Jinghong Tower

He Mingyue knew that she had nothing to do here, so she brushed off the non-existent dust on her hands and turned away.

The next day, before He Mingyue woke up, Ah Hua woke her up and asked, "Did you save the camp owner yesterday?"

He Mingyue nodded: "If catching a magpie is considered saving a person, then it is saved."

It's the same as saying nothing.

Ah Hua looked at her deeply for a long time, then said, "You came here with Xi Que Hua Mei. Didn't you notice something strange about them while you were on the road?"

He Mingyue sneered in her heart, thinking that he suspected that she was in cahoots with those two men and was performing a torture trick in front of Wu Ju.

"Who are they and who am I? Why would I pay attention to them? Besides, they have been here for more than ten days. Sister Hua, don't you ignore them?"

Ah Hua snorted. The thrush and the magpie were both vixens. No decent woman would talk to them. Even looking at them for even a second was considered dirty.

Ah Hua did not ask any more questions, but for the following day, all the maids around Madam Xiao, including Ah Hua, except Xiao Mingming, all avoided He Mingyue, and the way they looked at her was different from before.

He Mingyue didn't care, she knew something big was about to happen.

Wu Si and others had left Changshe Camp long ago, so no one here knew the true origins of the magpie and the thrush.

Everyone knew, as He Mingyue did, that the two of them used to warm the Dark Lord's bed, but now that the Dark Lord was tired of them, he sent them to the Long Snake Camp.

However, after much investigation, it was found that this statement was actually made by them themselves. No one knows whether it is true or not.

The two men were very stubborn and remained silent even under torture. Wu Ju interrogated them for two days but found nothing.

On the evening of the third day, when it was time for dinner, Ah Hua personally served Mrs. Xiao's meal, so no one else had to serve her, so He Mingyue and Mingming ate together.

At this moment, Ah Hua, who was supposed to serve Madam Xiao, came over, expressionless, and said to He Mingyue: "The camp leader wants to see you."

He Mingyue said, "Are we going to the big tent?"

Ah Hua glared at her: "You're asking even though you already know the answer."

He Mingyue understood. Since she knew it was Hu Wen, it must not be the tent, but should be next to the rock by the river. It seems that Wu Ju's habit has not changed because of being stabbed.

Under Ah Hua's unfriendly gaze, He Mingyue walked out of Madam Xiao's tent and went to the river.

It was the same time and place as three days ago, and Wu Ju was sitting alone on a rock by the river, just like he was three days ago.

When they were still ten feet away, He Mingyue deliberately made a noise. Wu Ju turned his head and looked over. He didn't say anything, but kept staring at her until she came closer.

"Your name is Yueyue?" Wu Ju asked.

"Yes." He Mingyue replied.

"What's your last name?" Wu Ju asked again.

He Mingyue did not hesitate and said without hesitation: "My last name is He."

Wu Ju's body trembled violently, and he stared at her in surprise: "Tell me again, what's your last name?"

He Mingyue: "My last name is He, but I am not a person."

Wu Ju asked in a deep voice: "Is it He Ran's He, or He Shuting's He?"

He Mingyue smiled in her heart. This environment was really good for training people. Look, even Wu Ju could ask such high-level questions.

She did not hide it: "He, the head of the He family."

Wu Ju stared into her eyes, as if trying to see something from her eyes. Finally, he let out a long sigh, as if he had finally let go of a stone.

"He Ran, she saved me."

He Mingyue didn't say anything and waited for Wu Ju to continue.

"He Ran also avenged my brother. At that time, she was all alone, with no one to turn to and no money to pay for. But even so, she still killed the bastard named Cai. You know, even my father didn't dare to avenge my brother, but He Ran did."

He Mingyue listened quietly. The head of the He family said that the Wu family was not bad, and Wu Ju was the only surviving son of Wu Dongming. When He Mingyue left Beijing, the head of the He family said that if possible, then Wu Ju's life should be saved. Of course, if Wu Ju's life had to be exchanged for the lives of his own people, then there was no need for that.

Wu Ju continued, "Wu helped He Ran, but during those years, He Ran was also very good to Wu. Every year when we went to the capital to send New Year gifts, we would get back a lot of things that Yulin needed, including weapons, armor, and various medicinal herbs that were indispensable for the border. During those years, the Tartars did not dare to act rashly, and the people of Yulin lived and worked in peace and contentment. Those were also the most comfortable and happiest days for our family."

