where to go home

?Yang Xiao still remembers that when she was young, there would always be an amiable uncle who would rush from far away Chang'an to Luoyang in a few days of Chinese New Year.The man's eyes were slightly raised, his nose was high, and he had deep nasolabial folds. Wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were faintly visible when he smiled.He doesn't know kung fu, but he always wears a long sword on his waist, and carries the good wine and special products brought from Chang'an in his hand, humming a little song, thinking that when he was young, he was also a young man in the Jianghu.

She still remembered that every time she watched him come to Zheng's house on a horse, the master and wife would prepare meals and go out to greet him in person.That person would always pick up Shu'er for a tease first, then pat his head, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a year, and Yang Xiao has grown so much taller, she's going to be a big girl soon." At these words, she would always smile shyly and take Shu'er to kowtow to that person.

She still remembered the first time she drank flower brew, which was brought by that person from Chang'an City.She likes the smell of wine and was ordered not to drink because she was too young, but during the New Year, when the master was not paying attention, she secretly took a glass from that person.The entrance is a bit choking, but a mellow aroma will remain between the teeth when you taste it carefully.

"Uncle Chen, this wine is really delicious!" She smacked her lips in a low voice and praised.

"Haha, Xiao'er likes that I will bring you more next year...but don't tell Brother Zheng." It was also a soft reply, with the same pampering as the master.

……

Chen Huan.

Which Chen Huan?

Is it today's Minister of the Ministry of Officials?

Or Zheng Feng's bosom friend?

Or Mo Hua's mysterious whereabouts of the left door master?

Maybe both.

Maybe neither.

"Chen Huan...it's Chen Huan..." Yi Yao looked at Zhong Ling in a daze, "Why was he... He came here before Master had an accident, and asked Master to be careful... How could it be him?"

"When Chen Huan went to Tiance Mansion to bring evidence of Ren Zidao's collusion with the Lingnan rebels, he wanted to use Zheng Feng's power in the army to suppress or even eradicate Ren Zidao. It's a pity that Zheng Feng found out what he said in just two days. Half of the 'evidence' is false." Zhong Ling was sitting upright at this time, with a serious tone.

"So... my master has further found out the collusion between Chen Huan and Ren Zidao? Was he exterminated because of this?!" Yi Yao could no longer control his tone, and the corners of his eyes were already wet with tears, leaning on his back Lin Lie in her arms felt his shoulders hurting from being pinched by her, and couldn't help frowning but still didn't speak.

"Not exactly." Zhong Ling said slowly, "Because before Chen Huanlin went to Tiance, he asked me to send a letter to Ren Zidao in three days' time, telling him that Zheng Feng had already started to do it, so that he could take care of himself."

"That is to say...whether Yi Yao's master finds Chen Huan or not, he will die."

Lin Lie spoke.Lan Yuyan couldn't help but sneer upon hearing this.

"Hmph, what a way to kill with a knife. His target at the beginning might be Zheng Feng. Once Zheng Feng dies, no matter whether it is the Tiance Mansion or the court officials, they will think that his death is related to the person he investigated last, so even if there is no evidence, people will Will tacitly renounce Ren Zidao, thereby weakening his court power."

Zhong Ling nodded, then said again:

"At that time, Mohua's deployment power was still in Ren Zidao's hands. Xia Zhongyan was busy with affairs, so I, a former disciple of the Tang Sect, was in charge of the assassination mission. At that time, Chen Huan already knew that Zheng Feng had found him, and he couldn't let him go. If he lives, he won't let the evidence fall into the hands of the Tiance Mansion."

"But... What's the benefit of killing Master?!"

Qin Yunze yelled at Zhong Ling in a rage.

"They don't even leave the dead body behind, what kind of heart do they care about!"

Zhong Ling met Yunze's eyes fearlessly, suppressed his anger and said in a low voice: "Don't say he found anything, even if he didn't find anything, killing him alone is enough to deter other people who are investigating the whereabouts of the rebels. The news from Jianghu spreads so fast, and those who are wise and protect their lives naturally know to restrain themselves—this is what that person does." After speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Yi Yao.

"So...Miss Yang, do you want to fight him?"

After Zhong Ling finished speaking, everyone in the room was silent.Lin Lieyuyan and the others didn't understand the situation back then. The brothers and sisters of the Qin family were still too young at that time, and only Yi Yao and Yin Qiu still remembered that Zheng Feng was by no means the only one who was investigating this case in the entire Tiance Mansion.But Zheng Feng has a very high prestige in the army, and he was able to find out so quickly because of his extensive contacts. If he died, it would indeed be a powerful deterrent to others.

"Come here! Take this person down to take care of him, and escort him to the Eastern Capital Tiance Mansion tomorrow!"

