No matter how long the road is, there is a time to finish it. After leaving the city gate, they passed by several tea stalls outside the city. When they left even the tea stalls behind, Qu Yunmie stopped.
Xiao Rong was still walking forward. After taking a step, the figure that always blocked his view disappeared. He was stunned and turned around immediately.
Qu Yunmie handed the reins to him and Xiao Rong took it. At this point, if Qu Yunmie didn't say anything, it would give people the impression that he was angry, but he didn't, and he didn't want Xiao Rong to have that feeling.
So, standing under the sunlight that treated everyone equally, Qu Yunmie asked Xiao Rong: "How long will you be gone?"
Xiao Rong shook his head: "I don't know——"
Qu Yunmie: "Give me an approximate time. It doesn't matter if it's not accurate."
Xiao Rong pursed his lips and answered after a while: "A few months, three months, four months."
Qu Yunmie looked at him, but said in his heart, it could be a year, or several years, right?
But if he really was gone for several years, it would mean that Xiao Rong liked this kind of life, so why would he come back?
Qu Yunmie lowered his eyes and nodded randomly: "Okay, four months."
Seeing this, Xiao Rong was silent for a moment, then he lowered his head and took off the Chilong sword from his waist.
Ever since Qu Yunmie first saw this sword, he had wanted it, but Xiao Rong had always been very cautious about it. First he didn't let him look at it, then he didn't let him touch it, and later he didn't allow him to sharpen the sword secretly.
Now he put the sword in Qu Yunmie's hand, but Qu Yunmie seemed to no longer want the sword.
Xiao Rong pried Qu Yunmie's hand and asked him to hold it tighter so as not to drop the sword.
Then, he said to Qu Yunmie's dark eyes: "This is a mortgage."
"When I come back, you have to return it to me."
Qu Yunmie looked at the slender Chilong sword in his hand. When he looked up again, Xiao Rong had turned around and walked forward holding the reins. Today was a very good day. Under such a clear sky, no matter how heavy the occasion was, it seemed that it should not happen. His lover was about to go away. Even if he said he would come back, Qu Yunmie still couldn't believe him. Even if there was a 99% chance that Xiao Rong would eventually choose him, as long as there was that last bit of uncertainty, Qu Yunmie would still feel that he was leaning towards the side that the whole world had abandoned.
The sun is fading, the trees are turning yellow, the birds' calls are becoming hoarse and mocking, and everything seems to have changed.
When everything turned into old colors, only the Chilong Sword in Qu Yunmie's hand still retained its bright colors. This was the only hope in his heart. If one day even it began to fade, then in this world...what else could he expect? *
Xiao Rong did not look back, because he could not look back, as he would have felt soft-hearted if he did.
He didn't even know where he was going, so he just kept walking east. He was leading a horse, but he seemed to have forgotten that horses could be ridden. Until his legs were sore, he realized that he had been walking for two hours. There was no one on the official road. He just found a tree and fed the horse first, and then fed himself.
At this time, he was no longer immortal, and if he ran into a bandit again, it was hard to say what the outcome would be. However, Dongfang Jin gave him a dagger, which was inspired by Han Qing and was quenched with a poison that killed the enemy instantly. The poison/medicine formula came from the Xianbei Palace, and according to Dongfang Jin, it was quite effective. …
In addition, there are knockout drugs, laxatives, and anesthetic powders. Xiao Rong does not have to worry about encountering a black shop, because he himself is a black shop.
Moreover, no one was really comfortable with him going on the road alone. Ever since Qu Yunmie agreed to let Xiao Rong leave last night, several groups of people had been guarding the official roads. No matter where Xiao Rong went, there would be people following him secretly.
Xiao Rong knew all this, but he had no intention of getting rid of these people.
He just wanted to live a quiet life alone, away from the hustle and bustle, away from the world of fame and fortune, and experience the life of an ordinary person. As long as these people did not disturb him, Xiao Rong did not care about their existence.
Sitting under the tree, Xiao Rong was a little dazed. He was not dealing with Qu Yunmie. He really felt that three or four months would be enough, but the coronation ceremony was on February 2nd. The group of Taoists calculated several auspicious dates, and February 2nd was the closest one.
The coronation ceremony at that time was cumbersome and complicated, and no spectators were allowed. If Xiao Rong participated, he would have to endure the whole process like everyone else. He did not like such occasions, but when he thought that he would miss the day when Qu Yunmie officially became emperor, Xiao Rong felt a little regretful.
Sighing and rubbing his face, Xiao Rong rummaged through the bag for the meat pie. Seeing a corner of the meat pie, he reached inside with force, but instead of the meat pie, he touched a small, cold object.
Xiao Rong pulled it out puzzledly and found that it was a jade pendant.
The color is not very good, the white is yellowish, and there are many yellow spots on the edges.
This is a jade pendant that all members of the Xiao family have, but there is a word "Rong" engraved on it. ...
The elders would only carve a jade pendant for the children of the Xiao family when they were just born. No one would wait until they were twenty years old to have one carved. Moreover, Xiao Rong never said that his was lost. He only said that he put it away.
While Xiao Rong was staring at the jade pendant in a daze, in Chenliu City, Chen was also holding a jade pendant, wiping and rubbing it repeatedly.
The piece in her hand is engraved with the word "容".
How could an old lady forget her eldest grandson? It’s just that sometimes she has to “forget”. When there is no one around, she will secretly take out the jade pendant, touch it, and feel the pain.
She wanted to wait until she was in the coffin before taking out the jade pendant and giving it to Xiao Rong, but in this life... her fate with descendants is too thin.
As long as the child is well, that's all. …………
Xiao Rong stared blankly at the jade pendant in his hand for a long time. After a while, he bent down, took off the jade that was originally hanging on his clothes, and then hung the jade pendant on his clothes.
Touching this slightly rough jade pendant, Xiao Rong suddenly made a decision.
He wants to travel around, see every scenery around him, and eat every delicacy on the way. He must live a good life, so that he can live up to those who care about him.
Next, he didn’t eat the meat pie, but mounted his horse and galloped towards the city ahead.
On the official road, he would speed up his journey. Once in the city, he would rest well, book a good room, sleep until he woke up naturally, and then go out to look for delicious food. While eating, he would ask the store owner if there were any fun places here. After asking twice, he changed the question to whether there were any beautiful places here. …
It wasn't always so smooth. There was a thief who wanted to steal his money, and when he found out, he wanted to use a knife. However, Xiao Rong dodged the thief with his extremely flexible body. He watched how Qu Yunmie hit the wooden stake. Although Xiao Rong couldn't learn the essence of the technique, he did learn the basics. He pinned the kid, who was probably less than fifteen years old, to the ground. Xiao Rong immediately received applause from the whole street.
Listening to the praises from the people around him, Xiao Rong smiled awkwardly, but at the same time he felt embarrassed, he just stood there and didn't leave until he had listened enough.
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