In the sixteenth year, the Yongjun army occupied the land of Jianghuai, wanted to cross to the south, the court was afraid, bent the knee to sue for peace, bribed Qi Wang Xian with Jinbao Nule, and was eager to get it.

- History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties; The Legend of Yoo Ji

In the twelfth year of Dayonglong's prosperity, outside Yangzhou City, Guazhou Ferry, both sides of the strait are full of large armies, and the flag covers the sky. The Yongjun army is on the Yangtze River again, this time the main general of Dayong is still Pei Yun, but there is still the deputy marshal of the Dayong south to the south of the Yangtze River, the prince Li Jun to supervise the army, which makes people know the determination of the Yongjun to cross the Yangtze River to the south of the Yangtze River.

The cold wind is bleak, cold and biting, and the clouds are dense, Huo Cong opened the tent door and looked out at the sky, the cold wind blew on his face, which made Huo Cong feel refreshed, but there was a trace of trouble between his eyebrows, the supply of grain and grass and winter clothes should have arrived yesterday, seeing that the first heavy snow of this winter is about to fall, after the snow falls, the cold must be greatly increased, if there is not enough warm clothing, the soldiers will suffer. With a sigh, he lowered the curtain, felt a chill around him, went to a corner of the tent, took a cup from the boxwood box beside the bed, and poured a glass of wine from the jug simmering above the copper stove in the middle of the tent. After the wine became warm, he took a sip slowly, and his deep eyes were a little more slack. He returned to the bookcase with the wine glass, picked up the pen and processed the rest of the official documents, and by the time he put the sorted documents aside, the wine in the glass was already trickling.

At this moment, the curtain was lifted, and the cold wind swept in the snow, but a young man in a Ming Huang military uniform strode in, and the snow was covered with snow, but it was the prince Li Jun, Li Jun smiled: "Or do you know that you are lazy, Gu and General Pei went to the riverside to watch the battle, but they were frozen half to death?" ”

Huo Cong hurriedly stood up, stepped forward to help Li Jun get rid of the big gun, took another cup and poured the wine and presented it, and explained: "Your Highness, this is just wronging people, if the minister is not busy sorting out the documents, he will definitely accompany His Highness to watch the battle, I don't know what the truth of the Chu army is?" ”

Li Jun drank a glass of wine, felt that his body was much warmer, and said with a smile: "I can't see anything between eagerness, but General Pei really wants to start a war soon, he was defeated in Guazhou five years ago, and it is still regarded as a great shame, not to mention that later the Southern Chu army made trouble in Huaidong, Sizhou was lost, and almost even Chuzhou was not guaranteed, but it was because of the lack of troops, and in the next two or three years, Uncle Wang did not allow him to attack Sizhou. ”

Huo Cong said with a smile: "General Pei just wants to attack the river in one go, so as not to delay for a long time, but let Yang Xiu stabilize the defense line, after all, the Yangtze River is extremely difficult to cross." However, His Royal Highness the King of Qi has an order to let us cross the Yangtze River again next spring, thinking that we must have already made a decision, and our army can only obey the order. In fact, in the past two years, General Pei has been pressing forward step by step, seizing Sizhou, crossing Huaishui, breaking Sizhou, retaking Guangling, coming to Yangzhou again, drinking horses and the Yangtze River, who else can mock him with the past? ”

Li Jun nodded thoughtfully, his eyes inadvertently fell on the bookcase, but he saw a letter, but it was Jiang Zhe, his face immediately became gloomy, he sighed, and said, "Is there another letter from my brother-in-law?" ”

Huo Cong said lightly: "Yes, Mr. wrote to say that there should be no war in Yangzhou this winter, and asked the minister to go to Hefei to see him." ”

Huo Cong's voice fell, Li Jun had already crushed the wine glass in his hand, looked at Huo Cong viciously, and said, "Are you going to Hefei?" ”

Huo Cong said in his heart, if I really want to go, I'm afraid that I won't be able to leave the camp, so I can only smile bitterly: "Your Highness, the minister's intentions, Your Highness doesn't know, if I really want to ask for a phoenix for Lan'er, I'm afraid that I would have married Lan'er at this moment." ”

Li Jun was stunned when he heard this, his face showed a trace of apology, and then he became sad, in his mind, he had already regarded Roulan as his future crown princess, and his father and mother had already given permission, he thought that sooner or later he could be one with one heart, and he grew old together, but two years ago, there was a sudden change, and he was already begging each other with twists and turns on the road to marriage, but Jiang Zhe just refused to allow marriage, but deliberately recruited Huo Cong back to his side several times, so that Huo Cong and Roulan could get married, if it weren't for Roulan's resolute refusal, he would have detained Huo Cong and held Huo Cong back, I'm afraid that I'm already in love. Although he secretly wrote to his mother for help, the queen mother replied that his father had temporarily suppressed the marriage proposal, but if Jiang Zhe did not agree, even his father would not be able to grant marriage without authorization, what should I do?

Seeing Li Jun's sad face, Huo Cong felt uncomfortable, the war has been going very smoothly in the past two years, Qin Yong on the western front has captured Ba County and Kuizhou, General Changsun Ji has also captured Jingling and Suizhou, Huaixi Jingchi has already attacked Liyang, and even Jiangnan Xingyuan has moved to Hefei a month ago, which is a pleasant thing, but as long as you think that you are working fearfully by the prince's side, you must always beware of the prince remembering that he is a rival in love, and the more he regrets that he was clever to report to Li Jun, If it weren't for that, Mr. Xianglai wouldn't have let himself suffer these embarrassments by Li Jun's side.

