The system came and went like the wind. It sent Qu Yunmie back and then disappeared on the spot. Qu Yunmie was stunned for a long time and thought he had just had a bizarre dream.
But Qu Yunmie was a very self-aware man. He knew that he could never imagine such a complete future with his own brain, so after tossing and turning all night, he made a decision that shocked everyone.
He wrote a letter to bid farewell to Huang Yanqin, resigned from the official position awarded to him by Sun Renluan, and then resolutely took his family and went to He Tingzhi.
…
What He Tingzhi lacked most at the beginning of the rebellion was soldiers and horses, otherwise he would not have to be so good at dancing everywhere. He Tingzhi sat at home in a daze, and could not think of how this pie fell into his arms. But no matter what, he had to take advantage of the opportunity that was delivered to his door. He Tingzhi praised Qu Yunmie like a flower and made a guarantee that he would let Qu Yunmie continue to lead the Zhenbei Army. It must be said that although He Tingzhi was shameless, he still had some bottom line among the warlords.
At this time, He Tingzhi was incorruptible, and the Zhenbei Army was his greatest reliance. Qu Yunmie didn't need to emphasize it, he would protect the Zhenbei Army himself and would never let others snatch it away.
After arranging things here, Qu Yunmie did not stay and pretend to be nice to He Tingzhi. He handed over all military affairs to Gao Xunzhi and Jian Qiao. The two of them, one civil and one military, worked together. Because they both believed in Taoism, He Tingzhi and Gao Xunzhi got along quite well.
As for Qu Yunmie himself, he took Yuan Baifu away from Dongyang. Before leaving, he wanted to take Gongsun Yuan with him, but looking at Gongsun Yuan's face that didn't care about anything, he pursed his lips and let him go.
Then, he started chasing Han Liangru with Yuan Baifu, who was looking confused. In the picture shown by the system, Han Liangru didn't even have a name, only his face flashed by, showing that this person had been fanning the flames behind the scenes. Qu Yunmie was determined to find this person. After walking across most of the Central Plains and changing more than a dozen horses, Qu Yunmie finally found his trace in an inconspicuous small town. At this time, Han Liangru was not yet twenty years old. He was wearing a Taoist robe and giving alms in a nearby village. When he saw Qu Yunmie appear with murderous intent, he was stunned for a moment.
Qu Yunmie didn't say a word to him. He took a careful look at the man's appearance, then raised his sword and slashed it.
The villagers screamed in an instant. Yuan Baifu, who was standing behind Qu Yunmie, felt a chill down his spine.
He didn't understand why Qu Yunmie became like this, nor did he understand what Qu Yunmie was thinking about on a daily basis. When he came out, Qu Yunmie said that they were going to deal with a major matter concerning the life and death of the Zhenbei Army. It turned out that this major matter was to kill an unrelated Taoist priest.
When Yuan Baifu left with Qu Yunmie, he felt a chill in his heart. He felt that Qu Yunmie had gone crazy.
In a sense, Qu Yunmie is almost crazy now. He brought Yuan Baifu out to keep him away from the Zhenbei Army. And while searching for Han Liangru, he was thinking about whether he should kill Yuan Baifu.
The farther the distance and the longer the time, the more conflicted Qu Yunmie became. After all, Yuan Baifu was his childhood friend, and after all, he had not done anything yet.
If he wanted to excuse Yuan Baifu, he had countless reasons to persuade himself, but once he tilted the scale in his heart towards Yuan Baifu, Qu Yunmie couldn't help but think of the scene of him holding Gao Xunzhi's head.
Qu Yunmie in his twenties couldn’t bear it, and Qu Yunmie in his teens couldn’t bear it even more.
Turning suddenly, under Yuan Baifu's panicked gaze, Qu Yunmie raised the knife in his hand.
…
Then he walked to a small stream, wiped the blood off his face, looked at his distorted face in the sparkling water, raised his arm, wiped his eyes, and then continued to walk to the next place with the knife.
