Qin Mubai arrived outside the small building in the southern suburbs, but found a horse parked outside the courtyard. Look at the carved saddle and the delicate horse neck still hangs with red silk, which is obviously a standard shape used by the rich and noble, and it is quite familiar.

"Isn't that a special saddle for the Wu Palace, why did it appear here?" Qin Mubai walked in and took a look, it turned out that Su Lianqing was here, and she was sitting in the hall chatting with Chen Yan.

"How did you get here?" Qin Mubai walked over and asked, "Don't you have to serve the princess in the mansion?" ”

The two daughters got up to greet her, and Su Lianqing smiled and said, "I knew you would definitely come, so I came first to make a sentry and greet my sister." ”

"What's there to say hello to?" Qin Mubai smiled, "Could it be that she still has time to hide something?" ”

"That's not a good idea!" Su Lianqing smiled evilly, "Maybe you don't come here for a long time, and she can't bear the little man who is lonely and secretly raised?" ”

"Begging for a beating!" Chen Yan scolded, Su Lianqing hurriedly jumped a few steps away and said with a smile, "Sister, forgive me, my mouth is just a little cheaper, and I can't change it for a while." ”

Qin Mubai smiled nonchalantly and sat down, and said, "You haven't said it yet, why did you run out of the palace?" ”

"It's almost the Dragon Boat Festival, the princess ordered me to go to the street to buy some leish, and prepare to reward the maids and servants in the house." Su Lianqing said, "So I stopped by to visit my sister." I haven't seen you for many days, and I miss it so much! ”

"Yo, you're still a good mixer." Qin Mubai said, "If it weren't for a trustworthy servant, the master's family wouldn't have let her come out to purchase alone." ”

"What else do you need to say?" Su Lianqing twisted the ends of her hair with her fingers and said with a triumphant smile, "With my old Jianghu background, still don't coax her to obey?" - Okay, don't bother you two, I'll take my leave. Girl, there is no sleeping next door this time, will you still scream so loudly? Hee-hee! ”

"Die!" Chen Yan snorted, Su Lianqing laughed and jumped on the horse, and ran away as soon as he slipped away.

Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, and asked, "Yan, what is she doing here?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just small talk." Chen Yan said lightly.

"Just small talk?" Qin Mubai looked at her suspiciously, and said with a strange smile, "Don't think that you can fool me by pretending to be calm, your eyes have betrayed you!" Come on, she must have something to do. ”

Chen Yan chuckled twice and still didn't answer, but said, "Mu Bai, I'm ready to go." ”

"Going again?" Qin Mubai furrowed his brows, "Didn't you say you wouldn't leave?" ”

Chen Yan smiled and said, "I only seem to promise not to leave you secretly, right?" Now, I just want to go back to my hometown and have some things to do. ”

"How long will it take?"

"I'm going to spend the New Year at home. There are also some uncles and relatives over there. ”

"It's been so long...... Qin Mubai was a little unhappy, and pouted, "It was Su Lianqing who told you something, so you decided to leave, right?" ”

Chen Yan paused and said, "Not all. Originally, I was a little homesick, too. ”

Qin Mubai understood. It must have been Su Lianqing's mouth, telling her that Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang might be coming to Xiangzhou. Chen Yan has always been such a character, she never asks me for anything, and she never wants to cause me any trouble.

"You said you were homesick, I didn't even know how to keep you." Qin Mubai pondered the reason and said, "But, is your injury healed?" ”

"Good morning. It's been months. Chen Yan said, but her face turned slightly red.

"Here, let me check." Qin Mubai said, and he was going to take her into his arms.

"Don't." Chen Yan dodged away sensitively, and there was a trace of shyness on her face.

"Huh, what's wrong with you?" Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing, "Could it be that you're still shy?" ”

"It's not." Chen Yan smiled a little embarrassedly, "It's just...... I'm afraid you'll laugh at me. ”

"What's the joke?" Qin Mubai's curiosity was aroused.

"Go upstairs and come into the room." With that, Chen Yan got up and walked upstairs. Qin Mubai hurriedly followed, and asked behind her: "What are you doing, so mysterious?" ”

"Don't you know when you come?"

