Nirvana In Fire

Xiao Jingrui accompanied his mother to visit Princess Chang Yang that day. When it came back, it was too late, but after hearing Xie Bi talk about the attack on Mei Changsu outside, he hurried to Xuelu immediately to greet him.

But when I went to the door of Takkein's courtyard, I realized that the lights in the courtyard went out and the people in the courtyard were obviously at rest.

If it used to be, maybe he would just ignore it and just break in and make them up, but somehow, this time the relationship between friends became more and more subtle, and the number of gifts and courtesies were even more than those days when I first met many.

At this time, I looked at the courtyard gate of Heidongdong and the branches under the night shadows. This feeling is even more profound. It seems that this friend I admire has really gone farther and farther. Brother Su.

With a long sigh, Xiao Jingrui turned around and slowly walked to his residence with the stone paved corridor.

The night is calm and the wind is cold, and there is a heavy smell of tide in the air. Maybe it will snow again in the middle of the night.

The first time I met was in the Qinling Snow, meeting friends with Mei, and talking about wine, but just one year old, the changes in personnel had reached this point, people could not help but feel uneasy, and the pace was slower and slower, and the lighter .

Just turned to the side of the rockery, the surface suddenly felt cold, and when I reached out to touch it, it was already water droplets.

Looking up, looking up, it was dark and dark, and I couldn't see anything at all, but the skin and the nose and mouth had taken a step forward and found the thin snow that began to float gently.

Before the three shifts, the snow has fallen to the ground, it seems that tomorrow should be an ice crystal powdered glass world.

If there is no disturbance in this secular world, you can meet up with two or three friends, drink wine and enjoy the snow, enjoy the scenery, and think about it.

Unfortunately……

With a sigh again, Xiao Jingrui shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of his chest, and reached out and wiped the wet snow on the surface.

At the moment when he regained his footsteps, the edge of the field of vision at the corner of his eyes seemed to faintly pass a shadow, and passed quickly, like an illusion. When Huo Ran turned back to capture again, there was no movement in front of him.

I do n’t know if it ’s because of hunch or alertness. Xiao Jingrui stopped all his actions, but just stood quietly behind the rockery, gazing at the direction of the snow through the gap between the rocks.

Sure enough, it was a short while, and the shadows flashed again.

This time, because of concentration, I can see more clearly.

The black shadow came from the side of Xuelu facing the east wall. After jumping up the courtyard wall, he stood on the ridge of the roof and stood still, and a few black shadows flew in again. Almost ten people have arrived on the roof.

Xiao Jingrui was wondering why Fei Liu didn't move at all. The window of Xuelu Xixiang suddenly swayed, and almost at the same time as the sash rocked, there was a smoldering noise on the ridge of the roof. I don't know when there was a long and flexible figure. In the ghostly flash, the remaining black shadows have been forced to return to the roof of the east wing by all means, resisting even awkwardness.

Xiao Jingrui just had a smile on his face admiring Fei Liu's body, and he froze again the next moment.

Because another attacker appeared in the line of sight, from the south wall up, just to avoid the flow that was slightly hindered by the start of the attack.

Xiao Jingrui hadn't thought about it, and he flew up and shouted, "Who dares to run into Xie's House at night!"

Because there were no swords around him, while Xiao Jingrui shouted, he could only pick the one at the front and cut it with the palm of his hand.

The other party apparently knew about Xuelu's situation. He didn't expect that there was a second person besides Feiliu. It was a little surprised at first, but then he recovered his composure and gestured and separated two people. Dragging Xiao Jingrui, he and other men went straight to the main house where Mei Changsu lived.

Although the assassin leader's decision was decisive, he made two mistakes.

First, he underestimated Xiao Jingrui's martial arts.

When he was assigned to block Xiao Jingrui's two men in black, the third move was taken away, and the fourth move fell to the ground, only slightly slowing down the advancement of the Houmen son; the second , He underestimated the fierceness of Fei Liu.

Because Mei Changsu has always restrained Fei Liu from hurting others, he gave some deliberate bystanders the illusion that this young man was only high in martial arts.

Unexpectedly, he was like killing God in the dark night, beckoning and killing, without leaving a trace of life, solving the people around him not only quickly but also scary.

But at the same time, Xiao Jingrui and Fei Liu also made a mistake, and they both underestimated the strength of the leader.

After realizing his disadvantages, the leader quickly instructed all the people to go against Feiliu, and he faced Xiao Jingrui's head-on knife alone.

