It was noon, and the sky suddenly turned gloomy. I stood by the window on the second floor of the tea shop and looked around. I saw a river winding like a jade belt, the tower of the temple was reflected in the lake, and there were houses of different heights, The building still stands quietly despite the rush of people.
And further away, a thick dark cloud that engulfed the sky was rolling towards Chang'an City like a dragnet. The pedestrians on the street were even more hurried, and the cold and wet wind was blowing from outside Chang'an City. , which deepens the footsteps of pedestrians on the street.
In a short time, whether it was Changming Fang, Hechang Fang, or the scattered squares further away in Chang'an City, or the streets within the squares, they became sparsely populated, leaving only the wind blowing. The leaves and debris on the street made rustling sounds on the stone pavement.
"It's going to rain." Li Hong frowned.
"Is it my duty to work hard without complaining..."
"Wait a minute, Li Xian definitely doesn't want to stay in there forever, but if he stays in there and can't come out, I have no choice but to go in and look for him." Li Hong was still looking out the window, and the thick clouds disappeared in the blink of an eye. When we arrived outside Chang'an City, it looked like the sky was overwhelming and the city was being enveloped in it.
The sky was already extremely dark, and the wind and sand hung on the streets. Many shops in Changmingfang and Hechangfang lost interest in continuing to do business. Many shops had already begun to close their doors in a hurry.
Some shops do the opposite, as if the wind and sand blowing in do not affect their business at all. Even from their expressions, it is not clear that they care about the goods in the shop, which are contaminated and dirty by the wind and sand. General.
"Your Highness, look..." Wutian pointed at a high-end courtyard in Changmingfang and said excitedly.
In the courtyard with three entrances in Changmingfang, rows of doors suddenly opened. Before Li Hong, Lawless and others upstairs could see them, they carefully looked at the colorful oil paper umbrellas under the dim sky. Just like the lotus flowers on the Qujiang Lake, they bloomed in a hurry in the middle of the yard.
"They're coming out, let's take action." Li Hong took the scroll that Bai Chun had been holding in his hand, and after finishing speaking, he walked towards the door.
"I'll go with you." Bai Chun felt his hands were empty and his eyes blurred. The familiar figure had already arrived at the door of the room, and he immediately chased after him.
"Lawless, guard the entrances of all Changmingfang. No one is allowed to enter! Let alone go out! Violators will be shot to death!"
Li Hong's words were still ringing in Lawless's ears, but he had already hurried downstairs with Bai Chun.
Looking up at the sky, I didn't know when the dark clouds like a net had shrouded my head. I suddenly felt a drop of wetness on my cheeks. Before I lowered my head, the second and third drops of wetness hit my face.
Just as we walked outside Hechangfang Gate and crossed the street to reach Changmingfang Gate, the intermittent raindrops began to join in a line eagerly. There was a pounding in my ears, and the rapid rain began to form curtains of water in front of my eyes. The oil-paper umbrella that Bai Chun took from the tea shop suddenly lost its function, and Li Hong grabbed it and threw it aside.
Bai Chun looked at him and gave him an angry look, then ran to the wall with her skirt in hand, picked up the oil-paper umbrella, and flew up and down with a pair of nimble little hands. In the blink of an eye, she tore off the oil-paper umbrella and wrapped it in He hugged the scroll in his arms.
"Why are there so many people on the street?" Pei Wanying and Yan Lingbin hurriedly stood under the eaves of the poetry club, patting the raindrops on her forehead with one hand from time to time.
"I don't know why these people are not anxious at all in the rain and move so slowly. Hey, did you see the people over there threw their umbrellas?"
"It's the same here. Do they want to get wet in the rain? The poetry club in Changmingfang only talks about poetry and not romance. It's already weird enough. I didn't expect that the people here are even weirder. They also like to get wet... ah..."
"Come upstairs, they are fighting." When Pei Wanying lowered her head and regretted that her skirt was wet by the rain, Yan Lingbin suddenly took Pei Wanying's arm and rushed in before the poetry club closed.
"What's going on?" Pei Wanying was startled, looked at the pale Yan Lingbin in panic, and asked in confusion.
"There are people killing people outside..." Yan Lingbin felt like he was shaking all over. He didn't know whether it was because he was caught in the sudden winter rain or was frightened by the silent blood donation outside.
At that moment, he saw the two groups of people who were heading to meet suddenly moved in the rain and fog. Before she could remind Pei Wanying, he suddenly saw that brilliant bright red in front of his eyes, and suddenly in the rain and fog It scattered like a rainbow after the rain, with indescribable weirdness and beauty, and more importantly, a cruelty and ruthlessness that devoured people's hearts.
"You two ladies, keep your voices down. It seems like something big happened outside. Things haven't been right these days. Stop standing at the door. Be careful of being affected. It's better to go upstairs quickly." The old man closed the door and looked at the two. The beautiful girl, who was as beautiful as a lotus, couldn't bear for them to be affected by the fighting outside. After the two women stopped chattering as if there was no one around, she spoke to persuade them.
"What... what should I do?" Yan Lingbin felt as if he was about to cry, holding the little hand of Pei Wanying who looked a little dull, and asked anxiously.
"Listen to sir, go upstairs first." Pei Wanying was also frightened by the sudden fight at this time. Although there were no shouts of killing coming from outside, the occasional screams and the sound of the collision of weapons still made her frightened. Her heart trembled involuntarily.
