Water is the blood of the earth.

This rather poetic sentence suddenly rushed into Dugu Linqi's mind. He watched the blue waves rippling in front of him into the distance, and he couldn't help but recall all the joys of his childhood, and the pain immediately welled up in his heart.

He had never seen the enemy who slaughtered the whole clan, only the mess of blood after the tragedy.

Dugu Distant Mountain used to be a prosperous and rich land, and the Qi Gathering Heart Method born from it has prompted countless warriors to gather here, where the wind is always rumbling, like a band beating gongs and drums, lively and extraordinary.

It was a bright and upright place, but he gave birth to Dugu Linqi, who was intelligent and talented, but his heart was soaked in hatred and hatred, and the innocence of the past turned into a puddle of black water, which was eating away at his heart day and night, tirelessly.

Bo Phong swelled in his chest, he was a little breathless, his eyes were cold and chaotic, like he was in a deep quagmire.

"Why are you here?" Shen Yile greeted him from a distance.

Since the sixth day after the emperor's assassination, they have been under house arrest in the inn, which is fortunately built to entertain VIPs, with everything in it, the best meals have won the praise of all the warriors, and the elegant garden is a good place for self-cultivation.

Dugu Linqi usually looks at the palace from the open-air balcony, but today he actually came to the jasper pool in the garden rarely, Shen Yile was naturally surprised.

"Just walk around and relax. "He was absent-minded.

"The maid next to the princess looked for you yesterday, did you see it?"

"How do you know. ”

"I told her that you were upstairs. Shen Yile sat beside him.

On the same side of the pool, the scenery we see should be very different. Dugu Linqi thought to himself.

"Thank you. ”

"Why did she look for you, what did you say?" she wondered.

"Nothing ......"

Dugu Linqi blinked, the turquoise water reflected Shen Yile's face, and a breeze blew, and he felt that he saw Shen Shuoxia. Do the two of them look alike? He couldn't help but say what was in his heart.

"Do you look like her?"

"Not really. Shen Yile poked out his head to look at it, and then looked at his face in the water mirror, "She looks very young." ”

"The same goes for you. ”

Shen Yile frowned with a smile: "I look young?"

"I'm sorry, you're young. Dugu Linqi shrugged his shoulders and replied to her without sincerity.

"How old do you think the maid is? I've heard her name a few years ago. She didn't bother to bother with that.

"Not interested. ”

Dugu Linqi is telling the truth, is Shen Shuoxia's age important? What matters is her heart, and her heart makes him feel disheartened.

Shen Shuoxia handed over her body and mind to the princess.

This is the conclusion that Dugu Linqi reached after the conversation with her yesterday. She seems to have been educated by Yuzhong since she was a child, and she is determined to protect the princess for the rest of her life until she is old.

It's not hard to imagine that she will die behind the princess - protecting her is the source of her life.

At that moment, Shen Shuoxia's mystery suddenly became a hard wall, which completely isolated Shen Shuoxia from the outside world, and no one could approach it.

Dugu Linqi didn't understand why.

But all people should have seven emotions and six desires, even if Shen Shuoxia lacks this emotion, she shouldn't be so indifferent and ignorant...... Why did the princess agree to her maid to see him? Is it just to show off—Shen Shuoxia is my property?

He couldn't help but feel disgusted with Princess Tilting Lotus, and her actions were no different from the villain's ambition.

"How are you so sullen? I thought you would be happy to see the maid. Shen Yile smiled heartlessly.

She is also very beautiful, the fortitude of a warrior and the charm of a woman are skillfully combined, but she can't mention Dugu Linqi's interest - it's a bit self-inflicted to think so.

He shook his head.

Shen Shuoxia...... Now that you can see it, I won't hide it anymore, I've been in love with her for a long time. ”

Shen Yile was slightly stunned, hearing his bold confession, the girl couldn't help but show crimson, she lowered her head and didn't want him to see her red face.

