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Bai Qian wondered if his living environment had been too peaceful for a long time, or it was because this kind of family competition had decreased a lot in modern civilization.In short, this kind of thing has never stopped since I came to this world, and it is difficult to adapt.

Can't help but think of that movie line: Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.You are right.

Bai Qian looked at the person in front of him and asked, "Where's Jingxi?"

The man in black who had been stabbed by him lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and replied, "I don't know."

Bai Qian put Jingxi's black jade on the table, and continued to ask: "Then why did he ask me to come?"

When he saw Jingxi for the first time, Jingxi was all in black, and her robe didn't have any patterns on it.Only the black jade belt hook around the waist has a dark red streak on the edge.Bai Qian remembered the image of Jingxi very deeply, every move was like burning a CD, stored in his mind.

Those two people didn't speak, Bai Qian took out the two black silk scarves and put them next to Mo Yu: "Then tell him, I have business with him."

Bai Qian waited until late at night before Jing Xi avoided the eyes and ears of others and went to see him in the small house.Under the dim oil lamp, it can be seen that Jingxi is dressed in a luxurious dress, a satin robe woven with golden rhombus patterns, and a high crown and hair, which looks like a formal dress.

It's another look.

Jingxi entered the door, neither speaking nor sitting down, just standing in front of the threshold, waiting for the other party to speak first.

Bai Qian threw the two silk scarves over, but couldn't show his usual peaceful and friendly tone, just talking about business: "What kind of picture is this?"

Only then did Jingxi lean over, carefully look at the pattern embroidered on it with the light, but suddenly changed his face, and asked: "The topographical map of lotus wine, and the emperor's palace. Where did you get it?"

Bai Qian also showed him the mask he had picked up, and said in a deep voice, "The men in black—not those under your command."

Jingxi thought to himself, his face became more and more serious, he suddenly turned and opened the door, and shouted: "Ye Ming! Quick! Strengthen the guards, they want to assassinate the emperor!"

Ye Ming was shocked, but he didn't ask any questions, and led the two men in black out through the side door.

When Jing Xi turned around, Bai Qian had already put the mask back on.Jingxi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you going back to Fanxi?"

Bai Qian said indifferently: "Yes."

Jingxi's fist clenched a little bit, his knuckles turned white and protruded, and it took him a long time to answer: "I'll send someone to see you off."

The dull voice continued to descend in the night, the dry air squeezed out the moisture, and then froze into hard sharp arrows, firing in all directions.Jingxi turned around and said nothing else.

Bai Qian suddenly sighed, and called him: "Jingxi."

The moonlight is clear and bright, and it is bright and clean.Jingxi stood still and heard Bai Qian ask, "Do you have anything to explain about this time?"

Jing Xi said coldly, "No."

Bai Qian was dumbfounded, smiled wryly, and said: "All the good feelings for you are gone."

Jingxi was slightly startled, her clenched hands trembled, but she still went out without saying a word.

Bai Qian added: "You are really annoying."

Halfway through the conversation, the Jingxi people had already stepped out.The door was still open, and the moonlight came in, making it a little cooler.Bai Qian sat on the square stool, circling his fingertips on his knees.

As he thought before, it's not that he can't understand Jingxi. 20 years old is the age for playing games, skipping classes, and sleeping in. It should be heartless and wanton.Now he has to shoulder the heavy burden in front of him, put business affairs at the center of his life, and rush forward with a dull head for the overall situation.

Bai Qian felt that he was also quite pitiful.

But my heart was full of breath, and my whole body was about to explode.Bai Qian paused with his fingertips, grabbed the crutch at hand, and followed out.

Every step was like walking on the edge of a knife, and it hurt so badly.Bai Qian knew that this useless leg had already suffered from the root cause of the disease, and knew that even if he got another prosthetic limb, he would not be able to walk as before.It is impossible to clearly divide the responsibilities, but Jingxi cannot escape at all.

