Si Tian Guan

    Ding Lekang felt that his legs and feet were a little weak when he got on the horse again the next morning. He stepped on the stirrup and shook it with his first foot. Looking at the other two who were still in good spirits, he couldn't help it. With emotion, it's nice to be young.

    Before sunset, they stayed in the next town.

    After traveling for a few days, and following the intense physical cultivation for half a night, even if he is a martial artist, he still feels a little tired.

    When I sat down at the table, I didn't have the strength to speak, but I saw Liu Chongming, who was laughing at himself, was smiling, and occasionally put his sleeve under the tip of his nose to smell Hearing, I couldn't help but ask.

    "What is Zhongming thinking? So happy?"

    "I think yesterday's beauty was in my arms, I slept well all night, and my sleeves are still fragrant." Liu Chongming licked his lips as if he was not satisfied.

    Ding Lekang quickly glanced at Qu Chenzhou, and saw that the other party was concentrating on questioning Xiaoer. I don't know if he was ignoring it on purpose, or he really didn't hear it.

    Anyway, the one sent to his room is only average.

    After a while, Qu Chenzhou's eyes turned around, and his words were not good: "It's good to be happy, it's like looking at Ming Zhongming as if he's having fun, but I don't know if the person in his arms has any Satisfied?"

    Ding Lekang saw that Liu Chongming's face darkened, he couldn't help coughing, thinking that Qu Sitian was also too poisonous, which is obviously saying that the prince is not good.

    "That's for sure, sure." He rounded up both sides.

    Liu Chongming took a sip of tea and laughed: "Where's Shen Zhou? Did the people from last night wait for you to sleep well?"

    Qu Chenzhou pursed his lips, unable to say the word "yes" at all, and then said, "No."

    "It's not right," Liu Chongming immediately followed the pole: "It looks good here, try again tonight?"

    Ding Lekang didn't understand the meaning, and was about to imply that Liu Chongming should not continue to fight the fire, when he saw Qu Chenzhou put his hand into the purse.

    "Second brother, is there a small picture in this town..."

    "Shen Zhou!" His scalp tightened and he interrupted quickly, but the young man was full of energy and needs. It was understandable that he could not block it outright, especially when the two roosters were fighting. I can only politely remind: "There is still a long way to go, so please save some flowers."

    "What Brother Ding said is," Qu Chenzhou was very kind, put the gold ingot between his fingers back, took the silver ingot and put it on the table: "Please, brother, find me a little Xianggong, Take it to the room."

    Liu Chongming immediately responded: "Find one for me too."

    Ding Lekang suppressed the old blood that had vomited into his throat, and bit his head: "Give...call me one too."

    Liu Chongming changed the window this time, and when he jumped in, he saw that Qu Chenzhou had finished bathing, and sat calmly at the table waiting for him.

    My heart is both funny and sad.

    He already knew that the stubbornness and stubbornness of the little fox would not soften in a while, and the shell condensed from ten years of loneliness would not melt so easily.

    But he has enough patience.

    He is patient enough even if no one leaves him a door or window, even if he is not allowed to enter this room.

    let alone now.

    They didn't reach anything last night.

    When they kissed lightly by the barrel, Qu Chenzhou was still struggling a little, and when he picked up the man from the water and hummed a tune they were all familiar with, the little fox was curled up motionless in arms.

    "Restatement..."

    He was sitting on the bed with someone in his arms, and when he heard a familiar voice, he habitually responded: "I'm here."

    The person in his arms was silent for a long time before saying, "I'm not calling you."

    "I know," he pulled the quilt to cover the two: "He's not here, I'll answer you for him."

    Qu Chenzhou tilted his head, not knowing what he was thinking, and said, "I hate you."

    "I know," Liu Chongming patiently wiped his wet hair: "You said that only for those who can't forget, there is love and hate."

    "It's not you that I can't forget." As if afraid of not making it clear, Qu Chenzhou bit his lower lip and said word by word, "You are not him."

    "I know, he asked me to take care of you."

    For the first time in the past six months, Liu Chongming felt that the smog around him was slowly depositing, and everything became bright again.

    It was his fault, he thought, not only did he not teach Shen Zhou to love himself, but there was another thing that none of them had learned before.

