Chapter 502: One Step Away (Part 1)

The bloody upheaval in Guangyulanzhou, at the same time—

On the other side, there was a garrison of the Tianwei Army outside Kyoto City.

Ever since the last fight with the Beijing troops, Rong Yi has been listed as the "number one troublemaker" by the entire camp.

Although the riot was covered up by being called an "exercise", Rong Yi's hot temper and terrifying fighting ability still left a deep impression on the Beijing troops, and no one dared to provoke him easily again.

Su Zhengyang was also afraid that Rong Yi would cause trouble again and create an unmanageable situation, so he strictly forbade Rong Yi to touch any weapons and equipment in the camp.

From swords to stones, he was not allowed to touch anything.

As a result, neither the infantry nor the cavalry team dared to accept Rong Yi, and finally they could only arrange for him to cook in the kitchen.

In this way, the kitchen knife was tied up with an iron chain and must never leave the kitchen counter.

Rong Yi was so frustrated that he had no place to vent his anger. Every day he would sit in the kitchen cutting potatoes and radishes to vent his anger.

At this moment, he was so angry that he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. He sneaked to the stove and tried to make a pot of noodles with his urine to feed Su Zhengyang and Jing Jun's group of grandsons.

Suddenly, two dark shadows appeared at the kitchen door, like ghosts, without any sound.

Rong Yi shuddered with fear and hurriedly stuffed his little brother back.

"Who the hell is that?!"

The visitor did not respond. One of them stayed at the door to keep watch, while the other quickly slipped into the kitchen and carefully closed the door.

Seeing that both of them were wearing the uniforms of Tianwei Army, they should be his own people, but they did not look like good people. Rong Yi became alert, thinking that they were the Jing Army who lost the fight and were angry and came to seek revenge. He immediately wanted to use a kitchen knife to defend himself, but was held back by the iron chain. He had to pull out the thickest firewood from the furnace to defend himself.

Rong Yi brandished his firewood stick, ready to fight back. With the help of the bright flame at the end of the stick, he finally saw the handsome face of the man who came.

"Fu Lin? Holy shit, weren't you and Duan Jie assigned to a base far away? Why are you here at this hour? How did you get in?"

Fu Lin made a gesture, meaning "Let's not talk nonsense for now," and just asked Rong Yi:

"You said back then, 'If a father is unkind, his son will flee to another land; if a king is unrighteous, his minister will defect to another country. From now on, I will follow the lead of General Huo and General Yun.' Do you still mean what you said?"

Rong Yi didn't know what was wrong with Fu Lin. He came all the way here in the middle of the night just to ask him such a question. But he still said with certainty:

"It counts! Of course it counts! Even if I fart, it makes a hole on the ground, so it counts..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Fu Lin interrupted, not letting Rong Yi continue, and asked, "Then are you willing to fight for Cloud Tiger again?"

"I'm willing!" Rong Yi answered without hesitation, "Not just one fight, but a hundred fights, even a lifetime of fighting! No, I'm telling you what the hell you're doing here. Wasn't that Duan Jie the one leaking information outside?"

The person whose name was called quietly opened the kitchen door, smiled through the crack, and scolded Fu Lin:

"Are you writing a novel? Stop laying the groundwork! It'll be dawn soon and you still haven't gotten to the point! Hurry up!"

Fu Lin stopped talking and pushed Rong Yi: "Pack your things now and follow us! Leave right now!"

Rong Yi was very confused and struggled to avoid Fu Lin's hand:

"What are you doing?"

"Don't worry about it, just go!"

"Fuck, you have to tell me why, right?"

"It's a long story! Let's go first!"

"I won't! Why should I go with you if I don't explain myself clearly? I can't cause any more trouble for the boss!"