The Zhenbei Army settled down, but he didn't.
He no longer has a home.
…
No one can tell whether he is atonement or just wants to protect his relatives and friends. He looked quite normal when the system was there, but as soon as the system left, all the nightmares found him. He killed irrelevant people and his childhood friends. After that, he was alone. He became more and more silent, and more and more powerful. The commander of the Zhenbei Army suddenly started working as a mercenary. He used this identity to gather information, and then killed all the people he saw in the picture who would do evil in the future and hinder the reunification of the North and the South.
The assassin branch of the Qingfeng Sect was stunned. When did they get such a powerful colleague?
It sounds like he killed a lot of people, but in fact there were only three or four. After all, Qu Yunmie had a very good vision. He only killed the leaders, and where the leaders lived there were always many masters.
He worked as an assassin in a daze for three years. When he opened his eyes one day, Qu Yunmie suddenly found himself lying in a garbage dump in a back alley.
Qu Yunmie: “…”
The system's mood is more complicated than his. It really doesn't understand why every time it sees a client's husband, he looks different from the last time?
At this time, Qu Yunmie had lost his youthfulness and had grown to eight feet tall. He also had an unshaven beard and a weathered face, as if he had gone through not three years, but thirty years.
It was the end of summer, the weather was still hot, and the garbage dump was stinking. Qu Yunmie just looked at it quietly, then stood up calmly. He asked, "Three years?"
System: “…Hmm.”
Qu Yunmie uttered an "oh" and patted his clothes. He asked casually, "Why does it have to be three years?"
He didn't want to live this hopeless life any longer in the first year, but the system didn't answer him, so he had no choice but to continue living like this.
System: "Because it is stipulated here that minors are not allowed to fall in love."
Qu Yunmie: “…”
Logically speaking, by sending Qu Yunmie here, the system's task would have been completely completed. However, after looking at Qu Yunmie again and again, the system couldn't help it, and for the first time ever, it hacked into a hotel and booked a room for him.
System: "Take a shower first... shave, and change into nice clothes. Your current appearance is not suitable to appear in front of Xiao Rong. Really, believe me."
Qu Yunmie: “…”
*
Even though Qu Yunmie's refresh point stinks, as long as you go around this alley and walk to the front, you will find that this is a very popular snack street in the neighborhood. Four nearby universities and two colleges rely on this snack street for their livelihood.
…
But this has nothing to do with Xiao Rong. Xiao Rong never eats junk food, so he appeared here today just to accompany Jiang Guangquan.
The system originally wanted them to meet today, but at the insistence of the system, Qu Yunmie went in another direction, so he did not see Xiao Rong.
Xiao Rong walked listlessly on the street. Even though every passerby turned back to look at him or even took a picture of him, he remained indifferent. Three years had passed and he no longer cared about these things. If they wanted to take pictures, they could, but they just didn't come up to chat with him.
Jiang Guangquan was quite excited. Even he had suffered a lot during his senior year of high school. Now that he had reported to the university, he felt like he had finally been released from prison after twenty years in jail. Everything he went to felt new and exciting.
Whenever Jiang Guangquan saw something interesting, he would point it out to Xiao Rong. Xiao Rong would glance at it and then look away.
Only when he was about to cross the road, a person walked by. Although he didn't look like him at all, Xiao Rong still raised his eyes immediately. After finding out that it was not him, he drooped his eyelids again.
Jiang Guangquan: “…”
Pulling Xiao Rong to a convenience store, Jiang Guangquan got himself a bag of sandwiches and a glass of juice, and got Xiao Rong a glass of ice water. He took the ice cup to get the water, and finally even inserted the straw before he pushed it in front of Xiao Rong.
After serving Xiao Rong, he began to eat his sandwich happily.
Others were almost doubting their relationship, but when Xiao Rong turned his face around while biting the straw, the other guests were suddenly enlightened. So that's what was going on. If their friends looked like this, they would be willing to serve them.
