novelraw Chapter 185 185
Chapter 185 185
After a period of hard work, Ji Guoyansheng finally groped to the edge of the breathing technique.This is not something to be happy about, because he spent more time on it than he imagined, which also made him farther away from the title of "genius".
He has to improve faster to catch up with his younger brother Yuanyi.
Before he could tell his pregnant wife the news, a strange rumor fell into his ears again.
"Yan Shengdian, although I don't know if the rumor this time is also a conspiracy to advocate the recruitment of officials from the An Yi faction, but..."
In the quiet and indoor room, the retainer Hiraoka was dripping with cold sweat, and lay down on the ground.He could feel the strong oppressive force, which came from the lord Ji Guoyansheng sitting on the top.
"However, there are indeed rumors that the child of Mrs. Beizhidian is not your blood." Gritting his teeth, Hiraoka still told this rumor that has become popular in Ruozhou recently, "It is said... Master Yuan is back Afterwards, the wife who had not been able to conceive for a long time suddenly became pregnant, so..."
More words, Hiraoka did not continue to say.
Even under Ruozhou's leadership, the retainers were divided into different factions.Some retainers have always coveted and contemptuously contemptuous of Anyi and other Western Plains countries, thinking that there is no need to win them by marriage, and they can easily be included in their pockets as long as they attack quickly.For these people, the much-loved Mrs. Beizhidian from Anyi is their biggest obstacle.
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As long as Mrs. Bei Zhidian is still there, it is impossible for His Highness to use force against the Western Plains countries.
Hiraoka could sense that Ji Guoyansheng was exuding a terrifying and chilling killing intent.No man can tolerate such slander, not to mention that the lord's love for his wife is well known.
"Same as last time." Yan Sheng's icy voice came, "Get rid of all those who spread the message. Whether it's children or family members, don't leave them behind."
Hiraoka quickly said yes.
He belongs to the Lord and one faction, and this is exactly the ending he wants to see the most.He doesn't care who the child of Mrs. Beizhidian's is, even if it really belongs to Mr. Yuan, it doesn't matter - at least, it's still the blood of the Jiguo family.
After Hiraoka retreated, there was a deadly silence in the room.Yan Sheng sat cross-legged on the main seat, his eyes were as cold as a cold front.
What the retainer said just now was like a thorn, pierced deeply in his heart, and he couldn't help but recall the amazed and focused eyes of Youwang Xiangyuanyi when he was practicing sword with Yuanyi recently.
It's not just ordinary appreciation.
Yuanyi's swordsmanship is indeed amazing enough to attract everyone's attention; but he can detect that Yu looked at Yuanyi's eyes, not only for appreciation, but also for some kind of emotion that he had never shown to himself.
Yan Sheng suppressed the unhappiness and suspicion in his heart, and put those gossips to the back of his mind.
Having said that, he was a little uneasy after all.The more he understood how superb Yuanyi's swordsmanship was, the more this uneasiness became stronger.Finally, that night, he came to Yu's bedroom.
"Your Highness, good night."
The candlelight shone faintly in the thin copper lampshade, and the shadow of the lampshade was cast on the ground like an open flower petal.Yu bowed down and bowed to the head of the family who came suddenly.
"You are pregnant, so you don't need to salute." Yan Sheng said, "There were no outsiders in the first place."
"You are the lord and guardian of the country, how can you lose your etiquette?" You laughed.The smoked wind warmed the room, and the faint fragrance of Jialuo diffused on the woman's clothes, and inadvertently penetrated into the tip of the person's nose.
Yan Sheng asked the serving maids to retreat, closed the sliding door, and sat down facing his wife.
"You, I've always wanted to ask you something." Yan Sheng said with a calm expression, "What do you think about Yuan Yi?"
"...Yeah?" She was a little surprised by her husband's question, she smiled calmly, and replied calmly, "Master Yuan is your younger brother, I will treat him as you treat him."
It was a very comforting answer, but Iwakatsu couldn't feel relieved.He frowned and asked, "You, you came to Ji Country and married me at the behest of your father. I have never asked... are you willing?"
She showed surprise, and said, "Of course I do it willingly. Is Your Highness doubting my loyalty?"
No one is more willing than her.In order to save her mother from crying, her father and brother from troubles, and the citizens of Anyi from war, she married the Jiguo clan and sincerely expected to give birth to the successor of the Jiguo clan.
