The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

"Fool... what's wrong with you?"

Tianwen poked Xu Qingfeng, seeing that he still didn't respond, so he leaned over and looked back, only to see candlelight in the dark corridor.

Tian Wen knew that this was the darkroom of the Four Cottage Hall, and it couldn't be seen from the outside, but Tian Wen almost never entered this place.Then why is Xu Qingfeng here?

Looking at Xu Qingfeng, Tian Wen clenched his brow-leveling stick and walked into the dark room.

When I walked to the door, I saw bloodstains spreading on the ground.Holding his breath, Tian Wen pushed open the half-closed door.

I saw a man dressed strangely in the room, his face was distorted, he was already dead, and the blood on the ground was dripping from his body.However, what shocked and frightened Tian Wen the most was the row of monks leaning against the wall.

Yes, Tianwen still knows them, they are people who disappeared earlier.At that time, I only thought that I stumbled and fell to my death or lost my way in Wushan, but I didn't expect...

"Xu Qingfeng." Tian Wen stumbled and ran out, "What's going on with those?"

Xu Qingfeng looked back at him, as if he had come to his senses, and dropped the dagger in his hand.

Hearing that Xu Qingfeng touched Tian Wen's head, just like an elder brother caressing a younger brother, the gentle palm made Tian Wen startled.

"It's all right now. Let's go..."

Walking to the main hall with Xu Qingfeng, Tian Wen's little face was twitched tightly, children are the most sensitive and intelligent.

Although Xu Qingfeng didn't say anything, Tianwen knew that he was no longer that Xu Qingfeng, the innocent ten-year-old Xu Qingfeng was gone.

Without saying a word, the two went out along the Four Herb Hall, and soon saw the people outside the Ten Thousand Buddhas Building.

Everyone was busy fighting the fire, but the fire in Wanfolou was the most serious. Chen Ke was standing near Wanfolou, while Guan Hongfeng and Zuo Ming were reporting something.Shi Jie was supported by Tian Qi and sat aside, as if he had been seriously injured.

"Master!" Seeing Chi Jie, Tian Wen ran over, knelt beside Chi Jie, felt Chi Jie pat him on the shoulder, and leaned on Chi Jie's side with peace of mind.

Hearing Tianwen's call, Chen Ke, who was listening to Guan Hongfeng's report, turned around quickly, and walked towards Xu Qingfeng in a few steps.

Tianwen didn't return, so he was already anxious, but there were heavy casualties at the scene, and there were still remnants of the Demon Cult to clean up, so he couldn't leave for the time being.

After walking two steps, Chen Ke stopped in place.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng walking steadily towards him step by step, he felt that Xu Qingfeng was different, inexplicably, and a little flustered.

Guan Hongfeng and Zuo Ming also seemed to feel something, and looked sideways.

Chen Ke watched Xu Qingfeng walk in front of him, knelt down on the ground at a distance of one step, and made a big salute: "Xu Qingfeng, the son of the guilty minister Xu Dingning, see you, my lord! Thank you, my lord, for saving my life. I will never forget it. Reciprocate with springs."

Chen Ke didn't speak.Looking at Xu Qingfeng, the look in Chen Ke's eyes was dim, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he seemed to be thinking about nothing.

Chen Ke didn't mention it, and Xu Qingfeng knelt down and dared not speak up.

The surroundings suddenly fell into an eerie silence. Guan Hongfeng and Zuo Ming vaguely knew the inside story, and they didn't dare to show their atmosphere when they saw this. The strange atmosphere made all the monks look sideways.

"My lord, it's cold on the ground..." Eunuch Quan, who had rushed up the mountain not long ago, persuaded in a low voice.

Chen Ke seemed to have been awakened, and said, "Excuse me..."

"Thank you, my lord..."

Xu Qingfeng stood up slowly, his eyes were clear and bright, but he pretended to be sad.This is the real Xu Qingfeng, smart and wise, with a sense of advance and retreat, everyone's demeanor, and his maturity and stability beyond his years. The so-called leader among the young masters in Beijing should be like this.

