The Ascension of Ghosts

In the tent, there was a moment of silence.

Lu Sheng felt that the man's gaze was on his back, so he became more and more upset, and asked aloud, "Ah Rong, you promised never to lie to me, didn't you?"

Xie Rong said: "I never lied to you before."

Lu Sheng asked calmly, "In that case, Ah Rong, did you ever hide something from me?"

Xie Rong said: "I was ordered by my benefactor to search for the tomb and explore the treasure. There are so many things that have not been reported. I don't know which one Madam said?"

Lu Sheng had no intention of teasing him, turned around slowly, and asked word by word: "Ah Rong, after I took Hou Yan away from Yizhou, did you promise Yu Ji not to prevent her from resurrecting King Xiang?"

Xie Rong's slight smile on her lips, like a drop of ink falling into a pond, disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye.

Lu Sheng's heart sank, and he inevitably showed a disappointed look.

Xie Rong just said: "My lord Gongcao has a clever plan, even if the guess is not right, it is not far away."

Lu Sheng laughed and said, "Ah Rong, do you think it's enough as long as you don't lie to me. For other matters, even if I'm involved, no matter how deeply involved, as long as I never ask, it's okay to hide it from me?"

Xie Rong was speechless, apparently acquiescing.

Lu Sheng strode over and said angrily, "What kind of benefits did Yu Ji give you!"

Xie Rong let him stand in front of him in anger, as if forced, and replied calmly, "A forbidden weapon and a fragment of the map of the emperor's mausoleum can be regarded as a lot of gain."

Up to now, he no longer concealed it, and simply confessed the whole story completely.

The pouring of the Tianchi Lake was originally done by Zaoxue under Xie Rong's order, just to trap the headless guards in the Tianshui array easily, but it was because Xie Rong learned that Yu Ji had the clue to find the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum.He originally wanted to kill the headless guard in Tianchi and win the treasure, but Yu Ji was not only tough, but also very cunning, she would rather die than give in, Xie Rong couldn't find out where she hid the Kanyu map.

Therefore, after several games, they reached a deal: Yu Ji presented the fragments of the Kanyu map and a forbidden weapon, and Xie Rong helped her persuade Hou Yan to accept King Xiang's soul possession.

As for how to persuade him, it is quite simple. It is just a 13-year-old boy who has no experience. Let him see the bloody scenes of barbarians slaughtering villages and eating human flesh raw. With love, although it is by no means easy, it did not take much effort.

Then Xie Rong said with a smile: "That kid is actually a lover. He wavered before, until Yuji asked, should he stay alive and be an idler in a troubled world, or create a peaceful and prosperous world for Brother Lu and keep him safe all his life? That kid just agreed." ..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Sheng's fist had already punched him viciously on the cheek.

That punch was so menacing and so powerful that Xie Rong even fell to the ground with her chair.

On Baiyu Wuxia's left cheek, bruises gradually appeared.

Lu Shengzhuo stood still, condescending, and glared at him with clenched fists, but he couldn't swing the second punch no matter what, he just kept clenching his knuckles protruding, and the tendons on the back of his hands rose.

Ruodie Ruoxia and the others, who heard the noise and broke in, saw that the situation was not good, and tiptoed out of the tent again.

But Xie Rong couldn't get up, just stayed where he fell and looked up at the young man, his always aloof and indifferent appearance was a little shaken like a statue of ice and snow gradually melting, he said softly: "Baoyang, that Hou Yanyuan is Concubine Yu The supporting body prepared for King Xiang is predestined, and it should be so. I just took advantage of the trend to push the time forward a little bit."

Lu Sheng said angrily: "You are just not used to seeing Hou Yan pestering me!"

Xie Rong frowned and said: "You are my man, and others have ulterior motives to pester you, so I naturally want to eliminate hidden dangers."

He spoke so straightforwardly and righteously that Lu Sheng was stunned and speechless for a moment.