After entering the room, Chen Yan closed the window and door, turned her back to Qin Mubai, and began to untie her clothes.

When the smooth skin on her shoulders was just a little revealed, Chen Yan hesitated, glanced back at Qin Mubai, and smiled.

"Okay, don't laugh at me."

"Take off your clothes and let me see." Qin Mubai was a little anxious.

The soft satin slowly slid down inch by inch on her elastic and seductive skin, Qin Mubai stared wide-eyed, and was surprised to see a trace of red and green patterns.

"Tattoos?" He couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hmmm......"

The garment continued to slip off and slowly reached the waist. Qin Mubai couldn't help but be dumbfounded!

It turned out that Chen Yan's entire back was tattooed with a peacock with an open screen, which was colorful and lifelike. Some of the old scars left on her back were cleverly concealed, and two finches were cleverly extended along her shoulders to her rounded collarbone, and the two dazzling scars left there before became gorgeous peacock feathers!

"Oh my God! How many needles do you have to prick this! Qin Mubai couldn't help but exclaim, "Then it doesn't hurt the dead?" ”

"You just say, do you like it or not?" Chen Yan turned her head and said with a silky smile.

"Hi is like...... It's just that it hurts too much, and a lot of blood is shed. Qin Mubai shook his head and sighed distressedly.

"It doesn't matter. I asked Su Lianqing to get it for me. She is a friend of the rivers and lakes, and she has such a unique skill, specializing in tattoos. With some anesthetics, it doesn't hurt and there is very little bleeding. Chen Yan said.

"Oh, you still meet often, no wonder she's here today." Qin Mubai suddenly realized.

"It took ten days to stab." Chen Yan said, she was about to pull up her clothes and put them on.

"Don't worry, let me see more." Qin Mubai said, walked forward with a wicked smile and hugged her soft waist from behind, and kissed the peacock feather on her shoulder, making Chen Yanjiao's body tremble lightly and twist and struggle.

"You don't come!" Chen Yan broke out, pulled up her clothes and put them on, and said, "Wait a minute, I have something to give you." ”

"What is it?" Qin Mubai asked with a smile, and licked his mouth evilly, making a hunger and thirst.

Chen Yan laughed amused, walked to the side and opened the cabinet door, and took out the golden crown of hair she bought for Qin Mubai from inside. The difference is that now there are two more long peacock feathers on this golden crown.

This Lingzi Qin Mubai felt very familiar when he saw it, in movies, television or operas, isn't Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms such a crown shape? The two feathers are nearly two meters long, and they hang down in an arc on the golden crown side by side, and the colors are bright and lifelike.

Although such things usually only appear in works of art, it is true that some people in the military occasionally use such things, and they are usually used by noble, young and heroic young generals. It's just extremely rare. This is like the so-called "performance art" that some alternative people in the 21st century are engaged in.

"Do you like it?" Chen Yan shook the golden crown, and the two feathers swayed from side to side like living creatures, which was very eye-catching.

"Of course I do. But you're not going to let me wear this thing to show off, are you? Qin Mubai took it and looked at it carefully, it was indeed extremely beautiful.

"Keep it as a souvenir!" Chen Yan smiled, "I'm leaving." Perhaps, when you see it, you will think of me. ”

"Silly." Qin Mubai smiled, "It's impossible to forget you." You have to promise me that you will come back again after the New Year. Otherwise, I'll go all over the world to find you. ”

"I see." Chen Yan smiled and nodded slightly. In his eyes, there was a faint hint of emotion and reluctance.

"Yeon, can't you go if you don't go?" Qin Mubai gently put the golden crown aside, stepped forward and took her into his arms. Kissing her forehead, he said softly, "I know, it must have been Su Lianqing who told you that Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang might come, so you decided to leave, right?" Actually, what does it matter? ”

"No, I've decided to go home anyway." Chen Yan said softly, but her attitude was more resolute.

Qin Mubai also understands her temperament, once she decides something, it will not be so easy to change. So he had to sigh lightly, nodded and said, "Okay! But you're going to give me a return date. ”

"Let's talk about it......" Chen Yan said softly.

