Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Single

When Di Qing woke up, he didn't know where he was for a moment. He died several times, but he was able to come back to life several times. Does this mean that God still doesn't want him to die?When Di Qing thought of this, his heart was bitter, but his eyes flashed with surprise.When he opened his eyes, he thought he would be in a prison if he was not dead... But this place is obviously not a cage. The light blue walls are quite cold, and a few white clouds are painted on the sky blue roof. The purple curtains are cold, but full of noble atmosphere. He was lying on a bed. Di Qing felt that his body was still weak, but the feeling of dizziness was gone.He was poisoned and was rounded up to die, but the next moment, he recovered and slept peacefully.Di Qing wasn't sure if this was a dream or reality?

Struggling to sit up, Di Qing suddenly trembled slightly, looking away, only then did he realize that there was another person in the room. The man sat quietly in the corner, and when Di Qing struggled to sit up, he turned his head and looked at Di Qing quietly. Seeing that the man was so peaceful, Di Qing almost thought that the man was Feixue.But he immediately discovered that that person was definitely not Feixue.But he always felt that that person looked familiar, and he couldn't remember where he saw it for a while. Did he know that person? That person was a woman, dressed in a purple skirt, with a bun like a cloud, and a jade hairpin slanted in her hair.Her whole person is the same as this room, concise and clear, with elegance in nobility, and indifference in elegance.

Her complexion is like jade, set off by the purple skirt, she looks more like a beauty carved from white jade.Her eyelashes are very long, flickering, like a peaceful dream in a midsummer valley, but when she is not moving, she is as cold as an iceberg. Di Qing looked at the woman, and the woman also looked at Di Qing, both of them were silent. In the room, it was quiet, cold, and full of purple mystery... Di Qing stared at the woman for a long time, finally broke the silence, and said, "Princess Shan Shan?" He finally thought of who this woman was.But he wasn't sure, who could connect the eccentric woman with ever-changing temperament in the desert with the luxurious and silent girl in front of him?

The girl asked without answering, "Who are you?" If she is only a princess, how can she get rid of Feiying's control?How could he not know Di Qing?Could it be that because Di Qing is still Shang Luo Duoduo, she can't recognize Di Qing at all? When Di Qing thought of this, he shouldn't have admitted his identity, because then he would be alive, but he still said: "I am Di Qing." The girl finally smiled, and the smile was full of loneliness, "Since you are Di Qing, I am Princess Shan Shan." Di Qing's eyes flickered, "What if I'm not Di Qing?"

Princess Shan Shan said indifferently: "If you weren't Di Qing, you would have been thrown out by now." After she finished speaking, she turned her head and stared blankly at a red candle on the table. The red candle is weeping, it turns out that the sky is not yet clear.Princess Shan Shan fell silent again. Di Qing really couldn't figure out what this woman was thinking, so she thought to herself, "She is Yuan Hao's younger sister, so she should know that I am going to assassinate her elder brother, but why didn't she give me to Yuan Hao?" Di Qing couldn't figure it out, and couldn't help but said, "Why did you save me?"

Princess Shan Shan said indifferently: "No reason." She took a silver hairpin and fiddled with the cotton wick of the red candle.As soon as the red candle exploded, the flames splashed everywhere, reddening the cloud-like hair on the temples, and whitening the sculpted side face. Di Qing sat up straight, his gaze shifted from the dark night to the blue roof, that feeling was very strange. After a long time, Shan Shan put down the silver hairpin, turned her head, and said indifferently: "I have lost my shoes twice in my life." At this moment, she suddenly mentioned shoes, and Di Qing didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only keep silent .

Shan Shan stared at Di Qing, his eyes were misty, as if he was hiding something, "In the desert, my shoes fell off once, and that time...you helped me make a shoe." Seeing that Di Qing was noncommittal, Shan Shan said again: "I am very young. When I was there, I avoided a clan rebellion, and lost my shoes once." Di Qing thought to himself, "This single looks very lonely, but it is not simple. How did she escape from Feiying? Could it be that... Feiying really betrayed King Yeli?" Di Qing was thinking about something on his mind, just as if he was talking to himself, and said: "That time when my father's army was dispersed, my elder brother led me to escape. If my elder brother hadn't protected me, I would have died long ago."

Di Qing knew that the eldest brother Shan Shan was talking about was obviously Yuan Hao, and he didn't know what Shan Shan was thinking, so he just listened quietly. "Later, on the way to flee for my life, my shoes fell off. My elder brother had no time to look for them, so he ran with my back on his back. He was exhausted at that time. No matter how much I cried and begged him to abandon me, he refused. He said I was his own sister. , will never leave me..." "Later we fell into a piece of quicksand... We sank together. If I hadn't troubled him, he could have escaped. But maybe the sky should have died, and the quicksand didn't kill us. We walked through the quicksand , I got separated from him in a dark environment..."

"It was an absolutely dark environment. You couldn't hear any sound, and you couldn't see any light. Some people say... hell is terrible, but hell is not as terrible as loneliness. Sometimes... loneliness and silence are like tens of thousands of birds. Like ants, gnawing at your body, but you can't escape. You... won't understand that feeling." Di Qing said suddenly: "I understand." He said it sincerely, and looking at Shan Shan's eyes again, it was different.He was afraid of loneliness, but he had to dance with loneliness. Ever since Yang Yushang left him, he had been lonely to the bone.He didn't expect that he had this feeling alone.

