Heaven and earth return to one

Chapter 126

It was cold early in the north. At the end of September, there had been two heavy snowfalls. When we climbed up and looked far away, everything was plain white.

As the sky darkened a bit, there were few people walking around on the street. The common people either went home or called their friends to the restaurant to warm up, and they didn't like to be outside in the cold.

At this time, Nangong Xuan was sitting in the private room on the third floor of the largest restaurant in the city, holding a letter in his hand and reading it over and over again, with a warm smile on his lips.

Not long after, the window of the private room opened and closed, and there were three more men in black in the room.

Nangong Xuan glanced at the letter for the last time, carefully folded the paper, put it in the envelope at hand, and stuffed it carefully into his bosom.

Xiang Duo has been curious about this for several days, and today he finally couldn't hold back, and asked, "Master Nangong, what exactly did the master write? You read it so many times a day? It seems that you will feel good after reading it. Would you like me to see it too?"

The man behind him kicked him, "There are you everywhere! I have to go back to Yingzhong and ask the master to write for you, just in time to replace Shaojun."

"Han Luo bastard!" Xiang Duo scolded him, and then laughed mischievously, "Are you envious of me? Are you jealous of me? If you have the ability, you can tell the master that you don't want to do errands in Beimo, or ask for help. The master sent the young master here."

Han Luo slapped his arrogant face, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, the northern desert is nothing but sand, so I can't bear to let Young Master come here to suffer."

Xiang Duo wanted to rush forward to fight back, but was suppressed by Kang Hui.

Nangongxuan looked at the two people making a scene and smiled, and said: "Yun Ke said that Xin'er can already call people, because I'm not around, I don't know how to call 'Daddy', but I can call 'Father King' first. .”

The letter also said that the father and son both wanted him very much, and told him not to worry about the three-step killing, and to go home and reunite quickly.Because Li Yunke's words were a bit explicit, Nan Gongxuan deliberately concealed this paragraph without mentioning it.

"Han Luo, you haven't seen the young master yet, have you? That white and tender one is so cute!" Xiang Duo showed off to him, as if it was his son, "You have to hurry up and prepare a generous gift, and I'll take it with you when I go back. Leave, or I will ask the young master to drive you out in the future, so that you will never see the young master again."

Han Luo: "..."

Seeing that his handsome face was distorted by anger, Nangong Xuan handed over a cup of tea with a smile, "How about it, have you found the source of the three-step killing?"

"Master Xie Nangong." Han Luo took the tea, "I only know that the poison came from the royal family. We searched for it outside for a long time, not to mention the antidote, and we couldn't even find it. It seems that the only way is to probe into the royal family. That's it."

Xiang Duo waited impatiently, seeing that Nangongxuan didn't intend to pour himself a cup of tea, he cleared his throat and said, "But Beimo doesn't have a fixed palace, it only maintains a royal tent, and they always move within a few days. Let's go. There are not many people entering and leaving the king's tent, just a few fixed ones, so it's not easy to get in."

Kang Hui said: "That's right, so you have to be patient if you want to get the antidote. Master Nangong, why not leave this matter to Han Luo and the others. We'd better go back to Yingzhong as soon as possible so that the prince won't worry."

"I don't want to come here for nothing," Nangongxuan shook his head, "You tell me where the current king's tent is in Beimo, and I want to go and find out myself."

Han Luo shook his head again and again, "That's impossible, in case something unexpected happens..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise from outside, breaking the silence of the streets and alleys.

A group of Northern Desert soldiers held sharp weapons, yelling and chasing a ragged man in front, and they were about to block him.

Nangong Xuan opened the window a crack, stood by the window and looked out, "What's going on?"

"It's a common occurrence on the border. Many Beimo officials and people can't bear the oppression of the royal family, and they will desperately flee to Chengning." Han Luo sighed, "Beimo has recently cut off the border trade with Chengning, and the people are not allowed to cross the border. If they are captured, they are usually tortured to death, and some of them don’t even get the whole body.”

Nangong Xuan frowned, "Why are you so cruel?"

Xiang Duo also leaned over to take a look, and said, "Are they going to start a war with us?"

Han Luo, the only one who knew the situation here, was still holding grudges and didn't say a word.

Xiang Duo: "..."

Kang Hui looked at Han Luo questioningly.

Only then did Han Luo say: "It's possible, but it shouldn't be too soon. Although the soldiers and horses of Beimo are strong, their numbers are far less than that of Qiujue. I guess the king of Beimo might have the idea of ​​joining forces with Qiujue."

"This kind of inhumane royal family should be wiped out as soon as possible." Nangong Xuan saw that the person being chased got into the alley opposite, and he was about to be cornered.He didn't want to cause trouble in an unfamiliar place, and was about to close the window, but when the man turned a corner, he saw a baby in the other's arms, and he couldn't help being stunned.

