CHAPTER XVI
Leijiabao is lit up inside and out, and it is full of joy.
As soon as the master left, the two of us suddenly felt much more relaxed. I whispered to Lei Fang, "Where is Sister Fen?" β
"Oh, she......" Lei Fang said a little unhappily, "She locked herself in the room and didn't see anyone, and she didn't pay attention to me when I called the door." Aunt Chun said that the girl who was going to marry was always upset and panicked, and it was not strange for her to do so. By the way, two cousins and a cousin from my uncle's family are here, and they will come back to introduce you to you. β
I understand her feelings, Nankui is so far away, this marriage, maybe never see relatives again in the life. Strange places, strange people, strange beginnings.
If it were me, I would be afraid.
Lei Fang obviously didn't understand, although they were sisters, she and Lei Fen were completely two personalities, Lei Fen was careful, and she had to think about everything for a long time. Lei Fang is a typical person who does it first and thinks later, and even does it when he does it, and doesn't think about it afterwards. One thinks too much, the other thinks too little, and the two sisters can reconcile it.
"This time, you can stay a little longer......" Lei Fang held my arm: "As soon as my sister leaves, I will be left alone." Actually, I don't think she can think about it, it's good, why should she get married. I don't want to get married, I want to practice the Lei family sword to the peak, and let others give me a thumbs up when they mention me. β
"I'd better go meet Sister Fen first."
"I've told you everything, and she won't see anyone."
"It's her business that she's gone, I've got to go once."
Lei Fang pouted and looked at me: "Okay, okay, but if you go, it's for nothing, she won't see you......"
Affirmatively two words, don't use them casually.
I knocked on the door twice and whispered, "Sister Fen, I'm Qi Sheng." β
There was silence for a moment, and Rhine whispered, "Please come in." β
I glanced at Lei Fang, her eyes widened, and she reached out and plucked her ears, for fear that she had heard it wrong.
I smiled at her and pushed the door in.
Lei Fang muttered behind her back: "It must be because you are a guest from afar that she gave you face......
"you."
Lei Fen stood inside the door, she was wearing a light blue dress, facing the sky, and only wearing a silver hairpin on her head, and there was no half of the joy of the bride waiting to be married, but a thick loneliness.
"Sister Fen."
"Sister Sheng."
We greeted each other, and Lei Fen said lightly, "Sit down." I don't have any tea here, so I can only let you drink plain water. β
"White water is good."
"What's so good about white water......" Lei Fang muttered quietly, and I ignored her.
Lei Fen poured two glasses of water, I got up and took it, smiled and said, "Sister Fen, congratulations." β
Lei Fang pouted: "What's the ...... about?"
My smile was almost frozen, Lei Fang's mouth should really be locked on it, and he would say that the stage was demolished.
Lei Fen was not angry with her, but patiently explained to her: "Sister Fang, I am different from you. I don't have any talent in swordsmanship, and no matter how hard I work, it won't change. Originally, I was thinking that there would be a change in the future when I was twenty years old, but now that I am in my twenties, my bones and tendons have been set...... You are better than me, you should listen to your grandfather's teachings in the future, and don't always talk back to him......"
Lei Fang's head slowly lowered, my eyes were good, and I saw that her eyes were red.
"Nonsense...... You still taught me the swordsmanship, I can do it, why can't you ......"
"No, it's not good," Lei Fen said with a smile, very calmly: "If you can't cultivate sword qi before the age of twenty, you won't need to hold a sword again in this life." She turned to me and said, "The same should be true for practicing illusions, right?" β
I nodded. However, there is a difference between those of us who practice illusion and those who practice kendo. Innate understanding is the most important, and if you can't pass the first level, you don't have to waste your efforts in vain.
The lifespan of ordinary people is only a few decades, and very few can live to a hundred years. But if you are successful in kendo or illusion cultivation, it is trivial to live for two or three hundred years. In the past, when I went out with my master, others thought we were father and daughter. When we go out now, we will be brothers and sisters. What he was like when I first met him, and what he is still like now, the passage of time can hardly be traced on the monk's body.
Lei Fang tugged at Lei Fen's sleeve and whispered, "Sister, I don't want you to go......"
The harder she is, the more she says she doesn't care - in fact, her anger is precisely because she cares.
Sisters who have no father and no mother, and have grown up dependent on each other since childhood, once separated, it will be difficult to see each other again, how can they not be sad?
It was like taking a piece of flesh from your body.
Perhaps, it hurts more than that.
The corners of Lei Fang's mouth twitched, and he hugged Lei Fen tightly and cried.
I felt my heart sour, and I hurriedly turned my head to the side as if I wanted to cry bitterly.
This is something that can't be helped, although they are siblings, but Lei Fen's qualifications are mediocre. She will be like an ordinary person, easy to get sick, easy to get old, easy to ...... Die.
