I brought down Bai Yueguang by selling miserably

Chapter 126

forever and always

a few months later.

The perennial rebellion in southern Xinjiang was completely suppressed, and the Minister of the Household Department sent several principals to the local area to register farmers.Farming and commerce have also developed one after another, and it is no longer as remote and poor as it was back then.

The only thing worth noting is that Wang Yixiao, the second son of the original southern border snake Wang Yuan, escaped with dozens of his men and disappeared without a trace.

Wang Yuan, the indomitable and brutal overlord in the past, was beheaded by the general of the Great Xiao, and the people in southern Xinjiang were naturally overjoyed.But most of Wang Yuan's family died in this rebellion, and the second son Wang Yixiao would never let it go.

Everyone speculated that he decided to avenge Hui Wang Yuan this time, and the target was most likely Xiao Shize.

It's winter now, the eunuch in the respect room brewed a cup of Mengding tea with Chuxue, and put it on the rosewood table in the study.

"Your Majesty, do you want to strengthen the guard?"

"Didn't Brother Ming Yu send many experts from the Holy Ming Sect?" Xiao Shize said indifferently, "There will be no danger. Besides, a mere second son of a bandit from southern Xinjiang can cause a big storm."

As time went by, Xiao Shize, the emperor, became more and more dignified, and the little Dezi who was at the side responded dully, and asked again: "Your Majesty, will this year's Snow Lantern Festival still be on?"

"Why not?" Xiao Shize raised his eyes and looked at him suspiciously.

"Yes." Xiao Dezi didn't dare to say more, and retreated behind Xiao Shize and stood silently.

It is rumored that Wang Yixiao's martial arts is one of the best in southern Xinjiang. At the Lantern Festival, the emperor will go out of the palace to have fun with the people and enjoy the performance at the Lantern Festival. This is the best time for Wang Yixiao to make a move.Xiao Dezi silently thought that he must bring a few more experts, otherwise he might have to block the knife with his body and die for the country.

On the other side, Qi Jue and Su Mingyu were sitting together on the couch in the house. Outside the window was the first snow that was flying, falling on the eaves, window lattices, and steps. It was a vast expanse of bright color, like the steaming smoke of a furnace, but it was cold.

There was a table in the middle of the couch, which originally divided the couch into two places on the left and right, but the two insisted on sitting next to each other, and regarded the other place as a scourge.

Qi Jue leaned on the couch, his legs were bent casually, and a book was pillowed on his lap.He flipped the pages of the book with his fingertips and read the contents of the book softly.

Su Mingyu leaned lazily on him and listened, peeled an orange on the side and stuffed it into his mouth.

The oranges in the yard ripen relatively late, and early winter is the best time to eat them.

Su Mingyu often stares at Qi Jue's lips, the thin lips always have a special charm when eating.

"The exercises in southern Xinjiang are mainly ruthless, and the rumored book of Yin and Yang seems to be one of the long-lost exercises in southern Xinjiang." Qi Jue said in a clear voice: "The way of cultivation is just like the rumored book of sunflowers. , you need to break yourself..."

Su Mingyu withdrew his gaze, and said in a low voice, "It turns out that there really is something similar to the Book of Yin-Yang."

"This is just an ancient book, or a folklore record, and it is most likely fabricated." Qi Jue said, "After all, we went to southern Xinjiang a month ago and never heard anything similar."

Su Mingyu saw a little orange silk on the corner of Qi Jue's mouth, and leaned over to kiss it off.

Qi Jue coughed softly, squeezed his hand and played with it.

"Ordinary people in southern Xinjiang naturally don't know." Su Mingyu opened Wang Yixiao's portrait, which he found from the palace on the southern border. He looked only eleven or twelve years old. "Unfortunately, there are only portraits from ten years ago. I can’t even recognize it.”

"Snow Lantern Festival, most people would choose this time to act." Qi Jue said softly.

