Lu Ying and Xiao Shan were accommodated in a small tent in a secluded valley, while Chong Ming flew into the Chile River and did not know where to go. Chen Xing returned to the newly erected Xiangshu's tent, and suddenly felt like he was home. He lay down on the blanket and said, "Ah—I'm finally back!"
Xiang Shu was also very tired and sat down, having experienced too many things along the way. The waiter brought food and water.
"You haven't been here yet," Xiang said.
Chen Xing hugged the blanket, rolled, rolled himself into the blanket, looked at Xiang Shu, and said with a smile, "I came here in a dream."
Xiang Shu was silent for a moment, poured two cups of milk tea by himself, and was about to go over to look at Chen Xing, but Chen Xing was so tired that he fell asleep first.
Autumn is high and the sky is wide, and there are still two days before the end of the autumn festival. For some unknown reason, this year's Late Autumn Festival was held especially grandly and grandly. When Chen Xing woke up, he only felt that his whole body was about to fall apart. He traveled long distances and worked day and night in Saibei for nearly a month.
"Wow—" Chen Xing walked down the hillside, only to see tall poles everywhere, raising colorful flags between heaven and earth, embroidered with sacred beasts of various Hu. The totems were erected one after another, and the camps of Zhuhu had their own liveliness.
Rouran people are good at forging, the camp is in front of the mountain, and the flame cage stands on top of the sky, which will illuminate the sleepless carnival night in the late autumn festival. The Tiele people are good at hunting, and they set up a high platform full of flying bows and arrows in the camp. The Huns were good at rearing horses and surrounded a hunting ground with a radius of ten li in preparation for galloping horses in the Chule River and betting on horse racing. Xianbei people are good at shepherding, and they set up a large tent for the shepherd with ghee and horns. The Qiang people were good at horse fighting and opened the arena for horse competition. The Mole man was good at fighting and circled the wrestling field.
In the center surrounded by the Zahu camp, there are thousands of long tables neatly lined up. At the beginning of the autumn festival, all ethnic groups will bring out the best kumiss, mellow milk tea, ghee, cakes, barbecue, fish and wild goose and other game. , for any guest to eat.
In the distance outside the camp, there is an ancient Chilechuan tree covered with red ribbons and fluttering in the wind. Legend has it that a lover who falls in love under this tree will have a love that will last a lifetime like mountains.
Chen Xing walked past the camp and asked, "Where's Da Chanyu?"
"It's discussing!" A Tie Le person knew Chen Xing's identity and said, "Divine Doctor, shall I take you there?"
There is a meeting again, there is always a meeting, Chen Xing waved his hand to signal it is over, he walked a few steps in the camp, and wanted to see a group of old acquaintances, but a voice came from behind.
"Chen Xing!" Tuoba Yan came.
Chen Xing said happily: "You're back too?"
On the shore of Lake Balikun, Chen Xing asked Sima Wei and Tuoba Yan to take the Akle tribe back to Longcheng. After the entire clan was safely evacuated, Che Luofeng came and brought Xiang Shu’s order, so they went south together and returned to the Chile River.
Tuoba Yan had gone to see Chen Xing last night, but Chen Xing slept like a pig. This morning, he waited outside for Chen Xing to wake up. The two exchanged a brief farewell message. Tuoba Yan was dumbfounded when he heard it. Chen Xing smiled and said, "I'm planning to visit one by one, together?"
Tuoba Yan nodded and followed behind Chen Xing, as if there was something embarrassing, the two walked across the golden grassland, and the wine barrel had been moved out. Tuoba Yan carefully guarded Chen Xing so that he would not be touched. Chen Xing looked at his face and knew that he had something to ask, so he said, "Is there anything you want to say?"
"Uh..." Tuoba Yan thought for a while, then asked simply, "Chen Xing, can I become an exorcist?"
Chen Xing: "..."
Tuoba Yan said: "I want to learn spells like you. Maybe I can help you in the future."
Chen Xing wanted to dispel his thought—you are also the most relied on military attache by Fu Jian's side. The incident happened suddenly and Fu Jian became mad, but in time, he would eventually recover. By then, Wang Ziye will be expelled, and he will go back to be your Sanqi regular attendant. not good
But with Xie An's precedent, Chen Xing felt that maybe everyone has their own wishes. After seeing the world, it is not unusual to be unwilling to return to the original life.
