Chapter 64

Mu Fulan remembered clearly that in her life, she first saw Xi’s childhood outside the gate of Huguo Temple in Shangjing.

Time flies so fast, it has been more than a year in the blink of an eye.

Not only in the past year, but even in the past life, in the years before the mother and son finally separated in Pucheng, this child has always been well-behaved and obedient.

Never disobeyed her.

For the first time in two lifetimes, he rebelled against his will and no longer listened to her words.

And, because of that man.

The carriage continued its journey in the opposite direction from the direction the man had left.

Mu Fulan was silent, not saying a word for a long time.

Xi Er was sitting beside her.

As if knowing that she didn’t like the parting gift that person gave him, she didn’t see the sword after she got into the carriage.

It should have been hidden by this child.

Xi’er glanced at her quietly from time to time.

Her eyes fell out of the car window and she was in a trance. The look in his eyes may be a little too complicated for a child of his age.

But her sadness, the child can easily perceive.

After quietly watching her many times, he finally gently held Mu Fulan’s sleeve and asked in a low voice, “Mother, you blame me for being disobedient, are you angry?”

Mu Fulan recovered from her thoughts, lowered her head, and stared at the worried and uneasy little face looking up at her.

There was a hint of sadness in her heart at this moment, but more than that, she was still confused and worried.

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No one knows better than her that this child in the previous life had been so eager to be accompanied by her father in the years before she died in an accident. However, his father traveled all year round and rarely returned home.

Later, his father got his wish and became the emperor of the world, and the child was finally able to meet his father day and night as he had hoped.

Perhaps out of guilt or compensation, at the beginning, his father also showed his unprecedented efforts to get close to his son.

But it was too late for this child. He doesn’t seem to need it anymore.

Facing the aloof father who tried to get close to him, his response was always autism and silence.

And that man, who needs his distraction, is too much. The patience he can give to a son who is reluctant to approach himself, even with obvious hostility, is ultimately extremely limited.

So in this life, whenever she sees Xi’er approaching that person as if out of natural admiration, her mood will always fall into incomparable contradictions.

She wished that the regrets of her child’s previous life could be fulfilled in this life. But thinking of the grief and indignation that the boy had made before he died, her heart was filled with confusion and anxiety.

But she still did not stop the child from approaching the man. She didn’t know if it was right or wrong.

“Mother, Mr. Xie, he is really kind to me.”

The child continued to speak softly.

“Mother, don’t you know? When he took me to pick you up, we caught a spy on the way. Mr. Xie wanted to light a beacon fire and tell the army to come over, but the beacon tower was overwhelmed by heavy snow, and only I could climb from it. Go in. I want to climb in and set it on fire. But Mr. Xie was afraid that something would happen to me, so he wouldn’t let me go in, and said to light the next beacon tower.”

“We met a lot of people from the north on the way. When Lord Xie was recognized, he asked Liang Guards and the others to take me away, and he went to divert those people away. Later, when Lord Xie came back to find me, he was covered in Blood, I almost didn’t recognize him, he saw me and picked me up…”

Tears slowly welled up in the child’s eyes.

“Mother, I really don’t want to make you sad, but I can’t bear to make Master Xie sad… When I go back, I will put the sword away and won’t take it out.”

Mu Fulan only knew that her initial warning did not stop the child from being willing to get close to that man.

But she didn’t know, and before she knew it, it turned out that this child had already developed such a trust and bond with that man.

She couldn’t believe that the man in Xi’er’s eyes today was the real Xie Changgeng.

Thinking that if one day, the child was told to see the other side of the man that was covered up by today’s warmth, all she had left was fear and unbearableness.

Xi’er raised her hand and wiped her eyes quickly with her sleeve.

“Mother, don’t worry, if he bullies you in the future and he becomes a bad person, I will return the sword to him myself, and I don’t like him anymore. I will protect you. Mother, don’t give birth to me. Don’t be sad, okay?”

He climbed down from the carriage seat and knelt down in front of his mother like a little adult.

Mu Fulan looked at the child kneeling in front of her knees, looking at his clear eyes that still contained remnants of tears, her eyes slowly warmed.

She stretched out her hand, picked Xier up from her feet, and took it into her arms.

“Mother knows. Mother is not angry either. It’s just…”

She stared at the child, trying her best to get rid of the blood-filled memory in her mind that she couldn’t look directly at, and said, “It’s just Xi’er, go back, remember what you promised me just now. Put it away, don’t touch it!”

It has eaten your blood. It’s a monster.

she said in her heart.

Xi’er had a happy smile on her face, hugged her arm tightly, and nodded: “I remember!”

