The Book of Troubled Times

Chapter 85 The Wind Rises by the Lake

Three days passed in Zhao Changhe's leisurely life.

Turn on the lamp at night to read and indulge in history learning. I go to learn horsemanship during the day, and when I am tired, I hug the little white rabbit under the willows by the river, hide from the riders far away, and secretly kiss behind the tree.

Treading Xue Wuzhao and Hei Mudan were wandering by the tree, looking at the pair... I don't know if they have sparked any sparks, and they secretly went to breed by themselves. In short, the men and women under the tree were so distracted that they had no time to pay attention to what their horses were doing.

Little White Rabbit was dissatisfied at first that his beloved horse had to be bred, but as long as it was brother Zhao's horse, everything would be fine...

It was meant to be matched, from human to horse.

Treading Xue Wuzhao is also very honest now, he will be beaten if he jumps wildly, be honest and have a filly to accompany him, even a horse knows how to do it.

What's more, this master is really powerful. In just three days, he has evolved from a novice who can't ride a horse at all to being able to perform difficult movements such as hiding in the stirrups, just like a man who has been begging for a few years on a horse , it doesn't look like a newcomer at all.

Cui Yuanyang also discovered that as long as it is something about sports, Brother Zhao can learn very quickly. In contrast, every time he goes to the study to read, Brother Zhao's eyes are blurred and he feels sleepy.

When he talked about watching the history of the era, he was very excited when he talked about it, and his eyes became dizzy when he sat there. After three days, he didn't know how much he read, and he memorized a few words.

Well, it's very similar to when Yang Yang was forced to memorize inner strength and mental methods before, it was really husband and wife.

He was right, for a person like him, it is better not to mention the court, he should be born in the arena with fresh clothes and angry horses, and the wind and the clouds.

But Yangyang became more and more reluctant.

In fact, Da Xia Longque had already dealt with it the day before yesterday, and Zhao Changhe could leave by then. Learning equestrianism plus studying history is a good reason, so he stayed for another two days. And reading can never be finished, and there are standards for learning equestrianism. The day you learn it means you can leave at any time...

Cui Yuanyang even felt that Zhao Changhe's relatives were not as devoted as they were two days ago, and he didn't know if it was an illusion...

Of course it’s an illusion, Zhao Changhe doesn’t have the nerve to kiss the little girl’s mouth right now, there’s no point in kissing her face... He’s always loved Yang Yang far more than he wanted, and he doesn’t know if it will change when we meet again in the future .

"Brother Zhao..." The wind blew the willows, the little girl leaned on her lover's shoulder and drew circles, muttering in confusion.

"Huh?" Zhao Changhe stretched out his hand to tease her chin: "What's the matter?"

"Tomorrow is Ching Ming, our whole family will worship our ancestors, and we will also sue our ancestors about what happened to the second uncle and the others before, and we will be executed before the spirit."

"Well, I haven't seen your father in the past two days. It must be very troublesome to follow up. Your second uncle is so powerful, and there are so many things to deal with. It's not easy to chat with me that night."

"In front of outsiders, he always needs calm clouds and calm winds." Cui Yuanyang said in a low voice: "I used to think that my father lived a very tiring life. He was ninth in the heaven list and a famous family in the world. No one would look up to him, but I think it is not as good as Zhao Zhao The elder brother walks the rivers and lakes with a knife and a suit, and he is unrestrained and comfortable."

"That's why the little fool is envious of the kind of rivers and lakes, and then he was deceived by bandits."

"Hmph..." Cui Yuanyang didn't say anything. Fortunately, I met Brother Zhao, and everyone has talked enough in the past two days. What she wanted to say was that because of this, Yangyang didn't want to be a drag bottle, dragging brother Zhao down, and becoming the second Cui Wenjing with a lot of worries.

In a sense, it was a good thing for Jianghu to think that Zhao Changhe was chased away by the Cui family. He still strode forward without any worries.

But the little girl didn't say that after all. She said that everyone would worship the ancestors tomorrow, and the meaning was very clear.

She doesn't want to face the farewell, crying and crying, the sadness of parting in her heart may not subside for a month; Zhao Changhe probably doesn't like to be tired of entanglement, and it is ideal to leave while they are worshiping their ancestors.

So she offered time, and it was tacit understanding.

Yangyang has always been the most measured.

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April 5th, Qingming.

There was a little rain in the night, and it stopped early in the morning. At this time, the mist was heavy, the sky was dark, and there was still a dawn moon hanging slanting in the sky, looming.

