When they arrived in Luoyang, after a sumptuous banquet under the hospitality of the officials of Sanchuan County, the team returning to their hometown to visit relatives changed their route to the south and headed in the direction of Wancheng.

Chen Jiangshi, Chen Xu, Ying Shiyan, Meng Wan, Xing'er and Yu Ji sat in the most luxurious closed four-wheeled box carriage, the carriage was burning with a carbon stove, the temperature was as warm as spring, spring, summer, autumn and winter four personal servants cooked tea and water all the way to take care of it, Xing'er and Yu Ji sat on the floor of the carriage and played pachinko, and the monkey Wukong squatted next to him with a glass marble and jumped around to make trouble.

"Xu'er, what should I do if I can't put so many gifts at home?"

Chen Xu was sitting on a chair covered with bearskin and burping, Chen Jiang and Ying Shiyan were knitting sweaters, looking at the more than 20 trucks full of gifts following behind through the window inlaid with a piece of glass, Chen Jiang stopped his movements and said with some concern.

Chen Xu was also a little crying and laughing, these gifts are not very valuable, but they are also silk, linen and jade and some leather specialties that ordinary people can't afford to consume, so many cars are worth no less than 100,000 yuan, if they all move back to Xiaohe Village, I'm afraid that their three adobe houses will be stuffed, and there will be no place to stay.

"Mother, it's all kindly sent by others, I'm afraid it will make people unhappy when you say this, send some to the water house in Wancheng, and then pull the rest back to Qinghe Town and then reward and distribute some to the townspeople, and then take the rest back to Xiaohe Village, and the villagers in the village will also send some door to door, there may not be much left!" Chen Xu shook his head and said.

"Husband, Sister Shui and Brother Yu came back more than twenty days in advance, I wonder if I can see them in Wancheng?" Ying Shiyan turned to look at Chen Xu gently.

"Yes, Sister Shui is not here, I always feel that the house is not so lively!" Meng Wan's voice had a hint of childishness, but it was very clear and pleasant.

"Xu'er, since you're going home to worship your ancestors, it's not good if you're not here!" Chen Jiang's mood also became a little depressed.

Chen Jiang's favorite is the gentle water, reasonable and gentle and virtuous, and his son is also very affectionate, last year accompanied her in Xiaohe Village for a whole winter, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along very harmoniously and happily.

But because Shui Qingrou couldn't get pregnant for a long time, coupled with Zheng Boqiao's words from the fake fairy, she slowly began to be a little alienated from Shui Qingrou.

However, during this time, Shui Qingrou was suddenly not around to greet and chat every day, and Chen Jiangshi also felt empty in his heart as if he had lost something, and felt panicked.

She felt that the water left softly, perhaps because she had something to do with her estrangement.

It made her feel a little guilty, too.

Now that the son has married the princess and Wan Niang, and there is a concubine Fan Caiying, it is inevitable to add Ding Ding to the family in the future, whether Shui Gently gives birth or does not have children is no longer important to this family, the important thing is that since Shui Gently left, the son began to become depressed, often taciturn and not like to talk.

Chen Xu's changes are not only known to Chen Jiang, but also to Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan, so they don't dare to mention the water lightly every time, for fear that Chen Xu will be unhappy.

But now that it's almost Wancheng, the maiden home with gentle water is in Wancheng, and Chen Xu must still visit it.

Therefore, everyone hopes to be able to see the water in Wancheng, and then go back to Xiaohe Village together, so that the family can be happy and harmonious.

"Qingrou is not in Wancheng, he and Brother Yu went back to Lushan to find her master, you can reach Luyang this evening, temporarily rest in Luyang County for a night, tomorrow morning I will go to Lushan to see if Qingrou is on the mountain?" After Chen Xu finished speaking, his face slowly became silent.

If he guessed correctly, Shui Qingrou would definitely not be in Lushan, if Chi Songzi was in Lushan, Yu Wuya would inevitably turn back to Xianyang and tell him not to worry, but it had been half a month since the two of them left Xianyang, and Yu Wuya had not been seen at all.

There was silence in the carriage, except for the sound of hot water boiling from the clay pot on the stove.

"Brother Xiaoxu, isn't my aunt coming back?" Yu Ji stood up and shook Chen Xu's arm.

"No, he and your father went to find your master, and they will be back soon!" Chen Xu picked up Yu Ji and put it on his lap and said.

