It is said that every time a teenager turns five years old, it is a hurdle.

Liu Ruiying has passed this hurdle four and a half times so far.

He was going to start drinking when he got past the fifth hurdle.

But now it's two or three years earlier.

He ran with the woman all the way.

In half a day, he bypassed the usual two or three days' journey.

Yangwen Town.

Zhenbei Wangyu Hongzhou territory.

This is also the closest place, where the station of the Investigation Division is located.

Liu Ruiying searched according to the map and found this place.

A small town between mountain passes.

He couldn't understand why the Central Capital Investigation Division would build a station building in such a remote and lonely town.

But since it exists, there must be a reason for it.

Anyway, he's already here.

Although Yangwen Town is remote, it is also prosperous.

It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs.

Inns, wine shops, brothels, you name it.

Liu Ruiying and Hua Nong took turns carrying the woman on their backs.

She wasn't fat, but her back was heavy.

I don't know if it's because Liu Ruiying is nervous.

After all, this was the first time he had such intimate contact with a woman.

But the old stableman had told him that the dead were heavy.

Much heavier than when I was alive.

Liu Ruiying asked him why.

But he didn't know the old stable.

Probably because after death, the spirit and spirit are discharged, so it will be very heavy.

This is obviously a nonsense.

It must also be illogical.

But Liu Ruiying was very happy after listening to it at the time.

Because at last there is something that the old stables can't tell.

So he asked the old stableman if he had ever seen a dead man.

The old stable, however, said that he had sent away three generations with his own hands.

Along the way, Liu Ruiying was carefully checking the woman's pulse and breathing.

Her eyes were open, but she didn't even blink an eyelid.

So much so that his eyes are extremely red and swollen now, and tears are still flowing.

It's not crying.

It's about self-protection when your eyes are too dry.

Liu Ruiying could still cry when she saw her.

knew that she was not dead, so he was relieved.

"Make a pot of tea, be strong!"

When I walked into this wine shop, it happened to be Hua Nong carrying this woman.

Liu Ruiying asked Xiao Er and ordered a pot of tea.

also deliberately explained that it should be stronger.

Xiao Er was puzzled.

But when he saw that the two young men had walked in with a woman on their backs, both with swords in their hands, they did not ask any more questions.

There are many people who bring women to drink.

There are also many people who order tea at the sake brewery.

But the person who carried a woman on his back and came to drink tea in the wine shop, Xiao Er had never seen it.

People are always a little curious about things they haven't seen before.

So much so that when he added water to the teapot, his eyes kept looking this way.

The boiling water is silting out, and I don't even know it.

Hua Nong settled the woman in her seat.

She seemed to have come back to her senses.

At least her eyes flickered a few times.

"Where is this?"

She asked.

The voice was a little dry.

It's still very small.

Liu Ruiying almost didn't hear clearly.

"Yangwen Town, Hongzhou. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"Oh......"

The woman answered, and there was no follow-up.

She turned her head to see that there were still several tables of diners in the hall.

They are also very curious about the strange combination of Liu Ruiying, two men and one woman.

But when the woman's gaze passed, she lowered her head again.

The woman got up and walked straight to the back hall.

Liu Ruiying wanted to ask, but in the end she held back.

Xiao Er brought the tea to the table.

Politely asked, if you want some other refreshments to eat.

Liu Ruiying said wait a minute.

It's not that he's not hungry.

It's that I really can't eat any.

Now he just wants to drink a cup of strong tea and slow down his spirits.

When the woman returned to Liu Ruiying's line of sight, he almost didn't recognize it.

The previous plain cloth is gone.

But I saw that she was wearing a dark blue-bottomed Hangzhou silk dark pattern middle coat, a light brown bottom silk flower lily skirt on the floor, and a thin cicada wing veil with a stone blue bottom.

Messy hair, has become unusually smooth. The head is chic and chic, holding a double ring looking at the fairy bun. The gently and slowly squeezing cloud sideburns are inserted with gold-inlaid jade butterfly wings.

The hand that used the sword before wore a jade ginkgo biloba jade ring.

There is also a water blue Ruyi tassel tied on the waist, and there is a purple bottom begonia gold silk sachet hanging on the right side of the silk.

Even the previous barefoot wore a pair of small boots embroidered with plum blossoms and crescents on an emerald green background.