…
On the high chair next to the glass wall, Jiang Guangquan asked Xiao Rong: "Are you still thinking about that person?"
Xiao Rong paused while sipping the ice water. If it was someone else, Xiao Rong would not argue with him, but this was Jiang Guangquan, the only other witness besides him.
"Don't you want to? You saw it too. That was the man who saved you!"
Jiang Guangquan thought to himself, he didn't see it, otherwise the man would not have kicked his waist, but another vulnerable part of his body.
After a moment of silence, he said carefully, "I know he saved me, but it's been three years. We've looked for him, including surveillance cameras, passers-by, and my parents even asked the media for help, but he just wouldn't show up. I think he's the kind of person who does good things without leaving a name, and he's very kind, so let's not bother him."
Xiao Rong held his chin up and said, "I don't want to disturb him, I just want to see him again."
Jiang Guangquan: "...Isn't this still a disturbance?"
Xiao Rong turned his head in this posture: "Does my appearance count as disturbing others?"
Jiang Guangquan: “…”
Sometimes he wanted Xiao Rong to stop being so narcissistic, but looking at Xiao Rong's face, he really couldn't say such words. It was also because his friend had such a face that Jiang Guangquan kept a lot of things in his heart. For example, he really wanted to ask Xiao Rong why he was so persistent in finding that person. Was it really because that person was so good at martial arts? If that was the case, why did Xiao Rong have a lot of long-haired figurines at home? When Jiang Guangquan saw it for the first time, his jaw dropped.
But he knew that Xiao Rong was a person who was particularly concerned about his reputation. If he exposed this fact, Xiao Rong would probably become angry and ignore him for three days.
Sighing, he said in a condescending manner: "Forget it, I don't care about you, but remember not to buy so many action figures. We are in college now, so we should be more frugal with our spending, otherwise we may end up starving!"
As he spoke, Jiang Guangquan placed his plan in front of Xiao Rong. Xiao Rong only took a look and said, "It's okay. My grandfather gave me a secondary card with a balance of 20,000 yuan per month. He doesn't want me to spend money recklessly, so he keeps it very tight. My parents agreed on the day of the graduation banquet that each of them would give me 50,000 yuan per month. If this is not enough, I will ask my grandfather for money. He is the most generous. Every time I ask for a certain amount, he gives me twice as much. Haha, he is a face-conscious person. Fortunately, I don't follow his example."
Jiang Guangquan: “…”
For a moment, he didn't know whether he should hate the rich or ask Xiao Rong, do you really think you don't follow him?
…
After finishing the sandwich in a daze, the devastated Xiao Jiang went back to school with Xiao Rong. They were admitted to the same city but different schools. After saying goodbye to Jiang Guangquan, Xiao Rong walked on the road alone. Feeling those glaring stares, Xiao Rong pursed his lips and walked quickly forward.
Three years ago, he thought he had met a young knight. Later, when his second temper eased a little, he thought he had met a real martial arts master.
Since the surveillance camera didn't capture anyone, he praised the person to great heights, causing everyone to look at him with suspicion. Xiao Rong could tell what they were thinking - this kid is so young, could he be schizophrenic?
Xiao Rong: “…”
He was unwilling to accept it and unwilling to give up, but the most fundamental reason that prompted Xiao Rong to not put the matter behind him for so long was that he was amazed.
After returning to the dormitory, while everyone else was still there, Xiao Rong recalled Ling Li's figure for the ten thousandth time. He held his chin with both hands, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.
So handsome~
Just at this time, the roommates came back. They came in with a lot of noise. All freshmen were so enthusiastic and seemed to have endless energy. After they opened the door, the first thing they did was to report Xiao Rong, saying that the school forum was full of Xiao Rong's photos, someone invited Xiao Rong to join a club, and someone else spread rumors that he was gay.
