Chapter 1

In early autumn, the green mountains in and outside Yangzhou have just added a little bit of autumn yellow, which is still a lush scene.

A quiet and elegant courtyard hidden at the foot of the mountain.

In the dark secret Road, a 13-year-old boy in a moon white robe looked anxious: "sister-in-law, what are you going to do!"

He brought him here early in the morning and said he wanted to show him some treasure - as a result, as soon as his front foot came in, he was bound by her servant girl ah Zhu!

Should his unreliable sister-in-law be bought by the imperial court to hand him over?

But if so, why bother!

Although he is still young, he has experienced the fact that his family has been broken and his close relatives have died one after another in just a few months. He still has a sense of vigilance and the ability to distinguish situations.

Even if the woman in front of him secretly shot and killed his aunt Empress Wu who was hanging at the gate a few days ago.

The squatting young woman spoke in a soothing tone: "this is what I asked ah Zhu to dig secretly two years ago and take refuge. However, even you Wu family don't know this secret road... Just wait here. Ah Zhu and miracle doctor Qiu will accompany you. Food and water are enough to last two months."

Two months later, the yanwang army must have conquered Yangzhou city.

Xu Mingyi stood up.

Seeing that she was leaving, the little boy hurriedly said, "sister-in-law, why don't you stay here together!"

"If I stay, I'm afraid they'll find here sooner or later."

The little boy's eyes suddenly tightened.

He knows!

"You're going out to die and distract those people for me!"

No wonder you tied him up!

He wanted to break free, but he couldn't make it. He was so anxious that tears flowed.

Xu Mingyi looked at him with some disgust: "I'm not so handsome......" it was even worse when he cried regardless of his appearance and image.

Wu Ran's cry became louder and louder.

She had to say again, "you should know that I have been ill for many years and my body foundation has been damaged. I won't live long -"

I don't know. Can children accept it better? She's not good at coaxing children.

The depressed doctor Qiu looked up at her.

It won't be long.

If there are no natural and man-made disasters, it will be 40 or 50 years.

Wu ran was still shouting, and his voice became hoarse.

Xu Mingyi couldn't help it. He knocked the man unconscious with one palm.

Well, it's much quieter.

Sure enough, she is better at beating children than coaxing them.

"Uncle Qiu, remember to burn some paper money for me later. Burn more. My family has a large population and many places to use silver."

After saying this, Xu Mingyi went out of the secret way without looking back.

Ah Zhu, waiting at the entrance of the secret Road, knelt down to her.

"Take good care of Wu ran. Be sure to hand him over to King Yan himself."

"Servant, yes!"

Ah Zhu's voice trembled slightly. Xu Mingyi didn't look at it and could hear that she was crying.

Ah Zhu has served her since she was a child. For more than 20 years, Xu Mingyi heard her cry for the first time.

Seeing that Xu Mingyi raised her feet, ah Zhu knelt close to her, then knocked her head heavily on the green brick floor and said, "ah Zhu didn't dare to listen to your wife's orders. When ah Zhu did your job well, she went to find you!"

"OK."

Xu Mingyi was not polite to her. He didn't stop or look back.

Just after afternoon, it turned overcast.

A group of people quietly surrounded the other courtyard.

Xu Mingyi, who was sitting in the hall, put down the tea bowl, and his eyes were cold.

It came fast enough——

Zhan Yunzhu, who was ordered to trace Wu Ran's whereabouts, never stopped until he reached his goal.

The secret road is secret, but it can't stand repeated fine search. After all, Yangzhou city is still the boundary of the imperial court.

Maybe she can survive their search, but it's just maybe. If she's the only one, even if she's a little weak, she should live one more day.

After all, it's better to live.

King Yan's army has captured Lingbi and will arrive in Yangzhou in ten days——

But there is another Wu ran in the other courtyard.

She can't risk the only descendant of the Wu family.

The Wu family treated her well. Since they sent people to her daughter-in-law, she could not live up to the trust.

What's more, for her, this is also an opportunity that has been waiting for a long time——

She has revenge.

a blood feud.

A rapid and orderly footsteps approached here. The leader was a man in an indigo robe.

He is very young. He looks only twenty-three or four years old. His eyebrows and eyes are light and gentle, but Xu Mingyi knows that this is just a false appearance.

When he entered the hall, he could see that he was sitting there, full of ice cold young women. As soon as his feet stagnated, his eyes suddenly shook, full of unbelievable.

"Zhaozhao... You're still alive, you're really alive!"

