Emperor Jiangtai rolls like water and Yiren

"Your Highness's strategy is ingenious. Once the guards are eliminated, Captain Xie is familiar with this strategy, so he can directly lead people to break through this Duanlan Pass."

Zhang Xiaowei said excitedly, Lin Qi and Xie Xiaowei suddenly realized, and everyone couldn't help admiring Xuanyuan Xin.

Although Prince Xiliu was young, he was thoughtful and thoughtful, and he was more analytical than those who had been fighting all the year round.

"In this case, let's do it separately, Lin Qi, there is no need for more than 30 elite soldiers. In order not to arouse Xia Zhuo's suspicion, we will wait for Captain Xie to lead the army to cross the national border for a day before we set off. This day, just make arrangements Baimi's domestic affairs."

After Xuanyuan finished speaking lightly, after everyone had taken their orders, he took a few guards and headed towards the harem where King Baimi and his family were under house arrest.

Although King Baimi has surrendered and became a minister, Xuanyuan still needs to decide on the specific matters. It was already late when he captured Midu yesterday, and he will not have time to do these things in the future. Now he can calm down and make careful plans.

After listening to King Bai Mi's detailed statement that Bai Mi was willing to pay tribute to Xi Liu and belong to Xi Liu and never rebel again, Xuanyuan left the harem quite tired.

Whether this Bai Mi will continue to be managed by King Bai Mi or be managed by officials of the Xiliu Sect in the future, he has to go back and discuss with the ministers before making a final decision.

Before the original expedition, the prime minister and other important officials agreed that officials from the Xiliu School should manage the country.

Although Xuanyuan felt that what they said was very reasonable, but seeing that King Baimi was sincere and seemed to really understand the gap between the two countries, he didn't want to make unnecessary struggles, so he felt that it would be a good idea for him to continue to take care of it.

"Your Highness, Colonel Xie has led the army into the Sunset Plain, and should have joined General Wei by now."

At dinner, Lin Qi reported the military situation to Xuanyuan.

Xuanyuan nodded slightly after hearing this, "The Rimu Plain is not far from Mi, and the army rushed there quite quickly, but Mount Mi is in the southeast of Bai Mi. We will set off early tomorrow morning, and it is estimated that we will arrive at Mount Mi in the evening."

"Yes."

"Have you selected the elite soldiers?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, there are 30 elite soldiers, all of whom are good cavalrymen."

"Well, the other side of Mount Mi is the border of You Country. Is there any news recently that there is movement in You Country?"

"No, King You has always been wise and safe, so he probably wouldn't send troops at such a time, not to mention the loss of You country in the previous battle with Xuhe. Can't pull myself together."

After hearing Lin Qi's words, Xuanyuan nodded again, lowered his head and ate quietly.

Lin Qi looked at him worriedly for a long time, his lips moved a few times, but finally he was unable to speak.

Since Mr. Jun left, His Highness has returned to his previous silent appearance, hardly saying a word except for military matters.

Lin Qi suddenly missed the days when Ruoshui was still there, he always had a way to get Xuanyuan to speak, no matter it was helpless or serious, even a few times, Lin Qi saw Xuanyuan smiling at Ruoshui.

That kind of very clear and light smile that only Xuanyuan can have.

He knew that he shouldn't be so greedy. He had seen all the smiles that His Royal Highness' personal entourage had never seen in Xiliu Palace, so he really shouldn't have any more complaints.

But I am not reconciled in my heart. People are probably insatiable, and after tasting the sweetness, they don't want to let go.

But the most important thing is that he knows that Xuanyuan is not happy now, even though his expression is still the same as before, he can feel the loneliness in Xuanyuan's heart.

Perhaps none of the crown princes in the deep palace felt lonely, but Xuanyuan Ye, who had recognized the heavy burden on his shoulders in the future since childhood, was more lonely than other crown princes.

So Lin Qi always thought that the appearance of Mr. Jun was to bring His Highness out of the loneliness that had surrounded him since he was a child.

What's more, Xuanyuan always keeps everything in his heart, he is just a young boy, with so many things in his heart, how can he feel better?

"If you have nothing to do, go to rest early, and leave early tomorrow morning." After finishing the meal, seeing Lin Qi still staring at him in a daze, Xuanyuan opened his mouth again.

Lin Qi came back to his senses in surprise, sighed, and told Ann to back down.

