It rained all night and didn't stop until early in the morning, but the breeze was already mixed with a hint of coolness. After a simple wash, a white-clothed Lianyu carried a bamboo basket out of the inn and went to Zhongling Mountain to worship his ancestors. Walking slowly beside Lianyu, Chu Haoyu was also dressed in white, and there was no smile on his face anymore, but a little solemn.

After the rain, Zhongling Mountain is lush and green, adding a charm, the birdsong is endless, and the gusts of wind blow through the layers of blue waves, and it is a human resort, but in a nameless valley, in the endless bamboo forest, a tombless tomb stands tall, and it is overgrown with weeds, looking so desolate, Chu Haoyu sighed in his heart, no matter how heroic you were during your lifetime, but it is a cup of loess.

Standing in front of the grave and silent for a long time, Lian Yu bowed down and put down the basket, and Chu Haoyu, who was watching, hurriedly caught the guqin. Putting down the basket, Lianyu walked up to the grave step by step, seeing this, Chu Haoyu seemed to know what Lianyu was going to do, but just when he raised his footsteps, a voice sounded, saying: "Son, Lianyu is a child and wants to do it herself." ”

Hearing Lianyu say this, Chu Haoyu retracted the steps he had already taken and looked at Lianyu with a calm face. It should have been untidy for a long time, there were weeds that were already half a human high, and the long roots brought up the mud splashes, and the splashed jade snow-white dress was dotted with mud, but the clean jade didn't seem to be aware of it. Some vines were thorny, and traces of blood appeared on the five fingers of the poor jade Qianqian, and Chu Haoyu, who was watching, frowned, but he didn't make a sound.

Very carefully plucked the last weed, Lianyu held the soil in both hands to add soil to the grave, and after doing all this, Lianyu turned around and lifted the basket to take out the offering and put it on the ground, lit three rosins and knelt down. Seeing this, Chu Haoyu thought for a moment and finally raised his leg and took a step, knelt down beside Lianyu, although he didn't have any words, but everything was silent.

Sensing Chu Haoyu's movements, a smile finally appeared on Lianyu's calm face, and she spat out lightly: "The unfilial daughter Lianyu greets her father and mother." As she spoke, Lian Yu kowtowed respectfully, and Chu Haoyu also bowed.

Straightening up, Lianyu continued: "Lianyu didn't know her parents since she was a child, and she didn't know her life experience until she was sixteen years old when she was instructed by her master, but she didn't dare to come to worship after floating in the rivers and lakes for ten years. Daddy was a big hero before his death, and his mother was also a heroine among women, and the children of the rivers and lakes of Pian Yu were still involuntarily, insulting their father's name, please forgive my father's mother. ”

Bowing again, a smile appeared on the corner of Lianyu's mouth, and said: "I came here today, one is to worship my father and mother, and moreover, I am about to marry a woman, so I am here to inform my father and mother, and I hope that my father and mother will know and bless their daughter." At the end of the words, Lianyu bowed down again, but this time, Chu Haoyu did not follow her to worship.

Staring at the grave, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "Uncle and aunt are all heroes of the world, and the heroic souls are immortal, Chu Haoyu swears here today, he will definitely live up to his sister in this life, if he violates this oath, heaven and earth will not tolerate it." After finishing speaking, Chu Haoyu bowed down very solemnly.

Seeing Chu Haoyu's solemn face, a smile hung on the corner of Lianyu's mouth, and he spat lightly: "Spring tour, apricot blossoms blow all over the head." Who is young? Foot Merry. The concubine intends to marry and rest for the rest of her life, even if she is ruthlessly abandoned, she cannot be ashamed. ”

Looking at Lianyu's solemn face, especially the open and firm smile on the corner of her mouth, Chu Haoyu stared straight into Lianyu's eyes and said, "Death and life are broad, talk to Zicheng." Hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son. At the end of the words, Chu Haoyu raised his hand and took Lianyu into his arms, and for a while, it was quiet.

