I promise

Chapter 761

In August, the first autumn wind outside Luoyang brings coolness.

There are people saying goodbye at the city gate.

"I won't send you in." The man with light eyebrows had a slender bronze Wu hook on his waist, and he habitually held a grass stalk in his mouth, and said with a smile.

That kind of appearance similar to "children in black clothes, romantic and gorgeous" is really unforgettable, and people who go in and out of the city can't help but take a second look.

But the younger brother lost his relaxed and unrestrained spirit, and also lost the flying spirit of the past.

"Are you really not going in?" Gui Ruotong asked.

"Will you see me or not? Say goodbye to Lao Qi for me. And big brother——"

Bo Xiao lowered his eyes, but he was still smiling, and his tone of voice became dark: "Brother still doesn't know if he will return or not."

For three months, Bo Xiao and Gui Ruotong braved the torrential rain and scorching sun, carrying the corpses of Wan Ding and Shi Xingyang, and Xu Tian's ashes, back and forth between Jiangnan and Jiangbei, sending the remains of their brothers back home for burial one by one. .

Xue Qing's body was trampled into mud by thousands of troops, and only one piece of blood-soaked clothes was found.

The two went to Xue Qing's house and heard from the neighbors that the family also moved away a month ago, and they don't know where they went.

The two used the clothes to set up a tomb for Xue Qing on a sunny hillside.

Because Xue Qing said that when he was a child, his family was poor, and when it rained, the house leaked, and the quilt was soaked, and he was so cold that he couldn't sleep all night.He hates being wet, and he hates being cold.

It was spring when we left Luoyang, and the funeral went through a whole summer.

For the first time in his life, Bo Xiao felt so confused.

He is not like Gui Ruotong, who has such a firm determination to revenge; nor is he like Han Luojun, who always likes to take the responsibility of helping the righteousness, as if it is his fault that everyone in the world suffers.

Perhaps after being wronged for a while, Han Luojun will still come back and continue to display his ambitions in Mumen.

But he is different, he is a prodigal son, he has to leave if he wants to, and he doesn't want to wrong himself.

"Do me a favor and bring this to Meng Xiangyi."

Bo Xiao took out a cloth bag from her bosom, and when she handed it out, her palms felt a little heavy, "Take it as my wedding gift to her."

There were three hairpins and two pairs of bracelets in the cloth bag, which he bought casually when he was inquiring about news in the gold and silver shop opposite the Tan family in Chuzhou, and he didn't bother to choose them carefully.

Thinking about it now, this careless gift was actually the first expensive and decent gift he gave Meng Xiangyi since they met.

He is indeed too muddy, and he is not worthy of entrusting his lifelong lover.It's no wonder that the master of the Meng family picked his nose and eyes at him, in short, he just didn't like him.

I will look down on it even more in the future.

He didn't even think clearly about how to live his own life. He would be wandering in the future, and he might be hunted down by the Mumen, so he wouldn't drag other good girls from the innocent family.

Gui Ruotong's eyes turned red.

She is the only woman among the eight handsome men in Luoyang, and she mixes with the men in this group of men, calling them brothers and sisters, so she often does not regard herself as a woman.

At this time, parting is imminent, but it is inevitable to reveal the sentimental nature of a woman.

She knew how determined Bo Xiao was to leave, so she didn't persuade him.Just like Bo Xiao wouldn't persuade her to leave.

——Everyone has a different path to take.

"Have you decided where to go?" Gui Ruotong asked.

Bo Xiao held the grass stalk and scratched it around his mouth, still in the same nonchalant manner, "The world is so big, you can walk around and look around. Maybe someday you won't be able to walk anymore, so you'll find a poor village to live in and marry an ugly woman." Mother-in-law, give birth to a litter of cowardly children."

He spoke in a rambling manner, telling all of Gui Ruotong's tears.

"Why are you crying?" Bo Xiao patted Gui Ruotong's shoulder very hard, but smiled easily, "Let's go!"

He was almost out of sight, Gui Ruotong was still standing at the city gate, Bo Xiao raised his hands high, shook his back to her, and strode into the bloody sunset.

***
Since Mu Cangping hadn't returned to Luoyang yet, Gui Ruotong didn't have to go to Mu's house first, but went directly to his residence.

This small courtyard is located in the busiest neighborhood of Luoyang City. It is a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle. The place is not too big, but it is also clean and bright.

