Lonely King and Widow

Chapter 1362 The pit is 348 meters deep, in the name of enmity, worthy of love
The gloomy atmosphere in the hall was cold and low-pressure.

The cold wind blew the corners of people's clothes flying around. Several people looked at each other, but there was no chill.

After leaving the battlefield, the smoke of gunpowder faded, and the tension between swords and swords disappeared, they calmed down abnormally.

After being silent for a while, Xiao Qian raised his hand, "Untie and give me a seat."

"Yes."

Immediately, a guard untied Gu Er and lifted the chair.

The very imposing red sandalwood chair was placed at the lower end of the main hall, facing Xiao Qian and Mo Jiu who were seated far away.

"Thank you King Xiao!"

Gu Er was brought here directly without changing his clothes. After taking off his hard battle robe, he was only wearing a white shirt with blood on his face. People who may lose their lives if they lose a battle.

When he sat down, there was another silence.

In the weird atmosphere, Xiao Qian was the first to speak out.

"You all go down!"

This……

Xue Fang and the others looked at each other, a little stunned.

Gu Er is not an ordinary person.Not only is he extremely intelligent, but his martial arts are also unpredictable. It took some effort to capture him with both the south and the north.Once a conflict arises, what misdemeanor will he do? How dangerous is it without guards around?
Both feet were fixed there like nails, and Xue Fang obviously refused to leave.

Glancing at Xiao Qian, he became the loyal bodyguard next to him again.

"My lord, this subordinate is here to refill the water for you..."

"Go down!" Xiao Qian's eyebrows sank, and his tone increased impatiently.

Xue Fang had no choice but to let out an obedient oh, waved and led a group of guards away.

The door of the main hall was closed again.

The tongue of fire is licking the wick, and the light is faint, like pairs of twinkling eyes, listening carefully to an ancient and sad story.

Gu Er looked at Xiao Qian, and said calmly: "King Xiao didn't have to treat me like this. I can afford to lose if I win the king and lose the bandit."

Gently pulling his lips, Xiao Qian stared at him coldly, "Then do you know why I am like this?"

Gu Er pursed his lips and did not answer.

This time, Xiao Qian's expression was extremely serious, "Because I believe that the letter you sent on the battlefield was sincere."

The letter asking him to surrender and spare his life?
What kind of sincerity is this? !
Mo Jiu pursed her lips and looked at Gu Er, but saw his eyelids drooping, noncommittal.

"King Xiao didn't bring me here to catch up with me, did he!?"

"Actually, I want to give you a chance."

"But I don't need it."

"Yes, you don't need it. So, you finally chose to fight against me."

Frowning to look at him, Gu Er sighed after a while.

"At this point, it's useless to talk too much. Whatever you want, Gu Erxi will do as you please."

"May I intervene?" Before Xiao Qian could speak, Mo Jiu took the words impatiently, "Is it okay to say something? Why do you say such useless things?"

She is a straightforward person, and she doesn't like you playing charades with each other.

Between them and Gu Er, whether they are friends or enemies, there is no need to talk around in circles like this, is there?
Mo Jiu didn't have Xiao Qian's patience at all. She had long been suffocated by Gu Er's sudden betrayal before the battle. There were a hundred thousand reasons in her heart, and she couldn't wait to ask. At this time, she finally had a chance , her complexion sank, she snorted coldly, and then made a sound.

"Are you Gu Er?"　
Gu Er was not surprised by her words.

Looking up at her, the light in his eyes was complicated and deep, "...Yes."

Mo Jiu was taken aback, feeling a little suffocated in her heart.

So, he was plotting against them long ago?

After a short pause, she asked each sentence in a deep tone.

"Is it Gu Er who recruited Xie Bingsheng Villa to help me?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who called me Nine Girls on the bank of Zhao Jidu?"

"Yes."

"Is it that Gu Er next door to Xiao Zhai in Chuzhou who let me pretend to be a ghost?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who drank with me on the boat and saved my life on the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who carried me out of Xiao's mansion in the middle of the night and knocked Xiao Erlang unconscious and threw him into the pit to make bacon?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who drove me to the Chrysanthemum Terrace to meet Song Xi in the carriage?"

