Chapter 5: The Old Lady Who Burns the Night
"It turns out that Mr. already knew that I was here, but the two of you came uninvited, if I call the police now and accuse you of trespassing on the house with the intention of stealing property, I'm afraid you two can't tell, right?"
Yi Seventeen turned around and looked at the staircase, Zhou Yanwen slowly walked down the stairs, holding a pipe in his hand, white smoke was filling, and looked at the two calmly.
Li Qianchen didn't get up, and made a gesture of invitation with his backhand: "We are indeed uninvited, why hasn't Boss Zhou been waiting for a long time?" ”
Zhou Yanwen glanced at Yi Seventeen and sat down happily, while Yi Seventeen returned to Li Qianchen's side, secretly vigilant.
"Visiting late at night, is there anything wrong with the two of you?" Zhou Yanwen looked ahead, but did not look to the side when he spoke.
Li Qianchen is the same: "Why should Boss Zhou ask knowingly. ”
"So, you're still looking for Feng Minxin?"
"We're only looking for ghosts, and it doesn't matter what it's called."
Zhou Yan took two puffs of cigarette when he heard it, and the smoke sprayed out of his mouth and nose as he spoke: "Mr. is really a wonderful person, since Mr. doesn't ask, then I don't ask about the identities of the two either, No. 108 Jiangdong Road, the old house of the Zhou family, what you are looking for is in the house." ”
"Thank you."
Li Qianchen raised his hand, Yi Seventeen hurriedly helped Li Qianchen up, and the two of them were about to leave, but they heard Zhou Yanwen behind him say gloomily: "You two might as well have a cup of tea before leaving." ”
Li Qianchen's hand suddenly clenched, and Yi Seventeen knew that Li Qianchen was reminding himself to be careful, so he immediately secretly took advantage of it.
"It's not too late to drink the tea another day, but Boss Zhou, the taste of your tobacco is very refreshing, but smoking too much is not good for your health, Boss Zhou still smokes less."
The two continued to move forward, and it was not until they left that Li Qianchen coughed violently, and Yi Qiqi was busy stroking his back.
"I'm fine, let's go."
Under Li Qianchen's urging, Yi Seventeen knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, so he hurriedly left with Li Qianchen.
Inside the store, in the dark, the stars are flickering.
Zhou Yanwen stood beside the grandfather clock with his trouser pocket in one hand and a pipe in the other, his eyes cloudy, watching the two go away.
It was still the bench before, the cold white light reflected on Li Qianchen's face, his face was bloodless, and it was terrifyingly white.
"It's tobacco, right? If I had known this, I should have gone alone! ”
Yi Seventeen stroked Li Qianchen's back, his eyes full of pity and unbearable.
"It's fine, it's just choking." Li Qianchen tried his best not to cough up, so as not to blame himself.
After a long time, he finally came to his senses, but his face was even more ugly, Yi Seventeen couldn't bear it, and took Li Qianchen in his arms, Li Qianchen was cold, even if he was held, he was still trembling.
"It's all my fault, I'm so useless! I shouldn't run away from the Ten Directions, you've worked hard all the way, for me, if you become like this, I'm a waste! ”
Seeing that Yi Seventeen's eyes were shining with tears, Li Qianchen shook his head and said, "You are right, whether it is in Shifangke or along the way, you have always taken good care of me, don't be arrogant." ”
"It's all at this time, you still have the heart to comfort me, can't you think about yourself? You depend on me, but I only know how to rely on you, if you are not there, I am nothing! ”
Yi Seventeen looked down at Li Qianchen, who was smiling strongly, and Li Qianchen caressed his cheek.
"How can I not be there, I will always be by your side, even if one day, you can't see me, you have to believe that I am where you can't see, guarding you."
A tear burst out of his eyes and fell on Li Qianchen's lips, Yi Seventeen gently brushed it with his hand, wiped away the tears, he raised his head and let the wind dry the tears.
"I'll take you back to Ji'an Temple."
Yi Seventeen packed up his emotions and said resolutely.
Li Qianchen raised his hand and grabbed Yi Seventeen's shoulder, and held it down hard, so that he couldn't get up.
"I'm not at ease if you go alone. If you insist on sending me back, I will go to the old house of the Zhou family alone. ”
"You!"
Yi seventeen qi knots, Li Qianchen has always said that he has done it.
"Don't want to get rid of me, in Shifangke, when you healed me, I said, Li Jiuye, who is not close to anyone, no one can touch it, if you touch it, I will rely on you."
His gentleness, like the wind, melts the winter frost, and moistens the dry waters like water. Li Qianchen gave all the warmth to Yi Seventeen, leaving him indifferent and ruthless, facing the whole world.
"Actually, it's me, I fell in love with you......" muttered in a low voice, in the face of Li Qianchen's almost rogue "coercion", Yi Seventeen had no choice but to compromise: "I can't beat you!" ”
……
Yi Seventeen wanted to carry it, but Li Qianchen refused, so he picked up Li Qianchen, thinking that it would be very difficult, but found that Li Qianchen was much lighter.
"Let me go on my own."
Yi Seventeen's breathing was slightly tight, "No, I can't let you work anymore." ”
Li Qianchen smiled: "Then let's carry it." ”
Yi Seventeen finally smiled, put Li Qianchen down, walked to the front, and said, "I'm not so weak, come up." ”
Li Qianchen couldn't help but laugh and hugged Yi Seventeen's neck, and Yi Seventeen grabbed his leg with his backhand and lifted him up.
Looking at Yi Seventeen's angular face, Li Qianchen was distracted, in his memory, he had recited Yi Seventeen many times, and in the Ten Directions, Yi Seventeen practiced and broke his feet; went into the mountains to catch demons, and Yi 17 was hit by snake venom; In the desert, Yi 17 collapsed into a coma......
