In the early morning of the third day, a group of uninvited guests came to Dancheng.

Twenty-three horses, all in ink clothes, horses galloping, passing through the downtown area, passing through the dust, passers-by are all frightened to retreat on both sides.

Chengye stood in front of the window with his arms crossed and watched this group of people pass in front of him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "The show has begun." ”

Song Lian leaned over and asked, "Who are these people?" ”

"Who do you think they are?"

Song Lian looked at their backs as they drifted away and thought, "Seeing that they are dressed in the dust, they should have come from a long journey; Looking at this dress, it doesn't look like a Dongyan person; Looking at the speed, they seem to have a mission that cannot be accomplished in a hurry to do it; Looking at the arrangement, although the horses galloped, the formation was not chaotic and orderly, either the government or the army; Looking at the direction, their destination is by no means Dancheng. ”

The corners of Chengye's lips hooked, and he smiled with satisfaction: "It makes sense." ”

The direction of these people is naturally not Dancheng, but Yicheng.

A team of people and horses all stopped at the gate of Chu Yuan, lined up in two columns, neat and orderly, this was not deliberate, they were already in such a formation during the speed, and they did not change at all when they stopped.

After a cup of tea, Chu Xun stood at the door and said to the man with a scar on his eyebrows: "Chu Xun has been waiting for the general for a long time. ”

Yes, these people are the same group of people on Qiluo Mountain.

Russell sat on horseback, holding the reins in his hand, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he asked, "Where is Shen Ji now?!" ”

"It's in the house, general, please come with me."

In the hexagonal pavilion, there is a stove burning next to the stone table, cooking tea on the stove, green smoke curling, a chessboard is placed on the stone table, black and white are distinct, Shen Ji took a white seed and fell, and heard the footsteps getting closer and closer behind him suddenly stopped, he lifted the teapot and poured two teas, one handed to the opposite side of the chessboard, and the other was placed in front of him.

Indeed, he deliberately waited for the man to come.

Russell stopped seven feet away from him and said, "Long time no see, sir, don't come unharmed." ”

Shen Ji didn't look back, still looking at the chessboard on the table, for a long time, before he fell behind, and said slowly: "Thanks to the general's blessing, it's fine." ”

Russell asked, "Did you know I was coming?" ”

"It's not hard to guess."

"Then you should know my intentions for this trip."

Shen Ji said: "Old friends reunite, isn't the general going to sit down and have a cup of tea first?" ”

"Mr. has to cook tea, a certain three lives of luck." As he spoke, Russell had already walked over, he faced Shen Ji directly, and looked at Shen Ji, who was still peerless and indifferent in front of him, and his eyebrows gradually tightened. "I haven't seen you for many years, but my gentleman's demeanor has not changed."

Shen Ji Huoran raised his eyes, and the light in his eyes flashed, which made Russell's heart feel cold, but fortunately, this cold was fleeting. Shen Ji regained his indifferent expression, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, "General, please drink tea." ”

Russell sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip, the fragrance was far away and clear, and the dragon well was good.

At this time, Shen Ji also raised the teacup, gently blew off the mist on it, took a sip, and said unhurriedly: "It only took three days to break my formation, and General Luo is not a young man." ”

Russell moved his lips, his face became ugly, he knew in his heart that if it weren't for a person named Liu Jizi Huanzhi under his command, who knew a little bit about the art of Qimen Dunjia, and saw that the trees and stones in the forest were arranged differently, he was afraid that they would be trapped in the mountains.

Shen Ji didn't seem to notice Russell's expression, and added another cup of tea to him. "Chasing all the way here, the general is really persevering."

"Where a certain duty lies, it is naturally incumbent upon him."

"But Shen Ji can't go with you."

Russell got up suddenly: "What did you say?!" ”

"I can't go with you." Shen Ji repeated. He also stood up, "It's been in vain for the general's hard work." "Anyway, I don't care about Russell, I turn around and leave.

Russell stepped forward and stood in front of Shen Ji with one arrow, pressing one hand on the saber at his waist, staring at Shen Ji.

