Bai Ze was stunned when he heard the words, remembering the time he spent with Mu Qingling, but unexpectedly when he returned to his hometown, she was already married.
"That's it." Bai Ze thought for a while and asked, "Where did she get married?"
"Dangyang." Qingtian said with a complicated expression: "The princess is married to the eldest son of General Dangyangguan Zhenguan. A few days ago, news came to Heyang that the princess is pregnant."
When Bai Ze heard this, he didn't know how he felt.
He should have expected it.
The situation in the Southern Territory is like walking on the tip of a knife. The ownership of Dangyang Pass directly determines the life and death of the Southern Territory.
General Dangyangguan Zhenguan relied on a dangerous pass to face Qi's pressing army, but he had no reason to fight to the death. Once General Zhenguan surrenders on the battlefield, it can be said that the southern region will also fall directly.
So the only and best strategy at that time was marriage.
But how effective can a marriage tied to interests be?
Bai Ze sighed in his heart, feeling that in troubled times, everyone would be unable to control themselves. The word freedom is like a fragile luxury hope, but it is still out of reach.
The atmosphere in the hall fell into a dull mood for a while.
After drinking tea, Qing Tian settled the two of them and went out.
Later in the evening, the sound of horse hooves shattered the flying snow in the sky, and the courtyard door was pushed open, and a whirlwind figure broke in, shouting: "Baize!"
At that time, Bai Ze was practicing his sword under the plum blossom tree in the courtyard. When he saw the young general coming in a hurry and not yet taking off his armor, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Mu Chen, long time no see."
"Sure enough, it's you!" Mu Chen swept away the accumulated fatigue in his eyes, rushed forward, patted Bai Ze's arm vigorously, and laughed loudly: "We haven't seen you for several years, I almost didn't recognize you! Why? Grow a beard?”
"Are you embarrassed to accuse me?" Bai Ze laughed and looked at the stubble on Mu Chen's lips and chin, "If the Marquis is coming, please let me know so that I can take a shower, change clothes, and tidy up."
When Mu Chen saw that the sword in Bai Ze's hand was not black jade, his eyes moved, but he didn't ask any more questions and said, "There's no need to make fun of me. Since you're back, I won't come back unless I'm drunk tonight!"
"Are you done with everything?" Bai Ze asked.
"With the current situation in the Southern Territory, how can we finish our work?" Mu Chen said, "Don't worry, the sky won't fall for a while. There are still two old friends, and the food and wine have been prepared, so just have a good drink!"
Bai Ze looked back and saw Ye Xuan and Lu Zheng.
During the decisive battle at Hulao Pass, Ye Xuan was still the inspection commander of Hulao Pass, but now he is under Mu Chen's command. As for Lu Zheng, he has been following the two generations of Heyang Hou.
It is naturally a good thing to meet old friends again.
Bai Ze was infected by Mu Chen's cheerfulness and smiled from the bottom of his heart. The depression that had accumulated in his heart for the past few days suddenly dissipated a lot.
The four of them gathered together and used the courtyard of Qingtian's house to serve the food and wine they had brought to the table. Regardless of the light snow still falling on the people, they drank happily in the courtyard and discussed various events in recent years.
During the conversation, whenever the topic slightly shifted towards Mu Qingling, Mu Chen pursed his lips and remained silent, just drinking.
Lu Zheng changed the topic at the right time, and Ye Xuan actively cooperated.
Bai Ze watched silently, pretending he didn't know anything about Mu Qingling's marriage to Dangyang.
During the dinner, Bai Ze learned that Yuan Zhe, the strategist who followed Wang Lang, the great Sima of Yan State, had gone to Song State as an envoy to try to find a chance of survival in this desperate situation.
Wang Lang, on the other hand, was personally in charge of Weicheng, cooperating with Heyang to prevent war from breaking out and problems arising within the Southern Territory first.
