Opposite the entrance hall

Yao Youwei took them to a forest outside the city, not far from Kashgar City, but when they walked west for a while, Ji Si didn't take anyone else, leaving Chuyi in the city and calling Qi Ran alone, The three of them shuttled through the forest, one in front and two behind. It had just rained, and the branches and leaves were stretched out, which were extraordinarily green and fresh. There was a smell of damp soil in the air. The road was not easy to walk, and it got dirty after a while. clothes hem.

Qi Ran and Ji Si looked at each other, and saw the strangeness in each other's eyes. The latter thought for a while but couldn't hold back and asked, "How did Master Yao know that I was looking for Jiujie Xuezhi?"

"I'm still wondering why Ji Shilang didn't ask," Yao Youwei said with a slight tilt of his head, "Although Kashgar is a small border town, it is not isolated from the world. It takes time to get the news. You and Kong Shilang came to Kashgar too. It was only a few days after the city that I found out that the emperor was seriously ill. Although the two came to carry out the new policy, Ji Shilang is far from doing it himself like Kong Shilang. Instead, he is keen to inquire in the market. They all say that Ji Shilang loves power, money, and beauties , I just thought that there is nothing worthy of Ji Shilang's trouble in such a poor place in Kashgar. It seemed that the drunkard didn't care about drinking. I thought about it for a while. Now, Jiujie Xuezhi, who said that there are medicines to kill human flesh and bones here, combined with the news from Lin'an, the conclusion is already very clear."

"Master Yao is well-informed and knows a lot. After finding Jiujie Xuezhi and returning to the capital, he will definitely report this matter to the emperor, and remember it as your first credit."

"It's not necessary," Yao Youwei smiled and looked back, "To speak of something outrageous, it doesn't matter to me whoever does the emperor's job, whoever does it doesn't matter, what the people want is nothing more than a tile to cover their heads and a coat Cover yourself with a grain of food, rather be a peaceful dog than a disorderly person, Kashgar was inexplicably ceded out and then inexplicably taken back, Nandian and Dajin are all different existences, this world is very chaotic, you can live a good life That's right, I don't want to save the emperor, I want to save you, Ji Shilang."

After finishing speaking, Ji Si looked a little embarrassed, subconsciously looked at Qi Ran, shook his head repeatedly and wrote on his face: I don't know him well, I really don't know him well!

Qi Ran kept a cold face and didn't make a sound, but his whole body's aura dropped a few times, and the word displeasure was written all over his body, so he couldn't figure it out. Why did he clean up Xiao Changyu and Yao Youwei came again? , This is not over, is it necessary to hide people, where should I hide them?

He was thinking secretly in his heart, and his eyes staring at Ji Si became more and more gloomy, which gave Ji Si a chill down his spine.

The two of them didn't make a sound, Yao Youwei felt strange and looked back, just in time to meet Qi Ran's eyes looking over, those eyes were cold and wished to dig a few pieces of flesh from his body, he actually knew that this person was The second son of Qi Xiang's family, Qi Ziheng, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, also understood that this person should not appear here, so he didn't point it out because of his knowledge and interest. Where did something go wrong, he smiled kindly at people, although he got a colder stern look, "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything, I just think Ji Shilang is a good person, and it's a pity that he died, let alone This kind of thing is also a matter of little effort, it’s over.”

During the conversation, several people stopped outside a small courtyard. Ji Si raised his eyes and looked around. There were lush trees all around, birdsong was melodious, and the breeze was blowing. There were only two low houses in the small courtyard, surrounded by fences. When I got up, a few chickens were being fed in the yard, and each of them was raising their heads and chirping endlessly, making the yard come alive all of a sudden.

Yao Youwei seemed to be familiar with this place, he opened the fence door and walked in, grabbed a handful of corn kernels from the bamboo basket on the stone table and swept them on the ground, squatting halfway with a "clack" sound in his mouth While feeding the chickens, he was immediately surrounded by a group of chickens, and his movements and expressions were very familiar.

