Kanba

In the Great Qin Dynasty, the imperial capital was Linzi.

It was winter at this time, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes was howling. Ordinary people hurriedly hid in the house to keep warm, not daring to appreciate the biting cold wind.

However, in a luxurious mansion in the very center of Linzi City, there was a loud shout.

Dozens of teenagers aged seventeen or eighteen stood standing in the cold wind, elbowing, punching, and kicking in unison.

He was actually practicing martial arts.

In the severe cold weather, the man's blood cannot be frozen.The teenagers looked serious and concentrated on practicing the boxing techniques passed down in the army.After punching and kicking, not only did he not feel cold, but he was panting and sweating, and a wave of heat rose from the back of his head.

rustle……

The vigorous steps came, but it was a ten-year-old boy.He is tall and tall, with a square nose and wide ears, and his upper body is naked, revealing his bronze-colored skin like a horned dragon.

"Today, it was the Eldest Young Master who taught us how to fight!"

The standing teenagers looked surprised and frantically looked at the oncoming teenager.

This place is named Jianninghoufu, and these youngsters were all trained by Jianninghoufu.Regardless of the severe cold or hot summer, one must practice fists, feet, bow and horse, and wait for the crown to become the personal soldier and guard of the Marquis of Jianning.

On weekdays, the Marquis of Jianning paid a lot of money to teach these youngsters, but today, it is different. The boy who is not much older than them is the eldest son of Marquis of Jianning, Su Wu!

Su Wu, who is also well-known among the nobles in Linzi City, has great strength, a strong body, and loves to practice martial arts since he was a child.Now that he is young, he is already a first-class master, and in the army, he is enough to become a thousand-strong general.

This kind of genius is naturally admired by teenagers of the same age. When they suddenly saw Su Wu come to teach them martial arts, they were extremely pleasantly surprised.

"The martial artist is sick today, so I will teach you for the time being."

Su Wu was graceful, without any expression of jerk, standing in front of everyone with his hands behind his back, and said loudly.

"People who practice martial arts should be fearless. Even though it's cold today, how can you be afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!"

The teenagers stripped off their clothes and threw them casually into the snow, imitating Su Wu who stood with his upper body naked in the wind and snow, shouting loudly.

He was so angry that he was extremely fierce!

"Very good, you all have a heart that is not afraid of pain, and you are qualified to be the people who built Ninghou's mansion, but this is not enough! As a warrior, you must not only be fearless, but also upright, open and aboveboard, and hide your head and show your tail You bastards are not qualified to practice martial arts!" Su Wu said slowly, but changed the topic, and glanced at a remote corner in the southeast direction: "Third brother, have you seen enough, why don't you come out!"

The teenagers were suddenly curious and followed Su Wu's gaze.

A young man slowly walked out from the corner, his face was pale, his steps were sloppy, and he was still shivering from the cold even though he was wrapped in thick clothes.

"It turned out to be him, that good-for-nothing third son..."

"I said how could someone peek at others practicing martial arts, it turned out to be this scholar."

"Look at the eldest son, what kind of talent? Now he is a first-class master at a young age, and look at these three sons, tsk tsk, what a shame!"

Seeing the person coming, the teenagers immediately went into an uproar, showing ridicule and pointing at him unceremoniously.

Hearing that others laughed at his younger brother, Su Wu was not angry, instead, he had expected it and showed complacency.His lips were slightly raised, and he squinted at the person coming.

"Third brother, although you are my younger brother in name, you have to recognize your identity. A concubine who has a son is not qualified to come to the inner courtyard of the Marquis Mansion. What's more, you secretly watch other people practicing martial arts. Do you know that?" What should be the crime?"

Marquis Jianning has three sons, the eldest son Su Wu, the second son Su Wen, and the third son Su Yue.

Both Su Wu and Su Wen were born to the wife of the Marquis of Jianning, and they have been aloof since childhood.But Su Yue was not. He was born of Jianninghou's concubine and had no status at all.

The status of a concubine is only a little higher than that of a maid. If she loses her favor, she will be inferior to a maid!

What's more, Su Yue's mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to him, and Su Yue was also diagnosed by a famous doctor. He was born weak and unable to practice martial arts. It was even difficult to save his life. 20 years old.

It is conceivable how embarrassing the position of such a waste who will die sooner or later in the Hou Mansion is.

"I have reached the crown. According to the rules, I can come to the inner court to claim my mount. Today, I came here for this purpose, and it is not considered to have entered the inner court privately. As for peeking at you and others practicing martial arts, it is nonsense. I just It just got here."

Su Yue has long been used to making things difficult for Su Wu. This nominal elder brother has taken pleasure in bullying him since he was a child.The two seem to be friendly on the surface, but in fact they are like fire and water, and they are irreconcilable.So Su Yue coughed lightly and said lightly.

"Long time no see, third brother is still so sharp..."

