I am neither beautiful nor crazy

It is not surprising that Jiang Yu can say such a thing.

Now the situation has changed suddenly. It has only been a few months since the palace banquet. The reason for the death of the prime minister is still unknown.

Only Jiang Yu, like a sword hidden in the dark, lurked to the point of being corroded and blunted, but it could not stop him from pulling out of its sheath at a critical moment.

A good sword, if you leave it, you will be dead, and you will see blood when you leave it.

Some people are born to live in a high place, some people are suitable to be a ladder, and some people are destined to not be able to live in a prison, and they have to stir up in this muddy water before they can be considered debauchery.

Xiao Xiangling's eyes were fixed on Jiang Yu.

Those eyes are so pure that only the image of Jiangyu remains, clear and eager.

He said, "Then what can you do for me?"

"You want to go back to northern Xinjiang."

"I do not want."

Jiang Yu raised his eyes in surprise.

After Xiao Xiangling made great contributions in northern Xinjiang, he was called back to the capital and tied up, but everyone would feel aggrieved and indignant for him.

But Xiao Xiangling said he didn't want to go back.

Could it be that the beauties in the capital are too an eyesore?

Xiao Xiangling's eyes were slightly bent, with a hint of a smile that was not a smile, and he deliberately lowered his voice, and the hoarse echoed in Jiang Yu's ears.

"If I wanted to go back, I wouldn't have come here in the first place."

Jiang Yu silently clenched his fists.

"The emperor doesn't have that much face to force me to do things I don't like." The smile in Xiao Xiangling's eyes disappeared, leaving only unfathomable, "And I don't like to stand on any side."

"Since you don't like to take a clear stand, then why did General Xiao have to be in the court that day and be the companion of the Seventh Prince?" Jiang Yu mocked.

"Then I was ordered to send the ashes of the court lady brother and sister back to the Mountain of No Return, why does His Highness the Seventh Prince insist on following?"

Jiang Yu paused, but didn't say anything.

Xiao Xiangling took a step forward, and continued to press, "Didn't the elder brother of the palace lady die in prison for no reason, he stayed in prison for dozens of days, but why did he commit suicide suddenly at this juncture?"

The corners of Jiang Yu's mouth were tightly pressed together, and seemed to be trembling slightly.

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince is really unscrupulous in order to achieve his goal."

When facing the maid in the hall with a slightly guilty look in his eyes, he offered to send the ashes back to the Mountain of No Return with Xiao Xiangling... These seemingly inadvertent details were not without premeditation, and these small movements could not escape Xiao Xiangling's eyes.

"Jiangyu, I think you need to know something." Xiao Xiangling lowered his eyes, and there was no warmth in his words, "I am not forced to come to the capital, but for some private matters, and I have no interest in participating in your internal strife , I will not form a private party, and I do not want anyone to win me over."

This passage was completely out of Jiang Yu's expectation, a rare crack appeared in his always smooth expression, and he was stunned for half a second, as if he hadn't recovered from Xiao Xiangling's words.

"Private matters..." Jiang Yu repeated slowly, and asked in a low voice, "Is it the old friend you mentioned earlier?"

Jiang Yu lowered his head slightly, unable to see the other party's expression clearly, and did not hear any reply from the other party.

He has always been indifferent, decisive, and capable at ordinary times, but at this moment he is very abnormally dull.

For some reason, it seems that in his subconscious, Xiao Xiangling has always been on his side, and saved his life twice in life-and-death dilemmas.Like Gu Yuan and Xia Zhixing, they will always stand behind him.

In this plan, Xiao Xiangling is the biggest uncertainty.

But at this moment, all of Jiang Yu's expressions were hidden under thick and trembling eyelashes, and even the rare confusion was restrained just right.

Xiao Xiangling suddenly lost the desire to continue laughing.

It seemed like a long time, but in fact it was only a few seconds. Jiang Yu raised his head and asked, "When are you leaving?"

It means going to the mountain of no return.

"Early tomorrow?"

"can."

The distance from the capital to the mountain of no return is not too close, and at this time the interior of the capital is still in chaos, the emperor is so angry that he is coughing up blood and his spirits are low, the prince's injuries have not recovered, and Jiang Chibin has not been dealt with in prison.

It's really not the right time to be away for too long.

In order to catch up with the journey, Jiang Yu didn't take a car, but set off straight with Xiao Xiangling.Gu Yuan was left in the capital to stare at Jiang Chibin without any followers.

After Xiao Xiangling left last night, Xia Zhixing went to Jiangyu's bedroom for a long talk.

"It's too risky." He said, "You don't know Xiao Xiangling's origin, and you don't know his position. He was put together by you before. If he wanted to do something to you in that barren mountain, we wouldn't even be able to get your ashes back. "

"No." Jiang Yu changed his clothes inside the barrier, and let down his waist-length black hair.

He paused, then continued to explain, "At this point in time, it doesn't make any sense to hurt me."

"Then why do you need to take this risk?" Xia Zhixing was extremely angry, "It's not a matter of life and death. You insist on walking with the wild wolf who licked blood on the battlefield. Your serious injury from the fire has not fully healed. .And you don’t bring anyone with you, at least you let Gu Yuan follow you..."

