Kanba

At night, the snow has stopped and it is getting colder.

In a remote courtyard to the southeast of the Jianninghou Mansion, an oil lamp was lit, and a thin man was holding a book and carefully reading it under the dim light.

The man was Su Yue. Reading every night was something he had insisted on for several years, and it had already become a habit.

However, today, he was obviously a little absent-minded. After reading for a while, he put down the scroll and sighed.

"It's useless to be a scholar, let alone my literary talent is not good, even if I have a brilliant literary talent, I'm afraid it's useless. The Sun family is a big family in Qin, and the Marquis of Jianning is also a powerful man with great power. , a scholar, why should he fight against them?"

Su Yue's face showed helplessness, and there was also a hint of despair in his eyes.

Today, I went to the inner court to collect the horses, and was so humiliated by Su Wu. I also tried my best to ask the servants for a white fox.Although there was nothing abnormal on his surface, his heart was in pain like a sharp sword piercing.Even these little people don't take him seriously, let alone the Sun family?Marquis of Jianning?What can a mere scholar, without the strength to restrain a chicken, do?

Moreover, famous doctors have long asserted that Su Yue was born with a weak body and would not live to be 20 years old. Now that he has reached the crown, there is not much time left before he is 20 years old. That is to say, he does not have a few years to live.

It has to be said that this is a great irony for a dying person who has no power, no power, and no strength to restrain a chicken, but bears the hatred of killing his mother and humiliation.

"I'm not afraid of death, what I'm afraid of is that I won't be able to take revenge, and I won't let Mrs. Sun and Marquis Jianning pay the price!"

Su Yue blew out the oil lamp in one breath, and said coldly in the darkness, the voice was very soft, but it was like Ye Xiao's howling, the resentment was almost overwhelming.

It's getting late, it's time to rest.

Lying on the bed was a white fox with pure white hair like snow.The white fox blinked his bright black eyes, looking at Su Yue who was walking step by step, with a look of thought.

The oil lamp was off, so Su Yue naturally couldn't see the white fox's eyes. He sat casually by the bed, stroked the soft fur of the white fox, and said.

"Although my life is difficult, I won't starve to death. As long as I have a bite to eat, I will have half a bite of yours. Just follow me for now."

Su Yue said softly.In this city of Linzi, there are people everywhere, if the white fox is outside, most likely it will be captured, or stripped for its fur and sold, or to satisfy its appetite.Therefore, Su Yue has no idea of ​​releasing the white fox, at least not yet.

After finishing speaking, Su Yue put the white fox aside, lay on the bed by himself, and fell asleep with his clothes on.

Due to his frail body, he fell asleep very quickly. After a while, there was already a slight snoring sound.

The white fox stood up deftly, and its snow-white feet stepped on Su Yue's chest, but it was as light as a feather, and it didn't wake Su Yue up.A pair of spiritual eyes looked at Su Yue faintly, full of hesitation.

……

The night blinked, and in a blink of an eye, it was dawn.

Su Yue opened his eyes, but he was wrapped in the quilt and shivering.

At dawn, it was also the coldest time. Since there was no fire in the house, Su Yue was numb from the cold.

"A day's plan lies in the morning, how can it be wasted? If I can't even stand the severe cold, how can I avenge my mother's death? How can I change my destiny?"

Thinking of this, Su Yue opened the quilt abruptly, quickly put on his coat, and did it in one go.

But it was this innocuous action that made his lips turn blue from the cold.

Su Yue rubbed his hands, took out a volume of books from the bookcase, sat on the edge of the bed, and began to read.

Although reading is difficult to help Su Yue get revenge, Su Yue has to study because he is weak and unable to practice martial arts. He is lonely and has no relatives to rely on. The only way is to study.

The white fox got out from a corner of the quilt, seeing Su Yue reading with trembling lips, his eyes flashed with admiration.

dong dong dong...

At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

"Who?" Su Yue asked, but subconsciously frowned. In this Hou's mansion, he had no close people, and very few people would come to him.

"Third Young Master, I'm here to convey the orders of Lord Hou!" The voice of the person outside the door was very familiar, it was Su Jiu, a handyman in the Hou's residence.

"Master Hou?" Su Yue hadn't seen Marquis Jianning for many years. When he first heard Marquis Jianning's name, he felt a little uneasy. He really didn't know what this "father" would do to him.

Get up, straighten your clothes, and open the door.

"What order?" Su Yue asked.

"Third Young Master, you'll know it when you see it." Su Jiu also knew that Su Yue was not liked by everyone in the Hou Mansion, so she didn't want to say anything more to Su Yue, so she left a letter, then turned and left.

Su Yue closed the door, opened the envelope, and read the contents inside.

But it was not an order passed to him by the Marquis of Jianning alone, but an announcement issued by the current Taiwei.

"It turned out to be the Martial Arts Conference..."

After reading it, Su Yue showed a clear look.

The Great Qin Empire favored martial arts, and both the army and the people respected warriors with superb martial arts skills.It is precisely because of this that this Martial Arts Conference appeared.The so-called Martial Arts Conference refers to calling on the warriors from all over the world to compete in the arena. The winner will become a martial god of a generation and will be admired by all. At the same time, the imperial court will also give impressive rewards.

This Martial Arts Conference is held once every ten years. No matter if it is a high-ranking official or a poor commoner, as long as they have the ability, they can participate. However, noble children like Su Yue must participate. This is an order promulgated by the Taizu of the current dynasty .

"After one month, there will be an internal election at the Martial Arts Conference, and I'm going too..."

Su Yue has a lot of knowledge and strong memory, so he naturally knows the tradition of the Martial Arts Conference, and the noble children must go, even the scholars who have no strength to restrain the chicken are no exception.Now that he has reached the crown, naturally he cannot escape.One month later, it will be an internal competition among the entire Xungui's children. The Taiwei personally judges and selects three people to participate in the Martial Arts Conference.

