The closer you get to the capital, the closer the quiet.

Every household is hung with white cloths, and the whole city is vegetarian, and I don't know if it was for Emperor Xuan, who died in half a year, but only held a funeral five days ago, or for his family and friends who died in just a few days.

The smell of burning corpses was particularly strong in the outer city area, so strong that it was disgusting, and even in the inner city, there was a strange smell faintly permeating the streets, and there were few people on the streets.

In the inner city of Jingshi, in a Xuanhe's mansion, in the secluded courtyard, there are trees with lush branches and leaves, there are birds and insects, and there are flowers blooming beautifully, red like fire, pink like xia, white like snow.

The birth of all things, the prosperity of summer, are all displayed in this courtyard.

But in such an environment, there is an old voice whispering in a long voice, saying pessimism and twilight that are incompatible with the environment, "I am old with you, and I ask myself how old I am." Eyes are astringent, lie down at night, and the head is not combed. Sometimes he went out with a cane, and he stayed behind closed doors all day. Lazy to look at the new grinding mirror, Hugh to read small print books. Love is heavy for the old people, and the traces are sparse for young people. Only chatting is fun, and there is still more than enough to meet. ”

"It's just chatting ~ There is still more than enough to meet——"

The last sentence was repeated repeatedly, and the gray-haired old man tried to open his eyes, but found that the scene in front of him became more and more blurry, as if he was separated from himself by a world.

"Huh."

When the head of the court and the duke, the old man who was called "Spring and Autumn Duke" by the government and the opposition let out an indescribable laugh and sneered: "My name is Wan Chunqiu, but now, I don't even know if I can wait for the next Spring and Autumn Festival." ”

In the whisper, the twilight on his body became thicker, as if he could sink into the ground at any time.

"See?"

After laughing at himself, the old man didn't look back and said: "The only thing the old man can do now is to do his best to ensure that you don't lose, so it won't violate the following you are waiting for." ”

Not far behind him, a man with a military atmosphere sat cross-legged, and when the first bearded man heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Grandpa, we have already sent someone to Baicao Valley to find a famous doctor, and you will definitely recover." ”

"It's not good," Wan Chunqiu shook his head and said, "Otherwise, why do you think the old man would choose to serve King An, it's not to wait for you not to be liquidated." The first emperor has gone, and it is time for the old man to accompany him. ”

The old man carried a kind of nagging of a dying old man, and told his subordinates in the past: "Now that the capital is still investigating the invincible residual poison in the world, King An sent people to block the inner city and the outer city, and Sima Yunkui, the commander of the forbidden army, patrolled the inner city, and the Dajiang Gang helped Xiongshanhai to lead the people to help defend the outer city. ”

According to the old man's eyes, the next head should be one of these two. You wait and let these two sides point out. ”

In addition, Xiongshanhai is ambitious, he heard that his son was arrested, he only asked for a while, and then he still sent people to assist in the defense of the Beijing Division, and refused to send even a few people, which shows his ambition. He paid a lot for the position of the head of the center, but because he had no foundation in the court, although he was strong and powerful, he was inferior to Sima Yunkui. If you really have to play on one side, you can bet on the mountains and seas. ”

Officialdom has been up and down all his life, Wan Chunqiu has a clear view of various ways, and he clearly knows the limitations and needs of Xiongshanhai, and accurately points out a clear way to his subordinates.

Xiongshanhai has no foundation in the court, and the ministry will surrender to the door, which is exactly what it needs. And his sudden rise to a high position also needs the help of people in the military, betting on him, although there are risks, there are many gains.

Wan Chunqiu is arranging his own afterlife.

When the generals heard this, their hearts were even more sad, and they wanted to continue to persuade, but they saw Wan Chunqiu waving his hand and said, "Let's leave." The old man who should say it has already said it, and if you stay stronger, you may have to see the old man's ugly state of struggle. Give the old man a little decency. ”

The words have come to this, and everyone is unwilling, so they can only helplessly get up and say goodbye respectfully.

After they all left, Wan Chunqiu still looked at the vibrant scene in the courtyard in a daze, and said in a low voice: "When Your Majesty obtained the Dragon Yuan, it was said that when he gained immortality, he would share the vitality with the old man and share immortality with the old man, but His Majesty failed to succeed······

"Now that the old man has little time, he is about to go to follow His Majesty under the Nine Springs, which is a fortunate thing, but the old man ······ Old man ······"

Wan Chunqiu's face gradually turned hideous, "I don't want to die!" ”

If it was ten years ago, Wan Chunqiu would definitely not be afraid of life and death, and if he was afraid of death in this life, he would not have the status he has now.

But now, he was afraid.

Life and death are a great difficulty in the world, but what is more difficult than death is waiting for death.

The pride of the former battlefield has gradually faded in the process of waiting for death, and the veteran who is not afraid of death has also learned to fear death and fear death in the long decade.

He was scared.

The poems chanted earlier are the most vivid portrayal of Wan Chunqiu's mentality at this time.

"Immortality, immortality, dare to ask the sky, can there be immortality······"

The old man in the twilight asked without hope, but the sky did not respond in the slightest.

However, the sky should not, Shen Yi should respond.

"Want immortality?"

In the vibrant courtyard, a silhouette quietly emerged, quickly plumped, and turned into an evil figure.

"What's the use of asking the sky, asking this seat."

Shen Yi appeared as if he had walked out of the void, his face was full of bewilderment, and he said meaningfully: "This seat can grant you immortality, but do you dare to ask for it?" ”

Shen Yi, who was supposed to go to find Shoufu, appeared here at this moment, and he found the Shoushu Wan Chunqiu, who had been completely marked with the mark of King An, and gave a surprise gift.

- Immortality!

Wan Chunqiu's pupils widened suddenly, and his breathing was even more subconsciously stagnant.

Officialdom has been up and down all his life, and he has long practiced quiet qi kung fu, but no matter how strong he is calm kung fu, it must be broken by the most extreme desire.

'You ······' Heavenly Devil's Bai Xiaolou! Wan Chunqiu finally saw the other party's face clearly through a blurred vision and recognized the identity of this uninvited guest.

And this can also explain his unwilling thoughts.

Even if he was lying on the sickbed, he still paid attention to the information from the outside world at all times, and accurately confirmed Shen Yi's identity at this time, which meant that Wan Chunqiu was not dead, and he had actually been searching for a way to continue his life.

The rapid breath flowed between his mouth and nose, Wan Chunqiu clasped his hands and stared at each other, his decaying body sensing a vitality that was countless times stronger than the flowers and trees in the courtyard.

"Do you dare to ask for it?" Shen Yi asked again.

Although he has been away from the capital for a long time, and the forces belonging to the Iron Arhat in the Three Law Divisions have also been removed, the big and small changes in the capital cannot escape Shen Yi's ears and eyes, and he is always paying attention to this great Xuan Capital.

Therefore, Shen Yi knows Wan Chunqiu's current mentality.

Then, he got the expected reply.

"Why don't you dare?"

(End of chapter)