Leaving Gubeikou, Li Congjing went to Furong Town.

Ding Hei was seriously injured and fell into a coma because of the three swords of the sword, Li Congjing left him in Furong Town to recuperate, this time leaving Danzhou, he wanted to see how Ding Hei's injury was, if the situation was good, he planned to take him away.

This time with Yelu Deguang, Furong Town General Ma Huaiyuan made a lot of contributions, and it was not said that he was not instigated by Zhao Tianhe to defect to the Khitan, but secretly reported the matter to Li Congjing, so that he could strangle Wang Houde and Zhao Tianhe in advance in the cradle, that is, he led three hundred horsemen as a reference to help Li Congjing gain a military advantage against Yelu Deguang, and Ma Xiaodao and his subordinates helped Li Congjing intercept Yelu Deguang in the deep forest, and the credit was big enough.

After this battle, Li Congjing not only saw Ma Huaiyuan's heart, but also saw his ability, he has this great achievement, Li Congjing has no reason not to reuse him. Compared with taking Ding Hei and discussing military affairs with Ma Huaiyuan is a big deal, Li Congjing first had an in-depth conversation with Ma Huaiyuan in the town governance, which naturally inevitably further tested Ma Huaiyuan's talent.

After a night of deep talk, when the Buddha dawned, Li Congjing also had a plan in his heart, and he said to Ma Huaiyuan: "In the past, you had feats, but you were not reused for various reasons. Danzhou is a border land, and Jizhou, Pingzhou for the Lulong barrier, but also the Tang Dynasty barrier, more Gubeikou natural risk, can be described as a heavy responsibility, now Wang Houde as a cocoon self-restraint, want to betray the ancestors to take refuge in the Khitan, but the reason is clear, the death of the clan is its deserved end. Wang Houde died, but Danzhou can not be left without one for a day, this marshal wants to make you the defense envoy of Danzhou, guard the whole territory of Danzhou, and take charge of the border army of Danzhou, what do you want? ”

The assassin has military and political power, and the defense envoy only holds military power, which is the difference between the two.

Even if Ma Huaiyuan has made great contributions, Furong Town is not what it used to be, and the number of town troops has reached 1,000 people, but from a small town general to a state defense envoy, this step is still too big, and Li Congjing's move can be described as an exceptional promotion.

Ma Huaiyuan looked excited, but he was not a hypocritical person, he would not be pretentious and flattering, otherwise he would not have had military merits before but only for a general, and something like that happened, Li Congjing handed over the burden of defending Danzhou to him, he felt extremely honored, but he did not mean to excuse himself, stood up and saluted, and said in a rough voice: "Thank you for the promotion of the military marshal, if Ma Huaiyuan is in Danzhou for a day, he will not let the Khitan barbarians enter the country, otherwise he is willing to raise his head to see!" ”

Li Congjing motioned for Ma Huaiyuan to sit down, and did not say words of encouragement, but continued to get to the point, "Ma Xiaodao is also a malleable talent, and his act of abandoning the thief and joining the army has a sense of righteousness, but he still lacks some experience, you have to hone him well, so that he can take charge as soon as possible." ”

Ma Xiaodao is Ma Huaiyuan's cousin, the two have a very good relationship, Ma Huaiyuan is simple-hearted, Ma Xiaodao can abandon the secret and turn to him is also very happy, hearing that Li Congjing not only does not care about his past experience, but has the intention of recognizing cultivation, Ma Huaiyuan is more happy than his own promotion. Li Congjing treated their brothers so kindly, Ma Huaiyuan didn't know what to say, and he didn't know where to put his hand, just smirked.

