Qi Huang

After saying the familiar title of "Ninth Brother", Xie Xuan suddenly realized that the unknown fear in her heart suddenly disappeared.

He slowly looked at Feng Jiuyuan, thinking of many obsessions in his previous life.

Guilt about the death of father and brother, about the teasing of fate, about life, about death, about love and hatred, about resentment and suffering.

Those various things are the root cause of his pain and madness.

God must have felt that his resentment was lingering in his ears, it was too noisy, so he waved his hand unbearably, and reset the time on him.Without any effort, those painful and unbearable obsessions disappeared like a breeze without leaving a trace.

In terms of appearance, Feng Jiuyuan is just like his name, with a dragon and a phoenix, and a girl like Yuan.Back then in the palace, Xie Xuan often heard ladies praise him.

Even at a young age, his inability to resist beautiful things had already begun to appear.He only likes to look at good-looking people, eat delicious food, and wear fine clothes. Facing a person like Feng Jiuyuan with the words "exquisite and noble" written all over his body, he is naturally willing to take the initiative to approach him.

Counting the previous life, the last time I saw him so closely was more than ten years ago.

With the passage of time, the sharp beauty of Feng Jiuyuan's body, together with the words Huaiyuan Wang, gradually settled in this gentle shell, brewing with the years into a mellow wine, which is long and endless.

Xie Xuan's state of mind changed, and his whole temperament also changed suddenly. Feng Jiuyuan saw it in his eyes, remained silent, and only treated him with a smile.

"If Xinglan has free time these days, you can go to my mansion for a stroll." After a while, he said, "Although this matter is not as important as entering the mansion, if it makes you feel happy, it is worth it."

Xie Xuan: "Why are you happy?"

"In a foreign land, is it not a joy to meet an old friend by chance?"

Xie Xuan smiled slightly, implying something: "Ninth brother actually has a mansion in Yongzhou..."

Feng Jiuyuan nodded: "It's just a house that I bought casually, and it's all just a little renovation. People must have a place to stay."

He made no secret of the fact that he had already come to Yongzhou and bought a house as his residence, so Xie Xuan asked, "How long has Brother Jiu been in Yongzhou?"

"More than half a year."

It's been half a year...

Counting the time, it happened to be the first time he got the golden thread dagger from the monk of Banruo Temple.At that time, had Xie Qingshan's kit already caught Feng Jiuyuan's eyes?

But didn't the kit be intercepted by the Queen Mother?So Feng Jiuyuan first came to Yongzhou to hide it from everyone?Then why did the queen mother tell him that Feng Jiuyuan came to Yongzhou to help him clean up the remnants of the evil party such as Xiao Shi's old department?

Today's Feng Jiuyuan, to Xie Xuan, is just his elder brother who had a childhood love affair with him.Putting aside this identity, the Feng family, which is entrenched in the northern border and holds half a soldier talisman, is a threat that cannot be ignored by the imperial power.

Xie Xuan sighed slightly.

In the blink of an eye, a gust of cool wind blew by, slightly shaking Feng Jiuyuan's sleeve robe.Along with it, there was also a slight scent like the fragrance of flowers, which lingered on the tip of Xie Xuan's nose.

He looked up and saw a crimson sachet hanging around Feng Jiuyuan's waist, presumably the fragrance came from it.

Feng Jiuyuan always liked to wear these decorative things. Firstly, if he happened to pass by beggars, he could give them to beggars, and secondly, if he had an unexpected trip, he could hand them over to prove his identity.

But the sachet was not filled with ordinary spices, Xie Xuan could smell it, it was clearly mixed with medicines to calm the nerves and help sleep, some of the flavors were quite unfamiliar, as if... it was bitter lotus.

Xie Xuan thought for a moment, and decided to ask in a roundabout way: "I wonder if the weather in northern Xinjiang is okay?"

Feng Jiuyuan smiled, and replied truthfully: "The winters in recent years have been much colder than before. I often hear people in the palace complaining about the strong wind at night. When the wind passes through the alleys, it sounds like a ghost howling. It's hard to sleep."

Xie Xuan couldn't help but chuckled.

His ninth brother needs to split a sentence into three parts to listen to, one part is real, one part is false, and the other part is false and true.

But since he said that...it is because he sleeps lightly at night, so he needs the soothing incense to help him sleep?

Thinking about it, the troublesome things in this world are like balls of thread that are constantly being cut and untangled, and even Feng Jiuyuan himself can't sort it out.

Xie Xuan shook his head, only said that he would go to the mansion to pay a visit if he had time, then turned and left.