"En." Su Mingyu responded, moved a little closer to Qi Jue, and put his head on his neck, Qi Jue put his arms around his waist, and kissed him on the forehead: " What's wrong?"

"A little tired." Su Mingyu's voice was a little tired.

In the past two days, winter has just entered, and all the big and small affairs in the Wushan faction need to be prepared, and the affairs in the southern border are coming to an end. In addition to the Shengmingjiao, both of them are very busy.

Not to mention getting close, they didn't have time to rest at night, so they just sat on the couch, squinted for a while, and let the other party wake them up after half an hour. After a whole night, they only slept for an hour or two in turn.

However, in this atmosphere, the relationship between the two became more intimate.

In the past, Su Mingyu often concealed some things, but now he is so busy that even Qi Jue gives him advice on the internal affairs of the Shengming Sect, and the same is true for the big and small incidents of the Wushan Sect.

The hearts of the two have never been so close, as if they are one and inseparable.

Now things are finally over, but Wang Yixiao still needs to be found to get rid of this hidden disaster as soon as possible.

Su Mingyu hugged Qi Jue for a while, his nose was filled with the faint scent of pine blossoms, as if he had received infinite comfort from him.

The two got off the couch and went to bed to rest for several hours.

It was already dark, and the snow outside the window was still falling. The two of them woke up, and the tiredness on their bodies had dissipated. Su Mingyu put his arms around Qi Jue, and said softly, "Even if the sky falls and the earth falls apart now, I don't want to leave here either, brother, I like you so much."

He gently kissed Qi Jue's neck and collarbone, and Qi Jue brushed his broken hair behind his ears.

"I like you too." Qi Jue kissed him on the cheek.

The four eyes met and exchanged countless kisses, sweet and soft kisses, as if they could never get enough.

There is something indescribably close to this simple touch that is captivating.

The two stayed together for a long time until the night got darker.

The time for dinner in the house has passed.Since they were so busy that they couldn't take their clothes off, it was always when they were hungry and when they asked their servants to cook.

At this moment, the two of them looked at the hazy moonlight and the snow scene outside the window, Qi Jue said to Su Mingyu, "Do you want to go out to the mansion?"

The decoration of the Snow Lantern Festival has already begun on the street. Someone hung up a long ladder to hang lanterns at the door of the merchants along the street. The cold wind blowing from the falling snow made the lanterns shake slightly.

Three days later it will be the day of the Snow Lantern Festival, a stage has been set up next to the largest restaurant in the imperial city, and several acrobats are practicing bowl topping.

Su Mingyu has always been afraid of the cold since he recovered from a serious illness, Qi Jue tightened his brocade fur, held his hand and put it in his arms.

Most of the streets are food stalls, with only one stall in the middle selling parrots, snow mastiffs and civet cats.

Qi Jue seemed very interested and stopped for a long time.

"Is brother hungry?" Su Mingyu asked.

"A little bit." Qi Jue looked away reluctantly, "Let's go eat."

Seeing his appearance, Su Mingyu said with a smile: "Brother, wait for me here for a while, I'll go to the dim sum shop next door and line up."

"No need." Qi Jue took his hand: "You are so afraid of the cold, I will go with you."

"It's only early winter, and it's not too cold." Su Mingyu said softly, "I'll be back soon."

Only then did Qi Jue let him go.

The vendor looked at the two of them, guessed his identity easily, and handed him a cage of civet cats: "Young Master Qi is here today, please accept this little thought."

"I'll accept it." Qi Jue refused, with a little regret in his expression: "I'm not very suitable for keeping cats. When I was young, some flowers and plants died. I don't want to ruin its life for nothing."

He turned to wonder: "How did the merchant guess my identity?"

"There are few such loving couples in the imperial city, even if they are male and female couples."

Qi Jue touched the tip of his nose: "Newlyweds, most of them are like this."

"Really? But I remember that half a year has passed since the day of giving the marriage..." The vendor kept recalling, without noticing the slightly embarrassed look on Qi Jue's face.

