Rebellious officials bow their heads

When the surrounding atmosphere reached a critical point, they killed each other almost at the same time. Looking down from above, the two small figures were like floating dust in the wind and snow.

Xie Linze's fingers tightly gripped the hilt of the sword, with the sharp blade lying in front of him. The turbulent cold wind rushed towards his face, which hurt like a needle prick. With the leaping pace, he slashed behind him, and all he saw in front of him was that the opponent was extremely fierce The ultimate move, only the clear sound of the sword cutting through the cold wind can be heard in the ears.

At that moment, it seemed to be still, the snowy wind was frozen in mid-air, only two silvery white sword lights pierced through the clouds and fog in an instant, crossed and passed by, setting off thousands of turbulent and flying snow waves!

Blood splashed to the ground, and the dust dispersed.

Xie Linze's body was completely numb, and he could no longer feel the sharp pain of tearing. He used all his strength to stab the sword edge deeply into the opponent's chest.

Qing Ci fell under him, the snow was stained red with blood, and white mist came out of his mouth and nose as he breathed, as if he wanted to say something, but the wound on his chest was too deep, and when he moved his lips, only blood foamed out.

Qing Ci's sword-holding hand fell powerlessly to the side, but the sharp blade remained in Xie Linze's body, and a cold glow emerged from the tip of the sword from behind his back.

"Ah, Aze..." Qing Ci swallowed his blood, and smiled slightly, "I have been looking forward to such a day for a long time, to be able to die in your hands, to die with you..."

Xie Linze held down the sword tightly and nailed the opponent to the ground, his eyes were bloodshot.

Qingci panted weakly, watched his movements calmly, without any struggle, "Actually... I regretted it once, after you were captured by the Beiluo people that day, I followed you to find you..."

The smile on his face became jerky, "I wanted to save you a little bit, but it was discovered by Fei Lianshi. I tried my best to trick them into escaping, and led Emperor Zhaowu to lead troops to rescue you..."

There was a pain in Xie Linze's heart, which made it difficult for him to breathe. Holding on to his trance, his voice came out from between his teeth, "Don't you think it's too late to say this now?"

Qingci's pupils gradually dimmed, as if filled with a sigh, "Yeah, it's too late... But, I envy you... From before to now... Aze, you came out, only me, and you will always stay on that day……"

That was the beginning of all of them standing with their backs and embarking on a road of no return.

Xie Linze gradually couldn't hear Qingci's voice, his injuries were no worse than the other's, and now he was holding on with one breath.

Getting up from Qing Ci's cold corpse, he staggered forward, the sharp blade piercing through his chest was icy cold, the severe pain all over his body tore at his consciousness, every step he took, he felt exhausted All the strength can only rely on faith, "—Xu Yan."

"Xu Yan..."

At this moment, what appeared before Xie Linze's eyes was the silhouette of the man with the moonlight on his back when he pushed open the door of Taixuan Hall; Xu Yan who came out of the dark vortex.

However, Xu Yan has already left...

Xie Linze staggered and fell heavily in the snow. He supported his trembling arms, but he couldn't get up a few times. His consciousness had completely dissipated. His vision went from clear to blurred, and finally fell into darkness.

The wind and snow were flying all over the sky, and it was bitingly cold. The fine snow gradually covered the two people's bodies, and finally turned into a boundless whiteness, burying the love and resentment for more than ten years.

The Jackdaw flew from afar, flapping its pitch-black wings and landed, as if it wanted to peck a piece of flesh off the corpse. Suddenly, the sound of trampling on the ice was heard not far away, and the Jackdaw flew up in fright and landed on the high ground. on tall dead branches.

It looked sideways with one eye, and a figure of a man was coming towards this side. He knelt down after looking for the blood, and scraped away the accumulated ice and snow with his hands.

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Xie Linze didn't know how long he had been in a deep sleep. When he opened his eyes and woke up, the bright light made him turn his head away. After he got used to it, he looked over and found that he was sitting on the bed with the lights in the room The furnishings are very familiar.

