Taohua Village is located upstream of the stream, backed by mountains and forests, and has always been a place of conflict with the world. But today, a group of black-clad swordsmen who have never been seen before suddenly came. They claimed to be officials, and were assigned by the Ministry of Justice in the capital to search for assassins.
As soon as the village chief saw the badges they showed, he immediately and respectfully led them to search house by house, from the village to the end, and now the sun was almost setting.
"Sir, the village is sparsely populated, with only one family left. Their surname is Rong, and they just moved in not long ago. They are all weak scholars, and they are probably not assassins."
While explaining the situation, the village chief led the men in black to the outside of the Rong family's courtyard wall, then knocked on the wooden door and peeked inside through the fence: "Sister-in-law Rong, sister-in-law Rong, are you there?"
It was dusk and the sky was getting dark. Mrs. Rong had difficulty seeing, so she picked up the bamboo cane on the ground and walked slowly to the gate. When she got closer, she realized it was the village chief. "It's Village Chief Lu. What's the matter?"
After she finished speaking, she fumbled to open the gate and let the village chief and others in.
Village Chief Lu led the group of men in black into the yard and explained to Mrs. Rong in a low voice, "Sister-in-law Rong, these are officials from the capital. They are looking for someone. Just ask them to search around."
Madam Rong paused for a moment after hearing this: "Looking for someone? Who?"
Village Chief Lu was about to say he wanted to find an assassin, but the leading black-clad man suddenly raised his sword to stop him, and looked at Madam Rong with sharp eyes: "Do you have a son in your family?"
Madam Rong shook her head slowly, and said calmly, "I am from Jingzhou. There was a flood a few days ago, so I took my son and daughter-in-law to Beijing to seek refuge with relatives. There are only three people in my family now, and I have never had any sons."
The man in black looked around when he heard this, and saw a man in white lying under the red maple tree in the yard. He was sleeping lazily in a rocking chair, with a book covering his face, so his face could not be seen clearly.
Mrs. Rong noticed the movements of the man in black, stepped forward with her cane, and patted Rong Xuan gently: "Xuan'er, wake up quickly, Xuan'er."
The man in the rocking chair finally woke up after hearing this. He raised his hand and took off the book covering his face, and asked in a confused tone: "Mom, what's wrong?"
Madam Rong said, "They said the officials from above are coming to look for someone and they want to search our house. Mother can't see, so you go and lead them to search."
Hearing this, Rong Xuan threw the scroll in his hand aside and prepared to get up. The leading black-clothed man suddenly stopped him, handed him a portrait, stared at him and asked, "Have you seen the person in the painting?"
puff-
When Rong Xuan saw the portrait, he almost couldn't help laughing. The man in the portrait had a red mole between his eyebrows, and he was not similar to Ji Fan in any other way. He looked very abstract no matter how you looked at him, without any charm.
Donglinhou's men searched everywhere for Ji Fan with a portrait, and they were surprised to find him.
Rong Xuan was still worried that he would not be able to get away with it, but now he realized that he was worrying too much. He stood up from the rocking chair and shook his head with a normal expression: "I have never seen this person. How come he is a wanted criminal of the imperial court?"
The man in black put away the portrait and said without further ado: "It has nothing to do with you."
Rong Xuan raised his eyebrows, said nothing more, and led some people into the house. He pushed open the door of the inner room and saw a woman in plain clothes sitting by the window, pounding medicine. Her dark hair was tied up with a green hairpin, revealing half of her slender neck, and a strand of hair fell by her ear, making her look even more beautiful.
The black-clad swordsmen were stunned when they saw this.
Rong Xuan coughed softly, waking everyone up: "Suyun, come out, an official wants to search the house, don't block the way inside."
The woman raised her head and looked at them, her eyes were indifferent, without any emotion. Her face was cold and dust-free, and between her eyebrows was a five-petal plum blossom painted with rouge, which was deep red and had a demonic aura.
She is a stunning beauty, but her face is very sour.