It took a long time to stop entangled, and subconsciously began to introduce the various pets on the stall: "This raccoon cat is called Xiaofeng, and its color is orange and yellow. Look at its eyes..."

"Does the young master love cats?" While speaking, there was a sound of light footsteps behind him.A girl was holding a snow-white cat in her arms, looking at Qi Jue with a smile in her eyes.

"The girl's movements are so small that I was too busy talking to this young master just now, but I didn't notice."

"I didn't notice it either." Qi Jue smiled lightly.

The woman wore a thick silk scarf around her neckline, but she was wearing very thin clothes, making it difficult to distinguish whether it was a winter dress or an autumn dress.

"Isn't it cold for a girl to wear so little?" the vendor asked.

"In order to prepare for the Jinghong Dance at the Lantern Festival three days later, there is nothing I can do about it. After that, I will dance on the stage in less clothes." The woman complained: "Don't you men like this?"

Qi Jue felt that it was difficult to interrupt, and he was not interested in answering.

"Can it play with fur balls?" The vendor took out a special cat teasing ball to tease the snow-white kitten, but it fell to the ground with its paw.

The fur ball rolled to Qi Jue's side, Qi Jue bent down to pick it up, and handed it back to the vendor.

"Thank you, thank you." The vendor hurriedly said.

"If you like it, my lord, there is a white cat in my residence that has given birth to several kittens. Come with me to have a look?" The woman interjected, "I'll give you a few."

Qi Jue was not as indifferent as before, he sized her up and said, "The one in the girl's arms is quite cute, what's it called?"

"Little Xueqiu." The woman stared blankly at Qi Jue's profile, and said, "Do you want to hug me, Master?"

"Okay." Qi Jue reached out to take it, and stroked its hair. His knuckle fingers blended into the snow-white hair, with a soft beauty.

The kitten narrowed its eyes contentedly, and a pair of pink and tender paws touched Qi Jue's brocade fur, as if it wanted to stretch but didn't, and lay on the spot wearily and peacefully.

Qi Jue couldn't help stretching out his hand to scratch its chin, his eyes were filled with tenderness.

"The newborn kittens in my residence are even cuter, my lord..."

"I'll go take a look with you." Qi Jue didn't refuse any more, he walked up to the vendor and said in a low voice, "Please tell the shopkeeper and my family, I'll go back to the mansion later."

The woman was waiting not far away, looked at him with a smile, and asked curiously: "What did you say to the peddler just now?"

"Let him help me keep the best-looking raccoon cat." Qi Jue glanced at her and replied calmly.

The night is deep and snowy, and the moonlight is printed on the white snow on the steps, quiet and peaceful.

Qi Jueyin put his mind to rest and knocked on the door twice.

Whenever Qi Jue felt guilty, he would subconsciously knock on the door before entering the room, but he himself never noticed this.

"Didn't brother come back with a little snowball?" Su Mingyu sat at the table, with half of his face hidden behind the candlelight, looking at him with a dim expression.

"That kitten is too clingy, and won't leave there no matter what." Qi Jue leaned forward and hugged him: "Just like my little Mingyu."

"Don't be angry. Let Brother Qi see if he's frozen." Qi Jue checked Su Mingyu's temperature with his hands, and felt relieved that he didn't feel a chill all over his body.

"The snow on his body has melted early." Su Mingyu whispered angrily.

Qi Jue smiled dryly.

"The snacks I bought for you are also cold." Su Mingyu wrapped his hands around Qi Jue's waist, and rubbed his lips against his Adam's apple.

Qi Jue felt an itch, and forcibly endured it: "It's okay, I like to eat cold."

"I do not like."

"Then I'll go heat it myself."

"It's been warmed up for you."

Qi Jue smiled helplessly: "What are you teasing me for?"

"Then what did brother leave me for?" Su Mingyu hugged Qi Jue tightly, although his voice sounded normal, the strength in his hand was very strong, as if he was afraid of losing.

