Chapter 23: The True Face
"To be honest, I don't know." Fang Jinsheng said without confidence.
"I'm a person, it's easy to like someone, oh — I'm talking about likes, you know. But there don't seem to be many people who really care about it, and I think it's not just me, others should be like this to me. ”
Chu Shannan: "How can you see it?" ”
Fang Jinsheng: "People in our era are like this, it's easy to become friends, it's easy to forget about each other after meeting, time always flies quickly, everyone has their own things to do, busy, and feelings are quickly diluted." Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that there are poems that are 'slow in the past'. ”
Chu Shannan didn't care about the poem, but focused on Fang Jinsheng for the first time.
"At this time and at that time, how can what you are talking about be compared with your present, if it is your past?"
Fang Jinsheng was a little stunned when he heard this, and looked at him stupidly.
"'Zi is not a fish, the joy of Anzhi fish'. Don't make judgments about the thoughts and thoughts of others based on your own imagination. Now, you need to be clear that you don't live for yourself. If you are reluctant in your heart, you will redeem it, and if you say the wrong thing, you will make up for it, except for life and death, there is nothing in this world that has to go all the way to the end and cannot turn back. ”
Chu Shannan finished speaking slowly, and Fang Jinsheng listened quietly.
The candle flame on the stone wall flickered slightly, and a subtle air flow slowly flowed from above.
"Is there anyone in there?"
A very subtle voice suddenly came from outside in a low voice, the first time Fang Jinsheng thought that he had heard it wrong, but the voice sounded a second time, because it was separated by a thick pile of stones, as if it came from another time and space.
"Lu Ying!"
Fang Jinsheng was overjoyed, Chu Shannan was also moved by her joy, as if he was emotional, he turned his head, and said to Fang Jinsheng: "Quick!" ”
The two immediately got up and ran to the entrance of the cave, and Fang Jinsheng shouted loudly: "Here!" At! Get us out! ”
Fortunately, Lu Ying was not the only one who came, and the entrance of the cave was cleaned up quite quickly. After he and Yun Qi and others repelled the gang of mountain bandits, they were shocked to realize that two big living people were missing, if it weren't for Mr. Yu, who was waiting on the side to be idle, took a second look and saw the direction in which the two left, I'm afraid they wouldn't have looked for it so quickly.
There are many people and great strength, and after about an hour, Fang Jinsheng, who was standing in the cave, saw a ray of daylight again, and almost cried on the spot.
"You two didn't ......" Lu Ying put her dirty paws on her body and wiped them around, panting and about to ask the two, but she glanced at the clothes Fang Jinsheng was wearing halfway, and subconsciously paused.
After a while, his eyes squinted, revealing a standard land-style obscene smile. "Yo, it looks like something's wrong, huh?"
Chu Shannan was not afraid of the shadow and didn't bother to explain, but he reached out and pulled back the clothes on Fang Jinsheng's head and put them back on.
It's cool inside the cave, but it's sunbeat outside. Fang Jin straightened out his hair, which was messed up by his rude behavior when he took off his clothes, touched his arm, and sneezed at the right time.
"Yo, what's going on?" Lu Ying reached out and probed her forehead and narrowed her eyes, "It seems to be a little hot, tsk-I said little lady, your physical fitness is not good." What's going on here? How did you get in like this? ”
Yun Qi glanced into the cave and said, "It seems that this place was built by the jackdaw a long time ago. ”
"Isn't this nonsense," Lu Ying smiled disdainfully, holding his arm with one hand and touching his chin with the other, "When I took people up the mountain, I fought him here." ”
Fang Jinsheng rubbed his cold hands, and pointed his chin to the hole, "The inside is also sealed." ”
Lu Ying stood side by side with her, nodded with the corners of her mouth bent, tilted her head slightly and asked her, "Do you want to know why those dogs didn't go in and kill you, but sealed you inside?" ”
He really talked about the point that Fang Jinsheng was puzzled about, Fang Jinsheng nodded as if he was busy pecking rice: "Think, think." ”
Seeing her curiosity, Lu Ying smiled sheepishly, "You'll find out later." ”
Fang Jinsheng: "How long will you wait?" ”
Lu Ying stretched out three bony fingers, and her lips moved slightly:
"Three,"
"Two,"
"One!"
Phew-
Another familiar sound of arrows hit the clouds, striking everyone's eardrums in an instant, and making the nerves of the group who had just been relieved of their nerves after a fierce battle tense again.
As soon as the arrows rang out, the sound of horses' hooves and neighing sounded in unison, and came from the surrounding woods one after another, startling the birds.
In less than a moment, a large number of mountain bandits came out of the woods, and the standard-bearers on horseback opened the way, and everyone lined up in several groups, divided from east to west, and made way for a road.
One of them rode a brown and black horse, the horse and the man were all combed with pigtails, dressed in oily and slippery clothes, and four big characters were written high in each place. The man on horseback had pale skin and a rebellious expression, and at first glance he didn't look like a mountain bandit leader, but like an arrogant son who was pampered and pampered. He had a charcoal-black whip pinned to his waist, coiled into a lump, and every inch looked like the scales of a poisonous snake, glowing with a chilling cold light.
Fang Jinsheng watched the man straddle the horse, his body followed the pace of the brown and black horse, and the corners of his eyes that were naturally raised made his whole person exude a sense of arrogance of "I am the most awesome in the world", and he couldn't help but lean towards Lu Ying's side.
"He's the ...... you say."
"Tang Huai." Lu Ying replied.
Fang Jinsheng heard a trace of unkindness from Lu Ying's tone, was slightly stunned, and when he looked up, he saw that the usual lazy smile on Lu Ying's face had changed its taste, and pondered carefully, it was like a killer sharpening a knife and an Orion wiping a gun, smiling while greedily staring at his target.
