Volume 1 | North Bird Does Not Return
This kid really learned how to reply to his words!
Gu Yun was surprised, this was completely different from what he had hoped, “Why?”
Chang Geng replied with the reason, “The Western Region has been heavily guarded by the Yifu Black Iron Camp, if I were there I would only cause more problems, moreover, I also bothered you to fake military services for me, without any meaning.”
Even though this was also Gu Yun’s intention, but with Chang Geng expressing it directly like that, he still felt as if he was being doused with cold water. He could barely keep his expression from changing and said, “Then … that’s fine too, going back to the capital to listen to politics is also a good thing. My old teacher has several other students, you can make an introduction with them. past….”
Chang Geng, “Isn’t that the same?”
As he spoke, he looked to the end of the narrow hallway, Jiangnan’s golden sunlight illuminating the garden which was filled with countless spring flowers. However, listening to the servants of Manor Yao 一 even though the flowers looked energetic at the moment, in fact, their blooming period only lasted about ten days to half a month, it would not be long before it withered.
Luckily they bloom in this park, if they grow on a lonely mountain, they can only show their beauty quietly, then wilt to the ground quietly, life and death only separated by a blink of an eye, only surrounded by a few birds and animals that cannot think; who will be there to understand?
Flowers are like this, and so are there many unnecessary emotions of love and hate in one’s heart.
Chang Geng, “Yifu, there are many talented people around Teacher Liao Ran. I want to travel with them, I will not delay my reading and training …”
What is this nonsense?
Before he could even finish, Gu Yun had already cut it off, his expression darkened, “No.”
Chang Geng turned and looked at her in silence.
Hidden in the eyes of the teenagers who stood with their backs facing the light, there were unexplained things that Gu Gu had never noticed before. At this moment, when he saw it, he was a little surprised.
He immediately realized that his tone just now was rather harsh, he softened his expression and said, “If you want to go play, wait after you return to the capital, ask Uncle Wang to arrange some guards from the manor to accompany you around. But there is one thing, you don’t may go to a place that does not have an imperial station. Every time you arrive at the station, you must send me a letter to report your safety. “
Chang Geng said weakly, “Eating well and dressing well along the way, it will only be even more embarrassing, right? If that’s the case, I’d better go offer incense at Hu Guo Temple along with the young ladies and ladies, so I can save more money and efforts. “
Gu Yun, “……”
This kid really learned how to reply to his words!
He also added it with flowery and hidden sarcasm!
Gu Yun’s mood was good because the beautiful view of spring in Jiangnan had disappeared. He thought, ‘How could he still not listen, is it because I spoiled him too much?’
His tone of voice began to sound impatient, “The land is vast, and people are very evil, what pleasure can be had there? The monk cannot take care of himself, except to run away, he can only ask for food. If something happens happened to you on your journey with him, how should I explain it to the Old Emperor? “
‘Ah,’ Chang Geng thought nonchalantly. ‘That’s really because I had to explain to the previous emperor. If he knows that I am just a small illegitimate child that no one knows from where Xiu Niang got me and uses me to confuse the royal bloodline, he will be so angry that he will come back alive to kill me. ‘
Every time he saw Gu Yun, he felt like his heart was cut off by a knife, his sin grew bigger and heavier, he did not expect more than to run away immediately. But the man held him firmly and refused to let him go.
It was unknown to Gu Yun, but for a short time, Chang Geng’s heart even gave birth to irrational hatred and was attached to him, but fortunately, he quickly returned to his senses.
Chang Geng pulled his eyes away from Gu Yun and said calmly, “Yifu told me a few days ago, whatever path I will choose, it doesn’t matter as long as it is the path I want for myself. Only a few days have passed but you take your words back? “
Gu Yun’s heart is burning, “I said I want you to think carefully, you call this ‘thinking carefully’?”
Chang Geng, “I really think so.”
“No, think again! Meet me after you think about it carefully.” Gu Yun did not want to scold him outside, only angrily turned to leave.
