Fang Yun raised his head in shock, a burst of anger about to burst out.
"Okay, let me finish what you said," Mrs. Huayang smiled and shook her head: "Although Mrs. Xianhua wanted your brother to be buried with him, Cao Bao, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, was also present at this incident. The queen also called him in at that time.
The palace is over. Commander Cao Bao confirmed that Yang Biao was indeed accidentally killed by the golden-horned python and had nothing to do with your brother. Although Mrs. Xianhua is unwilling to give up, there are both human and physical evidence, so there is nothing he can do."
Fang Yun then breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "By the way, mother. Where is the eldest brother? I searched the eastern suburbs hunting ground and didn't see the eldest brother. Did he come back early? I'll go to the wing to look for him in a while."
"
Mrs. Huayang's expression darkened when she heard this: "Your eldest brother is in the Forbidden Army and has not come back yet. General Cao Bao sent someone to the house and said that your brother was seriously injured when he fought with the golden horned python. He needs to be here.
He will be recovering from his injuries in the Forbidden Army for a while. When he recovers, he will come back."
"What?"
Fang Yun's mind was shaken. For a moment, he remembered the messy footprints he saw when he walked out of the cave. Originally, he thought that the imperial army was following him, entered the cave, and killed the golden horned python. Unexpectedly, that
It turned out that the eldest brother Fang Lin killed the big python.
Fang Yun put down his chopsticks and lost his taste. Yes, the eldest brother must have seen him being taken away by the golden horned python, so he followed closely. His strength was not the opponent of the golden horned python at all, but he still followed.
Already.
Fang Yun's blood boiled. He could imagine that his eldest brother must have put all the responsibility on himself to be so crazy.
"Brother!"
Fang Yun felt the kind of affection between brothers that was thicker than water. His nose was sour and his eyes were a little moist.
"After dinner, you can go back to your room to rest. During this period, try not to go out. News of your return will spread sooner or later, and I'm afraid Mrs. Xianhua will do something crazy if she finds out!"
"Yes, mother. The child knows."
Returning to the wing, Fang Yun's thoughts were running through his mind. The hunting in Dongshan was an ordinary hunting activity for scholars of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it actually caused the death of a prince. Even he and his eldest brother almost died in Dongshan and could not come back.
Fang Yun took out the Heaven and Earth Universal Bell again. The small bell body was simple and exquisite. After shaking it gently, ten golden blank scrolls appeared again.
"I hope it's worth taking such a big risk this time!"
Fang Yun put away the Heaven and Earth Wanhua Bell and sat cross-legged in meditation. After absorbing the Zhu Guo, his strength had reached the peak of Gang Qi. Fang Yun had a vague feeling that he would be able to break through the Gang Qi level and reach the aura level within a few days.
…
Early the next morning, a man wearing a sheepskin hat walked into Pingdinghou Mansion.
"What? Fang Yun is not dead!"
In the room, the woman slapped her palm heavily on the mahogany and sandalwood table, with shock and anger on her face. This woman had a gold hairpin in her hair and tassels hanging down. Although she was over forty, her face could still be seen in her youth.
She is beautiful. But her lips are too thin, which gives her originally dignified appearance a sharp and cruel taste.
This woman was Mrs. Liu of Xianhua, the principal wife of Pingding Marquis. Her face was pale, her eyes were slightly dark, and her eyes were bloodshot. She seemed to have been crying for a long time and had not rested well.
"Yes, ma'am. This is absolutely true!"
Mrs. Xianhua's eyes opened angrily, her knuckles turned white from exerting too much force, she gritted her teeth and said:
"Fang Yun, Fang Lin, Biao'er is dead, why are you still alive? - I will definitely let you be buried with Biao'er."
The man on the side shivered when he heard this, but did not dare to say anything.
Mrs. Xianhua noticed that the man was still in the room, her expression turned cold, and she waved her hand: "Go out."
"Madam!"
An old woman with a wrinkled face and a sinister face took a step forward and came closer: "The eldest prince died tragically in the eastern suburbs, and the queen didn't care about this matter. Otherwise, we send people to sneak into the Sifang Marquis Mansion and kill Fang Yun.
Die to avenge the crown prince?"
Snapped!
A slap hit the old woman's face so hard that her wrinkled face suddenly became swollen and turned purple.
"Madam?" The old woman looked astonished. She originally wanted to please her, but she unexpectedly received a slap in the face. She was puzzled.
"Are you confused? Where do you think this is?" Mrs. Xianhua turned her head with a ferocious look on her face: "Do you think I am as mindless as that idiot Xuanhua? Shangjing City is an important place for the imperial court, and there are countless imperial guards patrolling it.
