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When the two of them came out, it was already late, the sun was gradually sinking, and the faint golden color receded into the distance like waves.The night in the grassland was a bit chilly, and Wu Shan's cloak, which he had been holding all day, was finally useful.Although Yuan Jing rejected him, his attitude towards him was gentler than before. He let him fasten the belt carelessly, and when he saw him stretch out his hand full of expectation, he was about to put his hand in his palm .As soon as Wu Shan clenched his hand, the gloom on his face disappeared, and he laughed again.

When they went back, the two of them didn't ride horses, they just took the horse for a leisurely walk. Wu Shan wanted to talk several times, but when he turned his head and saw Yuan Jing standing in the moonlight, he didn't want to speak again, so he went with him quietly. Listen carefully to the sound of the evening wind blowing the short grass.

Yuan Jing raised his eyes inadvertently, and saw several figures walking towards him.Looking at their clothes, they are very strange, not like the Heqi people.When approaching, Yuan Jing saw a tiger tattoo on the back of the leader's hand, and suddenly thought: Fang Qing seems to have one on the back of his hand.Those people saw that they were looking at themselves, their indifferent expressions remained unchanged, they just acted as if they didn't exist.

Seeing him in a daze, Wu Shan shook his hand: "Xiao Jiu, what are you looking at?"

Yuan Jing came back to his senses, and pointed his chin that way: "Who are those people?"

Wu Shan glanced at it, and said: "They are exiled criminal slaves, they formed a family of their own, and have always lived at the foot of the most barren hills. About ten years ago, Chu... was the one who led them to establish After a great achievement, the whole family has been expelled from the family, and now they live outside. But they usually don’t deal with outsiders, they don’t listen to anyone, and they don’t belong to us.”

While talking, those people had already walked in front of them, and one of the young boys in the grade glanced at them curiously, saw him pause, and then quickly pulled his head.The leader impatiently followed his movements, his eyes fell on Yuan Jing, and his progress stopped. He made a gesture, led everyone to Yuan Jing, and walked deeply towards him. I gave a gift.

Yuan Jing was startled, touched the mask on his face uncomfortably, and looked at Wu Shan again.Wu Shan also didn't understand, and looked at him blankly.Those people didn't make any further moves, and kept that humble posture all the time.Wu Shan pulled Yuan Jing back a step, and urged: "Let's... go back quickly."

Yuan Jing was pushed onto the horse by him, and the white horse ran a long way. He turned around and saw those people still standing there, as if silently saying goodbye.

When the two returned to the palace, it was already late at night.A huge bonfire had already been lit in the barracks stationed nearby, and many people drank and sang, creating a lively atmosphere.Wu Shan held Yuan Jing's hand all the way and didn't let it go. At this moment, he was suffocated by the heat, and a thin layer of sweat broke out in his palm.The two of them tacitly agreed that they didn't mention the matter of that group of people. After eating something hastily, they went back to rest.Wu Shan sent Yuan Jing to the door, feeling rather reluctant in his heart, unwilling to leave, blinking his eyes just staring at Yuan Jing.Yuan Jing was a little amused, so he leaned over and hugged him, his lips seemed to touch his ear, coaxing: "See you tomorrow." Wu Shan nodded vigorously, and then bounced away.

Yuan Jing looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief.Back in the room, thinking about what happened just now, I was still a little uneasy.He sat in front of the mirror, and the thin mask hung neatly on his face. After wearing it for so long, even he almost forgot his original appearance, and there was absolutely no danger of being seen through by outsiders.He glanced at the strange face in the mirror, and sighed again wearily.

When he stood up, the back of his head was hit suddenly, and a piece of fruit rolled out far away.He looked back, and saw a young man in purple sitting by the window holding a wine jug, with the corners of his mouth raised, smiling evilly at him.This person looked about the same age as himself, and his appearance was very beautiful, and there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity between his brows and eyes, as if he had seen him somewhere before.It's just that this kindness didn't make Yuan Jing feel a little bit good, but a trace of guard emerged from his heart.

He touched the hidden weapon behind his back, and asked vigilantly, "Who are you?"

