"It's like a little puppet around your waist..."

“......”

Tang Xiaotang didn't answer, just leaned quietly on Xia Xun's shoulder and listened silently.

Xia Xun's tone gradually became slow and rhythmic. A few full-bellied bats seemed to be attracted by the magnetic voice, and they hung upside down on the treetops of the small banyan tree at some point.

"I've always known that the secret is hidden under the cover.

Covering the sky is the direct cause of my inability to practice, and it is also the root cause. It was like a mountain, a shackle, blocking my way, shackling my hands and feet. If I want to go far, I have to untie this shackle before I can climb over the mountains.

So when I arrived in Yueyang City, the first thing I did was to find Grandpa Zhi by all means. Not only does he want to seek a way to cover the sky through his wisdom, but he also wants to ask about the future of our village. Unfortunately, it was just in vain. My grandfather stood very high, and Grandpa Zhi did not stand low, and what they saw and understood was no longer at the level of mortals. No matter how much I tried, he was reluctant to reveal anything to me, and he implicitly pointed me in the direction and let me go here.

For a long time, I couldn't understand this intention. Because, my life and death are far from being linked to Confucianism in the world. Until the day of the first examination of the national examination, the Tang Tianxi woke up the person sealed in my body. I realized that the jokes in the world can be so big..."

The words stopped for a long time, and he looked up at the bright moon for a long time.

Xia Xunxiang made a decision in his heart, and then continued more slowly: "That day, he occupied my body with a wisp of evil thoughts, and my consciousness was forced to be rejected into a dark chaos. There, at last, I saw him. He looked exactly like me, dressed in snow-white clothes, white hair, and with a good demeanor. You can transform thousands of people with random thoughts, just like the gods in the palm of your hand.

He told me that he was my past life and that I was his present life. When I get to the point that my grandfather set, my consciousness merges with him and I inherit what he once had. Stepping on the world, the sword master is born, sweeping the eight wildernesses, and the six are the only ones. When I first heard that, I was so excited. It turns out that what I have always dreamed of is already in my hands. Others have spent their entire lives searching for it, but I have no effort to get it, and I am ecstatic. But in the blink of an eye, I was terrified, terrified..."

"Why?"

Tang Xiaotang couldn't help but ask.

Looking at Mingyue for a moment, Xia Xun was a little helpless, and continued: "Because, the fusion of the two consciousnesses means that what I have inherited is not only his cultivation and knowledge, but also his memories and feelings. His memory is a hundred years old and must be colorful. Emotions have gone through ups and downs and will be unforgettable. In comparison, I am like an earthworm in the mud, not at all. If one day our consciousness merges, all my emotions will inevitably become his vassals, and even if I have the power, then I will no longer be me. This is something I can't accept, and even more terrifying than death. After saying that, Xia Xun stroked Tang Xiaotang's long hair and asked, "Can you understand what I said?"

"I understand. ”

The secret of the world was calmly revealed.

The atmosphere here is still peaceful, Tang Xiaotang's expression is still calm, she said: "It's as if I have identified you, I won't allow others to point out your feelings." You're not going to allow someone else to dilute your memories and touch the emotions you care about, are you?"

"Yes. Xia Xun nodded.

Tang Xiaotang suddenly changed his words slightly: "The step that your grandfather arranged should be in the Tower of Babel, right?"

“......”

The words are sharp and straight to the point.

Xia Xun didn't make any moves, so he should have acquiesced.

Tang Xiaotang pondered for a moment, then took a deep breath, plucked up his courage, and said, "Why don't we leave here?"

Xia Xun still didn't speak, just looked at Tang Xiaotang and let off a wry smile in embarrassment.

"Why?"

