?a day ago......

In the evening, Lu Yifan and Liu Sandao hid the two carriages they had prepared in the dense forest in the south of the city, and all their clothes, dry food, and other things were placed in the carriages, which they specially prepared for Ji Yuan, Han Ling'er and others to escape. After making preparations, the two hid in the ruined temple outside the city, waiting for a decisive battle with Su Xie tomorrow.

Wine and meat were piled up around the campfire, and the ruined temples were in ruins, and it was this decay and dilapidated place that allowed the two of them to spend their last night before the war.

Liu Sandao was roasting two pieces of raw meat on the bonfire with a branch, and he had already drunk most of the jar of liquor beside him, and he looked very happy eating meat and drinking wine. And Lu Yifan, who was sitting opposite him, looked at the flames that kept swaying with deep eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After Liu Sandao roasted the raw meat and sprinkled some spices, he quickly handed it to Lu Yifan, and said with a smile: "Yifan, after eating your stomach, you will have the strength to fight Su Xie tomorrow, don't think about it, tomorrow Miss Han and Ji Yuan will definitely leave Jinling City safe and sound." ”

Lu Yifan casually took the raw meat to his mouth and took a bite, and said with a wry smile: "Now that we are weak, and Su Xie is as powerful as the sky, I am worried that Su Xie may not agree to negotiate conditions with them tomorrow." ”

"Then it depends on how well I act. Liu Sandao said with a smile, "As long as you can endure and not be deceived by Su Xie, then Su Xie will definitely not delay his big matter in order to threaten a few inconsequential people." ”

Lu Yifan nodded and said, "This time, we are gambling with Ling'er and Ji Yuan's lives, and we can't make a mistake no matter what." Liu Sandao said: "I guarantee with my life, tomorrow none of them will be fine." If Su Xie is really mad and frenzied, then I will save them without your appearance. ”

Lu Yifan raised the wine jar and touched Liu Sandao, and said with a light smile: "There are too many variables tomorrow, let's act when we have the opportunity." At this moment, Lu Yifan didn't dare to promise Liu Sandao if he would be able to hold back and not show up if he saw Han Ling'er suffering, so he deliberately prevaricated him with such a vague answer.

Liu Sandao didn't seem to think much about it, and said with a playful smile: "We don't have to think about anything tonight, just get drunk to your heart's content." Come, Yifan, I'll give you another altar!" After saying that, Liu Sandao opened a new jar of wine again, and drank it "coo-dong".

Lu Yifan and Liu Sandao both knew in their hearts that tonight's wine was very likely to be the last meal of their lives, but they were both men who stood up to the sky, so they did not resort to words and deeds with the feelings in their hearts, but poured thousands of thoughts into this altar of spirits.

"Young master......" Liu Sandao was drunk, but his face was still filled with a satisfied smile, he moved his butt and sat next to Lu Yifan, stretched out his thick arm and put it directly on Lu Yifan's shoulder, and said with a smirk: "My Liu clan has followed the Shenyuan God Clan for millions of years, and I don't know how many generations, but among so many clansmen surnamed Liu, I think the most blessed ones are nothing more than two, one is my ancestor Liu Yuan, and the other is my Liu Sandao." Hey hey ......"

"Brother Liu, you're drunk. Lu Yifan laughed softly.

"I'm not drunk, young master, listen to me finish talking......"

"As early as when I recognized my ancestors and returned to my ancestors, I said that in the future, you and I will only be called brothers, so why do you call me 'Young Master' today......?

"No!" Liu Sandao waved his hand, stared at Lu Yifan resolutely, and said word by word, "I can listen to you at any other time, but you have to listen to me tonight, you must let me call you a young master." It is true that you and I are brothers, but you are the master and I am the servant, and this identity can never be forgotten, I Liu Sandao has warned myself to the bronze mirror since the day I met you, and I Liu Sandao will one day become the emperor, the sect leader, and even become a god, I can't forget the legacy left by my ancestors, I can't forget my identity, and I can't forget you Lu Yifan for a lifetime...... No, it will always be the master of my Liu Sandao. I'm a few years older than you, so you like to call me 'Brother Liu', and you can call me that according to your age, but the dignity and inferiority of you and me must not change......"

