those in the rivers and lakes

Chapter 42

Hua Ruichao knew that Liu Jianyang would definitely come to see her, so she specially put on makeup. Even though she knew that she would not marry Liu Jianyang, she still wanted to see him and had to say something.

She is not an independent person, but there are some things that she really doesn't know how to choose, or in other words, how to face things that have no choice.

Liu Jianyang came, with a familiar smile on her face, but Hua Ruichao felt a little heartbroken, because she knew that this kind of smile would be rarely seen in the future.

"Xiao Chao!"

"You came!"

"Ok!"

"Have you met my dad?"

"I've seen it, everything is clear!"

"What are you going to do next?"

"I don't know, but I won't stay here anymore!"

Hua Ruchao smiled sadly, and said affectionately: "My father wants me to marry someone else!"

"Marry who?"

"The third son of the Wu family."

"The Wu family is a powerful family of martial arts in the contemporary era. The third son of Wu has always liked you. Your father wants to strengthen his power!"

"I know, I'm just a pawn!"

"But you don't have a choice, and the decisions your father makes rarely change."

"The person I want to marry is not you, will your heart hurt?"

"Yes! Maybe not! Because some things were wrong at the time, but when I saw the result, I suddenly felt right."

"You have changed, you have become different from before!"

"Do you not like me now?"

"That's right! Maybe not! Because some things were right at the time, but when I saw the result, I suddenly felt wrong!"

Liu Jianyang smiled, as if time had stopped a few years ago, as if nothing had happened. At that time, how nice they should be!
Hua Ruichao stopped laughing, and said softly: "I never thought that after all these things, we can still smile so happily!"

"Matters matter, we are us! Why not?"

"well said!"

"Xiao Chao! No matter how I live in the future, or what happens between me and your father, I will always regard you as my good sister!"

"it is good!"

Hua Ruchao's eyes were full of tenderness, she looked into Liu Jianyang's eyes and said with a smile: "I also hope that no matter whose wife or mother I become in the future, I hope you will not forget me, I hope You can come to see me, and then just like now, you can talk together!"

"Yes, I will!"

Hua Ruchao walked towards him slowly, with tears in her eyes, she smiled tactfully and said, "I want you to hug me for the last time!"

"it is good!"

This is the parting of Liu Jianyang and Hua Ruchao, the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, who don't know where to go with the rivers and lakes.Maybe until the Double Ninth Day, you can still laugh at your childhood sweetheart.

Leaving the Golden Hall, the person Liu Jianyang wanted to see the most was Xiaoyun. He promised her that he would definitely come back. Fortunately, he survived, and only by surviving can he fulfill his promise.

He walked down the long street thoughtfully, his eyes flickered and he stopped suddenly, then he frowned and walked towards a notice.

Liu Jianyang has seen this notice, and has seen it many times, not only him, but everyone who lives on this street has seen this notice.The important thing is that not everyone has seen it, but the notice has been posted many times and no one has ever removed it.

The content of the notice is roughly like this: "There is a place called Xifengkou, which is a scattered frontier town, where bandits and horse thieves are rampant, and the people living there are crying and being bullied. Troops were sent to encircle and suppress again, but no one survived, so the imperial court specially posted a notice that if anyone can destroy the bandits, they will be rewarded with a hundred taels of money, and they will be appointed as a fifth-rank investigation general to ensure the peace of the party."

Liu Jianyang was the first to take off the notice, and it might be the last one, or it might be the only one.For a moment, he was surrounded by everyone, and a middle-aged man excitedly said: "I recognize you, you are Liu Jianyang from the Hujin Hall! You revealed the notice!"

"That's right! I'll reveal the notice! But I'm just Liu Jianyang, and I no longer have anything to do with the Golden Hall!"

In the eyes of everyone, this is not important, the important thing is that he took off the notice, and everyone felt that those who went to Xifengkou would not come back alive, because folk rumors: "Just like Xifengkou, ghosts and gods are hard to leave!"

