The road was still very calm, and Gu Yan and his party arrived in Yangzhou like this. It was on the first day of arriving in Yangzhou. Xu Gu left for most of the day under the pretext of excuse. Gu Yan roughly guessed in his heart who he was going to meet. I don't really care.

Xu Gu came to the door of the house again. This time he didn't knock on the door, and it wasn't locked or bolted, as if to welcome an incoming guest. He just walked in, and sure enough, he saw the person he wanted to see.

Seeing Xu Gu coming in, Shi Ximing immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Big brother." ”

Xu Gu's face was a little unsightly, he stared at Shi Ximing for a while, and said, "You interfered?" Without waiting for Shi Ximing to answer, he sighed and said, "Why do you want to do this? Didn't I tell you you weren't allowed to come with me? ”

Shi Ximing smiled, there was a bit of cunning in his smile: "The eldest brother told me not to follow, I naturally obeyed the eldest brother's orders, I just investigated Gu Yuzhi a little." ”

"It's nonsense!" Xu Gu said, "You don't have anything else to do?" It's been a lot of thought these days, right? Gu Yuzhi's matter is not a simple personal grudge, it involves the court, and it is enough to have me. What do you meddle in? ”

Xu Gu's tone was a little stern, but Shi Ximing didn't care, he said with a straight face: "I have limited information now, and I don't know what happened to Gu Yuzhi. But I knew he was in danger. And big brother, are you the kind of person who escapes alone in distress? I didn't know your whereabouts for a few years, big brother, but now I finally know, big brother, you are in trouble, how can I stand idly by? He whispered, "Besides, I didn't make a name for myself this time, too...... Something covered. ”

"At the end of the day, you don't believe I can figure it out on my own." Xu Gu sighed.

"Nope." Shi Ximing said firmly, "I always believe in you, big brother." It's just that if those villains hurt you, and I have the ability to stand by and watch, I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life. I'm going to regret something I'll regret for the rest of my life, even if it's just in case, and I'm going to be prepared for anything. ”

Xu Gu looked at Shi Ximing's face, but he remembered another person in his head. He sighed in his heart, in the end, he is a master and an apprentice, and there is always a little similarity in dealing with things. He was silent for a while, and then said, "The court is like a water vortex, if you really get involved, have you thought about the consequences?" ”

"I've thought about it." Shi Ximing said, his voice was very firm, "It's a big deal, the wind is scattered, and the four seas are home." What's more......" he hesitated for a moment, then said, "I heard that person seems to have some connection with the Jin court. It is okay to have some relationship with the people in the imperial court. At least later......"

Xu Gu quietly listened to Shi Ximing's words, and he sighed: "You are now quite prestigious, and you respond to every call, the local tycoons and powerful families are respectful to you, and the local officials are also quite jealous of you, and they dare not move lightly." You also have several shipping routes, and you even have the handles of many wealthy businessmen and even officials, and you have even secretly run businesses and buy industries. Nowadays, most of the things you want will be delivered for you. It's not as difficult as it was when we started. Can you let go of power, status, and wealth? ”

Shi Ximing did not answer immediately, but was silent for a while, as if hesitating and thinking about the wording. He said, "If it were for anything else, I would not do it." But if it's for you, big brother, I think I can. ”

Xu Gu sighed again: "What about your dreams, your ambitions?" Can you put it down? ”

"Nope. I never let go of my dreams. Shi Ximing said, "My biggest dream before was to become a sword in my brother's hand, pointing straight ahead, invincible." Later, I hope to kill the traitor and take back your things, big brother. All these years, everything I have done is just for my dreams. Although I also have the ambition to grow and develop the power under my control, the dream is naturally much more important. ”

Xu Gu was both moved and emotional. He suddenly thought of one day when Shi Ximing was a teenager.

At that time, Shi Ximing's archery skills were still a lot of distance away from Dacheng. Practice every day. He and He Lanrong watched Shi Ximing practice archery together. He Lanrong suddenly sighed softly, He Lanrong is quite conceited in her life, and she is a little strong in her heart, usually if she encounters difficulties, she often pretends to be strategizing and unfazed in front of everyone. Only occasionally complains to Xu Gu, a friend who grew up together. However, even Xu Gu rarely heard He Lanrong sigh.

Xu Guqi said: "Okay, what are you sighing." ”

He Lanrong didn't look at him, his eyes were fixed on Shi Ximing, who kept practicing arrow after arrow, and there was regret in his eyes, as if he had seen a broken corner of the heirloom treasure and the clan's bi. He spoke: "Little Stone, this kid is a little sensitive by nature, and he is rare and diligent. Pity...... The weakness is just too obvious. Are you afraid that it will be difficult to achieve great things? ”

"Weakness?" Xu Gu frowned slightly, and thought about Shi Ximing's weakness repeatedly, but there was no answer. After all, the weaknesses in martial arts can almost always be covered up by the day after tomorrow. He couldn't help but ask rhetorically again, "What weakness?" ”

He Lanrong looked at him and smiled, "His weakness is you!" At that time, he still had a good relationship with He Lanrong, and when he heard this, he just thought it was a joke and didn't take it to heart.

Xu Gu remembered the past, and suddenly realized that what He Lanrong said at that time may not be wrong. He looked at Shi Ximing in front of him, with mixed feelings and mixed feelings in his heart. In the end, he said half sighing and half helplessly: "I can't control you now." That's it, whatever you want. It's just that you have to be measured, and you're not alone now. ”

"Big brother, you are like my biological brother, I will definitely listen to your teachings. But listen to it, big brother, your safety is naturally more important. Shi Ximing said, "Don't worry, I will secretly arrange the backhand, if something happens one day, the brothers can also have a place to go." If the back road is intercepted, I, Shi Ximing, will never be a villain who leaves my brother to escape alone! This was a resounding resounding. Xu Gu couldn't help but be moved. He patted Shi Ximing on the shoulder: "Okay! ”

Hearing Xu Gu's praise, Shi Ximing's face couldn't help but show a little joy. He smiled at Xu Gu and said, "I knew that my eldest brother would come over today, and I specially prepared the wine and food that my eldest brother likes to eat." ”

"Of course you know." Xu Gu smiled helplessly, "You followed us all the way, knowing that I would observe the situation on the river, and deliberately sat on the bow of the boat for me to see." Isn't it just to bring me to you? It's also a shame that in less than an hour or two, you even have food and wine ready. ”

Shi Ximing smiled slightly, the chef and the wine ingredients had been arranged as early as the day when the eldest brother came here last time, and today I knew that the eldest brother was coming, the cold dishes were already complete, the soup had been stewed, it was warm on the stove, and the rice was already cooked. It's just that I'm worried that the hot dishes will be cold and not to my brother's taste, so I didn't prepare them in advance, but all the ingredients have been processed. Three or four dishes, but only half a pillar of incense. Shi Ximing estimated the time in his heart, set up the tables and chairs, presented the dishes and chopsticks, and drank three cups with his eldest brother, and the dishes should have been served.