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Chapter 42 Volume 2 · Ten
The shadows of the grass and trees in the courtyard were heavy, and the sound of the wind passing through the deep corridor with raised eaves made Ji Jiu feel crazy. He was crazy, otherwise why would he save Shen Jue? That is the son of a monster, even if he believes that Shen Jue is an orphan, and then thinks that he is an adopted son adopted by a monster, he should not rescue him by himself. After all, it's an indisputable fact that Shen Jue has a close relationship with the monster.
However, the young man who made him call his nickname was innocent, and he couldn't hate it. So for so long, knowing that he was with the demon, he didn't expose him. Instead, he kept him by his side and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. In private, he also felt that the way that person looked at him was very much like his own child. The same attachment and reverence. He is always away from home, and he misses his home, his youngest son and only daughter. As a father, he cannot teach his children one or two things. It is not without guilt. This guilt is also willing to empathize with this young man. That Shen Jue is good. Ji Jiu thought. So I don't want to hurt him and implicate him.
It's not the first day that the emperor has a male-like style. Ji Jiu didn't know very well at first, or he deliberately avoided similar information, but now he doesn't know why, and finally he is willing to look directly at it all - his emperor, male-like style, loves beauty, There is a side hall in the harem, where three or five prostitutes are raised, each with a beautiful face and a beautiful appearance. Ji Jiu thought about it, but couldn't think of why Shen Jue, who was so burly, handsome, and unfeminine, fell into the eyes of the emperor? It's like he has no femininity at all, but he was bullied again and again by that monster.
Ji Jiu, who was driven out of the palace, was restless. Although he felt that Shen Jue would not suffer, he was afraid that he would be reckless and hurt the emperor. He was also afraid that Shen Jue would be pinched by seven inches and the emperor would bully him. A heart is like boiling in a pan, ups and downs, no longer clear.
In the end, he got angry, took out his sword, and chopped at the innocent pine tree, cutting the branches to pieces and scattering pine needles everywhere.
The bluffing palace guards tensed their faces one by one, not knowing where they offended the smashing general.
After a while, a little eunuch emerged from the shadows, hunched over and walked behind Ji Jiu and whispered, "General."
Ji Jiu asked, "What did you hear?"
"General back, it's very quiet. There's no sound."
Ji Jiu stood for a while, then turned around and left, no one dared to follow behind. In this imperial city, as long as he does not break into the harem, no one dares to stop him.
Ji Jiu walked to a remote place, put his hand into the neck, hesitated for a while, took out the red bead on his chest, and said bluntly, "Come out."
The red bead flickered, and a figure appeared.
Yimo did not see him in January, nor did he look for him. Anyway, he gave him something, and then posted it on his own to find it, but Yimo couldn't make it. At this time, knowing that Ji Jiu was looking for him, he appeared and stood face to face without saying a word, waiting for Ji Jiu to speak.
Ji Jiu glanced at him, then turned away quickly and said, "Shen Jue is in the emperor's study."
Emer said, "Well."
Ji Jiu said, "I don't know what's going on now."
Emer said, "Want to see it?"
Ji Jiu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Yimo took his hand, and regardless of the man getting rid of it, he tightened his grip and went around the base of the wall to a withered river pond, saying, "See for yourself."
Ji Jiu didn't care about the other things, and leaned over to look into the river pond, but saw a circle of ripples on the water surface, and then revealed a human figure like a mirror, it was Shen Jue and the emperor in the study. The emperor had a smile on his face, Shen Jue looked very calm, sitting face to face, it seemed that they were talking happily, but the water mirror couldn't make a sound, and Ji Jiu didn't know what they were talking about, but the hanging one The heart was put down, the swordsmanship that thought did not appear, in the end it was luck.
Ji Jiu calmed down and let out a half-sigh of relief, but the scene on the mirror suddenly changed. The emperor got up, walked over to Shen Jue, and reached out to touch his face. Ji Jiu held her breath for a while, as if she was being touched, goosebumps crawled from her heels to her scalp. At that end, Shen Jue made a move, bent his knees, and swept across. The emperor also learned martial arts, and the two fought. They are all tricks, not like a joke, as if they were all provoked. Ji Jiu stayed there, not knowing what to do.
