Chapter 2: The First Encounter of Three People

  "Would you trade your memory for a chance to see someone? You're the stupidest person I've ever met."

  "Since you know Donghu Bailian, you should know how important that person is to me. The one I want to see is my brother, Yun Tian."

  "General Cloud overestimates me, just now I only read the deepest memory in your heart, as for the rest, I know nothing. Now, let me take a look and also let you review your memories one last time. I'm actually quite curious, what kind of person can make you so reckless?"

  Xie Yan's hand swept across Yun Jing's face, and a soft blue light emanated from his body. The memories that belonged to Yun Jing were slowly opened by Xie Yan, and they gradually appeared in Xie Yan's mind.

  Ze Ran walked out of the small house and was slightly surprised when he saw Yun Jing, "Is it him? The person this time is actually Yun Jing!"

  "You're just in time, Zeran. Don't you want to take a look? What does the most precious person of this muddle-headed general look like? You thought it was boring before and didn't care at all. Now that something interesting has come up, if you miss it, it'll be gone." Xie Yan stretched out one hand towards Zeran, smiling brightly as he looked at him. Zeran hesitated for a moment before deciding to take a look.

  The Yun family had always been a family of martial arts, but Yun Jing, as the eldest son of the Yun family, was not interested in martial arts at all and did not like reading books. Since childhood, he only knew how to have fun and play with the maidservants. The elders of the Yun family were helpless against Yun Jing's mischievousness, and his father had even broken several whips trying to make him behave. However, Yun Jing continued to live a carefree life, completely ignoring the warnings and advice from his elders. This went on until he was ten years old, when he first saw his older brother, Yun Tian, who was only a few days older than him but had been born out of wedlock.

  Compared to Yun Jing, Yun Ting has always been well-behaved and sensible. At a young age, he mastered the Cang Luo gun technique with incredible skill, even surpassing some of his older relatives at home. Yun Jing had heard about Yun Ting before, but every time he was scolded by their father, it was always in comparison to Yun Ting's excellence, which made Yun Jing feel inferior and resentful towards this brother he barely knew. He would often speak ill of Yun Ting in front of the maids and servants, looking down on his humble status as a concubine's son. What's more, he would even embarrass Yun Ting's mother in front of the lower-ranking servants.

  But all malice and ill will vanished with the coming of that day.

  That day, he did as usual and snuck out of the wall while his father was resting to play with his little friends who had been waiting outside, but what awaited him was not the figures of his little friends, but a huge sack.

  He was gagged and stuffed into a sack, listening to the rapid galloping of horse hooves, his heart filled with terror. This was the first time he regretted not working hard before, also the first time he felt scared and panicked.

  In the ruined temple outside the city, Yun Jing listened to the sound of laughter and conversation among the bandits, shivering with fear in the sack. Just as he was consumed by terror, a loud crash was followed by the sound of clashing swords. Suddenly his eyes were dazzled by a blinding light, and a familiar yet strange voice sounded in his ear.

  "Run quickly!"

  He opened his eyes and found that the person was actually Yun Tian, a battered Yun Tian.

  "Yun Tian! How is it you!"

  "Kid, stop resisting, drop your weapon, I can spare your life!"

  "Don't even think about it! He's my brother, and with me around, you don't dare harm a single hair on his head!" Yun Tian's forehead was streaming with blood, but he still tightly grasped the long spear, stubbornly blocking in front of Yun Jing, using his weak body to protect Yun Jing until their father arrived with soldiers to rescue them.

  Yun Ting was seriously injured and fell into a coma for three whole days before waking up from his sickbed. He opened his eyes to find not his maid or mother, but Yun Jing with red-rimmed eyes.

  "Yunfeng, you're an idiot!" Seeing Yunfeng wake up, Yun Jing felt a bit embarrassed and turned his head away, although he wanted to thank him, but ultimately didn't say it out loud due to pride.

  "I'm willing," Yun Tian seemed to understand Yun Jing's thoughts, hooked up the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly, "making a fool once saved my brother's life, it's not worth nothing."

