Li Xianru sat on top of the sea hall, and Xiao Yizhan sat beside her. Under the hall is a subordinate who reports on the battle situation on the front line.

Benhai City suffered heavy losses, and it was only with the help of Ye Hengqiu that it won a crushing victory, and Xiao Qi even died in battle. And Xiao Mu also decided to send troops again and march into Yunzhou with Ye Hengqiu, which also surprised them.

Xiao Yizhan waved his hand to send the soldiers away, and then he turned to look at Li Xianru again: "Father wants to transfer troops to help Ye Hengqiu again, it seems that he has a high opinion of Ye Hengqiu." Li Xianru frowned, and suddenly noticed that Xiao Yizhan had an unconvinced look on his face. Ye Hengqiu is not a few years older than him, this kid may have had the intention of comparison. She immediately laughed, and her depressed mood was soothed: "You, such an adult, are still a child's temper." It's just that I don't know that your father is going, and he needs to march with this Ye Hengqiu, Muzhou has a strong army, and I don't know if this Ye Hengqiu is worth trusting. As she spoke, her brow furrowed again.

"It's okay, even if Ye Hengqiu is a parallel import, and his father is also experienced in a hundred battles, nothing will happen. Xiao Yizhan comforted Li Xianru. Li Xianru knew that what Xiao Yizhan said was not the same thing as her own worries, but she didn't plan to continue the topic, so she smiled at Xiao Yizhan and agreed.

"Mother, there is one more thing...... Xiao Yizhan's body has not been found yet, and there are no bones, how should I handle the aftermath?" Xiao Yizhan hesitated for a moment and asked. Li Xianru treats Xiao Qi far less closely than his biological children, but he is also a child who grew up in front of his eyes after all, and he is still a little sad when he hears the news of his death.

"This kid is really miserable. She supported her forehead with her hand and sighed softly: "Although he was not born in the palace, he is the righteous son of the prince after all, and he died for the palace. ”

Xiao Yizhan nodded, looked at Li Xianru's somewhat emaciated cheeks, and comforted: "Mother doesn't have to worry about these things, let's rest early, don't be too tired." A few days ago, Yilan's mother's mother didn't rest well for a few nights......"

Li Xianru waved her hand and said with a smile: "You still need to be in charge of Benhai City, so don't waste time with my wife." Go ahead, I'll be fine. Xiao Yizhan has been taking over affairs for a few months, and he has gradually become proficient, and he still looks tired, and Li Xianru does not want to delay his time too much. Xiao Yizhan sighed lightly and walked out of the sea hall.

Xiao Yilan has been missing for more than two months, and Benhai City has been searched all over the city, but no trace of him has been found. Xiao Yilan often runs in and out of the city, so that many people in the city know this second young master. A merchant claimed to have seen Xiao Yilan and one of his playmates in the west of the city more than two months ago, sneaky looking. Li Xianru sent people to search carefully, but still found nothing. As time went on, she became more and more anxious, and her black hair began to turn a little gray. Today's news of Xiao Yu is even worse. Li Xianru's heart was depressed, so she thought about finding Xiao Ying'er, no matter how gloomy her mood was, that girl could always find a way to sprinkle some light.

She went to look for Xiao Ying'er, but she didn't go to her residence or school. Today, Xiao Ying'er has no homework and is forbidden to leave the palace, so she must be wandering around the palace again. She asked a few servants and asked Xiao Ying'er's location, and went straight there.

Xiao Ying'er was sitting on a high wall at the moment, her clothes were a little dirty, and she didn't care at all, looking at the lively scene in Liyun Harbor in the distance. Xiaoxi and the other maids were left under her, but they seemed to be used to this situation, and they were not in a hurry, Xiaoxi also squatted on the ground a little casually, supporting her chin with her hands, blinking her long eyelashes, and looking at Xiao Ying'er with a smile in her eyes. Xiaoxi is only two years older than Xiao Ying'er, and she is also a girl's heart, although Xiao Ying'er is very naughty, but after all, she is just a little naughty, and she gets along very well with the maids, and Xiaoxi has the best relationship with her. Xiao Ying'er and Xiaoxi talked about the Liyungang they saw, and they were gesturing with their eyebrows, Xiaoxi listened carefully below, and suddenly Li Xianru's voice came from behind them. Xiaoxi hurriedly got up and stood upright.

Xiao Ying'er turned her head and saw her mother waving to her, so she responded excitedly, and then climbed between the high and low walls, gradually approaching the ground, Li Xianru looked a little worried, and repeatedly told her to be careful. Xiao Ying'er jumped down the stairs of a corridor in two steps, and landed right next to Li Xianru.

Li Xianru touched Xiao Ying'er's head as if she was doting and reproachful: "What are you doing here?"

"Look at Liyungang, the second brother also promised to take me out to play, but no one could find me. Although Xiao Ying'er said it in a complaining tone, Li Xianru heard that there was also a vague sense of worry in her words.

Li Xianru looked at Xiao Ying'er seriously and said, "Your second brother will definitely come back safe and sound." Xiao Ying'er nodded heavily.

Looking at Xiao Ying'er's worried expression, Li Xianru suddenly remembered Xiao Qi, how much he was Xiao Ying'er's brother, and she hesitated whether to tell Xiao Ying'er about it.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Ying'er tilted her head to look at Li Xianru.

