Chapter 61 - A Last Resort

Flowers and flowers are flying all over the sky, who has mercy on the red incense? -----Clear. Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions. Funeral Flower Yin (Lin Daiyu)"

It was past noon, and the red sun was gradually moving westward, and suddenly a few dark clouds gathered, and the red sun gradually receded, and the sky began to drizzle. The rain was sprinkled, wetting the eaves of Zhen's mansion and making Mrs. Zhen's room even darker.

The room was silent, and the old lady on the couch had put away the yellowed notice of missing persons, and lay there motionless, only tears flowed uncontrollably and silently, wetting a pillow. I recall every scene in the past 40 years, and the past has become a memory.

It turned out that this old lady Zhen, who was over the age of six, was Liu Qian, a lover from another world who traveled with Chen Long. When the two traveled through time and space, the time machine was destroyed by a killer gun, and Qi came in too late to tie up the two, so they sent the two to two planes respectively.

The time and space that Liu Qian arrived in was forty years earlier than Chen Long. Thinking back then, Liu Qian was naked, crossing the colorful passage, losing the trace of her lover around her, anxious and hesitant, coupled with the fear of the unknown world, Liu Qian who fell into a swamp wanted to cry without tears, and she was in danger of dying. Only by looking for Ailang's persistent belief will let her get out of that swamp alive.

The location where Liu Qian fell was on the north side of the ancient Yellow River impact plain in Jizhou, near the Baiyangdian District in later generations. Liu Qian, who walked out of the swamp, was already scarred, covered in mud, dying, not human-shaped, bitten by mosquitoes and locusts, almost no complete skin, and relied on reeds and grass roots to survive.

Struggling out of the swamp, the reeds on the edge of the swamp seemed to be endless. In Liu Qian's mind, it was already muddy, her legs trembled, and she moved forward mechanically, and her once tender skin was cut by the reed leaves, but she didn't realize it. Finally, when my eyes were empty, I vaguely saw a dirt road, and it was dark in front of me, and I fainted on the side of the golden swaying reeds, and I didn't know what happened.

It was nearly dusk, and a horse-drawn carriage came in a hurry on the dirt road. At the end of the carriage sat a young handsome man, with a solemn demeanor and wearing Confucian clothes, it was Zhen Mi's grandfather Deng Sheng, who had just been appointed as the commander of Wuji County in Jizhou and was on his way. It was also the will of God, it happened that Deng Sheng was worried about missing the night, lifted the curtain to check the sky, and saw Liu Qian who fell on the edge of the reeds at a glance, so he got out of the car to save people, saw Liu Qian naked, changed his change of clothes to Liu Qian, and took Liu Qian to Wuji, carefully cared for all the way.

Deng Sheng saw that after Liu Qian freshened up, she looked delicate, her body was fit, she fell in love, and started her pursuit. Liu Qian wept and said: "Brother Deng, I have a husband, and I encountered bandits together, and I don't know if I live or die." I was looking for my husband's whereabouts, and I asked Brother Deng to treat me as a sister. ”

Deng Sheng took pity on Liu Qian's life experience, and personally wrote a notice for Liu Qian to find the person, and Liu Qian drew an image of Chen Long and posted it everywhere. Two years later, there was no news. Deng Sheng has never married, Liu Qian thought about it and agreed with Deng Sheng: "Brother Deng, I know everything you want." I am twenty-five years old this year, and if I can't find my husband in ten years, and Brother Deng still loves me, I would like to marry you as a wife and concubine. ”

Ten years have passed, Liu Qian's thoughts about Chen Long are becoming more and more bitter and deeper, and whenever she changes to a new place with Deng Sheng, she will post missing notices everywhere. Ten years later, Deng Sheng was infatuated and really didn't marry, Liu Qian agreed to marry Deng Sheng, and Deng Sheng cried with joy. A year later, she gave birth to a daughter, Deng Lan, and married Zhen Yi, the county commander of Zhending, when she became an adult, and gave birth to a daughter, Zhen Mi. At this time, Deng Sheng was transferred to Luoyang as an official, Zhen Yi was transferred to Shangcai County Commander, Deng Lan died early, so he took Liu Qian to Zhending to take care of Zhen Mi, and suddenly he was already fifteen years old.

