This is an old house facing the street, the layout of the house is not conspicuous on the whole street, the side of the street is used by the owner's house as a shop, doing some small business, if you pass through the shop, you will reach the other side of the house: it is a small and modest yard. There is a well next to the courtyard, and there is an old tree next to the well, which is a common layout in this ancient city in the south.

A ray of sunset shines into the courtyard over the courtyard wall, and the sunset in the breeze has a warm tiredness, and a leaf falls left and right in such a breeze, and lies quietly on the stone slab that has been polished by the years.

"Owner, why did you close the stall so early today?" A girl of twelve or thirteen years old carried a bucket to the well to draw water, and after putting the bucket down, she turned around and asked.

"You're not happy to close the stall early?" The one who is called the owner is also a woman, much older than the previous girl in the cardamom years, but she is also a woman of a beautiful age. She smiled, "Yonghe, let's stop after beating this bucket of water." ”

Yonghe wiped the fine beads of sweat on her forehead with her sleeve, and there was a strong maturity on her little face, she turned around and smiled: "The sun hasn't set yet, I want to wash my clothes first while I can still see it, and it will cost lamp oil when it gets dark...... Today's stall was closed early, just in time to wash clothes early and rest. ”

"You don't have to save me lamp oil." The proprietor spoke, and after speaking, he saw that Yonghe was a little surprised, so he smiled and added: "No need today." ”

"Boss, why is that?" Yonghe blinked his puzzled eyes twice and asked curiously.

"Today is your host's birthday." The proprietor smiled, and suddenly felt that this reason was very lame, when did he remember his birthday? But if you say that you just suddenly like this sunset today, so you want to rest early, have a good meal, and celebrate that you are still alive, Yonghe is afraid that she will be more confused, right?

"Alright, come in and eat, you have your favorite lamb stew today." The proprietor laughed to himself and turned back to the house.

"Wang~~"

A fierce bark of hysterical dogs stopped the host, and when she turned slowly, her face was already serious, and her eyes were full of solemnity.

The barking of the dog turned from far to near, and a big black dog half the height of an adult jumped into the yard, barked twice at the owner who was standing solemnly in front of the door, and then turned around and barked repeatedly.

"Blackfang, what's your name?" Yonghe had never seen the big black dog bark so fiercely, and she was a little confused for a while. But when she looked at her usually peaceful owner, she was greeted by an unusually sharp face.

"Lady Xiao, do you think that no one will be able to find you if you hide here?"

The unkind greeting was like a thunder on the ground at first glance, and before the words fell, a vigorous figure had already landed on the courtyard wall. At the same time, on the door frame of the courtyard gate, I don't know when I was already leaning on a lazy knife man, looking at the courtyard calmly with eyes that were not salty or light.

"Who is my Dao, it turns out to be the Guo sisters." Lady Xiao turned around, just two steps under her feet, but she had already faintly opened a defensive posture, Guo Xixi on the courtyard wall had a bad face, Lady Xiao wanted to say something tough, but thinking of her original intention of coming here, she just said lightly: "I have long stopped asking about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, I didn't expect you to find here, so it's okay." I'm just wondering why you're so late. With the power of your Guo family, it shouldn't be like this, right? ”

"It's our business, you don't have to worry about it." Guo Xixi's answer was full of taste, and then the topic changed and said: "This Jianghu, do you think you can retreat if you want to?" ”

Lady Xiao just smiled indifferently, looked at Guo Xixi and said, "If you want to come, you can't run in vain, let's say, what do you want?" Is it to recover the loss for what I did to you, or to avenge Qin Cheng? ”

"It's a bit of both." Guo Xixi said, "We want you to come with us." ”

"Where to go, and what to do?" Lady Xiao asked.

"Go to Chang'an, as for what to do, I will naturally tell you when the time comes!" Guo Xixi said.

Lady Xiao smiled, I don't know if it was because the temperature dropped a little as the sun set or what, her smile was a little cold, "You want me to die." ”

"If you don't go, you'll die now!" Guo Xixi stretched out his hand and pulled out his sword, the tip of the sword reached Lady Xiao, and his cold tone was unceremoniously.

"Huh!" Lady Xiao sneered, "Don't forget that this is my place, do you think you can kill me here?" Young people don't have too much confidence in themselves! ”

"Then give it a try!" Seeing that Lady Xiao, who was not much older than herself, relied on the old and sold the old, Guo Xixi was so angry that he wanted to jump down to compete with her.

"Hee-hee!" Guo Dongdong, who had been leaning on the door and had not spoken, spoke up to stop Guo Xixi's impulsive movements, and then looked at Lady Xiao, whose eyes were already cold, but did not speak immediately. Guo Xixi's eyes moved downward, and he saw the black teeth, and then smiled: "You black dog is very interesting, we sang so happily when we came before, but when you and I were talking just now, it didn't make a single sound." ”

Lady Xiao stretched out her hand and smoothed the hair on the top of Heiya's head, her eyes were a lot softer, "We have been born and died together for so many years, and it naturally knows my mind." ”

As Lady Xiao spoke, Black Fang barked at her twice, as if responding and agreeing with Lady Xiao's words.

