Chapter 11 Turbulent Times I
Standing in front of the Realm Lord again, I no longer have the original feeling of uneasiness in my heart, and now it is an indescribable meaning, I only feel that looking at the Realm Lord now, I have an inexplicable idea in my heart that I can accept him. Is it because he gave me away before leaving, or because I have experienced so many lives and deaths and feel that I should cherish the person in front of me.
"I heard you were wounded in battle?"
The Realm Lord bypassed the Wood Commander and Midnight and asked me directly. I looked around, there was really no one here, Commander Mu didn't play, did he suffer much injury in midnight, only my leg was contusion, and I was kicked heavily in the chest by the other party when I confronted Qi Xun before. He should have said it to me.
"Is your leg alright?" the Realm Lord asked again.
"Okay, okay. I replied with a look of astonishment.
Midnight turned his head slightly and glanced at me with his peripheral vision, this little action was only my attention. I knew what Midnight was trying to say, so I straightened up and replied again in the tone of a general's answer.
"If you return to the Realm Lord, my leg is already healed. This sentence is sonorous and powerful, and it is obviously the result that Midnight wants.
The Realm Lord smiled, withdrew his gaze, and said to the Commander Mu, "Is there something important this time?"
"Yes, it was already unexpected for the Que Demon Clan to attack my Guan Yunyu, I thought they were just trying to get something for a while, but this time it seems that we are thinking too simply. ”
The Realm Lord leaned back, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Oh? ”
"Yes, although we are trying to block the attack of the Xiuze Realm this time, this time we still have gains. On the way back, Li Sima of Dongyuan was attacked by a sneak attack, and looking at his wounds, it should be the work of the Que Demon Clan. ”
The Realm Lord sat up straight, then stood up, and he walked over to the Wood Commander's side, thinking carefully.
"How did you know that this was what the Que Demon Clan did? ”
"Midnight, you come. Commander Wood looked at Midnight.
Midnight made a gesture, and then said, "Yes, Commander." Realm Lord, when I was in Guan Yunyu before, I witnessed the people of the Que Demon Clan killing General Mu Luo, and this injury was exactly the same as the injury on General Mu Luo's body. But General Muluo immediately dispersed in the form of black smoke, but Li Sima's body was indeed intact. I'm afraid this is deliberately left for us by the people of the Que Demon Clan. ”
"No, it's not like that. ”
The source of the voice that everyone looked at was me. I clearly remember that the situation at that time was not what Midnight said at all, maybe Midnight said it to save time, but it was necessary for them to know the situation at that time, especially the Wood Commander.
"You say. Mu Tong said this sentence ahead of the realm lord.
"Yes. At that time, Mu Luo was not a wisp of black smoke that immediately turned into a wisp of black smoke at all, but he disappeared after he was injured for a long time, and even after Shahai left. And Mu Luo was in pain at that time, and black smoke was constantly emitting from the wound. ”
Commander Wood took a step forward, and then asked, "Are you sure?"
"Well, I'm sure, I can't make a mistake, I'll never forget that scene for the rest of my life. ”
Commander Mu suddenly closed his eyes in pain, and he took a deep breath before exhaling for a long time.
"It's got to this point, and it's irretrievable. "This is not what the realm lord said to the wood commander.
The Realm Lord continued, "Since Midnight and Chenchi have confirmed all of this together, it means that this is indeed the work of the Que Demon Clan, and it seems that they are already ready to move. ”
When there are no outsiders, the realm lord calls us by our first name, without a surname or title. I forget it, Midnight is also like this, it is enough to see Midnight's status in the heart of the realm lord.
Midnight seemed to think of something, and said: "Realm Lord, I have heard some points from General Qi of the Xiuze Realm, and this time the motivation of the Xiuze Realm and the Que Demon Clan is probably the same, both for that one thing." ”
"That thing? Looks like they all know it. The Realm Lord breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's how it should be. What should we do?"
The Realm Lord suddenly walked up to me, his mouth open, but he didn't answer Midnight, he must have wanted to say something to me. But I didn't even know what the "thing" they were talking about, how could I possibly say something at this time, and I certainly couldn't say what he asked.
