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"Brother Han~Brother Han~" Qing Ming ran to the pool and called Han Tuo loudly.

"Han Tuo~ where are you?" As time went on, Qing Ming became more and more worried, so he didn't realize that he had called out his real name unknowingly.

He was hesitating whether to go into the water to look for it, when he heard a sound of "哗啦~" and Han Tuo emerged from the water three feet away from the shore.

"Young brother~" Han Tuo wiped the water off his face and called out.

Seeing that he was safe and sound, Qingming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why did you come out so slowly, I thought you still couldn't swim."

"Brother Qing really knows my identity!" Han Tuo and Qing Ming obviously focused on different things.

"It's cold at night, what are you doing in the water, why don't you come up quickly?" Qing Ming reminded him, ignoring his words.

"Oh, good." Han Tuo responded and swam to the edge of the pool.

Qing Ming subconsciously stretched out his hand, ready to give him a hand.

Han Tuo also took his hand.

Qingming didn't think too much, so he didn't notice the flickering light in his black eyes.

Before he had time to think about it, there was a flash in front of his eyes, and then he lost his balance and fell into the slightly cool pool water.

"Hahaha~hahaha~" Han Tuo's loud laughter came.

Qingming floated up from the water, his blue hair spread out and draped over his body, water all over his head and face, slid down along his elegant and handsome face.

"How old are you?" Qing Ming said helplessly.

And the moment he came out of the water, Han Tuo was already silent in a strange way, and could only stare blankly at his face.

From his angle, the moonlight just shone on the green and white jade-like face. After being wetted by water, it looked more radiant and clear; the moist eyes were full of vigor, and the lips as pink and tender as cherry blossoms attracted people. Go pick.

Frankly speaking, Qingming's appearance is not feminine, on the contrary, it has sharp edges and corners, but it is not rough, and even looks very delicate in some places, as elegant as the wind, as elegant as ink, which is what some women love most The image of a modest gentleman, but compared to ordinary literati, he occasionally exudes a calm atmosphere and wisdom and coldness, which is by no means comparable to ordinary people.

Only at this moment, Han Tuo felt that there was some charming temperament that blurred his gender, as well as the same sense of inexplicable familiarity as last time.

Because of these two points, Han Tuo was stunned for a moment, his heart was itchy, and he felt something he had never experienced before. He raised his hand and touched his chest in doubt.

What does it feel like?

"Hey, come up yet? Are you going to freeze to death in the water?"

The elegant voice interrupted his deep thinking, only then did Han Tuo realize that Qing Ming had already landed while he was in a daze.

Unconsciously, he shivered and sneezed twice, and Han Tuo also climbed up from the water.

The two set up a fire, took off their wet clothes, put them aside to dry, and sat by the fire with their upper bodies to warm themselves.

Ever since Qing Ming took off his unlined clothes, Han Tuo only took one look and turned his eyes away. Not only did the strangeness in his heart not disappear, but it got worse.

Fortunately, Qing Ming spoke in time and diverted Han Tuo's attention, so he didn't find any clues.

"Aren't you going to explain it to me? Brother Han." Qing Ming's loose hair was not completely combed, but was tied loosely with a silk ribbon and hung behind his back.

"Didn't you guess it all, young brother?"

"What I guessed is always different from what you said."

"Well, the thing is like this..." Han Tuo started from infiltrating the Xishan Village alone to find out the news, and explained his plan, arrangement and results of suppressing bandits one by one. Of course, he left Xishan City after confiscating the reward and came to Linxi Town, not because of fun, but chasing Tu Lie all the way here, just happened to see martial arts people gathered in Linxi Town, and Tu Lie lost track at that time, so he stayed there. was unexpected.

Qingming nodded as he listened, it was indeed similar to what he had guessed.

"Then are you going to take me back to Xishan City now?"

"Basically, I'm only familiar with the place, and you haven't been there, young brother, so you can play there thoroughly."

"Now you are Young General Han personally appointed by the Holy Majesty, don't you need to rush back and return to your command?" Qing Ming continued to ask.

"No, there's an old man there...with Old General Han guarding him, why do you need me! I don't care if I'm there or not, I can just take this opportunity to have a good rest, why not do it!" Although he changed his words in time, he still let Qingming heard it.

"Old man?" Qing Ming asked pointedly.

"Hey~ I'm used to it in the barracks, so don't take offense." Han Tuo laughed dryly.

Qing Ming smiled, and threw a dead branch into the fire, "Brother Han and Old General Han have such a good relationship."

"It's okay, the old man is quite amiable only when he doesn't teach me; when he lectures me, tsk tsk... it's so loud that the whole house and the whole army can't hear it. , Thinking about it now, it's just horrible..." Han Tuo recalled the scene when the two got along, and a warm smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Looking at his expression, Qingming knew that Han Tuo was very happy in his heart even if he was reprimanded, so he didn't ask any more, but the smile on his lips faded a little.

To get something is to lose something, he has long understood that there are some things that he is destined to never get in his whole life...unattainable.

"Young brother~" "Young brother~"...

Qingming suddenly noticed the hand in front of him, recovered his senses, and said, "Sorry, I'm a little distracted, what did Brother Han say just now?"

"Ah...it's nothing, it's just..." Han Tuo stammered.

