The carriage traveled for two days, until the early morning of the third day, and the evergreen scenery of the four seasons in the south of the Yangtze River finally appeared in front of Xu Changfeng. The boy leaned out of the car window and felt the sunshine completely different from Chang'an, like a spring breeze, which filled people's bodies with warmth, and his heart was deeply touched.

Ten years ago, because he wanted to escape the arrest of the imperial court, Wei Qijian had to take him to Jiangnan for safety. In order not to let the Yangzhou prison government have the slightest suspicion, he dressed up as a beggar and infiltrated Yangzhou City, and then followed Mr. Qin back to Chang'an. Jiangnan has a different meaning for him. This is a different kind of childhood, he and Zhan Liuli met in Yangzhou City.

Looking at the green mountains, green water, birds and flowers along the way, he couldn't help but think of the days when he and Wei Qijian spent the night in the wilderness. At that time, Xu Changfeng was still young and his foot strength was limited, so Wei Qijian basically carried him on his back. When they were thirsty, they searched for water from mountain springs and streams, and when they were hungry, they had to catch a few hares for a long time to satisfy their hunger. That period of exile, Xu Changfeng is still unforgettable. Chang'an to Yangzhou more than 2,000 miles, the two of them took nearly a month to get to Yangzhou, at that time Xu Changfeng's appearance, even without makeup, looked like a beggar. Even so, Wei Qijian still helped him find a broken bowl and a patched clothes to wear, which fooled the review of the Yangzhou Prison Mansion.

Then Wei Qijian went to Nanjun, and it was nearly ten years since he went, and many people thought that he was worried about the anger of the imperial court, so he hid in Nanjun and never dared to come out, in fact, it was because he wanted to protect a person in Nanjun and protect a little girl.

In addition to Wei Qijian and Luoyue, who accompanied Xu Changfeng through that safe and sound childhood, there was also a girl who was treated as her own sister. After the accident in Lingkong Jianzhuang, the girl was secretly sent to Nanjun, and Xu Changfeng needed Wei Qijian to escort him all the way to Yangzhou because of his special identity. If it weren't for Wei Qijian in Nanjun, the girl might have died there a long time ago.

Although Nanjun is at ease, it is also a place of lawlessness. There, there is no blood to kill, and there is a daily worry about whether or not you will be killed. Except for a strong man like Wei Qijian who can sit back and relax, living in Nanjun is even more painful than eating in prison.

"People in the world always say that Jiangnan is good, but in fact, the scenery of Jiangnan is the same if you see too much. It is not as steep as the peaks of Chang'an, towering into the sky, and the momentum is majestic and looks so atmospheric. Su Yongqiu, who was sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but sigh. Maybe it's because he stays lonely in the bamboo hut alone on weekdays, but in the past two days, he often talks to Xu Changfeng about a lot of things he walked in the rivers and lakes when he was young.

"Has Uncle Su ever been in Jiangnan?" Xu Changfeng couldn't help but look at Su Yongqiu when he heard this. For his words, Xu Changfeng also empathized with him, and only people in Chang'an who had stayed in Jiangnan for more than half a year would have this feeling.

"That's nature. Su Yongqiu smiled and nodded, "Speaking of which, I haven't told you about this in the past two days, have I? I used to stay in Jiangnan, and it is difficult for me to have the opportunity to come after entering the Qingzhu Sword Academy as a teacher." Until I became the dean, I basically didn't go out of Chang'an much. ”

Xu Changfeng listened quietly to the old man, he knew that his time was short, and he didn't want all those deeds to be pressed in his heart and finally covered under this loess together with the coffin. Therefore, whenever he talks about the past, he is very passionate, as if it happened yesterday.

"Do you remember the teahouse we passed by two days ago?" Su Yongqiu looked at Xu Changfeng and said.

Xu Changfeng nodded.

"She and I met in that teahouse. If I'm not mistaken, the autumn fan at that time should have been five or six years younger than you. Su Yongqiu said in a low voice.

Xu Changfeng thought for a while, and then asked, "She, is she a woman?"

"Yes. Su Yongqiu nodded and said, "I had a drink in the teahouse that day, and when she checked out, she found that the money bag had been taken away. I helped her settle the account together, and the two of us met. At that time, not long after I left the school, I only carried a sword on my body, and I wanted to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see what the spring water mentioned in the poetry book is blue in the sky, and I painted a boat and listened to the rain. Who thinks that she is also from Jiangnan, and she came to Chang'an alone to visit relatives, and I saw that she was pitiful, so I went down to Jiangnan together. ”

When Xu Changfeng heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I can't see it, Uncle Su must have been a high-spirited young man back then." ”

"It's all in the past, what's the use of talking about this......" Su Yongqiu shook his head and smiled when he heard this.

