Chapter 28: Long-lasting sight (3)

When the mother and son met on the first day of the first day, Yang Lin and He Shuzhen were both stunned. He Shuzhen was dressed as a servant, with frosted temples and a hunched back, and was ten years older than before parting. Yang Lin had a new water silk Wensheng robe, with a rosy face and a good complexion. When Yang Lin knelt down and was brought into He Shuzhong's arms, the mother and son realized that they were really reunited this time.

Seeing Yang Lin's appearance, He Shuzhen relaxed her heart a little. Yang Lin asked her to tell the whole story of Luoyang first, and He Shuzhen said again with tears in her eyes. Sure enough, when Yang Lin heard that He Shuzhen was now a servant in the Shen family and had asked Chen Huai to find him, she was so shocked that she almost jumped out of the chair. After several breaths of cold air, he held out from the cracks of his teeth: "Chen Huai... is really sinister!" He Shuzhen looked at her son's expression and didn't feel trembling. She hurriedly asked, "Lin'er, tell Wei Niang, where are you now? I heard from Mr. Zhao that you are familiar with General Chen, what's going on?"

Yang Lin's face turned pale and his teeth were giggling. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He squeezed out a smile to his mother and reluctantly comforted him: "Mom, aren't you good looking at your son now? To put it bluntly... It's Lord Di Renjie who occasionally sees my articles and appreciates my talent very much. He also sees me lacking food and is embarrassed to eat and live, so he kindly invites me to live in his old mansion and welcomes the exam. This Lord Di really cherishes talents, and his son feels ashamed, so he has been studying hard at Lord Di's mansion these days."

He Shuzhen half-believing and half-doubted: "Since that's the case, General Chen knows that I'm looking for you, why should he hide it? Isn't this intentional embarrassing us?" Yang Lin's eyes were slutty and hesitated: "Well, General Chen is worried that I will be disturbed and cannot concentrate on studying... Uh, Mom, in short, we meet today, you should be relieved. If the time is not leaving, your son should go back to Di's mansion." He Shuzhen pulled Yang Lin's sleeve and refused to let go. Yang Lin smiled bitterly: "Mom, my son is all right now. You don't know how many candidates want to see Lord Di, and they have to find all the joints to send him a poem to show him. My son has been studying poetry and books hard for more than ten years. When he encounters this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he must cherish it. Mom, since Miss Chen treats you well, you can live in the Shen family and wait for good news for his son."

Yang Lin pulled out to leave, and He Shuzhen's tears burst out again. She held Yang Lin's clothes tightly: "Lin'er, Lin'er, don't rush to leave, let mom see you again." Yang Lin smiled with tears: "Mom, what are you doing? The exam will be on the first day of August. When the exam is released, my son will go to the Shen family to pick you up." He Shuzhen raised her arm to wipe her tears and nodded helplessly. The two walked to the gate of the selection courtyard one after another. Seeing that there was no one around, He Shuzhen suddenly lowered her voice Yin asked Yang Lin: "Lin'er, did you take my treasure?" Yang Lin was shocked, twitching his lips but couldn't speak. He Shuzhen looked at him and understood most of her, and sighed miserably: "Lin'er, I'll just ask you one thing, will that thing come back?" "Yes! It's definitely possible!" Yang Lin held his mother's rough hands tightly and said in tears: "Don't worry, Mom, when your son finishes the exam, he will definitely return the treasure to you!"

"After the exam?" He Shuzhen murmured: "I'm afraid it's too late..." Yang Lin was puzzled: "It's too late? Why?" "Oh, nothing, nothing..." He Shuzhen shook her head and stroked her son's cheek: "It's okay, mom is waiting. You take the exam well and help mom." "Mom, I can do it. Oh, don't tell me that I've met me, and don't say anything to Miss Chen." "Mom understands."

From Tingzhou to the west, the landform changes with each other. The vast desert and the oasis dotted therein gradually disappear, and are replaced by rolling hills. Compared with the majestic and high mountains and Jinshan Mountains, this hilly area called Dachu Ridge is slightly lower, but the mountains and roads are crisscrossed, and there are often inexplicable thick fog. If you accidentally walk through it, you will lose your direction and easily be ambushed. This is definitely a taboo area for marching.

Wuzhile ordered his troops to set up camp in front of the Dachu Mountains, and from then on, it was Shuye City. Looking at the hometown Yacheng, Wuzhile was both excited and nervous. Shuye embodies too much love and hate, loss and dreams. Today, when he really wanted to start practicing countless battles of reset in his mind, Wuzhile was captured by inexplicable panic.

"Hasler, is there any news in Tingzhou?" "No, Your Highness." Looking at Wu Zhile's frown, Hasler wondered: "Your Highness, is there any problem?" Wu Zhile was looking at the current square, and the high and low hills of Da Chu Ridge could not see at a glance, and milky white mist filled it strangely. He pondered: "Hasler, it only takes one day and one night to break leaves from here." "Yes!" Hasler couldn't help but be excited: "Brothers are eager to try. Finally, we can take the broken leaves!"

