Xin Xue picked up a letter and held it in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then put it down. The candlelight was dim, and the tall linden trees blocked the moonlight that was about to be scattered in the courtyard. Outside the window, there was darkness, a darkness that had never been repeated. At the bottom of my heart, I am confused, this is a kind of confusion that I have never had.

"Brother Muchen, we went to Yan Country together, during this period, did the second brother look for me?"

"I found it. ”

Liu Muchen's sleeves moved lightly, and he said lightly: "I also learned later, when you were incognito in Yan Kingdom, the Lord gave Mo Qiqiu a secret order to let him sneak into Yan Country and secretly investigate the abduction of He's team. ”

In the splendid hall, on the throne of the dragon carved with gold lacquer, the state advocates tin frowning. There was an urgent report from the border, and the team was attacked, Lord Lin Sirou and Miss Mo Ruxue were nowhere to be found, and what was even more worrying was that someone had robbed the family guard. That night, the Minghua Palace was brightly lit, and the state advocated Xi to summon Mo Qiqiu late at night and grant him a secret order to go to Yan State to investigate.

The Jin Kingdom has entered summer, and the Yan Kingdom is in full spring. The morning sun is sprinkled between the green tiles and red walls, the abrupt eaves are hung with fluttering signs, and the streets are full of teahouses, pubs, and pawnshops. It was still early in the morning, and there were not many pedestrians on the streets, except for the occasional vendor or two with a casual smile as they packed their things. I have to say that Qingzhou, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, is indeed much more prosperous than the capital of the Jin Kingdom.

There is a martial arts competition ground in the west of Qingzhou City, which starts in the morning and rests at the end of the evening. A place with a lot of people is the best place to inquire about news. Mo Qiqiu pretended to be an ordinary person who watched the excitement, and looked for clues about Mo Ruxue there every day.

It was night, and everyone dispersed, but Mo Qiqiu was still standing there. For three days in a row, he could always see a person. The stars glowed dimly, and the mirror-like moon hung in the sky. The streets were stained with moonlight, like a calm river, zigzagging deep into the shadows of the trees. He casually picked up the arrows that had fallen during the day's jousting and threw them behind him. The arrow grazed the neck of a man, impartially and right in the trunk of a tree.

Mo Qiqiu turned around, saluted slightly into the shadows of the tree, and then asked, "Who is Your Excellency, and why did you follow it for three days in a row?"

Liu Muchen walked out from behind the tree, and he was quite a little bohemian and uninhibited in the wind.

"Childe's archery skills are one in a hundred, under the surname Liu, Liu Muchen, is also a Jin person, only to see that Childe is like a friend, so he followed all the way, please rest assured that Childe has no malice in the next. ”

Mo Qiqiu smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "It turns out that they are both Jin people, and it should be a blessing to meet today." But the jade pendant on Gongzi's waist is extremely similar to Jiajun's personal guard, I don't know if Gongzi Liu is a fine work sent by his father to Yan Kingdom?"

The spring night of Yan Kingdom is warm and cold.

Liu Muchen restrained his expression and saluted respectfully: "The deputy general is wise, and the last general will come to Yan Kingdom to find the fourth lady on the order of the great commander." ”

A secret report full of handwriting fell to the ground, and Liu Muchen lowered his head and picked up the secret report.

"Dare to ask the adjutant general, what is this?"

Mo Qiqiu carefully looked at Liu Muchen's actions, and said coldly: "When the team was hijacked a month ago, Ben would have intercepted a secret report sent to the Jin Kingdom, and this secret report was written to my father in detail. He asked his father if he found the traces of the fourth lady in Yanguo, whether he would do it immediately. I don't know how Liu Gongzi will explain this?"

Liu Muchen hurriedly knelt down and replied tremblingly: "The deputy general clearly investigated, the secret report was definitely not written by the last general, and the last general would never hurt the fourth lady in the slightest." ”

There was silence all around, and only the shallow sound of the wind lingered in my ears.

