Green Dragon Totem

Already lost an arrow, how to win?

In the blink of an eye, Shan Chao could only say that. Before Xie Yun had time to ask, he saw Shan Chao riding on horseback, turning his body sideways, drawing his bow with both arms, facing the archery target a hundred steps away.

The standard archery target in the military is as high as an adult, so it is not too small.But a hundred steps is about 33 zhang, such a long distance, and riding on a thousand-mile horse that is running wildly, even a person with the best eyesight can only see a fleeting phantom of the arrow target.

——From that phantom, it is not easy to accurately and accurately capture the bull's-eye smaller than the tip of a needle, coupled with the influence of wind speed, horse speed, and the weight of the thousand-stone giant bow?

The pupils of Shanchao are almost pressed into a line.

The wind howled, the horseshoes galloped, the robes fluttered and fluttered, and the whole world was bouncing up and down. Only he was like a mountain wall that was extremely quiet.The point within a few centimeters away from a hundred steps away, magnifies and re-magnifies in his eyes, and gradually turns into the bright red bull's-eye——

that arrow.

"In archery, you must have clear eyes, steady hands, and calm mind. Have you seen that fox? You point the arrow at it, think about the current wind speed and distance, but don't be affected by any other foreign objects."

The boy in the desert rode on a horse, drew his bowstring, and squinted his eyes in the direction pointed by the arrow.

His face, which was extraordinarily rough because of the wind and sand, but with a very handsome face, was full of mind-blowing concentration and tranquility.

"It's moving," the young man yelled, "Let it go!"

The young man let go of his strong fingertips, and the feathered arrow whizzed away. The fox jumped up suddenly, and then fell to the ground with a "pop!" pierced through its head.

The young man got off his horse and went forward, picked up the dead fox and looked at it for a while, then shook his head and said: "I wanted to shoot the eye, but if the leather is broken, I can't make clothes for you, Master."

The young man is like a lake of deep water, any emotion is suppressed at the bottom of the deep lake, it is difficult to surface on that handsome face, and there is only a fleeting smile on hearing this.

The young man walked back to the young man and compared it with the fox in front of him, as if he was thinking how many pieces of such a large fox fur would be saved to make a fur robe.Immediately, he raised his chin to look at the young man, looked him up and down for a while, and suddenly said: "Master, you are so good-looking."

The young man snorted, turned and left.

"Really, master is prettier than that lady selling wine in the market... no, than that dancing bearded girl in the tavern." The young man carried the fox on his back, led the horse, and followed the young man, turning his master over Compared with the past, I can't seem to find anyone who I have seen is more beautiful than Master, and then I have doubts: "But Master, why are you always unhappy?"

"I'm not unhappy," the young man said without turning his head.

"But you never smiled at me like that bearded girl."

"..."

The boy put his head up and asked, "Is it because I didn't study well enough that you are unhappy?"

The boy's face was still a little green, but it already vaguely showed the deep and handsome outline of an adult.The young man shook his head helplessly, accustomed to this face, and pushed him away.

"How can I make you happy? Does defeating you count? Ah no, that's deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors. Does it count as surpassing you in riding and shooting?"

"..."

"But how can it be regarded as surpassing you in riding and shooting?" The young man pondered seriously for a while, his eyes touched the eagle claws on his chest, and then he smiled: "Master, when I finish my riding and shooting, I will hunt down an eagle for you! "

The young man sighed.

"That's it, you wait for me!" The young man patted the bow and arrow vigorously, and said with confidence: "I can give you the falcon by this time next year at the most!"

falcon.

The boy's voice was approaching and far away amidst the whistling wind and sand. On the horse's back, Shan Chao held his breath suddenly.

The next moment, he let go of the arrow.

The steel arrow passed through the racetrack and disappeared into the distance like a meteor, and then the arrow target shook violently under everyone's gaze.

--bingo!

Shan Chao retracted his bow with his backhand, without even looking at it, wrapped his arms around Xie Yun, grabbed the reins, and shouted: "Drive!"

Zaohong immediately backed two people, no matter how brave he is, he will definitely slow down, and Yuwenhu in front is already more than ten feet ahead - for some reason, he looked back after shooting the arrow, otherwise he should be ahead by more now.

Even so, under the urging of Shan Chao, the bay red horse still ran at a very fast speed, and finally fell behind Yu Wenhu with a slight gap of half a horse's body, and crossed the finish line!

That night.

