CHAPTER XXXV
() Suger, outside the South City Gate.
The flow of people who flocked out and helped the old and the young "blocked" the entire road.
After nearly a day and a night of rushing and rushing, Li Yuxuan and his party finally arrived at Sugar, the largest city in the northern part of the kingdom, on the fifth day after leaving Kefield.
But to the surprise of Li Yuxuan and others, at this moment, they were being crowded on the side of the road by the flow of people pouring out of the city, unable to advance or retreat. And the guards at the city gate in the distance seemed to be dozing, ignoring the chaotic situation in front of them, and their attitude was even more incomprehensible.
Li Yuyang casually grabbed an old man in a hurry, wanting to inquire about what was going on. Who knew that the old man looked back and glared, as if he was going to eat himself, Li Yuyang couldn't help but let go of the hand that grabbed the old man. Li Qiu, who was behind him, casually took out a silver coin and threw it to the old man in front of him. The old man who was originally full of Tang Xushuang immediately put on a smiling face after picking up the silver coins that fell in front of him on the ground.
"Is something going on? So many people are in a hurry, what is this for?"
Tang Xu had his signature smile of "heartthrob" on his face, which provoked Li Yuyang next to him to say a sentence that made people vomit:
"Shemale!"
Tang Xu, who was the person concerned, didn't react, but just glanced back at Li Yuyang, and the smile on his face was even worse. Li Yuyang, who has been a brother for many years, knew very well what idea he had in his heart, and hurriedly reined in to "retreat". Tang Xu was obviously very satisfied with Li Yuyang's reaction, and turned his head back to face the old man standing in front of the horse at the moment.
"Atterbury's army is coming, we're on the run!Boy, get out of here, don't linger here!"
As he spoke, he carefully put away the silver coin and followed the flow of people to the south.
What to do?
Everyone had doubts on their faces, and their eyes converged on Li Yuxuan, obviously everyone was waiting for Li Yuxuan's decision.
Li Yuxuan didn't seem to be affected, he got off the "Snow Dragon Horse" and squeezed in the direction of the city gate, and the other three people immediately dismounted when they saw it, and followed closely behind.
Mixed in with a large group of people fleeing for their lives, and contrary to the others, many people's eyes stayed on Li Yuxuan and the four of them for a moment, but they immediately buried themselves on the road. After all, for ordinary people, the most important thing at the moment is to escape the catastrophe of this war. But will they really be able to get away with it? God knows, I'm afraid.
Although Li Yuxuan was not surprised on the surface, the shock in his heart was definitely not smaller than that of others.
It is clear that the Atterbury Army has captured Bollinger Pass, which is known as the first Xiongguan in the south. Although he rushed here day and night, he was still half a move short of chess, and he was a beat slower. After losing the geographical advantage, how could he still defeat Atterbury's army? With such a question, Li Yuxuan crossed the southern gate of Suger and entered Suger.
Things were not much better inside the city than outside the city, and the whole city was clearly in an atmosphere that bordered on madness. There was a rush of people on every street, and there was no second expression on everyone's face except panic. Six or seven floors of the ten households in the city have been empty, and the rest are also packing up their things and preparing to flee south.
The four of them finally squeezed through a street and turned into an alley, and immediately two young men came up and knelt down on one knee: "Young master, General Li Fang has been waiting in front for a long time!"
Li Yuxuan raised his hand and motioned for them to get up. The two young men got up and took the reins from Li Yuxuan's hand, led the horse in front to lead the way, and the group turned into a high-rise compound located deep in the alley.
Stepping through the courtyard gate, the two young men immediately closed the door behind everyone, and in front of everyone was a patio of more than 20 square meters.
Li Yuxuan didn't say a word, took the lead across the patio, and sat down at the top place, while the other three also stood on both sides.
Li Yuxuan glanced at the dozen or so generals under the seat, and was about to ask about the latest battle situation on the front line, but he didn't expect Li Fang, who had always adhered to his duty, to speak first.
"Young master, the old master has arrived in Suger three days ago, and he is in the Su Mansion at the moment, and he instructs his subordinates to invite the young master to come over when they see the young master, and there are important matters to discuss. ”
As he spoke, he took out two things from himself and presented them on the table in front of Li Yuxuan. One is the black dragon talisman of the "Black Dragon Knights", and the other is a gold medal talisman engraved with the word "Su", which is undoubtedly a voucher for entering and leaving the Su Mansion.
"Father?"
Li Yuxuan showed the only expression of surprise after entering the city. After being convinced that Li Xia, who was indeed a father, was in Su Mansion at the moment, Li Yuxuan immediately got up.
