[Chapter 71 - Missing] Whoever dies first wins

After a long time, Duan Baiyue withdrew her hand and put the box in the cabinet as it was.

Duan Yao was lying on the crack of the door and peeking nervously, until he was sure that his brother was indeed sleeping when he went to bed, and not crying, before he slipped out of the small courtyard lightly.

Although he was in retreat for three years, he did not have a reunion banquet after returning home. Aunt Jin personally made a few dishes that he liked on weekdays and brought them to the small dining room.

Nanmo Xie pushed open the door with a jar of wine.

Duan Baiyue put down her chopsticks.

Nanmo said heretically: "Even the master doesn't want to see it? ”

"After three years in that dark cave, it's really uncomfortable to come out." Duan Baiyue smiled bitterly.

"After ten days and half a month, I slowly got used to it." Nan Mo Xie sat across from him, "The clouds of three years ago were just taken out of the wine cellar. ”

"Where's Scarlet?" Duan Baiyue asked.

"Two years ago, they were all sent to Wangcheng." Nanmo said, "After drinking, there will be no more thoughts." ”

Duan Baiyue nodded: "Thank you, Master." ”

Nan Mo Xie poured a bowl of wine for him: "That little emperor is really powerful, in the past three years, he has worked hard to cultivate the law and reduce taxes, and the life of the people is getting better and better day by day." It won't take long to think that this great Chu will be like what is written in the history books, prosperous times, and all countries will come to congratulate. ”

Duan Baiyue smiled dumbly: "Master still understands history books?" ”

Nanmo Evil: "......"

"He doesn't have to be under my protection all the time, he just couldn't bear it before." Duan Baiyue said, "This time it's just right. ”

Nanmo said: "The New Year is the expiration of the three-year contract, if you refuse to return to the royal city, he will inevitably go south in person, but have you thought about how to deal with it?" ”

Duan Baiyue said: "Avoid it." ”

Nanmo sighed.

"After all, he is the king of a country, no matter how big something happens, it is impossible to live in the southwest for the rest of his life." Duan Baiyue said, "Besides, according to his thoughts, there have been fewer and fewer letters in the past three years, so he should have guessed something a long time ago." "When you leave, it's not too sudden.

Nanmo Evil Dao: "If the heavenly cinnabar-"

"Master." Duan Baiyue interrupted him and said in a low voice, "No need to say it. ”

"That's fine." Nan Mo Xie touched the bowl with him, "Today, I will accompany you to get drunk as a teacher." ”

Duan Baiyue raised her head and drank it all, her heart was cold to the bone.

After eating Laba porridge, it was Chinese New Year's Eve. Compared with the past, the southwest province is much more lively this year, red lanterns are hung everywhere, and even the purple toad is wrapped in a red ribbon, which looks very festive.

The people in the house were dismissed a lot in the first two years, leaving only some old guys. Ying Niang still lives in the house, her son is three or four years old, he can run and jump, and adults like to grab it. As for why the prince became a simple person after he left the customs, and why he had to wear a mask at all times, everyone tacitly did not ask, only said that the prince was back, and it was better than anything.

Duan Baiyue sat in the garden for a while, got up and just wanted to go back to the room, but Duan Yao ran over from afar, followed by Zhao Wu and Hua Tang, as well as Nan Mo Evil.

"Brother." Duan Yao was out of breath.

"What's wrong?" Duan Baiyue frowned.

No one spoke.

Duan Yao looked at his eyes, and then said cautiously, "The emperor is here." ”

Duan Baiyue's head thundered.

Duan Yao stammered again and asked, "What, what should I do?" "I don't want to leave until at least after the New Year, and it will take a few more months on the road, and it will not arrive until late spring and early summer. But I didn't expect it to arrive before the year, this ......

Duan Baiyue said: "Where are the people? ”

Duan Yao said: "At the gate of the city, it is estimated that it will be half an hour before it will arrive at the palace, and there are no other officials, only a dozen shadow guards." ”

"Big brother." Xiao Wu also said: "But you want ...... To meet the emperor? ”

Duan Baiyue shook her head.

Duan Yao wanted to speak, but was pinched by Nan Moxie on his back.

"I'll go to the back mountain first." Duan Baiyue said, "Do what you said before." ”

Duan Yao said: "That, I'm also going to the back mountain." "I can't even think about what will happen after a while, so it's better to stay away.

Watching Duan Baiyue and Duan Yao leave, Hua Tang frowned slightly and glanced at Zhao Wu.

"Take a moment of shelter." Nanmo heresy, "So as not to implicate the Shadow Chasing Palace." ”

"Thousands of miles away from the royal city here, the emperor is afraid that he wants to take the eldest brother out of the customs." Hua Tang said, "But this time ......"

"How else could it be." Nan Mo Xie shook his head, "Be ruthless and cut the mess quickly, even if it will bleed, it is better than cutting slowly with a knife." ”

Zhao Wu grabbed Hua Tang's shoulder with one hand and sighed deeply in his heart.

During the New Year, the streets are always lively. Chu Yuan turned over and dismounted, looking at the magnificent Southwest Mansion in front of him, but he didn't even have the courage to climb the steps for a while.

"This son, do you want to buy a marriage card?" A small merchant smiled and promoted, "It's a good green jade, give it to your sweetheart to ask for a good luck, and you can tie the knot in the coming year." ”

Chu Yuan smiled and handed him a piece of broken silver.