"The sergeant who reported the target was so stupid. His Majesty couldn't believe it when he saw it. He hurriedly asked someone to dig out the bull's-eye with a knife. As expected, General Yuwen's arrowhead was found from the end of the arrow shot by brother Shan, and he was crushed. The four corners of the flower are embedded in the wood, and the body of Yuwenhu's arrow has been cracked and burst out, so I can't find it..."

"Isn't it? Brother Shan's arrow split Yuwenhu's tail and hit the target. Think about the arrow tail which is smaller than a fingernail, Brother Shan's aim is so powerful!"

"It's not only accurate, it's also so strong that it splits the iron arrow! The Holy One was overjoyed when he saw it, and he wanted to reward our brother Shan with a thousand taels of gold on the spot, and give it to the deputy commander of the imperial army..."

"Ahem!" Shan Chao finally interrupted unbearably, and said helplessly under the scorching gaze of everyone: "...There is no such thing as a golden thousand taels, and there is no deputy commander of the imperial army. Stop talking nonsense."

A group of guards who were idle and had nothing to do laughed loudly, drunkenly, came up in turn to call each other brothers, and then happily went to drink and eat meat.

Most of the children of the Forbidden Army have a good background, and there are not many people with fame and titles in their families. Therefore, a single superstar suddenly parachuted during the east tour, and directly became Commander Xie's deputy. Most of them were not convinced.

Although it is not necessary to embarrass him face to face and make trouble behind his back, it is normal for everyone to drink together and not take him along, and to mock him in private. It has grown, but it is still a long way from the "high crown and hair", and it is barely reasonable to call him a bald donkey.

Shan Chao has practiced Buddhism for two years, and he has cultivated his mind like water, and he is not surprised even if he is deliberately isolated.I thought that after the East Tour, everyone would go back to each house to find their own mothers, and they would not deal with each other again in the future; who would have thought that Shan Chao had stepped on shit luck in the past two days, beat Yu Wenhu single-handedly last night, and today he shot an arrow in the school field Shocked, everyone's dog eyes were blinded on the spot.

The bald donkey immediately turned into Brother Shan, who was still handsome, brave, and earned a lot of face for the Beiya Imperial Army.

"The hillbillies in the Xiaoqiying camp are sluggish now. The Holy Spirit said that the Beiya imperial army has won a complete victory. From now on, if the Xiaoqiying camp dares to walk sideways, they will cut them off..."

Shan Chao couldn't help touching his nose, covered half of his mouth with his wine glass, and said: "...there is no complete victory, the Holy Majesty is talking about a tie."

"That's because the Holy Majesty cares about the face of the Yuwen family!" Wu Ting was spitting and describing to others how ugly Yuwenhu's late-mother face was. First of all, even the Holy Majesty is unwilling to show his arrogance head-on, otherwise why do our commanders put up with that guy Yuwenhu's birdishness again and again? If it were someone else, he would have beaten him up and thrown him on the street!"

Shan Chao: "..."

"Besides, if the sage didn't believe that you won, could he reward you with both the thousand-mile horse and the thousand-mile horse?" Wu Ting quickly rolled his eyes, and taught him a lesson: "Since you have joined our Forbidden Army, you must always remember not to fall away." For your own ambition, when you return to Beijing, the brothers will take you to the gate of the Xiaoqi camp, don’t walk, just ride a horse, and ride the bay red horse that the Holy One gave you today!"

Shan Chao: "..."

Wu Ting's jawline resembled Xie Yun's, and if he covered the upper half of his face, it could almost be true. It was the shadow guard who pretended to be Xie Yun and dragged Yu Wenhu back then.

He had suffered at the hands of Yu Wenhu, and he was very rude when he spoke, especially when he rolled his eyes, Shan Chao instantly reminded Shan Chao of Xie Yun rolling his eyes at him... quickly calmed down.

"Shan Chao is registered in the heart of the Holy One," said another guard, who was more stable, "It can be seen today that the Holy One wants to promote him, and he will make an order immediately because General Yuwen's face is not good. As long as Dong Don't cause any accidents along the way, after returning to Beijing, the Holy Majesty will find any reason to reward you, and the promotion will definitely come down..."

"I'm just waiting for Brother Shan's burning tail feast!" A group of young people hooked their shoulders and clapped their backs, shouting: "Changping Fang Yixin Building, let's go at night—"

"What are you going to do?" A cold voice suddenly sounded from the door.

"Of course it is..." Wu Ting turned around with a smile, the three souls frightened the six souls, dropped the wine bowl with a bang, got up and knelt down.

