"Pa!" With a crisp sound, a red five-fingered mark appeared on Han Ye's left cheek.
"What a bastard!" Han Feng waved his blue sleeves and placed his hands behind his back. He paced back and forth in the main hall of the East Garden and said angrily," Why didn't you tell your elders that you went out to play at night? You even took Yun Meng with you…" The father became angrier as he spoke. He turned around and waved his sleeve, pointing at his son who was kneeling on the ground."You ignorant fellow, if I hadn't noticed the strange phenomenon on Green Mountain and rushed over to take a look, I'm afraid that both of you would have died on that mountain!”
Han Ye covered his burning left cheek with tears in his eyes. He said regretfully to his father,""Father…I know I was wrong…"
"Know your mistakes? Humph!" Han Feng's face revealed a trace of disdain. He looked coldly at his son and pretended to be heartless."I can't be bothered to care if you die. If Eldest Brother's daughter dies, I won't be able to atone for this crime even if I give him ten lives!”
Looking at his father's cold but concerned expression, Han Ye felt extremely guilty. He suddenly thought of Yun Meng's haggard appearance on Green Mountain and couldn't help but worry. He raised his head and asked Han Feng," Father, how is Yun Meng?"
Han Feng put on an indifferent look and glanced at his son."She's fine." Seeing that his son still had some doubts, he could only add,"If something happened to her, do you think you can still kneel here?”
The little boy thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense. He finally relaxed his eyebrows and muttered,"It's good that she's fine."
Han Feng didn't know what his son was talking about in private, and he didn't want to care. He just said with a livid face,"Useless thing, I told you to train properly, but you didn't listen. You only know how to play all day.”After saying that, Han Feng placed his right hand behind his back and pointed to the west with his left hand. He said to Han Ye,"Look at your third uncle's son. When he was your age, he could already fight to a draw with the ordinary disciples in the sect.”
After hearing what his father said, Han Ye felt guilty for not being able to protect Yun Meng even though he was with her. He slowly lowered his head.
Seeing his son's guilty face and wet body, the father's heart softened in the end. He instructed him,"It's getting late. Go take a shower and change into clean clothes. Tomorrow morning, follow me to North Park to apologize to your uncle.”
"Yes." The little boy nodded. In fact, he wanted to visit Yun Meng as soon as possible. Thus, he stood up from his kneeling position and was about to head straight to the bathroom when he suddenly felt bad. He turned around and knelt down to his father. He kowtowed and said sincerely,""Father, I'm sorry…"
After saying that, Han Ye left the main hall, leaving Han Feng alone in the hall.
"Hmph, you brat." Han Feng thought to himself as he looked at his child's small back as he left. There was a hint of love and relief in his eyes…
After a long time, Han Ye came out of the shower and changed into a blue shirt and a pair of dark green pants. He still had the white jade pendant that Yun Meng had given him around his neck. He felt comfortable and cool in the strong summer wind.
"Ha!" The little boy yawned. Which child would not want to sleep in the middle of the night? Therefore, the little boy stretched lazily and walked around the bamboo forest in the courtyard. Just as he was about to go to his bedroom, he noticed a little girl with a braid sitting on a stone chair beside the bamboo forest. She was resting her chin on her hand and leaning against the stone table. Her sleepy appearance was very cute.
"Little sister." Han Ye walked over and patted the little girl's shoulder. He asked with concern,""What are you doing here?"
Han Yu's body suddenly shook, and her head slid down from the hand that was supporting her cheek. She gradually woke up from her sleep. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and saw her brother standing in front of her. She couldn't help but rush over and hug his waist. She choked and said,"Big brother…"
Han Ye was a little surprised by his sister's sudden hug. He could only let her hug him and asked carefully,""What's wrong?"
The quiet moonlight passed through the bamboo leaves and sprinkled on the siblings. Han Yu, who was holding her brother, had tears in her eyes. She said,"I heard…I heard that you and Sister Meng didn't return home until very late. Father, First Uncle, and Third Uncle were very anxious and searched for a long time.”
