Chapter Forty-Nine: The Last Dagger

A leaf, swirling gently in the wind, I don't know when, between the two people who were ready to go, there was a small whirlwind that was silent. Everyone was frozen by the tension, except for the curled and withered leaf in the middle, whirling in the wind.

Xu Chengye and Lu Youcheng still didn't make a move, and the onlookers next to them already began to breathe heavier.

At this moment, Xu Chengye, who clenched his fists with a cold face, suddenly smiled.

Laughed? He actually laughed?

Some people have begun to suspect that they are dazzled, but Xu Chengye opened his mouth, proving that the scene just now is definitely not a fantasy: "Brother Lu, today the weather is clear, the wind is beautiful, such a good time, wouldn't it be a big scenery to make a move?"

What surprised everyone even more was that Lu Youcheng, who was on the other side, actually raised his head and looked at the sky, and nodded his head and said: "Yes, yes, my old Lu looked at this blue sky and white clouds, and suddenly wanted to bask in the sun." If you want to find someone else, Lao Tzu will find a place to squint for a while!"

After speaking, Lu Youcheng didn't care what others thought, turned around and went back to the original place, regardless of the dust and dead branches on the ground, he sat down on the ground and closed his eyes when he fell to the ground, but he didn't know if he was really asleep.

Xu Chengye watched Lu Youcheng fall to the ground quietly, and his gaze slowly retracted. A pair of narrow eyes swept over the bewildered crowd one by one, and smiled faintly: "Everyone, do you have any opinions?"

No one answered, although no one knew how these two guys, who were about to start fighting, suddenly shook hands so tacitly. But looking at Xu Chengye's cold eyes, who would dare to talk more and ask about this idle matter that has nothing to do with him?

There was no need to fight the fight, and the people scattered around gathered back and sat down separately one by one. After the incident just now, no one is in the mood to talk nonsense. And it was very tacit, several people left Lu Youcheng and Xu Chengye sitting far away, and no one set foot within three meters of the two of them.

Xu Chengye looked at the silent crowd, always with a faint smile on his face. After a while, he suddenly beckoned to the back of the crowd: "Chengzhi!

As soon as Xu Chengye's words fell, a figure hurriedly ran out of the crowd, walked to Xu Chengye and stood still, bowed down and asked, "What do you command?"

This person is Xu Chengzhi, Xu Chengye glanced at him lightly, and said: "You go to the front to see, where are we going? According to the original route, it shouldn't be far, right?"

Xu Chengzhi bowed his head: "Yes! Chengzhi will go immediately, eldest son, please wait!"

Xu Chengzhi took the order and left, turned around and walked out before he was stopped by Xu Chengye behind him: "Wait a minute!"

Xu Chengzhi turned to look at Xu Chengye, Xu Chengye smiled slightly: "It's a little inappropriate for you to go alone, I'll find you another person!"

Xu Chengye's gaze swept around the crowd, and finally landed on a person behind him who lowered his head and was silent: "Yunhe!"

was hit by his name, and Xu Yunhe stood up.

"Yunhe, you and Chengzhi are cousins, you two have a companion, let's go to the front and have a look!" Xu Chengye's voice was very gentle.

Xu Yunhe nodded, glanced at Xu Chengzhi who was looking at the other side, and then turned away from each other, the eyes of the two of them were a little inexplicably complicated.

Xu Chengzhi walked in front, Xu Yunhe followed silently, and the two walked out of the crowd one after the other, and walked towards the endless desert in front of them.

As I walked farther and farther, the ground under my feet had changed from solid hard soil to soft sandy ground. If it weren't for the fact that the cultivation of the two people was not low, they both used a little light gong method when walking, and if they were not careful, they would pull out the shoes the next moment and the shoes would be full of sand. And if the sand is really poured in, in this deserted place where there are no spare shoes at all, you can't even walk.

The two of them were silent and didn't know how long they had been walking, and they couldn't see the shadow of the original circle of people, and gradually walked into the real desert. Xu Yunhe had never been here, but he had heard that it was the only desert more than 50 miles north of Yuancheng, and the locals called it "no return to the sea".

This name is very elegant, and naturally no one in the local people has the ability to take such a literary name, and the literati will not run to this place where birds do not lay eggs to complain. The reason for the name is that on the border of this desert, there is a stone tablet that I don't know when or who erected it, and there are only those three big characters on it.

And just now, Xu Yunhe and Xu Chengzhi had just walked there for less than half an hour, and the stone tablet that had gone through many baptisms of wind and sand but still maintained clear handwriting, both of them saw it.

It's weird enough to call a desert like that, and what's even weirder is that there is an idler who doesn't know if he will name this kind of barren desert. The name is weird, and the word "no return" still exudes a hint of solemnity, but no one in the locals takes this name seriously, and from time to time there are people who collect medicine, and they will go inside to dig some sand ginseng. Although the environment in the desert is harsh, it produces a valuable medicinal herb called sand cucumber. For more than 100 years, many people have been in and out, and naturally some people have walked in and never come out, but after all, it is only a minority, and most of them are still safe and sound. The stone monument of "no return to the sea" stands there, and people who come and go see it in their eyes, but it is just a.

