The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Hua Manlou was once again held by Chu Liuxiang and started to run.He could feel the watery moonlight falling from the sky, and the rough and cold sand under his feet.In the desert in early winter, the night wind was as sharp as a knife, and it kept brushing against his cheeks, but there was always a fire burning in his heart, making all the cold shy away.

It seemed that it was Chu Liuxiang holding his hand that lit the fire.

Chu Liuxiang's fingers were long and slender, with thin calluses on the tips and roots of the fingers.The palm is not too wide, but firm, and the palm is warm and dry.

Every time Hua Manlou held those hands, he felt safe and secure, as if there was no power to shake them.

So Hua Manlou sighed softly, just like the satisfied feeling when he just finished eating.

Chu Liuxiang misunderstood what he meant, turned her head and smiled while running, "Are you tired? Who told you to sneak out in the middle of the night without even bringing a thick coat. It's too cold now, we won't rest until daytime."

Hua Manlou shook his head and said, "Not tired." After a pause, he still couldn't help asking, "How did you know I was going to leave and you chased me out?"

Chu Liuxiang laughed loudly, and the laughter drifted away with the wind, echoing in the entire starry sky.

"I didn't expect you to run away secretly. I wanted to persuade you to come with me!"

Hua Manlou was surprised and said, "You plan to leave by yourself? Why?"

Chu Liuxiang looked at Hua Manlou's surprised expression with great interest, and asked, "Then why did you leave?"

Hua Manlou blushed a little and said, "I don't want to get married."

Chu Liuxiang became more and more interested, and said with a smile: "Actually, what the king and princess said is not wrong. It is a man's responsibility to start a family and start a business. Even though Princess Jialing is less beautiful, she has a noble status. Many people ask for it. Come on!"

Hua Manlou's expression froze, he pulled his hand out of Chu Liuxiang's palm, and said bitterly: "If you say these words again, we will go our separate ways!"

While he was talking, he didn't stop on his feet, but still hurriedly galloped in the sea of ​​sand.But Chu Liuxiang already had to slow down a bit to keep pace with him, and then smiled apologetically, "Stop it, stop it! I'm teasing you on purpose, why are you really angry?"

Hua Manlou snorted, but didn't answer, but the annoyed and embarrassed look on his face gradually disappeared.Chu Liuxiang smiled silently, took his hand again, and said gently: "You relax and follow my luck."

Hua Manlou was stunned, already felt a wave of true energy flowing into his body from the palm of his hand, and concentrated on following the guidance to exercise.Before he knew it, he had followed in Chu Liuxiang's footsteps.

Behind the figures of the two, there is the gradually brightening sky and a burst of rising sun.

The two walked forward for more than an hour before stopping to adjust their breath.It was only then that Hua Manlou realized that what Chu Liuxiang was carrying was a luggage that was twice as big as his luggage.

Chu Liuxiang seemed to see his surprised expression, and said with a smile, "Have you ever thought about how far you can go without me?"

Hua Manlou snorted, "I remember Qingbeard's camp, it should only be ten days away, but you took me west, how do I know how far I can go!"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Do you know we are heading west?"

Hua Manlou said: "I still know where the sun rises. I just don't know where you are going."

Chu Liuxiang opened the water bag, poured a big mouthful of water, and said, "Let's go find Shi Guanyin."

Hua ManLou was startled and said, "Just the two of us?...No, if I didn't go with you, why would you go alone? You...Why did you take such a risk?"

Chu Liuxiang handed him the water bag with a smile, and said, "That's why I want to ask you to be my helper! Do you think we can wait for Shi Guanyin to come after we stay in the camp in Kucha?"

Hua Manlou shook his head helplessly, sipped his saliva and said, "Shi Guanyin and the King of Qiuci are enemies, and these days they frequently attack. How do you know that you can't wait for her?"

Chu Liuxiang paused, as if trying to sort out her thoughts, and said slowly, "Do you feel that things have gone too smoothly since we met the Kucha Guards?"

Hua Manlou's heart skipped a beat, as if a door had opened in the void, and he thought in this direction: "Shi Guanyin's design for us to get the Star of Bliss seems to be to provoke us and Kucha. The armies fought each other, but we returned the jewel to the king. She had coveted the jewel for a long time, and sent people to lurk beside the king, cooperating with the outside, trying to take this national treasure, but we repelled it... No, she knew us She would send someone to take the gem after returning it. But she couldn’t be ignorant of Chu Liuxiang’s ability, and with Princess Pipa around, the Wu Brothers, Du Huan and others are too weak..."