Shen Ji's expression did not change, "If you hurt me, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to the saint." ”

"I was ordered to come, I just need to take you back, it doesn't matter what the process is."

Shen Ji ignored him, moved his steps and took another step forward, Russell was still standing in place, the sword in his hand was drawn an inch, and the sword light was already visible.

Shen Ji avoided him and took a step forward, Russell moved his steps and stood in front of him again, he said: "If Mr. doesn't go with me, more than 20 people will not be allowed to live, although it is not a pity to die, but the soldiers are innocent, sir, don't embarrass me!" ”

"That's your business, what does it have to do with me!" Shen Ji ignored him and walked forward.

Russell suddenly knelt down, waved his hand at him and said, "Sir can not care about our lives, but he can't care about millions of people in Yin Xia!" ”

Shen Ji stopped and looked back, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"As everyone knows, Yin Xia has been depressed for many years, and now the people's hearts are scattered, the princes are divided, and the people are miserable. Russell's wrinkled eyes burst into tears.

Shen Jiguang shook his sleeves, "The chaos of the family and country is the emperor's business, and the people in power can't take care of themselves, what's the use of begging me?" ”

Russell said: "The ten-year covenant has passed, the chess game has begun, does Mr. think he can stay out of it?" ”

"That's your chess game, your world! If you go back and tell Su Yan, just say that Shen Ji has been in hiding from the world for many years, and he is tired of killing, and he will never return to Yucheng again, which will disappoint him. ”

Russell frowned and asked, "Mr. once had ambitions to help the world, but now he has forgotten it?" ”

"Heh, the general is high, Shen doesn't have that kind of ambition, Shen is now, but he wants stability."

"Safe? Now is a troubled time, where is there stability, Mr. has great wisdom, it is not difficult to be alone, but how can the people avoid the war?! He stood up, patted the dust on his clothes, and shook his sleeves, "I thought it would be useless to ask Mr. to die, but Mr. is such a reason, he actually abandoned the world for his own selfishness, how can such a person be worthy of sacrificing his life for you!" ”

Shen Ji stood in place, tilting his head slightly, it was noon at the moment, the sun was high, and the sun was shining brightly on his face, looking a little sad.

Battlefield killing, did he really forget? In the past, he and Su Yan conquered the Quartet together, and once said that they would return this day to a prosperous Qingming Dynasty, but now? Is he really willing to hide in the mountains and wilderness, and learn to pay the loess with any body?!

Russell said: "Mr. doesn't want to go back with me, and I can't force Mr. Zhi's ability, but if Mr. has something to say to His Majesty, please go back to Yucheng and say it yourself, Russell doesn't speak for others!" He added, "Sir is out of the mountain today, and the news will spread all over Kyushu in the near future, and then I will not come to you, but there will be others." Mr. is a smart person, please think clearly, whether you want to hide and live the life of a mountain village husband for the rest of your life, or return to the battlefield, save the people from fire and water, and show your ambition! With that, he shook his sleeves and left.

Shen Ji closed his eyes, and there were thousands of thoughts in his heart for a while.

He thinks that he is not a free and easy person, so he has not lived happily in the past few years. Turning back to look at the black and white chessboard on the table, he thought, is it that he is destined to be unable to escape this chess game in this life?

Shen Ji was in a dilemma.

He still vividly remembers the killing last night, thrilling. He once felt that killing people was a pleasure, and how wonderful and exciting it was to be able to hold other people's lives and deaths in his own hands. Now he was disgusted with killing, but the blood on his hands had long since been washed away.

What exactly does he want? He couldn't tell himself. What has he gained over the years?

Now that he has concerns, if he inevitably gets involved in this chess game, it will be difficult to protect himself, his heart will always be uneasy, he will feel guilty, and he will never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

However, can he really avoid the distractions of this world and be alone?

The answer is no, under the nest, there are no eggs?

He has been able to escape the world for many years, it is a fluke, now that he has left the mountain, he naturally has to be involved in the war, even if he is reluctant, there are many people in this world who want to take his life.

In front is the shadow of swords, and in the back is the abyss.

One wrong step, one wrong step.

There was no way back for him.

This game, from the very beginning, he has already lost.