The head of Xiwandan is the second time Gu Yuanbai has seen the head of a dead person up close.
Coincidentally, these two heads were sent to him by Xue Yuan, one to invite credit, and the other to let Gu Yuanbai vent his anger. The head who claimed the credit was the village owner of Wang Tushan, and this, incredibly, was one of the leaders of the eight Khitan tribes.
Back then, when the rebels in Jing Hunan were pressed back to the capital to be beheaded, because Xu Xiongyuan was a line in Gu Yuanbai's palm from beginning to end, and was a complete defeat, Gu Yuanbai didn't want to see his interest in beheading. Therefore, after all the calculations, he has seen these two dead heads.
But Gu Yuanbai was very calm.
He was calm from the bottom of his heart, and Gu Yuanbai never thought that he could be so calm, even calm enough to dismiss his words with the head of a dead person.
After sending someone to dispose of Xiwandan's head, Gu Yuanbai asked, "Is there anything else?"
The humane said: "The station also sent something, which was sent by General Xue."
Saying that, he took out a handkerchief from his arms, raised his hands above his head, and sent it to Gu Yuanbai respectfully.
Gu Yuanbai looked at the handkerchief for a while before reaching out to pick it up and slowly unfolding it.
But there was nothing on the handkerchief, it was empty. Gu Yuanbai frowned, thinking it was some secret recipe, "Bring the water."
When the palace attendant brought the water, he walked to the front of the hall and raised the handkerchief to face the scorching sun in the sky, only then did he reluctantly find that the center part of the handkerchief had a little dull color.
It looks like the traces of water mixed with wind and sand after drying, if you are not careful, you will not be able to see it at all.
"What could this be?" Gu Yuanbai pondered.
Only then did the person who notified it remembered, "Sir, there is a note in the handkerchief."
He searched and handed the note to the saint. Gu Yuanbai took a look and saw the words above:
- The first snowflake in northern Xinjiang, yours.
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The wind and snow in the northern Xinjiang fluttered like goose feathers.
When Xue Yuan was writing the letter, someone else looked over and laughed: "Xue Jiuyao, it should be the snow in the northern Xinjiang flying like duck feathers."
As soon as these words came out, the crowd burst into laughter.
The wind was blowing outside the tent, making the tent rustle. It has to be pressed by rocks to prevent the wind and snow from blowing in.
Facing the jokes of these people, Xue Yuan dipped his face in ink and continued to write.
After the others finished laughing at him, they continued chatting. After a while, someone asked, "Who did Xue Jiuyao write these letters all day?"
Everyone said they didn't know. When someone wanted to ask Xue Yuan, Xue Yuan had already opened the curtain and ran to a place where no one was outside and continued to write the letter.
The wind and snow outside hit his face directly, relying on the cotton-padded clothes on his body to protect the heat. Xue Yuan was strong and strong, and even when he was wearing winter clothes, his body was full of heat. Before the heavy snow fell on him, it was melted by the heat from his body.
Xue Yuan put the ink on a stone, put the paper on his hand and continued to write, the speed became faster. There is no way, it's too cold outside, if you don't write quickly, either the ink will freeze, or the brush will freeze.
These are all letters to Gu Yuanbai.
Xue Yuan also wrote earlier that he had sent many letters to Gu Yuanbai before the day he rushed to the capital, but Gu Yuanbai was a little conscientious, so he just wouldn't. After returning from the capital, he knew that the other party would not return, but Xue Yuan still wrote more frequently.
For some reason, after returning from the capital, Xue Yuan missed Gu Yuanbai even more.
It's strange that the previous thoughts can still be suppressed and become weeds. But now the thoughts seem to have found a trick. They know where Xue Yuan's itching is, and where Xue Yuan can't cover it, so they grow and grow again.
More violent than the previous one, and more irrepressible. Even when he was writing a letter in the snowstorm now, Xue Yuan only felt that his heart was hot, and even brought some anxiety. Burned to the point of anger, blistering on the lips.
The wind and snow also hit this letter, but the little bit of darkness that was soaked has an unusual meaning. Xue Yuan put away the letter, put it in his arms and looked up at the sky.
The hot air from his breath flew upwards. He thought about Gu Yuanbai for a while, and thought about his fingertips as white as snow and cold as snow, thinking about his neck, face and lips.
I regret it several times when I think about it, why didn't I remember to kiss him more? Why didn't he remember to suck out a few marks on his neck
Bring something close to you and think about it, even if you pack another bag of bath water and take a sip of the water that slipped off Gu Yuanbai's body... It's better than thinking about it now.
The white jade cup brought over had long since lost the smell of Gu Yuanbai, and only the dragon pattern was left on the handkerchief. Xue Yuan sighed deeply and returned to the tent.
General Xue, who had been patrolling outside, also returned, and gave him a very puzzled look, "Why are you so angry in the winter."
