In the quiet night, a bright moon hangs in the deep indigo sky, and a wave of still water reflects the Tianmu Mountain hidden in the clouds and mist, which is the hermitage of the Nalan family. The spring breeze has just arrived, so that a lot of dead branches have sprouts, although spring has arrived, but in the mountains and forests, there is still a cold air of winter. Surrounded by mountains and rivers here, the feng shui is good, it is the ancestors of the Nalan family who found this place, and built a new civil engineering here, which was just some houses in the early days, and gradually evolved into a mountain villa with the passage of time.

Nangong Yilin was taking care of her two daughters, and after they fell asleep, she came to the courtyard alone, she looked at the moon, as if she was waiting for someone. Nangong Yilin is the only daughter of Nangong Xiao, who married into the Nalan family due to her father's relationship in the early years and has a son and two daughters.

The magnolia flowers in the courtyard had already bloomed, and Nangong Yi'er was not only a little distracted, but suddenly the footsteps around him alarmed him. Nangong Yi'er hurriedly turned around, only to see Nalan Xuyi standing in the corridor in the garden, he was barefoot, trying not to let Nangong Yilin find him. Xu Yi is the eldest son of Nalan Rongque, who is six years old this year, although he is young, he is the most obedient and sensible child among the juniors.

"Mother, I can't sleep. Xu Yi saw that his mother had discovered him, so he said what he thought: "I want to go to my father." ”

"Your father is out on errands, and he's been back in the next few days. Nangong Yilin walked over to him and gently took Xu Yi's little hand: "Ah Yi, you can't sleep, but are you worried?"

Xu Yi thought for a while and said, "I don't know, I'm restless." I had just read a lot of books in the room, and I didn't feel sleepy. ”

Nangong Yilin listened to his words, and just wanted to say something, when he saw a little maid running in front of him, panting and saying to him: "Patriarch...... The patriarch is back...... And King Liang is also here......"

When Xu Yi heard that his father was back, he didn't feel relieved, but instead felt a little flustered, and hurriedly pulled his mother to the hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw the figure of Nalan Rongque, his white clothes had already been stained with dust, only the black and white hair that was braided together was still neat, and he didn't know what he was carrying behind him, wrapped in white cloth, and his silhouette was like a sword. With an indescribable expression on his face, he was looking at the little boy wrapped in his sleeves in his arms.

The little boy was already asleep, he looked like he was only four or five years old, he still had a bandage on his head, and his face was childish, and he didn't know what he had just experienced.

Liang Wang Xie Yu sat down as soon as he entered the hall, and he was accompanied by an entourage, which was the high father-in-law who served him. The python-patterned cloak outlined by the dark gold thread on his body had been burned in half. Xie Yu sat down for a long time before he realized that something was wrong, so he dragged off the cloak and handed it to the grandfather Gao on the side.

King Liang's original name was Xie Yicheng, and when he was still a prince, he fell into the rivers and lakes, and in order to escape for his life, he took the pseudonym Xie Yu, and over time he got used to it and did not change it back. On the outside, he seems to be the young master of an ordinary scholarly family, while Grandpa Gao is slightly younger than him, and he is called Xiao Gao on weekdays.

The elders of the Nalan family have a lot of opinions about the royal people, because they have been persecuted by the royal family in the family history, and it is said that the Nalan family has the magic of immortality, and the people in power are quite interested in it. In order to survive, the people of the Nalan family hid in the mountains and forests to survive. And in the years of the change of dynasty, this attitude has been maintained. Every time King Liang visited Nalan's house, the elders had their opinions, but they were still guests, and they had to be entertained.

Xu Yi saw that Xie Yu was also coming, so he hurriedly took the tea from the little maid, brought it to Xie Yu, and said in a milky voice: "Uncle, please use tea." ”

Xie Yu smiled at Xu Yi and touched his hair: "They are all the same age, so they are so polite and sensible." It's worrying that my kid can't speak. Rong Que, why don't you go to the capital with me? ”

Nalan Rongque saw Nangong Yilin enter the door, so he handed the boy in his arms to Nangong Yilin: "We went late, and we only rescued this child." He wanted to say something, but he bit his lip and swallowed it back.