The whole person is fairy and jade.

Liu Ruiying didn't know how she could change her face so much in a short period of time.

However, he remembered that last night, Gao Ren could keep coming up with the trick of 'Qu Jushi' with his bare hands.

Presumably the same is true of this woman.

In fact, it is not unusual for a person who can open a line of heaven with a sword and almost ascend to the position of Heavenly God Yao Kyushu to do anything.

"My name is Moon Flute!"

The woman said.

She smiled.

Except for the eye sockets, which were still a little red and swollen, the rest were back to normal.

It's just that Liu Ruiying felt that her smile was very reluctant.

"My name is Liu Ruiying. ”

No matter what, Liu Ruiying still responded politely.

"Curious why I look like this?"

The woman asked.

But he said what Liu Ruiying wanted to say the most.

Liu Ruiying nodded.

but there were no words.

"Because you have to have some minimum respect for your savior. For a woman, tidying up herself beautifully and dignified is the best respect. ”

Yuedi said.

She spoke in a peaceful tone.

The flattery that teased the sergeant and lieutenant had long since vanished.

But the sentence is finished.

But she began to be in a daze again.

Liu Ruiying had already heard the old horse herd say.

He said that there are many kinds of people in this world.

But broadly speaking, there are only two types.

A kind of person lives in the past, and his favorite thing to do is to reminisce about the past.

Another kind of person lives in the future, and what he likes to do most is unrealistic vision.

But the only thing missing is the people who live in the present and the present.

It's not that it's none, it's too rare.

Liu Ruiying can hear that he is making himself the rarest person, living in the present and the present. It's just that among the people in front of him at the moment, these three kinds of people are gathered.

When Hua Nong first came out of the mountains and forests, everything was new and incredible to him, which naturally aroused his infinite longing.

The name of the place 'Zhongdu City' alone is enough to make him think about it.

And this moon flute is a person who lives in the past through and through.

She is nostalgic all the time.

But these old times are not necessarily good.

The future is unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen.

Even if you are living in the present, there must be a lot of things to remember and look forward to.

It's just that everyone deliberately avoids this idea.

"You...... Would you like something to eat?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"Is there any wine?"

Yuedi shook her head, but she wanted to drink.

Liu Ruiying did not refuse, and asked Xiao Er to serve a few pots of wine.

By the way, he also served a few dishes with wine.

The past is like smoke, and old dreams are hard to chase.

Through Yuedi's eyes, Liu Ruiying could see her struggle.

She was trying her best to jump out of the past.

But what is lost has been lost. 、

What was missed has been missed.

There are only lessons to be learned after the struggle.

It is a general truth that you have to pay for alcohol and pay tuition for studying.

Hua Nong took the initiative to pour himself a glass of wine.

Wine in the throat.

There was a look of joy on his face.

Liu Ruiying remembered that Xiao Jinkan was the same in the Investigation Division at that time.

Although Liu Ruiying does not drink.

But when they were gathered together, the wine kept pouring out of the jug, and then disappeared from the glass little by little.

That indescribable ambition will rise quickly.

Although they have lived long enough, they will also remember the past.

Some things that once made them feel very embarrassed, after years of accumulation, will also make them happy and crazy when they mention it again.

But the things that are really painful and sad.

They don't think about it.

Because they just want to be happy.

And drinking was undoubtedly the happiest thing at that time.

"When I first met him, he was about your age. It's just that I was much younger than I am now. ”

Yuedi said.

But he gently touched Liu Ruiying's teacup with a wine glass.

Then he drank it to himself.

"I love to drink as much as she does. No matter what kind of wine it is, drink it as long as you can get drunk. What plum wine, rice wine, red wine, etc...... Mixed and drunk together, you can often get drunk quickly. ”

Yuedi continued.

"A lot of things are mixed up when you think about it, and doing it together can also make people have a headache very quickly. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"What are you going to do?"

Yuedi asked.

Liu Ruiying shook her head.

He didn't want to say it.

Because these things have nothing to do with the Moon Flute.

And he has always been reluctant to involve his affairs with unrelated people.

Xiao Jinkan entrusted Hua Nong to Liu Ruiying.

It was originally for him to bring back to Zhongdu safely.

Now that there have been so many changes, he is extremely unhappy.