On this trip to the south, Mu Fulan’s itinerary was not tight because she was with Xi’er. Walking along the galloping road, I stopped at the post house to rest, and walked fifty or sixty miles every day for nearly half a month in a blink of an eye.

At this speed, half the distance is not yet complete.

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Fortunately, there is no urgency, and the weather is getting warmer. After leaving Hexi, one day to the south, every day you see by the roadside, although most of them are wild and barren villages, but the spring breeze is blowing, and the greenery is thicker day by day.

At noon that day, the sun was on top, and after walking for half a day, Liang Tuan asked Mu Fulan what he meant, and asked the group to stop by the road to rest for a while.

Xi’er got out of the carriage, walked to the little dragon horse, and fed it with fodder herself.

The little dragon horse is more than a year old, and although it is not yet fully grown, since he has been with Xi’er, under his careful care, he is now about the same size as an adult horse, with a small head and a long neck, and strong limbs. The fur all over his body is smooth and smooth, and he has a bit of a godly spirit.

Mu Fulan was leaning against the car window, watching the back of Xier feeding the horse. At this time, at the end of the road, a group of people who looked like locals came in, pushing carts and carrying loads, dragging their families with their mouths. With a sad face, he walked in a hurry, looking like something big had happened.

Liang Tuan sent someone to ask questions, and came back soon with a piece of news.

The King of Pingyang raised his troops to rebel and was heading in this direction. These are the people in the villages along the way who fled after hearing the news.

If I remember correctly, in her previous life, the chaos between King Pingyang and King Lu should not have begun at this time.

The news came too suddenly. Liang Tuan sent people to quickly go to the front to explore the truth, and he led the carriage and horse to go down the official road first.

The people who went out came back with even worse news.

Liang Tuan said: “The rebels are very powerful, and they will soon come here. When the rebels arrive, bandits will spread everywhere, and we can’t travel. The nearest city is Pucheng, which is about a hundred miles away. The city is not only fortified, but the current Pucheng and Jiedushi are also old. After many wars, even if the rebels come, they can last for a while. For the safety of Lord Weng, it is better to enter the city as soon as possible to avoid chaos. This is The safest way!”

Hearing the words Pucheng suddenly, Mu Fulan was in a trance for a while, as if a sharp claw hook had gently scratched a small hole in her heart. overflowed.

Without realizing it, God seemed to be joking with her, and while she was going around, she took her Xier and bumped into here again.

It was in this place, in the hopelessness of waiting for the end, that she took her own life.

And her Xi’er, although she survived, but from that day on, the former child will never go back to the past.

“Master?”

She heard someone calling her in her ear.

She came back to her senses and met the many eyes that were cast on her around her, knowing that they were all waiting for her answer.

In the late evening, the carriage that Mu Fulan was riding in, following the flow of people fleeing, gradually approached the city called Pucheng.

Later in the previous life, this city, which must be passed to Shangjing, was once used by the king of Qi, who represented the dynasty, as the base camp for confrontation with Xie Changgeng, which shows the degree of solidity of the city defense.

She has no reason to object to this trade-off, which is the safest decision for all of them.

From the carriage, she glanced ahead.

The twilight is deep, and the setting sun is like blood. An unknown fainting crow passed over the head of the soldier standing on the towering city head, making a shrill and strange cry.

Xi’er got off the carriage, stood beside her, raised her head, and looked at the city head that was about to be swallowed up by the twilight shadow in front of her. A pair of small feet seemed to be nailed to the ground.

“Mother, I don’t like this place…”

The child held Mu Fulan’s hand, hesitated, and said softly.

The twilight was getting thicker and thicker, as if two shadows were cast in his eyes.

The guard knew of Mu Fulan’s arrival, so he hurried out to greet him.

“Go in. We’ll get out of here as soon as it’s safe.”

Mu Fulan said softly.

She took Xi’er’s small hands, led him, and walked forward.

…

This day was originally very ordinary.

Xie Changgeng just finished his inspection tour in the newly renovated garrison city in Mahe Valley.

A few days ago, he received a message that the new king of the North, Boli Khan, had summoned the leaders of the twenty-four tribes scattered all over the place to the tooth tent, and it was suspected that there would be a new move.

He knew in his heart that this time, a war was coming.

The problem of the natives in Hexi that has been plaguing him has been resolved, and he has already fought hard and is waiting for this battle.

Only by winning a big victory and destroying the Beiren’s combat power, making them incapable in the short term, and not daring to think of acting rashly again, can he concentrate his strength and eliminate the obstacles on his way to the top one by one.

The war is coming, but it cannot be overnight. Although the new king of Beiren is ambitious and capable, he has a short time to succeed to the throne. He has to dispatch troops and launch an all-out war that is bound to be won. If he is not fully prepared, he will not rashly launch an army.

