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Meng Ziying's face was pale, and she sat motionless, her eyes fell on the flickering candlelight.There was only Bai Yansheng's voice in the room: "The affection you treat me, I used to be hazy and half-knowledgeable, but now..."

He couldn't help himself when he said this, and couldn't go on.Meng Ziying suddenly looked up at him, and said with a forced smile: "Now you look down on me, it's okay if you think I'm dirty."

"Nonsense!" Bai Yan stood up with a "huo" sound, and poured the tea on the table. He tried his best to restrain himself, and his eyes finally turned red: "You and I have known each other since we were young, and shared weal and woe for life. That's different from the people around you. of."

"What's the difference?" Meng Ziying smiled faintly, determined to ask to the end.

Bai Yansheng's lips trembled slightly, he was out on his own, and he had seen the world of Beijing and Luoyang. Now that he is middle-aged, when he is holy and crazy, how can he confess his love tenderly like a young man again.

The room was quiet, after a while Mencius supported his forehead and said wearily: "It's getting late..."

Bai Yansheng turned his back and said loudly, "During the period when I was in a coma, I was in the company for ten years, and I was worried about thousands of miles in the south of the Yangtze River. I am willing to travel wild for Yanfeng, for the Sun brothers, for Miss Xie, and for the world. Anyone dies, but only wants to live for you. It makes me so sad to think that if I die, I will never see you again.

"Why don't you die to repay the king's kindness, and you can't die if you want to repay the king's kindness.

"Miss Xie and I have a righteous husband and wife. From now on, we may respect each other as guests, or our children and grandchildren will be full of honor. But I want to touch you but have to withdraw my hand. If there is anything in this world that is more fragile than jade, than the moon The one who is higher and unreachable must be you!"

I dare not reach out because I cherish it too much.

Mencius shed tears in a daze.

He is righteous but not forgetful, a true-blooded man.Thinking about how cramped and hasty our life is, life is like sending a message, if we can get what we love, we really have no regrets.

Meng Ziying stood up from the table, walked slowly to his side, took his hand, and smiled through tears: "Okay, my petty mind made a mistake and blamed you."

Bai Yansheng looked back at him, his face was wet with tears, soft and beautiful like jade, like a bright moon rising from a cliff, as beautiful as a stream of light, and there was a layer of crystal and warmth in his eyes, so he couldn't help holding his face and kissing him deeply.

The breath of the two lingered for a long time. After they parted, Mencius said, "Look, I am a living person, not jade or the moon."

Bai Yan laughed loudly with a "flutter".She stretched out her hand to wrap him in her arms, stroked his white hair over and over again, and couldn't help sighing.

Meng Ziying leaned against his chest and asked softly, "Why did Liu Polu make you Duke?"

Bai Yan said in a loud voice: "If the people are settled and the government is established, then success will be achieved."

After he finished speaking, he felt a tremor in his arms.Meng Ziying raised his head and looked at each other. He seemed to be asking him, have you finally made up your mind?

Bai Yansheng nodded solemnly.

Mencius Ying took out two jade bis from her purse. They were the Feiyan Concentric Jade that Bai Yansheng gave him on the boat. Yu Cheng."

Love is like jade, and help make it come true.

My heart is like water, if it doesn't flow, it will rot. This affection has never changed from beginning to end.Bai Yansheng put away the jade, and suddenly said: "Ziying, can I ask you to do something?"

With such a strong tone, Meng Ziying looked at his face, and she probably guessed it pretty well: "Tell me."

"Tomorrow, I will go up to the mountain to celebrate my birthday. In front of Mr. Su and everyone else, please help me persuade the heroes of the world to shake hands with Bei Yan for the time being."

really!The sky can be repaired, the sea can be filled, the Nanshan can be moved, and the sun and the moon have passed, which cannot be pursued again.

Finally, there is more than just Xie Lianbi between them.

