Chapter 12: Gathering and parting
"Little brother, little brother!"
In the haze, Shen Yuan heard someone talking in a trance, as well as the gentle sound of water, but he wanted to open his eyes but didn't have the strength at all.
"Come, come, your eyes are moving!"
There was joy in the voice of the speaker, and then the sound of the steps seemed to be approached by a few more people. Shen Yuan could sense that the person who spoke was not malicious, so he slowed down a little and slowly opened his eyes. It was blue in front of him, and his first thought was: "It turns out that this netherworld can also see such a clear sky! Presumably, the sound of water he heard just now should be a yellow spring!"
"Wake up, this little brother is awake!"
Shen Yuan followed the voice and looked at a middle-aged uncle with a beard and dark skin grinning, his eyes bright and sincere.
"Uncle, I'm in the Netherworld?"
These words caused a burst of laughter around him, Shen Yuan raised his eyes and looked around, only to realize that there were four or five people around him, in addition to the middle-aged uncle, there was also an old man with a sixtieth birthday, and three young men who were almost twenty-five or six years old. These people seem to have been exposed to the wind and sun for a long time, and they are the same color as the middle-aged uncle.
Look at the clothes worn by these people, either coarse cloth turbans and short browns, or hats and robes.
After laughing, the old man stepped forward and said, "You kid, don't talk nonsense. If this is the Netherworld, aren't a few of us a ghost?
The middle-aged man gently lifted Shen Yuan up, and then he realized that he was on the fishing boat, and the sea in front of him was blue and wide, reaching straight to the sky! Shen Yuan had also seen this wave when he went to the beach with his father when he was a child, and now looking at this boat, although the sea does not raise waves, it makes people feel that it is deep and boundless, and how can it be said that a "big" word can be exhausted?
A few gulls cries on the sea, accompanied by the sound of the sea gently lapping the hull of the boat, are very beautiful.
"Master!" Shen Yuan suddenly remembered, and hurriedly called left and right!
The people around were puzzled and looked at each other, only to hear the middle-aged man ask, "Little brother, what are you talking about?"
Shen Yuan stood up abruptly and shook it twice, thanking the middle-aged man for a quick shake, otherwise he would fall again. After he stood still, he looked left and right, from the bow to the stern of the ship, he searched everywhere he could, not even the shadow of Gongyehe!
At this moment, Shen Yuan's heart was flustered, and he just shouted indiscriminately: "Master!"
"Little brother!" The middle-aged man saw Shen Yuan's shocked face, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
Shen Yuan grabbed the middle-aged man's wrist and asked, "Uncle, what about the old man with me? With a sword bag on his back, he is in his seventies! What about the others?"
This made everyone present stunned, and the man said: "When I found you on the river this morning, you were the only one who fell on the beach, and I have never seen the old way you said. What, that's your master?"
"You're the only one...."This sentence echoed in Shen Yuan's mind like thunder, and he didn't hear what the man asked. He didn't answer, just stared straight at the sea.
Suddenly, Shen Yuan touched his back and exclaimed, "Where is my sword?"
"Sword?ah, are you talking about the thing wrapped in cloth?" the middle-aged man raised his hand and called for someone to bring it.
I saw one of the young men holding the Northern Soul Sword in both hands and approached and handed it to Shen Yuan, saying, "Your sword is too heavy, and it is almost thirty catties in your hand, you can dance even a doll?"
Hearing this, Shen Yuan shook his head, took the sword with both hands, and tied it behind his back. These people looked at Shen Yuan and the sword was a little more relaxed than the young Xiao Sheng, and the man nodded and praised: "Little brother, you must be the rumored innate divine power?"
"Master told me that this sword can't be separated from my body, maybe I'm used to being so heavy. ”
Shen Yuan saw that the sword was still there, and silently breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of the uncertainty of his master's life and death, his heart hung in his throat again. Now I don't know where to go with these people in front of me, and I suddenly feel confused in my heart.
He raised his eyes and asked the middle-aged man, "Uncle, I don't know who you are?"
