Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Green Skirt

Thousands of miles of desert, like the scorching sun. The brilliant yellow like gold fills the space between heaven and earth. The most respected color in the world is the laughter of death here. The white light reflected in the glare of the sun is the remains of animals or human bones. The Bailongdui Desert outside Loulan City is famous for its tornadoes and unpredictable terrain. Without the familiar Loulan guide to guide the way, there is almost no chance of getting out of this desert alive. On the rolling sand dunes, a group of dozens of people were struggling on the verge of death.

Seven days ago, their Loulan guide betrayed them and took advantage of a sudden sandstorm to leave this group of Han people. A group of people are not weak in martial arts and physical strength, but they are as insignificant as ants in front of the cruel nature. If no water source can be found, they will stay here permanently and become one of the white skeletons. Zhao Puonu shook the water bag, this is the last few sips of water. He held the water bag to a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy. The young man's eyes swept over his cracked lips, and he said lightly, "You drank these few sips of water."

Just as Zhao Puonu was about to speak, the young man added in a low voice, "This is my order." Everyone only thought that the young man was Zhao Puonu's relative, and Zhao Puonu took the opportunity of exploring the Western Regions to bring him out to practice. Only Zhao Puonu knew what the young man's order meant. Zhao Ponu took back the water bag, but didn't drink it, and put the water bag back on his waist.There is only one belief in his heart, he must bring the boy out of the desert alive, even if he uses the blood of all of them as water. "You have been in and out of the desert many times. Among so many people, only you are the most familiar with the desert. The key to whether we can survive is you. Drink the water, maintain your clear mind, and find a way to take us out of the desert. Even if we are all going to die , you should be the last one too." Although the young man said words that were a matter of life and death, his tone seemed to have nothing to do with himself.

After seven days of hiking in the desert, under the torment of hunger, thirst, and death, many people's wills have already collapsed, and their faces are full of hopelessness, but this boy, who is only twelve or thirteen years old, has chapped lips , with a haggard face, but a cold and indifferent expression. The sun mercilessly roasted the earth and their bodies. Their lives evaporate bit by bit. Every grain of golden sand is dancing the dance of death, welcoming their arrival. Zhao Puonu, who was walking in the front, suddenly made a stop gesture, and everyone stopped in their tracks.

Seeing Zhao Ponu listening intently, the young man also listened intently. "Ding dong, ding dong..." There is a faint sound of bells. Several people shouted in surprise, "The sound of camel bells! It's the sound of camel bells!" Seeing a glimmer of hope from the shadow of death, the sound of the bell that seems to be far away in the sky is nothing less than the sound of nature. The young man's expression was still cold. When facing death, he was not depressed, nor was he joyful and excited when he was facing the hope of life. Zhao Puonu waved his hand to signal the crowd to be quiet, "The ringtone is a little weird. If it's a camel caravan of a merchant caravan, it shouldn't be so weak. It sounds like there's only one camel. How many people dare to walk through the desert alone? It's located in the Western Regions. It is not certain whether the incoming person is a friend or an enemy, so be vigilant."

"Ding dong, ding dong..." Accompanied by the sound of camel bells, at the end of the desert, in the golden yellow that burns like fire, a group of green shadows floats slowly. Having not seen a green person for seven days, he feels a sense of intimacy, and the young man can't help but feel that his thirst has subsided a bit. When they got closer, the crowd saw clearly a small person sitting on the side of a small snow-white camel, only seven or eight years old, wearing a green shirt, smiling like a flower. Everyone looked back with their necks propped up, but they couldn't see anyone again.

An unusually handsome camel, a lovely elf girl, everyone just felt weird, and instantly thought of many absurd legends of the Western Regions, the goddess of the snow mountain, the witch of the desert... The little girl smiled and waved to them, "My mother asked me to take you out of the desert." Zhao Puonu asked: "Who is your mother? Are you the only one?" The little girl said in amazement: "My mother is my mother! Why am I the only one?" She patted the camel, "I have a bell, and this is a friend given to me by my second brother." Pointing behind herself, "And Snow Wolf, mother told her to protect me."

Only then did everyone realize that there was a wolf covered in silver behind the little camel. A wolf reminds everyone of a reserved and noble word.A camel not afraid of wolves?A wolf that doesn't eat camels?Everyone was amazed. "And..." The little girl took out a small bamboo whistle from her collar and blew it twice, looked up at the two eagles falling from the sky with the sound of the flute, and said, "There are also Xiaoqian and Xiaotao, this is Dad found me a friend." The two white eagles are not very big, but the majesty of the overlord of the sky is already exposed between the spread of their wings.

One landed on the camel's back, but the other wanted to land on the wolf's head. The wolf gave a warning cry and stretched out its claws to pounce. The little girl laughed and said, "Xiao Tao, don't tease Sister Xue anymore, just rest on Bell's back!" Everyone was amazed and amused to watch, and they also understood why the little girl was able to find them. Zhao Puonu's body was shocked, and his heart was suddenly overwhelmed. He looked at the girl carefully and asked, "What's your mother's name? What's your father's name? What's your name? Why did your mother order you to take us out of the desert? "

"Oh! Uncle, mother is mother! My name is Yun Ge, and my mother said that there is an uncle Zhao who is kind to her, so she let me lead the way. Are you going to go? It will take two days to leave the desert Woolen cloth!" Yun Ge sat sideways on the camel, and when he spoke, he swung his feet. A pair of light green shoes with a pearl the size of a longan on each shoe.She was wearing one shoe neatly, but the other shoe was half-slipped, exposing a section of snow-white slender foot, which swayed with her, looming between Lu Luo's skirt. Seeing the young man looking at her feet, Yun Ge didn't feel any embarrassment because he was still at an innocent age, instead he smiled sweetly at the young man.

