The mountain is open.

It's Kui!

The little young man's hair was messy like a pile of weeds, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, bloodstained, and even two of his front teeth were missing, and he looked miserable.

"What's wrong with you?" Yushan helped him in, ready to let him lie on the bed, and it could be seen that he was not lightly injured, and he should have been beaten severely.

Kui Yan drooped his eyelids, muffled and silent, waved his hands vigorously, slowly lowered his buttocks with his knees, and sat on the stool next to the small wooden table.

Since he didn't want to say it, Yushan didn't ask much, after all, it is not a glorious thing to be beaten, people want to save face, and it is good not to sprinkle salt on other people's wounds, Yushan quickly brought a glass of water and handed it to him.

Kui Yan reached out and took the cup of water, drank two sips, grinned and pulled the corners of his mouth when he drank, it was estimated that it was very painful, taking advantage of the opportunity to put the cup on the table, he secretly glanced at Yushan, like a thief.

Yushan looked at everything in his eyes, of course he was thinking about the money bag in his heart, but seeing that Kui Xiao was so miserable, he didn't rush anything, and he didn't have time to let him breathe.

Seeing that Yushan did not take the initiative to question today's incident, Kui Yan's face became more and more unnatural, and his eyes became more and more afraid to look at Yushan.

But it is not a way to be so silently stiff, and those who should be explained have to be explained, and people are not stupid, can't they see that someone has been beaten? Besides, people will not have amnesia by chance, and the matter of money bags will not be regarded as if it has never happened?

Kui Yan settled down, looked at Yushan hard, and asked, "I'm here, are you surprised?"

Yushan nodded, waiting for his next step.

But seeing that Kui Yao suddenly frowned, with a temper on his face, he reached out and took out a money bag from his arms, which was Yushan's money bag, Hu Yao's senior sister loaded ten taels of silver to Yushan's money bag, and threw it to Yushan, Yushan couldn't touch it, the money bag fell to the ground, Kui Yan instantly released a backlog of various emotions and shouted:

"You're stupid! I'm deliberately swindling you out of your money, you know? You fool, how can you trust people so easily? Why are you so emotional? Why don't you chase after you and snatch your money back?"

Yushan silently picked up the money bag, just looked at Kui Yao, and did not speak. In fact, he has already thought about Kui Yan in all kinds of bad ways, and in fact, Kui Yan does have the idea of beating his own money, but.

Now Kui is here, with a money bag.

Today, from meeting Kui Yu, to the formal acquaintance of the two, to the two chatting hotly all the way, in this process, Kui Yan should have no intentions, which can be felt, unless, he has amazing acting skills, and he has deceived even his own emotions.

Then, the problem was that when he passed by the small market next to the canteen, some thought suddenly touched him, so that he suddenly had the intention of swindling the money.

Of course, it doesn't make a difference in essence whether it's a thought or a deliberate one, because Kui Yan has the intention to cheat the money, and if he does so, the mistake has already been made.

Yushan neither pretended to be generous and said that he had revealed the matter, nor did he rush to hold him accountable, but first let Kui Yao vent his various suppressed emotions and physical and mental pain.

After calling out, Kui Yu covered his face with his hands and cried loudly, crying very sadly, with regret and hatred, and all kinds of bitterness that no one could understand, only he understood in his own heart.

After a long time, Kui finally calmed down.

Kui Yan looked at Yushan and whispered with tears in his eyes: "Yushan, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I have no conscience, and I will take revenge." However, then I realized, I regretted it, I didn't take your money bag out, I sent it back to you, you... Can you forgive me?"

Yushan looked into his eyes and said truthfully: "Kui Yan, the money in this bag is really important to me, after you did that, I was very uncomfortable, very helpless, and hated you, if I said, I nodded and said that I forgive you now, in fact, it is against my will, however, I feel it, you feel that my forgiveness is very important to you, you very much want to be forgiven by me, in this case, I will forgive you, but I need some time to digest." ”

"Hmm. Kui nodded, tears welling up again.

Since Yushan said that he would forgive himself, then there is no need to say those things about himself, and if Yushan said that he would not forgive himself, then there is no need to say those things about himself.

