"Gong Xu, what do you mean?" Lin Yi's face was stunned, and he didn't know why.

Xu Hongchi recalled the past, his face showed deep pain, his hands unconsciously clenched the boat, pinched his fingertips and turned white, and only nodded after a long time, and sighed: "That's right - the family that took me in back then was surnamed Lin." ”

As soon as these words came out, Lin Yi's face changed color several times, and he felt unbelievable when he heard what he was referring to. Xu Hongchi asked again: "Young Master Lin, have you ever heard of the Immortal Sect?"

Lin Yi was uneasy and hesitated: "Immortal Sect...... I have heard of it, and I have heard it in the play, it is the state religion of the former dynasty. ”

"Exactly, the Immortal Religion disappeared with the fall of Great Xia, but for some reason, it reappeared in the extreme north hundreds of years ago and became the state religion of the Northern Darkness. Lin Gongzi, Xu asked you again, do you believe that there are immortals in this world?"

Lin Yi shook his head again and again, expressing his disbelief, "How can there be any immortals in this world? ”

Xu Hongchi smiled bitterly a few times, as if he had low self-esteem, and his eyes were fascinated: "It's not for you, Xu has seen it with his own eyes, they call themselves monks, all of them have great powers, they can summon thunder and rain, scatter talismans into soldiers, and sacrifice flying swords to take people's heads a hundred steps away." In the eyes of ordinary people like us, all kinds of spells are no different from immortals. Then his tone turned cold, and he said hatefully: "There are such monks in the Immortal Sect, that year, Miss gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, you were still in infancy at that time, and you should have had a younger sister." Unexpectedly, a group of wicked people claiming to be envoys of the Immortal Sect broke into the mansion, and after entering the house, they killed the killer without saying a word, and we resisted desperately, but how could we resist such magical powers? In the blink of an eye, countless corpses were scattered, and in just a few moments, the Lin Mansion was slaughtered. ”

Hearing him gradually tell his life experience, Lin Yi became more and more stunned, only to feel appalling, and hurriedly asked, "What about later?"

Xu Hongchi looked depressed, sighed, and continued after a long time: "Later...... Fortunately, a master rescued, that person claimed to be the spirit official of the Heavenly Book Mansion, and he made a righteous move, cast a mysterious spell, suppressed the strong enemy for a while, and dragged several messengers alone, I took advantage of the chaos to carry the young lady and you to escape, but your young sister was taken away by the Immortal Sect just after birth, and I don't know if I live or die from now on, alas!"

Lin Yi took a few breaths of air, Fang came to his senses, and asked suspiciously: "But those fairy-like big people, why do they want to attack my family?"

"It's weird, it's weird. Xu Hongchi looked sad, slowly closed his eyes, and after a long while, he opened them again, looked at Nian You, and asked, "Madam, can I speak?"

Mrs. Nianyou was already slumped on the canopy, biting her lip with her teeth, her face was pale and bloodless, and she hesitated for a long time before making a decision, as if she had mustered up her courage, and said in a trembling voice: "Hong Chi...... Tell him. ”

Xu Hongchi nodded solemnly and said, "The girl who rescued me from the side of the road back then was the second lady of the Lin Mansion. Miss is not only kind-hearted, but also a talented girl, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting...... Lin Gongzi, do you know the real name of Mrs. Nianyou?"

Lin Yi shook his head, he really didn't hear his adoptive mother Nianyou say his real name, and said strangely: "Madame also has something to do with this?"

Xu Hongchi sighed and smiled bitterly: "Heh~ Is there more than a connection? Mrs.'s real name is Lin Shuyi, the second among the juniors, and she is your mother-in-law." ”

Mrs. Nianyou...... It's my own mother?!There seemed to be a thunderbolt falling from the night sky, shaking Lin Yi's soul and shook, and he was stunned on the spot.

Xu was rescued by his wife back then, and he was tired of fighting in the rivers and lakes, so he simply served as a nurse in the house, and his life was comfortable. But the good times didn't last long, your mansion was tragically destroyed by the Immortal Sect, and I escaped with your mother and son on my back, and the road was bumpy, and finally I ended up on the Huai River to beg for a living. ”

Lin Yi was dumbfounded when he heard this, looked at Nian You, who was crying silently, believed it in his heart, stretched out his hand and pointed to his nose and asked: "But why is Mrs. Lin, and I am also surnamed Lin-what about my father?!"

