Chapter 83: The Drums Need to Be Hammered (1)
Every day, in addition to following the senior brothers, listening to Master Xuanyuan's preaching and practicing martial arts, Xiao Wu went to the back mountain alone the rest of the time.
The back mountain used to be the place where she was forced to climb for more than ten years to lose weight --- her original little white deer, but now it has become a shelter for her to hide quietly and avoid noise.
Back in Xianfu, Xiao Dance will meet all the requirements of the senior brothers, and will do laundry and cooking, cleaning and tidying, adding tea and pouring water, taking care of the master, running errands and other things. She adhered to the tradition of Buying, and became a competent and youngest disciple who could be called to and fro, and because the senior brothers were happy to eat her cooking, Xiao Wu seemed to be the head of the dining room.
The senior brothers, especially the unstained who once turned over and became the master, are very satisfied with this obedient and hard-working little junior sister, the only thing that is not satisfied is that this junior sister is completely an ice lump and a stuffy gourd, which is better than the cold and silent second senior brother. The indifference of rejecting people thousands of miles away, and the complete inability to communicate with them, made them start to miss the beautiful, cute and mischievous little white deer.
Five days after apprenticeship, when the sun was setting, Zi Xiao, dressed in a glow, stood in front of the Yuanji Palace, with tears in his eyes, staring at Xiao Wu in white in front of him, no, maybe it should be called Yulongqing.
Xiao Wu's indifferent face had complex emotions such as excitement, grievance, and sadness, and the two looked at each other silently with tears in their eyes, speechless and choked for a long time, and their hearts were turbulent and full of mixed feelings.
For more than 160 years, more than 60,000 days and nights of searching and waiting, so that the two young people who suffered from the hardships were tortured and devastated by wind and frost, and they all retreated from their childishness early.
The love is the most bitter, and the heart is hard to say.
Xiao Wu's footsteps were like dragging the weight of 10,000 catties, and she walked to Zixiao's side with tears, holding one of his arms tightly with both hands, her head lying on his shoulder, and her shoulders shrugged and cried silently.
Zixiao's hand stroked Xiao Wu's head, and said with tears streaming down his face: "Xiao Wu, you finally ...... It's back...... If you want to cry, don't hold back, cry out...... Hearts, it will feel better."
Xiao Wu began to whimper and cry, she was so aggrieved in her heart!
Zi Xiao also whimpered, and after a long time, he said, "Xiao Wu, you let me ...... You made me wait...... Xiao Wu, do you know? Xiao Wu ......".
With a heat in her heart, Xiao Wu raised her teary eyes and looked up at Zi Xiao in a daze, "I know......!" Why are you so stupid?".
Zi Xiao gently wiped away the tears on Xiao Wu's face with his thumb, but his own tears were gurgling, he couldn't help but hold his beloved girl tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid of being snatched away, trembling all over, and sobbed: "Xiao Wu, do you know?...... Zixiao is really afraid, afraid that you will suffer! Afraid of you...... I'm afraid you won't be able to come back...... I'm scared to death!Xiao Wu ...... Can you come back...... It's so wonderful!Xiao Wu ......", Zi Xiao rested her chin on the top of Xiao Wu's head, and big tears wet her black hair.
Xiao Wu listened, the strong armor was shattered, she howled in Zixiao's warm embrace, and her psychological hatred, grievances, and resentment were vented in one go, crying like a cuckoo crying blood, crying in a daze.
Xuanyuan saw this scene in the hall, and his eyes were also wet, and he knew that there was too much grief and anger in the little apprentice's heart.
From amnesia and exile, to being injured and rescued by him, to being whipped and almost dying, to being punished as a scholar, to being arrested and detained after leaving the palace, to being crushed into a deep pool, and finally being beaten back to his original body......
At such a young age, he endured so many hardships and sorrows one after another, Xuan Yuan was very worried, could the young heart of the little apprentice Yu Longqing withstand it?
Xuanyuan was even more distressed to see that the little apprentice Yu Longqing hid the grief and anger in his heart with indifference, he saw that her heart was gradually getting cold, but there was nothing he could do. In addition to accepting her as an apprentice, giving her hope to live, and then silently accompanying her to get out of the haze in her heart, the wounds in the little apprentice's heart have to be licked and recuperated by herself after all.
Cui'er burst into tears, looking at Zixiao and Xiao Wu, her heart was the most sour and sad, looking at the deep affection between her crush and the person she loved, she was both happy and sad.
Responsibility is greater than heaven!
Taking care of and protecting Xiao Wu's little master, so that she is safe and happy in this life, is her mission and the meaning of life, the love of children can only be put aside, if you can forget, you can't forget, you can't forget, you will press to the bottom of your heart and no longer touch it, Cui'er made up her mind in her heart.
When she saw that Xiao Wu was in pain, Cui'er was distressed and wanted to come forward to persuade her.
Zi Xiao raised his hand and secretly stopped Cui'er, he hugged Xiao Wu, who was no longer able to hold herself and was crumbling, patting her back with one hand, as affectionate as a mother coaxing a child, until Xiao Wu was tired of crying and crying enough.