So Kui Yan didn't plan to tell Yushan why he was injured and why he sent the money bag back.

Kui Yan didn't say it, and Yushan didn't ask, but Yushan guessed that it was mostly related to money.

Yushan opened the money bag in front of him, counted the amount of money, and the money was not less.

Then, Yushan put back the money bag of five taels of silver and some broken silver and copper coins, and then put three taels of silver on the table, pushed it over to Kui Yu, and said: "That's all I can do, I lend it to you, because I also borrowed it from others." ”

Kui Yan hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand to block the hand pushed by Yushan, pushed the silver back, and said, "You are too busy to take care of yourself, there is no need to help me." ”

Yushan increased his strength, but still pushed the silver towards Kui Yu, and said: "You take it and use it first, and you need to spend money to buy some medicine to treat the injuries on your body, after all, your life is important, money is just money, not as important as people." ”

Kui Yan didn't push the silver back, but he didn't take it either, and said, "Then I'll borrow your three taels of silver first, it's late, I won't say anything more, I'll go." ”

After speaking, Kui Yan got up, took the three taels of silver in his hand, and slowly walked to the door.

Yushan got up to see him off and said four words: "Go slowly, take care." ”

Kui Yan didn't look back, and went out the door and slowly walked away.

Yushan looked at the back in the distance, sighed, and knew in his heart that the difficulties encountered by Kui Yan were great, but he really couldn't help him much, asking too much, knowing more, it was meaningless, it was better not to ask.

At night, Yushan had a dream.

I dreamed of myself - a small mountain, in the fluorescent diffuse, surrounded by countless aura snakes, they are very cheerful, very lively, like an ignorant child, innocent, cute, they approach the little mountain, stick to the little mountain, and get into the body of the mountain, and secretly poke out the little head from the arm of the mountain, babbling, like a child learning to speak, they will be angry, Playing with each other, opening their small mouths to bite the little snakes that are slow to burrow into their bodies, and pulling those who are dragging their hind legs to get in quickly.

The picture of this dream is very clear, it is very warm, very comfortable, very cozy.

Even when I woke up the next day, the picture of this dream was still clearly remembered in my mind, and the feeling of warmth, comfort, and comfort still existed.

Yushan stretched out comfortably, energetic, colorful, full of energy, clear perception of everything around, dew rolling on the leaves, birds turning on the branches, crawling insects in the soil, young shoots breaking the surface, the breeze stirring the mist, etc., etc., as if vividly.

At the gate of the forging institute, Senior Sister Hu Yao has been waiting for the mountain for a long time.

As soon as Yushan appeared, a bag of steamed buns flew over, Yushan reached out and grabbed it, grinning: "Sister Yu'er is early!"

"Huh! "Tut-tut!" Xiao'er shook her head and said, "The young man is very energetic!

Yushan smiled, and walked over naturally, without the depression in front of Senior Sister Yao'er in the past, "Thank you for Senior Sister Yao'er's steamed buns!

"Eh—what's going on?" Yao'er couldn't believe it, and she didn't know which tendon was wrong with this guy in front of her, how could she dare to talk like this?

Xiao'er's two big eyes kept blinking, looking like he wanted to laugh or not, and he didn't want to be angry, for a while.

Yushan walked into the door, looked back at Yao'er, and said with a smile: "Senior Sister Yao'er, are you going to see me striking iron now?" Or do you wait and hide under the window to watch?"

"Idiot! You are looking for a fight!" Xiao'er chased after him in three or two steps, grabbed Yushan's arm with one hand, and raised it high with the other, "Hehe! It's really three days without hitting the roof and opening the tile! These days, I'm afraid that my sister is too kind to you, don't be afraid! Dare to jump!"

Poof-poof-poof! Several times in a row, the jade hand slashed across the clothes, making a loud noise, but there was no force to fall on the flesh.

Yushan laughed, not as stupid as before, but a little free.

At this time, "Ahem!"

Seeing Lord Hu Tu standing on the top of the sky passing by, not far away from each other, he coughed twice, and the route under his feet seemed a little strange, he wanted to turn but didn't turn around, and he couldn't avoid it.

