ghost city

With the exception of a few counties, most of the ghost troops in Chu were wiped out by Youwang City, and the only one left undecided was the ghost army in the northern border.

Once when my uncle was cleaning the battlefield of Chu State, son Ling came back first.That was the first time she met him alone.Although it has been almost a year since she came to Youwang City, Young Master Ling is still very strange to her.The two just exchanged a few words.Young Master Ling sat at the desk and drank tea quietly, while she stayed in the corner of the room biting her fingers, feeling a battle between heaven and man.After hesitating for a long time, she finally plucked up the courage to look at Young Master Ling, but unexpectedly, the other party was looking at her quietly.

Taking a deep breath, she walked slowly and sat down beside the table.Young Master Ling finally had some emotion in his eyes, and said lightly, "What's the matter?"

She paused, and slowly spit out the words that had been brewing for a long time: "The surviving ghost army of the Xiongnu in the Yanmen area has always been your confidant's trouble, right?"

As she expected, the man's eyes moved slightly, and the two clear waters also stirred slightly: "So what?"

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Young master has been fighting in the land of Qi and Chu all year round. You are not familiar with the situation in the northern border, and you have never fought against the ghost army of the Huns, right?" Those blue eyes.

Young Master Ling clenched his hands unconsciously, but his expression did not change: "So?"

"Back then, it was my father Li Mu who cleared the northern border, quelled the disaster of the Xiongnu, wiped out the rags, and destroyed the Donghu. Your son should know."

The man nodded slightly.

"General Sima Shang has followed my uncle for many years. He has a deep understanding of the military situation in the north and is familiar with the fighting style of the Huns. Now he is serving under the command of your son, and should be your most beneficial arm. It's just..." She stopped deliberately.

Young Master Ling didn't interrupt, just quietly waiting for her to finish speaking.

"It's just...my father's military book "Ten Essentials of Generals" has been destroyed, and I am the only one who can memorize it in this world. General Sima Shang has no way of knowing it. I believe it is somewhat useful to you." She finally Put out a sentence that you think is the most weighty.

She had a panoramic view of the strange color that flashed in those blue eyes, and after a moment of silence, a smile faintly faded from the man's frozen face, like soft spring water.She couldn't help being stunned: it turns out that he also knows how to laugh.

"Does the girl want to make a deal with Ling?" The coldness in the green eyes lost a little, and there was a hint of gentleness, and he looked at her questioningly.

"This..." She was surprised again, but she didn't expect to be seen through by him.

"Let's talk." Young Master Ling suppressed his smile and said lightly.

She raised her face, her face was serious: "I want to ask you to send troops to attack Qin."

Young Master Ling was not surprised, just smiled bitterly, and shook his head: "Ling has no right to send troops without authorization, and must obtain the permission of the city lord. Moreover, you should know that Youwang City never does free transactions. Thousands of gold, You can't afford it. Although the "Ten Essentials of Generals" is a priceless treasure, and I have always admired the prestige of Lord Wu'an, it may not suit the appetite of the city lord."

This was the result she expected, but she still didn't want to give up because it was her only hope for revenge: "My son is a nobleman of the royal family, and now he is subservient to others, bearing the burden of humiliation, isn't it just to destroy Tyranny one day?" At this moment , She put away all her worries and looked straight at him.

It's been a long time since the man responded. When she was about to give up, the man suddenly let out a sigh: "Isn't it Ling Zhi's wish to destroy Qin? It's just that it's not a child's play to raise troops to restore the country. I haven't sent troops to attack Qin for a long time. The reason is that the city lord has not given permission; the second is that this fact is Ling's private matter, if I use this to send troops, I am afraid that the old thief Guo Kai will hold back. Right now, the war in Shandong is undecided, and there is no reason to attack Qin." Although his tone was calm and indifferent, But there was still a sense of helpless sadness.

She was shocked suddenly: Guo Kai was a factor she had never considered.It is true that Young Master Ling did not get along with him.She thinks things too simply.

Her eyes dimmed instantly, she lowered her head and said nothing.

The man stopped talking, got up and was about to leave, walked to the door, and suddenly turned around: "Forgive me, if the girl can really give up "Ten Essentials of Generals", when I calm down the northern border, I will invite the city lord to attack Qin .Maybe everything still has a chance.”

She raised her head in surprise, but couldn't say a word, she just nodded blankly.

"Okay. Then I'll ask someone to bring the bamboo slips tomorrow for the girl to write the book of war silently." Young Master Ling's tone was surprisingly gentle.

Since then, Young Master Ling will send people to send bamboo slips and ink on a regular basis.On weekdays, she devoted herself to recalling that book of war.Although he didn't give her a firm promise, her life was not without hope.With anticipation, the road ahead that feels bleak is illuminated.

One volume...two volumes...three volumes...the next days are spent writing books.Gongzi Ling would come to pick up her completed parts from time to time, and sometimes ask her about certain content.Although she grew up in the army, she has never been on the battlefield, so she can only give superficial answers based on what she knows.But he has always listened quietly, sometimes smiling approvingly.

It turned out that Young Master Ling was not as cold and ruthless as she imagined.

As she grew up day by day, she had more and more frequent contact with him.She also spent time thinking about Young Master Ling, but she still couldn't understand him thoroughly.

When she was 15 years old and Jili, son Ling gave her a snow jade ice hairpin.She was both surprised and excited.When she took the ice hairpin carefully, she saw a slightly satisfied expression in Young Master Ling's eyes.

After seeing a gentleman, Yunhu is not happy?

