The night outside Chang'an City is completely different from that in Chang'an City, which is as bright as day, however, outside Chang'an City, outside the majestic city wall, it is as deep as ink, even if the door of the inn is pushed open, it will close quickly, and the dim light will flash like a star and then extinguish again.

There was a wisp of oil lamp, and the dim yellow luster seemed a little silent.

Gu Qingci wore a robe and sat in the room, Mrs. Gu brought him a cup of hot tea, with tears in her eyes, a little crying, and said: "Qingci, listen to my mother's words, we don't want to be officials, and we don't ask for anything to be famous in the world, go home with my mother, and our family can live in peace, okay?"

Gu Qingci held the hot tea, in the dim room, his face was very pale, it was a glance, it was a sick feeling, although the healing effect of Jiuyang Divine Skill was very strong, but it was also limited to internal injuries, and external injuries still needed a certain amount of time to recover after all, with a smile on his pale face, he said: "Mother, I originally promised you, but now I really can't help it, but don't worry, I won't have anything!"

Mrs. Gu said softly: "Qingci, my mother knows that you are capable of fighting, but the rivers and lakes are very big, really big, there are so many people in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the water in this river and lake is too deep, don't say anything about the seven riddles in the world, even the seven sects and eight factions dare not guarantee that nothing will happen, you let my mother, how can you rest assured?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Qingci's eyes, and he said with some doubts: "Hey, mother, I didn't pay much attention to it before, but now I realize how you know so much about the rivers and lakes?"

Gu Qingci really felt a little strange, from the calmness shown by his mother being sent by Ma Dongyang, and the state of getting along with Qin Keqing and Liu Yiqing and other people in the rivers and lakes, and then there were occasional words, he felt that his mother seemed to know a lot about the affairs of the rivers and lakes.

Gu Qingci suddenly smiled slightly, and teased: "Mother, you won't be the kind of legendary hermit master, right?"

Mrs. Gu glanced at Gu Qingci and said, "If my mother is a hermit master, she can still watch you being beaten by others and vomit blood, she would have rolled up her sleeves to help you beat people!"

The little stone who was lying on the table and smirking suddenly raised his head and said, "Hehe, big brother, do you want to beat someone?" Xiaoshi helps you fight, I have a lot of strength, last time the village chief's grandfather's cattle were won by me, hehe!"

Gu Qingci stretched out his hand and touched Xiaoshi's head, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and he was about to say something, when he heard Mrs. Gu say: "Qingci, when my mother was young, I also walked with your father in the rivers and lakes, and I know that the rivers and lakes are not so easy to walk, and your father was because of ...... back then."

Mrs. Gu's words suddenly stopped.

Gu Qingci frowned, and said: "Mother, what happened to my father back then, speaking of which, I have never asked you, what did my father do in the first place, you also said that he ran away from the rivers and lakes, but why have I never heard you mention it?"

Mrs. Gu shook her head and said, "It's not that my mother doesn't tell you, but there is really nothing to say, your father had a grudge with others at the beginning, and then made an appointment to fight, although he won, he was also seriously injured, and it didn't take long for him to go." ”

"Is that so?"

Gu Qingci shook his head secretly, thinking that he was really like the plots in those scenes, and he was a background with a special identity, with a very powerful enemy, and then waited for himself to take revenge when he was strong, this kind of plot was really rare.

"Mother," Gu Qingci took a deep breath and said, "Since you also understand, then I'll say it bluntly, this person is in the rivers and lakes, and he can't help himself, and many things are beyond my control." ”

"Today, I saw the emperor, all of this was arranged by him, but I had to bear it, starting from borrowing a sword in Changling County, and then later Ning Lao killed people for me, these heavy kindnesses, I can't abandon Ning Lao, now, the emperor will officially announce Ning Lao's death, the assassin is frustrated, cover up this matter, and at the same time, he also helped Yiqing successfully enter the Tao, these are all things I must pay back, and I have no other choice. ”

"But don't worry, I won't be so reckless in the future!"

Speaking of this, Gu Qingci couldn't help but remember what Emperor Xia said to him today:

"When your absolute strength is not enough to crush this world, then you have to follow the rules!"

............

The night was a little cold, an old man with a long sword knocked on Gu Qingci's door gently, the door opened, and the dim light soaked out, Gu Qingci was still wearing a robe, and saluted: "Elder Ning." ”

Ning Qing's body seemed to be even more rickety, holding the sword in both hands, and said slowly: "Master Gu, you still hold this sword." ”

Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "No, Elder Ning, I said when I borrowed the sword from Changling County, I will definitely return your sword, how can I take it back." ”

Ning Qing sighed and said: "Now I should have been a dead man, and besides, the court is also a dead man, Ning Qing has disappeared from the world since then, I hope that I can follow Lord Gu to be a slave with a sword in the future, I hope Lord Gu agrees." ”

Gu Qingci raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly said: "Ning Lao, no, we are friends and friends, how can the affection between us be so tainted!"

Ning Lao smiled faintly and said: "In this case, why does Master Gu insist on returning my sword, this sword is more suitable for you, you can take it, your original promise has been fulfilled, at that time, you said that you can't meet and laugh at each other, I don't know, can it be now?"

Gu Qingci was stunned for a moment, slowly took the sword, and smiled, and Ning Qing also smiled.

It seems that on that night a few months ago, a young man held a jade bone sword and smiled at an old man with a knife on his back.

This night, a young man holding the Mochou sword and an old man smiled slightly, resentment and gratitude, at that time in the spring of the sixteenth year of Tiance, the old man named Ning Qing decided to go to Shuzhong, he said, go to Gu Qingci's hometown to care for the elderly.

Suddenly, Gu Qingci discovered that Ning Qing didn't know when he had become a great cultivator of the Innate Second Realm!

............

That day, early in the morning, there was an old man carrying a carriage slowly towards Shuzhong, there was a woman in the carriage, opened the curtain, and a dark child was lying in her arms, showing a smile.

"Qingci, if you are tired, come back, my mother will cook for you!"

The morning mist was hazy, and a young man in white smiled slightly, saluted slightly, and said, "Mother!"

Watching the carriage slowly leave, the simple woman was getting farther and farther away, but she was still lying on the window, as if she wanted to take a few more looks, Gu Qingci's heart was slightly sour, and he let out a long sigh.

Liu Yiqing, who was drinking, was still drinking, but he would drink when his clothes were not there, standing next to Gu Qingci, handing the wine gourd to Gu Qingci, and said with a smile: "Big brother, do you want to take a sip?"

"Nope. Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "You can keep it for yourself!"

Liu Yiqing shrugged his shoulders, took a sip, and said, "Big brother, Xiao Shi's martial arts talent is really strong, you really don't consider letting him go to my Langya Sword Sect, I promise, my sect will definitely train him as a me." ”

"No," Gu Qingci waved his hand and said, "I have my own arrangements, I won't bury his talent, but I also let him grow up slowly and make his own arrangements, now, with Ning Lao by his side, I don't worry about what will go wrong, Ning Lao also knows how to develop Xiaoshi's talent!"