After nightfall, the wind does not stop, the yellow sand is endless, and when you look up, it is dark. √∟Top Novel,www.

The people of Dingbian City have not seen the moon for a long time.

Darkness took over the city after dark, and its shadows were everywhere, and the inky darkness made people feel hopeless.

The dark night, covering the earth, swept away all the qiē here, covering people's eyes, as if there would never be light here again.

During the day, the wind and sand raged for a whole day, and the already sparsely populated streets were even more dead at the moment, and it seemed that after winter, only on the day when the villagers outside the city surrendered, the streets of the whole city became popular, and the hustle and bustle of the past was restored.

After that, the wind and sand became stronger, and the city slowly quieted down, especially after nightfall, there was no half a person, like an empty city.

But in the courtyard of the Gaomen Mansion, in the magnificent house, how many people did not fall asleep, drinking and making noise there, enjoying wine and food, sitting on beautiful women, talking and laughing.

Separated by a wall, it is like two worlds.

Outside the wall, in the distance, on a certain corner street, a lone lamp suddenly lit up, and a dog barked, which was particularly harsh in the silent night.

The dim light tore through the darkness, and like a hand had opened the curtain of the door, a figure approached, and around the corner, the sleeping dog woke up suddenly, arched and whined, facing the comer, as if preparing to attack, and as if warning him not to go any further.

But the footsteps did not stop, and the people continued to walk.

Seeing that the threat was useless, the dog in the darkness bared its teeth sharply, and its body instantly became shorter again, and it was ready to pounce on it to bite the "enemy of the border", but before it could jump up, it heard a childish voice behind it shout with an accent that had not yet woken up: "Kuroko! Come back! ”

As if he was scolded and felt a little aggrieved, Kuroko whined, shook his head and stepped back, coming to the young man who had just spoken.

The young man first hugged the sunspot, stroked it with his hand to comfort him, and wagged his tail with satisfaction, then rubbed his eyes, and looked at the visitor with curiosity and surprise, only to see that under the dim candlelight, an old man was looking at him with blazing eyes, and came slowly.

Seeing that the old man was gradually approaching him, the young man subconsciously hugged Kuroko tightly, and looked at this old man with an extraordinary temperament who suddenly appeared with a little nervousness.

His old face was wrinkled, but his eyes were so bright that even though there was darkness in between, only candlelight could be seen.

The yellow wind was protruding, with a coolness, the candlelight was swaying, and the old man's clothes were dancing and fluttering in the wind.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, my name is Tuoba Hong." The old man protected the lantern with his hand, squatted down in front of the young man, smiled slightly, and slowly spoke.

The boy swallowed his saliva, subconsciously hugged the dog tightly, and moved back uneasily, he had been in this corner for several months, since he had Kuroko as his companion, except for gangs of beggars, no one came to provoke him alone, especially at night, and no one came to disturb him.

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that he had in his arms the steamed buns that he and Kuroko had been reluctant to eat, which were thrown to him by a drunken official a few days ago.

He hurriedly covered his chest with his hands.

Thinking of this official master, a trace of expectation suddenly flashed on the young man's face, expecting that he would be able to see him again and let him reward him with a little more food, even if it was kicked and beaten by him again, and he was led by the official master and climbed to his mansion.

But for a few days, the official master did not appear, I am afraid that I will never see him again, his eyes instantly dimmed, and he clenched the steamed bun that had long been dry in his arms.

Tuoba Hong squinted at the young man, and in the candlelight, his calm face looked a little dazed.

Seeing that the young man looked timid and didn't speak for a long time, Tuoba Hong's eyes flashed, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "What's your name?" ”

The old man in front of the young man was kind and well-dressed, unlike the beggars who snatched food from him on weekdays, so he was relieved and replied softly: "They all call me a dog." ”

"Dog?" Tuoba Hong chuckled and said, "What is this name?" ”

The boy scratched his head and didn't answer.

The dog in the dog's arms saw that the two of them were not playing, and it didn't feel like it was dangerous, so he whined impatiently, jumped out of the boy's arms, wagged his tail and lowered his head to sniff and forage for food.

There was only one old and one young, sitting and squatting, in the thick darkness, in the dim candlelight, looking a little sad.

Lethargic.

After being silent for a long time, the old man sighed softly, rubbed his legs, and didn't know whether to whisper to himself, or asked the young man in front of him: "In this world, how many children like you are still alive in the world." ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly shook his head, stood up, and said to the young man:

"Dog, take your dog, go back with me, the old man will ensure that you will never suffer from hunger again in the future."

The dog baby shook her body after hearing this, looked at the old man in front of her suspiciously, hesitated for a long time before swallowing her saliva, opened her mouth but didn't make a sound.

Tuoba Hong knew that he was a little scared, smiled slightly, and after groping in his arms, he took out a small piece of silver, handed it to the dog baby, and said: "This is given to you by grandpa, if you don't want to go with grandpa, just accept it, buy some food, and spend this cold winter." ”

In the candlelight, the ingot seemed to flash a white light.