Bai Qian grabbed the door frame to stabilize his body, and shouted: "Jingxi! Come back to me!"

Jing Xi immediately turned her head when she heard the words, with a look of surprise in her eyes, obviously she didn't expect Bai Qian to chase her out.

Bai Qian said in a deep voice: "You have nothing to explain? No? But I think it is necessary for you to make a statement to me!"

Jingxi strode back, stopped in front of Baiqian, and then re-entered the house.Bai Qian turned around, leaned on the door frame and moved the crutch to the threshold, turning around with difficulty.

Jingxi was standing not far away, her eyes fixed on Bai Qian's crutches, her breathing was suppressed, trembling slightly with the frequency of Bai Qian's movements.

It took Bai Qian a long time to sit down again, and glared at Jing Xi: "When you get upset, you turn around and run away, what's wrong with you!"

Jingxi's face was embarrassed, sullen after embarrassment.

Bai Qian asked: "I fell off the carriage and climbed tens of meters, I was injured all over, and I brought this map to you, but you have nothing to say? Do you know what it feels like to crawl? You know What's it like to be a human being and have to crawl around on dirt and stones? I thought I was worse than a beast! I lost my legs a long time ago, but maybe I could walk well before I met you You can still run two steps, and you tell me that you have nothing to explain. Don't you think it's funny?"

Jingxi had never seen Bai Qian get angry, in fact, Bai Qian didn't get angry often, he was calm about everything, as if he had a good temper.Now that Bai Qian was questioning him without delay, Jing Xi didn't know how to react, so he just explained: "The emperor called you into the palace, and I taught someone to rob you in advance, just as you disappeared, and escaped from the emperor. Imprisonment."

Bai Qian sneered: "I don't think there's anything wrong with using some conspiracies and tricks. It's just for self-protection instead of harming others. It's acceptable. But Jingxi, where did you put me? I think we are not counted now. A passer-by, right? At least it can be called an acquaintance, but it’s better than a random passer-by on the road, right? Why can’t you tell me?”

Jingxi was a little taken aback: "Are you mad at this?"

Bai Qian shook his head: "I'm not angry. Jing Tianshu is your elder brother, and I'm just an outsider. If you want to trade me for him, there's nothing wrong with emotion or reason. I've been betrayed and I've accepted it. I'm just a little chilled and feel We drank for nothing the night before."

Jingxi looked at Bai Qian, her lips were pale, they opened and closed, and she couldn't think of anything.

Bai Qian sighed lightly again, and said bluntly: "I had a good impression of you at first. You treated me well, protected me from the very beginning, and always saved and helped me. I don't like this The friendliness is irresistible, thinking that our relationship is really good. Thinking about it now, you..."

"Stay a few more days, I will see you off in person." Jing Xi interrupted Bai Qian's words, left this sentence, and left.

……

This person's brain circuit will always have a branch of "I don't want to continue the conversation, I can immediately get out of the way", which can be implemented anytime and anywhere.

Two days later, Jing Xi reappeared and changed back to his usual black clothes and boots.It's just that the long robe he usually wears has been replaced by a bunt, and there is a vermilion wood hairpin on his bun, which is simple and inconspicuous.

Before Bai Qian could understand the meaning of his attire, Jing Xi tied a horse in front of the door and said, "Riding out of the city on horseback."

Black line in front of white: "Why don't you ask me if I can ride a horse?"

Jingxi didn't ask, and said in a muffled voice, "Then you stay a few more days, I'll think of other ways."

Bai Qian waved his hand helplessly: "I'll bear with it, but I'm sure I can't keep my balance."

Jingxi pondered for a moment: "I'll ride with you." Jingxi hesitated for a while, but continued: "You still need to pretend."

Bai Qian saw that he took out a wooden sculpture and put it on the ground, and after looking closely, he found that it was a prosthetic limb.It is made of two pieces of wood, the calf is connected to the sole of the foot, and the half of the thigh is independent, and an iron bar is used to connect the calf, so that it can perform bending movements.

