Xu Yongzhi walked out of the studio, and it was already dark.

Dark clouds rolled in the distance, speeding up the process.

And so the rain fell.

The streets were dark, and not a single light was on.

He had no umbrella and no sword.

Sometimes I just want to wake up and find that everything I have experienced in the past month has been a big dream.

He thought of his mother, Tian Xiaoqian was a very harsh mother to him, she often had too high requirements for him, and when he was a child, he used to cry secretly because of fear.

He thought of his father again, Xu Zhixun was a strict but polite father, this kind of politeness was a bit too much and too angry at some times.

But these two people are desperately trying to make him grow up, as if they expected that they would only live to this age and leave him.

Sometimes that's the case, once all the ideas are eliminated, the only one left, no matter how impossible, may be the closest to the truth.

"Father and mother, did they anticipate their own death, why did their resistance be so gentle, and they didn't have the fierce fighting spirit they had back then?"

"Li Lianqiao said that her mother died many years ago, so what is that woman who is strict and gentle to me?"

He had many, many questions, and until he got answered, he couldn't get revenge, and he couldn't devote himself to anything.

He walked to his boat, he was already drenched in the night rain, the boatman saw the heavy rain, and did not dare to cross the Yangtze River at night, Xu Yongzhi endured it all night in the boat before crossing the river.

Seven days later, he rushed back to Ezhou, Xu Taishi couldn't help but be surprised when he saw him, this former beautiful son, had become a skeletal figure, his cheeks were all puffed, and his stubble hung on his cheeks with an embarrassed face, and he was hot.

Duan Meimei hurriedly cooked porridge and bathed him, boiled medicine and sent soup.

Since she was plundered by Chen Xiaohuan and came to Ezhou, Xu Taishi suggested that Anguo was not safe, so she and Duan Zishou lived in Ezhou temporarily, and Anguo's shop was handed over to her uncle Duan.

Xu Yongyi slept for three days.

After gradually waking up, she saw that Duan Meimei had basically not slept for three days, and had been guarding herself, and she was very upset.

"Where's Miss Xia?" Duan Meimei asked, "Didn't I come back with you?" ”

Pierced in the heart.

"It turns out that she is Miss Xia." Xu Yongzhi asked.

The man suddenly began to attack the weakness of the word, and that was that your question was asked to Kenqing.

"Oh, little expensive." Meimei lowered her eyes and said.

"Why do you say Miss Xia?" Xu Yongzhi is unrelenting.

"I heard from Amori that she is willing to live as a woman." Duan Meimei said.

"Are you jealous? Because I'm going to find her? Xu Yongzhi asked.

"Childe, you're thinking too much." Duan Meimei put her hand on his forehead.

Duan Meimei is such a gentle woman, she can catch all Xu Yongzhi's emotions and little temper, she made a vow to protect Xu Yongzhi, she really worked hard to do it, she is difficult to be provoked, and she is also very good at dealing with children who are in a bad mood - after all, she has such a simple brother as Ah Shou at home.

"It's not hot, do you want to drink some porridge."

Xu Yongzhi was helped up to drink porridge, drinking and drinking, he suddenly looked at Duan Meimei, and said in a daze:

"She didn't want to come back. She didn't want to go with her. She wants to stay in the palace and take revenge in her own way. ”

"Since Xiaogui said so, he must have his own way to get revenge," Duan Meimei said, "Isn't this a good thing?" Let's just take her and help her. ”

"You really trust her." Xu Yongzhi looked at Duan Meimei.

"I was jealous of her," Duan Meimei said, "I was hostile to her at that time, I was so envious that she could accompany you to the north and south, but I was trapped in a store, I went out on a trip for the first time, and when I always wanted to go to the south, I was actually carried by a woman who was numb, son, I envy Xiaogui, because she has been with you day and night for three or four years." ”

"But it wasn't that kind of relationship in those years." Xu Yongzhi said.

"In the eyes of our girls, it's good to love someone and be with her all the time, you don't need to have that kind of relationship," Duan Meimei said, "That day you went to the coloring garden, Xiaogui dressed up as a woman and hoped that you could accept her temptation, and she was also mistaken." You are still two children when it comes to loving others—especially you, my Xu Gongzi. ”

"Thinking about a person every day, worrying about a person, worrying about a person, this is love. Coveting a person's flesh and wanting to get him is desire. ”

"You say this like an expert." Xu Yongzhi was still a little unconvinced.