Ji Fan was coaxed into changing into women's clothes, but she was unhappy. Upon hearing this, she put the medicine bottle aside, walked out with a cold face, and didn't even glance at the group of people who came to search.
The leading man in black frowned: "Is it your wife?"
Rong Xuan was afraid that Ji Fan would cause trouble, so he smiled and hugged him in his arms, holding his hand without leaving any trace: "This is the wife I married in Jingzhou. She has been a mute since childhood and has a strange temper. I hope you gentlemen will bear with me."
The men in black had never seen Ji Fan before, and they only looked for him according to the portrait given by the Marquis of Donglin. They never thought that the dignified Prince of Yan would dress up as a woman, so they asked suspiciously, "She's mute, but you still want to marry her?"
Rong Xuan: "Although she is a mute, she is beautiful."
This reason is irrefutable.
"… "
The man in black who was asking the question was choked for a moment, but he finally stopped worrying about the question. He took a few of his men and searched the Rong family's house from top to bottom, even the cellar was not spared.
They searched the place carefully from top to bottom, and seeing that there was nothing suspicious, they did not stay any longer. Before leaving, they threatened Rong Xuan not to reveal their whereabouts to anyone, and then rode away together.
Madam Rong always felt that these people had bad intentions, and said worriedly, "Xuan'er, these people may have complicated backgrounds. I see that they all have swords and are good at martial arts. They seem to be here to kill people."
Rong Xuan thought, they are here to kill people. He patted Mrs. Rong's hand and comforted her, "Mom, don't worry. They have searched once, and if they can't find anything, they will go back. We can just live our lives in peace."
After winning the lawsuit today and earning some money, Rong Xuan bought some snacks at the market when he came back. When he went to bed at night, he put half of it in Rong's mother's room, and took the other half into the room, only to see Ji Fan sitting in front of the mirror and untying his hair.
Rong Xuan immediately stopped him when he saw this: "Hey, hey, hey, I finally combed your hair for you, why are you taking it apart again?"
Ji Fan threw the hairpin onto the table, and his black hair immediately fell down. He had a high nose bridge and eyebrows that flew into his temples. After washing off the makeup, he no longer had the feminine beauty of a woman, but only the sharpness and clearness of a man. The corners of his eyes were raised, and he glanced at her lightly:
“Those people are gone, why shouldn’t I demolish it?”
Rong Xuan is a dog who only cares about his appearance. He kneels down to admire the beauty of the Crown Prince Yan, doing this once, and again and again, until he becomes her slave.
"They left, but I didn't. Besides, what if that group of people comes back?"
After Rong Xuan finished speaking, he raised his hand to straighten a strand of messy hair on Ji Fan's shoulder. In his heart, he felt a little sorry that Ji Fan didn't want to dress up as a woman. After all, who doesn't like to look at beautiful women
Ji Fan only had one word: "Kill!"
Rong Xuan held down his restless hands: "Murder is against the law."
Ji Fan: "Then chop it off!"
Rong Xuan: "Killing people is also against the law."
After Rong Xuan finished speaking, he suddenly felt that he was really sick to argue with Ji Fan in the middle of the night, so he quickly shut up and ended the topic. He glanced at the white porcelain bowl on the table and saw that it was filled with freshly boiled medicine. He reached out and touched the temperature, which had changed from hot to warm: "Why don't you drink the medicine?"
Ji Fan frowned slightly and said only one word: "bitter."
Rong Xuan thought to himself, I knew you were going to say it was bitter. He took out an oil-paper bag from his arms, which was filled with various candied fruits: "Old rules, drink a sip of medicine and eat a candied fruit."
Seeing this, Ji Fan picked up the bowl and took a sip reluctantly. Rong Xuan fed him a plum and threw another into his own mouth. He noticed his little action and said, "Drink more, or I can buy a house full of candied fruits and it won't be enough for you."
Ji Fan liked sweet food, not his. He stubbornly drank it in small sips, and Rong Xuan fed him one by one, and in the end, most of the whole bag of candied fruit was eaten by them.
Rong Xuan shook his head: "If you keep eating this, you won't have any medicine to take next time."
