The final chapter of a generation of falling cities and chasing waves

So, there was only one last thing left: Xi Shi's to stay.

Wen Chong's opinion was still to kill her, he thought that such a woman could not be kept: she had the child of King Wu in her belly, and in a few months, she would give birth to an enemy of the Yue Kingdom.

Su Hong was resolutely opposed, she said to Wen Chong, Xi Shi is for the interests of the Yue country to abandon the homeland to go to the Wu country, this matter, the Yue country is well known, at this moment is done, but the monarch killed such a "hero", it will inevitably give people the feeling of "crossing the river and demolishing the bridge", moreover, if loyalty to the country is this kind of end, then who is willing to repeat the mistakes in the future? And the literature is all in charge of the harem, which is simply out of bounds - women's affairs should have been managed by Su Hong, who is the queen.

Su Hong's tone was obviously sarcastic, and her meaning also contained a strong resentment against the fact that the literary genre had no way to kill the party. At first, Su Hong showed strong uncooperation, and then after continuous persuasion, it was slowly softened, which made the people in the Yue Palace's palace feel that this woman chose the latter among the two choices of avenging her husband and a country after thinking about it for a long time. No one doubts this - anyway, the husband is dead, people can't be resurrected after death, it's useless to hold on to things that can't be changed, and besides, there is such a glorious temptation in front of you: after a country.

Everyone felt that Su Hong's choice was normal. Although no one likes this female monkey, considering her swordsmanship and status, no one dares to disobey her to her face.

But Wen Chong refused to give in at all, although it was Queen Yue who disputed with him, he said that this matter was related to the lifeblood of the country, and everything else was easy to discuss, but the descendants of King Wu could not be kept.

Gou Jian seems to be unbiased about this. The impartial attitude of either side, he said that he agreed with the opinion of the text, and Xi Shi could not stay. However, after Su Hong is a country, she controls all the women in the Yue Palace. Yiguang is currently living in Yue Palace, and she is also a woman, so from this logical point of view, how to get rid of Yiguang should be decided by Su Hong.

When he said this, it was clear that neither of them was satisfied.

Since the monarch is so mediated, although it is still very. Reluctantly willing to this result, the literary genre can only temporarily give in.

"So, what does the queen want to do with Yiguang?", he was still aggressive, and asked Su Hong to hand over the plan immediately.

Su Hong glared at Wen Chong angrily: "Let me think about it, in fact, kill. People also need to be skillful in this matter, and they will be doctors. ”

There was a thorn in her words, but Wen Chong seemed to have no feeling at all, and he nodded: "Okay, the contemptible man waits for the queen to make a decision." ”

Looking at Wen Chong's distant back, Gou Jian suddenly said: "He has started. Something didn't feel right. ”

Su Hong glanced at him.

"Yesterday, two were killed. Officials. Gou Jian continued, "Although the evidence is conclusive, it makes him a little uncomfortable. ”

"He's found out what the king is going to do, isn't he?" Su Hong asked a little worriedly.

Gou Jian shook his head.

"He couldn't notice it. For ten years, the widow has always been obedient to him, how could he think of himself? Gou Jian smiled, "The long-term respect has made Wen Chong have a certain illusion: he and the future of Yue Guo are inseparable." He decided that I didn't have that ability, and he didn't believe that I could leave him behind and support the country on my own. That's good, let him continue to hallucinate. ”

Su Hong was silent, and after a long while, she said, "Although the king has no intention of putting Yiguang to death, aren't you really worried that her child will be bad for Yue Guo in the future?" ”

Gou Jian turned his face and glanced at Su Hong: "Do you think Yiguang will raise the child like that?" Raise him to be a vengeful ghost who always thinks about killing his father's enemy? ”

Su Hong was stunned!

"She won't." Gou Jian snorted with interest, "She is not interested in that, and she knows that Fucha is also not interested in that." Besides, Wu Guo has been tossed by his husband to the point that he has no loyal people at all, so that kid is not even as dangerous as one of Wen's henchmen. ”

Su Hong had no choice but to be silent.

"Yiguang has changed." Gou Jian suddenly whispered, "She is no longer the ignorant little girl she was ten years ago." ”

His voice sounded a hint of nostalgia for the past.