Later, he saw Shen Jue turned into a wolf.
Wu Liang's fur, huge body, and extraordinary might, with just one hit, the emperor fell to the ground, the black wolf pounced on it, and its sharp claws clasped the emperor's neck, with red marks on his neck.
With a wave of Yimo's sleeves, the mirror flower and water moon disappeared without a trace, restoring the tranquility of the river pond, and said indifferently, "Nothing."
Ji Jiu came back to his senses, "No problem?" Raising his voice, he said, "This is no problem, what does it mean to have a problem?!"
"The emperor's body cannot be invaded by evil spirits, and Shen Jue can't help him." Yimo said calmly: "The emperor can't help Shen Jue, so there's nothing to do."
"Doesn't the evil spirit invade?" Ji Jiu frowned, "Then how can Shen Jue hurt him?"
"Although Shen Jue is a demon, he is also half human." Yimo said, "He is the child of a wolf mother and a scholar in the world, so there is no obstacle in entering or leaving the palace. It is not easy to hurt the emperor."
"What about you? Are you half-human and half-demon?" Ji Jiu asked.
Yimo shook his head: "I'm a demon. So I brought you here, but I can't get close to Longting anymore."
Ji Jiu was silent for a moment, then reluctantly responded, which was regarded as a response.
Yimo looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late, you go and rest."
Ji Jiu glanced at him and turned away.
After he left, Yimo cast the spell again to open Jinghuashuiyue to watch the two fighting. The emperor was the most noble of the ninety-five. He was noble in his bones. He just stayed for a while when he saw the wolf. , After settling down, he actually smiled and said yes again and again.
Shen Jue regained his human form and looked at him condescendingly. No one would obey anyone, but no one dared to underestimate anyone.
Yimo gave a "tsk" and waved his sleeves again to make the water mirror disappear. No one knew what was on his mind.
The emperor was still lying on the ground, looking up at the sky, and for some reason, he burst out laughing, laughing ecstatically.
Shen Jue squatted aside, smiled at him, and said nothing.
I don't know how long it took, the emperor laughed enough, sat up with one hand, looked at the young man in front of him, and said, "I want to get you, so what?"
Shen Jue was disdainful and didn't even bother to answer.
The emperor got up and adjusted the dragon robe, and said lightly: "Tomorrow I will find Ji Jiu and ask you to be the chief guard in my palace. Do you think he will give it?"
Shen Jue finally turned serious, stared at him and said, "He won't agree."
"Really?" said the emperor.
"Seriously." Shen Jue said very firmly, insisting on his father's short-guarding nature.
The emperor smiled: "Then just wait and see." Then he walked over again, leaning very close, his lips touched Shen Jue's face, Shen Jue stood up straight, avoiding him, staring at him sharply . The emperor kissed his face and said with a smile: "I am the emperor, and it's just 'just' to you, but the lives of Ji Jiu's family are under my jurisdiction. You say, who wins?"
"If you force him, I will kill you." Shen Jue did not waver, and said indifferently: "After you die, my father and son will help your youngest son ascend to the emperor, and father is still the marshal of the army."
The emperor changed his face and gritted his teeth: "You dare!"
Shen Jue also smiled slightly, leaned over, pressed the emperor's ear bead, and said softly, "You dare to force him, why don't I dare to force him?"
He added: "I don't hate masculinity, I only hate dirty people." He paused, pulled a little distance, and asked the emperor with a very serious look: "Are you a dirty person?"
The emperor said: "Presumptuous!"
Shen Jue snorted softly, bent over to hold the crooked chair case, and after finishing cleaning up, he salutes: "I will retire at the end." Shi Shiran turned around and walked to the door, then suddenly remembered the business and turned around again. Come on, he said seriously: "Don't covet my father, he has someone." After that, he left, leaving the emperor alone, angered to the inside.
After leaving the palace gate, Shen Jue found Ji Jiu, the two looked at each other for a moment, and Ji Jiu asked, "How is it?"
Shen Jue smiled, and the smile remained a bit innocent as always, "It's alright."
"real?"
"Dad said that when you meet a ruthless person, you only need to be more ruthless than him, and you will be able to push it over." Shen Jue blinked, "The emperor is a good person."