Li Congjing stood up, Ma Huaiyuan immediately sent him off, and when he arrived at the door, Li Congjing stopped and said: "I came here last year, and I had a word of gift when I was leaving, do you remember?" ”

Of course, Ma Huaiyuan remembered, he said eagerly: "The former military marshal has just returned from the Khitan, and I envy the military marshal who led the troops to attack the grassland and defeated Yelu Deguang twice. The commander said, 'No, wait for this'! ”

Li Congjing nodded, "Farewell today, this marshal still gives this word, I hope you can remember the mission of the border army, remember what we are fighting for!" ”

Ma Huaiyuan's expression was solemn, "The last general, swear not to forget!" ”

When he went to the courtyard where Ding Hei was recuperating, there were still more than a dozen steps away from the courtyard gate, and Li Congjing saw Ding Hei.

Ding Hei stood on the eaves, looking into the vast distance, his figure fluttering, and a little lonely. The six knives that he never left his body were not on his body at this time, and his hands were empty, which made people look a little unaccustomed. He stared straight ahead motionless, not knowing what was going on his mind.

Li Congjing asked the fifth girl and the guards who were with him to stop, and he walked to the courtyard by himself, jumped onto the roof, and came to Ding Hei's side.

Ding Hei, who used to be extremely alert, even if he didn't use his eyes to see, could be detected by outsiders within ten steps of approaching, at this time, it wasn't until Li Congjing landed beside him that he turned around and turned to look at Li Congjing. In his eyes that have been full of vicissitudes, they are as complex as intertwined vines at this time, and he can't figure out his head.

Li Congjing waved his hand to stop Ding Hei's action of wanting to see the salute, sat down on the eaves, and motioned for Ding Hei to sit too.

The sky will be dark, the morning star will be visible in the distance, and the night will be scattered all around, like a mist and a thick sorrow.

"How about the three swords?" Li Congjing knew that although Ding Hei didn't talk much on weekdays, he had always been quite proud of his martial arts, but this time he was defeated by the three swords of the sword, and he had no power to fight back, and Li Congjing, who was guarded by him, had a strength similar to that of the sword, which could not but be a blow to him - the person he wanted to protect was stronger than him, what else did he have to do? Ding Hei's loneliness and sadness Li Congjing naturally knew about it, and he didn't plan to hide anything, so he asked this sentence bluntly.

Ding Hei showed a wry smile, "The three swords of the sword, no matter whether they are earth-shattering or not, but the defeat of Ding Hei is like an antworm's ear, and Ding Hei has nothing to say." ”

Li Congjing's heart sank slightly, Ding Hei's words were no longer half confident, and he was quite self-defeating, which made people feel worried about him, he looked at Ding Hei, but when he saw this swordsman who had experienced ups and downs, his eyes were blank at this time, like a clairvoyant who had suddenly lost his sight.

Shaking his head, Li Congjing said: "The three swords of the sword are certainly better than your three swords, but the part that is higher than it is three points at most, not more." ”

"Three points?" Ding Hei looked at Li Congjing in surprise, his eyes full of suspicion. If it weren't for the mouth of Li Congjing, whose strength was "far higher" than him and who never spoke falsely, Ding Hei probably wouldn't even have the interest to doubt it.

Li Congjing nodded, he really didn't lie to Ding Hei, "Have you thought about it deeply, the reason why Jianzi can defeat you with three swords is because of the strength of Qi itself, but more importantly, it is its ability to nourish Qi and build momentum." ”

"Nourish your energy, build up momentum?" Ding Hei muttered these two words again.

Li Congjing nodded and said: "With the understanding of me with the sword, I won't know that if you want to kill me, you need to defeat you first." He has been waiting for a long time in the Huya Pass, and his sword is not out of the sheath, and he will move like thunder, because if he can't defeat you with three swords and get into a fight with you, he may fall into the joint attack of you and me and be killed. ”

Ding Hei's eyes gradually brightened.

Li Congjing stood up, "People are inherently angry, Mencius said, 'Raise Haoran righteousness', this qi is a success, not afraid of hardships and dangers, not avoiding evil spirits, although thousands of troops and horses have gone to me; The sword is a thunderous blow, and it has been gaining momentum for a long time, and because it has the heart to kill me, it can be majestic. You deal with it suddenly, you are frustrated before the sword is successful, and the momentum is cut off before it rises, how can you not be defeated by its three swords? ”

This is very easy to understand, when people exert force, it is often accompanied by loud drinking, and the sound has a way of ventilation force, if half of the voice is stuck in the airway, the strength must be greatly reduced.

