Yan ghost

"The Kaifang bandits invade our Chilan border all the year round. I want to have wooden armor to deter Kaifang and guard the border town."

Xiang Yan entered the palace this morning.He knelt in front of the hall and looked up at Yun Yu. Although he knew the truth in his heart, he was still moved by it.Probably Yunyu's ambition is true, but it's not aimed at Kaifang, nor for Chilan.

Xiang Yan asked, "Why does your lord trust Yanshu so much?" Yun Yu said, "I don't trust Yanshu, but I trust Yanqing."

Xiang Yan smiled sadly, thinking: You naturally trust me, I am your incarnation.Fortunately, I was foolishly bought by these words back then.

"Your Majesty is over-reputed. If your Majesty learns Yan Shu, it may be a hundred times better than your ministers."

Yun Yu shook his head and said, "You don't know how terrible a person is without talent."

A few knocks on the window interrupted Xiang Yan's thoughts.As soon as he opened the window, he saw a ghost face.He stood up awkwardly, his wound twitched accidentally, and he clutched his chest again.

"what happened to you?"

Xiang Yanxin wanted to ask the question knowingly, and replied: "Two days ago, I was hit by a sword." After he finished speaking, he closed the window, and Shi Ting swaggered into the room.

Shi Ting said: "I said I didn't see you in the courtyard, so I couldn't bear the wind. But I was taught a lesson by pulling people into the lake again?"

When Xiang Yan heard about the throwing into the lake, he looked stunned, and hurriedly said: "It was all my fault that day, some dirty thing must have possessed me, and I was stunned. How about I make you a puppet to apologize?"

"Who wants your puppet..."

Xiang Yan murmured in his heart: He obviously accepted a roomful of dolls from me, but he still said no.

Shi Ting said again: "All the ghosts who come to look for you can get dolls. It's perfunctory if you use this to offset." Xiang Yan asked: "Then I will do whatever you want."

Shi Ting said: "Next time you and I have a conflict, you listen to me." Xiang Yan knew that Shi Ting had never hurt himself, so it didn't matter if he wanted to agree, so he made it a deal.

"What are you drawing?" Shi Ting bent over with his hands behind his back and stared at the drawings on the table.Xiang Yan twisted a piece of paper and said, "Your Majesty asked me to design mechas and station them at the border."

Although Xiang Yan was familiar with the design of the mecha back then, he still drew all the previous drafts.He didn't want to improve, after all, the previous mecha was enough to deal with Kai Fangjun.On the contrary, he is thinking about how to weaken the power of the mecha, because the more powerful the mecha is, the more difficult it is to deal with it after rebellion.It would be the best if the mecha could just deal with Kai Fang.

Shi Ting said: "Three rivers converge in the borderland, how deep can you wade with this mech?" Xiang Yan shook his head and said he didn't know, and found a pen and paper to write it down.

Shi Ting said again: "The border city stands on a cliff, and from time to time it has to walk on the plank road. The mecha should not be too heavy or too tall."

Xiang Yan said while remembering: "You are quite familiar with the border."

Shi Ting said: "It's not considered familiar, just read it in the book." Xiang Yan snickered, probably not just read it.He knows that Shi Ting likes to travel around, but he will read a hole in the book wherever he hasn't been.

Xiang Yan said: "What you said reminded me. I am working behind closed doors in the capital. It might be difficult for mechas to move when they reach the border. It is better to go there in person some other day."

For the next few days, Shi Ting came to look for Yan at night.Shi Ting was very insightful about Mujia, and Mr. Yan regarded him as a bosom friend, and humbly asked for advice.The two exchanged ideas by holding candles, not knowing when.

When Shi Ting walked back, he would silently leave a few boxes of expensive wound medicine.Xiang Yan used medicine, and he recovered quickly.He was afraid that things would be delayed for a long time, so he planned to leave for the border in two days.

This night, Shi Ting left as usual.But soon there was the sound of swords and swords crisscrossing outside the door.

Xiang Yan couldn't remember such a scene back then, so he just opened the window and opened a crack to peep.He saw Lin Jiang raised his sword towards Shi Ting, who was defeated on the ground.

