The farther north I went, the colder the cold wind became. Liu Qingxue grew up in such a cold wind since she was a child, and she only wore a robe to resist the rain and snow falling from the sky, and drove forward with her horse.

From the Western Wilderness all the way to the north, the scene along the way changed from a patch of earthy yellow sand to the same as in front of you, and the wilderness was covered with a thin layer of snow. Even if you haven't entered Shuozhou yet, snow white has become the main color in front of you outside the city. Liu Qingxue led the horse through a mountain col, in front of him was a town, there were pedestrians on the road, chatting and passing by, Liu Qingxue led the horse to a shop with ease, placed the mount in the stable, and then walked into the shop herself.

This is Yueguan, the northernmost town in Yunzhou, and it is also a place where people travel from south to north for supply and transit. When Liu Qingxue left Shuozhou, she passed through here, so it was not a stranger to her. She relied on her memories to walk through the simple but well-connected streets and alleys to this noodle shop.

She uncovered the robe she was wearing, placed it on the table at random, and then beckoned the shopkeeper to serve a bowl of noodle soup.

This is already the northernmost town in Yunzhou, and further north, is the boundary of Shuozhou. Along the way, the wind and dust were bumpy, and even if there were horses to walk, she was inevitably a little tired. is about to return to her homeland, Liu Qingxue has a faint sense of uneasiness. She herself did not expect that the person who forced her to leave would one day summon herself back in such a way.

The shopkeeper brought the hot noodle soup to the table, steaming hot in the cold wind. Liu Qingxue nodded slightly, picked up the chopsticks, blew away the hot air rising in front of her, and was about to send the noodles into her mouth, when suddenly someone pulled open the stool in front of the table and sat down directly opposite her.

The vigilance she developed along the way made her subconsciously grasp the sword at her waist. Even when she came to eat noodles, she didn't unsheath her sword. She could see through the rising heat to see the people on the other side. A large hood and hanging shadows obscured most of his face, and a black robe was attached to the hood, stained with patches of snowflakes, apparently he had just entered.

At a glance, Liu Qingxue felt that this person was a little familiar, and suddenly remembered that the person who had told him about the rebellion in the north in Shajiang City was also like this.

"What a coincidence. The deep voice confirmed Liu Qingxue's judgment.

"Have you been following me?" asked Liu Qingxue with a frown.

"No, let's start from the same place and go to the same place, and it's not uncommon for us to meet halfway through. ”

"Then what are you going to the north for?

The man was silent for a long time, so long that Liu Qingxue thought he was asleep and wanted to splash the noodle soup on his face, before he spoke: "The person who is the shopkeeper Hou does not actually exist. ”

"Huh?" Liu Qingxue was stunned by this sentence, and actually shuddered a little after thinking about it, "According to what you say, is it a ghost that I saw before?"

The man shook his head and continued, "The name Hou Yanchun is not his real name. I only know that the person's surname is Hu, and I don't know if it's true or not. Do you know that among Long Yuan, there is an intelligence organization named Xingluo?"

Liu Qingxue shook her head blankly, and the man said to himself: "This organization has its power all over the world, and there are their eyeliners and hidden stakes everywhere, and they never participate in the disputes of various forces, but only be an intelligence peddler." The so-called 'Hou Yanchun' is such a dark pile. ”

"Oh?" Liu Qingxue suddenly felt incredible, and her face was full of disbelief, "Then he always needs to have a plan, what information can I have?" As far as she is concerned, this is just a story, anyway, the narrator and the protagonist of the story have little to do with her, just as a pastime during the journey.

"The existence of the hidden pile is not only to spy on intelligence, but also to hide. Not to mention the information he needed, he also gained a lot. Therefore, he is the best person for this task. ”

"What task?" Liu Qingxue frowned, suddenly sensing that something was wrong.

The man didn't answer, but stared at the bowl of noodles in front of him a little distracted, opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

"Hey!" Liu Qingxue urged impatiently.

The man finally made up his mind and said, "What does the lord mean." ”

"Master?" Liu Qingxue was stunned for a moment, and then it was like being struck by lightning. She gritted her teeth and asked, "You are from the Liu family!"

Once Liu Qingxue expected that if she met someone sent by Liu Yuelei to arrest her back, she would not leave any mercy. However, since she left Shuozhou, she has never met anyone from the Liu family. Liu Yuelei seemed to have given up on her completely, and he didn't even care about her whereabouts. And at this moment, when she met the people of the Liu family again near Shuozhou, she didn't know whether to be relieved or angry.

The man responded to Liu Qingxue with actions, he put the sword in his hand on the table, and then reached out and took off his hood. What catches the eye is a familiar but vicissitudes of life and a thin face.

Chen ...... Mr. Chen?" Liu Qingxue covered her mouth in surprise, completely unexpecting to meet Chen Ye, who had a prominent position in the Liu family, in such a place.

