In the fourteenth year of Emperor Guangtong, the eighth day of September, night, Langya Mountain, Beidi Palace.

With his hands in his hands, Wang Zhonggu looked up at the stars, and on his side, he was a cautious old man, bowing down, holding hot tea in his hand, and he couldn't help but look at Wang Zhonggu's face.

"Siqian... Has he not moved? ”

Nodding again and again, Lao Qian said respectfully: "Young Master Qian has been sitting motionless like this for more than ten months... Prince, is the young master really okay? ”

"Well, that's turtle breath, don't worry."

Shaking his head slightly, Wang Zhonggu's speech was very relaxed, but his expression completely betrayed his words, and his tightly locked eyebrows revealed all worry.

(Fourteen months in a row, which is something that even I can't do...) Wu'er, in the world of the Inner Three Tips, have you really gone farther than me? ）

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Since the fifth day of the fifth month of May two years ago, Wang Siqian has been in the Beidi Palace for more than two years.

At the beginning, Wang Siqian couldn't sit still all day long, and only after sunset did he get up and move, eat a little food prepared by Lao Qian, and talk to him about some things.

Compared with the noble and elegant children of the Wang family, Lao Qian is a typical person in the market, except for the word "money", he has nothing to do, but when he was young, he also roamed the rivers and lakes, boasting about his "heroic deeds" in the past, and even talked for three days and three nights, but he was still talking endlessly, and he was very good at making some small tricks and making some snacks, which was very popular with children. Wang Siqian was naughty on Langya Mountain when he was a teenager, and he has long been familiar with him, and now after many years, he comes back to listen to his nonsense, and it seems that there is a sense of "coming back to the past".

If it was half a year, Wang Siqian suddenly realized one day, fought the wall with his hands, carved the four words "kite flying and fish jumping", it was the day when Wang Zhonggu came to explore, and in surprise, he found that his son had made an unexpected breakthrough.

"Eighth level of power... This is not something that should be seen in a twenty-year-old, but, I hope you don't rejoice like that, my son. ”

As he said, when they tried the trick again, Wang Siqian still couldn't go to more than thirty moves under Wang Zhong's lone hand, although this should not be considered an accident, but it made Wang Siqian very dissatisfied with himself. After that, he gradually changed, and the time of entry was shorter than one day, and later, he often didn't work hard all day long, just wandering around the mountains, but he didn't look at the nameless them.

It was March again, and when Wang Zhonggu came to visit again, he found that Wang Siqian's strength had already fallen, not to mention the eighth level of strength, even the realm of the seventh level peak, he was no longer able to reach it. However, such Wang Siqian has done what he couldn't do before.

After trying his tricks again, he actually held on to more than 300 moves with Wang Zhonggu, and in the end, it was only when Wang Zhonggu used his eighth-level peak strength that Wang Siqian was overwhelmingly defeated.

"The game... That's playing with kids. And my son, from today onwards, you are no longer a child. ”

With great emotion, Wang Zhonggu left such a speech and left from the top of the mountain, but at the same time, he also made it clear that with this, Wang Siqian still couldn't save people.

"Something... It is a great way for you to be strong and a comfort to the Father. For your goal, try to make yourself stronger, my son..."

It should be a good thing to finally get his father's respect, but since then, Wang Siqian has become more and more silent, his smile has become less and less, and he has started to retreat again, but this time the time has been extended, and he often sits still for two or three days, and after getting up, he only eats some porridge and vegetables, and his food consumption does not increase in particular.

Very worried about this, Lao Qian kept trying to persuade Wang Siqian to eat more, but he had no choice but to be annoyed, Wang Siqian told him that he was not hungry.

"You say you're in 'Bigu'? Oh, I really can't see that Young Master Qian is young, and he can even learn this kind of skill, this is a very high technique, he is really talented, and he deserves to be from a big family. ”

Originally, I was worried that Lao Qian would ask what the words "Bigu" were, so his familiarity surprised Wang Siqian, and the word "technique" made him even more suspicious.

"You mean, you think I have a rosary made of beef jerky hidden on me?"

"Well, isn't it?"

Looking at Wang Siqian very strangely, Lao Qian said that the beef jerky is very small in size, easy to disguise, and very hungry, and real connoisseurs like to use it.

"I think back then, when I was mixing in Sangzhou, I relied on a string of beef beads to fight for ten days in a row, and obediently that time, I almost broke the foot of the merit box!"

"You... You're good to go! ”

A heavy punch rolled the old money from the top of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain, but... That was also Wang Siqian's last "emotional outpouring". Since then, he has become more and more wooden, more and more unsmiling, and his every move has gradually become serious.

