In the Akiuraken, the master and servant get along more and more harmoniously.

Whenever Zhu Qiming is not at home, he only has two things to do, either practicing martial arts or reading, which makes a group of maids feel at ease, and they will not be tossed by the love of their masters.

The inner garden of Akiuraken has become a free stage!

That quiet inner garden, the smoke trees are jagged, the red leaves are brocade, the blue sky is like washing, and there is an autumn stream like practice. Facing the first touch of morning light on the horizon, Zhu Qiming held the sword in his hand, his body swayed, and the dazzling blue light suddenly appeared.

The extraordinary posture, agile figure, and wonderful swordsmanship form a flowing pattern, showing the broad feelings of the warrior, so that the onlookers all hold their breath and stay there without moving, only a pair of drunken eyes flickering in the wind.

"Miss Lu."

"Miss Lu is here!"

There was a commotion in the garden, and all the maids were obviously familiar with Lu Xiyao, and at this moment, they all woke up and walked briskly towards a graceful figure on the other side of the corridor.

Zhu Qiming hurriedly put away his sword, his body was slightly embarrassed when he landed, completely lost his former demeanor, he stumbled a small step under his feet, and there seemed to be a light exclamation on his mouth.

"Sister!"

This strange name caused all the maids to laugh in unison, and the next moment, a faint red cloud appeared on Lu Xiyao's face.

"Sister, I heard that you are good at swordsmanship, why don't you come to Qiupu Xuan to practice swords with me, let's combine our two swords!"

There was an ambiguous smell in the air, and the maids laughed even more presumptuously.

Lu Xiyao was not disappointed and generous, leaving aside the crowd of people, and walked to the stream. "I only practice swords for self-defense, how can I compare to you?"

"We can read together!" Zhu Qiming put his sword into the sheath, and ran to Lu Xiyao's side in three steps and two steps, he didn't know why he always put some overly brainless topics on his lips, "Qiupuxuan has a lot of books. ”

Lu Xiyao's eyes, as in the past, made his heart move. "What have you been reading lately?"

"The Getaway."

Most of the maids avoided the house with interest, and only the full moon was waiting at the end of the corridor.

"'The supreme man has no self, the god has no merit, and the saint has no name', I don't know which type of person do you want to be?"

Of course, it's the most powerful kind of person, do you need to ask? Zhu Qiming blurted out: "To the people! ”

Lu Xiyao looked at Zhu Qiming quietly, and the erratic deep meaning in her eyes flowed with the waves of her eyes, sweeping the latter stunned.

"Zhuangzi said: 'If the husband takes advantage of the righteousness of heaven and earth, and the argument of the six qis, and swims in infinity, he will be treated evilly?' Well, no one has selflessness, how well it is said! You have become a supreme person, you have forgotten both things and me, you have perfected the realm, and when the time comes, you will even forget yourself, who do you remember? ”

"Huh······ It's not ······"

Zhu Qiming scratched his head and shouted in his heart: Zhuangzi misunderstood me!

After a while, the heat in his chest gradually extinguished, and his sanity returned to calm. He stared at the pool of autumn water in front of him, feeling lonely in his heart.

In troubled times, if you want to care about the community, you have to have "no self", but how can people in the world be "selfless"? After the world is stable, I will return to my ego, I wonder if this long wait in front of me will turn into a sad "high hall mirror"?

"Sister, let's go back, it's windy outside."

Zhu Qiming beckoned, but when he saw the figure in the door, Qiu Yue ran quickly with a cloak in his hand.

"His Royal Highness King Yue!"

The shrill call came into the inner garden, instantly tearing apart the silence of the inner garden, and the next moment, Xing'an's figure grabbed in front of Qiuyue.

"His Royal Highness the King of Yue, the Tartar thieves have broken through the Bauhinia Pass and are approaching the capital! The emperor ordered His Royal Highness to go outside the city to take a look at the surrounding situation. ”

Qiu Yue stopped suddenly, and the cloak in her hand almost fell off. The full moon over there was stunned.

Zhu Qiming heard the warning signal, and his heart was like water, but it was only at the moment when he turned his eyes at Lu Xiyao that his heart rippled.

"Sister, you can stay in Qiupu Xuan, or you can return to Wantingju, I will send someone to protect you secretly, you must be careful yourself!"

He hurried back to the inner chamber, put down his sword, picked up his armor and put it on himself.

