Cover The Sky With One Hand, Beat The Ground With The Other Chapter 22: (modified version)

Song Langsheng's eyes made me feel uncomfortable.

Of course, what confuses me is that he is now standing still on the bow of the boat.

Not far ahead is the Xipi Port, where the water transport wharf is set up. Our boats and boats were originally scheduled to rest here. There are tea shops and restaurants along the road. , and then focus on returning to the painting boat after about an hour.

After I stepped on the shore, I looked at the water bay, and the boat Song Langsheng was sitting on also docked. He was dressed in gray cloth and was inconspicuous. He only carried a small bag with a sword. He was so busy that almost no one noticed him. It was the imperial concubine and minister of the Dali Temple, who returned so low-key, not knowing whether the prison case was settled.

I stood there a little bit nervously, hesitating whether to explain to him the reason for being here, but I was afraid that someone around me would notice and reveal my identity, and I didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

As Song Langsheng approached in the middle of a tangle, I thought about it again and again and threw a small...slight smirk at him.

Soon, passing by, he didn't even glance at me.

I turned around and looked at his back in surprise, my heart was beating. So, is this guy deliberately pretending to be a stranger because he sees me in a Confucian shirt and doesn't want to expose it?

I looked around and saw that all the prison students were scattered. Lu Lingjun also followed Li Dadu Er Su San and the others to the nearby teahouse, so he dragged his pace and followed Song Langsheng step by step.

Song Langsheng didn't realize it, and walked towards the inn in front of me. I scratched my head. What was this unreliable consort suddenly doing at this time? I couldn't bear to understand all kinds of mysteries...

After making up my mind, I trotted past him, turned around, stared at him and said, "Why did you suddenly come back?"

Song Langsheng paused and raised his eyebrows: "So the princess thinks it's not the right time for me to come back, so calm down, I won't disturb your good deeds." I stopped him when I entered the station, and said, "Hey, I said to you, do you really like to leave me full of doubts and then leave?"

Song Langsheng turned his face away slightly, and casually tied the package to a saddle he had picked.

I weakly rubbed the corners of my brows. My intuition told me that his awkward face must be looking for someone to compete with. After thinking about it, this may be the point of the princess.

Song Langsheng and the people at the inn were properly handed over and pulled the horse to leave. I took hold of his horse's reins and said, "The last time has not been settled yet, what are you making a fuss about now? Contradiction?"

"Last time?" Song Langsheng smiled coldly, "Is the princess so eager to get the Heli book?"

And from the book? Yes, I forgot about it, and he is still brooding about it. I said, "I didn't mean that, I just..."

"I don't have the energy to spend my time here with the princess..."

I was annoyed, "What is wasting time? I have important things to do..."

"If the so-called important thing for the princess is to chat with some so-called people here..." Song Langsheng's eyes swept away from me, "then I have nothing to say, the princess is free."

After he finished speaking, he mounted his horse and whipped his whip without turning his head, sending the dust away.

I can't figure out what he's thinking. I just feel that I haven't been able to see through him in the past, and I can't understand it now. No matter the past or the present, he always has the ability to block me and make me angry.

I came out of the station and was about to find Lu Lingjun and the others, when Fang Yachen was standing on the shore, looking at a huge ship above the deep water of the bay. It was the official ship transported by Han Fei Cao. The boatman went up and down, and Han Fei's red official robe was flying in the wind under the bright sun. Although I couldn't see his expression, I just wanted to know if such a person has been merged into a dream in Fang Yachen's eyes. scene.

I walked close to Fang Yachen. At this moment, Han Fei seemed to have noticed us. When the two of them exchanged their eyes, I only felt that Fang Yachen's eyes were like a cold lake for a long time.

Such a distance is the closest they have been to each other for so many years.

I sighed inwardly, that's all I can do.

When the official ship that was moored to the shore slowly drove away, Fang Yachen returned to her old, unwavering appearance. Seeing that I was looking at her, she said nothing, and nodded lightly as a salute , then turned away.

After many, many years, I don't want to think back to the next scene.

As soon as he turned around, a huge explosion sounded behind him.

One after another, the ground shook, and the heart trembled with regret. After a few loud noises, the huge official ship ignited a fire from the bow to the stern. Diffuse, dark and clear sky.

This unexpected scene made my mind go blank. I froze and couldn't move. I watched the officers, soldiers and boatmen on the huge ship screaming and falling into the deep water. Among them, the scene is terrible.

