As soon as the Yuan Mansion goes into the night, the corridors, rivers and boulevards that connect the houses will light up exquisitely shaped lanterns, and from a distance, it looks like a sky full of stars scattered here, dotted with layers of cornices and paintings, full of pure and leisurely return to nature.

On the path leading to the courtyard in the south corner of the Yuan Mansion, a young man in white walked over, holding a wind lantern made of cinnamon bamboo and hemp fence in his hand, with the surname "Yuan" written on one side of the wind lamp, and the official position "General of the Left Army" written on the other. Around him, the rows are all more than ten meters high black pine, surrounded by one person, pavilions such as covers, evergreen all year round, the posture is quaint, it is the only place in Yuan's mansion where black pine is planted.

In fact, the pine tree is related to the totem worship of Taoism, and the Han Dynasty's "Jade Ce Ji" and "Changyu Sutra" say that "the thousand-year-old pine tree, draped on all sides, is not long, and looks at it, like a cover." Among them, there are things, such as green oxen, or green sheep, or green dogs, or green people, all of which live long life. Coincidentally, the "True Immortal Body Dao Tongjian" also recorded that Hou Daohua soared in the sky at the top of the pine cloud. It can be seen from this that the connection between the two worlds of man and immortal through the pine tree confirms the Taoist theory of pursuing immortality.

Here, naturally, is Yuan Qingqi's residence!

The boy stopped and raised his hand to knock on the door. After a while, a servant girl came to answer the door, saw the young man, and whispered, "Qimo, why did you come here?" ”

The boy lowered his head, looked at the light of the lantern in his hand at his feet, and said, "Is the girl sleeping peacefully?" ”

"It's just nightfall, and it's not going to sleep yet!"

"Then I was annoyed and said that I had something important to ask to see the girl!"

"It's just so late......"

"It's okay, but ask Shui Xi first, if she can't say it, I'll wait until tomorrow to come back."

The maidservant nodded, and closed the courtyard door again. Everyone in Yuan's mansion knew that Qi Mo was the person Yuan Qingqi brought back when he was out playing, and he had served by Yuan Jie's side for many years, so his identity was naturally a little different. If you change to other slaves, let alone be able to come to the woman's residence after dark, you can walk around at will, once you are caught by Feng Tong, you will have to lose at least a layer of skin.

This time, it didn't take long for the maid just now, who opened the door and led Qimo to the steps of the room in the middle, and said, "Please turn off the lights, wait here for a while, my sister will come to talk to you." ”

The sister in her mouth was referring to Shui Xi, and after speaking, she turned around and left, leaving Qimo alone, standing alone in the empty courtyard. The night breeze in late autumn and early winter is like a glimpse of the disappointed departure of the loved one, although it is not so harsh, it can make people feel a sadness from the bottom of their hearts.

Qi Mo lifted the wind lamp to his lips, stretched out his slender and white fingers that were longer than many women, lifted the wind shield from the ring below, looked at the faint flames that were flickering, and blew it gently.

The lights went on and off, and suddenly they fell into darkness!

I don't know how long it took, the door opened silently, and the bright light leaked out through the doorway, although it was only a few steps away, but it also gave a little warmth to the people who stayed in the night. Shui Xi walked out of it, stood under the eaves, looked at Qimo, and sighed softly: "You shouldn't have come ......"

Qi Mo's soft and deep voice sounded, without a trace of the fireworks of the world, and said, "I can't help but come!" ”

Shui Xi knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he stopped talking, turned sideways, and stood on the side of the door. Qi Mo bent down and put down the wind lantern that had been extinguished, then stepped on the steps step by step, came to the position next to Shui Xi, dusted off his clothes, his head was not raised, he still hung down on his chest, slowly knelt down, folded his hands between his foreheads, and fell to the ground!

"You shouldn't have come!"

Yuan Qingqi said the same thing as Shui Xi, but Qi Mo couldn't reply like just now, and said: "I know that coming will make the girl embarrassed, but this is the only opportunity I can seize, if I miss it, I live here, and it is no different from the dry bones in the grave." A dry bone, how can he follow the girl to seek, govern, and preach. If that's the case, I'd rather die immediately under the Daozun Dharma Sword, turn into a ghost, and cease to be a human being! ”

Shui Xi glanced at Qi Mo quietly, with a slight anxious look on his face, but he didn't dare to speak casually at this moment!

"Do you remember the Ten Laws of the Dao?"

"Remember ......"

"Listen to me!"

Qi Mo's head hung lower, almost pressed the back of his hand white, and said: "Compete for loyalty and filial piety, keep the neutrality, go to joy and anger, don't do it, admonish and stop being sufficient, and don't thank and take ...... Capture ......"

"Huh?"

Qi Mo gritted his teeth and said, "Don't hate!" ”

Yuan Qingqi said softly: "Don't thank you, don't hate!" Your past is sad, but from the day you are willing to enter my Dao Gate, you should no longer remember the grievances of the world. With no thanks, grace is also true, grabbing is not hate, and resentment is also true. Although that man has taken away everything you have in the world, he has also left behind your true nature, and if it is only for the sake of hatred, what you ask me to agree to will destroy your true nature, and you will no longer be able to learn to be pure and quiet, and you will never be able to learn the way of pure thought and true thoughts! ”

Qi Mo's body trembled slightly at first, then trembled more and more, and finally couldn't help himself, sweating like rain. A little clear bead of sweat fell from Ruyu's cheeks to the ground, making a ticking sound, in the silent night, like a giant drum hammer, hitting the deepest part of the soul.

