Chapter 116: Revisiting the Old Place
With that, he raised his glass to the generals, and then drank it all. The general took a deep look at him, and slowly repeated the sentence in his mouth: "Life is lonely, hehe, life is lonely......"
He suddenly laughed too, and that smile was full of vicissitudes, raised his wine glass, and drank it in one gulp. A hot smell of wine, from the throat to the stomach, the wine in this remote town is quite powerful.
The boy laughed, "How?"
The general raised his eyes, stretched out his hand to take the wine jug, added wine for the two, and said, "Good wine!"
The young man smiled even more, slapped the table, and laughed, "Okay, it's really good wine." In the midst of laughter, the young man's expression gradually became excited, and he suddenly chanted loudly:
"The old times, the vicissitudes of life, do you still remember, sad people. Gray hair withered lamp to go to the end of the world, once lonely for a hangover......"
After chanting, his voice gradually turned desolate, and there was a bit of loneliness on his face. After groaning, he bowed his head and was speechless, and the general looked at him silently, and drank the wine in the wine glass in front of him in one gulp.
At night, the cold wind gradually rose, and the sound of "woo" sounded in the lonely town, like someone crying quietly in the distance.
The night was deep, and the darkness was like a tide, flooding the earth. The ferocious beast was also lying lazily on the ground at the moment. In the tavern, it was dark, and the general and the boy sat in the dark, and no one got up to find a candle to illuminate it.
Maybe they feel more comfortable in the dark.
At the end of the day, they sat facing each other, occasionally saying a few inconsequential words, occasionally drinking a few glasses of wine, but more often they seemed to remind each other of their thoughts, silently pondering, recalling the past of their lives.
On such a cold night, in a deserted place at the ends of the earth, two strangers seem to have known each other all their lives and get along indifferently.
Early in the morning, it's a new day.
At the entrance of Sancai Town, the general and the young man stood face to face, and the evil beast gluttony followed behind the young man, looking bored.
The young man glanced at the generals and said with a smile: "It's rare to get together, don't pass it today, I don't know when I'll see you again, brother Tai take care." ’
The general said lightly: "You too!"
The young man seemed to remember something, and said, "If there is chaos today, and the situation in the north is becoming more and more tense, wouldn't Brother Tai be interested in going north to see the excitement?"
The general was a little surprised, and couldn't help but glance at the young man, only to see that the young man's face was calm, and he didn't seem to have any special meaning, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Besides, are you also interested in these battles and killings?"
The young man smiled slightly, but did not answer, just arched his hand and said, "The end of the world is far away, the world is difficult and dangerous, we are destined to meet again." ’
The general returned the salute and said, 'Yes.' ’
The boy laughed, turned away, let out a low growl, and followed. In less than a moment, the mysterious boy and the gluttonous figure had disappeared.
The general looked at the direction in which their figures disappeared, was silent for a moment, and then slowly turned around, the Sancai Town in front of him was dead and silent, and there was no life at all.
'Let's go!' The general suddenly said so plainly.
The general's eyes looked into the distance, and after a long time, he said quietly: 'There, after all, is the place where we lived together, do you remember?'
No one answered, but there seemed to be a cold wind blowing through the entire cold street......
Tongtian Sect, Earth Peak for a long time.
The quiet atmosphere shrouded the top of the Jijiu Peak again, and I don't know how long it took, suddenly a figure flashed in the corridor of the disciple's house, and it turned out to be a general, I saw him silently staring in the direction of the meditation hall for a moment, and then turned around and walked slowly towards the inside along the corridor that was once extremely familiar.
Probably because of the time in the afternoon! The other disciples on Dijiu Peak didn't see the figure, and in their memories, the most common thing they heard here in the past, except for the crisp laughter of the little junior sister Yan Ling'er, was Chu Tianling's slightly frustrated shout, because he must have lost another bet. Then, the hearty laughter of Senior Brother Liu Dashan and the others will sound, and several other senior brothers will also follow the jokes, and the little disciple who has always been the smallest and most inconspicuous!
Once upon a time, the past was gently flipped in the sound of slow footsteps, and those old things seemed to be carved between every brick and stone pillar here, echoing around him.
The general's face gradually changed from the beginning to the beginning, and the expression that was once shrouded like ice quietly receded, the past time turned out to be so moving, even after many years, he still couldn't forget it.
If, if...... If nothing has changed......
He stood between the faintly sunlit corridors, and sat down slowly on the low railing of the cloister, the warm sunlight of Jijiufeng shining on his face, as if it had been four years ago.
......
There were footsteps and voices of conversation, coming from far behind, and when they got closer, it turned out to be Chu Tianling, the fourth disciple of Dijiu Peak, and the new disciple. The two of them walked side by side towards here, and the moment their figures appeared, the general had suddenly disappeared like a ghost, the mountain wind blew, the branches and grass shook together, and no one knew where he was hiding.