Chu Liuxiang patted him with a smile, and said, "That's it! The Star of Bliss is already in Shi Guanyin's hands, why would she do this?"

Hua Manlou pondered: "Is it because of the secret that the king said? Without that secret, it would be useless for her to get the Star of Bliss... and she knew that we were coming to her, so she could take this opportunity to drag us into trouble." ..."

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Do you still think we should wait in the camp in Kucha?"

Hua Manlou said: "But...but this is the case, what will Brother Hu do? If I leave, the king will definitely blame them..."

Chu Liuxiang's expression turned cold, and she said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that if you obediently stay and get married, the disaster will be even worse!"

Hua Manlou was surprised: "You said getting married is also a trap? But how could the king conspire with Shi Guanyin?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "The king has the king's thoughts, even if he wants to form an alliance with us, it may not be all good intentions."

Hua Manlou said: "If he also has malicious intentions, then Brother Hu and the others..."

Chu Liuxiang interrupted him suddenly with a smile, and said: "We ran all night, we should take a rest before leaving. You don't have to worry too much about the affairs in the Kucha Kingdom. Although Lao Hu and Yidianhong are straight-hearted, there is still Lao Ji." !"

Hua Manlou thought for a while, but still hesitated and said, "Boss Ji?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "You think the king insists on forcing you to be a son-in-law. If the old Ji still can't see through the urgent business, he is not the boss of Lanzhou Ji!"

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Ji Bingyan woke up a little early.

He opened his eyes and found that the sky outside the camp was still a dim blue.Ji Bingyan, who has lived in Lanzhou for a long time, knows that the dawn in the northwest always comes later than that in the central plains.So he closed his eyes and tried to sleep for a while.

An inexplicable chill suddenly surged into his heart.

During the seven years in Lanzhou, Ji Bingyan has encountered countless turmoil in the world, including open fights, secret fights, poisoning, and assassination.

The most dangerous time, the long hairpin in the hand of the concubine Ji who was lying beside him had pierced his throat twice.

At that time, the chill in his heart was exactly the same as now.

Ji Bingyan didn't open her eyes, she turned over like lightning, and the quilt on her body flew out like a net, covering the bed.His person slid against the wall beside the bed and floated up to the ceiling like a piece of paper.

All of this was done in the blink of an eye, because his set of actions had become a habit, an instinct.

Ever since the woman he rescued in the human market became his concubine Ji, but tried to assassinate him in the middle of the night, Ji Bingyan could detect people who approached him three feet even in her sleep.

However, the person who came today was beyond his expectations.

Yidianhong dodged the quilt that was infused with inner strength and was thrown like a weapon, looked up at Ji Bingyan who jumped into the air, and said calmly: "Good skill."

Ji Bingyan's heart turned cold again.

He knew that a little red came here, not to kill him.If so, he may not be able to jump up and live until now.

He felt that even when this person was not killing people, he was like an unsheathed sword exuding a chilling murderous aura.

But when Ji Bingyan fell to the ground, the expression on his face was still as indifferent as usual.He looked at a little red and said, "What do you want from me?"

The thrown quilt was thrown at their feet, and no one took a second look.

A little red said: "They left."

Ji Bingyan's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Who?"

A little red said: "The building is full of flowers, and there is also Chu Liuxiang."

Ji Bingyan couldn't help raising her hand, thumped her forehead twice, and said, "Are you going together?"

A little red said: "It should be."

Ji Bingyan said: "Should?"

A little red said: "Hua Manlou went out first. Chu Liuxiang peeped into his tent, and then followed."

Ji Bingyan said helplessly: "You have seen it all, why didn't you call them?"

Yidianhong said: "They want to leave but they don't call me, why should I call them?"

Ji Bingyan could only sigh, and said, "Lao Hu doesn't know yet?"

A little red expression suddenly moved, seemed to be laughing, but also seemed to be a little distressed, and then said: "If he knows, he will definitely be very noisy."

Hu Tiehua yelled so loudly that he almost called everyone in the camp over.

Ji Bingyan frowned and said: "Xiaohua is now a son-in-law, he escaped from marriage, you alarmed the king, don't you want to settle accounts with us?"

Hu Tiehua gave him a blank look, and said: "Even if I don't yell, the king and the others are not fools, they can't even find out that a living person is missing!"

Ji Bingyan was so blocked that he couldn't speak, the two were staring at each other angrily, a Kucha warrior had already entered the tent, saying that the king was here to see him.

They knew that there was no escape left and right, and even a little red followed coldly into the king's golden tent.

Sure enough, the king sat on it with a full face of anger, even his beard was so angry, he said loudly: "The lonely king regards you as guests of honour, and treats you with great courtesy. Who knows you...you are also Shi Guanyin's spies!"