Yes or no? That depends on what the person says. I haven't spoken yet, but you have already made a judgment. Isn't that spreading rumors?
So these people asked Xiao Rong what to do, whether he should post a rumor-refuting post to avoid misunderstandings.
Xiao Rong leaned against the table, tilted his head to look at these people, and blinked: "No need."
Roommates: “…Ignore them?”
Xiao Rong shook his head: "No need to dispel rumors."
Roommates: “…”
Afterwards, Xiao Rong went to take a shower, and the remaining three roommates looked at each other.
*
Then the gossip spread like wildfire like weeds, and the situation on campus was unprecedented. The dance academy had a high level of homosexuality to begin with, and this year there was a girl who openly admitted to being a hit. Anyone with a little confidence wanted to give it a try.
The consequence of this gamble was that on the third day of school, Xiao Rong went out to look for a house, and brought his friends along. Jiang Guangquan refused: "Actually, my place is pretty good. Although six people live in one room, the wall is peeling, and there is no private bathroom, the study atmosphere is very good. Rongrong, I want to go to the library early every day to grab a seat."
Xiao Rong: "I'll buy another car and take you there in the morning."
Jiang Guangquan: “…”
After blinking three times, Jiang Guangquan cheered: "Then I will do the housework from now on!"
Looking at Jiang Guangquan, Xiao Rong smiled gently.
The two of them were out looking for a house, so they quickly entered a residential area. No one noticed a tall man wearing a baseball cap standing opposite them. Qu Yunmie had good hearing and eyesight. He heard what Xiao Rong said and also saw the soft look Xiao Rong showed in front of Jiang Guangquan.
He asked the system: "You said that his friend's accident would change his life, and he was not doing well because of losing his friend. Now his friend is still here and he is very happy. Then what is the meaning of me coming here?"
Three years ago, he had too many things on his mind, so when the system said that he and Xiao Rong would be together in the future, he believed it without thinking about it carefully. Three years later, he had dealt with everything and came to this strange place. All he had was Xiao Rong, who did not belong to him yet. Now he had a lot of time, so he began to think, would someone like him really be with someone like Xiao Rong?
System: "This is your wish."
Qu Yunmie: "Is this Xiao Rong's wish?"
system:"……"
You humans have too many problems!
It's just a free gift, why do I need to work as a part-time psychological counselor?
Never mind!!!
The system said it didn't care, and in a flash it ran for hundreds of years. Qu Yunmie was still waiting for the system's answer, but later he realized that the system ignored him. Qu Yunmie didn't care, he lowered his hat, turned around and left.
It stands to reason that it would be difficult for ancient people to survive in the modern world, but Qu Yunmie had been here once three years ago and had seen a lot of things at that time. Now he is only about eighteen years old and has a high ability to accept new things. He measured this city with his legs. After seeing the bright and beautiful places as well as the dark and poor places, he has a better understanding of this place.
To sum it up in one sentence, keep a low profile, observe more, and you will always find a way to survive.
A month passed and Qu Yunmie did not come to see Xiao Rong. Occasionally he would come to see him and sit in the last row to take classes with Xiao Rong. These three years as an assassin were not in vain. Qu Yunmie's ability to hide his body has now reached perfection.
Sometimes Xiao Rong would feel that someone was looking at him, but when he turned around, he found that everyone was looking at him and he could not find the gaze that he cared about.
…
Recently he has been rehearsing for the welcome party. Since Jiang Guangquan was fine, he did not take a leave of absence from school. The headlight that would not have problems until next year is still working diligently. Xiao Rong has been obsessed with martial arts themes in recent years and has danced a lot of classical dances. He felt that he should try something new, so when he reported his personal project, he changed it to a more lively modern dance.
The dean watched his rehearsal video and touched his big sword with some regret.
Forget it, I’ll find a good place to rehearse classical dance next year.
