Shen Ruoyu was stunned for a long time; Then he suddenly understood what He Yu meant.

"Lies, shameless lies!" He could not contain the anger that burst out in his heart, and cried out in a terrible voice: "You have poisoned my father, and you will come to slander him shamelessly!" You are still so filthy slandering your aunt, your wife, the mother of your children! How can there be such a dirty and ugly human heart as you in the world?! ”

"It's never me who is dirty and ugly, and it's not your aunt, it's your father." He Yu was indifferent to his insults, "He claims to be infatuated with your mother to death, and is willing to give everything for your mother; After your mother died, he swore that there would be no clouds and no wind, that he would never go out of the mountain again, that he would never see a woman in his eyes again, and that he would love you as he loved your mother - in the end, the only thing he could do was not to go out of the mountain. I really want to know what kind of face he has to face your mother when he arrives under the Nine Springs. You've never hated him? Since you were born, he has never treated you fairly, never given you the slightest paternal love, and he has always brought you only endless hatred and punishment - the whole cottage is obvious to all. ”

"He's my dad! I killed my mother, and of course he has the right to hate me......"

"Do you convince yourself, Xiao'er?" He Yu was calm and deep, and saw through his heart at a glance: "You dare to say that you have never been wronged, and you have never had the slightest resentment towards him?" Do you dare to say that this year without him is not the easiest and happiest time of your life? Do you dare to say that you don't wake up when you dream of him, and you don't rejoice that everything is just a nightmare? ”

"He's my dad! ......" Shen Ruoyu couldn't support it anymore, so he could only raise his hand in vain to cover his face, but he couldn't stop the tears from gushing out, dripping down his fingers, exposing all his pain and weakness to the third uncle at a glance.

My father had been dead for a year; It's been a year. The ghost is not gone, the ghost is not gone—when he closed his eyes, large patches of brown old blood still filled his field of vision with shocking obsolescence, and he was overwhelmed; For a moment, he completely forgot the pain of the broken bone in his right leg; Only the dull pain in the chest that shook to dizziness and tinnitus.

How long will it take, how long will it take - is it possible to get rid of it completely? He is going to die tomorrow, and he will carry with him such a dark memory, such an eternal shadow, such a desperate pain, and he will always carry it on his body, into the underworld, and even into the next reincarnation.

He Yu saw him deeply in his heart.

"Xiao'er, it's time for you to know your father's past. His image in your mind is detached from reality and almost deified; You don't know your dad at all. You never pay attention to your father's life, and all your impressions of him are the perfection and grandeur he himself poses in front of you, and all the harshness and scolding he gives you. But I am his brother, and I and the patriarch, and your aunt, we grew up together, and we all know his roots. When he was still at your age, the world was undecided, and the heroes were divided; Your father relied on his invincible martial arts, seeking merit and profit among various forces, vacillating, and at both ends of the first rat, he has already lost too much notoriety. In the end, King Wu swept the south, and he took the opportunity to help Xu Da make a meritorious contribution to the Northern Expedition, so that the Son of Heaven could let him go after the destruction of the Yuan, as long as he stayed away from the imperial court, he would walk with him in the rivers and lakes from now on, and never ask again. He never came near the court again; But there is no restraint and repentance above virtue, there is nothing to do in the people, flowers and grass everywhere, indulgence in prostitution, and countless women are killed. Until he met your mother and suddenly miraculously changed his ways. It is true to say that he has a deep affection for your mother. When your mother was there, he was obedient and protective of her; After your mother died, he never smiled again. Over the years, he has lived alone, and he has never been close to anyone. When he thinks about your mother so much, he will drink alcohol. He was very drunk that day, and only your mother was left in his consciousness. Su Ge took care of him, wiped his face, and helped him to the bed to let him rest. He mistook her for your mother. ”

Shen Ruoyu covered her ears in vain at first, and kept scolding He Yu for slander and slander, but then she quieted down, and her hands hung down, just hugging her chest tightly, lowering her head and not making a sound.