Xu Yunhe didn't take this somewhat unlucky name to heart, but walked all the way with Xu Chengzhi, and there was no one else beside him, which made him feel more and more uncomfortable.

Both of them know the real abacus in each other's hearts, and when outsiders are around, they can still be false and wronged, and they look like brothers, friends and brothers. But now there are only two people left, and everyone knows it, and it will be a bit out of place to do that again.

But if it is not fake, it is even more impossible to come to the truth. The two of them came with a mission, and it was not very appropriate for something to happen at this time. And the personalities of the two people are not the kind of simple and direct straightforward temperament, they really tear their faces and kill and kill, it's a little weird to think about, at least at this time and this scene, it's really a little out of tune.

The temperature in the desert is frighteningly high, and the heat in the unobstructed desert is churning upward, making the heat even worse. Walking up to now, Xu Yunhe was already covered in sweat, and the clothes on his body were sticky to his body, which was very uncomfortable.

Stopping and wiping the sweat from his face, Xu Yunhe took off the water bladder on his waist, raised his head and poured a mouthful, and shook it, there was not much left in it.

Looking at Xu Chengzhi in front of him, he was still walking forward tirelessly, and he had already distanced himself for a while. Although Xu Yunhe was very awkward, he still had to shout: "Wait a minute!"

When Xu Chengzhi heard this, he stopped, but he didn't turn around, just turned his back to Xu Yunhe and was silent.

Xu Yunhe put the water bladder on his waist again, took two steps forward, looked at Xu Chengzhi's back, and said with some embarrassment: "That...... Do you want to go further?"

"Why don't you go when the eldest prince ordered you to come down? I haven't seen the shadow of Liuhua Lake yet, so let's go forward." Xu Chengzhi's voice was calm, but also indifferent.

Xu Yunhe was still very awkward in his heart, but he had to speak at this time: "Now that we have walked into the Sea of No Return for more than half an hour, we haven't seen the Liuhua Lake that the eldest prince said, it is clear that we have gone wrong." We should go back now and discuss with everyone again how to change the route to get to our destination!"

Xu Chengzhi didn't look back, but Xu Yunhe clearly heard the other party's sneer: "Who do you think you are, and you dare to say that the eldest prince chose the wrong route? Have you been here? Do you know the road here? Do you know where we are now? I really don't know how thick the sky is!"

Listening to Xu Chengzhi's unceremonious cynicism, Xu Yunhe's tone became much stiffer: "The original plan, six miles forward from the original stop, is Liuhua Lake. Now we have walked for nearly two hours, and we have walked at least sixty miles, right? Now we have not seen the shadow of Liuhua Lake, but have walked into the Sea of No Return, even if I don't know the road here, I know that the original plan must be wrong! We are now out of water, and if we go into this desert without hesitation, we are just sending us to death!"

"Sending death, right?" Xu Chengzhi sneered, took a step forward, and said without hesitation, "Then let me Xu Chengzhi send him to death, your sixth son's life is so precious, you don't have to accompany me to die!"

Xu Chengzhi walked away, walking fast in the desert, and soon, he had already thrown off Xu Yunhe who was standing in place, a long, long distance.

Gritting his teeth and looking at Xu Chengzhi's back, Xu Yunhe's eyes were uncertain, and he struggled in his heart, but he could only stomp his feet angrily, and hurried a few steps to catch up with the figure in front of him who made him hate so much.

Xu Chengzhi insisted on going his own way and didn't want to turn back, and Xu Yunhe couldn't leave him. It's not because Xu Yunhe, who has seen Xu Chengzhi's true face, has any ridiculous family affection for him, but because he can't help himself now.

Xu Chengzhi and Xu Yunhe are harmonious on the surface, and only the two of them really understand the entanglement between them. But I don't know why, just now, Xu Chengye put the two people together and sent them out. This seems to be just a very accidental arrangement, just looking at Xu Chengye's narrow eyes with a feminine aura, Xu Yunhe always feels that there is a bit of conspiracy in this, as if the other party knows something.

Before leaving, Xu Yunhe still remembered what Xu Chengfang said to himself. Xu Yunhe, who has no intention and no action, has been involuntarily involved in a power struggle between the twins of a big family. Although he had no intention of getting involved, now, whether he wanted it or not, whether he admitted it or not, he was already involved.

Xu Yunhe did not regret becoming friends with Xu Chengfang, on the contrary, Xu Yunhe felt very lucky to be the first and only friend in his life. He didn't regret it, but because of this, he was regarded as a thorn in Xu Chengye's side, which really gave Xu Yunhe a headache.

Open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to prevent, and now led by Xu Chengye, he is alone here, and Xu Chengfang is not here, and the eldest son of the Xu family wants to wear a pair of small shoes for himself, it is really easy. If he goes back at this time, it will not be as simple as Xu Chengzhi's cold words. If one is not good, I may arrange a heavier charge for myself.