"And what happened later?" Xu Changfeng then asked.

"Later, ......," Su Yongqiu said this, he couldn't help but pause for a while, and his tone was a little low, "Later, she got married." ”

Xu Changfeng asked in surprise, "This is the end?"

"If it weren't for that, you might still have an uncle and aunt by now. Su Yongqiu shook his head helplessly.

Xu Changfeng thought for a while, and then asked, "Why did she get married?"

Su Yongqiu whispered: "I will go back to Chang'an to participate in the imperial examination, and I promise her that she will definitely come to marry her within three years." As a result, she waited for me for three years, three years later, and then three years, and then nine years, before I returned to Jiangnan again, and when I found her, she was already married. ”

"Why did you break your promise?" Xu Changfeng asked, believing that Su Yongqiu was not this kind of villain.

"In Chang'an, how can there be a reason to just leave?" Su Yongqiu shook his head and sighed, "At that time, I was young and vigorous, and I made many enemies in Jiangnan. If I dare to step half a step into Jiangnan under the fifth order, you will not want to see me now. I thought that I would be able to get a good ranking in the Star Society, and wait for me to join the five major sects, so that my enemies would be taboo about my identity and dare not seek revenge easily. It's a pity that it didn't go as I wanted, and I didn't get into the five major sects in the end, but instead entered the Qingzhu Sword Academy. In fact, what you said is right, today's Qingzhu Sword Academy is no longer half as beautiful as it was back then. ”

At this time, the Qingzhu Sword Academy had already declined, and it was impossible to cultivate excellent cultivators like Shen Binglin and Situ Yu as they did back then. The reason for all this is because of the prince Li Nie, but no one dares to speak in vain. If the Qingzhu Sword Academy, where Su Yongqiu is located, can be regarded as a first-class force in the rivers and lakes, then now it can only be a second-rate, and it is still a status that is neither up nor down.

"It's a really sad story. Xu Changfeng said helplessly.

"It's not sad anymore. Su Yongqiu smiled, "At least she is very happy in Jiangnan." At that time, I had just entered the Fifth Order of Cultivation, and the imperial court sent me to Jiangnan on a mission. Who wants to just step into Jiangnan, I was targeted by my enemy, and then I met a bandit, and I was embarrassed, but fortunately I met Liang Yi's father, and I was entangled and returned to Chang'an. At that time, Jiangnan was very chaotic, even if it was an official of your court, he still didn't care about it. If she follows me, I'm afraid I can only shrink in Chang'an City for the rest of my life, and if I unfortunately die one day, she will have to be a widow for me. As the saying goes, the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is matched by a beautiful woman, and it would be a pity if she went to Chang'an. ”

"You just saw it?" Xu Changfeng asked puzzled.

"What if you can't see it?" Su Yongqiu said with a wry smile, "Everyone in the world likes to live forever, but sometimes living a long time is also a burden. watched your relatives and friends die one by one, leaving you alone to survive. If she follows me, I'll have to see her die in front of me, and I have decades to live with her, do you think it's a pain?"

Su Yongqiu paused for a long time, and then sighed in a low voice: "Jiangnan is good, but it's a pity that a beautiful woman is missing." Since then, I have never left Chang'an, until now. ”

Xu Changfeng fell silent and stopped talking.

He remembered the half a year he spent in Yangzhou City when he was a child, and remembered the girl, who is now high on top, but he is still crawling at the bottom. People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves, that's what they say.

He seemed to understand why Su Yongqiu didn't go back to Jiangnan to find that beautiful woman, and the two of them took two completely unrelated paths. Just like him and Zhan Liuli, a bright pearl destined to be the Canglan Sword Sect, and he himself may die in Chang'an at any time. Even if Zhan Liuli still remembers that promise, the relationship between the two of them will not be closer because of this.

At this moment, Xu Changfeng was suddenly relieved, he used to feel a little guilty about Wei Xueying because of Zhan Liuli's promise, and now this guilt has also disappeared. Who can easily see through such a thing as feelings?

There is a beautiful woman in Jiangnan, who has been waiting for three years and three years.

There are teenagers in Chang'an, and the rivers and lakes are far from meeting.