The Blood Crown

After Yan Sikong returned to the bed, he was already physically and mentally exhausted, he fell headfirst on the bed and fell into a coma.

When he woke up again, it was already dusk, Yan Sikong was sitting on the bed, looking at the hazy moon outside the window, he was dazed for a long time, he couldn't tell whether he was still in a dream or not.

He wanted to go for a walk to refresh his mind.Walking to the hanger, the first thing that caught his eye was the luxurious bear cloak, which was given to him by Feng Ye. In order to hunt such a big bear, the Wolf King, who had commanded an army of [-] at that time, personally went to I squatted in the cold mountains for three days.

He stroked the soft and thick fur with his hands, and wearing such a cloak, he didn't need to be afraid of the terrible cold weather in Liaodong. Every time he put it on, he felt that the cloak was not only for himself His warmth, and Feng Ye's concern for him.

If Feng Ye had been treating him badly, he would have given up a long time ago. It was this way of deep love, resentment and suspicion, hot and cold, good times and bad times, which made him most at a loss. In addition to the previous friendship and guilt, he I can't hate Fengye, but I can't let go of it either.

He could clearly see Feng Ye's struggle and pain, but Feng Ye's desire for revenge and ambition for power had swelled to a place beyond his sight, which made him blind for a long time, unwilling or afraid to look at it , to confirm, and finally ended up in such an unmanageable situation.

He often misses that boy, the boy who was innocent and innocent even though he was rebellious, the boy who never lost hope, never felt pain and despair.

How much he wished that Fengye would stay at that time forever, how much he liked Fengye like that, he would rather block all the wind and rain in front of Fengye, than let Fengye experience the same dark torture as him, and then become It looks like this now.

Did he make a mistake when he helped Feng Ye tame the fierce horse at the spring hunting ground?He said that there is no need to recognize each other, but in his heart he was secretly looking forward to Feng Ye's coming to him. It was he who involved Feng Ye in his own hatred, and then deceived and used Feng Ye.

But even without him, the decline of the Feng family is as inevitable as the prosperity of the Feng family. He only hates himself for being useless and defeated by the eunuchs. He can't protect anyone, Yuan Mao, Yuan Nanyu, Feng Wild, he can't protect anyone!

Yan Sikong waved his hand vigorously and knocked over the hanger.

He froze on the spot, gasping for breath continuously, his heart felt as if he was submerged in water, every time he took a breath, he exhausted his strength.

He staggered open the door and walked out.The cold wind outside the house scratched his skin like a knife, but he felt more awake than the cold, and he needed this kind of cold to wake him up.

No matter how much pain and resentment there is in his heart, it will be useless. After the pain and resentment are over, he still has unfinished business, he still has the desire in his heart, and he has to... live.

He looked up at the cold night sky, and kept grinding his feet on the ground. He couldn't tell where he was going, but as he walked, he wished that the noble moon overlooking the world could point to him. One direction, at this moment when he was most at a loss.

When he walked out of the courtyard unknowingly, two figures came from the darkness, stopped in front of him, and said respectfully: "Master Yan, it's so late, where are you going?"

Yan Sikong woke up suddenly, and stared at the two of them in a daze. He knew these two people, they were elite soldiers under Feng Ye: "You...why are you here." When he asked, he already had an answer in his heart.

"The two of us protect Lord Yan in the name of the wolf king. Lord Yan, it's cold at night, why are you so thinly dressed, be careful of getting sick, you'd better go back to the house and rest."

Yan Sikong looked at the two of them coldly: "To protect me, to monitor me, or to put me under house arrest?"

The two looked at each other, and said respectfully: "My lord, you are serious. The wolf king ordered me to accompany you to protect your lord. Wherever Lord Yan wants to go, the subordinates will protect you. But it is already late at night. Is there any place that Lord Yan wants to go?" Son, why don't you wait for dawn."

"Watch me..." Yan Sikong murmured.

"My lord, please go back to the house to rest, and don't freeze your body."

Yan Sikong said calmly: "What if I insist on going out?"

"Then this subordinate will act as an escort, but Lord Yan please put on warm clothes first."

Yan Sikong sneered, turned around and walked into the house.

Feng Ye thought he would escape?

Where can he escape to find Chen Wei?Even if he was absolutely unwilling to fight for the throne from Fengye, he would not be able to help Chen Kui to fight against Fengye.

In Feng Ye's heart, would he be so ruthless?

As expected, there was nothing left between them except obsession and entanglement.

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Yan Sikong sat all night until dawn.He hastily ate a few mouthfuls of the food Ali brought, then put down his chopsticks and asked Ali to change his clothes.

When Ali lifted the hanger and patted the ashes on the bear cloak with some distress, Yan Sikong said: "Don't want that one."

