Seeing that this place was far away from everyone, Sikong Jun and Xiao Heling said in a low voice, "There is no one else here. Say, why do you dare to rob money so blatantly on the streets of the bazaar? ”

The thief shook his head helplessly, "You two, I, I'm really sorry, I wonder if you two would like to go with me to the house?" ”

Xiao Heling said in annoyance: "Do you still want to trick us into your den of thieves and catch them all?" ”

The thief suddenly knelt down, kowtowed to Sikong Jun and said, "My lord, I beg you, save my mother, she is dying, waiting for money to buy medicine to save her life......"

Xiao Heling "chuckled" in his heart, looking at the thief's sobbing cheeks, he was also confused, Sikong Jun looked at Xiao Heling, and said to the thief: "We will believe you once." ”

Xiao Heling looked at Sikong Jun, and Si Kong Jun smiled: "Don't be afraid, don't forget that I am the commander of the forbidden army." ”

Sikong Jun tied the thief's hands with a rope and followed the thief towards his so-called "home" with Xiao Heling. After about a quarter of an hour, the thieves came to a dilapidated house.

"This is my house."

Sikong Jun followed the thief in, and the room was a ruined scene, with a strong smell of herbs and some suffocating musty smell.

Xiao Heling covered his mouth and asked, "You say...... You live here with your mother? ”

The thief nodded, "My mother is in the back room. ”

Sikong Jun and Xiao Heling followed the thief into the back room, and sure enough, there was a haggard old woman lying on the bed, the old woman's eyes were wide, and when she saw her son coming back, her hands trembled and raised, as if she was holding a thousand catties of boulders.

The thief burst into tears for a while, and Sikong Jun hurriedly took the rope that was tied up and asked him to go to the bedside.

The old woman on the bed was in tears, holding her son, her lips moving up and down, but she couldn't make a sound, and her dissatisfied wrinkled face seemed to have lost its vitality little by little.

After a while, the old man spread his hands and lay down, not breathing any more.

"Mother-mother!"

There was a hoarse and desperate cry in the house, and when Xiao Heling and Sikong Jun saw this, they had to retreat outside the guest room first, leaving the thief alone with his recently deceased mother.

It seemed that after countless fragments, the thief came out of the back room, as if he had crawled out of purgatory, and no longer had the vitality he had when he ran away from the streets just now.

Sikong Jun swallowed a mouthful of saliva, took out the money bag, and said, "We...... We may be able to take care of your mother's funeral, find a good place for her old man, and bury her. ”

"No need...... I tried my best to steal so much money, but I still couldn't save my mother's life, Anzhi is not God's punishment for me? ”

Xiao Heling couldn't bear it and asked, "You...... What is your name? ”

"Sinners have a low name, and if they offend two today, they hope that they will forgive their sins." After speaking, Chang Zhi knelt down and kowtowed to Sikong Jun and Xiao Heling.

Sikong Jun picked up Chang Zhi and asked, "What did you do in the past?" ”

Chang Zhi's eyes were hollow, his hair was scattered and he looked out the window, in that direction, it was Chang'an City, which Xiao Heling was so familiar with.

"I used to kill enemies for my country, and I have never been so embarrassed as I am now!" Chang Zhi's eyes were full of resentment.

Sikong Jun was shocked, got up and said, "You are my Tang soldier?" ”

Chang Zhi shook his head with tears in his eyes, and said, "It was in the past, and it will never be in the future......"

Sikong Jun said eagerly: "What happened to you?" Why did it fall into such a dilapidated state now? ”

Chang Zhi paused word by word: "I used to quell the Xiongnu rebellion with Deputy Lieutenant Xiao, and retreated to Longyou Road last month, but Deputy Lieutenant Xiao was suddenly framed for rebellion, and all the soldiers under his command were either killed or fled, and I escaped with my life before escaping back here." But when I came back, I found out that my mother was seriously ill! ”

Chang Zhi's chest continued to rise and fall, and his eyes seemed to be oozing blood, "I fought for the country, and my mother suffered here, and Datang treated us soldiers who killed the enemy for the country like this!" If I hadn't escaped death and come back here, I wouldn't have known all this! Also, my brothers, the brothers under Deputy Lieutenant Xiao, are all innocent! ”

Speaking of the back, Chang Zhi had already clenched his hands into fists, trembling violently, and the green tendons on his forehead seemed to be frozen by the cold air in the air, showing his shape.