The boy was young and precocious, already understood human affairs, and was just an unintentional act of admiration because of his beauty. When Yun Ge smiled, his face couldn't help turning red, and he hurriedly looked away. Zhao Puonu couldn't tell whether the little girl was naive and didn't understand the matter, or if she deliberately concealed it, knowing that if she asked again, she wouldn't be able to get famous, so she had to give up.The name of a pair of eagles touched the past, and the pain in my heart was unspeakable. Although I knew it was extremely impossible, I still hoped that my wild thoughts were true, "My surname is Zhao, Yun Geer, so I will trouble you to lead the way." Yun Ge jumped off the camel, smiled and bowed respectfully to Zhao Puonu, "Uncle Zhao, Yun Ge greets you on behalf of mother." He pointed to a water bag hanging on the camel's back, "This is for Uncle Zhao of." Before she finished speaking, everyone cheered in unison, swept away the previous gloom, laughed and said: "Master Zhao, I knew you were our savior." Zhao Puonu took off a water bag and was about to send it to the boy, but found that Yun Ge had already given the boy his own water bag, "What's your name?" As if he didn't hear Yun Ge's question, the young man took the water bag silently and drank the water silently. Everyone else thanked Yun Ge repeatedly, but the young man didn't say thank you, not even a look of gratitude, his expression was so calm that it was almost indifferent. Yun Ge was not surprised at all, with his hands behind his back and his head up, he looked at the boy with a smile. When the young man handed the water bag back to Yun Ge, he saw her crescent eyes, and finally said calmly, "Zhao Ling." Yun Ge immediately called out "Brother Ling" crisply, accompanied by a smile as bright as the April sky in the world, Zhao Ling, who had never been called like this before, felt a ray of sunshine pouring into his usual dark heart. In the majestic house, the faint green smoke from the bronze smoker makes the faces of the people sitting on top blurred. A four-year-old child is standing in the center of the banquet, reciting a book with his hands behind his back. "... All the saints are virtuous, virtuous and capable, and the education is great. The world is harmonious, and all people are peaceful, benevolent, happy, and friendly. Everyone gets what is appropriate. The actions should be polite and calm. Therefore, Confucius said: 'If there is a king, he will live forever. And then benevolence', this is what it means. Yao reigned for seventy years, but he was inferior to Zen and Yu Shun. When Yao died, the world did not belong to Yao's son Danzhu, but to Shun. Taking Yu as the Prime Minister, and because of Yao's assistant, he followed his dominance, and ruled the world through inaction. Confucius said: "The Shao" is as beautiful as it is perfect, and this is what it means. The sky ravages, kills the wise, and ruins the common people..." The people listening on both sides were amazed, and the name of the child prodigy was well-known. The old man sitting high above also nodded with a rare smile. After reciting the book, the child just wanted to throw himself into his mother's arms as usual, and immediately remembered what his mother had repeatedly told him in advance, so he bowed and saluted like an adult, then straightened his back, straightened his face, and took a step at a time. Xiao Fangbu retreated to his position. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he immediately made a grimace at his mother asking for credit. The woman sitting beside the old man nodded slightly with a smile, signaling him to sit down. On a sunny summer day, there are bursts of cicadas. The five-year-old child hid behind the curtain of the study room, staring outside with a pair of big black eyes. With hurried footsteps outside, a woman's gentle voice said, "Ling'er." The child panicked and immediately wanted to stop it, but it was already a step too late. Only Qiqi's screams were heard, and the bucket placed above the door had fallen over as the woman pushed the door. A bucket of black water mixed with ink was poured on the woman. The woman turned from head to toe into a black crow that fell into the water.The maid on the side was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground immediately. The child's personal attendant, Yu Anzao, was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, feeling extremely remorseful.He has just become a personal servant, has just learned to flatter, has just embezzled a little money, and just touched the hand of the maid sister. Could it be that heaven is jealous of Yingcai, and if he is not given the opportunity to be the most treacherous slave in the world, he will kill him? The child is pulling the curtain nervously, the mother loves beauty the most, this time it must be over! The woman stood silently at the door of the house for a while, the disbelief and shock at the beginning gradually turned into a helpless expression, "Ling'er, come out!" The child poked his head out from behind the curtain, shook it quickly, then shrank back, "Sister cut off the picture I drew, and I wanted to tease my sister. I can recite books, write, and listen to Mr. If you don't want to bully my sister, you will..." The woman walked up to the boy, grabbed him by