I don't know when, a strange feeling sprouted in my heart.Although she tried her best to suppress it, that emotion still grew secretly.It's just that Young Master Ling treats her as usual without any change.

When she was with Young Master Ling, she would deliberately keep a distance from him.When he was discussing things with his uncle, she would look at him quietly, with a touch of helplessness in her eyes.

Forget it, the blood feud has not yet settled, how can she consider these trivial things?

She knew that all of this was fantasy, and one day she would leave Youwang City.

Youwang City is a cold and gloomy place, living here for a long time without seeing the sun, her coldness relapsed again.

My uncle was worried about her body and also noticed her changes. He once persuaded her by insinuating.Of course she understood, and she would not disobey her uncle's wishes.

In the past few years, my uncle has been inquiring about news about the Mo family.In order to prevent Qin Bing from pursuing him, the Mo family has been keeping secret their whereabouts.So it wasn't until recently that my uncle got in touch with the Mo family.

My mother was from the Mo family, and my uncle was entrusting her to the Mo family.This should be the best home.

Uncle has already made a plan: After subduing Ying Du's ghost army, he will send her to the Mo family.

Then she must complete "Ten Essentials of Generals" before leaving Youwang City.

Attacking Yingdu will be a vicious battle. My uncle and son Ling are planning day and night, and they will send troops soon.

And "Ten Essentials of Generals" was finally completed the night before they dispatched troops.

At that time, she had been in Youwang City for three years.

That night, she made a bold move for the first time: she left her uncle's courtyard with the slips in her arms, and ran towards the courtyard of Young Master Ling.She has never been there before, so she can only grope in the dark and try to avoid the discovery of ghost servants.

Youwang City also has four seasons. At that time, it was winter night, and the sky was full of snow.

It was colder than usual.I don't know how long it took, but she stumbled to find Mr. Ling's courtyard, and happened to run into Mr. Ling who was seeing off his guests.It turned out that her uncle had just left and she hadn't run into him.

Before she could say a word in the future, she suddenly felt a stagnation in her chest and coughed violently. She was hit by the heavy snow and cold wind, and her deficiency and cold disease broke out again.

After staying in the room for half an hour, my body gradually recovered.Young Master Ling added a fox fur coat to her and insisted on sending her back.

The two walked on the snow-covered road without saying a word, and the atmosphere was a little delicate for a while.The light of the mermaid oil lamp shining on the snow has a different kind of beauty.

She walked behind, looking at the figure of young master Ling Gaochang, for some reason, she felt an indescribable loneliness and desolation.A strong sadness flashed across her heart, she hesitated a few times, and still said in a muffled voice: "Can I see the place where I first saw you again?"

She lowered her head and waited anxiously for his answer with a thin voice.

Young Master Ling hesitated for a moment, probably because he couldn't refuse, and said lightly: "Okay."

After bypassing the numerous flower trees, she saw the huge pool again.At this time, the water in the pool condensed into ice.Snowflakes covered it, and the ground was white, without a trace of evil.The whistling cold wind blows the withered flower branches down on the lake. Although it is a bit bleak, it also adds a bit of interest.

The melancholy was also relieved a little by the beautiful scenery.

She stood side by side with him by the lake, quietly watching the flying snow in the sky, and the tranquility at that moment made her feel unprecedentedly satisfied.

Gradually, her mood improved, and she seemed to have returned to Yanmen, to the happy years of her childhood.

"Picking and picking the ears will not fill the other basket. I am pregnant with people, and I will travel around."

She was so excited that the most familiar song blurted out, and she forgot the meaning of it for a while.

"Zhi, Bi, Cui Wei, I am a horse. I drink the golden pot, so that I will not cherish it forever.

Zhibi Gaogang, I am Ma Xuanhuang.My aunt drinks and sips a cup of wine, so as not to be hurt forever.

Zhibi is dead, and I am dead!I'm a servant, so what's the matter? "

The man beside him also became softer, his voice was originally low and mellow, but at this moment there was a lingering sadness, like the loneliness and coldness of plum blossoms falling in snow, and the elegance and purity of snow falling in the wind.

She couldn't help being moved, and she was infatuated for a while.When she came back to her senses, she found that young master Ling Zheng was looking at her quietly. Although his eyes were cold, there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

She suddenly realized the meaning of the song "Juan Er", her face turned red all of a sudden, burning hot.

It's crazy!How could she sing such a song in front of him! ?

Young Master Ling remained silent, and the smile on his face deepened, as if it could melt the ice and snow in his eyes.

He watched her silently for a long time, watching her expression change from embarrassment to sadness.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

She faltered a few times, but still managed to speak in a soft voice: "Uncle is going to send me to the Mo family, I may... maybe I will leave here in a few days. You... Take care!" But after all, she held back the most important sentence and didn't say it.

She lowered her eyelashes all the time, and didn't see the look of loneliness that flashed across the other's eyes.

Young Master Ling raised his hand slowly, hesitated for a moment, and then put it back.

"Xiaoyou." The first time he called her name, she suddenly raised her head in shock, and was facing a pair of serious and focused eyes. The blue eyes were as deep as a pool of clear water that could not be pierced through, so deep that there were no waves.

But at this moment, her eyes were full of his shadow, and she didn't see a red dress standing quietly on the opposite porch.The black-haired man in red looked at the two of them with a half-smile, with a strange expression on his face.

He stared at her and said seriously: "Wait until I come back."

Thinking about it later, I couldn't help laughing, Young Master Ling must have been confused, uncle would definitely go out with him, and of course he would have to wait for him to return before sending her away.

But she never forgot this sentence.

She thought that from then on, she would start a new life, but she didn't expect that was the beginning of the nightmare.