【Lotus Cake】Brother, please respect yourself

After sailing on the Hutuo River for a month, the biggest problem Ao Bing and Nezha encountered was the freezing of the river.The weather gets colder as you go to the north. In December, Ao Bing saw a heavy snowfall on the river. It was not as dense as the light rain, clear snow and snow in the south. It was really gray and white like the sky and the earth. The falling snowflakes engulfed the scenery on both sides of the river bank. Ao Bing sat in the boat and reached out to catch a piece. The snowflakes that fell on the palm of his hand were not in a hurry to melt. It was a little cold and stood there proudly until Ao Bing He took a breath and pressed his shoulder.

"Bones hurt?" Nezha, who was sitting in the cabin cutting wood, glanced at Ao Bing. The figure of the other party leaning against the window almost merged with the color of the snow. He opened his mouth and moved just as he was about to make a sound. After calling out a word, Ao Bing turned around and gave Nezha a bright smile.

"I didn't take care of myself when I fell into the water before, and it hurts when it's cold." Usually, Ao Bing wouldn't talk about these discomforts, but after Donglai's incident, seeing Ao Guang, Ao Shuang and Ao Yan, The unwillingness and uneasiness that was suppressed in his heart were blown away by the east wind in the blink of an eye. He was once independent in the world, and after finding his family, he found a sliver of relief.

That feeling is very subtle, and Ao Bing can't tell what it is. If it is made more simple, it probably means that he has the right to complain, dissatisfaction and unhappiness.

"The internal energy you cultivated is too cold, and it won't be of much use at this time." Putting down the carving knife in his hand, Nezha got up and walked to the window. The hull of the boat was still drifting, the clouds were all dyed, and the frost and snow were white , he opened his coat and leaned forward, and when his chest was pressed against Ao Bing's back, a dark red cape was just able to wrap him in his arms, his chin touched Ao Bing's injured shoulder, and the two sat by the window. Side, but there is nothing to say for a while.

Ao Bing likes this feeling very much, there is no need to say anything, as long as he knows where the other party is.

During lunch, Jin Zha brought in a tiger-headed eagle. Ao Bing stared straight at the little guy. Nezha grabbed a piece of meat and raised his arm to signal it to come. The eagle seemed to know Nezha. As soon as he saw the other party calling it, he immediately jumped onto Nezha's arm, and pierced his cuff with his sharp claws. Ao Bing was terrified when he saw it, for fear that it would scratch Nezha.

"It's okay, Ah Tu is smart and won't hurt me."

"Atu?" Tilting his head and staring at the eagle named Atu for a while, Ao Bing raised his hand to make a comparison, and then looked at Nezha uncertainly—he wanted to touch it.

"Ah Tu, this is my daughter-in-law, you need to get to know her."

Putting the sliced ​​meat into Ah Tu's mouth, Nezha said something with a smile. Taking advantage of Ao Bing's angry face, Ah Tu shook his wings and seemed to agree with Nezha's statement.

"Eldest brother, don't listen to Nezha's nonsense. Ah Tu was picked up by him when he was a child. As long as it's in his hands, anyone can touch it, not being obedient."

"Then why is it called Ah Tu?" Someone fed Ah Tu a piece of meat in a similar manner, and Ao Bing took a sip from the soup bowl.

"Because of us." He raised his hand and tapped his nose, and Jin Zha took a turn to nod Mu Zha and Nezha. Ao Bing opened his mouth in surprise, and then burst out laughing.

"Then why aren't you called Shui Zha or Huo Zha?" He squinted his eyes and looked at Nezha playfully. The guy who was teasing the eagle clapped his hands and shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

"Because before me, my mother did conceive a child, and that child was lost because of the war." At that time, the Li family was not the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan, and the current emperor was not the current Yang Jian.

"After the child was lost, my mother was infertile for two years, and she conceived me in the third year. In addition, when I was born, it happened to be the third year and six months after the child's death. My father thought that I was very lucky. Big, we should find another word for the name, and finally we will name it Nezha."

