They say it's sick

Chapter 38

When Li Yan set off that day, he didn't bring too many things, but Xiao Luo couldn't hold back Xiao Luo sent people to deliver them several times. In addition, he had gained a little in the mountains for more than ten days, such as a change of clothes, books, pens and inks, tea sets and various spare parts. A whole mahogany box was filled with odds and ends.

The room became empty, only the red candle burning on the table and the cloak that had not been returned in time remained.

Li Yan stretched out his hand and smoothed the tiny folds on the cloak, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.

I have to leave early in the morning the next day, and even if I take it to wash now, it is too late.In fact, this cloak has only been worn once, but it was promised to be washed before returning it, so sending it back like this would be too dishonest.

While thinking about it, I suddenly heard footsteps, followed by someone knocking on the half-open door: "It's packed?"

Li Yan turned his head and saw Yunzhi at the door, and nodded slightly: "Almost, you've finished cleaning up too?"

"Hmm..." Yun Zhi leaned against the door, and looked up to see the neatly folded cloak on the table, "I just don't know why there are so many things that I can't put in the box, how about keeping this cloak with you for a while longer?" good?"

"Okay..." Li Yan nodded and responded with a smile.

He knew that Yunzhi did it on purpose, and he also knew that even if it wasn't such a trivial matter, as long as this person asked "Is it okay" with crooked eyebrows and a smile like this, he would agree.

At the moment when his thoughts drifted away, Yun Zhi's gaze had already turned around the room, and then he asked: "The room is very stuffy, can we sit in the yard?"

It was just getting dark, and there was still a while before going to bed, and there was nothing to do alone in an empty room, and... Li Yan glanced at Yunzhi's face.

He would always feel that the days in the mountains were stolen, there was no worldly disturbance, no court intrigues, they could let go of the past, temporarily hide their thoughts, and do what they wanted to do freely.

Because of this, he already knew that this day would not last long.

When they returned to the capital, he and Yun Zhi would hardly have a good time sitting and drinking tea without restraint.

So without any hesitation, he extinguished the candles in the room, and Li Yan and Yun Zhi went out.

Maybe it was because they had to go back the next day and wanted to seize the last time to relax. After dinner, Chen Jin called the other two to somewhere. The courtyard was also rare and quiet, with only a dim yellow lantern swaying in the night , Occasionally, there are flying insects that don't know how to live and die, come looking for the light, bump into the lantern paper, and circle around the lantern unwillingly.

The deck chair was still under the shade of the tree, and Yun Zhi lay on his back, casually watching the bugs flying around under the lantern not far away, and suddenly sighed: "They are all bugs, but fireflies look better."

Li Yan turned his head to look at him: "Do you want to go see it again?"

"This meeting may not be there..." Yunzhi shook her head, looked away from the lantern, and pointed to the top of her head, "It's good to just lie down and watch the stars."

is good.

Li Yan withdrew his gaze from his face, and followed to look at the sky.

The stars are twinkling, and the next day should be a sunny day.

"Are you hungry..." After staring at the stars in silence, Yunzhi suddenly turned her face away, "You didn't eat a few bites last night, are you worried about King Huai'an?"

"Yes..." Li Yan sighed softly, "The prince has been in the court for a long time, since he was appreciated by the first emperor to ascend the throne today, he has made many enemies, and he does not know how many people want to kill him. He is well aware and prepared for it.

What's more, he is highly skilled in martial arts, even when facing a strong enemy on the battlefield back then, he was able to win more with less and turn danger into good luck. It is even more impossible to do anything to him in the assassination under the watchful eyes of the capital guards.

So I understand rationally that the prince will have nothing to do, otherwise the steward would not be in the mood today and ask someone to bring food over.But all he knew was a rumor without beginning and end, so he couldn't help but not think too much about it. "

"Since this is the case, I don't need to say those useless words to comfort you..." Yun Zhi suddenly reached out and patted Li Yan's arm, "When I go down the mountain tomorrow, everything will be clear."

Li Yan lowered his eyes, looked at the hand with sharp joints, the annoyance in his heart faded inexplicably, and nodded in response: "Mmm..."

Yun Zhi tilted his head and looked at him for a while, making sure that he was not thinking wildly, so he felt relieved, turned his gaze back to look at the stars above his head, thought of something, and suddenly turned his head again: "You just said that the king of Huai'an is very skilled in martial arts. , then you have seen him practice martial arts on weekdays?"

"My lord still maintains the habit of practicing martial arts every day. When he has time on weekdays, he will go to the army to compete with the generals..."

Li Yan recalled, "When I first entered the mansion, the lord wanted to teach me, but later I found out that I was really not that material, so I gave up."

"When I was in Youzhou, I also heard a lot about King Huai'an. Especially when he led an army of [-] to quell the rebellion in the Southwest in only half a year, even my father thought..."

In the middle of speaking, Yun Zhi paused slightly, suddenly changed her tone, and looked at Li Yan without blinking, "Then tell me, what will happen if the two of us match up?"

Li Yan blinked: "Huh?"

"Don't consider other factors, just me and the king of Huai'an..." Yunzhi asked, "Which one of us can win?"

