a killer friend of mine

She returned to that distant battlefield once again.

There were wolves all around, and evil light shone in the green eyes, like ghost lights floating in the wild.Their huge number is still increasing. She tightly holds the short sword in her hand and protects it on her chest, carefully guarding against possible attacks from all directions.

The snow-white wolf king stood on a hill not far away, looking down proudly at his subjects and enemies. The afterglow of the setting sun coated his beautiful hair with dazzling golden edges, making him look radiant.

The moment she looked at the wolf king distractedly, two wolves rushed forward at the same time, attacking back and forth.She nimbly rolled on the ground, avoiding the sharp claws of the wolf, and raised her sword to cut through the belly of the wolf that was leaping over her head. The sticky blood drenched her head, causing gastric juices to overwhelm the river.The rest of the wolves also started to attack violently. They were cunning and ruthless, and they cooperated exquisitely. Blood was seen on her body soon, but there was no pain, only endless fear. This group of ferocious enemies seemed to have no idea what fear was, and rushed up one after another. .The pack of wolves had been starving for a long time, and they did not hesitate to pay any price for this hard-won food. There was a low growl in their throats, and there was the sound of swallowing saliva.

The cunning wolf exhausted her physical strength with wheel battles, her movements gradually became sluggish, her arms could hardly be lifted, and the enemies could easily add scars to her body.A strong wolf pounced on her, spraying her face with the stench of its mouth.

I'm going to die, she thought desperately, her heart beating like a drum.The sharp teeth pierced the skin of her neck, and her soul left her body in an instant and ran towards the deep darkness.

She was awakened with a start, cold sweat dripping down her back, soaking her underwear.Her brain was dizzy, her body was heavy and numb, as if the nerves below the neck had been cut off, her throat was so dry that she was about to burst into flames, and she shouted hoarsely: "Water..."

The servant girl standing by the bed noticed that she was awake, and shouted in surprise: "Princess is awake!" Hearing that she wanted to drink water, she hurried out to fetch water.

The curtain was raised, and a clear and gentle male voice came, "Doctor Zhuang, come and take a look."

Doctor Zhuang checked her pulse, checked the rest of the place, and said to Xie Yu: "Di Ji can wake up this time, which means that the most critical moment has passed, and as long as the rest of the time is taken care of, she can still recover. I Write to the pharmacy, take the medicine carefully and on time, if Diji feels unwell, call me."

The pale Xie Yan asked with difficulty: "Is my hand okay?"

"This..." The elderly imperial physician looked embarrassed, and only after looking at Xie Yu did he dare to tell the truth, "His Royal Highness's hands were severely injured, although they have not been completely destroyed, but it is not suitable to use force. If you use knives and guns forcibly, I am afraid you will never be able to heal again alright."

Hearing this, Xie Yan lowered her eyelashes quietly, without showing any particular emotion, and smiled, "Thank you, doctor."

Xie Yu gently helped her up, took the water handed over by the palace maid, and fed her small spoonfuls.

Xie Yan still felt thirsty after drinking half a bowl, but Xie Yan didn't dare to feed her any more, and wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, "It's normal for you to be thirsty when you just wake up, don't drink too much at once, and drink it later."

Xie Yan lay down again, and didn't forget to ask herself the situation after coma: "Did the scene of that day be cleaned up?"

Xie Yan nodded, "According to what you said, no one in the room was disturbed."

Xie Yan was relieved.

"It's just..." Xie Yu frowned, "You went to assassinate Liu Zhenye that day, and you were injured at that time, why didn't you come back immediately, and went to that brothel instead?"

Xie Yan closed his eyes wearily, "I'm worried that they will be chased by someone, and if they return directly to the palace, their identities will be revealed..."

Xie Yu stared at her for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "Yan, you're not telling the truth." Xie Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he continued, "You haven't been there once or twice..."

She asked coldly, "Are you following me?"

Xie Yu was not angry, as if he was just talking about an unimportant matter, "I just followed from a distance, and didn't pry into privacy."

She hesitated: "Is it you or... a member of the Royal Father's sect?"