"Being an exorcist is tiring," Chen Xing said. "Do you really think so? Why do you want to learn spells?"
Tuoba Yan smiled and said: "After leaving Chang'an, I realized that the world is so big. I want to do my best for His Majesty and repay his kindness. After this matter, I will no longer stay in the imperial court. Instead, I want to walk around.”
Chen Xing knew that Tuoba Yan had always been a very free and easy person. If he had not been adopted by Fu Jian, maybe he would have lived a different life now.
Tuoba Yan: "I don't know if you are willing to accept me as a disciple..."
When Chen Xing heard this, he was instantly distraught, and quickly said, "I don't have the qualifications to accept you as an apprentice. But I can introduce my senior brother to you. He is in the south. If you don't mind, you may have a good relationship. He likes studying the most. magic."
"Okay!" Tuoba Yan said immediately, "You write me a letter, and I will go south to find him after the Muqiu Festival."
Tuoba Yan had met Xie An, but the situation was chaotic at the time, and he didn't know that Xie An was Chen Xing's cheap senior brother. Chen Xing didn't have time to teach him spells, and he didn't know how to teach his disciples. I'm afraid it would delay him, so it must be just right for him to find Xie An. Whether it is to learn from a teacher and accept an apprentice, or to discuss the relationship between the same generation, Xie An has to go.
So the two agreed that Chen Xing came to the outside of the Huns' camp and shouted inside, "Xiao Shan!"
Xiao Shan was playing with Chen Xing's dog, teaching him to jump in circles, and when he saw Chen Xing, he laughed and said "hey".
Chen Xing said displeasedly, "Have you got Lu Ying, will you ignore me?"
Xiao Shan said, "I wanted to sleep with you yesterday! My brother kicked me out."
Tuoba Yan and Xiao Shan also knew each other, smiled and said a few words. Chen Xing looked into the woods on the side of the tent, and seemed to hear Chong Ming and Lu Ying talking in low voices.
"I'm here." Chen Xing warned in advance, lest Chong Ming was talking ill of himself before entering the forest.
This is a remote corner of Chilechuan. Xiang Shu specially arranged a place for them with trees and streams, far away from Zhuhu camp, so as not to disturb Lu Ying.
Lu Ying was picking leaves from a tree, while Chongming hugged his arms, leaned against another tree, and spoke to him.
The sky in the woods is soft, like a divine light condensed into visible beams of light. Lu Ying was wearing a white robe, holding a handful of leaves in his hand, looking like an ancient forest god.
"Wake up?" Lu Ying said, "Did you sleep well? We went to see you last night and gave you a dreamless night."
Chen Xing's spirit has completely recovered, this time using the heart lamp, he does not need to burn his soul, and it is even more unrestrained, but if he uses it too much, it will eventually consume his spirit. He slept very well last night, away from all kinds of bizarre dreams, which made him feel refreshed for a while.
When Chong Ming saw Chen Xing coming over, he felt uncomfortable. Chen Xing guessed that when they came in, most of the two were discussing about the "third wish". Maybe Chongming was still complaining to Lu Ying. Why did he give Chen Xing the amber with the ashes of his Nirvana in the first place, and he was caught now. handle.
"Check it out first," Chen Xing said with a smile, "Your Majesty the Demon King, isn't the third thing complete yet?"
Chongming said angrily, "How could a lonely demon king break his promise?"
Lu Ying couldn't help laughing: "What exactly do you want to make? Why don't you just let him go as soon as possible for my sake."
Chen Xing smiled slyly. In fact, he had already thought about this third wish.
"Then I'll make arrangements after the late autumn festival." Chen Xing asked, "Lu Ying, what are your plans now? What are you doing?"
"Pick some leaves to use as herbal medicine," Lu Ying replied, "Healing the mortals of Chilechuan."
