Fu Jun, Marquis of Pinghai, was Wei Xu's biological father.
Although it doesn't have much feeling or meaning to him, it is the truth after all.
Wei Xu's biological mother was a prostitute, Qing Ji, a new dancer who made her debut at the "Nishangfang" in Luojing.
Nowadays, listening to music in brothels, watching dances in dance halls, and chanting to the wind and playing with the moon are the major trends among the sons of wealthy families. No matter if you like it or not, it is hard to talk about it if you have never been there. The first time the young Fu Jun came was brought by his cousin Cheng Li. Seeing that Qing Ji was both pretty and clean, Cheng Li spent a lot of money to let his brother start a new life.
Fu Jun's face turned red, but he could not stand the laughter from everyone in the room, so he took it away and used it.
The money Cheng Li gave was enough for his brother to spend the nights there for a month. He was afraid that his brother would feel embarrassed and that the place he stayed in would be unclean and dirty, so he specially arranged a separate courtyard for him.
Fu Jun didn't like this. As a young man, he was so passionate and had a one-time affair that he never came to the villa again. But Qingji discovered that she seemed to be pregnant.
In fact, in order to avoid causing trouble to the nobles, prostitutes like Qingji have been drugged since childhood. But somehow, she got pregnant.
She couldn't bear to beat her. Qingji's adoptive mother was the nanny of Nishangfang and had some connections. After taking her daughter out of the villa, she hid her outside. Ten months later, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
Unfortunately for the Pinghai Marquisate, they do not need illegitimate children, especially the eldest son of a concubine.
At that time, Fu Jun had already been engaged, to the eldest daughter of Meng from the Yongcheng Marquisate. Five of the six ceremonies had been completed, and all that was left was to go and marry her.
But the child has been born, and we can’t strangle him to death. After all, he is the blood of the Fu family. Fu Jun's seriously ill grandmother struggled to get up and made a decision.
The daughter stayed behind and married Meng, and Qingji was brought in as a concubine. As for the boy, she personally found a good family to adopt him.
A concubine's eldest son is the source of chaos in a family and must not exist.
The Meng family accepted this decision, so Qing Ji gave birth to only a girl, and the baby boy was secretly sent to the Wei family in Ping County, a hundred miles away from Luojing.
This is Wei Xu.
Madam Fu was indeed very attentive. The Wei family had thousands of acres of fertile land and was well-off. Their ancestors were from a branch of a declining noble family, but they had no children. When Wei Xu grew up, he was recommended as an official. With the secret support of his father and grandfather, he had no problem becoming independent.
Even after Wei Xu was included in the family tree, he allowed Aunt Qing to see it once.
Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long.
When Wei Xu was four years old, there was a riot in Sizhou. Suddenly, a group of bandits broke into the Wei family, robbed them of their money and lives, and killed anyone they saw.
The entire family was wiped out except Wei Xu, who was carried by a loyal servant and escaped through a dog hole. Unfortunately, there was chaos outside and the loyal servant unfortunately died during the escape, and he fell into the hands of human traffickers.
Wei Xu was sold to Jingzhou. Finally, he was bought by an old man who was over fifty years old and looked like an immortal.
The old man took one casual glance at him and immediately bought him at a high price. He asked Wei Xu to call him "godfather".
With an adoptive father, Wei Xu not only did not have any good luck, but instead fell into a purgatory on earth that was like a paradise.
His adoptive father lived on a steep mountain. When Wei Xu arrived there, he found that there were thirty or forty "adopted sons" like him.
They are a group of experimental subjects.
My adoptive father was a genius who was well-versed in astronomy, geography, martial arts, medicine, divination, etc. He was particularly fond of martial arts and medicine and poisons, and had studied them painstakingly for decades.
Ranging from four or five years old to eleven or twelve, this group of children were divided into two groups and were used to test his fantastic ideas that he had come up with over the years.
One group was called medicine boys, and the other group, let's call them martial arts boys. Wei Xu had excellent muscles and bones, and his adoptive father chose him to be a martial arts boy at first sight.
The days were like purgatory, with all kinds of new attempts. Sometimes he felt like he was falling into an ice cellar, and sometimes he felt like he was being burned by fire. The internal energy was disturbed, and vomiting blood and getting injured were the most common things. Wei Xu struggled and lingered at the gates of hell several times.
There were also various moves drills and real fights. The most serious one was when he was stabbed in the waist and abdomen by a big child. He was seriously injured and was on the verge of death.
