Chapter XVII: Comparison with the Dead

"Why don't you hurry up and take a look!" Yun Chuan came back to his senses and turned his head to Yang Qingyun and urged.

"She'll be back in a minute." Yang Qingyun looked at the door curtain that was still shaking, and said indifferently. He thought of Yu Wenhan, who was going through the ordeal, and the pain in his heart was a little heavier. Although this matter is not directly related to Yu Wenling, if it weren't for her insistence on being used by others, the situation would not have developed to such a situation. Why can't the people you desperately want to protect in the end? Thinking of this, Yang Qingyun couldn't help frowning and clenched his fists.

Yun Chuan looked at Sheng Ze helplessly, Sheng Ze pouted, and immediately said, "Don't look at me, don't I do this boring thing?" ”

"I'll go and see, she's a girl's house, and she doesn't know her well. Yun Chuan, you can help me warm up the decoction in a while. After Yun Xi finished speaking, he stood up and chased out.

Yun Chuan got up and walked to the curtain to look at Yun Xi's distant back, and sighed: "Although this little girl has a hot temper, she can be regarded as a person of temperament. She originally turned her heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the ditch, and she was a poor person when she thought about it. ”

"This sister is too affectionate, and she is too obsessed. Feelings, it's better to taste it. Sheng Ze looked at Yang Qingyun, who was sitting like a rock on the side, shook his head and sighed.

"You can stop at a shallow taste, but there are also a lot of sisters who are obsessed with you." After Yun Chuan finished speaking, he turned his head and secretly glanced at the man who made Yuwen Ling obsessed, only to see him sitting on the edge of the couch, slightly closing his eyes, he was indeed handsome, cold and handsome, and he didn't feel a little rippling in his mind for a while.

"I'm just too soft-hearted, so I always have a lot of troubles. I made a compromise with this Brother Yang's hardness, and it was estimated that it would be just right. Sheng Ze finished drinking a cup of tea, stood up and stretched his waist, looked at Yun Chuan, who was bored fiddling with the candlestick, and said, "Let's get down to business." Yun Chuan, if I'm not mistaken, do you not agree with him to return to the Central Plains with this injured number, and you also want to go to Huangbei with him to pick up Snow Lotus? ”

Yun Chuan looked up at Sheng Ze in surprise, "The little prince who knows me is also!" ”

"If you don't do this, can you still be called Yunchuan?" Sheng Ze pretended to be angry and knocked Yun Chuan's head, "Then let me ask you, do you know where to get the hundred-year-old snow lotus?" ”

"Of course it's to go to Huangbei! From here, you can get there in a day or two. Yun Chuan touched his head and said.

"The hundred-year-old snow lotus is not in Huangbei." As soon as Sheng Ze said, Yun Chuan and Yang Qingyun hurriedly pricked up their ears, "However, you promise me three things, and I will tell you some important information." ”

"Haha, I knew you wouldn't sit idly by, what kind of friendship do we have, do you still need to talk about conditions? Don't sell it, talk about it quickly! Yun Chuan approached Sheng Ze and urged.

Sheng Ze stared at the gorgeous smile like a spring flower in front of him, but he was unmoved, approaching Yun Chuan with a smile from the corner of his eyes, staring at her eyes and emphasizing: "You promise me first!" ”

"Okay, say it, say it, I promise you!" Yun Chuan glared, sat back on the side of the desk and said.

Sheng Ze sighed lightly and said: "First, you are not good at martial arts, you can't be strong, you have to ensure that your life is worry-free; second, you can't agree to make a deal with Ming Cheng, and you can't make any deals; Third, if the matter is revealed, you will say that I want to take it, I just want to embarrass Huang Bei. ”

Yun Chuan said with some incomprehension: "What kind of quid pro quo are you, this first, of course I know; Second, if there is such a good thing as an exchange, I can act at the opportunity; Thirdly, of course, you can't be pitted. I still know the interests behind this matter. ”

"You don't have to worry about the things behind this, you just have to agree to these three points." Sheng Ze said firmly, with a rare solemn look on his handsome face, "If you don't agree, you don't know where the snow lotus is, where do you go to get it?" ”

"Actually, I've thought about it, if I can't steal it, I'll have a bitter plan." Yun Chuan pretended to be calm and said. In fact, she really doesn't have a complete grasp of the hundred-year-old snow lotus, but even if there is a glimmer of hope, she is willing to give it a try.

"What bitter meat trick? No wonder the guards said you asked for an assassin's poisoned sword? Why, I want to stab myself with a sword! Sheng Ze asked, his brows furrowed, and his sword eyebrows raised.

"Am I that stupid? Of course I'm hijacking someone else. Yun Chuan glanced at Sheng Ze unhappily, his life was also bought back by someone else's death, how could he do such a stupid thing.

"What's your bad idea?! Don't you think about yourself, for your father and brother? Huang Bei and I are already incompatible, and if you confess me, it won't be worse than now. Besides, you don't necessarily make it this far, so don't waste your time. Sheng Ze expected that it was right, Yun Chuan was bent on righteousness, and rarely checked the affairs of the clan, so he would definitely make a dangerous decision.