Ji Si glanced at Qi Ran, both of them couldn't understand the meaning of this, and they stood there not knowing what to do.

"He should be back soon, you just sit down casually." Yao Youwei was busy feeding the chicken head but didn't reply.

"Him?" Ji Si asked, "Who is he in the mouth of Master Yao? What does it have to do with Jiujie Xuezhi?"

After a while Yao Youwei clapped his hands and stood up, "He's a Gu master, he's an elder of my Yao family."

"Gu Master?" Qi Ran repeated.

"Compared with medicine and poison, Nandian is better at using Gu. He knows a lot. Maybe Jiujie Xuezhi can ask him for some reason."

The voice just fell, and a serious voice came from behind, "Who are you?"

Hearing the movement, several people turned their heads one after another, only to see a white-haired old man wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, carrying a fishing rod and a bamboo basket, looking vigilantly at the uninvited guest, and his eyes fell on Yao Youwei who was behind the two of them. When he was on the body, he changed a little, and said sharply: "Xiao Naozi, you are not your official, why did you bring someone here?"

He spoke standard Dajin dialect.

Yao Youwei smiled embarrassingly, he has a big name, and only this elder in the clan can call him like this, he usually doesn't feel that much, but at this time he still feels a little uncomfortable in front of outsiders, and murmured: "Sir, these two are my friends. I want to ask something and I have to bother you."

While he was talking, Ji Si and Qi Ran were also looking at him. This old man is not young, but he still looks very energetic and not old-fashioned. Yao Youwei said he was a member of Yao's family but called him Mr. They are persons of status, and the two of them did not hesitate to salute immediately, and Ji Si said politely: "I'm bothering the old man."

When Ji Si's voice sounded, the old man shifted his gaze to the two of them, and suddenly stopped when Qi Ran's expression fell on Ji Si's face, "Why are you?"

why you?

This statement made Ji Si frowned, and some images flashed in his mind. He still couldn't remember Mr. Ji's memory clearly, but he knew from this person's words that he probably knew Mr. Ji.

The one who is also suspicious is Qi Ran. He has investigated the murder of everyone in the Yong'an Palace before, and many clues point to Ji Si. It can make people deteriorate from the root a little bit, there is no cure, and there is no clue. The symptoms are similar to wind and cold. He immediately felt suspicious and then tried everywhere. Hearing this today, his face became a little serious.

"The old man knows me?" Ji Si was a little surprised and said: "I hurt my head a few days ago, and I can't remember most of the past. Could it be that I offended the old man somewhere? No, sir, don't blame me."

The old man was still vigilant, put down the fishing rod and bamboo basket in his hand, walked towards Ji Si, took the pulse of his wrist for himself, and then let go after a while and said to himself: "The wounds all over the body, it's okay if you don't die. Fate."

After saying that, he passed the two of them and walked into the house, not forgetting to order: "Xiao Naozi, bring my things into the house."

Yao Youwei picked up the things on the ground and hugged them in his arms, and smiled at the two people who were confused, "Go in first, Mr. seems to have a bad temper, but he is not bad."

Just as Ji Si took a step behind Yao Youwei, Qi Ran stopped him and tilted his head to express his confusion.

"This person is not simple, be careful, don't stay too far away from me." Qi Ran said.

His words were full of caution and worry, Ji Si's heart softened, he patted Qi Ran's arm with a smile to reassure him, and then entered the wooden house one after the other.

The room is small, quiet and simple, and the tables and chairs are full of charm. The arrangement is very clean and there is no mess as expected.

When they entered, the old man was brewing tea, and the white smoke was lingering. He didn't raise his head when he heard the footsteps, but continued to pour tea. The heat was dense and the tea was full of fragrance. He took a sip from the teacup made of bamboo tube, and said: Tea is vulgar, so it is not used to entertain the two of you."

Yao Youwei sighed, and beckoned Ji Si and the two to sit down, turned up the upside-down cup and poured the tea over, and said in a warm voice, "This is tea made from mountain spring water. Although it is not as good as those good teas, it is different. taste."

