The next day, the sky at this time just flashed with a layer of fish belly white, and He Guiqing in Xue Xiucai's courtyard waved the Qingfeng in his hand, and the place where the sword blade passed was whirring, full of strength. After several failed attempts to fall asleep, he simply opened his hazy eyes, climbed out of bed with difficulty, took out the coat next to the bed and draped it on his body, and walked out of the door with his shoes down.

"Squeak~" The wooden door opened, Xue Xiucai leaned on the door frame and rubbed his hazy eyes.

"I said, Brother Guiqing, it's not dawn yet, what are you doing here. Xue Xiucai asked depressedly.

He Guiqing retracted his sword, turned his head and saw Xue Xiucai who was leaning against the door and staggering, understood that this was waking up for someone, scratched his head, and then hugged his fists and apologized: "Brother Xue, I'm really sorry, I have been sending out the morning class since I was a child, and I never wanted to disturb Brother Xue's rest, I didn't think about it." ”

Xue Xiucai glanced at He Guiqing helplessly. Looking at the sky that was about to break, I thought I couldn't sleep.

Looking at the helpless Xue Xiucai, He Guiqing hurriedly said: "But don't worry, Brother Xue, I will bother this night." ”

Xue Xiucai was stunned for a moment, "Brother Guiqing is leaving today?"

He Guiqing hesitated for a moment and replied: "Coincidentally, I received a mission from the sect to go down the mountain and hand over a letter to the owner of this Tianjiazhuang, and I will return to the sect after delivering the letter today." ”

Xue Xiucai understood, but he couldn't talk about reluctance, but He Guiqing was a little unprejudiced against him except for the three Tian Ben brothers. Suddenly, Xue Xiucai caught a glimpse of the sweat on He Guiqing's forehead, pondered for a while, and then sat on the threshold, looking a little lonely.

"What's wrong with Brother Xue?" He Guiqing asked.

I saw Xue Xiucai sigh and replied: "Hey, Brother Guiqing, you got up before dawn to practice swords, worked hard, and you can fight with Brother Tian at a young age." But look at me, I have been reading sages since I was a child, and now I am approaching the age of standing, but I still have nothing to do, I don't know when I will be able to get fame, and my relationship with Ruoqing is even more far away. ”

He Guiqing was stunned after hearing Xue Xiucai's words, and a feeling of being connected to Xue Xiucai's fate instantly surged, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and then sat on the stone bench on the side.

"Why is Brother Xue studying?" He Guiqing whispered. However, the answer to He Guiqing was silent.

The dark night in the countryside always has a special charm, the noise of mantis, the moaning of cicadas, and the chirping of frogs, which makes the courtyard that is silent at this time not seem quiet, but this charm does not participate in the chaotic thoughts in the hearts of the two.

For a moment, a deep sigh came out of Xue Xiu's mouth.

"As the saying goes, it is useless to be a scholar, since he was a child, how can he study hard for ten years? Even if one day I can become an official in the court, how can a person like me, who is not familiar with the world, survive in the officialdom? Today, it is better to learn some fists and feet, so as not to be so useless as a bandit. Saying this, Xue Xiucai's dim and godless eyes suddenly lit up, and said, "Brother Guiqing, you can teach me some kung fu!"

He Guiqing stared at Xue Xiucai's eager gaze, and he felt that he was like a straw at this moment, a straw that Xue Xiucai grabbed in the bottomless water.

"I don't understand human feelings, I don't understand officialdom, and I don't even know what rivers and lakes are, in Brother Xue, in your opinion, I am young and promising, and in the sect, I am just a disciple who is about to become a miscellaneous servant, and I can't be more ordinary. I only know that Brother Xue, you are different, you are because of the knot in your heart, you only need to be firm in the direction of your heart on the road you are pursuing. ”

Xue Xiucai lowered his head and whispered: "Yes, where the heart goes, where the shoes go, life is like a reverse journey, and a reed is a voyage." I can't imagine that I am a few years older than you, but I am not as good as Brother Guiqing to see it thoroughly. ”

"It's just a fan of Brother Xue's authorities. ”

"Hehe, this confusion has been put on hold for so long that it is ironic that a scholar has become a thief. ”

After speaking, Xue Xiucai got up and entered the house, and after a few moments, he held the candle lamp in one hand and sat on the threshold with the book "Book of Books" in the other hand and looked at it.

He Guiqing, who was sitting on the stone bench, understood that Xue Xiucai had found his wooden boat, and he had been firm and long on the path he was pursuing. As for fame, it is only the thing that a firm man must obtain. And now, looking back at himself, he is in the same but different situation as Brother Xue. The same age is about to pass, and the same has nothing to achieve, but Brother Xue is limited by the knot in his heart, and what about himself? Lack of talent? Not hard enough? I also need a flat boat to cross, but where is this flat boat? He Guiqing turned to look at Xue Xiucai, concentrated, focused, focused, and determined, all of which were filled with Xue Xiucai's face in the dim candlelight. No, he suddenly realized that he was wrong, the candlelight was not dim, on the contrary, it was bright and dazzling. And I, aside from my talent, in the rest of my time to become a handyman, what I can do and struggle for is not this?

He Guiqing looked at the steel sword leaning on the stone table on the side, stretched out his hand to clench it, and walked towards the open space of the courtyard.

The sound of insects gradually fell, and in the courtyard of the Xue family in Tianjiazhuang, the sound of waving swords and reading books gradually intertwined, and at this time, the sun gradually rose on the distant mountain, and the light began to shine in every dim corner, covering the faint candlelight.