Chang'an is good

"Your Highness, please wait here for a moment."

After Cui Jing said this, he turned and walked towards his horse, then returned after a moment with a bag in his hand.

Li Suining looked at the bundle: "Is it for me?"

Cui Jing nodded and handed it over.

Li Suining was quite curious and opened the bundle immediately, only to find that inside was a velvet hat made of a whole piece of silver fox skin.

It is the beginning of autumn now.

Li Suining put it on with great interest. The velvet hat was large and thick, which could protect the whole head and ears. Li Suining deftly tied the bottom tie into a knot, so that both cheeks were also covered, leaving only a pair of eyes and nose exposed.

The pair of dark eyes showed a smile at this moment: "It's very suitable. Did you make it?"

"Yes." Cui Jing looked at her and said, "Autumn and winter are approaching, and the weather in Beidi is cold. Bring it with you to protect yourself from the wind and snow."

Li Suining looked into the young man's eyes, which were as clear as silver snow pressing down on green pines, nodded to him, and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't be afraid of the wind and snow in the north anymore."

Because of her experience of being buried in the snowy plains of Beidi in her previous life, her teacher reminded her to "wear more clothes" when she left Taiyuan in the scorching heat; and she also received such a thick fox fur hat in this cool autumn breeze.

Both the teacher and Cui Lingan were worried that she would catch a cold.

If we count carefully, it is not just the teacher and Cui Lingan who have the same concerns.

Her death in her previous life seemed to be a heart disease and disaster in the hearts of those around her who knew about it. As long as she got close to the north and overlapped with the two words "Beidi", this heart disease would break out.

Li Suining has been thinking recently that in the mysterious theory, it was mentioned that the heaven, earth and all things are connected, and a person's thought can change the direction of all things. This is because all things attract each other invisibly. To put it simply, it seems that disaster comes from the mouth, and what you fear will always come true -

Perhaps, it was because too many people could not let go of the mental tribulation related to her, and the so-called destiny of heaven devoured the fears and knots in the hearts of all living beings, turning them into tribulations. That is why her tribulation occurred in the old land of Beidi.

Therefore, she must not avoid this disaster.

What she has to resolve is not only her own life crisis, but also the heart crisis of those around her.

Fear is meant to be broken. Only by breaking fear can one gain the power of autonomy. This is the truth she realized since childhood.

Moreover, under such circumstances, she had to go to Beidi.

Therefore, for her, this calamity was not caused by Beidi, but was born in the path she had to take, and was even attached to her bones, blood and temperament. She was destined to be unable to avoid it, and she did not want to avoid it.

Tian Jing said that she had returned from the dead to change the fate of all living beings in the world. Therefore, her calamity must also be closely related to all living beings. If she avoids it, she doesn't know where it will be fulfilled in the future, and whether it will appear in a more ferocious and fierce way -

If she doesn't even dare to face this disaster head-on, how can she change the fate of the people?
In this regard, Li Suining could not say that she had made a decision in advance. A decision is the result of a choice, and she has never hesitated.

She had never spoken of these things to anyone, and her resolve did not need to be expressed in words.

At this moment of parting, she did not have any lofty ambitions or grand speeches. She just turned to face the stream, bent slightly, and with the thin sunlight and the clear stream water as a mirror, she looked at the velvet hat on her head and praised it earnestly: "It's really good."

She looked at the young man's reflection on the surface of the stream and said to his reflection, "It looks good on me, and your craftsmanship is also very good."

Then, he said, "Cui Jing, you have done so much for me."

The young man's voice was like the morning breeze blowing through the valley: "It's not worth mentioning."

"It's worth mentioning." Li Suining raised his head and looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, his eyes following a flying bird: "Even if I just think about the things you have done for me, I often feel that I can't count them in three days and three nights."

She turned her head and looked at him with a smile in her eyes: "Cui Jing, this is really enough."

"Even you standing here now is a great help to me."

"If it weren't for you, if it weren't for you, I would never dare to travel north with peace of mind. I can only trust you to leave the defense of the interior to you."

"Cui Ling'an," she finally said, "you stay at home and wait for me to come back."

It is an instruction, a delivery, and a promise.

The morning light gradually came out, but the sun was not yet visible, and the war seemed to have dyed the clouds a light gray.

In the gray morning light, Cui Jing watched Li Suining mount his horse.

Adian, who had been staring at his own prince, who was eating a cake not far away, also ran towards his horse immediately - the cake was confiscated by Shepherd's Purse from the mess camp of the Northern Di people, and Adian loved it very much, and ate three in a row. Although Adian's mouth did not stop eating the cake, his eyes did not blink, and he kept staring at Li Suining, fearing that he would be left behind.

At this moment, Adian bit the remaining half of the cake in his mouth, climbed onto the horse's back quickly, and drove the horse to follow.

