The sudden sound made Sister-in-law Wang and Zhenhaihou slightly shocked. So is it really Sister-in-law Wang's son who is back? This is naturally impossible, and the owner of this voice is Qingcheng.

He looked at Sister-in-law Wang's appearance and knew that as Zhenhaihou said, the reality was too cruel, and once Sister-in-law Wang faced the reality that her son was dead again, she would collapse even more.

However, the key figure in the matter, the so-called, Zhenhaihou who took his son to fight pirates, personally told the news of his son's death, and the beautiful illusion that Sister-in-law Wang had made up because she couldn't bear the blow completely collapsed.

Many times, people go crazy because of the cruelty of reality, so that they choose to escape, and the self-protection mechanism in the brain's latent consciousness is a fictitious memory. This memory is beautiful, what people yearn for, and it is the motivation for this person to persist in living.

However, this is only an illusion after all, and no matter how beautiful it is, it is not true. In fact, this is the question that Zhenhaihou asked Qingcheng just now, which is more acceptable, beautiful illusion or cruel reality.

Why does Qingcheng say that the prosperity and beauty in front of him are all false? And Zhenhaihou seemed to understand what he meant, so he would personally show Qingcheng the gap between the two.

Sister-in-law Wang, who lives in a fictional world, can at least survive, and there is still motivation and hope; However, when she needs to face reality, she really has no hope of living. As for Qingcheng, why did he react like this?

"You, who do you say you are? Are you me, my son? ”

Sister-in-law Wang looked at Qingcheng's appearance, and for some reason her vision suddenly became hazy, and her originally clear face suddenly became blurred. At the same time, another familiar and longing figure was in front of his eyes, and Qingcheng gradually became one.

In this way, Sister-in-law Wang couldn't say, and she couldn't see who Qingcheng was. But she knew that the figure who was in one with Qingcheng was the son she had been thinking about for a long time. But Zhenhai Hou clearly said that his son was dead, and Qingcheng was not like this just now, so Sister-in-law Wang was confused.

"Mother, why are you so stupid, Master Hou is joking with you. Did I come back with a bad deal? You see your clothes are torn, have you been having a bad time these days? ”

Qingcheng sorted out clearly, slowly walked to Sister-in-law Wang's side, bent down and squatted down, holding her arms, chuckling and caring. Listening to his words, Sister-in-law Wang was in a trance for a while, and suddenly thought that once, when her son went out to work, came back a few days later, and saw that she also asked the same question.

"Mother, why are you still wearing this ragged dress? Throw it away, you see, my son has made a lot of money, go, I'll buy you new clothes. ”

"No, no, my mother is old, what can't I wear. If you have money, don't spend it indiscriminately, save it all and keep it for your daughter-in-law. ”

The words of déjà vu instantly evoked the memories of Sister-in-law Wang, and at the same time, Qingcheng's face gradually became clear in her eyes, but it became more and more like her son.

"You, you're really a calf?"

Wang Daniu, the son of Wang's sister-in-law, is extremely stubborn and kind-hearted. Qingcheng heard that Sister-in-law Wang began to call her son's name, and knew that she should start to believe in herself, so she continued to chuckle and said, "Who else can I be." Mother, my son won the battle with the Hou Ye and returned triumphantly, my son is out now, and I will be filial to you in the future, so that you can live a good life. ”

Qingcheng's words once again evoked the memories of Wang's sister-in-law, she thought that one year there was a locust plague in Linhai City, and the crops in the field were all destroyed, and the poor people had no food to eat, so they could only rely on the miscellaneous porridge relieved by the imperial court to survive. One day, her son suddenly brought home a roasted sweet potato, happily showed it to his sister-in-law, and asked her to eat it. Wang's sister-in-law definitely didn't eat it, and wanted her son to eat it by himself. As a result, her son said.

"Mother, this is what I pulled for people today, the host's family rewarded, I have eaten, this is what I brought back for you, you can eat it quickly." Mother, don't worry, sooner or later, I will get ahead, let you live a rich life, I will take a good daughter-in-law, give birth to a son, and be filial to you together. Eat it. ”

Sister-in-law Wang ate half of the sweet potato in tears, and the remaining half of the excuse was that she couldn't eat it, so she pushed it to her son. When her son saw that his mother was full, he devoured the remaining half. Sister-in-law Wang knew at a glance that her son had never eaten, but he was filial, and he had to give his mother a bite to eat first, and she was very pleased.

"Okay mother, get up quickly, my son is now an errand under Hou Ye, you are embarrassing your son like this. Get up, wipe your tears, and we're going home. In the future, it's a good day. ”

Qingcheng's words, combined with the memories of Sister-in-law Wang, made her completely let go of the defense line in her heart, the blurred figure became clear, and the Qingcheng in front of her became her own son in her eyes. And after she "saw" Qingcheng's face clearly, the old tears stretched out her hands and touched Qingcheng's face, unable to calm the excitement in her heart for a long time.

"Son, you, you're finally back."

Qingcheng knew that Sister-in-law Wang completely regarded herself as her son, and she couldn't help but feel a little relieved. At least, Sister-in-law Wang has the motivation to persist in living, so as not to collapse and be helpless. And Zhenhaihou looked at what was happening in front of him and was full of emotion. After a moment of silence, he sighed heavily.

