When I returned to the imperial city, it was already evening.

The sunset shines obliquely, sprinkling the afterglow like blood on the red wall and green tiles, which is more like dyeing the entire imperial city with a touch of blood.

After I was taken back to the dormitory by Pei Yuanxiu, I never opened my mouth again, and the whole person seemed to have left my soul in that deserted mansion, neither crying nor any emotion, just sitting there in a daze, looking at the dimmer and darker light outside the window, and my eyes slowly darkened.

Of course, Pei Yuanxiu could feel the temperature on my body gradually disappearing, but it was useless for him to say anything, so he could only keep asking people to warm the earth dragon and bring me hot soup and rice.

Actually, he had a lot to do.

What the hell is going on with the treasury; How long can the grain and grass in the warehouse last? I heard that several ministers have broken into the palace and come to the bottom of the main hall to die and die for the country; Evil Hou Qi led people to collide in the imperial city again, and he had several conflicts with Xie Feng's people that were not 'fierce'......

However, he did not move.

Soon after he returned to the palace, he walked out slowly, with only two 'guards' who guarded him closely, Han Zitong was originally going to follow him, but he was also refused, so he asked people to follow him from afar.

Later, those people came back to report that Pei Yuanxiu had gone to many places in the palace.

Jingren Palace, Chengqian Palace......

Those are the places he used to be.

The person who came back to report said that he had later gone to a place alone.

In that place, in a very quiet and deep place, there were lush bamboo forests on both sides of the passage at the entrance of the 'gate', but now, the bamboo leaves were stained with blood beads, dripping into the soil, and the faint fragrance of clear 'dew' was no longer emitted, but a strong smell of blood. The people who followed him were not familiar with the palace and didn't know where that place was, so Pei Yuanxiu didn't let them follow him anymore, so he went in.

From afar, they only saw his stiff back when he pushed open the big 'door'.

Inside, all the bookshelves were knocked down, all the books were scattered on the ground, and the original quiet and elegant atmosphere was swept away.

Pei Yuanxiu stayed inside for a long time before coming back.

When he came back, he didn't say a word, just sat there quietly, but that quiet, unlike the kind of silence he had passed over, was a kind of oppressive quiet, as if he couldn't even breathe in his heartbeat.

Everyone is like this, listening to the more leaky voices.

He's also counting the time.

Song Xuan took people out of the west of the city, how long would it take to catch up; If it does, where will it catch up?

Song Xuan, can you catch them?

Now, all his mind is on this one thing.

In the end, even he sat silently like this without making a sound, which made Han Zitong on the side anxious, she gently walked to Pei Yuanxiu's side, squatted down and said softly: "Yuanxiu, you should eat something." ”

“……”

Pei Yuanxiu originally looked straight at the candlestick on the table, his eyes were blurred, and when he heard her voice at this time, it was as if he had suddenly been picked up from the whirlpool of 'chaos' and 'chaos', he trembled slightly, and turned his head to look at Han Zitong.

Han Zitong looked at him softly and said softly: "If you are like this, your body will not be able to hold it." ”

“……”

"We've already won."

“……”

"Either way, we won!"

When Han Zitong said this, his voice was slightly heavier, as if he was eager to wake up the man in front of him.

Indeed, they won.

From south to north, no campaign went more smoothly than them, almost no casualties were paid, and there was no anxiety of any war in the capital, so they directly opened the big 'gate' of the north, entered the capital, and also entered the palace, which was an undisputed victory in the eyes of anyone.

However, no one saw a little happy look on Pei Yuanxiu's face.

Even, his emotions were heavier than before he attacked the capital.

Han Zitong looked at his dark eyes and was still repeating: "Yuan Xiu, we won!" ”

At this time, the candle flame flickered slightly, and it also reflected a little light in the dark eyes, Pei Yuanxiu raised his head, wanted to say something, but he didn't speak, first turned his head to look at me on the side.

On the side where I was sitting, there was no light, and the whole person was plunged into darkness.

His eyes, which had been a little bright, were extinguished again.

As soon as she saw him like this, Han Zitong became even more anxious, she even didn't care a little, reached over with one hand and grabbed Pei Yuanxiu's wrist, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Xiu, you can't do this, there are still many things that you need to deal with, this world is yours!" ”

“……”

"As long as the world is in our hands, then we can do a lot of things!"

