Thousands of years ago, the desolate man was the master of the northern prairie of the mainland, so until today, this prairie is still called the wasteland, and there are eagles on the grassland, so the desolate man is good at raising eagles, even if he was defeated by the Tang State and forced to move north to the cold region of the extreme north, the desolate people still did not give up raising eagles.

Xiahou is a desolate man, and Tang is also a desolate man, so they are no strangers to raising eagles.

Looking at Tang, who was dressed in tatters and dirty like a beggar on the meadow by the mountain forest in the distance, Xia Hou suddenly remembered his experience of boiling eagles when he was a child, and remembered the picture of the young eagle that was not very old and immature on the iron frame, but never refused to bow its stubbornly and held its head high.

Returning south from the depths of the wasteland, killing each other all the way, he was always confident, thinking that he was tormenting Tang like an eagle, using the anger and hatred of the other party to make the other party unable to close his eyes, and consuming all his spirit in the boring battle day after day.

Xia Hou originally thought that he was about to succeed, he watched with his own eyes that the true qi in Tang's body gradually withered, his spirit gradually tired, and his solid body became ordinary, he could be injured and began to bleed, he thought that Tang's blood would dry up during the long journey, and finally fall down like the young eagle back then.

However, he didn't expect that Tang did not fall, but he felt unprecedented exhaustion, weakness, and even a touch of tiredness in the deepest part of his body.

Could it be that he is the eagle that is boiled?

Xia Hou kept coughing, and blood kept spilling from the fist that was blocking his lips, but the expression on his face was still cold and calm, and his deep-set eyes were as cold as ice.

Being old is not scary.

Whether in the steppes or on the rock walls on the shores of Atami, only the eagle is the real eagle.

He put down his fist, took out a hand towel to wipe the blood stains from the corners of his lips, looked at Tang in the distance with an expressionless face and said: "Your perseverance surprised me a little, but after all, it was just surprise, you are not your teacher after all, you will never be able to threaten me until you cross that threshold." ”

Don looked down at the long grass under his feet that was ignited by his own blood.

The continuous battles left him seriously wounded, and those seemingly inconspicuous Tang cavalry, under the strong military discipline and tactical organization, brought him a lot of trouble, and as the true qi in his body gradually dried up, the seemingly indestructible body finally bled under those swords and arrows.

The Demon Sect has withered, and he, the Demon Sect, walks in the world more like a lonely person, not to mention that compared with the countless Taoist priests of the Xiling Temple, even compared with the traitor Xiahou, he seems so weak.

In a sense, the Demon Sect in the world today is him.

He is the Demon Sect.

He is the last spirit and pride of the Demon Sect, so he can't fall.

So even if he was seriously injured and couldn't see any hope, he still fought silently with He Xiahou and thousands of Tang cavalry, and at this moment, he fought to the foot of Tuyang City.

Tang raised his head, looked at Xia Hou among the countless cavalry guards, and said, "Look at your body that seems to be strong but is actually like rotten wood, and ask your heart that seems to be strong but is actually like a lump of mud, if I really can't threaten you, why would you turn around and say these words to me at this time?"

Xiahou was silent for a long time, and then said: "You can't follow me back to Chang'an, the Central Plains is a world shrouded in Haotian Shenhui, and the sky can't tolerate you, what can you do?"

As the last and most powerful remnant of the Demon Sect, Tang can live freely in the wasteland, and he can confront Ye Su across the peak, but he knows very well that if he really goes to the Central Plains, then he will inevitably face the endless pursuit and killing of the powerhouses of the Xiling Temple, and it will be a dead end after all.

"I really can't go into the Central Plains. ”

Tang looked at Tuyang City not far away and said, "I didn't even dare to enter that city, but I have already hurt you, and I have made you weak and nervous, so I know that you are destined to die." ”

Xiahou said: "Why bother saying these meaningless words. ”

"I won't do things that don't make sense, and I won't say things that don't make sense. I'm definitely not the only one in the world who wants to kill you, when you leave the barracks and return to Chang'an City, or when you return to old age, those unjust souls in the steaming drawer, and the little ghosts on the road to death in vain, will come to your back and ask for your life.

Those unjust souls will be grateful that I chased you all the way, and I will be grateful to those unjust souls for chasing you to death. ”

Tang finally nodded to Xia Hou and said, "I wish you a happy return to old age and a wonderful death." ”

With that, he turned away from the meadow and disappeared into the forest.

Xia Hou silently looked at the meadow that was no longer crowded, looked at the mountains and forests gently stirred by the summer breeze, didn't say anything, lightly picked up the reins of the horse, and drove towards Tuyang City.

The wind blowing from the wasteland dragged the mountains and forests, stirred the deep grass, disturbed the military flag at the head of Tuyang City, disturbed the hair exposed at the edge of his helmet, those gray hairs.

Since ancient times, famous generals have been like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world, but his head is already white.

The new mansion on the shore of Yanming Lake ushered in the first batch of guests.

Her Royal Highness the princess Li Yu and her stepson, as well as Situ Yilan.

Ning Que welcomed Situ Yilan's arrival very much, and he had no opinion on the poor little barbarian prince, but for the visit of Her Royal Highness the Tang Princess, he couldn't help but feel a little troublesome.

He has a good relationship with Li Yu, but he knows very well that she will definitely cause trouble for himself.

Sure enough, when only he and Li Yu were left in the quiet study, trouble came.

Outside the carved window of the study, there are several ancient trees, the shade of the trees shades the summer day, and the breeze is pleasant, even the cicadas in the woods are not boring.