When the atmosphere in the tent was getting more and more dull, a sergeant reported outside, saying that someone asked to see Huo Cong, although Huo Cong didn't know who asked to see him, but first, he was strange in his heart, and secondly, he wanted to avoid it, so he said to Li Jun, let him worry there, and walked to the military tent next to him, so that people would bring the person who asked to see. The person who came was a man in his thirties, with a mediocre appearance, but he was faintly majestic, which people did not dare to underestimate. As soon as Huo Cong saw him, he got up in shock, stepped forward and saluted: "How could Senior Brother Bai Yi come here, could it be that Mr. Bai Yi has some edict?" ”

Bai Yi smiled slightly bitterly: "In the past two years, we have rarely received orders from Mr., and this time I came to see you for a private matter, and I want to ask you for help." ”

Huo Cong became more and more puzzled in his heart, he knew the skills of these senior brothers, and the eight horses were in the same breath with each other, what else did they need to help themselves, after thinking about it, he had already guessed that it must be related to Mr., speaking of which, he should have some advantages over the eight horses in front of Mr., thinking about this, he said respectfully: "Senior brother, please say, the younger brother must do his best." ”

Bai Yi hesitated for a moment before he said: "Now that Dayong has occupied the land of Jiangbei, the Southern Chu court is like falling into the West Mountain, so he intends to seek peace, in order to please the commander of the Yongjun army, in addition to gold, silver and jewelry, he also sent some beautiful women's music, hoping to exchange for His Royal Highness the King of Qi to suspend the offensive and allow peace talks." ”

When Huo Cong heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Isn't this a rush to the doctor, who doesn't know that His Royal Highness King Qi has stopped lingering since he married Princess Jiaping." ”

Bai Yi smiled bitterly: "Some things are hard to believe, not to mention that His Royal Highness King Qi has been leading the army for five or six years, no wonder they think so, but ordinary beauties are just that, in order to win the favor of King Qi, Shang Weijun forcibly sent Qin Huai's two major Oiran to Hefei, which is a bit excessive." One of these two people is called Lingyu, who is the survivor of Fengyimen, and the other is called Liu Rumeng, but he is the sweetheart of the fourth brother, and now Mr. is on the side of His Royal Highness King Qi in Hefei, I want to ask my junior brother to go to Mr. Xiang, ask him to make a statement to King Qi, and let Miss Liu go. ”

Huo Cong was a little strange and said, "If Mr. knew about such a thing, he would naturally do his best, why did Senior Brother ask me to speak?" ”

Bai Yi shook his head with a wry smile, and could only briefly talk about the matter of Yu Lun leaving the secret camp, Huo Cong thought for a long time after hearing this, and said: "Senior brother, don't worry, I received a letter from Mr. and am about to go to Hefei, I will try my best to help in this matter, where is Senior Brother Yu Lun now, do you know about this?" ”

Bai Yi sighed: "It is precisely because he already knows about this, and has rushed to Hefei, I am so worried, for some reason, I seem to have a grudge against Mr., I am worried that he will not ask Mr., may use force to save people, but Yongying masters are like clouds, and there are thousands of troops, I am worried that Mr. will not embarrass him, he will not escape death, and Miss Liu is rare in the world, if there is any mistake, that is, the wheel can survive, I am afraid that I will be heartbroken and die, so I begged my junior brother to intercede with Mr., if there is no Mr. to help, Only afraid of them, alas! ”

Huo Cong nodded and said: "Although Senior Brother Yulun has left the secret camp, after all, he is still our fellow disciple, how can he not try his best to help, and according to Senior Brother, Mr. has always been kind to him, and this time may be a turning point, but how can Fengyi Sect still have remnants of sin alive, doesn't Mr. Fei want to kill them all?" ”

Bai Yi said with a smile: "Fengyimen has disappeared, as long as the remaining sins do not have great achievements, there is no need to ask, although the Lingyu girl is a disciple in the room, but firstly, her surname is peaceful and she has no ambitions, and secondly, someone has taken a fancy to her, so we don't dare to embarrass her, and we have to try to take care of one or two." ”

Huo Cong heard it strangely, and said: "To be able to make the senior brother deign to take care of him, presumably that nobleman's identity must be unusual, why did he let the Lingyu girl fall into the dust?" ”

Bai Yi heard the words and said in a low voice: "This matter is very rare, it is the fourth prince of Qiu who takes a fancy to the Lingyu girl, originally he wanted to take people away, but the Lingyu girl is a disciple of Ji Xia, the fourth prince does not dare to specialize, and needs the permission of the Demon Sect to do it, it is said that the Demon Sect did not say yes or no, but just let the fourth son retreat for three years, so the Lingyu girl is still in Jianye." But it's no wonder that the fourth prince likes her, this girl is gentle and virtuous, and she is proficient in music and rhythm, so she must be a bosom friend to meet the fourth son, and they are in love with each other. It's just that if the Demon Sect doesn't nod, the fourth prince doesn't want to marry her back, but even so, we don't dare to snub her, but we are worried that the Demon Sect will simply send someone to take her surname. In this way, we have no way to explain to the fourth son. ”

