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Anger surged within…

A buzzing sound rang in my ears…

My body trembled, and even the color of the sunlight falling in the yard turned gray…

Whispers surrounded me, seemingly a cacophony of voices…

My mother stood under the eaves not far away, crying her heart out. Several younger siblings were also anxious. Ning Ke came from the room with water, then was scolded and went back crying…

Ning Ji knelt in the yard, his face bruised and swollen. Beside him knelt three equally battered young men, one of whom was Qin Weiwen, the second young master of the Qin Shaoqian family… Ning Ji was too tired to care about them.

Anger surged within…

In the second year of the Huaxia era, late April, Ning Ji experienced the most humiliating days of his young life…

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The afternoon sun shone on the hillside. A dozen figures walked along the rugged mountain path, accompanied by the sound of dogs barking.

"This way."

Ning Xi and Min Chuyi were both members of this team. They advanced into the deep forest, pursuing a possible target.

Even the usually kind Ning Xi looked unusually grim and serious. Min Chuyi's expression was equally cold as they moved forward, closely watching all suspicious movements around them.

As the sun began to set in the west, someone discovered some traces ahead. Ning Xi, Chuyi, and the others rushed over. At the edge of a cliff, they found some scattered items: a small bundle, leftover dry food, a woman's handkerchief, and a small notebook with a few bloodstains…

"Where is she?"

Ning Xi took the notebook and looked at it for a moment, then asked.

"It seems… she fell down."

There were signs of someone slipping and falling off the cliff. With the sun setting, the ravine below looked bottomless.

"Prepare ropes, I'm going down." Min Chuyi said to the people around.

Ning Xi pulled her away from the edge of the cliff, "What are you going down for? I'll go!"

The search team leader was quite embarrassed. Finally, they tied up a long rope and sent a skinny team member who was best at climbing down first.

The setting sun burned red in the sky. Everyone lit a fire on the cliff. As darkness gradually fell, the skinny man returned up the rope.

"It's too deep below, I can't search everything at once. I carefully searched the cliff face several times, but I didn't find the body."

"It's possible she fell and was carried away by wild animals. Did you see any blood?" Ning Xi asked.

"... I didn't find any. Maybe we need to search a few more times."

"Rest tonight, and at sunrise tomorrow, I'll go down with you to search." Min Chuyi said from the side.

A bonfire burned brightly on the cliff, illuminating everyone in the camp. After a while, Min Chuyi brought dinner. Ning Xi was still looking at the bundle and various items on the ground. "Do you think she accidentally fell, or jumped on purpose?"

Min Chuyi frowned. "We need to see her alive or dead before we can say anything… If that woman is really down there, Second Brother will never be able to clear his name."

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It started to rain in Zhang Village at night.

Ning Ji, Qin Weiwen, and others were still kneeling in the yard. Wenwen, Ning Ke, Ning He, and other children stood beside them, holding umbrellas to shield them from some of the rain.

Ning Yi had already left home. He was in a nearby office, meeting with Hou Wu, who was temporarily in charge of this incident, and had rushed over: "...I've discovered some things. This woman named Yu Xiao'er might have some problems. According to some people's reactions, this woman doesn't have a good reputation in the area."

"Don't just gossip. She's a young, unmarried woman who's a teacher. Of course, old-fashioned people won't like her. Tell me something useful."

"Yu Xiao'er's father made a mistake. During the Northwest campaign, he supposedly surrendered on the battlefield. At the time, she and her mother were already in the Southwest. There are several witnesses who testified to her father's surrender. Not two years later, her mother died of depression, leaving Yu Xiao'er alone. Although we say we shouldn't pursue these things, we secretly estimated that she had a very bad time. Two years ago, Yu Xiao'er was able to come from Heden to be a teacher. On the one hand, the war had an impact, and there was a shortage of people in the rear. On the other hand, according to the records, there was something fishy..."

Ning Yi frowned. "Go on."

"More than two months ago, Qin Weiwen came to Sangping and indeed established a romantic relationship with her in private, but neither of them told anyone. The specific process will probably be difficult to investigate, but the first group of people who went there today searched Yu Xiao'er's house and found a small packet of things, used by men and women to enhance enjoyment… aphrodisiacs. She's an eighteen-year-old young woman, and beautiful. I don't know why she would have this at home… Judging from the packaging, it's been used recently, and it shouldn't have been left by her parents…"

As Hou Wu spoke, he took out a small packet from his pocket. Ning Yi waved his hand. "That's not solid evidence. It's all speculation."

