"Brother Shen Fei, do you think of Sister Gongyue!" Nalan Ruoxue fell into Shen Fei's arms, also staring at the stars in the sky, but softly said a word that shocked Shen Fei to the extreme, I have to say that a woman's intuition is really too accurate.

Shen Fei's eyes changed, he quickly sorted out his thoughts, and his two arms tightened more forcefully, "Silly girl, what nonsense, I will always have you alone in my heart." "After staying with Ruoxue for a long time, he has already learned sweet words and learned the means of coaxing women.

Ruoxue said: "Brother Shen Fei, maybe you don't know it yourself, whenever you think of Sister Gong Yue, your eyes will become very special, and only I can see this specialness." ”

"Silly girls know all day long. ”

"Brother Shen Fei, people know that they will never be able to shake Sister Gong Yue's status in your heart, but please promise someone one thing. ”

After Ruoxue finished speaking, Shen Fei vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he didn't want to think deeply, so he sank and said, "Let's hear it." ”

But he never expected that his answer would make Ruoxue's eyes dim quickly. was really guessed correctly by Shen Fei, in fact, she was also testing herself, turning around to see if the conjecture in her heart was correct, if Shen Fei didn't let go, it would make her a little happier, but now, Shen Fei let go, which undoubtedly indirectly confirmed the correctness of the conjecture in her heart, so Ruoxue's heart suddenly cooled. Obviously, he had already told himself in his heart a thousand times, even if Shen Fei would never forget Gong Yue, as long as he was by his side, as long as he was good to himself, it was enough, but when the cruel reality came, he still couldn't be calm, and he was still heartbroken.

Ruoxue cried, no amount of wind and rain made her cry, but because of Shen Fei's words, she cried, crying, aggrieved like a child.

As smart as Shen Fei, he immediately understood why the other party was crying, and scolded himself for being confused in his heart, this is the so-called care is chaotic, when he recalled Leng Gongyue, his heart was naturally chaotic, and he panicked. At this moment, if he knew the rapidly warming relationship between Leng Gongyue and his best brother Shao Baiyu in his life, Shen Fei's heart was afraid that it would not only be a messy word to describe, but also like Nalan Ruoxue is now, "pain"|Get up.

"If necessary, why are you still crying at night, is it my brother that I did something wrong and made you feel wronged?" Shen Fei asked knowingly, feeling the other party's soft body trembling in his arms, knowing that he must have hurt Ruoxue's sincerity.

"No, nothing. Ruoxue shook her head vigorously, wiping away her tears hard, and said, "Brother Shen Fei, do you know that people really love you and are willing to sacrifice everything, including their lives, for you. In any case, please always remember that in this world, there will never be anyone who loves you more than me, Nalan Ruoxue. ”

"Ruoxue, of course I know, of course I know. Shen Fei was at a loss, not knowing how to respond to her.

"So, please be sure to promise someone one thing, no matter what year or month, no matter the ends of the earth, never leave someone's house, let people be with them forever, okay? ”

"Ruoxue, why are you suffering!"

"Because I love you, because I love you!" When it came to emotion, Ruoxue suddenly raised her head, accurately found Shen Fei's thick lips, kissed it, and kissed it without hesitation, just like she did in countless nights.

Even if she can't possess all of Shen Fei's sincerity, Ruoxue will accompany her without regrets, making her companionship a habit that is integrated into the bone marrow, so that Shen Fei will feel uncomfortable when she leaves herself, Ruoxue thinks so, her thoughts are simple and naïve, and it is this naivety that makes Shen Fei desperately guard her and protect her.

For Ruoxue's true feelings, Shen Fei is moved, in addition to being moved, he also has a deep love, Shen Fei knows that he likes Ruoxue, likes her innocence, likes her weakness, and likes her need to be protected. Because I like it, I don't want the other party to be hurt no matter what, but I can't do it, I can't erase the shadow that exists in the depths of memory, even if it's just an occasional thought, it will make the other party feel painful.