"Yes."

The past events are counted one by one, as if it was still yesterday.

But he was that Gu Er, the one who had helped her countless times, why did he become this Gu Er again?

When asked here, Mo Jiu's throat was choked up, his voice was choked up, and he could barely speak.

"It was Lin'an Prefecture who helped me sneak into the imperial palace at night, Bianjing Prefecture falsely spread an imperial decree to save Xiao Liulang, and Xinglong Mountain did everything possible to deceive me about my lovesickness order... Is that Gu Er all you?"　
Gu Er squinted his eyes slightly, staring at her for a moment.

After a long time, he just answered word by word, "It's me. It's all me."

"Why?" Mo Jiu's eyes were gloomy, "Is it the change of power and status that made you change your mind?"

Maybe this question is very difficult. Gu Er didn't say a word for a long time, and his expressionless face seemed to be caught in some kind of difficult emotion. Even the shallow scar at the corner of his eye showed its ferocity movingly, and it appeared under the light. Very obvious.

After a long time, Gu Zhenzhen's voice came from the emptiness.

"Since I have a long sword to draw, why bother to wither in front of others and become a dog instead of a horse? Adding rich clothes, competing in the world, attracting the admiration of the world, shows the true qualities of a hero, isn't it?"

Not far away, Mo Jiu looked at his familiar face.

It is obviously the same as before, but it seems to be a hell of a world away.

That's all!He is right, not everything is right and wrong.

Everyone has their own ambitions, and they do their own thing...

Glancing at Xiao Qian, seeing that he was silent, Mo Jiu pursed his lips, and asked again hesitantly.

"There is one more thing, I wonder if you can tell me?!"

"Talk!" Gu Er knew everything and said everything, how could he look like an enemy who had just lost to them before the battle?
This kind look is like an old friend for many years.

Mo Jiu stared into her eyes, dazed for a moment, and had a strange illusion.

This is still Gu Er at all, the Gu Er who used to be close to them, not the Gu Er who Hara and Lin Yinbing came to kill.

Of course, the reality is cruel.

After all, they cannot escape the truth.

Call!She took a breath, and asked in a calm tone despite her calm tone.

"Yunnan Miaozhai Yanzhi underground, but the tomb of Bagua?"

"Yes." Gu Er answered very simply, without the slightest hesitation, and added a sentence at the end, "Dui Tomb."

After waiting for so long, he finally got Gu Er's affirmative answer, even though he had already confirmed in his heart that it was the Bagua Tomb, Mo Jiu was still a little excited.

She involuntarily clenched the armrest with both hands, and her voice was a little heavy.

"Then since you can open the tomb, but the person who knows Arabic numerals?"

"Huh?" Gu Er was obviously taken aback.

He didn't seem to have heard of the word Arabic numerals, and his eyebrows frowned slightly.

"What are Arabic numerals?"

The heart that hung high, fell heavily again.

Mo Jiu was a little discouraged by this result.It is like a traveler who has been hungry and thirsty for a long time and finally found a well. He just wanted to drink, but found that the well water was poisonous and he could not drink it at all.Going from hope to disappointment is worse than having no hope at all.After thinking for so long and searching for so long, he still couldn't find the mysterious expert, which made Mo Jiu's eagerness from the beginning become a little crazy.

"Then how do you open the tomb?"

"Don't Miss Nine know?" Gu Er asked back, seeing her big eyes staring, she pursed her lips again, her eyelids drooped, avoiding her gaze, "I broke into the Miao village by accident, and I was so rouge. The well, which triggered the tomb exchange mechanism... I don't know how to open the tomb. It just happened to open it..."

"Coincidentally?" Mo Jiu sneered, squinting his eyes ironically, "Then do you happen to have the jade carving of a lady from Dui's tomb?"

"Yes." Gu Er actually admitted directly, and replied quite frankly, "But I can't give it to you."

The corner of Mo Jiu's lips twitched, and Mo Jiu smiled sarcastically, "Of course I know this. But, I think...we will have a way to get you to hand it over."

Gu Er still had the coffin board expression of a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, he seemed not to care about Mo Jiu's threat, and didn't say a word.

At this time, Xiao Qian, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.