Qi Jue couldn't help feeling a little regretful, Su Mingyu never really owned anything since he was a child, until he met himself, he gradually had a belonging.

"At that time, if I went back to look for you, it would definitely arouse suspicion." Qi Jue hugged Su Mingyu and promised, "I will never abandon you again."

Su Mingyu gradually loosened the hands holding Qi Jue, and only pressed his face and body lightly against his body, like a stuffed animal expressing intimacy.Warm breath spewed on his neck, with a slight itching.

Qi Jue felt his heart was going to melt, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, kissed him on the cheek, and said against his ear, "I seem to have found Wang Yixiao's whereabouts."

"Ok?"

"If my guess is correct, it's just that Wang Yixiao himself doesn't seem to be there yet, so he didn't startle the snake."

Su Mingyu's curiosity was aroused: "What?"

"Go to bed and I'll tell you." Qi Jue stretched out his hand to untie Su Mingyu's belt, his movements were natural, and he didn't realize that his words were ambiguous until he touched Su Mingyu's slightly hot body temperature.

"I mean it's colder outside, and the bed is warmer." Qi Jue didn't know what he was explaining, and his hand holding his belt was slightly warm.

"I know." Su Mingyu chuckled lightly, holding Qi Jue's hand and asked him to help him take it off.

His eyes looked at Qi Jue from time to time, Qi Jue's face gradually burned up, and his movements became a little faster: "Okay."

Fortunately, Su Mingyu didn't continue to play tricks, and quietly nestled in Qi Jue's arms: "Brother, tell me."

Qi Jue briefly described the process: "When I picked up the fur balls for the merchant, I realized that the felt boots that the man was wearing were too big, and he didn't look like a woman."

"Brother means..."

"Including when she first came in, I didn't really notice when she came to me, which shows that her internal strength is not shallow." Qi Jue said: "She wears a silk scarf around her neck, but she is not wearing clothes. More, according to her, it's dancing."

"But it may also be to cover something, scars, birthmarks, or... Adam's apple."

"In fact, I should say that my brother's imagination is quite rich." Su Mingyu chuckled, "But what to do, I actually think it makes sense. Acrobatics and dragon dances and other lantern shows are not elegant, but in the snow The dancers who performed outstandingly at the International Lantern Festival had the opportunity to be selected by the palace's Rites and Music Department to enter the palace.

At the Snow Lantern Festival, it was obvious that there would be masters waiting for Wang Yixiao to throw himself into the net. It was very unlikely that he would make a move at the Lantern Festival, and it was very likely that he would sneak into the palace and attack at the moment when everyone was tense all night and relaxed their vigilance.

Besides, brother would say that, presumably he just went to that woman's house and discovered more strange things. "

"That's right, the dresses of the entire dance club are similar. They will deliberately put some decorations around their necks, some of which are pretty, while others are a bit superfluous. The meaning of concealment is far greater than decoration. And..." Qi Jue suddenly He stopped talking.

"Why didn't brother say anything?"

"It's nothing." Qi Jue paused for a moment, and said, "It's just some unimportant details."

Su Mingyu vaguely guessed what Qi Jue wanted to skip: "If your deduction is correct, brother, that woman is really Wang Yixiao's subordinate. The only strange thing is, why is he approaching you?"

Su Mingyu's voice was faint, and his eyes were also faint when he looked at Qi Jue. His hands seemed to be casually placed on Qi Jue's side, but they blocked all the directions he could move.

"I just don't want you to be overwhelmed." Qi Jue looked at Su Mingyu, thought for a moment and decided to finish the rest.

"Later I went to the courtyard with him, and found that he didn't know my identity. This also shows that Wang Yixiao and others are not familiar with the situation in the imperial city."

Su Mingyu listened quietly, and said, "Did you go to the yard with him to see the cat?"

"En." Qi Jue said clearly, "It's just an excuse."

