Chapter 879 Father and Son Reunion (First Update)
The cave that had burrowed into the wall wasn't large, and Shangguan Qing was huddled inside, his tall frame looking particularly aggrieved.
The luminous pearl on the wall reflected a clear, lustrous light, illuminating Shangguan Qing's pale, handsome face.
This was the first time Marquis Xuanping had seriously looked at his son, whom he had only reunited with after twenty years.
His appearance was almost identical to Xiao Heng's.
This was not his original appearance; he had disguised himself as Xiao Heng. Over the years, in order to prevent people from realizing that he was not Shangguan Yan's biological son, he had been pretending to be Xiao Heng.
Thinking of this, Marquis Xuanping felt a pang of heartache.
He squatted on the ground, looking at his son with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.
He wanted to say something, but didn't know how to begin.
People say that military generals are clumsy and tongue-tied, but he is not.
But at this moment, a thousand words stuck in his throat, and he stammered.
Unable to utter a sound, he thought for a moment, then stretched out a finger and carefully poked his son's shoulder.
He was extremely careful, as if he was afraid his son wouldn't like him.
He was slightly taken aback when he felt the scalding heat on his fingertips.
"Chang Jing!"
"what?"
Chang Jing was deep in thought about how to salvage his identity.
“A tinderbox!” Marquis Xuanping said solemnly.
Chang Jing has been following Marquis Xuanping for so long, and Marquis Xuanping is mostly unserious. When he becomes serious, it means that things are serious.
He quickly took out a tinderbox from his bosom, blew on it, and shone it forward.
Marquis Xuanping was examining Shangguan Qing's body to see if there were any external injuries such as fractures. After confirming that there were none, Marquis Xuanping checked his pulse and breathing.
He wasn't a doctor, but having practiced martial arts extensively, he could also diagnose internal injuries.
"No internal injuries, so why are you so weak?"
“He seems to be dying,” Chang Jing said.
Marquis Xuanping's fists clenched so tightly they cracked: "Chang Jing!"
Chang Jing decisively took three steps back to avoid the onslaught of someone's anger.
However, Chang Jing was right. Shangguan Qing was indeed dying. The poison in his body was acting up, and the antidote was not on him. He was not going to make it.
"Could it be that the poison has taken effect..." Marquis Xuanping had a vague suspicion in his heart. Shangguan Yan had said that he didn't suffer from poison attacks very often each month, and that he always carried the antidote with him...
Marquis Xuanping could not find an antidote in him.
His expression turned serious.
He quickly took off his armor, carried his son on his back, and strode outside.
"Where to?" Chang Jing asked.
"South Gate!" Marquis Xuanping said solemnly.
Gu Jiao is there.
Chang Jing glanced at the blood dripping all the way down the ground, but ultimately didn't say anything about the injury on your shoulder that needed to be treated.
Chang Jing asked, "Why are you taking off your armor? There are Jin troops outside; it's very dangerous."
Marquis Xuanping casually remarked, "The armor is tough."
It will hurt my son.
They came in through a tunnel dug by the Jin army, and the exit was in the village. At this moment, the Jin army was pouring oil around the village, which was now empty.
Marquis Xuanping saw the light shining into the cave entrance. Just as he was about to carry his son out, a tall figure suddenly appeared, holding a musket and blocking the entrance.
Marquis Xuanping paused in his steps.
Chang Jing, who was behind him, also stopped.
Marquis Xuanping stared coldly at Elder Lu, who had suddenly appeared, and said in a deep voice, "Get out of the way! I don't want to kill anyone!"
Elder Lu: "You've managed to get rid of Gongsun Yu, so you must be quite capable. I may not be your match, but you might not be able to withstand this thing I have."
It's not that it's not certain, it's that it definitely can't!
Marquis Xuanping didn't recognize the thing and wasn't afraid; he planned to just charge over.
Just then, Shangguan Qing, who was on his back, seemed to sense something and regained a little consciousness from his unconsciousness.
He opened his eyes groggily, his cheeks flushed from the high fever.
He glanced at the musket in Elder Lu's hand and said weakly, "Don't be afraid, he's holding it upside down."
He spoke very softly, but Elder Lu had excellent hearing and still heard him.
Elder Lu frowned and quickly turned around, and Marquis Xuanping seized the opportunity to leap up.
Unfortunately, Marquis Xuanping underestimated the speed of the muskets.
Firearms are much faster than bows and crossbows!
The moment Elder Lu pulled the trigger, there was a loud bang, and Marquis Xuanping was suspended in mid-air!
Holy crap!
What is this thing?!
Elder Lu was shot and sent flying!
The musket fell to the ground.
Shangguan Qing leaned on Xuanping Hou's shoulder: "Hehe, idiot."
Marquis Xuanping: "???"
Shangguan Qing was delirious with fever and didn't know that this person was his own father, nor did he know that his father was stunned by his words.
