Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

The soft armor is held in the hand, although it is much lighter than ordinary armor, but it still has a little weight, and one can tell that the material is very solid.There are also dragon patterns woven with gold and silver silk on the surface of the soft armor.Just looking at its exquisite and extraordinary workmanship, you will know that it is an extremely precious thing.

Xue Shu cherished the soft armor, his eyes were filled with joy, but he didn't take it immediately: "This soft armor is rare, and it is enough for me to wear ordinary armor. Your Highness still keeps it for self-defense."

As he spoke, he held the soft armor in both hands and handed it to Yin Chengyu.

Seeing that he still refused to accept it, Yin Chengyu felt a little displeased.

He squinted at the person: "I reward you, you just keep it. What do you want this thing for, do you still want to be alone in the front and charge into battle?"

Hearing the displeasure in his tone, Xue Shu no longer declined.

He put away the soft armor, and did not retreat in the slightest because of Yin Chengyu's cold expression, still met his gaze without dodging, and solemnly said: "I will be your Highness's armor."

At this time, the mouth is very sweet.

Only then did Yin Chengyu smile: "Since the soft armor is given to you, remember to put it on, don't be reluctant to use it."

Xue Shu agreed, saw him waving his hand towards him, and knew that he was still busy, so he left happily with his soft armor in his pocket.

Because he predicted the movements of the Red Army in advance, in the next few days, Xue Shu continued to deploy his defenses as usual on the surface, but in private, he ordered the generals of the Four Guards Battalion to be more vigilant and secretly on guard.

But after waiting for three days in a row, there was no movement in Xiishishizhai, and there was no sign of attacking the city.

Even Yin Chengyu found it strange, but he didn't think his deduction was wrong, he just guessed if something went wrong.

It wasn't until the spies who had been watching near Xiishizhai came back that they knew that the Red British Army's delay in attacking the city was due to another internal struggle.

Before dawn today, Gao Youwen sent Shi Hu to lead [-] Red British troops down the mountain. Originally, he wanted to sneak attack Yidu City at night, but unexpectedly when he marched to Shagu Road, he was robbed by He Shan, who got the news early.

He Shan has a bold and righteous personality. Although he is the right protector, he has no airs.Whether he was in Putai or now in Xiishizhai, as long as he has a bite to eat, the soldiers following him will not be hungry.In contrast, always holding the air of the left protector, emphasizing that there are other stone tigers up and down, is far less popular than him.

It's just that when He Shan left with Ying Hongxue, he only took away his immediate family who followed him from Putai, the rest had nowhere to go, they could only stay in Xiishi Village.

Seeing that He Shan brought people to rob Dao, these soldiers following Shi Hu were a little ready to move.He Shan said that Shi Hu attacked Yidu City this time because of his own future and disregarded the lives of the soldiers, these soldiers became more and more uneasy.

After some lobbying by He Shan, nearly 3000 people were willing to follow him.

Shihu, who was supposed to attack Yidu City at night with 5000 people, ended up with a sparsely over [-] people left.

The timing was delayed, the troops were insufficient, and people were in panic. Naturally, they could no longer send troops. Shi Hu could only temporarily change the plan, and returned to Xiishizhai with the rest of the people.

Yin Chengyu was not surprised after hearing this.

If He Shan hadn't had some skills, he wouldn't have been able to gather 5 rebels in his last life.

Now that the imperial court is short of such brave generals, this news made him more determined to recruit the two of them.

However, how to dispel the hostility of He Shan and the court towards the imperial court is a difficult problem.

If the tiger is in the wild, if it cannot be taken back for its own use, it can only be removed as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.

Just when Yin Chengyu hesitated, a letter from Zhao Lin changed his mind.

——This time he personally went to Shandong to quell the chaos. Although he brought Zhao Lin with him, after entering Shandong territory, he asked him to take someone to Jining Mansion.

One is to inspect the disaster situation in other prefectures in Shandong on his behalf, and the other is to continue to inquire about Xue Hongying's whereabouts.

Now that Zhao Lin sent a letter, it was Xue Hongying who had the news.

Zhao Lin said in a letter that he found the old servant of the Xu family in Yutai. The old servant had served the Xu family for many years. in it.

According to the old servant, when he escaped, an aunt named Xue Hongying was indeed accompanying her.

