A long night passed.

Xun Qing stared blankly at the jumping lights, bitter.

At this moment, everyone in the hall of the workshop was silent, looking at each other with a hesitant expression. From time to time there was a muffled sobbing and a child's cry.

In the faint hustle and bustle, only the voice of the old woman turning the rosary was so clear.

The old man's lips opened and closed silently.

Reciting prayers with devotion.

But the scriptures would not be useful, and the gods did not favor them for such a long night.

When it was almost dawn, Li Xiang quietly dozed off, and after waking up, he fumbled, found a basin of water and a towel and came back: "Wash your face, I have warmed up a little porridge." ”

"Let's give it to my uncles first."

Xun Qing wiped his face indiscriminately, cheered up, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile.

Soon, however, I heard hurried footsteps from the inner room.

The doctor who had applied the needle all night pushed the door out, looking haggard. Suddenly, a group of anxious people greeted them, blinking their eyes uneasily, waiting.

"Manpower is poor, please forgive me for not being able to do anything about it."

The old doctor lowered his head tiredly: "Poison into the bone marrow, it is already a medicine stone...... Hurry up, it might be these two days. ”

The deep words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, exploding in everyone's hearts.

A cracking sound rang out.

When everyone turned around, they saw the stunned Mrs. Zhu, as well as the broken lead in her hand, countless Buddha beads rolled down and scattered all over the ground.

Like a deer caught in headlights.

Behind the old man, when the apprentice hurried out with a tray, a dull rancid smell faintly came out of the wind.

On the tray, the end of the slender needle is already showing a variety of colors. On the replaced linen, a rancid smell has appeared.

"Medicine Stone...... No medical treatment? ”

Xun Qing repeated the doctor's words sluggishly and turned his head stiffly.

On the hospital bed, the drowsy old man still fell into syncope, but compared with the past, he became thinner and thinner, his face was pale, and he was gasping for breath in the high fever.

The dream was too long, and he gradually withered like rotten wood.

"I will continue to apply needles every day, but there is not much hope." The doctor sighed hoarsely: "Let's talk about all the personnel, try to reduce a little pain for Lu Gong." ”

Many disciples had fallen into chaos, and some people in the hall couldn't hold back and cried. Others had already gotten up and left.

More people sat in their chairs dumbfounded.

Confused and confused.

But it didn't take long for a cacophony to sound in the distance.

It seems that there are joyful suona sounds and cymbals, mixed with the noise of gongs and drums, just outside the workshop, beating gongs and drums, wandering with joy.

All the while, in the sight of many grief and rage, stopped outside the door of the workshop.

"Come on, come on, put it down!"

At the front of the long line, the swaggering leader broke in, commanded his subordinates behind him, and arranged his gifts in a row in the courtyard.

Let all the eyes ...... It's all burned red.

It was a row of paper men and paper horses, carefully depicted boys and girls, and incomparably exquisite high-rise buildings, countless paper ingots and money......

Xun Qing roared hoarsely: "King! Quiet! Six! ”

"Yes, it's the sixth master, what's wrong?"

Wang Anliu stepped forward triumphantly and bowed his hand to everyone: "You neighbors haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing lately?" It should be good......"

Some of them cursed angrily, trying to rush up and kill the dog, but soon, they noticed the group of burly men behind him, and the weapons they hid in their arms.

All of them were blue......

Tsing Shirt Lang!

This restless ranger gang that has recently stirred up the whole of Chang'an!

"Don't talk about me Wang Anliu, I don't know what to do, I will take revenge."

Wang Anliu squinted, looked at those hateful eyes, and whistled: "The grace of dripping water, what kind of fist reciprocate...... These are my congratulatory gifts to Lu Gong.

I didn't prepare the coffin, so I'll leave it to you. In a few days, I will invite a craftsman to make a good monument for Lu Gong and use good stones. ”

Fakely wiped away a non-existent tear.

He enjoyed those resentful and sad eyes, as if the humble time under the fence of the past ten years had finally been rewarded, and it became more and more pleasant.

"Wang Anliu! You! The disciple in the workshop could no longer restrain himself, and picked up the wrench in his hand: "I'll fight with you!" ”

But he couldn't rush forward.

For a hand was pressed on his shoulder, like an iron pine, as if it were about to break his shoulder.