Shan Shan's delicate body trembled, and she glanced at Di Qing.She knew that Di Qing was not lying, she could see that Di Qing was still lonely even among thousands of revelers. When she was in the desert, she actually noticed it. Candles illuminate the four walls, and the light smoke in this room seems to be green... Di Qing looked away, looked at the candlelight, and suddenly said: "So when you came out, you painted the roof with blue sky and white clouds? You are afraid that the nightmare will recur, and you have to make sure that when you open your eyes, you are not in that nightmare ?”

Shan Shan looked around the four walls, nodded lightly and said, "You guessed right. I thought at that time that I would never want darkness in my life. But at that time, I could only be shrouded in darkness, groping forward, and I shouted loudly My brother's name, I would rather die in the arms of my relatives. Because there is a legend here that people who die beside their relatives will see each other again in the next life." Her words were plain, but there was a gleam of light in those eyes, like the sparks of a red candle, it was an emotion of tears. Di Qing didn't continue this time. He suddenly thought of what he said to him when he only begged to die, "If God wants me to die, I hope... to die by your hands. You saved me and then killed me. Don't you and I owe each other no more in this life?" Could it be that Shan Shan actually regarded him as a relative at that time? He really couldn't guess what the purple-clothed girl in front of him was thinking, and he didn't want to guess any further. I don't know how long it took, Shan Shan continued: "I kept groping in that environment, crying and shouting, calling my eldest brother's name until my voice became hoarse and my tears dried up. At that time, I suddenly hated my elder brother, hated that he shouldn't have saved me in the first place, if I simply died, wouldn't it be a one-and-done one?" Di Qing said in a low voice: "You were of course still a child at that time, no matter what you think... you are not wrong." Just biting the red lips lightly, until the red lips turned white, he just looked at Di Qing, and said after a long time: "Later when I talked about this with my elder brother, his answer was the same as yours." Di Qing recalled the black crown and white clothes, recalled the huge bow, feathers and arrows, and then looked at Shan Shan, and suddenly felt that Yuan Hao was undoubtedly a complicated person. The lord of the Northwest who killed people without blinking an eye would actually care so much for his younger sister? The walls are green in color, and the red candlelight is cold. Looking at the red candle alone, he said faintly: "Later, when I was about to go crazy in despair, my elder brother suddenly appeared, bringing voice and light... I got rid of that loneliness. Since then, I am very afraid of being alone, and I am also afraid of death. I am afraid of dying alone in a strange place." Di Qing felt that the story was unclear. Where did Mere fall into the quicksand?How could Yuan Hao be fine? How did he find his sister?Another very important point is... why would you suddenly tell such a thing to a stranger?Everything was unclear, but Shan Shan stopped talking about it. Although Di Qing wanted to know, he didn't ask. Shan Shan asked: "Why didn't you ask me, why did you tell you this story? Why didn't you ask me, how could I come back from the desert? Why didn't you ask, what happened to my elder brother now? Have you never Don't you have any curiosity?" Di Qing's heart skipped a beat, "I want to ask the most, where is Shambhala?" Since Yuan Hao and Yeli Wangrong both knew about Shambhala, he subconsciously thought that they would also know. But Di Qing didn't expect that just when he heard Shambhala, his reaction would be so strong.Shan Shan suddenly got up and hissed, "How do you know about Shambhala? What are you looking for with Shambhala?" Di Qing's heart beat violently, he had already seen that Shan Shan must also know Shambhala. "Do you really know where Shambhala is?" Shan Dan's complexion was originally as white as jade, but when he heard Di Qing's question, he was even more pale as snow.Her body was trembling, she stared at Di Qing, and said word by word: "I know." Di Qing was overjoyed, and before asking, Shan Shan said decisively: "But I won't tell you! I won't tell you anything." Di Qing was stunned, full of disappointment. He was about to ask, but he saw Shan Shan's pale face and bewildered eyes. For some reason, he felt that Shan Shan's heart was full of terror.Di Qing felt sad, and said sadly: "Okay, then just pretend I didn't ask." Just a little panting, it seems that he has not recovered from the shock. Seeing Di Qing's extremely sad eyes, he couldn't help asking, "Why are you looking for Shambhala?" Di Qing replied: "You didn't tell me where Shambhala is, why should I tell you the reason?" The bewilderment in Shan Dan's eyes suddenly turned into anger, he stepped forward, stared and said: "You have been poisoned, and although the poison has been cured, you will not be able to exert your strength for seven days. You are