The Mangshan Mountain in the east of Wumangcheng has already turned autumn yellow.

The ripe five mangoes are loaded into the ox cart after basket - it is already time to harvest the five mangoes.

On the horizon, the sun, which was about to sink into the burning clouds, hung low on the west courtyard wall, and its last warmth came today.

The bare earthen walls, stubbornly dragging the few dead branches and yellow leaves, and the ravines on the walls silently tell their past.

There is a rare tranquility in the camp here.

The small courtyard sits in the north and faces south, and the east and west courtyard walls are pitiful.

The wooden planks of the door on the south side had corroded off large pieces at the corners, and they were lightly embedded in the south wall.

Under the east courtyard wall, there is a bamboo chaise longue, on which lies an old man who is plainly dressed but unusually neat.

He was immersed in the little sunlight left, holding a folding fan in one hand and casually gesturing with the other, stroking his beard, and was talking about something.

His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was enjoying the feeling.

In front of him, two teenagers sat cross-legged on the ground.

They listened attentively to the old master's narration, and when they heard the critical point, their bodies would lean forward or backward uncontrollably.

The older one is Su Wenlie, the son of Su Qinghe.

He was wearing a well-fitting black gown, his face was ruddy, and although his face was not very prominent, he also had good features.

His lips are red and his teeth are white, his eyes are bright, and he has a rich temperament that exudes from him.

At this time, he was staring at the old master with bright eyes.

The younger ones are Su Wenyan, Su Qing and his nephew.

He was wrapped in a linen robe and a brocade coat, and his face was slightly grayish.

There was some cowardice and curiosity in his small eyes.

I will look at the old master for a while, and Su Wenlie for a while.

From time to time, he pinched his nose with his fingers, and his thin lips were shallowly pursed, looking a little shy.

Outside the small courtyard, you can occasionally hear the old master saying something like "Cultivating the Nine Realms of Truth", "Yin Soul Devouring Bones", "Lotus Breaking Ten Thousand Filth", "Taoist Stunts" and so on, and the tone fluctuates with the development of the plot, but it is not true.

This is the south of Wumangcheng, a private area.

Around the small courtyard, there are dilapidated courtyards standing in a mess.

Almost every courtyard is this kind of low civil engineering house, and the courtyard walls are all made of mud, and it has become like this over time.

But these courtyards, in the afterglow of the sunset, have a unique style.

It's a pity that the sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

After only a few rounds, the sun on the west was completely gone.

After talking about one place and listening to the next decomposition, looking at the two people who were still unsatisfied, the old master said happily: "Two little princes Su, it's not early today, you better go home quickly!"

"Ahh

The two children were shocked when they heard this, raised their eyes to the sky, and quickly jumped up.

After patting and beating for a while, Su Wenlie pulled Su Wenyan and bowed to the old master together.

"Grandpa Qin's story is really wonderful, Wen Yan and I will go back today and have to fight again. ”

Su Wenyan next to him lowered his head, stunned when he heard the words, and looked a little afraid.

"You kid, are you blaming or are you currying favor with grandpa? Go back quickly, if it's too late, your little aunt will come to the door, hehe! Don't worry, the master is just joking, haha, go back quickly." ”

The old master stood up, looked at the two brothers with an unfathomable expression, and smiled.

"Ahh......h

Su Wenlie suddenly seemed to have been struck by lightning, lowered his head and turned around, and pulled Su Wenyan's arm.

"Wen Yan, let's go home. ”

After speaking, he once again bowed to the old master and bowed.

"Goodbye, Grandpa Qin. ”

Grandpa Qin nodded, just smiling silently.

The excitement of the day was taken out like this.

Thinking of his little mother-in-law, Su Wenlie was panicked for a while.

Originally, they also grew up in a small piece, but when they grew up, some people suddenly surpassed others.

Not only the figure, but even the strength and martial arts have to crush a lot of friends, such as the "little aunt" in their own house.

Her name is Liu Huanyue, and she is the pearl of the Eagle Strike Regiment Liu joining the army.

Because the two families lived in Chaotian Camp in the north of the city, they had regular contacts, and later at a banquet, the city lord was the matchmaker during the conversation, and the Su family climbed into this family business.

The only son of the Su family's main lineage, and the only daughter of the Eagle Strike Regiment Liu joined the army, they are not high, they are all polite to each other.

"Grandpa Qin doesn't leave the hospital all day long, how can he know about Brother Lie and Sister Yue?"

Su Wenyan followed behind Su Wenlie, trotting, still muttering in his mouth.

Su Wenlie walked in front, he didn't hear what Su Wenyan was muttering there, he cautiously stretched out his hand, and was about to open the shocking courtyard door.