Time gradually passed, Qi Mo's trembling body slowly regained its calm, he raised his head slowly but firmly, took one last look at the room, and knocked down again.

Bang!

A trace of bright red blood seeped out from the point of contact between his forehead and the ground, adding a bit of sadness to the dark night.

"I hope the girl will be fulfilled!"

A light sigh came from the room, and said: "The day after tomorrow, King Hengyang will arrive at Jinling, and I will arrange the rest, as for whether you can make your wish......

"As long as you can contact the King of Hengyang, Qimo will have a way to seize this opportunity!"

Yuan Qingqi's voice sounded a little tired and a little indifferent, and said: "Go ahead, I will get rid of your 'life', from this moment on, you are no longer a member of my Daomen, and you are not allowed to mention the matter of my Daomen to outsiders in the future!" ”

"Grand Festival Sake ......"

Shui Xi's color changed, and he reprimanded in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense! The girl has already made it clear, why don't you leave quickly? She had already emptied the surrounding maids in advance, and ordered her henchmen to wait in the hidden places around her, so that no one would hear her. And the reason why Qi Mo was not allowed to enter the house, just kneeling in front of the door, was also to be prepared to prevent the mouth of Youyou from being blocked.

Qi Mo stopped talking, waited for a while, didn't listen to Yuan Qingqi, knew that the matter was irreparable, and kowtowed three times, and when he got up again, two lines of tears flowed down his beautiful face like a woman, and then he resolutely turned around and left, disappearing into the night outside the hospital.

Shui Xi walked in, closed the door, looked at the bed behind the screen, and said in a low voice: "Girl, Qimo is doing this, in fact, not just for herself. The king of Hengyang will inevitably propose to Lord Lang again when he comes to Jinling this time, if Qimo can ...... If we get what we want, it will at least make it easier for us to deal with it......"

"I don't know...... With no thanks, no hate, he wants to repay both kindness and revenge, this heart is no longer pure, it is better to go to the fate, and return him to freedom...... Besides, what kind of identity that person is, he wants to use the King of Hengyang to achieve his goal, and if he is not careful, he will be ruined, and he will be affected by the Daomen, and he will go to his life, so he can take precautions! ”

Shui Xi didn't dare to say anything more, and was about to go over to serve, when he suddenly heard a murmur from inside: "I don't know what to do, go deep......"

Shui Xi stopped, but Xu You's figure appeared in his mind, as well as the sentence "Don't look at Sanniang's face, but also look at your face, what do I care about her!" Teasing.

This person's eyes are very gentle, but when he laughs, there is something bad that people can't help but pull his ears!

I didn't know that Xu You, who had been identified as a bad guy, was sulking in the cabin, and it had been two days and nights since he left Jinling, but he didn't say a word to Lu Shuang. However, the frost is not easy to mess with, smiling and pouring tea and water, making the bed and folding the quilt, not caring about Xu You's attitude, but also helping the father and daughter of the boat family to prepare meals, and making friends, and soon became good sisters with the autumn equinox who talked about everything, even Zuo Yan, the big ancestor, couldn't help but hint that Xu You should not snub people too much, and scolded Xu You angrily that they were both traitors.

In the middle of the night, Xu You woke up from his sleep, heard a dull and far-reaching bell ringing in his ears, and walked out of the cabin in his clothes, the bright moon hung high, reflecting the rippling green waves of the river, which made people forget their worries for a while.

The bell rang one after another, Xu You didn't feel sleepy, sitting at the bow of the boat, with his hands behind him, looking at the scenery on the shore from afar, his feet hanging on the outboard and swaying slowly, it was really indescribably comfortable.

During the day, I asked the boatman and said that he would anchor and rest outside Wu County, and it is estimated that this place should not be far from Wu County. Although I don't know if the bell I heard came from Myori Pu Ming Pagoda Temple, which was famous in later generations Hanshan Temple, it should also be a temple in Wu County.

In this situation, not only Xu You, but anyone who comes from later generations will can't help but recite this eternal swan song, saying: "The moon is falling and the sky is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping." Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship. ”

"Good poems, good sentences, good scenes!"

Xu You didn't look back and knew that it was Lushuang who followed, after all, he was manly, and said lightly: "You can't sleep either?" ”

Lu Shuang walked to Xu You's side, looked at his melodious and comfortable posture, and said in a low voice: "Can I also sit down like this?" ”

Xu You shrugged, moved to the side, and said, "Sit down, since you have left the Yuan Mansion, you are already free, and you don't need to go through the consent of others to do whatever you want!" ”

She carefully lifted her skirt and learned from Xu You to sit on the bow of the boat, but after all, she was a woman, and her hands were not put behind her back, but flat on the side of her legs.

"Lang Jun forgot? Shui Xi has handed over my slave status to you......"

Xu You took out the slave certificate from his arms, tore it up casually, raised his hand, and sprinkled it into the river with the wind, saying, "What now?" ”

Frost was silent for a long time, staring at the confetti floating in the river stupidly, watching them be soaked in water, and then wrapped in the depths of the flowing river water bladder, and there was no trace of it anymore.

She's free,

But is she free?

Zhong Ming continued, tears appeared in the frost's eyes, and he choked up: "If Lang Jun really hates the frost so much, I can immediately jump into the river and die!" ”