Offer a tripod

The boy smiled when he heard the words, and immediately came over to pull him.Yuan Jing kept an eye out, dodged his hand, and led him out through the main entrance.He went in and out of the palace like his own home, and no one stopped him.The guards' eyes fell on the person beside him, although their expressions were a little strange, but they bowed down and saluted unambiguously, the young man did not wait for them to speak, and ordered: "You guys go on duty, we will come back after we go out for a stroll. "

The guards didn't dare to disobey, so they had to send them away.Yuan Jing couldn't help being a little curious about him: "I haven't asked your name yet."

The young man said briskly: "I'll tell you when we come back." Yuan Jing was no longer in the mood to ask the bottom line, and stopped asking if he couldn't ask a question.

They came out late, the crowd of worshipers had dispersed, the embers of the fire were still extinguished, and there were still a few monks sitting on the ground, silently chanting scriptures.Most of the hawkers had closed their stalls and returned home. Yuan Jing looked around and saw an old man selling lotus lanterns by the water who hadn't left yet. He stepped forward and said, "Uncle, sell me one of your lanterns." He simply took a sapphire ring from his hand and gave it to him.The young man put his hand behind his back, smiled and said nothing.

The uncle gave him a fearful look, and handed the lamp and the ring to Yuan Jing: "No need, there are not many left, the guests like it, just take it." Yuan Jing pushed, and the boy said from the side: "Here Just take it." The uncle took it with fear and trepidation.

The surface of the river is dotted with stars, already full of lotus lanterns.The ancient prayer flags stand quietly in the center of the water, and the Sanskrit sounds and distant singing are brought over by the wind, and float along the river to places that no one knows.Yuan Jing squatted by the river, and put the lamp in his hand into the river.

In a daze, he remembered that when he was young, the first emperor took him on a trip.Seeing him staring at the river lantern, I hugged his neck and asked coquettishly, "What is father thinking?" At that time, father looked gloomy, and after a long time, he patted himself on the back lovingly: "Father, what are you thinking?" The emperor is thinking about the old people from the past." Seeing his half-understanding look on his face, he smiled slightly: "They have gone to a far away place, and the emperor can't find them."

At that time, Yuan Jing didn't know the taste of longing, and he never thought that he would have so many people who he would never find again.

The young man squatted beside him, and suddenly he was thrown out with a water splash. The stone flew past, and a thread of the lotus lamp was broken.Yuan Jing was interrupted by him, and gave him a disgusted look.

The boy laughed and said, "What are you doing against me? These are things that the elderly like. You are young, what do you want to do like them?"

The more Yuan Jing looked at him, the more he hated him. Anyway, his wish was fulfilled, so he simply got up and left.At this time, it was completely dark, he was not very familiar with this place, and the young man was always following around and interrupting him, so after walking for more than two hours, he unexpectedly turned to a place that was inaccessible.Looking from a distance, I can see overlapping mountains, winding rivers, and a few pairs of green eyes hidden in the extreme darkness. I don't know if they are wild wolves or foxes.The young man had been following him all the time, but now he came forward suddenly and said with a smile, "Why don't you leave?"

Yuan Jing's heart was suspended, he staggered away from his figure, turned around and walked back.The young man followed him closely like a leopard staring at its prey: "Hey, why do you always wear a mask? Is it because you are too ugly, or...you can't be seen by others?"

Yuan Jing's fingers stuck to the mechanism in the palm of his hand, and every step was windy, wishing he could run away.But no matter how fast his steps were, the boy still didn't take a step.His lips moved up and down with a smile, and in this silent, uninhabited night, he uttered a light sentence: "You don't have to hide from me like this, I know who you are, you are the Emperor Dayan who was deposed by my elder brother. "

The string in Yuan Jing's mind snapped, and he hurriedly stopped, looking at him in surprise.Under the moonlight, the smile on the young man's face disappeared. He seemed to have known each other that night, but the feeling of boredom became stronger and stronger.

Yuan Jing finally remembered who he looked like, and it was the enemy he didn't want to think about the most in his life, Chu Yu.

In terms of resemblance, there is only a slight resemblance between the eyebrows and eyes. Chu Yu is tall and strong, with an intriguing aura in his gestures and gestures, and also has a serious temperament. When others see him, they often avoid him. closeness.But this young man was comparable to him, and he had a wicked smile on his face. At first glance, he looked like an arrogant and difficult young man. Avoiding him was just to save himself a headache.

Yuan Jing thought for a moment, then said coldly: "Are you the third son of General Shenwu, Chu Zhan?"