"Nope." Qin Mubai pressed his arms, hugged her tightly domineeringly, and said, "I must give a return date." ”

"I can only promise that we will meet again." Chen Yan smiled helplessly, "Why are you childish again?" ”

"Hah, then you can treat me like a child. Even if it's coaxing, you can coax me. Qin Mubai smiled, "Come on, when will you come back?" ”

"Hmm...... Next year's Dragon Boat Festival, I will definitely accompany you, how about it? Chen Yan said.

"I only said half a year, but now it's going to be a year?" Qin Mubai pursed his lips, "It's just a trip home, how long has it taken you?" Hey, you're not going home to get married, are you? ”

"Nonsense! Who can I marry? Who else could I like but you? Chen Yan glared in annoyance, reached out and scratched his nose, "Good guy, that's it." Anyway, next year's Dragon Boat Festival, I will wrap brown seeds for you to eat. ”

"Hey, hey!" Qin Mubai smiled, "Okay, then so be it!" It's just that a year is too long. Maybe when I can't wait anymore, I'll go to Danzhou to find you. ”

"Okay, it's best to take Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang with you." Chen Yan smiled warmly.

"Yo, you're provoking me?" Qin Mubai pursed his lips and said with a grin, "Don't say it, I don't care how capable and old the two of them are, I say east, they won't go west!" ”

"Giggles, looking at your virtue, you know that you are bullied by them a lot on weekdays!" Chen Yan suddenly burst out laughing.

"You're still laughing!" Qin Mubai was annoyed and embarrassed, hugged her by the waist, and kissed her red lips tightly. Chen Yan didn't struggle anymore, hooked Qin Mubai's neck with both hands, closed her eyes and kissed back eagerly.

The two fell on the couch, Qin Mubai gently stripped off her clothes and kissed her all over her body, especially the lifelike peacock. Chen Yan trembled and sweated, panting in confusion, and muttered: "Mu Bai, you are my last man!" ”

……

In the evening, Chen Yan was cooking in the kitchen, and Qin Mubai was sitting by the bedroom window, blowing the breeze, pondering the few fragments of drawings in his hand. This paper is quite thick and opaque, and it is soaked in oil in order to prevent moisture, which is slippery and greasy, a bit like today's kraft paper.

I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't have a clue. When the meal was almost cooked, Chen Yan came into the room to call him, saw the thing in his hand and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Zhao Chong gave it to me." Qin Mubai said, "It's a treasure map left by an ancestor." ”

"It's strange that he's going to hand it over to you." Chen Yan didn't care about it, and said, "The rice is cooked, come and eat!" ”

"Okay." Qin Mubai was about to get up, but suddenly a spiritual light flashed in his mind, and he was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yan asked.

"I suddenly had an inspiration, or you prompted me." Qin Mubai made a surprise gesture and looked at Chen Yan.

"When did I prompt you for something?" Chen Yan said in confusion.

"Nope. It's your tattoo that inspires me! Qin Mubai rubbed his hands excitedly and a little anxiously, "Don't talk about it now, eat first." You'll find out in a moment! ”

"What are you doing mysteriously......" Chen Yan could only shake her head in confusion.

finished eating quickly, Qin Mubai didn't let Chen Yan clean up the tableware, and pulled her into the room together. Spread out the four treasures of the study and start to compare.

"You're going to stretch out these drawings?" Chen Yan asked.

"Not bad. You'll know right away why I did it. Qin Mubai said while drawing.

Chen Yan watched quietly, and he carefully stretched out each drawing with transparent white paper, including the handwriting on the paper. After a long time, all the five drawings were expanded, and Qin Mubai let out a sigh of relief.

"Done? Didn't see anything. Chen Yan said.

"You'll find out soon." Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously, and ran to the kitchen first to get a vegetable oil jar. Then, he cut the drawings from five sheets to the size of the original drawings, and then stacked them neatly together and pressed them tightly.

