Volume 1: The Seven Stars of the Twilight of the World Chapter 21 Three people walk together
Wo Beitai quickly retreated with his remnants, making Ji Changan almost unable to believe his eyes.
He rubbed the blood stain on his face with the back of his hand, and limped to Xiang Bei's carriage, he saw the few remaining white feather arrows behind Su Su at a glance, and gave a deep salute, "Thank you for the woman's life-saving grace." ”
Su Su thought of the key on his body, and his face brightened slightly, "You're welcome." ”
The old blind man Tianmo on the side stepped forward again, "It should be, it should be." General Chang'an, we are all destined. ”
Ji Changan has been incognito for more than ten years, secretly ambushing in the eldest grandson's mansion to protect the safety of the eldest grandson, he was a little surprised to be recognized by an old flower like Tianmo, he carefully rummaged through his mind, and confirmed that he had not seen this old blind man, so he had to ask for advice with a little embarrassment, "It is the Northern Liang Xuanjia Shence, Ji Changan, please consult the seniors......"
"Well said, well said. The old man Tianmo rubbed his snot with his dirty and torn sleeve, "It doesn't matter who I am, he's an old friend of yours." ”
Chang'an looked at the pale Xiang Bei in the direction of the old man's finger, but he seemed to be a little familiar, but he couldn't tell when he had seen it, so he had to hug his wrist again,
"I've been out of the world for more than ten years, and I see that this little brother's grade is only a teenager, forgive me ......for being clumsy."
Xiang Bei had no intention of selling Guanzi and glared at Tianmo. The broad-mouthed Chang'an general in front of him should be able to call out to the eldest brother or uncle, which made Xiang Bei inexplicably feel cordial. Xiang Bei resisted the urge to cry, but his nose couldn't stop being sour.
Maybe Chang'an is a husband, and the appearance of the horizontal knife is exactly the appearance of his father who has no bones, Xiang Bei tried his best to make his voice calm, "Father, it's Wuwei General Xiang Sheng." ”
This name Xiang Bei deliberately said lightly, but it was like a thunderbolt exploding in Chang'an's ears, "What?" He suddenly looked around vigilantly, confirming that there was no one else on the side.
"You, the general's son?"
Xiang Bei nodded.
The long knife in Chang'an's hand fell to the ground, and his body began to tremble slightly, "Are you the general's son?" he whispered in his mouth again, and in an instant, two lines of hot tears rushed out of two shallow grooves on the blood stains on his face.
"What's your name?"
"General Chang'an, the junior is named ......"
"No, don't tell me! Don't let me know!" Xiang Beigang wanted to say his name, but was interrupted by Chang'an.
After a night of fierce battle, Chang'an was exhausted, and now this thunderous news made his head even more confused. I just subconsciously wanted to ask Xiang Bei's name, but I suddenly woke up and resolutely refused to listen.
Chang'an's tearful tiger eyes stared at Xiang Bei tightly, well, his eyebrows were delicate, and the shadow of General Wuwei could be vaguely seen between his facial features.
Chang'an tightly grasped Xiang Bei's cold hands, and the destined person that the old man Tianmo said turned out to be the secret he had been hiding in his heart for more than ten years.
His mind was reminded of that seemingly ordinary night more than ten years ago......
After returning to Yecheng, in accordance with General Xiang Sheng's will, he had become the personal guard of the eldest grandson at that time, and it was on that night that he heard the news about General Xiang Sheng again.
A cell boss dressed in a jailer's uniform sneaked into Changsun's mansion at night, and in order to ask to see Changsun, he specially asked the messenger to tell Changsun that he had brought news about General Wuwei.
The eldest grandson didn't dare to be careless, and met the visitor in the living room, and it was Ji Changan who was standing behind him.
The cell boss looked like a thief, and when he saw Ji Changan standing behind the eldest grandson, he had the intention to remind the eldest grandson Wujiang, "My lord, this matter is top-secret news about Xiang Sheng, the son of the rebellious minister and thief, I don't know ...... this adult."
