end of days

On the quiet mountain path where few people usually pass by, the sound of horseshoes rattling from far to near.

As he whipped the horses, several horses hurried past like shooting stars, their hoofs were startled by the wind, and even the bushes on the side of the road swayed slightly, making a soft rustling sound, but the surroundings soon returned to the original tranquility.

"Feiqing, slow down—" Pei Di, who was walking side by side with Feng Lingyue, called Zhuo Ran, who left them far behind, with a hint of urgency in his tone. He wanted to catch up but was helpless, so he could only He looked at his lover beside him with half anger and half resentment.

Seeing this, Feng Lingyue couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, with distress and guilt in his eyes. Pei Di was originally good at riding and shooting, but he was seriously ill because of being captured many years ago. The culprit was himself. Every time he thought of Pei Di Feng Lingyue couldn't help but blame himself for being unable to improve his martial arts in this lifetime.

"Don't force yourself, if you're really anxious, why not ride with me." The tone was extremely ambiguous, and Pei Di blushed instantly when he heard the words, apparently remembering something that made his blood boil, and couldn't help but pat Kaifeng out of embarrassment. Ling Yue stretched out his hand, ignoring the snickering man beside him.

Having been together for nearly ten years, Feng Lingyue naturally knew how to comfort his lost lover, but with just a few words, the anxiety and loss in Pei Di's heart disappeared, Feng Lingyue has always been like this, using his own way Protecting the one he loves, and because of his protection, the filth of the world has not eroded Pei Di a little bit.A man who has reached his age but still retains the heart of a child, this is the other half that Feng Lingyue has worked hard to cultivate, and no one else can covet him.

"Hey, Ah Yue—" Awakened suddenly, Feng Lingyue realized that he had started wandering into the sky at some point, and Zhuo Ran, who was not far away, had long since disappeared.

"It's all your fault, I can't catch up!" Pei Di was a little annoyed.

"So what!? Let's go our way, why bother others." With a raised eyebrow and a smile, Feng Lingyue grabbed Pei Di's hand and tugged hard.

"Wow——!!!!" The sudden soaring into the air caused Pei Di to exclaim, before she could finish her voice, she landed firmly in front of Feng Lingyue, hugging the shocked man in her arms, Feng Lingyue Whip the horse.

"Let's take a look around, it's rare that we have free time, so we don't care what other people do!" The horse galloped, Feng Lingyue's hearty laughter spread far away, and Pei Di couldn't help but feel happy.

"makes sense--"

As the horses rode forward, the wind sounded, and the long hair of the two of them fluttered in the wind, tangled and entangled, making it difficult to distinguish between you and me.

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Shuoshui Town

The market in the frontier has always been lively. People of different hair colors and skin colors are in an endless stream, exchanging goods with each other in exchange for the money and food needed for survival. The small town is noisy but reveals warmth.

Deep in the alley, in a secluded courtyard, Xuanyuanhen, who had not been awake for a few days, lay half-lying on the soft couch in front of the window, looking at the small safety button in his palm, wondering what he was thinking, and sighed after a long time He took a breath, held the touch of green tightly in his palm, and raised his eyes to look out the window.

The safety buckle was hung around his neck when he woke up, and the familiar style suddenly made him want to cry. The green jade color, gentle and revealing some hope, and the perfect shape, could it be that person? Blessings to myself... Xuanyuanhen was looking forward to Zhuoran's feelings but couldn't believe that he would really forgive him.

After all...they have come to the end of the road.

Can't help lowering his head and sighing, Xuanyuanhen raised his head again, but Xuanyuanhen froze there.

"Feiqing..." Rubbing his eyes to make sure that what he saw in front of him was not an illusion, Xuanyuanhen couldn't help but wanted to get out of bed but touched the wound again, his heart convulsed and his eyes went dark, but the next second he was caught People hold on firmly.

"Why are you so careless?" Zhuo Ran hurried over, looking a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to wash up before meeting each other, but he couldn't help but take a look at Xuanyuanhen to make sure he was okay. By the way, seeing Xuanyuanhen struggling to get on the bed, Zhuo Ran had to rush forward.

"..." Xuanyuanhen didn't speak, but held Zhuo Ran's sleeve tightly, as if he was afraid that he would disappear suddenly, his eyes were full of unbelievable joy.

Seeing him like this, Zhuo Ran couldn't help laughing, it wasn't until then that he realized that he missed this precocious but childish man so much.

Helping Xuanyuanhen to lie down on the bed, he didn't want to leave for a while, and stood by the bed silently until the emperor fell asleep drowsily due to his weakness from the injury, and then Zhuo Ran pulled out his pinched wrinkled ball from his hand The hem of his clothes, went to the room prepared for himself to wash off the dust all over his body.

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In the darkness, Xuanyuan Hen struggled forward, and there seemed to be a voice deep in his heart telling him - keep walking, keep walking, and you will see the light.