Ji Fan ignored Rong Xuan and went to bed after rinsing his mouth. He heard the sound of wolves howling in the distant forest, and he always huddled in the corner. Hearing this, he looked at Rong Xuan quietly and said one word: "You buy it."
Rong Xuan was stunned: "What should I buy?"
Ji Fan: "Candied fruit."
Rong Xuan walked over and sat down beside the bed, leaning against the bedpost. The hem of his white robe fell on his knees and slipped down quietly, covered with dust. He asked with interest, "Why should I buy it for you?"
Ji Fan said seriously: "You are my husband."
Rong Xuan stopped coughing now. He found Ji Fan to be a reasonable person. He thought to himself, why would he argue with a fool who had lost his memory? He followed his words and said, "Okay, I'll buy it for you. I'll buy it for you even if you want dragon liver and phoenix gall."
Who made you beautiful
Rong Xuan no longer sleeps on the table. It is so comfortable to sleep on the bed. On the contrary, he did not do anything to Ji Fan, and he felt guilty about sharing the bed with him. However, just as he turned off the lights and lay down on the bed, he suddenly heard the system "ding" in the dark:
Please note that the villain's blackening degree has been reduced to 60. Please continue to work hard~
The host dropped so damn fast, it's like a fake.
The system scratched the nonexistent with its nonexistent hand, and the entire diamond fell into a state of confusion. At this rate, it would not take a few days for Rong Xuan to complete the mission and return, which could be said to be a record-breaking existence.
But... will it really go smoothly
The system always feels a little suspenseful.
Rong Xuan didn't know the psychological activities of the system. When he heard the prompt sound, he subconsciously looked at Ji Fan beside him, somewhat surprised why the other party suddenly lowered his black level.
Rong Xuan turned over in the dark, and looked at Ji Fan's eyebrows and eyes in the moonlight. He moved his lips, wanting to say something, but he didn't say it.
Ji Fan keenly sensed that Rong Xuan wanted to say something, and quietly approached him in the dark: "What's wrong?"
"I… "
Rong Xuan hesitated for a moment before speaking: "I have to go to the capital tomorrow and will be back the day after tomorrow. You stay at home and help me take care of mother?"
Ji Fan subconsciously grabbed his hand and frowned, "You want to leave me?"
Rong Xuan thought that even if he wanted to abandon Ji Fan, he would not abandon his mother as well: "I'm going to the capital to do something and will be back soon."
Ji Fan: "What's the matter?"
Rong Xuan suddenly fell silent after hearing this, as if he was thinking about how to tell Ji Fan about this matter. After a while, he said, "... Collect my father's body. He will be executed the day after tomorrow, and someone has to help collect the body."
After he finished speaking, he briefly recounted the story of Rong Qing being slandered and imprisoned as an official: "They have been married for many years and have a deep love for each other. I didn't dare tell my mother about this matter, and I went there quietly. If she knew that my father was about to be executed, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to bear it."
Ji Fan didn't expect Rong Xuan to be such a person. He was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously loosened his grip on Rong Xuan's hand, pursed his lips, and said in a panic: "Then you...then you go, I'll take care of my mother at home."
Rong Xuan was actually a little worried. After all, Ji Fan's temper was too unpredictable, and his martial arts skills had barely recovered. If he offended someone, it would be difficult to deal with him. "I will be back soon. You stay at home and don't go anywhere. Okay?"
Ji Fan actually didn't lose his temper for the first time and nodded obediently.
Rong Xuan's prepared words suddenly became useless. He was worried that Ji Fan would suddenly recover his memory after he left, but he thought that it would only take a day, so it shouldn't be that fast.
Rong Xuan knew the protagonist he wrote himself. Ji Fan might have used some means in the court, but he would never attack the elderly, the weak, women, and children. He swallowed thousands of words into his stomach, and finally they all became one sentence: "... Go to bed early."
Rong Xuan reached out his hand, and for the first time he didn't tease Ji Fan, but helped him pull the quilt.
