Night Tales

The moonlight is melting tonight, and the whole village is shrouded in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.Lu Chengxi sat by the river with two wine jars beside him. He opened one and drank silently under the moonlight.

The river wind mixed with cool water droplets patted on his slightly drunk cheeks, Lu Chengxi took a deep breath, and closed his eyes comfortably.

At this moment, a tune without rhythm was ringing in his ears. Listen carefully, it was still something he had written:

I am from the brightest place in the night,

The ancient geese echoed in the sky.

Starlight sprinkles the pines in the south,

The moonlight rolled up the great waves in the north.

When the west wind blows over the desolate ridge,

When brutal rains corrode the barren soil.

When the secret was buried on the blood cliff, the road was overturned underfoot.

Who stands on the top of a thousand mountains and sees the struggle of the undead?

Who guards thousands of land and tramples on other people's hometown?

Why does the sun always rise and why does the moon always fall?

Why is the world full of rakshasas who devour people?

Why are there always mourning crows on the tree?

Who with a sword can cut down the fangs of the wicked?

Whose steed can crush corrupt myths?

Who can protect...

Lu Chengxi opened his eyes and looked, but Ah Xie was sitting on an ancient willow not far away, his folding fan beating on the trunk, his expression was quite intoxicated, but there was not a single word sung in tune.Lu Chengxi couldn't stand listening, and threw a jar of wine towards her face, Ah Xie reached out to catch it.

"It's so late, Mr. Xi is still so elegant." Ah Xie jumped down from the tree, sat beside him, opened the lid and took a sip.

"You are more elegant."

"Look at your posture of soaking in wine barrels, tsk tsk, why are you still alive?"

"I'm not dead, you are in a hurry."

Ah Xie leaned closer to Lu Chengxi, and said, "Tell me, what are you struggling with every day?"

"What does it have to do with you?"

"Don't, you said that we have been in love and killing each other for decades, there is always friendship, and there is always one friend."

"I really don't want to have any friendship with you, a fool with well-developed limbs and a simple mind."

"Haha, I'm an idiot, you haven't killed me for decades, aren't you also stupid?"

"I'm just too lazy to argue with you."

"Hey, it's serious." Ah Xie put his head next to Lu Chengxi's ear, and said quietly: "In these years, I see that the number of people arrested from the mortal realm has ranged from [-] to [-], and I have never seen so many slaves. There are pumice stones, and they are being pulled towards Tianque by cart after cart, what kind of shameful things are you doing?"

"How do I know, you have to ask my senior brother."

"Don't tell the truth, can you not know what your senior brother knows?"

"I don't tell you if I know it, and I will piss you off."

"Don't be angry, hum!"

At this time, Ah Xie felt the smell of blood spreading somewhere in the distance, she raised her head vigilantly, and a hazy figure stumbled along the moonlit river bank.Ah Xie got up, but Lu Chengxi didn't have the ability to feel the movement around her like her. Seeing that her expression was different, she also stood up, and Ah Xie had already run away.

Seeing someone coming, the black figure finally let go of the breath held in his chest, and as soon as he let go, he collapsed.When Ah Xie approached him, he heard the man muttering to himself: "Ying... Aying..."

Ah Xie helped him up, and only then did he see the person's face clearly, it turned out to be Luo Ying's husband Li Minghao.

When Luo Ying received her husband, she saw that the gauze wrapped around his body had been dyed red, and the blood was dripping continuously.Luo Ying hurriedly asked Ah Xie to hug the child away. Ah Xie had never hugged a child before, so with a little effort, the child cried "wow".Ah Xie was in a hurry, and was about to throw the child to Lu Chengxi. Lu Chengxi waved his hands again and again. Although he had hugged the child before, what he hugged was Tianhe's rough-skinned and thick-skinned guy. He really couldn't hug such a tender body.

Luo Ying helped Li Minghao to lie down on the bed.Li Minghao burst into tears when he saw Luo Ying: "Finally, I see your mother and daughter."

"You only think of me when you look half-dead. If you are well, then go after the suzerain position."

