[Shadow Guardian] The Wind Rises from the Wild West

In the court meeting in the early court, the seat belonging to Zhu Qing was empty.Honghan felt something was wrong, since he left Qishan, Yun has not been by his side for a day, faithfully keeping his oath.Hong Han really wanted to check it out, but he was Uncle Xiyan after all, so he couldn't just mess up the rules he set.He was sitting on pins and needles throughout the morning, and the subsequent discussions were also in a hurry.When things were almost done, Honghan walked out of the hall and saw Jikan waiting outside.

Ji Kan knelt down as soon as they met, and faltered about him and A Jin, and asked Bo Jun to allow them to go back to the city.

Hong Han's face became even more gloomy, "You mean that Yun helped his apprentice to heal his wounds, and he has been resting in the room since then?"

"Yes, my lord."

Hong Han turned around and left.If it weren't for being injured and unable to get up, Yun would never have left his side. He had a very bad premonition.

There was no one in the room.Zhu Qing's residence in Qitai was empty, without any decorations, and there was no trace of anyone living there.There was no bedding on the couch, and it was not obvious that someone had slept on it.Hong Han found a little incense ash in the gap of the window, and found a few unclear footprints on the courtyard wall outside.He frowned.

After last year's autumn hunt, Bi Wu's name has spread far and wide. Although Yun Zhu Qing is low-key, he is still a very important person, and it is inevitable that he will be coveted.If some other country has robbed Yun, with the heart of soliciting, I'm afraid it won't hurt him for a while.But if it is a person from Tiandu...

Back in the palace, Hong Han went straight to find the queen. As soon as he got outside the palace, the twelve princesses greeted him. They were dressed in plain clothes and knelt down respectfully, as if pleading guilty.

The twelve princesses felt very disturbed.

The hidden guard who came with her has already succeeded, and secretly sent her out of Yancheng, and sent her back to Tiandu on the road that was going to other countries.In fact, she didn't do anything, but she told the hidden guards after discovering the brand on Zhu Qing's hand at first.After a long time nothing happened, she thought nothing happened.Yesterday she spilled the tea clumsily, and waited anxiously for Honghan to come all night, wanting to show off her tea art again.She waited all night, but she didn't wait for Honghan to come, but she waited for her bodyguard to come and was told the news of her success.

The twelve princesses were terrified. This was an important task for her to come to Xiyan, and the emperor personally instructed her.However, from the first moment she saw Hong Han, she couldn't help falling in love with him.What's more, these days since the big wedding, Honghan has cared for her impeccably.What would happen if Honghan knew that she did this?

She struggled for a long time, but decided to tell the truth, kowtowed and said: "The concubine was negligent, and the four guards who came with me also disappeared." She said 'also', which already explained the problem.

Honghan was furious, and ordered the blockade of all traffic gates in Xiyan, check!

Seeing Uncle Xi Yan's angry back, the twelve princesses sat down on the ground, wanting to cry but unable to cry.She seemed to be able to foresee that with Zhu Qing's disappearance, Hong Han's warmth and patience towards her would also disappear.She couldn't do the set of crying and begging, she could only watch the man she liked leave angrily.

At this moment, she hated her own identity. If she was a princess, why should she be the princess of the Tian Family?

Following the strict order of Uncle Xi Yan, martial law was imposed at all the checkpoints in Xihuang.From Zihan Pass to Yanming Pass, from Gongling to Quxia, they are all in a state of panic.The merchants' trade was inspected in such a detailed way that even sacks of wine and barrels had to be opened and searched one by one.In Yancheng, as well as in neighboring counties and villages, there were officials who went to search and arrest.To the outside world, it is claimed to hunt down Jiangyang bandits.

After ten days of rigorous investigation, nothing was found.

The beard stubble on Hong Han's chin has grown again, his eyes are bloodshot, and he looks fierce to everyone, and he can no longer hide his original violent temper.The officials were careful when they spoke, and even Uncle Thirteen dared not offend him.

Ji Kan felt that this incident was all caused by himself, and he was very guilty. He asked himself to lead a search team, and he searched the neighborhood without sleep.After Ah Jin woke up, it seemed that she had grown up overnight, and she was no longer that little girl who was always acting like a spoiled child.She packed her bags, pursed her lips and came to Honghan to bid farewell. She wanted to find her master by herself.