"The border is full of dangers, and his injury is good. Why did you encourage him to go?" Lin Jiang frowned unhappy.

"He is going by himself. If you are worried, just go with your master."

Seeing that Lin Jiang didn't say anything, Shi Ting provocatively said: "Could it be that you have already asked?"

Lin Jiang was furious, and gave Shi Ting a sword on his left shoulder.

"You are so capable that you can't even protect yourself. I advise you to stay away from him. Staying by his side will only add to the chaos." Lin Jiang turned and left after speaking.

Shi Ting covered his shoulders, showing a wry smile of embarrassment.Xiang Yan grabbed the wound medicine that Shi Ting had just given him on the table, and was about to go out, but he saw Bai Ze walking over slowly.

Bai Ze took some grass in his mouth, chewed it in his mouth, and came to Shi Ting.Shi Ting understood, took off the clothes on his shoulders, took the herbal medicine from Bai Ze's mouth and applied it.

"Thank you."

Bai Ze lazily sat on the sidelines and watched Shi court administer the medicine, and apologized: "Our King Wei has a bad temper, and he always feels that his swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world, causing trouble everywhere, don't blame him."

"Your Majesty, everyone has to give in to him." Shi Ting said with a light smile.

Bai Ze chuckled, and said, "Yes. Back then he was always clamoring to compete with me. He is a king and I am a subject, and I had to let him go. In the end, he really regarded me as a defeated opponent."

Shi Ting heard some clues, and asked: "Could it be that you are... Senior Yuan Liyuan?"

"You know me?"

"Of course, it is recorded in the history books that Wei Yang is the number one swordsman."

Yuan Li laughed and said, "No name, no name."

Shi Ting said: "Senior is a master of learning, why didn't he ask Yan for a suitable puppet. But he bullied you and gave it to this big white sheep?"

Yuan Li drooped his head and said: "No. The young master begged to be a puppet for me back then, but I refused. It has been 500 years, I just want to live a happy life incognito. Let's fight again." Shi Ting understood with a smile.

"However, the wooden armor my son gave me has hidden secrets. It's no worse than a puppet." Yuan Li said, turning into a human form, which is his appearance when he was young.He picked up the saber that had fallen from the ground, and performed a set of sword skills under the moon.That swordsmanship moves like clouds and flowing water, making Shi Ting unattainable.

Shi Ting stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Today I am honored to see Senior wielding a sword, even if it takes a few more blows to the King of Wei, it will be worth it."

Yuan Li stroked the sword, and Diu Huan said to Shi Ting, "Your sword is a good sword."

"It's a pity you followed me." Shi Ting took the sword with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Yuan Li asked: "I see that your bones are for practicing martial arts, why don't you learn swordsmanship?"

Shi Ting said with regret: "I learned some superficial things when I was young, but I gave up later. It's too late to learn now."

"It's late, but it's not completely impossible." Yuan Li said, "If you want to learn, I can teach you."

"really?"

"As long as you promise me one thing."

"Senior, please speak."

Yuan Li turned into Bai Ze and walked up to Shi Ting, and said in a low voice: "In the future, you will protect the young master, and don't let King Wei get involved with Kai Fang."

Back then, Xiang Yan hadn't built the Peng bird, and it would take more than ten days to go from the capital to the border without stopping.

This time Xiang Yan went alone, and only brought a few talisman wooden armors with him to take care of his daily life.Originally Fengzhu was going to follow, but Xiang Yan forced him to stay at home, saying that since he was not around, Yanshi must always be in charge.

That night, while drawing pictures at Xiang Yan's desk, when he heard someone knocking on the door, he hurried to answer the door.The shopkeeper stood outside the door, bringing a bowl of clear porridge and a few dishes of side dishes.

"Please trouble the store to prepare it for me." Xiang Yan said with a smile.

"My son came from the capital, and he was tired of traveling. It's normal not to be used to the heavy noodles here. There happened to be a family in the city who didn't like rice, so I bought some and asked the cook to make porridge."