Darkness is always frightening, and Xuanyuanhen is no exception. He listened to the voice in his head, and ran forward without stopping, until finally a ray of light appeared in front of him——

The light gradually became stronger, and the originally only ray of light gradually became larger and became an obvious exit.

Overjoyed, Xuanyuanhen sped up his pace again and jumped out, a strong light instantly enveloped him, leaving only a blinding white in front of his eyes.

I don't know how long it took, the bones all over his body felt sore, and he moved his stiff joints unbearably. Xuanyuanhen couldn't help but let out a cry of pain when he was confused, and then he clearly felt a trace of warmth touch his forehead , lingering across the cheek.

Memories suddenly flooded in like a tide, Xuanyuanhen opened his eyes suddenly, and then he really saw the person he was thinking about even in his dreams.

"Feiqing, it's really you..." It turned out that the memory of yesterday was not a dream, and Zhuo Ran actually came to her side!

In the following days, perhaps because of Zhuo Ran's company, Xuanyuanhen was in a good mood, and even his injuries healed quickly, and he was able to get out of bed and walk around freely in a short time.

"Your Majesty is really still young, and the wound is healing very well. As long as you endure it for a few more days and don't use force rashly, you will be fine again." Putting away the small pillow for pulse monitoring, Ling Luo laughed.

"It's also thanks to your superb medical skills, otherwise I don't know what it will be like at this time. You are so tired that you, newlywed Yaner, will be separated from Ziyin. Don't annoy me." Perhaps because of his relaxed mood, Xuanyuan Hen said a lot. A little teasing, Ling Luo felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.

He was originally a person with a sharp tongue, but the other party was the Ninth Five-Year Master, so how dare he really speak without restraint, this verbal secret loss was settled, and after packing up, Ling Luo didn't want to disturb the two of them In the past two days, he felt more and more that the atmosphere between Zhuo Ran and Xuanyuan Hen did not allow others to intervene. Thinking of this, Ling Luo couldn't help but sighed. After coming for a long time, he really missed him very much. Ziyin at home.

"You, you don't know the occasion when you speak." Zhuo Ran obviously felt the loss of Ling Luolin when he left the door, so he couldn't help but said, "Ling Luo was reluctant to part with Ziyin in the first place, and once you say that, he will feel lonely again." how long."

"No, my injury is almost healed, and the presence of the imperial doctor is enough. I will let him return to the capital today."

"So suddenly!?" Zhuo Ran was a little surprised when Xuanyuanhen said this, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, so he won't agree to leave." With everyone's demeanor, how can they let go of the unhealed patients.

Xuanyuanhen knew what Zhuo Ran was thinking at a glance, he couldn't help but smiled narrowly: "I'm afraid he won't be able to stay any longer soon."

Before the words were finished, the door of the bedroom was knocked open with a sound of "Peng——".

"——Great! I'm going to be a father!" Ling Luo was shrouded in ecstasy, and almost tripped over the chair placed beside him when he entered the door. Holding the paper that looked like a letter, he couldn't help but smirk.

Zhuo Ran's obvious surprise gradually became clear, and finally he couldn't help but cast a blameful glance at Xuanyuan Hen. He knew it a long time ago, and he kept it hidden. As he gets older, he likes to play tricks on people more and more!

Not missing the dissatisfaction in Zhuoran's eyes, Xuanyuanhen smiled beggingly, then turned to look at Ling Luo and said, "You have been out for a long time, since Ziyin is pregnant, you should go back and have a look."

"This..." Ling Luo was still a little hesitant, but his erratic eyes revealed his thoughts, and his heart might have already flown back to the capital.

"You go back, I'm fine now, it's time for you to go back and be with Ziyin, she is my only sister." Waving his hand, Xuanyuanhen obviously didn't intend to make Ling Luo refuse again.

"Ling Luo thanked His Majesty for your kindness!" No more hesitation, Ling Luo bowed and bowed, and then went back to the house to pack her luggage with joy.

"I haven't seen Ziyin for so long, what can I bring her..." Ling Luo, who was already immersed in joy, couldn't help thinking, talking to himself like a fool, even Zhuo Ran couldn't help but smile when he saw it.

"I didn't expect that Ling Luo would become a father so soon." Compared with the beginning of their acquaintance, Ling Luo has matured too much.

The same is true for Xuanyuanhen, Zhuo Ran watched him change little by little, from a cold emperor and a lonely child to what he is today, still domineering, but with warmth and affection.Memories break free from the shackles of the brain, flooding in front of his eyes like a tide—Zhuo Ran feels more and more that his past life is not as exciting as these days. Reach out and touch.

"What are you thinking?" Zhuo Ran's absent-mindedness made Xuanyuanhen couldn't help stretching out his arms to put his arms around the people beside him, as if he was worried about something, people who were injured were always extra frightened and vulnerable, and he couldn't even imagine Zhuo Ran leaving What I looked like afterwards.