She is a qualified wife, no one can deny that.Over the years, Ji Guoyansheng has always been very satisfied with her gentleness and docility.
"...No, I'm not doubting you." Yan Sheng looked away and said in a low voice, "I'm just worried, you don't like a man like me. For so many years, I've been busy with the battle outside, I'm afraid I'm left out about you."
"Isn't Your Highness's love for me not enough?" She covered her lips with her sleeve, and smiled softly, "The man I like is a man who is knowledgeable, funny, and elegant. If you can appreciate it with me, It would be even better if you drink alcohol. However, His Highness has been very busy recently, and has been practicing swordsmanship, so he has no time to do these time-wasting things."
"Knowledgeable and funny? Me?" Yan Sheng was a little skeptical.To be honest, he felt that he had nothing to do with "funny".However, Enichi has nothing to do with "funny", which is good.
"In short, Your Highness doesn't have to worry about these superfluous things." She showed a sweet smile, stretched out her hand to touch her husband's cheek offensively, and said with deep eyes, "You are the lord of the Jiguo clan and the person I serve most loyally. "
What she said made Yan Sheng feel a little relieved.
At this moment, there was a faint messy noise from the roof, as if someone was running on it.Yan Sheng frowned, stood up immediately, looked up at the roof, and shouted: "Who is on top?"
There was no answer, only a strange roar.
Yu and Iwakatsu's complexions froze at the same time.This beast-like roar reminds people of the monster they encountered in the mountains that night when they returned to Ruozhou from Liutiaocheng.
"You, stay here and don't move. I'll go out and have a look." Yan Sheng tensed up and stepped outside.As soon as the door was opened, one could only see the vast night, with a crescent moon hanging in the sky.
Yan Sheng took the knife from his subordinate, pulled out the blade with a clang, and pointed it at the night sky.
But at this moment, the strange roar stopped again, and there was no sound in the night sky.Yan Sheng breathed lightly, and slowly searched out along the corridor.
"Brother!"
Yansheng searched for the corridor on the left, and Ji Guoyuan's serious voice came from the corridor on the right.He sensed the visit of a foreign object, and holding the sun wheel knife used to slay ghosts, he also appeared here: "My lord, it's a ghost."
"I know." Yan Sheng looked at his younger brother coldly, "This time, I won't let it mess around. I'm no longer an ordinary swordsman."
He has mastered the breathing technique, no different from his younger brother Yuanyi.
Yuan Yi breathed out a breath of white air, and searched the night sky keenly.He is different from ordinary swordsmen. Although he has no obvious murderous aura, the ghost can intuitively feel a strong sense of oppression and threat.
brush--
A black afterimage swept down from the roof, as if being driven away by some kind of natural enemy. --
"There! I ran to the east!" The nervous guards all exclaimed, "There is... Madam's..."
When he heard these words, Ji Guoyansheng's heart suddenly tightened.He remembered that the ghost was fleeing in the direction where he told You to "stay and don't come out".
"Oops..." Yan Sheng quickly drew his sword and rushed towards that place, shouting loudly, "You! Come here! Come to my side!"
Before his voice fell to the ground, his eyes caught a glimpse of a scene that stopped his blood all over the body.The evil ghost with long hair and several big hands appeared in front of his wife.
What a familiar scene, almost no different from the previous snowy night in Xiaoliutiao City.If there is any difference, it is that Yu did not persistently protect the female officer beside him, but instead protected his abdomen and took a step back.
She stared at the evil spirit in front of her, her heart beating extremely nervously.
In any case, you can't hurt your children.This is the heir of the Jiguo family, and it is an important thing that my father has been looking forward to for a long time.
Her teeth trembled slightly, and her eyes glanced at the evil spirit in front of her.Although this was not the first time seeing these monsters, its terrifying appearance was enough to frighten a woman like her.Being able to maintain a standing posture without appearing flustered is purely due to her childhood upbringing.
Just when she was feeling terrified, people on the left and right drew their swords at the same time and came towards her.
"Yu, come to me!"
"Ji Jun, get behind me!"
The voices of the two brothers staggered into her ears almost at the same time.Yansheng came sprinting from the corridor on the left, while Yuanyi jumped down from the roof on the right, his figure as light as a swallow.
At this moment, she made a very simple judgment.
Protecting the child comes first, who is more capable of fighting against the ghost to protect her child?