Shen Fei didn't know how he should comfort Ruoxue, he followed his instincts, followed the instincts of men, hugged Ruoxue tightly into his arms, hugged him tightly, and never let go.

"During this time, all kinds of things are complicated, so I don't like you too much. ”

......

By the thirty-first year of the emperor's reign, Shen Fei's life had entered the nineteenth year, and he was about to enter the twentieth year, which can be regarded as entering the stage of the strongest youth. In just 20 years, it has gone through four different stages.

The first stage, of course, is the stage of pampering, this stage, as the prince of the Rakshasa clan, has inexhaustible wealth, has all the favor of his parents, all the praise of his courtiers; The third stage, the stage of striving for self-improvement, the appearance of Shao Baiyu opened a new door for Shen Fei, Shen Fei and Shao Baiyu supported each other and climbed Shu Mountain, not to mention that they had to face all kinds of pressure after going up the mountain, and even had to challenge the many young heroes of Shu Mountain, who could support each other because of each other's warmth; the fourth stage, the stage of small success, going down the mountain to preach; this stage continued, after Shen Fei went down the mountain, he only walked through Ruyang, Jinling, Nantong, these three cities are only, but they gave him the most different feeling in life, let him come into contact with all kinds of characters of the three religions and nine streams, met Chu Xie with qualifications comparable to him and Shao Baiyu, and had an inseparable love with Nalan Ruoxue. In just one year after going down the mountain, Shen Fei can be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes again, there have been too many differences in life, especially the entanglement with Nalan Ruoxue, he cherishes it very much, and works hard to protect this relationship line.

Life has ups and downs, just like the ebb and flow of the tide, and no one knows whether the next moment, what will befall the head is good or bad. All you can do is seize the time to become stronger, care about your family, and leave no regrets.

Shen Fei is like an old monk who has an epiphany, and has his own unique cognition of the feelings, things, and things in the world.

In this process, his "Tao" was slowly formed.

......

Deep in the mountains and old forests, a frightened elk ran fast, dodging left and right, full of dangers, repeatedly encountered danger and escaped at the last moment, but finally when it was about to get rid of the hunter's pursuit, his feet were empty, fell into the trap arranged in advance, and was pierced by a single thorn. The old hunter came up unhurriedly and bled and skinned it, with ease.

- This story shows that the hunter who is truly clever always lures his prey into a trap by himself.

After leaving the boundaries of Nantong City, the journey to the imperial capital became smoother, and the army marched north along the trade route without any hindrance.

Lan'er and Ting'er occasionally reported to Shen Fei about the situation of Linghu Xuanzhou and Miss Qianqian, and according to what they said, the two of them kept to themselves and did not have the slightest abnormal behavior. Shen Fei knew that there must be a torrent hidden under this calm, but it was unknown when the torrent would break out.

As the days passed, almost half of the way to the imperial capital had been walked, and in front of it was Shangqiu, the largest transit city sandwiched between the north and the south. After Shangqiu and further north, you will enter the rolling mountain road, and the Xiongcheng Chang'an is located in the depths of the mountains, the terrain is dangerous, and it is a natural defensive fortress.

Shangqiu was close at hand, and the soldiers' hanging hearts were finally put down. As the third largest city in the empire, second only to the imperial capital Chang'an and the flowery Jinling, it is also an indispensable transit point for north-south trade, Shangqiu's geographical location is extremely special, and the silk, tea, coarse salt and other materials transported from the south to the north, as well as the rice, flour, grain and oil, mink and linen cloth, and wooden furniture transported from the north to the south must be gathered here and transferred to various places.

The prosperity of Shangqiu is different from that of Jinling, the flow of people entering and leaving the city every day is huge, and the permanent population is less than them.

It is still more than ten miles away from Shangqiu, and from a distance, you can already see a majestic city entrenched, its wall is as high as 25 meters, and the height is the second highest in the empire. There are countless urn cities and towers in the city, and the caravans are lined up in long queues, which is very lively.

"If Jinling City is the largest gold cave in the empire, then Shangqiu is a veritable money-making machine in the empire, which is a city controlled by the military and directly under the control of his father. Coming to the territory controlled by the army, Tuoba Lie's confidence has changed a lot, and he proudly introduces the situation of Shangqiu to Shen Fei.