"That's all we have for now."

"Are you looking for her?"

"We're using maximum manpower to search, but this woman has been missing for several days. It's hard to say if we'll find her."

"Go look for her first." Ning Yi said.

Hou Wu nodded and took his leave.

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Early in the morning, the four people were still kneeling in the yard of Zhang Village. Wenwen, Ning Ke, and the other children still had red eyes as they held umbrellas for them. In the sky, the rain gradually stopped.

As the rosy clouds of dawn broke through, Ning Xi, Chuyi, and others in the mountains dozens of miles away secured their ropes and took turns descending into the ravine to search.

At midday, a team of people quickly approached Zhang Village, led by the one-eyed General Qin Shaoqian. He walked into the yard and picked up a wooden stick along the way. After entering, he slammed Qin Weiwen to the ground with a thud.

In the nearby rooms, Wenwen, Ning Ke, and the other children had been awake all night and were still resting, but they were all awakened by the noise.

"Damn! A bunch of brainless things, fighting each other over a woman. I'll beat you to death now—"

His stick not only knocked down Qin Weiwen, but then knocked down Ning Ji with another blow. After each of them took a hit, Su Tan'er, Xiao Chan, Yun Zhu, Jin'er, and others rushed over. Hong Ti stood in front, and Xigua grabbed the wooden stick from his hand. "Old Qin! You're not allowed to mess around! Who allowed you to hit the children!"

"The matter hasn't been clarified yet!"

"Old Qin, calm down…"

"Damn!" Qin Shaoqian even kicked Qin Weiwen on the ground, then backed away, looking around at the group of women. "Where's Ning Yi?" He turned and went out to find Ning Yi.

Ning Ji, who had fallen to the ground, got up and continued to kneel there blankly. All that surged in his mind was immense anger… and doubt…

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Since returning to Zhang Village in the second half of last year, Ning Ji had basically not done anything too outrageous.

Every day he practiced martial arts, studied medicine, and occasionally participated in the high-intensity training and simulated combat of the special forces. Although his grades were not very good, his family did not excessively demand it of him.

Having practiced martial arts until the age of fourteen, his foundation was solid, and he was at the age of vigor and vitality. Occasionally, for no apparent reason, he would think of Qu Longjun, the little bitch dog in Chengdu. As for why, he was not clear, nor did he want to think about it too clearly.

Qu Longjun had already left Chengdu. That kind of weak woman, who couldn't even truss a chicken, would perhaps die silently somewhere outside. Sometimes Ning Ji would have such thoughts, feeling regretful, but it was at most regret.

In the school, boys and girls of thirteen or fourteen years old, their physical characteristics began to become more and more obvious, it was the most ambiguous and also the most divided moment of adolescence. Sometimes thinking of the feelings between men and women, he would blush, and in public, no boy would admit to having a liking for a girl. Compared to the surrounding children, Ning Ji had seen more of the world, for example, he had seen the little bitch dog bathing in Chengdu, so in these matters, he would occasionally think of it, and always have a sense of superiority.

Last year, Aunt Gu had asked him if he liked the little bitch dog, and Ning Ji's denial on this question was decisive. Even if he really talked about liking, how could a girl like Qu Longjun compare to the girls in the Southwest Huaxia Army? But at the same time, if he were to say that there was a girl next to him who was more attractive than Qu Longjun, he could not find a unique object to add such an evaluation to for a while, he could only say that any of them were much better than Qu Longjun.

In April, in addition to classes, the school organized an activity to have all the children help in the relatively poor areas around the mountains. The school here chose Sangping, which was beautiful and picturesque. There was a very beautiful and gentle female teacher in Sangping, named Yu Xiao'er, who was said to have lived in Heden before. Both parties spent nearly half a month together. During this period, Ning Ji was skilled in martial arts, his personality was cheerful, and he was one of the mainstays of the class, and he helped the other party a lot.

On April 23, helping everyone in the village collect firewood, Ning Ji finally helped Yu Xiao'er, who lived on the hillside in a remote location, carry a load of firewood back.

As the two were halfway there, it began to rain. When they arrived at Yu Xiao'er's house, she asked Ning Ji to take a bath here, iron his clothes dry, and have dinner before going back. Ning Ji was forthright and agreed.

