Thousands of trees bloom at night in the east wind.

The night is the quietest time, and even the most industrious farmer will only rest quietly at night.

The night is sometimes the busiest time, and some things seem to be done at night, like the quiet blooming of flowers.

The same is true of people, who have not learned to bloom like flowers, but they have learned to be quiet, and those who are quiet at night are generally thieves or robbers.

At this time, the two men were not thieves, although they were also quiet, and they did not even make a sound when they walked, they would never be thieves, because no matter how poor a thief is, he will never have no shoes to wear, and his winter clothes will never be just to cover his body, they are clearly two beggars.

They crept to the old blind man's door and began to knock, and the knocking was two short and two long, and the knocking was quiet, and the sound was absolutely audible only to the people in the room.

The old blind man also tapped on the table, which was also two short and two long.

The two pushed the door open. Both of them were dressed as beggars, and one of them was a little older, and his body was a little rickety, and his face was ordinary, like an ordinary old man.

One of them was younger, and although he was unkempt, he was a delicate man from the outline of his face, and the most important characteristic of this man was that his hands were very white, not only white but also delicate, delicate to the point of being a little shiny, and holding in his hand a cloth bag that even a beggar would never take.

The two walked to the old blind man's side and saluted slightly, and the older man glanced at Xu Xiao slightly, as if he had something to say, but he didn't speak.

Seeing this, the old blind man said: "This is Xu Gongzi, for my New Year's friend, it doesn't hurt if Ge Bo has something to say." ”

Ge Bo bowed to Xu Gongzi slightly, and then said to the old blind man: "Sir, I have invited Mr. Nangong." ”

"Mr. Nangong, please take a seat. The old blind man said to the young man.

Mr. Nangong sat down and said, "Old Peng stretched out his hand, and I will diagnose the pulse first." ”

Mr. Nangong began to diagnose the pulse of the old blind man, and the Ge Bo stood between the two, still bowing slightly.

"Peng Lao just bleed too much, resulting in a lack of vitality, so he is a little tired, and there is no big problem, just recuperate and rest for a few days. Mr. Nangong said.

The old blind man nodded slightly, and said, "I'm afraid it won't be possible to recuperate and rest for a few days, and tomorrow I will have a battle of life and death." ”

The young man closed his eyes slightly, then took out a small wooden box from the cloth bag, handed it to the old blind man, and said: "There are two pills in this box, the pill is called rejuvenation, it took two years for the master and me to refine, and after taking a quarter of an hour, you can recover your vitality, and the effect of the medicine is two hours, but after two hours, the body will be weak and weak, and the internal force will not be able to operate, and it can only be recovered after a day. ”

The old blind man took the pill and said, "There is Mr. Lao Nangong." ”

The old blind man turned his head to look at Ge Bo and said, "Ge Bo can find out some eyebrows?"

"Sir," said Gerber, "I have found out where the scholar is. As he spoke, he lowered his body very low, as if he was very respectful to the old blind man.

"Where is he?"

"The academy is drunk with Yuxuan. ”

"Who is the scholar, can you find out?" asked the old blind man.

"I didn't find out, but I found another piece of information. ”

"What's the news?"

"The helmsman of each rudder of the bloody cloak building is changed every three years, this "scholar" has been the helmsman of Yanzhou for three years, and he will leave Yanzhou on the thirtieth day of the first month, and go to another rudder to serve as the helmsman, and the traces we find need to be re-checked. Gerber returned.

The old blind man stood up, walked to the window, opened the window, looked to the north, and said, "It's been more than a year since the prince passed away, and Mrs. Li, who killed him, is still alive, and the important people in the Bloody Cloak Building are still alive, am I useless?"

Ge Bo said: "Although I haven't found out who the scholar is, but Mrs. Li is definitely in the academy, and there are several scholars in the academy today who died for no reason, and the death is the same as that of the prince, presumably it was Mrs. Li who killed in order to raise Gu." ”

"Then will Mrs. Li leave Yanzhou in two days?" the old blind man asked.

"I don't know. ”

"So if you want to kill Mrs. Li, it's best to do it in these two days. ”

"Not bad. ”

"What about the Peng brothers?" asked the old blind man.

The Pang brothers dressed up as hawkers and stood around. Gerber replied.

"Let them go to the academy and kill Mrs. Li. ”

"Mr. Tomorrow is going to fight a battle of life and death, if you can't call on internal force after taking pills, the Peng brothers can still protect you, if you send them to assassinate Mrs. Li, how can you guarantee Mr.'s safety?"

