Duren couldn't remember how long he had been standing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info His legs were crippled, so he didn't feel any pain, but his hips felt as if they were dislocated. The crutches were propped up under the armpits, and the weight of his whole body was placed on these two fulcrums, so the armpits were the most painful places, and even the pain was already a little numb.

Behind him was a brazier with a raging fire, so the cold outside the house did not affect him and Zhan Zhongqi, but from time to time a small breeze blew, which also made him feel that his nose was a little sour, and his breathing was slightly difficult, but he was afraid that it was a cold after all.

In the distance, the sky was already white again, and the night seemed to pass so plainly.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhan Zhongqi's "white beard" moved slightly with his breathing, Du Lun almost thought that the old man in front of him had passed away quietly. He didn't know why the old man had such patience, and he couldn't understand what he was looking at—he couldn't see the strangeness in the snowflakes based on his own comprehension of the formation.

And how long Du Lun and Zhan Zhongqi stayed in this study, Wanrou also stayed with him.

Unlike these two, she was able to sleep in the small kitchen in her spare time, and when she woke up, she would remember to add some firewood to the two at the door, change the hand warmer, and put the food box over when it was time for dinner - although the two of them ate very little, especially Zhan Zhongqi, who had almost reached the point where water and rice were not enough.

Whether there are really immortals in this world, Wanrou doesn't know, she only knows that if this continues, this old man may not live long.

In the evening, the news from outside the palace shocked Wanrou's spirit - Han Feng's army did not encounter rain and snow, even if it encountered some difficulties and obstacles, but as long as the minister was there, everything would be safe and sound.

The snow has been falling endlessly, and it is getting worse. Many snowflakes drifted into the study with the wind, but before they could fall to the ground, they were melted by the heat of the brazier and turned into small droplets, which were then evaporated.

However, the books near the door became a little damp in the steam, and the pages dried quickly under the heat of the fire, leaving one wrinkle after another.

This is all happening in secret, and no one notices it, and maybe it will not be until someone actually turns the book to read it in the future, but who remembers what year, which day, and which snow it started?

Just when Du Lun thought that Zhan Zhongqi would sit and die at the door of this study, the thin and withered old man in front of him suddenly raised his hand.

His hands were already real old man's hands, and the tendons were wrapped in dry skin, without a trace of luster. The nails were black, and the joints to the skin were white dead skin—the hands were not pretty, and they didn't look like they had any strength, but once they stretched out, no one dared to question their movements. Even if this action doesn't mean anything to ordinary people.

Zhan Zhongqi reached out and grabbed a handful in the air, then put it under his nose and took a deep breath.

"It's time for me to go. Zhan Zhongqi was silent for a moment, turned around and stretched out his hand to Du Lun, "Help me, I can't stand up." ”

"Lord Wang...... You beware. Startled, Durham leaned forward with difficulty and stretched out his hand. It was an extremely simple action, but in Duren's heart, it stirred up layers of ripples.

He has always been a weak person in his life, and he has always been helped by others, and this is the first time in his life that he has helped others. What's more, this person is still the prince of Zhan that he has always looked up to.

With his hands intersecting, Zhan Zhongqi smiled dumbly: "I didn't expect this day to happen, right?" Young man, what did you see after watching it for so long?"

"Look, do you mean to see the snow?" Du Lun was stunned, he didn't expect Zhan Zhongqi to ask himself this question, and for a while he felt that his brain was blank, even if he really thought about this piece of snow these days, he couldn't remember it at the moment.

"Yes, otherwise what else can you watch?" Zhan Zhongqi smiled "hehe", "Haven't I been watching the snow all the time?" Kid...... Look at the snow on the ground, how wonderful. I ask you, if I am the snow near the brazier and you are the snow far away in the flower bed, what difference will we have?"

"Different?" Du Lun's head was covered again, and it was all snow, what was the difference? He secretly thought that Zhan Zhongqi must have a deep meaning in this question, but as far as he was concerned, he didn't even understand this question, so how could he talk about answering? He was silent for a while, and finally said stiffly: "Please forgive the villain for being straightforward......

However, the half sentence that he had the courage to squeeze out was beaten back by Zhan Zhongqi as soon as he blurted out: "There are no more princes and villains here." Standing here now is just a bad old man and a young man. ”

It was Zhan Zhongqi's words that gave Du Lun new courage, he nodded, and said: "Lord Wang, the snow near the brazier is about to melt, and the snow in the flower bed will only melt after the sun comes out in a few days." I think...... This difference is the difference between them, right?"