It's Xun Qing.

"Calm down, Phesis."

He muttered, "Don't let people underestimate the workshop. ”

Wang Anliu laughed sharply, and the big men behind him who were holding their hands also laughed mockingly, making Fu Er's face redden, unable to understand what Xun Qing was thinking.

He originally wanted to ask if this soft-footed shrimp was scared again, but when he turned around and saw Xun Qing's eyes, he couldn't speak.

So calm, yet so cold.

It's scary.

"Let him finish."

Xun Qing looked ahead, "A dog is such a thing, he won't bark if he doesn't eat it—even if Lu Gong is critically ill and without the guidance of others, he won't have the courage to come to the door...... Right, Wang Anliu? ”

Wang Anliu's face changed for a while.

Gritting his teeth, looming hideous...... was pierced by someone's tiger skin, and he was furious.

stared at Xun Qing coldly, for a long time, and suddenly sneered.

"Hey, I'm not interested in wasting time on you poor people, and if it weren't for the helper's intentions, I wouldn't have bothered to come."

As he spoke, he straightened his chest slightly, patted the brand-new green clothes on his body, and announced disdainfully: "Our gang leader of the green shirt lang, let me bring you a message......

For the sake of everyone who used to go out of Anle Fang together, he didn't care about the things of these days...... If you don't know what is good or bad, don't blame us for being ruthless and unjust! ”

As he spoke, he raised his voice and asked sharply:

"-If you want to cause trouble, remember for me: Lu Daoxuan is going to die, can a waste mechanic protect you?"

In the long dead silence, no one spoke.

Only Xun Qing looked at him quietly for a long time.

"Are you done?" He asked.

As he spoke, countless muffled voices emerged, steel grinding, and the small sound of the pivot running sounded from all directions like a torrential rain.

Behind the floor and walls of the workshop, countless huge and monstrous trap beasts slowly emerged, and a pair of scarlet eyes overlooked the group of uninvited guests.

"Next time, when you say something like this, you'd better pay attention to where you are."

Xun Qing said indifferently: "Lu Gong's workshop is not your place to make a second!" ”

As he spoke, the giant centipede hissed, and countless bone joints burst into sparks, falling from the sky, shrouding the group of creatures in shadows.

The sharp blade slashed at the earth and walls, leaving deep traces!

Even if he is a wasted mechanic, as long as he stands in his workshop, he can outperform thousands of troops...... What's more, in Lu Gong's workshop, I don't know how many of his works and collections over the years!

After so many years, under the guidance of Lu Gong, even if Lu Gong is not there, he still has the ability to activate the trap beast and protect the workshop!

With Xun Qing waving his hand, many machine beasts hissed forward, and those huge bodies slowly approached, making the faces of the visitors gradually pale, and they couldn't help but retreat.

"You—What are you afraid of?"

Wang Anliu screamed and reprimanded, but he couldn't help but take a step back and screamed at Xun Qing: "Dog, trap beasts are not allowed to kill, do you also want to go to Yu Hengsi's prison!" ”

"I didn't mean to kill you."

Xun Qing shook his head, his expression becoming more and more indifferent, "But, you have to know - there are many ways in this world to make people live but more painful than death." ”

When his five fingers were closed, the huge centipede suddenly shook, roared, and fell from the sky, sweeping towards them!

Wang Anliu screamed.

Turning around and trying to escape, he fell to the ground, crawled with both hands and feet, and was so fast that he left his men behind and fled!

Even his subordinates were trembling at the moment.

In front of dozens of mechanical beasts, even a heavily armed army would not have a chance of winning!

Seeing Wang Anliu fleeing, these gangsters who could only collect protection money all day long and blackmailed ordinary people ran for their lives without looking back.

Suddenly, the courtyard became empty.

Only shredded paper figures and paper horses flew all over the sky.

After a long time, Xun Qing's stiff body slowly relaxed—he felt sweaty and unsteady. Finally scared the guys away.

He doesn't have Lu Gong's secret lock, and what he can use to scare and scare people is already the limit.

Instead of accepting the stunned admiration and compliments, he just smiled reluctantly, turned around, and walked towards the workshop.

It's like running away.

I don't know what to do next, and I don't know what to do...... Then face Lu Gong's imminent injury and the tragic consequences that may come.

