Early in the morning, Taiping Village.

Dozens of horses galloped in golden sunlight, dragging out a long shadow that stretched out to the distance and writhed like snakes.

The first person was in a white horse and green shirt, with eyebrows like knives, it was Xiao Buyi. Next to him were the bearded man with stubble, as well as the two brothers Rusty Zhou Muru. Sun Shaofang still followed with the guards, although it was not clear who would protect who along the way, but after all, this was their duty, and of course Huang Cheng and Liu Jiangyuan were also there. Yuan Lan and her daughter rode behind them, and their equestrian skills were not bad, Yuan Qiaoxi rarely rode horses, and it was a little hard to run around, but he just stared at the generous back in front of him.

Yuan Lan squinted at her daughter's gaze, and the corners of her mouth showed a subtle smile.

Xiao Buyi had walked this road, and he was familiar with it when he came again, but when he was not far from Taiping Village, he actually slowed down his horse's speed, and the bearded guest also frowned early.

"Boss, what's wrong? Scared of homesickness? Ah Rust smiled and said Yawen, "Pei Bei will be fine." He had barely finished speaking, and the smile had stiffened on his face.

The village in the distance is no longer a village, it looks more like a pile of ruins. Everywhere there are broken walls, desolate and desolate, and it looks like they have been set on fire.

Xiao Buyi stood there for only a moment, and galloped towards the east of the village, and the horseman's equestrian skills couldn't catch up, and everyone looked at each other, and there was worry in their eyes. Taiping Village has been peaceful for many years, and now it is only afraid of being wiped out.

Everyone galloped to the east of the village, only to find that the road was full of desolation, and there were no people on the road.

When everyone arrived at the east of the village, they found two horses neighing outside the courtyard, and Zhou Muru and the others knew that this was the residence of Doctor Leshen, so they jumped off the horse first.

Half of the courtyard wall has collapsed, and the door has long been burned, leaving only one entrance to the black hole, like a monster.

Everyone was worried in their hearts, knowing that most of this Taiping Village had suffered unwarranted disasters, and Doctor Leshen's family was not spared, and Xiao Buyi's loud shouts had already come from the hospital, with anxiety, "Pei Bei......"

"Dad, what's going on?" Yuan Qiaoxi asked timidly.

Yuan Lan furrowed her brows, "Could it be that the thieves ransacked the village?" ”

Yuan Qiaoxi shuddered, but he had already followed Yuan Lan into the courtyard, saying that it was a courtyard, but it had become a scorched earth, under a collapsed house, Xiao Buyi squatted on the ground, roared angrily, his hands turned hard, and the collapsed place had been opened, and there was no one under the collapsed house.

"Brother Xiao, you don't have to worry, Sister Pei Bei is auspicious, maybe it will be fine." Yuan Qiaoxi can only be so comforted. Seeing Xiao Buyi's hands like black charcoal, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

"How do you know it's okay?" Xiao Buyi stood up, turned his head and shouted.

Yuan Qiaoxi was startled, only to see Xiao Buyi's eyes red, the corners of his mouth twitching, and he involuntarily took a step back, his face was pale, and he didn't know what to say.

A hand pressed on Xiao Buyi's shoulder, Xiao Buyi turned his head to look over, saw the blaming gaze of the bearded guest, took a long breath and said, "Qiaoxi, I'm sorry." ”

As soon as he said it, he knew that it was wrong, just because he cared about it, Yuan Qiaoxi was just comforting him, and he was actually reprimanded by him, which was really unprecedented.

Hearing Xiao Buyi's immediate apology, Yuan Qiaoxi bit her lip, just shook her head and said, "Brother Xiao, don't say I'm sorry, it's important for us to go to my sister." ”

"I just checked the nearby courtyard and found that there was not a single dead person in the village." The bearded guest showed relief in his eyes, secretly thinking that although Xiao Buyi was in a hurry, he could still control his emotions, and he could do great things with this alone.

You must know that the bearded guest is experienced and knows that at this time, anxiety not only does not work, but sometimes it will be counterproductive. When Xiao Buyi shouted, he had already gone out to look for clues.

"What do you mean by big brother?" Xiao Buyi's mind went blank for a while.

