After a few more days, they were about to arrive at the beggars' headquarters.

As the sun sets, it gradually falls into the endless expanse of the sky, and the quiet night is coming.

Yan Zhen asked, "Manager Zhang, how far is it from the beggar gang?" "After Yan Zhen pacified the Central Plains, Zhang Bushan was promoted to the head of the Golden Fire Hall.

Zhang Bushan replied: "This place is Wenliulin, and then go forward to Wujiaogang, and you can reach the beggars not far away." ”

Yan Zhenming said: "The people and horses will stay here overnight first, and continue to move forward in the coming day." Zhang Bushan obeyed the order and went down to make arrangements.

In the quiet night, Yan Zhen drank alone in the tent.

Slowly, pour a full cup. Yan Zhen said to himself: "This kind of splendid rivers and mountains!" He raised his glass and drank it all.

After drinking, he looked up at the window, and the hooked moon rose again, and every time he had a tooth. The stars are maintained around, like a group of lovely children, listening to a magical old man telling an immortal myth.

Yan Zhen stood up and walked and looked at the moon quietly alone.

"Why is this bleak tonight?" After watching for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh! I don't know why, now that the hegemony has been achieved, the arrogant mood has become more lonely and boring.

Zhang Bushan entered the tent and asked, "Why hasn't the hall master rested?" Why don't you drink with the hall master? ”

Yan Zhen said: "No need, I'll just go out for a walk alone." Zhang Bushan withdrew.

Yan Zhen opened the door and went out, stepping on the breeze and walking forward with the evening moon. The golden moon and red robe held up by the blue sea fluttered with the wind that night. The long hair that hung down was also softly fluttering in the wind behind him. The evening breeze is soft, with a slippery comfort, brushing his face, there may be a little warmth in his heart, in addition, an inexplicable sentimentality arises spontaneously on the other side of Yan Zhen's heart, and the indescribable emptiness takes Yan Zhen away, and he has no Lingyun pride in the daytime.

"It turns out that in addition to the infinite scenery, there is also endless emptiness and loneliness." Yan Zhen sighed again.

In silence, he had arrived in a quiet town, the lights of the town were vaguely warm, and a few people passed by on the street. For a while, Yan Zhen's heart felt warm, and he recalled the town in Pingyin. I think of the intoxication and madness of that night, the affection and greetings of the beautiful women, and the stimulation and temptation of pure yin blood. And his parting vows.

Yan Zhen suddenly became excited, he wondered if this should be the town, and the Yiren wouldn't be here, right? He understood that this was just his own fantasy, but Yan Zhen was willing to believe that this fantasy was true, and he looked for it with great anticipation. After searching most of the streets, his growing instinct told him that the woman was here. So Yan Zhen continued to look for it.

Next to a teahouse, Yan Zhen stopped.

He saw a woman's soft figure through the window lattice of the teahouse, and Yan Zhen's eyes were met. Yan Zhen was excited. He recognized her as the beautiful woman of that night. He walked into the shop and looked at the woman sitting by the window, who was quietly drinking her tea—it was indeed the woman of that night. Yan Zhen was so happy that he almost shouted out, but he still suppressed his emotions, quietly paid for the tea, and withdrew from the store.

The woman used the tea, and wanted to pay the shopkeeper two silver taels, but the second child replied: "Only then did a son pay for the tea." The woman was puzzled, walked out of the store, and asked herself, "Who paid for my tea?" ”

"It's me." Yan Zhen replied beside the woman.

The woman turned to star, and she recognized Yan Zhen at a glance. Surprised: "It turned out to be you!" Yan Zhen smiled and nodded slightly.

At this time, there was no one walking on the street, and the eyes of the two of them were deeply connected for a long time, recalling the bits and pieces of that night, and suddenly the woman's jade face was flying, and she didn't know what to say, let alone where to start. Yan Zhen also felt guilty at this time, and he didn't know what to say, and the two of them were speechless for a while.

"Y-how are you here?" The woman lowered her head slightly and asked a question.

Yan Zhen thought for a while and said, "I want to see an old man, and I just met Yi after passing by." ”

The woman complained, "Why haven't I seen you for a long time? Have you ever forgotten what Qing said? After speaking, the woman's face was shy.