Huo Cong couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and said: "There are many winds and rains in the world, and there are countless mandarin ducks that have been dismantled, but since this Lingyu girl is the person who is the fourth prince's intention, I think that Mr. will definitely not be slow to treat, but I don't know if Mr. knows about Miss Liu's affairs." ”

Bai Yi hesitated for a moment, and said: "There are some things that you don't know, junior brother, Miss Liu's appearance and surname are like an old man of Mr., in order not to want Mr. to be sad, we don't dare to report her affairs to Mr., otherwise we don't have to plead now." He didn't say another kind of worry, Bajun knew a little about Jiang Zhe's affair with Liu Piaoxiang in the past, and even most of them had seen this shining name on the Qinhuai River, although Jiang Zhe and Princess Changle respected each other like guests, but if Jiang Zhe empathized with her because Liu Rumeng looked like an old friend, it would be a big trouble, regardless of Princess Changle's side, how could she be embarrassed by the wheel?

Huo Cong heard vaguely, although he won Jiang Zhe's love and trust, but Jiang Zhe naturally wouldn't tell him about his past affairs, and now he faintly guessed that Jiang Zhe also had an injury back then, and the original vague thoughts gradually became clear, and after sending Bai Yi away, he returned to the tent and couldn't help but say: "This is a rare opportunity, if I don't take the opportunity to solve the marriage between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lan'er, I'm afraid I will have to compete with His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Inside and outside Hefei, the army gathered, the original Huaixi town, has now become the camp of the south of the Yongjiang River, four months ago Jing Chi captured Hefei, a month ago, Li Xian moved the line to here, Dayong has been able to get the land of the north of the river, just wait for Li Xian to give an order, you can cross the river to the south, but it seems that Li Xian has no intention of fighting in the middle of winter. In addition to strictly guarding against the counteroffensive of the Southern Chu army, it is to rest the soldiers in Hefei, every three days and five days, it is necessary to summon the generals and soldiers of the army, and the singing and dancing in Hefei City is leveled, but it seems that the Yongjun army deliberately rows the river and stops. When the envoy of Nanchu came to Hefei City, he felt such an atmosphere, and he only felt that the hope of success in seeking peace had increased a little bit in vain.

In order to obtain peace, Shang Weijun is ready to agree to any harsh conditions, as long as the Yongjun army does not cross the Yangtze River in exchange for the promise, the Yongjun army is now holding the power of victory, if they agree to the peace negotiation, they will have to pay a heavy price, these things are not humane, naturally they can only send Shang Chengye to come.

Outside the city, it was already dusk, according to the order of Li Xian, the king of Qi, the envoy of Southern Chu camped outside the city tonight, and sent a sergeant to stay outside the guard, and the envoy of Southern Chu would be summoned in the morning. Although he felt that Li Xian was rude, but at this moment Shang Chengye did not dare to care, he could only order to settle down, this time he brought more than 30 carriages of tribute gifts, and it took half a day to set them up, and when everything was arranged, it was already the end of the unitary time. Shang Chengye was not at ease, and went to Liu Rumeng and Lingyu, who were selected as the head of the women's music class, to inspect the tent, and saw that the two of them looked indifferent, but their complexions were okay, so they were relieved, and they comforted a few words, and saw that the two women were unheard, so they could only shake their heads and go back to rest.

Seeing Shang Chengye leaving, a trace of hatred flashed in Liu Rumeng's eyes, and he said to Lingyu worriedly: "Sister, you know some martial arts, it's better to take the opportunity to escape, if you enter Hefei, there will be no chance, although I don't know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, I also know that the sect to which my sister belonged in the past is a prisoner in Dayong." ”

Lingyu sighed: "How can I let my sister face Yongren alone, not to mention that even if Lingyu wants to escape, where can she flee to, my sister doesn't need to say." ”

Liu Ru dreamed that Lingyu's expression was gloomy, but her slender hand was caressing the jade pendant carved into the shape of a guqin, and she couldn't help sighing: "There are many lucky men in the world, why does my sister need to worry about that ruthless person, most of them are a gentleman, and they just leave a fragrant moon shadow by chance." ”

Lingyu said lightly: "The little sister and the fourth son are just friends of music and rhythm, but they can't talk about any ruthless luck, the little sister just regrets that she didn't have the opportunity to learn the piano from him." ”

Seeing Lingyu's lovely, elegant and clear demeanor, Liu Rumeng smiled and said: "Such a beautiful woman, I see you very pitiful, not to mention those Lu men, I don't believe that the fourth son will not be moved when he sees his sister's talent?" I don't know what went wrong, so it will be difficult for the mandarin dream. After that, he was moved by interest and sang loudly: "Mandarin ducks on coral leaves, chicks in the phoenix's nest." The nest tilted its branches and the phoenix returned, and the dead leaves fell and the wind blew. Once scattered and no one asked, the eternal destruction of the king was known. (Note 1)"

She was the first name of Jiangnan song and dance, singing a tune is the easiest thing, originally she had the heart to laugh at Lingyu, but she only sang two sentences, and then felt sad from the heart, thinking of Song Yu who was gone, she was really moved affectionately, and sang to the last two sentences, which was already sad and unspeakable, and made people cry.

