Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 218 So What About Greed?
I only glanced at him and looked away, and said to Yu He: "Sir, Mr. has already told me in the palace before that you will not go to Suzaku, so there is no need for Mr. Lu to follow. Tomorrow I will take people to Binhua, sir, please stay here, some wounded will trouble you to rectify.”

"According to the order."

After Yu He finished speaking, he looked up at me, then at him, and said, "I will take my leave."

After finishing speaking, he bowed to me, then turned and left the king's tent.

It's just me and him again.

He stood silently at the door, while I sat in the tent, simply picked up a book and looked it over and over again, the two of them were deadlocked and did not speak, and the atmosphere in Wang's tent immediately became a little dignified.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally walked in slowly.

"You, leave tomorrow?"

"..."

"Crossing the river from Binhua?"

"..."

"I go with you."

I raised my head and looked at him, I don't know if it was because the sun was too dazzling, my eyes were a little red: "Who wants you to accompany me!"

"..."

He was silent for a while, didn't speak, bent down and bowed lightly, then turned and walked out again.

There is a feeling of hitting the cotton with a fist. All my anger can't find a place to vent. Even if I vent, someone bears it, but it seems to be worse.

Sitting there, I suddenly raised my hand, wanting to throw the book in my hand, but in the end, there was no——

At night, the stagnant air in my chest still didn't subside, I walked out of the tent, Ling Si and the others immediately followed me when they saw it, I said softly: "No need to follow, I want to walk by myself."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the upper reaches of the river beach.

When Ling Si and the others saw me walking there, the expressions on their faces changed, but I didn't care, and kept walking.

The reeds as tall as a person are filled with the faint fragrance of the soil and the cold breath of the river, which makes people feel much more relieved, and the resentment in my heart also slowly disappears. I was walking, but I saw two people faintly appearing in front of me. film.

Although it was separated by so many densely packed reeds, I recognized it immediately because it was so familiar.

I faltered, and I stopped.

The figure of that person in the reeds looks so thin and slender. Although his back is straight, he still makes people feel very tired, but now when I see him, I feel indescribably angry. , Immediately turn around and leave.

Just as he took a step, he heard Yu He's voice——

"Is she mad at you?"

"..."

"It wasn't fine before, what's the matter with you?"

"How could it be fine?"

Yu He smiled: "Why, do you think I'm blind these days?"

He was silent for a long time, then said softly, "He's still alive."

Yu He was taken aback for a moment, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face: "Him? Nangong Mizhen?"

"Well," he nodded, "Shui Xunyou was the one who rescued him."

"No wonder."

Yu He nodded, and said thoughtfully: "I made all the arrangements before I left, and I thought everything would be safe, but I didn't expect him to——but even if he's still alive, so what? Now I'm with her The person next to you is you."

There was a gloomy look in his eyes, he was silent for a long time, he lowered his head and smiled faintly, the smile was full of bitterness: "But I think, if she could choose, she would not choose me. If she could choose, She would want anyone in the world, not me, to be by her side."

"What do you mean?"

"I hurt her once, and she said that she will never forgive me in her life." His voice was originally hoarse, but at this moment, it was even more sour, and he said softly: "Now she let me I stay by her side for the sake of the child, she doesn't want the child to suffer like her, if it wasn't for the child, she wouldn't..."

My hand tightly held a reed beside me, as if something had pierced into my palm, causing a tingling pain.

A gust of wind blew across this quiet river beach, and the reeds rustled, but my heart was so empty that there was no echo.

After being silent for an unknown amount of time, Yu He suddenly asked: "Then, you sent her south to send her to see Nangong Mizhen?"

His face changed: "Of course - no. He once wanted to kill her! He doesn't deserve it."

"Oh, then who is worthy?" Yu He looked at him: "Helian City?"

"Him? He is too ambitious, and his wildness is hard to get rid of."

"So, Shaoyu?"

"He's too young to protect her."

"So... me?"

He seemed taken aback, looked up at Yu He's smiling eyes, was speechless for a while, and remained silent for a long time: "You—"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Yu He laughed, and there was a hint of teasing in his hearty laughter: "Look, no matter what kind of person, no matter how good a person is, they won't do."

He reached out and patted his shoulder: "You don't let others have her, but you don't want to get close to her, what is that, huh? Brother, you can't be greedy, and you can't be too greedy."

"greedy?"

He froze for a moment, then looked at Yu He in a daze.

