The night was blue, I don't know when a few drizzles of rain drifted on people's faces, Bing Ang walked in the dark, suddenly he stopped, looked at the house not far in front of him, and in his mind was the little face that he had missed for three years.

"Qingzhi, brother is back." In a whisper, Leon strode to the dark door and knocked on the brass ring. At the sound of the door opening, the young man in Tsing Yi looked at the young officer in front of him with a happy and timid expression, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Trouble General Guo, just say that Li Ang is back." Listening to the words of the young officer at the door, the little man in Tsing Yi was stunned, 'Li Ang', isn't it the elder brother that Miss Qingzhi often hangs in her mouth, and the person that the master has always recited?

"Please, please come in." The little guy in Tsing Yi hurriedly welcomed Li Ang into the door and led him straight to the study, "Miss Qingzhi is very concerned about you, and there have been several times when she secretly cried in the yard alone..."

"Come in!" Hearing the knock on the door, Guo Nu looked at the chessboard in front of him, his eyebrows were locked, and he didn't raise his head. Opposite him, Qing Zhi patted her hands and said, "Uncle, you lost, you have to take me to my brother, you can't lie to me anymore." ”

Hearing the clear sound like a stream, Li Ang stood at the door in a daze, Guo Nu and Qing Zhi looked over at the same time, and for a while, only candles were left in the study, quietly, without any sound.

"Brother!" Qing Zhi's eyes turned red, and she ran to her brother, who had been walking for three years. Li Ang picked up Qing Zhi, who had fallen into his arms. With an apologetic face, "I... I am back! ”

"You scoundrel, how can you leave Zhi'er alone, you scoundrel." Qing Zhi, who was held in Li Ang's arms, cried, two small fists hit her brother's chest, in the past three years, she was afraid every day that her brother didn't want her as a sister. Will never come back again, just like my mother.

"It's my brother who is not good, my brother is not good." Li Ang looked at Qingzhi who was crying in his arms, but like a little tiger, hugged her tightly, and muttered, "Brother will never leave Qingzhi alone." ”

Looking at the two brothers and sisters who are reunited. Guo on the side messed up the chessboard angrily, with a smile in his eyes. After a long time, Qingzhi quieted down, she stopped crying, just sniffled, looked at Li Ang and said, "Brother, I miss you so much, I miss you every day." With that, he put his head on Leondi's shoulder.

"Brother misses you too. Think about it every day. Li Ang said in a low voice, putting down Qingzhi. wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes for her, "Brother will never leave you again." Good no good? ”

"Hmm." Qing Zhi's little head nodded, and there was a smile in her eyes, "Uncle, I'll ask Grandpa Wang to get some delicious snacks for you to eat." With that, she ran out the door.

"Qingzhi..."Li Ang muttered to himself as he looked at the small figure leaving.

"She has always been very sensible and considerate of others." Guo Nu looked at Qingzhi who ran out and laughed.

"I've seen the general." Leon stood up. He bowed to Guo Nu, if it weren't for the man in front of him. He may have died a long time ago, and Qingzhi will also live on the streets, this kindness, he can't repay it, he can only remember it in his heart.

"Call me big brother in the future! No prevarication is allowed. Guo Nu looked at Li Ang, who was as cold as his younger brother in front of him, and said with a chuckle, "Do it, don't keep standing." ”

"Yes, big brother." Li Ang sat down, but he didn't know what to say, and finally asked, "How is the eldest brother doing in the past three years?" ”

"It's not good, it's not bad, it's the same every day, but with Qingzhi with me, it's not too boring." Guo Nu smiled.

After chatting slowly, Li Ang was no longer as restrained as before, and under Guo Nu's inquiry, he told the story of his experience in the past three years, and Guo Nu couldn't help nodding his head when he heard it.

"Actually, I saw you in front of the palace, and I also heard your conversation with His Majesty at that time." Guo Nu smiled, "Your Majesty, he likes you very much, and decided to let you join the Black Lance Dragon Guard, go to Taixue to study for two years, and entrust you with important tasks after you come out." ”

Li Ang was stunned, the black lance dragon guard, he had heard of it, called the emperor's guard, but in fact, he was the identity of the protégé of the Son of Heaven, and it has always been the place where the young talents of the major families desperately want to squeeze in.