"But several times I saw my aunt crying in her room, and once I secretly packed my package, and I asked her if she didn't want us anymore, and she cried even more sadly! said that we would not leave our ...... if we were reluctant" Yu Ji hugged Chen Xu's neck tightly, "Brother Xiao Xu, you go and get your aunt back, otherwise she will definitely hide elsewhere alone and cry sadly!" ”

"When did you see Aunt Shui crying, why didn't you tell me?" Chen Xu felt panicked in his heart, Chen Jiang turned his head to look out of the car window, and his eyes were a little red.

"It's my aunt who won't let me tell you, she said she wouldn't want me if I said it!" Yu Ji whispered softly.

"Xu'er, is it true that Qingrou is not coming back?" Chen Jiang asked with tears in his eyes.

"How so? Sister Shui and her husband are very affectionate, how can they not come back? Ying Shiyan stopped knitting a sweater in her hand, and looked at Chen Xu with a pair of beautiful eyes, her face full of worry.

"Yes, husband, Sister Shui is so good, is it because of us? If so, please also ask your husband to take a leave of absence from Wanniang and change the water sister to come back! ”

Meng Wan slowly knelt in front of Chen Xu, her delicate and beautiful little face showed a trace of sadness, although she was young, she was smart and smart, through the conversation between Chen Xu and Chen Jiang's Yu Ji, she had already guessed that things might not be as simple as Chen Xu began to say.

"If Sister Shui leaves because of Shi Yan's reasons, please also ask your husband to take a leave of absence from Shi Yan!" Ying Shiyan also slowly knelt down.

"Shi Yanwan'er, get up, it has nothing to do with you if you leave gently, it's for other reasons, you don't have to worry, you may be able to see her on Mount Lu tomorrow!" Chen Xu helped Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan up.

"How can my sister-in-law do this? Leave us and run away, I won't play with her next time I come back......" Apricot said, pouting.

"Smack~" Chen Jiangshi slapped Xing'er's buttocks, "Say nonsense again, I'll break your mouth!" ”

"Sister Xing'er, don't speak ill of your aunt, your aunt is the most pitiful, she has no father since she was a child, just like Yu Ji, in the future, when I marry Brother Xiaoxu, I will not run around alone to make Brother Xiaoxu sad!" Yu Ji yelled at Xing'er.

"Hmph, I don't want you to marry my brother, I'm going to call you sister-in-law at such a young age!" Apricot pouted and squatted down to play checkers with Goku.

"But...... But my father has already married me to Brother Xiaoxu, you just want to call your sister-in-law......" Yu Ji was also very angry.

"Don't shout!"

"To shout~"

"Don't make any noise, don't make noise, or my mother will spank again!" Meng Wan and Ying Shiyan hurriedly pulled the two little girls apart one by one, and hugged each of them in their arms.

"Hmph, my dog won't play with your dog when he gets home!" Yu Ji snorted and turned her head to look out the window.

"I'm not unusual!" Apricot also twisted her head to the side.

Chen Xu stood up and opened the car door with a smile and said, "I'll go out and ride a horse to breathe!" ”

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When we arrived in Luyang in the evening, snowflakes began to fall in the hazy sky, and the weather became even colder.

Under the hospitality of Luyang County Commander and a group of officials, Chen Xu and others stayed overnight in Luyang.

When I woke up the next morning, the sky and the earth were already white, and although the snow began to decrease, the snow on the ground was already half a foot deep.

A group of guards were neatly packed, bows, crossbows, swords, and horses were all well equipped.

Looking at the towering and jagged mountains and mountains of Funiu Mountain, which were seven or eight miles away but almost close in front of him, Chen Xu sighed faintly and turned over on his horse, and the monkey also jumped up excitedly and squatted on Chen Xu's shoulder, squeaking constantly.

Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan also packed up neatly, wearing a fur cloak and a short sword hanging from their waists.

"Shi Yan and Wan'er follow carefully, go, go!" Chen Xu knocked the stirrup, pulled the reins and turned the horse's head.

"Xu'er, be careful on the road, if the road up the mountain is not good, return early, and wait for the snow to melt in a few days......" Chen Jiang shouted very worriedly in the back.

"Don't worry, we'll be careful!" Chen Xu turned his head and replied.

