Break the line

Pack your bags and talk later.

Pope, here we come.

-Complete-

Chapter 42

In the lee of the sand dunes of the red pass, everyone set up camp.

The night bearers were chosen by drawing lots, Cheng Qi and Kan Jian in the first half of the night, Luo Zijuan and Shi Wu in the second half of the night.In the dead of night, everyone was sleeping soundly in several cowhide tents, enjoying this last peaceful sleep.

Outside the tent, guarding the bonfire were Cheng Qi and Kan Jian. Although they were both from the capital city, they were not familiar with each other. It was their trip to the northwest that made them say a few more words.

Kan Jian took out the white linen cloth as always, and wiped the sword again and again. The sword body reflected the bright red flames. Suddenly, a soft sigh came from the side, almost inaudible: "Old Kan, do you like swords so much?" ?”

"Ah."

"I really envy you, I don't even know what I like?"

Kan did not raise his sword head, "You are not short."

"Yeah, it's a good thing not to be obsessed with lack. However, I have never been really happy because of something. Since I was a child, I have been trying to be what I should be, but I don't know what I like. What does it look like to be?" In the night, Cheng Qi's side face showed no sadness or joy, it was a different person from the playful, talkative face of the past.

"Here!" Kan Jian casually threw the jug at his waist to him, man, what a mess, just drink when he can't figure it out.

"Gudu Gudu." Cheng Qi drank a few big gulps in a rare gulp, swallowed the cold wine, and instantly, a burning sensation rose from his stomach.

"I was born as the queen's nephew and the eldest son of the general. At that time, I wanted to be a decent and outstanding heir at home, and a pistachio to please the elders in the palace. When I was five years old, I became the prince's cousin. Seeing the sick brother who went crazy every time, he could no longer be eye-catching, so he began to be unable to recite books, shoot swords, and swing knives. Lao Kan, guess who was the person I most envied at that time?"

"Don't guess."

"Cut, it's boring. I envied Li Zui the most at that time. She was obviously not likable at home and in the palace, but she just recited half a book eloquently in front of my little aunt. The master is quick-witted. The prince cried and refused to get on the horse, but she hugged him into her arms and ran away on the horse. See, she has always lived a comfortable life, which makes me envious and jealous."

After a while of silence, Cheng Qi took another two sips of wine: "Later, I stopped being jealous, and I pitied her. Her surname is Li, and the whole world belongs to her ancestors, but so what, isn't it because a courtier surnamed Lu Holding a knife, her father didn't even give a fart! After that, she became more and more surly, and she didn't blame her. If it was me, maybe... Forget it, if it was me, I would have died. It wasn't me, because my surname is Cheng, the empress dowager's nephew, the head of the top ten dandies in the capital, with a reputation of being ignorant, the clan rest assured that I will not have my relatives interfering in politics, and even my aunt treats me more kindly."

"It's boring."

Hey!Cheng Qi got up and sat beside Kan Jian one step at a time: "What is boring! Being called boring by someone like you who can't speak ten sentences a day?"

"You, boring." Kan Jian put away the white cloth, gently retracted the sword into the scabbard, and with a click, the sword was firmly put into the sheath.

Cheng Qi pouted: "That's right, I'm boring, and I always choose to be the role that benefits the most. No, it's acting, that's all the role needs."

As he spoke, he looked up at the sky full of stars and said to himself: "But what am I like?"

Kan Jian stood up and said in a muffled voice, "It turned out that I was alone all along, and I just wanted to be the best swordsman. Later, I was with them, and I just wanted to protect their safety with my sword."

"Old Kan, you are lucky. You always know what you want and do what you want, so you don't have any regrets." Cheng Qi seemed a little drunk and danced.

"Death without regret." The red fire light caught in his eyes, and the cold swordsman seemed to touch his path with his hand.Back then on the icy and snowy Baishan Mountain, after being attacked and besieged, he fell down covered in blood in the snow. Chao Buyu led his men to come, and he stroked his beard and sighed: "Jian Chen Kan Peng, it turns out that he is such a lone wolf." It's a pity that those who live alone are either beasts or gods. What is this guy?

Today, he suddenly wanted to answer Chao Buyu, I was a beast at that time, but now I want to protect my god.Looking across the bonfire, I looked at the two small tents nearby. Li Zui and Ying Lan slept peacefully inside. This is the god who has been with me for eight years and tamed me from a beast to a human.Looking at the pass, the Pope is half a day's journey away. Maybe he is close to death, but I swear to protect my god to the death.

That's it, people who have a lot are often confused, but people who have very little have a clear mind. He has never owned a lot, so he only believes in the simple and simple possession in his heart.

It was time to change people and stay up all night. Luo Zijuan looked at Cheng Qi, who was drunk and dazed, and was about to scold him with his ears, but saw tears falling on his clothes. Cheng Qi stared blankly at the east, Jiangdong, and Kyoto. A home with family, friends and past.But now, he follows Li Zui, walking on a road where life and death are uncertain.He also misses home.

