Mu Chun smiled noncommittally, and together with Wang Cong, he mobilized his soldiers and went to the Lantern Festival.

The winter in Dunhuang is cold and long, and in the days when the city is closed by heavy snow, the vast Gobi sand moraine and the undulating good theories are covered by layers of plain white snow, dissipating the heat wave and restlessness, and more of a cold and pure silence.

This Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, just to this long winter, people who talk in every way, add a good reason to go out to have fun, the little ladies and little Langjun also take this opportunity to go out to see each other, the lantern will be crowded, every year to report a few cases of missing people, every year the assassin Shifu has to be ready for battle, this year is like a big enemy, the lantern will patrol back and forth soldiers, are more than usual two percent.

After several days of snowfall, the Lantern Festival gradually stopped, and the morning sun was very bright, and after the wind and snow gradually subsided, the cold air exuded the smell of clear sunshine.

As soon as the sky was dark, the dusk yellow full moon hung over the bare tops, and the warm yellow light sprinkled on the layers of snow, rippling with the brilliance of the water.

The lantern festival of Dunhuang is completely different from that of Chang'an City, quite exotic, the lanterns are also rough and atmospheric, several streets and alleys are colored with Chinese lanterns, the bustling crowd flows slowly under the lights of colorful glass, and the prosperity and liveliness are comparable to the two cities of Chang'an in the east and west.

The snow on the streets was swept up on both sides, and the mountains were undulating like mountains.

Xie Mengxia and Leng Linjiang walked side by side, glanced back at the few big men who followed behind them, and pouted in disgust: "Yungui, let's go quickly and get rid of them." ”

Leng Linjiang smiled: "Cousin dislikes them? ”

Xie Mengxia shook his head: "They all look like butchers, they don't know that they are fierce and evil, and they still come out to scary, can you not dislike them?" ”

Leng Linjiang nodded again and again.

The two of them squeezed through the crowd, walking faster and faster.

Mu Chun led people to chase after him, but there were too many people at the Lantern Festival, that person was like a tide surging, pushing away a group and a group of people came up, just a mistake in the effort, Xie Mengxia and the others had already been annihilated in the crowd, and they could no longer be seen.

Several soldiers searched back and forth for a long time, but returned to no avail, and saluted: "Captain, the person is gone." ”

Mu Chun sensed that Xie Mengxia was deliberately throwing them off, his face was calm, he was panting angrily, and roared: "Don't look for it yet." He paused and scolded, "If you can't find it, you will go back and lead the army yourself." ”

The soldiers looked grim and hurriedly dispersed, squeezing around the crowd to find the whereabouts of Xie Mengxia and the others.

Just when Mu Chun and the others were looking around like headless flies, and they didn't have the heart to enjoy the lanterns at all, Xie Mengxia, the initiator, stopped in front of a lantern stall.

He picked up a lantern that looked like a dandelion, but his eyes looked straight at the girl who sold the lantern, and asked with a tender smile: "Little girl, how old is this year?" ”

The girl was stunned for a moment.

Leng Linjiang coughed lightly and reminded Xie Mengxia to pay attention to his words and deeds.

Xie Mengxia turned a deaf ear and continued to smile and asked, "Little girl, what's your name?" ”

This girl is sixteen or seventeen years old, her skin is not as fair and delicate as the girl in Chang'an City, but her apricot eyes are round, her pupils are black and white, and she exudes a clear agility and purity.

The girl glanced at Xie Mengxia, waved her fist, glared at Shui Xing's eyes, and said in a vicious voice: "Are you here to buy something or to talk, why is there so much nonsense." ”

Xie Mengxia was stunned for a moment, he had never met a girl who dared to speak to him like this, oh no, he had encountered, the last one to speak to him like this was Yao Qi, but he couldn't beat her, and he almost endured his attitude, this girl is different.

He didn't smile angrily: "I see that the girl is ingenious, beautiful as a flower, and yearning for it, so I took the liberty to ask a few more words, if the girl is abrupt, there is Miss Lao to endure it for the time being, I also want to ask the girl where she lives, how many people are in the family, how many acres of land the family has, there can be a marriage, and there can be a sweetheart." ”

"......" Leng Linjiang supported his forehead, and he wanted to pull out his legs and leave, which was too embarrassing.

The girl was not frightened by Xie Mengxia, she didn't even blush, she smiled and sneered: "It's your business." ”

Xie Mengxia raised a finger and shook it: "The little lady should be a little more civil, and she will scold when she opens her mouth, how can she marry in the future." ”

The girl snorted: "You don't buy it, don't buy it, stay away, don't do business in front of me." ”

Xie Mengxia raised his eyebrows: "Buy, of course I buy, but if I buy a lamp, you have to answer me a question." ”

The girl snorted disdainfully: "Get out, my aunt won't sell it to you." ”

Xie Mengxia sighed: "The little lady is foul language, this is not good, so let's do it, I will wrap all the lanterns you have here, and you will tell me what your name is." ”

As soon as she heard this, the girl's eyes moved slightly, and she was obviously moved.

She spent half a night here, and she might not be able to sell all these lanterns, if the person in front of her really bought them, it would be a lot of money.

