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The wheels pressed against the uneven ground, and there were a few voices and shadows shaking in the distance.

Gu Yuan is usually the best at talking, but now she suddenly became quieter. First, he was carefully watching the situation in the distance, and second, Shen Feihuan's endless words really frightened him. After a while, he Only then did he inhale his nose forcefully: "Huh? The smell of blood, where is the smell of blood?"

As soon as he said the words, the marching team stopped, Xia Zhou was at the front, the horseshoe trampled on the spot, splashing the blood that had seeped through the mud.

The inn was littered with corpses, and the ground was in a miserable state. The guards were lowering their heads and moving the corpses out of the fence one by one.

Gu Yuan was really frightened, he got down from the roof of the carriage in a hurry, looked at Shen Feihuan with unfriendly eyes, so he turned around and went to Wei Ling, and the escorting Snow Wolf Army also got off their horses one after another when they saw this, and took Gu Yuan The surroundings of the kite are tightly guarded.

Wei Ling was riding a horse, and Anshun stopped beside the carriage. Not long after, the door of the inn opened, and a man in black came out, looking at no one else. , Your Highness has been waiting for you for a long time."

This man's voice sounded slender, not thick as a man should be, he was an eunuch.

Gu Yuan blinked, and pointed at herself: "Xu, Mr. Xu?! Why do you...?" When he said this, he noticed that all the eyes around him were looking at him, and the expression on his face was that of a pure and innocent He was wronged again, even if he was beaten to death, he had to prove that he didn't know anything: "You just said Your Highness? Who? My brother?"

Eunuch Xu had a smile on his face, a little embarrassed: "It's too dirty outside, my lord, let's go into the inn with my slave, and we'll talk about it when we go in."

Gu Yuan was bewildered and at a loss written on her face, she looked at Wei Ling with her small eyes asking for help.But Wei Ling didn't know Mr. Xu, but only knew that there were eunuchs here, which meant that the people waiting in the inn were of royal status.

In fact, the promise was already in front of his eyes, and he hesitated to move forward because he was worried about it.

"The inside is even dirtier." Shen Feihuan stood on the roof of the carriage, so-called standing high and seeing far away, Gu Yuan gave up his seat, and he was not polite, and quickly scanned the front yard of the inn: "Nothing, this Who do people kill for?"

Eunuch Xu didn't seem to care much about Shen Feihuan's humiliation. He narrowed his eyes and said to him very politely: "There has been banditry near Tianyuan Inn for many years. Since His Highness is here, let's deal with it by the way."

He told the name of the inn, Shen Feihuan was amused to hear it, and looked at the door plaque, it was really called "Tianyuan Inn".

"His Royal Highness is so fun! Staying in the palace is not comfortable, so I ran to the mountains to kill bandits."

Xia Zhou also had a foul mouth, he plucked the reins with his fingertips, and the horse walked towards the inn.

Eunuch Xu was choked by two people in a row, and the calmness on his face couldn't be held anymore. He winked at Gu Yuan, but Gu Yuan didn't care about him, so he couldn't help it, and asked, "Your Highness said that he received a message from the prince?" Letter, meet here to meet..."

"Ah." Gu Yuan clenched her fist with her right hand and punched her left palm, the tangle in her eyes dissipated and turned into a smile: "I remember now."

Everyone stared at him again.

Gu Yuan didn't look at Shen Feihuan or Xia Zhou, she just looked at Wei Ling and smiled innocently, "It was Xiao Ling who said that he wanted to see the prince, so I rushed to send a message, look at me, sit on the roof of the carriage The cold wind blows so much, I forgot about it! Hahaha, don’t worry, everything is according to plan.”

This man uses both expressions when he speaks, the truth and lies are all the truth in his mouth, Wei Ling didn't have the heart to deal with him, turned over and got off the horse.

Wei Ling got off the horse, and Xia Zhou got off the horse as well. At the same time, he led the two horses and handed them to Gu Yuan. He patted his hands and said to him with a smile, "It's better to be in the plan."

Gu Yuan froze at his voice, and when she looked up, Xia Zhou had turned her back to catch up with Wei Ling.

"Is that 梼杌?"

Just when he was in a daze, Bai Lie's voice came from behind, Gu Yuan shrank her neck in fright, and looked behind her: "Dabai, you have nothing to do to join in the fun, if you scare me to death, you will die! "

Bai Lie was wearing a fur cloak, hiding his injured body from the eyes of others. This general didn't take the injury as a big deal, and the wolf-like look in his eyes didn't fade away at all.

"Why did Wuwu come to the world?"

Gu Yuan didn't answer the question just now, so Bai Lie asked again.

"I've been here for more than half a month before you found out." Gu Yuan frowned.