At first he heard about it and didn't believe it!

In Xu Mingyi's eyes, there was an undisguised irony and hatred: "Zhan Yunzhu, it was you who hurt my Xu family -"

"No, Zhaozhao, that's not me." Zhan Yunzhu smiled bitterly. "It was my father's act. When I knew it, it was too late... But he had received his due retribution. He died three years ago. The capital is only 200 miles from Yangzhou. You should have heard."

A chill rose in Xu Mingyi's heart.

He pushed all his actions, and even his father's death was so light.

"Zhaozhao, I know you won't believe me at this time. My Zhan family really owes you too much... Don't worry, I will make good compensation to you in the future and never let you be wronged again."

Zhan Yunzhu looked at her in a gentle and gentle tone. His eyes were full of sincerity and guilt, but his words were all persuasive: "Zhaozhao, give Wu ran to me, and I'll take you back to the capital."

"Wu ran? I haven't seen it."

"Zhaozhao, since I found it, you can't deceive me. The Wu family are all dead. Wu Ran is a weak young man. Where else can he go except to go to you."

Zhan Yunzhu then stepped into the hall and ordered his followers to close the door from the outside.

Before that, two young women disguised as attendants searched the dagger hidden in Xu Mingyi's sleeve.

Zhan Yunzhu stood in front of her and just smiled.

"So Zhaozhao really wants to kill me."

But her mind was pure and simple, and she had never hidden it deep enough. Since childhood, he could see through her thoughts at a glance.

I can also guess that he will come today, which is very sharp. Or, when his men came to inquire last night, they alerted Wu Ran's guard.

Xu Mingyi straightened his mouth slightly: "you want to take me with you. Sooner or later, I will find a chance to kill you."

Zhan Yunzhu just didn't hear this.

He obviously had the winning ticket. At this time, he was not in a hurry to ask anything. Instead, he bent slightly, reached out his hand to hold her shoulder, looked at her greedily, and whispered, "Zhaozhao, I haven't seen it in five years... I really miss you. You know, although I have everything now, I can't fit anyone else in my heart."

Xu Mingyi suddenly broke away his hand and raised his hand to attack his neck.

The bracelet on the wrist hides a sharp mechanism stab. It still cuts a wound between Yunzhu's hiding room and his neck.

"Zhaozhao, you can't make any more trouble. According to your skill, you can't kill me. You know I'll come today. This is just delaying Wu Ran's escape. But he can't escape from Yangzhou city. Don't waste your energy. You are the remnant of the Xu Wu family. Only I can save you. You should be obedient."

He held Xu Mingyi's arm, his tone was slightly cold, and his patience was diminishing.

"Yes."

Xu Mingyi suddenly smiled.

Of course, she is to delay time. If not, is it to disgust herself that she listens to his nonsense——

Zhan Yunzhu wanted to say something more, but his face suddenly changed.

If he touched the wound between his neck, he saw that the blood on his fingers was black!

"Zhaozhao, you --"

He was no longer able to restrain Xu Mingyi. He retreated a few steps in fear and wanted to call people in, but he was surprised that he could hardly make a sound.

He fell to the ground and keenly looked at the bracelet between Xu Mingyi's wrists coming towards him, and at the censer burning unknown spices in one corner.

But it's too late.

The moment he found the dagger from Xu Mingyi's sleeve, he realized that the woman in front of him was as naive as ever, so he unconsciously put down most of his guard.

"All you know is that I've learned some Kung Fu since I was a child, so I'm on guard everywhere. But I don't know. Have I learned other skills that can be used to kill people these years?"

Wu ran thought she was trying to distract Zhan Yunzhu with her own life.

Wrong.

She's going to kill him.

"Sir? Do you need your subordinates to go in?" there was a tentative question outside the door.

Zhan Yunzhu scratched his throat with both hands, desperately trying to make a sound, and moved hard in the direction of the door.

Xu Mingyi raised his foot and stepped on his heart. He took out the knife from his waist and fell with it.

Just as the soldiers were about to break in, the door was kicked open from the inside.

The woman with unparalleled appearance and blood stained snow blue dress appeared in the sight of everyone, and she was carrying something in her hand——

That's their adult head!

The soldiers were shocked and angry. Seeing that the head was impolitely thrown down the stone steps by the woman, they immediately drew a knife and surrounded the general.

Soldiers guarding outside the courtyard also poured in.

Xu Mingyi lifted his foot and kicked down the wooden bucket on one side. The prepared turpentine immediately spread under his feet.