Xie Changgeng ordered spies to continue to spy, and was immediately informed that the old leader had arrived. He was about to go down the city wall, and when he saw the old leader had come up, a smile appeared on his face, and he greeted him and said, “Just now I was thinking of waiting to visit the old leader, but I didn’t want the old leader to come in person. How are you doing recently?”

The spirit of the old leader looked very good, and smiled: “It’s not a serious problem. Speaking of which, it’s really a pity that I didn’t have time to thank the Weng Lord, and she left. Why did she leave in such a hurry? ”

Xie Changgeng still had a smile on his face: “The old leader also knows that now that the new Khan from the north has succeeded to the throne, the situation is different from the previous two years, and the war is probably inevitable. She is a woman, and it is inconvenient to stay, so it is better to go back earlier.”

The old leader nodded and turned to point to the young men who had followed him below.

“We also heard that there is going to be a war, and we would like to send another 5,000 sons, and ask Jiedushi to include them and train them. We would like to serve as Jiedushi and follow him to the death!”

Under the city wall, five thousand natives stood in line. Under the leadership of the leader, they knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison to Xie Changgeng above the city, “I would like to serve the Jiedu envoy and follow me to the death!”

Before that, an army composed of young natives had been recruited. Whether it was daily cavalry and archery drills or military construction, they were all outstanding. Unexpectedly, today, the old leader personally brought 5,000 men and horses. The generals around Xie Changgeng were all pleasantly surprised.

Xie Changgeng called the soldiers under the city wall to get up, and immediately thanked the old leader solemnly.

The old leader looked excited: “Your Excellency and Weng Zhu and his wife are deeply in love, but in order to save my old life, Weng Lord has taken risks and traveled to the Tianshan Mountains, how can the adults be willing? I am really ashamed, beyond words. Thank you, the only way I can do my best to help the adults to keep Hexi is to live up to the kindness of the Jiedu envoy and his wife!”

Xie Changgeng smiled and said nothing, only shook the old leader’s hand forcefully.

“Xie must go all out to live up to the trust of the old leader!”

He asked people to collect these 5,000 people, and immediately took the old leader to show him the daily training of the native soldiers. The two of them chatted and laughed, and went down the city wall. A soldier rushed over and shouted loudly: “Sir, there is an urgent letter from Liu Biejia, please return to the city quickly!”

Xie Changgeng took the letter, glanced at it, and immediately accused the old leader of the crime, asking others to lead him to the school grounds on his behalf, and returned to the Jiedu envoy himself.

In the meeting room of the ya’s office, Liu Guan and a group of officials were waiting anxiously.

“My lord! King Lu and King Pingyang rebelled together, one east and one west, echoing each other. The troops split into two paths and went to Shangjing. Although King Lu’s rebels were temporarily blocked by King Qi, King Pingyang’s side was even more powerful. It is unstoppable, and it is said that all the cities along the way will fall. The imperial court will have to summon the lord to Qin King to quell the rebellion, and it happens that Hexi is in such a situation. If the lord is not there, I am afraid it will be inconvenient.”

Xie Changgeng listened to the officials chattering and talking, some worried about the situation, some scolded the vassal king, his expression was indifferent, and he didn’t say a word for a long time.

The crowd gradually stopped and all looked at him.

Xie Changgeng finally got up and ordered Liu Guan to follow him into the inner room. After standing for a moment, he turned his head and asked, “Where have Liang Tuan and his party gone? Have you received any news in the past two days?”

Liu Guan didn’t expect him to ask this first. For a moment, he said, “Yes, I’m about to inform you. The day before yesterday, I received a message from Liang Tuan called Yiyou, saying that he was protecting Weng Zhu’s mother and son into Qizhou. You were not in the city, so I didn’t inform you in time…”

Xie Changgeng walked to the wall, and with a “swoosh”, he pulled open a pair of curtains, revealing a detailed map of the city hanging on the wall.

As Liu Guan spoke, he suddenly thought of a question, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Qizhou is on the way between Pingyangfu and Shangjing, the fief of King Pingyang.

When the King of Pingyang went north and sent troops to Beijing, he would take the most favorable route for his army. And Lord Weng and his party went south, and they also walked along the road.

The movement of the rebels began a few days ago. According to the days brought by Liang Tuan’s word of mouth, at this time, it is very likely that the group will encounter the rebels on the way.

He looked at the motionless back standing in front of the map, hesitated, and persuaded: “Don’t worry, my lord. The rebels are aggressive, and the news will spread along the way. Weng Zhu and his party must have received the news. Liang Tuan has followed the adults for many years and has experienced hundreds of battles, so he will definitely act according to the opportunity…”

Xie Changgeng turned his head, his eyes dark as ink.

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He said: “I want to know where they are now!”