He thinks he doesn't have the strength to make Xuanyuan speak. At this time, perhaps it's what he should do quietly by the side.

Under the cool night like water, Xuanyuan stood by the window, and the huge central palace was completely silent. He purposely dismissed the palace people and stayed alone, just to take advantage of this last quiet night to calmly clear his mind.

After tonight, he will take people to Mishan to assist Wei Zhen in capturing Xuhe, and then he will return to Xiliu, maybe continue to be the crown prince of Xiliu, or become the king of Xiliu directly.

After tonight, he can no longer think about the love between children that he shouldn't think about, and he has to give up even if he is reluctant.

When the anger subsided and he calmed down to think about it, Xuanyuan thought he finally understood the reason why Ruoshui insisted on leaving, and if he stayed, he was destined to bear him.

No amount of liking is useless, no amount of love is meaningful, his identity of Xuanyuanye is there, Jun Ruoshui is destined to be just a passer-by in his life.

Thinking of this, he only felt a tightness in his chest, and there was something rampant in his body that couldn't find an exit.

He turned around, pulled out the sword that was placed on the table by the window, jumped out of the window, and practiced the sword in the courtyard.

Under the moonlight, the long sword in his hand glowed with stone-blue light, piercing, stabbing, picking, and leveling. The atmosphere is strong, and every step you take seems to be leaving a footprint on the bluestone floor.

After performing a set of swordsmanship that seemed to contain resentment, Xuanyuan stopped his hands and panted slightly, with tiny beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

He took a deep breath and raised his head to close his eyes. The cool night wind blew across his cheeks and hair, blowing away the hot air that had just emerged from his body. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes fell on the long On the jade pendant hanging on the hilt of the sword.

Then she tore off the piece at the waist to look at it, and couldn't help thinking that when they first met, it was because Ruoshui picked up his jade pendant that the two of them met.

These two pieces of jade pendants were handed down from generation to generation in the main palace of the Xiliu Xuanyuan Dynasty. Only the king and queen of Xiliu could wear them. Since he was an adult, his father and mother passed the jade pendants on to him.

The piece on the sword is his, and the piece on the waist is for him to give to his future queen.

In the military camp that day, after confessing his love to Ruoshui, he actually wanted to give him the jade pendant, but he thought it was too informal in such a simple environment at that time, but how did he know that the shop disappeared after passing the village.

He also couldn't help thinking, if he handed over this jade pendant, would Ruoshui accept it?

After all, he didn't know what the reason for Ruoshui's hesitation was, and what did that sentence meant to hurt each other in the future mean?

He thought he was firm enough for this relationship, but when Ruoshui Juechen left, he realized that his firmness was actually meaningless at all.

Hooking the corners of his mouth in a self-deprecating manner, Xuanyuan let out a soft sigh from his throat, put away the jade pendant, and turned back to the room.

Asking what love in the world is, it is only a promise between life and death.

He didn't know how this promise of life and death would be manifested.

When the sun rose from the east the next day, Xuanyuan led Lin Qi, Zhang Xiaowei and 30 elite soldiers selected by them out of Midu to the southeast of Mount Mi.

The group of people changed into casual clothes to avoid being seen. After driving for half a day, they arrived at the foot of Mount Mishan in the evening.

Mishan is quite high above sea level, and it was shrouded in clouds and mist from the middle of the mountain. They stayed at the inn at the foot of the mountain for one night, sent their horses and went up the mountain the next day.

Because Mount Mi is still the national border between Baimi and You Country, a complete mountain road has been built on the mountain. After reaching the middle of the mountain, the mountain road is divided into two, one leads to Iron Lock Bridge, and the other leads to You Country.

It is said that the iron lock bridge was built by a businessman more than ten years ago, because it is much more convenient to go to Suwa country from here than to take the official road. After the bridge was built, it became the first choice for many business travelers to cross the border. Until war broke out between the two countries, the Iron Lock Bridge was blocked.

Xuanyuan and the others walked for another hour, passed through a narrow mountain path, and the Iron Lock Bridge appeared in front of them.

I saw that the bridge was extremely narrow, only enough for one person to pass, and it was in disrepair for a long time, the iron chains were rusted, and the whole bridge was shaking faintly in the wind.

The Arashiyama on the other side of the bridge is very quiet, and no one can be seen guarding it from here. Unlike Mishan on the opposite side, the Arashiyama is full of plants, so if someone is guarding the bridge, it can be seen at a glance.