Outside the door, under the reflection of the fiery red sky, the two children were nervous, and as soon as they stepped out of the courtyard door with half a foot, they heard a chaotic sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

"Pedal Pedal Pedal ...... Dodge dodge, dodge dodge...... Stampede, stomped, stomped".

In an instant, the sound of horses' hooves passed by the gate of the courtyard and flew away.

Su Wenlie saw clearly, it was several war horses, and the knights were all holding weapons.

The figures they passed by, although vague, Su Wenlie still recognized it, it was the border guards, not the city guards.

Now in this season of harvesting five mangoes, there is no extremely urgent report, and the border guards do not dare to move lightly, so as not to cause panic.

After all, this is the border town of Lu State.

Fifty miles west of Wumangcheng is the border guard camp.

These border guard generals, holding weapons, ran all the way to the east city gate, leaving behind chickens and dogs jumping in one place.

The oxen and horse-drawn carts, which were slowly regaining calm, reloaded cartloads of five mangoes, slowly drove towards the city.

This mess made Su Wenlie have an extremely bad premonition.

His instincts told him that something big seemed to be happening.

"Grandpa Qin, take care!" Turning around and saying hello to Grandpa Qin again, Su Wenlie grabbed Su Wenyan's arm and hurried to the direction of home.

In the territory of Mangshan, the specialty of five mangoes, the Su family alone accounted for fifty percent of the shipments in a year, and then it occupied the name of the special supply to the palace, which can be regarded as famous.

Along the way, most of the oxen and horse-drawn carts were headed for the Su family's storage yard.

Su Wenlie and the others didn't dare to stay at all, so they just hurried forward.

By the time they arrived at the Su family's compound, the sky had already darkened.

Before he got close to Su Mansion, Su Wenlie felt the oppression of the atmosphere.

Outside the door of the house, it is usually just a symbolic table and a gatehouse.

And today, from a distance, I saw the four figures standing outside the door, but they were dressed as nurses.

To make matters worse, when they couldn't see their faces clearly, they put their hands on their weapons in unison - a frightening sign.

Su Wenlie couldn't help but wonder what had happened to make the Su family so nervous.

After the nurses saw clearly that it was Su Wenlie and the others, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and their bodies relaxed a little.

The nursing master who took the lead greeted him.

"Two young masters, you are finally back! hurry up and go in, the old men and ladies are in a hurry. ”

When Su Wenlie heard this, he immediately asked, "Master Li, what happened?"

Li Huyuan shook his head and said: "The young master should go and ask the master, the little one is not clear, I just heard the master say that it will be too peaceful, let us cheer up and guard the mansion." ”

"I understand, Master Li is hard, and several masters are hard. ”

Su Wenlie knew that he couldn't ask anything famous, so he nodded to several nurses, and hurriedly took Su Wenyan into the house.

At this time, in the courtyard of the Su Mansion, the lamp had just been turned on.

The main mansion hall has retired all the subordinates.

Father Su Qinghe faced the door and sat on the main seat without saying a word.

Mother Su Song sat in the second seat, with a sad face, and stopped talking several times.

Su Qinghe glanced up at her and said in a low voice: "Now that the matter is now, it is impossible to clear the relationship." ”

"You and I don't have to think about it, so that it is possible to protect Xiao Lie, as for the branch vein, how many can be protected, I have already said it myself. ”

In just a few words, it reveals too much unwillingness.

Su Song nodded silently, stood up without saying a word, and turned around to leave.

But I heard Su Qinghe suddenly ask her: "Do you regret marrying me?"

When Su Song heard this, his body couldn't help but tremble, his shoulders shrugged slightly, and his tears could no longer be controlled.

She lowered her head, turned her back to Su Qinghe, endured her grief, and read word by word: "No regrets!"

As if having made up his mind, Su Song took a step, soft and firm.

Sitting in the bright hall, I couldn't see the courtyard at night.

It was already night so soon.

"Come in. ”

Su Qinghe said to the vague courtyard.

Su Wenlie was a little uneasy.

He walked in from the shadow wall, anxiety written all over his face.

After greeting his father, he looked puzzled, looked at Su Qinghe and said, "Dad, what happened?"

Standing in the middle of the hall, his mind was still replaying the clips after he came in from outside the house.

Su Wenlie, who stepped into the courtyard of the main house, just bypassed the shadow wall and saw his mother crying.

It's just that he stood a little far away and never heard the conversation of his parents.

At that time, his mother lowered her head and did not see him by the shadow wall.

But his father waved his hand at him and motioned for him to go out first.

He just stood in place stupidly, standing by the shadow wall in a daze, looking at his mother and crying, very distressed.