now in the Danfeng Building, I just need to If you shout, the palace guards will rush in and chop you into minced meat, do you believe it?" Di Qing looked at Shan Dan for a long time, nodded and said, "I believe it!" "Then are you going to say it or not?" Shan Shan proudly asked. Di Qing shook his head and said, "I won't say anything!" Shan Shan was slightly stunned, his pale jade face was flushed with anger.Di Qing was still very quiet, and turned her head to look out the window. There was a moon outside the window, and the moon was bright and the night was deep. Not long after, the anger in Shan Dan's eyes disappeared, and he suddenly said: "I know you want to use the aggressive method, and you want me to send you to my elder brother. You want to know the secret of Shambhala? Hmph, you want to know, I will not let you know. If you want to see my elder brother, I will send you out of the palace." She tried her best to put on a fierce posture, but it really didn't look like it, Di Qing just sighed. Just seeing Di Qing's deep gaze, he suddenly couldn't continue his ruthless words, his expression turned cold, "Do you know... what oath I just swore?" She was ruthless, like an ignorant little girl, but when she calmed down, she was like an iceberg, separating herself from others thousands of miles away. Di Qing shook his head, not bothering to say much. Shan Shan said to himself: "I just swore that if you lied to me and refused to admit that it was Di Qing, I would kill you. But if you didn't lie to me, I would remember that you saved me in the desert and send you out of the palace. , let you fend for yourself outside." "It's not that I don't want to lie to you, it's just that I just felt that I can't lie to you." Di Qing said lightly, "Don't think of me as great, so you don't have to worry about not being able to save me." Shan Shan stared at Di Qing, "Do you really think I'm incapable of sending you out? Hmph, I'll let you see today if I have the ability." Di Qing fell silent. He could tell that Shan was lonely, noble, changeable, and capricious, but he didn't want to kill him at all. At this moment, the beaded curtain was opened, and a maid came in and said, "Princess, the head of Gandharva has arrived." The maid had red lips and white teeth, and a pretty face. Di Qing's heart tightened slightly.He remembered that during the First Battle of Yongding Mausoleum, Wang Gui once said, "Among the eight tribes created by Yuan Hao, the members of the Gandapo tribe and the Kinnara tribe are all proficient in music theory. The Gandapo tribe are all wonderful women, and they can sing. Good dance……" What is the head of the Gandharva tribe doing here? When Di Qing was deep in thought, Shan Shan had already walked out of the inner room.This Danfeng Pavilion is huge, there are two doors to go from the inner room to the front hall, Di Qing only heard Shan Shan close the door heavily, and then the room fell silent. Di Qing struggled to get out of bed, saw himself in the mirror opposite, and suddenly found that the beard on his face was gone, and his body was changed into a soft and silky clothes.Di Qing was taken aback, reached out to touch his bosom, and found that the five dragons had disappeared! Di Qing sweated all of a sudden, thinking that the five dragons had been released by him all the time, how could they disappear?Just taking advantage of his coma and changing his clothes, could it be that he took Wulong away? The five dragons are related to Shambhala, he must not lose them. He was nervous, no less than when he was fighting Yuan Hao.I couldn't help but took a few steps outside, wanting to ask Shan Shan about this.Just after passing the bead curtain, I heard a woman rambling, "Shan Shan, you are looking for my sister, what do you want?" The voice was like the gurgling of water, with an unspeakable style. The voice came from across the door, it was faint at first, but Di Qing had a keen hearing and could hear it clearly.After hearing that voice, Di Qing's body trembled, and he stopped walking. He could already hear that the person who spoke was the head of the Danfeng Pavilion who came to Danfeng Pavilion in a sedan chair last time. The voice was very familiar, which further confirmed the suspicion in Di Qing's heart.He stood in the room, trying to move, but his legs weighed a thousand pounds, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He only listened to Shan Dan and said: "Sister Zhang, I need you to ask for something, you must help me." Di Qing thought to himself, "Sister Zhang? Sigh... It turns out that she really belongs to Yuan Hao. Why did Yuan Hao deliberately send her to the capital? Oh, she only contacts high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Naturally, she can spy on people from Song Dynasty. The news... Yuan Hao has long wanted to be an enemy of Da Song, and of course she is not the only one who has sent secret agents over the past few years." Just thinking about it, Di Qing heard Sister Zhang laughing and said: "Shan Shan, your elder brother is Di Shitian, is there anything he can't solve here?" Shan Shan said anxiously: "No, I can't let him know about it." The woman said "Oh" and said after a while: "What's the matter?" Di Qing listened to Shan Dan and said: "Sister Zhang, I like someone, but my elder brother doesn't like him, and he was severely punished. He is injured now, and I hid him in the room, but how can I get him out?" , I can’t help it. I know you are a hundred times smarter than me, you have to think of an idea for me.” Di Qing’s heart was shocked, and he said in his heart: Did she mean me?This girl is full of lies and cannot be believed. Sister Zhang was silent for a long time before she said: "Shan Shan...you also know your elder brother's temper. If he knows that you are hiding something from him...I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain." Shan Shan immediately said: "Don't worry, if the real thing leaks, I will bear all the consequences, and I will never say that you are a helper. Sister Zhang, you love me the most, and you must help me this time." Sister Zhang teased: "It turns out Shan Shan has grown up and has a man he likes. I don't know who it is, can I let my sister take a look?" Shan Shan prevaricated and said: "This man is not dark, what's so good about him?" Changing the subject, he said, "Sister, can you do anything about it?" Sister Zhang said softly: "The way...it's actually very simple." She pretended to be hesitant, but said happily: "Then... tell me quickly." When Di Qing heard it in the house, he didn't know what it was like, and thought to himself that compared to that sister alone, he could be regarded as a naive child.If that sister Zhang really knew that the person who saved him was Di Qing, would she turn her face and be ruthless? Sister Zhang smiled and said, "If I helped you at the risk, how can you thank me?" Shan Dan said: "Anything is fine. But you are the main Dapo of the Eight Departments, and the eldest brother also thinks highly of you, and you have everything you want." Sister Zhang sighed suddenly, "But only the younger sister has someone she likes, but the older sister doesn't." Shan Shan said bluntly: "That's easy, which one do you like, tell me. I will immediately ask my elder brother to tie up that person and send it to you." Sister Zhang couldn't help but chuckle, "The man my sister only likes is tied up now, so I don't dare to let me see him." Shan Shan fell silent, and after a long time said quietly: "I wish I could tie him up. Sister...but... I must let him go again. I...don't want my elder brother to kill him. Sister...tell me your idea Come out, or I'll find someone else." Sister Zhang said: "Anyone else? Who is that?" There was a sudden silence outside the house, and after a while, Sister Zhang smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Recently, Wu Zu will enthroned soon, and he will hold fast and worship the Buddha in Jietai Temple. He ordered me to reorganize the rites and music, and said, "The king makes rites and music, and the way is for the people." Your eldest brother thinks that the complicated sounds of the Tang and Song Dynasties are not suitable for promotion in the Northwest, so you want me to change the Chinese music to be simpler. Every few days, my sister, I have to go to Jietai Temple to see Wuzu to report the progress. Tomorrow you can excuse me to go to Jietai Temple to worship the Buddha and fulfill your vows, and take your favorite person out in a sedan chair. Isn't it justified?" Shan Shan said happily: "Sister is really smart." Sister Zhang sighed: "Actually, my younger sister has also come up with this method. If you take him out, who would dare to stop you? Why do you insist on getting older sister involved?" Shan Shan said distressedly: "Oh...you don't tell me I'm still angry. Every time I go out recently, there are many guards by my side, and I can't leave without scolding. I'm just afraid that if I go out alone, they will be suspicious." Sister Zhang said: "So you got involved with me? Just... Wuzu is also worried about your safety..." Without further words, he smiled softly and said: "Okay, sister is leaving, and she will come tomorrow morning. It will delay you saying goodbye to your lover." Upon hearing this, Di Qing turned around and went to the bed again.Not long after, he heard the sound of the door outside, and Shan Shan had already walked in.Seeing Di Qing sitting beside the bed, Shan Shan said coldly, "Are you up? Do you want to run away?" Di Qing changed the subject and said, "Where are my things?" Shan Shan pretended to be surprised and asked, "What?" Di Qing said directly: "It's a black ball. There are two characters of five dragons on it." Shan Shan casually said: "What is that?" Di Qing looked at Shan Dan and said sincerely: "To be honest, I really don't know what it is. But it is... a very important thing to me." "But do you know what's the use of that thing?" Shan Shan spread out his hand, and the five dragons were already in his palm.The black five dragons are full of faintness on the creamy palm. Di Qing didn't reach out to take it, but looked at Wulong with pain in his eyes, and shook his head. A strange light flashed in Shan Shan's eyes, and he threw Wulong to Di Qing, "I don't care for your things." Di Qing took it, confused, why