"Because I'm an expert, I've loved someone for three years, and I've only met him for the fourth time today. He's sick and unhappy, I want him to be okay, he's willing to touch my body or not, I don't care, I know he's a gentleman, he treats me equally and compassionately, maybe we have a natural day, accept each other, one day when the spirit and flesh are one, maybe not. ”

"But it doesn't matter, two souls have tacitly understood and attracted, how many people have never encountered such love in their lives, I am already very lucky." Duan Meimei said.

Xu Yongzhi stopped talking, he finished drinking the porridge and said to Duan Meimei: "Meimei, I want to wash my face and shave my beard, and then you can help me invite Uncle Taishi in." ”

When Xu Taishi came in, Xu Yongzhi had already recovered his spirit.

"Uncle Taishi," Xu Yongzhi asked, "Xiaogui suggested that I go and meet Uncle Taihang, saying that Uncle Taihang may have a connection with my uncle, but I have the impression that apart from going to Qinling for medicine one year, he let me see a cat bear, I don't remember anything special about him." ”

"Taihang, this person is the most low-key, he has been planting medicine in Qinling for almost 20 years, he knows the old lady the earliest, I think, he may know some things in his early years, the young master might as well go over and take a walk."

"Okay, then I'll leave tomorrow."

"I won't keep you, but I want you to take Amori with me." Duan Meimei said, "He has grown up and can help you a lot." ”

"It's okay, I can only use my left hand to use the sword now, and I still need to practice, and I can also let Ah Shou dismantle with me." Xu Yongzhi said.

Starting the next day, Xu Gongzi's nightmare began.

said that it was a "dismantling" trick with Ah Shou, and it was basically Duan Zishou who abused Xu Yongzhi.

Xu Gongzi's newly cast sword was deliberately a little lighter than the old sword.

But he couldn't even catch Duan Zishou's move.

I can see the tricks clearly, and I can barely keep up with the speed of my hand, but when that force is smashed down, the sword in my hand will definitely be out of my hand.

Is there a future for a swordsman with a broken tendon in his hand?

Duan Zishou was triumphant, lying on the kang of the small inn, he tossed and turned, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep.

"Brother-in-law!"

"Call Big Brother."

"Okay, big brother-in-law!"

"Why did you change your eldest brother-in-law again, what's the matter with you?"

"I've been making great progress in martial arts recently, and even you can win."

"That's because my tendon is broken, okay?"

"Do you think I can take the martial arts championship?"

"Wu Zhuangyuan still has to take the art of war, do you know how to read?"

"Know your own name."

"Can you write?"

"Can be shorthanded."

"Write it as a joker, right?"

"As long as you can understand it."

"Be honest, think more about how we can hurry."

"Great!"

Saying this one second, falling asleep the next, this is what this child is capable of.

Xu Yongzhi was worried, since Lin Quan was destroyed, he has always had problems sleeping, he can only sleep for two hours a day, and often wakes up from dreams, Xu Taishi and Xu Taiyue saw it, there is no good way, can only slowly rest and recuperate, Taishi reminded him that this time to Qinling, maybe Xu Taixing will have some unique prescriptions.

The two of them rode forward and walked for more than ten days, and on this day they came to Qingmuchuan Town, Hanzhong Prefecture, where Xu Taihang lived.

Xu Taihang's medicine station is also here, there is an old man Lao Kuang and two boys to take care of, Lao Kuang saw Xu Yongzhi, saw that the young master was coming, and hurriedly poured tea to receive, saying that Xu Taihang was looking at the herbs on the mountain, and he might not come down for ten days and a half.

Xu Yongzhi and Duan Zishou had lunch in the town and rested for a while, Duan Zishou wanted to sleep, but Xu Yongzhi stopped him and called Lao Kuang.

"Uncle Kuang, how far is it to Uncle Taihang's bamboo house?"

"Fifteen miles of mountain road."

"Amori, how many mountain roads can we walk in an hour?"

"There's no problem with Ten Miles."

"An hour and a half, you can always go up before dark," Xu Yongzhi said, "what is the fork in the mountain?" ”

"There is no fork in the road, it is just a road."

"Let's go." Xu Yongzhi said to Ah Shou.

"Young master, let's be cautious." Lao Kuang reminded.

"Can there be any beasts here?"

"What are the beasts afraid of? I've even fought a leopard, but I haven't even beaten a tiger. Duan Zishou was triumphant.

"Not a beast!" Lao Kuang hurriedly grabbed Ah Shou.

"There are mountain spirits and forest monsters on this mountain, and I don't know if it's a fox or something else, it's all fascinating."

