homecoming

After receiving the secret report from the spies, Qin Yi glanced at it, then casually threw it aside, took a sip of tea and read the notes.He had just ascended the throne, and Mianjin had experienced the baptism of blood that night, and there were many things to re-plan.

The eunuch who pushed the door open before Chunyu Jue got the message rushed in, with a rare panic on his face.Going straight to Qin Yi, Chunyu Jue said anxiously, "Do you know what happened to He Xi?!"

Qin Yi looked up at him indifferently, pointed to the secret letter at hand, and continued to review the memorial.

Chunyu Jue had a bad premonition, he hesitated to open the secret letter, and when he saw the contents inside, he was shocked and couldn't believe it!

"You said you would let He Xi go..." Looking at Qin Yi's calm and gentle expression as before, Chunyu Jue felt a little bitter in his heart.Although He Xi left the Prince's Mansion, he did not betray Qin Yi in the end, and even helped them that night. Qin Yi said that he would let He Xi live!

"My intention was to force that mysterious man out, but I didn't expect that He Xi would be killed." Qin Yi explained with a soft sigh while seeing Chunyu Jue's injured expression.

"What about Tang Fei? If He Xi didn't save Tang Fei, he would be the one who died! And he is the one who helped us prevent the massacre of the Fengling Army from entering the city!" Chunyu Jue slammed the secret letter on Qin Qin. Yi Yi gritted his teeth and said, "You said you would let them go! Why would you turn around and use them like this to kill He Xi!"

Chunyu Jue's move scared the eunuchs and maids in the study to kneel down, bowed their bodies and bowed their heads, not daring to speak.

Qin Yi looked closely at Chunyu Jue, and finally said slowly, "For Huang Ye, I have to do this. Xiao Jue, believe me, that person will appear soon..."

"Enough!" Chunyu Jue interrupted Qin Yi with a loud shout. Qin Yi was startled, but there was no displeasure or anger on his face.

"I don't want to hear any more." Chunyu Jue looked at Qin Yi coldly, arched his hands and slightly bent over and said, "Wei Chen will leave." After speaking, he turned and left.

Qin Yi stared blankly at the direction Chunyu Jue left for a long time before continuing to read the memorial in his hand, but this time, he didn't read anything.Did he do something wrong?Knowing that Qin Yan's cousin Nan Yu was fleeing with the remnant of his troops, he didn't pursue him, instead he let people follow him secretly.He thought that based on Qin Yan's friendship with Feng Chenying, Qin Yan would know the news about the person who might hold the Yulong Token.But who knew, Qin Yan not only didn't know anything, but also planned to send someone to destroy Tang Fei.He has understood Qin Yan's character and personality since he was a child. He is narrow-minded and thinks too much of himself. He must get what he wants, and he will do everything possible to destroy him if he can't get it.It was also because of Qin Yan's plan that he temporarily drew up another plan.Feng Chenying loved Tang Fei more than anything else, and he knew this very well that night in the palace when Feng Chenying abandoned Qin Yan and the army for Tang Fei.If something happened to Tang Fei, Feng Chenying would definitely be forced to take action against Qin Yan. At that time, he could take down Feng Chenying in the name of protecting the virtuous king, and that mysterious person who had always been very close to Fengqi Pavilion must be Will appear for Feng Chenying.Although everything about that "prince" was completely destroyed by Emperor Liufang and the first emperor 30 years ago, he has always had a premonition that the Iron Coupon of the Danshu and the Order of Yulong bestowed by Emperor Liufang must be related to the mysterious person. related.Finding the mysterious person is equivalent to finding a clue to the Dragon Yuling Order!He has always known since Feng Chenying left Fengqi Pavilion and sneaked into Xianwang's mansion.He Xi took Tang Fei to escape, and the people he sent followed secretly.The reason why there was no one on the East Street when such a group of killers appeared was that he had given an order in advance not to allow anyone to guard the East Gate.That's why He Xi died instead of Tang Fei when he was isolated and helpless.Chunyu Jue was right, he was the one who killed He Xi...

Qin Yi clenched his hands suddenly, with a little sadness in his eyes.