Ali looked at Yan Sikong puzzled.

Yan Sikong emphasized his tone: "Don't wear that one."

Ali didn't know why, so he just put away the cloak and gave Yan Sikong another cloak. After putting it on, he went out with Ali.

The people Feng Ye sent to "protect" him had already been replaced by a new batch, probably those who were on duty during the day, and they followed behind him without saying a word.

Ali tugged at Yan Sikong's sleeve, motioning him to look at the tail behind him, Yan Sikong shook his head: "Don't worry about it."

Yuan Nanyu lived in a mansion not far away. It was early in the morning. When he came to the door, even the porter was yawning, and most of the servants were still asleep.

The porter respectfully said: "Hey, Master Yan, why did you come so early, our general is still resting."

"Take me to see him, I have something urgent to find him."

"Yes." The people around Yuan Nanyu knew that the two were on good terms, so they didn't talk too much, and led Yan Sikong directly to Yuan Nanyu's bedroom.

Yan Sikong knocked on the door: "General Que, yes, Yan Sikong."

A response came from the room immediately: "Sikong? You can come in directly."

Yan Sikong signaled Ali to wait outside, and walked in by himself.

Yuan Nanyu sat on the bed with his back to him, obviously just got up, he yawned: "There is no one else."

"just me."

Only then did Yuan Nanyu turn his face away, his hair was disheveled, just covering the ink punishment on his forehead, at a glance, Yan Sikong seemed to see himself from the air.

Seeing Yan Sikong's expression changed, Yuan Nanyu couldn't help touching the tattoo on his forehead: "Can my hair cover it?"

"can."

Yuan Nanyu smiled: "It seems that I should follow the example of the knights in the rivers and lakes and let my hair be more unrestrained."

"Aren't you a knight-errant in the past?" Yan Sikong sat beside Yuan Nanyu, "Now, you are a well-known general."

Yuan Nanyu's smile gradually disappeared, and he said worriedly: "You came to me so early, there must be something important, is it a bad thing?"

Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "I don't know if it's a bad thing for you."

"What's the matter?"

Yan Sikong stared at Yuan Nanyu: "You used to roam the rivers and lakes, wandering around, why are you willing to serve Fengye and give up the freedom you once had?"

Yuan Nanyu was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "I am in the rivers and lakes, and I also care about the country. When I entered Beijing, I made up my mind to rob King Jingyuan's prison. The rise and fall of the world is everyone's responsibility. Ruokong has a whole body." What kind of a hero is he when he sees loyal ministers and good generals being killed by traitors. Later, I rescued Fengye, and I knew that he would inherit the mantle of King Jingyuan, so I decided to follow him, eradicate traitors and evil, and save the country Save the people."

"...Then do you know how he will eradicate rape and evil, and save the country and the people?"

Yuan Nanyu was stunned again: "Why do you ask that? Isn't everything we are doing now for this reason?"

Yan Sikong said softly: "Yu'er... I know you don't like me calling you that, but I can call you that, and I feel a lot of relief in my heart, so I called you anyway... I, yesterday, and Feng Ye There was a dispute."

"Why?" Yuan Nanyu was a little nervous.

Yan Sikong looked into Yuan Nanyu's eyes firmly, and said clearly: "Because he wants to be emperor."

Yuan Nanyu blinked and didn't speak for a while.

Witnessing all of Yuan Nanyu's reactions, Yan Sikong's body trembled, showing a miserable smile: "So, you also know?"

So he was the only one kept in the dark?

For a person like him who is so thoughtful and sharp-sighted, it's easy to see through a person, but he is blinded by a leaf, so, why, he can't see the person closest to him clearly!No, in fact, he had already guessed it a long time ago, it's just that he didn't want to doubt Feng Ye, he was just deceiving himself.

Yuan Nanyu sighed lightly: "Sikong, Feng Ye didn't tell me, but I actually expected it. Throughout the ages, which man didn't want to be emperor? Feng Ye led us to fight through life and death, and I don't know how much we have suffered. Now that he has a large army in his hand, he can compete with the imperial court, and the Chen family has wiped out him and sealed his family, he does not have the desire to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor, on the contrary, he is not like him."

"So, you are also willing to help him become emperor." Yan Sikong said in a low voice.

"Why not?" Yuan Nanyu asked rhetorically, "In terms of talent, learning, ability, and courage, Feng and Ye are all dragons and phoenixes among men, the emperor is corrupt and fatuous, the corpses of officials are vegetarian, and the vassal princes are too big to lose. The Chen dynasty is coming to an end. "

Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "You know about the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty."

Yuan Nanyu frowned and fell silent.

