Hou Cong asked the others to stop in place, especially Changkong, and not move. There is a thread in his heart, which is pulled in the soul of the white. He felt that Bai Yi was avoiding him—and he was avoiding him again.

Hou Cong promised Murong Xing that he couldn't find it within a moment, so he came back to gather, and then left the house.

The village was quiet with the ghostly fire. Hou Cong searched house by house, corner by corner, and a quarter of an hour was approaching. He began to suspect that the thread he felt was imaginary. There was never that line.

Except for warm hugs, warm kisses, except for real moments, separation is separation, there is no thread that connects two people.

In a panic, his steps were chaotic, and Hou Cong broke out in a cold sweat again. He first took out his handkerchief and sniffed it, then drew his saber, and did not return as promised, but searched at a faster pace. He looked at the moon in the sky, and even began to repent to the heavens and make a wish: if he could find out that the white clothes were safe and sound, if he could see her again, look at her again, and kiss her again, he was willing to die, and even, more terrible than death: he was willing to modify and disobey the emperor's will.

Just as Hou Cong said the last word of the oath in his heart, he saw the white clothes.

Bai Yi didn't see her, but squatted in the corner of the house, carefully examining a corpse. Hou Cong went and pulled her up.

"What are you doing? What's the fuss? ”

Bai Yi came back to his senses, but he didn't have the heart to quarrel with Hou Cong, "There is no trouble." I am in front of you, and you and my brother are afraid that I will dirty my hands, and that I will prick somewhere, and we will not let me see the corpse. I'm out and shopping on my own. ”

Hou Cong's anger was half gone, knowing that he had thought too much about it before, "You know that your brother and I love you." ”

Alas, he himself blushed when he said such a sensual word.

Besides, what do you mean by "going out and shopping on your own"? In the future, she should be tied to the waistband of her pants, and I don't want her to leave if she wants to go.

"Look there!" Bai Yi pointed to the corpse's abdomen.

Hou Cong hurriedly held her hand pointing at the corpse in his hand, "Don't move, I'll move." ”

Bai Yi laughed at him like laughing at a fool, "Stupid! "Your hands have already moved the corpse, and if it's poisonous, it's not going to kill me." ”

"Don't say die! Don't mention the word! "His muscles are going to burst again.

"Good, good." Bai Yi had no choice but to coax him, "I have a long life of 100 years, please look at the corpse!" ”

Hou Cong's heart was sour, he let go of Bai Yi's hand, ordered her to stand still, squatted down by herself, and sure enough, he found that in the burned corpse, there were other things besides rotten flesh and dry bones.

He loved to be clean, but he couldn't help it at this time, so he first slashed the corpse again with his saber, and then reached for it and pulled out a short sword. It's been two years, soaked in blood and fire, and a big handkerchief was sacrificed to wipe it, and the cold light shone brightly.

"Looks like your brother guessed right."

"Huh?"

"Go back, don't worry everyone. This is a short knife that can only be used by the emperor's personal guards. ”

Hou Cong put away the knife and walked out of the house with Bai Yi. Suddenly, because of a wisp of ghost fire, I saw the phoenix butterfly family crest on the roof beam.

He looked at Bai Yi, who should have seen this before coming in. At the gate, there was only one lantern, and the one picked up outside the valley should be a pair with it.

Bai Yi nodded to him, knowing what he was thinking, and then, leaping into the house, walking on the mutilated or barely intact roof. Hou Congfei went up to another row of houses, across the street, and followed Bai Yi.

Hou Cong whistled.

The moonlight was like water, and this long howl attracted the howl of wolves, flying crows, and another whistle, and Yuan and the others were responding to them, knowing that they were safe.

From the rooftops, all the streets in the village are straight and smooth, and although the fire has passed, you can see the difference between the white stone walls and the black brick walls.

The white clothes looked at Hou Cong through the night. Hou Cong leaned over from another row of houses and came to her side.

"I also saw that this is the chessboard village, and the whole village is a chessboard. The house with the phoenix butterfly family coat of arms is a sunspot, so the fine work of Chengguo is black, and the country is white? Is this a place where the details are concentrated? ”

"That's right." Bai Yi looked back at the house with his family crest, "The haunted legend is also to avoid outsiders from approaching. The craftsmen have their own world here. Complete some exchanges, transactions. Two years ago, if there were still my grandfather's disciples active......"