"What should I do now?"

Crushing the letter into a ball, Su Yue's heart was in a mess.But he forgot that this year he has already won the championship and must participate in the Martial Arts Competition.And with his body, if he went to the ring to fight bloody people, he would be out of breath even if he trot for a while. If he went to the ring, he would almost die.

"But I forgot that you can also abstain from the Martial Arts Conference. I just need to abstain. Although this will greatly damage the face of the Hou Mansion, what does this have to do with me?"

Thinking of this, Su Yue suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and showed a happy expression. It is definitely good news for him to make Jianning Hou lose face.But he will not lose anything, because he has nothing, a person who has nothing, can always be much more crazy than ordinary people.

At this time, Su Yue would not let go of any opportunity to take revenge on Marquis Jianning, even if it was just revenge on fame.

While Su Yue was secretly calculating, there was suddenly the sound of footsteps again, undisguised, noisy and chaotic, and there were quite a few people coming.

boom!

The door of the room was kicked open, and the bitter cold wind poured in. A group of uninvited guests rushed in, looking at Su Yue with malicious intent.

It was seven or eight servants wearing blue leather jackets, surrounded by a fat man with a sinister face.

"Su Wen, what are you doing here?"

Su Yue's expression froze all of a sudden, and he just sat on the edge of the bed, looking coldly at the person coming.

Su Wen is exactly Su Yue's "second brother", the second son of the Sun family.

Since they were young, they had no relationship at all, and the situation was like water and fire. Su Yue wished to kill him with his own hands, and Su Wen also regarded Su Yue as a thorn in his side.

"Tsk tsk, why is the third brother so indifferent, the second brother came to see you in person, why don't you sweep the couch to welcome him?"

Su Wen's small eyes shot out a cold light, and he said in a strange voice.

"I, Su Yue, was raised by nature and lived my whole life. Where did the second elder brother come from? Even if there was one, he wouldn't be someone like you."

His face had already been torn apart, so there was no need for Su Yue to show mercy, and said bluntly.

"Hmph, bastard, don't be ashamed of yourself!"

Hearing this, Su Wen was furious immediately, kicked the wooden table away, and winked at his servants.

A group of people, tall and thick, with strong stature, captured Su Yue, lifted him like a chicken, and pressed him on the chair, making him face Su Wen.

"What do you want to do!"

Su Yue remained expressionless, despite being pressed on a chair very close to Su Wen, he asked coldly.

However, a flame ignited in his heart, igniting his internal organs. If he had the ability, Su Yue would wish to get up immediately and strangle this Su Wen to death!

It's just that he can't, or he dare not!Su Wen has so many servants under his command, all of whom have some martial arts skills. If Su Yue dared to resist, they certainly wouldn't mind giving Su Yue a punch and kick. However, it is still unknown whether Su Yue, who is physically weak, can survive the beating .

He is enduring, even though the hatred in his heart has reached its limit, but he can only endure!

"What, are you afraid?"

Su Wen patted Su Yue's face and smiled triumphantly.

"Don't worry, your second brother, I won't beat you today, and I won't trouble you in the next month, because I don't care about dead people."

When it came to the word "dead", Su Wen obviously emphasized his tone.

"You dare to kill me!"

Su Yue's heart trembled and he asked.

"I won't kill you, but you definitely won't live long." Su Wen's face was full of sternness, and he said, "You must know about the internal selection in the Martial Arts Conference in one month. Participation, but it's only in name, the Taiwei Lord also set the rules, literati who think they are incapable can abstain, but each mansion can only have one person abstain, so, in our Ninghou Mansion, the one who abstains is Brother me!"

"What do you mean!"

Su Yue's heart was cold, and an extremely bad guess appeared in his mind.

"That's right, you guessed it right, just as you thought. I was the one who abstained from the Jianning Hou Mansion, so you have to go to the arena and fight against others on behalf of the Hou Mansion! Of course, you will not be alone, and the elder brother will not be alone." Will be on stage, I believe he will "take care of you", hahaha..."

Seeing Su Yue's ugly face, Su Wen immediately burst into a ferocious laugh.

When Su Wen was laughing, no one noticed that a white fox secretly showed its head, watching the scene in front of it with cold eyes.

"mean!"

Su Yue was trembling all over. He thought that he would abstain from power to embarrass the Hou Mansion, but he didn't expect that Su Wen also had the idea of ​​abstention and wanted him to go up to die.As for the eldest brother he said would be on stage with Su Yue, it was Su Wu, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, who was physically strong and diligent in martial arts since he was a child, and is now a well-known first-class master.

For Su Wu, the Martial Arts Conference is to gain fame, but for Su Yue, it is to die. This is a road of no return!

Seeing Su Yue who looked dazed and lost his soul, Su Wen was extremely happy, and left with his servant while laughing loudly.

After Su Wen left, the white fox came out, looking at Su Yue with a dull face, the hesitation in his eyes was swept away, as if he had made some kind of decision.

Su Yue sat on the chair the whole time, and the cold wind rolled snowflakes down on his body, but he didn't even know that this terrible news made him fall into despair instantly.

Before he knew it, Su Yue was already extremely weak after sitting like this for a whole day without eating or drinking.

He fell to the ground stiffly, but finally woke up with a start, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"I hate it!"

The great revenge has not been avenged, but his own life is hanging by a thread. At this time, Su Yue has the idea of ​​suicide.

A bright moon hangs high in the sky, exuding icy light, Su Yue sat under the moonlight, his heart was also icy cold.

"Why don't you worry, Young Master, Yan'er can help you."

Without a sound, a white fox landed, right in front of Su Yue, uttering words.