"Your brother and sister both take their mother's surname. Xu Hongchi said helplessly: "The thing is bizarre here, you don't have a biological father, and when Miss Lin was pregnant with the two of you, she was still a virgin." ”

"What?!" Lin Yi screamed in fright. He has been on the Huajiang River for so many years, although he has not personally experienced the affairs of men and women, but he has also heard of it, knowing that a woman has to have sex with a man before she can conceive a child, how have he ever heard of such a strange thing!

Xu Hongchi looked at him like a demon, his eyes were red and bloodshot, obviously he hadn't slept in the middle of the night, and he was already physically and mentally exhausted.

Lin Yi was about to ask for an explanation, but the white-eyed wolf suddenly shouted angrily from the river: "It took a long time to let Lao Tzu catch up with you!"

When the three of them heard the shouting, their faces changed in fear, and they turned their heads to see that the white-eyed wolf, after rowing the fisherman all night, saw that he was tired and weak, and was annoyed, so he killed him with a knife and threw him into the river, so that his men could learn to hold the penny. As a result, the weight of the boat is reduced, and the speed is much faster. And the three people on this side, one was seriously injured, and the two had no strength, so they couldn't row at all.

"Lin Gongzi, I'm afraid I can't finish talking about the old things. Xu Hongchi stood up and looked at the white-eyed wolf and his party, his face pale.

Nian You's expression was haggard, he looked at Xu Hongchi fixedly, and said apologetically: "Brother Hong Chi, I didn't expect you to follow me loyally for so many years, and in the end you ended up like this, I'm really sorry!"

"What a loyal Geng Geng!" This sentence was like a stab to Xu Hongchi's death hole, so angry that his lips were blue, his hands and feet trembled, and the words buried in his heart came out: "It turns out that Miss has always treated me like this?"

"Bang!" Nian Yu suddenly knelt down, his forehead pressed against the deck. "Miss!"

Nian Yu couldn't stand on the ground, and sobbed: "Qing doesn't know the will of the king, it's just that Shu Yi is unknown, and she is pregnant with two children, and she has no face to remarry." Brother Xu's great kindness can only be repaid in the afterlife. ”

"Good...... Good ......" Xu Hongchi looked up at the sky, not letting the tears fall, muttering in his mouth, his face seemed to cry and laugh, changed and changed, as if the years passed between his eyebrows, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, he straightened his waist, suddenly had a sense of pride, laughed loudly, but laughed so much that tears splashed: "Hahahaha...... That's it, that's it!"

The voice of the white-eyed wolf over there came from afar in the river breeze: "Are you crying and making trouble because you want to beg for mercy, if you kowtow to Lao Tzu three times, maybe you can leave all your corpses." ”

"I'm sorry!" Xu Hongchi turned around, faced the river, and said jokingly: "Dog thief, your conditions are good, but Xu doesn't agree!"

"You!" The white-eyed wolf's voice choked with anger, and he said for a long time: "Okay, I'll let you live better than die later." ”

Lin Yi couldn't help but say: "Mother, it's a big deal if I go out with him, I guess I won't embarrass you!" was about to rush out, but was pulled back by Xu Gong's wrist and shook his head: "It's not appropriate." ”

Nian You shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This person is ruthless, not a good person, rather than being bullied by him, ...... look darkened, half distressed, half self-blame, "It's not like I'm dying today." ”

"Mother-"

Xu Hongchi looked at them and sighed loudly, the soles of his feet slapped on the deck, listening to the echo of the air, suddenly a flash of inspiration, recalled, and said urgently: "Madam, there is a dark grid below!" and shouted at Jiang Mian: "Dead thief, I will be disgusted when I look at your face." After scolding, he dragged the two into the canopy, lowered the curtain, and covered his vision.

