who and the rivers and lakes

Bai Yutang stared fixedly at the abacus in Zhan Zhao's hand, and after a while he came to his senses and complained, "Zhan Zhao, this is your fault. Since you knew this abacus was suspicious, you should have said it earlier. , causing my little sister and I to search the counter inside and out, making our heads look ashamed, are you trying to entertain Fifth Master?"

Zhan Zhao laughed and said, "You really wronged me. I didn't mean to see the jokes between you and Miss Ding, and I didn't want to keep you busy. I just remembered the matter of calculation."

"That's right. Brother Zhan is like you. He doesn't have any serious business all day long, he just wants to tease people." Ding Yuehua twitched his lips and said to Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang let out a strange cry, and turned to face Ding Yuehua, "Hey, I said, little girl Ding, you are really a woman with an outward heart. Have you forgotten who brought you to the city to play when you were young? And who helped you beat you up?" Brother? When you are bullied again in the future, don't look for me, I don't want to help you anymore. After all, you have only met this stinky cat for a few days, and you will defend him everywhere. "

Ding Yuehua was anxious and annoyed, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment, but she peeked at Zhan Zhao again, and saw him looking intently at the abacus in his hand, as if he didn't hear what she and Bai Yutang were arguing at all, and couldn't help feeling very disappointed.How she wished that Zhan Zhao could understand that she was very different from him.

Zhan Zhao twirled the abacus bead on his fingertips, and with a little force on his fingers, the abacus bead cracked, sawdust fell off, and inside was a small wax pellet.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he pinched the outer wax shell, and the wax shell cracked into countless pieces, which fell onto the table one after another.

All that remained in Zhan Zhao's hands was a small ball of parchment.

He carefully spread out the roll of parchment on the table, only to see that there were dense small characters on it, and there were many names recorded. It was the list of officials and gentry that Song secretly communicated with Xixia that many people tried their best to obtain.

Zhan Zhao folded the list and carefully hid it in his bosom. He felt unspeakably relaxed and happy, and he let out a sigh of relief, and said, "The task is complete, we can return to Beijing."

Bai Yutang was also happy for him, and said, "That's great, Fifth Lord has had enough of staying in such a place where birds don't lay eggs, why don't we just leave, let's leave today."

Ding Yuehua was also very happy, but what she was thinking in her heart was: "When Big Brother Zhan returns to Kaifeng Mansion to finish his business, how can he find a way to let Fifth Brother persuade him to go back to Mohua Village together for a few days?" Whether she is looking for Zhan Zhao to come to her house as a guest, or whether she has other more secret thoughts about her daughter's house, but even she herself can't see through it, can't think of it, and don't know.

Ah Yue, who was standing aside, said softly, "You can't leave now."

Bai Yutang and Ding Yuehua turned their heads at the same time and asked, "Why can't we leave?"

Zhan Zhao also looked at her, as if he was also asking why he couldn't leave.

Ah Yue originally had a special expression with faint brows on her face, but when she saw Zhan Zhao's eyes, panic flashed in her eyes, as if the grandiose reason she was going to say suddenly became a little less open and aboveboard.

Ding Yuehua saw that she became embarrassed in a blink of an eye, his heart moved, and he immediately turned to look at Zhan Zhao.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao's eyes were still clear, without any distracting thoughts, Ding Yuehua secretly patted his chest unconsciously, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.After sighing, she didn't understand why her heart was beating so fast just now, and why she wanted to check Zhan Zhao's expression?Is she worried about something?

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. Thinking about it later, she really couldn't even figure out her own thoughts.

Bai Yutang waited and saw that Ah Yue said a word, he stopped talking, became impatient, and asked: "Miss Ah Yue, why do you say we can't leave?"

Ah Yue glanced at Zhan Zhao, tried her best to calm down, and said, "In the next two days, there will be a bigger sandstorm coming. It's safest for you to leave after the sandstorm is over. I..." She glanced at Zhan Zhao again , and said: "I haven't decided whether to lead the Moonlight Clan back to the Central Plains. If I really want to go back, I...I hope, I can go back to the Central Plains with you...you, so that I can have a companion along the way..." She hesitated afterward , completely lost the dignity and sanctity of being a high priest on weekdays.

Ding Yuehua bit her lips tightly and did not speak.

"It's a sandstorm again. In this damn place, is there anything else good besides a sandstorm?" Bai Yutang groaned in pain while covering his head.