The night wind was still blowing in my ears, and the soft reed flakes floated onto my face, like the faint tingling feeling of tears flowing down. I retracted my hand that was already bleeding from the reed stalk, and gently wiped it on my cheek, A hot and humid touch came to my heart.

And the man in the reeds was still standing there quietly.

He and I just hid on this vast river beach, looking at the white reeds in front of us, boundless, like the endless wasteland in each other's hearts.

After an unknown amount of time, I heard his sigh——

"So what about greed? If she wants to be by his side, what can I do?"

The next day, we left the river beach with our people, and arrived at the Binhua ferry after half a day.

The boat waiting for us was not big. When he followed me and saw it, the look in his eyes changed slightly, but he didn't say anything, and accompanied me on board.

The deck is not spacious, but I didn't arrange people to take turns guarding it, and Ling Si's whereabouts could not be seen by others. Standing on the bow for a long time, it was only me and him, blowing the river quietly. Wind, without a word.

After an unknown amount of time, he said softly, "Go back to the cabin and rest."

I stood still, just staring at the smoky river in front of me in a daze.Everything around is so peaceful, but who knows what will happen in the next moment, and who knows what will happen to him in his life.After a while, I said, "Tell me, what would happen if today we encountered Guanyin storm?"

……

There was silence behind him, and there was no answer from him for a long time. I turned my head slowly and saw him looking at me.

There was no expression or warmth in those eyes, only his voice sounded very softly: "Don't worry."

"..."

"I will accompany you and rush through."

I looked at the scenery in front of me and said silently: "Many people said they would stay with me, but all the people who said this have left." I looked back at him: "What about you?"

His eyes gradually darkened, he was silent for a long time, and slowly said: "...I won't."

"You won't?" I turned around and looked into his eyes: "A person's name can make you far away from me immediately, and you still say you can't?"

The face behind the mask was slightly pale.

I felt that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, but he didn't say anything after all, just looked at me silently, I smiled shyly, turned around and walked towards the cabin, and he followed silently, just as I was about to open the cabin When I opened the door, I turned my head and looked at the smoky river. It was peaceful, and the sound of the river gurgling was even and rhythmic, which gave people a sense of tranquility.

I said: "Today, the weather should be fine, there will be no Guanyin storm."

"..."

I looked back at him: "So, you probably won't leave."

Hearing my indifferent but ironic words, his eyes sank again, and I had already walked into the cabin and closed the door with a bang.

It was a peaceful night indeed.

The bright moon is in the sky, shining thousands of miles away, and the sparkling river surface is like a piece of silver satin, which looks so delicate and gorgeous under the moonlight.

I leaned against the window and sang "The Song of Yue People" all night.

The singing is quiet and elegant, drifting to the distance with the night wind, and rippling on the vast river. I know that there is someone standing under the moon like me, listening to the same song, but I don’t know that person can hear the flowing light from there. what to see.

Also, as I said, the weather was fine, and our ship sailed all the way south without encountering any storms.

Not just on the river.

After traveling by water for two days, the boat finally arrived at the south bank. Yu He and I analyzed some situations in Suzaku's country at the place where he was stationed, and we had already predicted that if Mu Liusha hadn't colluded with the Nangong family, he would If there is a game that invites the king to enter the urn, there is another possibility that they have already started a war.

But we traveled all the way south without encountering any obstacles, and when we arrived at the territory of Suzaku Kingdom, it was as peaceful as if nothing had happened, the mountains and rivers were clear, the birds were singing, it was still an attractive scenery.

Under such an extremely quiet river, I don't know if it is an undercurrent or a murderous intent.

He didn't allow us to continue going south, but sent the shadow guards to go ahead to find out the news. After waiting for a day, Ling Yi and the others finally came back and brought back a sentence——

Suzaku Kingdom is fine, but something big is about to happen.

I know that the candidates for shadow guards are usually calm and able to endure what ordinary people can't bear, but when Ling Yi, the head of the eighteen shadow guards, said the word "big matter", I knew that something was really bad.

I asked him, "Is there a war?"

"Returning to the emperor, in a few days, it will be the new year in the southern border land calendar. Now all the people of Suzaku Kingdom have gathered around the capital Qujin. According to their custom, they have to watch the year and sing wild songs for three days to celebrate the new year."

I raised my eyebrows, I didn't expect this to catch up with their Chinese New Year.

"Then the big thing you just said is—"

"The three elders of Suzaku Kingdom and 56 cave masters have all been mobilized and are already on their way to Qujin."

