Spring and autumn

The night is dark, and the weather in late autumn is already cool, and Tonglaoguan is close to an extremely cold place, which is even worse here.The Bingling Pass from Tonglao Pass to Jin State on the opposite side is only forty miles away. The road is newly paved but not wide. Open posture to confront.

There is not even a single light on this uninhabited road that is only allowed to pass.Jinguang came at dusk, and he rode out of Tonglao Pass alone. At the midpoint of the twenty miles, his figure changed from being outlined by the setting sun to being integrated with the night as it is now.The new moon is not enough to illuminate anything, and the lonely mountain wind whizzes past on the deserted road, blowing a frightening sound like howling wolves in my ears.

Jin Guang led the horse and stood in the middle of the road. The snow-white horse was carefully selected by Ying Du from the defenders of Tonglao Pass for him with great fanfare. no need.But he really couldn't bear to refuse Ying Du's thoughtfulness, Ying Du's promise not to come with him was already a wavering decision, and it was undoubtedly the last condition to have this white horse chosen by him to accompany him.

But now, one person and one horse became the only living creatures in the world, and the coolness brought by the night wind invaded unscrupulously, and Jin Guang could clearly feel the heat of the living creatures emanating from the horse.

The world is dead, the white horse is alive, and he is caught between life and death.It was a risk to choose this step, he was not sure, and as time passed, the longer he waited, the less hope he had and the closer he was to death.

After standing there for an unknown amount of time, just when Jin Guang thought it was hopeless, there was a crisp sound of horseshoes coming from the other side of the road.Horseshoes stepping on the dull dirt road shouldn't be so crisp, but when Jin Guang heard it sharply and raised his head, he could see the shadows of a man and a rider under the faint light of the crescent moon from a distance. Apart from crisp and clear, he couldn't find a word to describe it. The sound of hooves that brings hope.

The visitor was dressed lightly, wearing a black robe that faintly enveloped the warrior's physique. He did not carry any weapons on his body or on his horse, and a bamboo hat covered Ye Xing's bright eyes.Jin Guang raised his head, his black eyeballs were shining in the night, staring at the visitor casually reining in his horse when he was three steps away from him, he jumped off the horse gracefully with one hand holding his hat, landed steadily, shook his clothes, Putting on the bridle, he walked forward with firm steps.

With his horsewhip in one hand, Jin Guang calmly saluted: "Mr. Nie."

"Young master is not what he used to be. You still call me Mr. Nie?" Nie Xia held the horse with one hand and put the other behind his back, and he didn't answer the salute. He was still acting like he was bohemian when he was in Xuzhou.

"Today is not what it used to be, who isn't?" Jin Guang smiled wryly, "Mr. Nie was invited tonight to reminisce about the old days. The past can only be discussed in the atmosphere of the past, so I just want to call Mr. Nie like this, Please don’t be surprised, Mr. Nie. After all, it’s not what you want to call Mr. Nie Sikou or General Nie, right?”

He has already figured out his own details. This is the information that was revealed intentionally or unintentionally in a few words. Nie Xia took a serious look at Jin Guang, then looked behind him and around him, and said with a smile: "Young master, that's it. Are you sure that I will come to the appointment, and you have come here long ago to wait?"

Jin Guang said seriously: "Only by coming alone can you show your determination. Guang Su heard that the kindness of dripping water should be repaid by the spring. At the beginning, I didn't want to take Mr. in. I didn't want to repay him. Now that I can use Mr. today, I have treated each other frankly and returned it to me." Please don't shirk, sir."

There was darkness behind him and he couldn't see anything clearly, but Nie Xia straightened his neck and looked back and forth twice. He couldn't see in his eyes, but his heart was like a mirror.Instead of looking around, Nie Xia sneered and said, "Master, I'm honest with each other, I'm afraid some people don't want to."

Jin Guang frowned: "What do you mean, sir?"

"What do you mean?" Nie Xia restrained her smile, and shouted loudly, "Mr. Qin is a person on the right path, hiding in the dark and peeping. What does this mean?"

When he shouted like this, even Jin Guang didn't expect it. He looked to the side in shock, and sure enough, another man wearing a bamboo hat came out of the darkness.He was dressed slightly differently from Nie Xia. Nie Xia was dressed in a long robe, while he was wearing a short jacket as if he was about to fight to the death. The plain silver sheath of the long sword on his back was shining brightly.

"Yingdu, you..." He still followed, the majestic Duke Qin took the risk and followed him for an unknown amount of time alone.Jin Guang didn't know what it was like in his heart, and he didn't dare to think about whether Tonglao Pass would be in chaos because of Jun Shang's disappearance.

In fact, Yingdu didn't seem to have thought about these things at all, and he was not panicked when he was exposed. Instead, he walked straight towards Jinguang, stood beside him, stared at Nie Xia and said frankly: "Mr. Nie has good eyesight." , you can see where I am at a glance."

But Nie Xia smiled and said, "It's Duke Qin who is surrounded by murderous aura. I'm a martial artist, so I can smell it."

murderous look?Is the murderous aura on Ying Du's body really that heavy?Jin Guang looked at Ying Du blankly. He had never felt that the person next to him had any murderous intent. Ying Du had always been such a gentle and considerate gentleman, but people in the Jianghu have always had keen senses. Nie Xia could sense that others could not. It seems that there is no need to be too surprised.

Perhaps because he saw Jin Guang's bewilderment, Nie Xia turned around and asked Ying Du again, "Why, is it because I'm afraid that I will be disadvantageous to Mr. Guang?"

