Ling Yun held the dragon and phoenix jade talisman, and the journey was smooth. He, Yang Zhen and others took Du Zhenghai out of the capital for dozens of miles and stopped beside a mulberry forest.
Looking at the desolate scenery of late autumn, Ling Yun suddenly remembered that four years ago, it was also late autumn, and it was also in this place that he was ordered to escort Du Zhenghai through here; the scene at that time was still vivid in his mind, as if it was yesterday...
Thinking about the past now, it seemed like a dream, and Ling Yun couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness. He turned around, looked at Du Zhenghai and said, "That's it. Brother Du, just take care of yourself. It's time for us to go back and recover."
Du Zhenghai's eyes were as cold as ice, he stared at Ling Yun and said: "Ling Yun, tell me, why did you help He Yuting just now?"
Ling Yun's heart twitched painfully, and he was stunned for a moment.
Du Zhenghai said bitterly: "You clearly know that that thief is despicable and dirty, causing my family to be destroyed; you clearly know that he and I have a deep hatred and sworn sworn relationship - I want to kill him in my dreams, but why do you want to help?" Holding him? If it weren't for you, I would have killed him long ago, Ling Yun, it's all your fault for ruining my business! Tell me, why did you do this? "
Yang Zhen couldn't help but get furious when he saw Du Zhenghai's fierce look towards Ling Yun: "Du Zhenghai, you are so bold, how dare you speak to Commander Ling like this! You..."
Ling Yun raised his hand to stop Yang Zhen. He looked at Du Zhenghai with cold eyes and said in a low voice: "I don't want to explain this matter too much now. You will understand it later. Brother Du, listen to me. Get out of here now and never come back!”
Du Zhenghai's red eyes were bloodshot, and he said angrily: "Don't call me Brother Du, you don't deserve it! Hmph, thinking about the past, I was so naive that I actually regarded you as a friend; in fact, I should have understood a long time ago, The world is as black as crows, you are no different from those snobs in the officialdom who are just trying to make a living!"
Yang Zhen was so angry that his thick eyebrows were raised, and he was about to explode, but Ling Yun raised his hand to stop him.
He smiled bitterly and said numbly: "It's up to you. However, let me remind you, Du Zhenghai, so many people saved your life with great difficulty. You must cherish it - for yourself. , and for your mother."
After saying that, Ling Yun turned his face expressionlessly and said to Yang Zhen and others: "Let's go back." He turned the horse's head and walked away, leaving only a deserted and lonely figure behind...
Ling Yun, Yang Zhen and others returned to the lobby of the Criminal Department and reported their orders to Lu Wenzheng.
Knowing that Du Zhenghai had left the capital safely, Ge let out a long sigh.
He Yuting said: "Mr. Ge, your son has left safely. Can you tell me where my Lin'er is now?"
Ge Shi sighed softly and said, "Okay, Prince Consort, let me tell you the whole story."
"That day twenty-four years ago - April 19th, I remember it very clearly. I took my young master to the elm forest area outside the capital and stopped by a bush.
"At that time, the young master asked me curiously, 'Nanny, what are we doing here? Does nanny want to play hide-and-seek with Lin'er?' I said, 'Yes, Lin'er. But today's hide-and-seek is different from before. , let’s play a game first, shall we? You are the good guy and I am the bad guy. You hide and I will catch you. If the bad guy catches the good guy, the bad guy will kill the good guy, okay?'
"The young master asked innocently, 'Why do bad guys kill good guys when they catch him?' I said, 'Because he is a bad guy! Lin'er, you said this game must be fun, right?' The young master clapped his hands happily.
"So I played this game with him in the woods. Later, I really caught him, and I said to him, 'Lin'er, the bad guys will kill the good guys when they catch him, right? Now I It's time to take action!'
"The young master asked, 'Then a good person will definitely beg for mercy from a bad guy, right?' I said viciously, 'Begging for mercy is not enough!' I took out a sweat towel that had been prepared in advance and put it suddenly around the young master's neck... "
He Yuting's face turned pale and he said, "You...did you really kill him?"
Ge said: "Yes, I strangled the young master's neck with a sweat towel, and used a little force on my hands. When I saw the young master struggling desperately in my hands, he cried hoarsely, begging for mercy, and told me, ' Nanny, don't, don't play hide-and-seek with Lin'er. Lin'er must be obedient and well-behaved...' I just felt so happy.
"Later, when I saw that the young master's breath was getting weaker and weaker, until finally there was no sound, I let go of my hand. Looking at the young master lying on the ground, I shed tears unconsciously..." Ge Shi said. By the end, I was hoarse and burst into tears.
