Chapter 23: The Great Event
Xu Fan had a long dream.
In the dream, he seemed to see the chaos opening the sky, above the clouds there was Qionglou Yuyu, and in the depths of the underground there were nine secluded yellow springs, all kinds of demons and monsters, gods and Buddhas.
But from beginning to end, he couldn't get close and couldn't see clearly. In the end, the eyes were red, and the whole world disappeared.
Hiss –
Xu Fan, who was in a coma, sat up suddenly, cold sweat was dripping on his head, and his pale face did not have a trace of blood. When he sat up, he inadvertently hooked the wound, causing him to gasp in pain.
But when he recalled, he couldn't remember what he had dreamed about.
Li Haotian next to him was meditating, and this incident made him understand that he must become strong as soon as possible, otherwise he would not be able to protect even the closest people around him, and he was injured three times and twice, wasting the talent given by God.
Hearing the exclamation, he opened his eyes and jerked off the bed.
Walking next to Xu Fan, his concern overflowed, and he asked, "Xiao Fan, you finally woke up." How does it feel, does it hurt in the chest? ”
Xu Fan had a scene of fainting in his mind, and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm fine, I'm worried about you." ”
Knock Knock Knock –
Li Haotian got up and walked to the door, thinking that Nian Shuiyin should have returned.
Unexpectedly, after opening the door, it was a fresh face, and just as he wanted to speak, he immediately saw Nian Shuiyin beside him, followed by two men, each holding a few pieces of fabric.
I only heard Nian Shuiyin introduce: "Senior Brother Li, this Brother Han is the second son of the city lord, and he specially came to visit Senior Brother Xiaofan." ”
Li Haotian clenched his fists slightly and said, "The grass people meet Han Shizi, please come in." ”
Then sideways to get out of the way.
Han Feng also used the etiquette of the Jianghu people, clasped his fists and said: "Fortunately, fortunately." ”
is such a simple action, but it makes people feel a lot more comfortable, Li Haotian said in his heart: It seems that he is not a gentleman.
Xu Fan also saw the situation at the door, and struggled to get up, but was quickly held down by Li Haotian after entering the house, not letting him move, so as not to break open the wound.
Before he could speak, he said for him: "Han Shizi, Xiao Fan is seriously injured and it is inconvenient to salute, please don't blame." ”
Han Feng waved his hand, sat on the stool, looked admiring, and said: "The Floating Cloud Sword Sect is the humerus of my Qingshan City, and it has always been a good reputation in my territory for hoeing the strong and helping the weak, punishing the evil and eliminating traitors. Just now I heard Miss Nianyin talk about it, and she has a lot of respect for Xu Shaoxia. Now when I see it, sure enough, there are dragons and phoenixes among people, and I am disrespectful and disrespectful. ”
Nian Shuiyin stood aside and silently poured a cup of tea for Han Feng, and when she was mentioned, Han Feng's eyes were slightly gentle, and he glanced at her slightly.
Looking at Han Feng gentle and elegant, Nian Shui Yin stood aside, ordinary people looked like they were respectful, but for some reason, a trace of pain flashed in Xu Fan's heart, and he didn't even hear his words clearly.
It's just a smile on his face, coping with it randomly, and that smile has some bitterness no matter how you look at it.
Li Haotian was silent, taking in everything, not knowing what he was thinking.
Han Feng clapped his hands, his eyes signaled, and he saw the two men at the door walking in with cloths.
Facing Xu Fan's inquiring eyes, Han Feng smiled faintly: "The two young heroes have made such a great contribution to my Qingshan City, and it is when my father is going to Kyoto, in order to thank the two of them, I am responsible for all the expenses of the two of them here." I heard that Xu Shaoxia was injured, so when I passed by, I bought some fabrics and bought some standing clothes for the two of them. ”
Xu Fan's eyes flew quickly, and he saw that the cloth was half black and cyan, and half red and purple, and thought that Senior Sister Nian usually liked purple and maroon the most, thinking that half of the red-purple cloth was Senior Sister Nian's, these two sons really had a heart.
For some reason, a sour feeling suddenly appeared in his heart, and his hands under the quilt clutched the sheets tightly, but he smiled on his face: "Then thank you Shizi." ”
After speaking, the two came over to measure the size of Xu Fan and Li Haotian, and after measuring it, they said hello and left the inn.
was originally a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, but now he has a connection with the imperial court, whether it is Xu Fan or Li Haotian, they all know a truth: whether it is possible to offend or be convenient, although Li Haotian has a problem with Nian Shuiyin and bringing outsiders to come.
The four of them talked in the room for a while, but Xu Fan found that Nian Shuiyin, who usually talks the most, seemed to be a different person today, quietly on the side, just constantly adding water to them.
Soon, a person suddenly came in from outside, he was dressed in armor, looked inside the room, showed an apologetic smile, and said a few words to Han Feng in his ear.
I saw that Han Feng's face changed abruptly, he stood up, his originally relaxed demeanor disappeared, and his demeanor was much more solemn.
He waved his hand, and the man walked out, and he was back in his seat.
Han Feng rubbed the teacup with his hand, and the sudden change made the room quiet.
