The sun began to sink to the west.

Takanoha led the white horse from daylight to dusk.

The official road of the Tang Kingdom is straight and narrow, starting from the deep palace, passing through seventeen cities along the way, in addition to the previous cavalry battalion from Yeyun City, there are soldiers and horses from other cities along this official road to meet the prince who has entered the world.

It's just that there are high leaves, and those generals don't dare to stay for a long time, just greet each other slightly, and then start to flee.

The journey was uneventful, just a little boring.

Tang Qing sat on the horse, looked at the sky that was gradually sinking down, and said, "With Manager Gao leading the way, it is much faster than me walking alone." ”

"Your Highness is in the Tang Kingdom, and the slave must protect your thoughtfulness, just ......" Gao Zhiye suddenly stopped, let go of the right hand holding the rope, and Fang Zheng's face showed a trace of amazement.

He looked at the realm in front of him, where there was a moat across the two mountains, naturally forming a huge canyon, behind the mountain, is the shadow of a small town, at this moment it is dusk, the night town is very lively, there are still human voices from the distance of a canyon.

Gao Zhiye continued: "Passing through this canyon, it is the world of the continent, and that realm is not under the jurisdiction of the Tang Kingdom, let alone the place where the other four saints rest, but where the real world is. The next road needs to be walked by His Highness himself, and the slave can only accompany you here. ”

Tang Qing nodded, turned over and dismounted, he followed Gao Zhiye's gaze, and suddenly asked, "Has Manager Gao ever left Tang Kingdom?"

Gao Zhiye nodded quickly, his voice was as quiet as the sky at the moment, and it was very cold: "When I was young, I galloped on horseback, and I never went anywhere." ”

"So, what about the outside world?"

Two flashes of starlight suddenly appeared in Tang Qing's eyes, which were very bright in this sinking twilight scene, and he said: "I thought that after I left the Tang Kingdom and went to the world, I might be very reluctant, maybe I would look forward to it, or perhaps, I would have a lot of fear. But until now, if I walk a little further, I will step into an unfamiliar territory, why is my mood only calm?"

"His Royal Highness has been studying in the deep palace for sixteen years, and although he has never gone out, he has already known the world. This time, it's just a matter of going to see the scenery in the books again, and then reading more books, so why not give up or look forward to it, let alone be afraid. ”

Gao Zhiye said: "As for the outside world, there are three thousand disturbances, and the vision is different, and the nature seen is also different. The slave didn't dare to speak up, and His Highness did it and watched. ”

At this moment, the sky is gradually sinking, the wind is faint, and there is a little more chill in the air.

Tang Qing couldn't feel the cold in the past, he only felt that the wind was blowing very comfortably, and the night was very quiet.

He nodded and said simply, "In this way, Manager Gao can go back." Ten years from now, maybe we can see you again. ”

This sentence is very plain, but it has a bit of charm, like life and death.

Gao Zhiye sighed, he began to arrange his official robe, straightened his high hat, hid the two bundles of sword intent in his pupils, and then bowed slightly, bowed gently, and left the last courtier etiquette in the dark night.

Tang Qing put the folklore bizarre on his waist on the horse's back, and then turned around directly and walked towards the canyon.

"Manager Gao helped me bring the books back and put them on the third floor of the bookshelf in the southeast corner of the side hall, so that the maids could clean them diligently and not fall into the dust. ”

Tang Qing's voice came from the back of the young man who was getting farther away, flat and silent, and gradually dispersed with the wind.

Gao Zhiye straightened up, with all kinds of emotions in his eyes, with a little sigh.

He put the book in his bosom, carefully arranged it, and then led the white horse back into the night, and walked on the official road again.

The night began to sink.

That canyon seemed to be just a dividing point, serving as a division between the mundane and the realm of the Tang Kingdom.

Tang Qing walked alone in silence, walking steadily among the gravel on the ground, letting the darkness attack between the canyons, but his eyes were always fixed on the brightness beyond the canyon.

The voices of people began to get louder, and the surrounding area looked like a bustling city in the middle of the night.

Through the exit at the end of the canyon, Tang Qing could already see the outline of a small town.

It is an ordinary town, based on the world, and it is very leisurely.

There is only a group of simple civilians, sword-wielding rangers, and countless ascetic monks who have worked hard to reach the threshold of sainthood in their lifetime.

Tang Qing quickly crossed the canyon, pierced through the darkness, walked two pillars of incense between a flat and straight avenue, and then came to the long street of the town.

Not long after nightfall, the night market in the town has just started, and it is very lively.

The streets are full of singing and performing arts, people often come and go with groups of people to drink and play, countless embroidered folding fans are placed all over the streets, and those hawkers are full of enthusiasm to shout, and soon attract a group of girls and boys to choose and appreciate.

The red lanterns of the inns on the long street are hung high, the blacksmith shops are full of fire, the young women in the extravagant green buildings are walking endlessly, and there are children in the distance who light up the fireworks, and the colorful light colors explode in the sky, and the beauty carries ordinary happiness.