It's like instinct, wandering around the workshop in a daze.

When he came to his senses, he found that he had entered the quiet room where he was most afraid in the past - Lu Gong was always here to admonish himself, sometimes he would reprimand angrily, and more often he looked at him with a disappointed look that hated iron and steel, which always made people sad.

But now, when the ashram became dead and silent, he remembered the reprimands from the bottom of his heart.

The weak, slumped on the ground.

Looking up at the empty machine chair in front of him, it felt like the eternally cold and powerful old man was still here, looking at him with harsh eyes.

He reached out and wiped the dust off his chair and clenched the smooth armrests that had stood the vicissitudes of time.

It's like holding the palm of the old man's hand.

Close your eyes.

"Please teach me what to do, Duke Lu."

No one responded.

There was no one standing behind him urging and shouting and telling him what to do.

There was no one to protect him anymore.

He needs to face the world alone, make decisions alone, and then endure the rain, snow, wind and frost alone.

Xun Qing, your childhood is over.

The rest of the road is up to you......

When he was young, Xun Qing always imagined an unrestrained future, but when the future came to him now, he couldn't help but be afraid.

Maybe he's grown up, but he's not happy about it.

On the contrary, just thinking of such a lonely world, I was about to shed tears.

But when Lu Gongdu is gone, what should he do? Is it like the wretched creature who was hung on the station and cried out forever?

But what else could he do?

Xun Qing chuckled self-deprecatingly, mocking her childishness.

But gradually from the tears of the realization of the only answer, the answer that everyone who grows up must understand.

"Let me rest a little longer, Duke Lu." He leaned back in his machine chair as if the old man were still here, and pleaded softly, "It'll be fine in a while." ”

The silent room was silent, but gently accommodated his last weakness.

I don't know when, Xun Qing fell asleep.

In the silence, only a loud noise in the distance could be heard, causing ripples in the lake outside the window.

It's like a melancholy sigh before a long time.

waited until the afternoon, and Li Xiang did not come again.

Li Bai was like an ant on a hot pot, wandering at the door, turning around.

But the gate was open, and Cheng Yanjin was standing in the courtyard fiddling with his stone lock, and he was still in a hot sumo with Kunlun Mole just now, and he was not worried about him leaving at all.

This kid is a dead eye.

If you say that you want to go out in a dignified manner, you must go out in a dignified manner. Since he promised not to leave before he won't win, then there is no need to worry about him breaking his promise and running away.

"Hey, Lao Cheng, nothing will happen, right?" He asked with a frown.

"That depends on what."

Cheng Yanjin shook the stone lock and said nonchalantly: "If you want to say that there are a lot of troubles, but if you want to say things that must be you, there is no one...... You have to learn to accept that you are an outsider. ”

"That's my friend!"

"That's just your friend."

Cheng Yanjin said coldly: "Anyone can have friends, but not everything about friends is their own business - sometimes, the more you manage, the more troublesome it becomes." You have to learn to trust others.

- You have to believe, your friend. ”

"I'm starting to talk about these again, and some of them don't get it, right?"

Li Bai was annoyed and rolled up his sleeves: "Come on, fight!" ”

"Roar?"

Cheng Yanjin pinched the stone lock and smiled: "Today is a lot more momentum, come, let me see your growth......"

Li Bai didn't say a word, and stepped forward.

Punch!

Boom!

Kunlun Mole in front of the flower garden calmly watered and built flower branches, and had long been accustomed to the strange noises that kept coming these days, and it didn't take long to hear the wind whistling, and a figure flew overhead.

Li bai.

Li Bai got up and pounced again.

After a while, a figure flew overhead.

Cheng bites gold.

Cheng bit Jin and a carp stood up, wiped the nosebleed off his face, and pounced on it with a wild laugh.

The excitement is up.

The noise not far away became more and more exaggerated.

An hour later, Cheng Yanjin, who had a blue nose and swollen face, successfully defended his position as the head of the top ten beautiful men in Chang'an, looked up to the sky and laughed and walked away.

And Li Bai was lying on the ground, sweating profusely.

I can't move.

Why is that guy's strength so great?

And the more injured he was, the greater his strength, and there were several times when Li Bai was in control, but he was beaten down by Cheng Yanjin, who was exhausted to the limit, with a hammer.