So Su Hong finally understood what the so-called "Yiguang is a part of me" meant.

That kind of pure thing, Gou Jian couldn't find it in his body, he had completely lost that kind of thing, and Yiguang was the last projection of his old self before he disappeared. And now, Gou Jian has completely let go of the past, because of some epiphanies, he completely let go of the jealousy and hatred of Yiguang back then, and because of this, even that love has disappeared together.

Xi Shi still lives in the Yue Palace, Su Hong personally picked someone to serve her, but Su Hong didn't dare to go to see her often, every time she went, she also had a cold face, and only waited for the maids to retreat before she dared to approach and talk to Xi Shi.

Of course, she could also see a few guards guarding the courtyard, who were sent by Wen Chong, and he ordered them to monitor Xi Shi in the room day and night. This made Su Hong feel ridiculous, there was already a guard in the Yue Palace, and Wen Chong didn't need to add this lock at all, obviously a woman with six armor and slow movements, but he seemed to treat her as a three-headed and six-armed Spider-Man.

Moreover, Xi Shi himself had no attempt to escape for his life at all.

Xi Shi had already learned that Su Hong had become the queen of Yue, because the palace was preparing for the ceremony during that time, and the maids did not hide it from her.

"Queen Yue is not a good job." She said to Su Hong with a smile.

Su Hong was stunned for a moment, and then told her the truth, she said that she and Gou Jian were basically doing a show. Xi Shi listened and was speechless for a long time.

"Now the control is finally in my hands." Su Hong whispered, "At present, I have to think through the plan and rescue you." ”

"Thank you, Miss Su," Xi Shi sighed, "I was expecting to meet my father and mother, but I didn't expect to be rescued by you in the end." ”

"It's the same for whoever saves. I can't see you killed. ”

Xi Shi listened to it for a long time before he said, "Actually, I think that if you really die, it will be nothing." My husband and I have been with me for ten years, and he suddenly disappeared, and no matter how much I figured it out, I still felt lonely and lonely. ”

Su Hong silently held her rough and warm hand, and did not make a sound for a while.

"I don't always understand the matter of life and death." She said slowly, "I remember that after my mother died, my father seemed to be a different person......

"Remembered? Your father's face? ”

Xi Shi shook his head: "No, I just feel a little awake, he gave me the feeling of being really old at that time, he lived too long and too long, Miss Su, can you think of that kind of powerless old age after a person lives too long?" ”

I can't think of this, Su Hong said to herself gloomily in her heart, she and Fang Wuying these people may even die suddenly for various strange reasons, but they can't age at all.

"At least you have to give birth to the baby first." Su Hong clenched her hand, "Don't worry, I'll help you!" ”

That afternoon, in Xi Shi's room, she carefully told Xi Shi about the plan she and Fang Wuying had in mind, she told Xi Shi that this plan was a bit dangerous, but it had a chance to escape, and she and Fang Wuying would do their best to save her, no matter what, it was much safer than her staying in the Yue Palace day by day.

"If you stay any longer, I'm worried that Wen Chong will start early." Su Hong said, "As long as you find a way to escape from here, it's easy to say anything about the days to comeβ€”it's just that after that, our husband and wife won't be able to help you." ”

Xi Shi nodded slowly: "I know." I'm lucky to have met you. ”

Su Hong thought for a while, and then asked, "Miss Yiguang, have you thought about what to do after you escape?" ”

Xi Shi raised his eyes blankly and looked at the void: "...... I don't know, maybe go to Taihu Lake. Fucha always said that when he traveled all over the world, he still felt that Taihu Lake was the best place. I think it shouldn't be difficult for me and my children to find a place to stay. ”

Su Hong thought for a moment, and then said: "Soft things, I asked my grandson to find a way to ...... again."

Shih Tzu laughed, and she shook her head: "No. Eat wild fruits, drink dew, and survive. That's how I used to survive. ”

Oh, Fan Li mentioned that she originally came out of the deep mountains and jungles. Su Hong remembered, even so, she really didn't have to worry too much about Xi Shi's ability to make a living.

So the next day, Su Hong told Wen Chong that she had already thought about what to do.

