Yu Wu

After receiving the medicine, it was time for Mo Xi to take Gu Mang back.He and Jiang Fuli returned to the hall side by side, and saw Gu Mang sitting cross-legged on the ground, talking to Xiao Lan'er. To be precise, it should be Xiao Lan'er teaching Gu Mang to speak.

"Dragonfly." She held the bamboo dragonfly in her hand and whispered to him.

Gu Mang nodded, and said, "Dragonfly."

"Dragonflies fly low and it rains."

Gu Mang nodded again, his blue eyes staring at the bamboo dragonfly without blinking.

Xiao Lan'er saw his longing eyes, tilted her head and thought for a while, then handed him the bamboo dragonfly: "Big brother, if you like it, I'll give you this."

Gu Mang's eyes widened all of a sudden, and he said in a daze, "Give it to me?"

This little girl hadn't talked to anyone for a long time, and there was a gentle and shy smile on her immature face, with dimples on her cheeks: "Yeah, I'll give it to you."

Gu Mang's eyes lit up, and he accepted the bamboo dragonfly in surprise and joy, as if he had received some rare treasure. He held it in his palm and looked at it for a long time, then lifted it up, and made it in front of Xiao Lan'er. The movement of flying around, one big and one small, both laughed.

They were so engrossed in their play that they didn't notice that Jiang Fuli and Mo Xi had already returned. Gu Mang smiled and put the bamboo dragonfly between Xiao Lan'er's hair, and said, "This way, it's very beautiful."

"It also looks good on big brother's head."

Gu Mang really put it on his head, and the two laughed and laughed for a while. Gu Mang thought about it, and put the bamboo dragonfly back into Xiao Lan'er's hand: "I'm done playing, I'll give it back to you."

Xiao Lan'er was stunned: "Why?"

"I can't take other people's things casually. There is a very vicious person in my family... very vicious, very vicious." Gu Mang gestured with his hands several times, as if he wanted to prove that with his extremely poor language and body movements. How fierce is a person? "Very fierce. I am in his territory, so I have to listen to him. If I don't listen to him, he will feed me very spicy medicine. He will even yell at me."

Mo Xi: "..."

Xiao Lan'er couldn't help showing a look of pity, she stretched out her small hand, and patted Gu Mang's head: "Big brother is so pitiful." After a pause, she continued, "But this dragonfly is small, not expensive, he I won't blame you. I gave it to you. Next time... uh, can you come and play with me next time?"

Gu Mang said sincerely: "I like to play with you. However, dragonflies are not allowed."

The little girl was very happy when she heard the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the second half, her face showed some disappointment, and she whispered: "It's really not expensive..."

"You have to do things before you can exchange things. This is the rule of Xihe Mansion." Gu Mang said, "Or, you have to prostitute me in order to—"

Before he finished speaking, Mo Xi had already pulled him up. Mo Xi stared at him fiercely, and said angrily, "You want a seven-year-old girl to prostitute you? Do you want face? Go, come back with me."

Jiang Fuli wrapped his sleeves around the two of them, and said leisurely, "Mr. Xihe, don't forget what I told you."

The year-end sacrifice in Chonghua refers to the worship of the heroes who died in the past dynasties.

On the southeast border of Chonghua, there is an abyss with still water flowing deep, gurgling all the way to the city of Baidi in the Western Shu Kingdom.People say that this river will go straight forward, passing through the mainland of Kyushu, and stretching all the way to the depths of the soul river in the underworld.

This is the only connection between the world of the dead and the world of the living.

Chonghua is a country of great sorrow and glory, with strict rules and regulations.Every year before New Year's Eve, the emperor must lead his ministers to this Yuan River to worship, and this year is no exception.

The night before the trip, Li Weiyi found out Mo Xi's sacrificial attire, held it up and knocked on the door of Mo Xi's study.

"Come in."

Li Wei entered the house, beside the full moon and purple bamboo window, Mo Xi was reading a book - no matter how many times he looked at it, Li Wei would always feel that his Patriarch is really a rare beauty.

Mo Xi is undoubtedly very tall and heroic, and his sharpness tempered from the bones is extremely aggressive, but leaving aside these things, in terms of facial features alone, Mo Xi's appearance is actually very delicate and beautiful.Although he was already thirty, he looked very elegant and young when he took off his imperial army robe and read a book under the lamp in ordinary clothes.

But it's no wonder, he is the God of War of the Empire, he has always maintained the most effective tempering, strict self-discipline, and the temptations of life and death have never eroded his eyes, so he is full of energy, clear mind, and straight like a pine all year round.

The feeling of this man is that he is at his peak and will continue to be that way forever.

Li Wei doesn't admire men, but when he looks at him, he is often dazed by his beauty.

Mo Xi turned the book down a page and scanned two more lines. Before Li Wei could speak, he couldn't help but turned his face, frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Li Wei shook his head hurriedly, returning to his senses, "Master, it's getting late, you should get up at Yinshi tomorrow, take a bath early."

Mo Xi glanced at the water leak, and it was indeed getting late, so he covered himself up and said, "Okay." After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Where did Gu Mang go?"

"Didn't the lord want to take him to the tail sacrifice ceremony? So the subordinates sent him to clean himself up, and asked him to clean himself up."

Mo Xi nodded, Li Wei always thought carefully about things, which saved him from worrying a lot.

In the deepest courtyard of Xihe Mansion, there is a hot soup spring, which is where Mo Xi usually bathes.There are many hot springs in Chonghua. Almost every noble mansion will have such a pool. I heard that the hot spring pool in Wangshu Mansion is the most extravagant. It has sleeping couch, stepping stone, aromatherapy table and so on. There is also a bat totem chiseled by the pool, poured with molten gold, and the glow is dazzling.

Mo Xi didn't think too much about enjoying it. His hot spring pool was the most natural in Chonghua, with mountains, rocks and springs, and flowers and trees planted beside it. It was exactly what it looked like when it was dug out, and he didn't bother to rebuild it.

Moreover, the hot springs in Xihe's mansion differed from those of other nobles in one of the biggest differences - servants.

The head of the other family went to take a bath, the maidservant therapist, and even play the pipa, everything is available.Mo Xi never allowed others to go in with him to serve.

Years of military campaigns made him instinctively wary of "people". As long as there are people around him, he can't completely relax, even the loyal servants who have served him for many years.

Tangchi Bieyuan was filled with water and mist, and there were fallen flowers floating on the bluestone path. Mo Xi walked to the purple bamboo pavilion, which was where he changed his clothes.The furnishing in the pavilion is very simple, only a table with a raised head, a stone bench, and a bamboo rack for clothes. The rest is a large bronze mirror made by Yuefu, which is as tall as a person.

Mo Xi raised his hand to remove his clothes one by one, folded them on the table, then undid his ink hair, tied up his high ponytail, and walked towards the hot spring pool.

The water is clear and the night is still, the moon is white and the flowers are fragrant. He dived into the pool, and the ripples swayed around.Tangquanchi planted hibiscus with spiritual flow, and some of the colors were crimson like sunrays, and some were as white as jade, but they were not as clear as Xihe Junzhao's water, not to mention the steam fumigation at the moment, which made his face more and more clear .He slowly relaxed his muscles and bones, leaned against the hot spring stone, and slightly closed his eyes.

The surrounding is very quiet, only the sound of gurgling water, the slight sound of flowers falling on the water surface, and...

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Mo Xi opened his eyes suddenly, and was splashed with water unexpectedly. He couldn't believe what he saw—Gu Mang came swimming from nowhere, and jumped up from the water with a pair of blue eyes. It is moist and dark in color, like a satin brocade, with a lotus leaf on its head.

Seeing Mo Xi's handsome, almost pale face, Gu Mang wiped the water off his face, and said calmly, "The lord has come to wash it, too?"

"You...!" Mo Xi felt a suffocation in his chest, but he couldn't say anything for a while.

He stared at the man in front of him, his ears were buzzing, he was extremely angry and at a loss, he waited for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Why are you here?!"

"Li Wei wants me to take a shower." Gu Mang said, "I just looked for a place to wash, and I found it here."

"Get out of here immediately!"

Gu Mang said, "But I haven't washed it clean yet..."

"roll!"

People had to bow their heads under the eaves. Gu Mang was sensible, knowing that he was very angry, and didn't want to argue with him, so he didn't say any more, stood up from the pool with the lotus leaf on his back, and walked up the water steps.Unlike Mo Xi, Mo Xi is used to leaving a piece of obscene clothes when bathing in hot springs, but Gu Mang took off all his clothes. When Mo Xi saw him get out of the water, he caught a glimpse of the slender and firm legs in the warm mist... as if As if being scalded by something, Mo Xi turned his face away all of a sudden, even the roots of his ears turned red.

"Hurry up and put your clothes on!"

"Oh." Gu Mang went ashore, walking far away with a sound of footsteps.

Perhaps it was because of his insufficiency, he was always prone to forgetting things when he was doing things. After he went up, he forgot which corner he had left his clothes in. Looking around, he saw that Mo Xidang in the Purple Bamboo Pavilion was neatly arranged to change his sacrificial robes.

My clothes are clothes, and Mo Xi's clothes are also clothes. If I can't find them, I might as well pick up a ready-made one and wear Mo Xi's clothes.

Thinking this way, Gu Mang scratched his head and walked over there.

White clothes fluttered out, one by one, inner robe, girdle, silk belt.

After putting everything on, Gu Mang's eyes fell on the silk belt. He held the silk belt in his hand, a little dazed, and didn't know where to put it.

Ribbon... ribbon...where should I wear it?

He stood in front of the dim copper mirror, gesticulating with the one-character scarf, trying to use it as a belt, but it was too thin, and trying to tie his hair, but it seemed too thick.

After being out of his mind for a long while, Gu Mang suddenly felt a stabbing pain on the side of his head. Gu Mang suddenly raised his hand to rest his forehead, but some fragments related to the silk belt flashed before his eyes.

It was a familiar scene. On the deck, a man with a vague face stood in front of him and said hoarsely, "Gu Mang, turn around."

you turn back...

He didn't know why such a strange picture suddenly appeared on him, but he vaguely felt that he was wearing such a blue and gold scarf on his forehead askew.

He heard himself sneer, and said to the man who desperately came looking for him:

"This scarf of pure-blooded nobles, no matter how much I die in your country, how much fame I build. Because of my origin, I will never get it."

That man's voice was full of blood, sadness and anger. It was strange how a person could speak so calmly and persistently while bearing so many emotions and burdened with so many contradictions.

The man said: "That is the ribbon only for the sons of heroes who died in the ancestors, you take it off."

"Really? It was worn by a very young little monk. My hand cut off his head. I think this belt is exquisitely crafted and looks good. It's a pity to wear it on a dead person's head, so..."

so what?

The picture flashed past, Gu Mang came back to his senses, he was surprised by the dialogue that suddenly popped up in his mind, and at the same time he was stunned by the familiarity of this silk ribbon.

He looked at the full-length bronze mirror for a while, hesitated, and finally put the scarf crookedly on his forehead in front of the mirror—yes, this is the position—he seemed to have a longing for deep sleep in his heart. An unspeakable sadness and urgency.

He seemed to be looking forward to wearing this ribbon for a long, long time.

During this process, Mo Xi didn't look back until Gu Mang finished dressing, walked back to the edge of the pool, and asked, "I'm ready, do I want to wait for you?"

Only then did Mo Xi press his lips tightly, and turned his face gloomyly.

Just at this one glance, he was stunned suddenly, and then an indescribable blazing current of anger and hatred rushed straight into his head with wind and rain!

"Gu Mang..."

Gu Mang in the shadow of the moonlight flowers, the sacrificial gown pierced the snow, the sleeve corners were hung with gold, and three girdles were overlapped, and the long robe trailed the floor.But these are nothing, what makes Mo Xi's eyes start to turn red is the blue-gold scarf that Gu Mang wears on his forehead - that is, it is the formal attire of the son of a hero in Chonghua...

Vigorous adornment! !

As for the meritorious deeds of the Mohists for generations, this element cannot be missing when offering sacrifices.The one that Gu Mang was wearing privately at this time was a relic left by his father.

Mo Xi's heart seemed to be gouged out by a sharp knife, and the pain of tearing flesh came from many years ago.

Mo Xi was almost furious: "You...you are so brave!"

Gu Mang was startled for a moment: "What?"

"Who told you to touch these things?" Mo Xi sternly said, "Take off the spirit pendant on your head!"

But Gu Mang didn't know why, he had such a strong resistance for the first time.He took a step back abruptly, and uttered two words to the man in the hot spring fog pool——

"No."

Just these two words, sparks into the boiling oil, exploded with a bang.

Gu Mang clearly saw that Mo Xi's pupils became so bright instantly, and the anger was burning inside, which made the man's handsome face extremely terrifying. Gu Mang could almost see the city of reason in Mo Xi's eyes. The eyes were burned into ruins, and the burning charred wood fell in the eyes, splashing tongues of fire.

Mo Xi got up from the water with a splash, his snow-white obscene clothes were exposed, water droplets were steaming vertically and horizontally on his heaving and strong chest, his eyes were burning hot, and there was an indescribable evil spirit all over his body.

The black cloud overwhelms the city and wants to destroy it.

Gu Mang turned around and wanted to run, but Mo Xi hadn't landed yet, he was standing half-body in the soup pool, and as soon as he raised his hand, he grabbed his wrist, and suddenly, the water splashed everywhere!

Gu Mang was pushed into the spring pool by him.

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Jiang Fuli

Height: 179cm

Identity: Medical Trouble Terminator

Speaking in human terms: super draggy doctor

Title: If you lose your temper and beat me to death, I will be happy with you, Great Demon King

Speaking human words: Chonghua's anger

Hobbies: money

Hate: poor

Favorite color: blue

Disliked color: red

Favorite food: mandarin fish with pine nuts

Disliked food: duck

Weapon: It's a mystery, so far I've only seen him throwing money at people.