The moonlight was like frost, and in a bamboo forest, a blind man wearing a yellow shirt was playing the piano.
The piano was silver, and the runes on its surface were as bright as the sun's rays. The fingers of a blind man in a yellow shirt with gray hair fell on the strings, and no sound was made. However, in the mind of this blind man, it formed a tune of its own.
Suddenly, the blind man's aura surged wildly, and in just a few breaths, he snatched the harp out of the bamboo forest.
Not far from the bamboo forest is a house with white walls and black tiles.
Lin Xi stood in front of the two small stone lions at the entrance of the house.
"It's me."
Looking at the blind man in yellow shirt who swept out of the bamboo forest at extremely fast speed, Lin Xi spoke softly, then bowed deeply and saluted the blind man in yellow shirt, "Thank you, Mr. Qin."
Lin Xi is dressed very well today.
He was wearing a thin brocade cotton-padded jacket with red embroidery, which belonged to Liu Shengji, the most famous clothing store in Zhongzhou City. The leather boots on his feet were also new and from a famous store.
The reason for this is because he knows that no matter what happens to him outside, when he comes home, he will be better dressed, more energetic, and happier, and his family will feel more at ease.
The blind man in yellow shirt couldn't see what Lin Xi was wearing today, but he could hear Lin Xi's voice.
He is from the Yuhua family, so he is naturally very aware of how many things have happened to this young man who walked out of Lulin Town in the past year.
The moment he heard that the person standing at the door of the house was Lin Xi, his body stiffened slightly, and then he bowed seriously and returned Lin Xi's greeting, saying, "Sir, you shouldn't come back."
To become famous in this world, there are two simplest and most effective ways. One is to bring down or kill someone who is very famous in his own right, and the other is to have your name spoken by the emperor himself.
Fortunately or unfortunately, Lin Xi had both.
Biluo Immortal General Qin Qinghuang has a very high reputation in Yunqin. However, after the battle of Biluo Ling, everyone in Yunqin knew that this famous Yunqin general was single-handedly killed by a Qingluan Academy student named Lin Xi in front of the army.
Cut it off with one sword.
Then, as the prince was assassinated by Wenren Cang Yue, the emperor was so angry that he shouted out Lin Xi's name in court, and Lin Xi became a legendary figure. He was unknown to anyone before, along the Xizi River.
What was done among the Dragon and Snake Border Army gradually became known, and was even recorded by some literati, minstrels, and rappers in stories that would surely be passed down to future generations.
Especially for people in the court and in the army, they know more and more clearly than the things in the stories outside.
In the eyes of most people, Emperor Yun Qin's treatment of Lin Xi was very unfair.
Because judging from the situation at that time, Lin Xi tried her best and could not do any better, and even almost died of her injuries.
Especially in the eyes of many soldiers, Lin Xi's actions have represented true glory and all the noble qualities required of a Yunqin general. In their view, the empire should give Lin Xi another award symbolizing bravery and glory.
His medals and many praises should not be directed at him, or even proposed to be executed.
Although the emperor's oral edict was ultimately not implemented due to the obstruction of the elders and courtiers, in the past year, the Yunqin Court has not announced any further treatment of Lin Xi, neither punishment nor reward. For a person like Lin Xi
The man who had been respected and even admired by many Yunqin military generals seemed to have been forgotten and abandoned by the Yunqin Empire.
Therefore, many people felt it was unfair and sympathized with Lin Xi's plight.
At this time, the Southern Expedition was newly defeated, and the emperor's mood was even more unbalanced. For those who respected Lin Xi and sympathized with Lin Xi's circumstances, Lin Xi's appearance at this time was not a very good time.
"I understand what you mean, especially when I appear here, at my doorstep...it won't be long before anyone who pays attention to me will know that I am back in this world." Lin Xi understood what the blind man in yellow shirt meant, and he nodded again.
Thank you, but at the same time he said softly: "But I can't hide forever... If Wenren Cang Yue is undefeated and immortal for a day, I will hide all the time, and wait until he dies and then appear again, then for me
What’s the point of speaking?”
The blind man in yellow shirt sighed softly in his heart, said nothing more, bowed slightly, turned around and retreated towards the bamboo forest.
At this moment, several coughs sounded in the hospital.
These apparently deliberate coughs and footsteps woke up everyone in the house.
The house door opened.
Looking at the old man holding a lantern and opening the door, Lin Xi smiled awkwardly and said, "Uncle Liu, I'm back."
Some rickety old men looked at Lin Xi. Looking at the young man who he had brought into the Four Seasons Plain, he said with some emotion: "You have grown taller."
A somewhat fat, somewhat old, very ordinary man stumbled out of the inner courtyard in his clothes.
Lin Xi, who had just crossed the threshold, saw the hoarfrost on the man's temples that was not there a year ago. He choked up slightly, bowed deeply to the man and said, "Father, I'm back."
A very ordinary merchant from Lulin Town ran up to Lin Xi, his shoulders trembling non-stop.
He looked at Lin Xi, unable to believe that this was true.