Hong Han scolded her back, saying that she was a careless girl.Then he started scolding from the eighteen generations of ancestors of the heavenly and human royal family, and continued to scold the cowardly king who is now huddled in Tiandu.He had scolded enough, suddenly felt bored, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, I won't look for it anymore. You all go down."

Several people were taken aback, why didn't they look for it?Give up now?

Honghan sat on the porch with his legs bent, his unshaven beard looked a bit vicissitudes, and he said, "If you press too hard, you will jump over the wall in a hurry. Let them go, sooner or later they will just go to Tiandu."

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. "Then I'll see you in Heaven!"

Honghan came to the stable alone in the evening.Yun is gone, but his horse is still there.The proud gray horse from the prairie was in the same shed with Honghan's own big black horse.The big black horse has no name, and the gray horse is called the prince.

What a ridiculous name, Hong Han stroked the gray horse, but the gray horse wouldn't let him touch it, and snorted in disgust.Hong Han didn't remember how many horses he had owned, all of his horses were dark horses.But he even remembered that Yun's last horse was called Xiaoli, a bay red horse with a white nose.He remembered the way Yun hugged and cried when the horse died.With a name, it really is different.

Of course he will not forget that Yun's name is Yin Yun.He was not born a slave, he had a surname, and his surname was Qi.

This is the most honorable surname in the world.

Honghan wasn't stupid, he didn't ask in detail at the time, but after he returned to Xiyan, he asked someone to check.Of course he knew Yun's identity and origin, and he also understood why Tian would be so persistent and refused to let a shadow guard go.He was not a shadow guard, but a prince.

No matter what his status is, Hong Han never regrets rushing up to Qi Mountain and taking him away by coercion and deceit.

How lucky to be able to meet Yun.

This matter, after all, will be settled in the sky.

A good horse needs to ride every day, otherwise it will get tired after a long lap.Hong Han went to the next room to get the prince's harness. Besides the harness, there were many other things in the cabinet, such as bows and arrows and copper maces, which they took from Majiabao back then.There are also barrels of arrows, water bladders, and dry food bags.These are the things that will be used during the trip.

In this pile of things, Hong Han saw the familiar little leather bag.He remembered that Yun had been carrying this since he went down the mountain, and he asked himself not to look at it for the first time when he changed horses.

He suddenly remembered what Yun once said: When I'm not around, open it and read it.

He thought it was permission to peek at him, and he also thought Yun was really cute.Thinking about it now, it's a completely different feeling.Did Feiyun already know that this day would come?

Inside the small leather bag were many odds and ends, including pebbles from the river, iron heads for arrows, and a wooden stick.Honghan vaguely guessed that the small pebbles were from the stream at the foot of Qishan Mountain, and that the grassland-shaped arrowheads were cut out from the belly of a horse.The wooden stick was similar in length, width and width, similar to a piece of wood on a letter, and words were engraved on the side.

The night was already dark, and Honghan couldn't see the words clearly, but he could feel them.The notch of the dagger is clear and sharp, but there is an indifferent and gentle meaning between the turning points of the strokes.

"The northern land is far away, the sky and the earth are vast, the galaxy is brilliant, and occasionally there are lonely trees standing in the wilderness..."

"Thousands of lights, surrounded by enemies, sit and barbecue in peace, pointing and laughing..."

"The eagle flies in the sky, but the arrow can't reach it. Knowing that you can't reach it, you have done your best. There are many things in the world like shooting an eagle. Knowing that you can't reach it, you have no regrets."

Yun was in a daze and didn't know how many days had passed.His eyes were always blindfolded, and he felt that sometimes he was in a carriage, and sometimes he was packed in an unknown container, almost suffocating.He already knew that it was a few hidden guards who robbed him, because the other party's actions had a kind of thoughtfulness, fully considered the previous lessons, and were extremely careful.

The fine steel chains, the medicine that makes people feel weak all over, the black cloth that is always blindfolded, and the restraint that makes him unable to make a sound, he has no chance to take advantage of it.

In fact, there is no need to be so troublesome, Yun thought.Now I'm afraid they can't deal with any of them.The internal injury of the backlash has not healed, and he has expended a lot of energy to heal A Jin's injury, which is already at the end of his strength.While a large amount of medicine made him weak, he couldn't even mobilize the remaining blazing internal energy properly, and he couldn't even resist the invasion of the old cold poison in his body.