"I have to be thankful that you saved my life so that I could continue to live and drink. ”

Yuedi said.

"You saved yourself. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

If Yuedi can't regain her spirits, how can she dress up like this again?

Liu Ruiying just took her out of that place.

After all, people can only rely on themselves.

Yuedi didn't say anything more.

Just calmly drinking wine and occasionally taking a bite of a side dish.

Liu Ruiying finished the pot of strong tea.

I feel like my spirit has recovered a lot.

He decided to go to the Investigation Division Station in Yangwen Town.

Since he can't go back to Zhongdu now.

Some things are better reported as soon as possible.

Looking back, this Bogu Building is still a trivial matter.

The four million taels of silver in the Zhenbei Domain is the most important thing.

There is no accommodation at this wine shop.

However, the nearest inn is diagonally opposite the liquor store.

"You are a member of the Investigation Division of the Central Capital. ”

Just when Liu Ruiying was about to get up and leave.

Yuedi said.

"Yes. ”

Liu Ruiying replied.

"Which province are you from?"

Yuedi asked.

"Are you familiar with the Investigation Department of the Central Capital?"

Liu Ruiying asked rhetorically.

"Familiar. But don't like it. ”

Yuedi said.

"I'm from Tianmu Province. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"Provincial Inspector Jiang Changchong?"

Yuedi said.

"That's right. Do you know him?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"I don't know. ”

Yuedi said.

I don't know why, Liu Ruiying always feels that Yuedi has something to do with the Central Capital Investigation Division.

From the moment she opened her mouth to ask which province she was from, this feeling became more and more intense.

"If the Investigation Department at that time was a teenager like you, I wouldn't have left. ”

Yuedi muttered to herself.

This made Liu Ruiying tremble.

I really feel right!

This Yuedi not only has something to do with the Investigation Division, but even she is a person from the Investigation Division.

But listening to the meaning of her words, it was the same as Xiao Jinkan, who left because of some original intention.

However, with the martial arts cultivation of the Moon Flute, he can at least be comparable to the provincial patrol in the Investigation Division.

But this name is unfamiliar to Liu Ruiying.

Never heard of it.

"My name at the time was Yunwen. Moon rhyme. ”

Yuedi said.

Liu Ruiying was speechless.

Verse.

One of the two governors under the head of the Central Capital Investigation Division.

Although no one in the Investigation Division knew what her surname was, and they didn't know whether she was a man or a woman.

However, the position of the governor is under one person and above ten thousand people.

"Governor...... Rhyme?"

Liu Ruiying asked tentatively.

"That's right. ”

Yuedi said.

"Actually, I didn't leave the Investigation Division. Although I no longer work for the Investigation Division, Wei Qilin still reserved the position of Governor for me before I left. Anytime I want to go back, I can do it. ”

Yuedi said.

"Then why did you leave?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

The tone was also respectful.

"For no reason. I just feel too depressed and want to go out for a walk. As a result, this walk was almost lost. ”

Yuedi said self-deprecatingly.

Then he took out a jade plaque from his bosom.

An oval jade plaque without any carving.

On the obverse are two large letters: Governor.

On the back is engraved her name, rhyme.

"There are many people here, and it is inconvenient to salute below, I hope you will forgive me!"

Liu Ruiying said.

The jade plaque is the same as his official certificate.

All are status symbols.

The so-called empty words are unfounded.

The Investigation Division has always recognized orders and not people.

"It doesn't matter. ”

Yuedi said lightly.

"Why are you telling me who you are at this point?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart.

I just want to be sure.

"Because I don't want you to die. ”

Yuedi said word by word.

This is obviously not the answer Liu Ruiying wants to hear.

Therefore he had only silence.

"So I decided to help you get back the four million taels of silver. ”

Yuedi continued.

Liu Ruiying smiled.

This sentence said what he was thinking.

Why would a governor who had been adrift for a long time suddenly declare his identity?

Then it must be to make a difference to the things in front of you.

"What do you think we should do?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"You still call me the Moon Flute...... Or Sister Yue. ”

Yuedi said.

Liu Ruiying was a little embarrassed.

"Don't you already have an idea?"

Yuedi said after drinking another glass of wine.

Liu Ruiying does have some ideas.

But he didn't know if he was doing the right thing.

When I don't know the bottom of my heart, I always want to ask more people.

