Chapter 110 The Last Hug
Apart from the Huo family ancestral hall, the only place to hide in the suburbs is the temple.
Huo Gannian knew from the beginning that the temple was built by the Yu family to serve as an armory, and he also knew that in order to avoid attracting the attention of the Huo Gang, there were no members of the Yu family in the temple.
The crowd galloped on horseback, wielding knives and shedding blood along the way, and rode their horses straight into the main hall of the temple, frightening the monks and pilgrims so much that they screamed and dodged, and in an instant they disappeared without a trace.
Ye Yan hurriedly bandaged Huo Gannian's wounds, while Hua Jue and Buyan immediately closed the palace door and fastened the thick bolt.
The remaining guards were injured and unconscious, and all fell to the ground, unable to get up.
All that could be heard were heavy, exhausted gasps and cries of pain from the injured.
The city guards and the Yu family did not catch up, but stayed at the foot of the mountain. It seemed that Yu Yangji had an argument with the general leading the troops.
Taking advantage of this gap, the members of the Huo Gang were able to rest, fetch water to wash their wounds, and eat some tribute to fill their stomachs.
Everyone was lying on the mats in a mess, trying to get some rest.
Yun Chen and Xiao Liu placed Xun Kan on the cushion under the lotus seat.
Although this temple was built by the Yu family to conceal their identity, it was built meticulously, solemnly and dignifiedly.
The golden Buddha stood tall, with kind eyes, neither sad nor happy, looking down at the lifeless body beneath his seat.
In front of the altar, huge incense sticks were burning, casting golden flames on Xun Xun's gradually turning blue face.
Xiaoliu was still crying, holding her head like a child, curling up her legs, and leaning helplessly at Xun Xuan's feet.
Yun Chen stared blankly at Xun Xuan's face, her mind full of one question:
From now on... we'll never see each other again, right?
When he thought of this, Yun Chen felt a pain in his heart.
"Brother Gou..." she murmured, and her throat felt like it was choked by a piece of cotton, making her unable to make a sound. She could only shed silent tears.
After Ye Yan took care of Huo Gannian, he wanted to let Huo Gannian rest and sleep for a while, but Huo Gannian shook his head and sighed, looking at Yun Chen with worry and reluctance.
Ye Yan understood what Huo Gannian meant, so she took the basin of water and walked to Yun Chen, gently wiping the dirt off her wound.
Yun Chen didn't move, just looked at Ye Yan with tears in his eyes, and said in an almost pleading voice:
"Brother Gou is not a traitor... He won't... Please... don't look down on him..."
Ye Yan felt sad after hearing this and wanted to say, "Achen, that's your brother who you know for life and death! How could we?!" But his lips trembled for a long time and he couldn't utter a word.
Hua Jue rushed over from the side, cursing, "Everyone saw him chop the young master with a knife! A traitor is a traitor! It's not worth being sad for a traitor! Well done to Xiaoliu!" He wanted to grab Xun Yan's collar, as if he wanted to beat him up and get to the bottom of things.
Buyan wiped his tears and rushed over to stop Hua Jue, "Calm down!"
Hua Jue pushed Bu Yan away, but as soon as his hand touched Xun Xun's blood-stained collar, he suddenly lost his strength and cried and cursed:
"Get up and explain yourself to me... How could you be a traitor... How could you..."
The cries of Hua Jue and Xiao Liu echoed in the empty and deep hall, lingering on the blood-red beams for a long time.
I don’t know how long it took.
By nightfall, most of the guards, injured and exhausted, had fallen asleep.
Xiaoliu and Huajue were tired from crying and fell asleep leaning against each other.
Only Yun Chen was still guarding Xun Xun's body, refusing to eat, drink or sleep.
Huo Gannian did not call her, nor did he order her to rest.
But Huo Gannian had been guarding her for as long as she had been guarding Xun Jian.
Seeing that this was not a solution, Ye Yan suggested:
"Young Master, how about I tell Achen the truth... Otherwise, Achen won't be able to get over it..."
Huo Gannian nodded and said, "Let's talk in the back hall."
Ye Yan said that he wanted to clean and change clothes for Xun Xun, and it would be best to move Xun Xun to the back hall, and asked Yun Chen to come and carry him.
