Long Xiao endured the nausea and went to the river to clean the filth on his body, Jia Qianqian lay on the grass weakly, and scolded Long Xiao eight hundred times in his heart. If he was with Long Jie, even if he ran for his life, he would definitely hold himself in his arms and protect him well, instead of being punished by the eldest prince on horseback like throwing rags.

At this time, Jia Qianqian missed Long Jie madly in his heart, hoping that he could fall from the sky and rescue himself from the clutches of the great prince. Alas! Speaking of which, it's all self-inflicted, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't believe Long Jie, secretly went to see him, and got involved with him, he wouldn't be where he is today, right?

Long Xiao cleaned up, walked to Jia Qianqian's side, and said coldly: "If you don't get up and clean up, I'll kick you into the river." ”

Jia Qianqian suddenly became even more angry, rolled her eyes, and said weakly: "Kick, kick down, I'll be a hundred better, otherwise, I will be tossed to death by you." ”

Jia Qianqian really played a scoundrel, and Long Xiao had no choice. After hesitating for a moment, he lifted her, dragged her to the river, cleaned the filth on her sleeves with his own hands, and cleaned the corners of her mouth with his hands, but the hand was absolutely not half gentle. Jia Qianqian closed his eyes and tossed by him. Looking at the wet answer on her face, probably seeing her pale face, thinking that she was just a weak woman, after all, she still felt a little pity, hesitated, took out a handkerchief and wiped her clean. He leaned over and carried her back to the clean grass, where she lay down to recuperate.

The afterglow of the setting sun scattered, gilding the surrounding scenery with a layer of gold, the villages in the distance, the fields nearby, and the small river beside them, which made people feel relaxed and calm. Long Xiao suddenly sighed, to be a farmer who only seeks food and clothing, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, without the deceit in the court, intrigues, and power struggles, that kind of life, isn't that kind of life bland and happy?

Jia Qianqian looked at his lonely and lonely back, and suddenly said: "Great Prince, if you open your heart and treat people with sincerity, you will naturally have friends, and you can also get sincere rewards from others, and then you will know that it is actually very simple to be happy." ”

Long Xiao's body stiffened for a moment, and then he said coldly: "I don't need friends. ”

Jia Qianqian sighed, "You always wrap yourself in a layer of ice, don't you feel lonely and lonely?" I really want to see what it would be like for you to smile? ”

Long Xiao suddenly became angry, turned around and squatted beside Jia Qianqian, lifted her to half-sit up, and pressed his face closer to him, "Do you think I look good when I look like this?" ”

Jia Qianqian stared at him fearlessly, looking at his face whose upper part was blocked by a golden mask, and suddenly reached out to uncover it. Long Xiao grabbed her hand fiercely: "What do you want to do?" ”

"I want to see your scar, maybe it's ugly, but it's just a scar. I met a man in Khotan who was said to have had half of his face cut off by a knife during a battle with a tribe. Half of his face was gone, like a tangled layer of old bark, and one eye was blind and sunken. But he was very happy, and no one in his people thought he was ugly, and everyone was used to it. ”

Long Xiao sat beside Jia Qianqian, and said in a gloomy voice: "He is a hero in the eyes of the clansmen, so naturally he won't think he is ugly, but what is my scar?" It's just a product of court strife. ”

Jia Qianqian blinked her eyes and said sincerely: "The scars on your face can't be removed, but if you don't take it seriously, it's nothing, not to mention that you are still a man, a man, you don't need to show yourself with beauty, right?" Mind, bearing, ability and courage are the most charming things about a man. ”

Long Xiao glared at her, and said word by word with sadness: "When everyone looks at you with strange eyes and avoids you in time, what else can you show?" ”

Jia Qianqian looked straight into his eyes, "That's because you wrapped yourself in ice cubes first, and you were indifferent to the people around you, who could approach you?" ”

Long Xiao violently unmasked, revealing the hideous scar on the left side of his upper face, and said with a cruel smile: "Aren't you able to talk loudly? Let's show you. ”

Jia Qianqian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled, "I thought it was terrible, isn't it just a place the size of half a palm, as for what you think is as serious?" Otherwise, you will try not to wear a mask on the road from now on, and see if everyone will treat you like a monster. ”

Long Xiao was suddenly stunned and confused. After being injured when he was a child, he was greatly stimulated by the strange looks of everyone looking at him, and he began to wear a mask all the time, and then he also stayed away from everyone physically and mentally. It can be said that he has become accustomed to loneliness and loneliness. Today, this bright and delicate girl suddenly told him that he could also live like a normal person, which made him not shocked.

