Xingqing City at night.

The water of the Changyang River meanders, and at night, the river is like a splendid ribbon, and the fine waves are the flow patterns on it.

The moonlight was like a wash, and it covered this ribbon with a hazy mist.

On the Changyang River, lotus lanterns drift along with the water and dot the river. The boats of the literati and elegant guests were brightly lit, and from time to time there was laughter and conversation, and from the thin paper windows of the boats, you could vaguely see the scene of the night banquet with beautiful women dancing and staggering.

This is the joy of the night, magic, beauty, and impetuousness.

By the Changyang River, the sound of cicadas is a little thin, but the sound of waves is more powerful.

Yu Qin walked on the road with her head bowed, silent. She seemed to be a little scared of what Xu Huaigu was doing today, and she didn't talk to Xu Huaigu much.

Xu Huaigu did not explain. In fact, he didn't know why he did such a cold thing at that time, and even his tone was so cold.

The only thing he could think of was being influenced by the sword intent of this sword.

The unity of the sword intent and the human heart, and the human heart and the sword intent are indistinguishable from you and me, which will indeed bring about such a change in the state of mind.

Although today's incident was caused by Xu Huaigu helping Yu Qin to come out, Yu Qin not only did not feel the warmth, but felt that Xu Huaigu was so strange and alienating.

Yu Qin was a little scared in her heart.

Xu Huaigu looked at her distressed appearance and felt a little guilty in his heart. "I went a little too far with what happened today," he said. I don't know why I did that, but I felt a pull in the dark and instructed me to do that. ”

Yu Qin lowered her head and said, "I'm just a little scared...... The way you looked at that time was really scary, very strange, and I didn't dare to get close. Leaving the valley, I really only have you, and I am afraid that one day you will really get farther and farther away from me...... At that time, what should I do? ”

The night breeze blew and curled the ends of Yu Qin's hair.

Xu Huaigu pulled the ends of her hair and said with a smile: "How is it possible, I said that I would take care of you for the rest of my life, and I will do what I say, and that day will never happen." ”

Yu Qin suddenly thought of something, her face was a little panicked, and she asked carefully, "That...... What if one day, you die? ”

Xu Huaigu's face became a little stiff.

Yu Qin anxiously continued: "Just like today. What if you can't beat that person and are killed by him? ”

Xu Huaigu thought for a while, then smiled gently: "Don't be afraid, even if I die, I will definitely get up." With the sword in my hand, protect you. ”

Yu Qin was a little anxious: "It's not this...... I mean, if you die, aren't you going to leave me? So what's the difference between you and whether you protect me or not, and what's the point of me even if I'm alive? ”

Xu Huaigu was stunned for a moment, and his heart was a little moved. He said, "Do you know ghosts? In fact, there are real ghosts in the world, and I once saw one. Someone told me that as long as the obsession is deep and heavy enough when you die, the soul will not go to the underworld after death, but will wander in the human world. If I die one day, then I will be a ghost and stay in the world. ”

Yu Qin was suspicious: "Will the ghost die?" Even if the ghost will not die, but the person will die one day, what should the ghost do alone? ”

Xu Huaigu frowned and said, "This ...... I really don't know. As long as the obsession is gone, the ghost should no longer exist. ”

Yu Qin thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, no, then I will also become a ghost, so that I can always accompany another ghost." ”

Xu Huaigu looked at her with some doting, and said with disgust: "It's nonsense." ”

Yu Qin smiled happily, and her smile was a hundred times brighter than the bright lights on the Changyang River.

……

Xingqing City is still active at night, and it seems that it will never sleep.

Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin finally walked to the city of Xingqing, but they made a very serious mistake, that is, Xingqing would not be open to the public at night. Faced with the towering gates and the procession of soldiers on them, they had to spend the night on a small flat outside the gates, preparing to enter the city the next day.

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin stood at the gate of the south gate of Xingqing City.

The heavy city gate is preceded by a circular moat that surrounds the entire Xingqing. Standing at the south gate and looking at both sides, he couldn't see the edge of the city clearly, which made Xu Huaigu a little shocked.

He knew that Xingqing was a big city, and he had heard many people talk about his prosperity before, but the scene in front of him still surprised him a little, but Yu Qin didn't seem to be as fuss as he was.

The pattern of Xingqing City is extremely huge, known as the first city in the inland of East Fuyao Continent, but it is only inland, and the real first city in East Fuyao Continent is still the Xicheng of Fusang Country.