"What's your relationship with the Xie family?"

In order to prove his words, he threw the Xie family's heirloom jade—the jade pendant with the word "Xie" written in seal characters—in front of Gu Er.

The jade pendant fell to the ground with a bang!
Thinking of the value of this old antique, Mo Jiu's heart ached from seeing it.

...Fortunately, it was not broken, and it was glowing wetly on the ground.

Gu Er picked it up slowly, put it into his palm slowly, looked up at Xiao Qian, squeezed it tightly, so hard that the blue veins on the back of his hand were exposed.

Things are clear.As expected, this jade pendant was dropped by him in Yanzhi Well.

In other words, he must be from the Xie family.

Mo Jiu sighed inwardly, the sense of anticipation that shouldn't have been lost.

"I want to know, are you Xie Bingsheng?"

She asked in a low voice, her eyes showed a little spiritual exploration, but Gu Er ignored her.

He stared at Xiao Qian sharply, and asked calmly, "What do you want to know?"

The conversation between these two men drove Mo Jiu crazy.

The two of them seem to know what each other is going to do without the guidance of the premise, which makes it difficult for her as an audience——

Sure enough, Xiao Qian was not surprised by his rhetorical question, and lightly pursed his lips, "Who are you?"

Gu Er's face was numb: "I guess, you already guessed it."

Xiao Qian also had no expression on his face, "I want you to confirm my guess yourself."

Looking at him with deep eyes, Gu Er was silent.

No one spoke, and the hall was once again immersed in a strange silence.

This time, it seemed that he had waited for a longer time before hearing Gu Er's voice.

Faintly, gently, with a faint sigh.

"Back then, with a pot of pear wine, how many things would have passed away drunk!"

Xiao Qian's body shook slightly, his eyes fixed on his face, "You are really a descendant of the Ruan family?"

"Yes. I am a descendant of the Ruan family." Gu Er smiled wryly, "Of course, I am also a descendant of the Xie family."

Speaking of this, he seemed to want to explain to Mo Jiu. After a short pause, the corners of his lips curled up with a hint of helplessness, "The Xiao family thought that the Ruan family had no follow-up, and no one knew that my great-grandfather was the youngest son of the Ruan family. Back then He survived the disaster, although he kept his name incognito, lived in the market, and did not dare to make wine as a career, but he did not dare to forget the Xiao family's hatred of bullying and killing the family."

brewing?Enmity?
No wonder Gu Er's name is Gu Qiu.

So this wine...is it related to Lishang? !
As if she had glimpsed the tip of an iceberg that hides a secret, Mo Jiu was eager to learn, and before Gu Er could finish speaking, she continued to ask.

"But aren't you a person cultivated by the Xiao family? Wasn't your whole family killed by the Xie family? I'm confused as to what the origin of this is."

Xiao Qian had told her about this life experience of "cultivating Xie's enemies for use by the Xiao family".

But she wouldn't know, for a long time, even Gu Er thought so.

In fact, when the Xiao family was plotting against the Xie family, the Xie family was also plotting against the Xiao family.Gu Er is the pawn they plan against each other.He was arranged by Xie Chen among Xie's enemies. The Xiao family rescued him, and then the Xiao family made troubles. The Xiao family arranged him into the Xie family, and then arranged him to be Xie Bingsheng's attendant. He has been exposed to the power games of the two families from the very beginning, but he has never told him the truth.

In order to kill the Xiao family, I have to say that Xie Chen also spent a lot of money.

Everyone knows that Xie Chen has only Xie Bingsheng, his only son.

But what is the real situation?

He also has a son, an unknown biological son.

... That son is Gu Er.

Gu Er's mother, the Ruan family, committed herself to the Xiao family's old enemy Xie Chen in order to avenge the Xiao family.

An enemy's enemy is a friend, Ruan Shi and Xie Chen hit it off, conspired with such a plan, and even sacrificed their own son, just looking forward to such a day, but they only concealed Gu Er.Therefore, for the sake of this plan of "following the plan", until Xie Chen's death, he did not dare to disclose Gu Er's true identity to others, let alone recognize this son.Of course, he actually had a mind in mind, the hatred between the Xie family and the Xiao family was too deep, and this son was in the dark, no matter what, it was a kind of blood preservation.