Meng Ziying backed away two steps, turned black instantly, and taunted: "You are really reluctant to part with Xiao Yu and that little girl. First weed out the insults, and then clean up the internal traitors. The emperor is joking, and the king's order is worthless! You treat me as talking fart! "

One moment she was delicate and gentle, but the next moment her face was as frosty. This narrow-minded and jealous problem really can't be changed.Bai Yansheng smiled wryly and said, "It's me who is farting. Listen to me."

Meng Ziying raised her eyebrows, looking as if she was quick to say something and fart quickly.

"The counties in the Northwest are all occupied by soldiers, and Hu and Han are mixed together, which has never existed in ancient times. It is said that they are begging for captives, but in fact it is nothing more than compatriots killing each other. The Han children are full of Hu'er language, but they scold the Han people at the top of the city. This is what I saw with my own eyes. What you see. It is meaningless to care about the gains and losses of a city and a war.

Today, there is nothing left to do in the country, it is full of holes, and there is no way to fix it.The Liu family abandoned China and entered Manyue. When the prestige of the imperial court was at its lowest, it was a great time for us to clean up the land and raise the people.If you have ten years to support the world, you can turn defeat into victory. "

In fact, he had already seen the true strength of the Xianbei army when Beiyan followed Xiao Yu on a seven-day march across the vast desert to attack the Tuoba tribe.There are thousands of black clouds, galloping with the wind, and a moment has passed.In all fairness, even in the heyday of China's armed forces, it may not be able to withstand such a surprise attack, let alone the current mess.

Although Xiao Yuanzao won Luoyi, the nobles of Xianbei were deeply jealous of the heat in Heluo, and thought that Murongde might not be able to establish a foothold in the Central Plains every time he pursued pleasure in the north.

The dominant qi is always quiet, the polite qi is always moving, the polite qi first flourishes and then declines, and the dominant qi is first weak and then strong.

To reorganize the rivers and mountains and drive out the Rong and Di, the gradual but not the sudden, the real but not the virtual.It's useless to rely on a few martial arts experts to play with knives and guns.

Meng Ziying always frowned. His elder brother Meng Ziyou made the alliance with Xianbei a national policy when he was alive, but he experienced the tragedies of Wuhu chaos in China and the destruction of Xiangyang city in his childhood, and his hatred for the Hu people went deep into his bones.Coupled with the suspicion of the relationship between Xiao Yu and Bai Yansheng, it was even more difficult to agree.

Seeing that he was in trouble, Bai Yansheng patted his arm and said: "Forget it, I just mentioned this. You think about it again. It's late tonight, let's talk about it when we meet tomorrow."

He turned around and wanted to leave, but Meng Ziying still wanted to talk to him, so she had grabbed his sleeves in his hands before, but in desperation, only hearing the sound of silk being torn, she actually tore off half of his sleeves!

Bai Yansheng couldn't help laughing, just about to tease him, suddenly seeing the tenderness in his eyes, his heart suddenly felt lustful, his palms were hot and sweaty.Thinking that there is still a major event to be done tomorrow, he endured it again and again, pulled his wrist, kissed the back of his hand that was as slippery as fat, and hurriedly opened the door and went out.

He has lived for nearly 30 years, and he is as distraught and infatuated as a boy who fell in love with his first love. He almost fell when he went downstairs.The movement was so loud that the two people downstairs were startled.

Xiao Rongyue and Shen Junli were sitting opposite each other at the table under the hall, staring at each other with big eyes. They had a backgammon board and five-color dice in their hands.Xiao Rongyue saw Bai Yansheng going downstairs, regardless of the outcome, jumped up from the stool and rushed to Bai Yansheng's side.

Shen Junli got up and stood aside with his hands tied, watching the two of them leave the inn.

Outside the moon was big and bright, the night was slightly drunk, Bai Yansheng's half sleeve was empty, Xiao Rongyue pretended not to see it.

The addiction to broken sleeves!Just like her elder brother Xiao Yu, like a brother, like a younger brother!

The corner of her mouth twitched slightly, and followed him without saying a word.