Xie Yu sighed when he saw that Nalan Rongque ignored him, and then Nalan Rongque's words continued: "The entire Ye Mansion was engulfed in fire. The boy was fortunate to be buried under the house, and the remnants of the beam did not weigh on him, but supported some gaps to protect him. We found him for a simple wound treatment. ”

Nangong Yilin checked the boy's injury, and only felt that his pulse was beating with a hint of momentum, except for the body temperature, which was a little hot and this symptom, but there was no diagnosis for a while. Nangong Yilin felt a little uneasy, she was born in a medical family, and she had a lot of experience in her incurable diseases, but she didn't know how to do it.

Nalan Rongque saw the doubt in Yilin's eyes, and said to her: "I'm afraid I'm going to trouble my father-in-law, you can go with me." ”

"What about the others? Xiaotian and Yin......"

"Twenty-one members of the Ye family, including the servants and the guys in the iron shop, all died in Huangquan. Nalan Rongque said, his voice changed from his usual cold appearance, and he trembled a little. He interrupted Yilin's words, he didn't know what to do, and removed what he was carrying from his body and put it heavily on the table. His hand lifted the white cloth, revealing what was inside. It was a knife with a trail of blood on it.

"Laughing at him...... was burned beyond recognition, and Yinxue was also a corpse. I checked their bodies, but I didn't find Ruying. ”

When Xu Yi heard this name, he understood why he couldn't sleep, he raised his left hand and secretly looked at the silver ring on his wrist, which was carved with shallow flowers and plants, and in the middle was a camellia pattern, and in the middle of the flower was engraved the three words "Ye Ruying". This bracelet is a unique item of the Nalan family, called "wedding bracelet". It is like a ring, but the middle lettering place is the style of the bracelet. Every child in the Nalan family will customize one such bracelet since birth. Engrave their name on it, and when the child grows up, he will give this bracelet to his beloved, and the person who receives the bracelet has the intention to confess to the head of the Nalan family, so he customizes a bracelet of the other party, and when the bracelet is paired, it means that the marriage contract has been decided. There is a mechanism on the bracelet buckle, except for the destruction of external forces, once it is worn, it cannot be taken off. And Nalan Rongque has a good relationship with Ye Xiaotian, the owner of the Ye family, and has already decided on the marriage of the eldest son and eldest daughter, which is why there is this wedding bracelet in Xu Yi's hand, and Ye Ruying also has a silver bracelet engraved with Xu Yi's name in his hand.

Nalan Rongque glanced at his son Xu Yi and said softly: "It seems that it is missing, and I am afraid that this Xu Yi's marriage contract will be difficult to fulfill." ”

Although Xu Yi is young, although he doesn't have much concept of marriage, he knows very well about life and death, and when he heard his father say this, he was quite shocked. He walked to his mother Nangong Yilin, looked at the little boy, and suddenly Ye Ruying's smile came into view, Xu Yi hurriedly calmed down, this boy is Ye Rucheng, the second son of Ye Xiaotian of the Ye family, and he is seven points similar to the eldest daughter Ye Ruying.

"It takes three days to get from here to the capital, can this kid hold on?" Nangong Yilin asked him.

"Don't worry, I'm ready for the carriage outside the door, save this child first, I'll send more people to find his sister's affairs." Xie Yu replied to her.

"Let the uncle take care of it first, and you can come with me. Nalan Rongque asked Yilin again, and Yilin nodded after listening to him.

"Daddy, I want to go too. Xu Yi grabbed the corner of Nalan Rongque's clothes, his eyes were full of pleading, and his heart softened, so he agreed.

Xie Yu looked at Nalan Rongque, there was a strange look in his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh. He got up and was the first to go out, and Grandpa Gao followed behind him. Yilin explained some things to the maidservants around her and got into the car together.