Xie Rong just stood up, flicked the hem of her clothes embroidered with silver chinchillas appearing and disappearing in the sea of ​​clouds, and raised her hand to embrace Lu Sheng in her arms.

Lu Sheng dodged, backed away, and saw Xie Rong showing a hurt look. He felt throbbing in his heart, and said in a low voice, "Ah Rong, Hou Yan is only 13 years old. Why do you... hate him so much?"

Xie Rong withdrew her hand and said with a sneer, "If you hadn't been entangled with him because you wanted to refuse or welcome, how could he have fallen to where he is today?"

Lu Sheng stammered angrily, "You -- you're unreasonable!"

Xie Rong said as always: "I am the truth."

While being unreasonable, he raised his hand and couldn't help pulling Lu Sheng into his arms.

Lu Sheng didn't want to get entangled with him, he didn't push and push, but his back stiffened and he didn't move, and said in a low voice: "Ah Rong, you don't want me to have more contact with other people, I want to please you, naturally Try to avoid it. However, I was born in the world of mortals, how can I completely cut off communication? If I don’t communicate with each other, how can I... perform official duties?”

Xie Rong caressed the young man's back, but felt that the muscles under his palms were stiff and unfamiliar, and he refused to relax and obey, and his heart became a little more irritable.

As soon as the words fell, Lu Sheng pushed him away, "Ah Rong, if you really have feelings for me, you shouldn't treat me like this."

On Xie Rong's face, the alienation and indifference that has not been seen for a long time appeared on Xie Rong's face, and his smile was indifferent and cold, and he said indifferently: "I have been lonely since I was a child, and I don't know love.

Lu Sheng watched his expression become more and more alienated every moment, and felt flustered, but he hesitated a little, but still said: "Ah Rong will act like this... it's just a desire to monopolize."

Xie Rong just watched him silently, her eyes were dark and cold, bottomless.

Lu Sheng lowered his eyelids halfway, and looked at his hand. His fingers were slender and straight, with graceful and strong joints. The palms of his fingers were covered with thin calluses, which were the marks left by years of practicing swords. He felt sour, but he still said in a deep voice. : "I practiced martial arts at the age of six. I have never stopped in cold and heat. I am familiar with all six arts. I was recommended by my mentor at the age of 16 to join the Habayashi Army. I started as a small soldier who was not good enough. At the age of 19, I was promoted to the Minister of Civil Affairs. You look down on me From a small official of the sixth rank, I earned it with one knife and one gun, sweat and blood. I worked hard, went through life and death, captured thieves and suppressed bandits, and solved more than a hundred cases. , let you imitate Emperor Liu of the former Han Dynasty: If you get Gillian as a wife, build a golden house to store it."

Xie Rong laughed softly, and said softly: "Wrong."

Lu Sheng asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Rong said: "I love the heart of embracing the sun. The world can show it, and it has nothing to do with my concealment. If you don't know it, you will be in the golden house, and everything will be as usual. Why do you want to reject me completely once you know it?" With affection?"

Lu Sheng was a little confused by his strong words, and was speechless for a while.

Xie Rong continued: "How I treated you before, I will treat you in the future, Baoyang, you are dissatisfied now, it is nothing more than realizing that the golden house is trapped, and you are unwilling. In this case, I will make the golden house bigger. "

Lu Sheng smiled wryly, "Ah Rong, you misunderstood."

Xie Rong said: "In heaven and earth, there is nothing I can't do."

Lu Sheng closed his eyes and sighed, "Yes."

Xie Rong showed a calm smile, and light and shadows gradually gathered behind him. The fiery red Bi Fang, the snow-white flying snake, and the pitch-black swirling tortoise are like a dream, all in their positions, showing hazy outlines, surrounding Xie Rong. In the center, this noble young man's face is like a bright moon, handsome and imposing, like a golden fairy outside the sky, "What do you want? Splendid wealth and power, supreme power, I can get it for you."

Lu Sheng said slowly: "I want you to treat me sincerely, don't treat me as a taboo, don't trap me in the shallows, and don't hurt my comrades and relatives again."

