Chapter 17: The Old Dream
In the darkness, there were rapid gasps and footsteps, and when I got closer, I realized that it was a child about eight or nine years old. The long hair was supposed to be neatly tied up on the top of the head, but it was a little loose along the way. Although the clothes worn on his body were not very luxurious, they were also made of fine brocade. It should be a young master from a rich family, right?
The boy was running in a hurry, his footsteps especially abrupt in the silence, but where was he going? Where else can you go in a place surrounded by darkness? As if to give an answer, a faint glimmer suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead.
From a distance, there is a woman in the warm light, with black hair in green clothes, eyebrows like distant mountains, and autumn waves in her eyes, although she is not amazing, she can also leave a deep impression. In the simple inner room, she was sewing something stitch by stitch, the candlelight was faint, and her face was tired, but her eyes were warm, which made people feel very kind at first sight.
After a while, she seemed to notice something, raised her head and looked ahead, smiled gently, and beckoned gently, and a neatly dressed child suddenly broke into the warm seed, and looked closely, but found that he was very similar to the boy who was running anxiously in outline, but he was much younger.
The much smaller child threw himself directly into the woman's arms, and the woman seemed to be used to letting him lie on his lap, put down the needle and thread in his hand, gently stroked his head, and opened his mouth slightly, as if asking something, the child also answered one by one obediently, and the harmony between mother and son was so good that no third person was allowed to intervene in it.
The child in the glimmer is gradually growing up, and the onlookers can only watch the child behind him desperately run forward, running forward, the scene of the warm reunion is in front of him, but he can't touch anything, finally, the child can no longer run, can only sit in place and gasp for breath, the scene in front of him is constantly staggered, the child in the picture is also growing up day by day, and the woman's appearance is as soft and warm as before.
At this time, the young man in white who was watching no longer looked at the child who could no longer run behind him, but was attracted by the third person who appeared in front of him, it was also a child, who looked younger, and his bright red clothes made his face more well-behaved and cute, with white rabbit fur sewn on the neckline and cuffs, and a small golden bell on his head, which jingled with the sound of jumping footsteps.
Just as the little girl approached the woman in the halo, I don't know why, the child, who seemed to have no strength to get up anymore, suddenly got up and threw himself forward, as if to grab something, as if to stop something, but in the end, he still couldn't do anything, the warm halo was still not far from them, unreachable.
Because he was distracted, he didn't see what the little girl did, but the child behind him suddenly began to cry loudly, as if he was about to cry with all his strength, hoarse, full of irreparable sorrow. Seeing the other party crying sadly, he seemed to be infected by this desperate and sad emotion, and wanted to reach out to comfort him, but when his eyes returned to that warmth, he was at a loss...
The gentle woman leaned weakly on the bed, and the large amount of blood gushing out of her mouth stained the placket of her clothes, and the intense color detached her body and took away the little warmth that remained on her body. She seemed to notice this, and held out her hand in their direction, her eyes full of hope and sadness. He looked back, the child was still crying, yes, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't touch the warm light, it was his mother, who knew that his mother was leaving but couldn't save her, that's why he was so sad.
He was just a bystander, but for some reason he wanted to walk over, walked over and held the hand that had been raised with the last strength, and tentatively took a step, as if he was closer to the halo, he was not restrained like the child, but as he got closer, the sense of oppression around him became greater and greater.
Can't stop, never stop, he's going to walk over, he's going to hold that hand, and if he misses it, there's no chance to hold it again. The feeling was heavy and full of depression, his back couldn't be straightened, his legs seemed to be burdened with a thousand pounds of weight, and even the ability to breathe seemed to be deprived, but a dozen steps away, the sweat had already soaked through his clothes, and in the last few steps, he almost knelt an inch and moved over, and the journey of a few breaths was as long as a jiazi.
Everything here seemed to repel his approach, and he couldn't even say a word under the pressure.
Finally, the hand was held......
He finally came to the side of the bed and held the outstretched hand, which was no longer delicate and soft, the palm had formed calluses, the fingertips were no longer smooth as jade, and even the original pink nails had turned gray and black and dimmed, but he still felt that it was the most beautiful hand in the world, although it was slender, it had a power that ordinary people could not imagine.
Thinking like this, he hid the sadness on his face, and tried his best to smile and look up at the owner of the hand, the other party was already dying, even if it was a beautiful beauty, it was unbearable to look at it when her face was decaying. It should have been a terrifying face, but he felt that she was still so gentle and gentle. The other party looked at him lovingly, or rather, the child behind him, looking at it, but tears fell in those beautiful eyes, and the more and more intense sadness infected him, is he worried? Worried that after she leaves, that child will have no support?
