Chapter 18 Commitment to stay
Early in the morning, Jing sat on the edge of the couch and shouted, "Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao......"
Xiao Yao rolled over in a daze and muttered, "Let me sleep a little longer." ”
Jing said: "Last night, you promised Lieyang and Ah Yan that you would go together to sweep the graves of your mother-in-law and father-in-law today. ”
Xiao Yao rubbed her eyes and sobered up.
Yesterday, the Yellow Emperor and Zhuan were sent away, and they returned to the main hall and continued to drink.
Hundreds of years later, Ah Heng and Lieyang returned to their hometown Chaoyun Palace, and at the wedding of Ah Heng's daughter, they reunited with the old man White Emperor, but more of the old people are no longer there, and they all drink wine like drinking water in their hearts.
Xiao Yao accompanied them and drank a lot, even if the amount of alcohol was large, they were dizzy, and it seemed that when they mentioned their mother, they hugged their heads and cried with Lieyang. Later, it seems that Jing carried her back to the house......
Xiao Yao sat up suddenly: "We're married?"
Jing touched Xiao Yao's forehead, and pretended to be puzzled: "I haven't heard that drunkenness can cause amnesia." ”
Xiao Yao stammered, "Last night...... Last night I ...... You...... We ......"
Jing Han smiled: "You were so drunk last night that you let you sleep." The days ahead are still long, and I'm not in a hurry. How? Are you in a hurry?"
Xiao Yao glared at Jing, blushed and began to wash and dress.
After getting dressed, Xiao Yao and Jing went to find Lie Yang and Ah Yan.
After breakfast, the four of them went to worship Xiao Yao's relatives together.
Although Jing knew that Xiao Yao's relatives were buried here, he was still shocked when he saw the six graves with his own eyes.
Lieyang and Ah Yan paid respects at the graves, and Xiao Yao introduced Jing to her grandmother and uncles.
Xiao Yao looked at Jing, Lieyang and Ah Yan all looked serious, and said with a smile: "Hey, don't do this! Today is a good day for me, smile more! Grandma and my mother, too, would love to see us laugh!"
Lieyang nodded and sighed to Ah Heng: "Ah Heng's daughter is really grown up and sensible. ”
Xiao Yao pouted: "It's as if you're very sensible, and that's pretty much the same." ”
Ah Yan hurriedly said: "You two quarrel, don't pull me in!" I'm neutral, no one will help!"
Xiao Yao grabbed Jing's arm and said triumphantly, "Is it so rare? I've got someone to help me now!"
Lieyang looked at Xiao Yao and Jing, and couldn't help but laugh with relief, Xiao Yao leaned on Jing's body, and also laughed. The sound of laughter echoed in the mountains and forests, and the wildflowers around the tomb swayed in the wind, as if dancing to the sound of laughter.
After living for a few more days, Lieyang and Ah Yan took their leave and left.
After Xiao Yao and Jing sent them off, they went to Xuanyuan City to find their father and Ah Nian.
Anyway, Wushen Mountain is fine, and Ah Nian plans to stay for a while longer to accompany his father. In the past few days, she has followed Emperor Bai to the blacksmith's shop, helped a little, and even learned to cook with the maid.
When Xiao Yao and Jing Dao were playing the iron shop, Ah Nian and Emperor Bai were not there, and Miao Pu said that Emperor Bai took Ah Nian to the broken wine shop known as a thousand-year-old brand to drink. Xiao Yao couldn't help laughing and said to Jing, "It seems that Father is going to tell Ah Nian about his past experience, so let's not bother them." ”
The two walked around the street casually, and Xiao Yao took Jing to a restaurant and ordered some Xuanyuan flavor dishes.
The two were eating quietly, when seven or eight soldiers walked in, and the leading official shouted with joy on his face: "Shopkeeper, good wine and good food!" Today I have a treat, and those who see it have a share! Xiao Er, give everyone a glass of wine and celebrate the great victory of Xuanyuan's army!"
The people in the store were all excited, and they asked nonsense, it turned out that it was the general of the harvest who won the battle again, and several diners laughed and said, "Hasn't the general of the harvest been winning the battle recently?"
The official who invited everyone to eat and drink said, "This is an extraordinary victory!" Nine Lives Xiang Liu is dead! You businessmen don't know how vicious and powerful Xiangliu's guy is......"
As if caught off guard, pierced by a sharp blade, Xiao Yao only felt that his ears were roaring, his chest was painful, and the wine glass in his hand fell.
Jing shouted worriedly: "Xiao Yao!"
