The prince is very fierce. The shadow of the dragon scales. Chapter 41. The status of the branch is in danger. Three headless corpses are lying on the ice surface, with blood flowing everywhere, and soon forming ice crystals and blending into the ice layer on the lake surface.

Xu Buling came to the stone pavilion with Xiao Taohua in his arms, looked down at Liu Wuye sitting on the steps of the stone pavilion, pulled down the iron claws on his shoulders, bit the cloth with his mouth and stopped the wound to stop bleeding. His face was pale and his expression was dazed.

When things were linked together, Xu Buling could naturally guess who Liu Wuye said was the "rich and noble daughter".

It has nothing to do with men and women or personal likes and dislikes. At least the word "love" of Liu Wuye is true. In this situation, it can only be said that luck can make people beat people.

Little Taohua was hugged by the princess and lay on Xu Buling's arm. Her black robe was wrapped in airtight and could not even move her hands.

With so many ups and downs in a short period of time, after so many firsts in this life, the young Taohua is obviously a little nervous and helpless. She can't figure out why Liu Wuye was ambushed, why the big brother who was far away in Chang'an City appeared beside her like a magic weapon, and how she could not figure out why she lie naked in her arms as soon as she opened her eyes...

The surging thoughts poured into the little head. Xiao Taohua didn't know what she should think. In order to relieve the embarrassment of being held by the elder brother, although the chest and abdomen were still very painful, she still forced herself to look like she was fine and turned her head to look at Liu Wuye:

"Look, I said that no matter where you go, it will be smooth sailing. The hexagram has come true. If you are unlucky in the future, you can't blame me for not being able to calculate it accurately."

Liu Wuye's heart is also complicated, not much better than Little Peach Blossom. He really wants to be the casual look that a gangster should have. The sadness from the bottom of his heart makes it difficult for him to raise his mind.

Liu Wuye's eyes were covered in blood, and he tried hard to look calm, and looked up and asked:

"Miss Zuo, Brother Xu, why did you come here?"

Xiao Taohua turned her head and looked at her chin above:

"Yes, big brother, why are you here? You are not..."

In fact, a long time ago, Xiao Taohua had some guesses about Xu Buling's identity. After all, the big brother was so handsome that there was no other one in the world. Last time in Liangcheng, the master called her over to say those words, which was equivalent to talking about the big brother's identity.

However, the matter at Mazongling was over, and both Master and Xu Buling were safe and sound. They should have left. Why did they come here?

Xu Buling shook his head when facing Xiao Taohua's inquiring gaze: "Come here to do something, I happened to meet you." He turned his head to look at Liu Wuye who was covered in blood:

"What's going on with you? Who are these assassins?"

Liu Wuye was silent for a moment, turned his head to look at the corpses on the ice, and shook his head and said:

"I don't know, maybe it was the killer my father invited."

Xu Buling frowned: "Your father Liu Shanpu is at best a wealthy businessman. Jiang Du just got the title of the crown prince and he had a brainwalk. At this time, he tricked you out of the secret meeting and killed you? Could it be that he is tired of living and wants to wait for Emperor Qi to die of illness and the crown prince ascend the throne, and settle the accounts in the autumn and confiscate the Liu family and destroy the clan?"

When Liu Wuye heard this, his face froze. He understood that Xu Buling knew everything. He lowered his head slightly, pondered for a long time, and showed a little loneliness in his eyes.

Xu Buling sighed secretly and turned around and walked outside the stone pavilion:

"The rain is heavy, and it does not moisten the rootless grass; the Tao is wide, and it only saves those who are destined to be. You can't think thoroughly by yourself, and I don't say much, so you can do it yourself."

Liu Wuye smiled slightly self-deprecatingly: "I have thought it through for a long time, I just gave up. Thank you Brother Xu for helping me. Are you going to Guiyan City to find that piece of agarwood?"

Xu Buling paused and turned around: "Do you have a way?"

Liu Wuye looked at Guiyan City in the distance:

"A few years ago, I just returned to the capital and sneaked into the imperial city secretly once. In a few days, I will take you in, but I have only been to the East Palace. Agarwood should be in the imperial study. Can you see your skills?"

Xu Buling nodded, agreed on the location of the joint, broke through the ice surface, sank the three bodies into the water, and left Yangshu Lake with Xiao Taohua.

