Jiaochu

Chapter 551 Extra

Xiao Anzi
The new emperor granted amnesty to the whole nation upon ascending the throne, and at the same time released a number of palace maids from the palace. Xiao Anzi obtained this grace and left the palace. Before leaving, he only said goodbye to the Fourth Prince Ye Jinnian. Ye Jinnian asked him where he was going after leaving the palace, and he said he was going to look around, saying that the princess always said that she wanted to venture into the world, so he wanted to go and try it too.

After leaving the palace, he bought new clothes, had a meal at Jufulou, and strolled along the street. When it was getting dark, he went into a perfume shop.

The guy in the store is still the same.

After closing the shop, Seventeen took him to the small yard at the back.

It was a waxing moon tonight, and the moonlight was not very bright. It could only cast a rough outline on a person. There was a person huddled on a chair, wrapped in a black cloak, and his face was always hidden in the shadows, so it was not clear.

"Chief." When Xiao Anzi called out this title respectfully, his voice suddenly changed, becoming cold, crisp and clear, completely different from the flattery he used in the palace.

The face hidden in the shadows slowly lifted up, revealing a pair of eyes with extremely black pupils. Those exceptionally dark pupils seemed to contain a mysterious magic. The voice no longer sounded hoarse and dry, and he was completely different from the previous Wu Peng.

In fact, Wu Peng had died long ago. He had replaced the other person's identity and had been guarding a secret until Xia Yuan found him. He not only knew that his real identity was Feng Wang, but also knew how he escaped from the death row. He knew everything about him. What made him even more passive was that the other person knew the secret.

And that secret is Bai Hu's life experience.

Everyone knows that Jinyi Hou is cold-blooded and ruthless, but few people know that he had a child with a woman. When the woman left the mansion, she was already pregnant. One night a year later, the King of Phoenix brought a baby and a letter back to the mansion and gave them to Bai Jie. After that, the child stayed in the mansion. Except for the King of Phoenix, no one knew about it.

On the day Bai Jie was surrounded and killed, King Feng sent his messenger crow to rescue the child. Later, after he escaped from the death row, he found the child and planned to take him to live outside the Great Wall, but then Xia Yuan came to him.

After that, he became a chess piece in Xia Yuan's hands. Under Xia Yuan's arrangement, the child entered the Imperial Hospital as an apprentice. After that, he adopted another child and taught him the art of controlling crows. Then he let the child enter the palace to secretly protect the child.

The adopted child is Xiao Anzi.

And the protected child is Bai Hu.

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Since Xiao Anzi entered the palace, he had not heard the title of leader for a long time. When Xiao Anzi followed him to learn the art of controlling crows, one day he asked him if he could call him master in the future. He asked Xiao Anzi to call him leader, and Xiao Anzi never mentioned the word master again. Now when he heard this title again, he also felt a little bit of time passing by. After laughing twice, he said, "No one has called me that for a long time." The strangely black pupils glanced at Xiao Anzi, hid back in the shadows, and said two words, "Let's go."

Xiao Anzi knelt down and kowtowed three times. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Can I call you Master?" He didn't say anything. When Xiao Anzi called him Master, the face hidden in the shadow changed slightly, and it seemed like an illusion of light and shadow.

After Xiao Anzi left, he coughed for a while and sank deeper into his chair, looking like an old jackdaw. He might not survive this autumn and winter. He called Seventeen and took out a wooden box from his arms and gave it to Seventeen, asking him to take the box to find Yanjiang tomorrow and not come back.

The next day, Shiqi took the wooden box to see Yan Jiang, and after handing it over to him, he returned to the incense shop, but the door was closed and no one was inside. When Yan Jiang came to the incense shop at night, he saw a person sitting at the door. He walked closer and saw that it was Shiqi. He looked at the closed door again and asked Shiqi what he was going to do next. He shook his head. Yan Jiang asked him if he wanted to join the Dragon Shadow Guard. Shiqi thought about it for a while and asked if he would be provided with food and accommodation. Yan Jiang said that not only food and accommodation were provided, but also silver was paid every month. Shiqi stood up, patted his clothes, and left with Yan Jiang.

Banquet River

After Ye Xingye was escorted back to the capital from the southern border, Yan Jiang immediately rushed to the place written in the letter. Before leaving the small fishing village, Yan Fei had written a letter and asked Long Yingwei to bring it to Yan Jiang. In addition to writing about the medicine, it also wrote a place name. This place name was one of the last few sentences he heard her say. She told him where Xi Niang was, and he wrote the place name in the letter and told Yan Jiang.

That place is on the Wuyin Mountain, which is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. It is easy to get lost once people enter, and they may not be able to get out even after walking for days and nights.

Yan Jiang fell into such an embarrassing situation, surrounded by fairy-like white mist. He was already anxious and could not keep a calm and wise mind like usual. He just walked forward without looking at the direction. As a result, he stepped on empty air and rolled into the ravine. He did not even bother to get up and shout for Xi Niang. He summoned all his strength to shout more than ten times, scaring away all the birds and beasts around him.

After shouting for a while, he felt relieved and climbed up from the ravine. He patted his clothes and was about to continue walking forward when he heard someone talking. He held his breath and concentrated. When he heard the word "Junior Sister", he immediately called out "Xi Niang" and rushed in that direction at the speed of a 100-meter sprint. As a result, he was tripped by a vine and fell to the ground with a thud, with the tip of his head landing just in front of a pair of feet.

He raised his head and saw the face he had been thinking about day and night. He was so excited that he hugged her feet tightly and couldn't move them no matter how hard Mo Huitou tried. It was not until Xi Niang told him to get up that he let go of her feet and climbed up from the ground. He was covered in dust and had leaves hanging in his hair. He smiled foolishly at her.

Mo turned around and said that there was a child waiting for him at home. When Yan Jiang heard the word "child", he felt like he was struck by lightning. He couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Xi Niang didn't explain anything, she turned around and walked away, she walked a few steps and stopped, she looked sideways and saw Yan Jiang still standing there in a daze, she said two words, "Yours," and continued walking forward. Yan Jiang was so happy that his eyes almost narrowed into wrinkles, and he followed happily.

When he was almost at the fence in front of the yard, Yan Jiang tidied his hair and clothes again, took a deep breath as he walked over, not wanting to get too excited and scare the child.

When he saw the cute and well-behaved girl in the yard who looked like a snowball, he was so excited that he almost fainted. He followed Xi Niang in carefully, and his feet felt like they were stepping on cotton, so light that he forgot everything else.

When those big black eyes looked at him, his mind went blank and he completely forgot the opening remarks he had prepared countless times. All that was left was a silly smile on his face.

"Zhen'er, ignore this weird uncle. Uncle will take you to play." Mo Huitou led Zhen'er away. His big black eyes looked back at Yan Jiang. Suddenly, he ran over and stood in front of him, looking up at his chin and asked, "Are you my father?"

Yan Jiang was lost in thought when he heard the name Zhen'er. This was the name he and Xi Niang had chosen for their future child. If it was a boy, it would be Yan Ning, and if it was a girl, it would be Yan Zhenzhen. When he heard that soft and lovely voice, he immediately came back to his senses, squatted down and said in the gentlest tone, "Daddy is here to pick you and mommy up." Looking at that soft and lovely smiling face, his heart almost melted, and he picked up the little girl and held her high. Xi Niang said she would not go back, and took the little girl into the house. He wanted to follow her, but Mo Huitou blocked him like an iron barrel.

"Junior sister has already said she won't go back, so leave now."

"It's getting dark, I'm going to cook."

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