Chapter Twenty-Three: The Passing Is Hard to Find
In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed, Meng Xiao has never had any news of Tianjizi, waiting for the spring flowers outside the window, it is already the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, but in Meng Xiao's heart, he can't raise his interest, always thinking about the safety of Tianjizi, at first Yunxiao also persuaded with some kind words, but later as long as Meng Xiao mentioned Tianjizi, even Yunxiao would become silent, and even deliberately avoid him.
In desperation, Meng Xiao not only practiced Chixia Gong and Changchun Boxing every day, but also came to sit at night to recite the Xuanjing of Pure Void, and would also go to the small courtyard where he and Tianjizi lived to clean, and on the fifteenth day of the new year, he would light a stone incense stick in front of the statue of the master. The days passed as plain as water, and when it was the golden autumn season again, Tianjizi had no news for a whole year, Meng Xiao had also grown to eight years old, and I don't know if it was because of following Yunxiao to practice fists and feet, or because of the diet around her, in short, the height jumped suddenly, almost close to six and a half feet, almost level with Yunxiao, and even slightly taller than some children of the same age, and even the body was a lot stronger.
Seeing that the Xia Yuan Festival is approaching, many fourth-generation disciples on Tianjing Mountain have begun to get busy. On this day, Tianshu summoned the clouds to the You'an Palace, and the father and daughter were reunited, which was indispensable for a loving and coquettish.
"Dad, where did the old man go that day, why haven't you heard from him for more than a year. Xu is Meng Xiao often mentioned it in front of him, and Yunxiao has often inquired about the news of Tianji in the past six months, but Tianshu's face was slightly gloomy when he heard this, "This matter is very important, why do you want to inquire about this again?" Tianshu held a wrench in his hand while staring sideways at his daughter's face.
Yunxiao snorted softly, "How can you say that the old man of Tianji is also my uncle, can't I care about it?" Tianshu laughed, "Xiao'er, don't you think that I don't know what you think in your heart, is it because Han Chengzhong's kid can't beg me, so I became a spy for him?"
"Look at what you're saying, Dad, it's as ugly as it is, if you don't want to say it, forget it. Yunxiao pursed his lips, but Tianshu gradually said: "Yunxiao, it's not me who is the father who said you, you are a daughter after all, then Han Chengzhong is getting older day by day, although he is still a child now, but following you all day long is not a way after all, besides, the Xuanzhen Sect has repeatedly sent people to discuss, as long as you are willing to nod, the dowry before the New Year sacrifice can be sent to the mountain......
"Dad!" Yunxiao stood up when he heard Liu Meideng, "When did I agree? I won't let go of this matter, and no one can make the decision for me!"
"Xiao'er!" Tianshu's tone suddenly became majestic, but quickly softened again, "Your mother went early, and there are some things that your father can't talk about, but you are a girl after all, if I remember correctly, you are twenty-four this year......, right?"
"Who said that?Is my father still afraid that our Tianjing Mountain can't support me?" Yunxiao's attitude was extremely resolute, and after a while, he eased up slightly, "Besides, even if I want to get married, that stupid pig of the Xuanzhen Sect will not think about it!"
"You kid!" Tianshu clenched the wrench in his hand fiercely, and patiently persuaded: "Although Youping is not a top genius, he is also intelligent, not to mention that he is the only son of the current head of the Xuanzhen Sect, Dao Yizhen, if the two of you get married and cultivate well, with the strength of the Tianjing and Xuanzhen Sects, maybe one day they can help you cross the tribulation and ascend to the immortals, isn't it a godsend?"
"Forget it, Dad, I don't want to tell you about it, as for the matter of becoming an immortal, my daughter doesn't dare to hope for it, I just want this life to be plain, happy and happy, and I am already very satisfied......."
"This is the wrench left by the Xuanzhen Sect Founding Sect, and the Dao Yi Zhenren sent it, which shows that it attaches great importance to you, and in the future, you and Youping will double cultivate, and your father will be regarded as a wish. ”
"No, no, I said no!"
"Shut up! Dad is doing this for the sake of your happiness, this matter is not up to you, I will reply to the Xuanzhen Sect before the New Year's Festival, you just have to prepare earlier, in addition, Han Chengzhong should not live with you in the Yunxiao Courtyard anymore, let him move back to the old house of Tianjizi." ”
"Dad, how can you be so bossy?
"Joke, am I not as good as a son as a father? Look at your eldest brother Changqing, since he imprisoned Qingqing for three months, even I have to be impressed by this child's progress, don't you feel shy as an aunt?"
"I ...... What does Qingqing have to do with me?"
"You only want to be a teacher and an apprentice all day long, but don't you feel that your cultivation has been wasted? Look at your second brother, who has been closed for seven years, I am afraid that when he leaves the customs, his cultivation will be comparable to that of his father. ”
"Dad, don't brag about your second brother, in my opinion, he may not be able to compare to you if he cultivates for another fifty years......"
"Nonsense! You're spoiled by your mother. Tianshu stood up, and after talking for a long time, he was still reluctant to get angry at Yunxiao, "Go back and let Han Chengzhong pack up and go back to his own old courtyard, this matter is not discussed, if you don't agree, I will let Tianhong expel him from the mountain gate in the name of the Discipline Training Hall." ”
"Dad, you are a fake public servant! ”
"Hahaha......" Tianshu was provoked by Yunxiao's coquettishness and laughed a few times, "I can't help you if you are convinced, Dad still has something to do, you go down first." ”
"But ......"
"It's nothing, but I didn't agree with you to accept Han Chengzhong as a disciple at the beginning, don't think that your father doesn't know, the wild beast will never come back, you better take care of it, I don't care about you since your mother passed away, I just don't want that one day when you get married, I think of my father and have the impression that he is all strict father, but in the face of this big right and wrong, I will never let you go the wrong way!"