At the moment when I regained my senses, I subconsciously searched for Fang Yachen's figure. Everyone who came and went was confused, but when I saw her rushing to the boat, I didn't know what to do. I followed her in trepidation, Fang moved as soon as he stepped on the boat, and when I stumbled to find someone, I saw Fang Yachen in the cabin holding a long sword towards the boatman, ordering him to sail to the giant ship at the fastest speed.

Fang Yachen's sword-raised hand trembled violently, his lips turned pale, and there was a determination in his eyes. I forced myself to calm down and said, "I'm here, you go to the deck to check the situation."

Fang Yachen handed the sword to me and flew out of the cabin. When I saw her leaving, I threw the sword down with a bang, and said to the boatman, "Don't get too close, stop after a certain distance. "

Seeing that the boatman nodded and said yes, I left the cabin and ran to the deck to witness the tragic scene with Fang Yachen.

It only took so long, the ship was already caught in the vast sea of ​​fire, and we could still feel the turbulent heat from the fire from such a long distance. The soft sound, the silence is like falling into the abyss.

Fang Yachen just stared blankly, his whole body was as stiff as a clay sculpture, but... not a single tear shed.

I don't know how long it took, maybe just for a moment, she showed a smile, the strangeness of the scene made me hesitate, I grabbed her wrist and said, "Fang Yachen."

Fang Yachen didn't look back, his voice was erratic in the wind: "Did he just die like this?"

This "he" naturally refers to Han Fei.

I wanted to blurt out some words, but after thinking about it again and again, I said, "Will you be sad when he died?"

Fang Yachen turned around and looked at me fixedly, without a trace of turbulence in his eyes, "I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. From the moment my father was killed by him - now, it's finally paid. A long-cherished wish.”

She tried to earn money, but I didn't let go, and said angrily: "Fang Yachen, you know, the Princess Mansion can never keep him. Back then he was willing to bear this despised name for you, but now he It is also because of you that you embarked on this path, you know his heart towards you, I do not believe that you are such a heartless person."

Fang Yachen smiled slightly, but his eyes became more and more confused, "He is my father's favorite disciple, my father does not hide anything from him, and he teaches everything, and he--uses my father's teaching to him. Trust, betrayed my father, and ruined my family. Princess, even if he died for me a hundred times, this hurdle could not be overcome."

My eyes were choked by the smoke from the wind, so I opened them again and I said, "Fang Yachen, do you think Ling Zun is an idiot?"

Fang Yachen was stunned.

"If you think that Fang Da Sima's position from a soldier to a later big Sima is just a coincidence, and that he, the elder of the two dynasties, has been safe and sound because of God's blessing, then I have nothing to say."

Fang Yachen looked back at me with disbelief in his eyes.

"How could someone who Zhao Shoufu, Li Guojiu, and Li Guojie unite cannot get rid of, how could he be caught by a fledgling Han Fei?" I said, "Fang Yachen, think about it for yourself, at that time, what was the situation? Was your father framed by Han Fei, or was he willing to let Han Fei frame him?"

"Think about it again, why did things develop so quickly from his trial to his sentence, and it was almost a foregone conclusion that it was almost too late to plead? If the person impeached was not Han Fei, but Zhao Shoufu or Li Guojiu , will your father's ending be as simple as exile, can your nine clan still save your life, can you still stand here alive at this moment?"

"Fang Yachen, do you know what benefit Han Fei received from his father?"

"It is to be cast aside by all the officials in the world! It is to be condemned and tormented by all consciences! It is to endure the resentment of the beloved for life!"

Fang Yachen was stunned, she looked at me, tried to say something several times, but couldn't make a sound.

Fang Liang's voice and teachings were looming, and many pasts flashed in my mind, saying: "Your father's heart is like a mirror, how many times, in order to deal with those messes that no one wants to deal with, he is willing to risk his oversight and demote In the end, the country benefited and the people benefited, but he took the blame and swallowed the bitter fruit alone.”

"There are ups and downs in the officialdom. There are honest officials, corrupt officials, loyal ministers, and courteous officials. Everyone is struggling and rolling in the sea of ​​their own desires." I said: "When I was reading history books, no matter what, I wanted to I don't understand, why is there always someone who is loyal to the king and willing to give to the common people to that extent?"

"I once asked Ling Zun this question, do you know his answer? He said: Such people, history will give them a tablet. I understood at the time that, more or less, it is also for honoring the ancestors. I just didn't think of it. , In the end, Fang Da Sima, just to be able to be exiled to the state and county to do his last part for the people, he didn't even want the last clear name."

"But I don't miss the country and the people, and I'm not ashamed of my heart."

