Chapter 4: Once Upon a Time at Fort Cade

On March 20, 751 A.D., Liuyun and his guards arrived at Fort Cayde in the Windwhispering Plains.

Fort Cade is not a castle, but a small town. From here, the first head of the Cade family followed the founding emperor of the empire to fight in the north and south, established the Huoyun Empire, and served as the first marshal of the empire.

In order to commemorate the great founding marshal of the empire, the clansmen of the Cade family spontaneously moved to live near the Cade family, and as the surrounding residents slowly increased, a small town gradually formed.

Liuyun carefully looked at the "Fort Cade" in his heart, only to find that it was just a quaint courtyard in Fort Cade, and it didn't even have the taste of nobility. According to Hippo, each generation of the Cade family had to return to the old house for a period of time when they came of age to show that they would not forget their ancestors.

The butler Kaslow had already led someone to greet him at the door. Since the death of Liuyun's grandmother a year ago, there have been only a dozen people left in this old house, and the housekeeper Kaslo is in charge of taking care of it.

Liuyun took a closer look at the housekeeper, who was in his fifties, amiable, with a pair of eyes that looked bright, but his face was wrinkled, his hair was gray, and his rosacea was red, which was obviously the result of years of alcoholism.

"Young Master, welcome back. Kaslow said with a smile on his face.

"Well, Uncle Kaslow, thank you for your hard work. Liuyun smiled and stepped forward and saluted Kaslo.

Kaslo paused obviously, and then said with a smile: "Young master, it's polite, the room is all cleaned up, you can go in and rest." ”

Walking into the yard, it is a straight path, all paved with bluestone, and there is a cold feeling when walking on it, which makes people feel refreshed. On both sides of the road, there are two small gardens, which are full of all kinds of flowers and plants. Behind the garden, there are two rows of houses, where the servants live. Opposite the road is a large martial arts arena, with various weapons on the weapon rack. Behind the martial arts arena, there is the main hall, passing through the edge of the main hall, and after the back garden, it is where Liuyun lives.

After a simple wash, and then lay down to rest for a while, the old butler ordered someone to bring wine and food.

"Young master, please dine, please tell me if you need anything. "Kaslow seems to be a very dedicated housekeeper.

"Well, uncle, you can sit down and eat together. Liuyun felt that this butler would not be an ordinary person, and those wise eyes seemed to have experienced a lot of vicissitudes, which made him can't help but have a respect for this old man.

Kaslow sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, and then took a sip and drank it.

"Young Master, you have changed. ”

It's another question, alas, Liuyun feels that he has to find a suitable excuse.

"Well, I was born with an evil curse, and I recently met a stranger in the imperial capital and helped me get rid of it, but my body is still very weak, so I came back to recuperate for a few days. "The Blue Moon Continent is so big, and there are strange people everywhere, it should be very reasonable for me to say this, Liuyun thought.

A strange color flashed in Kaslo's eyes, as if he remembered something terrible. "Then congratulations to the young master. He poured another glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and whispered.

"Nothing to be happy about, I've long since become notorious. Besides, if I don't cultivate demonic martial arts, I'm just a useless person. I just want to take a break for a while. Liuyun knew that he couldn't integrate into his current life, and he had a knot in his heart that he couldn't untie.

"Young master, don't think too much, you take a rest for a while, there is still a long way to go. Looking at the silent expression on Liuyun's face, Kaslow said comfortingly.

"Hmm. Uncle, you can just call me Xiaoyun in the future. ”

"Okay, the young master Meiyi old man has taken it. Then I'll call you Xiaoyun from now on. Kaslow readily agreed.

"It's a lot more intimate. Liuyun smiled and toasted with Kaslo.

"Xiaoyun, people have to experience countless setbacks in their lives, don't be too pessimistic. Whatever happened in the past, the important thing is that you are enlightened now. You are still young and have the time and energy. ”

After a few glasses of wine, Kaslo's words increased, so much so that Liuyun even wondered if he used to be in charge of the old house alone, and no one spoke so much.

"The past can no longer be recovered. What is lost, can never be regained. Liuyun sighed softly.

"Let me tell you a story, it might help you. At least you will know that there are people in the world whose fate is worse than yours. Kaslo's expression turned sad.

"Hmm. Wandering alone in this world, Liuyun knows better than anyone else the pain of being full of bitterness and no one to tell, and wisely chooses to be a good listener.

"Over the past few hundred years, there have been many outstanding magical talents on the Blue Moon Continent, but only a few have become Holy Demon Guides in the end. And among these holy magic guides, most of them majored in one line of magic, and only a few of them cultivated two. Forty years ago, a genius appeared on the Blue Moon Continent, with a full range of magical physiques, and at the age of seventeen, he became an intermediate magician of all systems.

At that time, there were two paths in front of him, one was to cultivate the other system, and eventually become a holy demon guide, which was a smooth and bright road. And the other is the path of cultivation of the whole system that no one has ever walked before, a rugged path full of thorns. At that time, his lover persuaded him to cultivate a department, but he was stubborn and chose the latter. He said to his lover with pride: 'One day, when your lover will become a saint wizard of the whole system that shocks the continent, you will be proud of me!' This road is very hard, but he still relies on his talent to become a senior magician of the whole system at the age of nineteen.

