- The topic of conversation between the two brothers gradually shifted to the snowy scene outside the window, and the meaning of her words was much more relaxed than at the beginning.

After a while, the old wine had also warmed the glutinous rice wine, and the hot air with the intoxicating aroma of wine wafted out from the mouth of the copper kettle, and soon hooked out the wine worms that had been entrenched in Cen Chi's belly for many days.

couldn't take care of his senior brother anymore, Cen Chi took the lead in walking back to the table from the window, and sat down with his clothes on the hem of his clothes. At the right time, the old wine had already been skillfully poured into a glass, and the aroma of the wine was more like a soul to Cen Chi's nose.

Picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and when he put down the empty glass, Cen Chi couldn't help but sigh: "The warm wine on a snowy night hurts into the throat, and the warmth is better than the spring melt." ”

Lin Shan was still standing by the window at the moment, looking at something, and when he heard the sigh of his junior brother, he glanced back. Seeing the intoxication on his junior brother's face, he was a little stunned. After being silent for a moment, Lin Shan said with a hint of ridicule: "Now you understand the benefits of wine?" ”

Cen Chi saw that Lin Shan didn't drink with him, as if he remembered something from his words, and said with a puzzled look: "Senior brother really doesn't drink now?" ”

"Thinking about wine is thirsty, but ......" Lin Shan's words were halfway through, he saw Cen Chi take another empty cup, ready to pour wine, and hurriedly raised his hand, "Senior brother, I really can't drink it now." ”

Cen Chi's hand holding the empty cup froze, and then slowly put it back, silent for a while.

He didn't continue to raise his glass, and his face was no longer relaxed. Although the room was warmed by charcoal fire, a certain atmosphere seemed to be a little colder at this moment.

It is not difficult for Lin Shan to guess what Cen Chi is depressed for, this matter has also troubled Lin Shan for a while, but this summary has now been smoothed out in his heart, and he himself actually does not want to show regret for it from time to time.

"It used to be on the Great Wilderness Mountain. Every time I invite you down the mountain to drink, you don't go, but now it's good, I probably won't bother you with wine anymore, isn't it just as you wish? ”

Lin Shan's words sounded a slight pain in the heart of Chen Jiu. She couldn't know how much his physique had changed between him and him now. Once she could be proud of her winemaking skills in front of him. Now it's a taboo. I'm afraid this will make her regret for the rest of her life.

However, Cen Chi didn't understand this, he just heard that Lin Shan was going to turn over his old bottom in front of others. Fight back immediately.

"At that time, I was just a child, and I thought you actually took a seven-year-old child to the winery to drink, did you do this?" After a slight pause, Cen Chi muttered again: "Furthermore." Didn't I still be a little afraid of you? In case you take me down the mountain, I drink for myself. What should I do if I forgot to take me back? I have heard the howling of wolves in the valley at night in the Great Wilderness Mountain. ”

"I see, but you're worried about it. Without Master's order, who can throw you away. Lin Shan smiled, and then cast a distant glance out of the window.

The streets covered in thick snow are like a silver brocade spread out. The upstairs lights poured down sporadically from the window edges, and they could be reflected far away. However, within the field of view. There was still no face he was looking for, so he left the window, walked to the table, and sat down opposite Cen Chi.

"I know it's not interesting to drink alone, so for the sake of you telling the truth, I'll accompany you for two drinks." Lin Shan took an empty cup and put it in front of him, and looked at Cen Chi with a smile, "Wine and wine, wine is the form of water, and water is the parent of wine. ”

Immediately, the old wine had poured a glass of water for Lin Shan.

Cen Chi poured himself a glass of wine, the gloomy color on his face had already dissipated, and he raised his glass as a respect.

There was always a small tandoor on the table, and the red clay amphora on the stove was warm for a long time, but it only contained water. Since returning to Beijing in the early winter of last year, under the supervision and supervision of Physician Ye, Lin Shan, who was ordered by the emperor to recuperate at home, has even banned his last hobby of drinking tea every day.

The physique is weak, susceptible to cold, and the gas of tea is bitter and cold, so it should not be drunk again. These are the original words of Doctor Ye, and Chen Jiu keeps his orders.

"It's still windy and snowing outside, why have you been standing by the window for so long? Is something going on? Chen Jiu said as he refilled Lin Shan's half cup of hot water, and then added two pieces of fine charcoal to the small tandoor.

Chen Jiu was just worried about Lin Shan's body. Because Lin Shan didn't want his master to be disturbed by outsiders anymore, he didn't bring an entourage with him on this trip. After a long journey, heavy snowfall, and a slight accident with a cold, Chen Jiu really didn't know what to do.

