Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Jiang Feng felt sad and walked slowly along the ancient road. Gao Hui said, "I'll take you there."

At that time, the sun was scorching, the trees were lush and green, Gao Hui was wearing a long black robe, a jade crown and long black hair, and he was in his prime.

The two of them were in love at first sight, and remained silent for a long while.

Two hawks and kites swooped and cried in the sky, circling and refusing to leave. The carefree days of feeding the raptors and being pecked and torn seemed like only yesterday, but the close companions had long been separated by time and space.

Jiang Feng pointed at the wound on his face and said, "This is the first time my second brother has fought with you!"

Jiang You knew that Gao Hui didn't want Jiang Fei, but wanted to marry Qin Ru instead, so he found him indignantly and beat him up. Gao Hui didn't fight back, but when his fists fell, he was thinking: What if she also had a brother like this who stood up for her?

Gao Hui didn't respond, but only asked: "Are you coming back?"

The way I came and went was beyond my control, so I just had to move forward. Jiang Feng smiled bitterly: "If I can come back, I can." After thinking for a while, he patted Gao Hui's shoulder and added: "If I can't come back, it's enough to have you see me off."

"Afeng, come back." Gao Hui's words were sincere.

He knew that he was no longer qualified to say this, but he had to say it.

Jiang Feng looked at him without saying anything, and said silently in his heart: Okay. Come back.

"Brother Ah Hui." Jiang Feng called him as he used to. "After traveling thousands of miles, we must finally say goodbye. Go back now."

Love was stirring in his chest, and his heart was always beating and turbulent. After this farewell, all the past things turned into flying smoke. Gao Hui finally put his purpose back to his heart, and he wanted to say to his girl: I am willing to give up everything and take you far away, are you willing?

He was afraid that she would say she did, and even more afraid that she would say she didn't want to.

A lonely figure stood high and dark, the river wind blew eastward, the ancient road split into two, and gradually went farther and farther away.

The long pavilion is sad to say goodbye, the morning breeze is sad. My heart is broken at the sight, so I'd better go and don't look back.

The carriage was not slow, but for Jiang Feng, who had taken a plane and a high-speed train before, it was better than walking! Not to mention the comfort, the dirt road was bumpy and the carriage was bumpy!

Lin Jinran once played a game called "Angry Birds". In order to take revenge on the fat pigs who stole the bird eggs, the birds used their bodies as weapons and attacked the fat pigs' fortresses like cannonballs.

As fate would have it, the player at that time became the bird, constantly being ejected and hitting the car wall.

The scenery outside was pleasant to the eye. It was no longer just a vast wasteland, but was dotted with trees and white grass.

On the seventh day, we arrived at the Yellow River ferry, a thousand-year-old ferry with surging river water.

It was evening then, the setting sun was like blood, the river was like a belt, the mountains were layered, and in the distance there were a few houses with smoke rising into the clouds.

The poet Wang Wei "has paintings in his poems". His lines "A solitary smoke rises straight in the desert, the setting sun is round in the long river" and "The setting sun is left at the ferry head, and a solitary smoke rises in the village" are so vivid and appropriate!

She suddenly remembered the past.

The graduate students chose Qinghai Lake for their graduation trip. It is a natural lake without any trace of artificial carving, like a blue gem, embedded between mountains and grasslands. The students were all shocked by the primitive and beautiful scenery of Qinghai Lake. The boys could not express their praise in words, but could only say "Wow! The lake is so blue!"

The instructor couldn't stand it anymore and teased them for being uneducated. He even wrote a doggerel poem, which said: "Look at this beautiful scenery, I wanted to write a poem to give to the world. But I am uneducated, so I can only say "Fuck" to the world!"

She laughed with everyone else, but when she looked up, she saw the boy she had a crush on secretly looking at her. Their eyes met and they both blushed.

All is past. All is past! All is past…

Jiang Feng raised the corners of her mouth, smiled at herself, and her eyes sparkled. This was her own happiness, her own world, which no one else could reach.

The bright girl was immersed in unknown emotions, occasionally releasing a little smile, like a little girl stealing candy.

Li Longye's fatigue disappeared completely. He handed the reins to Li Zan, strode over, and stopped one step away.

Jiang Feng's thoughts were flying, but she still felt a shadow pressing down on her. She looked up and saw Li Longye, with a frosted face, looking at her with a smile.

Li Longye saw surprise and restraint in her eyes, and also a little joy.