"Last time, there was a young master in the town, who was clean and handsome, went up the mountain to play in the scenery, and disappeared for several days, and then he met a girl in red, and brought him into the fairy pavilion to be happy, and he was so thin that he didn't look good in a few days, and the other party saw that he was already skinny, so he was willing to let him come back." Lao Kuang explained.

"I'm not afraid of this!" Duan Zishou waved his hand, "The eldest brother-in-law is a person who has suffered hardships, and he will never be fooled by this again." ”

Xu Yong's face was embarrassed, "In short, it's not strange, it's self-defeating, I think this young master may have something unspeakable, he was calculated, and he pushed it to the spirit, and there are also some." ”

Lao Kuang saw that the two insisted on going up the mountain, so he no longer persuaded them.

"You may have to carry food and bedding up, and the bamboo house of the shopkeeper has a lot of food, but only his own bedding, and you have to take it yourself."

Lao Kuang asked the boy to send them until the bottom of the mountain.

The two brothers started to climb the mountain, and this afternoon the sky was clear, so uncomfortable!

When it is hot, there are green trees to shade, when thirsty, there are mountain springs to drink, from time to time there are hares and squirrels jumping over, and egrets fly from the forest, which is really a southern scenery.

"If you cross the Qinling Mountains, the northern slope is a northern scenery, which is not much different from the climate of Anguo."

"Big brother-in-law, why is the north and south of a mountain different."

"This mountain is high and can block the north wind, the north wind comes from the ice field, it is cold, the south wind comes from the sea, it is warm, where the two winds meet, there are clouds and rain, clouds and rain......" Xu Yongzhi suddenly stopped.

Hell alive it! A round-faced girl in red sat on a tree branch and looked at him with a smile.

"Big brother-in-law, what's wrong with you?"

"Not much," Xu Yongzhi rubbed his eyes, and the girl was gone again.

The two men continued to walk up.

"There's snow on the top of this mountain!" Duan Zishou pointed to a peak in the distance and said.

"That's right, it's a snow-capped mountain. Every spring, the sun is clear, the ice and snow are still melting, and the ice and snow are ......"

Again! The girl in red was washing her face with water in her hand on the edge of the mountain spring in front of her.

"Can you see that girl?" Xu Yongzhi asked.

"Where is the girl?" Duan Zishou looked ahead.

"I saw it just now, dressed in red."

"Come out! The eldest brother-in-law wants a girl! Duan Zishou shouted loudly.

"Don't shout! People still think we're bad people. Xu Yongzhi hurriedly covered his mouth.

"You said you wanted a girl!"

"I might see something strange."

"I didn't see anything." Duan Zishou said.

The road is getting narrower and narrower, and the sky is getting cloudier and cloudier.

"Hurry up, I think it's going to rain," Xu Yongzhi said, "It's ...... raining."

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl in red appeared on the mountain road.

Endlessly, Xu Yongzhi held the sword and ran a few steps.

There is nothing ahead.

It's a pity that it won't be Master Zhang Huan's Five Thunder Method.

Forget it, even if you know the Five Thunder Method, you don't dare to use it in this mountain.

After all, the Five Thunder Law has a fire rate of 2 per 1,000, and if you light a hundred-year-old tree or a thousand-year-old forest, what do the villagers eat, the sin will be great.

What the hell did I say that this female monster would haunt me?

Clouds, rain, sunshine, snow and ice......

It seems that at the mention of the weather, she appears.

"Mamoru, do you prefer rain or snow?"

"I don't like it, unless it's snowing and you can eat barbecue."

Look again, sure enough, the figure of the girl in red appeared again.

Well, don't talk about the weather anymore.

But at this time, the fatal trouble finally came.

It's raining.

The heavy rain was poured on the faces of Xu Gongzi and the silly boy.

"It's raining!" The silly boy looked aggrieved.

"Hold on, the rain will stop in a while!" Xu Gongzi didn't count it in his heart.

"Thunder yet!"

"Don't worry! Thundershowers, it doesn't rain much. ”

"No, it's cold!"

"Amori, don't be angry! Don't be angry! ”

"It's going to flood when it's raining so hard!" Amori couldn't help it at all.

Seeing that there was a small cabin under the tree, Ashou hurriedly went to the bottom of the tree and knocked on the door.

"Anyone? Anyone? ”

Xu Yongzhi wanted to stop him, but he couldn't stop him, the wooden door opened, and a round-faced girl in red appeared at the door.

"It's raining so hard, come in and make a fire!"

