Chapter 150

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date="2020-11-30"

title="Chapter 150"

weight="107032"

series = ["I [Imperial] Am Not This Kind of Man"]

mode = "manual"

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Along the way, there was no one in the garden, it was quiet all around, and the back door was also hidden.

Ren Jinglei stretched out his hand and pushed, and the door opened.

Outside is the street, there are not many people at this time.

Ren Jinglei led the horse and walked out of the Pei's compound.

To take this step is to take a life.

Obviously it is a critical moment. He should mount his horse and rush to the city gate at the fastest speed. Taking advantage of the time when the news has not spread, he will leave the capital as the commander of the Five city division. Leap, the sky is high and the bird flies.

However, Ren Jinglei felt that the whole person was lazy, and the people around him seemed to be silent. He led the horse and walked slowly on the familiar streets, as if walking in a strange world, everything in this world The pedestrians walking in a hurry, shouting one after another, are all far away and alienated.

His steps are not hurried or slow, and the whole figure seems to be immersed in an illusory dream.

Walking to the other side of Qingyunfang, two figures came into his eyes.

The dream suddenly woke up!

Mrs. Jiang took her daughter Min Niang's hand and walked across the street. They seemed to be going home, Min Niang was raising her head and saying something to her mother.

The warm light of the sunset fell on the mother and daughter, with unparalleled warmth and beauty.

Ren Jinglei's eyes also softened.

Suddenly, Mrs. Jiang seemed to feel something. She turned her head, and the other end of the street was empty, with only three or two pedestrians hurrying through the market.

What a weird feeling just now!

Mrs. Jiang turned her head in surprise, laughed blankly, and took her daughter back home from the backyard door.

Ren Jinglei, hiding in the alley, quietly breathed a sigh of relief. After waiting for another moment, he probed out, believing that the mother and daughter had left, and then turned out of the alley.

The dusk gradually darkened, and clouds floated on the horizon. Seeing that another heavy rain was brewing.

This autumn, there was a lot of rain in the capital!

The pace of the pedestrians in the street hurried. Ren Jinglei took the horse and continued to move forward. When he passed the back door of Jiang's house, he paused inadvertently.

Then, saw a small head poking out from behind the door.

"Big brother." Min Niang opened her eyes wide, showing pure joy, "It was you just now, I saw it!"

This quirky little thing!

Even though his mood was so gloomy and suppressed to the extreme, Ren Jinglei laughed. He squatted down and said, "Go back quickly, aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"Don't be afraid. The grandmother who guards this small door is lazy and tight. Every time this time comes, she will sneak up to play cards and drink, and no one will find it."

Min Niang's gaze fell on Mu Xue's back bag, and asked: "Big brother, are you going to travel far?"

Ren Jinglei nodded.

"Then when will you be back?"

Ren Jinglei's figure trembled and did not answer.

Min Niang intuitively felt the sadness of parting. She took a step forward, grabbed the corner of Ren Jinglei's clothes, and asked, "You will be back soon, won't you?"

"I'm going to go far, far, far away..." Ren Jinglei said with difficulty.

He didn’t finish talking, watching the mist floating in the little girl’s big bright eyes, he turned his words again, and smiled: "But I will be back soon, maybe in a few years, for example, waiting for you. When I grow up."

"Then you must come back." Min Niang pulled the skirt of her clothes and refused to let go.

Ren Jinglei smiled bitterly and stroked her little head. Speaking insincerely promised, "I will come back, if one day... be filial to your mother at home, and don't tell others about me, or you will be scolded."

"I know." Min Niang nodded obediently.

Ren Jinglei wanted to say something more, suddenly there was a noise from behind that someone was coming in the direction of this small door.

"Go back quickly." He could only urge.

Seeing Min Niang still standing at the door looking at him reluctantly, Ren Jinglei stood up and turned away cruelly.

He didn't look back all the way, as if he could feel Min Niang's eyes still falling on him.

At the same time, a subtle sound was caught in the ear.

"Min Niang, why did you come here?" The voice was soft and gentle, and it was the gentle and elegant Madam Jiang.

Seeing Ren Jinglei's figure disappearing around the corner, Min Niang turned her head and whispered: "There was a big brother just now, and he is very nice."

"Big brother?" Madam Jiang frowned. When she came just now, she vaguely saw the back of a young man disappearing in the corner, and her heart palpitated inexplicably.

She shook her head and whispered: "You can't run out casually in the future, you child, why are you so careless, what should you do if you encounter a kidnapper? And if you are seen by the servant, it will be revealed to Mrs. Tai and you must be scolded. Yes." Even if she was reprimanding people, her voice was soft.

Min Niang wanted to say something, but thinking of the elder brother's advice just now, she nodded meekly.

Leaving the boundary of Qingyunfang, as if finally awakened from the dream, Ren Jinglei turned on his horse.

The horse galloped past the South City Gate. The gate was almost locked. Several officials of the Five City Division were counting today's records of the gates. Seeing Ren Jinglei coming, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Hearing that the boss in charge was going out of the city, naturally no one stopped him and let him go.

Even the officer guarding the city thoughtfully asked his boss whether he needed a rain jacket, and he saw that it was about to rain in the sky.

Ren Jinglei thanked him with a smile, but did not pick up the rain gear, and ran straight out of the gate.

Yiqi Juechen disappeared into the distance.

"Why is General Ren going out of the city at this hour, and not even a guard to follow?" Some soldiers couldn't help but wonder. Generals of Ren Jinglei's level usually travel with personal attendants.

