Chapter 64: The Dust Returns
Liu Qingqing, this woman is not simple, she is calculating, shrewd, and vicious, which makes Yang Ping'an vigilant. can see Liu Qingqing kneeling on one knee to call himself son-in-law, and call himself a slave, which makes him confused.
"You, what are you doing, what kind of son and slave, I don't understand."
"Gongzi Rongyu, the slave and maid have been the maids beside Gongzi since tonight, protecting the safety of Gongzi during the day, making beds and warm quilts for Gongzi at night, but sent by Gongzi."
Another warmer?
Yang Ping'an was stunned and said, "You, this, you get up first." ”
"The slave maid disobeyed the son's order to kill Dou Er, and asked the son to punish him." At this moment, where is Liu Qingqing still a little dusty, kneeling at Yang Ping'an's feet, his tone respectful and serious.
Yang Ping'an couldn't accept Liu Qingqing's change for a while, and hurriedly said: "I don't blame you, you get up first." In fact, you and I can be as casual as before, and we don't have to be so restrained. ”
"Xie Gongzi forgives." Standing up and seeing the doubts in Yang Ping'an's heart, Liu Qingqing explained, "The son is quick to think, and he should have heard from the previous conversation between the slave and the maid that the slave and maid were not born in the dust, but did what they were ordered.
Now that the Yanshi mission is coming to an end, the son also knows the true identity of the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid dare not deceive the son anymore, this is the real surname of the slave and the maid. The slave maid was ordered to serve the son......"
"Wait a minute. You, you, why did you suddenly become mine, my slave? From the name of the Yanshi that everyone admires, to a slave who can warm the bed and sleep with him, such a big change, Liu Qingqing accepted it calmly, but Yang Ping'an suddenly found it difficult to accept.
"The order of the Lord, the slave and the maid dare not disobey. Moreover, the son is both civil and military, and the slave and maid are also willing to serve the son, and I hope that the son will cherish the slave and the maid more in the future. ”
"Lord?" Yang Ping'an frowned, "But the Lord of Heavenly Policy?" What is Tiance? ”
"Childe, forgive me, the matter is too big for the slave to answer. If the son is interested, someone will tell him the truth. ”
Although Liu Qingqing explained slightly, Yang Ping'an still couldn't accept the change in the relationship between himself and Liu Qingqing for the time being. After a moment of silence, he asked again: "You deliberately showed weakness and calculated Dou Er, in fact, you also have the intention of testing me, right?" ”
Liu Qingqing stood with his head bowed and said in a low voice: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from my son's eyes." That's not the master's intention, but the slave and maid will be with the son in the future, and the slave and the maid are good at making claims, thinking, I want to know if the son has a slave in his heart. The slave and maid are wrong, and they will not dare to commit it in the future, so please forgive the son. ”
"It's okay, you don't have to blame yourself. Let me ask you, where is Dong'er? ”
"The slave doesn't know the whereabouts of Miss Dong'er." In reply, Liu Qingqing looked up at the night sky and deduced the approximate time, "Childe, the hour is not early, you can't stay here for a long time, we should set off." ”
"Departure? Where to? Didn't you ask me to come and tell me Dong'er's whereabouts! ”
"What?" Liu Qingqing raised her head suddenly, with a look of surprise in her eyes, "Childe, the slave maid sent someone to send a letter, and it was about Gongzi to meet again and elope together." It's just that because Dou Er suddenly killed, the slave maid had to reveal his identity...... Wait a minute, Childe received a letter, the content of which could not be that the slave maid knew the whereabouts of Miss Dong'er? ”
Now, Yang Ping'an also noticed that something was wrong and nodded blankly.
"Did Childe ever carry a letter from a slave with him?" From Yang Ping'an's hand, the letter was written, and the handwriting content was clear with the help of the light of the bonfire, Liu Qingqing exclaimed, "Sure enough, someone is making a stumbling block from it, this is not written by the slave maid, but this trace is almost the same as the slave maid...... Childe, you ......"
Liu Qingqing was halfway through speaking, and suddenly noticed that Yang Ping'an's eyes were wide open and his mouth was wide open, and he was about to ask for an explanation, and suddenly realized that there was something wrong behind him.
He quickly turned around, and at the same time the soft sword was in his hand, wanting to see what was wrong. Unexpectedly, she saw a cold light, only a stone's throw away from her throat, so fast that she had no time to react, and watched the cold light flash around her neck.
Then, then she felt that her neck was hot and it was difficult to breathe, she gradually lost consciousness, her eyes were unwilling to close, the soft sword fell, her body was like a rootless duckweed, and she fell softly, and she didn't even see the appearance of her opponent clearly.
The other party was so fast and ruthless, not only did she not react, but Yang Ping'an was the same, watching Liu Qingqing fall at her feet, her snow-white neck was red, and blood was gushing out.
"Old-Su-head-" Spit out three words with difficulty, the evening breeze hit, Yang Ping'an only felt that his back was cold, but his clothes were already soaked.
Just now, he saw Lao Sutou appear ghostly, approaching like a ghost, and the single knife in his hand glittered in the firelight, wiping straight towards Liu Qingqing.
He subconsciously wanted to remind him, but he was coldly glanced at by Lao Sutou, and in an instant, his blood coagulated, and he had difficulty breathing, and he couldn't even pronounce half a word.
Those eyes, I am afraid he will never forget in his life. Cold, ruthless, cruel, death and other emotions were mixed together, more terrible than beasts, making him sweat unconsciously.