Xu Yongzhi wanted to stop Duan Zishou, but Ah Shou had already stepped in, Xu Yongzhi had to follow up, only to see that there were wooden furniture inside, and the living fireplace was very warm.

"Where did you two come from?" The girl looked at the two of them with a smile.

Xu Yongzhi sat down on the bench and looked at the girl tremblingly, this round-faced girl was not a beautiful woman, but she was very cute, with a small black mole on her mouth, playful and tight.

"Why do I think you're so nervous?"

Xu Yongzhi's eyes were fixed on the fire in the fireplace.

"The one who can use fire shouldn't be a monster, it's really a woman from a good family."

"No, it may also be a youkai who has a deep path and is not afraid of fire at all."

"Shall I fight her, or not?"

At this time, Duan Zishou had already hurriedly taken off his coat and went to the fireplace shirtless.

"I'll do it." The girl grinned and took Mamoru's clothes, hung them on a shelf, and baked them by the fire.

"She's not afraid of fire, which one is it?"

"Childe, don't you want to bake clothes?"

"No, no, no!"

"Look your teeth are shaking!"

"Absolutely not, I might have a cold!"

"The cold is not so serious, don't be a swing."

If you can't answer this, you can't say, "I'm afraid of you, I think you're a monster."

Duan Zishou didn't see it, "Little sister, do you have anything to eat?" ”

"I'm hungry, right?"

At this moment, a small bell on the fireplace "ding" sounded.

"That's it! All right! ”

The girl in red ran to the fire with joy.

She put on a thick bearskin glove and reached for the iron plate in the hearth.

On top are a few fragrant large bamboo shoots, cut just enough for a bite!

Placed on a large wooden table with a stone face, the girl went to take down an iron plate.

A plate of juicy mushrooms!

The girl sprinkled salt and a pinch of pepper on it, and the wonderful smell wafted through the air.

"Thank you, young lady!" Duan Zishou happily picked up the chopsticks.

Xu Yongzhi squeezed his eyebrows at him, and this Zi Shou's eyes were full of bamboo shoots and mushrooms, and he couldn't see it at all.

I wonder what kind of food is turned into a stone or a toad.

"Childe, are you really not hungry?" The girl asked with a grin.

"Not hungry." Xu Yongzhi said tremblingly.

"Originally, it was made for my father, but my father said that if there are guests from afar, they should be eaten first." The girl looked at Ah Shou with a smile, "Little brother, you eat so deliciously." ”

"This person usually doesn't eat vegetarian at all, he doesn't have meat or full, but today he is actually interested in this kind of vegetarian dish......" Xu Yongzhi looked at Duan Zishou.

"This younger brother has Buddha nature, and he will have great enlightenment in the future." The girl looked at Xu Yongzhi and said, "It's strange that your brother is so nervous, come over and roast the fire......"

The girl took a step forward.

Xu Yongzhi held down the sword: "Don't come here!" ”

Duan Zishou laughed: "Big brother-in-law, why are you even afraid of girls?" ”

"She's not a simple girl! Amori, you have to be careful! ”

Someone pushed the door open.

"Crispy!" A middle-aged man walked in, "Don't tease our guests!" ”

"Daddy!" The girl exclaimed with a grin.

The person who entered the door was none other than Xu Taixing, the shopkeeper of his Hanzhong branch.

Xu Taixing was forty-five or sixteen years old, and his long years of life in the mountains made him dark and red, and his muscles were very strong. Xu Yongzhi saw him more than two years ago, but he didn't know that he had such a big daughter.

Xu Taixing saluted Xu Yongzhi: "Son, it's been hard all the way." ”

Xu Yongzhi hurriedly saluted Taihang: "Uncle Taihang, don't come to harm?" ”

"Uncle Taihang!" Duan Zishou ate roasted mushrooms with a mouth full of juice, "I'm Duan Zishou, bamboo shoots and mushrooms are so delicious!" ”

Xu Taixing looked at Duan Zishou and laughed: "I like this kid." ”

looked at Xu Yongzhi again, "Childe's eyesight is very good, Ah Crisp, she is indeed not a human being." ”

"It's an angel!" Duan Zishou shouted loudly.

"Where did the stupid boy learn to pat on the back!" Xu Yongzhi said.

"Little Sister Gui said that these two words can praise girls!" Duan Zishou said.

"Stay with you!"

Xu Taihang smiled and patted his shoulder, "Ah Crisp, come to Dad!" ”

Ah Crisp smiled and transformed into his original form......

Well, Duan Zishou is right, she is really an angel......