Bai Lie stared at Xia Zhou's back, then strode towards the inn.

Feeling helpless, Gu Yuan turned around to recruit the casual Snow Wolf Army, and pointed to the side. The Snow Wolf Army immediately lined up on both sides, standing in front of the gate with their chests upright.

"Aren't you going?" Before leaving, Gu Yuan asked Shen Feihuan.

"No." Shen Feihuan rested her chin and stared at those who were picking up the corpses in the yard: "I'll be a watchdog, just watch the door."

This inn is bigger than expected. There are some traces of fighting in the main hall, but it has obviously been cleaned up. The wine barrels piled up on the wall are broken, and the smell of wine is still lingering in the wood. Wei Ling followed Eunuch Xu all the way, I didn't see the waiter in the shop, nor the shopkeeper.

Passing through the long and thin corridor, there is rockery and flowing water on the side, the water is red, and there is a bloody smell, and there are guards stationed inside, all dressed in black, and the aura of a sorcerer is particularly strong.

"People from the East." Xia Zhou spoke in a moderate voice, as if deliberately speaking for everyone present.

Eunuch Xu lowered his head and walked forward with small steps: "After the war in the Eastern Territory ended in the early years, a small number of people who were born in the Eastern Territory stayed to serve as soldiers."

Xia Zhou said: "Many years ago, the emperor issued an order to kill all the people in the eastern region." He squinted at Bai Lie, who was guarding him from a distance behind him: "The Snow Wolf Army is negligent."

Bai Lie said: "Governor Xia misheard the rumors. Back then, His Majesty's order was to wipe out the chaos and remnants of the eastern border, not to kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Gu Yuan was afraid that Bai Lie would fight Xia Zhou here, so he quickened his pace and put himself between Bai Lie and Xia Zhou: "One word is spread ten times, and there must be some tricks, small things, all small things. "

The wind blowing through the courtyard was a bit cool, and the lanterns under the swinging porch were flickering.

When a group of people came to the end, two guards pushed the door open. The room inside should be the upper room of the inn. A round window is stacked against the bamboo forest, and the mist is shrouded in it, as if dyeing the air into a fresh green .

Gu Xuancheng was wearing a golden-patterned robe, and the golden hair crown neatly tied up his hair. When he heard the sound, he turned his head and closed the steel fan with his fingertips. The candlelight that lit up along the wall was reflected on the fan, like a nightfall trembling. Grains of dust and sand reflected in his gentle pupils.

"Master." With joy in his eyes, he walked towards Wei Ling, but when he was within walking distance, he stopped, the smile on his face gradually subsided, and he looked in the direction of Xia Zhou.

Xia Zhou leaned against the door frame with his hands in his hands, and there was an inexplicable sense of coercion in his lazy and casual demeanor, as if the surrounding air was being slowly surveyed by him, and replaced by a breathless oppression and pressure. Fear was all concentrated in his vicious but cold eyes.

"Snow Wolf Army Bai Lie, see His Highness."

At this time, I really thank Bai Lie, who is very nervous, he didn't feel the weird atmosphere at all, and he broke through the silent tension with an upright posture.

"General Bai is polite." Gu Xuancheng smiled again: "Thanks to General Bai for protecting me and respecting my master, please, everyone, please sit down."

This room is spacious, there is some hot food on a round table, wine is also indispensable, Gu Xuancheng invites everyone to sit down, the most active one is Gu Yuan, he is already hungry, and his mouth is watering when he smells the aroma.

But when he sat down, looking at the bland table, the anticipation on his face finally turned into a bitter smile in vain: "Your Highness, the food at this table only picks up Xiao Ling's appetite, and I haven't tasted meat for half a month."

He was too wronged when he spoke, his voice sounded like water could be wrung out, Gu Xuancheng was nervous at first, but now he wanted to find the steps, and he smiled: "How could I treat you badly, but I don't know when you will arrive , people have been arranged to do it now.”

There were only four seats beside the round table, and Gu Xuancheng didn't think about Xia Zhou. When Wei Ling sat down, he glanced at the place where Xia Zhou was standing. silhouette.

The black cat slipped under the table, jumped onto Wei Ling's lap, stretched itself comfortably, and lay down comfortably.

"Why is Your Highness around here?" Bai Lie was very concerned, so he took advantage of the situation and asked.

"Recently, the battle in the north is severe. The military rations sent by Yudu have been reduced all the way, and they have been discounted by nearly [-]% in the hands of the soldiers. I later learned that this mountain lies on the only way to the north. The bandits are kings. The government colluded to block grain roads and sell them at a high price to the common people in order to nourish themselves... Coincidentally, I heard that you passed by here, and I was worried that you would be in danger, so I brought people here." Gu Xuancheng sat down, and Xu Xuancheng beside him The father-in-law summoned the maid to serve the wine. The maid moved skillfully, she was obviously from the palace, she held the jade jug with her slender fingers, and the fine wine flowed from the tilt, falling into the wine cup and melting into a ball of soft light.

