Proudly follow your heart

Because of the arrival of Nan Gongnian and others, this party involuntarily stopped, and even Shangguan Yu wanted to know what was going on.On the other side, Xu Donglin and An Tong had no time to wait for them.

"The wife and children of City Lord An and I are in His Majesty's hands. We have no other choice! The hour is approaching, and I don't have time to listen to your words. I can only say sorry!" Xu Donglin raised his hand with a heavy expression.

"Whether it's Nangong Cangao or Nangong Nian, I'll take all those from the Nangong family! As for King Zhan, if you're smart, you can capture him!" Asking his soldiers to do something, Xu Donglin stood at the gate of the city, sweating profusely An Tong.

They really couldn't care less about anything, the kidnapping of their wives and children shouldn't be publicized here, but time is running out, Xu Donglin has no other choice.

Although his tone was tough, Nangong Cangao could hear the pleading, "Could it be that you want me to see your affection? Xu Donglin, An Tong, we also met once, but now this is a battlefield, isn't it? Wine table!"

With a wave of his sleeves, he heard a saber groan, like a flying dragon whistling straight up to the sky, with a red light, above the city, there was a burst of cracking sound following the light of the saber——

Knife gas!

With a bang, a large piece of the city wall collapsed, and the bricks and tiles shattered under the light of the knife like mud.

The gunner with a cannon under the city wall screamed and dropped the torch, shouting "the tower has collapsed", and a group of people ran away for their lives. Flying in the air, the city wall was nearly half shattered under Nangong Cang Ao's knife.

What kind of knife was this, Xu Donglin and An Tong were stunned and couldn't move, Shangguan Yu's face turned pale for a while.

He suddenly discovered that the reason why he was still alive after fighting against Nangong Cang Ao all this time was not because he was strong enough, but because the other party didn't want his life yet.Everyone was extremely shocked, including Yang Ling. He suddenly thought that if Nangong Cangao and Jun Zhanran really wanted King An Jia's life and wanted to destroy Lin Nan, there was nothing he could do.

How can we continue this battle?Not to mention Shangguan Yu's pursuers, even Lin Nan's soldiers were frightened.

Nangong Nian and the others didn't expect that after a while, Nangong Cang Ao's kung fu had advanced to such an extent that he could frighten the soldiers and horses of the two countries with just a single strike.

If there is anyone else who can not change his face at this time, maybe only Jun Zhanran who is standing in front of Nan Gongnian.

He flicked his sleeves, waved away the smoke and dust in front of his eyes, and turned a blind eye to the ruins. He didn't seem to care about it at all. Jun Zhanran seemed to only hear what Nangong Nian said just now, and he could hear the meaning behind the words.

Didn't Nangong Jin die because of this, is there something else behind the truth they know?He was already very tired, exhaled slowly, and shook his head at Nangong Cang Ao who came with the knife, no matter what, he would not borrow his internal strength, and he would not die.

"Nangong Nian, you continue." He seemed not to see the dilapidated city wall behind him.

Having settled down, Nan Gongnian turned his gaze back from the broken bricks and short tiles, and gave the two of them a meaningful look, "The old general is the one who killed you, but he is also the one who saved you."

"What?!" Nangong Cangao and Jun Zhanran said in unison.

Nan Gongnian didn't know that they were killed by Nan Gong Jin for "Huang Zhan" and they almost fell out, and he didn't know that this past incident made many people have doubts about their relationship.

He said slowly: "That's right, Nangong Jin was indeed the one who killed the prince during the palace chaos, but haven't you ever thought that with the skill of the old general, how could he not know whether the person under his sword is dead or not?" live."

Even other countries respect and respect the highly respected General Nangong. People who have fought in the battlefield, are used to seeing life and death, and are used to controlling life and death, don't they know how to do it properly?

"Could it be that he did it on purpose..." Jun Zhanran remembered the pain he suffered back then, and how he returned to the world from the mound where he was buried. Now that I think about it, the pit where he was buried was not deep, even It can be said to be very shallow.

"The first emperor passed away, and the whereabouts of the edict are unknown. Back then, the eldest prince Huang De showed his sharpness and his heart was revealed. The old general was ordered by the eldest prince to assassinate the fourth prince. He knew that if he didn't do it, Huang De would find someone else to do it." Rather than doing this, it is better to obey the eldest prince's wishes, so as to save the life of the fourth prince Huang Zhan."

So back then, Nangong Jin took advantage of the chaos created by Huangde to "kill" Huangde, and then presented the "corpse" to Huangde for review, and then secretly took it out of the palace and buried it under the mound for convenience. It is to use this method of feigning death to guarantee the real crown prince and Huang Zhan's life.