There was something in Fang Yachen's eyes. I looked at her and said, "And Han Fei is his most proud student. He has never disappointed your father."

Fang Yachen lowered his head, covered his lips with his hand, and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood.

My heart tensed, but I didn't do much. This time, I gradually let go of her hand and let her tremble towards the railing.

I know that she has no love, she wants to fall into the river, but the grief has made her lose her strength, and she can hardly even turn over. She struggled to hold her hands, falling down several times and getting up several times.

Finally, once again, she didn't fall into the dust, there were two hands hugging her, and there was someone who hugged her tightly.

It's Han Fei.

I sighed softly, Han Fei, this guy has been watching everything, watching Fang Yachen's smile, Fang Yachen's sadness, Fang Yachen's pain, can't he pretend to be unable to bear it anymore, can't bear to watch it, calm down Can't go down.

Han Fei wrapped her trembling body into his trembling arms and called out in a deep voice, "Ya Chen!"

That voice carries a pain that even the earth can't carry.

The next moment, Han Fei hugged her even harder, leaned over, and kissed her.

I don't know what Fang Yachen was thinking at this time, but the corners of her slightly opened eyes were slowly, slowly, oozing tears.

So, what kind of pot goes with what kind of lid is determined by God, and there is no one who is more suitable for them than each other.

Fang Yachen cried for a long time, and after confirming that the Han Fei in front of him was not a fake, Fang asked, "You...why didn't you die?"

Han Fei said: "These...all are arranged by the princess..."

Fang Yachen looked at me dumbfounded, I glanced at Han Fei helplessly, and said, "Don't say half of your words, I don't know, I thought this fire was instigated by me..."

I discussed with Han Fei yesterday about the transportation of grain. He was afraid that someone would block the waterway, so he planned to travel by water. In fact, the rice and grain have been scattered and transported by land, and we will gather together later. Only in this way, it is necessary to play a scene of a sinking ship. He will let people see that the disaster food is destroyed in the public eye, and he will die with it.

I don't know if this is fortunate or unfortunate.

Fortunately, in preparation for Han Fei, he sneaked back to hide on the boat when the ship sailed out, so as to escape the disaster; unfortunately, someone really wanted to destroy the cargo ship, so So many innocent souls perished in the fire.

After listening to Han Fei's explanation, Fang Yachen couldn't calm down for a long time, and I sighed: "I brought you here on purpose, so that you can understand your heart and the living people when you see him die. Valuable. Just because of this long road, no one can predict what will happen in the next moment. If you can't grasp the moment well, maybe you can only use that walking dead to spend this unhappy life."

Fang Yachen listened to me silently, and after a long time, he nodded slightly imperceptibly.

Han Fei and I looked at each other and smiled, and said, "The emotional problem has been resolved, let's get down to business..."

Han Fei nodded, frowned and said solemnly: "The most urgent task is to find out who is responsible for this explosion..."

He and I turned to the ship at the same time. When we couldn't get to the point, I heard Fang Yachen shouting: "Be careful!"

I felt that I was pushed **** my back, my legs were unstable and I stumbled. When I turned around again, I saw Fang Yachen stretched out his arms in front of Han Fei, and was hit by an arrow in the shoulder!

In the cabin, on the stern, a dozen people rushed out like a conjuration, some with knives, some with bows and arrows, and in the blink of an eye, we were circled in the center.

Han Fei felt bad, took out his belt and swung it into a soft sword, stopped in front of us, and said to the group: "Who is coming!"

How could that group of people spend more time with us, not to mention attacking with swords, Han Fei's soft swordsmanship is very superb, and he has the upper hand with a few tricks, but they are outnumbered, and the remaining few people are approaching us, Fang Ya Chen held the injured shoulder with one hand, blood dripped through her fingers, but she still insisted on standing in front of me, swam in my ear like a fine thread: "Your Highness, if we can't hold it any more, you will jump down. ."

After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand to untie the hairpin on the jade crown, pressed the mechanism, and the tip of the hairpin protruded several inches, like a dagger, pointed at the group of people, and said awe-inspiringly: "That boat was also destroyed by you!"

As everyone knows, Fang Yachen took off his hairpin, and his long hair fluttered in the wind. When the group of assassins saw this, someone exclaimed: "The secret report is correct, and there is a woman disguised as a man. She is Princess Xiangyi." Han Fei's assassins in the battle circle also jumped out and approached here. Han Fei jumped in front of us and shouted, "Are you here to assassinate the princess?"

The leader of the group said succinctly: "According to orders."