Since Lingyu was picked up by Liu Rumeng, it is already a common thing for the two to meet in the piano song, seeing that Liu Rumeng is already sad and self-suppressed, worried that she is too sad, so he took the guqin and stroked a song "Yilanyi", the sound of the piano is peaceful, but after a while, Liu Rumeng has stopped the sadness. Lingyu was also melancholy in his heart, and the sound of the piano changed, but he played "Liluanjiao", and sang in a rambling voice:

"The concubine is a fragrant book, loves Qingshang, Zhu Xian plays absolutely, and the jade sheng blows all over. Don't learn the national style, Guan Juchao, idle to the blue and white snow. It's always not involved, and the girlfriend is resentful. Unprovoked Mo on the wind is urgent, to saddle the beads, welcome into the pear blossom courtyard. Tears are sprinkled, meaning hesitated.

The red place of the sunset is the golden house, crying lonely fang, born in the autumn river, and the cold is deserted. Hook the strings and pluck the beads to talk about the wind and rain, and the Tao is Huatang to relieve sorrow. Looking back, the sound is overwhelming. I have a life of separation, quite sad but not sad and tactful. Talk about it, and sigh more. (Note 2)"

If you talk about singing alone, Lingyu is naturally not as good as Liu Rumeng, but it is also a temporary choice, and this song is even more self-harmful, and the love is sincere.

The two girls sang their own songs, but they heard that everyone in the camp was fascinated, that is, the soldiers of the Yongjun army who were guarding outside the camp, although most of them were brave soldiers who only knew how to kill and fight, but they couldn't help but be intoxicated and forgot where they were.

Outside the camp of the envoys of Southern Chu, in the middle of the night, a figure clenched his fists and listened to the ethereal qin song in the night wind stupidly. Like a dream, I have failed your affection, and this time unless I die here, I will definitely take you away. The voice has not stopped, his figure has swept forward like a phantom, the stunt of the number one killer in Jiangnan is undoubtedly displayed, but in a moment, he has bypassed the defense line and approached the camp where Liu Rumeng and Lingyu lived, and through the curtain, you can faintly see the lights going on. The man bowed down, listened for a moment, and then whispered outside the tent, "Like a dream! With his keen hearing, he could hear both people in the tent whispering, and a familiar and moving voice said: "Song Yu, is it you?" ”

Song Yu's heart warmed, flashed into the tent, only to see under the light, Liu Rumeng, who was dressed in plain clothes, was staring at himself, not seen for two years, although Liu Rumeng's style was better than in the past, but in Song Yu's view, he felt that the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were a little more sorrowful and tired, and the affectionate self-restraint burst out instantly, and he didn't notice what kind of appearance the other person in the tent was, he stepped forward and took the beautiful woman who was thinking about the night into his arms, when he felt that Liu Rumeng hugged him with his backhand, the shadow in his heart gradually faded, At this moment, he only had Liu Rumeng in his heart. I don't know how long it took, Song Yu came to his senses and said in a low voice: "Meng'er, come with me, I will never let you be sent to Yongying as a gift." ”

Liu Rumeng wiped away the tears on her face, turned around and said, "Sister Lingyu, come with us." ”

Lingyu also showed joy on his face, and said: "Congratulations to my sister and Mr. Song for their reunion today, my little sister didn't leave because she didn't have the confidence to take her sister with her, and now that Mr. Song is helping, it is natural to go together." ”

Liu Rumeng was overjoyed and said to Song Yu: "Sister Lingyu will also do light work, it shouldn't hinder you, right?" ”

Yu Lun smiled slightly bitterly, and said in his heart, since you have agreed, can I still object, he doesn't know about Lingyu and Qiu Yufei, but he knows her background, and he thinks that his martial arts will not be too bad, so he nodded and said: "You clean up, and we will leave together when we wait for the third watch." ”

The two girls knew that the situation was urgent, so they just cleaned up the jewelry, and Lingyu took the guqin with her, but she couldn't give up. The three of them turned off the lights, waited hard until the third watch, and after it was their turn to probe outside the tent, they sneaked out of the tent with the two of them. The camp is guarded by the Southern Chu Forbidden Army, the guards are lax, and the wheel is a killer, even if he takes Liu Rumeng, he is still at ease, although Lingyu is unfamiliar with martial arts, but Fengyimen's light fame moves the world, and the three of them have reached the edge of the camp in a short time. The fan was lightly fingered, and then his body flashed, and he held the two sergeants who were shot by the poisoned needle of the fan, put them in a stiff position, and turned around to take Liu Rumeng out. As soon as he held Liu Rumeng's hand, he felt a wisp of sword qi coming from behind, and Yu Lun almost instinctively rushed forward, and Liu Rumeng's exclamation came from his ears, and Yu Lun didn't care about alarming the Chu army in the camp, and galloped wildly, wanting to leave the threat behind him, but the wisp of sword qi was like a maggot attached to the bone in his heart, and Yu Lun felt a sense of depression that could not escape.

At this moment, there was a clanging sound of sword blades connecting behind him, the sword qi suddenly stagnated, and Yu Lun took the opportunity to turn around, only to see Lingyu holding a soft sword and fighting with a man dressed in the uniform of the Southern Chu Forbidden Army, the man's sword momentum was like a galaxy shadowing, vast as the sea, it was really the top swordsmanship, and Lingyu was dressed in snow and snow, the sword light flickered and bloomed, it was like a cold plum and snow, and it was a peerless swordsmanship passed down by the descendants of Fengyimen.

