Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 371 370. Old Times

"Yuanba, it's all right... Don't be sad now, come and meet the young suzerain."

"..."

The child squatting on the ground ignored his elder brother, and also ignored the elder sister who was "playing" with him just now.

Still full of grievances.

"Yuanba!"

Li Shimin was about to say something when he heard Sun Jingchan say:

"Third Young Master, if you don't dislike it, the Thunder Slashing Blades of my Pegasus City Leihumen can be long or short, and they are all made of good steel. I will order someone to send one to Third Young Master to have a look at?"

"Um?????"

The half-grown child's eyes lit up.

"Really?! Really!? You are such a good person!!"

He got up and wanted to grab Sun Jingchan's arm, but was stopped by Li Shimin, who pressed his wrist:

"Presumptuous!...you...you have to call the young sect master the elder sister! She is..."

Suddenly, he moved closer to his younger brother's ear and whispered something.

I saw the half-grown child who was already full of excitement be even more frantic!

"You... you turned out to be me..."

"Yuanba!"

"..."

He was gagged by his brother again, but the half-grown child who looked like a demon god was very obedient this time, he covered his mouth with all his strength, and then bowed:

"Elder Sister! Li Yuanba has met Elder Sister!"

"……what."

Seeing his indescribably fierce and ferocious appearance, but his words are full of innocence, Sun Jingchan couldn't help laughing, and nodded warmly:
"Third Young Master, let's go on our own."

After speaking, he handed over a jade pendant:
"Just give them this."

"Yeah! Thank you, Eldest Sister!...Hahahaha!"

Laughing wildly, the half-grown child with his mouth full of fangs strode away with the jade pendant.

Only she and Li Shimin were left behind.

Looking at the back of his brother leaving, Li Shimin smiled wryly:
"Young Sect Master, don't blame me. My younger brother has such a temperament, just like a child. If there is any disrespect, I will apologize to the Young Sect Master."

"No need to do that, Second Young Master, please be polite."

"Young Sovereign, please."

"Please."

The two walked towards the military tent together.

At the same time, Li Shimin said to the soldiers guarding the gate of the military tent:

"You go down first."

"Yes."

……

inside the military tent.

With no one else around, Li Shimin's expression seemed to lose the prestige of the young general, and instead became... a little nervous.

And it was in this trace of anxiety that Sun Jingchan saw a childishness and nostalgia that did not belong to this young and mature young general.

"May I ask the Young Sect Master... my sister... when did I meet the Young Sect Master?"

Sun Jingchan's voice lowered a lot:

"Ten days ago. Outside Chang'an."

"Chang'an?..."

Li Shimin was taken aback...

Then he became more and more uneasy, and even a little twitchy:

"My sister... is she... okay?"

"Your servant is naturally in good health."

Just when he was wondering why the other party asked such a question, he heard Li Shimin continue to ask:

"She...she might sleep well?"

"...?"

Now, Sun Jingchan was really puzzled.

Sleep well?

Why... Could it be that he felt that the servant's hands were bloody, and that he would have frightened dreams at night, restless, and sleepless at night?
And looking at her puzzled look, Li Shimin seemed to understand something...

A trace of loss and worry flashed in his eyes.

But he was not talking about things here, but continued:

"Have you read the letter, Young Sovereign?"

Sun Jingchan shook her head:
"No, the servant did not let me read it."

"Is that so..."

Li Shimin thought for a while and said:
"Actually, the letter said a few things. The first is to order me to be a conspirator for my father, and to use the strategy of exhausting the soldiers to prolong the war time of the unreasonable son, instead of annihilating it in one fell swoop. The second is to let the cavalry run more , Said it was... six thousand soldiers and horses would be lost in battle... I have already explained this to my father."

"Just now, Mr. Li also made it clear to me."

Hearing her answer, Li Shimin nodded:

"Well. The third thing is... I wonder if the young suzerain knows a Taoist priest named "Li Shouchu"?"

"...???"

A trace of doubt flashed in Sun Jingchan's eyes.

After thinking about it, she asked:
"This third matter... has something to do with him?"

"...Young Sect Master knows this person?"

"……Um."

A trace of inexplicable flashed in Sun Jingchan's eyes.

Then I saw Li Shimin scratching his head:
"I don't understand what my sister means either. She said yes... let me wait for the Taoist Priest Suning in Jingzhen Palace after arriving in Luoyang, and ask his important person."

"……VIP?"

Sun Jingchan blinked, and the bewilderment in his eyes became more and more serious.

"Yes. Say it...worry about my mother's health, let me take that Taoist back to Jinyang...to settle down, and to preach scriptures and pray for my mother. At the same time...I added a sentence..."

"...?"

It can be seen that Li Shimin is also a little confused:

"Let me keep him under strict watch."

"...??"

"Say yes...he can easily get into trouble. Let me keep him under surveillance..."

"...???"

Under Sun Jingchan's extremely speechless gaze, Li Shimin couldn't help asking:
"This Taoist... the relationship with my elder sister... does the young master know? Can you tell me a little bit?"