She calmly took out the torch and threw it to the ground. She broke her teeth and hid the poison. With a bang, the fire spread.

She knew she couldn't escape.

She was born in the Xu family. Even if she wanted to die, she had to die with dignity.

There's nothing to be unwilling to die in your own hands.

Although she was very afraid of fire and death and pain when she was young, the good thing is that the poison can make people die unconscious.

The fire soared high, the snow blue figure was slowly swallowed and fell down, and fine raindrops suddenly fell in the cloudy air.

At this time, suddenly a group of people in black jumped into the other courtyard and tangled with the soldiers who were still immersed in the tragic death of leader Zhan Yunzhu.

Without Zhan Yunzhu's command, the other party was fierce again. The soldiers quickly collapsed and fled here.

A vulture flew low in front of the burning house, making a cry like a whine. After circling for a moment, he tried to rush into the fire.

The fire hurt its wings. It fluttered a few times, but it screamed again and hit it.

"Tianmu!"

The man in black frowned and scolded.

However, the vulture still refused to give up.

Xu Mingyi heard a shrill cry.

Ten days ago, this lazy, ugly and noisy stupid bird suddenly disappeared. She thought she had found a new owner who had more money to feed and would not come back

If the man in black, who was the first, checked, he could see the snow green in the fire, and suddenly raised his feet and rushed into the fire.

"The master can't!"

An attendant rushed in immediately.

The man acted quickly and picked up Xu Mingyi, who was still on fire. The attendant on one side was quick in his eyes and hands. He took water from the water tank on the other side and threw it at them in time.

"... why are you?!"

"Xu Mingyi, you are still alive!"

The man saw the face of the man in his arms, and the bright face with water droplets was shocked.

Xu Mingyi tried to open his eyes, but he couldn't open them anyway.

"Come on, get some more cold water -"

"Take people back to the barracks for treatment!"

The man took off his cloak, wrapped her burned body, and constantly commanded his subordinates.

Xu Mingyi's consciousness is gradually disappearing.

She wanted to ask "who are you".

I also want to know if the army of King Yan will continue to invade the capital after breaking down Yangzhou City, and how the emperor will deal with it. Will he defend the capital of the country or retreat to the south, and how long will the two armies confront each other? Can Yan Wang win in the end?

In her own heart, she hoped that King Yan would win.

But she can't wait.

But

I don't seem to have to worry.

She is such a kind-hearted person in the past. She killed another villain today. She is also a person who accumulates virtue. I think nine times out of ten she can ascend to heaven.

Just look in the sky

……

Half a month later, after the yanwang army took Yangzhou City, it hardly stopped and surrounded the capital at night.

Due to the tragic death of the Wu family, Yan Jun's morale was high and furious. He captured the capital in only three days.

The young man in armor and a team of cavalry were forced into the palace.

The emperor did not escape.

To be exact, I didn't have time to escape. The Yan King's army was as powerful as a spear along the way. Due to the lack of benevolence of the court, more and more followers defected along the way. It was unexpected for the courtiers and the emperor to enter the capital so quickly and without scruples, regardless of the advice of the ministers sent by the court to make peace.

The young man broke into the heart nourishing hall, ignored the shouts of the ministers and the internal prison, lifted the emperor who fell ill on the Dragon couch, dragged him out, and threw him heavily in front of the imperial steps of the outer hall.

The stubborn and honest old minister was indignant, and spoke angrily and lamented that the young man had lost his virtue, regardless of the Royal system.

"Listen, I'll tell you two things. First, I'll tell the world about the wrongdoing of the Xu family and the Wu family."

Looking at the bright yellow silk and ink thrown around, the emperor trembled and laughed wildly: "delusion... I can't write! Let alone propose a abdication edict... Your father and son can only be disorderly subjects and thieves!"

"It's up to you whether you write or not."

The young man sneered. The inner supervisor on one side looked at the knife in front of him, knelt to the ground, trembled and held up the pen.

"Second, kill yourself and apologize."

The young man threw his sword in front of the emperor.

The man standing on the imperial steps seemed unheard of, and only looked at the surging sky above the vermilion palace wall.

As my father said, the price of this road is too heavy.

If you know that you will inevitably be charged with a disorderly subject and thief in the end, will you regret if your grandfather knows under the spring?

And Xu Mingyi——

He should have gone earlier that day.

She's only 22, isn't she?

Autumn wind rustled, a rain fell, and yellow leaves fell into the soil with war and blood and were buried together.

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