the collar of his clothes and dragged him out of the curtain, gave him a hug, and rubbed his face a few times. The child became more and more frightened, and finally stopped nagging, lowered his head, "I was wrong." Seeing his appearance, the woman burst out laughing, and told the maid behind her, "What are you still kneeling for? Why don't you prepare bathing utensils? Ask for the biggest tub." The little man was originally well-dressed, but at this moment he was covered in ink.He pursed his mouth and looked at his mother with an angry expression on his face. His mother must have done it on purpose. Since he stumbled and fell into the water once when he was three years old, what he hates most is taking a bath in the bathtub. Seeing his appearance, the woman smiled and kissed him on the cheek, "Whether to take a bath or receive punishment, you choose." The child was about to say "receive the punishment" when he saw the woman glance at Yu An, and immediately drooped his head. Sure enough, it's hard to raise a girl and a villain, and it's miserable for one person, but he has both, so let's accept fate! Layer upon layer of curtains. He once hid here so that his mother could not find him, peeping at his mother's anxiety from behind the curtain; I also used to hide here, and suddenly jumped out to scare my mother and sister; I also hid here when I didn't want to listen to the teacher's lecture... But today, he couldn't understand the conversation of the people outside the curtain at all. All he felt was fear, a fear he had never felt before.The mother was kneeling and begging, her forehead was bleeding, but why did the father still just look at the mother coldly.Didn't everyone say that he loved his mother the most? "For Ling'er, you must die!" Father just said the simplest sentence, but he couldn't understand it. Why did my mother have to die for him?He didn't want his mother to die! He was about to get out of the curtain when Yu An behind him grabbed his hands and mouth firmly. Yu An's head was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were full of pleading.Under Yu An's pressure, he couldn't move. The two palace servants dragged the mother out, and the mother's original sobbing and begging turned into a shrill cry: "Let me see Ling'er again... Ling'er, Ling'er, Ling'er..." The blood on the mother's forehead fell to the ground. One drop, one drop, one drop... The ooze penetrated into the floor, becoming an indelible mark on his heart for the rest of his life. The bloody smell will always float in the hall, and it will always float in his nose. Sometimes the mother begged and grieved, and sometimes her desperate and shrill voice lingered in the dark hall with the smell of blood. night, day, month, year, year; Years, months, days, nights. never stopped... Linger, Linger, Linger... The blood on the mother's forehead fell more and more quickly, and the blood fell more and more, and it had already flooded his chest. "Mother, it's not my fault! It's not my fault..." It was your fault, it was you who killed your mother, it was your fault... Zhao Ling huddled into a ball under the blanket, sweating coldly, but bit his lip tightly, refusing to utter a sound. "Brother Ling, brother Ling..." Yun Ge gently shook Zhao Ling. The moment Zhao Ling woke up from the nightmare, he pushed Yun Ge away, "Bold slave, who will allow you..." When he saw clearly that it was Yun Ge, and that he was sleeping in a vast and free world, not in a palace full of shadows, he immediately stopped his voice, and his eyes gradually changed from cold and stern to confused. Yun Ge was pushed to the ground by Zhao Ling, but he just rubbed his butt and asked in a low voice, "Did you have a nightmare?" Zhao Ling stared fixedly into the depths of the night, as if he didn't hear Yun Ge's words. Yun Ge sat by the campfire, rummaged through his purse for a while, found a few jujubes and threw them into the water, and after the water boiled, he brought it to Zhao Ling. Zhao Ling stared at the cup in Singer Yun's cup, but didn't intend to take it. Yun Ge said softly: "Although the color is ugly, but the effect is very good, the wild jujube has the effect of calming the mind." Zhao Ling still didn't move, Yun Ge's eyes rolled around, "When I refused to take the medicine, my mother would sing me a song to coax me to take the medicine, so I'll sing for you too, okay?" Opening his mouth and about to sing, Zhao Ling glanced at the sleeping crowd and took the bowl. Yun Ge looked at him with a smile, and Zhao Ling lay down to sleep after drinking the water. Yun Ge hugged the blanket and looked at him for a while, then moved closer to him. She moved an inch, Zhao Ling silently stepped back an inch, Yun Ge moved another inch, Zhao Ling stepped back another inch, Yun Ge moved another inch, Zhao Ling stepped back another inch... Zhao Ling finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked with a suppressed voice, "What do you want to do?" "I can't fall asleep, and you just can't fall asleep either, so let's talk, shall we? Can you tell me a story?" "Won't." "Then I'll tell you a story." Yun Ge started talking to himself before waiting for his consent. "One year, my father took me to climb a snow mountain..." Zhao Ling wanted to pretend to be asleep and tell Yun Ge to stop nagging, but Yun Ge was very happy talking