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"Returning to Shangjing is a dead end!" Shangguan Xiu felt that he had said clearly enough just now, why couldn't Cheng Qi understand?

He said with a straight face: "The new monarch does not trust the Duwei Mansion who is loyal to the first emperor, and if he wants to replace all the people in the Duwei Mansion, replace them with her henchmen, and return to Shangjing, he can only end up being given death! This time, you are trapped in Phoenix Mountain, and you can take the opportunity to cheat your death, hide your name, and escape this catastrophe......

Without waiting for him to finish, Cheng Qi said: "That's why I want you to take my subordinates away!"

"Then you ......"

"They can go, but I can't go, my home is in Shangjing, my glory is also in Shangjing, even if I die, I will die in Shangjing with dignity, and die with my colleagues and brothers, this is my life, and it is also the life of my Cheng family." ”

As he spoke, Cheng Qi looked at Hua Die and the others and said, "But you are different, you are all orphans, you have no family responsibilities, and you have nothing to worry about in Shangjing, follow Shangguan Xiu to Zhenjun." In this catastrophe, enough people have died in Duwei Mansion, and there is no need for you to risk your lives in vain. ”

While speaking, Cheng Qi staggered to his feet, facing the direction of Shangjing, kneeling on his knees and kowtowing forward.

Of course, he did not worship the new monarch, but the first emperor.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Weichen is willing to go on the road with Your Majesty. For hundreds of years, the Cheng family has only had heroes who shed their last drop of blood for the great wind, and there have never been deserters who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and Cheng Qi is no exception. ”

Looking at Cheng Qi who was kowtowing in the direction of Shangjing, Hua Die and the others were all in tears, and Shangguan Xiu, Luo Ren and others were also moved, and their eyes were red.

"I'm willing to go back to Beijing with my lord!" Hua Die and the others knelt down behind Cheng Qi's back, bursting into tears.

Cheng Qi slowly stood up, looked at Shangguan Xiu, and then looked back at the five Hua Butterfly, and said in a deep voice: "This official will now remove you from the Duwei Mansion, from now on, you will no longer be a subordinate of the official, and the nickname you will wait in the Duwei Mansion will be abolished." Zhan Xiong, Hao Shu, Sui Tangjing, Shao Han, Qin Chuan, this is your new name. ”

"Your Excellency—"

The five of them kowtowed forward in unison, already crying silently.

Cheng Qi's nose was sour, tears almost burst out of his eyes, he quickly bent down, picked up his sword, and said to Shangguan Xiu: "Shangguan Xiu, this official only asks you for one thing, I hope you will treat them well in the future......" After speaking, he turned around and walked out.

"My lord!" all the butterflies stood up in unison, trying to chase out of the hall. Cheng Qi put the saber across his neck in his hand, and said without looking back as he walked out: "If you take a step further, you will force this official to death!"

Everyone rushed to the door of the main hall and stopped in unison, looking at Cheng Qi's back as he walked out of the mountain temple with teary eyes.

Shangguan Xiu didn't chase after him, he straightened the clothes on his body, arched his hand, and gave a deep salute to Cheng Qi's back.

In the past, Cheng Qi was a prominent and high-ranking official in his mind, but now, he really admires it in his heart.

Of course, you can say that Cheng Qi is foolish and loyal, but the Wind Country was established by thousands of 'foolish and loyal' people like Cheng Qi.

Seeing Cheng Qi walk away, Cao Lei let out a long sigh, he turned his gaze, looked at Hua Die and the others, squeezed out a smile, and said: "You adults have all said, you will all follow Brother Xiu in the future! Brother Xiu's current official position is battalion captain, we were the first to follow Brother Xiu, so naturally we have to be the chief (in charge of 100 people), you have to be below us, you can only be the chief (in charge of 10 people)!"

Hua Die and the others were in grief, and suddenly heard Cao Lei's 'cool words', and everyone looked at him in unison, if the eyes could kill, now Cao Lei had holes all over his body.

Cao Lei just wanted to ease the atmosphere, but at this time, he was startled by their fierce gaze, and involuntarily hid from Shangguan Xiu's side, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing? You still think you are the Duwei Mansion? Didn't you hear, Lord Cheng removed you just now!"

