Tiancheng Mountain in early October is always covered with a thin layer of fog, and it becomes even colder after frost.
Fang Zilan was walking alone in the forest. Under the cover of branches and leaves, her expression could not be seen clearly, but she could clearly feel the chilling aura on her body, which was so strong that even birds and animals did not dare to approach.
"Zixiu." A gloomy voice suddenly sounded, causing crows to sound.
"Since you're here, you might as well show up and see her." Fang Zilan stopped and threw a hidden weapon casually. While breaking a branch, someone fell behind her.
Then one person after another landed around Fang Zilan. She looked around, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, everyone is here."
"Zixiu, are you tired of living?" King Qin Guang, the head of the Ten Palaces of Hell, stared at Fang Zilan with sadness. She was not frightened at all, and straightened her sleeves carelessly, "So what if it is, so what if it's not?"
"You are provocative to kill my disciple. Why don't you get tired of living?" King Qin Guang said, his expression becoming more and more resentful.
Fang Zilan raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "Apprentice? Isn't he an illegitimate child?"
"You..." King Qin Guang looked shocked, and Fang Zilan's smile became even brighter, "Speaking of which, you should thank me. If the young master knew that you had such an illegitimate child outside, how could he let it go so easily?"
She paused, then suddenly remembered something, and said, "I almost forgot, this is what the young master told me, otherwise where did I get the news? There is also the half-brother of King Chu Jiang." My younger brother, the widower Wang Na’s married cousin..."
"Shut up!" King Chu Jiang couldn't stand it and shouted: "Why did you kill them for no reason?"
"For no reason?" Fang Zilan repeated the word in a drawl, with a sharp expression, "How could the Hidden Sword Villa and Wanhua Villa be blamed? How could Wu Sheng, Yang Zhiqing and others be blamed? When did we kill people? Are you going to ask why? What’s more, the rules on the road are like this. If I don’t kill someone to sacrifice the flag, will you come here obediently to keep the appointment? "
"In that case, there is no need to talk nonsense." The Song Emperor drew his sword and said, "Today, either you die or we die."
"Just what I want." Before Fang Zilan could finish her words, she had already rushed towards the Taishan King who was closest to her like an arrow. She raised her sword and stabbed the opponent's shoulder in two moves.
The other six halls took action one after another, and for a while the sound of swords fighting in the forest was endless. Fang Zilan defended and attacked at the same time, barely able to avoid falling behind.
This can't continue like this. Fang Zilan gritted her teeth. There were seven of them and she was only one. Once time went on and her physical strength was too much, she would be at the mercy of others.
"In that case, Shangguan Min would like to thank Mr. Fang in advance." After Shangguan Min finished speaking, he was about to clasp his fists and salute, but was stopped by Fang Zilan, "This is a deal, you don't have to say thank you."
"But I didn't do it well." Shangguan Min was frank and straightforward, and Fang Zilan said quietly: "Even so, I am quite satisfied with the result now. Therefore, our deal is still valid."
"I..." Shangguan Min opened his mouth, wanting to say something but in the end he couldn't.
Fang Zilan looked at Shangguan Min's hesitant expression with amusement, and couldn't help but sigh, "Shangguan Min, this cautious and timid appearance is not like you."
"What do you think I should look like, Lord Fang?" Shangguan Min lowered his head, his expression much gloomier.
"What I think is my business, but your appearance should be decided by yourself." Fang Zilan looked at the young man in front of him steadily. In just a few months, he seemed to have changed into a different person.
Fang Zilan was silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "Shangguan Min, since you dare to come to me and ask for sergeant status, it means that you are still willing to stay in the army. I can't say what the future will look like, but you have already decided, don't be afraid, if Who knows what will happen until the end.”
"Master Fang is right. So many people died for me, I can't let them lose their lives in vain." Shangguan Min raised his head, with tears in his eyes, "I dare to ask Master Fang, I am in the army, how can Master Fang Will you treat me sincerely?"
"That's natural." Fang Zilan nodded without hesitation: "Although I hold grudges, I also have clear grudges. Between you and me, you haven't done anything wrong yet, but I have a lot of regrets for you."
Fang Zilan shook her head helplessly as she spoke, and Shangguan Min couldn't help but ask, "Then have you ever regretted it?"
"There is no regret." Fang Zilan said calmly, "If people want to move forward and upward, they will inevitably hurt others. You can just get used to it in the future. There is nothing to regret."
"Master Fang, do you really think so?" Shangguan Min asked reluctantly, and Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "So what if you regret it? Is there any regret medicine in this world?"
"Shangguan Min, I will teach you something today." Fang Zilan smiled meaningfully, "Even if you regret and feel uncomfortable, never say it. Others will not care about your feelings, but will give others a reason to hurt you. Even if you are deceiving yourself and others, , and you have to keep going until one day you are strong enough to turn lies into reality. That is the true sense of no regrets and no complaints."
"So Mr. Fang doesn't regret keeping me?" Shangguan Min gritted his teeth and finally asked what was in his heart.
The smile in Fang Zilan's eyes grew brighter, "Of course. I have already said that if one day you stand on the opposite side of me and have a life-and-death fight with me, as long as you have the ability, just do it. But if you don't have the ability, I I won’t be merciful to you either. Do you understand?”
Her words were like a beam of light, shining directly into Shangguan Min's heart.
Too many things had happened in just a few months. In a daze, he vaguely felt that he wanted to pursue something, but he was always unable to grasp anything.
It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly understood.
The past cannot be traced back, and it will not help if he does not regret it in the future. He can only live in the present, get a non-commissioned officer certificate and settle down in the army.
One day he will find out the truth and clear the Shangguan family's name.
Seeing that Shangguan Min was silent, Fang Zilan finally couldn't help but ask: "But, let me ask you, after all these things, do you hate me?"
"No." Shangguan Min answered without hesitation, "I believe in the Shangguan family's innocence more than I resent them."
He paused and said firmly: "Since my surname is Shangguan, I must be worthy of the name of the Shangguan family. As long as I am still alive, my life will never be in vain. One day, I will let the Shangguan family regain its former glory." .”
The young man's eyes were still as clear as ever, but the ambition and solemn look intertwined in his eyes could not be hidden no matter what.
Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, then raised the corners of her lips and chuckled: "I'll wait and see."