Lady Xiao raised her head, her sharp eyes suddenly took on a bit of ruthlessness, and she looked directly at Guo Dongdong: "If you want to die, it's just two lives, let's do it!" ”

Yonghe, who had never known what Lady Xiao and Sister Guo Dongdong were talking about, also knew that the situation was not good, she looked at Lady Xiao worriedly, and then looked at the Guo sisters who had amazed her a lot before, her eyes were full of hatred, and she shouted loudly to the Guo sisters: "Who are you?" Why do you want to come to us to make trouble, you go out, you are not welcome here! ”

Saying that, he actually ran to Guo Dongdong!

"Yonghe!" Lady Xiao was shocked, she was concentrating on the confrontation between the Guo sisters, she didn't expect Yonghe to have such a sudden movement, and when she wanted to hold Yonghe, Yonghe had already crossed the range of her complete control.

Lady Xiao's hand that had not moved shook at this time, and a short knife appeared in her hand, the blade was extremely sharp, and it shone with a strange light in the bloody sunset. She stared at Guo Dongdong, if Guo Dong made any unfavorable moves against Yonghe, the short knife in her hand would be difficult.

At this time, it was the black fangs, who also barked twice, and then leaned back, lowered their bodies, revealing two formidable fangs and making a threatening sound of "woo~~".

"You go, you go out!" Yonghe ran in front of Guo Dongdong and was about to push Guo Dongdong.

The sunset on the hill has now withdrawn its last ray of sunshine.

At a distance, the heavens and the earth seemed to darken in an instant.

"Okay, let's go." Unexpectedly, Guo Dongdong just smiled and replied, and then she took out a brocade silk and handed it to Yonghe, only then did she look at Lady Xiao in Yonghe's puzzled eyes and said slowly: "After reading this letter, you will make a decision." One night, tomorrow morning, we will come again. At that time, either we will all die here, or you will go to Chang'an with us, and we will keep you safe and sound. ”

After speaking, Guo Dongdong patted Yonghe's head, turned around and strode away, "Xixi, go!" ”

After half a ring, Lady Xiao held the brocade silk in her hand and looked at the direction where Guo Dongdong disappeared and was silent for a long time.

"Yonghe, I'm going to Chang'an." Lady Xiao pulled Yonghe in front of her and said softly, "During my absence, this house and shop are all taken care of by you. This is the title deed. ”

"Dongjia, are you really going to Chang'an? But are you in danger? Yonghe was worried.

"Don't worry, it won't!" Lady Xiao smiled, groaned for a while, and finally said: "I will leave the black teeth for you, there are black teeth, and your brain is not stupid, you should not be bullied by ordinary people." ”

"Dongjia ......" Yonghe's eyes were filled with tears for an instant, but he just said: "Dongjia, don't worry, I will take care of myself and Black Fang!" ”

"Yes!" Lady Xiao nodded and said to Yonghe: "I'm leaving!" ”

After that, Lady Xiao's figure is no longer in place.

"The ...... of the owner" Yonghe chased out a step, but could only see the empty courtyard.

Yonghe looked down at the deed in his hand, glanced at the black fang who was barking in front of the yard, wiped a handful of tears, and said firmly: "Owner, today in the coming year, I will burn more paper money for you......"

......

Chang'an, the hussar battalion of the Northern Army military camp.

"General Le!" Liu Mu broke into Le Yi's military tent, and saw that Le Yi was discussing military affairs with his generals, so he didn't ask, and waved his hand to those generals, "Go down!" ”

"General Liu!" The generals saw that Liu Mu's face was not good, and after hugging his fists, he retreated.

"General Liu!" Le Yi clenched his fist at Liu Mu, "I don't know why General Liu came to find the last general?" ”

"Ben General will ask you, where did you go when you left the barracks with your own soldiers yesterday?" Liu Mu walked into Le Yi and asked sharply as he stared at him.

"Huh!" Le Yi smiled disapprenorantly, sat down for a long time, and glanced at Liu Mu, "It turns out that General Liu is here to ask about the guilt?" ”

"Yes!" Liu Mu's voice was mixed with anger, but the next words he said were beyond Le Yi's expectations, "Why did you go to protect the General's Mansion but didn't tell me, you think my own soldiers are not as good as your elite?" ”

"General Liu?" Le Yi was puzzled for a while, and looked at Liu Mu in a daze.

"You have the best relationship with the general in the army, let me ask you, how is the general now?" Liu Mu sat down in front of Le Yi, still staring at him and asked.

"What else can I do when I'm behind bars and struggling to move forward?" Le Yi was still unsure of Liu Mu's position, so he could only say perfunctorily.

But he didn't want Liu Mu to listen to Le Yi's words, so he fell silent, his expression was complicated, and he asked for a while: "The general really didn't leave a back hand?" ”

"In such a situation, what do you say the general can do?" Le Yi is still just perfunctory.

Obviously, it was a very simple perfunctory sentence, but it made Liu Mu's expression even more entangled.

After a long time, Liu Mu stood up, glanced at Le Yi deeply, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "When Ben will not be in the barracks...... You take care of the hussar camp...... Take care of the general! ”

After that, in Le Yi's surprised and puzzled gaze, Liu Mu opened the tent door and strode away.