Asura Way [Sheep and Foil Three]

The wrist still hurts badly, and the ink lines in front of the mechanism seem to be living creatures, clamoring and tangling.Qu Qingshang closed the drawing abruptly, held his right wrist with his left hand, and kneaded it slowly.

Yun Suifeng had already fallen asleep, and there was silence in the cabin, only the sound of the river water beating against the side of the ship regularly, and the wind blowing the white sails overhead.The bright moonlight shines into the house, casting the slender shadows of the window lattice on the floor.Qu Qingshang blew out the oil lamp, curled up slowly, and shrunk himself into a small ball in the corner.

In a trance, he seemed to hear the sound of rain again, pattering, hitting the gray tiles, flowing down one after another, like a crystal bead curtain.

"It's raining……"

He whispered to himself.In the wind is the fragrance of green grass, and the sound of a flute is sent from far away.Brothers always say that Wanhua Valley is a beautiful place.Although he has never been there, in his imagination, there should be a place where there is such a drizzle.

The feet were scarlet, and even the black shirt on his body had large dark spots, which were blood that had not yet cooled down.The person who gave him everything and brought him nightmares fell quietly in the rain, his long hair spread out like a black flower.

The gentle spring rain in March in the south of the Yangtze River diluted the blood on the ground and the fishy smell in the air.There was only a wisp of quiet scent of sinking water, which hovered stubbornly at the corner of his clothes, unwilling to dissipate for a long time.

Qu Qingshang rolled over and sat up in the dark night, his clothes soaked in cold sweat, and he was panting rapidly.The spring rain, the blood stains, the fragrance of the sinking water... are all just imaginations in a dream, only a cold and bright moon outside the window, casting white sand-like light on her body.

It was this dream again, Qu Qingshang closed his eyes.His wrist was still throbbing and hurting, his five fingers were spread out weakly, and he couldn't make a fist with all his strength, just like the past that he couldn't grasp with all his strength.

Behind him, Yun Suifeng was also awakened by his movement, and sat up vigilantly.Although his internal strength was blocked, his five senses were still very keen, and he didn't notice any danger approaching.Qu Qingshang sat on the floor, panted for a while, then stood up staggeringly.Yun Suifeng didn't know what tricks the other party was going to play, but the side of his neck suddenly felt cold, it turned out that the judge's pen in Qu Qingshang's sleeve was pressed against the artery.

Although he was a bit surprised, Yun Suifeng had no fear in his heart, it was just that the villain finally couldn't help but wanted to attack.But he never thought that Qu Qingshang would actually pull him to the ground in this posture, and immediately pressed him up with one hand and one foot: "Sleep."

His voice was a little hoarse, with the true sleepiness and exhaustion of a newly awakened person.Yun Suifeng was stiff all over, and wanted to push the person away, but the chill on the side of his neck made him dare not move rashly.

The crow-black sleeves covered his body, and the smooth texture of silk rubbed against the back of his hands, and the man's body temperature gradually passed through the material, scorching his back scorching hot.Qu Qingshang seemed to really simply need someone to hold him, Yun Suifeng could only hear his breathing gradually become steady, accompanied by the gentle sound of the waves, it was as quiet as imagination.

None of them mentioned what happened the night before, as if that night of embracing and sleeping never happened.Perhaps in order to escape the eyes of the Shence Army, Qu Qingshang did not stop the boat at any ferry, but chose a shallow beach at random and went ashore.Afterwards, he stole two horses from the post station, and drove towards the north non-stop with Yun Suifeng.

Now is the late spring season, the sky is blue, the water is clear, and the sun is warm. It would be a beautiful thing if friends of three or five go out together.It's a pity that the two have their own minds, and it's too much to even be close to each other.

Qu Qingshang did not deliberately avoid crowded towns when he was on his way, and even occasionally took a rest at an inn along the way.He already had a beautiful appearance, and his expression of always talking and laughing at Yan Yan didn't look like he was being escorted at all, but Yun Suifeng always had a cold face, like a god of evil.

After traveling day and night like this, they soon reached the boundary of Mawei Station.Qu Qingshang stopped for a day to rest, bought some dry food and sundries, changed horses, and started on the road again.

Walking through Shangyang Road, the official road rammed with loess came to an end, leaving only the thin path trampled by the mules and horses of the traveling merchants, and the people along the way gradually thinned out.In the evening, the two passed a small town. Qu Qingshang saw an inn on the side of the road from a distance, so he stopped his horse, took off his bag, and planned to rest here for the night.

It was the snow melting season in Kunlun, the road into the mountain was extremely muddy, there were a lot fewer traveling merchants, and the inn was very deserted.He was the only guest, and the drowsy shopkeeper raised his head from behind the counter, beckoning the waiter to come forward to serve him.

"It's so late, should the two guests stay at the hotel?" The young man looked only eleven or twelve years old, his face was very immature, but his eyes looked very clever, "I will help you lead the horse later. Feed it in the backyard, it is guaranteed to be the best horse grass. There have been no customers for several days, and the table in our lobby is very dirty, but the guest room is still cleaned up every day, so don't worry about the guest officer. By the way, the shop is very useful How many special dishes are there for you to send to your room?"

