Square inch by Kyushu

It was night, and Gu Yanxi, who was sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes, and rushed towards the window with lightning speed.It's just that when the tip of the sword was about to cut the opponent's throat, he forcibly stopped all the attacks, decisively causing all the strength to return to himself in an instant.

When the soft sword landed, it made a cold and clear sound, and what was colder than that sound was the low and deep sound that sounded at this moment.

"Xi'er, do you still remember my king's entrustment?" At this moment, a tall shadow was cast in the room that was originally full of moonlight, covering Gu Yanxi's face, making him freeze in place and unable to move.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, the voice of the owner of the shadow became even deeper, as if the black clouds were overwhelming the city and the storm was about to come, and it was suffocating.

"Xi'er, your head is not working well, so is your mouth also not working well?"

Gu Yanxi knew that he had offended the other party at this moment, but he really didn't know how to respond other than bowing his head in silence.excuse?He does not need it!cheat?He doesn't want it!Tell the truth?But what is the real truth?

At this time, there was only a crisp sound of "pa", and his cheek was tilted, and a few traces of blood immediately leaked from the corner of his lips.

"Still talking?"

Facing him, the silence remained, and there was a crisp sound from the other side of his cheek, followed by the other side, and then the other side... This was repeated back and forth, until a mouthful of blood spewed out soundlessly, splashing on the other side of the face. people's shadows.

Although his ears were ringing from the beating, Gu Yanxi still knelt upright; although he kept his head down and said nothing, his expression was neither humble nor overbearing.

The person who saw the slap was really angry and couldn't bear it.

Just when he was distracted, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy suddenly rushed out to block Gu Yanxi's slap, and begged at the same time: "Father, I beg you not to hit me again."

"Since you are vying to be beaten for him, then I will fulfill you for my father!" The young man's pleading did not make the other party raise his hand, but he used more force.

Seeing that the palm was about to land on the young man's cheek, Gu Yanxi hurriedly pushed the young man away, and pleaded guilty: "Master Jiu, Yan Xi knows his mistake."

At this moment, the shadow of the moon shifted, and happened to shine on the face of the "Ninth Lord". Although he was almost middle-aged, he still had high eyebrows and a dignified appearance. It can be seen how heroic he was when he was young?It's just that the full head of white hair and the thick black shadows under his eyes revealed his worry and long-term illness.

And this man is none other than Ji Changfeng, the Ninth Lord of the Daxiang Dynasty in the past, and the current leader of the Dongxiang Kingdom who can compete with Nanqin.

The boy who blocked Gu Yanxi's slap was his only son, Ji Yiran, the current prince of Dongxiang.

Ji Changfeng looked at Gu Yanxi who was kneeling on the ground, looked at the red and swollen cheeks and the blood at the corner of his mouth, and finally felt unbearable.So he waved his hand and said: "Since you know your mistake, just follow me back now."

Ji Yiran heard the words and immediately came to help Gu Yanxi, but unexpectedly, the other party had no intention of getting up at all.

"Yanxi, father is not angry anymore, why are you still kneeling?"

Gu Yanxi gave Ji Yiran a reassuring look, then straightened her body and raised her hands in front of her chest, and said with the courtesy of a courtier: "I'm not ready to retire before I'm done, look to my king for enlightenment."

Ji Changfeng, who had already turned around, lost his expression when he heard the words, turned around and reprimanded sharply: "Xi'er, do you still want to save him? I will tell you clearly now, whether Huangfu Guangbo is in Nan Qin is still in the south of the Yangtze River, if I want to take his life, no one can stop me, not even you!"

At this time, Ji Yiran also said from the side: "Yanxi, why do you disobey your father for the sake of an enemy country?"

Gu Yanxi heard the words, and solemnly replied: "The crown prince's words are wrong. Everything I do and think is for the king and Dongxiang, and there is absolutely no selfishness."

"Then you still want to save Huangfu Guangbo?" Of course Ji Yiran didn't want Gu Yanxi to save anyone, especially Huangfu Guangbo!

"It seems that both the prince and the king have misunderstood the subject." A smile curled up on his lips: "I am not trying to save Huangfu Guangbo, but to destroy Nanqin."

"Mie Nanqin?" Ji Changfeng squinted his eyes when he heard the words, looking at him with suspicion and curiosity, but more of anticipation.Although he was in his prime, his body was exhausted.He didn't know how many more years he could survive.But at least I hope to see Dongxiang unify the north in my lifetime, at least half of my dream of restoring the country will be completed.

The bait that Gu Yanxi threw out was too big, even if it was a lie, he had to believe it, and had to ask the four words "how to get rid of it?".

Besides, how could his Xi'er have the heart to lie to him with this matter?

"Back to the king, I have a close relationship with Huangfu Guangbo, so I often have the opportunity to enter the Southern Qin palace. There are also more opportunities to steal some confidential documents. It's just that the number of times I enter the palace is limited, so I'm stealing. There are still some constraints in intelligence. If I find out the terrain of the palace, I will be able to steal more information for our army. At that time, I will cooperate with Wang Shangli and outside, and I will be able to attack them by surprise. "

"However, if the lord kills Huangfu Guangbo right now, even though it can cut off one of Nanqin's heirs, it will only be a drop in the bucket and will not eliminate the future troubles forever. It is wiser to save his life for my Dongxiang's use. .”

Gu Yanxi finished speaking and looked at Ji Changfeng, his gaze was Chicheng, without a trace of falsehood or artificiality, making everyone who met this gaze unconvinced.

But Ji Changfeng was not among those people.He knew Gu Yanxi too well, he knew that although he was cold on the outside, he had a kind heart, and even though he had a dull temperament, he valued love more than anyone else.