The latter looked at the past from afar and found that the official road and the business road converged in Shangqiu at the same time, and immediately understood the meaning of its existence. Just as the small post station outside Nantong City was under the control of Wang Lin, Shangqiu is a city-sized post station set up by His Majesty the Yellow Emperor on the north-south artery, and caravans have to pay tolls here.

To Shen Fei's surprise, there must be no temples in cities with military defenses, and there is no trace of monks, as is the case in Nantong, which is hundreds of miles away, and the same is true for the huge Shangqiu, does this show that the man who claims to be the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty through the ages, Tuoba Gui, is actually only superficially respecting Buddhism and secretly crowding out the truth, otherwise why would there be no temples in the places controlled by the army directly obeying his orders, and he is worried about the penetration of faith.

First to Nantong, and then to Shangqiu, Shen Fei felt that the relationship between the Yellow Emperor and Buddhism was not actually as described in the rumors, and there were some places, such as important towns controlled by the army, His Majesty the Yellow Emperor did not allow any forces to get involved, and they were completely under his control.

"Since it's not a monolith, then there is an opportunity, maybe the old emperor is waiting for me to appear. Shen Fei's heart blossomed, and he felt that he had found a treasure.

"If this king is not mistaken, the general in charge of guarding Shangqiu City is a relative of the Tuoba clan, the younger brother of the father, and the uncle of the king, Tuoba Jun, we should be able to repair well here for two days. "I was scared along the way, and finally came to the town controlled by the royal family, and Tuoba Lie's psychology was not to mention how happy, and he felt like he was raising his eyebrows.

"Tuoba Jun, isn't Your Majesty the only relative of Tuoba Phoenix today?" Shen Fei was puzzled, when Tuoba Lie told An Linglong's life story before, he had heard him say that An Linglong's mother Tuoba Phoenix was the only surviving relative by Banzai today's side, why did he come out again now, claiming to be His Majesty's younger brother, or a high-ranking official in charge of the army.

But seeing Tuoba Lie, he smiled and said, "My father was born in a big family, and it is inevitable that there will be many brothers. Among them, only Tuoba Phoenix is the brother and sister of his father's half-mother, and the others are all children born to a partial house, and the blood relationship between them and his father is not so close. For example, when the left prime minister Tuoba Zichu of the dynasty, and the city guard Tuoba Jun of Shangqiu City, they were all children born to a partial house, although they were deeply used by their fathers, but the blood relationship was not so close. ”

"The royal business is complicated enough. Shen Fei looked at Tuoba Lie meaningfully: "It seems that you have a good relationship with your distant uncle?"

"Uncle Jun is the introducer of Lie'er's enlistment. ”

I see, that makes sense. ”

Since ancient times, His Majesty the Yellow Emperor has sat in three palaces and six courtyards, and has the most beautiful, talented, and best singing and dancing women in the country, so he has always had many heirs, many relatives, and a network of relationships criss-crossed. Most of the information about the royal family that Shen Fei got came from Tuoba Lie's dictation, and he couldn't understand the truth very thoroughly, so when he heard the name Tuoba Jun, he would be confused, and it didn't hurt, after all, he hadn't really entered the imperial capital.

Shangqiu is prosperous, not lost to Jinling, but behind this prosperity, there are traces of control, people entering the city, need to go through a check, pay layers of taxes, responsible for the checks are imperial soldiers, they levy tolls on everyone who enters the city, the toll is divided into two parts, one part is the city fee, the other part is the detention fee, the city fee is fixed, the detention fee is paid according to the time you stay in the city, so you will be issued a sign, which says the date, beyond the date to pay the fee, shorter than the date time, the overpaid fee will not be returned, the wooden card is a must-have for going out of the city, there is no such brand, you can't leave Shangqiu City.

Because of the existence of this system, business travelers in the past could not pass through Shangqiu in time, and they needed to stay here for at least half a day to wait in line.