He took a bath first, then sat in the room in his underwear drinking tea. The teacher was ironing his wet clothes for him. Because there was hot water, she also took a bath. When she came out, the towel she was wearing fell off…

Ning Ji's mouth was dry and his tongue was parched. The female teacher was a little flustered at first, but then she did not hide it and slowly approached him…

For Ning Ji, what followed was naturally love. Although he did not know what to do next, Yu Xiao'er was just too perfect for him. She was mature, gentle, not as boring as the little girls around him, and she seemed to have the amorous feelings he had seen in Qu Longjun, but she was also one of his own people in the Southwest - how could he possibly like women outside the Southwest?

On the night of the 24th, he also spent it at Yu Xiao'er's house. Ning Ji said a lot of things. On the morning of the 25th, everyone who came was about to set off back to Zhang Village. Although Ning Ji was full of happiness, he naturally did not have the courage not to go back. He followed the main force back, still thinking about how to find a way to go to Sangping again. Who knew that on the 29th, Qin Weiwen brought two followers from Sangping.

According to Qin Weiwen, he and Yu Xiao'er were in a real romantic relationship and had been together privately for more than two months. On the 25th, he came back from outside and saw that Yu Xiao'er had injuries on her body. He tried to ask, but Yu Xiao'er drove him out. Qin Weiwen inquired about what had happened everywhere. In the afternoon of the 26th, when Qin Weiwen went to Yu Xiao'er's house again, he found a letter written in blood by her, saying that her chastity had been defiled and she did not want to live anymore. And the one who used force to defile her was Ning Yi's second son, Ning Ji. Although he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he was highly skilled in martial arts. On the night of the 24th, he became bestial and she was unable to resist at all. She was beaten and her chastity was taken away. Now she could only die.

Qin Weiwen was immediately panicked. First of all, he naturally wanted to find Yu Xiao'er to ask her clearly. He immediately summoned a few friends to search nearby, but he could not find her. Later, he learned from the people near Yu Xiao'er's house that Ning Ji had indeed been seen walking out of her house on the morning of the 25th. Qin Weiwen could no longer hold back and rushed all the way to Zhang Village.

After seeing the letter written in blood, Ning Ji was also suddenly confused, as if the whole world had suddenly changed color. He did not know what was going on at all. His first reaction was to go to Sangping to find Yu Xiao'er. Qin Weiwen punched him directly. Ning Ji was forthright and thought he had not done anything wrong, so how could he show weakness? He fought three people alone, and all four of them ended up with bruised and swollen faces, and then the matter spread.

The second son of the Ning family raped a woman…

It seemed that she was also a teacher…

And she committed suicide…

In a daze, Ning Ji could hear such discussions constantly coming. At his age, even though he had been on the battlefield and killed enemies, how could he possibly cope with such a thing… Yu Xiao'er's face occasionally flashed in his mind, and he did not know what had happened at all…

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Ning Ji, Qin Weiwen, and the other four knelt through the 29th and 30th. When Qin Shaoqian arrived, it was already the first day of May. On this day, Ning Xi, Min Chuyi, Hou Wu, and others arrived one after another, reporting the stage results.

In the mountains dozens of miles away from Sangping, the scene of the woman's suicide was arranged quite realistically, but no body could be found under the mountain stream, there were doubts, and it was likely a false impression. As for Hou Wu, they investigated that this woman had bought a travel permit and identity certificate through special channels. On the 27th, this certificate appeared near Chengdu. Now she should be leaving Sichuan by water on a cargo ship, and it was difficult to find her.

"Other guesses cannot be proven for the time being." Hou Wu said, "However, Yu Xiao'er bought the identity certificate two months ago. The person in charge has been caught. We can only speculate on her original purpose for the time being… At that time, she happened to have a relationship with Qin Weiwen. Perhaps she has been resentful for many years because of her parents' affairs and wanted to do something. After two months, Ning Ji went to Sangping in April. She lived in Heden and was able to recognize him, so…"

In the room of the small courtyard, Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian, Tan'er, Ning Xi, Chuyi, and others listened to these, their faces becoming more and more gloomy.

"...Catching Qin Weiwen, or even killing Qin Weiwen, would only make General Qin sad, but if this fake death can really make people believe it, and Mr. Ning and General Qin have a grudge because of their children, then outsiders will really take advantage of it." Hou Wu said.

Tan'er looked up: "Four days, can you still catch her?"