Lei Fen wiped Lei Fang's face with a handkerchief, and said softly: "Don't cry, you will be successful in swordsmanship in the future, if you miss me, go to Nankui to see me." β
"yes, yes." I helped her: "When the time comes, Lei Fang Woman will be famous all over the world, and the sword will fly, so Nankui won't be there in the blink of an eye?" β
Lei Fang's face was full of tears and snot, and he laughed again: "Pure nonsense, you know what it means to fly." β
I smiled and said, "Huh? Isn't it just to practice a flying sword, chant words in your mouth, pull a few more styles, and shout 'go', and the sword will fly into the sky with people? β
Even Lei Fen couldn't help laughing: "This girl is really funny, no one on the stage is as good at making up as you are." β
"Hey, I'm not a sword practitioner. So tell me, what's going on with Edgeworth? β
Lei Fang wiped his face: "The sword flying immortal pays attention to the mind to read at will, go with the flow, and the human sword is one......"
Her previous words were fine, but when I heard the unity of human and sword, I couldn't hold back, and I lay on the table and laughed.
"Yes, yes, the 'sword' of man is one, and man is the ...... of 'sword'"
Lei Fang gritted his teeth and knocked hard twice on my head: "It's obvious that you have a sharp mouth and a sharp tongue, don't you make fun of others and show that you are smart?" β
Lei Fen watched us play with a smile, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, don't make trouble, it's just time that you can sort things out for me again." By the way, Xiaosheng, I still have something to leave for you. β
I was beaten by Lei Fang's tickling skills, laughed so hard that I leaned on Lei Fang: "What is it?" β
Eighty percent of them were picked up by Lei Fen, and they couldn't be brought to his mother-in-law's house, so he stayed and everyone shared a point as a thought.
Lei Fen called out to her girl, "Pomegranate, take out the wooden box at the end of my bed." β
Pomegranate agreed, and sure enough, she took out a small wooden box.
"I still remember when you first came back to Leijiazhuang, you had to look for old books related to illusions, and you only found two copies at that time. This one is what I packed up and found this time.,It looks very old.,Whether it's useful or not.,I don't really understand.γ You can take it, maybe it will be usefulβwhen you read the book, you will always think of me. β
My heart beat violently, I don't know why, just looking at this box, I feel dry and my heart is racing.
Refin gently pushed the box in front of me.
I only felt the tips of my fingers tremble slightly, took a deep breath, pressed my hand on the copper button, pressed it hard, and lifted it again.
The box was lined with silk cloth and contained a thin old book.
It's essentially the same as the one in my hand.
I gently lifted a page, and saw that the handwriting on it was indescribably familiar, but it felt very unfamiliar.
Lei Fang patted me on the shoulder and patted me back from my trance: "Put it away first, it's for you anyway, the days are long, you can watch it slowly." β
I settled down and fastened the lid of the box again: "Sister Fen, I wanted to ask before." The Lei family has been practicing swords for generations, where did these old books about illusion come from? β
Lei Fen smiled: "Our uncle's wife is a cultivator of illusion, and I am afraid that only she knows the origin of these books. β
"Where is she now?"
"She's dead."
"Oh......" I asked, "I don't know what her last name is?" What are the names? β
"That uncle and grandmother's surname is Hong, and her name is something, but I don't know if she is old."
Lei Fang volunteered: "I'll ask my grandfather for you, he must know." β
My master also knows if it is not complete.
I saw Lei Fang's two cousins and a cousin, and the three of them were dressed similarly, but in different colors. One was dressed in light green, the other was dressed in light purple, and the other was still young in crushed peach pollen, and the white skirt with butterfly pleats and tulle was underneath, looking slim and tender, like a bud that had just pulled out the spike of young leaves.
I was wearing men's clothes for the convenience of walking on the road, so I didn't have time to change out. Look at other people, then look at their own homes, simply wave their hands like a man, and say hello with a smile. These three girls are all surnamed Ding, the eldest sister is called Xiajun, the second sister is called Xiarui, and the younger sister is called Xiayu.
Xia Jun asked, "When did Miss Qi arrive?" β
"I just arrived, and I just went to see Sister Fen."
Lei Fang was a little proud, took my hand and said, "The picture you saw the day before yesterday was drawn by Xiao Sheng for me. I tell you, you still don't believe. Now that she's seeing a real person, if you still don't believe it, you can ask herself. β
Xia Yu's eyes were wide open, like a curious cat: "Really? Can you draw? β
I said, "It's not a good drawing." β
My mind was on the booklet just now, and I was a little absent-minded when I spoke. Xia Jun was empathetic and said, "Miss Qi must have worked hard all the way, and she didn't even have time to change her clothes." Let's not bother her here, let her rest first, and then we'll talk when we come back. β
Lei Fang nodded and said, "That's right. I'll ask people to boil water, you take a bath first, and then get a good night's sleep. β
When I finally sent them away, I hurriedly latched the door and took out the wooden box.
The box lay quietly flat on the table, and I took a deep breath, lifted the lid, and pulled out the old booklet.
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It's so stuffy, it's weird, it's the middle of the night, and I can't stop screaming when I know it. Do you know that you don't sleep?