…
The party will be next week, and Xiao Rong will be the finale. In order to make a perfect appearance, Xiao Rong has really put in a lot of effort. Jiang Guangquan can only walk home by himself. Once he starts practicing, he doesn't want to stop, and he didn't pack up and go downstairs until after eleven o'clock in the evening.
The university was extremely empty in the middle of the night, and the dance academy was even more terrifying, as paintings of various classic dance poses were hung on the walls, and there were large plaster statues moved from the Art Academy at every corner.
Carrying a sports bag, Xiao Rong was walking and suddenly stopped because he felt that the footsteps around him were different, as if mixed with other people's footsteps.
He looked back alertly, but there was nothing but the gradually dimming corridor.
Xiao Rong turned his head back and walked slowly forward, quietly searching for something to protect himself in his sports bag.
When he reached the first floor, he suddenly heard the distinct and chaotic footsteps behind him. Xiao Rong thought that the person was going to rush over, so he ran out immediately. As long as he was out of the building, there were bright street lights and running tracks throughout the school. Although it was very late now, students who loved sports would definitely pass by here.
As soon as Xiao Rong got here, he gained courage, so he immediately turned around and prepared to confront the gangster: "Don't move, I have a knife!"
Qu Yunmie had just dealt with the man who was following Xiao Rong in a sneaky way, when he saw Xiao Rong suddenly run out. He thought there was someone outside too. After chasing him for a few steps, he saw Xiao Rong turning around and waving a knife at him. He was stunned for a moment, then reflexively snatched the knife and threw it away.
With a thud, the knife pierced the tree trunk.
Xiao Rong was stunned: "That's the brass cultural knife I bought from the museum..."
The whole knife is not even as long as a human hand. It is only used to scare people. In fact, it can't even cut paper.
Xiao Rong immediately stepped back, pressing his cell phone frantically. This was too scary! He wanted to call the police!
But he took two steps back and found that the man did not catch up with him. He just stood there quietly, not intending to do anything. Xiao Rong inexplicably felt that this man was very sad.
Stunned, Xiao Rong looked at him hard. His stature, temperament, and even appearance were all different from three years ago. But after staring at this man for a few seconds, Xiao Rong suddenly spoke uncertainly: "Hero, is that you?"
Qu Yunmie: “…”
He looked up speechlessly, and when Xiao Rong saw his eyes, the uncertainty disappeared. Xiao Rong was shocked and said, "It's really you. Where have you been these three years? I even used my grandfather's connections before he retired, but I couldn't find you! I also taught myself to paint. If I don't dance in the future, I can go to the police station to be a profiler. Wait, why are you here? Did you get into this university too?"
Xiao Rong exclaimed in his heart, Oh my God, what kind of fate is this.
He asked Qu Yunmie: "Which college are you from? Physical Education College? Is that why you cut your hair?"
Qu Yunmie: “…”
Xiao Rong had too many questions. Qu Yunmie was stunned for a while, and only asked the most important questions: "Have you looked for me?"
Xiao Rong felt guilty. In the incident three years ago, Jiang Guangquan was the person involved. He was at best a witness. It didn't make sense for a witness to insist on looking for the rescuer.
But at this moment, Xiao Rong was a Xiao Rong who had never suffered a blow. His temperament had never been calm, so he only felt guilty for a moment, and then he regained his confidence: "You saved my friend, I want to thank you."
Qu Yunmie groaned and lowered his eyes again. Halfway down, he heard Xiao Rong continue, "You are very skilled, like a martial arts master. I want to know where you trained."
Qu Yunmie: “…”
Qu Yunmie tilted his head to the other side, and at this time, he heard Xiao Rong speak again: "Also, I think you are different from others. Except for me, you are the most beautiful person I have ever seen."
Qu Yunmie turned his head back instantly. According to what happened before, Xiao Rong should have said what he wanted to do, but at this point, Xiao Rong pursed his lips and said nothing more.