But he was not the worst sufferer. At least he survived. Many children died and their bodies were thrown directly into the surging river below the cliff.
The ways in which the medicine boys died were even more bizarre. Some died with blood gushing out of all their orifices, some died with their bodies stiff, and some died in pain after rolling around wailing for days and nights. In the end, there were not enough people, so the adoptive father bought a few more groups.
It feels like being in hell, but the medicine boys and martial arts boys can still learn something from it. Wei Xu's martial power grew rapidly amidst the pain, and he suffered fewer and fewer injuries. In addition, an old servant was taking care of their daily life. He couldn't bear it, so he secretly treated their injuries and got them medicine, and taught them to read when he was free.
My adoptive father's hermitage has a huge collection of books, including books on various schools of thought, history books, mathematics, astronomy and geography, military books and strategies, and even martial arts secrets and medical and poison books.
Apart from his experiments, the godfather didn't care about these children on a daily basis, whether they were treating their injuries, learning to read, or reading books. He just let them do whatever they wanted as long as they didn't run away or disrupt his experiments.
Sometimes, when he is in a good mood, he will even explain it himself, but he doesn't care whether you understand it or not.
In the eyes of the old servant, Wei Xu was a lonely child who liked to stay in the library every day. At first, it was because of the quietness, but later he got used to it.
By the time he had finished reading this massive collection of books, his old servant had already died, and the numerous medicine boys and martial arts boys had also mostly died.
In the end, he was the only one left among the martial arts boys, and only one among the medicine boys was also dead.
They had grown up, and on a rainy night, Wei Xu and Yao Tong joined forces to kill their adoptive father.
It was a fierce battle, and a tragic victory. The medicine boy was poisoned and fell into the river. He was seriously injured and lay on the ground for two whole days and nights before he could barely open his eyes and crawl up.
It took him a year to recover from his injury.
His only companion was gone, but Wei Xu didn't feel anything. With his naturally cold temperament and abnormal upbringing, he seemed to be missing the most important part of being a human being. He had no emotions, and in his eyes, there seemed to be little difference between living things and dead things.
Just like the medicine boy, he didn't feel sad even though his only companion was missing and in danger. He seemed to be isolated from something and just looked at the world indifferently.
He settled down in this place that had tortured him for many years, and he was supposed to live there until his death.
The change came when the sky cleared up after a long period of rain, and he felt like stretching his muscles, which was a rare occasion for him.
On the mountain road, he encountered a murder and looting incident.
He should have just glanced away and left, but the sight of a mother and son escaping in a panic made him stop unexpectedly.
The young mother, holding her three or four-year-old son in her arms, cried and ran forward desperately. The little boy was crying, he hooked his arms around his mother's neck and lay in her arms.
It was this scene that, for some reason, suddenly triggered Wei Xu's long-forgotten memories.
He was three or four years old, and was held in the arms of a young and beautiful woman. The woman was crying and laughing, and her tears fell on his face.
Wei Xu was not like this from the beginning. He was also a child who could cry and laugh when he was young.
The woman's tears made him feel sad, so he looked up and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Qing Ji hugged him: "I'm happy."
This might be the only chance for her to see her son in her life. She whispered in Wei Xu's ear: "Mother is very happy to see you."
Wei Xu's adoptive mother was a serious woman, she would not hold him and laugh and cry like this. This was a novel experience, but he did not reject this woman. He snuggled in her arms and listened to her humming nursery rhymes while holding back tears.
Most of his childhood memories had been forgotten due to years of suffering. Wei Xu only vaguely remembered the vague nursery rhymes and that soft embrace.
But the past events seemed like a lifetime ago. He had lost the ability to feel emotions. He could neither understand why the other person was crying, nor did he have the slightest sympathy for her.
However, Wei Xu was bored at the time and had a rare interest. Suddenly he remembered the "Marquis of Pinghai Mansion" that his loyal servant had mentioned before his death, so he went to the capital.
It was easy to find the Marquis of Pinghai's Mansion. He entered and exited the mansion silently and soon found the beautiful woman in his memory.
The other person has aged a lot. Qingji was the one who came before the mistress to make trouble. Meng was virtuous and generous except for ignoring her. Fu Jun felt guilty towards his wife and did not like Qingji's scheming behavior of coming to the house after having a child with her adoptive mother, so he basically did not enter her yard.
Her husband was unhappy, her son was nowhere to be found, and all her affection was directed toward her daughter. Unfortunately, my daughter’s marriage is not going well, her life is hard, and she is anxious all year round. How can she not age?
