In the middle of the night, Li Mu suddenly woke up from his dream. When he woke up, he found that he was not in the bedroom, but asleep in a rocking chair in the studio, and a cool breeze blew from nowhere, waking him up.

The cold in the warm and cold season is more permeable than the dry cold in winter. Li Mu was a little nostalgic for the unfortunate burned tiger skin, if there was that thing, it would be impossible to freeze when sleeping in the ice and snow. It's a pity that the white tiger is hard to find, and the tiger skin without sword scars is even more rare, and I'm afraid I won't be able to meet the second one in this life.

Li Mu stood up, moved, and came out of the studio. Dugu Jiu stood under the eaves of the corridor, leaning against the wall, holding a sword in his arms, holding a wine gourd in his hand, there were no outsiders in the valley, he did not wear a mask, his handsome face was in the moonlight, outlining a perfect side face, looking like the male protagonist who came out of the ancient comics of the rotten girl, although everyone is a brother, Li Mu still couldn't help but be angry: "Why does this kid look so good?" Compared with him, he can only be regarded as the second in the world. ”

"Jiu'er, I'll give you something." Li Mu beckoned, Dugu Jiu pinned the wine gourd back to his waist, walked over, and looked at Li Mu without speaking. He didn't wear a mask, he opened his mouth to be a girl's voice, although Li Mu had heard it, but he didn't want to show it more in front of Li Mu, and he didn't speak if he could.

Li Mu stretched out his hand, and in the palm of his hand was a crescent-shaped jade, with some strange-looking lines on it. Dugu Jiu received it and looked at Li Mu suspiciously, as if asking what this was for.

"Put this on your palate, it will borrow power on your last two teeth, it won't fall off, you can't usually see it, with it, you don't have to wear a mask anymore."

Dugu Jiu glanced at the crescent jade in his hand, hesitated for a moment, went to the well to fetch a bucket of water, and put the jade in it and washed it. Li Mu looked speechless and said, "Brother, am I so dirty?" ”

Dugu Jiu ignored him, washed and washed the jade again, and then put it in his mouth, and the tip of his tongue was stuck in the middle of the last two big teeth of the upper teeth, tightly sealed, and it would not shake at all. Dugu Jiu tried to make a sound, and his timbre was the same as when he wore a mask before.

"Well, the eldest brother didn't call for nothing, right? With this whistle jade, you don't need to wear a mask, and it is much more convenient to find a daughter-in-law. ”

Dugu Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Big brother, I still like masks." ”

Li Muqi said: "Why is this? Do you know how much effort I put into making this thing, and you don't like it? ”

"I ......" Dugu Jiu was silent for a moment, but still said: "I'm used to masks." ”

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately and understood Dugu Jiu's thoughts. He has always been wearing a mask to show people, so that except for Li Mu and the few people around him, no one has ever seen Dugu Jiu's true face, and his subordinates have never seen it. If he suddenly reveals his true face, he will definitely cause an uproar if he still has such a 'flower and moon appearance' face. At least his subordinates from the rivers and lakes will have different thoughts.

Dugu Jiu's concerns are not unreasonable.

After figuring out this section, Li Mu smiled and said, "Then whatever you want, when and what you use, you can do it yourself." ”

Dugu Jiu nodded, took out the whistle jade, took out a handkerchief from his arms, wrapped it, and put it in his arms.

Li Mu pursed his lips, and said in his heart that his brother, a boy and a girl, also behaves like a woman, what kind of handkerchief does a big man bring, it is really a bit too detailed.

"Brother, I'm going to sleep, you can rest too, you don't have to wait for me at night in the future, I'm in this small courtyard, there are so many forbidden troops outside, there will be no danger."

"That's not good-" As soon as he spoke, Dugu Jiu closed his mouth, he took out the whistle jade, and he didn't wear a mask, and his voice became the original sound, and he blushed with shame, but fortunately, he couldn't see clearly at night.

"There's nothing wrong with that...... However," Li Mu suddenly changed his words and said, "Even if you have to wait for me, you won't be able to wait for a few days, and I will leave Chang'an in a few days and go to Dingxiang." ”

"You-" Dugu Jiu was so anxious that he stomped his feet, took the whistle jade out of his arms and put it in his mouth, and said, "What are you going to Dingxiang for?" I'm going with you! ”

"Wasn't this a matter of fact? Didn't you listen? Li Mu explained: "Don't I still have a daughter-in-law waiting for me to pick her up?" Now that the imperial examination has passed, there is nothing big about the Internal Affairs Office, I have to pick up people, urging me to send more than 20 letters a month, and I won't go to ......" Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Forget that she has kung fu?" I won't go again, and you won't kill me when you meet? ”

"There is also the 'potato' I cultivated, which will be harvested in one or two days, and I will send it to Dingxiang to rush to spring ploughing and planting, and whether the food will be enough for the next year, but I can count on this."

"Then I'll go with you!"

"No!" Li Mu raised his face and said: "I'm going to greet my relatives, it's inconvenient for Qiaoqiao and Zhi'en to follow." There are so many opponents in my country, after I left Chang'an, they couldn't find me, what if they attacked my family? You are my brother, and I trust you the most, and only if you protect them, I can feel at ease. ”

Dugu Jiu said excitedly: "Do you think you will be safe when you leave Chang'an?" They will also find you trouble, in Chang'an is better, there is a forbidden army, there are guards nearby, they don't dare to make a mistake, leave Chang'an, but it's all their territory, if they really want to intercept you, it's not uncommon to gather a thousand cavalry, not to mention others, in Longyou, my family has a thousand horsemen......"

"Ha, I almost forgot that your house is also a gate valve." Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay, I know that you Dugu Valve is a general, so it's amazing." But you don't have to worry about me, when did your eldest brother suffer? This time I will go to Dingxiang, I will take Su Lie with me, there is a battalion of soldiers and horses of his, what kind of thieves and bandits, I can't help it. The soldiers under his command are all soldiers of General Li Jing and fighting the Turks, and those who have killed people and seen blood are not comparable to the private soldiers of the gate lords. ”

"But big brother ......"

"No, Jiu'er, you can't take following me as your ambition. Although you look like a girl, you must always remember that you are a dignified man, and how can a man follow people all day long? What can be done? I hope you can become a person who can take charge of your own business and have your own career, even if you don't know what your ambition is now, it doesn't matter, slowly you will find your own way. ”