Chapter 18: The Sky is Full of Stars
It was dark, it was dark.
Moonlight, very bright.
Today's night sky is cloudless, so that the stars in the sky use the night sky as a drawing paper, and in it, shine and paint.
On the moonlit roof, the man in the cloak was still lying on his back on the roof tiles with his arms on his back as he had done in the morning.
Beside him, there was a wine jar upside down.
The mouth of the jar is slanted downward, but not a drop of wine is missing, and it spills out of it.
The jar is empty.
But although the wine jar is empty, the melancholy in the hearts of those who can drink has not dissipated.
In the deep eyes, the stars in the sky are reflected.
Looking at this bright starry sky, familiar faces appeared in his mind.
Grandpa's kind smile, father's stern expression, mother's soft gaze...........
He remembered that someone once said that after death, people will turn into stars and continue to shine on the world.
But if what this person says, is true.
Then he didn't know how to face so many lives in vain, and he didn't know how to face the pairs of eyes in the night sky.
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I don't know how long it has been, but after remembering a movement in his ears, he pulled his chaotic thoughts back to reality.
Lowering his head slightly, he saw that directly in front of his toes, that is, the outermost part of the eaves, two bamboo poles suddenly appeared that were faintly trembling.
And the previous movement came from under the bamboo pole.
He slowly got up and walked towards the edge of the eaves.
After that, he saw a scene that made him very helpless.
It turns out that these two bamboo poles are a bamboo ladder.
On the bamboo ladder, the little girl was trembling and stabilizing her body, while bowing her head to the young man below, and whispered.
"Steady! Steady! … Don't let me fall! ”。
The young man sank his body, steadied his horse's steps, fixed the bamboo ladder with both hands, and said in a deep voice.
"Little girl, don't worry!! Go up boldly! ”。
Having said that, the little girl's steps to climb up were still slow.
It wasn't until a moment later, when she saw the tiles above the roof, that she looked up, tilted her shoulders, and grinned.
"Pull me up!"
After the man in the cloak smiled helplessly, he could only stretch out a hand and pull the other party up.
And after that, the young man at the bottom also followed the bamboo ladder to the roof.
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The three of them were seated.
The little girl sat between the two with her hands on her knees and a curious expression.
And this is the first time she has climbed on the roof to see the stars.
She turned her face sideways and smiled, "Finally know why you like to be on the roof."
The man in the cloak ignored the girl's gaze, but looked up at the starry sky and said leisurely.
"Why?".
The little girl said, "Because it's really beautiful to look at the stars here~."
When the young man saw this, he also said loudly, "Wang Daxia is definitely not here to see the stars."
The little girl turned her face back and said coldly.
"Then do you know what he's doing here?"
The young man was embarrassed.
"Uh... This... This...".
The little girl ignored the boy's words, but turned her head and asked.
"Beautiful day!! Talk about your heart under the moon!! Shouldn't you tell me a story? ”。
The cloaked man smiled self-deprecatingly and said.
"What story can I tell you?".
When the little girl saw this, her face suddenly sank, and then she saw her squinting meaningfully, looking at the starry sky from afar, and said in a deep voice.
"In five days, I'm going to tell the story of those three people!!".
Every seven days, she would go to the inn to tell a story.
And five days later, when night falls, that's when she tells her story.
When the young man saw that the little girl was thinking about this story, he was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile, "Are there any stories that the three of them have not finished telling?" ”。
The little girl squinted at the young man and said, "It's not those three, it's the other three!" ”
The young man wondered, 'Huh? He said, "Who are the other three?" ”。
The little girl smiled and looked at the man in the cloak, and shook the other's arm.
"The last time you were invited for a drink, didn't you say you had heard the story of those three men?".
When the man in the cloak saw the twitter in his ear, he reluctantly withdrew his distant gaze and said.
"I'm about the same age as those people, so naturally I've heard about them."
The little girl continued, "Then you tell me about it~."
The man in the cloak blinked, took a deep breath, and then sighed.
"Hey....what story would you like to hear?".