Wei Xu also had a sister who married the eldest son of the Zhang family in the Weiyuan Marquis's mansion.
He went to see his sister again.
Meng was a sweet-looking woman with a bitter heart. The prince she chose for Zhang was good in every way except that he had someone else in his heart. He was in love with his cousin who had fallen on hard times. After he married her and gave birth to a son a year later, he immediately brought his cousin into the family. From then on, the couple was deeply in love and had children.
Fu's life was hard. Her mother-in-law and husband favored her cousin, and they seldom had sex in the same room. Being young, she was like a widow, and could not find fault with them. She could not bring herself to cry to her father.
In fact, it is useless to cry to your father. Men can only take care of major matters. The Zhang family favors concubines but not wives, loves illegitimate sons but does not treat legitimate sons harshly. Everything can be resolved with rules. In the end, the matter will always be handled by the stepmother, Meng.
Fu had been suffering for several years, swallowing his anger and enduring pain.
Wei Xu just watched quietly, he had nothing else to do. That little bit of interest had not disappeared yet, so he continued to watch quietly.
But he soon discovered that his mother and sister had not forgotten him.
Aunt Qing lit a perpetual lamp for him in Xiangguo Temple. From the age of four, even when she was oppressed by Mrs. Meng and had difficulty making ends meet, she never hesitated to buy more incense oil.
I kneel down to pray for his safety every day.
So does Fu.
On the sixth day of February, Fu went back to her parents' home specially. Only then did Wei Xu know that today was his birthday.
There were three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table. Aunt Qing cooked for them herself, adding some of each dish to the empty seats and serving another bowl of soup. The two said, "Brother Rui is another year older today."
Wei Xu suddenly remembered that his nickname was Rui'er.
Aunt Qing and Madam Fu tried hard to smile, their eyes welling up with tears, but then they couldn't help but burst into tears. This simple birthday party was once again swallowed up with tears.
There was no illegitimate eldest son in the Pinghai Marquis's mansion. The two of them sent the servants away and dared not say anything. After crying bitterly, the mother and daughter supported each other into the inner room and put on makeup.
Wei Xu showed up for the first time, but he did not appear in front of Aunt Qing and her daughter. He stood silently outside for a moment, quietly staring at the two small celadon bowls filled with soup and vegetables.
After a long time, he picked up the small soup bowl and took a sip.
Cold and a bit salty.
I touched my heart and suddenly had a very strange feeling.
Only he doesn't understand.
Wei Xu's blood was originally cold, but slowly, it seemed to warm up a little, his thinking became more active, and the pale days seemed to have some flavor. He felt this change, but still didn't understand it.
But even though he didn't understand, he continued to stay there, spending half of his time in the Mansion of Marquis Pinghai and half of his time in the Mansion of Marquis Weiyuan.
Later, he killed Zhang Shizi's cousin concubine.
The cousin was well-behaved for several months during her pregnancy, but unexpectedly she had a miscarriage. She simply blamed Fu for everything. Fu felt so wronged. Although she had the support of her natal family, the couple ended up parting ways unhappily, and she cried bitterly behind people's backs.
Wei Xu is a man who doesn’t care about his own life or death, let alone an outsider? He kills whoever he wants to kill. However, before taking action, he thought about it and created an accident, making it look like a cousin returned to her parents' home but secretly met her lover.
Prince Zhang was devastated, and Fu was smart. She took advantage of the situation, comforted him in every way, and took good care of the child left by her cousin, saying that the child was her husband's blood after all.
Thanks to her unremitting efforts, Fu's life finally began to go smoothly. Prince Zhang finally discovered her good qualities, and the couple gradually got along harmoniously. The next year, she became pregnant again and gave birth to a son.
Fu's happy life began. After Earl Weiyuan died, Prince Zhang inherited the title, and her eldest son was named Prince.
The status of her daughter and grandson rose greatly, and Aunt Qing's life became better. The servants became much more respectful and polite. Mrs. Meng had always been known for her virtue, so it was not easy to increase the pressure on them.
Wei Xu felt very comfortable and was in a rare good mood.
He stayed for another three months and then went back.
After that, he came quietly once a year, never showing up, just watching silently in the dark.
He did not hate the Fu family. To be more precise, he had no feelings for them. He was neither happy nor angry, neither hateful nor sad. The only things that made him emotional were Aunt Qing, Fu and her children.
Yes, that’s right, Mrs. Fu gave birth to another little daughter.