Yu Lun sneered, a finger of the folding fan in his hand, a ray of black light shot at the man's vital point, he saw the sword momentum of the Lingyu, this hidden weapon looked at the position of the man's body movement, it was foolproof, but at the moment when the hidden weapon flew out, the expression of the wheel changed greatly, the body of the Lingyu suddenly appeared on the trajectory of the hidden weapon, contrary to the expectations of the wheel, his secret weapon actually attacked the Lingyu vest, seeing that this woman who has always been gentle and graceful, and never competed with others, was about to disappear the jade, and the wheel couldn't help but exclaim.

Lingyu still doesn't know the crisis behind her, although she doesn't like martial arts, but if she practices too poorly, it will be difficult to deal with Ji Xia, plus she is talented and intelligent, but she also has some achievements, but she lacks experience in fighting people, and she doesn't have the courage to fight. This time she was forced to be sent to Yongying, and she was also frightened, so she found the soft sword that Ji Xia gave her and brought it to her body, except for Liu Rumeng, no one else knew. I saw that someone suddenly appeared to chase and kill, and he was in danger, Lingyu's eyesight was insufficient, and he couldn't see that the person had no killing intent, and he saw Liu Rumeng's frightened expression, so he mustered up the courage to pull out the soft sword on his waist and rushed out of the block, he didn't dare to think about anything, the sword flashed, endlessly, in order to save people's hearts without distractions, he got rid of fear, but he was in harmony with the sword, and he was handy, and he actually stopped the person from pursuing. But after three or four moves, he knew that Song Yu must have escaped, and seeing that the man's sword was like a mountain, Lingyu felt cowardice in his heart, and the sword momentum immediately became scattered, so he asked for the surname to retreat to the side, not daring to fight with that person again.

Just when the overturn screamed and couldn't bear to witness, the forbidden sergeant's long sword sword turned around, and it had already swept over Lingyu's body, shooting down the black light, in this way, it couldn't help but reveal a flaw, Lingyu was about to retreat, seeing this, her heart moved, she knew that this person's martial arts and swordsmanship were extremely strong, worried that Song Yu was not his opponent, and didn't know that the person was saving her, so she was ruthless, a sword stabbed at the man's left shoulder, the soft sword in her hand can cut gold and jade, this sword is like lightning, it is gently pierced into the gap of the shoulder armor, blood overflows, Lingyu was suddenly so frightened that her hands and feet became weak, and this sword could no longer be stabbed, only to see that the person's eyes fell on her like cold lightning, Lingyu screamed, and did not dare to draw the sword, dodged and retreated, and had already avoided behind Liu Rumeng.

This kind of change happened between lightning and thunder, and it was not until this moment that Liu Rumeng understood, seeing the hidden weapon that fell on the ground, and the blood-stained soft sword that fell to the ground, as well as Lingyu's pale face, although she didn't know the danger of Lingyu's talent, she also guessed a thing or two, and was even more grateful to her for sacrificing her life to save Song Yu, and hurriedly took her into her arms and comforted her in a low voice.

The sergeant smiled bitterly and looked at the blood-stained shoulder, he saw that Lingyu had no experience in fighting, so he couldn't bear to save him for a while, but he was stabbed by her, fortunately Lingyu didn't dare to kill, this sword was only a flesh wound. Although he was injured, there was no hatred in the man's heart, firstly, he was already ashamed to stop him, and secondly, he also saw that Lingyu was kind-hearted, and she was a kind woman who had never stained her hands with blood, this sword was really a last resort, and with a slight sigh, he pulled out the soft sword and threw it aside, casually pulled a piece of battle robe to wrap it around the shoulder wound, and then took off the helmet that covered his face, and said: "Brother Song, you better leave." ”

Yu Lun's gaze fell on the man's face, revealing a shocked face that could not be concealed, his expression was ever-changing, and he turned a blind eye to the Nanchu soldiers who gathered around him after hearing the news, and said after a long time: "When Wu Yue's first sword was said to be righteous, Ding Ming Ding Daxia, who was born and died for the general, Qiao Yuan robbed prisoners, and Xianxia resisted the enemy, why has he now become Shang Weijun's lackey?" ”

Ding Ming showed a trace of shame on his face, and said gloomily: "Song Gongzi, Ding is not a person who tends to be inflammatory, but the state affairs are difficult, and Jiangnan is in danger, if the peace negotiation can be successful, I will have a place to settle down and live in the tens of millions of Li people in southern Chu, for the sake of the overall situation, Ding can only accept the entrustment of Yang to join the army and escort the mission all the way north." Miss Liu and Miss Lingyu are the famous people on the tribute list, if they are allowed to escape, they will inevitably anger Dayong, and there will be no hope for peace. ”

Song Yu looked around and sneered: "Peace discussion, hum, it is only a matter of time before Dayong sweeps the world, there is no strength, how can we talk about peace, besides, even if the country rises and falls, the husband is responsible, could it be that the Chinese military minister of the dynasty, two or three hundred thousand strong men with armor have no ability to defend the society, but they want to put this heavy responsibility on the two women?" Even if you want to be a Gou Jian lying salary and taste the guts, it depends on whether others are willing to be the king of Wu, I Song Yu is just a killer assassin, I also have a part in killing the general, tell me what is the righteousness of Sheji, it is really playing the piano to the cow, if you are determined to stop me, even if I retreat in vain, I will watch night and night, and kill you people one by one, if you are smart, let the three of us leave, otherwise, hum! With his cold and piercing words, a floating murderous aura instantly overflowed the heavens and the earth.

