Chapter 20: Leaving the Village
At night, the sky was overcast, and the moon and the stars did not know where to hide, leaving only a lonely dome. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Feeling the cool breeze blowing in his face, Liuyun Pan sat on the roof, looking back and forth. Xiaoli wrapped around his neck, huddled into a ball, and the night breeze blew, blowing her fluffy, white hair.
More than a month had passed since the day of the raid, and fearing reprisals from those who had fled, the village chief had organized a number of men to keep watch every night. And tonight is the first half of the night. Originally, he was going to leave soon, but he was also worried about the situation in the village, so he stayed here for another month.
"It's okay tonight, it looks like they're not going to go and come back. Then it's almost time for me to go. Serious eyes scanned everywhere, and Liuyun muttered.
"But, that dream..."As soon as he thought of the things in the dream, Liuyun Ying's straight eyebrows squeezed to the middle, and his white eyebrows twisted. Ever since the day his hands were bloodied, the horrific images had frequently appeared in his dreams, haunting him like a nightmare, and he woke up from them in a cold sweat. Even if the meditation of the scriptures can relieve you for a while, you will dream again the next day. But the last few days have been better. Sure enough, even if you figure out some things in your head, there will still be obstacles in your heart.
"Hey, can I only leave it to time to heal it? A helpless sigh sounded, and Liuyun's face showed a look of amazement. He felt that he was very useless, he couldn't even cross this matter, so how could he help his sister restore his original state, how could he find that Huiyu for revenge...
Gathering his mind, Liuyun continued his vigil. The night is still long...
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In the afternoon of the next day, Liuyun came to Fan Lao's house alone. He didn't plan to tell everyone about his departure, but because they were worried, he decided to talk to the old village chief.
"Knock knock", Liuyun knocked on the door, and then said: "The old village chief is here?"
With a "creak", the wooden door opened, and it was the energetic Fan Lao who opened the door. Seeing the visitor, Fan Lao asked kindly: "It turned out to be you, little guy, why are you looking for me, an old man?"
"Well, there are indeed some things, can you come in and talk. Liuyun replied respectfully.
"Hehe, it's fine. Fan Lao waved his hand and smiled, and then led Liuyun in.
Inside, the two sat at a wooden table. It was the first time for Liuyun to come to the village chief's house, and when he came in, he found that the room was very tidy and the furnishings were very simple, except for some basic living utensils and furniture such as beds, tables and chairs, there were no other accessories.
Fan Lao saw that Liuyun was a little hesitant, and asked first with a smile: "Say, little guy, what's the matter?"
Hearing this, Liuyun finally made up his mind, and a determined look shot out of his bright pupils, and then said word by word: "Old village chief, I'm going outside." ”
"Oh, I didn't expect you to bring it up now, I thought it would be earlier. When Fan Lao heard Liuyun's words, there was no surprise on his face, he had expected it.
"I can't hide it from you. But am I that obvious?" Liuyun touched his nose with his slender index finger to hide his embarrassment.
"I don't know if others can see it, but in the eyes of the old man, it is clear at a glance. Confident words came out Lang Lang, at this time Fan Lao did not look like an old man, but like a wise man who discerned people's hearts.
After a pause, Fan Lao continued: "Since you appeared in front of the old man, the old man saw that you had some concerns in your heart, and because of objective reasons, you had to live here. And with your assets, it will definitely take thousands of miles in the future, and we can't keep you in this small inlet. ”
"What's the matter, the old village chief is too exalting me. Liuyun was a little fluttering by Fan Lao's last sentence, saying humble words in his mouth, but the corners of his mouth were full of smirks.
"Hehe", Fan Lao smiled noncommittally and did not comment on Liuyun's performance.
After a while, as if he felt embarrassed by this, Liuyun coughed lightly, made a serious posture, and asked in a serious tone: "Can the old village chief keep it a secret for me, and tell everyone when I leave." ”
Fan Lao thought for a moment before responding: "Yes." ”
"Thank you to the old village chief. So, I'll take my leave. "Liuyun is about to leave.
"Little guy, wait first!" Fan Lao stopped Liuyun, who had already stepped out of one leg, and looked at the puzzled expression on the other side, he asked slowly, "Do you know how to leave?"
Liuyun was stunned for a moment, thinking about when to leave and how to tell everyone, but he forgot the most important thing. You must know that the Bailing Mountain Range is hundreds of miles horizontally, and the longitudinal direction is even more ignorant, and you may not be able to get out for the rest of your life if you walk indiscriminately.
I don't know the way out, isn't there a "person who has come over" in front of me? Thinking of this, Liuyun sat back in shock, and then opened his big eyes that could speak, and looked at Fan Lao in front of him pitifully.