The boy's eyes lit up: "You know me? My elder brother told you?"

The veins under Yuan Jing's neck twitched a few times, and he said decisively, "I don't know! I don't know anyone with the surname Chu."

As he spoke, he lifted his foot and wanted to leave.The young man opened his hands, blocking his way like a rogue: "Oh, don't rush away, I am different from my elder brother. The second brother doesn't know about your affairs, but I know it very well. He If you have a small temper, you will be bad. Daddy never liked him. Otherwise, when he was a child, why would he be sent to the place where those slaves lived? Looking good?"

Yuan Jing said coldly: "You grew up in the general's mansion in a well-behaved way, so what about your manners?"

Chu Zhan blinked, as if he didn't understand what he meant for a while.Yuan Jing was too lazy to entangle with him, pointed at him with the hidden weapon, and reprimanded: "Go away."

Chu Zhan was not afraid at all, and quickly lifted his face. Yuan Jing felt his face turn cold, and the mask had fallen into his hands. Without the cover, he felt uneasy, and hurriedly covered his face with his hands: "What are you doing !"

Chu Zhan stared at him for a while, and his tone became a little serious: "Hey, why don't you try with me? I must treat my lover much better than my elder brother."

Yuan Jing was furious, and grabbed the mask with his hands. Chu Zhan took a step back, raised his hands high, and said shamelessly, "I will return it to you if you promise."

Yuan Jing didn't even think about it, he moved his fingers quickly, and pointed towards his face.Chu Zhan saw that he was quiet all the way, but unexpectedly he still had a bit of a temper.I wanted to tease him, but unexpectedly there was a glimmer of light in front of his eyes, and he murmured that he was sorry, and then he backed up a few steps, his sleeves fluttered, and a gust of wind blew up, until he hid all the silver needles like rain in his sleeves middle.It's just that the step back was a bit late, and one slipped through the net and pierced into his shoulder silently.He didn't notice it, and with a flick of his long sleeve, all the silver needles fell to the ground.

As soon as Yuan Jing succeeded in the blow, he no longer wanted to fight, and ran wildly, he was already four or five zhang away in a blink of an eye.Chu Zhan didn't fall behind either, and with a flick of his figure, he immediately blocked in front of him.He said displeasedly: "Okay, I have been with you all night with a good voice, but you actually played dirty tricks on me, then don't blame me for being rude."

The back of Yuan Jing's hand, which was hiding the hidden weapon, was behind him. Although he was still trying to stay calm, the hairs all over his body stood on end.He secretly regretted that he shouldn't have come out with people casually.At this time, there was no one around, and it was impossible to find a helper.

Seeing his murderous aura, Yuan Jing thought for a while, guessing that he was not his opponent, this hidden weapon only had three shots, and it was about to be exhausted, he quickly thought about the way to get out, and said in his mouth: "This is how you treat him. Lover's attitude? Then you are no better than him!"

Chu Zhan turned his eyeballs and said with restraint: "If you are willing to be sensible, I will naturally have a lot of benefits. Otherwise, I don't care if you are the emperor or not. I will do what my elder brother can do."

Yuan Jing somewhat understood this sentence, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and tentatively said, "Are you jealous of him because you care so much about him?"

A trace of anger flashed across Chu Zhan's face, and the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared. He seemed to be really angry, and he snorted coldly: "With him? Why should I be jealous!" Talk too much.Yuan Jing took a step back and pretended to fall to the ground. Chu Zhan wanted to catch someone without thinking, but when he raised his hand, he felt a numbness in his shoulder. small needle.Yuan Jing waited so long for this moment, he raised his arm and released the last shot.

Chu Zhan took a few steps back before he could escape, his figure was already in a mess.He was used to being lawless, and it was rare for him to suffer a miserable loss, and he was in the hands of his elder brother's old lover again, so he was very angry.With a flick of his wrist, he took out a long whip, pointed at Yuan Jing and cursed angrily, "I don't know how to flatter you!"

Suddenly, an iron arrow came through the wind and landed at Chu Zhan's feet. The arrow was buried deeply in the ground, and earth and rocks were splashed everywhere.Yuan Jing looked back, only to hear the sound of horseshoes, there were three or four figures galloping towards this side.Chu Zhan seemed to be familiar with them, cursed secretly, turned around a few times, and then disappeared. .

