Late at night.

Cheng Wuting woke up in the darkness, his headache and dry mouth were still dizzy, and he subconsciously shouted a few words, "Palm lamp, palm lamp...... Water - Someone!! ”

"Here we are."

Someone answered in the darkness, and came in from the compartment with a lamp.

Cheng Wuting only thought it was in his own home, and said with a grin: "Stupid slave, don't you know to put a bowl of hangover soup in front of Lao Tzu's bed?" - Bring the night pot! ”

"Okay, it's coming, it's coming."

In the dark, the man hurriedly responded, hurriedly put the oil lamp and brought a bowl of water, and placed a night pot in front of the bed, "Master, please use the night pot." ”

"Stupid slave, hand it over!"

"That's not going to work." The man said, "If I pee on my face, how can I go out to meet people?" ”

"Yikes! You stupid ......! Cheng Wuting scolded loudly and suddenly woke up, and his voice didn't sound like a subordinate in the family. After a round of eyes, the man happened to have his back to the oil lamp, and only saw a blur on his face.

"Who are you?" Cheng Wuting hurriedly asked, "What am I ...... Where is it?

"What do you think?"

The man walked to the side of the oil lamp, Cheng Wuting rubbed his eyes a few times and took a closer look, and sat up in shock on the spot, "Young Marshal Xue...... You, how are you here? ”

"This is my home. In the middle of the night, I'm not here, where else can I be? Xue Shao was laughing.

"Huh?!" Cheng Wu was quite shocked, looked around blankly, and muttered, "It's really not my family...... How did I get here? ”

Xue Shao sat on the edge of his bed with a smile, "During the day, you were drunk and broke into the military department, don't you remember?" ”

"Is there such a thing?" Cheng Wu's eyes widened in astonishment, "Aren't you in Luoyang, when did you come to Chang'an?" There is only one left-behind mansion in Chang'an, where is the military department? ”

This time, Xue Shao was stunned, "This is Luoyang." ”

"Huh?" Cheng Wuting's expression stiffened completely, "How is this possible?" I remember it...... Remember ......"

Xue Shao really couldn't cry or laugh, it seemed that he didn't remember anything. Dare to love him, he has been drinking fragments every day recently, and he has never been sober at all, and he doesn't even remember how he came to Luoyang.

It's the first time I've seen such a superb drunkard!

"Hungry?"

"Sort of!" Cheng Wuting was not polite, patted his stomach and grinned, "I haven't seen you for a long time, let's have a little wine and talk?" ”

"Not really." Xue Shao said angrily, "The delicacies of the mountains and seas are full, but there is not a drop of wine." Tea, I have something important to tell you. ”

Cheng Wuting smiled, "It's okay or not, it's up to the host-young marshal, you avoid it first, I have to use the night pot quickly!" ”

Xue Shao shook his head and went out with a smile, called two servants to serve Cheng Wuting to change clothes and wash, and then instructed the cook to prepare some light and delicious side dishes and snacks, so that Cheng Wuting, who was full of wine, could cushion his stomach.

Later, Cheng Wuting came, and when he entered the door, he first saw Niu Ben and Duan Feng standing on the left and right, so he laughed loudly, "Young Marshal, where did you find these two door gods?" Not bad, not bad, really good! ”

"Niu Ben, Duan Feng, haven't you seen General Evil Lai yet?" Xue Shao introduced them.

Cheng Wuting is famous, Niu Ben and Duan Feng solemnly saluted.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Cheng Wu walked in with a smile, looked around a few times, and sighed, "I'm afraid I haven't been out of the house for more than a year." Now everything I see feels fresh, and whenever I think of something, I think it was a lifetime thing. ”

"Come here, sit down." Xue Shao beckoned him to sit down and handed over the chopsticks with his own hands, "Eat some first." You only have wine in your stomach, and it hurts. ”

"Then you're welcome." Cheng Wuting picked up the chopsticks and ate them, and the wind swept up the clouds and gobbled them up.

Xue Shao kept looking at it with a smile on his face, although Canghai Sangtian was unpredictable, some things would never change. Cheng Wuting has never understood what it means to be reserved and disguised, and this has never changed.

"It's full." Patting his stomach and burping, Cheng Wu said in a sneering manner, "It's a pity that there is no wine." ”

"From today onwards, you can't drink anymore." Xue Shao said, "Even if you drink occasionally, you are not allowed to drink more than a dime." ”

Cheng Wu was stunned, "Why?" ”

"You don't want to know, why did the imperial court suddenly announce that you came to Luoyang?" Xue Shao asked.

Cheng Wuting frowned and pondered for a long time, "It seems that there is such a thing." ”

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "Didn't you receive an order to come to Luoyang?" ”

"Forget." Cheng Wuting smirked, "I just vaguely remember that the servant at home threw me into the carriage, and when I woke up, I would be at your house...... Oh, and when I passed a few post stations on the way, I got some wine to drink. The Xinghua Village of Bai Sima Han Post Station outside Luoyang City tastes very authentic, I remember this very clearly! ”

"Looks like you're drunk to the bone. I'm going to have to lock you up for ten days and a half without letting you smell a drop of wine. Xue Shao stiffened his face, "When you are completely sober, we will talk about things." ”

"Don't, don't!" Cheng Wu laughed dryly, "Say it, I'll listen carefully." ”

Xue Shao shook his head helplessly, "Does Shang Wutai know?" ”

Cheng Wu shook his head blankly.