His behavior naturally aroused the old man's displeasure, and even the tone of his speech became a little cold, "Quickly ask what you want to ask, and the old man rests after asking."

Ji Si and Qi Ran looked at each other, and the latter said first: "I wanted to ask one thing, but now I want to ask two things."

The old man stopped his movements, looked from behind the mouth of the cup of hot air to the two people opposite, looked around, and fell on Ji Si's face, "Ask."

"Look at the old man's reaction just now, does the old man know me?" Ji Si asked.

"I know," the old man recalled while holding the cup, "it happened seven or eight years ago. I met you in the mountains behind. I saved you, at that time you had only one breath left, I didn't want to save you, but it happened that I was developing a new drug at that time and I was short of a person to test the effect, so you came here yourself."

"You use living people to test the medicine." Qi Ran frowned.

"It's either medicine or Gu. This Gu is different from medicine. When Gu is used on humans, this person's reaction is more accurate than that of animals. Besides, he was about to die at the time. Why is death not death? Trying Gu for me is a worthy death. "The old man stroked his beard and raised his chin in the direction of Ji Si, and continued: "However, this kid is considered lucky. He survived by himself without being poisoned to death by me. Don't rely on me. After leaving, I saw that he looks cute and doesn't look like a vicious person, I wanted to keep him as a little drug boy, but who knows..."

Speaking of which, the old man was furious, put the teacup back on the table heavily and stared at Ji Si with burning eyes, making the latter bewildered, and then he said coldly: "He stole my things and ran away .”

"Me?" Ji Si pointed to himself, "What is it?"

"Withered God Grass, you stole the Withered God Grass that I raised!" The old man became more and more angry as he thought about it, he wished he could throw the cup towards the face.

"Withered God Grass." Ji Si and Qi Ran spoke in unison.

"You raised the withered god grass," Ji Si was really shocked now.

The old man rolled his eyes at him, "It took me a long time to raise two of them, and you stole them all. You dare to appear in front of me now, are you not afraid of the old man's hands?"

"Only?" Qi Ran heard the blind spot, and asked in confusion: "Isn't the withered god grass a grass?"

"Tsk," the old man sneered, and took a sip of herbal tea, "Who told you that the withered god grass is grass?"

Qi Ran thought back to that ancient book, it said that the withered god grass is extremely poisonous and has no cure, but it didn't mention whether it was a plant, but he had a preconceived idea that it should be a medicinal herb, and now he heard people say that. It's complicated, and Ji Si is not much better than that. The two glanced at each other and then at the old man opposite.

The old man twirled his beard and continued: "The withered god grass is a pair of mother-child Gu, and it has to be fed by the blood of living people. It is not only non-toxic but also a good antidote, but if no one feeds it, then he is The most poisonous poison will devour your internal organs little by little, and the toxicity spreads to your limbs. At first, your limbs are weak, and then you start to vomit blood, have a fever and ache all over your body, and finally let you die quietly. I like Gu."

He stopped here and asked curiously, "Withered God Grass will die without blood. You must have given up a lot of thought along the way. Who did you feed this Gu to? How long does the child Gu live? I will wait for the old man to figure it out." ..." He counted the time with his fingers, and after a while he smiled and said, "He should have died six years ago."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky hitting Ji Si on the head with a "boom". Many things he didn't want to admit, didn't want to accept, and the truth of self-deception began to slowly emerge in front of his eyes. It was that person who couldn't tolerate himself and the Yong'an Palace.

Emperors have been ruthless since ancient times, and it wasn't until this moment that Ji Si really understood this sentence. A cold air surged from the bottom of his heart, and he stared blankly at his hands until Qi Ran patted him on the shoulder before he woke up. Hoarsely said: "Thank you, old man, we should leave after bothering you for a long time."

"Is there anything else you don't want to ask?"

"Don't ask any more," Ji Si said in a deep voice, "Life and death depend on wealth and honor, so you can't force it."