Xie Yu looked into her eyes calmly, and when she saw that she was about to lose her composure, she said slowly: "I sent you, you have a special status, and you can't help when you are assassinating, but you can still help to guard against it normally. "

Xie Yan didn't appreciate it, and snorted coldly, "It's unnecessary."

Xie Yu did not forget the original question, "Why do you keep going to that brothel?"

Xie Yan turned his back on him, he was neither discouraged nor angry, he simply showed his cards, "Do you like that woman? That woman is called..." Before he called out that name, Xie Yan growled like a collapse: "Don't say that. It's gone!" Xie Yu was stunned, the two of them had the best relationship among many brothers and sisters, Xie Yan had never spoken to him in such a rude manner.

Xie Yan said tremblingly, "Brother Huang, this is my private matter..."

Xie Yu asked lightly, "Don't you think you did something wrong?"

Xie Yu grabbed the quilt tightly, "I just like someone. She has no blood feud with me, and she is not anyone's partner. What is right or wrong? If it's just because she is a woman, then...then Fifth Brother's mansion still raises her." I got a male pet..."

Xie Yu looked stern, and said sharply, "What's your father's attitude towards him? It's even more embarrassing to mention this matter, and you actually regard it as a standard?"

Xie Yan laughed at himself in a low voice: "I was raised as a monster... Are you going to force me to live as a normal person now?"

Xie Yu's face gradually softened, she couldn't bear it, knowing that although her words today were offensive, they were sincere words.He sighed: "You rest first, I will come to see you some other day."

Xie Yan spent the next few days on the sickbed, but fortunately she practiced martial arts since she was a child, her foundation was solid, and she was gradually able to move around.She often goes to Phoenix Pond, feeds the fish, and then sits by the pool until sunset.She doesn't know the people in the palace well, so she has nothing to do with, so it's better to stare at the fish in a daze, they don't make noise after all, they just focus on fighting for food.She also tried to wield the sword again, her badly damaged hand was not as flexible and strong as before, and she couldn't stand holding the sword for a while.It's not without resentment and depression in her heart, even if she can't assassinate, she is still an emperor, martial arts are not the only support for survival, but they are cultivated after going through untold hardships, and this is at the price of a normal life. Not necessarily willing to do so, but after all, it is the only thing left, and when it disappears suddenly, I feel that all my hard work is in vain, and I only end up empty-handed, resenting the injustice of God in my heart.

There was a clear and melodious laughter from behind, Xie Yan knew someone was coming, and subconsciously wanted to dodge in a hurry, but he still didn't move, only to hear someone behind him say "Hey", and then called out: "Xiao Shisan?" She couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore, she looked back, searched quickly in her heart, and smiled slowly: "Sister Qihuang." Xie Qiong pretended to be angry, walked up to her and knocked on her head, "Look at your expression just now, Afraid you confused me with A Yao again?" Xie Qiong and Xie Yao are siblings, they look very similar, Xie Yan doesn't often meet them, so it takes a long time to tell them apart two people.

She said embarrassedly: "Miss Huang, forgive me."

"Okay, okay," Xie Qiong said with a smile, "I'm just teasing you. I heard that you have been seriously ill recently, and the emperor didn't allow us to visit. Are you better?"

"Physician Zhuang's wonderful hand rejuvenated, so naturally he's much better."

"That's good. You've just recovered from a serious illness. You need to take supplements. If you have anything to eat or use, just go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and tell them."

"Hey, the people in my palace will prepare these by themselves, and there is no need to bother others..."

"Why bother or not? You are Diji, so why don't you let them do what they should do or make things difficult for them? You have been back in the palace for more than a year, why are you still so cautious? Look at you, you are here alone, even a There is no one to take care of him, so what a shame."

"I like quietness, but they don't feel comfortable looking at me, so I don't let people wait."

"Hey, you really don't know how to take care of yourself, no wonder Father is busy choosing a husband's family for you."

Xie Yan was stunned, unable to believe her ears, "Sister Huang, you just...you just said..."

"You don't know yet?" Xie Qiong twisted her face and said with a smile, "You're such a belated child, Father is just picking a son-in-law for you."

Xie Yan's face changed drastically, "I...I..."

Xie Qiong also panicked, "Why is your complexion so bad all of a sudden? Are you sick again?"