"Brother Liu......" Facing Liu Sandao, who was half drunk and half sober, Lu Yifan was both moved and sad in his heart, "I have failed your expectations, I have failed the legacy of the Immortal Ancestor, and I am sorry for your Liu family." ”

"Young master, you can never be wrong. Liu Sandao bit his lower lip as if he was holding back the wine burp on his throat, and shook his head solemnly, "At least in my Liu Sandao, you will always be right." Whether you are killing people or saving people, whether you are doing good deeds or evil deeds, in my Liu Sandao's eyes, everything you do is right, and my answer to what you say will always be only one word, 'yes'. Liu Sandao suddenly changed his serious appearance, and said with a smile, "Young Master, you listen to what I just said, do you know why I think that I and Liu Yuan Ancestor are the most blessed in the Liu family? It is because of the old ancestor that he got acquainted with the Immortal Ancestor, and served the Immortal Ancestor loyally for a lifetime, and the love between the two of them is far from being as simple as a master and servant, and I believe that there is also a brotherly relationship that is no less than that of you and me." ”

Lu Yifan nodded and said, "The legacy left by the Immortal Ancestor is enough to explain everything. ”

"Yes. Liu Sandao nodded and said, "Another blessed person is me." The Liu family has waited for generations for so long and has not waited for the descendants of the Shenyuan Divine Clan, but let me wait for Liu Sandao to come, do you say that my blessing is greater than the sky? haha......"

"You and I know each other, not only because of your Liu Sandao's blessing, but also because of my Lu Yifan's blessing. Lu Yifan also grabbed Liu Sandao's shoulder with his backhand, saluted the wine altar in front of Liu Sandao, and laughed loudly, "The biggest fortunate thing that I Lu Yifan have done in my life is to go to Xihuang Mountain to get acquainted with you, for so many years, I have been charging into battle with me for so many years, and you Liu Sandao will always rush to be the first without hesitation, without you, there would be no Lu Yifan, who was once the high and powerful, and there would be no glory of the Soul Sect." I, Lu Yifan, are in the world, and you Liu Sandao fought back for me with your life. ”

"Young Master ......" Liu Sandao, who was still smirking just now, had tears in his eyes at this moment, he looked at Lu Yifan tightly, and said with a cry and a smile, "Liu Sandao's life is yours, no matter what trouble you encounter at any time, as long as I, Liu Sandao, am still alive, no one can touch you Lu Yifan." Do you know who I hate the most now? It's not Su Xie, it's myself, I hate that I can't kill Su Xie by myself, and I hate that I don't have the ability to protect the young master and his wife......"

"Brother Liu, don't talk nonsense. Lu Yifan's face was straight, and he refuted, "Su Xie is coming at me, killing him is my business, how can you take it all on yourself." ”

"Yes, I said the wrong thing. Liu Sandao nodded and smiled, "Come, let's not talk about that dog offal, and then drink." Saying that, Liu Sandao raised the wine altar again and saluted Lu Yifan, raised his head and sent the mellow and fragrant wine into his stomach.

"Brother Liu, if we are still alive tomorrow, then follow the example of the Immortal Ancestor and find a place where no one can find us to live in seclusion?" Lu Yifan's words changed sharply, and his words became a little more relaxed.

"Okay!" Liu Sandao suddenly became interested, and nodded again and again, "Now that Mrs. has a little master in her belly, after we live in seclusion, you and Mrs. will have more than ten or twenty more children of him, and then I will take the boy to practice martial arts, and your daughter will be taught by your husband and wife to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, wouldn't it be happy." ”

"Yes, there are also Ji Yuan and Wu Mei, Lan Chen and Yi'er, Xie Yun and Su Yingying, Wencai and Princess Yan Lingxuan, Yulou and Mu Dan, Yin Xi and Miss Shen, plus Wu Ye, Liu Meng, Ah Chang, Xiao Fluttershy and Xiao Sijun, they all live in seclusion together, living a stable life of only envying mandarin ducks and not immortals. Lu Yifan said and looked at Liu Sandao with a smile, and said, "Brother Liu, and you, you are not too young, shouldn't you also think about your life's events?" Haha......

"Women are a big problem. As soon as Liu Sandao heard this topic, he pouted and waved his hand, "I don't want to make trouble for myself, or live a happy life alone, eat and drink when I want, fight and kill when I want, swim when I wake up, sleep when I'm tired, and sleep when I'm tired, how easy, how good? And I want to be a lifelong escort for the young master and his wife, wouldn't marrying a woman delay my business?"