Bai Yansheng was dizzy, he didn't know how to get back to the inn, how to climb into bed.

On the second day, the ninth day of September, the Double Ninth Festival, people from the city rushed up the mountain in waves.

Because the mountain road has been repaired by someone, it is not difficult to walk. Many people lead horses and mules to carry birthday gifts.Bai Yansheng and Xiao Rongyue mixed among the crowd and fell behind.The vast Cangshan Mountain is surrounded by clouds and mists. The mountain rises from the face of people, and the horse's head grows next to the clouds. The melodious singing of birds echoes in the valley.

The two enjoyed the beautiful scenery all the way, and unknowingly walked to the top of the mountain, and saw a mountain villa standing among the cliffs, majestic and majestic, the mountain was filled with purple smoke, no wonder it was named Xiangluya.

At this time, there was already a long queue at the mountain gate.Xiao Rongyue looked at it with her head, and said, "I'm collecting birthday gifts."

Bai Yan's face changed color, Xiao Rongyue clapped her hands and smiled and said, "Didn't you bring birthday presents to someone?" Her voice was not loud, but there were already people on the left and right looking sideways at them.

It's so secretive!Bai Yansheng broke out in a cold sweat, Xiao Rongyue whispered: "What rare and valuable things are you carrying?"

Bai Yansheng felt from top to bottom, except for a jade biscuit and a few pieces of silver that Meng Ziying returned to him last night, he had nothing on him.Then he shook his head at her.

Xiao Rongyue rolled her eyes, and said, "Wait for me." After she finished speaking, she rushed out, jumping like a live monkey and going straight into the crowd at the foot of the mountain.

Bai Yansheng moved towards the mountain gate with the crowd, and it would be his turn soon, but Xiao Rongyue was not there yet.

After a while, he finally stood in front of the master's disciple who knew the guest.The two disciples were about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in vigorous attire, full of heroic vigor, and bowed their hands in salute: "This hero, may I ask who is your sect? How do you call him?"

Bai Yansheng was hesitating, when suddenly there was another person beside him, Xiao Rongyue said repeatedly: "We came together, Mobei Snow Mountain Sect, my name is Xiao Er, and his name is Bai Yi. .” He said and took out two ingots of ingots from his sleeves and handed them to them.

Bai Yansheng gasped, where did she steal it from!

Unexpectedly, the two disciples clasped their hands and said with a polite smile: "It's a rule in our village that gold and silver are not accepted. You two are guests from afar, so please go in and offer a glass of water and wine, and express your thanks!"

Xiao Rongyue was self-defeating, her face blushed immediately.

Someone from behind laughed at them in a low voice. They climbed such a high mountain road to pay their respects empty-handed, and they ate the overlord's meal on Mr. Su's body.

Bai Yansheng has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time and has a thick skin, since he was let into the mountain gate, he doesn't care about it, and he will go away if he pulls Xiao Rongyue.Xiao Rongyue's feet seemed to have taken root, and she stretched out her hand to the two disciples in disbelief, "Let me see what gifts others have given."

The faces of the two disciples changed suddenly, fearing that she would make trouble, they hurriedly said: "This is not convenient."

However, Xiao Rongyue had already probed and saw something like "jasper lion" and "emerald phoenix" written on the thin notebook in one of them.With a snort from his nostrils, he untied the Fengming sword on his back, pulled out his hands, and pulled out half of the sword.Everyone saw a flash of cold light in front of their eyes, and a black iron sword was displayed in front of the world.The sword energy that had just been unsheathed shook the fallen leaves in the mountains, and a willow leaf was split in two before it fell on the sword blade.A student from the mountain village picked up two fallen leaves on the ground and looked at them. The leaves were intact, and after careful inspection, it turned out that Pingping had peeled off a layer of leaf film as thin as a cicada's wing from the leaf surface.

Xiao Rongyue had a look of color on her face, and she handed out the Fengming Sword, so fast that Bai Yansheng didn't have time to stop her: "Guizhuang is good at making swords, can this sword still enter the eyes of the master of Guizhuang?"