But Xue Hongying didn't leave voluntarily, but because Xu Yuanwai couldn't bear to part with the newly acquired aunt, so she knocked her unconscious and took her away forcibly.Xue Hongying was very hot-tempered, and she wanted to run back halfway. Xu Yuanwai was afraid that she would leak the news and hurt him, so he broke Xue Hongying's leg in a moment of annoyance.

It's just that the Xu family's luck was not good. Not long after leaving Yutai, they were targeted by bandits. All the male members of the family were killed, and the female family members and servants were taken captive to the mountain.

Because of her outstanding appearance, Xue Hongying was favored by the bandit leader and became the bandit leader's wife.

Ordinary servants like the old servant stayed in the village to do some chores and saved their lives.

After the old servant was taken captive to the mountain, he stayed in the cottage for more than half a year, and had no chance to see Xue Hongying, so he didn't know what happened to her later on the mountain.I only heard from others that she was very much loved by the head of the family, and everyone in the village called her Mrs.But after more than half a year, it was heard that the lady poisoned the second master while the second master was away.The head of the family died, the dragons had no leader, and the village was torn apart. Those who could escape took the opportunity to flee down the mountain, and the old servant also fled down the mountain at that time, because he had nowhere to go, so he returned to Yutai.

Zhao Lin searched down the line that the old servant said, and found a few bandits who had turned from evil to righteousness.He also inquired about some news, but it was a different story from the old servant.

Those bandits said that Xue Hongying was a beauty, and that the first master and the second master killed each other because of the beauty, and the village was in chaos.Afterwards, Xue Hongying was nowhere to be found, and the second leader went down the mountain with his brother who was willing to follow him, and stopped being a bandit.

There are several conjectures about Xue Hongying's whereabouts. Some say that she went to a nunnery to become a sister-in-law, some say that she was exiled in a dusty place, and some say that the second master killed her in a fit of anger after regaining consciousness... Various theories, And so on.

These word-of-mouth stories are often far from the truth, and Yin Chengyu does not believe them all. One thing he is very concerned about is that the second head of the cottage is named He Shan.

He took a pen to write down He Shan's name, and then wrote the names of Xue Hongying and Ying Hongxue next to He Shan.

Xue Hongying.

Ying Hongxue.

Yin Chengyu silently read the names of these two people, and suddenly smiled.

Xue Hongying read it backwards, wasn't it Ying Hongxue?

If the information Zhao Lin found was correct, Ying Hongxue from the Red Army might be Xue Shu's lost sister.

Just looking at what Xue Hongying did, Yin Chengyu felt that the behavior and style of the two siblings were [-]% or [-]% similar.

In his bones, he is not a law-abiding person.

But for further confirmation, Xue Shu had to go and see for himself.

When the siblings separated, Xue Shu was already 14 years old, and Xue Hongying was about three years older than him, so even if there was a change in her appearance, she should be able to recognize her.

Yin Chengyu thought for a long time before putting away the letter and calling Xue Shu over.

Xue Shu had just finished practicing martial arts, when he heard His Highness calling him, he came over without even changing his clothes.

His hair was tied back and he didn't wear any tiaras.He was dressed in a dark black outfit that was resistant to dirt, and he was wearing cowhide military boots. The hard spikes on the soles of the shoes stepped on the ground, making a dull sound.The youthful look at first meeting has transformed into the sharpness and wildness of a mature man unconsciously.

Yin Chengyu didn't realize it before, but the more I look at it now, the more I feel that he is similar to the previous life.

It's just that Xue Shu in the previous life showed his sharp edge, and anyone who approached would be cut all over.Today's Xue Shu has learned to restrain his edge, like a sharp knife sheathed.

In Yin Chengyu's eyes, it was much more pleasing to the eye.

He took a quick look at Xue Shu, quickly withdrew his thoughts, and talked about the business.

"Gu heard you mention the lost sister earlier, so I wanted to find you to ask, but still want to find her whereabouts?"

When he suddenly mentioned this matter, Xue Shu was surprised for a moment, lowered his eyes and said: "Your Highness, you don't need to waste your time on me. After the Yutai epidemic, I once inquired about Xu's family. I heard that Xu's family met bandits on the way. , the whole family was killed."

When he learned that Xu's family had gone to Loukong and his sister was missing, he was relieved while feeling pain in his heart.

Yutai is like a hell on earth, no matter whether my sister leaves voluntarily or not, it is better than staying, at least she can survive.

Although Xu Yuanwai is not a good match, her sister is not weak and will always find ways to make her life better.

