In the late autumn evening, the sky is clear and the breeze is cool. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, three carriages appeared on the desolate ancient road full of fallen leaves in the suburbs.

The carriage rustled over the half-foot-thick fallen leaves, and this sound merged with the sound of birds in the woods and the water in the stream, forming a beautiful music.

When the carriage reached the highest hill in the suburbs, the former envoy who was sitting in the carriage asked the coachman to slow down and lift the curtain to look out.

From where he was, he looked to the left, and in the distance, the place dyed red by the sunset, shrouded in cooking smoke, surrounded by green mountains and green water, was the capital, which was also his hometown.

In the thick autumn colors, he seemed to see the wide streets, majestic palaces and mirror-like water of the moat, as well as the endless cries of selling in the streets and alleys and the words "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Once this slope is crossed, it will enter the territory of another province.

Bu Xun's eyes suddenly filled with tears.

Hometown, hometown, let me look at you again, this time, I don't know if I can come back to see you again in this life and this life.

His wife, son, and daughter, who were in the same car with him, all looked in the direction he was looking in for a long time, and their eyes were also full of tears.

However, even if there is grievance and sadness in their hearts, even if they are more afraid of the unknown tomorrow than they are looking forward to, their eyes are still as bright and restrained as ever, and their demeanor is as elegant and decent as ever.

No matter what the ups and downs of life, they never lose their temper in front of others.

This is the result of hundreds of years of good tutoring inheritance and edification of the Bu family.

"Daddy, we'll be back." Buxun's sixteen-year-old son broke the silence and said.

In another year, he will take part in the scientific expedition. Through these years of hard study and his father's careful teaching, he believes that as long as he performs steadily, he should be expected to enter the top three. If his dream comes true, he will not only have to bring the whole family back, but also find a way to help his father overturn the case.

Bu Xun smiled and touched his head, but didn't say anything.

The son is still young and does not know the complexity of officialdom. But with his son's strength, there is always something to expect.

As for himself, he didn't dare to expect anything.

He knew very well that his relegation from the capital to the small border city was just a transfer from one right and wrong place to another, and there would be no difference. This is determined by his character.

His upright and upright personality and high-minded conduct are destined to make his road to becoming an official not go smoothly, so he will be regarded as a thorn in the side of the villain, and he will be slandered and blamed.

He did not resent those who crushed him and slandered him, but he was deeply sorry for his family.

His family had done nothing wrong, but they had to suffer with him. He felt guilty about his family. But if he wants to change his temperament to be an official and do things, he can't do it.

But the family always understood him, and they knew what kind of person he was.

"Daddy, do you remember what you said to me when Chongyang ascended last year? You said that although the torch is small, it can illuminate the dark earth, and as long as it is lit, even if the light of the fire is weak, the world will not be dark, and those who walk in the dark will not be unable to see the way. The fourteen-year-old daughter said, holding her father's hand.

Buxun suddenly remembered the incident, and it was evening, and he looked at the pedestrians walking at night with lanterns on the suburban road on the outskirts of the city, and said to her. He thought of the people who saw them off along the road when he passed through Chang'an.

Yes, as long as this torch can still illuminate the dark earth, even if it is only in a small area, it is not worthless.

Bu Xun touched his daughter's head with a smile, and said in an extremely pampering tone: "Of course I remember." Don't worry, Daddy won't put out the torch. ”

The fourteen-year-old girl did not speak again, but stretched out her white jade hands to pull her father, mother, and brother's hands together. The four hands clasped tightly together like branches that were intertwined with each other.

"Live well, there is still hope for the future." The girl said.

Everyone nodded.

For safety reasons, the girl wore men's clothing.

At the age of fourteen, her eyebrows and eyes have grown, so this elegant men's dress does not hide her girlish charm, but more and more sets off her skin and temperament like a lotus.

The carriage galloped all the way, and soon passed the sign symbolizing the landmark of the capital, and began to go in the direction of Liuli City.

After that, the road is much more difficult.

After a day and a night of bumpy rides on a rugged mountain road, they finally reached a relatively easy section of the road.

A large choppy river runs right along this section of the road to the point where it is out of sight.

Buxun instructed the coachman to stop the carriage.

The horses were going to drink, and they wanted to stop and rest for a while, and wash their clothes or something.

Just as the coachman stopped his horse, he heard the sound of horses' hooves not far away, and he hurried to follow the sound.

But I saw dozens of black-clad and masked men riding horses and running straight towards here.

The coachman suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly said to Bu Xun: "My lord, there are dozens of people coming here. ”

Bu Xun hurriedly opened the curtain and looked out.

At this glance, he couldn't help but change his face, and hurriedly said to the coachman: "We won't stop for the time being, and we will speed up immediately." ”

The coachman received the instructions, and immediately spurred his horse, and let the carriage gallop forward like a speed.

The twenty men also hurried and chased all the way.

The originally silent ancient road was suddenly dusty and the sound of horses rolling, staging a life-and-death drama of chasing and being chased.

The people in the carriage were all pale, obviously frightened, and their hands were now clenched tighter. Perhaps it was the exhaustion of their horses that their horses were slower and slower, and they could not speed up any longer, despite the constant whipping of the coachman.

This is really a death sentence for the people in the car. But they could not abandon their horses for now, so they could only pray secretly that the horses would run faster.

After about a quarter of an hour, the men in black caught up with them and surrounded them.

Before the coachman could speak, the man led by the other party pierced the heart with a sword.

Immediately, the four guards were also killed by the group of men in black.

It seems that they are going to be hijacked or killed.

The people in the car were shivering.

They did not get out of the carriage, nor did they speak, but sat motionless in the carriage, watching with bated breath for movement outside.

"Step on, come down." A cold voice came from the window of the car on the side of Buxun.