It's not that Ding Hei can't think of these truths, it's just that he preconceived that the sword was too strong, and he was too weak, lost his mental strength, and had been tormented by frustration and shadows for several days, and couldn't figure it out.

After being reminded by Li Congjing, Ding Hei gradually figured it out. When he looked at Li Congjing again, Ding Hei's eyes burned with fierce fighting intent.

Li Congjing naturally knew what Ding Hei had in mind, he waved his hand again and again, and retreated: "I just fought with Jianzi for life and death, my injury is not light, and I haven't recovered yet, I can't fight with you at this time, you want to fight, find Jianzi." If you do kill him, I will have one less great enemy. ”

Ding Hei was amused by Li Congjing's appearance and smiled.

After laughing, there was still a lingering gloom in Ding's black eyes, he sat down again, was silent for a moment, and said, "Even so, the sword of the sword is still stronger than the knife in my hand." ”

Li Congjing also fell silent, this is a fact.

Ding Hei suddenly smiled and said in a relaxed and heavy tone: "In my life, at first, I was obsessed with fame, I left my hometown as a young man, fought everywhere, and only returned three times in ten years; In the end, I finally realized that fame is precious, but the most precious places in the world are still beautiful people who rely on the railing and look forward to my return day and night, but unfortunately I understood it too late; After Xiaoqing's death, I was discouraged, I wanted to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and the reason why I followed the military marshal for the rest of my life was to thank the military marshal for his kindness and admire the military marshal...... I thought that in my life, there was nothing to be missed. Until the sword appeared, until he broke me three times with three swords and defeated me......"

Ding Hei stood up, his tone becoming heavier, "I finally found out that in fact, what I can't tolerate losing the most is not revenge, ambition, fame, not Siren, but the knife in my hand!" I've been holding a knife for more than ten years, but I've never really looked at my knife with my heart, and all along, I've just used it as a tool, a tool to seek fame, and a tool to avenge Xiaoqing......"

"A thing that has never been looked up to by me, how can I expect him to bring me immortal achievements, a swordsman who has never faced the knife in his hand, how can I expect him to be undefeated, and how can I hope to protect the person he wants to protect with it?"

Li Congjing stood up silently, looked at Ding Hei, and asked solemnly, "You have decided?" ”

Ding Hei looked resolute, "I've decided!" I'm sorry, Marshal! ”

Li Congjing waved his hand and smiled sincerely, "You don't need to apologize to me, everyone has his own way, there are things that he would rather lose his life than lose, everyone must always find what he should pursue, in order to live a solid and peaceful life." You can find the most precious thing in your life, I am happy for you, since you recognize it, do not have any worries, I can't be and won't be your worries! ”

"Xie Junshuai!" Ding Hei leaned down and saluted sincerely.

Li Congjing looked at the sky with his hands in his hand, the darkness was gone, and the dawn came, "Our life is always in constant pursuit, we may miss many times, but we stand up more times, and we will eventually go to our own right path." But there are countless people in this world, until the moment of death, they don't know what they are pursuing in this life, and why they have exhausted their lives, and finally can only die sadly. Ding Hei, the knife, is your way, just as this world is my way, I will not stop my steps for a moment, and you don't have to. ”

Ding Hei and Li Congjing stood side by side, looking at the red sun and thin hair, he muttered: "In this life, people always have to experience something to know what they want in the end." ”

On this day, Ding Hei left Furong Town alone and traveled south on foot.

The six knives he had used before lay quietly on the low couch in the room.

He has no sword in his hand, his sword is in the world.

He's going to find the knife.

Li Congjing was on the city wall of Furong Town, watching Ding Hei with a resolute and determined back, and he would not know at this moment what kind of appearance Ding Hei would look like when he appeared in front of him again, and what kind of surprise it would bring him.