Zhuque Inner City, Changlefang.
When Geshan left Bai Hao and returned to the door of his residence, the sky was completely dark.
This house given by Bai Hao has a total of five entrances and a huge courtyard. Except for Yan Qing and others who came to stay for one night a while ago, he is the only one in the house.
He carried a dimly lit lantern all the way through the corridor and passed through the courtyard. The disguise that he dared not take off during the day was finally slowly thrown into the night behind him. For him, being alone in the dark is the most pleasant moment of the day.
But the moment was quickly broken.
In front of the bedroom door, his outstretched hand stopped in the air.
Before going out in the morning, he randomly picked up a flower branch that had been damaged by the night rain and inserted it into the crack of the door. Now the flower branch is still there, but it has been replaced by a brand new branch that is blooming.
Geshan extinguished the lantern in his hand, but did not take off the flower branches in the end. When he turned around and was about to leave, the door behind him was opened by a force. There was a figure sitting at the table with his back to the door and said: "Now that I have discovered it, I know We don’t mean any harm, why are we leaving?”
Ge Shan sighed softly, the brothers in the Guards were all bad men, no one would care about these details, let alone do it deliberately.
The other party has come to remind me of my failure to tell him, so who could it be?
The answer is actually self-evident.
"Did Xing Fei tell you that I live here? Then you should also know where is the place across the street?"
"so what?"
Huaifenghua stood up from the table, looked at Ge Shan's back and said, "Mr. Ge, if we sneak into the inner city this time, if we want to cause trouble for Bai Hao, we won't come to you. There is really one thing, maybe Need your help."
Geshan turned around and gave a wry smile. There were three figures standing in front of the table, two women and one man. They seemed to be the weakest. They were Zhang Zhiyuan who had been silently sizing him up.
There was some doubt in Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes. Before coming, Huaifenghua had said that Geshan might be one of those people back then, but now looking at Geshan's appearance, he could not find an identity that matched his appearance. .
"I just want to do things in silence..." Geshan complained in his heart, walked into the room helplessly, and closed the door.
He stood at the door, looked at Wang Yeqing on the right side of Huaifenghua and said, "If there is any latest news, I will pass it on to you through the old courtyard. Why are you still entering the inner city?"
"Because I don't have much time."
Ge Shan frowned. Wang Yeqing stood at the table and did not speak. He followed the sound and looked towards the place where they were speaking. He was surprised and his eyebrows suddenly condensed: "Are you here too?"
How long has it been? Bai Hao hadn't recovered from his injuries yet, so why did Mu Qing come back again?
Geshan had a headache. He was not strong enough and did not notice Mu Qing. If he felt Mu Qing's breath when the door opened, he would leave without looking back even if Huaifenghua had spoken.
Mu Qing stood in the corner to the left of Geshan, faintly feeling his emotions, and said sincerely: "Don't worry, we won't drag you down, we just want to ask you for a favor."
Geshan thought about the purpose of Mu Qing's trip and said nothing.
Wang Yeqing said softly: "Before we came, we went to see Commander Xing. He said that Bai Hao has not stayed at the City Lord's Mansion these days. Maybe this will be the best time to rescue those people."
"So you want to rescue them..."
Ge Shan's tone was much gentler. Although the relationship between Xing Fei and him had become tense after letting Xiong San arrest people, Xing Fei had not forgotten Mu Qing's request and had also found him in private, so he reacted immediately. .
As he walked towards the table, he said seriously: "The central hall of the Nether Flame Formation is under the City Lord's Mansion. Even if Bai Hao does not stay in the City Lord's Mansion, the surrounding defenses have never been relaxed, and this group of people... "
Geshan paused here, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, spread it out on the edge of the table, looked at Wang Yeqing and said: "This list will be in your hands tomorrow. I still disapprove of your risky actions."
Mu Qing had already walked over. He was the first to pick up the list on the table, and after reacting, handed it to Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Thank you." Mu Qing thanked Geshan sincerely and looked at Zhang Zhiyuan expectantly.
Ge Shan also looked at Zhang Zhiyuan and said: "You are lucky. These people were guarded by Bai Hao's iron guards in the past. He has been seriously short of manpower recently, so I took over this matter."
Zhang Zhiyuan had already put the list in front of his face and read each name one by one.
Although everyone knew that getting this list was definitely not as easy as Geshan said, and Geshan must have put in a lot of effort for it, but the people at the table didn't have time to thank him anymore, and instead focused their attention on Zhang Zhiyuan's face. superior.
As Lin Xiao's right-hand man and former commander of the Guards, every frown and bloom of Zhang Zhiyuan's eyebrows and every change of expression on his face touches everyone's hearts.
Mu Qing's throat was throbbing. Seeing that Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes had fallen to the end of the list, he finally couldn't help but ask: "How is it? Is Uncle Zhijing still there?"
Zhang Zhiyuan handed the list to Huaifenghua and sighed softly. Mu Qing's heart felt cold.
