Into the Red Dust (1)
It stands to reason that I should now be enjoying this decade-late family at home, where the whole family gathers and sings and dances, instead of blowing the cold wind that can freeze people to death, although it is true that everything is as imagined.
The ten-year deadline is up, and I should go home.
The day before yesterday, the master sent me to the door very responsibly, and I was still a little nervous to see my parents after ten years.
Although they were slightly stunned when they saw me, they still welcomed me into the door, and I wanted to say goodbye to the master at the door, and I still felt it, and said to the master with tears in my eyes: "I will definitely go back to see you." ”
And the master just twitched the corners of his mouth and turned his head away.
I didn't expect that this promise would come true a little too quickly.
And it all started because of a conversation I overheard the night before.
To be reasonable, I just returned to this home, the family has changed a lot, everything is not so accustomed, lying in bed tossing and turning without falling asleep, the first night I had insomnia, I can only resign myself to getting up and sighing, since I can't sleep, I want to go out for a walk.
As a result, when I passed by my father's study, there was a conversation inside, and my parents hadn't slept so late? As I was about to leave, I vaguely heard my name.
"I didn't expect Qin Lin to really come back in ten years." This is the voice of the mother.
"Yes, I thought she was dead, so in this case, I don't have to let Xiaoxin go." Where to go? Confused, I stopped and walked away, leaning under the window edge and listening.
"A rare election, if Qin Lin is lucky enough to become a concubine, our Luo family will be blessed, but I heard that the emperor is violent and moody, so I originally thought that I would not be willing to let Xiaoxin go...... Now it's too timely for Jean to come back. ”
"yes, I hope it's too late to start learning the rules now......"
Become a concubine...... What a joke, I heard a sound of getting up inside, so I hurriedly turned away and went back to my room, I don't know if it was because of the first time I eavesdropped on my heart, or because the conversation was too shocking, and my frenzied heartbeat could not be calmed down for a long time.
I didn't even know that I had four younger siblings: Luo Jingming, Luo Jingfeng, Luo Qinxin, and Luo Qinfen. And I, Luo Qinlin, seems to have become a strange eldest daughter in the family.
Looking at this familiar and strange home, I thought of the mountain hut where I had lived for ten years, the master who looked a little cold but was very kind to people, and the master who didn't know where he disappeared all day and felt unreliable, and a sense of sadness came to my heart, so I ran away uncontrollably.
However, after running away, I still went through a rich ideological struggle, and finally came to a conclusion, that is, everything must be done twice, think twice!
But I can't help it, it's all here, and my feet have begun to numb. If I stand any longer, I'll really have to spend tomorrow in a hospital bed.
I raised my hand, made up my mind, and was about to knock on it, but the door "creaked" and opened by itself, I was stunned for a moment, could it be that this door is in this place, absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, and evolving into essence?
Before I could continue to be surprised, I saw the open door, the master was looking at me with some surprise, I had a flash of inspiration, could it be that it was the master who became the master? Does he have a heart for me?
But it seems, unlikely.
"Xiao Lin." He called me tentatively.
"In!" Everything seems to have come a little suddenly, and the words that I originally thought about in my heart were all stuck in my mouth, and in the end, only one sentence came out: "Master, that, I'...... Hungry. ”
Master: "......"
Not to mention, the food cooked by the master is a must, and it is better than what is made in any inn outside.
"I've just finished cooking, come in." Then the master was silent for a while, and then said, "That, my master and him, will come back today." ”
What the!
Master, will you be back today?!
The ancestor who took disappearance as fun and hadn't seen a figure for two years, his old man is back! It's even more terrifying than having to be sent to the palace by my own parents.
I could see dark clouds gathering overhead, and a bolt of lightning struck me head.
"That, master." I tried to make my voice sound as pitiful as possible, "Why don't you get some food and money out, and then I'll go down the mountain and hide for a few days and come back?" ”
The master pursed his lips, as if thinking about something, and then looked at me with a look of "you accept your fate" and said, "Maybe, it's too late." ”
“?”
Then suddenly, I understood what the master meant.
I think maybe I didn't count the hexagram when I ran away the day before yesterday.
I heard footsteps coming from behind me that were getting clearer and clearer, and the familiar tone: "Isn't that the apprentice and Qin Lin?" Is it so warm to come out and welcome me back? Hahaha, I knew it! Actually, don't worry about me, your ancestor can live for another 500 years! Hahahaha......"
God, sell me to the palace! Oh no! No, no! Let's sell the man behind me to the palace! Maybe the world will be a lot more peaceful this way.
I looked at the sympathetic eyes of the master, I suddenly had a very sad mood, turned around little by little, and saw that the master was still dressed as a Taoist priest when he ran away two years ago, and he was still so fairy-like and walked in front of me with a bright face.
I said in a trembling voice, "Teacher...... Shizu. ”
The ancestor handed the luggage to the master, turned his head, and said with a smile: "Qin Lin, you are a lot more beautiful, you have grown up, oops, the weather is so cold, let's go into the house, I haven't seen you for two years, I have found some very strange herbs again, so I brought them back." ”
......
