Chapter 18 The eve of the eighteenth round

ocean. The sandy beach is white and soft, and the sunset is as bright as gold. The child ran barefoot on the beach, leaving a string of messy but beautiful footprints. Xiaodie was also barefoot, her feet were delicate and beautiful. Now I am posing on the beach in the most comfortable posture, letting the setting sun dry the sea water on my feet. The setting sun is as gentle as her eyes. The child cheered and jumped in the sea waves, his pale skin was already tanned. "Over the past year, this child has not only grown up a lot, but has also grown a lot stronger." Xiaodie sighed softly, and said: "Children who grow up by the sea are indeed more open-minded than others."

Meng Xinghun was also smiling, and said, "Even if he is not stronger than others, at least he is more open-minded than others." His pale face has also turned red, and it seems that he is much healthier both physically and mentally. Now if someone still asks him: "Have you ever lived?" He will definitely give that person a very positive answer. When Xiaodie looked at him, her eyes were more gentle. She held his hand tightly, and said softly: "This year, my child and I have been very happy, very happy, but sometimes I still have some worries." Meng Xinghun said, "What are you worried about?"

Xiaodie said: "I'm worried that you will regret it." Meng Xinghun smiled and said, "Regret? Why would I regret it?" Xiaodie said: "You are a man, you are still young, and you still have a lot of things to do, but the life here is too ordinary and monotonous." Meng Xinghun smiled softly and said, "I've never been so happy as I am now. I can live this kind of life alone, what's there to be dissatisfied with?" He blinked, then smiled again: "Maybe I just want to do one thing now!" Xiaodie said: "What's the matter?"

Meng Xinghun clung to her ear and whispered, "Give birth to a child of our own." Although Xiaodie is still smiling, her smile seems to be stiff. That's what she's really worried about. Although he loved the child very much, there seemed to be a gap between them. Because this is not his own child after all, this is a fact that no one can change. Perhaps only dreams are completely beautiful in the world, and there are always some irreparable shortcomings and cracks in reality. The longer the days pass, the deeper the cracks will be. Xiaodie lowered her head and said: "There is something I didn't want to tell you, but I can't bear to keep it from you."

Meng Xinghun said: "What's the matter?" Xiaodie said: "I won't have any more children." Meng Xinghun's smile also froze suddenly, and it took a long time before he asked, "Who said you won't have any more children?" Xiao Die sadly said: "Wan Po, who delivered this child, used to be a court lady in Da Nei Zhong. She not only knows how to deliver women, but also knows how to make a woman unable to have children." There are many dark and cruel things in the palace, which are indeed beyond the imagination of outsiders. In order to ensure her status, the queen often resorted to various cruel methods to prevent other concubines from having children.

Meng Xinghun's lips turned white, and he asked, "She has made you unable to have children?" Xiaodie nodded. Meng Xinghun said: "You asked her to do this?" Xiaodie didn't answer, but her eyes were full of pain. Meng Xinghun suddenly understood. The midwife was naturally found by the child's father. Since he didn't want others to know his relationship with Xiaodie, he naturally didn't want Xiaodie to have another child. He was determined to ruin Xiaodie's life. "Who is this person? Why has Xiaodie been refusing to tell?" Meng Xinghun originally thought that he would not suffer from this matter, because this was something he did willingly!He is willing to sacrifice everything for Kocho.

But now he knows that some pains are not only unbearable, but also unforgettable. Xiao Die sadly said: "I know you will never forgive me, why have you been refusing to tell who he is? He not only harmed me, but also harmed you, but instead of you not being able to find him, you have to avoid him. " Meng Xinghun coughed lightly a few times, and said, "I... didn't blame you!" Xiaodie said: "Even though you said that, you still feel pain in your heart. Escaping is already a painful thing, not to mention that you are escaping from such a person." Meng Xinghun sighed, and said, "But I understand, since you and him have a child, it's inevitable that you have feelings for him!"

Xiaodie had already shed tears, and said with tears: "If you think that I am not willing to reveal who he is in order to protect him, you are wrong." Meng Xinghun clenched his fists and couldn't help but said, "Don't you? Even if you don't want to tell me, why don't you tell the old man?" Xiaodie said: "You think I'm afraid that the old man will kill him?" Meng Xinghun refused to answer this sentence. Xiaodie said with tears: "You are wrong, if I could kill him, I would have killed him long ago... But I can't tell you, and I can't tell the old man, because...Because..."

