Spring returns to the earth, flowers compete for beauty, birds sing and flowers are fragrant, and spring is full of joy.

A horse-drawn carriage came from the south, driven by a man in his forties, and the people sitting on either side of him were two teenagers who were looking for people in the snowstorm. After a few months of recuperation, their bodies have improved a lot, they are no longer as weak as before, their complexion is obviously better, and even their clothes are no longer as tattered as before, and they look more energetic and energetic.

Inside the carriage sat an old man of about sixty years old, his head was full of white hair, his face was a little wrinkled, and his resolute facial lines outlined a righteous and awe-inspiring face. The fatigue of the long journey and the exhausting journey did not completely hide the sparkle between the old man's brows, and the journey did not cause any burden on his mind or body, and it seemed that his body was still very strong.

THE OLD MAN IS TALL, AT LEAST 185 CM OR MORE CLOSE TO 190. His shoulders are broad, his arms are long, and his muscles are quite strong through his clothes, like a basketball player. Perhaps, this is the result of years of martial arts training, and from this point of view, his martial arts path seems to be masculine.

Looking at this posture, could it be that the two teenagers are looking for someone to take revenge because of the arrogance and indifference of others?

The coachman asked the old man and said, "Master, we have been running for several hours, do you want to stop and rest for a while?"

"No, I'll rest later. "The old man did not speak quickly, his tone was kind, and he gave a very gentle feeling. He looked out the window, there was no expression on his face, but he was a little anxious in his heart, he wanted to arrive at his destination quickly and see his old friend after a long absence.

The carriage ran on the road for a while, slowed down, and a fork in the road appeared, and the coachman asked the two teenagers for directions and then sped on. As Mr. Liu said, these two teenagers, one tall and one short, are not ordinary people, at least they have the ability to search for people, no matter how many mountains and rivers, as long as they are there, they will definitely be able to find out the target person.

Then the coachman said, "You two little boys, don't go in the wrong direction again this time, and if you delay the time to go back, I will be polite to you." When he had finished speaking, he raised his whip and pretended to beat someone.

"Uncle Gui, you can't blame us for this, it's you urging on the side, which affects our performance. The short boy said, "Otherwise, I would have arrived long ago." ”

As soon as the coachman heard this, he couldn't stand it, and was about to teach the child a lesson, but he didn't expect the old man's call from the carriage.

"Agui. ”

"What do you have to say, do you want to stop and rest?"

"Don't blame them, I'm anxious to see my old friend. The old man said.

"The little one is just afraid that he will delay the time to go back, and he won't be able to catch up with the young lady's birthday, and ...... then" Ah Gui was interrupted by the old man's words before he finished speaking, and the old man said: "My daughter was spoiled by her mother and you." As soon as he said this, the old man thought of his daughter's brutal willfulness, and there was a kind of helplessness in his words, and there was an inexplicable gloom in his eyes, as if he was distressed about how to educate his daughter, and then sighed lightly. The adopted child is 100 years old, and he is 99 years old. Being a parent is not easy at all.

I walked more than ten miles. At this point, the carriage entered a wooded field and had to slow down. The short boy suddenly said excitedly, "It's here, it's here, he's in front." The old man in the carriage frowned, and he asked, "How far is it?" and the short boy replied, "It's close, less than an hour away, just ahead." The young man's words gave the old man's eyes a touch of pleasure, for the old man this is a feeling that he has not felt for a long time, he has not been happy for a person for a long time, this old man must be very important to the old man.

The old man stopped the carriage, told Gui and the children to wait in place, asked for directions, and walked into the woods alone.

After walking on the tree-lined forest path for a while, the old man saw that the flowers and plants on both sides of the path suddenly became staggered, as if they had been cultivated artificially, and he knew that he had not taken the wrong path this time. So, he used his luck to breathe and perform light exercises, and in less than a cup of tea, his eyes were wide and cheerful, and three houses built of bamboo came into view.

There is a vegetable patch in front of the house where a lot of vegetables are grown, and a pond is dug next to it, surrounded by stones, and there are a few goldfish swimming leisurely in the pool. Some rockery scenery is also placed in individual locations, and there are unknown flowers and plants planted around the house, which are bright and eye-catching, so that the whole house and the forest are naturally integrated. Everything in this place is quiet and comfortable, making people feel relaxed and happy, and the life of a person who can live here should be quite freehand.

In front of the door of the fine house stood a man with long hair and plain clothes - Liu Xiaogou. When the old man saw him, the indescribable joy in his heart gradually showed on his face, and he felt like he was reunited with his loved ones after a long absence. The old man smiled and smiled with satisfaction. He walked over slowly, trying to get a closer look at the man in front of him.

"Distinguished guests are coming, there is a long way to welcome, Haihan!"

The old man smiled and followed Mr. Liu into the house

As soon as he entered the house, the old man was surprised. The interior window is bright and clean, and there is a table with a set of tea sets, two chairs, and a shelf for putting things. Such a simple arrangement, but it gives people a sense of simplicity and elegance. In his memory, this old man was a man who liked to be lively, and how could the place where he lived be so simple, unbelievably simple.

The two sat down, the host made tea, shh

The old man said, "How many years?"

"Eighteen years. ”

"Our two brothers have been separated for eighteen years. The old man took a sip of tea, sighed in his heart that time had flown by, and then looked carefully at the junior brother in front of him, and he didn't know where to start for a thousand words.

However, I really didn't expect that the old man was such a serious person, how could he have such a funny junior brother, how did they get along before?