"I have my own countermeasures, you don't have to pay attention to them. The old blind man said.

Gerber's head lowered, so low that he could not see any expression, and said, "Yes, sir." ”

The old blind man said to Mr. Nangong again: "Mr. Nangong, may I ask what will be the effect and consequences of taking two pills in a row?"

Mr. Nangong said: "No one has ever taken two pills in a row, I don't know what the effect will be, although the effect of this pill is good, but it is also the medicine of the tiger and wolf, if you take two pills, you will faint for a few days, and you will lose your internal strength." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Nangong, you and Ge Bo will leave first, staying too long will inevitably attract attention. The old blind man said.

The two of them didn't say much, bowed their hands, and pushed the door away.

Gabbie kept his head down from upstairs to downstairs, and after going downstairs, he did not leave directly, but knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of the old blind man's room before leaving.

The night was thick, the moonlight was also thick, and Mr. Nangong saw that the kneeling Ge Bo's body was twitching slightly, and there seemed to be some water stains on the ground on his face.

Xu Xiao didn't say a word when several people were talking, but at this time he spoke, "Who is the older one?"

"The eldest is Zhao Wangye's housekeeper, who grew up with Zhao Wangye since he was a child, and he is like a brother. The old blind man said.

"Why does he keep his head down?"

The old blind man's cloudy eyes moved, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I don't know." ”

"A person keeps his head down, generally there are two reasons, one is that he is a slave and has been used to bowing his head, and the other is that he doesn't want others to see his expression and bows his head, if I am crying, I will lower my head, I am afraid that others will see and laugh at me. Xu Xiao said, there seemed to be a look of admiration in his eyes, "What kind of person do you think he is?"

"He is a minion of Lord Zhao. The old blind man did not return directly.

"Is he your minion?"

"It's not. ”

"Then why did he bow his head to you? Lord Zhao's housekeeper, it seems that he doesn't have to bow his head when he sees anyone. Xu Xiao said.

"No, I don't. ”

"So I think he's not bowing to you, he's crying, you say he's an older person, how can he be so crying. ”

"When he was in the palace, he was whipped 50 times by the princess, and he didn't say a word. ”

Then why did he cry. ”

"I don't know. ”

"How many years have you known each other?" asked Xu Xiao.

"Twenty years. ”

"Will you die tomorrow?" Xu Xiao looked straight at the old blind man, and asked this sentence with a solemnity that he had never felt before.

Xu Xiao's question changed quickly, and everyone would feel that this question had nothing to do with the previous question, but the old blind man already understood, and it seemed that there was no need to say too much between friends.

There seemed to be mist in the old blind man's cloudy eyes, and he suddenly closed his eyes, was silent for a while, and said, "No." ”

The old blind man is still very weak, and the words he said on this day are all weak, but these two words are very serious.

"Do you want to take that pill tomorrow?" asked Xu Xiao.

"I can't stop eating. ”

"Do you know who is coming tomorrow?"

"I don't know, but I'm definitely a swordsman, a swordsman who already knows my shots and body skills very well. The old blind man said.

"Yes, Du Shisan and Wang Fugui originally came to send them to death, and the bloody clothes building learned about your moves and body skills from the corpse. Is it true that the Bloody Cloak House has lost its skills?"

"It's true that I'm already lacking skills, and the top masters among the thirteen killers in the Bloody Clothes Building are all in Fenzhou, otherwise I wouldn't have invited Di Poyu to come and kill me. The old blind man said.

Xu Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "I seem to have guessed who the swordsman who will come tomorrow is, I really hope it's not that person." ”

The old blind man thought for a moment and said, "Are you talking about Mr. Xue Da of the Peerless Divine Sword?"

"Not bad. ”

"It looks like it could only be him. ”

"What are your chances of winning against him?" Xu Xiao asked.

"What are your chances of winning against Shang Di Poyu?"

Xu Xiao didn't answer, took a sip of wine, and pulled his legs to leave.

"Where are you going?" asked the old blind man.

"Wipe your coffin. ”

It has been said that the most beautiful thing in the world is the seven-colored rainbow after the rain, although it is far away, it is gorgeous and dazzling, and it also represents hope after the wind and rain.

I don't agree with this sentence, no matter how dazzling the color, no matter what it represents, it can't compare to the simple gray on the clothes of my friends, and seeing this gray is hope.