Lin Qi led the way to the bridge, only to see that the thick fog under the bridge blocked his vision completely.

He threw a stone down, but he couldn't hear the echo for a long time, so he couldn't tell what was under the bridge or how deep it was.

He was about to step on the bridge deck to test the firmness of the bridge, when the rocks under his feet suddenly shook with a loud cracking noise, and countless broken stones rolled down from the top of the mountain, causing thick dust to rise immediately.

Lin Qi was startled by the sudden noise, slipped his hand and let go of the iron chain, and fell towards the cliff.Startled suddenly in his heart, he suddenly widened his eyes, and before he had time to yell out loudly, someone grabbed his shoulders and quickly backed away.

After standing still, Lin Qi found out that the person who saved him just now was Xuanyuan, and couldn't help showing a grateful look on his face, God bless, fortunately His Highness is very responsive!

Xuanyuan didn't even look at him, and looked behind them with a serious expression.

The vibration stopped completely after a short while, and everyone turned their heads to look, but the path they had just come to had been blasted down with gunpowder.

More than thirty people were immediately trapped in the small square inch in front of the iron lock bridge.

Realizing that he was caught in an ambush, Xuanyuan's deep eyes narrowed immediately, and after a while, a small group of people appeared on the hill behind him, and the leader was Yin Mubai who everyone thought was dead!

Lin Qi saw that Yin Mubai's subordinates were still holding several pieces of gunpowder, and suddenly felt a chill run up his spine. Gunpowder came out not long ago, and although it can't be used on the battlefield now, the power of that small grenade is enough to make the The turtles in their urns died here.

"Prince Xiliu, Bai Mi's nearly 20 troops were destroyed in the hands of a young boy like you. You are so admired by Yin."

Yin Mubai's deep voice came from the top of his head. There were only a dozen people around him, but everyone held gunpowder in their hands, and they were gnashing their teeth and staring at the Xiliu people who had nearly double the number of them but had no power to parry. .

"General Yin, so you are not dead." Xuanyuan was calm and calm, looking at Yin Mubai coldly and calmly.

"Thanks to the kindness of your military adviser, they were able to rescue me by leaving three of my dead soldiers alive, and they also planted a fake corpse to pass the test."

The corner of Yin Mubai's mouth twitched into a wry smile. In fact, he is now at the end of the road. Although he survived, he feels that this life is meaningless because Bai Mi has already perished.

He is still alive now, just to kill the kid in front of him.

Although Bai Mi is weak, he can still make a comeback after recuperating. However, after the previous battles, he realized that as long as Xuanyuanye is alive, Bai Mi can only be the kingdom of Xiliu for the rest of his life, and he will never be able to stand up again.

While he was surprised that Xiliu had such an outstanding prince, he also realized that Xuanyuanye must not be left behind.

"General Yin could just throw gunpowder and blow us up to death, why did he show up?" Xuanyuan continued to ask with a blank face.

Yin Mubai looked straight at Xuanyuan, and replied after a while, "Because I want to see how much His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Xiliu can do for his subordinates."

"how do I say this?"

"Today, Yin came here just to kill His Royal Highness. As long as His Royal Highness is willing to jump off the cliff, Yin will let you have more than [-] subordinates. Anyway, Yin now only has these dozen subordinates, and there is no way to stop Xi. Liu Jun, but the order of Prince Xiliu, Yin is bound to take it."

One sentence was said lightly, but it made Lin Qi and the others here fly into a rage.

Lin Qi was the first to stare angrily, drew out the long sword at his waist and shouted: "You despicable villain, you have the guts to fight with me alone, and threaten your Highness with us, what kind of ghost are you!"

"Even if you are a ghost, what justice is there? Lieutenant Lin is so young but so impulsive. Could it be that his life is too long?"

Yin Mubai smiled coldly, raised his hand, and a soldier beside him threw a grenade towards Lin Qi.

Lin Qi was startled, and instinctively raised his sword to block it, but Xuanyuan pulled the corner of his clothes and tore it away. The grenade fell to the ground, immediately blasting a big hole in the rock.

"Don't die!" Roaring at Lin Qi who was stunned by fright, Xuanyuan's sharp eyes turned to Yin Mubai, "Is what General Yin said true?"

"One word from a man is hard to follow."

"Your Highness! Absolutely not!" Seeing that Xuanyuan had really reached the edge of the cliff, Lin Qi panicked. Captain Zhang and other soldiers were about to come, but Xuanyuan stopped them in a cold voice.