"Taixue August and Autumn Exam, although you don't have to take the exam, but you have to take advantage of the more than one month to recognize the words, so as not to make jokes when you get it." Thinking of Li Ang's origin, Guo Nu groaned and said, Daqin's font has two traditional and simple words, Jian Li was created by Taizu's handwritten book back then, and it was widely circulated by the people, most of the people were literate and literate, and they relied on Jian Li, generally speaking, soldiers in the army, ordinary officers also used Jian Li, but if you want to achieve such an important military position as a captain, you must know the complex li, know the hundred schools, and understand the righteousness.

"Big brother, this is too learning..."Li Ang couldn't help frowning, the emperor gave him the identity of the black lance dragon guard, which is equivalent to a protégé of the Son of Heaven to go to Taixue to study, if he can't read well, he will lose the emperor's face.

"Don't worry, Legalist, Confucianism says that you only need to dabble in it, and you don't need to study it deeply, but you can't embarrass Your Majesty with the skills of soldiers and martial artists." As if knowing what Li Ang was thinking, Guo Nu laughed, "There is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in Taixue, especially the Dao and Mo families, there are many strange people and strange people with outstanding martial arts, you can visit the teachers of these two schools." ”

"Thank you, big brother, for your advice." Li Ang nodded, hesitated, but still told what he had seen and heard in Xicheng, he believed that Guo Nu should understand his state of mind.

Guo Nu was silent, three years ago, he rescued Li Ang and his dead second brother because of his cool appearance, and later gradually liked this young man, but at this time, when he heard his story, he realized that the two of them had the same personalities, both of them were the same jealousy and hatred, but Li Ang in front of him was calmer and more calm.

"For more than 100 years, the West City has been in the city, during which the forces are intertwined, there are many gangs, and there are many courtiers involved, and it is extremely difficult to manage." Guo Nu's eyes shone brightly, and his voice sank, giving Li Ang the illusion that the mountains were pressing.

Guo Nu's hand holding the cup clenched, twenty years ago, the second brother died for this matter, and now the Li Ang, who looks like the second brother, is also in charge of this matter, 'Could it be that he is really the reincarnation of the second brother', the teacup in Guo Nu's hand was crushed.

"Big brother, you?" Looking at Guo Nu with a strange expression on his face, Li Ang frowned, he thought that Guo Nu did not approve of him taking care of this matter.

Hearing Li Ang's 'big brother', Guo Nu laughed, pressed his shoulder and said, "Since you want to take care of it, then let it go, no matter what, big brother must stand behind you, just be careful, understand?" ”

"Hmm." plum

Guo Nu nodded, he knew the matter of Xishi, he couldn't be in a hurry, only, do it slowly, he couldn't act rashly without absolute certainty.

The door was pushed open again, and Qing Zhi pulled the old housekeeper behind him and put a basket of snacks in front of the two of them, "Uncle, brother, eat dim sum, these are made by Qing Zhi!" ”

"Oh, then taste." Li Ang said with a smile, picked up the small snacks on the plate, and ate them, "Well, Zhi'er is very delicious." "A plate of dim sum was quickly eaten.

The few talked for a long time, and when it was time to go to bed, Li Ang carried Qingzhi back to her room, covered her with the quilt, and told her the story as he had done three years ago, and he did not leave quietly until she fell asleep.

"You're going to study in Taixue, and there are so many people around you, so you have to buy a house." Looking at Li Ang who walked out of the room, Guo said angrily, holding a copy of the deed in his hand and handing it over, "This house is in Hanlin Fang near Taixue, can you take it?" ”

"Big brother, how can this be?" Li Ang didn't pick it up, he knew that Chang'an houses were expensive, and in places like Taixue and Hanlin Fang, an ordinary house was worth at least 30,000 gold baht.

"Why not, I, as a big brother, give my brother a house, it's right." Guo Nu stuffed the deed into Li Ang's hand, "If you don't take it, you won't recognize me as a big brother." ”

Li Ang didn't speak, just silently collected the deed and wrote it down in his heart.

"Go back to the inn early. Take care of everything, let's live in it tomorrow, it's not a matter for Qingzhi to follow me. Guo Nu looked at Li Ang, turned around and walked into the distance.

Li Ang walked out of the house, the moon was in the middle of the sky, and when he looked up, he walked to the street that was still lively in the distance, and he had seen the prosperity of Chang'an. But he also saw the darkness of Chang'an. There is no absolute equality in the world, and some people will be happy, and some people will suffer, and he knew this truth a long time ago. It's just that he never agrees, whether it's stupid or stupid, some things have to be done.

When they returned to the inn, Feng Siniang and the others had not yet returned, and in the backyard of the inn, only Yuan Luoshen practiced swords silently, and since Trist promised to teach her martial arts, she would secretly practice every night. Until late at night.