Xiao Yao muttered, "Impossible! No way! He couldn't just die! I don't feel anything at all, I don't feel anything......" She suddenly remembered that her lover Gu had been solved by the Queen Mother, she really couldn't feel it, Xiao Yao's eyes turned black, and her body softened backwards.
Jing hurriedly helped Xiao Yao: "Let's meet Xuanyuan Mountain first, and let Miao Pu take his father's token to inquire." ”
Xiao Yao is top-heavy, groggy, and his heart and mouth are just three words "impossible", and he doesn't know how to get back to Chao Yunfeng.
Jing instructed Miao Pu and said something to her, but she couldn't hear anything clearly.
Miao Pu left in a hurry, feeling that it seemed that it was only a while, and it seemed that a long time had passed, and Miao Pu came back.
Xiao Yao immediately asked, "Is it fake news?"
Miao Pu said: "General Ying Long said that Xiang Liu died in battle. ”
Xiao Yao screamed: "Impossible, I don't believe it!"
Miao Pu was taken aback and didn't dare to speak again.
Jing brought a large bowl of spirits, half-forcing Xiao Yao to drink it, and he asked softly, "Do you still want to listen?" If you don't want to hear it, I'll drink with you. ”
Xiao Yao held her forehead and said to Miao Pu, "You go on!"
"After the death of the Chishui Patriarch, His Majesty ordered the total annihilation of the Gonggong army at all costs! The general gathered 200,000 troops to encircle and suppress the communist army. Under Xuanyuan's fierce attack, the Gonggong army retreated one after another, retreating in the deep mountains and not facing the battle head-on. The general cleared the wilderness and set fire to the mountains, forcing the communists to withdraw from the mountains and forests. On land, there are Xuanyuan's troops, not only the army of the general, but also the 200,000 army of the general who is responsible for the grievance at any time, and the Gonggong can only lead the army to flee to the sea. The general had expected that the Gonggong could only flee to the sea, so he had already sent the general Yujiang, who was proficient in water warfare, to lead the sailors to guard it, preparing to intercept and kill the Gonggong. Originally, the answer was foolproof, but Xiangliu was really powerful, and he even led a team of dead soldiers to defeat the strong with the weak, repelled the general of Yujiang, and opened a bloody road for the Gonggong. However, General Rongshou and General Yujiang pursued closely all the way, pursued for several days and nights, and finally caught up with Gonggong on a desert island overseas. The general led the troops to surround the island, and it is said that they all used ancient artifacts to set up formations, even if the co-workers were a small fish, they couldn't escape. Yujiang resolutely led his troops to attack the desert island and fought fiercely with the Gonggong......"
Miao Pu's voice lowered: "More than 1,000 people against 100,000 troops, not a single one surrendered, and all of them died in battle." Yu Jiang is the number one master of the Protoss, but he has never been able to beat the injured co-workers. Later, General Beishu ordered all the soldiers to fire 10,000 arrows, and Gonggong was shot by 10,000 arrows. After his death, his original body was revealed, which was a nine-headed demon...... Only then did the general know that he had been fooled. ”
Xiao Yao bent down, covering her face with both hands, her shoulders couldn't help but tremble slightly, Miao Pu didn't dare to say any more, Jing stroked Xiao Yao's back and said, "You go on!"
Miao Pu looked at his left ear hesitantly, and the expressionless chin of his left ear made Miao Pu have the courage to continue: "After the general found out that he had been fooled, not only did he not get angry, but happily said, 'Xiangliu is dead, the most difficult battle has been fought'. Because Xiang Liu really injured too many of our soldiers, I heard that many soldiers wanted to vent their anger with Xiang Liu's corpse, but the general flogged the soldiers who tried to offend Xiang Liu's body and ordered a retreat. As soon as they withdrew from the island, Xiangliu's corpse turned into black blood, gushing out, and the poison was violent, and everywhere they passed, all the plants and trees died, and even the land became charred black, and then there was no living creature on the entire island, and all the soldiers were terrified, even the general of the harvest was afraid. If it weren't for the fact that he respected this opponent and didn't allow anyone to blaspheme, I was afraid that even he wouldn't be able to escape. ”
Xiao Yao's body lay soft on the couch, if she didn't believe it before, then at this moment, she had to believe it...... This kind of thing can only be done by Xiangliu.
Jing gestured to Miao Pu and Left Ear, motioning for them to go out.
Jing hugged Xiao Yao into his arms and said softly: "If you feel uncomfortable, cry out!"
Xiao Yao's face turned pale, and her body kept trembling, but she lied to herself and muttered, "I'm fine!" I was mentally prepared...... When I first met him, I knew there was a day, and I always knew it!"
