"Dad, is there really nothing we can do?" Xue Kai said with a sad face. It was difficult for him to accept the sudden bad news.
Xue Ding drank another glass of wine and said calmly: "I still have three days to live at most."
"Dad, then you are still drinking! Stop drinking, baby, please!" Xue Kai clasped his hands in front of him and begged.
"It's just some drinks, it won't affect anything. If you don't believe me, just ask Zheng Lin!"
When Xue Kai heard what Xue Ding said, he immediately looked at Yang Zhenglin with questioning eyes.
Yang Zhenglin nodded lightly and said solemnly: "The general has injured his origin. Drinking wine will indeed have no effect..."
Xue Kai couldn't control his emotions anymore after hearing this. Although he didn't cry, his tears stayed.
"Good-for-nothing!" Xue Ding said with some dissatisfaction. "You are my son, Xue Ding, and you are not a child who has never been on the battlefield. It is a natural thing to kill people in a battle. You are allowed to kill others, but others are not allowed to kill you?"
"Now that the outcome has been decided, let me be more open-minded. If I don't even have this bit of determination, how can I safely hand over the Ningguan Cavalry to you?" Xue Ding poured another glass of wine and held it up.
Xue Kai clenched his teeth and his body trembled slightly. Then he also picked up the wine glass and said: "Dad, this glass of wine is for you. The child will stop crying!"
"Okay! As expected of my Xue Ding's son, come and drink together. Let's drink three hundred cups tonight!" Xue Ding said with a hearty laugh.
"Drink!" Xue Kai and Yang Zhenglin drank down their glasses with excitement.
Er Zhuang had a drink with an embarrassed look on his face. He was already a little tipsy considering how much he drank, and he would probably fall unconscious soon.
Xue Ding did not rest for a moment. He filled up the wine again and said solemnly: "Just like I said before, you three are the future of our Ningguan City. I, Xue Ding, toast you one more drink. I hope that my Ningguan City will be in the hands of you three." Turn danger into safety and prosper!”
Xue Kai was speechless. He looked at the other two people with complicated eyes. Yang Zhenglin knew him but was not familiar with him. Er Zhuang met him for the first time today. The two had a bad time. Xue Ding left these two people to him. , it is impossible for Xue Kai to have no ideas, but he chose to remain silent.
The first person to stand up was Yang Zhenglin. He said with some embarrassment: "General, my subordinate is an ordinary military doctor in the Ningguan Army. It is a privilege to drink with the general. How can I take on this important task? General, please think again!"
Xue Ding heard this, instead of being displeased, he smiled and said: "I knew your son would refuse. It was indeed my responsibility to let this jewel of yours fall into dust in the past. However, I did not notice you as a military doctor. During this expedition, I found that you and The mountain is my luck in Ningguan. I, Xue Ding, have no other ability except to judge people accurately. If I can do it, you can do it!"
Yang Zhenglin was stunned when he heard this, and soon a look of emotion appeared on his face. He put down his wine glass, walked to the side and saluted: "Thanks to the general's love, I am determined to assist the major general with all my strength, and I will not hesitate even if I die!"
Xue Ding said with a satisfied look on his face: "Get up quickly. Why don't you drink and salute? Why don't you save your energy and drink more!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, Yang Zhenglin immediately stood up, walked back to the table, raised his glass, and started drinking. After draining the glass, he immediately filled it up again.
Xue Ding looked at Er Zhuang seriously. From the beginning to the end, Er Zhuang never promised that Xue Ding would stay in Ningguan City. It was all his wishful thinking. Now his intention is obvious. He wants Er Zhuang. An answer.
Erzhuang naturally understood what Xue Ding meant, but now he was in a dilemma. He looked confused and had no words to say.
"Shan, I know you are not simple. Your teacher can teach you a disciple who is both civil and martial arts, and you are a strong man who can hold back the master master Yakashi Kira. I guess there must be a powerful force behind you. ." Xue Ding said solemnly.
Er Zhuang tried hard to control his emotions, but he still showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect Xue Ding to guess so many things so easily and figure it out so easily.
Seeing Er Zhuang's expression, Xue Ding continued: "It seems that my guess is accurate, Er Zhuang, now that I have saved your life, please help me to save the city once! No! I’m asking for your help, I just ask you to stay in Ningguan City for a few years!”
Erzhuang was so confused that he simply closed his eyes and frowned to think.
Seeing this, Xue Ding stopped forcing him. He didn't want to force Er Zhuang. It was not his character to repay favors, but now that Ningguan City was in danger, Xue Kai's mind was still unable to truly take charge of his own affairs. What Xue Ding must do.
Erzhuang thought about it again and again, and finally opened his eyes. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all. He choked and coughed a few times because he drank too fast. Then he solemnly said: "General Xue, I, Zhou Shan, am by no means an ungrateful person. Now I promise the general that I will never abandon the Ningguan cavalry for at least five years!"
Xue Ding nodded with satisfaction. With a look of relief on his face, he greeted the three of them for another drink.
Putting down his wine glass, Xue Kai said with some excitement: "Brother Yang, Brother Zhou, since my father has entrusted such an important responsibility to you and me, why don't you and I become brothers of the opposite sex under the witness of my father, and we will enjoy the blessings together from now on?" It’s hard to share the same responsibility!”
Although Xue Kai is not a strategist, he is not stupid either. Since Xue Ding has made such arrangements, whether he is willing or not, the top priority now is to win over the two of them.
"Yang is naturally happy for such a good thing!" Yang Zhenglin was surprised at first and then said.
Erzhuang glanced at Xue Ding and saw that Xue Ding was very happy. He also said: "My brother is willing!"
"Okay, okay!" Xue Ding said three good words in succession, which showed how much he agreed with this matter.
