Chapter 35: The Jade (1)
Today's weather is fine, and the fish in the lake are desperately scrambling to get above the surface for a breath of fresh air after a winter of simmering under the water. The sparkling surface of the lake is like a huge mirror, reflecting the blue of the sky, the whiteness of the clouds, the green of the trees, and the delicate flowers.
In the distance, there are mountains and forests, wrapped in white mist. Nearby is a lush meadow filled with wildflowers.
A few little finches fell from the sky, rested by the lake, drank a few sips of water, pecked a few grains of sand, their eyes slightly closed, but their small and sharp beaks opened and closed without stopping, and out of their mouths came out of their mouths the dissonant sound of birdsong.
A man in white walked slowly, followed by a huge cat, and when the fat cat saw the resting bird, its green eyes seemed to have a flash of light, and then, with a speed disproportionate to its body, it swooped down in an instant.
I saw a flutter of bird feathers, and the giant cat got its food as it wished, and feasted on it.
"Alas...... What is wrong with the birds, they want to kill the killer. ”
Standing quietly on the broken bridge, the man in Tsing Yi who was fishing with a fishing rod said with some blame. The sound was like a warm spring breeze, and it was beautiful.
"Birds are not wrong, but they are cats' favorites. The man in white didn't stop walking, and slowly walked towards the man in Tsing Yi.
When the man in white walked to the man in Tsing Yi, he saw that he was completely ignoring himself and was still fishing on his own; the man in white looked down at the fish basket, which contained two or three fat fish; he smiled slightly, picked up the pebbles at his feet, hit a few beautiful water floats, and saved the fish that was just about to be hooked.
However, the man in Tsing Yi still ignored it and still held the pole patiently. In this way, whenever the fish is about to bite the hook, the man in white will always deliberately alarm the fish, so that the man in Tsing Yi cannot get what he wants, and when there are no fish, he will stand quietly beside the man in Tsing Yi.
After the two stalemate for a long time, the man in Tsing Yi finally admitted defeat, and he sighed helplessly: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Zuo Quan, still so unpopular." ”
The man in white is naturally unpretentious.
Wu Feng smiled as if he had triumphantly, and suddenly his eyes froze, and a needle as thin as a cow's hair spat out of his thin lips, and shot accurately at the face of the person who was close at hand.
Such a tiny needle, such a close distance, if it were an ordinary person, it would have been tricked long ago. However, the man in front of him did not turn his head to avoid it, but reached out to intercept the fine needle at a faster speed than the needle, and then shook his hand and threw the needle on the ground at will.
Wu Feng smiled and looked at the handsome lower half of the man in Tsing Yi and said, "I didn't expect that your 'heart eye' has been practiced to the point of perfection." ”
The man in Tsing Yi slowly put away the fishing rod, and his voice was extremely gentle: "I've been blind for so many years, and my ears are not very good, so naturally I have to spend a little more effort pondering." Yan Yan smiled slightly in the direction of Wu Feng: "Zuo Quan made the luck of the right person to make the needle, I can see it clearly here." ”
"Hehe, Zuo Protector is really stingy; old friends meet each other, but they just want to see if the old man is okay, and you are still angry?" Wu Feng taunted the man in Tsing Yi in a joking tone, patted him on the shoulder, and carefully looked at the person in front of him.
The man in Tsing Yi wears a half-cut copper mask around his eyes, covering the upper half of his face tightly, and the mask is a little delicate, but it is also a mundane thing. Under the half mask was a handsome face, and the long black hair was unrestrained, just casually draped behind him, down to the hips. The simple green robe is worn on the body, which sets off a trace of gentle temperament. No matter who sees this man, their first impression must be - humble and gentleman, gentle as jade.
"Joke, don't mind!" Wu Feng retracted his gaze, turned his head to look at the sparkling waves on the surface of the lake, and seemed to be affected by the gentle breath of the man beside him, and his mood became extremely calm at this time.
"My friends are still there, so I don't need to mention it anymore. The man in Tsing Yi stroked his slightly messy hair that was blown by the wind and said.
Wu Feng was silent for a while, then turned around and looked at the man in front of him fixedly, "If you don't want to be the left protector, then how can you let me find it so easily?"
If you didn't want to regain your identity, you wouldn't have been able to find this person. This person, since that incident, has fled the demon world, living incognito and hiding his breath in the alien realm; he has not been able to find out the news of him for decades, but this time he can easily find out; if he doesn't take the initiative to send it to the door, no one will believe it.
The gentle man beside him gently stroked the long hair of his temples with his slender fingers, and replied in the same gentle voice: "Zuo Quan is wrong, I still don't want to go back to ....... Also, don't call me that anymore, it's too unfamiliar. ”
"Okay, I'll call you Yongyu, and you don't call me a left-handed envoy anymore, it's too much. Wu Feng smiled slightly, "Say, why are you willing to show up this time?"
Yong Yu turned his head and "stared" at Wu Feng, his voice was still warm, but his tone was a little serious: "Zuo Quan's envoy... Hehe, no, Lord Wufeng has the power of business and wealth in the demon clan, and he has a long way of doing business. I did have a deal to do this time. ”
Wu Feng was stunned, then smiled with relief: "I haven't seen you for many years, you are really more and more polite to me; ”
“...... After all these years, I figured it out. Qi Yu's voice was suddenly lowered, and although the mask covered his face and he couldn't see the expression, there was a trace of sadness in his tone.
"What about that?" Wu Feng looked at the position of the other party's eyes with a smile, as if he could see through the mask.
Yongyu shook his head slowly and said gently, "You know what I'm talking about. ”
"Yes, I do know. But didn't you strongly oppose it at the beginning? Could it be that after many years, you no longer care that it is a puppet who accompanies you?"
