nashuaworldcup Chapter 268 Your Brother is Still Alive
Chapter 268 Your Brother is Still Alive
Lin……
Lin Kaiji tightened his hands slightly at his sides, and the fine sand was squeezed in his palms and leaked out from between his fingers.
"Back then, your father broke into the imperial city, and Duke Lin led the charge, killing thousands of members of the Ye royal family and tens of thousands of descendants of various clans. There is a deep blood feud between us and the Lin family!"
"So you chose the Lin family?"
"Yes, but the grafting plan is not only aimed at the Lin family."
Xiao Yan turned the jade ring on his hand and said in a low voice:
"And there is also the eldest son of Marquis Xuanping, Liu Bojian!"
"Yes, the number of people killed by Marquis Xuanping is no less than that of Duke Lin, so we will not let him go."
As Lin Kaiji spoke, his eyes moved, and he turned to look at him, with a flash of doubt in his eyes:
"you know?"
Liu Bojian was the leader they had planted at the Yingyue Tower headquarters in Beijing. His identity was very secretive, so it wouldn't have been possible for him to find out so quickly.
Xiao Yun pursed his lips and said nothing, his dark eyes looking into the distance, with silence in his eyes.
He didn't say anything, but Lin Kaiji understood, as he had just found out too.
Maybe it was Lin Yanzhi's appearance that helped him connect something, or maybe it was because of something else, but now, they were trapped in the desert, and even if he knew the truth, it would be of no avail.
Lin Kaiji pulled a wry smile from the corner of his mouth.
"It's too late... Since Ye Disi has already summoned the Seven Lords and all the Shadow Guards, there will definitely be a big move!"
As Lin Kaiji spoke, he looked up at the starry sky and whispered:
"The wizard once calculated that this year, the Kingdom of An will experience the heaviest snowfall and the coldest winter in history!"
From Ning Xi, Lin Kaiji learned that the people were actually very easy to please. As long as they were given a piece of land and a bite to eat, they would willingly serve their emperor.
But if they are hungry, cold and unable to survive, their anger and resistance will be like a prairie fire that can burn the world to ashes.
Ye is an example!
The Ye family ruled Anguo for hundreds of years, but were eliminated and replaced by the Xiao family in just over a decade. In addition to the fact that Xiao Zhang and his followers were capable ministers, what was more important was that the fire in the hearts of the people had been suppressed for too long, just waiting for the final outbreak.
And Xiao Zhang was just the torch that ignited the fire...
Now, the cold winter is approaching. If the disaster relief work is not done properly, many people will die this winter.
People have the instinct to survive. If they are about to die, they will fight back. If someone else fan the flames...
"Creak".
A subtle sound was heard, and fine lines appeared on the top-grade jade ring on Xiao Yun's hand.
Those black eyes reflected countless stars, cold and sharp.
Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind them:
"Are my eldest and third brothers still alive?"
The two turned their heads at the same time and saw Lin Zhaoyue, holding on to the sand dune with one hand, walking towards them slowly and heavily.
Her pretty little face was pale, her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and she walked unsteadily, as if a gust of wind would blow her down.
She had lost a lot of weight, her wrists were pitifully thin and fragile, her waist was originally very thin, and the clothes that used to be tight-fitting now hung loosely on her body. Her chin had become much more pointed, and her originally beautiful double eyelids had a wrinkle, turning them into triple eyelids, and she looked very tired.
Her body was weak, her originally straight back was bent, her dress was covered with dried blood, and she looked like a weak willow swaying in the wind, as if she could be broken with just a little force.
But there was a hint of determination in those tired eyes.
Like a cattail, thin as a thread, yet tenacious.
A bright light flashed across Xiao Yun's dark eyes. He loosened his hand that was stroking the jade ring and walked towards her.
"Awake? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Lin Zhaoyue avoided his hand that was about to support her and frowned:
"Don't touch me!"
Xiao Yun's raised hand froze, his dark eyes stared at her resisting look, he pursed his thin lips, and finally retracted his hand.
Lin Zhaoyue retracted her gaze, looked straight at Lin Kaiji, and asked again:
"Where are my eldest and third brothers?"
When their eyes met, she looked at him with a look that was no longer one of admiration for her elder brother, but rather sharp, vigilant, and full of hatred...
Lin Kaiji's heart felt like it was stabbed by something and it hurt a lot. His throat felt like he had swallowed snake gall and it was very bitter.
He turned his head away, no longer looking into her eyes, and just patted the place beside him and said softly:
"Zhao Zhao, come and sit here."
Lin Zhaoyue didn't move. Lin Kaiji waited for a while but nothing happened. He turned his head to look at her and said helplessly:
"Don't you want to know the whereabouts of your eldest and third brothers? Can your body stand there and listen until I finish speaking?"
Lin Zhaoyue pursed her dry lips, raised her foot, and slowly walked over to sit down.
The sand was very soft, and her long, straight legs hung over the edge of the dune, swaying slightly unconsciously.
Lin Kaiji suddenly remembered that when she was a child, she was swinging on the swing in the yard, her legs swaying, and when she saw him coming back, she rushed towards him with bright eyes, her fair and soft face full of smiles, and called him in a sweet voice:
"Big brother!"
She was like this. Whenever she saw him, no matter what she was doing, she would drop everything and run towards him.
Lin Kaiji curled his lips and said:
"Does Zhao Zhao still remember the past..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted coldly by Lin Zhaoyue:
"I don't want to hear that. I just want to know the whereabouts of my eldest brother and third brother."
Lin Kaiji listened to her cold voice, his eyes dimmed, and the corners of his mouth were pursed into a straight line.
He grabbed the sand beside him, remained silent for a while, and then slowly spoke:
"Your eldest brother is still alive. You have seen him."
Has she seen it?
She has seen it!!
Lin Zhaoyue was stunned for a moment, her pupils shrank sharply, and Ning Yi's face subconsciously appeared in her mind.
Her slightly trembling lips revealed her inner excitement. She turned her head to look at Lin Kaiji with bright eyes and said uncertainly:
"I have seen?"
Lin Kaiji nodded, glanced at Xiao Yun who was sitting next to Lin Zhaoyue, and said:
"That man was the guard who escaped from the valley to save you that day. He saved your mother and sister, and you even blocked the arrow for him."
When Xiao Yan heard Lin Kaiji say that Lin Zhaoyue helped Ning Yi block the arrow, his dark eyes swept across the wound on Lin Zhaoyue's arm.
So, the wound on her arm was caused by Ning Yi blocking the arrow, not by Lin Kaiji torturing her?
"Ning Yi, it's Ning Yi!"
Lin Zhaoyue spoke excitedly, and was so nervous and happy that her hands unconsciously tugged at the corner of Xiao Yan's clothes.
After all, among the three, only she and Xiao Yan knew who Ning Yi was at this moment.
When people negotiate, they tend to prefer people who have a common language with them.
Xiao Yan knew that it was just her subconscious action and she couldn't control it, but she still raised the corner of her mouth and responded to her:
"Yes, it's Ning Yi. Your elder brother is still alive."
It seemed as if he had known this for a long time. His dark eyes were silent without any sign of surprise.
However, Lin Zhaoyue was so excited that she didn't pay attention to his expression. She just let go quickly after realizing that she was holding the corner of his clothes.