did Shan Shan take Wulong, and why did he give it back to him so happily? Di Qing took a closer look at the black ball, recognized it was correct, and slowly put the black ball in his arms. Seeing that his face was full of doubts, Shan Shan sneered: "It's true, right? You look like a treasure, but in the eyes of others, it's just a grass." Turning around to leave, he stopped and said: "Tomorrow... I will I'll take you out of the palace and let you see my abilities. Don't try to escape from me and find my brother. Hmph, as long as you step out of here, I'm afraid you will be chopped into meat paste." But after finishing speaking, Shan Shan felt a little regretful, thinking to himself that this dark and stern Di Qing looks very stubborn, if he really doesn't believe in evil, what should he do? Time has changed Di Qing's face, but it can't change Di Qing's depression and tenacity. He already knew Di Qing's character when he was in the desert.But she didn't want to change what she said, so she was unavoidably apprehensive after leaving the room. Fortunately, Di Qing didn't do anything. Just one night without sleep, hugging the quilt and leaning against the bed, I don't know what to think. When it was dawn, only seeing the morning light shining in, he woke up from the trance, and was a little surprised not to hear Di Qing's movement in the inner room.Barefoot jumped off the bed and ran over, pushed open the door, and saw Di Qing looking at him, still holding the five dragons in his hand. Just a little embarrassed, and then a little proud: "Di Qing, today I will send you out of the palace, don't you always think that I am incapable of saving you?" Di Qing thought, "When did I say such a thing?" I wanted to ask about "Shambhala" again, but thinking of Shan Shan's expression last night, I finally refrained from asking.Shan Shan is sometimes indifferent, sometimes pretending to be vicious, but Di Qing only thinks that she is still an ignorant child. Shambhala is so mysterious, how much can one know? Seeing Di Qing's silence, he felt that he was contemptuous, and couldn't help shouting: "I sent you out because you saved me in the desert. You give me water to drink, and I will detoxify you. You take me to the oasis, I'll take you out of the palace. In my life, I never want to owe anyone a favor, so don't think that I'm in love with you. " After she finished the last sentence, her face was flushed, and there seemed to be a murderous look in her eyes.But trembling all over, he couldn't speak anymore. It took Di Qing a long time to say: "I understand." Shan Shan stomped his feet angrily, "What do you know? You don't know anything! I hate you self-righteous, arrogant guy. You left the palace this time and got far away. Don't come back again, or I will be the first One will kill you." Di Qing didn't wait for an answer, the maid came in and whispered, "Princess, she's here..." With a happy face, Shan Dan immediately rushed out with the maid.After a while, the maid came in and said, "This...my lord, please come this way." The maid did not dare to look at Di Qing, but her eyes were full of smiles, obviously she felt that the relationship between Shan Shan and Di Qing was weird interesting. Di Qing didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, so he made up his mind and left the room. When he reached the hall, he saw two sedan chairs parked there.Beside a sedan chair, stood a magnificent woman. The woman covered her face with a light gauze, which made her look even more unparalleled. She just looked at Di Qing quietly, although she didn't say a word, but her eyes were full of confusion and surprise from the moment she saw Di Qing. Di Qing walked over calmly, and slowly stood by the sedan chair without saying a word.Although he changed his appearance, he was afraid that the woman would recognize who he was as soon as he spoke. He and the woman knew each other from the beginning. The woman didn't say a word, she just pointed to one of the sedan chairs with her green jade finger.Di Qing opened the sedan chair curtain and waited to sit in, his figure froze. Sitting in the sedan chair is Dan Dan. Although Di Qing knew that Shan Shan would definitely go out of the palace, but seeing that the sedan chair was not wide, he was afraid that he would have to sit on Shan Shan's lap after getting on the sedan chair, how could he still move? A blush flashed across Shan Dan's face, seeing Di Qing hesitated, he sneered and said, "Are you scared?" He turned his body sideways and said, "Sit behind me." It was only then that Di Qing realized that the sedan chair was ingeniously designed. From the outside, it looked a little cramped, but there was still room at the rear end of the sedan chair, which could still accommodate one person.But if you just don't get out of the way.Di Qing also couldn't discover the mystery of the sedan chair. Di Qing's heart twitched slightly, wondering if the boss really wanted to help Shan Shan?What is she thinking? Without further hesitation, Di Qing moved sideways behind Shan Shan and sat down.Although the design of the sedan chair is ingenious, the space is limited after all, the two of them sit back