"You're fucking!" roared, and bent down to pick up a spear from the ground, gesturing to slash at Cao Lei.

Shangguan Xiu first glared at Cao Lei, then waved his hand at the angry claw, and said, "Da Lei is straightforward and quick to talk and laugh, but there is no malice in his heart. As he spoke, he changed his words and asked, "Are you willing to go to Zhenjun with me?" If you don't want to, it doesn't matter, after all, it's too bitter there......

"I do. Without waiting for others to speak, Flower Butterfly said.

"Butterfly, you ......"

"Lord Dutong chose to sacrifice because we want to live well, and we can't live up to Lord Dutong's kindness! In the huge world, there is no place for us now, and only by going to Zhenjun, who doesn't care about the imperial court, will we have a way to live. Hua Die said quietly, after a pause, she said again: "In the future, my name will be Sui Tangjing, don't call me Hua Die again!"

Hua Die's statement, angrily paw looked at her in a daze, slowly put down the spear in his hand, he sighed, intervened in Shangguan Xiu, and said: "Zhan Xiong is willing to follow the adult and follow the work of dogs and horses!"

The iron monkey who changed his name to Hao Chop and the other two big men Shao Han and Qin Chuan also intervened one after another, and said in unison: "Hao Chop (Shao Han and Qin Chuan) is willing to follow the adult!"

Shangguan Xiu risked disobeying the holy decree and ran to Phoenix Mountain to save Cheng Qi and others, his purpose was just to repay his kindness, but he didn't expect to end up accepting Zhan Xiong, Hao Shu, Sui Tangjing, Shao Han, and Qin Chuan, the five secret agents of the Duwei Mansion.

Their joining has undoubtedly raised the strength of Shangguan Xiu's small group by several notches. The five of them are not only as powerful as Lingwu, but they are all from the Duwei Mansion, and their knowledge and experience are much higher than those of Shangguan Xiu and others.

The five Luo Ren plus the five Zhan Xiong, the ten of them already formed the core skeleton of a group. The five Luo Ren are all from the Imperial Lingwu Academy, except for Jia Caixuan, the other four have participated in anti-aristocratic gatherings, and there is a factor of dissatisfaction with the nobility in their bones, and the five Zhan Xiong are all from the Duwei Mansion, they have no feelings for the aristocracy, but they absolutely hate the traitorous party, and the rejection of the traitorous party is also imprinted in their bones.

Therefore, in the group headed by Shangguan Xiu, there are two sides by nature, one side is anti-aristocracy, and the other side is against the party, which has also become one of the reasons why Shangguan Xiu's decision-making is always wavering.

Shangguan Xiu thought that he was sent back to Zhenjun, and his dream was shattered, but now, there is a fire burning in his heart, not only does he no longer feel that his dream has been broken, but he feels that his life is full of hope, and his future journey has just begun.

Although he wants money or not, a title or not, and an official position or not, he has a treasure that others can't think of, that is, talent.

As long as there are people, there is nothing he can't do, and as long as there are people, there is no difficulty that can stump him.

With the indefatigability of the five Luo Ren and the refuge of the five Zhan Xiong, Shangguan Xiu's ambition has returned.

He walked out of the mountain temple and stood on the edge of the top of the mountain, looking in the direction of Shangjing, a pair of eagle eyes flashed with an aggressive light.

This is not the end, just the beginning.

Everything he lost in Shangjing, he will definitely get it back in the future, and he will get it back even harder.

Tang Ling can indeed easily deprive him of everything now, but he also secretly swore in his heart not to let himself seize the opportunity, once he let himself get the opportunity, he will also take away all of Tang Ling, and return today's shame to her doubly.

Zhenjun, the place where 'ten miles of land and nine miles of sand, and one mile and eight points of blindness', Shangguan Xiu came out from there, and now he is back there, the interesting thing is that he came out full of hope, and when he came back, he was also full of hope, but he was full of ambition.

(End of Volume 1)

Author's Note:

Keep an eye out for Volume 2: 'The Rise of the Upstarts'.