Qihuang

At midnight, the snow that had fallen for several days stopped, and the sky was dark red with an ominous color.

Xu Shaozhuo stood guard outside Yan Liao's bedroom, holding the hilt of his sword in his hand, walking back and forth in front of the hall restlessly.

He has been waiting for Yan Liao to return.

During this period, he also received a report from his subordinates, saying that not long after the eldest son left the palace, the prime minister entered the palace right after him.

In the absence of the king, the prince and the prime minister will manage all affairs in the palace together. It is normal for the prime minister to enter the palace at any time.

However, the prime minister had never entered the palace after Shen Shi, and even closed the palace door without seeing anyone.This made Xu Shaozhuo, who knew that the king had passed away, quite uneasy.

What is even more disturbing is that Shi Zi has not returned yet!

Don't get lost by yourself if you can't catch up with Mr. Wu Hai!

Thinking that it's not like his elder son has never done such a thing before, Xu Shaozhuo couldn't wait any longer, and ordered a team of soldiers to go out of the palace to find the elder son.

Seeing Xu Jinwei's frantic expression, the soldiers who were named asked curiously, "Xu Jinwei, what happened?"

Xu Shaozhuo pulled out his horse, turned his head and said, "Nothing happened, I just went to welcome the son back to the city."

A soldier who knew that Yan Liao was banned from going out of the city asked, "Isn't the son not allowed to go out of the city?"

Xu Shaozhuo was anxious, he lost his mouth, and said it to his subordinates: "Isn't it just to find Mr. Wu Hai, the son left the city alone."

One of the soldiers who was named to follow was a recruit. He deeply admired Yan Liao's deeds of becoming famous at the age of seven. Hearing Xu Shaozhuo's tone, he was a little puzzled: "Isn't it normal for our son to go alone? His son is seven years old At that time, it was not a single-handedly retreating from the three cities of the Nama tribe!"

Xu Shaozhuo twitched the corners of his mouth, and said coldly: "That's from Naama, can it be compared with Mr. Wu Hai?"

The recruits were terrified: "Mr. Wu Hai is stronger than hundreds of Nama cavalry?"

Xu Shaozhuo: "Of course you don't need to be soft on the enemy, but you can see that the son has dealt hard with his own people?"

The recruit was even more puzzled: "So Xu Jinwei, what are you worried about?"

The snow ground trampled by horseshoes creaked, and beside the recruit was an old soldier. The veteran raised his hand and slapped the recruit on the head, and yelled at him with a smile: "Ask all kinds of questions, why are there so many words? , is that something you can ask?"

Xu Shaozhuo took the time to look back at them, and struggled with his words: "Mr. Wu Hai...it's hard to say. Anyway, I can't see my son being alone with Mr. Wu Hai."

After hearing this, the expressions of the soldiers became slightly subtle.

But Xu Shaozhuo was thinking that as long as the son is alone with the son, he will basically suffer some injuries.He is always around Shizi, and he is very clear about some changes in Shizi.

"And..." Xu Shaozhuo's voice cooled down: "Our brothers in the imperial guards are always by the side of the two masters, what do you think of Mr. Wu Hai's daily life?"

The recruits only met Wu Hai a few times, so they didn't dare to talk nonsense, so they could only use what they heard from others: "I only know that the young master is good-looking, has a good personality, and is deeply loved by the elder son. He will take the elder master wherever he goes." Take it with you."

This time the veteran didn't need to do anything, Xu Shaozhuo reined in the horse himself, took the long sword from his waist, and slammed the scabbard on the recruit's face: "What did you call the prince!"

The recruit's face was burning with pain, and he almost fell off his horse in the cold wind. He didn't dare to say anything, and took a few steps weakly, and followed the other soldiers.

A soldier in front of him looked at the recruit sympathetically, drove his horse close to him, and reminded him in a low voice:

"You are new to the imperial guards, and you don't know some private rules. Although Xu imperial guards usually have no airs, he always likes to talk to his brothers, but he doesn't want to hear someone say something bad about the son, no , half a sentence will not work."

After a pause, he asked: "I said which camp you were transferred from? Do you believe the rumors from somewhere, and think that the prince treats the young master as a child prostitute by his side?"

"Dongyangguan, General Yan Yu was transferred from the camp." The recruit wanted to explain a few words: "I'm not from Mobei, so I don't know these things."

"You are not from Mobei? Where are you from? Why did you join the army of Mobei!"

"I'm from Jizhou. Isn't it shameful that the more taxes the court collects, the more children I have. If the tax is paid per person, the whole family will have to hang themselves on a rope. In order to reduce the burden, I want to join the army." It just so happened that General Yan’s people were recruiting people, and my brothers signed up together.”

In front, the veteran who was following Xu Shaozhuo's horse said: "Young master is very smart, and he has given you many strategies. Our elder son has no blood relatives, so sometimes we can't handle it well when we get along with you. It's normal."

Someone echoed: "I remember a few years ago, the young master and General Yan Yu had an argument for some reason, and General Yan Yu pushed him off the palace wall. For this reason, the son severely punished General Yan. It can be seen that, The prince treats the young master more than his own brother."

Xu Shaozhuo twitched his lips, thinking that you old men only see the surface, have your eyes been licked by dogs.

He raised his horsewhip, speeded up a bit, thought for a while, looked back at the brothers, and said loudly:

"I, Xu Shaozhuo, put this here. If I'm not around Shizi one day, and someone sees Shizi and Young Master alone together, they must keep an eye on Young Master's movements, and be careful which of the two masters has an accident."

Xu Shaozhuo has followed Yan Liao for many years, but he still can't understand the relationship between the two.If it's okay, these two people have always been arguing and at odds; but if it's not, sometimes the prince can use the word connivance to the son.