Yuan Jing hurriedly picked up the mask and put it on, the thin gold piece covered his face, and then he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been leaned on, the thought made him feel a little sour.Those people flew off the horse and helped him up. Yuan Jing took a closer look and found that it was the exiled family he met that day.The one in front had broad shoulders and a thick back, with a very mature appearance, and he spoke with a serious attitude. He was originally dignified and stable, but there was a horizontal scar on his cheek, which added to his aura.A young man who was following him was caught by him before he could catch up.He didn't ask Yuan Jing why he came here, but ordered someone to bring the horse, and respectfully said: "I will take you back." The woman standing beside him was good at knowing the sky, and said next to him: "The rainstorm is coming, It is inconvenient to walk."

It was more than an hour away from the palace, the leader thought for a while, and said apologetically: "I came out in a hurry, and I didn't bring my coir raincoat. Our residence is nearby. If you don't mind, you can go to our place to rest first." Let’s go, and I’ll take you back tomorrow morning.”

Yuan Jing was still in shock, so he didn't resist much.Everyone led the horse and followed him, and he was alone on the horse.After a while, Yuan Jing remembered that they were inextricably linked with Chu Yu, his heart was agitated, and he wanted to jump off immediately.With just a movement of his wrist, the people surrounding him came around: "What's wrong?"

Yuan Jing met those concerned eyes, couldn't say anything, was bored for a while, and then gave up on himself and said: It's all right. "

This group of people lived as nomads, not getting close to foreigners, and lived far away from market crowds. Fortunately, after leaving the nationality, they did not have to be subject to so many restrictions, and they just lived in places with abundant water and grass. improve.Looking from a distance, Yuan Jing saw many small silver tents by the plain white river, and two lanterns were hung in front of each tent. The evening wind swayed leisurely, and countless silver glows hugged each other. Around, it is really beautiful.

The middle-aged man shouted loudly, and several lanterns were lit up immediately, and a seven or eight-year-old child ran over barefoot leading two long-legged thin dogs: "Father, you are back!" The man stroked him. He ordered: "Go, call the elders to the big tent, there are distinguished guests coming." The child responded with his mouth, but his footsteps were still hesitant, and he kept looking at the horse's back.

Yuan Jing hurriedly said: "No need, it's getting late, let them rest, I'm tired too."

While speaking, it was already raining, and the man did not force him, helped him off his horse, and sent him into the largest and most magnificent red-gold tent here.There were already people waiting there after hearing the news. Among them was a man with white beard and hair who walked tremblingly. He was helped over by someone, and when he saw Yuan Jing, he was very happy. It seems that he wants to kneel and prostrate.Yuan Jing saw that his body suddenly jumped forward, afraid that he would fall and be unable to get up, so he hurriedly stepped forward and supported him: "You don't need to pray."

The old man's face was weathered, and his cloudy eyes looked at him with piercing eyes. Holding his hand, he wanted to get close to him, but was afraid of profanity, so he just looked up inch by inch from his fingertips.Seeing him staring at his mask, Yuan Jing shook his head apologetically, indicating that this cannot be removed.The middle-aged man was also winking for him.

The old man suddenly realized, and then remembered that he was a noble person and should not be easily known by others, so he nodded in agreement.He held Yuan Jing's hand tightly, and said, "How is the little general doing now? When will you come back to see us?"

It took Yuan Jing a while to realize that he was talking about Chu Yu, and he felt very uncomfortable, thinking that in the eyes of this group of people, he didn't know how important he was to him, and it was even more ironic.The old man didn't know the inside story, and still looked at him expectantly.Yuan Jing said in a flat tone: "He is never happier now, and I don't know if he will come back."

The old man frowned and wanted to say something else, but the middle-aged man interjected: "Grandpa Feng, it's getting late, and the distinguished guests are tired." Only then did Yuan Jing be rescued from his hands.After tidying up hastily, only the child from before was left to serve.The child's name was A Jian, although he was not very old, he did things very quickly. He blew a whistle, drove the two puppies outside, and made the bed in the blink of an eye.

When Yuan Jing was outside, he heard that no one had lived here for a long time. When he entered, he saw that the tables, chairs, bed cabinets and other items were not old. Even the red copper candlesticks were as shiny as new.Ah Jian said from the side: "Father will buy things here once a year, so as not to entertain the general when he comes back."

Yuan Jing's eyes fell on the tall weapon rack on the left. There were a dozen weapons standing there, including a red-tasseled silver gun, a tiger-patterned iron bow, and a horse-cutting sword that was as long as a man. The bloodstone is dark red and close to ink, shining with a sense of eerieness that makes people dare not look directly at it.Yuan Jing's eyes fell on the bamboo bow at the bottom. This bow is very rough, it feels light when weighed, and its strength is not very strong. It is like a child's toy when placed with these blood-drinking weapons.