It was originally a joy to meet old friends.It's a pity that the time is wrong, the place is wrong, and the people and harmony are not occupied.Feng Jiuyuan's mind is also like a pool with a flat bottom, which can be seen on the bright side, but no one knows how deep it is.

After returning to the post house, Qin Ting has not returned yet.

When going to the state government office, Qin Ting did not follow, but rushed to the mountainous place in Changdu County, Yongzhou, where bandits were hiding with Ye Yi.

Although Li Jin resigned from office and returned to his hometown, the place where this group of thieves are located is in Yongzhou, even in the county where the capital of Yongzhou is located.

However, on the way to Changdu County, Xie Xuan asked people to ask the surrounding people, and they were filled with righteous indignation when they heard someone asking about the bandits.

It is said that the thieves who blocked the road did not disappear, but became more and more rampant.What's more, there were people who ran into the thieves who entered the courtyard when they got up at night, and the group of thieves dared to go to the city to rob houses in the eyes of the officers and soldiers patrolling the streets.

Even in order to protect the face of the Li family's government, Li Jingyang wanted to wipe out all these lawless thieves.But now, it has been several months since the incident, and Li Jin has been back for so long, why haven't they acted yet?

At this moment, Yongzhou is like a huge sewage pool, where all the dark, dirty, or invisible secrets gather here, it really makes people think about it.

Xie Xuan did not forget the purpose of his trip - in addition to building the canal, if there is a chance, he will also restore the imperial examination order starting from Yongzhou.This is the old lair of the Li family, and it is the most difficult to pull out the root system, but if it succeeds, it will also be a great blow to the family's intertwined relationship.

After solving Li Jin's stubborn disease, the aristocratic family will be like a mess of loose sand, allowing him to fiddle with it.

Qin Ting had been gone for a long time, and in the evening of the third day, he flew over from the side window dressed in wind and dust.

Along with it, there is also Ye Yi.

However, Ye Yi didn't seem to realize that the head of his family entered Xie Xuan's room. Just as his head was about to follow Qin Ting through the window lattice, he was thrown back by a force, and hit the ground with a "bang". over the window frame.

He was a shadow guard who came and went without a trace, and was hit on the head by his master in broad daylight. If he spread the word, should he be fooled!

Qin Ting was neat and tidy, without giving him a look, and closed the window with a backhand "slap".

Ye Yi: "..."

Forget it, a good shadow guard is one who follows the lead of his master.

The two of them went in secret, and only Xie Xuan knew about it, so naturally they couldn't go through the main door.But Xie Xuan didn't expect them to come back so coincidentally, it happened just when Tan Xia took off his underwear for him and was about to take a bath in the bathtub.

Hitting head-on is inevitable.

Xie Xuan's entire chest was exposed, but her lower body was not exposed openly, wrapped in a large square scarf.Her skin was translucent white due to not seeing the sun for many years, and her long ink-like hair was coiled behind her ears, but it was scattered by the wind blowing in between the opening and closing of the window just now, and hung down on her waist.

Where the line of sight leads points to a more secret place.

Xie Xuan: "..."

His expression remained unchanged, and he continued to walk into the bathtub: "Excuse me, close the window on the other side as well, it's a bit cold."

Qin Ting: "..."

Qin Ting: "Obey."

This unexpected "candid meeting" made both of them slightly embarrassed. Xie Xuan was only embarrassed for a moment, then stepped into the tub without any suspicion, and let the warm water wrap him up.

Qin Ting also had an ordinary expression. For a person like him, even if he was embarrassed in his heart, he should hide it well and show it with another more decent emotion.

Therefore, in the whole house, the most uncomfortable person is Tan Xia.

She held Xie Xuan's long hair in one hand, and held a jade-white hairpin in the other hand. She looked at Qin Ting for a while, and then looked down at Xie Xuan who was already pouring water on her body. Know what to do next.

Fortunately, Qin Ting rescued her in time.He took the initiative to take Tan Xia's important task, and while binding Xie Xuan's long hair, he ordered: "You go out first."

Without Xie Xuan's order, Tan Xia did not dare to obey others' orders privately.But right now, Xie Xuan didn't look sideways, and even took a puddle of water and poured it on his face.

Qin Ting leaned over and said softly, "Your Highness?"

"Huh?" Xie Xuan looked back, there were drops of water rolling from the corners of his eyes and between his brows, as if he just heard it, "Oh, you go down."