"This shows that when the bandits came to loot, the people in the village were prepared." The bearded man muttered, "They may have foreseen that the bandits were coming to ransack the village, so it is possible to take refuge in advance." Otherwise, how could there be bandits who ransacked the village, and there was no damage in the village, and the bandits probably couldn't see the villagers, so they burned the village in a fit of rage. ”

Xiao Buyi came to his senses, thinking back that all the way through, there were indeed no traces, and knowing that the bearded guest had always been targeted, he couldn't help but hope greatly, "Then where will they hide?" ”

After Xiao Buyi asked, he was a little embarrassed, and the bearded guest patted Xiao Buyi's shoulder and comforted: "Buyi, no matter what, anxiety can't solve any problems, it can only make it more difficult for you to solve problems." You have always been calm in this regard, and now that Pei Bei's whereabouts are unknown, I know you are very impatient, but you need your calmness even more at this time. Someone else's concern is not a reason to be reprimanded by you. ”

Xiao Buyi knew the meaning of the bearded guest, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, the bearded guest said well, people often hurt people who care about themselves, if they don't care, where is the harm?

glanced at Yuan Qiaoxi with some apologies, and seeing her looking at herself timidly, Xiao Buyi smiled bitterly: "Fang Cai ......"

"Where would the people of a village hide?" Yuan Qiaoxi diverted the topic.

Xiao Buyi forced himself to calm down, turned his head to look into the distance, and his expression moved slightly, "If you want to dodge, will they go to the mountains?" ”

The bearded man nodded, "I guessed too. Buyi, we are divided into four teams, Sun Shaofang leads a team of people, and Rusty Zhou Muru leads another team, you, my kung fu is not bad, the scope of the search is faster, look in four directions, as soon as there are clues and news, immediately turn around here and set fire to it. Brother Yuan and Qiaoxi stayed here to wait, in case Pei Bei and Doctor Le came back and missed it. ”

Everyone agreed and acted immediately, but Yuan Lan thanked the bearded guest for saving face for himself. He is sometimes very capable, but it is based on the large number of people, but it is indeed a little difficult for him to do the search work alone, and the bearded customer has arranged a task for him, but he does what he can, without losing his face, he is really a very careful person.

Waiting for the bearded guest and the others to quickly scatter to find it, Yuan Lan said: "Qiaoxi, you are acting very well, it is really not appropriate for Buyi to be angry with you, but men always have to be a little tempered." ”

"Dad, don't mention what happened just now," Yuan Qiaoxi shook his head and said, "Brother Xiao likes his sister so nervously." In fact, I was just thinking that a man is anxious for a woman, and that is a woman's happiness. ”

She walked around the courtyard, only to see the blackened fire everywhere in the courtyard, and said a little puzzled: "Dad, I think that if Sister Pei wants to know that Brother Xiao will come, she will go out to take refuge, and she will also leave some clues, if there are clues, the clues should be in this courtyard." ”

Yuan Lan perked up, nodded and said: "Yes, the girl is still careful, to be able to think of this, Buyi forgot to search for clues, we have nothing to do, whether there are clues or not, we always have to find it." ”

**Xiao Buyi doesn't know if what the bearded guest said is correct, but he hopes that his analysis this time can be accurate.

When he rode out of the village on the moonlight, he went straight to the mountain where Pei Bei collected medicine in his memory, and when he arrived at the bottom of the mountain, he only saw the lush trees, which were greener than when he left.

Fortunately, he went through many hardships and let the moonlight mountain graze at the foot of the mountain, but he ran to the mountain in one breath.

When he didn't learn the Yi Jin Sutra, his stamina was excellent, and after learning the Yi Jin Sutra, his breath was even longer, and he rarely felt tired, he ran all the way to the mountain, his eyes kept scanning like electricity, just afraid that he had missed something.

Suddenly, his eyes froze, and Xiao Buyi ran to a big rock halfway up the mountain. The big stone is more than half a person high, and the top is quite smooth, he reached out and touched it, and found that there was no dust, as if someone had often sat down, Xiao Buyi's heart moved, and he raised his eyes to look around, only to see that the green mountains were still the same, and there were no traces of people, so he couldn't help but mourn in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Pei Bei, Pei Bei......"

He shouted luckily, and his voice swayed away, and the valley in the distance was endless, as if the lingering lovesickness was difficult to part, but when the voice finally died down, nothing changed around him.

Xiao Buyi no longer stayed, strode towards the mountain, and when he reached the top of the mountain, he raised his eyes and looked over, only to see Taiping Village on his left, black and desolate. On the right-hand side, there are endless mountain ranges, where the blue sky and white clouds are in the distance, endlessly.

Xiao Buyi pondered for a moment, and then he was already running into the distance, just chanting Pei Bei's name along the way, searching carefully. I don't know how far I ran, Xiao Buyirao is physically strong, but he also feels dry mouth, so he stopped, found a stream, took a sip of water, and saw himself in the river, his eyebrows were locked, and his face was stained with water, as if he was sad in his heart.