"Brother Han is not a hesitant person. If you have anything to say, you may as well speak up."

After hearing his words, Han Tuo looked up at him as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Brother Qing, have we never met before?"

Seeing his serious expression, Qingming thought he was going to ask some serious question, but it turned out to be this, and laughed dumbfoundedly, "Yes, I have indeed seen it a long time ago."

He didn't intend to get an affirmative answer at first, but Qingming actually answered. Han Tuo opened his eyes in disbelief, and then asked, "Meet it? When? Where?"

"Hmm..." Qing Ming didn't answer directly, but kept it a secret.

Han Tuo looked at him expectantly, waiting for his answer.

"Well...let's talk about it when you think about it."

Han Tuo paid all his attention and listened attentively, but when he got such an answer, he couldn't laugh or cry, "Brother Qing, are you kidding me?"

Qing Ming smiled slightly, "Yeah, after all, you dragged me into the water just now, how could I tell you the answer so easily? It's not a gentleman's act to take revenge, Brother Han."

"I didn't expect it... so young brother, you hold grudges so much, it really means that the world is going downhill and people's hearts are no longer old, hey~" Han Tuo lamented pretending to be frustrated.

"Acceptance, acquiescence." Qing Ming clasped his fists calmly.

The two of them paused at the same time, and then laughed loudly. The atmosphere was harmonious, as if even the birds in the woods were infected with the cheerful atmosphere, singing crisply...

Next, the two rested in Qujiang Town for two days before continuing to walk northwest.

At the end of May, the two of them arrived in Yiyang City. At this time, they were still halfway to Xishan City.

"Hey, brother, have you heard? The time and place of this year's martial arts conference have been confirmed." In the tea room, two people from the rivers and lakes were talking at a table.

"Oh? Where? What time? I went to work two days ago, the place is relatively remote, and I haven't received the news yet." Another person asked.

"I heard that it's the seventh day of June. In Yucheng, many martial arts people have been rushing there in the past few days."

"Eh? Isn't that very close to here? At first I was worried that if I was too far away, I would not be able to catch up. Now it seems that not only can I catch up, but maybe I can arrive two days earlier."

"Yeah, it was already too late when I received the news. Many people had already passed by, and I was worried that there was no one to accompany me, so I ran into you, brother!"

"Then why don't we start our journey now, and we can learn more if we arrive one day earlier."

"Just to my liking."

... The two chatted and laughed, and left the teahouse.

The two people sitting at the table behind them were Qing Ming and Han Tuo.

When those two people spoke, they didn't deliberately lower their volumes, so Qingming and Qingming could hear them clearly.

"How is it? Is Younger Brother interested?" Han Tuo held the teacup and looked at Qing Ming.

Qing Ming took a sip of his tea, turned his head to look at him, "I'm not in a hurry anyway, it's okay to watch the excitement."

"The two guest officials are going to Yucheng too?" Xiaoer just came to refill tea, and when he heard their conversation, he asked enthusiastically.

"Yeah, what's the problem with my little brother?" Han Tuo put down his teacup and asked.

"I see that the two guest officers seem to be going out for fun, but the younger one has a good place to recommend." Xiaoer said proudly.

"Oh? Then tell me." Han Tuo looked at him with a smile, and even Qing Ming raised his head in interest.

"To tell you the truth, the two guests, when you go to Yucheng at this time, you must not forget Tang Town in the northeast of Yucheng. The crabapple there is famous all over the country, and the two young masters must have heard of it."

"According to the time, mid-June to the end of June is the time when the begonias are at their most beautiful. When it comes to appreciating the begonias, Tang Town in the northeast of Yucheng is always the best place. If you don't want to go around the city, let's just stop by to see Tang Town. The Begonia in the town is also a good choice." Han Tuo followed Xiao Er's words, and at the same time did not forget to think about the route in his mind.

"It's a good idea, thank you for reminding me, little brother." Qing Ming put down his teacup.

"Come on, this is a tip for you." Han Tuo paid the tea money and the reward.

"Thank you, guest officer, thank you, guest officer!" Xiaoer thanked repeatedly.

Qing Ming and Han Tuo looked at each other, "Let's set off for Yucheng immediately."

"it is good."

The two got on their horses and left in the direction of Yucheng.

Yucheng five days later

Qing Ming and Han Tuo led the horses and walked in the city.

"I didn't expect that when I arrived in Yucheng two days earlier, it was still full of customers." Han Tuo smiled helplessly.

"Anyway, let's go to the inn in front first. The location looks a bit out of the way. It should be the last one in the city. If it's still full, don't join in the fun and go directly to Tang Town." Qing Ming walked away Stop in front of the inn.

Hitch the horse and enter the inn lobby.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any guest rooms here?" Han Tuo asked while leaning on the counter.

Behind the counter, the boss flipped through the book and said, "There is only one guest room left, I don't know the two guests..."

Before the boss finished speaking, Han Tuo already understood, and turned to look at Qingming.

Qingming nodded, "Yes."

"Shopkeeper, we want this guest room."

"Okay~Little Six, take the two guest officers upstairs."

"Yes." Xiaoer walked in front, "Come on, my lord, please."

Qing Ming and Han Tuo followed the waiter to the guest room.