At night, there is very little starlight in Sinanseong, and you can barely see a few points.

Yue'er is also not clear.

Tonight, the vast majority of families in Zhuang Guo were not reunited.

In most of the closed houses, there are people far away in Yongjing, fighting bloodily. They are the father of the child, the husband of the wife, the son of the parent.

Not coming back tonight, and probably never will.

There was a long silence, the boots resting on the stone bricks, and the sound was steady and slow.

The two red lanterns were already far behind, clinging to the joy of this day.

There are many untimely stubbornness, and the houses and pavilions hidden in the night are always silent.

"Jianqiu, how long have you been with me?"

Dong Ah asked suddenly.

"I've been following you since I entered the National Highway Academy. Li Jianqiu said.

Dong A didn't look back, and walked forward slowly: "After following me for so long, there are some things I haven't hidden from you." With your cleverness, you should have guessed something. Right?"

Li Jianqiu slowly followed behind him and did not speak.

Silence is acknowledgment.

Dong A's Shen Yi's face moved in the dark night, like a dull reef in the black wave.

"Hate me?" he asked.

But he didn't even look back at Li Jianqiu's expression, because he already had an answer to this question.

Li Jianqiu's footsteps stopped, but he continued to follow.

The steps are a lot heavier.

"Hate. He said.

"Have you ever wanted to kill me?"

After Dong A asked this sentence, he immediately shook his head and asked himself: "You can't kill me." ”

He added: "You can't kill me either. ”

He was so determined, so calmly in front, that he didn't think there was any danger behind him.

'Can't kill me' and 'can't kill me' are two different things.

Li Jianqiu understood. He didn't speak, but his hand holding the sword tightened a little,

"Because you love this country more than you love and hate. Dong Ah sighed for some reason and said, "This is the reason why I chose you." ”

Li Jianqiu's sword, named Peach Branch.

The peach branches will bloom in the spring.

Tonight is the last night of the cold winter wax moon, and tomorrow is the new year.

Is tomorrow the Chinese New Year?

He hesitated.

Holding the peach branch and feeling the "breath" of the sword, I felt that I was real.

The past of Maple Grove City, like a nightmare, often emerges in the dead of night. He often felt that he had not woken up, but was living in a false dream.

Only the peach branch allowed him to touch the truth.

"Perhaps. Li Jianqiu held the peach branch tightly and said, "Maybe I'm stupid and don't know what is right and what is wrong." Perhaps my soul is not clear, and I can only be at the mercy of others. ”

His tone was sad.

Dong A didn't evaluate right or wrong, nor did he tell him right or wrong, but just asked, "Do you know why the teacher didn't hide the truth from you and let you know about that incident?"

Li Jianqiu lowered his eyes: "I don't know." ”

Dong A is a man on weekdays, who has always been upright and honest, acts fairly, and cherishes feathers. Although he has long been accepted as a personal heirloom and has always been with him, he generally refers to himself as "true appearance" and "official", and never uses a close self-title like "teacher".

Li Jianqiu was a little uncomfortable.

Dong Ah is still moving forward, just like he has been in office these days, always doing things, always walking.

He followed the inherent trajectory of his life, firm, persistent, and self-controlled.

He said, "I don't care if you hate me or not, and I don't mind if you kill me when I'm useless for the country." ”

"Your Majesty and the Prime Minister regard wishing me as the future and have high hopes for him. But in my opinion, I wish only you are too selfish, only you know how to sacrifice. Sacrifice is a sacred quality, and it is the foundation for achieving greatness. ”

"Jianqiu, regarding the past, I don't agree with the thoughts of Your Majesty and Du Xiang. There are some things that cannot be hidden. Deception will never be the best option. ”

"Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong. ”

"But if one day, the whole country of Zhuang is plunged into darkness. You are the spark I keep for this land. ”

Li Jianqiu clenched his sword tightly, not knowing how to respond.

Dong Ah also did not wait for his response, perhaps with expectations...... But it didn't take long.

"There's an urgent matter for you. ”

Dong A directly took out a black square token from his arms and handed it to Li Jianqiu: "Now go to the front line of Zhuang Mo and give this token to the chief priest hiding there." He knows what to do. ”

Li Jianqiu took the token, but he hadn't been able to digest the previous paragraph.

I heard Dong Ah urging again: "The military situation is urgent, go quickly!"

Li Jianqiu then rose from the ground, turned around in the air, and flew away in the direction of Zhuang Mo's front line, and soon disappeared into the endless night.

Dong Ah was alone, standing on the long empty street, and did not go any further.

There's still a long way to go, but he's stopped here.

"Come out. He said.

Dark clouds crept in and hid the moon.

The long street gets darker.

It became more gloomy, more and more gloomy.

The young man with the sword turned around the corner and ripped off his clothes. Dingding looked at Dong A's back.

"I don't know where ......"

Dong Ah turned around, and across the long street, he saw the appearance of the young man. "It's you. ”

He had already noticed that someone was lurking, but he couldn't find where it was.

Such an elusive opponent could cause even more damage in Sin'an if he wasn't targeted.

That's why he came out alone and gave the other party a chance to lure out the opponent who was hiding in the shadows.

He is to deal with the enemy with his own hands, and to bear the danger alone with the dignity of the vice-minister. Because the current Sin'an City is indeed the emptiest time in history, he knows better than anyone else.

He was confident in his own strength, but he was also prepared to die in battle. At this time, Zhuang Guo, the person who can be the backbone, in addition to him, is the head of the Anti-Criminal Division. Seeing the black square token, the head of the Anti-Criminal Division would naturally know what to do.

In the process, he did not give Li Jianqiu any hints. Because once it is given, Li Jianqiu will be regarded as a variable, and he will likely be killed as soon as possible. He knew that the enemy in the shadows must be watching his every move.

He could have used Li Jianqiu to get a head start, but he didn't want to do it again. At least I don't want to do it for myself.

He thought that it was not impossible for his opponent to come from Yongguo, or Moguo, or even Luoguo and Qingjiang Shuifu.

No covenant is necessarily credible.

But he really didn't expect that it was Jiang Wang.

It was the disciple he personally accepted into the inner gate of the Dao Courtyard of Fenglin City, Jiang Wang.

The boy who was betrayed by his brother and ended his grievances with a death testimony.

The boy who didn't care about his own safety and handed over his trust to him.

The young man who mistakenly thought he was a white bone Daozi and confessed to him with red eyes......

Jiang looked at him and did not die.

The night was so deep that it seemed to be sloping.

It's like the whole sky is pressing on people's hearts.

On the long street, the former master and apprentice are separated at both ends.

Maybe the night is too dark, or maybe the night is too quiet, this long street is like an abyss, swallowing all the light and emotions, making the distance between the two people seem so far away.

"Teacher, long time no see. Jiang Wang said.