"Because I'm Li Xuanwei's son, everyone looks at me, so I have to act like that. But I always remember you in my heart." Li Minghao looked at Lu Chengxi and Ah Xie who were beside the bed, Luo Fei and the others who came in later said to them, "Can you let A Ying and I stay alone for a while?"

"If you don't save your injuries, I'm afraid it will be too late." Ah Xie said.

"I know that there is no hope. I just rushed here with my last breath. Once this breath is over, it will be the limit."

"Then you have to stop your bleeding first." Luo Ying said, beckoning to Lu Chengxi to help him up, she went to untie the bloody belt on her waist, even though it was early spring, there was a foul smell coming over her face , the intestines were squeezed in the wound, and the red and white debris made it hard to look directly at.Luo Ying covered her mouth, sobbing uncontrollably.Ah Xie touched his forehead, it was boiling hot.

"You don't need to scrape off the carrion, just stop the bleeding." Li Minghao said.

Lu Chengxi took out the wound medicine from the empty sleeve as he said, helped him to lie down, and sprinkled the medicine on it. Li Minghao was sweating coldly from the pain, but he didn't say a word.

After the wound was bandaged, Li Minghao said again: "The injuries in other places are not serious, so there is no need to deal with them."

Luo Ying nodded to everyone, they understood, turned around and left.Li Minghao suddenly said: "Wait a minute." Everyone turned their heads.

"Can you keep the baby?"

Ah Xie couldn't wait to hear these words, so he hurriedly carried the child Sai Luoying into Lu Chengxi's arms and carried it out.The child was still crying, Luo Ying hugged her and coaxed her for a while, until she stopped crying, and fell asleep twitching, Luo Ying was free to look at Li Minghao, and saw that his eyes were full of tears, happy and sour Looking at their mother and daughter.

Li Minghao wiped away his tears and said, "Can I touch her?" Luo Ying put the child beside his pillow, with his head facing him, and Li Minghao stretched out a hand to touch the baby's soft skin. There was also a bloodstain on the baby's forehead.He quickly took his hand away again, motioning for her to take the child away.Luo Ying carried her daughter to the end of the bed to fall asleep, and patted her lightly.

"what is her name?"

"Luo Qinghuan."

Li Minghao's eyes changed, he was silent for a moment, then he smiled hoarsely: "Yes, I have never fulfilled my responsibilities as a husband and father before, and I will never have a chance again. Her surname is Luo, which is just right."

Luo Ying did not speak, and the two fell into a long silence.A group of people standing or sitting outside listened to the conversation in the house with their ears upright. The silence between the two caused a commotion. He kept scratching his ears and muttering: "Speak, speak quickly..." Lu Chengxi Kicking his ass, he stared at Lu Chengxi, wanting to protest but dared not speak out.

"Actually, Ah Ying...do you know? At that time, when I heard that you were going to be my bride, I was so happy. I couldn't sleep well for days and nights, dreaming of holding you in my arms." The feeling in my arms..."

"The feeling of holding you in my arms..." Cicada imitated Li Minghao's tone, and said to Fuyu, Fuyu couldn't hold back, laughed out loud, and slapped Cicada on the head at the same time.Luo Mu and Luo Fei are still here, how can they tease their son-in-law and brother-in-law in front of others.

"But I know you don't see me in your eyes, you like that Lu Chengxi, don't you?"

"What's right!" Luo Ying yelled: "This one also said that I like Lu Chengxi and that one also said that I like Lu Chengxi. He has a good skin and can make girls fall in love. Should I like that sissy?"

"Okay, okay...cough cough...I was wrong, our Ying'er is not such a superficial person."

"Superficial people." Ah Xie also teased Lu Chengxi.Lu Chengxi glanced at her without responding.

"Actually, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that I don't like the feeling of being forced into a marriage. After all, we are not fellow travelers, and we just miss each other like this, and it's better to sit next to each other every day and make noise."

