"Tianzheyi!"
"Tell me, big brother, what's your father's name?"
Situ Ye squatted in front of Tian Zheyi, his hands supporting her shoulders trembling slightly.
The Tian Family Swordsmanship is a martial art inherited from the Tian Family, a family of former military commanders in Zhaoyang State. It is a skill not to be passed down to outsiders. However, this little girl claimed that her father also knew this swordsmanship, and her surname also happened to be Tian...
Although it seemed unlikely intellectually, after all, the Tian family had already been destroyed eighteen years ago, but emotionally, Situ Ye inexplicably felt that this Tian Zheyi must be related to the Tian family.
Tianzheyi was very likely... very likely the child of one of Tianlang's relatives. If one were to infer from their ages, Tianzheyi's father would have been Tianlang's nephew.
But……
Whether it was Tianlang's brothers or cousins' children, they had all been executed, so what...
"My father's name is Tianji. Like my older brother, he's very tall and strong. He's a hunter and a skilled hunter. Whether it's small animals like pheasants and hares, or ferocious beasts like wolves and tigers, nothing can escape my father's arrows!"
When talking about his father, Tian Zheyi raised his head slightly, with the corners of his mouth turned up, looking very admiring and proud.
"Tianji?"
Situ Ye looked at Tian Zheyi in disbelief. Some memories of Tian Lang flashed through his mind...
"Uncle, when I grow up I want to be a general like you and protect the people of Zhaoyang!"
Eighteen years ago, during the Wushan bandit suppression campaign, before Tianlang left for the battle, his eldest brother's son, Tianlang's five-year-old nephew Tianqi, hugged Tianlang's legs reluctantly.
"Okay, then Qi'er, you must study hard and practice martial arts diligently. When you grow up, you can be as powerful as me, your uncle!"
This is what the then eighteen-year-old Tianlang said to his nephew Tianqi. Before leaving, Tianlang picked up his nephew Tianqi and kissed him on the cheek.
"Woo~Woo~"
As the horn sounded from the military camp outside, Tianlang finally bid farewell to his reluctant family and resolutely embarked on the journey to Wushan to suppress the bandits.
No one could have imagined that Tianlang's meeting with his family before leaving would become his final farewell to his loved ones...
…
Situ Ye looked at Tian Zheyi with a complicated expression. Tian Lang's nephew Tian Qi once said that he actually liked the name Tian Ji better than Tian Qi...
"Uncle, can I change my name to Tianji? I want to be like you, as brave as a Pegasus, dominating the battlefield and bravely killing the enemy!"
At that time, Tianlang's elder brother's son Tianqi was only five years old, but he always regarded Tianlang as his role model, hoping that one day he could be as brave and fearless as his uncle, be promoted to a general at a young age, and shed his blood on this land they loved so much to protect the people of Zhaoyang Kingdom.
"Well..."
"You have to ask your father!"
Tianlang bumped fists with his nephew Tianqi and looked at him with full of doting.
Although the Tian family is a family of military generals, Tianlang's elder brother Tianyao is a man who likes to write. He did not follow the family tradition, but instead embarked on the path of imperial examinations.
It was only when Tianyao's son, Tianqi, showed his amazing martial arts talent. At the age of five, Tianqi was smart and had a high talent for martial arts. Even Tianlang was very optimistic about this nephew and placed high hopes on him.
Unfortunately, Tianqi's life, which should have been full of fine clothes and a bright future, was shattered when the emperor ordered the execution of the entire Tian family...
…
"Yes!"
"Big brother, my father's name is Tianji."
"Big brother~"
"Big brother?"
Seeing Situ Ye suddenly stunned, Tian Zheyi looked puzzled. After calling out to him several times, seeing that Situ Ye was still motionless, Tian Zheyi couldn't help but reach out her little hand and pat his face.
"Tianzheyi~"
Situ Ye came back to his senses, his eyes red and tears flashing in his bright eyes.
"Good boy~"
Situ Ye hugged Tian Zheyi tightly in his arms. If he guessed correctly, Tian Zheyi was most likely the daughter of Tian Lang's nephew Tian Qi, and therefore Tian Lang's great-niece...
"How old is your father this year? Where is your mother? Also, why were you captured and brought to Laifeng Country?"
Situ Ye let go of Tian Zheyi and touched her head tenderly.
"Big brother, I'm six and a half years old now. My dad is twenty-three years old, and my mom is three years older than him. But my dad says, 'A woman three years older than you is a treasure,' and he really likes my mom..."
When Tian Zheyi mentioned her parents, she started to babble non-stop. Situ Ye smiled slightly, looking at Tian Zheyi with a doting look in his eyes.
From Tian Zheyi's description, Situ Ye could tell that the relationship between the three of them was very harmonious, with the couple loving each other, the parents kind, and the children filial...
"Brother, we live on the border of Zhaoyang State, which borders Laifeng State. Ten days ago, I left the village with my father and went to the town to sell game and mountain products. It was market day, and there were a lot of people..."
Tian Zheyi looked up at the sky, recalling what happened that day and continued, "Unexpectedly, a speeding carriage suddenly appeared on the street. Seeing that the carriage was about to hit someone, my father rushed forward without a second thought, subdued the mad horse with his own strength, and stopped the carriage."
"Your dad... is great!" Situ Ye praised without reservation.
"Big Brother..."
"That's when Dad and I were separated by the crowd. There were so many people, and I was so small, that Dad and I couldn't see each other anymore."
"While I was looking for my father, I suddenly felt a pain on the back of my neck. Then everything went black and I was put into a sack. When I woke up, I found myself lying on a very fast carriage."
When talking about the experience of being separated from his father and being kidnapped, Tian Zheyi's handsome little face suddenly drooped and his eyes turned red.
She's been arrested for ten days now, and her parents must be frantic with worry...
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