Half-dead paulownia

(Lingku Cave)

There is no trace of wind in the cloudless sky, and some restless stones roll down from time to time between the high cliffs. The greenery that covers the sky in the distance is the mysterious forest that always reveals itself. In this empty and quiet Among the cliffs, only it is so full of vitality and agility.

Xiao Jinmo stood quietly outside the cave, his deep eyes seemed to want to see through the tranquility in front of him, this charm was as pure as a speck of holiness, even though he stepped into this chaotic world, he was still unstained from the mud, Don't stick to the world, if there is no wind in this weather, I'm afraid that the frail man in front of me will go away with the wind at any time.

"Have you seen through the vanity of this world?" Suddenly, a crisp question came from behind.

Xiao Jinmo didn't turn his head, just by hearing the gorgeous tone, he knew it was Ziye who was talking to him.

"My lord, you're joking. How can an ordinary person like me understand the complexity of this world?" Xiao Jinmo replied with a half-smile.

"I think a person like you who is physically weak but has such a strong willpower is no longer an ordinary person. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to persevere until now." Ziye said pointingly.

"Xiao is not talented, I wonder what the young master is referring to?" Xiao Jinmo asked with some doubts.

"I don't know if Mr. Xiao really doesn't understand, or he doesn't want to mention it?" Zi Ye seemed unwilling to give up and continued to ask.

"Understand or not, willing or unwilling, after all, it is the only answer in everyone's heart. I don't know why the young master is so obsessed with this one and only answer?"

"If you bother Mr. Xiao, then I will apologize first. I just found out that you have serious new injuries and old diseases when I was treating Mr. Xiao. Every imprint seems to record the danger at that time. Urgent, every time you are fatal, you have to escape. I have treated people for many years, and I have never met a person with such an injury who can still hold on, so I can't help being curious about you." Zi Ye's delicate eyebrows couldn't help but tense Frown, besides that puzzled expression, there was actually a bit more sympathy.

"Maybe it's because God is merciful to Xiao, or maybe I leave my life, which is not worth mentioning, to complete the tasks that should belong to me in the future." Xiao Jinmo responded somewhat self-deprecatingly.

"It seems that each of us is just a plaything of the gods. How they want to arrange it is doomed for a lifetime. It seems that not only you have these pains, but even the prince of the dignified capital of Anling has an unbearable past. It seems No matter how noble your body is, you will never be able to escape the arrangement of fate." Zi Ye couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Are you referring to...Anling Yuhao? He...what happened to him?" Xiao Jinmo's tone seemed disturbed.

"Master Xiao, don't you know how Anling Yuhao's dazzling silver-white hair came about?" Zi Ye had an expression of disbelief.

"I... How would I know? Everyone's body is different, so it's not unreasonable that some characteristics are different from ordinary people." Xiao Jinmo was trying to explain.

"But the folklore seems to be quite different from Mr. Xiao's understanding." Ziye said intentionally.

"Folk rumors?" Xiao Jinmo asked nervously.

"It seems that Mr. Xiao does not know something. It is said that when Prince Anling was young, he suddenly encountered an assassin on the way back to the palace from a trip. At the fatal moment, he was rescued by a child of his age. Because of the bloody disaster he experienced at a young age, his hair turned gray overnight." Zi Ye seemed to be telling a story.

"How could it be? Folk...why are there such rumors?"

"Ordinarily, it is absolutely impossible for the world to know about such things, because the royal family has to take care of face, but it happened so coincidentally. It is said that a passerby happened to witness the whole thing in the woods at that time."

"You mean, this incident was not a rumor, and there were other people present?" Xiao Jinmo asked impatiently.

"That's right, and what this person knows may not be all that the person involved knows." Zi Ye said in detail.

"Maybe it's not all that the person involved knows? The young master means, is there something else hidden about that incident?" Xiao Jinmo's face was full of astonishment.

"Young Master Xiao is indeed a smart person. I only need to say one word, and you will understand the meaning." Zi Ye praised.

"Thank you, it's just that Xiao was aroused by the young master's words. I wonder if I can tell about it?" Xiao Jinmo seemed to have a look of anticipation, which was rare for him who was as quiet as a virgin.

"Since Mr. Xiao is rarely interested in hearing this story, and he has nothing to do anyway, let me tell you what I know. It is said that Anling Mingcheng brought Empress Anruo and his favorite prince Anling Yuhao back then. On the way back to the palace after going out to play..." Ziye took a deep breath, crossed his arms, and looked at the endless cliff ahead, with a sad expression on his face.

