Chapter 9 Born Like a Spring Flower
The layers of snow that once covered the earth and mountains like a quilt on the vast grasslands have melted in the warm sun, and the melted snow and ice have gathered into a gurgling stream of water, bringing new life to the world after the catastrophe.
The four seasons turn, and the field is full of greenery, only to know that it is already a bright spring.
After surviving the extremely long and cold winter, the cattle and sheep who were lucky enough to survive the wind and snow are facing the rising sun at this moment, flicking their tails comfortably, enjoying their unique meal, shaking their heads at the same time, making happy chewing sounds.
Not far from the herds of cattle and sheep, there is a cowhide tent with a simple appearance, only flying on the top with colorful streamers, in the tent, wearing the traditional Turkic multicolored robes, with two natural red braided girls on her face, is quietly looking at the young man who has changed into the costume of the Central Plains, and her face can't help but show a reluctant look.
The white teeth like clouds gently bit her pink lips, and at this moment she was clearly standing in her own home, but there was a hint of twisting as a guest, the girl's hands pinched the corners of her clothes tightly, and she looked up several times, as if she wanted to say something, but she was a little embarrassed.
It was not until the young man from the other tribe on the opposite side had already tied his cowhide boots and stood up from the side of the bed, and the girl who stayed at the other end of the tent finally mustered up her courage, suddenly stepped forward, her eyes wandered, and asked cautiously, "You, are you really leaving?"
Hearing this, Li Qingchen raised his head to look at the other party, his eyes were full of tenderness towards his relatives, he nodded lightly, did not hide it, but replied in a very skillful Turkic language: "Yes, my injuries have healed, I have to go back." ”
Three months ago, in that unknown cave, Li Qingchen did not hesitate to take his life as a game, and finally completed the final killing of Wei Tuo in a very thrilling way, and then relied on the heaven-given martial arts that awakened very early, he successfully survived.
But at that time, he was in a cave that had completely collapsed at the entrance of the cave, surrounded by stones and corpses, and even if he was lucky enough not to die in the hands of Wei Tuo, he would probably be starved to death or die of thirst in the end.
But the desire for life, no, it should be said that the desire to understand the truth behind the whole thing and the desire for revenge worked together at that moment, temporarily breaking through the shackles of morality, and he finally succumbed to the choice of desire.
The specific process of escaping from the cave is now a nightmare that has tormented Li Qingchen for three whole months, and may even continue to torment him for the rest of his life, making him dare not recall it at all, it is a hellish experience.
In short, Li Qingchen, who had successfully killed Wei Tuo's treasure knife, had been ground alive, and he had dug a way out of his life in this way, and finally when he crawled out of the cave, most of the flesh and blood on the fingers of his hands had disappeared, and only a small part was barely connected to the bones.
Fortunately, he had completely fainted at that time, but he was finally found and rescued by a kind Turkic herdsman, and then he stayed here with the family for three whole months.
Of course, it wouldn't take that long to heal, even if it was such a serious injury, he was just thinking about something he had to think about.
When he usually helps the family graze, Li Qingchen lies on the grass and looks up at the blue sky, and often feels very ironic, he originally came to assassinate their Turkic King of the Golden Horde, but not only failed the mission, but he almost died on the grassland, and was finally rescued by the Turks.
The world is impermanent, and it is wonderful.
However, there is so much time to think, and now he has enough motivation, Li Qingchen, who is originally extremely smart and is just lazy by nature, uses this time to think about many issues clearly, such as the general truth behind the whole incident.
He now understands in hindsight why, in every way, he is completely a burden, but he was forcibly inserted into this assassination team against the Turkic Khan, because the mastermind behind the scenes originally wanted to use him to drag him back!
If he Li Qingchen was not there, Lao Xin and the others would never be so desperate, because they didn't need to work together to delay time for him, no matter how strong Wei Tuo was, as long as the four of them cooperated properly, at least forty percent of them would be able to escape.
And it is precisely because of his own existence, coupled with the promise made by someone to Wei Tuo, that this martial artist who has stepped into the artistic conception of God never thought of leaving alive from the beginning, he originally came with the idea of ending up together, otherwise the difference between martial artists is like a moat, even if he Wei Tuo can't kill everyone, he won't die in this inexplicable place.
He only sighed that Vedata's obsession was too strong, and this was the root of his easy use by others, because for him, as long as he could restore the Fa-rectification, he would do whatever it takes, even if it is sacrificing himself, even if it is to kill the colleagues he used to work with, even if it is to erase half of his own son, he is willing.
All of this is actually a conspiracy, a plot set up by someone in order to reasonably erase their existence.
But who would have such a deep hatred for them?
Wei Tuo once said that this order to erase them came from Chang'an, which was thousands of miles away, and it could only be the martial arts division of Chang'an Town, because the martial arts of Chang'an Town were indeed their superiors, even if the people of the martial arts division of Youzhou Town had never been convinced, but the rules were the rules, and thousands of martial artists, including the nineteen martial arts divisions of the entire Daluo Dynasty, except for the martial god who lived deep in Luoyang and claimed to be holding the thunder and lightning of the ten directions, no one could openly disobey the order of the martial arts division of Chang'an Town.