The boy jumped down from the window sill with a "thump", and before he could say anything, he handed over the jug first, seeing that Yuan Jing didn't take it, he curled his lips and took a sip by himself.Yuan Jing stared at him vigilantly all the time, and when he saw the staring gaze, he laughed, and approached him and said, "Your expression is different from what I saw during the day." The anger in Yuan Jing's eyes flashed away, and he Seemingly feeling something, he immediately put on a serious look: "Don't be afraid, I'm a guest of this palace. I heard that King Quli has adopted a new princess. Come and watch the excitement."

Since Yuan Jing came here, he was introduced by Wu Shan as a guest of honor, and they went in and out with each other.He is a stranger from a foreign race, and he wears a slave's anklet. He has been honored and favored so far, and I don't know how many rumors have spread.In addition, Wushitu sent twenty beautiful girls over a month ago, causing Wushan to have a big fight with him, and even threatened that if he sent people over again, he would close the city gate and not allow his people to come in again. Wushitu scolded him angrily, but there was nothing he could do.This time the turmoil was over, everyone knew how much Wu Shan cherished him, the rumors spread more and more fiercely, and even today, there are even more rumors.

Naturally, these gossips would not reach Wu Shan, Yuan Jing heard it, but pretended not to hear it.He saw the young man in front of him still looking at himself playfully, gave him a cold look, and turned his back: "Now that you have seen it, you can go."

Seeing his displeasure, the young man chased him a few steps: "Hey, don't be angry, I know you're not the concubine of King Quli." He jumped in front of Yuan Jing: "I saw it just now, how could the concubine put you on the ground?" Wang pushed it outside?"

His appearance is somewhat cute, but Yuan Jing felt annoyed for no reason, and his thin lips were tightened even more. Although he didn't open his mouth to push people away, he didn't mean to show his usual gentle manner. .

The young man didn't take it seriously, and moved closer, looked at him, and stroked his waist with his fingers: "Where did the token on your body come from?"

Yuan Jing took a big step back clutching his waist, and when he spoke again, he seemed annoyed: "What does it have to do with you? If you don't leave, I'll have you arrested!"

The young man smiled indifferently: "I'm just curious, just asking casually, this is the family token of the Chu family, made of meteoric iron from the sky, there are only two in total, and if you get it, the Chu family can do anything for you. Before I saw it outside, I thought it was a fake, but today I saw those slaves worshiping you, so I was sure it was real."

This token was given to Yuan Jing by Chu Yu before he left, and when it was handed over to him, he just said that if he wanted to come back one day, just ask someone to come back with this token, and he would come to pick him up no matter the ends of the earth .Since Yuan Jing left the capital, he has collected his mind and made up his mind not to think about the past.Chu Yu's appearance suddenly appeared in his mind, his heartbeat stopped suddenly, and his irritability suddenly surged.He said coldly, "How do you know this?"

The young man smiled slightly, and stroked his drooping hair: "There is nothing here that I don't know." Seeing Yuan Jing looking at the token with a gloomy face, he was very knowledgeable and didn't ask further questions, and bumped into each other affectionately. He gave Yuanjing a moment: "Hey, shall I take you out to play? I know there is a good place, oh, it's the territory of those people you saw. Originally, outsiders couldn't get in, but with your token, it's easy. too much."

Yuan Jing opened his hand with a snap, without turning his head, he said, "No."

The young man shouted behind him: "Aren't you going? That place is so fun." Yuan Jing didn't make a sound, and walked through the heavy gauze curtains to the innermost part.The boy clicked his tongue in disappointment, and after a while, he smiled and said: "Then I will come to you tomorrow. By the way, I bought this wine from a Jiangnan peddler. I will leave it for you to taste. Don't waste it."

Yuan Jing lay down on the bed with his arm as a pillow, and quietly looked at the roof of the tent for a long time.The cool night breeze brought a little water vapor, and it was about to rain again.He unconsciously moved his right shoulder, tore off the token and smashed it to the ground. After a muffled sound, he turned over and hugged himself tightly.

Wu Shan didn't know what happened to this night, when he came back the next day, he saw that there was an extra bottle of Shizhouchun here, and he wondered: "The original hawker just arrived at the market yesterday, and you went shopping?" While sniffing: "It smells so good."

