Strange Records of Xijing

Pei Jingxing communicated with Zhang Feiran, and his blood boiled after hearing it.After all, he was a hot-blooded young man in his early twenties, and he was just beginning to fall in love. As if he had endless energy and the courage to swallow everything, he aggressively walked towards the tent where Su Yan was sleeping.

The winter in the Northwest is not like Xijing, the cold wind cuts people like knives, even though they are fully armed, the cold wind blows all the way, and eventually it cools Pei Jingxing's feverish mind.

In the middle of the night, when people are sleeping soundly, if you break in at this time, let alone confess your feelings, you might be kicked out.

Pei Jingxing thought over and over again, and felt that this method would not work, but he had no experience in this matter at all, so it could be said to be a blank slate.But if you want him to go back to Zhang Feiran to learn the scriptures, it is absolutely impossible—maybe he is young and mature, don't look at Pei Jingxing, who is also the envoy of the Jinwu Guard, he is unambiguous and clean in official affairs, but when it comes to emotional matters, It's extraordinarily childish, coy and doesn't want others to know.

As the saying goes, one effort, then decline, and three exhaustion, Pei Jingxing was only short of this one step, but because of this short step, he stood in front of Su Yan's tent for a long time, finally slapped his head, and turned back , sat next to the night watch soldiers, and gathered around the fire to keep warm.

Zhang Feiran was sitting not far away, watching his beloved apprentice suffer, he didn't take the initiative to teach a few moves, but smiled, took Zi Zhuxiao, slowly wandered back to his tent, and fell asleep.

"Mr. Pei, why don't you sleep at night?"

Because Pei Jingxing was Zhang Feiran's apprentice, these soldiers were very happy towards him, seeing him not sleeping in the warm tent at night, but coming to blow the cold wind with them by the fire, he couldn't help asking this question.

"I couldn't fall asleep, so I woke up." Pei Jingxing picked up a piece of firewood and poked the fire, then asked, "How long have you been searching in this desert?"

"It's been more than ten days," one of the round-faced soldiers replied, "General Zhang asked Jin Can to take us to the ancient city of the Western Regions. It is said that it is in this desert, but there are no other clues, so we have to use the most stupid way. , divide the troops into several groups, and turn over every inch of land."

It was easy to say this, but Pei Jingxing, who had experienced a thrilling day in the desert, was well aware of the hardships involved, so he couldn't help but solemnly said: "Thank you for your hard work."

"Where is it? Although we don't study much, we also know that we must be loyal to the emperor and patriotism. Since we are soldiers, we have to listen to the general." Another long-faced soldier said cheerfully, "Don't look at the hard work. If you don't serve as a soldier, Then our family can’t get enough to eat.”

"That's right, General Zhang has never treated us badly," the round-faced soldier also said, "When I was not in the army, everyone said that being a soldier was hard work, but doing farm work at home is also hard work, and you have to be treated harshly by those officials and landlords. It’s better to be a soldier, haha.”

Pei Jingxing followed suit with a smile, but did not speak. Throughout the dynasties, in a huge country, there will always be some greedy and cruel officials. After all, the wheels of this country continue to move forward with the years.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Envoy Pei, do you want to drink?" The round-faced soldier picked up the wine bag on the side and handed it over, "It's too cold here at night, drink a little wine, you won't get drunk, and you can keep warm body."

Pei Jingxing had a good capacity for alcohol, and he happened to be a little thirsty, so he was not polite, so he drank a couple of sips after taking it. He felt that although the wine was not as sweet as the one he drank in Xijing, it had a long aftertaste, and it was especially hot after drinking it, so it was inevitable to drink more. I took two sips.

He wiped his mouth and asked, "By the way, when we went into the desert during the day, did the barbarian who stayed in the camp do anything wrong?"

The two soldiers thought for a while, and the long-faced soldier shook his head: "There is nothing wrong with it, because there are always some people in the Northwest who fish in troubled waters, so we are very vigilant against these people with unknown origins. If it wasn't for Jinshen to bring them back this time, we Even if we do, we won’t bring them back to the camp.”

"I just didn't expect that General Jin Shen would have been killed long ago." The round-faced soldier sighed.

Speaking of Jin Yong, Pei Jingxing also became depressed.

I thought that when Prince Abandoned died, the current Crown Prince of the East Palace had not yet been born, and the two people who had nothing to do with each other were closely linked because of the Holy Land, and even before they found the Holy Land, they had already killed an outstanding man. of the generals.

