Bastards

The silver light of the moonlight slowly swayed and fell on the river surface, creating layers of bright ripples, cold and alienated.

Yi Chen quietly hid in the treetops, keeping his breathing even though his palms were already sweating.

Yang Xuan's private guards were small in number, only five teams, each with 12 members, a total of sixty.These 60 people are all dead soldiers of Yang Xuan, who have gone through countless life and death fights together and survived back to back.For the private guards, Yang Xuan is not only their Highness, but also their belief, a partner who can entrust their lives and families.

Yang Xuan's identity is a mystery at the border, even the soldiers who Yang Xuan brought out personally don't know about it, but the sixty guards do.They are proud of this uniqueness, and for this reason they work harder and offer their absolute loyalty and obedience.They knew what their highness was facing, they were absolutely cautious when they should be careful, and they were merciless when they should do it.

Therefore, Yichen clearly knows what all this is in front of him.

Special markings, dead guards hidden in the dark, tight defense, chilling silence...the big ship of the princes.

And the small boat by the river was just prepared by the prince.And the river gang that the prince wants to go to pick is in the direction where the king's boats from Ping and Chang counties come.

If he hadn't heard the whistle of the willow flute and the tiger in time, and hadn't changed his mind, he would soon meet the two county kings... It's hard to predict what the outcome will be, but no matter what, it's impossible to get through it easily.

Yichen exhaled lightly, stretched the breathing rhythm, and remained motionless.At the same time, his brain turned rapidly, his eyesight was perfected, and he carefully observed the situation in the big ship...

The big boat passed the small boat by the river and continued towards Chang'an. The bright light woven by the lanterns of the Yangjiao Palace gradually moved away and slowly disappeared on the river.The aura of the master guard accompanying him also gradually dissipated until it was gone.

Yi Chen continued to stay cautiously until there was no more danger, then he got up and jumped, running among the branches, looking for Yang Xuan.

At that time, Yang Xuan had already brought Lan Qiao to a place where he could stay temporarily. He had someone rub the medicine on him, fed him, and rewarded the little tiger with a bowl of milk for the first time.

"You said... Cui Yu inquired about Zhao Ji, and shopkeeper Feng brought some news. There happened to be two children in the family who were good friends with Zhao Ji's nephew and niece. They whispered some whispers among friends, and Cui Yu sent you to find him. Me?"

"Yes!" Lan Qiao was confused, "But I don't know why the young master is so anxious, let me come and find you immediately."

Yang Xuan narrowed her long and narrow eyes, and lightly pinched her knuckles: "Please repeat their conversation to me verbatim."

Lan Qiao knew the extent of his young master's trust in Yang Xuan best. Now that Yang Xuan asked a question, he would naturally not refuse. He recalled it slowly and tried his best to restore the scene at that time.

When Yang Xuan heard the little fat man Cui Jin's rude words, he frowned tightly and was very unhappy. He didn't hear anything too surprising after that, until after Lan Qiao finished speaking, he stood obediently with his hands tied and played with the little tiger. At that time, he walked to the window and tasted the crescent moon for a long time before he tasted it.

A little girl who hasn't grown up in time; a family member who has ulterior motives and seems to be waiting for her; a county lieutenant who is good at drilling camps and has a clear goal and scheming; she suddenly appears, "Anyway, she won't really do anything to her, maybe the old man will die in a few years" The little girl who dies and she can think freely again; the recent river dispute; the transfer of officials from the DPRK and China...

All kinds of things, kneaded together, pieced together a dangerous fact!

Just at this moment, Yi Chen returns, leans into Yang Xuan's ear and tells what he just saw.

Yang Xuan's pupils tightened suddenly, and he looked at Lan Qiao and the little tiger with complicated eyes.

It was really expected!

The actions of the two county kings of Pingchang to leave the imperial capital were very secretive, and his people didn't have time to find out the notice, but they were caught by Cui Yu!

Cui Mata was weak and had no one around, so he had to send out chicken-like servants and a soft and tender little tiger cub that had just been weaned.It sounds very unreliable, but the man thought of everything, planned the route and used tools, so that the "unreliable" duo successfully found him, and with a message, let him rub shoulders with his two brothers Pass!