But killing them, will it do any good to the martial arts of Chang'an Town?
No!
Although everyone has been in competition for more than a hundred years, this is only a battle for fame between martial artists after all, and it is not mixed with too many interests, and Youzhou is the border gateway of the imperial court, once they are defeated, it will not be beneficial to the martial arts of Chang'an Town.
Besides, what's the use of just killing the six of them, in addition to them, there are dozens of other martial artists in Youzhou Town, and there is also the Martial Governor Lord who has no end in sight, even if Li Qingchen once didn't believe in the existence of this adult.
He had already deeply experienced the huge gap between the difference between the quality of the martial artist, which required countless lives to fill, and if the Lord Martial Governor had really completely surpassed the nine grades and eighteen realms, then the life and death of these little minions under them would not matter at all.
Unless......
Every time he thought of this, Li Qingchen didn't dare to think about it anymore, because he already knew the worst outcome, but he still wanted to go back to find the truth, not for himself, but for the dead monkey, for Lao Liu, for Ma Mian, for Lao Xin, and even for Wei Tuo.
He felt that none of these people should have died so undignified.
He absolutely does not recognize the fact that what is used up is lost!
Whether it is a conspiracy or Chang'an really abandoned them like this, he has to seek the truth!
And he has to change his way of life.
Thinking of this, his eyes became more and more firm, but when he looked at the Turkic girl beside him, he couldn't help but feel a little more sad about parting.
In fact, some of the scenery on the road of life is really good, the grassland is used to it, but it is more comfortable than Youzhou, where he grew up since he was a child, but Li Qingchen also knows that this is just the scenery along the way, as long as you go forward, it will definitely become a unique memory that only exists in your mind, and you can never go back.
Li Qingchen himself doesn't know if he will have a chance to return here in this life, but even if there is one day, it will be a long time later, and at that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to see her.
The herdsman's life has always been in constant search of water and grassland, coming and going, running endlessly, and she has never stayed in one place for a long time, just like her ancestors, lonely and proud.
The children on the grassland are all free winds.
But at this moment, she had to admit that she did see a kind of hopeful home, but when she heard the honest and ruthless answer of the young man, she just stared at the young man and said nothing.
It's not that she doesn't want to ask the boy to take her with her, but she knows what kind of sadness and obsession is hidden under the gentle gaze of the young man in front of her, which is a pain that the breeze and the warm sun can't completely heal, she can't force the boy to forget the past, and she doesn't want to become his fetters and shackles.
True love is to hope that the other party will become an eagle flying freely, even if it is just an insignificant grass underneath, but it will also feel sincerely proud and happy.
The girl's smile was like a flower, like a breeze blowing on her face, at this moment, she suddenly lost the shyness of the past, but took the young man's hand very boldly, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to see Grandma and Ada for the last time?"
The boy shook his head dryly, it wasn't that he was ungrateful, on the contrary, he had no parents since he was a child, but in the past three months, he really felt the love that he had missing, but it was precisely because of this that he didn't dare to meet the two kind old men.
After so many years, he is still not used to saying goodbye to people, perhaps because he always wants to keep a thought, because he always feels that an imperfect farewell means that the two sides have a chance to see each other again.
The girl nodded lightly, not to criticize the young man for anything, on the contrary, she understood the other party very well, but it was sad, after all, there was more.
The young man remembered what he had already thought of last night, and earnestly instructed: "Xiang'er, remember to tell Grandma and Ada, million, million, don't mention me to anyone, it's for your good." ”
The girl nodded vigorously this time, but her eyes were already red.
Li Qingchen looked at the sourness in his heart, pursed his lips, and pulled the girl out of the warm tent together, the oncoming breeze blew his sideburns, the young man looked at the vast grassland in the distance and the cattle and sheep as small as ants, he took a deep breath of the unique air on the grassland with the mixed smell of soil and grass blades, slowly let go of his hand, and silently walked forward a few steps.
This time, the girl didn't follow up.
After walking more than thirty steps, Li Qingchen suddenly stood still, but only turned around after a breath, and then waved to the girl behind him with a smile: "Xiang'er, goodbye!"
Seeing this, the girl also raised her hand, although her feet did not move, she leaned out vigorously, and responded loudly: "Brother Chen, goodbye!"
Li Qingchen opened his mouth, and just wanted to say, "Brother Chen will come back to see you", but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed silently.
Many times, it is better to give hope to the other person and make the other person desperate, it is better not to give the other person any hope in the first place, although the latter is resolute, but it is more gentle than the former.
If she clearly knows that she will not come back, then she will return to her original life trajectory, wouldn't that be great, as if he Li Qingchen had never been here at all, this is the best ending.
So, this time, he just waved his hand heavily, and then silently turned around and strode away.
The people who say goodbye to each other actually know that the day of the reunion is far away.
On the high slope, a Turkic girl in a colorful dress, with her hands clasped in front of her chest, looked at the young man who was fading away in the distance, standing quietly in the wind, exactly like the pale yellow wildflower blooming at her feet.