The person in front of him was very beautiful, like an immortal who came out of the painting, but the eyes that revealed some mockery, with the slender and somewhat upturned shape, how did he look like a fox looking for a fight.
Yongyu resisted the urge to beat the other party in his heart, and still said gently: "I figured it out, I don't care." Besides, your soul-attracting technique can also be done to the point of being fake, so why should I care about those details. ”
Wu Feng smiled and said: "This is a big deal, since you want to do business with me, you know that I, Wu Feng, will never trade at a loss." Brothers, settle accounts, what are the chips of Brother Gongyu?"
Wu Feng had rare leisure and interest, straightened his long silver-gray hair, which was a little messy by the breeze, and waited confidently for the man in Tsing Yi to answer, because he was sure that the price offered by the jade would definitely satisfy him.
Sure enough, with helplessness, Qi Yu sighed and said, "I have been driving you for five years, you should always be satisfied?"
Wu Feng's hateful fox eyes turned into a crescent moon: "Hahaha, an old friend is an old friend, the offer is refreshing... However, five years is too short to determine the situation. ”
“...... Ding Qiankun?" Yongyu said a little strangely.
"You don't have to know this now, I'll tell you when the time comes. Wu Feng looked at Qi Yu with a smile: "I want you to listen to me for the rest of your life!"
Without waiting for Yongyu to ask, Wu Feng's expression quickly became serious like turning a book, and ice condensation appeared in his originally cold pale golden eyes: "I want your life, at least until I achieve my goal, you can't disappear again." ”
Faced with the rapid change of Wu Feng's expression, Yong Yu was not surprised, but asked softly in a puzzled voice in a warm voice like a spring breeze, "Why?"
"There is no why. Spiritualism needs to be channeled by my blood, and even if you don't agree, you can't take her away. Since you always want to stay, then... You know that I never have no useless people around me. ”
Yongyu lowered her head slightly, as if thinking about something.
"I know you like to be pure, and I won't bother you on weekdays. There is a back mountain in my residence, I will help you build a grass hut, you plant flowers and grass in it, or alchemy and medicine, I will not ask. Wu Feng saw the other party hesitating, and added lightly, "You are not my subordinate, I just want your help." ”
Qi Yu sighed softly and said slowly, "I know. I was just... Not quite adapted to your style of acting. ”
Wu Feng's picturesque long eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Gong Yu... You don't understand me... We have two powers and two laws from childhood sweethearts to adulthood, but you and those people are still the same after all?!"
Seeing that the person who was calm just now became a little angry just because of his words, Yong Yu was slightly apologetic, and his voice was soft: "No Feng, it's no wonder, it's me who is abrupt." ”
"Humph!" Wu Feng snorted coldly, don't turn your face.
"......" Qi Yu looked at "Wu Feng" with some amusement, with some helplessness in his tone, as long as she can be brought back to life, it will not be the same everywhere. I've been a little tired of staying for decades. ”
After hearing this, Wu Feng smiled with satisfaction.
"It's just... When Shicai said that, he was completely worried about you, don't get me wrong. "The gentle voice, like the sparkling lake in front of you, gives people peace of mind and tranquility" The extreme of things must be reversed. ”
Wu Feng didn't seem to hear it, his expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Then it's decided." In a few days, I'll have your place taken care of. ”
After that, he suddenly turned around, hugged the man who was about the same size as himself, patted the other party, and said in a rare gentle voice: "Thank you for coming back." ”
Without waiting for Yongyu to respond, Wu Feng let the person go and walked away on his own.
Yong Yu looked at the back of the beautiful man in silver hair and white clothes, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, this smile was actually the taste of spring flowers.
Yong Yu picked up the fish basket and turned around and walked towards his makeshift thatched house.
Entering a courtyard made of bamboo fences, he poured the fish into a broken tank in the corner of the yard with a missing corner, and then went around to the back of the courtyard and dug up some vegetables he had grown, and carried a small dustpan of vegetable leaves to the open stove.
He piled up some firewood under the earthen stove, and shook his slender fingers slightly, only to see a small red flame thrown out of his fingers, stained on the pyre, and instantly ignited the pyre.
"What are you going to eat today?" He looked at the water tank, thought about the fatty fish in it, hesitated for a moment, and then took out one, eat one tonight, and the remaining two, and go to the village tomorrow to exchange some pork.
After he washed the vegetables, he poured them into the pot and copied them for a while to put some spices.
"Have you run out of salt again....... "Yongyu shook the salt shaker for a long time, but there was not a grain of salt, and when he opened the lid, he saw that it was really gone. He took his chopsticks and carefully scraped off the salt particles on the walls of the jar.
After a while, it seemed to remember something. I touched the flat money bag and opened it to see that there were only three copper plates left inside. He looked at the water tank where the fish were placed again, and sighed: "It seems that there will be no change of pork tomorrow." ”
A plate of vegetarian dishes, a plate of steamed fish, and a bowl of rice. This is the dinner of the jade.
The next day, he carried two fish to the village in exchange for salt, and after getting a small bag of salt, he wandered around the streets as usual, intending to return when he was ready.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
The sunset at dusk hazes the turquoise plants with a faint shade of orange, the birds begin to return to their nests in groups, and the road is becoming less and less crowded.
Carrying a bag of salt, his long clothes fluttering, and walking with the long shadow, walking on the dirt road, thinking about the leftover fish from yesterday, whether it was better to continue steaming or use it to stew.
However, when I walked to a place, I faintly heard something. The sound was far away and faint, but audible intense.
After stopping for a moment, he still raised his feet and left.
But the voice seemed to follow him, and it gradually approached. Closer, closer, he finally heard the sound of countless shouts and swords clashing.