Luo Zijuan sighed, took out a silk handkerchief and a water bottle, and quietly handed them to him.Cheng Qi wiped his face, drank water, and turned to look at her.The two quarreled all the way as if they were incompatible, but this moment of silence was filled with inexplicable shyness and embarrassment.Cheng Qi stood up unsteadily, said "I'm going to rest." and fled in a hurry.After walking three steps, she turned around again, took off the cloak on her body, and threw it to Luo Zijuan without daring to lift her head, "It's cold at night." She turned and fled.If the dandies in the capital saw such a pure and innocent Uncle Cheng Xiaoguo, they would definitely be shocked.

After a night of nothingness, he got up at dawn and galloped on horseback. Within half a day, at the foot of Chuanjiao Mountain, under the huge pure white city gate, several young figures reined in their horses and stopped.

With a bang, accompanied by the creaking sound of pulleys and ropes, the white door slowly opened.Two teams of knights in white armor and golden helmets rushed out, Meng Hui frowned, and blocked in front of Li Zui without a trace.Fu Ling and Alisma clenched the swords in their hands, and the others also felt the strange danger.

Four huge camel beasts walked out slowly with neat steps. On the back of the camel beasts was a gorgeous golden pavilion. A kind-eyed old man in white said softly: "The Pope welcomes you, my children." .”

Li Zui was stunned for a moment, Meng Hui took the first step to kneel down and salute to the old man: "Respect the master, live as long as the sky, and live in peace for a hundred generations!"

This is the Pope's master, Daozi, Bai Zuo.

-Complete-

Chapter 43

Li Zui straightened his clothes, walked quickly past Meng Hui who was kneeling, and made a deep junior salute to the old man in white, and shouted in the most upright and resonant voice: "Princess Li Chao, Li Zui, inherits the teachings of the ancestors, and acts on behalf of the emperor by order." Your Majesty comes to practice, and the Taoist Immortal Master will live in good health!"

Daozi immediately stretched out his hand and pulled her up with a smile: "It turns out that the princess is here. It seems that I welcome her just right. Get up quickly. The royal family and the Pope's lineage are both from the Li family, so there is no need to be polite."

Daozi gently supported Meng Hui with the other hand: "Hui'er, when did you see Master perform such a grand ceremony, get up quickly."

As he spoke, he took Li Zui with one hand and supported Meng Hui with the other, and led the two of them with a smile on the camel beast, slowly returning to the city.Turning around suddenly, he said to Meng Hui as if joking: "Look at you, you didn't even say a word when you went out of the city to meet the princess, your senior brother thought that the little daughter-in-law ran away with someone and was going to chase her, hahaha."

Zhu Hui, who was riding a white horse beside him, smiled and greeted the people on the camel beast platform in due course.Meng Hui lowered his head as if shy, but gritted his teeth and smiled.Li Zui looked back at Zhu Hui earnestly, only to see that the head of the Pope's personal disciples who almost put him to death twice was just a young man in his early twenties, with a little beard and a deep line between his eyebrows pretending to be old. Tattoos, but thin body looks a bit feminine.Sure enough, looking at it, she was full of conspiracy and mournful, how could she be worthy of her sister Cui!

Beside Zhu Hui is a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, with a white horse under her crotch wearing complicated and delicate decorations, and two capable guards following her, but the girl's face does not show the expression of twelve or thirteen years old at all. I couldn't see her emotion, so I just looked back at Li Zui lightly, thinking that she was Junior Sister Lan, who passed on her disciple Xingsan.

The Pope is still white, walking on the wide main road, the gate behind him is white, and the Golden Temple in the distance is also white with white walls and golden domes. Most of the people in white robes or light-colored robes have the status of Pope Yes, and those who are dressed in gorgeous clothes are mostly businessmen and artists, who have a little wealth and some ability to be recognized by the Pope. As for the gray and black ones in Molan, most of them are the lowest-level servants, craftsmen, and it is best But a servant serving the Pope.It is said that it is because Taizu was once famous all over the world in white clothes. He was originally a scholar, but it took only ten years to conquer this country. Not only is he still white, but he also has a penchant for unclean ink. Let's put it this way, there are some flaws in him It seems that they are all unbearable sins.

In the luxurious golden palace, Daozi looked at Li Zui with a smile, like an elder looking at his own children and grandchildren, with three disciples accompanying him.After a long silence, he suddenly sighed: "The girl is weak, and I wanted to keep you by my side to teach. However, according to Taizong's decree, all the emperors who came to practice must start with the most basic teaching children. I don't know, can you... "

"Xie Daozi is sympathetic. Since the ancestors have an order, the younger generation should follow the order. I am willing to be a teaching boy and practice teaching rituals." Li Zui heard the sound and understood it, and he went on the road.

Not long after, Princess Li, who caused a sensation in the Holy See, was packed and sent to Chuijiao Mountain together with a group of servants.