Xia Xun's thoughts, Tang Xiaotang understood at a glance, and knew very well that his wry smile was the answer to many things. Tang Xiaotang's emotions couldn't help but fluctuate slightly, and he said a little excitedly: "Since you don't want to inherit that person's memory, you don't want to accept his power. Why did you have to go to that point? You went to heaven to do nothing more than to relieve yourself and accomplish a great feat that he and your grandfather had not accomplished. But does this make sense? Since the bloody battle in Yueyang, the sword god has disappeared, Taifu Beiyin, the Tang Dynasty has opened peace, and the prosperous era has been more than ten years. The wind and rain in the south of the north are smooth, and the country is peaceful in the north of the Nanjiang River. Who is the emperor, who is the orthodoxy, whose imperial power is rich and noble, and what does it matter to you? The Tower of Babel is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and it has blessed the common people for countless years. Back then, he held the immortal in his hand, and his divine power was supreme, and he didn't dare to go north to Chang'an, what kind of virtue can you have now? Even if your grandfather's strategy is monstrous, he can break the sky and smash the imperial dragon. But if it reaches the sky*, the 80 million miles of Datang will inevitably be full of wolf smoke. How many innocent people are going to be implicated by you and their wives are separated, how can you bear it?"

“......”

The words gradually strengthened, like an axe slashing and slashing.

The top secret that Tang Xiaotang opened was shattered.

Xia Xun's face was much more bitter. Tang Xiaotang said, why didn't he think about it?

But no matter how bloody the road is, it is also the hard work of his grandfather who has gone through hardships for 20 years, how can Xia Xun, as a descendant, bear to let it go down the drain because of his own selfish desires?

"Even if I can't bear it, I have to endure it. ”

"Why?"

Tang Xiaotang couldn't understand Xia Xun's thoughts at all, but the words had already been spoken, and she had no reason to be subtle. Sitting up and fixing his eyes on Xia Xun, Tang Xiaotang said even more excitedly: "A gentleman has something to do and something not to do, he knows what he can do and does it, and he knows that he can't do it, this is the way to do and not to do it! Even if you don't do it for the country and the people, how can you think about it for yourself? Covering the sky and hiding deeply, even if the ghost plot can try to win the hearts of the people, but even the things I know, how can I hide the ancestor of the Tower of Babel? He has not stopped it so far, and there must be a more far-reaching plan. He allows you to take the exam, which is tantamount to inviting you into the urn, if you go, you will be sent to death!"

Xia Xun said lightly: "I know." ”

"What do you know?"

"I know what you're saying. ”

"Now that you know, why do you insist on going your own way?"

Seeing Xia Xun's careless appearance, Tang Xiaotang couldn't help but be even more anxious and angry: "If you die, what will I do? What about the mother-in-law of Peony?!"

The index finger habitually touched the bridge of the nose, and Xia Xun was even more difficult.

The bats in the sky have foraged and returned to their nests, the bright moon has moved westward and is blocked in the treetops, and the stars are still there, but the stargazers are not in the mood.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xia Xun said uncertainly: "I think, I won't die." ”

Tang Xiaotang did not back down and asked, "Where did you get your confidence?"

"Confidence what?" Xia Xun asked.

Tang Xiaotang said stiffly: "Confident that you will not die, confident that your choice is correct." ”

Xia Xun smiled bitterly and didn't answer again.

Tang Xiaotang knew that Xia Xun was very embarrassed, so he eased his impatience a little, took the big hand in his small hand and held it in the palm of his hand, and persuaded with concern: "Let's go, leave with me." ”

Xia Xun smiled bitterly: "Leave here, where can we go?"

Tang Xiaotang said: "Go back to Yueyang, go to Xichuan, as long as you don't go anywhere in Kyoto." If Yueyang and Xichuan don't have a place for us, then we will take the peony and find a place that no one knows about and stay incognito from now on. The sun rises, the sun enters and rests, between heaven and earth, and then indisputable with the world. ”

Time always keeps moving, and the Top Gun of the past has long been wiped out by the truth. Tang Xiaotang's words were also said by Peony once upon a time, but Xia Xun's heart has undergone subtle changes, and the answer will naturally be a little different. Ambiguous and tender, now the dilemma of consideration.

In the lonely night, there is a gust of wind blowing...

Xia Xun held Tang Xiaotang's small hand in the palm of his hand with his backhand, and said calmly: "Your words, Peony has also said." Although the time, place and the nature of things have changed, he is also what I yearn for in my heart. But it backfired, and if I fled, what would my grandfather do? Grandpa raised me carefully, passed on my mantle, and was as kind as a mountain. If I am buried because of my selfish desires, what face will I have to be a descendant? How can I be worthy of the thousands of unjust souls who died in vain in the valley? I have no choice but to go to the end of the road. ”

"What should I do with Peony?"