The answer to this question can be arrived at with hardly any thought.So, without even thinking about it, she rushed to the right without hesitation, and fell into Ji Guo Yuanyi's arms.
Yuanyi stretched out his arms to wrap her around her, protecting her behind him.
"It's all right." Yuan smiled faintly at her, and gently shook the flower buds under her ears, "I will protect you, Ji Jun."
And across a corridor, it was Ji Guoyansheng who was empty in front of him.He pointed the knife at the evil spirit, but there was still a hint of disbelief on his face.In this critical moment of danger, her wife was in the arms of others, and by
Others came to protect.
Yansheng's hand holding the knife trembled slightly.
He could barely focus on the ghost, but could only see his brother and his wife.Knowing that such a choice is normal for You, Yuanyi is an experienced ghost hunter with stronger swordsmanship than him, of course it is safer to choose Yuanyi, but he still has a strong unwillingness in his heart.
Especially when Yuan smiled at her, the peace of mind and dependence in her eyes made Yan Sheng unbearable.He became short of breath, and for a moment, his hands and feet hardly obeyed his control.An unprecedented fluent sword move passed through the air, as fast as lightning; the next moment, he easily chopped off the ghost's neck.
This was a scene that no one had expected, and even Ji Guoyuan showed a look of astonishment.
"Brother..."
The elder brother, who had been extremely hard at breathing techniques before, cut off the ghost's head so fluently and precisely, the movements were like flowing clouds and flowing water, and even more magnificent like the moonlight.
The ghost's head was cut off, and there was a remaining roar and whimper.Immediately, the body slowly dissipated into the air.At this time, Ji Guoyansheng was a little surprised to realize what he had done.
He loosened his grip on the knife, and slowly put the knife back into its sheath.
"Brother, you can already use breathing techniques." Yuanyi was obviously happy with the strength Yansheng showed.
In this regard, Yan Sheng did not look happy. "Yeah." He nodded lightly, without looking sideways, and asked, "How is You? You're not hurt."
Yuanyi looked behind him, and Yu was standing at the back with a sullen face, as if he hadn't recovered from the thrill just now.Hearing her husband's question, she nodded and said, "I'm fine. But..." She lowered her head and looked at her belly with some worry, "I'm always afraid that something will happen to the child. I just seemed too much. Terrified..."
The doctor said she must never get emotional.Her body is not easy to conceive, so she must be more careful with this child, otherwise she will lose him easily.And once lost, it is impossible to have it again.
Hearing this, Yan Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then became nervous belatedly: "Hurry up and find a doctor."
The ghost's visit did not bring much chaos to the successor country.The moment it appeared, it was eliminated by Yan Sheng, and not many people even knew about this episode.It's just that after the doctor came to visit, he warned You to keep his emotions calm, otherwise, he might lose the child.
At this moment, Ji Guoyansheng made a decision that surprised her.
"Your Highness, you... what did you say? You want to leave the country and become a ghost hunter?"
Yu looked at her husband in disbelief.
However, Ji Guoyansheng just sat in front of her indifferently, silently not answering.The candle light flickered slightly, he put the knife horizontally between his knees, and slowly caressed the handle of the knife with his thick calloused hand.
Yu immediately thought of the reason.Perhaps it was because she chose to go to Yuanyi tonight between Yuanyi and Yansheng, which stimulated Yansheng's already anxious and unwilling heart again, which made him come up with such bizarre and abrupt thoughts.
"Your Highness, please think again." You frowned and said earnestly, "Ghosts are not encountered every day. Master Yuan is just a passer-by to us. He will leave Ruozhou sooner or later. of. However,
You are my husband, the lord of Ruozhou, and the governor of the Jiguo clan.If you are no longer in Ruozhou, what should the entire Jiguo family do? "
There was a moment of chilling expression on Yansheng's face.
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"Family? There are as many people as there are waiting to inherit the position of family governor." He sneered and said, "But, do you want me to continue to be a mediocre person whose swordsmanship is inferior to fate, and once attacked by ghosts?" When you came, I saw that you could only seek Yuanyi's protection, and let me watch?"
Yu's heart skipped a beat, secretly feeling troubled.
She is not ignorant of Yansheng's love and paranoia.But what she didn't know was that the unwillingness and jealousy in Yan Sheng's heart had burned to such an extent.
"Your Highness, why are you here?" She sighed.