Ji Fan unconsciously leaned towards Rong Xuan: "Will you not come back?"
Rong Xuan asked back: "Why don't I come back?"
Ji Fan looked dangerous and punched the pillow: "You go to the capital to take the imperial examination, marry the princess and never come back!"
Rong Xuan choked for a moment, wondering if Ji Fan had read too many stories about Chen Shimei: "The Spring Examination will not begin until next year, where can I go to take the examination? I am going to collect corpses, not to take the imperial examination."
Ji Fan's thoughts were actually divergent, and he thought it made sense, so he subconsciously said, "Princess Yannian has been kept in seclusion, claiming to be ill, but in fact she is naturally stupid. The emperor loves her very much, and probably doesn't want to marry her off."
As soon as he said this, he was stunned for a moment. How could he say that
Rong Xuan was also stunned for a moment when he heard this. He subconsciously looked at Ji Fan, wondering if he had recovered his memory. "What did you say just now?"
Ji Fan stared at him blankly: "I..."
Ji Fan tried hard to recall, but his mind went blank, and he said in a confused tone: "I don't remember..."
Rong Xuan let out a sigh of relief without noticing. He was just saying, how could he recover his memory so quickly after taking the medicine today? "If you can't remember, forget it. Go to bed early."
After he finished speaking, he turned over, turned his back to Ji Fan, hugged a pillow in his arms, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Rong Xuan thought it was nothing, he would be back in a few days at most after a round trip to the capital, but Ji Fan couldn't sleep. He had lost all his memories, and the first person he saw when he opened his eyes was Rong Xuan. He inevitably felt dependent on him, and suddenly saw that he was going away tomorrow, he felt inexplicably empty.
Seeing Rong Xuan with his back to him, he reached out and tugged at him: "Then you should come back soon..."
Rong Xuan turned over, facing Ji Fan, and replied in a daze, "Okay, go to sleep."
Ji Fan felt a little relieved after getting his promise, but he still couldn't fall asleep. He stared at Rong Xuan's sleeping face quietly in the dark, thinking about something.
The next morning, when the sky was bright and the roosters had already crowed three times, Rong Xuan opened his eyes out of habit, but suddenly found a handsome face magnified in front of him, with noses touching noses and foreheads touching foreheads, almost kissing.
"boom!"
Rong Xuan was so scared that he sat up straight. Ji Fan was not prepared for his big reaction and his head hit each other, causing stars to appear in his eyes. They covered their heads and fell on the bed for a long time without recovering.
Rong Xuan remembered that Ji Fan had a head injury, and endured the pain and hurried over to check on him: "Are you okay?"
Ji Fan's back was in so much pain that he broke out in cold sweat. It was as if there was a sharp needle in his mind, stabbing him repeatedly. He clenched his fingertips, thinking of Rong Xuan going to Beijing today. He didn't want to make him worry, so he shook his head with a pale face: "It's okay..."
Rong Xuandao must have been hurt by the collision just now, and he didn't know what to do for a moment. He just stretched out his hand to rub Ji Fan's red forehead, frowned slightly and said: "Why are you so close to me? You scared me."
Ji Fan raised his eyes and looked at him seriously: "You are leaving today, I want to see you more."
Rong Xuan was stunned when he heard this, thinking that people who lose their memory will indeed become fools, and laughed: "I am gone, but I am not here anymore, why are you looking at me more?"
Ji Fan didn't say anything, he was too dizzy to see anything clearly. He barely held on to his breath and calmed down: "I saw my mother cooking outside, she must have woken up, you go and say goodbye to her."
Many fragmented images flashed through his mind rapidly, as if a hand had forcibly pried open his brain and dug out his memories.
Rong Xuan thought about it and it made sense. He simply packed his bag and went out to say goodbye to Rong's mother. He did not say that he was going to the capital to collect corpses. He just lied that he was doing calligraphy and painting business with a friend and would come back after selling the high-quality goods.
Rong's mother was cooking porridge in the kitchen. When she heard Rong Xuan's words, she paused and said, "Doing business?"