Zhao Changhe in the inn caressed the big summer dragonfinch that was smeared like a rusty old knife in his hand: "Take the second knife, don't worry, brother will take you out to kill people."

The buzzing of the knife seemed to be dissatisfied, but also joyful.

Zhao Changhe slowly hung it on his back, and looked at himself in the bronze mirror.

The tall man of Ang Zang, who is more than eight feet tall, is carrying a four-foot-long broadsword on his back. The long handle of the knife protrudes obliquely from his shoulders. Looking at it from afar, he has an imposing aura. The more Zhao Changhe looks at this knife, the more satisfied he is , can be awakened by oneself handsome.

The scholar's brocade robe on his body was replaced by a warrior's strong outfit, no longer red and purple, gray-brown and low-key, a dilapidated wine gourd hanging obliquely on his waist, paired with the stubble on his face that has been deliberately unshaved for the past two days, showing a cynical and reckless look Reappear in the mirror.

"Dang!" A bell rang from a distant hill, it was the Cui family's call for ancestor worship.

Zhao Changhe turned his head and looked into the distance, the mountains were difficult to see in the mist.

But he knew that there was a little girl walking on the mountain road, looking back at the direction of the guesthouse here step by step.

He stared at it for a while, packed his bags, strode out, and stepped onto the snowy Wuzhui.

The steed neighed, and in the early morning mist, the sound of horseshoes stepped out of the quiet street in Qinghe County and went straight to the Changhe outside the county.

On the hill, Cui Yuanyang had just reached the top, and seemed to feel something, and turned his head to look into the distance.

The mist gradually cleared, but still no one could be seen, but the willow bank by the river and the waning moon could be vaguely seen.

The little girl who never read books without understanding, suddenly a few words handed down from the last era floated in her heart.

After many years, it should be a good time for a good time.

Even if there are thousands of styles, who can I tell?

That is a famous sentence that can be preserved across the ages, just because you read it again, you will know that you are already in the word.

"Father." She suddenly pulled the corner of Cui Wenjing's clothes in front of her: "After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, Yangyang asks for confinement, please teach me how to cleanse Ziqi."

Cui Wenjing felt relieved, stroked his beard and said, "Very good."

Cui Yuanyang looked at Changhe outside the county again, and whispered to himself: "You must wait for me... Three years later, don't forget Yangyang."

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Thousands of miles to the southeast, Gujian Lake.

There is a bamboo forest by the lake, a grass hut in the forest, and a tomb beside the hut.

Han Wubing sat quietly cross-legged beside the tomb, with his long sword placed across the stele, he opened a pot of warm wine and poured it slowly on the sword, sometimes taking a sip by himself, as if drinking with the sword, and as if some kind of sacrificial offering.

I don't know how long it has passed, in the mist, the wind in the bamboo forest is moving.

The gourd is exhausted.

Han Wubing placed the empty gourd upright in front of the tombstone, and raised the long sword soaked in wine.

"Han Wubing, I knew you would come."

There are crowds of people all around, and I don't know when they are surrounded.

Han Wubing didn't turn his head back, he still looked at the tomb: "I also knew you would come."

"Then you still come to die? Why bother to sacrifice your own life?"

"Because I feel that there is something missing in the worship ceremony, and there is not enough wine."

"Huh? Is your bounty missing? Haha...hahaha..."

"There is wine but no blood, and the head of the enemy is missing. You came at the right time."

"Choke!" The dragon groaned, the sword aura was cold, and the mist in the bamboo forest was blown away by the fierce murderous intent.

Zhao Changhe rode his horse halfway, suddenly reined in his horse and looked up at the sky.

"April, Qingming. In front of Han Wubing's tomb, he realized the sword, and the entrance was five levels. Within a stick of incense, all thirty-two enemies in the Sword House were beheaded, and blood sacrifices were made to close friends. Among them, there was one opponent at the same level, and there was no enemy below him. Murderous aura runs through the sky."

"Change of Qianlong Ranking."

"Sixty-six Qianlong, Han Wubing."

"If you have no disease, the enemy will have no life."

Zhao Changhe looked at it for a while, then suddenly smiled: "In the past few months, the profiteers who edited books have been unable to keep their mouths shut. I heard people say that the book of troubled times did not change so frequently before. Is this because the storm is approaching and heroes are coming out in large numbers? sign?"

He patted the horse's head and said with a smile, "Wu Zai, do you feel that you can't wait?"

Stepping on the Snow Wuzhao: "..."

I'm a horse, what are you talking about...

"Let's go." Zhao Changhe rode his horse and galloped away: "The opponent is waiting for me in front, how can I fall behind!"

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