Lu Ying deftly avoided the topic and did not answer Chen Xing directly. From Chen Xing's standpoint, he naturally wished that Lu Ying would follow them. Seeing Xiao Shan's appearance, he definitely did not want to be separated from him. But last time, Lu Ying mentioned that he wanted to leave the Central Plains world and go to follow the Buddha's trail before San Zuo Xingchen. Canglang's complete departure must have left Lu Ying a lot of regrets. At this time, Chen Xing would rather respect Lu Ying's choice and let him decide for himself.
Xiao Shan took Tuoba Yan into the woods again and said, "Lu Ying, he is Tuoba Yan, my friend."
Lu Ying took off the last piece of herbal medicine, smiled at Tuoba Yan, and nodded.
At that time, Lu Ying was bathed in mottled tree shadows, her handsome face was covered with a layer of soft light, her long hair was hanging down her temples, her profile was delicate and perfect, her complexion was fair, and she was dressed in a blue-white robe, like an immortal. Handsome and elegant.
"Thanks for your care." Lu Ying said softly.
Tuoba Yan: "..."
Tuoba Yan stared blankly at Lu Ying, and the two looked at each other.
Lu Ying looked at Tuoba Yan, and suddenly became a little dazed. Between his slender and fair fingers, a leaf floated away and fell.
After a few breaths of silence, Tuoba Yan stepped forward immediately, bowed to pick up the leaves, and handed them to Lu Ying.
Lu Ying laughed.
Chen Xing introduced: "This is Lu Ying, Tuoba... you..."
Tuoba Yan's face flushed instantly, and he glanced at Chen Xing and Lu Ying subconsciously. Yu Ren looked at Tuoba Yan with puzzled faces. Especially Xiao Shan is even more confused.
Lu Ying: "Sit in the tent?"
"Okay... okay." Tuoba Yan said hurriedly, "I'm bothering you."
Lu Ying suddenly felt that this person was very interesting, turned around and walked in front, couldn't help laughing, went back to the tent and sat down, making milk tea for them by himself. There was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and Chen Xing was also stunned. He used to be in a hurry in Kaluosha, but he didn't realize it. Now that he is familiar with him, he felt that the ancient gods transformed by the white deer were natural. There's something magical about it.
It seems that as long as he stays by his side, the surrounding is like the spring back to the earth, full of vitality.
Tuoba Yan: "I... I... Lu Ying, hello."
Chen Xing also immediately understood what had happened, and when he contacted the scene when he first saw Tuoba Yan in Yuwenxin's mansion last time, he couldn't help but groan in his heart.
Tuoba Yan fell in love at first sight again!
"I... go out for a walk." Tuoba Yan turned around and left the tent, actually being a little stupid.
Xiao Shan: "???"
Chong Ming: "… "
Chen Xing touched his forehead, he couldn't bear to see it, and he didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Lu Ying said, "Is he your friend?"
Xiao Shan wondered: "Isn't he usually like this, Tuoba Yan?"
Chen Xing took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Lu Ying, you seem to let him... a little... a little... "
Lu Ying understood and immediately laughed. Chen Xing thought to himself that this is trouble, poor Tuoba Yan, what should you do
"It doesn't matter," Lu Ying said with an intoxicating smile, "he will soon forget me."
Chen Xing said: "You still... Hey, forget it, you can do it yourself."
Chongming drank the milk tea and pondered, but seemed to remember something else, then got up and left the tent. When Chen Xing remembered his purpose, he asked Lu Ying, "What about Xiang Shu's memory? Lu Ying, you must help me with this."
Chen Xing originally wanted to wait for Xiang Shu to ask about it after the Shita incident, so he took advantage of the situation to tell him everything that happened to them, but Xiang Shu's confusion and anxiety were interrupted. Seeing his reaction and mood, Chen Xing was a little worried. He couldn't think about it, and now he finally put it aside for a while, so he hesitated, should he tell him everything that happened in the past
Lu Ying smiled and said: "Don't worry, there will be results soon. Regarding your past, Shu Lukong has already remembered one by one in the days that I have experienced with you. After the reconciliation, over time, I will definitely be able to remember it."
Chen Xing said: "But time waits for no one!"
Lu Ying smiled mysteriously, raised his middle finger, made a "shush" gesture, and said, "Let it be, maybe there will be a solution soon?"