Zhen Mi has been by her grandmother's side for a long time, and she has the best relationship with her grandmother, coupled with her gentle temperament, she listens to Liu Qian's arrangement in everything. Smart since childhood, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are omnipotent, and they are naturally beautiful, beautiful as fairies, and they are famous ladies in Jizhou. Liu Qian is gradually getting old, Huafa is born early, the red fragrance is broken, who is there to pity? In the past 40 years, I don't know how many times I have tried the back brain chip, looking forward to returning, but I have been disappointed again and again. was already like a tree, and took care of Zhen Mi's growth wholeheartedly, but unexpectedly, in this Zhending County, he saw Chen Long, who was still young, again, and knew the cause and effect.

is lonely and self-pitying, his liver and intestines are broken, sighing that God's will makes people, and now he has gray hair, how can he meet his lair? The knocker sounded softly, and the subordinate led Lang Zhong in, Liu Qian hurriedly wiped away her tears, hung down the bed curtain, and stretched out her right hand to let Lang Zhong take the pulse. Zhen Mi happened to come back, and Lang Zhong prescribed some herbs for calming the mind and sleeping.

Zhen Mi instructed his subordinates to fry herbs, sat beside his grandmother, and said softly: "The person my grandmother asked me to befriend is surnamed Chen Minglong, and I have already found out that he lives in the neighboring Zhaojiazhuang." But I don't know why Grandma asked me to make friends with this person? ”

When Liu Qian heard the word Chen Long, it was really Ailang, and her heart fluctuated again, and she held back her tears and said: "When Grandma was young, she suffered an accident, and her ex-husband had no news, and later married your grandfather. I saw Chen Long today, who looked exactly like my ex-husband, and when I remembered the past, I was in a state of agitation, and then I suddenly became ill. Saying that, he unfolded the search notice and said: "Mi'er, you see, my ex-husband is also called Chen Long, isn't it the injustice of his previous life?" ”

When Zhen Mi looked at it, sure enough, the word Chen Long was written on the missing person notice, and she couldn't help but be startled, is there really a ghost or god in this world? She Bingxue was smart, and said to Liu Qian gently: "Grandma, this matter is strange, and Chen Long may be the descendant of your ex-husband, but I don't know." When you are well, I will accompany you to meet this person and ask everything, okay? ”

Liu Qian was conflicted in her heart, and asked herself, her heart to see her lover has never been extinguished, but now that she is old, how should she meet? I don't know if Airo can recognize himself? Can you accept yourself as you are? It's really better to see each other than not to see, a river of spring water, only flowing eastward.

Zhen Mi saw that Grandma was speechless for a long time, so she waited quietly on the side. Suddenly, Liu Qian said, "Mi'er, take your piano." Grandma wants to listen to the song 'Plum Blossom Night Snow'. ”

Just after someone cut the decoction, Zhen Mi served Liu Qian to drink it, took the guqin, and played it with a gurgling sound. The music of the piano is clear and clear, as if coming from the top of the distant mountain, as elegant and noble as plum blossoms. The melody turns solemn and deep, such as seeing the cold winter wax moon, ten thousand trees wither, only the plum blossoms stand in the cold. The music flows slowly, becoming more and more profound and quiet, and finally a line, and the aftersound is lingering, which makes people have endless aftertaste.

At the end of the song, Zhen Mi saw that her grandmother was already asleep, so she slowly withdrew from the bedroom with the piano in her arms and let the maid take care of her. When he went to the front yard, he nodded and called the servants: "Zhen Jin, Zhen Yin, prepare the carriage and horses early tomorrow morning, and the two of you will go to Zhaojiazhuang with me." ”

It turned out that Zhen Mi was filial piety, and when she saw that her grandmother didn't answer and couldn't see Chen Long, she seemed to have an inexplicable heart disease. secretly made up her mind, intending to go to Zhaojiazhuang by herself, find Long Chen, ask about the cause and effect, and break this matter for Grandma. In fact, in Zhen Mi's heart, she faintly longed to meet Chen Long again, but she hadn't even noticed it yet.

Besides, Chen Long, after lunch, he said goodbye to Fu Zhuyi, Zhao Yun saw Corporal Chen Long Lixian, how could he not feel it in his heart. Only Tong Feifei, who has no heart and lungs, is still full of interest and has a lot of fun. It wasn't until it was getting late and the city gate was about to be closed, and a few people returned to Zhaojiazhuang.

Along the way, Zhen Mi's pretty face continued to rise in Chen Long's heart, and the feeling of déjà vu became stronger and stronger, but he couldn't explain it clearly. I regret faintly in my heart, I should go to see Zhen Mi's grandmother and seek answers.

