Chapter 159: A Smile Falls for the City

Shudi, the world's majestic and dangerous extreme scenery is located.

Whether it is a poet, a businessman, or a cultivator, they will be fascinated by the majestic and beautiful Shu Mountain.

Shushan, sometimes rolling and undulating, I don't know its size; Sometimes the cliff goes straight to the sky, and I don't know how high it is. In the meantime, all kinds of birds and beasts, plants, hanging springs and waterfalls, there are too many to count. However, among these countless mountains, there is also a peculiar mountain appearance, as if it should not belong to the rich and moist earth in Shu, this kind of mountain composed of hard rocks, is called the mountain pillar by the locals.

The so-called mountain pillar is named according to its shape, referring to the mountain like the head of the column, from the flat ground straight to the sky, the whole mountain covers a small area, but pointed to the sky, I don't know its height. Most of the mountain pillars are unclimbable cliffs, because they are full of stones, and there is no good scenery or precious resources, so there is never a way to go for this kind of mountain pillars. If you want to reach the top of the mountain, you can only reach it if you spread your wings. And this kind of mountain pillar is not a single one, generally speaking, in the mountains with this kind of landform and terrain, the mountain pillars appear in patches, like woods, and some people call it a stone forest. Of course, the "forest" formed by this kind of mountain pillar is fundamentally different from the stone forest wonders of Yunnan. The stone pillars of the Stone Forest Wonders will not be very high.

Such a forest of mountain pillars is hidden in the continuous Shu Mountain. Because of its cliffs and towering into the clouds, it has become the favorite of hanging coffin tombs or immortal seekers.

Today, Chen Qiuniang is halfway up the mountain of such a stone pillar. She originally planned to recharge her energy for a night, but she always thought of Zhang Ci so much that she couldn't sleep, and finally witnessed Kun and Yue in Zhang Ci's eighteen horsemen bring her into the Chen family's secret way.

The secret passage she knew was no longer what she knew, and Kun and Yue opened another passage and came to the middle of the mountain in the middle of this stone pillar, and used the falling vines to come to the current cave.

Outside the cave, Zhang Ci's eighteen horsemen were on duty, and in Shandong, candles were burning on the candlesticks. This is like a burial chamber, and Zhang Ci fell asleep peacefully on the stone bed of the main burial chamber.

Her mood, which had been very happy at first, suddenly sank at this moment. She stood not far from Zhang Ci and quietly looked at his handsome face, which was full of exhaustion, but it seemed to be relaxed.

She stood there and looked at him quietly for a long time, and the taciturn Yue next to her couldn't stand it, so she pushed her and whispered, "Childe hasn't closed his eyes for a few days, Xu waited for a long time, and fell asleep." Go wake him up. ”

Chen Qiuniang heard that Yue's words didn't want her to wake him up, so she hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "I see that he sleeps easily, don't want to disturb?" ”

"Tomorrow's son has other things, can't delay more, he wants to see you, there must be something important." Yue also replied in a low voice.

"Hmm." Chen Qiuniang nodded.

"Then I'll be on guard outside." The moon bowed and retreated gently.

Chen Qiuniang slowly moved to the edge of the stone bed and said softly, "Second son, I'm here." ”

The person on the bed reclined on the jade pillow, with a thin quilt on his body, and slept because he was in a kimono, and a lilac coat was scattered on the bed, which had a messy beauty.

"Second son, I'm here." She shouted again. Although I really can't bear to wake him up who is sleeping so quietly.

He seemed to be asleep soundly and didn't respond in any way. Chen Qiuniang looked at him quietly, remembering that in Liu Cheng's house, she had also seen him sleep with his eyes closed. It was obviously pretended at that time, but now in this quiet room, she heard his even breathing, and this man was really tired.

She sat down gently on the edge of the bed, looking at him quietly by the light of the jumping candles. He leaned sideways, facing her, a few strands of hair falling down his face. The long eyelashes were densely arranged into a small fan, which was covered and occasionally trembled. Chen Qiuniang would feel that the little fan brushed over her heart, and the breath was messy.

