Chitose words

The twelfth lunar month is cold, and the cold wind outside Langya Pass is biting, and the northwest wind makes people's cheeks hurt. However, the soldiers and civilians who have lived here for a long time have long been accustomed to this style and climate.

This place is the far north of the border of the Southern Tianchen Dynasty, and it is also the coldest place in the entire country.

Starting from late October every year, the snow in Langya Pass begins to fall one after another, almost never stopping.

This is also the area with the most snowfall in Tianchen, the entire southern part of the country. If you go a few hundred miles further south, you will rarely see clear snow.

Every time we enter the end of the twelfth lunar month inside and outside Langya Pass, the world seems to get colder.

Standing on the city wall of Langya Pass and looking up, outside the city wall is a desolate area covered in silver.

Hundreds of miles further north and over several mountains, that is the territory of the Hanyong people of the Northern Dynasties.

Langya Pass guard Peng Xiao gently exhaled hot breath into his palms, then put down his palms and stared at the endless sky outside the barrier.

His confidant, Peng Ying, the captain of Guoyi School in Langya Pass, was following him step by step.

Peng Ying sighed:
  "Brother Xiao, you have stayed in Langya Pass for ten years, and you haven't even been back to Chongzhou in these ten years.

Who would have thought that when you left Langya Pass for the first time in so many years, you were going to Zhaoge City to get a wife. "

Peng Ying spoke in a very casual tone, because he was not only Peng Xiao's confidant, but also his clan brother.

He is also the son of the Peng family, the largest family in Chongzhou. Strictly speaking, he should be Peng Xiao's cousin.

When Peng Xiao heard this, he felt slightly sad.

Yes.

Unknowingly, he had stayed in Langya Pass for a full ten years.

He has grown from the thirteen-year-old boy he was back then to a Southern Dynasty general who can stand alone.

Peng Xiao sighed softly and said:
  "Yes, it was thanks to my uncle that I was able to worship my mentor since I was a child. When I was thirteen, I followed him to Langya Pass, the northern border of the Southern Dynasty.

Now, years have passed, ten years of life and death are uncertain, and my master is still alive in heaven. I have finally lived up to his teachings. "

Although Peng Xiao is now the deputy general of Langya Pass in name, he is actually in charge of military affairs inside and outside Langya Pass.

Because the chief general is Yuan Qinghong, the governor of Xunyang County, the largest county next to Langya Pass.

Yuan Qinghong was originally a civil servant, and he also had to coordinate the general affairs of Xunyang County and the military finance and food of Langya Pass, so Lord Yuan rarely intervened in the real military affairs.

As for Peng Xiao, the nominal deputy general, he has always been in a dominant position in the military of Langya Pass.

Although he is a deputy general, he is actually responsible for the lord general.

Peng Xiao was a direct disciple of General Xie Huanchen of the Xunyang Xie family who had been stationed on the border for generations and made great contributions to the Southern Dynasties. He was respected by everyone in the army.

When Peng Xiao was thirteen years old, he followed his master Xie Huanchen to Langya Pass.

Even though Xie Huanchen later died on the battlefield, he still did not leave this barren border. Instead, he continued to uphold his teacher's will and continued to stay on this battlefield of swords and blood, guarding the northernmost and most dangerous territory of Nanchao Tianchen.

He has gradually forgotten what kind of customs and customs his hometown Chongzhou has in his memory.

Only the wind and frost in the land from Tianchen to the north is what he is most familiar with now.

Peng Xiao also served in the frontier army all year round, so that he was already twenty-three years old and had not yet gotten married.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, the emperor would issue a decree to marry him and appoint him as his consort.

Peng Ying said with a smile: "Langya Pass has been under the garrison of Brother Xiao for so many years, and the weather has been smooth and peaceful. If General Xie is alive in heaven, he will definitely be proud of Brother Xiao."

Unexpectedly, when Peng Xiao heard this, he slowly shook his head, smiled magnanimously, and refused to take credit.

"The peace and tranquility of Langya Pass in the past few years is not due to me, but to the reputation of His Royal Highness Qiantose and the High Priest of Nanxu, which has frightened the young people from all over the world from daring to act recklessly and invade our borders.

It is also because hundreds of thousands of Xie Jiajun soldiers were broken into pieces and scattered at the borders of the country. They never forgot their original intention to protect the country and the people.

And I am just one of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers, just doing my duty. "

After hearing these remarks, Peng Ying naturally had no way to refute.

Lieutenant Guo Yi, who has just become a captain, came to Langya Pass when he was fifteen years old. He has only served in the army for five years. He has a lively young mind.

When Peng Ying heard Peng Xiao's words, she immediately said with excitement and envy:

"Ah! Brother Xiao! Do you think you can meet the 'Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal' when you enter Zhaoge this time?

——You are the disciple of General Xie, and now you are going to Beijing to be the brother-in-law of the 'Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal'. With such a close relationship, you can finally meet Her Royal Highness, right? "

Peng Xiao was slightly startled.

He thought for a moment, and finally shook his head unsurely.

"I once heard that His Highness Chitose seems to have been in seclusion in the temple of Shentai Palace for the past two years.

Firstly, it is to pray for the country's stargazing, and secondly, it is also to stabilize the Taoist heart and martial arts realm.

I'm afraid that I may not be able to see Qiantose this time when I enter the capital to serve as the master. " Peng Ying's face suddenly became happy when he heard this. He scratched his head and said:
  "...That's right. After all, the 'Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal' improved his martial arts realm too quickly in the early years, and it was always harmful to the body."

Peng Xiao sighed: "Yes, what's more, His Highness Chitose's sword is the 'Mountain, River, Sun and Moon' weighing a thousand kilograms. I'm afraid that after years of hard work practicing the sword, it is inevitable that there will be some chronic diseases and old injuries.