"I don't know," Xue Yuan lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, touched his lips, and thought again, thinking that Gu Yuanbai could be so angry in the winter, but unfortunately, if it hurts Gu Yuanbai's bite It's fine, he sighed, "General Xue, hurry in, they're all waiting for you."
The father and son walked into the military camp, and in the middle of the generals was a sand table with different flags planted above, which was the territory of the rest of the nomadic peoples in northern Xinjiang.
"Let's discuss and discuss the battle after the new year," General Xue said, "Hahahaha, after we discuss the final battle, we can prepare for the New Year! This year must be a good year. It takes the big guys to persevere."
All the generals were in high spirits and said in unison: "Yes!" The discussions began in full swing.
*
As time entered winter, the days became shorter and shorter when it was bright. Not only in the northern Xinjiang, but also in the capital, and the winter in the capital is so much better than the northern Xinjiang.
In the middle of December, the Holy Master came out to inspect the life of the people in the capital. Chu Wei was also by his side, and the group took a deep look. When they returned, a smile appeared on Gu Yuanbai's face.
On their way to the countryside together, the person who was staring at Chu Wei walked away and secretly returned to the Xue Mansion, telling the second son of Xue about this.
"The sage and Chu Wei are swimming together?" Second Young Master Xue suddenly sat up on the bed, "Then why don't you find a chance to get rid of Chu Wei! Don't you know Xue Yuan's arrogant temper? If the things he explained are not done well , are you dead or am I dead?"
The servant said: "It's you who died."
Second Young Master Xue was so frightened that he shivered, "You know, why don't you hurry up?"
"Second Young Master, it's not that we didn't do it," the servant said. "We found out that another group of people was eyeing Chu Wei."
Second Young Master Xue was curious: "Who?"
The little servant shook his head: "I don't know. But they have followed Chu Wei from early in the morning today, and now Chu Wei is with the saint. If they do it, I am afraid that these people will lose their lives."
"Okay!" Second Young Master Xue said happily, "Then don't do anything, just let the group of people who followed Chu Wei do it for us."
The servant respectfully said, "Yes."
These people who followed Chu Wei were the ones sent by the Prince of Xixia.
Prince Xixia wanted to teach Chu Wei a lesson in secret. He felt that since he liked Chu Wei, he would not go too far, so he sent someone to tie Chu Wei and let him be humiliated and humiliated by him until he was out of his temper. Well, this person can let it go. At that time, even if Emperor Daheng wants to investigate, he must pay attention to the evidence, right
The people sent by Prince Xixia didn't know Gu Yuanbai's identity. While they were on guard against Gu Yuanbai and the guards behind Chu Wei, they passed messages to each other: "There are so many people, it's not easy to start now."
"But it's not easy for them to start in the capital," said the leader, sweating profusely. "If there are patrolmen in the city, they will have a chance in the countryside."
"Look at the young master who is walking in the front, you can see that he is not in good health, and he has no strength to hold the chicken," the subordinate said, "There is a hillside just ahead, we are ambushing there, and a group of people go to kidnap Chu Wei. , a group of people went to kidnap this young man, and bringing this man with him is just enough to threaten those guards with him, so that those people dare not come forward."
The leader nodded and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "That's it,"
*
Gu Yuanbai and Chu Wei walked slowly, talking and laughing. Just as they were walking to a hillside, someone suddenly shouted and rushed out, holding a large knife in his hand, which was extremely fierce. In a blink of an eye, a dozen people rushed towards the two from both sides.
The guards behind him immediately pulled out their knives and stepped forward. Chu Wei's expression changed, and he immediately protected him in front of the sage, "Sage, hurry up!"
During the speech, the guests who had been lying in ambush had already rushed in front of him. Chu Wei did not dodge or hide. Just as he was about to die righteously, he only heard a few piercing sounds beside his ears. The rushing assassin screamed and knelt on the ground with his chest covered.
Chu Wei was stunned, turned around and saw that the holy face was extremely calm, holding a small and incomparably small crossbow, shooting short arrows at the guest in front of him. He was really calm, raised his arms holding the crossbow, and turned to the next person smoothly after the assassin was shot.
But in the blink of an eye, the guards had already rushed forward to start fighting with these people, only to hear the sound of a few clashes of soldiers, these assassins had already been pressed by the guards and knelt down.
Gu Yuanbai put away the special crossbow that the engineering department had given him. Seeing Chu Wei staring at him without blinking, a gentle smile appeared on his face: "Chu Qing, are you scared?"
Chu Wei suddenly felt his heart beating wildly in his chest, he squeezed his hands tightly, and a thin layer of red flew on his face in an instant, and even a thin layer of sweat appeared on his smooth forehead.
Gu Yuanbai patted his arm soothingly, then stepped forward, walked up to the assassin who jumped first, and sneered, "It's been half a year since I got this crossbow, and it's the first time I've used it today, so I just use it. on you."
The Assassin, whose face was pale and bloody when he bowed in pain, heard his words, his eyes suddenly widened, and his complexion was hideous with blue veins.
emperor? !