The rain was still falling, and the villagers still got up early, getting up before dawn.There is not much work to do on rainy days, and the villagers are wading through the mud in the rain wearing old coir raincoats.When two strange but handsome men suddenly entered the village, the villagers stopped and looked curiously.The shoes under the feet of the man walking in the front were already torn, covered with wet mud and blood, and there was a person on his back, sleeping like a serious illness, motionless.And behind that man, followed a tall and beautiful man, his face was as gloomy as the dark clouds in the sky now, making people tremble unconsciously just looking at it.

The people in the village were enthusiastic. An old lady saw that Tang Fei was so weak and was carrying a patient on her back. She didn't open an umbrella in the heavy rain, so she walked up to Tang Fei with the umbrella in her hand and asked with concern: "Little brother, what's wrong with your friend?" Do you want to call a doctor? You have to go to the city, the barefoot doctor in our village can't believe it! How did you come here?"

Tang Fei stopped in his tracks and looked sideways at the kind aunt. Tang Fei, who had been drenched in the rain all day and night, had his lips black and purple from the cold, and asked softly, "Ma'am, do you know the He family?"

Kong Luoluo's voice seemed hesitant and helpless. Seeing Tang Fei's weak and pale face, the aunt felt an inexplicable pain in her heart, and quickly replied, "The He family? There is no one with the surname He in our village. Little brother, are you here to look for me?" Relatives? There is no one with the surname He here, did you find the wrong place?" The aunt asked a little cautiously.

"Yes, the He family in Xianhu Village." Tang Fei said stubbornly, "20 years ago, there was a child named He Xi, whose whole family died, and he was also kicked out of the village. He Xi said his My home is in Xianhu Village, he won't lie to me."

"He Xi?" The aunt was taken aback, the name sounded familiar...

"He Xi? It can't be that He Xi, right?" At this moment, an old man in his sixties walked over tremblingly supported by a young man. He was the head of the village.The village is exclusive, and he was notified immediately when outsiders came to the village.

Tang Fei looked at the village head deeply, but didn't speak.

"Twenty years ago, there was a plague in this village, and many people died in the village. At that time, a six-year-old child became a scapegoat for the plague, saying that he was the lone star of the murder. Not only did he die, but the whole family returned it to the village. It brought disaster. That six-year-old child was ruthlessly driven out of the village by you." At this time, Feng Chenying, who had been keeping silent and followed Tang Fei, came up, looked at the village chief coldly and said, "Later He was wandering alone in Mianjin City, it was my father who saved him."

Tang Fei was startled, and for the first time in two days, he took a look at Feng Chenying.Feng Chenying had never said anything about his family before, but it was unexpected that the first time she said it was related to He Xi.

After listening to Feng Chenying's words, the village head let out a long sigh, his cloudy eyes filled with remorse. "We were confused back then! The plague was so severe that year that even the doctors in the city couldn't do anything. I was desperate and believed the nonsense of a charlatan, saying that there was an evil spirit in the village, and that evil spirit was the He family who ran out. At that time, there was only a six-year-old child left in the He family. We thought... Alas, it was our fault back then! After the child was driven away by us, the plague not only did not ease, but became more and more serious. Most of the people in the village died. A few days later, there was a flood, which drowned the crops... Many people said that it was the retribution given to us by the He family! It was our joint efforts that killed their family The last bit of blood!"

The current Xianhu Village knows that there were not many things back then, but there were also many, just like the old lady just now, she was still a little girl of sixteen or seventeen.After talking about it now, she also remembered it.The older people in the village also gathered around, chatting about what happened back then.

In the end, it was the village head who spoke and said, "Are you here to find the He family?"

Tang Fei nodded and said, "I want to take He Xi home."

"What? That kid He Xi? He, where is he?" The village chief seemed a little excited, but seeing that Tang Fei didn't speak, he subconsciously looked at the person on his back after thinking of something. "He Xi? Is he sick? Have you seen a doctor yet? Why did he get caught in the rain? Come, get an umbrella for them!"

Tang Fei didn't go to see the excited village chief, but asked indifferently: "Where is He Xi's home?"