Zhang Zhiyuan narrowed his eyes and said with a trace of irrepressible sadness: "Tan Shuai and Xu Er are still alive. I wonder how they have suffered over the years."
Mu Qing pursed his lips and looked at Huaifenghua. Seeing his pale face with a slight blush, he said excitedly: "Since Second Senior Sister is still here, it's good to be alive, just to be alive..."
Mu Qing suddenly thought of the man Zhi he saw in the prison that night. As if his heart was blocked by a big stone, he silently opened the door to the room alone, walked to the stone steps and sat down.
For Zhang Zhiyuan and Huaifenghua, the people on the list were never vague names. They all represented a memory of living together in the past.
Apart from wanting to know if Zhang Zhijing was still there, he actually couldn't call out any more names.
"Isn't this a bit unpleasant to find out?"
Wang Yeqing also sat down, picked up a broken flower at his feet, turned his head and looked at him and asked: "Do you know that you are avenging them? Or are you just looking for something to do?"
Mu Qing looked at the night sky. The night sky tonight was not as clean and beautiful as last night, and a few stars were also covered by rain clouds like rotten cotton wool.
Mu Qing's eyes were dazed and he said: "When I and Shaoyao were captured in Hidden Valley and watched Shaoyao cry like a little cat, it was at that time that I made up my mind to become stronger, protect her, and avenge Uncle Zhang."
Wang Yeqing said thoughtfully: "So, you didn't know your life experience before, and you never thought that there were so many people waiting for you to take revenge, so do you feel a little tired?"
Mu Qing frowned and thought carefully before saying: "I don't feel tired, but I suddenly realized that when I faced Bai Hao, I mostly thought about avenging Uncle Zhang, but my parents... I didn't see them However, I don’t even know those people on the list, but they are indeed related to me, and I feel sorry for them.”
Wang Yeqing's eyes flickered, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "Your aunt and I have always ignored your age, but you are destined to be different from us. Even if Bai Hao is chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs, , it is impossible for the dead people to be resurrected, but you go to take revenge, not only for the dead people, but also for the living people."
Wang Yeqing turned the flower branch in his hand and said softly: "People are like this sometimes. Even if there are more happy things than regretful things, they will always feel that the regrets they had at the beginning are not deserved when they have the ability. It took me a long time to figure it out. A truth."
"Huh?" Mu Qing turned to look at her.
Wang Yeqing patted his shoulder and said softly: "In your aunt's eyes, you avenged those people. In Shaoyao's eyes, you have fulfilled your original promise. If you are obsessed with things in the past that are impossible to change, That is no longer a regret, but a kind of obsession that is caused by one's own body. You can't chase the things of yesterday, and you can't know what will happen tomorrow. Just live in the present."
The two of them sat on the steps and did not deliberately lower their voices. Huai Fenghua even stood at the door and listened quietly to the second half of the conversation between the two.
She walked up to Mu Qing, pressed his head to her side, and whispered: "You're not old, but you think a lot."
Mu Qing smelled the fragrance of Huaifenghua and smiled awkwardly when he stood up after breaking free.
Huaifenghua glared at him, then sighed softly, dusted off the dirt on his body, and said, "Don't forget, there are still us. Just be yourself, your emotions are your own."
Mu Qing held her hand, blinked and said, "My aunt is sad. Is it wrong for me to be sad?"
In the room, Zhang Zhiyuan took the list and asked Geshan carefully, but Geshan forgot to respond.
Only one door was opened. When he looked at the door, the clouds were floating outside the house, and the clear sky light was shining down. The woman was standing sideways on the steps, her profile was like snow, like the moon in the old days.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't wait for Ge Shan's response. He raised his head and followed his line of sight to the door. With a few thoughts in his eyes, he suddenly said: "Isn't it similar?"
Geshan nodded subconsciously, then turned his head sharply, his neck a little stiff.
Zhang Zhiyuan turned his attention to the list again and said in a low tone: "At that time, when the eldest brother first became the city lord, he had to ask his sister-in-law for help with many general affairs. The sister-in-law had to be in the public eye. I remember that for a while, there was a young man with outstanding talents and learning among the noble clan in the city.胆大包天，公然向嫂子示爱。后来徐二那伙人热血上头，想着为大哥出气，把那公子哥狠狠揍了一顿。”
Geshan's eyes swayed. He raised his head and wanted to look out the door, but finally closed his eyes and murmured: "I remember that Xu Er and the others came to apologize later. She took them with them. The man was hiding behind the screen at that time. , he was not actually injured, but he felt that he had lost face, so he did not go out. Later, later... his family was squeezed and suppressed by other families, and he felt resentful, tore up the book and joined the army. "
Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes were slightly cold. When the tragedy happened, many traitors were instigated in the army. What did the person in front of him do back then? He originally had many questions that he wanted to ask, but when the words came to his mouth, he found that he had no more questions to ask. meaning.
"What are you talking about?" Huaifenghua walked in.
Geshan opened his eyes, the weak look on his face disappeared instantly, and said calmly: "Tonight is not a good time to save people."