Li Yu held a bowl of herbal tea, looked at the faintly visible lake scenery outside the window, and said with a smile: "The cicada noise forest is quieter, this house is really good, no wonder a miser like you is willing to spend so much silver." ”

Ning Que sighed, thinking that he really wanted to start talking from here?

He walked to Li Yu's side and said, "Thank you for these big trees sent by Your Highness." Intoxicated

The ancient trees in the courtyard of the Yanming Lake house are all from Li Yu's royal fiefdom, these trees are worth a lot of money, just the cost of transporting them out of the mountain and re-entering Chang'an City is a terrible number, and the most important thing is that there are many rare ancient trees, even if you have money, you can't buy them.

Ning Que is indeed a person of great status now, but Li Yunai is Her Royal Highness the princess of the Tang Dynasty, where does he need to be careless to please him, such a heavy gift is naturally required in return.

"After all, it's something from the mountains, and it's not worth much. ”

Li Yu walked to the display shelf in the study, looked at the antiques on the shelf, his expression changed slightly, and he said with a chuckle: "I asked my father for this pen wash when I was a child, but he said that he gave it to her, so it is not good to come back, I didn't expect to be able to see it in your study now." ”

Ning Que looked at the brush wash made of stone Ruomo jade, and said, "If you like it, take it."

Li Yu said with a slight mockery: "What she gave you, why should I ask for it." ”

In Chang'an City, there are only Li Yu's sisters and brothers who dare to call the queen mother her.

Of course, this can only be a private title.

Obviously, Li Yu didn't care about letting Ning Que see his true attitude towards the queen.

Ning Que didn't answer.

Li Yu looked at him and smiled and said, "I heard that you have been in the palace a lot recently, so you must be very familiar with her?"

Ning Que said: "It's indeed a lot more ripe than before. ”

Li Yu asked, "What kind of person do you think she is?"

Ning Que replied directly: "I don't know. ”

After thinking for a while, Li Yu laughed at himself and said, "I've been right with her for so many years, but I still can't see what she's thinking, let alone you." ”

Ning Que shook his head and said, "Why think so much. ”

Li Yu drank. The startling tea in the cup, the eyebrows frowned slightly, but he smiled and said: "It's delicious, this is Sangkan tea made by Sangsang?" I heard her say it several times, but it was the first time I drank it. ”

Listening to His Royal Highness talk about the short things in the family, Ning Que suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and was ready to explain the practice of Sangkan tea, and emphasized that this was his own invention.

However, he didn't expect that Li Yu's next sentence would come very quickly.

The atmosphere took a sharp turn for the down, or up.

"My idea is simple, you know. ”

Li Yu looked at Ning Que's eyes calmly and persistently.

Ning Que didn't avoid her gaze and said, "I also told you what I thought. ”

Li Yu said: "I know that you have some problems with the emperor now. ”

Ning Que said: "I admit it, but problems can always be solved, and I don't need to care about them. ”

"I don't think that after you killed Huang Xing and Yu Shuizhu, you can still have a good conversation with Xiahou, and you can still make those respected old generals in the military think that you are kind and harmless. ”

Li Yu said: "These problems cannot be solved, maybe you really don't need to care about them, but if you want to continue to do something, you have to care." ”

Ning Que said: "I naturally won't admit these things that Your Highness said, as for this little friction between me and General Xiahou, I believe it won't last too long." ”

"Everyone knows that Xiahou is the queen's mother. ”

Li Yu said: "The queen mother is constantly enveloping you now, and naturally she doesn't want the dispute between Xiahou and the academy to continue to expand, but are you willing?"

Ning Que thought to himself, I also knew that the queen mother was Xiahou's own sister.

Senior Brother has already confessed, of course he will not reveal this big secret in front of Li Yu.

Li Yu said: "If the grudge between you and Xiahou is just those conflicts in the wasteland, since Mr. Big has set the tone, I hope you are still willing." ”

Ning Que frowned slightly, a little puzzled why she chose to take a position with the queen.

Li Yu said in a low voice: "There are only some young generals in the army who are willing to be loyal to me, Hua Shanyue is the soldiers of Hebei County, and the accumulation of military merits is too difficult, with his current qualifications, there is no way to go to the Northeast Border Army to take over Xiahou's position, but since Xiahou is willing to disarm and return to old age, it is always a good thing for me, so I don't want anything else to interfere with this process." ”

This explanation is very **, so it is very sincere, even Ning Que couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

After a moment, he sighed and said, "This kind of thing is really boring. ”

Li Yu said with a slight mockery: "As a student of the master, he even feels bored with the throne of the Tang Empire." ”

Ning Que said: "I told you before, don't pay too much attention to my attitude as a person who has entered the academy, I have teachers above, senior brothers and sisters, there is the emperor in the palace, there is a national teacher in the temple, there are boxwood in the temple, and there are those old generals in the army, whether the dragon chair is passed on to your younger brother, or to the prince born to the queen's mother, after all, it is the opinion of these people." ”

Li Yu looked at him quietly, and suddenly said: "But have you ever thought about it, whether it is the father or the master, or those old generals in the army, they will always leave one day?"

"Why does the academy want you to join the WTO, why does my father hold you so seriously, why does Xu Shi be so wary of you? In fact, they are all based on the same reason. ”

"No one can resist Haotian's wheel of life, with the passage of time, Datang will eventually lose them, and some people are worried that you will become an evil eagle without hunters to suppress it, and harm the world after their death. And the master and father are silent, protecting you, tormenting you, polishing you, wanting you to change from a young eagle to an eagle, and protect the Tang Dynasty without them. ”

(Struggling and struggling, thinking and thinking...... There is one more chapter. (To be continued)