"Hey, I forgot!" The middle-aged man scratched his head and said with a smile: "My surname is Huang, and the old one is my father, and these are all sons and nephews of fellow villagers." ”
After listening to the man's introduction, it turned out that these people were all fishermen on Wulong Island, who often went to sea to fish together, and occasionally took on some transportation work to the upper reaches of the Qiantang River. This man's name is Huang Lu, in his early thirties, Xu is working at sea all day long, that looks like he has more than ten years, his father Huang Laohan is the same, it seems to be a sixtieth birthday, but in fact he is only fifty, those young people are not as weak as the crown, it can be seen that it is hard!
Shen Yuan asked again, "Uncle Huang, where is this ship going now?"
"We only returned from the upper reaches of the Qiantang River today, and we haven't returned home for a few days, so we naturally went to our home in Wulong Island. Little brother, seeing that you are alone, why don't you go back with us. Huang Lu was kind-hearted, and when he saw that Shen Yuan was pitiful, he invited him to return with him.
Shen Yuan was worried about his master, so he had no idea at the moment, so he only said, "Then my master ......"
Huang Lu sighed and said, "This river is turbulent, I'm afraid it ...... However, even if your master is unharmed, where will this man go to find him in the vast sea?"
These words did tell the truth, and Shen Yuan's heart was like a mirror. Since experiencing this life and death, he has become more and more calm, not like at the beginning, he can only cry. But he didn't want to believe in his heart that Master would go like this!
Seeing that Shen Yuan seemed unwilling, Huang Laohan stood up and said: "It's better to be like this, you and I will go back to Wulong Island for a while, and when we return to the village, I will call everyone in the village to go to sea." We're here to find out the news for you. If you wish, you can go to sea with us in a few days, and then we will go along the river to find it." ”
Hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in Shen Yuan's heart, and he hurriedly bowed deeply to a few people, and said, "Boy Shen Yuan, thank your husband first, thank Uncle Huang, and all your brothers!"
Huang Lu hurriedly helped him up, patted Shen Yuan on the shoulder, and said, "Little brother, I'm waiting for the elderly, you deserve this worship, you go home with me first and live steadily, and the rest will try their best to help you, rest assured." ”
After Huang Lu finished speaking, he took Shen Yuan to the cabin, took out a basket, lifted the covercloth, and said, "It's past noon, I want you to be hungry, there are still some baked cakes and beef, all of which were brought from Fuyang a few days ago, you will use them first, and when you go home, let your aunt roast the tail fish for you!"
Shen Yuan nodded, and he was not polite, grabbed the baked cake and ate it. Huang Lu was afraid that he would choke, so he hurriedly poured a bowl of water and told him to eat.
"It's also strange," Huang Lu remembered the scene when he found Shen Yuan, and said, "You have such a heavy guy tied to your body, and you didn't sink into the water, and you were washed ashore by the river!
In fact, Shen Yuan was also puzzled, trying to remember the situation that night, since he dragged Gongye He into the river, he felt that he was sinking, and after only a moment, he didn't know anything, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already on this boat.
I heard Huang Lu ask again: "Eh, little brother, why did you fall into the middle of the river?"
Shen Yuan was stunned, shook his head slowly, didn't make a sound, and only silently bit the baked cake in his hand. Huang Lu looked at it, knowing that he had asked the wrong thing, so he hurriedly changed his head and said, "Little brother, you use it first, I'll go outside the cabin to take a look, it's almost there." ”
Two hours later, the Five Dragons Island was close at hand.
landed on the shore, and Shen Yuan went to the house with Huang Lu and the old man. In addition to a pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Huang Lu also has a pair of children, the daughter is a little older, 16, and the son is now in kindergarten. This family is really a loyal and kind family, Huang Lu and his wife Feng told Shen Yuan about it, and they took good care of Shen Yuan from old to young, and when they ate, they also specially cooked two more dishes for Shen Yuan, put them on the table, and put them into Shen Yuan's bowl desperately.