The tables and chairs overturned behind him, the bowls and chopsticks clanged and rolled all over the table, and the imperial guards half-kneeled on the ground, out of their wits: "Tong, Tong, Commander!"

Xie Yun stood at the door with arms folded, wearing a sky blue cloak with a brocade robe inside, and a green jade pendant hanging on his waist, which matched the color of the cloak.This appearance is a little more refined and elegant than the uniform of the commander of the imperial army, but unfortunately, the face is still the same cold and ruthless, and the eyes without the slightest warmth sweep over all the drooping heads in the room, like thorns scraping over everyone's face Scalp: "Heavy palace, gathering people in the middle of the night, feasting too much, do you want to drag out one person and whip ten lashes for a long memory?"

Wu Ting peeked to the left and right, and saw that his colleagues were trembling like quails whose mouths had been sawn off. Knowing that none of them could be relied on, he braved up and shrank, "Return...Return to Commander, it turned out to be today..."

"It was I who came back from the school today, and everyone just had a few drinks to appease me and celebrate my success." Shan Chao lowered his head and said, "It's none of other people's business, so if the commander wants to punish me, just punish me."

Everyone is thinking the same thing at the moment: brother!

Xie Yun squinted his eyes and glanced up and down at Shan Chao, which was enough to scare the younger guards to pee on the spot.Immediately, he snorted softly in his nasal cavity, and said: "Good things may not happen, and troubles will not escape you. Ten whips will be written down first, come with me."

...Brother, let's go!

Shan Chao got up and walked out under the eyes of many winds and winds, changing waters and cold, strong men gone and never returning, and looked back before crossing the threshold, and saw everyone raised their hands at the same time, uniformly, affectionately Waving the non-existent little handkerchief in the air.

The gurgling water in the inner garden and the sound of insects at night.It was the first quarter moon on this day, the moonlight was thin and light, and the rockery and flower gardens seemed to be shrouded in a layer of inconspicuous mist, and the shadows could not be seen clearly.

Shan Chao followed Xie Yun without saying a word, and saw that he seemed to be walking under the moon, his azure back slowly passing through the vermilion railings, and suddenly he said casually: "Yu Wenhu or He Lanminzhi, have you been looking for you since?"

"No." Shan Chao was a little surprised: "Why do you ask that?"

After the Holy Majesty announced the tie, although Yu Wenhu's face was not good-looking, he did not protest anything. After thanking him, he walked away without saying a word.He Lanminzhi went forward to congratulate Shan Chao with a smile on his face, and congratulated the Beiya Imperial Army for winning two consecutive cities against the Xiaoqi Battalion. Presumably there will be no one in the capital to compete with Beiya in the future, and the title of the world's number one army is just around the corner. .

He Lanminzhi belongs to that kind of person: you haven't done anything yet, he first makes up a lot of high hats and puts them on you without any explanation.And "No. [-] Army in the World" is such a taboo title, if you do it in the future, he will be the first to jump out and accuse you of your arrogance and ulterior motives; if you don't, he can laugh at you everywhere His face is bigger than the sky, and he totally doesn't believe that he is the one who made up the high hat and forced others to wear it.

The former is poisonous and the latter is cheap. Although they are all small tricks, they can be disgusting if used too much, so Xie Yun replied with a smile on the spot: "I dare not claim the title of the number one army in the world. I know who the thickest-skinned person is."

So He Lan Minzhi also followed Yu Wenhu's example, turned around and walked away.

"Yuwenhu came from a family with a lot of face. You have cut your face twice, and you will definitely cut it back in the future. You may be stumbled in your official career. But He Lanmin is gloomy and paranoid, with a lot of resentment in his heart... ..."

Shan Chao interrupted Xie Yun: "Do you have old enemies?"

Xie Yun said coldly: "I thought Chang'an knew about the fact that I tied him up and threw him at the gate of the teaching workshop."

"..." Shan Chao secretly praised in his heart, I knew this was something you could do, and immediately asked: "Before then? There should be festivals, otherwise why would he molest the maids in the Qingning Palace all day long? In order to put the blame on you?"

Under the moonlight, most of Xie Yun's face was shrouded in shadows, but Shanchao's sharp eyesight was so sharp, he immediately noticed that his complexion was slightly strange.

It was still the same kind of expression mixed with disgust and embarrassment, and...a little bit indescribable.

Suspicion suddenly arose in Shan Chao's heart, but Xie Yun asked slowly: "The two of He Lan's family are ignorant things from the mother's womb, just let them die, why are you trying to understand the thinking of idiots?" ? Sympathy or sympathy?"

