The gardenia on the flower table is grateful, the new one is replaced, and the replacement is thanked again, and the cycle repeats, and I don't know how many times it has been replaced by Ling Xiao so far. She is familiar with the secret book that Lu Jingxing gave her, but it is difficult to understand the meaning, the condensation is the essence, which is not bad, there are only four words in it

When understood, it is the meaning of a passage.

The river meanders like a twisted snake, surrounded by dense shrubs and small wildflowers, bees and butterflies flutter happily, and a large tree blocks all the sunlight shining above them, giving Ling Xiao and Yu Niang a shade. The water of the river is crystal clear, and it flows in front of you, in the river

Schools of small fish and shrimp are coming in and out of the cracks in the rocks, or running around scratching your hands. On both sides of the bank are strange shapes of smooth stones, some half-lying in the water, some bare. Yu Niang is washing clothes here, the corners of her clothes as light as cicada wings are rippling with the current, and she wants to break free from the shackles and drift far away, but after all

You can't get rid of the control of a pair of hands.

Ling Xiao sat on a clean stone, threw the small pebble beside her to the deep pool not far away, with a bang, the water splashed, and another was thrown, and she didn't know how many she had thrown.

"I heard that you want to learn martial arts from the mansion master?" It was over with another bang, and Yu Niang's words sounded.

Ling Xiao stopped what he was doing and said, "Yes, I'm idle anyway, learn some martial arts for self-defense." ”

"It's better for girls not to step into the rivers and lakes, and live a life of licking blood from the knife all day long." Yu Niang persuaded.

"Isn't it the rivers and lakes now? Now that you have stepped in, you must protect yourself. I only learn martial arts for self-defense, not to fight for fame, and there will be no danger. In fact, Ling Xiao knew that since the day she left Jundu, she had stepped into the rivers and lakes.

"That's true, but you're safe here, and no one can hurt you. And why should you suffer that sin? Yu Niang said seriously.

Ling Xiao didn't know how to say it before she understood, so she simply changed the subject: "Yu Niang, are there crabs in this river?" ”

"Yes, they're all hiding under the slate!" Yu Niang had a heavy expression on her face just now, and when she heard Ling Xiao ask like this, her expression immediately became a little kinder, just like an ordinary mother treats her own child, full of love and pity.

"Then I'll look for it." Ling Xiao took off his shoes and socks, and walked cautiously into the water, the soles of his feet felt a faint pain when they touched stones of different sizes, Yu Niang watched from the side, with a relieved face: "Slippery in the water, be careful." ”

"I see." has been in the house for so long, in fact, Ling Xiao has spent the longest time with Yu Niang, just like an elder.

The flowing water passed through Ling Xiao's fingers, and there was a slight vibration, she held her skirt with one hand, but her eyes kept staring at the stone cracks in the water, bending down and going up the river step by step, and finally found movement under a stone slab, there were small bubbles constantly emerging from the cracks in the stones, and she thought that there must be crabs hidden underneath. She'll be that big

The slate turned low into the sky, and there was indeed a crab hiding there. The so-called happiness and sorrow are really true, she was happy for a while, she ignored its pair of big pincers, and while grabbing it with her hand, she was also pinched by its fingers, and as soon as it hurt, she threw it out, and the blood on her fingers dripped into the water and instantly became water

part.

"Are you alright?" Ling Xiao heard this voice turned out to be Lu Jingxing, he looked up at the river, he was stepping into the water with his shoes on at the moment, and walked towards Ling Xiao.

"How did you get here?" Ling Xiao asked suspiciously.

"I was going to look for you in your room, but Lu Bo said that you and Yu Niang came here, so I came over. Are your hands all right?"

"It's okay, what are you looking for me?" As soon as Ling Xiao finished asking, Yu Niang spoke: "My clothes are also good, you two talk slowly, I won't bother you." After packing up his things, he left, only the water dripping from the bamboo basket was intermittent and left on the ground.

"How's it going?" The Zhizhi on the tree probably couldn't stand the hot day, and the screaming was particularly energetic, and Lu Jingxing's words were intertwined in this Zhizhi.