Everyone heard the cold murderous intent in Song Yu's words, and they all felt like they were in the ice and snow sky of Sanjiu, and several timid sergeants were already pale. Shang Chengye, who had already been out of the tent under the protection of the guards, was only glanced at by Song Yu's cold and piercing eyes, and suddenly felt that his heart was cold, and he could no longer have the courage to step forward to reminisce, only to feel that the person in front of him was very strange, not like a former friend and acquaintance, and vaguely remembered that Ou Ning had said to himself that this person was a killer, could it be that this is the true face of this person?

Ding Ming's martial arts are already extremely high, but the feeling is different, but he feels that the murderous aura surging like the waves is unpredictable, fluttering, coming and going, if there is nothing, it makes people feel elusive and powerless, so he solemnly said: "The ruthless son really lives up to his reputation, I think it was just Taoguang in the past, so let Ding learn the son's murderous skills." He was ashamed, but when he heard Song Yu admit that it was related to Lu Can's death, he couldn't help but feel angry, thinking that this person was Shang Chengye's guest in the past, he already believed a little bit in his heart, and he couldn't help but have a killing intent, Ling Ren's sword aura rose into the sky, and collided with the murderous aura emitted by Song Yu, and the wind and waves suddenly raged in the space, forcing those soldiers who were waiting on the side to retreat again and again, Liu Rumeng was stunned, and he didn't know how to retreat, the overflowing sword qi wind whistled by, Liu Rumeng fell to the ground with a lock of green silk, and Lingyu woke up, Hurriedly pulled her back a few steps, and the sergeants all looked at the two facing each other in a daze, and they didn't think that they could hold the two girls hostage first.

The sword light flashed, it was like a galaxy shaking, the figure of the wheel was drowned by the sword wave almost instantly, Ding Ming was forced to escort Shang Chengye's hatred and grief all vented on the body of the wheel, every sword is extremely dangerous, if the wheel is lost, it will be crushed under the sword light of the rainbow and lightning, but this time the wheel is also completely unreserved, the fan is open and swaying, the wind is elegant, the body is like catkins, dancing with the wind, like a ghost, looming in the monstrous sea of swords, Ding Ming's sword momentum is slightly slow, he launched a deadly attack, Every time it made Ding Ming feel like he was in danger of dying. The figures of the two are getting faster and faster, in the strong wind, the sand and rocks are flying all over the ground, and the figures of the two seem to be intertwined, but one is like a god in the world, wielding the electric light in his hand at will, and the other is like the nine demon gods, casually using the killing move of chasing the soul and killing each other, and they are clearly distinguished.

Ding Ming was fighting and frightened, this person's martial arts were simply incomparable compared to two years ago, and it was almost difficult for him to distinguish the traces of his moves. He didn't know that the state of mind that had passed the wheel in the past two years was no longer depressed and lonely because of Liu Rumeng, and his vitality was rekindled, and he had made great progress under his concentrated cultivation. People who practice martial arts, if there is a famous teacher, the initial achievement is mainly based on the talent, but in the later stage, it depends on the wisdom of the surname, more than the wheel is a smart and enlightened person, and has gone through all kinds of love and hatred tribulations, two years ago, because of Lu Can's matter, the soul suffered a strong impact, so that he had the opportunity to advance by leaps and bounds.

It's just that although the over-wheel has made great progress, after all, it is not as deep as Ding Ming's foundation, after the two of them fought hard for a hundred moves, Ding Ming gradually stabilized the situation, and the sword momentum became more and more agile and smooth, but the over-wheel gradually defended more and attacked less, although others couldn't see it, he himself knew that it was difficult for him to win.

Liu Rumeng's eyes were full of light, although there was a fierce battle related to her fate in front of her, but she didn't look at it at all, just thinking about Song Yu's words that he had a part in killing Lu Can. She is not an ordinary woman, she is not a businesswoman who does not know the hatred of the country, since the general was falsely imprisoned, she deeply hated Shang Weijun's misguided behavior, and persuaded Song Yu several times, hoping that he could make a statement to Shang Chengye and save the matter, although he knew that there was little hope, but he did not want to stand by. Although she knew that Song Yu and Shang Chengye were good friends, but in her mind, she never thought that Song Yu would harm the pillars of the country, that is, Song Yu returned to his residence in despair when Lu Can was given to die, Liu Rumeng only said that he was sad, and did not think that Lu Can's death would have anything to do with Song Yu. The love is deep, and the responsibility is keen, so Liu Rumeng is so heartbroken.

At this time, Ding Ming suddenly shouted, the sword flashed, stabbed five swords one after another, each sword was stabbed on the fan bone of the folding fan of the wheel, the sound was clear and clear, endless, the wheel tried his best to dodge the counterattack, but he could not avoid the majestic sword momentum, to the fifth sword, the folding fan in the hand of the wheel flew out of his hand, staggered back, the long sword in Ding Ming's hand did not slow down at all, stabbed at the heart of the wheel, the wheel knew that this time it was really impossible to escape, the cold and deep eyes revealed a look of despair and discouragement, He watched calmly as the sword sank into his body.