My thoughts were in chaos, and I thought about several possibilities. I don't know who is going to take my life this time? While hesitating, there was a sudden tingling pain in the arm, Fang Yachen's long hairpin pierced into my flesh and bones, she said viciously: "So you are a traitor!"

I was sweating from the sharp pain, "What are you talking about?"

Fang Yachen roared: "It was you who brought Ben Gong on this ship! It was you who revealed Ben Gong's whereabouts to others! You...you bastard!"

Damn...what kind of mess is this now? I can't figure it out at all?

The assassin in the lead looked at me and said with a smile, "So you are the student of the Imperial College who should cooperate with each other."

What should be inside and outside?

Before I could react, Han Fei glared angrily, the tip of the sword stabbed straight into my face, I couldn't avoid it, but the assassin at the head helped me stop the sword and pulled me towards them, laughing: "Your task has been completed, then leave it to us."

This sentence made me string together the threads of Chaos.

Someone knew in advance that I was disguised as a man and mixed in the Guozijian and colluded with someone in the Guozijian in an attempt to assassinate me today. The group of assassins did not know the face of Princess Xiangyi, and they saw Fang Yachen as a woman, so they identified her as a princess.

And Fang Yachen... She guessed this just now, she deliberately pretended to be me... The purpose was to get me out of danger, but she didn't know that it would put her in a difficult situation... Even Han Fei decided to do it together with Fang Yachen Cooperate, just to save my life!

These two lunatics! Why should they save me? They... don't they care about each other's lives?

My eyes were hazy as I watched them fight with this group of assassins, with sword wounds on their bodies and more and more blood flowing... The two of them... obviously loved each other so much, after so much, and finally , I was finally able to let go of the past, and finally we were about to be together... It was for me...

What should I do?

I look around in confusion, I don't know when the painting boat has floated far away from the shore, there is no one around, and I am helpless...

Wait.

At this moment, the water flows westward, so why is the boat heading northwards? Is it the boatman? No, the boatman just now is also an assassin... So, who is at the helm? An accomplice among the assassins, or... someone else?

While thinking about it, I vaguely felt that the painting boat stopped again. Perhaps they are still fighting and it is difficult to detect. At this time, they have passed a turning point, and the painting boat is getting faster and faster along the turbulent current, and the direction at this time... Could it be?

I turned and ran to the stern without seeing anyone. But when I look back suddenly, I see something flashing in the corner...

My heart skipped a beat.

Someone wanted to take advantage of the river's change to kill these assassins, but... but they were unwilling to come forward to save Han Fei and Fang Yachen.

But I have to... keep them.

I slowly stepped back, slowly unbuttoned my bun, and pretended to be inadvertently so that they noticed my abnormality.

There is only one way to save them.

After being repelled by Han Fei, the man in the lead suddenly caught a glimpse of my long hair and shouted, "Stop!"

Han and Fang, who were already covered in bruises and bruises, also looked at them like them, their faces shocked. One of the assassins was dumbfounded: "She is not a student of the Imperial College, she is also a woman..."

"Who is the princess then?"

The man in the lead looked back and forth, and said savagely: "It doesn't matter who is the princess! It's better to be in vain than to indulge! Kill!"

I ran quickly towards the stern of the boat, and behind me came the sound of the Han Fang and the assassins fighting hard.

There are thirteen assassins in total, and Han and Fang have eliminated three, leaving ten. At this time, their energy was exhausted, and if they fought two against ten, they would have no chance of winning. So the first step is to spread out their assassination lineup.

As for the second step...

I felt a gust of sword wind behind me, the assassin must have caught up with me and I was about to strike, I closed my eyes tightly, this second step is a gamble...

With a sound of "bang", the sound of the two blades piercing through the sky, I turned my head suddenly, but saw a figure fall in front of me, arms raised, holding a sword, the sword is not sheathed, blue sleeves Float gently in the wind.

The second step is to bet that he will come forward to save my life.

Nie Ran, who has been waiting for an opportunity in the dark.

I have seen Nie Ran's martial arts. There were far more martial arts masters in the jungle that day than at this time. He resisted it for a long time with one person's strength. Now...

Dark clouds rolled over, the wind was rising, Nie Ran's long sword was unsheathed, and the murderous aura filled the air instantly. Although the assassin was agile, Nie Ran's sword strike was by no means easy. In a short while, several assassins were killed by his sword, and finally one was left, blocking his mouth with sackcloth and tying him, as a living mouth.

Seeing that this was okay, I was anxious to see what happened to Han and Fang on the other side of the deck. Fang stepped out and froze, and Nie Ran grabbed me.