"Three Great Elders?" I felt something wrong when I heard it: "Shouldn't Suzaku Kingdom be the Four Great Elders, the 72 Cave Masters?"

"Back to the emperor, one of the elders died, and the master of the sixteenth cave was destroyed."

My heart sank, and I subconsciously turned my head to look at the person next to me, and he was also looking at me, his eyes met, and he seemed to know what the other person was thinking, and he spoke first, saying: "Four big Among the elders, Elder Mintian is the oldest and has the closest relationship with the royal family, if he is the one who died, then—”

Ling Yidao: "The one who died was Mintian. What is left now are the three elders Tun Ri, Zhu Yue, and Chee Xing."

The ghost face said: "These three people are cruel and unruly. They have never been reconciled to living in the southern border, and have always wanted to go north. It seems that they killed Elder Min Tian. Besides, these three years of the lunar new year in southern border, the four elders He and the 72 Cave Masters have never gathered in Qujin, and this time they are all dispatched, it should be intentional."

I nodded: "Before, Nangong Yu's men were able to fight all the way from Huhuakou to Sangqiu, and many of them secretly helped. This time, they should really plan to do something."

It's not that Suzaku Kingdom has no wars, but this is a war without gunpowder, and possibly without blood.

But it is far more amazing than fighting with swords on the battlefield.

He walked up to me: "What are you going to do?"

I thought about it, and said: "All the soldiers and horses are stationed here, and they are not allowed to go south without my order. The Eighteen Shadow Guards will follow me to Qujin."

When Ling Yi and the others heard this, their expressions all changed, and they stepped forward together: "Your Majesty—"

I waved my hand lightly: "I have made up my mind."

I know what they are worried about. I have been reducing the number of people along the way. I didn’t take many people with me when I left Zhaoye. I lost a large number of people when I encountered Shui Xunyou, and then I stayed on the river beach with some people. Now that they have crossed the border, they still have to let everyone stay and only bring eighteen shadow guards with them. Such a move is undoubtedly crazy to them.

But the person standing next to me uncharacteristically did not object, just fell silent for a moment, then looked at me: "Are you sure?"

I nodded: "When entering the tiger's den."

"...Okay, I'll accompany you."

I looked at the steady eyes behind the mask and didn't speak, but once he spoke, the people around him stopped blocking him.

We packed up our luggage and rode our horses south from Jiang'an. Among the Eighteen Shadow Guards, only Ling Si and Ling Shiyi were by our side, while Ling Yi led the others to hide on the road.

These days, I have also been depressed on the boat for a long time. Once I ride the horse and whip, I have a special feeling of release. Pain, but there is also a kind of endless joy, my long hair is flying, my clothes are fluttering, and my mood is gradually opening up.

The people around me still followed closely, looking at me once or twice from time to time, always keeping a little distance.

After a while, he heard him ask, "Which way to go?"

I glanced at the fork in front of me, and said loudly, "Cross Wuyang, let's go to Sancho first!"

"Sancho?" He was stunned for a moment. If we go to Qujin on our current road, there will undoubtedly be some detours to get to Sancho, so he said, "That will be late."

"It's okay, I'm going to see someone first."

The horse under the seat continued to gallop forward, but amidst the wind all the way, I didn't hear a word from the person next to me, and even his breathing seemed to be far away.

.

On the third day, it was already past dusk, and the sky was getting dark, and we were still galloping on horseback.

Usually at this time, the few of us would have already dismounted and stopped for a rest, but looking at the distance today, we have already arrived at Sancho, and the surrounding scenery has become familiar.

The new year in the southern Xinjiang soil calendar is just a few days away, and time is tight and we have to detour, so we spent almost all of these days on horseback. At the beginning, we felt that the wind was fast, but later, our two thighs were on the saddle. Wear and tear, every bump is as painful as a needle prick, making it extremely difficult to bear.

Even shadow guards like Ling Si who have received rigorous training are like this, let alone me.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the surrounding mountains slowly turned into dark clouds covering the sky, covering the moon and stars, and only cast a faint haze. Our horses crossed a small stream, and we heard the sound coming from ahead. The night wind blows the bamboo leaves rustling.

The night wind blew by, and it also made me feel a chill, and my forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Seeing me stretch out my hand to wipe it, the person next to me glanced at me, and said softly after a long while: "Do you want to take a rest?"

"Need not."

"Don't force yourself."

He paused, then said, "It's too late."

I glanced at him, didn't say anything, just turned my head to look at Ling Si and the others who were following beside me: "Are you okay?"