Looking at him from such a quiet distance, because his mood was very different from before, Chen Qiuniang was out of breath after a while. I also felt that the wolf was unbearable, so I hurriedly got up to keep my distance, but it was too late. Maybe she was breathing, maybe it was because he was naturally alert, in short, he opened his eyes and saw Chen Qiuniang.

"Qiu Niang?" He shouted, but didn't move.

"Hmm." Chen Qiuniang had already stood up at this time, standing in front of her like a child who had done something wrong, bowing her head slightly, and burying her face in the shadow of the candle flame.

Zhang Ci saw her answer, so he turned over, and said while folding the quilt: "I've been too busy these days, I'm a little tired, I didn't expect to wait here, I'm sleepy, I counted the hours, thinking that you will arrive for a while, so I will rest first, otherwise I won't have the body to accompany you." ”

"Hmm." Chen Qiuniang was so nervous that she didn't know what to say, and still just said "um".

"You're usually sharp-toothed, what's going on here?" Zhang Ci folded the quilt and smiled jokingly.

"I-, I don't know why the second son came to me, I'm waiting for you to speak." She grabbed a reason to hide the messiness in Fang Cai's heart, but her tone was even more flustered because of lying.

Zhang Ci just smiled, didn't answer her words, and pulled the big box on the stone bench next to the bed.

On this hot day, what is he doing in a big hat? Although it was very cold in this tomb, it was not to the point of wearing a big hat.

Chen Qiuniang raised her head slightly, looking at his actions suspiciously. He put on his coat, took another purple and red-edged cloak on the stone bench, shook it, and said, "This is my little sister's, I borrowed it." Looks like you're wearing, well, a little big. ”

He said, looking at her. Chen Qiuniang saw him looking at her, and quickly wrapped the thin quilt wrapped around her body more tightly, because she was not wearing a coat.

He frowned and asked, "Why did you come here wrapped in a quilt?" ”

"Your men have bewitched me with drugs and taken captive." Chen Qiuniang said that this matter is still very calm.

"These two bastards, I clearly told them to invite you." Zhang Ci was a little displeased.

Chen Qiuniang looked at him like this, but she was not as nervous as before, and only said: "Probably Pingsuri, when you gave the order, the meaning of the word 'please' was not 'please', and they forgot the true meaning of the word." ”

"Oh, this-" Zhang Ci shook his head lightly and smiled.

At this moment, the candle flame is flickering, and there is an indescribable warmth and tranquility between the two. It's as if all those disturbing things, those thrilling dangers are gone.

The two looked at each other and smiled. After that, Zhang Ci opened a small wooden box, rummaged through it, found a relatively small robe, tore the hem, and said, "You deal with it first, it's a bit big." ”

"Okay." Chen Qiuniang took it, and Zhang Ci turned his back to her.

In fact, although she did not wear a robe, the lining was also tightly covered, and her arms and thighs were not exposed. For Chen Qiuniang, who wears miniskirts and tennis outfits in modern society, there was nothing originally. But at that time, Zhang Ci looked at her, and she was inexplicably nervous, so she wrapped the thin quilt.

At this moment, she threw away the thin quilt, quickly put on his temporarily changed robe, tied the waist seal, and the hem was accurately torn off by him, and the whole robe did not look wide.

"Dressed." Chen Qiuniang said.

Zhang Ci turned around at this time, but he didn't make a move at her.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qiuniang looked at her robe and thought that there was something wrong with her dressing.

He shook his head and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I haven't seen you like this yet." ”

"Me like that?" When Chen Qiuniang asked this, she immediately realized that what he said was probably her who had never dressed up. She usually went to bed to separate her hair and tie two big braids in order to save trouble and be cool. Now she has two big braids, and because the moon holds her all the way, the braids are a little broken, and some of the shorter hair is messy and outgrows.