Holding the chopsticks and the bowl, Ao Bing felt a little guilty about the past, and wanted to apologize, but Ah Tu, who had already jumped off Nezha's arms, jumped across the table, and when he came to Ao Bing, The tilted head lightly rubbed against Ao Bing's cuff.

"It's comforting you." Nezha stuffed his mouth with rice, chewing with puffed cheeks, and at the same time he didn't forget to explain to Ao Bing.

"Thank you so much." With a soft voice, Ao Bing touched Atu's head, the hair hanging by his ears was black and shiny. Although Ao Bing didn't change from head to toe, but Mu Zha, who was sitting opposite him, felt that the elder brother had changed, and changed a lot.

When I was studying art in Kunlun Mountains, because the distance between each mountain peak was very far, although I entered the inner sect, there were very few opportunities to meet each other. This is true for Jin Zha Mu Zha, who is a brother, and even more so with others.

Among the sixteen disciples of the Kunshan Inner Sect, Ao Bing is a special existence, because he is not a disciple of the Twelve Golden Immortals, but was brought up by Yuanshi Tianzun. Whenever he sees Ao Bing, Mu Zha will think of heaven and man. Living apart from the mortal world, an independent celestial being.

So when I heard that Nezha liked Ao Bing, Mu Zha was the most worried one, because heaven and man are high above, so beautiful and so inaccessible. There are many people who are addicted to their goodness, but the real How many can make them tempted?But Nezha is very lucky, the one he likes is an ordinary mortal after all, a mortal who can be sad, angry, and happy.

"Did Ah Tu bring any news?"

After going by water, they couldn't stop the ship unless they arrived at the port, which indirectly caused the news on the ship to become unclear. When they went to Donglai, Nezha and Ao Bing suffered a great loss from Shen Gongbao.

"In the spring of next year, the Sui Dynasty will use troops against the Turks." After Nezha left home, Ah Tu has been following Mrs. Yin, and this time Mrs. Yin asked Ah Tu to deliver the letter because of this.

"It's confirmed?" Nezha was really surprised. It's only two months since the failure of the Eastern Expedition. Yang Jian is going to have another military disaster so soon?

"I'm sure." Jin Zha nodded and sighed after eating the food, "Before Dulan Khan was dissatisfied with Tuli Khan's rewards and repeatedly harassed the side. Now that the troops from the Eastern Expedition have returned, Goguryeo has also temporarily retreated. Just this month At the beginning, Yang Xiu, the King of Shu, sent troops from Lingzhou Road, and fought with Dulan's soldiers and horses."

"Tell me, three of Yang Jian's five sons are actually good. Although the crown prince Yang Yong is ordinary, he has a benevolent personality. If he hadn't taken the position of crown prince, he would not be forced to be like this by Yang Guang now. King Shu Yang Xiu and Han Wang Yang Liang are both generals who can go to the battlefield in person. The only one who has a big problem is Qin Wang Yang Jun, but this guy is a fool, and he will definitely not be Yang Guang's opponent in the future. Looking at it this way, the success rate is still very high. Tall." Nezha bit his chopsticks and smiled mockingly.

But among these sons, Yang Jian's favorite is Yang Liang, Dugu's favorite is Yang Guang, and compared to the young and vigorous Yang Xiu and Yang Liang, Yang Guang is much more secure in the city.

Doing the emperor's business does not require much kindness, but Nezha will still feel contemptuous of Yang Guang's actions. If this person really sits on the throne, Yang Jian's remaining four sons, I am afraid that none of them will be ashamed. Can't survive.

"In the royal family, becoming a talent is not a good thing." Because he didn't interrupt, Mu Zha ate at a frighteningly fast speed. After eating a bowl of rice, he took another sip of soup, and then stopped wiping his mouth.

Yang Jian's ten children in this life were all born to Empress Dugu Jialuo. The problem of changing the crown prince because of doting on the concubine no longer exists between the two of them. It will be even more brutal.Compared with those princes who still think about the friendship of their compatriots, Yang Guang abandoned these things early on.

