In the evening, when walking through the corridor between the castle towers in Kyoto, the footsteps of the city patrol soldiers coming from the castle tower first made Mo Ye feel shocked, and after listening to Lin Shan's explanation, she began to secretly make up her mind that she must make herself adapt to this environment. So at this moment, when she saw the group of soldiers in front of the street walking with neat and vigorous steps, she had no intention of retreating, of course, she had no idea of moving forward, but stood firmly on her feet, and looked at the group of soldiers marching at a fixed speed with a calm gaze.

As they approached, Mo Ye could see that the soldiers in this team were not dressed identically.

The armored sergeant who walked a little ahead of the team, holding a single-edged halberd, it was not difficult to see that he should be the captain of this team. Behind him was a group of fifteen soldiers arranged in three columns and five rows, all dressed in black suits, with a wide cloak of dark blue brocade stripes that concealed the broadsword that was worn across the waist, revealing only the handle of the blade that had been tied to the surface with silk linen, which was pressed against the waist by their right hand.

Behind this group of sword-wielding soldiers was a group of spearmen who also marched forward in this formation. They were all dressed in light armor, and the spears they held were more than a foot and three feet long, and the gray-black shafts of the spears shot into the night sky, and even as the procession was moving, the swing was still very small. The tip of the spear, which reflected the lights on the side of the street, stood high above the heads of the soldiers, giving the whole team a layer of iron pressure.

When this group of soldiers was still in the distance, it was like a black cloud that slowly approached but could not see the form; As they approached, the light reflected on their armor and weapons made the patrol party resemble a lake swaying under a crescent moonlit night. It's just that the lake is not turquoise, and the snow white splash carried on the slight lan is not a snow-white splash, but a slightly cold moonlight that is torn apart in the dark night.

Although Mo Ye had already made some preparations in his heart. But when this group of soldiers marched closer and closer to her, she still couldn't hold back her fear.

And just when her mind was sluggish, she felt a chill in her palm. As soon as she subconsciously lowered her head, Mo Ye saw that her hand was held by Lin Shan, and before she had time to come back to her senses, she was gently taken by him. Dragged her to the side of the street.

Then. Lin Shan lowered his head and coughed muffled, and his steps towards him became slower.

Seeing this, Mo Ye's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Master, what's wrong with you?" ”

Lin Shan coughed for a while before he said in a bitter voice: "It's windy." Out of the way. Then there was another cough.

Although he was coughing, he didn't let go of the hand holding Mo Ye, nor did he stop to rest for a while.

Mo Ye felt as if his hand was wrapped in a piece of ice. She hurriedly withdrew her hand from Lin Shan's palm, and then used her palms to hold his cold hand and rub it hard. At this point. She didn't say anything, but all her attention was on Lin Shan.

After about half an hour, Lin Shan's coughing stopped a little abruptly. He still kept moving forward, but after he didn't cough, he glanced sideways at the group of soldiers who had walked away behind him, and then exhaled a little gloomy, and at the same time took back his hot hand that was held by Mo Ye.

Mo Ye looked at his somewhat strange expression and demeanor, and couldn't help but ask again, "Master." Are you okay? ”

"It's fine." Lin Shan's tone of reply seemed a little careless: "I deliberately did the coughing sound just now. ”

After he said this, his expression gradually became solemn. Seeing that after Mo Ye heard this explanation, the confusion and surprise in his eyes became thicker, and he added with a deep meaning: "In that team of soldiers, there are acquaintances!" ”

Acquaintances - Acquaintances to avoid?

Mo Ye looked at Lin Shan stunned, she moved her lips, but she didn't say anything, and she was faintly surprised in her heart.

By this time, the patrol party had gone far away, and the rumbling footsteps seemed to be absorbed by the earth.

Lin Shan fell silent after saying that, Mo Ye's mood was a little depressed, she silently walked behind Lin Shan, and the two of them invariably interrupted the topic they were talking about just now before the city patrol team appeared, but they didn't know who really forgot and who deliberately didn't mention it.

After following Lin Shan for a few streets, Mo Ye stopped in front of a house where she didn't know where she was in Beijing. Although Lin Shan didn't say anything about this mansion in advance along the way, Mo Ye had already guessed that this would be the place where they would rest tonight, and it was also likely to be the place where they would live temporarily after entering Beijing.

Lin Shan walked to the gate of the mansion and reached out and knocked on the door a few times. The gate first slowly opened a crack, and in the courtyard there was a cry of "Who?" Before he finished speaking, the door suddenly opened several times faster than the slow opening speed just now, which showed that the person who opened the door had recognized Lin Shan, and was a little excited about it.

"Childe! Are you really back? After the courtyard door opened, an old man in his fifties walked out of the courtyard. His beard was gray and his back was slightly hunched, but after seeing Lin Shan, under his upper eyelids, which had begun to show signs of collapse, a pair of pupils showed a bright color.

