Those years when I climbed the wall

two months later.

The night is not light.

Chasing the black shadow through the downtown area, turning into an alley, Guo Kai wiped the sweat off his brow, and called forward, "Xifu!" Seeing the shadow pause, he seemed to look back.

"Slow down!" The scolding words finally turned into a helpless exhortation.

The dog seemed to understand, and walked back a few steps wagging its tail, waiting for him to come forward.

One person and one dog walked out of the alley in the dark, and the cold wind in front of them caught people off guard and shivered, and the hot sweat on the vest seemed to condense in an instant-after all, it was October.

The sun and the moon change, and I don't realize that it has been more than two months since the man went north.Yanjing has just entered winter, and Xingzhou, which is located in the extreme north, may already be covered with ice and snow. I don't know, but people are still used to it...

After a moment of distraction, Xifu ran forward again, and Guo Kai came back to his senses and followed quickly.After walking for tens of zhang, seeing the dog stop, he pawed at the closed courtyard gate by the side of the road, and was stopped by Guo Kai, with a grievance whimpering in his throat, he turned back resentfully, and walked around his feet, seemingly puzzled. Why is that door no longer open to it.

Kneeling down and stroking the dog's head, Guo Kai couldn't bear it: "He has been going north for two months, and there is a new owner here, so don't bother him again in the future, otherwise he will inevitably be beaten, understand?"

Naturally, the dog didn't understand, but stuck out its tongue and licked him, still looking hopeful.

Sighing lightly, he shook out a piece of dried meat from his sleeve and stuffed it into the dog's mouth, patted the dog's head and straightened up: "Let's go."

In the dead of night, with dim lights, one person and one dog slowly left along the original road.

Going against the wind, Guo Kai regretted that he didn't add any clothes when he came out: he was drunk after the banquet, and forgot to close the courtyard door, so the dog ran out and chased him out in a hurry. Such things?Really self-inflicted!But it's too late to say these things at this time, and I just want to choose a shortcut.

From here, I went north to go to Chuanliang Gate and turned east and turned the closest. I just watched that section of the road at night with few people and dim lights, so it might be difficult to walk.However, Guo Kai was confident that his eyesight was good, and besides, it was a moonlit night, so he had no worries, so he went along this road.

There are few people on the road near Qingxu Temple.All I can see in the distance are scattered lights and shadows floating across the Zhou River, which are the boats sailing at night.The trees on the embankment are full of shadows, and the branches and leaves swaying in the wind are scary at first glance, coupled with the occasional crowing, it is enough to make the back of the timid feel cold.

The cold wind blew all the way, Guo Kai only felt that the drunkenness dissipated a lot, and his eyes and ears gradually returned to clarity.He quickened his pace, but he smelled a very strange smell of smoke in his nose—it looked like something was burnt, but it was also faintly mixed with a sweet smell.He raised his eyes to look at the place where the smell came from, and what he saw surprised him, who never believed in strange powers and gods—two balls of fire were suspended above the Taoist temple in the distance, moving slowly, as if pulled by an invisible force, suddenly went up Suddenly, sometimes near, sometimes far away, for a while, both of them descended, fell into the temple, and disappeared.

I don't know how long I stood in a daze before I was awakened by the barking of the dog beside me.Having made up his mind, Guo Kai went straight to the Taoist temple - there must be something strange about this matter, he must find out the reason!

The Qingxu Temple is originally a small temple, the incense is not strong, it is deserted during the day, and it closes earlier at night to thank guests.At this moment, I can't see a single star of light from the outside, and those who don't know it may think it is an empty temple.

I circled around the backyard where I saw the fire just now, but I didn't hear the slightest movement.Guo Kai hesitated for a while, and simply jumped up to the wall.

The courtyard was pitch black, with no lights at all, let alone fireballs.Just about to climb over the wall and go inside for a closer look, I suddenly heard Xifu's vigilant cry from under the wall. Before I could think about it, I felt a gust of cold wind hit my face!

Hurriedly leaning back and turning down the wall, the moment he landed, a black shadow flashed in front of him, Guo Kai took a few big steps back, and when he stood still, he saw two more figures in front of him.