There was a faint shadow in Yuan Jing's eyes, and he said immediately after hearing the words: "You can take it if you like it."

Wu Shan shook his head with some regret: "Today I still have to go with my elder brother...to go to the parade. If he finds me drinking, he will definitely nag me again. Let's wait until next time."

Yuan Jing heard that he was vague, and expected that this time it would not be so easy.Although he was playing outside all day, he also vaguely heard the news that the war was tense. It was probably because Wu Shan was afraid that he would be upset, so he deliberately concealed it and did not report it, so he was very sensible and did not ask any more questions. Specially made hidden weapons and crossbows were brought up, and there were seven of them lined up in a row.In front of Wu Shan, Yuan Jing chose the lightest one to wear. It was silver and white, and it was no different from the wrist guard he used to wear, except that there was a small mechanism hidden in the palm of his hand. With a light touch, several silver needles as thin as bulls come out from it.

Wu Shan hurriedly said: "Be careful, the tip of this needle is poisoned, don't hurt yourself." Yuan Jing moved his wrist, as if he liked this thing very much.Wu Shan said from the side: "Xiao Jiu, I have to go out for a few days, you take care of yourself, if you go out, remember to bring more guards."

Yuan Jing said: "It's okay, no one here knows me, and taking so many people out with great fanfare will attract people's attention."

Wu Shan was worried: "Then don't run out by yourself, you have to bring some people with you."

Yuan Jing knew that he was only thinking of himself, and his heart felt warm. Last night, because of that person's restless mood, he gradually calmed down. He smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll send someone to go to the market." Buy wine, wait for you to come back and drink."

After he watched Wu Shan leave, Nu Nu came in to wait on him. Yuan Jing casually asked how the eagle he shot yesterday was doing, and replied, "It's still being treated." They all stepped out, but for some reason, they lost interest again, so they dismissed the attendants and sat at the table by themselves to read books for a day.

He didn't sleep all night last night, his energy was low, and he sat blankly for a whole day without reading a few words.When he came back to his senses, the sky was full of stars, he looked out the window for a while, then put down the book, didn't ask anyone to come in to light the lamp, and walked back in the dark by himself.

He just walked to the side of the bed when he heard a chuckle, he saw the opportunity very quickly, and immediately pressed his fingers on the mechanism.The man jumped up from the bed, and a spark of light popped out from his fingertips, lighting up the oil lamp on the table.With the help of the light, Yuan Jing saw the appearance of the person coming, frowned, his fingers were still attached to the mechanism, and he refused to let go: "Why are you again? Where did you come in from?"

The young man yawned and said lazily: "I told you, I am your guest, and they will greet me with smiles when I enter this palace."

Yuan Jing said with a cold face: "Go somewhere else, I'm going to sleep."

The boy leaned in front of him, the tip of his nose almost hit his face, Yuan Jing was startled, and pushed back his shoulder forcefully: "What are you doing!" The boy didn't move at all, looking at him with a puzzled expression: "It's really strange , I see you treat others with a kind and gentle look during the day, why do you have a bad face towards me? Is it because I am not good-looking? "

Yuan Jing's heart skipped a beat, and when he spoke again, he tried his best to soften his tone: "Of course I'm not happy that you came here uninvited."

The young man didn't take it seriously, changed the subject, and said: "Today those Han Chinese are celebrating the Ghost Festival, and the novice monks from nearby are all here. I heard that the scene is very lively. How about I take you to see it?"

Yuan Jing was slightly taken aback: "Today is the Ghost Festival?"

The boy was also a little surprised: "You don't know?"

Since he left Beijing, his life has been so dark that he almost forgot what year it is.When I was a child, every time it came to the Ghost Festival, colorful prayer flags and Menglan pots could be seen everywhere in Beijing, and there would be grand gatherings at night.In the light of the mountains, the emperor will take himself to the Taoist courtyard to worship the ancestors.He still remembers that the first river lantern was taught by his father to put it on.

Seeing him in a daze, the boy snapped his fingers: "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Jing shook his head and said, "Aren't you going to take me out? Let's go."

The author has something to say: The token is Slag Gong apologizing, but it's a pity that Yuan Jing didn't believe him.

Guess who this boy looks like?