Wu Ju looked towards the sparkling river, and he didn't know when a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. That was the most beautiful memory of his life. At that time, he was dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, full of vigor and vitality. He was the most shining young man in Yulin City. He was always surrounded by a group of generals like him, riding their horses and looking unrestrained and carefree.

In fact, that happened only a few years ago, but to Wu Ju, it seemed like a lifetime ago.

He didn't even question He Mingyue, but just recalled the past.

It was the first time that He Mingyue met such a person. She was stunned for a while and finally understood that Wu Ju was too lonely and wanted to talk to someone about the past.

Wu Ju sighed, "If my eldest brother had not met He Shuting, or if our parents had not opposed his marriage to He Shuting, and let them get married openly, my eldest brother would not have run away from home with half of the troops, and we would still be living together as a family like before. He Shuting would be taken care of by my mother, and I think she would not dare to do anything naughty, then there would not be all those things that happened later, my eldest brother and we would still be a family, the Wu family and He Ran would still be allies, my father and mother would not have died, my eldest brother would not have passed away at a young age, and I would not have either..."

Wu Ju's face was already covered with two lines of tears without him noticing. He wiped them away with the back of his hand, sniffed, and said a little embarrassedly: "It's no use saying all this. By the way, were you sent by He Ran?"

"Yes." He Mingyue said.

"She asked you to kill me?" Wu Ju smiled bitterly, perhaps because he thought this was ridiculous. "I really overestimated myself. In her eyes, I am just a homeless waste. It is not worth it for her to send a killer to kill me. What's more, this is still a desert."

He Mingyue raised her eyebrows and said, "You are quite self-aware."

"The boss didn't ask me to kill you. On the contrary, he said that you are the only descendant of General Wu. When I left the capital, he told me to save your life if possible and leave a root for the Wu family."

Wu Ju was stunned, a little bit unbelievable: "She, she really said that, you didn't lie to me?" He Mingyue sneered: "You said it yourself, you are a homeless waste now, why should I lie to you."

"Hahaha!" Wu Ju laughed, and as he laughed, his eyes became red again.

He Mingyue turned her head away and didn't look at him. A second-generation rich man is still a second-generation rich man. Although she didn't lie, Wu Ju was too trusting.

Wu Ju sniffed: "At this moment, there are still people who care about my miserable life. I, I..."

Okay, I'm crying again.

He Mingyue rolled her eyes, she thought Wu Ju was a young man who was eager to show off, but no one told her that Wu Ju was also a crybaby. Why did he cry so many times?

Suddenly, Wu Ju seemed to have thought of something and asked, "He Ran said that I am the only living descendant of my father?"

In fact, He Ran only told He Mingyue that Wu Ju's life could be spared. As for leaving a descendant for Wu Dongming, He Mingyue just said it casually. Unexpectedly, Wu Ju took it seriously.

He Mingyue had no choice but to nod: "Yes."

Boss He wanted to save Wu Ju's life, and I think he also wanted to leave a descendant for Wu Dongming, so she was not falsely conveying the emperor's order.

Wu Ju smiled again, and this time it finally sounded like a smile that one would expect at his age.

"He Ran only acknowledged that I was a descendant of the Wu family. She did not acknowledge Wu Guochang. She really did not acknowledge Wu Guochang!"

He Mingyue: The boss didn't say anything, I said all this, forget it, as long as you are happy.

Wu Ju was happy for a while, then he remembered the important matter, he asked: "Since He Ran didn't send you to kill me, then what are you doing here?"

He Mingyue said: "The boss wants to join forces with you to deal with He Shuting. You know, the Chang'an Army is now in full swing. Even Xixiao was destroyed by them. He Shuting is about to become the overlord of the northwest."

When He Shuting was mentioned, the smile on Wu Ju's face completely disappeared: "She is not the overlord of the northwest, and there is also the Dark Lord."

Speaking of the Dark Lord, He Mingyue suddenly became energetic.