The most impressive time was in an ancient town, Yi Seventeen wanted to pull him to take pictures, he never took pictures, when Yi Seventeen took the initiative to jump on his back, he hurriedly hugged Yi Seventeen's legs, Yi Seventeen captured a picture, and was teased for a long time.
Today, he has become Yi Seventeen carrying him, feeling Yi Seventeen's thin skeleton, Li Qianchen's heart is like a knife.
Yi Seventeen was born delicate, a boy and a girl, and his life was originally the life of great wealth, but he met him, a lonely star, and since then he has been in constant trouble, and now he has to be displaced and in danger.
"Seventeen, do you know the identity of the predecessor who saved us?"
Li Qianchen suddenly asked, but he thought in his heart that if that senior was really a peerless master, and he should be safe to protect Yi Seventeen from the intrusion of the Ten Directions, then he would rather not recover and let Yi Seventeen suffer less.
"I don't know this, before entering Shifangke, I happened to meet that senior, at that time, he was dressed in beggar makeup, holding a wine gourd, drunk on the side of the street, I helped him up, he forced me to take a sip of wine, I was drunk, and when I woke up, I was already outside Shifangke.
If it weren't for Su Chan calling the old drunkard this time, I still don't dare to imagine that the drunken old man and the mysterious person who saved us are the same person, who can save you and me under Yunxu, Qianchen, what kind of realm does this have? ”
"Perhaps...... It's a half-immortal realm...... "Li Qianchen is not sure, Yunxu is already a half-immortal realm, there are few opponents in the human world, and those who can defeat Yunxu are at least the same level, or even higher.
"Half-fairy? Isn't it the supreme cultivation of the human world? ”
"Maybe......"
Li Qianchen's words are still unfinished, and he has long forgotten how many years he has been practicing so far. The longer I practice, the more I feel the infinite truth of things. What you see and hear is both real and illusory; What you think and feel is also a dream.
Is the realm of half-immortals the supreme of the human world? Why is there a saying about the fairyland?
Li Qianchen gently wiped off the fine sweat on the sideburns of Yi Seventeen, it is better to serve others than to serve yourself, and those who are oneself are not as good as others. Yi 17 should be the person he guards with his life, and it is difficult for him to feel at ease when he entrusts Yi 17's safety to anyone except himself.
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When you go to the Shili Pavilion, there is a fire swaying under the laurel tree on the side of the road, and when you get closer, you see an old woman who is "burning the night".
Li Qianchen gently patted Yi Seventeen on the shoulder and signaled to stop, Yi Seventeen didn't understand why he wanted to stop, and Li Qianchen whispered in his ears: "This road is not passable, let's take a detour." ”
Yi Seventeen was even more confused, but he didn't ask too much, and turned around to go around elsewhere.
Not long after, the fragrance of the laurel tree came from afar, in the night, the flame was brighter, Yi Seventeen couldn't help but stop, had gone around elsewhere, but under the laurel tree in the distance, the "burning night" old woman appeared again.
"Qianchen, I'm afraid it's not an evil thing blocking the way, you wait here, I'll go up and see what it is."
Yi Seventeen said that he was about to put Li Qianchen down, but Li Qianchen said: "It's friend or foe, let's go over together." ”
I don't know why Li Qianchen said this, Yi Seventeen stepped forward according to his words.
When he approached, Yi Seventeen saw the old woman's figure clearly.
The old woman is already in her prime, with silver hair tied into a bun, a bright red flower in the bun, a plain white jacket and even filial piety clothes, black satin pants, and a pair of red embroidered shoes on her feet.
Under the light of the fire, the old woman's wrinkled face flickered and darkened, Yi Seventeen approached, the old woman seemed to be unknown, took out hemp paper from the coarse cloth bag in front of her, and threw it into the yin and yang basin, her expression was sad, and the old tears were in her eyes.
But five meters, Li Qianchen lightly pressed Yi Seventeen's shoulder, Yi Seventeen paused, and when she stopped, the old woman's ears moved slightly, and she seemed to be concentrating on "burning the night" without distraction, but in fact, she secretly paid attention to Yi Seventeen's movements.
"My hard-working son, when I was born, I suffered a lot of cold eyes, I ate less and wore short, and I had to share half of your daughter-in-law when I bought a bun, but I still had to be accused by that woman, scolding you for being useless, not earning money and not being able to support the family, she didn't shed a single tear after she died, and she remarried after you left for three days.
At the beginning, my mother didn't let you marry her, you said that she didn't marry, and now there is not even a filial piety keeper, I was also kicked out of the house by her, helpless, son, my mother still pointed to you to send me to the end of the old age, but you let me send the white-haired person to the black-haired person, how do you let me live! ”
The old woman cried loudly, her voice was melodious, sad and sad, making the seeers sad and the listeners crying, and even Yi Seventeen couldn't help but wet her eyes.
Li Qianchen didn't move at all, and after letting Yi Qiqi put himself down, he stared at the old woman and said indifferently: "If you really miss your son, why don't you go with him?" My son died early, my daughter-in-law was ruthless and unrighteous, you were alone, and you still had the heart to draw your eyebrows and sideburns, you were already a person with loess without a neck, and you stepped on embroidered shoes with red flowers on your head, should you say that you are disrespectful to the old? Or are you? ”
"You kid doesn't have the slightest sympathy, the old woman has lost her son, she doesn't even have a send-off person, she lives on the street and is helpless, you still ridicule the old woman like this, it's really a loss of morality!"
The old woman tugged at her sleeves and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, but she was looking at it secretly.