A few people went to Zhao Ya to return the horses, and Zhao Yun went to pick up Tong Yuan, joined Zhou Budo and others, and had dinner at the tavern.

There was one more Tong Feifei during the banquet, and the atmosphere was much more lively, Feifei said that he would teach the Black Tiger Gang a lesson today, and it was rare for her to say it so expressively. Tong Yuan's old eyebrows furrowed and said, "This Chu Yan, I've heard of it." It is rumored that he is strong in martial arts and excellent in light skills, and is known as 'Feiyan'. The Black Tiger Gang has a large number of tens of thousands of people, and it is not a good thing to provoke him. ”

Tong Feifei was unconvinced: "What Feiyan, it's just a turtle with a shrunken head." Today, he saw the martial arts of Senior Brother Long and Senior Brother Yun, and he didn't even let out a fart, so he lost money and left. Such a good thing, there are still so many people following, it is also a strange flower. He made an unconvinced expression.

Everyone laughed when they saw that Feifei was funny. Chen Long said: "If there is chaos today, how many of the generals of the Yellow Turban are strong in martial arts?" Isn't it also hundreds of thousands of followers? In the future, this person may also be a party commander. ”

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, his feeling was the same as that of Long Chen, this Chu Yan was not simple. This person is calm, can bend and stretch, and can also drive a fierce general like Zhang Niujiao, and it is unknown that he will become a force in the future. How do you know that Chen Long has a light brain in his head, and he has already checked Chu Yan's bottom line, and even he will develop the Black Mountain Army in the future, and he will be able to merge the two states with great knowledge.

That night, Feifei stayed in his father's room, Chen Long and Zhao Yun built a bed for Tong Yuan, and placed it next to Chen Long's bed, and the three masters and apprentices crowded into Zhao Yun's small room and talked at night.

Chen Long happened to take Li Yan's internal strength and mental method, so he asked his teacher to teach his father under the lamp, and after Tong Yuan finished explaining, Chen Long officially began to practice this internal skill. Tong Yuan saw that after the explanation, Long Chen was already able to cultivate on his own, and he was very comforted in his heart. After Chen Long finished collecting the exercises, he found that there was no conflict between this internal skill and the group rest gong, and the group rest gong could still operate on its own during the break, and he was secretly happy in his heart.

Chen Long saw that there was a faint cloud of white qi on the head of Zhao Yun, who was cultivating next to him, and asked Tong Yuan, "How is the internal strength practiced by Senior Brother Yun?" ”

Tong Yuan said: "Zilong's cultivation is a variant of the Dharma Yijin Sutra. The righteous father changed the operation mode of some meridians according to the physical attributes of Zilong, so that the internal power was transformed into gold, which was more suitable for Zilong to use. This internal strength is known for its offense, and its domineering is extraordinary, if you encounter it, you should overcome it with fire. It's just that your internal strength is not high, and you are not Zilong's opponent in this item. ”

Chen Long asked, "Master, what are the internal strengths of the fire attribute?" ”

"The attributes of internal strength vary from person to person, and I don't know what kind of internal strength you are suitable for. I don't have the ability of a father-in-law to transform the meridians. It can only depend on your fate. When Long Chen heard this, he was slightly disappointed in his heart.

After a while, Zhao Yun stood up, Tong Yuan was a martial artist, and asked for Zhao Yun: "Wenlong, I don't know how your Lingling's force is arranged?" Zilong went, what position would it be? ”

Chen Long had already thought of the location for Zhao Yun, but he didn't dare to mention it to Zhao Yun yet, for fear that Zhao Yun would refuse. Hearing this, he said, "Master, do you agree with Senior Brother Yun to help me?" After that, he looked at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun smiled: "Then what position is Senior Brother Long going to give me?" ”

Long Chen was overjoyed and said: "Senior Brother Long, I will let you be the commander of the First Legion of Lingling, with four entire divisions and more than 30,000 elite soldiers. Your status is only below me, as for the official title, whatever you choose, I will make you the White Dragon General, okay? ”

When Zhao Yun heard what the White Dragon General heard, he laughed and said, "Then I'll think about it." "Chen Long was angry, and he made trouble for a long time, but he still teased me.

Zhao Yun fell asleep, and didn't forget to tell Chen Long: "Wenlong, don't forget to wash your feet!" Master, you too! ”

The next morning, Long Chen got up early and practiced his primary internal skills again, and suddenly, a gentle and virtuous voice sounded outside the hospital: "Is Brother Long Chen at home?" ”