by herself. After talking about her snow mountain experience, she started talking about her second and third brothers, Zhao Ling said in a cold voice :"I'm going to sleep." "Then you go to sleep! When my mother told me stories, I also fell asleep after listening to them... When my third brother and I went to Daqin, I was five years old. There are many people in Daqin with golden hair and blue hair. But I don't like them. They starve the lions for many days, and then let them out to fight with people. Many people sit there and watch. I hate watching this, but the third brother likes it. They sent I gave daddy two cubs, and the third brother took them to raise... You won't believe it, but I swear that there really is such a country..." Yun Ge still wanted to be wordy, but Zhao Ling cut it off: "The world is so big, there are no surprises, why don't you believe it? When the late Emperor was in power, Anxi and Tiaozhi had envoys who came to pay their respects. It is recorded in "Historical Records·Dawan Biography" .Since the Anxi Empire, which is as prosperous as the Han Dynasty, can be found in the west of the Western Regions, there may also be other countries in the west of Anxi. The topography of the land told the Hu merchants in the Western Regions and the merchants of the Han Dynasty." When Yun Ge told her story to others, many people laughed at her nonsense. It was the first time she met someone who believed her, and she suddenly became excited, "Do you believe my story? It is exactly as you expected, Daqin is in the West of Rest, Have you ever been to Anxi? Anxi is also very fun." Zhao Ling ignored Yun Ge's question, Yun Ge waited for a moment, saw that he didn't answer, smiled, and began to tell his own story. Zhao Ling didn't make a sound to stop him this time, but just closed his eyes, not knowing whether he was asleep or awake. Since Zhao Ling was a child, due to his status, no one dared to disobey him face to face. When talking to him, they were always cautious, respectful or fearful, or flattering and obedient. It was the first time he met such a thick-skinned person as Yun Ge, but he still acted so thick-skinned as a matter of course, he didn't know how to wink at all. Originally, he just reluctantly endured Yun Ge's noise, but gradually, unconsciously, he began to really listen to Yun Ge's story. From the Saibei Grassland to the Gobi Desert, from Mount Everest to the Pamirs, from the turbulent sea to the quiet and peaceful snow cave, from the superb horse skills of the Xiongnu in the Western Regions to the ingenious craftsmanship of the rest of the Qin Dynasty... In Yun Ge's story, there is a world that he has never been in contact with. It is a world that he has read about in books, but it is absolutely impossible to see and touch it. For him, it was a world almost legendary. In the end, he was still waiting for her next story, but Yun Ge was "...that little wolf can steal things, and he is a thief who is greedy for money, and only steals those shiny gems... I am about to be pissed off by it It's over... I'll spank it... spank it..." and fell asleep in the intermittent sound. Zhao Ling slowly opened his eyes, turned over, and stared at Yun Ge. Even in sleep, Yun Ge's brows and eyes are full of smiles, as comfortable and freehand as her name.Thin and long eyelashes, under the starlight, look like two little butterflies resting. Yun Ge slept dishonestly, tossing and turning wrapped in a blanket. Seeing that she was getting closer and closer to the bonfire, Yun Ge's hair was about to smell burnt, but she was still sleeping unconsciously, so Zhao Ling had no choice but to get up and drag her back. She turned towards Zhao Ling again, getting closer and closer, Zhao Ling gently pushed her away, and she turned back, towards the bonfire... Pull back, push out, pull back, push out... When Zhao Puonu woke up the next day, what he saw was: Yun Ge hugged Zhao Ling's arm, sleeping soundly, with a smile on his lips, he didn't know what a good dream he had.But Zhao Ling was in an extremely weird posture, tugging at a small corner of Yun Ge's sleeve, as if afraid of her running away, but also afraid of her approaching.He obviously slept deeply, but his face was full of exhaustion and helplessness. Everyone else laughed, but Zhao Puonu stared at Yun Ge and Zhao Ling in surprise for a long while.It has long been heard that when Zhao Ling is sleeping, no one is allowed to approach him, even in the house. Only Yu An can guard the door and walk together all the way. It is true as the rumors. How did Yun Ge make Zhao Ling submit? After walking through this section of the Gobi and entering the grassland in front, it means that they have entered the territory of the Han Dynasty. Zhao Puonu's expression relaxed a bit, fortunately he survived his life and was finally safe. Snow Wolf suddenly let out a low whistle, and stood in front of Yun Ge. Zhao Puonu immediately ordered everyone to form a circle and protect Zhao Ling in the middle of the circle. After a while, I saw a few ragged people running desperately, chased by officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty. Seeing that they were about to run out of the territory of the Han Dynasty, sharp arrows shot through their chests from behind, and several people fell to the ground . The moment Yun Ge saw the arrow flying