Work hard for the shadow guard

On the border of the Demon Realm, the uninhabited land is cracked and sunken, the dark brown boulders are piled up in disorder, and the old dead tree roots are stubbornly crawling on the ground.

A black vortex appeared out of thin air, and a young man in black walked in, one step away, two worlds.

Yingjiu looked around, and there were a few wisps of cooking smoke rising not far away, and the voice of a woman calling the child to eat was faintly heard, a dark red flame flashed in his obsidian-like eyes, he looked to the east, and determined the direction.

Great Qi State, avoid leaving the city.

On an inconspicuous mountain road, Ji Yuheng went down the mountain while admiring the afterglow of the setting sun, with a heavy basket behind him, and today he had a fruitful harvest.

In previous years, Uncle Xu would go up the mountain with him at this time, and he could pick some wild fruits while climbing the heights.

Almost at the door of the house, Ji Yuheng found a person standing in front of the door. This person was dressed in a neat dark suit, with black hair tied up high, and the hair fluttered gently with the evening breeze.

He looked very thin, but his standing posture was very tall and straight, and the setting sun in the west inlaid a faint golden edge on him.

Ji Yuheng walked a few steps quickly, did he come to find him?But no one has been to this other courtyard except my mother, could it be that they came to ask for directions?

"Young master," Ji Yuheng said, the man turned around quickly, and his beautiful and flawless face just fell into Ji Yuheng's eyes.

The skin of the person in front of me is too white, like the unmelted ice and snow in the early spring, and there is a refreshing chill in the sound of the ding-dong spring water. tough.

Ji Yuheng never thought that there would be someone who looked so good to his liking, who looked just right, if it was more, it would be strange, but if it was less, it would be a pity.

Ji Yuheng stared at him intently, until he realized that it was impolite, he coughed lightly and moved his eyes away.

"Young master, are you here to look for me?" Ji Yuheng asked, then moved his eyes to the man's face.

When Ji Yuheng was looking at the person, the other person was also looking at him. Ji Yuheng didn't notice that the moment he moved his eyes away, a small dark red flame rose from the person's eyes, and then completely disappeared.

Verification succeeded!It is indeed His Majesty's youngest heir.

Yingjiu silently confirmed Ji Yuheng's identity, took a step back, knelt on one knee and said, "Master, my subordinate Yingjiu is your shadow guard."

"Shadow guard?"

The person in front of him suddenly knelt down, and Ji Yuheng took a step back in surprise.

He had only seen the saying of shadow guards in folk tales that some powerful families would raise a group of people with high martial arts skills and let them hide in the dark to protect themselves.

"My surname is Ji and my name is Yuheng. Are you sure I am the person you are looking for? Where are you from? Who told you to come and find me?"

Ji Yuheng asked a series of questions. Seeing that Yingjiu was still kneeling on the ground, his head drooping slightly to show respect, his thin white neck was exposed from the black collar, and light blue blood vessels could be seen faintly. nice.

"You get up first." Ji Yuheng wanted to help the man up, but unfortunately the man was quick and stood up before Ji Yuheng touched him.

"This subordinate is sure that you are the person this subordinate is looking for. This subordinate was trained in Qiwu Mountain Villa and was assigned to be a shadow guard by the master. According to the rules of the villa, the subordinate will leave the villa and come to the master after the master becomes an adult. "

"It is true that I just came of age last month, but where is Qiwu Villa? Who is your lord?"

Ji Yuheng continued to ask, although he seldom went out, he had seen most of the world's famous historical sites in various books, and could even explain their origin and history, but he had never heard of this Qiwu Villa.

"Qiwu Mountain Villa is located in the southwest, and it specializes in training shadow guards for the lord, who is the master's father." Yingjiu answered very concisely.

Ji Yuheng understood that it was indeed sent by the father whom he had never met, but he was not interested in his father. Judging from the occasional conversations he heard between Uncle Xu and his mother, his father should be a heartless person, even He is a bastard full of evil, and his mother is away all year round to seek a breakthrough in cultivation, so that he can kill his bastard father with her own hands.

"You go back, I don't need a shadow guard, and I don't want to have any contact with my biological father." Ji Yuheng said cruelly, not looking at that pleasing face.

"I beg the master to accept Yingjiu. If Yingjiu fails to complete the task, she can only apologize with death."

Yingjiu knelt on the ground again, but this time she knelt on both knees, her forehead touched the ground, and her hands were stretched out to her sides. Just kneeling on one knee was a sign of allegiance, but now it is a plea.

"You man!"

Ji Yuheng moved a step away, unwilling to accept such a big gift, this man actually forced him with his own life, Ji Yuheng was willing to keep him in his heart, as well as being with him, but he didn't want to have anything to do with his biological father.

Since the previous 18 years did not appear in his life, what does it mean to send a shadow guard over when he becomes an adult?

Ji Yuheng remained silent, and Yingjiu knelt down and couldn't get up.

In the end Ji Yuheng gave in, he couldn't just watch the person in front of him die. Ji Yuheng didn't know the shadow guard, but somehow believed that if he had to refuse, the "apology with death" in his mouth was definitely not a casual talk.

Ji Yuheng went to open the door and said, "Forget it, is Ying Jiu? You come in first."

Yingjiu got up and followed, did the master mean to agree to keep him?