This is really an extremely painful journey, Yun thought that he had long forgotten the hard work of going to Qishan when he was a child, and thinking about it now, he seemed to be back in those days.

At that time, he was also in the small carriage, suffering from the cold and suffering unspeakably.If it wasn't for the black-clothed shadow guard injecting his inner breath to protect his heart veins before leaving, he might have died long ago.Relying on his survival instinct and guessing, he mobilized that little bit of blazing inner breath, persisted to Qishan, and survived.In the next few years, through Bai and Ajin, and reading Yingmen's letters, Yuncai gradually realized that it was because of his special blood that he was especially compatible with Blazing Flame, so he survived and made rapid progress in his practice.

The blazing skill was originally the skill of the Qi clan.

He was not afraid to go to Tiandu, the only regret he had was not saying goodbye to Hong Han properly.Not even the last meeting was a pleasant memory.

But, so be it, he thought helplessly, things can never be perfect.

The sky finally arrived, and the eyes that had been blindfolded for many days were finally released, Yun was a little unaccustomed to the sudden light.He was imprisoned in a very remote palace, and one end of the chain was firmly tied to a pillar. Unless the house was demolished, he could never escape.The medicine for Sangong probably stopped. Although his internal energy was still weak, it finally stabilized.In addition to four hidden guards guarding him closely, there was also an old servant who brought him food.But this is someone I know, the one who went to Qishan to announce the decree.

"Hmph, I kindly asked you not to come, but you actually disobeyed the imperial order and made a fuss, so you have to come back? Now you know how powerful you are? If you knew it earlier, why did you..." .

Yun only pretended not to hear, and waited silently.

A few days later, one night, he was taken to have a bath.

He walked barefoot along the long, cold stone path, guessing that he should be in the very center of the Heavenly Palace.Until he saw the pool made of huge stones on the ground, Yun laughed.He knows what to do.

The water in the pool is milky white, not warm, but exudes a cold mist, and smells of some herbs.I don't know how many ice breath pills can melt this cold spring-like water.

Yun didn't say anything, and didn't have to be urged, just walked down the stone steps, soaking in the icy cold water.

Before the fire contract, you must soak in the cold spring to eliminate the power of the whole body.Afterwards, the blazing flame is reawakened by the master's blood, and the fire contract can be fulfilled.

This is the way the shadow guard recognizes his master.

Yun originally didn't have much blazing skill left, and he couldn't recover from the suppression of the medicine along the way, so he couldn't stand the cold.After soaking in the pool for a while, he was invaded by the cold, his lips turned blue, his body trembled involuntarily, and the chains on his hands and feet made a slight rustling sound.

The guard guarding him saw that something was wrong, so he hurried out to report.After a while, someone came in.

A layer of frost had formed on Yun's eyelashes, he raised his eyes and saw a masked man in black coming in front of him.He forced a smile, but couldn't speak, knowing it was Bai.Seeing Bai standing in front of him, he was very happy.Bai let him go when he was in Xihuang, and he would be backlashed by the emperor's wrath when he came back.But Bai was still alive, and there was nothing unusual about the way he walked quickly, so Yun was relieved.

Bai squatted by the pool, grabbed Yun's wrist, and a hot and thick inner force flowed into his meridians.Yun took a breath, and finally felt much better, able to walk out of the pool with strength.

Bai took a sackcloth and wrapped it around him.He didn't speak, just led the way.As if taking care of Yun's situation, he didn't leave fast.Yun Bian slowly followed behind with bare feet, and the chains on his hands and feet dragged on the ground, making a icy sound.

Yun could see that they were heading towards the emperor's bedroom.

Yun said, "Don't worry, the fire deed will not succeed."

If he passed the fire contract and became the shadow guard of the emperor, the blazing flames in Bai's body would lose their suppression and die back.A shadow guard can only have one master, and a master can only have one shadow guard—just like a person has only one shadow.Yun knew that he had reached a fire contract with Honghan, so he didn't have to worry about it.

The man in black stopped and turned to look at him. The black scarf that covered his face only showed two eyes, but he could still see a stern expression. "I'm worried about you."