out, he had already driven the snow wolf forward, but the snow wolf only had time to throw a boy to the ground. "Bold and lunatic, you dare to help the criminals. Kill!" The officer immediately waved his hand and was about to shoot an arrow. Zhao Puonu immediately shouted: "My lord, we are all from the Han Dynasty, and we are law-abiding businessmen." The officer stared at them for a while, ordered to stop shooting arrows, and signaled them to come forward and speak.A few questions, every sentence is about the goods and money. Zhao Puonu already understood the meaning of the officer, glanced at Zhao Ling secretly, and offered a heavy money bag with both hands, "The officials have worked hard to guard the border defense, please drink to drive away the cold." The officer weighed the money bag in his hand, and said with a smirk: "You can go back and forth to the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, and then you can go home and take care of your wives and children. We will also clean up the rioters here for you." Someone had long been displeased with the officer, and just about to get angry, Zhao Puonu gave him a stare, so he could only bear his anger and remain silent. Zhao Ponu ordered the people on the side to offer another bag of money, and the officer was reluctantly satisfied, "You can go." Yun Ge refused to leave, and insisted on taking the fainted boy with him. Zhao Puonu had no choice but to send money again and pleaded with the officer. Don't you want to live too?" Zhao Ling said coldly: "How old is he? He's only thirteen or fourteen years old. Who can rebel against him?" The officer was furious and beat Zhao Ling with his whip. Yun Ge gently pulled Zhao Ling away with one hand, and lightly raised the other, only to see a cloud of black smoke, the officer covered his eyes and cried, "My eyes, my eyes." The other soldiers immediately drew their swords and drew their bows, witnessing a bloody battle. Yun Ge didn't know how to be afraid, but laughed softly: "Good boy, don't cry, don't cry! Your eyes are fine, it's not poisonous, it's food produced in a country in the west, it's just to keep you from beating people for a while, go back and wash it with clean water It'll be fine in a moment." Zhao Ling, who had always been cold, heard Yun Ge's laughing words and saw the officer's distressed look, and smiled slightly, standing with his hands behind his back, looking like he was watching a good show. These two people... are not very old, but their tempers are getting bigger than the other! In order for this team of officers and soldiers to save their lives in the future, they had to sacrifice themselves. Zhao Puonu sighed helplessly, yelling not to do anything, took out a roll of documents from his arms and handed it to the officer's entourage, "This is a letter from the master at home before we go out." The attendant was about to wave his hand to open it, when he saw the seal on the document, his complexion changed drastically, he took it for a closer look, and then whispered in the officer's ear for a while. The officer hurriedly bowed, "Why didn't you say that you are a relative of General Zhao? Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding..." The officer apologized, wanted to pay back the money, and said that he would invite them to drink and eat. Finally, when Zhao Ponu refused again and again, expressed that he didn't mind, and called the officer brothers and sisters, the officers and soldiers left. Everyone laughed, "Master Zhao, why are you being so polite to them? Isn't this shortening their lives?" Zhao Puonu looked at Zhao Ling's seemingly calm expression, and sighed heavily in his heart. The rescued boy must have been too hungry, and he was terrified for days, and didn't wake up until night. After waking up, I didn't have a single tear. I just ate the cakes in silence. After eating eight cakes in a row, I wanted to eat more. Yun Ge exclaimed: "You will die!" The young man was still staring at the pancakes, "After one meal, there will be no next meal. It's better to starve to death than to starve to death. Father said, it's hard for a starving ghost to reincarnate." Yun Ge frowned and looked at the young man. Zhao Ling, who never spoke much, suddenly said, "Give him the rest of the pancakes." Yun Ge immediately put all the pancakes into a cloth bag and handed them to the boy. The boy looked up at Zhao Ling with hesitation, and Zhao Ling nodded slightly. The boy took the cloth bag and hugged it tightly in his arms, as if afraid that someone would snatch it away.Suddenly, his tears fell, "Mother, I have something to eat, Mother... Father... I have something to eat, don't sell my sister... Mother... Mother is starving to death, Father... ...My father is dead, and my father is also dead..." At the beginning, it was silent tears, gradually turned into wailing, and finally turned into heart-piercing cries, breaking the quiet night. Because the harvest was not good, they really couldn't afford to pay the taxes, but if they didn't pay the taxes, the officials and lords would confiscate the land. In order to keep the land, the parents had to sell their sister. But in the second year, because of the locust plague, the harvest was still not good. After paying the taxes, they had nothing to eat. The bark in the village was stripped off, and they were