long night

Wei Yuqing was 16 years old when he parted from Wuye.

It was an ordinary morning that couldn't be more ordinary. The morning frost wetted the first buds of the pomegranate tree, and unnamed flowers emerged from the gray-yellow soil.There were inaudible hawking from the distant market, three or two children ran past the door laughing, and someone’s dog was barking at the passing strangers, breaking the tranquility under the warm sun.

Wei Yuqing stood blankly in the empty courtyard, at a loss for what to do.

Wu Ye didn't come back last night. Although this kind of thing happened often before, Wei Yuqing knew that this time was different because he found a large piece of dried blood at the gate of the courtyard.

For some reason, he suddenly felt that Wuye would never come back again.

Wei Yuqing sat on the ground blankly, feeling as if a big stone had been pressed on his chest, and couldn't breathe no matter what.

Wei Yuqing imagined [-] ways of parting, but he never imagined that he would be left without warning like this.

He turned the house upside down, trying to find the letter or message Wu Ye left him, but there was nothing.He even wondered if all this was a dream he had, and when he woke up, there was only a cold and empty room left.

Only the sky around his waist reminded him time and time again that Wuye once truly existed in his world.

Wei Yuqing waited for three years in the house where they lived together. During these three years, he searched for it all the time, but Wuye just evaporated out of thin air without leaving any trace, as if he had never existed in this world.He even thought that Wuye might be dead, he was seriously injured in a mission and died.Maybe he went back to their house before he died, but before he could open the door, he was taken away by his enemies, and his bones were ruined, so he didn't see anyone alive or dead.

But Wei Yuqing forced himself to believe that Wuye was still alive, if he didn't even have this belief, he might have collapsed long ago.

After Wuye left, Wei Yuqing began to think for the first time what he wanted to live for.

When his family was just slaughtered, he also made a great wish to drive out his enemies, but later he learned from Wuye that his enemy was "Funeral Song" - the core of the entire country's black market trade and all assassination organizations, "Don't say that you are a young child, even the emperor dare not touch it lightly." Without darkness, light cannot gain a foothold. The prosperity and stability of a country depends not only on the prosperity visible to the naked eye, but also on the darkness behind the prosperity. The huge context, black and white suppress each other, and it is today's difficult and unbreakable balance.Wei Yuqing can still understand such a reason, so he has long given up the idea of ​​going to the funeral to avenge his relatives. His real enemy should be the eunuch who framed his father in the court—just because he was caught by his father and embezzled the relief food If there is no evidence of payment, they spend a lot of money to hire funeral music to slaughter all the elders and children of the Wei family.

"Wuye! Aren't you father's best friend? Why don't you avenge him?!" Wei Yuqing asked Wuye almost every day when he went home with Wuye, but he was always silent and silent. There is no emotion in the eyes.

Later, through his father's token, Wei Yuqing secretly used his father's relationship network in the court to reveal the truth about his father's murder that he learned from Wuye to his old friend, Cheng Tsinghua Cheng, the number one general in the imperial court, but Worried that Cheng Qinghua would not avenge his father in order to protect himself, he deliberately forged the evidence that his father had embezzled the relief funds from the eunuchs to General Cheng Qinghua before his death, so that the eunuchs regarded Cheng Qinghua as an inevitable enemy, This success put Cheng Qinghua in the position that "the eunuch must be killed first".

Three days later, while Wei Yuqing was steaming steamed buns in the kitchen, a carrier pigeon flew in and landed on Wei Yuqing's shoulder. He stopped adding firewood, untied the letter from the carrier pigeon's leg, and learned that the eunuch had been assassinated by an unknown assassin. bedroom.

"Don't overheat the fire. If the fire is too hot, the steamed buns won't taste good." At some point, Wuye leaned against the kitchen door, half of his face was covered by shadows, only the corners of his mouth were exposed.

Naturally, Wei Yuqing knew that his every move was being watched by Wuye, so he crumpled the letter into a ball of paper and threw it into the firewood calmly, and said flatly as if nothing had happened: "I have my own discretion. "

Wei Yuqing was only ten years old that year, and had just experienced the pain of bereavement, but he was able to use all the power he could use so calmly to kill his enemies beautifully without getting his hands dirty.Wuye's heart was shocked besides shock.He clearly realized that in time, this child would be limitless.

He carefully cultivated Wei Yuqing, hoping to teach him what he has learned all his life, not only martial arts, but also the rules of survival.He will tell all the truths he learned from the knife point and blood, just to reduce Wei Yuqing's detours and pain.