Walking here alone, Xu Yunhe can only be careful everywhere and not let himself have any tricks in the hands of others. Xu Yunhe, who was welcomed everywhere in Yuancheng, could only pick up his tail and be a man when he arrived here.

Xu Yunhe's current situation is very bad, and even a little dangerous. It's just that Xu Yunhe doesn't regret it. If he really stayed in Yuancheng as Xu Chengfang said, life would definitely be much better than now. But in that way, Xu Yunhe lost a rare adventure. It's going to be a dangerous adventure, and at the end of the day, there's a good chance you'll get nothing. But even if he gains nothing, if he really experiences it and passes it safely, Xu Yunhe believes that when the time comes, he will inevitably have a new change.

I don't like trouble, but I definitely don't run away from it!

This is what Su Liusha once said, and Xu Yunhe has always remembered it firmly. No one likes trouble, but if you choose to avoid it, it is only a temporary peace. In the future, this small trouble that could have been solved lightly will turn into a super trouble that you can't avoid and inevitably bump into.

And when the time comes, this big trouble will not be as easy to solve as it was at the beginning.

Xu Chengzhi didn't look back, and Xu Yunhe, who didn't want to tell the truth, had no choice but to chase after him tightly. Fortunately, it's not too late now, and if Xu Chengzhi still dies and doesn't look back, Xu Yunhe won't care about him anymore and really leave.

He had already made up his mind.

The farther and farther I walked into the hinterland of the Sea of No Return, and I could not see any other colors except the endless earthy yellow desert. The heat of the desert, the hot and soft sand, and the endless desert, a sense of despair wells up in my heart at a glance.

If you can't escape, will you be buried here and turned into a piece of sand in this desert, and no one even knows about it?

The sweat on Xu Yunhe's face had already drawn gray-black grooves on his fair face, and he looked at Xu Chengzhi, who had never stopped a step in front of him, and even a trace of admiration rose in his heart.

Looking at the sun in the sky, which had tilted to the west, Xu Yunhe stopped again. He wanted to open his mouth and persuade Xu Chengzhi to change his mind, but he didn't expect that before he could speak, at this time, Xu Chengzhi actually stopped by himself.

Xu Chengzhi stopped, turned around, and looked at Xu Yunhe, his eyes were strange, and his breathing was inexplicably heavy.

Xu Yunhe looked at him in confusion, not knowing what he wanted to do when he stopped and didn't speak, just looked at himself.

"Are you going to go back?" Xu Chengzhi's eyes really made Xu Yunhe very uncomfortable, and he asked.

Xu Chengzhi didn't answer, just looked at Xu Yunhe motionlessly, and the weirdness in his eyes was even stronger. The sound of heavy breathing calmed down.

"You ......" Xu Yunhe looked at him puzzled, then thought of a possibility, and his face changed greatly, "You...... To ......"

Xu Chengzhi still didn't answer, but nodded, and a pair of feet had quietly separated one after the other, putting on a posture of imminent battle.

The look of shock on Xu Yunhe's face was quickly replaced by indifference. Looking at Xu Chengzhi with a solemn face, he didn't make any preparations, but just asked in a very casual tone, "Why?"

Xu Chengzhi answered Xu Yunhe's question: "You have grown up too fast, and now you are a martial artist, if I don't get rid of you quickly, in the next year and a half, I am afraid I will never have a chance again." ”

"Why?" Xu Yunhe repeated the question again, without even changing his tone.

"You can't imagine how terrible the eldest prince is, and no one in the whole family knows how much I hate you, but the day after he came, he sent someone to call me in front of him and gave me two ways. And today, I have chosen one of them. The same question, Xu Chengzhi gave a completely different answer the second time.

"Why?" Xu Yunhe was still repeating his question, very stubborn and stubborn.

"You don't know? It's been thirteen years, and you still don't know?" Xu Chengzhi seemed to be angered by Xu Yunhe's third question, put away his guard posture, looked at Xu Yunhe's eyes were a little red, and his voice was a little excited, "I tortured you for thirteen years, and I tortured you for fifteen years, you don't know what this is for? You don't know anything?"

"Why?" Xu repeated the question a fourth time.

"You don't know, do you? Okay! I'll sue you today! Let you die and understand!" Xu Chengzhi was a little crazy, tearing open his chest with one hand, and throwing his robe on the ground roughly, "A child who was held in the palm of his hand suddenly came another child to take his place. And then this abandoned child hated this child who took away his own qiē, tortured him for thirteen years, and killed him today.

"That's it?" Xu Yunhe was a little sad.

"That's it, no, what else do you want?" Xu Chengzhi sneered, "I didn't expect it, this kind of common episode in the little talk book happened to you and me, is it unexpected?"

"I never thought about taking anything away from you, and I ...... back then" Xu Yunhe wanted to explain something, but was rudely interrupted by Xu Chengzhi.

"Don't talk about the extra nonsense, until now, what's the point of talking about this bullshit? Today is your bad life, offended the eldest prince, and hit me on the muzzle. In the next life, go and cast a good baby, and pray that you don't meet a cousin as ruthless as me again!"