Gu Ling was the first person she met after coming to this world, and he was also her most important friend. They had been living together for more than half a year. This man had been living under a peaceful identity before, and she only heard about his beauty.
I have never seen her true appearance.
But when Gu Ling took off his mask, his dark hair fluttering, and his whole face was exposed, Su Liang rolled her eyes and said, "You're crazy!"
She also didn't expect that under the mask, there was actually a face that was familiar to her. It turned out that when Gu Ling was with her in Xuanbei City, she had "revised the past" in disguise.
Gu Ling looked at Su Liang's hair, opened her thin lips slightly, and said four words, "For safety reasons."
Su Liang couldn't hold it back anymore and kicked Gu Ling in the leg, humming softly, "You are obviously teasing me on purpose. Since you are disguised, why bother wearing a mask? You are trying to be mysterious!"
Gu Ling nodded lightly, "Double security. It's true that I am teasing you."
Su Liang narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Gu Ling, and said in a faint tone, "Is it fun to tease me?"
Gu Ling nodded again, "Interesting. Don't you think?"
Su Liang suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, it's really interesting. Now, immediately, immediately, put on the disguise and show me what you look like. Otherwise, don't blame me for turning against you! Anyway, I want to go back."
I'm here to mourn the death of my fiancé. Who are you? It's best for me to see clearly, otherwise..."
"Okay." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang hummed softly, "That's pretty much it. For the sake of our happy cooperation in the past, I won't argue with you. Hurry up and get rid of the disguise!"
At this moment, Commander Fan's voice came from outside, "General Su, are you okay?"
Su Liang frowned, she had almost forgotten about the imperial guards coming outside the door.
"Forget it." Su Liang took the small yellow flower hairpin that was originally intended for him from Gu Ling's hand, "I won't consider giving it to you until I see your true face. If it doesn't look good, there will be no gift. Now
It's not very safe. I'll retreat first. If you want to stay and rest, we can't go together."
"That's fine." Gu Ling said, "You go first, I will go find you."
Su Liang glanced at Gu Ling's face again, silently kicked him a second time, turned around and walked out.
Gu Ling lowered his head and looked at the two footprints on his robe, but ignored them.
Commander Fan didn't hear Su Liang's reply and feared something might happen, so he climbed over the wall and came in.
As soon as she landed, she saw that the lights in Su Liang's room were turned off. The next moment, the door opened and she walked out with her bag on her back, her fair face showing a chill in the moonlight.
Commander Fan quickly handed over his hand, "General Su..."
"I'm going to ride a horse and go back to Beijing with you." Su Liang said and went to the backyard.
Soon, the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and Su Liang rode away. Commander Fan and his men chased after him. After crossing the bridge, they walked towards the entrance of the village.
A few dogs barked, and the small village became quiet again in the middle of the night.
The light came on again in Su Liang's room. Gu Ling walked out of the inner room holding a red candle and saw a paper package on the table.
He lit the oil lamp on the table with a red candle, blew out the candle gently, put it aside, opened the paper package, and smelled an alluring aroma of meat.
It was Su Liang who took Xiao Huzhuzi and Er Niu to play in the mountains yesterday. She only kept one plump hare of the game she brought and let the children take the rest home.
She originally planned to leave tomorrow morning, but during the day today Su Liang specially marinated the hare, let it cool, and planned to take it with her to eat on the way.
Gu Ling went to the kitchen. The water tank was still full. After scooping out water and washing his hands, he returned to the room, sat down at the table, pulled off a rabbit leg, took a bite, and nodded slightly. The smell was still familiar.
It must have been made by Su Liang. She has her own secret sauce, which is different from the one made by Aunt Bai.
Gu Ling ate half of the rabbit, wrapped up the rest, cleared the table as usual, washed his hands, and then returned to the room where he had lived for a long time.
Everything was still the same, the bedding was kept in the cabinet. When he came back half a month ago, he took it out to dry, but he only stayed for one night and left.
Gu Ling took out the bedding and spread it out. After washing, he lay down to sleep.
The next day before dawn, he got up, took half of the rabbit and left for the back mountain.