Su Wu's eyes turned cold, Su Yue so easily dismissed the meaning of making things difficult in his words, which made him burn with anger.Suddenly, he smiled again, and said in a strange way.

"You came to the inner courtyard to claim your own mount?"

"So what?"

Su Yue said with a blank face.

"My third younger brother is here to collect the horses. How can I, the eldest brother, not help you? Someone, summon the housekeeper for me!"

Immediately, someone was ordered to go.

"What do you want to do?"

Su Yue had an ominous premonition, and his eyes froze slightly.

Su Wu didn't answer him, but sneered twice, then looked away.

Not long after, the housekeeper came and bowed to Su Wu.

"What's your order, sir?"

"My third younger brother has already reached the crown. According to the rules, he should have his own horse. Go to the stables and pick a good horse, and I will give it to the third younger brother myself!"

When speaking of the word "good horse", Su Wu deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word, and gave the housekeeper a sinister look.

"Old slave understands." The housekeeper straightened up, sneered, turned and left.

"Third brother, don't worry, elder brother will personally choose a good horse for you in terms of appearance and appearance." Su Wu deliberately patted Su Yue's shoulder vigorously, and the latter's face suddenly became sickly pale , actually staggered back and almost fell.

This scene aroused ridicule from everyone.

Tread...  

The old butler led the horse, came to Su Wu, and clasped his hands.

"Here is the good horse, Eldest Young Master, see if you are satisfied?"

Su Wu turned around to look, but saw an old white horse in front of him, his teeth were about to fall out, one hoof was still limping, and his face was full of wind and frost.

This horse is a war horse that has been on the battlefield. It was only idled because of an injury, and now it is about to die of old age.

"Satisfied, why not, this horse is exactly the same as my third brother, it just happens to be his mount!"

There was a burst of laughter, but Su Wu pulled the rein, stuffed it into Su Yue's hand, and asked everyone.

"Everyone, come to be a witness, is this horse compatible with my third brother?"

The teenagers laughed and said in a hurry.

"Compatible, of course compatible, it's exactly the same temperament as the third son!"

"That's right, the Eldest Young Master is really smart, and he can find this kind of horse that is exactly the same as that Young Master!"

"Third Young Master, don't you thank your elder brother?"

This obvious ridicule, coupled with the sarcastic eyes of the old housekeeper and Su Wu, immediately set Su Yue's chest ablaze with anger.

It was as if a stream of air exploded in the heart, and Su Yue's heart was beating violently. He looked at the hideous faces of the people in front of him, wishing to step forward and tear them apart, but in a blink of an eye, he felt a sense of powerlessness...

They are all martial arts practitioners, and I am just a weak scholar, how can I fight them?How could it be possible to fight?

"Thank you, I want this mount."

In the end, Su Yue could only take a deep breath, and the cold wind poured into his chest to cool down his heart a little.He stared at Su Wu with a calm gaze, and said slowly.

After speaking, he pulled the rein and walked outside.

"This bastard!"

Su Wu looked at Su Yueyuan's back with resentment, and almost had the urge to kill him here.He thought of Su Yue's eyes just now, calm, too calm, and the calm made him feel a little chill.

……

Leaving the inner courtyard, Su Yue suddenly fell to the ground.

"Su Wu, I won't let you go!"

This kind of humiliation didn't happen once or twice, Su Yue couldn't count how many times he was bullied by Su Wu and Su Wen brothers like a stray dog.The more he grew up, the stronger the hatred in his heart became, and today, it was almost on the verge of erupting.

But he can only bear it!

Born weak and unable to practice martial arts, he doesn't have any abilities of his own, so he can't compete against a first-rate master like Su Wu.

But he couldn't bear it, because his time was running out!

When he was still a baby, a famous doctor asserted that Su Yue would not live to be 20 years old. Now counting the time, 20 years old will be here soon.

"Hentian gave me a weak body. If I can practice martial arts, when I get angry, I will splatter five steps with blood and kill Su Wu, Su Wen, and that bitch Sun!"

When the word "Sun" was mentioned, Su Yue's whole body began to tremble. It can be seen how much he hates this person!

The Sun family, from the noble family of the Great Qin Dynasty: the Sun family.She is the wife of Marquis Jianning, and the mother of Su Wen and Su Wu, but to Su Yue, she is the culprit who killed his mother and enemy, and caused his wasted words!

It was rumored that Su Yue's mother died of dystocia, but Su Yue knew that this was not the truth. His mother was killed by Sun with a slow poison!

And Su Yue's natural frailty was also caused by being infected by this poison when he was in his mother's womb.

This news was told to Su Yue by an old servant of the Hou Mansion when he was dying, and it was absolutely true.

Many servants passed by, and when they saw Su Yue lying down in the snow, they showed disdainful smiles.

As for Su Yue, he finally regained his strength, stood up with difficulty, led the horse, and walked towards the stable step by step.

