Chapter 29 The Ancestral Hall
On the mountainside of Nancang, the head of the study. The faint fragrance fills the room, and the hollowed-out carved windows let in specks of fine sunlight.
Mo Yefan was playing chess alone by the window, he picked up a black chess piece, thought for a moment, and dropped the chess piece.
"I'm losing again!"
He looked at the other side, and Qin Yan scratched his ears and cheeks, which made him can't help but raise the corners of his mouth and smile slightly.
"Senior brother, come, let's have another game!"
"Brother Qin Yan, you have already made two sons in that game just now, but you also saw the result, if you want to win me, you need to work hard. “
At this time, Xiao Qin Luo ran into the house lively, pretending to be very cute.
"Daddy. Xiao Qin Luo glanced at the chess game, "Did you lose to Uncle Mo again?"
Qin Yan was curious, "You girl can understand the chess game, and where did it come from!"
"Do you still need to understand this? Daddy hasn't won against Uncle Mo!"
Hearing this, Mo Yefan laughed heartily, "Brother Qin Yan, even your own daughter knows about this, what are you still struggling with?"
Qin Yan was very unconvinced, and pinched Xiao Qin Luo's fat cheeks vigorously, "I'm now wondering if this baby is my own child?
"Oh, daddy hurts! it hurts! mother!"
Qin Yan heard Xiao Qin Luo call his mother, and instantly withdrew his hand.
Su Ruyi walked over, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Qinluo hugged Su Ruyi, "Mother, daddy pinched my face, you see, it's all swollen." “
Su Ruyi squatted down and looked at her face, "My mother won't be swollen if she blows, what are you doing Qin Yan?"
"I didn't do anything, I was innocent. “
"I said that my father's chess skills were poor, and my father was annoyed and angry, so he pinched my face. “
"Luo'er, you still said, it seems that pinching your face is light!"
Xiao Qinluo hid behind his mother's body, poked his head out and said, "Daddy said that you have to be honest in everything, so Daddy will calmly accept the fact that his chess skills are poor." “
"You doll!"
Qin Yan ran to grab Xiao Qinluo and cover his little mouth, but Xiao Qinluo kept running around the house, and both sides were extremely lively.
Mo Yefan was overjoyed when he saw this lively scene, he hadn't heard such a noise for a long time. After a while, Su Ruyi, Xiao Qin Luo, and Qin Yan all gradually disappeared.
He looked around, the room was cold, silent, and his heart suddenly ached. He missed practicing swords and playing games with Qin Yan in Nancang. Recalling such a warm scene of his family, Mo Yefan looked at the chess game sadly.
"Brother Qin Yan, brother and sister... Do you know that Qin Luo is still alive, she is now grown up, she is a slim girl, I don't even recognize it..."
"Ye Fan. A voice broke Mo Yefan's sad heart.
Lin Fen walked anxiously, "Chen'er has been out for a few months, why hasn't she returned?"
"He doesn't travel every year, and I've never seen you so worried before. “
"This time is different, I asked the doctor, when Chen'er left, there was still an injury on her body, do you know how serious the injury is. “
"For those who practice martial arts, it is inevitable that they will be injured. “
"Why don't you worry about this father at all, Chen'er often wrote to report his safety when he traveled before, but this time there was no letter, hey, what's wrong with this child. “
"Report to the master. “
"What?"
"The young master is back. “
Lin Fen was emotional, "Chen'er is back?" Ye Fan, let's go to Nanquelu to have a look." “
"The young master didn't go back to Nanquelu. “
"Where did that go?"
The young master took a girl in white to the ancestral hall. “
When Mo Yefan heard this, his heart tightened, "Girl in white, did Chen'er find Qin Luo?"
"That's great, let's go see her together, after all, this child has been missing for ten years. “
"Good. “
Mo Yefan and Lin Fen hurriedly left the house.
The female disciple of Nancang ran into the door, and the plaque on the door read: 'Beiwulu'.
