Chapter 13: Apologies
"There are no three miles of flat land, and there are no three sunny days in the sky. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info”
This is the description of the Han people in the Central Plains for the 100,000 mountains in the south, and it is true. The mountains here are undulating, and there is no end in sight as far as the eye can see, because the view is blocked by the mountains and rivers. Yesterday it was sunny, but today it suddenly started drizzling.
The breeze blows into people's hearts with a drizzle and a hint of coolness.
Two men in green walked into the inn, and one of them said in Miao language: "Boss, come and have some wine to warm up." ”
The Miao boss glanced at the two of them in surprise, he was very surprised that the two were obviously Han, but the Miao spoke so well.
"Maybe it's a Miao boy who has a friend." The boss thought to himself.
He was not idle in his hand, and took out a jar of home-brewed rice wine from behind the counter and sent it to the two guest officers.
He said, "Two slow use." ”
Miao District has little contact with the outside world, and a Miao area as large as "Xijiang Miao Village" has even less contact with the outside world, and basically their lives are self-sufficient.
The grain grown in his own village is only circulated in the stockade, and will not be transmitted to the outside world.
Just like the rice wine they brew here is different from the rice wine made by the Han people outside.
Most of the wine outside is spirits, even if you have a good amount of alcohol, you can't drink too much, two or three pounds down, basically drunk unconscious. Also, it doesn't taste very good and can be hard to swallow. Rice wine here is different, not only does it smell good and has a fresh fragrance, but it also feels sweet when you drink it, like a juice, and it will make people feel more and more eager to drink until they get drunk. That's the biggest difference between the two.
"Senior brother, this Miao people's rice wine is different from our Han wine, it's so sweet." One of them said in Chinese.
Another person laughed and said, "Yes, I thought it was incredible the first time I drank it, and I thought it wasn't wine, so I accidentally drank a lot。。。。。。 At this point, he paused. Looking at the rice wine in the bowl in his hand.
"And then?" The other asked hurriedly.
"Then I was so drunk that I was unconscious, and when I returned to the mountain, I was scolded by the master for a long time." Said the man who was called Senior Brother.
"Is this thing still intoxicating?" The younger brother expressed doubt.
Senior Brother glanced at him and said with a smile: "If you don't believe it, you can give it a try." ”
"Forget it then." The junior brother said.
Waking up one night, Tianming and Feng Yufeng walked out of the room. When the two went out, they also happened to meet Wu Yue and Xiao Ruoshui walking out of the door. The four of them met and walked towards the inn lobby together.
As soon as he walked to the lobby, Tianming found a familiar person sitting in the lobby, Duanmu Haoyang.
One of the people sitting in the lobby was Duanmu Haoyang, who lost to Tianming in the big competition.
When Tianming found him, he also found the Tianming Four. Because of what he did in Dabi, Tianming didn't have a good image of him. But since everyone is one of the four gates, it is not easy to say hello when they meet, and when Tianming was debating whether to say hello, Duanmu Haoyang came over.
greeted each other with a smile, like an old friend who hadn't seen him for a long time, and shouted in his mouth: "Senior Brother Tianming, Senior Sister Xiao." After a pause, he looked at Wu Yue and Feng Yufeng again, as if he was recalling their names, "These two are Senior Sister Wu and Senior Brother Feng, right?" He knew that.
"Hmph,"
Wu Yue snorted coldly, although she didn't go to see the competition between Tianming and Duanmu Haoyang, but later she also heard that the true master mentioned it, so she didn't have a good impression of Duanmu Haoyang.
Xiao Ruoshui still had the same expression that had not changed for ten thousand years, and nodded coldly in response.
Although Feng Yufeng didn't look at him very well, he still shouted, "Senior Brother Duanmu." ”
Tianming was naturally reluctant in his heart, but he was so sincere, which made Tianming, who had always been very tolerant, temporarily let go of his prejudices against him, and shouted: "Senior Brother Duanmu." ”
Duanmu Haoyang nodded with satisfaction and said, "I didn't expect you to be here so soon." It's not far from our Fanjing Mountain, why didn't you tell me to meet you? In this way, I can also take you to enjoy the scenery of Fanjing Mountain. That's not your fault. Come, sit here. With that, he pulled Tianming and walked to the table.
Tianming said as he walked: "We mainly don't want to trouble Senior Brother Duanmu. ”
Duanmu Haoyang said reproachfully: "What's the trouble, you guys are too outside." When you arrive at Fanjing Mountain, you will be treated as if you have arrived at Kunwu Mountain and Xianling Island, and you will say anything troublesome! ”
Naturally, the other three people followed and sat down.