He Yu then recounted: "Su Ge knew that he was sad at the time, and he was afraid that his brother would turn against him if he was too public, so he didn't dare to tell me when he came back. But after all, I am her husband, and her face is so bad, no matter how much she pretends to be able to hide it from me. I asked her, and she lied to me that it was okay, but she was afraid that your father would get sick if he was too drunk. She panicked like that, how could I believe it. I asked again and again, and she suddenly started crying, crying so sadly, and saying sorry to me, I understood at that time.

"I ignored Su Ge's obstruction, I went to find your father, he was still drunk. I picked him up and poured a bucket of cold water on his head before he came to his senses. Su Ge ran over to stop me, afraid that we would fight. I confronted Su Ge in front of him, asking him what he wanted me to do with this matter. There were only three of us in the room at the time, and for Su Ge's sake, I really didn't want anyone else to get involved. Your father understands very well in his heart, and only says that it is up to me to decide this matter. ”

Shen Ruoyu still didn't say anything, and he didn't look at him. He Yu's dark face turned away.

"Xiao'er, what would happen if Qing'er wasn't pregnant with your child? I can't bear it. I didn't say anything to your father, and I really didn't have any other choice, if I didn't want Su Ge to be hurt more, I could only be silent. But in my heart I hate your father, I know he was unintentional, but I know his history better, and I can't forgive him. I haven't touched Su Ge for three months, so I know whose blood Qing'er is. But for the sake of my own face, especially for the sake of Su Ge, I recognized this child. She was lovely and even more endearing to me than my own daughter. Your father knows I hate him, he knows everything, but his pride trumps everything else; In eight years, he had never paid Qing'er any responsibility, and he had never even shown the slightest affection for her, so that no fourth person had doubts. You can testify to all of this. ”

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it," Shen Ruoyu covered his face, shook his head stubbornly, and repeated in a dull and mechanical whisper: "Lies; shameless lies; I don't believe it, I don't believe ......"

He Yu looked at him and smiled silently.

"Xiao'er, you want the truth, and the truth is like that, and it doesn't depend on whether you believe it or not. Do you want to know how your dad died? ”

"My dad was poisoned by you." Shen Ruoyu lowered his arm and looked straight at He Yu's gaze.

"Definitely;" He Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's his own choice." He has defiled countless innocent women in his life, and he has killed and tortured too much, God cannot let him have a good death. ”

He stood up, paced around the darkroom, and said slowly:

"Your father beat you up in the darkroom that day, and when he came back, he drank too much. We both had a head on the head; He is because of your mother and you, and I am because of Suge and Qing'er. I hated him for eight years and couldn't bear it anymore. The eldest brother went out to relieve himself, and I put two wine glasses full of wine in front of him, one of which had ** incense in it, and the other one did not; I told him plainly that I was going to settle with him and never live with him again. I'm going to let the heavens decide the fate of both of us. I asked him to choose one glass, and I took the other, and we drank it at the same time. Your father understands everything in his heart; There was not the slightest objection either. After all, after your mother died, there was no sunshine in his life, and the suffering in his heart was already too deep and heavy, and he had just beaten you again, and he was even more drunk, and I guess he also had some thoughts of seeking death at that time. He chose a random cup and drank it without hesitation. He has sinned a lot in his life, and the sky has eyes, how can he be spared! He drank the poisoned wine in this way, and soon realized that he had been poisoned, so he quickly sealed the acupuncture points around his body to prevent the venom from spreading. The incense is so poisonous that if it weren't for that, he wouldn't even have a chance to say a word to me.

"He said: 'You have been waiting for this day for eight years.' I've been waiting for fifteen years. I've been waiting for this day since Yun Jun passed away. ’

"I said, 'You're reaping the consequences.'"

"He said, 'You've been a winner for eighteen years.'" ”

A trace of confusion flashed in Shen Ruoyao's eyes; He Yu saw his confusion and smiled:

"Xiao'er, your father has been hiding from you, we are all hiding from you, and we don't tell you the truth. Nineteen years ago, I escaped from Lushan with him, and we each took one of the most precious things in Dunan Mountain. I stole the poison ** incense, and your father stole his daughter. So, now you know, incense wasn't a gift from your grandfather; Your father and mother are not marrying the media, but they eloped away from the norm. I still don't understand what your father meant; It seems to me that two bottles of lifeless medicine are far more difficult to steal than a woman's heart. He didn't kidnap your mother, but your mother ran out with him. If you want me to say he's the winner.

