Hot as China, cold as snow

Leng Xuanyan galloped through the night almost as if fleeing, and stopped under an ancient tree.The moonlight was mottled, and the shadows of the trees were swaying. He beat his hands on the trunk fiercely, causing the leaves to fall continuously.

"Yexuan, get out."

A figure slid out from the darkness, respectfully saluted: "Master."

"Tell the truth, who is Liu Moran?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Rong of the Chengtian Empire." He sniffed the salty smell in the air, and said coldly, "You are bleeding."

"Damn it. Why do I feel familiar?" Leng Xuanren slammed the trunk again: "Did I not know that he is the son of Prince Rong? You know what I'm asking, don't play riddles for me."

Ye Xuan tilted his head and thought for a while, and said bluntly: "You have known each other before, and the subordinates don't know much about the master, but he has indeed helped the master a lot. Do you still remember why the master sent troops to attack the Chengtian Empire? ?”

"Naturally, it is to expand the territory and dominate the world."

"Master, think about it carefully! Don't regret it. That's all Yexuan can say." After Heiying replied, he immediately slid into the night, leaving Leng Xuanren alone full of doubts.

The sun reflected on the bed, Liu Moran slightly opened his sour eyes, and suddenly remembered what happened at night. He looked around, and someone had already tidied it up, and there was no trace of embarrassment.If it weren't for the sourness in his body, maybe even he would think it was just a yellow beam dream.He half stood up and pressed his chest, where the pain became extreme and he became numb.

The door creaked, and Zizhu came in with a bowl of soup, and said calmly: "Liu Moran, you are finally awake."

Seeing the person in front of him, Liu Moran hesitated and said, "Zizhu? Why is it you?"

Without hesitation, Zi Zhu stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, frowned and said, "It's still a little hot. That's right, it's me. Otherwise, who else do you think would be there? Drink the medicine first."

Liu Moran took the medicine in one go, drank it down in a bowl without fear of suffering at all, handed the bowl to her and said, "I've been troubled by night raids."

"Take care of yourself." Zizhu tidied up the medicine bowl quietly: "You don't have to worry about the night attack, she is willing, not for you, but for Leng Xuanren."

She pulled up a stool and sat down: "You two are really worrying. Did you really decide not to tell Leng Xuanyan about your past? It's very unfair. One is stubborn and wants to die, while the other is willing to remain silent."

Liu Moran smiled and indicated that he didn't want to talk about this topic, and asked instead: "What's the matter with you? Why didn't you go back to your hometown?"

"At first I wanted to go back to my hometown, but I found my sister later. It doesn't matter if I go back or not. Home is where there are relatives." Seeing Liu Moran's avoidance, Zi Zhu said naturally: "My sister has a very good life here. Well, I will naturally follow those who care about me. I know they can't be together, but my elder sister can only support her. You rest, I'll go to the kitchen first and bring some food." Said stood up.

"Wait a minute. Can I trouble you to make a nourishing soup?"

Zi Zhu nodded.

"Brassica, raw land, white peony root, Chuanxiong," Liu Moran listed them all by heart.

"Is there still ice lotus?" Zi Zhu waved his hand and intervened: "Ye Xi told me that she made it for you. Among the ingredients in the kitchen, there are these medicinal materials." Zi Zhu walked to the door and stopped, hesitating Turning back for a second, he said, "I have seen such an anecdote in Gushushan. This kind of nourishing soup is just a tonic for ordinary people, but it is very harmful to a race. This race doesn't know you Have you heard of it?" Zizhu looked at him fixedly, staring at his back with vague eyes, and said word by word with meaning: "It's called the Ziwei clan."

Liu Moran shook his head lightly: "You are worrying too much, I have never heard of it."

Zizhu smiled, shrugged his shoulders: "I hope I'm thinking too much, there are some things that only the person involved knows best." Then she turned her head and left.

Liu Moran looked at his back, thoughtfully, this girl is really unusually sharp and transparent.

Leng Xuanyan, who handles official duties, is always distracted and distracted, and his distraction must be thinking of him, and everything started from that day, everything seems to be off track, off track, out of control, as a killer organization The leader of Suominglou, he doesn't like this feeling; as the auxiliary king, he can't feel the happiness of the superior at all. After listening to Ye Xuan's words that day, he thought carefully about why he sent troops to attack the Shunhui Empire of.It is obvious that one should rest and recuperate, and making the common people live a better life is what a superior person should do.