"Anyway, the Li family has always upheld the doctrine of the mean. After you leave Yanmen Pass this time, you have to cross an ancient city wall to return to Shuofang. There is a desert in front of Shuofang. The two sides cannot fight there, but you still have to be careful on the way. "

There are fewer and fewer people chasing and killing Nezha these days. When the Hutuo River comes to an end, these two people will also get off the boat and change their horses. Although the wind and snow in Mobei are heavy, Jin Zha and Mu Zha can't see them off again. .

"When the two sides start a war, Daxi will definitely not back down. My father's accident in the Eastern Expedition has been implicated. I am worried about leaving my mother alone to guard Chentangguan. It is enough for the two elder brothers to be sent here."

The way forward still needs to be walked by himself.

After wiping the corners of his mouth, Nezha clasped his fists at the two of them and smiled. In fact, the three of them get together less and leave more. It is not easy to say something provocative. When he left for the Li family, he never thought about it. Going back again is not because he is cruel, but because he can never turn back.

"Eldest brother, we will take care of our third son in the future." He stretched out his arm and patted Nezha's fist. Jin Zha was smiling at Ao Bing, his eyes were sore, but he didn't I can shed tears.

When Nezha had an accident, as the elder brother, I failed to save him. From now on, the sky will be high and the sea will be wide, and fish and birds will fly, and it will no longer have anything to do with him as an elder brother.

"I'll treat him well."

Whenever this happens, Ao Bing can't help but straighten his back and answer seriously.

It's a pity that the three Zhas sitting here are not serious people. Seeing that Ao Bing promised to use such force, even the expressionless Mu Zha laughed out loud.

Nezha stretched out his arms and brought the dazed Ao Bing into his arms, and rubbed the top of his hair before laughing.

"He is just teasing you, why does he take everything seriously."

Ao Bing stared and felt that what he just said didn't sound like a joke? !

"Hahahahahahaha, I finally know why our youngest son likes you, Senior Brother." Covering his stomach and laughing until he slapped the table, Jin Zha lowered his head and wiped the wetness from the corners of his eyes. It's time to meet, as long as the Central Plains is uneven and the reserve position is uncertain, the burden on Nezha will never end.

"If it were me, I would like someone like Elder Brother." He rinsed his mouth with a teacup in his hand, and as soon as Mu Zha said that, Nezha picked up an empty cup and threw it over.

"That can't be done. Senior brother is mine in this life, and mine in the next life. In the next life, in the next life, in the next life..."

"Okay!" He raised his hand and slapped Nezha on the forehead, Ao Bing slipped out of his arms, his cheeks flushed and he straightened his clothes.If Nezha is allowed to continue counting like this, wouldn't they want to be in love for ten lives?Even if he is not tired, Nezha should be.

"Brother, tell me, do you only like me in this life?" He pulled Ao Bing's hands and said shamelessly. In Nezha's view, if there is not enough time in this life, then we will be together again in the next life and the next life Go on until all the regrets are made up, that is the real perfection.

"Yes, yes, are you a three-year-old child?"

"It's not impossible."

Ao Bing, who had long been accustomed to Nezha's thick skin, rolled his eyes in an unrefined manner, and the four of them lost their mood at the end of their lunch.

At night, Ao Bing and Nezha lay face to face on the bed, the sea of ​​air in the lower abdomen was warmly pressed against each other, and Nezha opened his eyes and played with Ao Bing's fingers in the night.

Outside the open window lattice, the night snow was bleak, spinning and falling one after another.

Because it was close to Nezha's chest, the heartbeat was too noisy. Ao Bing turned over and rolled up the quilt and wanted to move away, but when he moved, Nezha immediately stuck to him like a paste, and wrapped his hands around Ao Bing's chest. Waist, the raised chin rested on the opponent's shoulder, and Nezha began to mutter to himself.

"Shuangxiu is the same as practicing martial arts. You can't fish for three days and hang out on the net for two days. Senior brother, if you agree with me, you can make a move. If you don't agree with me, you can make a move. Then I will know what you think. .”

