Traveling thousands of miles to the south, the boat floats over itself. I have no love for many years, and I have few lovers if I talk deeply.
Drunk and lying down for a long time, my leisurely writing is not true. The road to Hengyang is still far away, and I am alone with the wild geese as guests.
——"Jiang Zhi Hengyang Daozhong Zuo" Zhang Hu (Tang Dynasty)
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According to Taifu Xu's arrangement, after Taifu went south, Bai Fu immediately returned to Chang'an to observe the situation quietly.
Bai Fu found a day to say goodbye to Li Xuexuan.
On this day, neem flowers were floating in the air, and the plum rain had passed. When I walked into the courtyard where Xuexuan was, the balcony was reflected in the pond, and the grape racks filled the courtyard with fragrance.
There are several stone basins placed in the house. In the stone basins, well water flows from springs, green lotuses float, and a few small fish swim under the lotus leaves, making the house not feel like a hot summer.
Li Xuexuan knelt down leisurely on the cave, copying Buddhist scriptures, with snow sprinkled on the ice, like white lotus. Seeing Bai Fu's arrival, she was overjoyed and said: "Brother Fu, it seems that you have learned something from this trip to Shaolin."
Diligent?"
Bai Fu recounted what he saw and heard in Shaolin, and when it came to dangerous places, Li Xuexuan couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed.
The Buddhist teachings expounded by Abbot Kongjian were profound and profound, but Bai Fu only memorized them in his mind without fully comprehending them. Li Xuexuan had profound attainments in Buddhism, and Bai Fu carefully sought advice and verified them one by one. The teachings were mutually beneficial, and both of them benefited a lot.
Bai Fu talked about the opportunity of Damo's Shadow Wall, and Li Xuexuan listened with fascination. Li Xuexuan joked: "Senior Brother Fu, if you tell me this huge secret, aren't you afraid that I will turn around and go to Shaolin and learn it?"
Bai Fu smiled and said, "That would be the best. You have a deep connection with Buddhism and you will definitely be able to establish a sect in the future!"
Li Xuexuan smiled and said nothing.
Bai Fu asked Li Xuexuan about her next plan, and Xuexuan told her that Abbot Liao Kong had already taken care of everything for her. She no longer had to return to the Huben Army and would stay in Luoyang to practice. As long as she didn't return to Chang'an, there would be nothing.
Safety concerns.
Bai Fu thought: "It seems that the mastermind of Xuexuan's assassination is already known to the Tutor and Abbot Lokong. But why didn't they tell us?"
Li Xuexuan seemed to be able to read minds and guess Bai Fu's thoughts. She smiled brightly and said: "Brother Fu, Abbot Kong and Taifu are so wise. They must have their reasons for not telling us."
Bai Fu was stunned, raised his eyes to look at Li Xuexuan, and said with a smile: "Junior sister Li, how do you know I am thinking about this? You are right, the master's plan must have a deep meaning!
By the way, Taifu predicts that the Central Plains will be in chaos, and Luoyang may not be spared either. You should make plans early!"
Xuexuan nodded and said: "The abbot has made arrangements for this matter. It is estimated that I will follow him south and return to Shu in a short time."
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The two of them were laughing and joking, but when they thought about this parting and not knowing when they would meet again, they couldn't help but sigh and felt bad in their hearts.
At this time, it was getting late and the moon was dusk. The two of them said goodbye and agreed to see each other again in the future.
The breakup was imminent, Bai Fu pretended to be free and easy, and vividly told many martial arts allusions to liven up the atmosphere. Xuexuan wringed her fingers and pondered for a long time, but there was one sentence she still couldn't ask.
After sending Bai Fu out of the hospital, Li Xuexuan's eyes turned red and she said softly: "Brother Fu, take care of me!"
Xuexuan leaned against the door and watched Bai Fu leave. Bai Fu walked a dozen steps, suddenly stopped, turned around and looked back, with a bright smile, as bright as a summer flower...
This scene seemed familiar. Li Xuexuan felt her nose was sore. She stood on tiptoe and waved desperately...