"The Dark Lord treats you very well. Not only did he make you the leader of a battalion, he also gave you the best place in the desert. Tsk, tsk, tsk, not to mention anything else, just this little river can make countless people cry with envy. By the way, he also let you marry Empress Xiao. Tsk, tsk, tsk, which man doesn't want Empress Xiao to be his wife? The Dark Lord didn't keep Empress Xiao for himself, but gave her to you. Just based on this point, he treats you well."

When He Mingyue talked about Empress Xiao, her tone was a little vulgar. Sure enough, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Wu Ju: "Enough! What does a man's business have to do with a woman?"

He Mingyue: Have you forgotten that I am also a woman, Mr. He is also a woman, and even He Shuting, whom you hate, is also a woman.

What you men do really has nothing to do with us women. After all, you have all become stray dogs, but we women are not that shameful.

He Mingyue quickly changed the subject: "When they were in the Condor Camp, Xi Que and Hua Mei kept saying that they had served the Dark Lord. This was definitely not nonsense, because they said it in front of many people. No one in the Condor Camp, including Wu Si, reprimanded them, so at least they did not lie about this matter."

Wu Ju was puzzled: "But why did they want to kill me?"

He Mingyue actually didn’t know either, but there was one thing she was clear about.

"They were sent by the Divine Eagle Camp, General Wu Er, you'd better reflect on yourself. Have you offended the Divine Eagle Camp without knowing it? Maybe Liang Feifan from the Divine Eagle Camp hates you for marrying Empress Xiao and wants to put you to death. After you die, he will snatch Empress Xiao away, so he sent assassins to kill you."

Wu Ju obviously heard it, but he shook his head: "No, if Liang Feifan wanted to kill me, it definitely wouldn't be for this reason."

He Mingyue certainly knew that Liang Feifan would not kill Wu Ju for a woman. She said this just to provoke Wu Ju.

For these ambitious and aspirational men, women have never been a reason for them to rebel or kill, but just an excuse.

He Da Dangjia told them about a man named Wu Asan, who blamed his own evil behavior of selling out his country for personal gain on a concubine, saying that he became a traitor and led the Tartars into the country because of the concubine.

Boss He said that these were all excuses. Among all the evil and vicious concubines in history who brought disaster to the country and the people, at least nine out of ten were shields for men.

The head of the He family also said that the Wu family would not perish if they only relied on He Shuting. The disaster of the Wu family was inevitable. Wu Dongming was wrong to allow the veterans to exclude dissidents and not let the young people emerge. The disaster was that Wu Ji listened to one side and lost the support of the people and the army. Even without He Shuting, the Wu family would still go to extinction, and the appearance of He Shuting only accelerated the speed of the Wu family's demise.

Wu Ju didn't know what He Mingyue was thinking. He said, "I agree to cooperate with you, but you have to help me find out the truth. I want to know who sent those two killers."

He Mingyue almost laughed out loud. This Wu Ju really wasn't very smart.

What is there to check? Even if Magpie and Thrush were not sent by the Dark Lord, they are still Liang Feifan's men.

However, He Mingyue did not refuse, she agreed immediately.

But He Mingyue dared to ask a question: "As far as I know, after your father passed away, your confidants did not join Master Wu, but came to you. Logically, you should have a lot of people under your command, but why do I feel like you are a lonely man?"

The air around them suddenly seemed to freeze, making it hard to breathe.

He Mingyue knew that she had asked the point, and she wanted to hear what Wu Ju had to say.

Wu Ju smiled bitterly and said, "Dead, they are all dead. You are right. I am indeed alone now."

It turns out that Wu Ju did not take the initiative to surrender to the Dark Lord, but was forced to surrender with the few remaining people after being defeated.

And the few remaining people were all killed in the subsequent battle with the horse bandits.

He Mingyue was somewhat helpless: "Let's not talk about it before, let's just talk about the few people who followed you in the end. Don't you find their deaths strange?"

Wu Ju's eyes were filled with sadness: "I'm not stupid, of course I know what happened, they all died for me."

He Mingyue said bluntly: "That is to say, all the people your father gave you died in just a few years, and you were unable to save any of them?"

Wu Ju looked ashamed and lowered his head. This once stubborn and arrogant boy finally understood the sufferings of the world. Without his father, he was nothing. He couldn't even keep the last person his father left for him.

He Mingyue asked again: "What about Madam Xiao? Didn't you get married? Don't you love her to death? Why don't you go to see her once?" (End of this chapter)