Xie Yu sat outside the carriage, and he gently closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage railing. Recalling what happened today, the Ye family was suddenly wiped out, and he felt a little weird. Xie Yu left the capital and came to Wu with office work, and finally arrived in the land of Jiangnan, of course, he had to meet these two brothers. Since the Nalan family didn't want to see him, he had to go to the Ye family first, and in the afternoon, he also repaired the tornado remnant cloud knife in the Ye family's iron shop, chatting with Ye Xiaotian, and originally wanted to stay overnight at the Ye family, but remembering that he was on official business dispelled this idea. This time Xie Yu came here for the emperor to check the flood problem, he had stopped for several days before coming to Ye's house, he had some ideas, and in the evening he was discussing this matter with the local officials and adults, and the tornado remnant cloud knife on his waist suddenly "clicked" and rushed out of the scabbard. Xie Yu didn't care at first, just closed it. Then when he was deliberating, the knife was always a little strange, Xie Yu had no choice but to hold on to the handle of the knife with one hand, and controlled it with internal strength, which made the knife quiet. It wasn't until the end of the discussion that Xie Yu thought of this strange knife, he took the knife and took a closer look, and suddenly the tornado remnant cloud knife vibrate, the blade rushed out of the scabbard, Xie Yu turned around and dodged, the knife flew out of the house, and was inserted into the red pillar under the corridor of the courtyard in response.

Xie Yu felt strange and hurriedly went to the courtyard to get a knife. When he stepped into the courtyard, there was a fire in the distance. Xie Yu took off the knife and jumped up to the house, still in the distance, and the direction pointed by the head of the knife was the direction of the Ye family's mansion. Sweat broke out on his forehead, and the knife in his hand unexpectedly gave birth to bursts of knife strength, causing his hands to tremble. This tornado remnant cloud knife is a knife recast by Ye Xiaotian with the dragon yin knife, although it is not the first author, but it is also the author, and the knife has such induction, which shows that it ...... Xie Yu had a bad omen in his heart, and immediately called Gonggong Gao to ask him to go to Tianmu Mountain immediately to invite Nalan Rongque, and Xie Yu took some of his men to Ye Mansion.

By the time he arrived at Yefu, it was already too late, with corpses all over the place and rivers of blood. Several black-clothed people discovered Xie Yu's intervention, their purpose was to "Wind Whirling Blue Flower" for the Ye family's magic knife, but they had already succeeded, they were not in love with war, and wanted to leave and retreat. But how could Xie Yu let them go, his men immediately surrounded them, and a fierce battle was about to break out.

Nalan Rongque saw Xie Yu sitting outside the carriage and followed, he saw Xie Yu close his eyes, so he sat beside him. It took a long time to say, "He's not dead." ”

Nalan Rongque's voice interrupted Xie Yu's memories.

"Didn't you see the corpse? Xie Yu opened his eyes and looked at him.

"The charred corpse is a cover-up. I'm just a feeling. Nalan Rongque said quietly, he didn't look at Xie Yu.

"I hope you're right. Where would he go if he was still alive?" Xie Yu sighed: "I should stay overnight at the Ye family today, this will not happen with me." ”

Nalan Rongque felt a trace of his chagrin, and actually comforted him: "What should happen will definitely happen, and it will not change because of your changes." The Ye family may be able to escape because of you, but it is just one more night. ”

"Those men in black are not because I ......"

"They're here for the Wind Whirlwind Blue and White Knife, don't speculate. ”

Xie Yu smiled helplessly: "I originally thought that I was the first one among us to return to heaven, and fate caught people." I'm used to this kind of change, but my emotions are still uneasy. ”

Nalan Rongque listened to his words, his heart was extremely uncomfortable, and he couldn't help frowning slightly, but he calmed down in the next second, he didn't express his emotions on his face on weekdays. He bowed his head slightly, and then said, "There is only this son left in their family, and they don't know where to go." ”

Nalan Rongque said, then stretched out his hands and gently closed his eyes, and his thumb gently pinched his index finger. When Xie Yu saw his action, he immediately grabbed his wrist, and said with some anxiety: "Don't count it, if you calculate it, this life will cost you your longevity." I'm looking for my little niece, don't worry, I'll find it. ”

Nalan Rongque was stunned for a moment, his heartbeat intensified, and the leap was like in his ears, the moment Xie Yu grabbed him, a coffin with extraordinary workmanship appeared in front of his eyes, and Xie Yu's saber "Tornado Remnant Cloud" was inserted in front of the coffin. This picture flashed by, which made Nalan Rongque a little surprised.