"I've memorized it, and I'm about to go back to you from here." Ling Xiao said.

"Aren't you going to catch crabs? I'll help you. The one that was just caught by Ling Xiao was gone without a trace at this moment, and the blood stains on her hands had been washed away by her with water, and it was only a slight numbness at the moment, and Lu Jingxing was also turning up stones in the water at this time.

"Go back, it's useless to catch it. It might as well let it live freely in the water. Ling Xiao just wanted to feel the joy of finding prey, and it was useless to catch too much.

"Okay, put your shoes on and go back, and I'll show you how to do it." Lu Jingxing said.

The stone path is quiet and pleasant, the path is dotted with charming wild flowers, and the river is located at the foot of the hill, which is the winding path where Ling Xiao and Lu Jing walk at this moment, and the river is cleverly connected to the backyard of Lu Fu. The two walked through the quiet path relatively silently, and walked through the rockery corridor relatively silently

There is a wonderful sound of bees and cicadas playing together.

"Can you write down the actions in the cheats?" Lu Jingxing went to change a pair of shoes, and the first thing she asked when she came in was this.

"Got it." Ling Xiao guessed that Lu Jingxing was going to explain how to exercise for her, and she stood up, ready to listen carefully.

"When exercising, the breath should be gentle, the qi enters the dantian, the lower abdomen is slightly retracted, and then cooperate with the actions on the drawings......" Lu Jingxing said while demonstrating the movements that are usually used in the exercises, as for the complicated movements on the drawings, Ling Xiao had to understand it himself, and he couldn't help Ling Xiao.

"When you can use your skills freely, you will naturally understand the content on the bamboo slips." At this time, Ling Xiao was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, carefully familiar with every movement, and Lu Jingxing's words sounded in his ears again.

"Hmm. I'll go back first if it's okay, and you don't have to call me for dinner. Ling Xiao felt that it was really inappropriate to practice in his study, and she was also afraid that her movements would be indecent and make people laugh, if she was bumped into by Lu Ci, she should talk about her again.

"You practice hard, no one will bother you." After Ling Xiao walked to the door, Lu Jingxing said.

No matter how beautiful the scenery outside is, it is not as good as Ling Xiao's heart that wants to practice at this moment. After returning to the room, she didn't care about the discomfort caused by the heat, closed the door and began to meditate on the bamboo mat, closing her eyes, what appeared in her mind was the content of Lu Jingxing's teachings, and she began to explore step by step to complete every movement

Make the essentials. Except for the gentle breeze, she felt that everything in the outside world had nothing to do with her, and she entered that realm of selflessness.

Day had been replaced by night unconsciously, and Ling Xiao never thought that when she opened her eyes, it was already dark, and only the moonlight shining on the floor of the room outside the window kept her company. After practicing for so long, my body, which should have been very tired, did not feel the slightest fatigue, but was extremely relaxed.

She felt very hungry, so she didn't light the lamp, and walked straight out of the house, standing under the eaves and looking at the stars in the sky, like colorful fireworks in the dark. The wind stirs the green leaves of the pear trees, shadowing them in the moonlight, and the swings under the trees also sway gently in the wind. The insects in the courtyard made the night even quieter.

In the moonlight hazy, she walked towards the kitchen, and there was a faint flute echoing in the wind, she knew that this was Lu Jingxing's flute, tactful and melancholy, and he had no sleep on such a night. Ling Xiao didn't know when she actually liked the hazy night that she once hated, a person would really change and become herself

They don't know themselves, they become silent, and even turn bad things into preferences.

The more Ling Xiao walked forward, the clearer the sound of the flute became, and in front of her was the direction of the kitchen, she didn't know what Lu Jingxing was doing in the kitchen so late.

After Ling Xiao walked through the corridor, as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Lu Jingxing sitting alone on the wooden board under the eaves, facing the kitchen door, the ethereal night, the lonely figure, and the intoxicating sound of the flute.

"It's so late, why are you sitting here?" Ling Xiao sat down beside him.