Chang Geng watched his retreating figure, sweeping the flower petals on his shoulder. There was the sound of footsteps coming from behind him, he could find out who that person was without even having to turn, “Until the Master witnesses a scene like that, it’s really embarrassing.”
At first, the monk did not dare appear. After sticking his head in and out for a long time, seeing that Gu Yun had left, he finally showed his face with relief, he wrote, “The marquis has good intentions.”
Chang Geng looked at his hands, they were already covered with a thin layer of callus, but they hadn’t been sharpened by a scar.
He said nonchalantly, “I don’t want to be an incompetent being who can only rely on his kindness.”
“This monk feels that His Holiness is a little too extreme,” he said. “Even though it is god himself, at a young age, most people must grow up under the guidance and protection of their parents. By His Majesty’s standards, doesn’t that mean that everyone in the world is incompetent? Great talent blooms late, and needs to avoid so as not to be arrogant. “
Chang Geng didn’t answer, of course, he didn’t think about it.
The monk said, “I saw His Majesty’s facial expression, the poison must have eaten to your bones.”
Chang Geng was surprised; he first assumed that the man knew about the Bone of Impurity in him.
However, the monk kept saying, “There is poison in the hearts of all people, some are heavy, some are light, and at His Majesty’s age, the poison shouldn’t act like that, you think too much.”
Chang Geng smiled sadly, “What do you know?”
He always felt that everything around him 一 royal status, fake identity, … all of that had been stolen by Xiu Niang for him. One day, someone will realize that he is not worthy of all that, they will reveal the truth, and he will lose everything.
Anxiety and anxiety have become a habit, so Chang Geng always felt that in this capital, he was only an outsider.
Gu Yun stood in the position of the Fourth Prince to plan his future for him, but Chang Geng discovered that he could not put his heart in it.
Every day, looking in the mirror, he knew that he was a “land dragon⭐” that rolled in the mud. But others continue to place horns and scales on it, trying their best to dress her up as a true dragon. But even with more decoration, in the end, he remains a worm, who can never reach the rank of nobility.
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Land Dragon 一 Another way to summon worms.
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In this case, it is better to distance himself from now, to prevent embarrassment in the future.
It’s just that Gu Yun, all the joy and sadness that the man brought to him was very unforgettable, engraved in his bones, not the slightest sign of insincerity. He cannot fool himself and says that he will be able to let him go easily, it’s just that he often feels that he is unworthy.
Chang Geng did not reprimand himself for too long, he immediately gathered himself again and asked, “Ah, yes, Teacher, I always want to ask you, in the end, the illness that my Yifu experienced, what exactly was it? His behavior on the way to the East Sea very strange, but he refused to tell me. “
The monk quickly shook his head, “Amitabha, this monk does not dare to discuss it.”
Chang Geng frowned. “He shows his strength is one thing, even you will help him?”
“Marquis is not the type of person who will show his strength without reason.” He smiled. “If he doesn’t want to mention this problem, it’s not because he is afraid others will know of his weaknesses, but maybe because this is a scale that grows into his body and poison in his heart 一 Who would dare to touch the sensitive issue of the Marquis of Order? , please spare the life of this monk. “
Chang Geng frowned in thought.
It was not easy for Gu Yun to escape from the golden sands of the desert, for the past few days, he intended to go see Jiangnan’s scenery, go horse riding, ride a boat on the lake, admire some beautiful women. In short, he intends to play as he pleases before leaving.
But in the end, two sentences from Chang Geng had dispelled his mood, he ended up just staying in his room, not wanting to take even one step outside. Because seeing Chang Geng alone was enough to make him angry, the same for Yao Zhen, he was even more angry when he saw Liao Ran.
Yao’s two bastards (naughty children) still refused to stop, violently blowing the flutes one after another, like a pair of noisy parrots.
When Gu Yun listened to these notes, he remembered how Chang Geng took the flute from his hand and became even more angry. Didn’t he always keep everything for Yifu before? How can he change this quickly?