After saying this, he didn't say anything, and Tuoba Yan came in again, sitting next to Xiao Shan with a slightly stiff action.
"I... Chen Xing? Lu Ying?" Tuoba Yan said, "What are you... talking about? That brother just went out, who is he?"
"Nothing." Chen Xing replied boredly.
"It's nothing." Lu Ying looked at Tuoba Yan's expression and said with a smile.
Tuoba Yan was looking at Lu Ying like this, and suddenly blushed again. Chen Xing saw that his head was smoking. Lu Ying, as a big monster who had lived for thousands of years, looked at Tuoba Yan like a child. , maybe he didn't take it seriously at all, and he didn't feel any embarrassment at all. For Tuoba Yan, this was really fatal.
"Okay." Chen Xing said, "Then... Let's just spend the festival in Chilechuan for the past two days. It's really tiring to walk all the way. I just hope that I can think about nothing tomorrow. I'll say goodbye first. I have to go to the Akler clan to see."
"Stay here," Lu Ying said suddenly, "Tomorrow's late autumn festival, if you're not busy, can you spend some time with us, um... Xiao Shan and I?"
"Okay!" Tuoba Yan said immediately, "I'm always busy, I'll come to see you tomorrow?"
Chen Xing: "No one asked you! Well, Lu Ying, if Xiang Shu is not busy, I will..."
"Before the sun goes down, Xiao Shan and I will wait for you in front of the Rouran people's fire dragon." Lu Ying said softly, "If things go against your wishes, you might as well bring Shulukong over."
Chen Xing: "?"
However, Lu Ying made a "please" gesture, and Chen Xing didn't study the meaning of the phrase "backfired", so he politely got up and left.
Tuoba Yan was still sitting, looking at Lu Ying with a bright and handsome smile.
Lu Ying: "You... your friend has left, you won't follow him?"
"Ah, yes!" Tuoba Yan reacted immediately and said, "He is very busy today, but I am not busy."
"Tuoba Yan! Come out for me!" Chen Xing said in a slightly angry voice.
Lu Ying laughed again, and Tuoba Yan realized that Lu Ying meant to see off guests, and nodded hurriedly: "Then I will come to see you tomorrow."
Xiao Shan watched Tuoba Yan leave, suddenly aware of a huge crisis, and turned to look at Lu Ying.
"What? Jealous?" Lu Ying said to Xiao Shan with a smile.
outside the tent.
"You disgusting guy!" Chen Xing couldn't help laughing.
Tuoba Yan hurriedly defended: "I didn't, I just suddenly, for some reason, felt that he was very kind. I have no other intentions..."
"What do you think is written on your face, okay?" Chen Xing said helplessly, "Everyone can see it."
"Ah?" Tuoba Yan stood in a daze and said, "Is it so obvious?"
Chen Xing lost his temper, turned around and went down the mountain road. Tuoba Yan hurriedly chased after him and said, "Wait, Chen Xing, Tianchi! Who is he? His surname is Lu, is he Han?"
Chen Xing: "It's impossible for him to promise you..."
"Exorcist." Chong Ming's voice suddenly sounded.
Chongming leaned back against the trees on the roadside, hugged his arms, nodded impatiently with his slender fingers, and cast a glance at Chen Xing with a deep meaning in his eyes.
Chen Xing stopped.
Chongming said: "Tomorrow evening, the Rouran people will be waiting for you in front of the fire dragon. Come over when you have time."
Chen Xing let out an "oh", and suddenly felt that he was familiar with him. It seemed like the same thing happened in the autumn club last time.
"Where is he from?"
After Chongming left, Tuoba Yan asked persistently, "Is that your friend? How long have you known each other?"
Chen Xing wanted to tell Tuoba Yan Lu Ying's identity, but after thinking about it, he said, "You have these questions, why don't you ask him yourself? The answer you get from him is better than asking someone else, isn't it?"
Tuoba Yan suddenly became enlightened and said with a smile, "You are right."
"He looks like a fairy..."
"The immortals who don't eat human fireworks are so beautiful..."
"You're so noisy!" Chen Xing said, "Stop talking about Lu Ying in my ear, Tuoba Yan, you really have nothing to do, so go help the Akler people prepare for the horse race, go, go."
