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In late autumn, the atmosphere of killing was stronger than ever. As the night deepened, the Wei family’s carriage slowly drove through the deserted streets. As the eldest son of the family, he took on the role of filial piety and traveled between the two families.

Just when he was closing his eyes and resting his mind, the carriage stopped suddenly.

Wei Lin called his entourage by name, but there was no response. He opened the curtain to check, and saw that the entourage was unconscious. Wei Lin raised his eyebrows and looked around vigilantly. There was only a light in the distance on the street. His vision was not very clear, he got off the horse, and a strong smell of blood burst into his breath. Wei Lin turned around quickly, stretched out his hand to block the approaching people behind him, backed up again and again, and was already attacking.

The man was tall and tall, wearing night clothes, blending in with the night, with a strong smell of blood all over his body, he was leaning on the Wei family's carriage panting, and seemed to have suffered serious injuries.

Wei Lin wanted to ask who it was, but the man tore off his veil, revealing his blood-stained face. Wei Lin practiced martial arts since he was a child, and has excellent eyesight. He could see clearly the person in front of him by the moonlight—it was Chu Yan.

Chu Yan struggled to pull out a smile, "It's Brother Wei."

Wei Lin frowned even tighter. He didn't know why Chu Yan appeared here with serious injuries. He and Chu Yan had already had a grudge, but at this time he still stepped forward to support the crumbling Chu Yan, and said coldly, "What happened?"

Chu Yan leaned most of his body on Wei Lin, as if he would fall to the ground otherwise, his voice was hoarse, "Brother Wei, do you want to save me?"

When he was dying, his tone was still brisk, as if deliberately hurting Wei Lin, "I kidnapped Qingyu, why don't you take this opportunity to finish me off?"

Hearing what he said, Wei Lin pushed him away. Chu Yan staggered a few steps before he managed to stabilize his figure. In the moonlight, Wei Lin had killing intent on his face, "If you want to die, I will never stop you .”

Said, and jumped into the carriage.

"It's the Li family," Chu Yan said lightly, "People from the Li family are hunting me down."

Wei Lin looked at him puzzled, "Why?" Then he thought of something, and asked in surprise, "You stole the Ye Mingzhu?"

"Ye Mingzhu is just a cover," Chu Yan wiped off the blood on his face, "In fact, I discovered the secret of the Li family, and they wanted to kill me to silence it."

Wei Lin had a hunch that he shouldn't be in this muddy water, but he couldn't just watch his classmate get seriously injured and remain indifferent, even if he really wanted to kill Chu Yan.

"Come up." Wei Lin grabbed Chu Yan's arm and pulled him onto the carriage.

Chu Yan seemed to be in extreme pain, and snorted.

"I accidentally discovered that the Li family was selling private salt and making huge profits from it," Chu Yan leaned on the soft cushion, the blood on his body stained the cushion red, looking shocking, "I wanted to find out the truth, but I didn't expect to be discovered."

"Trafficking in private salt is a serious crime of beheading," Wei Lin said with a serious expression, "You should report to the police."

Chu Yan smiled falsely, "Isn't it too late to report to the official?"

"Go to the hospital first." The carriage was full of blood, Wei Lin got up to drive the horse, and suddenly heard footsteps from far to near, all of them calm and unusual, his complexion changed, and he pushed Chu Yan into the carriage, brows Wrinkled tightly, "Someone is here."

Chu Yan smiled, and said quickly, "The person they want to kill is me, you still have time to leave now."

Wei Lin didn't say a word, this matter has nothing to do with him at all, if someone from the Li family found him here today, it would be a disaster for no reason.

"Don't you hate me for playing with Lin Qingyu? Today, my life is buried here. You should be happy." Chu Yan straightened up, and drew out the soft sword in his waist, with the intention of fighting to the death, "Let's go."

Wei Lin turned his head and took a deep look at Chu Yan. There was struggle and hesitation in his eyes. He had already walked out of the carriage, and then turned his face slightly, and said in a cold tone, "I, Wei Lin, do not discriminate between public and private."

After the words fell, the man had already jumped off the carriage, and shouted at Chu Yan, "Give me the sword."

Chu Yan pursed his lips slightly, and threw the sword to Wei Lin. With this time, the pursuers had already arrived, and seven people surrounded the carriage.

Wei Lin grasped the hilt of the sword violently, and without a word, he began to fight with seven people. These seven people were all masters. His robe was covered with dust, which dazzled his eyes. He thought of Lin Qingyu's face in the shadow of swords and swords.

The three retreated, but the other four were extremely difficult to deal with. Wei Lin gradually couldn't hold back, he turned around and cut off the rope, and shouted, "Chu Yan, ride away on horseback."