Even immersed in the sword pool and sword mound all day long, such magical weapons are not something ordinary people can see. The two disciples of Zhike were in awe, one took the sword respectfully, and the other sang a promise: "Mo North Snow Mountain sent Daxia Xiao and Daxia Bai to present him with a sword, and sit at table No. 30."

The boy servant who led the way led them to the running water mat opened in the village.

Xiao Rongyue raised her eyebrows, held her head high, and strode forward with great strides.Bai Yansheng tugged on her sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Your sword is not an ordinary weapon, how could you give it away so casually?"

Xiao Rongyue also lowered her voice and said: "When there are many people later, you can just steal it back."

Bai Yansheng's face turned pale with fright, but seeing people coming and going around, it is inconvenient to talk about her among the crowd.

The boy servant took the two of them to the seat and left.Bai Yansheng looked around, they were in a huge open space in front of the village, there were about thirty tables, and their table was at the front.He looked at the bright hall above the steps, and there seemed to be twenty tables in the room. If one table counted ten people, there would be at least 500 people on the top today, what a grand occasion!

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There were already five or six people seated at the same table, both from the Eastern Han Dynasty and from the Jiangnan people. The enthusiastic ones bowed their hands to each other and reported their family background as brothers, and the taciturn ones nodded their heads to signify their acquaintance.Walking in the rivers and lakes, the most taboo is to talk lightly and deeply, and everyone is deeply on guard.

When [-]% to [-]% of the people celebrating the birthday came one after another, the running water banquet opened.Rows of servants in Tsing Yi served large bowls of dishes, including delicacies from mountains and seas, land and water delicacies.Although it was not yet noon, everyone was already hungry after climbing the mountain road all morning.The people at the same table were all chewing, eating and drinking, Xiao Rongyue picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat, when he suddenly saw Bai Yansheng next to him frowning deeply, with his arms crossed, showing disgust.

In the troubled times, how many people have nothing to cover their bodies and food, but they have such a luxurious feast just to celebrate one person's birthday.

Xiao Rongyue put down her chopsticks, poked Bai Yansheng with her elbow, and whispered, "Someone is coming."

Two young disciples in brand-new clothes came over, and they came up to them. One of them took a step away and handed the Fengming Sword to Xiao Rongyue. I have seen this sword before, and the way is too precious, if a gentleman does not take away someone's love, he should return it as it is. In addition, I would like to offer a copy of the Four Seasons Earth Ritual of the Villa as a token of my gratitude."

Xiao Rongyue thought that this person was quite sensible, so she unceremoniously withdrew the Fengming sword, and took his earthen instrument, saying haha.

A big man who was eating at the same table suddenly put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and asked, "Excuse me, brother, has Mr. Su left the customs?"

The two disciples turned to him, also cupped their hands and said: "This chivalrous man, Master will not leave the customs until noon. The village is currently presided over by Master Su and Senior Brother Yang."

There was a slight disappointment in the big man's eyes, so he nodded perfunctorily.

The master's disciple turned back to Xiao Rongyue and said: "Brother Yang said that he really wants to meet this chivalrous man, may I please come into the hall to talk about it?"

The people at the same table looked up at them enviously.Those who can enter the banquet are not the master's close friends, but the martial arts masters of the aristocratic and powerful families.

Xiao Rongyue was eager to try, but Bai Yansheng stretched out his hand to stop her, and said politely to the two people: "Thank you for your kindness. Mr. Su's [-]th birthday, we met by chance, to join in the fun, and want to take some of the blessings of Guibao, how dare you play big swords in front of Guan Gong .”

Those two didn't force it, and after saluting, they went back into the bright hall.

The surrounding people sighed and regretted.Bai Yansheng looked towards the bright hall on the mountain, with carved beams and painted buildings, towering toweringly, he thought that Mencius Ying should be inside.

There were twenty tables in the banquet in the lobby, but it was not as lively as outside.