Somehow, he suddenly remembered a sentence from his own time in his mind, and when the tears flowed, he realized that separation was another understanding!

He always thought that this was a young man who didn't know the taste of sorrow, and he was worried about giving new words, but when he vaguely felt that he would never see Pei Bei again in this life, he realized that in his mind, the love that Pei Bei gave him was so heavy.

When he slowly stood up, Xiao Buyi straightened his waist, and the trees in front of him were dense and endless, but his search would never stop.

Dusk was falling, and the sunset was in the sky, although Xiao Buyi didn't want to give up the search, he could only turn back. After all, he is not the only one who is looking for him, whether he finds it or not, he must turn around and see the movements of others. With this thought, Xiao Buyi ran to the top of the mountain again, raised his eyes and looked down the mountain, his heart shook wildly.

There is a fire flashing in the direction of Taiping Village, vaguely the east end of the village, and the east of the village is where Le Shenyi is located, could it be that they have found Pei Bei?

Xiao Buyi didn't hesitate anymore, put his feet down the mountain and ran wildly, and when he was halfway up the mountain, he subconsciously looked at the big rock, turned his head and ran out a few feet, and suddenly stopped.

In my impression, the boulder is not so high, and in common sense, the boulder will not move. But just now, when he turned his head and glanced, Dashi grew taller, and Dashi was also moving.

Xiao Buyi's body was a little stiff at that moment, not frightened, but ecstatic and unbelievable. He turned around slowly, leaned over in an instant, and asked a little hesitantly, "Pei Bei?" ”

The boulder did not get taller, but at some point, a person sat on the boulder.

There were tears in the corners of the man's eyes, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he exhaled softly, "Brother Xiao......" She still looks very weak, but her spirit is better after all.

When Xiao Buyi came over, he saw that the other party's coarse clothes and linen cloth were actually women's clothes, his face was pale, and the bridge of his nose was straight, he couldn't help but hesitate a little, and when he heard the other party's big brother Xiao's exit, it was no different from Pei Bei, and in surprise, he stretched out his arms and hugged Pei Bei and said, "Pei Bei, it's really you." ”

Pei Bei also greeted each other with her arms, hugged Xiao Buyi, and called softly again, "Brother Xiao......" She only called Brother Xiao twice, but it was the same as calling for a lifetime. It's just because she came these days, and she called like this in her dreams.

"You didn't, you're fine." Xiao Buyi took a long breath, the warm jade in his arms, but he didn't forget to ask, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"Actually, I heard you when you called me in the afternoon. I thought I was dreaming when I heard it, and when I was convinced that it wasn't a dream, I came to you. Pei Bei looked at Xiao Buyi, her eyes were full of tenderness, "But by the time I arrived here, you would have already gone away." ”

Xiao Buyi secretly scolded himself for being confused and didn't take this into account this problem, "You said you were nearby?" ”

Pei Bei smiled and nodded, "Yes, my stupid big brother, didn't you see my message?" ”

Xiao Buyi was stunned, "Where did you leave a message?" Suddenly something came to mind, "Have you been waiting here since late afternoon?" ”

Pei Bei gently snuggled in Xiao Buyi's arms, "Haven't you been looking for me all the time?" Brother Xiao, thank you. ”

Xiao Buyi couldn't help but feel a little heartache when she heard her waiting for a long time, "Belle, who burned down the village?" Do you live nearby? How did I not find out? ”

He asked a few questions in a row, but he stared at the flames in the east of the village, and was alert in his heart, if Pei Bei was here, who was the one who set the fire? Why ignition?

"It's the hand of the Supreme King Lu Mingyue." Pei Bei pursed her lips, full of hatred, and when she looked at Xiao Buyi, she turned to tenderness, "Although Taiping Village is like a paradise, it seems to be very well-informed. Muramasa said that after Lu Mingyue was defeated by Zhang Xutuo in Qi County, he went all the way south and soon gathered tens of thousands of people. Zhang Xutuo chased after him and defeated Lu Mingyue in Dongping County. Lu Mingyue had no choice but to take the remnants south again, burning, killing and plundering along the way, doing all kinds of evil. The village is only afraid of being affected, so he asks the villagers to take refuge in the mountains, but the villagers are not here, but hide in the mountains opposite. I count you if Yangzhou goes well, most of the time will turn around recently, so I will wait for you to live in a cave in this mountain, Le Shen Doctor agreed, saying that I have made progress recently, and now as long as I don't lift my breath, my life should be fine, and there are no wild beasts nearby, and there is no danger in my life. The cave is relatively secret, and of course it will not be discovered casually. After I came out, I heard your cry and arrived at the other side of the mountain, I don't have the strength to catch you, and I can't catch up with you, so I'm waiting here, I'm afraid I'll miss it again. Fortunately, I was pitiful and let me see Brother Xiao again. ”

When she said this, her eyes were full of smiles, but her cheeks were already covered with tears, like pear blossoms after rain, delicate and bright. Pei Bei, who removed the men's clothes, did not have the characteristics of a mustache at all. She may be pale, her lips may be a little thin, but her eyebrows are like the crescent moon in the sky, curved and sweet, her eyes are bright and dark, and the silver moonlight is sprinkled on Pei Bei's body, making her as beautiful as flowers and trees and snow.

