By the time Xu Mingyi approached the east city wall, his lips were white and he was dripping with cold sweat.
Xu Mingyi held on to the wall of the house and looked up at the center where the firelight gathered. The city wall was covered with Daxuan flags, and a bright yellow figure stood tall and tall.
The subordinate who was following him was bowing and talking. It was too far away to hear the sound clearly, but Xu Mingyi could lip read.
From his angle, he could just see the man talking.
Xu Mingyi stabilized his body and concentrated on analyzing the man's words.
After An Jiu heard Qi Yuan coughing, he started to persuade him daily.
"Master, your health is important. I will leave this place to my subordinates. Please come down to the tower, master."
Qi Yuan waved his hand, and An Jiu could only shut up unwillingly.
Seeing that he could not persuade Qi Yuan, An Jiu could only find a way to keep his master warm.
After finishing the persuasion, An Jiu turned around and glanced at Xu Mingyi's position with sharp eyes, and threw the sword in his hand at Xu Mingyi.
The sword blade was inserted into the wall and lay across Xu Mingyi's neck.
Although Xu Mingyi did not learn more information from An Jiu's words, the royal flag flying at the highest point had already revealed the identity of the person.
Flag of the Emperor.
Since the king's flag is in the border town, it means that the emperor is personally conquering it. It's impossible for the old man An Jiadi to come, so the one who comes is either the prince who replaces the emperor, or the new emperor.
The Mongolian army was defeated, no one survived the artillery fire, and Xu Mingyi was unable to inquire about the situation in Daxuan.
Therefore, he could not be sure who was coming.
In an instant, An Jiu had arrived in front of Xu Mingyi.
Lin Zhi also noticed when Xu Mingyi was peeking furtively. When An Jiu's sword flew over, Lin Zhi also caught Xu Mingyi.
"It's up to you to take the initiative to explain, or should I take the initiative for you."
Lin Zhishi pressed Xu Mingyi against the wall and threatened him fiercely.
That sinister look doesn't look like that of a fourteen-year-old boy at all.
Xu Mingyi clung to the wall, grinning and shouting in pain.
"My lord, please spare my life, my lord, please spare your life. My name is Yueyang. People from Pingcheng know a few words about it. I am grateful for the merits of the adults and admire them so I dare to get closer to see if I can repay your life-saving grace by becoming your slave."
Xu Mingyi explained flatteringly. There was no trace of the arrogance of a scholar in him. Instead, he looked like a fawning villain.
He kept his posture very low, as if as soon as Lin Zhi let go, he would immediately lick the dust off Lin Zhi's shoes like a dog.
The people in the Mongolian army were in dire straits, and there was no dignity at all in order to survive. Lin Zhi wouldn't laugh at others' spinelessness, but he also couldn't like them either.
Lin Zhi frowned and looked at An Jiu, asking for his opinion.
An Jiu pulled out the sword on the wall and stared at Xu Mingyi's face for a while before signaling Lin Zhi to let him go.
As soon as Xu Mingyi got free, he immediately knelt on the ground to please him. He smiled and lowered his head to lick Lin Zhi's shoes.
Lin Zhi closed his lips tightly and stepped back to avoid Xu Mingyi's move.
An Jiu stared at Xu Mingyi's face. Xu Mingyi had lost weight and looked very different from the image An Jiu had seen in the portrait.
But as a secret guard, An Jiu still relied on his memory to target people.
Lin Zhi backed down, and Xu Mingyi changed the target of his favor to An Jiu. He turned his head to the ground and turned to An Jiu to clean his shoes.
"Xu Mingyi."
An Jiu called out Xu Mingyi's identity.
When Xu Mingyi heard this, he was not dull at all, and still had the same flattering look.
"Are you looking for this person, sir? I know that this man is the son of the Northern Governor. I also know that the graves of his father and brother are twenty miles outside Yancheng.
