Suo Jinling

"Nonsense!" He Zhongyin raised his hand and swept the dishes, and the dishes flew out and fell heavily to the ground. He took two steps forward, lifted He Xiuzhu's half body, and carried him to the front, "I have said it several times, Daddy There is only one child of you, and there will never be another one!"

He Zhongyin's eyes and canthus were completely cracked, green veins overflowed from the back of his hand, He Xiuzhu couldn't breathe, his cheeks turned purple, and he raised his hand to grab his father's wrist bone: "Dad, dad, don't mention it, don't mention it anymore... "Let go, let go, my son is going to die..."

He Zhongyin came back to his senses, let go of his fingers hastily, took two steps back and sat back on the chair, pressed his fingers on his forehead, and rubbed it heavily a few times, there seemed to be something stirring in his mind, which made him spin around and almost couldn't stand up.

Time has passed for so long, you should stop dwelling on the past, and you should get out of it.

Treat it like it was bitten by a dog...

He Zhongyin pinched the teacup, rattled his fingers, felt sick in his throat, Lanchi Aguda's complacent face was in front of his eyes, his hard beard was dangling like a black brush, making his whole body numb, I just want to jump into the frozen lake and swim for a few days to wash away the filth all over my body.

He Xiuzhu regained his breath, jumped to the ground in a hurry, leaned forward and patted his father on the back: "Father, have you rested these few days? I see that your eyes are blue and black, and you haven't slept for a few days. I'll make it up for you." A bowl of soup and medicine, go back to your room and have a good rest."

"No need," He Zhongyin choked down a cup of tea, wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, "I'll go to the General's Mansion to see, you are not allowed to go to the pharmacy for a few days, stay here obediently."

He Xiuzhu couldn't resist him, so he could only watch his father leave. He lay back on the couch, and couldn't fall asleep after sleeping for so long. I think it's strange, as long as I mention something related to my brothers and sisters, my father will fly into a rage, if I am touched, I will not allow him to say a word, but my father usually talks and laughs with him, and he doesn't care about many things, could it be... ·····Does he really have any brothers and sisters, but they are gone or separated due to various reasons, and Dad can't bear to mention it?

Thinking about it this way, Daddy kept his past secret. Every time he raised a topic, he was dismissed without a trace. Even if he was willing to say a few more words, it was not painful. That's why Dad doesn't want to talk about it.

Thinking about their travels all these years, they have never heard of any relatives or friends from their father, and no one has traveled thousands of miles to join him. It stands to reason that no matter how independent a person is, he will not be without close people, unless... ·Daddy's family members have all separated, or are gone.

Thinking of this, He Xiuzhu shuddered, pulled the quilt over, and rolled himself into a ball.

The streets outside are much more depressed, and the nose is full of burnt smell of fireworks, which makes people itchy all over, the whole city is devastated, and there are broken ribbons and red ropes everywhere. Poisoning is not something ordinary people can do. Over the years, He Zhongyin has traveled all over the world, and he thinks he has experienced many anecdotes, but he has almost never seen anyone who surpassed the witch doctor in the use of Gu. Pass.

Could it be that this Gu poison is related to the witch doctor clan?

But the ancient saying in the family is only to save people and not to hurt others, if you do this kind of thing, you will fall into the endless hell, and you will never be reborn forever, who would dare to go against the sky?

He Zhongyin has never hated himself so much. When he was in the clan, he thought highly of himself, lived unrestrainedly, and didn't care about the outside world. He couldn't even tell the faces of the neighbors, let alone who they were. Right now, he can only take a step. It's just a step away, but this state where the enemy is in the clear and I am in the dark... is really disturbing.

It is rare for the General’s Mansion to be so quiet. Except for the officers and soldiers guarding the gate, there is almost no one else. The flowers and plants in the yard were not taken care of, and they withered much more than usual, and there was still a touch of blood in the bedroom. Chen Rui sat on the edge of the slump, his back bent downward, as if he was carrying some heavy load, revealing a sense of sluggishness.