At the same time as this change, the time for which he entered meditation was also constantly extended, from one or two days to three or five days, and then to ten and a half days... The figure gradually became thinner, but his eyes became more focused, and later, Lao Qian began to gradually dare not face him, so he said a word, and felt a lot of pressure.

"That's normal, you old liar meets a gentleman, it's strange that there is no pressure."

With a little ridicule, Wang Zhonggu teased Lao Qian like this, but then, Lao Qian asked another question with a look full of confusion and a very serious look, but he was immediately speechless.

"That's what a liar will do when he meets a gentleman... Why, then, Prince, am I not nervous when I talk to you? ”

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He has done a lot of research on the trick of "human desire", and Wang Zhonggu is not worried about the gradual extension of Wang Siqian's time in the valley, but is a little happy: because he knows that this is a proof that Wang Siqian is on the right path.

(No desire to be quiet, selfishness, benevolence to the sky, self-creation... So, you'll be able to minimize the external resources you need to survive... It's good, it's really good... ）

Although relieved, but when Wang Siqian's valley lasted too long, the nature of father and son still made Wang Zhonggu unable not to worry, since Wang Siqian began to try to meditate for more than a month, Wang Zhonggu often felt apprehensive, and... Since July last year, his mood has never relaxed.

… Since the thirteenth year of Qixi Festival, Wang Siqian has been sitting quietly like this for 14 months.

As the head of the royal family, Wang Zhonggu has a pivotal position in too many things, although he does not need to be in Changshi Dijing, he will enter Beijing at least once or twice a year, especially not long ago, there are a few outstanding messes in the imperial capital, it is said that even the current prince has gotten to the top of the green cloud and made a fat duck that eats dregs. And involved, there are some influential families, including some very influential families, for this reason, when the emperor Guangtong of the emperor of the dynasty also personally issued an edict, hoping that Wang Zhonggu could enter Beijing for a period of time, but after hesitation, Wang Zhonggu still resigned under the pretext of illness.

(King Wen...) There is also King Wu, they have all gone, plus there is Gonggong Zhong, what can happen to the emperor? And Qian'er... Hey... ）

The next day is the Double Ninth Festival, the most respectful day for the elderly, originally at home to listen to the children's arrangements for tomorrow to visit the elders in the clan, but suddenly the mood floated, Wang Zhonggu still rushed here, although he could not do anything, but standing here quietly, looking at the door in front of him, he felt very comfortable.

(My son...) Well?! ）

In deep thought, Wang Zhonggu suddenly opened his eyes, his eyebrows raised, and his expression was very excited!

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Under the moonlit night, by the river, Nameless and Li Lun sat back to back.

Although more than a year has passed since Wang Zhonggu's announcement, Nameless is still alive and well... Of course, he didn't know that there was still "such a thing".

"It's been two years... What happened to Xiao Qian? ”

Pouting angrily, two years have made Li Lun appear more mature, but the stubbornness on his face has not diminished at all, but has become stronger. Wearing her own cut-out and very badly handmade open loose pants, she was half-sitting and half-lying, although she was complaining about Wang Siqian, but she didn't look angry at all on her face.

"You... You're worried about Brother Qian, aren't you? ”

In two years, Nameless has grown taller again, and he is already significantly taller than Li Lun, but knowing that Li Lun doesn't like to admit this, he will always consciously stand shorter.

"Huh? What did you say? ”

Choked for a moment, and Li Lun's speed of speech suddenly changed quickly.

"I'm worried about what he's doing? His father is so powerful, his subordinates are so good, and his martial arts are so good... What does he have to worry about? I was wondering if he found out that he couldn't help you at all, and felt that he had no face to see people, so he just ran away and never came back again. ”

"Oh, yes..."

Smiling bitterly, Nameless did not continue to put forward any opinions, after more than ten years of companionship, he already knew Li Lun's temper, and what he said in person, even if he found a hundred of the most far-fetched reasons, she would definitely stick to the end.

(But, Brother Qian, he's not that kind of person...) ）

I just thought about it and didn't say it, not only because I didn't want to break with Li Lun, but at the same time, Nameless He also knew one thing very well.

(No matter what you say, but, Len...) You... You should trust Brother Qian more than I do... Right? ）

I felt that there should be a better word to describe it than "trust", but I didn't want to think deeply, I shook my head slightly, and I was looking for something else to say, but I faintly heard a very strange sound from afar.

"Looks like someone is yelling... It's scary. ”

With a bitter face, looking at the direction from which the voice came, Li Lun flattened his mouth very unhappily.

"Really, I ran to the mountains in the middle of the night to go crazy, how could there be such a person in the Wang family..."

Following the direction of complaining, Li Lun told two more stories to Wuming, both of which were how the children of the Wang family made a fool of themselves.