She still didn't say why, and at this point, she was sobbing. Meng Xinghun looked at her, the anger in his eyes had turned into pity.He slowly stretched out his hand, stroking her soft hair, and said softly: "Actually, I should be content, because I already have a smart and strong child, whoever sees such a child will like it very much." !" He suddenly laughed again: "Do you remember that it will be the old man's birthday in five or six days?" Xiaodie said: "You... how do you know?" Meng Xinghun smiled and said: "I went to pay his respects to his birthday last year. If we can bring this child back to pay his birthday wishes to him today, he must be very happy."

Xiaodie bit her lip, and said: "You are wrong again, he not only hates me, but also hates this child, because he thinks that we have lost his people, as long as we are here, it is an insult to him, so... so he He drove us out, and said that as long as he is alive, we are not allowed to go home." Meng Xinghun sighed, and said: "This time it's not me who was wrong, but you. You misunderstood him. He should have killed me, but he let me go. Do you know why?" Kocho shook her head. She never asked about it, never mentioned the old man. Meng Xinghun said: "He didn't kill me, it was for you!"

Xiaodie said: "For me?" Meng Xinghun said: "Because I told him that I will definitely let you live well, so he let me live!" Xiaodie lowered her head and was silent for a long time before she couldn't help asking: "Why did he want to kill you?" Meng Xinghun said: "Because I was going to kill him!" Xiaodie suddenly raised her head and said with emotion: "I know many people want to kill him, but you...why are you?" Meng Xinghun smiled wryly, "Because someone bought me and asked me to kill him." Xiaodie said: "Who?" "Lu Mantian!" Xiaodie was obviously even more surprised, and said: "But he has always been the old man's most trusted friend!" Meng Xinghun said: "A confidant is not necessarily a reliable friend!" Xiaodie said: "Does the old man know about this?" Meng Xinghun smiled, and said: "The old man knows more than anyone else, so I think, even if Lu Mantian is still alive now, life must be difficult." Xiaodie was silent for a long time, and said: "In your opinion, do you have any reliable friends around the old man?" Meng Xinghun said, "Yes, at least one." Xiaodie said: "Who?" Meng Xinghun said: "Lv Xiangchuan!" Xiaodie said: "Have you... seen him?" Meng Xinghun said: "Not only have I met him, but I also ate three bowls of egg fried rice that he personally fried." He smiled again, and continued: "If I stay there, I will definitely become his friend." Xiaodie suddenly stopped talking. Meng Xinghun said: "Although I haven't spent much time with him, I have noticed that he has an indescribable special flavor, which makes you feel that you can trust him no matter what, and you can trust him no matter what. Do." Xiaodie still didn't speak. Meng Xinghun said: "Why are you silent all of a sudden?" Xiaodie lowered her head again and said, "What do you want me to say?" Meng Xinghun said: "I heard that Lu Xiangchuan came to your house when he was very young, of course you know him too!" Xiaodie said: "I recognize him!" Meng Xinghun said: "What do you think of him?" Xiaodie suddenly stood up and walked towards the beach. The child was cheering and running towards her, saying: "Mother, come and see, the baby has found a beautiful shell." Xiaodie went up to meet her and hugged the child tightly. The child kissed her face, and suddenly said: "Mother, why are you crying?" Xiaodie rubbed her eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, why are you crying? It's just that a grain of sand was blown into her eyes... The wind here is so strong, let's go home." She hugged the baby tighter, and the setting sun cast long shadows on the sand. Meng Xinghun looked at them and stopped talking. The setting sun dimmed and the night gradually approached, gradually covering Meng Xinghun's whole body in a shadow. "Sometimes seventy men make a good army." Seeing these seventy people, you may no longer have any doubts about the old man's words! These seventy people were tall and short, old and young, and their identities were obviously different from their clothes. But they all have something in common. They were at least calm. The autumn sun was still very strong, and they had stood under the scorching sun for a full two hours, and everyone stood upright without even moving their fingertips. But their expressions are still very serene, and there is absolutely no sign of impatience. It seems that even if they are asked to stand for another three days and three nights, they must still be like this. The old man told them to stand, and they stood.When the old man told them to leave, they left, they went in the soup, and they also went in the fire. Lu Xiangchuan sat at the window and looked at them, and couldn't help but ask, "Should I ask them to eat?" The old man shook his head. Lu Xiangchuan said: "Don't you just tell them to stand like this?" The old man said indifferently: "If you can't even stand up, what big things can you do!" A dark cloud hid the sun. Lu Xiangchuan looked up at the sky and said, "It looks like it's