and forth, although they are not rubbing each other's ears, they can still smell their breath. The sedan chair fell silent in an instant. Both were silent to avoid embarrassment.But the terrible thing is that the sedan chair is so quiet that even the heartbeat can be heard. Di Qing had never faced such a difficult situation in his life.He slowed down his breath, fearing that he would exhale in one breath onto his white jade-like neck.Suddenly, he noticed that Shan Dan's hair was trembling a little, and then saw that her jade neck was slightly red, and her breathing became more and more rapid. Di Qing lowered his head and stopped looking.But the delicate fragrance was involuntarily spread to his nose. The sedan chair was lifted up, and the sedan chair swayed and swayed, as if it was in the clouds. Sitting alone in the front, his face was as bright as a mountain flower, and his heart was beating in a panic, as if it was about to jump into his throat.Although she tried her best to pretend that she was not afraid of heaven and earth, she had never been so intimate with a man in her life. But for some reason, tears flowed down her cheeks.What is sad, only she knows.Fortunately, Di Qing couldn't see her expression.Just thinking to myself, but deep down in my heart, I don't know if this is luck or misfortune? The road is as smooth as silk and passes away like flowing water.After an unknown amount of time, the sedan chair paused and stopped. Di Qing's heart trembled, and he heard someone outside the sedan chair asking: "Is the chief Zhang in the sedan chair?" Someone shouted: "You are not blind, you should recognize the palanquin of the chief." The person in front was obviously a palace guard, and asked again, "But who is sitting in the sedan chair behind?" Chief Zhang's voice sounded, "It's Princess Shan Dan. Today...she wants to go to Jietai Temple with me to burn incense and fulfill her vows." The guard hurriedly said: "Minister, you can leave the palace, but the princess can't. There is an order from Wuzu, in order to protect the safety of the princess, during this period, the princess must not be allowed to leave the palace." Di Qing's heart sank, and he realized that something was wrong. Without thinking about it, Shan Shan who was sitting in front of him had rushed out! It was the imperial guards in the palace who stopped Chief Zhang and Shan Shan.He was loyal, he only listened to Wuzu's orders, he was still thinking about how to persuade Shan Shan to go back, he didn't want the sedan chair curtain to shake, Shan Shan was already standing in front of him. The guard was startled, seeing Princess Shan Dan blushing, he took two steps back, knelt on one knee and said, "Dian Zhi Wu Hao sees the princess." Princess Yu's face turned red, she didn't know whether to be ashamed or angry, and suddenly said: "You really listen to my elder brother." Wu Hao smiled and said: "The humble position is appreciated by the soldiers, and you should devote yourself to it." With a smile on the corner of Princess Shan Shan's mouth, she said again: "Your waist knife is not bad, can you show me?" How dare Wu Hao refuse, he quickly untied his waist knife and offered it with both hands: "The princess wants to see it, just take it back to the pavilion to see. It's windy here, so please drive the princess back to the pavilion." He still didn't forget his duty, I just thought that the knife is gone, so I can go get it again, and being able to persuade Shan Shan to go back is a great achievement. Princess Shan Shan giggled and said, "It turns out that you not only listen to my elder brother very much, but also treat me very well..." Wu Hao hurriedly said: "Humble and loyal, I will die for Wuzu...and the princess." This person is a good person, with a flattering look. Shan Shan slowly drew out the knife and said, "Okay, then... you...die!" Her voice suddenly became sharp and shrill, and she slashed towards Wu Hao! Wu Hao was startled, and hurriedly jumped away.It's just that the slash was too sudden. Although his skill was not bad, his arm was still cut with a knife, and it was bloody. Wu Hao shouted: "Princess, please stop." Holding the knife with only two hands, "Huhu" slashed a few more times.Wu Hao dodged in a hurry, and only scolded: "Aren't you willing to die for me? You don't stop and let me chop off your head, you liar! I'll tell my brother that you have been unfaithful to us, and I will cut you into pieces !" Wu Hao was startled and angry, and thought that Yuan Hao was ruthless, even if his wife and children were killed, but he had always loved this sister very much, if Yuan Hao was really asked to kill him, it was very possible.But at this moment, how could he stretch his neck and wait for the chop? The guards next to him had already looked straight ahead, but no one dared to step forward, for fear of causing trouble to the upper body.If this savage princess turned her blade and slashed at them, wouldn't it be a great injustice? Buzhu Zhang actually just sat in the sedan chair and didn't come out to make a rescue. Wu Hao couldn't help but shouted, "Master, save me." Shan Shan sneered and said, "Even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes, I