He suddenly raised his head, looked at Ah Yue, then at Zhan Zhao, smiled strangely, and said, "Miss Ah Yue, is there really a sandstorm here? Or do you want to keep someone here?"

After hearing Bai Yutang's words, Ouyang Chun unconsciously smiled.

Ding Yuehua could only bite her lower lip harder, wishing to bleed from the bite.

Zhan Zhao glared at Bai Yutang, turning back the weird smile on his face.

On the contrary, Ah Yue's complexion became normal, and she said: "To be honest, you all know that I could not have predicted the big sandstorm in the past two days. Fortunately, shopkeeper Wu... my father... reminded me that I am afraid that the sandstorm will happen this time." Before the power is more powerful. I will do my best, hoping to help Qiongta Town through this difficulty. The time when the sandstorm will come is unpredictable, and the scope of the sandstorm is also impossible to know. All I can do now is to send someone to notify All the surrounding towns, including Qiongta Town, warn the residents that no matter what, they should not leave the town and enter the desert for two days...Of course, if you insist on leaving, I can't stop you. "

When she mentioned Wu San, her eyes turned red, and she looked sad afterward.

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand and scratched his head, stopped talking, but looked at Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao pondered for a while, and said: "What Miss Ayue said is reasonable, we will stay for a few more days, firstly, we can avoid encountering sandstorms on the road, and secondly, we can also help the Moonlight Clan defend against sandstorms."

Ah Yue looked at Zhan Zhao, the expression on his face changed, he seemed relieved, but also sad.

She was upset at this moment and kept Zhan Zhao and the others for a while, but what about after the sandstorm?Did she go back to the Central Plains with Zhan Zhao, or did she have other plans?She herself couldn't make up her mind and didn't know where to go.

Thinking about the Jiangnan in the Central Plains, it must have picturesque scenery and romantic characters, and it is by no means as desolate, cruel and unpredictable as this desert.But in Jiangnan, what relatives does she have?To her, it was just a very strange and illusory remote land.

And this desert is the place where she was born and raised.Her clan has already married and had children here, and has taken root deeply.The local residents even respect the Moonlight Tribe like gods and men. They completely rely on the Moonlight Tribe's ability to observe the sky to avoid the annual big sandstorm, and also rely on the Moonlight Tribe to help them build water conservancy and cure diseases...

Although the long yellow sand of the desert is barren and lonely, there are feelings that she can't let go of.

At midnight, Ah Yue led a few people from the family to carry Wu San's body outside the town to prepare for the funeral.

Zhan Zhao, alone, followed the Moonlight Clan members silently to the outside of the town.

In his heart, Wu San is really a complicated person who can't tell good from evil.Wu San was persistent all his life, and finally sacrificed his own life, as well as the lives of others, but did everything he did really have any effect?

Many people spend their whole lives obsessed with one idea, but what do they get in the end?Even his Zhan Zhao, why not?He can be misunderstood, hated, and insulted for his own beliefs, but at the same time he is loved and appreciated by others... He doesn't care about other people's opinions, whether he hates or praises, he can forget about it, The most important thing is to be worthy of his own heart, he only wants to do what he thinks he should do.But for this so-called thing that should be done, he often has to reflect on it, trembling with trepidation, fearing that a mistake in his mind will lead him to go astray.

It was dark in the desert, and it was impossible to see the end.

Wu San's body was burning, and the fire gradually weakened.

Ah Yue had already sent all the clansmen back, and she knelt in front of the fire by herself, with her hands clasped in front of her chest, her head bowed, and she whispered the sacrificial words.

Her mood is not as calm as it seems on the surface.For the future that the Moonlight Clan should have, Wu San did not hesitate to betray his family and abandon his family, and finally died under the knife of his own son. Why?After his death, he could not be included in the clan, let alone return to the so-called hometown in the south of the Yangtze River that he had never been to.When a person dies, everything is over, no matter whether he has humble selfishness or grand ambition, whether he is an ordinary mortal or a great hero, once he dies, he becomes the same, only A handful of yellow sand to bury the bones.

Ah Yue's heart was full of sadness, and she recited the sacrificial speech attentively.She had never been so sad like now, nor was she filled with such a sense of compassion and sorrow.

Zhan Zhao stood far behind her, watching her snow-white robe being blown up by the wind and dyed by the night.In his heart, there is also the sorrow of the vastness of the world and the insignificance of the individual, but at the same time, there is an indescribable pride surging in his chest.

In the vast world, his figure is so lonely, yet so strong.

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