Chapter 63: Together Through Thick and Thin
There is no end in heaven and earth, and human life is like frost. ----- Three Kingdoms. Cao Zhi "Two Poems for Ying"
It is said that when Chen Long learned the news of Liu Qian, although he was heartbroken, he still decided to live and die. finally plucked up the courage to meet the white-haired Liu Qian with the beauty Zhen Mi. In addition to being sad, Chen Long mentioned that one day he could return to the future, return to his youth, and continue his future, Liu Qian ignited a glimmer of hope and finally could face Chen Long calmly.
Chen Long persuaded Liu Qian to move to Lingling for a while, but Liu Qian hesitated, but unexpectedly Zhen Mi interjected, she was actually going, and there was a hint of urging in her words. Liu Qian secretly glanced at Zhen Mi, and saw her beautiful eyes looking at Long Chen, like autumn water, and couldn't help but think in her heart.
When Chen Long heard Zhen Mi's words, he was overjoyed. Hurriedly said: "Since Miss Zhen and Mrs. Deng have agreed, I can set off at any time and personally escort the two to Lingling." ”
Liu Qian had nothing to say at this time, so she had to agree. Qiang Yan smiled and said: "Mi'er, you write to your father first, Brother Chen still has something to do here, and there is no need to rush to Lingling." ”
Zhen Mi also felt a hint of eagerness, and a slight red glow rose on her face, restoring her dignified and elegant appearance. She has received a lady's education since she was a child, and this is the first time she has fought for something, but as for what she has won, it is hazy.
Chen Long finally got to see his old friend, and he didn't want to be separated from Liu Qian anymore, for fear of losing it again. He said cheekily: "I am in Zhaojiazhuang, there is nowhere to stay, and now I have to meet my grandfather's deceased, and I am willing to do my filial piety." Can I stay overnight? It is enough to have an ear room. ”
Zhen Mi's heart moved when she heard this, she didn't dare to make the decision, she only looked at her grandmother, and there was expectation in her beautiful eyes. In Liu Qian's heart, it is really difficult to let go of Chen Long, forty years of longing, how can she be separated? Seeing Zhen Mi looking at him again, he nodded and said, "Mi'er, you go and arrange it." "Zhen Mi is like Feng Lunyin, dignified and dignified, but her heart is full of joy.
Chen Long took a trip back to Zhaojiazhuang, and made it clear to the master that Zhending's relatives had to let him live in Zhending for a while, and he was ready to go back and forth to Zhending every day to learn art. Of course, Tong Yuan didn't have any opinions, Tong Feifei was very unhappy, and Zhao Yun hurriedly explained. Tong Feifei heard that Chen Long still came to learn art during the day every day, so his mood improved. Chen Long was asking Tong Feifei and Zhao Yun to be a couple, afraid that Tong Feifei would like him and destroy the relationship between himself and Zhao Yun, so he pretended not to see Feifei's dissatisfaction and went back to Zhending.
In a small ear room in Zhen's mansion, Liu Qian and Zhen Mi made a bed for Chen Long with their own hands, and the quilt was folded smoothly. Liu Qian saw Zhen Mi's happy appearance, and took Zhen Mi's little hand to her bedroom.
Zhen Mi helped Liu Qian to do a good job, poured her a cup of tea, Liu Qian raised her glass and said, "Mi'er, you have grown up." When you were a child, you didn't even want to step out of the gate, but now you are willing to go to Lingling, which is thousands of miles away. ”
Where did Zhen Mi know that Liu Qian was trying her mind, and said happily: "After Mi'er saw that Grandma and Brother Chen had talked, her complexion was good, and she naturally wanted you to get along with Brother Chen more." Moreover, Mi'er also wants to see this world, I heard that the Jizhou Yellow Turban is very troublesome, and Lingling is far away from here, maybe it is a peaceful world. With Brother Chen's protection, we can sit back and relax! ”
Liu Qian saw that every time Zhen Mi talked about Chen Long, her beautiful eyes always glowed, thinking about fate, since the sky is destined, let's let it be. He is old and useless, and his granddaughter must love someone, no matter who he is, let him love him.
Liu Qian exhaled a breath of turbidity, as if she had pulled out a big stone that was pressing on her chest, and finally freed herself from the pain of not being able to accompany Chen Long to old age. Since the reality is already so cruel, it is impossible to realize the appointment with Brother Long, and his life is about to come to an end.
If Zhen Mi falls in love with Chen Long, he will definitely persuade Brother Long to accept Zhen Mi. Not only because Zhen Mi can accompany Brother Long instead of himself, but also because Brother Long will definitely bring Zhen Mi a lifetime of happiness, thus relieving Zhen Mi's fate of being given death by Cao Pi.
