Ma'am, is there someone out there?

Xuan Shen dragged Liu Eshao to the willow tree pier on the bank. It was the time when the night was thick and the wind was bleak, and the drooping willow branches swayed with the wind, like ghosts waving in the night.

Xuan Shen kicked Liu Shaoyang a few times to make sure that he was unconscious and not pretending to be sleepless.In fact, if Xuan Shen had taken a closer look at Liu Shaoyang's bruised nose and swollen face, he probably wouldn't think so.It's a pity that Xuan Shen didn't have the time to look at Liu Shaoyang's sorry ancestor's face.

It is the night of dark moon and high wind, the day of murder and arson.

With a thrust of his sword point, there was a stab, and the brocade and fine clothes were torn instantly.

Crows flew away from the branches, and figures dangled on the old tree.

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The room of Xuanshen and his son is in the most secluded place in the west of the General’s Mansion. Outside the door is the Xiyuan, which is full of flowers in spring. In winter, the Xiyuan has no flowers, no grass, decays, and the winter scenery is very withered, so few people go there. walked this way.Along the backyard all the way to the end is the residence of Xuan Shen and his son.

Warm candlelight shines through the gauze windows, and dark shadows seem to be painted on the windows, and a deep voice comes out from inside, neither soft nor heavy, just like a spring breeze and drizzle.At this time it was almost Zishi, but Shen Qing was still in Xuanshen's room.

It's just that Xuan Shen is not here.

Shen Qing was hugging Xiaobao and coaxing him to sleep, but the child woke up in the middle of the night and didn't see his father, scaring Xiaobao to search everywhere, even a child ran across the garden to Shen Qing's yard in the east at night.

When Xiao Bao ran into the yard crying, Bai Zhu's heart skipped a beat in fright, it's best to find out that Xuan Shen didn't know where to go.Shen Qing asked Bai Zhu to go back to sleep first, he carried Xiao Bao back to Xuan Shen's room, and waited for Xuan Shen to come back.

"When Xiaobao was sleeping, was your father there?" Shen Qing whispered to him.

"Yes." Xiaobao lay on Shen Qing's lap, covered with a quilt, he looked at Shen Qing with wide eyes, "But when Xiaobao wakes up, Daddy is gone."

"How could it be gone? Because Xiaobao fell asleep, so when he went out, he didn't tell Xiaobao that he would be back later."

Xiaobao stood up, climbed onto Shen Qing's lap, hugged Shen Qing's neck and rubbed it: "But Daddy used to run away quietly when Xiaobao was asleep, and then he would come to see Xiaobao after a long, long, long time. Daddy is gone When I was young, Xiaobao was afraid that Daddy would not want me, so he gave Xiaobao to Grandma. Grandma is fine, but Xiaobao wants to be with Daddy."

Shen Qing patted Xiaobao's back, and said softly: "Who does Xiaobao like the most?"

"Daddy."

"Who does daddy like the most?"

The child puffed up his chest, looked at Shen Qing with sparkling eyes, and said proudly: "Daddy likes me the most!"

"Will the father who likes Xiaobao the most not want us such a smart and cute little treasure? Of course not, right." Shen Qing pinched his cheek, "Crying is not allowed in the future, boys should be ashamed when they cry. "

With a blushing face, Xiao Bao threw herself into Shen Qing's arms.

"In the future, don't run into the garden alone at night, what should you do if you trip and fall?" Shen Qing checked Xiaobao's body carefully, and he was relieved after he did not fall or knock him.But this courtyard is indeed a bit secluded, too far away from the main courtyard, and there are some things that can't be called for a while.If next time Xuan Shen disappears so late...

"Xiaobao is not afraid of the dark, I can walk safely." Xiaobao's childlike nature did not feel any worry in Shen Qing's tone.

Shen Qing looked at the thick night outside the window, worried about Xuan Shen's whereabouts, Xiao Bao was a child, and Xuan Shen was not mature enough in many cases, father and son, sometimes they looked like two children, one big and one small.

The watchmen passed by outside the backyard wall of the General's Mansion knocking on bamboo clappers. The long sound of the clappers came from outside the wall, and the heavy voice of the watchmen reminded that it was already midnight.

Little Treasure wanted to wait for Xuan Shen to come back, but the child couldn't bear it, and was coaxed to sleep by Shen Qing.Shen Qing put Xiaobao back under the quilt, got up and stood up, where did Xuan Shen go.

The watchman knocked on his clapper and went away. Behind him was Xuan Shen who had just returned.Xuan Shen jumped into the General's Mansion from the wall of the backyard, and walked back to the remote courtyard familiarly.

When going out, Xuan Shen kept the lamp on in the room and never extinguished it, but at this time, the light in the room went out.His heart skipped a beat, and he hurried forward.The anxious Xuan Shen didn't even notice that there was still a person standing under the shadow in front of the corridor, he hurriedly went to push the door, a hand stretched out from the shadow, and held him back.