Although the two women were in shock at this time, fortunately they were both well-educated and sensible. Before walking towards the wooden stairs, they did not forget to salute and thank the old gentleman.
When they saw the old man waving to them and beckoning them to hurry up, the two women each picked up their dresses, held each other's hands, and hurriedly ran upstairs.
When they arrived upstairs, the two of them were shocked. Why was there no one here...
After stepping onto the last step, the two of them looked around again, only to see that the windows facing the street were already filled with many students who opened the cracks in the windows and peeked out secretly.
And these people were both men and women. The woman was holding several windows, and from time to time she made very low screams and scared sounds, but her eyes never moved back, still looking at the silent and fierce fighting outside the window. scene.
The other windows were naturally occupied by some men at this time. The gaps in the windows were naturally much larger than those on the women's side, and the voices of discussion were also much clearer.
"Who knows what's going on? I've been feeling that something is wrong in Changmingfang for the past few days. There seems to be an invisible and strange atmosphere. As expected, two groups of people started killing each other." A man's voice was slightly trembling. Holding the arm of a person on the street, just after the flash of the knife, Baji fell into the rainwater. Suddenly, the rainwater that was originally turbid due to being trampled by feet turned into dark red rainwater after being contaminated with donated blood.
"Look, there are Turks!"
"Did the Turks invade? Impossible!"
Screams came faintly from downstairs, and the street downstairs, which was not too wide, was already surrounded by at least hundreds of people. Looking as far as the eye could see, the two streets in front and behind of this street were lined up. There were still silhouettes of people in the rain and fog, and it was obvious that more people were coming here.
"Isn't there anyone who has reported to the government?" Yan Lingbin and Pei Wanying were both tall and tall. They were standing behind the women, slightly raising their beautiful jade chins, taking in everything downstairs.
Yan Lingbin's little hands were trembling, and Pei Wanying's hands were naturally trembling too. The two jade hands were tightly clasped together. In each other's trembling, they found the rhythm of trembling and fear, but no one could extract it from the other's hand. A sense of security.
"Even if the government knew about it, they couldn't have rushed over so quickly. I'm afraid these people will have to fight for a while." A man's voice sounded behind Yan Lingbin.
Yan Lingbin turned around in surprise and saw a scholar at the window behind him looking at the fight downstairs. Then he looked at Yan Lingbin's tall and graceful back and replied with a smile.
Seeing Yan Lingbin turn around, a flash of surprise flashed in the man's eyes. Is there such a beautiful woman in the world? !
The man had just admired Wanyan Lingbin's rare beauty in his heart when he saw his companion holding hands with her. Hearing their words, or unable to bear to watch the fighting scene below, he suddenly turned around and looked at him. .
The man felt his eyes suddenly light up, as if the whole world had suddenly cleared up after rain, and the sun suddenly shone into the dim hall. What a stunning beauty!
"Ah... why are there only two reinforcements here, but there are more than a dozen people coming over there!" A woman screamed, but her tone sounded more excited than nervous or scared.
"Yes, and it's a man and a woman. This...why hasn't anyone come from the government yet?" A man's voice sounded anxiously.
Today's Tang Dynasty is a country that favors martial arts. Back then, Li Bai never left his body with a sword, let alone the Tang Dynasty, which had just entered its prosperous age. At this time, men and women were already accustomed to fighting, but like today, Lou This was the first time they had seen such a brutal fight.
What's more, for many years, there has not been such a large-scale armed fight in Chang'an City. Now that these people have caught up, their hearts are naturally filled with contradictory pleasure and tension.
The man saw the two stunning beauties looking at him and tried hard to put on a smile that he thought was free and easy on his face, but before he could nod his head in time, he saw the eyes of the two stunning beauties looking at the air in a hurry. I glanced at him, and amidst the screams, I turned my head and looked out the window again.
"Wow... this man is so awesome!"
"Oh my god... He actually held the woman's waist with one hand and used the horizontal knife in his hand to resist the enemy! It feels so heartbreaking."
Pei Wanying and Yan Lingbin looked at each other inexplicably. They didn't know why the woman next to them suddenly sighed in her tone!
So he stepped up his feet again, stretched his neck, and looked at the fighting scene downstairs.
I saw a man in black holding the slender waist of a woman in white with one hand. The horizontal knife in his hand was waving like lightning in the rain. He was as wild and unruly as an overlord in the world. The strong man who just rushed in front of him couldn't resist it. After stabbing the man in black two or three times, he was slashed on the shoulder, and then kicked to the wall next to him. He fell heavily and stopped moving.
The waterfall-like hair of the woman in white was still flowing and flowing in the rain. The two of them moved in perfect harmony. The woman in white walked into the rain like a fairy, with one hand half-circling the man's shoulder and back, and the other hand from time to time when the man was wielding a knife, A bit of cold light shot out, and then the person who had not rushed over fell to the ground.
"It's him!"
"is her!"
Pei Wanying and Yan Lingbin looked at each other at the same time, their two pairs of mesmerizing beautiful eyes filled with incredible shock and horror!
In the rain and fog, the two finally saw the man and the woman clearly: "Prince Li Hong: a man in black who is unruly and looks down on the world like the overlord of Western Chu. The slave Bai Chun: as cold as a fairy, with fluttering clothes, like Chang'e in the Moon Palace. The woman in white.”
(End of chapter)