different paths

Ever since Qin Zhonghai recovered his life by chance, he has been recuperating in Yan Erniang's inn, and it has been a month or so.It's just that Qin Zhonghai didn't want to drag Yan Erniang and the others down, and was still unwilling to confess his origins, and only made plans after healed up from his injuries.However, when Yan Erniang saw the tattoo on Qin Zhonghai's back, she had already guessed that he had a deep connection with the cottage. Even if Qin Zhonghai didn't say it clearly, Yan Erniang still tried his best to take care of him these days and dared not slack off.

Qin Zhonghai is a sensible person, ever since he shed tears in front of Yan Erniang, he no longer reveals his thoughts, only cleans up the sorrow and misery on his face, and keeps smiling all day long.Later, when his injuries got better, he didn't want to eat and drink for free, so he voluntarily found a job to do. It's just that Qin Zhonghai couldn't move, he couldn't bear a little heavy burden of rice, and he didn't know how to make wine and cook, so he could only help with chores

On this day, Qin Zhonghai sat in the courtyard with his usual sloppy appearance, peeling and washing Chinese cabbage.He stared at the ground and murmured, but no one knew what he was talking about.While peeling vegetables, I suddenly saw a pair of boots standing in front of my eyes. Seeing that the boots were shiny and shiny, the person who came here must be an important person.

Qin Zhonghai was disheartened at this time, there was no one like him in the Jianghu, he was the abbot of Shaolin, and it was none of his business, so he didn't raise his head and said, "If you want to drink, please go through the gate. Go in, and the shopkeeper will come to greet you." Qin Zhonghai said a few words, but the boot showed no sign of moving, he just stood upright in front of him.

Qin Zhonghai was upset, he didn't know what the man wanted, he groaned, without raising his head, he frowned and said, "What exactly do you want to do? Do you want to buy cabbage?"

Before he could finish speaking, the man sighed and called softly: "Zhong Hai."

Qin Zhonghai's whole body trembled when he heard the sound, the vegetable basket in his hand was overturned, and the cabbage leaves were scattered all over the ground.

The visitor had tears in his eyes, a sad look on his face, and he was staring at himself with his head down, who is it not that Lu Yun?

Qin Zhonghai was holding a cabbage stalk in his hand, and he didn't know where to put it. He felt his throat was dry, forced a dry laugh, and slowly squeezed out three words: "Brother Lu."

The two looked at each other, and Lu Yun slowly squatted down, looking up at himself with an extremely excited expression.Qin Zhonghai pursed his lower lip, just wanted to joke a few words, but couldn't speak.In an instant, Qin Zhonghai choked up in his heart, thinking of the song "The Story of Shanyang Tower":

"When I was young, I used to attack the classics and history, but when I grow up, I have the power to plan, just like a tiger lying on a barren hill, hiding its minions and enduring it."

"Who knows tattooed cheeks, that is worthy of being in Jiangzhou, if he has to avenge his revenge in the future, the blood will stain the head of the Yanyang River."

At the meeting in the capital, the two met in the filthy small restaurant, and they had such heroic words. Now, one has ascended to the sky and the other has fallen to the ground. The two meet again, but the scene is so bleak...

For a long time, the two just stared at each other.Qin Zhonghai didn't feel good when Lu Yun stared at him like this, he stretched out his hand tremblingly, touched the top of Lu Yun's head, and cursed: "Fuck, I'm not a ghost, stop staring like this. "

Hearing his teasing, Lu Yun laughed through his tears. He wiped the corners of his eyes and forced a smile, "I'm sorry... I didn't expect to see you here, so I got a little excited." Qin Zhonghai nodded and said with a smile: " Yeah, I didn't expect that either."

The first month greeted spring, the climate was extremely cold, and snowflakes were falling from the sky. Seeing that Qin Zhonghai was still holding the cabbage stalks in his hand, Lu Yun bent down quickly to pick up the leaves all over the ground for him.Holding a handful of cabbage in his hand, Lu Yun asked in a low voice, "Zhong Hai... why are you here?"

Qin Zhonghai said with a smile: "I left Beijing that day and fled by boat all the way. Hehe, I didn't expect to come to Huaiqing, and met a crazy woman, and finally tied her here."

Lu Yun knew that he liked to tell jokes, but he would not believe it. He just picked up the cabbage silently and put them in the vegetable basket.

Qin Zhonghai thought of Liu Angtian and others, and asked, "Is everyone alright?"

Hearing this, Lu Yun saw the scene of the joyous gathering in Beijing and the middle of the year. His heart hurt, he wiped his red eyes, and said with a dry smile, "Hello, everyone... It's just that Zhuo Lingzhao and Jiang Chonghuo had a fight a few years ago. , when two tigers fight, one must be injured. Zhuo Lingzhao died, and Jiang Chong was also seriously injured. Thanks to the blessing of his sword god, Jiang Chong can't make trouble. This month is finally peaceful, and everyone has a good time Year."