After grabbing Lin Xi's shoulders with both hands, he finally came to his senses and shouted: "Xi'er is back!"
"You suffered."
As the hurried footsteps inside got closer and closer, this stout, rather old, middle-aged, short, fat man just looked at Lin Xi and said this.
Lin Xi's eyes suddenly blurred.
…
Lin Xi is not an ordinary person.
But his family in Lulin Town are ordinary people.
For ordinary families in Lulin Town, the things happening outside are too far away and unreal. What they worry about is very simple, that is, whether their son, her brother, will suffer.
"Most of those rumors are exaggerated... My sister knows that nothing in the story is even remotely true."
"I didn't suffer any serious injuries. I didn't come back even during the New Year. It was just because I was assigned to do some things and couldn't make it back in time."
"How could the Holy One really express his anger at me? He just felt sad and angry because his son was assassinated. It is normal for him to feel sad and angry... He will be fine after his mood returns to normal. If he really wants to execute me, how can I survive until this time?"
"..."
Lin Xi knew very well what his family only cared about, so he made many explanations that sounded very credible to ordinary people, and even unbuttoned his clothes to show his tearful parents and sister.
own chest.
Because of King Ming's role in breaking the prison, there were no scars on his chest. The wounds left by the arrow were only in his invisible heart.
"Did you see...if I really suffered the injuries mentioned in the story, how come there were no scars at all?"
Lin Xi looked at her parents and younger sister with a smile and said, "Look at how much fat they have gained."
"My figure is better." Looking at Lin Xi's obviously much stronger chest, Lin Qian burst into tears and laughed, and said, "You can get a wife now."
Lin Xi looked at Lin Qian, who had a slightly red face and was obviously much taller. She dressed quickly as if she was afraid of the cold, and joked: "Sister, you are becoming more and more beautiful. I have a good classmate, do you want to introduce me to her?"
for you?"
"Don't come and make fun of me, or sister Wang Simin will tear you apart." Lin Qian pretended to be vicious and clicked a spot outside the door, saying.
"I'm not just Jiang Xiaoyi's classmate." Lin Xi said with a smile.
Lin Qian's face turned redder, and she showed her little fangs to Lin Xi in shame and annoyance, and said fiercely: "Why, you looked at me disgusted when you came back, do you want to kick your sister out of the house?"
"How is it possible? I'm afraid that the good ones will be snatched away first..."
"Xi'er, when you come back this time, are you planning to stay for a long time, or do you have something else to do?" The pretty woman wiped the wet marks from the corners of her eyes, stopped Lin Xi and Lin Qian's play, and looked at Lin Xi
Make a sound.
Lin Xi's hands trembled slightly, knowing that he would finally face this inevitable problem.
"Brother, why don't you leave? Don't worry about things outside. We will live here quietly as before." Lin Qian also felt some changes in Lin Xi's eyes and the smile on her face.
He also began to fade away, looking at Lin Xi, and suddenly asked with a choked voice.
Lin Xi licked her lips with some difficulty.
He hesitated for a moment, then knelt down in front of his parents and kowtowed.
The fat, middle-aged businessman with his temples stained with white frost didn't know why Lin Xi suddenly did this. He couldn't help being frightened and stood up.
"I'm sorry, father, mother."
Lin Xi didn't get up for a while. She looked up at her shocked father and mother who understood something, and said seriously and slowly: "I promised you before that if I had a choice, I would try not to join the army or go to dangerous places.
. But there are some things that I have to do... If I don’t finish these things, I will never feel at ease or truly happy for the rest of my life.”
"I know that as long as I am not around you, you will be worried. Some things may inevitably reach your ears, so I don't want to lie to you or hide it from you." Lin Xi lowered his head and buried it in his mother's arms.
With slightly trembling hands, he said, "My child is here to say goodbye and ask for your forgiveness. My child has to go to the border. I want to ask you not to worry too much about me... I believe that I will take good care of myself."
The pretty woman held Lin Xi into her arms with trembling hands, just like when Lin Xi woke up from a serious illness and called for her mother.
"You have grown up. I can no longer take care of you as before. If you think it is right, you should do it." The pretty woman's tears fell on Lin Xi's back drop by drop.
"But you have to promise us that you must come back."
"Of course." Lin Xi said with certainty, "I will definitely come back."
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(Second update, there will be another update in the evening, and I will make a few remarks about the opinions of some book friends in the book review. In fact, there are a hundred books in the minds of a hundred people, and the books in the minds of each reader and author are different.
For example, some readers may think this chapter is unnecessary, but it is very meaningful to me. Some book reviews will say that if you are not good at it, you should not write it. But I think it is well written, so how much pen and ink should be allocated to it?
On a certain matter, the author and
Of course, some readers have different views. And if you don’t write if you are not good at it, how can you make progress? Regarding writing, I have always felt that I am not good at anything and I am constantly improving. The only thing that is certain is
It is your own intention, and then you will get stronger and better as you write. Finally, I bow and thank all the readers who read the book seriously, voted, and wrote book reviews and suggestions seriously. I hope that such exchanges will not be taken as bad intentions)
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