As soon as she entered, she saw that the woman in the courtyard was admiring the flowers, and said eagerly, "Senior Sister Zou." She was panting incessantly.
When Zou Wanru saw it, she showed a cold and arrogant expression, "What's so flustered?"
"The young master is back. “
When Zou Wanru heard this, her expression changed suddenly, "Really! Mo Shao is back! Go and take a look." “
"The young master is not in Nanquelu now. “
"Well, why not?"
"Listening to the disciples outside the door, the young master led a girl in white to the ancestral hall. “
"The girl in white?"
Zou Wanru recalled that during the Chunye banquet, the woman who rescued Mo Chen was dressed in white. At that time, Mo Chen watched the woman fight against the scar, showing a worried expression. At that time, I knew that this woman was not ordinary in Mo Chen's heart, "Are you sure that Mo Shao is leading? Don't listen crookedly." “
"It's true! I heard that the girl has the appearance of a country and a city. “
Zou Wanru angrily reproached, "Are you saying that the young master of Nancang is bewitched by beauty!"
"Senior sister doesn't dare. The female disciple quickly lowered her head and apologized for her words just now.
"Mo Shao is not a person who covets beauty, you go and inquire about it, where does that woman come from?"
"Yes!"
After the female disciple left, Zou Wanru turned around and drew her sword, the light flashed, and slashed at the flower in the pot, without a rhizome, it fell heavily, and the petals fell to the ground. She gripped the hilt of her sword, her mind disorganized, and all she could hear was the sound of her breathing.
In the Nancang ancestral hall, agarwood is permeated, and rows of candles are lit on both sides. There are rows of tablets in front of them, and those people are all Nancang disciples who sacrificed for Nancang, for the common people, and for the preservation of peace.
Mo Chen led Qin Luo, walked up the stone steps step by step, and entered the ancestral hall. Qin Luo felt that every step was extremely heavy, and his heart was uneasy, and his hand became tighter and tighter.
Mo Chen sensed her nervousness on the road and catered to her pace. Although she walked slowly, she didn't think about backing down, he knew that Qin Luo had always wanted to meet... The spiritual position of both parents...
They slowly walked into the ancestral hall and walked to a spirit tablet.
Mo Chen looked at the spirit card and said respectfully, "Uncle Qin Yan, Aunt Su, Qin Luo, I found it back." “
Qin Luo walked towards it, it was written on it the names of her parents, she looked at it, tears were already rolling in her eyes, and her hands kept trembling. She crouched down, landed on her knees, knelt in front of the spiritual seat, and made a heavy sound as her head slowly touched the bottom.
Qin Luo bent over, couldn't bear to look directly at the spirit card, and tears dripped on the ground in a row, "Dad, mother... I'm sorry... Child... Child.. It's late. “
She clenched her fists and couldn't help but let out sobs. Recalling that when I practiced swords with my father and discussed medicine with my mother, I laughed so much because of that day, all of them came to naught. She can only accept the death of her parents. If you can't go back to the past, you can only look forward. She doesn't blame anyone now, and she doesn't hate anyone.
"What I promised my father at that time, Luo'er will definitely abide by in this life. Father and mother died to protect the peace of the people, and the child will do whatever it takes to keep the peace of the people, father... Mother... Way... Let's go. “
Qin Luo's sad mood could no longer be controlled, she lay on the ground, crying bitterly, her heart aching as if it had been torn apart. Mo Chen saw a thousand lines of tears flowing from her eyes, and those tears pierced his heart like a sharp blade. He half-squatted down and hugged Qin Luo tightly, hoping to give her a support.
Qin Luo leaned on his arms, thousands of emotions welled up in his heart, and he sobbed even harder.
Mo Chen seemed to be able to feel her heartache, and the corners of her eyes gradually moistened, and he comforted and gently softened her, "Luo'er, with me, I will take care of you for the rest of your life." “
"Mo Chen..."
