Yan Sikong followed Feng Ye into the depths of the jungle, and became more and more confused as he walked: "Feng Ye, what exactly are you going to show me?"

Feng Ye let out a light "huh", as long as he followed.

Yan Sikong took a few quick steps and followed.

Feng Ye turned around and looked at him, and said reluctantly: "This, I'll only show it to you."

Yan Sikong became even more curious: "What on earth is it?"

Feng Ye led him across a patch of messy weeds, and suddenly a low cave appeared in front of him. Feng Ye waved his hand: "Come."

The two of them crept into the cave, and a low sound came from inside, like the grunt of an animal.

"Hun'er?" Yan Sikong felt that the voice sounded familiar, but he was not sure if it was Fenghun. What if he heard it wrong and the two of them just went into the beast's den like this? Wouldn't that be...

Thinking of this, Yan Sikong retreated somewhat, but Feng Ye grabbed his hand and walked deeper into the cave.

In the corner where the sunlight could barely reach, Yan Sikong saw the imposing one-eyed giant wolf. Next to it lay a smaller female wolf, and there were several wolf cubs, which were obviously newly born, suckling milk in the mother wolf's belly!

Yan Sikong's eyes lit up: "This!"

There were large, thick, soft mats under their bodies and expensive copper bowls for food. It was obvious that Fengye had already prepared everything for them long ago.

Feng Ye sat down next to Feng Hun, touched its head, and said in feigned anger: "You are really merciful, more carefree than me."

Yan Sikong carefully approached the mother wolf and said in surprise, "Are they all Hun'er's children?"

"Well, it was born just a few days ago." Feng Ye took out a chicken from his pocket and threw it in front of the mother wolf. The mother wolf fed the chicken while biting the chicken to eat.

Feng Hun rubbed Feng Ye's back, then lowered his head to lick the female wolf's hair, again and again, with a look of great care.

Yan Sikong cautiously reached out his hand, wanting to touch the furry little wolf cub, which was no bigger than his palm, but was afraid of hurting it.

Feng Ye poked the head of a wolf cub and said with emotion: "Hunan was only this big at the beginning, but now he is an old wolf."

Yan Sikong thought he had a heart of stone, but at this moment, for some reason, he felt his nose tingle at the wolves. Perhaps it was these new little things that made him realize the inheritance of life, just like the candle of hope at the end of the long night, no matter how weak it was, it could make people feel an unspeakable power.

Yan Sikong gently stroked the wolf cub's soft fur and said happily, "Hun'er, you have seven more children. Your bloodline is really prosperous."

"That's right. It must have had several generations of descendants in Datong. It must have been busy in Jingshan. Even here, it still remembers to 'sow seeds'." Feng Ye patted Feng Hun's head and teased, "Who did you learn this kind of romanticism from?"

Yan Sikong saw that the wolf cubs had finished eating and were crawling slowly on the ground. He reached out and picked up one of them, holding it in his palm and playing with it gently: "They will grow up soon..." He stroked the wolf cub's face with his fingers and chuckled, "Will you grow up to be as big and strong as your father?"

"No." Feng Ye said, "It's a female."

Yan Sikong turned the wolf cub over and took a look at it, then said with a smile, "How did you figure it out so quickly?"

"I grew up in a wolf den, how can I not see it?" Feng Ye grabbed a cub that was still suckling milk, "This one must be the best. It was born big and can eat a lot and steal a lot."

The little wolf cub made a soft howling sound, its eyes were not fully open yet, and its mouth was covered with milk stains.

Yan Sikong murmured, "That's great, that's great."

Feng Ye put the little wolf back: "Do you know why I brought you here?"

Yan Sikong looked at Feng Ye steadily.

"In Hun'er's mind, you are also a family member." Feng Ye rubbed Feng Hun'er's thick fur with one hand, "He must want us all to see his child."

Yan Sikong pursed his lips and smiled: "I'm very happy."

Feng Ye hesitated for a moment, then reached out and stroked Yan Sikong's cheek: "In this world, there are very few people that Hun'er truly recognizes. It will only recognize me if I recognize it. Do you understand? So I don't allow you to doubt me."

Yan Sikong held Feng Ye's hand and said shamefully, "Never again."

Feng Ye stretched out his arms and pulled him into his arms: "You have suffered a lot these days. In order to capture Taiyuan, you and I have worked hard. After this battle is over, we will stay in Taiyuan to rest and take care of the people. How about that?"

Yan Sikong nodded: "Okay." He knew that suspending the fighting and resting the people was just a wish. At least thinking about it could allow them to take a breath from the pressure of success or failure. In reality, perhaps the day they captured Taiyuan, they would pursue the victory and head straight for the capital.

However, that was not something he had to consider right now. He didn't even want to think about Taiyuan. He just wanted to enjoy this moment of tenderness in this simple cave with the pack of wolves who treated him as a family member and the only person in the world who had feelings for him.

The two of them snuggled together, rubbed Fenghun, and teased the wolf cub. It was the most relaxing time they had in these days.

——

As Yan Sikong had expected, it didn't take long for the rumor that Feng Ye intended to usurp the throne to spread like wildfire throughout the Central Plains. It would probably not take long for it to reach Yongzhou.

Yan Sikong knew that this must have been done by Shen Hexuan. They were trying to win over King Yong, and it would be very disadvantageous for them to spread these rumors at this time. If Chen Yi heard about it, who knows how much trouble would arise.

Chen Yi, who has formed an alliance with Prince Ning, is no longer the same as before. Prince Ning has a small army but strong financial resources. He is now recruiting soldiers everywhere. The army of Prince Chu is growing stronger day by day. I wonder what unpredictable things will happen if this continues.

Soon, they got the news that Chen Yi had taken Yongzhou. After Yongzhou, as long as he passed through Shu and captured the old capital Chang'an, Chen Yi would be only a few steps away from the Central Plains. Chen Yi was now in a position to challenge the Yellow Dragon, which shocked Yan Sikong.

Feng Ye also looked gloomy after hearing the news about Chen Yi. It was obvious that what he felt was not just the victory of his "ally", but a threat. Chen Yi was unstoppable, while he was unable to make any progress in Taiyuan. This comparison made him irritable for several days.

Yan Sikong was also anxiously waiting for the time when the scheme they had set up would be completed. Finally, in the cold and windy late autumn, he received news that was more important than the one thousand taels of silver he had spent.