"Our people are still chasing." Hou Wu said, "However, Yu Xiao'er has received militia training in the past, and looking at her false death and the false impressions, she is very careful. If we are sure that she has not committed suicide, it is likely that there will be other methods in the middle, and she will change again in the middle. After leaving Sichuan, there is not much confidence."

Ning Yi was silent for a moment: "...When she was in Heden, how much harm did the people around her do to her mother and daughter, what happened, you should check carefully next… Don't publicize it too much, tell me after you find out."

"Yes." Hou Wu nodded.

With a gloomy face, Qin Shaoqian pushed open the chair and walked out of the room. Silver starlight was shining in the courtyard. Qin Shaoqian walked straight to the middle of the yard, kicked Qin Weiwen to the ground, and then kicked Ning Ji to the ground again.

"A bunch of brothers in distress, played by a woman like this."

Qin Weiwen got up, staring, not understanding why his father said that, after a while, Hou Wu, Ning Xi, Chuyi and others came over and told them the results.

Ning Ji raised his head, his eyes turned blood red.

Chuyi and others pulled him up. He stood there motionless, his lips opened and closed. After a long while.

"She said she liked me… I only…"

Since seeing the letter written in blood, Ning Ji and Qin Weiwen had fought, and had not made any defense on this matter. At this moment, he was finally able to say this sentence. After finishing speaking, his eyes closed after a moment, and he fell to the ground.

He passed out…

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In the darkness, there seemed to be a gurgling sound, like water boiling, or blood boiling.

When he woke up, his mother was sleeping beside the bed, the eyelids of her two eyes were swollen, like small lanterns.

It was probably early morning, and his father and aunt Su Tan'er were talking softly outside.

"...I've said it before, living in this kind of family, the bad things you encounter will be many times worse than ordinary people..."

"...It's all that woman's fault, scheming."

"...Ordinary people can't meet this kind of scheming... So, no matter how much preparation I do, I don't think it's enough. I'm so thankful that Ning Xi has been safe and sound until now..."

"...Thinking of Xiao Ji's age, encountering this kind of thing, I'm so sad, he's a child..."

"...Think of the bright side, anyway, he didn't suffer a loss, I heard that the one surnamed Yu looks pretty good... Okay, what's the use of hitting me, what else can I think..."

In this whisper, Ning Ji fell asleep again.

When he woke up again, a group of brothers and sisters had gathered in the room, Xiao Ning Ke was feeding him white porridge. Ning Ji did not have too many injuries on his body, he drank a few mouthfuls, then brought it over and gulped it down, changed his clothes, and got out of bed and walked around.

He walked out of the room, out of the yard, and onto the street. Someone smiled and greeted him, but he always felt that people were secretly talking about what happened a few days ago in their hearts. He walked to the river in Zhang Village, found a piece of wood and sat down. The big setting sun was falling in the west, this setting sun was soft and warm, as if it was comforting him.

Yu Xiao'er's face flashed in his mind, and sometimes it changed to Qu Longjun's. Their faces alternated in his mind, making him feel annoyed.

I will never like any girl in my life again.

He told himself this in his heart.

This day was May 2nd.

On May 3rd, he stayed at home for a day. Although he did not go to school, no one said anything to him. He helped his mother with housework, talked to the other aunts, and specially asked Ning Yi for peace, using the excuse of inquiring about the case to chat with his father for a long time, and then played and frolicked with his brothers and sisters for a long time. He also took out his treasured toys and gave them to Wenwen, Ning He, and others.

Early in the morning on the 4th, he put on makeup, left a letter he had already written on the bed, and quietly slipped out of the side of the yard with a small package. His lightness skill was very good. It was not yet dawn. Dressed in night clothes, he quickly left Zhang Village. He knelt down on the side of the road at the entrance of the village and quietly kowtowed to his parents a few times, and then ran away quickly. Tears fell on his face like rain.

He knew that they would chase after him from the main road, so he chose the small road, running wildly between the fields and villages all the way. In the afternoon of this day, he felt that he had left Zhang Village far away, and then he chose a road with not much traffic nearby.

At about Shen time, a warhorse came from behind. Ning Ji did not turn his head. He had already changed his appearance, but he just leaned on the side of the road and walked forward naturally. The warhorse passed him. Ning Ji frowned slightly, because the knight on the warhorse was actually Qin Weiwen. This one person and one horse quickly ran out a long way, and then Qin Weiwen reined in the reins and looked back at him in front. Then, he got off the horse.