Turning around this time, the movement is unavoidably a bit big.Xie Xuan's profile brushed against the corner of Qin Ting's lips, feeling like insects and ants crawling over her.

Xie Xuan treated it calmly, raised his eyes and bumped into Qin Ting's slightly dark pupils, in the backlight, he found that Qin Ting's complexion was a little transparent.

Tan Xia heaved a sigh of relief, committed himself to salute, and gently closed the door.

The room fell silent in an instant, only the gurgling water like running water sounded like nothing.

Qin Ting stood behind Xie Xuan, from his angle, he could just see the earlobe with the hair raised up, as well as the tiny mole on the earlobe, like an ink dot.

"How?" Unmoved, Xie Xuan ignored the scorching gaze on her body and asked, "Is there anything unusual among those bandits?"

Qin Ting was silent for a long time, so long that Xie Xuan thought he had left with Tan Xia, so he said softly: "Yes, but I didn't find out the specifics."

"Why?"

"Those thieves and bandits seem to be bandits occupying the mountains as kings, but they are well-organized, and their superiors and subordinates are also very clear. They even have armbands to distinguish their identities. Ye Yi once tried to mix in with them, but was found to have different identities. , almost fell into it."

Xie Xuan's eyes moved: "Is there a direct conflict?"

Maybe it's because the bathing place is too closed, and the fragrance outside the screen is a bit smoky, Qin Ting's voice sounds a little inaudible: "Yes, but they probably don't know who we are."

Xie Xuan nodded slightly.

According to what Qin Ting said, the abnormality of bandits is mostly because of Xiao Ling's old tribe who moved to Yongzhou.If they had a head-on conflict, it would definitely reach Li Jingyang's ears soon... At that time, Li Jingyang might not be able to sit still.

So...how can Xie Xuan operate in it?

People from the Xiao family must not be killed, not to mention Xiao Ling, the case of the Xiao family's extermination was always an insoluble mystery in Xie Xuan's mind.Xie Xuan can only pick up and listen to the truth and falsehood of the Queen Mother's words after personally verifying them.

Thinking up to this point, he had a conclusion in his mind, and he brushed the broken hair scattered in front of his eyes behind his ears.

"It's okay, time is too tight, when the time comes, I will go with you again."

At that time, you can go upright and aboveboard.

He bowed his head and began to pour water on his neck.The distance from the day of rebirth can be calculated in years and months, and his body has also faintly seen the appearance of a boy. While his limbs are long and slender, his body length is also increasing rapidly. Presumably, in a few months, the boy's figure will be gone forever. back.

According to the usual practice, Tan Xia spread some flower petals for him on the surface of the tub.Xie Xuan originally refused - it's one thing to spend finely, but another thing to be too useless and cumbersome.But fortunately Tan Xia insisted, otherwise he would really have a "candid meeting" with Qin Ting right now.

If it's an ordinary person, it's fine, but he just wants to win Qin Ting's sincerity.

Xie Xuan smiled lightly, thinking, this Qin Huaixu obviously has something wrong with him, why must he have a different heart?He has a grudge in his heart, could it be that he wants Xie Xuan to exchange his sincerity?

He was thinking endlessly, forgetting that there was someone behind him for a moment.

The petals in the bathtub are elegant plums, which are not too fragrant. After bathing, there will be a light plant smell on the body.

Xie Xuan was thinking that maybe he would find some time to explore Feng Jiuyuan's mansion, maybe he could get some interesting things from him, for example, why he came to Yongzhou.In the past six months, what have you done?

If he asked blatantly, his ninth brother would definitely tell the truth.

After all, Feng Jiuyuan never lied.

Thinking about it, Xie Xuan suddenly felt a familiar scent wafting from the tip of her nose, except for this scent, there was another strange smell mixed in it.

The fragrance is neither the elegant plum fragrance in the bathtub, nor the insect-repelling fragrance from outside the screen. This fragrance...

By the way, it is Anshenxiang!The taste of bitter lotus!

After he bid farewell to Feng Jiuyuan, his sleeves were once stained with this fragrance.Tan Xia also said that if the robe was not soaked in water to wash the fragrance, it would not dissipate easily.

What about another flavor?

--is blood.

Xie Xuan's expression froze.After realizing that Qin Ting hadn't said a word for a long time, he suddenly looked back and said, "Are you injured?!"

"Finally found out?" Qin Ting sighed, "I thought you..."

Halfway through speaking, the voice stopped abruptly.

Qin Ting waited for Xie Xuan's question as if waiting for a task, then he lost his strength and fell forward suddenly.

The author says:

I'm late……