It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 552 The Last Thing of Dajin

Yuan Jianshuo moved very quickly, and stretched out his long sword to block the cold object. At the same time, they also saw clearly that the person in front of them was Mao Hongbin. He was very different from the previous Northern Army official. His hair and beard were all white, his face was full of wrinkles, and he looked much older.

They were both surprised when they saw each other.

Fortunately, Yang Xianrong called out softly from behind: "Uncle Mao."

Just this one address made Mao Hongbin tremble all over, as if he was immediately back to the days when he and Yang Xianrong drank freely in Tai'an County. He put down the axe in his hand, looked at Yang Xianrong who had turned out from behind Yuan Jianshuo with tears in his eyes, and did not care about anything else and burst into tears.

"What happened in Tai'an County?" Yang Xianrong immediately had a bad premonition.

"My girl! I'm glad you're okay." Mao Hongbin reached out and hugged Yang Xianrong, crying even louder.

"Talk slowly and don't cry." Yang Xianrong did not struggle to break free from his arms. She just patted his back gently and signaled with her eyes that Yuan Jianshuo should check around for the situation first, but also asked Liu Cheng to continue hiding behind the secret door and not come out.

"I don't know where the bandits came from. They came to the Yang family's old house and burned everything down!" Mao Hongbin cried, "Girl, I'm sorry for your trust and for not protecting the Yang family's old house..."

"Where are they? Where are my second brother and Cui Xi?" Yang Xianrong was most afraid of hearing such news.

"They suffered minor injuries, but their lives are safe. They have taken everyone to a secret place deep in Mount Tai." Mao Hongbin wiped his tears, "I didn't protect the old house!"

"As long as no one is hurt, it's fine. The old house can be burned down." Yang Xianrong felt relieved. "Uncle Mao, you can just let someone else deliver the message. Why do you have to come by yourself?"

"I was afraid they wouldn't be able to see you..." Mao Hongbin let go of her hand, but his tears continued as he looked at Yang Xianrong. "The girl's situation is even more difficult. I thought since Erlangjun and the others have gone into the mountains, I should come out to look for the girl. It would be good if I could help her."

"However, my eldest brother has already taken Jing'er to Tai'an County. You didn't meet him, did you?" Yang Xianrong suddenly thought of this, and her heart tightened again.

"Well... I just found an opportunity to sneak into Luoyang this morning. I kept my head down and covered my face all the way, and didn't meet anyone." Mao Hongbin's extremely haggard appearance was really heartbreaking. Yang Xianrong could only sigh, "Forget it, it's just fate. At this point, I can't force it. It depends on their fate. In fact, even I myself may not have a good ending..."

"Don't say that, girl. You have the most precious life!" Mao Hongbin couldn't bear to hear such discouraging words and started crying again.

"So what if it's the life of a phoenix? It will still go through birth, old age, sickness and death." At this moment, Yang Xianrong no longer had any spirit, she just felt irritated.

Yuan Jianshuo turned around and whispered, "Liu Guang and his men are downstairs."

"Call him up and give them the brown rice in the box..."

"Girl, this is our last food..." Yuan Jianshuo was a little unhappy.

"Go, or you won't be able to explain. The soldiers of the Han Dynasty are also human beings, and they need to eat..." Yang Xianrong sighed softly, and no one could hear it. But at this moment, she was already tired of such a life, and felt that these fights were meaningless. Because for her, the family of Dajin no longer existed. "Yes." Yuan Jianshuo nodded and turned away.

Yang Xianrong then pulled Liu Cheng out of the secret door and quickly said to Mao Hongbin, "Uncle Mao, don't cry anymore. It's important to do things first." She briefly told Mao Hongbin what happened in the secret passage, and then asked Mao Hongbin to arrange the transportation of the treasures. "I was a little worried, but now that you are here, it's the best thing to leave this matter to you. As the former queen of the Jin Dynasty, I can only keep these things. I hope the emperor won't blame me."

"Girl..." This time, Mao Hongbin covered his mouth first and sobbed softly.

"Help Liu Cheng treat his wound first. I can't stay here for long. Liu Cong sent someone to keep an eye on me... It's hard to explain this matter in a short time. Anyway, you take care of this matter first, and then we will take it one step at a time."

At this time, Liu Guang had already pushed the door open and walked in. He asked happily, "Did you say there's food?"

Yuan Jianshuo followed closely behind, pointing to the box and saying, "I just confirmed with the girl that this is the brown rice that was placed here a year ago. I don't know if it's still edible. General Liu, come and take a look. If it's ok, we'll move to your place. We have to cook some food, even if it's just porridge."

"Let me see." Liu Guang politely bowed to Yang Xianrong, but he also saw Mao Hongbin and Liu Cheng, and was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who are these people?"

Liu Guang had never met Mao Hongbin, but he was very familiar with Liu Cheng, so he asked him again: "Why are you here? Did General Huyan's men embarrass you? Stay hidden, okay?"

"Well, I just saw them, so I found a place to hide, and then I met...Oh, the Queen..." Liu Cheng grinned, it seemed that he and Liu Guang were familiar with each other.

"Don't call me queen, just call me girl." Liu Guang glanced at Yang Xianrong quietly, "Do you know each other?"

"I'm slightly injured. Girl, please help me heal first." Liu Cheng rolled up his sleeves. It was obviously a knife wound, and it was still bleeding.

Liu Guang frowned and opened his mouth to ask another question, but felt that this was not appropriate, so he just nodded and looked at Mao Hongbin again. Yang Xianrong had already spoken: "This is a distant uncle of our family, who helps to look after the house. He has also been helping to keep these food, you can arrange it. I am also tired today, I want to go back and rest first."

"Oh, okay. The emperor said you can go back to Tianyuan Palace to pack up your things, so go there and rest for a while." Liu Guang was quite polite, "I'll have someone follow you. Luoyang is in chaos right now, so girls should not wander around."

"Yes." Yang Xianrong nodded, and understood Liu Guang's intention to monitor her. "You recognize your uncle. Let Liu Cheng come to Tianyuan Palace later. I think his wound is quite deep. There are some wound medicines in the palace that can be applied to him. I will also bring them to you... In this chaotic time, they are all needed."

"Thank you, girl." Liu Guang naturally nodded and agreed, and his attitude improved by 70% or 80%.

Yang Xianrong did not look at Mao Hongbin again. She asked Yuan Jianshuo to stay and help, and she followed the six guards brought by Liu Guang towards the palace.

The once magnificent palace had long since changed beyond all recognition, with billowing black smoke billowing from many places, and it looked very scary. Yang Xianrong's thin and frail figure actually had a kind of desolate beauty in such chaos.

Liu Cheng looked at her back and was stunned for a moment.

I will post another chapter later