The child was momentarily still.

Yushan saluted unhurriedly, his tone was steady, and his voice was crisp, "Good morning, Master Hu!"

Lord Hu Tu walked quickly, nodded, did not look back, faster and faster, and soon entered the iron room.

When the adult's back was gone, Yao'er pursed her lips and whispered to Yushan: "Idiot! You are really good, now even my father you dare not be afraid! You took bile fat medicine last night!"

Beside the scolding, Yushan did not hang his head, did not avoid Xiao'er's gaze, but looked at her with a smile, revealing sincerity from the heart, and said softly: "Sister Xiao'er, thank you, in Yushan's mind, you are the best senior sister in the world, Yushan can be your junior, team member, friend, is Yushan's luck, Yushan will cherish it, remember it well, and will not forget it when you are old." ”

After listening, Xiao'er blinked vigorously, blinked, and red.

Yao'er turned her face to the side and said, "Idiot, I don't know what I'm talking about, my sister has a feeling of wanting to cry, you look for it!"

"I'm going to strike iron, see you in the cafeteria at noon. "Yu Shan said while walking towards the iron room, not fast, step by step, down-to-earth, with a straight back.

Early this morning, Yushan's mood and thinking have become much more clear, and many things in his mind have become more thorough.

For example, about Kui Yao, Yushan concluded that he owed a lot of debts and lived in extreme difficulties, because Yushan himself had experienced that when he was persecuted all the time, people's thoughts were complicated, and there were all kinds of good and bad thoughts, one thought of heaven and one thought of hell.

Thinking of Kui Yao, Yushan thought of himself again, compared to Kui Yan, he was much luckier, he met Mo Fuzi, Qing Po , Yi'er, and Sister Yao'er, if there was no appearance of them, what would he be?

Undoubtedly, I am a lucky person, and all the misfortunes have appeared, so that I can perceive this luck and feel the beauty and beauty around me.

Feel the good and cherish it.

Yushan began to really walk out of the calm pace, confident pace.

The forging courtyard covers a huge area and is very empty, just like a small world in the Yunmeng Martial Academy, just like the Yunmeng Martial Academy-sitting east and facing west. Hu Tu's private iron-striking room, which is the place where the mountain was beaten during this time, is located in the center of the forging courtyard, a large chase room ten zhang long and five zhang wide, and outside the room is a large playground, that is, the place where Yushan was punished for running laps. The playground divides the forging yard into the front yard and the back yard, and the front yard is divided into two areas by a corridor from the gate to the playground, and the backyard has never been in the mountain, as for the front yard, the mountain can not be counted as having entered, but it passes through the corridor in the middle of the left and right areas every day.

Yushan has never understood why Master Hu's blacksmithing room should be located alone in the middle of this large playground?

For this reason, Yushan also specially asked Sister Yao'er, and Sister Yao'er said: There was no such iron room on the playground before, it was specially set up for her father, as for why it was set up like this, when her father really opened the furnace to create a thing, he would naturally know.

Yushan didn't know what he heard, and he planned to get to the bottom of it, but Senior Sister Yao'er said: Don't ask, I can't describe it, anyway, you should be very powerful.

When striking iron today, Yushan seems to have some understanding, because whenever he goes down with a hammer, it will stir up a wave of air, just imagine: he has only been playing iron for a few days, it will stir up some air waves, if Master Hu shoots, it may collapse the surrounding houses, which should be the reason, so the surrounding area needs to be reserved for open space.

At this moment, Hu Tu was sitting by the window in the blacksmithing room, holding a cup of tea in his hand, staring at the young man who was striking iron, thoughtfully.

This kid is not ordinary fast to get started, and his strength, accuracy, and heat are all very well handled, I am afraid that even the old blacksmith may not have his kind of intuition and spirituality, and he really doesn't look like a person who has only been in contact with ironwork for more than ten days.

Later, Hu Tu seemed to have a decision in his mind.