I don't know how long it took, but Lianyu smiled to herself like a hundred flowers blooming. Breaking away from Chu Haoyu's embrace, Lianyu tidied up her clothes slightly, hugged the guqin and sat down, raising her hand was a tenderness, which made heaven and earth fall in love.

Accompanied by the sound of the piano, Chu Haoyu seemed to see the appearance of Lianyu when he first saw him, he was still a naughty boy who didn't like the world, and he wanted to make Lianyu happy, everything was so sweet. Slowly, the finger twisting turned into a golden iron horse, with a strong killing atmosphere, Chu Haoyu returned to Mobei, and returned to the pride and happiness of the battlefield when he was crisscrossing the battlefield, but in the sound of horses' hooves that became more and more urgent, the pride turned into tragedy, so desolate. At this moment, Chu Haoyu really felt the helplessness of the defeat and the tragedy of the hero's end. The piano turned here again, and Jin Ge Iron Horse turned into tenderness again, and was so resolute, Chu Haoyu actually had a picture in his mind, a woman in white clothes, holding the hand of her beloved husband, and resolutely went to Huangquan together.

With a sigh in his heart, Chu Haoyu regained clarity in his mind, staring straight at Lianyu, dressed in white and spotless like a fairy's Lianyu, at this moment, there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, tears at the corner of her eyes, and a stain of blood was sprinkled on the strings.

Slowly, the sound of the piano was lowered, and finally dissipated with the breeze, perhaps, it was just a dream.

Taking a deep breath and putting away all his emotions, a smile appeared on Chu Haoyu's delicate face, and he got up and helped Lianyu at the same time, and said with a smile: "Sister, let's go, I'll take you home." ”

Hearing home, there was a trace of emotion in Lianyu's eyes, although she didn't make a sound, she focused on her head, and a smile appeared on her face, which was sweeter than flowers. Holding Chu Haoyu's arm, the two walked out of the valley side by side, and when they saw the old man in gray cloth linen at the mouth of the valley, the two subconsciously stopped and looked at him quietly.

The old man in Mai was over seventy years old, his hair was white, his face was pale, his eyes were blank, his body was thin and rickety, he was holding a dark blue bamboo cane, and he was wearing a wide and wide linen clothes flying in the wind, looking like an old man who was about to die, but staring at the old man in Mai, Chu Haoyu's eyes flashed a strange color but he didn't make a sound. He was injured physically, and there were blood guard masters accompanying him, but today he worshiped his ancestors and Xie Cheng died under the authority of his Great Chu Army, Chu Haoyu didn't want to pity Yu too much, so he only brought a few masters with him, but the old man in Mai appeared here quietly, which was interesting.

At this moment, the blood guard master seemed to notice the abnormal movement below, and then jumped out regardless of the others, staring at the old man in Mai with cold eyes one by one, and a murderous aura was born out of thin air. Waving his hand to signal that Li Mu was okay, Chu Haoyu asked with a smile: "Dare to ask the old man's surname?" ”

If the old man in gray was really an assassin, he was afraid that he would have made a move on Chu Haoyu a long time ago, and seeing the old man in gray, Lianyu's arm trembled slightly, obviously a little nervous, so Chu Haoyu also vaguely guessed something.

Sighing lightly, the gray-clothed old man said lightly, "Ning." ”

Ning is the motherhood of Lianyu, passing by Lao Turtle Town that day, Ning Daosu left a deep impression on Chu Haoyu, and under a closer look, Ning Daosu is really a little similar to the old man in front of him.

Hearing the word Ning, Lianyu couldn't keep the calm on her face anymore, her eyes stared straight at the old man in Mai, a little frightened, and she also had an expectation that she couldn't hide.

Waving his hand to signal the guards to disperse, Chu Haoyu clasped his fists and saluted the old man in Mai, and said, "It turned out to be Ning Lao, the kid was rude, please forgive me." ”

Nodding at Chu Haoyu, the old man in Mai set his eyes on Lianyu, his dim eyes suddenly flashed with a strange brilliance, and his face was even more undisguised with joy, but it quickly dissipated and turned into a look of regret, and even his body was a little weaker.