I wonder what your instructions are? The little man is willing to tell everything he knows and lead by example..."
Xu Mingyi did not deny that he knew this person. Instead, he expressed his sincerity and did not even care about the tombs of his father and brother.
An Jiu looked at Xu Mingyi's expression and had no doubt about the sincerity of his words, as long as he showed the slightest disgust towards the identity of "Xu Mingyi". Then Xu Mingyi would not hesitate to take him to dump the tombs of his father and brother in person.
In such a situation, there is no leakage.
Even a secret guard as cold-hearted as An Jiu couldn't help but be moved by Xu Mingyi.
An Jiu stopped Xu Mingyi and helped him up with his own hands.
Xu Mingyi was very discerning and without waiting for help from An Jiu, he immediately rolled around and stood up with his head bowed, as if he was waiting for orders.
An Jiu did not take back his hand but straightened Xu Mingyi's bent waist completely.
"You don't have to be like this, Second Young Master Xu. The person behind you is Lin Zhi, the youngest son of General Lin."
Although An Jiu was moved by Xu Mingyi's experience, he did not forget his peek just now.
Therefore, he only pointed out Lin Zhi's identity and handed him over to Lin Zhi, then turned around to prepare a hand stove for Qi Yuan.
Lin Zhi fell silent looking at Xu Mingyi, who had gray hair and a withered face in front of him.
No matter what, he couldn't match the man in front of him with the arrogant and flamboyant brother Mingyi in his childhood memories.
Xu Mingyi did not change after hearing An Jiu's words. He just turned his head and looked at the young man behind him obediently.
Although Lin Zhi and Lin Jing have the same mother, their looks are not similar. Lin Jing resembles her mother's gentle face, while Lin Zhi resembles her father's sharp eyebrows and angular eyes.
Although Lin Zhi's face is childish, he looks exactly like General Lin.
Although Xu Mingyi did not leak anything, he was slightly shaken at this time.
In my impression, the little brother holding his thigh tightly and trying to ride a horse is already so big.
Xu Mingyi just took one look and immediately bowed his head, still looking like a villain.
He didn't dare to be careless, he didn't care, as long as his nephew and sister-in-law were safe and alive.
Lin Zhi looked at Xu Mingyi's lowered head. In his impression, the tall and stalwart Zhang Yang brother who always held his head high had already been crushed.
Today, Xu Mingyi is as skinny as firewood, with gray hair, and lives like a wild dog in the mud.
Lin Zhi felt a dull pain in his heart and hugged Xu Mingyi.
"Brother Mingyi, it doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this..."
Lin Zhi repeated this sentence over and over again, feeling out of breath when he thought of Xu Mingyi's habitual flattering behavior just now.
Brother Mingyi was once so arrogant as Qingzhu that he would be so angry that he would curse people all day and night because of those treacherous and flattering officials in the court.
Xu Mingyi felt the tears stains on his clothes and stood helpless. He lowered his eyebrows and answered Lin Zhi fearfully and respectfully.
"The villain is frightened, but it is an honor for the villain to be like an old friend of an adult."
Lin Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Xu Mingyi with tears still on his face.
Lin Zhi let go of his hand and looked straight into Xu Mingyi's eyes. He held the spear tightly in his hand. After a long time, he asked in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Xu Mingyi, who is Yue or Xu in your heart?"
In your heart, are you still the one who compares yourself with others? Are you still your own master now? Have you betrayed Daxuan?
Lin Zhi had too many questions to ask, but was he qualified to ask questions?
So Lin Zhi finally just asked the simplest question.
Xu Mingyi's expression remained unchanged and he answered Lin Zhi's question without any hesitation.
"My lord is really good at joking. How can a villain compare to my old friend? Of course my surname is Yue."
Xu Mingyi is still the flawless villain.
Lin Zhi looked at Xu Mingyi's cloudy and flattering eyes and smiled. He let go of the spear in his hand and turned towards the city wall.
