you plainly - leave the worries, you are the Qinglian King, you don't have any stand-in that looks similar to yours, except for the sorrow of dying for you, and she is our sister whose blood is thicker than water. ”