The bright sunlight poured in from the window lattice, and the golden light and shadow fell on the ground, making the whole room warm.

Xie Linze realized - this is Xu Yan's room in Lizhen.

He couldn't help stretching out his hand in a daze, grasping the invisible sunlight, and felt that everything in front of him was like a deceptive dream, full of unreality.

After touching his chest, which was wrapped in a thick bandage, the cold pain had disappeared, and the fight in the snow seemed to have never happened.

There was chatting and laughing outside the door, mixed with the voices of children. He leaned against the wall and lay down. The moment he opened the door, he was a little dazed, and saw peach blossom petals flying towards him, scorching the fragrance.

The spring breeze in the courtyard was warm, and the ground was full of red. There were three people sitting by the veranda. Mrs. Xu was talking to Ah Zhong. on his man.

The other party stood by the colonnade, tall and slender, wearing a black robe embroidered with square hole coins, holding a bowl of medicine with his head down, stirring it with a porcelain spoon from time to time, quite carelessly.

Ah Zhong was facing the door, he was the first to see Xie Linze, he screamed in shock, and then rushed towards him.

Hearing the sound, Xu Yan turned around and saw Xie Linze in front of the door. He was obviously taken aback, and almost missed the porcelain bowl in his hand.

Xie Linze's attention was all on Xu Yan, and Ah Zhong threw him suddenly, and he took several steps back, almost falling down.

Xu Yan's figure moved, obviously wanting to move forward, but when he saw that he was standing firmly, he stopped and froze in place.

Ah Zhong was ecstatic, hugged Xie Linze's waist and did not let go, "Brother Ye, you finally woke up!"

Ah Zhong has grown a lot taller, but he is still childish. Xie Linze was still taken aback by his address, but soon remembered that this was his previous pseudonym, and gently patted his head.

Mrs. Xu was also very pleasantly surprised when she saw this. Just as she was about to speak, she remembered something and patted Xu Yan next to her, "Why didn't you move? You have been worrying about Mr. Ye for so long, why did you stay silent when he woke up? "

Xie Linze heard it clearly, and looked at Xu Yan inexplicably nervously, and the eyes of the two met at the same place.

Xu Yan's Adam's apple rolled, and just as he took a step forward, another voice came from the other end of the veranda, and Zhou Yuan walked quickly, "The guy from the capital has sent a message again! Guess how many times I have been urged, Xu Yan." Guess what he said today—"

Zhou Yuan's voice stopped abruptly.

His hand holding the folding fan froze, stared at Xie Linze, then at Xu Yan, and said in the deadlocked atmosphere: "You are awake..."

Mrs. Xu was unaware of the strangeness between them, and smiled at Xie Linze: "You have been in a coma for so long, you must be hungry when you wake up at this time, I'll cook you some food."

Xie Linze waved his hand, "Don't bother..."

"Don't bother, you don't have to be so polite. I heard from Xu Yan that you like to drink, right? He made a lot of medicinal wine and it's ready to drink. Wait for me to get some." After Madam Xu finished speaking, she walked towards the kitchen. go.

Her figure disappeared around the corner, and without waiting for Xu Yan to make a move, Zhou Yuan quickly lowered his voice and said, "There's news from the door that Ji Han is leaving town with a troop of cavalry, probably almost here!"

Ah Zhong blinked in bewilderment, Xu Yan was dismissed by Zhou Yuan's words, glanced at Xie Linze, paused and said, "I'm going to help my mother in the kitchen."

"What are you going for?" Zhou Yuan chased after him two steps, "Don't you beat that kid Ji Han back to the capital? He's coming to take him away..."

But Xu Yan left without looking back, Zhou Yuan sighed helplessly.