As he spoke, the cell boss also glanced at Ji Chang'an behind the eldest grandson with his eyes, but the eldest grandson waved his hand, "This is a subordinate who has followed me for many years, and he is absolutely reliable, but it doesn't hurt for you to say it." ”
The cell leader hesitated for a moment, and then took a step closer, "Lord Eldest Sun, General Wuwei's Mansion did not cut down the grass and eradicate the roots back then, and there was a remnant of a rebellious minister and thief who escaped by chance. ”
"What?" "Eldest Sun Wujiang stood up from the Taishi chair in shock, "This matter is not trivial, don't talk nonsense." ”
The reaction of the eldest grandson was expected by the cell boss, thinking that this news should be able to bring him a lot of benefits, and a smug smile appeared on his face.
"The news is true, Lord Eldest Sun, a few days ago, he sent someone to catch a stealing coachman in the bazaar, and in order not to be confiscated, he specially revealed a top-secret news to Xiao. When General Wuwei's mansion was besieged, a servant dressed in official clothes brought out a baby from the mansion who was not yet a full moon. It was he who rented his carriage and slipped out of the city. Only later did he learn about General Wuwei's treason. But in order to dirty the dozens of taels of money, he never reported it, and now in order to be able to ask for leniency, he specially confessed the matter. ”
This news made Ji Changan sad and happy, staring at the cell boss and forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart. Presumably, this cell boss listened to the rumors in the market, thinking that Lord Changsun was planning to get rid of General Wuwei, and now he wants to get such news and come to Lord Changsun to ask for merit and reward.
The eldest grandson showed the same concern, and lowered his voice, "Is this serious?
"Lord Eldest Sun, I have confronted me repeatedly, and what the coachman said should be true. ”
"Who else knows about this?"
"My lord, this is not a trivial matter. I've kept the coachman under close control. No one except me knows, now that evil seed is in the ......" The cell boss had a shrewd face, perhaps the expression of the eldest grandson had already told him that the remnants of General Wuwei would bring him the glory and wealth of his dreams, but the eldest grandson stopped him and signaled that he had ears across the wall.
"Chang'an, you go to the treasury and give this cell boss a hundred taels of gold first, and bring the coachman back, and I will interrogate him personally. ”
The eldest grandson turned to the cell boss and said, "Please hand over the coachman to Chang'an and bring it back, and I will interrogate him personally." After the deed is done, there is a lot of gratitude. ”
The folds on the cell leader's face almost drowned out his facial features, and he thanked excitedly again and again, "Thank you, Lord Eldest Sun." ”
The eldest grandson opened the cell head and whispered to Chang'an alone, "Chang'an, we can't let this cell boss tell the whereabouts of that child, and you and I can't know either, you follow him, and let the coachman keep silent forever!"
Ji Changan was a little puzzled, "But shouldn't we help General Wuwei preserve this bit of blood?"
"It is to protect him, the less people know his whereabouts, the safer he will be, and when no one in this world knows his whereabouts, then he will be truly safe. Remember, there is no secret in this world that can be kept, unless the secret is buried completely. Think about it, if General Wu Wei were alive, would he hope that this child could live a carefree life, or would he hope that he would be burdened with a sea of blood and hatred, and that his life would only be revenge?"
Ji Chang'an wrote down the eldest grandson's entrustment, although he really wanted to know the whereabouts of this child, but what the eldest grandson said was reasonable, the ironclad male master Xuanjia Shence could not keep his Wuwei general, how could he dare to be confident that he could save the child who escaped.
So Chang'an held back his inquiring heart, and according to the instructions of the eldest grandson, let the cell head and the coachman keep their mouths shut forever.
Now, this secret that has been buried in Chang'an's heart for more than ten years has surfaced in front of him, and he understands that in addition to himself and the eldest grandson, only the child himself will know this secret, and the identity of this child is beyond doubt.