In every war, there will be people who die on the battlefield, their death represents the breakdown of a family, they put their children's private feelings behind in order to keep the common people peaceful, just to fulfill the happiness and fulfillment of others, and the most painful thing is the living person, how should she go on? Where should she go?
Mo Yefan and Lin Fen were outside the ancestral hall, looking at them from a distance, Lin Fen heard this weak cry, her heart ached, and she couldn't stop crying, "How much this child's heart hurts." “
I thought that time would dilute everything, but time only made people forget their grief for a short time, not to mention that Qin Luo was killed by a traitor and was forced to forget all this, when the scar was torn open again, it would only hurt more than before... It hurts even more...
Mo Yefan lowered his head heavily and looked at Lin Fen, "Let's go." “
He took his wife and left the ancestral hall, and it was useless to say more, so let the child cry for a while.
The breeze blows, the breeze blows, and the flowers fall with the wind, leaving a faint residual fragrance.
Mo Chen took Qin Luo to walk in the path, preparing to return to Nanquelu. She rubbed her eyes and complained, "How do you let me go to see Ying Qian." “
Seeing her red and swollen eyes, Mo Chen smiled gently, "Then you go to the study with me to rest for a while, and then go back to the house when the redness and swelling subside." “
"That's it. Qin Luo took a breath, adjusted his emotions, wiped the tears on his cheeks, and gradually revealed a gentle look, "You are actually the leader of the Vermilion Bird now, and Uncle Mo was also the same back then, presumably Uncle Mo and Aunt Lin Fen were very pleased." “
"It's just a position. “
"You're really understated, back then, my father was the leader of Canglong, and there was a period of time every year when I was very busy, and the candlelight in the study was constant day and night. “
"There will be a few days. “
"And you still have time to travel with me?"
"If Yuanyu is there, he will deal with it. “
"Looks like you think a lot of money about him. “
Mo Chen hesitated, "Count... Right. “
Before they knew it, the two of them had arrived outside the study, Mo Chen pushed open the door with both hands, and saw at a glance that the desk was full of official letters, and Yuan Yu's head was buried in the papers, snoring constantly.
"I feel like I'm going to take it back. “
"That's the same amount of paperwork my dad had back then. “
Mo Chen smiled awkwardly, walked towards Yuan Yu, and tapped the back of his head with the scabbard.
"Yuanyu. Seeing that Mo Chen didn't react, he shouted again, "Yuanyu." "He still hasn't woken up.
Qin Luo stepped forward to take a few looks, "This person shouldn't have slept for several nights." “
Mo Chen rubbed his temples, helpless, "Then I have to wake him up before I can handle affairs." “
"It's okay, I know how to wake him up. Qin Luo walked towards Yuan Yu and whispered in his ear, "Mo Shao is back." “
Yuan Yu got up with a "pout" and fell to the ground with a few books. Qin Luo was also really frightened, he didn't expect him to react so much. Mo Chen took advantage of the situation and pulled her back to his side.
"Mo Shao! Mo Shao!" Yuan Yu shouted, hurriedly checking left and right, "What about people!
Mo Chen coughed dryly, "I'm here." “
Yuan Yu looked to the side, only to find that Mo Chen was not far from him. He suddenly blew his nose, his eyes sour, "Mo Shao! You're finally back!"
Twilight is approaching, in the study room of Nanquelu, Qin Luo tasted the tea that Yuan Yu had just made, and looked not far away, Mo Chen was consulting the documents.
Mo Chen flipped through the official documents, "Yuanyu, what's the important thing recently?"
Yuan Yu spread out his hand, counted his fingers, and remembered.