"Interesting," the old man stroked his beard and shook his head, "If you don't ask, the old man will say, where in the world can there be Jiujie Xuezhi, which kills human flesh and bones? It's just a gimmick used by the ancestors of the Yao family to fool the world. At that time, Yao’s ancestors were poor, and the ancestors disregarded the dissuasion of others and did not take the imperial examination. They only thought he was crazy. He sold his property and opened the first inn in Kashgar. However, Kashgar is located in a remote and rugged terrain. The ancestors passed on the name of Jiujie Xuezhi, and everyone was afraid of death. This passing on made it more realistic. At first, only one person came There are ten in the back, and hundreds of thousands of them came to find Jiujie Xuezhi. The business of the ancestor's inn was booming, and it didn't take long before it became the first in Kashgar. He used the money to open a medicine shop. There are many around Kashgar, so there has never been such a thing as Jiujie Xuezhi."

"Why don't I know?" Yao Youwei asked blankly.

"You don't know much," the old man rolled his eyes at him. "The tea is cold, and the old man who should answer has also answered. It's getting late, you two can go back."

This trip can't be said to be fruitful, but it can't be said to be fruitless, at least some of the mysteries have been clarified, and they got up to leave. Before leaving, Ji Si suddenly remembered something and chatted with him alone. They were mysterious and didn't know what they were doing. They only came out of the wooden house after a while. When they returned to the city, it was already getting late. The ruins in the city were almost cleared up. Khan repaired the dilapidated houses for the people, and the people in Kashgar spontaneously prepared bowls of hot tea and distributed them to the soldiers. It was a happy scene of unity and friendship, and there was no trace of the previous tension.

Zheng Cheng just rushed over when they arrived, and hurriedly said: "The adults are finally back, and the time just happens to be neither early nor late."

"Well, where's your general?" Ji Si asked.

"Several merchants in the city thought that the brothers had worked hard these days, so they prepared good wine and good food to reward everyone. The general didn't want to be troublesome, but also thought that many brothers had been hurt this time. I originally planned to refuse, but the deputy general said that in the future, dealing with these merchants will be indispensable. Today, I should not refute other people's face. It will be difficult to ease the relationship in the future. The general thinks it is so I agreed, and I guess I'm surrounded by people and I can't escape."

As he talked, he led the way and took a few people to Dongshan. These few days have been really hard, and it is rare to have a satisfactory thing. Several major merchants headed by the Yao family contributed funds and efforts to reward the government and the people for loving each other. Banquet, it is said that it is actually not that particular. It is a group of people gathered in Dongshan, lit a fire, roasted more than a dozen sheep and various poultry, and carried dozens of tanks of Kashgar people. The homemade fruit wine, when the wine seal is opened, is fragrant for ten miles, and the wine bug in the gluttonous stomach is about to move.

The black goat rack is turned back and forth on the fire, the skin is roasted golden and crispy, and then brushed with a little honey, the fat drips into the fire and makes a sizzling sound, and then a small wisp of green smoke emerges, and the smoky aroma immediately wafts away Come, get into everyone's nose, attracting the continuous secretion of saliva, mixed with the smell of wine and charcoal fire, making the cold late autumn a little more warm.

Laughing and cursing, shouting and shouting, the orange light of the bonfire reflects the sky, remove all panic and worries, joy and happiness come from this version is simple and easy, there is nothing good about being a human being, just wine and meat, wanton and carefree.

When they arrived, Xiao Changsheng saw them from a distance, stood up quickly, waved his hands, and shouted loudly, "Here, here!"

His voice was not low, and he caught Ji Si and the others' attention at once, and he hurriedly turned a corner and walked towards the people.

Apart from the generals of the Xiaoqi battalion, Xiao Changsheng and the others had quite a few unfamiliar people. Ji Si had never met them before, and it was probably the merchants in Kashgar who wanted to talk to Xiao Changyu.