He said solemnly: "Are you deliberately forcing me to shoot?"

I asked back, "You didn't do it on purpose, I hope Han Fei died in this 'accident'?"

Nie Ran said, "Why should I do this?"

"As far as I know," I said, "this inspector was reserved for you at the beginning of the fight, but Princess Xiangyi's obstruction disrupted all your plans, so no matter what happened today Whoever did what, turned out to be beneficial to you... Why would you want to save people?"

Nie Ran took another step forward, "Who are you..."

I didn't answer him.

Nie Ran squeezed my wrist so hard that it hurt so much that I twisted around and touched the wound where the hairpin pierced my arm. With a grunt, Nie Ran said, "Why are you so sure that I will save you? "

I stared at him: "You owe me a life, you want to get rid of me so much, you will pay it back."

Nie Ran smiled coldly. I couldn't understand the meaning of that smile. When he slowly let go, I was about to turn around to look for Han and Fang when the boat shook violently, and the whole person hit the railing. The hairpin sank another inch, trembling in pain. Nie Ran stepped forward to help me up, glanced at the golden hairpin, and said, "It must."

Before I could respond, he grabbed the handle of the hairpin and yanked it out. I shuddered, and the wound on my arm was suddenly empty.

Nie Ran simply tore off the cloth and wrapped it up for me, saying, "You are so tough, you can endure this kind of pain without saying a word."

I have experienced the pain of gouging out my heart, what is it?

I braced myself to get up, the boat swayed again, the soles of my feet were cold, and the water seeped through my shoes and socks, Nie Ran said sternly: "The boat is going to sink."

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt the boat go down and down. At a very fast speed, I frowned, "They destroyed the boat?"

Nie Ran said: "The water flows to the north, and the north has a shore. As long as you hold your breath in the water, you will have vitality."

I asked: "Is it you who was at the helm in the cabin?"

Nie Ran nodded slightly, grabbed me and walked to the stern, saying, "Don't worry, I won't leave you this time."

Nie Ran's face and eyes changed. He had never seen it before. It was different from that time when he took care of Zhao Yanran, and it was also different from Xu Fang's thoughtfulness. , However, they are obviously two completely different people, but the warm and determined voice sounded in his ears: Don't be afraid, I will be with you, and the wind.

I shook my head, put aside those chaotic thoughts, and only said: "Han Fei and Fang Yachen..."

Nie Ran said, "If they can't save themselves, neither you nor I can save them."

The voice fell, and the painting boat sank to the bottom of the water. Nie Ran grabbed my waist. I took a deep breath. The next moment, I just felt that my whole body was buried in the cold deep water. The impact of the waves It makes people feel dizzy, and their limbs are too stiff to obey.

Fear and helplessness surged all over the body, and the situation of daring to recall but dreaming back in the middle of the night reappeared, overlapping and interweaving with this moment...

"Does the girl want to be buried with La Yanran when she knows her life is not safe? She really is a snake and a scorpion!"

"I'm saving you for Yanran's sake."

"The person I like is called Xu Fang."

I opened my eyes suddenly, Nie Ran had already clinging to a tree trunk on the downstream cliff with one hand, and the other hand was holding my arm tightly. Said to me: "Stay one more breath! It's still a while before you can get close to the shore!"

My heart warmed imperceptibly, and tears almost came out of my eyes.

This time, maybe he is really trying to protect me...

A cold light flashed past, and the sound of "chi" was the sound of the blade cutting through the flesh.

I don't know how the bound assassin untied the rope and escaped, let alone why he drifted here, but when I saw the sword cut through Nie Ran's hand that grabbed me, blood splashed, I know that this time, he still failed to catch me.

The terrible thing about fate is that no matter how hard you struggle, how much you try to change, the outcome is already doomed.

I can't breathe, and even the strength to open my eyes has disappeared. I think, there should be no Zhou Shenyi who can save my life this time.

Just as my consciousness gradually left this body, I felt something soft and warm on my lips.

A breath poured into my body along my lips. I subconsciously took a deep breath, and it was no longer a suffocating stream.

Who is it?

I struggle to lift my eyelids.

A short distance away, is a pair of closed eyes, I saw the man's long eyebrows.

Shui *Lan blurred this man's face, and I couldn't see him clearly.

The uneasy thumping, the feeling...so familiar...

As if I saw Maple Leaf...and the figure at the wedding banquet...

When the man moved his lips, I finally saw his face in the water.

It's actually... Song Langsheng.