It's not for advice.

I just want to hear an affirmation and make myself more confident.

"But let me make a statement. ”

Yuedi's words changed, and his tone suddenly became serious.

"Sister Yue, please speak!"

Liu Ruiying said.

"You must not say a word about what happened before. ”

Yuedi said.

"I understand. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"It's not that I understand, but that I have to. ”

Yuedi said.

"I'll do it. ”

Liu Ruiying's tone was firm.

"His family has been from the Zhenbei Kingdom for generations...... The love is deep, this should be the last thing I did for him. ”

Yuedi said.

Liu Ruiying knew who he was talking about.

It is the son of Sun Deyu, who is enshrined in the palace of the king of Zhenbei.

"They...... Don't you even know your relationship with the Investigation Division?"

Liu Ruiying couldn't help it after all, and asked more.

"I don't know. My name is Yunwen in the Investigation Division. Except for Wei Qilin, no one knows my surname Yue. Because this surname is rare, it is inevitably eye-catching to write. Thinking about it now, it has indeed made it a lot easier for me in the future. ”

Yuedi said.

"How long has Sister Yue been out of the Investigation Division?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"I can't remember...... I guess it's about the same age as you lived. ”

Yuedi looked at Liu Ruiying and said.

Liu Ruiying waited for Yuedi to finish drinking and left together.

But at this moment, there was a drunken drunkard who looked at the moon flute and walked over.

Liu Ruiying frowned.

But he didn't want to urge the moon flute.

The drunkard was obviously a charlatan, too.

It was evident from the large wide knife hanging from his waist.

Such a person is drunk one day and drunk the next.

If you don't have any money, you will go to do some business without capital.

In short, there is no bottom line of right and wrong.

Xiao Er obviously knows the habits of this charlatan.

As soon as he saw him walking straight towards Liu Ruiying's table, he stepped forward to stop him.

"Master Zhang, ...... you are?"

Xiao Er's words are not finished yet.

The face was slapped firmly by this Zhang Ye.

"Do you dare to talk too much about Lao Tzu?"

This Zhang Ye swayed and said with a mouth full of wine.

"Objective, you take your daughter, let's leave quickly!"

Xiao Er hurriedly ran over, covered his face, and whispered to Liu Ruiying.

didn't wait for Liu Ruiying to respond.

That Zhang Ye was already sitting next to Yuedi.

An arm was put around and he grabbed the moon flute's shoulder.

"Beauty, what do you have to say to these two little white faces! Where do they know what men know!"

Zhang Ye said.

"Do you understand?"

Yuedi asked quietly.

also let him hold himself.

"Of course, I'm afraid you won't forget it if you try it, and you have to beg me to ask for it!"

Zhang Ye said.

Stretching out his other hand, he was about to touch the face of the moon flute.

It's just that when I got closer, I suddenly found that my hand was missing.

When I looked down, I saw that it had fallen on the table.

He looked blankly at the Moon Flute.

"Don't stain the table!"

Yuedi said.

Took a bowl and placed it under his wrist to catch the blood.

The effect of alcohol is always dull.

After a long time, this Zhang Ye howled!

Holding his severed hand, he jumped and jumped in the hall.

"Are you human...... You're a ghost, you're a ghost......"

Zhang Ye howled and rushed out of the wine shop.

The moon flute threw his severed hand, which had fallen on the table, into the bowl that had given him blood.

As soon as he threw it away, he threw it out of the window.

"Of course I'm human...... It's just a bad temper. ”

Yuedi said.

After speaking, he smiled mischievously at Liu Ruiying.

Now she seems to be alive again.

But Liu Ruiying knows that this is not forgetting, but letting go.

After all, people who cross the sea will not care about the ripples in the lake.

After stepping through the nine mountains, there are still clouds in the world that can be like smoke?

He let go of the landscape that had once made her look confused.

But those voices and smiles are still closely attached to her.

The dance pavilion is full of lights.

The warbler sings and dances, and the flower fields are wandering.

She must have been tired of seeing these worldly scenes for a long time.

The river outside the capital flowed day and night.

It also blooms every spring, with unknown wildflowers.

It's just that Qionglou is still there, mottled but steep.

When the swallows fly away, no one will mention the old days.

When the swallow returns with the sound of the flute, the best thing is still the wind and rain all over the city.