Seeing that the girl hesitated, Xie Mengxia waved her hand at Leng Linjiang.

Leng Linjiang leaned over inexplicably: "What are you doing?" ”

Xie Mengxia was very dissatisfied with Leng Linjiang's lack of tacit understanding, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Silver!" ”

Leng Linjiang frowned and clenched his bag: "You buy something, why do you want me to pay for silver." ”

"Oh, go back and pay you back." Xie Mengxia couldn't help but tear off Leng Linjiang's pouch, took out two ingots of twenty taels of silver, and slapped them heavily on the case: "How about it, the silver is here, it depends on whether you want it or not." ”

The girl's eyes widened, just saying a name, whether it is true or not, it can be exchanged for forty taels of silver, is this person rich or stupid, she opened her mouth, and was about to blurt out, but not far away there was a low shout: "Adi, what are you doing?" ”

The girl hurriedly turned around, and there was a man standing in the lamplight, wearing a half-worn indigo coat, washed until his hair was white, but he did not hide his long body like jade, and his demeanor was exquisite.

Leng Linjiang stabbed Xie Mengxia with his elbow, and snorted at the silver: "Put the silver away, everyone has a famous flower." ”

Xie Mengxia shook her head and smiled: "What nonsense, that's her brother." ”

Leng Linjiang was stunned, and before he could ask Xie Mengxia how he knew, he heard the girl shout in panic: "Brother, why are you here." ”

Leng Linjiang was convinced, and asked in a low voice, "How does Your Highness know that they are brothers and sisters." ”

Xie Mengxia smiled: "Don't you see that the eyes of the two of them look very similar, they are both seductive apricot eyes." ”

“......”

The man took three steps and made two steps, grabbed the girl's wrist, and said with a serious expression: "Adi, how many times have I told you, don't come out to sell lanterns, the lantern will be too chaotic, in case there are disciples," he raised his eyes and glared at Xie Mengxia with an unkind gaze: "Go, go back with me." ”

The girl struggled and refused: "Brother, not a single lamp has been sold yet." ”

The man said, "Go home, I'll sell lamps here." ”

The girl glared at the man stubbornly, and said angrily: "Brother, it's going to be spring soon, you have the kung fu to rob me here, it's enough to warm up a few books." ”

The man was speechless, turned his head and saw Xie Mengxia again, his tone was even more unkind, and he said coldly: "Is the son going to buy a lamp?" ”

Xie Mengxia raised his eyebrows: "I was going to buy it just now, but now, I won't buy it." So saying, he gathered up the two ingas, and put them into his purse.

The man chased after Xie Mengxia and asked angrily, "Are you playing tricks on our brother and sister?" ”

Xie Mengxia walked quickly, turned his head and said with a mocking smile: "That's right." ”

The man was so angry that he was about to catch up and beat Xie Mengxia, but the girl grabbed the man's sleeve behind her and snorted angrily: "Brother, if you don't come, he will buy all these lamps, and you are to blame." ”

"Blame me, aren't I afraid that you will suffer?" The man flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Xie Mengxia walked far away, looked back at the somewhat disappointed girl, and asked Leng Linjiang in a low voice: "This year's Spring Festival, when is the day set by the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Leng Linjiang thought for a moment: "The seventh day of the third month." ”

Xie Mengxia raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It seems that these brothers and sisters are making up for the travel expenses, maybe they can meet in the capital." ”

Leng Linjiang sighed: "At that time, there are thousands of scholars in the capital, and it will be a ghost to meet them." ”

Xie Mengxia knocked Leng Linjiang's forehead with a folding fan with his backhand, and said with a smile: "What is fate, thousands of miles to meet, and occasional encounters in the downtown area, that is called marriage." ”

"......" Leng Linjiang made a vomiting motion: "Your Highness, there are a group of concubines in your house, so don't spoil the little lady of the good family." ”

Xie Mengxia sighed, and was about to speak, when he saw Mu Chun running to the front with someone, panting, he immediately pursed his lips, made a serious appearance, and preemptively reprimanded: "Captain Mu, you are too careless about this errand, this king and Lord Leng have come out so far, why did you rush over." ”

Mu Chun fell backwards, and couldn't refute it, so he had to hold his breath and confess again and again.

Xie Mengxia waved his hand, even if he didn't mention the matter, he handed Mu Chun the two ingots of silver that he had just put away, raised his chin at the girl's lantern stall in the distance, and ordered: "Trouble Mu Duwei to buy all the lamps on the stall and send them to the Assassin's Mansion Courtyard, you don't have to tell the girl who bought the lamp." ”

Mu Chun tightened his mouth and wanted to scold, selling lamps with silver, but he was suspicious in his heart.

Xie Mengxia bought the girl's lamp, there must be something else, so why not buy it in person, or tell the girl who bought the lamp, or ask the girl to send the lamp to the Assassin's Mansion Courtyard, in short, there are many ways to let the girl know who is giving grace.

But he didn't.

Grace is not reciprocated, it is clearly not his style of life, there must be ghosts here.

Xie Mengxia looked at the various lanterns in the hands of Mu Chun and the soldiers, and suddenly became less interested, waved his hand, and ordered to return to the Shi Mansion.