"That's right," she muttered...... "that's good." ”

"What's so good?"

"I thought that all of us who practiced martial arts were dedicated to studying martial arts, and lust was nothing more than a worldly distraction, but ...... The people around me are all paired up one by one, and it seems that I am too superficial. ”

Dugu Linqi couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "People have seven emotions and six desires, which is common sense. Miss Shen didn't meet someone she liked. ”

Shen Yile raised his head and regained his composure: "Not yet." ”

"I thought you were in love with Jane. ”

"Chen Jian?" Shen Yile paused, "Speaking of which, where did he go......

Dugu Linqi was a little surprised, he really thought that Shen Yile was interesting to Chen Jian. The two often acted together at the time of the martial arts, and there was a precedent for small talk at night, but judging by her reaction, it seems that this is not the case.

"You don't like Chen Jian?" he couldn't help but gossip in order to confirm.

"At first, I did think he was very powerful, but ......" Shen Yile frowned, "Don't you think he is very strange?"

"He's kind of weird. Dugu Linqi said, "Because we are from the imperial court, the knowledge we receive is different." ”

Shen Yile shook his head: "What I said is not strange from a standpoint, but something deeper...... I can't tell. He is more heart-palpitating than heart-warming. She sighed, "It's just that what happened in the Xuanjing Hall that night made me haunted, the head of the sect also disappeared, and the Son of Heaven was also ...... What's going on now, I feel that since the appearance of the Dragon King, the entire Western Dynasty has exuded a strange aura. ”

"A sign of destruction?"

Shen Yile's eyes widened, and he hurriedly looked around.

"Don't talk nonsense. ”

Dugu Linqi regained his previous composure and sunshine, and quipped, "Isn't that what you mean?"

"Nonsense. The girl was dissatisfied, and raised her hand to wave it to the pool, and a large wave soon surged from the shore and rolled towards the end.

The two were silent for a while, and she felt a little embarrassed, so she spoke.

"You've heard about the North?"

"What's the matter?" Dugu Linqi sat up straight.

"You really don't hear anything outside the window," she said, "do you know why you haven't let us out of the inn since yesterday?"

Dugu Linqi shook his head.

He hadn't gone out since the little emperor died, and he didn't even know that he had been denied free access to the inn since yesterday.

"Two messengers came from the north, saying that we should cede the land, or else we would go to war. ”

"It's so arrogant, the people of the North are all fugitives, right? They can't even understand their lives, and they still have the heart to trouble us?"

"That's right, that's why it's unusual. She lowered her voice, "I have also heard news that two messengers attempted to assassinate the princess in the early court. ”

The boy's eyes widened, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

First assassinated the little emperor, and then someone wanted to assassinate the princess?

"And after that?" he insisted.

"I don't know what happened, but one of the messengers had his head cut off, and the princess told another messenger to go back with her partner's head and tell their chief. The princess allowed them to go to war. ”

"'Allowed'?" what a domineering word, "the princess herself said?"

"yes. Shen Yile thought the same as him, "No wonder Princess Tilting Lotus can preside over the court, ordinary people don't have this kind of courage." ”

Dugu Linqi nodded slightly, this incident made his dislike for the princess even higher, and at the same time he was a little more afraid. He never imagined that one day he would have to compete with a woman for another woman, and the reality lay naked in front of him - he told himself that if he really loved Shen Shuoxia, he would be better than the supreme ruler of the Western Dynasty, Princess Tilting Lotus.

"Princess Tilting Lotus...... What's her name?" he thought of it, "I don't think I've heard her real name. ”

"Uh......"

Shen Yile touched his head.

"I haven't heard of it either, but it's definitely Zheng. ”

"'Zheng' and 'I' are a bit similar. ”

"But the princess has always called herself 'Lonely'. ”

"She must be lonely. Dugu Linqi said word by word. Otherwise, how could they hold on to the maid tightly?