"It wasn't like that in Beimo in the past. The dynasties changed, hey..." Han Luo stood on tiptoe and looked over the window, and said, "If this person escaped from the oasis all the way to here, he is only one step away from success. That would be a pity."

There are only such towns in the northern desert where it borders the territory of Chengning. The extreme north is a vast and boundless desert, which is a place where people cannot live.

Between the town and the desert, there is a large oasis where the people of the North Desert are mainly active.They are divided into multiple tribes, and each tribe migrates several times a year under the leadership of the leader, but they will never leave the oasis.

This man avoided the eyes of the leader and escaped from his own tribe. He had suffered a lot all the way here. If he died like this...

What about the child in his arms?

Today, if the man was hunted down alone, Nangongxuan would not take action, but if he is already a father, he can't stand by and watch a group of officers and soldiers bully a young child.

"There were quite a few Chengning people doing business here, and the days have not been easy..." Han Luo was still explaining the current situation in Beimo, when his vision blurred, Nangongxuan pushed open the window and jumped out. Yun Qinggong went towards the team of officers and soldiers, his hairs stood on end in fright, "Master Nangong, wait..."

In the depths of the alley, the man whose hands and feet were purple from the cold tried to shrink himself into the corner, holding the crying baby in his arms tightly with both hands.

The officers and soldiers in front pointed at his throat and shouted, "Say, where is Duduo!"

The man raised his head slightly, only a pair of long and narrow eyes could be seen clearly on his dirty face, which were shockingly bright in the dark sky.

The officers and soldiers trembled from his stare, and almost backed away uncontrollably. Their legs trembled a little before they remembered what was going on. They quickly straightened their backs, sent the gun out sternly, and said angrily, "If you don't say anything, you'll kill him." you!"

The man stared at him, without even blinking.

The tip of the spear was moved closer, and it was about to pierce his throat.

But suddenly there was another person in front of him, and he didn't see how that person moved, so he broke into two pieces with a bang, and immediately five or six officers and soldiers in front fell to the ground.

It wasn't until this moment that there was a hint of surprise in the man's eyes.

Nangongxuan didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't confront the group of officers and soldiers head-on. Seeing that Kang Hui and the others who followed had knocked down the first few, he directly grabbed the man's arm and threw him towards Xiang Duo. With a push, he said, "Take someone, let's go!"

Just like when they came, they disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving only a group of Beimo soldiers looking at each other, and they didn't recover for a long time.

Han Luo led the way, and they walked along the narrow path, made a circle, and returned to the inn.

This time, they went not to the private room before, but to the courtyard at the back. After entering the courtyard, they stuffed them into a small room at the far end.

As soon as the man got out of Xiang Duo's control, he hid under the bed with the child in his arms, watching every move of the few people in front of him vigilantly, obviously treating those who saved his life as enemies.

Nangong Xuan could more or less understand his feelings, stepped forward and knelt down, stretched out a hand towards him, and said: "Brother, I don't have the strength to hear the crying of the child in your arms. If you are afraid that he will be in danger, why don't you give him to me first, and I will ask someone to get some milk for him to drink, do you think it is okay?"

The man saw that his palm was white and nothing was there, and his tense muscles relaxed a little.He looked down at the little baby in his arms whose face had changed color from crying, hesitated for a while, but still didn't come out from under the bed.

Nangongxuan turned back and ordered Han Luo to get food and hot water for the child, then turned to the man and softened his voice, "I will not hurt that child, if you are not at ease, you can do it yourself Feed him, I won’t come close. This is my place, I won’t let anyone take you away, and I won’t force you to stay if you want to go, but at least let the child be fed and warm first.”

The man waited for a long time, but did not see any further movement from them, and his eyes finally loosened a lot.

At this time Xiang Duo brought two people into the room, carrying food, clean clothes, and a large bucket of steaming water.

Hearing the sound, the man shrank under the bed again.

The two people put down their things and went out. Xiang Duo and Han Luo spread out the food together, intentionally luring the man out from under the bed.

The baby's cries became weaker, but the sobs continued.

Nangong Xuan listened carefully for a while, and said, "Is that child sick? Take a look!"

The man was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly let go of the baby in front of him, and nervously touched his small face again and again.But his own hands were already so cold that he couldn't feel it, and he couldn't feel the result when he touched it, so he became scared for a while.

"Let me come," Nangong Xuan said, "my own child is not much older than him, and I will take care of it a little bit. I swear to you, I will never hurt him, and I will never threaten you with him, okay? If it is delayed, the child may not survive."

The man looked at the beautiful man in front of him, saw the sincerity in his eyes, finally gritted his teeth, handed the baby over with trembling hands.