"Looking for me?"

There was no moon tonight, only a little starlight and the lights on the deck reflected Ah Brown's eyes more deeply and brightly, and at this moment those eyes were staring at themselves tightly, unconsciously exuding a little tenderness.

Ah Zi lowered his head in some surprise.

It turned out that his deliberate act of coming to this deck to wait for him was so obvious? Originally, I wanted to behave as naturally as possible and pretend to meet again, but now it seems that I don't need to.

Just thinking like this, the familiar soft mink fur surrounded Ah Zi's body again. Unexpectedly, his hands were stuffed into a delicate small copper hand stove.

Ah Zi stared at the appearance of the divine beast carved on the hand stove, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled: It was the snow-white Rui beast beside the Sacred Heart Niangniang! Ah Zi still clearly remembers the appearance of the beast lying at the foot of the statue in the Niangniang Temple quietly guarding Niangniang, which is very similar to the little beast on the stove at this moment.

Seeing that Ah Zi couldn't put it down, Ah Brown finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's good if you like this hand stove." ”

Hearing Ah Brown say this, Ah Zi came back to his senses and looked at him with a wink, his expression full of joy and some doubts.

"I saw it in the shop on the street when I went out two days ago, and I thought you would like it, but there was only one hand stove in the store at that time, and it had already been booked, although the boss promised to give me another one exactly the same out, but then we left in a hurry, too late to pick it up. It wasn't until today's delivery ship came over to connect that it was delivered. Fortunately, it is only winter now, and this hand stove should be useful. ”

Listening to Ah Brown's explanation, Ah Zi already felt warm in his heart, and his fingers holding the hand stove tightened again, and then he said with a smile: "I like it very much." Thank you, Ah Brown. ”

"By the way, the friend you said yesterday was waiting at Xinmen Pass, but Zuo Qiyang?"

Taken aback by Ah Zi's sudden change of question, Ah Brown raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Ah Zi smiled and did not answer.

That's because when Ah Brown said those words yesterday, he always stared at his eyes, and it was obvious from the magic that he could guess that he should know that old friend.

Ah Brown didn't delve into it, and nodded directly: "It's him, but at this moment, he should have already withdrawn his troops from Xinmen Pass and returned." ”

Ah Zi was still puzzled: "When you left seven years ago, it was obvious that he took you into Beijing, why are you not working together now?" ”

Hearing this question, Ah Brown smiled helplessly, and said lightly: "Because he has now taken refuge in Xiyou's court." ”

Ah Brown said calmly, but Ah Zi was shocked when he heard it, and said, "That'...... Isn't it treason? How so? ”

"Originally, when he told me to persuade me to go with him, I reacted like you. It's just that in retrospect, the good bird chose the tree to perch, and he just chose the right path for him, which is understandable. ”

Not to mention that he is an official of the Dongyuan court, even ordinary Dongyuan people rarely have the reason to choose to turn their backs on their country. I still don't understand why he ......," Zi said, still shaking her head.

"I don't know exactly what made him make that choice. I only know that before he left, someone was thoroughly investigating the truth behind the so-called 'Yuanmen Incident' back then. ”

"The Yuanmen Incident?" Ah Zi subconsciously repeated this noun.

This event that once shook the entire Dongyuan Dynasty, Ah Zi also knew a little about it. Zhu Huiyuan, the eldest son of the emperor, who was famous that year, was accused by his brother Zhu Huishu of harboring witches, and the emperor was furious and killed Zhu Huiyuan and his wife.

It was from that time that the "witch" became a race that everyone in the world feared and hated: even the eldest son of the emperor, who was favored by the emperor, could not get out of trouble because of his relationship with the witch, and how many ordinary people dared to have a relationship with the witch?

It's just that what Ah Brown said next shocked her far more than what Ah Zi knew.

"In fact, the 'demon hunting order' issued by the imperial court was only established after the 'Yuanmen Incident'." Ah Brown said, looking at the look in Ah Zi's eyes, knowing that she also had the same doubts as before, so he said again: "Yes, I originally thought that it was the 'Demon Hunting Order' that came first, and Zhu Huiyuan would be given death because he violated the law." But it's not that simple. ”

"If there was no demon hunting order before, why did the imperial court punish Zhu Huiyuan?" Ah Zi frowned and asked, puzzled.

"This should be the question that Zuo Qiyang was investigating before leaving. The 'Demon Hunting Order' clearly states that from the Son of Heaven to the people in cloth, those who violate the order will be punished according to the law. However, if there was no such law when the 'Yuanmen Incident' happened, Zhu Huiyuan, as the eldest son of the emperor, would definitely not be given death so seriously. ”

"There must be an inside story in this...... Ah Zi said along with Ah Brown's words.

Ah Brown couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said, "Your tone is very similar to Zuo Qiyang." ”

Ah Zi blinked and asked, "Zuo Qiyang, did he leave the Dongyuan Imperial Court because he knew the inside story?" ”

Ah Brown noticed that Ah Zi no longer used the word "treason", but replaced it with "leaving", knowing that she had probably agreed with many of Zuo Qiyang's views in her heart, and she didn't say anything more at the moment, only said lightly: "At least, his departure has a lot to do with this 'Yuanmen Incident'." ”

The two of them talked back and forth, not noticing that there was another figure behind them who was quietly watching all this.

Bao'er stood in the shadows, looking at the two of them, but her brows frowned even more.

If last night's scene on deck could be considered a chance encounter, tonight's scene can't be explained in any way.

Ah Zi, why could she just join her team and come together with her eldest brother so easily? Can you still win such care and tenderness from the eldest brother?

Bao'er tried to restrain her emotions, but she only felt that the obscure feeling in her heart was like a flame, and the more she suppressed it, the more it burned up.

She froze, took a deep breath, tried to regain her previous look, and squeezed out a smile before stepping out of the shadows.

"Ah Zi!"

She shouted loudly, and when she saw the two of them looking in her direction at the same time, she beckoned to her.

Everything was the same as last night, only this time, she didn't have the excuse of 'seasickness' to forcibly take Ah Zi away.