Only Huo Yan and Helian Yu were left in the room. It was so quiet that they could hear the wind blowing past the window.
Huo Yan sat steadily in the chair, looking calm and composed, with an aura that gave off an air of having everything under control.
Helian Yu stood opposite him, with his head slightly lowered, his shoulders a little stiff, as if thinking about how to start the conversation.
Huo Yan's eyes fell on him and he broke the silence first, speaking in a calm tone.
"Your father is looking for you."
Helian Yu raised his head and looked at Huo Yan with complicated eyes.
He sat there, dressed in a jet-black robe, his face as sharp as a knife with clear outlines and handsome features. His slightly gloomy expression revealed an aura of someone who had been through a sea of blood.
This was the first time Helian Yu had close contact with the hero he had admired since childhood.
Only now did he realize that Huo Yan's features were indeed somewhat similar to his father's.
Huo Yan looked at him calmly, as if he was talking to an ordinary junior.
Just like the day when he met Mrs. Huo at the Huo family ancestral hall, they were all very calm towards him.
"I know." His voice was low, with a hint of uneasiness, and he seemed a little restrained by Huo Yan's aura.
Huo Yan chuckled and said, "A Sheng said you were a cheerful and cheerful kid. Why are you so reserved today?"
Then he stood up and took up a letter from the table.
"Second Aunt sent me a letter telling me that you went to the Huo Family Ancestral Hall."
Helian Yu's attention was attracted by the letter. He stared at it for a long time, but his hands were quietly clenched, and his knuckles turned white.
He took a deep breath, his voice a little hoarse: "General Huo, I... want to stay in Liangzhou City."
Huo Yan raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised: "Not going back to Beiqiang?"
Helian Yu shook his head, his eyes drooping, but his tone was a little depressed: "I can't go back."
Huo Yan gently put down the letter, his eyes becoming more scrutinizing as he pondered the meaning of Helian Yu's words.
Does he think that he is a descendant of the Huo family and therefore cannot go back?
Or is it because his father is a traitor and he cannot go back to face him?
But only Helian Yu himself knew that he had taken away the most important thing to his father.
Going back would only make the break with my father more complete.
It would be better if he just disappeared like this.
At least in Liangzhou City, Huo Yan could help him hide some of his whereabouts.
Huo Yan didn't agree immediately, but raised his eyebrows, "You should know that there will be a battle between your father and me sooner or later."
Huo Pingchang betrayed his country and his family, and was burdened with the blood debt of the Huo family army. Huo Yan had to settle all of this with his own hands no matter what.
And his father's death that year also seems strange when I think about it now.
So even if he had to chase him to the ends of the earth, he would personally bring Huo Pingchang to the graves of his father and the Huo family army.
Regardless of life or death.
Helian Yu clenched his hands and nodded heavily, "I know."
Then he knelt down and kowtowed heavily to Huo Yan, as if he had made up his mind. "Please take me with you before you go find my father."
Huo Yan was stunned for a moment, his pupils shrinking slightly. He stared at Helian Yu's kneeling body and asked in a deep voice,
"Do you know what this means?"
Helian Yu...he is going to be a hostage...
Helian Yu raised his head, knelt straight, and looked determined, "I know."
“This is the result of my careful consideration.”
Huo Yan stared at him for a moment, then spoke slowly, his calmness revealing a sharpness.
"Your father can betray his country and abandon his family, but he may not care about your life or death."
Helian Yu closed his eyes, as if suppressing some unspeakable emotions.
He took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes, his vision became clearer: "I know that too."
There was silence between the two for a long time. Seeing that Helian Yu had no intention of backing down, Huo Yan called out "Mo Yu".
Mo Yu walked out of the darkness.
"Take Master Helian away."
"Yes!" Mo Yu walked up to Helian Yu, his attitude quite respectful, "Mr. Helian, please—"
Helian Yu looked up at Huo Yan, a complex emotion flashed across his eyes, then he stood up and followed Mo Yu out.
Silence returned to the room. Huo Yan sat back in his chair, tapping the table lightly with his fingers. His eyes were deep, and no one knew what he was thinking.
…
In Xiaoyue City, the investigations and letters sent by Helian Chang have gradually yielded results.
First, the garden outside Xiaoyue City was burned down. His men found out that on the night of the fire, the Eagle Guards had a fight with some people.
Judging from the weapons left behind by the people fighting against them, they should be from Dacheng.
Why did the people from Dacheng appear there? And why did they fight with the Eagle Guards?
Helian Chang thought for a long time. He guessed Duota's style of doing things and analyzed Duota's strange behavior in recent days. Finally, he guessed that someone must have been imprisoned in the garden.
And this person should have been brought back by Dota after he went to Dacheng.
Who could it be?
Anyone who could attract Dacheng to send someone to rescue him must be someone in a high position or an important person.
He thought for a long time but couldn't decide who it could be, so he opened a secret letter that had just been delivered.
The letter was brief and was a reply to a letter he had sent earlier:
"If you want to deal with Huo Yan, you can use his weak spot - Yuan Zhao.
She disappeared two months ago and her whereabouts are unknown.”
Helian Chang saw the contents of the letter and calculated carefully. Duota had returned from Dacheng exactly two months ago...
In a flash, a bold suspicion came to his mind:
The person imprisoned in that house by Dota...could it be Princess Showa of Dacheng?
At this time, someone from outside came in to report.
"Grand Marshal, the people of the Murong clan are secretly seeking to see you."
Helian Chang glanced at the sky outside. It was already past midnight. What were the people from the Murong clan doing here at this time?
He paused slightly, his eyes darkened a little, then he lowered his head, folded the letter on the table, and threw it into the candlelight, watching the flames devour the letter.
"Please come in."
The visitor was the old patriarch of the Murong clan.
The old man was leaning on a cane, and his face was full of sadness and tears as he entered the door.
He saluted Helian Chang tremblingly, and for a moment he couldn't stand steadily and almost knelt down.
"Grand Sima, you must make a decision for our Murong clan!" The old clan leader's voice was full of pleading and his tone was sad and angry.
Helian Chang stepped forward and helped him up, his tone neither hurried nor slow, with a hint of nonchalance:
"Patriarch Murong, I heard that Madam Murong has angered the king... There's nothing I can do about this."
Upon hearing this, the old patriarch became even more agitated, beating his chest and stamping his feet, his voice choked and hoarse.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty actually tortured Xin'er to death just for a mere illegitimate daughter!"
"How can you even take my Murong clan seriously?! My Murong clan is one of the eight great clans after all, and now we are being treated so badly!"
Helian Chang's eyes suddenly froze when he heard the word "illegitimate daughter".
His tone remained unchanged, but he deliberately slowed down his tone and asked in return, "Illegitimate daughter?"
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