At this time, Wei Xu felt that children were not actually that annoying. Of course, it would be even better if they didn't cry or make a fuss.
Sometimes he stayed longer, two or three months, and sometimes shorter, one or two months, but he never intended to show up to recognize people.
As cold and aloof as Wei Xu was, he actually felt a little timid when this thought flashed through his mind. He didn't know why, but this strange feeling made him uncomfortable, so he left in a hurry.
But who knew that this departure would be a farewell forever.
The next year, Wei Xu came again on time. In fact, the day he came was the eve of his birthday. Unfortunately, he did not see the three sets of bowls and chopsticks this time. What was waiting for him was the Marquis of Pinghai's Mansion and the Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion, with their doors locked and sealed and the interiors empty.
Empress Fu and her son suffered a tragic disaster, and the Crown Prince and all of Fu's followers were overthrown.
As the center of the storm, all the male members of the Fu family have been beheaded, and the female and young children have been sentenced to exile in the southwest and are waiting to set off; close relatives such as the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion were also executed in the same batch.
Wei Xu immediately sneaked into the prison where the fugitives were detained, but unfortunately, Aunt Qing Fu and her three nephews were all dead.
The prison was cold and gloomy, and the former nobles, who were frail and weak, could not endure it at all. There was no medical care or medicine, and bodies were carried out in batches before the date of exile was set.
The first to die were Fu's two young sons and daughters, who died of illness. She cried and hugged her children, unwilling to let go. The jailer kicked her in the center of her chest and she flew away, hitting the back of her head and died on the spot. The eldest son rushed to protect his mother, but the jailer turned his blade and killed him instantly.
Aunt Qing was in the cell next door. She was so heartbroken and hopeless that she committed suicide.
Just the day before Wei Xu arrived in the capital.
I forgot to mention that it was because of Prince An's order that all the exiles were moved to this old prison, otherwise the condition of the two young children of the Fu family would not have worsened.
Otherwise, if Wei Xu arrived one day later, he would be able to rescue the people no matter how tight the prison guards were.
Finally, he went to the mass grave and found the bodies of Aunt Qing and others.
…
"They are all dead."
The mountain wind was howling as Wei Xu stood on a high place. For the first time, he shed his cold look and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He reached out his hand and accurately grasped Prince An's collar and lifted him in front of him.
He spoke in a cold voice: "You killed them."
After finding the body and confirming his death, he felt as if a piece of his heart had been dug out, leaving it empty.
The cold rain was dripping, and an emotion he had never experienced before suddenly erupted. He was in extreme pain, much more painful than when he was struggling to death. The latter was physical pain, but at this moment, the pain went straight into his heart and lungs and penetrated his bones.
Wei Xu placed the bodies of several people and immediately returned to Luojing. At that time, the new emperor had just ascended the throne and the power was in the process of transfer, and various things were still being finalized.
Traveling between the residences of various new rich and powerful officials, he could easily piece together the truth of the matter.
The new emperor, King An.
One led the disaster, while the other added fuel to the fire and directly led to the death of Aunt Qing and others.
The emperor has secret guards around him, so Wei Xu cannot force his way in, but he can start with Prince An.
I forgot to mention that Prince An is a restless person and has visited him several times.
Wei Xu's adoptive father was a famous scholar in front of others. After his "death", his adopted son Wei Xu was also outstanding and aloof, so he inherited this title.
King An visited him several times, but Wei Xu refused to see him. However, he did not give up and came again when he returned to his fiefdom.
Wei Xu had always followed Prince An, and this time he agreed.
He and Prince An hit it off immediately and became close friends. Finally, he was invited to come out of seclusion and go to Qiejia.
"Originally, I planned to help you conquer this world."
First, he used Prince An to get rid of the emperor, and then, he killed Prince An the day before he ascended the throne.
You are finally going to get what you have always dreamed of, but suddenly miss it. Wouldn't that be more painful than not having it in the first place?
This was how Fu was. She finally managed to smile with joy and happiness, but before she could savor it, everything came to an abrupt end.
So does Aunt Qing.
“You, you!”
Prince An was shocked and angry, and was about to scold, but he saw Wei Xu stretch out his other hand, cover the joint of his left arm, and suddenly retract it.
“Ahhhh!!”
The hand was like an iron clamp, with tremendous force. With a crisp "crack" sound of fracture, Wei Xu actually broke his shoulder bone into pieces. The severe pain at this moment touched his soul, and Prince An suddenly raised his head and screamed.
