Huaigui

After a snowstorm, the long yellow sand seems to be dyed white, and the sky and the earth are colored up and down, depressed and lonely.

The caravan traveled to the junction of Beining and Suiye Kingdom, and He Lanmingyue left the caravan alone and headed southwest alone.He remembered the place where he lost his way in the last storm, there was a jacaranda tree.And the place where the white jacarandas grow must have a source of water, and he firmly believes that Liu Zhongcheng is near that oasis.

Helan Mingyue has a good sense of direction, but it is easy to get lost after a long time.He took Feishuang away from Li Ciyuan. The falcon had excellent eyesight and searched for it from a high altitude. Once it found something, it would immediately scream.

He Lan Mingyue whistled: "Go, find the white couplet tree!"

Feishuang immediately responded.

After walking southwest for half a day, the route that seemed to be going back actually deviated from the direction of Yinzhou City. Helan Mingyue's vision was always a vast expanse of whiteness.He was thinking about whether to give up, when Feishuang flapped his wings and blew three times, and then rushed forward to the right.

Helan Mingyue regained her spirits, quickly adjusted the horse's head, and followed Feishuang's position.

When he first set off, he also asked himself why he cared so much about Gao Jing's affairs, and the reason of wanting to find out the truth about his father's hatred at most deceived Li Ciyuan, but not his heart.These remarks are indeed his heart disease, but it doesn't make him sleepless. It's best to know, and he doesn't care if he has been kept in the dark.

It's just that Gao Jing really did these things with a specious "like" just for that ignorant promise?The missing astrolabe became the tacit evidence that Gao Jing told him to wait outside the Wende Gate on the night of Shangyuan Festival, it was not a lie.

But Helan Mingyue, why do you still care about him?

Was he deceived by his tears, or was he slavish enough to see him sad?

You were kind to him from the bottom of your heart before, but you forgot what happened?

Helan Mingyue thought, the words and phrases overheard that year turned out to be concise, and the emotions in this world are really both love and hate in the end, and it is difficult to get rid of.He struggled, suffered, and finally figured it out, but still couldn't escape that man's gentle gaze.

He thought that he might be willing to give Gao Jing the only chance after going back this time, and ask Gao Jing for an answer when he no longer needs to deceive him and use him when he returns to Luoyang.

At least at that time, regardless of the outcome, he could part ways with Gao Jing with peace of mind. From then on, you sit in the imperial city and I go to Saibei.

Feishuang's cry brought back Helan Mingyue's withdrawn thoughts. He looked into the distance, and the sky broke after the wind and snow broke for a while, and a city appeared on the horizon in the distance - the gate of the city was abrupt and tall, as if appearing out of thin air, but So much peace of mind.

There are ruts and beast footprints where the horse's hooves stepped. He Lan Mingyue made a special trip to observe the traces. After being covered by snow, the bottom is new, as if someone drove past here not long ago.The direction was facing outwards, probably the camel caravan out of the city, he thought for a while, got on his horse and accelerated.

The city was close at hand, and Helan Mingyue was about to step forward, when Feishuang flapped his wings violently and let out a long whistle, making an attacking gesture.

The silver light flashed past in the field of vision, He Lan Mingyue reined in abruptly, and then instinctively turned sideways to avoid it.

A black-feathered arrow sank straight into the yellow sand!

After the thrill, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the second arrow came again!

The attack was so fierce that Helan Mingyue couldn't dodge, she flipped back and let go of the reins, and jumped down in the air. The arrow passed the top of the horse's head, and there was a flash of snow, and Feishuang galloped towards the northeast.He Lan's heart was pounding, if he hadn't dismounted just now, he would have been pierced by an arrow.

Seeing that Feishuang had recognized the direction of the archer, Helan Mingyue's heart skipped a beat, and she got on her horse and galloped away again.Holding Yanshanxue in his hand, he almost danced with an afterimage, several arrows were fired at once, and the arrows fell to the ground while he was moving, but there was only a little scratch on his body.

These few steps approached the city gate, the loess was rammed as the foundation, and the vicissitudes of life were peeled off after the wind and frost, but there were no guards, the city gate was closed tightly, and the city name embedded on it could not be seen clearly.

Helan Mingyue frowned slightly, and when she was about to speak out, Feishuang rushed to a corner of the tower, but he couldn't stop her, and the next moment, a black feather arrow was shot from there.After Feishuang escaped, Helan Mingyue had already arrived at the base of the city. Seeing that its owner was safe, it flew up to a high place and out of the range of the bow and arrow, and a black shadow in a state of despair at the tower showed its true face.

"If this stinky bird didn't make trouble, you would have died under my arrow today!"

It was a clear female voice, and He Lan Mingyue was taken aback for a moment, unbelievable that the force of the arrows just now came from a woman's hand, but she didn't dare to underestimate it, she raised her head to the person on the tower, and shouted: "Alone, Girls don't have to be so serious!"

The woman became more and more annoyed by his yelling, she pulled out a feathered arrow and put it on the bowstring with her backhand, pointing the arrow at Helan Mingyue, she said angrily, "Who gave you the courage to act recklessly in Baicheng!"