Cen Chi was moved by Chen Jiu's words, remembering that when he was by the window just now, the way his senior brother looked out was not all to enjoy the snow scene.

"Senior brother......" Cen hesitated to speak, "You still brought someone here?" ”

Guarding the peace of the division, Cen Chi and Lin Shan's positions were originally the same.

Lin Shan knew what his junior brother was rejecting, and he did not hide his doubts, nodded and said, "It's a matter of Kyoto, but it's not the emperor's person." ”

Cen Chi felt a little calmer, but soon remembered something again, and said, "It's not early, but what did the person you asked miss missing?" ”

"There will be no mistake, this person borrowed it from the senior brother." Lin Shan smiled slightly, and then glanced out the window again.

"Senior brother's people?" A hint of surprise appeared on Cen Chi's face, he got up and walked to the window, and also looked out of the window from a distance. After a while, he retracted his gaze, turned to look at the Lin Shan in the house, and said meaningfully: "That senior uncle who stayed in the Northern King's Mansion is really a little sincere to Senior Brother!" ”

Many years ago, when Xiao Kuang, the eldest disciple of Lin Shan's generation, was taken captive to the Northern Kingdom, the uncle of the same sect did put some effort into cultivation, and even went beyond the rules of the sect and granted Xiao Kuang some subordinates who could only be called by the official heirs of the Northern Fence School in advance.

However, Xiao Kuang did not become his proud disciple as the uncle wished, but quietly sneaked back to Nanzhao with the help of Lin Shan, and mobilized the subordinates given by the uncle for Lin Shan's use.

However, there are still some risks to be taken in this approach. Since these people who are like grass and gray snake lines are the people of the North Fence, since they were given by the uncle of the North King's Mansion, they must also keep in touch with that uncle. Xiao Kuang's betrayal will definitely make Uncle Shi hateful, and it is difficult to ensure that he will not be able to understand Guò These people in turn traced the location where Xiao Kuang was hiding in Nanzhao.

This is also Xiao Kuang's monk who has been a monk in Nanzhao for several years. Until now, in order to help the younger brothers, they have accumulated their hair and returned to the world, and the reason for using these manpower.

But no matter how long Xiao Kuang has been silent, for the subordinates he "took" from his uncle, the probability that they would confess to Xiao Kuang is still not small. Xiao Kuang's time in using these subordinates coincided with the time when the senior uncle searched for his traces again, this probability. It is what Cen Chi is most worried about at the moment.

The matter of bringing Xiao Kuang back from the north. It was all planned by Lin Shan, how could he not know that Xiao Kuang's subordinates were used for Xiao Kuang. What kind of threat is there in the store? But since he dared to use it, of course he did some precautions.

The hot water in the teacup was a little cold, Lin Shan put down the teacup, stretched out his hand and baked it beside the charcoal stove. Then he got up and walked to Cen Chi's side, and said slowly, "You don't have to worry about Senior Brother. He is not in Kyoto now. When the senior brother left, he gave me his seal, and it was impossible for the people of the senior uncle to contact him. ”

This was originally the words of the interpreter, but Lin Shan's words just fell. Cen Chi showed a hint of surprise in his eyes: "He actually gave you the seal?" ”

Lin Shan smiled indifferently and said, "Unlike Senior Brother, I am now standing in the bright spot. Presumably, a royal palace in the north can't do anything to me. ”

Cen Chi suddenly remembered the incident when the Lin family's old house in Kyoto was burned down three years ago, and was about to speak. But Lin Shan continued: "In fact, I am standing in the open like this, which is also in line with the wishes of the eldest brother of the Wang family. He had long wanted to move the Northern Dynasty, and now that the time was right, he even hoped that the prince of the Northern Dynasty would be stupid and give him an excuse to send troops. ”

Cen Chi was still worried about the senior brother of the same sect just now, and when he heard the words "big brother of the Wang family" mentioned in Lin Shan's words, he suddenly changed a sneer on his face: "So he is going to throw you out to fish for bait?" ”

"You can't say it so badly, it's an expedient measure that can't be avoided." Lin Shan smiled, he knew that his junior brother was a little unkind to Wang Chi, but he didn't understand where the contradiction was, so he could only be a peacemaker.

Cen Chi ignored him and asked again: "When can I go back to Kyoto?" ”

Lin Shan knew his intentions, so he didn't answer his words, and said bluntly: "You can't do anything when you go back to Kyoto, if the deployment of the prime minister's side is on a business trip because you go back, I don't know how much trouble it will implicate." ”

Cen Chi was choked for a moment, and the hand hanging in his sleeve slowly clenched, and it took a long time before he slowly let go. Senior brother is right, if he goes back to Kyoto now, he will only do him a disservice. Maybe he has been idle for a long time, and at this time he really wants to help his senior brother do something.