Yan Zhen hurriedly replied when he heard this: "I didn't dare to forget, but unfortunately I had something to worry about, so I didn't look for the girl for many days." Yan Zhen said again: "I ask the girl for forgiveness for that night's incident!" ”

The woman smiled and said, "You taught me how to forgive you?" ”

Yan Zhen laughed at himself for being stupid and was speechless for a while.

The woman said politely, "I want to thank you for saving your life!" With that, the woman turned around and left.

Yan Zhen followed closely and asked, "Where is the girl?" ”

The woman said, "My house is here, I should go back." ”

Yan Zhen said: "Wait for me to send you." So Yan Zhen sent the woman out of the quiet town.

Outside the town is a willow forest, a long vertical and horizontal willow forest. Liu Si hung her head as charmingly as this woman, and a few rays of moonlight spilled into the forest, and everything was vaguely visible. There is a path in the willow forest that crosses the forest. Yan Zhen and the woman walked slowly on the path.

The woman said to Yan Zhen: "Yuntai, I'm sorry, I haven't told you my name yet, my name is brocade, and my family makes a living by raising silkworms." On that day, I went to the city to sell cloth, and I didn't want to be separated from my family, so I was in danger on the streets of Pingyin City. ”

Brocade stroked his green silk and said, "After that night, my heart was very confused and annoyed. Pingyin City is a long way, especially for fear of distress, so I couldn't go again. After the housework is over, I always come to the town of Wenliulin for a stroll, I think this town is very similar to the town of Pingyin City, and when I come here, it is like going back to the original night. ”

Yan Zhen said: "The two of us have a good heart, and we both feel this way, so we can meet again tonight." ”

In a short time, it has passed through the warm willow forest. There was a small river in front of him, sparkling under the moon.

The tapestry slowed down, and couldn't help but glance at Yan Zhen, and Wen Yan asked, "Yuntai, who are you, is your old man here?" ”

Yan Zhenwen heard the brocade question, and sighed in his heart: "What if you win the rivers and lakes?" What about 10,000 people? Yan Zhen couldn't use bloody facts to tell such a pure and sincere woman at this time, so he just said: "Where am I from, where am I going?" ”

Brocade laughed when he heard this: "You have amnesia, you are lost!" ”

Yan Zhen hurriedly said: "No, no, my house is not far from Songshan, I came to see the Shilu Gang Master." ”

Brocade said: "The Shi Gang Master is a very good person, and there are many righteous people in the rivers and lakes who often associate with him. ”

Yan Zhen disagreed, and asked, "How did the No. 1 gang in the rivers and lakes like the Shi Gang Master get to where he is today?" Winning the first gang in martial arts, will it be as difficult as climbing a mountain? ”

Brocade asked, "How do you feel?" ”

Yan Zhen said: "I feel like climbing a mountain, climbing to the top, although there is a glimpse of the mountains, but I still have to withstand the wind chill and hardships along the way, a little negligence, easy to fall off the cliff." When you come to the top of the mountain, after the wish is fulfilled, boundless loneliness ensues. ”

Brocade smiled: "That's the feeling of you climbing the mountain alone, if you take everyone to climb the mountain together, everyone is united, the great hardships and dangers will be solved, when you come to the top of the mountain, there is boundless pride and happiness, and happiness with others is happiness, why is there loneliness?" Brocade continued: "The stone gang leader is to take everyone to climb the mountain together, take a break when you are tired, and then everyone continues to climb, and everyone is happy together when they reach the top of the mountain." Joy is everywhere, so why just aspire to the top? ”

Brocade said that Yan Zhen was silent and in a daze, and after Brocade finished speaking, he asked casually: "Why do you ask this question?" ”

Seeing Yan Zhen's expression, Brocade asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Yan Zhen came back to his senses, took the hand so far, hugged the brocade deeply in his arms, and savored every word that the brocade said.

A short distance forward, a village flashed in front of him. The village is lit up.

Brocade smiled: "My home is here-Huansha Village, the name is good!" Yan Zhen nodded.

Brocade said politely: "You can't stay first, I'll go home by myself." When the brocade was about to go, his eyes were full of emotion, and he asked Yan Zhen: "Yuntai, tomorrow I will still be by the Wenliu Forest, are you coming?" ”

Yan Zhen said simply: "We will not be separated in the future, as long as you are willing to wait!" As he spoke, he stood there quietly and watched the brocade go away. At this time, the small river around me is still flowing loudly, flowing away for a day and a bright moon.