The two of them smiled and looked at each other, without saying a word for a long time. Time was silent, but the Yellow River flowed without stopping.

"I know why you are angry with me." After a long time, Li Longye said in a hoarse voice.

Jiang Feng's eyes were filled with mist, but he remained silent.

Li Longye said bitterly: "I shouldn't have used your father to pressure you. I shouldn't have arranged for the princess to meet you without your consent."

No. No. These are all illusions. When you peel back the layers of mystery, you will find two hidden truths:

One is: I must love you first.

One is: I must stand with the oak as a tree, not a climbing flower or a sentimental bird.

But how could he understand?

Jiang Feng felt bitter in his heart, and could only say firmly: "My Lord, I will never be a concubine!"

Li Longye burst out laughing, like melting snow in March.

"Who wants you to be a concubine? Who told you that?"

Jiang Feng was stunned: "The prince has always been a playboy. Now he has one principal wife and four concubines. What else can the others do if they don't become concubines?"

Li Longye heard a hint of jealousy, and his laughter became louder. He patted the girl's head with his big hand, and said confidently: "There is nothing wrong with Huazhuang managing the palace, so except for the position of the principal wife, I can agree to you."

Jiang Feng was dumbfounded. Li Longye scratched her small nose and continued, "To add a concubine to her position, you have to ask His Majesty for help. There is also a simple method. The women in the inner court are talkative and jealous. It is not a bad idea to find a fault and send them off..."

After Li Longye finished speaking, he carefully observed Jiang Feng's reaction.

Shock, anger, guilt, helplessness, the complexity of the expressions and the rapid changes made Li Longye very satisfied.

"Before anything happens, they have already become cannon fodder with a miserable end," said Jiang Feng.

Li Longye smiled and said, "I know you have a kind heart and you can't bear to see others punished because of you. I was absurd in the first half of my life. If I blame it on my emotions, it seems like I am exonerating myself. Now all the women in the mansion are dependent on me, and I can't abandon them. So, I can only choose the first way. At most, I will be scolded by His Majesty, whipped by my father, or reported to the Censorate. Anyway, I have already taken a lot of absurd reputations, so I don't want this one. It's just that the princess is worried about getting into trouble, and she really can't persuade me, so she wants to see you first. I didn't expect you to be anxious first."

Jiang Feng looked at Li Longye with his eyes wide open in disbelief. He actually planned this far! Jiang Feng couldn't help but be moved, but he was still thinking about a way out. This was probably the helplessness of being in a weak position.

She suppressed her emotions, looked at the enthusiastic Li Longye, and refused seriously: "My Lord, what if I still don't want to?"

Li Longye seemed to have expected such an answer. He looked at the girl and said, "Then wait until you are willing."

After hearing this, the girl lowered her head, and Li Longye could only see her round profile and delicate neck.

After thinking for a long time, when she looked up again, the girl had tears in her eyes, but she still said firmly: "Why bother, Your Majesty? Let me tell you the truth, if I had a choice, there would never be such a day."

Li Longye felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He asked dejectedly, "Why? I am so unbearable!"

In fact, Jiang Feng's answer was simple and straightforward. But at this moment, she only said softly: "It's me. It's me who can't be a concubine. It's me who has too many concerns and dare not ask for the overwhelming wealth. It's me..."

Jiang Feng wanted to say something else, but Li Longye suddenly grabbed Jiang Feng and strode towards his mount.

The situation suddenly changed. Jiang Feng didn't know what he was going to do, so he struggled and shouted, "Let go! You're hurting me."

Li Longye did not say anything. He jumped on his horse in front of the surprised eyes of the guards, grabbed the girl and put her on the horse without saying anything, and pulled the reins: "Return to Chang'an!"

Jiang Feng cried out in pain and struggled even harder, but Li Longye's arms were as strong as a mountain and he just held her tightly in his arms.

Amid the screams of the river wind and the vast twilight, the yellow horse disappeared into the distance.

I don’t know how long it was, but the sky finally got completely dark, and the yellow horse could no longer “fly” and stopped in the wilderness.

The night was dark and everything was unclear. The calls of various wild animals in the dark night blended into one, making the night even more eerie and terrifying.

Jiang Feng was more angry than scared, and after getting off the horse, she ignored Li Longye and turned around and ran back angrily. Li Longye tried to pull her, but she threw him away fiercely, and she threw him away again when she tried to pull him again.

Neither of them spoke, just using brute force to fight.