"Since you are hidden in the city, what kind of guards do you need?" Lu Yifan said with a smile, "If we don't provoke people, people will naturally not provoke us." Farming and chopping firewood every day, and then raising some cattle, sheep and horses, everyone has nothing to do and sit together to drink, laugh and talk about the world, if the hands are really itchy, then learn from each other, and move the muscles and bones. ”

"Haha, it's comfortable to think about this kind of day. Liu Sandao was fascinated when he heard this, and laughed, "Yifan, I found that your whole person has changed a lot since you came back this time. ”

"Brother Liu, we used to stand too high, the so-called tree attracts the wind, the high place is not cold, and we naturally live on thin ice. This time I was seriously injured in an ordinary house in the Zhuo Wolf Grassland for more than half a year, and when I woke up, I found that in fact, their days were the real life, and compared to the previous struggle for fame and fortune of our people, it was more like a farce, a farce far from the real world. In the eyes of others, we are just talking about it, and we are the object of sighing and sighing, that's all. So it wasn't until I came back from the ghost gate that I really understood what I wanted, that is, an ordinary and down-to-earth life. ”

"Actually, it was like this when we were in Xihuang Mountain before. Liu Sandao hated the root of his teeth when he mentioned this matter, and said coldly, "It's just that Su Xie and Dongfang Su, the group of turtle king bastards, refuse to let us live a good life, and they have to force Lao Tzu to use knives with them." ”

"As long as it is a powerful party, it is inevitable to compete for fame and fortune, so after we go into hiding, we will become ordinary people, and if we don't fight for anything, no one will naturally come to embarrass us. Lu Yifan nodded and smiled, "Brother Liu, do you know why my father named me Yifan back then? I always thought that he wanted me to be extraordinary in my life, but in fact I was wrong, my father's real meaning is to hope that my life will be ordinary." Now that I think about it, when my father was the Duke of Wending, he was above 10,000 people in the court, so he must have been physically and mentally exhausted!"

"Ordinary days, will there really be such a day?" The smile on Liu Sandao's face gradually converged, and his tone became more and more emotional.

"Definitely. Lu Yifan nodded resolutely, but his face changed involuntarily before he could say his words, and then he muttered to himself, "It should be, right?"

Liu Sandao and Lu Yifan drank several large jars of wine and talked for a long time, from the day the two of them met, until the plan to return to seclusion in the future, and even thought of such things as opening up a few acres of land to farm in the future, raising a few pigs and cows, a few chickens and sheep. Neither of them mentioned the upcoming battle of life and death tomorrow, nor did they feel sad about the brothers of the Soul Sect who had died tragically at the hands of Su Xie, they only had indulged in laughter and hope for the future in their free talk tonight, and the two of them tonight went from crying to laughing, and finally to laughing at the sky, so that they couldn't help laughing, laughing and rolling on the ground holding the wine jar.

In the dead of night, they were all drunk and unconscious, but even so, there were bursts of hearty laughter from time to time in their sleep.

The cool breeze gradually rose, and the dark clouds gathered. In the early hours of the morning, the sky had not yet seen a trace of light, but Liu Sandao, who was lying on the ground on all fours and sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes, and at the same time, two terrifying rays of light also gushed out from his eyes. Liu Sandao turned over suddenly, he first glanced at the sky outside, and then at Lu Yifan, who was still sleeping beside him, at this moment the bonfire had been extinguished, and it was dark in the hall of the broken temple.

Liu Sandao quietly looked at the unfinished half of the barbecue in Lu Yifan's hand, and reached out and slowly took out a jade bottle from his arms, the original medicinal powder in the jade bottle had been poured on the barbecue that Lu Yifan ate last night, it was ecstasy, and it was enough for people to be in a coma for a day and a night without waking up, and if they ate a bite, they would fall asleep for three days and three nights. Liu Sandao was worried that the medicine was not enough, so he spilled it all on the barbecue, and the amount that Lu Yifan ate last night was enough for him to sleep for several days. Liu Sandao looked at the jade bottle in his hand, and then at Lu Yifan, who was unconscious, and a very bitter smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

"Yifan, I'm sorry, I still can't convince myself to let you and Su Xie fight to the death. Liu Sandao muttered to himself, as if he was talking to Lu Yifan, even though he knew that Lu Yifan couldn't hear it at all, "But I swear to you, today I will definitely try my best to rescue Miss Han and Ji Yuan, and soon you will meet." When the time comes, you will be like what we said last night, find a place where no one knows and live an ordinary and happy life, but ......" Liu Sandao's throat couldn't help but shake at this point, and he pursed his lips as if trying to restrain his emotions, "It's just that Liu Sandao may not be able to accompany you...... Young master, you must take care of yourself after Liu Sandao is gone......"

Liu Sandao no longer hesitated, quickly picked up Lu Yifan and walked quickly towards the outside of the temple, all the way to the dense forest, Liu Sandao settled Lu Yifan in the carriage they hid last night. Under the hazy sunlight of dawn, Liu Sandao slowly retreated in front of the carriage, and then suddenly knelt on his knees and kowtowed three times in a row towards the carriage where Lu Yifan was.

"Young master, Liu Sandao...... Gone!"

With that, Liu Sandao suddenly got up and turned around, and his figure disappeared in the direction of Jinling City in a few flashes.

"Boom!"

Thunder was rolling at the end of the sky, and the dawn was approaching dusk.

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