"Don't be afraid! Fifth brother and father are heroes who protect Southern Qi. Xiao Xi'er likes you so much that she can't wait to be afraid of you?!"
Sheng Nanxi kissed Sheng Tiance on the face. Her long eyelashes flickered, and her eyes were full of little stars.
It's a bit funny to say that the fifth brother followed his father to fight on the battlefield since he was a child, so naturally he was full of evil spirit.
Three days ago, Li Zhenyi was expecting a baby, and the whole family waited in front of the door waiting to welcome the little girl from Qin Wangfu. When they learned that they finally had a little sister, the whole family was extremely excited.
At that time, Sheng Tiance was very happy, and he waited outside the door with other brothers just to hug his sweet and soft little sister as soon as possible.
As a result, the original owner was frightened and started crying as soon as he held her in his arms.
Perhaps it was because babies are more sensitive, but from then on, every time the original owner saw the murderous fifth brother, she would be frightened and cry. Although she was a little better when she saw her father, she would still be afraid instinctively.
As time went by, Sheng Tiance didn't dare to get close to her. Every time he only dared to watch his little sister and other brothers from a distance.
"Little...little sister is really not afraid of me! Did you hear that?! Xier said he likes me!"
Sure enough, after the young man was stunned for a moment, surprise flashed in his eyes.
The young general, who was very frugal with words, actually said a lot of words in one breath, and his whole body was shaking with excitement. He held Sheng Nanxi's chubby face and kissed her forehead several times.
"Brother, you love me the most! From now on, everything you have will be given to me! All your food will be given to me!" The usually cold and indifferent little general was so excited that his cheeks flushed.
Sheng Tiance waved his hand, picked up the colander, and put the cooked pot of seafood into the bowl in front of Sheng Nancy.
The whole family was upset when they saw how worthless he was.
But thinking that all these delicious foods would be given to Xiao Xier, the family had no objection. They could only pour some seafood into the pot and cook, waiting for the next round.
The sun was setting in the west. After having a good meal and a good drink, everyone rushed to clean up the dishes, boiled some water, washed up, and went to bed.
Low snoring could be heard from the cave. Gu Yuancheng, however, was like a thin shadow, standing in a bush and listening quietly to Xuan Xiao's report on the latest developments in various countries.
"Well, I've told you guys to do a good job. Since Xuanming and the others are here, let her take them with her and follow us."
"Send some more to investigate Prince Kang's recent actions. Before this, we have placed people in the exile team to monitor the Sheng family. It can be seen that he is not as honest as he appears. Now that the Southern Qi court is shaky, I don't believe that he has no ambition to compete for the Central Plains."
The young girl put her hands behind her back, and when she started talking about serious matters, she exuded the dignity that only a person of high status could have:
"We have now entered King Kang's fiefdom, and we must take more precautions against this."
"Yes." Xuan Xiao agreed and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.
The evil spirit around the young man dissipated in an instant, and he tiptoed towards the cave.
Who knew that after taking a few steps, they saw a long shadow suddenly appear on the ground!
"Master Bai couldn't sleep this night, so he went out for a walk to relax? Or should I address you as Your Highness? Don't you think so, Seventh Prince Beichen?"
The man's lazy voice came from not far away. Gu Yuancheng looked up and saw Sheng Yichen leaning against a tree, fiddling with a branch.
Both his expression and tone were filled with a strong sense of alienation.
"Third brother, you know..."
Gu Yuancheng didn't deliberately hide the Sheng family. His tone was calm, but with a hint of regret.
"Oh, I'm not qualified to be your third brother." Sheng Yichen said with some sarcasm in his tone.
"How about you guess how I know?"
Gu Yuancheng smiled and shook his head, waiting to hear what Sheng Yichen had to say.
"Since you followed us north, we have occasionally spotted traces of Aegis near our team."
"The Seventh Prince of Beichen, that is a legendary creature. I didn't dare to think about it at first. I just thought that you must have done something to offend the Queen Mother Beichen, so she sent so many people to hunt you down."
"Until a few days ago, you led thousands of Hidden Guards to Liuxi Village and slaughtered the Eternal Army, killing nearly 20,000 people without a single survivor. What a brilliant plan! In the world, apart from that legendary figure, who else could have such a strategy at the age of ten?"
"Besides, there aren't many people who can mobilize thousands of Hidden God Guards to hunt down someone across countries. Apart from the Seventh Prince Beichen who is envied by that old witch, I really can't think of anyone who can have such a skill."
Gu Yuancheng's lips smiled slightly, and he raised his head a little, slightly bent his waist and clasped his hands in a gesture of apology.
"Well, Third Brother's analysis is correct. It was my fault for not telling the truth, but that old witch is very difficult to deal with, and it was not my intention to conceal my identity."
"Hmph!" Sheng Yichen snorted coldly with his nose turned up to the sky.
Of course he knew that this guy had no ill intentions. If he really wanted to harm them, he would have done it long ago. He wouldn't have helped them so many times along the way.
"I know that you followed us all the way just to get to the North smoothly and then escape back to Beichen. We are all honest people. We just want to find a place to live a stable life after arriving in the North. We have no intention of getting involved in the disputes in the court of Beichen."
"You said you have no intention of harming us. Then please do your best, Seventh Prince, and make peace with us when you arrive in the North, so as to avoid causing us to be hated by that old witch."
According to Sheng Yichen's personality, if anyone had dared to approach his house in secret before, he would have been ruthlessly driven away. Now is a time of trouble, and it is even more impossible for him to show mercy.
But this kid helped them a lot before and was very kind to my younger sister. Now he is not so tough when he gets angry.
The safety of his family has always been his bottom line. He accepted Gu Yuancheng's favor and did not drive him away now, but he was unwilling to have anything to do with such a dangerous creature after arriving in the north, causing his family to be dragged into the more complicated disputes in the court of Beichen.
"Okay." Gu Yuancheng's voice was calm, but there was an inexplicable sense of melancholy in his heart.
Every moment spent with the Sheng family was real and heartwarming, and it could be considered one of the happiest times in his life.
In just a few days, he got up early every day to wash vegetables and cook with Li Zhenyi, played carefreely with Xiao Xier during the day, and when they were tired of playing, they would sit quietly by the stove and listen to the distant stories told by their grandmother...
It was the first time I ate a meal seriously, the first time I enjoyed every ray of sunshine without worrying about being plotted against...
The days passed simply, but he experienced the happiness that a ten-year-old should experience. Unfortunately, this happiness was fleeting and was ultimately just a beautiful dream.
Looking at the cave with only a small light lit in the distance, the boy felt inexplicably sad.
Sheng Yichen was somewhat moved by his expression and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, but his tone was unusually cold.
"I hope His Majesty the Seventh Prince can keep his word."
"puff--"
Who knew that the next moment, the young man suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell straight down.
"Xiao Cheng!!!"
Sheng Yichen was confused, and before he could react, he heard a terrified scream from not far away.
Then he saw his little sister rushing towards him like a cannonball.
Sheng Yichen subconsciously reached out to catch the fallen kid, but his little sister slapped his hand away.
He finally realized what was happening. From where his younger sister was standing just now, he realized that it was him who had done something to make Gu Yuancheng faint.
It's over! I can't explain it now!
"Little sister, I really didn't do anything to him just now! I don't know why he fell down just like that!"
Sheng Yichen's hands were sweating, and he looked at Sheng Nanxi nervously. For the first time, he felt a little scared.