It's a pity that before he finishes teaching, he will part with Wei Yuqing forever.

After waiting for three years in the house where they lived together for six years, Wei Yuqing spent all of Wuye's savings. When he was starving and cold, he had to leave. He took the sky and his father's token and went to join General Cheng Qinghua. If he wanted to go outside the Great Wall, Wei Yuqing was asked to fight with the army as an ordinary soldier.

A year later, Wei Yuqing returned triumphantly with illustrious military exploits.

Wei Yuqing, who was already young and promising, quickly gained a foothold in the imperial court by relying on the knowledge of the world taught by Wuye. In just half a year, he was promoted from the capital of the fourth rank to the deputy general of the second rank. In fact, he is very good at manipulating people's hearts. Whether he is loyal or sycophant, he has never turned against him, so even such a rapid promotion speed has not affected his connections in the court at all. On the contrary, he has become famous. The deputy general named Wei Yuqing is an outstanding talent.

On the surface, Wei Yuqing is a loyal military general, but secretly, he is madly paving the way for himself, only to be promoted to a higher official position faster.

Because he always firmly believes that Wuye is not dead yet.

Since I don't know where you are, I'm going to stand on the top and let you know where I am.

Two years later, Wei Yuqing was 22 years old, and he was the first-rank minister of the bodyguard. He was the highest military officer and became the youngest minister of the bodyguard in the history of the dynasty.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the lake is sparkling, and the fragrance of wine is drifting with the wind, as if it is about to intoxicate the floating ducks cruising in the distance.In Jingxin Lake, a pleasure boat floats slowly, and the warm songs of silk and bamboo, if there are any, escape from it and slowly sink to the bottom of the lake.

In the painting boat, Wei Yuqing was tasting wine and appreciating music with several first-rank officials. This was an indispensable daily entertainment. Wei Yuqing was already so tired that he wanted to vomit, but he still had to pretend to be immersed in the joy on his face.

"Could it be that Mr. Wei looks down on this vulgar fan? I think Mr. Wei doesn't seem to be interested enough." A half-drunk old minister beside Wei Yuqing asked.

"Master Wu was just joking. How could Mr. Wei have such high demands? This woman's voice is so clear and moving that it captures people's hearts. She really wins Mr. Wei's heart."

Master Wu smiled meaningfully, and said in a low voice: "We've known each other for so long, can't I see what Master Wei is thinking? In fact, this time I also invited a new young lady from Fufeng Hall. Shui Ling's singing is even more attractive, but I was afraid that those few people would be too old to bear it, so I didn't invite them out, and now they are resting in the small room at the back, why don't I take Master Wei to taste it?"

Wei Yuqing thought this place was boring, but when he saw Mr. Wu's kind invitation, he simply agreed, and followed him to a small room separated from the front hall of the painting boat.

Although the wing room is not big, it is elegantly furnished, and it is close to the stern of the ship. Through the carved wooden window, one can clearly see a star-filled water trail dragged by the cruise ship on the lake.

Master Wu ordered the maid in the wing room to take good care of Wei Yuqing, and then left on the grounds that he was going to accompany the adults in the front hall, and Wei Yuqing didn't hold back much.

Not long after, a slender man in an ivory white gown walked out from behind the screen. The gown was decorated with light moonlight plum patterns. His brows and eyes were indifferent and aloof, as if everyone in the world should submit to his feet. The waves were calm, and Wei Yuqing's slightly flushed face was reflected in it.

Wei Yuqing stood up with a "boom", knocked down the stool behind him, and made a loud "bang".

The face of this person is very similar to Wu Ye, except that Wu Ye is taller than him, and his body is also stronger. The person in front of him is as weak as if he was cut out of paper, and seems to be blown away by the wind at any time.

The most important thing is that he lacks Wuye's distressing vicissitudes and exhaustion after going through all kinds of hardships.

Wei Yuqing frowned, rubbed his temples, supported the table exhaustedly, his heart ached like being stabbed, he thought he had forgotten about Wuye, but he didn't expect to surrender so easily.

Okay, okay... I just admit defeat...

Wu Ye, I let you down, I am not as strong as I imagined, I think, maybe I will never forget you.

A pair of hands gently caressed Wei Yuqing's hand, those hands were soft and thin, without any roughness and strength that a martial arts practitioner should have, completely different from Wu Ye's hands.

"Master Wei, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Yuqing raised his head and looked at the man in front of him, and suddenly, as if possessed by a demon, he hugged his head fiercely, kissed him roughly, wishing he could crush him and swallow them all, those long-standing feelings finally found their release The exit, like the light gushing out at sunrise, instantly brightened the entire sky, and it was out of control.

