The clatter of horses' hooves in the dark night is particularly clear and eerie on such a quiet path. There are occasional houses on both sides, and when they hear such a hurried sound, the villagers just look out of the window curiously, but unfortunately except for a flashing sound, there is no shadow at all.

It was obviously a late summer night, but riding on a horse made Nuan Jin feel a little cold, because the speed was too fast, the wind whistled, and it hurt like a knife had been cut on his face.

She flinched back slightly, and the person behind her, as if sensing her discomfort, pressed her into his arms, one hand covering her head and pressing it against his chest.

Nuan Jin's ears were close to his chest, warm with a faint fragrance of lotus, and his powerful heartbeat sounded in his ears, which was not chaotic and extremely reassuring.

"Princess, do you feel unwell?" Cen Run looked down to check her situation, and Nuan Jin shrank quietly in his arms, with nothing wrong with his expression.

They had never been so close, and he was a little overwhelmed, but more often than not, the throbbing that could not calm him down for a long time.

Nuan Jin shook his head: "How long is it?" ”

"There's still about half an hour to go, but do you want to take a break?"

"I'm fine." Their time is limited, and they have to rush back to the camp before dawn, so Nuan Jin doesn't want to waste time here, and she also knows that such an opportunity is only once in her life.

Cen Run replied softly, he understood Nuan Jin's concerns, so he no longer hesitated, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and the two of them were like sharp arrows, and they left in the dust.

I don't know how long it took, it seemed like half an hour, and it seemed to be faster, when Cen Run stopped his horse, Nuan Jin couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Cen Run was not in a hurry, he took the lead in jumping off the horse and hugged Nuan Jin: "How is it?" ”

Nuan Jin only felt that the world was spinning a little, and he couldn't help but shake it when he stood on the ground: "It's just a little dizzy, I think it's been a little long since I rode a horse." ”

Cen Run was a little distressed, and secretly blamed himself for riding the horse too fast, which made Nuan Jin so uncomfortable.

"Are we there?"

Nuan Jin waited for this dizziness to pass before raising his head, it was dark everywhere, and he couldn't see it really.

Cen Run smiled slightly, took a step from her eyes, and the stone gate behind her immediately appeared in front of her.

It is still the way it is in memory, the three big characters of Splendid Mountain are deep in the heart of the stone, and the dragon and phoenix dance as if they want to break free from the shackles of the boulder.

Nuan Jin's eyes were a little red, she thought that the days had passed so long, she had long forgotten here, but it turned out that ten years was just a snap of her fingers, she was still the one she was five years old by, standing here for fear that the master would scold and punish her for causing trouble after entering, and there was still the young man in Tsing Yi who would relieve himself and be punished for her.

After many years, Cen Run never thought that he would come here with Nuan Jin, he thought that he would never have a chance again in this life.

"It's too late now, and we have sneaked out, so it's inconvenient to disturb Master and my brothers and sisters, so let's take a look around here, okay?"

Although Nuan Jin felt a little pity, he also understood the stakes here, and nodded and agreed: "Well, then let's go to the 'Qiaoxi' Lake." ”

Cen Run was slightly stunned, then nodded and smiled: "Okay." ”

That's where they often go when they were young in Splendid Mountain, in fact, it's a lake in the mountain, because there are few people who find it, they are sealed as their secret territory, as long as they have free time, they will spend it there, carrying the best time and memories of their youth.

The two walked all the way, as if everything around them had not changed, they talked and laughed, recalling the bits and pieces that had happened, very much like the three of them went to play together after each practice, those days were too beautiful, just the memories will make Nuan Jin extremely satisfied.

The moonlight was clear, projecting on the cheeks of the two through the mottled branches: "I can't imagine that there is still a chance to come here." ”

Cen Run smiled lightly and said nothing, just stayed by Nuan Jin's side, helping her block the branches that stretched out from time to time.

The path is winding and quiet, and they are familiar with the twists and turns, and finally arrive at their secret chassis.

"It's 'Qiaoxi'!" Nuan Jin was a little excited, she ran quickly to the lake, the lake was calm, there was moonlight reflected on it, and the wind that blew occasionally broke a pool of silver light.

