Although the tide has gone far away, you can still hear the distant rumbling roar while standing by the river. The tide will continue to go up the river and will not turn back until Xiyin City, which is dozens of miles away. There are tourists who come specially from other places.
In order to enjoy the turning tide, the tourists even hired a carriage to chase the tide all the way eastward. The place where they rode was under a high pavilion called "Ganjiang" by the river.
At this time, the surging traffic on the road had already left, and even the last few tide-watchers in the pavilion had dispersed. But there were still two figures who seemed to have unfinished business, and seemed to have a tacit understanding. They were looking at the east and west tops of the Jiang Pavilion.
Walking out from under the eaves at both ends.
"You're here. Have you been waiting for a long time?"
The wind picked up the corners of the man's clothes and made a hunting sound. He had a short beard on his lips, was dressed in green clothes and a green robe, and hung two long knives, one red and one black, on his waist. He was the guard of the army and horses in front of the palace.
Hundreds of miles.
"Not long after, I came out after all the customers in the store had left."
Another person answered, the silver ornaments on his head and body jingling, it was Leng Jiayun, the mistress of Jiayunzhai.
"The tide of the Yanjiang River is still so spectacular. Do you still remember the year we first entered Mulu, climbed up the building to admire the tide, and were deeply shocked by it? I haven't been to the Jiangkou for many years. I thought I would be where I am now.
, I have been able to remain calm, but I didn’t expect that facing the same scenery, I still can’t calm down.” General Qingyi sighed.
"But after all - there are still some differences. After all, twenty-three years have passed, and you are no longer the passionate young man you were back then." Leng Jiayun shook her head.
"However, the legacy left by my eldest brother has still not been completed. These days, I can't help but wonder if I have failed him..."
"How could it be? If you hadn't been ordered to do so in danger back then, I'm afraid that my eldest brother would have become a barren grave among the withered grass at the foot of Hezhai Mountain. And today, it is even less likely that there would be a single living person left in Qingwan on Weizhou Island."
The woman in purple stood beside Xiang Baili and did not look at him. She just raised the food box in her hand higher and said, "So don't think so much. Things are fickle and you can't force things. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Come here."
, these are dumplings made by that girl Xiaoyue herself, they should be eaten while they are hot to be delicious."
The man in Tsing Yi turned his head and stared at the woman's face. After a long time, he reached out and took out a dumpling from the food box and threw it into his mouth. He chewed and tasted it carefully: "Xiaojia, that girl's skills are almost catching up with yours."
It’s over.”
Leng Jiayun finally showed a smile: "Stop talking about compliments. You took the initiative to ask me out today and specifically chose a place where there are dense crowds and are not easy to be followed. You must have something important to say?"
"I can't even hide it from you. I came out to you this time just because of that girl Ning Yue."
"Oh, haven't I told you many times, I can't figure out that girl's life experience based on my ability. Besides, since the Jiangjun Temple case three years ago, the mysterious man who ordered Luo Jianli has
He has never appeared in the city again. Do you still need to care so much about Xiaoyue now?" The woman seemed unwilling to discuss the matter further and frowned slightly.
When Xiang Baili saw this, he said again: "It's not that I want to worry so much, it's just that the commotion in the Shihua Pavilion gave Qi Shouyu an excuse to show up in front of the king and ministers this morning.
Question me face to face. If we continue to delay without clarity, it may cause big trouble for our plan!"
"But Baili, have you ever thought that maybe Xiaoyue doesn't even know what the power in her body is?"
General Qingyi shook his head firmly: "This is absolutely impossible - in fact, Xiaojia, you should understand in your heart that that girl's life experience is not as simple as what she said."
These words made Leng Jiayun couldn't help but raise her voice: "Baili, what do you mean? Are you accusing me of deliberately hiding something from you?"
"I just think that you are a little too protective of that girl?" the man said, but his eyes never moved away from the other person's face, and he never even blinked.
"Don't look at me with that look. I've never told you a lie in my life, it's a lesson!" The Dongli woman seemed a little annoyed, but she still tried her best to keep her tone as gentle as ever, "If it's too much,
Love, how can you not care for those two boys? You spend two or three hours every day patiently teaching them, just like your elder brother taught you back then, even at the risk of your own destiny and future!"
Xiang Baili was suddenly stunned by what the other party said. After a long time, he sighed with a wry smile and turned his gaze again to the figures of the three children in the open space beside the river embankment in the distance:
"Yes, some things have indeed changed, but I haven't noticed it yet. Maybe I have already understood that this whole thing cannot be handled by the two of you and me."
"Don't say such things, haven't we come all the way to where we are today?"
"But that was all in the past. Did you know that the method of making fire bolt guns may have been leaked long ago. In fact, when the Jade Bone Lake camp was attacked three years ago, I had doubts. However, all the bones at that time had turned into
It was a pile of coke, and there was no evidence at all, so I didn't do any further research. Now that I think about it, it has left a big problem."
Hearing what the other party said, the woman in purple couldn't help but feel pale:
"How is this possible? The firebolt gun is a weapon that can only be made by craftsmen in Qingwan. Before my brother died, he specifically ordered that all the remaining firearms in the world be sunk to the bottom of the sea. I also told you and I will never let this thing fall into anyone's hands.