"Hmph!" Yunxiao wrinkled his nose, knowing that it was useless to argue, Tianshu's temper she knew better than anyone else, once the matter was really decided, it would be useless if it was hard to grind, it seemed that when I went back today, I had to tell Chengzhong to move back to his original residence first, but it didn't matter, I took care of him for more than a year, and I could be regarded as fulfilling my responsibility, "Dad, I will rely on you for other things, but this matter of marrying Song Youping, you can't force me, otherwise I won't die!"
"You ghost girl, don't think that Dad is reluctant to beat you!" Tianshu waved his palm, and Yunxiao made a grimace and ran down the hall like a gust of wind.
When he returned to his Yunxiao Courtyard, Meng Xiao was practicing Changchun boxing under the corridor, and Yunxiao hesitated slightly: "Chengzhong, you come with me." Meng Xiao took his fist, these days he can find that Yunxiao always seems to avoid himself intentionally or unintentionally, and understands that he is asking too much about Tianjizi, but in addition to this matter, there are not many topics between the two, after all, although Meng Xiao's body is only eight years old, but the consciousness in his bones always feels ashamed when facing Yunxiao, probably out of instinct.
"Yes, Senior Sister. Meng Xiao followed Yunxiao into the hall with restraint, which was Yunxiao's bedroom, and he almost never stepped half a step. After entering the house, Yunxiao sat down on an ironwood chair, as if she wanted to speak and stopped, and after a long time she spoke: "Chengzhong, let me ask you, are you very worried about the old man of Tianji?"
Meng Xiaomeng nodded, and his mood seemed to be much more excited, "Senior sister, do you have any news of my master?"
Yunxiao sighed softly, "No, but if you really miss the old man, you can move back to your previous yard." ”
Meng Xiao was stunned when he heard this, he had nothing to look at, even the clothes he carried with him this year were given by Yunxiao, and the clothes he used to wear were just old clothes that Tianjizi had changed, so why did he move back and say, "Senior Sister Yunxiao, did I make you unhappy in something?" Meng Xiao asked carefully.
"Hey!" Yunxiao slapped on the arm of the ironwood chair angrily, "This matter has nothing to do with you. She is an upright person, and she can't hide her words, "It's all my father's fault, he said that you are getting older and older, and it is inconvenient to always live with me in Yunxiao Courtyard." ”
Of course, Meng Xiao is not that ignorant child, he is now six and a half feet tall, almost one meter six in his previous life, (one foot is equal to 24 centimeters in this article) is only much shorter than Yunxiao, and it is indeed inconvenient to follow her in and out all day, and at his age, maybe he will grow to be as tall next year, Yunxiao is willing to tell the truth but dispels the worries in his heart, "Senior sister, I also think that what the master of the real person said is right." ”
"What?" Yunxiao raised his head suddenly when he heard this, "You bastard, still help my father speak?" Meng Xiao hehehe......he A good person. Obviously, he was still a little hesitant when he said this, Yunxiao snorted softly, but he was also satisfied, "You bastard still have a little conscience." ”
"So no matter what way I think about it, I should move back to my original yard. ”
"If you can think about it, I don't care, then you can clean it up. Yunxiao waved his hand, only to see Meng Xiaogong respectfully take a half step back, and actually made a standard disciple salute to her, then turned around and went out, at that moment, Yunxiao's heart actually had an inexplicable loss, just like when Liao Yuan left, she couldn't help but say: "You stop!"
Meng Xiao had already walked to the courtyard, stopped and turned around when he heard the sound, Yunxiao got up and walked to the door of the house, and said softly: "If someone bullies you, come here to find me." ”
"Hmm. Meng Xiao nodded solemnly, and then walked out of the courtyard gate directly, everything was just like when he came to this world, without any concern, neither left nor changed, so why not be free and easy?
In the past year, it is not uncommon for Meng Xiao to go back and forth between Yunxiao Courtyard and the small courtyard where he lived at the beginning, so everyone will not care about it in the first few days, but after a few days, in the evening, the small courtyard where Meng Xiao lives will occasionally have cooking smoke, and some people's curiosity will begin to be suppressed.
"Han Chengzhong, this kid was kicked out by Yunxiaozi?"
"No, Yun Xiaozi has taken care of him a lot over the past year, didn't he still say that he would accept him as a disciple?"
"Just him, why? The real person in charge of the sect will not agree. ”
"When I threw him to the old man of Tianji, didn't you see that the whereabouts of the machine are unknown today?"
"Shhhhhhhh ”
"Eh, the mud can't hold up the wall, so what's the point?"
"What are you talking about, you see that kid looks like a dog, he must have a bad heart for Yunxiaozi, and he was noticed by others, so he was blasted out. ”
Rumors can kill people, but they can also fade away in the washing of time. The people who spread the rumors consciously avoided the clouds, and Meng Xiao neither disdained to explain, nor did he explain, no one would listen to what an eight-year-old child said, so they could say whatever they wanted, Meng Xiao just quietly practiced and practiced in his own small courtyard, cooking a handful of rice when he was hungry, scooping a scoop of water when he was thirsty, but every day he would clean Tianjizi's room.
It was only at this time that Meng Xiao understood that this would be a practice, his previous life had long been far away from him, and now he was as pure as a blank piece of paper, thinking about how many sleepless nights he had fantasized about starting all over again, carrying a heavy schoolbag, walking into a carefree campus, how many times he was awakened by the exam questions in his dreams, how many times he felt youthful and hurried, but now it really made him return to his childhood, but the world has changed, and his dreams have changed.