The woman clasped her fists and saluted expressionlessly, and the sound of clapping her hands was so solid that it made Qi Huan shiver. He had no doubt that if there was an apple in the middle, it would be squeezed into juice by now.
"I don't think it's appropriate."
"You have no right to refuse."
Yue Baizhi suddenly changed her face, her voice became much colder, and her tone was unquestionable. No one can influence her decision-the decision of the court. Bai Ya knew clearly that he had the only way to go, otherwise he would not even be able to prove that he would go to sea.
He can't come out. It's not that he hasn't thought about the idea of smuggling, but he can't paddle at best. If he's thrown into the river, he won't drown. He might not be able to survive in the sea. He has no direction and no supplies. He can't go to the South Country by himself.
of.
"Her father was the second wave of military commanders sent by the imperial court. At that time, the imperial court's attitude towards the Nine Heavens Kingdom was not as vigilant as it is now... There was nothing that could be done about it. Although he was not too old, he was still
He is over half a century old. In recent years, the frontier has been stabilized and he has a daughter. He is quite negative and hopes to live a stable life. The court understands that it originally wanted to take this opportunity to let him receive his final merit and live a good life with his daughter. Who knows?
What happened."
At this moment, Bai Ya didn't speak, but his eyes were fierce. He didn't want to look at the woman. Qi Huan could also guess that for this woman, her desire to save her father was something, but behind her back, she couldn't tell
There are other purposes. Her father is a high-ranking general in the imperial court. He is in his forties or fifties, so he is still in his prime. The imperial court cannot give up on him so easily. Unless he passively avoids the war, or makes a request to the imperial court. It is estimated that if
If it weren't for the accident like Nanguo, the imperial court would just be prevaricating.
Qi Huan secretly thought that Aoyan should be sent by the imperial court to monitor Bai. After all, he is the son of a sinner. Obviously, Bai Ya also knew this very well, so he looked at Miss Jun with a strong look in his eyes.
hostility.
But Jun Aoyan didn't take it seriously. She didn't respond with a smile, nor did she respond with a bad attitude. There was an innate arrogance in her eyes, and her high ponytail was tied into a bun with a sword-shaped hairpin crossing the middle.
In the past, all the jewelry sold to girls in the market were exquisite and lovely jewelry. This kind of jewelry was probably made by her or given to her by someone.
"In the evening, I will arrange for Miss Jun to go to the inn where you are staying. Don't worry, from now on, all your food, clothing, housing and transportation for the next seven days will be charged to the court. You can leave anytime you want, and you don't have to look for me.
Report.”
The corners of Bai Ya's eyes twitched again. It turned out that people from Xinyue Palace had been eyeing him since he came to Beijing, and even during the previous journey. His every move was in the eyes of these people. Thinking about it, he felt a little itchy in his heart.
, wishing to reach in and grab it. Qi Huan looked at his slightly trembling fingers and quickly answered for him.
"Thank you, Grand Master, for your kindness. We will definitely live up to our mission and repay you with our lives."
On the way back, Bai Ya felt unhappy. Qi Huan didn't know how to comfort him. One moment he asked him if he wanted to eat steamed buns, and the next moment he asked him if he wanted to buy grasshoppers.
"Are you teasing a child?" Bai Ya finally couldn't help it anymore.
"Don't you feel unhappy about this?" Qi Huan spread his hands, "Besides, there are still seven days left, so why are you bothered?"
"I'm so fed up. I just don't want anyone to take care of me."
"Then you still want to drag me along?"
"Are you really going?"
Bai Ya stopped and looked at him with a strange look. Qi Huan always felt that there was a question in his eyes, "Don't be a fool." He was speechless for a moment, and after being stunned for a while, he asked him:
"Didn't you ask me to go with you?"
"...Just go if I ask you to go?"
Then I'll let you eat...will you eat? Qi Huan interprets a new meaning.
"That's not kind of you."
"I was joking, didn't you see?"
Qi Huan was stunned again. He even felt that this sentence was a joke. God, this man could actually joke. At that time, when he almost threatened people with a knife to their necks, it seemed that he was serious. However,
After all, he could figure it out more or less: although the man surnamed Bai was vicious most of the time, he did have a good heart.
"Oh, brother, I really want to help you." Qi Huan shook his head, "Looking at you like this, you must not have a wife, children or children at home. If you really depend on your life in the South, there won't even be anyone to erect a tomb for you."
Bai Ya suddenly smiled, but his expression was a bit deliberate. Although he probably really wanted to show his good mood, people saw it and felt that it was better not to smile.
"You shouldn't be afraid of death when you are in the world. But you, don't you have anyone at home to take care of you?"
Qi Huan sighed.
"If there was... when you threatened me, I would have resisted to the death. You see, which girl would like a poor boy? He has no fixed place to live, no house, no savings, and he can't support a child like a general.
"
"Where are your parents?"
"I have many brothers and sisters in my family, but no one has cared about me since I was a child. My parents are both businessmen, and they travel outside every year. During the New Year and the holidays, a weaned child is suddenly left to care for the elderly. Now the two elderly people have grown up.
