Chapter Eighty-Eight: A Thousand Miles to Find Him

Silence is very mobile. Three days later www.biquge.info we set off to the southwest.

Before leaving, Mrs. Wen Yan made dumplings for me, although she didn't know what we were going out for. May we have a safe journey.

Uncle Xiao understood a little, and it was rare to tell me in a serious way that it was better to cherish the present than to be obsessed with the past.

I smiled and remembered their instructions and set out on the road with my dry food.

The silent road was much quieter, and he didn't say a word to me after walking a long way. I still can't sit idle for a moment, although I know that I may not see each other again after goodbye, but I still have anticipation and excitement in my heart.

This is one of my big drawbacks, I like to dodge, I like to procrastinate. I never know how to worry until it happens, but I suddenly found that my past was suddenly stranded in a certain month and year. I panicked. Master once criticized the thinking of a bachelor like me, that is, one person eats enough for the whole family and does not go hungry, and today is better, and he does not ask about tomorrow's master.

I think it's a good thing, and I'm trying to make every moment better. What's wrong?

Even so, when I came out, I was still open-minded when I looked at the sky and the sea. I knitted a flower crown, a flower chain, and a bracelet for Shen Mo out of willow branches and wildflowers, and dressed him up beautifully. Silent but ugly, I said that I was a little turtle from the deep mountains and old forests. This is what is fashionable for the women of the city now.

He stopped and sat down in the shade of a tree, spread my hair out, lifted up the sides, pulled them into a tuft, plucked flowers of all colors from the side, and braided them on my head.

Silence seems to be indifferent to everything, and he looks careless. But let the subordinates be serious and meticulous when they are serious, and it is rare to be gentle. After braiding my hair, he poked me on the forehead: "Go and take a picture and see Shen Ye's craftsmanship." ”

I trotted all the way to the lake with my skirt in my hand, and watched a pretty shadow in the water, waist-length hair supple against my body, and two circles of tiny flowers on my head. I couldn't help but walk around the lake several times and laugh out loud.

Silent hugged his arms and leaned against the tree from a distance, unable to see his expression clearly.

I knelt on the edge of the lake and looked down at my face reflected in the water. In the past few years, there have been some changes, the baby fat on the face has gradually faded, the corners of the eyes have risen slightly, and the eyebrows are crooked when you smile, delicate and delicate, but it is becoming more and more charming. I've grown up.

At this time, the lake reflected a silent face, and it was rare that he was not so distracted by his smile, but he was a little addicted and looked at the lake with some pity, not knowing what he was thinking. Silence is the person who seems to have the least heart and lungs, and always calmly solves all the problems in the middle of play. But after a few years of getting along, he hid his heart very deeply. often bows his head after laughing and drinking, and the corners of his mouth rise slightly, with helplessness and loneliness.

I distracted his thoughts by raising his face in his reflection with water, and sat down silently next to me.

"Shen Gongzi's craftsmanship is not inferior to women, I like it very much, you are not allowed to say that it is not good-looking! If you don't look good, your craftsmanship is not good! ”

looked at me with a silent smile: "It's good-looking, I can't remember how good you are, and you always hold grudges when you say you're ugly." But I don't want you to be so beautiful as a flower along the way, so that I don't feel like I'm going to make a wish, I'm like a marriage. ”

I poured water on him: "Who are you marrying?" Gao Yuxiao? Ning Yuan won't let me go. It turned out that I heard that Ye Keting and Hu Xiaoman were given marriage, although I was angry, but Hu Guang was in the way, and I knew that it was not so easy. But Gao Yuhan is different, this time it's true. I just, I want to be far away. After all, from the southeast to the northwest, I used all my strength to accompany him on this nine-life road. To this day, you might as well give him another ride. Look at him entering the golden house, and then see him sitting on Yan Ruyu. Maybe when I saw that he and Miss Gao were both in love and righteousness, I was relieved. ”

"It hurts to see it, do you have to go?"

I looked at the surface of the lake and nodded vigorously.

"Well, what you decide, even if it is heaven and earth, I will accompany you, as long as I am still needed. I won't persuade you all the way, if you want to turn back, you can just tell me. After saying that, he got up silently and wanted to leave.

I grabbed him by the corner of his coat, looked up and said, "You have treated me so well." ”

Shen Mo slapped my hand away and said impatiently: "Fools know everything." Suddenly, he raised me with the back of his knife and urged me to leave.

Our smooth road hasn't gone far. Far away from the range of Deming Mountain, I saw that there was hunger everywhere, and refugees who had suffered from war were all over the country roads. Shen Mo told me that in the war between Mingshan and Wenjiabao for the southeastern city, it was these ordinary people who suffered the most.