"Who are you waiting for, pretending to be a ghost here in the middle of the night?" Sure enough, where did ghosts come from in this world!Everything is nothing more than delusion by those with ulterior motives.

The two didn't answer, and rushed straight to him.Guo Kai was not timid, but after all he was single-handed and unarmed, so he was cautious and did not confront him head-on, but dodged the attack.Turning around, he saw a person hitting the tree trunk behind him with a punch. At that moment, the big tree that could only be surrounded by several people broke from it and fell down in response!

not good!With a shock in his heart, Guo Kai realized that he might have been reckless tonight.

Those two men have attacked again.Knowing that he couldn't avoid it, Guo Kai gritted his teeth, turned around and kicked him, but when he touched his chest, his feet went numb for a while - as if he had kicked on a piece of solid iron!And the man just waved his hand casually, and threw him several feet away.

After receiving this blow, Guo Kai was completely awake: the skills of these two people are far above his!Falling down a tree with one punch can be said to be a fluke, but if the body is as strong as iron and invulnerable to swords and guns, this level of cultivation is far beyond ordinary people, even extraordinary!

escape!As soon as he thought about it, he got up and called out "Xifu", then turned and ran.The two behind him pursued closely.Guo Kai was injured a while ago and couldn't run fast for a while, but the two of them seemed to have supernatural powers, flying over the eaves and walls, running like the wind, and quickly chased him up the river embankment.Seeing that there was no way out, Guo Kai turned his back and threw himself at the two.

Or maybe he didn't expect him to do this, and the person chasing him subconsciously stopped, but he couldn't stabilize his body, and the embankment was wet and slippery, so he fell headlong into the water!Seeing this, the latter stepped forward and kicked Guo Kai to the ground, slashing at him with a knife.Guo Kai rolled on the spot, dodging the shadow of the knife, seeing that he was going to die, suddenly heard a dog barking, looked up and saw Xifu jumping up and biting his wrist - although it was futile, at least, there was a gap between him and him to fight back.

Guo Kai didn't dare to hesitate, got up and rushed forward with all his strength, the moment they touched, he felt half of his body trembling with pain and numbness, and seeing the man throw away Xifu, he didn't move at all!Knowing that it was not good, he quickly took two steps back. Seeing the light of the knife coming, his heart was overwhelmed, and he simply jumped into the river—a desperate bet that he was not as good at water as he was.

The water was cold, but not yet bone-piercing.Guo Kai dived into the water, and at first he heard the sound of the water turbulent behind him, then he went away lightly, seemingly absent, until he died silent.

After swimming far away, Guo Kai couldn't hold his breath anymore, so he had to be careful to show his head. Looking back in the moonlight, the water was calm and there was no one.After taking a long breath, he felt exhausted, and exhausted his last strength to climb ashore. Seeing pedestrians here, he dared to take a rest by the side of the road.Suddenly thinking of Xifu, his heart sank again, so he had to comfort himself: those people would not intentionally make things difficult for the dog, besides, Xifu was also considered astute, if he disappeared, he probably wouldn't stay there, or ran home on his own.Thinking so, he got up and rushed home.

Walking in the cold wind in a wet suit is naturally unbearable.Guo Kai trotted all the way to the bridge, when he suddenly heard voices calling from behind him, he turned his head and saw a group of people and horses coming slowly from the north, among them the one on horseback was King Jia.

"Brother Guo, you are..." Mu Yinche was startled when he saw his distressed appearance, "Did you fall into the water?"

The cold was blowing into his bones, and he could no longer care about etiquette, Guo Kai just folded his arms in front of him, and smiled bitterly: "It's a long story."

Without further words, Mu Yinche hurriedly ordered someone to put on a robe with him, and then invited him to return home to change clothes.

King Jia's mansion is nearby, Guo Kai would rather obey orders than to be respectful.

After riding for a while, he heard a dog barking in the distance, Guo Kai's heart skipped a beat, he stopped his horse and looked around, and after a while, he saw a black shadow jumping out of the darkness.Joyful for a moment, he jumped off the horse, and the shadow had jumped to his feet, swishing his tail and rubbing the tip of his nose against his wet trousers, showing intimacy.

