There are few stars at night in Xin'an City, and you can almost only see a few points.
The moon is not clear either.
Tonight, most families in Zhuang Country have not been reunited.
In most of the closed houses, there are people far away in Yongjing, fighting in blood. They are fathers of children, husbands of wives, sons of parents.
Won't come back tonight, maybe never.
There was a long silence, the sound of long boots stepping on the stone bricks was steady and slow.
The two red lanterns have been left far behind, holding on to the joy that this day should have.
There are many untimely stubbornness, and the houses and pavilions hidden in the night are always silent.
"Jianqiu, how long have you been with me?"
Dong Ah suddenly asked.
"After entering the National Academy of Sciences, I have been following you." Li Jianqiu said.
Dong A didn't look back and walked forward slowly: "You have been with me for so long, and I haven't hidden some things from you. With your intelligence, you should have guessed something. Right?"
Li Jianqiu followed slowly behind him without saying a word.
Silence is recognition.
Dong Achenyi's face moved in the dark night, like a dull reef in the black tide.
"Hate me?" he asked.
But he didn't even look back at Li Jianqiu's expression, because he already had the answer to this question.
Li Jianqiu stopped for a moment, but continued to follow.
The pace is much heavier.
"I hated it," he said.
"Have you ever thought about killing me?"
After Dong Ah asked this question, he immediately shook his head and asked himself: "You can't kill me."
He added: "You can't kill me either."
He walked in front so confidently and calmly that he didn't think there would be any danger behind him.
'Can't kill me' and 'can't kill me' have two different meanings.
Li Jianqiu understood. He didn't speak, but his hand on the sword tightened.
"Because you love this country more than your own love and hate." Dong A sighed for some reason and said, "This is the reason why I chose you."
Li Jianqiu's sword is named Taozhi.
The peach branches will bloom in spring.
Tonight is the last night of the cold winter, and tomorrow is the New Year.
Is tomorrow the Chinese New Year?
He actually hesitated.
Holding the peach branch and feeling the "breathing" of the sword, you feel that you really exist.
The past of Maplewood City is like a nightmare that often emerges in the dead of night. He often feels that he has not woken up but is living in a false dream.
Only peach branches allowed him to touch the truth.
"Maybe." Li Jianqiu held the peach branch tightly and said, "Maybe I am stupid and don't know what is right and what is wrong. Maybe my soul is not clear and I can only be manipulated by others."
His tone was very sad.
Dong Ah didn't comment on what was right or wrong, nor did he tell him what was right or wrong. He just asked, "Do you know why the teacher didn't hide the truth from you and let you know about it?"
Li Jianqiu lowered his eyes: "I don't know."
Dong Ah is always upright and honest, acts justly and cherishes feathers. Although he has long been accepted as his personal successor and has always been with him, he usually refers to himself as "his true self" and "official", and never as close as "teacher".
Li Jianqiu was a little uncomfortable.
Dong Ah is still moving forward, just like he has been doing these days in office, always doing things and always walking.
He followed the inherent trajectory of his life, being firm, persistent and self-controlled.
He said: "I don't care if you hate me or not, and I don't mind if you kill me when I am of no use to the country."
"Both His Majesty and the Prime Minister regard Zhu Weiwo as the future and have high hopes for him. But in my opinion, Zhu Weiwo is too self-centered. Only you know how to sacrifice. Sacrifice is a sacred quality and it is the basis for achieving greatness. "
"Jianqiu, regarding the past, I don't agree with His Majesty and Prime Minister Du's thoughts. Some things cannot be hidden. Deception is never the best choice."
"Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong."
"But if one day, the entire Zhuang Kingdom falls into darkness. You are the fire I keep for this land."
Li Jianqiu held the sword tightly and didn't know how to respond.
Dong Ah didn't wait for his response, maybe he was expecting it...but he didn't wait too long.
"I have an urgent matter for you to take care of."
Dong A took out a black square token directly from his arms and handed it to Li Jianqiu: "Now go to the front line of Zhuang Mo and give this token to the chief executive hiding there. He knows what to do."
Li Jianqiu took the token, but he still couldn't digest the previous words.
Then I heard Dong Ah urging: "The military situation is urgent, go quickly!"
Li Jianqiu then stood up from the ground, turned around in the air, and flew towards the front line of Zhuang Mo, quickly disappearing into the endless night.
Dong Ah stood alone on the long empty street and did not go any further.
There was still a long road ahead, but he stopped here.
"Come out," he said.
Dark clouds quietly covered up, hiding the moon.
The long street gets darker and darker.
It's getting darker and darker.
The young man holding the sword came out from the street corner and pulled off the hidden clothes. He fixedly looked at Dong A's back.
"I don't know where it is..."
Dong Ah turned around and saw the young man's appearance across the long street. "It's you."
He had long noticed that someone was lurking and watching, but he could not find where that person was.
Such an elusive opponent may cause greater damage to Xin'an City if the target is not placed on him.
That's why he came out alone to give the opponent a chance to draw out the opponent hiding in the dark.
He wants to deal with the enemy with his own hands and bear the danger alone as deputy prime minister. Because Xin'an City is indeed the emptiest it has ever been, and he knows it better than anyone else.
He was confident in his own strength, but he was also prepared to die in battle unfortunately. At this time, the person who can be the backbone of Zhuang Guo, besides him, is the head of the Criminal Investigation Department. Seeing the black square token, the Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department would naturally know what to do.
During this process, he did not give any hint to Li Jianqiu. Because once given, Li Jianqiu will be regarded as a variable and will most likely be killed immediately. He knew that the enemy in the dark must be watching his every move.
He could have used Li Jianqiu to take advantage, but he never wanted to do that again. At least I don't want to do this for myself.
He thought that it was not impossible for his opponent to come from Yong State, or Mo State, or even Luo State or Qingjiang Shuifu.
No covenant is guaranteed to be trustworthy.
But he really didn't expect that it was Jiang Wang.
It was Jiang Wang, the disciple he had personally accepted into the inner gate of Maple Forest City Taoist Academy.
The young man who was betrayed by his brother and settled his grudges with a fight to the death.
The young man who trusted him regardless of his own safety.
The young man who mistakenly thought he was the White Bone Daoist and confessed to him with red eyes...
Jiang looked at him, but he was not dead.
The night was dark and heavy, as if it was about to tilt down.
It seems like the whole sky is weighing on people's hearts.
On the long street, the former master and apprentice were separated at two ends.
Maybe it was too dark at night, or maybe it was too quiet at night. This long street was like an abyss, swallowing up all the light and emotion, making the distance between two people seem so far away.
"Teacher, long time no see." Jiang Wang said.