The Realm Lord's hand rests on my shoulder, and since the armor has been removed, I can directly feel the temperature of the Realm Lord's palm. It was a warm temperature, not at all like the usual grandeur of the realm lord, it was completely the warmth of late spring and early summer, and little by little it penetrated my skin through the cotton cloth on my body. In the past, the domain leader never felt like this, and even though it was summer now, I didn't feel any difference in the slightest.
He put his hand down and said, "You all stand down, you have something to say to Yanchenchi." ”
Commander Wood and Midnight motioned to step back, leaving me alone. I was thinking, why don't you call me away too, I don't know anything here, what is there to talk about.
By midnight when they had already gone down, the Realm Lord spoke, "There are some things I think you should know. ”
"I just want to know what you mean by 'that thing'. ”
"What do you think?" the Lord of the Realm gave me a chance, and he knew I had the answer in my heart.
"It's Lan Yun, right, whether it's the Que Demon Clan or the Xiu Ze Realm, what they want is Lan Yun. ”
The Realm Lord's face suddenly became serious, he didn't answer my words, he just talked about his own business. But that's what I want to know.
I'm afraid that only the realm masters from all walks of life know about this matter, no, not even that much.
In ancient times, when the cultivation of gods and demons was fighting for Lan Yun, Lan Yun was accidentally thrown into the mortal world. Because of Lan Yun's departure, the Four Realms became chaotic, and fierce beasts from all sides frequently disturbed the human world. In desperation, the strangers from all sides began a journey to find Lan Yun. But among them, some people turned to look for Lan Yun for the Que Demon Clan because they were confused by the Que Demon Clan. And some of them have returned to the Gongshen clan, and even have descendants with the Gongshen clan.
It was in this that the legend about Lan Yun gradually formed, so that everyone broke their blood for Lan Yun's head. The war began, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the mourning was everywhere. Civilization is about to disperse, and in desperation, the cultivators sealed the cultivation of demons, and because their own power has been eliminated too much, they are about the heavens and hells, and there is no way to open the way, and there is no longer a connection between gods and people.
As a result, the world has returned to the peaceful stage, and Lan Yun has just become a legend.
But people in the world didn't know that Lan Yun had broken into several pieces before falling into the mortal realm, scattered in different places. According to legend, the Broken Spirit Realm has a piece, the Holy Maiden of the Que Demon Clan has a piece in her hand, and the top of the Pure Mountain in the Xiuze Realm also has a piece. The whereabouts of the rest are unknown, or they have long since turned into stars and dust scattered across the earth.
And the Xun clan is the descendants of the palace god clan and people, so only the Xun family can be the master of the Spirit Breaking Realm. The realm lord in front of me at this time, Xun Shi Yanze, his body is flowing with the blood of the palace god clan, and of course mine is the same.
"So where is that piece of Lan Yun fragment?" I asked after the Realm Lord finished talking about this truly complete legend.
"I don't know, there's no basis since ancient times, but the only thing I know is that there is a piece of Lan Yun here. This secret can only be known to the Realm Lord, and you are the only one other than the Realm Lord. ”
I swallowed, not knowing what he meant.
"I don't know where the Lan Yun fragment of the Que Demon Clan came from, but I know that the Que Demon Clan actually has two pieces, but one of them has become our Soul Breaking Realm. ”
"What do you mean by that?" I took a step back.
The eyes of the Realm Lord have been staring at me, so gentle and yet terrifying. As he watched, something flashed through my head, and I subconsciously grabbed the necklace around my neck.
At this time, the Realm Lord smiled with satisfaction.
"You mean, this is the Lan Yun shard, why should such an important thing be placed here with me, in a safe place, or just give it to Yan Sheng?"
The Realm Lord suppressed his smile and said, "Even if you take it, this is what your mother left you, and I have no right to control it." ”
"Isn't she dead?" I suddenly realized that I had said the wrong thing, how could I say that about my own mother.