It wasn't until the moment her mother walked out of the door that she saw Su Wenlie by the shadow wall.

She paused, turned her head to wipe away her tears, and then walked towards Su Wenlie.

Wen Lie, they have grown to be as tall as her, it's good.

The mother's face was relieved, but there was too much reluctance.

She is a gentle and silent woman, but she has a pair of dexterous and expressive eyes.

She looked at Wen Lie carefully, raised her arms, and hugged him softly—something she hadn't done since Su Wenlie entered Mengxue.

He entered Mongolia at the age of four, and now he is 12 years old.

Su Wenlie almost forgot that leaning on his mother's arms was so warm.

Her mother was born in the Song River Valley and was a scholarly family.

Being close to the mother will bring people a faint fragrance of painting and ink, which makes people quiet and nostalgic.

It's a taste that's been etched into his memory since he was young, and it still is.

While he was still drunk, his mother left without saying a word.

At this moment, he recalled the communication between his parents, as well as his mother's abnormality just now, Su Wenlie was suddenly scared.

seemed to understand Su Wenlie's mood, and his father whispered comfortingly.

"Don't be afraid, women are timid and can't stand things. ”

He waved his hand and motioned for Su Wenlie to sit down.

Su Wenlie sat on the chair, but he was sitting on pins and needles.

His hands, which had nowhere to put them, unconsciously touched his thighs and rubbed against the armrests.

"Wen Lie, promise my father one thing. ”

Su Qinghe is a Chinese face, and in his early years, he often traveled back and forth between the capital and Wumang City, and his face had a frosty look just after his first year.

Usually he looks kind and angry, but when his face is serious, the sharpness of his eyes can make the people who face him immediately lose three points.

Compared with a businessman, his serious bearing is no different from that of the high-ranking city lord.

At this time, he lowered his head slightly, but did not look at Su Wenlie.

"Dad, you say. ”

Su Wenlie felt that maybe the truth was about to be revealed, but his mood calmed down.

Su Qinghe heard the calmness in Su Wenlie's tone, raised his head to look at Su Wenlie, and nodded secretly.

"Tell my dad first, on the side of the branch, it should be Wenyan and you who can best get along all the way, right?"

"Yes, Dad. ”

Su Wenlie thought about it, and then thought about the other cousins in the other branches of the family.

continued: "Although the other brothers also play together, relatively speaking, they are the most cordial when they are with Brother Wenyan. ”

Hearing this, Su Qinghe looked at the shadows of the trees in the courtyard that were blown by the autumn wind and swayed.

"Wen Yan, this kid, although he is a little cowardly and almost a little resolute, is loyal and honest in everything, and he seems to be wooden but actually has wit, and he is also a good seedling. ”

After pondering for a moment, Su Qinghe continued: "Promise to be a father, wait for your sixth uncle to come, you and Wen Yan will follow him obediently, don't think too much." If you're lucky enough to escape, don't seek revenge......"

Before Su Qinghe's words fell, he heard footsteps from the other side of the shadow wall.

Su Wenlie turned his head to look and found that it was the sixth uncle, who led Su Wenyan to walk quickly.

Unlike in the past, the sixth uncle wore a long sword at his waist tonight.

Wen Yan followed behind, with a cloth bag tied around his shoulder.

Seeing the two of them, Su Qinghe stood up, and while calling "come here" to Su Wenlie, he took out a palm-sized purse from his shirt.

Su Wenlie walked in front of his father, and his father's words still echoed in his mind, "If you are lucky, you can escape."

This reminded him of the team of border guards he saw with his own eyes not long ago.

Su Qinghe stretched out his hand and stuffed the purse into the sixth uncle's hand.

He continued to say to Wen Lie: "Your sixth uncle refused to do business in his early years, and he wandered around Mangshan, although he was scolded a lot by your grandfather, he also learned some real skills. This purse is full of trivial silver, and if you escape, you will not get into trouble with it. ”

After a pause, he turned his head and said solemnly to the sixth uncle: "Qingyang, from now on, you are the head of the Su family, if you can't do anything tonight, you must remember to let go of everything and get out of the city as soon as possible......"

"Big Brother ......"

Su Qingyang interrupted Su Qinghe just as soon as he spoke, and was about to continue.

saw Su Qinghe wave his hand and continued: "Qingyang, listen to me, one person who can escape is one person, even if you are the only one who can escape if necessary, there is no need to hesitate." ”

"As for the thing that was handed over to you, according to the word of mouth of the ancestors, it was a magic weapon that was gifted to the Su family by a great cultivator. It should be a token, and you can take refuge by carrying the magic weapon to the powerful sect. ”

"Before Da Neng left, he said that the person who went must be my Su family's disciples, otherwise, it would be useless to carry that magic weapon. Among our brothers, you are the only one with martial arts, and at such a time of escape, the Su clan can only entrust it to you. ”

The sect that Su Qinghe said in his mouth belonged to the existence of the transcendent realm in this Heavenly Star Continent - the Xiuzhen Sect.