so hungry that they even ate the soil. If they really can’t survive, some people say to grab food from the hands of the rich and noble, and they go to grab food, and then the government says they rebelled, they don’t care, as long as they can survive, rebel and rebel!But they were all dead, all dead... "Why do you have food? Why don't we have food? Mother said this is life! Who ordered it?" The boy's face was full of tears, and he stared at them one by one, but no one could answer his question. "The literacy gentleman who rebelled with us said that it was the emperor's fault, because the emperor always wanted to fight, and he needed a lot of money for the war, so the tax was increased, and people couldn't pay the tax, so they lost their land and became refugees. To suppress refugees, the punishment will only get heavier and heavier, and the whole family will be imprisoned for a small crime. Since it is the emperor's fault, why are we not allowed to rebel against the emperor? Why do you still say that rebellion is wrong?" Zhao Puonu said "Stop talking, shut up" several times in a row, but failed to stop the young man from speaking. Yun Ge actually didn't understand the young man's words very well, and felt that the young man was pitiful, so he nodded while listening: "When I make a mistake, my mother will punish me. If it is the emperor's fault, you should indeed rebel against him. You are not wrong. " Zhao Puonu no longer dared to look at Zhao Ling's expression, his only feeling was that he wanted to cry up to the sky, could it be that he had killed too many evils, and God planned to choose today to punish him? Looking at the bonfire, Zhao Ling said slowly, "It's not your fault that the government forced the people to rebel." The young man said: "You must never forget the grace of saving your life. I heard everyone call you Yun Ge, young master, what is your name?" Zhao Ling said: "You don't owe me anything, you don't need to remember my name." The young man didn't ask any more questions. Holding the pancake and water bag tightly, he got up and walked into the depths of the night, "You are rich people, I am poor, and our lives are different. I should thank you for saving me, but it is precisely because Rich people like you made my mother and father die, so I can’t thank you. My name is Yuesheng, and I will remember your life-saving grace, and I will repay it in the future.” "Hey, where are you going?" Yun Ge called. "Don't worry about me, I will survive, I still have to find my sister." The young man turned his head to take a deep look at Yun Ge, and his figure limped into the night. Everyone sitting around the campfire was silent. After a long while, a person said in a low voice: "Most of the local officials today are like the military officer we met today, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, bullying the good and fearing the evil, being open to money, flattering the superiors and oppressing the inferiors, speaking righteously. You said that the law of the great man cannot let people go, but in a blink of an eye, they let people go because of fear of the powerful." Zhao Puonu didn't even have the strength to stop him, so he could only shout: "It's getting late, everyone sleeps!" Zhao Ling got up and walked out, Zhao Puonu wanted to follow, Zhao Ling said without turning his head, "I want to walk alone." Zhao Puonu stood there in embarrassment, Yun Ge chased Zhao Ling, pointed at Snow Wolf to Zhao Ponu, motioning him not to worry. Zhao Ling walked all the way, ignoring Yun Ge, and then simply sat on the grass, silently staring at the night in a daze. Yun Ge stood behind him for a long time, Zhao Ling remained motionless. Yun Ge drew eyes, eyebrows and noses on her hands with a Dai brush. The person with one hand has a beard, and the person with the other hand is wearing a flower. Yun Ge put his hands in front of Zhao Ling's eyes and began to act out, a little girl's voice, and an old man's voice for a while. "Why are you unhappy?" "I'm not unhappy." "You lie to others, not to lie to yourself that you can be happy without being unhappy." The old man kept a straight face and didn't answer, but asked again with his flowered hand, "Why are you so cold all day long?" "Because I think it looks like I am deeper and more different." "Although I think you look good with a cold face, but I think it's better if you smile..." "Yun Ge!" Zhao Ling turned his head unbearably, but what he saw was a smiling face that was brighter than the stars. The two people's noses are facing each other, and they can hear each other's breath. Yun Ge said softly, "Brother Ling, I'm leaving tomorrow." Yun Ge herself didn't know why, but her voice suddenly became a little dry. Perhaps it was because Zhao Ling was the first elder brother who could listen to her nagging and understand her nagging.Although she has two elder brothers, but because her father only had her in his forties, the second elder brother is much older than her, even if he loves her, he can say very little. The third brother was younger in age, but he definitely didn't have the patience to listen to her muttering. Last night, it was the third brother who had already grabbed her by the neck and threw her into the desert. Zhao Ling was stunned for a moment before accepting this fact, yes!She is just a little girl I just