Thinking of this, the tears of this iron-blooded man were no longer hidden, and flowed happily.
These tears are for General Wuwei, for those Xuanjia Divine Strategies who disappeared in the dust, and for this handsome young man. I didn't know where to start for a thousand words, and Ji Changan finally held back a sentence,
"Child, Beiliang is no longer here, you must live well. ”
Xiang Bei always wanted to be calm in front of Chang'an, but this entrustment to live well hit his heart like a hammer. You must live, like Xiaobao's mother, even if the lamp runs out, you can't let your heart stop beating.
In this world, when someone needs you to live, it is a responsibility to live.
Xiang Bei nodded.
Chang'an looked at Xiang Bei, even if there were a thousand words, even if there were too many reluctances, after all, there were no more words.
Just holding Xiang Bei's hand and being silent for a long time, Chang'an suddenly remembered the second lady who defected to Nanjun, Changsun Li, now there is only one Qin Hu left by her side, although the pursuers of the rangers retreated, but in the troubled times, the crisis was everywhere, he had to reluctantly let go of Xiang Bei's palm, jumped on the horse, "Little brother, Chang'an will say goodbye, there will be a period later." ”
Su Su on the side didn't have time to stop him, so he just cared about "hey" at the back of Chang'an riding a horse galloping. Then, he was angry at Tianmo, "You let me save him, but why didn't he give me the key?"
Tianmo's face flushed, "Eh, this, theoretically...... Well, this, do your best, and let it be the destiny of heaven. Maybe it's not the right time?"
On this day, the old man Mo made people feel as if he had insight into heaven and knew everything, and for a while, he felt that he was just a cheater, an old man called Huazi who was waiting for death.
Su Su was already in a bad mood, and Tianmo wanted to continue to fool, which made her almost run away, "The place on the carriage is too small, since you have received other people's good horses, then please ride the horse yourself." ”
Tianmo was embarrassed, but he was also inexplicably a little afraid of Su Su, so he had to pretend to get up from the carriage with difficulty, pouted his butt and rubbed to the side of the car little by little, grabbed the car gang with his hand, and cowered with his other foot to test the ground.
Although he knew that this old guy was acting, he thought that he still had a lot to ask him, and the thrilling battle with Yeqi just now was also thanks to this old guy's guidance, Xiang Bei wanted to plead with him.
"Su Su, you see, he is such an old man, and he has just spent a lot of energy......"
"Yes, yes, yes," the old man Tianmo borrowed the topic to play, "My old bones are about to fall apart, I'm afraid that there is not much time left for me, cough cough, the road to Baishou Mountain is still far away......"
"You will bully me!" Su Su shouted at Xiang Bei, and his big eyes were shining with tears, and he could see that he was really angry.
Xiang Bei was a little confused, how could he say a few words for this old man and make Su Su angry like this, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything anymore, the old man Tianmo tentatively curled his legs back into the carriage, and saw that Su Su didn't pay attention to him, so he naturally rubbed to Xiang Bei's side again.
Angry to angry, Su Su still bolted the war horse left behind the carriage, raised the whip and whipped the old horse pulling the carriage vigorously, the old horse was in pain, screaming sadly, and the carriage began to set off towards the city gate.
If the poor old horse could speak, he would have helplessly asked, "What have I done wrong again?"
The sky was already slightly bright, and the dawn of early winter, the morning light that sprinkled the sky and the earth looked particularly thin and cold. In Yecheng, the more daring people quietly opened the doors and windows, looked at the blood stains on the street that had not yet had time to clean up, and pointed, guessing what was going on.
The blood is cold, and only the red-soaked earth will remember the lives lost in this long night.
A dusty carriage, the wheels of which had two deep ruts in the blood-soaked soil, although there were two men in the carriage, one old and one young, but the one who drove the carriage was a girl with a delicate face.
The carriage of the three people gradually left Yecheng behind, and in front of it was a winding path shrouded in mist with no end in sight.