Six years later.

Entering November, Dijing ushered in the first snowstorm.

"Son, you must know that power is like this snowstorm, and if you get it, you can change the color of the heavens and the earth; If you don't, you won't be able to move an inch. ”

This is a five-entry mansion, at this time the wind and snow are blowing, the snow is tearing open the night, and people are hiding in the house.

In this house, although it is not brightly lit, it is also lit up everywhere, lighting up a piece of heaven and earth in this snowy night.

The wind and snow outside the house were heavy, but the house was warm like spring, the little girl Qin Chun pushed open the door with a pot of wine, and suddenly it seemed to have walked into spring, and after a while, a slight sweat oozed from her cheeks.

She let the coldness on her body dissipate, and then lowered her eyebrows and continued to move forward with the wine, the sound of silk and bamboo continued, the strings were clanging, and the dancers dancing in the middle of the hall almost danced into a flowing water with the sound of silk and bamboo, Qin Chun even thought, is that waist really not broken?

As she approached, she heard an old man in his sixties, sitting at the top, holding a wine glass, his face full of red light, and smiling.

Before Qin Chun got closer, she saw the old man looking at her with a look, that look was like a sharp sword, and she knelt down as soon as her legs were weak.

"Old lady, big lord, the slave maid was ordered to send wine over."

Someone from above walked down, took the wine from Qin Chun's hand, and then sent her away.

Qin Chun lowered his head and retreated, glanced back at the dancing girl before leaving, sighed slightly, and then left without looking back.

That night, an assassin appeared in the mansion of the national teacher Chang Mingda, and the assassin killed four guards around Chang Mingda, and even injured Chang Mingda, only to be killed on the spot by the strongest guard beside Chang Mingda.

Early the next morning, the Assassin was hung on the upper floor of the Imperial Capital City for public display.

Qin Chun ran over and took a sneak look, the assassin was still wearing the dance dress he had danced that night, but his face was completely disfigured, and the description was terrifying, making people dare not look at it directly.

The body was displayed on the tower for three days before being dragged to a mass grave.

The heavy snow also stopped on this day.

But even if the snow stopped, there was no one on the street, over the years, the Great Xiao Dynasty was getting worse, three years ago the Tartars broke through the northern border, and almost drove straight under the walls of the imperial capital, Emperor Huaiyang ran to Yan Tingfeng with a fart, and personally held the tiger talisman to invite him back.

Later, Yan Tingfeng led the troops, and it took a year and a half to drive the Tartars back outside the northern border.

The war burned all the people's fat and people's ointment, the Tartars had to fight, the western frontier had to be defended, Chang Mingda and Emperor Huaiyang had to be drunk and dreamed of death, in order to ensure their lives, there were a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the past two years.

In the summer of this year, there was a great drought in Chongyang, and the unbearable victims made a peasant uprising, Emperor Huaiyang was furious, Chang Mingda ordered his nephew to lead troops to suppress it, and locked up all the victims of the uprising in Chongyang City, a fire burned for three days and three nights, and tens of thousands of victims became scorched earth overnight.

Its tragic situation can hardly be looked at directly, and the students of the world are angry, turning the pen into a knife, pointing directly at Chang Mingda's cruelty and unkindness, and Emperor Huaiyang as a faint king.

The champion who was personally ordered by Emperor Huaiyang on the spring was even killed in the court for the sake of Mingzhi.

However, the uproar set off by these people who died in vain, under the bloody suppression of Chang Mingda, finally turned into a pool of water that was calm on the surface, but there was an undercurrent of surging water underneath.

This kind of assassination of Chang Mingda is not uncommon, since June to November, only five months have happened three times, the first assassin did not even get close to Chang Mingda's side ten zhang was killed, the second assassin rushed to Chang Mingda, injured his guards, the third time killed him four guards, and even had to kill the hidden killer around him to kill, no wonder Chang Mingda was furious.

The slender man was wrapped in a cyan cloak, and he walked in a hurry.

He walked into a courtyard, greeted Cheng Xiu, who was standing outside the door of the study, and pushed the door in.

"Childe."

Xie Chi was writing something with his head down, he didn't put down his pen until he finished writing the last word, raised his head and looked over, "Yun Lan, you're welcome, sit down." ”

Du Yunlan was not polite, first went over and lifted the clay pot on the stove, then washed a cup to make tea, and when his tea was ready, Xie Chi also cleaned his hands and walked over.

"Childe, Lin Ji's body has been arranged for someone to secretly change it back, and she will be cremated and her ashes will be sent back to her hometown according to the original agreement."

Xie Chi hummed softly, "Tell them, don't go again, it's better to accumulate strength than to give up your life senselessly." ”

Du Yunlan's eyebrows drooped slightly, "Childe, we can't persuade them." ”

Xie Chi didn't say anything for a long time, and sighed after a long time.

"It's time for us to speed up, we can't watch them die again and again, the string in Chang Mingda's mind should be tightened, he is already old, as for Chang Anze, we can't underestimate it."

"Yes, Childe."

The two sat and drank tea for a while, and Xie Chi suddenly spoke, "I don't know where Yun Nuan is." ”

Du Yunlan calculated the date, "In half a month, she will be able to reach the north." ”

Xie Chi nodded, the two said some more words, and Du Yunlan got up to leave.

"Zhiqing misses you very much, you go and meet her." Before parting, Xie Chi said suddenly.

Du Yunlan answered, and did not go out after leaving Xie Chi's study, but went to the courtyard wall and passed through the corner gate to the next courtyard.

He had barely reached the bottom of the porch when he heard a rush of footsteps, and then a pale cyan figure ran out of the door and threw herself into his arms.

He reached out and caught the man.

"Brother Lan, you haven't come to see me for a long time."

Du Yunlan's originally cold voice was also dyed with a little tenderness, "Zhiqing, we only met three days ago. ”

Xie Zhiqing withdrew a hand and raised it in front of Du Yunlan, "Brother Lan, if you don't see each other for a day, we haven't seen each other for nine years, isn't it a long time?" ”

Du Yunlan shook her head slightly, "It's cold outside, let's go inside." ”

Xie Zhiqing nodded, stuffed her hand into Du Yunlan's palm and let him lead her, and the two entered the house together.

Du Yunlan took Du Yunnuan to Chixia Academy together, he studied in Chixia Academy, and Du Yunnuan lived in the town.

Later, Xie Chi took Xie Zhiqing back to Chixia after detoxification, Xie Zhiqing made a fuss about living with Du Yunnuan, Xie Chi was worried that Du Yunnuan would not be safe to live alone, so he let the two little girls live together.

Du Yunlan came to visit Du Yunnuan once Mu Xiu came to visit, at first Xie Zhiqing only regarded Du Yunlan as a big brother, but after more than four years of getting along, the thoughts that belonged to the girl in her heart slowly sprouted.

Du Yunnuan naturally felt that Xie Zhiqing's sister was good, but she would not be Du Yunlan's master, but after knowing Xie Zhiqing's thoughts, Xie Zhiqing couldn't help but hate in her heart, so she directly spread out and talked to Du Yunlan once.

Cute and cute girl, five years of getting along, Du Yunlan just didn't think about getting married, when this matter was revealed by Du Yunnuan, Du Yunlan carefully considered her feelings about Xie Zhiqing, and then did not rush to share her happiness with Xie Zhiqing, but first found Xie Chi.