"Xifu..." Guo Kai had a lump in his throat, turned around with the dog in his arms, and begged for help once in a while: "Your Highness, Xifu has always been tame, can you please forgive me and let him come in with me for a little rest?"

Surprised by the latter, he agreed with a smile: "You can!"

Nothing happened.When they arrived at Prince Jia's mansion, Guo Kai changed his clothes, and King Jia took the opportunity to teach people to prepare ginger tea. Guo Kai drank it and sat by the charcoal fire for a while, the chill gradually dissipated, and his numb legs and feet gradually regained consciousness.

King Jia laughed: "Brother Guo just asked me if Xifu could come in, do you still remember what I said to you that day? But I also said that I don't like pets like cats and dogs, and Xifu is obedient and obedient. Seeing it with your own eyes, how can you turn it away?"

Guo Xie thanked him, but the person who heard that told him to order more tea, and he was not polite: "Hot tea is warming up, but at this moment, Guo thinks that it is not as suitable as a pot of boiling wine!"

Hearing it makes sense, King Jia obeyed.

After drinking a glass of wine, he immediately felt refreshed. Guo Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the suspicious man: "Your Highness worships the Buddha, but do you believe in strange powers and chaotic gods?"

"This..." It was obviously unexpected, King Jia was ambiguous, "Let's talk about the situation."

Knowing that he was hesitant, Guo Kai had no intention of pressing forward, poured himself a cup and drank it all, his mind was finally at peace, and he narrated the past.

After hearing this, King Jia hesitated, obviously feeling unbelievable.

Guo Kai wasn't surprised: "Your Highness thinks I'm talking nonsense after drinking?"

"No!" King Jia's eyes flickered lightly: "It's just... Could it be that the sky is dark and foggy, Brother Guo didn't see it clearly? Is that fireball, or a sky lantern or something?"

Guo Kai rolled up his sleeves: "The fire may be a mistake, but the injury is not an illusion, right?"

With a glance, King Jia's expression froze: "Since that's the case, Brother Guo should have said it bluntly just now, and he should have someone check it out!"

"It's useless." Guo Kai retracted his sleeves: "I saw the fire at that time and rushed to find out, but there was a dead silence in the temple, not to mention that it has been so long, what traces can be left behind? Besides, chasing and killing me Those two people smashed trees with one punch, flew over eaves and walls, their bodies are as hard as iron, they are not like mortal wombs at all, if ordinary people encounter each other, they can only lose their lives in vain."

"It's really so weird?" King Jia was startled when he heard it, and thought, "Brother Guo, how do you think about this?"

Before answering in a hurry, Guo Kai asked back: "Your Highness hasn't answered me yet, can you believe the theory of strange powers and chaotic gods?"

After hesitating for a while, Jia Wang still showed his embarrassment: "Xiao Wang doesn't dare to comment without seeing him in person, but..." His brows tightened, "I heard something from my brother, it reminds me of something." He got up and paced, showing worry : "Brother Guo must have heard of it. Recently there have been rumors that ghosts haunt the northwest border in the middle of the night, killing innocent people. Up to now, hundreds of people have been killed and injured. Among them are soldiers of the Forbidden Army stationed on the border."

Guo Kai nodded: "Here, Guo has indeed heard about it. Your Highness thinks that what happened to me tonight is related to this matter?"

Undecided, King Jia said: "In the past two days, I heard that a group of Youguo's army escorting food and grass was also ambushed at night, and almost the whole army was wiped out. According to legend, this incident was also done by ghosts. However, Youguo Take this matter as a provocation, directly pointing out that those sneak attackers were sent by our court."

Guo Xie was furious: "If you want to commit a crime, why is there no excuse? This is all the result of Huo Lankun, the King of Chu, blindly slandering and confusing the public! Because it was his army that was attacked, he was narrow-minded and violent. How can you seize this opportunity and not make use of it? It's ridiculous that Master You, who has been ill for a long time, actually listens to such nonsense and openly provokes me, which is really absurd!"

"Brother Guo's words are true, but..." Returning to the table and sitting down, King Jia looked worried and angry, but his voice was soft: "Huo Lankun is making trouble out of nothing, which is unreasonable, so I don't need to pay attention to it. Prove it!"