met, she is not someone who will always follow him back to Chang'an, but such a bright smile... In a daze, he just felt as if he had known her for a long time, and he was very used to her chirping.Could it be that "the white head is as new, and the cover is as old"? Yun Ge saw Zhao Ling staring at her in a daze, she smiled and moved closer to his eyes, and blew at him, "I'm leaving, don't let you think about anything else, only me!" Yun Ge was talking innocently and innocently, but Zhao Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his head abruptly, "Yun Ge, tell me another story." This person who seems too lazy to talk would actually ask her to tell another story. Yun Ge yelled happily, "Lie down, lie down, you can watch the stars while listening to my story. I have many good stories. s story." Yun Ge didn't wait for Zhao Ling to agree, he pulled Zhao Ling's shoulders and told him to lie down, and he lay on Zhao Ling's side, Zhao Ling's body moved away involuntarily, but Yun Ge followed the trend unconsciously. After moving around, he moved closer to Zhao Ling, leaning on Zhao Ling's shoulder, "What story do you want to hear?" Although Zhao Ling's body was stiff, he didn't dodge any more, and said lightly, "Tell me why you are so thick-skinned?" "Ah! Huh? What? Oh! Is there any?..." Yun Ge murmured for a while, and finally said discouragedly: "How thick-skinned is he? My third brother is the thickest-skinned in our family, no Yes! He has no face at all, because he doesn't care about anything except eating. In fact, my face is very thin..." Yun Ge laughed as he talked, the laughter was like a silver bell, swaying under the starry sky, listening to her laughter, Zhao Ling thought vaguely of the empty, lonely and dark palace in Chang'an City, maybe there was With Yun Ge's laughter, that palace will become warm and bright just like her smile.At least his heart, maybe following her flying footsteps, he can also fly between heaven and earth. When Zhao Puonu came to tell the two to sleep, what he saw was the two lying side by side under the starry sky. Yun Ge leaned on Zhao Ling's shoulder and muttered non-stop. Although Zhao Ling didn't say a word, his expression was so gentle that he had never seen it before. Zhao Ponu was startled inwardly, boldly stepped forward and said: "It's already very late, and we have to hurry tomorrow, let's get some rest early!" Zhao Ling's eyes swept away, Zhao Ponu felt that none of the thoughts in his heart could be hidden, his legs softened, and he almost knelt down. "Yun Ge, I'm a little thirsty, go and get me some water and two blankets." Zhao Ling said to Yun Ge, Yun Ge smiled and nodded, and strode to get things. Zhao Ling still lay still, staring at the starry sky above his head, "Who are Yun Ge's parents?" Zhao Puonu was shocked in his heart, but he didn't dare to show any strangeness on his face, and replied respectfully: "I don't know." "I don't know? The Tianshan Snow Camel and the Sweaty BMW are known as the two treasures of the Western Regions. In order to obtain the Sweaty BMW, the first emperor sent hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Dawan, pouring the power of the Han Dynasty, resulting in countless deaths and injuries, to get the BMW. How many people in this world Can you afford a snow camel in Tianshan Mountain? There are also Wang Baidiao in the desert and Wang Lang on the ground. Yun Ge also said that you knew her mother. How many people like this are there among the people you know? ?” "I really don't know. The other party pointed us out of the desert out of good intentions, so why bother to trace the other party's origin?" Zhao Ling was silent for a moment, then said casually: "I don't want to trace their identities, I...I want to keep Yun Ge." Zhao Puonu was shocked, and knelt down on the ground, "No! Absolutely no! Yun Ge's parents will definitely not agree!" "This is not a place for you to kneel, you get up." Zhao Ling's lips curled up slightly, with a half-smile: "Are you worried about Yun Ge's parents, or me? I want to see them, as long as you leave Yun Ge alone, Even if her parents are divine dragons, they still have to reveal themselves..." Yun Ge came bouncing over from a distance, with the bell on his side carrying a blanket, "Brother Ling, the water is here." Zhao Ling waved his hand to Zhao Puonu, signaling him to back down. Zhao Puonu got up and left with a heavy expression. If Yun Ge was really her child, then... what happened back then? He didn't dare to think about it any further, he only made up his mind that even if he died, Yun Ge couldn't be detained no matter what. Zhao Ling wrapped the two of them up in a blanket. A wolf and a camel were lying behind them, and two eagles were lying on the camels. The night sky of the grassland is low and empty, and the sky is full of stars. Coupled with their strange combination, there is a mysterious and quiet beauty. "Brother Ling, will you come to the Western Regions again? Or go to Saibei? Or go to sea? I heard that Miaoling in southern Xinjiang is very interesting. I haven't been there yet. We can go together." “恐怕不会，就这一次机会还是我费尽心思才争取到的，这也许会是我这辈子走过的最远的地方。你年纪比我小，去过的地方却远远比我多。” 两人沉默下来，赵陵忽地问：“云歌，你的故事中从来没有提到过长安，你愿意来长安玩吗？” 云歌轻叹口气，“我爹爹和娘亲不会答应，爹爹和娘亲不许我和三哥踏入汉朝疆域，而且我要回家，不过……”她的眼睛瞬即又亮起来，“我爹爹说过儿女就是小鹰，大了就会飞出去，我爹娘从来不管我二哥的行踪。过几年，等我长大一些时，等我也能自己飞时，我去长安找你玩。” 