Jia Qianqian took the mask in his hand and said with a smile: "Is this thing really made of gold?" Otherwise, when there is no money to eat, sell him for food. ”

Long Xiao snatched the mask and stood up, facing the sunset, his heart fluctuating. He didn't expect that one day, he would also have the courage to take off his mask and face others.

Jia Qianqian stood up, looked at the sinking sunset, and sighed: "What a beautiful sunset, but without the beauty of the sunset that Long Jie and I saw on the grassland, that scene is called beautiful and thrilling!" ”

Long Xiao's mood suddenly turned bad again, and he said viciously: "In the future, you are not allowed to face Long Jie in front of me." After speaking, he turned around and brought the horse that was grazing not far away, still in a cold tone, "Get on the horse!" ”

Jia Qianqian looked at the tall horse without a saddle, and said helplessly: "Do you think I can climb up by myself?" ”

Long Xiao leaned over and picked her up, put her on the horse, and then led the horse himself, and walked briskly towards the village in front of him. In his left hand, he clenched the mask that he didn't wear. Jia Qianqian smiled on horseback, this fierce and cold prince turned out to be just a big boy who longed for other people's attention and wanted friendship.

"Hey, what's your name? I can't call you the prince in a crowded place. Jia Qianqian asked with a smile.

"Long Xiao!"

"Long Xiao, can we be friends in the future? Don't treat me harshly, wouldn't it be nice for us to chat and relieve boredom? Jia Qianqian decided to strike while the iron was hot and change him. After all, one more friend is better than one more enemy, and his parents are still in his hands, and he is embarrassed to put his parents under house arrest again.

Long Xiao paused in his footsteps, and then continued to walk forward without saying a word. Friend? This word is too foreign to him.

As the sun set on the horizon and the surrounding scenery began to darken slowly, Long Xiao and Jia Qianqian came to a farmhouse to spend the night.

Passing through the courtyard wall made of fences, Jia Qianqian smiled and said to the old man who was packing up farm tools: "Uncle, our brother and sister are in a hurry and missed the accommodation, can we borrow a night here?" ”

The old man looked at Qianqianhe, who pursed his lips tightly, exuding a cold aura all over his body, and smiled: "When you go out, everyone has encountered this situation, it's okay, you can come in." ”

got up and let the two of them into the house, and shouted to his wife, who was busy in the kitchen, "Old woman, guests are here, cook more meals." ”

An old woman came out and learned that they had come to spend the night, and said enthusiastically: "If you two brothers and sisters don't dislike it, you can spend the night here, rest first, and I'll go cook." Then he said to the old man, "Go and kill one." So the old man went to the chicken coop to catch the chickens and kill them.

Jia Qianqian winked at Long Xiao, "Look, no one treats you as a monster." ”

Long Xiao turned unnaturally and walked to the edge of the fence to look at the green vegetables.

Jia Qianqian also came over to admire. At this time, there was the sound of chickens chirping, and the old man was killing chickens. Jia Qianqian sighed again: "These peasant families are really simple and hospitable, and treat people with sincerity. When we leave tomorrow, remember to give them some money. ”

Long Xiao reached out and took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to her, his voice was a little less cold, "You give it to them." ”

Jia Qianqian frowned, "I really can't live, I know that you have money, but you don't need to be a silver ticket as soon as you make a move?" This old couple looks like honest farmers who have never been out of the ravine in their lives, you give them silver tickets, where do they go to cash in? Just give me some broken silver. ”

Long Xiao obediently put back the silver ticket and took a little broken silver to Qianqian.

Under the dim oil lamp, the four of them ate around a small shabby wooden table. Long Xiao lowered his head and ate the coarse rice silently, Jia Qianqian was a little unaccustomed to eating the brown rice, and he ate the steamed sweet potato with relish, and even called it delicious.