Sikong Jun was speechless, and the elegant birds in the house were silent, but Xiao Heling's face suddenly turned like earth, as if he had lost his soul.

Sikong Jun saw that Xiao Heling's face was wrong, put down his sword and asked, "Xiao, Xiao Heling, what's wrong with you, are you feeling unwell?" ”

Xiao Heling's eyes were hollow, and his mouth seemed to have words. Sikong Jun pulled a stool and sat down and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Suddenly, Chang Zhi jumped up from the ground, grabbed the long knife on the table, and slashed it at his neck, followed by a burst of blood gushing out, and the bloody breath that filled the room made Xiao Heling and Sikong Jun stunned!

Sikong Jun stood up in horror, turned around and said, "Chang Zhi, you-"

Chang Zhi's eyes were still open, his whole body convulsed a few times, his mouth vomited blood, his breath was broken, and he didn't blink a blind eye.

Xiao Heling trembled his voice at this time, and said with a miserable expression: "Sikong Jun, he, he just said, Deputy Lieutenant Xiao...... Could it be, could it be my brother? ”

Sikong Jun was stunned for a while, his eyes seemed to look into the depths of Xiao Heling's soul, and he shook his head with a smile and comforted: "This, this is impossible, how can your brother rebel?" It's impossible, it's impossible, it's just a coincidence, not to mention that Chang Zhi didn't even say his name, maybe he happened to be surnamed Xiao? Don't think too much and scare yourself. ”

Xiao Heling shook his head, and after a while, his mind finally settled down, and said, "Chang Zhi and his mother's corpses, let's go to the temple to ask people to do something, and let them help find a good place to bury them." ”

Sikong Jun breathed a long sigh of relief, "The way of the world is like this." ”

Xiao Heling got up and took Sikong Jun's hand, "Let's go, there is a temple in the north of the city, let's go and spend money to find someone to help them handle the aftermath." ”

It took a whole day for Sikong Jun and Xiao Heling to finish all this, but they couldn't bear to send Chang Zhi on the last journey, and only watched from afar with tears in their eyes as people carried his body away.

On the second day, the sky darkened, and the sky over Xiangzhou City was covered with lead clouds, gloomy and gloomy.

Sikong Jun took Xiao Heling to eat some local food in Xiangzhou at noon, but Xiao Heling was tasteless. Sikong Jun knew that she was worried about her brother, but she didn't know how to comfort her.

Later, Xiao Heling's mood finally improved, but Xiao Heling didn't know whether the "Deputy Lieutenant Xiao" mentioned by Chang Zhi was his brother or not, so he was still a little depressed.

Seeing this, Sikong Jun had no choice but to drag Xiao Heling to sit alone in the backyard of the inn, looking at the sky from a distance to rest, so that she would not have to worry about these unnecessary worries.

"We will be able to return to Chang'an soon, your brother will be safe, don't worry too much now."

Xiao Heling nodded and said, "Your Majesty is really right, I forced you to come to Xiangzhou for two months." ”

Sikong Jun turned his head, lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "If Your Majesty suddenly summons me back, will you ...... Miss me? ”

Xiao Heling's face turned red suddenly, pursed his lips, wanted to laugh and forcibly said, "Even if I miss you, what about you?" Men are ambitious in all directions, how can they give birth to children's affection because of me as a woman? ”

The cold wind was as merciless as usual, never gentle, blowing Xiao Heling's two or three strands of green silk slightly floating, and his cheeks were slightly red, I don't know if he was afraid of the cold or shy.

Sikong Jun was close to Xiao Heling's left shoulder and sighed: "Didn't Xiang Yu also have a love for children?" I thought, why can't I have it, so if you give me a coral bracelet, I will wear it every day, even if we are temporarily separated one day, I can see things and think about people. ”

Xiao Heling looked at the colorful sunset, half leaning on Sikong Jun, the corners of his mouth were shallowly raised, not saying more than half a word, only feeling this quiet moment.

"Is it cold?" Sikong Jun's voice was low.

"It's not cold, even if it's cold, I'm used to it."