can't save you." Before he finished speaking, the blade was caught by someone.Shan Shan was furious and exerted force with both hands, but the single saber seemed to have been cut into a rock and remained motionless. The hand holding the single sword was as skinny as a stick, but its fingers were like iron.And the owner of that hand looked lonely, and his eyes were full of gray and white. The person who caught the single knife was actually blind. When Shan Shan saw that man, instead of being startled, he became angry and shouted: "Ye Li Zhan Tian, ​​don't meddle in other people's business, or I will kill you too! Don't think that I will obey you after saving me!" Di Qing's heart trembled again, only then did he realize that Yeli Zhantian, one of the Nine Kings of the Dragon Division, had also come here. Nori Zhantian is not dead! It turned out that Shan Shan was able to come back from the desert because he was rescued by Ye Li Zhantian.Yeli Zhantian did have this ability, so what happened to Feiying and Shi Tuo now? Although Di Qing had only confronted Ye Li Zhantian once, but he knew that this person was extremely weird, and he might not be able to do anything to him with only Princess Shan! Yeli Zhantian didn't reply, just loosened his five fingers, and waited to chop off with a knife, a person beside him said in harmony: "Princess, please calm down, why are you so angry? If they offend the princess, this Grand Master will help you." call the shots." When Di Qing heard that voice, he became even more awe-inspiring. The person outside was actually Yuan Hao's grand master and concurrent secretary——Zhang Yuan! How could Zhang Yuan be here? The corner of Di Qing's mouth was full of a bitter smile. The poison in his body was not cleared, and he couldn't use his strength right now. If these people found out his whereabouts, he could only sit and wait for death. Shan Dan said outside the sedan chair: "This dog guard won't let me out of the palace, Zhongshu ordered you to kill him for me." Wu Hao's forehead was covered with sweat, and he hurriedly said, "Grand Master, a humble job is just following orders." Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "This order is dead, but people are alive. Wuzu didn't want the princess to go out of the palace, but he was worried about her safety. With Zhang Buzhu, why do you stop it? Princess, please get on the sedan chair, minister." Please leave the palace." He walked slowly to the sedan chair, and unexpectedly stretched out his hand to lift the sedan chair curtain for Shan Shan. A single heart almost stopped beating. No one in the car! Zhang Yuan seemed a little astonished, but still lifted the car curtain and did not move, thinking to himself, where is the assassin of the Tianhe Temple now?It turns out that the Tianhe Temple rebelled, Yeli Wangrong committed suicide, and the rest of the party was all over, but only the person who fell from the temple beam and assassinated Yuan Hao was not found. According to the strictness of the guards in the palace, it would not be easy for that person to sneak out.Zhang Yuanfang was only afraid that the assassin would hide in the princess sedan and threaten the princess, so he lifted the curtain of the sedan chair to take a look, but there was no one in the sedan chair, although he was disappointed, it also made him feel relieved. Princess Shan Shan waited for a while, then got on the sedan chair and said with a smile: "It is such an honor for the grand master to lift the curtain of the sedan chair in person. I am afraid that even the eldest brother does not have this kind of honor. Today, I am a little flattered." Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "If the princess likes it, what's the matter if I lift the curtain of the sedan chair for the princess every day? I'm afraid that in a few days, even if the minister is willing, I'm afraid some people will not." Shan Dan blushed a little, thinking to himself that this old and unscrupulous person dares to make fun of this princess?Seeing Zhang Yuan's fox-like face, he felt a little guilty, and hurriedly said: "Okay, I will leave the palace first, so I won't bother the Grand Master to send him away." Lifting the sedan chair, Zhang Yuan left in a hurry. Zhang Yuan kept looking at the sedan chair with a smile on his face, but when the sedan chair went far away, his expression became gloomy again. Ye Li Zhantian said: "Why is the Grand Master so worried?" Zhang Yuan almost wanted to put his hand in front of Yeli Zhantian to see if this person was really blind, otherwise why would he see more than a discerning person? But finally resisting this impulse, Zhang Yuan smiled again and said: "The old man has been in a sedan chair before." He never took anything to heart, even if his younger brother died, he didn't have much grief. Zhang Yuan sighed: "The old man has gained weight recently, because he walks less." "Although the grand master moves less, he observes more carefully." Yeli Zhantian answered inexplicably. Zhang Yuan frowned, seeing Yeli Zhantian's gray eyes as dead as death, he forced a smile and said: "Yes, the four people