going to rain soon!" The old man said: "It's best when it rains." Just hearing the sound of a thunderbolt, the heavy rain really poured down. Seventy people were still standing there, and the raindrops as big as soybeans soaked their clothes in an instant. But they still stood straight and did not move. The old man suddenly shouted: "Why don't you tell them to take shelter from the rain?" Lu Xiangchuan hesitated and said, "Is what I said useful?" The old man said, "Why don't you try it?" Lu Xiangchuan poked his head out and said, "It's raining heavily, you might as well go to the dining room to take shelter from the rain." One person immediately covered his head with his hands and rushed out from the front row of the line! But the other sixty-nine remained standing still. The man ran a few steps away, looked back, his face changed, and then slowly backed away. But the old man said in a deep voice, "Yu Ming, come here!" Yu Ming walked to the window with his head down. The old man looked at him and said with a smile: "The material of your clothes is good, and the handwork seems to be good!" Yu Ming was wearing a blue satin dress with exquisite material and tailoring. The old man said: "It's a pity that such clothes are wet by the rain. No wonder you are in a hurry to take shelter from the rain!" Yu Ming's face was already pale, and he murmured, "I...I didn't mean that." The old man said: "That's not what it means, so you are afraid that your head will be wet from the rain?" Yu Ming lowered his head and dared not speak any more. The old man sighed, and said: "It is indeed easy to catch a cold if your head is wet from the rain. You have lived a good life in recent years, and you should really take good care of your body." He waved his hand and said, "Go home and take a hot bath, drink a few cups of hot wine, and get a good night's sleep!" Showing fear in tomorrow's day, he suddenly knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I won't go back, I'd rather serve the old man on the battlefield." The old man smiled and said: "People like you are not needed on the battlefield, your life is too precious!" He shot suddenly, with a smile on his face when he shot. The light of the knife flashed, and there was a thunderbolt. Yu Ming's head has rolled off. The old man said: "Keep his head well, and be careful not to get caught in the rain." No one dared to speak, no one even dared to breathe. Even Ritsu Kagawa's nose was covered in cold sweat.The old man glanced at him and said calmly: "This is a battle of my life and death. The people I bring this time must absolutely obey the orders. Do you understand my orders alone?" Lu Xiangchuan showed a look of awe on his face, and bowed his head in response: "I understand." Now there are only sixty-nine of the seventy people left! The old man said: "The nineteen people in front come in first." There was a map on the table! The whole picture of Feipengbao. The old man pointed and said, "This is the moat of Feipeng Castle. There is a suspension bridge on the river. Normally, the suspension bridge is rarely put down. Your task is to occupy this suspension bridge, understand?" Nineteen people nodded at the same time. The old man said: "Every day at noon, there will be a horn sounding in Feipeng Castle, that is when their guards change their shifts to eat. As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, you should start immediately. It must not be a moment earlier, let alone a moment later!" Nineteen people said in unison: "Obey!" The old man said: "The day to do it is noon on the seventh day of the lunar new year, so you must arrive in the early morning of the day after tomorrow, and find a place to hide first." He went on to say: "I have prepared the clothes for you to travel and travel. You'd better go separately on the way, but you must echo from beginning to end. You must not get separated, and you must not attract other people's attention. Abuse gamblers, kill without mercy!" Nineteen people said in unison: "The subordinates dare not." The old man nodded and said: "Now you can prepare, and leave immediately after eating." He waved his hand and said again: "When we go out, let the twenty-two people from the Eagle Group come in!" After the nineteen people went out, Lu Xiangchuan couldn't help asking: "Have you decided to do it on the seventh day of the lunar new year?" The old man said: "Yes!" Lu Xiangchuan said: "But the seventh day is your birthday." The old man said: "I know." Lu Xiangchuan said: "Although you stated that you will not celebrate your birthday this year, I think some old friends will come to pay their respects, so I still prepared some food and wine, and arranged two to three hundred places to stay." He smiled and said: "Although there will not be as many birthday worshipers this year as in previous years, I think there will be two to three hundred people; at least there should be some!" The old man said indifferently: "Just make arrangements, if anyone comes, you can just entertain them well, and you might as well tell them that I have arrived at Feipeng Castle, and maybe I am fighting King Wanpeng!" Ritsu Kagawa said: "But why do you have to choose your birthday?" The old