"Perhaps there is some emergency military affairs. Go to the Perak camp station." The officer guessed.

Although he was transferred to the commander of the Five city division, in the eyes of the Dazhou military, Ren Jinglei was still a member of the Perak Camp, and was originally the adopted son of General Pei, a family.

"I hope not to catch the rain, the Perak camp is still a long way from the city gate." A slightly older soldier looked up at the sky.

Ren Jinglei is well-known in the Pili camp. He has a bright and open personality and is kind to others. Even the soldiers at the lower ranks are always pleasant. Even in the camps like Shence Camp and Pingxi Camp that are not in harmony with the Perak Camp, the senior leaders are also quite friendly with him. Coming into the Five city division, it has won people's hearts as always.

Several soldiers said a few words casually, and they all performed their duties.

But half an hour later, seeing that it was time for the gate to be closed, the powerful men of the Five City Division stepped forward and pushed the gate together.

The huge gate made of gold and iron, pushed by twelve powerful men, made a harsh sound and slowly closed.

The sky was gloomy, as if night had fallen early.

At this moment, suddenly a team of knights dashed past the end of the street. It is really rare to ride horses like this on official roads.

In a blink of an eye, the cavalry team approached the gate.

"Open the door!" the leading officer shouted sharply.

The city gate master of the Five city division was taken aback. From his clothes, he recognized that the officer from Pingxi Camp came. The leader who shouted was Chao Yangcheng, a military academy lieutenant.

What is frightening and disturbing is that this team of cavalry is not only in a hurry, but also carrying dozens of fierce hounds.

The city gate chief wanted to say something, suddenly the cavalry team separated, and a figure appeared more and more.

Cui Qian's handsome and innocent face, under the reflection of the huge torch of the city gate, looked more dazzling, but also colder.

"Ren Jinglei is gone?"

He asked coldly.

The commander of Pingxi Camp and the officials at the gate of the city recognized him, and he suddenly became nervous.

"General Ren just left the city half an hour ago." An official replied.

"Open the gate of the city, immediately!" Cui Qian's voice had the charm of gritted teeth.

The city gate master was nervous, but still asked impartially: "After the city gate is closed, you cannot enter or leave unless there is someone from the palace..."

Cui Qian raised his hand, and a golden object drew an arc and fell in front of the city gate chief.

He reached out and took it, it was a token for night pass.

The principal only breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was still worried, he turned his head and ordered left and right: "Open the gate!"

strong man stepped forward and slowly pushed open the heavy gate that had just been closed.

Cui Qian stared coldly at the widening gap between the gates, and asked, "Which direction did you go?"

The city gate master was shocked, only to realize that he was asking his immediate boss.

He hesitated and said: "It's the official road, maybe I went to the Perak camp resident."

"Pili camp station? Does he dare?" Cui Qian sneered.

A flash of lightning flashed across the horizon, and the bright light seemed to tear the entire dark sky.

In the sudden light, the beautiful smile carried a bloody smell that made people palpitating.

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It was true that Ren Jinglei did not go to the Perak camp station. After galloping on the official road for a short half an hour, he turned on a trail with dense woods on both sides. Through the woods, the shadows of the villages on both sides could be vaguely seen.

Although it is already sunset, many hard-working farmers and hunters, who have just finished their day's work, are walking on the trail together, chatting casually.

Some peasant women are cooking, and white smoke is spreading from every household.

In such a warm atmosphere, Ren Jinglei slowed down.

The sky was gloomy, and his figure looked extremely lonely in this dark night.

Lightning flashed across the horizon, and torrential rain followed.

The big rain drops on the yellow ground, Ren Jinglei did not evade and continued to ride his horse on the road. Not long after, he was soaked from head to toe.

Not long after left, a dark shadow appeared before eyes.

It seems to be a mountain temple. Most of it was a place where worship was held in a nearby village or town. don't know if there are people cleaning it. The whole temple is in disrepair.

Ren Jinglei got off his horse and led Mu Xue into the temple.

The four walls of the temple are still intact, but the inside is already dilapidated. It must have been abandoned for a long time. Even the shrines and Buddha statues have become fragments and scattered on the high platform.

There are a few messy fire remains in the middle of the temple, and it's been a while. It must be the traces left by travelers who passed by here before and left in the temple.

Ren Jinglei let go of Mu Xue's reins and let the weeds in the yard find food at will.

He chose a cleaner place on the high platform and sat down.

Since leaving the capital, his whole person has been lazy, and it is a feeling of no love.

Perhaps subconsciously, he didn't want to leave here.

If he leaves, what will General Pei do?

He tried to suppress himself, not to think about these distracting thoughts, but there were still thoughts in the depths of his heart that emerged uncontrollably.

He shouldn’t be squandering here. He should immediately ride Mu Xue and rush all the way to the south, as long as he arrives at the Sishui River, where he changes to a boat, as long as he escapes into the cobweb-dense rivers of the southern water system, and then he will continue No trace.

No matter what the tracking master, he can no longer find his traces.

However, he didn't want to move, perhaps because the wind and rain outside were too rapid, perhaps because the night sky was too dense. At this moment, he didn't even want to move a finger.

He hugged his knees, sat on the high platform, closed his eyes, and listened to the noisy rain in his ears, unconsciously, as if he had fallen asleep.

In the dream, he seemed to have returned to his childhood, a time he could never forget.