"Tang Xu, Yu Yang, you come with me, second uncle, you stay with General Li Fang to analyze the current situation, and I will get a comprehensive and detailed report on the war in the north in the past few days when I come back. ”
After Li Yuxuan and his entourage learned the specific location of the Su Mansion from Li Fang's mouth, they were already standing in front of the Su Mansion for a while. The soldiers guarding the gate had apparently been ordered to immediately prevent the three from entering the house. After Li Yuxuan took out the gold medal in his arms, he went in to inform the housekeeper.
Not long after, an old man in his fifties hurriedly came under the leadership of a soldier guarding the gate just now, and his expression was extremely flustered. After making sure that it was the three teenagers in front of him who were holding the gold medal and asking to enter the house, he hurriedly asked:
"Who among you is Li Yuxuan, Young Master Yuxuan?"
Li Yuxuan took a step forward and bowed slightly to the old man in front of him.
"What about these two?"
The old man pointed to Tang Xu and Li Yuyang behind Li Yuxuan.
"They are from the Li clan. Li Yuxuan obviously didn't want to explain more.
The old butler nodded, and then led the three of them all the way through the hall to the door of an inner room.
Gently pushed open the door and said, "Young Master Yuxuan, please!"
Li Yuxuan stepped into the inner hall, and Tang Xu and Li Yuyang also wanted to follow up together, but they were stopped by the old housekeeper reaching out.
Li Yuxuan looked back, and then motioned for the two to wait outside the door, and walked into the inner hall alone. And the old housekeeper didn't follow up, he closed the lintel after Li Yuxuan entered, and stood aside, without the slightest intention of walking away, as if he was spying on Tang Xu and Li Yuyang.
The two of them only pretended not to see it, and closed their eyes to recuperate, after all, they had been on the road day and night for the past few days, and neither of them had a good night's sleep.
Turning the screen outside, the first thing that caught Li Yuxuan's attention was Li Xia, who was standing beside the bed at the moment, wearing a green shirt.
It's been three years, and it's been three years since my father left me! Although my heart was full of excitement, my expression had not changed at all. Only the slightly trembling body and clenched fists showed the change in his inner mood.
It's been three years! I didn't expect this kid's momentum to become so strong, even as a father, I couldn't have imagined it.
At this moment, Li Xia, who was facing the bed, was obviously aware of the faint fighting spirit coming from behind him, and it was mixed with a trace of the king's domineering aura that even Li Xia didn't know very well.
Turning around quietly, the three years of separation made Li Yuxuan, who was originally only up to his shoulders, make up for it with the rapid growth unique to a teenager, and now Li Yuxuan is no longer a teenager who frequently looks up at him, but a man who is at the same level as himself.
Although he has grown a lot, his outfit has not changed at all. A pair of black hair tied behind him, a black-brown samurai robe, the only thing that changed was the Panlong Ancient Sword that he was carrying nearly five feet behind him. Even if you are as well-informed as Li Xia, you can't tell what kind of sword it is at once. But there is no doubt that the kind of domineering aura exuded by his son complements this sword.
Li Xia waved his hand lightly and motioned for Li Yuxuan to walk to his side, although neither of them said a word, but the fusion of each other's eyes was undoubtedly full of the vein and affection between father and son.
Li Yuxuan walked to his father's side, Li Xia clearly found that some of the subtle movements that his son had shown out of excitement had disappeared without a trace in just a few steps, it seemed that in terms of affection, Li Yuxuan already had the level of an excellent lord.
It wasn't until he stood beside his father that Li Yuxuan withdrew his gaze from his father and began to look around.
The first thing that caught my eye was the frail old man on the bed, and it seemed that the torture of illness had brought his life to the point of running out of oil. And a woman in a green shirt next to the old man's bed, although she didn't see her face, the youth and vitality exuded from her body just formed a sharp contrast with the old man's old age.
"Summer. The old man lying on the bed suddenly stretched out a hand and pointed at Li Yuxuan tremblingly, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Li Xia immediately bent over to hold the old man's hand, nodded silently, and his eyes showed deep pain.
"Okay, it's exactly the same as my brother back then!"
The old man said this with great difficulty, and gasped for breath several times in the middle.
After speaking, the other hand reached out to the young girl who was already kneeling on the ground.
"Daddy!" the girl quickly took the old man's hand and said in a sad voice, "Don't leave your daughter!"
Just as the girl spoke, the old man closed his eyes forever.
"Daddy!"
The voice was miserable and full of despair, and the girl fainted to the ground. Li Xia held the old man's hand tightly with both hands and rested his head on it.
Li Yuxuan, who had never seen his father cry, noticed tears slipping down the corners of his father's eyes for the first time.