So he asked Ji Yiran to step back, sat in front of Gu Yanxi himself, took off the mask of a king, and asked calmly as an elder, "Xi'er, can you explain this river lantern to me?"

Gu Yanxi couldn't help being surprised when he saw the river lantern shrunk into a ball of paper in his hand, but there was no sign of abnormality on his face, he only said calmly: "'Ninety-nine return to one' is to pray that you can get your wish , "This business is of course" is to hope that Yiran can live a carefree life. As for "living up to Guangbo"..." He paused, and smiled helplessly: "This is not a blessing to him, it's just my blessing. A wish of my own."

Seeing Ji Changfeng's expression froze when he heard his last sentence, he changed the subject of what he understood clearly: "Although this is a wish of mine, it is just a wish. After all, in this troubled world, such a wish Most things are sustenance, but rarely come true..."

Ji Changfeng didn't say anything when he heard the words, but was silent for a long time.

His words reminded him of himself. He had many wishes in this life, but very few of them could be realized.Sometimes it is because of good fortune to trick others, sometimes it is because of giving up voluntarily, sometimes it is because of involuntary control, sometimes it is because the time is not with me... But he never complained, just because life in troubled times should be like this.

He knew that Gu Yanxi was born with precocious intelligence, and she was very thorough in seeing things since she was a child.But he didn't expect this child to see through the world at such a young age. I really don't know if it's his luck or his misfortune?

Thinking of this, Ji Changfeng couldn't help but sighed softly, reached out and patted his head and said, "Xi'er, tell me do you like him?"

Gu Yanxi shook her head when she heard the words, and the convincing Chicheng appeared in her eyes again: "I admit that I have feelings for him, but my choice is to be righteous to Jiuye, Yiran, and Dongxiang."

While stroking his head, Ji Changfeng said: "Xi'er, I didn't take it to heart when you said you were going to Nanqin to investigate, and I didn't expect that one day you would hit Nanqin hard because of this incident. But when After you met Huangfu Guangbo, you brought me a certain kind of hope. You know that I hate my country and my family, you know that I have been pursuing the road to restore the country all my life, and you know that this is the only wish I have left... Now, like this A heaven-sent opportunity is in front of me, how can I give up? So, Xi'er, I must be selfish this time, Master Ninth, I hope you don't blame me, and I hope you can sincerely help me."

Gu Yanxi looked at the trust in Ji Changfeng's eyes, and knew that she would never let him down in this life.

Therefore, Huangfu Guangbo, what I can do for you can only go so far, and my wish can only die here.

Cutting off the seven emotions in his heart and exterminating the six desires in his body, he solemnly promised Ji Changfeng: "Jiu Ye, you have saved my life and nurtured me; and Dongxiang is not only a country, but also a family to me. So Yan Xi I will never let down my loved ones and be ashamed of my family and country.”

Ji Changfeng nodded when he heard the words, patted him on the shoulder heavily and said: "I hope that the information you send again will not be intermittent and useless like before. Xi'er, after all, I have passed the time." not much."

Gu Yanxi's expression changed, and she immediately bowed her head to the ground: "Jiu Ye, you must take care of your health, I will live up to my trust."

Ji Changfeng didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly and got up to leave.

The words have come to this point, what should be said and what should not be said has been put on the table; what should be done and what should not be done can only be done freely.

At this time, the moonlight poured down on the ground again, as quiet as before.

Not long after Ji Changfeng left, Gu Yanxi immediately ran to the next door to see Huangfu Guangbo.I saw that although the other party was sleeping deeply, he was breathing evenly and everything was as usual.

He let out a long breath, the brows that had been tightly furrowed finally relaxed for a moment, but he couldn't let go calmly.

Just because he clearly knows that although some things can be escaped for a while, they cannot be escaped for a lifetime after all.

And today he promised Jiu Ye, he will definitely do it all, after all, it is impossible for him to affect the state affairs because of his personal affair.

But what he didn't know was, what would he do if he really waited until the next time?

"Guangbo, don't you know? When I saw the river lantern you wrote today, I couldn't help but shed tears. Don't you think it's ridiculous? Fortunately, there was a heavy rain at that time. Fortunately, there was a heavy rain at that time... Otherwise you You must laugh at me..." Gu Yanxi was holding a wine jar, leaning against the bed slumped, with a smile on her lips, but a bitterness between her brows.

He drank and said, "Do you know? I can't help but shed tears now. Thinking of me, a handsome seven-foot man, shed tears twice in one day. Isn't it ridiculous? Fortunately, you are sleeping soundly now , Fortunately, you are sleeping soundly now... Otherwise, I will be ridiculed by you for the rest of my life, forever... But how can we have a lifetime?"

He raised his head and took a mouthful of spicy food, but instead of burning his throat, it burned his eye sockets.The beads that were originally broken threads have turned into streams of streams at this moment.He kept wiping away the liquid that shouldn't have appeared with his sleeve, but even if there were traces of blood, he couldn't wipe away two lines of tears.

Who said, "Enter my lovesickness gate, and you will know my lovesickness. Long lovesickness, long lovesickness, short lovesickness, endless love"?

And who said: "Mingyue Tower sits and leans alone, drinking wine into sorrow, turning into tears of lovesickness"?

When Huangfu Guangbo woke up, Gu Yanxi had already left.

When he saw the book he left for him, he didn't lose his temper or chase after him, but just stood there blankly for a long time.At that time, no one knew what he was thinking, but a thick fog suddenly appeared in his pair of peach blossom eyes that were always bright with spring.

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