“......”

Tang Xiaotang threw Xia Xun's weakness down again.

Xia Xun gently picked up Tang Xiaotang's face, looked at her eyes gently, and said solemnly: "Believe me, I won't die." Because I believe that grandpa will not let me die. Grandpa Zhi, who asks the sky, won't, and neither will Grandma Donald in your family. With a few of them in my pocket, I have to have a glimmer of life. ”

"You're saying that absolutely. ”

Tang Xiaotang didn't dare to agree, and shook his head: "Grandpa Xia is far away in Beimang, and Wentian is in Yueyang, even if my grandmother goes north to Beijing, she can't break the Tower of Babel." If Li Chunfeng has a heart to hurt you, no one can stop it. What you say is nothing but self-deception and peace of mind. You can't fool me. ”

"And what do you want me to say?"

"I don't want you to say anything, I just want you to take me away. ”

"......" Xia Xun was silent.

Tang Xiaotang said again: "Peony doesn't know about this yet." ”

"......" Xia Xun was still silent.

Tang Xiaotang said again: "I won't tell her about this afternoon, but I will tell her about this matter tonight." When the time comes, see how you can tell her. ”

“......”

Tang Xiaotang was as fierce as fire, and he knew that Xia Xun was going to move in for reinforcements in the blink of an eye, so he insisted on forcing Xia Xun to comply. Xia Xun was very helpless, he had never confessed to Peony about the secret of covering the sky, what he was afraid of was that Peony would force himself to leave Northern Xinjiang like Tang Xiaotang.

"You're not doing that, are you?"

"Nothing bad. ”

Tang Xiaotang condensed his determination: "As long as I can let you leave here, why don't I recognize her as my sister? ”

“......”

Facing Tang Xiaotang's almost sprinkling sideways, Xia Xun was deeply entangled.

Raise your head slightly and look back at the stars. The twinkling stars, like eternal fireflies, can be seen, but they are not real. Xia Xun inexplicably remembered what his grandfather had said: Mystery originates from ignorance, and ignorance is the source of all fear. And the more you run away, the more you will be afraid, and eventually it will evolve into fear, until you dare not face it.

Tang Xiaotang was afraid of Xia Xun's future, so he tried his best to persuade him to escape. Xia Xun was also afraid of his life and death, but he chose to face it calmly. Because, men need to be responsible. In addition to being responsible for love, it is also necessary to assume the role of flesh and blood. The only perfect solution he could think of was to follow his grandfather's directions and finish the way, and then go back to himself and go his own way.

"You can't say. ”

"Do I have any other choice?"

"Then I'll just shut your mouth. ”

"Heh..."

Tang Xiaotang curled the corners of his mouth disapprovingly: "Do you have this ability?"

"Then try it. ”

"How do you try?"

"Eh, what are you doing..."

"Smack. ”

Before the conversation was finished, the tea was still warm, and it was not too late.

As soon as Tang Xiaotang said something, Xia Xun suddenly stood up, and with both hands, he brutally picked up Tang Xiaotang by the waist. Tang Xiaotang was startled by Xia Xun's sudden move, but was relieved in a blink of an eye. As soon as the so-called golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win countless in the world. Husband and wife fight at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, warmth is a strong wine, the best way to relieve sorrow...

"Let go of me, you let go of me quickly. ”

"Serious business is not said yet, what do you want to do!"

"Get down to business..."

Tang Xiaotang knew what Xia Xun wanted to do, his face was a little red, and he pretended to be reserved and swayed his calves and struggled two or three times. But his hands half-pushed and half-hugged Xia Xun's neck, and he looked like he was picking.

Xia Xun walked through the cabin with Tang Xiaotang in his arms, and then closed the wooden door fiercely. Immediately after, the oil lamp in the cabin went out...

"Open your mouth. ”

"No, you haven't promised me yet!"

"That's to talk later, open your mouth. ”

"Be careful that I bite you. ”

"If you are willing to bite. ”

"Stinky rascals... Kindness. ”

“......”