Chapter 166 Chapter Ten Twilight Chaos

The days seem to be stolen. When no one is around, Chu Qiao always loses her mind from time to time, she quietly watches the sun rise and set in the west, night falls again and again, the new year is coming, the new year is gone, time quietly flows away from the fingers , and even see the surging veins, like clear water. The excitement at the beginning gradually receded, and life began to turn again. She looked at the sky, and the birds flew from the north, their wings shuttled across the high sky, and slid past the blue or white traces, she thought , They probably went home. She moved into Zhuge Yue's other courtyard in Yu Xianyang, without any excuses or reasons, Zhuge Yue just asked her if she would like to spend the New Year with him, she thought about it, and agreed.

This is really a very simple New Year. There are no extravagant court songs and dances, no mellow actors' long tunes, no splendid delicacies, but there is a rare tranquility, a true peace of mind. In the past few days, she and Zhuge Yue went to many places, walking through long and lonely alleys, walking through old and dilapidated low temples, eating street snacks, entering crowded temple fairs together, and even together on New Year's Eve. The firecrackers have been released for a long time. Those firecrackers were crackling, just like that night two years ago, when she was standing on the street full of people coming and going, her eyes were full of fireworks and lights.

A kind of long-lost happiness quietly surrounded her, and the surrounding lights were dim. He stood in front of people, blocking the crowds for her, and occasionally frowned and turned around to scold her, like an awkward child. Fireworks bloomed in the sky above his head, colorful, and his cheeks were beautifully reflected from the corner of the eye. Yes, it is very beautiful. Chu Qiao was at a loss for words and couldn't think of other adjectives to describe what she saw. It seemed that she was suddenly swept by the wind from the battlefield into this grotesque world.She saw the warm sunshine, the warm lake water, the happy crowd, and Zhuge Yue who had let go of all his struggles and defenses. , the man who went to hell for her, he was standing in front of her alive at this moment, frowning and reprimanding her like a bumpkin, she suddenly felt that she stole time from God, every second was so precious precious.

The world is full of fireworks, but her eyes can only pretend to be one person. It was like deep sea water gushing out from the bottom of her heart after being frozen, warming her cold limbs and numb brain. Life bloomed gorgeous flowers on the dead end, and they bloomed colorfully on the decayed trees. She stood on the other side of the underworld and watched from a distance. She thought, maybe, that is something called new life. Although, even if you just watched it with your own eyes, you still feel so far away. The door of the room was half open, and he was standing in the yard, with large beautiful golden brocade flowers embroidered on his blue-purple clothes, and the brilliance of the moon shone on him, shining brightly.

He looked at her as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't speak for a long time. The moonlight was a bit gloomy, and the lively sound of gongs and drums could be heard from the square a few streets away. It was so festive. Even if she couldn't see it, Chu Qiao could still imagine the happy dancing of ordinary people. . Time seems to have passed for a long time, but it seems that only a short moment has passed. He said, "Go to sleep." Chu Qiao nodded, and smiled calmly: "You too." The door was closed little by little, even blocking the moonlight outside, one by one, one by one, one by one, and finally, it fell into darkness.

She stood at the door, pressing her fingers on the door, the people outside hadn't left for a long time, the wind was a bit cool, whistling, the shadows of the trees outside the window swayed, casting ferocious shadows on the window. More time passed by little by little, and finally, there was the sound of rustling footsteps, very slowly, but gradually farther away, farther and farther away. The wind outside the window suddenly became so strong that even the door couldn't block it. It blew coldly in through the crack of the door. Chu Qiao rested her head on the door, and in the darkness, she slowly closed her eyes.

When Zhuge Yue came back, Yue Qi had just received a letter from Xiao Fei's family, and now the young guard who has become a general was all smiles, cheerfully putting the letter in his sleeve. Yue Qi stood outside the door in a good mood, and couldn't hide the joy on her face when she saw the master. "Has Xiaofei sent a letter?" "En," Yue Qi said with a chuckle, "Hai'er is full moon." After fighting side by side for many years, Zhuge Yue and Yue Qi were called masters and servants, but in fact they were almost like brothers. Remembering that Xiao Fei had just given birth to Lin'er for Yue Qi before leaving, he couldn't help but smiled slightly and said: "When I go back, I will do my best for you." Your son is preparing a big gift."

