Xu Chao woke up at dusk, and the sky outside the cave was already dark.

Firewood was lit in the cave, and she was still nestled in Li Hanchen's arms.

As soon as he looked up, he crashed into those gentle and beautiful eyes.

Seeing her wake up, Li Hanchen reached out and touched her face, and asked softly, "Is there anything uncomfortable?" ”

She shook her head, her eyes fell on the slender blood mark on the right side of his face, reached out and touched it, and asked distressedly, "Does it hurt?" ”

Although he has been fighting on the battlefield all year round, because he has a full suit of armor every time he goes to the battlefield, his skin is as white as cold jade.

Although the blood mark was particularly conspicuous, it did not look hideous, but had a heroic spirit.

Li Hanchen shook his head: "It doesn't matter." ”

In the past, he suffered more serious injuries, but his life was hard and he couldn't die.

Seeing the little girl in his arms staring at her with a blink, he chuckled lightly and said, "I think, you must be hungry, eat something." ”

"Something?" Xu Chaodu's eyes were slightly bent, he reached out and stroked his forehead, and joked: "Where is there anything to eat here?" ”

The atmosphere was rare and relaxed, Li Hanchen raised his eyebrows and shook her: "The birds in the sky sent it." ”

Xu Chaodui squinted at him slightly, and pinched his face lightly: "It's going to be nonsense!" ”

Li Hanchen lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, then raised his chin and motioned for her to look to the side.

Looking through the firelight, there were several lotus leaf plates beside Li Hanchen, and there were sweet and soft pastries and thirst-quenching fruits on the plates, all of which were fresh.

She sat up from his arms and was surprised: "Where did you find it?" ”

Turning his gaze to the inside, he said, "When you fainted, I went inside to find it." I never thought that there was a cave in it, and there was another scenery. ”

Xu Chaodui turned his head to look and saw a long black road, which was quite scary.

Li Hanchen pinched a piece of pastry and put it to her mouth: "Eat something first, and I'll take you in tomorrow to play." ”

"Then you let go of me, and I'll eat it myself."

"No. Open your mouth, I'll feed you. ”

Half an hour passed, and when the time came, the lonely moon hanging diagonally in the dark sky became more and more bright.

The two of them snuggled up to the fire, glimpsing the corner of the crescent moon through the branches.

"Li Hanchen, I don't want to play anymore. Aunt He's body has not been collected yet. Frustrated tone.

With his chin resting on the top of her head, he said, "It's good if you decide, I'll listen to you." ”

"That's right. When I returned home that day, I met my cousin, did my cousin tell you something that made you drive me away? ”

Li Hanchen pursed his thin lips slightly when he heard this, and he was a little annoyed with himself. If she hadn't let her go easily, how could she have caused these troubles.

He hugged her tightly and regretted it very much: "It's me who is not good, I shouldn't have let you go." Never again, forgive me. ”

Xu Chaodui leaned his head on his neck, raised his eyes to look at the boundless night, and sighed slightly: "I used to want to be free and yearn for a broader world, but now, I just want to stay by your side." But Li Hanchen, if you drive me away from now on, no matter how rare I am about you, you will never come back. ”

The hand holding her tightened a little, and his tone was solemn: "I know, I know." ”

blamed himself for being a bastard, and didn't ask her opinion, so he made his own choice for her.

……

At dawn the next day, the two walked hand in hand towards the cave.

The cave was narrow and pitch black, and could only accommodate two people walking side by side.

At first, he could see the surrounding stone walls through the light of the sky, but gradually he could only rely on the torch in Li Hanchen's hand to illuminate it.

The further you go inside, the wider the cave becomes, the more cold it gets, the more comfortable it can accommodate two carriages running side by side.

Small droplets of water were falling from the stone wall, and the sound was crisp.

The trail is winding, but not long. After a short time, the two walked to a stone door, which was engraved with handwriting, but because of its age, it was mottled and could not be seen clearly.

Li Hanchen stepped forward and stretched out his hand to turn the stone carving tiger head next to the stone gate, the stone door rumbled, and slowly pulled upward, but did not shake off the dust.

After entering the door, it is a different kind of world.