Those children also have the appearance of that sister and brother, Shen Yuan's heart is warm, these days he is used to seeing this sinister world, he never thought that he could experience such warmth and peace again. Shen Yuan even thought about how good it would be if he was the son of this family? There was no need to take revenge, no need to kill, no need to be adrift!
But when I think about it, how can I easily let go of the hatred of my parents who exterminated the clan! On a day like this, I'm afraid that I won't have a chance with me again! Don't look at Shen Yuan's young age, he has experienced strong winds and waves, but his mind is much more precocious than that of children of the same age, but no matter how precocious he is, he is also a child after all.
The Huang family's house is nothing more than a fence courtyard with three blue-tiled houses. Although it is not a mansion with a few entrances, it is enough to shelter from the wind and rain. Huang Fengshi vacated a side room, laid out the futon, and asked Shen Yuan to stay.
Before going to bed, Huang Fengshi took an old dress and gave it to Shen Yuan, and said: "Seeing that your clothes are also dirty and torn, take them off and wash them, this is what Xiao'er wore when he was six or seven years old, I changed it slightly, you will wear it first, and ask your Uncle Huang to go to the market to pull a few feet of cloth in the next few days, and my aunt will sew a new one for you." ”
The voice was soft and gentle, and at that moment, Shen Yuan seemed to see his mother. He hurriedly used his arm to cover and wipe it, only to see him pouting, trying his best to stop the tears, but in the end, he couldn't stop it, but it was out of control!
The hearts of mothers in the world are made of water. Seeing Shen Yuan's child crying so aggrievedly, Huang Feng's eyes were also a little red, so he could only get closer, pat Shen Yuan gently, and patted quietly.
Slowly, Shen Yuan's sobbing eased, and he asked timidly, "Auntie, can I lie on your lap for a while?"
Huang Feng's face flushed, and he heard Shen Yuan say again: "You look like my mother...... Can I call you mother?"
Hearing this, Huang Fengshi couldn't hold back any longer, and the tears flowed down quietly, and he nodded gently.
Shen Yuan slowly rested his head on Huang Feng's lap, carefully feeling his mother's breath.
"Mother!"
"Hey......"
At that moment, Shen Yuan seemed to have returned to Qingyunzhuang, and gradually, he had fallen asleep.
Seeing that Shen Yuan was sleeping soundly, Huang Fengshi slowly straightened him up and lay on the bed, covered him with a quilt, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, wiped away his own tears, and looked at Shen Yuan silently, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and the more he looked at it, the more pitiful he became.
That night, I talked to Huang Lu, and I was also embarrassed.
On the second day, Shen Yuan got up early, changed into the clothes that Huang Feng had prepared for him, and began to meditate and practice. Shen Yuan practiced qi luck in bed for a week, then picked up the Northern Soul Sword, went out and picked up a thicker wooden branch, and practiced the "Huashan Sword Technique" and "Ape Gong Sword Technique" several times, and sweated all over.
Huang Lu's family saw it, and it was also strange, but they didn't expect that this kid's martial arts were really good!
The daughter of the Huang family is named Nianrong, and her son is named Chongjing. These two sisters and brothers have completely different personalities. Nian Rong is quiet and gentle, and Chongjing is naughty and smart. Seeing Shen Yuan practicing swords, Nian Rong sighed: "I didn't expect that Shen Yuan's younger brother has good skills, but I don't know where his master is now?"
But when Chongjing saw it, he stepped forward and pestered Shen Yuan and said, "Good brother, you can teach me too! You teach me martial arts, and I will teach you to weave nets and fish, okay!"
Huang Lu couldn't laugh when he heard this, and scolded in detail: "You stinky boy, you will take advantage!" made the family laugh.
Shen Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Chongjing, why do you want to learn martial arts?"
"Hmm......" Chongjing thought for a while, "I see that you are so majestic, I want to come and learn martial arts, if someone bullies my sister in the future, I will stand up for my sister!"
"Okay!" Shen Yuan didn't hesitate, anyway, the master didn't say that this martial art could not be passed on, so he agreed to Chongjing.