Although this time it is for his own life-saving benefactor, he can't fall into injustice. Could it be that the grievances between Tusang and Huang Bei are big, and the grievances between Xia Yi and Huang Bei are not a big deal? Yun Chuan was thinking in his heart, and was about to defend himself, when a firm voice sounded behind him: "Miss Yun Chuan, you don't need to take such a risk. You just need to help me lure away the Huang Bei people, and I'll take care of the rest. Even if you want to go to the point of blackmailing, I'll do it, you don't need to get involved. ”

Yun Chuan turned his head to look, and after Yang Qingyun finished speaking, he also walked to the side of the case and said: "Thank you for your kindness, no matter what the result is, I, Yang Qingyun, will definitely remember it." But this is really my family matter, and I don't want you to be innocent and in danger. Just do as I say. ”

"It's not your family affair anymore. The hundred-year-old snow lotus is the heirloom of Huangbei, and you are offending the authority and dignity of the entire Huangbei, once the matter is revealed, it will be a major matter between ethnic groups and tribes. So, if God doesn't know it, it's the best, if not, I'm talking about the best way. Sheng Ze looked at the two in front of him intently, and said with a serious expression.

"Well, Sheng Ze, you say, I'll listen to you." Yun Chuan said, it seems that Sheng Ze has long calculated the powerful relationship, not like he only thinks about how to take it, but he doesn't know how to withdraw.

"Good. Let's talk about where the hundred-year-old snow lotus is hidden. Sheng Ze motioned for the two of them to sit on the side of the desk and moved the food on the carpet, "The hundred-year-old snow lotus is not in Huangbei at this time, and the Huangbei Khan brought it to the Yue tribe. ”

"Is it the Marble Conference? What are you doing with the hundred-year-old snow lotus there? Yun Chuan asked puzzled.

"The day after tomorrow, on May 15, the strange stone will be unveiled, and the marble conference will be held, Huang Bei's hundred-year-old snow lotus, Tusang's full moon treasure knife, Xiyu's psychic tourmaline and my group's Qinlong bow and arrow will be exhibited together - this is also a proposal when Huang Bei finally decided to participate in the marble conference. But there are many eyes and ears at this time, and it is not appropriate to use hands. Tomorrow night, the four major groups will attend the welcome banquet, and this is the best time to start. Sheng Ze said.

"Thanks to your well-informed, I only know that Huang Bei decided to participate in the Yunshi Conference not long ago, and I really didn't know that the heirlooms of the four major ethnic groups were going to be exhibited." Yun Chuan's face was full of spring breeze and looked at Sheng Ze with admiration.

Sheng Ze still had a serious expression, took out a small black box and handed it to Yun Chuan: "A hundred years of snow lotus, when you see the light, it will wither, and when you enter the water, it will melt, you take three petals and put them in this small box, you can protect its medicinal effect." ”

"I heard that the method of storing the hundred-year-old snow lotus comes from the Huangbei Secret Technique, how did you get it?" Yun Chuan asked curiously, took the box and looked at it carefully, it was cold in his hand, but he couldn't see any material.

"I have my own way to do this, you put it away quickly. Tomorrow night is the welcome banquet of the four major ethnic groups, and only outsiders with plaques will be allowed to enter the day after tomorrow. You should start early in the morning, it is the best time to get dark in the Yue tribe. Sheng Ze dipped his fingers in some butter tea and gestured on the desk, "This is the yurt of the monk Du Khan of Mingcheng, and the neighborhood is where Huang Bei rests, and the banquet is hereβ€”the center of the Yue tribe, about a mile apart." Tomorrow, you disguise yourself as the Yue Clan's guards to sneak in, these days the Yue Clan tribe is very strict, if you can't steal it, don't be too loud, wait and see what happens. ”

"With such an important heirloom of the four major ethnic groups appearing at the same time, aren't you afraid that someone will snatch it?" Yang Qingyun asked puzzled.

"These four treasures, except for the hundred-year-old snow lotus and the legendary medicinal effect, the others are just objects. This marble conference can be said to be the first time that the four grassland ethnic groups have gathered in the past 20 years, and it is also a symbol to take out the heirloom treasure. Sheng Ze explained.

"Sheng Ze, you still think about it. I didn't expect you to find out so clearly in just half a day. Yun Chuan said approvingly, "Maybe I'll be able to get Snow Lotus back tomorrow!" ”

"You must not be careless, once you startle the snake, it will be difficult. I originally wanted to go with you to take care of it, but if I appeared, maybe it would make Huang Bei wary, but it would be a bad thing. Sheng Ze frowned, and rehearsed the deployment in his heart again, for fear that if he missed a link, Yunchuan would be in danger.

"Sheng Ze, don't worry, you can wait for us here with peace of mind!" Yun Chuan patted his arm and said.

"Thank you, little prince, I will definitely not let Miss Yunchuan be in danger." Yang Qingyun stood up and bowed, and said very gratefully.