Chen Rui has always been happy and angry. Apart from beating and scolding his younger brother who hates iron and steel, he is kind and pleasant to the rest of the people. He shoulders all the burdens by himself. Now this is the first time that He Zhongyin feels that Chen Rui is tired. , I was so tired that my muscles and bones collapsed, and I couldn't hold the general's mansion anymore.

Zhou Shuning was lying on the couch, her lips were pale and bloodless, and the palm held by Chen Rui was soft.

He Zhongyin knew that she would need a few more days to recuperate due to the serious injury to her qi and blood. Even if she recuperated, she would not be able to do the things she had thought about in the future. The madam takes care of everything behind the scenes, and the hard work will not be less.

He Zhongyin didn't make a sound, and sat silently on the chair. After sitting for an unknown how long, Chen Rui seemed to realize that there was someone behind him, and slowly straightened up: "Mr. is here, let's take a look for Madam."

He Zhongyin checked his wife's pulse according to his words, and used silver needles to walk the acupoints. When his wife's face calmed down, he took back the moxibustion box, and whispered to Chen Rui: "The general also needs to rest for a few days. From now on, many affairs inside and outside the mansion need to be decided by the general. "

"Madam has been awake for so long, how can I rest assured?" Chen Rui rubbed the center of his brows, his eyes were bloodshot, "Sir, you may have been to Ah Jing's place, this time I am stationed at the city gate. Can you handle it?"

"General, don't worry," He Zhongyin said, "Although Ah Jing is young, he has been in the mansion every day, and he has been taught by the general and his wife. These are all experiences for him. As long as his mind remains unchanged, he will become a great weapon in the future." .”

"I followed my father to fight on the battlefield, and I fought among the dead many times. Before the horn sounded, my mother was always frightened. She couldn't rest well day and night." Chen Rui put his hands on his knees and looked out of the window deeply, " Later, Ah Jing was born in peace, we couldn't bear him to suffer from life and death, we just wished to protect him and be that chick waiting to be fed, and we didn't want him to go through hardships."

"The general and his wife love Ah Jing very much, and we all see it."

"As I get older, I won't be able to ride a horse or carry a gun in the future. Ah Jing has to do all these things to resist foreign aggression and expand the territory," Chen Rui stared at the birds on the tree, and the birds were chirping. , Spreading his wings and flying into the night sky, "Ah Jing is born with a disobedient disposition, if there are no things in the house to press him down, he would rather be that bird and soar in the sky on the wind."

He Zhongyin was suddenly speechless.

A few birds flew over the eaves, skimmed the treetops, flapped their wings and rushed to the thick clouds, never to be seen again.

Born as a human being, who doesn't want to be free, cast aside the shackles of the body, and live a life of wanton chic.

"The Holy Majesty has been in poor health recently, and the imperial court has been arguing endlessly over the establishment of a reserve. These people have different positions. Some want to win me over, and some insist on admonishing to cut down the feudal clan and want my military power. The sage issued an imperial decree, ordering Ah Jing to enter the court immediately, to go in and out with the princes, and be taught by the Tai Tuo, if he wants to go this time, he does not know when he will be back."

Chen Rui's eyes were slightly closed, and as he rubbed the Buddhist beads in his palm, a faint sandalwood fragrance wafted around him, lingering endlessly.

He Zhongyin sensed something was wrong, and folded his palms into fists in his sleeves.

He Zhongyin was nothing more than a grassroots person, even if he stayed in the general's mansion for a few days and became Ah Jing's master, he would not be complacent, thinking that he had really become something.

This matter is related to the secrets of the palace, and it is not something he can listen to at all. If he knows too much that he shouldn't know... it may cause death.

Hearing what Chen Rui said, the court was worried that the general's mansion would support its own troops, but the general refused to let him go if he wanted to take over the power. This time he asked Ah Jing to join the court, saying that he wanted to teach him together, but in fact... Treating people as bargaining chips made the general dare not act rashly.