Thinking of what Hu Ren said before his death, and Zhang Feiran's analysis, Pei Jingxing was sure that this incident must have something to do with the abolished prince, and the ten thousand Taoist priests were a very important part of it.

But, what is the purpose of Wan Daoshi?

Could it be that he coveted the treasure of the deposed prince in the Holy Land and wanted to use it to make a comeback?

But now the Holy Majesty has been enthroned for more than 30 years, and the world is peaceful, even if the deposed prince is reborn, the world is not the same as it was then.What's more, the abolished prince is dead, and his wives, concubines and children have also been killed. The abolished prince's bloodline was cut off [-] years ago. Even with the wealth left by the abolished prince, it will be difficult for Wan Daoshi to shake the status of the current saint. .

"Pei Street Envoy? Pei Street Envoy?"

Just as Pei Jingxing was thinking about Taoist Wan's motives, the voices of two soldiers came from his ears.

He was startled, several double images appeared in front of his eyes, and after shaking a few times, he saw the faces of two soldiers approaching clearly.

"what happened?"

The two soldiers glanced at each other. The round-faced soldier was a little embarrassed, and replied: "We just talked to Pei Street Envoy, but Pei Street Envoy didn't respond. Is Pei Street Envoy sleepy? It's our fault. The wine-making method I learned from the barbarians decades ago. I heard that the barbarians are cruel by nature. Not only do they often invade our court, but they also often have disputes among themselves. Before the war, the barbarians like to drink strong alcohol. If they drink enough, they are not afraid of death , On the battlefield, the eyes of killing people are really red, people are really blocking people, and Buddhas are blocking Buddhas. Although this wine has been improved for decades, it is still stronger than the original wine of the Zhou Dynasty. It's not suitable for drinking."

Pei Jingxing blinked, and he remembered that when he first came to Northwest four years ago, he did drink alcohol, but at that time they were traveling with the prince, and the food they drank and ate was the best, so the people below would naturally not Send over this spirit.

"I'm afraid I'm really drunk, that's all, I'll go back and rest first."

Although it was only a few dozen steps away from the tent, Pei Jingxing didn't take two steps and staggered. The long-faced soldier hurried forward to support him: "Mr. Pei, be careful."

Pei Jingxing shook off his hand, smiled, and stumbled towards the tent.Although there were many detours along the way, at any rate, he entered the tent safely.

This is just a camp for dozens of people, and there are not many tents, so only Zhang Feiran can occupy a tent by himself.

The tent that Pei Jingxing lived in was temporarily set up, not very big, besides him, there were also Su Yan and Gao Zekai sleeping inside.Because of their respective masters, the two did not fight each other, so Gao Zekai lived in the outer room, while Su Yan lived in the inner room separated by animal skins.

Pei Jing, who was soaked in the smell of alcohol, entered the camp. Gao Zekai, who was sleeping on the hard board, smelled the strong alcohol smell on his body, wrinkled his nose, stretched out his hand to scratch the bridge of his nose a few times, muttered a few words, and turned around. Continue to sleep alone.

Pei Jingxing ignored him, but walked around the animal skin hanging outside and walked inside.

There were no candles lit in the tent, it was pitch black, but Pei Jingxing did not hesitate at all, he walked directly to the bed where Su Yan was sleeping, squatted down, his eyes were at the same level as Su Yan on the bed.

"Su Yan..." he murmured, but the person sleeping on the bed didn't respond at all.

Su Yan's deep sleep gave Pei Jingxing a lot of courage invisibly. He only felt that the few mouthfuls of spirits he had swallowed earlier were burning in his stomach, making his heart pounding and ringing in his ears. people, no longer have time to take care of others.

"Su Yan..." Pei Jingxing sighed, he didn't know if he was calling for the person on the bed, or just expressing the indescribable sour feelings in his heart.

The spirits fermented in Pei Jingxing's stomach, flowed through his body along the blood vessels, and finally surged up, burning the last bit of his sanity.

As if being bewitched, Pei Jingxing slowly leaned in front of Su Yan, holding his breath, for fear that the smell of alcohol he accidentally exhaled would wake him up from his sleep.

He lowered his head slightly, and felt his lips touch something round, he stuck out his tongue and licked it, only to find that it touched the tip of Su Yan's nose.