Ji Si made up his mind and didn't care about sitting on the floor like everyone else. As soon as he sat down, he handed over a small bottle of rice wine. The unique fragrance of rice wine hit him. Ji Si turned his head and saw Xiao Changyu smiling at himself Laughing, he said softly: "It's getting colder, drink some wine to warm up your body, don't fall ill before your weak bones and injuries are healed."

What he said was full of concern, if he didn't know what Xiao Changyu thought about him, he would be as stupid as a pig, but Ji Si was not familiar with this person, let alone other things, it was natural He didn't have that kind of thought, just about to refuse, but before he could open his mouth, a hand stretched out from beside him and snatched away the wine bottle, and then Qi Ran's voice sounded lightly, "He's not healed enough to drink, I hope the general will Forgive me, I respect the general on his behalf, General Lao has taken care of me during this time."

After finishing speaking, he raised his head, took a sip of the wine, raised his hand, wiped his mouth and smiled at people. His behavior was well-founded and well-founded, but for some reason Xiao Changyu just felt annoyed, and there was no warmth in his eyes when he stared at people. It felt like a stone was stuck in his throat, he couldn't spit it out or swallow it, and he was stuck here, which gave him a sense of frustration. This kind of frustration didn't make him retreat, but gushed out More desire to win, a kind of battle between men.

The atmosphere was not quite right. Ji Si also noticed it. To put it bluntly, he was secretly happy. Qi Ran was spoiled by the Qi family. Unlike when he was a child, he was naturally happy and angry. Now his emotions are almost exposed, with only some mood swings. It is also a time of life and death, or it may be that Kashgar is too far away from Lin'an, so far away that he does not have to carry the reputation of the Qi family, and can live freely and freely without the burden on his body, so Ji Si enjoys his secretive treatment of himself. Poking carefully, this occasional interest is also a special taste.

Fortunately, he has a sense of proportion in his heart, thinking that it is always someone else's place, and he doesn't have the heart to deal with Xiao Changyu, and he said helplessly: "General Xiao laughed, I don't care that I am too used to him on weekdays, I will go back later I'm going to tell him about it."

"I overstepped it," Qi Ran rarely lowered his head to follow Ji Si's words, which made the latter a little surprised and a little hesitant, and then he continued: "General Xiao is about to reach the age of not being confused, carefully After all, we are all juniors, so we should be respected, but I was wrong just now, please don’t worry about it, General Xiao.”

"General Xiao is almost gone." Chu Yi, who was on the sidelines and only cared about filling his stomach, was surprised to hear the news.

"General Xiao became famous when he was young. At that time, you and Master Ji were just children. If General Xiao was a few years older, he would marry a wife and have children. Maybe the children would be as old as Master Ji and me. However, the general has no intention of serving the country. Marrying a family is really admirable, and I will respect the general with this glass of wine."

"It's overrated." Xiao Changyu forced a smile, but actually scolded Qi Ran bloody in his heart.

The scene of the three of them was watched by Xiao Changsheng. While he felt sorry for his brother who had finally opened his mind, and even drove it in someone else's yard, he was funny watching his brother suffer, wishing he could beat the gong and whisper in his ear: Qi Not angry, not angry, just say you are not angry.

Maybe it was because the smothered smile was too obvious, Xiao Changsheng gave a few warning shots, and quickly cleared his throat and jumped out of the subject, "Ahem, ahem, it's a bit boring for everyone to just drink, the brothers in the camp are competing in archery, If you are interested, you might as well try it out, winning or losing is the next thing to try to get a good fortune."

"I can make do with the plan, but this archery is still a no-brainer." Yao Youwei waved his hands again and again.

Ji Si's injuries are of course not interesting, and Qi Ran is not in the mood to join in the fun. Unexpectedly, Xiao Changyu said, "I heard that Qi Shaoqing studied under the old general Pei and was good at both civil and military skills. I don't know if I may ask for advice today. , let me see the world, and also see how elegant the Pei family is, the number one family of generals."

There was gunpowder in these words, Qi Ran squinted his eyes, stood up and smiled, "Thanks to General Xiao, if I refuse to look good or bad, please!"