"Aying." Li Minghao's eyes were burning hot like the sun peeling off heavy clouds.The sudden excitement hurt his wound, and he coughed uncontrollably.

"Actually, this accident was all caused by a girl." Li Minghao said again: "It has something to do with your father."

"what?"

"That day, Xiashan's enchantment was split by a girl holding Qianjun sword."

"Qianjun Sword!" Lu Chengxi focused on these three words, but Mi Jia only noticed "Split with a sword."

"Impossible! The enchantment that my father arranged with his own hands didn't budge even when Emperor Qing slapped it with his palm."

"We are also surprised. The girl said that there are evil things in Xiashan, and there was a lot of trouble for a while. I don't know who it is, and found a secret room from the library. The secret room is full of demon women and babies. The dead body. For a while, Xiashan was boiling. Those people with malicious intentions pointed their finger at your father. To your father means to me. My father and your father have already sealed the gods, and the matter of Xiashan is over. You can't interfere. So there was another civil strife in Xiashan, and there were a lot of rumors about Lingyuan in Xiashan. When I escaped, it was already in full swing."

When people outside heard the news, only Fuyu and Chan showed shock, the rest seemed to know it already.And Luo Fei couldn't hear the conversations in the room because of her low cultivation, so she was very curious about their expressions.

"What are they talking about?" Luo Fei asked Cicada, Cicada made a silent gesture, lowered her voice and said, "It's too bloody, it's not suitable for children."

"So, is Xiashan going to die?" Luo Ying's eyes were a little moist again. After all, it was where she grew up, and all her memories were in Xiashan.

"If you'd like to save it."

"I don't have the ability to reach the sky, nor the prestige admired by thousands of people. How did I save Xiashan? My greatest wish now is to watch my Huan'er grow up slowly. There is nothing to consider about other things. .”

"If you are willing to do me this little favor, the entire Xiashan Mountain will thank you."

"What are you busy, you say."

"Go to Qishan, find Wei Yanzhen, and ask him to send troops to rescue him."

"Can you save him by letting him save him?"

"He will save."

"Hmph, when did Xianzong collude with King Qi again?"

Li Minghao smiled miserably: "If you don't want to, I won't force you. How much I want to be with you and guard our child, but unfortunately I can't wait until this day...cough cough..."

"Don't talk about it, you are tired too, take a good rest, the few outside are all capable people, ask them to give you a good treatment tomorrow."

"I'm already a god. I just want to see you now. Don't leave, okay?" Li Minghao stretched out a hand from under the quilt and held it with Luo Ying.

"I'm sorry for making your bed dirty." Li Minghao murmured a few more words, and fell asleep in a daze. When it was almost dawn, he opened his eyes again and saw Luo Ying still looking at him, with a heavy expression on his face. I closed my eyes and never opened them again.

On the second day, Luo Ying was crying so hard that she had no strength left. Luo Mu helped her to sleep in her room for two hours, then hurriedly got up again, and said to Lu Chengxi: "I still need you to take care of my husband's funeral. Mother It's not easy being old, my daughter and Fei'er both need to be taken care of, and I still have to fulfill the entrustment entrusted to me by my husband, I'm afraid I will bother you for a month or two."

Lu Chengxi said: "How about I go and complete this entrustment for you, I am faster than you, and I have some old friends with King Qi. Huan'er is still breastfeeding, so how can she leave her mother?"

"You overheard our conversation?" Luo Ying was startled and angry, pointing at him and asked.

Lu Chengxi held Luo Ying's hand and said: "Don't be angry, you didn't block the consciousness of outsiders, so naturally everyone can hear it."

"let me go."

Lu Chengxi hurriedly let go of his hand, and said with a smile: "These are trivial things, I treat you sincerely, and I have never done anything to apologize to you."

"My husband just passed away, is it appropriate for you to say such a thing?"

"You women just take chastity too seriously, why put so many shackles on yourself."

"If a woman is not self-respecting, you guys will take advantage of it for nothing. Women in the night realm have no concept of chastity. Wouldn't it be just what you want when you go there?"