A Jian turned her head and saw him holding the bamboo bow in a daze, she said a little nervously: "My lord, can I touch this bow? These are weapons used by the general before. My father won't let me touch them. You are the general's most important thing." As long as you promise, my father will definitely not say anything."

Yuan Jing handed him the bow, and he was elated, and immediately rubbed his hands on the sides of his clothes before solemnly taking it.Yuan Jing said a little unnaturally, "Is this bow his too?"

A Jian nodded vigorously, and said excitedly: "This bow was used when the general first came to us. He was only seven or eight years old at that time. Well, Dad said, he is as old as I am now, but he was born much taller." Lah. There is a group of robbers who always bully us because of the large number of people. They cut off the scar on my father’s face. Later, when the general came to us, when the group came again, he made this bow himself. An arrow shot through the leader's eye, and he used a trap to kill all the robbers who came together. That night he led Dad and the others to the cottage, and brought back all the things that the gang had robbed from us. He also set fire to this bandit den, and gave us a bad breath!"

Yuan Jing was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Has he lived with you for a long time?"

Ah Jian hugged her bow and said, "Yes! Father said that he moved back to the General's Mansion a year before he entered Beijing, and he never came back after that."

Yuan Jing said to himself: "General Shenwu sent him to Beijing as a hostage, not because he really wanted him to go home. But he is the eldest son, how did he end up in this situation?" With a twitch in his heart, he compared this with the prophecy many years ago. linked together.He heard his father mention once that when he was still young, he asked General Shenwu to bring Chu Yu over. At that time, there was no way to verify why he didn't stay, but counting the time, it was exactly after he returned from the capital. thing.

As if confirming his words, Ah Jian said again: "I heard that the first emperor was exiled because he was unhappy. Alas, I don't know why the old general was so cruel and sent him out without giving him anything. Fortunately, the little general is mighty and powerful. During the years he was in the clan, we have never been bullied again. Even the officers and soldiers dare not beat and scold us casually. In the past winter, wolves would always come to steal our food Cattle and sheep, and even ate children. Grandma shed so many tears, he went up the mountain alone and killed all the wolves on the whole mountain. He also taught us martial arts and military training, and later led us to beat them away The Western Wei people who came to attack Chengguan. The old general rewarded him and asked him what he wanted, but he would not take it himself, as long as he let us get rid of our citizenship. Finally, we don’t have to live in the deepest and poorest mountains. We can only be with the stars and the moon every day. Yes. He asked someone to inlay pearls and gold satin on the outside of our tent, and made an oil lamp that would not be blown out by the wind. Our home will always be the brightest place on the grassland. The little general said, let others see The light, just think of us. The light in the sky will be blocked by dark clouds, but there is a sun in the world.”

His voice was full of joy and admiration, and he held the bamboo bow and looked at it again and again, as if fascinated.Yuan Jing lowered his eyes and said nothing, only felt that his heart was very bored, but he couldn't tell what this feeling was.

A Jian said regretfully: "It's a pity that I was born late, and I have never seen him. There are many older sisters in the family who like him very much. They are still waiting for him to come back." Looking expectantly at Yuan Jing: "My lord, can you tell me about the general, since he gave you the token, you must be someone he cares about very much."

Yuan Jing's eyelashes trembled, and he wanted to say something sarcastic, but he couldn't speak at all.After a long time, he said: "I'm sorry, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I have forgotten the past." He patted his head and went to bed to rest.

At dawn the next day, Yuan Jing woke up.It was quiet outside the tent, only the wind was heard.He washed his hands and face with water, and planned to leave quietly. When he went out to have a look, he saw that the people who escorted him back last night were already waiting outside the door.

The middle-aged man seemed to know that he didn't want to be disturbed, so he said: "It's not safe for you to be alone, please let us take you back." He called out: "Ah Jian, go and get the horse."

Ah Jian responded, carrying a longbow on her back, and quickly ran over to salute Yuan Jing before running to lead the horse.Yuan Jing saw that he was sweating profusely, and there were many long arrows under the target made of straw. It was obvious that he had come to practice martial arts early.With a thought in his mind, he suddenly asked: "Did he look like this when he first came here?" As soon as he asked, he felt a little annoyed.

The middle-aged man said "huh?", and immediately understood, he said without hesitation: "Then how can it be the same, Ah Jian is just a child, and the general is our hero."

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