Shen Ruoyu walked slowly home in the quiet and dark alley. He knew that Qiu'er must still be waiting for him to come home. He still has three nights before he can completely get out of it all and hide on the battlefield. How should he spend these three nights? After all, he couldn't escape to go home and face his wife and tell her all the facts.

As he walked, he suddenly stopped. A dark figure jumped from the roof of a roadside house, blocking his path.

Of course, there is also this person, I am afraid that even if he goes to the battlefield, he will not let him go. He will keep pestering him until death, just like Yang Miqing's unjust soul.

Shen Ruoyu looked at Zhou Xiang motionlessly and said nothing.

Zhou Xiang drew his sword, and the tip of the sword pointed at him.

"You killed Qing'er," he said, "why are you so cruel?" I want you to pay for your life. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I'm dead, and it is a great thing that she can come back to life." ”

"Stop talking nonsense," Zhou Xiang said coldly, "I'm here today, just for Sister Qing'er, for the patriarch, for the entire Zhenshui Village, to seek justice!" ”

"And for your own sake, right;" Shen Ruoyu said softly, "You desperately turned your face with He Yu, abandoned your own reputation, and ran out to find me, do you regret it now?" ”

Zhou Xiang couldn't help but shout: "I'll kill you first!" ”

He slashed with a sword like lightning; Shen Ruoyu looked at it indifferently, without moving. Zhou Xiang's sword blade attacked his chest, but he didn't encounter the slightest obstacle, let alone the slightest obstacle, he was shocked, he suddenly retracted his hand, and the tip of the sword stopped on Shen Ruoxiao's chest, and he didn't move again.

Shen Ruoyu said lightly: "Big brother, you still haven't changed at all, your heart is always so straight and soft." ”

The sword in Zhou Xiang's hand still stayed there, and he said indignantly: "There are few people in this world who are as hard-hearted as you, and after ravaging their own sister, they even want to kill her. Do you still have a little bit of humanity? ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at Zhou Xiang quietly; There was no light in his dark eyes, not a single one, darker than the night sky, and there was not the slightest sign of emotion and life, as if there was nothing.

"Ravage?" he asked. That's the word you use? ”

Zhou Xiang said: "I'm kind to you." ”

Shen Ruoyu said in a low voice: "It's up to you." I didn't kill her, though. She was suicidal. I also found out later, I didn't think about it at all. ”

"Lies! Shameless lies! Zhou Xiang roared angrily, "Do you think I don't know what kind of people you are?" Of course, you didn't kill her personally, but you strangled her heart, you stripped her soul to the core, and watched her cry and tremble naked in front of you, and you could still indifferently cut this fragile soul to death. You didn't kill her? Your ruthlessness and ruthlessness are more cruel than the sword, you watch the woman you once played with break your heart in front of you, kill yourself by slitting your wrists in front of you, drain all the tears and blood of her life for you - you are indifferent, you turn and go. You have been in Zhenshuizhai for so many years, and your surname is Shen for so many years! You haven't learned Second Uncle Shen's chivalrous courage and iron bones, and you have no teachers for his cruelty and ruthlessness and his world-famous flower destroyers. Did you become too big, too thorough, or did I just missee you earlier? You're still not my fourth brother? ”

"I've never been." Shen Ruoyu said expressionlessly, "You either kill me or leave, don't get in my way, I still have something." ”

"Something? Go to Flower Street and Willow Lane to continue to be merry, right? Zhou Xiangqiu asked.

Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but say softly: "Big brother, you have never really cared about Qing'er, and you don't understand her at all - I have come to this point, and I have finally figured it out." Everything is understood. I don't want to waste my words with you anymore, I've talked too much in front of Qing'er, and I've said enough. Qing'er is just an excuse for you, an excuse for all of you. If you really care about her, you should persuade her to forget about me, instead of helping her tie her life. In the end, you're just using her pain to destroy me. But you didn't expect me to be like my dad, more tenacious than shit, right? But Qing'er can't stand your toss like this. If you don't feel guilty about her, then you are not much more shameless than me and my father. ”

"What did you say?" Zhou Xiang said angrily: "It's your own dirty heart that will make others as dirty!" If you are a thief, you will say that I am not. Fourth brother, you still keep saying that you are for your wife, in that case, what are you doing in Yuchun Tower? I've heard you're a regular there. Didn't you just come out there? Didn't you secretly stalk that Oiran, covet her beauty, and talk shamelessly to others? I feel so sick. ”

In Shen Ruoyu's desperation, the rogue face that he had learned when he was wandering the streets before was now used with ease like a life-saving magic weapon, and he said lightly and obscenely:

"In that case, then why do you call me the fourth brother? Exactly,I'm going to the Yuchun Building.,Although the number of times I went before and after was not much.,But I've been on all the girls.,Except for the old bustard mother I'm not interested.,It's just the top card.,I can succeed in three days.,I know she's still an unbroken melon.,So I must be the first to sleep with her.,Don't think about ruining my good deeds.。 As for you, you and I have never known each other anyway, just two strangers, and your martial arts are so bad, what face do you have to meddle with my affairs? ”

Before the words fell, he had already crossed the circumference and strode forward. Zhou Xiang was already furious, but at this moment, he was even more furious, and the flying sword was slashed up. Shen Ruoyu didn't turn his head, just a little side of his shoulder, the autumn wind flung back quickly, the sword was not unsheathed, as if he just flicked his sleeves, a strong cold wind swept the ground, and immediately hit Zhou Xiang's sword blade, pushing his whole person back a few steps, stumbling, and almost falling.