He talked like a cannonball, and Qu Qingshang didn't have anything to say, but found it interesting.So he stuffed a few strings of money to the boy, nodded and said: "There is no need for meals, just boil a few barrels of hot water and send them to the room."

The boy got the money and ran away with a smile on his face.The shopkeeper cursed in a low voice, "This little bastard", put down the abacus in his hand, and led the two of them to the guest room on the first floor.

The room is not big, and there is a dampness unique to an empty house.As usual, Qu Qingshang took out dry food from his bag and gave it to Yun Suifeng to eat, when he heard heavy footsteps outside the door—it was the young man who came upstairs carrying hot water as ordered.

The bucket was too big, and the boy was too small, so he couldn't move a few feet for a long time.And the tub in the room was as tall as half a person, he raised it on tiptoe for a long while, but didn't pour the bucket of water into it.Yun Suifeng glanced at Qu Qingshang, who was lying on the table studying the blueprint that never left him, and had no intention of stepping forward to help.So he said "I'll come", lifted the bottom of the bucket, and poured hot water into it.

"Guest officer, you are really a good man!" the little boy said out of breath, "in the past, this work was done by Da Liu and the others. Now they have all gone back to collect morning wheat. If it weren't for you, I really don't know how to get it." When!" He chuckled, "The firewood room is five or six steps away, sir, can you help me carry two more buckets?"

Yun Suifeng turned his head subconsciously to see Qu Qingshang's reaction.Along the way, although Qu Qingshang did not tie him up, he was always on guard against him escaping, and never let Yun Suifeng out of sight.Sure enough, upon hearing the boy's words, Qu Qingshang turned around to look at him and raised his eyebrows slightly.Yun Suifeng understood what he meant, so he had to smile wryly: "You bring the water to the door, and I'll pour it in for you."

The little boy gave a muffled "Oh", but he still went with the bucket.Fortunately, the bathtub in the house was not too big, and with the help of Yun Suifeng, it was almost full in a short time.When carrying the last bucket of water into the door, for some reason, the boy slipped and fell to the ground with a "hey".

The hot water in the vat was poured on the ground, and Yun Suifeng quickly reached out to help.And the boy was lying on his back on the ground, his face covered with sweat and water, the expression of playfulness and exhaustion before suddenly disappeared.He held the hand that Yun Suifeng extended, and said silently—Senior brother.

——You and Master Uncle, why...

Yun Suifeng nodded inaudibly, his body just blocked Qu Qingshang's sight.The young man glanced into the room, seemed extremely apprehensive, shook his head, stretched out three fingers, and said briefly—Shen Ce, save you.

Without waiting for Yun Suifeng to ask any more questions, the boy got up, rubbed his butt exaggeratedly, and limped away with a bucket in his hand.Yun Suifeng closed the door, and saw Qu Qingshang was still lying on the table studying the blueprints, as if he didn't care about what happened just now, when he heard him come back, he yawned and said, "Do you want to wash together, Taoist?"

"……roll."

The silver-stitched belt, the complicated and delicate jade ornaments, the crow-black outer shirt, the snow-green mid-sole, the close-fitting underwear... Qu Qingshang took off his clothes one by one without hesitation, and threw them on the ground at random. .Under Wanhuagu's layers of clothes, his body is thin and thin, with a deep gully in the center of his thin shoulder blades, and smooth black hair flowing down the curve of his back like flowing water.

There was a sound of "crash" and it was Qu Qingshang who stepped into the tub with his legs lifted.Yun Suifeng couldn't help but look up, never expecting that the other party was also looking at him.Through the steaming water vapor, Qu Qingshang's face was somewhat blurred, but Yun Suifeng was embarrassed by his completely naked body.The young Taoist priest took a deep breath, silently said "Wuliang Tianzun", then closed his eyes and adjusted his breath, suppressing the churning blood in his chest.

"Xiao Langjun, are you still shy?" Qu Qingshang turned around and sat in the barrel, laughing so hard that the branches trembled.Yun Suifeng didn't want to talk to him, just closed his eyes and rested his mind.

It took a long time for the previous toss, and now it is deep into the night.The night in the small town is very quiet, with occasional dog barking, adding to the loneliness.The night watchmen walked through the street with clappers, and their voices were desolate and hoarse, "The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of candles."Yun Suifeng heard the clapper beeping three times, and when it was almost time, he stood up and said, "Have you finished washing? I'm going to sleep."

As he spoke, he walked towards the table casually, as if he wanted to take the clothes he had put on the back of the chair.However, Qu Qingshang's voice came from behind: "Stop."

Yun Suifeng's heart tightened secretly, without turning around: "What?"

"Don't touch the candle."

There was still a smile in Qu Qingshang's voice, but it seemed to be piercingly cold.Turning off the lights and attacking at the moment when the people in the house are not used to the darkness is the most common but most effective means of sneak attack.Now that Qu Qingshang has spoken to this point, he has completely seen through his own actions.Yun Suifeng took a deep breath and said, "When did you know?"

"We were two men, but the shopkeeper didn't even ask any questions, so he only opened one room; the boy was out of breath when he carried the first bucket of water, how could he carry seven or eight buckets of water again, without even once in the middle?" Rest?" Qu Qingshang was still lying on the rim of the bathtub, but he didn't even have any intention of getting up, he just waved lazily, "Call everyone in."