"If I don't dance today, everyone will die here. General Yin has kept his word all his life. It's only my fault for thinking of such a bad idea in a hurry for quick success."

Speaking such decisive words, Xuanyuan's eyes were still calm and fearless. Lin Qi's eyes widened and he could not speak, but he knew in his heart that Xuanyuan's words were not false.

They can't escape here, what's waiting for them is to die all or one of them.

Seeing that they were silent, Xuanyuan took out the leading token from his bosom and stuffed it into Lin Qi's hand, and said indifferently: "Lin Qi, after taking down Xuhe and returning to Xiliu, please send my greetings to father and queen, as the crown prince of Xiliu. Royal father passed it on to Minger."

"Your Highness! I will not let you jump today even if I wait for the collective jump!"

Lin Qi was shaken all over, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hug Xuanyuan, but he stretched out his hand and pressed it lightly on his shoulder, and he flew back immediately.

Xuanyuan stood on the edge of the cliff, and the mountain wind blowing from below made his clothes and hair dance wildly. He was still as proud as a god, and looked at Yin Mubai arrogantly, and actually jumped off the cliff!

"No! Your Highness—" Lin Qi screamed and rushed to the edge of the cliff, only to see Xuanyuan falling rapidly.

Yin Mubai behind him also widened his eyes in shock, never expecting that Xuanyuan would actually be willing to do this for his subordinates.

But at this moment, a clear howl full of anger and despair came from behind, and just as Yin Mubai was about to turn his head, a strong force pierced through his chest from behind.

A mouthful of blood spewed out violently, he only felt that someone grabbed his shoulder and led him to jump down, and the gunpowder in the hand of a person behind him fell to the ground.

The violent explosion detonated other gunpowder, and a dozen people were immediately blown to pieces.

His body was thrown heavily on the ground, and then someone shouted loudly: "Lin Qi, catch him!"

Lin Qi was also startled by the sudden explosion, and when he turned around, he saw Yin Mubai was thrown in front of him, spitting blood.

He instinctively reached out and touched Yin Mubai's acupoints, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a person chasing Xuanyuan and jumping off the cliff.

The man was dressed in white and his black hair was like a waterfall. Although he disappeared from sight in a blink of an eye, Lin Qi was very clear about who he was.

But Ruoshui left the palace that day, and was stopped many times on the way to the gate of Midu City. Countless soldiers tried to persuade him to stay, but he could only refuse one by one in the end.

At last, he met Old Fu at the gate of the city. Seeing the old man's eyes fixed on him, he stopped his horse on his own initiative, but he still didn't forget to force a smile, pretending to be relaxed and happy.

No matter how much pain and unwillingness there is, he just wants to bear it alone. Master taught him before that the most important thing to be a human being is to be strong, and he should never expose his fragility in front of others casually at any time.

When Mr. Fu saw that he was still smiling, he couldn't help feeling as sad as if he had been picked up by someone. Today's young people don't learn anything else, but try to be brave.

He took Ruoshui out of the city, and the two sat under the big tree beside the official road, saying their final farewell.

"Boy Ruoshui, where are you going after you leave?" The two sat quietly for a while, and Mr. Fu asked with a sigh.

In fact, along the way, he could vaguely feel that Ruoshui was struggling, so at this time Ruoshui insisted on leaving, and he didn't intend to keep him.

However, after all, people have to ask their own hearts before they can know what choice to make.

"I'm planning to go back. This place is very close to Youguo. With Liuyun's footsteps, I can get home in two days. If I've been away for a long time, Master and his elders should miss me."

Ruoshui thought for a moment, then replied with a smile, while reaching out to touch Liuyun's mane, his face was full of tenderness, but he seemed a bit reluctant in the end.

Liu Yun seemed to be able to sense his master's emotions, so he let out a low neigh and leaned over to lick his cheek.

He was startled, and smiled slightly with the corners of his mouth curled up. There was a small dimple on the corner of his mouth, but the shape was not as full as before.

Mr. Fu stroked his gray beard, looked at each person and horse from the corner of his eyes, "You really don't want to insult me?"

"Old Fu, if you stay, I will regret it one day. Maybe what I regret the most now is taking a shortcut and rushing to Xiliu, and then I happened to meet Xuanyuan in the mountains of Jianzhu."

"However, this is the fate between you and Your Highness."

