"Hmmm......"

Granny Sun considered this possibility, so she asked Gu Sihai to hide from Bai Chujian, and comforted: "No, in fact, I am also from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and I have to kneel down and call you a prince." ”

Xu Zhaonan didn't dare to say again: "Mother-in-law, don't you have to comfort me, aren't you from the Bai family? ”

Grandma Sun recalled: "Mother-in-law, my ancestral home is in a small seaside town in the Northern Zhou Kingdom, called Lianhai City, the young master knows all this, but doesn't she still treat me like a relative?

Xu Zhaonan nodded and said, "Zhaonan understands." ”

"Well, obedient, you are all fine, and I will leave with peace of mind. ”

Granny Sun instructed: "Speaking of which, I haven't been back for decades. People are homesick, fallen leaves return to their roots, after I die, take my ashes over and sprinkle them in the sea outside the city......"

"Zhao Nan will definitely do it!"

Xu Zhaonan knew that Granny Sun was explaining what was going on, so he couldn't help but tighten his hand, and accidentally pinched the black widow, and the black widow squeaked, broke free from his hand, and fled into the darkness.

Grandma Sun looked at the black widow who fled in the wilderness, and smiled: "In my life, I have enjoyed glory and wealth, endured hunger and hunger, and when I was young, I also fought with swords and rivers and lakes, and did the things of that chivalrous woman, and then I was in danger and was taken in by the grandmother of the young master, and this stay is a lifetime." At that time, the master was only four years old, and I watched him grow up, and later, the master was gone, leaving the young master alone...... One more thing, I hope you agree. ”

Xu Zhaonan nodded and said, "Mother-in-law, please speak, don't say one, ten thousand pieces are fine!"

Grandma Sun smiled with relief: "The young master is a poor person, you, don't bear her." ”

............

As Grandma Sun herself expected.

After all, the old man did not survive this cold winter.

Xu Zhaonan only remembered that the day Grandma Sun left, it was a snowy night.

That night, the cold crisps fell one after another, as if to see off the old man, and in the cold night, the haze not only shrouded the entire Yao Mountain, but also pressed on everyone's hearts.

Before dying, Grandma Sun called Xu Zhaonan and the three of them to the bedside, took Bai Chujian's hand, and told her her that she wanted to return to her roots, and said with a smile: "The master cultivated the sword of entering the world, and my mother-in-law knew that you wanted to cultivate the sword of the world, and wanted to be stronger than the master, but you grew up in this Yao Mountain since you were a child, and you have never entered the world, so how can you talk about being born, go down the mountain...... Go and see this splendid ......."

Kneeling in front of Grandma Sun's bed, holding her hand and refusing to let go, Bai Chujian cried and was heartbroken.

Granny Sun stretched out her other weak hand, took Xu Zhaonan, used her last strength, pressed the hands of the two tightly together, and closed her eyes.

The old man's face was still full of kindness.

Even Gu Sihai, who was accustomed to seeing life and death, and his heart was so numb that he never frowned even if he was armed with a sword, was also full of tears.

Xu Zhaonan held Bai Chujian's hand tightly, and after a long time, he found that she had fainted from crying, so he had to get up and carry her back to the room.

After settling down and seeing Bai for the first time, Xu Zhaonan returned to Grandma Sun's house, only to see that Gu Sihai had already gone out, squatting at the door frame and drinking, with a thick layer of snow on his body, and tears on his face.

"Uncle Gu. ”

Xu Zhaonan didn't dare to speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the sleep of the old people in the house.

Gu Sihai silently pointed to the extra wine jug beside him, and after Xu Zhaonan sat beside him, he asked in a low voice, "Sleep?"

Xu Zhaonan naturally knew who he was talking about, and nodded lightly.

Gu Sihai held the wine jug in his hand and motioned to Xu Zhaonan: "Talk while drinking." ”

"Hey. ”

Xu Zhaonan answered, took one from the wine pot all over the ground, and poured a big sip on his head.

"Mother-in-law has confessed before......"

Xu Zhaonan heard him say that it was Grandma Sun's explanation, immediately stopped the movements in his hand, listened attentively, Gu Sihai put down the empty wine pot in his hand, and took a full pot to play with in his hand, and recalled with low eyebrows: "Mother-in-law said that the young master is going to marry after all, and if she follows someone else, she is not at ease, her mother-in-law has read countless people over the years, and you kid can get into her eyes." ”

Xu Zhaonan nodded silently, these words, Grandma Sun also said to him before she died, when she heard the bad news that day, her mother-in-law said that she wanted to coax the child for the two of them, but unfortunately there was no time.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhaonan held the wine jug and touched Gu Sihai lightly, and took a big sip.

At this moment, Xu Zhaonan only thought that if he could get himself drunk, if he woke up, he could see the old man standing by the bed on crutches, laughing at himself for being sleepy and complaining that he was lazy.

If all this is just a yellow sorghum, and waking up is a beautiful thing, then it is the best.

Gu Sihai drank wine, looked at Xu Zhaonan's gloomy eyes, and said softly: "Originally, I was not optimistic about you and the young master, especially after you went down the mountain. ”

Xu Zhaonan was stunned and understood who Gu Sihai was referring to.

The woman in the green shirt once sacrificed her life for him, whether it was to repay her kindness or anything else, no matter what her original intention was, she finally left a shadow in Xu Zhaonan's heart.