man said: "Which day do you think I will choose?" Ritsu Xiangchuan sighed and said, "I thought you would be a day or two late." The old man said: "You can't think of it, and King Wanpeng certainly can't think of it, so I chose this day." He smiled, and said lightly: "If I died in battle that day, my birthday and death day will happen to be on the same day. When you want to sacrifice me in the future, won't it save a lot of trouble?" Ritsu Kagawa didn't speak anymore, because at this time the other twenty-two people had walked in with their hands down.The task of these twenty-two men was to attack the main entrance, and attack immediately as soon as the drawbridge was lowered.The people in the Eagle Group had relatively high martial arts skills, and their lightness skills were not weak, but it was still too risky to attack the main gate of Feipeng Castle with only twenty two people.Twenty people came in for the third time. These twenty people have the highest lightness skills, and everyone is proficient in concealed weapons, so their task is to cooperate with the attack of the eagle group, attacking the guards on the fort by crossing the wall from both sides of the main entrance and using hidden weapons . The remaining eight people served as the old man's bodyguards.Ritsu Kagawa couldn't help but asked again: "Why did you attack from the front for this operation, why can't you leave half of it to the rear?" He pointed to the whole map of Feipeng Fort, and said: "Although Feipeng Fort is on the top of the mountain, there is still a cliff behind the fort. , so that they can't take care of both ends, wouldn't it be more appropriate?" The old man lowered his face and said coldly: "Who is in charge of this operation? Is it you or me?" Lu Xiangchuan dared not speak any more. But he couldn't help but doubt more in his heart. This action plan is not only too risky, it can be said to be death! Because of doing so, Feipengbao not only has the right time and location, but also has a much larger number of people than this side, and they are waiting for work at leisure, completely taking advantage of it. With the old man's usual style, how could he make such a stupid plan? Could it be that he has other plans secretly, so he has another plan in mind! Although Lu Xiangchuan had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to ask. Since the old man didn't want to say anything, no one dared to ask. Ritsu Xiangchuan turned to look out the window and murmured, "It's raining heavily..." The old man suddenly smiled and said: "It's rainy day, I want to leave tonight, but now I have to stay one more day." He also turned to look at the rain outside the window, and murmured: "Everything has been arranged now. Over the years, we have rarely been as free as today!" It was raining hard, and so was the wind. The raindrops were messy like a madman sprinkled water. The old man was looking at these raindrops, as if he admired them very much. Apart from flowers, the old man rarely looks at other things like this, because he feels that apart from flowers, there is nothing worthy of his appreciation in the world. If he looks at something else in this way, it means that he is not looking at all, but thinking. What was he thinking about? Are you thinking that you should make good use of this rare free day? Did he already have a plan? Ritsu Kagawa hesitated, wondering if he should ask him. The old man turned his head and said with a smile, "Do you know what I plan to do today?" His smile looks very touching. The old man smiled so charmingly only when he was really happy, and usually his smile was just scary. Ritsu Kagawa blinked and said, "What are you going to do?" The old man said: "Do you still remember what I told you that day?" Lu Xiangchuan said, "What are you talking about?" The old man said, "It's about horses and women." Ritsu Kagawa said: "You said that riding a horse is like enjoying it. No matter how many years you don't ride, you will never forget it." The old man said: "You said that even if you won't forget, you will always be unfamiliar anyway." Li Xiangchuan said: "So you want to try it for me?" The old man smiled and said, "I still have that meaning now." Ritsu Kagawa smiled. The old man said: "You can't think of it? Do you find it strange?" Then he laughed: "Because I'm an old man?" Ritsu Kagawa said: "But you are much stronger than most young people." The old man smiled and said: "You should have heard that when I was young, the night before each operation, I would find at least three or four women and ask them to crawl out one by one." Lu Xiangchuan said: "I've heard of it." The old man said: "When everyone is nervous, he has his own way to relax. My way is to find a woman. I can guarantee that this way is the most effective." Lu Xiangchuan said: "I know." The old man said: "Since you know, what are we waiting for? Let's go." Lu Xiangchuan said: "Let's go? Where are we going?" The old man said: "Of course it's Happy Lin, do you think I'm going to find a second-class woman?