When the sun was rising, Gu Ling stopped next to an inconspicuous large rock in the shade of the mountain. He took out Su Liang's medicinal hoe that he brought from home and began to dig up a patch of land next to it that was overgrown with weeds.
If Su Liang were here and saw the box Gu Ling dug out, he would know what it was.
She had seen Gu Ling's treasures before, but not only could they not be sold, but they could not be discovered as they were all related to the original Gu family.
One of them was a jade hairpin that Gu Ling's mother had given to Nian Ruxue, which was later inserted into Su Liang's head by Nian Jincheng. Uncle Liang took it away and gave it back to Gu Ling.
Gu Ling knelt down, took out the key, and opened the box. Everything inside was still there.
He took out a long brocade box and opened it. Lying inside was the jade hairpin that Su Liang had worn.
In addition, Gu Ling took out another jade plaque with the word "Changning" engraved on it, then locked the box again, buried it back in its original place, and restored it to its original state.
Walking down the mountain, before reaching home, Gu Ling saw Bai Xiaohu and Zhuzi wandering around, and heard their voices calling "Sister Su Liang".
Although the door was locked, both children knew that Su Liang was probably gone.
After a while, the two brothers ran away, and Gu Ling quietly walked down the mountain, crossed the courtyard wall through the back door, and returned the medicine hoe to its original position.
Seeing two purple eggplants that were almost ripe, Gu Ling brought an empty basket, picked them and put them in, and also picked a tender pumpkin that was as long as a forearm.
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At dawn, Su Liang had already left Bei'an County and ran all the way towards the capital. Commander Fan and his entourage were almost thrown away, but they still pursued her closely.
Su Liang planned to get rid of these people, but he couldn't do it too obviously, and he couldn't take an unusual path, which would arouse suspicion.
After traveling for a day and a night, Commander Fan and several of the grown men couldn't bear it. The horses also had to drink water and eat fodder.
Finally seeing Su Liang in front of him stop, Commander Fan breathed a sigh of relief and rode closer, "General Su, take a rest. No matter how anxious you are, you have to take care of yourself!"
Su Liang didn't say anything. After dismounting, he walked to an inn.
Commander Fan specially reserved a guest courtyard for Su Liang, and they and his group lived in the courtyard next door, so that Su Liang could be given any instructions at any time.
Su Liang rested for a while, and the waiter brought hot water and food. She ate them alone. It was already dark outside.
After briefly washing up, Su Liang went to bed and would continue her journey tomorrow.
Thinking of Gu Ling before going to bed, Su Liang didn't know when he would catch up.
In the middle of the night, Su Liang suddenly woke up from his sleep and noticed someone beside the bed. His eyes were wary, and his hand had already grasped the dagger under the pillow.
"It's me." A voice that wasn't too familiar.
Su Liang let go, lifted the quilt and sat up, wearing clothes neatly.
Seeing that Gu Ling was still wearing the mask, Su Liang hummed, "You're still disguised under the mask, right?"
Gu Ling shook his head, "No."
Su Liang's eyes brightened slightly, "Then you take it off!"
"Want to see it?" Gu Ling asked.
"Nonsense!" Su Liang glared at him, "I've known you for so long and I don't even know what you look like. Do you think it's appropriate?"
Gu Ling shook his head, "It's not suitable. Then let's go."
Su Liang was stunned, "Where are you going?"
"Let's change the place and show you." Gu Ling said.
"I can't disappear for no reason now." Su Liang said, put on her shoes and got out of bed.
"Just come back before dawn so that no one will find you." Gu Ling opened the back window.
The summer night breeze is tinged with the faint fragrance of flowers.
Su Liang followed Gu Ling and left the inn in a few leaps. After passing through two alleys, she noticed that Gu Ling was holding a basket in his hand.
The two of them didn't walk too far and stopped in a quiet woods.
Su Liang thought that now she could finally see someone's true face.
Unexpectedly, Gu Ling took out a round eggplant from the basket and said, "It's ripe. If you don't eat it, it will spoil."
Su Liang:...She wants to beat someone's head into an eggplant!
Seeing that Gu Ling also brought tools and seasonings for roasting eggplants, Su Liang was really speechless.
"I have something to tell you." Gu Ling said, gathering a pile of firewood and lighting a fire.