Sikong Jun helped Xiao Heling up: "Then you go back to the room early, the sunset is every day, let's see it on a cloudy day." ”

Xiao Heling got up and said as he walked: "The sunset is every day, but today's is particularly beautiful, not to mention that two months are coming, the next time we watch the sunset, are we still here?" ”

"Naturally not, but I promise you, it must be more beautiful than here."

Xiao Heling smiled "fluttering", and as Sikong Jun returned to the inn alley, it was really much warmer inside, but it also made people become a little lazy, and after sitting in it for a while, there would be a shallow sleepiness.

The night was quiet, Xiao Heling still helped Sikong Jun change the lamp oil first, and sorted out the "Art of War" and "Taiping Yulan", and then went back to the room early to sleep.

The wind was strong at night, and through the wooden window, I heard the sound of "whirring" outside, but I was not afraid, but I felt that it was warm and safe in this inn, and I fell asleep sweetly.

On the second day, the sun was willing to come out a little, and he was stuffy in the inn all night, Xiao Heling also felt a little stuffy, so he went downstairs and asked Fu'an to open the long window to let in the air.

"Miss, it's sunny today, and there is no cold wind, so let's walk around the city." Fu'an smiled and washed Xiao Helinghuan's hands again.

Xiao Heling smiled lightly: "Actually, where do I need such gold now, and I bother you to pick herbs for me every day to soak my hands." ”

Fu'an shook his head and smiled: "The slave maid knows, but the young lady is the young lady, we are living a hard life now, and the slave and maid are not allowed to secretly let the young lady have fun?" ”

Sikong Jun, who had finished feeding the horses in the backyard, listened to Fu'an's words, walked in, and said happily: "I really wronged your young lady." ”

Sikong Jun put down his sword and said to Xiao Heling: "The weather is good today, I see that you look good, isn't it because 'people are in good spirits at happy events'?" Why don't I go horseback riding with you? ”

When Xiao Heling heard about riding a horse, his face was stunned for a moment, and his face was faintly crimson: "I'm so clumsy, I'll fall and hurt myself when the time comes, but can I let you see jokes?" ”

Fu'an smiled at Xiao Heling, and then took the basin and retreated, so that Xiao Heling couldn't stop it even if he wanted to, and he was slightly embarrassed.

Sikong Jun smiled heartily: "Where do you need to worry about this, with me, I will naturally protect you." ”

Xiao Heling snorted and laughed: "Okay, okay, I've been following you for almost two months now, and I'm used to it no matter how hard I suffer." ”

Sikong Jun took Xiao Heling's right hand and said, "Didn't you tell me yourself, saying that you always sneaked out with Fu'an when you were in the boudoir, why don't you even dare to ride a horse now?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Heling knocked on Sikong Jun's left arm with the bamboo strip in his hand, "I said that I was not allowed to talk about it, and I always hung on my lips." ”

Sikong Jun pretended to be in pain, but took out a bag of things from his arms and handed it to Xiao Heling, and said with Yue: "Open it quickly and see what's inside." ”

Xiao Heling lazily stretched out his hand to take it, and said, "What else can it be, it must be that you have made some strange food." After speaking, Xiao Heling picked it up and smelled it, there was no fragrance, and he couldn't help laughing, and said, "Why is there no fragrance this time?" ”

Sikong Jun just looked at Xiao Heling and smiled: "Aren't you very smart, it's not anything to eat this time, you can just open it and take a look." ”

Xiao Heling lowered his head and smiled, except for some strange dry food, Su Rili Sikong Jun couldn't take out anything else, thinking like this, Xiao Heling opened it curiously, and found that it was actually a flower made of camellia oil flowers.

Seeing this, Xiao Heling was extremely surprised and said, "You still make Hua Tianli?" ”

Sikong Jun said with a smile: "Can you only do some rough work when I am me?" Stick it on, and I'll take you on horseback riding. ”

Xiao Heling was half happy: "Now that I am staying in Xiangzhou City with you, how can I have the heart to get these boudoir things, it's just that, you finally made it, I naturally want to collect it well, and it will not be in vain for you to put in your thoughts." ”

Sikong Jun was also refreshing: "Okay, in short, whatever you say is what it is." ”

So it was harmonious, Sikong Jun didn't say more, only took Xiao Heling's hand and went out, and the sky on the top of Xiangzhou City was clear blue, like a pool of clear water.

"Let's go."