Seeing this, Chen Yan already understood: "You are so smart! Look, these five drawings are arranged vertically, and the original scattered patterns cleverly form a whole picture, and those words are just next to each other, forming a complete sentence! ”

"That way, you can see it more clearly." After that, Qin Mubai dipped a brush in vegetable oil and brushed a layer on the rubbing paper. The vegetable oil soaked through the thin layer of paper seeps into the next layer, revealing the pattern more clearly. After doing this, he smiled at Chen Yan and said, "It was the peacock on your back that gave me inspiration. The stabbing history and the scars are skillfully blended to form a perfect picture. ”

"Remarkable." Chen Yan smiled and nodded in praise.

Qin Mubai happily raised the corners of his mouth and read the words put together on the song paper: "Xishan Feng, Hejing Long, looking at the morning and evening, three lines of tears." ”

"What does this mean? It seems that the love between men and women tells about lovesickness? Chen Yan wondered.

"Nope." Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled confidently, and said, "These few words just illustrate the location of the 'treasure'. ”

"How?"

"It's a hidden-head poem." Qin Mubai said, "Xishan Fenghe Jinglong, take the word Xihe; Morning and evening tears, in fact, do not read like this, the word Chao and Xihe Cao Zhi Cao homonym. Tears are also homophonic with the inside and outside. ”

"Xihe Caonei?"

"That's right, you're so smart."

"Come less!" Chen Yan was amused and said, "But the West River Trough is so big, a puddle within a radius of dozens of miles, and the harbor road is full of reeds, ordinary people will get lost when they go in, let alone hunt for treasures." If you look at this drawing, it looks like a labyrinth at first glance. Those are the rivers that branch away, right? ”

"It should be." Qin Mubai nodded and said, "However, how can this dragon and phoenix be things that ordinary people can mention casually?" Since he mentioned it, it must have a deep meaning. Also, who generally says three lines of tears, either tears are in a row, or two lines of tears. There's definitely something weird about that, too. ”

"If there is a deep meaning, then there is one person who must understand."

"Zhao Chong!" The two spoke in unison.

Qin Mubai nodded affirmatively: "It seems that I have to go to the prison and ask him again, while he hasn't left Xiangyang yet." ”

"Go ahead." Chen Yan smiled.

"At least not today." Qin Mubai held her hand and massaged it gently, and said, "I'm leaving, I have to accompany you well." ”

"No, I don't. I'm not a little girl, I'm going to cry when I'm going to be separated. Chen Yan smiled.

"It's because you can't that I'm with you. What if you hide and cry? Qin Mubai also smiled.

"Fool. I won't. Chen Yan smiled slightly, gently snuggled into his arms, closed her eyes, and a charming smile appeared on her face.

lingered overnight, several times crazy.

At night, the east wind was very tight, blowing the thousand paper cranes on the window edge scattered and flying. In the middle of the night, Chen Yan got up naked, listened to Qin Mubai's slight snoring, and took off the thousand paper crane and carefully put it into the baggage.

Qingsi sat on the edge of the couch and stared at Qin Mubai, a drunken, warm, satisfied and sad smile appeared on her face, and she said softly: "Silly man." ”

Early in the morning, the two of them finished breakfast, and Chen Yan cleaned up the small building again.

Go out and lock it.

Chen Yan handed the key to Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai shook his head, pushed the key back, held her hand, and said, "This place belongs only to you." If you don't come back, it never turns on. ”

"What if you want to come here one day to rest?" Chen Yan smiled.

"Without you here, I'll be flustered, so I'll just look outside and don't want to come in." Qin Mubai said, "You take it." When you come back one day, the door will open again. ”

Chen Yan shook her head and smiled: "There are two keys, isn't one for each person?" Really! ”

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "I finally behaved a little sadly, you are too slightful." ”

"Come less." Chen Yan sneered, "It's not a farewell, what's sad?" Let's go, take me to the ferry to catch the boat. ”

"Okay!" Qin Mubai laughed evilly, suddenly picked her up and walked to Huoyun Horse, and put her on the saddle. Chen Yan just laughed, and let him toss.

The two rode horses, slowly left the courtyard and walked out of the valley, heading for the Eight Ghost Crossing.

Although they are trying their best to hide it, there is still some lingering faint sorrow in their hearts.

The taste of parting is really not so pleasant.

Along the way, neither of them spoke. just snuggled up like this, let the horses trot slowly, and arrived at the Eight Ghost Crossing.