The white-eyed wolf said angrily: "Okay, you can also take advantage of the moment to make a quick tongue." ”

Xu Hongchi turned around, regardless of the surprise of the two, leaned over and pulled open a section of the plank under his feet, and carefully lifted the plank. A hollow underneath was revealed, about half a zhang square, and a cowhide box was placed in the middle, explaining: "This is the uniform of the nursing home that I brought out from the Lin family back then, and I have some savings over the years. ”

Nian You and Xu Hongchi looked at each other, comprehended, and immediately lifted the box out. When I opened it, there was a stack of shabby black uniforms, and there were still a few pools of brown blood on it, which showed that it had been a long time, and there were some miscellaneous silver scattered next to it, about three or four taels. Xu Hongchi grabbed all the silver with a roll of his hand and stuffed it all into Lin Yi's arms. Then he looked at his clothes with a little nostalgia, sighed, picked up the box, and threw it into the river from the other deck, and made a big splash with a bang.

The white-eyed wolf has excellent ears, and when he hears the sound, he can't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

Xu Hongchi was involved in the chest injury, and said with a smile while coughing: "Haha, Lin Gongzi is good, Xu Mou respects you enough!" and then shouted: "Old thief, it's a pity that you have exhausted your calculations, but in the end you missed half a move, Lin Gongzi is unwilling to be captured by you, and has already committed suicide by jumping into the river!"

"What!" the white-eyed wolf was angry: "It's a pity, Lao Tzu still wants to torture him!"

After Xu Hongchi finished speaking, he teamed up with Nian You to forcibly press Lin Yi into the cave, but fortunately, he was young and thin, and this secret grid was just hiding. Nian You bowed to Xu Hongchi three times, grateful, and then turned back and held Lin Yi's palm with tears, crying and crying: "My hard-working child, farewell today, I'm afraid that it will be separated by yin and yang, from now on you will wander the world alone, I'm sorry, my mother won't be able to accompany you in the future......"

Lin Yi shook his head in horror: "No, mother! I want to die with you!" was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, but Xu Hongchi was holding down and couldn't move, he glared at Xu Gong, but was glared back.

"What stupid things are you talking about, you kid. With tears in her eyes, Nian You took out a bag from her arms, opened it and saw that there was a green jade plaque inside, carved with the word 'Lin Fu', and her pen was vigorous. After a little thought, he tore a piece of clothing from his body, stuffed his fingers into his mouth, and bit it with his teeth, and after a while, a wisp of blood flowed out. She turned, scribbled a few words on the cloth with blood, folded them and put them in her pouch. Turning around, he stuffed the jade plate and the bag into Lin Yi's clothes, hid it closely, and forced himself to cry and said: "Yi'er, you listen well, if you can escape this catastrophe today, immediately set off south to the Tianshu Mansion, find a master with the Taoist name Ling Xuzi, and hand over the jade plate and the bag to her, she will accept you as a disciple and pass on your magical powers." Remember, you must not open the bag on the way, you must obediently hand it over to her!"

"But mother, I can't bear you!" Lin Yi cried.

"Shut up!" Nian Yu scolded ruthlessly, wiping away tears from his eyes. Turning his head, he glared at him and asked, "Why are you such a mother-in-law, do you want your mother to die in vain, and you don't even want to learn supernatural powers and avenge your mother!"

"Revenge?" Lin Yi was stunned.

"Yes!" Nian You nodded affirmatively, wiped away her tears, and pretended to be strong: "Yi'er, listen to your mother's words, learn a good skill after entering the Heavenly Book Mansion, and avenge your mother in the future!"

Lin Yi unconsciously bit his lip with his teeth, blood seeped into his mouth, looked at Nian You, the expression on his face gradually changed, from the final horror and fear to forbearance and firmness, and said in a trembling voice: "Mother, I promise you, in this life, I am determined to avenge you and Duke Xu, and I will definitely kill all the ruffians of the Northern You Army and set foot on the Immortal Sect......! Hmm!"

Nian You heard that something was wrong, hurriedly covered his mouth, and tearfully reprimanded: "Little bastard, what are you talking about, hide quickly, no matter what happens outside, don't come out!"

Lin Yi nodded with red eyes, took a few deep breaths, restrained the trembling of his hands and feet, and curled up in the dark compartment. His eyes stared straight at Nian You, trying to reflect his mother's last appearance in his mind, but the flood of tears blurred his vision.

Until the wooden plank was covered by Xu Hongchi again, the world fell into darkness.