In the past few years, the situation in the north and south and in the temple was unstable, so Chitose was naturally unable to calm down and learn martial arts and stabilize his Taoist mind.

Now that His Majesty is able to take charge of his own affairs, Hanyong in the Northern Dynasty has been relatively peaceful and honest in recent years. It is believed that His Majesty Qiantose can finally live in seclusion and cultivate himself. "

He himself is a martial arts master in the Mahayana realm, so he naturally knows how hard it is for a young man to become famous.

In the eyes of the world, martial arts masters have outstanding talents, and all of them are the pride of heaven.

But if a person who practices martial arts wants to overcome the immortals and become the pinnacle of martial arts, who wouldn't want to go through hardships, snow and rain and work hard every day?

The astonishing talent of the "Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal" who is able to compete for the throne of the best swordsman in the world despite her age is naturally mixed with countless days and nights of hard work to make her look so effortless.

Although Peng Ying is still in the Guanyuxuan realm, he also understands the difficulty of being a top martial arts master.

He thought for a while and comforted his cousin: "Brother Xiao, it doesn't matter even if you can't see Qiantose during your pilgrimage to Beijing this time.

When you get married to Princess An Ning and take Her Royal Highness out of the capital in the future, the 'Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal' will definitely appear!
  Think about it, how domineering and rude was Concubine Bai Gui when she took charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace when she was a concubine in the palace?

But even so, Princess Tianchen has never been involved in the two concubine princesses born to Princess Bai Gui, right?

Not only did Princess Taiping go back to Beijing to watch the ceremony when she married the eldest son of the Minghe Bai family, she even went back to Zhaoge to watch the ceremony and officiate at the wedding. "

Speaking of this, Peng Ying nodded vigorously and praised:

"A person as brilliant as the 'Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal', even if he treats the concubine sisters of the Concubine Bai, he still treats them with a little respect, so as not to embarrass his sisters too much.

There is no reason why Princess An Ning, a sister who has always observed etiquette, should not come to observe the ceremony in person. "

Peng Xiao laughed and shook his head when he heard this.

"His Royal Highness Qiantose is the same as Guang Tongchen. If conditions permit, he will naturally not neglect Princess An Ning.

But if Chitose is in seclusion, I am afraid that such trivial matters will not be brought into the Shentai Palace Temple by the high priest to disturb His Highness' Taoist mind.

Therefore, it will be a blessing for us if we can see Chitose. If we can't, that's okay. "

Peng Ying thought about it and had to admit that her cousin's words actually made sense.

It is most dangerous for martial arts masters to retreat into seclusion. I am afraid that the high priest of Nanxu may not interrupt the retreat of the "Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal" because of some "trivial matters" in Zhaoge City.

Hey.
  It seems that the time for Brother Xiao to enter Beijing is not coincidental. What a pity.
  However, Peng Ying's youthful temperament was such that frustration came and went even faster, and he quickly regained his composure and said cheerfully:
  "But Brother Xiao! Even if we can't see the 'No. [-] Sword in the World' this time, it doesn't matter. You will all be a family in the future!
  You always have to take your 'sister-in-law' back to Zhaoge to visit the bride, right? I'll see you sooner or later, hehe! "

Peng Xiao frowned and punched him on the shoulder. The force was not very heavy, but it was not too light either.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You must not be disrespectful. What are you talking about as 'Mrs. Sister-in-law'? From now on, I will call Princess An Ning 'Her Royal Highness.'"

Peng Ying grinned and did not dare to refute.

The world only sees the great respect of the Prince Consort, but they don't understand the difficulty of the Lord's man in observing the rules and etiquette everywhere after getting married.

They must treat their wives respectfully and treat each other as guests, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the royal family.

Peng Ying was scolded for being too carried away, so she had to admit her mistake and said:
  "I know Brother Xiao, isn't Her Royal Highness the eldest princess not here?

After you and His Highness get married and return to Langya Pass together, I will behave myself and will not make any trouble in front of Your Highness. "

Speaking of this, Peng Ying remembered another extremely crucial thing, and he said in astonishment:

"Huh? By the way, let's count the days. Brother Xiao, aren't you about to leave for Beijing?"

Peng Xiao nodded lightly when he heard this.

"Yes, I will leave the border fortress temporarily the day after tomorrow. From now on, you should pay more attention to everything in Langya Pass. Don't make decisions on your own if you don't understand. Ask Lord Yuan and the generals for advice. It can take as little as half a month, or as long as more than a month. , I will return."

Peng Ying nodded honestly, patted his chest and vowed:
  "Don't worry, Brother Xiao, after you leave, I will go to Lord Yuan's tent to take orders.

I am just a fifth-grade captain, how can I act recklessly? By the way, how many people are you planning to bring to Beijing this time? "

Peng Xiao frowned.

"I alone am enough. I am a military commander. It is not appropriate to bring any people with me when I go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit, lest I attract criticism."

Peng Ying frowned subconsciously.

"Isn't there not even a tea or water person along the way? If we encounter any danger-"

Peng Xiao laughed and said: "Even in Langya Pass, I don't need anyone to serve me. What's more, where is the danger?
  The further south you go, the smoother the official road will be. If you can't even deal with some wandering bandits on the road, I, the guard general of Langya Pass, will quit as soon as possible. How can I protect our Tianchen territory in the future? "

Peng Ying thought that this was also the case, so he had no choice but to say:
  "Okay, then I wish Brother Xiao a safe journey and that he will be able to hold the beautiful woman back home soon."

Peng Xiao chuckled and ignored his clan brother's joke.

He just patted him lightly on the shoulder, then turned around and walked down the city wall.