Amused by Nezha's shameless speech, Ao Bing couldn't help shivering as he arched his waist back with a smile. The palm of his hand that got into his underwear and underwear rubbed his sensitive hands. Ao Bing Turning his head away, he buried his face in the pillow. Nezha, who had already been familiar with every inch of the opponent's body, put Ao Bing's left leg on his body in a short while, and the movement behind him brought a muffled groan.

The brazier burning in the room is slowly glowing with heat, and the snowflakes floating across the window lattice are dancing lightly.

Ao Bing was covered with the quilt, but he felt hot under his body. The fine sweat from his forehead wet the pillow. Sticky sticking together, he hugged Ao Bing and looked at the pot of charcoal fire that was about to burn dry with sober eyes. B raised his jaw, somewhat surprised by the other party's behavior.

"Did something happen?" Since Ah Tu came, Nezha has been in a bad mood. At first Ao Bing thought that the other party was affected by the atmosphere of the upcoming separation, but at this moment, he felt that Nezha had something to hide. That's why she looked so restless and restless.

"My father has returned to Chentang Pass."

"That's a good thing." Originally, the Eastern Expedition failed, and Nezha was worried that Li Jing would be implicated. Now that the other party has returned, even if he returns to the city to be punished, it is better than staying in Donglai or Wangcheng.

"Father's punishment is actually not painful, but he said one thing after he came back."

"Is it about the Ao family?"

Ever since Donglai left, Ao Bing has never been able to find a chance to inquire about the current situation of the Ao family. The warship had an accident, and nine out of ten soldiers went away. Can the Ao family really stand up to such a big crime?

"Yes."

Lips pressed against Ao Bing's wet forehead, Nezha didn't know where to start - tell the other party that this was Yang Guang's warning?In other words, human life is so fragile in the face of royal power, because it is the prince who stands at the top of power.But Ao Shuang is also Ao Guang's beloved son, but from the moment they were born, they have been divided into high and low.

No matter how much the Ao family has done, how much prestige they have gained, they cannot match Yang Guang's words.

"What is it?" Putting his hands on Nezha's chest, Ao Bing stepped back a little and tried to see the other person's eyes, but Nezha hugged him so tightly that it was difficult to even separate him by a centimeter.

"Ao Twin is dead, Ao Guang and Ao Yan...the whereabouts are unknown."

The ear that was close to Nezha's chest was so painful from the pounding heartbeat, Ao Bing raised his hand to touch his face, and found that he was not crying?

——It’s okay, big brother is here.

That empty promise was never verified until Ao Shuang's death, because he had no chance.

"The Ao family has threatened the imperial power for many years with merit and profit. The failure of the Eastern Expedition happened to be an exit. It's not your fault. They just need someone to scare others..."

"But they are human..."

If he had known that he would ruin Ao's family if he went back, then Ao Bing would rather he never set foot in Donglai, he didn't show up at the gate of that mansion, and he didn't meet Ao Guang, Ao Shuang, and Ao Yan.He is still the most independent individual in the world, without any involvement.

No love, no pain, no joy, no sorrow, no resentment, no hatred.

There is a saying in the Buddha's gatha that all appearances are illusory, and all conditioned dharmas are like dreams and bubbles, like dew or electricity, and should be viewed in this way.

Ao Bing never thought that one day he would hope that this sentence was true, a mantra that could fulfill what he missed in his heart.

"Brother..." Seeing Ao Bing froze without saying a word, Nezha finally let go of his arms to see the expression on the other side, but at the same time he let go of his arms, Ao Bing got up and touched Nezha's waist superior.

In the dark room, Ao Bing was covered with a heavy quilt. He was as quiet as a ghost. He caressed the scar on Nezha's chest. From top to bottom, his lean and strong body was covered with cuts and bruises, but Nezha would not say— —The two of them are used to hiding their wounds, they won't show them, they won't reveal them.

"...hug me, hug me, Nezha..." Sniffing, Ao Bing shouted in a broken voice.