"My mother-in-law is in love by mistake, and I really don't deserve my sister. ”

I know my own business, the identity of the Northern Zhou Kingdom is eighty percent true, although I don't want to admit it, but the woman in the pink skirt and the down-and-out old man who left that day will find the door again sooner or later, whether Xu Zhaonan's cultivation can send the two away for the time being, if the two people are looking for it, they are heard by Bai Chujian, it is also a terrible thing.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhaonan couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, although Granny Sun said that she wanted to give Bai Chujian some time, but after fantasizing about being known by Bai Chujian, her cold eyes still shuddered.

The chill in his heart was great, and he didn't feel how cold it was outside, Xu Zhaonan poured a sip of Baihua Brew, and unconsciously, he felt a trace of warmth from it.

"If you want to say that it is a good match, the young master is an orphan of the royal family, and his bloodline is noble, you are indeed a little beggar. But I only know now that you are actually the prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty...... It's a good match......"

Before Gu Sihai finished speaking, he laughed at himself first, from the beginning of the low and bitter smile, until the corners of his eyes squeezed out the water, and he coughed out of laughter. Stretched out his hand to stop Xu Zhaonan's intention to help him smooth his breath, patted Xu Zhaonan's shoulder, and then drank alone.

"I'd rather not be worthy of my senior sister, I'd rather not have the identity of the Northern Zhou Kingdom, I'd rather ...... Always be a little beggar. ”

A lump of cold crisp floated into the wine jug in Xu Zhaonan's hand, he looked down at the edge and corners of the bottle that melted and gradually melted in the wine, raised the wine jug and poured a sip, Xu was a little drunk and choked tears.

"Hehehe......"

Seeing him like this, Gu Sihai chuckled: "Mother-in-law said that she wants to sprinkle the ashes back to her hometown, and to go to Lianhai City, you need to cross the Northern Zhou Dynasty, a journey thousands of miles away, isn't it giving you a chance." ”

"What chance?"

Xu Zhaonan didn't understand what he meant.

Gu Sihai didn't explain, looking up at the swan feathers, this snow, it will probably not stop until tomorrow, Grandma Sun picked a good time, after the heavy snow, the white and flawless Yao Mountain, just like the old man who has passed away, is not stained with dust.

Lying on the bed, Bai Chujian, who was sleeping soundly, had a tear in the corner of his eye, wetting the pillow.

Early the next morning, the wind and snow stopped, and the warm sun passed through the clear sky and fell on the top of Yao Mountain.

Xu Zhaonan and Gu Sihai took local materials, cut down a lot of periwinkle trees from the mountains, and built a huge wooden pile in the open space, and put Grandma Sun's sleeping body on the wooden pile.

According to Grandma Sun's original words, the old body has never caused trouble to anyone in his life, but this aftermath is really powerless, we people in the rivers and lakes, there is not so much red tape, you don't have to pay attention to that much, wait for me to close my eyes, burn it on the second day, find a vacancy, take the ashes back to Lianhai City for me, sprinkle them in the sea, and that's it.

The three of them did according to the old man's wishes.

When Xu Zhaonan placed Grandma Sun's body, Gu Sihai silently pulled out his long sword, slashed on the spot, and the spark touched the dead branch under the wooden pile, instantly igniting it.

After a while, flames rose into the sky, surrounding the old man in the middle.

Bai Chu saw that it was as cold as usual, and stood quietly aside, silent, but the slender hand occasionally raised to wipe away the sweat stains that seemed to be baked by the fire at the corners of his eyes.

A hand with a little callouse on the knuckles leaned out from Bai Chujian's side, grabbed her soft, and held it tightly, Bai Chujian glanced at Xu Zhaonan, still holding it.

The fire reflected the pretty face of the silent Bai Chujian, red.

Gu Sihai, who was behind him, gradually focused on the clasped hands of the two, passed through those hands, looked at the old man in the fire, and breathed a sigh of relief, "I hope you are right......"

The two white wolves lying on their stomachs on the side seemed to know that they would never see the kind old man of the past again, so they accepted the playful appearance of weekdays, and lay quietly beside the fire, whimpering in a low voice.

Flying ash, along with the black smoke, floated up, like driving a black dragon, sending the old man to the fairy world.

The fire burned for a long time, and the three of them stood for a long time.

From the rising sun, standing straight to the warm day, the fire showed signs of stopping.

Xu Zhaonan turned his head to look at Bai Chu's expression, let go of the softness in his hand, gently picked up the square box made of Jin Sinan, which had already been prepared on the side, walked to the pile of wreckage, squatted down, and carefully gathered the remains of the old man into the box.

During the whole process, the three of them did not say a word.

After Xu Zhaonan silently retracted it, he closed the box tightly and handed it to Bai Chujian, who held the box with both hands, his forearms trembled slightly, and his expression was gloomy.

Gu Sihai sighed: "Young master, before leaving, my mother-in-law said that she wanted to go back to Lianhai City, but I don't know ......."

"Tomorrow. ”

Bai Chujian looked down at the box in his hand, and said softly: "Clean up tonight, and send my mother-in-law home early tomorrow morning." ”

Listening to this meaning, it means that he is going to go down the mountain with Xu Zhaonan and the others.

Xu Zhaonan raised his hand to wipe the water traces from the corners of Bai Chujian's eyes, and said distressedly: "If senior sister doesn't want to go down the mountain, I'll send my mother-in-law home alone." ”

As for Gu Sihai, it is better to stay in Yaoshan and protect Bai Chuquan.

"No, I don't. ”

Bai Chujian smiled at Xu Zhaonan: "Since I promised my mother-in-law, I will always send her back to Lianhai City with my own hands." My mother-in-law is right, I have never entered the WTO, how can I be born, I have been difficult to achieve kendo over the years, presumably there is a reason for this. It's still my mother-in-law who can see through it, but it's just that the price for me is too much......"

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