In the carriage.
Xiao and Xi leaned against the wall of the carriage, closing their eyes and concentrating, but they did not forget to ask: "Since we are leaving for the next stop, where did Ning Yuanzhou, Ruyi and the others go?"
Yang Ying replied: "Junzhou is not too far away. Sister Ruyi asked us to leave first and then meet at Junzhou Posthouse."
"Oh, by the way, your friend thought the mission was too slow. He left right after dinner in the morning and said he was waiting for you in Andu."
Xiao Yuxi nodded and asked no more questions.
On the other side, Ning Yuanzhou and others informed Li Tongguang and headed to the secret crossing near He County.
The secret passage is about dozens of miles long and leads directly to the outside of Tianmen Pass.
People from both Anwu and Anwu learned about Beipan's ambition.
One day flies by in a blink of an eye.
That night, everyone rushed to Junzhou Posthouse, where Li Tongguang also stayed.
After dinner, Ning Yuanzhou went to Li Tongguang to discuss the specific matters of future cooperation.
Yu Shisan and Qian Zhao took Yang Ying and eavesdropped on their conversation in the next room, claiming that Yang Ying needed to be well aware of the situation in Anguo.
Yuan Lu and Qian Zhao led a team of people to patrol around the post house.
Mr. Du has already gone to bed.
Xiao, Xi and Ren Ruyi were walking in the night.
The moonlight was hazy, the shadows of the trees were dancing, and a few lanterns were swaying gently in the breeze.
The two of them walked on the moss-covered bluestone path, and Ren Ruyi said, "The day you left with Jiu'er, Mei Niang came."
Xiao Yuxi responded: "Yes."
Ren Ruyi glanced at her: "Mei Niang said that after you and I faked death and left Andu, Jiu'er did many crazy things, most of which were related to you."
"He has good rumors about Long Yang, and that's why he came here."
Xiao Yuxi paused and turned to look at Ren Ruyi.
Ren Ruyi said bluntly: "Mei Niang's meaning is very clear."
"She once took over the second prince's business and investigated Jiu'er privately."
"She said Jiu'er has shady thoughts towards Young Master Yu, or in other words, towards you as Young Master Yu."
Xiao Yuxi's mind went blank for a moment.
Her breath suffocated, her heart beat inexplicably faster, and she blurted out: "Did I bend your apprentice?"
Ren Ruyi fell silent.
She was speechless for a while, then whispered: "Is it time for you to turn your head around?"
"You really don't feel anything unusual about what Jiu'er has done in recent days?"
This time Xiao and Xi were silent.
Seeing this, Ren Ru sighed: "What are you going to do?"
Xiao Yuxi suddenly smiled and said, "Do nothing."
Ren Ruyi was about to say something but stopped: "What do you mean to Jiu'er..."
Xiao Yuxi smiled and interrupted: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't want to be different from you in seniority!"
Ren Ruyi heard the implication of Xiao Yuxi's words.
She stopped, moved closer to Xiao Yuxi, and said what she often said: "Speak well."
Xiao Yuxi looked more serious.
She said slowly: "Five years ago, you and I left Andu and went to Chu State for a while."
"You were so lost at the time that you said you were a wandering soul in this world."
"What if I tell you now that I am worse off than you are?"
Ren Ruyi raised his eyebrows: "How do you say that?"
Xiao Yuxi looked up at the bright moon in the sky: "I am a lonely soul in another world."
"What I dream about is just getting back to where I should be, that's all."
Ren Ruyi: "Obsession?"
Xiao Yuxi: "Just like you want to avenge Queen Zhaojie."
Ren Ruyi: "I understand."
At the end of the bluestone path, the door was pushed open, and the dim light in the house shone on the steps in front of the door.
Ning Yuanzhou and Li Tongguang walked out one after another.
They walked over this way.
Li Tongguang looked happy and walked a few steps past Ning Yuanzhou.
Xiao Yuxi looked calm.