"Sink it into the lake." Su Hong said word by word, "This is the best way." ”

Wide-eyed! He had already prepared Su Hong's plan to be too soft-hearted, and then he would refute it...... But I didn't expect that Su Hong would come up with such a vicious method!

"This ......," he hesitated to glance at Gou Jian next to him.

"In front of the public, the woman who will be loyal to the country will be killed on the spot, and it will inevitably damage the reputation of the monarch if it is spread out." Su Hong said lightly, "I ordered someone to push her into Taihu Lake, quietly turned her off, and then declared to the outside world: The monarch was originally grateful for the Yiguang girl who was dedicated to the country, and remembered that the Wu country had no heirs, so he had been ordering someone to take good care of her, but he didn't expect that the Yiguang girl suddenly had a miscarriage and the mother and son died unexpectedly - in this way, wouldn't it not only solve the root cause of the trouble, but also maintain the reputation of the monarch?" ”

"But ......"

Gou Jian was beside him but said: "This matter is feasible." If the doctor is not at ease, the sergeant who will supervise can be sent by the doctor himself. ”

Having said that, there is really nothing to be picky about the genre. He bowed and saluted: "Yes, the minister respectfully obeys the king's orders." ”

So in those two days, it was rumored in the Yue Palace that the new queen wanted to get rid of Xi Shi, after all, the woman almost became a queen before, which made the new queen deeply uneasy, and because the king actually ordered her to send Xi Shi back, and then ran to talk to the woman secretly, which also made the queen angry, feeling that Xi Shi's beauty was a disaster for the country, and confused King Wu, and now that she is back, she wants to confuse King Yue as before.

On the day of the secret execution, it was an unusually warm August, and the two maids who had been serving Xi Shi were stunned to see the two wolf-like warriors, vigorously pushing the door and breaking into the house, and without saying a word, they tied Xi Shi with a rope and dragged him out.

And Su Hong, as the queen, only watched coldly from the sidelines.

The two maids were so frightened that they didn't dare to say a word. When the samurai had left, they walked to the window and looked out. A car was parked in the courtyard in between, the body was tightly covered with cloth, and the samurai stuffed Shih Tzu into the car, and then drove the wheel, and after a puff of dust and smoke, the carriage disappeared......

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Can't you come back? Yiguang girl. A maid whispered.

"Looks like I can't come back." The other also whispered, and then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers.

When they arrived at the shore of Taihu Lake, the car stopped, and the warriors dragged Xi Shi out of the car and dragged her all the way to the edge of the lake.

Her hair was unkempt and her face was a little blue, she was six or seven months pregnant, and she was pushed by the two warriors, and she fell to the ground, and the thick hemp rope was tied to her hands, and even deep into the skin of her wrists......

Then, Su Hong got out of a car behind, she walked all the way to Xi Shi, and then bent down, as if checking, and carefully examined the rope on Xi Shi's wrist.

"Can't you let go?" She lifted her face suddenly, glancing at the warrior.

The other party was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "You can't let go, queen, please rest assured, unless you cut it with a knife." This knot is something that I can't struggle with. ”

Another samurai listened and grinned quietly.

He didn't expect this woman to be so ruthless, for fear that the person in front of him would not drown.

Then, I saw Su Hong stand up, pat the dust on his hands, and then turn his face.

"Push it down." She said lightly, with her back to the lake, there was no expression on the pretty face of the new queen.

The two samurai got the order, hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Xi Shi, and pushed her into the lake, "poof", Xi Shi fell into the lake!

At first, you can still see the waves that Xi Shi struggled to pull on the surface of the lake, but after a while, the waves disappeared and the lake was calm again.

"Go back to the palace." Su Hong said lightly.

The two warriors did not dare to look any further, and hurriedly turned around and ran to the front of the car.

Even if this mission is completed, the two of them are inexplicably relieved, so that they can report to Dr. Wen Chong smoothly.

The dim slanting sun reflected Su Hong's silent face, and the faint light reflected into her deep eyes. No one knows what she's thinking.

As soon as the carriage and horses arrived outside the Yue Palace, Su Hong got out of the car and saw Fan Li dressed up, leading a horse and coming out of the palace.

"Oh, the queen is back." Fan Li smiled and took the horse.

Seeing him like this, Su Hong couldn't help but be surprised, she hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Doctor Fan, where are you going?" ”

"Queen Qiyu, the lower officials are going back."