With his head down and his hands covering his face, Ao Bing felt a huge pain in his chest, as if pierced by a sharp knife.Not only that, every inch of his skin was torn in the night, he couldn't find a way to relieve the pain, and he couldn't think of a way to save himself. He begged Nezha in a low voice, hoping that the other party could end all this.

Each of them wants to live well.

if you can.

He raised his upper body and pressed the back of Ao Bing's neck, bringing him to his lips and kissed him vigorously. When Nezha rolled his lower abdomen and rushed into his brother's body, Ao Bing, who was already sweating profusely like a drowning man, tightly clamped Nezha's neck waist.

He was enjoying the bone-deep pleasure on the wet and cold quilt, those memories, those times, shattered like dewy foam, and with a light wave of his hand, they flew out of the window along with the ice and snow.

The pain lingering in the bones was confused by every inch of tenderness, Ao Bing broke down and cried in the extreme lingering, the organs soft on the lower abdomen were still covered with sticky body fluids, he shrank himself, crying Almost breathless.

When a person dies, there will be an extra star in the sky.

When I was a child, every time a soldier died in battle at Chentang Pass, Yin Shiniang would wrap her arms around little Nezha and tell the story softly.

Now Nezha is also holding Ao Bing and telling this story, but it is a pity that Ao Bing is not a young Nezha, because living people cannot know what the world after death is like.

"Wait until it's over."

"The wait is over."

"Let's go to the Evil King Realm to live in seclusion."

"There are green pines and cypresses, surrounded by bamboo forests. I have seen deer on the top of the mountain, there are streams, and there are birds. You can step on the stone slabs every morning to go there..."

Nezha's voice lingered in his ears and could not be dispelled. Ao Bing closed his crying eyes, and his brain sank slowly. He was stranded in the deep sea and burned in the flames. Nezha can be heard sighing softly.

In the twelfth lunar month, Nezha, who got off the boat, took Ao Bing through the snowy Yanmen Pass and the ancient city wall. When they returned to Shuofang, it was already January of the following year.

After two years, Ao Bing stepped into the magic gate again, and found that every stone here has not changed, except for the people around Nezha.

Yang Jian took Li Li all the way north, although he also encountered several waves of interceptions, but after the battle of Aobingshan Temple became famous in the martial arts, most of the followers knew that they followed the wrong person, so they met Nezha who had gone by water. When Ao Bing and Ao Bing competed, Yang Jian took Li Li back to the Demon Gate first.

Compared with the prosperity during Su Youlu's time, and the danger when the Seventh Elder was in power, there are only a few old people and young people who don't want to leave in the Mobei Demon Sect. In order to seal the mouth, Fu Qu almost killed all the subordinates of the Seventh Elder , After a fight, the Demon Gate has already become a false pretense that exists in name only, and the only thing that can be used by Nezha is probably the remaining Demon Gate spy network in Mobei.

After returning to the Demon Gate, Nezha first sent someone to inquire about the recent changes in the situation, and then gave Li Li a book of exercises written by himself, asking him to practice hard.

Yang Jian stayed at Momen until the beginning of spring, and when the ice and snow melted, he said goodbye and left. It took him a year and a half to go down the mountain this time. He was worried about his mother and sister at home and wanted to go back and have a look.

As soon as Yang Jian left here, Nezha returned to the small courtyard and plunged into the pool.His internal energy is fierce and fierce. Since the poison was eliminated, every time he was injured, it took a lot of time to digest the internal energy in his body.

When he fought against Qiu and his party at the beginning, he was not as good as the other party, and when he violently killed Mu Yinian later, he was actually not as good as that man.

However, Mu Yinian lost in his overconfidence and lack of defense.Taking advantage of Mu Yanmo's clamor, Nezha secretly pulled out the girl's hairpin, and then used the hairpin to kill Mu Yinian. I don't know if the other party will be so angry that he vomits blood when he finds out.

Nezha was cooling down in the pool, and the whole pool was boiled by his skill. Ao Bing took off his coat and walked in. When he pressed his hands on Nezha's chest, a calm inner force like autumn water slowly flowed into his body.

