"It's called Xiao Wusheng."

Xiao Wusheng ......?

I don't know why, this is clearly just a somewhat elegant, ordinary son's name, but when I heard this name, I shivered inexplicably.

But-

One is jade, the other is silent, these two names are really a bit weird.

After a while, I smiled reluctantly: "Why are the names of the two brothers completely contradictory?" ”

Su Su froze and said in a low voice: "Although they are a pair of brothers, Xiao Yusheng is the leftover wife of the main wife, and Xiao Wusheng is said to have been brought back from the outside, because his biological mother can't see people, and he doesn't often come out to see people, just like a shadow." ”

I pursed my lips faintly.

It's another set of worldly, well-known stories.

"Actually, just talking about Xiao Yusheng, it's nothing, what matters is that Xiao Wusheng. Xiao Yusheng's swordsmanship is good, his brother's swordsmanship is better than him, this is not counted, the worst thing is that Xiao Wusheng has a very evil habit. ”

"Evil habits? What habits? ”

"Raise swords with human blood."

"Human blood raises swords?!"

"Yes," Su Su's face turned pale as he spoke: "I heard that man is superstitious about human blood to raise swords, and believes that the more blood the sword is stained, the more fierce and spiritual it is, so he often kills people for no reason, and as a result, he is guilty of public anger, and some of the victims' families spent money and invited some samurai to hunt him down." But in the end, he really couldn't be found, and the head of the family intervened, so the matter was over. ”

"No more?" My brow furrowed.

Killing people, and killing people for no reason, but no government can administer justice, and in the end it will not be resolved, such a thing sounds to me, not to mention unbelievable, but it makes me angry.

Su Su continued: "However, the head of the family spoke, and the pressure exerted by the Xishan Academy, over the years, that Xiao Wusheng has settled down a lot, but-"

"Just what?"

"It's just that he seems to be by Xiao Yusheng's side at any time, but no one else can see him, but if anyone is hostile to Xiao Yusheng, or disrespectful in his words, he will definitely die on the street within three days."

I immediately frowned: "No one cares?" ”

Su Su shook his head and said, "No one can control it." Xiao Yusheng is from Xishan Academy, but Xiao Wusheng is not, and the academy can't control him. As for the head of the house, the head of the house didn't bother much about it, as long as it didn't make too much trouble. ”

Didn't make too much of a mess?

I thought about it carefully, and couldn't help sneering--it's not that I don't want to make too much of a mess, but Yan Qingchen just grasped the size of this mess very well.

From today's scene, I can already think that the matter of Xiao Yusheng and Xiao Wusheng, the brothers, can almost be said to be single-handedly promoted, there is no official government in Xichuan, and the Fa has naturally become a family, and with such a god-like existence, it has just become a weapon for Yan Qingchen to deter others in addition to the identity of the high-sounding head of the Yan family.

Otherwise, at today's banquet, most of the people who left Xiao Yusheng would not have just appeared.

It seems that it is not unreasonable for him to choose to let Xiao Yusheng go to sea instead of him.

A No. 2 person in Xishan Academy on the bright side, Xiao Yusheng, who is famous in Shudi, and Xiao Wusheng, who can kill people at will behind his back, and is famous for his murder, such a combination, how many people in Xichuan dare to compete with them?

However, recalling today's banquet, the gentle and elegant young man, my heart is still a little heavy: "His brother did these things, what did Xiao Yusheng say himself?" ”

Su Su sighed: "He himself is also very distressed, but after all, he is his brother." When many people chased Xiao Wusheng before, it was he who stabbed himself three times with a knife in front of everyone, and the blood flowed all over the ground, and the head of the family spoke to suppress the matter. Over the years, it was not that no one had gone to look for him, and every time he apologized for his crimes, but after a while, his brother would still come out to commit crimes. ”

My brow furrowed again.

At this moment, there was a very light knock on the door, Su Su hurriedly got up and walked over, and as soon as she opened the door, I saw that her whole body froze for a moment, and her voice became timid: "The master of the house." ”

I hurriedly stood up and saw Yan Qingchen sitting in a wheelchair at the door, looking at me with a smile.

I walked over: "Why are you here?" ”

"I'm coming to see my sister."

With that, his wheelchair had already been routed in.

Su Su was obviously afraid of him, and the whole person shrank aside and didn't dare to speak, just when Li'er heard the voice, she also came out of her room, and when she saw Yan Qingchen, she was also stunned for a moment.

I hurriedly said, "Susu, you take Li'er out for a walk, and you can also consume food." We have something to talk about. ”

Su Su was as kind as a stream, and hurriedly took Li'er out, and closed the door before leaving.