Fang Jinsheng couldn't help but shudder.
"Jackdaw! It's him! ”
"The jackdaw is coming!"
There was a sudden agitation in the crowd, and the quacks who had just gone through a fight suddenly lost their composure - some of them came every year, hoping to see the jackdaw's true face every year, and even take its head, but now that I walked in front of me, no one thought it was a surprise.
The "jackdaw" on horseback heard this, smiled slightly, and pulled the reins, and the brown and black horse stopped in place, spinning for a while.
"This place is the forbidden land of my Fourteen Mountains, you just come uninvited, why are you still running around?"
The older ones continued to be hostile to him with jealousy, and the younger ones hid behind and looked at each other, not daring to speak out.
Tang Huai has a pair of black and bright eyes, which looks very clear as a young man, but the arrogant expression on his face does not match his eyes. His gaze swept over everyone, swept over Fang Jinsheng, and finally stopped on Lu Ying's face, his eyes were as clear as usual, and he didn't make waves.
Fang Jinsheng suddenly appreciated a little bit of his strength.
"Land God Catch?" Tang Huai opened his mouth casually, as if he was saying that the weather was really good today.
Lu Ying showed a deep smile, but his eyes were cold. "Not anymore."
Tang Huai lowered his eyes, nodded extremely indifferently, and sighed.
After he finished, Fang Jinsheng saw that Lu Ying's five fingers on his side were clenched into fists, and trembled quickly.
Fang Jinsheng secretly felt that something was wrong, and subconsciously shrank back, just when she felt that Lu Ying couldn't suppress it and made a move, Tang Huai, who was a few meters away, suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes were like the arrows that had just been released, and after leaving the string, he was close to the bull's-eye.
His eyes crossed over everyone and stared at Chu Shannan, who was standing at the back.
The crowd followed his line of sight and unconsciously moved out of the way, exposing Chu Shannan behind him, as if connecting the two of them with a line.
The mountain breeze blew, and the foggy gray clothes swayed slightly. Chu Shannan stood quietly for a long time, raised his steps unhurriedly, took a few steps forward, and faced Tang Huai generously, without saying a word.
For the first time, Tang Huai's bright and clear eyes glowed with a cold light, echoing the black whip on his waist, like a completely poisonous snake.
He spoke slowly, as if gritting his teeth:
"Who are you?"
Chu Shannan stood upright, his hands naturally hanging down at his sides, and the slight swaying of the thin silk and gray clothes made his whole person look a little unreal, as if he was a creature that should not exist in that world.
Fang Jinsheng suddenly remembered that when Lu Ying was at the inn in the Five Lakes and Four Seas, he seemed to have mistaken Chu Shannan for a real jackdaw, so now, did Tang Huai also appear because he was wrong?
"I'll ask again," Seeing that Chu Shannan didn't answer, Tang Huai's hand gradually touched the whip on his waist, and his eyes stared at him tightly, "Who are you?" ”
Chu Shannan folded his arms in front of his chest and slowly raised his head: "What do you think?" ”
When Fang Jinsheng heard that strange and familiar voice, his eyes suddenly widened, and he almost didn't lift it in one breath.
Tang Huai's hand that tried to get the weapon was stunned, and his eyebrows locked: "You are not him, where is he?" ”
"Chu Shannan" hooked his lips slightly, slowly raised his hand, and took off the hood on his head, revealing a cold face.
"Lord ......"
Fang Jinsheng, who was hiding at the back, muttered, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and the blood on his face became thinner and thinner.
Tang Huai's face turned a little gloomy, and his gaze gradually became cold: "Why do you want to pretend to be him?" Where is he? ”
"Otherwise, how can I lead you out?" Wen Lingjun never turned around when he spoke, and glanced at him coldly. "Give me the secret letter you exchanged with Minghua back then, and I will return the real Chu Shannan to you."
"Minghua?" Yun Qi repeated in a low voice, as if he suddenly woke up to something, "Empress Dowager Minghua! Is this man ......?"
Tang Huai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed out loud, "You'd better take a look at it, what qualifications do you have to negotiate with me now?" ”
Wen Lingjun's eyes were frosted, and his tone was flat: "You can try, Rong Shizi died in the Fourteen Mountains back then, and now if there is another member of the royal bloodline in your territory, I think General Zuo should live up to the expectations of the first emperor and spare no effort to raze the Fourteen Mountains." ”
Tang Huai's eyes tightened, and he said hatefully: "Who are you!" ”
Wen Lingjun seemed to think that he was very annoying, and turned his eyes sideways impatiently, and there was the most familiar contempt in Fang Jinsheng's eyes, as if he was monologue in his heart, "Why does this waste talk so much nonsense". In the end, he endured his temper and said: "If you want someone, tomorrow you will bring the secret letter to the inn at the foot of the mountain, and then hand over the letter with one hand and the other hand, how about it?" ”
Tang Huai: "Why should I believe you?" ”
"I managed to fool you at first glance." Wen Lingjun replied lightly, "If it weren't for Chu Shannan in my hands, and I knew him well enough, how could anyone reproduce his demeanor and movements to the point of being fake?" ”
Tang Huai lowered his eyes suspiciously, as if he was carefully weighing the truth of his words.
"The inn is not far from the foot of the mountain, as long as you have the intention to deploy, your people can arrive at any time, and there is no worry at all. Do you think exchanging a secret letter from a living person is a loss-making transaction? ”
Tang Huai listened and looked at him suspiciously: "Who do you want to deal with?" ”
Wen Lingjun: "You don't have to know, your opponent has always been the imperial court, and I don't have the leisure to add another charge to you, you can rest assured." ”