Unique insight, insightful, decisive, bold and careful, only that clever fox in rabbit skin can do it...

Unexpectedly, Cui Yu could still rush to help meticulously after being separated by two places. Yang Xuan felt warm in his heart and sighed long.

This reminder came too timely.He is not powerful enough now, he can't rush to appear in front of others, the two princes are here in Chang'an, he had better avoid their fronts.It seems that in the future...he has to discuss with Xie Wen, ask for a leave with Mr. Wang Fu, hang out with the River Gang, and act in a low-key manner.

Time waits for no one, his two brothers are approaching Chang'an, presumably tomorrow and the day after tomorrow they will start to stir up trouble in Chang'an, since they think about it, it is better to do it immediately.

Yang Xuan told Lan Qiao: "You and Ah Chou have worked hard all the way, just rest here, I'll do something, come back later, and go to Yicheng with you."

Lan Qiao shook his head: "No, the young master is in a hurry. I'll send a good letter. If I don't go back right away, he must be worried."

Thinking of Cui Yu's worried frown, Yang Xuan's heart beat faster, and he couldn't tell if he was happy or distressed.But only for a moment, he controlled it, his face was still stern and solemn: "I will send someone, faster than you."

"That's great! Sha San, you're such a good person!" Lan Qiao didn't feel sad and angry at being rejected at all, he was happy with himself, and made a request by the way, "Then can I not ride a horse when I go back?"

……

Cui Yu tossed and turned all night, couldn't sleep well, and felt dizzy in the morning, with a cold nose and shortness of breath, no appetite, and no energy at all, until the door panel slammed lightly, and paper balls tied with small arrows fell on it.

His eyes lit up, he got up immediately, took off the paper ball and hastily unfolded it. There was only one word on it: Ann.

Yang Xuan's words.

Cui Yu's brows and eyes immediately stretched, and a bright smile burst out.The paper is short and long, and it is inconvenient to write too much in order to prevent leaking secrets. Cui Yu doesn't know what happened to Yang Xuan Lanqiao, but this word is obvious, it is to report safety, and they are all fine!

That's fine.That's enough!

Immediately, Cui Yu felt refreshed, his nose was no longer stuffy, his head ache was gone, and he even had an appetite!Guessing that Lan Qiao didn't come back so soon, he simply changed his clothes and walked out the small door, found a wonton stand, and ate a big bowl of small wontons with thick bone soup.

Next, of course, go to the door of Zhao's house to see if there are any new news and gossip...

Unexpectedly, this trip was very fruitful.Not only did he hear a lot of new information from passers-by at the tea stand, he saw Zhao Ji from a distance, saw a lot of things from this man's expression, and he had more plans in his heart. He also caught a little tail.

Cui Jin is following him.

Thinking of the gossip he heard about his family when he went out, Cui Yan narrowed his eyes, took Cui Jin by his collar, and brought him back to his small courtyard.

"Follow me?"

Cui Jin finally broke free from Cui Yu's strength and was free. He stiffened his neck and shouted: "Who knows that you have no evil intentions! My sister and I were deceived by you, and I told you everything about Shu Wenshuxue, who knew Will you tell others, will you try to bully Shu Shuxue!"

"You doubt me?" Cui Yu approached, his eyes bright and piercing, "Or do you simply not want to go to school and use this as a reason to skip classes?"

The little fat man shrank.

Cui Yu tapped the stone table with his fingertips: "Yesterday afternoon, you started following me?"

The little fat man shrank again, but his mouth was still stiff: "I just skipped class and followed you up! You sound nice, who knows if you will betray my sister and bully Shushuxue!"

"You're promising, you know how to hit your sister?" Cui Yu's eyes turned cold.

The little fat man jumped up immediately, his face flushed red: "I didn't!"

"Then why do everyone say that you and Cui Ying fought?"

The little fat man pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes slipped to the side: "My sister always pushes me to read and urges me to improve, but the teacher's lectures are terrible, I just don't like it! I didn't hit her, but she was in a hurry yesterday. Accused me of skipping class, I was also... a little anxious, so I pushed her. She was not injured, nothing happened!"

