Chapter 1104: Revisiting the Old Path (I)
"By the way, Xueyin ......" Sun Yun seemed to remember something again, and said slowly, "I want to ask you something, can you ...... Help me?"
When Qi Xueyin heard this, she might not be able to adapt to Sun Yun's gentle request, and she was slightly embarrassed, so she changed her tone and said with a smile: "Heh, what is the relationship between the two of us, you are a big man, why are you so cowardly...... Say, what do you want me, a 'servant', to do for you?"
"I beg you...... Tomorrow's journey, help me protect Juan'er—" Sun Yun said solemnly with his eyes.
"Hmm......" Qi Xueyin couldn't help but look certain when she heard this.
"I'm thinking that someone deliberately pretended to be someone from Qingmo Villa and sent us a commission to the dart bureau, there must be an ulterior ......conspiracy in this," Sun Yun continued, "Your senior brother once told me that his position of power in the Chatai family has fallen, and the 'side-door leftists' who were once suppressed by him will definitely resurge...... I am the young master of the Fortune Dart Bureau, and I am also the second son of the Chatai family, and in the current situation, the spearhead of those 'avengers' will definitely point at me, who also has the blood of the Chatai family-so tomorrow's road is likely to cause more trouble...... Juan'er's legs and feet are inconvenient, and I may not be able to cope with unexpected dangers alone—so I want to beg you to help me protect her......"
Looking at Sun Yun's pleading gaze, Qi Xueyin's heart was inexplicably touched...... In fact, there is no need for Sun Yun to say, Qi Xueyin will also take this responsibility unconditionally - for her, Du Juan is like her own sister back then, if she is attacked on the road again, she will definitely not let her "relatives" repeat the disaster, even if she fights for her life, she will protect the people who are very important to her......
"Don't worry, I will protect my sister's ......" Qi Xueyin replied sincerely, as if she really regarded the cuckoo as her own relative and swore to her sister. At the same time, this is also Qi Xueyin's vow of regret and grief in her past, and she will never let the same tragedy happen again.
"Thank you......" Sun Yun thanked softly - tonight's conversation was the most affectionate he had for Qi Xueyin so far.
"Okay, okay, big man shows a little courage, why do you always beg others so much......" Qi Xueyin "can't get used to" Sun Yun is so courteous, and waved his hand, "You usually rush when you see me, and suddenly treat me so well, I'm really a little unused to it......"
"Don't you just want to see me, in front of you, the 'only one' look......" Sun Yun put aside the doubts and worries in his heart and said jokingly.
"Heh, wouldn't it be nice to do this earlier? For more than a month, I listened to you reprimand me every day...... Qi Xueyin teased, and then said calmly, "Okay, it's not early, I have to go back to my room to rest...... If you go to Qingmo Villa tomorrow, you have to get up early, no matter what happens, you have to recharge your energy first......"
"Well, let's rest early......" Sun Yun finally replied softly, and silently left the courtyard and returned to his room......
In the middle of the night, the city is full of houses......
Under the dim candlelight, Bu Tianxing was alone here at this time to count the hexagram - this is a place for Bu Tianxing to find a place to stay in the capital, after the "murder" happened a month ago, he also knew that it was inconvenient to go out in the night market at night, so he simply opened divination in the market during the day, and returned to the lodging place to recuperate at night.
However, Bu Tianxing's mastery of heavenly skills can be counted as everything in the world, and he has terrifying and strange martial arts - no one knows his origin, and no one knows what the purpose of his appearance in Dadu is......
It was late at night, but Bu Tianxing had not slept and rested, fiddling with the cards in front of the candlelight table, still counting the hexagram - this is a common habit of Bu Tianxing, and he would always calculate the fortune before going to bed at night, in order to measure the fortune of the next fortune......
"Tick...... "......" Bu Tianxing's expression was calm, slowly flipping the cards, watching the fate, the pattern that emerged was where the heavenly machine was.
This time, the pattern is a flock of crows, surrounding the bright moon in the night sky, mottled and mottled aftershadows.
"Is 'the crow eclipse the moon'......" Bu Tianxing looked at the picture on the card and said silently, "The group is staggered, chaotic, cloudy and sunny, and fierce and fierce...... It seems that the end of the short period of stability is coming, and what is coming is a turbulent pre-action...... Is it finally about to begin, the harbinger of the evil that has befallen ......"
Bu Tianxing muttered silently, and the crystal ball beside him faintly flashed red.
Bu Tianxing subconsciously glanced at the crystal ball, and said with a hideous smile: "Once the surge erupts, it will be countless bloody sacrifices...... The tragedy of the breeding of blood, the power of the demon lord, lust and greed, will become the food of the demons...... Everything is just as the Heavenly Destiny says, the moment hell on earth comes, it will be the new life of the Demon Lord-"
Like a terrible prophecy and omen, Bu Tianxing seems to see through a desperate future, and the terror that drags people into the darkness makes people feel shocking. However, what is going to happen is perhaps only known to Destiny......