His eyes were shining brightly in the night, and he was extremely serious.

Li Yan looked into those eyes, and said hesitantly: "You know I don't know martial arts..."

"I know..." Yunzhi still looked at him, "So who do you think will win?"

"I..." Li Yan hesitated and thought for a while before slowly replying, "Maybe the prince is better?"

"Oh..." Yun Zhi slightly raised his eyebrows, "The king of Huai'an didn't waste all his painstaking efforts during this time."

"No..." Li Yan licked his lips and became inexplicably nervous, "I just think that the prince is older and has more experience, but after a few more years..."

"In a few years, King Huai'an will be in his late [-]s, with a gray beard and lost teeth, so I'll bully him again, right?"

After Yun Zhi finished speaking, seeing Li Yan wanted to explain again, she suddenly opened her eyes and smiled, "I'm teasing you."

As he spoke, he stood up and tapped Li Yan's forehead lightly, "It's not that you've always been very smart, why can't you even see this?"

This person obviously has a strong hand, but this time it was light and light, without any strength, as if he had touched it lightly.

Li Yan still couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed it, as if he was really hurt, and there was still a little daze in his eyes.

Yun Zhi smiled for a while, then suddenly said, "I can't promise you that I won't confront King Huai'an in the future."

Li Yan still had his hand on his forehead, lowered his eyes slightly, and nodded slightly: "I understand..."

"If there is such a day, I won't force you to make a choice like today..." Yunzhi looked at him quietly, "You have gone through so much, you should do whatever you want in the days to come."

Li Yan raised his head, met Yun Zhi's eyes, doing whatever he wanted, this is a word that never appeared in his past life.

He laughed quietly: "Okay..."

"Actually, I still have something to show you..." Yun Zhi took out a letter that had been opened from her bosom, and handed it directly to Li Yan, "My father really knows."

Li Yan looked at the letter, but did not reach out for a long time.

"There is nothing else mentioned in the letter..." Yun Zhi simply opened the letter, took out a thin piece of paper and stuffed it into Li Yan's hand, "You can read it with confidence."

Li Yan took the paper and opened it slowly, only to find that the letter not only didn't mention anything else, but nothing at all, only two short words, a strange name - Wu Shuo.

"My father is always concise and to the point..." Seeing that Li Yan had been staring blankly at the two words and did not respond, Yun Zhi said slowly, "Maybe he knows that only these two words are enough."

Li Yan raised his head and looked at Yunzhi in a daze.

"Wu Shuo is Juba's general. He was once an official and made great military exploits. Because of this, he was suspected by Juba's lord, and he was demoted to the remote Yunmu Pass."

Yunzhi said slowly, "Later, Juba country repeatedly violated our borders. My father followed the late emperor's order to attack him. He fought all the way to the king's capital, and only Yunmu Pass could not be conquered for a long time."

Li Yan bit his lips: "Isn't Juba still subjugated?"

"Although Wu Shuo is capable of fighting, Juba's fate cannot be changed by himself. When he was struggling in Yunmu Pass, the Lord of Juba left the city and surrendered in order to survive." Yunzhi sighed softly when he said this. , "Wu Shuo was unbearable to be a captive, guarding the pass alone, and finally died in a fierce battle."

Li Yan couldn't help but clenched the hand holding the letter paper. He looked down at the name on the paper, which was still very strange, but felt a bit of indescribable sadness and sorrow from the bottom of his heart. After a long time, he continued: " Then my mother..."

"Since my father said it was Wu Shuo, then your mother should be Wu Shuo's first wife. When Wu Shuo went to guard the gate, his family was still in the capital..."

Yunzhi said, "After the Juba Kingdom was broken, they went to the capital together with the Juba King, other relatives, and family members of important ministers."

But he didn't expect that meeting Li Xuan, a beast, would change his life and affect Li Yan's life from then on.

Li Yan closed his eyes and did not speak again.

The life experience he insisted on investigating turned out to be so simple, so simple that he felt powerless.

Because even knowing this, he can't change anything.

Yun Zhi sat quietly with him for a while, then suddenly said: "When you have a chance in the future, you should go to Youzhou again."

Li Yan opened his eyes and looked at him puzzled.

"Back then my father specially sent someone to Yunmuguan to collect his body and buried it in Youzhou..." Yunzhi said softly, "Although I don't believe that there is knowledge under the spring, but I think if he knew of your existence back then, Will be very happy."

Li Yan looked down at the paper in his hand. After a long time, he carefully folded the paper and put it in his arms.

"I'm hungry..." He sat up, "Didn't you say you would cook noodles for me before going down the mountain, can you do it tonight?"

The author says:

Li Yan is a descendant of Juba, but he is not of the royal family, and he has no feelings for Juba country. "After all, they did it themselves." His father also died in the battle, and because of this, he is deeply respected by Yun Ye.

Therefore, there is no national hatred or family hatred between Li Yan and Yun Zhi, and there is no such bloody involvement. I hope you can understand.

感谢在2022-07-1122:57:31-2022-07-1223:15:22期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦……

Thanks to the little angel who cast the rocket launcher: agdash 3;

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: 2 agdash; 1 orange was eaten;