After the four of them sat down, Duanmu Haoyang pointed to the young man who came with him beside him and said, "This is my junior brother, Shangguan Mo, who also went to participate in the big competition this time. Senior brother, I haven't seen all of you yet. The last sentence was said to Shangguan Mo.
After Shangguan Mo saluted everyone, he said, "I've seen all senior brothers, senior sisters. "In fact, he may be much older than everyone else, but cultivators often don't look at their age to see their cultivation, and his cultivation here should be the lowest, so naturally he calls a few people senior brothers and senior sisters.
According to etiquette, the four of Tianming also returned the salute to him.
At this time, Duanmu Haoyang said on the side: "Senior Brother Tianming, why are you together?" ”
Wu Yue looked reluctant to speak, and was about to say a few words of sarcasm, but the person was pulled by Tianming on the side, she knew that Tianming was hinting that she should not talk nonsense, with her character, maybe there is only Tianming and her master Daozhen Shitai in the world, she will be willing to listen to it, otherwise I don't know how Duanmu Haoyang, who is sitting opposite, will be scolded by her.
"We met on the road, and we came here together, I don't know what about Senior Brother Duanmu?" Tianming replied and asked again.
"Senior brother, you also know that our Primordial Gate is very close to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountain, so I came back early this way. I think if the demon clan will make a move, it will not be too far, so I took my junior brother to investigate near this 100,000 mountain, and I didn't go too far, and I just came to this "Xijiang Miao Village" today, but I didn't expect to meet you here, it's really gratifying. Duanmu Haoyang said, with a smile on his face, as if he was really happy.
Tianming also laughed with him, and then asked, "I don't know if Senior Brother Duanmu has found anything?" ”
"Alas,"
Duanmu Haoyang sighed, and then said: "No, our primitives have been guarding here for so many years, if there is any change, we must have known it a long time ago." I don't know if the demon clan is hiding too deeply, or if we are too careless to find out. ”
Tianming also continued: "We came all the way, and we really didn't find anything abnormal. Now that he is about to reach the realm of the demon clan, he still has nothing to gain, but he is afraid that he will have to live up to the hard work of his family teacher. ”
"Eh, Master Lin cultivates to Tongtian, a pedantic celestial, rare in ancient times, and can already be compared with Zixiao. Since the old man said that the demon clan has made a move, we are naturally convinced, maybe it's just that we didn't find out, and Senior Brother Tianming should be patient. Duanmu Haoyang persuaded on the side.
"That's right," Shangguan Mo on the side also echoed.
Tianming looked at Duanmu Haoyang, two opponents who were struggling to compete in the big competition, but at the moment they were sitting together and talking and laughing, but, among them, how much sincerity was there?
Tianming arched his hand and said, "Thank you Senior Brother Duanmu for your advice." ”
Feng Yufeng also nodded on the side and said, "Senior Brother Duanmu is right. ”
Only Wu Yue and Xiao Ruoshui didn't speak, Xiao Ruoshui was cold by nature and treated everyone the same, while Wu Yue saw that Duanmu Haoyang was uncomfortable, so naturally he wouldn't respond to what he said.
However, Duanmu Haoyang didn't seem to feel embarrassed, just smiled, picked up the rice wine in his hand, and said to Tianming: "Senior Brother Tianming, it's me who is wrong when I am in the big competition, I shouldn't be a little cruel to you because I am jealous of you, today I use this glass of wine to ask for your forgiveness for me, if you forgive me, you will do this bowl of bar." ”
Tianming was stunned, he didn't expect Duanmu Haoyang to say such a thing at this time. Even Xiao Ruoshui and Wu Yue were stunned.
With the arrogance shown by Duanmu Haoyang, he was able to apologize to Tianming, which really had to surprise him.
Tianming was only slightly distracted, and he had already woken up in an instant. Regardless of whether Duanmu Haoyang is sincere or false, this is what Tianming wants to see. He was taught by Lin Zhongzi from an early age to learn to be tolerant and tolerant of himself and others. Now that Duanmu Haoyang has taken the initiative to admit his mistake, it should be accommodated.
He also poured a bowl of rice wine, responded to Duanmu Haoyang, and said: "Senior Brother Duanmu, don't worry, I don't hold a grudge against you, but I'm curious, how can Senior Brother Duanmu be jealous of me?" ”
"Haha,"
Duanmu Haoyang smiled and said, "It's not because I often hear my master say that you are talented and intelligent, and it is rare to meet in a thousand years, and after a long time, I am jealous of you." ”
"Alas, in fact, I think Senior Brother Duanmu is more talented than me, and I am just lucky to be able to win you." Tianming said after thinking about it.
"Luck is also part of strength, so don't be modest." Duanmu Haoyang continued.
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The two of them spoke, and the time was already noon.