At the same time, Lingyu, the only one who saw the situation clearly, screamed, "No! The voice was poignant and frightened, Ding Ming's heart trembled, and he remembered the exact news that Song Yu had given himself and others Lu Can, so that they could see Lu Can. And after a long fierce battle, Ding Ming's grief and anger in his heart decreased slightly, and he could think more rationally, in his opinion, Song Yu did not have the ability to affect the overall situation, even if he said something that should not be said, it was just to add fuel to the fire, but if it wasn't for Shang Weijun's intention, he would not have finally destroyed the Great Wall, not to mention seeing Song Yu's words, he was quite remorseful. With his mind spinning, the long sword in Ding Ming's hand was deflected, avoiding the vital point, but even so, blood suddenly gushed out, staining half of his body red. Ding Ming was not happy, he was originally stabbed by Lingyu, although it was not very serious, but after a fierce battle for a long time, the wound burst out, and at this moment it was also bloody clothes, but he was engrossed in the battle, and he didn't realize it until this moment.

Ordinary people in the field couldn't see the battle clearly, but suddenly the figures of the two people who were fighting fiercely froze, and then they saw Ding Ming's long sword piercing Song Yu's right chest, but the two of them were soaked in blood, and it was almost impossible to tell who won and who lost.

Yu Lun's eyes were indifferent, as if the sword was not pierced into his body, he slowly stretched out his left hand, held the blade of the sword, and the blood instantly flowed from between the palm and the blade, and merged into the river of blood on the ground, he said coldly: "After Ding Daxia survived from Southern Fujian, he has changed a lot, hasn't he been bought by Dayong's favor, so he is so attentive to peace discussion?" ”

Ding Ming's eyes flashed with rage, and then became cold, and said: "Yes, Ding went to the Southern Fujian Yue clan to seek medical treatment in order to poison his body, and fortunately he was helped by Yue Qingyan, the Duchess of Dayong Jinghai, and was able to escape death, but Ding's heart is expressible, Mrs. Jiang is generous and tolerant, and she has not left me in trouble, nor has she bribed Ding to seek glory by treason, whether you believe it or not, Ding is worthy of his heart." ”

Yu Lun smiled coldly, and was about to say more, when a touching and pleasant voice sounded in his ears: "Is Yu Lang bent on death?" That's why you anger Ding Daxia so much? ”

Yu Lun was shocked, slowly let go of his left hand, his body was already a little unstable, his eyes looked to the side with difficulty, and he saw that Liu Rumeng was already standing next to the pool of blood at some point, and a pair of eyes like a flowing wave were looking at him.

Suddenly, Ding Ming pulled out his long sword like lightning, and took advantage of the situation to point a few acupoints in the past wheel to stop the bleeding and apply medicine, and when the time the wheel woke up from the sharp pain, he saw that he was already leaning on Liu Rumeng's arms, Liu Rumeng knelt on the ground, his dress was soaked with blood, but he was so gentle and strong holding himself, looking at each other, both of them were stupid, and they couldn't remember where they were.

I don't know how long it took, I heard Ding Ming's gloomy voice and said: "Song Gongzi and Miss Liu, what words do you have for the two of you, let's say it quickly, I'm afraid that the chaos here has alarmed the Yongjun outside, and if they ask, Lord Shang will not be able to explain." ”

Only then did he come to his senses, he knew that Fang Cai's fierce battle would definitely alarm the Yongjun outside, seeing Shang Chengye's pale face, knowing that he might order to kill himself at any time, his time was running out, he reached out with difficulty to hold Liu Rumeng's plain hand, and said: "Meng'er, I'm sorry, I really have no way to save you, rather than watching you being insulted, I would rather take the first step." ”

On Liu Rumeng's slightly pale jade face, two lines of tears slipped down, like a pearl of jade, she said softly: "Yu Lang, I've thought about it for a long time, you can't blame you for the general's affairs, you can only blame the faint monarch who set the eternal injustice, even if you have some mistakes, but now you have regretted it, haven't you?" ”

Everyone listened strangely, and they didn't understand why this couple, who was affectionate at first sight, said irrelevant things when they said goodbye. Yu Lun understood Liu Rumeng's surname, and replied: "Yes, I have said a lot of unfavorable things to the general in the past, although there are some other reasons, but in my heart, I always feel that he will become Wang Mang sooner or later, I don't believe that there will be such a brave and loyal courtier in the world, but before the general died, I was fortunate to be by his side, only to know that his mind is like the light of the wind and the moon, and no suspicion and slander can tarnish his person, Meng'er, if there is a chance to do it again, I will die myself, and I will not say half a word that should not be said." ”

Liu Rumeng smiled, but that smile was like a sunset that was about to disappear, even though it was beautiful, but it was about to disappear in a blink of an eye, she said softly: "That's good, I have always thought again, if Yulang has never regretted it, then I have to kill you with my own hands, and then go on the road with you, if the person I love has no loyalty and filial piety in his heart, then I have no eyes, and naturally I should die with you." ”

Hearing Liu Rumeng's categorical words, Lingyu, who was already in tears, exclaimed: "No, sister, you can't die." ”

Shang Chengye was shocked in his heart, and took a few steps forward, but he felt that he couldn't think of any words to persuade him. Ding Ming's heart was tight, and he took a step forward, and had already decided that if Liu Ru dreamed of committing suicide, he would definitely stop it.