Ji Bingyan was stunned, but Hu Tiehua was the first to call out: "Who is the spy? If we were with Shi Guanyin, would we send you the Star of Bliss back?"

He felt very guilty because of Hua ManLou's escape from marriage, so he screamed extra loudly, as if this could make sense.

The king was even more annoyed. He pointed his halberd at them and said, "How dare you mention the star of bliss! Your friend has already stolen the star of bliss, but left you here. What do you say!"

Ji Bingyan and Dianhong looked at each other, and their expressions became serious.Ji Bingyan stepped forward and grabbed Hu Tiehua, and said quietly: "Has the Star of Bliss been stolen?"

The king snorted coldly, and said: "Don't say you don't know! Chu Liuxiang was known as the bandit commander in the Central Plains, and now he and the star of bliss disappeared at the same time. How dare you say he didn't do it?"

Ji Bingyan shook her head and said, "Is there any evidence?"

The king said: "What evidence is needed for this! There are guards patrolling my camp all night, how can outsiders sneak in without anyone noticing, steal the star of bliss and then sneak out? Only you martial arts masters..."

Ji Bingyan said: "So, the king doesn't know when Chu Liuxiang left?"

The king said angrily: "Of course I don't know! There are still flowers all over the building, but I still want to betroth my daughter to him, but he is willing to join forces with thieves and seize the treasures of our country! I have only wronged my Jialing..."

Hu Tiehua heard him scolding Huamanlou, and wanted to refute again. Suddenly, a soldier rushed in, saluted the king, but dared not speak.

Seeing the panicked look on the soldier's face, Ji Bingyan felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and said to himself, "Don't let anything happen again!"

Unexpectedly, under the scolding of the king, the soldier stammered: "Princess...princess...suicide..."

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Ji Bingyan and the others sat in the tent dejectedly for more than half an hour.

Naturally, the king rushed to see the princess, and they had to go back to their own residences first, but when they entered the door, a group of guards came and surrounded the entire tent.

Although this is not a prison, they are almost like prisoners.

Hu Tiehua paced back and forth in the tent, making thousands and hundreds of circles.Ji Bingyan was already dazzled by seeing him, and even a little red simply closed his eyes.

Hu Tiehua still felt depressed, and shouted: "Old Chu and Xiao Hua ran away without saying hello, and they left us a mess!"

Ji Bingyan looked at him and said indifferently: "Do you think this mess is specially set up for them?"

Hu Tiehua was stunned for a moment, stopped and said, "What do you mean? Could it be that the king wants to deceive people and blame them?"

Ji Bingyan shook her head and said: "It's hard to say now. But Lao Chu has a reputation as a bandit commander, and Xiao Hua has a marriage contract with the princess. How could it be such a coincidence that as soon as they left, the star of bliss disappeared, and the princess committed suicide?"

Hu Tiehua clapped his hands and said: "Exactly! How precious is that star of bliss, the king must keep it in a safe place, who can steal it away?"

Yidianhong suddenly said: "The traitor."

Ji Bingyan changed his expression, and said: "It's also possible. After all, it is true that the king wants to protect the star of bliss, and it is necessary to use it against us, but there is no need to turn against it. It's just that the traitor must be someone close to the king..."

Hu Tiehua scratched his head, hesitantly said: "Do you think...could it be...the princess?"

Ji Bingyan was startled, her eyes brightened and then dimmed again, she shook her head and said: "It is true that the princess is close to the star of bliss, but she is the crown prince, so why bother? Why did she commit suicide after stealing the treasure? Isn't it more suspicious?" ?”

Hu Tiehua stammered: "I'm not talking about Princess Jialing, I'm talking about...Princess Pipa..."

Ji Bingyan wondered: "Princess Pipa? Isn't that your sweetheart? How could you doubt her?"

Hu Tiehua waved his hands and said: "What sweetheart! I really think she is very charming and likable, but now the trouble is on us, I can't just call Lao Chu and Xiao Hua so good just to say good things about her People are taking the blame, right?"

Ji Bingyan couldn't help showing a faint smile, and said: "So no matter how bad you are, you should be considered a good friend."

Hu Tiehua's face turned red, and she coughed, "But what should we do now? We can't confront Princess Pipa face to face."

Yidianhong glanced at them, walked directly to the door, and said coldly, "I'll bring her here."

The author has something to say:

This chapter is also known as "Three Stooges Top Chu Liuxiang" [Old Ji & Lao Hu & Xiao Hong: Who do you call a cobbler? ? ?

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