"But I always feel something is wrong." "Isn't it?" Wu Zhile said with a gloomy face: "From here to the road of Shattered Leaf, all of which are the canyons between hills, and the narrowest place is only a few miles, which can be called the key place for military operations. We attack Shattered Leaf this time, without sufficient investigation in advance, and it was somewhat rushed." "This..." Hasler scratched his head: "The key to using soldiers is speed. Chi Duo is dead. Now Shattered Leaf's teeth tent must be in chaos. How can we let go of such an opportunity? Besides, we all know the strength of the thunder cavalry. Tieher and Chi Duo are the most capable of taking over one and ten warriors. The remaining less than ten are Shattered Leaf. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers is much worse. Our team will definitely be able to take them down!"

Wu Zhile raised his eyebrows: "Hasler, you don't understand what I mean! You are right. If we fight head-on, we will win. But what I am concerned about is that the enemy sets up an ambush in the hilly canyon from Dachu Ridge to Shaye. If that happens, we will be very passive." Hasler became increasingly confused and thought about it and said: "Your Highness, I'm not saying that when will we fight against people head-on? This kind of ambushing and tricks are not allowed to do it. What's more, when Chi Duo died, there was no leader in the tent. Your cousins ​​must have been beaten to the point of fighting for the Khan throne, and they have no intention of thinking about anything else?"

"No, things are not that simple." Wu Zhile thought, "What you said is taken for granted. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win. Although Chi Duo was destroyed, we didn't know anything about the situation of the Shattered Ye Ya Treasure. We don't know the dynamics of the Eastern Turkic Mochu. In this case, there is a great risk of attacking rashly in this situation!" Hasler lowered his head and said nothing. He followed Wu Zhile for many years and still had an understanding of the prince's grand strategy. Otherwise, he would really think that Wu Zhile was cautious and embarrassed. "Hasler, I'm still waiting for a news." Wu Zhile was silent for a long time before saying, "I will stay in front of this Dachu Ridge for the last night. If the news is not even before dawn tomorrow, we will attack Shattered Ye in one fell swoop and never look back!"

That night, Wuzhile never closed her eyes. Just when the snow peak of Tianshan Mountain was dyed red by the first morning glow, a fast horse actually ran from the direction of Tingzhou. It was Awei who was deliberately staying in Tingzhou waiting for news. Awei rushed to Wuzhile with dusty faces, turned over and fell off the horse and took out a letter from his arms: "Your Highness, Princess Mengdan, let me die and catch up with you!" Wuzhile snatched the letter, and after reading it, he pinched the letter into a ball in his hand. Facing the direction of the Shattered Leaf, Wuzhile narrowed his eyes, looked for a long time, and finally jumped onto the "Mo Feng" and shouted loudly: "Brothers, Shattered Leaf has changed, we won't go! Withdraw back to Tingzhou immediately!"

On the way back to Tingzhou, Wu Zhile's face was dark as night. At the front of the team, he drove alone in the "Mo Feng" and ran wildly on the Shatuo Rail as if he was venting. Wu Zhile's heart was chaotic, and his strong sense of frustration suffocated him. What made him feel even more heavy was the fear and panic of being isolated. He had never clearly realized as he was now that he could only rely on himself, and with his subordinates who were brave and lacked in intelligence, the plan could not be completed. Wu Zhile urgently needed help, a brave, resourceful and loyal helper like Li Yuanfang!

In the central area of ​​Shatuo Radar, they passed by Yibotai again. After the continuous blowing and covering of wind and sand some time ago, the wreckage that was originally vaguely visible was completely buried under layers of yellow sand, becoming a large flat sand field. Now that I have stepped on Yibotai, I can't tell the appearance of it at all. I step on the sand, and I can't feel any ups and downs. It is the rare good weather in the desert with a clear sky, and there is no wind around. Wuzhile, one person, stood in the middle of this silent field for a long time. He felt sad and regretful that Li Yuanfang was born.

He could not grasp the great opportunities created by death. When he recalled that, he almost threatened and forced Li Yuanfang to make a promise to serve him. Wuzhile was heartbroken and couldn't hold on to himself. He called Hasler, gritted his teeth and issued another order, strengthened his manpower, and continued to search for Li Yuanfang's traces day and night, not only around Yibotai, but also in the entire Shatuo Mori, and even various grassland oasis outside Shatuo Mori! In short, Wuzhile vowed that no matter how much he paid, he would find Li Yuanfang even if he digs three feet of the ground, and he would see people alive and die.

Tingzhou City survived the disaster, and even the air was filled with the smell of carnival. But for Pei Suyun, everything around him was separated from her and could not attract her attention. She only did two things every day: take care of An'er; inquire about Li Yuanfang from Wuzhile and Mengdan. That afternoon, she came to the Qianmen Palace again.