"No matter who, as long as they stand in my position, they will make such a choice." Yan Sheng said indifferently, "Those who have never been jealous of others are just lucky. A person with a whole body, so I will not be jealous."
Yu's expression gradually darkened.
"Your Highness, if you leave the successor country, what should I do?" She asked softly. "And what about my children?"
"With a father like me, this child will be ashamed." Yan Sheng's voice was both hostile and paranoid, "I am so mediocre, covered by the light of others, without any brilliance Even his mother is powerless to protect him.”
"...How can you say that about yourself? For me, you are dazzling enough." Yuu's eyes flickered, he gritted his teeth, and couldn't help being a little anxious, "No, Your Highness, you can't be a ghost hunter .Ruozhou, the Jiguo family all need you. Are you going to abandon the family business passed down by your father?"
"As I said, there are many people who are willing to inherit the family business. I am not the only one in the Jiguo family. What's more, I am a mediocre person, and no one is more suitable to inherit the family business than me." After Yan Sheng finished speaking, he hung his head eye.
After a pause, he said, "And..."
"what?"
"Besides, if I'm not here, you will feel more relaxed." Yansheng said.
You's pupils froze suddenly.
She lowered her eyebrows and felt a little ridiculous: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Why do you think so?" She held her husband's hand and said pleadingly, "From the day I married you, I have I have decided to serve you in this life. Don't you remember, Your Highness, we are still waiting for the next year to go to Xiaoliutiao City to see the snow scene together, ah...ah, yes, and the hairpin of Matsuda-sama, His Highness has not given it yet I……"
"Yu, the person you like more is Yuanyi, I know." Yan Sheng's voice was a little indifferent, "It's been like this since childhood. I'm the extra one, and you only have Yuanyi in your eyes."
"..." You opened his mouth, unable to speak, his heart was soaring, as if something was about to burst out.
"You, you are a very good wife." Yan Sheng's voice was a little cold.He reached out and stroked his wife's cheek.He is very familiar with the soft snow-like touch. He has gently stroked her cheek countless times in the middle of the night.When Yuanyi didn't come back, every time, he felt extremely lucky and satisfied for the short time of touching her cheek.
She is indeed a very good wife.
What she said to Yan Sheng was almost a promise.
She obeyed; moreover, she always put everything about Yansheng above herself.In the past many years, she left all her care to Ji Guoyansheng.She is gentle, considerate, tame, and thoughtful, and she is a wife that every man will be satisfied with.
Not only that, it is precisely because of her existence that the countries in Xiyuan can maintain peace with Ruozhou, so that the flames of war will not be ignited on the east and west fronts at the same time.Not only for Yansheng, but also for the entire Jiguo clan and the people of Ruozhou, she is an extremely important existence.
but……
"You obviously don't like me, but you have to stay by my side all the time. You must be very painful." Yan Sheng said, holding her chin with his fingers.There was no blemish on the woman's beautiful cheeks, and her eyes stained by the mist were wet with morning dew, and she looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Even at such moments, she seemed affectionate.
"It's not like that, Your Highness." She grabbed her husband's sleeve and begged, "Your Majesty Yuan doesn't belong to this city, he will leave sooner or later; while I grew up here, I have already married into the Jiguo family. Only You, Your Highness, are special to me."
Looking at her face, Yan Sheng couldn't help feeling soft-hearted for a moment.
He looked to one side of the room, which was the altar left by his mother, the incense candle was burning almost to the bottom, and the wax tears fell all over the plate.Yansheng lowered his eyes, suddenly clasped Yu's hand, and led her to the altar left by his mother.
"You, do you dare to swear in front of your mother?" Yan Sheng's voice was cold, "I swear that you don't have any feelings for Yuanyi."
"Your Highness...Your Highness?" You stared blankly at the altar left by Mrs. Beizhidian, and said with some struggle, "I swore in the name of my father that I would not betray you, isn't that enough?"
"You said you won't betray, you mean that your body will stay here forever." Yan Sheng pointed to the family crest on the wall, his eyes deepened, "But what about your heart? Would you like to be in my mother's house?" Swear in front of you?"
Hearing this, You stared blankly at the altar left by Mrs. Beizhidian.In front of her eyes, the strong and elegant smile of the madam that she had seen in her childhood vaguely appeared.