The bonfire was blazing, Dou Er's figure was lying on the ground, his chest was soaked with blood, and the blood in his throat was coagulated; Liu Qingqing's shirt was intact, and the blood stained the earth red along his neck, slowly flowing in the firelight.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, even worse when it was burned by a campfire.
Enduring the nausea, Yang Ping'an took two deep breaths and asked, "You, you killed her?" ”
Liu Qingqing was a beauty after all, but she was killed by Lao Sutou and died in front of Yang Ping'an's eyes, which made him feel uncomfortable. It's not that he is reluctant to Liu Qingqing, but because he always has a feeling that the peony has been trampled by the cow's hooves and violently destroyed the heavens.
Lao Su Tou didn't answer, but turned around and walked to Dou Er's corpse, staring at him with complicated eyes for a moment: "It's been ten years, and you're still the same." conceited and greedy for merit will never be able to change your reckless surname. I warned you not to be deceived by the sight, but you still can't escape...... Alas! ”
Yang Ping'an was stunned when he heard this, and blurted out: "You know Dou Er?" ”
Old Su Tou didn't seem to be aware of Yang Ping'an's existence, and still didn't answer, squatting next to Dou Er's corpse, and digging up on the ground with a single knife in his hand.
The night is deeper, the moon is bright, and there is a pile of bonfires on the slope of Luoma, echoing each other from afar. Two corpses by the bonfire, Lao Sutou squatted next to Dou Er's corpse, constantly digging; Yang Ping'an stood beside Liu Qingqing's corpse, staring at Lao Sutou intently, with a solemn expression.
The night breeze is free, the wilderness is empty, and the insects are hoarse and the bonfire crackles. A new grave was erected on the slope of Luoma, and the body of Dou Er was gone, but the head of the grave was inserted with a wooden tombstone, engraved with a huge "Dou" word.
Old Su Tou tapped his palm, sent the dust on his hands, turned to look at each other, and spoke for the first time: "You must have many doubts......
His voice stopped abruptly because he saw that Yang Ping'an had found a branch from nowhere and was squatting on the ground and digging.
"You want to bury Liu Qingqing?" When he asked, he found that Yang Ping had ignored it, so Lao Sutou stopped talking, but the corners of his mouth were curled up, revealing a faint smile.
Tonight's fall, weird and unusual. Yang Ping'an and Lao Sutou stood across the bonfire, and there was a new grave at their feet.
Add some new firewood to the fire, and stir it again, the flames are flourishing, Yang Ping'an sat cross-legged by the fire, without saying a word.
Old Su Tou chuckled again and squatted down: "Childe, there is no need for this between you and me. ”
Don't you need it? Then why did you pretend to be deep when I asked you just now? Don't you just want to take the initiative and control?
Yang Ping'an glanced up at him and asked, "Did you send a letter from the Qingqing girl?" ”
Old Su nodded indifferently.
"Why?"
"She invites you to meet and wants to elope with you. With your last name, you will not agree to go to the appointment. So the old man had to imitate the handwriting in the letter and rewrite it. ”
"You're trying to kill her?"
"Definitely." Lao Sutou sat cross-legged and laid a knife flat on his lap, "If she leaves on her own, I can still let her live, but she wants to hold you hostage and go to Jiangnan, I won't allow it, and she also killed Xiao Dou." ”
"Dou Er is your brother?"
Looking at Dou Er's grave, Lao Sutou said abruptly: "Sort of." ”
"Then you are going to die at the hands of Liu Qingqing when you see him, and you still don't come to the rescue?"
Old Su Tou smiled indifferently, and asked instead of answering: "Xiao Dou and that Liu Qingqing are both kind to you, and both of them died here tonight, aren't you sad?" ”
"Sad? I really can't bear it in my heart, but they deliberately befriend me, and they all have intentions. If I'm not mistaken, I must have some kind of use to make them both treat me like this. When my value is lost, I am afraid that what awaits me is a knife in the head. ”
"Well said!" Old Su Tou X-shaped face showed a pleased smile, "If the son can understand this, the old man will be relieved." Childe must remember that although the world is big, there are only a few people that Childe can trust, so don't be deceived by the illusion in front of you, and finally end up in a different place. ”
"Can I trust you, then?"
"Seeing him die at the hands of Liu Qingqing, I couldn't bear it. But if I come to the rescue, my identity will be exposed, and then there will be endless troubles. Therefore, I can only avenge him after his death. ”
Yang Ping'an pondered for a while before he realized that Lao Sutou's words were actually answering his previous question. After carefully tasting the words of the old Su Tou, he frowned and said, "Who are you?" ”
"I don't need to know who my son is, there is no conflict of interest between me and my son, and so it is now and will be the same in the future, otherwise I would not marry my little girl to my son.
On the contrary, it is Childe himself, you need to be careful of anyone who approaches for no reason, such as Liu Qingqing, such as Xiao Dou, they each represent a faction and have plans for Childe. ”
The bonfire swayed and the tongue of fire swallowed, and the old Sutou's X-shaped face flickered brightly and darkly, meeting Yang Ping'an's eyes. Lao Su's words made Yang Ping'an's heart uneasy. After a while he asked, "You know that they have plans for me, can you tell me what they are up to?" What is it about me that deserves their effort? ”
"Childe doesn't know about it?" Old Su Tou said amazingly, "It seems that the son still can't believe me, and he is still tempting." Anyway, I really should let my son know something about me to show my sincerity. ”