The next day, Haibao woke up early, folded the futon, sat cross-legged on the bed, and silently recited the strange words that Du Zhanpeng had taught him. He was worried that he would not have a good memory and would forget it if he didn't study for a few days, so he often memorized it silently.

After a while, a maid brought breakfast, Haibao ate it hastily, and went to find Sun Juyi. As soon as he entered the door, he said eagerly: "Brother Sun, I must go out to find my father and mother today." ”

Sun Juyi smiled: "Look at your anxious look." Your father and mother found it yesterday, but it was too late to let you rest and didn't tell you. ”

Haibao said: "Where? Tell me, where?"

Sun Juyi said: "King Yun arranged someone to accompany you. If I hadn't been like this, I'd have gone with you. As he spoke, he pointed to his leg wrapped in white gauze.

At this time, I heard someone say, "I'm coming! Haibao, I'll go with you!" Before the words fell, a young man in a moon-white robe had already arrived in the house.

Sun Juyi was busy struggling to stand up, but one leg was not good, so he had to sit down and arch his hand: "See the second prince." Seeing this, Haibao hurriedly followed along to give a salute.

Haibao once heard that King Yun had two sons, the prince Shengzuo Fei read poetry and books, behaved steadily, practiced good martial arts, was not in the house all the year round, and did not know where he was sent by King Yun to experience; In this place, who else can be worthy of the "second prince"? The young man in front of him is naturally the Saint Zuoyu.

The saint Zuo Yu waved his hand and said, "Zhang Haibao, yesterday I heard from my father that the Youth League has accepted a new member, and I want to come and meet you!"

Haibao said: "What is the Youth League?"

Saint Zuoyu said: "It's the organization that Daddy trains young people to practice martial arts! Didn't Lao Sun tell you?"

Sun Juyi smiled bitterly: "No." He said to Haibao: "The Youth League is a combination of young elites selected by Yunwang, the age of joining the group is relatively young, the basic skills are good, and the plasticity is strong, each member is personally selected by Yunwang, and after training, they are basically the most important figures around Yunwang." I brought you into the palace just to let you join the Youth League, and King Yun is also very satisfied with you. The second prince loves martial arts, has been training in the Youth League since he was a child, and was selected to join the Youth League not long ago. ”

Haibao said: "What is the Youth League?"

Sun Juyi said: "It is also an organization that practices martial arts, but the age of the members is younger, and there is basically no martial arts when they join the group, mainly to cultivate seedlings for the Youth League." After a few years of training, most of the members of the Youth League will be eliminated after selection, and only a very small number of elites can join the Youth League to continue training. ”

Saint Zuoyu said: "Okay, okay, old grandson, don't be verbose, I'm going to play with Haibao for a while!" said a fist and smashed on Haibao's chest, Haibao was defenseless, stumbled back, and almost fell. Saint Zuoyu said: "Let's go, Haibao, let's learn from each other!"

Haibao looked embarrassed and said, "I'm going to find my father and mother, and I'll train with the second prince another day, is it okay?"

Sheng Zuoyu said with a smile: "I just pleaded with my father, come and accompany you to see your father, let's go!" said that he ignored Sun Juyi, and pulled Haibao to go out.

Letting a prince accompany him home, Haibao was a little flattered, and hurriedly said: "I can't help it, you tell me the distance, and I can go back by myself." ”

Saint Zuoyu pretended to be angry and said, "Why are you so unhappy! Aren't you welcome me to your house?"

Sun Juyi said: "Haibao, you can't let the second prince miss a good opportunity to go out and play!"

Haibao understood, was immediately relieved, and went out with Saint Zuoyu.

As soon as he went out, someone sent two sets of clothes and changed them for Sheng Zuoyu, also called Haibao to change. Haibao was puzzled, and Saint Zuoyu said: "Go out and change into the clothes of the common people, so that people can't recognize them." We need to keep a low profile and not attract anyone's attention. The families of martial artists must be kept secret, otherwise it will be too dangerous for them. ”

Haibao didn't expect this lively and active prince to be so careful, thinking that it was probably taught by the Youth League, he looked at his clothes and said, "I don't need to change my clothes." ”

Saint Zuoyu pointed at Haibao and said, "Let's change it, let's see what it has broken into." Hypertherm had to change it too.

After changing his clothes, Sheng Zuoyu said: "For the sake of secrecy, you are not allowed to call me the second prince again, if you want to call me eldest brother, you will say to outsiders that my name is Yu Dabao." Hypertherm nodded in agreement.

The two of them first rode in a carriage all the way to the edge of Yunzhou City, then changed into horses and rode for more than 30 miles to a small village. At the entrance of the village, there is a brand-new boundary monument engraved with three large characters: Xintian Village. Walking into the village, the houses are very new and the rows are very neat.

Haibao said, "What kind of place is this?

Saint Zuoyu smiled: "This is Xintian Village!"

Haibao said: "Is my father and mother here?"

Saint Zuoyu said: "Exactly, otherwise what am I bringing you here for?"

Haibao said: "Really, where is it?" Thinking that he was about to see his father and mother, his voice trembled a little.

Sheng Zuoyu said: "I only know which household is in this village, and I have to ask." Seeing a five- or six-year-old child playing not far away, he called over and said, "Little brother, where is Daddy Zhang's house?" After that, he seemed to pull out a candy from his bosom.