It wasn't until Xie's family was gone that Xie Chen had no choice but to change his plan and tell him the cruel truth...

Xiao Qian was silent for a long time, then suddenly raised his eyebrows, "You use 'enmity' in the name, but you are not too persistent in hatred. As a descendant of the Xie family, the things you do are not entirely for the Xie family. I even thought that , you have no ambition to covet the world—"

"Then who am I for?" Gu Er asked coldly.

"I can guess the person behind you, but I don't know if you are for that person."

Xiao Qian seemed to be very sure of his answer.

Gu Er pondered and pursed his lips, "Was Xiao Wang always so confident? Maybe you think too much. The things I do, such as emergency rescue in Bianjing, are just to gain your trust!"

Xiao Qian hummed, "I also hope that I will be mistaken. But I... never seem to be."

"You..." Gu Er seemed to want to defend something, but he was late, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still kept his mouth shut.No matter which Gu Er he is, one thing seems to have never changed - he is not a person who is good at words.

Such a moment of silence, Gu Er seemed to have given up arguing with Xiao Qian, and suddenly turned his head to look at Mo Jiu.

"You have asked me so many questions, I also have a question, can you ask me?"

So polite? !
Mo Jiu was stunned for a moment before laughing, "The matter has come to this, what else can we say, ask?"

Gu Er suddenly bent his lips, his face softened, he seemed to be in a happy mood, and even smiled slightly.

"You once said that as long as you collect the four lovesickness tokens of spring, summer, autumn and winter, you can be asked to do one thing. Are you serious?"

What?this……

Mo Jiu was stunned for a long time before he realized it.

The lovesickness order did come from her, and she once boasted that no matter what was asked, she would do it one by one.Over the years, in order to prepare materials and collect intelligence for Xiao Jun, her "Acacia Ling business" has indeed been carried out in full swing.However, although the four kinds of lovesickness tokens have been released, as far as she knows, there is no one who has really collected them.She never thought that the first person to ask her to do something with a lovesickness token would be Gu Er, and it was at such a time.

"This... of course it is true."

Mo Jiu thought about it for a moment, then smiled.

"You actually collected four lovesickness tokens? I can't believe it."

Gu Er didn't respond, and slowly reached into his arms, took out a close-fitting green cloth bag, and carefully untied the tie.He took out the four lovesickness tokens of spring, summer, autumn and winter one by one, put them on the case table, and then stared at Mo Jiu without saying a word, as if waiting for her to fulfill her promise.

"I'll go!" Mo Jiu smiled.

I can't tell what my mood is, but I feel weird and hairy.

This guy actually silently collected four Lovesickness Tokens, what exactly would he ask for?
"Ninth girl won't play tricks, right?"

Hearing that he was called Nine Girls again, Mo Jiu was suffocated for a moment, and looked at him seriously, finally suppressing the thought of cheating in her heart, and raised her eyebrows and smiled.

"Am I like that?"

"..." His eyes flickered, making it clear that she would not repent.

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word." Mo Jiu said with a serious face: "But we have something to say first, the lovesickness token is mine, but you are Xiao Qian's prisoner. That is to say, I can only fulfill what I can do." Yes, it's my job. As for other excessive demands that are not under my control, I can't do it."

"You think I'm here to save my life, or to get something else?"

There was a bit of difficulty in Gu Er's words, and he seemed a little helpless after he finished speaking.

"What I asked Miss Nine to do, you must be able to do it."

Oh?
Mo Jiu couldn't help but also became curious, "Tell me and listen! If I can do it, I won't refuse."　
Gu Erduan was sitting, with the same expression, as if he had never felt sorrow, joy or worry, staring at Mo Jiu for a long time, then suddenly pulled the hem of his clothes nervously, and said in a low voice, "Can you...can you give me a hug? "

What?What kind of request is this?
Mo Jiu couldn't believe her ears.

She was stunned, until she saw Xiao Qian's dark face, then she groaned and came back to her senses.

"Are you serious? Don't you think it's a pity to exchange a big promise with a hug?"

Gu Erzhong nodded his head, his eyes were dark, "A man promises a thousand gold, and he has no regrets when he says what he says."