"If you're hungry, I'll cook you noodles to eat." The flute stopped, and Lu Jingxing did not answer Ling Xiao's question, but said to cook noodles for her to eat, but she was slightly surprised: "Cook noodles?" Ling Xiao knew that there were no noodles to preserve in ancient times, and if you wanted to cook noodles, you had to mix noodles first, which was very troublesome.

"Don't you like noodles?" Lu Jingxing was about to enter the kitchen, and when he saw Ling Xiao asking, he paused.

"No, it's just that it's too much trouble to make noodles at night." Ling Xiao explained.

Lu Jingxing didn't speak, and walked into the kitchen, and Ling Xiao followed him in. Lu Jingxing took out a fire fold and lit a few oil lamps, and the dark room instantly brightened, and then Ling Xiao saw a jade bowl with dough on the cutting board, the dough was white and smooth, like a baby with tender skin

Lie quietly in the cradle and sleep peacefully. Ling Xiao knew that he had reconciled in advance, and he couldn't help but be a little moved when he was waiting for her here.

"I'll make a fire." Ling Xiao saw that he had stuffed some firewood into the stove hall, so he said.

"Is that okay?" He was still a little skeptical about Ling Xiao's fire.

"It's okay, there won't be any more problems this time." Ling Xiao took the fire fold from his hand.

The blazing fire was burning in the stove, this time Ling Xiao lit it smoothly, and after a while, the water in the pot also tumbled, and the dough had turned into a thin flatbread in Lu Jingxing's hands at the moment, just cut everything with a knife.

The noodles were tumbling rapidly in the water, and the green onions were quickly shattered in Lu Jingxing's hands, Ling Xiao watched from the sidelines, and Lu Jingxing was busy in an orderly manner.

The boiled noodles are packed into a jade bowl, sprinkled with chopped green onion sauce, and finally covered with hot oil. Ling Xiao marveled at Lu Jingxing's cooking skills just as Ling Xiao marveled at his martial arts.

"Eat when you're hungry." A bowl of chopped green onion noodles was placed in front of Ling Xiao like this.

A thin layer of oil floats on top of the golden broth, and the thin noodles are immersed in the broth, and the tender green onions are evenly distributed on top, which makes you very appetizing. The aroma is fragrant, I don't know if it's the reason why I'm really hungry, or if this bowl of noodles is delicious, and I eat it with relish, and I finish eating a bowl of noodles, that

An unforgettable taste still lingers in your mouth.

"Have you eaten enough?" Ling Xiao put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth, Lu Jingxing asked.

"It was full and delicious. Thank you for making noodles for me so late. In the Lu Mansion, Ling Xiao felt at home, but she was worried that such a feeling would turn into a kind of greed, and it might encourage her not to leave, which was a terrible thing.

"I did it when I had nothing to do. If you like it, it's fine. Lu Jingxing said it lightly.

The oil lamp went out, and the room was instantly covered in darkness, with only the faint moonlight casting a thin frost on the ground. Ling Xiao and Lu Jingxing went out, and at this time, the moon was already high in the sky, and the stars seemed to be even more brilliant.

"Can you take me up to the roof?" Ling Xiao suddenly uttered a request that surprised even herself.

Lu Jingxing responded to Ling Xiao's request with action, holding her hand on her arm, and with a slight jump, she felt like she was flying, and then landed firmly on the roof opposite the kitchen, and then sat down here.

The night sky on the roof is open, and you can see the entire starry sky at a glance, and the starry sky is the brightest this summer, which makes her feel that the beauty of the original world is around her.

"How's it going today?" Lu Jingxing obviously asked about Ling Xiao's exercises.

"I feel that after a few regular exercises, my body is not only not tired, but relaxed." Ling Xiao looked at the stars and answered his words in his mouth.

"Good start." Not long after Lu Jingxing's words fell, the flute sounded again. The night breeze blew the broken hair on Ling Xiao's forehead, swept it on his face and itched slightly, and the sound of the flute rippled away.

This night, both of them seemed to have no sleep, and they didn't know how long they had been sitting on the roof.