Nangong Jin and Ji Nantian were both Emperor Yongwei's confidantes back then. How could they not know who the Emperor Yongwei really wanted as the Crown Prince candidate? It was even possible that Emperor Yongwei had already informed them of the candidate for the Crown Prince and asked them to assist them wholeheartedly.

But who knows, Huangde preemptively strikes, Nangong Jin has no other choice but to come up with this bad strategy.

A dignified general, if he wants to kill someone, there is absolutely no reason to make a mistake, not to mention that his goal is not some master, but just a child.

The reason why Huang Zhan didn't die was because Nangong Jin didn't want him to die.

No one expected to hear such a secret here and now, and they all fell silent involuntarily. Nangong Nian's voice sounded especially bleak in the cold wind. In front of him and behind him were the corpses of soldiers who died in battle. , he just stood there, speaking slowly.

"The old general has already arrived. Today he is doing something for Huangde. He will definitely kill him in the future, but this is not the only thing that caused Huangde to kill him. At that time, Huangde had many concubines, but there was no one." Zisi, I don’t know where I heard it, saying that there must be some wronged souls who died with reluctance, causing the imperial city to be overly cloudy, Huang De remembered the fourth prince who was killed by him, and asked the old general to find the bones and save them..."

Nangong Nian smiled wryly at this point, "There are no dead people, where did the bones come from? It was only a year later, and it was not easy to find a dead body that was about the same age and height as the fourth prince, let alone one that happened to be buried. bones buried in the ground for a year."

Nangong Jin was looking for it secretly, and he had to hide from Huangde's eyes and ears. After submitting it, Huangde didn't know if he became suspicious of the bones. Not long after that, Nangong Jin died in a battle. The only one who fought against him was a The small country, that small country was soon destroyed, and no one had any doubts about Nangong Jin's death.

"Ah—" A sigh came from nowhere.

Before anyone could ask, the man came out of the wind and snow, his beard and hair were all white, covered in white snow, his voice was not unfamiliar, "That's how Nangong Jin died, he can also be said to be killed by you Die, King Zhan."

If it wasn't for saving him or concealing the fact that he was still alive, Nangong Jin would not have been suspected by Huang De, and would not have been silenced. From a certain point of view, Nangong Jin really died for the fourth prince Huang Zhan.

So Jun Zhanran was silent for a while, "I finally know why you are suddenly respectful to me, and sometimes seem to make things difficult for me again. You said that you were against me before, and that was to see if I met the late emperor's expectations. Are you sure I am not?" A qualified crown prince candidate, but in fact, you just have resentment towards me because of Nangong Jin's death, right? Ji Nantian?"

It was Ji Nantian who came, he was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he laughed strangely, "You are right, King Zhan, I only listen to two people in my life, one is His Majesty the former emperor who saved my life, The other is Nangong Jin, one of them wanted to make you emperor, but the other died because of you."

Ji Nantian gives people the feeling that there is both good and evil, and his behavior is unpredictable, but it turns out that there is always a cause and effect in the world.

Speaking of this, he sneered fiercely, "At that time, Nangong Jin asked me to prepare a hut for you, King Zhan, to hide and practice martial arts. In it, you should collect martial arts secret books from all over the world, including piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I have been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and I didn't discover Huang De's malicious intentions beforehand, if it wasn't for this, Brother Nangong would not have been harmed by Huang De!"

Jun Zhan was stunned, "No wonder, in that hut where I don't know where, there are often more things that I have never seen before, so it is you."

Everything is connected. Nangong Jin rescued him, knowing that Huangde would send someone to watch him, so he pretended to bury him in the mound. Huang Zhan was not dead, so he naturally crawled out. The sword was not fatal. Nangong Jin had already counted. Alright, the rest will be handed over to Ji Nantian.

Ji Nantian prepared a residence for him and various books, but he didn't show up. Whether Nangong Jin was dealing with Huangde's affairs in the palace, Ji Nantian took care of Huangzhan outside.

Therefore, Ji Nantian didn't get any news before Nangong Jin was killed, and there was no time to help him. In the end, the respected General Nangong was killed by Huangde and died on the battlefield.

The truth turned out to be like this.

If it weren't for these key figures gathered here today, who would have thought that the events of those years would still be so secretive? Shangguan Yu's heart was beating wildly. He was willing to take the risk with his own life, and even lost the entire Nangong family.

"Lord Nangong...you knew the truth a long time ago, don't you hate it?" Nangong Nian was still regretting the past when he suddenly heard someone ask.

It was Shangguan Yu who spoke. Nangong Nian had never met him, but he had heard of him, "I heard something from old General Nangong. If you want to say whether you hate it or not..."