When Qin Zhonghai heard that the Sword God had died, he couldn't help being stunned.After a while, he asked again in a daze, "Zhuo Lingzhao... is dead?"

Lu Yun sighed, and said: "At that time Yang Langzhong came forward to talk about Xiang, and finally let the sword god come out of the Jiang family. I thought he would abandon the dark and turn to the bright from now on, and only associate with righteous people. I didn't expect that this plan would bring him a disaster. Said It was really unexpected.”

Liu Jing died tragically, Zhuo Lingzhao died, Qin Zhonghai couldn't help but smile wryly.In fact, he and Zhuo Lingzhao had no friendship at all, and there was more hatred for each other than good feelings for each other, but when he first heard the death of the sword god, compared with his crippled lower body, he felt as sad as a rabbit died of a fox, and for a while he just bowed his head in silence.

After a long time, Lu Yun plucked up his courage and finally asked, "Zhong Hai, you... what are your future plans?"

Qin Zhonghai shook his head slightly, and said: "I don't know what I plan to do in the future... It's just that the injury has almost healed in the past few days, and it's time to go."

Lu Yun raised his head, clasped Qin Zhonghai's hands, and said softly: "Zhonghai, come back to Changzhou with me!" Qin Zhonghai said in a daze, "Changzhou?" Become a court official.

Lu Yun opened his eyes and looked at him with sincere eyes, without saying a word, just tightly grasping Qin Zhonghai's palm.Qin Zhonghai held him firmly. For a moment, he felt that Lu Yun's hand was so strong. When he squeezed it hard, his palm was sore and unbearable. Already shed cold sweat.

Lu Yun didn't notice, just waiting for Qin Zhonghai to reply.Hearing a woman's voice sternly said: "Let him go!" Lu Yun was stunned, looking back, he saw Yan Erniang glaring at him, and asked solemnly: "Are you his friend?"

Lu Yun saw that she was not angry, her eyes were stern, and he hurriedly said, "What's wrong?" Yan Erniang pushed Lu Yun away, and said coldly, "You hurt him." Lu Yun woke up, and hurriedly looked, Seeing his friend's hands were slightly bruised, Lu Yun was startled and in pain, just now he woke up, Qin Zhonghai lost all his martial arts, and couldn't bear to hold his hand casually, his eyes were full of tears, his lips were tight, and he didn't know what to say. Apologizing, on the contrary, it showed more signs, and felt very guilty for a moment.

Seeing his expression like this, Yan Erniang felt inconvenient to blame him, she stood in front of Qin Zhonghai, blocked the two of them, and said to Lu Yun, "You don't have to worry about him. He is fine here, we will take care of him, You hurry up and go."

Hearing her urging him to leave, Lu Yun was very anxious and just shook his head desperately. Although he and Qin Zhonghai had known each other not long ago, their words were speculative and their emotions were intimate, like brothers. They finally met again, how could they leave like this?Seeing that he wanted to question Qin Zhonghai personally, Yan Erniang blocked the way with both hands, covering Qin Zhonghai behind her back, preventing them from seeing each other.

Lu Yun was very anxious, and shouted: "Zhonghai, do you really want to stay here?" Qin Zhonghai heard this, thinking of the years in the capital,

The past flashed before his eyes, and his heart moved, and he wanted to stand up.

Suddenly there was a long sigh, and a figure blocked it, but it was Tao Qing who came.He only listened to his persuasion: "Little brother, your friend is no longer a member of the court, and has been separated from the government since then. If you drag him back by force, if someone finds out his identity, won't you kill him alive? Let him go." Let's go!" Tao Qing's words made sense, Deng woke up Lu and Qin, Lu Yun buzzed in his head, and thought: "Yes, General Qin is no longer a member of the court, I insist on taking him back , only harm him!"

Looking back on the past, Lu Yun's heart was pierced like a knife, and he remained silent.Qin Zhonghai also sat down on the ground in a daze, only looking at the sky blankly.

Tao Qing pushed Lu Yun's shoulder lightly, and said in a low voice: "This official, look there." Lu Yun looked back, and saw a young girl standing in the courtyard, staring at herself, seeing her worried face. , but there was a sense of comfort in the eyes, who is it not Gu Qianxi?

Lu Yun lowered his head silently. He wanted to say goodbye to Qin Zhonghai, but Yan Erniang blocked him. He sighed softly and said softly, "Zhonghai, I'm leaving. Take care of yourself."

After hearing this, Qin Zhonghai knew that Lu Yun was about to leave soon, he wanted to stretch his head to have a look, but Yan Erniang stood in front of him, but he couldn't see Lu Yun's figure, and wanted to speak, but his throat was hoarse, and he could only Yelling, he waved his hands again and again, as if he wanted to say goodbye, but also seemed to hold Lu Yun, and he didn't even know what he wanted to do...

In the dead of night, with few stars and a bright moon, Qin Zhonghai was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the roof with bloodshot eyes.