This courtyard was originally for Shi Xingyang's residence.When she first arrived in Luoyang, she couldn't find a suitable place to live, so she stayed here temporarily.

Later, when he got used to living there, Shi Xingyang got used to it too, so he never said anything about moving away.

Shi Xingyang's bedroom in the East Wing was locked tightly, and the carved wooden door was spotless, as if it was still waiting for its owner.

But Shi Xingyang couldn't come back.

Gui Ruotong took off the white linen clothes that were dyed black, and also took off the cloth shoes with big holes, and sat in the big wooden barrel filled with hot water, taking a solid bath.

After several months of travel and dust, she was exhausted from body to heart.

In the dense water vapor, when you close your eyes, all the events that happened in the past six months are in front of your eyes, as vivid as new, as if they were all yesterday.

She remembered Xu Tian's negative sword leaving Luoyang.

Thinking about the scene where he, Shi Xingyang, Bo Xiao, and Wan Ding went south in the March of Fireworks, galloping on horses.

She also thought of Wan Ding who was dying on Bo Xiao's back; she remembered that she watched Mu Dianke cut Shi Xingyang's throat with a sword under the teahouse called "Yunlai" in Chuzhou.

……

In just a few months, I have experienced everything in my life.

He was busy killing people and fleeing for his life, and then he was busy running back and forth to various places, he was so tired that he was numb, and he didn't have the energy to figure out some emotions at all.

Now that she was relaxed, her whole body seemed to collapse suddenly, being attacked by great sadness and pain, and she didn't even have the strength to sit still.

Gui Ruotong bent down, stuffed himself in the water, and let out a howl that exhausted all his strength.

In addition to Gui Ruotong and Shi Xingyang, there was an old couple living in the courtyard.

The man is called Uncle Dong, and he is in charge of shopping and sweeping the yard.

Uncle Dong's wife, Aunt Ling, does laundry and cooking.

The old couple are strong and hardworking.

After Gui Ruotong came out of the shower, steaming meals were already served in the hall.

A large table with a lot of money is not Aunt Ling's handicraft.

Uncle Dong came in and said: "The housekeeper at Mu's house knew that Miss Gui was back, so he asked someone to order a table at the restaurant that Miss Gui loved to eat, and it was just delivered, so please eat it while it's hot. The supervisor said, don’t rush there, let’s rest for a few days before talking.”

Mu Gang is an old man brought out by Mu Cangping from the Green Canyon. He is steady and capable. He takes care of the important matters in the Mu family's house for Mu Cangping. The less important things are all assigned to the people below.

But Mu Gang is very different to Bajun, he takes care of him a lot, and sometimes he pays attention to such small things as daily life and diet.

And everything that is done is appropriate and thoughtful.

Just like which restaurant Gui Ruotong likes to eat and what kind of food she likes to eat, Shi Xingyang has lived with her for so long and doesn't know, but Mu Gang can't make a mistake.

Only halfway through eating, Bi Chang came.

"Mu Dian is such a witch!"

Bi Chang's eyes turned red, and he slammed the table down, "She killed the fifth and sixth child, and forced the fourth child away. If I don't kill her myself, I won't be named Bi!"

Shi Xingyang and Wan Ding were indeed killed by Mu Dianke himself, and the other by her design.But Bo Xiao's departure has nothing to do with Mu Dianke.

Gui Ruotong said something fair, "Bo Xiao is disappointed."

"Disappointed bird!" Bi Chang said angrily, "The fifth and sixth, and the second and third will not take revenge? Jin Yanchen is still alive and well, Mu Dianke and Chang Qianfo's dog Men and women are still enjoying themselves in the south, so he just left?"

He clenched his hands into fists and punched down bitterly, "Don't let me catch him, I'll punch him once every time I see him."

Gui Ruotong thought, Bo Xiao didn't go to the city because he was afraid of these things.

Bi Chang always thought things were simple, not to mention that he didn't personally experience those things in Chuzhou, even if he was there at the time, he probably wouldn't be able to understand Bo Xiao's state of mind.

She didn't tell Bi Chang that she was also disappointed for a while.

"Everyone has their own aspirations." Gui Ruotong said, "Being brothers is fate. How can we expect to be tied together forever?"

Bi Chang felt that Gui Ruotong's attitude was wrong, and followed her gaze to the locked door bolt of the east wing, and fell silent.

"Did you know that Mu Dian is going back to Luoyang." After a while, Bi Chang said.

(End of this chapter)