  Yun Jing lowered his head, and his eyes were filled with tears of excitement. He wiped away the tears, stood up, and resumed his usual arrogant demeanor as a young master. "Hey! Listen up, once you've recovered, you'll accompany me in martial arts training. I want to see the prowess of your broken Cyan Wolf Gun technique."

  After this, Yun Jing's life underwent a drastic change. He started reading books and practicing martial arts with Yun Feng every day, studying military tactics. The previously mischievous him gradually began to listen, but he only listened to Yun Feng's words.

  Time flies, and the two brothers grew up one after another, putting on armor like their ancestors of the Yun family, defending their homes and country. In the sixth year of Jingren, Yun Tian and Yun Jing were successively appointed as generals, and because of their outstanding military achievements, Yun Jing was enfeoffed as a marquis at the age of 17, and the Yun family reached the peak of glory for a time. It was also in this year that the fate of the two brothers quietly changed.

  June 3rd was Yun Tian's birthday, and Yun Jing specially set up a banquet in the largest wine tower in Ning City to celebrate Yun Tian's birthday. When the wine party dispersed, the moonlight was hazy, and the two brothers were also drunk, leaning on each other and staggering back home. By the East Lake, they met for the first time the beautiful and charming woman who was their destined calamity - Qing Yuan.

  That night, Qingyuan wore a white dress, set off by the white lotus blooming in the lake and the bright moonlight. She was so beautiful that she didn't seem like a mortal, as if she were a fairy from the moon who had descended to earth. Every frown and every smile of hers had an irresistible charm. Even Yun Tian, who was normally calm and composed, was stunned, his soul almost lost as he gazed at the white figure.

  "Haha... Big brother, you also have moments where you stare at a girl in a daze like this." Yun Jing pointed at Yun Ting and laughed loudly. Yun Ting also knew he was being foolish, and because of Yun Jing's teasing, his face turned red with embarrassment.

  "Big brother, if you like her, I'll go over and tell that girl now, and help you win her as your wife."

  "Xiao Jing, don't be reckless..." Yun Tian was still a step too late, his words had not yet finished, and Yun Jing had already rushed to the front of that girl in excitement.

  "In the mansion of General Yun, Yun Jing, my elder brother has taken a liking to the young lady and is willing to marry her, I wonder..."

  Before Yun Jing could finish speaking, the girl had already slapped him with a loud slap. The girl also left in a huff, leaving only Yun Jing still stunned, standing there in a daze.

  Just as the two of them were about to forget the whole thing, the girl appeared before them once again. It was the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, and all the officials had brought their families into the palace to pay their respects. The girl followed behind the Prime Minister, her sleeves fluttering, beautiful and captivating.

  After hesitating for a long time, the two of them decided to go forward and apologize to her.

  "This young lady, if I have offended you in any way before, please forgive me." Yun Jing and Yun Ting stepped forward and bowed quite seriously, but unexpectedly, this girl was not easy to get along with.

  "You two scoundrels!"

  As soon as this sentence came out, everyone looked at each other and discussed it, looking at the two people with a rather strange gaze, and Yunfu's face also turned iron blue.

  Just as Yun Jing was about to throw a tantrum and have a good argument, Yun Tian stepped forward and bowed again with great respect. "Earlier, I got drunk with my brother, he didn't know what's right, and I wasn't able to teach him properly, so we offended you, Miss. Please forgive us."

  The girl's face finally eased a bit, turned her head to the side, and her expression was tinged with arrogance. "Considering your politeness, I'll forgive you, but him!" The girl pointed at Yun Jing, her face sinking, "Not over yet!"

  "Hey, you this fierce girl...... mmm...... mmm......" Yun Tian quickly covered his mouth before Yun Jing could finish speaking.

  "I don't know your esteemed name, but another day I and my younger brother will come to your door to offer our sincere apologies."

  "My name is Qingyuan, I'm the adopted daughter of the Prime Minister. There's no need to apologize at the door, this young lady still wants to save face."

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