"Go back? Dr. Fan, where are you going back? ”

"The lower official has resigned, so he is no longer a doctor." Fan Li smiled and said, "The king has granted my plea to leave. ”

Su Hong's heart moved!

Fan Li is finally leaving, he left the two famous sentences of "flying birds, good bows, cunning rabbits, lackeys cooking", farewell to the king of Yue alone, left the country of Yue, this is a well-known story in history.

Thinking of this, Su Hong couldn't help but sigh silently.

"So, Dr. Fan, where do you want to go?" She asked softly, "What are you going to do next?" ”

"Hmm, what's this......" Fan Li stroked his beard and smiled, "I'm going to go to Taihu Lake to find someone." ”

"Looking for whom?"

"Just look for the person you pushed down the lake today, madam."

Su Hong couldn't help but be shocked!

"I'm going to go to her, as best I can." Fan Li said, "Look slowly, you can always find it." ”

"But......" Su Hong approached him so that no one next to her could hear her, and she tried her best to force her voice out of her throat, "Where are you going to find it?" It's so big on the shore of Taihu Lake...... She may not want to see anyone again. ”

"Oops, it's not interesting for me to stay anyway, and I've made enough money here." Fan Li smiled again, "All aspects of the door dredging have also been done, and there is no need to worry about the days to come." ”

Su Hong barely suppressed her surprise before she smiled hard: "That'...... Found her, Dr. Fan, what are you going to do? ”

"Needless to say? Of course, they live together. He grinned, and the expression seemed to say something natural, "What else can a man and a woman do together?" ”

Su Hong is going to be dizzy!

"But what are you going to do...... Where are you going to find her? She continued.

"Well." Fan Li looked up at the sky, "I don't know." ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

"It's probably on the shore of Taihu Lake, so it should be fine." Fan Li thought for a while, and then said, "It's a big deal, buy it piece by piece, anyway, it's easy for me to make money." Buy all the land into my hands, so she can't escape anywhere! ”

Su Hong smiled bitterly, she sighed, and no longer meant to dissuade: "But Doctor Fan, she has a child, and her face is ruined...... Is such a woman worth the trouble of looking for her all over the world? ”

Fan Li glanced at Su Hong: "I don't care about those." When I saw her ten years ago, I didn't care about anything. ”

Now, she really didn't say anything!

"Speaking of which, I still have to thank Madame." Fan Li said, and actually made a deep bow to Su Hong.

This confused Su Hong, and she hurriedly returned the salute: "Where, obviously I should say thank you, I haven't thanked you for saving my grandson......

"Where, that's what I should do, because madam, you also saved a life!"

"Help?"

"You saved my future wife's life!" He grinned and said, "How can I not be thankful in that case?" ”

Fan Li, this cheeky one! Su Hong didn't expect this guy to be ashamed of this!

"I should have been grateful to my wife, but for now, I'm going to hurry to my wife. Let's say goodbye and meet again one day. ”

Then, the guy led the horse, and Shi Shiran walked away.

This, I really thought I was sure I could get the light! Su Hong was angry and funny, but at the moment, this was not the focus of her concern.

Thinking about these things in a daze, Su Hong walked into the courtyard. Before she could reach the eaves of the porch, she felt her arm shake slightly, and a light flashed!

Su Hong was ecstatic!

She hurried into the room, and ordered the guards to stand guard outside the door, and no one was allowed to enter.

Closing the door and making sure that no one was eavesdropping, Su Hong turned on the communicator.

"Su Hong?" It was Fang Wuying's voice.

"It's me! What do you think? ”

"It's okay." Fang Wuying's voice sounded a little panting, "The person was rescued, poured a few mouthfuls of water, and spit it out, but it was a little cold on the body." ”

"Thank goodness!" Su Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, it should be fine, I tested the pulse and did a basic check, and her body is not in danger." Fang Wuying said and said with a smile, "Do you want to talk to her?" ”

Then, Su Hong heard Xi Shi's hoarse voice over there: "Miss Su? ”

Su Hong smiled and sighed, "Thank God you're fine." Just now I was thinking, I'm afraid that my knife didn't cut deep enough, and the rope was too thick for you to break away. ”

"Well, when I first got into the water, I didn't break it for a while." Shih Tzu whispered, "Then it was disconnected." I only soaked in the water for a while. ”

"That's good." After Su Hong finished speaking, she suddenly laughed again, "By the way, that guy Fan Li has resigned." ”

"Huh?"