"Cute you." Zhang Ci was still smiling. The handsome face was full of soft and warm expressions, and the indifference and transience of the ordinary were all gone.

Lovely! Chen Qiuniang's head is full of black lines. This unkempt look cute? This person's aesthetic is really worrisome.

"Alright, don't be stunned." Zhang Ci said as he grabbed the small cloak and walked over, naturally draped it for her, and carried the strap around her neck.

He was so close, the scent of lavender permeated her, and he lowered his head slightly, and the warm breath fell on her forehead. Chen Qiuniang only felt that her heart was in chaos.

For a moment, she couldn't move, and her whole heart seemed to stop, just letting him tie the strap on her neckline. It seemed like it was a long time before she heard him say, "All right." ”

She shuddered, suddenly came to her senses, and suddenly took a step back. Zhang Ci's hand that wanted to help her comb the first few tufts of hair on her forehead hung there so awkwardly.

"I-" Chen Qiuniang was very confused, and she was also anxiously blaming herself for being so poor in concentration, how could she be completely confused when facing such a Zhang Ci.

"You're scared of me." Zhang Ci withdrew his hand and sighed softly.

When Chen Qiuniang heard his sigh, she only felt very distressed, and immediately shook her head and said, "No, it's not." I'm just not used to you like this, and in my impression, you're not like that. Moreover, I have been wondering what purpose you are doing this. ”

Yes, after a moment of indulgence, after that step back, her heart was full of panic. Zhang Ci came to her, it was definitely a very important thing. But since she came here, Zhang Ci has begun to be different from the usual. Chen Qiuniang, who came back to her senses, kept thinking about the purpose of his actions.

When Zhang Ci heard her words, his brows furrowed, he sighed, looked at her very seriously and asked, "In your impression, what should I look like?" ”

Chen Qiuniang didn't know how to answer this question, so she pursed her lips and didn't speak.

"That's it, I won't ask you." Zhang Ci saw that she didn't answer for a long time, and said to himself.

"I don't know how to answer, it's not that I don't want to answer." Chen Qiuniang explained.

Zhang Ci obviously turned cloudy in an instant, and he couldn't clear up again at this moment, his face turned cold, and he said in a somewhat resentful tone: "Can't we get along well without purpose and calculation?" Why do you have to make a conspiracy every time? Isn't that interesting? ”

Chen Qiuniang wanted to answer "boring", but somehow, she just couldn't open her mouth, and the whole person stood there like a log.

Zhang Ci shook his head, the whole person was already a little irritable, but there was still the sound of tiptoeing footsteps outside.

"Get in." Zhang Ci was angry and roared. Chen Qiuniang was also taken aback. The person at the door of the tomb said with a smile: "Why is the second son in a bad mood, is this little girl provoking you again?" ”

The person who came was Lu Chen, dressed in an aqua blue robe, and his hair was tied meticulously with a crown.

"What are you doing here?" Zhang Ci was very displeased.

"Hey, cousin, I'm going to see how you date a beautiful woman. You don't know, everyone is still very curious about this kind of thing when you are dating. Lu Chen said as he lay down on the stone bed, pillowed the jade pillow and said, "Well, this pillow is good." The environment of this place is also good. Hey, I said if one day your cousin and I went, you would give me this place. ”

"Get back here." Zhang Ci said impatiently.

"Ah, you have to control your temper, otherwise Xiao Qiu Niang won't like it." Lu Chen said to himself, and then looked at Chen Qiuniang and asked, "Am I right, Xiao Qiuniang." ”

Chen Qiuniang originally didn't have any bad feelings about Lu Chen, but at this moment, he came to talk nonsense, which made the already ** atmosphere between the two even more embarrassing. She turned cold and said, "My surname is Jiang, my name is Yun, and my name is Danfeng." You can call me Jiang Danfeng. ”

"Tsk. Xiao Qiu Niang, you still don't want to see my brother and me. Lu Chen changed his position and continued to lie on Zhang Ci's bed.