Thinking of this, Liu Qian was in a better mood, talking and laughing with Zhen Mi, and the grandparents and grandchildren looked forward to Lingling together.
Suddenly, it was more than half a month, and Chen Long and Zhao Yun's Seven Snakes had begun to take shape, and Chen Long's primary internal strength had also made great progress. Zhao Yun finally officially agreed to Chen Long's invitation, and in private, the two were already a lifelong friendship, and Zhao Yun recognized Chen Long as his father-in-law. Only Tong Feifei, a beauty who usually likes to talk and laugh, seems to have a little more on her mind.
Every time Chen Long practiced, he used an ordinary steel gun, and as he became more proficient in his moves, he felt more and more that the steel gun in his hand lacked spirituality, and it seemed that the moves could not be brought into full play. The gun qi that Chen Long wanted most was never successful.
Chen Long thought of the origin of Zhao Yun's rainstorm pear flower spear, the secret realm of Baishi, and couldn't help but feel itchy. With his own strength and Zhao Yun's strength, of course, it is not a problem to break into the secret realm safely, but I don't know if I have the luck to obtain the divine weapon.
Zhao Yun saw that Chen Long was holding the rainstorm pear flower gun all day long, and sighed for a long time, he had already understood what he meant, and took the initiative to mention: "Wenlong, the marksmanship is also almost learned, as long as you practice diligently, you will definitely succeed." If you have nothing to do, why not explore the secret realm of Baishi? ”
Chen Long was overjoyed when he heard this, and Tong Feifei was also clamoring to go, and everyone agreed to leave early tomorrow morning. Chen Long calculated the time, it would take about ten days, and remembered that Zhang Ning had no news, so he put down everything and went straight to Zhaojiazhuang.
According to the development of the official history, Zhang Jiaojun can still support it for a period of time. But Chen Long was afraid that if history had been rewritten, if something happened to Zhang Ning, he would have to regret it for the rest of his life. Found Zhou Budo in the village, Zhou Budo called Gao Lan, and the three of them sat down at a small tea table in the open air, and the surroundings were very clean.
As soon as he sat down, Gao Ran arched his hand and shouted in a low voice: "Lord." Chen Long was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked Zhou Budo after returning the salute: "Yuan Zhi has already told General Gao Lan?" Zhou Budo nodded affirmatively and said: "Brother Huan's martial arts are strong, I will help you promise Gao Lan a deputy division commander." ”
Chen Long said with a smile: "There is no problem with this, in the future, I will be in the same boat through thick and thin, and we will all be a family." Gao Ran saw that Chen Long didn't have the frame of a master, and he couldn't help but be happy, glad that he had followed the right person.
Chen Long continued: "I am going to go to the White Stone Secret Realm with Zhao Yun tomorrow, and it will take about ten days. I don't have to worry about Guangzong's situation, Yuan Zhi, you will go back to Guangzong tomorrow and listen to the military report. Huanzhi, you go with you, and Yuanzhi's safety will be handed over to you. After speaking, he was not at ease, and then instructed: "Huanzhi, I and others are still nominally officials of the Han Dynasty, and the real relationship with the Yellow Turban is top secret, and only a few high-level Yellow Turbans know my identity." Don't talk to anyone, you know? ”
Gao Ran nodded and said, "Lord, this stake Yuan Zhi has already told me, please rest assured." ”
Chen Long let go of his worries, and asked them and Zhao Ya to ask for leave, so that they could leave with confidence. Beat the horse and returned to Zhending Zhen's mansion, and said goodbye to Liu Qian and Zhen Mi, Zhen Mi knew that his martial arts were not good, and he couldn't go with Chen Long, so he was a little depressed. Chen Long's heart moved, and he wrote the light gong method on the bamboo slips, thinking that peach blossoms can be learned, and Zhen Mi must be able to do it. Zhen Fu Xizizi took it and said, "It's good for the eldest brother to give it to me earlier, then I can go with the eldest brother this time." ”
Chen Long smiled and said: "Mi'er practice light skills, and the eldest brother will teach you other self-defense techniques, and in the future, you can also fly the eaves and walk the wall, punish the rape and eliminate the evil, okay?" Zhen Mi put down her reserve and laughed heartily. At that moment, Chen Long, Liu Qian, and Zhen Mi said goodbye and returned to Zhaojiazhuang.
Early the next morning, everyone had breakfast together in Zhaojiazhuang, Zhou Budo and Gao Ran set off and went straight to Guangzong, Zhao Yun, Chen Long, and Tong Feifei rode horses, each with dry food and water, and went straight to Baishi Mountain in the northeast.