(Midnight's narration)

When the child named Feng'er exchanged blood for Anling Yuhao's life, he never thought that this was a conspiracy planned by his father, and he faced the blade recklessly and faced the crisis with disdain. Perhaps this Feng'er was born with such a strong attachment and belief, the holiness to compete with this filthy world.

The prince was frightened and fainted, and the guards were busy escorting him and made a mess. When the scene stabilized, An Lingmingcheng wanted to find the child who desperately rescued his son just now, but found that the scene was already littered with dead bodies.

"Come on, have you found that child just now?" An Ling Mingcheng seemed a little impatient due to the scuffle just now.

"Returning to the emperor, since the corpses are scattered all over the field, it has long... been difficult to tell which one is her." The guard replied nervously.

"Bold! You can't even find a child, what's the use of you?" An Ling Mingcheng roared angrily.

"The emperor forgives the crime, the emperor forgives the crime, we must step up the search." After finishing speaking, he quickly joined the ranks of the search.

"Mingcheng, don't blame them. After all, the battlefield is very cruel. It's really hard to distinguish the bloody scene. Besides, Hao'er is still in a coma. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. I'm afraid that something will happen again. It's better to let them search first. Let's go back to the palace as soon as possible, so we can not delay the two." An Ruo analyzed rationally.

"That's fine, then let's go back first and make plans later." An Lingmingcheng agreed.

After finishing speaking, the horse's hooves neighed, carrying the unconscious Anling Yuhao towards the palace.

However, continuing to search must be in vain, because no one has noticed that when the fight started, the child named Feng'er had already been taken away by a masked man, with the speed of the wind, the skill of Yan, and You can see that he is a great master.

The masked man tightly hugged the child in his arms, wishing to embed himself in his body, the force couldn't help making the veins in his hands burst out, he hurriedly moved to a place far away from the blood, and gently put down Feng'er in his arms, like It is as gentle as putting down a precious treasure, for fear that it will be damaged if you are not careful.Looking at the child in front of him, although his face was masked, the anxiety in his eyes was evident.He took out an exquisite navy blue porcelain bottle from his sleeve, uncorked the bottle, took out a bright red pill, slowly opened Feng'er's small mouth, and put the pill in.

"Master, I'm sorry, we missed. Anling Yuhao not only failed in the assassination, but also lost a lot of our brothers." A slightly injured assassin came from afar and said respectfully.

"You still dare to say failure? Such a rare opportunity was missed in vain, what should you do?" The anger forced out from the corner of the mouth, the voice was so suppressed that it made people shudder.

"Master, please forgive me, but the martial arts of the Ouchi guards are really unpredictable, and our number is limited, we will eventually be outnumbered." The assassin knelt on the ground and explained with a plop.

"I can ignore these things for the time being, Anling Yuhao's life will be mine sooner or later, but who made you hurt my Feng'er?" Roared almost inexcusably.

"Master, please spare me. At that time, I really just almost took Anling Yuhao's life. No one thought that Feng'er would block it. Master, under such circumstances, it is too late to take it back. Please be merciful, master." .” The kneeling assassin explained in horror.

"Absolutely unforgivable, no matter what the reason." A low-pitched roar came from the depths of his Adam's apple, an uncontrollable anger.

"Please open, master..." Before I finished speaking, I saw a stream of blood spurting from my neck, my head rolled to the ground, and rolled a few times, my eyes were like copper bells, as if I was still immersed in begging for mercy. in the mood.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, why is your temper getting more and more violent? It seems that it's not just the reason for the failure of the mission, right?" Suddenly, words without a trace of warmth came from the ear, as if the whole air was frozen murderous.

"What are you doing here?" The masked man said impatiently, but without any surprise, he turned and looked at the man with the heavy mask in front of him.

"Of course it's to see how the good show you arranged is going, but as far as it looks, it's a bit unsatisfactory." The tone seemed slightly joking.

"When is it your turn to worry about my affairs?" The masked man was a little displeased.

"It seems that you really care about your precious son." The masked man seemed to continue talking with great interest.

"Does this have anything to do with you?" The masked man's tone was still stiff.

"Nature has nothing to do with me. I just want to tell you that you still need to cooperate to do great things, otherwise you might not lose your son's life today, even though he is not you..."

"Shut up! Thanks for your reminder, I will seriously consider your suggestion. If there is nothing wrong, you should go back first. I don't have time to chat with you here. Let me leave." After finishing speaking, the masked man took Feng'er quickly disappeared into the woods.

"Hmph, I believe that one day, you will definitely come back to find me." Then the whirlwind flew past and disappeared into the forest.