Yin Qiu was the first to break the silence. She originally wanted to ask the bloody assassin a lot, but now she didn't know where to start, so she had to detain him before making any plans.

Zhong Ling didn't say a word, even though Lin Song purposely fastened his veins when putting on the chain, he still remained calm.

A kind of indifference beyond life and death.

A kind of indifference that worried Lin Lie.

"Big brother..."

"Lin Lie, change your mind." Zhong Ling ignored Lin Lie's astonishment, "Zhong Ling from Tangjiabao died in Chengdu eight years ago... I am no longer worthy to be your big brother."

Zhong Ling let Lin Song and Yin Qiu take him away without looking back.If he is willing to look back, he will find that, in fact, the way that person looked at him has not changed over the years.

Seeing that Lin Lie and Yi Yao's faces were livid, Yu Yun quickly pulled Yunze Peiyan and the others out of the tent, leaving room for the two who hadn't digested all the information.

Lin Lie struggled to straighten his body and sat up, turned around and moved his position, facing Yi Yao who was still kneeling on the spot with dull eyes.

Enduring the severe pain, he raised his hand and waved it in front of Yi Yao, and said with a smile, "Junior Sister? Why? If you don't stare at such a handsome brother in front of you, what are you doing staring at the pillow?"

Yi Yao was so angry that he wanted to laugh, but he didn't even have the strength to move the corner of his mouth.Glancing at Lin Lie who was sitting cross-legged in front of him, he realized that Pei Yan and the others had to cut off his shirt to treat the wound, but now there were only layers of bandages left on his body, and the wound on his chest was still slightly bleeding.Lin Lie was already well-proportioned because of his martial arts practice all the year round, and the white bandages could more easily outline the lines of his body, so Yi Yao couldn't help but take a second look.

"Tsk, is Xiaoyao coveting my beauty... Oh, it hurts!"

"To shut up!"

Yi Yao unceremoniously raised his hand and patted him on the head, and angrily grabbed the coat he borrowed from other soldiers and helped him put it on and fasten it.

Lin Lie looked down at Yi Yao who was carefully helping him tidy his clothes. She moved very lightly, for fear of touching her wound.Seeing that the tears in the corners of her eyes hadn't dried completely, she hesitated again and again, but couldn't help raising her hand, and gently wiped it away with her fingertips.

"Yi Yao, can you...don't go?"

He still asked.Lin Lie understood Yi Yao's persistence and perseverance, and now that he could sit in front of him so calmly, he knew that the person in front of him must have made a decision in his heart.

A gentle breath came from above, and Yi Yao paused for a while with the hands tied on the belt, without answering.

Lin Lie already knew the answer at this moment.

"If you must leave, can you... come back alive?"

The warm liquid dripped on the back of his hand, Yi Yao raised his head in surprise, and met Lin Lie's eyes.

She couldn't ignore the pleading in this man's eyes, just as she couldn't ignore the shaking in her heart.Yi Yao knows that she has a tough heart, she hates her hesitation and wavering, and even more hates herself for thinking of giving up just because of a tear from the person in front of her.

"You have to rest well...wait for me to come back."

By the Red Leaf Lake, Ye Junyue threw stones into the water one by one in boredom, he felt that the splash of each stone reflected the scene of Yunze and Yuyun kissing each other.Jun Yue, who happened to stop outside the door that day, witnessed this process very unfortunately. The scene at that moment seemed to be like a huge and incomparable rock, hitting his heart heavily, and it still seemed "" "Magnificent" waves.

"What does Young Master Ye want from me?"

When Yunze's voice came, Jun Yue, who had always regarded him as a rival in love, instinctively rolled his eyes, stood up and patted the dirt on his body vigorously.But Qin Yunze couldn't help laughing when he saw his childish behavior.

"Laugh, what are you laughing at!" Obviously lack of confidence.

"Ahem, nothing..."

"Brother Qin...Thank you for saving your life."

When Yun Ze heard the words "Brother Qin", he was about to dig his ears to see if he had heard it wrong, but when he saw Ye Junyue kneeling on his knees, he was frightened and quickly helped him up.

"Master Ye, please don't do such a great gift! I threw you up in a moment of impatience, and then I realized that there are many enemies up there. If you are really injured by this, I will regret it."

"That night... I saw it all..." Ye Junyue looked at Yunze's puzzled face, blushed and whispered, "It's you, you and Miss Yuyun..."

"I, I, I didn't do anything!" Yun Ze hurriedly explained, causing Ye Junyue to roll his eyes again, thinking what dare you do, this young master's epee is not a vegetarian!

"I lost, and you fulfilled your promise... You can indeed give him your life."