The next morning......
Come to the Dart Bureau and the Jiuwang Chamber of Commerce, ready to set off for Qingmo Villa. Due to last night's suspicion and caution, there were not many people traveling today, only Sun Yun, Ren Guang, the three brothers, plus Xiaobei, Du Juan and Qi Xueyin, a total of seven people. After all, there are not many things to escort this time, and seven people are enough, if there is really any danger along the way, there are few people who can deal with it on the fly.
Last night in the courtyard to talk seriously, this morning, Qi Xueyin returned to the usual appearance of "hanging children", the right to take this outing as a play, sitting in the car while accompanying the cuckoo to talk and laugh, while knocking snacks, it seems that he does not take the "danger" to heart today.
Of course, despite this on the surface, Qi Xueyin still reminded herself in her heart, and decided to stay by Du Juan's side today to protect her, no matter what happened......
And Sun Yun, as usual, is still responsible for handing over with President Yang Zhengming and other work. Only this time, Sun Yun had a few doubts he wanted to ask......
"You said the person who shipped the power of attorney yesterday?" Sun Yun asked, sure enough, it was the identity of the person who sent the letter yesterday, and Yang Zhengming couldn't help but be surprised.
"Does that person Senior Yang have an impression...... Sun Yun asked with a serious expression, "He really ...... A disciple of Qingmo Villa?"
"How do I know this?...... Yang Zhengming changed his voice, and said helplessly, "It's not that you don't know, the relationship between our Mingjian Villa and Qingmo Villa - although there is no grudge on the surface, one resists the imperial court, and the other enjoys the imperial court, and there is always some estrangement between them...... To tell you the truth, the two villas are not far from each other, but they don't have much contact with each other. As far as I'm concerned, the person who delivered the letter yesterday was theoretically a disciple of Qingmo Villa that I met for the first time...... Of course, according to what you mean, Young Master Sun, the premise is that he really has to be a disciple of Qingmo Villa to become a ......"
"Senior Yang, you really don't know......" Sun Yun held his chin and thought about it, then asked again, "Then let me ask Senior Yang again, is the person who came yesterday a woman?" asked the most sensitive question, Sun Yun's expression was a little solemn.
"Yes, it's a woman, how do you know Young Master Sun?——" Yang Zhengming asked with a surprised expression.
"Sure enough......" As if confirming the conjecture in his heart, Sun Yun continued to ask, "What does that woman look like when Senior Yang?"
"What does it look like?" ...... Yang Zhengming didn't seem to remember clearly, and said vaguely, "I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, and I wasn't impressed...... I only remember that she seemed to be wearing a gray silk dress and a veil at the corner of her mouth...... By the way, I think that woman is quite light, she should be a martial arts practitioner, and she was a disciple of Qingmo Villa at first, so I didn't doubt it much......"
"Is the woman in gray clothes......" Sun Yun lowered his head and thought for a while, and said silently.
"What's wrong, what's wrong with that woman?" I'm afraid there is something strange in this, Yang Zhengming asked worriedly on the side.
"It's okay, senior, just ask casually, I'm just a little curious about this person's identity......" Sun Yun didn't seem to want to publicize this matter too much in front of outsiders, smiled slightly, and said that if he wanted to deal with this matter first.
"Hmm......" Yang Zhengming was not at ease, and secretly worried.
"That's it first, let's say goodbye first......" Sun Yun said goodbye, "This time I bothered Senior Yang again, and if I have a chance to come back, I will definitely pay a visit to thank you alone!"
"Heh, Young Master Sun, you are too bothered...... In short, take care of yourself along the way-" Yang Zhengming also temporarily put aside his doubts and bid farewell to Sun Yun and the others......
The journey of the darts resumed, and everyone left the capital, passed through the plains and deserts two miles away, and once again came to the foot of the hill that made people think deeply.
There is always a faint sadness here, and whenever you come here, everyone in the leading dart game will stop and stop for a while, and mourn for a few moments in front of the tombstone on the side.
This is He Zibu's grave, and everyone who comes to the dart bureau will not forget it. Especially Sun Yun, Du Juan, and Ren Guang, who are friends who care about Abu very well, will pay tribute at the grave. This time was no exception, except for the newcomer Xiaobei and Qi Xueyin, who didn't know anything, the other five people got out of the car one after another and were silent in front of He Zibu's grave.
"Abu, we're coming to see you again......" Sun Yun stood at the front and whispered softly.