Liu Wuye sat alone next to the stone pavilion, looking at the frozen Saibei for thousands of miles, his eyes gradually changed from complexity to dullness.

I don’t know if he was heartbroken or completely let go, but Liu Wuye breathed a long sigh of relief and brought out a fog of white mist in the cold weather. Then he stood up with his knees, inserted his sword with him for many years at his waist, and staggered towards the depths of the woods.

I will never look back now...—

The snowy field is endless. Under the warm winter sun, small black spots move rapidly in the countryside, heading towards the majestic city in the distance.

Little Taohua was wrapped in a black robe and couldn't move. The pain on her body made her face a little white, but her mind was not focused on the pain at all, and she didn't know where to put her eyes.

She is actually not young anymore, and she can get married, but neither she nor Xu Buling can jump out of the impression of the first meeting in Chang'an City. She feels like she is still the little girl who secretly eats candied haws.

Seeing Xu Buling, who was so close to him, Xiao Taohua hesitated and said weakly:

"Big brother, are you going to go to the palace to grab things?"

Xu Buling paid attention to the movements around him to avoid being found whereabouts. He responded with a smile when he heard the sound:

"Yes, my family is sick and needs that piece of agarwood paperweight to maintain their health."

Xiao Taohua said 'oh' and explained: "I didn't mean to deceive my elder brother before, but I worshipped the national teacher of Northern Qi as my teacher..."

"I know."

"Oh, well... My master is the national teacher of Northern Qi, with a strong martial arts skills and is also responsible for protecting the safety of the emperor. I am his apprentice, so of course I have this responsibility. My elder brother wants to go to the palace to grab things, so I should tell my master if I am a disciple, either in terms of emotion or reason, otherwise I would be a deceiving my master and destroying my ancestors..."

Xiao Taohua was quite confused and in a dilemma, not knowing how to deal with the current situation.

Fortunately, Xu Buling was reasonable and said with a smile: "You don't have to think about this. From now on, I will follow me back to Dayue. Zuo Qingqiu's old man can't even protect his disciple's safety. I am not worthy of teaching you."

"Um?"

Xiao Taohua was stunned. After coming to her senses, she quickly shook her head:

"Master is a good person, he is very nice to me. I am naughty and secretly ran out to track the swordsman, and I was reckless."

Xu Buling shook his head: "How old are you? It is naturally the responsibility of the guardian to make mistakes. I only look at the result and not the process. If I don't have me today, you have to go to the lake to feed the fish."

Xiao Taohua pursed her lips: "Actually, I don't know. I'm very good at water and can wander from the bottom of the lake."

"Stop talking, adjust your breath well. You must stay in front of me to recuperate during this period of time. You can't even go there, so don't think about whether to tell your master about it."

“…”

Xiao Taohua curled her lips lightly, revealing two dimples: "That's the best. When the eldest brother leaves, I will explain to my master that I don't have the chance to confess to my master, and neither side will offend me. Even if my mother is sure to worry about me."

Xu Buling looked down at Xiao Taohua, hesitated for a while, and sighed softly:

"Little Taohua, in Chang'an City, your father collided with me in Renyitang and had a fight. I was poisoned and injured. Your father broke through and ran out, but was caught up by the wolf guards. This matter has something to do with me, but I did nothing against my will. I can't apologize and feel guilty for this matter. I just told you the whole story, and I hope you can tell the truth and make a difference."

When Xiao Taohua heard this, her face looked a little dark, she lowered her head and was silent for a moment:

"Dad is a business that is licking blood from the edge of a knife. He is a risky man. He is a villain to outsiders, but to me he is a father and very good to me. The old man in Qingshi Lane told me that traveling around the world, separation of his wife and children is a common thing, and dying on the street is a good end. How many people can really go through it. Dad also left a message before his death, telling me not to think about avenging him, and there is no revenge to avenge him, and live a good life in the future, don't go out like him, but how could I have no thoughts in my heart..."

Xiao Taohua raised her eyes and looked at Xu Buling's chin: "However, there is a source of injustice and a debt, and it's not a big brother who's wronged. My father's trouble of collecting money and doing things, so he can't count the revenge on the person being dealt with. The big brother saved my life today, so let's settle the two."

