Return to the annex at the top of the mountain.

Ning Baifeng looked at the ruins and broken walls in his eyes, and was a little embarrassed.

The spiritual flowers and plants in the courtyard have long been dilapidated, the pebbles on the ground that are quite spiritual have all collapsed into pieces, the tall blood coral rockery has collapsed only the pedestal, and the pavilion stone table is only the wreckage.

In particular, the knife mark on the wall of the ashram was simply shocking.

Ning Baifeng stood outside the quiet room, and through the crack, he saw Xue Changwei sitting against the wall, his expression sluggish, and there seemed to be tears on his face.

The husband has tears and does not flick, but he has not reached the sad place.

When he once came to this world, Ning Baifeng lay in the old beggar's shack for half a year, and wanted to die several times.

For Xue Changwei's mood at this moment, Ning Baifeng empathized.

Ning Baifeng slowly sat down in front of the crack, turned his back to Xue Changwei, and walked in with a clear voice, "While Senior Wuhe and Tong Shanru haven't come back yet, let me tell you something about myself, I have only told one person about these past experiences, and the other is considered to be an observer, if you are unhappy and annoyed when you hear it, just treat me as talking to myself." ”

There was no sound in the room, neither agreeing nor objecting.

Ning Baifeng put the You Fang staff across his knees, watched Cun Si flying and jumping beside him, and said softly: "I come from a very remote mountain village, so far away that I don't even know where it is, but I still miss that place very much. My family has been a blacksmith in the village for generations, helping families to hammer farm tools, and if nothing else, I will inherit my father's mantle and be the only blacksmith in the village, and continue to beat farm tools for a living, instead of fighting for people's lives at every turn, as is the case now. ”

There was a cough from inside the room.

Looking back, I saw Xue Changwei put down the small wine jug in his hand and coughed violently.

Ning Baifeng sniffed the fragrance of wine, shrugged his nose, turned around and continued: " When I was a child, I didn't know how to play crazy with those peers in the village every day, go up the mountain and go down to the water to pick fruits and fight in the wilderness, there were not many other things in the village, that is, there were many fruit trees, all kinds of fruit trees, all over the mountains, but only we couldn't grow food, so we fed on fruits since we were children, only in the festival called the New Year, we could drink a bowl of rice porridge, and I felt that it was the happiest time, despite this, I still liked the place called Yunning Village, because there were my best playmates, there were the third uncle's daughter next door who I had set a baby kiss since I was a child, and the old village that I hated and respected, and the parents who loved me like a treasure。 ”

The door to the quiet room creaked open.

Xue Changwei walked out, sat down beside Ning Baifeng, handed the wine jug to him, and said softly, "Since you like it so much, why do you want to leave?"

Ning Baifeng took the wine jug and took a sip of it, "Why do you want to leave? If you have to do it, who wants to leave your hometown!"

When Xue Changwei heard this, he took the wine jug and took a big sip of it, as if he wanted to drink the bitterness in this sentence with the wine.

Ning Baifeng exhaled and said bitterly: "Overnight, the earth-destroying force swept through the entire village, everything was like a painting, torn to pieces, and the only one who survived, I lay on the ground every day, just waiting for death! Later, there was an old beggar who had been miserable for half his life, and he couldn't even eat enough, in order to keep me alive, he had to desperately beg and find food, but he was not willing to eat even a small bite. A child who is younger than me, who has grown up in a beggar's nest since childhood, whispers in my ear every day, tells me things that he thinks is interesting, even if he talks about one thing many times, he still enjoys it, just so that I am not lonely and lonely, and she doesn't want me to sleep, because she only knows that once she sleeps, she will never wake up, and even once, the child finally begged for a dirty steamed bun, and when she came back, she was about to become a sperm

The wild dog almost bit off his neck, and he also had to protect the steamed bun, just to send it back to fill my stomach. ”

Ning Baifeng said softly: "Those two poor people who are not even in danger of their own lives, do their best to keep me alive." Until one day, the old beggar who had gone out to beg for food did not come back very late, and the boy and I found him in the river outside the city, and after that, I did not dare to seek death easily, because there was a man who had almost taken his life in order to keep me alive, and if I died, they would not be able to live. ”

When Ning Baifeng said this, he touched his face fiercely, his hands were full of tears, but he still smiled brightly, "As I struggled to survive day by day, I slowly figured it out. A person survives, not only for himself, but also for those who have given everything for you, even for those who have died for their loved ones, they should live more, and live better! Living is their greatest hope!"

Xue Changwei looked into the distance, listening to these trivial things like sesame mung beans, and did not feel upset, on the contrary, he was a little calm.

He has been clothed and eaten since he was born, and he will never live for a bite of food, thinking about how to live more happily every day, just because his home is too big, he has seen too many intrigues, and he feels deeply disgusted, so he hides in the snail boat.

But no matter what, it is still his home, with elders who have watched him grow up, and even more parents who gave birth to him.

Xue Changwei drank slowly, although he didn't speak, his dark eyes gradually became clearer.

After Ning Baifeng said this, his heart felt a lot brighter, and he reached over and took the wine jug, ready to take a beautiful sip.

Xue Changwei put his hand away, raised his head for a while, and then smashed the wine jug on the ground, spitting out wine and said: "You don't have to worry that I will seek death, and you don't have to tell me tactfully, even if it is for the people who are still alive in the Xue family, you have to live well, I know what you said, but I still thank you for saying so many sincere words with me, just to relieve the pain in my heart." From the day I hid in the snail boat, the end of the Xue family may have been doomed, the family is not in harmony, how can it be inherited in an orderly manner. This catastrophe is not an opportunity, I will let the Xue family flourish again in my hands, and it will be better than in the past!"