According to ancestral legends, the Su family also had the power to cultivate the truth, but then somehow there was no information.

The descendants of the Su family also tried to find the information of the great power of cultivation, but after all, the time was long, and they did not dare to blatantly take out the jade key, and in the end they found nothing, so they could only give up.

The only thing they knew was that in the territory of the Lu Kingdom, headed by the Taiyi Sect of the Protector Sect, there were more than ten large and small cultivation sects.

It is the existence of these sects that sets off an earth-shattering wave every time in the land of Lu, showing the terrifying energy of the cultivators.

Su Qinghe patted Su Qingyang's shoulder and continued: "That sect is called Fang Ge, this is all that the eldest brother knows. From now on, you are no longer just you, Su Qingyang. You have to put it down when it's time to put it down, you know?"

"Let's go, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave if it's late. ”

Su Qingyang's eyes were red, and when he heard the words, he was ruthless, and stuffed his purse into his shirt. He quickly stretched out his arm, pulled up a nephew on the left and right, turned around and left.

Su Wenlie was still stunned, he didn't come back from his father's words.

Su Wenyan didn't say a word from beginning to end.

When he walked to the position of the shadow wall, Su Wenlie seemed to suddenly wake up, turned his head vigorously, and looked at his father.

"Dad, I'm not leaving. ”

However, only a stern gaze was available to him.

"Brother Lie......"

Su Wenyan silently shouted in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

In this way, he was pulled to the back door of the Su Mansion, and Su Qingyang stuffed him into the prepared ox cart.

Su Wenlie, who was still struggling, couldn't break free, so he could only ask sadly: "Sixth uncle, what happened? Why should we leave?"

Su Qingyang kept his hands on it, suppressed Su Wenlie with one hand, tied the reins with the other, and shouted in his mouth, letting the ox cart walk.

"Wen Lie, Wen Yan, our Su family suffered this catastrophe, and we couldn't help ourselves. The sixth uncle is incompetent, and now he can only use this little ability to protect the two of you out of the city, if you can get out of this great difficulty, the sixth uncle will tell you in detail in the future, if not, it is useless to say more at this time. ”

Su Qingyang saw that Su Wenlie was no longer struggling, and the strength in his hands relaxed slightly, and continued: "Listen to me quietly, your father and uncle have made all these arrangements so that you can live. ”

"They are asking you to pass on the Su family on their behalf, this is the mission of our Su family men, the blood flowing in our bodies, the obligations given to us, and we can't escape. ”

"Maybe you don't understand it now, just remember what I said, and if you do, you will understand it slowly. If you accidentally get separated, you have to find a way to meet at the mountain temple at the foot of Mangshan. Remember, now let's go out of the city first, you two stay quiet, don't come out without my call. ”

"Got it, Uncle Six. Su Wenyan on the side pulled Su Wenlie and asked him to swallow the words on his lips.

He didn't want to go either.

But the sixth uncle suddenly appeared in front of him today, and without saying anything, he took him to see his parents for the last time, and in the painful eyes of his parents, he just read some unusual meaning, and was pulled by the sixth uncle and went to the main house.

He is like a puppeteer, watching things develop step by step, and he is dragged by the sixth uncle step by step.

Today's running away from home in a daze made him extremely confused, and he really couldn't think of what kind of situation the Su family had fallen into, and he was about to be kicked out of the house to flee for his life.

Before he could say goodbye to his parents, he shouted again in person.

"Dad, mother. ”

Su Qingyang was anxious and drove the ox cart, but he didn't dare to be too eager.

Along the way, there were hardly any pedestrians in the Chaotian camp, and it seemed quieter than usual.

Su Qingyang turned his head to look around, but he didn't find anything abnormal, and he couldn't help but quietly draw his sword in his hand and raise his vigilance.

It is different from the other battalions in Wumang City.

On the periphery of this area, there is an outer wall that is not found in other areas, which encloses Chaotian Camp into a huge dock fort.

Although it was quiet in the past, there were always some patrolling city guards, and today they were about to march to the gate of Chaotian Camp, but they did not see a single one.

The quiet streets, except for a barely visible carriage ahead, were left with only this ox cart moving forward slowly.

You can still hear the sound of cars and horses coming from the direction of Nancheng in the distance.

In the sky, dark clouds quietly obscured the bright moon.

At night, the wind rose.