The old man said: "I didn't expect the virtuous brother to give himself such a 'chic' name. "Liu Xiaogou, walking the puppy, is indeed a name that attracts attention. Seeing that his junior brother Mr. Liu did not speak, the old man's heart scanned the past scene after scene. In the past, the cynical and arrogant little junior brother now gave himself the word "Gou" as his name, so that he would never joke about his name in the past. When he was young, the old man was one of the many brothers who knew him better, but now that time has passed, things are wrong, and there will inevitably be a trace of sadness in his heart.

For a long time, no one spoke in the house, only the sound of the host making tea for the guests. It was the old man who spoke first, and he said: "Gou Quan's life is in troubled times, and he does not seek to be heard by the princes." From Mr. Zhuge 's "Teacher Table". Could it be that the virtuous brother has the meaning of retreating to the countryside?" Looking at the smiling and silent junior brother, the old man added a touch of pity to his heart, he said: "Could it be that the virtuous brother can't bear to bury what he has learned all his life here?"

"Martial arts are world-famous, and thousands of people look up to them, but they are just passing by. No matter how loud the name is, it will be just a symbol in the history books thousands of years later. Successes and failures, merits and demerits, and then people will say it. Why is the senior brother persistent?" Mr. Liu said lightly, almost without any emotion, and every word seemed to sting the old man's heart. At this moment, his words unconsciously reminded the man who was in front of the cliff on a snowy night, and he said, "Senior brother, can there be other purposes for this trip?"

The old man took out the old parchment roll from his bosom and put it on the table, and said, "Brother Xian, why do you want to waste the hard work of your teacher's life so much. ”

In other words, Mr. Liu would have said, "Isn't the roll delivered to you now?" At this moment, he didn't say this kind of joking, he thought about it for a while, and said: "The boat is overwhelmed, and I hope that the senior brother will accept it with a smile." This is humble but not humble, and every word is in proportion, which is very different from his usual style.

The content of the parchment scroll was written by a martial arts master decades ago, recording his unique insights and experience in martial arts, which is equivalent to a martial arts secret book, and its value is self-evident. However, in the case of the old man and Mr. Liu, this parchment has another meaning.

Decades ago, the old man was just a young man in his thirties, ten years older than Mr. Liu. One night before his death, their master summoned the two of them into his room and asked them who would like to keep the parchment, and the custodian would immediately become the head of the sect, responsible for protecting and supervising the brothers. For various reasons, Mr. Liu became the lucky one, and until the master was gone and the brothers went their separate ways, the parchment remained by his side. A few months ago, on the snowy mountain, he handed the scroll to the boy. How the two teenagers met the old man after that, and why the old man returned the scroll, there is no need to say more here.

The old man said: "I still remember eighteen years ago, when you and my brothers parted ways...... his voice was a little stalked, and he couldn't say it anymore, looking at the younger brother who was still young, thinking about his hard work for the family over the years, his heart was even more sentimental, which shows that his purpose of visiting the deceased is true, and it is true that he is not the head of the house.

When it comes to martial arts cultivation, the old man was indeed more powerful than his junior brother when he was young, and he was more down-to-earth and calm than his junior brother, and he was more than qualified for the position of the head of the family. In the future, because of the difficulties of the family's livelihood, there is no time to practice martial arts, so that his hair is full of silver, and his cultivation lags behind his junior brother.

When Mr. Liu saw his senior brother like this, he comforted: "Worry can hurt people, why should senior brother suffer." The old man knew his brother's temperament very well, and he also knew that he could not convince him, so he had no choice but to take back the parchment roll. Then, reaching out to hold the teacup, deliberately testing the results of his junior brother's cultivation over the years, he gestured with his eyes and said, "Replace wine with tea." Mr. Liu understood, and slowly picked up the teacup.

The old man's martial arts belong to the masculine category, and so does the internal force. He picked up the teacup and handed it to his junior brother, although the speed was not fast, but he secretly sent internal force to the teacup. In normal times, when the old man makes a move, it must be swift and fierce, indestructible, and it is difficult for ordinary martial arts practitioners to resist. Mr. Liu raised his glass to greet him, his expression was natural and calm, which was completely different from the old man. The two teacups touched lightly, and the old man's fierce internal force transmitted to the cup seemed to be rebounded by a flexible and powerful invisible wall of qi, and the tea in the cup immediately rippled, but the junior brother was not shocked in the cup, so he made a judgment. He thought in surprise: "Yin and Yang cultivation, both rigidity and softness, rare! I didn't expect that the cultivation of the virtuous brother has reached this kind of supernatural realm." ”

Mr. Liu stood in front of the door of the house, watching the guests from afar walk away. A little boy walked up to him and said, "This is the king of the backers who get on the horse to manage the soldiers and get off the horse to manage the people? It is rumored that he is a very good character, but now he doesn't look like him at all!" Although the old man has a noble status, he is dressed very plainly, and there is no slightest frame in his conversation and demeanor, so it is impossible to judge his identity from his appearance.

"Xiaobai, I don't look like a six-year-old child at all when I listen to you. ”

"Don't call me Xiaobai! I don't have the surname Bai. ”

"Old youkai. As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, he slipped into the house, and shut the little boy out of the door.

"Childish ghost!"

Speaking of the old man who returned to the carriage, he was refreshed, and the knot in his heart seemed to have been untied. When the short boy saw the old man coming back, he said, "Master, that guy didn't embarrass you, did he?" The old man said kindly: "Ah Yu, Ah Yue, you two will call that guy Uncle in the future." After saying that, he smiled and got into the carriage, and the tall young man asked excitedly, "Does the master mean to take us as apprentices?"

"I'll talk about it later. ”

The purpose of the old man coming to look for Mr. Liu, in addition to reminiscing, parchment rolls, and martial arts competitions, he actually wanted to find a helper, but unfortunately this idea was not said in the end.