"Originally I was worried about you, but now that you are here well, it seems that your friend also heard about it from hearsay." Mu Chen drank and said, "I mean, Bai Ze, your friend is too unreliable. What are you talking about! I thought you were locked up in the Kunlun Secret Realm and couldn’t come out, which made me worry for so many days in vain."
Bai Ze felt strange and thought that someone had told Mu Chen some things about the secret realm. He couldn't help but be curious and asked, "My friend?"
Could it be that Xie An, Chu Ge or Bian Yuan passed through this place when they were crossing south and told Mu Chen the news about his stay in the Kunlun Secret Realm?
But thinking about it carefully, Bai Ze felt that it was impossible.
Mu Chen said, "Have you forgotten? It's that ranger named Ouyang Mu. I met him in Heyang City a few days ago, and he told me all this."
When Bai Ze heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
The name really caught him by surprise.
Ye Xuan toasted and said: "The general's reputation has spread in the Northern Territory. Although our Southern Territory is closed, we have heard a lot. Rumor has it that you are now the eldest son of the Yunhai Xianmen, the leader of the Northern Territory Dao Sect, and the righteous path in the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the war to eliminate demons launched by the alliance, you have made great achievements, which is amazing!"
Bai Ze was stunned and said with a smile: "Brother Ye also said that these are all rumors."
"Hahaha, general, you are being humble." Lu Zheng said, "Ouyang Mu said that you defeated the great demon Yin Wending of the fifth realm with your cultivation in the third realm. This kind of performance was nothing more than what those sword immortals did when they were young."
Bai Ze was so ashamed that he drank three glasses of wine in a row.
During the dinner, Bai Ze asked Mu Chen for news about Ouyang Mu, and he made some calculations in his mind, speculating that Ouyang Mu might still be stranded in the Southern Region, but he didn't know if he was still in Heyang City.
Back then, Bai Ze and Xie Xuan traveled to the northern border and met Ouyang Mu.
At that time, Bai Ze saw the sword-wielding young man walking around the world. He was very envious and admired Ouyang Mu greatly.
Later, they met again, and the two teamed up to explore the secrets of Dushan, and accidentally broke into the nameless cave. It was there that they saw the shocking battle between the swordsman Wang Zhihuan and the old monk a hundred years ago, and received the swordsman inheritance. And the Buddhist golden bell secret method left by the old monk on the cave wall.
At that time, Xie Xuan was extremely angry at Ouyang Mu for leading Bai Ze astray, encouraging him to practice the "Chun Yang Zhen Sutra", claiming that Chunyang was the supreme spiritual method of Taoism, and deceiving him into marrying a holy girl as his wife in the future. A person with half-qualified cultivation talent may not be able to enter the palace or enter the four realms in this life.
Unexpectedly, the two met again in the Kunlun Secret Realm. At that time, Bai Ze looked at Ouyang Mu again, and it was already a certainty that he would enter the Fourth Realm, and it was not as unbearable as Xie Xuan said.
Looking back on Ouyang Mu's various deeds along the way, Bai Ze intuitively felt that this person was not a simple person. In the battle of the secret ruins, thousands of ghosts are resurrected, and great monsters are waiting around. Later, the angry-eyed Vajra at the Buddha site shook the heaven and the earth, and had a heaven-shaking battle with Ning Jing's evil ghost Shura, killing countless lives.
Originally, Bai Ze was doubtful whether Ouyang Mu would die in that battle, but now it seems that he still underestimated Ouyang Mu. Thinking about it now, I am afraid that what he said was that he was searching for treasures in the mountains and was inexplicably transported to the Kunlun secret realm by a white light in a cave. This may not be the truth.
There are quite a few secrets hidden in this man, which cannot withstand scrutiny.
Bai Ze suddenly felt something in his heart, thinking about what Ouyang Mu had told him before, that Mu Chen might marry the Sixth Princess Zhao Ling'er. But today, I saw Qingtian's subtle demeanor when he mentioned Mu Chen, and felt that this matter might be just a cover-up, so I made some insinuations and planned to find out the details of this matter.
