The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Cao Qin has a residence in Tianping County, which is not too big, it is a courtyard house that is a bit more spacious than ordinary houses. After leaving the restaurant, he brought Zhao Yuan and his party here.

There are two young servants and an old woman in the courtyard, both of whom live nearby, and the general will come to help when he comes back to live temporarily.

Cao Qin arranged Gu Xiangtan into the courtyard on the left, and led him over with a smile while saying, "My place is small, so please don't dislike it, there are not many rooms, except for mine, there are only two left. I'm a vulgar person, and I snort loudly, so I can only wrong Lingfo and my sixth younger brother to huddle together." After finishing speaking, he raised his chin to the two of them with a smile.

After setting up the residence, they went back to the hall and sat down, and the two brothers talked about what happened in these years.

Hou Bingchen and Cao Qin's biggest knot was always Zhao Yuan's wandering abroad. Frontier wars cannot be separated from others. The two elder brothers could not get away to find them in person, so they had to send people there many times. After a while, it disappeared again.Later, Cao Qin also gradually understood that the sixth younger brother was probably hiding his tracks on purpose to avoid being traced by others. If they didn't even know about them, Emperor Zongzheng and the three kings would have no way of knowing, so it was true and false Chasing him everywhere, as long as he knows that the sixth brother is alive and well.

However, when mentioning the attack on Hou Bingchen and Zhao Yuan a while ago, Cao Qin was still so angry that he crushed the cup in his hand. Although he was not in the capital, he knew the changes in the capital clearly. General Shenwu's mansion just released the reward, Emperor Zongzheng's ugliness could be hidden from the people but not from them. Thinking of his brother being killed and wandering around the gate of hell, Cao Qin's handsome face showed a trace of cruelty .

"One day...with new and old grudges, they will definitely pay in blood!" Cao Qin slapped the table, and two legs were broken instantly on the table.

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Luzhou Pass, where General Yu Guo is stationed, is three or four days away from Tianping County, and can be reached in about two days by riding a fast horse. Gu Xiangtan saw that Zhao Yuan ordered Mou Fei to send a message for Cao Qin to meet here. The purpose of coming here was for a reunion, and secondly, Zhao Yuan was afraid that she had something to discuss with Cao Qin, so Gu Xiangtan stayed in the room instead of accompanying them.

I wanted to take a rest early, but when I took off my outer robe, I saw that the obscene clothes were crumpled. Gu Xiangtan remembered that it had been a few days since he had a good bath and cleanse. Hard work, how can there be such good conditions, Zhao Yuan can still use cold water, but Gu Xiangtan can only make do with it, at most wipe it with a handkerchief, and the last time he took a bath was several days ago.

Gu Xiangtan turned around and called for Su Xi, and asked if it was convenient to fetch some water. Not long after, a servant outside brought a large bucket into the house, and brought two pots of boiling water for Gu Xiangtan to prepare. There are some tender green herbs that the young man said are special products of Tianping County, soaked in water can relieve fatigue and relax muscles and bones, and their generals often use this when they come back.

Gu Xiangtan thanked him, took off his clothes, and stepped into the bucket. The warm water immediately surrounded his limbs and bones. After more than a month of exhaustion, he was really relieved now. Although it was close in front of his eyes, Gu Xiangtan's heart raised and suddenly fell back when he thought of the upcoming separation.

After Zhao Yuan and Cao Qin finished talking, they went back to the side courtyard. On the way, they met Su Xi who was carrying dirty clothes to wash. Su Xi didn't say what the master was doing. He just saluted Zhao Yuan and hurried away. So, when Zhao Yuan opened the door, what she saw was Gu Xiangtan standing there with her back to herself, naked.

Cao Qin is an old man who doesn't come here a few times a year, so naturally he doesn't pay much attention to it. Except for some necessary daily utensils, there is not even a single decorative object in the room, let alone a screen. Xiangtan was about to get up to get his clothes, when he suddenly heard the sound of the door behind him, he was startled for a moment, turned his head slowly, and saw Zhao Yuan standing there, staring at him intently.

The two have known each other for so long, but they have never faced each other naked like this. For a moment, Gu Xiangtan felt his head go "buzzing".