"Well, he said that he was going to look for you on the shore of Taihu Lake, and he wouldn't stop until he found it. Miss Yiguang, you have to be careful with this. ”

She heard Shih Tzu let out a wry laugh.

"Okay, Su Hong, don't let her say too much for the time being." Fang Wuying said, "She has just come ashore, and her body is still very weak. ”

"Okay." Su Hong said, "I'm no longer a problem here, Chong'er, how long do you need it?" ”

"About half an hour."

"Well, I'll send a message to Lei Jun first." Su Hong said, "I'll clean up here first, and we'll go back together when the time comes." ”

"Okay."

Turning off the communicator, Fang Wuying raised his head, only to find that Xi Shi was looking at herself in a daze, and a very strange expression appeared on her face!

It was a strange look of astonishment, shock, and awakening from a big dream!

Fang Wuying was taken aback!

"What's wrong?" He hurriedly asked, "Miss Yiguang, what's wrong with you?" ”

Asked by him, Xi Shi shook his body slightly, and slowly lowered his head: "...... No, I ...... It's nothing, it's just that I heard you talk ...... just now."

Fang Wuying was stunned, and then remembered that he had communicated with Su Hong just now, and the last few sentences were Xianbei language.

Xi Shi, who probably only understands Mandarin, has never heard of that language, so he was a little surprised.

He smiled: "Oh, that's my hometown dialect, and few people know it." ”

He didn't finish his words, but he saw big tears sliding down Xi Shi's cheeks covered with knife marks, and she was crying silently!

"Yiguang girl......" Fang Wuying was a little at a loss.

Xi Shi sobbed, wiped his wet face with the back of his hand, and tried to squeeze out a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just...... Just thinking of my mom and dad. ”

Fang Wuying was silent for a few seconds, and finally said, "Otherwise, you can go back with us." ”

"Go back?"

"Go back to where you came from." Fang Wuying said, "After you go back, you will slowly find your parents." I can help you with that......"

Xi Shi looked at him in a daze, and after a while, she suddenly asked softly: "Listen to Miss Su, you also have a daughter, right?" ”

Fang Wuying "uh" for a moment before smiling: "Yes, it's not even three years old, and it's not a little younger." ”

"It turns out that she is not yet three years ......old," Xi Shi's expression was stunned, and she seemed to have fallen into some kind of dream again.

"Miss Yiguang?"

So, Fang Wuying saw her and shook her head slightly: "No, I'll stay here." ”

"But ......"

"That's where I'm supposed to be." She said and smiled again.

At that time, they hid in a deep reed bush on the shore of Taihu Lake. This is a safe place that Fang Wuying should find, it is inaccessible to fishermen, and the land is relatively dry, so no one can find out about it.

He even lit a bonfire to keep warm.

At this time, the clothes on Xi Shi's body had been almost roasted by the fire, and the hair that had been dripping had become semi-dry and wet, although her scattered hairline was still mixed with fine aquatic weed leaves, but the whole person looked much better than when she was just fished out.

Fang Wuying took out the clothes wrapped in modern waterproof materials from his arms, as well as some food, which he handed to Xi Shi.

"It was a clean change of clothes and some food. It's all high-fat and high-calorie food, and it's okay to take it for three to five days. Fang Wuying said again, "There's still a little money here......

Xi Shi silently put these away, and she whispered, "Thank you." ”

Looking at her haggard face, Fang Wuying felt a little unbearable, and he asked softly, "Next, what are you going to do?" ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Find a place to stay first. She whispered, "Fortunately, I'm familiar with this area, and I ...... before My husband and I have been here before. ”

Fang Wuying nodded: "That's good." On your own, be careful. ”

Then, he watched Shih Tzu wipe away his tears, put his things away, and stood up.

"Are you leaving?" He asked.

Xi Shi nodded: "Take advantage of the fact that it is not dark, go to the forest and hide first." ”

Fang Wuying hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay." ”

Xi Shi suddenly stopped and looked at him: "Are you going back too?" ”

"Uh, yes."