The knife is a steel knife, but the move is a sword move.

Because it was a captured sword, it was n’t too easy, but the sword attached to the soul of the sword was still very sharp. The leader changed its shape, blocked it with an iron thorn on his wrist, and just pressed the sword flower, Xiao Jingrui stroked the palm. It has been shot hard.

A palm was printed on the chest, and the other person's body flew like a broken kite. Xiao Jingrui then realized that it was wrong, but before he could close his hand, the leader had already fought against the power of this palm and his body shattered like an arrow After hitting the door panel, he shot straight into the main house.

According to Xiao Jingrui's knowledge, in this main house, there was always only a weak and weak Mei Changsu, and even no servants.

"Brother Su!" He shouted in his throat, Xiao Jingrui rushed up the steps, stepped on the shattered door panel wood chips, and entered the dark room.

Bloody breath came, and with his amazing night vision, he only saw a figure standing in the middle.

Before the next reaction in the brain, the fire flashed in front of me, and the lamp on the table was lit up, filled with the yellowish light in the room, Mei Changsu wore a fur with a long cloak, standing on the table, fluttering with his hand, Deng Ying swayed on his plain face, and even seemed to kill a little.

Xiao Jingrui's eyes glanced over Mei Changsu's body, and fell on a small crossbow that he casually dropped on the tabletop. Zhu Gong's ink string, white jade buckle, crossbow body's pattern, and tears.

"Can't paint?"

"Yes, this is the kind of crossbow made by the Ban family." It can't be drawn. "" Mei Changsu said lightly. "Jinling really is different from other places. It can force me to use it."

Xiao Jingrui lowered his head, and the body of the assassin's leader lay not far from his feet, and a delicate little arrow was inserted right in the middle of his throat.

Although his chest was red and bloody, it was obviously ejected after hitting his palm, and the wound between the throats was stimulated by the strong arrow, which stimulated the muscles of the deceased to tighten, and there was no blood splashing. I can imagine sitting at the time The archer in the dark has a lot of eyes and a steady hand.

"You'd better not look at it," Mei Changsu seemed to try to lift the black scarf covered on the face of the dead, Mei Changsu whispered, "It's so late, I didn't expect you to come."

"I heard Brother Su was attacked outside today, and I was a little worried.

After rushing over, I realized that it was too late. Xiao Jingrui's fingers had pinched the corner of the face towel, but he was inexplicably hesitant and did not immediately lift it.

He is not Xie Bi. He has been in contact with rivers and lakes since he was a child. He has known about rivers and lakes. He has personally killed people. He has also seen the scenes of corpse-covered murders. , It will not intimidate Xiao Gongzi, who is ranked second in the Langya list.

But Brother Su said ... "You better not watch" ...

The assassin was lying in front of him, and his face was covered under a black scarf, whether he looked or not, it was the same face.

Just like some truths, whether they understand or not, those facts will always exist and will not change with them.

Xiao Jingrui gritted his teeth, and finally uncovered the face towel that was as thin as nothing but heavy as a catty.

With just one glance, the look is a jump.

The fingers slowly clenched into fists, and the muscles on the cheeks flashed with a spasm due to tension.

It was a face that seemed strange and familiar.

He was said to be unfamiliar because he had never greeted or spoke, and did not know his name or position.

Saying that he is familiar is because it is often common, right next to his father, often seeing him follow, follow and execute some trivial instructions.

If such a face does not explain anything, then the silence at the moment is more like a slowly tightening net, tightening Xiao Jingrui's heart inch by inch.

The more pure silence, the more various voices intermingle.

The sound of the night wind blowing, the sound of flying snow falling, the sound of thumping heartbeat, the sound of rising and falling breath ... All the sounds that should not be heard are heard, but the sounds that should be heard are not at all.

Dang Ningguo's mansion, quiet night was attacked, the sound of the killing and the sound of the soldiers had long been enough to tear the night sky, but it was like a stone falling into the ancient well. After Weiyi passed, there was no response.

Fei Liu outside the courtyard has already packed up all his opponents, but has not come in, I don't know what to do.

The diffused blood gas became weaker and weaker in the night breeze, so weak that it could be ignored.

No one came to support, even no one came to check, as if the entire Xie House did not hear anything, quietly asleep, waiting for the dawn of the next day.