Han Ye looked at his cute little sister and smiled.""Aren't I fine? Don't worry, little sister."
"But I'm not worried about that!" The smile on Han Ye's face gradually faded after hearing his sister's sudden words. It was replaced by a serious expression. He heard her continue,"I have a feeling that you will leave me soon, so…"
"You're thinking too much." Han Ye looked at his sister with a doting expression and said,""Even so, you don't have to wait for me here until now.”
The younger sister's brows were filled with worry. She said,"I heard that you were back and wanted to see you immediately, but Father wanted to scold you, so I could only wait. Then you had to take a shower, so I could only wait, and wait until now…"
She was only twelve years old, but Han Ye was very good at taking care of his sister. He stroked Han Yu's hair and comforted her,"I won't leave you. Don't worry, go to sleep.”
The younger sister obediently let go of her hands. Her pair of bright eyes were like crystals as she raised her head and said to her brother,"Then, brother, you have to sleep early too!”
"Of course." Han Ye nodded with a smile and brought his sister to their respective bedrooms. Under the bright moon, only the faint shadows of the siblings were left…
The next day, Han Feng brought his son, Han Ye, to the main hall of the northern courtyard. In fact, regardless of whether it was the main hall of the East Park, West Park, or North Park, the layout was just two main seats and a coffee table facing the door, and then two sets of guest seats on the left and right sides. The slightly different part was that the wall facing the door was engraved with different patterns. The east garden was a tiger, the west garden was a bear, and the north garden was a dragon, echoing the carvings on the wall in front of the arch.
At that moment, in the main hall, Situ Sheng was sitting upright on the main seat on the left. As a guest, Ji Yun was sitting on the first guest seat on the left. Han Feng led his son over the threshold and stood in front of Situ Sheng.
Seeing that his son was only looking at Situ Sheng with a serious expression, Han Feng sighed. He bent down and whispered into his son's ear, who was much shorter than him,"Kneel down and apologize to your uncle.”
In fact, Han Ye had already prepared for this. He obediently knelt down and looked up at Situ Sheng in the hall."First Uncle, I shouldn't have taken Yun Meng out so late last night. I was wrong.”
"Mm-" Situ Sheng, who had a full beard, nodded slightly and said,"I'm sorry.""Get up. It's not entirely your fault. My delicate daughter is also in the wrong.”As he spoke, Situ Sheng glanced at Han Feng. Han Feng nodded at him knowingly. Then, Situ Sheng said to Han Ye sincerely,"However, nephew, you must remember that you must practice your martial arts diligently in the future and not slack off. Otherwise, as a man, if you can't even protect a woman, wouldn't people laugh at the incompetence of the people of the Roaring Sword Hall?”
"Big brother is right." Han Feng and Ji Yun echoed in unison.
The little boy didn't understand the meaning behind Situ Sheng's words, but he knew that it was his lack of strength that had caused Yun Meng to suffer. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and said to Situ Sheng with a firm expression,""First Uncle, I will definitely work hard to learn martial arts!”
"Very good." Situ Sheng's eyes were filled with anticipation. He raised his hand to the little boy in the hall and said,"Nephew, I have something to discuss with your father and your third uncle.”
"Yes." Han Ye raised his head and looked at his father. His father also nodded at him, indicating that he could leave. At this moment, the little boy hesitated. His real purpose of coming here was to see Yun Meng, but he had to leave before he could see her. He couldn't help but feel depressed.
As a father, Han Feng seemed to understand Han Ye's thoughts very well. He whispered to him,""What are you worried about? Silly boy, if you want to find her, you don't care about this time. Father will make the decision for you.”
His father's words were like a calming pill, which made his son feel much more at ease. He could finally walk out of the main hall and go home in peace. Unfortunately, the little boy didn't know that it would be a long time before he saw Yun Meng again.
Situ Sheng looked at the boy's weak back in a daze and frowned slightly."Will this child be able to do much in the future?”
Han Feng saw Situ Sheng's absent-minded look and roughly guessed his thoughts. However, he asked despite knowing the answer,"Big brother, is there something on your mind?"