"Xiaoguang's health is not good. Getting out of the copper prison is already a risk. If you are not good for him, do you still point to me to collect the corpse at dawn?" Ying Du said, putting his arms around Jinguang's shoulders, hiding in the dark to watch He has been blown by the night wind for so long, and his heart aches to death.

Jin Guang curled his lips and was about to say something, but Nie Xia was the first to say in displeasure: "My humble servant and Mr. Guang are a gentleman's contract. Mr. Qin is too worried. Mr. Guang is a man who I admire so much that I overcome all difficulties and come here in plain clothes. Mr. Qin It is unreasonable for you to have such conjectures, and you are injustice!"

"You..." No one dared to say that to him yet, Ying Du's eyes widened and he wanted to refute, but Jin Guang stopped him.

"Okay." Jin Guang hastily interceded, he got out of Yingdu's arms, and looked at Nie Xia sincerely, "Mr. Nie has already shown his sincerity by coming out, why should we make any further assumptions? As Mr. saw , I didn’t know Qin Gong would follow me, asking for a picture from Mr. It was an agreement between me and Mr. Qin, and it had nothing to do with Mr. Qin. I have fulfilled the contract in the letter and waited alone. It was just an accident that Mr. Qin followed, sir Do you have to mind Duke Qin's sudden visit and ignore the original sincerity to meet me?"

What he said was tactful and reasonable, and Nie Xia couldn't help but look at this sick and weak young man with admiration. He was able to realize that he would give up a meal to a down-and-out wanderer, and he could put his life aside and devote himself to the great cause of restoring the country. Xia couldn't help but admire him.Still looking at Ying Du angrily, Nie Xia took out the hand behind his back, holding a wrapped scroll in his hand, Jin Guang's eyes lit up, and he quickly took it.

"This picture is the map I drew to go to Yuling. Yuling has been out of the world all year round and few people have set foot in it again. Maybe I am an isolated case. I can't let go of what I have learned all my life. After all, I can't see through the world like Lord Lu Shun. So this picture is only based on my memory, at most it is only [-]% accurate, if Mr. Guang must look for it, please take advantage of your convenience and judge the situation." After handing over the picture, Nie Xia went back to He took out a tube of silk books sealed in a small bamboo tube from his arms, handed it to Jin Guang, and said, "Yu Ling's escape from the world is not only difficult to find because of its remote location, but also that once an outsider is found intruding, the village will Patrolling Baojia will definitely inform the villagers. At the least, they will hide on the spot, and at the worst, they will move the whole village. Therefore, if Mr. Guang wants to go, he must pack lightly like this man. Let’s go together in a large group. If you meet someone in Yuling on the way, I will have this letter as a guarantee, so that it will be easier for you to meet.”

He even considered this point, Jin Guang raised his head and wanted to cast a grateful glance, but saw that Nie Xia got back on the horse as soon as he finished speaking, and was about to ride the horse back without even saying goodbye.

"Wait, Mr. Nie!" Jin Guang called him from behind. Nie Xia sat on the horse with his back to him, and turned half of his face. It seemed that he had made up his mind, and then he said, "Mr. Nie, don't ask." Why do I have to go to Yuling?"

Nie Xia smiled and said: "The letter only said that I would use a meal to exchange the map of Yuling. I don't want to owe the favor. The map has been delivered. As for the use of the young master, it is not a matter for me to ask." .”

"I'm going to find Jinyang! After finding Jinyang, the next step is to restore the country!" Jin Guang carefully rolled up the map and said loudly, "Mr. Nie, don't you feel aggrieved to be the master of the right? Zhao Xu treats you How, even I have heard that he himself relied on conspiracy to rebel against his superiors. Now he trusts you on the surface, but in fact he has been using you all the time. When you are no longer worth using, he will deal with you like he dealt with Ziren! Sir, you don’t want to let down your talent and learning, but working for a traitor, isn’t it the worst disaster to let down your talent and learning?”

"Young Master Guang." Nie Xia turned his head indifferently, and said in a cold voice without a trace of emotion, "The kindness you gave me will be paid off tonight. From now on, we will each go our separate ways. I owe it to someone. Take what you said just now with the wind. I didn’t hear it, and you won’t hear it. If we meet on the battlefield in the future, it will be a fair competition. I won’t let you go, and you don’t have to. I."

After saying this, he rode away, and disappeared into the darkness in an instant, one person and one rider, as chic as when he came.People in the Jianghu have such a chicness of coming and going without a shadow, which is something that people like Jin Guang can't wait for.

"Xiao Guang, it's cold at night, let's go back." Seeing him lost in thought for a long time, Ying Du reminded him and led the horse.

Looking back at the direction Nie Xia left, he put away the map and letter, and Jin Guang got on his horse.

Ying Du also got on the horse and pulled him into his arms from behind.

Pulling over the bridle and skillfully holding the whip, Yingdu has never been so stable in riding a horse, and the biting cold wind was blocked by huddling in his arms, and the warmth once again fascinated Jinguang.

"Yingdu." He called him in a low voice.

"Huh?" Ying Du was serious about steering the horse, and missed Jin Guang's loving eyes.

"From now on, you are not allowed to take such risks again." He said sullenly, obviously blaming, but sounding so coquettish.

His tone was like wool scratching his heart, but Ying Du felt that he was taking the right risk, so he patted his little head and said with a smile, "You too."