Ye Junyue was always unwilling to admit this, but only he knew that when he fell off the cliff, he just wanted to grab everything around him, weeds, stones, branches... only he forgot to fall with him. Lan Yuyan who went down.

"I won't pester her anymore. I won't stay here anymore..."

Ye Junyue was a little surprised to find that it was not as difficult as he imagined to say this sentence, but he seemed relieved.

Ye Junyue, the young master of his Hidden Sword Villa, didn't have the scars on Yunze's body, nor did he see Yuyun's tears when he escaped from the brothel, he never experienced the horror of the battlefield, and he never saw the desolation of the world.I thought that the glimpse I saw in my youth was a treasure that I could never give up in my life, but I didn't know that no amount of gold, silver and jade could match a life-threatening love.

"Jun Yue." Yun Ze called Ye Junyue who turned to leave.

"You just haven't met the one you really want to win."

Ye Junyue took over the horse led by Ye Xin and Ye Zhong, turned on his back, shouldered the epee again, and smiled in relief.

"When you get married, be sure to send me an invitation to the village! There will be a date later!"

Seeing the figures of the three running away, Yunze unconsciously moved the corner of his mouth.Lan Yuyan originally planned to help the military doctor to come to the lake to get some water, but he didn't expect to see Qin Yunze standing by the lake like a wooden stake, giggling, and immediately ran over to tease him.

"Why are you smirking in broad daylight? I'm afraid others won't know you're staying?"

"No." He wrapped Lan Yuying in his arms very smoothly, bent slightly and rested his chin on her shoulder, "It's a good thing we knew each other early, otherwise that kid would have taken advantage of it..."

"Tch, I'm still jealous with a child..." Lan Yu poked him with an evil taste.

"Senior sister...how is she?"

"It's in General Yin's tent. Why, are you still afraid of what she will do?"

"Yeah, what are you afraid of..."

Neither of them said anything, but they both had the same thoughts in their minds.

Yes, what are you afraid of...

Afraid of her... desperate.

In the evening, in the general's tent.

"Xiaoqiu, give me my clothes!"

"Yang Xiao, what are you going to do?! The clothes are not with me!"

"Don't pretend to be stupid, I saw you yesterday!"

"If I say no, then there will be no!...And you are too wretched to flip through my clothes!"

……

Lin Song stood aside and watched the two sisters' routine quarrel, as if he was used to this kind of scene, and acted extraordinarily calm.But something seemed different today, which made him feel a little guilty.

"Xiaoqiu, I know you won't put my only battle suit in Tiance Mansion." Yi Yao put away his playful expression, and looked at the restless Yin Qiu seriously.

"I know why you want this suit from me... Even if you really want to go to Chen Huan... No! You are not allowed to go to him!" Yin Qiu covered her ears and gave orders arrogantly and unreasonably.

"Xiaoqiu! This is the last chance... I am no longer a member of the Tiance Mansion, even if I go, I won't be implicated in the mansion. At least I want to ask about what happened back then!"

"Who cares if you will be implicated in the mansion? What I care about is your life!" Yin Qiu turned his back to her and yelled back at her not to be outdone.

"I swear, I will come back." Calm down, Yi Yao slowly pulled her shoulders: "If you don't let me go now, what's the point of me being alive?"

Seeing Yin Qiu's face, Yi Yao was stunned. She didn't expect Yin Qiu to ask in a low voice, "If that's the case... can't you even leave me a piece of clothing..."

Yi Yao bowed his head and remained silent.

"You know, I haven't had a drink in years..."

"You bastard girl has been away for so many years, and before you left, you left me a new set of broken army uniforms...Yang Xiao, you walked so gracefully, have you ever thought about those who care about you? Have you ever thought about me? Have you ever thought about Mr. Qin? Have you ever thought about General Xu and Master Zhu?"

"So... can you put away your chicness?"

Facing the tears on his friend's cheeks, Yi Yao didn't know how to speak.Maybe it was because Yin Qiu's eyes were too sincere and sad, she didn't dare to look at them.

"Xiaoqiu...he colluded with the Lingnan rebels back then, do you know what that means?"

"I don't know! I don't want to know either!"

"Both he and Mohua have a heart of disobedience. Chen Huan is eager to replace Ren Zidao in power in Mohua, which means that he has to make a big move... He is an official of the imperial court, and it is not easy for Tiance Mansion to come forward. The Ministry of Punishment is his. People, we don't have enough evidence. But if I fight in the name of an individual... if I win him, I won't implicate you if I can't win him."

After Yin Qiu listened to this long passage, he remained silent for a long time.It's not that she doesn't understand, it's just that she doesn't want to understand. Countless things have hit him in the past few days, past and present, nothing left behind, so many that she wants him to escape.