There was no movement in the carriage, Wei Lin thought that Chu Yan was unconscious due to injury, and was about to step forward to check, but the curtain had already been lifted.

Chu Yan was covered in blood, but stood straight in the carriage, facing the moonlight, Wei Lin saw his cold face, and he said, "Stop."

The killers who besieged Wei Lin all drew back their swords after hearing Chu Yan's words.

Wei Lin looked at Chu Yan in surprise.

At this time, someone came out with a lamp, and it was Shen Ling.

Wei Lin was shocked, "Master Shen!"

"It's not suitable for talking here, so I invite Mr. Wei to come with us."

There was a carriage waiting not far away, Chu Yan stepped forward and bowed to Wei Lin, "Brother Wei, what an offense."

Wei Lin threw the sword out and looked at Chu Yan and Shen Ling with a straight face. These two people are both members of the Qisiyuan, but now they have become extremely strange. He said cautiously, "Chu Yan, who are you? "

"My biological father is King Duan of Nanling, and I am the second son of King Duan. I came here by the emperor's order to thoroughly investigate the matter of private salt."

In the silence of the night, Chu Yan's voice was clear and heart-pounding.

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The Chu Mansion was brightly lit, and the night was still clear just now, but there was thunder and lightning after a while, and heavy rain was imminent.

Chu Yan's voice was never drowned out by the thunder, and following his words, the purpose of Chu Yan and Shen Ling's coming to Cao County gradually became clear.

Five years ago, the seventeen-year-old new emperor Yuan was supported by his relatives and became a puppet for his relatives to control the power.

Yuan Ze secretly cultivated a group of dead men, who spread all over Daming. He accidentally learned that the Su family made a lot of money from Cao County. He secretly investigated and found out that he ordered people to make and sell private salt, so a secret edict dispatched Shen Ling and Chu Yan. Go to Cao County to investigate.

Shen Ling is the son of Shen Shangshu of the previous dynasty. Due to the persecution of the Su family, the whole family was destroyed, and he was the only one alive.

"My real name is Yuan Yan. After my mother passed away, I changed my mother's surname. Not many people know about it," Chu Yan's face could be seen flickering in the candlelight, "Two months ago, I got out about the Li family selling private salt. The person who made salt for the Su family is still lurking in the dark, I dare not act rashly, I just wait for the opportunity to catch the real messenger out of the water."

Wei Linyue's face became more and more serious when he heard this, and he clenched his fists, "Why did you test me, and what does it have to do with Lin Qingyu?"

"About Qingyu..." Chu Yan was silent, and his indifferent eyes finally loosened a little, "It turned out that I found out that your heart is attached to Qingyu, and deliberately provoked you, so as to test the weight of love and righteousness in your heart." , I have been planning what happened tonight for a long time. You clearly hate me, but you still choose to save me in the face of the righteousness of your family and country. The Ming Dynasty needs a person who can distinguish between public and private like you, and the little emperor also needs a rational courtier like you. "

"You can tease Qingyu just to test me?" Wei Lin clenched his fists and looked at Chu Yan coldly, "If I don't save you today, will I not survive?"

"The archers are already in ambush on the roof, if you really want to kill me..."

Chu Yan didn't say everything, but the meaning was clear.

"Brother Wei," Chu Yan said solemnly, "What I said that day was just to arouse your murderous intentions, and I was not all lying to Qingyu."

Wei Lin clenched his teeth, and suddenly closed his eyes heavily, and opened them again in pain and struggle, "What does Your Highness want from me?"

"On the side of the Qing emperor, in addition to traitors and sycophants, return the Ming Dynasty to Qingming."

Shen Ling presented the secret edict prepared early in the morning with both hands, "Young Master Wei, Your Highness has already informed the Holy Majesty that this secret edict is a death order, please kneel down and accept the secret edict."

If Wei Lin is trapped by love tonight and abandons Chu Yan, this secret edict will never see the light of day.

But Wei Lin is such a righteous person, he has ambitions and ideals in his heart, and he is destined to be involved in disputes.

Wei Lin didn't move for a long time, and Chu Yan didn't speak. After a long time, the tall figure bent his knees.

Chu Yan received the secret edict, spread it out, and whispered, "Wei Lin, a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, is about to take the imperial examination, and he will go to Beijing in a few days, so as to strengthen my ambition and return to the blue sky."

Bending Wei Lin's back word by word, he needed all his strength to raise both hands to receive the secret edict.

The vermilion red on the secret edict is conspicuous, and it is covered by the dragon seal of the jade seal.

Wei Lin's eyes were reddish, in order to be appreciated and to have nothing to do with Lin Qingyu, he swallowed and his throat was sore, amidst the thunder, he shouldered the shackles that he could not take off in this life, "Wei Lin, accept the order."

The pouring rain finally arrived, and the sky changed.