They also showed a little fatigue on their faces, but they immediately said: "The emperor's dragon body is important, and the subordinates are not important."

"It's almost there," I pointed forward, "After passing the bamboo forest, there is a place to stay, which is better than camping in the wild. Everyone can have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow we will go to Qujin!"

"Yes!"

Hearing that they could settle down, they also cheered up, rode their horses and whipped harder, and galloped forward.

After a while, under the gloomy light, I saw a large shadow in front of me. Although I couldn’t see it clearly in the night, I could still vaguely recognize the outlines of pavilions and pavilions. In southern Xinjiang, which is full of natural and wild beauty, it is like a A strange person standing in another world.

A relaxed smile appeared on my face: "Here we are."

When they heard this, they all raised their heads and looked forward.

At this time, the dark clouds above the head gradually dissipated, and a round of bright moon slowly rose into the sky, shedding a piece of silver moonlight. I watched the familiar manor gradually reveal its real body under the moonlight.

The people around them didn't seem to expect that they could see such a building in the territory of Suzaku Kingdom, and they were all speechless in astonishment.

The last ray of dark cloud was finally blown away by the wind, the moonlight poured down, illuminating the front door, the plaque on the top was still there, and the three words were slowly revealed under the moonlight——

Do and think.

When the three words appeared in front of my eyes, I clearly heard a burst of disordered breathing beside me.

I got off my horse and walked towards the gate, but as soon as I got closer, I realized something was wrong. The two vermilion lacquer gates were actually half-hidden. I stretched out my hand and pushed it, only to hear a long creaking sound, and the gate was pushed by me immediately. It opened, and there was a black hole in front of me.

My heart sank immediately.

No, no matter what, Yayoi shouldn't let the door open, and he is not such a person!
Could it be that—something went wrong? !
As soon as I thought of this, my brain froze for a moment. I hurriedly threw off the rein and ran inside. A few of them saw it from behind and quickly followed me. They followed me all the way into the manor. , a rockery garden, and a pool of clean water, suddenly looked so strange in the dark night, as if there was some murderous intent hidden...

There was no light in the dark manor.

When I ran to the small bamboo building, I saw darkness, so I hurried upstairs and pushed open the door.

It was dark, and except for the sound of my heartbeat, everything around me was completely silent.

At this time, there was a footstep behind me, he walked up behind me, a familiar breath came over me, he held a newly lit torch in his hand, illuminating the room, it was really empty There was no one there, so I subconsciously took a step inside, and I stepped on something with a clanging sound, and when I looked down, it was a sword.

There is still a little mottled yellow rust on it, but the cold light is like condensed ice water, dazzling the eyes.

It's not the first time I've seen this sword. When the soldiers of Nangong's family came here, Yayoi took it out of the bamboo on the wall, and once pointed it at his clansmen.

But now, the sword fell here. Could it be that something happened to him? !

Although he is Nangong Yu's son, I have heard him say that according to Nangong Yu's personality, as long as anyone who blocks him, his close relatives can get rid of him, and Yayoi almost fought with his people here at the beginning , if it is said that this time Nangong Yu is really determined to seize the southern border, and it is imperative to ally with the three elders, then Yayoi, not only Yayoi, but also Xiaoman——

I immediately turned around to go out, but a hand stretched out to stop me.

"What are you doing? Where are you going?!"

"Something happened to them, I'm going to find them!"

I was so anxious that I walked out in a cold sweat, but his arms were so powerful that they held me like iron clamps. No matter how hard I struggled, it was useless. I reached out and beat his chest: "What are you doing, let go!"

Under the firelight, his mask was still icy cold, and even his voice had no warmth.

"do not go."

"..."

"I don't want you to go."

"..."

At that moment, my heart seemed to be hit hard by something, and I was stunned. I don't know how long it took before I slowly raised my head and looked into his eyes.

"What did you say?"

The light from the fire shone in my eyes, but cast haze around him. I couldn't see his eyes or his eyes clearly, but I could clearly feel the slight trembling of the hand holding me tightly.

"Can you say that again--"

At this moment, he seemed to be a little bit at a loss, but that hand still held me tightly. The bodies of the two people were so close together that they seemed to feel each other's heartbeat. At this moment, there was never So intense.

"I want you to say it again."

"..."

At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps outside the gate, it was Ling Si and Ling Shi Shi coming over, when they approached, it seemed that something suddenly disappeared from between us, his hand suddenly Let go of me.

(End of this chapter)