This matter quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys. Some people believed it, some people didn't believe it, and some people thought he was crazy because he lost his golden jade feather.

It was Xiaoyun who opened the door. In fact, she probably guessed that it was Liu Jianyang, because usually no one would come at this time.

"I am back!"

"It's good to come back, let's go into the house!"

"Ok!"

"Are you hungry? I'll make you something to eat."

"I'm really hungry!"

The meal was ready, Liu Jianyang was talking to Xiaoyun while eating, he was indeed a little hungry, but he wanted to tell others, to whom he wanted to confide.

Now Xiaoyun knows everything about Liu Jianyang, she is surprised by these things, because these things are beyond her imagination.Rivers and lakes, only those who have struggled in the rivers and lakes know what it is.

"Anyway, everything is over, you survived, and lived stubbornly!"

Liu Jianyang smiled lightly and said, "Stubborn? Stubborn. That's a really good word!"

"So, are you really planning to go to West Wind Port?"

"Really go!"

Xiaoyun joked: "So you want to get promoted and get rich?"

"No, I'm not thinking of getting promoted and getting rich!"

"What is that picture?"

"No picture!"

"But, there must be a reason!"

"I want to take a path that others don't want to take. I think there should be such a path."

"But it's going to be a difficult road, and there's a good chance there's no going back."

"It doesn't matter anymore, how can there be a way back in life?"

"I know what's on your mind. You want to do what martial arts practitioners should really do, instead of intrigue and greed for money and bullying the weak."

"That's right, that's right. If I don't come back, I won't regret it. If I can come back, I will definitely fight against the strong and help the weak, so as to keep one side peaceful."

"But even if you become an inspector, the officialdom is still a world, and it may not be as good as you think."

"I know what you said, but it doesn't matter, I will always live stubbornly."

"It seems that you are really a good person."

"Maybe you're the only one who thinks so!"

"So, do you want me?"

"I can't bear it!"

"But you must go."

"Because I don't want to live my whole life in imagination and cowardice! What I decide to do, I will do!"

"I understand!"

"Do you really understand?"

"I really understand! Just don't forget, there is still a bond in the world called love between children, I will wait for you!"

"Then will you wait for me?"

"Three years! A lifetime is too long, I can't promise it!"

"Three years is enough! Regardless of my life or death, I should be content!"

"I hope that one day it will be the same as today. I am the one who opened the door, and you are the one who came back!"

"There will be that day!"

Half a month later, at the South City Gate, Chenshi.

The imperial court will not send troops to Liu Jianyang, and thirty death row prisoners will go with him. These people are all martial arts practitioners who committed murder.

Except for Liu Jianyang, everyone has taken a poison called Wangwosan, which is a chronic poison. After six months, if there is no antidote, their memories will slowly disappear, and then they will forget themselves, forget to eat, Forget everything, and finally die of sluggishness.

So those who survived after six months had to rush to a place called Bifeng Pass, where someone gave an antidote.

Xiaoyun asked her neighbors to help, and two long stalls had already been set up outside the south city gate. This was what she and Liu Jianyang had agreed, and she was going to be a farewell party for everyone.

There were wine and side dishes on the table, as well as snacks and wontons. The deliciousness whetted the appetite of these people.

The last glass of wine was gone.

Liu Jianyang and Xiaoyun looked at each other tenderly, parting was right in front of them, and there were thousands of words in their belly, but only seven or eight words were spoken.

"I'm leaving, take care!"

"I will, and you must protect yourself too."

"I'm leaving!"

"I will always watch you go away!"

"it is good!"

Xiaoyun's expression was moved, he hesitated to speak, Liu Jianyang looked at her and smiled calmly, Xiaoyun slowly calmed down, smiled and said: "Let's go"!
Liu Jianyang turned around slowly, got up and rode his horse without looking back, Xiaoyun kept looking at him until he disappeared.There were thousands of thoughts in her mind, and she smiled faintly, her eyes filled with tears.

(End of this chapter)