After several rounds of fighting, Jiang Feng was finally exhausted. He felt deeply powerless and sat on the ground crying.

Li Longye still did not let her go, forcing her to raise her head. He held the girl's chin and said to Jiang Feng, whose face was covered with tears, in the faint starlight: "Let's go back to Chang'an together. I will ask His Majesty to grant me marriage. I can give away all my wives and concubines, and only want you."

Jiang Feng was shaken.

This is a lie! Sweet words are like honey on the tip of a knife. How easy is it to divorce a wife and take a concubine? His wives and concubines are all imperially granted ladies. If he really did that, Jiang Feng would be the first to bear the brunt, and he would bear the infamy of being a beauty and a witch for the rest of his life.

But for a cautious and steady person like him, isn't it a sign of deep affection for him to have such a desperate thought? Isn't he worthy of being trusted once?

She was about to speak when she heard a howl.

Li Longye stood up and drew his sword. Jiang Feng also realized something was wrong and leaned closely behind Li Longye.

Looking closely, there were more than ten green lights not far away, emitting a faint and creepy luster.

Wolves! Wolves!

Li Longye protected Jiang Feng behind him, pulled out a signal arrow from his waist and fired it into the sky. A cluster of red fireworks bloomed in the night sky, which was the signal flare of the Prince's Mansion.

There was another series of howls among the wolves, and the wolf king blew the charge.

Suddenly, a wolf came at Li Longye like an arrow. Li Longye stared at it intently, and when the time was right, he swung his knife and the wolf fell to the ground.

Jiang Feng's courage grew. She remembered that Li Longye always carried a short knife, so she reached out and pulled it out from his waist. Li Longye turned around, and they smiled at each other.

Then the second, third, and more wolves pounced on him. Although Li Longye's Kung Fu and swordsmanship were powerful, he had to protect Jiang Feng, so his fighting power was greatly reduced.

Wolves are ferocious and extremely good at teamwork, so their abilities should not be underestimated.

Although he killed two more wolves, Li Longye was bitten on the arm. The remaining wolves smelled the blood and fought more and more bravely. Li Longye gradually began to be unable to withstand it.

The wolf was cunning and soon discovered the two men's weaknesses and began to attack Jiang Feng.

Li Longye fought against the wolves while holding Jiang Feng. The wolves' attack became more and more fierce, and Jiang Feng accidentally fell to the ground. Li Longye was stopped by the wolves and could not escape.

Before she could get up, a wolf "flew" towards her, with its claws outstretched, fangs bared, and its eyes reflecting greed and cruelty.

You can't shout, so as not to affect Li Longye's battle.

Don't panic, aim for the neck and hit it immediately. The wolf will never give her a second chance.

You have to get closer before you attack. The weapon is too short. You can only have a chance of winning if you fight at close range.

She gripped the dagger tightly, held her breath and stared, and the moment the wolf pounced, the moment she smelled the blood and stench, she stabbed it hard.

At the same time, Li Longye also threw a flying knife, which was full of power and pierced through the wolf's belly.

The wolf was stabbed twice and died instantly!

Before Jiang Feng could be happy, he found that Li Longye, who was unarmed, had no power to fight back, and his leg was bitten by the wolf. Jiang Feng climbed up and tried to pull the long knife, but found that the knife was stuck in the bone and could not be pulled out.

She was so angry that she drew her dagger and rushed towards the wolves! She was determined to die, but she felt that it would be too humiliating to be buried in the wolf's belly.

At this moment, several feather arrows pierced the air and flew towards the wolf. The wolf didn't even have time to scream before it was hit by the next feather arrow and died.

Along with the arrow, there was a tall and sturdy figure approaching the wolf pack. The man was very skilled in martial arts. Li Longye lost his sword, so he went into battle bare-chested, attacking and defending with the man. Two more wolves died from his sword.

As the fierce battle was in full swing, another wolf howl was heard. The remaining wolves received the signal and withdrew from the battlefield, disappearing into the night in an instant.

Jiang Feng didn't care about anything else and quickly supported Li Longye. They both said in unison: "Are you okay?"

Jiang Feng was just splattered with blood, which looked scary, but Li Longye was actually injured, with blood still gushing out of his arm.

He held on and comforted her, "It's just a minor injury, it's nothing serious."

Seeing that Jiang Feng was not injured, Li Longye clasped his hands and said to the visitor: "Thank you for your help!"

Jiang Feng also looked at his savior, only to find that he was an old acquaintance.