Although today's Mingshan is not well-known in the rivers and lakes, after all, the mountain rules have requirements, and his subordinates are strictly restrained, and they have not done anything out of the ordinary. But the Wen family, together with the imperial court, were more terrifying than bandits. Attacking cities and conquering cities, seeking speed and ruthlessness, they sent troops without food and grass, and only used killing and looting to supply troops. Therefore, since Wenjiabao introduced the troops of the second prince to the southeast, the originally rich and peaceful land is now full of devastation.

I sighed, wanting to give the money in my arms to the people on the side of the road, but silently stopped my outstretched hand and told me not to. Whoever is given is harmed, these people have been starving and poor for too long, and when they see the benefits, they will die.

But I saw too much sadness along the way, and even saw a mother in a trance holding his skinny baby. The baby's eyes were open, but it was long gone. But because of his long-term hunger and thirst, his big eyes could not be closed. Just looking at the sky like this, it seems to be an indictment of the injustice of life.

I walked all the way and tears were spilled all the way. Silence led me from the fork in the road to the southwest ahead of time. Such tragic scenes are gradually decreasing.

Shen Mo couldn't open his eyes when he looked at me crying, wiped my tears, and said that my heart was too soft. He is not very old, he has long been experienced in a hundred battles, and he is used to seeing life and death.

It is said that there was a country far away from Da Yue that became rich by producing weapons and selling them, so it often provoked disputes among other countries, profited from it, and gradually became stronger, attracting the submission of the surrounding Zhou states. Harming others and benefiting oneself, seeking prosperity with dry bones, how long can such a country survive? In any era, there is never a shortage of sluts, but I have never seen anything that goes against the wishes of most people to stay in the world for a long time.

Shen Mo said, fortunately, now that the emperor is critically ill, the princes are going to enter the palace to serve the sick. Otherwise, the other two-thirds of the southeast will also face such a tragic scene. I asked Shen Mo to go back quickly, once the emperor Lao'er can't hold back, you can take the Mingshan tribes to defend against foreign enemies. The emperor of Dayue is also strange, and he has caused chaos in Dayue for half a lifetime, but now everyone is begging him not to rest so soon. For when he really falls, the world will be in turmoil, and the sons will take over the heirs, and strife will arise.

The southeast was also unlucky, and was targeted by the second prince, a lover of city slaughter.

Shen Mo told me: "Wu Tong is unwilling to help these people, saying that it is a person in the martial arts, why should he be involved in the dispute of the imperial court." Shen Shan's main condition is getting worse, and he can't take care of so much. And my eldest brother agrees with Wu Tong's opinion. So there are a lot of things I can't do. This time I accompanied you to the southwest, also to explore the reality of the west. ”

The situation in the northwest is very clear, Liang Yong is a tiger waiting for an opportunity, but his brain is not very bright, and he never knows where to pounce. The situation in the southwest has remained unchanged for a long time, and the clan headed by the Gao family has kept a few dogs behind closed doors all year round, and their small lives are prosperous.

Shen Mo shook his head: "All this changed the situation because of one person. ”

Is that him?

nodded silently: "This Ye Keting is with you, I haven't learned anything else, and I haven't done much to get into trouble." He was originally going to quell the rebellion, but he formed a life-and-death friendship with Luo Cheng of Yi Qicheng, and then Liang Yong sent a son to lead the troops to take them, Ben was besieged, and later Gordai led troops to rescue, Ye Keting killed Liang Yong's son Yu Yi Qicheng and recruited soldiers. At the same time, Zhuge in the city had already taken Ye Keting's old department and escorted the soldiers' families to Yiqi City and the meeting to join the Three Dukes' Mansion together. This move caught Liang Yong off guard. The forces of the southwest and northwest can then be countered. ”

Is this talking about Ye Keting? I'm shy and upright little Keting.

But this is also suspicious, Ye Keting's biggest idea is to recapture Pingcheng, and now he has troops in his hands but is fighting against Liang Yong. Thinking about it later, it's right, if the southwest and southeast fight at this time, Liang Yong must be happy to pick up the leaks behind him.

I understood it, and asked Shen Mo with a smile: "I said, you are scattered, how could you stay in Mingshan after rescuing Mrs. Wen Yan, it turns out that there is still a heart of concern for the country and the people outside the bohemian and unruly." ”

Shen Mo smiled faintly: "I've disappointed you." I'm for myself. I originally wanted to make a contribution in Mingshan, and asked Lord Shen and Mrs. Yueci to give me something. After all, this is the first time I want to be blessed and respected. Unexpectedly, things don't go according to my train of thought at all, and everyone is trying to make a moth. Bother! ”

"Haha, the whole river and lake are causing you trouble. Then I won't do it, I'll save you worry. ”

Shen Mo shook his head exaggeratedly: "I just want to be able to get out of this time." As for you, I never wanted you to turn the tide of the situation, after all, as a human being, my imagination is limited. Let's see the move. ”

I told him angrily, "You can't always hit me, it's going to hinder my healthy growth." ”

Shen Mo smiled: "Let's be fair, it's unhealthy that I was abducted by you." Mingshan's second son accompanies you deep into the fire pit and goes to the camp of the hostile forces to take a look at the enemy. The brain is a good thing, but after I met you, it was gone. ”

I personally turned a dashing boy into a brainless young man, doing evil. How did I do it?