He Lan Mingyue didn't know which word he had touched her brow, so she continued to bite the bullet: "Girl, I don't intend to offend you, but I just came here by chance to come to the city to beg for a drink."

The woman's fingertips were tense, and the arrow was on the string, but suddenly a hand pinned her forearm.

She turned her head to see the people who were horrified, she hurriedly put away her bow and arrows, and told the visitors what He Lan Mingyue said, but her voice was clear and crisp, and she also had the long inner strength of a martial artist, He Lan Mingyue could also hear clearly: " Mr. Lang, this thief is so courageous, his subordinates are so bold that they don't know how to restrain themselves when they shoot out with one arrow, and they still want to enter the city right now, what a shame!"

The visitor said: "Let him enter the city."

The woman hurriedly said: "But...but he is a man!"

Helan Mingyue suddenly had doubts: The person you called "Lang Jun" is also a man, why did he treat me so differently?He didn't dare to say it, but he saw that the gate of the city opened soon after.

What Zhou Beihai said was not bad. Similar to Yinzhou, here is a small-scale armed force to keep one side safe. The militiamen guarding the city are well-equipped and more soft and broken than the Beining officers and soldiers. They are wrapped tightly. In fact, only a pair of eyes were exposed on the face to resist the wind and snow, but it was these eyes that made Helan Mingyue see the clue.

The body of the militiaman is about the same height as an ordinary man, but the skeleton under the heavy clothes is slender, the eyelashes are slender, and there are soft waves in the movement, which is not like a man's fortitude, but has a sassy killing intent.

Are they all women?

This Liuzhong City is indeed full of mystery from the outside to the inside, He Lan Mingyue secretly slandered, standing under the city gate, a woman in a black dress came to meet her.

He is tall, thinner than the uniform of the militiamen, and does not wear a mask. His beautiful features are undoubtedly revealed: willow leaf eyebrows, cherry mouth, and skin as white as snow.The woman's face was expressionless, her eyes were as cold as ice, as if her whole body was born of ice and snow, holding a green dragon knife in one hand, she was not angry and pretentious.

Helan Mingyue was almost taken aback. Women who practice martial arts usually choose light and compact weapons. Not only does she use a long knife as a companion, but she also lifts weights like light?The texture of the long knife is extraordinary, what kind of arm strength is needed to swing it freely?

With a judgment in mind, He Lan looked at her with admiration.

The inner side of the tower was low, and the ones who came down the steps were the woman who shot an arrow at him and the man called "Lang Jun".

The woman was thin and thin, and the heavy iron bow behind her seemed to be as tall as her, and she was equipped with a quiver, but it didn't weigh down her back. Her eyes looked at He Lan with hatred; while the man Wearing a round-neck gown common in the Central Plains, covered with a fur cloak and a jade pendant around the waist, with his hands folded under the cloak, his shoulders are wide and his waist is narrow, and he is also a martial artist, but compared with the two women, he is actually a little weak.

He Lan Mingyue looked around for a week, and reaffirmed that: the only young master in front of the city gate was a man.

He hadn't figured everything out yet, the young master clasped his fists at him, and said politely: "The guest is so skillful, he was able to dodge Shi Qing's arrow. I don't know why you came here, how do you call him?"

"Congratulations to Guichi." He Lan Mingyue said, covering Yan Shanxue behind her, "Passing by Guibao Land, I want to... have a look."

The man smiled and took a step back. The woman with a bow and arrow, Shi Qing, stood between him and He Lan Mingyue with a long bow, and said vigilantly: "This place is not easy to pass by. I advise you to tell the truth!"

He Lan Mingyue said: "It is said that there is an oasis in the desert, and there is a Baicheng in the oasis, so I came here."

Shi Qing said angrily: "Nonsense! Sir, hurry up and drive this shameless person out—"

"Wait a minute." The man picked up the iron bow in front of him and took two steps towards He Lanmingyue, looked him around and said, "You just said your name, could it be He Guichi from the caravan guard in Yinzhou?"

"Your Excellency's praise."

The man didn't know what he was thinking, his eyes sank, but he wasn't talking to him: "I'll explain the news to the city lord later, don't let him leave before then."

Hearing this, the woman with a cold face nodded her head slightly to express her understanding, she withdrew her knife and said to He Lan Mingyue, "Follow me."

The man and Shi Qing left one after the other, and the woman gave He Lan Mingyue a glare before leaving.He was baffled, and for some reason provoked Shi Qing, so he withdrew his gaze and followed behind the cold-faced woman.

He Lan Mingyue only thought that the woman didn't look like she would talk to him, and began to look around the streets and alleys.The name of Baicheng is well-deserved. Except for the walls and towers in the middle of the building, they are all white, which seems to be painted with special materials.Close to the oasis and formed by the water, the city is full of tranquility and stability, more like a paradise.

"This place is not far from Longcheng, and the black water has been diverted, so this oasis has never been affected?" He Lan Mingyue asked secretly, becoming more and more curious about this city.

The woman in front spoke without warning at this moment: "Your riding skills are very good."