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "Even if you want to find the best woman, you don't need to go to Happy Forest." The old man said: "Why?" Lu Xiangchuan smiled mysteriously, and said leisurely: "Because I have already found the best woman in Happy Forest." A large wooden box was brought in, and a woman fell asleep in the box, sleeping deeply. Of course she was young and beautiful.She was also beautiful when she was asleep, with long eyelashes covering her eyelids and a pair of deep dimples on her cheeks. The old man admired her as if admiring a flower. Lu Xiangchuan said: "Her surname is Gao, her name is Fengfeng, and she is the goddaughter of Boss Gao." The old man said: "Boss Gao, do you know where she is going?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "I don't know, she doesn't know either, so I want her to fall asleep first." The old man said: "Very good." Lu Xiangchuan said: "She is only sixteen years old this year." The old man said: "Sixteen years old is too young for me." Lu Xiangchuan said: "You can change it if you don't like it." The old man smiled and said: "I like it. When I was young, I always liked to look for older women because they were more experienced. But when I got old, I liked little girls. Maybe it's because they can make me become more mature." Get younger." This is exactly why the old man likes to find little girls. Ritsu Kagawa said: "This girl can also make you feel young, because she has never had another man." The old man said: "Very good, very good." Lu Xiangchuan said: "Her father was a well-educated scholar, so she also studied a lot." The old man smiled and said, "I'm looking for a woman, not a teacher." Lu Xiangchuan said: "Her mother is also a very virtuous woman. If she hadn't encountered a special accident, she would never have fallen to this level." The old man said: "I don't want to investigate her family tree either." Lu Xiangchuan smiled and said: "I just want to tell you that she has a good family background and a good temperament. If she has children in the future, she must be a good mother." The old man's expression suddenly changed, and his face suddenly glowed. Ritsu Kagawa stopped talking, just watched and waited quietly. The old man suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Do you think I might have another son?" Ritsu Kagawa smiled and said, "Someone can have children at the age of eighty!" The old man slowly let go of his hand, walked slowly to the window, and stared into the distance. After a long time, he said slowly, "You said her father was a well-educated scholar?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "They are originally a family of scholars." The old man said, "Where is her father now?" Ritsu Kagawa said: "He has passed away, both parents have passed away." The old man asked, "Is there anyone else in her family?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "If there are other people in her family, she will not be allowed to fall into the happy forest." He suddenly smiled again, and said, "If Boss Gao hadn't gone outside the customs to look for talents, we wouldn't have found her." The old man suddenly turned his head and said, "Is she also from outside the pass?" Lu Xiangchuan nodded with a smile, and said: "She is originally from Gaojia Village at the foot of Changbai Mountain." The old man's face glowed red, and anyone could see that he was moved. Lu Xiangchuan's eyes flashed, and he said, "Are you going to keep her?" The old man said loudly: "Of course I will stay. After I leave, I will let her live here and find a few old ladies Song to serve her." Lu Xiangchuan smiled and said, "I've already found it." The old man looked at him, smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Sometimes I think you are cute, but sometimes I think you are a bit scary. Why can you always guess what other people are thinking?" For a rich and lonely old man, what could be more satisfying than having a child? Fengfeng is not only beautiful, but also delicate, as delicate as a flower in bud. This is exactly the kind of girl who can satisfy the elderly most. Because old people can only show their masculinity in such girls.Because she had no idea whether he was really manly or not. She only knows how to moan, dodge, escape, and beg for mercy!For an old man, although this is a kind of release and a kind of pleasure, it is also tantamount to a battle. This kind of battle is even more exhausting than other battles. The old man was sweating on her body, trying his best to squeeze out his own life. He wished he could actually have a baby. She no longer dodged, and could only endure with her eyes closed. The pain on her face gradually diminished, and gradually began to show a happy expression. The old man knew she was conquered.Conquering others is always an amazing feeling. Her hand was tightly grasping the quilt, but now she relaxed, and suddenly hugged the old man tightly. Her body also began to become tighter, clamping the old man's body tightly. The old man's life has been caught. This is when human life lasts, and when a man feels his greatest and most wonderful. At this time, no one would think of danger, let alone death. Fengfeng's groans have turned into shouts—— At this moment, the door was suddenly knocked open and shattered. A figure came in. Seven cold stars shot into the old man's back like lightning!