Returning to the West, my biological parents are nowhere to be found.
Many of my brothers and sisters were worried about it, and some people went to inquire about it, but there was no news. As for me, to be honest, I inherited their emphasis on profit over separation. I have fulfilled my filial piety to my grandparents, and the life and death of those two...
To be honest, it has nothing to do with me."
Bai Ya looked at him up and down, as if seeing him for the first time. Qi Huan opened his hands upright and let him examine him. He seemed to be weighing the authenticity of these words, and seemed to be using them as a basis.
Judge what kind of person he is. After a long time, he rolled up his sleeves and continued walking forward.
"Don't hold me back."
"Fart, don't underestimate me."
The two of them were not in a hurry to go back to the inn. They walked around in the downtown area. Someone on West Street heard that a wonton shop was very popular, so they planned to go and check it out. As a result, they waited in line for most of the day. I wonder if a wonton can be as big as a fingernail.
The stuffing, the attitude is still bad, the store is dirty, it's a waste of feelings, I won't trust Fanghong store next time.
"You can pee even if you pee on this wonton."
"Shh, eat your food and don't cause trouble."
Qi Huan muttered. He was really afraid that this kid would cause trouble for others again. When he thought that he would have to spend this person's money in the future, it was really not cost-effective to just use it to compensate him in a place like this. Fortunately, Mr. Bai was enough to give him face.
, and didn’t care.
When we returned to the inn, it was already dark. As expected, Bai Ya was still worried about that bowl of wontons, and he started talking about it from the halfway point.
"Before I put it aside, I would have started swearing."
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault, right?"
"If I didn't tell you, why would you swallow your anger? There are so many people like you, that's why they are so arrogant."
"Who doesn't want to do more than do less. Those who are leaving should keep a low profile and don't cause a lot of trouble."
"Just because they are leaving, I want them to have a good memory."
"Okay, okay, you go, you go, go now, I won't stop you. Why is this happening..."
As soon as they entered the inn lobby, they saw the woman in special clothes sitting at the foot of the stairs. She had almost finished eating a small dish in front of her, and there was still an unknown amount of wine left in a small jar. Her outfit was not a military uniform, but it was not a military uniform either.
What kind of casual clothes? I don't know what's wrong with wearing this kind of outfit on normal days. After a while, Bai Ya walked straight over without even looking at her. Qi Huan followed, thinking to himself: don't talk to me, don't talk to me, don't talk to me, don't talk to me...
"You two young heroes, please stay."
Oh shit.
Bai Ya ignored her and walked up to the eleventh staircase. Qi Huan was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Then, Ao Yan added:
"It's not a good habit to waste money. There's still half a jar of wine here, if you two don't mind-"
With a swish, Bai Ya rolled down from the armrest and sat down accurately. Qi Huan felt a dull pain in his temples and sat stiffly between the two people facing each other.
"You see, if you order less, it will be..."
Qi Huan laughed along, knowing very well that she was clearly trying to get them to talk. Bai Ya's eyes were still dead, unchanged, except that he swallowed all the complaints against him before and said nothing.
Jun Aoyan picked up the wine jar with one hand, poured two bowls of wine for them, and accurately threw it in front of the two of them without spilling a drop.
Jun Aoyan was the first to raise the bowl and drink the wine as a sign of courtesy. Then, she wiped the corner of her mouth and poured another bowl.
"I know that Bai Shaoxia has a problem with me." She was a sensible person and opened the skylight to speak frankly. "I know your worries. After all, I am a person sent by the imperial court. But you are overly worried. Any action you take has nothing to do with me.
It has nothing to do with it. I can tell you clearly that Grand Master Yue Bai Zhiyue did convey the message for me to see.
I'll follow your point, but I won't do that. My goal is just to find my father. On this point, my goal is the same as yours. I have no right to restrict your actions, but what choices do I make?
, and you don’t need to ask. I’ll explain these words to you from the beginning, and I hope you understand.”
Bai Ya seemed to have looked at her, but he didn't seem to. He also raised the wine bowl and poured it into his stomach. Qi Huan didn't understand whether this was some degree of acceptance, and his eyesight wavered between the two.
"This is what you said." Bai Ya took down the bowl, "From the moment we got on the ship and left the sight of the officials, we didn't care about anyone. It has nothing to do with the other party whether he is dead or alive. When we get to the destination, we will
Is it okay to part ways?"
"I'm sorry I can't guarantee that." Jun Aoyan said with a straight face, "If I judge that my direction is consistent with yours, I don't think we should deliberately avoid it. In a foreign country, we should unite. If you don't want to
, at least when it comes to what path to take and what to do, we happen to be in agreement, and no one should restrict the other."
Bai Ya was impatient again.
"Who is with you? As long as you and him... don't follow me, okay? In the worst case, if you follow me, I will take a detour. If you can't offend me, you can't hide? You're right. If you're in a foreign country, don't raise your knife to me.
Really, in fact, I can’t trust the imperial court. If you kill me with a knife all at once, I will believe it.”
"That's not the case." Jun Aoyan said lightly, "Then, the next step is to confirm the itinerary."