The dog's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously reached out to pick it up, but after a little hesitation, he withdrew his hand, and then suddenly knelt down in front of Tuoba Hong, kowtowed to the ground, kowtowed again and again, and shouted in his mouth: "Grandpa, I am willing to go with you!" ”

Seeing that the dog baby was so young, Tuoba Hong could withstand the temptation of silver and chose to follow him, his eyes flashed, he slowly walked to the dog baby, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a kind smile:

"Okay, then you can follow me."

The dog baby nodded heavily.

Seeing that the dog baby agreed, Tuoba Hong reached out and touched the dog baby's head, with an apologetic look in his eyes, and said, "Dog baby, you can do something for me." ”——

The early winter night in Dingbian City was full of desolation, and even the outside of the General's Mansion seemed deserted, leaving only two guards at the door to guard it, and the shift was changed at the point.

Tuoba Hong stood in the darkness not far from the General's Mansion, watching the dog and the cat walking quietly in the direction of the big trees in front of the mansion.

In his hand, he held a few snow-white and clean brocade pads, as well as dark dry ink.

In the sky, the wind blowing from the north carried countless yellow sands, endlessly, falling to the ground and spreading layer after layer, but soon it was blown away by the wind and carried into the distance.

Tuoba Hong's eyes flashed, he stretched out his hand to spread it evenly, and soon, a thin layer of yellow sand fell on his hand, although it was not much, but it was visible to the naked eye.

He shook his head and sighed slightly, if we meet at this moment and don't hold them in our hands, I don't know what year and month it will be when we see each other next time?

However, now that I have it in my hands, what can I do?

Tuoba Hong was stunned as he looked at the yellow sand that gradually accumulated in his hand.

The people, involuntarily, life is as cheap as sand!

What can I do to stop displacing them and let them live in peace?

How much time do you have for these things?

He subconsciously looked south, his eyes flashed, and he clenched his fists fiercely, as if he had made up his mind.

At this moment, I saw Kuroko, who had been staying by his side and did not make a single movement, suddenly raised his ears, shook his body and stood up.

Tuoba Hong was shocked, since when did he become so easily distracted?

He followed Kuroko's gaze, and vaguely saw the dog baby running towards him with a short body and a brocade in his hand.

Seeing that the dog baby was successful, Tuoba Hong smiled slightly, stepped forward to greet him, but he was thinking in his mind, what is Liu Xiu, who he has never met but has heard of his name for a long time, what is he doing now? ——

Late at night, the northern border town of Weiguo, in the city of Pingyan.

Wang fu. It was late in the night, and everyone slept.

The cool breeze of early winter with a biting coolness blows through the face, like a knife cut.

King Liu Xiu stood in front of the window, looking out the window in the darkness, the flickering lights in the mansion.

The attendants and maidservants were ordered to retreat, and the huge dormitory was quiet, and it seemed a little silent.

Only the sound of the wind did not stop in the slightest, and kept whirring in my ears.

Liu Xiu didn't move, looking out the window, not knowing what he was thinking, and as if he was waiting for someone.

At this moment, an attendant cautiously came in from the open door, bowed his head and walked quickly to Liu Xiu's side, and said, "Your Highness"

Liu Xiu turned his head, looked at the attendant, and said lightly: "Are you here?" ”

The attendant replied in a low voice: "Yes, Your Highness, the villain has already arranged for the future to wait in the side hall of the palace according to His Highness's orders." ”

Liu Xiu nodded and pondered for a while, then said, "Let them come to the dormitory to see me." ”

The attendant hurriedly agreed to retreat.

Liu Xiu turned to look at the boundless darkness outside the window, his brows furrowed slightly, the road ahead is long, how can there be a little light on the road he is about to take?

It's also endless darkness!

Only by himself can he walk out of the light.

It didn't take long for the attendant who had just left to step in again, came to Liu Xiu's side, bowed his head and whispered, "Your Highness, the envoy has already been brought in." ”

Liu Xiu didn't turn around, his eyes were condensed in the dark night and he didn't leave, he just nodded and said, "Got it, you go down." ”

The attendant retreated, hesitated at the door, closed the door and left.

Only Liu Xiu and an old man and a young man in civilian clothes standing in the door were left in the room, a total of three people.

After being silent for a long time, the young man at the door suddenly laughed, broke the silence, stepped forward, and said to Liu Xiu: "Yan Zheng and Tian Xuan meet Your Highness, Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Liu Xiu turned around, looked at the two of them, his eyes flashed, and he pointed to the chair in front of him and said lightly: "Sit down." ”

The two glanced at each other and sat down.

"Your Highness," it was still the young man Tian Xuan who spoke first, "Since you entered the Weiguo, we have begun to secretly transport troops to the Weiguo in accordance with your requirements, and now 30,000 horses have entered the territory of the Weiguo to standby. ”

Liu Xiu's eyes narrowed, he bent his fingers and knocked twice on the table, and after a while, he looked at the two of them and shook his head, and said, "Why didn't Master Su Shunyi come?" ”

Tian Xuan seemed to have expected Liu Xiu to ask this question, smiled slightly, and replied: "Master Su is in poor health, and the road is long, I really can't meet His Highness, I hope Your Highness will forgive your sins!" ”

After speaking, he nodded to Yan Zheng beside him, Yan Zheng understood, reached into his arms, and took out a letter. R527