Seeing that he put down the teacup, he walked to the door with his hands behind his back, and said directly to Yushan without looking back: "Clean up after you finish your hand, and come to the backyard study to find me later." ”

Yushan nodded and replied, "Okay, Uncle Hu, Yushan will come over soon." ”

When he heard the words "Uncle Hu", the middle-aged man who went out of the door with his feet almost stepped on the air, and almost stumbled.

Soon after, Yushan walked through the playground to the backyard gate.

Seeing that Deacon Qiu Lan was greeting him at the door, Yushan hurriedly saluted: "Yushan meets Aunt Lan!"

Deacon Qiu Lan said with a smile: "Yushan, I haven't seen you for a few days, I feel that you have grown taller and stronger again, and the whole person is more handsome and handsome, it's really good to be young!"

Yushan responded to Deacon Qiu Lan with a refreshing smile and followed her inside.

Deacon Qiu Lan asked as she walked, "Yushan, how is your father and mother, should they be younger than Aunt Lan?" ”

Yushan replied truthfully: "Yushan's father and mother are farming in Yujia Village, the southernmost part of the county district, and her body and bones are quite strong, but she is too hardworking, and Aunt Lan looks much younger than them." ”

Deacon Qiu Lan said with a smile: "You child is really good at talking, although you are young, hardworking and capable, you are a filial child at a glance, your father and mother are blessed! Aunt Yilan looks, it won't be long before you can take your father and mother to live in the county town, and then, marry a wife and have children, so that your father and mother can hold their grandson as soon as possible." ”

Being praised by Aunt Lan like this, especially when it came to marrying a wife and having children, Yushan was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "How can Yushan be so good as Aunt Lan said, as for my father, if I knew that my son was talking to a figure like Aunt Lan at this moment, maybe I could call the whole village over and announce it." ”

"Hehehe!" Deacon Qiu Lan was amused, and thought to herself: This kid is very good, I thought he would be bored before, but now it seems that he is quite interesting in life!

Bringing Yushan to the door of the study, Qiu Lan left in advance. Before leaving, she told Yushan that she didn't need to go to the cafeteria at noon today, she would eat in the backyard, and she would cook it herself.

In the study, Hu Tu stood next to the table, holding a pair of black and gray bracers in his hands, and an old tin box was placed on the table, which should be used to store the pair of bracers.

Yushan walked in, "Uncle Hu, Yushan is here." ”

Hu Tu handed the bracer in his hand to Yushan and said, "Put it on." ”

Yushan obediently did as he was told, took the wrist guard with both hands, and quickly put it on himself, the wrist guard was about three inches wide, black and gray, it looked simple and unpretentious, it was cold to start, there was some weight, it should be some kind of metal material, it was loose and could be fine-tuned on the wrist, and the whole piece was combined by the size of a little finger nail, which did not affect the wrist activity at all.

Yushan can feel that this thing is by no means as ordinary as it seems on the surface, and it should be worth a lot of money.

However, Hu Tu did not immediately talk about this pair of bracers, but said: "Riding the mountain, after going up the mountain, do you think that the mountain is very calm and normal, and it is also work and three meals a day, which is no different from the secular county town?"

Yushan nodded, indicating that he really thought so.

Hu Tu continued: "You are currently just an inconspicuous new handyman student, doing the work assigned to you step by step every day, not participating in other things, and not interacting with people much, so naturally you will not be targeted, and you belong to the kind that is ignored." ”

"But. ”

"The mountain is far from being as simple as you think, and cultivation is not as beautiful as outsiders think, when you really step into the door of cultivation, you will experience that kind of difficulty, difficulty, and danger. ”

"After hearing me say this, do you still yearn for the path of cultivation?"