Sheng Ze waved his hand, glanced at Yang Qingxuan, and said, "You don't have to thank me." Are you attacked on my territory, or are you trying to save her, Yun Chuan wants to repay the favor, of course I will not stand idly by. ”

"You two don't have to be so preoccupied, we're just going to steal something, not to kill people and set fires, what are you nervous about! Little prince, Yun Xi and my life-saving benefactor will be entrusted to you these days, take care of them. As for me, with the protection of the gods, I will definitely get the snow lotus to return safely. Yun Chuan patted Sheng Ze's shoulder and smiled at him.

"Oh, by the way, I promised Yun Xi to go to warm the decoction medicine. Look at my memory! I won't talk to you anymore, Yun Xi said that he will wake up in a while, I'll hurry up and warm up the decoction! Yun Chuan patted his head, picked up the decoction that had already cooled, said hello and walked out.

"I still have some things to deal with, so I'll take my leave." Sheng Ze got up, met Yang Qingyun's gaze, and said in a low voice, "Brother Qingxuan, your Brother Wenhan will be well raised by me." In the next few days, I will definitely take good care of your brother on your behalf, and you don't let Yunchuan be in any danger. ”

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On a hillside not far from the tribe, sat a pair of blue shadows, one crying softly, the other listening quietly.

"Why didn't he come to me?" Yu Wenling said in a choked voice.

"He wants to take care of Brother Wen Han and can't leave, so let me follow you." Yun Xi handed over a silk scarf and said softly.

"I know, Brother Qingyuan is angry with me. This time he was really angry, he thought it was me who made things so bad, but I didn't want to. Yu Wenling wiped her tears and cried.

Yun Xi gently stroked Yu Wenling's back, as if he was back in his childhood. Although this sister has been a little arrogant since she was a child, she is very dependent on herself. Every time she wanted to follow Yang Qingyun, she could only come to beg Yun Xi to take her, with her little face up, holding all kinds of delicious food, crying and saying "You take me", which always made her unable to refuse, this kind of warmth was as if it was right in front of her.

"No one will blame you, everyone knows it's none of your business. It's just that the situation is complicated now, and I'm afraid that you are in danger, and your brother has no time to doppelganger, so I let you go back first. Yun Xi said comfortingly.

"But, he, is he really worried about me?" Yu Wenling lowered his head and asked with a trembling voice.

Yun Xi thought to himself: Yu Wenling's friendship with Yang Qingyun is estimated to have existed since childhood. In the past two days, Yu Wenling looked at Yang Qingyun's eyes and was fascinated, although he and Yang Qingyun were childhood sweethearts and had a very strong relationship, but it was not like this. But looking at Yang Qingyun's indifferent attitude towards Yu Wenling, Yun Xi had mixed feelings in his heart, and it was difficult to explain.

"You're his sister, how can he not worry about you? I see that he looks cold on the outside, but he looks at you everywhere. Yun Xi gently stroked the black hair scattered on Yu Wenling's cheeks, and then said, "Arrange a carriage for you, find someone to pick you up in the border city, and escort you back to the capital." If I don't worry about you, why should I be so thoughtful about you? If you think about it, don't you? ”

Yu Wenling stared into Yun Xi's eyes, sighed and said, "You are very similar to my sister, and my sister used to enlighten me like this. After speaking, Yuwen Ling was silent for a while, looked up at the flocculent clouds in the sky, and said slowly: "But your eyes are not like hers, your eyes are too heavy, and her eyes are so bright and bright." As soon as she appeared, she was as light and dazzling as a oriole, and she stood there where no one would notice anything else. ”

Yun Xi was speechless for a moment, lowered his head and avoided Yu Wenling's mournful gaze. Yes, that bright and dazzling little girl is gone, and now there is only this silent and cold woman, hiding herself in the vast desert with the cold moonlight.

"This sister of yours... Yun Xi's heart echoed, and the long-lost family affection came to her heart, how she wanted to taste a little more of the company of her relatives.

"Hey, don't talk about it. Why am I talking to you, an outsider? Besides, I can't even remember anything about her, so why should I compare myself to a dead man! Yu Wenling wiped away his tears and extinguished the warmth ignited in Yun Xi's heart. She stood up, handed the silk scarf back to Yun Xi, and said, "But I still have to thank you, although we have only known each other, but I like your character, gentle and knowledgeable, unlike the eldest lady who is with you who opposes me everywhere." Thanks to what you told me, I knew Brother Qingyuan's good intentions. I'll go back and apologize to him, I'll listen to his arrangement, as long as he promises me that I must be good, and I'm willing to do whatever he wants me to do. ”

Yun Xi's heart was like a needle prick when he heard the word "dead man", and his eyes dimmed again, he always felt that "relatives are relatively unacquainted" is the biggest suffering, and Yu Wenhan and they met again for a few days before they realized that "relatively unacquaintance" is not bitter, as long as the original intention has not changed, they can also be happy. But the greater suffering is in the hearts of the people who miss him, he has long been forgotten like ashes, and he does not want to be mentioned like a mustard.

Yun Xi shook his head and tried to enlighten himself: he has been a "dead man" for eight years, this is an indisputable fact, what does it have to do with Yu Wenling? What's the use of them remembering themselves all the time? Why do you have to be so concerned because of a "big truth"?!