"I asked him the reason why he wanted to give me the cat, and he said that he had never seen someone as gentle as me for a long time." Qi Jue boasted that he felt a little embarrassed, "He also said that he wanted to see me again later, hoping..."

Seeing that Su Mingyu's face was a bit ugly, he hurriedly said: "The next words are meaningless."

"The important thing is that he mentioned my preferences later. In order to test him, I said that I wanted to marry a woman with a gentle personality and have a cute little girl. I also said that it would be good to be like you, a girl."

"But he doesn't look happy, and his expression is a bit abnormal." Qi Jue said: "He said that he was afraid of the cold, and he was afraid that he would not be able to give birth. He asked me if I disliked him."

Qi Jue wanted to stop, he thought it was strange to say these words in detail, but Su Mingyu obviously didn't want him to stop.

"How did brother answer?"

"Of course I mean I don't dislike it." Qi Jue said in a clear voice, "But he said that his body was chilly, but it was a real lie. He wore so little clothes, and he didn't show any discomfort. Even the temperature of his fingers was higher than The temperature of ordinary people is even higher.”

"I felt it the moment he handed the snow cat to me." Qi Jue quickly continued.

Su Mingyu's expression is slightly pale, but his eyes are still deep.

"Looks like we're going to the palace after the Snow Lantern Festival is over." Su Mingyu changed the subject and said, "But he is really interested in my brother, is my brother very gentle in front of him?"

"My brother is not that gentle to me." Su Mingyu's voice was filled with a bit of grievance, the hands around Qi Jue's waist gradually tightened, and his body was tightly pressed against Qi Jue.

"Maybe he meant when he was touching the cat?" Qi Jue didn't know where to put his hand, and finally put his arms around Su Mingyu lovingly: "It's all pretend, I am the real me in front of you."

"I'm not a very gentle person, and I can't become a very gentle person." Qi Jue left it clean, he gently pushed Su Mingyu to the side, bowed his head and kissed him: "In other words, he What I like is the fake me."

Su Mingyu's jealousy has completely dissipated, Qi Jue's love is aggressive, and he also has a lot of his own temper. When the two first saw hostility, their words were a bit harsh, and only after they like themselves will they show some affection.

Personality really has nothing to do with gentleness.

"Only you like the real me." Qi Jue looked at Su Mingyu quietly, and said softly, "And I also like the real you."

"Including the part where I lied to you?"

"Forget it then." Qi Jue lowered his head and smiled.

"Brother." Su Mingyu raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction, turned over and pushed him down: "Does that count?"

"Don't play tricks, okay?" Qi Jue said with a low smile, and a faint voice sounded in his ears: "Remind me, my sword is right beside the bed."

"That's right," Su Mingyu tightened his grip on Qi Jue's wrist, "It's as if you can get out of bed."

……

After the Lantern Festival ended, a group of dancers followed the eunuch in the respect room to the residence of the Rites and Music Department in the palace.It was dark at night, after the dancers put away their luggage, the eunuchs in the respect room withdrew, never noticing the movement after the candles were extinguished.

Wang Yixiao leaped all the way to the eaves of Qianqing Palace by virtue of lightness kung fu. He lifted the eaves tiles and suddenly felt a gust of cool wind blowing behind him.

He jumped forward, took a few steps back and stood on the eaves.

The two subordinates not far away have also rushed to his side at this moment.

"Who are you?" Wang Yixiao's voice was extremely low, obviously not wanting to attract the attention of the Imperial Forest Army and the masters of the Ouchi, adding to the trouble.

"The one who came to take your life." Qi Jue drew out the Baiyuan sword to fight.

Several people fell into a scuffle, and the guards of the Imperial Forest Army had rushed to the Qianqing Palace, but it was difficult to join the battle.

The yin and yang secret arts in southern Xinjiang are both good and evil. Those who practice have abandoned the identity of men, and their bodies are as light as a woman's swallow, but they have strength that women can't match.

Facing the siege of several people, Qi Jue was not as easy as he imagined.