"Lord Xia." Jiang Yu stepped out of the barrier and interrupted the other party.

Xia Zhixing was taken aback.

Maybe it's because the candlelight in the room is a little dim, or maybe Jiang Yu's face is too pale, Xia Zhixing always feels that Jiang Yu is abnormally haggard now.

——Because he hasn't had a good rest, Jiang Yu's eyes are a little dark and blue, and the clothes he wears when he goes to bed are not as tight as they are during the day.

It's an old wound from the fire.

According to the day, it should be getting better soon, but Jiang Yu couldn't bear to toss around all day, so he dragged it back and forth until now.

"Not very good at riding a horse?" Outside, Xiao Xiangling's voice with a smile pulled Jiang Yu's sanity back.

Jiang Yu sat astride the horse, but the horse seemed unconvinced and took small steps left and right within the controllable range of the reins.

Jiang Yu was indeed not good at riding a horse.

In other words, apart from practicing a few times on the riding and shooting range since he was a child, he didn't have much chance to ride a horse.

"Hold the reins tightly, and don't show cowardice in front of the horse." Seeing Jiang Yu's unfamiliarity, Xiao Xiangling reminded, "The journey is long and time is tight. If Your Highness is not used to riding a horse, you can..."

Before the words "Stay in the capital" could be said, Jiang Yu had already clamped the horse's belly, and the white horse under him immediately galloped away.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that he ran wildly.

It stands to reason that the horse that Gu Yuan prepared for Jiang Yu must not be too crazy, it is probably just Jiang Yu's improper operation, bumping like a handful of broken stones on the horse's back.

According to this posture, not to mention the mountain of no return, the horse will lose its strength and the person will convulse before halfway.

Xiao Xiangling's pupils narrowed slightly, and he followed closely.

Jiang Yu held the reins tightly, but felt that the horse always seemed to be against him, trying to knock him down every time.

And in my memory, the riding experience in the shooting range has never been so embarrassing.

The distance from the capital is getting farther and farther away, and the surrounding scenery is becoming more and more desolate. The weeds are waist-high, and the cold wind blowing in the face is as sharp as a knife's edge.

Jiang Yu's breath began to be unstable, and he felt the sharp pain from the friction between the rein and the palm of his hand, and his legs that were so hard that they were almost numb to the point of losing consciousness.

He felt that the horse was really a little crazy.

"Your Highness is not only crazy, but horses are also a little bit crazy." Xiao Xiangling's voice was mixed with the wind blowing past his ears, making people feel that his next sentence must be a bad one.

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"Or His Royal Highness the Seventh, sit here and I'll take you there."

Jiang Yu didn't respond, but sped up a little more.

This is the first time in his life that he has left the capital.

The desolate and absurd scenery around him, as well as the crazy and violent hooves of the white horse under him, all aroused his long-lost desire to win.

He's going to rush out.

He wants the case of his mother and concubine to be cleared, he wants to help his most admired elder brother ascend to the throne, he wants to make no one in the whole world dare to stop him, and he wants to open a road that no one passes by with only a soft sword in his hand. .

To rush out.

Xiao Xiangling noticed Jiang Yu's abnormality, rode a few steps quickly to walk alongside him, and called him through the sound of the wind.

Jiang Yu didn't seem to hear it, but the horse under him suddenly accelerated, bursting out with a more violent madness than before, and even arched his body high, shooting forward like an arrow.

The ominous premonition made Xiao Xiangling tense all over, and turned his head to look forward.

In front is a flat and wide bridge, and on both sides are deep and turbulent rivers, and the railings on both sides are no more than waist height.

And the horse under Jiang Yu actually ran sideways, kicked up high and exerted strength, and then jumped straight into the river.

The truth is obvious, it's not that Jiangyu is not good at riding.

It's that his horse is really crazy.

The moment Jiangyu fell into the water following the horse, Xiao Xiangling's heartbeat stopped for a beat, and the long-lost sense of powerlessness and despair seized his heart instantly.

This person made him feel so familiar, more than once.

He jerked the reins tight, turned quickly - and dismounted.At this time, the rapids had returned to the surface of the river, and no one could be seen.

Without hesitation, he jumped in.

The water was deeper, colder, and faster than he had imagined.

It is almost impossible to fix it in one position. If you do not find a support with quick eyes and hands, you will be swept away by the current in an instant. For those who are not familiar with water, it is almost impossible to survive.

Xiao Xiangling took a sharp breath and dived into the water.It's just that the rapids made the visibility extremely low, and it became difficult to even open your eyes.

Where is Jiangyu?

Xiao Xiangling let go of his hand, let the current float around him for a while, and then continued to sink.

This is almost a deadly depth, even for people who grew up by the river, it is difficult to guarantee that people can be rescued under this kind of water and retreat completely.

But if there are other people underwater at this moment, they will definitely notice something extremely strange.

——Xiao Xiangling didn't exhale, and the diving time even exceeded the range that normal people can bear.

It's as if you don't need to breathe.

Xiao Xiangling still wanted to continue searching downstream, but at the dark and cold bottom of the river, he suddenly had a strong intuition.

He looked up suddenly.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a corner of the white clothes floating upwards, only flashed before his eyes.

Like Jiangyu.