After saying this, Duren did not dare to stand anymore, and his crutches slipped, and he fell to the ground - but because of the weakness of his legs, it was better to fall than to kneel: "The villain deserves death." ”

Zhan Zhongqi watched him fall to the ground expressionlessly, his eyes flickered, as if there was a trace of compassion, and as if he was grieving something, he was quiet, and then said: "You are telling the truth, what is the crime? ”

As he spoke, Zhan Zhongqi turned around and turned his back to Du Ren: "And sooner or later, people are going to die." ”

When Du Lun heard such ominous words, he was shocked and said, "Lord Wang...... You...... Can you say...... Dead ......"

Zhan Zhongqi said: "I will always die, why can't I say this word? This is the rule between heaven and earth, and there is no exception for anyone." But child, have you ever thought that this snow has been in the world for a long or short time, but it is only a few days, and for us, it is only a moment. ”

"And we, people, either die young, or live a long life, is it not a short moment for this seemingly endless world?"

He spoke in a heavy tone and a slow tone, which almost made Du Lun have the illusion that he had spent his whole life with Zhan Zhongqi, and it was not until Zhan Zhongqi's words ended that Du Lun came to his senses and asked: "Lord Wang, but isn't the formation master finally able to penetrate the creation of heaven and earth and live with heaven and earth?

After asking this sentence, Du Lun thought that he had heard a sneer from Zhan Zhongqi, but when he looked back, he saw that Zhan Zhongqi was still expressionless: "Live with heaven and earth? That seems to be the earliest purpose of our formation master, that is, because we are afraid of death, so we want to participate in the so-called creation of heaven and earth, and want to know the secret behind this, but who can say that this heaven and earth is eternal? How do you know that there is no wider world outside this world, and this world is not an instant for the other world?"

"Heaven and earth are not eternal, there is heaven and earth beyond heaven and earth?" Zhan Zhongqi's words were so appalling that Du Lun couldn't accept it for a while.

Zhan Zhongqi said: "Since it is the same longevity, it is still 'longevity'." The so-called 'longevity' should have a beginning and an end. But what is eternity? Can the real eternity be described as 'longevity'?"

"This ......" I didn't expect Zhan Zhongqi to start "chewing words" at this moment, Du Lun was embarrassed for a while, relying on his understanding of the qi of heaven and earth, he asked cautiously, "So, is death eternal?"

Zhan Zhongqi really laughed this time: "Of course not. Silly child, there is no beginning and no end, it is eternal. Why didn't death begin? Isn't today's death born in another country? Everything is life, everything is death. It's just that...... I understand this, but I don't know what true eternity is. And now, I want to ...... I'm going to approach it. ”

"Close to eternity?" is a concept that is completely beyond Durham's understanding.

Zhan Zhongqi said: "I'm going to do what I have to do." I have no way to take care of this matter anymore. I'm sorry, but I was supposed to help you regain your ability to walk, but now it seems too late. Everything is up to you, but what I want to teach you, I have taught you all these days. ”

Du Lun was completely dumbfounded at this time, Zhan Zhongqi didn't even say a word to him these days, where did he teach him, and what did he learn? He grabbed the corner of Zhan Zhongqi's clothes almost without thinking, and said, "Lord Wang, where are you going? Are you going to leave Xidai behind?"

Zhan Zhongqi looked weak, but when he pulled Du Lun's hand away, Du Lun still had no power to resist - for some reason, Zhan Zhongqi's movements seemed simple, but the point was the weakest point of his wrist, and under a burst of soreness, Du Lun let go of his hand and watched Zhan Zhongqi slowly walk away.

"It's not about leaving the West behind, it's about doing what I'm supposed to do. Even though we know that our lives are very short, we still want to live every moment well, to fight against those forces that are far stronger than us, and to not die...... Haha, thinking about the so-called eternity. And although I understand this, no matter how stupid or persistent, I still have to guard this empty 'eternal' hope. Life is endless, life is endless, birth, old age, sickness and death, nothing is the same. ”

"Child, you can say these words to Feng'er. I think with that kid's intelligence, he should know what I've done. Alas...... The coldest thing in life is loneliness. ”

With this last sigh, Zhan Zhongqi had disappeared into a curtain of snow. Durham waited a little longer in the direction he had left, but saw that the snow had stopped and a morning sun had risen.

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