Chapter 221: The North Underworld
"Father, why are you?" Bei Qiufeng stood on the shore of the lake, looking solemnly at the Bei Liang King Bei Batian, who was fishing.
Half an hour ago, Xu Changfeng was besieged by the forces of the Liu family and the Jiang family, and the soldiers of the Northern Wangfu sent by his father quietly lurked on the sidelines and watched, until Xie Liuyun made a move, and they left.
"Since you have promised to save Xu Changfeng's life, why do you want to go back on your word? If Xie Yunliu hadn't arrived in time, would you really want Xu Changfeng to be taken away by the Liu Sealing Knife under his nose?"
"If Xu Changfeng can escape this catastrophe, there is no need for us to tear our faces with the Liu family, if he is destined to be planted in the hands of the Liu family, even if I make a move, it will be useless. Let me ask you, what can he bring to Beiliang Wangfu with Xu Changfeng?" There was occasional snow in the sky, and the surface of the lake was covered with a layer of white.
"He is Mr. Qin's disciple, and besides, he has been kind to me at the Star Meeting, isn't this enough?" This will make Xu Changfeng feel that he himself is a person who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge.
"Mr. Qin's disciple is certainly valuable, but this is the northern land, not Chang'an. The kindness at the Star Meeting is indeed important, but it doesn't mean that you can't repay the favor in other ways. You feel guilty, but he should be grateful to you. If you hadn't lured Liu Ye away that day, none of you would have thought about getting benefits. Beiba Tian said flatly, as if these words had been brewing in his heart for a long time.
Bei Qiufeng couldn't help but recall that day, after he led Liu Ye away, he was indeed besieged by the pursuing soldiers. Fortunately, the spies planted by his father on the road had already transmitted the information back to the Beiliang Palace, so while being trapped, the Beiliang army also happened to arrive and rescued him, Zimo and others. Because he had to give King Beiliang a face, this matter was over, but it was not the result that Bei Qiufeng wanted.
"It's just a Liu family, why are you so afraid of wolves and tigers in the past, father?" Bei Qiufeng was still a little unwilling. What about the head of the four major families of the Liu family? The Beijia is the Beiliang Palace, which was ordered by the emperor himself, symbolizing the imperial court, which is why the Bei family has been able to live very smoothly in this area of the Beidi in recent years.
"Invincible Begins with Sacrificing to the Ancestors"
"Now, it's not the same as it used to be. King Beiliang sighed, Bei Qiufeng is his son, and sooner or later he will inherit his position, but for the current situation in Beidi, even he is a little powerless to deal with it, how can he rest assured that Bei Qiufeng is in charge?
Bei Qiufeng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Bei Batian: "With the Kunlun Sword Sect behind his back,
He Xu Changfeng will not be in any danger in the Northland. Besides, the end of the year will come in a few days, so you can stay at home and take care of your chores. ”
"Yes. The northern autumn wind responded, turned and left.
"Lord Wang, what are your orders?" After the Northern Autumn Wind left, a shadow guard from the Beiliang Palace's Mansion quietly appeared behind the Beiliang King.
"Go and check on Xu Changfeng for me, where has he gone now?" Bei Batian asked in a low voice.
"North Underworld. Shadow Guard.
Bei Batian, who was holding a fishing rod, couldn't help but be slightly stunned, "Well, that's the Wei family's territory, what does this kid want to do? Send someone to Beiming to explore me, remember, don't startle the snake." ”
"Wow. The Shadow Guard replied, and then dissipated.
Two moments ago, the North Underworld had just ushered in a heavy snowstorm, and although the wind and snow had dispersed at this time, there was still a strong smell of snow in the city, and the snow on the branches of the old trees was dripping with snow, and the snow on the ground could almost reach the calves.
Due to the snowstorm just passed, there were not many people walking around in the North Underworld. The Northern Underworld is considered to be a relatively northerner town of the dynasty, and if you go a short distance north, you will have to step out of the border of the dynasty. Therefore, there is a lot of wind and snow here, and most of them are cold ice rolled out of the 10,000-year-old snow mountain.
