At dusk, Jingxiangying finally arrived at Xiaotucheng.

Xiaotucheng, although the name is vulgar, but the scale is not weaker than the city of Jingxiang Kingdom, and Xiaotucheng, as an important city in Qingning County, Fenzhou, Xilongdao, guards the throat of the northern mountain range of Fenzhou, and is a battleground for soldiers entering the Fenzhou Plain, and its strategic value is quite important.

Fortunately, the battlefield of the Three Dynasties War was too wide, and although the geographical location of Xiaotucheng was good, it was on the edge of the battlefield and was not affected much by the war.

However, now that the war is about to break out, the entire small earth city has long been under martial law, commerce has stopped, and there is a faint sense of panic in the city, and many residents have begun to prepare to relocate to avoid chaos.

Jingxiang students are in the lieutenant camp, mainly responsible for the defense of the west gate of Xiaotucheng.

After Wang Ruoli arrived, he took charge of the defense of the West Gate, integrated the Jingxiang student captain camp at hand with the defenders, and reappointed Hu Buxiu and Feng Xiaoxia as the captains of the defenders, and assisted himself in taking charge of the two captains' battalions.

While strengthening the discipline of the defenders, Wang Ruoli sent outposts to survey the terrain in the vicinity of Xiaotucheng.

After a few days, the city was peaceful, as if it had moved away from the flames of the battlefield.

Although the sentinels have been investigating for several days and giving feedback is normal, Wang Ruo is always a little relieved, and finally invited General Wei and decided to investigate it himself.

The twilight is red, and the sky is clear and the wind is clear.

Wang Ruoli went out of the city alone, along the west direction outside the city, and inspected all the way.

In front, there is a lotus pond, in the red twilight, the lotus leaves are swaying lightly, like a stack of discs, and like a fan, the lotus pond is dense, close together, connected into a pool.

Although it has passed the middle of summer, but the lotus flowers in the lotus pond are still blooming without discouragement, one by one, one by one, emerging from the lotus leaves, watching through the twilight, just like a slim girl, with the breeze blowing, in the lotus leaves set off a piece of blue waves, dancing, it is really beautiful.

On the bank of the lotus pond, there is a slender figure as beautiful as the lotus flower.

The slender figure quietly looked at the lotus leaves in the pond and the lotus flowers in the sky, and I didn't know if I was thinking about something, or what was I waiting for?

Seeing this scene, Wang Ruoli frowned slightly, sighed lightly, and leaped closer.

"Alone, leaving the city without permission, don't you know that such behavior not only violates military discipline, but also is easy to be in danger?" Wang Ruoli walked lightly and swept behind the slender figure.

When the slender figure heard this, his shoulders trembled, and when he turned around, he saw that it was Wang Ruoli, who seemed to be more nervous than surprised, and breathed a sigh of relief in his mouth.

It turned out that this slender figure was Xie Lingyun.

"It's you!" Xie Lingyun said softly, with a faint sadness on his face, "My heart is too chaotic, I want to find a quiet place to settle my mood and calm the waves." ”。

"The world is impermanent, why do you have to go back to the source, that is more true. Wang Ruoli said lightly.

"But there are some things that I can't untie and can't be reluctant; Xie Lingyun's eyes flashed with resentment.

"Stick to your heart!" Wang Ruoli pondered for a moment and said softly.

"You're right, only ask about your heart, and if your heart is towards the sun, you can see the sunshine. Xie Lingyun looked at Wang Ruoli carefully, his face seemed to be full of anticipation, "So, I came without hesitation." ”

Wang Ruoli looked back at Xie Lingyun quietly, and his words were silent, as if frozen.

"In the past three years, I can see that you seem to be gentle on the outside, but in fact you are cold, and your heart is even more indifferent. Seeing that Wang Ruoli seemed unmoved, Xie Lingyun's expression was a little sad.

"People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless. Wang Ruoli blinked his eyes and said slowly, "Perhaps, some fate was destined as early as more than ten years ago. ”

"Really?" Xie Lingyun's face showed a hint of joy.

Wang Ruoli thought and said: "I still remember, I was eight years old. One day, a distinguished guest came to visit, accompanied by a little girl. This little girl is amazing, although she is young, she is naughty and mischievous, and she is not inferior to a boy. When the little girl arrived at the back garden, she first teased all the maidservants, and then climbed the rockery, shouting that she wanted to fly a kite on the rockery.