The boy took the candy, was very happy, and said crisply, "Uncle, come with me!" and jumped away in front of him.

Hypertherm only felt that the child was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember whose house it was.

The boy led them to the door of a house, pointed to the courtyard, and said, "This is it!"

The two men stepped forward and called for the door. In fact, the so-called gate is just a small fence half a person high made of wood, blocked in the middle of a fence, and standing outside the courtyard can clearly see everything in the courtyard.

Then an old lady came out of the house. Hypertherm's heart suddenly "thumped" and the drum jumped. Isn't that the mother who thinks about it day and night? I haven't seen her for two years, why are you so old? My hair is a lot grayer, and my face is wrinkled like a walnut shell.

He held on to the fence gate and timidly called out "Mother!" and then tears flowed down his face.

When the old lady looked up, she couldn't help but be stunned, and shouted, "Bao'er, Bao'er, my good son, is finally back!

Hypertherm also burst into tears, shouting, "Mother-" and pushed open the fence door and entered.

Old man Zhang came out when he heard the movement, and when he saw the two of them hugging each other, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Haibao hugged her mother and cried for a while, and then came to hug her father and cry. Old man Zhang patted him and comforted: "Don't cry, don't cry, it's good to come back, your mother will talk to you every day." Good boy, you suffered. As he spoke, he wiped back his tears.

Saint Zuoyu on the side had never seen such a scene, and he couldn't help but feel a sour throat and red eyes.

The family finally stopped crying, and the old lady said, "Bao'er, where have you been in the past two years? We know that you have been arrested, and we can't find out about you." ”

Haibao said: "Mother, aren't I coming back? I will honor you well in the future and never let you suffer again." ”

The old lady said, "Mother thought she would never see you again." Tears came down again.

Family reunions are joyful, and soon joy replaces sadness. Old man Zhang hurriedly called Yang Lao Liu: "Lao Liu, Bao'er is back!" Yang Lao Liu and his wife hurriedly came out, saw Haibao, pulled left and right, asked long and short, and was even happier than the New Year. After some excitement, Old Man Zhang and Yang Lao Liu went to buy pigs and sheep together. In the past two years, thanks to Yang Lao Liu, he also took care of him when he escaped all the way, and the two of them are still neighbors after they have a new home here.

Haibao told his father and mother what happened in the past two years, and said that Yu Dabao was a friend he made on the road, and the old lady couldn't help but treat Sheng Zuoyu as her own son, and constantly added food to him. Sheng Zuoyu had never eaten real peasant food, but he felt that it had a different flavor and ate it with relish. It is estimated that if the old lady knew that the big treasure in front of her was a little prince, she would be very frightened.

Let's say that Haibao saw Yang Xiaoqing, but she only felt that she had grown a lot taller, and she always smiled on her childish face. The forehead hung an eyebrow-length curtain, and the hair on the forehead parted in the middle, symmetrically pulled into the shape of two cat ears, with a few wild flowers pinned to it, and the hair on the back hung so naturally. This delicate little appearance is really loved by everyone, and the flowers bloom. Yang Xiaoqing is a brother of Haibao, and the affection with Haibao is the same as when he was a child. When Sheng Zuoyu saw such an innocent and naturally carved girl, the more she looked at it, the more cute she felt, and she couldn't help but joke with her: "Sister Xiaoqing, you are so affectionate with Brother Haibao, I'm so jealous!

The three teenagers were giggling and having a good time! Several old people looked at it, not to mention how happy they were!

Sheng Zuoyu was here for two days, playing with Haibao and Xiaoqing's sister every day. At first, Haibao was afraid that he would be a prince and was used to being served, and life here was hard, so he was afraid that he would be wronged, but he didn't care at all, he rushed to do everything, and he had to compete with Haibao for everything, and he would win or lose, as if he was also a village boy here. In his own words: "The children in the countryside are really happy! I have never been so happy when I grow up so much!"

Happy days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed, and Sun Juyi sent someone to send a message, urging them to go back. Hypertherm wondered how to tell her parents about it.

After eating on this day, Haibao thought about it again and again, and said: "Dad, mother, there are soldiers recruiting in Yunzhou City, and Brother Dabao and I are going to join the army, so we will leave in the next two days." ”

The old lady said, "You just came back and are leaving?"

Haibao said: "I think about it, I have no strength, and I can't use it for anything other than farm work in the countryside." When I join the army, I may be able to fight monsters, take back our homeland, and earn money to honor my parents. ”

The old lady said: "Mother doesn't want you to earn money to be filial, Mother just needs to watch you every day." ”

Sheng Zuoyu said: "Auntie, Haibao is a talent, and he will definitely be able to do something in the army." How glorious you are to have such a son! Ordinary children don't have a chance to go if they want to!"

Old man Zhang said: "What does the old woman know! A good man is determined to go out in all directions, Haibao has the ambition to go out, defend the people, and serve the country, and it is too late for us to be happy!

Saint Zuoyu said: "Daddy is very right. ”

It's the most sad parting. In the blink of an eye, the time for separation came, and everyone was reluctant. Especially that Yang Xiaoqing, seeing that Brother Haibao had just come back and was about to leave, the cardamom girl couldn't help but feel a little sad and different feelings in her heart, like a soft willow bud, sprouting in the warm spring sun, seeking a secret that no one could tell.