“… Really, that guy heard that he originally wanted to take advantage of others, but they turned out to be more capable, so he made a poem on the spot according to the title, but instead he choked him upside down and didn't have knowledge... Hahaha, I'm laughing to death. ”

Laughed a few times, but was not very engaged, following the train of thought that had been interrupted just now, Nameless waited for Li Lun to finish the story, and asked her another question.

"Wait until... When you don't have to live here anymore, Len, what do you want to do? ”

"Is this..."

The voice dragged on for a long time, and Li Lun's head turned in a big circle, but finally drooped to his chest in frustration.

"yes, what can I do......"

With obvious displeasure, Li Lun pinched his chin hard, and suddenly asked:

"Xiao Wu, what about you, what do you want to do?"

"Huh?"

When asked about a little surprise, I thought about it seriously, but the nameless voice was very confident.

"I don't know what I can do... But you don't starve to death, do you? ”

"Mm-hmm, it won't."

Nodding his head vigorously, Li Lun wanted to be nameless and reassured.

"Xiao Qian is a very reliable person, and he will never leave it alone... Well, even if you can't do anything, you can eat him with peace of mind for the rest of your life... There are already a lot of diners in their Wang family, and there is not one more than you. ”

Bitterly smiling at Li Lun so quickly forgot about Wang Siqian's moral question, but the smart, nameless did not remind him of this, and after thinking for a while, he smiled and nodded.

"Well, being a lifelong diner... It seems useless, but it's also safe... What about Na Lun, are you going to eat him for the rest of your life? ”

"What did you say?!"

The voice suddenly became sharp, and Nameless immediately noticed the ambiguity in his words... However, immediately Daoqian seemed to make things even stranger, so, in embarrassment, both of them fell into silence.

After a while, Li Lun spoke first, low, without any vitality at all.

"Well, no, you men can, women can't be diners... When a woman is older, she will marry and have children...", and her voice became lower and lower, almost inaudible.

Then, there was a nameless voice, low, but firm, revealing incomparable seriousness.

"So... Can I marry me? I'll be sure to be nice to you. ”

"Little nothing... You? ”

His face turned red all of a sudden, and Li Lun jumped up like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail, as if he wanted to find something to say, but he couldn't say it, just repeating the word "you" in a daze.

“… What nonsense are you talking about! ”

seemed to be surprised by Li Lun's reaction, and it didn't seem strange, he was silent for a long time, and let out a long sigh.

"Sure enough, you still prefer Brother Qian... Right? ”

If the sentence just now is stepping on the cat's tail, then this time it is equivalent to tying a string of firecrackers to the cat's tail. Even the word "you" couldn't be said clearly, Li Lun's face was so purple that he couldn't even breathe.

“… No, not what you think! ”

Almost shouting and saying this, Li Lun was covered in sweat, he was so tired that he couldn't even straighten his waist, his hands were on his knees, and he was panting.

"Xiao Qian... Xiaoqian is a big man, and he will do great things in the future... Impossible, absolutely impossible!! ”

What can't be, Li Lun said nonsense, but in the nameless ear, he already understands it very well.

"So, what if... I mean, what would you do if, if possible? ”

The first two questions made Li Lun go from excitement to more excitement, but the third question made her completely quiet, staring at the ground numbly, she didn't say anything, looking at this, nameless... Nameless has nothing to say.

In the silence, there was the sound of footsteps, slowly, approaching. Soon, when it was obvious that the voice had moved to the rainbow bridge, both of them couldn't help but look at it.

… In the entire Wang family, those who have ever walked on this Hongqiao only know one person.

"Xiaoqian...?"

The sentence of expectation is more questioning, because the figure that walked over seemed to be completely different from Wang Siqian in Li Lun's memory, walking very slowly, every step seemed to be the same distance, a very steady pace, and the upper body did not shake at all.

Getting closer, faces could be vaguely seen in the moonlight, which were very familiar faces of Nameless and Li Lun, but they were both very unfamiliar faces.

Quiet, calm, plain, and a little serious, the young face that used to like to laugh and shout, it seems that there is not even a trace of it.

When he approached, when he bowed down slightly, Li Lun, who had always planned to "beat him up first and ask him why he came back so late", didn't do anything, just looked at him with a stunned look.

"Nameless, Len, I'm back... Sorry for the delay for so long. ”

It was Wang Siqian's voice, but it was no longer familiar, and there was no feeling of excitement at all, it was flat, dry, and very solemn.

"Brother Qian, you have worked hard."

has been trained in good etiquette, and finally showed the effect at this moment, bowing down the same way, Nameless greeted Wang Siqian's return with very decent etiquette, and... Looking at this, Li Lun, who should have been happy and happy, felt that his eye sockets had quietly moistened at some point...