Cui Mata felt itchy.

This brat owes a lesson too much!

With his weak body, it's no good to teach Yang Xuan such a high force value, it's still useful to beat a brat!

The atmosphere changed suddenly, and the little fatty noticed it sensitively, let go of his twisted fingers, and looked at Cui Yu vigilantly: "You, what are you going to do?" He was very flustered, and said harshly, "My sister didn't go out, It's in the backyard!"

Cui Yu squeezed his fingers, and only answered him with two words: "Hehe."

I don't know if it's because of the stagnation in my heart that needs to be diverted. I just saw the little fat man hating iron and steel, or feeling sorry for the dead second uncle, or my good sister Cui Ying. Pulled the little fat man over, pressed him on his leg, and beat his ass hard.

"You've learned how to beat women! Your sister has put in so much effort to protect you, and you don't understand at all, do you? Are you in a hurry? You can beat your sister if you are in a hurry? I think you and Cui Jiazhen left It's very close, do you think she is nice and want to change to a caring sister?"

The little fat man howled like a ghost: "Let go of me! Why did you hit me! My sister never hit me! My grandma never hit me!"

"Now you know that they hurt you? How about you? Have you ever reflected?" Cui Yan still didn't let it go, he pressed the fat man's death, and slapped his buttocks mercilessly.

"Damn! Let go of me - woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo and let go of me, it's okay if I stop messing around! I'll go and apologize to my sister!

From the very beginning, the little fat man stuck his neck and insisted, and then cried and confessed, the psychological gap was quite large.In fact, it didn't hurt much, but it was too embarrassing to be pressed and beaten. He couldn't figure it out. He was obviously skinny, but he was just older and taller than him. How could he be firmly restrained and beat up? his ass.

As smart as Cui Yu, he saw through the little fat man's thoughts at a glance, squinted and sneered: "Boy, grow up quickly." After these words, his tone suddenly lowered and softened, and there was even a touch of tenderness in his handsome eyes, " When you grow up, you can protect the people you want to protect."

The little fat man was stunned for a moment, when Cui Yu came again with a blow: "Of course, an idiot like you will definitely not be able to do it. It's not enough to grow up."

The little fat man glared at him angrily.

Cui Yuxiu raised his eyebrows: "Do you think I made a mistake, or did your sister force you to study wrong?"

The little fat man pursed his lips and did not speak.

Cui Yu looked at him, with a sly smile in his eyes: "This question... I think you will understand in the future, so I won't say much this time, I just ask you, is it wrong for you to push your sister?"

The little fat man admitted this, and said in a muffled, weak voice, "I will apologize to my sister."

"Then you've been with me all afternoon, plus just a while ago, you should know clearly that I didn't leak my secrets, and I'm not the bad guy you imagined."

"I won't apologize to you!" The little fat man clenched his fists, and stared at Cui Yu tightly with black and white round eyes, "You didn't do anything bad today, who knows if you will do it in the future! You suddenly appeared here, and there is nothing wrong with you." How do you get along with us, let my sister believe you, my sister is so smart and sensible, how could she be easily deceived, you must be able to demon!"

"I don't believe you! You are a terrifying monster! I will keep an eye on you! Keep an eye on you, to see if you dare to harm people casually!"

The little fat man roared loudly and swallowed the mountains and rivers. If he didn't cover his butt with one hand, he would be even more imposing.

It's just that the words that came out were too funny, Cui Yu directly burst out laughing.

Yang Xuan, who carried the little tiger to the door, was very unhappy. He walked in with a sullen face, raised his eyebrows high, his eyes were cold and stern, and his whole body was full of murderous aura, as if he looked at someone, and the next moment he would have to die.

The little tiger squatted on his shoulders and swaggered along, sitting steadily, with its tail not wagging, its ears not shaking, its small chin raised high, its eyes wide open, faintly carrying the domineering arrogance of the king of beasts. It seemed as if he was about to pounce on it the next moment.

Fatty Cui Jin was so frightened by Yang Xuan's eyes that his legs went limp, and when he saw the fierce-eyed little tiger, he almost urinated.