The old woman kept sandwiching the chicken to the two of them, and diligently persuaded them to eat more. Jia Qianqian returned the chicken clip to the two couples, and said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm tired of eating these chickens, but this sweet potato is delicious, I'll eat more." ”

The old woman also laughed and said, "You children in the city are tired of eating big fish and meat, but they like to eat things that we are tired of, which is really interesting." ”

The old man said to Long Xiao, who was silent beside him: "Little brother, you eat more vegetables, this rice, you people in the city may not be used to it." Long Xiao didn't answer, he still lowered his head and ate, and he had very few experiences of eating at the same table with others. Jia Qianqian smiled: "Uncle, don't care about him, he is a stuffy gourd and doesn't like to talk to people, hehe." ”

The old woman also smiled and said: "Your two brothers and sisters' personalities are really too far apart, look at the girl, how lively your personality is, your brother is too boring, similar to my family's eldest son, and my eldest son can't beat a fart with three sticks." ”

Jia Qianqian laughed: "Really? ”

So the old woman babbled about her eldest son, who served at the border gates, and her younger son, who made a living in the city.

Long Xiao looked at Jia Qianqian, who was talking happily with this old couple, and suddenly sighed, if this old couple is his parents and Jia Qianqian is his wife, such a happy ordinary family is probably the happiest. Although the rice was hard to eat and the chicken was not cooked well, Long Xiao still ate two large bowls.

The next day, after breakfast, Jia Qianqian took out the silver and said with a smile: "Although my brother is a stuffy gourd, he is still very good, and he never wants to take advantage of others, so he must let me give you this money." ”

The old couple hurriedly excused themselves, "What kind of business is this, and there is nothing delicious to entertain you, how can I collect your money?" You'd better put your money away and use it on the road. ”

Jia Qianqian looked embarrassed: "If you don't accept it, you can't accept it, if you don't accept it, my brother will beat me, accept it quickly." After speaking, he forced the money to the old man.

The old man hurriedly stuffed the silver into Long Xiao's hand, and complained in his mouth: "You, who are an elder brother, how can you treat your sister like this?" We really can't take this money, so let's get it back. ”

Long Xiao took the silver in embarrassment, not knowing what to do. Jia Qianqian smiled and took the silver, "Forget it, let me go here." ”

The horse was brought in, Long Xiao helped Jia Qianqian onto the horse, and he also went up, beating the horse and preparing to leave, Jia Qianqian threw the silver in his hand to the old couple at this time, and said with a smile: "Uncle and aunt, let's go, you should keep this little money." Without waiting for the old couple to pick up the money and stuff it back, urging Long Xiao to leave quickly, Long Xiao grabbed the horse's belly and beat the horse away.

Long Xiao didn't sleep all night last night, he had already decided, Jia Qianqian, he was going to decide, and he wanted the jade staff. This different, alternative girl, if you miss it, in this life, I'm afraid you will never be able to meet a similar one again.

"Hey, Long Xiao, when you get to the market town, go buy another horse, uh, so, too..." Jia Qianqian didn't continue, it seemed to be a matter of course for him to ride together with Long Jie as soon as he met in Khotan. can sit on the same horse with this Long Xiao, I only feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable, and now, after all, he is Long Jie's brother, and Long Jie is his lover, so he can get along intimately.

Long Xiao understood her concerns and feelings, but he grabbed her slender waist violently, let her lean on his chest, and became more intimate with himself, and announced: "In the future, you will be my Long Xiao's woman." ”

"What?" If it weren't for Long Xiao hugging her tightly, Jia Qianqian would have fallen off the horse in shock. What does this big ice cube say? What does it mean to be his woman in the future? He treats himself as a thing, and he takes possession of it if he wants!

"Long Xiao, you let go of me and let me go down!" Jia Qianqian struggled on horseback.

"If you want your parents to be safe, stay by my side honestly." Long Xiao's cold words floated through Qianqian's ears.

"You! What are you? Threatening my parents, are you still a man? Jia Qianqian was almost dizzy, this man was simply unreasonable.

Long Xiao suddenly whispered in her ear, "Do you want me to prove to you that I'm a man?" It's just that we don't have a big cave house in this wilderness. ”

Jia Qianqian suddenly stiffened, this, is this person Long Xiao? Oh my God, did he get him to take off his mask?

"Long Xiao, if you dare to come nonsense, I will definitely let you live in fear of being killed every day." Jia Qianqian gritted his teeth at the threat.

Long Xiao laughed out loud and galloped.

Jia Qianqian was stunned again, oh my God! This big ice cube laughs, miracle, absolute miracle!