Situ Sheng came back to his senses and was not in a hurry to answer. He respectfully extended his left hand to Han Feng and spread it out to the guest seat on the right side of the main hall."Sit down and talk." After Han Feng sat down, Situ Sheng cleared his throat and said seriously,"Second brother, third brother, the two of you are my brothers who have gone through life and death. That precious daughter of mine has an extraordinary appearance. In a few years, she will probably grow into a great beauty. At that time, I will have to find her a suitable husband, but after thinking about it, who is more suitable than my brother's son?”When Han Feng and Ji Yun heard this, they could not help but stand up from their seats." How happy was it to be able to get closer to her brother? Situ Sheng saw that his two sworn brothers wanted to be matchmakers, so he gestured for them to sit down and said,"I know that Wenlong and Han Ye are both interested in my daughter, but they are both my nephews. I can't marry a daughter to two husbands. I'm afraid that I'll mistreat the other if I marry one alone. Therefore, I thought about it for a long time and finally decided to let them have a martial arts competition when they are all adults. Whoever wins will marry my daughter to him. This way, it won't hurt the harmony between my brothers, but it will also allow my daughter to have a good home.”As Situ Sheng spoke, he paused for a moment, as if to give his two brothers time to think. After a while, he asked in high spirits,"Second and Third Brother, what do you think?”
Ji Yun was originally worried that he would have a conflict with his second brother over this matter. Since his eldest brother had come up with this idea, he had nothing to worry about and immediately agreed. Although Han Feng was worried about his son's martial arts, he had to listen to his elder brother's words."That's good too. Give Ye 'er a goal so that he doesn't have to be lazy all day.”Thinking of this, Han Feng gladly agreed.
"Haha, very good." "It's settled then." Situ Sheng laughed heartily.”Then, the bearded man looked at his second brother and changed the topic.""Now, let's talk about the ghost on Green Mountain last night. Second brother, you fought with those zombies, what do you think?”
Han Feng placed his right hand under his chin and said with a serious expression,"The green mountain at the back door was originally a barren mountain, but ever since the expansion of the Howling Sword Hall, there have been very few ghosts and wild beasts. Last night, I brought people out to look for Ye 'er and my niece. Suddenly, I saw a strange fountain on the green mountain, so I rushed over. Coincidentally, I encountered the two of them being surrounded by zombies, so I fought with those zombies and discovered a problem.”
Situ Sheng and Ji Yun leaned towards Han Feng and asked in surprise,""What is it?"
Han Feng lowered his voice and his fair face became serious. He said,"Those zombies are almost all disciples of our sect, and they are the ones who have disappeared recently!”
When Situ Sheng and Ji Yun heard this, they were astonished." The disciples of the Howling Sword Hall had mysteriously disappeared and turned into zombies. If this news were to spread, wouldn't it cause a wave of panic in the sect?
Upon encountering such a strange situation, even the Hall Master, Ji Yun, was unable to make up his mind. He looked at the ashen-faced Situ Sheng and then at the pensive Han Feng before asking,""Eldest Brother, Second Brother, this…"
Situ Sheng waved his hand and said," Third Brother, the most important thing now is to destroy those corpses and seal off the news. Then, we can slowly investigate this matter."”
Ji Yun lowered his head and thought for a moment before nodding seriously."Big brother is right. I will handle it carefully.”
"Let's put this matter aside for the time being." After a moment of silence, Situ Sheng said to his two brothers,"Second Brother, Third Brother, according to our intelligence, the King of Hell has already received the deposit and received false news that the three of us are not in the sect recently. I estimate that he will come over in the next two days.”
Ji Yun confidently cupped his fists and said,"Don't worry, big brother. I've already arranged for fifty elite disciples to secretly keep an eye on all movements. As long as that demon dares to come, I guarantee that they will be able to surround him in the shortest time possible. "In addition, I've specially arranged for ten senior members to hide in various passages. They can inform each other in time and also gather to stall the demon!”
