Chapter 62: The Pursuers
When night fell, the earth had fallen silent, but the worried Shangguan Hao couldn't sleep, standing quietly in the pavilion, looking at the crescent moon in the sky and sighing......
"Hey......" Shangguan Hao put one hand on the guardrail, the sound of the lake fluctuating kept lingering in his ears, he rubbed his fingers carelessly, the railing with some spots, and a sad look on his face.
"I'm still thinking about Ling'er!" Xiao Yun habitually walked over unconsciously behind his hands, standing beside Shangguan Hao and said with concern.
"Senior Xiao!" After Shangguan Hao heard this, he turned around and arched his hand to Xiao Yun, acquiesced to what Xiao Yun said, and then resumed his standing posture just now.
"Doesn't that old guy see anything?" Xiao Yun still stood with his hands behind his back, his tall body standing in the meager moonlight, reflecting a faint phantory shadow, prostrate on the tea table behind him, separated from Shangguan Hao's shadow by more than half a zhang, and coexisting in parallel in the pavilion.
"Because my father is in retreat, I don't know about it!" Shangguan Hao said frankly.
"I see!" Xiao Yun muttered slightly, his eyes looked across the calm lake and asked, "What's wrong with Ling'er all the way to this trip?"
"It's not true, it's just that I walked too slowly, and I complained a lot along the way......" Shangguan Hao's somewhat euphemistic words revealed a hint of embarrassment.
It's no wonder that in the past, Shangguan Hongfei brought Ling'er here, and with his cultivation of the eighth order, he could arrive in less than two days, even if he played with Ling'er on the road for a while, the basic itinerary was about five days. And this time I came on horseback with Shangguan Hao, but I have endured nearly two months of bumps, and it is already very good to be able to survive here!
Although Shangguan Hao's cultivation has reached the fourth order of knowing his fate and has reached the conditions for traveling in the sky, his perception of this aspect is unsatisfactory and gives people a headache.
"Hmph, then you are still here!" Xiao Yun laughed twice without conscience, his words full of sarcasm.
Xiao Yun is an elder after all, although he is not very serious, but Shangguan Hao can only let him be sarcastic, who calls him a junior!
"Hey...... This also blames me, I said it in passing that day, but Ling'er was noisy and had to come, saying that he missed her Grandpa Xiao, and he couldn't come if he didn't come......" Shangguan Hao sighed slightly and slowly explained the reason.
"Hahahaha...... This little girl still knows that she is worried about me, it seems that I don't hurt her in vain!hahahaha!" Xiao Yun was very happy after hearing this, raised his head and laughed, his originally flat face suddenly softened a lot, and he had a kind and kind face.
After this conversation, the slightly dull atmosphere between the two was obviously much more relaxed, and even Shangguan Hao on the side showed a smile of relief.
"It is still unknown in what direction it will develop in the future, since there is no power to change, then accept it calmly!" Xiao Yun stood quietly beside Shangguan Hao, looking meaningfully at the crescent moon in the sky, and left alone after a long time!
Xiao Yun shook his head as he walked, and said to himself with a little regret: "Why don't I worry about her!"
Xiao Yun has long regarded Ling'er as his own, his love and care for Ling'er is obvious to all, except for Ling'er's grandfather and father and family, Xiao Yun is probably the only one who can fight for Ling'er's life!
On the other side of the pavilion, Xi'er sat quietly in the dark corner, with her arms folded and her legs, burying her head deep between her legs, as if she had been carved into a stone statue, motionless!
If it weren't for Ling'er, who came slowly, with the cultivation of the foundation building realm, it would be difficult to find Xi'er hiding in that dark corner in a silent daze!
It may be that Ling'er has developed a habit, and all along, her name for Xi'er has not changed at all, of course, this time is no exception.
"Little beggar, what are you thinking?" Ling'er looked at Xi'er, who was hiding alone in the corner, and couldn't help but ask.
Due to some contradictions at the beginning, the two of them have always had a grudge against each other, and they have never taken the initiative to speak, and this time Ling'er took the lead in speaking, which can be regarded as a relief.
"You're the little beggar!" Xi'er suddenly raised her head after hearing Ling'er's words, and retorted angrily with hostile eyes.