"What are you crying about, it's okay." Xiao Buyi wiped away Pei Bei's tears with his sleeves, naturally. In his eyes, no matter how beautiful Pei Bei is, she can't match the depth of her affection.

"Sometimes, when you're happy, you cry." Pei Bei smiled and said: "Brother Xiao, I am crying with joy, I was so scared when I sat on the stone, I was only afraid that we would miss it this time, and it would be difficult to see each other again." I saw a fire under the mountain, I didn't know what was going on, I wanted to go to you, but I was afraid of missing it, so I hesitated to come to this time. ”

Xiao Buyi's expression changed slightly, "Pei Bei, follow me down the mountain to have a look." He didn't want Pei Bei to think too much, so he briefly said about the firelight, slowly squatted down, and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to think about it, I'll solve everything, Bei'er, I'll carry you down the mountain." ”

Pei Bei gently lay on Xiao Buyi's body, suddenly kissed the back of his neck, and smiled sweetly and a little shyly. She suddenly realized that sometimes, it is a kind of happiness to not think about anything. Happiness is everywhere, as long as the loved one is there.

Xiao Buyi picked up Pei Bei and rushed down the mountainside, just with a long roar, the moonlight in the dark was like a lightning flash, Xiao Buyi carried Pei Bei on his back, flew on the horse, and was so easy that he was like a celestial.

He rode on his horse, and his heart was determined, thinking that even if there were thousands of troops and horses in ambush ahead, and the moonlight was here, he would be fine. He rode his horse to the east of the village, only to see the firelight approaching, which was the direction of the courtyard of the Le Shen Doctor.

Xiao Buyi slowed down and galloped in that direction with some vigilance, and a fire burned on the road in front of Doctor Leshen's courtyard. Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, a slender body flashed over from the other side of the fire, and shouted in surprise: "Brother Xiao, I know where Sister Pei is, she seems to be there, as if she is ......"

Seeing Xiao Buyi on the horse turning over, there was still a woman sitting on horseback, looking at herself with eyes like water, Yuan Qiaoxi's dusty face was surprised, and she asked, "You are Sister Pei, right?" ”

**Jinyang Palace, Yang Guangye issued an edict for three years to build. The person who built it was Zhang Heng, the imperial historian at that time, Zhang Heng made suggestions for Yang Guang to sit on the throne, and the merit was comparable to Yang Suyu's writings, when Yang Guang climbed Taihang Mountain, he ordered people to open up the road from Taihang Mountain to Zhang Heng's house for ninety miles, and Zhang Heng's favor can be seen.

It's just that Zhang Heng is no longer there, and Jinyang Palace is still towering, ignoring the warmth and coldness of the world.

Also ignoring Jinyang Palace was a person carrying a wine gourd.

The man looked like he was in his forties, his eyes were slackened, he looked at the distant city wall for a while, and looked at the Jinyang Palace on this side for a while, and sighed softly and said: "To be so poor and lowly is that you have lived in vain." ”

The man sighed in self-pity, obviously of the discontented kind. Because no matter what, judging from his clothes, his manners, from the wine gourd in his hand, and the wine in the wine gourd, he is not a poor person.

The truly poor will never have a good wine to drink.

He poured a few more sips, staggered to his feet, and muttered to himself, "It's still early, I can go back and gamble a few times." This person didn't wait to go far, and a person walked up to him and said with a smile: "Why is Pei Gong so decadent?" ”

The person who came to him had a clear complexion, three strands of long hair, and looked more like a teacher, and he was quite affectionate to Pei Gong.

Pei Gong grabbed the man and sighed, "Wen Jing, what are you doing?" ”

Wen Jing took out a gourd like magic, and said with a smile: "I just want to come over and see, is Brother Pei's wine enough?" ”

Pei Gong grabbed the wine gourd, laughed and said, "The parents of the person who gave birth to me, the one who knows me, Brother Wen Jing." Holding the wine sent by Wen Jing, Pei Gong poured it again, and the wine was dripping all over his clothes.