"As a result, I haven't had time to clean up, but I didn't expect everyone to arrive." Gu Xuancheng said a little embarrassedly: "Don't mind."

His words were full of loopholes, obviously he was too lazy to find a better reason, Bai Lie left those corpses on the way here, indeed many bandits were killed, but there were also servants in the inn.Perhaps these servants were killed by bandits, and the people brought by Gu Xuancheng were too late to save them, or maybe these servants themselves were also bandits, and their hands were not clean.

Bai Lie didn't question Gu Xuancheng's reasons, no matter what kind of explanation he gave, he would fully accept it.

"Taste the wine first." Gu Xuancheng said.

Wei Ling smelled the aroma of the wine, and sighed that this wine is really a rare and good thing. Most of the wine in Zhaoyang is made from grain, but this wine smells like a flower scent, like lotus soaked in a clear spring. It smells like honey and sweet.

Gu Xuancheng knew that Wei Ling liked wine, and also knew what Wei Ling would look like when he was moved by wine, he laughed again, and said to Wei Ling: "Master, wine is the supreme treasure in the Eastern Realm, named Pearl Wine, In the east, there is a valley where the day is like summer and the night is like winter, and there is a kind of lotus in the mountain spring in the valley, called pearl lotus."

Wei Ling touched the wine cup and seemed to be interested, but the cat in her arms jumped out first, and stretched out the cat's tongue to lick the wine in the wine cup.

Gu Xuancheng stared at Xia Zhou, and continued in a steady voice: "At the turn of day and night, there is frost on the lotus, take the frost and brew it, extract the essence of the stamen, and get this precious wine."

"Good wine!" Gu Yuan had already drank it up: "Brother, give me some next time."

Gu Xuancheng smiled wryly and said, "I only have this pot left."

Gu Yuan felt that the wine tasted sweet, as if it was going to freeze her throat, but it was so moist to the bottom of her heart that it turned into honey. He said, "Why is it just a pot?"

"There is only one old man in the East who can brew such delicious nectar, and then the war was raging. He failed to escape the catastrophe, and this wine became a masterpiece." Gu Xuancheng said softly: "My mother has hidden it for many years. , as a family heirloom, I asked me to bring it today because I wanted to replace her heart with wine, and apologize to Master."

Wei Ling looked sideways, and the dark pupils were bright: "So, Yue Erzhen asked you to come?"

"No." Gu Xuancheng said sincerely: "I am here to see you, and I will explain things clearly for her by the way."

When Xia Zhou tasted the wine, it was really fragrant. Even though he was not happy with Gu Xuancheng and the people from the East, but wine is innocent. Drinking it means making money and never losing money.So, he put the cat's paws on the table, propped himself up, and while Wei Ling was testing Gu Xuancheng, he played by ear, and nimbly moved the cat's tongue to lick the wine cup until it purred.

"You not only have to speak for her, but also tell about your own affairs until I understand." Wei Ling took the wine away, glanced at it from the corner of her eye, and found that the wine had been licked up.

"it is good."

Gu Xuancheng nodded vigorously. He was worried that there would be a gap between him and Wei Ling when he met again, but Wei Ling's statement was very clear. From Gu Xuancheng's point of view, this was giving him a chance.

Bai Lie was holding the cup and was about to drink, but Gu Yuan beside him snatched it away, and put his cup to Wei Ling: "I understand that you are injured, drink less."

Usually Gu Yuan is the one who likes to persuade him to drink less, but now he is reminding him to drink less. pity.

Thinking of this, Bai Lie caught a glimpse of Gu Yuan still looking at him, paused for a moment, and suddenly realized that this was Gu Yuan's hint.

Gu Xuancheng has something to say to Wei Ling, maybe it's better for him to avoid it.

Thinking of this, Bai Lie gently put his hands on the table, looking like he was about to find an excuse to get up and leave.

"General Bai, please stay." Gu Xuancheng called him, and tapped lightly on the table with his right hand. Eunuch Xu had already stepped back to the door, closed the door, and stood there with a smile, using himself as the door lock.

Gu Xuancheng smiled: "You might as well listen to what we have to say first, and then the general will consider whether to leave."

Bai Lie was puzzled, thinking could it be that he made a mistake?

In fact, he didn't make a mistake, Gu Yuan really wanted to tell him to leave, but judging from the current situation, the fire had already reached Bai Lie, even if Gu Yuan wanted to help him put it out, it was too late.