Xiang Yan rewarded the store with a few pieces of silver, and asked Mujia to come up to take the food plate.The storekeeper stared blankly at the wooden armor carrying the food tray to the desk.

"How many days will the young master stay here?" the shopkeeper asked.

"It's hard to say, maybe stay for another three days, maybe leave tomorrow."

The shopkeeper respectfully said: "The rent I paid before has been used up. If you want to stay tomorrow, please come downstairs and make up for it." Xiang Yan agreed.

Suddenly there was a sound from behind, and he turned his head to Yan, and found that the wooden armor was too short to reach the table, so he went to help the wooden armor.When I turned back, the shopkeeper had already left.

He turned back and closed the door.At this moment, the spirit of resentment suddenly appeared.He thought that the court came and went without a trace at this time, and it looked like a ghost.

"Why are you here?" Xiang Yan asked, but he had been waiting for him for a few days.

"I'm curious about your progress." As soon as Shi Ting entered the room, he went to look at the drawings on the case.

Xiang Yan sat down at the side, took the porridge and ate it all at once, for fear that Shi Ting would snatch it away.When he saw Shiting's dusty appearance, he guessed that his journey would be hard.Back then, I thought he was really a ghost, and I could travel thousands of miles a day to see him with just a pat on the head.

"I've asked the boatman to explore the depth of the river valley, and I've sent porters to test the load bearing of the plank road." Xiang Yan said.

Shi Ting nodded, and asked: "Is this the city defense design?" Xiang Yan said it was correct, and said: "I passed five border cities on the road, and I have checked the situation. I plan to build a new city around the city and install mechs. .”

"The mechs march relatively slowly. If they are stationed in a camp outside the city, it is indeed inappropriate." Shi Ting thought, "It's just that the mechas are besieging the city. If someone deliberately sets fire, it will be troublesome."

"You really need to pay attention." Wenyan Xiang Yan put down the bowl in his hand and took a pen to take some notes.

Xiang Yan said: "The only thing I can't figure out now is this cliff city." He leaned over and opened the window, and there was an abyss below.The wind at the bottom of the cliff counterattacked, and the drawings were scattered and flew up.He hurriedly closed the window and bent down to pick up the manuscript.

Facing the rattling windows, Shi Ting frowned and said: "It's really troublesome. The houses in this city are built on the cliffs, and there is no way to build a wall to station mechs. And there are plank roads on the cliffs, so if the enemy wants to sneak in, you have to guard against— —”

"Well……"

"What's wrong with you?" Shi Ting turned around, saw Xiang Yan curled up on the ground, and quickly helped him up.

"My stomach hurts..."

When Shi Ting noticed that Xiang Yan's lips were bruised, he immediately glanced at the bowl of porridge that was completely eaten.

At this time, two men in black broke into the door and came with knives.A few wooden armors stepped forward to block them, but they were all blown to the wall and smashed to pieces.

"You guys really counted the time." After Shi Ting finished speaking, he faced the challenge with his sword.

Not seeing each other for a few days, Shi Ting's kung fu has really improved a lot.But even so, after all, he was cramming temporarily, one against two, and within a short while, his flaws were exposed.

Gradually, the man in black's weapon saw blood.After more than a dozen moves, Shi Ting was blocked by people, unable to move.

At this moment, a gust of cold wind rushed in behind him.The two men in black let go of their swords.The blueprints spilled out of the window like snowflakes.Xiang Yan jumped down.

Without further ado, Shi Ting pushed the man in black away and followed him down.The two men in black rushed to the window, seeing the dark sky below and the rush of water, they looked at each other, not daring to rush after them.

The cold night is long.

After an unknown period of time, Xiang Yan finally regained consciousness.He saw himself lying in a shallow cliff cave, the sky was bright, and the sound of rapids could be heard clearly below.

There was a fire beside him.Shi Ting was wearing unlined clothes and was baking Xiang Yan's clothes.And the one that Xiang Yan put on was Shi Ting's, it was completely dry, mixed with the smell of charcoal fire and Shi Ting's body many years ago.