'Qiaoxi' is the name they gave to this lake when they were children, taking the meaning of Qiaoxiao Yanran and returning to Xi.

Nuan Jin stood still and beckoned to Cen Run: "Come on." ”

Cen Run walked over quickly, stood side by side with her, and looked at the lake together: "It's still beautiful, isn't it?" ”

"Well, it's really no different from what I remember, now that I think about it, it's still the best time to live in Jinxiu Mountain, eat and drink every day, and it doesn't matter if I am punished by the master, I am really happy to have you and my brother bear it for me."

Cen Run looked at the sparkling surface of the lake, and seemed to fall into memory: "You never knew how to converge, so hard that me and your brother are beaten for you every day." ”

"Hahaha." Nuan Jin smiled happily, until she laughed out of tears and slowly stopped, "If there is another chance to choose, I may stay in Jinxiu Mountain forever, and then learn a skill, and then go down the mountain to be a heroine who roars when she sees injustice." ”

"Well, it's a good fit for you, princess." Cen Run narrowed his eyes, as if he was fantasizing about Nuan Jin becoming a heroine.

"What about you? What are you doing? ”

"Me?" Cen Run thought about it, his life was really not smooth, maybe he had ambitions before, but then he entered the palace, and everything was over, "I should be a Langzhong, hang the pot to help the world, maybe we can meet on the rivers and lakes." ”

Nuan Jin narrowed her eyes, she knew that Cen Run had been following Rong Yuan, and secretly called Rong Yuan his master, and Rong Yuan was originally born in Buyi, so he was the most unpopular person in the palace.

I heard earlier that he has always admired Cen Run's talent and talent, but Rong Yuan is the prince and the prince after all, and he can't accept a eunuch as an apprentice openly, so they can only secretly be commensurate with master and apprentice, and on the surface, they are still the relationship between master and slave.

"Maybe I was seriously injured, and I happened to be rescued by you, and your wonderful rejuvenation saved my life, and I couldn't repay it after I was injured, so I had to make a promise, and then we went to the world together."

Cen Run's face was slightly red by what she said, but it was not obvious in the night: "The princess is a girl's family, no matter how she opens and closes her mouth, she promises to each other." ”

Nuan Jin didn't care, she didn't do this to everyone, just in front of him.

She turned her head sideways and looked at Cen Run under the moonlight, warm as jade, clear as the moon, this is the man she likes with all her eyes, although it is the age of the beginning of love, but she doesn't know much about love, but she wants to see him, wants to be with him from time to time, even such a small thing, it is enough for her to be satisfied.

"I don't just talk about it when I meet people."

"What about the little prince with Jin?"

Nuan Jin was stunned, today I don't know why Cen Run always mentioned Jin Xiangrong: "What's wrong with him?" ”

"What do you say when you're with him?" Cen Run didn't understand why he cared so much about Jin Xiangrong, and subconsciously felt that he would never be as simple and unreasonable as he seemed on the surface.

He knew the purpose of his visit this time, but he quietly infiltrated Nuan Jin's life, but he saw her only a few times, so he was so good with her, if it wasn't for his intention, then it was really so charming, but no matter which one it was, it was enough to cause a headache.

Nuan Jin frowned, and looked at Cen Run very seriously: "You don't seem to like Ah Rong very much?" Have you ever had a festival? ”

"I ......" Cen Run smiled bitterly, Nuan Jin still didn't understand after all, "How can I have a holiday with the little prince, I just want to ask." ”

Nuan Jinxin nodded in disbelief that he was true: "I've heard rumors about him before, and I just like cockfighting and lackeys, be vexatious, and have no seriousness, but in the past few days with him, I think he is still a pretty good person, and he is also the most interesting person." ”

Nuan Jin rarely evaluates a person so seriously, Cen Run's voice is a little hoarse, he hesitated for a long time, and still asked: "Then will you go to Nanling with him?" ”

Nuan Jin's eyes widened: "Why did you ask the same question as him?" ”