    One of the two people should know how to be honest with the one you love.

    "Please come here late at night," Qu Chenzhou had already let go of his long hair, ready to go to sleep and then blast people out: "Yesterday, when Xiao Er mentioned Shimao County, the prince found that what?"

    Liu Chongming expected that he would ask, so he brought a map with him and spread it on the table.

    "Shen Zhou, do you remember, I told you before, before and after the incident of my brother's murder, a family forty miles south of Dingling Hill disappeared."

    Qu Chenzhou naturally remembered, and they guessed at that time that the family was most likely the incognito Zhou Huaishan.

    "That family is under the jurisdiction of Shimao County."

    Liu Chongming drew a triangle on the map.

    "Not only that, Linghe and I have sorted out all the murders related to strange trees in advance, all of which happened in Shimao County, Yunan County and Dingling Hill, the range of these three connections Inside."

    Qu Chenzhou frowned: "Is it true that there is a tree that eats people? I thought it was just a rumor."

    "There must be a source of origin, and to tell you the truth, the people I sent out also failed to come back because of this, so I believe."

    "But even if there is a man-eating tree, how could it be so big."

    Qu Shenzhou pointed at the enclosed area.

    "The root of the tree can extend forty miles, how tall is the tree? How can such a giant tree not attract attention? I have seen such a big tree."

    The two looked at the map and stopped talking.

    What's more, Qu Chenzhou has sworn to say that "the monster is haunting", which has really caused the emperor a heart problem. If he returns empty-handed, his fate will not be any better than his predecessors. go.

    The day she returned to Beijing was the time of decapitation.

    “Have you found any useful hexagrams along the way these days?”

    Liu Chongming leaned against the window and listened to the sounds outside. The inn is not big and the soundproofing is average. In the corner room, a sweet and greasy voice is called restrained.

    "Not yet." On the street aimlessly exhausting energy on everyone passing by, Qu Chenzhou was a little tired and couldn't do everything: "There is no hexagram here for the prince, Maybe it's still far from the goal."

    Although he said so, no one knows what this "target" is.

    Liu Chongming made a decision: "Then go to Dingling Hill first, maybe you can find some clues there."

    In addition to this goal, they have no better place to go now, although Shimao County will go sooner or later, but now Ding Lekang is following.

    "Ding Lekang, what are you going to do?" He asked seriously, "Aren't you going to kill him like this?"

    Qu Chenzhou endured for a while before suppressing his quarrel with him.

    "His goal is not me, so it's not how I plan, but how the prince plans."

    Liu Chongming is also clear in his heart.

    "I finally got such an opportunity to bring Ding Lekang out, and he can't be let back alive. The key is when to do it."

    "He is very important to King Huai, and Mu Jingyan will definitely transfer people to follow us. It's too early to start, and I won't be able to do anything good. It's better to finish this trip, hurry up When we get to the capital."

    "Where's the prince's people?" Qu Chenzhou asked, "Mu Jingyan may not have the patience to wait until that time."

    "I'm rushing over. But to tell you the truth, both sides are in the dark, and no one can tell which is which. And it's okay to walk in the crowd, and then if you walk in the wild, you won't be able to. The Fa is too close, you still have to be vigilant on your own."

    A short sword wrapped in leather was placed on the table.

    Qu Chenzhou picked it up silently, not heavy, and when he pulled out the blade, he left a scratch on the mouth of Geyi embedded with fine silver.

    He initially learned the short sword from Liu Chongming, but due to his identity, the short sword was not convenient to carry until the iron shop built a short sword that could be folded and fastened in the slave ring. Replace the stinger.

    It felt cold to the touch, as if it was going up the blood, but it made his heart boil.

    "Sir..."

    Liu Chongming stopped him: "You can take it as you please, I can do business on credit, just give me the money after returning to Beijing."

    Qu Chenzhou said nothing, put away the dagger, got up and lowered the curtain halfway.

     "Go back, son, we have to travel tomorrow."

    But the son did not return, not only refused to return, but also tried to sit on the bed.

    Qu Chenzhou stretched out his hand to protect the edge of the bed: "The prince is self-respect!"

    Liu Chongming could only take a few steps back and drag the two chairs together.