In the hands of the prince——"
"But it is indeed the case. Now, I am afraid that the firebolt gun is no longer a secret to some people in the world."
"What is your basis for saying that?"
"According to news from Qingwan, just a few months ago, a fishing village on the coast of Yu State was attacked by a mysterious black ship. All the old, young, sick and weak in the village were killed, while all the able-bodied men were kidnapped and their whereabouts are unknown. All
There were many strange penetrating wounds on the bodies, and there were still broken and deformed lead blocks in the wounds."
After some explanations, the woman also fell into silence. The wind blew from the river, making her feel a little cold, and she couldn't help but fold her arms across her chest. Xiang Baili on the side quickly reached out and took off her fur cloak.
He came down and put it on the other party's shoulders. Leng Jiayun nodded in thanks, and then spoke again, breaking the suffocating coldness in the air:
"Baili, have you ever thought about what the world would be like if fire bolts and blunderbuss flowed into the hands of the princes of various countries?"
"Whoever masters such a weapon will have an overwhelming advantage for all parties. Even if the remaining princes unite to defend the enemy, they may not be able to escape the crisis of annihilation."
The woman in purple shook her head: "What I want to ask is, what about you and me?"
"If you had asked me this twenty years ago, I would have said it meant a new beginning. But now, I feel more and more that if that moment really comes, for you and me, and for Qingwan, maybe
It all means that the end is approaching. Fate always plays tricks on people, and all ordinary people can do is to try their best to avoid those bad results. However, many times, everything
All your efforts may be in vain..."
Xiang Baili's answer didn't seem to satisfy the woman. She turned around and stroked the man's sad face with her hand:
"Twenty years ago, in order to save your eldest brother, you fought hard and killed the general sent by Yu Jing to Dongli to quell the rebellion. Later, you used his identity to defect to Ye State and secretly recovered Qingwan. All of this is your fault.
How can we say that the new future created by breaking fate with our own hands has an ending, and how can it be all in vain? I always believe in my heart that one day the two of us will stay away from the troubles of the world and live our own lives together!"
"My life... more than twenty years have passed, and now I don't dare to have any extravagant expectations about it." Although Xiang Baili said this, his eyes revealed his incomparable longing for the future.
"But if such a day comes, will you leave here with me? I think - I want to go to Jiushan." Leng Jiayun hesitated for a moment, but still told the secret in her heart.
"Jiushan? Don't you want to go back to Yeli?" General Qingyi said in surprise.
"Well, I don't want to anymore. There are too many pasts in Yeli City that I can't go back to, and there are too many regrets that I don't want to face. When it's all over, I just want to start a new life again, and I want to have that
A time that doesn’t involve any commitments and just belongs to the two of us.”
"What about your favorite crabapple? It's too cold in Jiushan and the crabapple flowers won't bloom." Xiang Baili turned to look at the woman in front of him, feeling that the heart underneath her weak appearance was actually stronger than he imagined.
Much tougher.
"I am not a greedy person, and I have never had too many extravagant hopes. So, if I can really wait until that day comes, even if there are no Begonia Flowers, as long as you are by my side, it will be enough."
Leng Jiayun's red lips opened slightly and she smiled again. She changed her usual charm, and there was a hint of girlish innocence between her curved eyebrows. It was as if time had never left any trace on her body, so simple and pure.
Like a piece of jade. In a daze, Xiang Baili thought that he had returned to more than 20 years ago, to the age when he first met the other person.
At that time, he was high-spirited and moving forward indomitably...
Time just passed by inadvertently. On the embankment overlooking the river, bursts of children's wild laughter could still be heard from time to time. The two people on the pavilion lowered their eyes, but saw three shadows under the moon already walking.
He staggered, staggered drunkenly and fell to the ground.
"Those three brats are drunk, let me help you send them back." General Qing Yi said softly after regaining consciousness.
"No, I have prepared the carriage and will be here to take the three of them back in half an hour. You just offended Qi Shouyu this morning, and at this moment he must still have his eyes and ears nearby, waiting for you to come down from this pavilion.
Woolen cloth."
Xiang Baili looked at the woman in front of him with some surprise. Unexpectedly, the other party had already arranged everything inadvertently. He nodded, turned around and prepared to walk towards Lord Kanjiang. However, just halfway through, he suddenly
Stopped again:
"Xiaojia, the deadline I agreed with you three years ago has now passed..."
Leng Jiayun reached out and pushed the man's shoulder from behind, urging: "Don't be stupid, who would take that obvious failure to fulfill the promise seriously? Let's go, let's go."
The general in green couldn't help but look back at the woman's flowery smile, and then quickly walked downstairs. The woman in the pavilion kept watching his back disappearing among the dark brown trees on both sides of the river embankment, but there was something in her eyes.
There was something spinning around, whispering to himself in a low voice:
"Actually, in Jia Yunzhai three years ago, I did take that promise seriously... But since I have been waiting for you for half my life, I don't care about waiting for a few more years. Even if I am destined to never be freed for the rest of my life, I
I will continue to wait...but you must be careful..."
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