Ning Baifeng looked at the wine that seeped into the soil, and the corners of his mouth twitched, feeling a little pity.

I thought you're fine, and I want to take a sip.

Xue Changwei stood up suddenly, pointed to the distance and said, "Someone is coming." ”

Ning Baifeng followed the direction and saw two figures coming from the sea and falling in the dilapidated courtyard.

As soon as the woman in white landed, the red sword swept back into the bamboo tube behind her.

The Confucian scholar next to him still had the same demeanor, but his face was slightly pale, and the corners of his clothes were slightly damaged.

Tong Shanru glanced at Ning Baifeng deeply, and then his gaze fell on Xue Changwei, and before he could speak, he was already robbed of white.

Xue Changwei bent down deeply, did a lot of courtesy, and said apologetically: "The Tong family has been affected by the Xue family, causing this great disaster, Changwei apologizes deeply, and hopes that Tong Shibo will forgive me, I will bear all the losses suffered by the Tong family." ”

Tong Shanru shook his head and smiled, "I'm not here to settle accounts with you, I just came back to tell you that Ao Tianxing has run away, and at this time, it is estimated that he has returned to Ao's house and made a turtle with a shrunken head, and he will not go out easily, and now it only depends on the victory or defeat of Wu Lao and Qi Yan, so as to finally set the tone for this matter." ”

Xue Changwei understood what this sentence meant, no matter how hard they fought here, they could only drag things to a favorable situation, and in the end, it was Wu He and Qi Yan who were fighting.

At this time, whoever has a big fist will have a big truth, and the weight of what the truth says will be great.

Ning Baifeng also knew this, but he wanted to take things a step further, and asked, "Senior Tong, can you help Wu Lao!"

Tong Shanru shook his head and said: "It's not as simple as you think, although Ao Tianxing escaped, he will definitely pay close attention to our movements, if he intervenes in the battle between Wu He and Qi Yan at this time, Ao Tianxing will definitely jump out, and there are even some faceless characters, if it causes a scuffle, our strength gap is too big, and it is very easy to be contained. ”

Ning Baifeng frowned.

Looking at Qi Yan's way of attacking, even if he is not a sword cultivator, he will not be an ordinary qi practitioner, but Wu He is just a miscellaneous cultivator, with many means but not good at fighting, it is not easy to hold on until now, if there is no foreign aid, it is a matter of time before he loses, and the situation will be even more severe at that time.

Tong Shanru guessed what Ning Baifeng was thinking, and explained: "Two months ago, when Xue Shangqian, a disciple of the Xue family, hit the East and West Sword Ridge, he trapped Qi Yan with the Legalist mastery of 'painting the ground as a prison', and then hit him hard with his natal torture knife, and the West Sword Ridge also collapsed because of this. Therefore, although Wu Lao is not good at fighting, Qi Yan is injured, and the gap between the two is not big, and the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Wu Laohui. ”

Having said that, Ning Baifeng had no reason to force it to continue, just nodded.

Tong Shanru turned his head to look around, but saw that the courtyard on the top of the mountain was in a mess, and sighed, "Once things become people, they are not human." ”

Xue Changwei was silent.

It is not only this courtyard that has changed, but also the ancestral house of the Xue family in Haicheng.

This sentence is both a sentiment and a reminder.

Today's Dinghai City is already different from the past, things have changed, people are different, people's hearts are not ancient, and the situation is very different.

Ning Baifeng glanced at the Confucian scholar deeply, thoughtful.

After a moment of silence, Tong Shanru said to Xue Changwei: "There is still a place where things have not been resolved, I need to go and see, you should be careful." ”

Xue Changwei was a little puzzled.

Ning Baifeng raised his eyebrows, "City God Temple?!"

Tong Shanru nodded, and then drove away.

After receiving Tong Shanru's affirmative answer, Ning Baifeng immediately understood that the sudden arrival of the City God Bell on the top of the Wanghai Cliff was not accidental, and although it was his duty for the gods of mountains and rivers to punish the evil things in the territory under their jurisdiction, they could also turn a blind eye, and the City God Bell came not early or late, but appeared when they were out of trouble.

Moreover, Tong Shanru is a Confucian monk, but he is on a par with a soldier monk who is extremely good at fighting, if there is no water released between the two, Ning Baifeng does not believe it.

Looking up at the thunderous sky, Wu Lao was still fighting with Qi Yan at this time.

Instead of a dazzling sword light appearing in the sky, piercing the clouds in the sky, the shocking scene inside revealed the tip of the iceberg.

Wu Lao's hands are thunderstorming constantly, charms, law books, and calligraphy are all kinds of means emerge in an endless stream, and the swing of the fishing rod in his right hand is like a flying sword arc flying, resisting the figure that is as fast as a ghost, and the long sword that is shocking when he swings.

The two of you come and go, and you can't tell who is strong and who is weak.

And this means that there is no distinction between them.

If they can't hold each other like this, they will eventually stop each other.

Ning Baifeng sighed, "What a good one and thin mud." ”

Xue Changwei looked at the back of the Confucian scholar who had long since gone, and said softly: "The golden mean, the art of checks and balances." ”

Ning Baifeng turned his head.

The two looked at each other and smiled indifferently.

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