A group of guards and forbidden troops also followed, surrounding Chen Xu and Ying Shiyan Mengwan in the middle, and a group of more than 30 horses broke the snow all over the ground and quickly headed towards the mountain.

didn't expect a heavy snowfall at night, so Chen Xu originally planned to go to Lushan alone with the guards, but Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan insisted on going with them, and Chen Xu agreed after thinking about it.

Although Mount Lu is high, it is only steep near the cave near the peak, and it is not very difficult to walk in other places.

Even if you can't ride a horse because of the snow, you can climb the mountain when you get to the mountainside, but if you can't let Meng Wan and Ying Shiyan stay near the mountainside and wait, a group of guards with strong martial arts and forbidden army protection, there will be no problems, at most, people are more tired.

Half an hour later, the group had gone deep into the mountains, and after walking for miles along a rugged canyon, the terrain on both sides began to gradually rise, and the surrounding became more and more silent with the sparse fluttering snowflakes.

The sound of horses' hooves mingled with the shouts of the guards and the forbidden army to deliver the news, and the valley shook slightly, and some of the snow that fell on the branches of the trees fluttered and fell like smoke in the wind.

Occasionally, a few golden pheasants and wild birds fluttered up from the woods, and landed on the road in a panic, looking at a group of people at a loss like stupid birds.

Heavy snow covers the mountains, and some of these birds are blind and cannot see the environment clearly.

If it was in normal times, Chen Xu would definitely arrange for someone to go down and catch a few and bring them back to make a good meal, but at the moment he was not in the mood to eat delicious food at all.

The mountains and wilderness are lonely and inaccessible.

Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan rode horses behind Chen Xu, and the front and back were all guards in black armor, these were warriors who had participated in countless battles of life and death, three or five people dared to kill tigers, all kinds of dangers have been experienced, and this kind of fairly smooth mountain road is naturally not a problem.

Moreover, there was also a group of guards and forbidden soldiers who had already gone several miles ahead to check the path, so they followed the traces of trampling forward, basically there was not much danger, at most, there were occasionally alarmed mountain birds and beasts coming out of the woods to frighten Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan.

Two hours later, it was close to noon, the snow in the sky had gradually stopped, and the group had cautiously advanced to the position near the top of the mountain.

And here the mountain is getting steeper and steeper, the cliffs are everywhere, the pine welcomes guests, the ancient vines hang, in addition to the birdsong ape cry, the fog gradually rises all around, and the snow on the cliffs everywhere is like a fairyland.

"The scenery here is stunning, and it really has the atmosphere of a fairy family!"

When they arrived here, they couldn't continue to move forward at least, so everyone dismounted and found a slightly wide and flat place to tie the horses well, Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan had never gone out of such a far door, let alone seen such a beautiful scenery, so they couldn't help but marvel at this ethereal snow-capped mountain wonder.

Seeing that a layer of sweat had faintly appeared on the foreheads of Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan, Chen Xu looked up at the place where Chi Songzi lived in seclusion and said, "Shiyan, Wan'er, there is still almost three miles of road up here, and the snow on the road is difficult to walk, so you two will wait here!" ”

"Husband, we finally came here, and we still want to go up and see the place where Sister Shui has lived in seclusion since she was a child!"

"Please husband, the scenery here is so beautiful, I want to come to the top of the mountain is even more refreshing, we grew up in Xianyang, and we have never experienced this strange scenery between heaven and earth!"

The two women both asked to go up together, and the leader of the forbidden army also said: "Master Hou, the barren mountains and mountains here, if you are separated, it is not easy to take care of them, go up together, we will definitely protect the two ladies!" ”

"Then eat and rest for a while, leave a few people to take care of the horses, and then go up the mountain!"

"Huh~" A group of guards and forbidden soldiers all clenched their fists together, and then each opened the jacket on horseback, took out the water bag and dry cakes and began to gobble it up.

Chen Xu also took out the thermos and some biscuits from the blanket, and after eating some with Ying Shiyan and Mengwan, he ordered to set off.

Although it is only three miles away from the top of the mountain, the mountain road is extremely rugged and steep, Chen Xu has been here twice, but the first two times are sunny, although it is difficult to walk but there is no danger, but today the mountain road is full of snow and slippery, under the protection of a group of guards and forbidden troops, it took more than half an hour to finally climb to the top of the mountain.

The mist rises from the valleys in all directions, and the green pines and vines on the steep cliffs appear and disappear in the clouds and mist with the whistling cold wind.

A cave, a piece of natural flat land, an ancient pine tree that can only be hugged by several people, a stone table, two stone benches, this is the scenery of the top of the mountain.