Li Xianru thought for a moment, and finally shook her head, thinking about it later, and said with a smile: "It's okay." If you don't do your homework, you're messing around again. Xiaoxi, too, asked you to help Guan Ying'er, and let her be naughty and mess around. ”

Xiaoxi, who was behind Xiao Ying'er, shook her head after saluting Li Xianru, and said with a smile: "What Miss wants to do, how can Xiaoxi be a servant." If Xiaoxi talks too much, the young lady will have to complain to her wife. ”

Li Xianru looked at Xiao Ying'er, who was jumping around, and although she reproached for two sentences, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise. The two gradually walked away, Xiaoxi and other maids followed, and under the corridor, a dark shadow suddenly flashed. Xiaoxi, who was at the end, turned his head and frowned, looking a little strange, but then turned around and left after Xiao Ying'er.

Under the corridor, a young man dressed as a farmer slowly walked out, carrying a flat pole, but the barrels at both ends seemed to be light and weightless, swaying up and down with his steps. As he walked, he looked at the people in the distance, revealing a faint sneer. ......

In the darkness, there seemed to be fire, but it was not real, as if the eyes were covered by a black cloth, and the fire was also gray.

Xiao Qi opened his eyes suddenly, and wanted to turn over and sit up, but he was pulled by the wounds all over his body, and he felt a slight sound from the bones in his body, and as he sat up, there was a slight dislocation, and the pain was unbearable.

He lay down again and looked around. It was a cave, but it seemed to have been groomed, the walls were flat all around, and the floor was covered with a carpet of animal skins, and he was now lying on a pouch bed, with a wooden table and a few stools beside it. An oil lamp was lit on the wooden table, and the light of the fire flickered gently, as if it was about to be extinguished.

"You'd better not move, you've broken two ribs, your left arm is broken, and there are a few penetrating wounds, it's a miracle that you're still alive. An old voice came from the darkness outside the lamplight.

"Who are you?" Xiao Qi was startled and tried to ask calmly.

The other party did not answer, only the sound of soft footsteps sounded in the darkness, and then a pale face was reflected in the firelight, and the wrinkles on the face were as deep as a knife. Xiao Qi also saw the person who spoke clearly, the old man was already sitting at the table, holding a lampshade in his hand and putting it on the oil lamp on the table. The light of the fire suddenly stabilized, and the light in the darkness was like a warm yellow eggshell, and the old man sat peacefully in the center of the eggshell.

Xiao Qi noticed that many wounds on his body were bandaged, and even the fractured places were reduced and fixed. Surprised, he asked, "Why did you save me?"

"I'm not the one who saved you, I'm just bored to look at you. The old man's voice sounded again. "You're all in armor, and it looks like you've been wounded in wartime. It's just that which master do you work for?"

Xiao Qi was silent for a moment and said, "I am the righteous son of Xiao Mu, the king of Chengji. ”

The old man nodded with satisfaction, and then said with some self-deprecation: "I haven't heard of the title of King Chengji. Sure enough, it's been here for too long, and the world is impermanent. He sighed, full of embarrassment.

"Here...... Where is this Zhongnan Canyon?" Xiao Qi asked with some surprise as he recalled being forced to the edge of the Zhongnan Canyon by the enemy.

"That's what you humans call it. The old man smiled lightly, and looked at Xiao Qi with his eyes sunken in wrinkles.

Such a light and strange answer made Xiao Qi a little confused, and then he thought of something, and asked in a trance: "Are you ......" Before he finished speaking, he looked at the old man with wide eyes, and the words seemed to be choked in his throat.

Behind the old man, a pair of huge wings slowly unfurled, more than double the arm span of an ordinary man, and the dark brown feathers spread out behind him like thick ink in the flickering firelight. Before the wings folded behind his back, Xiao Qi hadn't noticed that at this time, the wings were like two smears of brown ink splashed in the dimly colored painting, which was very conspicuous.

Xiao Qi hadn't eased his mind: "I, I...... I thought the race with wings on its back was a legend...... This...... Could it be the legendary Birdman......" He suddenly stopped, because the old man opposite his eyelids jumped, and his face sank.

"It's called the Wing Clan!" the old man deliberately emphasized the last two words, and then his wings fluttered behind him, and a gust of wind rolled up in the narrow cave. The old man said proudly: "My name is Gu Yu, and I am currently the patriarch of the Wing Clan. ”

Xiao Yu thought about it carefully, and then said seriously: "I have never heard this name. ”

"If you've heard of it, then this clear water room is long gone. Gu Yu's words seemed to mean something.

Before Xiao Chu could ask in detail, a figure flashed outside the entrance of the cave, and another person slowly fell from the sky with his wings spread, but it was a young girl, sixteen or seventeen years old, with bright teeth and bright eyes, brown hair coiled behind her head, and her temples like wind and mist. She held a tray in her hand, stacked with oddly colored plasters and gauze. The wings behind her were snow-white, as if transparent, and her originally slender body looked even more petite under a pair of white wings.

Gu Yu took his wings behind him and said with a smile: "The person who saved you is here." This is my granddaughter, Gu Wanyi. ”