Oriole Line

"It's not because it grows fat, it's almost catching up with pigs, and I almost can't fly." Wen Tao rolled his eyes at the civet cat, and then at the instigator, Pu Chen, who must be fed more every meal.

The civet cat "meowed" in dissatisfaction.

Pu Chen smiled lightly, not wanting to be discovered by Wen Tao, turned his face away, but the corners of his mouth were still unwilling to let go.The two climbed to the attic on the top floor through the transom window. The attic was dark and full of dust.Wen Tao was weak and had already started to cough lightly. Pu Chen patted his back, and his fingertips touched his spine. He seemed to be thinner again, Pu Chen thought.

"Ahem...are we hiding here?" Wen Tao said, "I'll close the transom so that we won't be discovered."

"No need." Pu Chen pulled Wen Tao over, with too much force, the latter fell into his arms.The two of them bumped into each other, and Wen Tao couldn't bear it anymore and coughed again, the more he coughed, the more Pu Chen frowned.Just as Wen Tao was about to struggle to get up, Pu Chen pressed his waist: "Don't move."

"what……?"

"It's all dust here. If you get up and cough, you'll be unable to walk." Pu Chen said in a deep voice, "You don't need to worry about the transom, the attic is not a place to stay forever."

"Hold my neck." Pu Chen ordered.

Wen Tao looked puzzled.

Pu Chen smiled: "Do you still want to live?"

Wen Tao was stunned, Pu Chen took Wen Tao's arms behind his shoulders, pressed his head on his chest, hugged Wen Tao horizontally and said: "Cover your mouth and nose."

Wen Tao buried his head on Pu Chen's chest according to his words, only felt that he was lifted into the air, surrounded by flying dust, and he carefully covered his mouth and nose, and the cough gradually stopped.

After walking more than ten steps, Pu Chen walked to a corner of the attic, put Wen Tao down, and tapped the tiles on the roof with his hands, only to hear the sound of tiles loosening, and a beam of skylight leaked from the roof!

"Is this the way out for you?" Wen Tao asked in surprise.

Pu Chen took down the tiles next to him one by one, and said: "The General's Mansion is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the terrain is too bad. If you don't leave behind, if the enemy troops attack from the barracks, you will be caught in the urn."

"You are indeed a natural general." Wen Tao smiled brightly.

Pu Chen turned over and jumped onto the roof, pulling Wen Tao and the civet cat up.As soon as he went up, Wen Tao exclaimed: "It's also on fire below!" Pu Chen leaned over to look, and sure enough, the first floor and the entire courtyard of the General's Mansion were on fire, making a burst of burning sounds.Thick smoke billowed, and tongues of fire shot out from the wooden doors and windows. When the north wind blew, the fire became more intense.

Pu Chen moved his nose: "They used oil, and they set fire on purpose." The two stood side by side in the shadow of the roof, their faces were flushed by the light of the fire, and the sense of remaining life after a catastrophe was only felt at this moment. Climb to their hearts.Today, first assassination, then arson, the enemy came for Pu Chen's life.If they had just gone out through the main entrance, they would have fallen into the enemy's arms, and the entire courtyard would have caught fire, and it would be almost impossible for them to escape.

"I can only walk on the mountain road. You can try lightness kung fu with the height of the roof." Pu Chen looked at the steep rock behind him, and said to Wen Tao, "How is it? If you want to kill me, this is the best time." The timing is right, if you don’t do it, there will be no chance.”

"Then do you dare to let me get close?" Wen Tao's mouth curled up, and the firelight reflected his face brilliantly.

Pu Chen snorted lightly: "Why don't you dare?"

Wen Tao approached Pu Chen step by step, grabbed his skirt and pulled it, then bit his lips.There was still blood and dust on Pu Chen's lips, Wen Tao didn't care, all his mind was placed between his lips and teeth, the sweet smell of blood, the musty smell of dust, mixed with the smell of charcoal burnt by fire in the air.Pu Chen's instinct of wanting to get close to Wen Tao, which had been suppressed all night, broke his defenses at this moment. The moment Wen Tao took the initiative to kiss him, he aroused the nature in his body that had been sleeping for more than a year. Do not rely on reason, only rely on instinct to capture and test the nature of prey.He couldn't find all the evidence in a short period of time to judge Wen Tao's credibility, but this long-lost entanglement between flesh and blood awakened him instantly, and he tried to find out Wen Tao's sincerity with stronger attacks and defenses between lips and teeth.

Wen Tao was panting heavily, exhaling bloody white air in the cold wind, he slightly relaxed the strength in his hands, pressed Pu Chen's forehead and said, "Do you believe me now?"

Pu Chen didn't answer, but looked at him deeply.There was a blazing fire under his feet, and human voices could be heard in the distance.

"Your bodyguard is gone. From today on, I will be your bodyguard. Do you dare?" Wen Tao said with a hint of provocation in his tone.

Pu Chen finally bowed his head and smiled, pulled Wen Tao over for a long and thick kiss, and said loudly: "I dared to accept you as my personal guard back then in Jiankang, why don't I dare now. After so many years, did my courage shrink? Can't you go back?"

After finishing speaking, he put down Wen Tao, picked up the civet cat, leaped with lightness, stopped on the mountain wall one person higher than Wen Tao, stretched out his hand to him and said: "The masters are here, you are a personal guard!" Why don't you keep up?"