For a few days, Chongjing changed his naughtiness and naughtiness, and seriously learned martial arts with Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan didn't hide his selfishness, he taught whatever he could do, and even the first layer of "Mixed Yuan True Qi", which he only knew, taught Chongjing. Chongjing is really smart, he can learn it, and in a few days, his internal breath and strength have grown a lot!
Chongjing was overjoyed, so he lived in the same room with Shen Yuan, ate and slept together, and also had a playmate. Shen Yuan taught him martial arts, he really taught Shen Yuan to fish, in addition to playing together, he also went to the village middle school hall to listen to the lectures, every time he went to sea, Shen Yuan and Chongjing followed together to find the whereabouts of Gongye He.
Gradually, this relationship became like a brother!
These days passed day by day, but Shen Yuan's heart was still worried about this Gongye He, and he had to ask Huang Lu about his master's whereabouts every day, but there was no news.
Huang Lu and Huang Feng looked at Shen Yuan's thoughts, and discussed left and right, this child is pitiful, and his master can't find it at the moment, so it is better to recognize this child as a righteous son, and it can be regarded as giving him a home.
On this day, Huang Lu and his wife were in the courtyard and were about to talk to Shen Yuan about this, when someone suddenly ran over, panting and said: "I found it, it is very similar to what Shen Yuan said, wearing a Taoist robe, carrying a sword bag, and looking more than seventy years old!"
Shen Yuan was in the courtyard, and happened to hear it, and shouted happily: "Master, he is not dead! Master, he is not dead!" and ran to the man and asked, "Where is my master now?"
"It's in Putuo Mountain!"
Shen Yuan's heart was agitated, and he hurriedly shouted, "Uncle Huang, please take me quickly!"
And listen to the man again: "But ......"
"But what" Hearing these two words, the stone that Shen Yuan had just put down in his heart was lifted again.
"But the man seemed to be insane, and every few days he was told that he kept shouting, 'Where is my disciple?' every few days, and then he was asked that he was going to kill!"
This frightened the Huang family and his wife, Chongjing and Nian Rong were also incredible, and some couldn't figure it out, such a madman was actually the master that Shen Yuan had been worried about?
I only heard Shen Yuan ask, "Did he kill someone?"
"Not really, every time he wanted to commit murder, he suddenly stopped, and when he saw what he was talking about, he turned around and went to look for the sword! But fortunately, he fell ill that day, and on the second day, he was like an ordinary person, but within a few days, he was so crazy again. ”
Huang Lu turned to Shen Yuan and asked, "Are you sure this person is your master?"
Shen Yuan was determined, and said a little anxiously: "Uncle Huang, it must be at this time! He must have been poisoned before, and he was injured again, which caused him to become insane, uncle without further ado, if I am not there, I am really afraid that he will harm the lives of innocent people!"
It's strange to say it, Gongye He seems to listen to Shen Yuan's persuasion.
Huang Fengshi stood up and said: "In this case, Xianggong should quickly take Yuan'er over." ”
Nian Rong and Chongjing looked at each other, and naturally understood in their hearts that Shen Yuan was going to go, and he was afraid that he would never come back, so he said, "Dad, take us too." ”
Huang Lu didn't understand the thoughts of the two, and sighed, these days, like Nian Rong and Chongjing, he was also reluctant to Shen Yuan, of course, the most reluctant was Huang Feng, who had long regarded Shen Yuan as his child.
I only heard Huang Fengshi say again: "The slave family is also going!"
There was firmness in his words, Huang Lu nodded and said, "It's still early, set off at this time, and it will arrive in the evening, go!"
An inexplicable sadness lingered in Shen Yuan's heart, and he also knew that this time might be another parting, and this short period of time was also the happiest time for Shen Yuan since the capital. However, he had to go, and he had to face this parting. He has made a decision in his heart, the blood and hatred cannot be avenged, and this sinister river and lake does not want this family to be involved because of his own fate!