Chen Ye was thinner than Liu Qingxue's influence, and his face was even more haggard, and his black robe was blown up and down by the wind that came into the house.

He showed a simple smile and said, "Miss, long time no see." ”

"Why are you here...... Is something happening in Shuofang City?"

Chen Ye shook his head and said, "Since I sent a message to Miss in Shajiang City, I have come hundreds of miles along the road, and the road is far away, since I met Miss here, naturally I have never returned to Shuofang City, and I don't know the situation over there. ”

Liu Qingxue nodded, her heart was full of doubts, she was silent for a moment to clear her thoughts, and then continued to ask: "Then it was not the shopkeeper who asked you to deliver the message that day, but my father?"

"As I just said, the so-called 'Hou Yanchun' comes from Xingluo. He is just taking people's money and being ordered to do things. And the one who hired him was the master. He has been learning about your movements through this secret stake, and when the situation in Shajiang City was delicate, he also sent me to support. However, Miss's friend is more reliable than the old man and I can talk to. ”

"These ...... Does he know it......" Liu Qingxue was like a heavy blow, and reluctantly spit out a few words, but the burden in her heart gradually dissipated.

"Then why didn't he let me get me back...... With Binyuan, he won't need me, right?" she suddenly found that her voice still had a crying tone, and she tried her best to suppress the touch in her heart, so she asked coldly.

"The lord said, "He owes you this. Since you can't become what he thinks after all, you can't live up to Madame's wishes. She has the wind in her blood and does not want to stay, so I will set sail for her. These are the exact words of the master. ”

Chen Ye looked at Liu Qingxue's increasingly complicated face and continued: "The name Hou Yanchun also means master. ”

"In spring, migratory geese ...... from south to north Do you mean to call me to return to the north......" Liu Qingxue felt that something had broken down the defense line she had been standing on, and her nose was sour. She turned her head and quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously showed a shallow smile.

"Why is that gentleman here?"

"The lord didn't want me to tell you these things, but I saw that the young lady was close to her homeland, so I became more and more hesitant. In the last dozens of miles, the young lady stopped and walked for several days, and it was obvious that she was undecided. So I told the young lady here, in order to live up to the master's painstaking efforts, and on the one hand, for the sake of the young lady......" He noticed that his speech had quickened, so he stopped and coughed lightly, and then continued: "For the sake of the young lady, the road ahead does not have to be confused. ”

Liu Qingxue was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled.

"Mr. has traveled thousands of miles to take care of him all the way, Qingxue is grateful!"

Chen Ye has known Liu Qingxue for nearly ten years, but he has almost never seen her look like this, even if she smiles in front of Chen Ye for so many years, the corners of her mouth are only slightly raised. There were tears in the corners of her eyes, like morning dew. Chen Ye was a little distracted for a while.

"You're welcome, Miss. No matter what Miss does, Chen Ye will definitely support her wholeheartedly. He hurriedly lowered his head, reached out and touched the sword he put on the table, and handed it to Liu Qingxue.

"This is?" Liu Qingxue looked at the sword in surprise, and then remembered that Chen Ye was born in the Tao of Internal Strength and never used a sword, so this sword must not be used by himself.

"This is the sword that the old man asked Chen Ye to ask for, and the old man originally planned to give it to the young lady on her birthday, but before that, the young lady ...... When he went out this time, the old man was seriously injured and fell into a coma, and Chen Ye thought that the young lady might be able to use it, so he took it out without authorization. ”

Liu Qingxue took the sword and looked at it carefully. This sword is wider and longer than Snow Shadow, but it is lighter than a normal sword, and the only disc that connects the hilt to the blade is the same width as the blade. She then slowly pulled out the scabbard, the cold light was pressing, but the body of the sword was not even, covered by small grooves shaped like snowflakes, covering an area from wide to narrow, until the tip of the sword, flat and sharp.

Liu Qingxue liked this sword very much, it was sharp and light, it was exactly what she wanted, and most importantly, it was made of Sinking Iron, so she also knew very well that such a gift must have taken a lot of thought.

"Thank you. Liu Qingxue put the sword back into its scabbard and said sincerely.

"It's all the master's idea. I'm just doing what I'm told. Chen Ye said, just the second half of the sentence, and the voice was so small that he couldn't hear it clearly.

After speaking, he stood up, put on his hood and walked out, Liu Qingxue asked in surprise, "Isn't Mr. with me?"

"It's Beiwang City in front of me, and if a guy sees me, he'll be in some trouble. I had to take a detour to the west, and I couldn't go with Mademoiselle, which is why I chose to give her sword here. Take care, Miss. ”

After speaking, Liu Qingxue watched Chen Ye put on his hood and walked into the wind and snow again.