Martial Cultivator

As night fell, the academy actually seemed a little deserted. The frozen lake in the distance was like a huge mirror, making the small courtyard look even more lonely.

Under the eaves, Chen Chao and Xie Nandu were sitting in front of the stove. They had already eaten, and the peels were thrown into the stove and burned with difficulty.

Chen Chao put his hands on the stove to bake, feeling the warmth. Although this year was just an extra Xie Nandu beside him, for Chen Chao, it was also the most lively year in the past few years.

Xie Nandu looked at the stove in a daze. He didn't know how long it took before he suddenly said, "I miss Zhu Xia a little."

Mentioning the saint of Wantian Palace, Chen Chao also nodded and said, "Fang Wai has few thoughts like Zhu Xia. With her status, there are even fewer who think like this. It's just a pity. Maybe one day we won't be able to do it." Don’t stand on either side of the river bank.”

Xie Nandu glanced at Chen Chao and joked, "Are you willing?"

Chen Chao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but after thinking about it, he remained silent.

He probably also understood that some things were not what he thought, such as the things between these two women. As long as he said something biased towards Zhu Xia, the woman in front of him would probably be unhappy. , in this case, let’s not talk about it.

But Xie Nandu obviously didn't want to let him go like this. She looked at Chen Chao seriously and said, "I want to hear your opinion."

Chen Chao pretended to be dumbfounded, shook his head and said, "I have no opinion."

Xie Nandu stared at Chen Chao and saw that the other party had no idea of ​​​​speaking for a long time, so he gave up and started talking about other things.

Chen Chao suddenly asked, "Your senior brother from the north hasn't replied recently?"

Xie Nandu shook his head. Since the war in the North, the senior brother has rarely replied to letters, and recently he has not even received half a letter. However, she is not too worried that her senior brother will die in the North. After all, the Xie family has a great cause, no matter how secretive it is, In a place with good ventilation, they can all know things. On the battlefield in the north, there is no news of any swordsman dying in battle.

Xie Nandu saw through Chen Chao's thoughts and asked, "Do you want to know when His Majesty will return to Beijing?"

Chen Chao remained silent.

Xie Nandu said softly, "You have begun to worry now. You feel that His Majesty spared your life at that time just for this game. Now that this game is about to end, what will His Majesty do to you? No matter what he thinks, you are the blood of the former prince after all." , all the heirs of the deposed emperor are no longer alive. If those people want to recommend another person to be the emperor, you are the only one who is the most suitable. In this case, why would the emperor not want to get rid of you? Even if His Majesty feels guilty and is unwilling to get rid of you, will he raise the butcher's knife for the sake of Daliang's stability? After the game of chess is over, will you be abandoned as a chess piece?"

Xie Nandu is worthy of the name of a talented woman. Every word, every word, every word, every word, everything comes to the critical point, making people unable to refute, nor do they want to refute.

Chen Chao said, "You really want it."

In fact, he should have thought of it a long time ago. These things are not too complicated. Why can't Xie Nandu figure it out? Whether she will think about it clearly or not, in fact, it just depends on whether she wants to think about this kind of thing.

This girl studies and practices swordplay every day. It seems that she has nothing to worry about except these things. But in fact, she is paying attention to many things, especially the affairs of the Chen Dynasty. If she does not pay attention,

At that time, he would not have appeared at that place waiting for Chen Chao.

She has always been different towards Chen Chao.

Xie Nandu laughed at himself, "I'm not stupid."

In fact, after meeting Song Yingxu, Chen Chao had been thinking about this matter. He was even thinking about whether to escape from the Divine Capital before the Emperor of Liang returned to the Divine Capital. He did not give any thought to the entanglement in his heart before. People have said.

Before Chen Chao could speak, Xie Nandu continued, "I have thought about it for a long time. If His Majesty really wants to kill you, it seems that no one in the world can protect you, unless you become a Taoist priest like Chixin Guan."

Chen Chao hesitated for a moment and said, "I have thought of many ways. Since the monks outside the country don't want to see a powerful Liang Dynasty, then I can also seek their help. My identity is very useful to them. They can protect me." It was possible for me, but I erased the idea after I had it.”

Xie Nandu didn't speak, just looked at the black-shirted boy in front of him quietly.

Chen Chao looked at her with an innocent look on his face, "I don't want to die either. Even if the guard commander values ​​me, but he wants me to die, what else can I do?"

In the Daliang Dynasty, no one could go against the will of the Daliang Emperor.

Chen Chao also felt a little aggrieved and said, "But those sects outside Fang don't seem to be very good to martial artists. If I were a swordsman like you, I would definitely be a favorite."

Xie Nandu said expressionlessly, "Then you might be killed by my sword...forget it, I'll stab you to death with a few more swords."

Chen Chao couldn't laugh or cry.

Although the girl was joking, the atmosphere was not very good. Emperor Liang did not die in the north, and the matter of returning to the divine capital was always like a dark cloud hanging over this young man's head.

Chen Chao sighed with emotion, "Although I know this is a retreat, I really can't do this kind of thing."

When the Emperor of Daliang raised an army, the monks outside Fang did not intervene. In fact, it is not necessarily that they did not want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. After all, they did not initially think that the Emperor of Daliang would be able to control the entire Daliang after he took the throne. In their minds, even if the Emperor of Daliang sits on the throne, there will be a lot of troubles up and down Daliang. Just like a towering tree, even if it is alive, there will be countless borers in it. Sooner or later, something will happen. .

But in the end it was just the opposite.

No one expected that the Emperor of Daliang would be able to completely control Daliang in the end. Over the past ten years, Daliang's national power has even been growing, and there is no sign of collapse.

Even if he does those things as Chen Chao said, his fate will not be too easy. Is living this life as a marionette what he wants?

Will not.

If a young man has no blood, he is not a young man, and a young man who is willing to live such a bad life is not a young man either.

Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao and understood the young man's current dilemma. She was silent for a long time and did not speak.

At this time, even she didn't know what to say.

Chen Chao sighed softly, "I really don't want to die."

Xie Nandu looked at him, was silent for a long time, and said softly, "I won't let you die."

Chen Chao looked at her and suddenly smiled, saying, "I won't die."