The lunch passed quickly, Lin Weiyang still had chores to deal with in the house in the afternoon, so he called Lin Yuan to send Qin Boyong and Wen Baicao, originally Mo Chengcheng's girl was going to follow, but Lin Yuan refused to live or die, and asked her to stay in the mansion to rest, Mo Yuancheng couldn't resist Lin Yuan, so he had to give up and obediently stay to help Lin Weiyang.

Lin Yuan took the two of them to the guest room first, and found that the drunk man he brought back yesterday was still asleep. Lin Yuan took the wine gourd that was placed beside him and didn't wake him up.

In the end, the three of them left the Lin Mansion together, and went to the west of Beiliang first, after all, Wen Baicao is still a guest of the Lei Mansion now, and it is inconvenient to get along with Lin Yuan for a long time, so it is better to send her back to the Lei Mansion first.

Along the way, Wen Baicao's expression was solemn, and he always looked ahead, only Lin Yuan and Qin Boyong talked freely.

Seeing that he was about to walk to the vicinity of Lei Mansion's house, Wen Baicao looked around and found that this street was sparsely populated, so he stopped and stretched out his hand to stop the two people beside him.

Lin Yuan's chattering mouth paused for a moment, he knew that Wen Baicao had something to ask the old man, so he smiled and said, "Do you want me to avoid it?" ”

Wen Baicao shook his head, then turned around and faced Qin Boyong.

The two looked at each other, Qin Boyong stood with his hands in his hands and looked at the little girl in front of him, waiting for her to speak.

After Wen Baicao looked directly at the old man's deep eyes, the words came to his lips but he didn't know how to speak.

Looking at the little girl's tangled appearance, Qin Boyong said with a smile: "Little girl, you have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, why bother so much." ”

Wen Baicao pursed her red lips, she hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I want to ask you a question for Elder Mu." ”

Qin Boyong nodded and motioned for her to continue, while Lin Yuan was playing with the wine gourd in his hand, as if he was watching a play.

"You...... Have you ever regretted your decision? Wen Baicao stared at the old man's eyes and said seriously.

Qin Boyong didn't react at first, but then, a trace of a shadow appeared in his long memory.

The woman smiled skillfully, put one hand behind her back, stretched out the other hand, and said to herself: "Are you willing to leave the Northern Jin Dynasty with me, and no longer pay attention to these many earthly things in the future, let's find a no-man's land to retreat to the mountains and forests, and the two of them will spend the rest of their lives together." ”

The voice mixed with anticipation kept echoing in Qin Boyong's head, and he seemed to see the figure of the woman again, the hands on his waist couldn't help but be restless, and he wanted to reach forward and hold the illusory palm.

But once again he held back. Qin Boyong lowered his head, he laughed self-deprecatingly, raised his head in Wen Baicao's puzzled eyes, first nodded his head, and then shook his head.

Such an ambiguous behavior made Wen Baicao really puzzled, and she said angrily: "What do you mean by this? ”

Lin Yuan, who was standing on the side, chuckled and said, "The old man naturally regrets nodding his head, but shaking his head shows that he has no regrets. ”

Wen Baicao glanced at Lin Yuan delicately, didn't pay attention to him, and then looked at Qin Boyong quietly.

The look of memory in the old man's eyes gradually disappeared, he wiped a handful on his face, and when he faced Wen Baicao again, he had already returned to his usual state, and said with a smile: "What the wild boy said is right. ”

Under Wen Baicao's stunned expression, the old man continued: "I have regretted that decision countless times, and I also fantasized about what it would be like now if I had left the Northern Jin Dynasty with her back then. ”

"But I can't, even if I am given another chance, I will still choose to stay."

"Why?" Wen Baicao frowned.

Qin Boyong didn't explain, he asked rhetorically: "Little girl, where have you been to this Shenzhou when you walk out of Yunyin Mountain Villa now?" ”

Although he didn't know what kind of medicine he sold in his gourd, Wen Baicao's eyes still rolled, and he began to think about the places he had been.

"Pingshan, Chuanshu, Shanglanshan...... Tianshan Bamboo Sea, as well as the Northern Jin Dynasty, are temporarily gone. Wen Baicao replied with her fingers crossed.

Qin Boyong bowed his head, and he asked again: "Regardless of other places, in your opinion, compared with Sichuan and Shu and the Northern Jin Dynasty, which side of the people lives more comfortable and comfortable?" ”

Wen Baicao carefully recalled what he saw in Sichuan and Shu back then, then bit his lower lip and replied, "Northern Jin Dynasty." ”

"Why do you think that?" Qin Boyong asked with a smile.

This question is true to Wen Baicao, she stays in Yunyin Mountain Villa on weekdays to study medical skills, even if she goes down the mountain, she travels around, and she really hasn't understood the situation of all forces.

Seeing Wen Baicao's stunned appearance, Lin Yuan couldn't hold back his laughter, so he opened his mouth to relieve her siege and replied: "If the people want to live in peace, the national strength must be strong, so that no one dares to invade the territory at will and disturb the people's well-being." ”

"Then why is the Northern Jin Dynasty so strong?" Qin Boyong turned his head to look at Lin Yuan.

"There are twelve purple gold tigers and 500,000 iron horsemen guarding the frontier outside, and there are protecting the soul of the country and the whole country, so the Northern Jin Dynasty is healthy."

Lin Yuan's answer was exchanged for Qin Boyong's approval, he smiled lightly and gave Lin Yuan a thumbs up, and then asked, "Do you know where all this came from?" ”

Lin Yuan was speechless, not knowing how to answer.