Wei Yuqing stripped off the man's clothes, carried him to the table without a bed, but couldn't help but shed tears when his body fit, and quickly buried his head in his neck, thinking that he could hide his body in this way. Tears, but the tongue uncontrollably yelled Wuye's name.

"Master Wei...my name...is...Yuebai..."

Since that night, Wei Yuqing has been going to Fufeng Hall to spend half a day with Yuebai almost every day. It can be said that he is like glue. As the dream lover of countless boudoir girls, Mr. Wei actually fell on a young lady, which shocked many people. However, it is not uncommon to dote on male sex, Wei Yuqing's love affairs have been rumored in the streets and alleys for a while, and then no longer spread.

The ministers in the court seemed to understand something for a moment, and they no longer gave Wei Yuqing exquisite maids, but instead gave them delicate and handsome young men. Anyone who wanted to climb Wei Yuqing's lofty branch hurriedly searched for all kinds of beautiful young men from all over the country, A basket was stuffed into Wei Yuqing's home, but it's a pity that Wei Yuqing didn't even look at these teenagers and returned them as they were, and still visited Fufengtang every day, happily.

People say that Wei Yuqing's soul has been snatched away by that young man named Yuebai.

People are always sleepy in late spring afternoons, Wei Yuqing is half asleep and half awake rubbing hands with Yuebai's ears, Yuebai nibbles on Wei Yuqing's lower lip while tracing Wei Yuqing's handsome facial contours with her hands, she feels an indescribable sense of satisfaction in her heart.Even though it is very clear that the person he really loves is not himself, he can't help but hope that this face that is very similar to his lover can tie him by his side forever.

In fact, it was Yuebai himself who was really taken away.

"Speaking of which, a strange person came to me yesterday. I heard from the boys that the person was wearing a mask and hurried in to ask to see me, but by the time I went to the hall, the person had disappeared." Yue Bai Squeeze Wei Yuqing's face, hoping that he can wake up and listen to himself.

Wei Yuqing struggled to open his eyes, with a smirk, he pressed Yuebai under his body, kissed him deeply, untied Yuebai's skirt with his hands, and stroked his trembling body.

"I... let you listen to me... didn't let you..." Misty water vapor rose from Yuebai's eyes, and her breathing gradually became short of breath.

"This is what happens when you wake up my lord..."

The verdant willows outside the window are dancing lightly, dispersing the dazzling sunlight, and the perched birds are baked lazily and clumsily by the sun.

□□It's beautiful, but some people can't hide the pain in their chest.

Yuebai is dead.

Wei Yuqing stared blankly at Yuebai's dead body, said nothing, turned and left the room filled with the pungent smell of blood, the room where they had embraced and loved each other countless times.

Wei Yuqing knew very well that the one who killed Yuebai was a top expert. He could kill him with one move, but he deliberately tortured him to death slowly, as if he wanted to avenge some deep hatred.

Wei Yuqing couldn't stop his trembling hands, wishing he could immediately catch the murderer and dismember him.But he really couldn't think of who the murderer would be.Yuebai is indifferent by nature, rarely communicates with others, it is impossible to make any enemies, and before he came to Fufengtang, he sang in an opera troupe dutifully, never offended anyone, and was betrayed by the troupe's boss after the troupe disbanded Go to Fufeng Hall.

Could it be love killing?Impossible, the first guest Yuebai picked up at Fufengtang was Wei Yuqing, and there was no kind of affection for Yuebai who was obsessed with it.

Suddenly, an extremely absurd idea popped out of Wei Yuqing's mind. Even though he kept trying to convince himself how ridiculous this idea was, this idea quickly crawled over his whole brain like a vine dripping with poison. , even the soul will be corroded.

Wei Yuqing smiled wryly, stared at the dark alley in the distance, and let out a long breath.

Give it a try.

A few days after Yuebai's death, Wei Yuqing had a new favorite——Qiuyan, a young lady from the Sheyue Pavilion.Although people shook their heads and lamented the indifference of humanity, after all, Yuebai was just a young lady, and this act rekindled the hope of the girls in the boudoir: Look, Mr. Wei is just young and ignorant and playful, not really moved. .

But what people didn't expect was that Wei Yuqing loved Qiu Yan even more. He could spend many days away from court and hang out with Qiu Yan in the Sheyue Pavilion, which almost abandoned his business. Even the emperor was so angry that he personally issued an edict ordering him Go back to the palace to face the saint, but when he finishes dealing with the emperor, he will return to the Musk Moon Pavilion immediately, and he will not waste a moment.