Hunting, even suppressed by the great scholars of the imperial court, you actually encouraged me to go to the house of another wife, Mrs. Gaoming, to assassinate her? Do you want to cause trouble for me?"
"I realize that I was wrong. Madam, please punish me."
The old woman's heart trembled, but she didn't think so deeply.
"Get out and get twenty sticks for yourself!"
"You also go out, the housekeeper stays!"
Mrs. Xianhua waved her hand, and all the maids and old ladies filed out, leaving only the old housekeeper with white hair and a stooped figure.
"Madam, are you really ready to let the Fang brothers go?"
The old housekeeper walked over slowly with his back hunched. His expression showed that he was not afraid of this grumpy lady who was in the throes of losing her son.
"Let it go? Huh! How is that possible? The Queen doesn't care about this matter, I will handle it in my own way. One of the two brothers from the two families must be buried with my son!"
Mrs. Xianhua said harshly.
"Fang Lin, the eldest son of Fang, is now under the protection of the imperial army. I heard that he swallowed the whole body of the Golden Horned Python's essence and blood, and his future may be limitless. I heard that even the Human Emperor has begun to notice him. If he is killed
, I’m afraid it will cause the displeasure of the royal family.”
The old man said slowly.
"Then let Fang Yun be buried with Biao'er!" Mrs. Xianhua said without any doubt.
The old man nodded slightly: "However, the eldest prince has just died. Madam has also been at odds with the Sifang Marquis Mansion. If Fang Yun suddenly dies at this moment, I'm afraid many people will doubt Madam. Madam, please think about it.
?”
"Since it's not the right time now, let's talk about it later. I've been a concubine till now, and the most important thing I don't lack is time. - Wei Yan, it won't be long before the Lantern Festival, right?"
Mrs. Xianhua said suddenly.
"Huh?" Wei Yan, the old housekeeper, was slightly stunned. He didn't expect her to ask such a question suddenly, but he still answered: "Yes, there is still more than a month before the Lantern Festival."
"I remember Fang Yun seems to be fourteen today. As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, it will be the fifteenth day. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, fifteen bundles of hair, twenty and crown. All the scholars of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be condemned to the mines after fifteen bundles of hair.
exercise……"
The old housekeeper raised his head and opened his eyes with a hint of shock: "What the lady means is..."
"That's right! Shangjing City is an important place of the imperial court and is heavily guarded. Even a mosquito that comes in will be glanced at a few times. But it's different when you leave Shangjing City... Hum, isn't it just over a month? For the sake of the eldest lady
I have been waiting for this position for more than ten years, so why bother with this month."
Mrs. Xianhua Liu's eyes were cold.
"In that case, then leave this matter to me!"
The old housekeeper smiled slightly and stood up slowly. There was a crackling sound in his body, and his originally stooped figure suddenly stood upright. The skin on his face stretched out and spread out at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Become shiny.
In a short time, the old butler Wei Yan changed from a rickety old man to a tall and strong man. He smiled and left with a puff of his sleeves.
…
For several days in a row, Fang Yun stayed in his private room in the Hou Mansion. In addition to the necessary meals, he practiced every day, constantly stabilizing and solidifying the foundation.
In the early morning of this day, Fang Yun, as usual, sat cross-legged and rested for a while after practicing.
boom!
There was a loud noise, and the door of the compartment was suddenly pushed open. A cold wind mixed with snow foam rushed into the compartment and hit Fang Yun's shoulders.
"who!"
Fang Yun immediately felt a warning sign, slapped his hand on the ground, and quickly retreated. A black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and a burly black figure rushed over with a powerful aura. A pair of arms as strong as steel, tightly hugged Fang Yun.
Fang Yun's surprise is no small matter. This is Sifanghou. Although the guards are not strict, they are definitely not bad. This person can actually break into this place. As soon as the aura in his body explodes, Fang Yun will explode the opponent's body.
arm.
"Little brother, it's me. It's me, big brother!"
A rich and familiar voice reached his ears. Fang Yun was stunned and looked up in disbelief at the big man wearing black iron armor in front of him: "Brother?"
"Hahaha, it's me!"
With a clang, the mask lifted up, revealing a square face full of enthusiasm under the cold iron armor, it was Fang Lin.
"Brother, you?..."
Fang Yun looked surprised. He looked at Fang Lin for a while, and then looked at the armor on his body. He recognized this armor. It was the standard armor of the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Tang Snake Legion.
"Haha, I'm surprised. I have good news for you. After winter, I don't have to go to the army anymore."
"Could it be that you..." Fang Yun asked in surprise.