His current situation is worse than that of a servant, so naturally no one will lead the horse for him, so he can only do it himself.

After arriving at the stable, he tied up the thin old horse and went to fetch some fodder. Seeing the old horse swallow hard, Su Yue sighed softly.

"Follow me, it's hard for you."

As the son of Lord Hou, even if he is a concubine, he needs to pay attention to dignity. If he goes out, he does not take a car, but rides a horse.Naturally, Su Yue couldn't have the treatment of riding a car, he could only ride a horse, and even if he was riding a horse, he could only ride this skinny horse that was dying of old age.

After putting the old horse in place, Su Yue turned around and left, but heard a mournful murmur not far away.

"What is it?"

This voice, like the pleading of some kind of animal, in Su Yue's ears, actually made him feel a sense of grief from his heart.

He decided to take a look.

Several servants in blue clothes showed joyful faces, one was sharpening a knife, one was boiling water, and the other was carrying a bag, which obviously contained an animal, and was constantly struggling at the moment.

Seeing this scene, Su Yue immediately understood the whole story. It turned out that several servants wanted to cook a pot of broth, but they didn't know what animals were in their pockets.

woohoo...

As if knowing what he was about to face, the animal in the pocket screamed even more horribly, like a child whimpering.

"This beast has a bit of spirituality."

The servant with the bag smiled cruelly, put one hand into the bag, took out the animal in the bag, and put it under the butcher knife.

It turned out to be a white fox, its snow-white hair was spotless, and its four hooves were also covered with white fur, as if walking on snow.The white fox's dexterous nose moved slightly, its big eyes were full of crystal, and it kept whimpering.

"This animal's fur is pretty good. Don't leave any flaws when you peel it later. Maybe you can sell it for a good price."

The servant who boiled the water suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly ordered.

"Do not worry."

The person who was about to cut the knife responded, but licked his lips, as if he was looking forward to the delicious food for a while.

woohoo...

The white fox was about to cry, and the scream became more intense. A pair of bright eyes stared at Su Yue who was not far away, as if he could speak, full of pleading.

"stop!"

Su Yue looked at the white fox's eyes, and thought of what happened to him, he couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

I am a poor man, he is a poor fox, I want to save it...

After making up his mind, Su Yue strode forward.

Hearing that someone stopped them, the three of them were quite frightened, but when they looked back, it was Su Yue, who immediately showed a sneer.

"Yo, so it's the third son. Why, do you want to have a sip of broth?"

"How do you talk? The third son is of such a status that he doesn't like fox meat at all. He is used to eating fine clothes and fine food!"

"Really? Why did I hear that the third son went to the courtyard to dig wild vegetables for cooking a few days ago? Is it to improve the taste?"

The three of them sang together, but laughed.

"Let go of this white fox."

Su Yue didn't care about the sarcasm of the three, he just stepped forward and said calmly.

"Why?"

The three were furious. It took them a lot of effort to catch this white fox. How could they give up when it was about to be blamed?

"Could it be that this useless man wants to swallow it all by himself?"

Suddenly this idea came up, the three of them looked at each other and sneered, if this useless person really had this idea, then he would be beaten up, anyway, no one cares about his life or death.

"The three of you are dying, and you don't even know it. It's ridiculous."

Su Yue's face remained unchanged, as if he didn't see the unkindness of the three of them, he said lightly.

"The three of you are just lowly servants. Today is not a holiday, and the Marquis Mansion has no grace, so how can you be qualified to eat meat. Besides, my son heard that a lot of meat was lost in the kitchen, and this white fox might be among them. Could it be you three Are you so bold as to steal something from the Marquis Mansion?"

"You bullshit!"

The three of them were frightened and furious. If Su Yue's words were true, wouldn't they have committed a serious crime, and they would probably be killed by the strict butler.

"So what about nonsense? Although my son's status is humble and no one takes my status seriously, I am also the son of Lord Hou. In this Hou's mansion, what's wrong with wronging your mere three servants?" Su Yue After finishing speaking, he paused, seeing the ugly faces of the three people, and continued: "There are two options, one is to hand over the white fox, and the other is to continue what you are doing now, throw this white fox into the pot, and have a last meal." I was full, and I went to tell the steward, saying that the three of you stole the meat from the kitchen, and when the time comes, you will get the stolen goods together, and the three of you will die!"

There are only three courageous servants in the area. Although Su Yue has no skills, it is very simple to intimidate them. What he said made the three of them turn pale. Now I want to take the white fox away, you can stop me."

The three people who wanted to reach out subconsciously were immediately frightened by Su Yue's words, not knowing what to do.

"Don't worry, it's safe."

Su Yue also breathed a sigh of relief, hugged the white fox, turned and left.

When Baihu saw that Su Yue was obviously relieved and was sweating profusely, a trace of gratitude flashed in his eyes.