How sad the fate of parents and their children 一 seems connected with blood, but in the end it did not last long.
Even true families are like that, especially foreigners like them, where there is not even a blood relationship between the two.
At night, a Black Eagle soldier landed in the courtyard, “Grand Marshal, General Shen sent a letter.”
Gu Yun suppressed his anger, accepted the letter and examined it, only to find that it was completely different from the lengthy conversation that Shen Yi used to have, on the letter only three words were written in it 一 Urgent, hurry back.
Shen Yi, from the Lin Yuan Institute to facing life and death situations with him on the battlefield, was nothing he had never seen before. If there is no urgent problem, he will not write an accelerated letter to urge him.
Warrior, “Marshal, you ….”
Gu Yun, “I know, there is no need to reply, we will leave tomorrow.”
He still had not resolved the issue with Chang Geng, Gu Yun first intended to ignore him for two days and then discuss it again, but now with Shen Yi urging him to return like this, there was no other choice. He walked around his room back and forth twice, then moved to look for the boy.
Chang Geng is practicing his sword in the yard. Gu Yun stood watching him for a moment, then suddenly turned to draw the sword of the Black Eagle warrior. The soldier was still wearing his equipment, the width of the heavy sword blade was about the size of an adult’s hand, Gu Yun took it as if it was just a feather broom, “Be careful.”
His voice wasn’t finished but his sword had pierced the air, passed through it. Chang Geng resolutely faced him, not retreating even for a single step.
“He has improved,” Gu Yun thought. ‘His hands are stronger now.’
He borrowed the power of the weapon in his hand to jump upwards, his sword creating a circle resembling a full moon.
Chang Geng didn’t dare to face him directly, immediately took a few steps back. He could not exert force in this movement, the heavy sword in Gu Yun’s hand resembled a ghost-like snake, sending three slashes in the blink of an eye. Chang Geng’s sword was in front of his chest to block the attack, his footsteps had been forced to retreat to a corner. He turned to jump to the pillar, flipped in the air, and stepped on Gu Yun’s sword with one foot.
Gu Yun said a compliment, then suddenly loosened his grip on the handle of the sword. Chang Geng’s legs suddenly lost their support, swaying. Gu Yun then grabbed the handle of the sword again and gently pressed it on the shoulder of the boy who had not yet found his footing, the dark blush on the blade made his neck hair lift at once.
Gu Yun smiled, patted Chang Geng on the shoulder with a sword, then threw it back at the soldier behind him, “Not bad, you haven’t been lazy in your training.”
Chang Geng rubbed his slightly numb wrist, “This is far worse than Yifu’s.”
Gu Yun said, “Mm, it’s really much worse.”
Chang Geng, “……”
Under normal circumstances, don’t you first have to say a few words of praise and then give a few hints? He even uses it to show off! Could there be a Yifu that was so simple?
Gu Yun “If you go to the Northwest Camp, I can teach you personally.”
Sure enough, all this is about this problem again, Chang Geng could not help laughing.
It is strange to know that sometimes, when someone really wants something, they will try all the methods, risk everything to get it, but when they suddenly feel that they no longer want it, it will come to find them directly in the door instead.
Chang Geng gently refused, “At that time at the Marquis Manor, I asked my instructor, when you were young, you had practiced swordsmanship and martial arts here at this manor too, how could you be so strong?
The instructor told me that solid skills mainly depend on how much effort one wants to make in training. But to be strong, it is mainly because someone has gone through many life and death meetings on the battlefield, who teaches them is not important. “
Gu Yun’s smile instantly disappeared.
Chang Geng, “Yifu, I’ve thought about it carefully, I still want to go out and see the world.”
Gu Yu frowned, “Is the heaven and earth in the capital and heaven and earth on the border not the same? What else do you want to see, Great Liang is no longer enough for you? Do you want to swim to Western countries too?”
Both father and son will fight again 一 Black Eagle warriors stood in silence behind, not daring to make the slightest sound 一 sky killer was holding his long sword, pretending to be a pile of charcoal that someone forgot to clean.