It's hard to say, it's hard to say, Xu Shaozhuo couldn't understand these two people.

It's just that Xu Shaozhuo saw Wu Hai fiercely stab Yan Liao with his own eyes, and at that moment, he really felt Wu Hai's burst of killing intent.

He really wanted to kill Yan Liao.

At that time, Wu Hai was only seven years old, and he was as fierce as a boy when he was only seven years old. Afterwards, he showed a child's innocent smile like a normal person...

When Xu Shaozhuo just thought about it, he felt hairs on his back, it was really terrifying.

What shocked Xu Shaozhuo even more was that Yan Liao not only kept silent to conceal his disrespect, but also personally comforted him in various ways!

As a guard, Xu Shaozhuo was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Fortunately, Xu Shaozhuo was Yan Liao's personal guard, otherwise even he would have doubted that the outside world's "child molestation" was true.

Although the soldiers didn't know why Xu Shaozhuo made such a sudden statement without beginning or end, they all agreed.

Xu Shaozhuo patted his cheeks with both hands, suppressed the random memories, and said loudly: "The son governs the army strictly, and no one is allowed to gossip behind his back. After today, everyone, including me, will go to the execution hall." Lead the law yourself!"

Everyone: "..."

So Xu Jinwei, why did you take the lead in opening this topic? !

Xu Shaozhuo led the people along the road outside the city and did not notice any movement or suspicious person.If you run further, you will be on your way to Dongyang Pass.

Just as he was thinking, he saw a faint yellow flame shining from the shadows of the trees far ahead.

"Stop." Reaching out his hand to signal everyone to stop, Xu Shaozhuo slightly squinted his eyes and looked forward.

He has excellent eyesight, and even at night, he is much better than ordinary people. Among the shadows of the trees, the candles that are about to go out are rolling in the wind, and they are torches held by people.

If you listen carefully, you can still hear the slight vibration from the ground. This movement must be caused by a lot of people.

There is only one road ahead, and that is Dongyang Pass. Who are these people holding torches?Why is there such a big movement at this hour?Xu Shaozhuo was suspicious, he waved to the soldiers and said, "Go ahead and have a look first."

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In the stone room of the cave, Wu Hai violently waved Yan Liao's hand away.He was already leaning against the wall, unable to take a step back, he could only turn sideways and gasp for breath.

Yan Liao was taken aback for a moment, he and Wu Hai were close to each other, so he could naturally sense the changes in Wu Hai.

"You..." Yan Liao's face flushed instantly, and he took two steps back: "You...?"

Being human in two lifetimes, how can Yan Liao not know what this is all about.

Yan Liao was shocked, how could Wu Hai have such a reaction?

Although Yan Liao himself was 17 years old in this life, all his energy was devoted to building the Great Wall and training soldiers, and he had no time to think about such things at all.

He himself has never thought about marrying a wife and accepting concubines, so of course it is impossible for Wu Hai, who is two years younger than himself, to think about it.

To a certain extent, Yan Liao is firmly in control of Wu Hai in all aspects, and there have never been any maids in the palace who are bold enough to seduce the master, so... no one has enlightened this kid, he suddenly broke out up?

But, why is it at this time, why is it facing myself! ?

Seeing Yan Liao's expression, Wu Hai knew that this twisted person had thought of something strange, and he said helplessly in a hoarse voice, "I'm poisoned, Prince Yan."

No one would have such a desire for someone who hates him in this kind of place...

Wu Hai glanced around the stone room, and found that behind the stone barrier, some mist was slowly rising. He endured the double torment of hot and cold inside his body, and moved behind the stone barrier.

There is a small hot spring behind the barrier, filled with steaming white mist.

There were only the two of them in the stone room, Wu Hai didn't bother to talk to Yan Liao, so he took off his clothes and went to the hot spring.

After entering the water, Wu Hai leaned against the stone wall. He stretched his arms, his neck slightly raised, and enjoyed soaking in the water.

As a result, Yan Liao, who followed after struggling for a while, happened to meet half of his chest.

Yan Liao bumped into a piece of snow-white texture, and his pupils shrank instantly.Borrowing the warm light of Huozhezi, in the hazy mist, he saw a row of mottled spots on Wu Hai's shoulder and collarbone.

Wu Hai's skin is a bit strange, it is extremely easy to leave scars, and it takes a long time to fade away, Yan Liao knows this very well.

Because of Wu Hai's physique, the row of marks on his shoulder and collarbone showed patches of dark purple, which was a bit shocking.

Of course Yan Liao knew what kind of traces this was, and there was a nameless anger in his chest, as if a toy that only he could touch was touched by others and was accused.

Yan Liao squatted behind Wu Hai, pressed hard on the mark on his shoulder, and asked angrily, "What's going on here!"

Wu Hai let out a muffled snort, and slid down, Yan Liao's hand followed Wu Hai's straight collarbone and chin, and then lingered in the air, dripping the hot spring water with his fingertips...

The palm touched the delicate and cold skin.

The running water is warm, but the skin is cool.Yan Liao was stunned for a moment, feeling that this didn't seem right, and retracted his hand like an electric shock.

"Don't touch my wound, I'm weak."

Yan Liao raised his voice sharply: "Wound? You said it was a wound?"

Damn wounds!This is obviously...

Wu Hai didn't want Yan Liao to bother him at this time, so he held back his cough and couldn't bear to explain: "What I like is Nanjiang's Huaqingsan. Mr. Fan has mentioned it, you should know."

Yan Liao naturally knew what it was, and the killing intent slowly grew from him, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Who poisoned you?"

Wu Hai closed his eyes and said lightly: "The person who poisoned me will be dealt with. In order to suppress the poison for a while, I went to the king of Nanjiang and asked him for a pair of ice powder to take it, so during the day You will see me hot and cold."