However, when she looked at the young man's smile, there was a ripple in her eyes, which was extremely vague.
"I am sleepy."
After she said this to Ren Ruyi, before Li Tongguang came closer, she hurriedly turned around and left, her pace no longer as calm as before.
Ning Yuanzhou came to Ren Ruyi and whispered something in a low voice.
Not far behind the two of them, Li Tongguang stood there.
He watched Xiao Yuxi's back go away without moving.
Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou glanced at him and left hand in hand.
The young man was the only one left on the bluestone path, caught in the cool night air.
Three days later.
Xiezhou.
The envoy and the people from Anguo rested on the way.
In the early morning, the sky was gray and dark clouds were rolling in the sky.
Xiao and Xi stayed away from the crowd and stood by the river.
She looked up, and the dense drizzle slowly dispersed in her sight.
An umbrella suddenly appeared in her field of vision.
Xiao Yuxi looked back.
Li Tongguang held an oil-paper umbrella and stood quietly one meter behind her.
He stretched out his arms and tilted the umbrella completely towards Xiao Yuxi, completely ignoring that his hair and clothes were getting wet.
Xiao Yuxi took a step back. The shimmer surrounding her body made her completely immune to the wind and rain: "I don't need it."
The oil-paper umbrella stood alone between the two of them.
Li Tongguang laughed at himself: "Are you talking about an umbrella or a person?"
Xiao Yuxi didn't answer, turned around and left.
Li Tongguang stepped forward quickly and grabbed Xiao Yuxi's forearm: "You have been avoiding me these past few days."
"I've thought about it a lot, but I don't know where I offended you."
Xiao Yuxi pulled out her arm and said in a perfunctory tone: "Young Master, you are worrying too much."
Li Tongguang lowered his eyes: "Am I worrying too much, or are you deliberately alienating me?"
Seeing that Xiao Yuxi didn't respond, he thought for a moment and recounted the past with a forced smile.
He raised his hand and pointed to the right: "This is Zhangzhou, and not far over there is Cangsong Ridge."
"Eight years ago, Master and we went there and met a group of gangsters on the way. Did you know..."
Xiao Yuxi replied: "I don't know, I ran away at that time."
Li Tongguang was silent for a while and then said: "The next stop is Guideyuan."
"Seven years ago, right there, you told me that if you want others to think highly of you, you must first think highly of yourself."
"I……"
Xiao Yuxi interrupted again: "I forgot."
She took a deep breath and stepped forward.
Li Tongguang shouted: "Xiao Yuxi!"
Xiao Yuxi kept walking.
Li Tongguang's voice was a little louder: "I have been living in confusion for so many years, and now you are finally back."
"I can't be happy for more than a few days, but you're keeping me cold and tormenting me in detail."
"Prisoners must confess their guilt before they die. You must tell me clearly what I did wrong!"
Xiao and Xi paused in their footsteps and said in a cold voice: "We are people on two different roads. It is just an accident that we walked together for a while, and it is normal for us to go our separate ways."
"Young Master, please don't use the wrong idea."
Li Tongguang's body froze, and his mind was exposed in person. Even if it was just a metaphor, there was still a little panic in his eyes.
He said anxiously: "How do you know that we are not reaching the same destination by different paths?"
Xiao Yuxi replied: "The direction I have set cannot be forced by others, and the same is true for myself."
Li Tongguang's eyes were fierce: "What if I insist on forcing it?"
Xiao Yuxi ignored him and teleported away.
Her figure completely disappeared.
Li Tongguang's hand holding the umbrella tightened, and then he threw the umbrella to the ground.
A cool breeze was blowing around, seeming to take pleasure in his misfortune.
The slightly curly hair on his forehead moved in the wind, and the madness in his eyes that was bound to win became more and more intense.
The oil-paper umbrella crashed into a small puddle, and the mud brought up by the umbrella surface splashed on Li Tongguang's clothes.
He stepped across the small beach and walked straight towards Anguo's team.