Chang Geng didn’t say anything, he just stared intently into Gu Yun’s eyes. For a moment, he wanted to spit out everything he had suppressed in his heart all this time, but in the end decided not to do it 一 he tried to imagine all the ways that might make Gu Yun react to them, feeling that he would not be able to handle it.
Gu Yun, “You don’t need to say anything. I don’t want to know where your thoughts are coming from. Tomorrow, tell the monk to leave, you will return to the capital. If you don’t want to go northwest, just stay at home. , no need to go anywhere anymore! “
Chang Geng wanted to shout loudly, ‘That Manor is not my house.’
But when these words reached his lips, he had already bitten them in half and swallowed them, he instinctively feared that his words would hurt Gu Yun 一 even though he did not know whether Gu Yun even had a heart to feel hurt.
“Yifu,” Chang Geng said quietly. “This time I have troubled you to travel here from the far northwest, I really feel very sad, but if you don’t want to talk about reason, I can only act as I wish. I have run away once, I can run away for the second time. You can’t keep an eye on me forever, manor guards won’t be able to hold me back. “
Gu Yun is very angry, his heart is always fixed on the manor. No matter how much he refused to have the idea of returning to the capital, but when he thought about how he could finally go home, he always looked forward to it.
He now knew that in Chang Geng’s eyes, that place was no different from prison.
Gu Yun, “Let me see how you will try it.”
The two parted with sadness once more.
The Black Eagle soldier quickly chased after him, Gu Yun hasn’t gone too far, he doesn’t care whether Chang Geng can hear it or not, he coldly said, “You don’t need to follow me tomorrow, follow His Majesty to the capital, don’t let him take one step even outside! “
Private, “… Roger.”
The city gates burning and affecting fish ponds is one thing, even the black eagle that flies outside the gate is finally burned into bald chickens, truly involving innocent people.
Early the next day, Gu Yun left angrily.
He doesn’t talk to Chang Geng anymore. When he was about to leave, the immoral Marquis of Order even sneaked into the yard of Mr. Yao’s five-year-old son without anyone knowing and stole the bamboo flute left in the swing. After the boy woke up and found that his flute had disappeared into thin air, he cried all day long because of distress.
Gu Yun’s speed returned even faster than when he left, and the first sentence he said after landing was, “Prepare my medicine.”
Shen Yi looked very serious, “Can you still hear me now?”
“Yes,” said Gu Yun. “But it won’t take long, if there’s an important problem, say it quickly”
Shen Yi took out several sheets of paper, “This is Sha Xie Zi’s confession. Nobody else saw him, I personally interrogated him and waited for Marshal to return to make a decision.”
Gu Yun quickly read them as he walked, but suddenly, his footsteps stopped in his tracks. He folded the paper in his hand.
For a moment, his expression looked scary.
Sha Xie Zi invaded the Silk Road, in fact, it was only because of the convenience of the route, their true target was Lou Lan’s country. It seems like they have Lou Lan’s treasure map in their hands 一 this thing called “treasure”, in fact is the Ziliujin mine which operates a thousand miles.
Shen Yi lowered his voice to ask, “Marshal, this matter is very serious, should we report it to the imperial court?”
Gu Yun quickly said, “No.”
He then thought quickly and asked Shen Yi, “Where is the map?”
Shen Yi whispered to a volume that could only be heard by the two of them, “Sha Xie Zi put his tattoo on his stomach.”
Gu Yun, “Didn’t he say where he got it from?”
“The map is stolen,” Shen Yi said, “These desert bandits are raging on all four sides, never afraid of anyone. Great Liang people, small countries in the Western Region, Western strangers, they rob anyone they could meet, even the bandits themselves did not know from which side the map mixed with their spoils came from. “
Gu Yun answered with ‘Mm’, narrowing his eyes which began to become blurry again, directing his gaze towards Lou Lan who was developing with thousands of lights in the distance. A young Lou Lan played a stringed instrument on the city wall like a madman, laughing and smiling when he looked at Gu Yun.