But after a long time, Chen Ke has forgotten.

Chen Ke only remembered the little idiot who lay on his bed and talked to him every day, the little idiot who accompanied him to death in the fire, and the little troubles he had with him day and night.

Chen Ke may have seen Xu Qingfeng like this before, but it made him feel strange.Seeing the blood stains on Xu Qingfeng's body, Chen Ke said with difficulty: "Can you be injured?"

"No problem, thank you, my lord, for your concern."

—polite and distant.

Could it be that Chen Ke is the only one who has unspeakable thoughts between the two of them?Without warning, Chen Ke remembered what Eunuch Quan had said half a month ago: "Men are crowned at twenty, and then the Qi family governs the country and the world, what is the family like? Only marriage, prolonging the heirs..."

Really?

Chen Ke suddenly didn't know how to treat Xu Qingfeng.

Xu Qingfeng stood aside silently, hesitating to speak.He saw that Chen Ke's body was also stained with blood, and he also saw the bandages exposed from his sleeves. Xu Qingfeng also wanted to ask "Are you injured?" but Chen Ke stopped looking at him, so Xu Qingfeng didn't know how to speak.

Will it be very abrupt?Why doesn't the prince look at him?Xu Qingfeng thought that since Songjiang Town, Chen Ke would be by his side as long as he had a little trouble.

Although he always had a cold face and no expression, Xu Qingfeng could feel Chen Ke's gaze no matter where he went.

Instead of being like now, Xu Qingfeng could only look at Chen Ke's back.

Just like the figure from the back who couldn't catch up in the thick fog, Xu Qingfeng felt flustered.

"Mr. Xu, is there any injury?" Eunuch Quan approached and asked.

Xu Qingfeng shook his head.His own martial arts are not bad, after being forced to wake up by the perverted demon cultist, he opened his acupoints, killed people within a few strokes, and was not injured.

It's just that after waking up, all the memories came back, and Xu Qingfeng still felt a little confused, such as the fire.

"My lord, is he... injured?"

"You should ask the prince yourself." Quangong said, "I can't find you, the prince has been very worried."

"I know..." Xu Qingfeng whispered as his eyes darkened.

Sighing lightly, Eunuch Quan said nothing more.

Xu Qingfeng still didn't say anything until the sky was bright and the fire was extinguished.

The sky is bright, and the smoke that has been covering the sky over Wushan Temple gradually dissipates. The morning sun breaks through the clouds and falls on the messy Wushan Temple.The birds on the mountain fluttered their wings, passing through the treetops hidden by each other, and flew towards the red sun in the sky.

That night, as Abbot Chi Lv said, the Wushan Temple was severely damaged.

After a night of counting, Guan Hongfeng reported: "There were 50 guards and secret guards in King Ren's Mansion, seven of them were killed and 40 were injured. There were 37 monks in Wushan Temple, more than half of them were killed or injured. There were 88 demon cultists, four of whom were captured alive, and the rest were killed. do."

"very good……"

Chen Ke stood with his hands behind his back. There were a large number of Demon Cultists, and they were also dressed in weird ways. They looked scary, but in fact they all knew some kung fu, and there were not many real martial arts masters.

And among these demon cultists, more than half are in ragged clothes, they seem to be beggars nearby.What Chen Ke was curious about was what brought them together and put forth such fierce efforts.

Simply desperate.Chen Ke recalled what happened last night.

"Go and check the beggars near Chuzhou City."

"Yes. This subordinate takes orders."

"Report to the prince! Zhao Kexin, governor of Chuzhou, is leading people up the mountain."

"My lord?" Seeing that Chen Ke was still thinking, Eunuch Quan asked in a low voice.

"See you first." Not wanting to deal with him, Chen Ke went down the mountain from the other side before Zhao Kexin arrived at Wushan Temple.

