Chapter 203 A Flower Inserted into a Spear
Wei Dashuan frowned with heartache.
People who have experienced famine cannot bear to see anyone wasting a grain of rice even when there is an abundance of food.
Wei Dashuan picked up a bowl from the table and bent down to pick up the melon on the ground.
He wanted to pick it up and feed the pigs.
While he was the commander of the Heishan Township Guard, he did not forget that he was a member of the Liangmin Village breeding team.
Yuan Chi moved his lips but said nothing.
He suspected that he had seen it wrong. How could the old man picking melons on the ground to feed the pigs be General Wei?
Governor Gu looked at Yuan Chi strangely:
"General Yuan, if you don't like eating melons, just say so. The village values food, and wasting it is not good."
Yuan Chi: "I didn't hold it steady just now."
As he said this, he was about to reach out to help Wei Dashuan pick the melons.
At this moment, a heroic figure appeared at the door:
"Governor Gu, I heard General Yuan is here."
Before Yuan Chi's hand touched the melon, he raised his eyes to look at the person who came.
Wu Yingniang was wearing a short brown robe that was convenient for movement. Although the material was simple, the cut was very neat. She wore a dark leather belt around her waist, outlining her tall and straight figure.
She laughed heartily:
"Brother, I haven't seen you for many years."
Yuan Chi suddenly stopped.
He no longer cared about picking up the melons or looking at Wei Dashuan. He rushed over and grabbed Wu Yingniang's shoulders:
"Junior sister?!"
"Are you really my junior sister?"
Wu Yingniang laughed heartily:
"I haven't seen you for many years. It's rare that you still recognize me, brother."
When Yuan Chi was young, he became a disciple of Wu Renbing and learned the Wu family spear technique, and met his junior sister Wu Yingniang.
At that time, he was in his teens and Wu Yingniang was less than ten years old, and the two had a fight.
He had been beaten humiliatingly many times.
The Wu family spearmanship was originally only passed down to people with the surname Wu. Master Wu Renbing made an exception and passed it on to him because he wanted him to marry his junior sister in the future and have a child with the surname Wu.
Yuan Chi agreed at first, but later felt that his junior sister was too fierce and tough.
If he got married, he would never see the light of day again in his life; after much thought, he still felt that it would be better to let his junior sister harm others.
Yuan Chi confessed the truth to his master.
Master Wu Renbing said, "You have a good talent for martial arts, but you are blind and cannot see your sister's strengths. I can teach you 70% of the Wu family spearmanship. If I am not around, you should take care of Yingniang as her elder brother."
Yuan Chi agreed.
He was very satisfied that he could learn 70% of the knowledge without having to marry his junior sister.
After completing his studies, Yuan Chi left his master and fellow apprentice to join the army.
Later, Yuan Chi heard that his master had passed away, and he intended to let his junior sister go to the capital so that he could take care of her.
The sixteen-year-old junior sister came to the capital to say goodbye to him.
My junior sister said she was going to Lingnan to do something important.
Yuan Chi asked her what was going on, but she refused to tell him. Yuan Chi then gave her a large bag of silver and told her not to cause any casualties outside.
Later, Lingnan was in chaos, and looking for someone was like looking for a needle in a haystack. There was no news of my junior sister anymore.
Yuan Chi thought that his junior sister was gone, and he felt guilty towards his master's spirit in heaven.
Unexpectedly, after more than ten years, I saw him again on this hilltop.
"Okay, okay, as long as I'm alive."
Yuan Chi was very excited and said yes repeatedly.
This Heishan Township is indeed extraordinary, otherwise his fearless junior sister would not be willing to stay here.
Thinking of this, Yuan Chi suddenly turned around and shouted:
"General Wei?"
After picking the melons, Wei Dashuan stood up. He did not respond or deny, but just gave Yuan Chi a meaningful smile.
Just like the expression when he looked at Yuan Chi with a smile after the competition.
The smile is exactly the same.
Yuan Chi's heart was trembling.
Before, Governor Gu said that there are many talented people here.
He believed it, he really believed it.
No wonder these people were able to withstand the attacks of the Mi Po people.
No wonder.
Yuan Chi picked up the other half of the melon and planned to eat a bite to calm his nerves.
General Wei and his junior sister are both here, so he won’t be surprised even if he sees the Jade Emperor coming later.
A cold voice was blown in by the wind:
"General Yuan, how are you?"
Hao Ren, dressed in a warm white robe, walked into the room and smiled elegantly at Yuan Chi.