Zi Xiao had red teary eyes, glanced at Cui'er, half-hugged Xiao Wuhua Streamer to the backyard of the bamboo forest, sat down at the table, and arranged for Cui'er to pour tea, while taking out a handkerchief and wiping Xiao Wu's tears.
Xuanyuan was in the main hall, he could see clearly through the lattice window, and there seemed to be a smile on the corner of his mouth, he understood the intention of Zi Xiao of the Seventh Highness, only by letting the little apprentice Yu Longqing vent out, his heart would be more relaxed, and he would not become depressed.
Zi Xiao blew some hot tea, and after testing the temperature, he handed it to Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, drink some water."
Xiao Wu took the cup and drank it all in one gulp, muttering in a very nasal voice: "In the future...... You should call me...... The jade dragon is cleared".
Zi Xiao took the cup in Xiao Wu's hand, poured the undrunk tea from his cup into the cup, and said affectionately: "Others, what do you call you...... I don't care, but you ...... Forever...... It's all mine...... Xiao Wu".
Zi Xiao was reluctant to accept the new name of Yulongqing, he felt that calling Xiao Wu was the most pleasant, so he stubbornly did not change his words.
In other words, Cui'er is also so stubborn and does not change her name, it's a pity! Xuanyuan's new name for Xiao Wu, Yulongqing, is not accepted at all in the life circle of the little apprentice, let alone used.
Xiao Wu didn't dwell on this matter, holding the teacup handed over by Zixiao with both hands, and asked coyly, "Do you know...... I've recognized my teacher?".
"Well, I just found out, Brother Prince, told me"
Zixiao's lowered eyes, his brows were furrowed, and his lips kept moving, as if he had something to say, hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up the courage, grabbed Xiao Wu's hand suddenly, stared at her red and swollen eyes, and said eagerly: "Xiao Wu, you can go with me...... We, ah, and Cui'er, let's ...... Let's go ...... Go to the end of the world, just go to ...... Those places that you planned".
Xiao Wu raised her eyes, looked back at Zi Xiao in a daze, biting her lip with her teeth, her mind was struggling, and after a while, she asked, "...... But Your Highness?".
"Hmph, this highness is no different to me or others......, whether to do it or not? Me, I only care...... You're one!"
Xiao Wu was stunned again, the crying in her brain just now was already chaotic, everything happened too fast, after she came back to recognize the teacher, she really didn't think about it, and then she went to the end of the world, all she wanted was to study hard with the master, thinking about how to repay the teacher's kindness.
When she came back to her senses, Xiao Wu withdrew her hand in frustration, and glanced at Zi Xiao weakly, she didn't dare to face his spicy gaze, sighed, and said listlessly: "I can't now, the master saved me again, and took me as an apprentice, and I went to the teacher to leave without repaying the favor, I ...... Can't do it!".
Xiao Wu was silent for a moment, and then said sadly: "You may not care about the name of Your Highness, but you can really bear it...... Abandon your mother, and live...... How can you just think about yourself by your own nature...... In the future, it must not be ...... There are again".
Speaking of the concubine, Zixiao's heart hurt suddenly, he only thought of Xiao Wu pitiful, but he really forgot that the concubine was also lonely and pitiful in the deep palace, and the color of shame contained Zixiao's face. The unfavored, lonely and helpless mother concubine was his weakness and uncontrollable concern, and Zixiao's heart began to waver.
Seeing that Zi Xiao was depressed and stunned, Xiao Wu didn't feel good in her heart, and in turn comforted, "Zi Xiao, when I ...... After repaying the teacher's kindness, you also settle down the mother concubine, and we will take Cui'er and leave again, you say so...... Okay?".
"Okay, good! The rivers and lakes are here, the heart remains the same, there will always be a day to set off, Xiao Wu...... I'm willing to wait for you."
It was already dark, Xiao Wu was still sitting on the grass in the back mountain, she didn't want to go back, she just wanted to sit quietly like this, as if she had thought about everything, but she didn't understand anything, and her mind was confused and sleepy.
"Haven't you come back yet? It's been out for so long, it must be ...... Thirsty, aren't you?"
Xiao Wu was distracted, but she didn't notice that the fourth senior brother Zhanxi was already standing behind her, she turned around, moved the corners of her mouth in response, hesitantly reached out and took the water bladder handed over by the fourth senior brother, and drank it in a big gulp, she was indeed thirsty.
"Drink so fast...... Not good"
Zhan Xi said as he sat next to Xiao Wu, took back the water bladder, took out another bag from his sleeve, opened it and took one, and handed it to Xiao Wu, "I saw that my sister ate very little, so I made this pomegranate cake, try it and take a look...... Isn't it, the taste you like?".
Xiao Wu raised her head, looked at the smiling fourth senior brother, and when she looked forward to it, her heart became soft and warm, she took the pomegranate cake, broke a piece and put it in her mouth to chew, it was really crispy and sweet!