Xu Buling sighed secretly and nodded slightly.

Xiao Taohua hesitated for a while and asked again: "Does the eldest brother know about Uncle Wu's whereabouts?"

"Which Uncle Wu?"

"Wild Taoist Wu You is the one who works with my father."

Xu Buling frowned, and after carefully recalling the person he had killed, he shook his head and said:

"I just met in Renyitang and never met again."

"oh……"

Xiao Taohua pursed her lips, not wanting to talk deeply about these unhappy things, and did not speak anymore, closed her eyes and began to carefully regulate her breath...——

The sun is short in winter, and just after noon, the sunset has already hung above the city gate tower.

Cui Xiaowan was still weak in her body, and it was not good to stay in the house for a long time. She moved the little soft couch to the terrace of the inn, leaned against it in a fox fur, and held a telescope in her hand to look at the beautiful scenery in the city.

There are cushions next to the lounge chair, small tables, chessboards, and some snacks.

Zhu Manzhi sat sideways beside the small desk, holding his chin with one hand, and pondering the dangerous situation on the chessboard. The little white snake acted as the chess boy, holding Baizi in his mouth and wanted to put it on Zhu Manzhi's hand. Seeing that Manzhi was reluctant to make a move, he swayed slightly anxiously.

Opposite the case, Chen Sining sat cross-leggedly, putting his scimitar on his legs, his eyes on the chessboard, but his eyes were a little absent-minded. He had been thinking about the meaning of the dream last night, and tried to analyze from the scene in the dream that he and Xu Buling were loyal or had secret feelings for each other.

Xiao Qingshe acted as Chen Sining's chess boy. He was quite greedy. Seeing that Chen Sining was not paying attention, he secretly put his head into the fruit plate and took a small piece of dried meat. He was about to swallow it, but the branches on the opposite side fell into a murderous intent.

A Qing was anxious and quickly looked up and placed the 'chess piece' in Chen Sining's hand.

Chen Sining didn't pay any attention at all, so she put the jerky meat on the chessboard. After realizing that something was wrong, she raised her hand and patted A Qing's head.

While Cui Xiaowan was looking at the scenery, she was also paying attention to the situation on the chessboard. She noticed that Chen Sining was absent-minded and turned around and asked:

"Sinian, what are you thinking?"

After Chen Sining and Cui Xiaowan had been in contact for a long time, they gradually realized that this aunt was not a fool, but was too clear-headed. Her perspective on people and things was different from that of ordinary people. In front of Cui Xiaowan, she could not hide her thoughts in her heart.

Hearing Cui Xiaowan's inquiry, Chen Sining sat up straight, hooked the hair in her ears, and showed a little smile:

"I didn't think about anything, I just didn't sleep well last night and had some messy dreams."

Zhu Manzhi was worried about how to get out of the game of chess that would definitely be defeated. At this time, he naturally became interested. He threw the little white snake into the chess basket and asked closer and closer:

"What dream? Let me tell you, when I was in Chang'an City, I learned some ways to interpret dreams. I dare not say that it must be accurate, but I can also get it right once in a while."

Chen Sining saw Manzhi forget the philosophy of life she said last night, and her eyes looked a little helpless, and she thought about it:

"I just dreamed of exploring the world with Mr. Xu, and entering a stone cave, and... and then both of them were tied up by vines, unable to move, and extremely dangerous, which scared me to wake me up. I don't think this is a good sign, so I'm a little worried."

Zhu Manzhi frowned slightly when she heard this:

"How could you dream of being in danger with Mr. Xu? According to my experience, friends dream of fighting and killing. You should dream of doing something shameful with Mr. Xu in a cave."

All three of them are women and they are quite familiar with each other. They don’t avoid being joking with them.

Chen Sining's expression changed slightly and she said angrily: "Manzhi, what are you talking about?"

"Hehe, just kidding."

Cui Xiaowan saw that Chen Sining's words were concealed, Zhan Yan smiled and said:

"If you think about something on the day and dream about something on the night, no matter what you meet in your dream, it means that you are thinking about Xu Buling. If you don't think about others, you will not dream at night, and you will not be like now, pondering your head and thinking deeply about the meaning of that dream. You are just beginning to fall in love and are quite confused."
To be continued...