General

The barren mountains and wild ridges are full of dead trees and branches. The cold wind blows, and the air seems to have an unpleasant rotten smell.

Lan Xuan looked at the large area of ​​mountains in front of him, there were hastily piled up graves everywhere, and there were even some places where unburied corpses were discarded.The dry branches grew staggered above the head, and groups of crows screamed and circled in mid-air, one after another, making one's hair stand on end.

Where should this start? ?

Lan Xuan stood there, feeling a chill down his back, and the hellish scene in front of him made every hair on his back stand on end quietly.He walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow, full of bewilderment, the cold wind blew past, and his thin body shivered unceasingly.

"Uncle...I'm late..."

Lan Xuan raised her head, her tears were instantly dried by the strong wind, her face was piercingly cold.On this endless mass grave, dense bones and rotting bodies surrounded him with the disgusting stench, which made him almost faint.

I searched aimlessly for more than half an hour like this, but the road in front of me was still far away.Lan Xuan dragged his exhausted body, knelt on the ground covering his cheeks in pain, despair spread in his heart, he could only sob almost collapsed.

I know everything you did for me.

But... I couldn't see you for the last time after all...

Uncle... will you blame me?

……

"His Majesty……"

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind, slightly hurried, but low and warm.Lan Xuan turned her head sharply, and saw Li Xuan was standing beside a dead tree not far away, looking at herself with worried eyes.

"General Li..."

Lan Xuan hastily wiped away the tears on her face as a cover-up, opened her mouth in surprise, and asked slightly puzzled, "Why did you come here?"

"I am following the orders of King Jing to take you back." Li Xuan stretched out his hand with a smile, supported his thin body that was tottering by the strong wind, shook his head lightly, and said, "Don't waste any more effort, you can't find it." Arrived."

"Yeah..." Lan Xuan smiled self-deprecatingly, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, his eyes were quietly condensed on this frightening land, and said in a hoarse voice with tears in his eyes, "I'm so useless..."

Even with Li Xuan's support, he still felt that his eyes were darkened, his legs were weak, and he could barely move.

"I didn't mean that." Li Xuan looked around vigilantly again, and after confirming that it was safe, he explained in a low voice, "I want to take you to meet someone, so don't ask too much here, and don't delay too much. We'll soon find out who it is."

"But..." Lan Xuan turned his head and looked at the mountainous area full of dead bodies again, and muttered unwillingly, "I haven't found it yet..."

"You don't need to look for it, the carriage is not far away, you follow me." Li Xuan supported his arm, and gradually increased his strength, even his tone seemed to be undeniable.Lan Xuan stared at him seriously for a moment, finally sighed inaudibly, and followed him to the outside of the mountain.

……

The light carriage was speeding along the official road in the forest. The brown horse and the black carport were so low-key that they hardly attracted anyone's attention.

Lan Xuan sat alone in the carriage, leaning against the window in a drowsy state, the crimson curtains swayed slightly, and a ray of sunlight appeared and disappeared in front of her eyes along with the sound of "rolling" wheels.

Thoughts drifted away, and memories surged in my mind like a tide.During those days when I was seriously ill, there always seemed to be a face in front of my eyes, but I could never see it clearly.Thinking about it now, the overlapping shadows in the dream actually looked like the face of the emperor's uncle...

The suppressed sobbing sound came from inside the car again. Li Xuan sat on the shaft of the car, holding the reins tightly between his fingers. The nearest post station was in front of him. He couldn't help waving his long whip, speeding up a bit .

……

"General, you are back!"

The wheels gradually came to a stop, Lan Xuan lifted the car window's crimson curtains and looked out, only to see a guard in black military uniform kowtowing to Li Xuan outside a simple inn.

"It's all arranged?" Li Xuan turned over and jumped off the carriage, and threw the whip into the man's hand, confirming.

"All the rooms are cleared, and there are no outsiders." The guard paused, and continued to reply respectfully, "The person has been arranged in the Tianzi guest room, and we just wait for the general to pass by."

"Please get off the carriage." Li Xuan walked to the side of the car and raised the heavy curtain high. The afternoon sun suddenly broke in and reflected warmly on Lan Xuan, "Now I will take you to see him..."