"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu's voice steadily sounded, as if ignoring the stunned expression of the young man in front of him, and the tone was flat, "I went out to see the house today, which was recommended by the Mongolian leader, on the side of Chang Zhifang.

The house is very clean and sturdy. All the furniture and utensils are complete. The landscape in the garden is a bit poor, which just allows me to completely rebuild.

So ... I should move away ... "

"Move away ..." Xiao Jingrui's eyes were still staring blankly at the corpse in front of him, murmured, "Yeah, it should be moved, this snowy house, it really can't live ..."

"Jing Rui, you listen to me," Mei Changsu pressed his palm on the young man's shoulder, and exerted a little force. "Now go back to your room, since you haven't been to Xuelu tonight, what you see , But just a dream.

Tomorrow Yujin to go out to play, relax and relax, everything is still the same.

Do n’t be cranky, worry your mother ... "

"Everything ... Is it really possible that way?" Xiao Jingrui stood up and looked back at Mei Changsu's eyes. "I don't want to know why my father wanted to kill you, I just want to know ... why are you involved in Jinling City?" Come in a whirlpool? You were the kind of rivers and lakes that I most envy, unfettered, free ... "

Mei Changsu smiled miserably and looked at the table with a light like a bean. "You are wrong. There are no free people in the world. As long as a person has feelings and desires, he will never be free."

"But you can obviously avoid ..."

"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu raised his eyes, his expression slightly stern, "You are not me, don't judge for me.

You go back, I will leave tomorrow morning.

In these days, I have taken care of you.

When I settle down in my new house, you are welcome to be a guest if you want. "

Xiao Jingrui stared at him staring blankly and asked, "In the future, can we still come back?"

Mei Changsu Zhanyan smiled, "What's the point? I'm afraid you don't want to come in the future, nor know."

Xiao Jingrui thought of the current misty situation and his father's hostile position against him, and his heart was like a mess, at a loss.

Originally thought that only Xie Bi was caught in the bureau, and said that there was no harm in the future. In the future, even if there is a failure, it will be protected by the status of Ning Guohou and Princess Chang. How deep is the dispute over the succession.

Although I always let go, although I often travel outside to relax, but I always belong to the Xie family, it is impossible not to care at all.

Now that I want to come, Caochang's words that Yujin persuaded him were so prescient.

"The matter hasn't reached that point yet, why worry about it in advance?" Mei Changsu seemed to know his mind, and smiled faintly. "As long as you keep your true temperament, what can't survive it? Just like the snow outside, Although it looks bigger and bigger, you and I know that it will eventually stop. "

As if to match his words, a gust of snow caught in the knocked-out door hole, bringing a burst of coldness and a figure.

Fei Liu reached out and dragged the corpse on the ground and pulled it out easily.

Xiao Jingrui followed the door and saw that he threw it away, then threw it outside the wall, and then looked at the ground in the courtyard, it was already clean, and there were no such things.

"You just throw it out like that?" Xiao Jingrui asked in surprise.

"Okay," the person who answered was Mei Changsu. "Leave it outside, someone will handle it."

Xiao Jingrui heard his voice sound like ice, unlike the gentle Su brother who knew each other well, he couldn't help being cold, and the vest was chilling.

Fei Liu has returned, holding Mei Changsu's hand: "Together!"

"Okay," Mei Changsu smiled softly at him, his expression changed so fast, but extremely natural, "Brother Su went to Westinghouse with you to sleep.

Will you send Brother Xiao out first? "

Fei Liu turned his head and glared at Xiao Jingrui who was still in a daze. "Not good!"

"Fei Liu ..."

"Don't use it," Xiao Jingrui recovered, and a bit of bitterness appeared in his heart, and said sadly, "You take a rest, I will go first.

In the middle of the night ... be careful. "

Mei Changsu lightly nodded with a smile, watching Xiao Jingrui turn around and walked out of the courtyard, the smile on his face gradually changed into a touch of sorrow.

Seen from behind, the young man's head was lowered, and the original upright posture was a little bit rickety, as if there were some invisible heavy weights on his shoulders, which was bound to be carried, but it was so difficult.

What he will face in the future may only be known to himself, but the ice-like obsession in his chest is clearly speaking, even if he knows, what should happen will still happen according to the predetermined track.

"It's just the beginning ... Jing Rui ... I hope you can survive it ..." Mumbled a whisper, Mei Changsu put away the sympathy that came out of his heart inadvertently, and took Fei Liu's hand slowly Walked into the Western Chamber.