"I feel that just being sworn to Jinlan is not enough. If you two don't despise me as a dying person, I, Xue Ding, would like to adopt you two as adopted sons. Are you willing?" Xue Ding looked at Yang Zhenglin and Er Zhuang with burning eyes.
"It is the greatest honor of my life, Yang Zhenglin, to be adopted as an adopted son by the general! Of course I am very happy!" Yang Zhenglin said with excitement on his face.
Er Zhuang also said immediately: "I do!"
"Okay! We don't have to do those false things. After drinking this glass of wine, you will be my adopted son and Kai'er's brother!" Xue Ding raised his glass high and said proudly.
However, the three young men all knelt down on the ground holding the wine glasses. They raised the glasses above their heads, and then the four of them drank at the same time.
"Hahaha, so happy!" Xue Ding laughed, maybe he coughed violently because he was too excited.
"General, are you okay?" Yang Zhenglin immediately rushed to check.
Xue Ding stopped coughing and glared at Yang Zhenglin: "Why are you still calling him general?"
Yang Zhenglin was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and said, "Wrong, foster father!"
"That's right. My foster father is fine. Drinking so much is not a problem for me, a veteran of many battles." Xue Ding waved his hand and said disapprovingly.
Yang Zhenglin turned back after hearing this.
"Since you are already my adopted sons, Shan your nephew is my grandson, Xue Ding, and also Xue Ninguan's younger brother. No one in Ningguan City dares to bully him!"
"Same for you, Zheng Lin. In the future, your child will also be Kai'er's child. Anyone who dares to touch him will make the entire Ningguan City my enemy!" Xue Ding solemnly promised.
Yang Zhenglin is now in his early thirties and has married a wife in the city, but he has no children yet. He thanked Xue Ding repeatedly.
When Er Zhuang heard Xue Ding's words, he immediately understood why Xue Ding wanted to adopt him as his adopted son. This was to facilitate the protection of Zhou Lin so that he would have no worries.
"Thank you, foster father!" Erzhuang saluted.
"We are all family members, so why should we thank you? I am so happy that my father can have two more sons before he dies. We will not return until we get drunk!" Xue Ding said with a smile.
Several people exchanged cups and drank happily, but Erzhuang got drunk early and fell on the table.
"This kid Shan can be regarded as a man of both civil and military skills. Why is he so bad at drinking..." Xue Ding was just tipsy and said with an expression of disbelief when he saw Er Zhuang fall down.
"Third brother" "Third brother"... Yang Zhenglin and Xue Kai walked up to Er Zhuang, and they shouted repeatedly while pushing Er Zhuang.
"Dad, this kid is really drunk..." Xue Kai said with a smile as he lit Erzhuang.
"Second brother, give way, I will send third brother to rest..." Yang Zhenglin was more drunk than Xue Kai at this time. He picked up Er Zhuang and started to walk towards the stone road on the water.
"Zheng Lin, please slow down, don't let the mountain fall into the water, Kai'er, why don't you hurry up and help me!" Xue Ding said quickly.
When Xue Kai heard this, he also went up to help. The two of them took Er Zhuang across the water and stone road. Xue Kai shouted loudly: "Dad, do you still want to drink?"
"What are you drinking? If you drink any more, your mother will go crazy. Get your eldest brother and third brother settled!"
"Okay, wrap it up on the baby!"
Xue Ding looked at the three people leaving with a slight smile on his face. He said to himself: "In this way, I can leave with more peace of mind."
Xue Ding's face suddenly hardened, and he quickly ran to the pavilion and spit out a mouthful of blood into the lake.
The blood fell into the lake and quickly merged with the water, disappearing without a trace.
Xue Ding said with a bitter look on his face: "Three days seem to be a long time, and the fuel will run out in two days at most. It seems that we have to hurry up and arrange the time."
After saying that, he went straight back to his residence. At this time, the lights in his and his husband's room were still on, and Xue Ding pushed the door open and entered.
Mrs. Xue originally stared at the oil lamp on the table with a worried look. Seeing Xue Ding come in, she immediately stood up and poured Xue Ding a cup of hot tea.
Xue Ding entered the room smelling of alcohol, but it did not arouse the slightest dissatisfaction from Mrs. Xue. He sat opposite Mrs. Xue, picked up the teacup and drank.
"Old Xue, how long will it take?" Mrs. Xue stared at Xue Ding and said melancholy.
Xue Ding was a little surprised and said: "Madam, have you seen all this?"
Mrs. Xue sighed softly and said: "You and I have been husband and wife for so many years. Others can't see your behavior today, but I can see some clues."
"You know me better than my wife, I really don't have a good few days to live..." Facing his wife, Xue Ding could not be as free and easy as before, and he said sadly.
"How many days?" Mrs. Xue continued to ask.
"In less than two days..." Xue Ding answered truthfully.
Mrs. Xue stood up, walked to Xue Ding, and hugged Xue Ding suddenly. Xue Ding was stunned for a moment, and soon he also hugged Madam hard.
"Husband, how can I live without you!" Mrs. Xue cried after hugging Xue Ding.
"Madam, you should have been prepared for this when you married me. Now that you have something to do, you have already earned it! For the sake of the children and for Ningguancheng, you must be strong!" Xue Ding said firmly.
"Husband, I only want you!" Mrs. Xue cried even harder. Xue Ding looked at his wife and blocked Mr. Xue's mouth.
Mrs. Xue took good care of herself. She was a beauty when she was young, and now she looks like a beautiful woman in her forties.
After some tossing, Mrs. Xue's mood became much more stable. The two of them lay on the bed and hugged each other. Xue Ding told Mrs. Xue all about the expedition and the adoption of the two adopted sons.