Halfway, Mo Qiqiu said coldly: "No, it's best." The general has already issued an edict to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the county lord and her sister-in-law. If found, the two should be brought back to the Jin Kingdom unharmed. ”

Liu Muchen lowered his head and looked at the ground sprinkled with moonlight, and replied respectfully: "Yes, the last general will take the order." ”

The idol swayed by the candlelight, mottled. This night should be a unique night, and there will be no candlelight tonight in this life. Wax tears are fragments of candles, and letterheads are the floating life of dreams. All the first sights are like yesterday.

Xin Xue opened the letterhead and hurriedly read it. She looked at Liu Muchen's face that couldn't see the expression clearly and said, "You are lying to the second brother." ”

Liu Muchen nodded, he didn't seem to want to explain more.

The leaves of the linden tree rustled, and the incense in the incense burner had long since burned out. Xin Xue's long white skirt dragged on the ground, and the green silk fluttered casually like a waterfall. She picked up the candlestick and put it beside her, just to be able to see Liu Muchen's face clearly.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because, the lives of everyone in the Liu family are in the hands of Mo Min, including my own. ”

Under the candlelight, Xin Xue's eyes were like a clear spring, and she then asked, "What happened later?"

"Later ......"

"We've been looking for you for a long time, from spring to autumn. ”

Liu Muchen sat on the futon, like a god descending into the world.

Unconsciously, the green leaves are dyed yellow, the midsummer has passed, and autumn has arrived. In the territory of Yan Kingdom, there is not a single rumor about harmony, Lin Sirou and Mo Ruxue seem to have disappeared in the world.

The moon is like a wash, the fireflies are flying, the cicadas are singing, and the autumn colors are charming and the autumn is long. In the mid-autumn festival, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the breeze is in all directions, and a wisp of cinnamon is drunk and fragrant. The wine is poured, the family is reunited, and every household admires the moon. Chrysanthemums in all shapes bloom, red lanterns hang high everywhere, the streets are full of light, and people are filled with laughter and laughter.

A letter came from the Jin Kingdom, and the soldiers led by Mo Qiguang found Lin Sirou and Mo Ruxue's clothes in the desert, and they also dug up the bones of the guards under the yellow sand. The doors and windows of the inn cut everything off, and Mo Qiqiu sat beside the ink-scented bookcase. He held the sachet that Mo Ruxue sewed for him, and shed tears in front of outsiders for the first time.

Mo Qiqiu stared at the letter and said in a low voice: "Xiaoxue, are you really buried in the desert......"

Liu Muchen stepped forward, lowered his head and said, "Adjutant General, please mourn." ”

He found that the person in front of him at this time was no longer the deputy commander on the cold battlefield, but a brother who just wanted to protect his little sister.

Mo Qiqiu opened a window, and the cold night breeze blew in his face. The streets are bustling and lively. In life, there is often one side less than one side, and no one can predict which side is goodbye.

As a deputy general, he actually cried for his children's affection, which made Liu Huwei smile. Ben will leave for Jin early tomorrow morning, and Liu Guard is willing to go with Ben General?"

Liu Muchen knelt down behind Mo Qiqiu: "The last general will not dare." I just want to plead with the deputy general to let Mo continue to stay in Yan Kingdom. ”

Mo Qiqiu turned around and asked lightly, "Because Jiajun is threatening your entire Liu family's life?"

Liu Muchen bowed, bowed his head to the ground, and pleaded: "The deputy general is wise, please give the Liu family a chance to live." The grace of the adjutant general is unforgettable. ”

Mo Qiqiu returned to the side of the case, lit the letter, and said, "Okay, for the sake of Guard Liu's search for the sister-in-law, I will do my best in this matter." ”

The mid-autumn of that year should be the most desolate mid-autumn, just like the moon reflecting the Pinghu Lake, and the sky is full of frost. The boundless sadness continued to the entire Jin Kingdom. Lonely people, lonely nights, withered and decadent days.

Liu Muchen poured himself a cup of tea and said in a low voice: "Although Mo Qiqiu promised me, I still can't trust him." I couldn't explain to Mo Min, and I was afraid that my family's life would be in danger if I went back hastily, so I always delayed Mo Min in secret letters for various reasons. ”

In Yan Kingdom, he spends every day in fear. Later, when he returned to the Jin Kingdom again, the Liu family had already been rescued by Mo Qiqiu from Mo Min.