Xuan Shen reflexively folded the man's arm, and only when he got close did he feel that the man's body smelled familiar.

"Shen Qing!" Xuan Shen quickly let go of his hand, since Shen Qing is here, then naturally nothing happened, but...

Before Xuan Shen could ask, Shen Qing asked him first: "Where did you go, and you didn't come back until this hour?"

It was pitch black, Xuan Shen couldn't see Shen Qing's expression, but felt that he should be angry.

"I..." Xuan Shen was dumb, not knowing how to explain.

"Do you know that Xiaobao woke up at night crying and looking for you, he ran across the garden to my room alone at night when he was a child, and said that his father was missing... Shen Qing fell silent in the middle of speaking.

Xuan Shen, who was a little excited when he came back from the outside, suddenly became depressed.

Shen Qing sighed in his heart, what would he do if he had nothing to say to Xuan Shen with such serious words, since he didn't understand these things, why bother to make him sad out of thin air.Could it be that Xuan Shen's love for Xiaobao will be less? When Shen Qing was coaxing Xiaobao just now, he said that the one who likes Xiaobao the most is daddy?He's just used to being careless and careless, he thinks less and is not so meticulous.

"Okay, I'm not talking about you, don't be sad." Shen Qing was slightly reproachful one second, but was thinking of ways to coax people the next second.It was pitch black, and neither of them could see each other's expression clearly, they could only feel each other's emotions in subtle ways.

"Don't cry like Xiaobao. If adults cry, they will be laughed at."

"I didn't cry." Xuan Shen replied quickly.

Of course Shen Qing knew that Xuan Shen didn't cry, he was the person who didn't fear suffering or pain the most, when would he ever cry, Shen Qing raised his hand, hung his wide sleeve in front of Xuan Shen and shook it.

"I didn't wear a handkerchief today. If you cry sadly, you can only wipe your tears with my sleeve."

Shen Qing said this with a smile to make Xuanshen happy, he knew that Xuanshen must have no tears, so he didn't need to really wipe it with his sleeve, but Xuanshen really grabbed his sleeve.

Hold on tight.

"Huh?" Shen Qing asked suspiciously.

Xuan Shen didn't make any sound, the dark environment made his speechless seem silent.

"It's too dark here." Xuan Shen said.

"Yeah." For some reason, Shen Qing also suddenly felt embarrassed, he changed the subject, and said: "Living in this remote corner is always inconvenient, why not change to a place closer to the main courtyard in a few days, It's better to take care of it."

"No. It's fine here." Xuan Shen refused.

"Really don't want it? The place in the mansion is still very spacious, and there are many places to find suitable for the two of you..."

"No." Xuan Shen became stubborn, saying that it was useless.

Shen Qing let him go, fortunately they were all in the mansion, there was no danger.

Shen Qing held his hand up for a long while, but Xuan Shen still didn't let go, Shen Qing couldn't help reminding him, only then did Xuan Shen react, and hastily flung it away.

"It's so dark here." Xuan Shen said it again, and Shen Qing patiently echoed it.

"Why don't you light the lamp?"

Shen Qing pretended to be vicious and said in a venomous tone: "Scared you, the obedient and disobedient father who left his son at home and didn't care to go out and run around."

"I...I'm not." Xuan Shen was indeed frightened, afraid that something might happen to Little Bao'er.

"Don't be like this in the future, Xiaobao will be afraid." Shen Qing paused, and then said, "I will be worried too."

Xuan Shen was silent for a few seconds, and then replied coyly: "Yes."

"Don't agree, but don't put it in your head. You have always been like a disobedient child, and you are older than Xiaobao." Shen Qing started rambling again, and Xuan Shen suddenly Rebutted one sentence.

"I'm a few years older than you!"

Shen Qing smiled: "Do you remember how old you are?"

"I'm 27..." Xuan Shen faltered a number, he knew how much older he was than Shen Qing, but he didn't know exactly how old he was, "But I'm five years older than you, you have to remember! "

"Yes, yes, and remember!"

Shen Qing said, then tweeted in, and lit the oil lamp.The oil lamp was not bright, and the dim yellow flame was crumbling, making people feel that it was about to go out.Shen Qing lowered his head to pick up the lantern flower, the wick made a tiny crackling sound.

Shen Qing lowered his voice and asked, "Where did you go today?"

"I..." Xuan Shen's tall body stood upright, with embarrassment on his face, so, what's there to say.

"I'm going to clean up the bad guys."

"Bad guy?" Hearing this, Shen Qing raised his head to look at Xuan Shen, what exactly did he do?

Xuan Shen only spoke up to this point, and then no matter how Shen Qing asked, he refused to say anything.Shen Qing didn't agree with him, so he didn't ask, anyway, if he really did something extraordinary, he would know about it later.

"Is this... blood on your hand?"