Thinking about it, this dragon vein is such a treasure of geomantic omen, but it is no longer under the feet of the emperor, but in the general's mansion. How could it not be coveted and make the court taboo.

In the past, the general's mansion used the excuse of protecting the dragon's veins to support their own self-respect, forming a precarious balance with the imperial court. Now that the dragon's veins are destroyed, if they still refuse to hand over power, Ah Jing can't stay in the mansion.

But if the power is really handed over, from now on, the fish in the urn will be slaughtered by others, and there will be no power to protect himself. If he is feared by others, he will find a reason to throw him into prison, and he will even have no power to fight back.

Could it be that... Chen Rui suspected that the dragon veins were destroyed by someone in the court?

Why did Chen Rui say these things indifferently? Was he really not afraid of him leaking the secret, or... did he really trust him so much?

Telling him these things is tying him and the General's Mansion to the same boat, and he will not let him go easily.

He Zhongyin stood up, wanting to find an excuse to leave, Chen Rui turned his head, and pressed down vainly, making him sit back in the chair: "Sir, it is my Chen family's blessing that Mr. Chen is willing to devote himself to teaching Ah Jing. The situation is changing and the barbarians are invading frequently. The court will not keep Ah Jing forever, and will always let him back. I am only worried that Ah Jing is young and frivolous. If he is deceived by others after entering the court, he may lose his mind. Regardless of him, my words go in one ear and out the other, only the husband has a friendship with him, if the husband is willing to stay in the city, when he comes back to be by his side, always give him advice... I will be more at ease. "

He Zhongyin couldn't help laughing: "The general is really trying to make things difficult for others, so I'm sorry I dare not agree. Now that Ah Jing is young and has never seen the vast world, he would like to call me Mr. When he grows up and has a lot of knowledge, how can he be willing to listen to my lectures?" ?In life, parents and relatives will not be around forever, let alone people who meet by chance."

"As far as Ah Jing is concerned, Mr. is not someone you meet by chance," Chen Ruidao, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Ah Jing. If you go to bid farewell and say you want to leave here, see how he reacts."

He Zhongyin was stunned.

The dragon's veins have just been destroyed, the wife has not yet woken up, the general wants to send him to the court, the young man he has been thinking about has disappeared, if he bids farewell... Ah Jing will not be able to bear it.

The sky is getting brighter, a ray of sunlight climbs into the window lattice, the stars are hidden in the clouds, the moonlight falls into the lake, and the water is sparkling.

"Fate and karma unite, illusory life arises, karma separates, and illusory fame dies," He Zhongyin sighed, "Since this is the case, let it be at ease when it comes."

Chen Rui heaved a sigh of relief.

The next day, he sent someone to call Chen Jing into the mansion, explained the situation to him, and said that he would send Chen Jing to the court. Chen Rui thought about these words all night, but he still hesitated when he said them, worried that Chen Jing had suffered an accident, and he would still have to Going to the Longtan and Tiger's Den, I can't bear it in my heart.

He was talking slowly here, observing Chen Jing's face from time to time. Chen Jing stood with his head bowed, his whole body covered in frost, his pupils seemed to be soaked in ink, and there was no light at all.

"So and so, are you willing to go? If you insist on not..."

"When do I want to leave?" Chen Jing looked up at the person, and smiled with two canine teeth, "Big brother must have been pressing me to talk to me, I have written down what you said, and I must be cautious in my words and deeds in the future. I will no longer cause trouble recklessly and make you worry more."

Chen Rui never thought that his younger brother would comfort him in turn. His younger brother seemed to have grown up overnight, his immature body faded, his smile was full of thoughts, and he was not as comfortable as before.

"Brother, remember to buy me candied haws, candied people, dragon beard cake, osmanthus cake, lily cake, etc." Chen Jing licked his lips, "The journey is long, and it will take about a few days to hurry up. I don't have any snacks from my hometown to support me. The journey is too boring. .Well, forget it, I don’t want the sugar figurines, let’s put more of the rest.”