After more than half a month of traveling, we finally arrived near the Sangong Mansion. After a little inquiry, I learned that Ye Keting and others were now stationed in the newly built military camp on the outskirts of the city. Now the world is in chaos, but Shu is rich and oily. Of course, the fat meat was worried about the wolf staring, so the gentry in Shu were willing to have a team like Ye Keting to guard Pingnan in the southwest, and they donated money to raise troops.

When we arrived at the military field, we were still shocked by this solemn scene.

Tens of thousands of people held weapons on the battlefield, shirtless and following the command of the sect leader, and the shouts shook the sky.

The entrance is heavily guarded, and it seems that it is difficult to sneak in. But I suddenly saw that there was a recruitment at the gate of the barracks, so I pulled Shen Mo over to enlist.

The creep asked us what we were good at, and where would we like to be assigned? I humbly said that I was hardworking and simple enough to help with the cooking. Silent and lazy: "Omnipotent, enlist the general." ”

I hurriedly pulled him and explained to everyone that this guy was joking, and he knew how to do some work, and he could just enlist in the vanguard.

Xiao Bing looked at Shen Mo with a little disdain, Shen Mo didn't say much, and with a false sword, Xiao Bing's table, chair, and clothes buttons were all broken.

The creep has been silent ever since. We reported our names, I am Chu Tiezhu, and Shen Mo is pseudonym Shen Erfat. Then someone gave us the first month's salary and two sets of clothes. Shen Mo and I officially walked into the barracks.

I looked left and right, but was silently dragged aside. A group of men rushed through the gate. The little soldier who led us introduced: "This is our General Zhuge and General Ye's right-hand man. ”

I followed up and asked, "What about General Ye?" ”

"Tomorrow is the birthday of Master Gao, as a prospective son-in-law, of course, you have to prepare in advance. As soon as you came, you didn't have anything else to do, so you and this big man sent some melons and fruits to the Sangong Mansion, which was a little bit of the heart of the brothers in the camp. ”

Yes, Shen Mo and I are going back again.

We had to send a total of four carts of gifts, which were pulled by horse-drawn carts to the Three Princes' Mansion. For this work, Shen Mo was obviously not too happy, picked a cart of fruit and lay in it, we walked this way, there were constantly peach pits, melon peels out of the car, I kept going around the car to kick these aside, so that no one could find out.

Finally arrived at the door of the Sangong Mansion, silently jumped out of the roof of the car, wiped his sweat, pretended to be in a hurry, and helped everyone carry fruits together.

Master Gao was very happy and gave us a banquet in the side hall. Shen Mo took advantage of everyone's inattention and went around to investigate the situation of the Three Princes' Mansion. I've had a tiring day and I've eaten so well.

Until now, I haven't even seen Ye Keting's shadow, but the people in the barracks are all good at drinking, and everyone eats and drinks endlessly. I'm still a little familiar with the Gao family's yard, so I went around and looked around a few places.

As I walked around the gazebo, I couldn't help but be stunned. I saw a familiar figure in the martial arts field in front of me.

He lost weight and grew stronger. Shirtless, his back is covered with deep and shallow knife wounds. The eyebrows are the same as before, but they are more alienated and cold, and a set of swordsmanship makes them smooth, decisive and domineering.

I wanted to look at him, but now I can't take my eyes off, in the past few years, he has suffered more than I imagined. I didn't think about what he would go through by himself after I left.

I involuntarily took a few steps forward, trying to see why there were so many wounds behind him. At this time, a Miaoman figure stepped forward quickly and wiped the sweat from his forehead for him. I quickly stepped back.

Ye Keting stood upright, the woman was obviously a little struggling, and said with a smile: "Shorter, you are so tall, I can't reach it." ”

Ye Keting smiled gratefully, took the handkerchief, and wiped his face: "I'll come by myself." Tomorrow is Master Gao's birthday, you still have a lot to prepare, don't be burdened by me. ”

A good and harmonious scene, Luan Feng and Ming, raising their eyebrows. I stood outside the landscape, out of place.

I stood a little embarrassed and sluggish, not knowing which leg I should take first when I left. (To be continued.) )