"Alright, let's go back!" Chen Yan got off the horse and waved at Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai stared at her, and the two of them smiled lightly at each other, all without saying a word.

"Take care." Qin Mubai nodded, "When you get to your hometown, you can write to me." ”

"Take care, too." Chen Yan nodded and smiled, turned around leisurely, and walked onto the southbound passenger ship without looking back.

"Yeon!" Qin Mubai called behind him.

"What's the matter?" Chen Yan stopped at the side of the deck boat and turned around and asked.

"Nothing." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "When I got up in the morning, I looked around for the thousand paper cranes, but I couldn't find them. I originally wanted to make a memorial for you, but it was probably blown away by the strong wind last night, which is a pity. ”

Chen Yan smiled slightly, took off the burden, took out a thousand paper cranes from it, and shook it in his hand: "Is it this one?" ”

Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, was silent for a moment, and said, "Have a good trip." ”

"Hmm......" Chen Yan nodded and smiled, "I'm going to miss you, San Lang." ”

With a smile, she turned and walked into the cabin.

The boatman untied the rope and pulled off the bridge, and drank loudly. The big passenger ship pulled up its sails, and the boat held up the riverbank, so that the big boat slowly sailed away from the riverbank and slowly sailed along the eastward flow of the Han River.

There were many people who came to see him off like Qin Mubai at the ferry, all waving their hands to the boat. There are a few crazy men and women who are secretly wiping their tears, and there are also children who cry loudly.

Qin Mubai led the horse and stood by the ferry, watching the passenger boat go far away, and always felt that Chen Yan was also watching her from afar.

"Hey, isn't that General Qin?" Suddenly, someone said that. Immediately, a large crowd gathered around.

"yes, definitely!" Hearing the voices of several excited women, there were immediately screams.

"Wow! - General Qin! I saw General Qin! ”

"Is it the big hero who is spreading on the streets and alleys, General Qin Mu Bai Qin?"

"Yes, that's him!"

"So handsome!"

Qin Mubai looked at the crowd gathered around, and couldn't help but be shocked: As for it?

The crowd quickly gathered around, Qin Mubai hurriedly turned over and got on his horse, and hugged everyone: "Fellow villagers, I still have important matters, so I will leave first." Please give way. ”

"General Qin! Don't be in such a hurry, do you have time to talk to me? Several women were also bold, and stopped in front of the horse's head and gossiped.

Qin Mubai couldn't laugh or cry a little. Just now he clearly saw that two of the women had just sent off their lovers, and the tears on their faces had not yet dried.

"I'm sorry, this official has important things to do, and it's really difficult to accompany him. Another day! Qin Mubai said, took the reins, turned the horse's head, and prepared to leave.

"Wait! Another day, what day is it? Shall I go to the military palace to find you? Or can you tell me about your official rank? The women persevered. Many people next to him watched the excitement and watched with a smile.

Qin Mubai smiled bitterly and said, "This official has no official rank, and women are not allowed to enter the barracks. Okay, goodbye, I'm really leaving, please get out of the way. ”

"Okay then......" The women dodged away, got together and eagerly whispered a few words, and then surrounded Qin Mubai, stopping Qin Mubai from leaving, and said: "Since we have a fate to meet here, General Qin might as well leave some tokens, let's leave a souvenir, right?" ”

"This ......" Qin Mu's white head is big, in broad daylight, is this a robbery? He couldn't reprimand these women, they and the people next to them were all local people in Xiangyang.

"I was in a hurry, and I didn't have any tokens with me." Qin Mubai had no choice but to say so.

"Hehe, that's going to offend!" The woman exchanged a few glances, and suddenly rushed forward and grabbed the tail of the fire cloud horse a few times. Huoyun Horse neighed a few times in pain, if it weren't for Qin Mubai restraining it, with its fiery nature, it would definitely raise its hooves and kick people.

"Wow! I grabbed it, I grabbed it! ”

"I've got a feed too!"

The corners of Qin Mubai's mouth twitched, and he took advantage of their nymphomaniac moments to raise his whip and gallop away.

"Haha, General Qin's hair! - You don't have one! ”

Qin Mubai heard it from afar, and a wall in his heart almost fell off his horse.