Recognizing Each Other?

Ji Boying, carrying Bao Xiruo, flew off the city wall with a whoosh.

In the wind and snow, Bao Xiruo was shivering from the cold.

They hadn't gone far after leaving the city when they saw figures moving in a grove of trees by the roadside.

"Young man, we're here."

Wang Chuyi came out first.

"Daoist, why don't you walk a few more steps? If you offend the Sixth Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty and stay here, they might send troops to arrest you, which would be very bad."

Wang Chuyi and Guo Jing both smiled, and Yang Tiexin also rushed out from behind, looking completely disoriented.

They were also afraid that Ji Boying might encounter trouble, so they dared not go far, and if they didn't hear anything, they would go back to help him.

Even if I were to die, I would not be afraid.

"Young Master..."

Yang Tiexin hesitated, looking at the beautiful woman beside him, her face streaked with tears.

He stretched out his two hands, trembling, and dared not take a step forward.

Yang Tiexin met Bao Xiruo, but not in the dilapidated house of the Prince's Mansion.

Naturally, he didn't understand Bao Xiruo's feelings.

Such hesitation is understandable.

"Madam, do you still recognize Yang Tiexin?"

Bao Xiruo, as if struck by lightning. She could no longer hold back her tears and stood there frozen in place.

Yang Tiexin, having wandered the world for eighteen years and endured many hardships, is no longer the same person he once was.

Although Bao Xiruo couldn't recognize his face, she felt that his eyes were strange and that he was unusual.

Yang Tiexin did not initially reveal his identity directly.

If Bao Xiruo has truly forgotten him, bringing it up would only embarrass his family and cause trouble for Bao Xiruo.

The moment Ji Boying arrived with Bao Xiruo, Yang Tiexin was already filled with regret.

Perhaps he shouldn't have held onto that obsession; he should have left sooner.

Bao Xiruo had clearly sensed something was amiss, and she became both nervous and expectant.

I couldn't help but start taking steps.

He stood in front of Yang Tiexin and looked him in the eye.

Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Yang Tiexin's left arm, pulled up the sleeve, and sure enough, saw the exact same scar.

Tears streamed down her fair face again.

"Brother Tie..."

She cried out in a sorrowful voice, "Brother Tie, don't you recognize me anymore? Take me with you."

She cried and threw herself into Yang Tiexin's arms.

Yang Tiexin could not suppress his grief either, and with tears welling up in his eyes, Bao Xiruo tightly embraced Bao Xiruo.

He seemed completely unconcerned about Bao Xiruo's apparent remarriage to the Jin Kingdom Prince.

Since his own fate was uncertain, he assumed he was already dead, and it wasn't a big deal if his wife remarried.

Seeing her so poor and destitute, yet still willing to follow him to the death despite her noble birth, what did Yang Tiexin have to complain about?

"Kang'er? Where is Kang'er? Brother Tie, Kang'er is your flesh and blood, you must not harm his life."

Bao Xiruo regained her senses and gripped Yang Tiexin's chest tightly with both hands.

They were worried about Yang Kang, yet reluctant to let go.

Yang Tiexin was overwhelmed with joy and was speechless for a moment.

He had just overheard Guo Jing and Wang Chuyi talking in the woods, and learned Guo Jing's identity. He was overjoyed and felt blessed by Heaven.

He suspected in his heart that the Jin Kingdom's queen was indeed his wife, and he also knew that the captured Little Prince was named Wanyan Kang, whose single name Kang always made him think.

Now it has been confirmed.

"Mother! What are you saying?"

Wanyan Kang, bound by ropes, struggled to emerge from the woods.

I had just heard my mother's voice and was worried about her safety, but then I suddenly heard this sentence.

Wanyan Kang was completely stunned.

Bao Xiruo this moment, Bao Xiruo also realized the awkwardness of her identity. In order to express her feelings and explain the whole story to Yang Kang, she decided to...

He then recounted in detail how he lived in that dilapidated house, how he had everyone move every blade of grass and tree from Niujia Village there, and how he treasured that broken pear and that iron spear.

Yang Tiexin felt relieved and deeply moved.

Wanyan Kang had a bad feeling, and he was already 30-40% convinced.

But how could he accept this reality? His biological father was not the powerful and dignified Prince Zhao, but rather this poor and destitute wanderer in front of him.

He shook his head, refusing to accept it.

Wang Chuyi finally realized what was happening.

"Is your master my senior brother Qiu Chuji?"

Wanyan Kang did not respond.

"Now it really all matches up. My senior brother made a pact with the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan to find the children of the two righteous men who were harmed by the government soldiers back then, teach them martial arts, and settle the score with a duel eighteen years later."

"I was wondering why my senior brother would choose a Little Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty as his disciple. It's because your name is Yang Kang, isn't it? Your name and Guo Jing's name are a pair, meaning never forget the Humiliation of Jingkang. Now the evidence is irrefutable, the truth is out, and it is truly a blessing from heaven that you can be reunited here after eighteen years."

That's certainly irrefutable evidence.

Huang Rong had already changed into women's clothing and stood next to Guo Jing, listening to the gossip with a charming smile, her big eyes blinking as she found it very interesting.

Mu Nianci had mixed feelings, but she was also happy for Yang Tiexin.

It was because Ji Boying suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stomped Yang Kang over, interrupting the process of his martial arts contest to find a husband for Yang Kang.

In addition, given his status Little Prince of the Jin Kingdom, and the fact that he got into a fight with Guo Jing, who was trying to help him, and that Guo Jing used such strange martial arts, Yang Kang didn't have any good feelings towards him.

Now I have to adjust my mindset.

Yang Kang has come to terms with reality.

Guo Jing stepped forward and openly acknowledged him as a brother, then took out a dagger and cut the ropes binding him. He then briefly explained the reason to Ji Boying.

Yang Kang felt extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to react.

He secretly exchanged a few glances with Yang Tiexin, and although he saw that Yang Tiexin's eyes were full of expectation, he ultimately found it difficult to speak.

Yang Tiexin knew that he hadn't seen him for eighteen years and found it hard to accept, so he didn't pressure him.

He held Bao Xiruo's hand tightly, both loving and reluctant to let go, unwilling to part from her for even a moment.

Then he pulled Bao Xiruo to Ji Boying's side, and the two of them knelt down and kowtowed several times.

"Thank you, young master, for reuniting my family. I can never repay your kindness in this lifetime."

Before Ji Boying could even offer a few polite words...

Yang Tiexin then turned to Bao Xiruo and said quite solemnly.

"Young master has done me a great favor, and I should repay him with my life. Not to mention that we had a promise to reunite my family, so I will be at your beck and call. I have been living in the open for eighteen years and am already old and frail. I have already pledged my life to you. If you follow me, your fate will be uncertain. I know your intentions and I don't blame you."

"You should... you should go back."

"But Kang'er is my flesh and blood, a descendant of the loyal Yang family. I absolutely cannot go back and recognize a traitor as my father."