The inner strength of the Kunlun School is strong, powerful, mighty, and domineering. As the senior brother of the Kunshan School, Ao Bing's internal strength is different from others, because the Hunyuan Tianling Orb is extremely cloudy and cold, and after swallowing the Tianling Orb, Ao Bing becomes He has become the most suitable person in the world to practice internal strength.

So he had a certain selfishness in saving Nezha at the beginning, because Ao Bing knew that even if he lost those internal forces, he could still get them back, but if Nezha died, he would never get them back.

"In another three years, even if Master makes a move, I am afraid that he will no longer be my opponent."

Holding Ao Bing in his arms, he sighed comfortably. It turned out that Nezha looked down on the double cultivation method of the Demon Sect, but if this method is supplemented by force, it is naturally harmful, but if it is with the person he likes, then Nezha will even get a point. Don't want to waste a second.

"Then we'll have to wait another three years."

After three years, when there is no more Nezha's opponent in the world, they can go back.

After parting with Nezha, Jin Zha and Mu Zha hurried back to Chentangguan.

As soon as the two entered the house, they saw Li Jing who had come back and was sitting in the hall.The frowning man looked up at his two sons, then sighed and signaled them to come in.

"Father, something happened?"

"Is His Majesty going to punish you?"

"The hidden guard you sent earlier came back early."

Tapping his fingers on the table, Li Jing signaled the housekeeper to call someone over. After hearing the news, the hidden guard immediately rushed back to Chentangguan. which way to go.

"master."

The hidden guard who got the call quickly came to the hall. After kneeling on one knee, Yin Shiniang who heard the news also came from the backyard. The two brothers greeted their mother, and then heard an incredible news from the hidden guard.

"Shen Fangshu?"

"Shen Fangshu, Mr. Dongdu?"

If the name is mentioned, Jin Zha may not be able to react at once, but when Mu Zha mentions Mr. Dongdu, he immediately thinks of this person.

"He said it would be dangerous for Nezha to return to Mobei?"

"Yes." Clasping his fists with his hands in front of his forehead, the dark guard did not expect that the young guy who looked like a scholar was actually the well-known Mr. Dongdu in the martial arts world. This person said that Nezha would have trouble when he went back , that is probably not a lie.

"Is there anyone else who wants to take my little brother's life now? Could it be Zhu Buyu, the owner of Qianqian Villa?"

Among the five major factions, Emei withdrew from the competition early, and the owner of Yanyu Building was killed by Nezha. Qiu and his party are no longer Nezha's opponents.

"I thought so too, but..." Touching the beard on his chin, Li Jing never imagined that in his lifetime, he would experience the fear of a white-haired man giving away a black-haired man again and again.

"...When the court was suspended a few years ago, His Majesty had already ordered that Yang Liang, the king of Han, be the marshal, Gao Jiong, the left servant, led the general Wang Ji, and Zhao Zhongqing from the Shangzhu Kingdom to send troops to Shuozhou Road, and Yang Su, the right servant, led the Zhu Kingdom Li Che, Han Sengshou sent troops to Lingzhou Road, and Shangzhu State Yanrong sent troops from Youzhou to attack Eastern Turks in one fell swoop."

"But this..." Compared with the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, Yang Jian was obviously more panicked by the Turks living next door. Such a large-scale war will inevitably reduce the Mobei area to scorched earth, but Jin Zha doesn't understand, this matter has nothing to do with Nezha. What does life and death matter?

"One more thing." Putting down his restless palms, Li Jing glanced at Jin Zha and Mu Zha, and then said: "Before going out for the expedition, Yang Liang went to Jiejiao, and invited the Jiejiao's Master Tongtian to accompany him in the army. "

"Master Tongtian?!" Mu Zha took a step back, thinking that this fact was too ridiculous. He was the old man who was ranked number one in the world with Yuanshi Tianzun. Could it be that he would lower his status and kill a junior for the sake of imperial power? !

"But if you leave Mobei, where can Zhaer go?" After all, Yin Shiniang tore the silk handkerchief in her hand. Come from overseas, is there no place for Nezha?

——To be continued——