Yushan thought for a while, and replied truthfully: "Uncle Hu, although Yushan has some yearning, but not reluctantly, Yushan's clearer idea in his heart is to follow Uncle Hu to learn to strike iron and learn to forge well, have a skill, work hard to keep a family, and live a stable life." ”

Hu Tu smiled, nodded, and said, "This kind of thinking is good, yes, everyone in the world is like this. But in life, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, it is not that you want to be stable, ups and downs are inevitable, and the better you are, the deeper your understanding will be. ”

After saying a paragraph, Hu Tu paused slightly, and then said: "Okay, let's not go too far, I gave you this pair of bracers today, I hope you will always wear them, you don't have to take them off and put them away, don't look at this pair of bracers looks ordinary, in fact, the material is very tough, the sword is difficult to enter, you can go back and experiment yourself in the iron room, boldly use a sledgehammer, an iron nail, and an axe to destroy it, and you will find that even traces will not be left behind." ”

Yushan kept nodding, but he still couldn't help but say: "Uncle Hu, Yushan has long felt that this thing is very valuable, such a valuable thing, Yushan is difficult to feel at ease, and I hope Uncle Hu will accept it..."

Hu Tu waved his hand to interrupt, didn't let Yushan finish speaking, and said with a smile: "The elder can't give it away, and you can accept it and cherish it with peace of mind." ”

Yushan had no choice but to give up and bow to Hu Tu and thank: "Thank you Uncle Hu for your love." ”

Yushan understands that Uncle Hu gave this pair of bracers to himself in order to make arrangements for his own safety, he is not a martial artist, it is really inappropriate to hold a sword and hang a sword, but it will make people mistakenly think that it is a provocation, and it will increase right and wrong, and this pair of bracers is different, it is not obvious, and you can raise your hand to block the sword and hit hard at the critical moment, which is really practical and intimate.

Uncle Hu loves himself so much, and he has surpassed the ordinary elders to the younger generations, and the master to the students, so it can be seen that Uncle Hu has the heart to accept himself as an apprentice, which is not something that people can ask for.

When he understood this, Yushan immediately bowed down solemnly and respectfully, and sincerely pleaded: "Please ask Uncle Hu to take Yushan as a disciple!"

Hu Tu nodded in appreciation, showed a pleased smile, helped the mountain up with both hands, and said: "I am very pleased that you have this heart, but the matter of apprenticeship does not have to be made public, you and I can put the master-apprentice relationship in your heart, and you still call me Uncle Hu." ”

Yushan arched his hand: "Yes, Shan'er wrote it down." ”

Then, Hu Tu sat down slowly, motioned for Yushan to sit down, and said seriously: "Shan'er, about what Yao'er has to you, you must have a feeling in your heart, you shouldn't have been involved with your uncle at this time, but your uncle wants to ask you what you mean." ”

Yushan got up and replied seriously: "Please rest assured, it is a great blessing for Shan'er to be favored by the child, and the blessing that Shan'er never dreamed of, as long as the uncle does not dislike Shan'er's current poverty and inaction, and is willing to give Shan'er a chance, Shan'er will live up to his uncle's trust, and he will take care of the child in this life, and will not let the child be wronged at all." ”

"Okay, uncle, rest assured, sit down. Hu Tu said very energetically, looking at the young man in front of him more and more satisfied, he couldn't help but smile and nodded.

It's just that a little later, he asked Yushan one more question, "Does Shan Er know that Xiao'er can't enter the cultivation gate due to the root of fetal disease?"

Yushan nodded and replied: "When Shan'er was eating in the cafeteria, I heard other students talk about Xiao'er's inability to enter the cultivation gate, and I already knew it in my heart, but Shan'er didn't ask Xiao'er about it, and I didn't want Xiao'er to remember the pain of her childhood. ”

"It's good that the mountains know. Hu Tu replied softly, with a gloom in the depths of his eyes, and he didn't say anything more.

Yushan felt that Uncle Hu was a little sad, so he changed the topic and said: "Uncle, is Aunt Lan Xiao'er's own aunt? Aunt Lan loves and dotes on Xiao'er very much, which makes Shan'er envious. ”

As soon as he heard the word Aunt Lan, the middle-aged man's expression changed instantly, and there were many different feelings in his eyes, but he turned his face to the side, deliberately not letting Yushan see it, and said while getting up in a hurry:

"Shan'er, go to the handyman yard and call Yao'er back to the backyard, it's almost time for lunch, Uncle almost forgot that there is an important thing to do. ”

After saying that, he hurried out of the study and walked down a long corridor to the depths of the backyard.