Is that all that workout so powerful?

Li Bai looked at the stone lock next to him, a little eager to try.

Then, he heard a knock on the door not far away.

"Excuse me, is Li Bai here?"

On the steps outside the gate, familiar figures look inward curiously.

Li Bai raised his head, a burst of surprise and joy: "Xun Qing! ”

"Long time no see."

The mechanic leaning on the edge of the door laughed and raised his right hand, "I heard that you are locked up and confined, I'm afraid you won't get used to it...... I brought wine. ”

The azure of the proud building!

It's just that Xun Qing looks a little sloppy, his beard is unkempt, his clothes don't seem to have been changed for several days, and his sleeves are still stained with oil.

It was as if I had just come out of the workshop, and I didn't have time to freshen up.

Rare failure to pay attention to manners.

Surprising.

Hearing that Li Bai had a friend come to visit, Cheng Yanjin also came out to see it, patted Xun Qing's shoulder, and after inviting them to exercise, he made room for them to make a table in the yard alone, without disturbing any more, and also made dinner by the way.

It just so happened that Xun Qing didn't finish eating, and he started faster than Li Bai.

It didn't take long to finish most of the sweep before I started to slow down and drink and chat.

"Ah, you're living so badly, aren't you being beaten every day?" He asked, "Do you want me to help you deliver a message to Dali Temple?" ”

Li Bai rolled his eyes: "What to hand?" Show Di Renjie my jokes? ”

"I mean, it's not a problem to get beaten up like this all the time, I'm not going to make false accusations against you for illegally possessing controlled weapons. Wouldn't it be nice to send you in and squat for a few days to hide and relax? ”

"What kind of bad idea, how can the eldest husband run away without a fight?"

Li Bai slapped the table angrily, "I'll win him sooner or later!" ”

"Here, eat the chicken thighs, while it's hot."

Cheng Yanjin hummed a song and came over and put the bowl down and left.

"Oh, thank you."

Li Bai skillfully picked it up and gnawed it, and was captured by the food in front of him, but forgot the bold words just now.

“…… Isn't it nice for you to have a good time? The food is so good, at least two pounds of weight, I don't have the time, otherwise I will come to raise fat with you. ”

Xun Qing's hands were full of oil, as if he was reincarnated as a starving ghost: "Master Cheng, this elbow is so good, is there anything else?" ”

"Huh? This is going to take a long time to stew. Cheng Yanjin probed from the kitchen: "But I still have two smoked ones there, just in time, why don't you take one later?" ”

"That's a good feeling! I'll give you a ventilation fan, and then pack a dishwasher, that thing, it's easy to use! ”

He was overjoyed and killed another dish.

You can eat and drink for nothing if you bring wine to the door, and you can pack and take away if you can't finish eating, what kind of fairy place is this?

"It's so sinful."

He took a full distance, touched his round belly, and looked at the last bite of osmanthus cake in the bowl with reluctance, and finally couldn't eat it, so he could only give up with tears.

"Such a luxurious life is going to be worth a long life."

"I said, Xun Qing, are you okay?" Li Bai looked at this guy who had liberated his original form suspiciously, puzzled.

Originally, looking at his sloppy appearance, Li Bai thought that he had been exhausted and restless day and night in the past few days, but he grabbed the meal faster than the original grab, and the wine he brought to the door was dried three and a half bowls by himself, and Li Bai drank less than half a bowl.

This guy shouldn't be caught as a coolie in some black workshop, right?

"I'm fine, it's fine."

Xun Qing scratched his head, and he didn't limit his hand oil, and sighed in distress: "It's just that there are more things and more trouble...... But it's all okay, and you can solve it with a little effort. ”

"Where's Lu Gong?" Li Bai asked, "Has your health improved?" ”

“…… Perhaps, it will be in the way. ”

Xun Qing was silent for a moment, shook his head and sighed: "He often told me that life and death are not up to fate, and success or failure depends on oneself." He's never thrown in the towel in his life, and I don't believe he will.

But now, I'm afraid he can only pray to God to give him a little more time. ”

Li Bai was silent for a long time.

The chopsticks he was holding in his hand hung in the air, and it took a long time to realize what it meant. asked again and again, but after finally getting a definite answer from Xun Qing's mouth, he was sluggish again.