Su Liang sat down next to her, opened the cover of the basket, and saw a pumpkin inside. It was very familiar. It was originally hanging on the vine on the back wall of her home. She stared at it for half a month, and finally left without eating it.
"If you have anything to say, just tell me." Su Liang said.
Gu Ling asked at the same time, "Can pumpkin be roasted and eaten?"
"This is too tender and won't taste good when baked. I originally wanted to make dumplings with pumpkin and egg fillings, but I didn't bother with it." Su Liang frowned and said, "Is this what you want to talk about?"
Gu Ling shook his head, "No. I want to find Uncle Liang."
Su Liang was stunned, "You just drove him away half a month ago, and what are you doing with him? Do you plan to go to Liang Kingdom to join your grandpa?"
"I don't want to hide around like this anymore." Gu Ling said, cut the washed eggplant in half and handed it to Su Liang.
Su Liang took out her sharp knife, wiped it clean, crossed it on the fire, put the eggplant on it, and drew two firewood to keep the fire from getting too big.
"Didn't you enjoy a secluded life before?" Su Liang asked, "Now that Ningjing's identity is gone, if you want to find another place to live in seclusion, it's actually very simple."
As powerful as Gu Ling, he doesn't need to worry about being discovered, as long as he doesn't want to.
Su Liang was objectively analyzing Gu Ling's situation, but he asked, "Do you really want to part ways with me?"
"It's not the same thing." Su Liang shook his head, "I just don't understand why you want to find Uncle Liang. If you don't want to hide anymore and choose to go to Liang Country, we can only go our separate ways."
"I want to take off my label of rebel." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang suddenly reacted, "Are you planning to use your grandpa to let the Liang Kingdom negotiate with the royal family of the Qian Kingdom and never cause trouble to you again?"
Gu Ling nodded lightly.
"Good idea!" Su Liang immediately agreed, "Didn't Uncle Liang say that your grandpa cares about you? From your attitude, he definitely doesn't believe it. No matter what his intentions are for looking for you, he is the most powerful person in the Liang Kingdom.
Your Majesty, if you are willing to come forward to negotiate with the royal family of the Qian Kingdom and tell the world that you are the person he protects, the royal family of the Qian Kingdom may not let you go. After all, it was your father who rebelled, and you did nothing!"
The royal family of the Qian Kingdom could not catch Gu Ling, let alone kill him. But because of the Gu family's rebellion, he could not appear openly in front of others. He could not go anywhere with a group of killers following him, because he was still under the bounty of the royal family of the Qian Kingdom.
Top wanted list.
But the most troublesome thing is not himself.
If Gu Ling was alone, he wouldn't have much of a problem if he was discovered wherever he went. If he was idle and bored, he could even tease the royal family of the Qian Kingdom. If he walked around, he wouldn't be able to catch him, which would make them mad.
The key is that Gu Ling's sensitive identity prevents him from dealing with anyone openly.
The imperial family of Qian Kingdom cannot catch him, but no one involved with him will have an easy time.
"If I had known better, I wouldn't have chased Uncle Liang away." Su Liang said, "No, we must let Ningjing die first, otherwise there will be future troubles. Now is the time. After I roast the eggplant, you can go to Liang Kingdom after you finish it. Find your grandpa! You won’t be able to catch up with Uncle Liang!”
Su Liang said that the eggplant had been roasted until soft. She took out a knife, cut a few openings, and evenly sprinkled the seasonings that Gu Ling had brought, and the fragrance immediately spread.
The eggplants were roasted, and each of them had half a half, and they were all covered with handkerchiefs, ready to start.
Su Liang stared at the wooden mask on Gu Ling's face, half-smiling but not smiling, as if "I want to see if you can eat through the mask."
This time Su Liang didn't say anything. Gu Ling held the eggplant in one hand, pinched the bottom of the mask with two fingers on the other hand, lifted it up, and took it off neatly.
The moon is at the zenith.
The bright moonlight shone on Gu Ling's face through the gap between the trees. Su Liang stared at it blankly. She didn't know what Gu Ling looked like at first, but now looking at that face, she felt that it should be like this, it must be. Only in this way can she be worthy of the title of "the most beautiful woman in the capital" and perfectly fit with his character.