Bang!
The melon in Yuan Chi's hand broke again.
His pupils trembled slightly, his breathing stagnated, and his throat seemed to be blocked:
“Pei Pei Pei Pei…”
Qin Xiao walked out from behind Hao Ren and patted Yuan Chi on the shoulder:
"Xiao Yuan, don't worry, don't worry. I'll explain it to you. The whole thing is like this..."
Clouds are wandering in the sky and the sun is hiding.
The shadows of the trees swayed on the ground, becoming shorter and longer.
The bird landed on the window, picked up a small insect, and flew away flapping its wings.
“…That’s the whole story.”
Qin Xiao was talking until his mouth was dry, and he also picked up an unopened melon to chew on.
It is the end of summer.
The wind in the mountains is not as hot as before.
The wind blew in through the window and brushed against Yuan Chi.
Yuan Chi not only felt cool now, but also felt cold, so cold that he got goose bumps all over his body.
He had a shattered expression on his face.
I was shocked to hear about the unjust case of the Pei family, and I was also shocked to hear that the reinforcements were blocked, resulting in casualties among the Xue family's army.
He was as surprised as Qin Yuan when he first learned about this.
No, he was more frightened than Qin Yuan.
Because Junior Sister and Pei Lingyun are husband and wife!
The fierce junior sister, and the noble Master Lingyun of the past... How could this not be a flower stuck on a spear?
Outrageous, this is too outrageous!
Yuan Chi covered his forehead and said, "Why are you telling me this? When you heard I was coming, you could have kept it a secret from me."
Wu Yingniang said, "Brother, ever since we heard you were leading the troops south, we decided to tell you. Even if you didn't come to Black Bandit Mountain today, we would have tried to lure you here."
Yuan Chi was silent for a long time, then asked:
"Aren't you afraid that I will tell others about this? What will you do if I report this to the Emperor?"
"General Yuan values friendship and loyalty, and will not betray his old comrades. Besides—"
Hao Ren smiled slowly, still so gentle:
"If he knew you had met with us privately and you learned the truth of what happened back then, he would no longer trust you."
Murong Yu is suspicious and will only eliminate those who know the truth.
From the moment Yuan Chi stepped into this place, he was already on the same boat with them.
"What do you want me to do? I, Yuan Chi, can sacrifice my life, but don't even think of using my soldiers to die!"
Yuan Chi was a straightforward man, his mind fixed on nothing except when he was thinking about tactics in battle. He was overthinking it, thinking that Black Bandit Mountain was forcing him to lead his troops back to the capital.
Yuan Chi's Adam's apple rolled, and cold sweat slid down his forehead:
"The troops I'm leading south this time were transferred from near the capital. They're no match for the Southern and Northern Imperial Guards. While the Southern and Northern Imperial Guards only number 50,000 combined, they're all elite soldiers and well-trained, more than enough to hold us back outside the capital for a while. The imperial court can use this opportunity to mobilize troops from across the country to the capital, totaling nearly 700,000. No matter how many experts we have, they're like an ant trying to shake a tree, or a mantis trying to stop a chariot..."
Yuan Chi had already imagined the scene of being surrounded by an army of 700,000 and a river of blood. He was so nervous that idioms were coming out of his mouth one by one.
He knew that Murong Yu was not a wise ruler, that the Xue family army was unwilling to accept the consequences, and that the Pei family had been wronged.
But rebellion is a serious matter that can result in death and bring disaster to the entire clan.
Even though the rebellion failed, the emperor remained the emperor, but the soldiers became wandering ghosts.
"Senior brother, that's not what we meant." Wu Yingniang smiled helplessly.
Wei Dashuan: "Xiao Yuan, Leopard and I, how could we not know the disparity in our military strength? We're not asking you to do anything, we're asking you to do nothing."
Yuan Chi: "Do nothing?"
Qin Xiao: "You will command the Southern Yamen Left Guard in the capital. Just be a general and do your duty. When your cooperation is needed one day, just cooperate and do not move. There is no need to harm any of your soldiers."
Yuan Chi's expression lightened slightly: "We can discuss this."
Hao Ren: "One more thing."
Yuan Chi looked at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren: "I hope General Yuan can report Heishan Township's achievements in resisting the enemy to the capital."
Yuan Chi raised his eyebrows: "What do you want to do?"
Hao Ren didn't smile this time, the smile in his eyes disappeared:
"We are going to Beijing."
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