The sky and the earth were silent, and there was no trace of human activity except for the snow.

A group of guards and forbidden soldiers were all asked by Chen Xu to stay under the platform and not allowed to go up.

At this time, he and Ying Shiyan Mengwan were standing in the open space in front of the cave, looking at the empty scene, and the last glimmer of hope in their hearts completely turned into disappointment.

"Squeak~~"

The monkey got off Chen Xu's shoulder and screamed all the way into the cave, leaving a trail of footprints in the snow.

"Husband, it seems that Sister Shui is not here!" Ying Shiyan gently held Chen Xu's hand and said.

"It turns out that Sister Shui grew up here, but it's too quiet here, except for pine trees and caves, there is nothing!" Meng Wan looked at the situation in front of her blankly, and gently snuggled into Chen Xu's arms and whispered.

"Don't wander around here, I'll take a look!" Chen Xu let go of the two women, and slowly stepped on the snow step by step to the pine tree, because of the shade of the pine tree, there was no snow on the stone table, except for some fallen pine needles, a clay teapot and a pottery cup were still placed on it, as if they had been placed here for thousands of years and had never moved.

"Squeak~" The monkey jumped out of the cave and jumped onto the stone table, clutching a piece of hemp pulp rolled together on his paws.

Chen Xu excitedly grabbed the hemp pulp paper, tore open a thin grass vine, and unfolded it, with Yu Wuya's handwriting on it.

"Engong, I have found my junior sister, the senior brother left a letter, the master went to Yunmeng to visit the Guiguzi seniors a few months ago, we went to Yunmeng to find the master, don't worry, as long as I find the master, I will immediately go to Xianyang to find you to inform the details, don't read, there is no end to worship!"

The letter was short, scribbled and appeared to have been hastily written and placed in a cave.

But after reading it, Chen Xu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although I didn't find Shui Qinglu this time, I already knew where she went.

If Yu Wuya has not come back after the beginning of spring, he will go to Yunmen Mountain to look for it, as long as there are any clues, he will definitely find the water gentlely.

Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan also walked over slowly, looking at the letter in Chen Xu's hand, Ying Shiyan asked softly: "Husband, is it the letter left by Sister Shui!" ”

Chen Xu shook his head and handed the letter to Ying Shiyan and said: "No, it was left by Brother Wuya, they went to Yunmeng Mountain, as long as they know their whereabouts, I will go into the cave to take a look and then go down the mountain!" ”

Chen Xu walked into the cave and walked out in a moment.

Except for a few very old straw futons, there was only a stone table, and there was nothing else.

"Let's go, let's go back!" Standing in front of the cliff, he sighed as he looked at the surrounding clouds and the surrounding mountains.

"Although this place is beautiful, it is too lonely and lonely, I really don't know how Sister Shui was able to persist here for eight years?" Ying Shiyan looked at the Luyang county town at the foot of the mountain and the snow-covered fields, as well as a few small rivers like tree branches, and whispered.

"Gentle is different from you, different from me, her heart is not in the mundane, if it weren't for me, she might have lived a happier life, the hustle and bustle of the mundane is not suitable for her, but she is willing to endure the suffering of the world for me, but no matter where she goes, this world is big, I will find her back one day......"

Chen Xu turned his head to look at the two flawless girls who followed him, and held their hands: "Shiyan, Wan'er, if one day, I want to leave this mortal world behind, and want to escape into this mountain to live this calm and lonely life like gentleness, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

"Husband, we are willing, as long as we can accompany our husband, even if we are bitter, tired and lonely, we can endure it!" Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan hurriedly saluted together.

"I'm just talking, let's go, let you come with me this time, you will suffer on the way!" Chen Xu took the second daughter by the hand, turned his head again to look at the lonely cave, and then took a long breath and turned down the mountain.

The monkey jumped up from behind and squatted on Chen Xu's shoulder.

When a group of people descended the mountain, the top of the mountain returned to its previous silence, except for a few lines of footprints on the snow, which seemed to tell the silence and tranquility of the past to the vast mountain.

And vaguely, there was a little girl in a coarse cloth skirt sitting cross-legged under the pine tree, listening to a gray-haired old man with a serious face, who was telling the jerky and mysterious Taoist scriptures.

And the sound of that sutra was like a rain in the air, like a breeze and snow, and it reverberated with the wind between the silent mountains and cliffs. (https:)

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