Sun Jingchan thought for a while and said:
"I'm not too sure about the specific situation. I only know that Taoist Priest Shouchu is a true monk who is good to the world and loving kindness. His character is so high that it is rare in the world."

"……I see."

It can be seen that Li Shimin said so, but the doubt in his eyes has not been reduced by half.

Seeing this, Sun Jingchan's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly asked:
"I also have one thing that I don't understand, I hope the second son will not hesitate to enlighten me."

"Don't worry, young master, the people of the world know everything."

"My lord servant...why did you hide your name..."

She didn't finish asking, but Li Shimin already understood what she meant.

If someone asks, the Li family has only one response.

That is, the three daughters of the Li family contracted the cold and died in a foreign country.

But this person who came with my sister's handwritten letter was obviously... already an ally of my family.

Open and honest, this is the most basic principle of alliance.

Pegasus City is almost a dream for any force.

A steady stream of money, war horses... In this era of cavalry, it is almost equivalent to the arsenal of a wealthy country.

In all honesty, Li Shimin didn't know why Pegasus City put the "bet" on himself.

Because until now, there are some things that he knows well, and so does father.It's just that everyone hasn't reached that point yet... There is still room for turning around.

Things are not yet clear, and in this world...whether it is Dou Jiande in Hebei, Du Fuwei in Jiangnan, or the most powerful Wagang Village... Logically speaking, they are all more suitable than their own.

To put it bluntly, the Li family is a bit high on Pegasus City.

The other side doesn't need to be so courteous and virtuous as a corporal.

And the reason why the other party did this was definitely because of the elder sister's prestige.

Then, after a moment's silence, he said:

"Young Sect Master, you know, Eldest Sister left home very early."

"..."

Sun Jingchan did not speak, but listened quietly.

"I remember... when our brother was very young, she liked to play with us. At that time, Yuanba couldn't even walk, and she had to recite it every day... But one day, the elder sister suddenly told us, She recognized a master and wanted to follow him to learn martial arts. Then, the elder sister disappeared from our lives."

"..."

"When we were young, we always liked to ask daddy and sister when they would come back, but dad didn't know. Gradually, just when we all forgot about sister, sister suddenly came back."

"..."

The Young Sect Master of the Pegasus Sect quietly looked at the young man with a look of nostalgia on his face:

"I was still young at that time, and I didn't understand anything. I only knew that sister came back... At first I didn't get used to it, but later... I found out that sister was still that sister, and she still liked to take us to play every day. Requests are always agreed to very happily. So I didn’t think about anything else at the time, I just felt that... my sister came back, and we lived happily every day. During the more than a year when my sister was here, every day in the house was full of laughter. .until……"

"until?"

"Well...until one day, Dad and Sister had a big fight."

"..."

Sun Jingchan frowned.

The young man smiled wryly:
"In that year, His Majesty conquered Korea. I was just allowed to enter the army... I just remember... the day I returned from the three-month vacation in the army, I found that my sister had disappeared. Not long after that, in the capital , there appeared a Li Shilang who wore a bamboo hat and never showed his true face."

"...Second Young Master, may I ask why your lord servant quarreled with Li Gong?"

After Sun Jingchan asked this question, Li Shimin frowned.

After thinking about it, he sighed:
"My mother told me that my sister and my father quarreled because my father wanted to marry my sister to Chai Shao, the son of Chai Shen, the then Duke of Julu County. My sister refused and went out in anger."

"..."

Sun Jingchan was taken aback.

I saw the other party shaking his head:

"But this reason... I don't believe it. Don't talk about others. My father has always been open-minded about the marriages of his children. Even the eldest brother's marriage was first mentioned by the eldest brother, otherwise my father would never ask. Not to mention that my sister was a few of us back then. The most favored of all children. This reason... I don't believe it. And after so many years... I have a judgment, but I don't know if it is true. "

Sun Jingchan is not a fool.

In the eighth year of the great cause, His Majesty's conquest of Korea was defeated.

The people are in dire straits, and there are five out of ten men.

The world is plain.

Combined with this background and the unfinished words in the other party's words, she actually already had a vague judgment in her heart.

only……

This kind of thing is known by heaven and earth, you know it and I know it, but now you can't tell anyone.

Enough said...

"I understand."

There is nothing left to ask about the rest.

Nodding, Sun Jingchan got up:
"If the Second Young Master has any errands for those who are visiting Pegasus City, feel free to mention it. As far as I know, that... Daoist Priest Shouchu is in the capital. He has a kind heart, and Second Young Master doesn't need to worry about anything."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Li Shimin did not force her to stay, and stood up and cupped his hands:
"Understood, thank you, Young Sovereign, for letting me know."

"Second Young Master, you are welcome. Today is a hard day's battle. Please rest early."

"Thank you, Young Sovereign, please forgive the people of the world for not sending them far away."

"Don't dare, Second Young Master stay behind."

Bowing and saluting, Sun Jingchan walked out of the military tent with a full heart.

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