"Okay, let's not talk about it. Are you going to let me go or not? It's just a message. Since your husband only confessed this sentence, it is expected that they will have a lot of negotiations on weekdays, so I don't have time for me to say more."

Luo Ying thought for a moment, then said: "Then let's go."

"Since that's the case, I'll take Yu'er away, and Cicada will stay here. Your husband's funeral needs to be arranged, so it's more convenient for more men."

"Yes." Luo Ying agreed.Afterwards, Lu Chengxi explained a few more words to Ah Xie, and asked them to help bury Li Minghao before leaving.

When he and Fuyu hurried to Qishan, Qi Wangwei Yanzhen was wearing a silver-white battle armor, and greeted them grandly.Before Lu Chengxi opened his mouth, Wei Yanzhen smiled and said, "Young Master Lu, I heard that you are also doing a lot in the capital."

"At the foot of the emperor in the capital, a commoner named Lu has no power or power, so he can only open one or two small shops and take care of it slowly."

"Your Wuhen girl is both talented and beautiful, and romantic and charming. She is really the best in the world. This king likes it very much. It is really wronged to stay in such a small place as Wuwang City. Why don't you take her to the capital and settle down?" It also gives the phoenix a chance to spread its wings."

Lu Chengxi raised his eyebrows, chewing on King Qi's words thoughtfully.

"This time Lu came here to convey a word."

"What?"

"Xianzong is in trouble, please ask King Qi to send troops to help."

"It turns out that Mr. Lu is still a member of the Xianzong sect."

"No, it's just that my friend was ordered in a crisis, and Lu Mou is just helping out a little."

"Mr. Lu, are you interested in coming to my royal family to show your ambitions?"

Lu Chengxi's hand shaking the folding fan paused, rolled his eyes, and said: "Lu is just a businessman, he doesn't understand military strategy or politics, so he really can't help King Qi."

"Mr. Lu is too modest. Mr. Lu's courage and wisdom are superior to others. Wouldn't it be too violent to use his talents to play with the world? Thinking about it, even the people around Mr. Lu have the appearance of dragons and phoenixes, which is so enviable." .”

Knowing that he was talking about Fuyu, Lu Chengxi turned his head and glanced at the people around him, and said, "Lu is not restrained by nature, he only loves romance, snow, moon, wine and beauty, I'm afraid he will disappoint King Qi."

"It doesn't matter, there is no defense. If you think about it someday, the door of Prince Qi's mansion will be open to you at any time."

"Since that's the case, Lu is leaving." Lu Chengxi cupped his fists, winked at Fuyu, and the two left the palace together.

King Qi's close minister pointed to Lu Chengxi and said: "This person is too conceited, he can't even bow down when he sees the lord, why doesn't the lord punish him."

"Hey, since ancient times, capable people and strangers have always been lonely and arrogant. As long as he is still useful to this king, let him go."

"The origin of this person is unknown. So far, I have not known where such a rich master came from. If I don't know the bottom line, I may make mistakes in the future."

"The world is so big, there are not [-] but [-] people whose origins are unknown. If you want to worry about them all, I just check people's household registration every day and forget it."

Lu Chengxi and Fuyu left Prince Qi's mansion through the back door, and walked to a place where no one was around. Lu Chengxi said to Fuyu, "Let's go to the main entrance." In the distance, I saw a mighty army marching out slowly. The army was in order, and the momentum was like a rainbow. The trembling Qishan and the ground were trembling. Rolling stones from the top of the mountain fell from time to time, and the frightened birds scattered.

"So fast?" Fuyu asked in surprise.

"Where do you think his army is heading?" Lu Chengxi asked.

"Isn't it Xiashan?"

"The ones going to Xiashan haven't assembled yet."

"Where is this heading?"

"I guess it's the capital city."

“How come you see?”

"Just what King Qi said just now." Lu Chengxi said again: "If you practice more in the mortal realm, you can learn many things that you can't learn in the night realm."

"Then your trip to Qishan this time is meaningless?"