The next moment, Zhao Yuan suddenly turned around and slammed the door behind her backhand, the wooden door shook loudly, and the pen holder on the table seemed to tremble accordingly.

Gu Xiangtan stood blankly for a while, then slowly sat back in the bucket. When he came back to his senses, the water was almost cold, so Gu Xiangtan got up to clean up. A negative line was reflected on the thin window paper from beginning to end. The figure standing with his hands upright, like a pine tree, stood outside.

After a long while, the door creaked and opened from the inside. Gu Xiangtan, wearing a loose plain robe, said to Su Xi who had returned, "Someone come and clean it up." Turning around, he saw Zhao Yuan standing by the door again, and Gu Xiangtan tried his best to clean it up. Naturally said: "I'm done, come in..."

Zhao Yuan's face was already indifferent, as if the deep gaze that Gu Xiangtan saw from his eyes just now was just an illusion of passing by.

And when Zhao Yuan's eyes fell on Gu Xiangtan's long hair that was still wet behind her back, she couldn't help frowning.

Gu Xiangtan sat down at the table, and was about to turn his head to let Zhao Yuan sit, but suddenly felt a slippery hand pass through the back of his neck, lifting his long hair, and then a soft cloth covered it , Gently rubbing along the ends of the hair little by little, wiping off all the sticky water droplets.

Gu Xiangtan froze for a moment at first, but soon slowed down again, and let Zhao Yuan rub his hair softly.

Zhao Yuan wiped it very carefully, stroking Gu Xiangtan's scalp with her slender and strong fingertips, causing Gu Xiangtan's bones to soften for no reason, and she was lying powerlessly on the table.

Zhao Yuan's gaze skipped over the slender white skin exposed on the back of Gu Xiangtan's neck, lowered her eyes and continued to move her hands.

After wiping her hair, Zhao Yuan turned around and sat next to Gu Xiangtan. There was a bright moon outside the window. Gu Xiangtan was resting on her arm. She glanced sideways at Zhao Yuan's face, then at the moon in the sky, and asked quietly. Sentence: "But leave tomorrow?"

Zhao Yuan said "Yes" and said: "Although Luzhou Pass is safe and peaceful, it should not be taken lightly." It is rare for Cao Qin to be free for a few days.

Gu Xiangtan nodded: "You and your fourth brother are quite close." Although Zhao Yuan, Hou Bingchen, Xue Yiyang, etc. can also be seen as brothers, they seem to be closer than Cao Qin.

Zhao Yuan said: "I was still in the capital when I was a child, my father and three older brothers were busy outside, my mother and concubine had to be in charge of the affairs of the house a few years ago, after that..." The great prince died, and the princess went with him, leaving behind Shang Qi. Young Xue Yiyang and Zhao Yuan, and Zhao Ze who was waiting to be fed, "My fifth brother and I are always taken care of by the fourth brother." Cao Qin was eight or nine years older than Zhao Yuan, and when he was his age, He already had to take care of his two younger brothers.

That is because Hou Bingchen was not in the capital at that time, Cao Qin could only watch helplessly as Zhao Ze was taken away by Emperor Zongzheng, and Zhao Yuan was sent to the north again. Time passed, but it still became a grudge in Cao Qin's heart that could not be eliminated.

For so many years, even though Cao Qin didn't say anything, Zhao Yuan could still imagine how he lived without sleep and food, and the year after Zhao Yuan left Beijing, Cao Qin asked for orders to join the army at Luzhou Pass, without anyone's sponsorship, and no one Leader, in the past ten years, he started as a handyman in the army, lived on the ice with the courage and suffered so much, how many times he wandered between life and death in exchange for the reputation of the imperial country that is famous all over the world. Only by striving constantly can he protect himself the most Important person.

Under Gu Xiangtan's questioning, Zhao Yuan rarely said something about Cao Qin, and also talked about their relationship between brothers in Beijing and China. The beautiful scene of a happy family is just like what I have experienced in the past.

Unknowingly, Gu Xiangtan fell asleep.

He originally thought that he would have a peaceful dream, but who knows, the first thing he heard was a series of loud sounds of drums and horns, and in a blink of an eye, Gu Xiangtan saw galloping horses and swords in front of his eyes. In the shaky scene, the flames of war are raging not far away, and the smoke is filled. One side is dressed in black and gold representing Daye, and the other is the red uniform of Nanman. It is obvious that the two armies are in a fierce battle.