Rong Xuan explained, "The family is running out of money, so we won't just sit there and eat it all. I happened to meet a famous painting merchant in town yesterday, and I agreed to help him sell his goods. I'll be back in a few days."
He lied without blushing or stumbling. Rong's mother did not suspect anything: "In that case, then go after breakfast. I will pack some clothes for you."
Rong Xuan stopped her and said, "No need, mother. I'm going to the horse shop to rent a car and buy some dry food on the roadside. I've already packed my clothes."
In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient. If you were late and the city gates were closed, you had to spend the night on the roadside. Rong Xuan was not familiar with the route, so the earlier he set off, the better.
Ji Fan had been sitting in the room. Rong Xuan went in to get his bag, and when he saw this, he paused for a moment, then squatted down in front of Ji Fan, took out most of the silver coins on the table, and gently put them into his hands, whispering, "Tian, remember to take your medicine well, I'll be back soon."
Ji Fan looked up at him and clenched the silver in his hand. He was stunned and neither nodded nor shook it.
Seeing this, Rong Xuan thought that he had agreed, so he stood up and said, "It's getting late. I'll leave first. You take good care of mother."
He left home with a few coins, a bundle, and a short sword for protection.
Ji Fan didn't know why, so he didn't get up to see him off. A few hours after Rong Xuan left, his condition suddenly relapsed. Ji Fan sat on the bed, holding his hands tightly, his face covered with cold sweat, breathing rapidly, as if he was enduring some pain. A series of images flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern, and several chaotic voices rang in his ears:
"Since ancient times, the emperors who succeeded the heaven and ruled the world must have a crown prince to ensure the longevity of the clan and the country... Now, I grant the ninth prince Ji Fan the imperial seal and make him the crown prince... He will sit in the East Palace and rule for ten thousand years..."
"Old Nine, you have been raised by me since you were young. I don't want you to travel across mountains and rivers to Zhou as a hostage. Yan's situation is really difficult... You should stay dormant and endure... Wait for the opportunity..."
"The Nanshan hunting grounds are rich in water and grass, why don't we go hunting together... Whoever hunts the most will win the biggest prize..."
"Oh no! There's an assassin! Run!"
"Who am I? You are the little wife I just bought, who do you say I am?"
"Of course I am your husband..."
There were more and more images, and the sounds were getting more and more complicated. Ji Fan's blood was surging, and he actually spat out a large mouthful of blood. He raised his hand and covered his heart tightly, and for some reason he didn't move for a long time. Finally, he slowly raised his hand, but his face was extremely pale, and his narrow eyes were dark and surging, and it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
he,
I remembered…
He is the Crown Prince of Yan, Ji Fan.
A black eagle was hovering above the forest, unwilling to leave for a long time, with its wings soaring and its cries filling the sky.
Ding~
Ding~
Ding~
That night, outside the city of Beijing, Rong Xuan had just started a fire in the wild when he suddenly heard the system whirring several times in succession, like a machine jam.
Rong Xuan couldn't help but pause: "What's wrong with you?"
The system tried to speak: Dear... host... there is... a darkening level reminder... but... the signal is not good in the mountainous area...
Its diamond-like body fell beside the fire, blinding everyone with its brilliance. Rong Xuan wondered how a high-tech system could have a bad signal. He glanced at his hand, then tapped the hard body of the system with his fingers: "Is it better?"
The system froze for a moment before finally returning to normal. Messages popped up one after another, leaving Rong Xuan stunned.
Ding! Please note that the villain's black level has been reduced to 20
Rong Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and inexplicably felt like he had received a windfall. However, before he could say anything, a series of messages popped up on the system.
Ding! Please note that the villain's blackening degree has risen to 88
Ding! Please note that the villain's blackness has been reduced to 55
Ding! Please note that the villain's blackening degree has risen to 78
Ding! Please note that the villain's blackness has been reduced to 32
Life is like this, the big intestine contains the small intestine. The degree of blackening this time is ups and downs, more exciting than riding a roller coaster.