Jingxi said: "Tianshu can only draw such a picture. You don't need to walk, but just take it with you so that you can see the same."

After weighing it over and over again, Bai Qian unbuttoned the trousers and slipped them to the base of his thighs. The stump was exposed in the air, and it also slammed straight into Jingxi's eyes.

Just glanced at it, but for no reason she was frightened, Jingxi quickly moved her eyes away.It's just that the shape of the stump is always in front of my eyes, and I can't forget it no matter what.

Bai Qian first wrapped the stump with an extremely thick layer of bandages, and then covered the stump with soft cotton cloth before putting the stump in.Then he tried to tie that bulky prosthetic to his leg, Bai Qian said to Jing Xi: "This one doesn't have a belt to hang it, it's easy to fall off."

Jingxi was startled, and found that he was covered in cold sweat, his mind was full of shouts, and he could hear Youyuan's long sigh from time to time.Jing Xi didn't look at Bai Qian, but felt a certain sentence turning over and over in his mind, colliding back and forth.

Bai Qian called Jing Xi, Jing Xi turned her head suddenly, her eyes fell on his lap involuntarily.The white thighs abruptly turned into light yellow wood in the middle.Jingxi finally realized that it was Bai Qian's sigh, accompanied by the words.

An eyesore.

Looking at Jingxi's expression, Bai Qian understood everything, put down his gown to cover the stump, took off the wood and handed it back to Jingxi.Jingxi caught it in a daze, pretending that he didn't want to take it.Bai Qian lowered his voice, and said: "I need to tie this around my waist, here is a cloth strip."

Jingxi lowered her head, let out a flustered "hmm", and turned to go out.Bai Qian leaned on the back of the chair, his expression faded after all.

The wood is heavy, after Bai Qian carried this, it was even more difficult to move.Jingxi got on the horse, bent over to support Bai Qian, and pulled him up.Bai Qian couldn't control his balance, so he instinctively grabbed Jingxi's clothes.

After leaving the small house, it was the bustling street, but there were many soldiers patrolling around.Bai Qian asked, "Have those men in black come?"

"No. They have always acted carefully and have been exposed. They will definitely not come again."

Bai Qian asked: "'They' are... the Ming family?"

Jingxi paused for a moment, and said "hmm".

Sure enough.Bai Qian continued to ask: "What exactly does the Ming family want to do?"

"I don't know." Jingxi raised his hand and reined in his horse, the long line in front of the city gate stopped, tilted his head slightly, and said in a low voice, "Now the city guards are not only subordinates of the Jingfu, but also the emperor's personal guards take turns. You... ...Legs are uncomfortable, just be patient for a moment."

With that said, Jingxi pulled the horse and stepped forward.The soldier squinted at Jingxi, and shouted: "Get off the horse, get off the horse, everyone has to get off the horse for inspection!"

Bai Qian's heart tightened, but he saw Jing Xi's eyes with a cold light, which frightened the little soldier into a shiver.Next to him was Jingxi's own person who pulled the corner of his clothes and said in a low voice: "The emperor and the city chief are looking for a cripple without legs. These two people have complete hands and feet, they must not be!"

The little soldier reached out to touch Bai Qian's leg, but Jing Xi pinched him, almost breaking his wrist.Xiaobing screamed in pain, and the person next to him hurriedly said: "Master! Don't be angry! This person has no malicious intentions. I will let you out!"

With a wave of Jingxi's hand, the little soldier was thrown far away, and the old god walked out of the city gate.After galloping for dozens of miles, Jingxi reined in his horse, supported Bai Qian and sat down on the ground.

With a pale face, Bai Qian pointed to his leg and said, "Help me remove it. It hurts too much, and my whole body feels weak."

Jingxi looked stiff and stood there, not knowing what to do.