Wen Jing smiled, sat down cross-legged, and said puzzledly: "Pei Gong is the deputy eunuch of Jinyang Palace, and the saint is here, Pei Chengcheng is busy when he is busy, how can he get drunk here?" ”

"I'm not drunk, I'm not drunk." Pei Gong looked up to the sky and sighed, "What can the deputy supervisor do, it's not an errand job?" I think I've been doing nothing for most of my life, but I'm just an official who undertakes a job and raises horses. Now it is Lord Li who has asked me for this job from the saint, but I didn't expect it to be popular again, since this is the case, it is better to be my undertaker. Liu Wenjing, you are also ordinary, why did you inexplicably mix up a Jinyang Order, I heard that it was still recommended by Ke Dun? ”

Pei Chengcheng was the driving undertaker Pei Lin that Xiao Buyi saw in the Eastern Capital, but Wen Jing was Mr. Liu Wenjing and Liu under the tent that Xiao Buyi saw in the grassland.

Liu Wenjing smiled, "I have been in the grassland for a long time, and I am also a little tired, and I am tired of returning home, so I asked Ke Dun to return to the Central Plains." Thanks to Lord Wang Wei, he was able to afford it and gave him an idle job, but in fact, when it comes to the status of Yulu, it is far inferior to Pei Gong's you. ”

Pei Lonely was drunk, "If you want to say that we are all unwilling people, fortunately, I have you to relieve my worries in Jinyang, otherwise I will be suffocated." It's just that you and I are down, and this world doesn't look stable. ”

Pei Lin was already drunk for eight points, and what he said was of course because of his great trust in Liu Wenjing. Liu Wenjing also took a sip of wine, and said casually: "Pei Gong, what do you think of Li Shimin?" ”

Pei Lin frowned, "You said Lord Li's second son?" ”

Liu Wenjing could only nod and say, "It's not him, which other Li Shimin?" ”

Pei Lin shook his head and said: "No, no, if you talk about ability and ability, he is too far worse than Jianke." Wen Jing, I watched them grow up, and if you want to talk about talents, Master Li should belong to the eldest son. ”

"Oh." Liu Wenjing smiled, "I see, but I can talk to Shimin, as for the eldest prince, he is too loyal." ”

Pei Lin was too lazy to listen, "Isn't it good to be loyal?" Someone's son, what do you care so much about? Do you have any daughters who are ready to marry Li Shimin? However, I am afraid that I can only be a concubine if I marry in the past, Gao Shilian married the eldest grandson Wujian to Li Shimin early. ”

Liu Wenjing shook his head and changed the topic: "Pei Gong, you are drunk, I saw you happy a few days ago, why are you so decadent today?" ”

Pei Lin slammed the wine gourd and said loudly: "It's not because of that dead eunuch. ”

"Did Gong Pei say Kuang Shuai?" Liu Wenjing asked.

"Not the dead eunuch or what?" Pei Lin said angrily: "That guy is simply a pervert, neither male nor female, his body is smoked all day long, I feel disgusted when I smell it." But he always thought that he was very handsome, and he didn't have that ability, but he had seven or eight concubines at home, and he didn't give him the next egg, which was also funny. ”

"He is the palace eunuch of Jinyang, and Pei Gong is his deputy, everything is still precious." Liu Wenjing followed his tone and persuaded: "But in addition to being a little perverted, he doesn't seem to have any conflict with Pei Gong?" ”

"How come there is no conflict?" Pei Lin sighed, "The saint has changed his surname for the past few months. In the past, everything required grandeur and luxury, and it was not okay to owe shortcomings, but when he traveled to Taiyuan, he asked for frugality for the first time. He is very thrifty, Kuang Shuai's dead eunuch Cheng said stared at me, a few days ago I took back a few pieces of cloth from the palace to exchange wine and drink, but he found out, saying that he wanted to play the saint, and the murder of Lao Tzu made money to make ......"

After Pei Lin complained and scolded, he continued: "Lao Tzu really can't stand that pervert, if he really can't do it, he will go back to Dongdu and be a contractor again, wouldn't it be comfortable to raise horses?" ”

Liu Wenjing suddenly said in a low voice: "Pei Gong said carefully, someone is coming." ”

Pei Lin was still a little sober, opened his eyes and looked over, only to see a palace person hurriedly coming over, Shi Li said: "Lord Pei, the post station has passed the book, the servant Shaoqing Xiao who has been summoned by the saint has arrived in Jinyang, and the palace supervisor Kuang asks Lord Pei to prepare for the reception, please go quickly, don't delay!" ”

(To be continued)