"You're in Chang'an, so you don't care about what happened in Luoyang?" Xue Shao asked.

Cheng Wuting chuckled twice, "I'm a living dead, why are you still asking about this?" ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you first, what is Shangwutai." Xue Shao was patient and introduced Shangwutai.

Cheng Wuting listened very carefully, at least on the surface. But after Xue Shao finished speaking, he blinked blankly, "Gone?" ”

"That's it."

"What does this have to do with me?" Cheng Wuting asked.

"Let's not talk about the relationship." Xue Shao said, "You said just now that you are a living dead. ”

"Yes." Cheng Wuting nodded, "I don't have any hope, I don't even dare to think about memories, I only have to eat and drink and wait for death, what is it if I am not the living dead?" ”

"You don't want to change your life now?" Xue Shao asked.

"It can't be changed." Cheng Wuting's expression was sluggish, he shook his head with a slight wry smile, and said, "Young Marshal, to be honest, I once complained about you in my heart, but then I didn't complain." Because I know you're here for my good. If it weren't for your efforts, I would have become a real dead man by now, with the infamy of being a thief. Now I can still sit here and talk to you, and I can still drink the Xinghua Village of Bai Sima Han, which is a great luck. I was content. So, I don't expect anything else to change, and I don't want to cause you any more trouble. ”

"......" Xue Shao was speechless and silent.

"Send me back to Chang'an!" Cheng Wuting said with a smile, "Drink what you should drink and eat what you should eat, and if there is a beautiful girl, just hold it and sleep a few times, and there is only so little thing left in my life to do." ”

"Listen to what I'm talking about." Xue Shao said, "If I finish speaking, you still want to insist on going back to Chang'an, I won't keep you." ”

Cheng Wuting took a deep breath, cheered up and sat up straight, "Okay, you say." ”

"As you yourself said, the reason why you are like a living dead is because you have completely lost any hope, hope and thought in your life." Xue Shao said, "But what if I give you a little thought? ”

Cheng Wuting blinked, "You mean Shangwutai?" ”

"At present, there is still a lack of a head coach." Xue Shao said.

"What?" Cheng Wuting finally showed a little interest.

Xue Shao told him about the position of the head of the sect.

"No, no!" Cheng Wuting waved his hand again and again, and just as he was about to speak, he hurriedly glanced out of the door.

"Say, no outsiders."

Cheng Wuting nodded, "That old lady won't agree." ”

Xue Shao said: "That's right, the Queen Mother didn't agree at first. But then, she seemed to figure it out again. Otherwise, how could there be an order from the imperial court to recruit you to Luoyang? ”

"What can she figure out?" Cheng Wu was quite curious.

"What is in her heart, only she knows." Xue Shao said, "I can only guess. ”

"What did you guess, tell me?" Cheng Wuting's interest was even greater.

Xue Shao said: "The reason why she agreed to let you be the head coach is nothing more than three considerations. First, this position does not hold military power, does not involve government affairs, and has nothing to do with factions and strife. ”

"That's right." Cheng Wuting nodded, "What else?" ”

"Second, letting you dangle under Luoyang's nose is far more reassuring than putting you in Chang'an."

Cheng Wuting laughed twice and nodded, "That's right, this is her character." ”

"Third, and I think it's the most important point." Xue Shao said, "She attaches great importance to Shangwutai, and at the same time, she knows that you are indeed the most suitable person to be the head coach." Believe it or not, she has more belly than you think. The little grudge in the past should have slowly dissipated with the passage of time. Let me tell you again today, Cheng Qizhi's death is really none of her business. Not only was it directly related, but she didn't think about putting Ling Lang to death. ”

After hearing these words, Cheng Wuting lowered his head and did not speak, and was silent for a long time.

"Don't rush to reply, you can think about it for a few more days." Xue Shao said, "Just rest in my house, don't go anywhere." After thinking about it, you can tell me again. ”

With that, Xue Shao got up.

"Young marshal."

"Say!"

Cheng Wuting raised his head, looked at Xue Shao with a confused face and a hint of longing, and muttered: "Can a waste like me really be qualified to be the head coach of Shangwutai?" ”

Xue Shao smiled.

The Cheng Wuting in front of him is like a candle that has long been extinguished. It's not that he's forgotten that he's made to burn light, it's that he's not come across another fire in a long time that can light it.

Such a process is strong, and it may not be useful to excite or convince the generals. Xue Shao knew a way to ignite it and activate it.

So he said, "Evil comes, there is one thing you should not forget. From the moment you return to Chang'an, your life no longer belongs to you alone. ”

"Yes, I know." Cheng Wuting nodded, "You saved my life, and whatever I do will implicate you." So I don't come out behind closed doors, I don't get involved in anything. I have been eating, drinking, and waiting to die, and when it comes to the day when I bury myself in the loess, I will give you an explanation. ”

"Since your life is mine, then you have to listen to me." Xue Shao said very indifferently, "Ten days later, you will go to Shangwutai to serve as the head of the sect, this is not a discussion." Okay, you have to go; No, you have to go too! ”

Cheng Wuting stared at Xue Shao without moving his eyes.

Xue Shao stood still, staring into his eyes.

The two were like a pair of fierce beasts meeting in the forest, staring at each other for a long time. In the end, Xue Shao saw that Cheng Wuting's eyes were misty, and there was also a trace of the aura that a living person should have.

The moment Cheng Wuting covered his face with his hands, Xue Shao turned around and left, the smile on his face was very gratifying.