Li Lanzhen stood up abruptly and scooped up Linglong, who had run over to her.
He wiped the tears from her face.
"Don't cry, don't cry, tell Grandma what happened."
Who stole your brother?
Linglong chattered away, pointing with her little finger to the western hills beside the reed marshes.
"My brother and I were washing up by the river when suddenly someone came by. Before Linglong could even see clearly, my brother was gone."
Waaaaaah!
Grandma, my brother has been stolen! What should I do? Please come and save my brother! He's so pitiful!
Li Lanzhen wasn't actually very worried because Silver Fox and his three bodyguards were there.
If someone tries to kidnap or abduct a child, they will find out immediately.
Suddenly, a golden idea flashed in her mind: Could it be?
Could it be such a coincidence?
If so, then the ancients' saying that "no story is without coincidences" is truly true!
When Silver Fox was telling his own story, he told Li Lanzhen that he came out to find his child, as well as his sister and brother-in-law.
At the time, Li Lanzhen didn't think too much about it; she always thought that her sister, brother-in-law, and two children should be together.
But now I think back to what Silver Fox said back then.
The two children were rescued from the fire and settled in a small alley.
When he turned back to the mansion to rescue his sister and brother-in-law...
His sister's mansion had been destroyed by fire.
When they returned to look for the two children, they had vanished.
So it seems that the two children he's looking for are Su Chen and Linglong.
No wonder.
If that's the case, it's possible that his bodyguards took Su Chen away for questioning.
Hey silver fox, just ask away, why are you scaring the child? Look how frightened Linglong is.
Li Lanzhen hugged Linglong, patted her arm to comfort her, and then walked towards the river.
Unexpectedly, just as the two reached the riverbank, three figures appeared.
Someone took Linglong from her arms, held her, and flew away.
The other two supported her arms, saying, "Auntie, don't panic, we'll be there soon."
Lan Zhen thought to herself, "I'm not panicking. I've already seen your faces, what's there for me to panic about!"
"Don't rush, let me tell everyone first, otherwise they'll panic."
They let go of each other's hands, and Li Lanzhen went back to arrange for the children to sleep. She then told them that she had something to do with Su Chen and Linglong.
He then told Han Minghai as well.
Then he left.
Two bodyguards grabbed Li Lanzhen's arms, lifted her into the air, flew over the river, and headed straight for Xishan.
Li Lanzhen only felt the whistling wind rushing past her ears before she was lifted into the air.
Is this what flying on a sword is like?
But I'm still missing a sword at my feet, alas!
This feels so good, it's a pity I don't know how.
After the house and yard were built, he discussed with Silver Fox about having them teach the children kung fu, including light footwork, so that they could learn as much as they could, at least enough for self-defense.
They arrived at a flat area in the western mountains.
They put Li Lanzhen down, and she saw Silver Fox, who was half-squatting and tightly hugging Su Chen.
The sunlight shone on the silver mask, making it flash dazzlingly bright!
His eyes were slightly red.
Even through his mask, Li Lanzhen could feel the endless sorrow and burning anger in his heart.
Su Chen was already sobbing uncontrollably in his arms.
Upon seeing Li Lanzhen arrive, Silver Fox released Su Chen from her embrace.
He pulled him to stand in front of Li Lanzhen.
Silver Fox knelt on one knee, clasping his hands in a fist.
Su Chen followed his example, kneeling on one knee and clasping his hands in a fist.
The two, one big and one small, looked at Li Lanzhen.
Silver Fox said sincerely, "Aunt Lanzhen, Hua Xuanshen, grandson of Hua Runze, the Imperial Physician of the former Imperial Medical Academy of the Li Kingdom, greets Aunt Lanzhen!"
After speaking, he glanced at Su Chen.
“Aunt Lanzhen, I will never forget your great kindness. From now on, you are my dear aunt and my family.”
After saying that, he turned around and pulled Su Chen in front of him.
"Aunt Lanzhen, Su Chen is the son of Su Cankun, the Empress's younger brother."
Su Chen's mother is my older sister, Hua Baizhi, who is also my only relative.
Linglong is the daughter of the current Empress, Princess Li Ruihan.
Wow!
This is too much information, I can't take it!
At that time, Linglong had only been at her sister's house in Youzhou Prefecture for a month.
Then Su Wangzu, the current empress's stepbrother, joined forces with the King of Jin to set fire to the mansion, intending to kill my sister's family of four.
..."
Later, Silver Fox rushed into the sea of fire and rescued Su Chen and Linglong.
They rushed in again, but failed to rescue Silver Fox's sister and brother-in-law. Instead, they were disfigured by the fire. Silver Fox thought that her sister and brother-in-law, Su Chen, and Linglong had all been killed.
That's why they chased him all the way to Youzhou City to seek revenge.
His assassination attempt failed, and he was instead surrounded and killed. During his escape, he entered the courtyard where Li Lanzhen and Xue Bao were hiding, where she rescued him.
Su Chen looked at Silver Fox with teary eyes.
"Uncle, you rescued my sister and me from the fire and put us in the alley, but when I saw my aunt's stepbrother rushing over with a group of people, I quickly grabbed my sister and ran out of the alley from the other side."
After we came out, we happened to come across a caravan parked by the roadside. My sister and I climbed into one of the carriages and hid among the goods.
Fortunately, my uncle gave my sister and me two bundles containing food and water.
The caravan was heading to Youzhou Prefecture City. When they were about five miles away from the city, they encountered refugees who robbed them.
My sister and I ran out of the convoy and escaped into the mountains.
After traveling for more than four days with frequent stops, we arrived at a large mountain, only to find that someone had set the mountain on fire.
My sister and I were hiding and running away when we met Grandma Lanzhen.
Grandma took us to live in the Valley of Forgetfulness, and later we came here.
Listening to Silver Fox and Su Chen's stories, Li Lanzhen felt heartbroken for the two poor children.
"Alright, get up. From now on, you can live in Peach Blossom Spring as long as you wish. This is your home."
Silver Fox picked up Su Chen and wiped his eyes clean.
He said to Li Lanzhen.
"Auntie, for now, let's continue living here. I'll go out for a bit and then make a decision when I get back. Okay?"
“Great, of course. I’ve said it before, you can stay here as long as you want.”
"Ahhh, brother!"
Linglong was carried over by Xiao Wu and then saw Su Chen.
So they started crying and shouting.
She saw the silver fox, pointed at him, and started making a fuss.
"Who are you? Why did you steal my brother?! You're a bad person! A big bad guy!"
As she spoke, she jumped down from Xiao Wu's arms.
It pounced on the silver fox and tugged at Su Chen to get him down.
Silver Fox put Su Chen down, squatted down, and spoke gently to Linglong.
"Little Linglong, I am Su Chen's uncle."
Your uncle is my brother-in-law.
Linglong stood there blankly, her big, dark eyes staring at the silver fox's mask.
Su Chen took her hand and hugged her.
“Sister, this is our Uncle Xuanshen.”
His face was burned and disfigured in the fire when he saved us.
So, wear the mask. Don't be afraid.
Linglong slowly approached the silver fox and murmured.
"You're Uncle Xuanshen? You're Uncle Xuanshen, the same uncle as my brother and me?!"
She raised her hand and gently touched the silver fox's face.
She said with concern, "Uncle, it hurts a lot, doesn't it? Let me blow on it for you, and it won't hurt anymore."
She looked at the silver fox with teary eyes.
With a pout, she suddenly pounced into the silver fox's arms.
She burst into tears.
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