"Lu Gongzi is also a famous family, you are so frivolous to scream, like amusing a Qinglou woman. Your etiquette is so bad, do your parents know? Chen Qiuniang glanced at him and said very strictly.

Lu Chen turned over and said, "Ah, it's really sharp." It's so decent, and it can still pull my parents. ”

"If you're okay, let's go, I'll have something to talk to her." Zhang Ci became more and more impatient, and waved his hand to let Lu Chen speed up.

Lu Chen seemed to be deliberately trying to tease Zhang Ci, and said angrily: "Oh, Second Prince Zhang, you just let me stay, I promise not to disturb you." Okay. ”

", don't force me to throw you out." Zhang Ci roared angrily, his figure flashed, he grabbed Lu Chen's collar and threw him out of the tomb, and then closed the tomb door.

"Okay, the hand is up and down, and the world is clean." Chen Qiuniang said with a smile.

Zhang Ci was originally very strict, but when he heard her say this, he smiled and said, "Okay, don't be weird." He is virtuous. ”

"I didn't take it to heart. It's just that the second son saw me tonight, what the hell is going on? Chen Qiuniang felt that she had been so ambiguous that she would make a mess of herself first and go to the brink of collapse, so she didn't wait for Zhang Ci's steps, but took the initiative to ask first.

Zhang Ci made up the bed and said, "It's not a big deal, I just think I should meet you and talk about it." ”

Chen Qiuniang didn't speak. She didn't know what Zhang Ci wanted to talk to her, whether it was a conspiracy, or lobbying her to cooperate in developing and marrying Ye Xuan, or something else. Because she didn't know what he was going to talk about, she stopped talking.

Zhang Ci tidied up a qiē before he lifted a food box and a lantern in the corner of the tomb and said, "Let's go, let's go for a walk, the moonlight is good tonight." ”

"Well, that's nice, but can you see the moon?" Chen Qiuniang saw Zhang Ci walking towards another door in the tomb, but not the one that had just entered.

"Yes." He turned back and smiled at her, and in the candlelight, that handsome face, such a warm smile. Chen Qiuniang suddenly felt that the surroundings were bright, and she remembered the phrase "a smile is alluring".

She suddenly wanted to burst into a foul language: Damn, how can this man become more and more handsome the more he looks at it. Nian slave or something, now I want to compare it, it's all weak.

"What a daze. Let's go. Zhang Ci urged.

"Oh, here we are." Chen Qiuniang immediately followed up, and said in her heart: No matter what conspiracy he has, let's enjoy the moon with such a handsome man first.

The two of them walked one after the other, and after they came out of the main burial chamber, they gradually spiraled up the tomb passage. In fact, it is said to be a tomb road, and Chen Qiuniang looks more like the staircase of an ancient castle.

"This staircase is on the outskirts of the mountain. Spiraling up like this is to be more sturdy. After walking for a while, Chen Qiuniang began to talk to Zhang Ci. Because this kind of artificial hollowing out of the interior of this kind of mountain is simply a technique that makes people look up.

"Yes. This is what my ancestors did, and this kind of place is suitable for shelter and rest. However, this is not the most suitable, and there are more secretive ones that will take you there later. He said.

"Okay." Chen Qiuniang replied crisply, as if they really had a future.

"The main thing is that it's too far away, or I'll take you there. Even Lu Chen didn't know about it. He said.

"Hey, hey, looking forward to it." She replied. I couldn't help but feel sad in my heart, he said that it seemed as if they really had a tomorrow and a future, and she was going to disappear from this world in a special way. For the safety of the people around him, in order to live an ordinary life, in order not to embarrass him, he continued to guard his ancestral teachings.

"I'll take you there when I'm done with the latest business. The place was higher, as if it hung in the sky. Zhang Ci described with great interest.

Chen Qiuniang listened and responded occasionally. The two of them walked to the top of the mountain one after the other. Along the way, Zhang Ci walked very slowly with the food box and lantern, and from time to time he turned back to ask her to carefully follow the steps under her feet.