Back in the courtyard, Xu Qingfeng didn't know whether he should go back to the Lingering Garden or not. Watching Chen Ke walk into Guixinzhai, Xu Qingfeng stood hesitantly outside the door until Grandpa Quan waved to him, then Xu Qingfeng quickly ran into the Nuan Pavilion inside.

Chen Ke had already gone to take a bath. Eunuch Quan arranged for someone to wait on Xu Qingfeng. Xu Qingfeng was embarrassed, so he dismissed the servant politely, washed himself up, and changed into clean clothes.

The things in the warm pavilion are still as they were three days ago. There are sand tables and picture books on the table, colorful cloth tigers on the bedside, and a few clay figurines. These little things were brought back by Chen Ke to cheer him up. .

And every time he saw these novel things, Xu Qingfeng was really happy, and was easily satisfied.

Sitting in the warm pavilion now, Xu Qingfeng felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Everything he saw made his thoughts flutter, so he simply stood up and walked out of the warm pavilion.

Chen Ke was still taking a bath, and there was no one else in Guixin Zhai.

Xu Qingfeng stood quietly, his thoughts were confused, and suddenly his eyes fell on a white bottle in front of the window sill, with a few peach blossoms stuck in the bottle.

A few days ago, it was quite delicate and beautiful, but now it is sluggish, and the petals are scattered all over the ground.

Xu Qingfeng actually has a soft spot for peach blossoms.Four years ago, Xu Qingfeng wandered into the Taolin of Xiangguo Temple by mistake, and saw Chen Ke mourning Master Huixin from a distance.

That glance shocked the heavenly man, and from then on, the little boy Xu Qingfeng had an unforgettable concern.It was three months since then that he realized that it was the "Cold Yama" King Ni.

Xu Qingfeng didn't feel that King Ren was cold, but only felt that he was ethereal and distant, like a banished immortal.From then on, he always inquired about Niwang intentionally or unintentionally, worrying about him and feeling uncomfortable for him from the rumors.

Thinking about it day and night, I don't feel it goes deep into the bone marrow, but, is this love?

Xu Qingfeng didn't understand.

If it is love, can the world tolerate it?

Xu Qingfeng knew that King Ren had already passed the age of marriage proposal, but King Ren would one day have his concubine, and he would marry his wife.

But overnight, all the families in Xu's house were ransacked and their families were destroyed.Relying on the medicine given by his father, Xu Qingfeng narrowly escaped death, sneaked into the palace, and happened to be working near the Taiheng Palace.

The long night is long, and there are family feuds tormented, only a thought can comfort the soul.But Xu Qingfeng didn't need King Ren to know, he was afraid that King Ren would feel disgusted.

The subsequent events became more and more unpredictable. First, King Ren "died suddenly", and then he accidentally ran into the national teacher and the new emperor, and was given a glass of poisoned wine.

After drinking the poisoned wine, although he did not die, he lost his memory and sanity for some reason, and entered the Taiheng Palace by accident.

Now that I think about it, maybe there is some fate.

Xu Qingfeng looked at the remaining flowers on the window sill in a daze. In fact, at this moment, Xu Qingfeng was still not sure what a dream was, whether that silly happy time was a dream, the fire was a dream, or everything in front of him was just a dream. Is it false?

Eunuch Quan walked out from the room, interrupting Xu Qingfeng's train of thought.Turning around, I saw Grandpa Quan holding a bottle of pink water and a blood-stained bandage.

Feeling tense, Xu Qingfeng hurriedly asked: "Grandpa Quan, the prince's injury..."

Eunuch Quan respectfully bowed and saluted, "Master Xu, I still say the same thing, you can ask yourself."

Xu Qingfeng lowered his eyes in disappointment, should he go?Could it be the conflicting cold eyes waiting for him?

The inner room was separated by two screens, so Xu Qingfeng couldn't see anything.In just ten steps, Xu Qingfeng only felt that his feet weighed a thousand catties.

——It was difficult.