Qin Boyong turned to Wen Baicao, and the girl also had a blank expression.

The old man didn't sell his son anymore, he said: "At the beginning, Wang Yunhe and I each revolted from one side, and finally assembled in Stone City, at that time, we only had thirteen Zijin soldiers and five hundred brothers. ”

"After determining the Northern Jin City, the first king secretly went out of the city to recruit talents, and I stayed in the Northern Jin City to defend against foreign enemies."

"It took us decades to raise the national strength of the Northern Jin Dynasty to a level, at that time, the number of troops in the country was less than 100,000, and two of the thirteen Zijin soldiers died on the battlefield."

"The current appearance of the country and the people is all accumulated by the former king and me."

"If I had gone into seclusion with Mu Feng back then, it would have been impossible for the Northern Jin Dynasty to have such a prosperous scene."

"It's not that I don't want to go with her, but I have thousands of subjects behind me, and I can't abandon them!"

I don't know where Wen Baicao's temper came from, she stomped her feet and said a little angrily: "Northern Jin Dynasty, you Qin Boyong is going to die if you don't succeed!" ”

Anger returned to anger, but Wen Baicao still lowered her voice, for fear of exposing Qin Boyong's identity.

"Perhaps...... Really? Qin Boyong's head tilted back slightly, looking directly at the blue sky.

Wen Baicao was puzzled, she looked at Lin Yuan on the side, wanting to seek an answer.

Lin Yuan really knew about this, he no longer played with the wine gourd in his hand, and said with a straight face: "In the one hundred and thirteenth year of Tianren, where did Wang Yun personally put on armor to resist the Xianmen, and Qin Boyong rushed to Luoshui to contain the heroes of the world. In that battle, the first king Yu Pengmiao died in battle, if Qin Boyong was not there, then the Northern Jin Dynasty would inevitably be besieged by Xianmen and the world's heroes, and at that time, the Northern Jin Dynasty would be destroyed. ”

Wen Baicao didn't hear Qin Boyong's rebuttal, it seemed that what Lin Yuan said was true.

At this moment, a strong wind suddenly rolled up in the area where the three of them were standing. Lin Yuan was no longer surprised by this scene, so he stood there quietly, waiting for the wind wall to take shape.

In just one breath, the wind wall enveloped the three of them.

When Wen Baicao was still looking curiously, Qin Boyong opened his mouth and asked, "Do you know what is the origin of the soul of protecting the country?" ”

Lin Yuan felt Wen Baicao's gaze, but he could only shake his head at the girl and said, "I only know that the soul of protecting the country is the first year of prosperity, and it was established when the current king ascended the throne, which is the second year after the death of the first Wang Yun......

Lin Yuan's voice gradually became smaller, and the expression on his face changed from dazed to incredulous, he slowly looked at Qin Boyong, and asked with a trembling corner of his mouth: "Protecting the soul of the country...... Is it the first king? ”

Qin Boyong closed his eyes, looked up to the sky and sighed a long sigh, he said like this: "When I arrived at Peng Miao, he was still standing in front of the army, until he saw me, Brother Yun didn't let go of his last breath, I couldn't bear to watch him die, so I secretly used the forbidden technique 'Soul Binding' to imprison his soul in the corpse, and I spent the next year raising his soul until his soul woke up." After he woke up, he didn't blame me, but asked me to find a way to exchange his soul for a hundred years of peace in the Northern Jin Dynasty. ”

"In this way, how can I only care about the emotions of the two of them and leave the Northern Jin Dynasty?"

"The peaceful and prosperous era of the Northern Jin Dynasty is exchanged for the flesh and blood of countless people, although I really want to live in seclusion, but it is only after no one dares to violate in the Northern Jin Dynasty that I will climb the Yunyin Villa, go with Mu Feng, and find a no-man's land to settle."

After Qin Boyong finished explaining, the three of them fell silent, especially Wen Baicao.

The wind wall dissipated in just a moment, Qin Boyong walked to Wen Baicao's side, and said lightly: "So, I have never regretted that decision back then, I am worthy of the soldiers who died for the Northern Jin Dynasty and the subjects of the Northern Jin Dynasty." ”

"But I only owe Mu Feng, and I have been married for a hundred years, but it is difficult to even see each other."

Wen Baicao hung her head and was silent, she kicked the dust on the ground with her toes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Lin Yuan and Qin Boyong didn't have anything else to do today, so they waited for Wen Baicao.

After a while, Wen Baicao still didn't look up, she whispered like this, "Elder Mu has never regretted it......"

Xu is Qin Boyong is old, he didn't hear the little girl's words clearly, so he leaned down and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Wen Baicao puffed out his cheeks and raised his head, and shouted into Qin Boyong's ear: "I said! Elder Mu has never regretted it! ”

After roaring, Wen Baicao turned around and walked towards the Lei Mansion, leaving Qin Boyong standing in place rubbing his ears.

Walking to the street, Wen Baicao suddenly turned around, and she shouted at Lin Yuan: "Lin Yuan! My sister and I are leaving Lei Mansion at the end of the month, can we go to Lin Mansion to borrow it at that time? ”

Lin Yuan was a little stunned, but he still waved his hand and shouted, "Welcome at any time!" ”

After getting a satisfactory answer, Wen Baicao stretched his willow eyebrows, turned around and continued to walk towards Lei Mansion.

She remembered that night when she hid in the shadows and heard what Elder Mu said:

"Only one person in this life is enough!"