After the Yutai epidemic subsided, he sent his mother's body to be cremated, and then went around to inquire about the whereabouts of Xu Yuanwai's family.

He thought that if his sister had a good life in Xu's house, he would leave by himself.If life is not good, he will take his sister to go.In the north and south, there will always be a place for their siblings.

However, after several months of inquiring, what he got was the news that the Xu family had encountered bandits a few months ago, and the whole family had been wiped out.

In a disaster year, everyone suffers.No one sympathized with what happened to the Xu family, and instead it became a topic of conversation after dinner.When those people talked about it with joy, they said that the dead Xu family members had no restraint, and their corpses had been left on the side of the road for nearly two months. The corpses were rotting and full of maggots.

When Xue Shu followed what they said, the body had already been collected and cremated by officers and soldiers.

He didn't know if his sister was among the rotting corpses on the side of the road, so he could only comfort himself by deceiving himself. His sister was always smart, so she probably escaped without seeing the corpse.

In these years, whenever he mentioned his sister, he always said that he was separated, but he knew in his heart that this was just deceiving himself and others.

His mother passed away, leaving only his sister as a relative.

If even his sister is gone, he is truly homeless and rootless.

Xue Shu lowered his eyes with a dull expression.

It was the first time Yin Chengyu saw him like this, and after looking at his expression, he guessed something.

The words that I had already thought about were suddenly a little hard to say.

He was afraid that if everything was just a coincidence and Ying Hongxue was not Xue Hongying, Xue Shu would be disappointed.

After being silent for a long time, he sighed, but he still didn't hide it from him: "Earlier, I asked Zhao Lin to check your sister's whereabouts. Recently, he found some news and sent a letter back." He took out the letter in his sleeve and put it away. In Xue Shu's hand: "Just see for yourself."

Xue Shu took the letter and flipped through it quickly, his gloomy expression gradually turned into surprise.

He raised his eyes to look at Yin Chengyu, his voice was a little hoarse: "Ying Hongxue..."

Obviously, he also thought of going with Yin Chengyu.

"I'm not sure, so you have to go and see for yourself." Yin Chengyu saw through his uneasy eyes, supported his shoulders, and slightly exerted force with his palms: "If it's really your sister, it's best, if it's just a coincidence..." He paused, just now The tone said lightly: "Mr. Gu will not leave you alone."

Lonely will never leave you alone.

Xue Shu looked at him, and there was an undercurrent in his heart.

He's been alone for too long.

After coming out of Yutai, he was at a loss for a long time when he heard the sad news of the Xu family's death.

The world is so big, but there is no place for him.

He traveled a lot, moved goods on the docks, and performed with jugglers.He has been a thug in a gambling shop, and he has also fallen into the grass... However, where he passed, the world was full of hustle and bustle, but it didn't belong to him.

He wandered out alone and could not find a place to return to.

Later, he thought of the gods who came to Yutai city.

Thinking, since there is nowhere to go, let’s go in the direction where God is.

From then on, he went all the way to Wangjing.

No longer a rootless traveler, but a pilgrim.

He pinned all his hopes and wishes on the gods of the Nine Heavens, thinking that in this life, he could only kneel in the mud and look up at the cold moon above his head.

Fortunately, God favored him, and the untouchable god came to him unexpectedly.

"Your Highness..." Xue Shu grabbed the hand on his shoulder with such force that veins burst out from the back of his hand.

Yin Chengyu frowned, but did not reprimand him.He lowered his eyes and opened Xue Shu's fingers one by one.It didn't take much force, Xue Shu let go of his strength, and instead he held Xue Shu's hand.

He looked down at Xue Shu's palm.

Xue Shu's palm is wide and his fingers are long and slender, but there are thick calluses on the palm and finger pulp that have not faded away, and the knuckles of his fingers are slightly protruding, which looks like hands that have done heavy work.Very different from his hands.

When he met Xue Shu in his last life, the other party was already a powerful nine thousand years old.

Pampered and pampered, although his hands are slightly rough, there are no traces of early hardships.

He never mentioned the past either.

Yin Chengyu stroked his fingers one by one, feeling the rough feeling of rough calluses gliding across his skin.Then he slowly attached the back of Xue Shu's hand, inserted his fingers one by one between his fingers, and clenched tightly.

He met Xue Shu's eyes that could see the bottom, and touched his lips, his voice became a little hoarse: "Be more obedient, I will love you alone in the future."

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