Shen Ruoyu continued to walk without looking back, but coldly threw down a sentence:

"I've got business to do, I'm not as idle as you cottagers who are away from the world. If you want to avenge Qing'er, I will give you a chance sooner or later, so why should you be in a hurry. ”

With that, he jumped onto the roof of the house on the side of the road, then changed direction, jumped a few steps, and disappeared.

Zhou Xiang was resentful, panting and watching him leave, but he was helpless. He looked at the sword in his hand, which was bent.

When Shen Ruoyu returned home, the night was already very deep. The lights were on in the house. Nangong Qiu had woken up, dressed neatly, and was sitting at the table in a daze.

Shen Ruoyu walked in lightly and put the autumn breeze on the table. When Nangong Qiu saw the long sword, he raised his head to look at him, his face turned red first, and asked cautiously:

"Why did you come back, two days and two nights?"

Shen Ruoyu stood in front of her, not daring to sit.

Seeing that he was silent, Nangong Qiu said, "You just came back from Yuchun Tower, right?" Have you gone to meet that beautiful woman? ”

"Qiu'er! ......" Shen Ruoyu was stunned, and stammered: "I...... No, I just ...... That's right, I just came back from the Imperial Spring Tower, but I didn't ...... I did see her, but I wasn't there to see her......"

Nangong Qiu looked at him, and he saw bright tears rolling in those eyes. He asked angrily:

"Qiu'er, who told you? It can't be your own guess. Tell me, who came here to tell you about this? ”

Tears were streaming down her cheeks. Nangong Qiu asked sadly:

"You're so serious, you're angry, it seems that there's nothing wrong with this, and you really like that beauty."

"Nonsense! You little stupid, if I like that kind of woman, I might as well ask someone to draw a picture and hang it at the head of the bed every day. She's a big beauty, but what's the point of me asking for a painting? ”

Nangong Qiu said: "Ruoxiao, who are you?" Why do I think I don't know you at all, as if I can't see you clearly, I can't touch you, you are just a hazy perfect shadow, but the real appearance of the shadow seems to be very terrifying. Why did you kill your sister? ”

Shen Ruoyu immediately understood: "My clan brother has been here?" He told you. When did he come? ”

Nangong Qiu said: "I don't know, I don't remember, maybe just now, maybe it was a long, long time ago, my feeling can't be said to come sooner or later, I don't remember." I only remember that he said that you killed your sister, once you told me that you loved her, I think I should believe that you are not that kind of person, but your eldest brother looked so sincere, he said that he was not lying to me, he said that your sister is dead, you must not get back together, it makes no sense for him to lie to me, he just wants me to see you clearly. How can I see you? Didn't I see you clearly, I didn't see it clearly. As a result, as soon as you came back, you personally admitted your eldest brother's words, saying that you went to the Yuchun Tower and met the great beauty. If there are few...... You tell me what your sister is all about, you tell me what I should believe......"

She cried heartbrokenly, and she couldn't say anything.

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment. He was a little strange, at this moment, he thought he should be conflicted, and struggling, and he would hesitate to tell her everything. But now, there was a dead silence in his heart, there was nothing, neither negation, nor affirmation, no thoughts, he just felt as if he were dead, like a stone statue, and felt nothing.

At last he opened his mouth and said calmly:

"Qiu'er, when the matter comes to this, I will tell you 1510, as for believing it or not, you have your own judgment, and you have the right to judge for yourself."

He told her in detail and completeness what had happened the night before.

"Qiu'er, that's the way it is; From the beginning to the end, I didn't even have the idea of killing her. But she did die because of me, or, rather, I forced her to die. Autumn Wind has her blood on its blade, that's the truth. If, you think, the essence of this is that I killed her, I think you should be right. ”

Nangong Qiu suddenly fell from the chair and fell to the ground. Shen Ruoyu was startled and picked her up in a panic, but saw her crying:

"It's not just your fault, it's my fault, I killed her too......"