The boat is like time, Shen Yuan wants this boat to be slower, and let him feel the family affection in this family more, although Pingshui meets, but this fate makes him and Uncle Huang, aunt, Nian Rong and Chongjing like a family. His small body was burdened with too much hatred, and on Wulong Island, that ordinary day almost made him forget his hatred, he desperately reminded himself, and at the same time desperately pretended to forget.
From a distance, Shen Yuan saw a figure standing on a reef in Naputuo Mountain, with a beard dancing with the sea breeze on his face, and the already worn Taoist robe was stained with blood! Who else could it be?
On the shore, Shen Yuan rushed over like crazy!
But when he got to the bottom of the reef, Gong Yehe was gone! Shen Yuan looked around for a call, and suddenly a figure flashed in front of Shen Yuan, grabbed his neck, and mentioned it in the air! The perpetrator was Gong Yehe!
This scene made Huang Lu's family bump into it, and they were shocked, only to see Huang Feng's rushing up regardless of it! Desperately tearing this Gongyehe's arm, shouting: "Let my Yuan'er go!"
Shen Yuan was stunned, remembering the first night at the Huang family, he called "mother"! At that moment, it seemed that his mother was not dead, but by his side!
At this moment, Huang Lu and Nian Rong and Chongjing also stepped forward to pull and beat Gongye He! Shen Yuan never thought that between life and death, they who had no blood relationship would risk their lives for themselves!
But Gongye and murderous spirit are scattered!
Shen Yuan was shocked and shouted, "Master..... Master, I'm Yuan'er! It's Shen Yuan! Wake up, wake up!"
Gong Yehe's eyes full of murderous intent suddenly became confused, let go of his hand, and said to himself: "Yuan'er, where is Yuan'er?
Shen Yuan grabbed Gong Yehe's arm tightly, and hurriedly said, "Master, Master, look at me, I'm Yuan'er! I'm that stinky boy, your apprentice!"
Gradually, Gong Yehe's gaze changed from confused to sober, and in front of him was really his apprentice, that stinky boy Shen Yuan! Gong Yehe had never looked like this in his life, at this moment, he squatted on the ground, grabbed Shen Yuan's shoulders tightly, and the old tears were full of tears!
The Huang family looked at it and knew that he would not hurt Yuan'er anymore, so they put their hearts at ease.
Shen Yuan suddenly felt that Master was really old!
Gongye He stabilized his mind, saw Huang Lu's family, his face turned cold again, and said, "Who are you? Aren't you sent by He Youdao to deceive me?" After speaking, his eyes widened, full of evil anger!
Shen Yuan hurriedly stood in the middle and only said, "Master, Uncle Huang, they are the life-saving benefactor of the apprentice!"
After looking at Shen Yuan carefully, and then at Huang Lu, Gong Yehe asked, "How are they treating you?"
"Okay, like a relative!"
"That's fine!" Gong Yehe paused for a moment, "It's early autumn, I don't know how long my madness can be controlled, in order not to hurt the innocent, I have to go to Zhongnan Mountain in advance to retreat, and leave immediately, are you willing to go with me?"
Shen Yuan looked back at Huang Lu, Huang Feng, Nian Rong and Chongjing, and the reluctance and determination in his eyes were sad.
With a long breath, Shen Yuan turned his head and said, "Master, I'll go with you!"
Gong Yehe nodded, walked to the distance and waited. Shen Yuan knew that this was to say goodbye to the Huang family.
Before Abyss could speak, Huang Lu said first: "Yuan'er, I knew that you would definitely leave, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. ”
"Uncle Huang, Yuan'er has a deep hatred in the sea of blood, so he ......"
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Huang Lu raised his hand, took over the conversation and said, "To be honest, I discussed with your aunt early, our couple really likes your child and wants to accept you as a righteous son." Although it is a godfather, but our husband and wife are willing to regard you as their own, in the future, after wandering in the rivers and lakes for a long time, tired, then our yard on Wulong Island is always your home, and you will come back if you want to come back. I just don't know if you'd like to?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yuan's eyes turned red.
He knelt down and bowed three times: "Dad!
After a while, looking at Shen Yuan in the distance, they knew that they didn't know when they would be able to say goodbye to each other.