Only the rest of the wheel is still calm, and he doesn't seem to have thought about the difference between Liu Rumeng's life and death, just because he understands Liu Rumeng and knows that no matter what decision this woman makes, it will not be without a reason, if she really decides to die, then for her, there must be no better choice, not to mention that he heard the meaning of Liu Rumeng's words, at least Liu Rumeng has no intention of committing suicide now.

Liu Rumeng didn't seem to pay attention to other people's reactions, but just looked deeply at Yulun's pale face, tears rolled down his face, and his hair was said to be horizontal waves in the past, and now he is a fountain of tears. It wasn't until the surrounding Chu army began to move, it seemed that the Yongjun outside noticed that there was something wrong inside, she raised her head, looked at Shang Chengye who was full of embarrassment, and said lightly: "Lord Shang, the concubine knows what Yu Lang did, and it must have angered the adult, he is seriously injured, and he is under siege, if the adult wants to kill him, it is reasonable, but the concubine has a reluctant request, I hope that the adult will let Yu Lang go, and let him go after he recovers from his injury. ”

Everyone's face changed, if Liu Rumeng died, the tribute that had been handed over would become ironclad evidence of Nanchu's disrespect, then I was afraid that the matter of seeking peace would blow up immediately, Shang Chengye was particularly frightened, although after listening to Song Yu's words, he had already forgotten his past friendship, and he couldn't wait to kill this person immediately, but at this moment, he could only bear it, and said: "Miss Liu, rest assured, Song Yu is my old friend, how can I harm him, as long as he no longer hinders the peace negotiation, the official guarantees that he can return to Jiangnan safely." ”

Liu Rumeng just smiled faintly, but looked at Ding Ming and said: "Ding Daxia is a human being, and the concubine has always been respected, even if it is a matter of today, there is a last resort, if Ding Daxia is willing to promise to ensure the safety of Yu Lang, the concubine will never commit suicide." ”

Ding Ming was deeply impressed when he heard this, and said: "Miss Liu's words are serious, Brother Song is a person with a surname, and he has to seriously hurt him, he is already guilty, and he will never allow others to hurt him." ”

Liu Rumeng put her mind at ease, showing a satisfied smile, a pair of bright eyes glowing with dazzling brilliance, gently let Yu Lun lie flat on the ground, and was about to get up, Yu Lun's eyes were full of grief and indignation, struggling to hold her bare hands, not caring about the wound overflowing blood again, and said sharply: "Meng'er, why do you need to take care of my life and death, you are willing to endure humiliation and steal life, can't I repay Qing's affection with death?" ”

Liu Rumeng's eyes revealed infinite affection, slowly, firmly withdrew his hand, and said softly: "Yu Lang, don't you think that death is enough to reward your confidant, the concubine is just a dusty woman, she is a willow wall flower, even if she falls to the end of the world, what does it matter, as long as Yu Lang can live well in the world, the concubine will be very happy." What's more, why should you worry, although Rumeng is mediocre, fortunately there will be some singing and dancing, and it may not be able to get the favor of nobles, even if you don't have this blessing, there is a way to spend the rest of your life safely, or it may not be necessary to forget Yulang in the future. ”

After that, she stood up and walked to the original camp step by step, unparalleled elegance, delicate and noble, at this moment no one remembered that this woman was originally the first in Jiangnan, and the demeanor of the fairy in the sky was nothing more than that.

I don't know everything outside of my body, Liu Rumeng's eyes only have the familiar camp tent, it's almost there, it's almost there, three steps, two steps, one step, when she finally walked into the camp, as the curtain fell, her legs were weak, and she could no longer support it, she stumbled and fell, but fell into the arms of Lingyu who followed closely, Lingyu looked at her pale face like frost and snow in horror, Liu Rumeng at this moment, her breath was weak, and she was about to die, Lingyu hurriedly clicked on her several acupoints, urging her to live, Liu Rumeng woke up and turned around, and Lingyu cried: "Sister, why are you like this, even if you say such hurtful words, will he believe it?" ”

Liu Rumeng groaned lowly, woke up, showed a desolate smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "I and Yu Lang, although the two love each other, but they have never slept together in life, and they can't sleep in the same tomb when they die, but Rumeng feels that even if it is a hundred years of old age and twilight, it is not as good as knowing each other for a moment, I know that he will not believe it, but as long as he has the expectation in his heart that I will live well, he will not die, sister, Yu Lang He has always ignored life and death, I have long been worried that he will leave me, and now I only hope that he can live well, It doesn't matter if I'm humiliated, maybe, maybe, after I've gotten goosebumps, I'll have a chance to see him alive. ”

Lingyu hugged Liu Rumeng's delicate and cold body, seemed to be able to feel the passage of her life, and said in a low voice: "Sister, Lingyu was originally very scared, I was afraid that the Yong people would regard me as a master and their comrade, if they killed me, I would be very sorry, because I will never have the opportunity to practice the peerless piano again, if they don't let me have the opportunity to play the piano again, I will also be worse than dead, if they really, really bullied me, Lingyu is afraid that I will never be able to live again, but now Lingyu vows, I must live, no matter what happens, I have to protect my sister, and I must give my sister a chance to see him again. ”

At this time, Liu Rumeng, who had already fallen into a coma, couldn't hear Lingyu's oath, but she always had a smile on her pale face, but it made people feel that she had already broken her heart.

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Note 1: Excerpt from Lu Zhaolin's "Difficult to Walk".

Note 2: Liu Kezhuang, "He Bridegroom; Hearing the song on the table was changed

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