Yue Qi smiled and said, "Thank you, Young Master." "How is Mo'er?" "it is good." Yue Qi replied crisply, that Ouyang Mo who was brought back by Zhuge Yue is now being raised by Xiao Fei, for such a child who lost all his relatives, maybe this is the best choice for him. "Learning acupuncture from Master Bai, he is very talented." "Master," Fang Chu walked in from the outside. After Yue Qi went out to lead the army, Fang Chu became Zhuge Yue's personal bodyguard.He was born in Qinghai, and his parents were sinners who were exiled from Simon because of their ancestors' mistakes. After being subdued by Zhuge Yue, he followed him all the way back to Daxia. He was a man of few words, but his character was tenacious. Yue Qi also looked at him differently.

"General Feng has sent a letter." The wax varnish on the letter was intact, Zhuge Yue read it without changing his face, then handed it to Yue Qi, and after he finished reading it, he said in a deep voice, "What do you think?" "Zhao Yang won't just let it go like this. Once His Royal Highness returns to the country and joins hands with the young master, the power he has built up in the past two years will be loosened. Wei Guang is getting old, but Wei Shuye has other ideas. He has to be on guard. .” Zhuge Yue nodded lightly, and said softly: "This person is the most knowledgeable about current affairs, and he has seven apertures in his heart, but he has also been deceived, and he still makes such a plan at this time."

"what should we do?" "Follow the original plan and tell Xu Yang to be more careful. He can't make any trouble at this time. Instead of worrying about him, it's better to pay more attention to Yanbei's movements." Yue Qi nodded, and Zhuge Yue asked again: "How is the extradition going?" "Don't worry, young master. All of Chenyue's businesses are running urgently. Mr. Zhaoming and Mr. Liang have secretly recruited a large number of talents from all walks of life. Emperor Bian Tang is very concerned about what we entrust, and personally sent Mr. Sun to assist , besides the bumper grain harvest this year, there is no need to rely on the inland any more.”