"You little guy, it's really..." Fan Lao laughed at the scene in front of him, shook his head, and then said, "Let's listen to the old man tell a story first." After listening to it, you will understand how to go. ”
Liuyun didn't dare not agree, and quickly nodded yes. Seeing this, Fan Lao smiled helplessly, and then began to tell the past.
As Fan Lao's calm voice sounded, Liuyun's originally somewhat impetuous heart also fell silent and gradually blended in.
In the story, a man lives in an isolated village, and he is full of passion, rebellion and adventure. Unwilling to be ordinary, he longed for the outside world, ignored the dissuasion of the villagers, and went alone to cross the mountains that blocked them.
He traveled all the way to the east, and there were countless dangers along the way, and he relied on his rich experience in hunting in the mountains to save the day. After more than 40 sunrises and sunsets, he finally walked out of the mountains and forests.
The world out there was so wonderful that he couldn't leave. It's a pity that he doesn't know the words "sinister people's hearts", and he was deceived by the first friend he met after he came out.
After signing the deed of sale, he was forced to work as a cow and a horse in a rich family. If this is the case, it is barely acceptable, but the family is very bad to him, beating and scolding him at every turn, and there are people who take care of him all the time, so he can only endure the bullying there silently.
In this way, the man struggled to survive in a "cage". However, by chance, he took advantage of the unpreparedness and sneaked out. At this moment, he was fully aware of the beauty and cruelty of the outside world, and he knew that he was not fit to stay here, so he set out on the journey home.
Unlike when he came out, after several years of torture, his body is much weaker than before. The mountains and forests that used to be barely able to walk through are now insurmountable moats for him. So, he fell, on a hill just a few miles from the village.
"Huh, humans. Faintly, the man heard a sound like a clear spring, and then fainted. It's just that when I woke up, I felt a feeling of water in my throat, and there were a few stones beside me, arranged in the shape of arrows, pointing in a certain direction. He knew it was where the village was. The man thought that the fairy had saved him, and kept kowtowing to thank him. When he returned to the village, he warned them not to go out. After that, he stayed in the village...
After Fan Lao finished speaking, his faint eyes were clear, but his slightly trembling hands showed that he was not as indifferent as he looked.
And what he didn't know was that it was Liuli who saved him at that time. Cultivating in the mountains, she occasionally wanders around. One day, she accidentally saw someone lying on the ground, although she didn't have a good impression of humans, but she couldn't see death without help. He fed the man some water with the leaves, pointed out the way, and left the flowing glass that felt that he had done his best. Three years ago, Liuli chose to flee here because she knew that there was an inaccessible village.
This Liuli saved Fan Lao, Fan Lao took in their sister and brother again, and Liuyun turned around and saved the village again. Isn't there a number of days in this peck?
Of course, Liuyun didn't know all of them, and how to get out was what he cared about. After listening to the story and getting the answer, this time it was really up and goodbye. Fan Lao didn't say anything to dissuade him, just sent him out of the door, silently watched his back go away, until he couldn't see clearly, and then returned to the house with a faint sigh.
Coming out of the village chief, Liuyun walked slowly, taking in the surrounding scenery. He looked at it very closely, as if he wanted to imprint them into his mind. However, there will always be a time when this section of the road will be completed, and I don't know how long it will be before my own hut at the edge of the village is close at hand.
Pushing open the door, Liuyun stopped and looked at everything inside, the tables and chairs here were all made by him by cutting trees with his own hands, containing his hard work, and he was reluctant to think that he was about to separate. Putting aside his worries, Liuyun came to the window, slowly closed the window, and carefully arranged everything in the room. Looking at the clean room, Liuyun stared for a while, then beckoned Xiaoli to come over, closed the door, and left without looking back.
Just a few steps away, Shi Lei's rough voice came from behind: "Flowing boy, you forgot something." ”
Liuyun turned his head when he heard this, but saw a knife thrown at him with a sheath, which startled him, and immediately reached out to hold the handle of the knife and stabilized the knife.
"Old Hei, what are you doing?" Liuyun glared at him angrily.
"Haha, stream boy, this is the bunch of miscellaneous knives. The mountain road is not easy to walk, even if you are very good, it is better to have a knife. Shi Lei smiled heartily, a pair of bright eyes stared at Liuyun tightly, there was reluctance in it, and there were blessings in it.
Liuyun played with the knife in his hand, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at Shi Lei. He was afraid that the wetness in his eyes would be seen by him, so he just said in a deep voice: "Thank you." After speaking, he turned away and left a seemingly free and easy back.
"Remember, you came out of our cow, don't be embarrassed when you get outside. A loud shout came into Liuyun's ears. He didn't say anything, just waved his hand to Shi Lei behind him. In a few moments, his figure disappeared into the woods.
Shi Lei's resolute body stood in place, looking in that direction, unwilling to leave for a long time...