"That's right. In the eastern suburbs, I swallowed a whole golden horned python's dragon essence and broke through to the formation level in one step. There is no need to join the army anymore. The imperial court decided to make an exception and let me join the Forbidden Army and return directly to General Cao Bao.
Rule."
Fang Lin laughed and said, very happy.
"That's great!"
Fang Yun also became happy and punched Fang Lin's chest a few times. Forbidden Army, that's a step to the sky. All kinds of treasures, ancient techniques, and ancient secrets can be obtained from the royal family.
The prosperity of the common people in the Great Zhou Dynasty all started by joining the Forbidden Army and acquiring ancient techniques and ancient techniques!
Fang Lin basically has a bright future when he joins the Forbidden Army at this age!
The two brothers sat opposite each other in the side room. Each recounted their encounters during this period. The blood of the two brothers is thicker than water, and there is nothing to hide from the two brothers.
Fang Lin was secretly frightened when he heard about Fang Yun's experience. In the situation at that time, as long as he slowed down a beat, Fang Yun would not have crashed into the cave. Instead, he would have been swallowed by the golden horned python again.
As for the fate of his eldest brother Fang Lin, Fang Yun had already heard about it from his mother. But hearing his brother's story with his own ears still made him startled at every step. It was really extremely dangerous.
"By the way, brother. I swallowed Zhu Guo's huge essence. The earth-level pearl is not so urgently needed for the time being. Why don't you let me, brother, hold it."
Fang Yun spread his palm, and a misty earth-level bead appeared in his palm, with beautiful picturesque embroidered mountains and rivers inside.
"Haha, brother, I appreciate your kindness. - Have you forgotten what I just said? I have swallowed a whole golden horned python's essence. This is a giant python that wants to transform into a dragon. Jing
The Qi will not be much worse than your Zhu Guo. I am already at the peak level of the formation, and I will soon break through to the embryonic realm. This kind of beads is not that important to me anymore. And
, the royal family will give out some rewards every year, and sometimes there are some martial arts holy items among them. You should keep this bead!"
Martial arts skills, techniques and holy items are important means for the royal family to win over the imperial army. Inheriting the treasure trove of the previous dynasty and accumulating it for more than a thousand years, the royal family's storage is terrifying.
Earth-level beads are holy items for cultivation and are very valuable to ordinary people. But they are not very rare for the royal family. Otherwise, Princess Qingchang would not give them away casually as lottery prizes, and she would not feel any pain at all.
Fang Yun thought about it for a while. The two brothers had gained so much from hunting in the eastern suburbs that the essence in their bodies could not be refined. Things like earth-level beads seemed less important at this time.
"Okay, don't think so much. Come on, come with me to ask for mother's blessing. Now that I have joined the Forbidden Army, it is different. I have to abide by the military discipline of the Forbidden Army. This time I asked General Cao for a few days' leave.
This is special. I won’t be able to go home often in the future.”
The two brothers were in high spirits and went to pay their respects to their mother, Mrs. Huayang. On this day, the mother and son had a rare gathering together and had a meal. The atmosphere was quite pleasant.
In the next few days, Fang Lin was in the mansion, accompanying Fang Yun to practice his moves. His realm was much higher than Fang Yun's, and many martial arts experiences that Fang Yun didn't understand were easily understood by him.
Time passed quickly, and it was three days before Fang Lin had to leave. Early that morning, Fang Lin put on the armor of the Forbidden Army, stood in front of the Sifang Hou Mansion, and said goodbye to his brother:
"Little brother, you have grown up. You no longer need the protection of your elder brother, which makes me very happy. When I was in the Forbidden Army, you should protect your mother well. In addition, don't give up on martial arts. My father has not been able to do so for many years.
He has returned home, and I hope that our two brothers can help him and let his father go back to Beijing to meet his mother. Mother, I miss him very much!"
Fang Yun's eyes were a little moist when he heard this. In his memory, his father rarely came home, and the time he stayed each time was very short, only a few days. As a result, Fang Yun now only remembers a burly and tall figure, but his face is a bit blurry.
Already.
"Brother, don't worry. I will take good care of your family."
Fang Yun stood in the wind and snow, watching his eldest brother go away, his burly back gradually disappearing outside the door. For some reason, Fang Yun suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
The wind and snow in the sky are getting heavier and heavier. Looking from a distance, in the upper capital city, the roofs of countless buildings are covered with snow.
"It's almost Lantern Festival!"
Looking at the snow in the sky, Fang Yun stood at the door of the Hou Mansion and murmured. At the door, the red light from the lantern shot out, illuminating his face with a blush.