"Here, this is our brazier skewer from the North Underworld, you can taste it. Wei Xueying took two hot skewers from the big man selling braziers and handed them to Xu Changfeng.
The boy just took a bite, and his face immediately turned red.
"How is it?" Wei Xueying couldn't help but snicker secretly when she saw this.
"Spicy ......" Xu Changfeng even wanted to pour a mouthful of snow into his mouth, this skewer is really not ordinary spicy, those hot and sour soups in Chang'an are like sweets eaten by children.
Xu Changfeng just wanted to say something, and suddenly saw an old woman, her body was thin, and the clothes she was wearing were almost thicker than her entire body.
But she didn't, standing at the door of the dilapidated house with a battered cane, looking north.
"Just after the heavy snowfall, Granny Mo came out again......" Wei Xueying looked in the direction of the old woman, and her tone was a little low.
"Granny Mo?" asked Xu Changfeng suspiciously.
"She was waiting for her son. Wei Xueying said, "Thirty years ago, when the Snow Clan invaded, his son became a deserter on the battlefield, and now he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. ”
"Deserter ......" Whether it is the former dynasty or the current prosperous dynasty, there is only one end for deserters, and that is to shoot them with arrows! They would rather die under the enemy's sword than steal their lives and covet the world.
Even if her son returns,
What can it do? Once the government knows about it, the end will inevitably be the same, shooting random arrows. This rule will not change at any time. There was once a deserter, hiding in the mountains, thinking that he could enjoy peace in the paradise alone, who would have thought that a few years later, the paradise was selected by the emperor as a mausoleum, and when he was digging the mountain rock, he was found by the soldiers.
Identification has been verified and it has been found to be a deserter. He couldn't even finish his last words before he was shot to death by random arrows.
After Wei Xueying finished telling the story of Granny Mo, she immediately trotted to the shop on the side, bought a hot baked cake, and then came to Granny Mo's side and handed out the baked cake: "Mother-in-law, on such a cold day, you better go into the house to keep warm, it's easy to freeze outside." ”
And Granny Mo didn't seem to see the baked cakes handed by Wei Xueying, her eyes were still like candlelight, shining eternally under the sky of the north, "I cooked laba porridge, if I look north and come back, I will serve it to him." I remember when he was a child, he liked to eat laba porridge the most, and he could eat three bowls in one go......"
"Laba porridge?" Wei Xueying muttered three words in a low voice, as if she had thought of something, and then exclaimed, "Oh my God, today is the twenty-third day of the lunar month." ”
"What's wrong?" Xu Changfeng was very panicked when he saw Wei Xueying's expression, and hurriedly walked over and asked.
"I have to hurry home, today is the twenty-third day of the lunar month, and my uncle will come back to pay respects to my aunt. Wei Xueying said, her expression showing a little excitement. Wei Xueying vaguely remembered that she had mentioned to Xu Changfeng in Chang'an that Wei Qijian was her uncle, but the young man didn't seem to care about this, he was in a hurry at the time, and he didn't have time to ask. Now that he wants to see Wei Qijian in person, I don't know what Xu Changfeng will think.
"Seventh Uncle will come to Beiming today?" Xu Changfeng heard this, and his heart was also a little surging. Chang'an said goodbye, he didn't expect to have the opportunity to see Wei Qijian in the North Underworld, he couldn't have dreamed of it.
"Shall I go back with you?" Just as Wei Xueying was hesitating how to speak, the young man suddenly said such a sentence out loud.
"Hmm......" she promised quietly, a blush on her delicate face, and she couldn't help but nod shyly. This is the first time she has brought home a man who has nothing to do with her, and she doesn't know what his family will think.
Although the snow was very deep in the North Stygian, it did not affect the speed at which the two of them could travel. After a while, the two of them came to the Wei family's compound, which was the first time Xu Changfeng came back to Wei Xueying's house, it was indeed a little embarrassing, but now he only thought about Wei Qijian in his heart, and he didn't care about these trivial matters.
As soon as the two of them stepped into the compound, they heard a loud scolding: "You still have the face to come back? You're very proud of living in Chang'an, aren't you? Do you know how badly you hurt the Wei family? If you still think about this family in your heart, don't let me cause trouble outside......"