Shan Chao's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"I didn't ask you to come out to talk about that." Xie Yun obviously didn't want to bring up the shitty matter related to He Lanminzhi, and changed the subject: "The empress intends to promote you as the real deputy commander of the imperial army, but you are still What do you think about being a monk in Ci'en Temple, it's not easy to be officially appointed as an official?"

"what?"

Xie Yun didn't stop, turned his head and glanced at Shan Chao, and said impatiently: "Can you still go back to the Temple of Mercy?"

Shan Chao's first reaction was that he couldn't go back. Could it be possible that the queen could ask the emperor to order me to return to vulgarity?But after thinking about it, he knew what Xie Yun meant. He had seen the wealth of the imperial palace and the prosperity of the teaching workshop.

He laughed heartily, shook his head and said, "The mountains and rivers are endless, and there is more than one Chang'an and one Mobei? As long as the heart is calm, there can be a Temple of Mercy in the brothel teaching workshop; if the heart is not heavy, the Temple of Mercy is just a rotten piece of wood." It’s just a big house built up, why can’t you go back?”

Xie Yun was silent for a moment, then suddenly opened his lips.For a moment, Shan Chao thought he was going to speak sarcasticly, but he let out a soft breath.The slightly warm breath in the mouth condensed hoarfrost in the watery night, and disappeared without a trace between the lips and teeth.

"Your heart has always been heavy," he whispered, completely unable to tell whether it was a compliment or a mockery.

But the word "always" is very subtle, as if something happened before.Shan Chao's heart moved, and he called tentatively: "Master?"

"However," Xie Yun said solemnly, "acquiring good martial arts, goods and the emperor's family have been an unbreakable law since ancient times. Conceived talent and self-avoidance is like cherishing jade. Even if you don't want to be born, there are countless people in the world who invite you You, pull you, resort to countless schemes to plot against you, and even use violence to force you... It's fine if you're not in Chang'an City, but you walked through Mingde Gate and Zhuque Street by yourself, carrying the Seven Star Longyuan Sword This Daming Palace that came in, was ever persecuted by anyone?"

Shan Chao was speechless.

Xie Yundao: "Since you want to escape from the world, you can't avoid it. Why did you come to Chang'an City?"

Xie Yun lowered his brows and eyes, and his expression was slightly gloomy. In the light of the moonlight, it was hard to tell the difference between that side face and the beautiful jade on his waist.Shan Chao watched him helplessly, and a frank impulse suddenly surged in his heart: "I did it for you..."

Xie Yun raised his eyes.

"...I came here just to find you." Shan Chao's Adam's apple slid violently, meeting Xie Yun's gaze.

"Master, I've forgotten everything about being in the desert before, but whether it's a kindness or a grudge, I don't want to lose it so inexplicably. Although Chang'an is not my hometown, the sky and the earth in Mobei are free. After the matter is resolved , if you want to go back with me..."

The corner of Xie Yun's mouth twitched, as if he had heard something ridiculous: "Where are you going?"

Shan Chao's voice froze, as if something sour and hard was choked in his throat.

"I go to Mobei to be exiled, and to Chang'an to be called 'return'." Xie Yun looked at him from the tip of his slender eyes, with a slight sarcasm in his eyes: "Thanks to the wrong love, apprentice, but most people in this world are willing Unfortunately, your master and I are the biggest one among those who seek power and wealth, so raising you back then was purely a matter of convenience."

——He said this, as if he was vaguely implying that Shan Chao in the desert prevented him from returning to Chang'an, so he was stabbed with a sword.

If Shan Chao was still in Ci'en Temple at this moment, and had never been out of the gate of the monastery where the morning bells and evening drums, just looking at the coldness in Xie Yunman's eyes, he might really think that he was ridiculed again.But after the poisoning of the East Palace, the extermination of the gate in the forging sword village, and the series of calculations by the empress and the prince, he can't understand the four characters of the human heart very deeply. He only feels that Xie Yun's ridicule is only two points. For others, there are still eight points to laugh at himself.

"...Master," Shan Chao finally uttered a voice with difficulty from that throat, and asked, "You already hold a lot of power and a lot of money, what else do you want in your heart?"

Just as Xie Yun was about to say something, he suddenly raised his hand to signal Shan Chao not to move.

Shan Chao has a lot of internal energy, and his five senses may be even more sensitive than Xie Yun, but he didn't pay attention when he was upset just now, and he immediately noticed the movement when he was stunned.

