novelones Chapter 429 Past events
Chapter 429 Past events
"King Wu Cheng, there's no need to scare me like this. I've never seen your ability to kill people. I'm just asking casually. If you don't want to answer, just don't answer." She has seen Xiao Chenyan's determination to win the heir, and she has also seen it. Know that what he said is true.To avoid making him suspicious, she wisely kept her mouth shut.
At the same time, Beixiu Yan and Xiao Ruohan had been in the north for many days.In order to hide his identity from others, Bei Xiuyan dyed his hair black and put on a beard to disguise himself.He and Xiao Ruohan dressed up as villagers and went into the mountain.
The mountain road was rugged, but Xiao Ruohan was not squeamish at all. He didn't feel tired after walking for a long time in his coarse cloth shoes.
Bei Xiuyan said curiously: "I thought that if the eldest princess kept you in a boudoir, you wouldn't be able to walk such a long distance."
"It's true that I haven't left the house these years. However, life was hard when I was a child. I often had to walk several miles to catch the porridge provided by wealthy families, so I have developed some foot strength." Xiao Ruohan answered in a cold voice. At this moment, I can no longer tell whether it is harder to live a homeless life without food or clothing, or whether it is harder to live a life of being raised like a canary in the backyard.
A hint of distress flashed in Bei Xiuyan's eyes, and he said calmly: "No wonder you and Shen Ruzhou can be sisters. You are both stubborn at heart and unwilling to succumb to fate."
Thinking of that valiant and heroic woman who dared to love and hate, Xiao Ruohan curled her lips and smiled, "I wonder how Miss Shen's medical clinic is doing? Would she be jealous if she knew you brought me to the north?"
Hearing this, Bei Xiuyan frowned slightly and said calmly, "You and I don't have many choices due to our origins. Shen Ruzhou is different and we shouldn't involve her."
Thinking of the unknown ahead, Bei Xiuyan couldn't see any emotion in his bottomless eyes.
"Ruohan, tell me how much you know about Aunt Fang and Hong Wang."
Hearing the names of these two people, Xiao Ruohan lowered his eyes and recalled the past, "I always thought that Aunt Fang was my mother, and I have been living with her. Uncle Hong Wang would often come to give us things, and later, that is The year when Aunt Fang died of illness, he said he was going to Ximu Village in the north, and then he never came back."
Xiao Ruohan carefully recalled her last meeting with Hong Wang, "Uncle Hong Wang might also be afraid of something unexpected happening, so he taught me a code word so that if I encountered any trouble, I could go to Ximu Village to find his brother. But I Shi was still young, how could he come to Ximu Village thousands of miles away alone?"
Beixiu Yan listened attentively. Ximu Village was easy to find, but whether the former generals were still there and whether they would be loyal to him were all unknown mysteries.
After climbing over a hillside, you can see the village hidden in the deep valley. The stone tablet at the entrance of the village is clearly engraved with three words: Ximu Village.
Just as they were about to enter the village, several villagers jumped out. The leader was a young man in his twenties, chewing a piece of dry straw in his mouth and asking in a nonchalant manner, "Who are you and what are you doing in our village?"
"Come to find a relative. Find a man named Hong Wang." Bei Xiuyan could tell at a glance that this man had extraordinary skills. The ax hanging on his waist weighed dozens of kilograms. This was definitely not something ordinary villagers could use. moveable.
"There is no such person in our village. Let's leave before it gets dark." The young man turned him away unceremoniously.
Beixiu Yan took a step forward and spoke the code words left by Hong Wang: "It's hard to repay a favor under the pear tree, and the high platform with jade steps awaits your return."
After hearing this, the young man's expression immediately became serious and he whispered: "Come with me."
Although the village chief, Hong Shuo, is over fifty years old, he still has good physical strength and can push a stone mill weighing [-] kilograms with one hand with ease.
Seeing his son Hong Xi bringing outsiders over, his brows furrowed several times.
He strode forward and picked up Hong Xi's collar, scolding him angrily, "How many times have I told you that outsiders are not welcome in the village, but it has fallen on deaf ears, right?"
Hong Xi knew his old man's temper, so he quickly begged for mercy and told him about the code word.
Upon hearing this, Hong Shuo threw him away and looked up and down at the Beixiu Banquet, "Who are you? How do you know this secret phrase?"
Bei Xiuyan bowed his hands and saluted, looking calm and calm, "An old friend from the previous dynasty, we were in war 15 years ago. Fortunately, we were saved by General Hong Wang, and we survived. This is what he told us."
Hong Shuo looked at the two people in front of him, waved his hands and said: "After all, you were still just children at the time. My brother has always been kind-hearted, so it is reasonable for him to save you."
Beixiu Yan's eyes shone brightly as he looked up and down the half-hundred old man in front of him, "You must be the famous General Hong Shuo. Your loyal and loyal juniors have heard about it for a long time. I am honored to meet you today and receive my respects from you." Beixiu said. Yan Yan bowed respectfully.
Xiao Ruohan's heart trembled when he heard Bei Xiuyan calling out the other party's name.This General Hong Shuo is an amazing person.
Although he came from a rough background, he was indeed considered to be capable. The former emperor's discerning eyes made him a general, and he lived up to his expectations.At that time, he only led 3 people and resisted the invasion of [-] troops from the northern border. Later, Emperor Yong'an rebelled and killed the previous emperor and ascended the throne. , but Hong Shuo refused because he was a loyal minister and had nothing to do with the two masters, and disappeared without a trace with his three thousand soldiers.
Hong Shuo no longer cared about these false reputations. He waved his hand towards the Beixiu Banquet and said, "My brother has passed away. You don't have to think about repaying him for saving his life. Just go and make a living for yourselves. Don't worry about it anymore." These old people from the previous dynasty are old things."
The other party looked like he didn't want to say more, and Beixiu Yan couldn't figure out what he was thinking.
Hong Xi received the signal from his father's eyes and extended his hand to see off the guests, "You two, it's getting late..."
"Yes, it's getting late and the mountain road is difficult to travel. Can you stay with us for one night?" Xiao Ruohan didn't wait for him to finish speaking before he spoke.
Faced with the request of such a stunning woman, Hong Xi was embarrassed to refuse. He scratched his head and said with some embarrassment, "Then stay for one night and leave as soon as possible tomorrow morning."