Well, it's a good one without regrets.

If she, Mo Jiu, wanted to go back on her word, would she still have the nerve to call herself Master Jiu in the future?

"Okay! The sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes don't stick to trifles!" Without looking at Xiao Qian's expression, she slowly stood up, "I, Mo Jiu, do what I say."

Beware of his sudden attack, he supported her to threaten Xiao Qian. Mo Jiu held a firebolt in his hand, walked carefully and slowly, and focused his attention very closely, but until she walked in front of Gu Er, his expression There was no change, his motionless figure, let alone the slightest movement, as if laughing at her that her worries were all unnecessary, he just stared at her deeply, waiting for this hug.

No one is foolish enough to ask for a hug.

And no one will just want a hug inexplicably.

Unless he is stupid!
So from the beginning to the end, Mo Jiu believed that there was a conspiracy.

So much so that when she gently encircled him with her hands, she didn't distract herself.

After a moment, she retracted her hand again, "Okay..."

Before the voice fell, there was a sudden tightening around the waist.

Gu Er's hands, like iron pincers, wrapped her waist tightly and hugged her tightly.

Mo Jiu's heart skipped a beat, "What are you doing?"

She thought that he would make a change next time, and was even thinking about how to escape from his control—but he didn't move at all, just hugged her like that, hugged her quietly for a moment, and then slowly let go , then raised his eyebrows to look at her, and answered solemnly.

"That's called a hug."

"..."

His eyes were too dark, and there seemed to be too much emotion hidden in them.

Mo Jiu couldn't see clearly, and didn't quite understand his motives. For a while, his mind was a little confused.

Glancing at Xiao Qian from the corner of the eye, she was guessing how his vinegar smell was fermenting, but Gu Er said again.

"Okay. You can take the lovesickness order."

Is that really the case?
Mo Jiu's suspicious eyes stared at him without saying a word.

He nodded again, without any waves on his face, "Take it away."

All right!Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Mo Jiu heaved a sigh of relief, reached out and grabbed the four Acacia Tokens on the table, gently closed them in his palms, turned around and walked steadily to his seat.

Just like when she came here, she also walked slowly when she went back, feeling very confused——

Until seeing Xiao Qian's face suddenly changed color, "Gu Er!"

He suddenly stood up from his chair and rushed over.

At the same moment, Mo Jiu was shocked and turned around to look.

"Gu Er?!"

As if frightened, the four lovesickness tokens in her hand landed with a clang——

Gu Er was still sitting on that chair, and did not move his position. He was dressed in the same jacket, sitting upright, with a calm and indifferent face.It's just that the corners of his lips were brimming with crimson blood, which was slowly overflowing and dripping onto his white front, like blossoming red plums in the snow, shocking...

"What's the matter?"

Mo Jiu roared and rushed over, while Xiao Qian had already rushed in front of her, quickly controlled Gu Er's body, patted his acupoints, quickly took out the medicine and poured it into his mouth, trying to force him to swallow .

"No, it's useless..." Gu Er clenched his teeth, and when the pill was spit out, he pulled his lips slightly like a twitch, "This medicine...is highly poisonous..."

"Spit it out!" Xiao Qian ignored him and strangled his chin vigorously.

"Come on...it's too late..." Gu Er tried his best to turn his head away. After struggling like this for a few times, he seemed to lose his strength. He slumped on the chair, gasping for breath, his eyes were red, but his voice was louder than before. It was easier, "You want... jade... jade carvings from the tomb... but I... can't give..."

"Why?" Mo Jiu was full of hatred and anger, and scolded sharply, "You said you didn't even want your life, what's the use of wanting a lady jade carving?"

"Cough cough..." A stream of blood flowed out, Gu Er choked up when he spoke, coughed for a moment, then squeezed his eyes and looked at Mo Jiu with a smile, "Because... I... don't want you... All eight."