Unexpectedly, before Bai Ze tested it to the end, Ye Xuan and Lu Zheng's expressions on the table became strange.
Bai Ze knew that there was probably something fishy about it, and was about to explore it again, but Mu Chen suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Bai Ze, what's going on with you and Miss Yu? Why did I hear Miss Qing say that when you come back to Heyang this time, there's still someone by your side?" With a young woman?"
When Lu Zheng and Ye Xuan heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and stared at Bai Ze again, waiting for the next step.
Bai Ze drank and said: "We have said goodbye to the Kunlun Secret Realm. There is no news about her yet. As for Xiaoman, she is a person who was left by my brother and has a different identity."
Bai Ze stopped talking and didn't say much.
Mu Chen obviously refused to give up and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
But Bai Ze is so cunning and cunning, how can he let Mu Chen succeed?
When the wine was full, Ye Xuan asked about Bai Ze's situation in recent years. As everyone changed glasses, they all talked about it with emotion. No matter whether they were practicing on the mountain or fighting at the foot of the mountain, it was difficult to find a pure land.
The temple has the cruelty of the temple, and the rivers and lakes also have the dangers of the rivers and lakes.
Light snow falls on the world.
The four of them all had a great capacity for drinking, but they couldn't bear to take turns drinking. Finally, Lu Zheng was the first to be unable to bear it anymore and fell silent first, with a melancholy look on his face and a silly smile from time to time. The fine snow on his head added to his loneliness.
Mu Chen told Ye Xuan to take Lu Zheng back to rest first, and after the two left, he and Bai Ze sat down and chatted.
"You don't have to be offended. He's in a bad mood. It's just as it should be." Mu Chen said in a serious tone, "It's just that there are many things in this world that you can't help yourself."
"You seem to have something in your words." Bai Ze said, looking at Mu Chen.
The armored young man let out a long sigh and just drank, saying vaguely: "It's okay not to mention it!"
Although Mu Chen didn't say anything, Bai Ze had a clear mind and had already guessed it.
The Silver Knight of Heyang City had silently protected her for so many years, until the end, he couldn't even express his feelings.
Time and space have changed, what would it be like if we could meet again in this world?
What could it look like?
What should it look like.
Just as it is written on the gate of the ancient temple in Kunlun Secret Land, "Although the rain is broad, it will not moisten the grass without roots."
There are too many emotions in this world, just like grass without roots. Without the moisture of rain, there will naturally be no time for flowers to bloom. They can only wait quietly to wither and wither.
In the second half of the night, both of them were drunk.
Mu Chen's eyes were red, he looked up at the endless snowy sky, exhaled thick white mist, and said: "The year my father died in the battle, I told myself that from now on, I will be the only god in the Heyang Marquis Mansion. They say that the eldest brother Like a father, but I personally pushed her into the abyss... Bai Ze, do you think a person like me deserves to die?"
"As you said, there are too many things you can't do in life," Bai Ze said.
"A few days ago, Dangyang received a letter saying that Qing Ling was pregnant." Mu Chen was filled with bitterness. "I received the news and didn't even have the courage to see her."
Bai Ze listened silently.
The sky is full of wind and snow, and I dance alone.
On this bone-chilling winter night, Marquis Heyang once again thought of the scene when his sister got married. That day, the sky was bright and clear, the gongs and drums were noisy, but Mu Chen didn't feel a trace of joy.
"We say goodbye today, brother, we each cherish each other..."
Through the layer of red gauze, Mu Chen couldn't see her expression clearly, but he could clearly see a drop of clear tears quietly spreading on the ground.
That day, Mu Chen knelt in front of Mu Suifeng's tablet all night long.
That day, Lu Zheng was silent at the top of the city as he watched the princess marry far away.
Heyang City no longer has the spirited princess in red.
Some are just the Marquis of Heyang who fulfilled his righteousness but lost his personal love.
Yes, it's just the lone knight.
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