He couldn't figure it out, and felt agitated. He closed the work at hand, looked at the bright weather from the window, and couldn't believe that he was walking around in the yard casually. When he regained his thoughts and looked up, he first walked to the guest room where Liu Moran lived.

The faint smell of medicine floated from a distance, and the taste of this soup was vaguely familiar.But seeing Zizhu boiling soup in the courtyard, he walked forward: "Is he injured?"

Zizhu didn't care about his identity, didn't give him any face, just gave him a sideways look: "What do you mean?"

Leng Xuanyan was slightly annoyed, he was not good at talking, so he fell silent.

Zizhu knew that he was not to blame for this, and felt that his tone was not friendly, so he eased his tone and said: "I have a little fever, but it has been cured just now." Seeing that Leng Xuanren had been staring at the purple casserole for boiling medicine, he said again : "This is a nourishing soup, why are you interested in trying it?"

Still asking, he lifted the lid of the purple casserole, poured out part of the soup and evenly distributed it to Leng Xuanren.Leng Xuanyan took it casually, tasted it lightly, it didn't smell bitter in the mouth, instead it was slightly sweet.He asked, "Have I ever drank before?"

Zizhu rolled her eyes at him, complaining slightly: "I'm just your guest here, how long have you been here, how do you know if you've had a drink or not? Ye Xie knows it, but you locked her up."

He heard what she meant, and slapped his forehead: "I don't know what happened that day, I was just angry. I have never done such impulsive things. I am also surprised that Ye Xie has been by my side since I was a child. Proper, no big mistakes, and I never punished her too much."

There is an aura about Zizhu, which is so soft that people can easily let go of their guards and reveal their truest self.

Zizhu is not a member of the Shouming building, nor does she belong to any party. Leng Xuanyan often feels very relaxed when talking with her, and after only a few days of acquaintance, he often talks to her.

"You're the only one." Zizhu pretended to be deep. Whenever this time, she could feel a kind of great wisdom, a kind of Buddha's light shining on the earth. Her words were so kind, it seemed that she really was the Western Heaven that sees all things. Buddha.

"You just talk to your savior like this? Do you remember, you owe me a reason, a reason to take the initiative to take care of him." Leng Xuanyan subconsciously resisted being led by her to walk his train of thought, deliberately pretending to be true and false Face.

Zizhu tilted his head and dispelled his sharpness with a gentle tone: "You have locked up the night raider. If you dare to use the person in the killing building, you probably won't trust the person in the assistant government's palace. As for the real reason Is it? You clearly promised me that day that you would not ask me any more." She looked at the nourishing soup, it was almost time, and it was already ready: "Aren't you going in to have a look?"

"No, I still have something to do, you can go and do your work." Leng Xuanren turned and left, promising: "Let Ye Zai have a good rest these days, and heal your wounds along the way, and you will act as a maid first."

Zizhu entered the room and saw Liu Moran playing the black and white son's chess pieces all by himself, bored, and said: "You play chess again. Why don't I play with you."

The chess piece in his hand paused, Liu Moran glanced at her, and asked, "You rarely play chess with me."

"I'm interested today, can't I? It was for your sake in the past. My chess skills are so superb. If I let you lose, I will save your face." black and white.

In the middle of the game, Zizhu suddenly said: "He sent something over again, won't you accept it?"

"I lost it." Liu Moran didn't even raise his head: "Or if you want it, just take it."

Leng Xuanren has never shown his face, and has been busy negotiating matters between the two countries, but he has sent a lot of things, and the things he sent have been thrown away many times.

Zi Zhu sighed: "Do you want health nourishing soup?"

The black chess piece paused in the air, and it took a second for it to fall. Liu Muran said in a low voice, "Then, bring it."

After putting away the chessboard, Liu Moran stared at the window in a daze, picked up the nourishing soup on the table which was still warm, he was slightly lost in thought, took a deep breath, and went in with his head raised.Handing over the bowl, he asked, "What's the situation outside? When can I leave in exchange?"

"You ask me, how do I know? I'm just like you, at best, I'm just a guest. Then how can the confidential things be revealed to me."

Liu Moran lowered his head and smiled wryly: "Can I think you're mocking me? I'm in prison now, how can I be a guest." His gaze became sharp, and he looked directly at Zizhu: "I know he trusts you a lot, although You don't belong to Suominglou, so you should know something more or less."

"I know you're worried. Leng Xuanren always keeps such confidential matters a secret and won't let me know. But soon, I don't think it will be long."