In fact, every time he saw He Zibu, Sun Yun felt very sad, not only because he failed to protect him, but also because he had his own identity - when He Zibu was alive, the people he hated the most were the people of the Mengyuan court, and the most admired was himself who was the young master of the dart game and gave his life all over again...... However, the moment he "avenged his brother" and learned his identity in the Blood Palace, Sun Yun knew that he was also a Mongolian, the second son of the Chatai family, and for He Zibu, he was also an "enemy" hated from the bottom of his heart - more than saying that the person who killed He Zibu with his own hands was his own brother.
The identity of the enemy and the benefactor is intertwined, which makes Sun Yun feel sad in his heart, and even every time he stands in front of the tombstone, Sun Yun feels that he is not qualified to stand here......
"That He Zibu was taught by me...... Oh, the ...... who was brutally murdered by Chatai Dorton Is that your young master's follower......" Qi Xueyin looked at it from afar, and couldn't help but ask about Xiao Beidao beside him.
"I only came to the dart game later, and I only heard about it...... Xiaobei said slowly, "I heard that He Zibu was the best brother of the young master when he was alive, and the young master treated him as a sibling...... It's a pity that more than two months ago, because in order to protect the inheritance of the Qin family from falling into the hands of the imperial court, he was brutally murdered by Chatai Dordun......"
Xiaobei's tone became deeper and lower, although he had no personal experience or sight, but it seemed to be like the bloody truth that happened around him, suffocating himself.
And when Qi Xueyin heard this, her eyes couldn't help but drop - this was not the first time she had heard about it, and when she thought about it again, the sense of loss in her heart rose one after another......
(in recall)......
The night I spent the first time with Cuckoo, I talked a lot to Cuckoo......
"My brother...... Isn't it a bad ?......" Suddenly, Qi Xueyin glanced to the side, and actually asked a question about his senior brother.
"Ah?...... What do you mean......" The cuckoo didn't understand for a while, maybe he didn't know how to answer, and asked in a muttered sentence.
"It's my senior brother Chatai Dorton...... What did you do to the dart game before......" Qi Xueyin's eyes were low, as if he wanted to know what his senior brother had done - after all, he hadn't seen him for many years, and it was still unknown whether he was still the senior brother he was in love with and cared about, so Qi Xueyin continued to ask, "Because I heard that my senior brother and you have come to the dart game for more than a year...... There have been a lot of turmoil......"
Du Juan thought about it, considered Qi Xueyin's matter, and said in a lower tone: "Before, the relationship between us was really not good, and there were a lot of troubles......
"Sister, your feet are caused by my senior brother......" Qi Xueyin looked at Du Juan's crutches and asked with low concern, "He is against you, and you are the dart game...... What other 'excessive' things have you done......"
The cuckoo was silent for a while, and instead of answering immediately, he asked in a squeak, "I will say it...... Is it really good?......"
"It doesn't matter, I'm not a child, even if I favor my senior brother again, I can still tell who is who is not......" Qi Xueyin didn't look at Du Juan directly, and glanced to the side and said.
"Then I'll tell you...... Sister Qi, don't be unhappy......" Du Juan let out a low voice, pondered for a while, and then said slowly, "From the first time we came to the dart board to be located in Dadu, Chatai Dordun regarded our dart game as a thorn in the side and opposed us everywhere...... But these are all okay, the key is that your senior brother, the high power is in his hands to brutalize most of the people, Brother Yun is not afraid of power, and he is inseparable from your senior brother......
"My brother...... Did you kill a lot of people......" Qi Xueyin asked silently again.
The cuckoo nodded slowly, thinking back to the past, and gradually said sadly: "Ah, that's true...... Whether it is the people in the city, or the predecessors of the famous 'Five Heroes of the Northern Plains' on the rivers and lakes...... Even our dart game, the original brother Abu (He Zibu), is also ...... He also died at the hands of your senior brother......"
Every time He Zibu's death was mentioned, Du Juan's heart was extremely sad, and she couldn't even bear to say He Zibu's tragic death - he was brutally beheaded by Chatai Dordo and hung on the city tower to show the public.
"My brother...... Is it really that cruel, isn't it......" Qi Xueyin heard this, and her heart suddenly felt like a knife, "To you dart game, to you, sister, and innocent ordinary people......"
(In reality)......
"Senior Brother Dorton...... Chatai Cloud ...... ......Thinking of all the "sins" that his senior brother had done, but now he still wants to "avenge" his senior brother, Qi Xueyin couldn't help but be conflicted in his heart, "Whose fault is all this...... Am I doing something wrong? So what should I ...... now?"
Looking at the sad appearance of Sun Yun and others in front of He Zibu, for some reason, Qi Xueyin's heart also became inexplicably sad......