The surrounding white and smooth stone walls are reflected in the light of the fire, and the walls show colorful paintings.

There are tall and heroic men holding long lances and galloping horses; There are stunning women in gorgeous costumes who bow their heads and stroke the harp; There are also two people dressed in civilian clothes, holding hands in the flowers, standing under the sunset hugging and kissing.

Xu Chaodui looked around, this place is wide, and there are about more than ten houses spacious.

The layout of the cave is like that of ordinary people's houses, with beds, tables, chairs, pots and pans.

There is also a bath on the left-hand side, a pool of clear water rippling and sparkling.

The bath has a tree two or three meters high...... No, to be precise, tree-shaped candle holders.

The candle stand mimics the shape of a tree, and the branches that poke out in all directions are leaf-shaped candlesticks, and there are still unburned extinguished candles on the candlesticks.

"What kind of fairy-like character is the master here?" She couldn't help but admire.

"There's still a hole there, go in and have a look." Li Hanchen stretched out his finger and pointed to his right.

The two of them held torches and walked towards the cave. This cave is not very spacious, only one and a half the size of a house, and inside the cave, a crystal coffin is parked.

Li Hanchen tightened the girl's soft hand, stepped forward to block her, and walked towards the crystal coffin.

Walking to the coffin, the torch shone brightly, and there were two skeletons.

One is tall and mighty, the other is slender and slender. The hands of the two skeletons were clasped so tightly that no one could break them.

Li Hanchen held a torch to shine on the stone wall, and found that the stone wall was engraved with six short characters in seal script: life is the same as the coffin, and death is the same coffin.

"Look, the two have been dead for many years. But who are they and why do they live here? Is it the person in the mural? Who are they? What kind of experience have you had? ”

Xu Chaodui became a curious baby in a second, and asked three questions in a row.

Li Hanchen stared at the skeleton for a moment, and said, "No intention to disturb, the deceased rest in peace." ”

After pulling Xu Chaodui out of the cave, he lit the candles on the branches and leaves with a torch, and stared at the mural for a while.

"Husband, it's so quiet here, it looks like a place where the gods live."

Li Hanchen came back to his senses and chuckled: "This is not where the gods live. This is probably the place where General Gongsun of the former dynasty disappeared and lived in seclusion with the dead Concubine Mei. ”

"General Gongsun and Concubine Mei? It seems that it is an old thing again. ”

"It's a hundred years old." Li Hanchen turned to look at her with a smile, led her to sit on the chair, and half-squatted in front of her, "It's really interesting, do you want to hear it?" ”

Xu Chaowan nodded: "Yes." ”

"Then I'll tell you a story. General Gongsun, named Gongsun Yan, was a ......"

"Who dares to break into my home?"

Suddenly, the sound of the stone door turning, and a male voice came coldly.

The two looked together, and saw a door open not far from the bath, and a shorter man stood by the cave, glaring at the two of them with angry eyes.

After he was angry, he stretched out his arms and flew in front of the two of them, crossed his hands and asked, "Who are you?" How dare you be good at the little old man's home? ”

This old man has white hair and white beard, and he is already in his old age, but his slender eyes are shining.

Although he pretended to be angry, he was not really angry, and he was an old naughty boy.

Li Hanchen explained with a good temper: "I have no intention of breaking by mistake, and I hope the old man will forgive me." ”

"Uncle!?" The old man glared at the beads and retorted vigorously: "Who do you call uncle!?" You laymen, you only look at the outward, not the inside! Although this son is so old and embarrassed, but the actual mentality is still very youthful, you don't want to call me uncle, you want to call me a shadowless son. ”

"Shadowless Boy, is this your home?"

Xu Chaodui saw that this old man was quite interesting, and followed his words.

"Of course. My shadowless son has always been a dragon who sees the head and does not see the tail, and comes and goes without a trace. Only this kind of place that is not easy to be disturbed by people is suitable for the life of this son. ”

After that, he pulled off a white beard and pointed at the two of them, and asked, "Say, where did you two little rats come from to my house?" ”

"Your home?" Li Hanchen bent the corners of his mouth slightly, looked at him and asked, "It turns out that you and the owner here are actually a family?" ”