"Incorrigible..." Ning Ji muttered in a low voice, and walked towards him. Qin Weiwen also walked over. He was originally carrying a knife, but he untied the scabbard at this time and threw it on the side of the road.

"If you block me again this time, I will beat you to death!"

Ning Ji said as he walked. At this time, although he was not yet fifteen, and Qin Weiwen was three years older than him, already eighteen, but if he really wanted to fight to the death, Ning Ji would be able to kill everyone on the 29th.

The swelling on Qin Weiwen's face had not subsided, but at this time he did not retreat at all. He did not speak, and walked closer, punching Ning Ji in the face.

"Damn, it's all that bitch's business, are you done yet—"

Ning Ji scolded, waved his hand to block, and punched the other party in the lower abdomen. Qin Weiwen took two steps back, and then rushed up again.

The two beat each other on the side of the road for a long time. When Qin Weiwen's footsteps were staggering, and Ning Ji also took a few punches and kicks, they stopped. A large car passed on the road. Ning Ji dragged the warhorse to the side to make way, and then the two sat down on the grass slope on the side of the road.

"Why do you have to go out..." Qin Weiwen said.

"I'll find that bitch and kill her with one knife." Ning Ji said.

Qin Weiwen was silent for a moment: "She actually... didn't have a good time before, maybe we... also have some sorry for her..."

"It's none of my business, either you go with me, or you stay in the mountains!"

"I'm here to give you something." Qin Weiwen got up, untied the package from the warhorse, and sat back down, placing the package on Ning Ji's lap, "You, your father asked me to bring it to you..."

"Ah..."

"Otherwise, how could I find you! Do you think you can run away if I really want to catch you!" Qin Weiwen waited for his eyes and shouted, pulling the upper part of his face, making him grinning slightly, and then he took out a sealed letter with fire lacquer from his arms, "Here, this letter has the contact information of the Huaxia Army's various personnel outside, you read it and then burn it, now give it to you, not unsealed, you read it now. Burn it in a while!"

Ning Ji silently opened the letter. In the letter, as expected, were some ways to contact the Huaxia Army in the outside world. He rubbed his eyes and tried hard to memorize them. At the end of the letter, there were two more lines.

His father's handwriting wrote: Son, take care of yourself.

His mother's handwriting wrote: Come back early.

Tears were all around again.

Ning Ji resisted the sound, trying hard to wipe away the tears. He read out the sound, stuttering, memorizing the contents of the letter again twice, snatched the fire sickle from Qin Weiwen's hand, lit the fire a few times, and burned the letter paper.

Qin Weiwen's tears were also falling. At this time, he stood up and kicked Ning Ji on the shoulder: "Do you have to go out to die!"

Ning Ji said: "My martial arts are the best in the world, those who can't fight will die—"

He didn't care that Qin Weiwen kicked him, opened the package, there was dry food, there was silver, there were weapons, there were clothes, as if every aunt had put something into it, and then his father asked Qin Weiwen to send it to him. At this moment, he realized that the sneak run in the morning seemed undetected, but perhaps his father had already waved goodbye to him from the attic at home. And not only his father, Aunt Gua, Aunt Hong Ti, and even his elder brother and Chuyi, were also able to detect this.

They must not want him to leave the Southwest, but at this moment, they did not really stop him.

Ning Ji carried the package and walked forward. Qin Weiwen did not follow, he held the horse: "Let her live—"

"I'll bring her head back for you to kick as a ball—"

"Do you want a horse—"

"Go to your horse—"

"I grass you old man—"

The tears on Ning Ji's cheeks could not stop. He could only walk while scolding. After a while, Qin Weiwen's voice was gone. Ning Ji dared to look back to the southwest. There, his parents seemed to be waving to him.

Someday, the young swallow will leave the warm nest, to experience the real wind and rain, to become strong…

Dad, Mom, brother, sister-in-law, younger brother, younger sister…

When I come back, I will be able to protect everyone in the family…

……

At this moment, the summer sun is shining on this vast land.

Zou Xu led a team of people to Northern Jin, trying to negotiate a favorable deal; Liu Guangshi and Dai Mengwei were poised to strike south of the Yangtze River; In Jiangnan, the Fair Party captured territory and expanded continuously; And in Fujian, the reform measures of the orthodox court are appearing one after another.

A monk named Ping An followed Lin Zongwu across the Yellow River and headed south. And a boy named Ning Ji, towards the east and north, the cruel world——

All the way forward.

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