And when Gu Xiangtan saw the banner of the Daye army flying, and there was a big black word "Xiao" on the banner, before he was surprised, another group of sturdy men rushed straight into the enemy's formation, and rushed into the enemy's formation. The man running at the front was dressed in a silver-white iron armor, sitting on a black and strong horse, and the long sword in his hand danced like a streamer. With a sudden swing of his hand, he wiped out several enemy soldiers who were trying to come forward with one blow.

Seeing that the general is so mighty, the soldiers behind him were excited, their blood was boiling, the shouts of killing shook the sky, all of them were very brave, within less than half a moment, the opponent was already retreating steadily.

Gu Xiangtan has been silently staring at the invincible man who is as fierce and brave as he is. That face is no longer the childish and overly delicate face of a young man he saw before. Steady and calm after tempering, and even more gloomy and dark hidden under the evil spirit, this is the Zhao Yuan that Gu Xiangtan is unfamiliar with, and it is the Zhao Yuan that he is most afraid of and deeply guilty in his heart.

Like a sharp sword, Zhao Yuan went straight into the hinterland of the Nanman formation, regardless of scraping the edge of the sharp weapon on her body, the gods blocked and killed the gods and Buddhas, until they faced the enemy general head-to-head, Zhao Yuan climbed up without hesitation!

After a life-and-death struggle, Zhao Yuan cut off the head of the Nanman general with her own hands, and held it high in her hands. The Qilin sitting on the seat raised its front hooves, and the mighty sound of the soldiers from all sides resounded in all directions!

"——The Xiao family's army will surely win!"

"—The King Xiao is brave!"

At this moment, a few arrows suddenly struck from a distance, and everyone around was in the joy of a great victory, and no one noticed the crisis for a while, only Gu Xiangtan, slowly watching those arrows come from the sky. He flitted before his eyes, heading towards the most conspicuous man on horseback in the distance.

Gu Xiangtan opened his mouth wide, as if he wanted to shout out, but he couldn't make a sound, he could only watch helplessly as the poisonous arrow with blue light quenched straight into Zhao Yuan's back!

At that moment, Gu Xiangtan felt that the sky was falling apart...

The picture in front of me flickered again, and I came to the camp tent of the Daye Army, there was chaos outside the tent, there were small soldiers running back and forth, and a lieutenant chased after the medical hall and asked non-stop, but after a while, everything was condensed into a dead silence.

Gu Xiangtan looked at the commander's camp not far away, paused, and walked slowly over.

Opening the curtain, one can be seen lying quietly on the bed.

Zhao Yuan was bare-chested, with a thick bandage wrapped around her lean and lean chest, her long eyelashes drooping under her eyes, her lips were pale, and her face was like gold paper, as if she had returned to the lingering sickness when she first met her. child.

Suddenly, Zhao Yuan's hand hanging on the edge of the bed moved, and Gu Xiangtan hurriedly stepped forward, watching him open his eyes little by little.

But he couldn't see Gu Xiangtan in front of him, Zhao Yuan's eyes were blank.

Gu Xiangtan watched as he gritted his teeth and tried to raise his hand, but with just one movement, the snow-white bandage was stained with blood, purple and cloudy, indicating that everything was powerless.

Then, trembling, Zhao Yuan took out something from under the pillow, and pinched it firmly in the palm of her hand.

Gu Xiangtan recognized it at a glance, it was a festive lucky bag, which he had hung around his neck with his own hands, and there was an exquisite pattern of a deer biting a plum branch on it, but unfortunately, Zhao Yuan couldn't see it clearly anymore.

He brought the lucky bag to the tip of his nose with chaotic eyes, sniffed the fragrance of the hosta flowers that had long since faded, and called out softly.

Sangtan...

In an instant, Gu Xiangtan's tears rolled down, he squatted on the head of the bed, wanting to say: "Yuanqing, I am here, I am here, in front of you."But no matter what, he couldn't open his mouth, and could only watch the man die little by little.

However, if you look closely, you can vaguely see that Zhao Yuan, who had a look of sadness in her eyes, had a faint smile on her lips after closing her eyes, as if her wish had been fulfilled...