Chen Jing tried his best to express joy, as if he was going to travel far away: "If my brother and sister-in-law miss me, they will send a letter to me. I haven't been to the imperial city since I was born. I think there are many things to see there. There are delicious and interesting things, and someone will bring them all back for you.”

Chen Rui wanted to entrust him with something more, but after entrusting him for a few hours before, his mouth was dry and he couldn't think of anything, so he waved his hand to let him go. Chen Jing walked to the door, thinking of something, Suddenly turned to look at the person: "Brother."

"Ok?"

The cold wind gushed through the window, and the fallen leaves rustled and fell into the water one after another.

A ray of light climbed along the crack of the door and fell on the corners of his brows and eyes. Chen Jing's half face was like a golden light, and the other half was sunk in the dark night. If you're a fool, you won't be able to find a confidant again?"

"Yes," Chen Rui said, "You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. Why do you ask this?"

"It's nothing." Chen Jing turned his head away, his smile was fleeting, and he swung his arms backwards, "Brother, please accompany your sister-in-law, I will leave immediately!"

Chen Jing stepped out and stayed outside Tinghu Xiaozhu for a while. Sitting by the lake, he looked at the water surface. The water surface was covered with half a layer of frost, and human faces were faintly reflected. Chen Jing watched intently, and his face gradually changed. Turn into a blond boy, then into a snow-covered white wolf, and then into a woman in a hairpin skirt...

There was a loud crackling sound, the ice surface was smashed by huge stones, all the retainers and maidservants looked sideways, Chen Jing was out of breath, hot sweat broke out on his forehead, his hand was cut by the stone, blood gushed down the fist, and drenched the grass leaves .

With a movement of the white wolf's belly, Lan Jingming opened his eyes and put his hands on his forehead.

He looked out of the cave, but there was no one there, the snow was half a foot thick, and the scroll was still firmly in his hand.

Somehow he fell asleep.

Seeing that he had woken up, the white wolf stuck out his long tongue to lick him. Lan Jingming straightened up half of his body, the blood was no longer bleeding all over his body, but the wound hadn't healed yet, and it still hurt when pulled.

The scroll was stuck to the flesh, as if it had grown into the flesh, and couldn't be pulled apart. Lan Jingming thought it was in the way, so he took out the short dagger and cut off a piece of flesh. The scroll fell to the ground and accidentally scattered , blood fell into the scroll and overflowed on it, Lan Jingming rushed up to wipe it, the more he wiped, the more blood flowed, and he couldn't wipe it off. He had lost a lot of blood before, and he was dizzy for a while, and his eyes turned black , the blank scroll was full of blood stains, and gradually emerged from the picture, one after another, one wave after another, all of which are famous mountains and rivers that have been meticulously depicted, each mountain has a variety of strange plants, and some grow on the top of the mountain , some grow on the mountainside, some grow in the canyon, they have different shapes, each is lifelike, but the change is too fast, it is hard to remember, there is a green grass in front of the eyes, it seems to have seen it somewhere, Before he had a closer look, it disappeared again, he rubbed his eyes, raised his hand to stroke the scroll, but the white wolf didn't let him look at it, the long tail rolled him into the bottom of his abdomen, making him rest well.

I don’t know how long I slept, but when I woke up, I was much more awake. The scroll was spread out on the ground, covered with thin snowflakes. Everything that happened before was like a dream. Lan Jingming rubbed the scroll and tried his best, but the scroll was still blank. did not come out.

Could it be a hallucination?

Lan Jingming couldn't think of anything, and he had no time to think about it anymore. He had been out for too long, and it would be too late if he didn't go back. The white wolf rolled up his long tail, rolled him on his back, and sent him to the foot of Taihang Mountain, straight to the border of Beiyi outside.