Since Di Renjie lifted the detention of Wuzhile and his team, as in the past, Wuzhile stationed a large army on the prairie northeast of Shatuochi. He took over the entire third floor of Qianmen Didian as a residence in Tingzhou City. Meng Dan and Di Jinghui also lived in Qianmen Didian together. A few days ago, Wuzhile led troops to fight and left some of his men, asking Meng Dan to continue to lead the search for Li Yuanfang. Although Wuzhile repeatedly stated,

Once any discovery is found, Pei Suyun will be notified immediately, but Pei Suyun still comes to the residence in person every day to inquire. When she comes, she only stands in the lobby downstairs, quietly waits for Uzhile to send Awei to say something unchanging day by day, and then turns and leaves. At first, Meng Dan and Di Jinghui went to talk to her for a few words, but the grief when they face to face is increasing day by day, and soon reaches a point of heartbrokenness. A few days later, they all avoided them.

Today's Ganmendi store was a little abnormal. Pei Suyun waited in the lobby downstairs for a long time, but could not see a person from Wuzhile. He hadn't seen Awei for several days, and Meng Dan and Di Jinghui could not find him. She hesitated for a while and finally walked slowly towards the stairs. The staff at Ganmendi store knew Pei Suyun and knew that Wuzhile respected her very much, so no one stopped him. Pei Suyun climbed up the steps, as if he was flying in the clouds, and was already standing in the corridor on the third floor in a daze.

It was still the same as that day, there was no sound in the entire narrow corridor. In front of her was the house of that day. She raised her hand and slowly pushed open the door. The room was empty, the furnishings were as half open as that day, the sun was slanted, the heat outside the window was scorching, the room was cool, and even the mottled on the wooden floor was not bad. Pei Suyun's vision was blurred, she leaned her back against the wooden wall, closed her eyes slightly, and the sound of his footsteps seemed to sound in her ears. She stood straight as if she had lost consciousness. Until this moment, she could face the most real emotions in her heart and dare to admit how humble and cowardly she loved.

It was here that on that long afternoon, Pei Suyun confessed to Li Yuanfang almost without reservation the family secrets she vowed to protect with her life. Oh, no, she still kept some secrets, not many, and it was actually not important. Only she herself knew that the only purpose of doing this was to have the opportunity to see him again.

Ten years ago, Pei Menghe was killed by Lin Tianji's poisonous insect. At the last moment, he confessed to his daughter, regretting that he should not have used her daughter as bait to achieve her goal and ruined her daughter's happiness with her own hands. It was a terrible night with storms. Pei Menghe, who was dying, seized Pei Suyun's hand desperately and tried to breathe a sigh of relief to her that their family had paid too much for Yi Botai. Only now did he understand how unworthy and false all this was, but it was too late.

"Dad, my daughter must avenge you!" Pei Suyun, seventeen-year-old, cried desperately, and her weak voice was ruthlessly dispersed by the storm. "But Suyun, my daughter, my only concern in this world..." Pei Menghe stroked Pei Suyun's tearsy face with love, and said intermittently: "Dad doesn't need you to avenge... Dad, I just want you to get happiness." Happiness? Where can I still have happiness? Pei Suyun shook her head madly. Her fate was destined and there was no room for change. Pei Menghe's eyes gradually dimmed, and the light of life quickly drifted away unstoppably. "Dad!" Pei Suyun pounced on his chest and cried bitterly. His daughter cried out loudly and summoned the souls that were moving in the dark corridor. Pei Menghe gathered the last power and said word by word: "Suyun, Lin Tianji is an evil person! He will definitely be punished with evil... In the future, you will be kept by Yi Botai's secret. Don't repeat the mistakes of his father. Yi Botai's secret must not fall into the hands of the evil person again!"

"But how do I know who is the evil person? Who is the good person? If there is another Lin Tianji, what should I do?! Daddy! Don't die, don't leave your daughter alone in this world... Daddy!" Pei Menghe's face appeared. He ignored his daughter's grief again, and his tone suddenly became ecstatic: "Suyun, your mother is here, she is here to pick me up. I think she has been thinking so hard for so many years, and today I can finally get together with her..." He turned his gaze back to the sad and sorrowful woman. Son, softly comforted: "Suyun, don't be afraid... Listen to Daddy, as long as you find the person you really love, tell him all the secrets. The one my daughter falls in love with must be the best person, believe in your heart. But..." At the last moment of life, Pei Menghe's mouth curled a sly smile: "Suyun, you must make him fall in love with you, let him stay in Tingzhou for you... and protect Yibotai's secrets with you, just like the beginning, the beginning..."

Pei Menghe was unable to finish this last sentence. But Pei Suyun understood what her father meant. Many years ago, her great-grandfather Pei Guan stayed in Tingzhou and spent the rest of her life because she fell in love with a Tingzhou witch. She had the origin of Yibotai, their bloodline, and everything that happened later. However, fate made such a big joke with Pei Suyun. When she finally found that person as her father said, and finally discovered love, it was Yibotai, who took him away again.

In this room where they had been together for the whole afternoon, Pei Suyun knelt down and prayed to the shaman gods, attributed all the sins to her, brought all the punishment to her, and imposed all the curse on her, but asked the gods to preserve his life, even if they could not see each other again in this life, as long as - let him live.
Chapter completed!