However, the realm lord did not mind, he said: "Yes, she died because she attracted people who should not be brought in, and gave things that should not be given to people who should not be given. ”
Although it is not easy for people to understand his words when they go around and around, because I am one of them, I understand it at once. Because my mother led the realm lord to the place of the Que Demon Clan and handed him the fragment of Lan Yun, I was executed by the clansmen.
"I think I said the wrong thing. ”
"It's okay, you just say it, don't care about it. ”
The realm lord set up the necklace around my neck for me, straightened the Lan Yun fragment hanging on it, and said, "This is yours, you must keep it well, no one can show it, and don't say anything to others." In the future, the safety of this Soul Breaking Realm will be on you. ”
Looking at his series of actions, I nodded slightly and whispered in agreement. There has been a subtle change in our relationship, no longer awkward, more like an unspoken father-son relationship, but as if neither of us acknowledged the other.
As I was leaving, the Lord of the Realm stopped me.
"By the way, Yan Sheng knows who you are, with his character, you have to let him, he is an elder brother after all. I have time to meet Yanyu, he is the eldest brother, everything he says is, as a younger brother, you have to get along with the two elder brothers. ”
Although he said this to me, as if I wanted me to fit in, every word was for the sake of his two sons, for fear that I would have some conflicts with them because of their incompatible personalities. However, as one of his sons, I was not understood by him, how could he know that I had long been accustomed to being bullied coldly in Guan Yunyu, and I had long lost my character of being incompatible with others. But he didn't know after all.
After I went back, I said goodbye to Midnight's home, said goodbye to Mingxue, and of course said goodbye to Midnight. I was given a new place to live, a mansion that had been completed within a month of my departure, much better than Midnight, but less spectacular because it was low-key, but it was also very good for me.
Since I haven't arrived yet, the layout here is also basic, and the steward says that everything is up to me. I didn't say much, just moved in.
However, the old man who had just aged did not stop there, and kept asking this and that by my side, for fear of delaying a little. But also, this is the order of the realm lord to build, and they will not slack off.
"It's all simple, I don't care. ”
"Yes. ”
"You're here to do things in the future, aren't you, what are you doing?"
The old man bowed down and said, "The old slave is the steward here, and in the future, the old slave will be managed by the old slave alone, of course, the old slave is only managed, and other things are still done by the subordinates below." ”
"What's your last name. ”
"The old slave's surname is Hong. ”
"Then according to the rules, you should be called Uncle Hong. ”
The old man was frightened, and quickly bowed down again, and said, "The general is really lifting, the old slave was called Lao Hong by others when he was on an errand under the realm master before. If the general doesn't mind, just call Lao Slave Lao Hong. ”
"Okay, I'll call you Lao Hong. ”
Lao Hong straightened up and said, "General, the new clothes made for you have arrived, does the general want to look at them?"
"No need, I trust you. ”
"The subordinates who serve the general are still personally selected by the general, but now you want to meet them?"
"In the evening, now I'm going to go to the empty building, and I'll talk about it when I get back. ”
"Yes, General, you go slowly. ”
I was dressed in silk armor, which was my usual clothes, and it didn't serve the purpose of armor at all, but it was really good for us generals. At first, they offered me a black outfit, but I didn't accept it, black is only good for midnight. In the end, I chose the one with black fabric and vermilion trim.
I remember Midnight first wearing this when she had a red flower on her chest. Later, the dress was splashed with ink, and Midnight, who had always loved cleanliness, threw it away. Now that I'm wearing it, I shouldn't be seen to be inappropriate.
When I arrived at the empty building, I went straight to my room in the middle of the night. The door was ajar, leaving only a small gap. Looking through the gap, midnight sat on the desk facing the door, and someone else should be sitting next to it. Looking at Midnight's expression is not as dignified as before, she should be talking to someone she knows.
Without waiting for anyone to tell me, I pushed the door open and entered. Hearing the movement of the door opening, Midnight raised his head to look at me, and at this time there was also Jun Youxiao in the upper seat.