Gu Yun no longer has the heart to mess with these Lou Lan people who only know how to eat and drink this. He returned the papers to Shen Yi, “Mute him.”
Shen Yi pupils contract.
“Destroy him and get rid of all traces,” Gu Yun’s lips looked almost silent, all of his words seemed to be contained within, “The bandits too, just say if they want to escape, our troops have no choice but to kill them all 一 This problem only exists between the two of us, if it gets leaked, it can only leak from you. Immediately investigate the origin of the treasure map. “
Shen Yi, “Roger.”
He asked again a few moments later, “Marshal, have I heard rumors from the capital that Wei Wang has been imprisoned?
Gu Yun glanced at him, “You even told yourself that it was only a rumor, the imperial decision has still not been revealed, don’t make speculations, start working.”
Shen Yi responded with ‘yes’. The fatigue on Gu Yun’s face hasn’t faded, he stands still in one place, pressing the corner of his eyes, he can only hope that he has overreacted about the treasure map of unknown origin.
The Dragon Disaster in the East Sea is still unstable, and northwest already has this strange event, he continues to feel that this event is not a mere coincidence.
Half a month later, two reports about Jiangnan’s situation were put before Long An emperor, Li Feng.
Li Feng tapped on his desk, a man over forty years old with a long beard quickly appeared, lighting up the steam light for him. This man is His Majesty’s Uncle 一 named Wang Guo 一 who is currently the most favored subject in the imperial court.
Li Feng opened the first report 一 written according to what Gu Yun and Yao Zhen discussed that day, covering all Jiangnan officials from the big to the small with sugar, then praising them for their merits and good intentions in the end. The Emperor said nothing after he finished reading, he proceeded to retrieve the second report.
This one report is a confidential report, the way it is written is completely different from the previous one, said;
“That day, the Marquis of Order, Black Eagle, Black Armor along with dozens of people had appeared in the East Sea and arrested the rebel leader, according to the leader’s confession, there was a woman aboard a rebel force, her whereabouts and actions were very mysterious, she was suspected as a member of the Lin Yuan Pavilion and an old acquaintance of Gu Yun.”
After Li Feng finished reading, he said nothing and handed the two reports to Wang Guo.
Wang Guo quickly picked it up, he carefully assessed Li Feng’s unexpected expression, tried to guess what he might be thinking then proceeded to speak, “This … Your Majesty, the Marquis of Order’s involvement in this matter, even though he has reached merit , but disregarding his duties at will is still … “
Li Feng, “He has a Black Eagle that allows him to travel thousands of miles, flying across all of the Central Mainland is only a matter of a few days. Even though he left his job, he didn’t really act outside the line. It’s just that I’m not sure, how could there be such a coincidence “What role does the Marquis of Order play in all this?”
Wang Guo narrowed his eyes, it seemed he realized something.
Li Feng’s slender fingers tapped on the table, “There is also the Lin Yuan Pavilion 一 Lin Yuan Pavilion has been hiding from the martial world for years. Why did they suddenly appear? When did Gu Yun contact these people? “
The Lin Yuan pavilion 一 hidden in peace and prosperity 一 appeared amid chaos.
Wang Guo took a deep breath, “His Majesty intends to say … that Gu Yun is hiding ulterior motives 一”
Li Feng glanced at him, his lips curled into a smile, “What did Uncle say? Uncle Shiliu grew up with me since childhood, reducing rebellion is a big contribution. If you think like that, wouldn’t that make loyal subjects feel discouraged?”
Wang Guo did not understand what the Emperor meant, for a moment he could only play together and did not dare to answer.
Li Feng, “It’s just that our homeland 一 Great Liang 一 stretches for thousands of miles, from North to South, everything has to depend on it. Wouldn’t that make my Uncle Kingdom exhausted? I wonder, it’s time to find some other people to share this burden with him. “
END OF VOLUME 1
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