Hearing Xiao Wu say that it was delicious, Zhanxi was excited like a child, he responded with "uh-huh", took a piece of it, and happily ate it, just like when sharing food with Xiao Bailu, there was a feeling of being like before in front of him, and there were more words.
"I knew you were going to like it. I think in the past, at that time, you liked to eat this pomegranate cake the most. When I first lost weight, at night, you were hungry and couldn't sleep, so you woke me up...... Hehe, let's go to the dining room together to steal food, but as a result, there is nothing to eat...... Hehe, you were really naughty at that time! You were very domineering! You forced me to cook food for you in the middle of the night...... You go to the pomegranate orchard and find the pomegranate, and what I made for you is this pomegranate cake, that day...... Let's eat, how happy Menti is!hahaha......".
Zhan Xi's eyebrows fluttered and immersed himself in the past troubles, and when he turned his head, he suddenly saw Xiao Wu with his head down, and big tears "let's da" dripping on the grass, and the smile suddenly froze on his chubby face, and suddenly realized that he was abrupt, and hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry! Senior sister, I'm sorry, I've talked too much, you ...... Don't be angry, I'...... I don't mean anything else."
Seeing that Xiao Wu didn't react, he was even more embarrassed, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, senior brother...... Senior brother shouldn't come to disturb you, I'll go first", said him, and got up in a panic to leave.
With tears in her eyes, Xiao Wu turned her head to look up at the chubby fourth senior brother, her lips trembled, and she asked, "Senior brother......!" Pomegranate cake?".
Zhanxi was suddenly stunned, turned around, looked down and saw that her junior sister was looking at herself with tears in her eyes, and she responded in a chaotic manner, "Yes, yes, how much do you want, senior brother has it!"
Xiao Wu ate the pomegranate cake with a big gulp, but the tears dripped on the cake one by one, she remembered that when she was a deer, she was with the fourth senior brother bit by bit, and she was moved and grateful to the fourth senior brother for taking care of her original body for nearly a hundred years.
Seeing that his junior sister was sad and sad, Zhan Xi hesitated for a moment, and then sat next to Xiao Wu again, he had already guessed that there must have been a heart-wrenching incident on his junior sister, otherwise he would not have been beaten back to his original body.
He once took care of the little white deer like a loving mother taking care of her children for nearly a hundred years, although she is now a junior sister, but how can a hundred years of affection be wiped out? Seeing that after the junior sister regained her wisdom, she faced everything with the coldness of rejecting people thousands of miles away, but often hid in private, and licked her wounds with tears independently, Zhanxi has always been very heartbroken.
"Senior sister, I know...... If you have something on your mind, if you can tell it...... Possible...... Won't be so sad."
Zhan Xi said very slowly, he was afraid that which word and sentence was too heavy, it would hurt his sister, looking at her who had pomegranate cakes in her mouth but had no intention of chewing them, and intimately unscrewed the water bag and handed it over, hesitated and hesitated, and said, "I have also ...... Have ...... the same indignation and confusion as you".
Xiao Wu suddenly turned his head and met the fourth senior brother's frowning gaze, his face full of doubts.
Zhan Xi smiled bitterly, and said in a hoarse voice: "The revenge of killing my father and destroying the clan...... and the grace of nurturing...... It's really hard...... It's hard to choose, I'm here...... The wounded and the tormented...... It's rotten!", Zhan Xi said, knocking his heart with his hand "bang", his face full of unspeakable pain.
Xiao Wu didn't expect that the fourth senior brother, who has always been kind and smiling all day long, would have such a sad past. She raised her tear-dried-up face and looked at Zhanxi with four eyes, both silent, but her feelings of sympathy and sympathy were clear at a glance.
Zhan Xi knew that his junior sister had listened to it, so he wanted to guide him further, he looked at the shadowy peaks and mountains in the distance at night, and said bitterly: "I am from the Youxin tribe, my father is an ambitious, brave and fearless warrior, he led the clan to open up the territory, so that the entire tribe has gained unprecedented growth and nobility. Afterward...... The father was provoked, rebelled against heaven, and the whole family was ...... Heavenly soldiers and generals ......", Zhan Xi choked up and couldn't go on, he remembered the bloody picture of his relatives being slaughtered clearly, but he didn't want to think about it anymore.
Xiao Wu understood what Zhanxi's unfinished words meant, and asked in a low voice, "You know...... Who is the enemy?".
"Yes! he ...... He's, he's ......"
Zhan Xi suddenly became stumped, unwilling to mention this tragic past, it was his scabbed wound, and it would hurt his heart and spleen as soon as he opened it, but he wanted the little junior sister to understand that anyone could encounter unexpected disasters, so Zhan Xi's whole person was entangled and twisted.
The eyes of the two met again, Xiao Wu suddenly found that Zhanxi had burst into tears, and a thought suddenly popped out of her mind, she was startled by this thought, and exclaimed: "Could it be ...... Could it be ...... Master?".
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