Ji Jiu was speechless for a while, then scolded: "Speak all the bastards!" This is over. just can't help but slander, what kind of child is this taught by someone!
He never thought that it was himself who cast Shen Jue like this.
Ji Jiu went to the palace to see the emperor the next day, and found that as Shen Jue said, nothing happened and he was calm. He suddenly understood in his heart that even though Shen Jue laughed so innocently, it might not be a good idea. His emperors were all eaten up, and he didn't say a word about what happened last night. However, Ji Jiu is also happy to push the boat along the flow without mentioning a word.
The monarch and minister talked for a while about military affairs, and set the date for their journey to the Xiongnu court to explore the road. A month later, it was the golden autumn of October. Ji Jiu set off.
The emperor got up, stood beside the vast topographic map, and said quietly: "The day you came back was when I gave you 100,000 troops and horses. You wanted to be a general that shines in the annals of history. I promised you, I can do it. It's all done, and the rest is yours, Ji Jiu."
Ji Jiu knelt down and kowtowed, "Yes."
"Ji Jiu." The emperor looked at the person at his feet, waited, and said, "If you die, I will not fail you."
"Your Majesty." Ji Jiu smiled brightly, "If you die, you will die. If you don't die, the minister will not dare to die."
"Okay!" said the emperor, "Go, go back and reunite with your wife and children."
Ji Jiu responded, and when she exited, the sun was shining brightly. Like a smile on his face.
There was nothing to do in a month of free time, and Ji Jiu thought about his past life again. He came in a hurry and never asked the two veterans from Yongcheng. Now it would take a lot of trouble to ask, so he thought of the county annals. .
I don’t know which dynasty or generation started, and there was a trend of cultivating annals in the county government offices in various places. The government officials paid money and invited a gentleman who was proficient in literary and ink to write the county annals for the local county seat. From mountains and rivers and landforms, people and customs, to legends and biographies, as well as local famous squires and nobles, literati anecdotes, as long as they happen on the land under their jurisdiction, no matter how big or small, they must be recorded in the county annals. above, for future reference. This trend of cultivating records has been handed down from generation to generation. When every county official takes office, he must read the local county annals. After he has been in office for a little longer, he invited a gentleman to make up for what happened during his tenure. Details, when the successor comes, add it accordingly.
Ji Jiu sent a letter to the magistrate of Yongcheng and asked for a list of county records, and sent it back after half a month.
Soon, the county annals were delivered to the house, and Ji Jiu chose a good day to sit by the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard, drinking the home-made flower tea, and began to read.
I don't know how long it took, but on the twelfth day, Ji Jiu turned to the one from more than 150 years ago.
The county annals said that there was a large family surnamed Shen in the local area, a wealthy squire, whose ancestors worked in officials, up to the third grade, and later in business, with shops all over the place. In the thirteenth generation, he had two sons, the eldest son Shen Zi Qing Xuan and the second son Shen Zhen. The eldest son fell into an ice cave at the age of eight, was paralyzed, lived alone in the mountains, and encountered a demon.
The demon's name is Yimo, and the rest is unknown, but he is close to him, like a couple. Adopted a son, born of a wolf mother, named Jue. Shen Qingxuan recovered well, lived another thirteen years, and died. The demon places great importance on friendship, and the deed is engraved on the monument, and the widow is self-identified.
Fifty years after Shen Qingxuan's death, his brother Shen Zhen's son slandered the government and was imprisoned. There was a strong wind all night, the Shen house caught fire, no one escaped, and it was over. Later, there were rumors from the neighbors that they met the descendants of the Shen family in the extreme south, and were rescued by the demon Yimo.
Ji Jiu turned the article over and over, read and read, until it got dark and the words on the scroll could no longer be read clearly.
Ji Jiu rubbed his eyes, as if there was wind and sand entering, and the pain was unbearable. The lantern under the courtyard corridor of the house was already lit. Ji Jiu lowered her head, closed the book in her hand, and turned her face away when Shen Jue walked in and called out "Daddy".
A drop of water hit his wrist with a "click" the moment he turned his face, exactly where the light-colored snake's kiss was.
Silent and silent.