"I watched him tie his hands to death, and the feeling in my heart was very complicated; On the one hand, I finally got rid of my hatred for eight years, and on the other hand, he was a brother who grew up with me and was born and died for forty years. I asked him, 'Do you have anything else to say to Xiao'er?' ’

He shook his head and said, "I've already said everything I should say and what I shouldn't say." He had his own thoughts, and in the end he was another person after all, neither Yunjun nor myself. I just don't know what he thinks of me. ’”

Shen Ruoyu lowered his head, his eyes a little dull. The wind outside the house was howling and terrifying.

He Yu continued:

"I said, 'You should be satisfied, your child is much stronger than you, he is at least a decent man. If he hates you, I won't be surprised, and you shouldn't complain about anything. ’

He smiled wryly—the last time in his life—and said, 'I've never complained about anything. Thirty years ago, Huandan Zhenren had promised that I would pay the price, that there would be the departure of Yunjun fifteen years ago, and that everything would end today. It's a choice I made, and I can't complain about anyone. ’”

Shen Ruoyu's body trembled slightly, and she raised her head in surprise.

He Yu noticed his uneasiness and said with a smile: "Child, the legend that the patriarch told you is true, but it is not complete. Thirty years ago, your father exchanged the Autumn Wind Sword from Wudang Gaodao Huandan Zhenren with a promise. Your father promised that he would sacrifice everything for the sake of Autumn Breeze, including his own life and reputation, including his lover. Huandan Zhenren told him at the time that he would get the heart of the most beautiful woman in the world; But at that time, your mother was only six years old, and the world did not know her name; Your father was only sixteen years old, and his interest in women was far less intense than he was later. He made such promises easily, and later fulfilled them all; I don't know if he ever regretted it. ”

Shen Ruoyu bit her lip and asked, "And then?" ”

He Yu recalled: "Then? - He was already in pain; **Incense, the poisonous effect is to quickly and completely paralyze people's internal organs and muscles and veins throughout the body, so that people lose their breathing and heartbeat and die, the process is very short, and there is no pain in itself. However, he sealed his veins, which prolonged the time, but caused him to be miserable. I asked him if he wanted me to help him untie the lockdown, because the eldest brother was probably coming back soon. He shook his head and said, 'This is the retribution I deserve, you leave me alone.' ’

"I asked him, 'Do you regret it?'

"He said: 'In my life, before I met Yunjun, no matter what I did or what reputation I gained, until now, I have never regretted it, and I never think that I have done something wrong. There are only two things I regret so far: one is that I am sorry for Yunjun, I only cared about indulging myself, and finally killed her fifteen years ago, and betrayed her eight years ago, plus I treated Xiao'er like this, and now that I die, I don't know how to face her; The second is that I am sorry for Xiao'er, I have imposed all my sins on him, and for my own flesh and blood, for nearly fifteen years, I have not given him the slightest justice and father's love. ’

"I asked him, 'Do you expect him to forgive you?'

He was silent for a moment; He couldn't hold on any longer, but did his best to say the last words: 'That's his business; I have given everything I have to give, and I have never run away from my own price and punishment, I can forgive myself, and that is enough; What other people think has nothing to do with me. Unlock my hole. ’

With that, he closed his eyes and said no more. As soon as I untied his seal, he was out of breath and collapsed at the table. That's the way it is; Xiao'er, you drank the poisonous wine that your father personally chosen, he deserved it, everything is providential, and it has nothing to do with me. But I can't let the suspicion of murder fall on me; When I heard the footsteps of my eldest brother at the door, I licked a drop of poisoned wine on my tongue, and without swallowing it, I pretended to be poisoned and fell. I knew that the incense spread very quickly, and by the time Su Ge arrived with the antidote, I was already unconscious. I am her husband, and of course she has to save me first; Even if she saves your father first, and your father deserves to die, she won't be able to save him. You have tasted the antidote, and I suffered the same sins as you did, and I lay in bed for a month before I recovered. Xiao'er, before your father died, he said this. He didn't even mention Qing'er at all, as if he had completely forgotten that Qing'er was his blood. To be fair, I believe that your father has only loved two people in his life, your mother and you. But the people he can't live the most are also your mother and you; Your father is the most cruel and selfish father in the world. ”

"I don't want to hear it anymore; Let's go. Shen Ruoliao lowered his head again and buried it deep in his arm.