At this moment, there are only two words in my head: it's over.
My ancestor is indeed not a Taoist priest, although he always dresses as a Taoist priest when he goes out, and he has been caught on the mountain to practice for no reason several times, if my ancestor is a doctor to be precise, there is no doubt about his medical skills, but for so many years, my master I don't know, but mine does not know any medical skills.
However, I was selected by my ancestor, I was born with a very strange special physique, in the words of my ancestor, that is, I am very suitable for medical research.
I really don't know if it's luck or misfortune.
I can still remember very clearly, I remember the first time the ancestor disappeared and came back, I was very happy, at that time the ancestor said to me with an amiable face: "Qin Lin, I have discovered a special herb, can I boil it for you to drink?" ”
As a result, I couldn't get out of bed for the next month.
But fortunately, under the countless tortures of my ancestor, I have gradually developed a physique that is invulnerable to all poisons, is this a blessing in disguise?
There is no rule at all for the master to go out and come back, once I went out for less than two minutes, I came back and said I wanted to drink a sip of water, so scared that I almost choked to death on the spot, sometimes it would be a few days, sometimes it was a few weeks or months, but after going out two years ago, I never came back, and I was worried half to death for a while, and asked the master if he wanted to go to him.
The master was calm and didn't mean to go to him at all.
But I didn't expect that today, he is back!
"Qin Lin, this year, but it's the tenth year, right?" The ancestor who was walking in front of me suddenly said a sentence, I was stunned for a moment, and then I reacted, bowed my head and said a sullen "um".
Shizu said: "I came back in a hurry, but fortunately it was not too late." ”
I looked up and looked at my ancestor with some surprise, thinking that my ancestor was still thinking about me, and I hadn't wasted all these years that I had drunk so many strange decoctions, in fact, don't look at my ancestor is usually quite unreliable, but when it comes to the real time, it is actually quite moving.
I said, "Master, in fact, I still miss you very much. ”
The ancestor didn't seem to hear it, and continued: "Yes, then you have to quickly boil the medicine for Qin Lin to drink, if Qin Lin goes back, no one will be able to drink these in the future...... By the way, Qin Lin, what did you just say? ”
Me: "......"
No, I didn't say anything just now.
After entering the house, the master took his precious medicinal materials to the kitchen to boil medicine, the house is not as cold as outside, I ate while and the master told the cause and effect of the cause and effect, listen to it, the master frowned slightly, looked at me with a serious face, and I was shocked.
Before he finished speaking, before the master could speak, the master walked in with his bowl of black potion, and the room was instantly filled with the bitter smell of Chinese medicine.
I cautiously asked, "Master, do you really have no enmity with me?" ”
Shi Zu's green tendons twitched slightly: "Less nonsense!" Drink it! ”
Holding my breath, I poured down the bowl of medicine in one breath, a bitter and strange taste permeated the whole mouth, the master next to me handed over a plate of candied fruit in time, I grabbed a piece and stuffed it into my mouth, still did not relieve the taste of the medicine, it is estimated that this is the legendary "three days without knowing the taste of meat".
I don't know how long it took, the sky completely darkened, and the chill poured in through the cracks in the window, and there was a faint fragrance, flowing to the tip of the nose. After a day's journey, I felt extremely tired at this time, and the master said that if I disappeared so suddenly, it would have a very bad effect, so he planned to send me back tomorrow, and then explain.
As for what is such an inexplicable thing to participate in the show girl, the master said that he will help me.
As long as I'm here, I feel inexplicably relieved.
At the end of the conversation, the master saw my exhaustion and tricked the master back to his room.
As soon as the master left, there was a feeling that the world had finally quieted down.
A dreamless night, a good night's sleep.
When I woke up, I heard a melodious flute, I got up and tidied up, picked up my piano and the piano stand and walked out, and saw the familiar and thin back.
The master was practicing the flute again, I put the piano on the piano stand, sat down, put my right hand on the strings, plucked a few notes seemingly randomly, and followed with my left hand, from slow to fast, keeping up with the master's tone.
The flute sounded, and everything in heaven and earth seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, leaving only the faint sound of the flute surrounding my heart, with a faint sorrow, and the sound of the piano in my ears was constantly echoing.
The master said that this piano is called Jingyu, and people with superb piano skills will play Jingyu Qin, which will have the effect of calming the mind and even falling asleep, but unfortunately my body is not naturally suitable for martial arts, otherwise Jingyu will be a good weapon for me.
The sound of the flute gradually slowed down, and with the last sound of the piano fell, the song ended. I got up, smiled and said, "Master, I'm finally up to your tune." ”
The master put away the jade flute, hung it on his waist, and said, "I only missed two notes, it's much better than last time, that, is there any discomfort?" ”
"No, I don't. It's just that the medicine is too bitter! I looked around and asked, "By the way, what about the ancestor?" Why didn't you see him. ”
"He went down early in the morning." The master paused for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and said, "By the way, he asked me to tell you, if you can survive until this morning, it means that you are really invincible to all poisons......"
Me: "Huh!? ”