"Why? Why the fuck are you so desperate? You refuse to say anything, what is it for? My mind is full of question marks, everything is messed up...Bastard~"

Mo Jiu was so anxious that he couldn't choose what to say, and every sentence became more and more harsh.She always felt that this incident was unusual and unreasonable.But Gu Er couldn't do it at first glance, the doubts about him, about that mysterious person, about the tomb of Bagua, and about Lishang couldn't be solved, which made her very anxious.But Gu Er just looked at her with a smile, no matter how she scolded, he just smiled, kept laughing, kept laughing, it seemed that there were more smiles on his face at this moment than in his entire life.

"...no matter what you want... there is... a price..."

As he muttered, his voice became weaker and his words became unclear, but the warmth in his eyes continued unabated.

"Nine...Nine Girls...you can hug me again...hug me...how about it?"

Mo Jiu stared at him with a broken expression.

... Does Gu Er like her?
...Why did she never know?

...What the hell is this?

She didn't move, just looking at the man in white clothes stained with blood.

"You're crazy! You're a lunatic!"

"I... am crazy." Gu Er pressed his chest hard, soothing the pain and trembling of his limbs, his bloodless lips were still smiling, "I saw you when I first saw you in Zhaoxin that year. , you sit among a group of charming women, your face is like the morning glow, your eyes are like stars, and your smile is like... Gorgeous mountain flowers... I just, I just fell in love with you."

Mo Jiu was stunned on the spot.

Just stunned like that, can't do anything, can't do anything.

Gu Er looked up with difficulty again, and looked at her with a smile.

"Ninth girl... hug me again, okay, okay?"

He was almost speechless, but he was still looking forward to her hug like a child begging for candy.

The cold wind blew through his clothes, and Mo Jiu felt chilly in his heart.

She was staring at Gu Er, and he was looking back at her.

They looked at each other in twos, and beside them stood Xiao Qian who was standing still.

The lights are in the distance, and the old man is about to end.

Mo Jiu finally took a step forward.

One step, another step, she approached slowly, stretched out her hands to hug Gu Er tightly, and pressed his head to her chest.

"Do you know that I once considered you a friend?"

After a long time, Gu Er's laughing voice came from his arms.

"Me too."

Mo Jiu's heart was heavy, as if a big rock had fallen.

"In that case, why would you..."

She lowered her head slowly, and stopped before she finished speaking.

The smile of the man in his arms was frozen on his lips, and he has also been frozen in this world ever since.

When Gu Er died, he was smiling all over his face because of this hug.

He has spent his whole life yearning for this hug, and it finally pays off.

In the hall, no one spoke for a long time, Mo Jiu stared blankly at Gu Er like a puppet, unable to recover.

The screen freezes.

On the lampstand, the dry lamp flickers, like a recorder of a story——

For many, many years later, she always remembered what happened that night, Gu Er's smile, and Gu Er's words.

"Is it Gu Er who recruited Xie Bingsheng Villa to help me?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who called me Nine Girls on the bank of Zhao Jidu?"

"Yes."

"Is it that Gu Er next door to Xiao Zhai in Chuzhou who let me pretend to be a ghost?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who drank with me on the boat and saved my life on the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who carried me out of Xiao's mansion in the middle of the night and knocked Xiao Erlang unconscious and threw him into the pit to make bacon?"

"Yes."

"Is it Gu Er who drove me to the Chrysanthemum Terrace to meet Song Xi in the carriage?"

"Yes."

"It was Lin'an Prefecture who helped me sneak into the imperial palace at night, Bianjing Prefecture falsely spread an imperial decree to save Xiao Liulang, and Xinglong Mountain did everything possible to deceive me about my lovesickness order... Is that Gu Er all you?"　
"It's me, it's all me—"

It's him, it's all him.Gu Qiu, a man named after Qiu, the meaning of his life is revenge.

But in the end his revenge... Has he been avenged?Will he have any regrets?
He is no longer here, and no one knows how he feels.

The lights in the room elongated the shadow of him sitting on the chair, mottled and bleak, which also made Mo Jiu feel extremely heavy.

"Ah Jiu, don't be sad." Xiao Qian embraced her with both arms, "Everyone dies. He will, I will, and you will too..."

The whole world was immersed in sadness, and Mo Jiu's perception was a little numb.

She clutched Xiao Qian's clothes with both hands, lowered her head, her voice was thin and weak.

"...Rokuro, tell me the story of Lishang?"

(End of this chapter)