"You eat something, I'll go again; You can't be so hungry all night. The swing is still waiting in the room, and he hopes that I will bring an empty lunch box back. ”

Shen Ruoliao felt nauseous in her heart, and her head throbbed again. He bit through his teeth:

"If you just break my body into pieces now and bring it back to stew soup for her, wouldn't she live faster."

He Yu was slightly stunned: "What do you mean by this?" You ......"

He paused, suddenly understood.

"Are you - do you suspect that it is poison from the swing?"

"You poisoned it, you poisoned your uncle; You're cutting me with a thousand cuts, and I'll say that as long as I have a breath left. Shen Ruoyu said nervously, "She's just one of your accomplices; You use her to set wine for me and my uncle, and put the poisonous cup in front of him - it's all your calculations. It's just that I'm too stupid and have no eyes. ”

He Yu looked at him a little stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.

"Xiao'er, Xiao'er--what is called being clever but being mistaken by being smart. Obviously, you poisoned the uncle, you can't frame me, and now you want to frame the swing? Why did she mess with you again? Haven't you always liked her? You like her far better than Qing'er, but I'm afraid you haven't even found out yet, right? Swing is a rare good girl, beautiful, capable, virtuous; It's normal for you to fall in love with her-"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Shen Ruoyu's anger was difficult to contain.

Third Uncle He looked at him tolerantly and said gently:

"Silly boy, you are the one who poisoned your uncle; You have persevered until now, refusing to confess, and it is only you who are really deceived. It has nothing to do with the swing or with me. Think about it carefully, the two wine glasses, one poisonous and the other non-toxic, were the swings placed in front of you, or did you choose them yourself? How could she know which cup the uncle would drink? I have no way of knowing. It was you who reached out and chose the non-toxic wine glass, leaving the poisonous one to the uncle. Xiao'er, the person who really poisoned the uncle was you. ”

He Yu said, turned around and walked to the door.

"I'll keep the lunch box, when you're hungry, you can eat it if you want. It's your last night, don't grieve yourself. Tomorrow morning, you can sleep peacefully, and I won't call you until you wake up. However, you have to be mentally prepared, I didn't want you to suffer more, but killing the patriarch is a mortal crime, and being placed outside the mountain is like killing your father and killing the king, and it will be Ling Chi's capital punishment. I must serve as a warning to everyone that it is impossible for you to die a happy death. ”

He opened the door. Goose feather-like snow flakes were swept in large numbers by the cold wind. Shen Ruoyu called softly: "Third uncle-"

He Yu turned his head and looked at him without saying a word.

"I have three requests, which are mine—three wishes."

He Yu hesitated. "You say."

"First, please ask the third uncle to destroy your remaining ** incense. Don't let it go down the drain again. ”

He Yu smiled, took out the small medicine bottle from his arms, brought it to Shen Ruoyu's eyes, opened the stopper, and poured it down; It's empty. A faint aroma of orchid faintly soaked in the darkroom, causing Shen Ruoliao's whole body to be numb for a while, and immediately a feeling of fluttering fairy rose; If he hadn't tasted the poison, he would have felt like he was intoxicated. Shen Ruoyu felt an instinctive twitch in his heart, and the sharp pain in his abdomen that had subsided began to attack slightly.

He said softly: "Xiao'er, my antidote has been fed to you, and if you keep ** incense, you can only raise tigers." I have already destroyed the remaining poison. ”

Shen Ruoyu lowered his head and continued: "The second request, I--when I die, can I trouble you, like my father and mother after they died, burn me, and scatter the ashes with them?" ”

"This is nature; And the third? ”

"The third request, I beg the third uncle to love my little sister well and never let her know the truth."

He Yu was silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "Xiao'er, Qing'er is better than the whole world for me. I will not tolerate anyone hurting her in the slightest. You can rest assured. ”

When he had finished speaking, he walked out into the snow; A cold wind was fierce, and the door closed silently. The wind then died down, and the sound of the door being locked was heard. Pure darkness returned to the darkroom.