    "The two people were placed in my room by me, and they were very happy. Now that they go back, everyone is embarrassed. Don't drive me out, can't you just sit on the chair?"

    The other half of the curtain was also lowered, and the figure on the bed could not be seen. Fortunately, no one chased him.

    He went to blow out the candle, lay down on his back on the chair, his body was hard and cold, but it was much more comfortable than the bed in the other courtyard.

    Being so close to people again, he has nothing else to ask for.

    But the two chairs were a little short after all, and his feet were still on the ground, and he had nowhere to put them. He was about to drag another chair over when he heard someone turn over on the bed.

    Very vague words squeezed out of the gaps in the drapery.

    “…come here.”

    No need for a second order, Liu Chongming lifted the drapery with windy steps, and gently moved it to the edge of the bed, seeing that there was already a space vacated.

    Qu Chenzhou turned his back to him until he lay down.

    In the small space of only the two of them, a sweet smell gradually pervaded.

    "Why did the prince ask me to come with you?"

    He was not surprised, he had guessed that Qu Chenzhou would not help asking.

    "Shen Zhou, I can also get news about the affairs in the palace. Do you know how the Queen Mother has been looking for you now?"

    No answer, he went on talking to himself.

    "Also, you are in charge of the Xiaoying, you must know. The emperor has people staring at the queen mother, and she will not have the opportunity to walk around the palace, let alone contact you."

    "Concubine Yu was demoted and Mu Jingyan was placed under house arrest because of drunken bone fragrance. King Ning was in a beautiful time. The queen mother couldn't hold back and wanted to avenge her son."

    "If you are still in the palace, no matter what the Queen Mother does..."

    "Okay!" Qu Chenzhou suddenly scolded: "Liu Chongming, don't worry about my affairs!"

    Liu Chongming was quiet for a moment, and pleaded in a low voice: "Shen Zhou, I am willing to listen to you, but you don't put yourself in danger every time, okay? Even if you don't want others, you should Think..."

    He stopped for a while, and changed his words in his mouth with interest: "I should also think about aunts and the others..."

    "If you really listen to me," Qu Chenzhou interrupted coldly: "Then listen clearly, we have nothing to do with each other, whether I live or die has nothing to do with you."

    Liu Chongming was speechless and could only withdraw his hand hanging on his waist.

    The curtains covered the only little moonlight left, and the shadow and the darkness merged into a ball.

    "Your Majesty." Someone called him softly.

    He bounced, the familiar voice followed by the familiar heart palpitations.

    For so long, I have become accustomed to this kind of dream, I am used to forcing myself not to wake up, at least I can see that person again, at least I have to open my eyes to see clearly, Shen Zhou has suffered for himself.

    "Where is the sinking boat?" He asked in a fascination: "Where is the sinking boat?"

    "Qu Shenzhou? You killed him with your own hands, his corpse..." Sanfu responded with a savage laughter: "His corpse is still hanging in the downtown area."

    Although I have heard this countless times, it is still like a sharp knife through the heart, he slowly curled up and cried bitterly.

    "Don't!

    Having a nightmare for so long, this is the first time someone has used this method to wake him up.

    Liu Chongming touched his cheek, and the burning pain was spreading to the root of his ear, so real that it couldn't be more real.

    He suddenly rejoiced, and he didn't care about anything, he threw himself on the pillow beside him, and hugged him fiercely.

    "Shen Zhou, did you hit me just now? Hit me twice! Hit me again!"

    Qu Chenzhou failed to struggle away several times, and did not dare to make too much noise, and shouted angrily: "Are you crazy!"

    "Hit me again..." Liu Chongming hummed softly and begged.

    A soft hand landed decisively on his face, but the second time it did not fall again.

    Before the man rolled over impatiently, he grabbed his slender wrist and dropped a light kiss.

    "Thank you."

    Ding Lekang set off early the next day, and Ding Lekang lost his spirit when he left Beijing. It was not until he walked for a while that he realized that Liu Chongming looked a little different from yesterday.

    "Chongming, your..." He couldn't hold back his curiosity and gestured: "Your face..."

    Liu Chongming rubbed his red face and grinned.

    "Played a little trick last night."

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