Xi'er especially doesn't like the word little beggar, which is the main reason why he has always been-for-tat with Ling'er.
"Cut! You're not done yet!" Ling'er booed, no longer looked at Xi'er, turned her head, looked at the sea of stars in the sky, showed a melancholy look, and said lightly: "Since you don't want to listen, then reluctantly call you Chen Mengxi!"
This time, Ling'er uncharacteristically did not have the same knowledge as Xi'er, but instead showed a high-minded and unflattered look!
After listening to Ling'er's words, Xi'er ignored it completely, and buried her head between her legs again, blending in with the silent night!
Ling'er dragged her chin with one hand and laid it flat on the guardrail with the other, her pink skin adding a little luster to the long night. She looked at the distant starry sky melancholy, and a thin layer of white clouds shrouded her eyes, adding a touch of neon to the twinkling stars!
"Is there really nothing after death?" Ling'er's faint tone, blurted out without the slightest warning, and the sudden sentimentality moved the silent night.
At this moment, Ling'er, who is only six years old, is not a little childish, just like after the vicissitudes of life and the prosperity of the world, she is fully released, and the extravagant hope in her heart that few people know!
Despite this, Xi'er still ignored Ling'er who was talking alone, and didn't even look at it, in his opinion, Ling'er came to see his jokes, and it was rare for him to remain silent!
"When I was born, my mother had a difficult birth and died! It was also summer, and I heard my father say that the orchids bloomed very beautifully that year, and the mountains and fields were filled with an intoxicating fragrance of flowers, but I didn't even know what my mother looked like!" Ling'er sneered, looked at the stars in the sky and continued, her words were full of sarcasm!
Orchids are Ling'er's mother's favorite flowers and plants, and Ling'er's mother also met Shangguan Hao in an orchid garden, and the two talked happily when they met for the first time, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time, which made people envious!
After going back and forth, there was a relationship between the two, and they came together naturally, and there was no imaginary family opposition, but they were extremely happy to fulfill the two of them!
Two years later, there was Ling'er, and two years later, Ling'er's mother said goodbye to this world completely!
Hearing this, Xi'er was shocked in her heart, and looked at Ling'er on the side with complicated eyes, and her originally hostile gaze eased a lot, but she never expected that Ling'er, who seemed to be carefree, would have such an experience!
"It turns out that you have also had such an experience...... Xi'er raised her deep head, and looked at Ling'er who was lying on the railing not far away, as if she had just woken up from a dream, and muttered a little dejectedly.
"Who doesn't have a little bit of unhappiness, right......" At this time, Ling'er regained her former strength and smiling face, and completely changed back to the appearance of a little girl, which made people feel distressed for a while.
"My mother said that she would watch me from the sky, and your mother will!" Xi'er said calmly as if she was calming Ling'er.
Xi'er was convinced, after all, this was his mother's last words before she died, even if she knew that it was impossible, Xi'er would never question her mother's promise!
"Really?" Ling'er still held her chin with one hand, looked at Xi'er with a questioning expression, and an indescribable sadness appeared, reflected on Ling'er's pink face, but it was a little inappropriate.
"It must be true, I believe my mother, she will not lie to me!" Xi'er turned her head to look at the sky, looking at the twinkling starlight with extremely determined eyes, and showed a little confident smile!
Ling'er's eyes froze, and she looked at this little beggar who had not been favored by her stupidly, but she didn't expect that in his heart, there was such a firm side, which made her ashamed!
"I hope so!" Ling'er turned her head again, looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, looking for the sustenance that belonged to her.
"Mother, will you look at me from the sky......" Ling'er secretly picked up the teardrops from the corners of her eyes, her eyes were red, and she squeezed out a reluctant smile at the sky, and said silently in her heart.
For Ling'er, who has never enjoyed her mother's love, she doesn't even know what her mother's face looks like, which can be said to be the biggest regret in her life!
At this time, Xi'er slowly stood up, climbed onto the guardrail that was only a head shorter than him, her legs naturally drooped, and she gently placed herself outside the guardrail, and suddenly sat on the railing.
After Ling'er on the side saw it, he also sat down with a sad face following Xi'er's appearance, and the two looked at each other and smiled, quietly looking at the twinkling stars in the sky!