After a few rounds of arguing, Fu Lin finally couldn't get over Rong Yi and had to take out a badge from his pocket and hand it to Rong Yi:

"I was planning to tell you when we got to Luojiang, but I was afraid you'd get too excited and lose your mind. It seems like it's more appropriate to tell you now—the owner of this badge is waiting for you in Luojiang. Whether you're going with us or not, it's a sure thing!"

Rong Yi stared blankly at the "Rong" badge in his hand.

The Rong family is a powerful family and is one of the most powerful and influential families in the area.

Men in the tribe all have the habit of wearing badges with the word "Rong" on them.

The badges have the same style and are easy to confuse. In order to distinguish them, Rong Yi and Rong Jiang have always had a habit of tattooing their own names on the back of the badge with a knife.

The character "Yi" in Rong Yi is the same as the character "Yi" in Rong Jiang.

Back then, when Rong Jiang and Huo Gannian burned down the rebel army's grain depot, and Huo Gannian carried back Rong Jiang's burnt body, it was Rong Yi who identified the body as Rong Jiang's by the badge.

But now, the badge lying in the palm of his hand had the word "Jiang" clearly engraved on the back. The engraving was very fresh, and the engraving method was exactly the same as Rong Jiang's before! There was a small dot under the last stroke!

That is a habit that only Rong Yi and Rong Jiang know. No one else has any way of knowing it and it is impossible to forge it!

So, that charred corpse was fake? Rong Jiang is still alive?

Rong Yi was stunned, his mind went blank.

So many things had happened since Rong Jiang's death that Rong Yi didn't even know where to start.

"So the situation is now under General Huo's control? His downfall? His return of military power? Damn, could it be that all this was planned by General Huo? The Black Scale Cavalry is his?!"

"Fuck you!" Fu Lin slapped Rong Yi on the head, stopping him from getting out of control, and said sternly:

"You're right, everything is under control, but when it comes to the fate of the Three Kingdoms, we will always stand on the side of 'Baizi'! For the Nan Kingdom! For the people! Are you leaving or not?"

Rong Yi held Rong Jiang's badge, feeling both surprised and delighted. His mind was in a state of confusion, but he finally made up his mind and gritted his teeth.

"Walk!"

Three figures immediately left the camp under the cover of night.

But after running a few steps, Rong Yi stopped:

"Wait a minute! How could you forget Dongdong? You guys go first, I'll go call Luo Dongdong to come along!"

Fu Lin hesitated, and moved his mouth, wanting to say, "Don't call him, it's too inconvenient for him to use only one arm!" But after thinking about it, he looked at Duan Jie and couldn't bear it, so he said:

"Then hurry up! We'll be waiting for you at the ruined temple in the north of the city! We won't wait until midnight!"

"Okay!" Rong Yi responded vigorously and immediately ran back.

Unexpectedly, he searched the entire camp but couldn't find Luo Dongdong.

Ever since that guy came back last time and inexplicably shouted "I killed someone", he has been in a daze all day long. He doesn't wash his face or brush his teeth, his beard is unshaven, and he doesn't change his clothes even when they are smelly, as if he has lost his soul.

No matter how Rong Yi asked, Luo Dongdong refused to say a word.

Rong Yi guessed that Luo Dongdong had most likely discovered Zhi Luo's true identity, and the blow was too great for him to bear, so he did this.

Originally, he wanted to let Luo Dongdong be depressed for a few days, but now that something important is happening, he has no time for sentimentality. He must find Luo Dongdong as soon as possible and rush to the ruined temple before midnight to meet up with Fu Lin and Duan Jie.

Thinking of this, Rong Yi quickened his pace and ran towards Kyoto City.

He guessed that if Luo Dongdong was not in the camp, he would probably go to find Zhiluo again.

While hurriedly on the road, Rong Yi passed by a yard.

Look, the courtyard wall is twice as high as that of ordinary courtyards. From time to time, the growls of wild beasts can be heard from inside. He couldn't help but take a closer look. He never imagined that Luo Dongdong was in the courtyard separated from him by a wall, only a few steps away.