"Very good." Situ Sheng nodded approvingly at his third brother and then asked Han Feng,"Second brother, how are things on your side?"
Han Feng's fair face was a little solemn, but he said," Judging from the style of the King of Hell, although he is conceited, he will not come in and kill people in a big way. He will probably sneak into this place quietly and kill the target without anyone noticing. Then, he can create chaos and take the opportunity to escape, or he can escape silently with his strange movement skills.”Situ Sheng and Ji Yun both felt that Han Feng's analysis was correct, but they heard him say,""I think that no matter how cunning the devil is, he will still enter the house to kill people. Therefore, I also arranged for fifty elite disciples to lie in ambush outside the house he was going to enter. Once any suspicious person approached, they would wait for an opportunity to attack.”
As Situ Sheng listened, he gradually understood. He put his hands on the armrests and said to his two brothers comfortably,"Second brother, third brother, you did well. After the three of us work together to take down that demon, big brother will definitely hold a celebration banquet for you and comfort you.”
"Big brother!" Ji Yun, who was slightly plump, said unhappily due to his straightforwardness,""As brothers, we should share blessings and difficulties together. What's there to comfort or not?”
"Yeah, big brother just loves to say such polite words."”
"Good brother! Haha!" "Then let's cut to the chase. Let's arrange our own matters first!" Situ Sheng said happily.”
"Yes." After Han Feng and Ji Yun finished speaking, they left to make their preparations.
Furthermore, the little boy, Han Ye, was about to return home after leaving the northern courtyard. When he turned to the main road, he saw someone he didn't want to see. It was Ji Yun's son, Ji Wenlong.
Ji Wenlong was born early and was about 14 or 15 years old. He was two heads taller than Han Ye. He was dressed in crimson clothes and looked quite handsome. However, the smile he gave Han Ye was not very friendly.
Han Ye wanted to turn around and ignore him, but the young man suddenly stopped in front of him and grabbed his collar. He asked with a faint smile,""Xiao Ye, I heard that you went out with Yun Meng yesterday and only came back in the middle of the night?”
Han Ye struggled for a while, but he couldn't shake off Ji Wenlong's strong hand. He frowned and looked up at him angrily,""That's right! So what?"
"How is it?" Ji Wenlong's unscrupulous smile gradually turned into anger. He let go of Han Ye's collar and pushed him away. Then, he raised his foot and kicked Han Ye's stomach, causing the boy to fall to the ground.
Seeing Han Ye rolling on the ground in pain, Ji Wenlong laughed proudly. He pointed at the boy with the pleasure of conquering him and said,""Han Ye, listen up. Don't think that she'll fall for you just because you're close to her! Let me tell you, she will be mine sooner or later. Stay away from her in the future!”After saying that, he clapped his hands and left.
Ji Wenlong was quite shrewd, but Han Ye was different from him. So even though he was beaten up, he did not understand why Ji Wenlong was so rude. Other than hating this person, he did not have any other thoughts. Thus, the little boy slowly got up from the ground and stroked his slightly painful lower abdomen. A wave of soreness surged in his heart, making him want to cry. However, he held it in in the end. He only rubbed his wet and red eyes, patted the dust on his clothes, and then entered the east courtyard dejectedly.
It was almost noon, and his sister, who had slept very late last night, was still asleep. Han Ye did not disturb her, but slowly walked to the room on the right side of the main hall. He looked at the door but refused to push it open. After hesitating for a long time, the little boy turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a weak female voice from the room."Ye 'er, is that you? Ahem."
Han Ye's right foot, which had just stepped out, fell back. He turned around and said to the house,""It's me, mother!"
The woman in the room said gently,"Child, come in. Cough cough. Don't stand outside the house."”
"Yes." Han Ye lowered his head, pushed the door open, and entered the room. The room was quite spacious with a wardrobe, dressing table, coffee table, and desk. On the far left of the door was a large bed with a woman in her thirties lying on it. The woman was beautiful and elegant, but her face was very haggard. It seemed that she was seriously ill.