Ning Jing's facial features are soft, and Gu Ling's face has just the right angles, as if it were carved from marble, making it look even more stern. The eyebrows are like ink paintings, the eyes are like cold stars, the bridge of the nose is high, and the thin lips are lightly pursed.
Su Liang originally thought that "skin as solid as fat" was only used to praise women, but now she really felt that God's creation was biased. Some people were born with ice-cold skin and jade bones, but they were sitting on the ground in this quiet forest with plain clothes and still looked beautiful. amazing.
"Have you seen enough?" Gu Ling's thin lips parted slightly.
Su Liang came back to his senses and coughed twice, "Master, you look like this. It's so enviable and jealous. If you didn't hide away, many women might be crazy about you!"
Su Liang suddenly understood Nian Ruxue's obsession with Gu Ling.
Seeing Gu Ling start eating the grilled eggplant, Su Liang realized that she also had half of it in her hand, and it was so hot that her right hand hurt a little.
Su Liang changed the roasted eggplant to another hand, took out the clean chopsticks brought by Ning Jing from the basket, and while eating, asked Gu Ling, "Do you look more like your father or your mother?"
Gu Ling said, "Both."
"Then they must all be first-class beauties." Su Liang said.
"Are you jealous of me?" Gu Ling looked at Su Liang and asked.
Su Liang smiled, "It's okay, I just complimented you on your beauty. I'm still very satisfied with my appearance."
After Gu Ling finished eating, he wiped his hands with a handkerchief and asked Su Liang, "Will you be fascinated by me?"
Su Liang nodded, "Yes, if we don't know each other, if I see a monster like you, I must remind myself to run away!"
Gu Ling paused, "Why are you running?"
"Don't you know there's an old saying that the more beautiful a person is, the more likely they are to deceive others?" Su Liang said seriously.
Dark clouds cover the moon.
Gu Ling's face was half-dark, "I haven't lied to you."
Su Liang's smile was as bright as a flower, "You're kidding. Everyone has a love for beauty. With a brother like you who is so beautiful, my mood will get better just by looking at it. If you can make me smile, that would be even better. Already."
Seeing Su Liang's bright eyes, Gu Ling was silent for a moment, "Let me learn from you later."
Su Liang suppressed a smile and gave a thumbs up, "Master, your love of learning is really admirable. I'm looking forward to the results of your study."
"Where's the gift?" Gu Ling asked.
"Oh, by the way." Su Liang took out the little yellow flower hairpin, reached over and inserted it into Gu Ling's hair. After looking at it, he nodded repeatedly, "It looks good!"
After roasting another eggplant and eating it, they put out the fire and stood up.
Su Liang took a step forward and, like last time, hugged Gu Ling gently and then separated quickly, "It's goodbye. I hope what you do next goes well."
Gu Ling bent down and picked up the basket on the ground, "I didn't say I wanted to leave."
Su Liang held her forehead, "Didn't you say you wanted to find Uncle Liang and your grandpa?"
"Yes, but not now." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang: ...It seems that he really didn't say he wanted to leave tonight. She just thought it was embarrassing...
"You want to take me back to the capital? Actually, you don't have to." Su Liang said.
Gu Ling asked, "How to make dumplings with pumpkin and egg fillings?"
Su Liang said "Ah", "You want to do it yourself?"
"The pumpkins at home can't be wasted," Gu Ling said.
Su Liang chuckled, "Okay, I'll tell you how to do it, you have to remember it."
By the time they walked out of the woods, Su Liang had already told Gu Ling in detail how to make the pumpkin-and-egg filling dumplings that she originally wanted to eat.
Arriving at a small alley not far from the inn, Gu Ling stopped.
"I'm going back and I have to travel tomorrow. Master, please find a place to make dumplings and eat them." Su Liang waved his hand.
"Tomorrow, Haishi." Gu Ling finished his words and disappeared.
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, then realized, was Gu Ling going to make dumplings with her own hands and come over to share them with her?
The great god is not only more beautiful, but also willing to cook by himself... Su Liang looked up and felt that the moonlight was so beautiful.