Liu Xi's face was covered in black robes, and he walked silently in the deepest darkness before dawn, through one narrow and dirty alley after another.

These alleys are hidden behind dense high-rise buildings, and there are chaotic shacks overhead, and there is hardly any light, but in this alley where there are no stars and moons, you can faintly hear the sound of silk and bamboo from the high-rise buildings that never sleep not far away.

Liu Xi raised his head and found that even the sky could not be seen in these dirty alleys, and it was conceivable that there was no light in this filthy alley during the day.

Yangjing, the holy place known as the City of Light and the City that never sleeps, there are some places where there is not even daylight.

Although it was late at night, the alleys were not empty, but many refugees were sleeping in a dense area. These closed and dirty alleys, but at least sheltered from the wind and snow, are as warm and beautiful as a heavenly palace in the eyes of those refugees who are lucky enough to sneak into Yangjing.

It's already a very warm thing to be alive.

When Liu Xi saw the face of the child sleeping peacefully with a smile, she slowed down, she was afraid to wake up the only sweet dream of these poor people.

"But what I've done is likely to shatter their final habitat and dreams. ”

"Father, is this the pain that you have not been able to get out of for so many years?"

Liu Xi's gaze, which was sneaking in the dark, swept over the sleeping faces, and at the same time flashed in front of her eyes in the party she had just left, the painful but resolute faces, and the blades that represented death. There was a moment of extreme tiredness and sorrow on her face, but it was soon covered again with cold strength.

"No, Father, I'm not you. I'm going to stick to what I think is right, even if the world thinks I'm wrong. ”

"This so-called prosperity has long since come to an end. Great Xia is dead. Winter has arrived, and then lying in the wind and snow, in the end can only die with a smile before freezing to death. ”

"I'm not wrong, but in the end there is still no way to change it, and I am not wrong. ”

"Father, I will take your sword—Silence. ”

This girl with a soft face who walks in the extreme pure night said silently to the world.

She continued to walk, and the streets near the palace became clear and clean, as if they were in two worlds from the alley just now.

She changed into her black robe when she approached the courtyard, restored her usual peaceful appearance, pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard.

As soon as she walked into the small courtyard, she sensed something, and raised her willow-like eyebrows slightly in surprise. Her eyes brightened as she looked at the boy who was sitting in the courtyard as if he had been waiting for her to return.

"A surprise for you. Ye Mingke looked at her and said with a bright smile, there was a white jade boy with bright eyes standing next to him, and next to the white jade boy was a heavy black sword - the world.

......

"It's good, it's really good. I didn't expect you to find a way to keep the sword awake. In this way, it can be done by opening the Human Emperor's Secret Treasure and Induction Martial Dao. ”

Liu Xi, who was sitting at the stone table with Ye Mingke, stroked the familiar heavy sword, her warm eyes were full of joy that could not be hidden, she had a constant bond with the sword she had carried for ten years.

Ye Mingke looked at her smile and was very happy.

But Liu Xi suddenly thought of something, and his eyes dimmed a little.

She handed the sword to Ye Mingke, her smile still gentle and bright.

"Now that this sword has been unsealed, you can already afford to carry it, and it will be handed over to you in the future. ”

"And ......," she paused for a moment and continued to speak earnestly, "When Aru's mother-in-law is found, you will leave Yangjing immediately with them." It's not safe here, so it's better for you to leave early. ”

"This sword is not mine. It's people

The sword. Ye Mingke paused, did not take the sword, but raised his head to look at Liu Xi, "What are you doing, aren't you going to tell me?"

"It's our own hometown. We can figure it out ourselves. Liu Xi lowered his gaze and said calmly, "And you still have your own relatives to find." I only hope that one day if you obtain the Human Emperor's Secret Treasure, you can pass on the martial arts exercises in it. ”

She smiled, as if she remembered the days when she had been wandering with her father for ten years, but the warm pupils of her smile hid a hard and sharp light like a sword.

"I don't pin all my earthly hopes on a single god like my father did. But after all, the secret hiding of the human emperor is my father's pursuit for decades, so I will trouble you if you can. ”

"I will always remember that it is the sword of the world. Ye Mingke didn't answer whether it was okay or not, but repeated that sentence again.

"I believe in you. Liu Xi nodded softly.

The pre-dawn darkness finally dissipated, and the two people sitting in the courtyard looked up at the distant sky at the same time, and a warm morning light came from the sky, sprinkled on the two people's bodies, gilding them with a layer of warm gold.

Liu Xi and Xu Zi, who also came back soon after, went to bed again after breakfast, but this time they went out again before it was dark.

The days passed slowly.

Liu Xi and Xu Zixian went out longer and longer in the middle of the day, and Yangjing outside the small courtyard became more and more noisy and turbulent. Even outside the small courtyard at the edge of the imperial city, there was also a tragic fight, and blood was even splashed on the courtyard wall.

In the harsh winter, there are more and more snowflakes floating in the air, and the smell of blood is getting stronger and stronger.

But the courtyard was still quiet.

Ye Mingke has been staying in the courtyard, accompanied by only the human sword and Ah Ru, and of course, the little wax man who is released every day for a quarter of an hour, and then every time he is released, he becomes a chattering little wax man.