"The melee of the princes from all sides made the people miserable, the mountains and rivers were broken, and a dozen foreign barbarians who had bowed to me in the past took advantage of the situation. They were brutal, devoid of humanity, and wantonly ravaged our Han people." Yan Sikong's tone seemed to be turbulent. Don't be surprised, there is an undercurrent under the surface, "By the Yishui River, the bones of the girl they call 'Two-legged Sheep' are piled up as high as a hill."

Yuan Nanyu tightened his grip on the quilt: "We will never let the barbarians step into the Central Plains."

"If the world is in chaos, it's up to you!" Yan Sikong grabbed Yuan Nanyu's arm, "Why do I always insist on helping Chen Yu to the throne? Because only the person sitting on the throne with the surname Chen can be stable." The princes of all parties, but once they proclaim themselves emperors, they raise troops to serve the king, and the world will be in chaos. How the situation will develop at the time, who can predict it!"

Yuan Nanyu narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "As long as it's not Chen Kui, it's fine."

"what?"

"Feng Ye is not as impulsive and short-sighted as you imagined. Before the situation is stabilized, he will not rashly proclaim himself emperor, and I would not do such a stupid thing, but..." Yuan Nanyu looked deeply Yan Sikong, "He will never let Chen Kui ascend the throne, you should understand."

"Even if it's not Chen Kui, it should be another prince."

"If you can really think that way, it's fine." Yuan Nanyu pushed Yan Sikong's hand away without a trace, and he pursed his lips, "For a long time, you insisted on supporting Chen Kui, if I were Fengye, just find a child with a yellow mouth, wouldn't it be easier to control."

Yan Sikong stared blankly at Yuan Nanyu, his chest was full of energy and blood, and it was all stuck in his heart: "Yu'er, are you...doubting me too?"

Yuan Nanyu gritted his teeth: "I don't doubt you, I just remind you that we are brothers, Feng Ye and you have been in love for many years, even if Chen Wei is your student, now Feng Ye doesn't need him anymore, and he It is also possible to unite with the imperial court to deal with Feng Ye, you should give up on him!"

"Did you think it would be that simple?" Yan Sikong raised his voice, "Fengye conspired against him in the name of supporting the King of Chu, if the two turned against each other, it would attract the princes to crusade against Fengye."

"It will be sooner or later. Now we are in the Central Plains, and we are only a few days away from the capital." Yuan Nanyu said solemnly, "Sikong, I think the best way now is to quickly capture the capital and help the young master to become emperor first." .”

"Naive!" Yan Sikong looked at Yuan Nanyu in disbelief, "Why do you have no fear of the enemy after winning a few battles? What you are facing is the one who has dominated this country for more than two hundred years. The royal family is the rightful ruler of the world, even with the help of Chen Kui, they may not be able to capture the capital, and now Chen Kui is about to turn against the water, Gou Quan is still difficult, and you are still so whimsical?"

Yuan Nanyu's face changed slightly: "We walked all the way from Sichuan to here, which journey is not extremely dangerous, if we don't do it, how will we know the ending."

"If you want to do it, you have to do it more safely." Yan Sikong shook his head, "Feng Ye has always been like a gambler. Every time, it's bigger than before, once you lose, I'm afraid he won't be able to afford it, you weren't like this before, why did you become like this."

"Then what should I be like!" Yuan Nanyu looked angry, "I will follow Fengye to the death, and I will trust him and be loyal to him wholeheartedly. If he decides to become emperor, I will never hesitate."

Yan Sikong looked at Yuan Nanyu sadly, with unspeakable emotions in his eyes.

Yuan Nanyu took a deep breath: "Sikong, I don't want to argue with you. We are brothers, why can't we join hands?"

"I want to join hands with you." Yan Sikong said softly, "But I'm afraid, I'm afraid of becoming a sinner through the ages."

Yuan Nanyu caressed Yan Sikong's face: "You and Feng Ye, both literary and military, are peerless talents. I believe that we can all achieve what we want, really."

Yan Sikong shook his head lightly.

Yuan Nanyu sighed again: "Sikong, you, you allow me to wash my face, and I will talk to you again, I don't want to hurt our brother's feelings."

Yan Sikong was silent.

Yuan Nanyu jumped out of bed and went to the outer room, only to hear the sound of water.

Yan Sikong stood up, looked around, and his eyes fell on the cabinet in front of the bed. The door of the cabinet was half closed, and he could see many identical masks stacked inside.

By accident, Yan Sikong quickly picked up a mask and stuffed it into his sleeve.

"Que Wang, I'm going back first."

Yuan Nanyu turned around: "You, don't go, at least have a meal with me, let's talk again, maybe you have misunderstood Feng Ye."

Yan Sikong shook his head: "The Wolf King told me to think clearly, but I couldn't figure it out, so I came to you. It seems that now, I have to think clearly."

"Sikong..."

"Go back." Yan Sikong lowered his head and strode away.