"Thank you, thank you, Childe." The little merchant was happy, and took out the most beautiful one from the basket and sent it over, "Childe is a friend of the King of the Southwest, right?" I see you standing here all the time. ”

Chu Yuan nodded: "Hmm." ”

"Then let's go in quickly, it's cold outside, and I'm going home for a reunion dinner." The little merchant is very enthusiastic, "Childe listens to the accent is a foreigner, come to this Dali City to have a good time for a few days, although the place is small, but there are scenery that cannot be seen elsewhere." ”

Chu Yuan nodded: "Thank you." ”

The little merchant carried the burden and hummed a mountain song all the way home. Chu Yuan looked at the marriage card in his hand, stepped forward and gently knocked on the copper ring.

The one who opened the door was Nanmo.

"Senpai." Chu Yuan looked at him, "Long time no see." ”

"Your Majesty." Nanmo smiled evilly, "I just thought about going out of the city to greet him, but I didn't expect it to arrive." ”

Master Nan laughed. Chu Yuan entered the door, "According to the eyeliner laid by the Southwest Mansion in this city, I am afraid that the news has been transmitted back an hour ago." ”

Nanmo Evil coughed twice, turned around and closed the door.

Chu Yuan asked, "What about others?" ”

Nanmo heresy: "I am still practicing in the back mountain." ”

Chu Yuan said: "When will you get out of the customs?" ”

Nanmo Xie was extremely calm: "Five years later. ”

Chu Yuan asked, "Five years?" ”

"yes." Nanmo replied like a stream, "When I was practicing, I accidentally practiced it, so it took five more years, or six years, or even longer." "It's very unlucky to hear it.

"I'm here just to know the whole thing." Chu Yuan didn't get angry, and even tried to smile, but he still couldn't hide the bitterness of the loss, "It's been three years, it's time to say it, isn't it?" ”

Nanmo said sincerely: "It is true that it will take another five years. ”

"Seniors have figured it out." Chu Yuan raised his eyes to look at him, "If it takes another five years, then I will go back and wait for another five years, and if there is an accident after five years, I will wait for another ten, twenty, thirty years." If he wants to stay in the ice room for the rest of his life, I will wait for him in the royal city for the rest of his life, but does it really have to be like this? ”

Nanmo opened his mouth, and after a long time, he said, "Ah." ”

"Excuse me." Chu Yuan said, "Five years is good, not long, I will continue to wait." ”

Nanmo Evil: "......"

"Farewell." Chu Yuan's tone was unfazed, and he turned around and walked out.

This...... Nan Moye gritted his teeth fiercely in his heart, and then said, "The emperor forgot about him." ”

"The senior is finally willing to say?" Chu Yuan didn't look back, but the person trembled slightly.

"Tianchen sand is useless, and it can't solve the golden silkworm thread." Nanmo heresy, "Use the Bodhicitta Sutra to save your life, and you will not be able to see the light of day again in this life, and you can only give up the seven emotions and six desires for the love of your children." ”

Chu Yuan clenched his fists, as if trying to calm himself down: "Why? ”

Nan Mo evil way: "Bodhicitta Sutra southwest evil exercises, the achievement of practice is to have a ruined appearance, half human and half ghost." ”

"What about ruining your face?" Chu Yuan turned around, his eyes red, "What about being half human and half ghost?" Does it matter? ”

"There is poison in the blood, so that the golden silkworm thread can be removed." Nanmo said heretically, "It's just the Southwest Mansion, but if ordinary people meet him, I'm afraid that he won't live long after a long time, how can he be willing to harm you." ”

Chu Yuan's voice was hoarse: "I just want to see him." ”

"What if we meet?" Nanmo Xie sighed, "The number of fates is determined by heaven, and no one can change it, the emperor should go back to the royal city earlier, don't wait any longer, forget to be clean." Forget him, maybe my stupid apprentice's heart can feel better. ”

"Forget?" Chu Yuan really wanted to tell that person face to face, how he had thought about the previous situation between the two of them little by little for more than a thousand days and nights, for fear that he would miss half a point.

It has long been carved into the flesh and bones, how to forget, how to forget?

"Your Majesty." "Please go back." ”

"Please tell me." Chu Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, "I can wait for three years, and I can wait for thirty years, if he wants to hide for a lifetime, I will wait for him for a lifetime, whoever dies first will win." ”

Nanmo was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, why bother." ”

"On the way to the southwestern province, I encountered a team of assassins." Chu Yuan's voice was still trembling imperceptibly, "I don't know who sent it, the kung fu is not low, the Great Inner Shadow Guard is losing and retreating, and in the end, it was Duan Nian who came to the rescue, but he himself was injured and is still recuperating in Mu Guangcheng." ”

Nanmo didn't speak.

"For so many years, I have been relying on his protection, so that I can have less worries when doing things, and even do what I want." Chu Yuan said, "Now that things are reversed, he refuses to rely on what I like, and would rather avoid it." ”

Nanmo said: "What can we do when we meet?" ”

"At least I can tell him in person, some things really don't matter much." Chu Yuan smiled, "I will stay away from him if I have poison on my body, and it is always okay to eat at one person and one table." The appearance is ruined, I like it, what do I have to do with others. I said before that in another 20 years, I will give up the world, and go back to Dali to see the flowers and the sea, and now several uncles' heirs have entered the palace, but the southwest mansion doesn't want me, how can there be such a reason in the world? ”

"Your Majesty." Nanmo's heart throbbed when he heard this.

"Just out of the customs, I won't be able to think about it, I know." Chu Yuanqing seemed to be calm as usual, "It's okay, I just said it, there are at least twenty years, it's nothing, just continue to wait." ”

Nanmo opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

"Excuse me." Chu Yuan said, "Farewell." ”

Nanmo watched him leave, but felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his walking posture, as if he was injured.

Thinking of what Fang just said about the assassination, Nanmo slapped his thigh fiercely and hurried to the back mountain.