Jing brought up the wine jar: "Let's have a drink!"
Jing poured wine for Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao drank it when he picked it up, and poured bowls of spirits down, Xiao Yao's face was white and red.
It's getting dark.
Jing said, "If you don't want to rest, I'll accompany you outside." ”
Xiao Yao staggered onto the couch: "I can sleep." ”
Jing saw that she had to compete with herself, so she stopped persuading, put down the curtain, and lay down to rest.
Xiao Yao breathed steadily, motionless, as if she was soon asleep.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Yao suddenly opened her eyes and stared straight at the top of the tent.
She quietly got up and saw that Jing was still sleeping peacefully, and relaxed. She put on her clothes, walked out of the dormitory, and sat down in front of the jade steps.
Outside the palace wall, a bright moon is deserted.
Xiao Yao remembered the moon in Qingshui Town, when Xiang Liu died, the moon in the sky was also shining on him quietly? Did he remember the moon they had seen together?
Although the East China Sea and Xuanyuan Mountain are thousands of miles apart, as long as Xiangliu is willing, he can always let her know. However, even in death, he did not bother to say goodbye to her. In his eyes, she and he are not even ordinary friends, they have always been transactions, and every transaction is clearly and fair.
Xuanyuan suddenly remembered something, hurriedly rummaged through his body, and took out the fox mirror that he had collected closely. There were two memories in the mirror, the only thing he left her for free.
One memory is when he was in Clearwater, when he was injured and couldn't move. Mei Xiaoliu seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to avenge the long-term oppression, and used the black charcoal taken out of the stove to draw seven eyes on his face, plus the original two eyes, which happened to be nine eyes, and ridiculed him for being a nine-headed monster.
There is also a memory in the sea, Mei Xiaoliu and Xiang Liu made a deal, and Xiang Liu took her to Wushen Mountain to solve the Gu for Zhuan. After solving the Gu, they were pursued by the guards of Wushen Mountain, and in order to avoid the pursuers, Xiang Liu took her to dive to the bottom of the sea, which was the first time Xiao Yao really appreciated the magnificence of the sea. Taking advantage of Xiang Liu's lack of attention, she quietly remembered Xiang Liu's free and casual appearance.
Xiao Yao took a deep breath and opened the mirror with spiritual power, and after a circle of ripples opened, there was nothing.
Xiao Yao panicked all of a sudden, and said, "Impossible! It's impossible to ......" while eagerly probing the mirror with spiritual power. However, no matter how many times she searched, there was no memory of Xiangliu.
The only thing he left for her was gone!
Xiao Yao was incredulous, and looked in the mirror unwillingly: "How can this be?" Why is this happening?"
Suddenly, she remembered that while she was unconscious, Sang-ryu discovered the secret in the mirror and asked her to delete everything. When he came to his senses, he didn't mention it again, she thought he had forgotten, it turned out that he had destroyed everything at some point!
Xiao Yao rubbed the mirror and asked with tears in her eyes: "Xiangliu, am I really so unbearable in your eyes?" You don't even bother to keep a memory!"
"Nine-headed youkai! I hate you!" Xiao Yao slammed the mirror out, but strings of tears fell.
When she was in Qingshui Town, she was Mei Xiaoliu, he was Xiangliu, although he was always-for-tat, he would hide in her room to heal when he was injured, and she would unconsciously tell him about the unbearable past that had never been mentioned to anyone.
When she was in Xuanyuan City, he was a prodigal son who was gentle and considerate, cynical, but he taught her archery skills seriously and meticulously for more than ten years.
When they had been asleep at the bottom of the sea for thirty-seven years, they had been together night and night, probably at the gentlest of Xiangliu, without taking advantage of trades, without-for-tat, and some of them only wandered around the bottom of the sea with the other, one occasionally saying a few words, and the other forever silent.
At the Chishui wedding, he came to rob the marriage, asked her to fulfill her promise, and asked Jing for 37 years of grain and grass, but the price he paid was to lose a false identity, but her reputation was ruined.
Since then, he has been the general of the Gonggong, and she is the younger sister of Zhuan, and the two of them have swords and swords every time they talk.
The last time they met, it was because of Feng Long's death, on the gourd lake where the two had played together, she wanted to shoot him, and he used Jing's death to incite her to avenge Jing. That night, he had almost exhausted all her blood, just to stock up on a little healing pill. She hated him for being cold and swore never to see each other!
If she knew it was the last time they would see each other in this life, she would have said something else, no matter how ruthless he was to her, and she didn't want to say those things!