"So...... So, Mrs. Fang is going back soon, right? Shih Tzu asked again.

Fang Wuying was stunned, he thought, how did Xi Shi know his surname Fang? Probably Su Hong told her.

"Well, it's almost time, we all have to go back."

Who knows, after he finished speaking, he saw Xi Shi bow deeply to him!

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Thank you for saving your life. She trembled, "If not...... If it weren't for you and my wife, I would have died. ”

Fang Wuying sighed: "No thanks, you are in danger, whoever sees it will stretch out their hand." ”

After taking another deep look at him, Xi Shi turned around and left.

Before she could take two steps, Fang Wuying suddenly called out to her: "...... Yiguang girl. ”

Shih Tzu stopped and turned to look at him.

"Uh......" Fang Wuying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then do you still have to look for your parents in the future?" ”

Xi Shi was stunned for a moment and slowly shook his head.

"Gave up?" Fang Wuying asked again.

"I'm not going to look for them." Xi Shi shook his head, "You can't hold their clothes all the time and not let go, even if you hold them in your head, it won't work." ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

"Next...... Then it's up to me to live my life. ”

She said with a smile on her face as tears in her eyes.

Seeing Xi Shi go away, Fang Wuying sighed silently, he didn't know why, he was a little stunned.

On the shore of the lake at the end of summer, in the twilight, he stood alone by the reeds, and did not withdraw his gaze until the figure of Xi Shi was no longer visible.

The communicator was vibrating, he turned it on, and Lei Jun's voice came from the other side: "Captain Fang? Can I recycle it? ”

"Yes, it's okay."

After Fang Wuying finished speaking, he glanced around again, in the light blue twilight air, in the distance, he saw a lone bird flying over from the quiet surface of Taihu Lake, and the figure brought up a trace of water, and then, the cyan bird flew quickly past the blood-red sunset and disappeared into the clouds in an instant.

Fang Wuying suddenly felt that he would always remember this glimpse in front of him.

…… The white mist gradually dissipated, and the general outline of the glass of the conversion room slowly appeared in front of him, Fang Wuying opened his eyes, only to realize that Su Hong was also beside him.

The glass door opened, and waiting outside were Lei Jun, Xiao Wu and Xiao Wei, as well as Yu Kai.

As soon as they saw the couple come out, they were all relieved!

"Captain, you're finally back." Yu Kai said, "The deputy said that if we don't come back, we have to save people." ”

"Okay, now I'm relieved." Lei Jun smiled, "I want you to stay in Spring and Autumn as a friendship ambassador." ”

Fang Wuying smiled bitterly.

Seeing that it was fine, colleagues came out of the conversion room one after another, and in front of the changing closet, Fang Wuying and Su Hong were left.

"This trip is really amazing." Su Hong suddenly whispered, "I'm afraid this is my most peculiar crossing experience." ”

Fang Wuying also felt the same way.

At that time, it was the time to get off work, and outside the window was the sound of bustling cars, people, and bicycle bells......

On the other end, Fang Wuying could hear the typing sound in the office, the sound of the fax machine rattling to deliver paper, and occasionally the sound of "Zheng", which seemed to be stuck, Xiao Wei was asking for the fax number, Xiao Wu and Lei Jun were discussing the schedule for next week, and Yu Kai was talking to Li Jianguo on the phone loudly, reporting that their captain had returned safely.

Everything is so ordinary, like every moment in life.

However, at this moment, Fang Wuying suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart: he couldn't tell for a moment which side was realβ€”was it the Spring and Autumn Period when life was flying, full of blood and fire, or the moment when he was busy and plain like water?

…… Perhaps, his Zhuang Zhou butterfly dream has just begun at this moment.

"Let's go, let's go and change your clothes." Su Hong whispered.

Fang Wuying sighed quietly and held Su Hong's outstretched hand.

(End of text)

Regarding Fang Wuying and Su Hong's performance in the matter of Xi Shi, I prefer Liang Yi's comment on Queen Dugu: Don't be demanding of human nature.

Dear readers, this is the end of the text, about the next life stories of this group of people, please pay attention to the next two extras: "Xin Ran" and "Murong Xuan"