The lady gently told her what kudzu and shaved ice are, and also taught her the skills of spice blending.That gentle and strong lady is like a second mother to Yu after coming to Wakashu.It was because of her admiration for that lady that she inherited her lady's shrine, continued to enshrine what she believed in, and prayed for her that there would be no more wars in the world.
His Royal Highness Yansheng actually asked her to swear in front of his wife's altar...?
"I..." Her lips trembled, and she was a little speechless.
How dare she?
How dare she lie in front of Madam?
"You don't know what I want, right?" Yan Sheng's tone became more indifferent.
"...I..." Yu's eyes were a little bewildered.
she knows.
Yansheng hoped paranoidly that she also admired him, and that she was still equal to the admiration he gave.
But she can't.For her, the most she can do is to act as a qualified, excellent wife who can't be chosen wrongly.She can even pretend that she loves Yansheng, as long as Yansheng doesn't get to the bottom of it, she will sleep forever in the beautiful dream she wove.
But Ji Guoyan Sheng just woke up from it.
She did not swear as Yansheng said for a long time, Ji Guoyansheng's heart sank slowly.Finally, he let go of Yu's hand and walked out sideways.
"That's it. I will give you freedom, and then, like Yuanyi, I will become a ghost hunter." He said, his figure slowly disappeared into the night, "If you say when we will meet again, it is waiting for me Time to surpass Yuanyi."
"...Your Highness!"
You chased him out, but Yansheng's back was gone.She raised her head, only to see a first-quarter moon hanging in the sky, covered by night clouds.A gust of winter night wind blew, and the empty birdcage by the window creaked and shook lightly.
At that moment, she didn't know where the courage and temper came from, and she sneered and shouted into the night: "Since you have decided to abandon your wife, children and family business, then never come back at all. Yan Shengdian."
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Yansheng: What is my dear doing?Um?What are you doing?
Excellent: [Smoking and drinking]
Yan Sheng: I will give her a surprise
Iwakatsu: [covers Yu's eyes] Guess who I am~
MC: Ah, Xiba!Who is it?If you don't have a ring on your hand, it turns out to be His Excellency the Pope!
Iwakatsu: [Smiling] If you were joking, you would have stabbed Muichiro.
MC: Of course it was a joke!
Iwakatsu: So let's guess now.
MC: [Tactical Silence]
Yansheng: Are you asleep?
MC: Ah, I accidentally took a nap just now, I went to a disco yesterday and drank all night and I was a little dizzy!
Iwakatsu: Answer now.
MC: What's the problem?
Yansheng: What else could it be?Guess who I am.
MC: Who else could it be, of course my dear.
Yan Sheng: Look at how you use your brain!
MC: Darling, let go now, my eyeballs are going to be snapped off by you.
Yansheng: Who are you talking about, dear?
MC: What kind of childish nonsense is that, who else could it be, my dear?
Yansheng: Yaka Circus, tell me the name.
MC: [silence]
MC: Urgently seek help from the House of Wisteria Flowers!
Iwakatsu: There is no such thing!
MC: Do you really think I don't know?
Yan Sheng: Stop playing tricks, you shakeit
MC: Are you doubting me now, dear?
Yan Sheng: Is it so difficult to say a name?
MC: It's not about the name, it's about Wuli trusting the hen chicken.
Yansheng: What, let's go one way to the end.I bet my six eyes you don't know my name.What are you betting on?
MC: Do you have to see blood?
Yansheng: Are you scared?
MC: You're the one who got scared, right?
Yan Sheng: Hehehehehe look at this kid pretending to be strong.
MC: Give you one last chance, let go.
Yan Sheng: I should give you the last chance, right?
MC: There is no turning back now!Even so is it okay?
Yan Sheng: Alright, this is what I want, today either you marry me or I marry you.
MC: On the count of three, we simultaneously started bragging about how good Ji Guoyuan one is.
Yansheng: Hehehehe, is this what you can think of!Know my guy!
Yuu: Are you cowardly?
Yansheng: Don't play tricks, let's start.
Excellent: [light cigarette] 1
Rock wins: 2
excellent:……
Iwakatsu: Pray for nia?
MC: Before you start blowing Enichi, let me say one last word.
Iwakatsu: say
MC: My hands have become a lot rougher. It must have been very hard to plan the green Bianhua flowers in the field these years, no misfortune.
Yansheng: Congratulations, you guessed wrong [click]