"Qu Bo, it's me back." Lin Shan looked at the old man, and his eyes also showed joy. He raised his hand to hold the old man's thin hands, and said with a smile, "Let's go into the house first!" ”

After entering the house, the old man added two more candles to the hall where only one candle had been lit before. The light emitted by the three candles together illuminated every corner of the hall, and Mo Ye was surprised to find that the layout of the hall of this house was basically the same as her home in Xingjia Village. She couldn't help but look around again, and found that Master's study and her room were also on the left hand side of the hall, as if the room had been moved directly from the old mansion in Xingjia Village.

In the effort of taking pictures just now, Lin Shan slightly introduced the old man surnamed Qu to Mo Ye. This old man named Qu Xia was the housekeeper hired by Lin Shan after buying this house in Kyoto in the past, and later he lived in Xingjia Village, and Qu Xia has been helping him guard the house.

Qu Xia beckoned Lin Shan and Mo Ye to sit down in the hall, and then went to the backyard, and when they came back, they were holding a tray in one hand and a thin cotton robe in the other.

Lin Shan turned his head and gestured to Mo Ye, and Mo Ye immediately stood up to meet Qu Xia, and called cordially: "Grandpa Qu, I'll help you." ”

Although Mo Ye's understanding of Qu Xia is currently only a few words of introduction to Lin Shan, but only by virtue of the fact that he has spent ten years guarding this old mansion for Lin Shan, Mo Ye can understand that Qu Xia is no longer just a servant for Lin Shan.

Obviously, as the old person next to Lin Shan, Qu Xia's identity of Mo Ye was already clear after Lin Shan only mentioned her name. He didn't shirk anything, and naturally handed the tray with two cups of tea to Mo Ye, and then looked at her and said with pity: "The old man has been guarding the lonely house for ten years, and Xiao Ye'er has grown so tall and born so bright from that little bump in swaddling clothes, and I have no hard work after a grandfather's call." ”

Mo Ye laughed twice, she didn't know how to take Qu Xia's words, and after laughing, she suddenly felt a little sour in her heart.

Qu Xia smiled at Mo Ye, and on his face that was thin and wrinkled, the vertical/horizontal ravines were even deeper, so his smile didn't look very good. However, because of the warmth in his eyes, the contours of his face softened much when he smiled, and those wrinkles naturally became a symbol of kindness.

He turned to look at Lin Shan, and while shaking off the robe between his arms and putting it on Lin Shan's shoulder, he admonished: "Kyoto is next to the sea, and this time of year is fine during the day, but it is very wet and cold at night, so you should pay attention!" ”

"Thank you, Quber." Lin Shan gathered the robe draped over his shoulders, smiled and said, "I just went to Dongfeng Tower, that's why I made myself look like this!" ”

Qu Xia seemed to remember something after hearing this, and after hesitating for a while, he just sighed silently.

After Lin Shan glanced around the house, he looked at Qu Xia and asked, "You have been living here alone all these years?" Why not hire a servant or two to help you? When I'm not here, it's just as ordinary as all the houses in Kyoto, and I don't have to worry about anything. ”

"I did hire a servant in the house, but I didn't let him stay here at night." When Qu Xia said this, he suddenly said: "Speaking of servants, there is someone waiting for you in the backyard!" ”

"Oh?" A look of doubt appeared in Lin Shan's eyes, and he stood up and asked slowly, "When did you come?" ”

Qu Xia thought for a moment and replied: "He claimed that he was a subordinate of Lord Li, and he had been here for about half an hour, and now he is still waiting in the backyard." I thought he was joking! I don't think you'll be there later. ”

"Then I'll go see him in the backyard!" After Lin Shan finished speaking, he turned his eyes to Mo Ye and said again: "Ye'er, you can stay here and talk to Grandpa Qu." ”

Mo Ye stood up and nodded, then watched him go to the backyard.

As soon as Lin Shan walked out of the door that opened to the backyard of the house, he saw a young man who looked to be in his early twenties standing next to the well pavilion in the backyard.

The young man was dressed in a dark brown suit, and the close-fitting cut of the clothes set off his sturdy figure. His feet were a pair of leather boots, the front and back hems of his clothes were only about five inches above the knees, and a pair of sleeves were also tight, wrapping his arms, revealing the uniform muscular lines of his arms, but it could be said that he did not have an inch of extra useless cloth on his body except for the dark blue cloth belt on his head. Such a dress made him like a polished spear, standing quietly and straight under the well pavilion.

The cool moonlight mixed with the little light from the back door, illuminating the outline of the young man's resolute face, his gaze had always fallen on the back door, so the moment Lin Shan walked out of the back door, his gaze collided with Lin Shan's gaze.

The young man's expression moved slightly, and he took half a step under his feet, and then stopped.

Lin Shan slowly walked to the position three steps in front of the young man and stood on his feet, and after quickly examining his whole body, he opened his mouth and said slowly, "Are you waiting for me?" ”。 (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation