Yu Wu

It was late at night, and the sound of swallows and warblers in Xinghualou could be heard endlessly.Mo Xi walked towards Gu Mang's balcony from a side path. He was not worried about being seen, because the cloak he was wearing was made by Yue Chenqing's grandfather with the feathers of the disappearing bird. However, the ancestors of the Yue family were the great masters of crafting after all, and successfully preserved the characteristics of feathers, and the cloaks they made could have the effect of invisibility three times.

Mo Xi gritted his eaves and stopped silently outside the flower-blossoming terrace.

The eight-fold bamboo sliding door was open at this time, Gu Mang did not call back the flying girl who was playing the pipa, he was the only one in the inner room.

Gu Mang supported his stomach with his hands, and sat at the table with his eyes closed.

He seemed to have fallen asleep, but also seemed to be awake, his long eyelashes fluttered slightly with his breathing, and the smoke curled up from the incense burner in Gu Mang's hand, soaking his facial features softly... ...Mo Xi stared at him inch by inch, from the corners of his eyes and brows to the lower jaw of his lips, the candlelight shone like an orange butterfly, perched on the tip of his nose.

Wearing an invisibility cloak, Mo Xi approached him intently and breathlessly, looking at this all-too-familiar face from top to bottom.At this time, he suddenly understood how much Murong Lian's dependence on Floating Life Ruomeng really was.

Knowing that it is poisoned, knowing that it should never be touched, knowing that it can destroy people's will and erode people's bones, but still feast on the poison——

It turned out that his addiction to Gu Mang had already been deeply rooted.As deep as smoked hemp.

"Tuk Tuk."

Suddenly, the closed door was knocked.

Mo Xi and Gu Mang recovered from their laxity almost at the same time, Mo Xi took a step back, and Gu Mang got up to open the door.

Mo Xi originally thought that the person who knocked on the door was some kind of little demon girl flying into the sky, but when the door opened and Gu Mang turned sideways to let her in, he saw that the person who came was not some singing girl, but someone who was just like himself, A man in a black cloak.

Although the man did not use an invisibility cloak, he covered his facial features firmly with a silver-gold mask, and it could only be judged from his tall and straight figure that this man should be a man.

Who is he?

Suspicion arose, and the man in the cloak spoke up.His voice was obviously distorted by phantom sound, making it very hoarse and weird.

The man asked, "What's unusual today?"

Gu Mang was silent for a moment, then replied, "No."

"Really?" The man in the cloak thought thoughtfully, "Has no one come to look for you?"

Gu Mang still replied: "No."

Seeing that he persisted, the man stopped asking questions.He put a bundle in his hand on the table and said, "I brought it for you, go and change it."

Gu Mang raised his hand and opened a corner of the package, but quickly closed the package again.

He asked the cloaked man, "What does that mean?"

"If you're going to that place, you should always be prepared."

Gu Mang's fingertips were still hanging on the edge of the burden, he suddenly froze when he heard the words, his knuckles curled up unconsciously, and he held the burden skin.His situation made Mo Xi even more puzzled. You must know that Gu Mang has always been a very calm person, and he can be used as a quilt when the sky falls, but the man in the cloak can change Gu Mang's color with just one word.

"I'm just telling you the situation there, in case you don't believe me." The cloaked man said, "I'll take you to see it with your own eyes tonight. Seeing is believing."

Even if the candlelight was so warm, Gu Mang's face was pale.Gu Mang seemed to be suppressing an extremely complicated emotion, even the blood on his lips was gradually fading.He lowered his eyes, his shoulders trembled slightly, and finally he picked up the cloth bag and turned around to go behind the screen.

When Gu Mang came out from behind the screen again, he had changed into an identical attire with the man in the black cloak. The cloak embroidered with light golden cloud and thunder patterns covered his body tightly from head to toe. Mang said: "Let's go."

The two left the Yifang Pavilion one after the other, and Mo Xi followed behind them.This brothel and tile shop is the most mixed place, whether it is a madam or a girl, there are three "less"s in mind, that is, look less, ask less, listen less.Therefore, when the two abruptly dressed men walked through the promenade of Hualou, the maids did not show the slightest look of surprise, they just bowed their heads and saluted, and then let them go like this.

Gu Mang and the man in black were silent along the way, and their relationship didn't seem very close.The man in black walked in front, and Gu Mang followed him silently the whole time...

The man in black couldn't see his movements, and the aura on his body was perfectly restrained. Mo Xi couldn't detect more spiritual currents related to him without revealing himself, so he could only follow along the way to see where they were going. where to.

After about a stick of incense, the direction gradually became clear, but the doubts in Mo Xi's heart became deeper and deeper——

This is... the direction of War Soul Mountain?

Sure enough, they finally stopped at the foot of War Soul Mountain.

Eight years ago, there were no guards at the gate of Zhanhun Mountain.However, on the top of Zhanhun Mountain, there are tombstones of heroes from the past dynasties in Chonghua. To show respect and solemnity, there is still an invisible barrier in front of the mountain gate. That barrier can wash away almost all disguise and invisibility techniques. This also means that Mo Xi's tracking can only end here.

Gu Mang put down the hood of his cloak, looked up at the winding stone path, pine and bamboo swayed on both sides, and the bright moon sprinkled on the ancient bluestone road through the leaf tips.

The man in black asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Mang said: "Thinking that I will leave here soon, with the blood of Sergeant Chonghua on my hands, I..."

He didn't say any more, but Mo Xi's heart tightened suddenly.

When the two of them met before, Gu Mang really lied to him.It was true that Gu Mang had already decided to treason and leave at this moment.Gu Mang had really expected at this moment that his hands would be stained with the blood of his former colleagues.

Gu Mang...

Gu Mang...

What are you for?And who is this mysterious man in black who is by your side? ! !

Mo Xi tried his best to restrain his desire to go up and take off the mask of the man in black, even though his eyes were already burning red with this desire.

He had a premonition that as long as he took off this person's mask, many problems would be solved and many mysteries would be solved.But the clues will also be broken here, he will not be able to know more things, and this is undoubtedly not worth the candle.

Mo Xi's throat rolled, and he calmed down the agitation in his heart.Then he heard the man in black say:

"The current situation in Chonghua is like this. You also saw it with your own eyes after the defeat of Fengming Mountain. You and your army were in a state of desolation. There were only those who fell into trouble, and there was no one who would help." The man in black seemed to see that Gu Mang wanted to refute. So he raised his hand, "You don't have to tell me that if Mr. Xihe is here, he will turn to you. It's useless for him to turn to you. You are a smart person. You should already know very well that Chonghua has always been a dignitary. With you You can't change anything by yourself."

Mo Xi's head was buzzing in confusion. This person was obviously plotting against Gu Mang. He told Gu Mang that the situation in Chonghua was like this, and told Gu Mang that no one was against you except Xihe...

Liao people?

Do not.impossible.

Which Liao countryman can come and go in Chonghua so freely, as if entering the land of no one?

Which Liao countryman could stand in front of Gu Mang so frankly, without arousing Gu Mang's strong resentment and turning against him?

unless……

Unless Gu Mang himself trusted the man in black more than Chonghua.But how can this kind of trust be established in a few words in ten days and a half?Could it be that Gu Mang had been in contact with a certain spies from Liao Kingdom earlier?How can this be? !

The man in black said: "The matter has come to this point, you have no regrets about treason."

There was blood in Mo Xi's throat.

It was just a short day, eight years ago, a short day on the eve of Gu Mang's rebellion.There were so many things that were buried by the wind and sand of the years - Your Majesty's ruthlessness, Lu Zhanxing's willful behavior, Gu Mang's preoccupation, and this... the black clothes that pushed Gu Mang to the road of hell without concealment. man.

Gu Mang listened to every word said by the man in black, but he didn't respond.

The night wind became more urgent, and the wide sleeves of the robe seemed to be blown away like scattered flowers.In this cold night, Gu Mang seemed to be chilled, his fingers slightly curled up, trying to hide them in his sleeves.But the man in black stuck out a few slender fingers from under the sleeves of the black robe at this moment, and he held Gu Mang's hand.

It was not only Mo Xi who was stimulated by this action, Gu Mang also turned his head suddenly, his dark brown eyes looked at him almost in astonishment, trying to break free, but in the end he couldn't.

The man in black said in a deep voice: "Gu Shuai, to open a road, there is no one whose hands are not stained with blood." As he spoke, he lowered his eyelashes and carefully looked at Gu Mang's palms.

"You are well aware of the status of the rich and powerful in Chonghua. You are a smart man, so I won't say anything else. You can go up the mountain and have a look." The man in black paused and said, "I hope you can see it after reading it." You will understand what is credible and what is not, what is worthwhile and what is not.”

Gu Mang closed his eyes suddenly, and the night wind was blowing the hem of his cloak.

In this silent night, Mo Xi really hoped that Gu Mang could categorically deny it, push away the man in black, and say that I don't want to betray—even if he said "Let me think about it again".

But Gu Mang didn't say anything.

Mo Xi's heart became colder by inch in this heart-breaking silence.

Gu Mang said: "I see, let's go."

After leaving these words, he walked straight through the barrier of the mountain gate of War Soul Mountain, billowing his black robe like black clouds turning ink, and went up the mountain without looking back.

Mo Xi didn't know how long they had stayed in Battle Soul Mountain, his whole body was extremely numb.One day in the mirror of time, it was as if the secrets accumulated for eight years were opened, and they fell on him like an avalanche. This man, who had always stood upright as if he could withstand anything, had to lean his back against the stone wall to barely stand.

But even if he stood like this, the blood still couldn't supply, and his eyes turned black in bursts.One after another, his bones were crushed and his muscles and bones were broken. In the end, he slid down slowly and sat down on the edge of the bluestone in the mountain path. He raised his trembling hand and covered his eyebrows.

There are too many threads to be traced, and it will make him a mess instead.What's more, what kind of thing does he have to do to be cold-blooded and ruthless, so that he can maintain a calm heart amidst such stimulation?

When the dawn was faint, Gu Mang and the man in black came down from the Battle Soul Mountain. The man in black was still walking in front, and Gu Mang was behind.

Mo Xi raised his eyes wearily, there were bloodshot eyes like spider webs.Facing the blurred sky, he watched the two people getting closer and closer, and then they passed through the barrier.

At this time, Mo Xi's mind is completely confused, and his whole body is also broken. He is such a proud son of heaven, if he is asked to talk about a passage of "Fu Dayi Tian Jie Zhi" that he could memorize back and forth when he was young, he may also Unable to speak.

But in such a state, in such a hazy morning mist, he still realized at the first sight of Gu Mang——

Gu Mang cried.

Gu Mang is a very strong man, but a strong soul may not only be carried by a strong body.Gu Mang's body is gentle, his eyes are as gentle as the epiphyllum in the night, and he is prone to tears because of sadness and stimulation, and Mo Xi has explored Gu Mang's body as if he explored his own heart. Mang's state in any mood is deeply remembered.

Seeing the slight redness in Gu Mang's slender eyes, he knew that Gu Mang must have cried.

why is he cryingWho are you crying for?Is it for the helpless past, or for the desperate future?

The two stood still at the foot of the mountain. The man in black looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late. If you don't leave, you should be discovered."

"Yes." Gu Mang's voice was moist and slightly hoarse, and he saluted the man in black in a dignified way, "I've seen everything that needs to be seen. Thank you for your company tonight, so let's just say goodbye."

"No. You yourself... take care."

Just a flash, the man in black flitted up, the speed was too fast to see clearly, and then disappeared in the evening light.Gu Mang turned his head and took a last look at the cloud-shrouded Battle Soul Mountain, and tightened the black cloak on his shoulders, as if there was a secret that could not be revealed under the cloak, he lowered his head, and walked away with great strides.

After Gu Mang left, Mo Xi didn't need to hide anymore. He washed away the spell and went up to the Battle Soul Mountain alone. He searched for clues on the mountain, and finally went to the Battle Soul Forbidden Land.

Gu Mang told him before that he felt that the forbidden area of ​​War Soul Mountain was "deja vu", so Mo Xi felt that this place should be the place they went to just now.Although this forbidden area was built by the royal family, it was still a crude prototype at that time, and it was not that difficult to break through the barrier.