"Rong Que, what's wrong with you?" Xie Yu saw that he was stunned and called him a few words.

"I'm fine, aren't you afraid that those old ghosts in the palace will spread rumors about your cultivation of Jianghu forces?" Nalan Rongque took a breath, regained his composure, and actually joked with Xie Yu.

Xie Yu was relieved when he saw that he was fine, and said helplessly: "Heh, it's okay." It's not as difficult as I ......" Suddenly, he paused for a moment, and his originally gloomy eyes became even more dull: "Probably because my son is a waste, and there is no threat to them." Those old ghosts will not be afraid until I die. Ironically, I was able to gain a little freedom because of my son's incompetence, and the palace didn't stare at me so tightly, but I couldn't protect him for long. ”

Xie Yu sighed and grabbed his hair tangled. Nalan Rongque looked at his anxious appearance and said to him: "When this child's condition is stable, I will go to your mansion to have a look." ”

When Xie Yu heard that he agreed, he was overjoyed: "You finally agreed?"

"yes. Nalan Rongque said and smiled lightly for a while. He has a flute and a long shaw around his waist, which is the symbol of the Nalan family. And this Chang Xiao was a gift from the old man, Nalan Rongque took out this Chang Xiao and looked at it carefully in his hand.

"Xiaotian recast the tornado remnant cloud for you, afraid that I would be unhappy in my heart, so I deliberately cut off the bamboo he planted and made this Changxiao for me. Tell me he doesn't just make weapons, but other things. He said that the flute is not as good as my family, but Xiao of silk and bamboo is still good at it. Nalan Rongque said, the past came to his heart, he gently leaned Chang Xiao under his lips, and then raised a Xiao sound.

The last time I rode in a carriage, the three of them went on a song trip together. They were discussing the meaning of each other's names, and the topic was raised by Xie Yu, and everyone was interested. Xie Yu made a joke first, and he said cynically: "I'll come first, the language in my name, because I'm a talker, so it's called this." Okay, next, who of you comes. ”

"Nonsense, you don't call that name at all. Ye Xiaotian didn't buy his words.

"Oops, okay, okay. My original name is Xie Yicheng, which is also a generational character, and Cheng means to bear. I'm a courtier...... The prince, the order of the prince. Right, you get it? Next, next. Xie Yu finally fooled him.

Nalan Rongque looked at the indecent Xie Yu and smiled slightly: "My name is the meaning of Heavenly Gongque. ”

"I can guess that you are a 'fairy family', and your name is like a fairy. What about Xiaotian?" Xie Yu asked.

Ye Xiaotian replied to him very bluntly: "It's meaningless." ”

"You...... You didn't sell my account just now, what do you mean now?" Xie Yu became even more curious when he saw that this person did not cooperate with him.

"It really doesn't make sense, I didn't lie to you. Ye Xiaotian said with a smile.

Nalan Rongque saw that Xie Yu couldn't get off the stage, thought for a while and said: "Dare to ask how much life is, and ask the sky with a long smile." ”

Xie Yu heard Nalan Rongque read this sentence, and he actually took it: "After tossing and turning back to the wandering land, I suddenly cried twice in my heart." ”

Ye Xiaotian was controlling the carriage, and he whispered to the two people behind him: "Cover your hands and forget to say a word, and sing three sentences lightly." ”

"And the last sentence, which one of you will write it?" Xie Yu said.

"No need, this last sentence, I'll add it when I return to heaven. I like the meaning of my name now. Ye Xiaotian laughed heartily.

The past is like smoke dissipating, Xie Yu and Nalan Rongque are neither willing to complete this endless poem, they dare not touch the sadness in their hearts.

The Changxiao in Nalan Rongque's hand, the name said: "Long Smile Asks the Sky", is also from the poem he said. He barely left his body, as if he were an old friend.