"I've fulfilled my responsibilities. I'm afraid King Qi is more aware of Xiashan's situation than I am. It doesn't matter if I leave or not."

"Could it be that eldest sister is just trying to please sister Ying?"

"Isn't this just to show my face in front of King Qi? Maybe the business of the capital will depend on him. If you don't get more money from the Mortal Realm and go back, do you think Yuque just popped out of thin air?"

"Sister, do you know what you look like? A shit stirrer."

Lu Chengxi knocked on Fuyu's head: "It's not big or small. I don't make a shit stick, where do you think the money for Yuque's reconstruction came from? Go, time is not urgent now, I will take you to eat well Food." After that, Lu Chengxi pulled her, and the two got on the horse and ran down the mountain.

Lu Guiyi led an army of [-] to the west, and joined forces with the commander-in-chief Sun Qian.Sun Qian was originally a student of Lu Guiyi, and when he saw his mentor, he bowed to him.Lu Guiyi helped Sun Qian up and asked about the situation in the West.

"Now the demon army is divided into two groups, one is to attack Xianzong, and the other is to occupy the southern shore of the mirror in the east, and build a lot of construction there."

"The shore of the water mirror is not my Mortal Realm territory, let them go. Xianzong still wants to give them a hand."

"I don't know what good strategy my teacher has for repelling the enemy?"

Lu Guiyi didn't answer, but asked instead: "Is that girl still there?"

"Yes. Come." The herald took a step forward.

"Go and bring Miss Xiao."

After the herald went down, Lu Guiyi walked to the map and pondered deeply.Sun Qian cautiously accompanied him and said: "The Demon Realm currently has about [-] troops. Since they occupied Qianmen Mountain, they have built many catapults on the mountain and kept throwing stones from the mountain. Our army can't get close at all. "

Just as Lu Guiyi was about to speak, the herald had already arrived with the girl.

"You all go down." Lu Guiyi said to the crowd, and they took orders to leave.

The girl is very beautiful, if it is not for the lack of aesthetic feeling in the coarse cloth clothes, she can even be described as "beautiful country and city".However, when evaluating the beauty of a woman, appearance has never been the only criterion, or it does not meet the definition of beauty of Lu Gui and his wife.As the daughter of the God of War, she can't see any femininity in her body.Strong, vigorous, and even the expression on his face is dignified and serious.If she is a man, then all these shortcomings can be turned into advantages, or if she is willing to change her style, the muscles on her body are not so obvious, and she can be regarded as a heroic heroine.

"Junior Sister, how is Master recently?"

"Not good, will you go back?" When the girl spoke, there was no warmth in her tone. No one likes this way of speaking, but can he change if he doesn't like it?

Lu Guiyi smiled: "What's wrong? Didn't Master become an emperor recently?"

"So just stop talking meaningless, what did you ask me for?"

"Junior sister, a person whose heart is blinded by hatred is very pitiful."

"Nothing to do with you."

"Do you know who the real murderer who killed your father is?"

"Isn't it Qingdi?"

"No, no, no, no...it's the Emperor of Heaven."

The girl was slightly surprised and said, "Why did you say that?"

"Think about it, as the god of war in the heavens, why doesn't he stay in the sky, but wanders in the mortal world, and even married a mortal girl to have children?" Lu Guiyi paced in front of the map and said: It was the Emperor of Heaven. He murdered the king and usurped the throne, cleaned the Heavenly Palace, executed those who resisted, and exiled those who resisted. Xiao Hongling's right hand was cut off by Shang Jun. If there was no such thing, how could he not be able to defeat Emperor Qing? Invasion, just like today, the heavens did not send any troops to guard this land. Isn't it normal for your father to be killed because he was alone and broke his hand?"

"Why should I believe your words?" the girl asked.

"Ignorance makes you biased. Books are the most beautiful things in the world. Junior sister and senior brother have only one advice for you. Read more books and don't be a savage who only knows how to use knives and guns."

"Hmph, boring." The girl turned around and walked out of the tent, Lu Guiyi stroked her gray beard, and laughed "hahaha".