Xiao Yao burst into tears, tilted her head, and looked helplessly at the sky.
Soyanagi, why? Why? Why do you do this to me? Why don't you even leave your last memory...... Could it be that a hundred years of acquaintance is just a transaction calculation for you?
Xiang Liu walked too resolutely, there was no word left, even the bones turned into poisonous water, and no one could answer Xiao Yao's question.
When Jing hugged her from behind Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao realized that the sky was already bright.
After being blown by the cold wind all night, Xiao Yao's body was cold, and Jing warmed her body with spiritual power: "When did you get up?"
Xiao Yao hurriedly wiped away her tears, and said in a panic: "I just got up." ”
Jing put it on the back of her neck and kissed her gently.
Xiao Yao leaned weakly into Jing's arms, and after a while, she whispered: "I lied just now, I got up for a long time, in fact, I didn't sleep last night." ”
Jing whispered, "It's okay! Even intimate couples need some alone time, and I know that you are sad and miserable right now, and you need to be alone even more. ”
Xiao Yao was uneasy: "I'...... I ......"
Jing covered her mouth: "Don't think too stingy about your husband, Xiangliu has saved your life several times, and I am very grateful to him." ”
Xiao Yao's tears slowly slipped down, wetting Jing's palm, but Jing didn't say a word, just quietly hugged Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao muttered, "Although I have always warned myself that he is the enemy of the Zhuan, I ...... I wasn't ready! I wish everything was fake...... He's so cunning, he can always live if he wants to live!"
Jing was silent, he knew that Xiao Yao didn't need him to speak.
"He's just too cunning to want to live! Once, he said to me, 'Actually, for a general, the best ending is to die on the battlefield,' and he chose the best ending for himself!"
"What's the best ending? He's the stupidest fool in the world! He is worthy of co-workers, worthy of all the dead robes, but is he worthy of himself?"
"I'm a fool! He doesn't care at all, why should I be sad? I don't want to be upset......"
Xiao Yao cried and spoke, gradually, there were fewer words, and in the end, she curled up in Jing's arms and looked at the tall phoenix tree in silence. The crimson fallen flowers withered in the wind, just like a passing past, no matter how gorgeous and beautiful they once were, they will eventually pass away with the wind.
Xiao Yao closed her eyes tiredly: "Jing, I want to leave!"
"Where are we going?"
"To the sea! Thousands of miles of blue waves, the sky is high and the sea is wide, Xiangliu once said that there are many nameless islands overseas, maybe we can find a beautiful island to settle down. ”
"Good!"
Xiao Yao originally wanted Zuo Er and Miao Pu to follow the White Emperor, and after Zuo Er learned the casting skills, they could live anywhere, but Miao Pu cried and asked: "Where Miss goes, I will go!"
The left ear was silent, but he kept staring at Xiao Yao, obviously more difficult than Miao Pu.
Xiao Yao had no choice but to surrender: "As long as you are not afraid of hardship, follow me and Jing!"
Xiao Yao began to pack her bags. Actually, it's mainly a gift you receive when you celebrate your wedding. My grandfather sent two boxes of jewelry, which were supposed to be my grandmother's relics; His father's gifts were a short knife and a dagger forged by his own hands; The gift of Xuanyuan is very practical, it is a mansion in Xuanyuan City, a hundred acres of fertile land outside Xuanyuan City; Ah Nian's gift was a bundle of Fuso sacred trees; The gift of the sun is a pair of panaceas, which is estimated to have been collected by him for hundreds of years, and even Xiao Yao, who is used to seeing good medicines, secretly smacks his tongue; Ah Zheng's gift is a pair of Tongxin pendants carved from ancient jade mountains and a pot-bellied laughing doll carved from Fuso sacred wood. He made it all with his own hands.
Xiao Yao picked three favorite pieces of jewelry from his grandfather and put them away as a souvenir; The short knives and daggers given by his father can be used as self-defense weapons, and can also be used to cut fruit and leave it behind; Xiao Yao looked at the gift carefully for a while and put it away; Ah Nian's gifts were also carefully collected; The gift of the scorching sun is naturally to be hidden in its entirety; The Tongxin Pei sent by Ah Yan can be worn on weekdays to nourish the body, and it can also be used as a miracle medicine to continue his life at critical moments, Xiao Yao played with it for a while, and tied a piece to Jing's waist, and he also wore another piece.
Finally, there is the pot-bellied laughing doll...... Xiao Yao was very curious at the beginning, why didn't Ah Yan use Yushan peach wood, but used Fusang sacred wood, Fusang sacred wood spontaneously combusted without fire, and it was not suitable for carving things. I don't know that Ah Hui used the Divine Wood Spell to make this Fusang Divine Wood not burn his hands.