He looked at Jun Zhanran and Nangong Cangao, then shook his head, "I didn't say it at the time, it was too late, but now I say it because it's time to say everything, and the Patriarch did it for the sake of the late emperor. , for the common people, what reason do I, Nangong Nian, have to hate?"

He used to follow Nangong Jin, and was brought back memories. Before he knew it, he began to call Nangong Jin the "Patriarch". Although he is now the master of the chief Nangong family, but for Nangong Nian, the master of this Nangong family will always be Nangong Jin and even Nangong Cang Ao couldn't bear this title, because Nangong Cang Ao was already the master of the Yingxiao League.

A person is always responsible for where he is.

One place is enough.

"General Shangguan, what are you here for?" Shangguan Yu seemed to see the questioning in Nan Gongnian's eyes.

The reason why Nangong Jin fought and died was for the former emperor and the common people, so why are you here?Based on what?

The eyes of the surroundings fell on him one by one, and the cold sweat on Shangguan's forehead could not stop sliding down.

Shangguan Yu and his men had no strength to fight anymore, Jun Zhanran turned around, the enemy suddenly became a benefactor, Nangong Jin had no hatred for him, but had the grace to save his life.

Jun Zhanran looked at Nangong Cang Ao, and Nangong Cang Ao was also looking at him.

Involuntarily, a part of my heart suddenly loosened, like a taut string, slowly letting go.

"Are you happy?" He looked at the smile in Nangong Cang Ao's eyes.

"How can you be unhappy?" His father didn't kill him, he was not the son of his enemy, Nangong Cangao almost wanted to laugh three times, and he did.

The carefree laughter was unrestrained, as if this is not a battlefield, and he didn't come here to kill people, Nangong Cang Ao burst into laughter, leaped into the air, and jumped onto the broken wall.

"True or false, false or true, you are serving the country, just to protect the country, what does it matter who is the emperor? What has happened to you in the past? Put down the weapons in your hands, and I will replace King Zhan." Promise you, never blame the past!"

With the long knife in his hand, Nangong Cang Ao stood in mid-air, his blood-stained black clothes fluttering like a goshawk in the snow.

If you want to be an enemy of this man who knocked down half of the city wall with one knife, and deal with that King Zhan who can poison the entire city to death with a single strike, you should lay down your weapons and save your life, and stop working for the fatuous emperor on the throne...

This option doesn't seem too difficult.

Shangguan Yu didn't stop the soldiers under him. Some of them hesitated and slowly put down their weapons. Once there was the first one, there would be the second one, then the third one, and more and more.

In the silence, only the sound of wind and snow was heard, and under the night, the moonlight shone through the clouds, faintly falling, illuminating the ground with a hazy white light, and also reflecting the cold light of the dangling white blade.

The weapon was quickly buried by snowflakes, and finally Shangguan Yu let out a long sigh and threw the saber beside him on the ground, "King Zhan, I am convinced."

"Soldiers who surrender without fighting, I am also in admiration. In fact, what you obey is not me, but the Nangong family." Jun Zhanran didn't mean any blame, and when he said these words, he clearly said, There was a sense of pride.

Nangong Cang Ao was the person he chose, and this is where this man came from—the Nangong family who had given almost everything for Xia Guo.

"My lord?" Shangguan Yu and his troops had put down their weapons and expressed their attitude. Xu Donglin and An Tong's soldiers carefully asked what they meant.

"...they are going into the city, my lord, what should we do?"

The city wall fell down, Chixia City had already opened its doors, let alone entering the city, and now there is no distinction between the inside and the outside of the city, how to defend it is really troublesome.

"Do it for me! Don't listen to what they say!" Shangguan Yu put down his weapon, but Xu Donglin couldn't and didn't dare to give up, unless he didn't want the lives of his wife and children.

Although he is romantic on weekdays, his wife and children are his relatives. How can he ignore it at the critical moment? An Tong, like him, blushed and yelled, "If we die here today, I will trouble King Zhan." He and Yingshuai have avenged us and our wives and children! Brothers, go—"

He no longer has the will to fight in his heart, but he wants to do his best for his wife and children. When there is no way out, he has the courage to die.

Even so, Xu Donglin and An Tong are not generals leading troops, let alone compared with Nangong Cang Ao, they were quickly defeated. Nangong Cang Ao did not kill them, but ordered his subordinate Ye Xiao to inquire about their wives. Little whereabouts, choose the opportunity to rescue.

In the middle of the night, Chixia City was already under the control of Nangong Cangao and Jun Zhanran.

Soon, Huang De got the news.