After this little wax man was released for the first time, he carefully pulled his face in the mirror for a long time, pinched a handsome face that looked a little similar to Yi Er, and found that after Ah Ru and Ye Mingke ignored him, this little wax man could only chat with his handsome face in the mirror every day.

Other than that, there is only Kenjiu who occasionally comes over.

Just after nightfall, Jian Jiu came to the small courtyard again.

"The news you want has been found, and it will reach me tomorrow. Jian Jiu looked at Ye Mingke, who seemed to be admiring the snow in the courtyard every day, "However, you know, even one sect has been destroyed, and the rest may be very small." ”

"Hmm. Ye Mingke nodded slowly, "I have this mental preparation." ”

He turned his head to look at Aru, who was also sitting on the edge of the stone table in a daze, with guilt in his eyes.

He just told Aru that he was still looking for news, and Aru waited quietly for many days, never taking the initiative to find his mother and Abba.

Jian Jiu saw Ah Ru, who was lying quietly on the stone table, like a porcelain doll, and his eyes, which had always been indifferent, were rarely filled with brilliance and seriousness.

He flicked his fingers lightly, and there were sword lights flying up behind him, flying around the three people like birds, and the courtyard was full of bright and beautiful sword lights.

Ah Ru, who was originally lying listlessly on the table, was a child's heart after all, and was attracted by those beautiful sword lights and sat up straight, and the bright and clear pupils reflected colorful sword lights.

A delicate little sword with a faint purple light stayed in front of Ah Ru, Ah Ru's eyes widened, and with some curiosity he stretched out his fingers to try to touch the little sword in the purple light, the beautiful little sword gently touched Ah Ru's finger like a swimming fish, and then flew around Ah Ru's body, as if playing with her.

Looking at the flying sword in the courtyard, Jian Jiu, who was getting along with the sword, had a gentle smile on his face, he looked at Ah Ru, who was attracted by the flying sword, and said softly: "Ah Ru, do you want to have this kind of flying sword too?" It can do a lot of things. If you are willing to go to Penglai Island, there will be many people who are willing to teach you flying swords. ”

Ah Ru looked at the flying sword and smiled, but when she heard Jian Jiu's words, she slowly turned her head to look at Jian Jiu, and the expression on her delicate little face froze, gradually blurring and fading.

"But...... The flying swords along the way were all used by those immortals to kill us. She said softly, her voice ethereal and calm.

The sword light in the court paused for a moment, and then returned to the back of Jian Jiu. Jian Jiu was silent, he didn't know how to answer her words.

There was silence in the courtyard for a while, but Jian Jiu broke the dullness and asked, "What are those two friends of yours doing, do you know?"

"I don't know. Ye Mingke said calmly.

"Ten years ago, the Chongxian Decree was promulgated, and the entire martial arts clan who violated the Chongxian Decree was publicly executed on the Suzaku Gate, which led to many martial arts practitioners who sacrificed swords in Yangjing. After the First World War, the martial arts of Great Xia withered away. ”

"And tomorrow at dusk, you should guess what the duty division is also waiting for?"

"If they continue like this, they will probably die. ”

Jian Jiu looked at Ye Mingke solemnly and said slowly.

"I see, thanks. Ye Mingke's hand clenched slightly unconsciously, and he turned his head to look at the dark night outside the courtyard.

"I'll let you know tomorrow when I get the news. Jian Jiu said to Ye Mingke, and then left quietly.

Ah Ru, who had no sword light to see, lay on the stone table again, she looked at Ye Mingke with a sideways face and asked, "Wood, why do Sister Liu and Brother Glasses go out every day, what are they doing?"

"They're doing one thing, they want everyone in the world to be as smart and understanding as you Abba, and they want to make sure that there are no more bad people in the world who will separate your Abba from your mother. Ye Mingke touched Aru's head, smiled and said softly.

"There are no bad guys. Aru lowered her head, her eyes didn't know when they became red, full of tears, she muttered, "Aru, I also want this world to be separated from Abba, Mother and Aaron's bad people." ”

......

After Ah Ru went to sleep, Ye Mingke sat in his room and did not light the lamp.

In the middle of the night, a vague black shadow came to the small courtyard, and was busy in Liu Xi and Xu Zixian's room lightly, and finally picked up a huge package and prepared to leave.

"Are you going to leave like this?"

Ye Mingke, who had been hidden in the darkness, looked at the dark shadow in the courtyard through the window.

The departing shadow stopped.

Ye Mingke continued.

"I don't know a lot of things, but the last step should be me. I do, and there's a chance I'm not going to die. But if she did it, there was a good chance she would die. ”

The black shadow slowly turned to look at Ye Mingke.

Ye Mingke looked at him, his eyes bright and calm.

"How far do you want to go?"

"We ...... I want to burn this city down completely!"

"Burn the rest of the world's dreams completely!"

The dark shadow in the hazy moonlight of the winter night revealed Xu Zixian's haggard and pale face, which had a pair of burning eyes, like a raging ghost fire.

"You ...... What's your name?"

"Winter. ”

"Winter Army. ”

Great summer is dead, and winter is coming.