赵陵望着她晶晶亮的眼睛，怎么能让这样一双眼睛蒙上阴影呢？ 半晌后，他缓缓点了点头，“好，我在长安等你。” 云歌笑拍着手，“我们拉勾，谁都不许说话不算话。我到长安后，你可要尽地主之谊呀！” 赵陵不解，“什么拉勾？” 云歌一面教他，一面诧异地问：“你怎么连拉勾都不会？你小时候都做些什么？” 两人小拇指相勾，云歌的声音清脆悦耳：“拉勾，上吊，一百年，不许变！”两人的大拇指相对一按时，云歌自己又大笑着加了句，“谁变谁是小猪！” 赵陵第一次露了笑意。他不笑时眼睛内幽暗黑沉，可这一笑却仿似令满天的星辰都溶化在他的眼睛中，黑眸内点点璀璨的光芒闪动。 云歌看得一呆，脱口而出道：“你笑起来真好看，比天上的星星还好看。” 赵陵的笑意敛去，自己有多久没有真心笑过了？是从那个夜晚，躲在帘子后，听到父亲要杀死母亲时吗？太想忘记，也在努力忘记，可是每一个瞬间只是越发清楚…… 赵陵从衣领内掏出一个东西，挂到云歌颈间，“你到长安城后出示这个给守门人，就可以见到我。” 云歌低头细看，一条好似黑色丝线编织的绳子，手感特异，看着没什么特别，挂着的东西却很别致，好象是女子的一副耳坠。 赵陵淡淡解释：“这是我母亲在临走前的一晚上，拔发为绳，用自己的头发编织了这个绳子，做了挂坠给我留个纪念。” 云歌一听，急得想脱下来，“你母亲去哪里了？这是你母亲为你做的，我不能收。你要怕我找不到你，就给我你腰间的玉珮做信物吧！” 赵陵按住了她的手，“等下次见到我，你再还给我就行了，它虽是我最珍惜的东西，可有时候我也不想见它。挂在我心口，常压得我喘不过气来。这个玉珮……”赵陵小指头勾着腰间藏着的玉珮晃了晃，微光闪烁间，上面刻着的一条飞龙好似活了一般，“我自己都憎恨它，怎么会让你戴着它？” 云歌并没有听懂赵陵的话，但看到赵陵幽黑双眸中的暗潮涌动，云歌心里莫名一涩，她不禁乖乖点点头，收下了发绳。 云歌摸了摸自己头发，只有挽着发鬟的丝带，脖子上戴着的竹哨是用来和小谦小淘交流的，手上也没有饰物，腰间只有装了姜片、胡椒、酸枣的荷包，这个肯定不能送人……从头到脚摸完自己，身无余物。 赵陵看她面色着急，淡淡说：“你不用送我东西。” 云歌蹙着眉头，“来而不往非礼也！啊……对了！我看你刚见我时，盯着我的鞋子看，好象很喜欢，我送你一只鞋子，好不好？”云歌说着话，已经脱下了脚上的鞋子，掸去鞋上的灰后，递给了赵陵。 赵陵愣了一瞬，哭笑不得，“你知道女子送绣鞋给男子是什么意思吗？” 云歌茫然地看着赵陵，眼睛忽闪忽闪。 赵陵盯了她一会后，唇角慢慢逸出了笑，接过刚有他手掌大的鞋，郑重地收进了怀中，一字字地说：“我收下了。云歌，你也一定要记住！” 云歌用力点头，“爹爹和我讲过诺言的意义，这是我许下的诺言，我定会遵守，我一定会去找你，你也一定要等我。” 云歌的眼睛专注而坚定，赵陵知道她人虽不大，心志却十分坚定，此话定会实现，伸掌与她对击了三下，“以星辰为盟，绝无悔改。” 第一次有人如此待她，珍而重之，若待成人，云歌欣然而笑，忽想起昨夜的事情，“陵哥哥，你经常做噩梦吗？” 赵陵没有回答。 云歌摸了摸他锁着的眉头，“我做噩梦，或者心里不高兴时，娘就会唱歌给我听。以后你若做噩梦，我就给你唱歌，我会唱很多歌，我还会讲很多故事。” 云歌清了清嗓子，唱了起来： “黑黑的天空低垂 亮亮的繁星相随 虫儿飞虫儿飞 你在思念谁 天上的星星流泪 地上的花儿枯萎 冷风吹冷风吹 只要有你陪 虫儿飞花儿睡 一双又一对才美 不怕天黑只怕心碎 不管累不累 也不管东南西北” 云歌的声音犹有童稚，温馨舒缓的曲调荡漾在夜空下，听得人也轻快起来。 云歌见赵陵微笑，心中十分欢喜。 虽是童谣，歌词却别有深意。云歌对词意显然还未真正理解，反倒赵陵心有所感，一直沉默地凝视着云歌。 歌声中，云歌没有让赵陵睡去，反倒把自己哄睡着了。 傻云歌，能驱走噩梦的并不是歌声，而是歌声里的爱意，是因为唱歌的人有一颗守护的心。 知道她睡觉不老实，赵陵轻轻地把她往怀里揽了揽，把毯子裹紧了些。 自从八岁后，他第一次与人如此亲近，他在用身体温暖她时，温暖地更是自己。 太阳升起时，云歌才迷迷糊糊醒转，待真正清醒，懊恼地大叫：“哎呀！我怎么睡着了？陵哥哥，你怎么不叫醒我？我的故事还没有讲完呢！我昨日还想把我家喜欢偷宝石的小狼的故事讲完。” 赵陵把云歌抱放到骆驼上，“下次再讲也来得及，等你到长安后，我们会有很多时间听你讲故事。” 天空中传来几声雕鸣，小淘和小谦立即冲向了高空，迎向两只正在高空盘旋的大雕。 云歌瘪着嘴，笑吐吐舌头，“哎哟！爹爹不知道又带娘亲去了哪里，打发了三哥来接我，三哥可是个急性子，顶讨厌等人，我得走了。” 赵陵微一颔首，云歌策着骆驼离去，一面频频向他挥手。 绿罗裙下，两只脚一荡一荡，一只雪白，一只葱绿。 赵陵忽想起一事，叫道：“赵是我母亲的姓，在长安时我姓刘……”看到赵破奴和其他人正遥遥走来，赵陵立即吞下了未出口的话。 云歌手儿拢在嘴边，回身说：“记住了！” 赵破奴一夜未睡，思量的都是如何打消赵陵留下云歌的念头，却不料清早看到的是两人告别的一幕。 他心中一松，可接着又是一阵失落。 如果赵陵真扣下了云歌，那他就可以见到她的父母。 念头未转完又立即暗自谴责，竟然为了私念，全然不顾大局。何况真要算起来，赵陵和他们之间也许还有血海怨恨，如今这样安然道别，以后永无瓜葛才是最好。 雪狼护送云歌到了集市外，就自动停了脚步。 云歌笑向雪狼告别，“雪姐姐，谢谢你了。” 雪狼矜持地转身离去，姿态优雅高贵。 云歌打量了一下自己，裙裾卷皱，一只脚的鞋半趿着，一只脚压根没有穿鞋，不禁好笑地想，难怪二哥说家有蕙质淑女时，三哥老是不屑地一声冷哼，讥笑道：“我们家是有一个淑女，不过不是二哥口中的淑女，而是雪姐，云歌儿顶多算一个举止有些奇怪的蠢妖女。” 刚到绿洲外围，就看见了三哥。 她那美丽如孔雀，骄傲如孔雀，自恋亦如孔雀的三哥，正坐在榆树顶上，望着天空。 榆树下，几个乞丐正在殴打一个和三哥年岁差不多大的男孩子，那个男孩子的头发包在一顶破旧毡帽子中，身子缩成一团，任由众人的脚落在身上，不管他人打得再凶，都没有发出一声，如果不是他的手脚偶尔还会动一下，倒让人觉得已是一个死人。 云歌轻叹一声，三哥说她是妖女，她倒觉得三哥行事更是古怪，底下就要出人命，三哥却一副压根没有看见的样子，依旧能专心欣赏蓝天白云。 不要说以众凌寡，就是看在年纪差不多大，也该“小孩子”帮“小孩子”呀！ “几位大叔，不要打了。”云歌笑眯眯地柔声说。 几个乞丐正打得过瘾，哪里会理会一个小姑娘？ “几位大叔，不要打了。”云歌加大了音量，乞丐依旧没有理会。 “几位大叔，不要打了。”云歌又加大了音量，乞丐们依旧照打。 “几位大叔，不要打了。”一声好似狼啸的声音，响彻在林间，震得树上的叶子哗哗而落。 几个乞丐被吓得立即住手，两个胆小的只觉心神刹那被夺，小腿肚子都吓得直摆。 云歌眯着眼睛，笑着向几个乞丐行礼，笑靥如花一般娇嫩，声音却响亮粗暴如狼嚎，“大叔，真是对不住，我不知道要说这么大声，大叔们才能听到，刚才说话太小声了。” 一个年轻的乞丐，耳朵被震得嗡嗡直响，心头火起，正想喝骂云歌，一个年纪大的乞丐想起草原上流传的驱策狼群的狼女传闻，忙拦住了年轻的乞丐，陪着笑脸对云歌说：“小姑娘，我们的耳朵很好，听得到您说话。您快不要这样说话了，把狼群招来了，可了不得！我们这些可怜人，夜晚都在外面露宿，怕的就是它们。” 云歌笑着点头，很乖的样子，声音也立即变得小小，“原来大叔们的耳朵都很好。大叔，你们不要打小哥哥了。” 年纪大的乞丐立即答应，示意其余乞丐随他离开。 “小妖孽！小杂种！”年轻的乞丐不甘心地又踢了一脚地上的男孩子，打量了一眼云歌，露了失望之色，正打算要离开，忽瞥到云歌鞋子上嵌的珍珠时，眼睛一亮，吞了口唾沫，全然不顾老乞丐的眼色，腆着脸说：“小姑娘，这可不是我们的错，是这位小杂种……小兄弟偷了我们的钱……” 榆树上传来一声冷哼，“云歌，你有完没完？我要走了。” 三哥吹了声口哨，就从榆树上轻飘飘地飞出，恰落在一匹不知道从哪里悄无声息蹿出的马上。 云歌知道三哥是说走就走的人，绝对不是吓唬她。 座下的马又是二哥给他的汗血宝马，一旦撒开蹄子，绝对不是未长大的铃铛追得上的，急得直叫：“三哥，你等等我，你等等我。” 眼前这个十岁上下的少年，一身华衣，贵气逼人，坐在马上高傲得如一头正在开屏的孔雀，行动间如鬼魅一般悄无声息。 乞丐们虽不懂高深的功夫，但常年乞讨，一点眼力还有。就是那个年轻乞丐也明白过来，今日的便宜不好占，一个不小心只怕会把命都搭进去，再不敢吭声。年纪大的乞丐连连向云歌行了几礼后，带着其余人匆匆离去。 云歌本想立即就走，可看到地上的男孩一身的血，心中放心不下，匆匆跳下骆驼去扶他，“小哥哥，你觉得怎么样？” 地上的男孩子闻声睁开眼睛。 一双如黑色玛瑙石般美丽的眼睛，比雨后的天空更明净，更清透，只是他的眼睛没有宝石的清澄光辉，而是带着荒漠一般的死寂荒芜。 云歌心中震动，她从未见过这么漂亮的眼睛，也从未见过这么绝望的眼睛。 男孩子抹了把脸上的血，看到云歌望着他的脸发呆，心中一声冷笑，索性一把拽下了帽子。一头夹杂着无数银丝的长发直飘而下，桀骜不驯地张扬在风中。黑白二色相映，对比强烈，衬得玛瑙石般的眼睛中透着难言的妖气。 他对着云歌一笑，几分邪气，几分讥讽，几分蔑视，“富贵人家的小姐，您善良纯洁的心已经向世人表露过了，我也被您的善良深深打动了，我会铭记住您的恩德，您可以骑上您的骆驼离开了。” 少年虽然满脸血污，可难掩五官的精致。 他的面容融合了汉人和胡人的最大优点，线条既深刻又柔和，完美得如玉石雕成。配着一头半黑半白的头发，犹有稚气的脸露着一股异样的沧桑和邪魅。 他虽然衣着破烂，躺在泥泞中，可神态高贵傲慢，让云歌觉得他如同一位王子，只不过……是……魔王的王子。 云歌鼓了鼓腮帮子，眼珠子一转后笑起来，“你想气我，我偏不生气！你要去看大夫，你流了好多血。” 云歌的反应未如他所料，少年不禁深深盯了一眼云歌，又看了看远处马上云歌的三哥，哈哈笑起来，“富贵人家的小姐，看大夫那是有钱人做的事情，我贱命一条，不用花那么多功夫。不过越是命贱的人，越是会活下去，老天还指望着我给他解闷逗乐呢！我没那么容易死，您走您的路吧！” “云歌儿！”三哥仰头望天，眉头攒成一团，夹了下马腹，马已经蹿出去。 云歌着急地大嚷：“三哥，我给你做'风荷凝露'吃，是我新近想出来的菜式。” 此时就是天下至宝、大汉朝的国玺和氏璧放在三哥的马蹄下，三哥也会眼睛都不眨得任由马蹄踩踏上去，可唯有吃，能让他停住马。 三哥勒住缰绳，“二十声。” 云歌忙点点头，这是自小和三哥惯用的计时方式，二十声，就是从一数到二十，多一下也不候。 云歌笑问男孩：“是不是有钱了，你就会去看大夫？” 男孩子的眼睛中透出讥诮，故意用自己乌黑的手去抓住了云歌的手，一个黑脏如泥，一个皓洁如云，云泥之别，云歌却一点没有感觉，反倒顺手握住了他的手，又问了一遍，“是不是有钱了，你就会去看大夫？” 男孩子望着云歌的手，一时怔住，没有吭声。 云歌笑道：“不吭声，我就当你答应了。三哥，你有钱吗？” 三哥头都未回地说：“我没有带钱出门。我可不会被骗，家里面有一个蠢人就够了。即使有，也不会给那么没用的男人。” 地上的男孩不怒反笑，放开了云歌的手，躺回地上，好似躺在舒服的软榻上，笑得懒洋洋，又惬意的样子，唇边的讥诮不知道是在嘲笑别人，还是嘲笑自己，似乎透着悲哀。 爱笑的云歌却敛去了笑，很认真地说：“被乞丐打不见得就是没用，他们以大欺小，以多欺寡是他们不对。” 地上的男孩子依旧笑得没心没肺的样子，黑玛瑙般的眼睛中，光芒点点、又冷冷，如刀锋。 三哥哼了一声，冷着声音说：“十五、十六……” 云歌正着急间，地上的男孩子嘲笑地说：“富贵人家的小姐，您如果没有钱，不如把您脚上的珍珠赏了我吧！我去换了钱找大夫。”既然已经被人看作骗子，不如就骗了。那粒珍珠看大小和成色，不要说看大夫，就是买一家医馆都可以了。 “这个也可以换钱的吗？”云歌只觉得珠子缀在鞋子上挺好看，所以让娘亲找人去做了鞋子，此时才知道可以换钱，笑着一点头，立即去拽珍珠，珍珠是用金丝嵌缠到鞋面，很是坚固，一时拽不下来。 “十八、十九……” 云歌匆匆把鞋子脱下，放到男孩子手边，回身跳上了骆驼，追在三哥身后离去，犹远远地叮嘱：“记得去看大夫，君子一言，驷马难追！” 男孩子躺在地上，目送着雪白骆驼上的绿罗裙远去。 薄唇轻抿，依旧是一个懒洋洋的笑。 眼睛中，死寂荒芜的背后，透出了比最漆黑的黑夜更黑暗的伤痛。 他缓缓握住了手边的绣鞋，唇边的讥诮和邪气越发地重。 原来在他人眼中意味着富贵和幸福生活的东西，在她的眼中不过是一颗用来戏耍的珠子。 “我从来不是君子！也绝不打算做君子！” 他狠狠地用力把鞋子扔了出去，仰望着高高在上，没有任何表情，也永远不会悲悯的天空大笑起来。 Is this fate? 老天又是凭什么决定谁该富贵？谁该低贱？谁该死？谁又该活？谁的命就更宝贵？ 死老天！我绝不遵从你规定的命运，你从我手里夺去的，我一定都会加倍拿回来！我会遇鬼杀鬼，遇神杀神！