Crying miserably, Xue Ying was still ruthlessly kicked out of the Ganxiao Temple. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The door behind her was closed, and Xue Ying covered her eyes with a handkerchief, although she had stopped crying, her body was still sobbing involuntarily.

The stove gently put his arm around her shoulder: "Let's go." ”

After getting into the carriage, Xue Ying asked hoarsely with a crying voice, "Why are you here?"

"Passing by. ”

Xue Ying let go of her handkerchief and raised her head to reveal a pair of red and swollen eyes like walnuts: "Take the volley plank road? Do you want to go back to Anjing City? Is there something wrong with the past and the severe?"

"No, they're good. The matter has been completed, and I am heading to the north of Xinjiang. ”

Xue Ying sighed: "It's not easy to prove the identity of the broken one, and it's very risky, but I can't help anything." ”

"You saved the lives of their mother and son. No one person has limited abilities, and it is impossible to do everything. What we can do is to do our part well, and that's it. ”

"So, is that what your plan to 'save the world' looks like, where everyone does their part?"

“…… Right. The stove looked at her tenderly, "You got it?"

"I guess I know. Xue Ying didn't dare to look at him, lowered her head, "Can you tell me what I need to do now?"

"There's no rush. ”

Xue Ying was a little anxious: "Do you still want to hide it from me? Anyway, it is a knife to stretch out your head and a knife to shrink your head, so can't you make me happy?"

The stove was still in a gentle but firm tone: "No. ”

"Why?!"

The stove reached out and touched her head, miraculously calming her emotions instantly: "You've been doing a good job. ”

Xue Ying quietly held her breath, quietly waited until he withdrew his hand, ignored the regret and nostalgia in her heart, and said, "Master Mingli said that she would give us another year. ”

Hearing this, the stove was not too surprised, and his expression was still calm: "Okay." Thank you for your hard work. ”

"When you said three years, I thought three years was a short time, but now it's a year. I don't know if there will be any variables in the future, so that the time will become shorter. Xue Ying smiled self-deprecatingly, "Am I too greedy?"

Looking at the person sitting next to him as steady as a green mountain, he obviously misses it every day, but when he really met, he found that the two seemed to be farther away, and he couldn't say a lot of words.

Unable to bear the silence, Xue Ying opened the curtain and pretended to look at the scenery outside the window.

The stove glanced at her quietly, the lowness in her eyes causing him to frown slightly. Xue Ying is not a particularly warm and open person, but no matter what blows she has experienced along the way, she can always find a way to cheer herself up, no matter how sad and sad she is, there is still vitality at the bottom.

Instead of thinking about it now, it's full of melancholy.

"Mingche," he asked softly, "do you have any wishes, or things you want to do?"

Xue Ying was stunned, thought about it, and suddenly smiled a little slyly: "Let's not go back to Jiuquan Farewell, let's go into the mountains." ”

At dusk, the carriage departed, leaving two men standing in front of the huge hole.

"What is this place?" asked the stove.

"Wine cellar. The sake brewed in Jiuquan Bezhuang will be stored here for a period of time before it is taken out for sale. Xue Ying staggered inside on the stone, and the stove raised her hand to support her.

"Be careful. ”

After walking forward for a while, the light became dimmer and dimmer, Xue Ying took out a fold and a torch from a hidden corner, lit it and continued inside. "After Zhao Zhuangtou and the others left, the wine here was almost empty. However, there is a secret passage in the innermost part that hides the treasure I specially left back then. ”

All the way inside, sure enough, I found a crack in a very inconspicuous corner for only one person to pass through, and it was quite spacious inside. Xue Ying turned out a wine jar and handed it to the stove, and she also hugged a jar and walked to the other end. After turning two corners, I came to another exit. The exit was just a tiny crack, and a moist cool breeze poured in.

Xue Ying found a place to sit down, slapped open the wine jar and took a big sip, but choked because she was too anxious. "Ah...... I haven't drunk it for too long, and I'm rusty. She wiped the wine stains from the corner of her mouth, "This jar of wine was brewed in my first year in Jiuquan Villa." In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed. ”

After drinking several sips in a row, the stove stopped her: "Drink slowly, don't worry." ”

When the smell of wine came up, Xue Ying's face flushed, and her interest in speaking became higher and higher: "Do you know? That winter was very cold, and I had a serious illness and almost died. She propped her chin on her hand and tilted her head to look at him, "I heard that your life is not good either." ”

The stove was a little surprised: "You know me?"

"I heard Qiaoya say a little bit. At that time, it seemed that everyone thought that you would not survive that winter, and even if you did, you would die because of the war after the beginning of spring. ”

The stove lowered his eyes and didn't speak, Xue Ying leaned over and lay on his knee: "Don't be silent, tell me, what happened at that time?"

"The north of Xinjiang is a bitter cold land, and some of the relatives of the criminal ministers will be sent there, some will be sent to clear the wasteland, and some will be recruited into the army. ”

"The relatives of the criminal ministers, that must be the hardest and most dangerous work, right?"

The stove nodded slightly, "After those people are recruited into the army, most of them will be organized into a team called 'Rolling Step'. 'Rolling' is responsible for charging at the front, slashing off the limbs of enemy horses with his knife and blocking their attacks. This team has no means of defense, the only weapon is the big knife in the hand, after rushing into the enemy formation, it can only survive under the hooves of the horses, plus whether it is clothing or food, it is the last to get rations, it can be said to be the lowest level in the army in northern Xinjiang, so it is called 'rolling'. ”

"You're in 'Rolling'?"

The stove nodded.

"They are all relatives of criminal ministers who were sent to the frontier by the emperor, and those people hate you to death, right?"

"Probably. ”

Xue Ying took another big sip, and the hot smell of wine burned her chest and reddened her eyes. "The team that got the ration last...... That winter was covered with heavy snow, and if you were not careful, the supply of the army would have problems, and you must be the first to suffer. ”

"I'm young and I don't eat much. Moreover, I am naturally resistant to cold. ”

Xue Ying smiled, and suddenly felt that the wine in her stomach had turned into vinegar, which was extremely sour: "I'm really optimistic." And then I survived by eating less and resisting freezing?"

"Because of the lack of food, the team I was in was generally exhausted and fell behind. It happened to meet a team of inquiry envoys from the Northern Plains Kingdom, and everyone scattered and fled for their lives before the battle was in a hurry. I was lucky enough to fall into a snow pit and faint to death, and the people of the Northern Plains thought I was dead and left alone. Later, I was rescued by a passing herdsman and survived. ”