Tang Qing had never seen any of this, and after sixteen years of living in the deep palace, he was almost isolated from the world.

It seems that in the books he has read, there has never been such a day.

He stood silently on the long street like this, like a stranger who was the most out of place in the dark night lights, looking at the many scenes in front of him, he was a little drunk.

I don't know how long it took, Tang Qing began to walk along the long street, smiling behind the crowd, exclaiming when he saw the fireworks, and responding happily when he met passers-by.

He seemed to enjoy such days, never meeting anyone, but warm enough to fill the lonely days of the past sixteen years.

He finally came to an inn, and he was a little tired from the dust of the day.

But when he was about to step in, he stayed where he was.

Because a girl came out of the inn.

Tang Qing grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and the people he saw the most every day, except for the high priest who accompanied him to study day and night, there was only a group of maids who had served him since childhood.

Those maids are personally selected by the harem, ingenious, gentle and lovely, not to mention, just their appearance and charm, they can be regarded as first-class beauties.

But compared with the girl in front of the inn, those maids in the Tang Kingdom, and even the beautiful concubines in the depths of the harem, are just the most ordinary supporting roles.

Tang Qing compared many people in a short period of time, and probably only his mother could beat her in charm, but she lost a young one.

The girl walked past the door and rubbed shoulders with Tang Qing, the smell on her body was very good, she didn't use any special spices, maybe it was just her unique fragrance, like a begonia flower blooming in spring.

The girl's long blue dress quickly disappeared into the crowd, her long hair lying flat on her shoulders, let the night breeze disturb it, leaving only the scent to linger in the air, as if waiting for an encounter.

Tang Qing turned around with the girl, his eyes always staring at the blue figure walking in the crowd.

After a few blinks of an eye, he made a decision.

Tang Qing chose to follow, walking quickly between the crowds on this long street, chasing the girl who was on the same side.

The girl suddenly stopped at a certain turn, she turned around, her face was very light, and then she saw His Royal Highness the prince from a foreign land.

"You've been following me?"

The girl spoke quickly, her voice soft, like the wind blowing through the air, very unreal.

Tang Qing looked at her and nodded seriously.

"Why?"

The girl asked again.

"I don't know how to answer that question. ”

Tang Qing said: "But I promise that I have no malice. ”

"But I'd love to hear your answer. ”

The girl spoke a third time.

No doubt.

Tang Qing frowned, he had read a lot of books, trying to rummage through his memory for his answers, but found nothing.

There may be some questions and answers that cannot be recorded in words.

It's like love.

So he decided to speak his mind.

He looked at the girl and said seriously, "I think I like you." ”

It's not a joke, it's solemn.

The girl was not surprised, and said calmly: "Just a glance?"

"One glance is enough. ”

Tang Qing said seriously: "In the past sixteen years, I have seen many women, they are all beautiful, I have also read a lot of books, and most of the women in the books are affectionate and righteous. I grew up in a world of women and books, but in those days, I wasn't happy and I couldn't confide my heart to anyone. But he knows exactly who he needs to like. ”

The girl suddenly smiled, and the brightness was striking, and the night seemed to have an extra moon.

She said, "I don't understand what you mean. ”

Tang Qing thought for a while and spoke again: "The meaning is very simple, I like you, it's love at first sight, so you just need to take a look." ”

The girl reached out and stroked a strand of hair that fell from her eyes behind her ear, and whispered, "Is it really love at first sight?" ”

"It's not whether there is one, it's whether you believe it or not. ”

Tang Qing said: "A long time ago, the meeting between my parents was because of love at first sight, so I was convinced. ”

It turns out that the concept of love can also be inherited.

The girl covered her mouth and chuckled, and then spoke: "But my family education is very strict, and my family hopes that I will marry a hero in the future." ”

Tang Qing was a little excited: "What is a hero of the world?"

The girl looked down and thought for a long time, then raised her head, the smile on her face had disappeared, and she said seriously: "A saint is a hero. ”

The long street was very noisy, but Tang Qing only heard this sentence.

It turned out that she was going to marry a saint.

Both men began to fall silent and did not speak for a long time.

The girl tilted her head to look at him, expecting him to give up, and calmly turned to leave.

The blue dress had just floated away, but Tang Qing's voice sounded again: "If you can, wait for me for ten years." Also, my name is Tang Qing. ”

The young man's eyes were full of charm, and there were two traces of starlight hidden in them.

Ten years of sanctification.

Before it was fate, and after that, it was love.

The girl smiled again, no yes or no, but said, "My name is Bi Shui Lan." ”

With that, she left.

The blue figure quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Tang Qing stood silently in place, his eyes calm, looking at the departing back.

Suddenly, I felt that tonight's encounter and conversation was like a dream.

Perhaps, his life was a dream.