Shen Ruoxiao's heart is like a knife. He sat down, hugged her tightly, pressed against her cheek, and said:

"I don't blame you, this matter has nothing to do with you, it is all my sin, everything is caused by me, and all the sins will be borne by me alone. You are not at fault, my dear, don't blame yourself, you should blame me, and you should hate me. ”

Nangong Qiu said: "I won't, I have lost all other emotions in front of you except love." It's the fault of both of us. Originally, I pestered you to marry me from the beginning, and you have always been obsessed with your sister, and I remember it very clearly. It's all my fault, I'm a sinner and I deserve God's punishment......"

Shen Ruoyu stared at her eyes, not leaving for a moment, only feeling very bitter in her heart. He said softly:

"Qiu'er, God actually loves you more than me, I am not a qualified husband. Did you know that I'm leaving you and leaving home soon? ”

Nangong Qiu looked at him confused and worried.

He said: "Qiu'er, I have accepted the appointment of the superintendent, and in three days, I will leave the Beijing Division, go to Texas to join the army, and go to the battlefield to fight with the King of Yan." ”

Nangong Qiu looked at him stunned: "Really? ”

He nodded.

Nangong Qiu was stunned, and then began to shake his head, shaking his head desperately, like an anxious rattle, shaking his head frantically.

"No, no—" she grabbed him, shaking desperately, "No, no...... Don't go ...... Why...... We're going to see the emperor tomorrow, and we're telling him not to go......"

Shen Ruoyu hugged her tightly: "Silly girl, you can't blame the emperor for this, I took the initiative to apply to Banzai, and he approved it." This is my will, I want to go to war, I want to go to war. Do you understand? ”

"I don't understand," Nangong Qiu buried his head in his arms and cried bitterly: "Obviously, you said last night that as long as I don't let you go, you won't go; Why did you apply again, why did you lie to me, why did you have to go? ”

"I didn't lie to you, Qiu'er, when did I lie to you? Last night, I sincerely promised you that you didn't want to go, but at that time, my eldest brother hadn't shown up, and my sister hadn't shown up, so I didn't expect anything to happen. Qiu'er, I once swore to my sister, promised, I will marry her, I will love her for the rest of my life, and guard her until the earth is desolate, when I promised, every word was sincere, but what now? There are so many things that happen in between. I didn't lie to her, and I didn't lie to you; But my mind changed. ”

"Why did your mind change? What does the death of your sister have to do with your going to war? ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment, and said softly: "I killed a person who used to be my favorite person. But this is neither the beginning nor the end. Before that, I had killed many of my dearest people. The sins of my life are seared on my brow, innate, and I cannot get rid of them; If I don't take immediate steps to stop myself, this will continue. But now, the dearest person I have left is clearly only you, Qiu'er. I can't afford to lose you again. So, I have to leave, I have to stay away from you. At the same time, I want to do as much as I can, do something good enough to make up for my sins, and the best option for me is to go to war. ”

Nangong Qiu said: "Ruo Xiao, does that mean that it is very likely that one day in the future, you will treat me like your sister, and you will no longer love me?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was secretly frightened. He smiled wryly:

"Qiu'er, I can't answer this question. Now, I don't have any confidence or courage at all. I don't know how to answer. I don't have the confidence to hold my future, let alone yours. Therefore, there is no courage and guts to promise you anything. I've become a complete escapist coward. All I can say is that I hope that our current situation can be eternal, even if there is a day of separation, I would rather you find out that you don't love me anymore, and you leave me than I change my mind. I would like to be the one who bears the heartbreak. ”

"If that's the case, will you die for me, like your sister?"

Shen Ruoyu hesitated for a long time.

"I ...... I won't ......," he finally replied honestly, "Qiu'er, if that's the case, I won't seek death, after all, I once told you that I still have what I want to do, my ideals, it's above everything, and I still have this sustenance." But if it were you, no matter how important I was in your heart, no matter whether you had other sustenance, I beg you, you should not be like my sister, you must not be like her. ”

Nangong Qiu said lightly: "Ruoxiao, you said that you would not seek death - but for the sake of your clan sister, now that you choose to go to the battlefield, what is the difference between this and seeking death?" ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed silently and said softly:

"Qiu'er, dear, don't be too pessimistic. Going to war is a good thing for me now, and you shouldn't treat it as bad news. I am a prison army, not an ordinary soldier, not a general, I don't have to charge, the possibility of death or even injury is much less than that of others, it can almost be said that as long as the Son of Heaven is still the Son of Heaven, this possibility does not exist. You don't have to worry about it at all. Half of the reason I went to war was to find my way; I'm so lost now, I'm completely overwhelmed by my sister's death, and I don't know what I'm going to do next. I had to find the answer. You have to believe that when I think of you in my heart, I will look forward to going home and reuniting with you, and I will spare my life; For you, I will be safe and triumphant, as long as you keep waiting for me at home. ”

Nangong Qiu said bitterly: "Of course I'm waiting for you, just like every day, I have to wait for you until the evening, these two days are later than the night." I just thought, this time, the day is very long, the night is also very long, and in the middle of the night, I am already gray-haired......"