The system made a final sound: Ding! Please note, the villain's blackening degree has risen to 97, danger warning! Danger warning!
Life has experienced so many ups and downs so quickly that Rong Xuan was stunned for a moment: "... Did you encounter a bug?"
In the system world, if you have a bug, you are sick.
The system was getting anxious, and wanted to grab Rong Xuan's shoulders and shake him madly: You are the one with the bug! I am a high-level intelligent system of the interstellar space station, so I won't have any bugs! This is bad, this is bad! The degree of blackening is about to reach the critical point, you should go and see what happened to the mission target!
Rong Xuan was afraid that Ji Fan and his mother might get into trouble, so he subconsciously raised his sword and tried to rush back. However, before he could take a step, he suddenly remembered Rong Qing who was about to be executed, and he paused: "But I still have to collect my father's body."
Although Rong Xuan set out early, he still suffered from unfamiliarity with the terrain. In addition, the rented horses were of poor quality, and he had to look for fodder every few hours, which delayed him a lot of time on the road. He finally arrived in the capital, but the gate was closed. He didn't want to spend money to stay in an inn, so he just spent the night in the wild.
Rong Qing will be executed tomorrow. Rong Xuan has come all the way here. It would seem a bit unfair if he doesn't take the body back
The system wanted to take him back immediately: the body could be collected at any time, but if the mission failed, it would fail, and there would be no chance to come back! ! Do you want to be wiped out by the interstellar space station!
Rong Xuan also thought it made sense. He immediately frowned, put out the fire, led the horse out of the woods, and prepared to rush back. However, before he could get on the horse, an extremely dangerous aura suddenly hit him from behind, making his hair stand on end.
Rong Xuan's swordsmanship training for so many days was not in vain. He sensed something was wrong, flipped his wrist, unsheathed his short sword, and stabbed back with his backhand. However, the man was very skilled in martial arts, and he actually grabbed Rong Xuan's wrist directly, and predicted his moves in advance, kicked him in the knee, and stopped the "Sweeping the Thousands of Troops" move before it could be used!
Rong Xuan lacked practical experience. Before he had fought for more than thirty moves, he felt a sharp pain in his knees and wrists, followed by a muffled groan. He was hit from behind by a palm strike and almost vomited blood.
“Plop—”
Get down on your knees.
Rong Xuan frowned and covered his chest, secretly horrified. Yuan had practiced martial arts since childhood, and learned the swordsmanship from the second rank. He traveled through time and space, and although he may not have inherited 100% of it, he must have inherited 70% or 80%. Now he was subdued in just 30 moves, the opponent's martial arts was too advanced.
A sword was placed across Rong Xuan's neck, and a deep and powerful male voice suddenly rang out from behind: "When using a killing move to take someone's life, you should go all out. You are hesitating, and your efforts are really wasted!"
Rong Xuan pretended to be calm when he heard this: "I am just a passing scholar on my way to the capital to do business. I didn't catch up with the city gates opening, so I had no choice but to spend the night in the suburbs. If you want money, I have a small amount of silver, just take it."
Which is more important, money or life? Of course, life.
Rong Xuan felt that the man's martial arts skills were really unfathomable, so it was important to get away quickly. As for the money, he could get it back by fighting a few more lawsuits.
However, the man heard his voice and said "hmm" suspiciously. He turned Rong Xuan around and held his face with both hands, wanting to take a closer look.
It's over, Rong Xuan thought, could this person be here to rape me
However, just as he had this thought, the masked man in black suddenly pulled off his mask and said in a surprised tone: "Xuan'er, why is it you?!"
Rong Xuan looked at the middle-aged man with unshaven beard in front of him and felt that he was very unfamiliar. He searched his memory and was silent for a moment before asking tentatively, "... Do you know me?"
The uncle grabbed his shoulders upon hearing this, frowning: "Xuan'er, I'm your father! Why don't you recognize me?!"
Rong Xuan's pupils shrank when he heard this: "Dad?! Aren't you imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice?"
Uncle: “I just escaped.”
Rong Xuan: “???”