After a while, Han Feng noticed the abnormality in the room, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, there was bad news just now, and I was a little distracted, and I neglected you." ”
Xu Fan lay on the bed, looked at him from afar, and said, "The prince is too worried, but the matter of the prince is important." ”
Glancing outside, Han Feng got up and said goodbye: "It's not early, I have to go back to the house to deal with urgent matters, so I won't bother you young heroes anymore, I have already said hello to the pharmacy and the inn, and all your expenses will be paid by the city lord's mansion." After some time, the City Lord's Mansion will send a reward, please don't refuse. ”
Xu Fan said: "Then thank you to the prince." ”
After finishing speaking, Han Feng hugged his fists at everyone and left the room.
It's just that when I went out, I seemed to remember something again, and said to Nian Shuiyin: "Miss Shuiyin, when you leave in the future, you must remember to inform me, I will see you off." ”
Nian Shuiyin didn't expect Han Feng's words before leaving to be this, she was stunned for a moment, and then her face was as usual, and she said, "Definitely!" ”
After Han Feng left, Li Haotian took the medicine and went out to decoct the medicine without saying a word, and there were only Xu Fan and Nian Shuiyin in the room.
Nian Shuiyin grabbed the corner of her skirt and bowed her head silently.
Xu Fan looked at her and wanted to speak several times, but he didn't know what to say.
The bustle outside the window and the silence inside the window, in the end, Xu Fan couldn't help it, broke the calm, and said in a slightly dry tone: "Senior sister, I'm a little thirsty, can you pour me some water?" ”
"Oh, okay."
The sudden words made Nian Shuiyin startled, and when he poured the water, he was a little hurried and knocked over the cup.
With a snap, the cup suddenly scattered all over the ground.
Nian Shuiyin hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention." ”
As he spoke, he poured a new cup of tea and handed it to Xu Fan.
Xu Fan took the cup, looked at the tea that had cooled, and tasted it gently, his dry mouth became slightly moist.
It's just that, for some reason, Xu Fan always felt that today's tea was a little bitter.
Watching Nian Shuiyin sweeping there, Xu Fan looked at the fragments in a daze.
After a while, Li Haotian walked in with the medicine and said with a smile: "Xiaofan, this medicine is a little bitter, you will just take it." ”
Xu Fan said: "Haotian, you don't know, medicine and I have been dependent on each other since childhood, and we have been friends for life. ”
Hearing that Xu Fan could still make jokes, Li Haotian's heart relaxed a little.
With his ears, even though he was not in the room, how could the crisp sound hide from him. However, there are some things that you have to face after all.
After Xu Fan finished drinking the medicine, he smashed his mouth and said, "The more bitter, the closer you are." ”
When she said a word, her nose was instantly sour, and she covered her mouth and ran out, but Xu Fan ignored her when she called her behind.
When Li Haotian entered the house, the smell of medicine filled the entire room, and Nian Shuiyin couldn't imagine that the herbs that looked ordinary would make such a bad smell when boiled together. She just sniffed it, and she wanted to gag.
Listening to Xu Fan's suffering, how much pain this seemingly carefree junior brother should endure.
But after a cup of tea, Nian Shuiyin walked in, this time she held a bowl of longan and jujube porridge in her hand, handed it to Xu Fan, and said softly: "Senior Brother Xu, this is what I just went to the stove room to make for you, drink it while it's hot." ”
Seeing the hot air bubbling in the bowl, and the longan and jujube lying quietly at the bottom of the bowl, Xu Fan's heart moved slightly, and he said softly: "Thank you, senior sister." ”
And so it was, and it went on for six days.
In these six days, Xu Fan was surprised to find that his internal injuries had basically healed, but the wounds were still there.
The doctor said that it would take at least a month to raise it, and his recovery speed was a bit bizarre, could it be because of the Bodhicitta Sutra?
Xu Fan was going to tell Li Haotian and Nian Shuiyin that his injuries were almost healed, but after thinking about it for a while, he didn't speak.
There is another reason that he doesn't want to admit is that he still wants to continue pretending to be injured, and Nian Shuiyin has taken good care of him in the past few days, which has made Xu Fan indulge in it.
Because the medicine I grabbed last time was a course of treatment, and it will be used up tomorrow, so Nian Shui Yin went out to grab the medicine.
Li Haotian found the sect mark in the city, thought about what was going on, and followed the mark to find out the truth.
Xu Fan stayed in the room alone, and it was not without harvest in the past few days, and he found that after experiencing injury, his Ziyang True Qi was finally able to circulate in the meridians for a long week. Although it is still very weak, compared to before, there is always better than nothing.
When it was almost noon, the dusty Li Haotian pushed the door in, with a solemn expression, Xu Fan guessed that something must have happened.
So he opened his mouth and asked: "Haotian, what's the matter, look at your frowns?" ”
Li Haotian sat down and said in a deep voice: "I received a letter from my master, and all the senior brothers will go down the mountain in a few days, and even the master will rush back from Guiyun Mountain, which is thousands of miles away. ”
Xu Fan was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”
"The Northern Barbarians continue to harass on the border, the imperial court is furious, and the city lord Han Yun personally repairs the book, asking me to send the Fuyun Sword Sect to respond to the enemy."
Hearing this news, Xu Fan knew that things couldn't be simple.
The Northern Barbarians are a tribe, of course, they call themselves a country, but neither the previous dynasty nor the new dynasty have ever recognized it, and it is just a land of projectiles.
Unexpectedly, they actually ate the bear's heart and leopard gall and harassed the border.
No wonder there was so much turmoil.
Qingzhou Castle is located in a remote area, thousands of miles away from the legendary Kyoto, but I didn't expect this movement to reach there, and it seems that the imperial court now has an unprecedented control over various places.