It took Helan Mingyue a moment to realize that she was talking to him, and said casually, "Sword skills are better."

The woman nodded, but her footsteps stopped suddenly. The next moment, the Green Dragon Saber was in front of He Lan Mingyue, blocking his way.When she looked back, the corners of her mouth raised slightly: "Bibi?"

Helan Mingyue saw the aggressiveness in her eyes, he is in someone else's territory, it is better to be preemptive than to be restrained everywhere, thinking of this, she tightened her grip on Yan Shanxue: "Please."

In the lane, short blades face long soldiers.

Yanshan Xue pricks, picks, cuts, and sweeps with unparalleled lightness and sharpness; the Qinglong knife slashes, chops, cuts, and slices, opening and closing, mountains avalanche and ground cracked.In the dust flying, the metal collides and the wind resonates, and occasionally the flying frost roars, and the warrior is light, and after mixing together, he is even more completely ecstatic.

This section was extremely short and extremely long, Helan Mingyue's horizontal sword blocked the menacing blade, and the tiger's mouth was numb from the shock.And he didn't dare to be negligent, he lifted his breath and spun out lightly, and when he turned around, he stepped on the handle of the knife and jumped up——

"Ding--"

The back of the knife hides the edge of the sword, while on the other side, the small arrow in the sleeve points directly at the vital point.

"The victory and defeat have been decided!" He Lan Mingyue said, and put away the sword straight away.

The woman lost the test but was not upset: "Your swordsmanship is also very good." After affirming, she thought for a while and added: "Just now I heard you talking to Lang Jun. Your name is He Guichi? My name is Tang Fei Clothes."

He Lan Mingyue said: "Miss Tang's kung fu is also very good, if I hadn't cheated in the end, I wouldn't be able to confront her head-on."

Tang Feiyi smiled, but it was more like politeness than sincere words: "Soldiers on the battlefield are not tired of deceit, Mr. He has strange movements, and his ruthless moves are all killer moves. I have already given up my strength to me, otherwise the two I would have hurt my left arm when I did the trick—Mr. He’s sword is very fast, is it a famous sword?"

When asked suddenly, He Lanmingyue looked down at Yanshanxue in her hand, and the pearl on the hilt silently stared at him.Suddenly his heart softened a little, he said: "It is a gift from others, but it is also made of a special material, called Yanshan Snow."

"The light of the sword is like white snow, what an apt name." Tang Feiyi exclaimed, and showed him the long knife in his hand, "It's the same with my knife. It's a gift from my master. It is said that it was made by Beimo Jianlu."

After coming and going, He Lanmingyue noticed that Tang Feiyi looked cold but was frank, and it was very troublesome to communicate with.He stopped being polite: "Since it is a gift from the master, this knife should have a name, right?"

Tang Feiyi nodded: "Master said, it's called Acacia Cut."

Determine the seven emotions, cut lovesickness.

Helan Mingyue felt a severe pain in his chest, he frowned, Tang Feiyi said: "Young Master He is not feeling well? Could it be that I accidentally hurt you in the last scene?"

Some arrogant words were spoken by Tang Feiyi so plainly that they were just stating the facts. He Lanming said frankly: "The old wounds have nothing to do with the girl. I don't know the severity. Speaking of it, warriors rely on fists and kicks to meet each other. I and the girl are the same After a match, can we still be half friends?"

Tang Feiyi said: "You are not a villain, so you can be friends."

He thought about his intention for coming here, but he didn't know if he had thought something bad, so he smiled wryly for a moment and said, "I'll talk about it later, but can I ask a few questions?"

Tang Feiyi said: "How many?"

After Helan Mingyue thought about it: "Three." Seeing that she agreed, she continued: "First, Baicheng is located in the eighty-mile oasis where the branches are divided. Is Liuzhong City established by the previous dynasty also here?"

Tang Feiyi said: "Baicheng is Baicheng."

Helan Mingyue understood: "Second, I see that there are few men in the city, why is that?"

"Most of the men do some farm work at home, and occasionally go to the oasis to graze." Tang Feiyi replied with a straight face, "In this city, women are in charge of the defense, and the men are in charge of farming, and the house is the rule of the previous generations of city lords. rules."

He Lan Mingyue felt that this was simply absurd, and the woman in front of him gave the answer as it should, as if they were born to grow up in such an environment, and it was like this for generations.

He couldn't help blurting out: "Why?"

Tang Feiyi said, "Is this also one of your three questions?"

A string in his mind was tense, Helan Mingyue denied it, Tang Feiyi said: "The three agreed questions, this is not one of them, I will not answer. If you have the ability, you can go to ask the city lord in the future."

"Okay." He Lan Mingyue agreed, and continued to ask, "The third question, if according to what you said, men are not allowed to enter the garrison, then the man on the tower just now, you and the other girl treated him very politely, What is his identity?"

Tang Feiyi paused, and replied seriously: "His name is He Lanzhu Jun, and he is the husband of the city lord."

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※Chemical use: The sound of broken bamboo in a good wind is like snow/the green bamboo is shaken by the wind, it is suspected to be from an old friend