When the bloody soldiers retreated, half of Kyoto's sky finally returned to its dark blue color, and there was no more pungent smell of blood in the wind.
A hint of paleness appeared on the horizon.
It's almost dawn.
Murong Mansion.
Old Master Murong stared at the sky. When he saw the blood fade away bit by bit, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
He reached back and found that his entire back was wet with cold sweat without him noticing.
"Someone... go quietly to see how the Nangong family is doing. Wait, bring a stack of paper money with you. After all, we have known each other for so many years, so this is a way to send them off."
"Grandfather, has the Nangong family really been wiped out?"
Murong Ce walked over and thought about the scene he had just seen, and felt a little creepy.
Murong Qiao sighed.
"What else? You are still young, and you don't know how powerful the Gongsun family was back then. Even our Murong family and Nangong family couldn't compare to them.
But under the hands of the Bloody Yin Soldiers, the whole family was wiped out in one night! When your great-grandfather told me about this in his room, there was still fear in his eyes. "
As he spoke, his eyes were filled with coldness, "Another noble family has suffered. I don't believe in ghosts and gods. From today on, transfer the Murong family's troops back to the city! Increase the defense!"
Murong Ce nodded, with undisguised ambition in his eyes.
"The demise of the Nangong family will also benefit our Murong family. In this way, our Murong family will be the only great family."
Murong Qiao stroked his beard, the expression in his eyes difficult to discern.
"I'm afraid it's too cold up there."
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Nangong Mansion.
Even with Gu Wei there, there were still heavy casualties.
There were corpses and blood everywhere.
The servants cleaned the place trembling with fear.
After Nangong Yu gave instructions to his subordinates to transfer the Nangong family's troops over, he fainted with relief.
Fortunately, Xie Ling was there, and Nangong Yu woke up in half an hour. His whole body was wrapped in bandages, even his face was not spared.
After this battle, his eyes became more resolute and cold-blooded, and he completely possessed the demeanor of a head of the family.
"It's time for Ah Cheng to come back."
Nangong Cheng's face can't hide anything. You have to know that Nangong Rui is in Xu Haitang's hands, and no one knows what kind of trouble he has caused.
Last night, Xie Ling asked the people of Mingyue Island to feed him a bowl of sleeping pills to make sure he would sleep until the next morning.
Calculate the time, it's time to wake up
Nangong Yu tilted his head to look at Xie Ling and Gu Wei who were standing beside him, "I can't express my gratitude to you in words. From now on, my life, Nangong Yu's, belongs to you."
Xie Ling shook her head.
"I don't want your life. I want to ask you one thing, and then ask you for someone else."
"Please feel free to ask." Nangong Yu nodded.
Xie Ling: "The princess is here to marry, what's going on?"
Nangong Yu was surprised. "Why did you bring this up?"
Xie Ling nodded, "To be honest, she is my old friend, she doesn't like Dong Ling, and I want to take her away."
Nangong Yu frowned slightly, "As for the war, I am in favor of peace, while my grandfather is in favor of war. He and a group of old ministers want to wash away the shame of Prince Yong's defeat of Dongling.
Originally, they just fought casually to boost their morale, but they didn't expect Wei Zhao to be so fragile without King Yong, and they were defeated one after another.
Later, Prince Zhao of Wei asked for peace and voluntarily offered the princess, his own sister, hundreds of millions of taels of gold, and three cities in exchange for peace.
My grandfather didn't want the princess to marry into the royal family, so he asked me to marry her."
After a pause, Nangong Yu continued: "She is your good friend, you can take her away if you want. I can see that she is not comfortable living in the Nangong family.
The relationship between Wei Zhao and Dong Ling is already stable, and there is no need for her as a princess to serve as a symbol. "
If a princess is married to a foreign country that you don’t like, just let her go.
Besides, she doesn't like herself.
Letting go is the best option for both of them.
However, he still had to thank her in person.
If it weren't for her protection last night, the women and children of the Nangong family might have been dead.
Xie Ling: "Thank you very much."
"When are you planning to leave?"
Speaking of this topic, a hint of bitterness flashed in Nangong Yu's eyes.
I originally wanted to let my younger sister live in Dongling, and the Nangong family would make it up to her.
But the Nangong family nowadays...it is difficult for the family to survive, and they still need my little sister's protection to get through the difficult times.
He really didn't have the face to say this.
After a pause, he said in a hoarse voice, "Little sister, please allow me to call you this. Nangong family will always be your home, and the door will always be open to you. I, Nangong Yu, will always be your support."
Xie Ling wanted to explain that she was not his real sister, and his real sister had been killed by Xu Haitang long ago.
But when he thought about the current situation of the Nangong family, saying such words would undoubtedly make the situation worse and rub salt into his wounds.
After thinking about it, I stopped talking.
"Brother! Sister! Are you okay?"
Outside the court, a hurried voice was heard.
Nangong Cheng stumbled in, and when he saw Nangong Yu who was tied up like a mummy, his eyes widened with worry. He couldn't speak clearly and was in a panic.
"Brother, you... I heard that the Nangong family encountered the bloody soldiers. What happened? Why did everything change when I woke up? Why are there so many corpses and blood in the house? Where is my grandfather? Are mother and the others okay...?"
Nangong Yu sighed, patted Nangong Cheng on the shoulder, and briefly explained the whole story.
"Third brother, it's time for you to grow up. From now on, our Nangong family... I'm afraid we will have to officially confront the people behind us. Life and death, survival, a matter of a thought, I can't always be your backer."
Nangong Cheng's face was full of astonishment, and his expression changed frequently.
The once innocent and carefree boy grew up in an instant.
Seeing this, Gu Wei hugged Xie Ling and went out.
Give the two brothers some space to be alone together.
He bent down, put his face on Xie Ling's shoulder, and spoke in a low voice.
"A Ling, I miss my brother too. When my eldest brother was around, he was like this too, protecting me behind his back."
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