I saw that they had already reached the depths of the inner court unknowingly, not far away covered by flowers and trees, with deep eaves, a somewhat sneaky black shadow was walking around the vermilion wooden pillars and hurried towards the end of the corridor.

Shan Chao recognized the figure at a glance, and said softly, "He Lan Minzhi?"

In the middle of the night, one of He Lanmin's foreign ministers sneaked into the palace and the inner court, what was he doing?

Shan Chao's intuition was not good, and he was about to ask a question, but Xie Yun, who was like a ghost, had already quietly followed him, volleyed through the flowers and landed on the railing of the corridor without a sound.

——He was born as a killer after all, the level of agility and lightness of Shan Chao thinks he can't catch up with a horse, so he can only raise his breath and jump up, borrowing some strength from the branches in mid-air, before landing on the bluestone brick floor of the corridor.As soon as he landed on the ground, his foot slipped, and he hurriedly stood up, looked down and saw that he was stepping on something slippery.

Shan Chao let out a "huh" in his heart, picked it up in his hand and looked it up, and saw that it was a light green silk handkerchief with a section of willow branch embroidered on the lower corner.

Although Shan Chao is a tall and handsome countryman who has never seen anything good, but when he touches the texture of silk, he can feel the luxury. It is obvious that no girl and court lady fell here.He rubbed the willow branch embroidery over and over for a while, feeling vaguely familiar, and suddenly his mind exploded.

——Pei Ziliu!

This is Pei Ziliu's Sipa!

How could it land on the road that He Lanminzhi passed by? !

All kinds of dirty rumors about He Lan Minzhi flashed through Shan Chao's mind, and then fixed on the back of the sneaky walk to the inner courtyard just now. Shan Chao tightened his hands, and Sipa was clenched in his fist. lump.

Xie Yun walked over to take a look, and a look of surprise flashed across his face: "That girl from the Pei family is only twelve or thirteen years old, He Lan Minzhi really wants to die..."

The voice was very soft, but it was like iron clamps grasping Shan Chao's heart in an instant. Without thinking, he ran after the direction He Lanminzhi left, turned around the end of the long corridor, and saw a row of private houses not far away. , It was all dark and silent at the moment, only a little light in the far corner flickered, which was extremely difficult to detect, and then suddenly went out.

If Shan Chao was still a little doubtful just now, the hesitation has completely disappeared now: If a rich lady like Pei Ziliu came here to meet her lover voluntarily, would she choose this kind of shabby servant's room in a corner?

At this moment, a muffled cry that was mixed in the night wind and seemed extremely low due to the distance suddenly came out. If Shan Chao hadn't been keen on his ears, he would definitely have dismissed this sound as a tree branch shaking in the garden.

--not good!

A ruthless look flashed across Shan Chao's eyes, and he was about to go over, but his shoulders suddenly sank, and when he turned around, he saw Xie Yun holding him down.

"division--"

If you observe carefully, you will find that there is something wrong with Xie Yun's reaction at this time. He raised his chin slightly and looked at the deep and dark woods farther away. The less obvious lines appear below.

"Don't go," he spit out two words.

Shan Chao, who was extremely furious, didn't understand these two simple words: "What?"

Xie Yun didn't speak, and kept his shoulder motionless with one hand.

"..." Shan Chao finally understood what he meant, in a daze, but also in disbelief.

He Lanminzhi has been doing wrong for so many years, but has lived smoothly until now. Apart from being the last male in Empress Wu's natal family, there is also the reason why Mrs. Wei Helan's support in front of the Holy One.Judging from this personality, it is estimated that Xie Yun was often given eye drops in front of the Holy One, but Xie Yun chose to play the mouse and couldn't completely put him to death.

But if... the mouse wanted to die by itself, it would be much easier.

What's more, the Pei family in Hedong is one of the most powerful supporters of the East Palace. Almost everyone knows that Miss Pei is the future crown princess.If something happened to her in the palace, if the East Palace broke an arm...

The chill that rose from the bone marrow soaked through the limbs, making Shan Chao's clenched teeth feel cold.

"The vast majority of people in this world are willing to pursue power and wealth"—but that pursuit should use such a despicable or even dirty method, using another innocent little girl as compensation?

With such power and wealth, can you feel at ease when you get it?Don't feel cold?

Shan Chao opened his mouth, the ending was hoarse and unsteady, and he said to Xie Yun word by word: "You let me go."