Xie Linze frowned slightly, he patted Ah Zhong, signaled himself to leave first, turned around and walked towards the wooden ladder next to the flower stand, the heavy wound left by Beiluo had not completely healed, his movements were not fast, standing tall Looking down from the top of the eaves, as Zhou Yuan said, there is a group of black cavalry approaching on the mountain in the distance.

After a while, Zhou Yuan asked from below: "Your Majesty, do you want to go with Ji Han?"

Xie Linze came down and returned to the house, sat down thoughtfully, and asked Zhou Yuan, "You saved me?"

Zhou Yuan moved a bench and sat in the sunlight not far from the door, "To be exact, if Xu Yan hadn't brought you back from Beiluo, I couldn't have saved you."

Xie Linze raised his head in astonishment, "Didn't he leave?"

"If you go to Lingbei, he can be regarded as leaving if he goes to Wangcheng." Zhou Yuan closed his folding fan, and there was no hint of a joke in his eyes.

Needless to say, Xie Linze also understood what Xu Yan was doing in Wangcheng. He really didn't expect that the situation was so chaotic and dangerous at that time, that the other party would return to Wangcheng, just to get the antidote of Florosan.

Zhou Yuan continued to say in a flat tone: "The night before you parted, Xu Yan received my letter. Mrs. Xu was seriously ill at that time, and I asked him to come back to see his mother for the last time. Wait and see There was no one to wait for, but fortunately Mrs. Xu survived and did not cause the worst situation."

Xie Linze was completely shocked at this moment. He was too aware of the importance of Madam Xu to Xu Yan. He thought that Xu Yan was extremely disappointed in him. Such a choice gave up the chance to see Mrs. Xu for the last time.

He murmured: "I..."

"When he brought you back from Beiluo, you had only one breath left. I said there was no rule of law, and he looked crazy like he wanted to kill me..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan was deeply moved and sighed, "You were injured so badly that you almost couldn't make it through several times, and he guarded you without eating or drinking. It's completely different from now. Don't look at him pretending to be decent now, but at that time he was unkempt, as if he was the one who was dying, I can't stand it..."

Xie Linze couldn't sit still anymore, stood up suddenly and rushed out, Zhou Yuan quickly stopped him, pointed to the oil-paper umbrella in the celadon vat on the other side of the case, "He gave it to you, how long have you been doing it... ...I can't figure it out either. Go to him if you want to say something...These things between the two of you...Anyway, he is willing."

Xie Linze stopped in his tracks, pushed aside the miscellaneous scrolls, took out the finely crafted oil-paper umbrella from the celadon vat, and opened it. The oil paper umbrella is given to the person you like.

His heart was sore and astringent, he couldn't speak, he held on to the oil-paper umbrella tightly, and went directly to the kitchen, but he didn't see Xu Yan. Mrs. Xu was preparing the meal, and said, "I asked Xu Yan to go to Cui. Buy a fish by the lake, stew fish soup for lunch."

It was too late to stay for another moment, as if a fire was burning in his heart, he turned his head and hurried to Cuihu Lake impatiently. Along the way, many villagers from the town rushed to the other side. Xie Linze guessed that Ji Han led the cavalry to rush to the other side. When we arrived, we lived in a corner away from the town, and the folk customs were simple and simple, so we naturally went to watch such a majestic battle curiously.

From a distance, the green lake looks like a piece of jasper. There are many fishermen selling seafood around. There are bamboo rafts floating in the lake, and a group of flower ducks live under the weeping willows. There are not many pedestrians, and it is considered lively.

Xu Yanli was standing by the lake, and there was no one around him. He was staring at the lake and wondering what he was thinking.

Xie Linze ran towards him quickly, and shouted loudly: "—Xu Yan!"

Xu Yan turned around in surprise.

Xie Linze had already run close, stopped in front of him, raised his head and kissed the other's lips involuntarily, and opened an umbrella to cover the two of them.

A cluster of peach blossoms is shining on the umbrella surface, reflecting the spring breeze and March, which is too beautiful to behold.