Xiang Yan wrapped his clothes tightly and moved to the fire.Shi Ting hurriedly put on the mask, turned around and scolded: "Don't you want to live again? People who can't even float in the lake dare to jump into the rapids at night. If I hadn't found you, you would float back now. The capital asks your student to make a puppet for you."

Xiang Yan bowed his head and said softly: "If I don't jump then, they won't let you go." Shi Ting's hands froze.

Xiang Yan suddenly realized that what he said was too intimate, and he was afraid that he would scare Shi Ting, so he immediately talked about him. "Those are all carefully crafted by Wei Fang. If I am caught, I will definitely not be able to withstand the severe punishment. If I tell all the secrets of the mech, I will displease the emperor again..."

"I said, where did you come to be so decisive?" When he mentioned the emperor, Shi Ting really believed it.

In fact, Xiang Yan hesitated again and again before deciding to jump off the cliff.It's just too decisive now that I know I can't die.

"Speaking of which, why did you come down with me?" Xiang Yan deliberately changed the subject.

Shi Ting really hadn't thought about this question before, and after a while he said: "I'm a ghost, I've died once, so there's nothing to be afraid of."

Xiang Yan chuckled, "If you were a ghost, how could you catch me in the water? If you were a ghost, I wouldn't be able to wear your clothes." Shi Ting remained silent.

"Thank you."

"Need not."

"You were quite powerful in those two strikes just now."

"Stop teasing me."

"I haven't." Xiang Yan recalled the appearance when Shiting lost to Linjiang that day, and couldn't help saying, "Although you started late, but with this comprehension, as long as you practice hard, you will surely succeed in time."

"How do you know that I started late?" Shi Ting asked alertly.

"I... heard you talking to Yuanli that day."

"Eavesdropping."

Xiang Yan giggled, and asked again: "You have always carried your sword with you, why did you give it up?"

Shi Ting untied the sword, threw it to him and said, "What can you see?"

"expensive."

"If you can't see it, I won't say it."

"Short and light."

Shi Ting smiled with satisfaction: "This is what I used when I was nine years old.

At that time, I had just learned swordsmanship, and I went to the same school as my elder brother.Master is a man of temperament, and one day he praised me for my talent and intelligence in front of my elder brother.My elder brother is six years older than me, and he started learning at the age of eight or nine.My elder brother likes swords, so I dare not learn any more. "

Holding the sword in his hand, Xiang Yan was too heavy to speak for a moment.

It started to rain outside the cave.The two who experienced life and death together last night, now sit together silently, staring at the gurgling rain curtain at the entrance of the cave.

Xiang Yan unconsciously pursed his lower lip, and when Shi Ting noticed it, he stood up and said, "You have been poisoned and vomited a lot, I'll go catch some rainwater and come back to moisten your throat."

He thanked Xiang Yan in a panic, and watched Shi Ting hurried out of the cave.He sat alone before the fire, and continued to shake his wet clothes, and soon heard footsteps again.

"So fast?" He looked up.Standing in front of him was Yun Yu.

"Your Majesty?"

Yun Yu shook his head and walked into the cave without a drop of rain on his body.When he met, he said: "It's a lie of God that the gray fairy resides in the partner's dream. Come with me."

"Then who is he?" Xiang Yan grabbed the man's coat tightly.

"He is the person in your dream. In your dream, there is King Huai Shiting, the emperor Yun Yu. And I am the soul in your dream." Yun Yu walked across the fire to Xiang Yan.The body overlapped with the clothes in front of Xiang Yan's hands.

"..."

"If you continue to stay, you will only see history repeating itself. Yanfang will perish again, and the ancient machinery will start up again. And you will once again imprison yourself in a dream in order to find that person. Over and over again, endlessly. "

Xiang Yan bowed his head and smiled. "You lied to me again and again, do you think I will still believe you?"

"I really didn't lie to you this time."

At this time, footsteps came from outside the cave again.Yun Yu turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared on the fire.

"Did you call me from inside?"

Xiang Yan stared at Shiting outside the cave, holding a big leaf in his hand, filled it with water and came back.