Phoenix leans against the sky

  "Haha." A unique, sharp voice rang out above my head, a pair of legs swaying back and forth on the wall, "Tui Baolin, you really are making our family look at you in a new light."

  The last word had just fallen, and the pair of black boots with thin soles kicked out, although there was still a section of wall between them, somehow they reached the two men, and Tai Shiyan pushed Yi Shidao aside first, leaving only Tai Shiyan facing the suddenly attacking toes.

  Bang.

  Tai Shi Lan was kicked and his body leaned back, flying out several feet, the unhealed wound brought out a streak of bright red blood.

  She didn't stop, the eunuch had already flown down from the wall head of the照壁wall, Gege laughed and chased after him, lifted his outer robe, and kicked again!

  With a "whoosh", Tai Shi Lan couldn't help but slide out again, sliding halfway before she stretched out her hand to grab something, her body tilting as she fell into the soft mud of the roadside flowerbed.

  She was splattered with a face full of mud, the black mud making her complexion pale as paper, and large beads of sweat dripped down, washing out grayish mud trenches on her face.

  "Sister!" Yu Shitao shouted wildly and rushed towards the eunuch, but before he could reach him, the eunuch turned around and kicked him in the chest.

  His kick didn't seem too powerful, but it was as if a cat was playing with an old mouse, leisurely teasing, yet ferocious and sharp - apparently he disliked men very much.

  If this kick is real, I'm afraid next time it will be no different from those in the martial arts arena.

  "He is a man of great tolerance!"

  The eunuch's foot halted in mid-air, hovering vaguely at Wei Shi's chest, his entire body twisted into a strange posture as he looked at Tai Shi Lan, "Hm?"

  Tai Shi's face was deathly pale with cold sweat, his hands were inserted into the mud, and he struggled to say, "Rong Chuxuan, send him to Guangwu Camp!"

  She actually didn't know what Guangwu Camp was, but from the expression and tone of Yi Shitao just now, she felt that it should be a very extraordinary place.

  She remembered the eunuch of the Western Depot being fearful in front of Rong Chu, and now only by removing Rong Chu might they be able to save Yi Shi's life. If Rong Chu also didn't work...

  Then let's die together!

  The eunuch's expression indeed relaxed, hesitated for a moment, with a gloomy face, slowly pulled his leg back, suddenly smiled slyly, and lifted his toes again, pointing at Tai Shi Lan once more.

  He's actually addicted to playing!

  The boot tip reached again, this time too Shi Lan's body was not far behind, it was a pond!

  Wei Shi Tao let out a loud roar and charged forward again, "Get out of here, you old eunuch..."

  Tai Shi Lan suddenly stretched out his hand!

  He didn't know when he grabbed a hoe in his hand, and without saying another word, he swung it with all his might!

  "Whoosh!"

  "Hiss——"

  The sound of trousers being torn was clear, and the eunuch's leg was raised high, frozen in place.

  The hoe was stuck straight into his crotch, tearing the red pants apart, and a strip of red silk was wrapped around the hoe, swaying in the wind.

  Tai Shi's laughter was accompanied by a cough, clear and piercing.

  "Ah! Forgotten! You don't have it down there!"

  Seemingly regretful, actually no regrets.

  She didn't intend to hit this old eunuch, she just wanted to disgust him!

  "You——" This move was more hurtful than a real chop, the eunuch's face turned red, then green, then white, and after going through all five colors, he let out an earth-shaking roar: "I want to kill you! I want to kill you!"

  "Your Highness!" The only guard still standing beside him, who had been coldly watching him torment Taishi Lan, seeing the eunuch's genuine anger, hastily stepped forward to whisper a warning in his ear, "She is the one the Empress Dowager specifically wants... Although she is destined to die, before we reach Lijing, you and I cannot mete out private punishment. What if the Empress Dowager..."

  The eunuch's face changed, and he glared at Tai Shi Lan with disgust, who was closing his eyes and panting. In a fit of rage, he flung his sleeve and shouted, "Take him away!"

  A ready ox cart was driven in through the gate, and the remaining guards seized Taishi Lan with one hand and threw her into the cart.

  "Sister!" Tai Shi-tao rushed over with tears streaming down his face, jumping onto the car and being dragged away by Tai Bo's brothers. He struggled frantically, his arms and elbows pounding against his father and uncle's bodies. "Sister! Sister! Let her go! Let her go——"

  Tai Shi Lan suddenly opened her eyes.

  Across the gate of the cattle cart, she gazed at her tear-stained "brother", her eyes fixed, and then gently raised a finger to her lips.

  Wei Shi suddenly became quiet, staring at her steadily, his eyes still filled with sorrow and indignation.

  He didn't want to miss this moment, every word of hers.

  She won't forget this moment, her voice is calm and cold, yet with a deadly tone.

  "Shi Tao! We will meet again!"

  "When we meet again, I will never be bullied by anyone!"

  The cattle cart rumbled away into the distance.

  Tai Shi Lan didn't cling to the wooden railing of the carriage, with tears streaming down her face, wailing and sobbing endlessly. When the ox cart moved, she would lie down and rest - who was she crying goodbye to? What needed to be said wasn't said, but what shouldn't have been said was useless anyway.

  Wei Shi Tao didn't chase after him in a melodramatic fashion, instead he stood still, watching Tai Shi Lan's nonchalant movements as he lay down. Although his heart was filled with sorrow and anger, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that looked even more pitiful than tears.

  After smiling like this, his heart calmed down a bit, and he also hardened up a bit.

  It was because he suddenly believed that every word she said would come true. The half-recognized sister wouldn't die, and Yu Shitao wouldn't be unable to protect the people he cared about forever. When they met again, no one would be able to do as they pleased like today.

  It's because when she was around, he treated her like a sister, and she, although not as gentle and kind as his original sister, was more like an elder sister who could shield him from wind and rain. Whether it was Mo He's trap, or being ridiculed after winning the Dragon Head Festival, or just now when they were on the brink of life and death, with her by his side, he felt safe and at ease.

  Now that she's gone, he feels grown up, must grow up.

  The night wind is cool, but my heart is hot. My fingers dig into the palm of my hand, as if grasping the blood vessels that are about to burst at this moment. Before my eyes, a road stretches out far away - dark, difficult, and full of hardships and tears, but at one end, there is her.

  He suddenly turned around, picked up his own bundle, knelt down and gave his father and uncle three proper kowtows.

  Tian Bai's anger turned into astonishment, then transformed into sorrow and desolation. Tian Lin moved his lips, wanting to speak, but ultimately let out a sigh.

  "My son..." After a long time, Tai Bo said slowly, "Family inheritance is not that simple, it requires sacrificing many things... You will understand when you grow up."

  "I know," said Tai Shi Tao, looking up. "It requires sacrificing oneself, faith, morality and conscience."

  The brothers' faces twitched slightly, wanting to get angry, but looking at the boy's shining eyes, their scolding was stuck in their throat.

  "Are you going to abandon your family?" asked Tai Bo sternly.

  "No." Yu Shitao stood up, slung his bag over his shoulder, and smiled back at them, "Doing things right, you have your way, I have mine, and I will prove to you - I am the one who is right."

  He walked away with big strides, without looking back.

  Chen Lin wanted to chase after him, but Chen Bo stopped him.

  "It's no use, what can't be kept will leave."

  He slowly turned around and let out a vague sigh.

  "My family's most excellent son... I missed him."

  The deep and wide gate of the mansion gradually swallowed up the faintly aged back, while on the road where the dawn rose, the young man's back disappeared into the distance.