Xijing arrived, and the two had no intention of drinking again. Xinchen responded that the messenger would leave early tomorrow morning, and sent him back to the camp to wait. After the envoy left, the two were silent for a while, and Xinchen was the first to speak: "I didn't expect it to come so quickly, it seems that the days of freedom outside are coming to an end." ”

Cheng Qingfeng put away the wine jug, and while placing it on the table, he said, "Childe, have you thought about it, are you sure you want to go alone?"

Xinchen did not hesitate for a moment, and said categorically: "If there is a disaster, I will bear it alone, and the people are innocent!"

Cheng Qingfeng was solemn and said, "Since the son insists on doing so, then go." Then he looked at the black-robed figure in the courtyard, and said: "Shaohua is gone, and the red face is easy to get old, don't be infatuated with Yiren." Tonight you will stay in the humble house, and I will go to the camp to choose good hands and guard you. ”

Cheng Qingfeng packed up and went out alone. The black-robed man wanted to follow, but he heard: "You will protect your son tonight, and you must not lose." The man stood stunned for a moment, and when he walked alone outside the door of the house, he stood against the wall with his sword in his hand, and did not say a word from beginning to end.

The cold wind was rising, and the night was approaching, and the two waited for each other through an open door. The drizzle was like silk, dripping down the eaves, like crying and complaining, the heart dust held up the red candle, added some charcoal fire to the small furnace, and called to the black-robed figure: "The night is cold and wet, please sit in the house." The man was not polite, and went straight into the room and sat alone against the window, staring straight through the mask at the dancing candle flame, and leaving his heart aside. Xinchen pushed the small stove to the window, and looked at the continuous rain outside the house alone.

The two of them sat alone all night, and they looked out the red candles, cut off the rain, and saw the stars. Waiting for the stars to disperse and the clear moon to fade, Xinchen put away the small furnace and got up to be discharged. The black-robed man followed suit, and closed the courtyard door with his backhand.

The waning moon is reflected, the breeze caresses the willows, and it is cold. At this bleak dawn, Xinchen rushed along Jinxi to the barracks. The black-robed man followed, but unexpectedly, Xinchen suddenly stopped and turned around, and suddenly crashed into his arms.

"Ah!", a crisp female voice suddenly sounded by the cold Jin River. The black-robed man instantly felt that something was wrong, and immediately changed to a hoarse voice and said coldly: "What does Childe mean?" but unknowingly, he suddenly revealed a flaw in the title, and the "Your Majesty" that Longcheng had been calling after saying goodbye unconsciously changed back to "Childe".

Xinchen took her tightly into his arms, and pulled off his mask, but saw a haggard face full of tears, and looked at each other for a moment before twisting to the side. Xinchen instantly felt heartbroken, stared at the beautiful side face affectionately, and said softly: "Miao'er, it's me who made you suffer." ”

Li Miao struggled to break free from Xinchen's arms, raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears, and said, "Childe, I actually forgave you a long time ago." The reason why I refuse to recognize each other is because I am afraid that you will be embarrassed. You can go with confidence, General Cheng and I will help you take care of the three northern states. ”

Xinchen once again took Li Miao into his arms, and silently embraced each other on the bank of Jinxi for a long time, until the night was over and the morning dawn broke before they reluctantly separated. Xinchen personally put on a mask for Li Miao, and the two continued to rush to the barracks one after the other.

When the two arrived at the camp, Cheng Qingfeng had already led the personally selected guards to wait in front of the tent, and said loudly in front of the messenger: "Your Majesty treats me in the north with kindness, and these nearly 100 men in the north voluntarily swear to the death, I hope Your Majesty will not refuse!"

Xinchen said: "Thank you General Cheng for your kindness, then let's set off with me!" Then, fly on the horse and leave the dust.

"No!" the hundred people replied in unison, their voices were about to shake the sky, and then they turned over and got on their horses in unison, and galloped away with their hearts. The messenger didn't expect Xinchen to go so simply, and the set of rhetoric originally prepared was actually without a word, hurriedly got on the horse, and chased after everyone, leaving only Cheng Qingfeng and the black-robed man beside him. The breeze did not stop, blowing the black robe hunting, and the figure had a trace of depression that could not be concealed.

When everyone walked away, Cheng Qingfeng turned to the black-robed man and asked, "Are you okay?"

The black-robed man stood stunned for a moment, as if he had stopped choking, before he said slowly: "It's okay!"

Cheng Qingfeng asked again: "You..."

The black-robed man gradually recovered, and said, "We have recognized each other this morning, but we have passed all the years, I don't know when we will see each other again?"

Cheng Qingfeng comforted: "The son has the world in mind and is extremely talented, and I believe that he will be able to really take charge of the herdsman in the near future." At that point, I'll see you again. ”

The black-robed man still stared at the direction where Xinchen had left, and said in a deep voice: "General Cheng, we have to be optimistic about the northern border for him and for the common people in this world. In case of change, we are his last hope. ”

Besides, I didn't dare to look back, for fear that I would not be able to give up my beloved when I turned back. But if you really want to be like that, you can only stay together for a while, but you can't be at peace for a lifetime, and you can't give her happiness, so you can only wish her happiness. Xinchen said secretly: "Miao'er, wait for me, even if it is the Longtan Tiger's Den in Xijing, you have to break through." For your sake, and for the sake of all living beings, I will take back what belongs to the people of the world! If I am gone, don't be sad, and leave everything to pursue your own happiness. ”

The parting was the most painful, and a tear was thrown behind him with the howling wind, splashing on the guard's face. The guard looked up at the sky, but the sky was clear, and it turned out that the sky was not raining, but the wind was blowing!