Lose.

"Blame me." Li Bai said: "If I can stop the antlers......"

"It's easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but how can it be possible to prevent thieves for a thousand days?"

Xun Qing shook his head: "Don't be discouraged, Li Bai, Duke Lu must not want to see us depressed like this." Besides, it's not your job. ”

"Why?"

Li Bai frowned: "Even you think I shouldn't care?" ”

"No, I just wanted to say, it's my thing."

Xun Qing held the wine cup, stared down at the wine in the cup, and the embarrassed reflection of his beard, thought for a while, but couldn't help laughing.

"That's right."

"That's what I'm supposed to do," he said. ”

Li Bai was stunned.

Xun Qing raised his head, drank all the wine, wiped the corners of his mouth, and suddenly said: "My teacher, he is a stubborn person, with a bad temper, and he still admits death, always refuses to admit defeat, and refuses to bow his head, and finally turns against Lu Gong's brother and brother...... But until he died, he felt that I, the child who was picked up, would definitely have a future in the future, would be stronger than him, and would be able to carry forward his hard work. ”

"Lu Gong too, although he never complimented me, he always let me show my true form when I was inflated...... But who would put so much effort into a troublesome imp they don't like? ”

"Although my father died when I was very young, they were all like my father...... Now that the father has fallen, isn't it time for the child to play? ”

"This is my battle, Li Bai."

"I'm not going to throw in the towel," he said. ”

Absolutely not!

It seems that the depression and confusion have been washed away in the wine, and there is no haze.

When he straightened his back, his smile became hearty and open, and his indescribable look was bright.

In the silence, Li Bai looked at the man in front of him in disbelief.

The fingers holding the wine cup trembled slightly.

Can't suppress it.

I never thought that one day, I would be able to feel such an amazing spirit from this friend!

It was as if Dao Xuangong, who was dozens of years younger, suddenly appeared in front of him, pressing the sword of Mount Tai and challenging him. His sword intent was admired by the Lord.

“…… You're very strong, Xun Qing. ”

Li Bai asked curiously, "When did it become like this?" ”

"Since I met you, of course." Xun Qing grinned proudly: "Otherwise? Do you have to cry and shout for help all your life? ”

"Hah! It's getting more and more annoying. ”

"yes."

Xun Qing laughed, "Cheers to our disgusting life!" ”

"Cheers!"

Li Bai raised his wine glass in admiration, feeling the wine burning in his chest like a fire. After coming to Chang'an, how could he have tasted such a hearty taste again?

He's been intoxicated by it.

Time is always short, and by the time the wine in the altar is gone, it is already dark at night.

There was a faint sound of thunder in the distance.

Faint raindrops fell from the sky.

Li Bai raised his head and looked at the dark sky, "It's going to rain." ”

"Well, after the rain, the air will be much brighter. We can take a car to go to Qingqing, the white deer plain will be full of flowers, and your poems will be very beautiful at that time. ”

Xun Qing sighed lightly and got up, moving his stiff back and shoulders and neck: "It's time for me to leave too, I have been skipping work for so long, and if I don't go back, the workshop will definitely be in chaos...... Ha, fortunately, when I went out, Ah Xiang let me bring an umbrella. ”

He happily held up the oil-paper umbrella that he had been doing for some years, and turned back to wave goodbye to his friend.

Just like that, I left in the light rain.

It's just that when I walked out of the door, I couldn't help but glance back and see the young man behind the door behind him, smiling.

There is no more fear.

"Bless me, Li Bai." He said, "I'm going to fight." ”

"Victory, Xun Qing!"

Li Bai nodded: "I will cheer for you!" ”

Xun Qing didn't speak, just raised his right hand and clenched his fists.

In this way, the emaciated figure held an umbrella and walked towards the storm of the future.

There was no looking back.

It didn't take long for thunderbolts to shine and roar in the sky, and torrential rain poured down and engulfed everything.

It's getting cold.

But for some reason, Li Bai felt that the blood pumping in his chest was burning.

It's like molten iron.

No amount of cold wind or rain could extinguish the heat that seemed to be pouring out the whole world.

He finally understood—

From the parting friend, witnessed by one's own eyes, the flame!