Chu Tianling and the new disciple obviously didn't notice anything, the two of them spoke in a low voice, and walked over slowly, among them, Chu Tianling was still carrying a wooden bucket in his hand, which contained half a bucket of water, and a rag next to it, looking like he was going somewhere to clean up. And watching the two of them walk forward, after a while, they walked to the door of a room, Chu Tianling shrugged his shoulders to the new disciple, the new disciple smiled, and the two of them walked in together.
A moment later, the figure of the general appeared from a corner outside the corridor, his eyes were complicated, looking ahead. The room that the two former senior brothers entered turned out to be the room where he lived when he was a junior disciple of Dijiu Peak before. However, shouldn't that room have been abandoned for many years, why did the two senior brothers still go in?
The general floated silently.
As if he had suddenly fallen into a dream, he was stunned at the door, in this small courtyard, it was exactly the same as the scene back then, there were still gravel paths, there were still grass and green land, and even the small pine tree was still growing there, but over the years, it had become a lot thicker.
There was a sound of water in the room, and then the voices of the new disciples and Chu Tianling came out: "Fourth Senior Brother, you can tell me, it's been so many years, why does Master want us to clean this room?
Chu Tianling scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, do you want to be lazy again, I can tell you, Master has been getting angry about Senior Brother's affairs recently! Don't mess with his old man, otherwise Master will have to pick your skin." ”
The new disciple laughed twice and said, "Senior brother, you are joking with me again, how dare I provoke Master." It's just that the little junior brother has been gone for more than ten years, but the master still ordered us to keep this place as it is and clean it every day, I really don't know what his old man is thinking?"
The figure standing outside the room, standing still, slowly lowered its head.
In the room, Chu Tianling was silent for a while, but he sighed and said in a low voice: "Although Master has never talked about junior brother over the years, we all know in our hearts that he loves the senior brother the most in his heart. ”
The voice of the new disciple said: "Yes, I can also see this, to be honest, sometimes I miss the junior brother too." But what's the use of that, junior brother, he has already become another person now, will he return to Dijiufeng, become a general again, and then be our seventh junior brother?......"
Outside the window, the general's expression became more and more indifferent, and his body was also straight, with only two hands, clenched into fists, and the tighter he clenched.
Is it possible to go back?
The steps you have taken in time, the road you have crossed, many years later, do you still remember looking back and looking back?
The sun shines warmly on your body, but it feels like you are in an ice cellar!
Chu Tianling and the new disciples were also silent, and even they felt dull and speechless about the topic they had inadvertently raised. They fumbled around the house for a while, and walked out with a bucket, Chu Tianling gently closed the door, looking at the green grass in the small courtyard, and the pine branches swaying, although it was full of spring, there was always a sense of loneliness. It seems that the owner of this house is not there, and even this piece of spring light is quietly eclipsed.
He shook his head, sighed, and left with his new disciple.
After a long time, the general slowly walked out from behind the pine tree. The familiar mountain breeze blew on his face and ruffled his hair. He walked to the door, raised his right hand, and placed it on the door.
His movements were very slow and slow, as if there was a thousand pressures on his hands, and even the expression on his face seemed to be out of breath. However, that strange and inexplicable feeling, like an invisible force, finally pushed open this door!
It's like, pushing open a window of the past years and seeing the past.
The familiar bed, the familiar table and chairs, and the Taoist banner hanging on the wall, which seems to have a slightly withered yellow color after many years, and even the kettle and teacups on the table, look exactly the same as back then!
Who knows how many times this simple and unpretentious room has appeared in dreams? Even the air here seems to have a faint feeling of the past. He walked slowly into the room, walked to the bed, sat down slowly, and gently stroked the bedding with his hand, and the soft feeling passed through the palm of his hand.
Who saw that he suddenly bit his lip, so hard, so deep!
Seven days later, there were more and more rumors about the appearance of beasts and demons in the territory around Tongtian Peak, and within a radius of 100 miles, with Luoyang City at the foot of the mountain as the center, people fleeing could be seen everywhere. It seems that in the world at this moment, only the towering and towering Tongtian Peak can give people a little comfort and security.
And in the noise of countless people, Luoyang City is the most chaotic place, the streets and alleys are crowded with people, the original inns and restaurants in the city have long been full of people, and more refugees who have fled can only sleep in the open air. In this case, the food supply in Luoyang City has become very tight, but fortunately, because the city is next to the river, there is no need to worry about the water source.
Originally, in this chaotic situation, it is difficult to guarantee that some evil things such as robbery and murder will not happen, and there are indeed such rumors from time to time, who disappeared yesterday, and today I heard that someone was lying on the street. But after all, Luoyang City is under Tongtian Peak, and the Tongtian Sect has already made preparations and sent a considerable number of disciples to maintain order in the city, so in general, nothing happened to these countless refugees in this catastrophe.
It's just that as the rumors of that terrifying beast demon get worse day by day, no one can predict what tomorrow will be? Under such circumstances, an atmosphere of uneasiness is becoming more and more pervasive in Luoyang City, and people are panicking