The people sitting on the seats are all famous figures in martial arts, they are old, and they behave like a master, not like the bluffing and rude people outside.

The owner of this generation is named Su Leshan. He is about forty years old. He wears a long gown, a square scarf on his head, and is dressed as a scribe. He is holding a small boy with long hair. It is his son Su Qingfeng, who shuttles between the seats. .

Everyone greeted him politely and unfamiliarly. They all knew that he was only a nominal owner of the villa, but in fact he was young and weak, and had never inherited the unique skills of Mr. Su.On the contrary, his seven-year-old child has excellent bones and a handsome appearance, like a good seedling for martial arts.

Su Leshan had a conversation with Yue Tianyou, the head of the Huashan School, and Yue Tianyou suddenly pointed to the first seat on the left in the lobby far away from the crowd, and said, "May I ask Mr. Su who has a new high-ranking student?"

The first seat on the left is far away from the crowd, it feels like it stands out from the crowd, and there is a soft smoke screen embroidered with pine, crane, turtle and bamboo in the aisle as a cover, which is even more dignified and extraordinary.Behind the screen, two people can be vaguely seen sitting.

Yue Tianyou was dissatisfied, he didn't ask whether he was a high-ranking student or not, but actually wanted to ask, where did these two thieves come from, what skills do they have to dare to surpass everyone, and take this seat?

Su Leshan is not good at martial arts, but he is good-natured, why can't he hear the sourness in his words, he hurriedly said: "Over there is the head of the Xichuan Huajian School and the senior brother of our school. Brother Yang fought in Xiangyang three years ago I was seriously injured and became disabled. Today I am very happy, senior brother Yang said that his body is incomplete, it will hinder the view, and he is afraid of disturbing everyone's interest, so he sat over there and talked with head Meng."

Yue Tianyou gasped.Yang Nandang and Lu Che, the two major disciples of the Su Clan, are known to everyone in the world.Three years ago when the imperial court called for rebellion, Lu Zhe died in the city of Xiangyang, Yang Nandang survived at that time, but he has not been seen walking around the rivers and lakes and presiding over affairs in the past few years, so it turned out that he was seriously injured.

As for the head of the Huajian faction, after Meng Ziyou died, it is said that he is the overlord of Xichuan today, Su Leshan also called him head of Meng, who else in the martial arts world is taller than this person?

Yue Tianyou shut up.The people around him started whispering.

The two sitting behind the screen seemed to move.

Yang Nandang was sitting on a bamboo wheelchair, dressed in civilian clothes, with a piece of felt on his knees, he seemed to be in good spirits, and said with a smile: "These people outside must be arranging us."

Meng Ziying sat opposite him, and saw that the same robe from the past had changed into what it is now, and said, "Brother Yang, I feel sorry for you about Xiangyang. Brother Lu also..."

Yang Nandang smiled lightly, interrupted him and said: "Back then, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, and you and I were our own masters, so what are you talking about? If you hadn't sent the seventeenth girl to deliver the letter, he and I would be buried here It's in Xiangyang City."

When he mentioned Meng Ziluan, Meng Ziying suddenly said: "Brother Yang, is Ziluan on the mountain? I want to see her."

Yang Nandang was startled, and said: "We were separated from Seventeen Girls in the city back then, and we haven't seen her in these years, isn't she in Xichuan?"

His expression did not seem to be fake, and Meng Ziying's heart sank. Could it be that the news was wrong and he wanted to make a trip for nothing?

Meng Ziying then changed the subject and said: "Mr. Su is looking forward to the year of his life and being healthy and strong at a hundred years old. This is the joy of the martial arts. Today, there are so many heroes gathered together. I should respect Mr. Su as the supreme martial artist and command the world..."

Unexpectedly, Yang Nandang cut off his words with a wry smile again, and said, "Brother Meng, you made a mistake, this birthday invitation was not sent by us."

Mencius Ying was stunned, and said, "Didn't the invitation be sent by Guizhuang?"