Pei Jingxing felt his mouth became more and more parched, his throat was burning like fire, and he was eager to find a clear spring to soothe his impatience.

Finally, he felt that he touched two pieces of cool things, which were like lotus flowers blooming on the oil pan, and he was the sinner rolling in the hot pan. The moment he saw the lotus flowers, he found his own salvation.

Pei Jingxing couldn't help but increase his strength, and even used the tip of his tongue to trace Su Yan's lips back and forth. After he was barely satisfied, he couldn't help but tried to push Su Yan's teeth with the tip of his tongue.

"Well……"

The person on the bed frowned uncomfortably, muttered a few times, and blushed from the suffocation.

This was originally an inaudible sound, but to Pei Jingxing it was like a bolt from the blue.For a moment, all his courage evaporated with the alcohol, and he subconsciously wanted to run away, but when he looked carefully, he could barely see that the person on the bed was constantly struggling.

"Su Yan, Su Yan, wake up." Pei Jingxing didn't care about being shy at this time, he kept shaking Su Yan, but the person on the bed didn't show any sign of waking up.

The movement of Pei Jingxing and Su Yan in the room was so loud that Gao Zekai who was sleeping outside was woken up. Gao Zekai lit the oil lamp, walked in, and asked, "What's going on?"

Pei Jingxing replied anxiously: "There is something wrong with Su Yan."

"Let me take a look." Gao Zekai put the oil lamp aside, squatted beside the bed, reached out and tapped Su Yan's forehead twice, then pinched his fingers, shook his head and said in wonder, "It's strange, it's not that the spirit possessed , and there is no evil spirit."

Pei Jingxing hated himself for being helpless when encountering these strange things, so he asked urgently, "What's going on?"

Gao Zekai reached out and touched Su Yan's forehead again, and gasped, "Why do you feel ghostly?"

Pei Jingxing's expression changed: "Could it be the trick of the barbarians again?"

Gao Zekai would not be able to judge for a while, so he simply got up and went outside, picked up the mahogany sword, and put a big cloak on his body to keep out the cold, and said, "I'll go outside for a while, you stay here."

Pei Jingxing guarded Su Yan, and saw that Su Yan's expression was tense, his eyes were closed, sweat was dripping from his forehead, his whole body was tense, his limbs trembled slightly, as if he was struggling non-stop.

Pei Jingxing gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to pinch Su Yan's face twice, rubbed his hand again, and pressed it on Su Yan's cheek.

"So cold?" Pei Jingxing felt the coolness coming from his palm and couldn't help frowning.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Yan suddenly opened his eyes and let out an "ah".

Pei Jingxing was half happy and half worried, and called out, "Su Yan?"

Su Yan turned his eyes to Pei Jingxing hesitantly: "What's wrong?"

Pei Jingxing asked nervously: "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Su Yan put his hand on his forehead, shook his head and said, "No, I just had a very strange dream."

"What dream?"

Su Yan rubbed his temples uncomfortably, and replied: "I dreamed that there was a black shadow lying on top of me, blocking my nose and mouth, I couldn't breathe, and I wanted to shake the black shadow off my body, but I couldn't move. "

Pei Jingxing: "..."

"Oh, this is a ghost bed." At this moment, Gao Zekai came back. He put down his mahogany sword, walked to the side of the bed, and looked at Su Yan, "It should be a nightmare, just wake up. Do fellow Daoist Su need calming tea? "

Su Yan shook his head: "No need."

"When did you come back?" Pei Jingxing finally found his voice.

Don't look at Pei Jingxing's debt-collecting face, but his heart is full of turmoil——

When did this guy come back?When I kissed Su Yan just now, shouldn't I be seen?No, it was blocked by animal skins, and there was no candlelight in the tent, so Gao Zekai must not have seen it.

"Just now, it was just a bit windy outside, and there were not even lonely ghosts passing by." Gao Zekai put the mahogany sword on the bed, which happened to be no more than three inches away from Su Yan.

He added: "But fellow Daoist Su, you have a bit of a ghostly aura, maybe it's a remnant from when you used Liulizi to refine your soul. You should pay more attention during this time."

Su Yan himself hadn't noticed it, but upon hearing Gao Zekai's words, he nodded, "Thank you for reminding me."

Gao Zekai stretched suddenly, and said, "It happens that everyone is awake, let's use this time to discuss going to the Holy Land."