After using the pear juice pastry, she ran to climb the big tree by the lake, but unfortunately, the little girl's climbing technique was really not good, and she only climbed a short section of the way, and then she fell from the tree, and fell into the lake with a pop......

"Don't say it. Xie Lingyun listened carefully, but when he heard the back, his face turned red, "Such a dirty thing, don't talk about it in the future......"

What is unexpected is that the little girl who used to be naughty and mischievous is now the down-and-out lady in front of her. Wang Ruoli smiled and continued.

"Thank you......" Xie Lingyun lowered his head slightly, biting his lip, and his voice was as thin as a mosquito.

"Don't forget, we still have a marriage contract. Wang Ruoli said confidently, "According to my Wang Ruoli, I'm afraid you don't have a chance to break the contract." ”

"Hmm......" Xie Lingyun's head lowered, his voice became thinner, and his face was full of sweet and shy.

On the edge of the lotus pond, a small boat that was originally tied to it had broken through the thin ripples at this time and rippled in the center of the lotus pond.

The night was getting darker, and the surroundings were slowly becoming a blur.

The two of them picked up the wooden oars and rowed the boat, only to see the faint moonlight reflected on the water surface and the dense lotus bushes.

"You seem to like lotus flowers?" asked Wang Ruoli softly.

"Hmm!" Xie Lingyun's eyes were fascinated, "The lotus flower, straight from the middle to the outside, not vines or branches, delicate but pure, with humility in the fragrance, and uprightness in the weakness, is a humble gentleman in the flower." ”

"Like its character?" Wang Ruoli couldn't help but ask casually, "Out of the mud without staining?"

"It's not all, there is wind and frost, there is rain and dew, so it can not be stained. Xie Lingyun stroked a blooming lotus flower and said softly, "I appreciate the tenacious spirit of the lotus flower even more, stubborn by nature, and unyielding." ”

"Indeed!" Wang Ruoli smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Tasting flowers is like tasting people, just like you, just like this lotus, not confined to the turbid world, what you see, what you pursue, just for the heart to yearn for." ”

"Actually, sometimes, I am also prone to sentimentality, easy to gain and lose. Xie Lingyun's face showed a hint of squeamishness, "My stubbornness is really just because of stubbornness, stubbornness to want to see hope, hope to get on the other side of the heart." ”

"What if there are no lights on the shore?" Wang Ruoli couldn't help but ask.

"Whether he is a grass dam or a ferry, he is the original harbor in his heart. Xie Lingyun closed his eyes, clasped his hands into fists, held his chin, and said expectantly, "Because of the heart, only wish is enough!"

"When the flowers bloom at their best, can you break a branch?"

"Don't talk, kiss me ......"

On a cool summer night, Qingqin's lips quietly approached and fit tightly together.

Is it the moonlight that does not sway, trembling in the night wind?

No, it's the sweet and moist taste.

The boat lost its control, swaying and swinging out a circle of lively and beating ripples, cutting open the lotus branches and vines, and turning into the depths of the lotus flowers.

This time, why did you wake up a shoal of gulls and herons?

Those who are intoxicated, intoxicated and do not know the way back.

Dead.

There are also a few frog chirps occasionally.

The two figures walking together walked along the flat avenue all the way to Xiaotucheng.

In the breeze, there seems to be a little more harmony and intimacy between Wang Ruoli and Xie Lingyun.

"Ling Yun, if you come to the battlefield of the Three Dynasties, won't the elders in the family object?" Wang Ruoli asked softly as if he was thoughtful.

"It's okay, I convinced them. Xie Lingyun's face turned red and said softly.

"How did you do that?" Wang Ruoli was shocked when he heard this, "As far as I know, the Xie family has always held a quiet attitude towards this marriage, and your grandfather Xie Anshi is stubborn and stubborn, I heard that it is difficult to be moved. ”

"Actually, it's very simple, I suddenly broke into the room, scolded them first, and then mentioned the marriage contract, and sure enough, my grandfather didn't squeak. Xie Lingyun said with a sly smile.

"You're too bold, aren't you!" Wang Ruoli was a little stunned, "A girl who hasn't left the pavilion yet, she dares to criticize her elders, how can she be born in the future!"

"Scared now?" Xie Lingyun turned his head and glared at Wang Ruoli.

"Afraid! must be afraid!" Wang Ruoli sneered on his face and raised his hand to surrender, "I'm so scared!"

"Huh......" Xie Lingyun inadvertently saw that the city in the distance was abnormal, and pointed to the road, "Ruoli, look, in the direction of Xiaotu City, is there an enemy army attacking the city?"