"So, you also chose false beauty, didn't you?"

"No, Master Hou misunderstood", Qingcheng slowly helped up his sister-in-law, and said solemnly: "Give the eldest lady a beautiful illusion of a son going on the expedition, that is the false beauty." Of course, Qingcheng knew that this was also for her good, but Master Hou, just like what you did just now, the false beauty can't withstand the impact of the truth after all, and it's just a short escape. And what Qingcheng has to do is to guide her slowly and let her realize the truth by herself under my care. When it fell, the eldest mother had a new sustenance, and at the same time thanked me for what I had done, and she would definitely not commit suicide and would continue to live. ”

What Qingcheng said is actually true. Sister-in-law Wang will go crazy because of her son's death, and her latent conscious self-protection mechanism is worried that she will not be able to stand the blow and commit suicide, so she fabricates a beautiful illusion. And Qingcheng is now pretending to be her son, and with continuous care, the reason why Sister-in-law Wang went crazy at the beginning is gone, that is, her son is not dead, and she will naturally recover slowly.

And a recovery like this is tantamount to slowly telling her the truth, and telling her the truth while having a new sustenance, it will not be so difficult to accept. And in time, what Qingcheng said may really succeed. However, the crux of the matter is time and Qingcheng's care.

"You're right, but Qingcheng, the premise of all this is to have time, have you ever thought that if it weren't for you, she would still have to face reality. You should understand what Ben Hou means, you are the same now, you don't have so much time to wait. ”

Qingcheng helped Sister-in-law Wang to sit down, always smiling, and after she sat down, Qingcheng walked to the teapot and poured a cup of tea, and said while walking back to Sister-in-law Wang's side: "Master Hou knows a little bit about the difficulties Qingcheng knows a little bit, but Master Hou, no time is just an assumption, it is you who feel that there is no time, but it is not an established fact." Therefore, does Hou Ye think it is worth making extreme protective measures in advance for the sake of an idea? ”

Qingcheng handed the water to Sister-in-law Wang, asked her to take a sip to suppress her shock, and then continued: "Just like we just said, war is cruel, but people have love. Hou Ye's original intention must be for Linhai City, which Qingcheng has no doubt. But Master Hou, have you ever thought that once you start, there will be a lot of uncontrollable sacrifices, wouldn't that be contrary to your original desire? In other words, maybe Hou Ye doesn't have so much time, but in the limited time, he tries his best to protect this side according to his original intention, even if he fails in the end, Hou Ye, that is called worthy of his heart. ”

Qingcheng's words touched Zhenhaihou, he silently recalled his past, and thought of everything that happened recently, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty and blamed himself. Looking at his appearance, Qingcheng already had an answer in his heart, and no longer pressed to ask, but helped his sister-in-law and prepared to leave.

"But Qingcheng, have you ever thought that I can at least keep most people safe, but if I really don't have much time and I don't take any measures, how can you guarantee that I will be better than me when there is a different person here?"

"For Linhai City, it is difficult to have a better candidate than Hou Ye. Because Hou Ye was not for his career from the beginning, otherwise, you would not have chosen a disaster-making Linhai City when the sun was in the middle of the day. ”

Qingcheng's words made Zhenhaihou stunned in place. For so many years, except for Duan Feiyan, no one has understood his ambitions, and recently, he seems to have found another soulmate.

Thinking of this, a tear couldn't help but slip through the corner of Zhenhaihou's eyes, it seemed that he was really tired after so many years of hard support. But he can't let outsiders see that he is tired, he is afraid that they will feel sorry for him. Recently, in front of a bosom friend, my tiredness was finally subconsciously revealed.

"But Master Hou, if it is Qingcheng instead, he will never give up his ambitions because of an idea. Because I always believe that the way of heaven is just, and the way of this world is not so dark, even if there is, I am willing to change it, and I will spend my life for it, rather than being changed by it. ”

After saying that, Qingcheng was ready to leave. Looking at his movements, Zhenhai Hou calmed down, and after stopping him, he asked, "Qingcheng, tell me the truth, what do you see?" ”

When the Marquis of Zhenhai asked the key question, Qingcheng was silent for a moment, and sighed: "Hou Ye still remembers that when Hou Ye praised Qingcheng's understanding of the Eight Gate Formations outside the mine, Qingcheng once said that if Qingcheng is defeated, then Hou Ye is the most suitable person to lead the troops. The reason why I say this is because my father mentioned to me many years ago: 'Tang Wujing was brave and strategic, and every time he was in war. He is especially good at eight formations, which are rarely comparable in the army. However, he is humble and low-key, so few people know it'. ”

Qingcheng said frankly and bluntly, and Zhenhaihou was shocked. After the two were silent for a moment, Zhenhaihou asked, "So, you plan to ......"

"Hou Ye", Qingcheng interrupted Zhenhai Hou's words, and said with a chuckle: "Hou Ye is dedicated to the people, as long as he finds his original intention, it will definitely be the blessing of Daqi and the blessing of the people." Qingcheng only asks Master Hou for one thing, don't tell the truth to the eldest mother, thank you. ”

After speaking, Qingcheng took his sister-in-law and left, leaving Zhenhaihou alone in place, silently savoring Qingcheng's words.