carrying the sedan chair are obviously in good shape, even if they lift me, their footsteps may not be so heavy. What's more... Princess Shan Shan is not fat." "The Grand Master wants to say... is there another person in the sedan chair?" Ye Li Zhantian asked suddenly. Zhang Yuan coughed a few times, "I do have this doubt." Ye Li Zhantian asked: "Although I am blind, the Grand Master is undoubtedly not. If there are other people in the sedan chair, how could you not see them when you opened the sedan chair curtain just now?" Zhang Yuan frowned and said: "The old man is also wondering about this matter..." Yeli Zhantian said indifferently: "I heard that Bianjing is prosperous, and I know that there is a kind of trick in the tile house there. There are people hidden in the box, but you may not be able to see it. That kind of trick is similar to that of the Western Regions. You can use light, color and the structure of the box to make you think you are seeing the whole box, but in fact you only see half of the box. The remaining space is enough for people to hide.” Zhang Yuan's eyes glowed, but he pretended to be stunned and said: "Could it be that...the sedan chair is the same as the box, with a sandwich inside? If there is really someone hiding in it, who is it? Will it be detrimental to the princess?" He asked. His tone was full of anxiety, but his eyes were fixed on Nori Zhantian's face, and he didn't look worried at all. After waiting for a long while, he couldn't see Ye Li Zhantian's answer, nor did he see any change on Ye Li Zhantian's face, Zhang Yuan finally couldn't help but said: "Could it be that the old man is not right?" Ye Li Zhantian said: "The Grand Master is from Huayin, right?" Zhang Yuan didn't want Ye Li Zhantian to ask such a question suddenly, so he said after a while: "That's right, why did King Luohu ask this question?" At that time, there was a lot of melancholy in the eyes. Ye Li Zhantian said: "I heard people say that the grand master was originally from the Central Plains. He was young and vigorous, and quite talented. He was suave and suave. He claimed to have the talents of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and he was a swordsman.称颂的侠事。不过入京几次应试，总不能及第，后决定弃笔从戎，又被宋边帅质疑，这才愤而远走西北，遇到兀卒后，抒胸中之策，才被兀卒重用？” 张元缓缓道：“如老夫这般遭遇而来西北的，数不胜数。兀卒用人唯才，宋廷用人唯亲居多。”张元这句话是有感而发，因为元昊建官制，除了军权外，其余职位倒有大半数是汉人充当。这些汉人，很多都是当年在宋廷不得志之人。而宋廷此刻贿赂成风，荫补买官现象严重，虽有凭应试中举，得跃龙门之人，但很多转瞬也入染缸之中，终究难改靡靡之气。 野利斩天道：“太师既然也去过汴京，又心细如发，对这种箱子藏人的戏法当然不会陌生。不然方才也不会特意和我提及轿子重量不对一事。可太师既然发觉了，为何不径直说出来呢？” 张元脸色微变，这才发现野利斩天眼虽瞎了，可一颗心玲珑剔透。 野利斩天又道：“太师当然也明白轿子中还有一人，也怕那人威胁单单公主，所以才亲手为单单公主掀开轿帘，企盼伏魔？” 张元叹了口气，“有罗睺王在此，老夫才有这胆量呀。” 野利斩天淡淡道：“可太师发现轿中无人，却有暗格，很快就明白过来，单单公主不是被威胁，而是想要藏一个人出去。依照太师的想法，这人肯定不会是刺客，因为单单公主没有必要保护一个行刺兀卒的刺客。而轿子是张部主那面的，这件事显然也得到张部主的默许。公主长大了，说不定正在私会情郎，你若是当场揭穿，只怕惹怒单单公主，还连累你的升迁。因此你言语暗示，想看看单单公主的反应。单单脸红，自然也中了太师的猜测。” 张元已说不出话来，更怀疑这野利斩天是不是瞎子。他若是瞎子，怎么会把众人的表情都看得一清二楚呢？ 野利斩天续道：“你不想得罪公主，可又放心不下公主的安危，所以故意把这件事话于我知。想我还有点头脑，说不定能听出你的言下之意，冲出去保护公主，看看轿中还有哪个？这样你不用担责，也保护了公主，谁以后知道此事，都会竖起拇指赞一声中书令了。” 张元儒雅的一张脸，如同被打了一拳，强笑道：“不听罗睺王一说，老夫还不知道有人有这种复杂的心思呀。”他名褒暗贬，暗指野利斩天以小人之心度君子之腹。 “是吗？”野利斩天不咸不淡道，“我是瞎了，也不聪明，辜负了太师的期待，明白不了太师的君子之心。既然如此，太师还请将这份心思话给别人听吧，在下先行告退。”他转身离去，也不施礼。 张元盯着野利斩天的背影，直到消失不见，这才喃喃道：“你既然都不担心，想必也认为轿中的人绝非刺客，那我操心什么呢？”拍拍衣襟，像是把烦恼全部拍掉，脸上又露出淡淡的笑。 这时有兵士急匆匆的赶到，低声道：“太师，那面来人了。” 张元精神一振道：“带我去见。”他面色又转凝重，隐约又带着分振奋，随兵士匆匆离去。 张元本是老谋深算，喜怒不形于色之人，这次对来人如此慎重，旁的兵士见了，都难免猜测，来人是谁呢？ 两顶轿子出了宫，出了城，直奔城南郊的戒台寺。 如果说大相国寺是大宋的国寺，那戒台寺也无疑是党项人心目中的国寺。 眼下党项人东有大宋，西南有吐蕃、南有大理、西面更有回鹘等国，这些国度都是信奉佛教，党项人也不例外。 党项人的佛教本分禅宗、密宗两派，禅宗流传虽广，但密宗影响也是不容小窥。 元昊本人也是信佛的。 这样一个极负大志、雄心勃勃之人，在党项人中，不但崇信佛教，而且精通浮图之道。 元昊掌权以来，为了发展佛教，不但广搜舍利妥善安置，而且大修佛窟、佛塔和佛寺，在元昊推行下，党项人信佛风气极为浓郁。 戒台寺因是元昊常去之地，这些年经过发展壮大，若论辉煌绚丽，或比汴京大相国寺稍逊，但论气势恢宏，宝相庄严，可和大相国寺分庭抗礼。 出了城南，前方有群山连绵，转过山脚，只见到碧空洗炼，青霄万里。 楼台亭阁虎踞半山，戒台寺已现出佛迹。 两顶轿子停了下来，张部主先行下轿，轻声道：“单单，是时候了。难道你还想把他带到戒台寺去吗？” 轿帘挑开，单单坐在轿中，神色像是扭捏，又夹杂着几分伤感。她身后……一块隔板倏然闪开，露出了暗格里的狄青。 张元猜得不错，轿子中果然有暗格。在张元挑开轿帘之前，狄青按了下轿侧的按钮，就有面隔板无声无息的划出，挡在了狄青的面前。 狄青知道轿子的设计，只因为单单窜出去的时候，还对狄青说了一句，“轿子有暗格。”狄青见单单窜出去的时候，脸红得如熟透的苹果。谁也不知道，单单到底是因为愤怒脸红，还是因为别的原因。 单单既然知道轿子有暗格，为何不一开始就让狄青藏起来？ 狄青不愿多想，很快就找到了那个按钮。 那隔板不但设计巧妙，色泽也和轿子后面的挡板一模一样。从正面望过去，绝看不出轿内别有洞天。可狄青还很担心，他早就看出张元和野利斩天都是心细如发的人，单单若论机心，绝不是那两人的对手。 可让狄青奇怪的是，张元和野利斩天竟像什么都没有发现，狄青总觉得有些古怪，但他既然出了城，也就暂时将疑惑放在一旁。 出了轿子，狄青见秋高霜早，花草已败，可远山绿树仍有那难洗的苍郁。张部主举眸望了狄青一眼，那眼中似乎也藏着秋意闲愁。可她很快的移开了目光，转身走远。她似乎想给单单些告别的时间，也像不想再看狄青。 抬轿子的人，均是沉默，这些人都是张部主的手下，懂得什么应该知道，什么必须装作不知道。 单单终于下了轿子，满是红晕的脸，又变得和秋霜一样的白。她静静的向南走了片刻，听到一声雁鸣，忍不住抬头望去。 那是一只离群的孤雁，空中徘徊，终于还是向南飞去。 “这大雁南去，终究还是要飞回的。”单单突然道。 狄青就在单单的身后，闻言抬头望天，雁声飞天，苍穹极远。他没有说什么，单单好像也没有对他说话。他只想等单单转过身来，然后向单单告别。 单单霍然转过身来，眼中又露出恶狠狠的凶意，“可你这次走了，就一定不要再回来了。你救过我一次，我也救过你。你带我出了荒漠，我也带你出了宫中。自此后永不相欠，再无瓜葛！” 狄青心道，“我或许会回来，但那时……只怕你我再难有今日的情形。” 单单脸色又开始发红，嘴唇却被贝齿咬得微白，握紧了纤手，浑身都有些颤抖，“你是我大哥的敌人，我这辈子就欠过两人的情，一个是我大哥，另外一个就是你。我还了你的情，但对不起我大哥。因此你下次若是敢来，我说不定……会第一个让人杀了你！” 狄青终于开口道：“我明白。” “所以你最好赶快走，走得远远的。你现在余毒未清，还有几天才能用力，这些天若是被人宰了，可不关我的事。”单单的声音有些颤抖。 狄青微笑道：“你既然都能从飞鹰的手上逃出来，我当然也要自食其力。天凉了……你早些回转吧。” 单单冷冷道：“我不用你关心。” 狄青无话可说，转身想走，可突然又道：“单单，无论以后如何，我总记得你的相救之恩。你是个好姑娘，我应该谢谢你。” 单单苍白的脸上突然泛起分光辉，如惊浪浮霜、又像梦醒灯晕…… 狄青并没有留意，已转身要走，可才迈了几步，单单突然叫道：“喂！”狄青止步，却没有转身，问道：“还有什么事吗？” 秋风冷、秋风凝。 狄青望着秋意浓晚，秋云悲风，有如红颜憔悴，豪情梦碎，心中只是想，“羽裳，我没有死。郭大哥，我没有给你报仇。” 单单望着那萧索的背影，脸色又变得白皙非常，指甲都嵌入了肉里，也不觉得疼痛。 静寂良久，感觉那秋风都冻凝了，心跳都要停了，单单这才用了全身的气力说道：“狄青，我问你！这世上，若……有一人，可以为你不当什么公主……什么都不要，只想跟着你，跟着你死也好，活也罢。去荒漠、天涯……你是否会为了她，舍弃一切？”