A group of maids gathered around him, scrambling but not helping.

"Your Highness, you are accompanied by two hundred Jinwu Guard cavalry." Xing'an whispered.

"Horse, bring your Highness's mount quickly!" There was a maid in the hall shouting loudly.

"Wait!" Lu Xiyao took off a jade pendant and kissed it around his neck, "May the Buddha bless you with a safe return." ”

"Hey, hey, hey······"

Zhu Qiming put the jade pendant with Lu Xiyao's body temperature into his clothes, put it close to his chest, then put on his helmet, turned around and entered the main hall.

"Your Highness, Sword!"

He took the sword from the full moon and ran out of Qiupu Xuan, and saw two hundred armored Jinwu guard cavalry waiting in the middle of the road.

Finally, he glanced at Lu Xiyao, and he stepped onto the white horse.

"Drive!"

The sound of thunderous hooves broke the silence in the imperial city, and the galloping cavalry soon left Dong'anmen.

The people in the city seem to have been informed of the warning, at this moment, there are few pedestrians on the street, and the ten-mile-long street is half hidden in the morning fog, but the morning fog cannot hide the closed doors and windows along the street, and the ubiquitous panic in the doors and windows.

The sound of rolling hooves knocked on the hearts of countless living beings, adding a touch of tension to the lonely city, all the way to the west, and finally crossed the deep aisle of Fuchengmen, and gradually swept towards the western suburbs.

Countless fleeing people appeared in the field, and those young and strong men were rushing towards the inner city with their shoulders and their families.

"His Royal Highness King Yue!"

On the north side, there were more than 100 horsemen and horses galloping diagonally on the path, and the first two were Xu Gong and Tang Ji, behind them, followed by the children of Xun Qi, and dozens of guards from Yuefu.

The two sides stationed on their horses, and for a while, the neighing of the war horses rang out.

"See His Royal Highness King Yue."

"Your Highness." Tang Ji rode forward and slowed down a few steps, "The Bauhinia Pass has been lost, and it is rumored that only a small number of the defenders there have fought bloody battles with the Tartar thieves, and the others will be crushed at the touch of a button. ”

"What about Juyong Pass?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qiming realized that he was asking too much. At this time, the enemy situation in the area of Juyong Pass may only be known to the Ministry of War!

"The sky has eyes, let's finally go back to Beijing!"

An abrupt cry sounded on the west side, Zhu Qiming followed the prestige, and saw a group of Ming troops emerging on foot from the forest, running towards the direction of the capital as if no one was around, looking at the hurried and excited looks, obviously feeling very fortunate that he had picked up a small life.

"Shameful deserter!" Someone among the sons of Xun Qi reprimanded.

Zhu Qiming looked over there for a while, and saw that there were about 300 people who came, most of them were dyed red, and many of the seriously injured were carried by people with wooden boards. Looking at this situation, it is clear that they are not deserters, but survivors of the battle.

Those sons and daughters of Xun Qi did not see it that way, they caught a glimpse of the down-and-out appearance of these three hundred or so people, and their eyes were very disdainful, and from time to time there were low reprimands.

Suddenly, I saw an injured person sit up from the wooden plank and stare straight at Zhu Qiming, "Your Highness, I finally see you alive!" Wow······" He grinned and wept.

Zhou Lin? Zhu Qiming finally recognized Zhou Lin's appearance from the bloodstained face, and was immediately taken aback, and when he looked at it, he saw that Zhou Lin had a knife wound on his chest, arm, and leg, which seemed to be extremely badly injured.

was about to say hello to Zhou Lin, but saw him roll his eyes, fall on the wooden board, and faint.

"Phew, rubbish!"

One person opened his mouth, and the other Xun Qi disciples immediately echoed: "Cut, Zhou Lin is a waste!" ”

The two soldiers carrying Zhou Lin had crossed the crowd and walked to a place more than 20 zhang away from Zhu Qiming, and when they heard this, they stopped, and the soldier who was behind turned around, his eyes full of anger.

"Don't insult Zhou Baihu! Zhou Baihu killed five Tartar thieves by himself, and he still refused to stop fighting after several knives in his body, if we hadn't rescued him back, he would have died a long time ago. If it were you, you might have peed your pants and become a thief! ”

What the! One man kills five Tartars? The children of the Xun Qi were so shocked that they almost fell off the horse.