"Who are you?" Step by step.

"People who want you to die, do you still need to ask?" The other party replied.

Bu Xun pressed his son's hand and replied unhurriedly: "But I have no grievances with you." ”

"We're just doing what our master tells us to do." The other party said.

"Who is your master?" Bu Xun Shen asked.

Suddenly, the curtain was lifted by a sword, and a token was flashed at them.

They saw the token clearly, and the expression on their faces froze instantly.

How is this possible? Bu Xun said in his heart.

"Give it all to me." The cold voice outside the car window continued.

Bu Xun slowly got out of the carriage, and then his wife and children also got down.

Ten of the twenty men immediately approached them with swords in hand.

Bu Xun looked up at the group of people in black, his expression was awe-inspiring, and his eyes were like torches.

The man in black unconsciously took a step back, but then walked forward with a sneer.

It's getting closer. The black mole the size of a little finger in the middle of the black's forehead and the fierce and presumptuous gaze all caught in their eyes, giving them goosebumps.

Bu Xun frowned and asked, "Is there any misunderstanding in this?" I ...... with the East Palace."

The man in black at the head sneered twice, and then raised his sword and stabbed him in the chest.

Bu Xun only felt a huge pain in his heart, and the whole person was a little unstable on his feet. He struggled to keep his balance while looking at his wife and children.

"Husband", the same crumbling wife shouted at him, her voice poignant, and the heavens and the earth moved.

Another sword, piercing through Buxun's left chest. Buxun fell to the ground, his eyes still looking in the direction of his wife and children.

The girl's mother almost fainted, but the girl reached out and held it tightly.

"Daddy," the sixteen-year-old boy screamed and threw himself at his father.

Immediately, another man stabbed the boy in the back with a sword.

Before the boy could fight back, he collapsed on his father's body, and the blood instantly stained the clothes on his back.

The father and son fell, and only the mother and daughter were left. The group of men in black set their eyes on them.

They instinctively took a step back.

At this moment, the girl's mother pushed her daughter back and said, "Hurry up! ”

"No, I can't leave you behind." The girl tried her best to hide her horror and sadness. Still holding his mother's hand.

"Let's go, if you can live, one counts as one." The girl's mother said in a very thin and stern voice.

"What about you?" The girl looked at her mother with tears in her eyes and asked.

"I can't go, I can't live without your father." The girl's mother pushed her hard as she spoke.

The girl stumbled, and the whole person fell backwards.

"Run." Her mother whispered again.

The girl looked at her father and brother, who were lying in a pool of blood, and then at her mother, who was heartbroken, and understood her mother's intentions, and immediately ran forward with all her might.

The three men in black immediately chased after him with their swords.

The girl ran forward and looked back at her mother.

She saw her mother collapse after being stabbed twice, and with the last of her strength, she hugged her brother and father tightly.

The girl suddenly felt that the sky was spinning, her legs were weak, and she fell to the ground. The girl's hat fell to the ground as she fell, and her waterfall hair fell to the ground. This hair combined with her coquettish appearance betrays her gender.

The footsteps behind him were getting closer.

No, she can't be caught by them, the girl gritted her teeth and tried to get up, but she couldn't get up after several attempts.

The three men in black slowly approached her.

"Looks good." One of the men in black said.

"It's not good, it's good." Another man in black said.

After that, there was silence, as if exchanging glances.

The girl was terrified.

The sound of the river is not far away.

She was on a gravel road about five meters above the river.

Knowing that there was no way to escape, she closed her eyes and rolled in the direction of the river.

"Damn, she's rolling into the river." One of the three men in black said loudly.

The trio immediately chased down the ramp she had tumled on.

They didn't jump into the river, though.

They backed down at the last minute.

The river was so fast.

Nine times out of ten, you won't survive if you jump.

They gave up the risk. They stood by the river and waited for a while, and when they saw that there was no movement in the river, they turned and left.

The unwatered girl fell unconscious less than half an hour after jumping into the river, and when she opened her eyes again, she saw a woman in her forties leaning over to look at her with concern on her face.

"Ah, you've finally woken up." The woman patted her heart and said. There was irrepressible joy in his voice.

The girl instinctively shrank in.

When the woman saw this, she knew that she must have been frightened, so she took one of her hands and said softly, "Three days ago in the evening, when I passed by the river, I happened to see you washed up by the river, and you were wearing a man's clothes with your hair scattered......

The woman spoke in a slow voice. The girl didn't listen much, she was trembling all over.

The door creaked, and a little girl's head peeked in from outside.

The girl's face was suddenly full of panic, and she hurriedly turned her head.

"She's my youngest daughter, and she's ten years old." The woman continued in her soft voice, and waved her hand for the little girl to leave.

The little girl did so.

"I'll get you something to eat, you lie down first." The woman said, patting the girl on the shoulder again, and then got up and went out.

When the girl was the only one left in the room, she remembered her father, mother, and brother who had fallen in a pool of blood.

Her long-suppressed tears finally rolled down.

How come such a beautiful life, such a living person, all of a sudden, are gone?

How will she survive without them?

Before, she never thought that they would die, especially in such a way, which she could not have imagined at all.

She had so many words before she had time to say them and so much love before she had time to express them to them. Now, these have turned into regrets, which will stay with her for the rest of her life.

She still couldn't believe it, and she didn't want to believe it, they were gone. But everything in front of her told her it was true.

They're gone.

The girl covered her face with her hands and trembled.

They were gone, leaving her alone, alive and missing.

From then on, everything she was doing in this world was bullied or pampered, and they no longer had a way to know.

The girl suddenly couldn't hold back her tears.

The cry was suppressed and intermittent, like the whimper of a lonely soul in the wilderness on a moonlit night, echoing low and rippling in this small room.

Fragmented, lost soul.