"Fate and fate, if there is fate and no fate, it is better not to have this fate."

Shaking his head self-deprecatingly, Ruoshui helplessly expressed the crux of his heart. Fate has harmed many people since ancient times. He is always praised for being smart, but now he can't foolishly jump into the fire pit.

Old Fu couldn't answer, but he knew in his heart that what Ruo Shui said was true.

The breeze in the mountains blew slowly, and the sound of rustling leaves remained unchanged. Ruoshui stood up, bowed to Mr. Fu, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Mr. Fu, Xuanyuan is with you, I am very relieved, so I will leave now. Next time you come to see Master for a drink, if it is convenient, please bring some news about him to me."

The reluctance in the words was expressed deliberately by him in a light tone, causing Fu Lao to shake his head helplessly, and sighed: "Silly boy, don't people in the world say that it is rare to be confused, so you want to be shrewd in everything?"

"Of course, Mr. Fu, it's rare to be confused. This kind of words are used on an old man like you. There will be many opportunities for me to be confused in the future. How can I indulge myself now?"

Leaving behind this joke, Ruoshui turned around and turned to Liuyun, and finally glanced at Mr. Fu, with his legs clamped, Liuyun ran along the official road towards Youguo.

Mr. Fu stood beside the official road, staring at his back for a long time. Under the golden sunlight, the figure that was going away was covered with golden light, as if it was about to disappear.

He remembered a poem he heard a long time ago. There was a sentence in the poem, "This feeling can be regarded as a memory, but it was already at a loss at that time."

He didn't know if Ruoshui and Xuanyuan a few years later would also remember this brief reunion in their lives, and miss the bewildered feeling at that time.

It took more than a day to reach the territory of You Country. Compared with the wars in other countries, You Country is temporarily at peace.

Xiliu chose to fight Bai Mi and Xuhe first to give King You time to think about whether he should follow in Bai Mi's footsteps after dying and struggling, or directly bow his head and proclaim himself a minister to save the people from the suffering of war.

In the evening of this day, Ruoshui arrived at Fancheng, the bustling place where merchants from You Country most often come.

The city covers a small area, but it is quite popular because of the rich market commodities. Many merchants from other cities or countries often come here to purchase.

Naturally, Ruoshui came here not to purchase goods, but because this was the only way he had to go home.

Because he was not in a hurry to go back, he decided to stay in Fancheng for one night before leaving, and also to see if there was anything interesting that he could bring back to honor his master.

Finding a clean inn, he asked Xiaoer to take Liuyun to the stables, while he took the package and the Cicada Wing Sword into the shop.

He was handsome and well-dressed, and the shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he entered the shop, "Is this young man staying at the shop or working as a top student?"

"All of them, serve me two side dishes and a bowl of rice first." Seeing that there were not many customers, Ruoshui found an empty table and sat down, and told the owner with a smile.

I didn't have a good meal all the way, but now I'm really hungry.

The owner kept saying yes, then turned around and ordered the cook to cook.

Ruoshui drank the tea brought by Xiaoer, and looked at all the people sitting in the store. Except for a square table in the corner, the others were ordinary people.

The two people sitting at the table in the corner, although they were dressed as ordinary businessmen, were very eye-catching in terms of their stature and demeanor.

Especially the one who was facing Ruoshui at this time, the simple clothes could not conceal his luxurious temperament at all, the pair of red phoenix eyes on his handsome face revealed a rebellious arrogance, and the graceful demeanor in his gestures let Ruoshui know him Not in the pool.

The man beside him was tall and tall, although his aura was not as noble as his, but he showed a completely different flavor, with a cynical smile on his suave eyebrows, and his handsome and unrestrained demeanor was obviously not ordinary people.

Ruoshui withdrew his gaze, but his mind was spinning quickly while tasting the tea. Although these two people were very handsome, they were strangers, obviously not from Youguo.

But now that Xiliu, Baimi, and Xuhe are at war with the Three Kingdoms, the emperor's relatives probably don't have time to go out and play in the mountains and rivers. Could it be that these two people are from the north or the west?

However, hearing that Sheng Shui and Long Xiang were also launching unification wars in their respective domains, he really couldn't figure out which country these two came from.

While thinking about it, the two of them had finished eating, they didn't seem to notice Ruoshui's gaze, and went upstairs together.

Ruoshui's eyes followed them closely, until he watched them enter the upper room of Tianzihao, and then slowly frowned.