Xiao Changyu didn't answer, but also made a "please" gesture, and walked towards the archery field first, Qi Ran smiled, and left a sentence: When I come back, I will follow.

As soon as the two left, the scene actually quieted down. Xiao Changsheng looked left and right and moved his buttocks to sit next to Ji Si. He casually found a drinker and pushed Chu away. He asked curiously, "Do you want to look in the mirror?" ?”

Ji Si didn't understand what the man meant, so he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Huh?"

"You have two words written on your face now," Xiao Changsheng said cheerfully, "Disaster~"

"I admit it," Ji Si grinned happily, "I am also very distressed by being too romantic."

"Tsk," Xiao Changsheng rolled his eyes, "brazen, brazen."

Ji Si smiled and let him babble with his eyes closed, and stood up without getting angry, straightened his clothes, lifted his feet, and was about to leave.

"Where are you going?" Xiao Changsheng yelled at the back of the person.

"Listen to you, go be a disaster." Ji Si waved his hand.

As soon as the person walked away, Xiao Changsheng looked around and suddenly felt that there was not much meaning and was ready to join in the fun. He got up and patted the ashes. At this time, a small soldier walked over and whispered something in his ear. Xiao Changsheng's face darkened, and his mood became complicated. up.

The nights in Kashgar are very cold, especially in autumn and winter, when the whistling wind hits the face, which can blow people's tears out. It doesn't feel much when they are roasting by the fire, but when they leave the fire, it is really piercingly cold. Xiao Changsheng wrapped his clothes tighter, exhaled two breaths of hot air and rubbed his hands, his pace quickened, he came out from the gap blasted by Meng Dalang last night, walked forward with his head buried, raised his eyes after a while, his eyes Landing on the back of a man and a horse in front of him, he was stunned.

The man seemed to have a sense of it, pulled the rein and slowly turned around, the sky was very dark, the rain had just stopped, there was a layer of fog around, and the visibility was not high, but when the two people's eyes met, each could see the expression in the other's eyes , one complex and one calm.

"It's only been a few hours since you made this poisonous oath." Xiao Changsheng said with a smile.

Xiao Changchen didn't answer, and waited until someone walked in front of him before saying in a deep voice: "I didn't say when it started, so today can't be counted."

Xiao Changsheng thought about it for a while, and realized that the little bastard had indeed kept his hand. He was angry and annoyed for a moment, so he could only smile wryly, "Gah, I was careless, and I was tricked by you little bastard."

The atmosphere between the two was calm and harmonious, as if it wasn't the two of them who were at war earlier, Xiao Changchen also smiled, turned around and stood side by side with Xiao Changsheng, looked towards the direction of Nandian, and said in a flat tone: "Master."

"Ok?"

"News from Wangcheng, Da'an...Da'an probably won't be able to last for a few days. It's a bloodbath, Nandian is about to change," Xiao Changchen stared at the dark night sky ahead, "I'm going back to Wangcheng."

"Oh." Xiao Changsheng couldn't hear much emotion in his tone.

Xiao Changchen looked away from a distance, turned his head slightly and landed on the side face of the person beside him, keeping every expression of him firmly in his mind, "It may be difficult to see each other again when we go back this time."

Although they didn't say it clearly, both of them knew in their hearts that Xiao Changchen and Alu Manlei would inherit the throne together this time, and the king of Nandian could not leave the king city casually, and it would indeed be difficult to see each other in the future.

Xiao Changsheng's expression didn't change, he still had that plain look, "Treasure."

There were only two words, and the word "precious" was exchanged between the two of them for ten years of mentorship. Xiao Changchen clenched his fists and put all his eggs in one basket. His voice was hoarse, "Master..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Changsheng with a sigh, and said earnestly: "Anaang will become a famous general in Nandian, his name will go down in history and be praised by future generations, and soon he will be the youngest in Nandian. A leader, and Xiao Changchen will only become the traitor of Nandian and the spies of Dajin, who will be condemned by later generations and spurned by others, how do you think we should choose?"

