Xiangsi Lake is not big, located at the foot of Longshou Mountain in a corner rarely visited by people.
It is said that this lake was not called "Acacia" before, but a touching story happened hundreds of years ago, so it was renamed.
The story is also very simple. It tells that at that time, a soldier in the imperial army fell in love with a palace maid, and they secretly made a lifelong love affair.
Although there are no rules in the palace that say that the imperial guards and the palace maids cannot fall in love, the two have not really become husband and wife after all, and they are afraid of being seen by others, so they usually date quietly by the lake on weekdays.
We talk to each other heartily, and our ears and temples rub together.
Like all lovers who are passionately in love, the two were so in love at that time that they made an appointment to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to establish a relationship after the man achieved meritorious service and promotion, so that the woman could leave the palace and get married in advance.
And not long after that, the man's opportunity for promotion really came.
There was a civil uprising in the south, but the local state government failed to suppress it. At that time, the Emperor Dahui personally led the imperial army to the south to quell the rebellion.
There is nothing much to say about the process of quelling the rebellion. After all, how can a group of bandits and bandits defeat the emperor's imperial army?
Therefore, it took less than three months for the army to return to Beijing victorious, and the city of Yongding was decorated with lights and colors to welcome the triumphant return of the army.
But the man failed to come back.
The woman tried her best to get some information from the Forbidden Army, and learned that the man had disappeared after a war and his whereabouts were unknown.
This is a common occurrence. After all, the battlefield is chaotic and not all bodies can be found.
Therefore, if nothing else happened, the man should have died in battle.
It was like a bolt from the blue, and the woman was heartbroken when she heard the bad news.
After that, she continued to work in the palace during the day, and at night she would go to the small lake to wait silently for her sweetheart, hoping that the latter would suddenly appear in front of her one day.
The woman waited for many years, and her deeds naturally spread slowly.
Therefore, the small lake also has a name, called "Acacia"...
"Gululu..."
The night was as cold as ice, and the moonlight shone on the speeding carriage, glowing with bright white silver.
While driving, Zhang San finished telling Wei Changtian this story, which he did not know whether it was true or false.
The latter glanced at Li Zimu sitting opposite and suddenly asked:
"Has she waited?"
"ah?"
Zhang San's voice drifted in through the gap in the car curtain, as if he was a little confused: "Sir, are you talking to me?"
"right."
Wei Changtian raised his voice slightly and repeated: "I just asked the palace maid if she would wait until her sweetheart came back?"
"It is said that there is not."
Zhang San quickly replied: "It is said that she has been waiting for eight years, but after leaving the palace at the age of twenty-five, she could no longer enter and leave Xiangsi Lake, so no one has seen her again."
"As for whether she married someone later or whether she remained unmarried for life, it is unknown."
"Um......"
After nodding, Wei Changtian stopped talking, and Li Zimu, who was sitting opposite him, didn't say a word from beginning to end, with his head buried low.
There is no doubt that the story of the palace maid has nothing in common with Li Zimu's story.
But it seems to be somewhat similar.
In short, Li Zimu was obviously in a very uneasy mood at the moment, and he didn't know whether it was because of this story or because he was about to see Chu Xianping again.
Just like that, the car fell into silence, with only the sound of wheels running over the road echoing.
It wasn't until an unknown amount of time passed, when the carriage slowed down and stopped, that Zhang San's voice broke the silence.
"Sir, we're here."
...
...
The moonlight is dark and the red wall stands tall.
As he swaggered out of the carriage, Wei Changtian saw two men standing outside a side door not far away.
Wei Changtian had met these two people. They were Kuilong masters who came to Yongding with Chu Xianping, and they were also the two people who captured Gongsun Yan alive that day.
They are all at the second level, but I don't know if they have practiced the Moon Sword.
Um?
By the way, Chu Xianping should have mastered Kuilong's Bing-1 rudder by now.
Where did those Kuilong men who originally belonged to Lu Hongji and had practiced the Moon Sword go?
Did he follow Chu Xianping? Or ran away?
If you run away...
"Master Wei."
A medium-sized voice suddenly sounded, and just when Wei Changtian's thoughts were jumping to nowhere, a man from Kuilong had already walked close, cupped his fists at him and said:
"Master Chu has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come with me."
"Um."
Glancing at the man, Wei Changtian didn't say anything and followed the man towards the small door under the red wall.
Li Zimu followed behind, the corners of his skirt swaying slightly with the steps.
Her eyes were complicated, her breathing was rapid, and she was obviously absent-minded.
Even when she was not far from the small door, she accidentally tripped on the stone steps and almost fell down.
"ah!"
He subconsciously let out a soft cry and hurriedly stabilized his body.
Li Zimu breathed a sigh of relief, but when he raised his head again, he was stunned again.
Because Wei Changtian had stopped at some point and was looking at her expressionlessly.
"Mr. Gongzi, slave..."
"If you can't let it go, then go back."
Without listening to Li Zimu's explanation, Wei Changtian interrupted directly and coldly: "There is no need to embarrass yourself so much."
"..."
Opening his mouth, Li Zimu naturally understood what Wei Changtian meant.
She pinched her fingers and struggled for a moment, then lowered her head and whispered:
"I know my mistake."
"Please rest assured, sir, I will never be like that again."
"...It's best that way."
Glancing at Li Zimu, Wei Changtian stopped looking at her, turned around and continued walking forward.
The former bit his lip lightly and stood there for a few breaths, seemingly adjusting his emotions.
The moon is clear, the stars are sparse, and the Milky Way is in sight.
The shadows of the trees in the distance are swaying, and the night breeze is blowing, cooling the body to the touch.
In this evening breeze, Li Zimu's eyes finally became calm.
...
...
After walking through the small gate and walking along the neat bluestone road for less than a stick of incense, Wei Changtian and Li Zimu saw a small lake.
The willow branches by the water are quiet, and the moon is hidden under the willows.
As one of the countless lakes in Longshou Mountain, Xiangsi Lake is extremely small. The distance from one end to the other shore is only a hundred feet. The lake water is calm and waveless, reflecting the moon and stars in the sky like a mirror.
In a pavilion with a lantern hanging on the shore, Chu Xianping was sitting there alone, as if he was integrated with the quiet scene.
"Young Master Wei and Young Master Chu are in the pavilion. I'm going to leave."
He stopped, turned around and said something, and the two Kuilong men quickly disappeared.
Wei Changtian didn't pay attention to where they were going, he just stared at Chu Xianping in the pavilion, and then walked over slowly.
"Brother Chu."
A meaningful smile appeared on his face. When the two met again after nine days, Wei Changtian didn't talk too much and asked straight to the point:
"Why did you come to me here tonight?"
"Son."
He stood up and cupped his hands towards Wei Changtian. Chu Xianping did not immediately answer the former's question, and his eyes fell on Li Zimu who was a little later.