Xiao Yao held the pot-bellied laughing doll and said to Jing: "Ah Yao is really funny, the fat doll carved by others is a big head, and his doll even has a big belly, does it mean that this fat doll is fat because of greed?"
Jing glanced at the pot-bellied laughing doll and said: "This is a tens of thousands of years of Fusang Divine Wood, which is not invaded by fire and water, and does not hurt by swords, but it is not easy to do, and Ah Zheng should have spent a lot of effort." ”
The pot-bellied laughing doll doesn't seem to be of much practical use, but Xiao Yao thinks it's cute, and the more she holds it in her hand, the more she likes it. With a big head, a big belly, wearing a belly pocket with a pomegranate picture, grinning and smiling, Xiao Yao couldn't help but smile at him.
This is the first time Xiao Yao has smiled in a few days, Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to Miao Pu: "You must put away this laughing doll!"
On the day of parting, the weather was sunny and breezy, and it was officially a day for a long journey.
Emperor Bai and Ah Nian sent them to the official road, the road is lined with green willows on both sides, many people fold the willows here to say goodbye, and from time to time there are poignant flutes and whimpering cries.
One of Zuo Er and Miao Pu was holding the carriage, and the other was sitting on the wheel, waiting for Xiao Yao to say goodbye to Emperor Bai.
Xiao Yao said to Ah Nian: "If you are bored in Wushen Mountain, come to Xuanyuan Mountain to see your father, but remember, never set foot in the Central Plains!" Never ask about it!"
Ah Nian said: "Don't worry! I still like it as much as I did back then, but the crying I used to make me no longer the Ah Nian I used to be. Don't forget, I've even been on the battlefield, and although the battle was fought with the help of Jumang, all the blood and death I faced by myself. ”
Xiao Yao was completely relieved.
Emperor Bai asked Jing and Xiaoyao, "Have you thought about where to go?"
Jing replied, "No, let's walk around first, and if we can meet a place that both of you like, maybe we will stay." ”
The White Emperor said half-jokingly: "After settling down, remember to tell us, don't go and be lost." ”
Jing smiled, didn't say anything, knelt down with Xiao Yao, and kowtowed to the White Emperor three times. Xiao Yao said: "Father, take care, let's go." ”
The White Emperor sighed secretly and said with a smile, "Go ahead!"
Jing and Xiao Yao got into the carriage, and the wheels rolled into the traffic from south to north.
The carriage that Xiao Yao was riding in was ordinary, and like all vehicles on the road, he couldn't tell how the people in the car were different from others.
Although the White Emperor's eyesight was good, he gradually couldn't tell which car Xiao Yao was riding, and he only saw countless cars on the way. All pedestrians are the most ordinary people in the world, and Xiao Yao has become one of them.
The White Emperor was indistinguishable in his heart, there was sadness, but more was relieved.
Xiao Yao has the most noble and heaviest surname in the world, and her mother tried her best to break free, but she didn't break free, but she finally broke free.
Xiao Yao has a retaining flower, and Jing is a descendant of the nine-tailed fox, and once they leave, they will disappear completely.
The White Emperor had already sensed Jing and Xiao Yao's thoughts, but he never broke it, but pretended to be a gesture, allowing the Yellow Emperor and Xiao Yao to think that Xiao Yao would stay in Xuanyuan City.
Hundreds of years ago, when Xiao Yao fled from Yushan and went to the people, he was probably destined for today's end. Her brief return, from Wushen Mountain to Xuanyuan Mountain, from Xuanyuan Mountain to Shennong Mountain, witnessed the unification of the Great Wilderness, perhaps just to fulfill her mother's last wish and make Zhen safe. Now that Ah Heng's last wish has come true, Xiao Yao chose to return to the sea and the birds to the forest, and returned to the place where she came from.
The White Emperor took Ah Nian, walked in the car, and slowly walked back to the blacksmith shop.
At this time, it is the most lively moment in Xuanyuan City, with people coming and going on the street, busy traffic, and all kinds of shouting and selling. Xiao Yao may be the little lady who sells wine, the doctor who dozes off in the medicine hall, or the woman who chases the child with a fan......
The White Emperor couldn't help but smile slightly, when he couldn't find Xiao Yao, he would definitely be angry, but sooner or later he would understand that Xiao Yao was among all living beings, and all living beings were Xiao Yao, as long as the world was peaceful, their Xiao Yao would live happily.