After Xiao Mubai arrived in Yucheng, the battle situation was not as bad as he expected. Although he was gone to guard Yucheng, the veterans in the army were experienced and the new soldiers were brave and unparalleled. Gu Zisong led the army to provoke, and he has not taken any advantage so far. .
Xiao Mubai thought about it and left his substitute in King Mo's army. In order not to arouse suspicion, Han Sa also stayed in Yucheng and placed it next to him.
As for himself, he quickly took Raven and Xian Li to Liang Kingdom.
Xian Li initially left Chang'an with Xiao Mubai, thinking that Xiao Guo didn't need him for the time being.
After all, Chang'an had been baptized by the flames of war, and many things were being rebuilt. At this time, Yixiang Tower was indeed deserted.
The night she left the capital with His Highness King Mo, Xiao Mubai and Xia Chu said goodbye inside the house, and she and Bingwen also said goodbye outside the house.
The candles hanging in the corridor were bright, and the light fell on Bingwen's body, making him seem to be covered with a layer of light fluorescence, making him particularly conspicuous.
Xian Li received a brief message from Xiao Mubai and rushed over, but Bingwen seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time.
Just as she walked around a blooming wintersweet tree, she saw Bingwen standing on the porch looking at her.
They looked at each other across the fallen flowers.
The smell of war has not completely subsided, but the sadness of parting has invaded.
The two of them stood on the porch, it was cold in spring, and Bingwen silently took off his cloak and covered her body.
Xian Li waved his hand and said, "You are weak, and as a martial arts practitioner, this coldness is nothing."
Bingwen lowered his eyes and said nothing, but hung his hands stubbornly over her shoulders. Seeing this, Xianli could only sigh softly and let him cover his body with his big cloak.
There was a faint smell of sandalwood on the tip of his nose, which was Bingwen's favorite incense.
"I'll wait for you to come back." Bingwen's voice stirred up a slight flow of air in her ears.
He still put his hands on her shoulders, bent his head against her hair, and his warm breath filled her hair.
Xian Li's heart surged violently, and he stepped aside without leaving a trace.
She didn't answer, just looked up at him.
In the fluctuating light in the corridor, there was a faint smile on Bingwen's lips. The night breeze gently swept up his brocade clothes with green bamboo leaves. The elegant and bookish atmosphere made Xianli's heart beat.
But she suppressed the turbulence in her heart, lowered her eyelashes to cover her gaze, and also covered his eyes staring at her, neither wanting to disappoint him nor making him wait hopelessly.
"I'll be back when you find my brother." Her voice was still gentle, but it carried an indescribable sense of determination.
But Bingwen didn't hear the slightest difference and thought she was just joking. Then he followed her words and said, "Then if I find it next month, you will come back next month?"
Xian Li lowered his eyebrows and replied, "Okay."
Bingwen laughed out loud: "Then if I find it tomorrow, you will turn the horse around and come back tomorrow?"
"Okay." Xian Li suddenly raised his eyes and looked at him under the bright and flowing light.
That glance made each other look into their hearts.
Bingwen wanted to hide her secretly in his heart and wait for her return.
And Xian Li wanted to keep him in his heart as a lifelong thought.
This time, although Xianli received Xiao Mubai's order to return to Yucheng abruptly, she was relieved at the same time. There was no possibility that indulging in feelings would harm him, just like she went to her brother with hope again and again, but failed. It just adds to the disappointment again and again.
She has no intention of coming back, just like her brother will never come back...
Xian Li originally thought that Xiao Mubai took him back to Yucheng because he was familiar with Liang's army, but he did not expect that he only took him through Yucheng and entered Liang.
Just when she guessed again that Xiao Mubai was planning to send her back to Tinglan Water Tower, Xiao Mubai looked at the gate of Tianlu Capital and told her: "Xianli, your chance for revenge has come."
Xian Li only felt that his eyes were hot, and something seemed to be coming out of his eyes.
"I cannot guarantee that you will succeed. If you leave, you can go back to Xiao Kingdom and spend the rest of your life with Bingwen." This was not the first time Xiao Mubai asked her, but it was the last time to remind her.
"The hatred of destroying the family is irreconcilable. If I die, I hope that the prince will find another chance in the future. If I am lucky enough to survive, I... plan to open a charity hall in the Liang Kingdom." Xian Li tightened the cloak around his body and looked at it firmly. To Xiao Mubai.
Xiao Mubai asked three times, the first time on the night he left Beijing, and the second time on the night in Yucheng. Xian Li knew that this was the last time.
As soon as she entered the gate of Tianlu Kyoto, she was cut off from her past in Xiao Kingdom.
Xiao Mubai was silent again. If it were in the past, he would only give Xian Li one chance to choose.
Perhaps after being with Xia Chu for a long time, he often heard her whispering about the trivial matters between Xian Li and Bing Wen, which made him no longer treat them gently.
The city gates of Kyoto are now heavily guarded, and the soldiers guarding the city have been replaced by soldiers of the Gu family.
The Qiao family may have been deprived of military power and under surveillance, so it would be inconvenient for Xiao Mubai to swagger into the city with his identity as the third son of Qiao.
However, it is not difficult for Xiao Mubai and Xian Li, who are easy to deal with, to enter the city.
After all, there are many large shops in the city that are owned by Xiao Mubai. He just pretended to be a shop assistant who went out of town to buy goods and got in smoothly. Raven followed them without having to disguise himself. That face can go to town.
The three of them waited in the city until nightfall, then got into a painting boat and boarded the Tinglan Water Tower.
Xian Li washed off his disguise and entered his original boudoir from the backyard.
Although she had been to Xiao Country for a long time, her room was still reserved by Aunt Yao.
Raven used Qing Kung Fu to jump in from the window opened by Xian Li. Xiao Mubai ordered him to wait here, and Xian Li was also sent to ask Aunt Yao about the current situation in the capital.
Not only is there a wealth of information in Tinglanshui Tower, but the most important thing is that there are no officers or soldiers stationed there.
After all, unlike the Yixiang Building in Chang'an, the people who come and go here are all dignitaries, and it is not possible to enter if you have money.
Among these nobles was Gu Xiangpei, the second son of the Gu family.
What's funny is that even people like Gu Xiangpei think that they are one of the forces behind this building and are proud of it.
But neither of them knew that the real owner of Tinglan Water Tower was Xiao Mubai.
From the corner of his eye, Xiao Mubai caught a glimpse of the Muxi Room where Gu Xiangpei used to grow up. Not only were candles lit, but there was also his attendant Dibo at the door, so he took advantage of the opportunity to ask Xian Li to inquire about Aunt Yao. Pretending to be a boy delivering wine in exchange for tea, he knocked on the door and entered without leaving any trace.
Dibo had no doubt that he was there. After all, no one had ever dared to cause trouble in this building...
(End of chapter)