"It's okay..." Xie Yan tried his best to maintain his balance, "I... I'm sorry, Miss Huang, I feel a little uncomfortable for a while, so I'll go back first."

Xie Qiong was in a hurry, "I'll help you go back."

"No need, I'll just go back by myself." Xie Yan left as if fleeing, Xie Qiong was stunned for a while, and shouted, "Go back and have a good rest!" When she saw her back disappear.

Xie Yan originally wanted to go to Jingde Hall to ask her father directly, but she knew that she was emotional at the moment and was afraid of offending her, so she endured and did not go, and went back to the bedroom for the time being. Seeing Xie Yu there, she restrained her anger and her voice trembled , "Who will my father betroth me to?"

Probably did not expect that she had already learned the news, Xie Yu was stunned for a moment before answering: "The second son of Duke Liang, Zong Yue." Seeing that she was silent, he just lowered his head slowly, and continued, "Zong Yue has a gentle temperament, Literary and martial arts are all the best among the youths in the capital..."

Xie Yan raised his head suddenly, and there was a bloody murderous intent in his dark eyes, like the turbulent waves churning in the deep sea, or the raging fire starting on the wilderness, decisive and tragic, but his voice was extremely calm, without any waves, "I'll kill Liu Zhenye. "

"you……"

"I'm going to kill Liu Zhenye." Xie Yan repeated it unquestionably, and calmly analyzed, "Liu Zhenye is the father's confidant, and getting rid of him is a great achievement, so that the father will not reject me. Kill him... I Just get out of here." Speaking out the secret thoughts in her heart, she suddenly felt much relieved.

"Have you forgotten what Doctor Zhuang said? If you hold a sword again, your hand will be useless!"

"That way I can at least get a little freedom!"

The corners of Xie Yu's eyes twitched wildly, and he said with a wry smile: "Thunder, rain and dew are all due to your grace... The rest of the people have always only received rewards from Xie En. Do you still want to bargain with the emperor? Born in the royal family, naturally there are responsibilities that everyone should bear. Which of the princes married the daughters of aristocratic families to strengthen their status, and which of your imperial sisters married well-known families to win people's hearts?"

"But I didn't grow up in the palace! I was trained to be a sword since I was a child, and now this sword can't be used, and it has to be used as a tool to consolidate the authority of the royal family! You really think that I am just a piece, no Is it my own lust?!"

Xie Yu looked at her in pain.

The saying of cultivating at Baiyun Temple to avoid disaster is purely a cover. In fact, Daoist Qingxu saw that Xie Yan's bones were so strange that it was a good material for martial arts. Emperor Qing decided to make her an assassin in the future, so that Daoist Qingxu is good at cultivating her.Her mother was a woman whom Emperor Qing fell in love with during his southern tour, and she had been living on thin ice in the deep palace relying on her husband's extraordinary love. After her only child was taken away, she soon fell into longing and resentment. Fragrance disappears, leaving only an unreal silhouette in the child's memory.

What Xie Yan said was right, she did not enjoy the advantages brought by the status of Emperor Ji, but instead endured a lot of pain that she should not have to bear at this age.

"Yan..."

Tears poured from those eyes full of unwillingness and anger, and the violent light suddenly cooled down, like a sun that has lost all its heat, leaving only a hollow dry core.

"If this is my fate..." She sneered, and said each word in a slow voice, her voice was as thin as mist that would blow away at any time, "Then, I accept my fate." Gushing from her throat, she fell helplessly like a fallen leaf blown by the wind.

Xie Yu finally agreed to Xie Yan's request to go out of the palace to see Qiuyang again.

"I don't think you need to go. The reunion destined to be separated will only make people more desperate." He was still persuading his stubborn sister.

"I just think it's unfair for the person who didn't get any news to say goodbye without saying goodbye. At least let her know that I'm still alive and well." Putting on a man's robe, Xie Yan turned to look at his brother , "How is your investigation about Zong Yue going?"

"He has someone he likes... the daughter of Zheng Shangshu's family."

"That's good." As if comforted, Xie Yan nodded and smiled lightly, "That's good, I don't think I've let him down."