The urban structure of Xingqing is extremely irregular, with a total of eight city gates, named after the east, west, north and south and the four sacred beasts.

The overall pattern of Xingqing City is developed according to the Changyang River.

The water of the Changyang River flows from the northernmost part of Xingqing, the royal city, and is then diverted by complex man-made ditches that flow through the streets and alleys of Xingqing City, bringing water to the people.

The water source is absolutely inviolable in Xingqing City, and the small ditch in front of each house will flow into the next one, so protecting the water source is something that everyone in Xingqing City will learn from an early age.

In Xingqing, the easiest way to identify a family's social status is to look at the geographical location of their residence. The closer you get to the upstream, the higher your social status.

Looking down from the sky, Xingqing City looks like a huge leaf. The buildings and the land are mesophyllous, and the water flow of the ditch flowing through Xingqing City is a complex vein, which looks unique. Therefore, Xingqing City is also known as the "Water City". ”

The palace of the Lin family is located in the northernmost part of Xingqing City, occupying about one-tenth of the area of Xingqing City, and there are countless palace pavilions, which are very magnificent and magnificent. Next, all the way to the south, there are the palaces of the princes, the palaces of the imperial historians, the residences of the wealthy merchants, and finally the residences of the common people.

At this time, their location is the most prosperous south gate of Xingqing City, and there is an endless stream of carriages and horses, and many carriages pulling goods are ready to enter the city early in the morning.

Before Xu Huaigu entered the city, he also deliberately kept an eye on it. After settling Yu Qin, he went to the door alone to take a look, and found that there was no wanted warrant from the government, so he was relieved.

It should be that the government doesn't know Yu Qin's appearance, so there is no way to issue a wanted notice.

Despite the risks of going to the city, he had to do it. Yu An had told him before that he must settle Yu Qin. However, what Yu An didn't know was that since Mo Long had fled, Dongfu Yaozhou was now just a cage, and he had to take Yu Qin out of here before the demon clan re-invaded Dongfuyao Continent.

As for which continent he was going to, Xu Huaigu really hadn't thought about it. However, before leaving Dongfu Yaozhou, he still had to go to Fuyao Sect to see if he could get that incense with Deng Paper Kite. If he can be accepted as a disciple by Deng Zhiyuan, then he must be able to protect those who want to protect at that time.

Calculating the time, it has been four years since Deng Zhiyuan said that in ten to twenty years, the ink dragon will come out, and it has been four years now. And he is still only in the second realm, and he really can't look down on it.

The strength is far from enough.

Xu Huaigu was still thinking, and before he knew it, the team was moving forward, and he had already arrived in front of the officers and soldiers who were inspecting.

A hurried voice came, "Where are you from?" Why come to Xingqing? ”

Xu Huaigu said the words that had been prepared a long time ago: "We are brother and sister, and we originally lived in Huanghu City in the south, but ...... Alas, my father unfortunately fell seriously ill and passed away, leaving our brother and sister helpless and had to come to Xingqing to seek refuge with relatives. ”

When Xu Huaigu said this, he seemed to be a little excited, paused, wiped his eyes with his hand, and looked still wallowing in grief.

The bearded soldier saw that he was still talking vigorously, and there was obviously a trace of impatience on his face, but because of Xu Huaigu's tragic story, he couldn't urge it, so he could only patiently say a few words of exhortation.

Then he asked their names again, and Xu Huaigu made up a name for himself called Yu Buhe, and as for Yu Qin, he said his real name.

The soldier looked at Yu Qin, and seemed to be a little surprised by Yu Qin's face, so he took a few more looks, but immediately ushered in Xu Huaigu's unkind gaze.

The soldier was a little stunned, turned his gaze back, and let Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin leave.

After Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin walked into the city gate for a distance, the soldier turned his head and glanced at Yu Qin a few times, and said mockingly in a voice that Xu Huaigu couldn't hear: "It's another stinky boy who has never seen the world." Do you really think that you can live a good life if you take refuge with relatives in Xingqing? Still too naïve. If other relatives are not living well, where will they have the leisure time to take care of you? If you live a good life, where will you recognize you as a poor relative?

It's better to send your little sister to someone's house as a concubine, maybe she can still ......"

The soldier's voice stopped abruptly.

Because he clearly saw that Xu Huaigu, who had already walked out of the city gate for a long distance, suddenly turned his head and glanced at him, with murderous intent.

The soldier shuddered, quickly turned his head, and muttered, "It's really weird...... Why is it so cold in the summer? It's quirky......"