"Later, the King of Qi appeared."
Wei Xu looked at him coldly: "You are far inferior to the King of Qi."
At this time, he had already penetrated deep into Prince An's camp. He discovered that the emperor actually did not care about the life and death of the female relatives. He was busy dealing with other things at the time. It was Prince An who emphasized the need to quickly eradicate the problem, which completely pushed Aunt Qing and others to death.
Wei Xu's goal could not be achieved until he assisted King An in conquering the world. With the addition of the King of Qi, the process will be more ups and downs, vivid and interesting. So he adjusted his plan and handed over the Emperor to the King of Qi, while he focused on the King of An.
Killing someone is not the right path, how can we let him die so easily?
"You bastard! You bastard, you filthy rat!!"
After several times of despair, several times of survival, and two times of reaching the peak, King An fell from great heights again and again. He lost his princess, children, close confidants, and all his soldiers. In the end, he was the only one left, held in the hands of the instigator.
His anger was about to burst out, his eyes were full of hatred, his face was twisted and he looked like he was biting someone, "You all deserve to die! You...Ah!!"
Wei Xu smiled coldly, his hands moved as fast as lightning, and with a series of crisp "crack" and "crack" sounds, he actually crushed all the joints of Prince An's body.
His hand loosened and with a loud bang, Prince An fell to the ground.
The once arrogant and powerful leader is now sweating and twitching as he collapses to the ground. Prince An could no longer move, and was even in so much pain that he uttered no sound. He just stared at Wei Xu with his eyes filled with hatred.
“Ahhhh!!”
Wei Xu stretched out two fingers and probed suddenly. Prince An screamed in pain. His eyes were actually dug out.
Tilting his head slightly, Wei Xu heard the sound of approaching horse hooves. His brows turned cold, he raised his long sword and swung it. A cold light flashed, and King An's screams stopped abruptly.
His head rolled to Fu Pei's feet, his empty and bloody eye sockets facing the latter. Fu Pei, who had huddled up in fear, let out a short cry and jumped up.
He fell into Wei Xu's hands.
There were spots of blood on the front of Wei Xu's face, with sharp eyebrows and bright red bloodstains. He was dressed in black like a Shura. He pinched Fu Pei's neck and looked at him coldly.
He has no feelings towards his biological father Fu Jun, let alone this legitimate younger brother? The reason why she paid special attention to him was because one day she heard Aunt Qing talking about the excellence of the eldest son in the mansion, and she murmured that if her brother Rui could be half as good as him, she would be satisfied.
Meng had repeatedly suppressed Aunt Qing, and Wei Xu had thought about getting rid of her, but by then he had understood a lot about the ways of the world. After Meng's death, Fu Jun would remarry, and with Empress Fu and her son around, it wouldn't be surprising for him to even marry a princess.
Aunt Qing's life is likely to become even more difficult.
Fu Jun cannot die, as he is his sister Fu’s biggest supporter.
Mrs. Meng, a vicious woman. Wei Xu's eyes darkened. He lowered his head and looked at Fu Pei, who was trembling with a pale face. He sneered, "Fu's legitimate son."
At this moment, he no longer had the heart to appreciate Fu Pei's embarrassed posture. The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. He was just about to deal with Fu Pei when suddenly a "whoosh" sound broke through the air. His ears moved, and he turned around on his toes and landed steadily on top of a huge rock on the edge of the cliff.
From a distance, Wei Jing stepped on the stirrup and rushed forward.
He frowned. Although this person was delivering a letter, he was far from lying dormant. His actions were extremely strange. When he jumped up, he shouted, "Arrow formation, get ready!"
Wei Xu suddenly looked up.
It’s the King of Qi!
He is finally here.
Wei Xu originally wanted to fight with Wei Jing.
The only person in the world whom he felt was his rival was the King of Qi.
The fighting spirit is high.
When two tigers fight, one will die and the other will be seriously injured? He doesn't care about life or death, a battle that is exhilarating and satisfying is more to his liking.
The mountain wind was howling, and Wei Xu's black clothes fluttered. He was about to jump to meet the enemy.
Suddenly, a voice sounded beside my ear, "I hope he is alive and well."
Aunt Qing's and Mrs. Fu's, both of them clasped their hands together at the birthday banquet, with tears in their eyes.
My heart was suddenly stung.
Wei Xu's breath was choked, and he suddenly threw Fu Pei to the ground, blocking Wei Jing's way, turned around, and jumped off the cliff.
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