[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 166 [English]

Chapter 161 Afterglow

Xiao Chiye was like a basin of cold water in his pocket, which not only made him sober, but also made his hair stand on end.He sat up and stared at Xiao Fangxu for a moment. His mind was empty, as if he had been punched so hard that the inside of his chest was rotten.He suddenly pushed Xiao Fangxu away, got off the bed and wanted to put on his boots, but he bumped into the corner of the table and almost didn’t stand up. He couldn’t find the boots.

Chenyang and Gujin were standing vigil outside the tent, but when they saw the curtain raised with a “swish”, Xiao Chiye stepped on the ground with one foot on his boots and one foot on the ground like a lonely ghost, and went to untie the reins of Lang Tao Xuejin without even putting on his outer robe.

Gu Jin reacted the fastest, stepped forward, dragged the reins, and said urgently: “Master!”

Chen Yang followed closely behind, going in to find clothes and boots.

Xiao Fangxu bent over and came out and asked in confusion: “You don’t know? Didn’t this happen a long time ago? When he went to Chazhou.”

Chenyang looked at Xiao Fangxu’s expression and suddenly understood. He patted his forehead, turned around and shouted: “Chazhou! Master, it’s Chazhou! Young master, everything is fine!”

These loud shouts shocked Xiao Chiye out of his wits.He turned around and rushed towards Xiao Fangxu. His eyes were red with excitement. When he arrived in front of Xiao Fangxu, he turned around again, finally wiped his face and said, “Dad!”

* * *

The scars on Shen Zechuan’s palms were all gone, leaving only a scar.

As soon as August passed, the rain stopped in Cizhou, the frost increased, and the weather became even colder.Yao Wenyu has been suffering from wind and cold in recent days, and rarely goes out while holding Tang Po indoors.Shen Zechuan was still accompanied by Fei Sheng, but Li Xiong rarely mentioned Lei Jingzhe.

“Han Jin is still in prison?” Shen Zechuan drank all the medicine and stood by the window and asked Fei Sheng.

Fei Sheng replied: “He’s still here. My master is kind-hearted and didn’t kill him, but he screamed all day long without any intention of repenting.”

Shen Zechuan held the porcelain bowl in his hand, looked at the pattern for a while, and said, “He is Han Cheng’s younger brother.”

Fei Sheng lowered his eyes for no reason and shuddered.

Han Cheng beheaded Qi Huilian in the street. According to Fei Sheng’s guess of Shen Zechuan’s temper, Shen Zechuan kept Han Jin for a long time not to intimidate the capital, but to keep him for great use.Fei Sheng didn’t dare to guess, and he didn’t want to guess. The one he served as a guard was Shen Zechuan’s dagger. He would do whatever Shen Zechuan asked him to do.

Shen Zechuan raised his eyes and looked at the sunlight outside the window, which was shining coldly on the ground, causing tears to appear on the frost.he smiled inexplicably and said, “Let the people out.”

Fei Sheng responded.

Shen Zechuan said: “I’ll give him a bath and change his clothes, and then give him food and a soft bed. From today on, he doesn’t have to do anything, let him play as much as he likes.”

Fei Sheng didn’t dare to disagree, so he responded again and retreated.As soon as he exited, Qiao Tianya opened the curtain and came in.

“Letter from Li Bei,” Qiao Tianya put the letter on Shen Zechuan’s desk, “I rushed to deliver it. I think I have something to tell the master.”

“Is Yuan Zhuo feeling better?” Shen Zechuan asked while opening the letter.

Before Qiao Tianya could reply, Shen Zechuan looked startled and read the letter several times.

“Regarding the winter trade,” Shen Zechuan paused for a moment, “I want to go to the battlefield in person to interview King Libei.”

* * *

The weather is getting faster away from the north, and there are very few sunny days left in autumn, but once they appear, it’s so hot that you want to take off your clothes.

Xiao Chiye returned to the battlefield at the end of August and did not leave again for the time being.Since he lost that battle, he has not rested. Whether he is going north to escort the baggage or going west to contact the border, he is always running with the people.He seemed to have been completely smoothed by Xiao Fangxu, and he began to willingly become a small general.

When Chen Yang went to fetch water, he saw Xiao Chiye standing on the withered pasture to train horses.It’s said to be a tame horse, but it’s actually much gentler. The horse, which is all white with a hint of black on its chest, is the horse that Lu Yizhi wants to leave to his wife.When Xiao Chiye was running errands last month, he brought it out directly and asked him to tame it himself.

Xiao Fangxu rode his horse over from the other side, swooped down with the wind, brushed past Xiao Fangxu, soared along the grass line again, spun around and flew away again.

Xiao Fangxu dismounted, threw the reins to the lieutenant behind him, took off his helmet, spit out the dust in his mouth, and squinted at Xiao Chiye.After a while, he took off his heavy armor, took off the saddle on his horse, turned over again, and waved at Xiao Chiye from a distance.

Zuo Qianqiu was lying on the railing, his white hair blown by the wind, looking at the father and son side by side.Wu Ziyu ran closer and stepped on the railing.The Libei Iron Cavalry and the Forbidden Army behind them all surrounded and blocked the railing on this side.

Tantai Tiger was so crowded that he couldn’t free his hands, stretched his neck and shouted: “What are you doing!”

Wu Ziyu raised a steamed bun and shouted with a hoarse voice in the noise: “If the second young master wins today, the escort team will be the boss this month! Give us two more spoons for every meal!”

Seeing this, Zuo Qianqiu smiled and said, “It will take a few years for Aye to win against me.”

“Second Young Master, try your best!” Tantai Hu wiped the sweat from his cheeks and shouted unconvincingly, his face dark and red from the sun.