After being silent for a while, Cen Chi suddenly asked again, "When will Senior Brother come back?" ”

Guarding against the possibility of being perfunctory by his senior brother again, without waiting for him to speak, Cen Chi immediately said: "I know, in a ghost place like the Qingyu Sect, I can't help much. It's just that if the elder brother is in Kyoto, your safety is also an extra layer of security. ”

"That's what you think." Lin Shan shook his head slightly, then looked at Cen Chi, and asked seriously, "Senior brother, you seem to have deep suspicions about the eldest brother of the Wang family?" ”

Cen Chi tilted his head, avoiding Lin Shan's gaze, and said lightly: "He has implicated those things you have done, and none of them make me feel trustworthy." I left Kyoto three years ago, and I was going to go back to Shimen after I found you. If it weren't for you staying in Kyoto, I wouldn't have thought of going back. ”

Cen Chi's words made Lin Shan feel the warmth of friendship in his heart, but soon, it also made him worried.

He, a junior brother, if he doesn't choose Southern Zhao in the future, will he choose the Northern Dynasty? If this is the case, wouldn't it have been in vain that he had spent a lot of effort many years ago to take the senior brother out of the northern realm, and what he had done to assist Wang Chi for so many years?

Lin Shan frowned, and suddenly said a little abruptly: "Senior brother, don't forget your teacher's inheritance." When did we raise idlers in the North Fence School? Do you think you can really retreat to the mountains and forests for the rest of your life? ”

This sentence seemed to be a slap in the face, and it made Cen Chi stunned. However, as for the question that Lin Shan said, Cen had actually asked himself a long time ago and had already come up with an answer. So at this time, he also reacted quickly, his expression was flat, and he chuckled: "There will only be two disciples in each generation of Beili, I ......"

"You're the second." Lin Shan cut off his words.

Cen Chi looked back, and at this moment, the emotion in his eyes was extremely complicated.

Lin Shan took a step closer to Cen Chi and said seriously: "Senior brother, although I haven't been back to the master for some years, this doesn't mean that I haven't communicated with the master. If you talk about retreat, for some reason, it will be the senior brother who will be at the forefront, and secondly, it should be me, and you are too early to think about saying such things now. ”

Regarding the private affairs of senior brother Xiao Kuang, Cen Chi naturally knew about it. But at this time, hearing Lin Shan say the same, Cen Chi's mind couldn't calm down, and he lost his voice: "How can this be? ”

"Now we're not going to talk about that." Lin Shan waved his hand, sat back at the table, and slowly continued: "The three of us senior brothers must go back to the division together, and when the time comes, although all your concerns cannot be completely resolved, at least the major affairs of the division can be decided." ”

――The premise is that you have to wait for the senior brother to come back.

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Cen Chi asked again, "How long does Senior Brother want to stay in the Qingyu Sect?" Don't tell me, it's been so long, and you haven't written a letter to him. ”

Lin Shan groaned, "A month ago, something happened in Kyoto, so now I can't tell when he will come back." It is estimated that the summer season will not be late at the latest. ”

Cen Chi was about to ask for more details, when at this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps from far and near outside the door, although it was not very fast, but it was much lighter than the footsteps of Xiao Er in this inn. Such unusual footsteps were enough to interrupt the conversation between the two brothers about the master's affairs.

Although Cen Chi has never been involved in martial arts and does not know much about the rhythm of the breath of people who practice martial arts, he is not a slow person to react. With Lin Shan's words in front, it is not difficult to guess that if it weren't for the shopkeeper coming upstairs, it would be very likely to be the person who made an appointment with the letter.

Swallowing back the words that had already come to his lips, Cen Chi cast a look at Lin Shan, and Lin Shan pointed to the screen on the side of the wing room with his gaze.

The distance between the screen and the table is less than seven steps. At such a distance, if you meet a martial arts master, you can completely feel the breath of life. Trying to hide people behind this screen is useless.

However, although Cen Chi was suspicious, he only hesitated slightly, and seemed to quickly understand the intention of his senior brother's arrangement, and walked in with his hands in his hands.

Chen Jiu, who was sitting next to Lin Shan, was about to get up when he saw this, but was stopped by Lin Shan.

Chen Jiu asked with a smile, and heard Lin Shan smile and said, "It's okay, if I take you out, I want you to be by your side all the time." ”

Chen Jiu didn't speak, but his eyes obviously softened.

(To be continued)