Chen Xing heard calluses in his ears, and when he went outside the Deakler camp, he finally sent Tuoba Yan away before going in to visit. King Akler went to prepare everything for the late autumn festival. Since Rouran and Akler had a bad relationship, this is the first time they have returned to Chilechuan to celebrate the late autumn festival in several years.
After listening to Chen Xing's story, the princess learned that Yu Duozheng guarded the Ka Luosha for the deer god, so she smiled and nodded.
"That Doro?" Chen Xing smiled, "Your brother is still here, maybe one day he will come to see you."
The princess whispered, "Thank you, thank you."
Chen Xing hurriedly said that you were welcome, stretched out his hand, and gently touched Na Doro's little hand with his little finger, and the little baby grabbed Chen Xing.
"Can I give him a hug?" Chen Xing asked.
"Of course." The princess smiled, and held Na Doro to Chen Xing. As soon as Chen Xing hugged him, a series of messages passed behind him: "Dadan—"
"—Yu arrives!"
Xiang Shu had rushed into the tent in a gust of wind before the broadcast, and said angrily, "What are you doing here!"
Na Doro was stunned and almost cried, but Chen Xing immediately turned his head and ordered Xiang Shu to be quiet, not to scare the baby.
"What are you doing again?!" Chen Xing turned his head holding Na Doro, Xiang Shu tugged up his sleeves, and was about to beat someone. The princess immediately got up, went to the side and saluted, and explained, "Da Dan Yu Xi's anger..."
"Why did you leave without saying a word?!" Xiang Shu said in disbelief.
"Where can I go?" Chen Xing said, "I'm not here for good?"
Na Doro opened his eyes, looked at the two, and suddenly cried with a "wow", Chen Xing immediately said: "Xiang Shu, if you don't coax him today, I'm not finished with you!"
Xiang Shu was embarrassed when Natoluo cried, and the princess hurriedly said, "It's alright, it's alright, he often cries, just give him this..."
Xiang Shu had no choice but to quickly coax Na Doro, stretched out his fingers, and gently stroked his stomach, but Na Dolu kicked Xiang Shu's wrist and cried even more.
"How do you coax the child?" Chen Xing accused, "Will you make a face?"
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"Pull the corners of your mouth apart," Chen Xing said. "Push your nose up, do you make faces? I'm going to be angry!"
Xiang Shu was helpless and had to squeeze his face with his hands to show Na Doro, who was startled.
"Yes, yes, that's it." Chen Xing laughed wildly in his heart.
"Tilt your mouth to the left, hey! That's right!" Chen Xing hugged that Doro and approached Xiang Shu, and Doro stretched out his hand and grabbed Xiang Shu's ear when he was unprepared.
"You... let go!" Xiang Shu's ears were being pulled, and he couldn't exert any strength, for fear of hurting the baby's tender wrist. Chen Xing immediately laughed so hard that tears almost came out.
When the princess came out, seeing that her son was holding on to Da Chanyu's ear, she hurried over to coax him and handed him something, a necklace full of beeswax and turquoise.
"It was given to him by Yodo before he left," the princess said.
Sure enough, when Doro got his brother's relic, he stopped crying, hugged the necklace, and gradually calmed down.
In the evening, Xiang Shu and Chen Xing left the Akler camp and walked out along the path. The stars were shining on the Chile River.
"Back to the king's tent, I can't see you." Xiang Shu frowned deeply and said angrily, "Ask again, Tuoba Yan is nowhere to be seen! Where are you going?"
"I've been teaching Le Chuan!" Chen Xing said, "You don't have to be so nervous, right?"
Xiang Shu: "The solitary king thought that you left without saying goodbye, and left as soon as you said it... When the real lung was also blown up by you."
"Have I ever done such a thing?" Chen Xing was dumbfounded.
"Of course you did!" Xiang Shu got under the ancient tree and said displeasedly, "More than once!"
Chen Xing: "When?"
The only time Chen Xing remembered was when he went to Karosha. After several departures, it was clear that they were all taken away, so Xiang Shu must have counted all the rest on his head.