Bai Fu's figure drifted away in the wind. Li Xuexuan raised his head and stared, a hook of pale moonlight and water like the sky...
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On the Luoyang Ancient Road, horses are driven by the west wind. One person is riding two horses, looking towards the direction of Chang'an. Wherever the horses' hooves step, smoke and dust billow...
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Yuelai Inn is a time-honored brand in Chang'an. There is also a branch on the official road at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. This is the only way from Luoyang to Chang'an, and it is only a day's walk from Chang'an City. Merchants traveling from east to west often choose this place.
We rested here and worked hard the next day to enter Chang'an before the city gate closed.
On this day, after noon, the top of Zhongnan Mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist. At dusk, the clouds and mist gathered more and more, and the wind swept the remaining clouds and drifted down from the mountains. For a time, the mountain wind blew violently, and black clouds pressed down on the village, like
Heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals point their troops in the clouds.
There was a flash of white light outside the house, and there was only a "click" of thunder, and heavy rain poured down. Pedestrians on the market ran in all directions to hide from the rain. The bustling official road suddenly became quiet, and only the sound of raindrops hitting the ground could be heard.
At the end of the official road, where the mist and rain were rising, a group of black cavalry marched forward in the rain without any hurry or slowness. There were about ten or twenty people in this group of black cavalry. Everyone was dressed in black hunting attire, with black gauze masks, and they were all luxuriously dressed, inlaid with gold and silver.
It is embellished with a lot of gold ornaments. It has a black horse with a gold saddle and a silver saddle. It has a muscular mane, strong and handsome, without a trace of hair. Each of them is a unique Dawan horse.
The black horse galloped in front of the wine flag of Yuelai Inn. The leader pulled the reins of the horse, and the black horse neighed, and the man stood up and stopped.
The leader had tattoos of the Western Regions on his eyes and arms. He had a curly beard, thick beard and hair, and a Persian scimitar hanging from his waist. He was a typical Hu warrior. He turned off his horse, walked to the middle of the team, put his right hand on his chest, and said to someone on the horse: "
Your Highness, we have arrived at Yuelai Inn, shall we rest here tonight?"
The person nodded in agreement, her voice was low and smoky, and it was actually a female voice. Although her cheeks were covered by black gauze, under her icy skin, a pair of sapphire-like eyes were cut like smoke, like mist, like a cat or a fox.
Enchanting and charming.
The leader of the men in black led the team into the inn and said to the waiter who came forward: "We will be given nineteen upper rooms for one night. We need two private rooms for meals."
The waiter smiled apologetically and said: "Sir, our hotel has plenty of rooms. There is no problem with the nineteen rooms you requested. I will arrange them right away. But the hotel is not a restaurant. There are only two private rooms for dining alone, and they have been booked by customers for a long time.
All the guests coming and going are dining in the restaurant on the first floor."
The leader of the man in black glanced at the restaurant downstairs and knew that what the waiter said was true. He asked for an open space on the east side of the lobby of the restaurant and arranged for everyone in the cavalry to sit down. Everyone took their seats and surrounded the female highness.
After everything was tidied up and the drinks and dishes were ordered, the man in black opened his wolf eyes again and looked at the guests of the restaurant one by one.
The restaurant is spacious and bright, with carved beams and painted beams. The beams are several feet high and hang seven or eight huge octagonal Toad Moon Palace lanterns. There are dozens of windows on the north and south sides, and the window lattice is the pattern of the Jiangnan courtyard, allowing the sunlight that shines into the hall to twist and turn.
Sitting in the hall, looking out through the bay window, you will see a freehand framed view. The bay window on the north faces the official road, and the framed view is the distant mountains and long street, and at the end of the road, the sunset over the long river. The bay window on the south faces the inner courtyard of the inn.
, the framed scenery is a lotus pond with weeping willows, a winding bridge and a long pavilion, giving it the charm of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Those who know the business will know that the architectural design of this inn must be the work of a famous artist, so that light and shadow, scenery and people can be harmoniously harmonious. As soon as travelers enter the lobby, they will wash away the dust and feel peaceful and elegant.