Yingjiu is the oldest among the many shadow guards in Qiwu Villa. In fact, he has not completed the last of the nine assessments of the shadow guards. It is just that there are too many descendants of this generation and the number of shadow guards is not enough. of.

I hope the owner will not dislike him after knowing the truth.

Ji Yuheng put the basket behind his back under the eaves, and led Yingjiu to sit down at the stone table in the yard.

Seeing that Yingjiu was still standing on the side, Ji Yuheng tapped on the table, "Sit down."

Although it is impolite to sit with the master, but the master's order cannot be disobeyed, Yingjiu sat down a little stiffly, he looked at Ji Yuheng, and found that the master was staring at him, he hurriedly looked away.

"You have dirt on your forehead."

Ji Yuheng said that he actually wanted to reach out and wipe it off for Ying Jiu, but after thinking about it, he felt like a prodigal son on the street, and then he laughed secretly in his heart, Ying Jiu is not a woman, and his analogy is not appropriate.

Ying Jiu stood up abruptly and apologized in panic, "Master, I'm sorry."

He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, and patted his dirt-stained robe a few times, his ears turned red.

Seeing Yingjiu's reaction, Ji Yuheng smiled, hey, his flustered look is a bit cute, "Sit down quickly, don't be so restrained, besides, I didn't say I want to be your Owner."

Ying Jiu was stunned, it turned out that the master had not recognized him, he was a little disappointed in himself, Ying Jiu lowered her eyes, and sat down silently, although her expression didn't change a little, but the breath around her was full of sadness about being abandoned.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yuheng saw Yingjiu's depressed appearance, and changed his tone, "I didn't say I wouldn't keep you."

Seeing that Yingjiu's face turned better again, Ji Yuheng began to question him. In 18 years, his biological father had never appeared, and now he sent a shadow guard, and both his appearance and personality were very suitable for him. He still had to figure out some things of.

"You can stay if you want me to, but when I ask you next, you have to tell me the truth," Ji Yuheng nodded seeing Yingjiu obediently, and continued, "How did you find me? My father has been watching I?"

"Returning to the master, before the subordinate left, the lord gave the subordinate a guideline. Following the guideline, he could sense the general position of the master, so he searched all the way, and no one was watching the master." This guideline was Ying Jiu before. The dark red flames that disappeared from the eyes.

Perhaps it was some kind of unique spell from his father. Ji Yuheng had seen similar spells in ancient books, which could detect the general direction of blood vessels.

"How many children do your lords have? Will everyone send a shadow guard?" Ji Yuheng continued to ask.

"Your Majesty has thirteen heirs so far, and each of His Highness will have a corresponding shadow guard to go to them when they reach adulthood."

Ji Yuheng pursed his lips, the word "so far" is really rigorous, no wonder mother hates father so much, fearing that father deceived mother's feelings back then.

He probably knows the situation on his father's side now, he should be in charge of a relatively powerful force, and there is a tradition of sending shadow guards to adult heirs, so it's hard for him not to forget his son, whom he has never seen before.

Ji Yuheng didn't want to ask more about his father's details, and he wasn't interested in knowing his name. Now he was more interested in his new family members. After Xu Bo left, the family was indeed deserted, and it was good to have someone to accompany him.

"Is your real name Yingjiu? It sounds like just a code name."

"Back to the master, the only subordinate is Yingjiu."

Yingjiu quietly raised her eyes to look at Ji Yuheng. This is indeed the code name of the Shadow Guard. He hoped that the master would give him a name, but how could he make such a request by himself? It's too shameless.

"Well, Yingjiu sounds pretty good too, it will last for a long time." Ji Yuheng praised, he really thought the code name was a good one.

"Thank you, master, for your praise." Yingjiu replied, it seems that there is no hope of giving a name, that is, she has not done anything for her master, and only those shadow guards who have made great contributions are eligible to be given a name by their master, and they can even have the same surname as their master. Like Master Cang Yin, he was impatient.

"How old are you this year? Have you worked as a shadow guard in Qiwu Villa since you were a child?" Ji Yuheng seemed to be an official who counted the population in the county.

"Returning to the master, this subordinate entered the villa for training when he was seven years old, and he is 26 years old this year."

Most of the other shadow guards completed the shadow guard assessment around the age of 20 and went to serve His Royal Highness of the right age, but he dragged it until he was 26 and failed the shadow guard assessment four times.

There are nine items in the shadow guard assessment, and the last one, Yingjiu, is impossible to complete in her entire life. She thought that in a few years, she would die slowly from the torture, but she never thought that she would have the opportunity to walk out of the villa and come to the master's house. before.

The owner in front of him looks elegant and kind, not a cruel and irritable person, so he is lucky.

"26 years old? You are so old. Brother Xing, the Orion at the foot of the mountain, is as old as you, and has three children." Ji Yuheng said in surprise. He looked about the same age as him, but he was eight years older than him.

Ji Yuheng put Brother Wang's face and Ying Jiu's face together in his mind, and they couldn't tell they were of the same age at all. He shook his head to shatter the inherent impression in his mind. Nine is not comparable.

Seeing Ji Yuheng's surprised expression, Yingjiu felt a slight pain in her heart. Is the master despising him for being too old?He prayed in his heart that the master would not ask him why he left the villa so late, he didn't want the master to know that he was an unqualified shadow guard.

However, Ji Yuheng was just a little surprised, and didn't have any thoughts of disgust, and he didn't know that there were qualified and unqualified shadow guards.