Buyan was originally sitting on the beam, crying silently. When he saw Ye Yan and Yun Chen moving Xun Yan, he immediately wanted to jump down to help, but was stopped by Ye Yan with a look.
Ye Yan shook his head slightly, and Buyan had no choice but to sit back down again. He turned his head away reluctantly, unwilling to look anymore.
Xun Jian was placed in the back hall. Ye Yan gently wiped the dirt off him. When the wet cloth passed over his chest, the wound no longer bled, but was horribly gaping, exposing his sternum and internal organs.
Ye Yan's eyes turned red and he couldn't help crying.
"Brother, you have suffered..."
Yun Chen combed Xun Xun's hair carefully, but found that although he was less than forty years old, Xun Xun already had white hair.
I guess it's because he's too worried and exhausted from taking care of a whole family...
When I think of Xun Jian's family, and how this man has endured humiliation and endured hardships for his wife, children, and elders his entire life...
Yun Chen couldn't help sobbing softly, calling out over and over again:
“Brother Dog…Brother Dog…”
Ye Yan sighed deeply and choked up:
"Originally, I also thought that Gou Ge had betrayed me by stealing the seal and giving it to the Yu Family. That's the Huo Clan's most important official seal... Although the Young Master had already noticed that the seal was a fake, I was very disappointed and went to question Gou Ge. Gou Ge pretended to be against me..."
Ye Yan recalled the day when everyone was eating hot pot. Although Xun Xun rushed towards him with a knife, he couldn't bring himself to kill him.
So, Ye Yan knocked the knife out of Xun Jian's hand and asked, half earnestly and half forcingly:
"What's your problem? Tell me! I might be able to help you!"
Xun Jian's face was pale and gray, and he smiled bitterly, "I said I wanted to surrender to the Yu family with the seal first, and then assassinate Yu Yangji. Do you believe me?"
Without any doubt or ridicule, Ye Yan nodded and said:
"I believe it. But you can't do it even if it costs you your life. Yu Yangji is surrounded by top-notch guards. Even if the six of us join forces, we can't kill him with one strike."
Xun Xuan instantly became even more dejected, and he fell to the ground, looking at Ye Yan with a sad smile:
"What should I do? I won't live long..."
After Ye Yan wiped the dirt off Xun Xun's blade, he wiped away his tears and said:
"I went to the former doctor in Baima Lane and asked him. He is suffering from liver rot. He is terminally ill and incurable. He can only live for two months at most... Originally, Gou Ge wanted to pretend to be a traitor, infiltrate the Yu family, and wait for an opportunity to assassinate Yu Yangji, but this is too difficult. It is very likely that Gou Ge will sacrifice his life but get nothing in return.
I took Gou Ge to tell the young master everything. Gou Ge was willing to be the 'initiator' and join the young master in planning this game. He wanted to take the 1,000 taels of gold bounty from the Yu family and leave it to his wife and children... Besides that, he also wanted..."
Glancing towards the main hall, Ye Yan said in a low voice:
"He even wanted to sacrifice his own life to buy Xiaoliu a better future..."
After hearing this, Yun Chen was shocked.
Xun Xun said, since he was going to die anyway, he might as well leave something for his family and brothers before he died.
From the moment Xun Xun died, Xiaoliu became the hero who rightfully killed the "traitor Xun Xun".
With such great achievements, Xiaoliu was finally able to become the personal guard he had always dreamed of.
Xun Xun has always known that being a personal guard is Xiaoliu's dream.
So he fearlessly threw himself at Xiaoliu's knife tip. Every drop of blood that fell along the sharp blade was shed for Xiaoliu's future...
My heart, why does it hurt like a knife?
Yun Chen hugged Xun Xuan's cold and stiff body, pressed his face against the purple face, and cried out in pain while trembling.
She knew that this would probably be the last time she and Xun Xun would hug each other in this life.
Yun Chen cried for a long time and did not notice when Ye Yan left.
She felt a warm hand on her back, patting it gently.
Huo Gannian didn't say a word, but just stayed with her quietly.
After crying for a long time, she wiped away her tears and gave Huo Gannian a sad smile:
"That's great... Young Master knows that Brother Gou is a meritorious official, not a traitor...
That’s great… From now on… Brother Gou will never be sick again…”
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