Li Ang was at the entrance of the courtyard, watching the thin figure of Yuan Luo Shen wielding his long sword in the dark. Silent, this stupid girl secretly practiced swords every night. Thought he didn't know, but he always knew.

Everyone has their own meaning and happiness in life, for Yuan Luoshen, who grew up with white eyes, spittle, and begging, since Li Ang saved her, the meaning of her life is to protect Li Ang, and protecting Li Ang is the happiness she wants. So she practiced swords, for her. Only by practicing the sword well can she protect the happiness she wants, and only then can she have the meaning of life.

Li Ang finally sighed and walked towards Yuan Luoshen in the darkness. It wasn't until he got closer that his footsteps were heard by Yuan Luoshen, who was immersed in practicing swordsmanship, "Childe! Raising his head and looking at Li Ang, who walked to his side at some point, Yuan Luoshen was a little flustered.

"You know I don't want you to practice swords, you're a girl, and a happy life is what you deserve." Li Ang sat on a stone chair in the courtyard and looked at Yuan Luoshen's blurred face in the dark.

"As long as you can guard Childe's side, Roselle... Roselle is very happy! Yuan Luoshen lowered his head, bit his lip and said, the hand holding the sword tightened. The moonlight fell from the clouds and shone on her fair face, allowing Leon to see her clearly.

Li Ang looked at the long sword in Yuan Luoshen's hand, "No matter who it is, once your hands are stained with blood, you will never be able to turn back." He who lives by the sword will die by the sword. 'No matter what it is for, the sword in your hand, once it makes people bleed, one day, you will die under the sword... That's what the swordsman is, and I don't want you to be like that! ”

"Luo Shen is not afraid, for Luo Shen, if you don't use the sword, you can't protect your son." Yuan Luoshen raised his head and looked directly at Li Ang for the first time, and his black and blue pupils were firm after enlightenment, "In that case, Luoshen has no meaning to live." ”

“… All right! With a deep voice, Li Ang stood up, looked at Yuan Luoshen, and said quietly, "I will ask the best swordsman to teach you swordsmanship." ”

"Childe!" Looking at the figure of Li Ang leaving, Yuan Luoshen clenched the long sword in his hand and swung the heavy long sword again under a bright moon.

Back in the room, Leon leaned against the bed, thinking of the scene when he first met Yuan Luoshen, and sighed softly, he should have thought of it a long time ago, Yuan Luoshen who had been looked down upon since he was a child and grew up begging was much stronger than he imagined, once she made up her mind to do something, no one could force her to give up.

"Hopefully I won't need her protection." Li Ang laughed self-deprecatingly, maybe he should take advantage of this time to learn the 'Extremely Soft Spear, Extremely Round Spear' in the booklet that Li Yan passed to him before his death, in the past six months, he has understood that except for hand-to-hand combat and archery, his weapon skills are really not worth mentioning.

Under the bright lights, Li Ang looked at the spear skills that Yu Li Yan gave him, and couldn't help but think of what those veterans said when he was in Jade Dragon Castle, "Of the eighteen kinds of weapons, the only ones that can win people are swords, guns, swords, and sticks, and the others are all used for things, so they can't be taken seriously." ’

"Moon sticks, annual knives, and guns for a lifetime!" Li Ang sighed suddenly, the gun skills left to him by Yu Liyan were completely different from the gun style called 'Breaking the Army' in the army, which was recorded in the real marksmanship, the internal marksmanship.

It turned out that the spear and lance were made of hardwood, which had no elasticity and could not cushion the opponent's momentum. The two spears intersected, and the power was all transmitted to the hand, and if the angle was not right, the weapon would be taken off on the spot. Thinking of the battlefield meeting, Li Ang remembered that Yu Liyan's black lance was the barrel of a gun made of ash rod pitch black.

This ash rod is soft, if you make a gun, you can save the force, and it will be shocked when you bend, as long as you turn your hand, you can rely on the vibration to unload the force from the opponent's weapon, and you can also rely on the elasticity of the gun to fight back the enemy's strength. It is defense is offense, offense is also defense, and it can be called both offense and defense.

"The extremely soft spear, the extremely round spear, is it the elasticity of this gun's barrel to be used?" Leon muttered to himself and closed the booklet. The shots given to him by Yu Liyan are all recorded in how to make a gun, but the internal strength of the gun can only be practiced by long-term training, and it is by no means a short period of time.

Blowing out the lights, Li Ang lay on the bed, remembering that he was going to study in Taixue in the future, he couldn't help but shake his head and close his eyes.