This kitten is very cruel. I heard that on the first day it came, it scratched a servant's face. Now it is still at home. It is said that no medicine can cure it, and the face will never grow well, and it will never have a chance Entering the courtyard to serve the master!

Cui Yu was very pleasantly surprised when he saw Yang Xuan and the little tiger: "Why are you here?"

Yang Xuan nodded at him, her eyes slanted towards the little fat man, and her voice was dark and cold: "Just now—are you scolding Cui Yu?"

The little tiger also let out a ferocious "ha" in cooperation, and bared its small white teeth.

The little fat man cried "Wow", turned around and ran away.

"Wait!" Cui Yu stopped him, with a firm and firm voice: "I will do what I promised. You can pay attention at any time, but don't make your sister angry again."

The little fat man clenched his fists, but he didn't dare to turn around, as if he was afraid of being killed by Yang Xuan or bitten by the little tiger.But what he was thinking, Cui Yu could guess everything.So he chuckled: "If I can't do it, you can come to see me with a knife."

"You mean what you say!" the little fat man said bluntly, kicked up his short legs, and ran away quickly.

Cui Yu looked at Yang Xuan with a smile, "Why are you scaring him?"

"Who told him to be ignorant?" Yang Xuan sat down next to Cui Yu.

The little tiger didn't want to be scary anymore, and happily jumped off Yang Xuan's body, and ran to Cui Yu's side to rub and rub.After rubbing enough legs, he jumped onto his knees, pressed against Cui Mata's wrist, and then licked his fingers, enjoying the pleasure of his master scratching his chin and brushing his fur.

While rubbing the little tiger, Cui Mata asked, "Where's Lanqiao?"

"I said I'm too tired to ride a horse, and I'm in the carriage behind."

"Ah."

Seeing the dust on Yang Xuan's body, Cui Mata knew that he came on a fast horse, let the little tiger go to play by himself, dragged Cui Mata into the room, poured a basin of warm water from the small kitchen, and brought him to wash his face.

"Do you want to change clothes?" Cui Yu was a little worried about this point. He did not lack these clothes, but the size was not suitable for Yang Xuan, and it might not be so comfortable and beautiful to wear.

Yang Xuan took off her outer clothes, leaving only her clean inner clothes: "No, I can do this. Lan Qiao will come over later, and there will be my change of clothes in the car."

"Isn't it cold?" Cui Yu looked at the sky. Although it was afternoon and the sun was shining, the weather in October couldn't be described as warm at all.

Yang Xuan held him back: "It's not cold."

"...Okay." The young man has great firepower, and the little wolf dog has high martial arts skills, and his cold resistance is much stronger than he imagined.

They haven't seen each other for several days, the atmosphere between the two is not alienated and awkward, when the eyes meet, the old intimacy returns, and they can't help but smile at each other.

Cui Yu blinked: "How did you remember?"

Yang Xuan looked at him quietly, with deep eyes: "Come to see you, by the way...thank you."

When he said the last three words, it seemed that he finally couldn't help the throbbing in his heart. Yang Xuan suddenly reached out and hugged Cui Yu tightly in his arms.

Cui Yu was caught off guard by his actions, but after a while, he understood clearly, and patted Yang Xuan's back with one hand: "Are you surprised? My message was delivered in time?"

Yang Xuan murmured in response: "I heard the whistle of the willow flute and the tiger, and I felt suspicious, so I turned around and happened to pass by a big boat on the river. On that boat... I heard that there were two princes."

That's really... what a coincidence.

Just thinking about the thrill at that moment, Cui Yu's heart beat faster. Yang Xuan experienced it himself, so it's not surprising that he was frightened.

Putting his hand on top of Yang Xuan's head, Cui Yu gently rubbed it, his voice soft: "Don't be afraid, it's all over..."

Realizing that Cui Yu had misunderstood, Yang Xuan did not refute it. The feeling of being hugged and rubbing his head was very novel, and he had only experienced it with Cui Yu.The blue bridge that was an eyesore was not here today, it was a good time, he allowed himself to indulge for a while.

"Will you... will always help me?"

"of course."