Although he didn't say anything, he raised his eyes and looked straight at Qu Yunmie. He was really super confident. After being pursued for so many years, he thought that as long as he gave a hint, anyone would immediately take the bait. It's just that he was picky and he had his own ideal type, so he had never been in a relationship until now.
Although he said that Qu Yunmie was the best-looking person he had ever seen besides himself, that was the Qu Yunmie three years ago. Three years later, Qu Yunmie was still a handsome guy with an exotic look, but not as stunning as he was in adolescence. However, Xiao Rong had been hooked by Qu Yunmie for three years. During these three years, he relied on fantasy to maintain the ambiguous relationship between the two. After three years of polishing, Qu Yunmie had been filtered through eight hundred layers in Xiao Rong's eyes.
But after hearing what Xiao Rong said, Qu Yunmie didn't know what he was thinking. He actually replied: "You haven't met enough people."
Crack, the ten layers of filters were shattered.
…
Even if one was slow to react, one could tell that Qu Yunmie was rejecting him. Xiao Rong's cheeks flushed. This was not the scene he had imagined. He felt embarrassed, but he couldn't blame Qu Yunmie. After all, no matter how you looked at it, he had been in unrequited love for her for the past three years. Even his best friend from childhood had told him not to disturb other people's lives.
Xiao Rong pulled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, as a response to Qu Yunmie's words, then he turned around and went to look for the knife. In fact, the knife was not important at all, but Xiao Rong pretended that something big would happen without the knife. He pulled the handle of the knife and tried to pull it out, but it didn't move.
Xiao Rong: “…”
It's already embarrassing, and you still insist on going against me!
Xiao Rong used all his strength, but the knife didn't move at all. Xiao Rong was determined to chop down the tree, but at this moment, a hand reached out in front of him. The hand was placed on the edge of the handle. After Xiao Rong made way, the hand clenched the handle and pulled it outwards. The brass knife came out, and a hole appeared on the tree.
…
Qu Yunmie returned the knife to Xiao Rong. When Xiao Rong took it, he saw the criss-crossing scars on Qu Yunmie's arms.
It was very quiet late at night and no one spoke. Xiao Rong raised his eyes with the knife in hand, and Qu Yunmie also looked at him. The two looked at each other, and there were ripples in their hearts that gradually spread away.
Xiao Rong suddenly didn't feel ashamed anymore. At this moment he realized that Qu Yunmie might not be the simple hero he had imagined. They were not from the same world.
Xiao Rong is narcissistic, and he knows it, but usually he cannot detect when he is narcissistic. Today is different. He has a particularly narcissistic idea in his mind, so narcissistic that he is too embarrassed to ask about it.
He wanted to ask Qu Yunmie, are you here today just to see me?
Since he couldn't ask, he could only stand here. Qu Yunmie noticed that he was hesitant to speak. He didn't have so many thoughts, so he opened his mouth.
"Who called the police?!"
Qu Yunmie: “…”
That's not his voice!
He and Xiao Rong turned their heads at the same time and saw two policemen walking towards them majestically, followed by the deputy director of the school security department.
When the deputy director heard that a student had called the police, he felt like the sky was falling. It was the middle of the night, so it must be no small matter!
After seeing Xiao Rong and Qu Yunmie standing here, he realized that not only the sky had collapsed, but also the earth had collapsed.
He pointed at the tree between the two people, shaking with anger. "How dare you carve words on this tree?! This tree is more than a hundred years old. Didn't you see the sign?! This was transplanted by the founder himself from his own home. Damn it, no wonder someone called the police. I wanted to call the police too! Why would you harm a tree when you're in love?! Officer, I demand that this matter be handled strictly and severely punished! Let all students in the school understand the consequences of being careless in love!"
Xiao Rong: “…”
We haven’t talked about it yet!
Qu Yunmie: “…”
Killing a tree is not allowed? It seems that he really needs to buy a copy of the criminal law and read it more.
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