But because his energy was scattered in the six systems, he could no longer move forward, and the magister became an insurmountable barrier in front of him. And he, in a duel with his rival, was beaten to his death and quietly left his lover. Because at that time, he had become the laughing stock of the entire continent, and he no longer had the face to face his lover. Until he grew old, he did not enter the door of the Magister and became a laughing stock in the history of Blue Moon magic. ”

"That person, that's me, Kaslo. After a moment of silence, Kaslow spoke calmly again.

The pain of birth and separation, Liuyun has deeply experienced. After listening to Kaslo's story, a feeling of empathy welled up in his heart.

"Uncle, there is no road in the world, but there are more people who walk, so there is a road. While no one remembers the one who took the first step, the brave are always worthy of respect. I'll toast you, dry!" Liuyun took a sip of his glass.

"For the genius of the past, do it!" the room resounded with the heroic laughter of an old man and a young man.

Liuyun hadn't woken up from the story just now, and Kaslow threw another bombshell: "Xiaoyun, I almost killed you once." ”

"Ahh

"You're not going to forget everything you've done before, are you?" asked Kaslow in a deep voice.

"Uncle, after I lifted the curse, my memory is a little unclear. After Liuyun occupied "his" body, he really didn't know much about "him" before. If you think about it carefully, it is "he" who never takes the bad things he did in the past seriously and leaves no memory.

"Even though you can't remember, you have to take responsibility for what you do. When you were in the Plains of Wind Whispering, your grandmother doted on you too much and indulged you to do a lot of bad things. You're going to go out on the streets, and you'll know how terrible you used to be. ”

Kaslow chewed on the barbecue and looked at Liuyun from head to toe, and the meaning was obvious: You kid at that time was bad from head to toe.

"Am I that scary?" asked Liuyun with a wry smile.

The next day, when Liuyun walked on the street alone, I don't know who shouted, "Look, the evil boy of the Cade family is back again", and the lively street suddenly jumped with chickens and dogs, and people turned on their backs. The men of the business were busy taking the door panels and closing the doors, the restaurants and hotels were also hung up with closing signs, the street buyers were busy packing up their things, the stalls were also rolling up their things and pushing the carts all the way away, and even a few beggars on the street corners quickly disappeared.

What made Liuyun most depressed was that a blind old man also looked up and looked around in panic, completely forgetting that he was blind, and finally grabbed his arm and begged: "Good Samaritan, do well, take me away from that villain!"

Liuyun stood on the street for a full ten minutes, not believing his eyes at all. Looking at the deserted streets, he scolded loudly: "Liuyun, such a cow, why don't you go to be a city manager!"

This experience on the street made Liuyun wear a mask on the street after that.

The days passed in peace, and the people of Fort Kate slowly came out of their initial fear of learning that the evil boy had returned. Because the evil boy did not appear again, the streets also returned to the calm of the past.

In the following days, Liuyun calmed down and began to practice qigong in his previous life, and practiced martial arts and special skills in the garden early in the morning. He also asked Kaslow for some books on magic, martial arts, and the history of the continent, and read them in his room when he had nothing to do. Lao Ka thought he wanted to learn magic, and offered to ask Ying to be his teacher. Liuyun hurriedly refused on the grounds that his body had not recovered.

In the meantime, Liuyun received a letter from Ah Lei, telling him that she had started to study the two books, and the effect was very good. In addition, the emperor appointed his father as Minister of War, and at the same time made him a viscount, and he could have a personal guard of 200 people.

When he saw this, Liuyun couldn't help but smile: it seems that it is wise to withdraw from the marriage, and His Majesty the Emperor is also deeply affectionate to the Kaide family, not only promoted his father's official, but even he, a useless person, tried his best to compensate.

Although he couldn't fit into this world, the trace of concern revealed in Ah Lei's letter still made Liuyun feel very relieved: in this world, he has a valuable family affection.

After writing the reply letter and walking out of the room, it was already late at night.

In the night sky, the stars are like a stream, and a bright moon hangs in the western sky. It's September, according to the time of my hometown, it's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, right? Looking at the starry sky, time is slowly going back, and the memory is back to the Mid-Autumn Festival a few years ago.

Under the stars, by the river. A young and handsome officer sat on the grass, and a beautiful figure clung to him, with a happy smile on his face.

"Think too much, forget your delicate figure,

Like fallen leaves with the wind, they fly away.

Think too much and forget your sweet smile,

Like flowers blooming, scattered into mud.

Think more, bit by bit,

Forget, our encounter.

But

Sleepless nights,

Unforgettable you,

Doomed I couldn't.

So, I thought a lot,

With a fiery heart in a military uniform,

To you, my gentle, lifelong commitment. ”

He whispered in her ear the little poem he had written for her, and she whispered a sentence in his ear with tears: "Think more, be your wife for the rest of your life." ”

Love words, sometimes you don't need too much, just one sentence, can move a lifetime. He happily picked her up and walked around the grass.

The moon and the stars, witnessing their love, the creek and the meadow, sprinkled with their sweetness.

Now, the bright moon is still the same, the stars are still the same, but the people who love each other have been separated by two lifetimes. The intense pain in his chest finally pulled Liuyun back to reality.

"The moon is like a lonely journey, and the autumn wind is silent and merciful to the world. In my dreams, I still remember that I am a guest, and I remember the beauty from afar. With a soft groan, Liuyun turned and went back to his room.

"I hope there is a dream tonight, there is you in the dream, and I am not afraid that when I wake up from the dream, my tears will wet my pillow. ”;