Liu Muchen poured another cup of tea for Xin Xue: "After Mo Qiqiu returned to China, he set up a mound for you, and I heard that Mother Yu also knelt for you for seven days and seven nights. ”

The cold stone monument stands on the loess, and the autumn leaves whisper to the bleak wind, wailing for the dead who sleep here. The autumn rain sends the autumn cold, fluttering and sprinkling, like smoke and fog. It has drenched the earth and the hearts of men. The country of Yan has been covered with snow, and the country of Jin has only entered autumn.

Liu Muchen has never seen a loyal servant like Yu's mother, who is not afraid of the sun, the wind, or the rain, no matter how much she persuades, she will not leave her young lady's grave.

Xin Xue took a sip of tea, the tea fragrance was overflowing, and the aftertaste was long.

She couldn't help laughing and said, "Mother Yu is really hard. No wonder she had a strange look on her face when she saw me later. ”

Liu Muchen had a smile in his eyes: "I remember, when you went back to the house, you scared her out, and I helped you defend it for a long time." ”

Xin Xue said softly: "Yes, now that I think about it, it seems like yesterday." It is said that time is like flowing water, and more than a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. ”

Liu Muchen got up and inserted new incense into the incense burner, and reached out to touch the rough murals on the wall.

"We all thought that you were buried in the desert with the Guards, but who would have thought ......"

"I expected that at that time, in order to find out Lin Sirou's purpose, I hid in the Full Moon Tower as a 'Xue'er' as a courtesan. ”

She exchanged her sword for silver taels at the pawnshop, bought off the old bustard in the Full Moon Building, and stayed there to work as a courtesan. Full Moon Tower is the most famous women's room in Qingzhou City, and most of the dignitaries love to visit. By playing the piano and singing music, she always intentionally or unintentionally inquired about the things that happened to her relatives. One day, two days, one month, two months, half a year, nothing at all. The matter of peace between the two countries seems to have been forgotten by everyone.

By chance, a man who claimed to be a distinguished guest said that he had told the first thing about the marriage after getting drunk. It turned out that it was an unknown horse bandit who hijacked the guards and relatives, and the lord of Yan was afraid of hurting the peace between the two countries, so he had to secretly negotiate with the Jin State, and ordered that there should be no rumors about this peace in the Yan Kingdom.

"Brother Mu Chen, Brother Mu Chen?"

Liu Muchen looked at the mural stupidly, but Xin Xue didn't respond to a few calls.

"Brother Muchen, you ...... What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Liu Muchen quietly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve: "Xiaoxue, the road is long, you said that people are one life after another...... Why, exactly?"

Xin Xue approached Liu Muchen, the outline of the incomplete mural on the wall could be faintly seen, and the painting should be one thing, a very old thing.

Liu Muchen's eyes glowed with the luster of glass, not as clear as they were when they first saw it 1,600 years ago, these eyes were deep and full of sadness.

Xin Xue took Liu Muchen's hand, looked into his eyes and asked, "Brother Muchen, why is you suddenly sad?"

There were several scriptures on the incense table, which had long been covered with dust. Xin Xue took out a copy of "Dongying Ninety-six Classics" and flipped through it with a candlestick. On the first page of the scriptures is a passage: People say that the ninety-six scriptures of Dongying are the most evil scriptures. The first 32 sutras bring the dead back to life, the middle 32 sutras prolong the life of the living, and the last 32 sutras save people from danger. This scripture is very evil, and the world should use it with caution.

Liu Muchen closed the "Dongying Ninety-six Classics" with his backhand, pulled Xinxue back to the futon, handed her a letter, shook his head slightly, and said, "Don't read that scripture, and don't ask why." ”

Xin Xue obeyed, took the letterhead and read it carefully. That scripture was familiar, and it seemed like I had seen it sometime. She really wanted to look at it again, she really wanted to. When she finished reading, Liu Muchen brought the letterhead close to the candle, and the flame jumped up.