The light in the room was not dim, after all, it was still daylight, but when I walked into the room and saw Yan Qingchen sitting at the table, looking at me with a smile, I still had the illusion that twilight was falling.

I clenched my fists and slowly walked over and sat down across from him: "You come, what's the matter?" ”

He didn't speak, but looked at me with a smile.

I really don't like the look in his eyes.

The feeling is like a tongue stained with honey licking people's skin, although it is gentle and sweet, but the sticky feeling makes people feel like they are stuck in a mire, as if they can move freely, but every move is gently controlled, and they can't go far, let alone run fast.

I really don't like it.

Subconsciously frowned, I repeated again: "What are you doing here?" ”

He smiled softly: "Pei Yuanxiu came to tell me that you are going back to Jinling." ”

“……！”

I chuckled inwardly.

I didn't expect Pei Yuanxiu to spread the word so quickly, in fact, this was not a big deal, but I want to leave Xichuan, I don't think this matter is a trivial matter.

After glancing at him and avoiding his gaze, I said calmly: "If you want to go back to the door, I've been back for more than half a year, and it's time to go back." ”

He was still looking at me, his gaze not burning, but not cold, but as if he wanted to imprint my whole being into his eyes, and not release it again.

After a while, he said: "Sister seems to like Xichuan anymore." ”

"I didn't—"

"You don't like me anymore."

“……”

"Sister seems to have forgotten what you once said."

“……”

"You said you would always be by my side."

My face slowly became solemn, and when I met his gaze, I finally didn't dodge, no longer flinched, but after being silent for a long time, I said solemnly: "Yan Qingchen, some people say that once a promise is spoken, it becomes a lie. Do you believe this statement? ”

"......" he looked at me and did not answer.

I didn't want him to answer, but I asked myself, "I don't believe it." ”

“……”

"A lot of times, people say promises, not to deceive, but to expect, or rather, to fight."

“……”

"Because everybody knows that things are impermanent."

“……”

He sat there quietly, without opening his mouth or making any movements, as if he had fallen into a kind of contemplation, and I sat quietly like this, and I don't know how long it took to hear his somewhat strange hoarse voice slowly repeat: "The world is impermanent......

He looked up at me and smiled, "It's a world of impermanence. ”

As he spoke, he leaned over and put his hand on the back of my hand on the table, and I felt as if I had been bitten by a poisonous snake, and I was about to shrink back in panic, but he grabbed me faster.

Although it was autumn and the weather was getting cooler, his palm still carried his hot body temperature, and even some sweat, as soon as it touched my skin, my whole body trembled, and I lowered my voice and said, "You let go!" ”

"Sister......

"Let go!"

Seeing that I struggled despite a qiē, Yan Qingchen did not have the gentleness and compromise of the past, but stretched out his other hand, and the two hands held my hand gently and hard, although it didn't hurt me, but it didn't let me get rid of him smoothly, but when I waved my arm, even the wheelchair with him shook.

He raised his head to look at me, as if smiling, and as if gritting his teeth: "It's me, and I never hurt you!" ”

These words pierced my heart like a pinprick.

I froze there for a moment.

He was still smiling, the strength of his hand relaxed a little, and even began to use his palm to caress the mark on the back of my hand that had just been strangled red, lowered his head and looked carefully, his long eyelashes covered those clear eyes, as if solidified, motionless: "Sister actually doesn't have to be afraid of me at all." ”

“……”

"The only person in this world who will never hurt my sister is me."

“……”

"Even if I go to find a strong ship and a cannon, even if the whole world is destroyed by me, I will definitely not hurt my sister's hair."

My hands trembled more and more under his caressing.

He looked up at me, smiled, and said, word by word, "This is a promise, not a lie." ”

I knew that what he said to me was never a lie, but even so, his touch did not calm me, but made me tremble.

Still, I forced myself to calm down and not to pull my hand back.

"Yan Qingchen, what are you doing when you come today?"

"I have a sentence that I want to ask my sister."

My eyebrows frowned slightly, and I thought that I knew it wouldn't be a good thing, but I still endured the throbbing in my heart and asked, "What do you want to ask?" ”

He raised his head to look at me and said seriously, "What does my sister think of the current Xichuan?" ”

“……”

I couldn't believe my ears and looked at him in amazement.

But immediately, I became vigilant.

Although he is not biological, but compared to me, Yan Qingchen is actually more like my mother, with his character, he will never do a purposeless thing, let alone ask a meaningless question.

I looked at him and said, "Why are you asking me this?" ”

He said: "For example, today's three-legged situation, part of it is manipulated by my sister. So I want to ask my sister, how long will this situation last you, and what are your next steps? ”