It wasn't until he heard this sentence that Pei Yuanxiu's expression seemed to be a little sober.

He looked at Han Zitong for a while and said, "You have worked hard......"

“……！”

Han Zitong looked at him with wide eyes a little caught off guard, as if he couldn't believe that he would talk to him like this, and he was a little stupid for a while, and Pei Yuanxiu slowly stood up and walked outside, Xie Feng and several generals who were guarding outside immediately stepped forward: "Childe." ”

Pei Yuanxiu said: "Is there any news coming back?" ”

Several people were silent for a moment.

Xie Feng said: "Half an hour ago, someone came back to report that they were still tracking, but they had not encountered the enemy, so they had to continue to move westward. ”

"What about the people of the Evil Houqi?"

"They're pushing at the same time. But—"

"But what?"

"These people seem to have no intention of catching up, and with the rugged mountain roads, they seem to have slowed down, and they are afraid that they will return in vain."

As soon as these words came out, Pei Yuanxiu's breath became heavier.

Evil Hou Qi and his people actually pay more attention to opening the big 'gate' of the capital and opening the treasure house of the rich land of the Central Plains, to enjoy and plunder, as for where Pei Yuanhao went and what will happen in the future, this does not seem to be what they really have to worry about.

Pei Yuanxiu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Send someone, probe again!" ”

Xie Feng received the order and immediately sent the order.

Although the cold wind blew outside for a while, Pei Yuanxiu's whole breath became stable, and he ordered the generals to continue to guard the palace and various checkpoints in the imperial city, and rotate in shifts; Although he knew that the Xishan camp and several other camps had given up resistance, he still had people take over and stop all the soldiers from making trouble in the capital.

It was so chaotic and noisy, and two more hours passed.

It's midnight.

Han Zitong couldn't hold it anymore and was taken to a palace adjacent to her sister to rest, while I was still sitting in front of the window, and Pei Yuanxiu was also with me.

It seems that he himself is waiting for some kind of news.

Seeing that it was already past the hour, at this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

I stood up all at once.

But because I sat for too long, my legs were numb, and as soon as I stood up, I felt numb under my feet, and I immediately fell down again. Pei Yuanxiu walked over, picked me up with one hand, and walked out with me half supported and half carried me.

Xie Feng stood at the entrance of the 'door', said a few words to the people outside, and then walked in.

I immediately looked at him with wide eyes.

Pei Yuanxiu also looked at him and said in a deep voice: "How?" ”

Xie Feng walked all the way to us, the candlelight in the hall illuminated the haze on his face, and he shook his head slightly.

Pei Yuanxiu immediately frowned.

Xie Feng said in a deep voice: "The other party seems to have been prepared for someone to pursue, so the back of the team is equipped with a large number of soldiers and horses who are good at riding and 'shooting'. As soon as Song Xuan's talent approached, he was attacked by them. Moreover, because there is a winding mountain road over there, and the sky is dark and ......."

His words went down to the back.

Although the words were not spoken, the meaning was already relatively clear.

Those people were prepared to 'fight' with Song Xuan's people, and Song Xuan obviously suffered a "loss", but only he knew how to suffer this loss.

Pei Yuanxiu was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little strangely hoarse: "What about Song Xuanren?" ”

Xie Feng said: "He's still continuing to pursue." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, I heard a long sigh of relief.

Those people were not pursued, that is, they should be able to leave, and there should be no danger in the words.

Great, great.

And Song Xuan continued to pursue, obviously to make an appearance to Pei Yuanxiu, he is a smart person, and he also knows what he said before, as well as the incidents that happened in Cangzhou in the past, although after the fall of the Cui family, the suspicion has been basically cleared, but Pei Yuanxiu is not an ordinary person, and the slightest clue will make him find out that something is wrong.

Now, it's good to be a loyal person, even if you lose some of your own people.

Pei Yuanxiu only glanced back at me, and didn't say anything, but said a few more words to Xie Feng, and then Xie Feng withdrew. He walked up to me, looked down at my forehead, a fine layer of sweat broke out, and said softly, "Don't you want me to find a good word?" ”

I lowered my head and said indifferently, "I just hope she's safe." ”

"Isn't it safe for her to come back, to come back to this place?"