It's okay, it's going to be okay, he said in his heart, I'll protect him, I will, he'll live well, just as you hope. So, stop crying, stop ...... Don't worry, he'll be fine, he will be ......
"Live...... Survive... Go ......" was probably the last thing she said, he thought. Suddenly began to feel sad for the child behind him, from today on, the child who is not yet ten years old, there is no mother, it will be forever...
The slender palm was carefully held in his hand, and the other hand of the other party touched the top of his head, he looked up in some surprise, but saw that the loving but sad eyes were looking at himself, and some thoughts came up in his heart, but in a flash, he suddenly turned his head to look back, but found that there was nothing behind him.
A huge chill welled up in my heart, "Mother... ...... kiss" whispered these two words in his mouth, watching the eyes of the person on the bed slowly become transparent with love and pity, and disappeared, it turned out that he was the one who lost his mother.
That was the year his mother was gone and will never return......
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The hottest hours of midday had passed, and the sunlight shone through the cracks in the windows, casting a mottled shadow on the sleeping boy through the delicate carvings on the windows, and the rooms made of all wood were simple and elegant, and the dark and light wood colors were intertwined, but there was an unexpected sense of harmony. The incense burned in the furnace was quiet, and the green smoke slowly rose, and then spread at the top, spreading this leisurely warmth to every corner of the room, and the whole space was so quiet and comfortable.
On the soft couch in front of the window, there was a young man sleeping quietly, the golden crown that bound his hair was removed, and the mask made of half of soft gold rested on the low table next to the couch, and the long hair that was spread on the pillow like ink was spread softly behind his head, and his finely carved face was comfortable and beautiful. All the darkness and mystery that arises from waking are hidden behind the silent sleep.
When all the cumbersome outfits are removed, there is no stiff sense of distance, beautiful, like a child sleeping peacefully in the mother's arms.
He is covered with a snow-white fox fur, like a light cloud floating on the dark purple soft collapse, may not have slept calmly before, the cloak did not cover the whole body, the corner of the belt is exposed on the side of the door, a piece of jade pendant hangs down between the precision fine woven patterns, the whole body is white and flawless, the center of the hollow tangled branch pattern, faintly wrapped in a color of green 'leaf' word, the so-called jade heart is a little blue, the design and carving of this jade pendant are exquisite and extraordinary. Hanging next to this jade pendant was a string of equally delicate carved silver bells, and the red knot threaded a total of eight small bells.
Outside the window, there was a faint sound of street vendors selling, and although it was noisy, it was a place far away from the streets and alleys to feel some popularity. The young man's consciousness in his sleep gradually turned back, and a warm incense towel was gently covered on his face after being wrung out of moisture, and under the guidance of the gentle aroma, the sensations of each part gradually returned to his body.
Sniff lightly, the nose lingers with the familiar aroma of vine dill apple, light but soft, and it will make people feel very warm for no reason. Holding the towel with one hand to support the body and sitting up, the face towel was all on the face, the temperature was just right, and a wave of humidity came over with warmth, which was very comfortable on the face.
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"Are you awake?" The girl's light voice sounded. The face towel was taken off and held in his hand, and the young man's eyes looked over, one as black as ink, and the other dark and purple.
"You know what you guy!" Ye Xinyou rushed over and grabbed Linghu Feimo's collar and yelled, "You almost killed me!" The owner didn't treat me so fiercely! ”
That day, the seal around her neck was untied, and after repelling the giant snake, Linghu Feimo turned the attack on herself, and her eyes were as terrifying as if they were glowing red, but her mind was blank at that time, and she forgot everything.
In the end, while Linghu Feimo suppressed the influence of the Gu poison he was subjected to, he temporarily stopped his movements, and only then did he sound the flute to wake up his senses.
"I'm sorry," before she could say another word, Ling Hu Feimo spoke first, "I was too careless, ignoring the influence of Gu poison that has been accumulated for a long time, and I was frightened." Ye Xinyou had never experienced this, and he had been left out without regard to him knowing it before.
"It's okay," Ye Xinyou lowered her head, "You looked really scary at that time, I only know you here." ”
"What happened to Zi Yuzhu and Huang Yun Python in the end?" Linghu Feimo turned to think about the mission.
"I have urged the treasure Tianhua scroll on your body and presented it to the master." Ye Xin was sullen and unhappy, and he only cared about the task.
But I heard Linghu Feimo say again: "Let's go back to Ye Yan City,"
"yes, what's wrong?"
"I've been buying this house for a long time, it's time to decorate it, I remember you said you wanted to raise some animals." There is also flower picking.
Ye Xinyou's eyes lit up at once, decorative! It doesn't mean that you can continue to buy things!