The little girl was overjoyed when she saw that she had finally pried open the other party's mouth.
"I wonder what kind of person Master Wunian is?".
In the mind of the man in the cloak, the little monk's big eyes unconsciously appeared.
Suddenly, he resounded many images of the past.
"Amitabha! Good, good, good! The master said, the monks don't speak! ”。
"Ahh Senior Brother Shi, don't step on the flowers and plants under your feet~".
"Master Su's nephew!! You wait for me! ”。
Unbeknownst to him, the corners of his mouth had begun to rise slightly, and he began to smile.
The little girl shook her hand suspiciously.
"Hey! You're talking! ”。
The image in his mind was gone, and the man in the cloak said calmly.
"The rumored Master Wunian is a very simple and kind little monk."
After saying that, he seemed to feel that the description was not thorough enough. So, he continued.
"Perhaps the kindest of all the people you've ever met."
The little girl frowned, as if she could not imagine such a person.
But she didn't think much of it, and continued to ask.
"What about Su Wushi! I heard he looks very handsome! ”。
There was a sparkle in her eyes, and the little girl would inevitably be a nymphomaniac.
The man in the cloak didn't shy away from the question.
He just thought it was a little funny, but he didn't expect that after so many people, Wushi was actually related to appearance in people's minds.
"He is a big disciple of the Taoist Sect, he is bold and uninhibited by nature, and he is indeed a very attractive character."
After getting Su Wushi's impression, the little girl continued, "What about Shi Wuwei!" Was he really the first person in that generation, as the legend suggests? ”。
The cloaked man's expression froze slightly.
But it only froze for a moment.
And just a moment later, he raised his head again, looked up at the starry sky, and said leisurely.
"It's not! Many people... are better than him."
At this point, the young man who was listening in a daze on the side finally couldn't help but ask.
"Little girl... The three you're talking about... How have I never heard of it... Can they be more powerful than the three heroes you said? ”。
The little girl squinted again, and snorted impatiently.
"Ten years ago!! In front of these three people, Yue Piaoping couldn't even raise her head!! ”。
The young man exclaimed, "Wow! So powerful? ”。
The little girl said proudly, "Of course!!" ”。
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Meanwhile.
The same night, the same night sky.
In a bamboo forest deep in the mountains, an exclamation suddenly sounded.
"What people!!".
The person who spoke was a masked man in black hiding behind a bamboo.
And in all corners not far from him, there were all black-clothed people in the same costume.
These people, with serious expressions, all looked at a burly black shadow in the depths of the darkness in the moonlight.
The moonlight illuminates a clearing in the bamboo forest.
But the shadow didn't seem to want to step into the light, but just stayed in the darkness beyond the clearing.
"This, is the land of Truman?".
The voice of the black shadow was deep and powerful, and it was even more oppressive.
The man in black who was hiding behind the bamboo, seeing that the other party had actually found their mountain gate, immediately said in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency?".
The dark shadow did not report his name, but said calmly.
"Where is Chu Feng".
The man in black saw that the other party actually called the head of the house by name, so he shouted in the air.
"Master....still in retreat!".
As soon as these words came out, the bamboo forest in the middle of the night suddenly fell into a lifeless silence.
All the black-clothed people behind the bamboo looked at the black shadow not far away with nervous expressions, and did not dare to make a sound.
However, just as everyone was waiting for the black shadow to reply, they saw that the black shadow turned around and walked towards the outside of the forest.
However, at the same time as the black shadow turned to leave, his deep words also descended on this bamboo forest.
"Your Royal Highness wants to give you one last chance! If you can't do it! Then I don't think there's any need for Truman to exist! ”。
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The reason why the people in the rivers and lakes are afraid of Trumen is not only because the people in Trumen specialize in assassination, but also because no one knows where their sect is located.
Therefore, even if the people in the rivers and lakes hate Truman's evil deeds, there is no way to take revenge.
However, this black shadow has come, which means that Truman's mountain gate has been noticed by some people.
And such a piece of news is obviously not good news for Truman, who has just been founded.
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