Soon, She Cai and others also mounted their horses. In addition to Li Suining's confidants, they were followed by 3,000 elite cavalry from Xuan Ce's mansion, 500 soldiers from Longyou who were familiar with the terrain of Beidi, as well as nomads, and nearly 100 Beidi captives, totaling nearly 5,000 people, all selected by Cui Jing himself.

When they came, each of them had at least two horses. In addition, there were nearly 500 Beidi war horses now.

In this raid, nearly 3,000 Beidi war horses were captured, of which nearly 1,000 were intercepted by Liuhuo. Liuhuo could tell at a glance which horses were the leading horses in the herd, and led his men to intercept them, capturing more than ten leading horses, thus capturing 1,000 war horses.

The five hundred war horses led by Li Suining were selected by Cui Jing and were also supervised by Liuhuo. They were all very strong and brave.

At this moment, Liuhuo followed Li Suining, leading thousands of troops behind him and galloping away.

The horses trampled across lush grasslands and galloped across streams and shallow rivers.

Adian was splashed with water by Liuhuo. After laughing for a while, he shouted towards the towering mountains in front of him.

Kang Zhi also shouted and waved the whip in the air with a heroic look on her face.

There were countless shouts and laughter in the army, and the clatter of horses' hooves.

No matter what the future holds, at this moment they are full of ambition and their emotions are surging.

As the army embarked on the return journey, their hearts were heavy as they worried about their comrades and the crown prince who were leaving behind them.

Cui Jing said nothing and did not look back.

He and she are going in opposite directions, but there is still——【Each of us strives for the same path, but even though we are thousands of miles apart, we still share the same wind.】

The grey clouds have not yet dispersed, and the wind brings fine drizzles of rain.

At this moment, the raindrops are like needles and the autumn wind is like a thread, connecting the people who are heading to the north and the south.

With this lingering feeling, Cui Jing led his army back to the mountains and entered the country.

The surprise attack was a great success, but despite the success, the crown prince did not return. The seat next to the general was empty, as a crucial person was missing.

There were only a few generals who knew the inside story. They forced themselves to cheer up and showed no unusual emotions. They turned around and reported the news of the great victory to the army. Soon, the barracks were filled with cheers.

Amidst the cheers, Cui Jing handed the remaining matters to Yuan Xiang and went to look for Wu Jue.

When Cui Jing was returning to the camp and dismounting, he suddenly thought of something strange. When he left last night, he did not see Master Wu Jue coming to see him off...

Maybe Master Wu Jue didn't dare to leave because he wanted to guard the jade formation?
It’s better this way…

However, Cui Jing already had a bad feeling in his heart.

He walked quickly to Wu Jue's tent, which was guarded by trusted soldiers and no one was allowed to enter without permission. He saw Wu Jue, dressed in a gray and white Taoist robe, sitting cross-legged with his back to the tent door, and his back revealed an inexplicable desolate and decadent look.

Cui Jing paused, then stepped forward again: "Master..." Wu Jue did not move. Cui Jing's gaze fell on the square white jade stone in front of him, which was about four feet long and wide.

This piece of jade is crystal clear without a trace of impurities, and is exactly the same as the jade used for the statue in the Tiannv Pagoda.

Talisman patterns were drawn with cinnabar on the jade, and the eight-character horoscopes of the two people were engraved on them. The cinnabar was bright red, and it looked like blood when engraved on the white jade, revealing a strange and taboo atmosphere.

There is actually a secret formation hidden on this jade plate.

However, the items that should have been enshrined in this secret formation to activate the formation for both sides were nowhere to be seen.

Looking more closely, one can see that the jade is no longer complete, but has been broken in the middle and is now being forcibly pieced together.

It is obvious that this formation has been destroyed.

Cui Jing's eyes suddenly turned cold, revealing a murderous intent that was rarely revealed, and his voice was full of coldness: "Who destroyed it?"

Wu Jue finally answered, "I destroyed it with my own hands."

Cui Jing's gaze left the jade plate and slowly looked at him.

"Your Highness knows." Wu Jue's voice was very low, as if all his strength had been drained away: "Your Highness asked me to destroy it."

The young man's thick black eyelashes trembled slightly, and in an instant, all the murderous intent around him disappeared, leaving only a dazed and confused state.

The story of this secret formation begins when Li Suining first went to the northern border and Wu Jue followed him.

That day, as the sun was about to set, Cui Jing came to see Wu Jue.

Wu Jue was worried about the way to break the calamity at that time, and thinking that Cui Jing was the one who led His Highness back, and he was not an outsider, he revealed the calamity.

During that conversation, after listening to Wu Jue's proposal of "avoiding disaster", Cui Jing thought it was not feasible.

He didn't think that she would change her path because of this disaster.