The village chief was taken aback, Tang Fei's indifference made him a little at a loss, so he pointed to the southwest and said: "Go straight in this direction, there is a house with an old peach tree under a small hillside. It's been so many years , I have been empty there, and have not given it up to others..."

"Thank you." Tang Fei thanked him, and walked across the crowd with He Xi on his back.Feng Chenying also followed.

The villagers all looked at the three people who left, until a young man tugged at the village chief's clothes with a trembling voice and said, "Village, village chief! That man's back, on his back, is, yes, a dead man!"

What? !Everyone suddenly looked at the young man who spoke.

"Did you see clearly? Is it a dead person?!" The voice of the village chief changed.

"That's right! At that time, I saw that the face of the person on the back was pale, it was not the color of a living person at all, and I didn't see him breathing. I wanted to be more sure, so I touched the person's feet secretly. It's completely cold! It's still as stiff as a rock! What is it if it's not a dead person?!"

"Village Chief, what should we do?"

"Yeah, how do you bring a dead man back?"

"Get them out of here?"

"Yes! Get out!"

The village chief looked at the people who had gone away for a long time, and then said with a sigh: "Let them go, we owe that child. If we hadn't driven him away back then, we wouldn't be able to come back until he died. Let him go." Let the fallen leaves return to their roots, this is his home..." After finishing speaking, he motioned to the people around him to help him go back.He was old, and when it rained, his waist and legs hurt so badly that he should go back and have a rest.

Everyone was stunned by the words of the village chief, and finally they dispersed in silence.

When he reached He Xi's house, Tang Fei stopped in his tracks.Next to the tall and old peach tree, there are three dilapidated wooden tile houses connected together, and there is a small house next to it.Because of the rain, the hillside behind the house kept dripping muddy water, and the yard was full of muddy water.

Opening the fence gate of the yard, Tang Fei pushed the door open with He Xi on his back. The house that no one has lived in for 26 years is dilapidated, old and dirty, but Tang Fei imagined He Xi's life here when he was a child.Must be a warm and happy family, right?Otherwise, why would He Xi be nostalgic until now?

Putting He Xi on a chair, Tang Fei turned and walked towards the door. Feng Chenying was standing at the door, looking at him sadly.

Feng Chenying watched as Tang Fei brushed past him with his head down, but did not follow.After a while, Tang Fei came back with a wooden basin and a clean handkerchief, which he bought from a neighbor.Although the neighbor didn't understand what happened, they gave him everything they needed when they saw a silver ingot that Tang Fei handed him.He also promised Tang Fei to help him run errands to the city to buy a set of clean clothes.

After standing in the rain and receiving a basin of rainwater, Tang Fei walked into the house again without looking at Feng Chenying.Twelve jars of wine were found in the kitchen cellar, and five jars full of oil.I got a little oil out and put it on the old oil cup, and lit the fire with the short wick.In an instant, the dark little room brightened up a lot.After tidying up a bedroom in the faint light of the fire, Tang Fei carefully hugged He Xi on the bed.

He Xi cleaned his body with the gentlest force, seeing the bruised wounds on his body made Tang Fei's heart ache even more.It took a full hour before Tang Fei helped He Xi clean his body.At this time, the neighbor's voice came from outside the house.

"Young master? Young master? I bought you the clothes you wanted."

Tang Fei got up and went out. The neighbor was quite honest, and bought a set of blue robes according to his request, and wrapped them in waterproof oiled paper for several layers.The rest of the money was given to the neighbor, and Tang Fei took the clothes.

Feng Chenying was still standing in the same posture just now, but the neighbor gave him a strange look and then ran away.

Tang Fei glanced at Feng Chenying, and Feng Chenying looked at him expectantly.

The door closed slowly until the last crack was closed. Tang Fei stood behind the door for a long time before turning around.

Feng Chenying didn't move, she just stood outside the door and looked at the closed door.The rain became heavier again, Feng Chenying moved at this moment, observed the surrounding environment, and walked to the small house about ten feet away from the main house.The house used to be a place to store food and pile up sundries, Feng Chenying found a place to sit, and then closed her eyes and meditated.