Chen Qiuniang felt warm, and she had another view of Zhang Ci. In the past, he was just behind the door in her heart, the heir of the Zhang family, who was exhausted, smart and cold, tragic in fate, moody, and bad-tempered, but now that she gets along so quietly, she finds that this man is young, but he still knows how to take care of others.

There were many times, Chen Qiuniang looked at his back as he kept moving forward, and an indescribable sourness surged in her heart. She didn't know what kind of emotion this was, but she felt so sorry for this person.

"What's wrong with you?" Once, she stopped again and was discovered by Zhang Ci.

"I'm a little tired." She laughs.

He stopped and sat down with her on the stone steps to rest. During the break, he said: "In the past, when he was sad, he would come here alone and walk these stone steps, step by step to the top of the mountain, and he would figure out all the things he couldn't understand. ”

Chen Qiuniang's mind instantly appeared with the scene of him walking alone here, her heart was still sour, she pursed her lips, and said, "These years have been very hard." ”

Zhang Ci was stunned, lowered his eyes, and then said softly: "Hmm." ”

Chen Qiuniang didn't know how to comfort him, so she bit her lip and sat beside him in a daze.

She used to feel that she had no parents, her grandmother ignored her, and she grew up being bullied by others, but then she met her favorite Dai Yuanqing but was her cousin. During her ten years abroad, she has always felt that her fate is tragic and bitter. However, she crossed over and came to this world, where she saw so many people with tragic fates. Chen Qiuniang was beaten to death, Chai Yu's family was broken and was hunted down and imprisoned, while Zhang Ci lived an even more tragic life.

After she came to this world, she gradually felt that her tragic fate was really nothing, at least she still had so much freedom to do what she wanted.

And the man next to her, compared to him, the tragedy of her fate is simply the gap between the creek and the sea.

"I was chosen as the heir of the Zhang family since I was a child." Zhang Ci said suddenly.

"Are those enemies always staring at the Zhang family, and once there is a new heir, they will be killed?" Chen Qiuniang didn't care about anything anymore, she just wanted to know more about him, even if after listening to it, she might fall into it, she didn't care.

"Yes. Even if those enemies get firearms, they can't use the Zhang family's firearms. Moreover, to make firearms, it is not the ability of the Zhang family, but the talent of the nine families. Those enemies only knew about the Zhang family, staring at the Zhang family, and they never understood the origin of the firearms. For hundreds of years, he couldn't control it, and he was reluctant to destroy it, so he simply destroyed the descendants of the Zhang family who might compete for the country. Therefore, the position of the heir of the Zhang family is a talisman. He chuckled as he said this.

Chen Qiuniang saw the helplessness and sadness in her smile, but she couldn't do anything, and she didn't even know how to comfort her. At this moment, she could only sit quietly beside him, and had a momentary impulse to persuade him to rebel.

"It is said that I have been chosen as one of the heirs since I was three months old, because I showed extraordinary intelligence while still in my infancy." He still chuckled in his tone, telling his past in a gossipy tone.

"One of the heirs?" Chen Qiuniang asked in a low voice.

"Yes. The Zhang Mansion would select talented people as heirs among the children of the concubines and concubines, undergo all kinds of harsh training, read a lot of books, and have a test every three months, and finally confirm the ownership of the patriarch at the age of six. Of course, during this period, these would-be heirs will also be hunted down by the enemy one after another, and those who are lucky enough to be alive are qualified to become patriarchs. And becoming a patriarch is the real beginning of the nightmare. When Zhang Ci said this, he didn't speak anymore, as if he was caught in a memory.

Chen Qiuniang knew that she would never be able to experience his pain, but as long as she thought about his life, she felt distressed, and she didn't know what to say to comfort him. So in this isolated mountain, she forgot her reserve and pride, abandoned her defenses, and walked away with her heart, so she moved her body lightly and hugged his arm comfortingly. RS