"Xiaobai, thank you," Lan Jingming hugged Bailang's neck, buried his forehead deeply, "Thank you for saving me, let's go back."

Reluctantly, the white wolf sticks out its long tongue to lick him until it's wet|drenched|drenched. Then it turns around and walks away, turning around and jumping into the mountain.

Lan Jingming came back with the scroll and presented it to his father Khan. Lanchi Aguda was overjoyed, and summoned all the fiefdoms, big and small, to promote Lan Jingming to Dagele in front of everyone. Hong and the others sat down on an equal footing, and ordered the whole tent to hold a banquet for three days to pray for the newly promoted Gelelan Jingming.

Several people came forward to put on new clothes for Lan Jingming, surrounded him outside, and washed him away. Lanchi Aguda dismissed the beauties and sat alone in the tent. At midnight, Old Tuzhen sneaked into the tent and took a dagger Cut through the blood veins, painted on the Hunyuan map of mountains and rivers, rare treasures flooded in like a tide, Lanchi Aguda held his breath, breathed heavily in his throat, stared at it, the picture was fleeting, suddenly disappeared out of sight.

"It takes a lot of energy and blood to make the Hunyuan map of mountains and rivers appear, and this scroll can only be displayed once a day," said the old Tuzhen, with a hunchback and a bony back, gasping for breath, and almost fainting. Earth, the Gu in Khan's body is extremely yin and poisonous, this Bai Danru can relieve the pain and make the Gu worms sleep for a while longer."

"That is to say, apart from the heart-killing grass you mentioned earlier, there is nothing that can kill this Gu insect and restore Ben Khan's health," Lanchi Aguda was furious, clapped his palm heavily, and poured the kumiss It fell to the ground, "That horse is really ruthless, Ben Khan will definitely catch him, skin him and cut off his head, hang him on a pole in the sun for three days, and then he will be able to relieve the hatred in my heart."

"Khan calm down," Old Tuzhen prostrated himself on the ground, his back arched deeply, "In order to cooperate with Wrangler in robbing the treasure map, the Burning Heart Gu that I waited for along the river seemed to be melted, and the plague in Yongkang City was completely melted." Pressed down."

"Oh?" Lanchi Aguda was very interested, and a cold light appeared at the end of his eyes, "Those pickles still have such abilities?"

"Ordinary people will never be able to do this," Lao Tuzhen shook his head, "This old man is considered talented in the clan, and he has exhausted all his life's knowledge in cultivating Burning Heart Gu. It is not easy to be discovered, but this Yongkang City The epidemic was suppressed in just a few days, and even the sub-gu melted... Except for He Zhongyin, this old man really can't imagine who has such abilities."

The candles in the tent danced, and the animal bones poured out a strong fragrance. The shadows reflected behind the tent seemed to be stretched by giant hands, pulling out twisted shapes.

"So and so, it's really God helping me," Lanchi Aguda's face was flushed, and his long beard trembled, "My child can not only charge for me, but also be an introduction to seduce the horse's mind. Killing two birds with one stone. When the child rolled down the mountain, he was not torn apart by the wolves, but survived by drinking wolf milk... There is a destiny in the dark, and the destiny is coming, and no one can defy it."

"God bless Khan to flatten the land of Liang State and help our country to spread its prestige all over the world."

"The child is still very useful, if it becomes a limp and sick seedling, it will be useless," Lanchi Aguda frowned, "Remember, for the Laoshizi Hongning Pill, adjust the dosage for Ben Khan , don’t let the child die easily.”

"Khan can rest assured." Old Tuzhen bowed and bowed again, "I am willing to do my best for Khan, and I will not spoil Khan's plan."