Baishi Mountain is about 100 miles away from Zhending, but the road is rugged and difficult to travel, the loop is reciprocated, the mountain road is crooked, the road is two days, the town is sparse, and the three of them have to eat and sleep in the open. Fortunately, Zhao Yun is an old horse, and finally on the third day, he arrived at a place in the deep mountains. Zhao Yun pointed to a few white boulders exposed on the top of the distant mountain and said, "Baishi Mountain has arrived!" ”
The three of them saw that the jungle under Baishi Mountain was like a cover, and only the top of the mountain was full of white stones, and they couldn't help but sigh at the magic of nature. The three of them got off the horse, let the horses gnaw the grass and rest, and walked to the edge of a cliff, only to see the green of the trees under the cliff, and the faint sound of flowing water, and the scenery was beautiful. Chen Long asked, "Zilong, how is the scope of this secret realm calculated?" ”
Chen Long picked up a withered branch and said while drawing on the ground: "With Baishi Mountain as the center, a radius of dozens of miles, it is all a no-man's land, which can be counted as the scope of the secret realm. But there are a few places that are special and are generally considered to be truly secret places. As he spoke, he drew a shallow ditch in the ground and said: "This is the Bailugou Canyon ten miles east of Baishi Mountain, which is deep and long, and poison gathers, and my rainstorm pear blossoms are obtained in this ditch." ”
He drew a circular path on the other side: "This is a cave at the end of Bailugou, which is said to go straight to the ground and is unfathomable." My brother and I didn't go in last time. ”
Then, a meandering curve was drawn on the north side: "This is a primeval jungle, all of which are tall Masson pines, and because the trees are very dense, there is almost no light in the jungle, and it is called a black pine forest." It is also home to many beasts and snakes, which no one has ever dared to enter, and is also regarded as a forbidden place by many treasure seekers. ”
Seeing that Zhao Yun spoke clearly, Long Chen nodded and said, "The primeval jungle is too dangerous, and Bailugou Zilong has explored it again, let's explore this cave, how about it?" ”
Before the three of them came here, they prepared a lot of climbing tools such as long ropes, according to Chen Long's modern eyes, as long as there are several people tied with long ropes, connected into a string, it is not difficult to drill a cave, and there will be no danger. Chen Long found a few more pine branches, cut them into the shape of wooden sticks, cut a piece of rope and wrapped it tightly around one end of the torch, and smeared it with pine oil to make several torches. Tong Feifei saw that Chen Long made these things easily, effortlessly, and couldn't help but marvel at Chen Long's ability to survive in the wild.
When the horses passed by a sunny hillside covered with grass, Chen Long called them all to dismount, found many branches, and taught everyone to cut them into wooden stakes and nail them to the top of the hillside, gradually forming a fence. Chen Long drove a few horses into the fence, sealed the gap, looked at the most primitive horse pen, clapped his hands and said, "In this way, no matter how long we leave, the horses will not starve to death and will not run out." ”
Tong Feifei said: "This fence is not very high, won't the horse go out as soon as it jumps?" ”
Chen Long explained with a smile: "Horses have grass to eat, so they won't jump around." And horses have spirituality, because they have been constrained by the horse pen since they were children, so when they see the horse pen, they think it is insurmountable, this is their nature. ”
Although Tong Feifei nodded, he still smiled: "Little junior brother, if we come back, the horses are gone, and you will be punished for carrying me back to Zhaojiazhuang." Chen Long hurriedly said: "It's better to carry it on Senior Brother Yun's back, I think you're too heavy." "Smoke the seven orifices of a child's flying qi and stomp his feet.
Several people were playing and making trouble, carrying their equipment on foot and walking into the mountains. On the way, the road was opened in the mountains, the bridge was filled in the water, and finally before dark, I arrived at the entrance of the cave.
The entrance to the cave is halfway up a hill, and within a hundred meters of the surrounding area, there is no grass, highlighting an oval-shaped hole. Chen Long carefully inspected the rocks on the side of the cave, saw that the stones were loose and there was no soil, and understood the reason why there was no grass, and he couldn't help but secretly worry that if the cave was shaken, it was likely to collapse.
When the night came, Long Chen lit a torch and went a little deeper from the entrance of the cave, seeing that the entrance was still dry and smooth, and several people were preparing to rest at the entrance of the cave. The torches were gradually extinguished, and several people were drowsy, when they suddenly saw a few green glows flickering inside the deep cave, as if fireflies were floating in the night. Tong Feifei was curious, and was about to go deeper, but Chen Long grabbed him and said, "It's a wolf!" ”