Listening to Ge Shi's memories of the painful past twenty years and four years ago, Ling Yun felt cold all over, as if he had fallen into an ice hole.
He has always been a hero that people look up to, and he once boasted of his super ability and strong heart; but now in the face of the cruel reality, he realizes that he is so fragile and vulnerable.
In fact, in this world, there are no people who are always strong, only people who are temporarily strong - just like him twenty-four years ago.
Because he was still too young at the time, he had no power to fight back even in front of a weak woman with no strength to restrain her.
That tragic experience was almost fatal to him; and his fate also changed drastically as a result.
Just imagine, a fragile and helpless child experienced such a heavy shock and shock at such a young age, and almost died because of it. How could his young and immature mind be able to bear it? As a result, due to various reasons, he completely lost his memory of things before the age of three.
But now listening to this unbearable past, and then re-revealing it bit by bit from Ge's mouth, he only felt that his heart was filled with overwhelming discomfort, as if the scar he had never dared to touch was suddenly forcibly It felt like it was torn open, and it hurt like a bone.
In a daze, he remembered that four years ago, he went to the Marquis's Mansion for the first time for some reason to find Mr. Lu. Along the way, he looked at the houses, courtyards, pavilions and pavilions along the way, and they seemed to have seen him before, and even felt familiar. .
This had puzzled him at the time, but now he finally understood.
At that moment, his originally confused and chaotic mind suddenly became enlightened as if a skylight had opened.
The memories from before he was three years old flooded back into his mind like a tide, bit by bit, all vivid and clear.
At this time, he finally recovered all the memories he had lost.
He breathed a sigh of relief and managed to collect his chaotic thoughts. He turned blankly to look at the decisive confrontation between He Yuting and Ge Shi. He felt that his heart was even more painful...
How could He Yuting understand Ling Yun's painful mood? His thoughts were all on Ge Shi.
He frowned angrily, pointed at Ge Shi and gritted his teeth: "You bitch, you killed my son, you killed my son... But just now you said that you would tell me where my son is. It turns out you Still lying to me!"
Ge said: "Prince-in-law, I didn't lie to you. I just said that I would tell you the whereabouts of the young master. I did not say that the young master was still alive in this world! Now you already know where the young master has gone. His The soul is in the elm forest outside the city, and the body may not be found..."
He Yuting's face was ashen and he was so angry that he could not speak for a while.
After a long while, he came back to his senses and said to Lu Wenzheng: "Mr. Lu, you have heard what this bitch said; she was so crazy that she killed my son. You must seek justice for me and kill her." This bitch, avenge my son!”
Lu Wenzheng frowned, sighed, and said nothing.
At this time, Ling Yun suddenly screamed: "Be careful!..."
Before everyone could recover, they saw a flash of cold light in front of their eyes. Ge Shi suddenly waved the short blade in his hand and stabbed He Yuting's chest like crazy!
He Yuting was stunned for a moment, and it was too late to dodge.
In desperation, Ling Yun, who was standing next to him, had no time to draw his sword, so he had to raise his right arm, use a sharp "single palm to open the monument", and push He Yuting hard.
Ge's short blade slid close to He Yuting's clothes, but it pierced Ling Yun's body!
Thanks to Ling Yun's agility. He turned his body dexterously, and the sharp blade missed the vital part, but only made a scratch on his right rib. There was a heartbreaking pain, and blood immediately flowed like a column.
Seeing that the assassination of He Yuting failed, Ge Shi could not help but feel disheartened. She laughed miserably, turned the blade and stabbed her chest!
Ling Yun's color changed in shock, and he cried out: "Mrs. Du!..." Holding back the severe pain, he performed the "North Wind Blowing Snow" move, and barely stretched out his right arm to block her blade.
But his action was still a step too late. Although Ge's blade was slightly off, it still penetrated deeply into her own left breast!
The blood gushed out like a fountain, blooming like a coquettish hibiscus flower. The red color was dazzling and shocking.
Ge Shi screamed in pain, his body rustling like a messy dead leaf in the autumn wind, and finally fell to the ground limply.
Ling Yun rushed forward, leaned down and lifted her up with trembling hands, shouting repeatedly: "Mrs. Du! Mrs. Du!..."
Ge's face was gloomy at this time, and the sadness and helplessness in his eyes on the verge of death only made Ling Yun feel cold and desolate for a while; from that desperate look, he truly understood what it means to live without love.
Ge's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out, so he tilted his head and stopped moving.
Ling Yun probed her nose with trembling hands, and there seemed to be a faint breath stirring faintly in her dilapidated body.
His tense heartstrings unknowingly relaxed a little, and he hurriedly turned around and ordered the guard next to him: "Quickly go and ask for the doctor!..."