Midnight stared at my clothes, but didn't comment on anything, she said, "General Yan is here, really, why didn't you report it." ”
While scolding the people below, she asked me to sit down, and I didn't sit down with Jun Youxiao, but a table away from him. I ignored the tea handed over to me, and just said what I wanted to ask.
"When you were just talking, could I, a newcomer, listen to it?"
Jun Youxiao moistened his mouth with tea and said, "No, let's just talk about this battle, I heard that General Yan was injured." Just now I was thinking that everything was over, but now that General Yan came, there was something to talk about. ”
"What?"
Jun Youxiao looked at Midnight, then at me, and said, "This dress seems familiar." ”
"What do you want to say?"
"I remember wearing it once in the middle of the night, this one and that?"
Midnight had a cold face and said, "This silk cloth armor was only made for us by the Shangfu Bureau, of course it is the same." I'm not used to this look, so I just wear my black outfit, so I can't see the style. ”
"Well, I thought he picked you up. ”
Midnight's answer was just right, there was no deliberate cover-up, and there was no nervousness. It's me, I'm afraid that Jun Youxiao will know something. But then again, that dress was only worn once in the middle of the night, and it was not worn in front of Jun Youxiao in the middle of the night in private, but just this side, Jun Youxiao wrote it down deeply. It's just too much for me to bear.
"Yes, Midnight also has such a piece, since Midnight doesn't like to wear the same as others, then I won't wear it in the future. ”
"No need, you're still well-dressed, that one was thrown away by me a long time ago. This one of yours looks like it's new, so it's not a waste. ”
Jun Youxiao just smiled secretly below, ignoring our conversation at all. Midnight's eyes were a little relaxed that was difficult to see, was Midnight glad that we had passed the test? But Midnight shouldn't mind Jun Youxiao knowing so much, such as confidential things like the battle, you can talk to Jun Youxiao, it can be seen that Jun Youxiao and Midnight are not ordinary intimacy.
Jun Youxiao said suddenly: "Tomorrow, Lord Qiu, the daughter of Lord Qiu, is here, and you have to entertain you tomorrow at midnight." ”
"This kind of thing can be used in our Dongyuan, it doesn't seem to be right. We who are fighting wars are in charge of the affairs of the county lords. ”
"You don't know this, the county lord is not here to play. The county lord is here to see what our East Garden is like, because with your example at midnight, the county lord wants to come to our East Garden. Also, the county lord is about to come of age now, but he came here for one of us. ”
After that, Jun Youxiao looked at me and wanted to ask me something.
"General Yan, do you think Lord Qiu should come?
It was as if he was asking me.
"What are you talking about, Midnight is not my subordinate, and I am her subordinate. Should I give her time or should she give me time? ”
"Anyway, don't chase midnight tomorrow to ask anything. I'm going to check on some things in the city tomorrow, and I'll leave the affairs of Lord Qiu to you. I see my words have been brought to me, and it's time for me to go. By the way, General Yan will dress better tomorrow, and Lord Qiu is a beauty. ”
I patted him and said, "It's time to go." ”
Jun Youxiao smiled evilly and turned to leave.
After Jun Youxiao left, I walked to the side of Midnight and asked, "Does Jun Youxiao know something?"
"It's hard to say. By the way, why are you dressed the same today as I did that day? ”
Because of the weakness of my heart, I lied: "No, it's like you said, their clothes are made the same, how do I remember the clothes you wore when you came that day." ”
"You're lying. ”
I was shocked, and it seemed like Midnight would always know if I was telling the truth.
Seeing me like this at midnight, he smiled slightly, full of confidence.
"If you don't know, how can you remember that I wore the one I wore when I came here, why couldn't it be worn at other times. ”
"Well, I remember. But I really don't know why the clothes are the same. ”
Midnight's face suddenly sank, and he asked, "Chenchi, you really don't know why Lord Qiu came?"
"For your name. ”
Midnight didn't pay any attention to me, she just looked at my figure after I left, gloomy and sad.
To be honest, I don't know why everyone didn't look very good when they talked about Lord Qiu today. Everything will not be known until after Lord Qiu comes.