This question is a bit complicated, Xiao Changchen lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Xiao Changsheng didn't even want to wait for his answer, and continued: "Chang...Anang, go back, you never belonged to Dajin, let alone Xiao's family, you are bleeding from Nandian people, you belong to Nandian."

The corners of Xiao Changsheng's eyes were a little red, and the hand hanging by his side was unconsciously clenched, and he suddenly knelt down on his knees in the direction of Xiao Changsheng. , the bang bang sound made when the forehead was pressed against the ground, every time it hit Xiao Changsheng's heart, it was heavy and depressing.

"Master, take care."

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Changchen turned on his horse, tightened the reins, turned around, and rushed into the night without looking back. The sound of horseshoes gradually faded away, and the shadows of the man and the horse gradually became smaller.

Xiao Changsheng stared at the black figure with a cold face and looked very seriously. The howling wind lifted his hair and his clothes fluttered. He was motionless under the night sky, but his eyes blinked slightly.

For some reason, Xiao Changsheng suddenly thought of Alu Manlei who came to look for him that night. This girl is indeed very similar to Xiao Changchen when she was a child. She looks harmless to humans and animals. He didn't want Xiao Changchen to leave, so Xiao Changsheng wasn't surprised to see her at all, he just thought this girl was here to make a fool of herself.

At that time, she was a little surprised by Xiao Changsheng's words, but she didn't ask any more questions, but directly explained her intentions, "Deputy General Xiao, I will not let Ana Ang go back to Dajin with you."

Xiao Changsheng raised his eyebrows, and suddenly understood that Nandian Da'an's willingness to let this girl succeed him was not because he loved her so much, but because this girl had some tricks, so he immediately asked with interest, "Why?"

"Even if Mengdalang is dead, there are many people in the royal city who covet the position of Da'an like Mengdalang. My Dama is dying. The big witch said that he will not live for a few days. My sister and I will not survive if he dies." , That's why he asked me to come to Anaang, because no one would touch me unless I was by Anaang's side, and they were all afraid of Anaang." Alumanlei said unhurriedly, with a smile on her face. His expression was also different from his usual wishful smile, but rather solemn.

She paused for a while and continued: "I am young and a woman. I have been preparing for a long time for me to succeed Dama. Everyone said that I am incompetent, but he still believes that I can manage Nandian well. Dama has no son. I am his son, I am no worse than a man, I have worked harder than all the sons of Nandian, but even so, the major clans in Nandian still will not accept me, the reason is because I am a woman and not a man, every time Everyone wants to kill me, I can't let Nandian be destroyed by me, so I need Chang Chen, and Nandian needs Anang."

Xiao Changsheng narrowed his eyes, "What if I say I disagree?"

"Anaang is the general of Nandian. This is something that all the people of Nandian know. If he goes to Dajin, he is a traitor from Nandian. Your Dajin emperor is very afraid of the troops stationed in all directions. If you let him know about Xiaoqi Camp I have a lot of private contacts with General Nandian, guess what kind of relationship he thinks you are? Friends? Or are you collaborating with the enemy and traitorous?"

It wasn't until here that Xiao Changsheng had to raise his eyes to re-examine the Nandian Princess who was only as high as his chest in front of him, with a somewhat ugly expression on his face, he said sharply, "Are you threatening me?"

"No," Alumanlei shook his head, "It's a request. For the Xiao family, Anaon is a hidden danger that will explode at any time. It is worthless and harmful but not beneficial, but to me it is a hidden danger." My sister and I depend on life, I want to be a good Da'an in Nandian, I want to live, I don't want to die."

Xiao Changsheng lowered his eyes and pondered. He admitted that the girl was telling the truth, and that Lin'an was very suspicious. If he knew that General Nandian had close contacts with the Xiao family, it would be self-evident what would happen to the Xiao family. The child is still in Lin'an, he cannot risk the lives of the Xiao family.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Changsheng made a choice, frowned, looked at the person firmly and said in a deep voice, "What are you going to do?"