Cui Yu's voice rang in his ears, and his breathing also fell slowly, warm and itchy.For a moment, Yang Xuan was shaken in his heart, whether he should take the initiative to confess his identity to Cui Yu, but he has been together for so long and has not said so many opportunities, but now he is a little bit unable to open his mouth.

And... such an important matter has been concealed, what should Cui Mao do if he is angry?

Cui Yan patted Yang Xuan's back, his heart was full of thoughts, and finally, he gained Yang Xuan's wholehearted trust.He will help him, always, help him build a team, help him ascend to the throne of God, help him pacify the ruling and opposition parties, and help him create a prosperous world.

He is his prince, the one and only king!

The bright sun shines on them along the windows, stretching the silhouettes of the embracing teenagers. Yellow leaves drift in mischievously in the autumn wind, swirling and falling on their hair and shoulders. Well, everything is so beautiful.

"Master—I'm back!"

The next moment, Lan Qiao's energetic call came from afar across the courtyard wall.

Yang Xuan let go of Cui Yu, and seeing the pleasant smile on the latter's face, with his hands stuck in mid-air, he felt very uncomfortable...

He really hates this unsightly, young boy who doesn't understand the atmosphere the most!

As soon as Lan Qiao came back, he waited on Cui Yu closely, to see if the master was thirsty and hungry, and if he had any favorite refreshments, quickly prepared a bunch of things and put them in front of Cui Yu.

Then he didn't go out this time, he just stood beside him and looked at Cui Yu!

The veins on Yang Xuan's forehead twitched, taking advantage of Cui Yu's convenience, he glared at Lan Qiao: "I've got to talk to Cui Yu about business, so you can't go down?"

"But you're not talking about business." Lan Qiao opened his eyes wide.

"I'm going to talk about it soon!"

Lan Qiao wrinkled his nose: "It was you who told me that the young master is good-looking, and he is easy to miss and cause trouble, so I can't leave at any time, and the young master can't see guests alone."

"But now I'm here!" Yang Xuan gritted his teeth secretly, "I don't need to be on guard!"

Lan Qiao blinked, with a naive expression on his face: "Why don't you need to be on guard? You said that men and women should be on guard..." He seriously recalled Yang Xuan's instructions, and added in a low voice, "You know martial arts... you said However, people who know martial arts should be especially careful, who knows if they will suddenly take the young master away..." He finally gave Yang Xuan a very bold glance, "You are only wearing a middle coat..." Who knows Will it be impulsive and think about something that shouldn't be there.

Yang Xuan: ...There is a feeling of shooting yourself in the foot with a stone.

Idiot servants are not easy to use!

In the end, it was Cui Yu who came back and sent something to Lan Qiao, and the little idiot went down.

Cui Yu sat down and asked Yang Xuan earnestly: "The nobles are here at this juncture, they must have ideas about the situation in Chang'an, and they will inevitably want to intervene in the river. What are your plans?" He couldn't confess to Yang Xuan that he knew Yang Xuan's situation. Identity, to persuade him to retreat, can only grasp this vague reminder, "Frontal conflict is not good after all, do you want to consider...keeping a low profile?"

Yang Xuan nodded: "I have already greeted Xie's family and the teacher, and I will rarely show up in Chang'an recently. The Chang'an river is in chaos, even if it is the prince, it cannot be easily taken down. I am not in a hurry. These days, I want to leave Go farther, look west and south."

Cui Mata pondered.The section of the canal that the imperial court paid attention to connected Chang'an, Luoyang, and the waters of the south of the Yangtze River.To the west of Chang'an, it gradually entered the plateau, where the sources of rivers converged, and the alien races lived together. To the south, it would enter the land of Shu, which was rich in resources, but the road was dangerous and difficult, and it was not taken seriously.But the rivers and rivers in the world meet many people, and if they meet, there will be a chance... Yang Xuan's idea may have a good windfall!

Cui Yu expressed his support for this idea, and even got a map to discuss with Yang Xuan on the best route.

Afterwards, Yang Xuan asked Cui Yu: "Is there a charter for the Zhao family's affairs? Do you want my help?"

"Want to watch a play?" Cui Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a mysterious smile on the corners of his eyes, and snapped his fingers, "It will be staged soon."