Xiang Shu suddenly became dumb again, recalling that since he met Chen Xing, he didn't seem to have done anything without saying goodbye.
"You just like being poor and nervous," Chen Xing said. "Are you sick?"
"Sick!" Xiang Shu said impatiently, "Yes! The Lone King is ill!"
"It's good to know." Chen Xing laughed in his heart, but said with a straight face.
Xiang Shu obviously wanted to talk to Chen Xing, but he forgot about it. When he returned to the tent, he saw that Chen Xing was not there. For some reason, Chen Xing left without saying goodbye and left with Tuoba Yan for some unknown reason. scene. This is obviously unreasonable, but Xiang Shu has a deep-rooted shadow, and suddenly becomes irritable, looking for him everywhere, and sending a guard to the south. Now that I found out that it was just a false alarm, I quickly ordered someone to notify the guards to come back for the festival.
"Go back for dinner." Xiang Shu said dissatisfied.
Chen Xing said, "There is someone else I want to see, so come with me."
Xiang Shu didn't ask, and following behind Chen Xing, the two bypassed the Akle camp and headed to the far east of the Chile River, at the end of the camp bordering Yinshan.
In front of the abandoned carriages were hides against the snow, and there was a bonfire in the middle. On the bonfire was a stove, and amber sugar was boiled in the stove. The giant wolf's white mane was lying on the side, and its tail was swept leisurely on the grass.
Sitting by the bonfire is Sima Wei and…
"Yutuo?" Chen Xing asked in surprise, "Are you back?"
You Duo and Sima Wei were watching the sugar in the iron pot, and at the same time stood up and bowed to Chen Xing.
Sima Wei replied instead of Yuduo: "He came to see his former family, and he will go back to Ka Luosha immediately."
Yuduo got up, but Chen Xing said, "Aren't you going to meet your parents and younger brother?"
Sima Wei replied on behalf of Yuduo: "He took a look from a distance across the tent today."
Chen Xing knew that You Duo must not worry about the living conditions of his family after they moved to Chilechuan. Now that he has seen it with his own eyes, he can feel at ease.
"What is this?" Chen Xing asked again.
"Sugar." Yuta spoke this time.
Sima Wei said, "At the late autumn festival, give food to children."
Saying that, Sima Wei took a bamboo stick out of the pot and gave it to Chen Xing, and Xiang Shu said, "I won't eat it."
In the distance, there was the sound of children playing at night. It was not far from the Huns' camp. It seemed that the children were not afraid of Sima Wei. Seeing that he had also settled down, Chen Xing nodded and said, "Tomorrow at the end of the autumn festival, you can smear your face a little and go to Chilechuan to celebrate with them."
"Thank you." Sima Wei replied.
Xiang Shu had already instructed the Hu people not to care about Sima Wei, and the people living under the Chuan Chuan had not experienced chaos like the people in Chang'an. On the contrary, many children think he is very interesting, and often come to play with him.
The wind rose flat and blew across the thousands of miles of grassland outside the Chile River, but was gently blocked by the Yinshan Mountains that embraced this paradise.
After finishing all the inspections, Chen Xing ate some candy from the bamboo stick and handed it to Xiang Shu.
Xiang Shu's anger has completely subsided, but he still said impatiently: "I really don't eat, and I'm not a child."
Chen Xing knew that he was always duplicitous, and he obviously ate it when he was in Qiushe last time, so he just poked him in the face and said, "Try it and see, the 'Jun candy' made by the king with great effort, too. Made me look bad."
Xiang Shu saw that Chen Xing was going to poke the sticky candy into his nose again, so he had to say, "Okay! Don't stick it on my face!"
"You eat here," Chen Xing said, "I haven't eaten this half."
Xiang Shu took a bite and frowned, "It's too sweet."
On the eve of the Muqiu Festival, Chilechuan was quiet, Chen Xing's face suddenly turned red, and through the faint light of the stars, Xiang Shu's face was red to the bottom of his ears.
Xiang Shu: "What about now? Go back?"
"Your ears are so red." Chen Xing said.
"It was pulled by Nadoro," Xiang said. "This kid is too strong."
Chen Xing: "But how do I remember that he was talking about the other side?"
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