"It's nothing." Feeling Xuanyuan Hen's uneasiness, Zhuo Ran turned around as if intending to comfort him, but suddenly froze.

Xuanyuanhen... was about to become a father too, and those two pregnant concubines were like a huge boulder falling on Zhuo Ran's heart, making his whole body shake.Even if there were no Concubine Yu and Concubine Jing, there would be other women who gave birth to Xuanyuanhen's heirs... This is the responsibility of the emperor, and Zhuoran, would he be in the court, competing with those women for jealousy, and even imprisoned there for the rest of his life? In the wall?

But when you think about it, you know how terrible that kind of life is, and there is no way to accept that kind of self.Zhuo Ran's heart was shaken again, he could no longer deny his feelings for Xuanyuanhen, but they...can they really stay by each other's side...

Quietly hiding the worry in his eyes, Zhuo Ran was already smiling when facing Xuanyuanhen.

"Want to go out for a walk?"

"Very good, that's exactly what I mean! De Yu mentioned to me earlier that there is a valley not far from here, why don't we take advantage of today to have a look?" Zhuo Ran's momentary disturbance did not escape Xuanyuan However, he hesitated again and again and decided to temporarily put aside the doubts in his heart. He didn't fully understand what Zhuoran was thinking about and what he was avoiding. I am not used to accepting the heart of feelings.

Traveling on horseback, the sky is full of rays of light at the end of the line of sight, the orange-red sunset struggles and lingers at the junction of the sky and the earth, and finally disappears in front of the eyes, the sky is gradually getting dark, but this does not affect Zhuo Ran and Xuanyuan Hen's high spirits in the slightest .

"I heard that the scenery of the valley is beautiful, and every morning there is mist rising and filling the air. Being in it is like a fairyland, which makes people linger." Steading on the horse, Xuanyuanhen said everything he knew After hearing it, Zhuo Ran couldn't help yearning for it.

"Hearing what you said, it's really a wonderful place. If you miss it this time, it will be a great regret in your life!"

The sound of conversation is accompanied by the sound of scattered horseshoes, which is particularly warm in the twilight.

"Xuanyuan, since your injuries are already recovering, you are inseparable, so it must not hinder your immediate effort." Zhuo Ran obviously raised his eyebrows with meaning, and before Xuanyuan Hen could react, Wuju under his crotch jumped out all the way. .

"Since we've come out, let's have a competition. Whoever lags behind will be punished—" Zhuo Ran's voice came from a distance, and it was obvious that Xuanyuanhen had been thrown off by a large amount, but the emperor just smiled, his eyes brightened Now, the eyebrows suddenly became sharp.

"Xue Long, if you lose this match, you won't be able to bear the title of horse king anymore!" Patting the top of Xue Long's head lightly, Xuanyuan Hen tightened the reins, "Let's go!"

A white shadow rushed out like lightning, Xuanyuanhen clearly felt the sound of the wind in his ears, the wind brought by the galloping horse made his cheeks hurt, but it was this kind of power from the heaven and the earth that made him It really made him feel the flow of life.

——To be able to live in this world is really a wonderful thing!

Since he was shot and laid in bed until now, when Chao Tianzi finally felt the vitality of the blood flowing in his body again, it seemed that his whole body had been reborn after a catastrophe.

"Hahaha—Xuelong—faster—let me see the limit of the king of the grassland!" Hearing the owner's hearty laughter, the human horse seemed to feel the power, with a smooth curvy mane It was straightened by the wind, and the roots stood upright like clusters of silver needles. This speed was obviously extremely fast, like a blazing meteor.

"Feiqing, I'm afraid I'll beat you in this match!" Xuanyuanhen soon saw Zhuo Ran's back, and the distance between the two shortened little by little until they were shoulder to shoulder again.

"Hahahahaha, walking against the wind like this is really a joy, and winning or losing is second to none." Xuanyuanhen couldn't help laughing.

"What I'm talking about is that if you can get a confidant and be happy in the world, Zhuo Ran will be content in this life..." The voice stopped abruptly, and Zhuo Ran suddenly realized that what he said at this time was very inappropriate, even if he put everything down and indulged in the world However, how could Xuanyuanhen abandon his thousands of people and stay away from the court since then... Don't talk about the power of the ninety-five supreme, just talk about the responsibility that cannot be let go, Zhuo Ran has no way to ask for anything.

The sudden silence made Xuanyuanhen suddenly realize that Zhuo Ran's occasional unhappiness was due to this reason... As expected, he yearned for a wider freedom. The temptation to go to these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains!

Freedom - Zoran has always been the thing that he can't let go of.

His eyes darkened, Xuanyuanhen clenched his fists, as if he had made some decision, there was no words between the two of them for a while, only the sound of horseshoes could be heard, just like the mood of the two of them at this moment, messy and disorderly.