step by step

The person in front of him was wearing a military uniform and a black gauze hat, which covered most of his face. His outline was much thinner, but the familiarity between his eyebrows and eyes was unmistakable.

It was Lin Xi who hadn't seen him for a long time.

"Major General." The sword in his hand was already on Ye Zhaoyan's neck, "Your Highness asked me to come and meet you."

She should have expected that the imperial court would not send her a helper by her side for no reason.

"That's why King Qing asked you to take care of this general?"

"Your Highness said that the Major General has some rifts with him, and once we meet him in the barracks, we can clear up the old grievances."

Grief?Ye Zhaoyan's heart trembled. With such a reputation, even if he pursued it afterwards, he would have no way to start.

I didn't expect King Qing to be so impeccable.

"Lin Xi, don't forget your duty."

Even if he is a member of King Qing, he still can't lose his mission to send the Ye family army south.

Ye Zhaoyan was chased and killed on the way before joining the southward army, and he could hardly absolve himself of the blame.

Lin Xi didn't answer, but took out a translucent porcelain bottle from his pocket, and said seriously: "Your Highness knows that the young general must be dissatisfied, so he prepared something."

The liquid inside is colorless and odorless like water, and Ye Zhaoyan can't see the way.

"What does that mean?"

Lin Xi shook his head and unscrewed the bottle cap, "This is His Royal Highness Prince Qing's intention, please take it, Major General."

"Don't kill me?" Ye Zhaoyan frowned, and lightly brushed Lin Xi's blade with his hand, blood dripped out, dripped into the porcelain bottle, and instantly turned into purple-red juice.

Although Ye Zhaoyan is not a doctor, he has a lot of research on medicine, especially he is more sensitive to toxins.

This is a bottle of potent poison.

"Poisoned?"

"Major General, don't misunderstand, this thing will not hurt your life."

"If you don't kill me, why do you want to kill me?" Ye Zhaoyan's voice was cold and piercing.

Lin Xi was silent for a moment, and then said: "Please redeem your subordinates from leaking secrets."

Although Ye Zhaoyan was annoyed, he kept watching the other person's expression, and naturally noticed the sudden coldness on that face.

It's like pretending to be calm.

She suddenly remembered the situation before she left. Lin Xi was a member of the imperial court and had passed the enlightened path of Emperor Donglin.

Strictly speaking, he cannot be regarded as Prince Qing's own person.

After all, in his previous life, he was the one who took away his elder brother's throne.

No matter how close the two are, they always have their own little thoughts.

With King Qing's cautious and suspicious temperament, even if Lin Xi was to be used, he might not be able to hide the inside story from him.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhaoyan had an idea in his heart, and his tone suddenly became serious: "Lin Xi, do you know what kind of situation this move will push you to?"

This alone will completely form a deadly enmity with the Ye family.

Unless he is sure that the Ye family cannot turn over.

Otherwise, it is a gamble.

Once the Ye family is able to breathe, it must be liquidated.

Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, grabbed Ye Zhaoyan's shoulder, stretched out his hand as if making up his mind, and poured the medicine into her mouth.

Ye Zhaoyan dodged his head sideways, and kicked the opponent's lower body with a whip kick.

A few drops of the potion were poured, Lin Xi didn't dodge, let her attack, and slapped her abdomen with the other hand.

Both lose.

Ye Zhaoyan snorted, backed up a few steps, and bumped into the stone wall.

Lin Xi quickly took two steps back, put away the potion, and approached Ye Zhaoyan.

Ye Zhaoyan sighed inwardly, and quickly raised his palm to meet him, "Bang!" With a muffled sound, he flew upside down and hit the nearby stone wall hard.

"Pfft", Ye Zhaoyan opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood, and there was a tearing pain in his chest.

She was already injured and exhausted, and in the current situation, she couldn't even perform martial arts.

"If the major general is obsessed with obsession, be careful to suffer even more." Lin Xi slowly held back his palm, and saw that the person in front of him had struggled for a long time before getting up, and bent down respectfully, "His Royal Highness confessed that if you want to live, you must Take the potion."