"Could it be? Someone is looking into the cause of your grandfather's death? Perhaps, this is the only reason why we can concentrate a lot of fine work here regardless of borders and black and white. ”

Bai Yi nodded and shook his head, "These are just guesses. She turned her head to look at Hou Cong, with a misty look on her face, standing on top of the dangerous wall, there was a cold glow, and her lips were full of longing.

Hou Cong also forgot that his hands were full of corpses, and he wrapped her waist around her and pulled her over. The face is close to the face, and I look at it enough, and I kiss it again, and I open it, and I close it, and I close it, and I close it again.

He let go of her, "Listen to me, don't refute." ”

"Hmm."

"I don't want you to be a substitute for the dead. Listen to me for everything in the future, and I will think of a way. I want you to live, even if the emperor doesn't want to. ”

"But ......"

"I'd rather me die than you." Hou Cong is very determined.

"That's not good, I haven't got your body yet, and you are not allowed to die."

Hou Cong smiled, feeling that honey had invaded his body.

"I knew that you didn't have to eat my body for a day."

Bai Yi looked at him very seriously, "However, I don't want His Highness to die." ”

"No one dies."

"Also, you are not allowed to lose your temper with Your Highness again."

"I promise you. If I confirm your heart, I won't lose my temper with anyone. After Hou Cong finished speaking, he was a little shy.

Bai Yi was also shy, and launched a light effort to escape, fleeing back to the place where the others were waiting.

Hou Cong ordered to speed up and search the entire village, except for the short knife, there was no other amazing discovery. When the sky was slightly bright, the group got on the horse and returned home. I have a new secret in my heart: before the Great War of Chengguo and Liguo, a group of fine works of the two countries were concentrated here and slaughtered. This stronghold, where the meticulous workers often come and go, has since been abandoned.

First suspect: Emperor Liguo.

By the time they returned to the inn in the Snow City, Jia Fang had already become a corpse.

He approached the top-secret material without permission and was beheaded by Fluorescent on orders.

Wei Yao and He Bachun waited next to the corpse. Seeing Hou Cong and the others coming back, he stood up.

Hou Cong directly called them to his room, and while bathing his hands under the service of Qing Song, he said, "I don't want anyone to die." If Jia Fang didn't want to kill me, he wouldn't be fooled. ”

Wei Yao and He Bachun nodded.

Hou Cong wiped his hands, "I have arrangements for you." Brother Wei is down-to-earth and low-key, Your Highness likes you very much, if you want, follow us all the way south. I have been driving for His Highness, and in the future, I will make my home in the south. Although there is also turmoil in the south, more distant things will be talked about later. Would you like to? ”

"The subordinates are willing, and the subordinates have thanked General Xiaohou." Wei Yao knelt down and kowtowed.

Hou Cong walked up to He Bachun, "You, there is a family in the capital." I think you should go back. ”

"Yes."

"It's impossible to go back empty-handed." Hou Cong handed the short knife to He Bachun, and talked about Qipanzhuang. "You take it with you, go back to Fangmei's house in Xiangmo Town to live, don't meet people easily. As soon as April 27 passed, and when I returned to Datong, I said that in front of the river, I would kill all of you, and you escaped, and stole this evidence and handed it over to the prince. ”

"Yes." He Bachun took the knife, did not turn his head, did not say goodbye to anyone, and left the inn in a hurry.

He was afraid to say more, so he wanted to stay.

Jia Fang's body was lowered into the river.

After dawn, Hou Cong and his entourage retreated from the inn and continued southward, and the last stop was the border city such as Dajiangbian: Dew City.

Under the walls of Fine Snow City, Danniang sent him off in a small sedan chair, knowing that they would never meet again in the future.

On April 26, Hou Cong and his entourage saw Dew City. The guard Wang Lin personally went out to greet him. Because it is a border city, military attachés and civilian officials are combined to manage Dew City. Wang Lin used to be Chang Win's subordinate, but he did not follow to Chengguo. After the war broke out, Tian Guifei and Master Jian had said a lot of good things to him, but he was not implicated.

The city gate opened, Wang Lin dismounted, approached Mo Chang's carriage, and greeted the prince.

"Your Highness has worked hard all the way, and the last general has prepared a banquet, please follow the last one."