“……”

I was silent for a while, then I turned my head faintly and said, "What do you think will happen to her if she sees everything that is happening here?" ”

“……”

"That night, what happened in the eldest princess's 'cave' room has already made her so painful that she even suffered from soul loss, and what is happening in this capital now, won't it scare her half of her life?"

“……”

"My 'daughter' is already bitter enough."

“……”

"I'd rather she wasn't around than let her be frightened and miserable."

“……”

"As long as she is safe and happy, it is enough."

After saying that, I turned my head a little embarrassed.

Pei Yuanxiu stood in place and looked at me quietly, compared to the tiredness in my eyes, he seemed to be more painful, I don't know when the few folds in the center of his eyebrows started, they couldn't go away, he reached out and grabbed my wrist: "Light, I-"

I looked back at him.

His eyes flickered, and his voice was a little hoarse, "I never wanted to hurt her. ”

“……”

"She grew up with me after all, I ...... If I find her, I will treat her well. ”

“……”

"Now, when you see all this happening in the capital, I know it's painful for you, and I don't want it to be like this."

I looked at him with a wry smile: "Pei Yuanxiu, you don't want to, but you didn't foresee it, right?" ”

“……”

"I've said that sentence so many times, but what about you, have you ever remembered it once?"

“……”

"What's the use of talking about it now?"

Speaking of which, I only feel very uncomfortable in my chest, although I know that Miaoyan and those people have left, but my current situation does not allow me to completely relax, the man in front of me, no matter how much I want to break free, he refuses to let go.

Just as he grabbed my wrist hard, not allowing the slightest slackness, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside, running from a distance, and Xie Feng immediately stepped forward.

It seemed that someone had come back to report some news, and after two or three sentences, Xie Feng walked over quickly and pushed open the big 'door'.

With a bang, the wind and snow also rolled in from the outside.

If it was in normal times, Xie Feng would never be so rude, but at this time, he couldn't even take care of himself, and after entering the dormitory, he didn't care about Pei Yuanxiu and reached out to grab my wrist, and walked over directly: "Childe, the situation has changed!" ”

Pei Yuanxiu's expression froze: "What?" ”

My heart also skipped a beat, and I hurriedly turned my head to look at Xie Feng.

Xie Feng didn't look at me, and said directly: "I don't know where a team suddenly appeared and intercepted those people in front, and Song Xuan's men and horses arrived again, and the two sides 'exchanged' hands." ”

I was choking for breath.

What the?

How could another team suddenly appear and intercept them?

Where did the team come from, could it be the evil Hou Qi?

As if he had seen through the thoughts in my heart, Xie Feng took a step forward and whispered to Pei Yuanxiu: "It's not Shengjing's soldiers and horses, they didn't do their best at all, and now they are probably on their way back to the capital." I'm afraid that when they come back, they will only say that the mountain road is rugged, and they can't catch up at all. ”

Pei Yuanxiu only gritted his teeth.

However, now is not the time to care about the evil Hou Qi and how hard Shengjing's people try.

His brow furrowed, and he gritted his teeth slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Xie Feng said: "Childe, the centaur that suddenly appeared is-"

Pei Yuanxiu's eyes flickered.

He seemed to suddenly remember something, raised his head, and let out a sharp breath, Xie Feng hurriedly asked, "Childe?" ”

Pei Yuanxiu immediately said: "I know what's going on, don't ask now, tell me first, what is the specific situation of the battle?" ”

Xie Feng frowned and said, "After they 'fought' each other, because it was the men and horses on both sides who attacked at the same time, they were defeated and retreated, and now they are starting to retreat to the mountain. ”

"On the mountain, what mountain?"

"It seems to be a mountain in the west, but it is not a barren mountain, and some people seem to say that there are palaces and temples on the mountain."

My heart sank.

I didn't expect that they had already left, and they were about to get rid of the pursuit of these people, when a team suddenly appeared to intercept them, and now they were 'forced' to retreat up the mountain.

As for Xie Feng, there is a mountain in the west, and there are palaces and temples on the mountain.

Could it be—