The woman looked at Han Ye with a kind gaze. She stretched out her right hand and waved weakly at him."Ye 'er, sit here with Mother. Cough cough, Mother has something to say to you.”
The little boy listened to his mother and slowly sat by the bed.
"I heard that your father beat you up last night, right?”The woman looked at her child with gentle eyes. Her soft and boneless hands gently and quietly stroked his head, as if there was endless affection, but she sighed sadly," Child, don't blame your father. He's also disappointed that you didn't live up to your expectations…Cough cough…" The woman stopped and coughed a few times before continuing,""If you want to blame someone, blame me as a mother. I don't even know what happened to my son. I only care about lying in bed and resting.”
"Mother ~~!" Tears welled up in Han Ye's eyes, and his brows trembled. He let out a long, trembling cry, filled with infinite attachment and guilt. In fact, the little boy knew that his mother was suffering from a chronic illness. She could not even get out of bed now. Her body was weak and she still needed to rest. Therefore, how could he bear to let his mother worry so much? The little boy quickly shook his head and said,"I don't blame Dad or Mom. I only blame myself for being too playful. I, I will definitely change in the future!"”The little boy shook his mother's delicate hand and said anxiously,"Mother, don't blame yourself anymore. This child's heart is also uncomfortable!”
" Good child…Good child…" The woman choked as she spoke, gently caressing Han Ye's back with her weak hand. A gratified smile appeared on her haggard face as she said with concern,"" Child, you always like to keep many things in your heart. This will make you feel very uncomfortable. Cough cough, if you have anything on your mind, you must tell Mother…" As she spoke, the woman looked at her beloved child again and sighed."If mother is not by your side, find a few trustworthy people and tell them what's on your mind, understand?”
"I know." The little boy nodded quickly.”Then, she lowered her head and rubbed her aching lower abdomen.
How could the mother not see the child's small actions? She looked at her son's slightly aggrieved expression and his dejected eyes. She understood a lot in her heart and asked with a gloomy expression,"Did your father hit you again?"
"No, I haven't." The little boy bit his lower lip and stared blankly at the bedside. After a long time, he finally said," It's Third Uncle's son…"
Before her son could finish speaking, her mother had already understood everything. She said lightly and angrily," This Ji Yun is really something. How did he raise such a domineering son? Over and over again…Cough cough cough…" As the woman spoke, she suddenly coughed violently and stopped talking for a moment.
"Mother!" Han Ye felt even more aggrieved when his mother said that. He heard the boy cry out loud and plunged into his mother's arms. He sobbed loudly, and tears poured out of his eyes like a broken dam, spilling onto his mother's clothes.
" Good child, cough cough, Mother is here. Cry as much as you want…" The mother gently stroked the child's back, and there was a lot of pity and love on her calm and pale face. When your father comes back, I'll tell him about this. Cough cough, let him teach that kid of the Ji family a lesson…Cough cough…" As she spoke, her mother was worried that her child would hold a grudge too much, so she said gently,"" However, don't hold a grudge against him. Cough, cough. After all, you guys grew up together. You should…cough, cough. You should care for each other like real brothers…cough, cough, cough…"
Han Ye lay in his mother's warm embrace. He suddenly realized that his mother's body was trembling violently with the sound of coughing, and it was getting more and more frequent. So, Han Ye retracted his body in surprise and even panic. He looked at his mother and nervously grabbed her hand."Mother, what's wrong?"
" Cough cough, I'm fine... my old illness is acting up again... cough cough..." His mother frowned and coughed as she said with difficulty,""Coincidentally…cough cough, we don't have any cough medicine at home…cough cough…Ye 'er, go to the medicine hall…cough…go get a few bottles of cough medicine, alright? Cough cough cough…"
"I, I'll go now!" Han Ye jumped up from the bed in a panic and ran to the door. He opened the door and stepped out. Before he left, he glanced at his mother, who was coughing so badly that her face was as white as a sheet of paper, and said," Mother, be careful." Then he closed the door and anxiously ran to the medicine hall to the west of the Ming Sword Hall.
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