Rumors circulated again: This time Wei Yuqing was really moved, and it seemed that he was about to redeem Qiu Yan.

However, after half a month, Qiu Yan died tragically.

This time, Wei Yuqing seemed to have expected such a result long ago, and arranged an ambush next to Qiu Yan's bedroom early on, and would strike immediately if there was any trouble.In the end, although Qiu Yan's life was not saved, the murderer who killed Qiu Yan and Yuebai was successfully caught.

Wei Yuqing walked quickly in the dark prison, and the jailer beside him holding a candle to light up followed Wei Yuqing's footsteps tremblingly, not even daring to breathe.

Wei Yuqing clenched her teeth and tried to adjust her breathing, but her body still trembled uncontrollably, whether it was anger or excitement.

He had hoped to appear in front of that person with the most perfect posture, but he worked all night because he was busy preparing for the various procedures of the interrogation of the prisoner. As soon as the official document was delivered to the mansion, he rushed to the cell to see the person without stopping. At that time, I should have red eyes and panic, right?

"Wei...Master Wei, the prisoner is in the front..."

Before the jailer could finish speaking, Wei Yuqing snatched the candle and key from the jailer's hand, strode over, opened the door with the key, and said, "You can go, no matter what noise you hear, don't come here, and don't come again." Let anyone in."

"The little one understands, the little one backs off first." The jailer bowed deeply, and hurriedly fled away.

With the clatter of the chain being released, there was a "squeak", and the door of the cell opened.

Wei Yuqing steadied his steps, and slowly walked into the dark cell holding a candle.

The warm yellow light of the candles illuminated the cramped space. A man was sitting in the corner, his hands and feet were handcuffed by heavy chains, his hair was messy, and his white clothes were stained with dust and straw. Tilting his head, he looked at the distorted Wei Yuqing with interest.

Wei Yuqing put the candlestick on the ground, walked up to the man step by step, knelt down half-kneeled, and grabbed the man's neck fiercely.

The man neither resisted nor struggled, his body remained motionless, even though he was in pain, he still smiled at Wei Yuqing.

"Why... why did you leave without saying a word... why did you abandon me... why came back suddenly... why didn't you come to me... why didn't you give me a message for so many years even though you were alive! Why!"

Wei Yuqing panted heavily, tears were pouring down his face, his face was already in a mess, he stared at Wuye, wishing he could burn a hole in his face.

Wuye dragged the heavy chain and raised his arm with difficulty, grabbed Wei Yuqing and squeezed his hand and forced it to loosen a little, smiled lovingly like a father, and said softly: "It's been six years, I really didn't expect You've grown so big..."

Wei Yuqing's tears burst again, he let go of Wuye's hand, turned to hold his face, and kissed frantically, his tongue penetrated all the way, viciously invading every inch of his mouth, lips and teeth intertwined For a while, he had already tasted the smell of blood, but he still refused to stop and was not willing to stop. He was afraid that if he let go of him a little bit, he would disappear before his eyes like last time.

The damp and dark cell was eerily quiet, and the deep alleyway without a gleam of light seemed endless, as if it would open its bloody mouth at any time to swallow everything into the boundless darkness.The two intertwined figures create an ambiguous warmth under the flickering candlelight, and the huge shadow is reflected on the wall, changing into terrifying shapes, as if even time has stood still, leaving only gushing desire and passion. Intoxicating luxury.

Ten days later, Wei Yuqing succeeded in accusing Wuye of "killing Wei Lancheng, an important official of the imperial court", and embarked on the road of escorting Wuye to Huanzhou for execution under the pretext of personally escorting him to kill his father and enemy.

Although it was not Wei Yuqing who interrogated Wuye, so Wuye suffered a lot of flesh and blood, but the overall situation is still proceeding smoothly according to Wei Yuqing's plan. As soon as he arrives in Huanzhou, Wei Yuqing can use the long-arranged replacement of the death row prisoner Transferring Wuye to create the illusion that "Wuye has been executed" to the world, so that not only the imperial court, but even the funeral music can no longer hold on to Wuye, and then Wei Yuqing will resign from his official position and go back to the mountains with Wuye , accompany forever.

Wei Yuqing always thought that his arrangements were perfect, he has been patient and waiting, he has waited for too long for this day, but he never imagined that his painstaking planning could not escape the crushing of fate after all. Behind the brocade-like flowers, there is still an unchangeable high cliff.