"At the time of the Chunye Conference, due to a landslide, the cliff platform was damaged and needed to be built, but after all, it was at the cliff, and the craftsmen had not yet made up their minds how to repair it. Then Canglong's rebellious disciples dealt with this matter, and the heads, elders, and leaders all disagreed, so they were still discussing. The position of the leader of Canglong is vacant, and all eligible disciples can run for this position, but the announcement that can be drafted has not been clumsy, and the date has not been decided, and after the election, he will return to the rivers and lakes, and there will be a banquet for the leader of Canglong to take over, and various sect forces will also come to congratulate, so that there is no fixed date to send invitations. Recently, it happened to be a triennial disciple selection, and the people of the rivers and lakes would go to Nancang to participate in the primary election, but the final assessment was determined by the four leaders, if they didn't choose the position of the leader of Canglong first, they would..."
"Wait. Mo Chen raised his head and said solemnly, "So I left for a few months, and you don't seem to have done anything." “
Yuan Yu wanted to cry without tears, "No, in fact, after the Chunye banquet, it took a lot of time to appease the various forces and sects, and Miss Yu from Minghuafang has always wanted to thank the young master for saving her life, but at that time you were already out, so they waited for a few days, and I also wasted a lot of words to persuade them away, and swore that if Mo Shao came back, I would notify them." “
Mo Chen swallowed and said, threw back the paperwork, got up and walked towards Qin Luo, and pulled her out of the door, "Luo'er, let's go around, I haven't taken you to Qingman Garden yet, let's go, prepare the horse." “
"Mo Shao..."Yuan Yu looked innocent.
Qin Luo stopped, grabbed his hand, and smiled reluctantly, "Mo Chen, in fact, things... Not... A lot..."
Of course, this is against her will, Qin Luo listened to Yuanyu's words, if it was herself, she wouldn't do it.
"Luo'er, you didn't just drink the tea made by Yuan Yu, so you bought it. “
Qin Luo's expression when he saw Mo Chen now was exactly the same as when he was a child when he avoided a lot of schoolwork. She smiled inadvertently, took Mo Chen's hand, and returned to the chair.
"Actually, there are one or two things, I can still help you with advice, and I also helped my father deal with affairs when I was a child. “
Mo Chen was surprised by her initiative to hold hands, the roots of her ears were red, and she offered to help herself, and her heart was even more happy, "Luo'er, if you help me so much, how can I repay you." “
"I also saw that you had taken care of me all the way, so I gave up my rest time and fought with you at night. Qin Luo picked up the paperwork on the table, "Take the construction of Cangyatai as an example, I don't think it should be built back to its original state, it is very fragile." It's built, and in a few years, it's Nancang's turn to hold the Chunye Conference, and there are a few people with heavy soldiers and sharp blades, maybe they will collapse again, but it was okay for me and Mo Chen at that time, and it should be difficult to escape if someone else does, but Nancang will be responsible. “
Yuan Yu was aware of the reason, but he had some doubts, "Actually, I thought about changing places, after all, there are still many spacious places, but... The Nancang Chunye Conference was held in Cangyatai, and many Jianghu forces had some feelings for this..."
"The scenery on the Cangya Terrace is so spectacular, it's a pity not to hold the Spring Festival there, but I didn't say that I want to change places. “
"What do you think?"
"Just move the seat back a few feet, and let the craftsman move the place where the top ten forces are sitting back, and vacate the area in front of it like a jousting field. “
"Well, that's a good idea. Mo Chen kept smiling, her eyes didn't leave Qin Luo for a moment, her serious appearance was really fascinating, "Yuanyu, do what Luo'er says." “
"Yes, Mo Shao. “
"Then what's next..."
Qin Luo continued to help him deal with affairs, and the two talked to each other to discuss and think of countermeasures together. In just a few months, they have also experienced ups and downs, although they haven't seen each other for ten years, Mo Chen has always been in love with Qin Luo as a child.
It is always said that boys are immature, but Mo Chen is the opposite, he already knew love when he was a child, and this is also thanks to Qin Luo. At that time, he felt a heartbeat, and his feelings were beginning to open, and all this was only because of Qin Luo, his heart was moved for the first time, and it was hard to forget after all, and the emotion for her had surpassed friendship.