Zuo Qianqiu said: “What if the prince wins?”

Just as Chen Yang was about to say something, he heard Tantai Tiger say loudly: “Then let’s run along the grassland, and the dogs will bark while running -”

Wu Ziyu and Gu Jin immediately jumped up and blocked his mouth.

Zuo Qianqiu did not miss the opportunity and said: “Okay! Aye, do you hear me? If you lose your father today, your whole team will bark!”

Xiao Chiye raised his finger and whistled, Lang Taoxue came out and ran to he. He got on the horse and asked Xiao Fangxu: “Where are you going?”

Xiao Fangxu seemed to hesitate and said: “Where to go…”

Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed out on horseback.

The Imperial Guards booed in unison, and Tantai Hu struggled to show his mouth and said anxiously: “Why is this prince so shameless?”

The snow-covered lapel in the waves was like a black arrow leaving the string, and the wind suddenly rustled.The sunny sky was dazzling, and the back figures of father and son racing were almost identical.Suddenly breaking through the clouds, he chased with all his strength, biting behind Xiao Chiye, overlooking the pair of arrows one after the other.The grass blades were trampled by the horses’ hooves, and the wind fanned the endless grass. They were among them, like small and large stars falling into the waves, leaving long traces in the grass.

Xiao Chiye listened to the wind and saw Xiao Fangxu’s back.

Xiao Fangxu is not old yet, how can he be old? He looks so strong and strong, as if he is no different from twenty years ago. As long as he raises his arms, he can lift his two sons and laugh and make them cry one by one on the grass.

Xiao Chiye gradually caught up. Lang Tao Xuejin was far stronger and younger than the one under Xiao Fangxu.It rushed forward with great vigor, its eyes only staring ahead, as if nothing could stop it.

The two gradually kept pace with each other and were sweating profusely.The sun is shining on our heads, making our backs feel hot. This may be the last scorching sun and clear sky in Libei this year.

There is a stone tablet at the end, on which are engraved the Libei cavalry who died in the past year, the eagles that perished with them, and the horses that carried them.At the last moment when the father and son were about to arrive, Meng rushed over faster than the others, circled around, and landed on the stone tablet, winning first place.

“This is my eagle,” Xiao Chiye slowed down and said, “I am the one who wins.”

“This is my land,” Xiao Fangxu also stopped, turned around and pointed at Xiao Chiye’s feet, “I arrived eight hundred years before you.”

Xiao Chiye ignored this sentence indifferently.

They dismounted and the sun was already setting.Xiao Fangxu stepped on the stone steps, stood in front of the stone tablet, stretched out his hand and wiped the dust on it.The wind here is very strong, blowing his hair, making his temples messy, revealing some white, he said: “There is still my brother here.”

Xiao Chiye came up from behind and stood next to Xiao Fangxu.

“I brought your eldest brother here ten years ago,” Xiao Fangxu pointed somewhere, “There is a boy here named Suining. He has a very special name. He is the same age as your eldest brother.”

Every year the old names are scratched off this monument and new names are filled in.This means that generations of Libei Iron Cavalry exist here, and it also means that generations of Libei Iron Cavalry have disappeared here.The stone tablet is backed by Hongyan Mountain and rests here.They are both the wind of Hongyan Mountain and the stars of Hongyan Mountain.

“I want to be here,” Xiao Chiye pointed at the center. “The place is big, the location is good, and you can see far.”

“This is my position,” Xiao Fangxu said stingily, “I want it all.”

“What should I do about my mother?” Xiao Chiye tilted his head and looked at Xiao Fangxu, “You left her alone in the big world.”

Xiao Fangxu said nothing. He crossed the stone monument and saw Hongyan Mountain. Then, as if his eyes were stung by the setting sun, he turned around again and looked in the direction of Dajing.The wind blew so hard that he couldn’t open his eyes. He said: “We can look at each other and our eyes will always meet.”

Xiao Chiye followed he’s gaze and looked out.

“We are born in it, and we die well. People from Libei rest on the mountains and rivers, facing the scorching sun. Regardless of men or women, they are exposed to the iron bones.” Xiao Fangxu opened his palms, and the strong wind passed through his palms. It was as soft as his wife’s long hair. This was his only indulgence in the past decades. “I will return to her arms one day.”

Xiao Chiye looked at the rolling waves of grass at the end, like an endless torrent. Everyone’s so-called joys and sorrows are just a moment in the world. They will be washed away in the blink of an eye. From then on, everything is silent and no trace can be found again.

Meeting is such a precious thing.

Xiao Fangxu turned around and punched Xiao Chiye, then raised his arm and hugged Xiao Chiye heavily, but he quickly let go and said, “It will take several years to surpass me!”

“Who knows.” Xiao Chiye patted his chest to indicate his height.

Xiao Fangxu took a few steps, pretending to pick something up from the ground.Xiao Chiye was thrown into a shadow by the horse dung and immediately turned around and ran away.As soon as he ran away, Xiao Fangxu burst out laughing.

The wind was still blowing, and the father and son headed back under the setting sun.

The dusk was not over yet, because Xiao Chiye was sweating, he took off his upper body clothes and stood in the river to take a shower.The water surface was sparkling. When he watered the water with a wooden bucket, the muscles on his entire back were covered by the dancing golden light.

Xiao Chiye leaned over and held his arms in the water.The fine iron was beaten to the point of being useless, but he hadn’t replaced it yet. When he took it out, he removed the frayed dog leather rope on it.he turned around and said: “Give me more——”

The dusty Shen Zechuan stood on the slope beside the river. The setting sun splashed on the hem of his robe, mixed with grass clippings.

Xiao Chiye misses him so much.

He stood in front of Xiao Chiye at the last moment when the afterglow was gone.