Wen Tao smiled and grabbed Pu Chen's hand with a light leap.Pu Chen protected him by his side, and said into his ear: "I'll deal with you after cleaning up these messes..."

In the light of fire and thick smoke, two black shadows flitted one after the other on the steep rock, heading straight for the top of the mountain...

——After the main text, there are a few extra chapters——

Extra

112, 112.

In the fourth year of Xinshi, Luoyang, Shangyuan Festival.

Pu's carriage slowly headed towards Luoyang Palace, Pu Chen in the carriage was wearing an official uniform, Wen Tao was dressed as a personal guard, only the silver fox scarf around his neck was bright in color, making him look radiant.This silver fox was newly hunted by Pu Chen in Youzhou two months ago. It is covered with silver threads and has no stray hairs. It is more luxurious than the previous one, and it can be called the best.

"I won't go in for a while." Wen Tao held the stove, "After all, I'm still a criminal, so it's inconvenient to enter the palace."

Pu Chen snorted coldly: "I'll go to Qi Dai to settle the matter with you sooner or later. It's been so long, don't you plan to let you go? Could it be that you are still thinking of taking you into the Sijian Pavilion while keeping this handle?" Pu Chen Two suspicious eyes shot over.

Wen Tao inexplicably felt a guilty conscience. His crime was like a delicate balance between him and Qi Dai. Retiring could be used as a proof that he would no longer be involved in the government affairs, and advancing could be used as a sign for him and Qi Dai to cooperate again. opportunity.But at present, they do not want to break this balance.

"After all, the matter of Xiang Hu was kept from His Majesty all the time. I admitted that the imperial examination fraud was a sham. If my crimes were withdrawn, His Majesty might become suspicious." Wen Tao explained.

"If you're suspicious, you'll be suspicious. At worst, I'll confess everything about Xiang Hu, which is better than covering it up now!" Pu Chen said angrily.Regarding the private agreement that Qi Dai and Wen Tao made back then, although it took Pu Chen several months to reluctantly digest it, he still disagreed in his heart.He neither agrees with Qi Dai for concealing Mi Dao and Xiang Hu, nor does he agree with Wen Tao for admitting to cheating in the imperial examination in order to cover up this matter.If the Da Sima Mansion at that time had to accept a crime in order for the Wuchang Army to be dismantled obediently, then he, the head of the family, should bear the brunt of the crime. There is no reason for Wen Tao to take the blame, let alone lie to him for more than a year.

Thinking of this, Pu Chen became very angry, but he still had nowhere to vent his anger.At that time, Wen Tao was imprisoned by Si Jian Pavilion for more than a year, and Baba came to Youzhou to seek peace. Unexpectedly, when he came, he was tired of running around with him because of civil strife in his personal guards, and he suffered from his suspicion for several months in vain , When the truth finally came to light, I was so distressed that I couldn't say a word.A heart seems not to be his own, and it is turned over by Wen Tao like a pancake, but he can't be blamed, whoever made him the one in Luoyang Palace can make him despair to doubt his life, and he can fight back desperately Prove to him a year later that all this is actually for his Wen Tao?

Pu Chen had already clenched his fists tightly, and his face was not looking good, when his palms suddenly felt warm, it was Wen Tao's fingers that had been covering him for a long time, touching him.Wen Tao knew that this was a knot in his heart, and comforted him: "Your Majesty is in a high position, and there are very few people who can make him feel relieved and relaxed. Qi Dai did so with great pains. If Xiang Hu's matter is exposed, Your heart is brightened, His Majesty should not be able to sleep again."

Pu Chen sighed, and said after a long time: "Before Your Majesty ascended the throne, I recognized Brother Jun Wei as a brother. At that time, he was free from scruples and deeds, and it was really fun. But now, he is the king and I am the minister. I retreat to Youzhou. There are only 5 horses left in the village, even if he still wants to treat me as a brother, I can't treat him like I used to..." Pu Chen didn't go on, but Wen Tao knew in his heart that Zhou Yu called Pu Chen every day these days. When Chen enters the palace, there are always banquets, flowers, music and dances. Isn't it just trying to get back something he has lost?

"Here we are." The carriage stopped at the gate of Luoyang Palace, and the personal guard reminded.

As soon as Pu Chen lifted the curtain and poked his head, he saw Qi Dai was already waiting at the gate of the palace.Pu Chen frowned: "Why are you here?"

Qi Dai smiled, his iconic bright smile rippling: "I'm here to pick up Wen Tao. During the Shangyuan Festival, His Majesty summoned a general to hunt in Shanglin Garden. How could he leave Wen Tao in the cold? I dare not say anything else. Lichun Terrace still has hot tea."

Before Pu Chen could say anything, Wen Tao leaned forward and replied, "Then thank Si Jian for your trouble."

In order not to say anything more, Pu Chen stepped onto the big hunting horse that Zhou Yu had prepared for him, walked two steps before turning back, stopped beside Wen Tao, bent down to him and said, "Let's go together when I come back. "Wen Tao responded softly, and Pu Chen rode his horse towards Shanglin Garden again.

Qi Dai stood behind with his arms folded, and said quietly: "The general still treats you so well.