"That's all... Lin Song, give it to her..."

"Second Miss, this..." Lin Song hesitated.

"Give it to her." Yin Qiu's voice was weak.

"……Yes."

"Xiaoqiu..."

Yin Qiu raised his hand to interrupt Yi Yao, took off his silver gun from the weapon rack, and handed it to Yi Yao.

"Since you've put on 'Pojun', you also have my gun...don't wear my Tiance's clothes and still hold Tangmen's weapon."

"...Thank you."

Standing behind Yin Qiu, Lin Song watched Yi Yao go away together, and couldn't help asking, "Why did she have to take this suit away? No one in the army wears the 'Pojun' suit anymore."

Yin Qiu stared at her figure, unwilling to look away for a long time.

"She once said that this suit must be worn on the battlefield guarding the Great Tang, and that's why she asked me to keep it. Now she asked me for this suit, probably because she was afraid that she would never have the chance to wear it again..."

child time.

Lin Lie lay on the bed and dozed off, probably because he slept too much yesterday, so he didn't feel sleepy at all at the moment.Before summer, cicadas could already be heard outside, which seemed noisy, but Lin Lie felt at ease.

There was a sound from the curtain, Lin Lie still closed his eyes and asked, "Who is it?"

"Do you know who I am?"

The cold and familiar voice forced Lin Lie to immediately open his eyes and look towards the door, and then opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

The person in front of him was dressed in a crimson outfit like a raging fire, with shiny steel armor on his shoulders and upper body.Her hair was tied up high to reveal her forehead, and she was wearing a red and white flying feather, the symbol of Tiance Mansion...

Lin Lie knew that if there wasn't that gun, the person in front of him would have been wearing the battle suit of Tiance Mansion, becoming the iron shield of the Tang Dynasty defending like a mountain, and the invincible wolf of the Eastern Capital.

At the same time, her world will never have her own.

"I know, you are Yang Xiao."

Lin Lie knew that the person in front of him was Yang Xiao, with a burning fire that attracted him deeply, and he couldn't look away anymore.

Hearing his answer, Yang Xiao smiled slightly and sat beside him, bent down and put her hands next to his ears, looked down at him at an arm's length, and asked softly.

"Lie, do you have something to say to me?"

Lin Lie is not very good at dealing with "Yang Xiao". If it was "Yi Yao", it would be easy to tease him, but when facing "Yang Xiao", he would feel a kind of oppression, and a different kind of... excited.

"Have."

Yang Xiao didn't speak, but smiled and motioned for him to continue talking.

"I don't know when, maybe it was when the Tang Sect first met four years ago, maybe it was when I saw you dance with the Thunder Spear, maybe I heard you talk about the 'revenge' with Yunze in the Moonlight Inn. Declaration'... I began to hate my identity as 'Senior Brother Lin'."

Lin Lie was still lying on the bed, staring at Yi Yao's deep pool-like eyes, and opened his mouth slowly.

"I have always thought that I am a very self-controlled person, not swayed by desires, let alone emotions, but I have underestimated the greed of people themselves. For you, I am indeed gradually dissatisfied with the relationship of the same sect .”

"So I don't like you calling me 'Brother Lin', I want to be a man who can share all your joys and sorrows, not a little brother."

"You are strong, brave, and decisive, but I am not reconciled to seeing you bear so much responsibility and hatred like this. I prayed silently in my heart when you started, wishing that I could live to see your vengeance be avenged That day. Later, I couldn't take my eyes off you more and more, so slowly I became the sword and shield of your revenge...I am very grateful for everything I have done for this. No regrets."

……

Yang Xiao's tears rolled in his eyes, it was the first time he heard Lin Lie say so many words, he seemed to want to finish his life... no, even his next life.

"So after you've said all this, what do you want to do in the end?"

Lin Lie looked at Yang Xiao silently, took a deep breath before speaking slowly.

"I miss you alive and with me..."

As soon as the words fell, Yang Xiao leaned over and kissed Lin Lie.

Not as cold as Lin Lie imagined, Yang Xiao's lips were thin and warm, like soft petals.With just a light touch, her reason has been melted by her.He reached out and gently clasped Yang Xiao's waist, pressing her towards him, deepening the kiss.

Lin Lie gently pried open her mouth, and when his lips and teeth blended, he shed tears inexplicably, and his consciousness seemed to slowly drift away.

You ask me, what do you want to do?

i want to kiss you.

i want to hug you.

I want to possess you.

I want to be with you.

The light and shadow in front of him became more and more blurred, and the voice around him became weaker and weaker. Just before closing his eyes, Lin Lie finally understood.

I will lose you forever...?