After fighting hard for seventy or eighty rounds, the battle finally came to an end.

"Catch it." Qi Jue knew that these people would be handed over to Dali Temple to deal with, so he didn't kill them.

This is why he fought so hard for so long.The opponent is trying to put him to death, but he has to control his strength.

He put his sword back into its sheath, passing several people who fell on the ground on the way, and suddenly someone stopped him.

The man's face was covered with traces of dust, and there was a bit of sadness in his slightly hoarse voice: "I didn't expect the young master to be a member of the imperial court."

Qi Jue recognized him from the very beginning, but since they are already hostile, there is no need to talk about the past.

The man seemed to see Qi Jue's indifference, and said in a low voice: "Snowball and the other civet cats are still in that yard, I probably won't be able to go back, can I trouble you, sir, to take care of them for me?"

"Just think of me as a thought for the young master."

"I will help them find a good home." Qi Jue glanced at him and said clearly.

"Why...why," the light in the man's eyes gradually faded: "Don't you like them?"

"I have someone to take care of." Qi Jue said calmly, "Unless he really wants to adopt them."

There was a slight swaying sound of the branches in the wind, and Su Mingyu fell to the eaves, walked up to Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and said: "The remaining dancers have also been taken down, and they can be brought back to await trial."

"Yes, my lord." Dali Temple Shaoqing said.

"Brother, don't you want to go?" Su Mingyu walked up to Qi Jue, and saw a person sizing him up.

Su Mingyu has seen a lot of scrutiny since he was a child, and he doesn't care.

Qi Jue looked at him, and suddenly said: "Do you want to raise a cat?"

Su Mingyu was stunned for a moment, then turned to the truth and said: "I don't really think so."

"Forget it then." Qi Jue said, "Let's go."

A tiny amount of fine snow floated in the air, and when it fell on the cheeks, it felt a little cool to the touch, and it quickly melted.

"Brother, in fact, if you like it, you don't need to ask my opinion." Su Ming Yuqing said: "As long as it is what you like, brother, I am willing to try to like it."

"I can't take care of them well. I can easily die even raising flowers. Cats are too expensive."

"Even if it's not expensive, it only has a lifespan of a few decades." Su Mingyu said.

"I don't really like keeping pets, any pets." Su Mingyu said: "One day they will walk ahead of me, I don't want to suffer such pain."

In the night, Su Mingyu's voice was vague and distant: "I don't want to tie my love to one thing and become concerned about gains and losses."

"But brother, you are different. I want to have you so much, I can ignore this feeling of worrying about gains and losses."

It's hard for Qi Jue to describe his mood at the moment, some are sweet, some are heartache, but most of them are heavy.

Heaviness from the heart.

Maybe love is sometimes heavy.

For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. The only thing that was clear was that he didn't want to escape, and he was willing to bear such a heavy burden.

"What about after you marry me?" Qi Jue said, "Do you still feel this way?"

Su Mingyu said: "I'm not afraid that my brother doesn't love me, but I will always worry about you getting hurt, worrying about you being forced to leave, worrying about the pain and accidents that will happen to you."

The environment fell into silence, only the two people breathed out the cold air.

"I'm not that delicate." Qi Jue was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "If you can survive so many years of bloody storms, so can I."

"I will live well. Before you leave me, I will never leave you." Qi Jue shook Su Mingyu's hand and interlocked his fingers: "You can put all your emotions on me, and I will accompany you ,Forever."

Su Mingyu, in the hazy mist caused by a snowflake, seemed to see the time decades later, so clear and real.

Like the warm touch from the hand.

"I believe you." Su Mingyu hugged Qi Jue sideways, hugged him tightly, and joked, "But how long is forever?"

This is a difficult answer, but Qi Jue didn't think about it for long, because he knew that what Su Mingyu wanted was never an answer.

He hugged Su Mingyu tightly, and whispered in his ear: "Forever is, forever and ever—"

——End of the full text.

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