He only felt that the back was broad and warm, making him feel at ease.
He lay limply on his father's back, eyes closed, head spinning, continuing his rambling: "Don't be afraid, once we get out of here, Brother Qing will protect you. We'll drink together and sleep with girls."
The enemy failed to trip up Marquis Xuanping, but a single sentence from his own son nearly caused him to stumble and fall into a ditch!
—I think I understand why Qin Fengwan always wanted to kill me!
After boasting, Shangguan Qing, nicknamed "Young Chicken," fainted.
Marquis Xuanping was also nearly fainting. In his forty years of life, he had never experienced such a cataclysmic upheaval.
It's all Ah Heng's fault for raising my serious expectations for all my sons all by himself.
Fortunately, Shangguan Yan and Mu Qingchen found their way here.
The two immediately spotted Marquis Xuanping, frozen in place at the cave entrance, with someone on his back.
"Qing'er!"
Shangguan Yan, being a mother, recognized Shangguan Qing from just one glance.
She rushed over and arrived in front of Marquis Xuanping. Without even asking why he had come, she asked, "Has Qing'er been poisoned?"
Marquis Xuanping snapped out of his reverie and said, "I don't know, his condition isn't good."
"Let me see." Shangguan Yan reached out to hug her son.
Marquis Xuanping gently put his son down from his back, knelt on one knee, and held his son in his arms so that Shangguan Yan could check on him.
"The poison has taken effect," Shangguan Yan said.
Shangguan Qing had flared up countless times since childhood, so Shangguan Yan was already very familiar with it.
She took out the porcelain bottle she had been clutching tightly, uncorked it, and took out a pill.
"Do you want water?" asked Marquis Xuanping.
“No need, this medicine melts in your mouth.” Shangguan Yan put the pill into Shangguan Qing’s mouth and explained, “When he was a child, he had a weak swallowing ability, so the Imperial Advisor improved the prescription so that he could swallow the medicine.”
Marquis Xuanping remained silent.
He found it hard to imagine how his son had grown up.
"You...you've worked hard."
Taking care of a sick child is much more difficult than taking care of a healthy child.
Shangguan Yan paused in wiping her son's sweat, and whispered, "It's good that you don't hate me."
Marquis Xuanping sighed, "Let's not talk about the past."
Shangguan Yan knelt on the ground, wiping her son's palms. She squeezed the handkerchief and said, "Will Xinyang hate me?"
Marquis Xuanping paused for a moment: "I don't know."
...
There were more than 300 ghost soldiers and more than 500 villagers hidden in the tunnel. They didn't have much time to dwell on the past. They had to rescue the villagers or drive the Jin army out immediately.
The quickest and most effective way is to kill Gongsun Yu.
Mu Qingchen and Chang Jing returned to the tunnel to look for the person, but they couldn't find even a trace of Gongsun Yu!
Gongsun Yu was no longer in the tunnel; he had been brought out by Zhu Zhangkuang.
The two entered the woods.
Zhu Zhangkuang looked at his blood-soaked armor with concern: "My lord, are you alright?"
That guy managed to pierce through such tough armor, it's terrifying!
Gongsun Yu said calmly, "No vital organs were injured, it's alright. What are you doing here? Wasn't I supposed to guard the north gate?"
Zhu Zhangkuang said, "I saw the Yan army leading a force towards Guishan. I was worried that it might be detrimental to our lord. With General Cheng guarding the city, our lord can rest assured! By the way, lord, why haven't I seen Xie Xingzhou?"
Gongsun Yu frowned and said, "He's dead."
Zhu Zhangkuang was shocked: "What?"
Gongsun Yu said coldly, "I underestimated that eldest grandson of the emperor. He was poisoned since childhood and I thought he was a good-for-nothing... Where is Yue Liuyi?"
Zhu Zhangkuang said with difficulty, "According to the scouts, she has fallen into the hands of the Yan army... I'm afraid... her chances of survival are slim."
Of the four generals, three are now gone.
Gongsun Yu slammed his fist into a nearby tree, startling the birds on the tree, which flapped their wings and fled in panic!
His face no longer held its former aloofness and composure; instead, it was filled with a deep sense of anxiety and resentment.
He gritted his teeth and said, "What exactly is going on with the Yan Kingdom? The Xuanyuan family is already dead, and the Shadow Lord is also dead! Why are they still so difficult to deal with!"
"Who said the Xuanyuan family is dead? Who told you the Shadow Lord is dead!"
A cold, murderous voice suddenly rang out from the forest.
Immediately afterwards, Liao Chen, stepping on green branches and draped in clouds, descended from the sky like a god, bringing the dawn.
Holding a three-foot-long green sword, he pointed it at Gongsun Yu with domineering and sharp eyes: "The third Shadow Lord, Xuanyuan Zheng, has come to take General Gongsun's life!"
(End of this chapter)
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