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It was already late autumn, and the golden color of the mountains was slowly wiggling with the wind. On the fields, farmers wrapped in sweatshirts were waving their sickles as they did the final harvest. In this quiet little village, everything was busy and no one would care about that figure on the cliff in the distance.

It was a seventeen or eighteen year old boy. His white shirt was tightly wrapped around his body, and the wind was blowing loudly. The boy's long hair was tied up with a white veil, but it was still messy facing the wind at the top of the cliff. No one knew what he was thinking. However, the scar on his left cheek was even more obvious on his white and exquisite face. The wind at the top of the cliff gradually grew stronger. The teenager closed his eyes and took a deep breath, unconsciously touching the blood-red jade pendant on his waist with his right hand.

"Yue, Abba's mom told me to find you to go home and eat dinner!" The teenager's name was Yue, everyone in the village called him that night three years ago. He remembered that night when the girl's father rescued the teenager from the river, and when the teenager opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the bright white moon in the sky. From then on, the village only knew that the teenager's name was Yue!

"Dad went hunting in the mountains today and beat two wild chickens. We can have a big meal tonight, hurry up, Yue, hurry up!" The girl kept urging him, and her footsteps became faster and faster, to the point where Yue almost couldn't keep up with her pace. Being pulled like this was really uncomfortable, and looking at this little girl who was a head shorter than him, the young man helplessly shook his head, "Yi, slow down, be careful — —" At the same time the girl screamed, Yue lightly tapped her left foot, turned around, and quickly pulled the girl into her arms with her right hand, spinning twice in the air before landing firmly on the ground. The girl was so scared that she buried her head in Yue's chest and looked back through Yue's arms with her eyes squinted. It was a huge pit that the village hunters used to capture large animals, and this one was as deep as 3 or 4 adults. At the bottom of the pit stood a dozen or so sharpened logs, which, just by looking at them, sent chills down one's spine. Yue'er gently caressed the girl's head, indicating that she was fine.

"Thank you, Yue," the girl called Xiao Yi said softly. Suddenly, she raised her head and smiled at Yue, "It seems like you're getting stronger and stronger!" In an instant, Xiaoyi returned to her previous state, as if nothing had happened, "Girl, I told you to walk without looking at the ground, there are traps set by the hunters everywhere in the mountains. Now that I'm here, what's next?" "Aiya, I got it, I got it. You're so long-winded. I'll pay attention to it in the future …" Xiao Yi looked at Yue, blinking her large eyes, looking very cute. "Also, Little Yi …" "Don't let anyone know that you know martial arts!" Before Yue could finish her sentence, Xiao Yi rushed to say, sticking out her tongue like the moon, "I know, I know, hurry and pull, my parents will be waiting anxiously for me, if not, you can fly me back, ah, there's no need, hehe …" Xiao Yi stuck out her tongue and ran forward, disappearing around the corner of the forest, only hearing the sound of "Yue, hurry, I won't leave anything for you to eat if you're late."

The sky gradually darkened and the dancing lights became even more peaceful in the quiet countryside. Smoke rose in spirals and smoke rose into the air. The sounds of laughter and playing could be faintly heard. To these people, there was nothing more joyous than a bountiful harvest. Looking at the scene before her, Yue Qing couldn't help but feel moved. She just didn't know how long this silence would last for him. Yue Qing sighed.

"Yue, you're really slow!" Little Yi jumped in front of Yue'er, "You're back, hurry and come eat!", "En, ok, Mama!", after her injuries healed, Yue had begun calling her Mama. She was moved from the bottom of her heart, without her, perhaps he wouldn't have survived. Mother Ah's voice was always so gentle, causing Yue's uneasy mood to gradually calm down. All these years, it had always been like this.

"Today I had two wild chickens on the mountain, and your mom stewed some chicken soup for you. Come here, eat it while it's hot and it won't taste good when it's cold," Abba said as he walked out of the house. "Yeah, eat it while it's hot and it's not easy for you to teach us all day, especially for us country kids. You're very naughty," Mama said, as she scooped up a big bowl of chicken soup for Yue. Finally, she didn't forget to scoop up two more pieces of chicken and put them into the bowl.

"There's no need to speak up for them. I know there's a naughty naughty guy in our house, haha …" Little Yi's face immediately blushed when she heard Abba's hearty laughter. She lowered her head and held the chicken soup, then rolled her eyes at Abba. She pouted and muttered, "You guys only know who's naughty. Really, hmph …" Seeing this, the three of them burst out laughing again.

The night gradually deepened ….

"Elder Sister Wu Yu …" Yue abruptly opened her eyes, only to discover that her entire body was drenched in sweat. She got up, wrapped herself in a set of clothes, and left her room, entering the courtyard. The autumn night, mixed with a slight chill, the moon could not help but shiver. She raised her head and looked at the clear sky, the vast expanse of stars, gradually, gradually, the line of sight of the moon became blurred...

"Young master, something's wrong!"

"Yeah, I also have the same feeling. These people seemed to have been deliberately driven here." In the silence of the night, the two men who spoke were wrapped in black clothing, one tall and one short. Surrounding the two of them, they were dressed in similar black clothing, standing in four different directions to the east, south, west, and north. They were half crouching, the short blade in their hands held horizontally across their chest, as they stared vigilantly at any place that their vision could reach.

"These people seem to be …"

"He's not the expert we want to kill!" The short man in black, who was addressed as Young Lord, took the sentence. He carefully looked at the corpse on the ground and continued, "Either there's a mistake in the information or it's not." He didn't continue speaking and turned his head back to the tall man in black. He said, "Uncle Ji, recall all the deathsworn. We need to return in the middle of the night."

"Yes, Young Lord."

Just as the two were talking, a shadow sprang out from the forest far away and instantly appeared in front of them. "Young Chieftain, there's an ambush ahead of us. About 2000 people. Watch out, yes."

"What is it? Speak!"

"It's the imperial guards!" Just as his voice fell, three other figures dashed out from the woods, "Swish, swish, swish." They said in unison, "Reporting to the Young Chieftain, an ambush was discovered in front of us, about a thousand men (two thousand), dressed in the garb of imperial guards." The imperial guard, the black-clothed youth known as the Young Chieftain frowned, and a sense of foreboding filled his heart in an instant.

"Disperse!"

"Yes!" "Shua! Shua! Shua!" A few black shadows scuttled into the forest without any signs of life, as if no one had ever come before. "Young master, what are you …"

"Uncle Ji, accompany me to meet the person who lured us here!"

Although his appearance could not be seen, from the moment he appeared, the black-clothed youth had been staring at his opponent with furrowed brows. As he got closer and closer, the black-clothed youth took off his scarf and face, revealing his delicate and pretty face. Before his subordinate could stop him, the black-clothed youth called out: "Big Brother!"