Dark clouds weighed down in the tent, and bonfires ignited outside the tent. All the big and small Gele from the nearby tents rushed over to clean up the wind and dust for Xin Gelelan Jingming. Holding hands and bouncing endlessly, Vanuula was squeezed by the crowd on the third floor and the third floor, and wanted to get up to talk to Lan Jingming, but was stunned for a long time, half dreaming and half awake, and it took a long time to wake up and fix his eyes Seeing that Lan Jingming had disappeared early in the morning, several big and small Gele inside were holding the wooden stake, and knocked their wine bowls against the wooden stake, yelling non-stop. Seeing that they had lost the ability to recognize people, they mistook the wooden stake for Lan Jingming .

Lan Jingming had his own big tent, and selected some people from Randur's tent to belong to his fiefdom, including Vanura.

The current tent is covered with thick mattresses, surrounded by sheepskin wraps, kumiss and fruit, and countless charcoal basins are delivered to the tent. It is a day only for gods. Sleeping in a daze until midnight, there is a faint long note blown by grass leaves, which spread into the ears, scratching the heart and itching, Vanula desperately woke up from the dream, shaking his head back and forth, digging out the secret hidden in his life. Jinling, stuff|stuff it into your bosom carefully.

She followed the singing, and she saw the man on the rocks by the river. Lan Jingming's back was facing her. He was not wearing the outer robe that Gele only had, but only a thin layer of unlined clothing, shaking his head slightly.

The tune flickers on and off, long and short, fast and slow, Wanura seems to have heard it somewhere before, she racked her brains to think about it, remembering that she had heard them play such a tune in the tent of captured Liang women. tune.

They said it was a tune full of sadness. There was once a pair of lovers who were separated by layers of mountains.

Vanura was immersed in the tune, and did not go forward until the end of the tune. She climbed up with hands and feet and sat with Lan Jingming.

As if he had never left before.

"Why aren't you happy?" Wanura murmured, "Khan praised you in front of everyone today, you are the best in the world, you didn't see the expressions of the two big Gele, the faces of the two are the same The purple one is green, and there is Landao Zhenlan Xiaogele, as if swallowing two stones, I couldn't hold back my joy watching it, but I didn't dare to laugh out loud, but it suffocated me... ·”

Lan Jingming curled his legs, folded the back of his hands, and rested his chin on his knees.

He didn't seem happy at all.

Vanuura swallowed back the words, fiddled with his knuckles silently, let the cool wind blow, and didn't know what to say.

This time I came back with a big victory, and I got what I deserved, and I will never be blatantly bullied by others in the future, which can be called raising my eyebrows and anger, but Lan Jingming became more silent, his body was covered with frost, like being wrapped in a cold moon , can not reveal the slightest vitality.

That's the only way to go, let's not do anything.

Wanula plucked up the courage, took out the golden bell from her bosom, handed it to Lan Jingming, and shook it in front of his eyes.

Ding dong bells kept ringing, several bells collided in front of him, Lan Jingming stretched out his hand in a daze, and held it in his palm.

"Look, look, it must be your lucky bell," Vanura raised her voice and slapped the stone, "Give it to me for safekeeping, now you come back with a big victory, and it happens to return to its original owner, so you can Take it back. I know what you want to say. Next time, if you want to go deep into the enemy camp, you can give it to me again. If you can’t come back, and someone comes to look for you, then give the bell to that person... ·”

"No," Lan Jingming said suddenly, interrupting Vanura's voice. He took the girl's wrist, put Jin Ling in her hand, and helped her hold her palm tightly, "This is for you. When you get married, you can buy it." as your dowry."

"How can this be done?" Wanura was in a hurry, shaking her head repeatedly to refuse, "This is your thing, it looks so precious, you keep it with you all the time, I can't accept it! Besides, if someone looks for you in the future... ..."

"No." Lan Jingming's lips curled up slightly, and he shook his head with a slight smile, "I was young and ignorant of the world, so forget everything I told you. From now on... no one will come looking for me."

The bell in the palm was icy, and Vanura looked into Lan Jingming's eyes, those eyes were originally as clear as green springs in the mountains, but now the springs have dried up, leaving only cracked soil, filling the ravines and canyons.