The majestic and coercive illusion faded away like a mist following his rather disinterested words. Xie Rong was silent for a moment, then let go of his hands and said, "I understand."

He looked at Lu Sheng with a warm smile, but there was no affection in his eyes. He only approached him step by step, "It doesn't matter if you don't know love or kindness, if you have reached this point, you will be trapped as always in the future."

Lu Sheng suddenly felt as if he was in an ice cave. Xie Rong took a step, and he took a step back until he retreated steadily and hit his back on the tent.When Xie Rong held his arm, he waved his backhand away, and slapped Xie Rong's palm with a slap, the collision sound was extremely ear-piercing.The back of Lu Sheng's hand was in pain, so he followed Xie Rong's example and laughed, but there was a bit of gnashing of teeth in his words: "Young Master Xie loves you, Lu Mouxiao can't bear it, from now on, you and I don't have to... goodbye."

He held the hanging pot and said with a wry smile: "This sword is useless to you if you untie it, I don't think Mr. Xie will take it seriously, just treat it as a reward. Let me go."

He passed by Xie Rong, but Xie Rong said: "Lu Sheng, don't regret it."

Lu Sheng's feet were extremely heavy, and he was about to stop, but recalling Xie Rong's words and deeds, all the lingering kindness and righteousness in the past, it was just his own affection.He was sore in his heart, afraid that Xie Rong would see the clues, he still didn't look back, walked out of the tent step by step, and gradually drifted away.

It was very quiet inside and outside the camp, even in the tent where the servants were, there was no sound. Ruodie looked anxious and restless, Ruoxia pressed her arm lightly, and shook her head slowly.

The cook surnamed Zhu was even more disappointed. In the middle of the night yesterday, the wild wolf killed an official cow. According to the usual practice, the beef was sold publicly after the official who watched the cow reported it.Today, when he got the news, he rushed to buy the best beef, and spent most of the day preparing a table full of beef feast.

Braised beef knuckle that is fragrant and soft, braised beef tendon that melts in the mouth, crispy and delicious salt-roasted beef tongue, thin slices of beef tenderloin piled up like pink and tender hibiscus flowers... the flowers are full of flowers. On the table, there was a faint fragrance floating around, making people want to drip, but now it is placed alone on the table, and no one cares about it.Chef Zhu looked at the table of delicacies and sighed gloomily.

There was no one in the field, and the night was getting dark. Lu Sheng entered Yizhou City and found an inn to stay by himself.

When Yizhou was trapped by the Tianchi water, only evil spirits were hurt, but mortals were harmless, so the biggest damage was the inn where Xie Rong fought with the headless guard. The inn where Lu Sheng stayed was separated from the collapsed building A street, looking through the window now, feels that in just a few days, things have changed.

Lu Sheng's heart was very empty, and he didn't want to drink away his worries, so he simply called his mistress to fetch the Four Treasures of the Study, and slowly polished his ink to write home letters to his brother and sister-in-law.

After writing the family letter, he wrote a memorial and petitioned to Shangfeng to stay in the Zhenxi Army.Now that the battle is imminent, the Zhenxi Army is employing people, so it would be easy to stay.

It's just that the elder brother Lu Yuan is afraid that he will lose his temper again.

Lu Sheng recalled the scene where his elder brother scolded him angrily, and he couldn't help but laugh, but when he started laughing, the fog in front of his eyes suddenly became foggy, and he couldn't hold it back.

The ink-stained pen fell to the ground, and Lu Sheng squatted in front of the desk, curled up in a ball, tightly suppressing the sobs that poured out of his throat.

At dawn, Lu Sheng hadn't slept all night, his eyes were red and his face was haggard. Naturally, he had no appetite at all.Just to replenish my strength, I ate a bowl of noodle soup.Afterwards, he took the change and the letter, and entrusted them to the waiter in the shop to deliver the letter, so he didn't miss it any more, and really rode his horse to the west.