Guo Kai was startled: "Your Highness is saying that those 'ghosts' are actually Shao Dian—the rumors of dead men raised by Envoy Shao Jinglue with the help of sorcery?"

Closing his eyes and sighing, King Jia nodded: "My cousin went north for two months, and something happened during that time, and it just so happens that the rumors about the dead soldiers came from Xingzhou at first, but were later attacked by the Imperial Army. However, it was not under his cousin's command, which led to speculation. It is said that his cousin went back to the north to hide his strength and bide his time, and sought evil magic techniques, trying to use elixirs to refine and raise soldiers with outstanding military strength, which can be equal to ten dead soldiers. Letting these dead soldiers out now is to test the effect, and when the technique is completed later, it will be time to raise troops to take the imperial capital!"

"Sorcerer—" Guo Kai repeated the word, his eyes were sharp: "Does your Highness believe it?"

Looking down for a moment, Mu Yinche said quietly, "I don't know. Before tonight, I just thought that those were all nonsense, but..." At this point, he sighed and looked at Wangji: "Why is he Do you want to do this? And I really don’t understand why the officials let him go north with so many handsome talents in the Chinese language and martial arts. Isn’t this just letting the tiger go back to the mountain and leaving future troubles in vain?”

"Because of helplessness." Guo Kai's face remained calm, "It's a great fortune for the Qixi Festival to end like this!"

"Great luck..." The speaker muttered, his eyebrows frowned, and finally he seemed to realize something: "Could it be that what Tang said that day was true? And there were no rebels that night, but..." There was a fire in his eyes Suddenly: "He forced the palace—and even hurt the official family?!"

Guo Kai said nothing.

The man was very angry: "Although I have guessed about this, I never dared to believe it. It turned out that Shao Jingheng was the one who conspired against the palace that day!" He walked around like a trapped animal, "The official's injuries are still intact. Healed, I still have to go to Yueyang Mountain to recuperate. He summoned me tonight and gave me a lot of instructions. It seemed that I wanted to keep a low profile and not show my strength. Straightforward, once he knows the inside story, he will speak out and advise, blatantly break with the Shaw Brothers, and bring disaster upon himself!"

Guo Kai then got up: "Since I know that I have worked so hard, Your Highness must obey. The officials are wise and have their own plans for things. Your Highness is still following the steps and taking care of yourself first."

King Jia clenched his fists and remained silent, obviously restraining himself.After a long while, he sighed and expressed his annoyance: "Little Wang is unable to share his worries, so he has no choice but to follow the order and take care of himself first."

"Woof - woof!" There was a short bark of a dog coming from outside the door.Guo Kai hurriedly went to open the door, and saw the familiar black figure wandering in front of the door.The guards chasing after him had no choice but to plead guilty, saying that the dog suddenly became agitated and rushed forward, unable to stop it.

Not intending to blame him, Guo Kai looked at the sky, turned around and bowed to the people in the hall: "It's already dark, so I won't bother you, Your Highness will also rest earlier."

King Jia was uneasy: "In case we meet again along the way..."

"Not at all." Guo Kai said confidently, "It was just now that the matter failed, and he was still afraid of it. He was shameless, so how dare he dare to provoke again? Let's say that I will go back to the road at this moment. Let him be bold, and he will never dare to openly attack him." Do you want to commit murder in the downtown area?"

Thinking about it, King Jia didn't try to persuade him any more.

Stepping out of the door, Guo Kai turned around again, repeating the old saying: "Your Highness, do you really think that there is such a magic in the world that can transform ordinary people into powerful and invulnerable magical soldiers and generals?"

Nodding subconsciously, King Jia showed embarrassment again: "Xiao Wang's knowledge is limited, so he dare not make a statement." After pondering for a moment, "However, throughout the ages, there have been many people who have become immortals and attained the Tao, and there are not a few people who use magic to change their lives against the sky, so Come to think of it, the so-called supernatural powers must have some shadows. Besides, brother Guo has seen it with his own eyes, but is he still suspicious?"

"That's true." Nodding his head, Guo Kai looked convinced, turned around and strode out.