After a short silence, the old man in Mai finally opened his mouth and said slowly: "My Ning family has been in Jinling for a hundred years, and my ancestor was originally an ascetic monk of Wujiguan, and later when he traveled the world and passed through Jinling, he fell in love with a woman and had my Ning family, and my Ning family also followed the instructions of the ancestors, but asked the rivers and lakes and the court, and it was leisurely to be at ease. Passed on to the old man's generation, the four sons and one daughter are all outstanding people, the old man is very happy, especially loves Ling'er, and several brothers also let her, develop her playful and naughty character, often disguise herself as a man to wander the rivers and lakes. ”

Hearing this, how did Lianyu not know that the person in front of him was his grandfather, and the Ling'er in his mouth was his mother, and he used to dream of his mother in a dream, but now he heard his grandfather say it in person, Lianyu's body trembled slightly, and finally even leaned on Chu Haoyu's body, and only stood firm under Chu Haoyu's support.

At this moment, the old man in Mai seemed to think of the past, his expression was also a little trance, and he subconsciously said: "Xie Cheng of the Xie family is a young man with extraordinary martial arts and a full reading of poetry and books, and he is really called a young man with martial arts, but the old man sees that he has a broad forehead and a high nose, and he is definitely unwilling to be subordinate to others in the troubled times, the old man just wants her to live a safe life, and has always disagreed with this marriage and even locked her up, but unfortunately the old man really spoiled her too much, she actually forced her to die, and bluntly said that Xie Cheng would not marry." Seeing that Ling'er was getting thinner and thinner, the old man couldn't help her and let her go. On the day of the wedding, I saw Ling'er wearing a phoenix crown, seeing her smiling face, and the old man with a smile on his face, but only I knew that it was uncomfortable, unspeakably uncomfortable, and the old man had a bad premonition, and always felt that he was wrong. ”

At this point, the dim eyes of the old man in Mai were covered with a layer of mist, and he whispered: "Later, seeing that the two of them respected each other like Bin Ling'er and gave birth to Lin'er, this heart was also light, and the Xie family soldiers have become the overlord of Jiangnan, and Xie Cheng is a talented person, the old man thinks that the most unfortunate can also be ruled by the river, and ensure the safety of your mother and daughter's life. ”

Hearing this, Lianyu's delicate body trembled violently, and feeling the helplessness in Lianyu's heart, Chu Haoyu raised his hand to stop her waist and let her lean on his shoulder.

After another sigh, the old man in Mai continued: "On that day, the old man had made up his mind, and he wanted to save Ling'er with this old life, who knew that Ling'er rode into the Dachu camp alone and left with Xie Cheng's corpse. Ling'er often practiced martial arts on Zhongling Mountain when he was young, so he chose this valley as a place to bury. When the old man arrived, Ling'er knelt down for the old man with Xie Cheng in her arms, and said to the old man with a desperate face, "Daddy, my daughter is not filial, not only did she fail to serve you, but she made you angry, this is the last time, and she will never be in the future, in the next life, Ling'er will be a good girl and will never make you angry." Then, Ling'er begged the old man for one thing, asking the old man to never enter this valley. Speaking of this, tears finally flowed down the eyes of the old man in Mai, and he said helplessly: "A word? is just to marry the Xie family, Ling'er has never begged the old man, how can the old man refuse? ”

In the raised voice of the old man in Mai, Lian Yu knelt down with a puff, leaving two lines of tears in her eyes.

It took a long time to calm down the agitation in his chest, but the old man in Mai's voice was a little hoarse, and said: "For more than 20 years, the old man has wandered in the valley countless times but did not dare to take a step, for fear that Ling'er will blame the old man, but when he sees you, the old man knows that Ling'er has a spirit in the sky to pity the old man, and the twenty years of waiting are worth it." ”

Looking at the emaciated body and old face of the old man in Mai, pity came from his heart, and blurted out: "Grandfather." ”

Hearing Lianyu's call, the old man in Mai was obviously stunned, and his rickety body trembled even more, but a smile appeared on his face.