Arumanlei raised his lips and smiled, and returned to his innocence and innocence. "You don't have to worry that I have my own way. It's almost time. They should start, so I'll go first."

As she spoke, she turned around and was about to leave the tent. Xiao Changsheng, who had just touched the curtain with her fingers, said again, "Why did you save Ji Si and the others?"

This question made Alu Manlei smile, she turned her head slightly and smiled lightly: "I met Ji Shilang once outside Kashgar City, and he didn't behave like a Kashgar person. He came from Lin'an, you can know his identity by just asking a little bit, saving them was an accident, the drug on his body is unique to the royal family of Nandian, it's either me or Meng Dalang, you Dajin has a good saying, the enemy's An enemy is a friend, I'm just taking a gamble, if I save a Ji Si and pay a Qi Ran instead, it's a good deal."

She stuck out her tongue as she spoke, with an innocent look, this method really made Xiao Changsheng look at it differently, so that when the girl was acting later, she could face the knife without changing her face, and her courage to not be afraid of death really shocked him up.

He recalled the memories, looked at the night sky where no one was seen in the distance, and sighed long.

"What are you doing sighing when everyone is gone?"

A voice came from behind, Xiao Changsheng turned around and saw Ji Si standing behind him at some point, with a curious look, he took a look and then ignored the man sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Ji Si raised his eyebrows and imitated him and sat down cross-legged like this, curiously said: "By the way, do you have that kind of intention for your apprentice?"

Xiao Changsheng didn't know how to answer this question, he just stared fiercely at him and asked back, "Aren't you wondering which of the two won and why they came here?"

"It doesn't matter," Ji Si shrugged, "No matter who wins, in my heart, only Qi Ran wins."

"Tsk," Xiao Changsheng smacked his lips disdainfully, with a look of disgust on his face, "Don't let my poor brother hear that."

Ji Si smiled and didn't answer.

Xiao Changsheng glanced sideways at the person and asked, "You guys are leaving for Lin'an tomorrow, right?"

"Ah."

"Jiujie Xuezhi is gone?"

"..." Ji Si pondered for a while and shook his head, "I won't look for it anymore, I can't find it."

"Ji Buyan," Xiao Changsheng stared at the person, jokingly said with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth, "Don't die so easily, you didn't die because you were poisoned and seriously injured. I'm too embarrassed to burn paper money for you next year during the Qingming Festival."

Ji Si looked at him sideways, and laughed out loud the next moment, "Don't worry, don't they all say that the disaster will last for thousands of years, if you can't die, I will save you a lot of money."

Hearing these words, Xiao Changsheng also laughed out loud, the laughter was blown away by the wind, leaving only a little lingering sound, he stretched out his fist towards Ji Si, "For the sake of this money, I have made you my friend, change it Come back to Kashgar one day, this land is a bit poorer, but you won’t lose your drink.”

"Definitely." Ji Si smiled and touched his fists.

The two looked at each other and laughed loudly. After a while, Ji Sicai patted the weeds on his body and got up, "I'll go back for a while and I should be anxious if I can't find it on the first day of the new year."

"Go, go," Xiao Changsheng waved his hand and said, "I'll sit down for a while and go back."

Ji Si lowered his eyes to look at the person, then shook his head and turned to leave. The night wind was very cool and the night was very dark. Ji Si looked up at the gray night sky as far as he could see. After seeing a farther and deeper place through this stretch of sky, he suddenly stopped when he looked away. He looked at the person in front of him, with smiling eyebrows and eyes, and rushed over a few steps.

Qi Ran opened his arms and hugged him full, with a smile on his face.

"Why are you here?" Ji Si asked.

"It's too dark around here, I'm afraid you won't be able to find your way back." Qi Ran said.

Ji Si's smile deepened and he buried his head on the neck of the man and rubbed it, muttering: "As long as you are here, I can find it."

Hearing this, the corners of Qi Ran's lips raised in a nice way, and he let go of Ji Ran.