The night fell again. In fact, it doesn’t make much difference whether the night comes or not in such a dark weather. The sound of raining “Solo” covers all the sounds.Tang Fei sat on the chair opposite the bed, looked at He Xi who was wearing a blue robe, and smiled slightly.I remember the first time I met him, he was wearing this outfit, and I even mistook him for Chen Chen, and just hugged him in my arms.The smile gradually became sad. If he didn't have his hug back then, wouldn't He Xi die because of him?

Curling his legs together, Tang Fei's eyes gradually blurred: "He Xi, I'm sorry...you wait for me, I will come to accompany you for a long time..." His life was hanging by a thread , Qin Yan poisoned him.There is no antidote, so he should die soon, right?

"Boom!" Tang Fei, who was in a daze and closed his eyes, was awakened by a loud noise like an earth crash. Tang Fei subconsciously looked at He Xi. It's okay. He Xi is still fine...

What's wrong?It's thundering?Tang Fei listened carefully again, but the thunder did not sound again.A strange feeling of uneasiness lingered in his heart, Tang Fei looked at He Xi, got up and walked out.

Landslide!Tang Fei's first reaction when he saw the situation in front of him was a landslide.It turned out that the soil on the hillside was loosened by the continuous heavy rain.Fortunately, the main house was not close to the hillside, only the base of the wall behind the house was buried, otherwise he would have to see Yan Luo tonight.It's just that the huts built against the mountain were not so lucky, they were all buried under the soil.Tang Fei observed the situation, and after making sure that there would not be another flood, he was relieved and planned to go back to the house.

Just two steps away, Tang Fei felt a dull pain in his heart, and Tang Fei stopped abruptly.Turning around and looking at the buried hut, Feng Chenying didn't leave, but she didn't enter the house either.He needs to rest, the only option is...

"Feng Chenying!" Tang Fei rushed towards the tall pile of dirt like crazy, his eyes were full of madness and despair.

"Feng Chenying! Feng Chenying!" Before he knew it, tears had flowed all over his face. Tang Fei was digging the place buried in the mud with his bare hands. His hands were cut by sharp sand and stones, and the blood mixed with the muddy muddy water. .Tang Fei dug frantically as if he didn't know the pain.

"Ah! Feng Chenying! Ah! Ah!" Tang Fei yelled in despair, without stopping for a moment.At this moment, his heart really began to feel hopeless, feeling that life would be worse than death.

The hand touched something different, not sharp sand or hard wood, but a flexible touch with warmth, which belongs to human hands.

"Feng Chenying!" Tang Fei tremblingly looked at the half finger that was exposed from the dirt, and wept with joy!Wiping away the tears and rainwater from his face, Tang Fei gritted his teeth and kept digging. He wanted to rescue him within the golden time!

First the hands, then the head, Tang Fei slowly dug Feng Chenying out of the ruins with his bare hands.

"Feng Chenying! Feng Chenying, wake up!" Tang Fei half-dragged and half-carried her to an open and safe place, shaking Feng Chenying and shouting.

The rain washed away the mud all over Feng Chenying's face. Tang Fei put his hand under his nose, his whole body shook, and he lost his breath!

"No...no!" Tang Fei recalled the shock first aid method he had learned in college, and kept pressing Feng Chenying's heart for artificial respiration, "Feng Chenying, wake up! Wake up! !" Lowering his head and continuing to breathe for Feng Chenying, Tang Fei pressed Feng Chenying's heart and shouted: "Feng Chenying, get up! Don't you even want me? Get up! You haven't paid off what you owe me! You haven't heard me say that I love you again, you must die, have you heard that! Feng Chenying!"

Maybe Tang Fei's words were too effective, or maybe Tang Fei's first aid finally worked. Feng Chenying's nose and mouth kept gushing out mud, and then she started coughing violently.

"Feng Chenying...Chenying!" Tang Fei hugged the lost and recovered person tightly, crying bitterly.

Feng Chenying, who almost entered the gate of hell, coughed and hugged Tang Fei tightly, and shed tears for the first time in 12 years.