Ye Zhaoyan covered his chest with his hands, his face was pale, and he closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate, "Add some water, and I will take it myself."

Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

The Ye family is staunch, but they also know how to assess the situation.

He took out the kettle in his arms, twisted it, and handed the potion to her: "Major General, please."

Ye Zhaoyan didn't refuse, and took another big gulp of the potion and clear water. After a long while, he handed back the water bottle, "Drink some, too. I'm injured, and I'll trouble you to see me off on this journey."

Hearing this, Lin Xi simply put away his sword, "Thank you, Young General."

He took a few sips of water with his head up, his expression calmed down, "The subordinates will protect the major general, His Royal Highness Prince Qing has made arrangements, and the major general will never be in danger."

Ye Zhaoyan nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and got up straight, "I'll go for convenience."

Lin Xi opened his mouth, but followed closely behind without stopping.

Ye Zhaoyan walked very slowly, as if every step took a lot of strength, and the wounds all over her body made her unable to control her body, and she was almost tripped by the rushing water.

Lin Xi suddenly understood why the major general of the Ye family resisted the potion.

Could it be that it is really harmful poison?
King Qing only confessed to find a way to make Major General Ye family accept this thing, but he never explained the reason.

I don't even know where the so-called "poison" is poisoned.

But after thinking about it, this person is useful, if His Highness ordered him to be sent to the military camp, he would definitely not take his life immediately.

While he was thinking, the figure in front of him suddenly slipped and fell heavily into the water.

"Major General?" Lin Xi was shocked, and quickly ran forward to help her up, but saw that Ye Zhaoyan's forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat, and his body was trembling constantly. It turned out that his arm was cut by hard sand.

That potion actually made a major general with high martial arts so weak.

Seeing Lin Xi's expression, Ye Zhaoyan's suspicion became clearer and clearer. She said with a painful expression, "Where is the antidote for the potion that I am dying?"

"Young General" Lin Xi was a little hesitant and couldn't bear to say: "Your Highness didn't tell you about the antidote. If you go another ten miles, there will be horses to meet you. This journey will be hard for you, Major General."

The tingling pain in her arm made Ye Zhaoyan frown slightly. She collected herself and said tentatively, "Then find a crutch for me and go on my way. I'm afraid it will take longer, and I will die to see him."

After a while, a pair of strong hands supported her arms.

Feeling the support behind him, Ye Zhaoyan became more and more determined. Lin Xi didn't know the effect of the potion.

After a while, there was something extra in her palm, and her hands were supported.

It was Lin Xi who handed her the sword in his hand to use as a walking stick.

She struggled to stand still, looked up at him, but just said lightly: "Thank you."

Lin Xi lowered his head, his eyes fell on his toes: "Your Highness said that if the major general has taken the medicine, there is no need to treat him harshly."

Ye Zhaoyan nodded: "Well, I see."

She turned around and continued walking towards the shore, a little worried about what would happen after the effect of the medicine really took effect.

Lin Xi followed her from afar, and didn't stop and wait until the other party came around a rock.

And Ye Zhaoyan behind the rockery, completely different from the fragile state just now, has changed a cold expression.

She knew that King Qing would not let him go easily, but she never expected that such a despicable method would be used.

What kind of terrifying person is King Qing?
However, the fact that he can do this shows one thing.

Even with Jindu standing behind him, he is not completely confident that he can trip up the Ye family.

This comes from the fear in the bones.

It is also the awe that the Ye family's numerous military exploits have brought to the Donglin family for hundreds of years.

The more incompetent the emperor is, the more he cannot control the people under the seat, so he has to use life-and-death violence to pray for a sense of security.

Just for a moment of false peace.

By the time of Dong Linyu's generation, is the candle of the Dong Lin family going to burn out?
Ye Zhaoyan suddenly felt a little rejoicing in his heart. Fortunately, the two brothers had their own ghosts and guarded against each other, so that their plan was full of loopholes.

Otherwise, she would have already been recruited and become the turtle in Prince Qing's urn.

It has become a bargaining chip to contain the Ye family.

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