Zhuge Yue nodded, "Is the family okay?" The current person in charge in Qinghai is Fang Guangqian. Fang Guangqian is Fang Chu's uncle and Zhuge Yue's subordinate in Qinghai. Fang Chu said with a blank face, "Uncle wrote yesterday saying that everything is fine at home. Everyone is waiting for the master to go back. .” "En." Zhuge Yue nodded silently, and said, "Tell everyone to hurry up, we don't have much time, once the matter here is over, we will go back." Fang Chu nodded, bowed his head and retreated.Seeing Fang Chu leaving, Yue Qi frowned slightly and said, "Master, my subordinates don't understand." "I know what you want to say." The moonlight was quiet, and the bright light was softly sprinkled on his shoulders. The man's complexion was somewhat cold, his eyes were narrow and long, but they were no longer flying like when he was young. "You want to say, why don't you take advantage of the civil strife in Great Xia, the family members are exhausted, and there are strong enemies outside to rise up, control the family, and replace it with the Zhao family, right?" Yue Qi was startled, knelt on the ground immediately, but said bluntly: "This subordinate is bold, but this subordinate really thinks so. Daxia is unkind to us, and the family is unrighteous to us. The young master has been humiliated for two years. Why should we help them at this time? At worst, we will go back to Qinghai. Anyway, the girl is here now, and we are not afraid of their threats. Qinghai has a vast land and abundant resources. Even if Simon is unified, we may not be afraid of them." After Yue Qi finished speaking, he didn't hear Zhuge Yue's voice for a long time. He raised his head boldly and saw Zhuge Yue raised his head to look up at the sky. The vertical lines on his chest are deeply frowned, full of the vicissitudes of time. "Yue Qi, no matter how bad the family is, it will always be the place where you and I settled down when we were young. No matter how bad the summer is, it will always be our homeland. Now that the homeland is troubled by domestic and foreign troubles, and the tiger is under the watchful eye, how can you and I have the heart to ignite a party on the devastated land?" Wolf smoke?" Yue Qi was stunned when he heard the words, but Zhuge Yue continued: "What's more, Zhao Che is definitely not a drop of grace to me." After Zhuge Yue finished speaking, he left, only Yue Qi stood there in a daze, thinking carefully about Zhuge Yue's words. He didn't know how he felt in his heart, subconsciously he knew that the young master was right, but thinking of what happened in the past two years, a sense of grief and indignation was pent up in his chest and he couldn't get rid of it.Could it be that the young master really doesn't care at all? Of course Zhuge Yue cared. In the dark bedroom, a short chuckle sounded. How could he not care about those days when he was a child trying to survive in the family like a wild dog?How can you not care about the frustration of being full of lofty ambitions again and again, but finally being beaten and defeated?And how could he not care about the saliva and shame that came when he escaped after a narrow escape? Never forget, never die. He didn't want to think about the feeling just now, what kind of intense waves were set off in his heart by the words that Yue Qi uttered. The man is determined to give up, and has been running around all his life, what exactly is he asking for?Isn't it a meritorious deed?Not outstanding?Didn't he climb up the Wansheng statue once, call the clouds and call for the rain, and respond to every call? It is a deadly temptation, no matter for any man, it is a marijuana that can never be quit. When he narrowly escaped from such a desperate situation, there was no warmth in the face. He was notorious, abandoned by his family and country, and became the public enemy of Great Xia in an instant.He is not a saint, how can he have no hatred in his heart? Perhaps it was just like what Chu Qiao said before the grave, when he saw Daxia's repeated defeats under Yanbei's offensive, he would feel a sense of relief from the bottom of his heart.When the interior of Daxia was decaying, and when there was more and more chaos, he also thought about moving his army eastward to replace Daxia, using strong force to avenge his shame, and looking down on those who had trampled on him. Dirty face on top of head. But when he really wanted to take that step, he retreated. The eyes of those on the Qinghai Plain who were still hungry and clothed were looking at him eagerly. Those who generously took him in when he had nowhere to go were still waiting for him to bring them a winter without death. Yes, he couldn't tell Yue Qi, he couldn't tell those subordinates who followed him all the time, they would definitely stare at him with wide eyes, and then ask him: Master, are you going to give up for a few bumpkins from Qinghai? Capture the bustling Simon? That's right, they are just descendants of death row prisoners whose ancestors have trekked in prisons for generations, and they are just some bumpkins who don't understand the teachings of saints. If it was in the past, he would think so.And snorted and snorted coldly, a man has a choice, he should aim high, instead of being sad and hesitant like a woman.But after all, something changed him. When his life was in a mess and he was abandoned by the world, someone opened a warm door for him. Although the door was old and the house was leaking, he was sitting there, drinking I had the warmest mouthful of porridge in my life. At that time, he suddenly understood Chu Qiao, the girl who always had a tough face and told him to wait and see. He thanked God, without such an opportunity, he might never know her, and he would never understand the joy of creating and protecting. He was surprised to find that the joy was not weaker than conquering and destroying. As for Great Xia, as for grievances, as for fighting for hegemony over Simon... He slowly closed his eyes, and said to himself, I can clearly distinguish what is the most important. Yes, he still needs to fight, deal with, use his own ability to defend and fight, he still has to compete with those in the government and the opposition who have different ideas, and he still has to fight against people with different political opinions on the battlefield. Even though he had no ambition to win Great Xia, he was unwilling to sit back and watch it decay and fall into the hands of others. What's more, the current him is already unable to retreat. When he led his troops out of Cuiwei Pass, when he took over as Sima of Daxia's military department, and when he blocked Daxia's battle against Bian Tang with all his strength, everything It's a foregone conclusion. He recalled the oath he and Zhao Che had sworn on the cold ground of East Hu when they were at the end of their lives, and a cold sharpness rose from the corners of his eyes. At this time, a pair of calm eyes suddenly looked over through the dark mist, those eyes were so gentle, but there was a hint of sadness that could not be concealed. He closed his eyes quietly, and stroked the white glass wall with his fingers. He smiled slightly, his smile was bitter, like cold snow. Everything begins after the end, they are always like this, meet at the wrong time, leave at the wrong time, fate pushes them to walk a path with no return path, stumbling and rubbing shoulders all the way. The room was pitch black, and the moon outside the window shone in through the window, shining coldly on his body.In the end, he is still just a young man in his twenties. Although he has experienced so many twists and turns and hardships, he sometimes has such a dream. Hold everything in front of the person you like, and scold Fang Qiu and say: Here it is, it's all yours! However, after all, it can only be a dream. He leaned back on the chair, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he smiled gently like a big child.