Mo Xi stood outside the forbidden area of ​​the barren mountain, his fingers covered with the flowing enchantment light array.

He can perceive that this is just an ordinary high-level blocking formation, not as indestructible as it was eight years later, but now he is in the mirror, and he is an uninvited guest, and his spiritual power and spells have been greatly weakened, so it is this method. The array is not perfect, and he can't penetrate it...

The light of the barrier in the forbidden area of ​​Zhanhun Mountain is constantly surging, as if mocking this wandering spirit from eight years later.

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"The current situation in Chonghua is like this. You can't change anything by yourself."

"Gu Shuai, to carve out a path, there is no one whose hands are not stained with blood."

"You are also aware of the status of the rich and powerful in Chonghua."

"You have no regrets about treason..."

Who is the man in black?

The meaning of this person's words is to let Gu Mang see clearly the situation of Chonghua, which is based on blood, and choose the master again.

But did Gu Mang really collude with the people of Liao Kingdom so early?

In addition to this speculation, because the forbidden area of ​​War Soul Mountain was built with the intention of the royal family, perhaps the nobles with different positions saw something in it, knew what the emperor planned, and felt rebellious in their hearts, so they brought Gu Mang Come and witness it with your own eyes, so that Gu Mang will feel sad and give up, completely break with the royal family of Chonghua, and open up a new path.

But there is also something unreasonable about this—although undercurrents are surging among the royal family of Chonghua, which noble would really hope that the court situation where blood is respected will be overthrown...

Each question seemed to be pounding in his heart, and Mo Xi seemed to be in the middle of the fog. He groped in the fog, but he couldn't grasp the truth of the matter.

He will never know the secret of this boundary.The only thing he can be sure of is that Gu Mang's rebellion back then was not that simple.

Until he returned to Xihe Mansion, Mo Xi still hadn't fully recovered.

Shuang Qiu cautiously approached with a snack tray: "My lord?"

"..."

"Master, did you not sleep well last night?"

Mo Xi didn't say a word, he wanted to know how ugly and ridiculous his current situation was.

The ancient book said that the time mirror narrowly escaped death, he once thought it was absurd, but now he felt that what he said was true.Not to mention people like Gu Mang who have been completely hypnotized, even as an accompaniment who was involved in the past, he can't escape the fate of being tortured by the mirror.

In a person's life, there will always be more or less regrets, and in the cycle of life, there will always be various secrets hidden.

Faced with these regrets, will people who go back to the past not want to make up for it?

Faced with those secrets, how could people from the future not be shocked...

When people go back to the years in the mirror, they will find that maybe it is just a mistake in a word, a mistake in a thought, and the sea will be replaced by mulberry fields.

Or maybe like him, he discovered that many "facts" that he took for granted were just a clumsy heavy makeup that deceived him for eight years, but he had no way of knowing the truth.

Mo Xi had a splitting headache and was almost driven crazy by the pain.

Shuangqiu said: "Master, you..."

Mo Xi's hand holding the teacup lost strength, and he closed it suddenly, crushing the porcelain cup into pieces. Shuang Qiu screamed, seeing the blood flowing down the cut fingertips, winding across the pale back of his hand With his hand in his hand, he hurriedly said: "Master, Lord, I will replace you—"

"go out."

"Lord?"

Mo Xi's dark eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of red clouds due to the bloodshot, he stared at his bleeding hand, and said hoarsely: "Get lost."

Shuangqiu didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly packed up the dishes and left in a hurry.Mo Xi didn't wipe off the blood on his hands, he even hoped that this slight pain would bring him back to more sobriety.

The sobriety he desperately wanted.

There are still two days left before the day of Lu Zhanxing's beheading, and he feels that he can still hold on, not disturbing the past in the time mirror due to impulsiveness.

He also hoped that Murong Chuyi and the others would not defeat Shan Yao so quickly to save them from the mirror.

Reality has already buried this past, and he wanted to stay for a while eight years ago——

Gu Mang once said that even if the flames would burn all the limbs to ashes, he still wanted to ignite light.

As for him, he doesn't have a dream of being a hero like Gu Mang.

However, even if the pain would shatter his flesh and blood into pieces, he still wanted to dig out the truth.