On the contrary, the existence of this calamity might actually arouse her reluctance to be coerced and manipulated by this so-called fate.

Because she knew very well that the catastrophe destined for her was also the catastrophe destined for all human beings. Instead of turning her back to avoid it, he believed that she would choose to face it head-on.

After hearing Cui Jing's words, Wu Jue fell into a long silence.

Until Cui Jing asked, if this disaster is unavoidable, are there any other ways to resolve it?
Wu Jue first answered with a "yes", and then said two words: [Replace the robbery. ]

But all things maintain their own constancy, and even an evil formation that goes against the will of heaven often requires at least an equal price in exchange.

The number of people who can take the place of the robbery is slim. Not to mention that this method requires the person who takes the place of the robbery to be willing to do so, the biggest problem is: [Your Highness’ fate is precious, no one can take the place of him. ]

Wu Jue tried to use himself as a substitute, but he no longer belonged to this world, so it wouldn't work.

He also thought about putting Tianjing on the line in an unkind way. Tianjing was willing, but Tianjing's fate was not worth replacing.

At that time, just as Wu Jue finished speaking, he saw the young man in front of him pick up the pen and write down eight characters. When he put down the pen, he pushed the paper in front of him: [Master, please give it a try. ]

What Cui Jing wrote was his own eight characters.

Wu Jue was stunned for a moment, then under the gaze of that calm look, he cast a hexagram to predict the outcome.

Wu Jue didn't hold out much hope at first, and his main idea was to make Cui Jing give up, but the result was beyond his expectations.

The legitimate son of the Qinghe Cui family, the general of the Xuan Ce Mansion, his fate is naturally one in a million, but if it is said that his fate is equal to that of Your Highness, it is still not enough -

However, apart from the preciousness of his fate, his virtue is also precious, which is rare in the world, and only one person can be found in hundreds of years.

Over the years, Cui Jing has remained true to his original aspirations, and his hands have been stained with countless blood, but he has also accumulated countless good deeds.

What's more crucial is that he and Li Suining have a mutually beneficial fate... Wu Jue suddenly thought of the identity of the "man of opportunity", and he had a vague epiphany, and suddenly felt that everything had been arranged in advance.

Cui Jing also felt that fate had already arranged everything.

Wu Jueyan knew that he had great merit, and the reason why he embarked on this path of protecting the people was not because of the guidance she gave him when she rescued him many years ago?
After many years of experiencing life and death, all causes and effects have become a cycle.

Using what she gave to take the place of her misfortune, it couldn't even be considered as giving, it was just returning - Cui Jing did not hesitate.

Even though Wu Jue told him that due to the different severity of fate, the calamity that existed in His Highness's body meant an uncertain life or death, and if it were transferred to him, it would most likely be a calamity of certain death, Cui Jing did not hesitate.

[Let her live, I will take care of this disaster. ]

【Master, there is no need to make things difficult for me. This is a great blessing for Cui.】

He had always felt that he could do too little for her, and this time he could finally show some decent appreciation.

Cui Jing made this decision long before Li Suining returned to his clan in Taiyuan.

After that, he always wondered what else he could do for her before that day came.

So there were many tedious little things, such as accompanying her back to Taiyuan, holding an umbrella for her, dancing with a sword for her, selecting soldiers to accompany her, and escorting her on her last journey... In every little thing, there was his peaceful farewell.

However, at this moment, what filled Cui Jing's mind was what Li Suining said before leaving:

[Cui Jing, you have done so much for me. ]

[Cui Jing, this is really enough. ]

She finally said: [Cui Lingan, stay at home and wait for me to come back.]

The reason why she asked him to wait for her was because she gave him back the life he had given away.

There was a strong wind outside the tent.

Cui Jing stood beside the broken jade plate, tears almost coming out of his dark eyes. He turned his head and looked through the curtain lifted by the strong wind, at the turbulent clouds outside the tent.

The raindrops were as dense as needles, and the sense of sensitivity he had felt was gone.

He was panicked and afraid, and all the calmness and composure he had maintained these days was completely shattered.

But he soon understood her persistence...

She was unwilling and disdainful to be bound and manipulated. Fate would not work for her, and neither would his self-righteous efforts.

People can accompany her and support her, but they cannot replace her.

Maybe he had always understood, how could he not understand...but he was too scared and too reluctant to face the fact that she might leave.

At this moment, all delusions were shattered, and fear came like a tidal wave. However, as the mountains and seas were overturned and the earth was shaking, the figure that Cui Jing saw in his heart became more and more heroic and free and easy, independent between the world and the mountains and seas, yet outside of them.

The further north you go, the stronger the wind.

Li Suining led his troops across a grassland full of vitality, where the grass and trees swayed like waves.

The wind blew, and her cloak and black hair flew with the rain. (End of this chapter)