When Zuo Chuning waited for Ping Huaining, it was already noon on the third day of returning home, and it was also the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

He was feeling the gradually smoothing meridians in his body in the room, when he suddenly heard Zhang Jingrui shouting outside the hospital: "A-Ning, Brother Huaining is here." ”

Zuo Qiu Ning stopped his true warmth, exhaled softly, picked up his crutches, and inadvertently looked at the moon group on the desk again. It was sent by a maid sent by a woman surnamed Chai at noon, and he couldn't tell whether it was guilt or flattery, so he didn't move, and he ate a lot.

In the two days and nights after returning home, except for the aimless solo journey late at night, he never left this courtyard. He didn't know how to deal with the people in this mansion, but no one came to look for him, and he was happy.

Zuo Chuning walked to the gate of the courtyard and saw Ping Huaining from a distance.

He and the Zhang family sisters and brothers stood in the courtyard in front of the main hall, wearing the official uniform of the deterrent guard, without a knife, with military attache boots on their feet, and a dark robe on the outside. Zuo Qiu Ning approached, and when he looked closely, it was a brown python robe, he had heard him say that the status of the deterrent guard was not low, but he didn't expect it to be so high, he was secretly amazed, and forgot to salute.

Some people invited them to sit in the church, but he refused.

The Zhang family's sisters and brothers surrounded him and asked questions, unable to hide their cordiality, and Zuo Chuning had no room to interject at all. Especially Zhang Jingjin, with a clear and white face, a rare drunken flush, completely girlish, he seems to understand why she doesn't want to marry.

When I was young, I met someone who was too amazing, and I don't want to settle for the rest of my life, probably talking about Brother Jinjin and Huaining.

What the three of them talked about the most was not how high Ping Huaining's official position was now, or how strong his martial arts were, but that he had changed. Zuo Chuning didn't feel anything about this, let alone interjected. Most of his knowledge of Ping Huaining's past is in the mouths of fat men and Xiong Yitong, according to them, Ping Huaining in the past was brutal and violent, decisive in killing, and full of anger.

And now the person in front of him is gentle and elegant in his gestures, and he is obviously a good gentleman who is as humble as jade.

While the four of them were chatting, Zuoqiu Anyuan and Zuoqiu Yi probably heard the report from the subordinates and hurried from the inner mansion.

Zuoqiu Anyuan ignored Zuo Qiu Ning and the Zhang family sisters and brothers, squinted at Ping Huaining, and after a long time, bowed slightly and saluted: "Dare to ask, but is it the commander of Wu Weiping?"

Ping Huaining returned the salute and said lightly: "Yes, Zuoqiu Shilang doesn't have to salute, I'm here to find the second son." ”

Zuoqiu Anyuan smiled and said: "Chitose said that you are joking, you are wearing the holy royal python robe, if I don't salute, wouldn't it be a mess of the rules." ”

"That's okay, I'm going to take the second son to see Li Shoufu, and Zuoqiu Shilang will also ask for convenience. ”

"Dare to ask Chitose, does the Holy Lord really want to let Ning'er lead the Wuwei? Knowing that the son is not as good as the father, he will never have that ability, and please ask the Chitose to let the Holy Lord think about it more. ”

"Whether he has the ability or not, I don't know until I try it, so I don't need to say more. Ping Huaining said softly, as if he didn't want to talk to Zuoqiu Anyuan anymore, and said to the Zhang family sisters and brothers: "If you have time to catch up with the old days, I'll take A-Ning to see Li Zigan first." ”

After a short pause, the sister and brother couldn't express their feelings of longing at all, although they were reluctant, they still nodded and agreed, all of which were seen by Zuo Chuning.

"Okay, let's go quickly, it's difficult for Li Zigan to have free time. Ping Huaining stretched out his hand and put it under Zuo Chuning's armpit, shared some of the pressure for him, bypassed Zuo Qiuyi who was standing aside, and the two went straight out.

There was only one carriage outside the door, and no one else.

After Zuo Chuning was helped into the carriage, he was reluctant to sit in the carriage, but drove with Ping Huaining, who was obviously wearing a noble python robe but still acting as a groom.

Zuo Chuning looked at Ping Huaining, who was skillfully wielding a horsewhip, couldn't help laughing, and asked, "Why are you the only one, the fat man and Sister Yitong?"

"The fat man was drinking with his colleagues in the yamen, as for Yitong," Ping Huaining paused, a little helpless, and said with a bitter face: "I offended her two days ago, and I was angry, and I didn't want to follow."

"Hahaha, Brother Huaining, you are wearing such a precious python robe, why don't you bring an entourage and drive yourself?" Zuo Chuning was overjoyed and laughed.

"I'm used to being alone. ”

Ping Huaining wrapped his robe tightly, covering the official uniform inside, and said without embarrassment.

"Uh......" Zuo Chuning's mind tightened when he heard this, thinking of the first night of returning to Beijing, his smile faded, and he looked at the road at a glance.

Ping Huaining drove through the laneway, with few pedestrians, and he could hear the noise of hawking on the main road of Kyoto in the distance.

"I don't want to be the commander of the Deterrent Guard, I've been thinking about it for a long time in the past two days, and I can't do it well. After the two were silent for a long time, Zuo Chuning broke the silence and said something he had never had the courage to say: "I don't want to stay in this city, I don't want to live in that mansion, I want to escape from Kyoto, the farther away the better." ”

"Where do you want to go?"

"I want to find a deep mountain forest, whether it's sheep or cattle, just one head, and I'll lie on the back of the cow, and if the cow is lost, I will lose it. ”

"That's the life you like?"

"Yes. Zuo Chuning said with his head down.

"But I need you. Ping Huaining stared at his side face and said in a low voice: "There is no martial arts in this world, and the poor people who can only go with the flow also need you, we are indeed not perfect, but for those people, we are the most reliable, and the authority of the military guard must not fall into the hands of those who are radical and blind." ”

Zuo Chuning's expression was complicated, and after pondering for a long time, he said bitterly: "But I really don't want to live there anymore, every night, I can't sleep, in that home, there has never been a thing that can warm people's hearts, I really can't carry those things, I'm not afraid that others will say that I'm running away from cowardice, I just want to escape from that home!"

Ping Huaining sighed and asked, "What would you do if I took the Withered Moon Knife and slashed it on your finger and the blood didn't stop?"

"What do you mean?" Zuo Chuning asked without knowing why.

"Will you keep licking your wounds, or will you stop the bleeding with some golden medicine?"

"I still don't understand what you mean. Zuo Chuning scratched his cheek and said.

"If you keep licking a wound that doesn't stop bleeding, it won't scab over, and so will the wound on your soul. Forgetting the pain is not an escape, let alone cowardice, it is the right way to deal with it, and the mind will be destroyed if you go head-to-head with the pain and torture that you can't bear. ”

Zuo Chuning seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and at this time, he looked around the surrounding buildings and found that the carriage was gradually moving away from the main road in Kyoto, and asked puzzledly: "Why is Li Shoufu's mansion so far away from the palace?"

"When we meet, you can ask him yourself, if you really want to change places, you can live with us. ”

"Really?" Zuo Qiu Ning frowned.

"Well, when you come back, you can pack up your things and move away, see Li Zigan, don't say that you don't want to be an official, he is not like me, then the old man will take it seriously. ”

"Uh-huh. Zuo Chuning nodded repeatedly.